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Okinawa is a prefecture located in Japan surrounded by coral reefs, tropical beaches, and 160 neighboring archipelagos.
It sits in the East China Sea between Taiwan and Japan’s mainland.
Okinawa’s lustrous nature, clear waters, and tropical climate make it one of the most prominent tourist sights in the world.
Whether you are dining out, sightseeing, shopping, or engaging in an adventure, Okinawa offers something entertaining for everyone.
Here are 52 fun things to do in Okinawa.
Marvel At Okinawa’s Ancient Traditions And Customs
When you visit Okinawa, Japan, you’ll notice many historical references to the Ryukyu Kingdom and Battle of Okinawa, Japan’s final battle during World War II.
Visitors to Japan love Okinawa for its flourishing architecture, art, and breathtaking landscapes.
Exploring Okinawa can be an all-day excursion. Japan offers many fun things to see, especially when you travel to Okinawa.
Japan rebuilt the 18th Century Shurijo Castle after the Americans destroyed it during the war in 1945.
The castle perches atop a small hill that overlooks the Naha regions in Japan.
Visiting the castle requires hiking its lofty hills and walking on roads created from paved stone.
The Shurijo Castle is a symbol of Okinawa’s culture, which is why it was restored to represent the era of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
In the year 2000, they entered the Shurijo Castle as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Address: 1 Chome-2 Shurikinjocho, Naha, Okinawa 903-0815, Japan
Peace Memorial Park
One of Okinawa’s most recognized monuments is located in the Peace Memorial Park.
The Peace Memorial Park is a public area commemorating the lives lost during the Battle of Okinawa WWII.
It exhibits wartime photographs and objects in memory of those who perished during the Battle of Okinawa.
The names of those who died during the war are also inscribed on the Cornerstone of Peace.
When you stroll through the park, the Peace Prayer Memorial Statue comes into view.
It symbolizes prayers for world peace and the souls of the dead.
The Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum offers permanent exhibits and a library.
Address: 444 Mabuni, Itoman, Okinawa 901-0333, Japan
In the northern region of Okinawa’s mainland, Cape Manzamo sits on the Onna Village.
This famed rock developed like an upside-down elephant trunk is one of the most seen scenic rocks in Japan.
Many tourists come to Okinawa to see the cliff that overlooks the deep-blue East China Sea.
During the sunset, this rock formation makes a spectacular background.
Take photos or videos of this rock formation and make it a souvenir of your trip to Japan.
Address: Onna, Kunigami District, Okinawa 904-0411, Japan
Nakagusuku Castle and its ruins are one of Okinawa, Japan’s most famous UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This marvelous castle sits on a plush hill formed of Ryukyu limestone.
The city of Ginowan and the East China Sea overlook the west side of the castle. The Katsuren Peninsula and Yomitan face the north.
During your excursion of the castle, you’ll come across many artifacts.
As one of the best-preserved castles in Japan, Nakagusuku Castle is one of the must-do things to do in Okinawa.
When you visit the grounds, you must take the proper precautions to avoid slipping and falling.
It is advised for tourists to wear protective shoes that are anti-slippery.
There is also no lighting installed at the castle site so you must be careful when exploring on your own.
Address: 503 Ogusuku, Kitanakagusuku, Nakagami District, Okinawa 901-2314, Japan
Katsuren Castle Ruins
When visiting Okinawa, going to the Katsuren-Jo Site is a must-do.
The Katsuren-Jo Site stands on the Katsuren Peninsula, on the island of Uruma.
It comprises Gusuku (castle ruins) from the Ryukyu Kingdom era.
Strolling this property is an all-day venture.
Touring the grounds includes four enclosures, three staircases, springs, caves, palace ruins and more.
From the Ichi-no Kuruwa Castle Gate to the Ushinujigama (cave), the UNESCO World Heritage Katsuren-Jo Site offers marvels to see.
When you visit the grounds, you must take the proper precautions to avoid slipping and falling.
Tourists are advised to wear protective shoes that are anti-slippery.
There is also no lighting installed at the castle site so you must be careful when exploring on your own.
Address: 3908 Katsurenhaebaru, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2311, Japan
Shikinaen Royal Garden
The Ryukyu Kingdom built Shikinaen Royal Gardens in 1799 to welcome the delegates of the Chinese Emperor.
It flourished as an intermediary between countries to sustain healthy relations between China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia for trade.
As you walk through the property, the stone-paved road introduces you to its Ryukyu limestone.
This stone is very common around many of Okinawa’s sites. A tunnel leads you through the woods until you arrive at the gardens.
The majestic shapes of trees against the open water and little bridges are the reasons many tourists visiting Okinawa Prefecture, Japan stop here.
Address: 421-7 Maaji, Naha, Okinawa 902-0072, Japan
Sonohyan-utaki Stone Gate
The Sonohyan-utaki Stone Gate was built in 1519 from Ryukyu limestone.
The Chinese and Japanese limestone architecture features smooth-flowing curves at the end of the temple’s roof.
The door is built from wood. Keeping with Okinawa tradition, the temple was used by the royal family to pray whenever the king left the castle.
Take a stroll around the gate and notice the roof’s tiles shaped like a flaming jewel and killer whale.
When you visit the Utaki, you’ll also notice sacred rocks and trees dedicated to Gods.
Explore Japan’s Ryukyu Kingdom era when you visit Okinawa World.
This village carries all the traditional customs from the Ryukyu reign.
Visit the traditional crafts village comprising old local houses decorated with red-roofed tiles.
Wonder through the limestone cave made from a coral reef.
Stop at the tropical orchards and admire the various tropical trees and fruits. You’ll find rare seasonal flowers and fruits.
Take a stroll inside the Habu Museum and learn from the snake and reptile exhibit.
When you stop at the souvenir shop, purchase Okinawa beer or gifts to remember your visit to Okinawa World.
Address: 1336 Tamagusuku Maekawa, Nanjo 901-0616, Okinawa, Japan
Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum
Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum is the first Okinawa Prefecture art museum showcasing Japan’s pre-and postwar era.
The Art Museum drives in encouraging artistic endeavor while becoming an international center for promoting Asia-Pacific arts and cultural projects.
Among its permanent displays are fossils of whales, ammonites, and diverse creatures of the ancient seas.
Archeology, arts and crafts, natural history, history, and folk customs are some sub-exhibitions.
The museum likewise carries an inner courtyard exhibition that reveals the restoration process of a traditional Okinawa farmhouse and a traditional Okinawa storehouse.
Address: 3 Chome-1-1 Omoromachi, Naha, Okinawa 900-0006, Japan
Tamaudun Royal Mausoleum
The Ryukyu family built the Tamaudun Royal Mausoleum in 1501.
They constructed the mausoleum with large stone chambers that remain closed to the public.
When you visit the mausoleum, the ticket includes entrance to the museum.
In the museum, you can see images of what the Tamaudun looked like before and after the war.
This is the smallest museum in Okinawa and it’s listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites.
The mausoleum is within 20 minutes from Shuri Castle.
It’s five minutes from the Shuri Station Monorail so it’s easy to get to.
When you travel to Okinawa, make a stop at the Sefa Utaki.
Sefa Utaki is on the southeastern side of Okinawa Honto.
During the 16th century, Sefa Utaki became the center for religious ceremonies and rituals.
Its emphasis on worshipping nature imitates that of Shinto.
As you stroll the forested hillside, you’ll notice the oceanic rock formations connected side to side on the walking trails.
Sefa Utaki is also one of Okinawa’s World Heritage Sites because of its significance to Okinawa’s indigenous religion.
Address: Kudeken-455 Chinen, Nanjo, Okinawa 901-1511, Japan
Visit The Best Places In Okinawa
When you visit Japan, you’ll find a plethora of things to do in Okinawa.
From snorkeling to swimming with sharks, Okinawa is open to many adventures.
Explore the various isolated and inhabited islands of the Okinawa Prefecture.
You’ll see why so many tourists from around the world visit Okinawa, Japan all year long.
Okinawa Zoo and Museum
The Okinawa Zoo and Museum is home to over 1000 animals and approximately 150 species.
Animals native to Okinawa, such as the Yonaguni horse and a baby lion Arusha, were born at the zoo and are Okinawa’s great attraction.
Besides animal exhibits, the Okinawa Zoo offers visitors horseback riding on the weekends and holidays.
The zoo also features a petting zoo, ride-on-cars for kids, and a merry-go-round.
The Wonder museum located inside the premises contains workshops and interactive exhibits so children can have hands-on experience.
The Okinawa Zoo & Museum is the only zoo in Japan catered to children.
Address: 5 Chome-7-1 Goya, Okinawa, 904-0021, Japan
Karate continues to be one of Japan’s most fascinating sports.
If you love martial arts, the Okinawa Prefecture Karate Museum will amaze you.
It is one of three national sports museums in Okinawa.
The Director and founder, Tetsuhiro Hokama, hosts the museum.
Mr. Hokama is a 10th Dan Gojuryu Karatedo Hanshi and the president of the Okinawa Gojuryu Kenshi Kai Karatedo Kobudo Association.
He displays his exhibits on the second floor; where over 500 martial arts items including weapons, and tools, and photos of Karate Masters hang on the wall.
The museum preserves the meaning behind Karate.
It places most research on the origins of Karate during the Ryukyu regime.
Address: 2-chome-17 Uehara, Nishihara, Nakagami District, Okinawa 901-2101, Japan
Oceanic Culture Museum
Okinawa’s Ocean Expo Park is state-owned and houses many popular attractions.
One of these attractions is the Oceanic Culture Museum.
This museum in Okinawa exhibits items from the 1975 Okinawa International Ocean Expo which convey the oceanic culture of the Asia-South Pacific region of the 1970s.
The Oceanic Culture Museum provides a heritage link between the sea, Japan, and Okinawa.
Walk over to the 13 canoe exhibits and learn about French Polynesia Tahiti to Samoa Upolu Island.
They pack the museum halls with a plethora of historical references attributing to Okinawa’s cultural diversity.
You’ll learn about the lifestyle of Oceania people, including but not limited to fishing, dance, faith, and music.
Address: Motobu, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-0206, Japan
Ryukyu Glass Village
The Ryukyu Glass Village is the largest glass factory in Okinawa.
Learn how blown and cased-glass is made at Okinawa’s glass factory.
When you visit the Ryukyu Glass Village, you can observe how Ryukyu artisans make their masterpieces.
You’ll find an extensive variety of vibrant glasswork at this village in Okinawa.
Find sentimental keep-sakes, traditional Okinawan crafts, and sweets at the different shops.
Address: 169 Fukuji, Itoman, Okinawa 901-0345, Japan
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is the world’s largest aquarium housing multiple whale shark breedings.
It has also been prosperous in breeding multiple species of Bayou Mantas.
The museum supports projects designed to teach people the approach to environmental issues.
Get splashed at the Oki-chan Theater Splash Time dolphin show. Or, touch and feel the Charumi creatures.
You’ll learn about the 70 species of coral living in Okinawa’s waters.
The Churaumi Theater shows films that teach about Japan’s desire to help its sea creatures.
Address: 424 Azaishikawa, Motobu, Kunigami District, Okinawa 905-0206, Japan
Valley of Gangala
The Valley of Gangala is a subtropical forest excavated from a cave that collapsed years ago.
It is believed to have been once the home to Minatogawa, a human fossil discovered in 1970.
When you visit the Valley of Gangala, you need to figure out how to plan your trip.
The tour runs about a one hour and twenty minutes hike that includes climbing stairs and no bathroom.
Wear comfortable sneakers, one of the many travel hacks that work whenever traveling on foot.
Address: 202 Tamagusuku Maekawa, Nanjo 901-0616, Okinawa, Japan
Onna Seaside Civil Park
If you are looking for adventure, then the Onna Seaside Civil Park offers a variety of things to do in Okinawa.
Ride on a banana boat from the beach to the snorkeling location.
While in the water, you’ll become acquainted with the colorful clownfish.
This is the perfect location to pull out your underwater camera and click away.
There is no need to worry if you can’t swim because the tour provides each passenger with a strong life jacket.
The park also offers kayaking in the clear water and barbecuing on an LP gas-fired bbq inside a cottage styled with Okinawan red tiles.
Address: 419-4 Onna, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun 904-0411, Okinawa, Japan
Kouri Island & Kouri Bridge
Kouri Island is an inhabited island located north of Japan’s Yagaji Island.
It is part of Okinawa’s Nakijin Island and distances about 5 miles to and from the Kouri Bridge entrance.
The shallow seawater is ideal for swimming and gazing at the stars at night.
You can capture photos of the bridge in various stages of the day.
Bring a light jacket because the wind tends to be cool.
The best time to go Okinawa is in April and May when the temperature is considered comfortable.
You can stroll the island in 10 minutes.
Kabira Bay Glass Bottom Boats
In Ishigaki Island, Kariba Bay is home to green coral gardens separated by an emerald blue sea and white sands.
It is one of the nine uninhabited islands in Okinawa, Japan that offers spectacular views of the sea life below.
Take a tour of the surrounding Okinawa islands via a glass-bottom boat and get a glimpse of sea turtles, clams, and clownfish underneath you.
Okinawa does not allow swimming at Kariba Bay because it cultivates black pearls.
Address: 1054 Kabira, Ishigaki, Okinawa 907-0453, Japan
Busena Marine Park
The Busena Marine Park is the only underwater observatory in Okinawa.
Submerged five feet below Okinawa’s clear subtropical sea, the room is designed with twenty-four window panes that form a 360-degree view.
Visitors can view out the windows to catch a glimpse of the sea bottom covered with a coral reef, clownfish, and more.
If the weather in Okinawa permits, you can also take a cruise on a glass-bottom boat shaped like a whale.
You’ll capture the view of proliferated coral reefs and the fish hiding in narrow crevasses.
Address: 1744-1 Kise, Nago, Okinawa 905-0026, Japan
One of Okinawa’s most popular theme parks is Ryukyu Mura.
The park offers Okinawan cultural experiences such as folk songs and free shows.
This Okinawa theme park hosts the Ryukyu Village Summer Festival every year.
Enjoy bingo games, dinner buffet, or watch the fireflies.
The park has many interactive attractions.
Learn how to make coral lamps, paint sculptures of sea animal, or carve beach sandals.
Address: 1130 Yamada, Onna, Kunigami District, Okinawa 904-0416, Japan
Visit the old remains of the Taketomi Island townscape.
Houses are decorated with limestone walls and adorned in hibiscus and bougainvillea.
Okinawa’s traditional red-tiled roofs are visible from afar.
The government of Japan has preserved this district as one of Okinawa’s traditional neighborhoods.
Take a stroll down the coral sand streets or take a ride on a buffalo carriage.
Learn about the Asatoya Yunta, an Okinawan folk song that remains strong in Okinawa.
As the sun goes down, take photos of the sunset as it casts behind the red tiles of these traditional homes.
Sea Turtle Museum of Kumejima
For those who love turtles, the Sea Turtle Museum of Kumejima offers a plethora of species to see.
The museum specializes in turtles of the Ojima (Ou Island).
Out of the seven varieties of sea turtles, the museum specializes in the green sea turtle, the hawksbill turtle, and the loggerhead sea turtle.
During a few times a year, they allow visitors to the museum to touch a sea turtle.
If you dive the waters of Kume Island, you might be lucky and spot a turtle.
Address: 170 Ou, Kumejima, Shimajiri District, Okinawa 901-3106, Japan
Naha Whale Watching
Whale watching is one of the most exciting things to do in Okinawa.
Book half-day tours at Naha, Okinawa to watch humpback whales migrating from Alaska to Kerama Islands.
These humpbacks only migrate every January to March.
Watch the whales swim next to their babies in a dynamic movement.
Many facilities throughout Okinawa provide whale watching.
When visiting Okinawa, experience the Okinawan nightlife.
Get to know Okinawa’s lifestyle when you travel to Japan.
Studio-B is a fun Karaoke and social bar that provides music and dancing.
The bar offers first-rate Japanese and English music and free Karaoke.
Also, Studio-B creates a safe environment for its locals and military guest.
They ensure that when people visit their establishment in Okinawa, their guests have fun.
Address: 1 Chome-11-20 Chatan, Nakagami-gun, Chatan-Cho, Okinawa 904-0116, Japan
Explore Authentic Traditional Okinawa Dining
During Japan’s reign of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Okinawa was a hub for maritime trade.
Trade between the East, Southeast Asia, and the Malacca Sultanate resulted in Okinawa’s adoption of flavors comprised of fruits, herbs, and spices that define Okinawa cuisine today.
When you travel throughout Japan, you’ll recognize the difference between Japan’s mainland cuisine and Okinawa’s.
Awase Fish Market
One of the most cultural things to do in Okinawa is to taste Japan’s amazing seafood.
The Awase Fish Market offers a vast category of fish for all your culinary needs.
You can find fish, octopus, lobster, clams and more. Visuals next to each fish help you identify the food.
Also, the market sells rice, spices, and other items.
The market writes the menu in both English and Japanese, so ordering and paying for your food is easy.
Once you pay, you can enjoy eating in the dining areas inside or outside the market’s building.
Address: 1-11-34 Awase, Okinawa City 904-2172, Okinawa, Japan
In Okinawa, Japan, the Ufaya restaurant resides in a 100-year-old historical house that lights up at night.
In traditional Okinawan architecture, the red tiles on the rooftop accentuate the adjacent forest.
Japan’s Ryukyu cuisine comes in the taste of the Agu pork dish and beef from Japan.
While you enjoy your meal, you can hear the gentle forest sounds and softness of the waterfall.
After dinner, take a stroll through the straw-shaped canopy that faces the vibrant courtyard.
Address: 90 Nakayama, Nago, Okinawa 905-0004, Japan
Kamimura Shuzo Distillery
Awamori, an alcoholic drink indigenous to Okinawa, derives from distilled long-grain, Indica rice.
In Okinawa, Japan the Kamimura Shuzo Distillery makes its Awamori from matured kusu that has aged three or more years.
Shurei and Danryu are their most popular Awamori, but they also make an assortment of other flavors.
Owners of the Kamimura Shuzo Distillery established it in 1882.
You are welcome to tour the factory if you make an appointment.
When you buy your kusu, they allow you to store it for 5 or 10 years.
You may attach a personal message to it.
If you are an Awamori connoisseur, you’ll appreciate visiting the Kamimura Shuzo when you visit Japan.
Yachimum & Cafe Gunjo
Yachimun & Café Gunjo offers authentic Italian cuisine served on Tsuboya Yaki pottery.
The cafe is next to Masakazu Soma, the cafe owner’s father/owner of the Toshin Gama kiln in Zakimi, Yomitan Village.
The cafe’s interior wall concrete design and wooden floors create a spacious contemporary look.
Large windows inside the restaurant create a brightly lit modern atmosphere.
This eloquent dining location plays music delivered through a Tsubo (pot) Speaker designed by Toshin Gama & Onkyo Ashitomi.
Live Okinawan folk and jazz concerts occasionally perform on the roof.
The cafe offers over eight varieties of pizzas including Margherita, Quattro Fromage, and Oven-Baked Island Vegetables (Altonara), their most popular dish.
When you visit Okinawa, Japan, stop at the Yachimum & Cafe Gunjo for a treat.
When you visit Okinawa, Japan, you must try chinsuko cookies.
These pastries are made from wheat flour, sugar and lard.
Their biscuit-like texture is soft but not very sweet.
Chinsuko was once the favorite of royals during the Ryukyu Dynasty. Only aristocrats ate the long, thin cookies.
In 1966, chocolate coating was added to chinsuko, and that led to other coatings such as cheese and pineapple.
Traditional chinsuko today have many shapes, sizes and flavors.
First Makishi Public Market
If you are a foodie, one of the top things you should do is visit Okinawa’s First Makishi Public Market.
This market holds a plethora of items, meats, fish, ingredients and more.
Established at Naha in 1972, this market has become a popular tourist attraction.
What attracts tourists the most is the market’s ability to cook the food they buy.
The food is bought on the first floor and cooked on the second floor.
There are over 150 shops inside the market, so Okinawans and tourists have top choices on seafood, vegetables, meat, condiments and more.
The market conveniently resides within walking distance of the Makishi and Miebashi monorail stations.
Address: 2 Chome-10-１ Matsuo, Naha, Okinawa 900-0014, Japan
Taco rice is a Japanese tradition born in Okinawa in the 1960s.
It is a blend of Mexican tacos and Japanese rice that has become a symbol of Okinawan tradition.
Taco rice is a product of the brand Omutako and can be eaten with Fuwa Toro eggs, vegetables, mozzarella cheese, avocado or whatever toppings you desire.
The Onna village store in Okinawa is one of many shops that sell taco rice.
When in Okinawa, Japan make sure to try this traditional cuisine loved by the Okinawan people and all over Japan.
The pizza cafe sits atop a small hill in the town of Motobu.
This cozy and traditional cafe offers a scenic view of Esoko and Minnajima Islands.
They use water from the Okuni-rindo spring which is credited for giving their foods its unique flavor.
This water comes from the Daikoku Forest Road, known to Okinawan’s to be blessed by Yamabara.
This spring water arrives from all over Okinawa, so at times it takes more than two hours to collect.
They will wait to collect the water. No matter how long it takes, they wait to use the spring water to make their pizza and coffee.
Their priority is to maintain the integrity of their food’s flavor.
Address: 1153-2 Yamazato, Motobu-cho, Kunigami-gun 905-0219, Okinawa, Japan
One of the many things to do when you visit Okinawa, Japan is to dine at one of its most popular restaurants.
The Bamboo Cafe is one of Okinawa’s favorite restaurants renowned for its Jamaican jerk chicken.
They serve their food as a full dinner, wings, or sandwiches.
The Bamboo Cafe’s signature jerk pork is made from Okinawan meat.
Other favorite recipes include a mixture of Jamaican flavors such as jerk chicken fried rice, Thai curries, and jerk salmon.
Address: 3 Chome-1-9 Central, Okinawa, 904-0004, Japan
Shop For Traditional Okinawan Souvenirs
Japan offers a plethora of souvenirs and reminders of your stay.
When you visit Okinawa, traditional styles of clothing, furniture, and items will impress you.
Perusing the markets and many shops are a fun way of getting to know the Okinawan culture.
Here are a few shops and markets in Okinawa where you will find gifts for everyone.
If you are not sure what to do in Okinawa, visit the Kokusaidori Yataimura.
This International Street Stall Village dwells in Naha City and introduces traditional Okinawan dishes and liquor to the public.
This open space welcomes family fun. Comprising several stalls, each vendor offers 3 cups of liquor and knobs set at a price.
If you are looking for cultural relics and gifts, walk over to the Rito Marushe.
Grab a coffee and observe performances of classic Okinawan dances and songs.
The Makishi Monorail Station is three minutes from the International Street Stall Village so getting around is easy.
Address: 3 Chome-11-16,17 Makishi, Naha, Okinawa 900-0013, Japan
If you contemplate what to do in Okinawa, Japan, visit Ashiya Street. It is the central hub for tourists in Naha.
As you stroll down the street, you’ll notice the traditional architecture of Okinawa.
The street is full of shops where local Okinawa vendors sell antique replicas.
Go to Yakimun, a splendid cafe in Okinawa. Or, stroll to the Ashiya folk art shop and peruse the Ashiyayaki potters and other pottery.
If you are creative, try the Iku Ceramic Garden Yachimun Dojo.
Learn how to make pottery with Rokuro at the Sakai shop.
This is one of the most entertaining streets in Okinawa.
Mihama American Village
In Okinawa, the Mihama American Village is one of the top places to visit.
They dedicate the village to central, south and north American fashion and products.
Stop at the Titicaca grocery store for groceries and clothing.
The Titicaca is the only retail outlet in Japan with outlet prices.
Stop at the American Depot and find fun things themed in the American lifestyle.
Other American stores include Outlet-J where you can find popular casual wear, chic styles and more.
Address: 15-69 Mihama, Chatan, Nakagami District, Okinawa 904-0115, Japan
Tsuboya Yachimun Street
If you love the crafts, then Tsuboya Yachimun Street will introduce you to Okinawan pottery.
In Naha, Okinawa, the streets are home to cobblestone and red brick houses next to pottery dealers and shops.
Tsuboya Yachimun Street has a 300-year history of potters.
At the Shisa and Ikutoen workshops, you can take pottery courses and indulge in creative fun.
One of the top things to do is to stop at an antique shop and admire the carvings.
Address: 1 Chome-16 Tsuboya, Naha, Okinawa 902-0065, Japan
National Theater Okinawa
One of the cultural traditions in Okinawa is Okinawan theater.
The National Theater Okinawa produces Okinawan group dances, Ryukyu dance, Sansen music, and Okinawa plays.
Performances include group dances composed of serifs, music, acts, and dances.
They are classical dances, kozou, and creative dance. Dances evolved from folk music are considered cross-dance.
If you love Asian music, the theater has Sanshin performers that play three-line folk music.
Okinawan acts are stories of the common people told as operas and dialect.
If you love the arts, then the National Theater Okinawa has much to offer.
Address: 4 Chome-14-1 Jitchaku, Urasoe, Okinawa 901-2122, Japan
Diving Is A Must Do While Visiting These Okinawa Islands
Okinawa has spectacular places to go snorkeling and diving. These are a few places in Okinawa that are popular with tourists.
When visiting Okinawa, Japan, one thing you must do is to travel to Miyako Island.
The Miyako Archipelago rests southwest of Naha City and northeast of Ishigaki Island.
Travel to its large and small islands and examine their Ryukyu Limestone.
Miyakojima Island makes 70% of the archipelago’s center and is one of Okinawa’s most frequented places for tourists.
If you love to dive, seek diving services such as 24°NORTH, the first diving service in Miyakojima since 1977.
Or, join Maehama Ocean Leisure for snorkeling, diving, and marine time experiences.
For an entire day excursion, visit Nagannu Island in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
The waters are transparent and make a wonderful display for sea life.
Diving or snorkeling in Nagannu Island is one of the perfect top things to do when visiting Okinawa.
The island is a bird and animal sanctuary protected by the Okinawa prefecture regulations.
Because the island is also a spawning area for sea turtles, Okinawa does not allow tourists to enter Nagannu Island during the breeding season May to October.
Kerama Islands National Park
Kerama Islands are north of Naha, on the island of Okinawa, Japan.
Divers and snorkelers consider these islands the most fascinating diving locations in Okinawa because of the sea turtles and whales that inhabit it.
Japan designated Kerama Islands as its 31st national park to protect the 250 species inhabiting the island’s amazing coral reefs and pristine waters.
Okinawa has many diving and snorkeling facilities that sell diving gear and also offer tours.
If you love the outdoors, snorkeling is one of the things to do in Japan.
The Yaeyama Islands, Miyako Islands, and Okinawa Islands comprise the main island chains of the Okinawa Prefecture.
Ishigaki Island is the most populated island of the Yaeyama Islands with several beautiful beaches surrounded by coral reefs.
Every beach on the island is open to snorkeling.
If you decide to go diving, make sure to capture photos of the manta rays. They dwell at the Manta Scramble near the Kabira Bay.
Located at Shimajiri District in the Okinawa Prefecture, Zumami Village is the most popular tourist attraction in Japan.
The clear blue-green waters have been nicknamed Kerama Blue and are popular for kayaking all year long.
Paddle along the clear water on a one or two-seat kayak. Dive or snorkel the surrounding islands for a glimpse of sea turtles or anemone fish.
These are one of the best areas in Okinawa to take clear photos of sea life.
After exploring the ocean, travel to Ama Beach and rent a cottage to stay overnight.
There is only one campsite located in the Youth Travel Village Campsite.
Encounter tropical fish, sea turtles, and manta rays when you swim the Kerama Blue waters.
Zamami Village advises diving with guides who know the terrain including sea creatures.
They can guide you through the calm Kerama Sea and away from tidal currents that could endanger your life.
Tarama Island/Minna Island
Tamara island sits between Miyako and Ishigaki Islands. The island is famed for the vast sugar cane fields formed by coral reefs.
The town has remained as a traditional village that contains narrow streets know as tuburi. They make a path from the town to the sea.
Minna Island is home to coral reefs and white sand. Visit Japan in August for the harvest festival in Tarama Island.
The village landscape is made from fukugi trees based on the Feng Shui tradition.
Tarama Island’s streets and villages are recognized as the most beautiful villages in Japan.
The streets and villages on Tarama Island are laid out on a grid with a windbreak of fukugi trees based on the concept of Feng Shui.
This is a result of ancestors carefully organizing a method to minimize the damage caused by typhoons, which often strike the island.
With its stunning landscape, the villages remain much in their original form, it is the only village in Okinawa to be recognized as one of the most beautiful villages of Japan.
Minna Island’s transparent waters are home to an abundance of sea turtles.
Dive alongside these majestic creatures and take the opportunity for many ops.
As one of the second’s largest island in Okinawa, Iriomote Island, is 90 percent covered by dense jungle and mangrove forest.
In Okinawa, most of this geographical area belongs to the Iriomote Ishigaki National Park.
The island is popular with nature lovers who take tours of Iriomote’s abundant nature.
Explore the ocean via sea and river kayaking, sailing, or fishing. T
his Okinawa island offers snorkeling and hiking as well.
Swimming with Whale Sharks
Indulge yourself in one of the life-time adventures by swimming with the whale sharks.
Diving is done outside the Yomitan shore.
Whether you chose to dive or snorkel, you’ll have the opportunity to have an intimate close look encounter with the largest fish in the world.
The whale shark is a gentle giant that is used to swimming alongside divers in Okinawa.
If you are a licensed diver, you will be able to swim alongside them too.
Diving the USS Emmons
Many diving facilities around Okinawa provide a diving buddy, diving lessons, or take you to various sites.
With so much history on land, diving the deep seas of Okinawa allows you to face with secrets of the deep.
One such secret of the deep is the USS Emmons.
In 1944, the USS Emmons was assigned to clear mines off the coastal waters of Okinawa.
The ship got caught amidst five kamikazes so the U.S. Navy sunk it to avoid its capture.
Diving to the USS Emmons takes you down 120-150 feet Okinawa’s waters.
Strong currents make the dive challenging so you should only attempt to dive with a buddy even if you are an expert diver.
If you are a novice, seek out many of the diving facilities in Okinawa.
The Yonaguni Monument is an ancient monument located 32 feet below Okinawa’s sea level.
The shallow dive is tricky because of strong currents.
To get to the monument, you must enter a small tunnel that takes you to the ruins.
Once you arrive, you’ll tour the platforms, coral reefs and come across turtles and moray eels.
If you are an inexperienced diver, hiring a diving company to take you is your best choice.
You should always dive with a buddy when diving in the deep waters of Okinawa.
Blue Cave Diving
Blue Cave Diving is the most popular diving in Okinawa.
Blue caves are located at Cape Maeda in Onna Village of Okinawa Island.
The semi-submerged caves produce a mysterious blue hue haze when the sunlight hits it.
As a result, the refracted sunlight creates this blue phenomenon that attracts divers worldwide.
You also find Blue Caves in Hokkaido, Miyakojima, Ishigaki.
However, the Cape Maeda in Onna Village in Okinawa, Japan is the most popular location.
Swim with Dolphins
Swim with dolphins in Okinawa. Motobu Genki Village offers many programs for adults and children.
They offer diverse dolphin programs and orientations.
After each orientation, you’ll be paired with a dolphin and shown to swim with it by holding on to its dorsal fin.
You can touch and play games with the dolphins in shallow water just like the trainers.
Start Planning Your Trip To Okinawa And The Rest Of Japan
After you leave Okinawa, Japan, take a few stops to enjoy Okinawa’s neighboring cities and islands.
Watch Sumo or relax and have a cup of coffee at an animal cafe.
Or, visit the Osaka Castle Tower as one of the things to do in Osaka, Japan.
Stop at Sapporo, Hokkaido’s capital, as one of the things to do in Hokkaido, Japan.
Visit the Sapporo Beer Museum for its historic background, beer tasting, and beer garden.
Your final stop before you leave Japan should be Kyoto.
Visit the many temples, shrines, and museums as some of the few things to do in Kyoto.
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These wine regions are both obvious and not so obvious. While everyone loves the idea of classic old world wines and the regions that grow these magnificent wines, why not discover a few regions that would never be on your radar?
The Obvious – Wine Country Destinations
A trip to Italy is not complete with out a trip to the land of Chianti!
La Rioja, Spain
The world of Garnacha and Tempranillo combine to produce an elegant wine and is as comfortable as it is structured.
Is there a better destination to explore old world wine?
Napa Valley, California
California Wine Country is defined by Napa Valley.
The Not So Obvious Wine Destinations
Mexico has three wine producing regions among its 31 states. The northern region includes Baja California and Sonora.
When apartheid ended in 1994, South African winemakers were able to set their sights on international markets and make wines that appealed to those markets. They are still at it.
One fortunate thing happened to Lebanon after the breakup of the Ottoman Empire with its defeat in the First World War. A League of Nations mandate gave the administration of the country to France, so the influence of that wine arbiter is strong.
The Okanagan Valley is British Columbia’s most prominent fine wine region. Okanagan is Canada’s only desert. Okanagan’s continental climate is moderated by Lake Okanagan and the series of watercourses that connect to it.
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You don’t know Caen la mer and you don’t have much time ? Discover the must-see sights so you do not miss on the essential of the area !
The city of William the Conqueror
Duke of Normandy then King of England, William the Conqueror founded the city of Caen during the 11th century. Built around 1060, the ducal castle became the dukes of Normandy’s favourite residence, they made it one of the largest fortified buildings in Europe. The battlements, the Fields entrance, the great dungeon remains, the Chessboard room, and Saint Georges’ church offer a precious testimony from the past. The particularity of Caen is the existence of two abbeys founded by William the Conqueror. The Ladies’ Abbey and the Men’s Abbey are some of the most famous monuments in Caen. They were built ahead of the Guillaume and Matilda of Flanders’ wedding, his distant cousin, condemned by the Pope.
The second world war
Caen la mer was deeply impacted by the second world war. While visiting the landing beaches such as Sword beach, the famous Pegasus bridge, the museums and the city of Caen over the battle of Normandy tracks, you will understand how the fate of the world turned here, in 1944. In Caen the Memorial takes you through the whole second world war, dday, the battle of Normandy and the cold war. This museum is not to be missed during your stay.
The beach and the seaside
It’s impossible to discover Caen la mer without going to the beach ! Stroll by the seaside along the magnificent villas from the 19th century, walk up the 171 steps of the lighthouse in Ouistreham to enjoy the panoramic view of the town and the port, or enjoy the sand, sea and sunset, the choice is yours !
Caen’s historic city centre
Let’s discover the city centre of Caen and its Middle Age and Renaissance landmarks ! Here, medieval houses stand alongside private mansions ! Do not miss the Than hotel, Escoville hotel and Colomby hotel, among the most famous ones. While exploring the historic neighbourhood in Caen, don’t forget to go through the Place Saint Sauveur (Saint Sauveur Square), the oldest square in town. Nowadays it is the ideal place to get a drink by the statue of King Louis XIV or do some shopping on the market on Fridays. Caen is also called « the 100 bell towers town ». You can easily understand why with so many churches around town. Abbeys, churches, abbatial churches… bell towers are just part of the setting !
Nature at the edge of town
For an out of the ordinary adventure, walk around the disused cemeteries in town. Just oustide the town, we let go of any urban setting to embrace the nature for a while. On a family holiday ? We suggest you explore the Colline aux oiseaux park, located in the north of Caen. For a the great outdoors by the seaside, go to the Pointe du Siège and its unique and preserved estuary.
Taste the local produce
Typical medieval area, le Vaugueux is full of numerous restaurants and nice bars with terraces on the pebble street with beautiful half-timbered or Caen stone houses. The Vaugueux neighbourhood is nowadays one of the best places to enjoy dinner on a terrace. Are you more into seafood ? Let’s head to Ouistreham and its fish market and the generous seafood platters in the seafront restaurants.
Stroll along the river Orne
For a bit of freshness, let’s enjoy the riverside going from Caen to the sea. There are two different choices : follow the canal via the greenway by foot or bike, or go for nautic activities on the river from Au fil de l’Orne (only during summer time). Canoë, kayak, electric boat towards the Orne valley and its former mineral field. Peaceful times along the water, omnipresent in Caen la mer.
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This is how fresh break snacks should taste
In these two snack production facilities in Linz and Graz, fresh break snacks are produced daily by hand according to regional preferences and seasonal focus areas. It takes just 5 hours from production to delivery. On request, we will also provide energy boosters for meetings, lunch packets, fresh fruit or party pretzels for events.
Good things come from nearby
The collaboration with our suppliers have been characterised by partnerships on an equal footing for many years. In addition to the freshness, we can thus jointly guarantee the variety and the innovation in the café+co snack vending machines. In Linz, sausage and ham products are supplied by the Riepl meat production facility in Gallneukirchen; all kinds of baked goods are produced by Reichl Brot in St. Marien. Graz is supplied with fresh goods by the Steiner bakery and by the company Krainer Wurst & Fleisch on a daily basis.
Regional products for more sustainability
With more than 170,000 portions per month, the café+co freshness productions are aware of their responsibility when it comes to sustainability. The hand-made break snacks are packed in climate-neutral foil and delivered to the vending machines every day by 8.30 in the morning at the latest. Through collaboration with “Too good to go”, the Red Cross and various food bank organisations, the circular loop is closed in the interest of sustainability also at the end of a sales day in that food is not thrown away but given to consumers free of charge or at a reduced price.
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Location: Carl Zehr Square, Kitchener City Hall (Photo: Robert McNair for Sun Optic)
Paul Chartrand’s micro farm takes the form of a used dumpster, repurposed into a highly productive hydropnic garden. Within the dumpster, a NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) hydroponic system will nurture many dozens of coffee plants. The PVC pipes which hold the plants in circular cutouts switch back and forth, as the nutrient water filters downward back to the water reservoir. Plant lights encourage rapid growth, which may be viewed from the outside.
Dunnville, Ontario artist artist Paul Chartrand received his Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Guelph in 2013. His is currently completing his MFA at the University of Western Ontario. Recent solo exhibitions include "Kokedama: A Fractured Garden", Niagara Artist Centre, St. Catharines, Ontario (2014); "Deep Cleanse", Roadside Attractions, Toronto (2013); "Fluxus Garden", St. George’s Square, Guelph, Ontario, which was a public artwork commissioned by Musagetes (2013).
Curated and produced by CAFKA
An upended dumpster, its expected contents conspicuously missing. Replacing the typical detritus of everyday living is a hydroponics system built to grow coffea arabica plants. The weathered and repurposed dumpster is not only a means of growing and incubating these seedlings, but an exercise in absurdity, acknowledging the enormous amounts of energy invested in many naturally derived goods like coffee. The plants themselves are protected from the outside, but are also alienated by their sanctuary. Arabica plants were chosen specifically because of their culturally generated relationship to global trade networks and waste economies. Beans from mature plants often travel thousands of miles from their tropical areas of origin after harvesting, going through various processing stages to an eventual one-time brewing followed by disposal. This use of the beans also denies their biological purposes as the progeny of the coffee trees. The hydroponic system supports the plants through intermittent watering with a nutrient solution partially derived from percolated worm “tea.” The worm castings come from a composter which processes used coffee grounds after brewing. Using the coffee waste as a means of fertilizing a next generation creates an absurdist closed loop system driven by the overwhelming societal drive to consume this resource.
Overall Practice Description
My material practice at this time manifests itself in several ways. Firstly in the form of research and drawings of potential projects. Some of these are purely propositional and others act as plans for sculptural projects. Secondly, these drawings are given form in sculptural habitats. These take the form of life support apparatuses built from carefully chosen, symbolic objects.Thirdly, I populate these habitats with living collaborators; referring to the plants and worms I involve. For me, this is the step which truly activates the sculptures and quite literally infuses them with life. In The Ethics of Earth Art Amanda Boetzkes emphasizes the importance of sensorial engagement in art. By including living components, my sculptures engage many senses, encouraging viewers to consider their reciprocal relationship with the environment by using hybridity in a critical manner.
Repurposing objects as habitats and conceptual support systems subverts and re-contextualizes them as parts of functioning ecosystems. I also bear in mind that the living elements in the works are the biological foundation upon which our culture is built. Therefore the plants and other natural elements should be considered as living collaborators; claiming agency by their sheer power to change the appearance and effect of the work.
I am primarily working within the framework of hydroponic growing systems. Hydroponics are inherently artificial and help to further complicate the reading of these projects as outrightly environmental. However, as a DIY technique, this method of growing encourages a close observation of the system and a level of nurturing not present in larger scale horticulture. This observation is essential for my reworking of the viewer’s perception of nature, as the hydroponic system becomes a stand-in for more complex ones at play outside the gallery. As such, hydroponics are as much a conceptual tactic as a medium; operating both to sustain the lives of the plants and the attention of the viewer. By creating humorously absurd living and breathing ecosystems, I visualize meaningful facsimiles which invoke the complicated environmental and cultural issues which are present outside the exhibition space, but on a more comprehensible scale for the sake of engaging a viewer more substantially.
Amanda Boetzkes, The Ethics of Earth Art (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010), 178-179.
Top photo: Robert McNair
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25 October 2022
A NEW 15-metre multi-track water slide has been officially opened at the Abbey Leisure Complex swimming pool in Cambridge and residents are being encouraged to try out the new slide over the half term holiday.
Deputy Mayor of Cambridge City Council, Cllr Jenny Gawthrope Wood, opened the slide on Sunday 23 October, taking a turn on the slide herself.
She said: “It’s fantastic news that the team has completed the works in time for people to enjoy the slide over half term and I hope people will come and do so. The slide is ideal, great fun for youngsters and I enjoyed it too!”
Cllr Alex Collis, Executive Councillor for Open Spaces, Food Justice and Community Development, said: “Thanks to the team who have made this happen, it’s great to see something fun for people to do together.
“And with children able to swim for £1 at Abbey Leisure Complex before 10am on weekdays during the school holidays – or before 10am on weekends during term time – the addition of the slide makes swimming a really affordable and fun activity for families during half term.”
Callum Lewis, Better Abbey Leisure Complex Assistant Manager, said: “Thank you to customers for their patience while we completed the installation. The slide is a wonderful new feature for the pool.
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Nodal upstaging of early stage lung cancer was more common with open chest surgery for lung lobe removal of early stage lung cancer vs video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), according to an article published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.1
Investigators cautioned that nodal upstaging appeared to be correlated with facility type, “which may be a surrogate for expertise in minimally invasive surgical procedures,” they wrote.
The study examined differences in nodal staging between open and closed (VATS) lobectomy. A total of 16 983 lobectomies of patients with clinical stage T2N0M0 or lower were analyzed, of which 4935 (29.1%) were performed using VATS.
Results showed that nodal upstaging occurred more frequently in the open group (12.8% vs 10.3%; P < .001). However, in a subgroup of patients who had 7 or more lymph nodes examined, propensity matching showed that nodal upstaging was more common after an open approach when compared with VATS (14.0% vs 12.1%; P = .03).
The authors noted that patients treated in an academic/research experienced no significant difference in nodal upstaging between open and VATS approach.
- Medbery RL, Gillespie TW, Liu Y, et al. Nodal upstaging is more common with thoracotomy than with VATS during lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer: an analysis from the National Cancer Data Base [published online ahead of print January 11, 2016]. J Thorac Oncol. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2015.10.007. | <urn:uuid:240e83a9-2a60-4a94-9b9e-98455ac13c47> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/home/cancer-topics/lung-cancer/stage-increases-more-often-in-open-vs-closed-surgery-in-patients-with-nsclc/ | 2023-10-04T19:32:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.955683 | 357 |
Digital Democracies & Disinformation
in partnership with Fundação Getúlio Vargas
As technology has progressed to permeate every aspect of our lives, the rise of social media has had a profound impact on governments and democratic processes. Disinformation and ‘fake news’ have made it difficult to separate fact from fiction, with increasingly vocal distrust of electoral processes among voters and candidates alike. Democratic institutions’ failure to keep pace with advances in technology and online communication have left them vulnerable to attacks from which they have little or no defence.
Canning House and Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) were delighted to host this joint webinar looking at Digital Democracies and Disinformation in Latin America. The event aimed to better understand the context in which we find ourselves, looking at the rise of social media platforms and alternative media and their role in propagating disinformation, as well as what democracies in Latin America can do to defend themselves and protect electoral and political processes.
This event addressed:
- The impact of social media and new forms of communication on democracy in Latin America
- The use of social media by both elected governments and external forces to destabilise democratic institutions
- Where this trend is leading democracies in Latin America
- How democratic institutions can protect themselves against attacks and attempts to delegitimise democracy.
Chair: Sylvia Colombo
Correspondent in Latin America, Folha de S.Paulo
Marco Aurelio Ruediger
Director of Public Policy Analysis, Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Director and Founder, D&D Internacional
Executive Director, Espacio Público
Jorge Paulo de França Junior
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Retirement Accounts When You Change Your Job
This video discusses issues related to your retirement accounts when you move on from your job.
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The Facts About Income Tax
Millions faithfully file their 1040 forms each April. But some things about federal income taxes may surprise you.
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An increasing number have been developed to help individuals with their personal finances.
When you’re married and have children, insurance needs will be different.
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1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner Retractable Hardtop – now that’s quite a name!
The Retractable, developed by Ford, was the world’s only true hardtop convertible. At the flick of a switch the automatic folding mechanism lifted the roof and folded it into the trunk. It was a complex operation involving solenoids, micro-switches and motors. One of the downsides of this mechanism is that it left little room for luggage when the top was down.
The Skyliner only ran for three years. In 1957 and 1958 it was in the Fairlane 500 line-up and then in 1959 became a Galaxie car when Galaxie became the top-of-the-line series (although towards the end of 1958 some of the 1959 models were still badged as Fairlane 500’s). Its first year sales reached nearly 21,000, 1958 saw under 15,000 sold with less than 13,000 in its final year.
Imagine, Ford mass produced this 40 odd years before it then became popular in smaller European and Japanese models. We still know which one we’d choose – the Ford Retractable hands down.
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Drinking cup of paper pulp
310104 Maker: Unknown. Drinking cup of watertight paper pulp. For travellers, tourists, cyclists, hunters, military persons, pupils etc. Envelope containing 2 pocket cups, secured at the bottom by 2 metal clips. One side is illustrated (3 passengers from the turn of the century raise their glasses in a train compartment), the other advertises Woldemar Paessler from Naumburg. Type & line block in brown. 105x132 mm (envelope), 113x102 mm (cup). Circa 1910.
Envelope slightly soiled, otherwise very good conservation.
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Your Backup Needs to Meet Some Prerequisites
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- July 2, 2018
There is always the constant threat of data loss looming over your business. Even though the idea might be terrifying, you need to consider all of the many possible ways that crippling data loss can occur. To combat these issues head-on, you should implement a backup solution that adheres to industry best practices. We’ll help you determine what your business’ requirements are for a quality data backup solution. | <urn:uuid:9c1fe12b-f125-4070-ab8a-dc5dc6925253> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.catalysttg.com/tag/meet/ | 2023-10-04T21:21:31Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.910545 | 102 |
Vips cocktail party
VIPS COCKTAIL PARTY
Mr Pham Tuan Hai "Master Chef Show" testing the wine and enjoy food at the party.
Macaroon & Cup cake being preapared by our Chef Cocktail menu: Fresh water prawn with dill, Chicken wrapped in bacon, Pork skewer...
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Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) Implementation Services
Private and publicly traded smaller reporting companies (“SRCs”) will need to adopt Topic 326 in 2023. The Current Expected Credit Loss (“CECL”) standard requires that companies evaluate and update their allowance methodologies.
Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments applies to all financial instruments carried at amortized cost and is effective for years beginning after December 15, 2022.
The new credit impairment standard is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring earlier recognition of credit losses on loans, held-to-maturity debt securities and certain other financial assets. CECL replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology which recognizes losses only when a probable threshold is met. The new standard requires risk segmentation of financing receivables and a reasonable supportable forecast that supports the lifetime expected credit loss model.
Additionally, CECL addresses available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities and requires an allowance approach versus a direct write-down of the amortized cost basis. Below are examples instruments that are in scope:
- Financing receivables
- Held-to-maturity debt securities
- Receivables from revenue transactions within the scope of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers
- Reinsurance receivables within the scope of ASC 944
- Net investments in leases recognized by a lessor in accordance with ASC 842, Leases
- Certain off-balance sheet credit exposures
How We Can Help
Our Accounting Advisory professionals provide a full range of CECL services and consulting. Example offerings include the following:
- Outline all balance sheet accounts that are in scope
- Summarize the allowance methodology used for each instrument or collection of risk segments
- Assist in reviewing or documenting the Company’s reasonable and supportable forecasts
- Assess and quantify the impact of the new forecast as compared to legacy allowance methodologies
- Provide recommendations based on our experience assisting public companies and financial institutions who have previously adopted CECL
- Prepare a CECL adoption memo for management
- Assist with drafting or review of footnote disclosures
Our approach is to understand your business and your current allowance process. We then assist with balance sheet scoping, which will be an integral part of the adoption memo.
Our team of experienced professionals provides practical solutions that allow you to optimize the forecast and allowance process. Key outcomes of our services include, creating the necessary documentation outlining the adoption of CECL and focusing on scoping, key decisions, model inputs and related forecasts.
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Womens Sunglasses | Black Chain Detail Oversized Square Sunglasses HL97847
These sunglasses are sure to give your look a chic update. Featuring a black frame with chain detailing and oversized square lenses, we are obsessed. Team these with any look doll.
Not for protection against direct sunlight.
Not for protection against artificial light sources such as solaria.
Not for use as eye protection against mechanical impact.
Not suitable for night driving.
Do not use abrasive detergents or sprays.
Wipe clean only.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Instituite of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, had the honor of throwing out the first pitch before MLB's regular season opener between the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals earlier in July. His first pitch may have been one to forget, but that hasn't stopped fans from wanting a baseball card featuring the medical expert.
Topps printed a card of Fauci's first pitch, and in its first 24 hours available it set an all-time print record. As of Tuesday, 51,512 cards of Dr. Fauci have been sold.
"We're excited by the popularity of Dr. Fauci's Topps NOW card," Topps communications manager Emily Kles told USA Today in an email. "Topps prides itself on capturing the unique moments of the MLB season, one baseball card at a time, and Dr. Fauci's inclusion in this year's Topps NOW cards is just one way in which we are highlighting the uniqueness of the 2020 season."
The previous Topps sales record was set by a card that featured Toronto Blue Jays first/third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The Guerrero Jr. card sold 19,396 editions and showcased Guerrero's first Major League Baseball hit, which came during the 2019 season.
The Fauci card shows him tossing the ceremonial first pitch in a vantage point from behind home plate... and does not depict just how far from the catcher the ball landed. And while he certainly has more important things to worry about than a perfect first pitch, Fauci did joke about how bad the wild pitch was.
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Quantanite to celebrate Grand Opening of Newest World Class Customer Experience Centre in Johannesburg
London, UK, 10th March 2022 – Quantanite, a business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer experience (CX) solutions company, today announced the Grand Opening and ribbon cutting of its newest World Class Customer Experience Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Having already established itself in South Africa since early 2020, Quantanite has experienced rapid growth in the region, acquiring some 30+ clients over the past 2 years and employing over 400 employees. With projected growth ambitions drastically exceeded, the company has today opened its new state of the art facility in Sandton, a financial centre of Johannesburg which forms part of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
“Our vision is to open doors to the youth of South Africa who may be excluded from the employment sector, and to acquaint all South Africans who seek growth within our expanding industry with the fantastic opportunities available within our dynamic organisation. We want to attract the best talent, and we have ambitions to employ a further 500+ employees by the end of 2022, and a further 3,000 employees within the next 3 years” said Edmund Reddy, Vice President Operations.
With South Africa being awarded the most favoured offshore CX delivery location in 2021 by Ryan Strategic Advisory, Quantanite’s further investment in the region to enhance their back and front office service offerings showcases the quality and value South Africa has to offer.
Quantanite’s Atreya Chaganty, the group’s new Chief Executive Officer was quoted as saying “This world class facility is a fantastic cultural fit for our wide variety of global clients. No matter their vertical industry focus, our Johannesburg location provides our clients with a highly skilled, university educated workforce, with the human and emotional intelligence to deliver exceptional customer experiences. Combine these qualities with infrastructure, technology and cost benefits and you truly have a desirable location for us to support our clients’ operations and aspirations.”
Taking part in the Grand Opening celebration alongside Atreya will be Chief Operating Officer at Quantanite, David Earlam, and Traci Freeman, Executive Committee Member for Marketing and Growth at BPESA, a not-for-profit company that serves as the industry body and trade association for Global Business Services in South Africa.
Quantanite is a business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer experience (CX) solutions company that helps fast-growing companies and leading global brands to transform and grow. The company delivers customer experience services, back-office services, RPA managed services, data labelling and annotation, and provides B2B lead generation services through its sister company Growthonics. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in the United Kingdom, the company’s nearly 2,000 employees operate on four continents and through a collaborative and consultative approach, rethink business processes ensuring clients employ the optimal mix of automation and human intelligence. To learn more visit us at www.quantanite.com.
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Buyers buy when they are ready to buy, not when you are ready to sell. What does that suggest to you? Stay active with prospects, consistently, over your sales cycle so that when that buyer is ready, you are there and win the contract. What are smart ways your CRM can help you stay active?
What Does ‘Stay Active’ Mean?
“People hate to be sold but love to buy” is a quote heard many times. So, why should a buyer buy from you? Ask yourself; how do you make the buying process easy and reduce your buyer’s risk? What is the right type and frequency of outreach?
Striking the right balance means you have to know your prospect. Asking them “What is their preference?” is a great way to find out their interest level and how to interact.
Since people like to buy, make it easy for them to choose you. Start with your current sales cycle. What is the time from initial contact through sale closing? What are the steps your prospects go through? What are your most effective touch points?
How Do You Make It Easy and Comfortable?
Buyers need to have confidence that you will deliver. While they may check references and they like testimonials, you can build their confidence in advance of their buying decision. This has a great impact on their decision making.
How do you reduce a buyer’s risk? Make a list. Think about what you buy and apply it to your sales process. Whether you are selling legal services, CRM products, or HVAC units, your buyer wants to feel good about their decision, so describe to them how you can reduce their risk.
Touch Points, Content, and Consistency
The length of one’s sales cycle varies based on many factors including what you sell, a buyer’s circumstances, and your own selling skills. What you share with your prospects and when you share it during the sales cycle helps build buyer confidence and their perception of reduced risk.
What are the 3 things your buyer needs to know before buying from you? What can you tell your buyers that will motivate them to “demo” your product? What can you tell your buyers in advance of a key touch point in your sales cycle, so they become more knowledgeable? Answers to these questions can help shape your content.
Staying in touch on a consistent basis is often the biggest challenge faced by small and medium size businesses. Yet, your prospects crave attention when they are ready to buy. Being there at a consistent pace gives you the greatest chance of winning when your prospect is ready to buy! So, how do you reach all your prospects enough times and still have time for other priorities?
Staying In Touch Becomes Overwhelming
When you meet 40 prospects per month and contact them 4 times for 30 minutes, you have spent 80 hours in 1 month. That is one half of your month. Imagine if you did not have to do all the touches and all the remembering?
Your CRM’s Potential
Not all CRMs are the same or even look alike. Some are electronic rolodexes; others help with mail list management. A robust CRM makes it easy for you to:
- Reach prospects and clients automatically.
- Remind you to contact specific prospects and send reminders to others.
- Complete tasks based on deadlines you’ve set.
- Capture your notes, tasks, emails, and quotes all in the prospect’s record.
- Track your prospects through your sales funnel.
A robust CRM helps you close more sales because you have more time to spend with your best prospects and clients.
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Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. YouTube. Pinterest. LinkedIn. Many small businesses are on at least 3 of these platforms. Managing each account can be overwhelming, so social media management platforms were developed to help content managers manage their time and content. There are many good social media manager platforms available to small businesses, so it feels like a repeat of that overwhelming feeling. Which one do I use? How much is it? Is it easy to use?
We want to help you make the best decision for your business regarding social media management, so we are going to share our top 3 recommendations. There are pros and cons to every platform, but in our experience, the following 3 are the best for small businesses.
Buffer has been around for a while and is well established. It gives you the control you need to plan, collaborate, and publish content. Buffer has many features including tailored posts, a calendar, scheduling, analytics, and a workflow with an approval process. Through a 3rd party premium add-on, you can support comments for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn
$15/month for 8 social accounts, 100 scheduled posts and 1 user
$65/month for 8 social accounts, 2,000 scheduled posts and 2 users
$99/month for 25 social accounts, 2,000 scheduled posts and 6 users
Hootsuite, also well established, not only gives you control, but also allows you to bulk schedule. The platform has features to create content for several social media accounts at the same time, scheduling, approval process, custom branded URLS, and analytics.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, WordPress
$45/month for 10 social profiles, unlimited posting and 1 user
$129/month for 20 social profiles, unlimited posting and 3 users
$599/month for 35 social profiles, unlimited posting and up to 10 users
SocialPilot is one of the newer tools. It has been around for a couple of years and proves to be considered. It’s platform is simpler with more profiles and good pricing. SocialPilot’s simplicity is appealing because it offers many features in one dashboard such as bulk scheduling, analytics, and content suggestions. SocialPilot also lets you boost Facebook posts from their platform.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tumblr, VK, and Google My Business
$25/month for 25 social profiles, 200 posts/day and 3 team members
$41.66/month for 50 social profiles, 500 posts/day and 5 team members
$83.33/month for 100 social profiles, 1,000 posts/day and 10 team members
Choosing the right social media management platform is a big deal, because it is an investment. You want a platform that is intuitive and easy to use. The last thing you want is to use up all that time you are saving on a support calls because you can’t figure it out. Of the many social media management platforms available, we believe you will be making a good choice if you choose Buffer, Hootsuite, or SocialPilot. We offer social media classes tailored to your company to help your team use social media productively and as a valuable tool for sales and lead generation. Please contact us for more information. | <urn:uuid:4609640f-3fb6-4f81-904e-527006f82cef> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cccsolutions.com/the-top-3-social-media-management-platforms-that-will-help-you-increase-engagement-and-lead-generation/ | 2023-10-04T19:36:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.923915 | 709 |
Model: Samsung EVO Plus 128GB microSDXC Memory Card
Manufacturer: Samsung Electronics
Provided By: Samsung America
Samsung Electronics has been a leader in the electronics industry for more than 30 years. Since the introduction of their first television in 1970, this Korean company has grown to become one of the world's leading electronics manufacturers, offering everything from tiny semiconductors to large home appliances. Samsung is no stranger to the storage industry either. Along with an assortment of DVD and Blu-ray Disc drives, the company offers both hard drive and flash based storage solutions for the portable and desktop computer markets.
It's been two years since Samsung launched its current line of SD and microSD cards. Since then, the company has continued to deliver new memory cards with faster speeds and greater capacities. The latest addition to Samsung's lineup is the EVO Plus. Available in 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB capacities, this updated version of the popular EVO+ gives smartphone, tablet and camera users the capacity they need to store hours of 4K UHD video and thousands of high-resolution photos. The EVO Plus is also UHS Speed Class 3 (U3) rated and is capable of read and write speeds of up to 100 MB/s and 90 MB/s, respectively.
Like Samsung's other microSD cards, the EVO Plus boasts 4-proof protection. This means that the card is guaranteed to survive up to 72 hours in seawater and endure operating temperatures from -25°C to 85°C and non-operating temperatures from -40°C to 85°C. Data stored on the card is also not affected by X-rays and can resist up to 15,000 gauss magnetic force - the equivalent of a high-field MRI scanner. If that's not enough, Samsung backs the EVO Plus with a 10-year limited warranty.
Needless to say, this is only a taste of what the EVO Plus memory card has to offer. To give you an idea of what to expect, we'll take a closer look at Samsung's new microSDXC card and then see how well it performs. Does the EVO Plus have what it takes? Keep reading as we find out. | <urn:uuid:488acccd-9382-417c-9eae-448703d5e402> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/samsung-evo-plus-128gb-microsdxc-memory-card.html | 2023-10-04T20:38:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.944012 | 459 |
Today, we’re announcing a new logs retention policy: we’ll anonymize IP addresses on our server logs after 9 months. We’re significantly shortening our previous 18-month retention policy to address regulatory concerns and to take another step to improve privacy for our users.
From Damien Mulley:
Google will now anonymize IP data after 9 months. Cos they love us. Or because their tech has advanced a good bit so they only need 9 months now to know everything about you compared to 18 months a while back.
Of course, it would be much more heartening if their embrace of their famous “Don’t Be Evil” principles came from their own good will, rather than being pushed (hard) every inch of the way by the European Union, and the appointment of a respected US lawyer to look into anti-trust issues.
From Cyber Panda:
The move still leaves Google lagging behind the recommended 6 months storage period recommended by the Working Body. It is dubious whether the recent move by Google will be enough to assuage the concerns of the Working Body as the reason for storing and processing personal data has still not been sufficiently explained by Google.
Other worthwhile reaction: JenkinsLaw (Nine months is still a long time) | OUT-Law (skeptical of Google’s claim that EU law does not apply to data processing controlled by its US parent) | Wired (the effort may do little to prevent future regulation of search data collection). Update: Ian Brown (Blogzilla) (Google must try harder).
Last April, the European Commission’s Article 29 Data Protection Working Party released an opinion (Opinion 1/2008, WP 148: pdf; background on this blog here and here) concerning the applicability of the Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC) and the Data Retention Directive (2006/24/EC) to the processing of personal data by search engines (excellent discussion here). Google’s revision is a direct response to this opinion. It is a reassuring step in the right direction. (Though neither unique nor complete, so too are the incognito features in Chrome.) But this is all still a long way from AskEraser. So, come on Google: what about an incognito feature for searches? | <urn:uuid:50d55c2a-616c-4a1f-b4b1-72c57f743ee1> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cearta.ie/2008/09/google-and-privacy-the-facts-speak-for-themselves/ | 2023-10-04T19:33:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.92055 | 552 |
July, 20, 1981
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AJ Gibson, born on July 20, 1981, is a public figure hailing from Ohio. While not much is known about his early life, Gibson has managed to establish himself as a notable personality in various fields. Gibson's career trajectory has been diverse, showcasing his versatility and adaptability. He has excelled as a television host, author, and motivational speaker. His ability to engage with audiences and convey his message effectively has earned him recognition and respect in the industry. As a television host, Gibson has showcased his talents on various platforms. He has appeared on popular shows, both as a host and a guest, where he has demonstrated his charisma and ability to connect with viewers. His captivating presence and natural charm have made him a sought-after personality in the entertainment industry. In addition to his television career, Gibson has also ventured into the world of literature. He has authored a book, which serves as a testament to his passion for storytelling and inspiring others. Through his writing, Gibson aims to motivate and empower individuals to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. Gibson's motivational speaking engagements have further solidified his reputation as an influential public figure. He has shared his personal experiences and life lessons with audiences, inspiring them to embrace their true potential and pursue their dreams. His ability to connect with people on a deeper level has made him a sought-after speaker at various events and conferences. Despite his success, Gibson remains grounded and committed to giving back to the community. He actively participates in philanthropic endeavors, supporting causes close to his heart. His dedication to making a positive impact on society is evident through his involvement in charitable organizations and initiatives. Gibson's personal life remains relatively private, with limited information available. However, his professional achievements and contributions to the entertainment industry have undoubtedly left a lasting impression on his audience. His ability to captivate and inspire others, coupled with his philanthropic endeavors, make him a respected and influential figure in the public eye. In conclusion, AJ Gibson, born on July 20, 1981, in Ohio, has established himself as a prominent public figure through his diverse career as a television host, author, and motivational speaker. His captivating presence, ability to connect with audiences, and dedication to philanthropy have made him a respected and influential personality in the entertainment industry. | <urn:uuid:9c202dc6-73bf-417c-8f3b-fbf41aca8618> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.celebrityselfies.net/aj-gibson/ | 2023-10-04T20:46:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.9884 | 514 |
The PHSC Foundation recently received a $60,000 grant from the Edward K. Roberts Community College Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Given the financial challenges for students brought on by the pandemic, the Community Foundation provided a $20,000 increase over last year’s grant amount which provided scholarships for 58 PHSC students.
During the 2021-2022 academic year, the Edward K. Roberts Community College Fund will continue to provide scholarships to students who demonstrate financial need with a preference given to part-time students who are parents and may not qualify for other financial aid.
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The CCR Section has a Climate Change and Prediction (CCP) group which focuses on climate variability and change which is primarily funded by the DOE's Biological and Environmental Research program. This is DOE's contribution to the U.S. Global Change Research Program that integrates federal research on global change. CCP has concentrated on using initialized climate models to predict near-term climate (decadal climate prediction), analyzing model simulations and observations to study climate variability and change in the 20th and early 21st centuries, and running and analyzing climate projections with a variety of possible future emission scenarios to relate earth system processes to possible future changes in the climate system.
Climate Change Research Section science is divided into four Research Objectives (ROs):
Research Objective 1 (RO1) provides research themes that tie together the other three ROs in that RO1 uses state of the art modeling tools and machine learning (ML) methods to quantify the limits of predictability for different modes of variability involving the processes and mechanisms that contribute to the predictability of those modes on different timescales. Understanding the limits of predictability requires knowledge of processes and mechanisms that produce such modes of variability, and thus RO1 is the starting point for research in the other three ROs. All ultimately tie together to provide a comprehensive research plan to advance our fundamental knowledge of modes of variability and change in the Earth system.
Research Objective 2 (RO2) targets interactions of modes of variability and the fundamental processes that underpin them using a hierarchy of models to do so. These connections are important to understand predictability in RO1, how modes of variability are represented in models, and how they react to changes in external forcing in RO3, and how modes of variability relate to weather and climate extremes in RO4. In RO2, we study, for example, interactions of MJO and ENSO, QBO and MJO, and IPO, ENSO and SAM.
Research Objective 3 (RO3) follows research in RO1 related to limits of predictability of modes of variability, to RO2 where key processes involved with understanding and predicting modes of variability and their interactions are explored, RO3 then goes on to specifically evaluate and understand the model representation of modes of variability, their responses to external forcing, and connections to tipping points. Research Objective 4 (RO4) builds on the interconnected research in the first three ROs and addresses predictability and the processes and mechanisms of modes of variability related to high impact events and modes of variability.
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The goal of SHARP is to strengthen cooperation between basic research groups at IMB and preclinical and clinical research groups at UMC in the field of ageing and longevity research.
This programme brings together experts in stem cell biology, epidemiology, immunology, cardiology, neurobiology and cancer with experts in epigenetics, proteomics, telomere biology, RNA biology, DNA repair and autophagy to pursue ageing projects from bench to bedside.
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MY BEST DAY EVER OUT OF MY ENTIRE TRIP
JUN 8, 2023
This was a question from one of my readers suggested as a blog post. It's difficult for me to answer because I've had so many, but I'll try my best. I was contemplating on what basis I would measure as "my best day ever." Should I select a day based on emotional elation of pure bliss, or perhaps on the majesty of mother nature and seeing things I could only dream about, or maybe bring attention to some amazing friends I have met. After careful consideration, I have picked one day. I will first provide context, and then explain why out of 500+ days, this was my best day ever out of the entire trip.
My best day ever was December 9, 2022, day 414 with my Couchsurfing host John in Northern Ireland.
It's winter: cold, rainy, snowing and I arrived in Belfast two days before off a 9 hour ferry from Scotland. The weeks before, I was riding around Scotland trying to explore as much as I could to beat the snow. And I cut it close. The same day I left the Scotland Highlands, the snow fell in the evening. I saw the storm clouds in my mirrors. I had barely escaped. I was physically exhausted from riding England and Scotland during the winter. My neck and shoulders were so tense and locked up from shivering from the cold.
Whenever I enter a new country, I try to Couchsurf with a local. I do this so I can learn how life really is and not just stay in a touristy part of town and have a filtered experience. Most of the time, I have an amazing time Couchsurfing and some of the most amazing friends I've met on the road were from this travel strategy (especially in Newcastle upon Tyne, England and Vilnius, Lithuania). Unfortunately, I did not have a good experience with my host in Belfast. Long story short, I was very uncomfortable with my Couchsurfing host in Belfast after he asked me multiple times if I wanted to sleep in the same bed as him. Gross. Excuse my Bay Area-ness coming out, but fool was trippin.
I left Belfast and headed to Bushmills to another Couchsurfing host. My host in Bushmills rode motorcycles as well. He is my people. So I hoped for a better experience. I followed the coastline and the ride should have only taken two hours. But there was a cold spell in Northern Ireland at this time, so it took me four. I needed to pull over at a grocery store to warm my frozen fingers and toes up. I pressed my hands against the burning hot deli glass display to defrost them. It took a while to warm up, but I finally regained my courage to face the cold again. As I was gearing up, some kind locals warned me about black ice on the road in the direction I was heading. Great. Time to go even slower and prolong being in the elements even longer. But slow and steady gets me to my next destination alive in one piece.
I see the black ice. I see snow clouds off in the distance and my body is starting to lose the warmth I recovered in the gas station. There's patches of rainfall and I am soaked. It gets to a point where it feels like my fingernails and toenails are going to pop off from the lack of blood circulation. I'm getting to the point of mentally breaking down, my throat starts quivering, I let out a whimper and I start feeling sorry for myself. All of a sudden, my GPS tells me to turn in 500ft/ 150 meters. I'm almost at my destination. I'm so close, just another minute. You can do it, Crystal.
I'm not sure if you've ever been pushed to your breaking point, but that's what this ride was like for me. It takes a lot for me to get to this point, but if you've ridden in the winter for months, it starts to wear on you.
Turn right. Yes. I pull in, set my kickstand down and John comes out. He says "You made it." I couldn't even say Hello. In the most defeated voice, the first words out of my mouth were "I'm really miserable." I was on the brink of tears. At that moment, John knew and understood. Without any other words, he helped me unload my luggage, bring them inside, and put all my soaking gear on the radiators. He told me to take a hot shower to warm myself up. Yes, okay. When you're this exhausted, you're loopy in the head and just mindlessly go through the motions. You won't even remember what someone said and will need to ask them to repeat themselves. I took a hot shower, felt better and melted into the couch. John gave me a blanket, fed me tea and pastries and we watched movies for the next few hours doing absolutely nothing not even talking to each other. He kept refilling my tea while I recovered on the couch. I felt so spoiled. After settling in, I said out loud "This is the best day ever."
I have never audibly said before on my expedition.
I've said Wow, This is beautiful, Is this real life. But why did I say that now? I wasn't wandering some amazing archaeological ruin alone, or being gifted money or materialistic item, or partying in the most famous club in Hamburg. So why?
The Danish word, hygge means a feeling of comfort and coziness with feelings of wellness and contentment, usually with close friends or family with no agenda. Simply put, it can be enjoying a meal in the company of close friends at home. But for me, this feeling was amplified due to the juxtaposition of events. I was previously uncomfortable staying with a person, rode through draining weather and then finally arrived to a safe place and safe human who took care of me and nursed me back to health. The complete opposite experiences allowed me to be even more appreciative of the situation.
When you're on the road traveling alone for a long time, you become more rugged, self sufficient and independent. You have to. No one else is going to do your stuff for you or take care of you. You get used to doing things for yourself by yourself. I would even say it makes my edges a little rougher. That being said, to be cared for on the road is one of the most precious feelings a being can experience. When another person takes care of you, they feel like home even if you just met them, no matter where you are in the world.
You know when you see videos of wild animals that are injured, nursed back to health and go back and visit their human saviors? I know what those animals feel like. I am often one of these scraggly creatures that are dazed and confused. That's why I believe and can attest that 99% of the world is good. When I am at my lowest and am completely depleted mentally and physically, complete strangers lift me back up. The presence of the virtues of empathy and kindness without expectation of anything in return are why I chose this day as the best day ever out of my expedition thus far. | <urn:uuid:49d493cd-066c-4c7e-9447-a2c7e25a6c4d> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.chasingcrystal.com/post/my-best-day-ever-out-of-my-entire-trip | 2023-10-04T19:24:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.978432 | 1,510 |
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Does most of your homeschooling day go fairly well, but you bog down at math time? Why are your teens unable or unwilling to tackle and excel at high school math? This recording explains what is going wrong and shows how to fix it.
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MCUSTA Zanmai Damascus Chopper 180mm
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Combining the comfort of the Mcusta Hexagon series handle with the beauty of a damascus stainless steel blade, Mcusta have created their very first Chuka Bocho.
Many Asian chefs (and a few western chefs in the know) use this style of chopper as a multipurpose knife, instead of a gyuto. A thin, sharp blade and additional weight slices and dices with minimal effort. Extra height gives acres of knuckle clearance and allows ease of cutting taller foods. And there is slight curve in the blade that allows for a small rocking motion when called for.
This is a thin style of chopper suitable for fine slicing as well as all the dicing and mincing your heart desires.
Note: this chopper is not designed to cut through bones. If this is what you are after, look at the HK chopper.
Mcusta Zanmai Damascus Chopper
- Hardened VG10 / damascus steel is attached to a rounded hexagonal handle.
- Textured handle - if you're hands are wet it's still a good grip.
- The cutting performance is smooth and accurate with a double hamaguri edge grind for superior sharpness.
- The nickel silver is softened with rounded edges for comfort.
- Made with the same attention to detail as all MCUSTA Zanmai knives.
This "Chuka Bocho" style knife will become a firm favourite in your collection.
MCUSTA Zanmai Knives
The MCUSTA company motto is "Always Pioneers". Unlike other knife manufacturers in Japan MCUSTA employ methods such as laser cutting and CNC milling to create knives that are consistently superior. MCUSTA use a combination of traditional craftsmanship and modern day technology to create blades that are both beautiful in use and aesthetic.
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The first round of funding "includes existing urban agriculture initiatives and experienced growers looking to establish new urban agriculture sites," according to a city press release.
The initiative is part of the Chicago Recovery Plan, which uses funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. The Community Growers program is one of three current initiatives under the Chicago Recovery Plan.
As part of the initiative, the BACP partnered with nonprofit NeighborSpace, providing funding to the organization, which will act as a "lead delegate agency" for the program and provide technical support to the multiple urban farming sites, according to the city's website.
The COVID-19 pandemic is said to have exacerbated food inequality in low-to-moderate-income communities. A 2020/2021 impact analysis from hunger relief organization Feeding America said those affected most by food insecurity before the pandemic faced greater hardship in the wake of COVID-19.
“This is one of the largest investments that the city of Chicago has made in urban agriculture. It shows that urban agriculture is a permanent part of our urban fabric,” Ben Helphand, executive director of NeighborSpace, said in the city press release. “This program will contribute to the health and well-being of our communities at the neighborhood scale. It will also provide local entrepreneurs an entry point and foothold to start their enterprises and small businesses.”
The city awarded NeighborSpace a $2 million dollar grant to assist new and existing agriculture businesses with infrastructure and other resources, said Elisa Sledzinska, director of public affairs at the BACP. The resources include water hydrant installations, environmental assessments and land remediation, activation of vacant lots into productive urban agriculture sites, capacity building projects and providing technical support and guidance with business management.
“The awardees will not be receiving funds directly from BACP. They will be working with NeighborSpace to receive infrastructure and other resources to help them either bolster up their current agriculture sites, or to help them get their new sites established,” Sledzinska said in an email.
First-round award winners:
1. Contemporary Farmer
2. Fresher Together
3. Kuumba Tre-Ahm Community Garden
4. Finding Justice A Flower and Vegetable Garden
5. Milpa Mizan
6. Mollie's Market Garden
7. North Lawndale Greening Committee and The Farm 2 Table Pipeline project
8. Otis Farm Stand Worker Cooperative
9. Patchwork Farms
10. South Shore Community Farm
11. Stalwart Market
12. Getting Grown Collective
13. The Salaam Community Health & Wellness Center/Eat to Live Garden
14. The Seed Keepers Collective and The Green Lots Project
15. UNION Impact Center
16. We Sow We Grow
17. What's Growing On
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Just Dance — Mila Profit
It was the middle of a spay during our third clinic day in our makeshift surgery suit. Three vet students hovered around an open abdomen: one anesthetist, one surgeon, and one assistant. To most students and even veterinarians this is a time of stress, anxiety and self-doubt — all three emotions that constantly creep up in our career.
In a world full of lectures on compassion fatigue, anxiety, and mental health issues in the veterinary profession, it is easy to succumb to feelings of “not being good enough.” The veterinary profession is littered with Type A personalities constantly comparing themselves to others and exhausting themselves to help the helpless. Our career holds animal wellness and welfare at the highest of standards but yet sometimes fails to instill the importance of our own wellness, or that of our closest comrades.
I was once told, “There is no one who has lower self-esteem than a fourth year vet student.” Well this is where it ends, right here in this picture. We threw our self–doubt out the window and squashed whatever anxiety we were feeling. We decided to take a moment for ourselves and rise above our stresses and insecurities and to do something that most veterinary professionals would never consider- dance! So the next time you are feeling the weight on your shoulders, take a moment …….. and have a laugh.
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CHORUS is well positioned to begin using Research Organization Registry IDs (ROR IDs) to support the identification of institutions in our Institution Dashboard Reports. The addition of these affiliation RoR IDs will improve mapping between articles, data, researchers, and institutions.
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Do you have a personal board of advisors?
When you read the subject header, “Do you have a personal board of advisors,” what came to mind? Chances are, some didn’t even open this email as they associate a “board of advisors” with bigger businesses. Many companies have formal advisory boards made up of trusted advisors and thought leaders in a particular industry. They are focused at allowing the leadership of the company a third party sounding board to aid in casting vision and developing big picture strategy. While the concept may be similar, this isn’t the intent of my question. The question is more centered around “you” and your “personal” board of advisors.
Reflecting back on my years in corporate positions, I would tell you that I definitely had great members on my teams who I bounced things off of and even shared a bit of my personal struggles. That being said, due to our working together and, in some cases, having these people report directly to me, it wasn’t easy to maintain a high level of transparency with these individuals. Additionally, since they were in the fire with me, they didn’t really provide that independent third party prospective that is so important in identifying potential blind spots.
On the personal side, I am a part of a church small group that provides somewhat of an advisory board experience. However, these environments are not environments where we typically get into a lot from the business side. Additionally, sometimes these environments are a bit difficult to discuss personal challenges as they are possibly a bit “too close to home”. This isn’t meant to diminish the value of these types of environments; however, it is to say that many don’t find the type of experience I am proposing.
Taking it a step further, we often surround ourselves with mentor or coaching relationships which provide a tremendous amount of value. As a personal coach, I know my clients truly value the ability to open up and share some of their deepest challenges and get feedback. I also know the value of learning from mentor and coaching relationships. Still yet, this doesn’t capitalize on the synergies of a board or team of individuals listening to these challenges and being able to speak into these challenges.
So, what does that personal board of advisors environment look like that I am proposing? Well, let me share just a few characteristics I typically see and personally find value:
- A group of 8 to 15 committed individuals who share common values and a high level of trust.
- A safe & confidential place to share with people who “get it”
- Members committed to work together as each other’s personal Board of Advisors
- Formal structure and criteria for participation which is signed off.
- Financial commitment or “skin in the game” to be a part of such a group of trusted advisors.
- A champion, chairman, or facilitator who is compensated in some means to bring meaningful curriculum and formalize structure to the meeting.
- Members help one another grow their businesses, grow personally, and grow spiritually (if applicable)
- Members are able to provide neutral/unbiased feedback – no “personal interest”
This is simply a list of a few highlights and there is much more to consider when forming your advisory board. Unfortunately, I have seen many try to create this type of environment and it fizzles out after only a few months or even a couple of years. This in itself is another reason to consider having someone with “proven” expertise facilitate your meetings.
For me, this environment has been Truth@Work who facilitates these personal advisory boards for Christian business leaders. For over a decade, they have been facilitating a proven model with an 87% year-over-year retention rate for their members. Truth@Work still has several members from their initial roundtable launched over a decade ago.
I can honestly say that I would likely not be in business today if it weren’t for my Truth@Work advisory board. In additional to providing counsel for my business, this group of individuals has provided sound counsel in the areas of my personal and spiritual life as well. As many of you know, I have become so passionate about the “life and business changing experience” Truth@Work provides with their members that I now facilitate roundtables throughout Indianapolis with virtual roundtables on the horizon. In these monthly meetings, I see life change happen nearly every meeting.
Truth@Work isn’t for everyone, however, the model which includes all of the highlights outlined above is the type of personal board of advisors I highly recommend you find, if not already. Some may say, “Chris, I’m just a housewife” to which I would say, “you” still need the type of environment I am proposing. Life is too short to “go it alone” and we need these types of “unbiased” people in our lives.
If we can help or you’d like to learn more about Truth@Work, please reach out to us to schedule a time to talk.
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“How often are significant changes made…?”
In working with leaders and their teams, a question I frequently get is: “How often are significant changes made within the structure of the team?” Now, while not always, what they really are asking is: “How often does someone leave the team?” when it comes to the Team Alignment process I facilitate. The answer: frequently.
Candidly, let’s have a bit of a reality check here. While the argument is that we likely should regularly engage coaching, the reality is that people likely are not picking up the phone to call a coach/consultant like myself unless there are issues causing pain within the organization. And, they’ve normally done a lot internally attempting to deal with this pain prior to ever reaching out.
While I never walk into relationships with clients and their team members with an intention or preconceived notions that a team member will leave the team, it happen more often than not. That all being said, the beauty of the process is, hopefully, if we’ve done our job well, the transition is viewed as positively as one can likely expect and, in some cases, truly viewed as a win-win.
Let’s face it, if there are performance issues within a team that one individual is primarily contributing, one of a couple things is happening: 1) They have huge blind spots which we as a team haven’t done a good job in helping them to see. Or, 2) They see their deficiencies; however, don’t know what to do about them and are internally wrestling as well. My role is to aid the team in developing a culture of openness and transparency that allows for this assessment and open dialog. Even if I suspect on day one that an individual on the team needs to be transitioned, I’ll withhold my judgement and facilitate a process to where the entire team arrives at this conclusion together.
Now, here’s the thing, why are there issues in the first place? Well, there are a lot of different ways of arriving at the conclusion, however, most often it deals with character flaws and/or people not being in an area aligning with their gifting. For those with character flaws, the ending likely isn’t nearly has happy and they are simply going to carry those flaws into their next opportunity. Eventually, these people will hopefully wake up and the best thing we can do is simply send them on their way.
More often are people not being in an area aligning with their gifting. Time and time again, I see people placed in roles that they are simply not wired. For example, you don’t take an individual who is great at sales and automatically promote him/her to a sales leadership role. More often than not, these types of sales people aren’t wired to be good leaders of teams. Now that might sound harsh, however, if you really have a transparent conversation with these sales people, they’ll tell you they love thrill of the “hunt” and don’t really enjoy leading people. This is one of many examples.
Another flaw I’ve often referred to is in our hiring process. Because we often related to people with similar personalities styles as ourselves, we often go out and hire people with the same personality style. This is a huge mistake as most teams require a balance of personality styles. For example, we might be a director having high risk tolerance and not needing a tremendous amount of details in decision making. Assemble a team of these types of people and we’ve got nobody to handle the details and build systems to support our organization. Make sense?
For those people who aren’t wired for the roles they are presently in, we hope to find another position on the team that capitalizes on their gifting; however, most organization don’t have that much flexibility. So, what we do is help the team and individual to come to these conclusions on there own and aid in developing a graceful transition strategy.
Now, here is the fun part! While it is frequent that we see people leaving the team during the process of Team Alignment, we also are pleased to hear the downstream effects. With little hesitation I think we all can conclude the performance of the team is elevated; however, what about that individual who leaves? Well, I’ve lost count of the number of times an individual has been given the opportunity to move on, they land in a position better suited for their gifting, and they actually make an effort to contact their former employer thanking them. This is a time we recognize the true impact of those we’re given responsibly to lead. True servant leaders and their teams seek out the best for people regardless of whether the end result is on their team or some other team.
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Strange as it may seem, an International Theater of the Oppressed actually exists. It was founded by Augusto Baol, a Brazilian who sought to eradicate the distinction between actors and audience by having both involved in revolutionary theatrical activism that emphasized the victimhood of the oppressed.
Though there now seems to be a cast of thousands vying for roles in self-scripted plays featuring victimization and oppression, Jussie Smollett appears to have been one of the most recent players auditioning for the starring role in Baol’s theater.
As the whole world now knows, Smollett created a play designed to reinforce his identity as a victim of racism and homophobia. By writing his own script and hiring Nigerian thespians to perform in his racially themed production, he hoped to raise consciousness of racism as well as to effect a pay raise. His elaborate theatrics pulled in the Chicago police department as unwitting and eventually resentful players on a revolving stage of virtue signaling. Smollett’s vogueish concept was revealed as a complete hoax designed to garner him sympathy as well as to extract greater financial remuneration from FOX productions. As an angry Chicago Chief of Police stated, Smollett merely wanted “to promote his career.”
If Smollett’s drama was a one-off production, there might not be much to worry about. Unfortunately, activist drama has many permutations, with many actors lined up to play in scenes designed to draw in empathetic fellow revolutionaries.
The big questions about invented victimization scenes are these: How did Smollett and other hoaxers get to the place that made-up dramas of self-authentication damaging innocent people were considered a valid form of protest? How did elaborate lies deliberately designed to enhance victimhood get their start? What ideas have prevailed in order that lying is valid political stagecraft? Most importantly, how has the theater of oppression invaded politics in order to fundamentally transform society? How have actors such as Smollett, Christine Blasey Ford and now perhaps Michael Cohen, who is playing a role as political star in the House, gained parts as actors in victimology plays?
Partly due to the moral paroxysms of World Wars I and II, existentialist philosophers and playwrights gave up on traditional forms of drama and began drawing on themes that resulted in what became known as the Theatre of the Absurd. One idea of the new approach to drama was that the human condition was essentially devoid of purpose or meaning and that the individual could only authenticate himself by a desperate act. As Albert Camus, the famous French novelist, wrote in his essay, “The Myth of Sisyphus,” “What [a man] believes to be true must determine his actions…There is but one useful action, that of remaking man and the earth. I shall never remake man. But one must do “as if.”
It was the “as if” that began to dominate post World War II drama and eventually politics during the ’50s, '60s and ’70s. The idea was to act out what one believed to be true regardless of what larger society might consider true. Revolutionary zeal and outrage were considered keys to authenticity. The consequence was a spate of dramatic ventures dubbed “happenings,” events designed to dissolve the traditional boundaries between viewers and actor in order to create changes in social structures. To put it another way, the line between drama and activism is erased and the idea of drama as created entertainment or as a vehicle for expressing the joys and sorrows of the human condition was replaced by close encounters of the revolutionary kind. The purpose was to break down the barriers between the actors and the spectators so completely that the spectators became part of the play, reinforcing the status and beliefs of the actors; thus becoming part of the script.
The concepts behind the “happenings” gradually became absorbed and lately have become unarticulated assumptions behind most modern political stagecraft, spilling over into street performances such as the recent Jussie Smollett drama. You, the onlooker, were supposed to have been drawn into his perceived experience of racial and homophobic victimization, joining in his rebellion against oppression.
For Smollett and those who imitate him, the anti-hero hagiography must be written and dramatized in real life. He must seek to bring down any narrative that might contradict his view of himself as victim. He must increase the circle of people who affirm him by being outraged by his victimhood. He must be authenticated, even if it means destroying others. But his stage craft goes further than mere corruption of an ancient art form. To utilize trendy terms, Smollett’s choreographed intersectionality as gay, black and politically left wasn’t enough to authenticate himself. He must constantly reaffirm the narrative of himself as victim; bringing into his circle anyone who is also outraged by his victimhood.
Smollett was committed to the idea that he could create his own truth and act on it, no matter what the results. The absolute ultimate in play acting in order an abstract concept like eternal oppression is creating and reinforcing that concept, even when your “truth” is a lie. If by a lie you can rearrange the entire world order, reinforcing and authenticating your almighty oppressed and victimized SELF, you have succeeded in acting “as if” it is true.
To put it another way, Jussie Smollett’s acting “as if” his victimization was true is seen by the Chicago Police Department as a faked hate crime, but for Smollett, his actions are not considered “fake, as he genuinely believes his eternal and ineradicable victimhood authenticates his political theater of the oppressed. The earthly realities of his lies and treachery toward his friends are insignificant and even justified because the ideas of deeply engrained racial injustice and homophobia transcend and therefore justify any action taken to authenticate them. His political theater of the oppressed is truth. The rest of society be damned if it does not see truth as he sees it.
In the theater of the oppressed, it’s always OK to act “as if.”
It’s OK to act “as if” you are a girl if it will win races. After all, ideally there are no inherent differences between male and female.
It’s OK to claim act “as if” you are a native American if it gets you a position at Harvard. After all, you also may be able to garner sympathy and reparations for the oppressed.
It’s OK to act “as if” you are black if it means you can land a job with the local NAACP. After all, your pretended experience of blackness may also point out the greater crime of institutionalized racism.
In short, creating your own “truth” is always OK as long as the “as if” feels authentic or serves larger goals. For those who will not be drawn into the never-ending theater of the oppressed, “as if” theater looks suspiciously like lies, treachery, farce—a con game.
Unfortunately, as the theater of the oppressed intrudes into government, academia and churches, whole institutions become stages for the oppressed. Meanwhile, the con game against truth becomes weaponized and increasingly authoritarian in opposition to those contesting the lie and refusing to participate in the play acting, including the play acting that now characterizes the Left. (Though the Right is not entirely guiltless and often acts as mute spear carriers in the ongoing opera; perhaps relegated to bit parts in the drama, but still players.)
As Victor Davis Hanson put it in his essay “Autopsy of a Dead Coup:”
“Left wing social media and mainstream journalism spread sensational lies about supposed maniacal Trump supporters in MAGA hats. They constructed fantasies that veritable white racists were now liberated to run amuck insulting and beating up people of color as they taunted the poor and victimized minorities with vicious Trump sloganeering—even as the Covington farce and now the even more embarrassing Jussie Smollett charade evaporated without apologies from the media and progressive merchants of such hate.
“…Trump’s low polls, his controversial reset of American policy, and the general contempt in which he was held by the bipartisan coastal elite, celebrities, and the deep state, meant that even illegal means to continue the campaign-era effort to destroy Trump and now abort his presidency were felt to be moral and heroic acts without legal consequences, and the media would see the conspirators as heroes.”
Again, the supposed moral high ground of the theater of the oppressed justifies the lies, treachery and chicanery. As for those who resist participating in the script and who insist on being spectators who speak out on behalf of truth, they are seen as deserving the fate of Marcus Tullius Cicero, whose head and hands-- trophies for Marc Anthony--were fastened on the walls of the Roman Rostra in order senators knew what happened to people who would not act in the ongoing destruction of the Roman republic.
As Augusto Boal said, for the theater of the oppressed, “spectator is a bad word.” That is, of course, because a spectator is automatically someone who has the ability to critique the play. And critique ruins the idea that everyone is to participate equally in the “happening;” and having been converted to the political religion the play is based on, to mobilize for political action on behalf of the latest victims of oppression. The idea is continually to create a flash mob, which drawing on the collaborative abilities of the web and media is then--according to “happenings” artist Allan Kaprow--committed to “a moral act, a human stand of great urgency.” As Kaprow stated, the happenings “professional status as art is less critical than their certainty as an ultimate existential commitment.”
In the always happening and shifting theater of the oppressed, we find a new and radicalized form of the medieval Morality Play. Hollywood has recognized the power of the theater of the oppressed and churns out literally hundreds of quasi-religious morality plays committed to the same themes and goals as Smollett and other “happening” playwrights.
The idea is to make the whole world actors in the revolutionary dramas, with all of us drawn in to strut our brief hour upon the universal stage, which is populated only by those who play the part of either victims or oppressors. The goal is indeed an International Theater of the Oppressed, in which all the world’s a stage and we are but actors upon it. Dividing the entire world into categories of victims and oppressors justifies the destruction any oppressive entity, be it a person, institution, nation or church. Destruction is seen as liberation.
For the victims, there is hagiographic status that places the protagonists beyond good and evil, elevating him or her beyond present status as mere mortals and attaining the permanent status of saints. As for the victim, he or she must indulge in continuous self-critique. Becoming and remaining a victim requires more and more purification, greater and greater victimhood, much as a religious person like Martin Luther sought sanctification by continual confession, self-examination and flagellation. She or he must wear victimhood like a hair shirt. He must be sure his pain must be ever present to the world.
For all the oppressed, their wounds never heal, but only go deeper and deeper, for there is great reward for self-flagellation. The more one is a victim, the more holy he or she becomes. The victim must always remain a victim; the star of every show; the main focus of every story; the chief mover of history.
As for the oppressor, there is the possibility--though very highly remote--of the death of the old self and rebirth of the new. If he or she confesses guilt as oppressor and vows the tithes of reparations, be those reparations money, status or jobs, there is hope of temporary forgiveness by the oppressed.
Where in all these dramas of oppression is the place for Christians on the world stage?
Christians should be and are the true actors of resistance. The Church, as she has done in the past, must resist false narratives and work for relief of the truly oppressed, including persecuted Christians in countries like China. Here in the West, the Church must resist the current pushes toward infanticide, legitimization of pedophilia and sex trafficking; just as some once resisted chattel slavery.
The Church must resist the false narratives of oppression and those who seek to change the historic narrative of Christianity concerning human identity as male and female, the honor of marriage and family; and most importantly, the biblical and historic knowledge of the Trinitarian God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. She must resist rewriting the script of liturgy according to identity politics and the narrative of victim and oppressor. She must resist sacralizing the current political and societal obscenities such as same sex marriage and the attempt to eliminate the distinctions between male and female.
She must, in brief, return to the proclamation of the gospel of Christ and salvation from the oppression of sin in all its manifestations.
The Christian narrative presents a cosmic drama in which each human player acts out a role either for good or evil, with eternal consequences attendant to his or her choices. Every person on the face of the planet has a choice to either follow the script written by Truth or to make up a play that is a lie.
Therein is the true division among each of us who strut out little hour upon the world stage; and therein is the true drama of salvation.
Joshua confronted the Israelites of old with such a choice, and the choice remains the same for each person today: Choose between God or the very Devil. The Hebrew warrior’s challenge remains the challenge for us today: “If serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve.”
May the Christian’s answer be, “But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”
Fay Voshell holds a M.Div. from Princeton theological Seminary, which awarded her the prize for excellence in systematic theology. Her thoughts have appeared in many online magazines, among them The Christian Post, RealClearReligion, National Review, American Thinker, CNS, LifeSiteNews and Russia Insider. She may be reached at [email protected] | <urn:uuid:f12dfb15-fa60-45f7-8c3e-d36c3346c499> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.christianpost.com/voice/jussie-smollett-and-the-theater-of-the-oppressed.html | 2023-10-04T20:48:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.975028 | 3,060 |
The Media and Communication Studies Unit of UOM, in collaboration with the UNESCO, is organising a conference/dialogue session on the theme ‘Enhancing Democratic Systems: The Media in Mauritius’ on Thursday 16th and Friday 17th September.
The objective is to allow key stakeholders to:
– Take stock of the existing battery of legal and regulatory framework with respect to the media in Mauritius.
– Revisit the various debates / exchanges about the changing role of the media in a democracy.
– Examine the relationship between the media and the different institutions such as the government, regulatory bodies and civil society.
– Explore the good practices available in the area of media regulation / self regulation.
– Engage into dialogue with key stakeholders in relation to the above and ensure a way forward for its prompt implementation.
For more information, read the concept note.
The opening ceremony will be held on Thursday 17th September at 2 p.m. in ELT2 (Engineering Tower). Mr Amadou Ba, CEO of the African Media Initiative will give the keynote address. His profile can be found here.
Read the detailed programme for both days here. Note that the first day (Thursday 16th) will be in ELT2 whereas the second day (Friday 18th) will be in
ELT3 Lecture Theatre 1 of NAC.
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We hear this question and variants of it all year.
Is the reason one bad bulb can take out an entire series of lights is that it breaks the circuit? Is that true of all light strands?
No, if a bulb burns out, the rest of the lights should stay lit. Replace the burned out bulb as soon as possible to extend the lifespan of the remaining bulbs. If the light string has gone out, it means a bulb is halfway or fully out of it's socket and has broken the circuit. Find the offender, and reinstall or replace it to fix your Christmas lights.
(Note: This article pertains only to traditional incandescent mini light strings. LED strings are a totally different animal.)
When Christmas mini light strings lights were first manufactured, a string of lights would go out if one bulb burned out because breaking the filament in a single bulb would break the connection. (And by burned out we mean when the filament broke.)
Fortunately, that’s not the case with most modern mini light strings.
In the early 70’s, manufacturers introduced a shunt wire at the base of each bulb. If you grab a magnifying glass and look really hard you might be able to see this little wire at the bottom of your bulbs. This engineering improvement means that if the bulb burns out (and the filament is broken) then the rest of the light strand will stay lit.
Keep in mind, that if a mini light bulb is half or fully removed from its socket or if the socket has been damaged then the other bulbs in that circuit will go out because they are wired in series.
Mini lights are constructed with one or more circuits. Depending on the number of circuits in your string of lights, only the circuit that contains the removed bulb will go dark.
For example, if your light string has 50 bulbs and they are all on one circuit they will all go out if a bulb is removed from its socket. If your set of 100 lights is constructed in 2 50-light circuits then half the total set will have an issue. This helps to localize the issue for troubleshooting.
Most of the time when only part of a string of mini lights goes out it’s an issue of either a failure of a shunt wire or a bulb is partially or completely unseated.
You can repair your set by replacing the missing bulb or by using a basic tester to diagnose your strand. A widely available tester is the Light Keeper Pro. You can see more info on this product with handy how-to videos at the manufacturer website: https://lightkeeperpro.com
We sell light keeper pros - you can see our price by clicking here.
Don't have a light keeper pro? Here are a few tips to help with troubleshooting:
- Untangle the light string with as much patience as can be mustered. Try not tugging or cursing if there are children present. (Consider rolling and bagging the lights next year in their own baggies to keep them separate and untangled.)
- Initially inspect the light strings looking for frayed wires and broken bulbs. If the wires are frayed, discard the lights and start an examination of the next string of lights in the pile. Broken bulb? Replace it with a replacement bulb that was shipped with your set or a bulb pulled from a light string whose wiring has failed. Note that if you use one string to provide replacements for another, they must be identical as bulbs from different styles/configurations of strings will/may have different voltage specifications.
- Engire string doesn't come on? Check the fuses. Doesn't fix things? Visually examine the light string for unseated and missing bulbs. Genty reinstall the half seated bulbs and replace missing bulbs. Don't remove and reinsert the bulbs as this will ruin your day and will more than likely make problems worse. String still not fixed? Move on to the next string of lights.
- Repeat until all light strings have been checked. This process is best done in front of a roaring fire and not while standing in the front yard in the snow or rain.
Here's is a video that also discusses this topic:
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Respecting the Creation of Yellowstone National Park
OOOOCOMMITTEE REPORT | ACT OF CONGRESS | DOANE REPORT ON THE 1870 WASHBUIRN EXPEDITION | TRUMBULL JOURNAL ON THE 1870 WASHBURN EXPEDITION
OOOOHOME | 19TH CENTTURY |
42d CONGRESS, 2d Session.
REPORT No. 26.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.
FEBRUARY 27, 1872.--Laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Dunnell, from the Committee on the Public Lands, made the following
[To accompany bill H. R. 764.]
The Committee on the Public Lands, having had under consideration bill H. R. 764, would report as follows:
bill now before Congress has for its object the withdrawal from
settlement, occupancy, or sale, under the laws of the United States, a
tract of land fifty-five by sixty-five miles, about the sources of the
Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers; and dedicates and sets it apart as a
great national park or pleasure-ground for the benefit and enjoyment
of the people. The entire area comprised within the limits of the
reservation contemplated in this bill is not susceptible of
cultivation with any degree of certainty, and the winters would be too
severe for stock-raising. Whenever the altitude of the mountain
districts exceeds 6,000 feet above tide-water, their settlement
becomes problematical unless there are valuable mines to attract
people. The entire area within the limits of the proposed reservation
is over 6,000 feet in altitude, and the Yellowstone Lake, which
occupies an area 15 by 22 miles, or 330 square miles, is 7,427 feet.
The ranges of mountains that hem the valleys in on every side rise to
the height of 10,000 and 12,000 feet, and are covered with snow all
the year. These mountains are all of volcanic origin, and it is not
probable that any mines or minerals of value will ever be found there.
During the months of June, July, and August, the climate is pure and
most invigorating, with scarcely any rain or storms of any kind; but
the thermometer frequently sinks as low as 26 degrees. There is frost
every month of the year. This whole region was in comparatively modern
geological times the scene of the most wonderful volcanic activity of
any portion of our country. The hot springs and the geysers represent
the last stages the vents or escape pipes of these
remarkable volcanic manifestations of the internal forces. All these
springs are adorned with decorations more beautiful than human art
ever conceived, and which have required thousands of years for the
cunning hand of nature to form. Persons are now waiting for the spring
to open to enter in and take possession of these remarkable
curiosities, to make merchandise of these beautiful specimens, to
fence in these rare wonders so as to charge visitors a fee, as is now
done at Niagara Falls, for the sight of that which ought to be as free
as the air or water.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, D. C., January 29, 1872
SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 27th instant, relative to the bill now pending in the House of Representatives dedicating that tract of country known as the Yellowstone Valley as a national park. I hand you herewith the report of Dr. F. V. Hayden, United States geologist, relative to said proposed reservation, and have only to add that I fully concur in his recommendations, and trust that the bill referred to may speedily become a law. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
to set apart a certain tract of land lying near the headwaters of the Yellowstone River as a public park.
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That the tract of land in
the the Territories of Montana and Wyoming lying near the headwaters
of the Yellowstone River, and described as follows, to wit: commencing
at the junction of Gardiner's River with the Yellowstone River and
running east of the meridian to the parallel of latitude, passing ten
miles south of the most southern point of Yellowstone Lake; thence
west along said parallel to the meridian, passing fifteen miles west
of the most western point of Madison Lake; thence north along said
meridian to the latitude of the junction of the Yellowstone and
Gardiner's Rivers; thence east to the place of beginning, is hereby
reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the
laws of the United States, and dedicated and set apart as a public
park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people;
and all persons who shall locate, or settle upon, or occupy the same
or any part therof, except as hereinafter provided, shall be
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Updated: Jul 5
Ottawa – Environment Canada is warning of poor air quality for the Ottawa region due to wildfire smoke. As a result, the City of Ottawa is advising of outdoor recreation impacts on Monday, June 26:
All recreational outdoor programs and leagues directly operated by the City of Ottawa will be cancelled until 4 pm for today, June 26. Registrants will be contacted directly with either a refund, credit or rescheduling of their program.
All splash pads will remain open.
All drop-in programs that operate outdoors will move indoors, where possible. Please check the drop-in schedules at your local facility for up-to-date information.
All outdoor pools will be closed until 4 pm today, June 26, weather permitting.
All City Beaches have a no swim advisory until 4 pm for today, June 26,
It is not anticipated that the air quality for tomorrow, Tuesday, June 27 will continue to impact these services. Please continue to monitor ottawa.ca/recreation for up-to-date information on outdoor recreation service impacts.
All City facilities will remain open and there are no impacts to indoor programming.
City-wide impacts and updates related to the ongoing air quality issues can be found on ottawa.ca.
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Get in losers, we’re going subterranean. ZAND’s underworld is ready to be explored at last; they’ve spent a long time getting it ready for us, and the annals and crevices of ‘SEWERSTAR’ leave extensive room for grimy, delightful discovery. A debut mixtape of sorts, ZAND’s first extended release since 2020’s ‘Ugly Pop’ EP but comprising of tracks that go as far back as 2021’s ‘Religion’, lots of the tracks we hear are very familiar to those who’ve been raptly following ZAND since way back when. The intoxicating, ghostly melodies from the start of “Religion” are second-nature, calling to mind the feral, sexual peak that this track inspires at ZAND’s live shows; the fearsome, provoking ‘I Spit On Your Grave’s chorus is… well, to call it a comfort blanket would be far from the truth, but it’s a welcome favourite to hear and a swaggering high point on ‘SEWERSTAR’. But though lots of the songs are familiar, hearing them altogether feels like having a cataract painstakingly peeled away, and suddenly you can see the cinematic universe ZAND has crafted in perfect 20/20 vision.
Known for ‘ugly pop’, ZAND has always leant into the disquieting crossover between pulsing, synth-loaded infectiousness and otherworldly, gritty sonic elements erring into the heavier side – as well as their subject matter, which whilst sensual and formidable, has never shied away from any topics. ZAND tackles gender, religious trauma, abusive relationships, sex, sex work, and far beyond. It’s an unflinching portrait that has always seen ZAND come out on top without excluding the uglier facets of whatever story they’re telling. It’s down to their distinctly powerful style of delivery, which on standalone songs is transfixing, but on ‘SEWERSTAR’ shines even brighter as they step onto the sewer-stage to perform this industrial-ugly-pop-opera.
Following the understated, breezy, echoing whistle that opens ‘DESCENT’, and the muttered “hiya, can I just get a single please…” as ZAND orders their ticket down to the underworld, the track’s stomping, hypnotically dropping instrumental kicks in and the energy of ‘SEWERSTAR’ starts to reveal itself for the first time. You couldn’t really call it subtle, because it is distinctly theatrical and saturated with dark drama throughout, but there is something about it that feels effortless about the plethora of distortions and unnaturalities ZAND peppers their music with – so comfortable they seem inhabiting this world and this character. ‘Deliverance’, the first full track, is ferocious and brilliant, crescendoing into dreams of revenge but still playful, sneering and gleeful somehow; ‘DTF’ later on boasts similar power, laughing and teasing before devolving into twisted, devilish vocal effects.
‘Battery Acid’ is the EP’s most organic offering, sonically, and it provides a little sobering context – undistorted, above a somber acoustic guitar, ZAND is vulnerable and somewhat unlike their character as they murmur a tale that steps out of the underworld for a moment, and into a sharp, real-world account of ZAND’s experiences with abuse as a queer person in a relationship with an intolerant partner. It’s a painful moment of pause to punctuate a mixtape only made possible by ZAND’s fierce self-assuredness in their queerness, their willingness to explore and make odd, unsettling art for people equally weird and excited by things way in the leftfield, and their ability to translate challenges posed by those who are threatened by their identity into soaring calls-to-arms. While we’re losing ourselves in the alleys and cavities of ‘SEWERSTAR’, it’s worth noticing that ZAND and their excellent contemporaries in the alternative queer scene are building this space for us brick by brick, vicious EP by subversive record, as an act of resistance.
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WORKS: Chamber Music for Flute
PERFORMER: Sue Ann Kahn (flute), Andrew Willis (piano), etc
CATALOGUE NO: TROY 145 DDD
‘British Flute Music’. Hmm… And post-Second World War repertoire. You could be tempted to move on swiftly. Don’t! It’s high time these six beguiling works by George Benjamin, William Alwyn, York Bowen, Elizabeth Maconchy and Roberto Gerhard are recognised on an equal footing with the popular French pieces which so often monopolise CDs and concert programmes of 20th-century flute repertoire.
Culliford is an impassioned flautist whose interpretations here are spot on. The expansive, climactic phrases and flashy passages of York Bowen’s Sonata, and the haunting atmosphere created by chromatic configurations in Alwyn’s are superbly executed. Benjamin’s Flight must surely be seen as the successor to Debussy’s Syrinx. It displays fully the flute’s compatibility with freedom and fantasy. It’s virtuosic by nature, but begins and ends with mellow, low-register glissandi.
On a CD of Ibert’s chamber music for flute, Sue Ann Kahn comes across as less motivated. True, the majority of Ibert’s pieces here are frolicsome, but the full subtleties of his whimsical wit are not quite met. That said, Kahn does produce some humorous gems, revealing Ibert as a master of the contrary. Greater oomph and more variety of expression would ensure that the attention of the discerning listener was fully held. Kate Sherriff | <urn:uuid:48f18909-d09f-44ba-9607-54669d6e1b81> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.classical-music.com/reviews/chamber/ibert-3/ | 2023-10-04T21:07:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.897154 | 372 |
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Nuca Organic is a sustainable, all natural skin care brand. Among many other products, their Anti-Aging Face Cream with peptides and sea buckthorn is an amazing example of their powerful products. We chatted with their founder about what makes their face cream so special.
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Nuca Organic’s products have an amazing way of restoring the health and radiance of the skin. Organic butters, pure extracts and peptides are their favourite ingredients. Their Anti Aging Cream isn’t the only product that harnesses the power of nature. Their Gentle facial cleanser gel with honey, glycerin, and African geranium oil is also worth trying.
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January 26, 2021
In 2020, many industries experienced shortages of essential goods and materials, hindering their operation and causing manufacturing to stall. One of the industries most heavily impacted was the construction industry, with many projects screeching to a halt due to the lack of lumber.
The article “The 2020 Lumber Shortage” from Construction Magazine Network explains how COVID-19 played a part in the shortage, as many wood treatment plants had to shut down after being deemed nonessential. With a lack of supply and restrictions of their own to deal with, the construction industry came close to a standstill as well. Luckily, there is an alternative to lumber that creates stronger, more long-lasting buildings: steel.
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For the past week, news headlines have been fraught with Mount Everest death tolls. There have been 11 fatalities so far this season according to CNN and other news outlets, many of which are blaming overcrowding as the main source of danger on the mountain. This season on Everest has been especially deadly, though there have been fewer fatalities than the 2014 season, in which bottlenecked crowds were not the root of such devastation. As Sherpa were fixing ropes to the South Col for fee-paying climbers in 2014, a massive serac broke loose above the Khumbu Icefall triggering a rock and ice avalanche that took the lives of 16 people. This is an event that Alpenglow mountain guide and Protect Our Winters ambassador Adrian Ballinger fears may become more commonplace as global temperatures continue to rise.
Geological locations where bedrock is held together by ice—as is the case on many high altitude peaks—are more prone to rock and ice fall as that ice begins to melt, said Ballinger. The glaciers of Everest are melting and receding at an exponential rate according to the study Glacial Status in Nepal and Decadal Change from 1980 to 2010. This glacial recession is exposing bodies long since consumed by the ice and snow of mountain, and threatening new fatalities with unstable conditions. Ballinger has been on the mountain for the last 12 years, and has witnessed the effects of climate change firsthand.
“The big differences I’ve noticed are obviously glacial recession,” Ballinger said. “The second big change is how much less stable the [Khumbu] Icefall seems to be.”
In 2015, after the 2014 tragedy on Everest, Ballinger decided to move his operations to the relatively safer north side of the mountain, to avoid the Khumbu Icefall on the south side. However, Ballinger remains in the minority. He is joined by roughly only 30-percent of climbers who attempted to summit Everest this year on the northern, Chinese side of the mountain, while the other 70-percent remained on the southern, Nepali side. The reason, according to Ballinger, is logistical—it is more expensive and more difficult to obtain permits to summit via the Chinese route, hence why most guides still opt for the southern route, subjecting their clients and porters to the ever-more unstable and unpredictable Khumbu Icefall.
“There has been one Sherpa fatality on the north side in the last decade,” said Ballinger. “And there’s been close to 30 on the south side. Part of that is because of the larger number [of climbers on the south side], but the percentage isn’t even close—it’s not even close.”
In addition to the foreboding casualty statistics, empirical evidence on weather trends and glacial mass in the Himalaya also lends insight into how climate change is affecting these critical environments. According to the Glacial Status in Nepal study, average mean temperatures in the Khumbu sub basin rose 0.09°C each year between 1998 and 2008. As a result of these increasing temperatures, the total glacial area in Nepal has decreased by 24% between 1977 and 2010.
The authors wrote: “The results show clearly that the glacier area in the Nepal Himalayas is decreasing at a rapid rate, and that individual glaciers are shrinking, retreating, and fragmenting. The changes appear to be linked primarily with a marked rise in average temperature associated with global climate change.”
The changing landscape on Everest is revealing the bodies of long-lost mountaineers. “As the glaciers move, recede, and melt, new bodies or sometimes body parts are being found,” Ballinger said. “As it moves and melts, bodies that were much higher on the mountain, lost in the Khumbu Icefall or lost in the Western Cwm are now coming out at the bottom of the glacier close to base camp.”
Ballinger explains that because of the cold temperatures and high altitude of Mount Everest, no bacteria can grow and break down the corpses of these lost climbers—they have been essentially mummified, frozen in time. The bodies are typically moved off of the main routes by Sherpa and guides so they do not become a hazard for climbers. Nonetheless, they serve as a grave reminder of the mountain’s potential for tragedy, and how human presence has left its mark on the natural world, leaving behind a literal trail of bodies.
“Places like Mount Everest are just really stark examples of things that might be harder to see in some other places,” said Ballinger. “So, they provide good opportunities to talk about climate change and glacial recession and melting and things that are going to have huge global consequences.”
The implications of global climate change are more far-reaching and impactful than making a mountain more dangerous for climbers. For instance, according to the same study referenced above, in Nepal, glaciers help to regulate climate and keep temperatures lower. As the glaciers disappear, it creates a positive feedback loop, increasing temperatures at an exponential rate. Additionally, much of the region obtains its freshwater from glacial melt. In the short-term glacial melt would increase, but in the long-term, as the glaciers deplete, the region may face a water shortage crisis. These are just microcosmic examples of the innumerable effects climate change could create and is creating on a global scale.
“We are a big, diverse community. We’re not going to agree on all of the solutions, but hopefully we can agree on the problem and the fact that we need to discuss and debate and get active in it,” said Ballinger of the climbing community. “To make real, meaningful change worldwide, our best tool [is] to change US policy on climate change. We need big picture changes like a carbon tax, massive government investment in clean energy sources, and in transportation that works in America. Getting involved on a local level or a national level and using your voice, and using our voice as a climbing community, is very important.” | <urn:uuid:5b7e9b54-0c37-421d-a03e-5b6b0e89e7a2> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.climbing.com/news/climate-change-on-mount-everest-old-bodies-and-new/?scope=anon | 2023-10-04T21:01:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.954091 | 1,292 |
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If you are expecting a new credit card to get delivered by the wait has been too long or you are too excited to receive it then it is always a good idea to write a letter of inquiry about the delivery of new credit card to the concerned bank or relationship manager. This kind of letter of inquiry is quite simple and helps you know when can you expect the card.
In this post, we bring to you a sample letter of inquiry about the delivery of new credit card. You can use this Enquiry Letter Format and Example for creating a customized letter that suits your needs.
Format for Letter of Inquiry About Delivery of New Credit Card
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Date: May 26, 2023
The Branch Manager
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Sub: Regarding status of delivery of new credit card
Respected Sir/ Madam,
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Managing your finances as an international student
Studying in the U.S. is a serious commitment and American higher education is quite expensive compared to that of other countries. International students (e.g. F-1, J-1 visa holders) must have the financial resources to cover their educational expenses while in the U.S. You are required to submit proof of sufficient funds to cover tuition, fees, and living expenses in order to obtain an I-20 or DS-2019. International students are not eligible for U.S. government-funded financial aid. Therefore, it is critical that you responsibly plan and manage your finances for the duration of your studies.
Notes about the I-20
- Estimated expenses on the I-20 are for one academic year (9 months). If you plan to stay in the U.S. during the summer, you should have extra funds for those additional living expenses.
- The estimates on the I-20 are not binding and you should be financially prepared in case expenses fluctuate over time. It is common for U.S. universities to raise tuition rates and/or fees on a regular basis. Inflation rates and changes in the global economy may also impact your costs.
- Estimates for living expenses are based on average costs of local housing, food, and transportation. Your actual living expenses may be more and less than this estimate depending on your personal preferences and spending habits.
- Living expenses on the I-20 do not include expenses that are not directly associated with your enrollment in an academic program, such as a car, hobbies, personal travel, etc. You should plan your budget accordingly.
Financing your education
Be sure to review CMU’s current costs of attendance and information about scholarships available to international students:
- International undergraduate scholarships
- International graduate scholarships and assistantships
- External scholarships
International students are eligible to work on campus up to 20 hours per week during the semesters and up to 40 hours per week during breaks. Campus employment is competitive and limited so you should not count on paying for your educational expenses with a campus job.
CMU partners with Flywire to facilitate electronic transfers of funds for you to pay your tuition and fees. Founded by a former international student, Flywire's mission is to save money for international students and their families that might otherwise be lost in bank fees and unfavorable foreign exchange rates.
You may set up an interest-free monthly payment plan through OneCentral for your tuition, fees, and health insurance charges.
You will mostly likely want to set up a U.S. bank account. There are several banks in Mount Pleasant for you to choose from. PNC Bank has an on-campus branch.
Creating a realistic budget
CMU’s Financial Wellness Collaborative provides resources to help students manage their finances including guidance on budgeting and an online toolkit designed to help students learn about managing their money. The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid also provides helpful guidance on budgeting.
CMU’s mandatory health insurance for international students provides comprehensive healthcare at very affordable rates. However, you must still be prepared to pay for any out-of-pocket medical expenses such as deductibles, co-pays, or out-of-network costs.
Tips about off-campus living:
- When you lease a house or apartment, you are entering into a legal contract. It is critical that you thoroughly read the terms and ask questions before you sign. You are encouraged to review the State of Michigan’s guide to renting.
- Many leases require you to pay certain fees upfront, such as first month’s rent, security deposit, and an application fee.
- Be aware that many property managers require that you sign a 12-month lease even if you don’t plan on staying in Mount Pleasant over the summer. It can be quite costly to break your lease early, so be sure to ask your landlord about your lease terms before you sign.
- You should expect to pay separately for some or all of your utilities (electricity, gas, water, trash pick/recycling, cable TV, internet). Be sure to ask your landlord what expenses are covered in your lease and which you must pay for yourself.
- You will need to provide furnishings for yourself such as furniture, bedding, towels, and cookware.
- You are strongly encouraged to get renter’s insurance to cover theft, loss, or destruction of personal property in the event of a fire, storm, or other covered event. Your landlord may be able to suggest a recommended plan.
Other expenses to include in your budget are: cell phone plan and other technology, clothes, toiletries and other personal items/services, recreation, and travel.
All international students, whether or not they have U.S. income, are required each year to file a personal tax return to the federal government. CMU has arranged discounted access to an online tax preparation software tool called Sprintax which guides you through the tax preparation process, prepares the necessary documents and checks if you are entitled to a refund. You will receive information about this service from OGE.
CMU’s Student Food Pantry is a supplemental resource that provides food and personal care items for students experiencing food insecurity. The USDA defines food insecurity as a lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life. This can be a temporary situation for a family or can last a long time. Food insecurity is one way we measure not being able to afford to buy food.
First Impressions provides CMU students with free professional attire for interviews, job fairs, and other professional events.
CMU’s International Student Emergency Fund offers a one-time financial award to support students encountering an unforeseen emergency situation that impacts their ability to continue their studies.
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We love to play with slime! Last year we even made homemade Happy Valenslime’s Day valentines for my son to give to his friends.
If you want to play with slime with your kids but are worried about Borax, never fear! I have a super easy Borax-free slime recipe you can try.
How to Make Slime without Borax:
- 6 teaspoons of Metamucil
- 3 cups water
- 6 drops of food coloring (optional)
Dissolve the Metamucil completely in the water by stirring it. It’s fun to dump it into a jar with a tight fitting lid and let the kids shake it until it’s dissolved too!
Heat the mixture on the stove over medium-high heat for about 3-5 minutes. Let it cool and then start playing!
This slime is lots of fun to play with, but definitely messy! It may even stain your hands a little so make sure to dress your kids appropriately while they play.
I have kept this overnight in a container in the refrigerator and it was fine, but I think it would only last a day or two. If it starts to get too watery while you are playing you can stick it in the microwave to thicken it up a little bit.
If you like slime you will like our homemade slime valentines too!
If you make them with the Borax-free recipe don’t put them together until the day of or night before you pass them out. You also may want to warn your fellow parents that they are messy too!
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Valerian Bennett is managing director of the Pop Network Foundation, which is dedicated to helping creators and communities find their freedom by decentralizing the streaming economy. He is a graduate of the BoostVC accelerator (Tribe 8) and limited partner at Amentum Capital.
On Dec. 23, 2019, as many around the world were settling into the Christmas holiday, a crypto disaster struck. Google-owned YouTube, the largest streaming media site on the web, started banning scores of content creators related to blockchain and cryptocurrency.
The outrage was swift and justified.
Many on Crypto YouTube, like Chris Dunn and IvanOnTech, have spent years developing their brands and building massive content libraries while attracting a large number of followers … all to have the result of their own labor arbitrarily taken from them. For some, like Alex Saunders, the purge had the effect of shutting down his primary business and financially threatening his family.
Even Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin had some of his cryptocurrency research videos removed under the bizarre label of “Harmful or dangerous content."
Then, just as quickly as the purge happened, it stopped. After days of unrest, YouTube announced the whole thing was a mistake and that everything would go back to normal.
Q: So, why did the ban happen in the first place?
A: No one knows, except Google and YouTube.
Q: Why don’t they tell us?
A: Because they don’t have to. It’s their platform, their rules and if you don’t like it you can leave.
Q: But the value of YouTube is built upon the videos that users submit. Surely YouTube must be accountable to its users, right?
This is the nature of centralization. When sufficient power aggregates to a central authority, that authority inevitably drifts away from representing the source of its power and ends up existing solely to preserve and expand power for itself. In the Crypto YouTube case, it means arbitrarily hurting creators and their communities without providing any recourse for grievance.
As Charles Hoskinson, creator of Cardano, summarized the episode, “Absolute power and centralization ALWAYS turns into this.”
So if absolute power is destined to corrupt absolutely, then how do we get from under the thumb of concentrated authority and, instead, create a system that is built for, by and accountable to its users above all else?
The 'freedom protocol'
Bitcoin provided one answer for this with its introduction of peer-to-peer electronic cash. As a measure of resistance to the unchecked power of banks and governments over the financial system we all use, Bitcoin created a decentralized system of money. In this blockchain-based system, governments and banks are not only unnecessary to move money, they are irrelevant.
This transformative power applied to a myriad of industries is one of the reasons there is so much genuine energy around blockchain.
Could blockchain technology make central authorities of social media, like YouTube, unnecessary and irrelevant while creating a system that is built for, by, and accountable to its users above all else? Yes!
We strongly believe in this future. Because we are building it.
Our mission at POP Network, a blockchain media platform, is to help creators and communities find their freedom by decentralizing the streaming economy.
Unlike YouTube, POP Network works peer-to-peer with blockchain crypto-economic incentives. Nodes share media independently rather than relying on a central server. The benefit of decentralization is that creators and their communities can no longer be “de-platformed” because, in essence, they are the platform.
As bitcoin is to money, POP Network is to media. Both feature the principle of decentralization combined with blockchain technology to create a system meant to reward the participants for the value they create while retaining self-sovereignty.
In this vision of the future, it is critical to note both networks make one big assumption: that “blockchain” and “decentralization” continue to evolve together.
But, what if an alternate future unfolds?
If bitcoin is described as open, decentralized, permissionless, and censorship-resistant and is the prime example of blockchain and decentralization evolving together in the financial sector, then its inverse example is now coming to life. We have the first vision of what a closed, centralized, censorable state-sponsored digital currency would look like.
Say hello to the digital yuan.
Last fall the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the nation’s central bank, said the goal of its project is to replace all physical money with a new digital currency. Although the stated purpose is to give the government real-time influence on the economy, the functional result is improved state surveillance, advanced social engineering, and absolute central control.
This is Jeremy Bentham’s Panopticon brought to life.
Now imagine this alternate ending applied to our YouTube censorship example.
Not only would creators have their videos removed, they would have their bank accounts closed and their savings confiscated. And, anyone that watched or shared those videos could also have their accounts closed and money seized. Object to this policy and guess what happens to you?
Given that potential outcome, would anyone watch a blockchain or cryptocurrency video again?
This type of economic censorship and social engineering is the nightmare scenario in the burgeoning decentralized streaming economy.
Unfortunately, this scenario is not so far-fetched.
The Rebirth or Death of Steem?
Tron’s recent acquisition of Steemit, a blockchain-based blogging and social media website built on top of the public Steem blockchain, once again raises the question of whether decentralized media can remain that way. Tron also bought BitTorrent, a company built on top of the open bittorrent peer-to-peer file sharing protocol.
Tron bills itself as “an ambitious project dedicated to building the infrastructure for a truly decentralized Internet.” But it seems Tron colluded with top exchanges Binance, Huobi, and Poloniex to stake custodial Steem (i.e. users’ funds) and replace elected DPoS witnesses on the Steem blockchain with their own. Effectively, they are mounting a hostile takeover of a public blockchain, making it subservient to a private corporation.
Even before this, Tron had an unspoken history of removing competitors to its native applications at the project level. POP Network has first-hand experience as it was originally developed on Tron before being excluded for competing too strongly with Tron’s native BitTorrent Token.
This iron-fisted control goes all the way down to individual content creators as Tron’s two flagship streaming products BitTorrent Live and newly acquired DLive greet visitors with an ominous warning: No Political Speech.
Formerly decentralized media projects BitTorrent, DLive and now Steemit, are controlled by corporations that have demonstrated both an ability and willingness to govern based on the same standards as old-line centralized projects. They govern in their own interests above user interests and without accountability.
Although we can’t be sure of the future, consolidation of the biggest pieces in a decentralized movement should be cause for deep contemplation.
Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised by the promise of freedom, openness and neutrality of public blockchains being co-opted. We saw this story play out in the 1990s as the ideals of the original internet were overrun by moneyed interests.
It is clear that institutions seeking to utilize blockchain technology for their own benefit, while holding values in opposition to the intended push toward decentralization, will continue to grow in number. But will those institutions grow in value?
The key attraction of a decentralized economy is it takes power and profits away from large institutions and corporations, and puts them into the rightful hands of the people. This measure is typically reflected in the value of the native cryptocurrency of the network. If public blockchains are used just to reaggregate power and profits to private corporations or central governments, then what is their value to the users of those systems?
“Ultimately, I think the ongoing trend toward increasing centralization inevitably leads to a situation where a blockchain loses its entire raison d’etre as a permissionless platform with strong assurances and what we’re left with is a permissioned network that resembles today’s centralized networks but built on less efficient infrastructure. That doesn’t sound very interesting or exciting to me,” says Spencer Bogart, partner at Blockchain Capital, of this inherent conflict.
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CCAC approves, rejects designs for two 2024 dollars
- Published: Sep 30, 2022, 8 AM
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee Sept. 27 recommended a proposed design for the reverse of the 2024 American Innovation dollar for Maine, but rejected the entire reverse design portfolio submitted for the 2024 American Innovation dollar for Missouri.
The 11-member panel returned all seven of the proposed Missouri dollar reverse designs to the Mint, requesting that the submitted designs be reworked, as well as requesting new reverse designs.
The rejected designs are all thematic of the contributions of scientist and inventor Dr. George Washington Carver, whose research at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama is considered instrumental in changing Southern approaches to agriculture.
Carver’s interest in “chemurgy,” a branch of applied chemistry that involves finding industrial uses for agricultural raw materials, was driven by his desire to identify new uses for non-cotton Southern crops.
According to the Mint’s design narrative, Carver “developed his crop rotation method, which alternated nitrate-producing legumes such as peanuts and peas with cotton, which depletes soil of its nutrients. Dr. Carver’s methods restored nitrogen to the soil, improved crop yields, and was more cost-effective than using commercial fertilizer.”
The recommended reverse design for the Maine dollar was selected from among 11 proposed designs submitted by the Mint that recognize Lithuanian-American cardiologist Dr. Bernard Lown, the original developer of the direct current defibrillator, also known as a cardioverter, for cardiac resuscitation and correcting rapid disordered heart rhythms.
The recommended Maine reverse design presents a profile portrait of Dr. Lown with his direct current defibrillator in operation below.
The design is flanked by the inscriptions DR. BERNARD LOWN and DIRECT CURRENT DEFIBRILLATOR.
The CCAC recommended that Dr. Lown’s name be inscribed in the design as BERNARD LOWN, MD.
All proposed designs were created by either AIP designers or Mint medallic artists.
Regardless of whose designs are approved by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, a Mint medallic artist will be tasked with the design sculpting.
Approved reverse designs will be paired with the common obverse design for the American Innovation dollar series created by AIP designer Justin Kunz and sculpted by Mint Medallic Artist Phebe Hemphill.
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Do you know how your boiler affects the environment?
Many people believe that their boiler does not consume, but the survey denies it. Ignorance has led many people to buy boilers that consume more than they think, and that harm both themselves and the environment.
First of all we need to know what is a boiler. A boiler is an device in which the potencial energy of a fuel is transformed into energy. They are used for heating water.
A thing that we need to know is why do the gas boilers contaminate. That is because they are boilers that consume oxygen and cause CO2 levels to rise. They modify the level of humidity in the environment and cause headaches, dizziness, change the humidity of the respiratory tract… For this reason they should not be in closed rooms, or if they are, they must have ventilation to renew the oxygen.
Also we need to know why the condensation boilers not pollute. This because condensing boilers emit less polluting gases, less CO2.
GAS BOILERS ARE THE ONES THAT MOST CONTAMINATE
A statistical survey of 82 people found, that the most commonly used boilers were gas boilers (70%) which pollute. Then we see that there is another 30% of boilers that do not pollute, some of them are: condensing boilers (16%), wood boilers (3%) and others (11%).
DO PEOPLE KNOW HOW MUCH THEIR BOILER CONTAMINATES?
Most of these people have no idea whether their boiler pollutes or not, as this other survey showed. A further survey was made on whether they knew about the pollution of their boiler.
35% of the people asked, thought that their boiler did not pollute and of these, 39% were right, 61% did not know that their boiler was polluting.
There is a lack of knowledge in the field of boilers. There are still many people who do not know if their boiler type is polluting. This could easily be solved with an awareness campaign about the different types of boilers and their consumption.
IS PEOPLE WILLING TO CHANGE THEIR BOILER?
Moving aside, people were also asked about whether they would change their boiler to a less-consumer one. Half of the people state that maybe they could change it, but that this mainly depend on the price. 9% of the people answered that they were definitely going to change it. Sadly, the 41% of them are not going to change it in a near future.
Therefore, as the 50% is willing to change it, if the price was cheaper more people would be receptive about changing their’s to a less pollutant. Most of the people, don’t have the adequate information about their boiler so, they choose it believing it’s the correct one for them.
In relation, with the other statistic one new was made. How many respondents who said they didn’t want to change their boiler have a consumer one? It was the 65% of them who have it.
A CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT THE MISINFORMATION
In conlusion, what we can extract from this analisis, is that there is a misinformation about the boilers, and people mislead which of them pollute.
In regard to the price, the 50% would be willing to change their boilers depending on that cost. This illustrates that the people care more about the price rather than their water heater consumance.
We have thought about an idea in which we can spread a campaign for improving the knowledge of boilers. Our idea consists of a didactive poster in which it will be explained the types of boilers and why they consume. With this information we will be doing a voluntary scape room for all the people who want to learn more and prove their new acquaintances.
For summary, we would say that with the inclusion of a new campaign that alert the consumers of their boleir’s pollution, affordable prices will be there for everyone, and the gases that are expelled from them won’t damage the environment.
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Bryan University was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Since Bryan University has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Bryan University, this rate is 32 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Bryan University is 16%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,350 full-time undergraduates at Bryan University.
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The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Bryan University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Bryan University, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $9,658 a year. That adds up to $38,632 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bryan University is 10.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Harris Signs Professional Contract in Hungary
BUFFALO, NY – Former University at Buffalo men's basketball standout Jeremy Harris has signed a contract to play professional basketball overseas. Harris will suit up for Atomerőmű SE, a top division team in Hungary for the 2019-20 season.
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Change requires leadership, an innovative, transforming mindset and courage. You bring the courage, we help you transform your business successfully.
Unlike a disseminated common sense, change is more than implementing new platforms, introducing new technologies or simply involving IT. It requires leadership, an innovative, transforming mindset and cultural change that is communicated and carried top-down first before it can be played back bottum-up. This is in particular true for komplex topics like the Digital Transformation. In this case, people often fear something they don't even know. This "unknown" requires to be explained and experienced - through communications first, followed by IT.
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We look at the cause of a often deeply rooted problem in your internal processes, communications structures and perception gaps between your employees and the management. Oftentimes, conflicts smoulder under the surface making them intangible for the management or teams. The analysis can therefore also shed light on the status quo of a team and my disclose interesting and valueable insights.
You intend to ignite a change process. But are your employees and the management prepared and ready to support this fundamental transition? Do they share your mindset or may their views and attitudes pose obstacles threatening the success of the change process? We will find out for you. The results of this Stresstest will inform you about the major set-screws that allow you to successfully implement change.
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Digi Belgium, the joint venture between Belgian B2B connectivity provider Citymesh and Romania’s RCS&RDS, has struck a national roaming agreement with Proximus. The company claimed the deal marks a significant milestone in Digi Belgium’s plans to enter the mobile market, as it guarantees a five-year access right to Proximus’ mobile network. In parallel, Proximus has agreed to sell the new entrant around 400 mobile antenna sites, significantly accelerating Digi Belgium’s rollout. The sites will be transferred to InSky, the company responsible for deploying the infrastructure of Digi and Citymesh.
In a press release announcing the deal, Citymesh group chief strategy officer Ward Van Ooteghem said: ’We’re on schedule! In 2022, together with RCS&RDS, we acquired the package for the new Belgian telecom player. Creating a complete nationwide Digi network will take a few years, but thanks to this agreement, we can combine the strong Proximus coverage with the rollout of our own Digi network. This way, we can enter the market in 2024 with a comprehensive mobile offering for both consumers and business clients.’
Citymesh Group CEO Mitch De Geest added: ‘These were complex negotiations. Many thanks to all parties involved for their positive mindset and willingness to make this project succeed. This agreement is a crucial step in our masterplan. The goal remains to break the status quo in Belgium and demonstrate that quality and fair offerings are possible here too. We will be announcing the concrete plans very soon.’
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Amazon WorkSpaces is now available in the EU (London) region, increasing the number of AWS Regions WorkSpaces is available to eight. This expansion into a new AWS Region allows you to provision WorkSpaces closer to your users, providing a more responsive experience. Additionally, you can quickly add or remove WorkSpaces to meet changing demand, without the added cost and complexity of on-premises VDI infrastructure.
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Amazon WorkSpaces is a fully managed, secure Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solution which runs on AWS. With WorkSpaces, you can provision virtual, cloud-based Microsoft Windows desktops for your users, providing them access to the documents, applications, and resources they need, anywhere, anytime, from any supported device. You can pay either monthly or hourly, just for the Amazon WorkSpaces you launch, which helps you save money when compared to traditional desktops and on-premises Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solutions.
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Multi-Factor Authentication: What It Is & Why You Need It| February 4, 2020
It’s hard to create a unique password, let alone remember what password matches up with which account or website. Sometimes, it’s just easier to type in “123456” or “password”…two of the top five most commonly used and hacked passwords of 2019. With 63% of all breaches resulting from weak, default, or stolen passwords, even complex passwords aren’t enough to stop today’s sophisticated attackers. That’s why it is critical to protect against password-based breaches with advanced, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
What is Multi-Factor Authentication?
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a security system that verifies a user’s identity by requiring multiple credentials. It is a critical component of Identity and Access Management (IaM). Rather than asking for just a username and password combination, MFA requires additional credentials to verify and grant the user access to a system, network, account, or website based on information they know or have, or inherently are. These credentials vary depending on security issues, clearances, or concerns. They might include a code that is sent to the user’s smartphone or require answers to a set of security questions, or they may be more intricate security measures, such as fingerprint or behavioral analysis, retina scans, or facial recognition.
MFA is the most effective way to provide enhanced security across your network. Traditional usernames and passwords can be stolen, and they’ve become increasingly more vulnerable to brute force attacks, which is the act of submitting various password possibilities through a login process. MFA creates multiple layers of security to help increase the surety and confidence that the user requesting access is who they claim to be. With MFA in place, a cybercriminal or hacker may steal one piece of a user’s credentials but can be thwarted by having to verify their identity with additional security measures that only the user will know.
Modern-day MFA solutions incorporate additional factors by considering the context and behavior of a user when authenticating. For example:
- Where a user is trying to obtain access, such as in a cafe, at the office, or home
- When or what time of day a user is trying to access, such as late at night or during typical workday hours
- What device is being used, such as a smartphone, tablet, or a laptop
- What kind of network is being accessed, like private or public
This type of MFA is known as adaptive authentication, which takes context into account to flag logins that appear out of the ordinary. When a person tries to authenticate in an unusual way or setting, adaptive authentication may engage security measures by requesting additional credentials, such as requiring the user to enter a code texted to their phone.
Why do I need Multi-Factor Authentication?
Using MFA is one of the top three things that security experts do to protect their security online, according to a recent Google survey. MFA helps protect you by adding additional layers of security, making it harder for cybercriminals to impersonate and log in as you or another user. Your information is safer because, for example, a hacker or cybercriminal would need to steal both your password and your phone. You might not notice if your password was compromised, but you would almost immediately take notice and take action if your phone went missing. Plus, your phone likely requires a PIN, password, or fingerprint to unlock, making it even more difficult if someone wants to use your MFA credentials.
Stopping all online crime is not realistic. However, using MFA whenever possible, especially when it comes to your most sensitive data, such as your primary email, financial accounts, and health records, can significantly reduce the likelihood you’ll be the next cyber victim.
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I started here once I found out we were pregnant with our second baby. I had started bringing my son Cal here for chronic immune challenges and saw such an amazing improvement in how his little body was able to function, I knew that’s what I wanted for our 2nd baby right from the start.
I am now 26 weeks pregnant and I’m feeling great! I don’t have all the anxious feelings with this pregnancy like I did with my first, and my pain has been minimal. I feel such a good sense of community and support at CLC.
I saw a different chiropractor when I felt soreness or stiffness with my first pregnancy. It almost felt like the other chiro didn’t even know I was pregnant. He’d come in and adjust me the same exact way every time. What you had to offer here at CLC was much different than my other chiropractic experience. The scans you did here were so helpful in making me more aware of the stress that my body and nervous system were holding. Even though I felt pretty good when I started, my scans were showing signs of a lot of stress related to motherhood. Caring for a toddler during pregnancy is hard on your body! You adjust me differently each time depending on what my body needs during that visit, and depending on the changes happening in my body during each stage of pregnancy.
I’m hoping to have a natural birth this time around! My husband and I attended the pregnancy workshop that you held here. Having the support from the doctors and the staff at CLC when it comes to having a natural birth is so helpful. All the research that was presented validated all the decisions I was making for our birth plan, and it was good for my husband to hear it from someone else. My husband was able to come and see a whole community of people who supported the decisions I wanted for our second baby and birthing experience. After that workshop, he has been so supportive of everything I want for our labor and delivery and we’ve even hired a doula this time around!
I went into Cal’s delivery unprepared; I was relying on the doctors to just tell me what was best, even though they didn’t really know me and what I wanted for my baby and birth. They don’t know what I can handle, they were so quick to tell me to just get an epidural. It’s going to be nice being armored with the confidence I have now, and the resources, to do it my own way this time around. I just feel a lot more empowered, and feel so much support from the community at CLC.
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BlueCrest Capital Management Inks New Lease at 450 Park Ave
BlueCrest Capital Management, a British-American hedge fund, has signed a 21,640 square feet at 450 Park Avenue with SL Green Realty Corp. The 15-year lease covers the entire 30th and 31st floors of the building.
The building, located at the corner of 57th Street and Park Avenue, is undergoing upgrades, including a new lobby and tenant-only fitness center.
BlueCrest Capital Management was represented by Daniel Posy and Joe Messina of JLL, and the landlord was represented by Paul Amrich, Neil King, Alexander D’Amario and Maxwell Tarter of CBRE.
Emily Fu is Content Director of Connect Commercial Real Estate, where she covers the east coast markets, including New York, Boston & New England, and DC & Mid-Atlantic markets. She produces daily news stories as well as longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. She also writes feature stories for Connect Money.
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At Constellation Home, we’ve been serving the Baltimore area for decades. We not only take pride in making our customers’ homes more comfortable. We take pride in supporting our communities as well.
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- Failure to turn on. If you’ve checked your electrical panel and reset your circuit breakers and your heat pump still won’t start, call for service.
- Frequent cycling. Sometimes this can be a result of a clogged air filter, so make sure it doesn’t need replacing. If your filters are fine, then the culprit could be the thermostat or a malfunctioning blower. Our technicians can diagnose the cause and fix the problem.
- Blowing cold air. While the air produced by a heat pump won’t be quite as warm as the air that blows from a furnace, cold air coming through your vents may indicate a problem with the thermostat, the compressor valves or refrigerant. If you see frost or ice forming on the outdoor coil, the defrost mechanism may be defective.
- Strange noises. Rattling sounds could be a sign of loose registers or parts within the air handler. If you hear grinding or squealing sounds, turn off your heat pump and call for service immediately, as these sounds are usually caused by a problem with the motor.
We’ve seen all types of heat pumps repairs, so no matter what’s wrong with your Houston heating system, we can fix it. Our team knows the difference between normal operation and when a service call is needed. If you’re unsure whether your system needs a heat pump repair, contact us and we can determine whether a professional is needed.
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In the past we talked about the importance of ACTUALLY thinking like your customer when marketing. There is no more assured road to success in marketing than doing this. Conversely, ignoring your customer’s thought processes or simply not putting enough time into it is a surefire way to failure.
It’s not as simple as saying posing the question of “what does my customer want” to yourself and attempting to answer it through your copy. You need to know this inside and out.
There is no better way to see a return on your offers than to become the person you’re selling to, and these 5 tips will allow you to think like your customer.
How to Think Like Your Customer
What Is Their Problem
Everyone has a problem, and while your potential customer’s may not be as dramatic as other people’s problems, in the moment they are just as motivated to solve this problem as they would any other.
To effectively sell something to someone, a solution to someone, you need to understand the need for that solution implicitly. This means answering:
- What problem is your customer facing?
- Why is a solution here so important?
- What are the benefits of solving this problem?
- How is your offer a complete solution to their problem?
- Will your problem alleviate your potential customer’s concerns?
Once you can answer all of these questions then you will have adequately solved their problem and can ensure that your offer will convert that much better because it is the definitive solution to that problem.
What Are Their Fears
Just as importantly as understanding what their problem is, you need to understand the motivations or, more dramatically and precisely said, the fears of your potential customer.
Remember that there is no greater motivation in this life than fear. If you don’t solve their problem, what will happen or continue to happen to them?
Really tapping into the fear of your market is the easiest way to both understand their motivations for coming to you in the first place. More than that, you can pitch to them more effectively by explicitly calling out these fears then absolutely explaining how your offer is the one and only best solution to the problem.
From all of this, you can create personas of your customers. Meaning on paper you should flesh out and create your typical customer using the questions I presented above.
For instance, let’s a fictional guy named “Frank” (pictured to the right) to represent a typical customer of yours by answering all of the questions I posed above.
Frank is an employee at a small business who, in addition to his existing responsibilities, was asked by his boss at work to take up the online marketing side of the business and improve the online presence of their website and online services.
Frank doesn’t have much experience in online marketing, so after doing a few searches online he finds the 10 Day Online Marketer’s Training Course.
Frank’s motivations here are that he wants to learn about online marketing for his job. His fears are that the concepts will be too difficult to grasp and that he will let his boss down.
From this customer persona we know we need to market the training course as being great for beginners while still offering everything you need to know – a one stop shop course for online marketing tutorials.
Emphasizing these details of the training course will greatly increase the likelihood of a conversion in Frank. This means getting him to sign up for the email course.
Multiple Customer Personas
One oversight which many seasoned marketers continue to make is to squeeze their entire potential customer-base into one persona.
That is, answering all of the above questions (what is your customer’s problem, what is their fear, etc.) only once. Frank isn’t the only customer we can expect. His motivations and fears may broadly represent one third of all of the traffic which arrives at the training course’s page.
Customers come from all backgrounds and more importantly from all circumstances. Not every potential customer is going to fit the mold of every other.
Two customers may have the exact same problem but their motivations for wanting to solve it could be completely different.
Then, if you only address one customer’s fears in your marketing, you leave the other thinking your offer isn’t for them. Your offer isn’t the solution to THEIR motivation, even though theirs could be the exact same problem as the customer which responded to your marketing.
This is the kind of marketing problem which won’t show through statistics, which is why it’s paramount that you avoid this very specific pitfall of tunnel vision in assuming you only have one “persona” of potential customer.
Answer these questions and create unique persona after unique persona until you think you’ve approached these questions from every angle. Then do it again just to be sure.
Then take every one of these personas and ensure that your entire sales page (whether it’s for a product, a service, an email signup, etc.) includes every single potential persona your page could receive in its marketing.
You Are Already Your Customer
Let’s not forget that if you are in any specific market or industry and are creating products, services, or any kind of offers within that niche that you likely already understand that niche as well as anyone. So once your offer is ready to put out in front of an audience, don’t immediately switch to marketing mode and focus on prices and branding.
All of that is key of course; they’re all components of a well oiled machine. But when you’re crafting your copy in particular, go back to when you first got into your industry. Go back to when you first began creating the offer which you are selling. You created it because you were likely once in the same exact spot as your potential customers with the same problem, fears, and motivations.
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Simply email [email protected] with your request to change and UCAS application number. Our admissions team will cross check the entry requirements and may ask for an updated personal statement.
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There can be little doubt which word won the prize for most important adjective in 2009. This was the year in which "global" swept the rest of the political lexicon into obscurity. There were "global crises" and "global challenges", the only possible resolution to which lay in "global solutions" necessitating "global agreements". [Would these global agreements] sweep away any consideration of what was once assumed to be the most basic principle of modern democracy: that elected national governments are responsible to their own people – that the right to govern derives from the consent of the electorate. There'll be nowhere to run from the new world government – Janet Daley
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LassoCoin is a new cryptocurrencie coin that uses the blockchain technology. It is based on the Ethereum platform and it has a total supply of 100 million coins.
- 1 The Founders of LassoCoin (LASSO) token
- 2 Bio of the founder
- 3 Why are LassoCoin (LASSO) Valuable?
- 4 Best Alternatives to LassoCoin (LASSO)
- 5 Investors
- 6 Why invest in LassoCoin (LASSO)
- 7 LassoCoin (LASSO) Partnerships and relationship
- 8 Good features of LassoCoin (LASSO)
- 9 How to
- 10 How to begin withLassoCoin (LASSO)
- 11 Supply & Distribution
- 12 Proof type of LassoCoin (LASSO)
- 13 Algorithm
- 14 Main wallets
- 15 Which are the main LassoCoin (LASSO) exchanges
- 16 LassoCoin (LASSO) Web and social networks
The Founders of LassoCoin (LASSO) token
The founders of LassoCoin are Anthony Di Iorio, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. LLC, and Tim Draper.
Bio of the founder
I am a software engineer and entrepreneur. I have been working in the blockchain industry for over two years now. I am passionate about building innovative and impactful projects that can change the world.
Why are LassoCoin (LASSO) Valuable?
LassoCoin is valuable because it is a new cryptocurrency that is based on the blockchain technology. It has a unique feature that allows users to earn rewards for participating in its network. This makes LassoCoin an attractive investment option.
Best Alternatives to LassoCoin (LASSO)
1. BitShares (BTS) – BitShares is a blockchain-based platform that allows users to create their own smart contracts, and also to trade assets and commodities.
2. Ethereum (ETH) – Ethereum is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any possibility of fraud or third party interference.
3. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) – Bitcoin Cash is a hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain that increased the block size from 1 MB to 8 MB, allowing for more transactions to be processed per second.
4. EOS (EOS) – EOS is a blockchain platform that allows developers to create decentralized applications by using an easy-to-use programming language.
5. NEO (NEO) – NEO is a Chinese cryptocurrency that uses blockchain technology to allow users to manage their digital assets and transactions with ease.
LassoCoin is a new cryptocurrency that is based on the blockchain technology. It was created in 2017 and its goal is to provide a more efficient and secure way of conducting transactions. LassoCoin uses a unique algorithm that makes it difficult to counterfeit.
Why invest in LassoCoin (LASSO)
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, as the best way to invest in LassoCoin (LASSO) will vary depending on your individual circumstances. However, some potential reasons to invest in LassoCoin (LASSO) include:
1. The cryptocurrency is based on a unique blockchain technology that could potentially revolutionize the online advertising industry.
2. The LassoCoin team is experienced and well-funded, with a strong track record of success.
3. The LassoCoin token has a strong potential for growth, as the market for online advertising continues to grow rapidly.
LassoCoin (LASSO) Partnerships and relationship
LassoCoin has partnered with a number of companies to help promote its platform and cryptocurrencies. These include BitPay, Coinify, and Bittrex. The partnerships help LassoCoin reach a wider audience and provide additional services for users.
Good features of LassoCoin (LASSO)
1. Low inflation – LassoCoin has a low inflation rate of 0.5% per year, which is lower than most other cryptocurrencies.
2. Fast transactions – LassoCoin transactions are fast, taking only a few seconds to complete. This makes it a good choice for use in online transactions.
3. Decentralized – LassoCoin is decentralized, meaning that there is no central authority that controls the coin supply or sets the rules for how it can be used. This makes it immune to government interference and allows it to operate without the restrictions imposed by traditional financial institutions.
There is no specific method to lasso LASSO, but one approach is to search for a coin with high daily volume and low market cap. Once you have identified a potential candidate, study its technical indicators and look for any signs of oversold or overbought conditions. Finally, invest only if you believe that the price of the coin will continue to rise in the short term.
How to begin withLassoCoin (LASSO)
The best way to get started with LassoCoin is to visit the website and read the white paper. You can also join the discussion forum and ask questions.
Supply & Distribution
LassoCoin is a digital asset that uses the blockchain technology. It is a decentralized platform that allows users to purchase and sell products and services. The LassoCoin network is powered by the Lasso algorithm, which allows for secure transactions and fast processing times. The LassoCoin team plans to use the proceeds from its token sale to develop the Lasso platform and grow its user base.
Proof type of LassoCoin (LASSO)
The Proof type of LassoCoin is a proof-of-stake coin.
The algorithm of LassoCoin is a probabilistic algorithm that uses a support vector machine to find the best fitting line through a data set.
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, as the best LassoCoin (LASSO) wallets will vary depending on the device you are using and your personal preferences. However, some popular LassoCoin (LASSO) wallets include the Ledger Nano S and Trezor hardware wallets, as well as online platforms like MyEtherWallet and Coinbase.
Which are the main LassoCoin (LASSO) exchanges
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Modern plumbing is one of the most utilized conveniences in the United States. However, we often take the convenience of plumbing essentials, like our toilets, for granted. Our kitchen sink, shower, and toilet, are understated luxuries we don’t even think about using until something goes wrong. We use the restroom, take a hot shower, and wash the dishes without even thinking about all of the plumbing components that are working hard to make these simple amenities possible. And, when any of these plumbing essentials becomes broken or inoperable, especially the toilet, you certainly don’t want to have to deal with the subsequent inconvenience.
As easy as it is to forget about the functionality and maintenance of your toilet, it can be all you think about once it stops working. As with so many things, you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. In order to avoid a fiasco like a nonoperational toilet, make sure you know what signs to look for before your toilet breaks for good.
When it’s time to get a new toilet, you may notice the following clues:
1. Your toilet frequently clogs. A clogged toilet might occur because you tried to flush something too large, but if it the clogs happen frequently, it might indicate a bigger issue. In some cases, this might mean you have a blocked sewer line or a localized clog.
2. It never flushes completely. When your toilet isn’t flushing completely, the flushing mechanism in the toilet might be broken.
3. The water within your toilet bowl doesn’t refill after each flush. When a toilet bowl does not refill with water after it is flushed, it usually means something is going wrong with the valves.
4. Your toilet is cracked. Cracked porcelain can be dangerous because it may cause the toilet to break apart. Or, small fissures may lead to major leaks that cause water damage within your bathroom.
5. You notice water gathering around the toilet base. If you notice water around your toilet, the seal between the toilet and floor may be broken, or the porcelain itself could be cracked. A water leak might also be the result of an overflowing toilet. Whatever the case, it can lead to severe, costly water damage.
6. Your toilet is constantly running. When you hear the sounds of your toilet running nearly all the time, you likely have a broken mechanical part within the toilet, called the flapper.
Dealing with a broken or malfunctioning toilet can be very inconvenient, and might even cause serious plumbing issues. It can be easy to forget about maintaining your toilet, but with how often we use these crucial plumbing components, we should know more about keeping them functional. If you notice something off going on with your toilet, make sure you contact an experienced, skilled plumber.
While it may be tempting to try to solve these issues yourself, do-it-yourself methods can worsen the issue and lead to more damage in the end. Instead, reach out to our professional plumbers at Crisafulli Bros. Plumbing & Heating Contractors, Inc. for help with your toilet concern. We can assess the issue, propose a way to fix it, and perform the necessary maintenance, repair, or replacement in a timely fashion.
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August 02, 2023
Iran Update, August 2, 2023
The Iran Update aims to inform national security policy by providing timely, relevant, and independent open-source analysis of developments pertaining to Iran and its Axis of Resistance. This update covers political, military, and economic events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. It also provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute with support from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) provides these updates Monday through Friday. To receive Iran Updates via email, please subscribe here.
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) with support from the Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute launched a new interactive map of Iran and the Middle East. The map depicts events in Iran that affect the stability of the Iranian regime, namely anti-regime protests and reported poisoning incidents. It also shows developments in Syria that jeopardize regional stability and pose threats to US forces and interests, including Iranian and Iranian-backed militia positions.
- Iranian-backed militias have prepared a runway in eastern Syria to support drone operations. These operations could include attacking and surveilling nearby US forces deployed to fight ISIS.
- The IRGC used its annual naval exercise to message to the United States, Russia, China, and the Gulf states.
- Iranian media reported new details on the discussions between Iran and Belarus to expand bilateral military cooperation. Iranian and Belarusian officials have discussed conducting joint exercises and establishing military attachés in both countries.
- Iran will send a low-level economic delegation to Brazil between late September and October 2023, possibly as part of an effort to facilitate Iran joining BRICS.
- Iran’s economic and environmental conditions continue to worsen, which will likely intensify anti-regime sentiments among parts of the population. Iranian leaders are publicly discussing approaches to more effectively confront social unrest in response to anti-regime frustrations.
Iranian Activities in the Levant
This section covers Iranian efforts to consolidate and expand Tehran’s economic, military, and political influence throughout the Levant especially in Syria. This section examines some of the many campaigns that Iran is pursuing to achieve this strategic objective. CTP will update and refine our assessments of these campaigns over time and in future updates.
Iranian-backed militias have prepared a runway in eastern Syria to support drone operations. These operations could include attacking and surveilling nearby US forces deployed to fight ISIS. The UK-based, anti-Syrian regime outlet Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the militias prepared the runway in farmland near Mayadin on August 1.[i] Lebanese Hezbollah trained Iranian-backed militias in Mayadin on operating the Iranian-made Ababil-3 on June 12.[ii] The Ababil-3 is a multirole drone that requires a runway to launch and can fire guided anti-tank missiles as well as guided glide bombs.[iii] The possibility that Iranian-backed militias will use these drones to attack and/or surveil US positions is plausible because they have previously used drones for such purposes in Syria.[iv]
Iran's preparation of the runway in eastern Syria may be in support of the Iranian-Russian-Syrian regime campaign to expel the United States from Syria. Syrian regime-opposition media reported that IRGC, Russian, and Syrian regime leaders met at the Russian-operated Hmeimim base in Latakia in July 2023 to discuss perceived threats posed by US forces in Syria.[v] The Hmeimim base is Russia’s largest operational military base in Syria, which suggests senior leadership is taking note of the developments in eastern Syria.[vi] The meeting followed a surge of pro-Syrian regime forces to eastern Syria in early July and several information operations framing the US-led International Coalition as an imminent threat to locals. The preparation of a drone runway is consistent with Russian and Iranian efforts to create optimal conditions to attack.[vii] CTP has observed Iran preparing to resume its campaign to expel US forces from the Middle East since early June. Comments from a senior US defense official on July 14 about growing ties between Iran, Russia, and Syria across the Middle East are consistent with CTP’s observations.[viii]
Iranian Domestic and Political Affairs
This section covers factors and trends affecting regime decision-making and stability. CTP will cover domestic politics, significant protest activity, and related issues here.
The IRGC used its annual naval exercise to message to the United States, Russia, China, and the Gulf states. The IRGC Navy held one of its annual naval exercises on the island of Abu Musa on August 2.[ix] The IRGC Navy also announced that it mounted newly acquired missiles on surface vessels responsible for protecting the islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs in the Persian Gulf.[x] The IRGC Navy holds one of its several annual exercises at the beginning of August on Abu Musa, contrary to Western media reporting that this was a surprise naval drill.[xi] IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami stated on the sidelines of the exercise that Iran is committed to protecting its territorial integrity and establishing regional security without the destabilizing involvement of foreigners, specifically mentioning the United States and Israel.[xii] IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri similarly stated that Iran will strongly defend its territorial integrity.[xiii]
- The IRGC sought to demonstrate its naval capabilities in response to a buildup of US forces around the Persian Gulf in recent weeks. The US has sent a naval destroyer, fighter jets, and Marine units in response to Iranian threats to commercial shipping around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.[xiv] Iranian leaders have issued threats in response to the buildup.[xv] They also showcased their Abu Mehdi land attack cruise missile (LACM) on July 25 to signal Iran’s longer-range naval capabilities.[xvi] Iran uses LACMs, among other systems, as part of its anti-access/area denial strategy meant to prevent enemies from entering or operating freely off the Iranian coast.[xvii]
- The IRGC sought to assert Iranian control over disputed territories in the Persian Gulf. Iran seized the islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs in 1971 shortly after the British withdrawal from the area. China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) published a joint statement calling for negotiations between Iran and the UAE over the three Iranian-controlled islands in December 2022.[xviii] Russia and the GCC countries similarly issued a joint statement calling for negotiations over the islands on July 10.[xix] Iranian officials have responded by condemning both statements and summoning the Chinese and Russian ambassadors to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.[xx]
Iranian media reported new details on the discussions between Iran and Belarus to expand bilateral military cooperation. Armed Forces General Staff Chief (AFGS) Major General Mohammad Bagheri and Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin discussed conducting joint military exercises and establishing military attachés in both countries during their meeting in Tehran on August 1.[xxi] This increasing cooperation is consistent with the Iranian effort to build strategic partnerships with revisionist states, such as China, Russia, Venezuela, and Belarus. Bagheri also called for increasing defense industry cooperation between Iran and Belarus during this meeting.[xxii] CTP previously assessed that Khrenin may have discussed establishing Shahed kamikaze drone factories in Belarus to support the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[xxiii] These factories would benefit Russia by providing its forces Iranian drones to use in Ukraine more readily. Iran would benefit by receiving much-needed revenue to stimulate its deteriorating economy.
Iran will send a low-level economic delegation to Brazil between late September and October 2023, possibly as part of an effort to facilitate Iran joining BRICS.[xxiv] Iran-Brazil Joint Chamber of Commerce Chairman Fakhreddin Amerian announced on August 2 that Iranian agricultural, mining, dry fruit, and petrochemical traders, among others, will travel to Brazil. Iranian media has provided inconsistent reports about whether an Iranian trade delegation has previously traveled to Brazil.[xxv] Iranian officials nevertheless lauded the planned visit as a significant development in Iran-Brazil relations. Tehran may seek to expand economic ties with Brazil in part to convince Brazilian leaders to approve Iran joining BRICS. Reuters reported on August 2 that Brazil currently opposes adding more member states to BRICS.[xxvi] Iranian officials have frequently expressed a desire to join BRICS and have emphasized that Iran would be a “reliable partner” for BRICS countries.[xxvii]
Iran’s economic and environmental conditions continue to worsen, which will likely intensify anti-regime sentiments among parts of the population.
- The Iranian rial surpassed 500,000 rials to one US dollar on August 1 for the first time since early July.[xxviii] Iranian and Western media have reported on the devastating impacts of these economic conditions on Iranian citizens in recent days. One Iranian citizen recently lamented to the French newspaper Le Monde that “our standard of living is plummeting, while the regime’s sons and daughters enjoy every advantage and benefit. The fire is smoldering under the ashes.”[xxix] Iranian media additionally circulated a report on August 1 of medical residents committing suicide over low salaries and lack of insurance.[xxx]
- The Raisi administration shut down all government offices, banks, and schools on August 2-3 due to extreme heat.[xxxi] Several Iranian cities have recorded temperatures over 120 degrees Fahrenheit in recent weeks.[xxxii] Health Ministry spokesperson Pedram Pak Ayin stated on August 2 that the closure may continue into the weekend if temperatures do not decrease.[xxxiii] The regime is struggling to keep electricity running across Iran due in part to the extreme heat. CTP observed a protest triggered by an electricity outage for the first time in 2023 on July 31.[xxxiv]
Iranian leaders are publicly discussing approaches to more effectively confront social unrest in response to anti-regime frustrations.
- Expanding the Basij. Iranian security officials have emphasized the need to expand and further entrench the Basij throughout Iranian society. The Basij is a vast internal security organization that includes ideological youth movements and highly trained, quasi-professional paramilitary units, among other elements.[xxxv] AFGS Chief Major General Mohammad Bagheri relayed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s instructions to expand the size of the Basij forces during a Basij commanders conference on August 2.[xxxvi] Basij Deputy Commander Brigadier General Haidar Baba Ahmadi similarly stated in January 2023 that the Basij currently has bases in 11,300 neighborhoods across Iran and plans on increasing this presence to 40,000 neighborhoods over the next ten years.[xxxvii]
- Suppressing dissent in universities. Several IRGC officials warned between July 20 and 27 that universities will be the source of future anti-regime activities, called on university officials to combat anti-regime activities, and expressed the IRGC’s intent to “securitize” universities in the near future.[xxxviii] Iranian authorities have also targeted universities in recent weeks, purging anti-regime university professors, limiting the activities of student organizations, and imposing penalties on students engaged in civic activities.[xxxix] Universities became a major site of unrest throughout the Mahsa Amini movement, which students helped lead.[xl] Iranian students are, furthermore, planning protests in early September 2023 in commemoration of Mahsa Amini’s killing, as CTP previously reported.[xli]
- Monitoring cyberspace: The Supreme National Security Council has approved measures as of July 27 for the Intelligence and Security Ministry to monitor cyberspace to establish “psychological security.”[xlii] Regime officials have repeatedly accused protesters of causing “psychological insecurity.”[xliii]
[ii] https://deirezzor24 dot net/en/the-iranian-revolutionary-guard-militia-receives-warplanes-experts-to-deir-ezzor/
[iii] https://farsi (dot) iranpress.com/iran-i211522-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA_%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AA_%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84_3; https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/Search/All/ababil
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[vi] https://english dot aawsat.com/home/article/2791806/satellite-images-reveal-russias-expansion-hmeimim-airbase
[vii] https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-update-july-26-2023; https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-update-julu-28-2023
[ix] https://www.entekhab dot ir/fa/news/735894
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[xii] https://www.tasnimnews dot com/fa/news/1402/05/11/2934863
[xiii] https://en.irna dot ir/news/85187518
[xiv] https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-deploys-advanced-f-35-jets-destroyer-to-middle-east-to-brush-back-iranian-forces-7d9a92cf ; https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/07/us-sends-f-35s-navy-destroyer-middle-east-amid-aggressive-moves-russia-iran#ixzz87kMqHIH ; https://twitter.com/US5thFleet/status/1680506926692442112?s=20 ; https://apnews.com/article/iran-russia-syria-military-fighter-jets-449a4c6fc9ab90981914c77e2d290f7f
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[xviii] https://www.fmprc dot gov.cn/eng/zxxx_662805/202212/t20221208_10986939.html#:~:text=On%20the%20afternoon%20of%20December,the%20Kingdom%20of%20Saudi%20Arabia.
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[xxi] https://www.isna dot ir/news/1402051106688
[xxii] https://defapress dot ir/fa/news/607393
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[xxviii] Bonbast dot com
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[xxxiv] https://twitter.com/iranworkers/status/1686071161929474048 ;
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[xli] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jul/24/theres-no-other-option-but-to-fight-iranian-women-defiant-as-morality-police-return ; https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-update-july-25-2023
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Carbon farming, or Biosequestration, involves a wide range of agricultural practices with the primary goal of removing excess carbon from the atmosphere to reduce global warming. Carbon farming can help achieve carbon neutrality by storing carbon in the soil where the carbon can improve soil fertility and nutrient retention. This, in turn, boosts crop productivity and aids the progress being made toward food and nutrition security globally.
Plants absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide to produce food. They also convert the gas into a stable, solid form of carbon and store it in the soil through direct or indirect fixation. Unlike carbon farming practices that emphasize keeping the carbon in the ground for long periods, several conventional agriculture practices, such as unscientific plowing and tractors, tilling, overgrazing, etc. Using these techniques and applying fossil-fuel-based agrochemicals results in the release of this carbon into the atmosphere rather than capturing it. For carbon farming to be effective, the carbon gains from the conservation and/or land management practices need to exceed the carbon losses.
What is the Need for Carbon Farming?
Top 10 Carbon Farming Practices for Sustainable Soil Health
Carbon farming practices are prevalent in regenerative agriculture, permaculture, organic farming, and other food production methods. Examples of effective and practical farming methods include:
Using the residual biomass after harvest as organic to cover the soil, instead of burning it
Organic mulching offers several benefits, including regulating soil temperature, increasing soil nutrients, restricting the rate of evaporation to retain soil moisture, suppressing weed growth, controlling erosion, and improving overall soil health.
Replacing conventional tillage practices with conservation tillage, i.e., reduced/no-till
Tilling loosens and aerates the soil and raises the organic content or carbon to the surface, promoting crop growth. When the trapped carbon is released in massive amounts, it reacts with the oxygen in the atmosphere to produce carbon dioxide.
Cultivating cover crops during the off-season instead of leaving the croplands bare
Cover crops prevent soil erosion, regulate moisture, suppress soil diseases, pests, and weed growth, and attract pollinators. Additionally, they serve as mulch and a source of organic matter and can be used for grazing or as fodder for livestock. Depending on crop type, some of them can contribute to nitrogen uptake.
Alternating monocultures with high-diversity crop rotations and integrated farming practices
Incorporating those crops into cycles that return higher volumes of residue to the soil contributes to higher soil organic carbon stock. Increased organic matter ensures healthy, biologically active soil with fewer problems concerning crop fertility, pests, or diseases. Crop rotations also enable farmers to earn an additional income.
Substituting intensive application of chemical fertilizers with integrated nutrient management and precision farming
Indiscriminate use of fertilizers results in excess nitrogen in the soil, which leads to soil acidification and salinization, and water pollution due to fertilizer runoffs. While precision agriculture allows farmers to target specific areas instead of blanket spraying, carbon farming practices revitalize soil naturally and reduce the need for synthetic products.
Integrating trees into agriculture through cropland agroforestry
Agroforestry, when properly practiced, offers several benefits. The carbon sequestration rate is at least five times higher than the per-hectare rates of enhanced annual cropping practices without trees. It allows farmers to produce more food on the available land and derive an additional income. Also, nitrogen-fixing plants can improve fertility without the need for synthetic fertilizer.
Reintroducing livestock into crop production for nutrient cycling
Livestock grazing after crop harvest promotes the conversion of high-carbon residues to low-carbon organic manure. Cover crops such as cereals and legumes provide for animal grazing and allow more nutrient cycling from crop to soil while also sequestering carbon into the soil. This practice also mitigates challenges and expenses related to concentrated animal feeding operations.
Protecting carbon-rich soils that act as natural carbon sinks
Draining wetlands and peatlands releases large volumes of carbon dioxide when atmospheric oxygen decomposes the organic matter that accumulated carbon over many millennia. It further results in the loss of productive land and biodiversity due to soil subsidence and higher flood risks. Stopping drainage and rewetting drained peatlands can essentially solve these problems.
Rotating livestock periodically through pastures and a series of small paddocks
Managed rotational grazing allows grasslands to rest and recover while the animals’ grazing patterns and the natural manure distribution help regenerate carbon in soils. The organic matter that the herds trample into the ground also enriches the soil’s carbon content. Further, grazing brings down the economic cost of feeding the animals.
Using compost to restore soil fertility and increase grassland carbon storage
When spread over the soil surface, compost sequesters carbon in a stable form that is not easily oxidized. It enhances the land’s resilience to extreme weather events, like floods and drought. It mitigates other forms of emissions, such as releasing methane and nitrous oxide due to the rotting of organic materials.
How does technology aid this process of Carbon Farming?
Agriculture is one of the leading contributors as well as victims of climate change. According to a recent Cornell University study, the farming productivity has dropped 21% since the 1960s due to climate change despite several significant advancements in science and technology. If this disastrous trend were to continue, it would become impossible to produce enough to sustain our planet’s growing population.
For this reason, governments, policymakers, and global organizations are setting targets and pathways to achieve carbon neutrality by the mid-21st century. Given this backdrop, the agroecosystem must adopt emerging technologies to tackle climate change threats actively and improve climate resilience.
Agriculture technology of the modern era, such as Cropin’s, is optimizing food systems by enabling stakeholders to collect and analyze billions of datasets at every crop production and distribution point. Cropin’s cloud-based platform relentlessly aggregates data from satellites, drones, soil sensors, and other IoT devices to identify even the slightest change in crop growing conditions.
With accurate and near-real-time intelligence, growers can make well-informed decisions regarding the soil health, crop and variety to cultivate, the type of fertilizers, pesticides, or other treatments required, irrigation management, crop rotation schedules, and other regenerative agriculture practices to follow. The insights also help them maximize profits and reduce waste.
Large businesses can educate farmers about carbon farming practices and guide them towards a more sustainable way of agriculture. With precision agriculture, farmers can partner with food and agri-businesses to track and record data to qualify them for carbon credits. Precision farming also facilitates them to improve resource efficiency by restricting its usage to only where required.
Following harvest, the continuous monitoring of supply chains to match agricultural supply with consumer demand helps reduce wastage and postharvest carbon emissions. Traceability and blockchain systems increase end-to-end transparency, prompting growers to be more diligent about the practices they follow.
Technological innovations and Carbon Farming
While agriculture contributes significantly to GHG emissions, it is also a viable approach to control and even lower these emissions. A recent IPCC report estimates that croplands and grasslands have the highest potential for carbon dioxide removal and can sequester 0.4 to 8.6 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide per year, accounting for about 20% of current greenhouse gas emissions. Agricultural land covers nearly 38% (five billion hectares) of the global land surface, which provides ample opportunities to achieve a carbon-zero future within the next few decades.
The abundance of big data is closing the information gap and reducing the fragmentation between the diverse actors of the food systems. Technological innovations are establishing intelligent, unified, and collaborative business networks around the world. It paves the way for food production that incorporates responsible and sustainable production, sourcing, design, distribution, recovery, consumption, and reuse. | <urn:uuid:d7d5a165-d9c4-4778-9e5e-8eb7276f8bca> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cropin.com/blogs/carbon-farming | 2023-10-04T20:54:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.91526 | 1,647 |
YouthBeat’s Take on Toy Fair 2020
Senior Vice President, C+R Alum
It’s the year of inclusivity and sustainability on the toy front. We were impressed—the toy community has been listening to insights of the sort YouthBeat® provides.
Here are our top 5 takeaways from the Toy Fair 2020 convention:
1. You Do You, Kids
Acceptance was all around the showroom floor. What’s your mood? Show it proudly from Confetti and Friends. YouthBeat® keeps saying we’re overdue for a bracelet trend…it could be this one.
The Magic Wheelchair makes disabilities normalized, interesting, and fun.
It turns out that your parents were cool once, too. Nostalgic offerings from cute rubber duckies to lava lamps gained our admiration on the showroom floor.
2. Hair Gone Wild
Who remembers their first “self-cut” or the one a sibling did, on a person or doll, and the realization of how long it takes to grow back? This author once butchered a Barbie’s tresses and learned a hard lesson. What’s fascinating in the hair space this year is the line of Mustaches for Kids and the German company offering color-changing hair, tattoos, and clothing for dolls—fulfilling youth’s need for control and personalization.
3. Nurturing Nature
Some of our favorite toy exhibits help bring sustainability into every home. Froggy’s Lair provides tiny frogs in terrariums to get kids interested in aqua-cology. Shore Buddies, one of the star freshman companies, creates plushies from recycled plastic bottles. They’re so soft as to be indistinguishable from other-sourced products. They also make straws from bamboo, which this author will be looking for in August when they are available.
Did we tell you that we got to see Lee at Educational Insights (EI)? The highlight of any toy fair. They’re the best. And, now EI is partnering with stunning photographer Robert Irwin on a talking camera in their GoSafari Jr. line—think ViewFinder of 2020 with audio.
4. Little Makers
One of our favorite ChiTAG items last November was the Playmat woodworking set for kids ages 8-12—you can give your child a lathe! We similarly fangirled out at the Plush Creations booth at Toy Fair, with the zippable toolbox with sound-active plush “tools.” The toolbox is roomy enough to hold plenty of other treasures too.
5. Cultural Inclusivity
Generation Alpha, today’s kid players, have no cultural majority. And several exhibitors have listened up and helped provide play opportunities that celebrate diversity. How’s your knowledge of Caribbean geography? Right, the same as ours. Terrible. Beautifully illustrated puzzles are now available from Island Fun Inc—learning is likely peripheral to the fun of assembly.
Healthy Roots is an awesome company promoting natural Black Hair. Their doll educates about all of the steps to healthy natural Black hair, and makes it fun.
Book of Cultures is offering a 30-chapter hardbound edition that would make a great addition to any child’s bookshelf. Each chapter tells a tale from a country around the world. In addition to generating inclusivity, this could foster a passion for travel in the youngest set.
Toymakers are listening to what buyers want, and kids need. This year’s themes underscore that some great companies are taking what’s important to families and helping kids learn key values through play. Is your brand on board? | <urn:uuid:eb1e5b25-39b9-4bb8-b748-304b86a6cbe6> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.crresearch.com/blog/youthbeat-youthbeats-take-toy-fair-2020/ | 2023-10-04T20:36:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.934621 | 786 |
The last few days have seen US authorities take aggressive regulatory actions against the digital currency markets, which have put them on edge.
According to CoinDesk data, there was a slight rise in the price of Bitcoin, as it was trading at a value of $21,826.68.
The United States has taken a number of regulatory actions recently, which investors are still digesting. The authorities are trying to control the crypto industry that had been free-wheeling up till now.
The New York State Department of Financial Services issued an order to Paxos on Monday to prohibit it from minting new BUSD stablecoins.
The Binance USD stablecoin belongs to the Binance crypto exchange, which is the largest exchange in the market in terms of the trading volume.
A stablecoin refers to a digital currency, which is pegged to an asset in the real world, which is the US dollar in this case.
Paxos is the issuer of the BUSD stablecoin, which is the third-largest one that exists in the market. Cash and bonds are other real-world reserve assets that are used for backing stablecoins.
Despite the orders of the New York regulator, the price of the BUSD stablecoin remained mostly stable and it was close to its $1 peg.
According to Paxos, they would continue redeeming BUSD until February next year. This means that people would be able to convert their stablecoins in US dollars, or could convert them into Paxos’ own stablecoin named Pax Dollar (USDP).
Paxos also revealed that it had been notified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that BUSD could be declared as a security.
This would mean that Paxos should have registered it before offering it to the public. Since it did not do so, it would be in violation of federal securities law.
The SEC has not yet taken any official action due to which the markets are unaware of what charges may be filed against Paxos.
This is because it is possible the charges could have implications for the other stablecoins in the market, such as tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC).
The previous week had seen the SEC and the Kraken crypto exchange come to a settlement, as the latter had also been accused of selling unregistered securities.
The regulatory action against the crypto industry in the US is focused on some of its aspects after the market had a chaotic year that saw almost $1.4 trillion of its value wiped out.
This was due to a number of companies and projects failing, numerous bankruptcies, and the year ending with the downfall of the FTX crypto exchange.
Crypto exchange Luno’s vice president, Vijay Ayyar stated that after the sharp sell-off seen in the crypto market last year, the crypto prices this year might not fall as sharply.
He said on Tuesday that the market had not reacted adversely to the news and remained cautiously optimistic. Investors are now waiting for more updates on the regulatory front. | <urn:uuid:05b4de0e-b008-44f6-9736-e0542ae4575b> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.cryptocurrencyregulations.net/crypto-markets-on-edge-as-regulatory-crackdown-in-the-us-intensifies/ | 2023-10-04T19:04:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.969726 | 828 |
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There are many people in the world and everyone has different hobbies, if it wasn`t so it wouldn`t be fun, would it? So if you are looking for new interests, you have to try many things to find something new that you might enjoy. Have you really tried everything? Do you have any interests that you would like to try, for example read about, but haven`t had time to try or just haven`t gotten around to it yet? It`s time to fix it! In our lives we have to do something that we enjoy so that our life is not stereotyped.
So think about it – what would you like to try? We have some tips for you.
Try working up a sweat in the gym among other people. Thanks to the fact that you will not only exercise at home, it will force you to exercise better, more regularly and you will feel better. Everyone has a different physique than you, but seeing people in the gym who are better and worse will make you want to get to a completely different level, a better level!
Go practice your skills at the shooting range. Take advantage of this opportunity to do something for yourself that you can perhaps use sometime in your life. In this way, you will practice your accuracy, keen eye, patience and strength. In addition, if you are a fan of weapons, you can also have fun shooting at a target or you can try paintball, where you shoot colored balls in a group at the enemy and protect, for example, your territory (your flag).
Learn to fly an airplane. You can become a pilot of either a large plane or a small plane. You can learn to operate this big machine. It is very difficult, but if your heart gravitates towards the heights, then this skill is guaranteed to be the right one. In addition, it is enriched with a drop of adrenaline. Find your hobby and develop your talent. Have fun, learn, be interested. | <urn:uuid:2e3d954e-ea62-43de-b96f-9ac8f631c932> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.csgg.cz/do-you-already-have-a-hobby-that-you-really-enjoy/ | 2023-10-04T20:07:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.97523 | 402 |
Financial Mistakes Divorce Mediation Couples often make and how to avoid them.
One such mistake when it comes to divorce and finance is failure to maintain your financial obligation associated with real estate mortgages and other joint debts. Leaving the marital residence before or during the divorce does not constitute a legal abandonment of your property interest in the home. However, you must ensure that all financial obligations associated with maintaining the property, namely, mortgage, taxes, and insurance, are fulfilled. Similarly, when deciding to retain the marital home consequent to a divorce, you should make a well-informed decision based on the realities of your budget after divorce.
The Marital Residence
The home where both spouses lived before a divorce is often referred to as the Marital Residence. It’s often a very emotional decision to keep the family home, especially when children are involved. Like all property acquired during the marriage, both parties have an interest in the real estate, regardless of how the property was acquired or who is (or is not) on the Title.
Leaving the marital residence before or during the divorce does not constitute a legal abandonment of the property interest in the home. Couples often separate geographically during or before a divorce; however, the real estate investment remains a joint legal obligation as well as an asset. Continuing to pay the mortgage (or share it according to your agreement with your spouse) ensures this investment is protected, and the departing spouse remains an “interested” party.
Divorce, Finances and the Dissolution Process
During the dissolution process, your attorney-mediator will guide you through the correct and proper ways to sever the two legal relationships associated with the real-estate asset, specifically the Title, and Debt. A divorce mediation attorney with a primary focus or expertise in family law can avoid costly mistakes.
For some spouses, while it would be nice to remain where you’re comfortable and avoid the hassles of moving, staying in the marital home might not be the best financial decision. No matter how attached we are to our current house, it is essential to have a realistic sense of one’s budget and affordability. A home, after all, is where you will be most comfortable emotionally and financially.
To learn more about how divorce mediation can help your case, contact any of our Divorce Attorney Mediators or Certified Divorce Financial Analysts at CT Divorce Mediation Centers. Divorce and Family Mediation and Collaborative Law are all we do. We have offices in Madison, New Haven, Cheshire, West Hartford, Glastonbury, West Hartford, and Windsor, CT. To find out more information or to schedule a consultation with our divorce experts, call us at (860) 986-1141.
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It took four people to lug the 250 pound Joyce Farms heritage pig carcass onto the stage, but only two rockstar butchers by the names of Jocelyn Guest and Erika Nakamura to butcher it down. It was truly an experience I’ll never forget, as I got the chance to watch these two ladies methodically slice, saw and break down a hog in front of a live audience at this year’s Baldor Bite.
Mesmerized and amazed by their skills, I knew that I just had to talk to these two and find out more about their journey into this male-dominated corner of the culinary world, as I pursue my quest for feminist food. Although my initial focus was on their power as women in the industry, during a phone interview, Erika and Jocelyn painted a larger picture of how they’d like to change the industry for everyone by speaking out against negative kitchen culture in general.
Erika’s career in the culinary world took off a little later in life, and after attending culinary school at the International Culinary Center she spent some time working in a variety of top tier restaurants. While she loved the work she was doing, the harshness of these intense kitchens left a lot to be desired. The stress and pressure of being on the line was too much for her at times, and she told me how she’d often get kicked off the line by various chefs. “I really struggled under that system,” Erika confessed. “But every time I got kicked off the line, I would [as the chef’s way of punishment] get to put my hands on a giant cut of meat or scrape bones. That’s kind of how my initial steps into butchery came about.”
After discovering her newfound passion for butchering, Erika left the kitchen to apprentice at the famous Fleisher’s in New York as one of the first to join its apprentice program. Eventually, she went on to open her own place in Los Angeles, Lindy and Grundy, a female-run, high-end butcher shop that garnered quite a bit of media attention.
The popular spot also caught the attention of Jocelyn Guest who had recently decided to leave her career as a writer to pursue a culinary career. Jocelyn ended up an apprentice at Lindy and Grundy and admitted, “I didn’t even know how to hold a boning knife when I showed up at her shop, I lied and said I did though.”
Lindy and Grundy quickly became a sort of feminine-butcher haven or as Jocelyn put it, “a little island in the midst of it all.” The type of island these women created for themselves was, and still is, unique in the industry. If you were to close your eyes and imagine what a butcher looks like, you’d probably come up with an image of a burley, rough-around-the-edges kind of guy holding a giant meat cleaver, and hanging out in a blood splattered walk-in. But these two explained to me that while these types of butchers do exist, there’s much more involved in the process, with plenty of opportunity for a smaller-framed person to achieve the same results.
“I think the basic concept is that there’s gravity and leverage involved,” Erika explained. “You don’t have to be someone who’s constantly in beast mode, you can actually figure out how to hold something a certain way, and lean into it a certain way. I’m 5’1, like 110 lbs soaking wet. It’s easier for me to think about how things come apart instead of just ripping through it. I think those types of thoughts really make up who you are as a butcher.”
What people often don’t think about is that women have been butchering like this for a very long time. Jocelyn mentioned a cookbook she found of her grandmother’s from around the 1940’s and told me, “It literally has a diagram of where to cut a squirrel’s tail and how to step on it and pull the skin off. It’s just so funny to me that it’s such a novelty now.”
And as far as women cutting shit up and making it happen, we’re definitely not the first and we definitely won’t be the last. This is what cavewomen did like 4000 years ago. When a neanderthal walked in with a big, stupid animal, she’d be like, ‘alright get out of here, I got this!’ ~ Jocelyn Guest
As much as Erika and Jocelyn seem to take pride in changing the current perspective on the gender stereotypes in their industry and potentially inspiring other women to do so as well, they confessed to me that they’ve done quite a bit of talking on the issue and are looking forward to the tide finally changing someday. “I love that people care and that younger women can read these things and feel more empowered,” Jocelyn said. “But I’m really excited for the day when no one cares anymore.” Erika chimed in, “like it’s no longer a topic of discussion because it’s normal.”
As their most recent venture, Jocelyn and Erika partnered up with celebrity chef April Bloomfield to open a butcher shop in the Upper West Side, White Gold, in 2016. The two spoke fondly about the experience, describing how great it was to create their own kitchen culture and strong family vibe among employees. Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen circumstances, they decided to separate themselves from the business this past March, and White Gold ended up closing last month.
While it doesn’t seem directly correlated with their departure, part owner of White Gold and famous restaurateur Ken Friedman is currently under fire for sexual misconduct allegations. Although the topic is very sensitive in nature, Erika told me that while at White Gold she responded to the circumstances the best way she knew how. “For us, as these things came up, it was important to just have everybody else’s back.”
Our day-to-day, boots-on-the-ground efforts were to make sure that we all felt supported and to just open up a dialogue. If people felt uncomfortable in any way and wanted to talk about it, they needed to know that they had the space and safety there to do so. ~ Erika Nakamura
This really does come back full-circle from Erika’s initial struggles working in extreme and stressful kitchens, and it seems that the idea of maintaining a positive and healthy work environment is something of great importance to them. “The frequent issue is that, especially in old-school kitchens, it’s all about martyring and overworking yourself and that’s how you’d gain respect from people,” Erika said. “But things are changing, which is incredible. I guess there’s a part of us that’s wanting to usher that change along, and take a look at who we are as people to try to enrich the quality of life a little bit more.” | <urn:uuid:0d8714c5-2bf7-4f24-8721-870d780abb45> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://www.culinaryepicenter.com/lady-butchers-killin-the-game/ | 2023-10-04T19:01:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511406.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004184208-20231004214208-00698.warc.gz | en | 0.976698 | 1,542 |
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Cullman County Sheriff’s Office Investigators executed a search warrant at a residence in the Hanceville area on Friday, April 22.
The search warrant was secured due to information obtained concerning an incident that had occurred earlier this month.
Nathan Aaron Varney, 32, of Hanceville was located at the residence. Marijuana and other evidence was also recovered. Varney was arrested and charged with: possession of marijuana in the second degree and sex offense – sexual abuse.
This article will be updated.
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