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As the PHE continues, stress, anxiety and tension affect us all in different ways; many people are on edge and feeling strongly about things around them. This is completely understandable. However, during trying times it is very important to ensure we make decisions based on information and not emotions.
As I have written before, we should use data and analytics to support planning and decision-making, not as an excuse for past failure. Data can tell historical facts. However, it has far greater power through predictive analytics. Intelligent data manipulation can also identify revenue opportunities, like missed revenue in the form of under-coded services, services performed but not billed, and services available but not performed.
Detailed analysis of the 2017 Medicare Part B claims data reveals more than 38 billion dollars in missed revenue from those categories by primary care, family medicine, and internal medicine providers across the country.
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Analytics helps organizational leadership and providers identify at-risk patients, predict patient utilization patterns (missed appointments, patient throughput), score chronic disease risk, track patient survey responses, improve preventive service management, identify revenue gaps and associated services, manage revenue cycle, track provider productivity, and many other areas to foster growth and efficiency.
The proportion of utilization is mostly balanced between clinical and ‘back-office’ tasks. However, most independent practices and physicians do not use business intelligence applications and analytics since most tools require more tech capabilities than even small medical groups have. There are limited capabilities within EMRs and turning descriptive analytics (historical perspectives) into predictive (and prescriptive) analytics requires more than an Excel spreadsheet. Those practices attempting to report and track key performance indicators (KPIs) feel as though the time and effort detracts from patient care and clinic operations.
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If and when practices join larger networks or groups, they might have access to the necessary tools and support. Then again, they might not. Surveys and reports suggest that 60 - 80% of hospital, physician, and medical organizations do not use data analytics in the planning and decision-making processes. Larger organizations have access to the data necessary to drive informed decisions that can improve patient treatment, raise provider quality scores, and increase organizational revenue – truly a win-win-win proposition. So, why would leadership not use a tool that could help reach those goals? Most often it falls into one or more of the following areas:
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The common N2SIP announcement framework is used by:
SrpSipApp- N2SRP Specialised Resource Platform
LhoSipApp- N2AS SIP Application Server (internal media server feature)
All of these applications support the functionality to include “variable parts” within an announcement, where the variable parts are a placeholder which can contain a variable with type being one of:
- Number Digits
- Time (HHMM)
- Date (YYMMDD)
- Price (DDDDDDCC)
These variable parts are constructed by concatenating pre-recorded voice fragments, according to the standard “rules” for the relevant language.
The key point to note is this: The fragment-assembly rules are different for each language.
This means that if variable parts are required for an N2SIP deployment, it is also necessary to install the relevant variable parts “codec”1 for each required language.
The English variable part codec is provided as part of the based product. Other language variable part codecs are licensed separately.
This section also describes the capabilities, features, and limitations of each language codec.
- Some codecs may support only a subset of variable types.
- Some codecs may support only a limited range of values.
- Some codecs may support site-specific behavior configuration.
Note that N-Squared does not provide voice recording services. When deploying a variable parts codec, the end-user is responsible for providing the necessary audio files for all of the variable part audio fragments.
This recording work will need to be done in each language for which variable parts are to be used, and using the same voice as the other static announcements for that language.
This section of the document exists specifically to describe the exact list of audio fragments which need to be recorded, to create a recording script for each language.
Strictly speaking, a “codec” is an encode/decode library. The term is used here even though variable parts are only ever “encoded” and never “decoded”. ↩︎ |
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This lab is equipped with most of the major apparatus and standard devices which are used to conduct the standard soil tests including mobile mechanically controlled drilling rigs provided with the necessary accessories to conduct the Standard Penetration Test (SPT), Static Cone Penetration Test (SCPT), a field Vane shear device, and mobile Dutch cone penetrometer (20 tons).
This lab is established to support the research programs and studies of the unconventional problems where a physical and/or numerical model is needed to investigate the soil-structure interaction and suggest the suitable solutions. The lab is also used to monitor the behavior of both existing and new structures during and after construction to make sure of their performance according to the design assumptions. The lab is equipped with field monitoring instruments such as piezometers to measure the pore water pressure, inclinometers and Soundex systems to measure horizontal and vertical displacements, and strain gages to measure the strains. The monitoring tools are equipped with the required data acquisition systems and software.
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The Hydraulic Research Institute (HRI) builds and operates the physical Models since 1947 according to the needs of the different clients. Clients from around the world have come to HRI's laboratory to witness model testing, and to participate in every phase of the hydraulic design process: from conceptual design through the refinement of final design details. HRI engineers work side-by-side with our clients in the laboratory, developing, observing and documenting the performance of alternative project designs to ensure that the final design for the project will meet performance, technical and economic requirements. A very high percentage of our modeling work is performed for repeat clients. We take this as a testament to the utility of our modeling efforts in support of our clients, whether they are designers, decision makers or regulatory authorities. Our ability to offer a hybrid approach, combining physical modeling with numerical modeling and field observations, results in a very high degree of client confidence in final results produced and contributes to a very high degree of project credibility with decision makers, regulatory authorities, public participants and other project stakeholders.
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Accountability is always refreshing. But when a player throws coaching under the bus, especially on a staff where the head coach is already on the hot seat, that grabs people’s attention. Ekeler also called out the players, but that isn’t uncommon. Staley and his staff already have their feet to the fire after that playoff loss to Jacksonville, where they squandered a 27-point lead. When a star player publicly shows a lack of confidence in his coach, the end is likely near.
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1. Tie between: Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré and Dermalogica Active Moist Moisturizer
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Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré (24-Hour Miracle Cream) is a cult-classic-staple product that nearly every makeup artist has in their kit. Nicknamed the 24-hour Miracle Creme, in addition to being a fabulous moisturizer for normal to dry skins, this product can actually be used as a primer, makeup remover, shaving cream and many other uses (I’ve used it for light hair grooming in a pinch). A little goes a long way and it works like a dream. I would never let my kit be without it. While it has become the go-to product for nearly every makeup artist on Earth, I have several private clients who use it daily as a moisturizer. Once you experience how it makes your skin feel like silk, you’ll be addicted too!
Pro Tip: the Lait-Crème Concentré is a cream base and it is a bit too emollient for oily skin. For clients who need a lighter formulation I like Embryolisse Lait-Crème Fluide which has the same which has the same active ingredients as the Concentre in a lighter lotion base. |
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Laws of the "Shema" - Part 1
Based on the verse, “You shall teach them to your children and you shall speak of them (the words of the Shema)…When you lie down and when you rise” (Dvarim 6:7), the Rabbis explain that it is a positive commandment to recite each day, both morning and evening, the ‘Shema’.
According to the Sefer HaChinuch it is only a Biblical command to recite the first verse, which begins with the word ‘Shema’ (Deverim 6:4). He writes that the remainder of the three parshiot that we say — “Ve’ahavta”, “Vehaya” and “Vayomer”— are of Rabbinical origin. Others maintain that the reciting of the entire first parsha is Biblical (Rabbeinu Yona, while others maintain that the first two parshiot are of Biblical origin (See Minchat Chinuch and Piskei Teshuvot).
The time of the evening Shema begins with the appearance of three small stars, and one should ideally say it at this time. The Rabbis said that one should recite the Shema before chatzot (midnight). However, if one delayed, he can say it until dawn since on a Biblical level its time extends until then. If one did not recite Shema before dawn he can no longer fulfill his obligation unless it was because of circumstances beyond his control — for example, if he was intoxicated, sick or the like (Shulchan Aruch 235:1,3,4).
The time for the morning Shema begins from the time one can recognize someone with whom he is slightly familiar from a distance of four amot (about six feet). The Piskei Teshuvot explains this time as fifty minutes before sunrise. Its time extends until the end of the third hour, which is a fourth of the day. The best way to fulfill the mitzvah of the morning Shema is like the Vatikin (humble people who treasured the mitzvot — Rashi). They would complete the Shema together with its blessings just before sunrise, and pray the Shemoneh Esrei at sunrise. One who is able to accomplish this merits a great reward (Shulchan Aruch 58:1).
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February 08, 2017
A fresh look at early Quaker history
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Today’s post comes from Geoffrey Plank, professor of History at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. His article “Quakers as Political Players in Early America” appears in the January 2017 edition of the William and Mary Quarterly.
I have been studying early Quaker history, with increasing intensity, for more than fifteen years now. When Joshua Piker asked me to introduce the William and Mary Quarterly’s forum on Quakers as political players in early America, I didn’t hesitate. The essays belong to a wave of recent scholarship integrating Quakers more fully into the main currents of early American history. Rather than focusing on long-celebrated Quakers who modelled themselves on the prophets, these essays show how Quakers worked within existing power structures in their efforts to exert influence in such unpromising places as Puritan New England, colonial South Carolina and the halls of the early U.S. Congress.
Since 2010 I have been involved in two major conferences in Philadelphia, one focusing on Quakers and slavery, the other on Quakers and Native Americans. These events brought together historians, theologians, literary scholars, political scientists, and lawyers as well as non-academic Quakers and concerned members of the public. The presentations covered all periods from the mid-seventeenth century to the twenty first, and demonstrated the prominent role that Quakers have played in American cultural, economic and political life. This continuity of Quaker influence is striking given the Quakers’ small numbers. The Society of Friends has suffered several periods of numerical decline, and in comparison with other religious groups, today there are relatively few Quakers.
At both conferences the participants grappled with an apparent contradiction within the standard narrative of Quaker history. An early period of great promise, symbolized by William Penn’s peace with the Lenape in the seventeenth century and the Quakers’ leadership in eighteenth-century abolitionism, seems to have been followed by a less inspiring period in the nineteenth century. During that later, apparently bleaker, time, Quakers promoted Indian Reservations and the complete assimilation of Native Americans into Protestant American culture. They also squabbled viciously among themselves over the tactics and aims of nineteenth-century abolitionism, and most Quakers opposed immediate abolition. Some scholars have looked at this long-term trajectory and asked “what went wrong?” Others, more neutrally, have simply wondered how and why the Quakers changed. But some – like Thomas Hamm at the Quakers and slavery conference – have emphasised continuity in Quaker belief and practice.
Like members of other groups, present-day Quakers generally revere their distant predecessors. Many feel that they are carrying a burden as heirs to a legacy established centuries ago when the Society of Friends was stricter with itself, more dedicated, consistent, inspired, and active. This view of Quaker history can be both instructive and humbling, if not intimidating, but the effort to uphold it has led some (consciously or not) to suppress, downplay or misinterpret incongruent details from the Quakers’ past. For example, a good number of prominent Quakers in the religious society’s first century, including family members of the founder George Fox and the extended family of the “Quaker saint” John Woolman, owned slaves. Other Quakers aided colonial armies violently dispossessing American Indians. Of course the continuity in Quaker history extends beyond the Friends’ complicity in evil practices. Quakers were engaged in sweeping debates over social hierarchy and the allocation of power from their earliest days, and they almost continuously disagreed among themselves. Incorporating their diverse views into the narrative of early American politics promises to deepen and enrich our understanding of religious toleration, women’s power, and other topics in addition to slavery and colonial relations with Native Americans. On all these issues some Quakers made statements dramatically, but others did so only quietly in the conduct of their daily lives. Historians should look beyond the Quakers’ self-consciously prophetic protests and examine their participation in the mundane routines of social gathering, commerce, litigation, war, and politics. Read the essays in this forum and you will see how Quaker history can shed light on the politics of colonial Massachusetts, the society and culture of Charlestown, South Carolina, and the social and legal status of African Americans in the early United States. |
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Last week, the European Union saw a cap on natural gas prices come into effect in hopes of curbing the risk of a repeat of last year's eye-watering gas price jump to more than $350 per megawatt-hour.
That spike in prices, which occurred in the summer after the Nord Stream pipeline—the biggest conduit of Russian gas to Europe—was blown out of commission saw businesses shut down and people gather to protest shy-high electricity bills. And the EU really doesn't want this to happen again.
The agreement for the price cap was no easy feat. It was fraught with problems from the start. Some EU members—the richer ones such as Germany and the Netherlands—opposed the very idea of capping the price of a commodity that sells on a free, unregulated market. Others, such as Spain, Italy, and the Eastern European states, defended the cap as a means of keeping gas relatively affordable.
The initial proposal of the European Commission was to cap gas prices at 275 euro per MWh, or $287 if this price remains unchanged for two weeks on the spot market. Also, the price of gas in Europe had to be at least 58 euro above the average LNG price on the spot market for 10 consecutive days within those same two weeks to make matters even more complicated and unlikely to happen.
Because of the level of this original price cap, the length of time it had to be in place in order to trigger the cap mechanism, and the LNG-related requirement, that first idea ended up being rejected on the grounds that it is effectively pointless.
The Commission came up with a revised one that set the cap at 180 euro per MWh, equal to around $197. The cap would be triggered if prices remained at that level for three consecutive days and if that price was also 35 euro higher than the brand new EU benchmark for LNG prices. While officially approved, the cap mechanism remains largely pointless.
Right now, natural gas is trading at around 50 euro, or around $53, per MWh on the EU spot market. The chances of this changing so radically that the cap needs to be triggered are, for now, remote. Gas in storage is at much higher levels than usual at this time of the year, so European buyers will not need to worry about refill season too soon.
According to the Wall Street Journal's Carol Ryan, a late cold snap could potentially empty these storage sites and push gas prices closer to the cap. But, the report notes, traders' behavior will likely start changing before the TTF benchmark hits 180 euro per MWh. And the first thing they do will be to move their activity from the transparent and strictly regulated stock exchange to the murkier landscape of over-the-counter trades.
This was one major concern that traders and ICE were quick to express during the discussions on the level and conditions for the cap. Trader associations and even the European Central Bank said the cap could destabilize the EU financial system. ICE said it could be forced to move out of the EU.
"If agreed, the market correction mechanism will be imposed on customers and the market infrastructure with no time for resilient testing and thorough risk management," ICE told Reuters in December.
"It is the responsibility of ICE as the market operator to consider all options if this mechanism is agreed, up to and including whether an effective market in the Netherlands is still viable," the exchange operator also said.
ICE has not moved out of the EU yet, but it has set up a TTF market in the UK, just in case. For now, the circumstances necessary to trigger the cap are not particularly likely to emerge anytime soon. Theoretically, this should make everyone happy. In reality, it's a bit more complicated.
The European Union is ending winter with record-high gas in storage. Yet it bought this gas at prices that were multiple times higher than current prices. And it cannot sell that gas because it would mean losses of billions of euro.
In other words, while from a certain perspective, the EU is safe with enough gas to weather any late winter cold spells, from another perspective, the EU is stuck with gas it bought at 100-350 euros, and now this same gas is trading at 50 euro. And at some point, buyers will have to begin buying again for next winter, and prices will be certain to jump, adding to the bill.
The gloomy predictions are already out: the IEA's Fatih Birol recently reiterated his pessimistic view of the near-term global energy supply security by noting LNG competition is set to intensify as China demand increases while supply remains unchanged. We may yet see the conditions for triggering the EU gas price cap. And it would be interesting to see how many sellers will be willing to abide by the EU cap.
By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com
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Software enabling work-from-home radiologists to choose which non-emergency scans they read and report on can lengthen turnaround times for lower-priority images, according to new WVU research. Those delays prevent hospital beds from being cleared and reassigned, increasing hospital costs and patient dissatisfaction. (WVU Photo/Brian Persinger)
Online workflow systems for off-site radiologists are one reason for health care delays that cost hospitals money and test the patience of patients,according to West Virginia University research.
Bernardo Quiroga, associate professor of supply chain management at the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics, and his coauthors analyzed a radiology workflow platform, used by thousands of U.S. hospitals, which allows radiologists working from home to log in, view a pool of tasks such as X-rays or CT and MRI scans that are available for processing, and choose which of those radiological studies to read and report on.
The radiologists’ choices were based on the studies’ priority levels and what they perceived each study’s ratio of pay-to-workload to be — “how financially attractive the job is relative to the labor involved, or the job’s ‘bang for the buck,’” Quiroga said.
The researchers found radiologists chose to work on lower-priority studies offering more bang for the buck when higher-priority studies with less bang for the buck were available — choices that, in aggregate, led to delays for higher-priority cases. Their findings are in the Journal of Operations Management.
Quiroga emphasized the data doesn’t suggest radiologists are putting medically urgent scans on the back burner. They tend to neglect studies with medium-level “administrative” and “operational” priorities, not studies with high clinical priority.
Even so, the longer turnaround times created by this kind of poorly calibrated compensation scheme can delay results and patient admissions.
“Hospitals accrue direct costs by not having results available as soon as possible,” Quiroga said. “However, the significant patient dissatisfaction that also arises from that delay is especially pertinent under Medicare’s Value-Based Purchasing Program, which makes patient satisfaction scores critical to hospitals’ revenues.”
Remote radiologists have been around for decades. Providers send scans off-site to get time-sensitive images processed overnight or to fill gaps at short-staffed rural hospitals.
While radiologists working in hospitals are typically salaried, Quiroga explained those working remotely often earn money via a “piece-rate compensation scheme, in which they’re paid for each task regardless of how long it takes. Piece-rate compensation can be good for worker productivity and worker earnings – but only if the scheme is set up correctly. Determining the right rate for a job can be a tricky task with serious negative repercussions if mishandled.”
Radiologists whose compensation is piece-rate typically meet annual productivity targets, with bonuses for exceeding those targets. The amount a radiologist can earn from each study is expressed in terms of an RVU, or “relative value unit.” That’s a reimbursement amount set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; the value of one RVU in 2022 was $33.59.
“In recent years, a strong drive towards evaluating radiologists’ efficiency in terms of their daily RVU output has generated considerable criticism from the radiology community, which says those metrics lead to an unhealthy work environment and increase mistakes,” Quiroga said. “On top of that, imbalances between Medicare and Medicaid pay rates for tasks performed and the actual workloads involved in those tasks have been the subject of extensive discussion within the medical community and especially radiology.
“This research provides evidence that an intense focus on productivity as driven by the RVU may have unintended negative consequences on the level of service radiologists provide to hospitals — and ultimately to patients.”
The dataset for the research comprised more than 2.1 million studies spanning 251 procedures from 62 hospitals, read by 115 radiologists. The hospitals had assigned each study a priority, ranging from “hyperacute,” requiring immediate attention because a patient’s life was in danger, to “routine,” indicating no urgency.
“The two priority levels between ‘hyperacute’ and ‘routine’ are ‘stat’ and ‘expedited,’” Quiroga said. “Almost two-thirds of our database was stat studies: conditions that are medically acute but not life-threatening. Once all hyperacute studies have been completed, stat studies need to be read ASAP.”
On the other hand, expedited studies, like routine ones, have the lowest clinical urgency. They do have operational urgency, though. If a patient is waiting on radiology in order to be discharged, their study might be prioritized as expedited because another patient needs the bed.
“We discovered that the expedited priority class contained the highest percentage of delayed studies, and those delays could be quite large,” Quiroga said. “The workflow platform provider is contractually bound to achieve a certain level of turnaround time, so delay is an important performance measure.”
The root of the problem within the radiology workflow platform driving these delays is likely badly calculated RVUs that don’t reflect the real time and effort tasks take. But realigning that system would be so costly that Quiroga suggests different countermeasures, including selectively limiting the studies available to radiologists.
“A workflow platform could hide some routine procedures with high ‘bang for the buck’ when those studies are still far from their target turnaround times but expedited studies are about to hit their deadlines,” he said. “That approach takes advantage of the platform’s centralized nature and would be invisible to the radiologists. And, as long as the functionality is well-designed, that solution would be essentially costless.”
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We currently ship only to the contiguous U.S. (lower 48 states). Also we are unable to ship to PO Boxes or APO addresses at this time. Shipping charges will apply for shipments to Hawaii and Alaska.
- Order Confirmation
As soon as you place your order, you will receive an order confirmation e-mail. This means that we have received your order in our system and pre-authorized your credit card for the purchase. If your item is on backorder or unavailable, we will reach out to you via e-mail.
If your order is unavailable or discontinued, we will release the pre-authorized funds and they should be available for you in 1-3 business days depending on your bank. If you happy with backorder we will process the charges. If your item(s) are available for immediate shipment, we will process the charges and submit the order for shipment.
- Order Shipment
Standard delivery is 5-10 business days from the date of your order. Some products could take longer depending on the brand. We will send you tracking information of your order leaving the warehouse to the e-mail address you provided when checking out.
If you do not receive tracking information from us, feel free to follow up with us at [email protected]. In order to bring you the best products we source them from all over the world. That is why some can take up tp 3 weeks for delivery.
Feel free to get in touch at [email protected] to check status of your order.
Please note that some products are custom made (made to order) and could take up to 8 weeks for delivery.
- Shipping Terms
Curbside Shipping - Delivered to your curb, most of the time by the mailbox. You will be responsible for moving and assembling products yourself.
Standard Delivery - Delivery to the first enclosed area (door entrance,garage, covered awning, etc).Moving and assembly from that point will be your responsibility.
White Glove Delivery - White-glove service includes unpacking, removal/disposal of packing materials and transporting your order. There are additional costs for white Glove Delivery. Delivery is by appointment. We will call you to set a date.
Please inspect the packaging of your item(s) when they arrive. In the event there is damage do not refuse the package, instead please contact us immediately so we may process a damage claim with the manufacturer.
If your item(s) do arrived damaged, please send photos to [email protected] and we will process an insurance claim on your behalf. Please note all damage, defective, and incorrect issues must be reported within 5 days from the date of delivery or we will be unable to replace or otherwise warranty the order
- Cancellations & Refunds
You can cancel your order without any additional costs if your orders hasn't been shipped (left the warehouse). Returns are allowed within 14 days without fees for the most of our products depending on the brand. Please get in touch at [email protected]. If your order shipped, we will take it back (customer has to pay shipping costs) if product is unused, in original packaging and good condition.
You will be refunded the purchase price of the product, excluding all shipping charges (if we have to arrange the return freight) and a 20% re-stocking fee (20% of the purchase price).
Product costs: 100$
Restock Fee: 20$
- Backorder Items (Items Not Available)
In order to put you on back order list, we have to process your funds. If you decide that you no longer want item, and want to be removed from the backorder list (cancel order), you will be refunded the purchase price of the product, excluding 3% processing fee.
Omnia Home Store sells products that are custom made or (Made to Order) and are non-returnable.
Omnia Home Store reserves the right to deviate from this return policy on a case-by-case basis at its sole and absolute discretion.
- Please note:
Some products are non eligible for returns,
- Specific Brands (Please Contact Us)
- Custom made or made to order items
- Product that is not in reselable condition
- Special purchases: clearance products, inventory sale products, custom quotes, special discounts, etc.
- Cushion or product that includes a specified cushion fabric selection or color
- Product that has been assembled, installed or modified or used in any way
- Product that is not in the original box and missing any packaging materials or parts.
Refunds will only be issued to the original credit card that you use when placing your order.Items has to be in original packaging.
Please note: Due to photographic and printing processes, colors displayed on flyers, pamphlets and/or website may vary from actual product. Please choose custom color carefully. Make sure to double check color codes you like. |
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Though, there is the confusion that the psn code generated be applicable for all the versions of Play Station network or not? Individual should be quite confident that all the play stations accept the code in uniform sense. No issues, if the code is obtained from the official sources of Sony or from any other associated site. |
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MADISON, Wis. — In his twenty years in office, Scott Walker has amassed a truly astounding record of failure. To commemorate the looming anniversary of his first election to office, One Wisconsin Now is highlighting a different and depressing failure of Gov. Walker every day, for twenty days. On tap for today, in a rare candid moment, Gov. Walker is caught on video revealing his strategy of “divide and conquer” to billionaire Wisconsin widow and $510,000 contributor Diane Hendricks.
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross commented, “Scott Walker has successfully implemented his political strategy. Unfortunately, as the people of Wisconsin have discovered, ‘divide and conquer’ does not work for them. From attacks on their rights in the workplace and the ballot box to one of the worst records on job creation in the nation, Gov. Walker’s philosophy is an unquestionable failure.”
Walker’s strategic record of failure includes:
- In the weeks before launching his unprecedented attack on Wisconsin working families, newly minted Gov. Walker was caught on video revealing to Beloit billionaire Diane Hendricks that his strategy was to ”divide and conquer’ state labor organizations. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/10/12]
- Walker’s strategy reveals a stunning level of duplicity. In the months leading up to his attack he was engaged in a campaign for the office of Governor, he did not campaign on his plan to strip 175,000 Wisconsinites of their workplace rights. [Politifact Wisconsin, 2/22/11]
- While Walker’s strategy may have appealed to Ms. Hendricks, who went on to contribute an astounding $510,000 to his campaign over the next year, his tactics triggered massive protests, unprecedented recall elections and have produced an abysmal record on jobs and the economy. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3/28/13]
See the video One Wisconsin Now produced vividly demonstrating Gov. Walker’s “divide and conquer” political duplicity here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdBekEKSRXg
One Wisconsin Now is commemorating over 20 days, the failings, scandals and imbroglios of Gov. Scott Walker’s 20-years in elected office. Gov. Walker, who was first elected to the State Assembly on June 29, 1993, has spent virtually no time in the private sector and has enjoyed nearly half his life on the taxpayers’ dime, including receiving well over $1 million in salary alone, as well as health care benefits for he and his family.
Previous information compiled by One Wisconsin Now about Scott Walker’s failure as Milwaukee County Executive is available at www.ScottWalkerFailureFiles.com, his first disastrous year as Governor is available at www.WalkerFailure.com and the millionaires and billionaires behind it all at http://pinterest.com/onewisconsinnow/who-s-buying-gov-scott-walker |
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Is it Normal?
Clear, vaginal discharge is normal and is produced to keep the vagina clean and moist. The consistency, colour, and amount produced can change over the course of your menstrual cycle. Abnormal discharge can be a sign of infection or another gynaecological problem and should be checked by a doctor or nurse.
- 1. Is it Normal?
- 2. What is Clear Discharge?
- 3. What Infections Can Cause Clear Discharge?
- 4. Can Periods Cause Clear Discharge?
- 5. Clear Discharge and Pregnancy
- 6. Clear Discharge and Sex
- 7. Clear Discharge and Menopause
- 8. How to Prevent Clear Discharge
- 9. Sources
- 10. Patient Reviews
- 11. Further Reading on Vaginal Discharge
What is Clear Discharge?
Vaginal discharge is normal and most women experience it. It is mucus or fluid that helps to protect the vagina from infection and keep it clean and moist.
Vaginal discharge is not usually anything to worry about if it is:
- clear or white
- thick and sticky
- wet or slippery
- does not have a strong or unpleasant smell
What does clear discharge look like?
Clear discharge usually looks like a see-through liquid, similar to water or it may be white in colour.
If the colour, smell, or texture of your discharge changes, you should see a doctor.
Brown or bloody discharge may be normal at the start or end of your period. If you experience bloody discharge between periods, it’s called spotting and you should seek medical advice to find out why this is happening..
If you are concerned about brown discharge or this is not normal for you, speak to your doctor or a nurse for further advice.
Yellow or green discharge
If you have a yellow or green discharge, this may be a sign of infection and you need to seek medical attention.
Is clear discharge normal?
Yes, clear discharge is usually normal and helps to keep your vagina clean and protected against infection.
If you find you have a lot more clear discharge than usual or you have lots of clear discharge when you are pregnant it’s a good idea to contact a doctor to check for any underlying causes.
Common causes of clear discharge
- normal bodily function to clean the vagina
- increased sexual arousal
- hormonal contraceptive pill
- emotional stress
What Infections Can Cause Clear Discharge?
Clear discharge is often normal, but if your vaginal discharge changes or becomes abnormal then it may be a sign of infection. If this happens to you, then you should speak to a doctor, nurse or your local sexual health clinic for advice.
Some causes of abnormal discharge include:
- Bacterial vaginosis (BV) - can cause a strong, foul-smelling fishy discharge that may be thin, grey, or off white in appearance.
- Thrush - white, cottage cheese-like discharge alongside a burning or itchy vulva
- Trichomoniasis - an STI that causes a foul smelling, yellow or green discharge that may also have a frothy texture. Other common symptoms include pain, inflammation, and itching.
- Gonorrhoea - an STI that can cause abnormal vaginal discharge. It’s usually green, yellow, or cloudy in colour. Other symptoms include pain during sex, burning when peeing, irregular bleeding, pelvic pain.
- Chlamydia - also an STI which can cause similar symptoms to gonorrhoea.
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) or cervical cancer - HPV is spread by sexual contact and can cause cervical cancer. Some women experience no symptoms but others may have a brown, bloody or watery discharge that may have an unpleasant smell.
Can Periods Cause Clear Discharge?
Periods are more likely to change the colour of your discharge making it less likely to be clear.
Vaginal discharge can change throughout your menstrual cycle. That’s because your hormones can affect how much fluid your cervix produces, and even what it looks and feels like.
On the first day of your period, the levels of two important hormones, oestrogen and progesterone are low. Oestrogen is responsible for vaginal discharge production, and at this point in your cycle, your cervix isn’t producing much. It’s unlikely you would notice this because you will have a period.
What does clear discharge mean after a period?
Clear discharge after a period usually means your hormone levels are returning to normal. However, you may not notice any cervical fluid because oestrogen levels are still on the rise.
As you move through your cycle and closer to ovulation, that is where an egg is released from your ovary and can become fertilised, leading to pregnancy, you may notice more vaginal fluid is being produced. At this point it may appear:
During ovulation, your body produces more cervical fluid and it may become more slippery as the water content increases. You may even notice that it has an egg-white consistency around 1-2 days before ovulation.
How to stop clear discharge after a period?
White or clear odourless discharge is common and is usually a sign that the reproductive system is working as it should be.
Why is there a clear discharge before my period?
After ovulation, your cycle moves into the luteal phase and your vaginal discharge will change again. At this point, you may notice that the discharge becomes more stretchy or stringy. Some women may notice that their vaginal discharge becomes sticky, dry, or you may not have any discharge at all.
Clear Discharge and Pregnancy
During the early stages of pregnancy, the body experiences many hormonal changes. Changes in vaginal discharge are normal, especially during the early stages of pregnancy. Some women notice they have a milky white discharge or leucorrhoea, a thick white, odourless vaginal discharge.
Is clear discharge a sign of pregnancy?
No, clear discharge isn’t usually a sign of pregnancy. Vaginal discharge may change colour or consistency during your menstrual cycle.
Is clear discharge during early pregnancy a cause for concern?
It is normal to have vaginal discharge during pregnancy. It helps to prevent infections travelling from the vagina into the womb.
If you experience unusual vaginal discharge during pregnancy it may be a sign of infection, such as thrush.
The symptoms of thrush include:
- white, cottage-cheese like vaginal discharge
You can help to prevent thrush from occurring by wearing loose, cotton underwear and washing in plain water or unperfumed soap.
If your vaginal discharge changes during pregnancy you should contact your doctor or midwife to check for any underlying causes.
Does discharge change during pregnancy?
Yes, when you are pregnant your body may produce more discharge than before. In the first couple of weeks of pregnancy, many women notice a more milky discharge.
As you approach full-term, you may notice a further increase of discharge. In the last week of pregnancy, you may notice that your discharge has streaks of jelly-like pink mucus. This is called a “show”, and is a normal part of pregnancy. It is a sign that your body is preparing for labour and you may experience a few of these before birth.
Clear Discharge and Sex
The production of clear, vaginal discharge before, during and after sex is normal, and is a result of increased sexual arousal. Clear discharge helps to lubricate your vagina and prepare it for sexual intercourse. It’s caused by an increased blood flow to the glands in the vagina, resulting in a clear, thin fluid.
Some women also have discharge for up to 2 days after sexual intercourse, particularly if their male partner has ejaculated inside the vagina. The semen will then leave the body in the form of vaginal discharge.
Vaginal discharge after sex isn’t usually anything to worry about unless it:
- smells foul or fishy
- is thick and white, resembling cottage cheese
- green, yellow, or frothy,
- is accompanied by other symptoms
- presents with pelvic pain or unexpected bleeding, especially after the menopause
If you notice any changes to your vaginal discharge after sex or have any of the above symptoms you should seek medical advice from your doctor, nurse, or local sexual health clinic.
Why do I have clear discharge after sex?
Clear discharge after sex is often normal but if you notice any changes to the smell, colour, or texture then you should speak to your doctor.
Clear Discharge and Menopause
During and after menopause, you will notice many changes to and within your body. These changes arise from fluctuating hormone levels, especially oestrogen. Menopause is characterised by falling oestrogen levels which affects the amount of cervical fluid the body produces.
As oestrogen levels decline, so does the production of vaginal discharge. The process is called vaginal atrophy. It is where the vaginal walls become thinner, drier, and lose their elasticity. This can cause symptoms, such as:
- pain during sex
- abnormal discharge
For many women, the production of vaginal discharge will stop after menopause. This isn’t the case for all women and some may still produce some watery, clear discharge after menopause. This is not usually anything to worry about unless it occurs with other unusual symptoms.
If you are experiencing vaginal dryness or a lack of discharge, you may find it helpful to:
- clean your vaginal area with plain water or unperfumed products
- use vaginal moisturisers
- use oestrogen containing creams or pessaries to keep your vagina lubricated
- use water based lubricants before sex
Some women experience yellow discharge after menopause. This can be a sign of infection and can be caused by changing pH levels. Vaginal dryness can mean you are more susceptible to infections during and after the menopause.
If you have a change in vaginal discharge after the menopause you should contact your GP for review.
How to Prevent Clear Discharge
Clear discharge is usually a normal, healthy sign and not a cause for concern. You may notice an increase in vaginal discharge production after exercise, sexual arousal, or before your period.
If you produce lots of vaginal discharge or it is bothering you, you may find it useful to wear pantyliners. These are thin absorbent pads that line your underwear and can help to keep you feeling fresh, clean, and dry.
You can help prevent infection by:
- washing in water or unperfumed bathing products
- wearing loose fitting, cotton underwear
- using a condom during sexual intercourse
Do you need to prevent clear discharge?
No, clear vaginal discharge is usually normal.
When should I see a doctor about my discharge?
If you notice any changes to your vaginal discharge, you should see your doctor. Changes in colour, smell, or texture may be a sign of infection or another gynaecological problem but you should not self-diagnose. A doctor will be able to tell you what type of problem you have by asking you a few simple questions, and if necessary, carrying out some tests. |
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With a splendid aesthetic range and top-notch performance, the grey quartz worktop is a befitting choice for your kitchen. Quartz worktops are engineered stone surfaces comprising around 85-90% pure mineral quartz and 10-15% of binders and colourants. The higher the quartz percentage, the stronger the quartz worktop will be. Be it in terms of quality, durability, or visual appeal. Several bestselling quartz worktop brands like Silestone, Compac Quartz, Unistone, Caesarstone, Quartzforms, and CRL Quartz exist.
Top 10 Reasons to Choose a Grey Quartz Worktop
- Eye Appeal- The understated elegance and charming visual flow of grey quartz surfaces make them a popular choice for UK kitchens.
- Physical Resistance- Quartz is an incredibly hard, resistant, and inert mineral. Hence, these worktops made of pulverised and vacuum-pressed quartz are highly resistant to wear and tear.
- Stain-Proof- You needn’t worry about spills with a grey quartz worktop. Unlike marble and quartzite, the non-reactive surface doesn’t get stained easily.
- Eco-Friendly- Many leading quartz brands use recycled water, reusable materials, and renewable energy for manufacturing these state-of-the-art yet sustainable worktops.
- Customisable- Being an engineered stone, quartz countertops can be easily customised with decorative edges and varied finishes to suit your décor preferences.
- Easy Upkeep- Simply wipe your countertops with mild, soapy water once a day to keep them sparkly new for years. You don’t need to devote any resources or effort toward additional maintenance.
- Hygienic- Being non-porous, a grey quartz worktop will never absorb liquids, fumes, grime, or bacteria.
- Heat Resistant- The intensive quartz worktop manufacturing process ensures the surface remains non-reactive to hot utensils or equipment.
- Long Warranty- The average warranty period for quartz worktops is 15 to 25 years. The exact term varies from brand to brand. Yet, this is considerably high as compared to other worktop materials.
- Versatile- Grey quartz worktops are available in multiple shades, textures, and patterns. You can take your pick from light grey, dark grey, medium grey, smooth, textured, faint white veins, intense charcoal veins, silvery striations, marble-effect grey, and so on.
4 Inspiring Grey Quartz Worktop Design Ideas For Your Dream Kitchen
- Solid Grey Quartz Worktop- Pair solid grey quartz countertops with sleek white or black handle-free cabinets for a riveting modern minimalism effect. Pendant light and stainless-steel equipment will add to the elegance whilst ensuring simplicity. However, if you prefer bolder décor elements, install a coloured backsplash or bar stools in bold shades like red and navy blue.
- Veined Grey Quartz Worktop- Veined grey quartz is more popularly known as marble-effect quartz. Construct a stunning kitchen island with cascading waterfall edges. Otherwise, go for an ornate look with classic white cabinetry, brass fixtures, and decorative lighting.
- Speckled Grey Quartz Worktop- To infuse a vivacious aura in your kitchen interiors, install grey quartz worktops. Pair them with metal bar stools and exposed brick walls for a rustic, industrial-style kitchen. Yet another great design idea is to opt for open wooden shelving and potted plants for a clean, airy vibe.
- Textured Grey Quartz Worktop- Textured grey quartz is ideal for a Bohemian kitchen with earthy-toned walls and natural wood cabinetry. Use vintage furniture and earthenware to complete the look.
With myriad indoor uses, innovative design ideas, high efficiency, and amazing versatility, grey quartz imparts your living spaces with a stunning makeover. Not just for your kitchen but even your bathroom countertops, laundry room worktop surfaces, and vanity counters, quartz is the ideal material for fuss-free and long-lasting worktops. Being a neutral colour, grey complements all shades and designs of cabinetry, fixtures, fittings, lighting, and window treatments beautifully. Revamp your kitchen interiors with classy yet comforting vibes by installing grey quartz worktops today! |
McDonald’s introduces new McSpicy
Bringing you the new McSpicy x Frank’s RedHot.
McDonald’s is ready to test your taste buds once again, joining forces with Frank’s RedHot to switch up its McSpicy game and create the hottest drop of the year – The McSpicy x Frank’s RedHot. The new collaboration has created a burger that packs a hot and spicy 100% chicken breast fillet in a crispy coating, served with lettuce, Emmental cheese, jalapenos, onions and the unique Frank’s RedHot Mayo, all in a sesame seed bun.
Thomas O’Neil, head of menu for McDonald’s UK and Ireland, said: “We know how much our customers love spice, and were blown away by the reaction to the McSpicy since it first launched as a limited-edition back in July 2021, growing to a permanent resident on our main menu.
“This collaboration with Frank’s RedHot gave us such an exciting opportunity to build on an already iconic product and create something genuinely spicy but also delicious that we know both McDonald’s and Frank’s RedHot customers will love. We’re really looking forward to seeing the reaction.”
It is available throughout the UK and Ireland from today (7th February). It’ll only be around for a limited six weeks, though, and for as long as stocks last. |
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HDL simulation model for testing and verification of “system in package” sensor architectures
The recent advances in micro electro- mechanical systems (MEMS) technology allowed manufacturers to integrate in one package/chip the sensor together with one or more IC’s of different functionality resulting the so called system in package (SiP). Those advances combined with the latest improvements on hardware reconfigurable devices, made it possible for engineers to combine this two technologies in developing new sensing architectures, sensor calibration models or data fusion algorithms, etc. In development stage engineers often need simulation models who can describe as accurate as possible the behavior real device to user defined stimulus. In this paper is presented a HDL simulation model designed to help hardware or software designers in developing and testing new sensor solutions and also improving the existing one. |
Advanced Android Development
Expand the user experience
This unit covers how to extend your apps to improve the user experience. Learn how to use fragments, widgets, and sensors.
Each lesson in Unit 1 is independent of the other lessons in this unit. For example, you can do the sensors lesson without completing the fragments and widgets lessons.
Lesson 1: Fragments
This lesson explains when, why, and how to use fragments. You learn how to include a fragment in your activity's UI, either by including it statically or dynamically. You also learn how an activity communicates with fragments. You implement a typical scenario for fragments by building an app that has a master/detail layout.
Lesson 2: App widgets
Learn about app widgets, which are miniature app views that appear on the Android home screen. Discover how to add widgets to your project, handle update requests, and make widgets interactive.
Lesson 3: Sensors
Learn how to use the Android sensor framework to get data from device sensors such as the accelerometer and geomagnetic field sensor. Build an app that responds to tilting the device. |
With development of this new title around 75 percent complete, Akiba’s Beat will be set in the iconic district, Akihabara. This time the protagonist, Asahi Tachibana and his friends are in the city stuck in a Sunday repeat (think, Ground Hog Day).
If the player runs into an enemy on the map they will enter the battle screen. These modes change based on headphones worn by Tachibana and his friends.
Akiba’s Beat is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita this Fall in Japan. |
You’re invited to join OD Live with Christian Neubacher on How Youth Organizations can Adapt, Thrive & Build a Post-COVID Future – June 26, 2020
The world is changing due to the socio-economic effects caused by COVID-19. Youth and youth organizations will play a crucial role in shaping the policy post COVID.
Christian Neubacher will share about the strategies youth organizations can adopt to engage young people on digital platforms and how to ensure that these young people feel invested in their organization and mission. He will also talk about the big picture and ideas which organizations can use to implement change.
The #ODLive series is part of our efforts to empower our users with the right knowledge and tips they need to grow and succeed in their businesses, projects, and applications for global opportunities.
About the Speaker:
Date: Friday, 26th June 2020
Time: 5:00pm WAT / 12:00pm EST
How to Join the Livestream
No registration required, just click the link below and show up!
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About Opportunity Desk
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The Paleo Diet – A Beginner’s Guide with Paleo Diet Meal Plan
The “Paleo” word has been derived from the Paleolithic age and so as the paleo diet. Paleo diet is based on the foods which were supposed to be eaten by the human beings in the Paleolithic age which dates back to approximately 2.5 million years ago. This diet includes foodstuffs that were taken by hunting or gathering for example – fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, fish, and lean meat.
Hunters and gatherers had a lower rate of lifestyle diseases like obesity, heart diseases, and diabetes as most likely they used to eat fresh vegetables, fruits, or a simple food-based diet.
In this blog, we are going to discuss the meal plan, benefits, and a lot many important things about the paleo diet so buckle up and let’s start.
What is Paleo diet?
The purpose of the paleo diet is to return back to the Paleolithic age in terms of food habits. In ancient times and prehistoric era, human beings were not that much vulnerable to the diseases as they are now. Today almost every other human in our society suffers from diseases or certain health conditions which are directly linked to our food habits.
In this 21st century, it is rare to get some pure and healthy foodstuff that can enhance the health of a person. The fast-foods, oily foods are becoming a part of our life and we are forgetting to take food as its original forms. So, this paleo diet has been introduced to get back to the Paleolithic age while eating.
Now, you know that what is Paleo Diet for weight loss, let’s talk about what can you eat on the paleo diet and what not.
What to eat in paleo diet?
Now, when we know about this paleo diet, we should know about the foods that are part of Paleo Diet. The Paleo Diet includes:
- Nuts and Seeds
- Lean meat especially from the grass-fed animals
- Fish like salmon, albacore tuna, and mackerel that are rich with omega–3 fatty acids.
- Oils from fruits and nuts like walnuts and olive.
What to avoid in paleo diet ?
There are also few foods that you should avoid during Paleo diet for weight loss. Those are:
- Refined Sugar
- Dairy products
- Legumes like peanuts, beans, lentils, and peas
- Grains such as wheat, barley, and oats
- Processed food
Sample paleo diet plan for a week
Following is a sample of the paleo diet to give you an idea that how your dining table will look when you will jump to the paleo diet for weight loss.
You can modify the food as per your choice but make sure you are avoiding the food which is mentioned above.
Here is the Paleo Diet for weight loss plan:
Day 1 – Monday
Breakfast – Broiled salmon and cantaloupe with one piece of fruit of your choice.
Lunch – Chicken salad cooked in olive oil and some nuts.
Dinner – Burgers (no bun) fried in butter, with vegetables and some salsa.
Day – 2 Tuesday
Breakfast – Eggs and bacons, with any fruit of your choice.
Lunch – Broiled lean pork loin plus salad (carrot, tomatoes, cucumber, walnuts, and lemon juice).
Dinner – Butter fried Salmon along with vegetables
Day – 3 Wednesday
Breakfast – Leftover meat from the previous night along with some vegetables
Lunch – Sandwich with meat and vegetables
Dinner – Beef stir fry with vegetables and some berries.
Day – 4 Thursday
Breakfast – Fruit of your choice with some eggs
Lunch – Leftover beef stir fry with vegetables from the previous night and some nuts.
Dinner – Fried meat with vegetables and a fruit.
Day – 5 Friday
Breakfast – Vegetables cooked in coconut oil and eggs.
Lunch – Fried chicken in olive oil with salad and some nuts.
Dinner – Sweet potatoes and vegetables.
Day – 6 Saturday
Breakfast – Eggs and bacon along with a piece of fruit.
Lunch – Leftover steak and vegetables from the previous night.
Dinner – Baked salmon and avocado
Day – 7 Sunday
Breakfast – Meat and vegetables
Lunch – Sandwich, meat and fresh vegetables
Dinner – Grilled chicken wings along with vegetables and salsa.
So, this was the sample meal plan of the paleo diet for one week. Let’s check out some benefits of paleo diet.
Health benefits of Paleo Diet
1. Healthy brain
One of the major food stuff in the paleo diet is salmon which is a great source of omega 3 fatty acid that contains DHA which is good for eyes, heart and brain. Omega 3 is also known as polyunsaturated fatty acids which is an very necessary for brain functioning and development.
2. Reduces fat and increases muscle mass
In paleo diet plan the consumption of the meat which means body is getting enough healthy protein. Protein is very important for building muscles, also muscles are directly proportional to the metabolism which means more muscle mass more will be the metabolism.
3. Vitamins and minerals
While following paleo diet your body will get enough vitamins and minerals from the selectively chosen food stuff like vegetables and fruits. Green vegetables and fruits are going to be the important part of the paleo diet. Vegetables are the important source of nutrients including potassium , folic acid, vitamin A, vitamin C and dietry fiber.
4. Better digestion and Absorption
If you suffer digestive issues quit often than it is right time to start paleo diet. Whatever you will eat during paleo diet meals, you will be eating all that food which your ancestors used to eat in the Paleolithic age, and obviously you will be able to digest it all. In addition your stomach will develop enough strength and will improve its digestive capabilities.
5. Weight Loss
It is a low carb diet which is definitely going to fuel your fat loss goals and will help you to get your desired body. You will remove all that stuffed and processed food during paleo diet and hence there will be a reduction of that unwanted fat on your body.
So, these were few benefits of paleo diet, there are still a lot many other health benefits. After reviewing the benefits of paleo diet it will not be more difficult for you to follow it. Of course, this paleo diet can have a drastic change in your life, it will not only improve your health but it will also encourage you to live a healthy life.
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The basic idea behind the paleo diet is to avoid processed food so that you can get rid of that unhealthy fat for a while (till the time you don’t start eating processed food). There is no one way to follow paleo diet you can adjust the meals as per your choice but make sure they should be paleo diet friendly.
If you are on a fat loss program then you should definitely try it to get your fat loss goals fast.
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Wet snow blankets the Military Academy Cemetery deep enough to discourage my usual trooping of the long, sorrowful line of headstones of those graduates who died in Vietnam.
They’re in line along the back fence, these young men of the Classes of 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and on and on and on. They were lieutenants and captains and even a few majors. They did their duty. They followed the orders of Kennedy or Johnson or Nixon or even Gerald Ford.
They fought and died for duty, honor, and country, as have so many others of the long gray line who rest here or in Arlington or in other national cemeteries across this land.
The sheer numbers of their marble markers along that back fence, the length of that line to be trooped and reviewed, never fails to bring me to tears — hot, bitter tears at the sacrifice they made so willingly for a war so wrong, so futile.
Last week a new president, No. 44, came to West Point and with the 4,000 cadets of this institution as his backdrop announced he was escalating the war in Afghanistan, adding an additional 30,000 American troops to the nearly 70,000 already there.
Then he jetted off to collect the Nobel Peace Prize. Lord help us. I would blush for him and for us, if it weren’t for the precedent. A Peace Prize for a leader who escalated a war? Ah well, remember? They gave the same prize to Henry Kissinger, so peaceful a leader that he bears responsibility for the butchering of 2 or 3 or maybe 4 million human beings in Cambodia and Vietnam and Laos.
The new president promised that after 18 months we would begin withdrawing those additional troops. Maybe. Or, if you listen to the words of his civilian and military advisers, maybe not. More likely not. Meantime, the president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, says his army will require our money, weapons and support until 2026 or thereabouts.
So the war that should have ended in 2003 will only grow larger, deadlier and more costly as 2010 dawns.
Once again we find ourselves wading into the quicksand of a war in the wrong place, against the wrong enemy, with the wrong locals as our putative allies, and no hope in hell of even defining what victory would be in that place, much less winning such a victory.
This is what happens when a politician sets out to reach a compromise instead of a right decision. He can chew it over for three months and listen to every possible argument pro and con, but in the end he is going to cut the baby in half and call it a compromise.
So now the eight-year war will drag on without end and the number of fresh marble markers in the West Point Cemetery will grow. We have sown the seeds of war and we will reap a harvest of tombstones and grief.
The new president was right to choose West Point as the venue for his speech. But it would have been better if he’d chosen to deliver it in the cemetery instead of Eisenhower Hall.
Just as Lyndon B. Johnson’s decision to escalate and Americanize the Vietnam War blighted and ultimately destroyed his presidency, so too will Afghanistan and that other war he inherited blight the presidency of Barack Obama.
Obama arrived with so many hopes for repair and reform riding on his shoulders. But it would have required a huge dose of moral courage to deliver on those hopes and all those promises, and that one thing — moral courage — seems strangely lacking in this president.
On the way into the West Point Cemetery, on the way to the back fence, I always pass by the large ornate monument that marks the final resting place of Col. George Armstrong Custer and I stop. I render him a solemn salute from someone who also stood with the 7th U.S. Cavalry in a desperate river valley battle. Then I speak aloud to Custer, the Boy General: "Sir, you were an arrogant, ignorant idiot and you got everybody killed."
There are a few military commanders today more adept at boxing in a greenhorn president and playing politics to prolong an unwinnable war than they are at getting on with their job. They might do well to reflect on the lessons taught by Col. Custer.
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Of all the possible changes extended reality (XR) tech can bring to the world, its impact on education is one of the most exciting.
Every day humans are getting smarter. The way millennials and Gen Z absorb information is drastically different from the generations before them. This is set to change in 50 years now.
With the arrival of XR tech in the education space, people can already see what the future has in store for tomorrow’s students.
According to research, the VR education market will hit $200 million by the end of 2020 and $700 million by 2025. Currently, it is the 4th biggest vertical for VR investments as the features and benefits this technology brings to education are seemingly limitless.
Immersive Limitless Learning
Many teachers and professionals working in education state the most difficult aspect of their job is that it is difficult to keep kids engaged.
A Udemy poll found that 74 percent of Millennials and Gen Z said they were easily distracted in the workplace. People share information much more quickly and easily than in recent decades.
Educators must remain knowledgeable of how to keep today’s students engaged in the classroom. Embracing emerging technologies such as XR can help bridge the gap between generations.
Rather than following traditional whiteboard lecture styles of instruction, VR offers a fully immersive learning experience where students can thrive. With immersive learning, education becomes an experience that is fun, relevant, and engaging.
Immersive classroom providers GigXR offer a fantastic platform for engaging with real-time 3D content. Students can take notes on immersive content, learn human anatomy and medicine, and collaborate with other students and instructors.
The platform features RT3D holograms from ANIMA RES, providing hyperrealistic visuals for learners to engage with. This significantly boosts engagement and retention among learners young and mature.
Enhances Teacher Creativity & Job Satisfaction
Most learners that struggle with acquiring their targets and goals can later suffer from stress as a result. This can impact long-term performance and motivation as they lose interest in classes due to difficulties with subject material. Some students may need hands-on, experiential learning methods over lecturing and reading to internalise their courses.
With VR, however, teachers can explore new and exciting immersive learning platforms that appeal to the modern generation. They can also create new lesson plans in virtual environments and provide fun, interactive learning experiences for their students.
Companies such as Gamooz gamify reading books for children, significantly boosting engagement levels with 2D pop-up content, and offering more publishers and authors access to the technology for their books. This costs them much less than more widely-used gaming engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine.
Conversely, enterprise users employ major educational platforms such as ENGAGE XR and Arthur VR for their needs. These virtual spaces facilitate large-scale meetings, presentations and speeches, as well as testing for instructors, streamlining the educational process.
Improves Student Performance & Results
XR learning has also been proven to enhance the performance and results of the students who use it.
In a recent study, it was found that over 80 percent of people using AR devices experienced increased learning motivation and 93 percent said it increased their spatial understanding of subjects.
According to reports, many learners now have this option with immersive learning. Studies show that learners receive on average 75 percent retention rates with XR. This is compared to reading and lectures at 10 percent and 5 percent, respectively.
Educators use AR to help children with learning difficulties overcome their struggles in the classroom.
Augmenta11y uses AR to help children with dyslexia read books using the camera on their phone, and as the market grows we can expect to see many other developers exploring this space.
Reduced Educational Costs
While XR tech may seem like a sizeable short-term investment from schools, long-term benefits are staggering. Educational institutions spend substantial money on traditional learning tools like lab equipment, books, learning tools, and others. The expenses accumulate quickly, and people must replace and repair teaching materials each term.
Virtual learning environments make physical materials redundant. Students in immersive classrooms can save their notes, classes, presentations, and experiences to the cloud. They can also access them when needed, without lost notes or forgotten homework.
Teachers can take students on regular field trips to museums, aquariums, destinations, and others without ever leaving the classroom. This saves schools thousands on travel and admission costs.
Companies like Accenture and Varjo have detailed the massive cost-saving benefits of using XR. The former company created its Metaverse Continuum, which outlines how businesses can leverage VR and AR for their businesses. Accenture collaborated with Meta Platforms after it bought 60,000 headsets to onboard new hires of the massive enterprise.
The latter, the world’s most advanced headset manufacturer, saves companies massive costs with deployable, on-demand training for military and commercial pilots.
The Future of XR in Education?
As technology continues to evolve and the XR market continues to grow, we can expect to see some huge innovations opening up in this space that could change the world forever. XR tech will play a vital role in reshaping education to solve problems that schools, teachers, and students face.
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In the sequel to the 20th Pokémon movie, Ash has the opportunity to challenge Ho-Oh after receiving an invitation from the legendary Pokémon. However, the battle between Ash and Ho-Oh was disappointingly cut short and the outcome remained ambiguous, leading to widespread disappointment among fans. The main continuity version of Ash never had a chance to challenge Ho-Oh, and the series ended without acknowledging Ho-Oh’s role in Ash’s story, making this one of the few opportunities Pokémon anime’s biggest misses.
First episode of Pokémon ends mysteriously, with Ash encountering the Pokémon known as Ho-Oh. The sighting of Ho-Oh was a good thing, as Ho-Oh would continue to appear to Ash throughout his adventures, and even though Ash and Ho-Oh in the anime never faced each other in a climactic battle, but at least one version of Ash received that opportunity.
In the main series, Ash never actually challenges Ho-Oh, only seeing it fly away from afar. However, in the 20th Pokémon movie, I Choose You!, which rebooted the series into a new sequel for its 20th anniversary, Ho-Oh didn’t just fly by; it drops a feather known as the Rainbow Wing, which is said to be an extremely rare item and is functionally an invitation for those wielding the Rainbow Wing to challenge Ho-Oh with all of their Legendary power. It.
This takes Ash’s journey in a very different direction, meeting new companions and making his way to the summit of Mt. Tensei, where Ho-Oh is waiting.
Ash’s in-movie battle with Ho-Oh is anticlimactic
While the movie builds on this alternate continuity, Ash’s battle with Ho-Oh, the actual battle, is disappointingly cut short. The only known consequence of the battle is that Ash must then take Pikachu to the Pokémon Center, something that would be true whether he won or lost. There’s certainly no indication that Ash can capture Ho-Oh or anything like that, but the situation is still completely ambiguous as to whether Ash can overcome Ho-Oh’s challenge and fight or not.
It’s a shame that the next main version of Ash never got the chance to challenge Ho-Oh. That’s what some fans were hoping would happen in the “Become a Pokémon Master” mini-series, which was supposed to be the final episode of the main season, but those episodes passed without much mention of Ho -Oh, a Pokémon seems to be very interested in Ash as it keeps appearing. If Ash had intended to get more involved with Ho-Oh, that plan would have been abandoned long ago.
So even though some versions of Ash challenged Ho-Oh, Ash fans weren’t used to watching in the anime, and even then the battle wasn’t actually shown to audiences, leading to the Disappointment spread. The film continues to end without even acknowledging Ho-Oh’s role in Ash’s story, whatever that role may be. My replacement chooses you! The continuity would continue for two more films and a television special, but it also never returned to Ho-Oh.
Ash’s lack of resolve towards Ho-Oh may be one of the reasons Pokémon anime’s biggest missed opportunity, and it’s a shame this match will never be seen by fans.
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Mollie, a nurse character in Pokémon Horizons, stands out for her adventurous spirit, similar to the previous Nurse Joy in the Orange Islands arc. Mollie is a member of the Pokémon doctor family, but chooses to help wild Pokémon instead of working at a Pokémon Center. The existence of Nurse Joys in both Pokémon Horizons and the original series suggests they share a world, arousing the curiosity of fans.
Pokémon Horizon has attracted some attention for its nurse character, Mollie, who stands out among the world’s countless Nurse Joys thanks to her adventurous spirit, but the anime introduced a rogue Nurse Joy in the arc Orange Islands. This Nurse Joy has a lot in common with Mollie, despite being introduced more than 20 years apart.
In Pokémon Horizons, Mollie is a punk-looking girl with pink hair who is confirmed to be a member of the “large Pokémon doctor family” (heavily implied to be the Joy family). However, Mollie rejected the idea of working at a Pokémon Center, being interested in helping sick or injured wild Pokémon in the wild. That led her to join the Rising Volt Tacklers as their resident nurse. Much of Mollie’s backstory was told in episode 11, where she helped captured Pokémon after a forest fire.
However, long before Mollie, there was another Nurse Joy who decided to give up life in the Pokémon Center and help suffering wild Pokémon.
Pokémon Horizons is scheduled to launch its English dub in the US on Netflix on March 7, 2024.
The adventurous nurse of the Orange Joy Islands is a Proto-Mollie
By the time of the Orange Islands, Nurse Joy’s extended family was an established joke. They find identical (but tanned) Nurse Joys at Pokémon Centers across the Orange Islands, but in the episode “The Joy of Pokémon”, Ash and friends run into Nurse Joy, who is sailing from the island Island to island, helping injured and sick Pokémon where they live. living. She did this because many of the islands were too small to build a Pokémon Center, rather than having some disagreement with her family.
This Nurse Joy appears to be a brave adventurer, choosing to sail into a storm to save an injured Pokémon, and has a particular weakness for wild Pokémon, like Mollie. It would certainly be interesting to see Nurse Joy stand out so much more than the other identical Pokémon Center nurses, and the series has implemented this idea at this relatively early stage. Although this Nurse Joy would not appear again, she did receive a cameo much later in the banned Pokémon episode “The Ice Cave!”, in a photo on the wall.
While Mollie still has a lot to reveal about the character’s history, it’s interesting to think that she may have heard about this particular Nurse Joy as a child, which inspired the she chose her own life path instead of continuing the family line. Although the timeline in Pokémon Horizons compared to the original series has not yet been established, Nurse Joy’s existence in both suggests they share the same world. Hope that, Pokémon Horizon will run with the premise of an adventurous Joy and give fans something they only tasted years ago.
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The last type of grading criteria we are going to discuss is progress. Progress is often related to product, but rather than being based on a grade/course level expectation, it's based on the starting point for an individual student. or Let's say a student is reading on a 2nd grade level. After one marking period that student is now reading on a 3rd grade level. What grade do you want to give that student? An 'A' right?
What if that student is in the 5th grade? If accuracy is the name of the game, then giving this student an 'A' based on 5th grade expectations throws accuracy out the window. Of course giving him an 'F' (or a 1, U, -, Unsatisfactory, etc.) doesn't help anybody and is dismissive of the incredible achievement this student has made.
So a big question when you are implementing SBG is "how do I recognize and reward progress, but still maintain accuracy." Grading according to progess is what we do when a student is not working on grade level expectations. Take the student above. He or she is clearly not going to be reading at a 5th grade level by the end of the year. In those cases we need to determine what should be that students expected level of achievement and grade according to those expectations. On the report card we will need to note that the grade is based on modified standards/expectations. Dr. Lee Ann Jung has developed a model for grading exceptional learners shown below. |
Let's take a look at the scatter plot below. This is a chart of the grades from geometry classes from two high schools in a moderate/large district. As one can see there is a clear relationship between how students did on the HW and how they did on the major assessments. The scores on the summative assessments is represented by the x-axis, while the score on the HW is represented by the Y-axis. One would expect this, but if we pick a particular pont on the x-axis we can see there is a range of performacne on the HWs. Lets take the summative grade of 60%, barely passing. Some students scored 100% on the HW. Some scored 40%. That would mean that in these high schools that have a grade weighting policy of 60% for summative assessments and 40% for formatives (in this case mostly HW), that would give student 1 an F(52%), student 2 a C(76%) and student 3 a B(92%) depending on where the cut off was. Jefferson County, the biggest district in the state of KY had a percentage cut off of 93% for an A up until recently.
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Hello and welcome to the Rethinking Grading license. This first two cases will go over some core ideas involved in grading that we should take into account when deciding what to do when to comes to that area. The third case will go into more depth on specific questions on analysing your grading. This case focuses on the three main aspects that come into play when determining a grade and why we should be careful when conflating product, process and progress. Remember the "GhostBuusters Rule" -- Don't cross the streams. All three are important, but each is a different signal that when combined make it difficult to determine the meaning of a grade. |
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MICROORGANISMS, PERSPECTIVE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE, ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, IN THE COLLECTION OF MICROSCOPIC FUNGI ESC "INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE", TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV
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Analysis of the current state (composition) of collection of live cultures of microscopic fungi, which is part of the "Culture Collection of Fungi at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv" (WDCM 1000) is provided. The collection including 530 isolates contains microscopic (filamentous and yeast like) fungi belonging to divisions Zygomycota, Basidiomycota (yeast fungi of the genus Rhodotorula), Ascomycota and of the Anamorphic fungi group, which is the largest on the number of genera and species of microscopic fungi. In 2014-2016 years collection was replenished by isolates of microorganisms capable of synthesizing biologically active compounds (including melanin) and resistant to toxic (heavy) metals. The main directions and results of using the collection of isolates of microorganisms, in particular, those that are able to synthesize melanin are characterized in detail. |
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Of course the very first Christians were all Messianic Jews. But in time, the Jewishness of Yeshua (Jesus), his disciples and the writers of the New Testament came to be largely overlooked. Only in the last generation have we begun to see Messianic Judaism re-emerge, as a worshiping community, and stream of Christian expression. Our Father Abraham brings Gentiles together with ethnic Jews, grafted together in our love for Yeshua, and the Jewish heritage we all share as followers of the Messiah.
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"Behold how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!"
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Christianity is a Hebrew faith. Despite many centuries of Christian rejection of Judaism, the Hebrew roots remain strong. The Old Testament, as the story of God's chosen people, still forms the foundation of our faith tradition. Without it, we have no context in which to understand Christian doctrine. What's more, the New Testament is a thoroughly Jewish document. And all of it - old and new - points to Yeshua (Jesus), our Jewish Messiah.
Yeshua was born the Jewish Messiah, but died the Savior of the World
Scripture is an ever-expanding series of Covenants, culminating in blood of the Lamb being shed for us.
The people of God has always been a family. First bound by blood, and now by faith.
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Are you thinking about dining al fresco? It's one of our favorite ways to celebrate beautiful weather. Good company, tasty food and cold drinks – there's no better way, unless it's a wine picnic! If you've never been on a wine picnic, you're in for a treat – if you prepare correctly.
A wine picnic may seem simple: show up, drink wine and call it a good time! However, you can do a few things to take your picnic to the next level, like getting a freezable wine bag. Keep reading for more ways to keep a wine picnic fresh and cool as you soak up the sun.
Freezable Wine Bags – Cooler Than Coolers
Sip pretty without breaking a sweat. Our first tip is to eliminate lugging heavy coolers and bags of ice by picking up a freezable wine bag before your next wine picnic.
Freezable wine bags aren't just for white wine. The ideal serving temperature for red wines is cellar temperature, which is a little cooler than room temperature. Red wine tastes more alcoholic and loses its structure when it gets too warm. Chances are your bottle of red will overheat on a picnic, so grab a bag for all your bottles.
Wine Picnic Checklist
In addition to the wine, be sure to pack the following:
- Finger foods and snacks (keep 'em fresh with freezable snack bags)
- Wine glasses or tumblers
- Bottle opener
- Deck of playing cards or other card game
- Small speaker
- Large blanket
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Light, refreshing wine varietals are best for an outdoor picnic. The wine you bring will help you decide which cheese to pair. Here are a few recommendations for warm weather wines and ideal pairings.
- Rose Choose a fresh cheese like Burrata.
- Sauvignon Blanc. Goat cheese is a classic pairing.
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Wirral based architects Paddock Johnson Partnership announce change in ownership as Directors Victoria Alderton and Simon Halliwell take over the reins from practice founders Michael Paddock, Eric Johnson and Phil Emslie. Simon and Victoria will be joined by new senior hire Maria Killick.
First established in 1976, Paddock Johnson Partnership operates from the former schoolhouse in the centre of the exceptional garden village of Port Sunlight. During the last 40 years the partnership has delivered several noteworthy projects across the North West of England and has a significant strength in the affordable housing sector amongst other specialisms including conservation, health and social care and hospitality.
Victoria Alderton joined Paddock Johnson Partnership in 2017 from Purcell and prior to that Austin Smith Lord LLP. Victoria has a strong interest in raising quality and improving the way projects are managed and the delivery of contemporary design in the historic environment.
“I’m delighted to be working with Simon and the team to shape the next chapter for Paddock Johnson Partnership. Being based in Port Sunlight is a huge inspiration and I love solving the challenges that historic sites present and finding new sustainable uses that will secure their long-term future.”
Simon Halliwell has been with PJP for over 14 years and joined the board of directors in 2016. Simon is an expert in housing design. From small developments to masterplanning, Simon is passionate about how new developments can regenerate and integrate within their surroundings and positively shape our environment. Simon and Victoria are also working on a number of projects which are challenging and rethinking housing typologies that allow people to thrive in their retirement.
“I have a keen interest in planning policy and how this can inform and shape our proposals, adding value and creating places which people can relate to. In the North West alone there are a number of notable projects underway and in development which present a huge opportunity for Paddock Johnson Partnership to engage with and work on. With Maria Killick joining our team during the summer Victoria and I are looking forward to an exciting future for the practice. Delivering design conscious projects that positively shape our environment through listening and teamwork are our priority.”
Maria Killick joined the Paddock Johnson Partnership in August following 18 years based in a Merseyside architectural practice. Maria specialises in architectural design, sustainable design, social and affordable housing, education, master-planning, urban design, refurbishment historic buildings and resident consultation. She is also Honorary Treasurer for the Liverpool Architectural Society and Merseyside branch of RIBA.
“I’ve known the team at Paddock Johnson Partnership for many years and am delighted to be joining Simon and Victoria as they shape the future of the practice. My portfolio of projects and experience is well matched to Paddock Johnson Partnerships specialisms and I look forward to working with them to build upon their achievements and shape exciting new projects and masterplans for the future.” |
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This helped me so much to feel like I can make something beautiful. I'm learning patience and it is giving me something to do to relax. I highly recommend this for anyone who likes to make lovely things. It comes with small brushes and paints. I do recommend having it put on a canvas frame first to make it a little easier. |
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I visited recently The Slowinski National Park, one of the national parks at the Polish Baltic Sea coast. I photographed sand dunes, so called “moving dunes”. The wind moves the top of the dunes very slowly, around 3 to 10 meters per year. The landscape is very deserted and with very bright sand that looks like snow. The wind reveals old forest destroyed earlier by the moving sand. This Park is on UNESCO list of World Biosphere Reserves. |
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The name says it all. Strictly60’s is a group of veteran musicians dedicated to giving its listeners the best songs and sounds of the 1960’s. Their music is direct, sincere, and emotionally charged. They serve up the sounds of the 60’s in a way that is both familiar and original. Catchy melodies moved forward by driving rhythm are trademarks of their renditions of your favorite 60’s songs. Relive an extraordinary decade of musical innovations and creativity with the sounds of Strictly 60’s. |
This is it, my last Thanksgiving recipe for you. And it’s my favorite way to make turkey as of late. I taught this method in all my November classes last year and a few this year and I was consistently thrilled with the results. I don’t even like turkey, but this was juicy and so flavorful. Even if you have solidified your Thanksgiving menu, I’m not too late with this one since you are probably making turkey of some sort. Let’s get down to the nitty gritty of making a good turkey:
Buy a fresh, organic turkey (they taste better than frozen and/or Butterball chemically-injected ones). If you bought a frozen turkey, plan for a few days to defrost in the fridge. Do not thaw in brine!
Don’t forget to remove the neck and giblet bag from the cavities (including the neck.)
Brine it. You can dry brine (which means you’re rubbing the turkey inside and outside with kosher salt 2-3 days before) or wet brine 24 hours in advance. A wet brine is a salt-water solution, usually with brown sugar and some other flavors. Brining gets the salt deep into the meat to season it well and keeps the turkey juicy. Both brines do this. The advantage of a dry brine is that it’s easier, especially if you’re cooking a super large turkey. All you have to do is rub it with salt. ANd it takes up less space in the fridge. The advantage of a wet brine is that it’s faster and you can add different flavors to the solution. The only time you don’t want to brine a turkey is if it is a KOSHER bird. Those have already been brined. If you can find a good quality organic, kosher turkey, go for it. You don’t have to prep it in advance = easier. I have tried NOT brining a turkey, and instead seasoning it just before cooking. Not the same. DO the brine. If you don’t have room in your fridge, place the turkey in the brine in a pot in a cooler with ice and it will be just fine.
Allow the turkey to come to room temperature before cooking. Promise me you’ll take the turkey out of the refrigerator at least one hour before cooking it, otherwise the interior will be underdone and the exterior will be overcooked and dry. That does not have to happen. For the largest birds (over 20 pounds), leave out of the fridge and out of the wet brine (if you’re using it) for 2 hours before roasting. 12-18 pounds leave out for 90 minutes before roasting. Less than 12 pounds leave out for at least an hour before roasting.
Use a meat thermometer to determine whether or not your turkey is ready. You cannot go by the chart on the turkey wrapping or by a recipe. I have made over 150 turkeys in my life in lots of different ovens and trust me, you need a meat thermometer to say the thickest part of the breast, which is on the side closer to the neck, registers between 160-165 degrees. The thigh should register around 175 degrees. Check this post here to see if your thermometer is accurate!
Allow the turkey to rest for at least 20 minutes before carving. The juice will redistribute and the turkey will be juicer. If you take the turkey out and cut it too soon the juices with pour onto your cutting board. That would be sad. Feel free to allow the turkey to rest a little longer, up to 40 minutes is fine. But keep it covered with a piece of foil so it stays warm while you make gravy and bake your stuffing. Click on this post for carving help.
You don’t have to follow this recipe for a great turkey, but you should employ the above strategy. Here are my other turkey recipes on my site:
Whole Roasted Dry -Brined Turkey (this post has videos and more details about cooking, carving and making the gravy!)
You will have a delicious turkey, I am sure. But, if something goes wrong, here are some tips:
If you have dry turkey meat: carve the turkey and pour hot chicken or turkey stock over it. No one will know!
If your turkey is undercooked and you’ve already cut into it, remove the thigh and drumstick and take the breasts off the carcass. Put all the pieces into the roasting pan and put back in the oven until they reached the desired temp.
Good luck!! Leave a comment on any recipe if you have questions!
- 12-14 pound fresh turkey, giblet bag and neck removed, rinsed
- For the brine:
- 1⅓ cup kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal)
- ½ cup maple syrup or brown sugar
- 1 quart hot water
- 1 orange, cut into crosswise slices
- 1 lemon, cut into crosswise slices
- 1 Tablespoon black peppercorns
- 2 teaspoons allspice berries
- 1 gallon ice cold water
- 1 onion, quartered
- 3 or 4 parsley sprigs, thyme sprigs and or sage leaves
- 3 sprigs of fresh rosemary
- 1 apple, quartered or cores from 2 apples
- 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted or olive oil
- 1-2 cups stock or water
- ¼ cup dry white wine
- 5 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 -3 ½ cups chicken or turkey stock, preferably homemade
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- I like to brine the turkey for about 14-18 hours. You can brine it, remove it from the brine and then store it in the refrigerator for a day until you are ready to cook it. To make the brine: Dissolve the salt and maple syrup in the hot water. Take the orange slices and carefully squeeze them into the mixture. Add the lemon, peppercorns and allspice berries.
- Place the brining bag in a large stockpot. Add the cold water to the bringing bag and then the warm mixture. Place the turkey in the brine breastside down and make sure the whole bird is covered with liquid. Seal the bag securely and place pot in the refrigerator for 12-18 hours.
- Remove the bird from the brine and rinse with cold water. Pat dry. Refrigerate until ready to cook or proceed with recipe.
- The day of roasting, take turkey out of refrigerator and wipe dry with paper towels. Bring to room temperature, about 60-90 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Position a rack in the lowest rung of the oven. Oil a V-shaped rack in a roasting pan.
- Sprinkle a little freshly ground black pepper in the cavity and then add in the onion, herbs, and apple. Truss the turkey by tying the legs together. Brush the skin all over with some of the butter or oil.
- Place the turkey on the rack in the pan, breast-side down and pull the wings behind the back. Roast for 40 minutes, basting with butter or oil after 20 minutes. Reduce the heat to 325 degrees, turn breast side up (I usually wear clean rubber gloves to do this) and add 1 cup stock or water to the roasting pan. Continue to roast, basting with the remaining butter or oil until used up and then with the pan juices every 20 minutes. Add additional stock to the roasting pan if you notice there are no pan juices with which to baste the turkey.
- Roast until golden and cooked through. After about 2 hours, start testing for doneness by inserting an instant-read thermometer in the thickest part of the breast away from the bone; it should register 165-170 degrees. You may also test the thigh – it should read 180 degrees. The turkey should roast a total of about 2 ¾ hours, but it can range from about 2 ½ - 3 hours or 12-14 minutes/pound.
- Transfer to a cutting board or warmed platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil until ready to carve, at least 20 minutes (I prefer longer.) Use the pan juices to make gravy.
- Prepare the gravy:
- Pour all the pan juices, including the fat into a fat separator. Allow the fat to separate from the juices.
- Heat the roasting pan over medium heat on the stove and add the pan juices, leaving the fat in the fat separator. Add the wine to the roasting pan. Bring to a boil and lower heat to a simmer for 2-3 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon to dislodge any brown bits that stick to the bottom of the pan. Strain into a bowl or you can use the gravy separator again or wait until Step 4 and strain into the gravy saucepan.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, warm the reserved fat from the gravy separator until it is bubbly. You should have at least 3-4 Tablespoons. If you don’t, add some olive oil. Add the flour and whisk rapidly to cook the flour, about 2-3 minutes.
- Whisk in the strained pan juices and 3 cups of stock to the saucepan until smooth. Bring to simmer and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep warm on lowest heat. Add additional stock as needed to achieve desired consistency. |
The Members of Parliament for Assin Central and Bortianor-Nglashie-Amanfrom, Kennedy Agyapong and Sylvester Tetteh, have settled their differences after a near brawl in parliament on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
The two MPs on the majority side of parliament were involved in a heated argument in the early hours of the day while in the Chamber.
Barely three hours later, a video shared on X by 3news captures the two MPs sitting with the Deputy Majority leader, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, and having a good laugh.
It appears the two have settled their differences and are ready to continue the day’s work.
Afenyo-Markin, also in the video, was teasing Sylvester Tetteh for attempting to fight Kennedy Agyapong.
It is unclear what led to the earlier altercation. However, the viral video on social media shows Kennedy Agyapong expressing his displeasure about something with Sylvester Tetteh standing close to him.
The Assin Central MP then turned to face Sly Tetteh and started pointing his index finger at him (Sylvester), fuming angrily as he spoke to him.
The Ngleshie-Amanfrom MP then started to walk away, but it appears a comment he made infuriated Agyapong the more.
Kennedy Agyapong could be heard saying, “Foolish boy”.
— #3NewsGH (@3NewsGH) February 13, 2024
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Salt Lake City (Utah) [US], May perhaps 3 (ANI): A new study by scientists at the University of Utah points out how mom and dad’s genes form behaviour. Each mother or father has a unique influence on hormones and other chemical messengers that manage mood and behaviour.
The findings of the investigation were being revealed in the journal ‘Cell Reports’.
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Parenting is not the only way mothers and dads influence the conduct of their offspring. Genes make a difference, too. And though most of our genes are inherited in pairs, 1 copy from each and every parent, moms and dads exert their genetic influence in various ways.
“We’re definitely intrigued that there is this untapped region of biology that controls our decisions,” explained Christopher Gregg, PhD, principal investigator and affiliate professor in the Division of Neurobiology.
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A clearer image of the genetic factors that form behaviour is a crucial action towards establishing improved diagnoses and treatment options for psychiatric problems, he explained.
Gregg’s investigate group studies that certain teams of cells in the brains of mice count solely on the mother’s duplicate of a gene that is wanted to create necessary chemical messengers in the mind identified as neurotransmitters.
In these cells, the father’s duplicate of the gene remains switched off. Nonetheless, in a various organ, the adrenal gland, specific cells favour the father’s copy of the same gene. There, the gene is involved in generating the anxiety hormone, adrenaline.
Soon after identifying this unanticipated switch in parental handle of a solitary gene, Gregg’s team went on to exhibit that it experienced implications for conduct found that every single parent’s gene affected sons and daughters differently: specified decisions in sons ended up managed by their mother’s gene, whereas fathers experienced handle above some final decision-earning in daughters.
Evolutionarily talking, this variety of genetic regulation may possibly mirror diverse parental priorities, Gregg suggests. “Not most people has the similar sort of interests, outcomes, and selective consequences,” he explained.
“Daughters need to rear litters. Sons typically disperse and will go to new environments.” Therefore, it may be in parents’ fascination to impact behaviour otherwise in their sons and daughters.
“The revelation that maternal and paternal alleles of the exact gene alongside the brain-adrenal axis could have disparate, or probably even antagonistic, phenotypic outcomes on behaviour is an intriguing observation,” explained the paper’s to start with creator, Paul Bonthuis, PhD, an assistant professor in the Office of Comparative Biosciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
“The mind-adrenal axis is a very essential component of mammalian biology that controls conduct and affects worry, mood, rate of metabolism and decision-producing,” Gregg spelled out.
He explained that this obtaining is a 1st move towards being familiar with how a parent’s genes could impact additional regimen behaviours and related overall health ailments in individuals, from mental sicknesses and habit to cancer and Alzheimer’s sickness. (ANI)
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The OECD Recognizes the UN Secretariat’s Central Role in Development
OpEd: modernizing calculations for official development assistance has resulted in stronger support for the SG’s development agenda. — by Sebastian Borchmeyer. Read more on PassBlue. For 60 years, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has measured money flows to developing countries. It adopted the benchmark standard for foreign aid, which it coined Official Development Assistance — or ODA — in 1969. |
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i know this will surprise you but aipac, a violation of federal law since its inception, is now being allowed to openly participate in our political process. might cause you to wonder who owns who;
It has been for decades a recurring confusion for some in Washington: does AIPAC, the country’s largest pro-Israel lobby, have a PAC?
Not until today.
The PAC in AIPAC stands for Public Affairs Committee, not political action committee. But after countless explanations over the years, the group is getting into the fundraising business.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee on Thursday launched a regular political action committee, which funnels $5,000 maximum donations to designated candidates per race, and a super PAC, which can raise unlimited money for a candidate. AIPAC PAC will be the name of the regular PAC, while the super PAC has yet to be named.
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Our most frequently asked question is, “Is it possible to install a safe on the second floor?”
I would say yes. In terms of where your safe will be installed, it is entirely up to you.
In theory, it makes sense to store your safe on the second floor of your home. After all, a safe in your bedroom is easy to access at night. There are, however, some risks involved.
It is not uncommon for a solid gun safe to weigh more than 1,000 pounds. On your second-story floor, that’s a lot of weight.
The last thing you want is for a safe to fall through the ceiling. You should ensure that the floor and ceiling below the safe are strong enough to support a safe on the second floor.
How About A 400 Pound Safe? Is It Okay To Put It Upstairs?
As long as you follow the steps correctly, it shouldn’t be a problem most of the time. Knowing something about the safe’s dimensions (particularly the base’s dimensions) and the house’s construction would be useful.
It shouldn’t be a problem if your sub-floor is 3/4″ plywood and your floor joists are on 16″ centers.
The Weight Of Your Gun Safe
There has probably been at least one instance of this issue in a high-rise apartment or a two-story house where guns are kept.
It can be difficult to get a large safe up the stairs. Aside from the time involved, one has to wonder whether the roof of their home will be damaged.
Is it heavy to have a gun safe upstairs? Gun safes vary in weight according to their levels, but some can weigh as much as half a ton.
Your home is built to withstand thousands of pounds of weight, so it might seem risky to store such a heavy furniture on the second floor.
There are some issues you may not have to deal with if your gun safe is lightweight. Choosing the smaller one costs less, and you won’t need to hire a moving company to bring it upstairs.
It may be possible to eliminate some concerns and save money by investing in a small-size gun safe.
For those who want to keep their guns and valuables secure, heavy safes are the best choice.
Even though they may require more investment in terms of purchase price and installation arrangements, they are definitely worthwhile in the end.
How Heavy Can You Go with a Second Story Gun Safe Installation?
A gun safe installed on the second floor must be light enough to be installed without causing any problems with weight. There is no problem with this. Especially when it comes to large, fire-rated safes, gun safes can be considerably heavy.
You should also take a moment to think about the other very heavy things that are located on the second floor.
Bathtubs are the most common example. In average, bathtubs are 30-inch wide and 60-inch long. They hold about 80 gallons of water. The size of this safe is also one of the most popular safe sizes as well.
Up to 110 gallons of water can be stored in extra-deep tubs. The weight of a gallon of water is just over eight pounds.
With this in mind, the average tub can weigh anywhere from 700 to 1,000 pounds – and that’s not including the person who is using it.
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Downtown Bellevue is home to Bellevue Square, a large mall popular among residents of the Greater Seattle area. On the second floor of the mall, Tesla opened a storefront in 2011.
Its main attraction was an actual Tesla displayed in the store, where visitors could sit and explore it. Depending on the model, Tesla vehicles weigh between 3,500 pounds and 5,421 pounds.
Can A House Floor Support A Gun Safe?
The weight of the safe, the square footage of the room where you intend to put it, and where the strongest area to support its weight are things you should consider before keeping a gun safe upstairs.
Did you ever wonder how a gun safe is supported by the floor of the house?
- It is possible to store heavy furniture in upstairs rooms.
- Most houses are built to code when it comes to weight.
- The flooring in some areas is stronger than in others.
Consider how much furniture you’ve already placed in the room where you intend to store your gun safe when inspecting it.
There are usually beds and dressers in second-floor rooms. It is estimated that generic furniture weighs as much as one ton on average!
Thus, the house floor is capable of supporting one ton, but it is not capable of supporting two. To make this work best, you should store your gun safe in a room without too much furniture!
Several rules and codes must be followed by a construction contractor to pass inspection when building a house. For a two-story house, one of these is how much weight the second story can support.
There is no problem supporting 4,800 pounds in a 120 square foot room. Obviously, you don’t need to worry about storing your gun safe upstairs, but you still need to watch out for floor beams and weak spots.
In order to support a gun safe, it is best to use a strong and durable material such as concrete. It is important to know the exact location of the support beams in an area where there are wood floors, so the new safe can be placed securely there.
Consider placing your safe in a corner of your bedroom or under a cross beam to provide more support. Despite the fact that the middle of the room can hold it, we tend to place furniture there, such as a bed, a dresser, and a bookcase.
It is also recommended by the gun owner community that you notify the fire department once your safe is kept upstairs. When a fire breaks out in your house, they’ll know where the one-ton gun safe is located.
Safety Tips For Moving A Gun Safe Upstairs
You would benefit from using a dolly in your process. You can transport your heavy loads safely while resting if necessary thanks to the durable and secure nature of this tool. The following tips will help you stay safe:
- You should measure the dimensions and weight of your gun safe.
- Make sure the safe’s weight can be supported by a heavy-duty hand truck or dolly.
- Your gun safe should be wrapped in thick cloth and tight ratchet straps should be tied tight to your dolly to better secure it.
- Take the firearms out of the safe. If the door of the safe is removable, remove it to make the safe lighter.
- Make sure you wear protective gloves and clothing when handling the dolly.
- Ensure the goals are cleared with helpers. In this way, you can ensure that you are not at risk.
- Make sure to identify narrow gaps, bumps, and sharp turns during the process so that the way is clear.
Does it make sense to put a gun safe upstairs? While moving a gun safe can be challenging, with the right information and preparation, it can be done.
Before moving up, you should inspect your house floor to see whether the weight will cause problems.
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Advantages of a Pearl Harbor Tour
Picture it. You wake up one morning during your Hawaiian getaway and decide you want to see what Pearl Harbor has to offer. You’ve heard so much about it and know it frequently comes up as a “must-see” experience for everyone visiting Oahu.
You roll out of bed just past 10:00 AM, still aching from your attempt at surfing the day before. By the time you get dressed, eat something, and catch the bus, it's well past noon. Many travelers are hours into their day already and have been at Pearl Harbor since before well before you even woke up. So when you get there and try to get tickets for the USS Arizona Memorial program—of which only 1,300 are handed out daily—you find that they’re all gone. Bummer.
That’s just one of many scenarios that serve as examples of why you want to book a guided tour for your visit to Pearl Harbor. Knowing that tickets are included is one of the biggest advantages of a Pearl Harbor tour, but there are lots of others as well. Let’s take a look at some of them.
Yes, Honolulu does have pretty good public transportation, but with regular stops along the way, it takes time to get to Pearl Harbor. And Honolulu traffic is famous for being among the worst in the nation.
When you book a guided Pearl Harbor tour, it includes round-trip transportation from multiple locations throughout Waikiki!
Knowledgeable Tour Guides
Another great advantage of a guided tour is…a guide!
There is so much to know about the history of Pearl Harbor, World War II, Oahu, and Hawaiian history, and you can be sure a city bus driver isn't going to the one to share all that information. With a tour, you’ll be treated to a wealth of details that someone who visits Pearl Harbor on their own won’t be privy to.
With a guide, you also have an expert in the ins and outs of maximizing your time at Pearl Harbor.
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When you step through the gates at Pearl Harbor, you may be a little intimidated by the sheer number of things to see and do. Right off the bat, there's the the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center and USS Arizona Memorial. There's the Battleship Missouri, of course, and then there’s the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, and the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park. On top of these, there are other, easier-to-miss sites like the Remembrance Circle, USS Oklahoma Memorial, and the Waterfront Submarine Memorial.
Booking a tour ensures you see everything included with your tour without having to worry about timing your day. Your guide is an expert in keeping guests on schedule, so you get the most out of your visit to Pearl Harbor.
Tickets Are Included
If you go to Pearl Harbor on your own, you need to deal with getting tickets for each of the attractions. The USS Arizona Memorial program, the Battleship Missouri, the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, and the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum each require separate tickets. When you book a Pearl Harbor tour, tickets for everything included in the tour are arranged for you!
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Many Pearl Harbor tours take you beyond the sights of the naval base to show you some of Hawaii’s local history. Drive past the Hawaii State Capitol and Iolani Palace, once home to the royalty of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Make a photo stop at the iconic King Kamehameha Statue. Most tours also drive through the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl Crater, the final resting place for thousands of military men and women.
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Do you wish to learn how to add a font to design space, precisely Cricut? If yes, this post is for you. While there are many fonts in the Cricut design space that you can use, you may want to use a custom font.
Most of the Cricut fonts are free, while the premium ones are massively low-cost. However, the focus here is not the price of Cricut fonts. It is about adding custom fonts to your design space for your project. Follow the steps below
Can I Add Font To Cricut Design Space?
Yes, you can! That is why the Cricut Design Space is unique. You can add as many custom fonts for your project as you want. It offers that sort of flexibility.
Adding your font to the Cricut Design Space app will make your creative work easier and faster. You can choose a font from an extensive collection of options to create your designs. That is what happens when you add custom fonts to the application.
How Can You Find Fonts To Add To Your Design Space?
You can find fonts with ease on the internet. You can even download free fonts to use. There are many well-designed free fonts perfect for professional projects. You can download them and use them for free.
Most of us used to download fonts online, not minding where they are from. But over the years, some fantastic platforms that provide good quality and irresistible fonts have popped up.
So, if you’re looking for fonts to incorporate into your Cricut Design Space, check out the options below.
- Creative Market
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Is It Advisable To Add Free Font To Design Space?
People appreciate free things. And some free fonts are worth using. They are cool for personal projects.
Unfortunately, numerous challenges come with free fonts. Firstly, most of them boast a personal use license, which means you can only use them for individual projects.
If you want to use a font for a project you plan to sell, you must ensure the font has a commercial use license. Using a free font with a personal use license for a commercial project can land you in trouble. So, it is not advisable.
Another common issue with free fonts is that they are poorly designed. Using a poorly-designed font on a project you plan to sell or showcase to a wider audience is inappropriate.
You can fix the poorly shaped fonts using techniques like kerning, letter spacing, and other solutions. Unfortunately, not everyone has time for such. Fixing a poorly designed font before using it can take time and effort. Purchasing fonts with a commercial license will save you the hassle.
A Handy Tip: If you still want to use a free font, check the type of license the font has before using it. If it has a personal use license, ensure you use it only for individual projects.
What Do .otf and .ttf Fonts Mean?
When you download fonts, it will come in either of two formats – the .ttf or .oft.
The.OTF fonts mean Open Type font, while the. TTF font means True Type font.
What’s the difference between both font file types?
When you compare the .otf and the .ttf fonts, you’ll notice that the former boasts more advanced features. The .otf fonts boast embellishments and memorable characters that offer more options when creating designs with type.
So, when downloading fonts, ensure you download in the .otf format. But if you cannot download the font in the .oft format, the .ttf will also work perfectly.
How To Add Font To Design Space
How can you get the custom fonts you seek in Cricut? That is the question we’re going to address.
You can only use a font if you download it to your device. So, here, we will discuss how to add fonts to any device.
We will discuss how to add fonts to PCs, Macs, and mobile devices. By the way, you can use Cricut on any device. You can create designs with type on the go straight on your mobile device.
We have explained the two formats your fonts can come in. There is the .ttf and the .otf font. The latter is more robust and offers more advanced features. But as earlier explained, a .ttf font is acceptable.
So, here is how to install the custom font on your device. Let’s start by explaining how to do it on PC, then we can move to Mac, and finally, mobile devices.
1: Font Installation On PC
- Click on the zip folder:
After downloading the font, click on the zip folder. Inside the zip folder, you’ll find different files. Note that you have to unzip them.
- Select all the fonts in the zip folder and click “Extract All.”
- Choose where you want the folder located. For example, you can deposit the folder on your desktop.
- Go to where you extracted the folder and Select the unzipped font. Right-click and install it on your computer.
A Handy Tip: Once you install the font on your computer, you can access it on the Cricut Design Space.
2: Font installation on Mac
- Download the font to your device. That is the first thing you need to do.
- The font will download to your computer as a zip folder. Please right-click on the folder to unzip it.
- Choose the three fonts and ctrl + click. This will bring out a menu. Choose “Open With” on the menu, then “Font Book.”
- A box will appear for you to install the font on your computer. Click to install the font. You can access the installed font in your FontBook.
A Handy Tip: Downloading and installing the font on your computer is all you need to access your Cricut Design Space.
3: Font installation on a mobile device (iPad or iOS):
You can download the font to your mobile device (iOS or iPad). But you must download a font manager before doing so.
An example of a font manager you can use is the iFont application. It is one of the most popular font managers you can find. It is also what we will recommend for this process.
So, if you have the font manager downloaded and installed on your mobile device, you’re ready to install the font on your mobile device. Let’s get started.
- Open the iFont app installed on your mobile device. On the lower toolbar, click the “Font Finder icon.”
- You’ll find an extensive collection of fonts. Please choose the one you like to use and download it to your device.
- In the bottom toolbar, click on the installer. Click the install button displayed next to the font. Allow any permission pop that appears while installing the font.
- Close the iFont application.
- Open your mobile phone’s settings.
- Click on the icon “Profile Download.” Go to General>VPN>Device Management if you don’t find the “Profile Download” option in the device’s settings. After that, tap to install on your device.
- Provide your passcode once prompted, and next, click on “install.” If asked to “Allow” any permission settings, do so.
- For the final time, click on “install” to finish the installation process.
4: Font installation on mobile (Android device)
Font installation on an Android device is as easy as installing fonts on an iPhone or iPad. The first step is to download a free font manager. You can use the iFont app.
The iPhone app works for Android and iOS devices, including iPads. But remember that not all Android devices are compatible with this application. If the iPhone app can’t run smoothly on your Android device, use a different type of font manager.
Here is how to download and install the font on your Android device.
- Download the iPhone app to your Android device and install it.
- After installation, open the font manager (iFont app) and click on the “Font Finder.”
- Font finder will display a wide array of fonts for you. Please select the one you like and download it.
- After downloading the font, go to your “Download files” to locate the downloaded font file.
- If the font file is zipped ( .zip file), you have to extract the file before anything else. Select the file format from the ZIP you’d like your font to be. You have to choose between .otf and .ttf. Now, click on “Extract to.” Extract the file to Android SD Card > iFont > Custom.
- Open the font manager, and go to My > My Font. Get a font preview to know if you’re still cool with it, and install it on your device.
- That’s it; you have installed your dream font on your Android device.
How To Add Fonts To Design Space
Installing the fonts in your computer means you can now access them and use them on Cricut. But how is this done? How can you access the fonts in the Design Space?
Follow the steps below to learn how to add your downloaded fonts to Cricut.
1: Get the Cricut Design Space. Skip this section if you already have a Design Space. But if you don’t have it, download and install it. Cricut runs on Mac, PC, and mobile devices (iOS, iPad, and Androids).
2: Open the Design Space on the device you’re using. If the fonts don’t appear, restart the application. The issue will be resolved, and your fonts will show up correctly in the Cricut Design Space
- Create a new project by opening up a new Canvas
- Check the left toolbar and choose the text tool
- Hit the font drop-down menu. This will display the different font choices. Now, choose “System” to view only fonts installed on your system will be displayed.
- If you choose the “All fonts” option, you’ll see both the Cricut and system-based fonts.
- Choose the font you want from the list. The final step is to size and color the text as desired.
Features of Great Cuttable Fonts
How do you identify a good font, one that is cuttable? The truth of the matter is that all fonts aren’t the same. Some are much easier to cut and work with than others.
You can identify fonts that are easy to cut or cuttable by analyzing each font before downloading. Look at the font carefully; does it have a solid but smooth edge? If yes, then you can download it.
There are specific fonts you should avoid. Examples include brush fonts, sketch fonts, and others with massive textures. Avoid these fonts, and you’ll be good.
You can cut any font on your Cricut Design Space. The issue is time. Cutting fonts can be time-consuming and tedious when you have a project to work on. It is better to channel your energy to producing your design than cutting fonts.
You have learned how to add font to design space. It is a simple process, as you can see. The first step is to download the font you want to your device. You can download the font to a PC, Mac, or mobile device.
On a mobile device, you’ll need a font manager. An example of a good font manager serving users for a long while is the iFont app. Then, download and install the app on your mobile device before downloading, unzipping, and installing the fonts of your choice.
Free fonts are great but aren’t the best options for commercial projects or ones you plan to sell. Besides, most free fonts come with a personal use license, which only allows you to use them for personal use.
So, if you want to use your project for commercial purposes, purchase fonts with a commercial license. |
A slot is a small opening or groove in a piece of hardware or equipment. It can be used to hold letters, postcards or other mail. It can also be used to secure a piece of machinery or device.
A slots game is a type of gambling where the player istasked with selecting symbols that appear on revolving mechanical reels in order to determine the outcome. Modern slots use computer chips that are programmed to determine the probability of a symbol appearing on a payline.
There are many different types of slots, including three-reel, five-reel, and video slots. These games have different pay tables, which vary according to the game.
Historically, all slot machines used revolving mechanical reels to display and determine results. These reels had a limited number of possible combinations, making it difficult to offer large jackpots.
In the 1980s, slot machine manufacturers began incorporating electronics into their products, which allowed them to program the computers to assign a different probability to every symbol on the physical reels. This enabled them to calculate probabilities based on statistical data and thereby improve the odds of winning on any given spin.
While this was a good thing, it did make the game boring to play and resulted in higher losses for the player. This is one reason why modern slots have multiple reels and a random number generator.
The slots game can be played for fun or for real money. Regardless of the type of slot you play, it is important to understand how to manage your bankroll and how to avoid becoming too invested in any single game.
Set a budget for yourself before you start playing slots. It is essential to stay on your budget so that you can avoid going broke in a short amount of time.
When you are ready to play, select the desired number of coins and then click the spin button. Most slots have a credit meter on the machine that indicates how much money you have left to play.
Often, players will choose the maximum bets on slots in order to increase their chances of winning. However, this strategy is risky and should only be done under the guidance of an experienced slot player.
If you find that you are losing more than you should, it is time to stop playing at that machine and try something else. You may even want to switch to a different type of slot or play at a lower bet amount.
You should always check the pay table for any specific slot machine before you start playing. It is essential to know what the payouts are and how frequently they happen.
In addition, you should also check for any glitches in the slot game that could potentially pay out a jackpot. Some slot machines will give out a large bonus if you spin several times with a low bet amount.
Unlike land-based casinos, where players can only wager a certain amount of money at a time, online slot machines let you bet any amount and win as much or as little as you like. Moreover, online slot machines are more reliable and can be played 24/7. This makes them a great alternative to land-based casinos for online gamblers. |
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Join me in thanking Richard Sanders. Send him an email — here’s how.
Wed, Nov 2, 2022
I urge everyone to send an email to Richard Sanders thanking him:
* For having the courage to take on this corrupt Attorney General (many lawyers “took a pass” because they were afraid of retaliation).
* For taking on a case where the accused was in bankruptcy (not a lot of attorneys would’ve done that).
* For writing such brilliant briefs in this case.
* For presenting such exceptional oral arguments (click on image to watch short clip):
* For his tenacity and perseverance.
* For his principled defense of free speech, political participation, and civil liberties.
* For taking on this Herculean task so that I can focus all my energies on continuing to fight for the people of our state and our nation.
Here’s how to send him a thank you email — it’s easy:
Copy & paste in the “To” line of the email:
Copy & paste in the Subject line:
Richard, I really appreciate all your efforts
Copy & paste in the body (or write something on your own):
Richard, I really appreciate all your efforts. You are a principled, courageous man for taking on this corrupt AG. Your briefs have been excellent and your oral arguments brilliant. Thank you for defending Tim and his family from Bob Ferguson’s abuse of power. I admire your tenacity and perseverance and I am grateful that you are in our corner and fighting so hard for our rights. Regardless of how the courts ultimately rule on this, you are exposing the truth about this gross injustice and that alone makes this fight worth it. I want you to know that there are SO MANY PEOPLE who are out here cheering you on. I pray we will ultimately prevail and you will succeed at righting this wrong. My best to you and your family as you continue to fight this worthy battle.
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These are 2 essential disciplines that sit at the heart of the trading strategies and methods . Is It Worth Copying On Pepperstone …
Numerous will look at trading one in isolation, nevertheless, combining the two disciplines can be incredibly powerful.
Technical analysis involves the use of charts to better comprehend market behaviour and determine possibility as well as the risk-to-reward trade-off. Together with price action analysis, it can be a powerful tool to understand the capacity for a future move, as well as offering insight to assist with danger management. Learn more about technical analysis tools.
Basic analysis involves the analysis of news flow and how new details can affect the rates of markets. Think of it similar to a journey. Basic traders aren’t just worried about moving from A to B, they wish to comprehend what caused the relocation and what will take the move to C. Find out more about fundamental”analysis.
In forex trading, having an understanding of what in fact drives a currency is crucial. This is so we can take a view on how that independent variable might respond and what could be the ramifications for the currency.
We know over one-third of Australia’s exports are negotiated with China, so the AUD (Australia dollar) is often highly sensitive to Chinese information, or changes to monetary or financial policy. Therefore a trader might look to purchase the AUD needs to they feel the Chinese central bank (the PBoC) will cut rates to spur domestic intake.
For more insights from both a technical and fundamental viewpoint, sign up to Chris Weston’s Daily Fix or our weekly newsletter, covering market analysis, high-impact economic events and trade chances.
Utilize is the structure of your trading experience with us. It involves obtaining an amount of money to trade. By placing a small percentage of the total market exposure as margin, it opens up a world of chance to speculate or even protect portfolios.
The lower the needed preliminary margin or the deposit on the complete market value of the position, the greater the utilize, and vice versa. Leverage varies depending on what instrument you’re trading and what jurisdiction you fall under. We provide all our retail DFSA clients an optimum leverage of as much as 30:1, whilst our expert DFSA customers can have a maximum leverage of approximately 500:1.
What leverage of 30:1 methods is that for every $1 that you have in your trading account, you can accomplish a $30 notional direct exposure in the forex market. This doesn’t imply a money balance of $1,000 will force you to go into trades of $30,000 (the optimum take advantage of possible). Think of trading with utilize as driving a vehicle: you do not constantly require to drive at full speed and especially not on a hazardous road.
This is where position sizing is very important. Naturally, the scale of utilize our traders use brings differing degrees of risk, so understanding your correct position sizing is essential. Higher utilize offers increased market direct exposure, which can be appealing for those with the experience and skills who can harness this to drive larger swings in earnings or loss (P&L), or damaging to the portfolio of someone brand-new to trading without a threat management strategy in place. Learn more about how to handle risk and compute your position”size.
Pepperstone uses clients the most total trading experience in the online forex broker community. The broker’s lightning-fast execution systems, several account types, competitive prices, and multiple platforms (MT4 and MT5, and complete cTrader performance) outshine the vast bulk of around the world forex brokers.
Being FCA-regulated provides trustworthiness to the company, however the inconsistency of using negative balance defense while doing not have guaranteed stop losses is a bit disconcerting. Substandard site upkeep speaks to an absence of attention to detail. Client service is somewhat above average, and the education brochure is adequate.
Overall, Pepperstone uses an exceptional trade experience for all types of traders, whether it is low spreads for the cost-conscious trader or user interface functionality for the more highly innovative trader.
Pepperstone is a fast and trustworthy CFD broker with 1250+ assets covering forex, products, indices, etfs, and shares. CFDs can be traded on 4 leading platforms with a choice of accounts and base currencies. The broker boasts an impressive 99.94% fill rate without any requotes or dealing desk intervention.
Pepperstone uses monetary spread wagering to both professional and retail traders. Bet on forex, indices, shares and more on the powerful MT4, MT5, TradingView and cTrader platforms. Pepperstone also provides exceptional training materials for traders brand-new to spread out bets.
Pepperstone uses a remarkable series of third-party platforms, consisting of DupliTrade, a tool that allows investors to instantly reproduce the trading activity of professionals. Trading signals are likewise readily available, identifying possible entry and exit points.
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Traders can pick from two live accounts: Standard and Razor. The main difference is the rates structure– the Requirement account utilizes variable spreads without any commissions, which will attract lots of newbies, while the Razor account is best for investors searching for the tightest spreads.
Both accounts provide access to all instruments and have the exact same $0 minimum deposit and 0.01 minimum order size.
Accounts can also be opened in numerous base currencies, including USD, EUR, GBP and AUD, making it simple to manage your account in a hassle-free currency.
We are reassured to see a swap-free account is supported for Muslim traders. A spread wagering option is likewise readily available to UK traders.
Pepperstone provides a good choice of low-priced, fast and safe and secure deposit methods. With that stated, we found that the supported payment approaches depend on your location.
EU and UK traders, for example, can utilize credit/cards, bank wire transfers and PayPal. Traders registered under other entities can access additional e-wallets, consisting of POLi, BPay, Skrill and Neteller.
Importantly, I find that adding money to my Pepperstone account is basic, with cards and PayPal offering near– instant financing. The broker does not charge any deposit or withdrawal costs, which is a big plu
Never ever miss out on an opportunity to follow WTI and Brent Crude cost movements with our global market news and analysis. We have a group of skilled trading research experts who follow markets 24/7 around the world.
Don’t be thrown off course by the language utilized in trading circles. Like every market, trading has its own subtleties but once you invest the time getting your head around what all of it means, you’ll be well on your way to developing your trading capability and confidence.
Take positions on cryptos like Bitcoin with approximately 1:10 take advantage of. Pepperstone likewise offers popular altcoins, as well as crypto indices, which provide a holistic view on the digital currency market. Pepperstone is one of the most credible crypto brokers we have actually evaluated.
Konstantinos from support assisted me with my application status demand effectively, via email and online chat.
It is a great broker. No problems with withdrawals. They offer excellent platform – quick, easy to use (there is space for improvement and hopefully they will continue the development).
Excellent response when I experienced an obstacle. I was New and the team directed me on what I ought to do. Keep it up that spirit
Papperstone has made all dirty mechanism to take client money in various ways. In my case – I opened 4 live accounts in 4 various brokers named Papperstone, Valutrade, TMGM.TradeMax & Tickmill with nearly same deposit, very same criteria. I use my extremely own personal EA in all 4 accounts with same settings. My EA is tested for 5 years & shown. If swap in the worrying instructions of the concerning sign is found positive, it takes trades just. Broker has to pay me swap if my trades are held overnight. After a month, I noticed that my equity is constantly decreasing in Pepperstone while equity in my other 3 accounts doubled in the same time. I discovered that instead of crediting me swap worth they are deducting swap worth from my account even the following day of the trades when I begin investigating. On my complain via livechat, they informed me that they ‘d opened a ticket & investigating. Their first reaction was denial of my claim saying that they do not see any swap was deducted from my account.
When I submit a proof (screenshot) through email, they took 15 days (!) to come up with a response! After 15 days, they come out with a phony explanation of swap calculation of a symbol which I did not complain, even I never traded on that sign, even which was not available in their sign list. Note: They initially decreased. Due to their stealing of my cash, my positions were stopped out due to absence of money & my account is now almost ZERO, whereas my other accounts in other brokers get more than double in the exact same time with exact same parameters/Setting
Thanks to TradingView I found the most competitive broker. Thanks Becca you saved my day and the brand image.
When I began trading years back and now I have a professional account there, pepperstone was my first broker. I appreciate many things they offer, consisting of the kind and timely customer care, the pro take advantage of (probably the very best around, specially for indices), the fair spreads, the execution and the option of platforms. It really is an outstanding trading environment.
Very helpful and has actually connected me to lots of helpful resources for a brand-new trader. This took away lots of concerns and then doubts when it comes to entering positions with self-confidence.
After evaluating each broker based on their number of held licenses, years in company, and a series of other data-driven variables, we have actually figured out that Interactive Brokers (99) made a greater Trust Rating than Pepperstone
Pepperstone uses uncomplicated access to the markets which allows the customer to focus on the complex task of trying to successfully trade the marketplaces. Pepperstone is preferably matched to traders that desire a manageable variety of inexpensive offerings, multiple choices of interface and account types, and efficient client support. Investopedia’s ranking algorithm factored in these attributes in stating Pepperstone as the very best Forex Broker for Trading Experience in 2020.
Website upkeep leaves a lot to be wanted. Among the hallmarks of an efficient organization, specifically in 2020, is its web presence. While Pepperstone’s website has an user-friendly feel, there are a few pages with either incorrect, outdated, and/or insufficient info.
Pepperstone does decline U.S. clients due to regulative restraints, which precludes it from truly being considered an international broker. This would be a red flag were it not for the fact that the business is regulated by the FCA which, along with U.S. regulatory agencies (NFA, CFTC), is widely considered to be the preeminent regulative body.
Pepperstone does not offer “unfavorable balance defense” for non-U.K./ E.U. clients. This indicates that a client can lose more than their account balance and wind up owing money to the broker.
Pepperstone does not provide guaranteed stop loss orders (GSLO) for anybody. GSLOs protect the trader from market gap threat and many
Pepperstone offers a broad range of platforms to fit every Is It Worth Copying On Pepperstone financial investment and trading style. The platforms are third-party, white-label offerings, as Pepperstone has shied away from constructing an exclusive interface.
Pepperstone’s cTrader is a streamlined trading platform that is readily available as a download or web-based interface, which is simple and stable to gain access to from any internet browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer). This platform offers an upgraded feel and look, one-click trading, and complete combination across desktop and mobile platforms, which improve the trading experience for all types of traders.
Pepperstone’s cTrader has a user friendly and basic interface where traders can establish watchlists, evaluate charts, place and display trades, have access to an instrument’s “depth-of-market,” and keep up with upcoming events with the marketplace calendar. The technical analysis charts can be broadened to full screen and include more than 70 technical indicators that you can apply over several time frames, from tick charts to monthly charts.
The Autochartist program creates trade concepts based upon technical analysis patterns. The platform in addition supplies traders with the alternative of “copy” or “social” trading, which can be accessed through the desktop trading platform, and likewise automating their own techniques. |
These are two crucial disciplines that sit at the heart of the trading plans and methods . Is Xrp On Pepperstone …
Numerous will look at trading one in isolation, nevertheless, combining the two disciplines can be extremely powerful.
Technical analysis involves using charts to better understand market behaviour and ascertain possibility along with the risk-to-reward trade-off. Together with cost action analysis, it can be a potent tool to comprehend the potential for a future move, in addition to supplying insight to help with threat management. Find out more about technical analysis tools.
Basic analysis includes the interpretation of news flow and how new information can affect the rates of markets. Think about it similar to a journey. Essential traders aren’t just concerned about moving from A to B, they want to comprehend what triggered the relocation and what will take the transfer to C. Discover more about fundamental”analysis.
In forex trading, having an understanding of what actually drives a currency is important. This is so we can take a view on how that independent variable may respond and what could be the implications for the currency.
For instance, we know over one-third of Australia’s exports are transacted with China, so the AUD (Australia dollar) is often highly sensitive to Chinese information, or changes to financial or financial policy. Therefore a trader may want to buy the AUD needs to they feel the Chinese central bank (the PBoC) will cut rates to spur domestic consumption.
For more insights from both a fundamental and technical viewpoint, register to Chris Weston’s Daily Fix or our weekly newsletter, covering market analysis, high-impact economic events and trade chances.
Take advantage of is the foundation of your trading experience with us. It includes obtaining an amount of money to trade. By putting a small portion of the overall market exposure as margin, it opens up a world of opportunity to hypothesize or perhaps safeguard portfolios.
The lower the needed initial margin or the deposit on the full market value of the position, the higher the take advantage of, and vice versa. Leverage varies depending upon what instrument you’re trading and what jurisdiction you fall under. We offer all our retail DFSA clients a maximum utilize of up to 30:1, whilst our professional DFSA clients can have a maximum utilize of up to 500:1.
What utilize of 30:1 means is that for every $1 that you have in your trading account, you can accomplish a $30 notional exposure in the forex market. This doesn’t imply a cash balance of $1,000 will require you to enter trades of $30,000 (the optimum utilize possible). Consider trading with take advantage of as driving a car: you do not always require to drive at full speed and particularly not on a harmful roadway.
Naturally, the scale of take advantage of our traders utilize brings varying degrees of risk, so understanding your proper position sizing is essential. Greater leverage offers increased market direct exposure, which can be appealing for those with the experience and skills who can harness this to drive bigger swings in profit or loss (P&L), or damaging to the portfolio of somebody brand-new to trading without a danger management plan in place.
Pepperstone uses customers the most complete trading experience in the online forex broker community. The broker’s lightning-fast execution systems, multiple account types, competitive prices, and several platforms (MT4 and MT5, and complete cTrader performance) beat the vast majority of around the world forex brokers.
Being FCA-regulated lends reliability to the firm, but the inconsistency of offering unfavorable balance security while lacking ensured stop losses is a bit disturbing. Substandard site maintenance talks to an absence of attention to detail. Customer support is slightly above average, and the education catalog is adequate.
In general, Pepperstone uses an exceptional trade experience for all types of traders, whether it is low spreads for the cost-conscious trader or user interface functionality for the more highly advanced trader.
Pepperstone is a reputable and quick CFD broker with 1250+ properties covering forex, products, shares, indices, and ETFs. CFDs can be traded on four leading platforms with a choice of accounts and base currencies. The broker boasts an excellent 99.94% fill rate with no requotes or dealing desk intervention.
Pepperstone provides monetary spread wagering to both professional and retail traders. Bet on forex, indices, shares and more on the effective MT4, MT5, TradingView and cTrader platforms. Pepperstone likewise supplies outstanding training materials for traders new to spread out bets.
Pepperstone uses a remarkable series of third-party platforms, consisting of DupliTrade, a tool that permits investors to immediately reproduce the trading activity of professionals. Trading signals are also readily available, determining potential entry and exit points.
Finest Overall Broker – DayTrading.com 2023
Best Trading App – DayTrading.com 2022
Best Forex Broker – DayTrading.com 2021
Traders can pick from 2 live accounts: Standard and Razor. The main distinction is the prices structure– the Requirement account uses variable spreads without any commissions, which will appeal to many beginners, while the Razor account is best for investors searching for the tightest spreads.
Both accounts use access to all instruments and have the very same $0 minimum deposit and 0.01 minimum order size.
Accounts can also be opened in numerous base currencies, including USD, EUR, GBP and AUD, making it easy to manage your account in a hassle-free currency.
We are assured to see a swap-free account is supported for Muslim traders. A spread wagering solution is also readily available to UK traders.
Pepperstone provides an excellent selection of inexpensive, fast and safe deposit techniques. With that said, we discovered that the supported payment approaches depend on your place.
EU and UK traders, for instance, can use credit/cards, bank wire transfers and PayPal. Traders signed up under other entities can access additional e-wallets, including POLi, BPay, Skrill and Neteller.
Significantly, I discover that adding money to my Pepperstone account is simple, with cards and PayPal offering near– immediate financing. The broker does not charge any deposit or withdrawal costs, which is a huge plu
Never ever miss an opportunity to follow WTI and Brent Crude cost motions with our international market news and analysis. We have a team of knowledgeable trading research analysts who follow markets 24/7 worldwide.
Do not be thrown off course by the language utilized in trading circles. Like every industry, trading has its own subtleties but once you invest the time getting your head around what everything ways, you’ll be well on your method to building your trading skill set and confidence.
Take positions on cryptos like Bitcoin with up to 1:10 take advantage of. Pepperstone likewise uses popular altcoins, in addition to crypto indices, which offer a holistic view on the digital currency market. Pepperstone is one of the most trustworthy crypto brokers we have tested.
Konstantinos from support helped me with my application status demand extremely well, by means of email and online chat.
It is a great broker. No problems with withdrawals. They offer excellent platform – fast, easy to use (there is room for enhancement and hopefully they will continue the development).
When I experienced a difficulty, excellent response. I was New and the group guided me on what I need to do. Keep it up that spirit
Papperstone has actually made all filthy mechanism to take client cash in numerous methods. In my case – I opened 4 live accounts in 4 different brokers named Papperstone, Valutrade, TMGM.TradeMax & Tickmill with nearly same deposit, very same criteria. I utilize my very own individual EA in all 4 accounts with exact same settings. My EA is checked for 5 years & proven. If swap in the concerning direction of the concerning sign is discovered favorable, it takes trades just. Broker has to pay me swap if my trades are held overnight. After a month, I noticed that my equity is continually reducing in Pepperstone while equity in my other 3 accounts doubled in the exact same time. I found that rather of crediting me swap worth they are subtracting swap value from my account even the following day of the trades when I begin examining. On my grumble by means of livechat, they told me that they ‘d opened a ticket & examining. Their very first response was denial of my claim saying that they do not see any swap was deducted from my account.
When I send a proof (screenshot) by means of email, they took 15 days (!) to come up with an answer! After 15 days, they come out with a fake description of swap calculation of a symbol which I did not grumble, even I never traded on that symbol, even which was not available in their sign list. Keep in mind: They first decreased. Due to their stealing of my cash, my positions were stopped out due to absence of cash & my account is now almost absolutely no, whereas my other accounts in other brokers gain more than double in the exact same time with very same parameters/Setting
Thanks to TradingView I discovered the most competitive broker. Thanks Becca you saved my day and the brand image.
When I started trading years back and now I have an expert account there, pepperstone was my first broker. I appreciate many things they provide, including the kind and prompt customer care, the pro utilize (probably the best around, specifically for indices), the fair spreads, the execution and the choice of platforms. It truly is an outstanding trading environment.
Extremely helpful and has actually linked me to lots of helpful resources for a new trader. This took away lots of questions and then doubts when it comes to going into positions with self-confidence.
After examining each broker based on their variety of held licenses, years in service, and a range of other data-driven variables, we’ve figured out that Interactive Brokers (99) made a higher Trust Score than Pepperstone
Pepperstone uses uncomplicated access to the marketplaces which permits the customer to focus on the complex job of attempting to effectively trade the markets. Pepperstone is preferably suited to traders that desire a manageable range of affordable offerings, multiple options of interface and account types, and effective customer support. Investopedia’s ranking algorithm factored in these characteristics in stating Pepperstone as the very best Forex Broker for Trading Experience in 2020.
Website maintenance leaves a lot to be wanted. Among the hallmarks of an efficient organization, specifically in 2020, is its web existence. While Pepperstone’s site has an instinctive feel, there are a few pages with either incorrect, outdated, and/or insufficient info.
Pepperstone does decline U.S. clients due to regulative constraints, which precludes it from truly being considered a global broker. This would be a red flag were it not for the fact that the business is managed by the FCA which, in addition to U.S. regulatory agencies (NFA, CFTC), is extensively thought about to be the preeminent regulative body.
Pepperstone does not offer “unfavorable balance protection” for non-U.K./ E.U. clients. This suggests that a client can lose more than their account balance and wind up owing money to the broker.
Pepperstone does not offer ensured stop loss orders (GSLO) for anyone. GSLOs protect the trader from market space threat and many
Pepperstone uses a broad variety of platforms to suit every Is Xrp On Pepperstone financial investment and trading design. The platforms are third-party, white-label offerings, as Pepperstone has shied away from building a proprietary interface.
Pepperstone’s cTrader is a structured trading platform that is readily available as a download or web-based interface, which is stable and simple to gain access to from any web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer). This platform offers an updated look and feel, one-click trading, and complete integration across desktop and mobile platforms, which boost the trading experience for all types of traders.
Pepperstone’s cTrader has a simple and easy-to-use interface where traders can establish watchlists, examine charts, location and screen trades, have access to an instrument’s “depth-of-market,” and keep abreast of upcoming events with the market calendar. The technical analysis charts can be broadened to full screen and feature more than 70 technical signs that you can apply over various amount of time, from tick charts to monthly charts.
The Autochartist program generates trade ideas based on technical analysis patterns. The platform additionally supplies traders with the option of “copy” or “social” trading, which can be accessed through the desktop trading platform, and also automating their own techniques. |
Students and Staff Deploy Mobile Clinic for Emergency Relief Efforts
As Hurricane Irma approached Florida the first week in September, different groups within the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine rallied to provide assistance to pet owners, veterinarians and animals of many species throughout the state.
Responses began with preparations prior to the storm and continued during and after it with administration, faculty, staff and students involved in various aspects of the collective effort.
“I’m so proud of the way in which our college actively participated in providing assistance to so many groups and animals affected by Hurricane Irma,” said the college’s dean, James W. Lloyd, D.V.M., Ph.D.
“We were able to provide invaluable help to veterinarians and others in the veterinary medical profession who were adversely impacted by this storm, as well as to anxious pet owners in our own community and those areas more directly hit,” Lloyd added.
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How to Select the Right Pharmacist Tech Training Program Near Hartselle Alabama
Having decided to earn your pharmacy technician certificate or degree near HartselleAL, you may be pondering how to choose the best college to get your education and training. Usually the initial step is to locate colleges that offer the degree or diploma that you would like to earn. Many prospective students start by searching for colleges that are within commuting distance of their home, and then comparing the cost. While cost and location are important concerns when choosing a school, they are not the sole ones. Qualifications including accreditation and reputation need to be evaluated also. And if you prefer studying at home in front of your computer instead of in a classroom, then finding an accredited online school will also be included in your vetting process. We will address these qualifications and others that you will need to include when comparing pharmacy technician schools. But first, let's take a look at the certificate and degree options available.
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Pharmacy Tech Degrees and Diplomas
Students desiring to enroll in a pharmacy tech college are qualified as long as they have a high school diploma or a GED. There are essentially 2 options to becoming a tech whether you enroll in a community college or a vocational school. The first is to attain a diploma or a certificate, which usually can be accomplished in a year or less. These programs provide an introduction to the different facets of pharmacology and pharmaceutical technology and normally include lab and classroom training. A number of programs also include an internship at an accepted Hartselle AL pharmacy or similar facility. The second alternative is the Associate Degree program which generally involves about 2 years of studies. Although not needed for most entry level positions, it does furnish a more comprehensive education and can lead to more advanced positions or education down the road. Either program should furnish the necessary amount of training to pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam should the graduate choose to become certified.
Points to Ask Pharmacy Technician Colleges
After you have decided whether you would like to attain a degree or a certificate, and if you prefer to enroll in an online college or go to classes on campus, you can start to narrow your school options. There are many pharmacist tech colleges to choose from in the Hartselle AL area and throughout the USA, so you must create a list of qualifying questions so that you can compare community colleges and technical schools. As we addressed in our introduction, you will most likely initially look for programs that are within both your financial resources and driving distance from your Hartselle home. If you are willing to move or are have decided to enroll in an online pharmacy tech program, then location may not be critical. But there are a number of other variables that you must take into consideration so that you may properly compare schools. The following questions will assist you in gathering that information and help you to make your final selection.
Is the Pharmacist Technician Program Accredited? Most pharmacist technician programs and trade schools have obtained a national or regional accreditation. Among the most highly regarded accrediting agencies is the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Programs earning accreditation from the ASHP have been evaluated and certified to furnish a comprehensive superior education. Online schools may additionally obtain accreditation from the Distance Education and Training Council, which deals exclusively with distance or online education. Be sure to check that the degree or certificate program in addition to the school you select are accredited by a U.S. Department of Education recognized accrediting organization. Besides helping ensure that you receive a quality education, it can help in getting financial assistance or student loans, which are frequently not available for non-accredited schools. Also, certification might require that the program of training is accredited. And a number of Hartselle AL employers will only hire entry level employees that have earned a degree from an accredited school.
Does the College Prepare You for Certification? Certification is not required in all states, but numerous employers desire that the technicians they hire are certified. The pharmacy tech college needs to ready its students to pass the NHA or the PTCB exam. Students planning on obtaining NHA certification will additionally need one year of job experience. This requirement may be fulfilled by participating in a school sponsored internship program.
Does the School Provide Internship Programs? As we previously covered, the NHA requires a year of professional experience for certification, which may be satisfied by means of an internship program. One of the best ways to obtain hands on clinical experience as a pharmacy technician is to train out in the field. Most pharmacy technician degree or certificate programs also require practical training in order to graduate and an internship is a great way to satisfy the requirement. Ask if the colleges have associations with Hartselle Alabama area pharmacies, hospitals, or clinics for internship programs.
Does the School Offer Job Placement Help? Finding that initial position in Hartselle AL after graduation, particularly with no experience, can be a difficult endeavor without any assistance. Ask if the colleges you are researching have job assistance programs. If so, find out what their job placement rates are. A high job placement rate is an indication that the college has an excellent reputation within the profession generating demand for its graduates. It also means that it has a large network of employer relationships where it can place graduating students.
Where is the School Located? For a number of students, the college they pick will have to be within travelling distance of their Hartselle AL home. Students who have chosen to attend classes online obviously will not have to worry themselves with the location of the campus. However, the availability of local internships will be of concern. Something to bear in mind is that if you decide to enroll in a program that is out of state or even out of your local area, you might be required to pay a higher tuition. State colleges typically charge higher tuitions for out of state residents. And community colleges commonly charge a higher tuition for those students that live outside of their districts.
What are the Class Sizes ? Unless you are the sort of student that likes to sit far in the rear of the classroom or get lost in the crowd, you will undoubtedly prefer a small class size. Small classes enable more individual participation and one-on-one instruction. Ask the colleges you are reviewing what the average teacher to student ratio is for their classes. If practical you may want to sit in on one or more classes before making your final determination. This will also give you a chance to talk with some of the students and instructors to get their opinions regarding the pharmacist technician program as well.
Can the College Accommodate your Schedule? And finally you need to verify that the pharmacist tech college you finally select can provide the class schedule you need. This is particularly essential if you decide to continue working while attending school. If you must schedule evening or weekend classes in the Hartselle AL area, make sure that they are offered. If you can only attend part-time, verify if that is an option and how many credit hours or courses you would have to carry. Also, ask what the procedure is for making up any classes that you may miss as a result of illness, work or family emergencies.
Enroll in the Right Hartselle Pharmacy Technician School
Getting the ideal pharmacist tech training is an important first step to starting your career in a rewarding occupation where helping people with their wellness is your purpose. In the past, many pharmacy technicians were trained "on the job". These days, most pharmacies can no longer afford to do this and much prefer to hire formally educated technicians. Training is offered by trade schools, vocational and technical colleges, as well as community colleges. Most pharmacist technician colleges incorporate both classroom and clinical work. As we have addressed in this article, it's essential to select a school that is accredited and will ready you for certification. This is true both for classes online as well as for those attended on campus. If you make use of our additional tips you will be able to evaluate schools so that you are sure to make the best choice. With the right training and commitment you can reach your goal to become a pharmacist technician in Hartselle Alabama. |
Joe Philbin’s look of confusion and bewilderment has been on the faces of many Dolphins fans the past two weeks. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-US PRESSWIRE
As the 2015 calendar year gets closer, questions about the future of head coach Joe Philbin sit atop most if not all of the Miami Dolphins discussion boards and radio waves. Will he have a job a week from Monday when the Dolphins wrap up another disappointing completion to their season? The loss of Philbin will most assuredly mean the loss of several coaching staff members and could take the team into a new direction. While many believe that change is needed, the Dolphins have undergone significant change in the last ten years and Philbin may be the next one out the door.
The thing is the Dolphins could have curtailed some of these issues. Stephen Ross a young NFL owner should have fired Tony Sparano the second he wanted Jim Harbaugh. In 2011 Stephen Ross could have given Jeff Fisher the control that he desired and instead fired Jeff Ireland. More recently and likely more importantly, Ross could have and should have rebuilt his staff in 2013 when he fired Jeff Ireland and Mike Sherman. Had he fired Sherman, Ireland, and Philbin, the Dolphins would be looking at year one with a new head coach instead of looking at making yet again another change. Of course next year that change may be Ryan Tannehill. They are after all linked together. |
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Butch Doan ([email protected])
Butch Doan (Phoenix 64) discovered a program at Fort Campbell that the 101st is developing for the new museum. This is a terrific opportunity to honor the Phoenix, especially the KIAs, at Fort Campbell's new facility.
A new Fort Campbell Historical Complex is being added to the existing Don F. Pratt Museum facility, called the Wings of Liberty Military Museum. According to its website, "The museum will continue to preserve significant, historic military artifacts for future generations. Visitors to the museum complex will gain a better understanding of military tactics and historic military events." The grounds will include commemorative monuments to combat, combat support, and combat service support units.
As one source of funding, the Fort Campbell Historical Foundation is selling commemorative bricks. Bricks will be engraved with a name and installed in the "Pathway of Legends" at the new Fort Campbell Historical Complex. Interested service units will be able to dedicate sections to their members.
Butch's discussions with museum officials have led to a plan whereby a 150-brick section of the pathway will be dedicated to the Phoenix. The idea is a mosaic of bricks engraved with the names of Vietnam Phoenix KIAs and DATs, surrounded by bricks with the names of surviving members. In addition, in front of our section, a placard will list the unit activation date and other pertinent information about the Phoenix.
The museum director prefers to have each particular group or unit coordinate their own names and donations. Butch has offered to serve as Phoenix coordinator. The cost is $36 per brick, which is tax deductible. Each brick may contain up to three lines of text, each with a maximum of 14 characters, including spaces. The first line should contain the full name. The middle line should contain the in-country tour dates, or the KIA or DAT date. The last line may be the callsign or other duty designation, for example Phoenix 22 or CE 612.
Names, dates, ranks, or any other information may be included on the bricks, as long as the guidelines are met (three lines, each a maximum of 14 characters including spaces). In addition to purchasing a brick for yourself we hope to raise enough additional donation funds to make sure we have one for all of our KIAs, as well as those who died after their tours. |
Plastic products are strikingly ubiquitous, from space-age industrial components to cheap souvenirs. Though this ubiquity presents an environmental dilemma to any plastic producer, demand for this inexpensive and versatile miracle material is expected only to increase.
While the reduction in plastic use remains a difficult sell, thoughtful design of plastic products can be more environmentally friendly and maintain the desired performance.
Antimicrobial Additives as a Holistic Solution
As the market for plastics continues to grow, antimicrobial additives promise a progressive approach to plastic production with their various benefits. Additives with antimicrobial properties are widely available from additive manufacturers and offer multiple properties that can enhance performance in specific applications. At the same time, these additives can alleviate broader issues with all plastic products, such as recyclability. If the Pandemic has done anything, everyone is more conscious of our surroundings and personal health. Antimicrobial additives are a way to build another layer of defense.
The U.S. healthcare industry consumes a large number of antimicrobial plastic products. Hospitals have used antimicrobial impregnated plastics to combat hospital-acquired infections as part of a more comprehensive infection control program. That demand is expected to increase as product regulations tighten. A plastic that inhibits microbes grants an obvious advantage in medical products where efficacy is often dependent on sterility.
Microbes present an inherent threat to the quality and safety of our food. Food spoilage is directly tied to microbial contamination and proliferation. While it is possible to incorporate antimicrobial components into food, antimicrobial additives provide reliable control over microorganisms when used in plastic packaging, films, and containers. Antimicrobials can decrease the reproduction of fungi and bacteria by creating an environment hostile to replication, yet with zero alteration to taste.
Bacteria, fungi, or algae can render plastic unusable in different ways. Products can suffer complete mechanical failure due to enzymatic degradation, or they may acquire a foul odor from microbe byproducts. Antimicrobial additives can target specific organisms, protecting the function of plastics in a wide variety of applications.
A secondary benefit of highly targeted antimicrobial properties is making products easier to recycle at the end of their lifetime. While an additive can prevent degradation during use, it can also allow degradation by a different enzymatic recycling process. Additionally, an antimicrobial additive reduces the presence of contaminants, potentially increasing the number of useful lifetimes of a product.
Combating Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial plastics offer an indirect method of combating AMR (Antimicrobial) by simply reducing the probability of contracting an infection from plastic products. If the integration of an antimicrobial additive can decrease infection rates, it can prevent the use of antibiotics and reduce the risk of developing resistant microbes. By achieving a >95% kill ratio, we can decrease the risk of creating antimicrobial resistance.
Where to Buy Plastic Additives
A variety of additives, including antimicrobial, are available from high-quality manufacturers such as Phoenix Plastics and can significantly benefit aspects of plastic products. |
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Hello! Welcome to this space! My name is Dr. Gilliard, I have years of clinical work experience and advocacy experience and exude a strong passion for working with underserved populations through a trauma-focused lens. From inpatient psychiatric facilities to PHP/IOP settings, I specialize in depression/mood disorders, trauma-informed care, severe mental illness, and a variety of other presenting concerns. I offer a vulnerable, safe space that empowers clients to establish autonomy over their mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being. Instilling validation, compassion, hope, and empathy in client narratives are key factors within her clinical practice. As an experienced clinician, I am dedicated to working from a collaborative approach with clients to create positive changes in their lives.
My clinical practice has been supplemented through counseling, research, supervision, and teaching. My primary area of research and treatment specifically focuses on childhood sexual abuse (CSA) within African American communities and families. I am also an adjunct professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology teaching master's students in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and Counseling Psychology program. I work with individuals, their families, and couples to resolve conflicts within the family system. The most recent rewarding part of my professional life was obtaining my Ph.D. in Counselor Education & Supervision from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology.
I look forward to working with you and your family to work towards a life in which you can Heal, Rise and Soar!
Who I Serve:
Individuals (18 and up)
Therapist in therapy
Race and Racial Identity
Major Life Transitions
Grief & Loss
High Achieving Women
Phd in Counselor Education & Supervision- Chicago School of Psychology- 2021
Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Trauma Specialization- Chicago School of Psychology. 2017
Bachelors of Psychology- Chicago State University 2010
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Since there are no official restrictions put on "Conspiracy theorists" or a strict margin on when a question becomes "Stupid", we could safely assume that questions are judged and authorized currently in an affable way.
Besides that, the question word why is not the only type that might lead to a purposeless question:
- How're people ok with this?
- Don't you guys think this is stupid?
- What were they thinking?
- When will NASA start listening to me?
OK, you get the point.
In my opinion, Just doing all those things we could with those tools provided to us, in the absence of which moderators could be notified, would ensure a genuine silly-question could be taken care of. |
About 10 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis (OA), a painful condition in which the cushioning cartilage between bones wears away. To ease pain, OA sufferers often take supplements, the best known being glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate. Glucosamine is thought to inhibit inflammation and stimulate cartilage cell growth, while chondroitin may strengthen cartilage and increase its resilience. Thus, they may actually impact the degeneration process.
Available without a prescription, glucosamine and chondroitin are usually taken as one tablet by mouth and are well tolerated. The most commonly reported side effects include nausea, diarrhea or constipation, heartburn and increased intestinal gas.
There are some contraindications, however.
- People with diabetes should use caution when taking glucosamine because it may raise blood sugar.
- Those taking blood-thinning medication (anticoagulants) should also check with their doctors before taking these supplements.
- Because glucosamine is extracted from a substance in shellfish, people allergic to shellfish should consult their doctors before using a glucosamine and chondroitin supplement.
- Glucosamine and chondroitin are not recommended for children, women who are pregnant and women who could become pregnant.
Before taking these supplements, check with your doctor to review other medications you are taking and help you decide if glucosamine and chondroitin are right for you.
Studies of the benefits of glucosamine and chondroitin have been inconclusive, but research regarding exercise is not! Exercise remains one of the best treatments for OA. We can design an individual program of exercises, which will help keep your joints flexible, the muscles around the joints strong, bone and cartilage tissue strong and healthy, and reduce pain.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kim Gladfelter, MPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Women's Health Physical Therapy Specialist at PhysioFit Physical Therapy & Wellness
Kim Gladfelter is a physical therapist, Pilates instructor, educator, author, and co-founder of PhysioFit Physical Therapy & Wellness. She is known as a keen, well-rounded expert of healing through movement and women’s health specialist in the Silicon Valley area.
Kim has helped men and women of all ages to stay active and feel their best. She also writes about managing pain in her health columns, blogs and the local Los Altos Town Crier newspaper as well as reaches out to the local community, support groups, schools, libraries, and sports centers to advise and educate on body awareness and therapeutic exercise. |
Integrated real estate service provider that provides value to real estate companies, investors, and others through the development of a wide range of asset types, including residential, office, and logistics, and the use of financial techniques. 3 investments in total in May 2016, April 2017, and December 2020.
Japan's top pharmaceutical company in terms of market share in medical Kampo products; invested in October 2017 and established a joint venture in Shenzhen in June 2018.
Pharmaceutical company with strengths in infectious diseases, pain, and the central nervous system; invested in March 2020; established joint ventures in Hong Kong in August 2020 and Shanghai in November 2020.
A holding company that manages businesses including Funeral, information, and HR segment.
Also known for its subsidiary Tokyohakuzen Co., Ltd. which operates crematoriums and funeral venues (crematoriums that also function as venues for funeral ceremonies) at six locations in Tokyo. Invested in January 2022. |
Website maintenance is an important aspect of owning and operating a website, as it helps ensure that the site is running smoothly, is up-to-date, and is secure. Here are some key points to consider when it comes to website maintenance:
- Regular updates: It is important to regularly update your website with fresh content, such as blog posts or new products, to keep visitors engaged and coming back for more. This can also help improve your website’s search engine ranking.
- Security: Ensuring that your website is secure is crucial, as cyber attacks can not only compromise the data of your website and its users, but also damage your reputation. Make sure to regularly update your website’s security measures, such as installing SSL certificates and using strong passwords.
- Performance: A slow-loading website can be frustrating for users and may even drive them away. To ensure optimal performance, consider using tools to monitor and optimize your website’s speed, such as caching plugins or a content delivery network (CDN).
- Mobile optimization: With the increasing use of smartphones and tablets to access the internet, it is important to ensure that your website is mobile-friendly. This can involve making sure that the website’s layout and design are responsive and that its loading speed is fast on mobile devices.
- Backup: Regularly backing up your website is essential in case something goes wrong, such as a hacker attack or server failure. This will allow you to quickly restore your website to a previous, functioning state.
- Testing: It is important to regularly test your website to ensure that all features are working properly and that there are no broken links or other issues. This can help prevent user frustration and improve the overall user experience.
- Analytics: Using analytics tools can help you track the performance of your website and identify areas that may need improvement. This can involve tracking metrics such as website traffic, bounce rate, and conversion rate.
In terms of the frequency of website maintenance, it will depend on the size and complexity of your website, as well as the nature of your business. Some tasks, such as security updates, should be done on a regular basis, while others, such as content updates, may only need to be done periodically.
According to a survey conducted by HubSpot, 63% of businesses reported that they allocate between 1-5 hours per week towards website maintenance. Smaller businesses (those with 1-5 employees) tend to spend less time on website maintenance, with 50% allocating 1-5 hours per week, while larger businesses (those with 250+ employees) tend to spend more time, with 23% allocating more than 20 hours per week.
Investing time and resources into website maintenance can pay off in the long run, as it helps ensure that your website is running smoothly, is secure, and provides a positive user experience. This can ultimately lead to increased traffic, higher conversion rates, and a stronger online presence for your business. |
This edition of PAS Memo is available free to all thanks to financial support from FEMA through the Cooperating Technical Partners program.
Planners today are increasingly familiar with the concept of scenario planning. Relatively new to planners, however, is the practice of foresight, which enables practitioners to better prepare for an unpredictable future by identifying and considering external drivers of change that are outside of our control.
As a key component of the practice of foresight, exploratory scenario planning offers significant benefits for planning in dynamic and complex systems. Thus, it can be a particularly useful tool in planning for natural hazards and adapting to climate change, given the complexity and uncertainty involved in both of these areas.
This PAS Memo offers guidance to planners on how to expand their use of foresight through exploratory scenario planning in both the hazard mitigation and climate adaptation fields. It defines foresight and scenario planning, discusses how they are related, and explains how they can be useful when planning in highly dynamic and complex systems, such as hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning. Practical examples on the use of scenario planning in adapting to climate change in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and in Seattle are discussed. Finally, key action steps are presented for planners interested in using scenario planning techniques in their hazard mitigation and climate adaptation efforts.
About the Authors
Petra Hurtado, PhD
Joseph DeAngelis, AICP |
Show and Tell Storytime (3-5 Years)
February 21 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am CST
Hear a story, tell a story. This interactive storytime will develop your
child’s social, emotional and language skills as they share a special
item from home with others
Tickets available 30 minutes prior to program, available in-person only
Early learning programs run for 30 minutes and provide developmentally appropriate opportunities for parents and caregivers to interact with young children by playing, reading, talking, singing and writing to encourage literacy, school readiness and life-long learning. |
Fantasy Golf in Pigeon Forge, TN
Fantasy Golf in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
- Phone Number: +1 865-428-7079
- Address: 3263 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863, United States
- Zip Code: 37863
- Total Reviews: 917
- Average Rating: 4.4
The place in the map:
Things to Do in Pigeon Forge
Before or after visit the Miniature golf course you may need to go to a hotel, restaurant or ATM in Pigeon Forge. We have prepared a list of Pigeon Forge that shows the places to rest, eat or withdraw money from the ATM:
Restaurants in Pigeon Forge near Fantasy Golf
If you’ve been left hungry after visit this place, here we show you the closest restaurants near Pigeon Forge to replenish the energy spent on golf.
Hotels in Pigeon Forge near Fantasy Golf
Are you going to visit this Miniature golf course away from home or are you going on a trip to play golf and need a place to stay? Here is a list of hotels near the golf place in Pigeon Forge to spend the night.
ATM in Pigeon Forge near Fantasy Golf
Do you need to withdraw money when you go to this Miniature golf course. Here is a list of ATM near the golf place in Pigeon Forge.
All Golf Places in Pigeon Forge, TN
Here we show you the complete list of Golf Places in Pigeon Forge, TN.
All Miniature golf course in Tennessee
In the city of Pigeon Forge we only have this Miniature golf course listed. If you are looking for another golf place in Tennessee, at playgolfnearme.com we leave you the complete list of cities in the county that have a Miniature golf course. You can also use the search engine to search for the place by name, city or zip code: |
Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Orion Twp, MI
Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Orion Twp, Michigan
- Phone Number: +1 248-693-2598
- Address: 1081 Indianwood Rd, Lake Orion, MI 48362, United States
- Zip Code: 48362
- Total Reviews: 213
- Average Rating: 4.6
The course in the map:
Things to Do in Orion Twp
Before or after a round of golf you may need to go to a hotel, restaurant or ATM in Orion Twp. We have prepared a list of Orion Twp that shows the places to rest, eat or withdraw money from the ATM:
Restaurants in Orion Twp near Indianwood Golf and Country Club
Playing golf requires an expenditure of energy that must then be recovered. If you’ve been left hungry after a game, here we show you the closest restaurants near Orion Twp to replenish the energy spent on golf.
Hotels in Orion Twp near Indianwood Golf and Country Club
Are you going to play a golf tournament away from home or are you going on a trip to play golf and need a place to stay? Here is a list of hotels near the golf club in Orion Twp to spend the night.
ATM in Orion Twp near Indianwood Golf and Country Club
Do you need to withdraw money to pay for the rental of golf equipment and the course for today’s game? Here is a list of ATM near the golf course in Orion Twp.
All Golf Courses in Michigan
In the city of Orion Twp we only have this golf course listed. If you are looking for another golf place in Michigan, at playgolfnearme.com we leave you the complete list of cities in the county that have a golf club. You can also use the search engine to search for the course by name, city or zip code: |
Area Guide to Mijas Pueblo: Discover the area, Best Restaurants, Activities, and Real Estate
Are you looking for a charming and picturesque destination to explore?
Look no further than Mijas Pueblo, a stunning village nestled in the Andalusian mountains of Spain. With its rich cultural heritage, breathtaking views, and wide array of activities,
Mijas Pueblo has something to offer everyone. Whether you’re a food enthusiast, an adventure seeker, or interested in real estate opportunities, this area guide will provide you with all the information you need to make the most of your visit or potential investment.
Let’s dive into the enchanting world of Mijas Pueblo!
Discovering Mijas Pueblo: An Overview of the Area
Before we delve into the specific attractions and amenities of Mijas Pueblo, let’s get acquainted with the general characteristics of this charming village.
With its traditional whitewashed houses, narrow streets adorned with colourful flowers, and stunning panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea, Mijas Pueblo exudes an authentic Andalusian charm that captivates visitors from the moment they arrive.
1. A Rich Cultural Heritage
Mijas Pueblo is steeped in history and culture, dating back to Roman and Moorish times. Its well-preserved architecture, including the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Hermitage of the Virgin of the Rock, serves as a testament to its rich past. The village also boasts several museums, such as the Mijas Historical Museum and the Carromato de Mijas Museum, where you can explore the region’s fascinating history.
2. Breathtaking Natural Beauty
Nestled in the Sierra de Mijas mountains, Mijas Pueblo offers breathtaking natural landscapes that are perfect for outdoor enthusiasts. From hiking trails that wind through pine forests to picturesque viewpoints overlooking the Mediterranean, nature lovers will find themselves immersed in a world of beauty and tranquillity.
3. Best Time to Visit
While Mijas Pueblo enjoys mild weather year-round, the best time to visit is during the spring and autumn months when temperatures are pleasantly warm, and the village is less crowded. This allows you to explore the area comfortably and fully enjoy all it has to offer.
The Best Restaurants in Mijas Pueblo: Savoring the Local Cuisine
No visit to Mijas Pueblo is complete without indulging in the delectable flavours of traditional Andalusian cuisine. From mouthwatering tapas to freshly caught seafood, the village is home to a variety of exceptional restaurants that cater to all tastes and preferences. Here are a few must-visit establishments:
1. La Bodega de la Pintada
Located in the heart of Mijas Pueblo, La Bodega de la Pintada offers a delightful dining experience with its cosy atmosphere and delectable menu. Their specialities include succulent grilled meats, traditional paella, and a wide selection of local wines.
2. El Mirlo Blanco
For an unforgettable dining experience with panoramic views, head to El Mirlo Blanco. Situated on the outskirts of Mijas Pueblo, this charming restaurant offers a combination of exquisite Mediterranean cuisine and breathtaking vistas. Be sure to try their renowned seafood dishes, such as grilled octopus or fresh fish caught daily.
3. Restaurante Valparaiso
If you’re seeking a touch of elegance and sophistication, Restaurante Valparaiso is the perfect choice. Set in a beautifully restored Andalusian villa, this fine dining establishment boasts an extensive menu of gourmet dishes prepared with the finest local ingredients. Indulge in their exquisite creations while enjoying the enchanting ambience of the restaurant’s lush gardens.
Activities and Attractions: Experience the Magic of Mijas Pueblo
In addition to its culinary delights, Mijas Pueblo offers a plethora of activities and attractions to keep you entertained throughout your stay. Here are some must-see highlights:
1. Donkey Taxi Rides
One of the most iconic features of Mijas Pueblo is its famous donkey taxis. Take a leisurely ride through the village’s picturesque streets while admiring the stunning architecture and absorbing the vibrant atmosphere. It’s an experience you won’t want to miss.
2. Plaza de Toros
For those interested in the traditional Spanish bullfighting culture, visiting the Plaza de Toros is a must. This historic bullring offers guided tours that provide insights into the artistry and history of this controversial spectacle.
3. Artisanal Shopping
Mijas Pueblo is renowned for its local artisans and craftsmen who create unique handmade products. Take a leisurely stroll through the village’s charming streets, browse the boutique shops, and discover one-of-a-kind souvenirs, including ceramics, leather goods, and traditional Spanish textiles.
Real Estate in Mijas Pueblo: Finding Your Dream Home
With its idyllic setting and captivating beauty, it’s no wonder that many individuals dream of owning a property in Mijas Pueblo.
Whether you’re looking for a holiday home, a retirement retreat, or an investment opportunity, this village offers a range of real estate options to suit various preferences and budgets.
From cosy apartments in the heart of the village to luxurious villas with breathtaking views, there’s something for everyone.
They can guide you through the process, provide valuable insights, and help you find the perfect property that aligns with your requirements and preferences.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mijas Pueblo
To wrap up our comprehensive guide to Mijas Pueblo, here are answers to some frequently asked questions that will provide you with further insights:
1. Is Mijas Pueblo suitable for families with children?
Absolutely! Mijas Pueblo is a family-friendly destination with its safe environment, various outdoor activities, and cultural experiences suitable for all ages.
2. Are there English-speaking services available in Mijas Pueblo?
Yes, due to its popularity among international visitors, many businesses in Mijas Pueblo offer English-speaking services, including restaurants, shops, and real estate agencies.
3. What are the transportation options for getting to and around Mijas Pueblo?
Mijas Pueblo is easily accessible by car, bus, or taxi from nearby cities and airports. Within the village, walking is the best way to explore, as the streets are narrow and filled with charm.
4. Can I rent a property in Mijas Pueblo for a short-term stay?
Yes, various rental options are available for short-term stays in Mijas Pueblo, including apartments and villas. Consult with local real estate agencies to find the best options for your needs.
5. Are there any festivals or events held in Mijas Pueblo?
Mijas Pueblo is known for its vibrant festivals and events throughout the year. From the Easter processions to the Feria de Mijas, you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the local culture and traditions.
Conclusion: Unveiling the Enchantment of Mijas Pueblo
Mijas Pueblo is a hidden gem that combines history, natural beauty, culinary delights, and real estate opportunities into a mesmerizing package. Whether you’re planning a visit or considering investing in property, this charming Andalusian village offers an experience that is bound to captivate your heart and leave you with memories to cherish. Explore the cobblestone streets, savor the flavors of the local cuisine, and immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage. Mijas Pueblo awaits your discovery! |
Toyota Build and Price
Toyota is a leading automotive brand that is known for its reliability, quality, and innovation. One of the most helpful tools that Toyota offers to its customers is ” Toyota Build and Price.” This tool enables customers to customize and configure their dream car according to their preferences and budget.
Table of contents
- What is Toyota Build and Price?
- Benefits of Using Toyota Build and Price
- Examples of Toyota Models That Can Be Customized Using Build and Price
- How to Use Toyota Build and Price
- Tips for Using Toyota Build and Price
- Build and Price Table Example
- Build and Price Financing Options
- Build and Price Comparison Tool
- Build and Price Test Drive
- Final Thought
- Youtube Video About 2021 Toyota RAV4
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What is Toyota Build and Price?
Toyota Build and Price is an online tool that allows customers to configure and customize their Toyota vehicle according to their preferences.
Customers can select their favorite color, add features and accessories, add models and trims, and get an estimate for a vehicle that is uniquely designed for them. Customers can compare several models, see vehicle specifications, and look at financing possibilities using Build and Price as well.
Benefits of Using Toyota Build and Price
There are several benefits to using Toyota Build and Price:
Customization: Customers can configure and customize their vehicle according to their preferences and needs. This means they can choose the color, trim, features, and accessories that they want.
Transparency: Customers can clearly understand what they are paying for thanks to the open and transparent pricing structure that Build and Price offers.
Convenience: Without being under any pressure from salespeople, customers may use Build and Price from the convenience of their home or place of business and take their time configuring and customizing their automobile.
Comparison: Customers can compare several models and trims as well as the cost of each vehicle with various options thanks to build and price.
Examples of Toyota Models That Can Be Customized Using Build and Price
A variety of Toyota models are eligible for Build and Price, including:
How to Use Toyota Build and Price
Using Toyota Build and Price is easy and straightforward. Here are the steps:
Step 1: Select Your Model
You can customize a Toyota by going to the company’s website and selecting the model that you want to modify.
Step 2: Choose Your Trim
Choose the trim level that best suits your needs. You should be sure to pick the trim level that comes with the features that best suit your requirements because each one comes with a unique set of amenities.
Step 3: Select Your Color
Pick the hue that best suits your tastes for your automobile. You have a variety of color options to select from for both the outside and the interior.
Step 4: Add Features and Accessories
Choose any supplementary features or add-ons for your vehicle that you are interested in purchasing. This may include of amenities such as heated seats, a sunroof, or a GPS system.
Step 5: Get a Quote
After you have finished configuring your vehicle, you will be able to obtain an estimate for the cost of your unique automobile.
You also have the ability to investigate available financing alternatives and determine how the cost of the vehicle is affected by the selection of various choices.
Tips for Using Toyota Build and Price
You can get the most out of your experience with Toyota Build and Price by following these helpful hints:
Research Your Options
Do some study on the various models, trims, and options before you start using Build and Price. This will enable you to configure your vehicle with knowledge.
Be Realistic About Your Budget
Being practical with your spending is key when using Build and Price. Don’t be tempted to add things that you don’t actually need, and make sure that you can afford the vehicle that you are personalizing.
Take Your Time
Don’t rush through the Toyota Build and Price process. Take your time to explore different options and configurations, and make sure that you are happy with your choices before getting a quote.
Compare Different Models and Trims
To determine which model and trim gives the best value for your requirements and price range, compare them using Build and Price.
Keep an Eye Out for Special Offers
Through Build and Price, Toyota routinely runs special deals and incentives. Before deciding on the final configuration of your vehicle, be sure to check for these incentives.
Build and Price Table Example
To give you an idea of how Build and Price works, here’s an example of a Build and Price table for a 2023 Toyota Corolla:
|Upgrade Package, Connectivity Package
|Premium Package, Moonroof Package, Audio Plus Package
|Nightshade Edition, Upgrade Package, Connectivity Package
|Moonroof Package, Audio Plus Package, Adaptive Front-Lighting System
You can see the various trim levels for the 2022 Toyota Corolla in this illustration, along with their MSRP, available colors, and package options.
Customers can add extra features and options to their vehicles by choosing from a variety of packages, and then view how this influences the final cost.
Build and Price Financing Options
One of the benefits of using Toyota Build and Price is that it enables customers to explore financing options for their customized vehicle. Toyota provides several types of finance, including leases, loans, and unique financing deals.
In accordance with their desired financing choice, down payment, and term length, customers can use Build and Price to determine their monthly payments.
Additionally, they may see how various choices, like adding a package or choosing a different trim level, will impact their monthly payments.
Build and Price Comparison Tool
Another useful feature of Toyota Build and Price is the comparison tool. This tool enables customers to compare different models and trims side-by-side, and to see how the cost of each vehicle changes with different options.
Customers can assess the features and choices of many models using the comparison tool to see which one delivers the best value for their requirements and budget.
Customers can use the comparison tool to make well-informed selections about which vehicle to buy.
Build and Price Test Drive
Buyers can schedule a test drive at their neighborhood Toyota dealership after configuring their vehicle using Build and Price.
Customers who test drive the car can get a better idea of how it handles and feels and use that information to assist them decide whether or not to buy it.
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We have explored the best waterfall hikes in Oahu and now it’s time to look at hiking the Stairway to Heaven in Oahu.
After we had spent time in a Maui luau, we took the time to head out to Oahu.
Oahu is a fascinating place.
It’s naturally beautiful and there are so many gorgeous trails spread throughout the region. This makes it a fun place to be for those who want to find good hiking trails in Oahu and make sure they can explore this natural beauty right away.
If that is something you want to do, you are going to need to take a look at the Stairway to Heaven trail in Oahu. This is the real deal and it is one of our favorite experiences when we took the time to head out to this part of the island.
About The Stairway To Heaven Hike
Let’s begin with the basics.
This hiking trail is known as the Haiku Stairs in Oahu.
Most people from around the world will take the time to complete this hike because of how picturesque and fun it is. Of course, it’s going to be challenging on the body as you are going to be climbing almost 4,000 stairs to get to the peak.
However, it is going to be worth it! Trust us.
This is a fascinating hike and it is one where you are going to have to be ready to enjoy each step along the way.
How did this particular hike come about and how was it designed?
For the most part, it was set up by the Nacy as a way to help get a clearer signal out. It was seen as an essential requirement for the Navy and they began to build the stairs in the region.
Over time, a lot of corrective work has been done on this to make sure it is in good shape.
This is essential for those who are going to be hiking in the region and want to have a bit of fun. You are going to be enjoying a piece of Oahu history when you are here and that is what makes this one of the top hikes in Oahu.
The hike is two miles long and has an elevation gain of 2,630 feet. This is steep but it is going to be well worth it in our opinion.
It will take approximately three hours and it can be a bit faster as you are coming down. This will depend on your fitness of course.
Our Experience With The Stairway To Heaven Hike
Most people are going to be wondering whether or not this is all just hype. Is it worth it?
Yes, it is worth it.
We are going to dig deeper into this to shed light on why we adore the Stairway to Heaven hike in Oahu. It’s the real deal for a reason and you are going to have to be prepared for the experience.
The first thing we focused on was making sure we had everything we required for the hike. It’s going to take a bit of time to prepare for this and you need to be ready for the consequences. It is steep and you have to be ready for the conditions.
We would not recommend this type of hike for a beginner. It is not going to be easy.
You will need a good rain jacket, hiking boots, and a headlamp. This is a must and you should have water/food in your bag too.
As we began to ascend, the weather was good in Oahu. This made it a bit easier because we had to start when the sun was down. This is essential so you can get going without interruption and then we begin to work our way through.
For the most part, you are going to have to remember hiking the Haiku Stairs in Oahu is not allowed. It is common for people to have to pay fines as soon as they come to the bottom of the hike. There is a reason for this as it has been blocked off by a fence.
Of course, if you have already made up your mind then you are going to do it anyway.
We got past the fence and then it was time to go up.
It is not easy to get through the fence but you should be able to. If you go with a local, you might be able to manage this better but it’s not easy to do so and most are not going to want to come due to the fines. We don’t recommend doing this if you are worried about the fine because it is likely an issue you are going to have to face!
It was still dark when we began to ascend.
The headlamps were on and we were going up slowly. There was no need to rush as there was no one there.
We just kept going up.
It was a beautiful sight because it was dry. So, we didn’t have to worry about what was happening under our feet too much.
It took us around three hours to get to the top and we were sweating buckets by the end!
The view was gorgeous.
It was one of the best parts about completing the hike because you are going to get to see a peak that is quite remarkable.
The mountain ridge is easy on the eyes and it’s always fun to be able to look out from such a high viewpoint. You are going to be in awe of the natural beauty as soon as you complete the Haiku Stairs hike in Oahu.
After spending a bit of time here, we started to descend.
This was not as challenging because it was not going to take too long. Gravity is on your side as you begin to descend.
The one thing we had in the back of our mind was the fine. We had heard stories of people that would get fined when they were here and it was something we had prepared for financially. Of course, you can just count it as a part of the experience and a ticket to get through the hike.
However, we didn’t end up getting caught.
There was no one there as we began to descend. As a result, it ended up being a free hike.
Of course, every experience is going to be unique when it comes to this.
This is why hiking the Stairway to Heaven in Oahu is highly recommended.
We adored our time here.
If you are going to be in Oahu then it’s best to start here. This is one of those hikes that you are going to fall in love with and remember for a long time.
Amanda Harper is a travel enthusiast with 10+ years of traveling experience across the planet. Her passion for writing and travel makes her a walking bibliography on modern-day tourism. |
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