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Christmas Card 2023
This year’s Christmas card has been designed by student Lisa Eriksson, a second-year student at Brobygrafiska studying packaging design.
This year’s Christmas card exudes a harmonious blend of nature’s hues, crafted using Lessebo Colours in the captivating shades of Seaweed 9060, Moss 6369, and Rhino 2181. The card’s design echoes the serenity of the forest, invoking a festive ambiance intertwined with the tranquillity of natural elements.
“During the creation of my design, I aimed to craft something unique, utilising a variety of colours to form a 3D effect, reminiscent of an accordion. Incorporating the essence of the Swedish forest, integral to Lessebo Paper’s production, was paramount”. She emphasized, “Throughout the process, I ensured that the paper had its space to shine, keeping the printing details minimal to highlight the paper’s natural brilliance.”
The matching envelope is produced of Shitake 2316 by Kalmar Kuvert, the card is produced by Taberg Media Group.
Lessebo Paper and the design school Brobygrafiska has collaborated for this year’s Christmas card, featuring designs crafted by the packaging design students.
“Partnering with Brobygrafiska has been inspiring, showcasing the incredible creativity and skill of the next generation in design”, states Ebba Ingvarsson Communication manager at Lessebo Paper. The theme for this year card is “eco design” featuring aspects of sustainable construction and production.
Tommy Bonté and Marie Falk, teachers at Brobygrafiska shared their enthusiasm, stating “This collaboration is a fantastic opportunity for students to showcase their talent and gain real-world experience in the design industry and how to create added value to Christmas cards by shape.” | <urn:uuid:69a5f3e1-f47a-4810-badd-92fe2491c798> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://lessebopaper.com/lessebo-papers-christmas-card-2023/ | 2024-04-15T00:25:03Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.907034 | 407 |
Running a business is hard. But running a business in an uncertain regulatory environment can be near impossible. For better or worse, some of the laws and regulations at the state and federal levels can be hindrances to innovation and consumer welfare.
That’s where regulatory sandboxes come into the picture.
Regulatory sandboxes create unique regulatory environments that temporarily waive specific regulations for the purpose of experimentation. Regulatory sandboxes enable innovators—both big and small, old and new—to work with regulators and legislators in trialing new products, services, and business models.
Utah has been a leader in the regulatory sandbox movement, creating one of the first universal regulatory sandboxes in the nation. But sandboxes are still new in the US, and stories from businesses participating or applying to participate in the sandbox are scarce.
That’s why stories like Homie, the Utah sandbox participant co-founded by CEO Johnny Hanna, are crucial gems for informing innovators and making the sandbox better.
Homie, the First Company to “Sandbox” in Utah
Homie is a disruptor in the real estate market. It is a software company whose aim is to help customers buy and sell their homes for a fraction of the commission cost. At the heart of Homie’s decision to apply for Utah’s sandbox is the regulation governing their affiliated real estate brokerage and title company businesses.
Before 2019, Utah regulations prohibited affiliated businesses from merging with title companies and real estate brokerages. However, in 2019, Utah passed a law that created the “30/70 Rule.” In essence, the 30/70 Rule allows a merger between title companies and affiliated real estate brokerages so long as at least 30 percent of the title company’s business comes from unaffiliated business.
Soon after this rule was passed, Homie entered the title insurance business by acquiring Investors Title Insurance Agency. But the merged company discovered it couldn’t find enough competing realtors to do business with the new title company, meaning Homie couldn’t come into compliance with the 30/70 Rule.
As Hanna put it, “We worked as hard as we could to get realtors to send business to our title company. Not a lot of realtors wanted to send business to Homie Title. We got up to 20%, but after a while they… decided not to support Homie, who’s taking their commissions and giving them back to consumers, and that’s understandable.”
What the Sandbox Means for Homie and Consumers
Now that Homie is participating in Utah’s regulatory sandbox, the merged real estate company and title company can show its effect on consumers. According to Mr. Hanna, this data will show that Homie’s business model is not a threat to consumers, as the director of Utah’s Division of Real Estate expressed earlier this year.
“Now we’ll have 3 years of history to show that we’ve only done good by the consumer: the year we tried to comply with the 30/70 law, the first year in the sandbox, and potentially a second year if our extension is successful.”
More Work to Be Done in the Sandbox
Although Utah leads the nation in offering innovative regulatory solutions, there is always room for improvement to welcome diverse and innovative ideas to the consumers of the state. As the first participant in the sandbox, Mr. Hanna had two succinct suggestions:
The first is transparency in the application process. “Transparency is a powerful deterrent to harmful industry lobbyists because it allows the public to learn for themselves what’s going on. I thought the sandbox was great. If the process was more transparent and the public could have come… I would have loved it.”
Second, Mr. Hanna suggests “a mechanism for reassessing the waived law near or at the end of the sandbox participation period.”
For now, Homie is one of the rare examples of a business working with regulators to test out innovative ideas in a sandbox environment. In the future, as the sandbox is improved through collaboration with companies following Homie’s lead, sandboxes could be a powerful tool for merging innovation with adaptive regulation.
That’s a welcome prospect for innovators, small businesses, and consumers alike. | <urn:uuid:632a8d91-dc1e-4680-a67e-f2d29e2195f7> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://libertas.org/free-market/an-innovators-perspective-on-utahs-regulatory-sandbox/ | 2024-04-14T23:05:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.952177 | 897 |
Political Science Complete is a full-text research database covering political topics with a worldwide focus, including international relations, political theory and comparative politics. With hundreds of full-text journals and thousands of conference papers, it is a valuable resource for political science researchers and government institutions.
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for journals, monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887. | <urn:uuid:4f03192f-6e7e-4f23-87e7-37d33a7256da> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://libguides.bgu.ac.il/guide_Public_Policy_mgmt | 2024-04-14T23:53:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.898504 | 107 |
On this page you will find many graphic videos related to concussions and brain injury. I am not and do not claim to be the owner, producer, or copyright holder of any of these videos rather they are taken from youtube.com and other websites. These videos are not peer-reviewed sources so be sure to critically evaluate any information presented in these videos and verify the validity and accuracy of information with peer-reviewed sources.
These videos are intended for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. It is important that you cite these videos like you would cite any other resource if you intend on using them in your research. See the section on Citation Styles for guidelines on how to Cite in APA and AMA format as well as popular Journal citation formats. | <urn:uuid:775fbec8-62cc-4462-9bbe-b1ee73480c9a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://libguides.tulane.edu/c.php?g=543916&p=3727504 | 2024-04-14T23:37:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.929458 | 151 |
Homi Adjania, film-maker, summer of 1998
‘We had been given the keys to God’s playground’
The first summer that I spent diving in the Lakshadweep islands was one of the best summers of my life. A bouquet of surf and sand filled the air, a fragrance that is deeply entrenched in my memory. Whenever I step on to any coral reef island anywhere in the world, the first thing that returns is that smell… and then a silly grin that I find hard to wipe off my face. We were a bunch of loons who had been given the keys to God’s playground. We would dive, surf on kayaks, go fishing, capsize sailboats, snorkel the reefs and light reefers as the sun went down. When the afternoons got too hot, we would cram into a small hut and watch re-runs of the few scratched DVDs we had. We would sleep under a blanket of stars, as the sound of the waves would roll into our dreams.
These were summers filled with wonderment and simplicity, with wild laughter and saltwater kisses.
Amitava Kumar, writer, summer of 2014
'I had left my kids behind’
“It is June. This is what I have decided to do with my life just now.” Those are the opening lines from Elizabeth Hardwick’s novella, Sleepless Nights. I put those lines in the first draft of what became my novel The Lovers. It was June and I had a month-long residency at Yaddo in upstate New York. My room was the one in which, I was told, Philip Roth had written The Breast. I would look out of the window and feel despair; there was the anxiety of creation but also guilt. I had left my kids behind. It was a turning point, that summer.
Juhi Chaturvedi, screenwriter, summer of 1985
‘I had never seen such magnificence before’
It was the summer of 1985, Himachal Pradesh. In those days, we used to travel only to places where we had relatives. Salaries in the 1980s were barely satisfactory after all. And thanks to my grandparents on either side, they had produced quite an army, so we had aunts and uncles pretty much all over the country. But none at 13,050ft above sea level. There was just snow all around. Oxygen at the Rohtang Pass was as scarce as other humans. I was crying. Not because I was cold but because the sight of this white desert was too overwhelming for me. I had never seen such magnificence before. Something inside felt extremely liberating. They say mountains have a way of calling you back and I ended up tying my life to a pahadi! Lesson I learnt: Summer destinations must be planned with utmost care.
Garima Arora, chef, summer of 2004
‘I tried my first hot pot’
My first trip to Singapore 15 years ago was the summer where I tried my first hot pot, and it changed the course of my life. I still remember the beautiful chaos of vegetables, meat and sauces.... Up until then, I had only been a spectator in the kitchen, watching my father whip up exotic dishes. You can ask my parents and they would say they had never seen me cook in the kitchen before that trip. After I came back to Mumbai, I recreated that dish and the experience first for my family. This grew into hot- pot parties and a habit of cooking regularly. That was when I realized how much I enjoyed expressing myself through food. Thereafter, when I decided to go to Le Cordon Bleu to study, my father was completely supportive of my decision. And I haven’t stopped cooking since.
Sudarshan Shetty, artist, summer of 1987
'I was young and broke'
It was in the months of the severe Ahmedabad heat and dust, the summer of 1987, that I moved to the Kanoria Centre for Arts to work. I was young and broke. Without a paisa in my pocket, I lived on the generosity of fellow artists for the materials to work with; on the university mess contractor Manwar Singh for food; and on the uncertain promise of a slightly more prosperous future.
Strangely, it was also a quiet, deeply thoughtful time, overall, one of the happiest ever. I was producing a great deal and formulating thoughts that would shape my current work. Sometimes, when you have nothing, you could feel like the richest in the world.
Floyd Cardoz, chef, summer of 1995
'I realized I should focus on Indian food’
In the summer of 1995, my mother, Beryl, visited the US. This was the first time my mother met (my son) Peter and it brought a realization that I had a next generation in my family. Thoughts of my growing-up years and spending time with my mother, her mother and my great-grandmother filled my memory. I was reminded of lazy days spent in Goa. I reminisced about the food we ate, the stories that were told. I was afraid that my children would not have these experiences or connection to India, its food or culture. I realized I should focus on Indian food and learn to push the boundaries of my cooking. In some way that pushed me on this path of spreading the word and practising Indian food. Three years later, I opened Tabla.
Anita Nair, writer, summer of 1980
'The voice in my head was silenced’
My older brother Sunil and I were spending the vacation in my grandmother’s house. I wanted to learn everything she knew: how to make a broom from coconut frond spines; how much to feed the cows before bedtime; how to score the veins off a betel leaf.
It was also how I could quell the voice in my head that said you are going to have to decide what to do next. For I was going into class X. Sunil was in medical college and it was a foregone conclusion that I would follow him. One evening, my grandmother was busy with guests. I told my brother about a long-form article I had read about the Mormons. Sunil listened carefully. When I was done, he smiled, “You should be a writer. I read the same article but you put it across so much better.”I looked at him, “That’s who I want to be.” The voice in my head was silenced forever. I had my epiphany on what my life path was going to be.
Astha Bhutail, artist, summer of 2017
'It reaffirmed my faith in human kindness'
It was in May 2017 that I was selected for the BMW Art Journey. That summer kick-started this amazing exploration through memory and living traditions, passed on through chants and oral poetry, in parts of Iran, India and Jerusalem. Not only was I traversing through three different terrains, and the oldest cultures in the world, but the experience also reaffirmed my belief in human kindness. It was quite difficult to make the connections, but once people were convinced of my project, I was welcomed with open arms. People were generous with their love and time, often granting me an audience for hours together.
Madhav Raman, architect, summer of 2001
'A hard reality check'
Nothing could have signified the end of college more than the move out of the hostel at the School of Planning and Architecture to a new house. It was a day of drastic changes, as that very night, Vaibhav (Dimri, co-founder, Anagram Architects) and I had to travel to Bengaluru for the inspection of a residential site. The idea was to dump our things at the house—which was in a barely livable condition, given that we hadn’t cleaned it—and run to the New Delhi railway station. For some reason, Vaibhav managed to get on to the train and I got left behind. At 23, there couldn’t have been a better lesson about the fact that things can come crashing down very quickly. It was a hard reality check. | <urn:uuid:890410e8-a7f4-4976-9bdd-b84be33e18c7> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/the-summer-that-changed-you-111641619833978.html | 2024-04-15T00:45:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.986867 | 1,721 |
Flocking: Ray Cast to Ground
In LightWave 3D, "Flocking: Ray Cast to Ground" refers to a specialized technique within the software's flocking system that allows for the simulation of cohesive group movement behaviors among characters or objects, with an added layer of interaction with the ground or terrain. Flocking systems are commonly used to simulate the natural, coordinated movement found in groups of animals, such as birds, fish, or herding animals. The addition of ray casting to ground interactions enhances this simulation by ensuring that the flock members adapt their movements based on the terrain below them, adding realism to the scene.
Ray casting is a technique used to calculate the line of sight interactions between objects in a 3D environment. In the context of flocking to the ground, ray casting is employed to dynamically measure the distance between each member of the flock and the ground beneath them. This allows the simulation to adjust the altitude of each flock member to follow the contours of the terrain, preventing them from intersecting with the ground and enabling them to navigate around obstacles or adjust their altitude based on the landscape.
By integrating ray casting with flocking behaviors, LightWave 3D allows creators to simulate complex scenarios where flocks of creatures or objects move realistically across varied terrains. For example, a flock of birds can be animated to fly across a mountainous landscape, with each bird adjusting its height according to the undulating terrain below, or a herd of animals can navigate through a rolling meadow, with their movements and positions dynamically adjusted to maintain a realistic interaction with the ground.
This technique not only adds a layer of visual realism but also significantly simplifies the animation process for scenes involving complex group movements over uneven terrains. Animators can define general behaviors and movement parameters for the flock as a whole, and the "Flocking: Ray Cast to Ground" feature automatically handles the intricate details of terrain interaction, freeing up creative resources to focus on other aspects of the scene.
- Setting Up
- Camera Matching
- Using Nodes
- Burning Edges
- The Rotate Tool
- The Rotate Tool 2
- The Rotate Tool 3
- Audio Spectrum
- Flight Paths
- LightWave3D to Element3D OBJ Sequence
- Ray Caster
- Joystick Rig
- Part Move Basics
- Sticking Wheels to the Tarmac
- Tyres to the Tarmac Part 2 Terrain
- Motion Graphics FiberFX
- Native Falloffs
- Intersecting Edges, After Effects, Element 3D Trapcode Form
- Page Curl
- Follow the Dots ..........
- Flocking: Ray Cast to Ground
- Speed Lines, Inertia, and FiberFX
- Particles to Bullet Dynamics : Breaking Bottles
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SwissGear luggage, owned by Wenger and founded in 1884, is a well-known brand that offers a wide range of duffel bags and wheeled suitcases. The brand is recognized for its affordability and durability, making it a popular choice among travelers.
SwissGear suitcases are designed to be lightweight and easy to maneuver, with features such as multi-directional spinner wheels. The hard-side luggage is made from impact-resistant ABS material, while the soft-sided suitcases are constructed from scuff-resistant polyester fabric. Additionally, SwissGear suitcases come in various colors and designs, particularly in the hard-side category.
They offer added security with TSA locks and convenience with USB charging ports. Moreover, the suitcases have integrated ID tags for easy identification. While other brands may offer better warranties and durability, SwissGear provides affordable durability and versatility for travelers.
SwissGear is a well-known luggage brand that offers a variety of duffel bags and wheeled suitcases known for their affordability and durability. Founded in 1884 and owned by Wenger, SwissGear has established itself as a reliable choice for travelers.
The luggage features lightweight construction and multi-directional spinner wheels, providing ease of movement. The hard-side suitcases are made from lightweight and impact-resistant ABS material, while the soft-sided suitcases are made from scuff-resistant polyester fabric. SwissGear offers a range of color options and designs, especially in their hard-side suitcases.
The suitcases also come with TSA locks for added security and integrated ID tags for easy identification. Customers have recommended SwissGear for its features and material, and it has received high ratings on platforms like Amazon. While other brands may offer better warranties and durability, SwissGear remains a popular choice for those seeking affordable durability and versatility in their luggage options.
The range of features and designs offered by the brand includes lightweight materials, multi-directional spinner wheels, TSA locks, USB charging ports, and integrated ID tags for easy identification. These features enhance the convenience and functionality of SwissGear luggage, providing travelers with a hassle-free experience.
The lightweight materials used in both the hard-side and soft-sided suitcases ensure ease of mobility without compromising durability. The multi-directional spinner wheels allow for smooth maneuverability in any direction, making it effortless to navigate through crowded airports or busy streets. The inclusion of TSA locks adds an extra layer of security, ensuring the safety of belongings during travel.
The USB charging ports provide the convenience of charging electronic devices while on the go. Lastly, the integrated ID tags make it easy to identify luggage, minimizing the chances of loss or confusion. Overall, these features and designs contribute to the versatility and practicality of SwissGear luggage, offering travelers the freedom to enjoy their journeys without any hassle.
When comparing SwissGear to other luggage brands such as Samsonite or Briggs and Riley, customers often inquire about the quality and durability of the products. To address these concerns, it is important to consider the following:
Overall, while SwissGear provides affordable durability and versatility, customers should consider their specific needs and preferences when comparing it to other luggage brands.
SwissGear luggage is designed to handle different weather conditions effectively. Its hard-side suitcases made from impact-resistant ABS material provide protection against rain and snow, while the scuff-resistant polyester fabric of soft-sided suitcases offers durability in various climates.
The maximum weight capacity of SwissGear suitcases varies depending on the specific model. However, on average, SwissGear suitcases can typically hold up to 50-70 pounds of weight, providing ample space for packing belongings while traveling.
Yes, SwissGear suitcases are expandable, allowing for extra packing space. This feature is beneficial for travelers who may need additional room for their belongings.
SwissGear luggage can be used as carry-on on most airlines. Their lightweight and compact designs meet the size restrictions set by airlines. However, it is always recommended to check the specific requirements of the airline before traveling.
To maintain SwissGear luggage, it is recommended to follow general care instructions such as avoiding overpacking, cleaning with a soft cloth and mild soap, and storing in a cool and dry place. Refer to the specific care instructions provided by the manufacturer for each product. | <urn:uuid:ac7bca3d-1080-4c7b-9db7-9f0f6ff483cb> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://lightweightluggagereviews.com/swissgear-luggage/ | 2024-04-15T00:17:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.938755 | 888 |
Nađa Lapčević is an independent producer from Serbia. Since 2011, she has been a part of the guest service and management of several film festivals. She became an employee of Filmart in 2013, working as a documentary film camp and master-class coordinator managing international groups from over 40 countries worldwide. After graduating from high school, she continued her education, majoring in Film and Television production at the The Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. In addition to the projects she has realized as a part of her studies, she was employed as a line producer on a feature documentary film “Celestial Theme”, directed by Mladen Matičević. Apart from film production, she also worked as a sales, promotion and distribution coordinator for two short films which premiered at IDFA 2017 and at Berlinale 2020. | <urn:uuid:b8bd9eaa-b416-4db3-9fb1-5d7257084736> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://lim-lessismore.eu/project/nada-lapcevic/ | 2024-04-14T23:18:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.984306 | 174 |
LIM started out on its life-journey in a small village in Flanders. For one whole week, team and participants set up camp in an old windmill in the middle of the countryside. Their purpose was clear: to find the core of every project, thematically speaking and narratively speaking. A search for the power that drives every story and the unconscious demand that lies at its heart.
March 5 – 11, 2017
In a house lost in the mountains, 20 kms from the nearest village, LIM’s team and participants enter phase 2 of their work: the deep digging. Combining feedback from professionals and following the path of the first rewrites in between the first two workshops, the goal is to establish a bone structure for the script, while integrating the creative trigger of budget limitations. Long walks in the forests of Transylvania, with combined consultants and groups, help find the way…
Muntele Băișoarei, Romania
June 6 – 14, 2017
Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania
In the middle of an important European film event, the core of all 16 LIM projects, still in early development, is presented to an audience, confronting the authors with film professionals, among which producers, distributors, sales agents, broadcasters. A central tool for the public presentation is an intimate video recorded by each filmmaker. The aim of this encounter is to also create an international network of film professionals, all gathered around LIM’s objectives: use limitations as a launching pad for a new momentum in independent cinema…
June 9-10, 2017
In Le Groupe Ouest’s home village, on Brittany’s rocky north coast, projects enter the final stretch, working as broader coalition of combined groups and consultants. The purpose is clear: to finalise a strong treatment, or a first draft if possible. It’s a step that injects input from line producers, DOPs and first ADs, to help build in real shooting constraints. This is all about asking the right questions and finding the right answers, using long walks on the beach, among seagulls, to help dig deeper, find doors and windows, connect restrictions with the vital and global need for powerful stories.
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Amanda The Buzzed Artist
Amanda is a self-taught artist and founder of The Buzzed Artist, dedicated to teaching adult beginners how to art with confidence using acrylic paint and love themselves in the creation process.
Here is a list of the actual supplies that I use for all the painting tutorials that I do on my YouTube channel. If you're just getting started in the world of acrylic painting, you can check out my acrylic painting basics class on SkillShare and try it FREE for 2 weeks.
Ready to Make Gorgeous Acrylic Paintings? Try my classes on SkillShare (oh, and it's free for 2 weeks!) | <urn:uuid:01098e55-d11e-4222-a9cc-3015d0aaf099> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://listium.com/@thebuzzedartist | 2024-04-14T23:54:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.906399 | 258 |
Call them to set up an appointment after you’ve identified at least three or more shops in their minds. This is the perfect opportunity to determine the costs of repairs for your camper. Check for coupons or deals that might make RV repairs more affordable. Once you’ve narrowed your search, taking into account pricing and the availability of time for scheduling You can make repairs. Many factors are considered when choosing the ideal repair facility for your RV. They could be very close in proximity, however they could charge more for labor and parts.
Repair shops may be a bit further away from your home, but they will be able to provide top-quality service and an affordable price due to the years of experience they have worked with customers. While price and convenience are important however, it is also important to consider the reputation of their business. If you’re considering a shop with both bad ratings and expensive prices, you should opt for one with good reviews as well as low costs.
Look For Licensed Specialists
Do you have issues regarding your RV? You might wonder where you are able to find reputable and licensed RV repair facilities close to me. Licensed RV repair specialists will fix all the common issues that are associated with recreation vehicles. There are some ideas on how to find information to select a certified repair service. One of the first places you can look up information about RV repair shops is online.
Google is the first thing that comes to mind. You can enter your city name and RV repairs into the search engine on Google’s main page. You can also choose different words, if you like the word RV repair technician. There’s a good chance you’ll get numerous links that will answer your question. It is also worth trying looking on Bing and Yahoo! It is also possible to search for the Bing and Yahoo!
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Thanks for the reply! Responses in-line.
On 22 January 2016 at 18:42, billinghurst <billinghurstwiki(a)gmail.com>
I hope that this isn't a metric in isolation. I would have thought
that metrics like
* immediate re-search (refinement)
* no clicking / following of a search result (resignation)
would be of more relevance.
We track both of these metrics already, and don't have much need to iterate
on them because they're relatively clear-cut in terms of the implementation
and how the data is collected. In fact, the search satisfaction metric
relies explicitly on the user clicking on a result, so that's not only
tracked, but also factored directly in to that metric.
Asking such a question of someone who did
NOT get a positive search result and didn't follow a link will have an
obvious answer, so asking for their satisfaction would almost be
self-evident. One might also think that a survey response from those
who had a failed search is going to be more likely to occur (and in
expected direction), rather than a response from someone who had
success, and went to the link.
Is going to a link a success? Not necessarily, if you find out that the
link you went to is the wrong link, or is irrelevant for some reason.
That's what we're aiming to find out. :-)
Now maybe we have a different interpretation of the
"satisfaction" but that all seems to be with regard to the warm inner
glow of finding something, rather than any of the technical aspects.
That's intentional. The name was chosen because we started first with what
we wanted to measure ("user satisfaction with search"), then worked
backwards until we found a technical solution that worked.
Also, we have to presume that in a
"satisfaction" survey that we are
able to differentiate between no satisfaction for zero results, when
we are not having information on the subject, compared to when it is
no result for where search failed to find something that we do have
Yes, we measure the overall zero results rate
<http://discovery.wmflabs.org/metrics/#kpi_zero_results> already, so we
already know what portion of queries are unsatisfying there. That needs
little further research in this context. What we're trying to figure out
here is how satisfied are people when they do have results; are all the
results irrelevant, or are some useful?
OR are you intentionally focusing on zero resulters,
no followers, or
on those disatisified with their landing page on a GO result (ie. the
GO results, rather than a search result?)
We're focussing specifically on any user who types in a query then goes a
page with this specific metric. We are also implicitly counting users who
type in queries and then do *not* click on a result, as those are counted
as unsatisfied users.
Where are you intending to run these surveys?
I don't know what scope we'll go for at first. Ideally, we'll run it on all
wikis, but if we have to cut it down to a smaller set in order to keep the
work well scoped, then we will.
How will such results be compiled collectively? Or
split through the
Well, the wiki the user is on will be recorded, so splitting things up will
be fairly straightforwards.
Will these results be available to the communities?
Of course. Discovery publishes public reports of all of our analyses, and
we maintain public dashboards <https://discovery.wmflabs.org> for all of
our focus areas; this will be no different. :-)
Hopefully that helps bring some clarification.
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If you’re considering getting a toy breed dog, you may be torn between the Havanese and Shih Tzu. Both breeds are popular choices for their small size and adorable appearance. But how do these two breeds compare in terms of temperament, health, and overall care?
The Havanese and Shih Tzu are both toy breeds that are popular among dog lovers for their small size, friendly personalities, and cute appearance. However, they differ in various aspects, such as temperament, grooming, exercise needs, and health concerns. By comparing the two breeds, you can better understand which one may be the best fit for your lifestyle and preferences.
The Havanese breed originated in Cuba and was developed as a companion dog for wealthy families. They were eventually brought to Europe and became popular among aristocrats and royalty. The Shih Tzu, on the other hand, has a long history in China and was originally bred as a palace dog for Chinese royalty. They were eventually brought to Europe and became popular in the West.
The Havanese and Shih Tzu have distinct appearances, with the former having a more curly, flowing coat and the latter having a more straight, silky coat. The Havanese also tends to have more color variations, while the Shih Tzu is often seen in solid colors. In terms of size, the Havanese generally weighs between 7-14 pounds and stands 8-11 inches tall, while the Shih Tzu usually weighs between 9-16 pounds and stands 9-10.5 inches tall.
Both breeds are known for being friendly, affectionate, and great with children, making them excellent family pets. However, the Havanese is generally considered to be more outgoing and lively, while the Shih Tzu is more relaxed and laid-back. The Havanese may be a better fit for active families who want a dog that can keep up with them, while the Shih Tzu may be a better fit for those who want a calm and cuddly lap dog.
Both breeds require regular grooming to keep their coats in good condition. However, the Havanese has a longer, more flowing coat that requires more attention and maintenance. They need to be brushed daily to prevent matting and tangling, and their coats may need to be trimmed regularly. The Shih Tzu’s coat is easier to maintain, but still requires regular brushing to prevent matting. Both breeds also need to have their ears cleaned regularly to prevent infection.
Both breeds are small and do not require a lot of exercise, but they still need daily activity to keep them healthy and happy. The Havanese may be more active and require more exercise, such as daily walks or playtime in the yard, while the Shih Tzu is more content with short walks and indoor playtime.
Like all breeds, both the Havanese and Shih Tzu are prone to certain health concerns. Havanese are prone to hip dysplasia, heart disease, and luxating patellas. Shih Tzus may be prone to eye problems, such as cataracts and corneal ulcers, as well as dental issues. Both breeds may also be prone to allergies and skin irritations. Choosing a reputable breeder like Little Puppy Paws and taking your dog for regular vet check-ups is important to catch any potential health issues early on.
Both the Havanese and Shih Tzu are intelligent breeds that are easy to train with positive reinforcement techniques. However, the Havanese may be more eager to please and may learn new commands and tricks more quickly. The Shih Tzu may require more patience and consistency in training, but they can still be well-behaved and obedient with proper training.
Both breeds are highly adaptable and can do well in a variety of living situations, from apartments to larger homes. However, the Havanese may be better suited for those with more space and a yard to play in, while the Shih Tzu can thrive in smaller spaces.
Both breeds require socialization to prevent shyness or aggression towards strangers and other animals. The Havanese may be more outgoing and social by nature, but it is still important to expose them to a variety of people, places, and situations from a young age. The Shih Tzu may be more reserved and may need extra socialization to become comfortable around new people and animals.
The Havanese and Shih Tzu have similar lifespans, with both breeds living between 12-16 years on average. However, genetics, lifestyle, and proper care can all play a role in determining how long your dog will live.
Both the Havanese and Shih Tzu can make great family pets, but it is important to consider your family’s lifestyle and needs when choosing a breed. The Havanese may be a better fit for active families who want a dog that can keep up with them, while the Shih Tzu may be better suited for those who want a more low-key, cuddly companion.
To keep your Havanese or Shih Tzu healthy and happy, providing them with proper care and maintenance is important. This includes regular grooming, exercise, socialization, and veterinary care.
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January 11, 2018
Genius or crank? Rosaleen Norton was the most persecuted, prosecuted and daring female artist in Australian history
In 1950’s Sydney, artist Rosaleen Norton becomes a media sensation when the police confiscate her paintings and charge her with obscenity. Initially, she plays along, hoping the publicity would help sell paintings. But before long, allegations of satanic rituals, unexplained murders and sex orgies hit the headlines. Her lover, the famous conductor Sir Eugene Goossens’ career is destroyed in the crossfire between a cop intent on jailing her and a journalist desperate for a scoop. At the vanguard of feminism and the counter culture revolution, Rosaleen Norton was persecuted for her dangerous ideas that now appear prophetic.
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On World Environment Day, 5 June, a bold new plan was launched to create an urban forest across metropolitan Melbourne.
Called Living Melbourne: our metropolitan urban forest, the plan was developed by Resilient Melbourne in partnership with The Nature Conservancy during two years of collaboration to develop the evidence base and actions required to connect, extend and enhance urban greening across the metropolitan area. In an unprecedented effort, Living Melbourne has been endorsed by 41 organisations representing local government, Victorian government, water authorities, statutory agencies and industry bodies.
Living Melbourne aims to create a profound shift in the way we think about, value and grow Melbourne into the future. It is very much in line with the vision of Living Links, which is to create a web of green spaces across Melbourne’s south-east.
Living Links would like to congratulate Resilient Melbourne and the Nature Conservancy for their fantastic work in pulling together this impressive body of work.
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In 2018, McGregor starred as the adult version of the titular character in Christopher Robin, a live-action adaptation of Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise directed by Marc Forster and starred alongside Hayley Atwell. Days in the Sun" with Adam Mitchell, Stanley Tucci, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Audra McDonald, Clive Rowe, Beauty and the Beast, 2017. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centers that host Etsy. In particular, it has brought the costume of the handmaids, carefully described by Atwood in the book, to the attention of a new generation of thinkers. As a global company based in the US with operations in other countries, Etsy must comply with economic sanctions and trade restrictions, including, but not limited to, those implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the US Department of the Treasury. | <urn:uuid:0772ae7b-c43e-46c1-8cf0-8c2e856742b1> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://lloydroberts.co.uk/new/handmaid%27s+tale+costume+uk | 2024-04-14T23:35:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.946002 | 835 |
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Hola, bienvenidos a mi blog de uninstall apps. Hoy aprenderemos cómo deshabilitar el touchpad cuando el mouse está conectado en Windows 11, una función útil para evitar acciones no deseadas al escribir en nuestro teclado. ¡Empecemos!
Disabling the Touchpad in Windows 11: Uninstalling Apps for a Seamless Mouse Experience
Disabling the Touchpad in Windows 11: Uninstalling Apps for a Seamless Mouse Experience
When you’re using a mouse with your computer, the touchpad can sometimes get in the way and cause unwanted actions. In this case, it might become necessary to disable the touchpad. The following guide will help you disable the touchpad in Windows 11 by uninstalling apps so that you can enjoy a seamless mouse experience.
1. Press the Windows key + X on your keyboard to open the Quick Access menu.
2. Select ‘Device Manager’ from the list of options.
3. Expand the ‘Mice and other pointing devices’ section by clicking on the arrow next to it.
4. Right-click on the touchpad device listed under Mice and other pointing devices (usually labeled as ‘Synaptics’ or ‘ELAN’).
5. Choose ‘Uninstall device’ from the context menu that appears.
6. Click ‘Uninstall’ when prompted to confirm the action.
7. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
By following these steps, you should now have successfully disabled your touchpad in Windows 11. This allows for a more controlled and comfortable experience when using a mouse, as you no longer need to worry about accidentally brushing against the touchpad. Remember that if you ever wish to re-enable the touchpad, simply repeat these steps and select ‘Install device’ instead of ‘Uninstall device’ in step 5.
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How do I disable touchpad when Mouse is connected in registry?
In the context of uninstalling apps, disabling the touchpad when a mouse is connected can enhance your experience and prevent accidental cursor movements while creating content. To disable the touchpad using the registry editor, follow these steps:
Step 1: Press Win + R to open the Run dialog box.
Step 2: Type regedit in the Run dialog and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
Step 3: Navigate to the following registry key:
Step 4: Right-click on SynTPEnh folder, select New, and then click on DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Step 5: Name the new DWORD value as DisableIntPDFeature.
Step 6: Double-click on the DisableIntPDFeature DWORD value and set its value data to 33. Click OK to save the changes.
Step 7: Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
After completing these steps, your touchpad should be automatically disabled when you connect an external mouse. Remember to be careful while editing the registry, as incorrect changes can cause system instability. If you ever want to re-enable the touchpad, just change the value data back to its original number or delete the created DWORD value.
How do I enable touchpad and Mouse in Windows 11?
In the context of uninstalling apps, enabling the touchpad and mouse in Windows 11 can be essential when you need to navigate through your system and manage applications. To enable your touchpad and mouse, follow these steps:
1. Press Windows key + X to open the Quick Access menu.
2. Select Device Manager from the list of options.
3. In the Device Manager window, click on the arrow icon next to Mice and other pointing devices to expand the list of devices.
4. Right-click on your touchpad or mouse device (it may be labeled as “Synaptics” or “Elan” for touchpad, or “HID-compliant mouse” for a mouse device).
5. Click on Enable device if it appears in the context menu. If the option is not available, the device is likely already enabled.
If you are still experiencing issues with your touchpad or mouse, consider updating the drivers by right-clicking on the device in Device Manager and selecting Update driver.
Once your touchpad and mouse are enabled, you can easily navigate through your system and uninstall apps that may be causing issues or are no longer needed.
Which function key turns off touchpad?
In the context of uninstall apps, it is important to mention that the function key for turning off the touchpad varies depending on your laptop brand and model. Usually, laptops have a dedicated Fn key combined with an F1-F12 key that has a touchpad icon or label. For instance, on some laptops, pressing Fn + F9 or Fn + F7 disables the touchpad. Please refer to your laptop’s user manual to find the exact key combination for your specific model.
How do I enable my touchpad without a Mouse?
In the context of uninstalling apps, if you have accidentally uninstalled or disabled your touchpad driver, you can still enable the touchpad without using a mouse. Follow these steps:
1. Press the Windows key on your keyboard to open the Start menu. Type Control Panel and hit Enter.
2. Use the Tab key for navigation and the Arrow keys for selecting options. Navigate to Hardware and Sound by using the Down Arrow key and press Enter.
3. In the Hardware and Sound panel, find and select Device Manager. Press Enter to open it.
4. In Device Manager, use the Tab key and Arrow keys to locate the Mice and other pointing devices category. Expand it by pressing the Right Arrow key.
5. Under the expanded list, find your touchpad device. This is usually named as Synaptics, ELAN, or something similar. Select it using the Down Arrow key and press Enter.
6. A new window will open with the touchpad properties. Press Tab to highlight the Driver tab at the top of the window and press Enter.
7. In the Driver tab, navigate to Enable or Update Driver using the Tab key and Arrow keys. Press Enter to either enable the touchpad or update the driver, which will activate it once again.
Note: In some cases, you may need to restart your computer for the changes to apply.
After completing these steps, your touchpad should be enabled and fully functional, even without a mouse. You can now proceed to uninstall apps using your touchpad for navigation.
How can I uninstall an app that disables the touchpad when a mouse is connected on Windows 11?
To uninstall an app that disables the touchpad when a mouse is connected on Windows 11, follow these steps:
1. Press the Windows key on your keyboard to open the Start menu.
2. Click on the Settings icon (it looks like a gear) or type “Settings” in the search bar and select the app from the results.
3. In the Settings window, click on Apps in the left-hand menu.
4. Under the Apps section, click on Apps & features.
5. Scroll down the list or use the search bar to find the app related to disabling the touchpad (e.g., TouchFreeze, Touchpad Blocker, or similar name).
6. Once you locate the app, click on the three-dot menu next to it, and select Uninstall.
7. A pop-up window may appear, asking you to confirm the uninstall process. Click on Uninstall again to proceed.
8. Wait for the uninstallation to complete. You may need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
After completing these steps, the app that disabled the touchpad when a mouse is connected should be uninstalled, and your touchpad should function normally.
Which apps should I remove to prevent my touchpad from being disabled when connecting a mouse in Windows 11?
In order to prevent your touchpad from being disabled when connecting a mouse in Windows 11, you should consider uninstalling or disabling any third-party touchpad management software that might be conflicting with the system settings. Some of these may include:
1. Synaptics TouchPad Driver: This program controls the touchpad functions on many laptops. Uninstalling it might help prevent the touchpad from being disabled when a mouse is connected.
2. Elan Touchpad Driver: Similar to Synaptics, Elan also provides touchpad drivers for various laptop models. Removing this app could resolve the issue.
3. Dell Touchpad: If you have a Dell laptop, you may have this utility installed for managing your touchpad settings. Uninstalling it might help.
It’s important to note that uninstalling these apps may affect the advanced features and customizations provided by them. However, the basic functionality of your touchpad should still work after removing these apps, as Windows has default touchpad drivers built-in.
To uninstall these apps, follow these steps:
1. Right-click on the Start button and select Apps and Features.
2. In the search bar, type the name of the app you want to remove (e.g., “Synaptics”).
3. Click on the app in the search results and select Uninstall.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation.
After uninstalling any conflicting apps, you can control the touchpad behavior when a mouse is connected by going to Settings > Devices > Touchpad and toggling the option to “Leave touchpad on when a mouse is connected.”
Can I uninstall a third-party app causing conflicts between my touchpad and mouse in Windows 11?
Yes, you can uninstall a third-party app causing conflicts between your touchpad and mouse in Windows 11. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Press the Windows key or click the Start button on your desktop.
2. Type “Settings” in the search bar and open the corresponding app.
3. Navigate to the Apps section.
4. Under “Apps & features,” locate the third-party app that is causing conflicts.
5. Click on the app, then select Uninstall and follow the on-screen instructions to remove the app completely.
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In the United States, the concept of nexus plays a crucial role in determining whether a business is subject to state taxes. Nexus refers to the connection or link between a business and a state that triggers tax obligations. As businesses expand their operations across state lines, understanding nexus and its implications becomes increasingly important to ensure compliance with state tax laws. This article will explore the concept of nexus in the United States, provide examples, and discuss the implications for businesses.
What is Nexus?
Nexus is a legal term that describes the connection between a business and a state that gives the state the authority to tax the business. In the context of state taxes, nexus is the threshold that determines whether a business has a sufficient presence in a state to be subject to its tax laws. This presence can be established through various factors, such as physical presence, economic activity, or affiliate relationships.
Types of Nexus
Physical Nexus: Physical nexus is the most common type of nexus and is established when a business has a physical presence in a state. This can include owning or leasing property, maintaining inventory, or having employees working in the state. For example, if a company based in California has a warehouse in Texas, it has physical nexus in Texas and may be subject to Texas state taxes.
Economic Nexus: Economic nexus is a newer concept that has gained prominence since the Supreme Court's decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. (2018). Economic nexus is based on a business's economic activity in a state, such as sales revenue or the number of transactions. For example, if an online retailer based in New York generates more than $100,000 in sales to customers in Illinois, it may have economic nexus in Illinois and be required to collect and remit sales tax.
Affiliate Nexus: Affiliate nexus, also known as click-through nexus, is established when a business has an affiliate or partner in a state that refers customers to the business's website. If the referrals result in a significant amount of sales, the business may be deemed to have nexus in the state. For example, if a blogger in Colorado includes a link to an online store based in Florida and receives a commission for sales generated through that link, the online store may have affiliate nexus in Colorado.
Examples of Nexus Thresholds
Nexus thresholds vary by state and can be based on different factors. Some common examples of nexus thresholds include:
Sales Revenue: Many states have established sales revenue thresholds for economic nexus. For example, California's threshold is $500,000 in annual sales to California customers.
Number of Transactions: Some states consider the number of transactions in addition to sales revenue. For example, South Dakota's economic nexus threshold is $100,000 in annual sales or 200 separate transactions with South Dakota customers.
Property Value: States may also consider the value of property owned or leased in the state. For example, in Texas, owning or leasing tangible personal property with a value of more than $50,000 can create nexus.
Implications for Businesses
The concept of nexus has significant implications for businesses operating in the United States. Businesses must carefully evaluate their activities in each state to determine whether they have nexus and are subject to state taxes. Failing to comply with state tax laws can result in penalties, interest, and legal consequences.
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Coffee is not just a drink but a spirit, culture and a bit of art mixed together and served in a cup. The true connoisseurs and coffee-lovers know that for a good cup of coffee one needs not only quality products, but also good preparation and deep knowledge in its making. Also, for the professionals, who have deep knowledge in the area the concept of “long coffee” is nonexistent for several reasons. Apart from the taste and aroma which change when the coffee is long, the acidity also changes and toxins are emitted. Because of this we can feel palpitations.
The Plovdiv guide lostinplovdiv.com got on the lookout for the best coffee you can try in Plovdiv. That’s how we got to a coffee shop in the city center called „Sezoni Artisti del gusto illy“. Undoubtedly the establishment will impress you for several reasons and it’s not accidental that we introduce it to you today.
In „Sezoni Artisti del gusto illy“, the cup of coffee will transform from a normal morning routine in an incredible experience. The establishment is the only one in town and one of the four in the country which work by a program and standard of the popular brand ILLY and have the prestigious title “Masters of taste”. What does it mean you ask? It means that a whole team gets to work early in the morning in order to provide the same taste of the coffee as the one you can experience in cosmopolitan cities like Tokyo, New York and London. In addition to this, every year a part of the staff in „Sezoni Artisti del gusto illy“ visits the ILLY factory in Trieste for a special training.
You can try different blends in the coffee shop and one of our favourites is a combination of coffee beans from 9 different countries, among which Ethiopia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Brazil and India, but the other three are a secret. You can try the taste which comes from Ethiopia and is 100% Arabica and has the same merits as the ones in the prestigious coffee houses all over the world. An excellent drink is also the coffee whose aroma reminiscent of vanilla can melt and delight you at the same time. If we have to be completely honest we drank a few coffees in “Sezoni Artisti del gusto illy” and we couldn’t choose just one because all the drinks are different and unique. And yes, it isn’t a problem to drink a few coffees one after the other. Every drink is the exact amount it should be in order not to make you feel tension and palpitations even if you drink 10 coffees.
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Hands down the best Etruscan art collection in Tuscany, for that matter Italy. The Guarnacci Etruscan Museum will delight you even if you’re not an Etruscan connoisseur. Richly decorated alabaster and terracotta urns and the famous statuette “Ombra della Sera” are the highlights.
Anyone with even the most passing interest in ancient history can’t pass up the opportunity to see this museum in the town of Volterra. It doesn’t offer much in the way of explanations, or indeed decent lighting, but the value and quality of the collection is staggering nonetheless.
The journey starts on the ground floor, dedicated to the most ancient finds, and proceeds chronologically through different stages of Etruscan culture to works from the Roman era. Funerary urns constitute the main body of the museum, plus a great collection of Etruscan, Roman and Greek coins and some Roman mosaic floors.
Di I, Sailko, CC BY 2.5, CollegamentoA great collection of funerary urns:
While the earlier funerary urns are very simple, the most striking artefacts of the Guarnacci Etruscan Museum are the later urns with elaborated sculptures on the lids that can be found on the second floor.
The men and women depicted here are not portraits of the deceased but prefabricated figures that were produced in large numbers with just slight variations. The disproportion between body and head is typical, and so is the pose.
Usually the people are reclining on the Kline (couch). The images that decorate the urn are mostly scenes from Greek or local mythology, that generally record a fatal struggle or a similarly portentous event. Some of the urns depict horse and carriage rides into the underworld, demonic figures and fantastical beasts.
The Highlights of the Guarnacci Etruscan Museum:
Urna degli Sposi (1st century BC) – Terracotta. There’s more realism than usual in this portrait of a married couple, they testify the importance of family values in Etruscan society as the couple is eating together. It’s clear from the sculpture that Etruscan wives went out in public, and played an integral part in these sophisticated banquets.
The Death of Actaeon (2nd century BC) – An elegant, bejewelled woman, holding a patera , the vessel used to catch the blood of sacrificed animals. Underneath her, is the hunter Actaeon who, after being discovered spying on the goddess Artemis as she bathed, is transformed into a stag and attacked by his two dogs that don’t recognise him.
Statuette of a Youth The so-called “Ombra della Sera” (3rd century BC) – Bronze . Critics have long struggled to understand this curious-looking statue. A thin and mysterious young man who could almost be a piece of modern art. Similar figures, thought to be warriors or priests, were votive offerings but it’s unclear if this one is indicative of a specific cult.
From 14th March to 1st November, daily from 09:00 a.m. until 07:00 p.m.
From 2nd November to 13rd March daily
from 10:00 a.m. until 04:30 p.m.
The museum is closed on 25th December and 1st January. – see official site.
Entrance at time of writing (2023) is 10 €, but if you’re planning to visit other attractions, check the Volterra Card (valid 72 hours) that includes: Etruscan Guarnacci Museum, Pinacoteca, Alabaster Ecomuseo, Palazzo Priori, Roman Theatre
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Some fourth quarter momentum did not help the women’s water polo team in their 9-7 loss against the Chapman Panthers on Saturday morning at the Matt M. Axelrood Pool in Claremont, which snapped their early 3-0 record in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play.
“We were able to overcome the panicked style of play we used in the first 24 minutes of the game and came back to score enough to get within a two-point gap, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to bring us to 4-0 in SCIAC,” junior attacker Reiley Burton said. “I think that speaks volumes to who we are as a group.”
Burton scored five goals and continues to prove herself offensively with 31 goals so far this season.
The unbalanced play by the Leopards in the first three quarters resulted in few shots.
Chapman freshman attacker Kendall Pappan tallied the first goal of the game on a power play assisted by junior attacker Jamie Chin from the exclusion of Leopards’ junior attacker Maya Garcia-Hale.
A few minutes later Burton scored the final goal of the quarter to tie, 1-1.
The Panthers took hold of the game in the second quarter and scored five using the Leopards’ lack of connection to their advantage. Burton and sophomore attacker Maddie Grove came together to sneak one in for the Leopards before halftime.
“We looked really unorganized, panicked and frantic today, which is not typical of this group, which makes it more frustrating,” head coach Pat Beemer said. “Our shot selection was as bad as could be…I do not know how many saves their goalie had but it feels like we hit her right at the body like 10 times.”
Chapman’s goalkeeper, senior Georgina Burton, had 13 saves on the day.
With about three minutes left in the third quarter, Chin set up the only goal of the quarter for junior attacker Alyssa Fricker on a power play to extend the Panthers’ lead to 7-2.
Three La Verne goals in a row opened up the fourth quarter, coming from graduate utility player Sumi Rudisky on a power play, as well as Grove and Reiley Burton to make the score 7-5.
Rudisky said this was a mentally tough game but the team was able to come together in the end no matter what the demeanor was in the pool.
“We communicated really well on defense and played a good game defensively,” Rudisky said. “It was just unfortunate.”
Fricker followed with back-to-back retaliation goals for Chapman’s final points of the game.
In the final two minutes, the Leopards drew three penalties with Reiley Burton converting two of the three five-meter penalty shots for the final score of 9-7.
Junior goalkeeper Kelly Jackson said she is excited to play Chapman again because she believes the team can perform better than what was shown in this game.
“Offensively or defensively, I don’t think we were prepared,” Jackson said. “We have a lot of good pieces and we will be able to put something together next time we see them.”
The Leopards will travel to Pasadena to play the Caltech Beavers at 7 p.m Wednesday for a SCIAC match-up.
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Are you looking for some easy drawings of love? Well, you’re in luck! In this article, I’ll be exploring the different types of Dibujos Fáciles De Amor (easy drawings of love) that you can create. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. So let’s dive in and discover the wonderful world of simple love-themed illustrations.
One popular type of easy drawing is a heart. Hearts are universal symbols of love and affection, and they come in various sizes and styles. From a basic outline to intricate designs filled with patterns or colors, there are endless possibilities to express your feelings through this classic shape.
Another type of Dibujos Fáciles De Amor involves cute characters or objects related to romance. Think adorable animals like teddy bears holding hearts or whimsical elements like flowers and butterflies surrounding a lovely message. These charming illustrations are perfect for creating personalised cards, gifts, or even decorating your own space with a touch of love.
Whether you’re looking for simple outlines or more detailed designs, experimenting with different techniques such as doodling, shading, or adding vibrant colors can make your easy drawings truly stand out. The key is to have fun while expressing your emotions through art!
So grab your sketchbook and let’s get started on creating beautiful Dibujos Fáciles De Amor that will warm the hearts of those who see them. Get inspired by the ideas I’ll be sharing throughout this article and unleash your creativity in portraying love in its simplest but most heartfelt form.
What are Dibujos Fáciles De Amor?
Dibujos Fáciles De Amor, or “Easy Love Drawings” in English, are a popular form of artistic expression that depict various aspects of love and affection. These drawings typically feature simple designs and techniques that make them accessible to both beginners and experienced artists.
Dibujos Fáciles De Amor captures the essence of love through visually appealing imagery, conveying emotions such as happiness, romance, passion, and tenderness. They can range from cute and whimsical illustrations to more realistic representations of love scenes or symbolic elements associated with affection.
Creating Dibujos Fáciles De Amor allows individuals to express their feelings towards someone special or simply celebrate the concept of love itself. These drawings can be used as heartfelt gifts for loved ones on special occasions like anniversaries, birthdays, or Valentine’s Day.
One of the advantages of Dibujos Fáciles De Amor is their simplicity and accessibility. Even those with limited drawing skills can create beautiful artwork by following step-by-step tutorials or using templates available online. This makes it an enjoyable activity for people of all ages who wish to explore their creative side while expressing their emotions.
Whether you prefer sketching adorable characters embracing each other, creating heart-shaped patterns filled with vibrant colors, or sketching romantic landscapes with couples strolling hand in hand – there are endless possibilities when it comes to Dibujos Fáciles De Amor.
In conclusion, Dibujos Fáciles De Amor are easy-to-create drawings that beautifully represent love and affection. They offer a creative outlet for expressing emotions towards loved ones or celebrating the essence of love itself. With their simplicity and accessibility, anyone can try their hand at creating these delightful artworks as meaningful gifts or personal expressions of love.
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Living With An Addict Overview
Living with an addict is challenging, and whether you are a spouse, a sibling a parent or a child; it’s hard to live with a person that puts getting drunk or high ahead of your happiness or welfare, and it’s difficult to live with the instability that always surrounds the behaviors of addiction.
Yet, although loving someone who struggles with addiction won’t ever be easy, there are some things that you can do to encourage treatment (and hopefully change) and to minimize the negative consequences of a loved one’s addiction on your own life.
Anything that you do to protect a loved one from the consequences of their drinking or drugging only serves to perpetuate the substance abuse.
- When your wife is too hung-over to go to work and you call in sick for her – you are enabling
- When you bail your son out of jail after a drunk and disorderly charge – you are enabling
- When you make excuses for a loved one’s erratic behaviors to the neighbors, you are enabling
We enable because we love and we care, but ultimately, in doing so we do more harm than good - sometimes tough love is the best love.
The Right to Intervene
When living with someone whose behaviors affect you intimately, you have every right to intervene and to demand change.
Interventions can work well to convince addicts to get the help they need, and there is no need to wait for any kind of rock bottom before taking action – rock bottom might never come, and addicts don’t need to wait for the worst to happen before getting life-changing addiction treatment.
You have the right to save a life (as you better your own) and since those that get pushed into a treatment program do just as well as those that enter of their own accord, forcing a loved one to get help can be a life-saving act of love and kindness.
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London, Feb 19 (IANS) Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan, who have been nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress for their roles as composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia in 'Maestro', made their way together down the red carpet, reports BBC.
Cooper, who also directed the film, said the music "is the actual guiding light of the whole film because it's scored to (Bernstein's) music".
He also paid tribute to Mulligan, saying: "It was always joyful, every time I got excited to do a scene with her. It was just effortless."
On bringing the relatively unknown Felicia to life, Mulligan, according to BBC, said it "wouldn't have been possible" without the help of the Bernstein family, and added: "I felt like they couldn't have been more generous."
Cooper learned to compose for the film and described it as "incredible" and an "experience of a lifetime" working with the London Symphony Orchestra on it.
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Hey , just wanted to update the poll and say thanks to the user that suggested I add more options to the poll. I literally couldn't sleep because I have so many opinions on the song that I was like, "Crap, what if someone else like me struggles with an opinion on the poll and just sits there for awhile thinking..." Also, anybody who wants to can still vote on the poll from the original post. Heck, you can even vote on both.
Also, I'd like you guys to know that I'm not a very serious person. So don't picture me as this maniac with a conspiracy board about this song or The Beatles in general. I'm just one chill kid that freiks out when any famous person I haven't even met breathes.
So, now that that's settled without further ado, I present to you the nknew poll.
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Going on a holiday with the family is all about making lasting memories. Choose one of our family villas in Koh Samui for your next holiday and make memories for a lifetime. Aside from the host of facilities for everyone to enjoy, our villas’ spacious living areas, accommodating in-villa staff and the many outdoor activities to revel in and make the whole trip all the more delightful.
Here’s our pick of the 10 best family-friendly villas in Koh Samui:
1. Tawantok Beach Villas
With 10 bedrooms in total, Tawantok Beach Villas is a stunning beachfront property. The twin, mirror-image villas, Villa 1 and Villa 2 contain master suites with mezzanine bedrooms within them, making ideal family suites. Expect astonishing sea views throughout your stay thanks to the glass walls and experience relaxed socialising in the living-and-dining areas, with large rustic tables and comfortable sofas. If you prefer open-air, tropical lounging and dining, there are two spacious salas next to the water and for active guests, the villas share a well-maintained tennis court. With direct beach access and friendly in-villa staff, what more can you ask for?
Suralai is a Thai-style six-bedroom property located on Bophut Hills, north coast of Samui. The villa houses six ensuite bedrooms, all of which are appointed with a king bed. This fully staffed family villa in Koh Samui is equipped with gym, modern entertainment facilities, show kitchen, breakfast bar, barbecue facilities, Thai-style sala and a 25m swimming pool.
3. Ban Suriya
Feel at home when you stay at six-bedroom Ban Suriya. With six generous ensuite bedrooms that are capable of sleeping up to 16 people, this villa is made for families. Keep your loved ones entertained with the well-stocked library, computer room, video and games room and the open-air cinema for a different kind of movie experience. The large dining room will surely bring everyone together while feasting on delicious meals prepared by the professional chef. Truly a home away from home nestled in the tropics.
4. Villa Riva
Villa Riva is a seven-bedroom, staffed villa in Koh Samui’s Laem Noi district. With access to a semi-private beach, the villa also contains seven ensuite bedrooms, spread across three Thai-style pavilions. There’s no dearth of entertainment with a gym, massage room, dry sauna, a 32-metre freeform infinity pool, and home cinema.
5. Element of 8 at Cape Laem Sor Estate
Element of 8 is an exceptional pool villa with six ensuite king bedrooms set in a spectacular hillside location on Koh Samui’s unspoilt south-west coast. Breathtaking sea views and stunning sunsets define this fully staffed villa which will appeal to groups of up to 12 + 2, as well as wedding planners.
6. Baan Puri
Exuding beachside living at its absolute best, six-bedroom Baan Puri is the place to be when looking for a get-away-from-it-all kind of experience. It has six ensuite bedrooms, where attention to detail never fails to impress, opening either onto the beach or to the long rectangular infinity pool that stretches towards the sea. A dazzling pool and manicured lawn slope down to the powder white sand beach with safe, shallow water bringing peace of mind to parents with young children.
7. Villa Chi Samui
With a beachfront location and long infinity pool, five-bedroom Villa Chi Samui has a whole lot to offer families with young adults. Flawless indoor-outdoor living areas are bordered by coconut palms and fragrant frangipani trees. Enter a state of calm as you step through a double wooden gate and be greeted by a meditative statue of Lord Buddha. Low-rise pavilions housing the main living and dining areas lead to a wide beachside deck overlooking the magnificent sea. With airy living pavilions and a plethora of entertainment options such as a billiards table and jacuzzi, this is the perfect party pad.
8. Villa Waimarie
It’s hard not to want to be outside all the time at a place like Villa Waimarie. There’s a glittering 15-metre beachside pool, panoramic ocean views, a large shady sala next to the pool and a poolside lounge. Come back inside and rest your tired bones in any of the six ensuite bedrooms, configured between three cottages, each with a connecting door so that families can stay connected while having their own private space.
Modern and well-kept, four-bedroom Akuvara is a glass-encased abode that takes full advantage of delightful sea views. Families will love the 13-metre infinity view pool, spacious poolside deck and beachside sala. Experience the same fun indoors with entertainment options such as a TV and video room, iPod and iPhone docking system and a library for those who would want to catch up on their favourite novel.
10. Inasia Beach Villa
From low-rise beachfront garden villas to three-level ocean view retreats, Inasia Beach Villa is more than ready cater to your family’s every need. With separate living and dining areas at the heart of the beachfront garden villa, you can enjoy the serene L-shaped infinity pool and the lush lawns that gently slope down to the beach. And don’t forget the breathtaking view that stretches beyond the soft sands, making your family beach holiday an unforgettable experience.
11. Villa Sila Varee
Villa Sila Varee – where luxury meets tranquility in an exclusive, secluded haven. If you’re looking for an ultimate escape, Villa Sila Varee is here to cradle you with sophisticated relaxation, barefoot luxury, and unrivaled privacy for families or groups of friends. In here, you can embrace nature and savour panoramic ocean views from every corner of this enchanting villa.
12. Villa Solana
Create memorable family movie nights in your private cinema or engage in epic gaming showdowns in the opulent wood-paneled games room, complete with a lounge, bar, and a spacious TV for sports and event screenings. Villa Solana also houses to a fully-equipped gym, rejuvenating sauna, and steam bath. In the evenings, the family can bask in the serenity of the pool terrace, all set against the backdrop of the endless sea and the soothing rhythm of waves caressing the beach below. It’s your family’s oasis of delight.
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New Capenna was a blur. Elspeth held onto a pole in the train car as it jostled down the tracks, but doing so was unnecessary when she was packed so tightly alongside other commuters that it was impossible to move. With a lurch and a groan, the train came to a halt at the main station for the Mezzio—the beating heart of the city—and exhaled smoke and people.
From this station, golden elevators in the shapes of giant beetle shells lifted the wealthy to Park Heights. Workers rose from Caldaia via steam-filled stairwells. She fit in easier with the latter than the glittering fashions of the former.
Elspeth assessed her clothing. Her trousers were plain and sturdy, and she'd rolled up her sleeves and kept her vest open to fight against the heat of the train. Even though the dome surrounding New Capenna kept the city consistently temperate, it was sweltering among all those bodies. Her labors also kept her temperature high throughout the day. As eager as she would be to indulge the fancier fashions of New Capenna, survival was her first focus.
And survival meant practical clothes she could work in.
She kept her head down and took odd jobs throughout the city as she could find them. On the surface, she was no different than any of the others. And yet
She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't see the sprinting leonin until it was too late.
The man barreled right into her, and they both ricocheted to the ground. Elspeth blinked, dazed. The commuters flowed around them.
"Angels bless! Quit lollygagging and watch where you're going!" he grumbled, smoothing out his mottled brown fur and collecting the bolts of fabric he'd previously had tucked under his arm before they could be trampled beyond repair.
"Sorry about that." Judging by his clothes, he seemed to be unaffiliated with one of the families that seemed to rule New Capenna, and for that, she was grateful. Whatever government was in place wasn't very effective since she couldn't even name it, but she could name the Obscura, the Cabaretti, the Maestros, the Brokers, and the Riveteers from memory.
"Sheesh, anyone ever told you to keep your eyes forward?" The leonin stood and left her behind.
The words rang in her ears, holding her down. Grounding her. The commuters of New Capenna continued to flow around her, some shooting her frustrated or confused looks, others ignoring her entirely.
But Elspeth was hardly aware of the people. In her mind, she was not only in a different place, but time
"You're alive!" Ajani raced to her. His protective embrace crushed her.
Elspeth wrapped her arms around him, holding her friend in equal measure. The fur around his neck tickled her nose and cheek, bringing a smile to her lips. Happiness. Relief. Safety. It had been so long since she'd last felt such pleasant emotions that it was a wonder she could still feel them at all.
"I didn't believe you walked in the realm of the living until I saw you for myself." Ajani pulled away, settling his hands on her shoulders. His eyes were shining with emotion.
"I wouldn't have either, if I were you." Elspeth gave him a tired smile. "I'm so glad I found you." Dominaria wasn't one of their usual haunts. They had met here once before, long ago. She was relieved it hadn't been so long ago that she couldn't still track down her old friend in this mostly unfamiliar land. "What brings you here? I would've expected to find you on Naya."
"After defeating Bolas, I came here to meet with Karn and the Gatewatch to discuss the Phyrexian threat. But there will be time for business later." Ajani shook his head, as if dismissing the notion. "How are you here?"
"It's a long story
Ajani was silent for a long while after she finished. He stared intensely at nothing in contemplation. She had seen the look on her old friend many times and knew better than to jostle him from his thoughts when he was like this. However, usually, this expression didn't involve her. For as exciting as it was to see him again
They had been apart for so long and so much had happened to them both. She had returned from the dead. He had begun working closely with the Gatewatch and Karn investigating a looming threat. What if he saw her in a different light now? Would he judge her for the things she'd done?
He shifted on the bench they sat on and slowly, purposefully, collected her hands in his. Staring her right in the eyes, he asked, "How are you?"
"What?" Elspeth sat a little straighter.
"Elspeth, how are you? You might be one of the strongest people I know. But I cannot imagine the toll on your body and spirit of what you've been forced to endure. The upheaval when all you've wanted for so long is stability. And Daxos
It was her turn to look away. Otherwise, he'd see right through all her guards and into the profound hurt she still harbored. Elspeth wanted to be strong. She wanted to put all this behind her. But Ajani knew her too well for that. He knew how deeply she had wanted Theros to be her home, her rock, some stability in a Multiverse of constant upheaval. How much she had sacrificed for her lost love only to have him return as a man she no longer recognized.
"The hardest part," she began slowly, "is having nowhere to go. Calix hunts me, and while I think I can shake him
Elspeth laughed, a bitter note creeping into the sound as she thought of how hopeless it all seemed in that moment. "I fought so hard to escape Erebos's clutches, and for what? Some days, I don't know the answer."
Ajani sighed. "Elspeth, home is not a place; it is a feeling. It is the people who share your dreams and those whom you trust."
"That's easy for you to say."
"You think so?" He seemed mildly offended.
"You're at home wherever you go. I've always had to hunt and fight for mine."
"I am at home wherever I go because I am foremost at home in my own fur. You must first—"
"I don't expect you to understand," she interrupted and withdrew her hands from him. She couldn't bear the conversation for a minute longer. It was futile to even hope for him to comprehend the pain of being a lost child.
"You're right," Ajani admitted. "I might not understand the depths of your pain as acutely as you might hope. But you are still my dear friend, and I don't have to know every nuance of your suffering to see the wound and want to help you mend it."
"There's nothing you could possibly do."
"I can encourage you to keep your eyes forward. Look to the future. Don't let the demons of your past consume you."
"I have no demons." Saying so would've been far more convincing to them both if she didn't sound so bitter and defensive.
"Home will come from within, when you've reclaimed your purpose—look inside and trust yourself. If you don't, you'll never become who you are truly meant to be. You will never find peace, and there is no home if you cannot find contentment with yourself."
"I didn't come to you for a lecture." She pushed away from the bench, wrapping her arms around herself and stalking away. Look within. Find peace, then find home. It's not a place. The words stuck with her, uncomfortable. She couldn't escape them with a few steps; she might not be able to escape them ever. She needed to get away, clear her head, and hope to gain new perspective from the distance.
She could hear him stand as well without looking back. "I'll think about what you said, but I can't talk about this now. It was good to see you again."
Ajani continued anyway. "While you were—" he clearly struggled with the word "dead" and said instead "—gone I continued your search for home
MEZZIO CLEANERS, PRESENT DAY
She paused outside her current workplace. The smell of soap hung in the air as bright and crisp as the finely pressed clothes in the windows. Her reflection was distorted in the glass, barely recognizable.
Had Ajani been right about all he'd told her? Was she comfortable in her skin? Elspeth shook her head and tried to push away the thoughts as she entered the launderer. She had to survive the day-to-day. Everything else would come in its own time
"You're late," the shopkeeper said the moment he laid eyes on her. "This is a good job and you're not going to keep it if you aren't on time." Elspeth glanced at the clock on the wall, confirming what she already knew—she was here exactly when promised. "Don't look at the clock. The clock won't help you. The only time that matters is the one I say, and I say you're late. On time is late."
"Apologies," Elspeth murmured. She hadn't even bothered to learn her current boss's name. Her employer changed regularly in this city. No one wanted her for long when it was clear she wasn't going to play their backhanded and cutthroat games. It seemed pointless to get too attached. "It won't happen again."
"It'd better not. I can use muscle like you." He made a jerking motion with his thumb toward the back door. "Now, I have six bags for you to bring to the cargo trains. Get to it, and you'll earn today's wages."
Elspeth didn't waste any more time or words with the man and did as she was instructed. The back room of the cleaners was separated into six segments—one for each of the five crime families and one for the general populous. Because angels forbid that even their laundry touched.
She hoisted one over her shoulder and made her way back out, lugging it all the way to the central station of the Mezzio before hiking back. The entire time, Elspeth listened to the citizenry around her. No one paid her any mind, even when she lingered a little too long, or slowed her pace when there was a particularly fascinating conversation. She used every new job as an opportunity to learn all she could about New Capenna. Maybe, eventually, she would hear just what she needed to be certain this was her home.
The door to the shop was ajar on her last trip back, enough so that she could barely hear the conversation happening inside.
"—make sure you pay what you owe," an unfamiliar man snarled.
"I promise, I'll get you the money." The shopkeeper's usually stern, confident voice quivered. "Just give me another week."
"Another week?" A woman laughed. "You've had a month. We've been more than generous."
"Another day—two days—please, I'm begging you."
Elspeth had never heard the shopkeeper sound so afraid. So meek. A sinking feeling pulled her shoulders down, settling in her gut with the faint aftertaste of disgust in the back of her throat. These people were preying on the hard-working residents of the city.
Should I intervene? No, it wasn't her business. For all she knew, the shopkeeper had done something to merit this fate. She should just ignore it and—
"Two days? I'm sure there's some money laying around." Smashing and breaking sounds were followed by gruff laughter.
A man's whimper, cut short by a dull thud and more cackling.
Elspeth was a blur as she pushed through the door, beholding the carnage the strangers had wrought. Mannequins were headless and broken on the floor. The formerly pristine clothes they had worn lay in heaps. The till was smashed around the bloodied and broken body of the shopkeeper, three men and a woman looming over him.
The four assailants' pale eyes turned to her.
"What do we have here?" said a man with dark hair. He had been the first voice she'd heard. The leader, Elspeth assumed.
Elspeth leveled her eyes with the leader of the group. "Leave."
"Pretty forward for someone who's 'just' a customer." His mouth curled into a sinister smirk. "What do you care about the old man?"
It was a good question, one Elspeth had no doubt she'd be asking herself later while tending to whatever wounds she was about to endure. But for now, she was focused solely on getting these people away from the injured shopkeeper. This had already gone too far; they were going to kill him if they carried on.
"Anyone who finds sadistic pleasure in beating up an unarmed man makes themselves my business."
"She thinks we're sadistic." The woman chuckled and cracked her knuckles. "Maybe we should show her what sadistic really looks like."
"Bold words to say about Maestro enforcers," a man with the sides of his head shaved said.
The Maestros. Elspeth knew little about the family other than that whenever they were mentioned by the citizenry, it was in the context of art or death, and their laundry always reeked with the metallic tang of blood.
"I'm feeling generous today." The leader eased away from the shopkeeper. "I'll forgive you for that poor choice in words and let it not be the last mistake you make on this earth if you empty the contents of your pockets."
"Funny, I'm feeling generous, too. I'm ready to let you all walk out of here with your kneecaps intact if you leave now," Elspeth retorted. People like this only understood violence. So, if threats were what it took to lure them away, then she'd be the bait.
"Why you—" growled a man wearing red gloves.
"That's it." The woman lunged, but her leader grabbed her shoulder and held her back.
He glared, leaning toward his subordinate, their noses almost touching. "I'm in command here, and we do not attack people unless I say so."
"And I say that we're painting the streets red with her." He released the woman, and Elspeth didn't wait for the attack to come. They had risen to her goading. She'd sufficiently distracted them from the shopkeeper, and now it was time to save her own skin. Four opponents wouldn't usually be a problem for her, but given that they were armed to the teeth, a tactical retreat was for the best.
Elspeth dashed into the street, the four Maestros hot on her heels. She ducked and weaved through the crowded streets of the Mezzio. Most shot her dirty looks but continued about their business, fighting and bloodshed an all-too-common occurrence for the citizenry of New Capenna.
"You think you can outrun us?" The woman had caught up to her, pushing a couple to the ground in her pursuit. "We've trained for this, and you're just some laundry helper."
She drew a sword from her hip, slashing it in a wide arc toward Elspeth and nearly nicking three bystanders. Elspeth dodged, dropping to let the blade fly over her head. The woman's arm was across her body, momentum still carrying the blade. Elspeth stepped forward and closed the gap, bringing her fist to the Maestro's gut.
But Elspeth was the one who released a grunt of pain and surprise.
Her knuckles met metal. Plate protected the woman's abdomen, hidden underneath the finely tailored coats she wore. The Maestro grinned widely, putting her fangs on display. On top of everything else, vampires. Perfect.
"Regretting your life choices yet?" she sneered.
Elspeth's response came in the form of disengaging and running once more. She massaged her hand, scanning the crowd for an escape. There was a small explosion and a flash of light. Magic streaked through the air like the tail of an angry comet. It hit the stone beneath Elspeth's feet with a small explosion, leaving a smoldering pockmark behind.
Glancing over her shoulder, she saw one of the men lowering his finger and cursing. They were willing to fire at her with magic in the middle of a crowded street. These people didn't care about others in the slightest. Which meant if they carried on here, there was the chance of an innocent bystander getting hurt.
The red-gloved man lifted his finger, pointing at her. Elspeth ducked, slid, and scrambled into an alleyway as another bolt of magic shot overhead. She pushed past some workers who levied curses at her back. They were quickly silenced by the four hot on her tail.
Elspeth took another hard turn, and another. But no matter how many times she doubled back or how many walls she vaulted over, they wouldn't quit their pursuit. Elspeth looked over her shoulder as she rounded another corner and skidded to a stop.
Wind howled in the void before her.
The road she'd been running down ended abruptly, a half-finished bridge extending out into empty air. More construction was on the other side of the gap between the buildings. Even if it wasn't too far for her to jump, the construction equipment opposite gave her no place she could confidently land. Angry, red smoke plumed up from the abyss beneath her, the lower levels of the city submerging into what looked like a sea of fire and blood.
"Well, well. Cornered I see." The leader came into view. His lackeys were at his side, breathless and looking all the angrier for the chase she'd given them. "Where are you going to run now?"
Nowhere. She had nowhere else to turn. The only exit was behind them, or down. She eyed the smoke and smog of the Caldaia once more, seeing nothing that could break her fall.
"I had been feeling generous," the leader said. "I was just going to rough you up a bit, knock out a few teeth, make sure you couldn't say any more smart words. If only you'd stayed put."
He was lying, surely. Yet, guilt flooded her all the same. She had put all those people in danger as she'd run through the streets. How many people got hurt because she hadn't just accepted a beating? Or worse?
The leader raised his hand, two fingers pointed at her. Sparks collected around his wrist as the air itself writhed with invisible heat. "Get ready to meet your death."
She let out a huff of amusement. "Unfortunately for you, I already have."
Elspeth dodged, rolling. She had to get back toward the safety of the building and road cutting into it. The sword-wielding vampire stabbed. This time she grabbed the woman's sword arm, using her momentum against her to spin her into the wall. Metal rang out against concrete as the Maestro's head snapped back.
"How dare you!" Red Gloves lunged for her, taking her to the ground. Elspeth brought up a leg and pivoted to get him off. But she barely had a chance to stand before the other man was upon her. And the air around the leader was already sparking with magic again.
She was outnumbered and constricted. Elspeth traded blows with them, dodging and ducking. Eventually, they would wear her down and she'd make a mistake from exhaustion. She had to disengage before then.
Or find a weapon.
A stack of long steel poles caught her eye. They were identical to the metal jutting from the edge of the unfinished bridge. She jumped, another shot whizzing past her head as her hands closed around one of the rods.
Elspeth hoisted her makeshift weapon. It was a far cry from the divine spear she'd grown accustomed to. But it was the advantage she'd been looking for.
"What? Are you going to attack us with—" the man didn't finish the statement before steel met the side of his head and he crumpled.
The other two were frozen for a beat and simply stared. Their mistake. Elspeth swept the rod across the ground. The woman jumped; Red Gloves had his ankles hooked. She pulled and then spun, bringing the blunt end of the steel against his temple.
Just the leader now.
"Let's not be too hasty." He held up his hands, but this time it quivered slightly. "We can talk like civiliz—"
He fired at her sudden movement but telegraphed his aim. Elspeth dodged, closed the gap, and rendered him unconscious with a thud. The rush of the fight began to fade, and Elspeth relaxed her stance, checking on each of them. She did not envy the ache they'd feel when consciousness returned
They might have trained to be the strongarms of a family. But Elspeth had fought with gods. They weren't going to get the better of her that easily.
Just when she went to return the rod to where she found it, a slow clapping alerted her to the presence of another.
Elspeth pivoted, brandishing the pole with a thrust. It came a hair's breadth away from a man's chin. He had fair skin and dark hair slicked back close to his head and curling around his high steel collar. Carefully manicured stubble lined his jaw and his mouth, accentuating a wicked grin. His armor was too similar to the people she'd just felled to be chance.
"Your buddies are just taking a nap." She looked him right in his pale eyes. "I don't want any more trouble."
"Looks like trouble found you today." And it haunted her wherever she went. "They're not my 'friends.' A responsibility at best. Clearly, they weren't ready to be enforcers. I apologize for their lack of grace." She wasn't sure if he just apologized for them not killing her faster. His eyes shone with what looked like amusement at her skepticism. "Say, if you're that deadly with a metal stick, what could you do with the real thing?"
"Your 'responsibilities' are lucky all I had was this stick." She kept it at his throat. One jab at his windpipe, and he would collapse. Though Elspeth had no more interest in killing him than she had in the others.
"I can see that much." The man lifted his fingers, pushing lightly on the end of her rod. "Why don't we put this away and talk?"
Elspeth held fast. "I have no interest in talking with you. I want to go about my business in peace."
"What if I have business for you?"
"I'm not interested."
"Oh? Already aligned?" He looked her from head to toe, chin tapping the weapon that he clearly felt unthreatened by.
"I have no allegiance to anyone and no interest in doing so; I'm just trying to make do. So will you let me leave?"
He sighed, a bit dramatically. "Fine, though it's a shame to see your talents wasted."
She kept her eyes locked with his as she eased away. But the man didn't make a move. Elspeth walked backward toward the pile of steel rods. Still no movement. She slowly returned the steel to its place, very aware that she was giving up her only weapon with a potential enemy still before her.
He put his hands in his pockets nonthreateningly. Elspeth side-eyed him as she passed. He let her go.
She was back in the shade of the building when he spoke again.
"You know, if you were interested in 'making do' a bit easier
"Ah, always Halo, isn't it?"
Elspeth had heard the word Halo mentioned, but she had yet to find any solid information on what it was. "What about it?"
"You could get a regular tipple, if that is your desire. We might not be the Cabaretti, but that doesn't mean our storehouses are dry."
"Why do you think I would want it?" Elspeth asked carefully, trying to phrase the question to give away as little as possible. If his eyes narrowing slightly or his gaze becoming more curious than conniving or hungry was any indication, she failed.
"You're not from around here."
"Of course I am." Elspeth shrugged and continued walking.
His footsteps were hasty behind her. "No, no
Not one of us. How many times would she be identified as the odd one out? As the one who didn't belong? It never became easier. Every time, the sentiment cut deeper than the last.
"It's all right!" He must have seen her expression as he kept up with her fast pace. "We all start somewhere. Why don't you start with the Maestros? We don't have an opportunity for new recruits from the outside ruins often—surprised anyone still lives out there, frankly—and if you're curious about the history of New Capenna, then you'll be thrilled to know that all young family members start in the museum up in Park Heights." The man came to a stop, holding out his hand. "Wait, where are my manners? Forgive me. I'm Anhelo."
Elspeth regarded his hand warily. She imagined shaking it would feel like she was making a deal—one she didn't yet know the terms of. Instead, she ignored it, continuing to walk. But said, "Elspeth."
"Elspeth, huh, you're a few generations out of date for a name like that." He chuckled and continued to follow her as the street opened to a square between buildings. A fountain bubbled at its center. Elspeth slowed to a stop, staring up at the figures that crowned the carvings of the fountain.
"Oh, curious about that?" Anhelo chuckled. "They're all over the city, aren't they?"
"They?" She prodded lightly, seeing just how willing he was to give up information to her. To her surprise and delight, he continued.
"The angels." He nodded to the two figures, locked in battle. A winged woman held a sword triumphant over a fallen foe. But she wasn't the one that had caught Elspeth's eye. It was the hunched and spined creature reaching up for the stony woman with its clawed, bony fingers and open maw. A creature of sharp angles and nightmares. "There are sculptures of angels all over the city, as if we're supposed to revere them for an ancient battle or some such. But only thing they ever did that matters anymore was vanish and leave us the scraps to fight over."
An ancient battle. Angels. Elspeth stared at the creature the angel was locked in battle with. Anhelo might not know what it was, but she certainly did.
"While you were—" Ajani clearly struggled with the word "dead" and said instead "—gone I continued your search for home. I found it."
"What?" Elspeth spun in place, her sole focus on him once more. Her heart hammered. Home. The place she had left when she was a child and had never been able to find again.
"It's called New Capenna."
"New Capenna," she repeated as if trying on the words to see if they fit around the shadowy and unclear picture she had in her mind of home. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"I was more focused on seeing how you were."
"This makes me excellent. New Capenna? Truly?"
"Yes, and according to Karn there might be more to its history than just your own," Ajani said with a heavy note. "There are plans to attack New Phyrexia, but we don't want to make any movement before we're ready—before we know we can win."
"What does New Capenna have to do with the Phyrexians?" Worry threatened to strangle her joy. Phyrexians sowed destruction wherever they went. Was there even a home for her to return to?
"There are rumors of a past incursion there, and since New Capenna is still standing, that means they defeated the previous threat."
"And you want me to find out how," Elspeth surmised.
"Exactly." Ajani grabbed her shoulder as she moved to leave. "Before you go
"I'll do my best." It was true, and the most she could offer him right now.
"I know you will, and be careful," Ajani pulled her close for a final embrace. "Don't ever make me see or hear of your death again."
"I'd like to avoid that, too, friend," Elspeth said with a soft chuckle. Levity was filling her for what felt like the first time in years. She didn't look back as she planeswalked away, headed for what she hoped was home.
MEZZIO SQUARE, PRESENT DAY
"In any case. What do you say?" Anhelo pressed again. "Good money. Room and board. And all you have to do are a few jobs here and there."
A few jobs. She knew exactly what those would entail. Elspeth had no desire to get her hands bloodied in the turf wars of New Capenna. But if what he was saying was true, then this was the best opportunity she'd found so far to learn more about this strange place and uncover its truths. To find out if Ajani was right and this really was her home.
"And the Maestros' museum has more information on sculptures like this?"
"More information?" He laughed. "Even better. The family owns hundreds of sculptures like this thanks to our curator."
"All right," Elspeth reluctantly agreed. She didn't want to work with a family, but it was a necessary means to an end. At the very least, they might have the information on the Phyrexians that Ajani and the Gatewatch needed.
"You won't regret it." Anhelo wrapped his arm around her shoulder, guiding her. "The Maestros pride ourselves on knowing New Capenna better than any. If it's information you want, that can be given in spades."
His expression was smug. He thought he had found the carrot she would blindly follow. And he was right, in part. But Elspeth was going into this with both eyes open. She wasn't going to be used by forces in power.
EPILOGUE – A BACK ROOM
The Adversary sat in a mirrored room, its entrance hidden behind a barroom bookcase. To enter the establishment, one needed to know a secret knock and a magical touch. To enter this room, one had to be willing to gamble with their lives.
His loyal lieutenants and officers surrounded him. Means to an end, the whole lot of them. He would use them as long as they had breath and proved themselves useful. A sickly purple light hung overhead.
"—and that is what the Font truly is," said the highest ranked among them.
The Adversary considered this and let out a bark of laughter. Really. The Font was that? Pathetic. So much power, so ripe for the taking, and the Cabaretti were practically asking for it to be stolen.
"You know what this means, don't you?" he asked, uncorking a bottle of Halo. The others watched him with hungry eyes as he poured glasses. "It means we're going to make the Crescendo one helluva party." Ob Nixilis passed glasses around to each, then lifted his in a toast. "Here's to taking over the plane." | <urn:uuid:b91a0467-3fca-4f1a-bd8e-5671c171107e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/magic-story/episode-2-dirty-laundry-2022-03-29 | 2024-04-14T23:29:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.989461 | 6,853 |
In news that’s sure to break many hearts around the world, it’s been confirmed that Karlie Kloss will be stepping down as a Victoria’s Secret Angel to study at NYU’s Gallatin School.
In a move that will shock many in the fashion industry, the 22 year old beauty has made the decision to walk away from her coveted Angel role to concentrate on her studies. Karlie is one of the world’s most sought-after supermodels and is widely regarded as a down-to-earth beauty in what can often be a fickle and superficial industry.
Karlie is leaving Victoria’s Secret on very good terms. In fact, according to Victoria’s Secret Chief Marketing Officer, Ed Razek, “Karlie is one of a kind, a very close friend, someone I truly admire and love. She is, without question, one of the best models ever. But she is an even better person. Her future is unlimited, and I am excited to see all the good she will do. Karlie Kloss will always be an Angel to me.”
Karlie has worked with Victoria’s Secret since 2011 and was crowned an Angel in 2013. She is considered one of the most talented Angel’s at Victoria’s Secret and her move is sure to leave a big sparkly gap in the genetically blessed team! Mind you, we have no doubt that her fellow Angel’s, including Behati Prinsloo, Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima will keep the runway looking totally gorgeous in her absence.
While the world is sure to miss one of their favourite Angel’s, we have to applaud Karlie’s bold move to leave an incredibly successful career to further her studies. That takes some mighty courage! And while it may seem like Karlie is stepping away from a life of luxury, with Taylor Swift as your bestie, an amazing New York pad and tons of lucrative contracts with the likes of Marc Jacobs, Jason Wu, Kate Spade, Loreal and Nike, we can’t see this lovely fashionista eating tinned baked beans like a broke college student just yet! Indeed, Karlie has confirmed that she will be continuing to work full-time and has told Vogue “I’m incredibly ambitious and have lots of goals within my career that I’m not slowing down anytime soon.”
Now we can all look forward to checking out Karlie’s gorgeous New York street style as she hits the books at NYU’s Gallatin School. Oh and we’re sure that this change in career will mean that she’ll have way more time to hang out with her songstress bestie Tay… we’re so jealous right now.
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Each and every newborn session is unique! I always tell the parents, we shoot around the baby. These tiny little beings have a lot of needs. This beautiful baby girl was no different. She wanted nothing to do with the bean pod, heating blanket, etc -- she only liked being in the baskets -- all snuggly and warm. I could have done a ton of different posing options -- but for this session, I didn't as the baby didn't want that. So we have a complete mixture of poses with her in the baskets and 100% worked around the baby to keep her happy! Thanks to Fabric & Fancies (link is below) -- we didn't have to move the baby and I just switched out the headbands and tiebacks with ease! Her products are hand-made with love and I love using them!
I know Mom and Dad are probably anxiously awaiting seeing these -- feel free to share the link with family/friends! Will have the rest of your edits out to you as soon as I can!
Images © Mallory Kate Photography
Headbands & Tie-Backs: Fabric & Fancies
Wraps / Felt Covers: Etsy
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Jay to the World February 2021
Before we dig too deep into this month’s JTTW, we need to have a serious conversation about something that came to my attention just the other day: apparently our country is in the midst of a Grape Nuts shortage. Yes, you read that correctly…we don’t have enough Grape Nuts in the United States to meet the demand of people who apparently don’t require any taste in their cereals. So, for all of you who were planning on spending Valentine’s Day with that special someone over a bowl of your favorite colon cleanser, just know that there are people in this country right now who wake up every single day with one goal in mind – getting the Nuts back on the table where they belong. Be strong, Nut lovers!!
Well, we’re one week away from the big game, and now that gambling is legal in Iowa (how’s it going over there Nebraska), I thought I would do the heavy lifting and help all of you with your Super Bowl pick. Therefore, this past week I spent hours poring through statistics and trends and game highlights to try to find that one little nugget of information that may very well prove to be the difference between winning and losing your office pool. Ok, I admit that I haven’t spent any time analyzing the big game, because it’s pretty simple: Tom Brady has won 6 Super Bowls. I can’t bet against that, so while I’ll be rooting for the Chiefs, I just have a feeling that Tom Brady on his home field will be pretty tough to over-come. I’m going Bucs 43 (Tom’s age), Chiefs 25 (Patrick’s age).
One bit of bank housekeeping…you can now text us! Yes, for those of you who need to connect with Malvern Bank after hours, or if you just prefer texting over calling, you now have that option. The number is the same as the bank’s main number (712-624-8686), and while I don’t know all of the specifics (they don’t tell me and I don’t ask), it sounds like a great way to stay connected with all of you. So next time you’re not driving and have a question/comment, shoot us a text. But remember, once you hit the send button it’s final, so if you have us in your phone under ‘Bank’ but you’re having a fight with your boyfriend Hank, you might want to be careful…they probably look the same at 1:00 a.m.
Speaking of new ways to be heard, did you know that there is a hotline called ‘Just Scream’ that allows callers to call in, scream as loud and long as they would like, and then hang up?? Yep, it’s a way for those of you who might not currently be in a relationship to act like you’re in a relationship…without the awkward hug the next morning!!
Last month a SpaceX Dragon capsule returned to earth from the International Space Station with 12 bottles of wine on board. Granted, the return trip started with 42 bottles of wine on board but who’s counting. And yes Steve, you’re too old to become an astronaut.
Speaking of… After having a little too much to drink while watching a Celine Dion concert on television during the holidays, a man in England has officially changed his name to Celine Dion. Am I the only person who’s thankful that it wasn’t a Butthole Surfers’ concert??
Mike Fleiss, the creator of ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘The Bachelorette’, has put his beachfront home on the island of Kawai up for sale for $34 million. To put that number in perspective, if you took $1 million and multiplied it by the cumulative IQ of this year’s Bachelorette contestants, it would equal $34 million.
And since we all need a feel-good story right about now…A 94-year-old WWII veteran has been granted permission to be buried in a casket that will be painted to resemble a stick of Juicy Fruit gum. For those of you who might not be familiar with the story, during World War II Wrigley took Spearmint, Doublemint, and Juicy Fruit gum off the civilian market and sent it all to the US Armed Forces. Although Wrigley initially denied this hero’s wish, public pressure through social media finally won out and a local funeral home will have the casket ready when needed. That should put a smile on your face today.
To help people get over their broken New Year’s resolutions, Hamm’s Beer is giving away 50 “Broken Resolution Preparedness Kits’ that are filled with a 6-pack of beer and 5 pounds of bacon. I have to admit that this is pretty clever marketing… unless of course you’re a winner and your New Year’s resolution was to quit drinking and to cut your cholesterol.
And finally, Tennessee officials have announced that they are considering building a statue of Dolly Parton and putting it in front of the state capitol. But don’t worry…special engineers have already been called in to ensure that it doesn’t end up looking like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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Like the BMJ(which is what we have to call the British Medical Journal these days) with their Christmas edition, I usually try to write about the lighter aspects of medicine and the holidays – like the pathologies of Christmas with overbearing sentimentality (from Christmas movies and cheesy music), gluttony, induced poverty (from buying presents), infidelity (at the office Christmas party) and the like.
But for those of you who find the whole holiday thing a little overwhelming, I thought I would share a column I wrote a while back about depression at this time of year.
“You curmudgeon. You Grinch” I hear you all cry. “Trying to deflate our happy holiday mood.”
It was the depressed patient who told me his councilor had advised him to come twice a week instead of once “because it’s the holiday season” that prompted me to write this.
The Unhappy Holidays
Depression, which has the peculiarity of being both a symptom and a diagnosis, is a subject to which I am not a total stranger myself. There are many aspects of this emotionally laden diagnosis that make it warrant some discussion.
This patient was going through a divorce. He was feeling the strain of all those extra chores many of us have to deal with at Christmas and the holidays and especially divorced parents (which I also have experience of). Such parents not only have to deal single handedly with with getting out cards, putting up the decorations, wrapping presents, and all that shopping shopping shopping (and the worry of will the gift you give to whoever be as expensive as the one you get from them?) but in addition you have to make anguished arrangements for who is going to have the kids when.
In addition this guy was feeling especially bad because he was not merry and full of goodwill to mankind like he’s meant to be over the holidays - as the Norman Rockwell pictures and the movies on TV and the ghastly Christmas music (that pervades every public place at this time of year) would have us believe.
“I’m not depressed”
The other point was that though he had many of the classic symptoms, but denied that he was depressed – primarily because of a lack of understanding. But combined with a pervasive notion in our society that depression is an unacceptable illness.
Harrison’s authoritative Principals of Internal Medicinelists the symptoms of depression as depressed mood, anhedonia, weight change, insomnia, psychomotor retardation or agitation, fatigue, worthlessness, poor cognition and recurrent thoughts of death – or in the most extreme plans for suicide.
But patients don’t know what the textbook says, nor do they admit to the symptoms until you translate them. They don’t know they have “anhedonia” (literally, lack of ability to have pleasure). They agree that they “can’t get motivated” and they’ve “got the blahs”, and this guy told me he used to be a big NASCAR fan, now he just couldn’t care. He had anhedonia.
The “worthlessness” and “poor cognition” are other slightly obscure symptoms who’s human side is that it causes people to feel bad about themselves. And they can never make a decision that they feel comfortable is the right one. They feel like they never look good, they feel guilty about everything, and they have trouble concentrating which makes decision making even harder. They feel overwhelmed all the time at home with the family or at work. People describe it like having too many plates in the air.
Anxiety is a separate psychopathology in strict medical compartmentalization of the DSM, but many people have a lot of anxiety inextricably intertwined with their depression.
Two prominent symptoms that seem to be missing from Harrison’s list (I’ll have to write to him) which I find people often readily admit to are, irritability – they’re on a short fuse and are grouchy (a symptom that tends to be noted by family members and workmates rather than the patient themselves – and which makes people spurn them as a bear, rather than invoking sympathy). The other is lack of interest in sex – loss of libido.
It intrigues me the multiplicity of ways in which these basic symptoms manifest, and I have been keeping a list of various bizarre manifestations of depression that the patients tell me about (send me yours!). Two of my favorites are the woman who couldn’t sit on the bleachers at her son’s soccer game but had to pace up and down the side line – until she was put on antidepressants. The other was the man who didn’t whistle anymore.
In full “confession” mode, let me tell you I have had bouts of depression and have been on antidepressants – a revelation I feel uncomfortable telling the world. Though I wouldn’t feel bad telling you I have allergies and take allergy medicines. I have heartburn and take Pepcid. I have arthritis and take Motrin. So why is a chemical imbalance above the neck so unacceptable?
A Chemical Imbalance and The Depression May Be Good For You
In the final common analysis, whether you are depressed because your spouse has run off with another lover, or you got fired, or your mum died or, as so often, there is no discernable reason for it, the final common pathway is a chemical imbalance. Your brain doesn’t have enough serotonin, and bingo, you’re depressed. Actually there are other neurotransmitters involved like nor-epinephrine and dopamine, but serotonin is the main one, and the basic antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Selexa, Lexpro are pure “selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI’s) – that is they stop the serotonin from being broken down so there’s more available to stimulate your brain cells and keep you perky.
But I guess I’m like a lot of my patients in feeling a bit uncomfortable to admitting to a “psychiatric disease”. My personal manifestation was constantly feeling burned out, neck muscles stiff and painful, never feeling I made the right decision about patient management or is it OK for the kids to go to this or that persons sleep over. Also not getting joy out of former delights like putzing in my garden.
And most of all being a bear in the office and getting inordinately upset about stupid little things that really don’t matter when you step back – and figuring I’d better get on some medicines before I drove all the (long suffering) staff away.
I have to say, I did not feel good about taking medicine to re-arrange my brain chemistry – as do many of my patients – though this is changing it seems thanks to direct to consumer advertising.
There are lots of ad’s for antidepressant medicines in this day and age, and many people come for-armed with the idea they want medicines - and what one they want.
As a cynic, I liked the cartoon they had on the bulletin bored on 4 South at the hospital where a woman is complaining to the doctor “The medicines not working right. I’m not as happy as the people in the Paxil advertisement”.
As with so many illnesses – or aspects of our lives – we are inclined to medicate away any pain or discomfiture. But there are different views. In his book Care of the Soul, Thomas Moore has a whole chapter on ‘Gifts of Depression’ in which he expounds the idea that depression is a necessary evil we must all go through. “The soul presents itself in a variety of colors, including all shades of gray blue and black. To care for the soul we must observe the full range of all its colorings and resist the temptation to approve only of white red and orange. ”
The melancholy mood of depression is associated with an expression of our soul that is as valid as the expression of bright, light and cheery side, and is associated with maturation, gaining of wisdom and retrospection he says.
Sometimes it’s hard to persuade people a little bit of pain is good for them – and maybe I’m as disinclined to suffer as the next. Certainly depression can be bad enough to make your life very difficult and suffer a lot - sometimes to the point where people can’t get out of bed, and antidepressants can have dramatic effects in getting people motivated and moving again.
Matching You To Your Medicine
If you do resort to antidepressants, the choice of which, tends to be something of an individual one. You have to match the character of the medicine to your own, and this requires one on one consultation to take into account factors like do you have a lot of anxiety as well; are you very lethargic, or rather very hyper; do you have sleep problems; are you very sensitive to weight gain or sexual dysfunction etc.
One specific treatment that is relevant to a discussion of depression around the winter holiday season is use of a light box. This is the way you treat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which is a form of depression brought on by the lack of exposure to daylight/sunlight that we incur during the short days of winter and when we spend a lot of time indoors. You could of course just take a trip to the Caribbean and soak up a little day/sunlight there, which would also get you away from the hurly burly of life that has very probably contributed to your depression – for it is my belief/observation that burnout and depression are very often more or less the same thing.
In all seriousness, getting away from some of the stresses if you can, partly by learning techniques that will revitalize your weary brain – like meditation, biofeedback and yoga for example – and exercising (at least twenty minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week) will all help treat depression.
I certainly think the “Holiday Affective Disorder” is a burn out thing, with everyone spazzing out over all that they’ve got to get done – in addition to their usually over-busy everyday lives. Though interestingly a literature search revealed no studies that have actually shown a documented increase in depression over the holiday season. One showed that suicide specifically was relatively low at this time, and peaked in May.
What is interesting is that everyone believesthat depression is increased at this time of year and there are numerous articles on coping strategies. “Schedule time for Yourself”, “Remember Healthy Diet”, “Find your Support Network”, “Organization is the Key”, “Return to the Simple” are suggestions in one article for example - which is all good advice.
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After years of desperately needing more rain. The past two springs have been incredibly wet. It seems like every week we have more and more rain. Our city is green and lush and it is a great time to get outside and take advantage of the great weather for planting we are having. However, like we discussed a few weeks ago, you need to be careful about the amount of rain we have gotten and don’t plant anything new until we have had a few days of having no rain because you never want to plant when it is too muddy. All of the water everywhere did get us thinking. Today would be a great time to have Micah come design a new water feature for your home. Water features are incredibly beautiful and give your home a different fell in both look and feel.
Come visit with Micah about your dream look
The great thing about water features is that they all look different. They are unique is size, shape and height. The best way to make sure that your new water feature is exactly what you want is to set up a time to meet with our design team and let them come look at your property and where you would like to see a new feature placed. They will talk with you about the size and feel you are looking for. They will go back create a design proposal and visit with you about they ideas and work with you to get everything exactly right and then our team will come put it together for you. It is that simple. The other thing you will want to consider is the plant life you would like to have.
Aquatic plants offer different variety then soil plants
Plants that grow and thrive in water are different than those that thrive in soil. They need different things to service and can even look different. Just because they are different does not mean they are not beautiful, because they are. Plants such as water lilies and star flowers are a great addition to any water feature. Come in today and lets visit about the different plant life that would really make your water feature look amazing. … Don’t forget your koi fish, they will help your plants grow and be an additional feature for your water display.
Don’t have room for a water feature
Does your property not have room for a water feature but you still want something different as a focal point for your home. Perhaps you should think about adding a banana tree. We have a few already in stock and they are not only interesting but their big leaves provide you and your family with great shade when the sun is out. Come by and take a look and we would love to answer any questions you might have about growing a banana tree in West Texas.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is flanked by U.S. Senators’ Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) as he faces reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 2, 2021.
Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters
House and Senate Democrats reached a breakthrough agreement on lowering prescription drug prices Tuesday, putting an end to one of the party’s thorniest disputes in their $1.75 trillion reconciliation bill.
“I’m pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached to lower prescription drug prices for seniors and families in the Build Back Better legislation,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said at a press conference. “Fixing prescription drug pricing has consistently been a top issue for Americans, year after year, including the vast majority of both Democrats and Republicans.”
The Senate’s top Democrat added that the plan will grant the government power to regulate the prices of some of the most expensive drugs on the market and redesign the Medicare drug benefit so it limits out-of-pocket costs for seniors to $2,000 per year.
The last-minute deal surprised Democrats outside of leadership, in part because Medicare negotiation powers were not part of a framework agreement that President Joe Biden had released last last week, and which he had pitched to House Democrats as a done deal.
White House officials said the president’s framework contained only provisions Biden was confident he could get swing vote senators to agree to, and at the time, the Medicare deal wasn’t one them.
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But Tuesday’s agreement has already won the endorsement of one of those senators, Kyrsten Sinema, a moderate Arizona Democrat, who had opposed earlier Medicare negotiation proposals.
“The Senator welcomes a new agreement on a historic, transformative Medicare drug negotiation plan that will reduce out-of-pocket costs for seniors – ensuring drug prices cannot rise faster than inflation – save taxpayer dollars, and protect innovation to ensure Arizonans and Americans continue to have access to life-saving medications, and new cures and therapeutics,” her office said in a statement Tuesday.
Sinema also specifically thanked two House Democrats, Reps. Scott Peters, Calif., and Kurt Schrader, Ore., for helping to design the compromise legislation. Like Sinema, Schrader and Peters opposed a plan earlier in the year to grant more sweeping negotiation powers to Medicare.
Tuesday’s announcement represents a win for party leadership, after weeks of struggling to win over a handful of holdouts on critical aspects of the broader $1.75 trillion plan.
It also briefly raised hopes across Capitol Hill that Democrats might be able to finalize a bill that could pass the House by week’s end. Earlier in the day Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had said the party could reconcile its disagreements “by the end of the day” and vote to pass the safety net package within a matter of days.
A group of moderate Democrats later dashed those hopes, however, when the group said it would only support the Build Back Better bill after reviewing economic analysis from the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation. The nonpartisan budget office provides budget and economic information to lawmakers on prospective legislation.
Democratic Reps. Ed Case, Josh Gottheimer, Kurt Schrader, Stephanie Murphy and Jared Golden all wrote in a letter to Pelosi that they cannot vote for the bill without input from the CBO or the taxation committee. They also stressed that they will need at least 72 hours to review any bill’s final language.
Both the House and the Senate are scheduled to leave Washington for scheduled recess at the end of the week, and return Nov. 15.
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The Cadillac Escalade has long been synonymous with luxury, style, and power. As one of the most sought-after full-size SUVs in the market, the 2023 Cadillac Escalade offers a range of configurations that cater to different preferences and needs. Choosing the right configuration is crucial to ensure you get the desired features, performance, and overall driving experience that aligns with your requirements. In this article, we will explore the various configurations available for the 2023 Cadillac Escalade, delving into their unique features, customization options, and value propositions.
Standard Escalade Configurations
The standard Cadillac Escalade comes in three distinct trims, each offering its own set of features and amenities. Let’s take a closer look at these trims:
The Escalade Luxury trim sets the foundation for a remarkable driving experience. It boasts an array of standard features, including a premium sound system, leather upholstery, wireless smartphone charging, and a hands-free power liftgate. The Luxury trim focuses on delivering a sophisticated and comfortable ride.
Escalade Premium Luxury
Stepping up to the Escalade Premium Luxury trim enhances the luxury quotient even further. This configuration adds features such as a panoramic sunroof, an adaptive suspension system for enhanced ride quality, and a rear-seat entertainment system to keep passengers entertained during long journeys. The Premium Luxury trim elevates both comfort and entertainment.
For those seeking a more dynamic and sporty feel, the Escalade Sport trim offers a unique blend of performance and style. It features a sport-tuned suspension, larger wheels, and a more aggressive exterior design. The Sport trim caters to individuals who crave a spirited driving experience without compromising on luxury.
Escalade ESV Configurations
If you require additional space for passengers or cargo, the 2023 Escalade ESV is the extended-length variant that provides ample room. Similar to the standard Escalade, the ESV version is available in three configurations:
Escalade ESV Luxury
The Escalade ESV Luxury offers the same luxurious features as its standard counterpart but with the added benefit of increased cargo capacity and passenger space. It provides the ideal solution for those who prioritize generous legroom, a capacious cargo area, and the ability to accommodate larger families or groups.
Escalade ESV Premium Luxury
The Escalade ESV Premium Luxury trim takes the extended-length Escalade to another level. It includes all the features of the Luxury trim and adds enhancements such as an augmented reality navigation system, a rear-seat entertainment system with dual screens, and a center console refrigerator. The ESV Premium Luxury trim is tailored for those who desire the utmost in comfort and convenience.
Escalade ESV Sport
For individuals who crave both the versatility of the ESV and the sporty character of the Escalade Sport trim, the Escalade ESV Sport configuration is the perfect choice. It combines the extended-length capability with the enhanced performance attributes of the Sport trim, giving you the best of both worlds.
Performance and Engine Options
The 2023 Cadillac Escalade offers impressive power and performance across its configurations. The standard engine is a 6.2-liter V8 that produces 420 horsepower, providing ample strength for acceleration and towing capabilities. Additionally, there is an available Duramax 3.0-liter turbo-diesel engine that offers a balance between power and fuel efficiency. The diesel engine delivers excellent torque for confident towing while maintaining commendable fuel economy.
Interior and Technology Features
The interior of the 2023 Cadillac Escalade is designed to indulge its occupants with opulence and advanced technology. Regardless of the configuration, you can expect premium materials, exquisite craftsmanship, and an array of cutting-edge features. Some notable features include a curved OLED display, an AKG audio system, a head-up display, and an advanced rear-camera mirror. The Escalade offers a truly immersive and technologically advanced driving experience.
Safety and Driver Assistance Features
Cadillac has prioritized safety in the 2023 Escalade, equipping it with an array of advanced safety and driver assistance features. These include automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping assist, blind-spot monitoring, and adaptive cruise control. The Escalade’s comprehensive suite of safety technologies ensures peace of mind for both the driver and passengers.
To cater to individual preferences, Cadillac provides various customization options for the Escalade. You can personalize both the exterior and interior of your vehicle to reflect your style and taste. Optional packages and accessories, such as upgraded wheels, exterior trim enhancements, and premium interior finishes, allow you to create a unique and personalized Escalade that suits your preferences.
Pricing and Value
The pricing structure for the 2023 Cadillac Escalade configurations varies depending on the trim level and optional features. The Luxury trim serves as the base configuration, with the Premium Luxury and Sport trims offering progressively more features and luxury amenities. It is essential to consider the value each configuration offers and compare it to your specific needs and budget.
Comparison with Competitors
When considering the 2023 Cadillac Escalade configurations, it’s important to compare them with other luxury SUVs in the market. The Escalade stands out with its commanding presence, luxurious interior, advanced technology, and robust performance. However, it’s always beneficial to evaluate competing models to ensure you make an informed decision that aligns with your preferences.
In conclusion, the 2023 Cadillac Escalade offers a range of configurations designed to cater to diverse needs and preferences. Whether you opt for the standard Escalade or the extended-length ESV variant, each configuration delivers a combination of luxury, performance, and advanced features. By selecting the right configuration, you can customize your Escalade to meet your exact requirements and enjoy an elevated driving experience.
FAQ 1: Can I upgrade the engine in the Escalade?
No, the engine options for the 2023 Cadillac Escalade are fixed for each configuration. However, the available engine choices provide ample power and performance for most driving scenarios.
FAQ 2: Are there any hybrid or electric options available?
At the time of writing, Cadillac does not offer a hybrid or electric version of the 2023 Escalade. However, it’s worth keeping an eye on future updates and announcements from the brand.
FAQ 3: Can I customize the seating arrangement?
The seating arrangement in the Escalade configurations is predetermined and cannot be modified. However, the ESV variants offer more seating and cargo space compared to the standard Escalade.
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The towing capacity of the 2023 Cadillac Escalade varies depending on the configuration and equipment. The standard Escalade can tow up to 8,200 pounds, while the ESV models have a maximum towing capacity of 8,000 pounds.
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The main thing here is that we teach from a total love perspective. What I mean by that is, we have to love everything about what we're doing.
Hi, this is George Fourie and welcome to martial arts media podcast, episode number 17. I have with me today Con Lazos, from Fusion MA. And we talk about a few interesting topics, that being going back to the whole teaching aspect again as an ex teacher, using those principles in teaching martial arts, but also something a bit counterintuitive to what most people recommend, and that is, instead of just grooming instructors from the ground up, but actually employing people from external clubs and external expertise to come and coach at Fusion MA.
And that's the blend that is really working well for him and he's got various experts on board, other than himself. One famous and well respected martial artist from Australia, Richard Norton, who, if you're not familiar with, was the fight coordinator and stunt coordinator for “Suicide squad“ and a whole bunch of other movies, so you can check that out on Google, you'll find a whole lot of information about him. And we discussed a bit working with Richard, but more so, talk about Con's vision and how he likes to impact youth and students through training martial arts.
Now, if you've listened to a few episodes, you know that I've always been asking, please leave us a positive review on iTunes and I've been sending you to the link martialartsmedia.com/itunes. But I have to apologize, because somebody brought it to my attention that it’s only halfway to leave a review when you go to that link and iTunes does not make this easy, they make it pretty confusing.
So the link is correct, but it’s not the last step to leave a review. So when you go to martialartsmedia.com/itunes, you've actually got to click on another link and you'll see there's a sort of a red, fiery, I don't know what you call that, picture of me, with a logo of martial arts media. And just below that, there's a blue button that says, “View on iTunes.“ Now, you actually have to click that button “View on iTunes“ to open up iTunes and then you're able to leave a review. So, apologies for not giving the whole swell of how to get there, but that's basically it. martialartsmedia.com/itunes, click on the “View on iTunes“ button and you can leave the review. And why do I ask for this? Because, if you're getting value out of this show, that's all that we could really ask for in return. Leave us a good review that makes the episode stand out within the iTunes directory, so it gets noticed more and it helps us get the word out about the martial arts media business podcast. So if you want to help us in that way – much appreciated.
As always, transcriptions and links mentioned in the show can be found on our website, martialartsmedia.com/17, that's the number 17 and that will take you to the page where this podcast episode is hosted. Alright, let's jump into this interview, and please welcome to the show – Con Lazos.
GEORGE: Good day everyone, today I have with me Con Lazos from Fusion MA. And a couple of things we want to talk about today, something that's really been brought to my attention that really stands out on what Con is doing, | <urn:uuid:99b62ca8-9e51-4f05-9363-cfda25d660a6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://martialartsmedia.com/captivate-podcast/17-growing-your-martial-arts-school-with-external-and-celebrity-instructors/ | 2024-04-14T22:45:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.956483 | 877 |
I was officially unemployed for 8 weeks. Sent in my new hire paperwork two days ago.
We planned for this trip for a year and had the funds for it, but there were several reasons why I started looking for a job so early. First, I’m a tax accountant and I was worried about missing a tax season. There were not many tax law changes this year (just wait until next year!), but it is always better not to skip a season to keep the skills up. Second, I was worried about trying to find a job off-season. Most CPA firms need extra help during tax season and the off-season is light. Much easier to find a job during the busy time. I’m trying to decide if the third reason is depressing or enlightening. I guess it depends on how you look at it. I was unemployed for 8 weeks, but for some reason I felt off. I was feeling useless and unproductive. Deep down I felt an obligation, not to anyone else or to any thing, but to myself. If I am not working, then who am I? Is it ingrained in me to work? I guess that it the depressing part, I hope I don’t have to work to have an identity.
Before we left, Jason and I were discussing what we wanted to get out of this trip. I wanted to “find myself”. Jason has found his passion in photography and I wanted to find that for me. I had visions of me sitting somewhere and having an epiphany of the “perfect” thing for me. I guess that could still happen, but maybe I found it? As soon as I found out I had the job (even a little before that), I was online looking at videos of the software (they use different software) and researching GA taxes (they are based on GA). Who does that? I was excited about it. Excited to get back into taxes. Not that I got out of it after only 8 weeks, but it seemed like longer because of work I was doing at my previous job. But this is different. I am doing it on my terms. I am NOT putting my email on my phone, I am working my own schedule and I am NOT responsible for staff or clients! It is the job I wanted. I hope it is as great as I think it will be! In any event, I still plan to meander and work a light schedule so for now I’m happy with my decision. Only time will tell, but it’s worth a shot and it doesn’t hurt to bring in little money! | <urn:uuid:58410461-c447-47b1-9d20-0848eda3cda1> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://masseys.life/new-job/ | 2024-04-15T00:18:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.992127 | 540 |
The recent article by Chandralekha Singh, Mario Belloni and Wolfgang Christian on Students’ understanding of Quantum Mechanics in Physics Today provoked an interesting series of letters in response. Both Robert Griffith and Travis Norsen argue that students’ understanding would be improved by replacing the usual Copenhagen/Orthodox dogma by discussion of some more recent developments in the foundations of quantum theory.
Given that I don’t actually have much experience teaching quantum theory (I have only covered a lecturer’s absence for two lectures) it is perhaps a bit presumptuous for me to contribute my thoughts on this topic. Nevertheless, I do agree wholeheartedly with the basic sentiment of both these letters. I think one can easily see that at least some of the misconceptions that Sing, Belloni and Christian have written about could be easily remedied by a bit more foundational discussion at the ground level. For example, I think the common misconception that stationary states are the only allowed states of a quantum system could be dispelled by a deeper discussion of the sense in which quantum theory is analogous to classical probability theory.
However, I think both Griffith and Norsen make a mistake in the approaches they advocate in their letters. Griffith suggests replacing the orthodoxy with his own favored approach, namely decoherent/consistent histories, and Norsen thinks we should teach students Bohmian mechanics. In fact, in his letter Griffith gives the misleading impression that his approach is universally and unproblematicallly accepted by all right-thinking physicists. Whilst the formalism certainly has quite a few adherents in quantum cosmology, it is far from true that it has received universal support from all serious thinkers on the foundations of quantum theory. Similarly, whilst I agree that Bohmian mechanics presents the clearest counterexample to many common misconceptions about quantum theory, it is far from clear that it represents the best road to future progress.
In my view, the problem is not that we are teaching the wrong orthodoxy to students, but rather that we are teaching them any orthodoxy at all, since foundations is a subject that is still mired in controversy to this day. It is hard for me to imagine any physicist who is not directly involved in foundations taking either Griffith’s or Norsen’s arguments seriously, since their letters directly contradict each other about what is the best approach to teach, and a non-specialist really has no way of deciding which one of them they should trust. The view that foundations is a murky area, with no clear reason for choosing one approach over any other is only reinforced by such arguments and it is unlikely to persuade a skeptic to change their whole teaching strategy.
On the other hand, I do believe that there are a lot of developments in foundations that have made our current understanding much clearer, and these could be usefully communicated to students. For example, we have a much clearer understanding of the “no-go” theorems, such as Bell’s theorem, and their possible loopholes, and a much clearer understanding of the space of possible realist interpretations of quantum theory. We have an improved understanding of the classical limit, via decoherence theory amongst other approaches, and quantum information theory has shown that entanglement and the understanding of quantum theory as a generalized probability theory actually have useful consequences. I believe we should teach these things as a central part of quantum mechanics courses, and not just as peripheral topics covered in the last one or two lectures, which students are instructed not to worry about because it won’t be on the final exam! We should also give students an understanding of the space of possible resolutions to foundational problems, to equip them with a BS detector for statements they are likely to hear about quantum theory. Why do I believe this? Well, simply because I think it will leave students less confused about how to understand quantum theory and because I think these areas are all increasingly fruitful avenues of research that we might want to encourage them to pursue.
The difficult question, I think, is not the why but the how. It would entail battling against the prevailing wisdom that foundations are to be de-emphasised and relegated to the end of the course. Also, good teaching materials at an appropriate level that could supplement the existing curriculum are not readily available, and that is a problem we definitely have to address if we want this to happen. | <urn:uuid:244c1d14-7fca-4140-b5eb-8a1893981130> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://mattleifer.info/tag/teaching/ | 2024-04-14T22:54:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.965634 | 890 |
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Brands that benefit from a strong visual presence and engagement, such as those in the retail, lifestyle, or entertainment sectors, will find Facebook Ads to be a powerful tool. The platform’s ability to foster connections and community around brands is unparalleled.
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When deciding between both Google Ads and Facebook Ads, it’s essential to consider your business goals, budget, and target audience. Both platforms offer unique advantages that can be leveraged for different objectives.
Cost-Effectiveness: Analysing the CPC and CPM across both platforms can provide insights into how to allocate your advertising budget effectively. While Google ads campaigns offer a high intent audience, Facebook advertising excels in broad reach and engagement.
Audience Targeting: The intent-based targeting of Google Ads is ideal for capturing users in the decision-making phase, whereas Facebook’s demographic and interest-based targeting excels in building awareness and engagement.
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Nintendo Direct E3 2019 Review
Expect the unexpected.
Nintendo has long been known as a master of the unexpected, and every direct has included one surprise or another. I feel like Nintendo outdid themselves this time, though — both for better and worse. Animal Crossing getting delayed into next year was a gut punch I thought I'd never recover from, but once I was dazzled by Banjo-Kazooie's fakeout reveal for Smash Bros., and the bombshell of a Breath of the Wild sequel, I was floored.
Nintendo has stuck with a recent trend of teasing expectations with a bunch of quick looks and trailers to get you interested, while luring you into watching deeper dives into select games shown on their Treehouse livestream right after the direct. The result is either awesome or a bit frustrating, depending on your schedule. With the big spread on Pokemon Sword and Shield covered last week, the direct was free to focus on many more titles than we could have possibly expected, and we even got a nice (and funny) introduction to the new President of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser.
Starting the direct with a Smash reveal set the tone for more fast paced reveals. Even if a Dragon Quest addition to the roster is a bit more niche, revealing that you'd be able to play as multiple characters in one fighter was a pretty nifty way of making "The Hero" stand out among the other anime-looking swordsmen. It also started the great rollercoaster that was this year’s Nintendo Direct by getting everyone excited.
Prior to today we had only been told of a few playable games at Nintendo's booth E3, and there was a bit of worry that this would translate into a fairly quiet E3 for Nintendo. As expected, we got a proper introduction for what Luigi is actually up to in Luigi's Mansion that didn't just focus on silly cutscenes, but actually gave us some good info on how everything will work (if you were worried about more bite-sized mission from Dark Moon, fear not!).
Seeing Luigi's new moves get highlighted — like the ability to get smashy on the poor ghosts caught in his Poltergust — was a great reminder at how clever and unique the series is... though I'm still wary of Gooigi. Sure, puzzle solving with a gelatinous Luigi might be fun, but the gooey doppleganger just unnerves me. The only thing that unnerved me more was a lack of a release date, as we're already halfway through the year that the game is supposed to come out in.
Ever since Mario Maker came out, we've all been asking for a Zelda Maker, but who would have thought it would be hiding inside the Link's Awakening Remake. Everything shown so far from updated Gameboy Zelda has seemed meticulously re-created to be faithful to the original, so seeing a mode for something as wild as crafting your own dungeons was a huge deal. It wasn’t exactly clear if we'll ever be able to share our creations with friends, though — I think Nintendo would have benefitted from some clearer messaging on that front.
Speaking of clearer messaging: Having Nintendo's Yoshiaki Koizumi tease Resident Evil before showing kids run into what looked like the spitting image of Resident Evil 7's Baker Mansion — only to have them play Resident Evil 1, and then announce it was Resident Evil 5 and 6 that were getting ported — let me down in a big way. With the announcement coming so soon after something massive like The Witcher 3 (!!!), I felt bummed we didn't get something a bit more recent from Capcom.
Thankfully, from The Witcher 3 to The Secret of Mana, there were plenty of port announcements that weren’t disappointing. Plus, the reveal of New More Heroes 3, new looks at Daemon x Machina, and Astral Chained had me feeling pretty excited. And then came the moment everyone was waiting for: Animal Crossing.
A deserted island. Crafting your town from scratch. Players meeting up and exploring together. I thought the dream had finally arrived — until the release date faded into view and the floor fell out beneath me. There's no way around it: Animal Crossing New Horizons getting delayed into 2020 is hard to hear.
Miyamoto himself has been quoted on wisely delaying games that weren't ready — and I want to believe it's truly not ready for a fall release — but man this would have been a good to know before the direct to better temper expectations and not send the “hype train” to a screeching halt. This also would have been a terrible way to close out the direct, but thankfully, Nintendo had a few tricks up its sleeve to bandage my wounded soul.
The guest fighter we all hoped for, but dared not believe in. With the double fake-out and callback to the last fake-out character reveal, Banjo-Kazooie's DLC fighter reveal was pure brilliance, and had everyone around me screaming. There's something inherently magical in the way Sakurai knows what will elicit the biggest response. It just wouldn't have had the same effect with Dragon Quest's Hero — but to set the scene with other Rare characters, the nods and winks to the source material shows an incredible amount of respect and playful reverence for Smash Bros.' guest fighters.
And, by rights, that should have been it. Animal Crossing delay aside, there was a lot to be excited for in 2019 and beyond — but Nintendo just wasn't finished. In what was probably the biggest surprise since Metroid Prime 4's teaser (even though that hasn’t panned out how we’d hoped so far), we got a look at darker, creepier sequel to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. More than just a logo or a verbal confirmation, it gave us a tantalizing look at Link and Zelda in a new adventure, hinted at some fascinating story possibilities, and left us with plenty to gossip about until next year.
It may not have been as showstopping as previous years, but Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct did a great job of filling a void left by bigger first party games with a slew of interesting looks, and some great promises of what's to come.
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How to Enroll In a Medical Billing and Coding Online Course in Los Altos 94022
Once you have decided to become part of the healthcare field by training to be a medical billing and coding specialist in Los Altos CA, it’s crucial that you choose the right program so that you receive the necessary education to guarantee your success. As you no doubt know, healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries in the Country, and increasingly more options are available both online and on campus to obtain the training that you need. But just where does one start? Many aspiring students begin by looking for programs that are within travelling distance of their residences and then comparing tuition. Or they may search the internet looking for online schools and choose the least expensive one. But while location and cost are significant issues when making your choice, they should not be the only ones when evaluating medical billing and coding schools. Such qualifications as accreditation and reputation must be taken into account as well. We will cover a list of topics that you need to ask the schools you are evaluating so that you can find out what you must know before making your decision. But first, let’s take a look at what medical coders and billers do and the educational and certification options available.
Medical Coder Job Duties
Medical coders work on the forefront of the billing systems for Los Altos CA private practices and hospitals. They have the responsibility to examine the treatment records of patients and convert all services provided into universal codes. These services may be for medical, diagnosis or dental procedures, or any medical supplies or equipment utilized. There are several codes that are utilized in the conversion, including:
- CPT codes (Current Procedural Terminology).
- ICD codes (International Classification of Diseases).
- HCPCS codes (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding).
Medical coders depend on information from sources such as nursing and physician notes, patient charts, and radiology and lab reports. Medical Coders must not only know what services were provided in total for accuracy, but must have a working knowledge of all private payer and government rules that affect coding as well. Incorrectly coded claims can lead to services not being covered, services being paid at a decreased rate, or the physician or facility being penalized for improper or fraudulent billing. Since improper coding can literally cost Los Altos CA doctors and hospitals multiple thousands of dollars in earnings every year, a reliable medical coder is an important asset for any healthcare organization. They can work in every kind of healthcare facility, including private practices, clinics, hospitals and critical care centers. It is not unusual for professional medical coders to working from home as an independent contractor or offsite employee.
Medical Biller Job Duties
As vital as the medical coder’s role is, it would be for naught without the contribution of the medical biller whose efforts produce revenue. Medical billing clerks are extremely important to Los Altos CA healthcare facilities and are practically responsible for keeping their doors open. Often the biller and coder are the same individual within a medical facility, but they can also be 2 independent specialists. After the coder has carried out her or his job, the biller uses the codes furnished to fill out and submit claim forms to insurance companies, Medicare or Medicaid. After they have been adjusted by the appropriate organization, patients can then be billed for deductibles and additional out of pocket expenses. On a regular basis, a medical billing clerk can also do any of the following:
- Confirm medical insurance coverages for patients and assist them with billing concerns or questions
- Check on patient claims submitted and appeal any that have been declined
- Work as an intermediate between the medical provider, the insurance companies and the patients for correct claim settlement
- Create and control Accounts Receivables reports
- Create and manage unpaid patient collections accounts
Medical billers not only work for private practices, but also Los Altos CA emergency care facilities, hospitals, medical groups or nursing homes. They can work in any type of medical facility that depends on the revenues generated from billing third party payers and patients.
Medical Coder and Biller Online Instruction and Certification
It’s imperative that you receive your training from a reputable school, whether it’s a trade school, vocational school or community college. While it is not required in many cases to earn a professional certification, the school you select should be accredited (more on the benefits of accreditation later). The majority of programs just require that you have either a high school diploma or a GED to qualify. The most expedient way to become either a medical biller or coder (or both) is to earn a certificate, which normally takes about one year to accomplish. An Associate Degree is also an option for a more comprehensive education, which for almost all schools calls for two years of studies. Bachelor’s Degrees in medical coding and billing are not widely offered. After your training has been concluded, although not mandated in the majority of states, you might desire to attain a professional certification. Certification is an effective means for those new to the field to show potential employers that they are not only qualified but committed to their occupation. Some of the organizations that make available certifications are:
- American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
- Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC).
- The Professional Association of Healthcare Coding Specialists (PAHCS).
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
Completing an accredited medical billing and coding course, along with obtaining a professional certification, are the best ways to accelerate your new profession and succeed in the fast growing medical care field.
Medical Billing and Coding Online Courses
If you are interested in flexibility and the convenience of attending classes at home, then selecting an medical billing and coding online school may be a great option. They can be particularly appealing to those in Los Altos CA who plan on going to school while continuing to work or have additional obligations that make attending classes on campus difficult. And as an added advantage, online programs are frequently less expensive than the conventional classroom options. Expenses for such items as tuition, study materials and commuting may be decreased or eliminated. But be cautious, as not all online programs are reputable. That’s why it’s important to establish that the online college you enroll in is accredited to ensure a quality education. We will address the benefits of accreditation in the next section. Just make sure to establish that any online college you are researching is accredited by one of the national accrediting agencies, such as the Council on Higher Education Accreditation. So if you are dedicated enough to apply yourself to this style of learning, then acquiring your degree or certificate online might be the ideal choice for you.
Points to Ask Online Medical Billing and Coding Training Programs
Now that you have a better idea what a medical coder and biller does, in addition to what training options are offered, you must begin the process of comparing colleges. But since there a large number of training options available at community colleges as well as vocational, technical and trade schools online and within the Los Altos CA area, you should have a ready list of questions in order to evaluate each one. And when you add all of the online colleges that offer medical coding and billing classes, the task can become rather daunting. As we have already addressed, cost and location are going to be relevant issues, especially if you have a limited budget and will be traveling to classes from your Los Altos residence. And confirming that the school and program are accredited should be part of your vetting procedure also. So let’s review some of the other questions that you should ask the colleges you are reviewing so that you can analyze each one and make the appropriate choice.
Is the Online College Accredited? It’s essential that the program and school you select are accredited by a highly regarded accrediting agency, such as the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools. If it’s an online program, it might also obtain accreditation from the Distance Education and Training Council, which focuses on distance or online education. Not only will accreditation help guarantee that the education you get will be of the highest quality, it might help with your future employment in Los Altos CA as well. A number of Los Altos healthcare facilities will only employ entry level prospects that have completed an accredited medical coding and billing educational program. And financial aid and student loans are often only offered for schools that have obtained an accreditation.
What is the Online College’s Reputation? Before choosing a medical billing and coding program, find out what its ranking and reputation are among other colleges. This is particularly important if you have no experience in the profession, since potential employers will mainly be relying on the quality of your education. As we have covered, confirming that the college is accredited is a first step. Checking with college rating organizations, for instance U.S. News and World Report, can confirm the quality of the school also. Another option is to check with several Los Altos CA medical organizations that you may have an interest in working for and ask which schools they suggest. Keep in mind that even if the college itself does not have an exceptional reputation, its medical coding and billing program may still be well regarded.
Is there a Job Referral Program? Obtaining employment after graduation in your new field can be difficult without the help of a job placement program. Find out if the colleges you are considering have job placement programs in the Los Altos CA area and what their job placement rates are. A high and rapid placement rate is a good indication that the billing and coding college has a significant network of healthcare employers where they can refer their graduates. It also suggests that the college’s graduates are sought after in the marketplace.
Where is the School’s Location ? If you are anticipating commuting to class from your Los Altos CA residence, then the location of the program will be of significant importance. Of course if you enroll in an medical coding and billing online program, then the location of the college will not be a factor. One thing to bear in mind is that if you attend classes at a junior or community college, most charge a higher tuition for pupils that live outside of their districts. So you may prefer to first consider those schools that are within your local area.
What is the Complete Expense? Medical coding and billing certification programs can fluctuate in cost based on the type of credential earned and the length of training furnished. Just keep in mind, tuition is not the only expense for your education. Expenses also consist of such items as the cost of supplies, books and commuting. Financial assistance might be accessible to help reduce a portion of the cost, so make sure to contact the school’s financial aid department to find out what is offered in 94022. Naturally if you decide to attend an online college, a portion of these additional costs, such as for commuting may be lessened or even eliminated.
Are Classes Accessible that Fit your Schedule? Many students keep working while going to school and need a flexible class schedule. If you can only attend classes in the evenings or on weekends near Los Altos CA, make sure that they are offered at those times. If you can only enroll on a part-time schedule, verify that the college you enroll in provides that alternative. Also, ask what the protocol is for making up classes missed because of illness, work or family responsibilities.
Attending Online Billing and Coding Classes in Los Altos California?
If you live in the greater Los Altos CA area and will be attending Online Medical Billing and Coding Classes from home, the following information may be both interesting and informative about your local stomping grounds.
Los Altos, California
Los Altos (/lɔːs ˈæltoʊs/ ( listen)) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in northern Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 28,976 according to the 2010 census.
Most of the city's growth occurred between 1950 and 1980. Originally an agricultural town with many summer cottages and apricot orchards, Los Altos is now an affluent commuter town for Silicon Valley. Los Altos has several distinctive features. Commercial zones are strictly limited to the downtown area and small shopping and office parks lining Foothill Expressway and El Camino Real.
Homes and other real estate are costly in Los Altos. The median household income of Los Altos for 2006–2010 was $149,964. The average home listing price in 2014 was $1.96 million. In 2017, Forbes put Los Altos (94022 and 94024) as the 3rd and 48th most expensive ZIP codes in the United States with median home prices of $7,755,000 and $3,431,615, respectively. In 2018, data from the American Community Survey revealed that Los Altos was the fifth wealthiest city in the United States.
Choose the Best Online Medical Biller and Coder Training Los Altos CA
Choosing the right medical billing and coding online certificate or degree course is a very important first step to help assure your success in this rewarding sector of healthcare. Medical coding and medical billing are 2 of the fastest growing careers in the medical industry. Because of this, there are numerous trade schools, community colleges and other institutions that provide training and education in medical coding and billing. As we have discussed, you can choose to attend classes either online or on campus. It’s also imperative that the school you select has an accredited program with an outstanding reputation within the healthcare community. But however you elect to receive your education, by adhering to the previous guidelines and posing the right questions, you will be better able to assess your options and select the right online medical billing and coding program. And with the proper training, you can accomplish your career goal to become a medical coding and billing specialist in Los Altos CA.
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At the peak of his popularity, Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea was an unparalleled cultural icon. He was the great baby face protagonist challenging all manner of foes. Hogan’s first major run headlining in the World Wrestling Federation began in 1984, when Hogan replaced former champion Bob Backlund to defeat the Iron Sheik for the WWF Title. Despite a brief feud with the Sheik, the majority of Hogan’s feuds during his first title run were largely white males for whom ethnicity was not emphasized (1). This is particularly noteworthy as his two most notable feuds were against Rowdy Roddy Piper, a Canadian billed as hailing from Scotland (2), and who had burnished his credentials as a heel in Southern California by playing against the Mexican American fan base, and against Andre the Giant, who hailed from Grenoble, France and spoke with a notable accent. Hogan’s third run with the title occurred after a title reign by his fellow babyface rival the Ultimate Warrior was largely regarded as a failure. Hogan regained the title by pinning Sgt. Slaughter, the formerly patriotic babyface now performing as a Saddam Hussein sympathizing heel. Along with Yokozuna, a wrestler of Samoan heritage portrayed as anti-American Japanese Sumo, Hogan newest major opponents were presented as ethnic and racial others, against whom he stood as the defender of traditional American values and ideology. In doing so, he reflected and addressed the ideological malaise encountered by many Americans in the absence of Cold War antagonism (3). His feuds came to articulate and reify the role of American national identity, particularly in relation to the roles of his “foreign” antagonists, in the Post-Cold War era.
(1) Hogan also had a televised match against the Iron Sheik’s tag team partner, Nikolai Volkoff, although theirs was never a headlining feud.
(2) Among Piper’s antagonists, homophobic references to his kilt as a skirt were the only thing remotely used to depict Piper as an ethnic other.
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As has been the case since ancient Rome, the media, in accordance with good journalistic practice and making use of their right to inform freely, decide which news has a place and which does not. The interest of the news for the audience, the editorial line of the media, the available space, the current news, the context, the focus of the news, its commercial content… are some of the variables that the journalist will take into account when deciding what is news at a given moment and what is not.
For the most part any person, whether natural or legal, has the same right to express an opinion and issue truthful information, making use of any lawful means available to him or her. Thus, when journalistic interest and the exercise of the right to information do not coincide, the possibility arises of remission which, at the discretion of the information medium, may be paid or free of charge.
“Referal: Article or news item whose publication is of interest to a private individual and which is inserted in a newspaper for a fee at his or her request. It usually has an R at the end”.
As far as its legality is concerned, the legislation is crystal clear in this respect and, taking into account the very wording of the term, the word “referral” is the most appropriate one to distinguish the journalist’s informative work from this other type of information which, although it emanates from a right, is born of a particular interest that may have advertising connotations.
So why don’t we call it advertising? Well, because a , as a general rule, is not advertising, it does not have an advertising format and its placement does not usually coincide with that intended for advertising. Would you publish an obituary to honour your deceased next to advertisements for tonics, hats and hair growth? In order to not to mislead consumers, would you mark the obituary with a sign warning that it is advertising information, with the purpose of filling the church with acquaintances and friends of the deceased on the day of his funeral? Do you really think that there could be a conflict of interest with the funeral services scheduled for another deceased person?
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Over 40 years Later, The Schedule 1 Classification Remains.
Can medical marijuana curb the heroin epidemic? In the 1930s, Harry J. Anslinger, the first head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, embarked on a fierce anti-marijuana campaign. Highlighted by the 1936 anti-marijuana film Reefer Madness — where marijuana is depicted as a dangerous narcotic that makes good kids become sex-crazed killers — his propaganda efforts also maliciously linked marijuana use to African Americans and ethnic minorities.
By 1970, legislation codified cannabis as one of the nation’s most dangerous drugs: the Controlled Substance Act classified marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it possessed high potential for abuse and had no acceptable medical use. Over 40 years later, the classification remains.
But research has shown that marijuana, while still criminalized at the federal level, can be effective as a substitute for treating opioid addicts and preventing overdoses. Massachusetts, which recently legalized medical marijuana — and where heroin overdoses have soared — could be a fertile testing ground for this potentially controversial treatment.
The medical case for marijuana
Before being criminalized, marijuana was used in the U.S. to cure depression and a variety of other mental health ailments. Many studies have supported the therapeutic benefits of cannabinoids, along with the ability of marijuana’s psychoactive ingredients to treat nausea, help with weight loss, alleviate chronic pain, and mitigate symptoms of neurological diseases.
Other research, however, contradicts claims regarding the benefits of cannabidiol treatment. Some say marijuana actually poses a risk for psychosis and schizophrenia. Although the FDA has approved some synthetic cannabinoids for medical treatment, federal agencies do not support marijuana as a legitimate medicine until more clinical studies have been conducted.
The scientific debate over the harms and benefits of marijuana has impeded federal lawmakers from moving forward on marijuana legislation reform. As a result, in 23 states, medical marijuana has become legalized by popular vote.
Marijuana policy dilemma
With each state crafting unique medical marijuana regulations, we find ourselves at a crucial turning point in drug policy. Public health professionals claim the road map used by “big tobacco” will be copied with legal marijuana, and addiction rates for marijuana will increase to those we see for tobacco. Others warn that if medical marijuana is used indiscriminately and without focused education on the uses and forms of medical marijuana, a prescription pain pill-like crisis could occur.
Among drug treatment specialists, marijuana remains controversial. Although some research has shown marijuana to be an alternative treatment for more serious drug addiction, addiction treatment specialists still view marijuana as highly addictive and dangerous. These views handicap policy reform, but despite its status as a Schedule 1 drug, recent research shows marijuana could be part of the solution to the most deadly drug epidemic our country has seen in decades.
Massachusetts: a case study
In 2012 Massachusetts became the 18th state to legalize medical marijuana, though the first 11 dispensaries are not scheduled to open until sometime in the coming year. This situation presents an opportunity to implement sensible, research-based policy.
Massachusetts, like many states across the US, has seen a dramatic rise in opioid addition fueled by the increase in opiate prescription pills. In Boston, heroin overdoses increased by 80 percent between 2010 and 2012, and four out of five users were addicted to pain pills before turning to heroin.
Meanwhile, the leading cause of death among the Boston’s homeless population has shifted from AIDS complications to drug overdoses, with opiates involved in 81 percent of overdose deaths. This is an alarming finding given recent expansion in clinical services for the city’s homeless.
Addiction specialists and health care professionals in Boston have been at the forefront of integrating behavioral and medical care. Naloxone and methadone are currently the main solutions to address the growing opiate addiction and overdose problem. But Naloxone is an overdose antidote, not a cure or a form of preventative therapy.
Methadone, like heroin and other opioids, has a very narrow therapeutic index (the ratio between the toxic dose and the therapeutic dose of a drug). This means that a small change in dosage can be lethal to the user. Marijuana, however, has one of the safest (widest) therapeutic ratios of all drugs.
Research shows that marijuana has been used as a form of self-treatment, where users take cannabis in lieu of alcohol, prescription opiates, and illegal drugs. That’s one reason why researchers are calling for marijuana to be tested as a substitute for other drugs. In this capacity, marijuana can be thought of as a form of harm reduction. While researchers don’t seek to discount some of the drug’s potential negative effects, they view it as a less damaging alternative to other, harder drugs. Despite these findings, marijuana is rarely incorporated in formal drug treatment plans.
A recent study might change this policy. Comparing states with and without legalized medical marijuana, it found a substantial decrease in opioid (heroin and prescription pill) overdose death rates in states that had enacted medical marijuana laws. In their conclusions, the researchers suggested that medical marijuana should be part of policy aimed to prevent opioid overdose.
Outside marijuana’s harms and benefits, missing in this discussion is the social environment of drug use. Drug use is social in nature. Where and with whom drugs are used influences why and how they are used. Socially acceptable or moderate use of drugs can be learned through social rituals in socially controlled settings.
Studies in the Netherlands found that using marijuana in Amsterdam coffeehouses encouraged a “stepping-off” hard drug use. These studies also found that when young people used marijuana in a controlled coffeehouse setting instead of a polydrug-using environment, they learned to use marijuana moderately without combining with other drugs. Along with providing access to marijuana, it’s important to instruct users on safe and effective medical marijuana consumption.
Since Massachusetts has not yet opened its medical marijuana dispensaries, it is too early to see if medical marijuana legislation will help reduce opiate addiction in the Commonwealth. Using recent research findings, Massachusetts policymakers have a unique opportunity to implement medical marijuana policies that address its contemporary opiate overdose. Medical marijuana could be part of drug treatment for heroin and opiates.
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I’m pleased to present episode 120 of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz, in which I speak to a very special guest: Ilene Smith.
What makes Ilene special? She was featured in the book that is the companion to this podcast: The Possibility Principle: How Quantum Physics Can Improve the Way You Think, Live and Love as “Helen.” Long time listeners will also recognize her story as one I’ve told on the podcast, too.
In this episode, we follow up with Ilene to learn more about her journey to becoming a highly regarded counselor specializing in trauma recovery. Reach out to Ilene via email at [email protected].
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Transcript of The Possibility Podcast with Mel Schwartz #120
MEL: Hello everybody and welcome to the Possibility Podcast. I’m your host Mel Schwartz. I practice psychotherapy, marriage counseling, and I am the author of the book The Possibility Principle, the companion to this podcast. I hope to be your thought provocateur and I’ll be introducing you to new ways of thinking and a new game plan for life.
MEL: Hi everyone. It’s my great pleasure to bring on a very formidable guest. Formidable is a word I’m using to speak to how I have known her and engaged her over the years through her own formidability. And I’m using that word because she has embraced her vulnerability. And you see the paradox there that I’m always teaching. When someone embraces their vulnerability, they become formidable. They become self-empowered. So I’m going to introduce to you today, Ilene.
MEL: Ilene is a mindfulness and positive psychology coach. She has a resume that is far too long and too wide for me to recount, but I’ll ask her to share with you all of those details. And I met Ilene, how many years ago would you say Ilene we met?
ILENE: I would say in dog years or human. About 20.
MEL: At least 20 years ago. At least 20. She’s probably being kind. And I want everybody to know that Ilene goes under the pseudonym of Helen in my book, The Possibility Principle. I shared an anecdote about Helen and at that time I was protecting her confidentiality. But at this point, I think it’s clear that that’s no longer necessary. So Helen’s real name is Ilene.
MEL: So let me share the anecdote from the book and then we will move in and invite Ilene to speak more about what was happening then in her life and now and very fundamentally how she has engaged her change process. So the anecdote I share in my book about Ilene was that I had given her an introduction to a colleague in common. She had some professional interests that I thought this colleague could help her with. His name is Bud. And I arranged for them or gave them an introduction to meet at a conference that Bud was attending.
MEL: Ilene went and attended that conference. Before the conference began, she noticed or recognized Bud who was speaking with any number of people. And Ilene stood by waiting for Bud to turn and pay attention to her and greet her. And at that point, Ilene, as you would say, you were feeling ignored or not noticed, correct?
MEL: Okay. So as time went by, the conference started and Bud was no longer talking to that group surrounding him. And Ilene, known as Helen in my book, decided her words were to me, I guess I just wasn’t that important. Bud left without looking to find her or look to her. And she concluded, I guess I just wasn’t that important.
MEL: So I do what I do. I challenged her. How do you know that to be a fact? Now I knew at that time that Ilene was carrying around this very core belief about herself, a self-esteem matter, that she felt she wasn’t that important. We explored how she came to that belief. And she shared with me that in her childhood, she and her mother had a role reversal. She waited hand and foot on her mother. Their roles were reversed. She was there to serve her mother and the experiences of childhood weren’t available for her. She wasn’t primary. She wasn’t the important one as a child. Her mom was. So she had a wave collapse. Remember wave collapses, those experiences in childhood, which can be chronic or acute, which inform our primary beliefs about ourself. And out of those primary beliefs, we have countless thoughts. Her thought was, I guess I’m not that important. Coming from the belief she carried from her childhood. So I pointed out those wave collapses to Ilene, and we went to work on helping her learn to see her belief and see her thought and not become that thought. Well, we’ve been at a touch for quite a number of years and recently reconnected. I have no idea where Ilene’s going to go with this story or our conversation, but I’m inviting her in and saying, welcome aboard. And please tell us what progress or lack of do you think you have made over these last 15 years in terms of breaking through that limiting belief of, I guess I’m just not that important.
ILENE: It’s very strange to hear you tell that story. And I remember it vividly. Clearly from listening to that and where I am, I’ve had a long journey, which I suppose explains why my feet hurt so much. And I was very lucky to come into your office at a time in which my marriage was unraveling after 25 years. But more fundamentally than my marriage unraveling, it was the fabric that I believe wove me together in terms of how I saw myself in the world and how I saw myself internally. And it was a very challenging time. You of course are an extremely challenging therapist to work with, which I needed. I didn’t need somebody who would hold my hand, although I can say I wouldn’t have liked that some days, but you challenged me to dig in. I would say there were days it felt like I was on an archaeological dig to find that hidden strength that I really had, but had stopped accessing it. So the nature of who I am is I’m a contemplative and I’m an academic. So during the process and time in which we work together, I went at this change process, both from a contemplative process, going back into many decades of meditating, as well as an academic process. And I started to ask myself, what were the three fundamental issues that my marriage unraveling had sort of catalyzed and had come to the foreground? And I came up with three things that haunted me. What did I do wrong? Why am I not enough? And of course, the third question is, what do I do now?
ILENE: So I think the what do I do now was less common than it might have been. I think a lot of people, especially women after divorce, go and want to get a makeover, change their hair, lose 20 pounds. It isn’t that that didn’t have some appeal to me, but my inner knowing was really that what I needed to change was not the color of my hair or the size of the heel I wore, but really what was it inside of me that was dictating how I felt. And certainly that what am I doing that’s not enough? Why am I not enough propelled me forward. At that time, luckily, there was a man named Nathaniel Brandon who was creating a world about research about self-esteem. And I’d read about him. I was doing workshops with teachers and superintendents about the importance of raising a child’s self-esteem so that they couldn’t just think they could, but that we gave them the skills along with that to do that. So I went to Omega for a three-day conference.
ILENE: And I’m not sure I had been to Omega many times at that point, but I parked, I got in there, there was a huge, big room, a really huge open room in there. And it was not what I expected. He stood up after his introduction and instead of doing a preamble or an opening monologue, he right away had us get up on our feet and do the following very challenging, very Mel Schwartz activity. He said we had to say our name three times, only we had to say our name. My name is Ilene Smith and I am enough. My first reaction is, well, that’s pretty strange. I paid for this conference. The second time, my name is Ilene Smith and I am enough. And I began to know something had shifted that there was an awareness in my body that just saying my name and this time listening to my words, listening to the sound of my proclaiming my name and I was enough started to create a shift. And on the third time, I was really aware that there was something inhabiting in my body that was unexpected. So very mind-body shift and awareness. So I thought, I lived through that. I can deal with that.
ILENE: And then the next instruction came, which was to go out and individually greet everyone in the room by going over and making eye contact, shaking their hand. Those are pre-COVID days, so we didn’t worry about that. Saying my name is Ilene Smith and I’m enough, making eye contact, heart contact, I would say, and then making a container big enough and spacious enough for the other person to say it and to feel heard. So it was a real amplification of genuine presence. And that alone is healing. When you are with somebody, it’s really with them and listening, it’s healing.
MEL: If we could just contrast that experience with the anecdote from my book, you were standing there waiting for Bud to acknowledge you. You concluded in your retreating and pulling back, I am not enough. I guess I just wasn’t that important. So that core shift of belief, I guess I’m not that important to I am enough. And as you said, I am enough, lots of thoughts came to mind. I am good enough. I am valuable enough. I am all things enough. I just haven’t known it. So there you’re resonating with your primary relationship, the relationship that impacts you far more than any other relationship is with your beliefs and your thoughts. So there was a profound defining moment shift in you with the words, I am enough.
ILENE: I think that’s a wonderful summary of exactly what happened. And there were two other things that happened, a lot of things that happened that weekend that I will forever be grateful for. But the two things that I noticed first was that it was a big room and people have, you know, there’s a sensation of people’s breath and peppermints and all the mélange of things that happen when you put a lot of people in the room. But there was a shift to the smell of fear. And I have always said about myself, I’m like a human beagle, that I perceive things on a scent level. And it influences me and informs a lot of the impressions that I get. And so the room was filled with an odd scent of fear. And sort of the way a dog knows that you are afraid of them. I looked around the room and didn’t watch anything that looked challenging. And then I realized that I must not be the only one that is having a discrepancy between my inner belief, which clearly was I’m not enough, and what it would take to take the leap from I’m not enough to I am enough. And that I think I believe to this day, created fear. And I was aware of it. And I could sense it in the room. So when I went to bed at night, I think I knew something had shifted, that proclaiming it and not pushing it away was really a shift for me. And I began to professionally think about how I could work with those three ideas. Because when things go wrong, instead of saying, okay, what do I learn from this? I think there’s a reflex, I think for women, maybe more than men, to say, what did I do wrong? Why am I not enough? And then what do I do now as a result of those?
MEL: So just for clarification, when you’re saying there was a scent of fear, In the room.
ILENE: In the room.
MEL: Two questions, how would you, given the notion of inseparability, how would you distinguish my scent of fear or the scent of others? But more importantly, are you saying that after everyone said I am enough, then following that, the scent of fear or prior to that?
ILENE: I think the moment he asked us to get on our feet and say that I am enough, I think we all came, it was a Friday night, with an expectation that the opening night he’ll say interesting things, we’ll take notes, and we’ll get on the easy street to the rest of the workshop. And I think his challenging and I would tell you confrontational style the whole weekend was more than I expected.
MEL: So you’re saying that it was the surprise, you’re not sitting there in the anonymity of the audience, but everybody was standing up. Did everyone stand up at the same time and say I am?
ILENE: No, that’s so funny that you ask that, because not only did some people not stand up, there were several people who never stood and they did not come back on Saturday.
MEL: So you may remember or you may not recall the work we used to do and what I used to teach around the to be verbs and how they limit us is, am, were, was. So when we look at the term, I am enough, let’s look at the converse, I’m not enough. In my book, your message was, I guess I wasn’t important enough. When we remove the to be verb in a negative way, then instead of I am not enough, it’s I feel like I’m not enough. And now the shift here, when you say I am enough, underneath it, what’s really shifting? It’s the feeling. I feel like I am enough because there’s no objective truth to it, but if I feel like I am enough, then indeed I am. So do you agree that it’s ultimately the perception or the feeling, the subjective feeling underneath that is the wellspring of the shift as opposed to the objective statement?
ILENE: I do. And I think after decades of working with different clients, I think part of what allows you to stay in the belief that I am enough is developing a certain capacity for distress tolerance and not having a moment of distress throw you out of that belief that I am enough. Okay, so I am enough, of course, we can go through stress, distress, anxiety, but the resilience that I can handle it. That’s the resilient quality. Life brings challenges, conflicts, heartache, stress, but I am enough allows you to feel that you can navigate it. So it’s a resource.
MEL: So would you say this shift for you beyond those words in the ensuing years, the shift is that you began to trust your own resourcefulness?
ILENE: Oh, yes, for sure. And I also learned to tolerate the areas that are still challenges for me without diminishing my sense of self.
MEL: Could you speak to some of those areas that you still feel challenged by?
ILENE: Even with a GPS, I can get lost. I navigationally and technologically, I feel like Wilma Flintstone. And when I have to make a big presentation, or they put that little mic on me, the first thing I do is notice there’s a flutter. And then somebody comes and helps me. And then I go back into saying, I’m not here to be the tech expert. I’m here to bring to you some open heartedness, some willingness to be vulnerable and courageous in how we interact. And I don’t judge myself as harshly as I did.
MEL: So you feel like you’ve traveled quite a distance from back then with I am not enough to get your resourcefulness now that I am.
ILENE: I would say.
MEL: Those questions that you had asked yourself at the time of your divorce process, what did I do wrong? Interesting question, right? The propensity there was, it must be my fault. Is that kind of like a childhood reflex, which is if you attending to your mother and serving her needs, if she was upset or angry with you, it was what did I do wrong?
ILENE: Or what didn’t I do right? And the other question that popped up then, and it’s emerging even in our conversation, which is provocative and probably very meaningful for a further conversation with myself, which is I’ve shifted from why is this happening to me, which is very much disempowered to why is this happening for me with an understanding that life is going to give us completely the unexpected. And if I can get out of my own way enough to say that there is some gift in this, might not be one that shows up where I’m clear about now, but there is an advantage to having the alchemy of challenge.
MEL: By all means, it’s just such a fundamentally vital restructuring of how we see things. I’m sure you’ve experienced, it’s my belief in my own life and in the work I do with others, that we keep being presented with the same type of challenges until we learn to vault over it, grow and prosper. And then those challenges don’t recur. For example, I’ll work with people who say I’m always being taken advantage of. Why is that? I’ll ask, do you think you’re just so unfortunate that people are always looking to take advantage of you? Why doesn’t that happen to me? Because this is school. This is our education life. All these things present to us as opportunities to grow and learn. And once we do, it doesn’t happen any longer. You start to attract different kinds of people into your life, don’t you?
ILENE: I think so. Very much so.
MEL: So we are no longer asking yourself, why is this happening to me? The way I would put it sometimes would be, what is the opportunity here for me to learn that I’m not seeing? If I keep walking into the same wall, I need to turn the lights on, figuratively speaking, so I don’t walk into that wall. And that’s a whole different way of looking at life experience. And again, we’re not blaming and faulting ourselves. We’re here to learn, to evolve and to grow. At least that’s a dominant spiritual belief that this is our schooling. Could you share with the listeners a bit about your mindfulness practice and your meditation practice and how you go after helping others?
ILENE: I started doing mindfulness in my 20s, very, very early. I was extremely lucky to have had that come into my life early. And I had one experience where I volunteered in Danmore State Prison, and it was a maximum security prison. And I was a very young, innocent, I was absolutely sure I could make a difference. And when I arrived at the prison, I had met with the warden, what are you going to do? I’m five foot three, I think he was a little worried. How was I going to deal with the tattoos and the large men who were angry and stuck inside? But he assured me that he would always have two bodyguards, two guards, not bodyguards, although they felt like bodyguards in the room with me. And initially, you can imagine there was some resistance to it. But I am a believer, I’m passionate about the capacity to let your mind be full, and to be full of different options. And so I would come into the room and week by week, I would work with them on learning to pause, learning to deescalate, learning ultimately, self compassion and compassion for others. And it was the most exhilarating, sad time because a lot of these men were lifers, and Danmore is a maximum state prison. And after each meditation practice, I would have them do some form of creative experience to help them embody what the practice had included. And one day, I some of them couldn’t read, I asked them to bring to take a pen and pencil and to sketch out a cup, because I had been talking about setting an intention, and how no matter what you were doing, you had the opportunity to open your mind, start your day by setting an intention. So interestingly enough, I do practice what I preach, all of my cups have different things on them, this one happens to say, be joyful. And I intentionally in the morning, open up my cupboard and ask myself, what do I want to fill my cup with? Is it calm? Is it joy? Is it kindness? Is it self love, self worth? So I have a lot of them.
ILENE: And after one particularly challenging session, I had the men take a piece of paper and create their own cups. And then they could fill the cups with anything they wanted. And some of them were angry, their cups were flowing over. And some of them were one word that we later used as a mantra. And it was fascinating. And we got into this conversation about how most of us have a reductionist point of view. We think about is your cup half empty? Is it half full? That wasn’t where I wanted them or hoped they would go. And what I wanted them to realize is that what we put in our cup, what we keep in our cup is intentional. And when our cup is filled with things that are toxic and unproductive, we have the intentionality and the capacity to empty the cup. And they taught me every week, what it was like to go from feeling behind bars, behind walls, behind words, behind my beliefs, to saying, even now, I have the capacity to find some freedom. I think of my professional experiences that will always occupy a place in my heart. That was the one. And I’ve taken those gifts from those men and begun to go out in the world and work with populations that are pretty diverse. I was lucky enough, maybe I’m not going to use luck, because I do think that we are given opportunities if they’re in front of us.
ILENE: We might have to go around to find them, but I’ve had some extraordinary opportunities to be part of some national mindfulness movements. I was one of the original writers for Goldie Hawn’s, the Hawn Foundation’s curriculum, which is K through 12, called Mind Up, in which we structured a body of lessons for the kids and the teachers, teaching kids the skills of that. So instead of feeling, I’ve got nothing to do but explode, I have nothing to do but implode, that they can learn to stop, self-regulate, self-love, and then recreate something else. So every day that I went into different cities, I was a specialist in turnaround schools. You could stick me in a school because I tend to see the best, not just the worst or the stuff that was a struggle, but to work with these turnaround schools.
ILENE: And I had to give a speech at a national conference, and I talked about, I’d been at this one school in the South Bronx, which was a really hard school, for about six months. And one day I walked in and there was blood all over the floor, and there were cops, and I was there to do a whole faculty presentation on stress management and using breath work to self-regulate. And I found out that it was a fourth grader who took a big pen and had no way to see himself as enough, no way to regulate himself, no way to see options for this conflict and volcano that was inside of him. And he grabbed a pen and stuck the pen, the big pen, into the neck of his, of a fellow student. And that was how I began my day, working with the teachers about where do we go from here? What now? That was incredible. I walked out, I got in my car. I think I sat there unable to start the car because I was awash with my own emotions and everybody else’s as well.
MEL: That’s quite a story. When you were using the word mindfulness before, I became aware of my thoughts.
ILENE: Oh, tell me.
MEL: And my thought at that moment was, well, there’s the old story of the student goes to the Zen master for his lesson and the master says, would you like a cup of tea? And the student says, certainly, master, and holds out his cup. And the master starts to pour the tea until the cup overflows. And the student says, master, my cup is overflowing. And the Zen master says, I’m just reminded with all the thoughts. So I just want to share here, not so much with you, but with the listener. We always have to look at words and terms and ask, tell me what you mean by it. Because for some, mindfulness can be addressed very, very efficiently and usefully the way you’re addressing it, Ilene. And for others, mindfulness requires emptying the mind of the thoughts. So I think ultimately, it’s the quality of the thoughts running through our mind. And always remember that the moment you have a thought, that thought attaches to the accompanying feeling. Thought and feeling operate as a complex together. So if you are fearful, hateful thoughts, we know what you will be feeling and you’re caught in that tandem. But your work around mindfulness sounds extraordinary. Clearly, how it’s also assisted you over the years is just incredible.
MEL: So in the notes to this episode, I’m going to be sharing with the listeners, if anyone wants to get in touch with you or write to you or seek you out professionally, I’m going to provide your contact information and everything else for the listeners of the podcast. So I’m just going to put you on the spot for a moment. In conclusion, what’s the one thing that you want the listener to take away?
ILENE: Ask better questions.
MEL: I love that.
ILENE: I guess. And don’t judge the answers.
MEL: Ask a new question. Ask a new question. That’s when we move into constructing new realities, when we ask new questions. Beautiful. Well, thank you so much.
ILENE: You’re welcome.
MEL: Thanks for joining the show.
MEL: Well, everybody, hope you enjoyed today’s episode. And until next time, wishing you mindfulness, wishing you a mind free from stress, fear, anger. Looking forward to speaking with you again next week. Be well until then.
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Saturday night in Baltimore, I attended a fundraiser for Project JumpStart, which afforded me the rare opportunity to wear a suit made of something other than rubber. It was a great evening. As the keynote speaker, I was honored to be introduced by two graduates of Jumpstart – Tyrone Ferrens and Toemore Knight.
A few years ago, no one could have predicted that either of these men would be thriving in Baltimore’s construction industry. Both had been addicted to drugs. Both had been homeless. Both had been incarcerated. Neither man was educated, and neither man appeared to be employable. Today, both men are electricians. Tyrone is an experienced journeyman, and Toemore just won The Craft Regional Finals, and became Maryland’s Top Electrical Apprentice. Both men credit Project JumpStart for their remarkable transformation.
I met these guys earlier this week on a nearby construction site, along with several other JumpStart graduates, and learned of their remarkable transformation firsthand. I’m sharing their story here because frankly, I don’t understand why so few Baltimoreans are aware of this incredible organization. So please, indulge me for a moment as I sing their praises, and challenge every other city in America to replicate this program, post haste.
At base, JumpStart is a pre-apprenticeship program subsidized by the building industry. The program came into existence because construction companies in Maryland have been struggling to find skilled workers. The approach is simple: a core group of instructors prepare people for a career in the construction trades by teaching a variety of technical competencies, along with a heavy emphasis on “soft skills.” The results so far have been staggering. In ten years, Project JumpStart has placed 700 people in well-paying construction jobs in and around Baltimore City. Incredibly, nearly 80% of JumpsSart graduates are still employed today.
It’s an astonishing success rate, especially when compared to other programs that aim to provide a second chance to non-violent offenders who served their time. This is due in large part to the exceptional human beings who run the program. Mike Henderson, Kate McShane, and Jack Diehl are dedicated to the people who graduate from JumpStart. But they’re also committed to the employers who hire JumpStart graduates. Each instructor demands an extraordinary level of work ethic from every student – the same kind of work ethic that makes them attractive to a potential employer. The result is a graduate who is not only qualified to began an apprentice program, but a person with a burning desire to succeed. However, there’s another element that’s no less critical to the programs success, but easy to overlook – mentoring.
When a JumpStart graduate becomes a productive employee, his employer will naturally look to hire another JumpStart graduate. That new graduate is oftentimes unsure about what awaits him – just like anyone else would be on their first day of work. But when they see men like Tyrone and Toemore thriving on the job, they see living proof of what’s possible for them. Likewise, every former JumpStart graduate is motivated to make sure the new guy succeeds. Why? Pride. JumpStart graduates are simply not going to let other Jumpstart graduates fail, because that would reflect badly on the program. This, in my humble opinion, is the way forward. Private industry and private citizens, coming together to solve a practical need by rewarding the kind of work ethic we all want to encourage.
As some of you know, I’m involved in an ongoing PR campaign that celebrates the best of what Baltimore has to offer. In fact, I appear to be on the cover of the current Visitors Guide, which is very flattering. Last night though, it was clear to me that Baltimore’s best ambassador’s are not media personalities or professional athletes – they’re people like Tyrone and Toemore – people who have turned their lives around against impossible odds. Sure, crab cakes and Oriole games and Fells Point will always enchant us, but really, there’s no greater testament to a city than it’s ability to reinvent itself. And there’s no better example of that reinvention, than the graduates of Project JumpStart. Their stories are precisely what the rest of the country should know about the character of my hometown.
Please join me in congratulating them all, and wishing the next class every success.
PS The best part about Saturday night was the conspicuous absence of politics. The room was packed with democrats and republicans, liberals and conservatives, bloody do-gooders and opportunistic mercenaries. No one threw pie in anyone’s face, or called the other side a “loser.” It was, in the words of the old Dirty Jobs intro, an homage to “civilized life.” Along with mikeroweWORKS, the event was sponsored by Koch Industries, Skills Force, ABCBaltimore, and a boatload of other companies eager to do well by doing good. It was a pleasure to be in their company as well.
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The companies that make these stuffed animals provide instructions on how to clean them. However, there are some basic things that need to be kept in mind for any stuffed animal. Keeping them clean is very important for the good health of the child and there are some better ways to clean them. They get dirty easily because your child will never leave it for a minute, whether the kids are playing hide and seek in the backyard, or watching TV while snacking or even sleeping. The tag along with the toy has all the instructions on how to wash them. There it is clearly written if you can machine wash them, dry them or on water temperature or if they need to be bleached or not. Everything comes with the stuffed animals written on the label and you just have to follow them.
There are many ways that you can clean your stuffed animals and if the animals are machine washable, that is the easiest way. Simply tie the animal in a pillowcase and wash gently in the machine. But if the filling is made of a material that cannot be washed with water, then you can sprinkle it with a little baking soda and let it sit for a while. Then brush it or just shake the animal and the stuffed animal is clean. If there is any stain on the toy that needs to be cleaned, you need to dry it and then put baking soda on it and after a few minutes brush the stain gently or a little harder as per the requirement. To dry the animals, you can put them near a dehumidifier and in 2-3 days it will be completely dry and will not damage the fur or fine hair. For regular, daily cleaning, you can simply brush it off and go.
When toddlers play with toys, each and every one of the toys should be well cleaned and hygienic. This is also included in the safety measures that must be taken with regard to your child and her toys. You must follow the instruction guide of the toy because it depends on the stuffing, which allows you to clean the animal in a particular way. | <urn:uuid:645c4e3a-ebb7-477b-9815-f0de3a1ae115> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://mildinsick.com/the-best-ways-to-clean-stuffed-animals/ | 2024-04-14T23:15:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.972581 | 545 |
Our design, driven by human behaviour connects people to experiences, to places and to process.
Because only design driven by human behaviour can create spaces, services and experiences that we can instinctively engage and connect with.
The human lens. People. Collaboration. Curiosity. These are the things that matter most. The micro – those felt experiences, our human connections to a moment, to a place and a process. The macro – those coherent, connected solutions that come from crafting in response to human behaviour.
We have over 40 years of history delivering human-centred design in our previous incarnation as CCD Design & Ergonomics and we’re proud of our heritage.
We’ve always believed people don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it and Mima is driven by the desire to make a positive impact on the world around us.
Find out more about our history, our rebrand and who we are in this video:
Our North Star & Purpose
Understanding Human behaviour
We believe that by deeply understanding human behaviour, we can design spaces, technology and experiences that resonate with people on a profound level.
Solving complex challenges
We tackle the most significant challenges across transportation, cultural, societal and well-being domains, harnessing our expertise in human factors and human behaviour to drive innovative solutions through collaboration & co-creation.
Blending science and creativity
We seamlessly blend deep research, creativity, and insight, honed over decades of experience, to craft both digital and physical solutions that engage, empower and inspire.
Connecting the world to each other inclusively and sustainably
Our work is dedicated to forging meaningful connections between individuals, communities, and the world at large through thoughtful inclusive and immersive design.
Design that begins and ends with people
Our success is measured by the degree to which our designs enhance people’s lives. We commit to always placing people at the heart of our design process, ensuring that our solutions are both impactful and enduring.
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Veracity is set in the future, after the Pandemic has wiped out three fourths of mankind. It's kind of scary thinking the bird flu and many others has killed so many. Democracy as we know it is gone. Instead, a new form of government is in place, one that has metal slates inbedded in everyone's neck. The slate tells the government where you are and what you say. If you say one of the red listed words, you are punished swiftly. Either by current through your neck, or more often than not, death.
Harper Adams is a Sentient Monitor; she has some ESP capabilities that the government uses to their advantage. She works hard and swiftly rises within the system to a higher rank that most. She monitors the punishments, making notes if the punishment justifies the crime. But when her best friend is killed, Harper opens her eyes.
The Book of Noah is only referred to. A book that the conferedacy swears to the public is just a legend. It doesn't exist. But there are rebels out there who swear it does and want to lead a rebellion against the confederacy. Harper will have to break free of her slate in order to join them. When one morning one of the new red listed words is Harper's daughter's name, she moves into action. But the journey to freedom will come at a cost.
Veracity is a phenomenal read set in the time of 2045. It's chilling, scary, and an absolute page turner. The suspense builds through-out until the novel leaving you breathless. Harper is a fantastic character who learns and grows stronger as the story develops. A great debut novel!
Take a few minutes and stop at a few other blogs on the tour:
She Reads: http://mandyfish-reads.blogspot.com/
Pam’s Private Reflections: http://hip2bhomeschooling.blogspot.com/
Books, Books Everywhere: http://bookbookseverywhere.blogspot.com/
Books Gardens & Dogs: http://maryinhb.blogspot.com/
My Book Views: http://my-book-views.blogspot.com/
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Whether it’s slotxo online card games or online football games, everything is always invested and profitable first. But this factor also depends on the person’s status. to use it in any direction Some people play in the hopes of speculating. Some people play for fun, stress relief, or love to gamble with their hearts. But some may be used as a business in the main occupation. usually found in many different Of course, although online casino games are a dark business. Or a gray business, but it can benefit more or less for many people.
Online casino games Another way to generate income for both small and large groups of people.
With the current events, there has been a development of a form of finding a source of funds or a lot of income, not only playing online casino games is another way that can create benefits for those who are interested in making a profit. into everyday life as well From the past, playing in the casino, most often saw people who want to play it, come in contact with or try to relieve stress or have enough funds left to play to vent fun for the day, but during the situation during this period or resting after looking downward so that most people Bring online casino games to change into a strategy for making money. Playing online casino games is not always possible if you don’t have a precise analysis and enough playing experience to read the game or guess correctly. It may be a loss and not a profit as expected. Because playing casino games is not that you will always win every game. or succeed
But sometimes we often meet some people who play for a little bit of money and then stop playing for a day. so that if playing in a full day I don’t know whether the situation in which we have luck or that profit will end at any point, I don’t know. The best way is that we have to take into account. Calculating the amount to be used to fund each day If your luck is not good today, take a break and start again the next day. It’s not too late, or when you can play at some point in the day, it’s better to take a break or stop playing. Don’t be greedy or indulge in whatever caught your eye during the situation as it may end up making you regret it. Because most people, when luck is good Or feel yourself lucky but lack consciousness not quitting or taking a break In the end, it may cost money. and eventually exhausted itself.
Another online casino game that can generate income for you without realizing it.
Although playing online games is considered illegal but with the gameplay that can be played in private areas without the need to reveal or play in public, just stay at home can make money as well. One smart phone, mobile phone connected to the Internet can earn you enough money, but playing games requires you to be mindful. Or control the mood of playing as well. Even if the profits are not enough, but collect little by little It is considered worth more than lifestylefun nothing.
Playing at online casinos via mobile
May be the top choice of all these gamblers. because of the convenience of playing Wherever it is, it can be played at any time. Some people who used to play online casinos in the early days. May have to play through the computer only because of the stability of the picture or connection. But when technology has been developed to be more modern. Playing on a mobile phone today is as stable as playing on a computer. What’s even better is that you can carry it anywhere and play anywhere. easy to play able to play at any time of the day However, just playing via mobile makes it only convenient to play. If you want to make a profit from playing online casinos. There must be a formula and technique to play as an important element of playing as well.
Learning techniques and formulas to play as much as possible. It will allow us to see the style of the game more easily. can bet more easily The important thing is that it doesn’t have to cost a lot to play. It is something that the gambler wants very much. Because each player may have a different capital to play. Some people have a lot, they can play as they like. But for those who have limited funds to play. Must think carefully before placing bets each time. in order to save their own playing capital not to be wasted in vain The principle of placing bets to get that money Players must be careful when placing bets. Do not use emotions to play. This is how you can easily earn money from playing online casinos.
Playing online casinos to make money every day, learning is very important. We should study as much as we can about the game we are playing before we actually play. It’s another way for newcomers to make a profit from playing every day. However, it must rely on the experience of playing to help as well. In the first play, it may be a common loss. But when the experience of playing it. Making a profit from playing online casinos is as simple as that. | <urn:uuid:d0d187cc-edee-43e9-8bbd-5a0b6cfaef14> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://mixitem.com/playing-online-casino-games-is-another-main-occupation-for-many-people/ | 2024-04-15T00:44:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.976344 | 1,044 |
Charmaine Wilde moved to San Marcos, Texas in 2007 two weeks after getting married. She earned her undergraduate degree from Southern Utah University. Charmaine worked in the administrative division of Texas State Athletics before she attended law school at Baylor Law School.
While in law school Charmaine was active in numerous moot court, mock trial, and client counseling competitions, many of which she was either a finalist or won. She won the contract writing competition for her Contract Law class. Charmaine also became a mom in her last year of law school, juggling law school and a NICU baby. Immediately following graduation, she passed the bar exam and went to work for the Hays County District Attorney’s Office.
During her time as an Assistant District Attorney, Charmaine handled a variety of cases including, misdemeanor and felony criminal cases, CPS cases, and mental health cases. Charmaine handled all types of crimes from property to person crimes including both violent and sexual offenses. She was the sole juvenile prosecutor for the office and handled a variety of cases related to juvenile and technology. Charmaine trained local law enforcement on handling the unique area of juvenile law. She spoke to teenagers in Hays County about what to do when faced with peer pressure and how to identify cyberbullying. She enjoys working with youth and young people as they grow into the adult world.
In the summer of 2016, Charmaine joined the Law Office of John McGlothlin to practice in an area of law she trained for in law school, with the added benefit of the years of trial experience she obtained working for the citizens of Hays County. Her law practice is focused on helping people plan for their future and get to a better, organized place. She enjoys all areas of civil litigation, family law, and estate planning. Charmaine also saves some of her time for court appointed criminal cases, juvenile cases, and guardianships.
Charmaine is serving her second year as President of the Hays County Bar Association, and she co-founded the Hays and Caldwell County Young Lawyer’s Association in 2014. Charmaine and her husband Russell are the parents of three children and two dogs. Charmaine and Russell are passionate about living local and about Hays County. Charmaine likes to run, teach ballet, and read books in her spare time. | <urn:uuid:2b64ae9f-ef00-40a4-b998-f94c8c59c421> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://mjwlawtx.com/charmaine-wilde/ | 2024-04-14T22:44:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.976645 | 471 |
It was a rainy November day and I wanted to add some nature to liven up our indoors on this gloomy day. Thankfully I had squirreled away some oak leaves, perfect for some engaging building 10 practice!
I drew dots (in 10 frame formation) from 1-9 with sharpies on the oak leaves. Then I gave my students each a leaf and a number rack. On the top row, (after counting the dots) they showed the number on the leaf. On the bottom rack, they showed how many more beads were needed to make 10.
I discovered after a sad marker mishap, that oak leaves are the absolute best leaves for this project. The sharpie does not bleed through, they don’t curl, and are tough enough to be passed around to other students.
The kids found this to be challenging, but engaging. They asked if they could try this again and practice it until it became easy! It was amazing how frustration levels stayed minimal, some of the kids decided that they actually could do it and shared their tips with those around them! Amazing!!!
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The Oppo Find X5 series, which includes the basic Find X5 and the higher-end Find X5 Pro, was just released in the worldwide market. Oppo recently produced a Find X5 Pro Dimensity Edition, and a Find X5 Pro+ is said to be on the way.
The information comes from a Chinese source who also supplied the Find X5 Pro+’s whole spec sheet.
The Find X5 Pro+ will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC and Oppo’s in-house MariSilicon X NPU, according to the source. There will be 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage, but no SD card port for expansion.
A 6.78-inch E6 AMOLED screen with curved corners and a punch-hole selfie camera will be used. With a 2K screen resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate, it will use LTPO technology. The 5,000 mAh battery will enable 150W UltraVOOC fast charging, which is the quickest charging technology available on a commercial smartphone at the moment.
A 50MP Sony IMX789 primary lens with OIS, a 50MP Sony IMX766 ultrawide camera, and a 64MP OmniVision OV64B periscope ultra-telephoto camera with 5x zoom and OIS will make up the main camera system. A 32MP Sony IMX709 sensor will be used for the selfie camera.
There’s no indication on when the phone will be released, but the source expects the 12GB/256GB model to cost $1100. | <urn:uuid:458a0f2a-9be8-48ac-bae2-9be9b3fcac4b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://mobilesprice.pk/oppo-is-making-another-ultra-premium-flagship-phone/ | 2024-04-15T00:01:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.879993 | 343 |
Caliber(s): 7.62mm NATO (.308Win), .300 Winchester magnum and .338 Lapua (8.6x70mm)
Operation: rotating bolt action
Barrel: 650 mm for 7.62mm NATO; 750 mm for .300 win mag and .338 lapua mm
Weight: 6.4 – 6.9 kg w/o scope, depending on the barrel installed
Length: 1260 or 1360 mm
Feed Mechanism: 10 (.308), 8 (.300 wm) or 5 (.338) rounds detachable box magazines
The ERMA SR-100 rifle was developed in Germany by Erma company and represents the high end sniper rifle, capable of outstanding first shot accuracy and widely and quickly ajustable for many tactical situations. Designed for law enforcement and counter-terror troops, this rifle is wery expencive but offers highest grade of accuracy, and is used by the elite european units, such as German KSK and GSG-9. It is said that accuracy of the SR-100 with proper ammunition is about 0.3 MOA at any practical ranges (in optimal environmental conditions and with highly trained shooter, of cause).
ER-100 is a manaually operated, rotating bolt action, magazine fed rifle. Rotating bolt locks directly into the barrel by three front lugs. Receiver is made from aluminium alloy and is mounted on the stock via the aluminium bedding block, which is built into stock. SR-100 featured quickly interchangeable barrels of three different calibers, .308 winchester (7.62x51mm NATO), .300 Winchester Magnum and .338 Lapua Magnum. Calibers can be swapped on one rifle in the matter of minutes by replacing the barrel, bolt and magazine. The barrel is fixed to the receiver by patented eccentrical lock. The lock is operated by the allen wrench type tool. When lock is released, barrel could be simply pulled out of the receiver and be replaced by another barrel. When locked, barrel is free floated for maximum accuracy. All barrels are fitted with highly effective muzzle brakes. Box type magazines have different capacities for different calibers and when in place, are completely enclosed by rifle stock. Magazine release is operated by two butons, situated on both sides of the stock, below the ejection port.
The stock is made from laminated wood and is fully ajustable for lenght of pull, height and the position of the cheekpiece. The front part of the stock can be extended by the additional detachable unit, to move the bipod mount forward, if required. Trigger is also ajustable for weight, pull, position and amount of slack.SR-100 is equipped with 3 position bolt mounted safety. There are no open sights, and SR-100 is equipped with universal rail on the top of the receiver. Usually SR-100 is fitted with Leupold, Zeiss or Schmidt & Bender high-end scopes with magnification about 10X or so. | <urn:uuid:7a45dfb3-ec05-4734-a3f0-85d12526053a> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://modernfirearms.net/en/sniper-rifles/standart-caliber-rifles/germany-standart-caliber-rifles/erma-sr-100-eng/ | 2024-04-15T00:32:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.948846 | 616 |
Cyber threats from hacktivists, criminal enterprises, and others will only grow worse in 2013 and beyond - increasing the importance of cybersecurity companies.
This has led the Obama administration to continually warn about cyber threats that are capable of causing widespread damage.
In a recent speech, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said computer assaults from rogue countries or terrorists could be as destructive as the Sept. 11 attacks. At the Pentagon, plans have been in place since 2010 to combat this threat.
But it's not just the nation's security that is at risk. Most global corporations are also vulnerable to cyberattacks.
An August cyberattack on Saudi Arabia's state oil company, Saudi Aramco, incapacitated about 30,000 computers. It was probably the most destructive attack ever launched against a non-government entity.
The risk of an attack is particularly high in the corporate sector because of the complacency of its executives. According to a recent study by the consultancy firm PwC, entitled PwC's 2013 Global State of Information Security Survey, most executives are too optimistic about their companies' ability to handle cyberattacks.
The study warned that the rise in the number and sophistication of security incidents globally, along with scrimped corporate budgets, are leaving many firms open to attack. The survey found that, in reality, only 8% of companies truly qualify as information security leaders, with many faults detected.
For example, one of the most common faults found was the lack of a security strategy (protection against malware, etc.) to address personal devices used for work purposes in the workplace.
Mark Lobel, a principal in PwC's Advisory practice, told the Financial Times, "Security models of the past decade are no longer effective. Companies...should prepare to play a new game - one that requires advanced skills and strategy to win against emerging threats."
Growing Importance of Cybersecurity Companies
The lack of security among both corporations and governments presents a great opportunity for companies that deliver cybersecurity services. It is believed by most in the industry that companies will double or triple spending on cybersecurity over the next several years.
One company that plans to benefit from such a trend is telecoms giant, AT&T (NYSE: T). It recently told a Morgan Stanley telecoms conference in Barcelona that such attacks are creating a billion-dollar opportunity for the company.
Frank Jules, president of its global enterprise unit, told the conference attendees that cyberattacks on AT&T networks had doubled in just the past four months.
Jules said "We see them on a daily basis." He added that the attacks have become more targeted in order to evade rapid detection.
AT&T is hardly alone in seeing the business opportunity generated from cybersecurity.
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), along with Italian firm Finmeccanica, this past spring signed one of the most ambitious cyberdefense contracts ever with NATO. The contract, which will be worth several billion euro, is to provide cybersecurity for NATO's network across 50 sites and 28 member countries. Prior to this contract award, the company already had over $1 billion in cyberarms revenue.
Five major U.S. corporations - Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC), Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) and the RSA Security division of EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) recently joined together to form a cybersecurity research consortium called the Cyber Security Research Alliance (CSRA).
The intention of the joint effort is to coordinate industry research and work closely with the U.S. government to develop "breakthrough technologies" to improve cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Companies Born from Defense
The leaders in cybersecurity may very well turn out to be those companies well versed in defending against enemies - defense companies like Lockheed Martin, The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) and Northrup Grumman.
The managements at many defense firms are certainly pointing their companies in that direction. Many of the acquisitions made by defense firms in recent years have been focused on cyberdefense knowhow, and with good reason.
These companies are hoping to get a piece of the expanding U.S. budget for cyberarms. American defense, intelligence, and homeland security agencies currently spend about $10 billion annually on cybersecurity.
That is a very small portion of the Pentagon's $600 billion annual budget. But what should grab investors' attention is the fact that the $10 billion figure is expected to climb by at least 9% a year for as far as the eye can see (even as the rest of the Pentagon budget is facing possible mandatory cuts), according to software firm Deltek.
Investors should look to these firms as, once again, the first line of defense against enemies.
For a detailed look at the investing available in cybersecurity companies, check out this breakthrough report from our Chief Investing Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald.
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A horrifying crime was recently committed in Ravalli County (Stevensville). Horses’ tails and manes were cut into and ruined. Unfortunately, it appears the criminal(s) are still at large.
Please read the information below for more insight into the situation as a resident posted the incidents hoping to expose the crime and help find the perpetrator.
Several residents’ horses have been assaulted, as seen in the photos below.
If you or anyone you know has seen or heard of suspicious activity, please contact the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office ASAP. Ph: 406-375-4060 | <urn:uuid:b98fa24c-8d96-44a0-8992-28573ee1276d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://montana1stnews.com/2022/10/25/breaking-ravalli-county-hideous-and-horrible-crime-alert-contact-sheriff-immediately/ | 2024-04-14T23:03:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.966173 | 124 |
Trerè is a winery located on the beautiful hills of Faenza. Fifty years of history and great passion for the vine today allow us to bottle our wines and export them around the world, but the love for our land and our origins are not in the least changed: we are modern wine company, which constantly pursues the quality, a quality that we have made available even to those who require the genuine taste wine in bulk.
In Trerè winery, in additional to all bottles available on our e-shop and on our cellar shop, is you can buy a glass of our wines. In addition to all the bottles available on our e-shop and in our internal grocery store, Trerè wine-grower is also able to buy our wines, the same big bottled wines traveling throughout the wine world, keeping the name of Romagna all over and Sangiovese of Romagna in particular. This is because we tend to give our customers the highest quality when it comes to wines, but not only: the Trerè wine company, in fact, produces and sells an excellent grappa of Albana, a great Romagna grape known in the whole world, an extra virgin olive oil and a nocino that are born directly from the plants of our beloved Saccona and Ca ‘Lunga farms. Trerè Winery produces and markets also a good grape of Albana, a great Romagna grape known all over the world.
We also produce an extra virgin olive oil and a nocino that originate directly from the plants of our beloved Saccona and Ca ‘Lunga farms.
Once in Romagna, a wine-growing system was prevalent in quantity. The stems per hectare were up to 2000. Now our new plants are characterized by the choice of 4000 plants per hectare and the “spurred cordon” breeding system. The plant produces few clusters, thus increasing the concentration of both sugars and colorants. You get a more intense wine in scents and taste. The wine also has a larger structure and is therefore more suitable also for aging.
Our most famous wine is the Sangiovese di Romagna. The Sangiovese is the only international grape of Italian origin which, besides being the basis of many wines in Italy (although we Romagnoli claim paternity) has crossed the ocean by coming to California, Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
A vine that encloses two souls: on the one hand the typicalness, the expression of the territory, in particular the Romagna where the roots are rooted, on the other hand, the international character, an undeniable quality and, last but not least, an attractive name.
The first news of Sangiovese dates back to the sixteenth century; it is said that during a banquet held in the Monastery of the Capuchin Friars in Santarcangelo di Romagna, in the presence of Pope Leo XII and illustrious guests, it was served this wine produced by the monks themselves. The wine was very appreciated and the name was asked. A monk with a pronouncement of spirit said that the wine was called “Sunguis di Jovis” = Jupiter’s Blood (Sanjovese). Over the years, this wine became a symbol of the land of Romagna, thanks also to attentive and intelligent producers. At national level, Sangiovese’s grapes, either alone or in association with others, contribute to the production of famous wines such as Brunello di Montalcino, various Chianti, Il Rosso Rosso, Rosso Conero and many others. In the last ten years, Sangiovese produced in Romagna, has increased the quality. The best Sangiovese di Romagna hold the comparison of the most famous Sangiovese mentioned above. It is said that the Sangiovese della Romagna (Sanzve’s) contains the character of the Romagna’s people: frank, exuberant, robust and hospitable, and at the same time rough, exterior but sincere and delicate inside. According to my son Massimiliano Fabbri, Sangiovese represents the blood of his people.
TreRè: The Art of Wine.
The restyling of Trerè wine labels sees new names and faces. Colours and traits are well-defined, strong, iconic and immediate. The aim: to give a visual impact with the purpose of recognizing that the wine itself is the product of an art. An art coming from the earth and passing through the wise and passionate hands of those who produce this wine: a family from Faenza who for three generations have pursued the aim of excellence in production. Hence the choice of a distinctive and recognizable style, which immediately speaks of art, and therefore about the art of wine. To do this effectively, and lead to identification, tradition is illustrated by evidence of simplicity: the roots remain but the codes change, through a restyling aimed at enhancing the passion and the taste of pleasure, while talking about a creative side also aimed towards young people and newcomers. The new labels have the names of Romagna that echo an established tradition, resounding in a visual context where the unexpected immediacy of the trait increases its recognition and character. This leads to the benefit of a stronger and more distinctive visible impact. The sincere note is the most authentic way to tell of a passion that becomes art.
Sangiovese Colli di Faenza DOC
This Sangiovese is achieved in a restricted area of the Colli di Faenza. The careful selection and short aging in oak barrels make his important body with fascinating violet hues and intense and pleasant aroma with notes of ripe fruit. The ideal combination is with the pasta with meat sauce, cheese, red meat.
Romagna Colli di Faenza DOC bianco
The beauty of this wine is elegant complexity of aromas and opulent, velvety and full-bodied. The golden color and bright making it “royal” and this matches perfectly with appetizers and pasta dishes from the finest seafood ingredients.
Ravenna Famoso IGT
The first news of the FAMOUS (Rambella grapes) date back to 1437 in some documents found in Lugo di Romagna. The particular aromatic note is perfectly recognizable characteristic of this grape variety. Famous and Chardonnay are a great combination for a fruity wine, but not too intense (Chardonnay tempers the vivacity of the Famous), combined with pasta dishes and fish.
Romagna Sangiovese Sup. Ris. DOC
“Amarcord d’un ross”, the Romagnolo dialect, “I remember a red.” Wine obtained from a careful selection of Sangiovese 85% and CABERNET SAUVIGNON 15%. The wine is aged in French oak barrels for about 12 months. Ruby red with garnet shades from cherry and chocolate flavor. It goes well with roasts and red meats.
Romagna Sangiovese Superiore DOC
Sperone, by typical name of one of the most widespread vine in Romagna crops. This wine is made from grapes of SANGIOVESE Romagnoli typical clones. The color is intense ruby red, the scent of violet, soft and consistent flavor. Excellent with fresh pasta by tasty sauces and our traditional grilled meat.
Romagna Sangiovese DOC
Lôna Bôna, by Romagnolo dialect, Luna Buona. This wine is made from 100% Sangiovese grapes. The color is ruby red, the characteristic scent of violets; young, fresh and fruity is suitable for any meal.
Romagna Pagadebit DOC sparkling
Giòja, (from the Romagnolo dialect), Checkers, love, friend. Sparkling white wine with natural fermentation. It comes from the vine Mostosa locally called “PAGADEBIT Zentil”. The floral scent reminiscent of the hawthorn, the flavor is dry and savory. Ideal as an aperitif or with pasta dishes, fish and white meats.
Romagna Pignoletto DOC sparkling
Curèna, by Romagnolo dialect: Scirocco, the warm wind blowing from the east name and noon. Sparkling White Wine made from PIGNOLETTO grapes, grape typical of the provinces of Bologna and Ravenna. The natural fermentation makes it ideal as an aperitif or with fish and of the Romagna cuisine pasta dishes.
Chardonnay Ravenna IGT sparkling
Vintê (by Romagnolo dialect) Gust, gust of wind. sparkling wine made from grapes CHARDONNAY fruity aroma and dry taste. It is excellent with all the preparations of fish and pasta dishes with delicate sauces, especially rice vegetable based (red chicory, pumpkin …).
Colli di Faenza Rosso Reserve DOC
Monte Coral is the name of our hill, which gives us an important wine, made from grapes CABERNET SAUVIGNON 60%, 30% MERLOT and SANGIOVESE 10%, which matures one year in small oak barrels. It has a red fruit aroma with hints of vanilla and Caffee an enveloping and velvety taste. Excellent with red meats and game.
Romagna Albana DOCG
Arlùs, by Romagnolo dialect, shimmer, gleam, shine. This dry wine is made from 100% ALBANA grapes, in part harvested late harvest with the presence of botrytis cinerea, the noble rot, which gives characteristic notes in the nose and an unbeatable shine. Ideal with fresh pasta made by hand, a drink with blue cheese and preparations made from shellfish.
Romagna Albana Passito DOCG
Mrösa, by Romagnolodialect: lover, loved, loving, lady. Obtained by the overripe grapes and partially moldy in the field. The must is fermented in oak barrels of 250 liters. where it remains for 2 years before bottling. Excellent with aged cheeses, pastries and desserts.
Sparkling wine Extra Dry
Obtained from sparkling wine with the Charmat method of Uva Longanesi. Sparkling wine of pale pink color and the fresh fruit aroma with notes of berries, fragrant and lively. The palate is velvety, balanced and fresh .. Perfect as an aperitif or with shellfish and with the legendary piadina.
- Uva Longanesi 100% 100%
Sparkling wine Brut
Obtained with the Charmat method from Chardonnay and Famous. Pale yellow color, scent of apple, pear and citrus. The taste is lively and fresh, ideal with appetizers, seafood and meats.
- Chardonnay 80% 80%
- Famoso 20% 20%
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Just days away from the Iowa caucuses, manufacturers are highlighting their fears over another four years under President Biden’s leadership.
FOX Business’ Grady Trimble spoke with Iowa Spring CEO Tim Bianco, who vocalized concerns over the Biden administration’s green energy policies.
“Right now we’re a large consumer of natural gas, and we couldn’t process the product we make without natural gas. It would cost the consumer exponentially more if we had to process with electricity,” Bianco said.
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Workers at Iowa Spring additionally outlined their inflation concerns, explaining that Biden’s economic policies have not only caused higher prices in business but also increased the cost of living.
“Inflation’s everywhere now. You can’t seem to get ahead of it,” Iowa Spring employee Nate Setchell told Trimble. “A quick visit to the store is no longer 150 bucks. It’s 300 easy. Every time…with three kids. And that lasts a week, tops.”
While inflation has fallen considerably from a peak of 9.1%, it remains well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. As a result, many small business owners continued to feel pessimistic about the state of the U.S. economy in December, reflecting fears over the persistent worker shortage and chronic inflation.
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Inflation surpassed worker quality as the biggest threat posed to small businesses in December. About 23% of small business owners cited price increases as the single most important problem in operating their business, up one point from the previous month.
In additional to inflation, the growing cost of federal regulations is weighing heavily on the manufacturing industry, with smaller firms bearing a burden that is estimated to cost over $50,000 per employee per year, according to a new study.
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) released a report Wednesday about the cost of federal regulations to the U.S. economy, manufacturing and small business that found the total cost of federal regulations across the economy in 2022 was nearly $3.1 trillion, or about 12% of the U.S. economy’s gross domestic product.
The regulatory cost to manufacturers has risen from $277 billion in 2012 to about $350 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars, an increase of 26% over a decade.
“We are not only concerned about what the costs have been to date, but the costs that are coming down the pike with a slew of regulations coming out of the Biden administration that will significantly increase this number,” NAM’s president Jay Timmons told FOX Business.
For companies of all sizes across the economy, the annual regulatory cost per employee is about $12,800 in 2023 dollars, but it is more than double for manufacturers, who pay about $29,100 per employee annually. Manufacturers with more than 100 employees had a slightly lower average cost of $24,800 per employee, but those with fewer than 50 employees face a regulatory cost of $50,100 per employee.
“These caucuses come Monday and the general election in November, they’re extremely high stakes for manufacturing companies, not just here in Iowa, but across the country,” Trimble said Thursday on “Varney & Co.”
FOX Business’ Eric Revell and Megan Henney contributed to this report.
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Independent creative agency, Bullfrog, has created a six-month residency program for start-ups lead by women and non-binary people.
Titled ‘Fair Advantage’, the pro-bono program has been designed to give female-owned startups a head start in the world of business, acknowledging that female-led start ups received only 2.3% of venture capital funding in 2020 according to data from UN Women.
Bullfrog’s Fair Advantage initiative aims to help women and non-binary people overcome some of the barriers they may face in progressing their business, with each residency offering 24 hour access to a co-working space at Bullfrog’s Cremorne headquarters, which features the usual office amenities as well as an onsite production studio, including photography cyclorama, edit suites and VO/podcast room.
Th residency will also include $25,000 worth of brand services delivered by Bullfrog, from brand strategy and audience development, to branding and advertising, PR, user experience, design and production..
Bullfrog has been intentional in aligning Fair Advantage to the 2023 UN International Women’s Day theme, ‘Cracking the Code: Innovation for a Gender Equal Future’.
“This year’s IWD theme is all about innovation driving disruption,” said Matilda Hobba, Bullfrog managing director, “and the best path to a version of innovation that represents a diverse and inclusive population of people, is to invite a diverse range of voices, values and experiences to the table – whilst removing some of the many roadblocks standing in the way”.
Hobba was appointed as the agency’s first managing director last month, shortly after the addition of Elle Bullen and Dan Sparkes as executive creative directors in December.
Dalton Henshaw, Bullfrog CEO and founder, added: “While we’re not a venture capital fund, we are a creative business who knows what it takes to build something great from the ground up – both for our partners and our own brands. So we want to invest in women entrepreneurs by sharing the resources that we’re privileged to have at our disposal, including not only our talented team and HQ facilities, but our expansive network of business connections, which we know can be vital in the early start-up stage.”
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Phonograph and gramophone from the Museum "Collection" are presented at the exhibition "Freedom for All? The History of One Nation in the Years of Revolution"
Two exhibits from the Museum "Collection" are on display at the external site. On October 17, 2017 the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center opened the exhibition "Freedom for All? The History of One Nation during the Years of Revolution", a multi-disciplinary project prepared in partnership with the Museum of Jewish History in Russia. The exhibition narrates about the cultural, political and religious development of the Jewish community in Russia during the years of the Revolution (1917 – 1919). Wide range of historical evidence and documents while preparing the exhibition reflects the entire diversity of the political and cultural life from 1917 up to 1919.
The exhibits and design create a feeling of being present and immersed in the atmosphere of the revolutionary period. It introduces a short but eventful and significant period of the Jewish community history in Russia. The Museum "Collection" provided two exhibits for this project: a phonograph produced by the American firm Thomas A. Edison (1917) and a Pathe gramophone (1910). The exposition will be opened until January 14, 2018.
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In the 103rd episode of Run with Fitpage, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Wouter Hoogkamer. In this episode, Vikas and Dr. Hoogkamer talk about running economy, uphill and downhill biomechanics, and running shoes.
Dr. Wouter Hoogkamer is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Applied Life Sciences, Center for Personalized Health Monitoring, University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research interest lies around a comprehensive approach to studying human locomotion, integrating neurophysiology, biomechanics, and energetics. His work covers the entire health spectrum, from the neuromechanics of split-belt walking in individuals with neurological disease to the biomechanics and energetics of elite marathon runners. The focus is specifically on how surface and footwear properties can be used and optimized to improve gait rehabilitation and sports performance.
Dr. Hoogkamer's current research revolves around
– Running footwear
– Wearable-based running performance modeling
– Footwear interventions in clinical populations (post-stroke, Parkinson's disease)
Follow Dr. Wouter's work on www.wouterhoogkamer.com
Vikas hosts this weekly podcast and enjoys nerding over-exercise physiology, nutrition, and endurance sport in general. He aims to get people to get out and 'move'. When he is not working, he is found running, almost always. He can be found on nearly all social media channels but Instagram is preferred:)
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If you’re just starting out in music production, then it’s easy to get confused about mixing vs mastering.
What is mixing?
At its basic level, mixing uses fader positions and panning to place each individual element in the desired place in the soundstage taking into account the loudness, width and depth of each element.
To help this process even further, the mixer will utilise EQ, dynamic control and effects such as delay and reverb to achieve a stereo mix that’s ready to be sent off for mastering.
What is mastering?
Mastering is the most often misunderstood of the two.
Mastering is the final stage your mixed song goes through to get it into an optimal state for release on to your format of choice and is applied only to the final approved stereo mix.
Mastering involves getting the mix louder and to the correct specification for its destination, for example, online streaming, CD or vinyl.
There’s actually a lot more to mastering than that and in this video I go into more detail about mastering and why I think it’s vital you have all your music mastered before releasing.
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Morocco is, by and large, a safe travel destination for tourists and millions visit the exotic country every year without any problems. However, like anywhere in the world, certain health problems do occur and it is sensible to take precautions before, and during your stay.
So, without further ado, here are our top twelve tips to avoid getting sick in Morocco.
Top 12 Tips To Avoid Getting Sick in Morocco:
Before you go, get a medical check-up and ensure you have up-to-date inoculations for the following:
- influenza (flu).
- MMR (measles, mumps, rubella).
- Covid-19 is recommended but no longer compulsory.
Hepatitis A is recommended for all visitors to Morocco over the age of one. Hepatitis B is also recommended. A typhoid vaccination is recommended for rural areas. Tuberculosis (TB) is not on the recommended vaccinations list for Morocco which is odd as it is on the increase across the whole country and I caught it and spent 107 days in hospital in isolation. Be careful! People cough and sneeze without covering their mouths or noses, they spit in the street and it’s all a bit disgusting, selfish and dangerous.
No vaccinations or health certificates are required to enter Morocco, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.
If you are on any medication take a supply to last the duration of your stay in Morocco. Not all medication available on prescription or over the counter is available in Morocco. Ask your doctor to write a note stating what medications you need to use, what they are used for, the quantity that you need to take and to confirm it is for your personal use.
Make certain that you have comprehensive travel insurance that includes overseas health coverage including medical evacuation. Your government is unlikely to cover the costs for you. If you can’t afford full cover then do not travel. If you are uninsured and the worst happens, you may have to pay the doctor/ hospital in Morocco thousands in advance before they treat you.
Take an insect repellant. Insect-borne diseases are uncommon in most of Morocco, but typus and leishmaniasis do occur and can be common in the southeast of the country in particular, especially in the rainy season. Here is also the main malaria zone, though the disease is rare, cases are increasing. Ensure your accommodation is insect-proof where at all possible. Wear pale-coloured, loose-fitting clothes that cover your arms and legs. Bedbugs do occur in some cheaper accommodation.
WATER AND FOOD.
Drink bottled water and boil tap water. Make sure the lids on the bottled water are sealed. The water in Moroccan cities is usually potable, but in some rural areas, especially in the south of the country, this is not necessarily the case. Even in the cities, it should be remembered that your gut flora and fauna are different to those found in Morocco and, as your body adapts there may be some stomach and intestinal issues. I have become ill this way only once in eighteen years here, despite drinking the tap water. On that occasion, it was due to an unclean hotel swimming pool. Typically, the pool was drained, cleaned and refilled the following day. It’s unwise to swim in rivers or ponds.
Though Morocco isn’t as bad as to cause the common and horrible “Delhi Belly”, or “Montezuma’s Revenge”, perhaps more comparable to “Spanish Tummy”. diarrhoea due to bacteria in the water and unhygienically prepared food are the principal causes of tourists becoming sick in the country. Be careful of raw or undercooked meat, especially poultry and fish. Fish stalls will often keep throwing tap water over their fish to keep them moist, clean and shiny. Even salads are washed in the local water thus a potential health risk. For the same reason, ice cubes should be avoided.
Boil water for at least a minute and allow to cool before pouring into your clean water bottles.
Water filtration methods are also acceptable, as are purification tablets.
Carbonated drinks and the local beer are safe.
Do not get a black henna tattoo. The chemicals in them can sometimes irritate the skin and even lead to permanent scarring. The orange/ brown henna is fine.
Keep away from dogs and cats. Rabies is not uncommon in Morocco and recently a European tourist died after contracting the disease after being bitten by a cat he was stroking. If you are scratched or bitten by a dog, cat, bat, or other mammal whilst in Morocco, seek urgent medical attention. Rabies treatment is available in the country. Keep an eye on your children, they love to play with cuddly animals.
Wash your hands thoroughly before eating. The Moroccans do this themselves and it is very sensible. If there is no soap and water available, use a hand sanitiser. Make sure the sanitiser contains at least 60% alcohol.
Stay away from people who are clearly sick! Unless you are Florence Nightingale.
Avoid the exchange of bodily fluids. Not just through sex, but kissing, vomit, blood, urine and faeces. Use in-date latex condoms. AIDS, hepatitis and other sexually transmitted diseases are present in Morocco. Don’t inject drugs and if you must, don’t share needles. This also includes needles for bodily piercings, acupuncture, or tattooing. Try not to get too drunk as when intoxicated you are more likely to make stupid decisions. If you do need medical or dental treatment, ensure the equipment is clean, sanitised, or disinfected.
SLIP, SLAP, SLOP!
Morocco has a very long summer and the sun can be extremely fierce, The UV index is often very high and there is a big risk of sunburn, sunstroke, dehydration and prickly heat.
- Slip on a long-sleeved shirt or blouse.
- Slap on a broad-brimmed hat.
- Slop on lots of high-factor sunscreen. An SPF of +50 is ideal. Reapply every two hours and straight away after swimming. And don’t forget the kids.
A decent quality pair of sunglasses will protect your eyes.
Drink lots of water.
Try to get a room and transport with air-conditioning.
Stay out of the sun from 11am to 3pm where possible.
Remember that UV radiation is not stopped by clouds and you can get burned even when swimming or even in the snow.
Some urban areas, in particular Casablanca have terrible levels of toxins in the air that you breathe. This can exacerbate any respiratory problems that you might have, such as bronchitis or asthma, Those travellers with such problems should take a supply of inhalers and perhaps a face-mask.
Snakes, scorpions and rats are also present in the country. Most of these animals are not particularly venomous, but a few are. Be careful walking amongst rocks and if you are in a region known for snakes and scorpions, wear sturdy boots. The majority of tourists will never even see any of these animals you will be glad to know. | <urn:uuid:c2e54783-8cb4-4e44-b1c0-88aca67e1216> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://mustvisitmorocco.com/avoid-getting-sick-in-morocco/ | 2024-04-14T23:29:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.951927 | 1,519 |
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1) Sharon Goldberg and Nick Feamster asked me to announce the following:
In the tradition of CAEC, NYCE, and etc, we are holding a "Day" on online censorship at BU on March 8, with speakers from technology, law and public policy. We're currently soliciting abstracts for short talks and posters (due Feb 21). Info is here:
2) The Crimson has a nice article on CS at Harvard, leading with
The computer science concentration has nearly doubled in size in the
last two years and continues to drive growth in Harvard’s School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences, according to new data released by the
SEAS Communications Office.
3) I wanted to point to this essay by Don Rosa. Don Rosa is well-known as the writer and illustrator for many of the tales of Scrooge McDuck, which I didn't read as a kid but have enjoyed with my kids as an adult. (I'd recommend the Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, but there doesn't appear to be an affordable version available on Amazon right now.) The essay is a poignant explanation of why he stopped, which I expect might resonate with many people, including those who have never read a comic. | <urn:uuid:def412a1-b12e-4ddb-aaad-fb68ba877d4c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://mybiasedcoin.blogspot.com/2013/02/online-censorship-day-and-other-links.html?showComment=1361210972025 | 2024-04-14T23:09:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.968488 | 257 |
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“As the Commonwealth Government, the best thing we can do to alleviate pressure on our hospitals is to rebuild primary care and deal with aged care,” said Federal Health Minister, Mark Butler.
Minister Butler made the comments at the recent Future of General Practice Webinar as part of Tonic’s General Practice in a Rapidly Changing World Webinar Series, which was presented in association with the WA Primary Health Alliance.
“If you’re really going to alleviate pressure on the hospital system, you have to sort of work out upstream into primary care and prevention and have better systems for particularly vulnerable people, aged care and NDIS and at a time of unprecedented workforce supply pressure across the health system.”
“It’s not responsible if we continue to have general practitioners, practice nurses, nurse practitioners and pharmacists not working at the top of their scope of practice when the community is crying out for more health services.” Minister Butler added.
Minister Butler also recognised the lack of digital health progress over 20 years since the personalised electronic health record was first introduced.
“Digital operations and the level of fragmentation in in our system is incredibly frustrating for patients and for provider,” the Minister added.
Strengthening Medicare Taskforce
The new Strengthening Medicare Taskforce has been tasked with solving long-standing issues with Medicare.
The Federal Government has committed to spending $750 million to strengthen Medicare over three years, as well as to providing $220 million in practice infrastructure grants.
Groups represented on the taskforce include a wide variety of healthcare organisations such as the Australian Medical Association, Australian Nursing and Midwifery Association and the Consumers Health Forum of Australia.
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Legendary Jazz Guitarist George Benson will be releasing an new video for the classic Chuck Berry track Havana Moon. His new album Walking To New Orleans will be released on April 26th via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. The iconic musician pays tribute to Rock & Roll pioneers Fats Domino and Chuck Berry.
Walking to New Orleans is Benson’s first recording since 2013’s Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole. But where Benson embellished Cole’s cool tunes with lush orchestral arrangements, Walking To New Orleans found Benson hunkering down in Ocean Way Studios on Music Row with a quartet of first-call Nashville cats: drummer and music director Greg Morrow, guitarist Rob McNelley, pianist Kevin McKendree, and bassist Alison Prestwood. Producer Kevin “The Caveman” Shirley (Journey, John Hiatt, Iron Maiden) was at the controls.
Walking to New Orleans is George Benson’s 45th album, and few sound quite as loose-limbed and flat-out fun as this one. “We did have us a ball making this record,” he admits. You can check out his brand new video for Chuck Berry’s Havana Moon below:
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By Paul J Sniadecki, MLSA Board Director
The summer of 2019 saw a large bridge installed on Lobdell Lake in Argentine Township near Fenton, MI. The bridge owner connected a private lakefront property off of Whitehead Drive to the property owner’s island in the lake known locally as Turtle Island. The bridge had a drawbridge feature but it did not pull up completely vertically and was situated in a marshy area of the lake. The entire span was in excess of thirty (30) feet.
Lake residents were surprised when the major bridge construction project started and made inquiries to local township and state EGLE/DEQ officials. It turned out that the bridge owner did not submit any permit applications to the township or state which are required to build the bridge. As the bridge was being constructed the township issued a “stop work order” because of local ordinance violations which was ignored by the property owner.
The EGLE/DEQ Water Resources Division (WRD) also conducted an inspection on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 that found the bridge was installed in violation of Parts 301 and 303 of the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA). Those parts of the NREPA apply to inland lakes and streams as well the wetland protection laws. As is fairly common practice of the WRD, state officials even tried to find a basis to commence an “after-the-fact” permit process for the bridge. However, the violations of Part 301 and Part 303 were so massive WRD determined a state permit would not have been granted even if the owner had applied for one. Subsequently, EGLE/DEQ/WRD issued a violation notice and ordered the bridge removed.
The bridge was long and it was massive in size, but it has been removed. Everyone in the area is aware of the need to check on any required local/state permits prior to commencing construction on or near riparian property. Riparians state-wide should take notice of this costly blunder that could have been avoided. | <urn:uuid:82a03ed0-4b8a-4482-af28-9152bdf25aec> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://mymlsa.org/a-bridge-that-made-waves/ | 2024-04-14T23:03:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816904.18/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414223349-20240415013349-00867.warc.gz | en | 0.981441 | 420 |
Every business looks to grow their ventures by leaps and bounds, but it seldom happens for most of them. So, getting good leads and converting them into lifelong customers, there must be some strategy that is based on quality research and analysis. And this needs to be done not just about your particular website but after going through several hotels of your competitors in the market.
Most businesses find it hard to come up with a strategy or tactic concerning their web design. Businesses in Dubai or any other metropolitan city need to be vigilant in their approach as making a mark with a website with a limited budget, as is the case with small businesses, is tough.
Go through the following five factors that can make any e-commerce website for a shopping portal work wonders with a great design boost.
1. A Clear Purpose
Businesses must prioritize strategies that can help them gain a good market share. But in the initial few days, their emphasis should be on how to get the attention of their target audience. Making web design work for you is not that easy because the design needs to be impeccable. Every website must have a clear purpose to win over the audience, and mind you, it is not as easy as it sounds.
Let me give you an example so that you can understand this point easily.
Think about a website dealing in electronic gadgets and consumer electronics. How you would like that website to look as sober and standard design may not be the answer. A bold design coupled with the use of funky colors and a theme may work for it. The clear purpose of any website is to get good traffic, and the web design can make it happen quickly. So, start with a clear purpose in mind, and you will definitely succeed in attracting visitors to your website in hordes.
2. Design Characterizing the Product and the Company
The whole Emphasis of the design must be focused on characterizing the product. After all, it is what you are trying to sell, and if your prime focus is not on the product, the design will not yield good results. Put yourself in the place of the visitors of your website and ask what would you like to see in a web design that can make you hooked on to the proceedings. Design is not something that you can take lightly, but you need to put your heart and soul into making a design work.
After the product, the company also needs to be put into focus. The core philosophy of your company behind the product and why the visitors would try your product is important. Try to give enough information about your company and your struggle behind producing your product.
Go through the next section that deals with how you can use long-form content to make your design work.
3. Design to Suit Long-Form Content
For some websites, you need to define the purpose and ideology behind the product and also need to discuss your company’s philosophy. Other aspects here also need your attention for presenting your case in the best way possible. As was slightly discussed in the previous point, let me offer you a detailed analysis of how you can make long-form content work in your favor.
Long-form content can be one of the best strategies to get the visitor’s attention, but you need to be wary of the content used. Everything that you put on your website must be interesting and offer something of value to the visitor. Do not beat about the bush in just putting text on your website just for the sake of it. You are trying to establish contact with people visiting your website for the first time, so you need to get their attention right away. And that’s where CTA’s work will be discussed in the next section.
4. Persuasive CTAs
CTAs are an important part of the lead generation process and can be critical for any e-commerce website for a shopping portal. Call to action buttons must be designed in a way that they get the attention of the visitors. But not just the design will work for you as you have to put smart one-liners or taglines that can persuade the visitors to browse through your website and eventually go to the product or order page.
In addition, the CTAs also lead your visitors towards blogs, make them sign up for the newsletter and any other service through which you can get their attention, and make them visit your website regularly. The designing part is very hard because you will find CTAs on every other website, but most of them will not entice you to move forward. Thus, this job must be done by professionals, and a prominent web design Dubai company can offer you just the solution.
5. Social Proof
After you have done everything to woo your audience, it is time to offer them social proving that can work in your favor. This is a challenge for designers as they have to ensure that visitors get to see something but be on the website as they are skimming through the home page. Social proofing can give an idea of a website being supported by people as they give them high regard.
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Adding customer reviews and testimonials that have been published on your social media. Pages or platforms can be a good way to introduce your company. Visitors will notice that your product has been purchased by hundreds of customers already. They are not the first ones to try out a new brand. A trusted company is more likely to get more eyeballs on its product or Order page rather than a company just starting out, we recommend for you website designers in hyderabad.
Over to you
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