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- "The Twi'leks on that planet can't wait forever, Master. The longer the Techno Union keeps control of Ryloth, the more difficult it'll be to free them."
"I agree. We don't have much time."
- ―Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu
The Battle of Ryloth, also known as the Ryloth campaign, broke out on the planet Ryloth during the Clone Wars. The battle was between the Galactic Republic and the Free Ryloth movement allies, against the Separatist Droid Army of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The battle would result in the liberation of Ryloth after the retaking of Lessu, in what became known as the Battle of Lessu. Years later, the recapturing of the capital would be named the Hammer of Ryloth in songs.
Ryloth was invaded and blockaded by the Confederacy of Independent Systems' droid army under Techno Union Emir Wat Tambor. The Separatist ground forces then attacked the Republic garrison, which was under the command of Jedi General Ima-Gun Di and Clone Captain Keeli. The Republic troops received help from the Twi'lek resistance forces under Cham Syndulla. However, supplies started run low and their heavy weapons began going offline. Di then contacted the Republic fleet - two cruisers - under Admiral Dao, but Dao's fleet was running low on fuel, ammunition and supplies, therefore no aid could be sent. Di ordered Dao to contact the Jedi Council for support. Dao was able to contact the temple telling Masters Yoda, Windu and Kenobi that he would not be able to re-supply the Outer Rim garrison. The transmission was soon cut off as Dao's flagship was destroyed by the blockade, killing the admiral and his crew.[2] With Dao's death and the annihilation of his fleet, General Di and what was left of the Outer Rim garrison were cut off, alongside the supply routes.
The Jedi Council then had the Senate send Naboo Representative Jar Jar Binks with supplies to Toydaria which was close to Ryloth to resupply what remained of the Republic's garrison and the Twi'leks. The Council also asked Alderaan Senator Organa to accompany Binks and speak with the Toydarians and their king. However, Dooku was informed by TX-20 of the Council's plan and had Trade Federation Senator Lott Dodd go there to prevent Binks and Organa from convincing Katuunko to send aid. Although King Katuunko officially refused to aid the Republic supply efforts, he allowed Organa and Binks to complete their mission as long as Dod and the Trade Federation did not learn of it. As Binks distracted Dod at a dinner party, Organa then loaded the blockade runners with supplies.[2]
General Di, Clone Captain Keeli and their troops then prepped their last gunship to evacuate the resistance fighters' families, though the gunship was too small to fit all of them. Di and his men decided to turn the gunship into a bomb and then hold off the droid army to allow Syndulla, his men and their families to escape. After the bomb went off, Syndulla then left with his men through the mountains. Di and his men valiantly fought against the droids, sacrificing themselves to allow the Twi'leks to escape. As the Republic garrison fell, Organa's blockade runners reached the Twi'leks, their hopes renewed and allowed them to continue the resistance.[2]
The occupationEdit
After the annihilation of the Republic garrison, Ryloth had been completely occupied by the Separatist Droid Army, and Separatist Council member, Emir Wat Tambor oversaw the occupation from the city of Lessu. He sent his forces to pillage, ravage and rob the Twi'leks' villages of anything valuable.[20] He also had TX-20 capture the city of Nabat and it inhabitants. Once there, TX-20 and his battle droids set up a battery of five proton cannons and used the captured Twi'leks as a living shield to protect them.[21]
During this time however, the Twi'lek resistance continued to harass the Tambor's forces, at heavy cost. They were able to maintain a hideout to ensure their safety. Syndulla also had spies who reported on Tambor's theft of their treasure.[20]
Nevertheless, the Republic Army would answer the Galactic Senate's plea to liberate the planet and free them the Separatist occupation. Thus Jedi Generals Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker were sent with their forces to free Ryloth from the Separatists.[18]
The battleEdit
The blockadeEdit
Skywalker, along with his apprentice, Commander Ahsoka Tano, Admiral Wullf Yularen, Clone Captain Rex, and his forces were then sent to break through the Separatist blockade under the command of Captain Mar Tuuk. General Skywalker then sent in his apprentice and Blue Squadron to engage the blockade's droid fighters. At first, Tano and her squadron were able to make their attack run through the droid fighters. However, Captain Tuuk summoned reinforcements. Despite that, Tano disobeyed her master's and Yularen's orders and continued with her attack. Tuuk's forces were able to break through the lines, launching suicide runs on the Resolute, Defender, and Redeemer. Tano finally did obey her master's order to return but lost all but two members of her squadron. Admiral Yularen was then injured when a droid fighter crashed into the bridge of his command ship. After Tano's Squadron returned to Resolute and the Redeemer was destroyed, Skywalker retreated. Skywalker then contacted Masters Windu and Kenobi, informing them of his lack of progress and his casualties. Windu warned Skywalker that if he could not break through the blockade the invasion would have to be postponed. Skywalker knew that they could not postpone it much long and assured them that he would break through the blockade. Skywalker then told his apprentice of this. However, Tano told him they could not blast through the blockade.[18]
Heeding the words of his apprentice, Skywalker decided to used the Defender, which was beyond repair, and ram into the droid's command ship. Skywalker then had the Defender's crew evacuate, leaving only himself and R2-D2 to pilot the cruiser. Skywalker then left Ahsoka in charge of the Resolute and their remaining forces. Skywalker also told her to come up with a plan to finish off the rest of the blockade. After Skywalker left with the Defender, Tano and Rex then discussed their battle plans. Tano then came up with a maneuver to entrap the remaining droid forces and used BTL-B Y-wing fighter-bombers to finish them off. Though Rex and one of the bridge officers questioned this tactic, Ahsoka told them that they were out of time. Yularen, still recovering from his injury, agreed to using the bold and unorthodox strategy.[18]
As Skywalker arrived, he then hailed Captain Tuuk. Skywalker then offered to surrender himself, his crew and his ship to his forces in exchange to delivering supplies to the Twi'lek. Tuuk was then informed by his droids that only Skywalker was left onboard. Tuuk told Skywalker that he had nothing to offer, who responded that he could still have his ship. The firepower of the frigates could not destroy the Defender, which proceeded to destroy the droid command ship. Tuuk fled his command ship via escape pod. Ahsoka then performed her strategy; when asked if the droids would catch on to their plan, she commented that they would realize the deception too late. As the Resolute followed Ahsoka's plan, the droids were initially slow to fire on the Star Destroyer but eventually started firing on them. Ahsoka and her bombers then destroyed the frigates. Tambor attempted to contact Tuuk, but was hailed by a droid, realizing that the blockade had been broken when he learned Tuuk fled on an escape pod. Ahsoka then contacted Masters Kenobi and Windu, informing them that they may begin their landing on Ryloth.[18] Skywalker and his forces then completely secured the space around Ryloth.[20]
Landing at NabatEdit
As the Republic forces made their descent, General Kenobi, Commander Cody, and the troopers of Ghost Company were sent in by General Windu to secure the landing area near the city of Nabat. As Kenobi and his troopers made their way to Nabat aboard their gunships, the droid commander in charge of Nabat, TX-20 was ordered by Emir Tambor to ensure that the Republic would not be allowed to land. TX-20 assured Tambor that the proton cannons would prevent the clones from landing and that the Jedi would not risk a ground assault with Nabat's inhabitants acting as his living shield. As Kenobi and his gunships made their way, Kenobi and Cody made it clear that they would not use rockets or detonators in the city. TX-20 then opened fire on the gunships and the landing ships, destroying the right engine of three of the landing ships. Windu and Commander Ponds then contacted Kenobi, telling him that they could not risk landing the larger transports until Kenobi destroyed the canonns. Kenobi and his gunships were then able to land on the outskirts of Nabat.[21]
Kenobi and Ghost Company were greeted with heavy fire from the outer defenses, which they managed to overcome by tossing droid poppers into the machine gun nests. Kenobi then sent Cody and his best men to scout ahead and report on the droids' plans. Cody, along with troopers Wooley, Waxer, and Boil then scouted ahead, before splitting up. Waxer and Boil found a little Twi'lek girl, Numa, in the ruins. Cody and Wooley found the cannons and noticed that the battle droids were using Nabat's survivors as hostages. At the same time, TX-20 then sent out recon droids to learn of the clones' plan of attack. Cody and Kenobi then informed General Windu of the cannons and the hostages. Windu made it clear that getting the hostages out of the way was the priority. Kenobi assured him that he would still be able to take out the cannons. Upon learning that it was Kenobi leading the attack, TX-20 decided to release his captured herd of starving Gutkurr upon the clones. Kenobi and Cody decided to start their attack, but Waxer and Boil were late and decided to take Numa with them. After they got a message from Cody, they came under attack by two Gutkurrs. Luckily, they were able to escape through the tunnels in Numa's home. As Kenobi, Cody and their troopers were moving forward, they came under attack by the Gutkurrs. At first, the Gutkurrs ate and killed several of the troopers, but Kenobi was able to use a mind trick to lure the Gutkurrs away from his troopers and trap them in an alleyway. After that, Kenobi and Cody then found Waxer, Boil and Numa coming out of a tunnel. Kenobi then asked Numa if there was a tunnel that could get him past the droids to free the prisoners. After Numa said yes, Kenobi then asked Cody to create a diversion.[21]
As Cody, Wooley and the remainder of Ghost Company prepared to attack the droids, Kenobi, Waxer, Boil, and Numa then made their way through the tunnels to the Gutkurr's cages. Kenobi waited while Cody and his men attacked the droids, leaving only a few guards and the gun crews left. As TX-20's battle droids and tanks took on the clones, Kenobi, Waxer and Boil freed the prisoners. After the prisoners were safe, Kenobi, Waxer and Boil then took control of one of the cannons, using it to destroy the other four cannons. TX-20 was informed of Kenobi's freeing of the prisoners and turned his tank around. He destroyed the cannon that Kenobi was using and then held him and Numa at gunpoint, believing to be victorious. However, the tactical droid's threats towards Numa rallied the Twi'leks, who tossed TX-20 out of his tank and tore him to pieces.[21]
General Windu and his transports were able to land after the cannons were destroyed. As Kenobi and Windu regrouped, they knew that they had to take the capital and free the rest of Ryloth.[21] Kenobi and his forces continued to liberate other villages from the droids, eventually securing the Jixuan desert and Ryloth's southern hemisphere.[20]
Battle of LessuEdit
Windu, alongside Commander Ponds, led his forces to liberate the capital of Lessu. En route on a cliff, Windu's forces came under attack by a group of AATs. The droids were able to stop the Republic forces briefly, but were defeated by Windu's Lightning Squadron. Windu lost 32 men in the attack, including command crews of three walkers. Windu the attended a hologram meeting with Chancellor Palpatine, Senator Orn Free Taa of Ryloth, Grand Master Yoda, and Admiral Yularen. Anakin Skywalker also briefly joined, and informed the group that his forces had the remains of the Separatist fleet in retreat. Windu then revealed that his forces would be unable to capture Ryloth without reinforcements. Thus he decided to recruit the resistance fighters led by Cham Syndulla. Palpatine and Taa warned Windu that Syndulla could not be trusted due to his radical nature. Yularen said that there were no Republic reinforcements available, thus Windu insisted that they could not win without Syndulla's help.[20]
In Lessu, Tambor and his tactical droid, TA-175, watched as Windu and his forces were moving towards Lessu. Despite TA-175's suggestion to prepare for evacuation, Tambor refused knowing that Windu did not have the troops to take Lessu. Tambor then decided to bring his forces inside the city and to secure the bridge. Dooku was then informed by TA-175 of Tambor's "pitiful job" of protecting the Separatists' investment on Ryloth. Tambor insisted that the droid was exaggerating and that he had not lost yet. Knowing that Tambor was no match for Windu, Dooku ordered him to retreat with valuables that can be taken with him and to destroy everything else on Ryloth. Dooku wanted Ryloth to be a message to demonstrate the cost of a Republic victory. TA-175 prepared the Hyena bombers for their fire-bomb campaign and Tambor's shuttle for evacuation. Tambor still refused to leave, then had the bombers destroy every village in range. Ponds noticed how they destroyed the villages after the droids pulled out of them.[20] The bombers ultimately destroyed at least two of Ryloth's villages.[24]
Windu and two of his troopers then came across Syndulla and his men after they took out a droid patrol. At first, Syndulla was hesitant to join Windu due to another possible occupation by the Republic, but when he learned that the Separatists were bombing Twi'lek villages, he requested an audience with Taa. Taa promised him that once the Separatists were gone, the Republic would also leave as long Syndulla did not pursue political power. Syndulla agreed to his terms and organized his fighters to retake the capital. Meanwhile, Skywalker and Ahsoka were destroying as many bombers as they could before they could bomb the villages.[20]
As the Republic was moving onward towards Lessu, Tambor gathered up the last of the valuables. Dooku, growing impatient with the Emir, ordered him to leave before the Republic arrives. He also ordered TA-175 to bomb the capital after he and Tambor had left. Tambor refused to leave, waiting for his last two MTTs filled with Twi'lek treasure. As the Republic moved in on the outskirts of Lessu, Tambor then had city inhabitants moved to the outside of the city walls, hoping to slow Windu down.[20]
Windu and Syndulla then looked for away across, then Syndulla spotted the two MTTs that were loaded with treasure. Windu, despite the risk of being scanned and discovered, decided to take two of his troopers to get across the bridge. After destroying one of the STAPs, Windu and his two troopers then hid inside one of the MTTs. Windu then ordered Syndulla and Ponds to commence the attack after the bridge was on. The battle droids scanned the cargo on the bridge, and they discovered Windu and his men. After he subdued the droids, Windu pushed the two troopers across the bridge as it was being turned off by the droids. As he fell, Windu was able to jump on one of the STAPs and get to other side of the bridge. Windu then held off the droids as Stak and Razor made their way to the control room.[20]
Syndulla, Ponds and their forces then started their attack, charging towards the bridge to Lessu. Stak and Razor made it to the control center and took out the droids and the commander stationed there. They were then able to turn the bridge on and hold it against a few droid reinforcements, including a pair of commando droids. Syndulla and his men fought the battle droids as Windu went to capture Tambor. Tambor and two super battle droids made their way toward his ship. However, TA-175 got there before him and evacuated without Tambor, calling him a fool. TA-175 informed Dooku of this, who, despite believing this to be unfortunate, ordered him to bomb the capital immediately. As Windu subdued the super battle droids, Tambor attempted to negotiate, despite the fact that he was in no position to. He then laughed as they would all die for the glory of the Separatist Alliance, but the four Hyena bombers sent to bomb the capital were destroyed by Skywalker and Tano. Syndulla then demanded that Tambor unconditionally surrender, and the Skakoan quickly agreed.[20]
The Republic forces, as well as the resistance forces, were then joined by Senator Taa. Both forces then held parade in honor of both the Resistance and the Grand Army's victory over the Confederacy.[20]
- "Master Windu spoke highly of your heroics at the Battle of Lessu."
"Ah. Mace Windu. Outnumbered 100 to one, we charged across Lessu's energy bridge to certain doom. We would not be stopped. They named that attack in songs, 'The Hammer of Ryloth.'"
- ―Kanan Jarrus and Cham Syndulla
After the success of the collaboration between local fighters and Republic forces, Republic High Command started to experiment by sending commando squads to Separatist occupied worlds and coordinate with local fighters, the experiment was successful on some worlds like Aridus and Tynna, but it attracted controversy that the Republic was exposing civilians to punishment by Separatist forces.[25] Padmé Amidala later told Chiss Defense Fleet Commander Thrawn about Tano's maneuver during the campaign.[26] During his time as a Grand Admiral in the Galactic Empire, Thrawn used the maneuver against species such as the Grysk.[27]
During the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire, the people of Ryloth—now a protectorate and pillaged for slaves and spice by their Imperial overlords—would remember Windu's exploits during the Battle of Lessu, immortalizing both his and Cham Syndulla's name in songs.[28]
Chopper and AP-5, two war veterans became friends and allies due to their experience during the campaign.[23] Chopper's Y-wing bomber was left as a war memorial near the Syndulla residence in the Tann Province.[29]
Behind the scenesEdit
The Battle of Ryloth first appeared in the newsreel of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Jedi Crash."[12]
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Supply Lines"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Jedi Crash" (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Storm Over Ryloth"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Innocents of Ryloth"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Liberty on Ryloth"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Landing at Point Rain" (Appears in flashback(s))
- Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel (Indirect mention only)
- Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- Lords of the Sith (Mentioned only)
- Lords of the Sith audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Rebels – "Wings of the Master" (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Rebels – "Homecoming" (Mentioned only) (First identified as Battle of Lessu)
- Star Wars Rebels – "The Forgotten Droid" (Mentioned only) (First identified as Ryloth campaign)
- Star Wars Rebels – "Hera's Heroes" (Indirect mention only)
- Thrawn: Alliances (Indirect mention only)
- Thrawn: Alliances audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- Resistance Reborn (Mentioned only)
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"Me...llamo...which means...my llama"
"I only know two compliments..."
"You look nice and your hair looks nice...and you smell nice too" -I.
"Yeah, well...you're a Hillary supporter!"
"Thank god none of you can vote"
-M.K. (History teacher)
"Thomas Jefferson was obsessed with mac and cheese..."
"What a weird dude"-M.C.
"Don't let Aaron Burr sneak into your bedroom"
"He wants to be in the room where it happens ;)"-M.C.
"M is my daddy. Her boyfriend is my mommy"
"You know, I'm just gonna assume that I'm right because..."
"I always am and this is a waste of time"-C.S.
"My thermostat keeps leaking!"
-M.C., holding a thermos
"I write about grass all the time"
"You need to dap it"
-R.L. (Journalism teacher)
"I could talk about the time I caught a can of corn"
-R.L. (Journalism teacher)
"You know we have class right now, right?"
-R.L. to a student that walked in twenty minutes late and said he had to leave (Journalism teacher)
"How did Dwayne Wade fit in that tiny box?"
"whY DO MY MARKERS ALL DIE???"
-R.L. (Journalism teacher)
"Do you like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain?"
"Everything annoys me"
"How many illegal people do you know?"
"I have an A"
-J.U., shrugging, after being asked if he's worried about college or having a career
"Go suck a dick, little kiddies"
"whY IS THERE SO MUCH DROOL?"
"What the fuck is wrong with that purple cactus?"
"I was refrelthing...WHY"
-C.S., stuttering and lisping at the same time
"Chim chimney chim chimney chim chim cheroo"
H.C. to M.C., with graphite all over his face
"It's the whitest sandwich in existence"
-C.S. about M.C.'s Subway order
"Choose Jesus"
-C.S. while pretending to pull out a Bible
-C.S. trying to say "office"
"yoU LOOK JUST LIKE ELEVEN FROM STRANGER THINGS"
-M.C. to W.S., who looks just like Eleven from Stranger Things
"Oh my god, you're a wizard..."
-W.S. to M.C. after he perfectly balanced one soda bottle on the cap of another
"If I poured salt and pepper in my eyes..."
"do you think they'd let me go home?"-M.C., holding a salt and pepper packet
"I'm never eating a caramel apple ever again..."
"I don't even want to see an apple"-A.F., coloring in caramel apple cutouts
"How the fuck do you draw a basilisk?"
"Oh my god, we're dressing up as knights!!"
-J.U. and M.C.
"We are the knights who say 'ni'!"
-M.C., wearing a knight costume
"I fucking love Monty Python"
-M.C., still in a knight costume
"The Wolf couldn't have blown down those houses!"
"He had asthma!"-R.L. (Journalism teacher)
"What would I write about the carpet?"
-R.L. (Journalism teacher)
"Share me your doc"
-R.L. (Journalism teacher)
"Gay. I think. That's the full title. 'Gay, I think'"
-M.C. after being asked what his sexuality is
"No. I wanna die"
-C.S. after being asked if she's alright
-M.C. after the sleeve fell off a cup of coffee
"Then you have your Poodiepie, your Markiplier..."
-R.L. (Journalism teacher)
"1000 parts of oxygen"
-N.K. (Science teacher)
"Turn around bright eyes"
-C.S. while spinning in a chair
"Love shack baby"
-M.C., shimmying after hearing the word "shack"
"Shaquille O'Neal"
-M.C., after hearing the word "shack"
"Don't hate the playah, hate the game"
-M.C. after seeing the Spanish word for beach
"Ya wunged it"
"This is like fourth hand applesauce"
"How do you make xanaxes?"
"Someone told me that you can like...make meth??"
"I love you"-J.H.
"I have to sneeze"-C.S.
"You can buy camels. I looked it up"
"Thank you for judging my life decisions"
-M.K. (History teacher)
"You're a camel"
"I'm not a religions teacher"-M.K. (History teacher)
"So you're an atheist?"-N.N.
"You have an eyelash"-M.C.
"Why don't you just get it?"-R.W. "Because I didn't want to touch you"-M.C.
"Let the light come into my eyes and blind me..."
"So I don't have to write this paper anymore"-C.S.
"I'm a fire! I'm a fire! I'm a fire!...PUT ME OUT!!!!!!"
"What a weave"
"Just a Helen of Troy"
-M.C., to the tune of Don't Stop Believing. I beg you. Look up "things that rhyme with coy" and sing it to the tune of Don't Stop Believing
"Just a mehoy minoy"
-M.C., to the tune of Don't Stop Believing
"Like what ISIS did?!?!"-M.L.
"Yes. That is what we're talking about. That's the topic. This entire class has been about ISIS. We're learning about Islamic conflicts"-M.C.
"What religion are they?"-M.K. (History teacher)
"Spanish!"-N.N. 'Turkish!""-S.H.
"I'm deducting your grade"
-R.W. after M.C. put a huge meme for his background on a presentation (pictured here as the background)----It's a picture of Lin Manuel-Miranda from Hamilton. M.C.'s presentation is on Hamilton
-M.C., knocking a Union Jack flag off the table
"I ate a box and a half of cereal today"
"That stuff stinks"-M.K. (History teacher)
"Stop breathing it in!"-B.H. while painting her nails. In class
"50 years of eternal darkness, by Fall Out Boy"
"Oh! It's a lava!"
-S.G. (Second science teacher)
-S.G. (Second science teacher)
"How is that helicopter even holding that boat?"
"Crumpet crumpet mega thrust earthquake cheeky nandos"
-C.S. in a British accent
"It fucking teleported"
-C.S. when she lost her lunchbox
"It's so soft"
-C.S. while stroking M.C.'s eye
"You know what's a good band name? Mega thrust earthquake"
"I am being loved"
-M.C. while being repeatedly poked in the face with a pencil by C.S.
"Seduction occurs when the ocean floor moves"
-S.G. (Second science teacher)
"Lunch is a sacred time"
-J.H. at the mention of homework during lunch
"Flavors of volcano"
-S.G. (Second science teacher)
"This was a thrust-type earthquake. It was so big"
-S.G. (Second science teacher)
-S.G. (Second science teacher)
"How thick ya pull out game?"
"What didn't they have that caused the population to double?
-M.K. (History teacher) "Death!"-S.H.
"Can I just retire?"
-R.L. (Journalism teacher)
"Notre Dame is a real thing?!"
"Ooh, fleas on rats, fleas on rats"
-M.K. (History teacher), to the tune of Hollaback Girl
"This plague is bubonic. B-U-B-O-N-I-C"
-M.K. (History teacher), to the tune of Hollaback Girl
"She's Leo and I'm Pisces. It's weird. We don't get along"
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In this episode of The NotHans Podcast, Hans Scharler gets political and shares his thoughts on Sarah Palin and the rest of the nominees. This episode also includes "Livin' on the Edge", remarks on Hurricane Ike, listener email, and an update on the iPod giveaway. Hans recommends the DVD's from Dana Carvey and Brian Regan.
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Olympic Medals and Double Churn Ice Cream
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Hans Scharler discusses the Olympics, the Olympic Medal winners, and the difference between medal and metal. This episode of The NotHans Podcast also includes some urgent news and a commentary about double churn ice cream.
Interview with Johnny 5
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On this week's episode of The NotHans Podcast, brought to you by rackets, Hans interviews Johnny 5, the robotic actor from Short Circuit. Number 5 is alive and has lots to say about WALL-E. Hans shares his bucket list and thoughts on the 4th of July. We also get an update on the iPod giveaway.
The King of Kong
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This episode of The NotHans Podcast includes listener email, an update on the iPod giveaway, and a review of the documentary, "The King of Kong". There's a leak in the basement. Hans' Mom tells Hanzie that she will fix the leak.
My Mom Makes Her Podcast Debut
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Hans Scharler opens the electronic mailbag and reads some listener email. Hans' mom makes an appearance on this episode brought to you by light bulbs. We also get to listen in on Hans calling a woman.
The Chris Farley Show Book Review
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Comedy writer Hans Scharler reviews the book, "The Chris Farley Show" by Tom Farley, Jr. and Tanner Colby. This episode also includes his Nashville Star audition tape and an iPod giveaway contest. thechrisfarleyshow.com chrisfarleyfoundation.com
Listener Email and a Crazy Character
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In this episode, Hans Scharler fulfills the request of a listener. Other segments include "I love cereal", iPod giveaway, "The I can't read" character, and comments about the new Indiana Jones movie.


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|affection, feeling, vibe, sensation
*: Mr. Bennet missed his second daughter exceedingly; his affection for her drew him oftener from home than anything else could do. He delighted in going to Pemberley, especially when he was least expected.
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Just A Little Help From A Wonderful Friend
I have to send out a huge hug and a very big thanks to one of my good friends today. Sunday I was attacked by the stomach flu. Every time I moved or stood up it felt like someone had stabbed me in the tummy and off to the porcelain goddess I would run. Thankfully Tooters' is a wonderful kid and she spent most of the day bringing me water and taking my temperature. For some reason this gives her great pleasure when I am sick to stick that thermometer into my arm pit every chance she gets. Hey if it keeps her happy then bring it on little one lol. She also is very good about watching Disney (thank god for Zack and Cody) and coloring. I almost cried when she made me a get well card all by herself. She is in first grade so of course the spelling was crude but I will treasure it all the same.
Anyways Sunday night in between trips to the bathroom and quick nap on the bathroom floor, for some reason this always seems to make me feel a little better, I called my friend to let her know that the dinner we have been trying to plan has to be put on hold until I feel better. Then she said some very beautiful words to me, "Since you are staying home from work why don't you let me bring Tooters' home for you? That way you do not have to get up and get dressed."
OMG if I could have jumped through the phone and kissed her at that moment I would have in a heart beat. You know sometimes in life there is nothing better than good friends like that. Plus she is a single mom and has gone through a lot of the same things that I have so she understands me and my crazy side.
On a side note and I have probably said this in other posts but I think I will mention it again. It is times like this that I get very pissed off and frustrated with the Donor. Here I am knocking on deaths door but I am still up feeding Tooters and doing all of the mommy stuff that I do everyday instead of trying to rest and get rid of this flu. I just imagine him being sick and lying on his mom's couch with her waiting on him hand and foot, if not his mom then whatever girlfriend he has tricked into thinking that he is a good man. I am not wishing to be married or back with the Donor but sometimes I do wish I had that second person in the house to help so I do not have to rely on friends and family so much.
So to my friend thanks and god bless you. You are a bright shiny example of a truly
thoughtful friend and someday I hope I can return the favor.
P.S. I gave up my Master Cleanse after a day and a half when me and my friend made plans to have lasagna rolls for dinner. But I think I will restart it today if my tummy will not stage a mutiny and reject anything that I attempt to swallow. I will update you on my progress if I can even get started today. You would think this would be a good time, my tummy surely shrank from not really eating a lot and I do not really want any food right now. Who knows what will happen so wish me luck. Oh one last thing, it has been two weeks and I still have not smoked and I have gone one week without my anti-strangle the boss patches.
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7 Responses to "Just A Little Help From A Wonderful Friend"
Pat Says:
October 21, 2008 at 7:22 pm
As a single mom I completely feel your pain when sick, frustration at the donor (and oh do I EVER have that one), and the gratefullness I feel for my friends and support system.
Stay strong.
Thank you for the comment. I know I am not the only one out there but it is nice to hear from other single mom's sometimes. You stay strong too.
Good Friends can Save the Day. Hope you are well soon.
Me too this sucks. I am on day 3 of not feeling, I am starting to wonder if there is something else going on. Maybe I will hit the dr's office tomorrow. You are right about good friends I have 2 of the best friends in the world right now and they have bailed me out of some tough corners with Tooters. Don't get me wrong I help them out just as much since we seem to be forming our own little single mom's group lol.
I realized some time ago that without my friends I would have been a sniveling, drooling wreck of a human being by now. Friends are what get you through the very worst of life and also make the best even better.
Hope you feel better soon!
Thank you so much for the thoughts. I am great today and actually starting day 2 of my Master Cleanse. I am determined to look hot for Halloween, sober is not a problem but it sure would help to get me shaking it on the dance floor lol
I'd give up a cleanse for lasagna rolls too!


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Rose was 7 on Friday, we had a lovely party and birthday cake. In Rose's Happy House family there is a group called Grange Park Open Door, these very kind people donated £40 for Rose to have a bike for her birthday. She just couldn't believe that she had been given this beautiful pink shiney brand new bike. Rose also received some presents from other member of her 'family' that Lynn McCluskey brought for her.
Between the 23rd of July and the 6th of September we have 6 birthdays to celebrate. I have never had as much cake!


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Yodeling from Walmart to a bigger stage
Recently, there has been a viral video going around the internet of a kid yodeling at Walmart. Surprisingly, he is an 11 year old boy named Mason Ramsey from Golconda, a very small town with about 600 to 700 people. This little kid has had quite a journey this past week.
Not so long ago, he was featured on The Ellen Show where he spoke about new experiences that came along and about how awesome they were. Overall I must add that he has an amazing personality and knows how to make the crowd laugh with his pure innocence.
"I'm a country boy and out in the old country, all we do is bale straws of hay, and next thing you know you're sitting under a tree, taking a nap with your hat down and a weed in your mouth." -Mason
Just like this:
His journey started at Walmart. That questions, why Walmart? His response is clear that it's the only store they have. You always start from the bottom and work your way towards the top, and that's where he's going.
He gave a small performance on the show for the audience. It's amazing to see how a small boy of 11 years old stands so confident in front of many people. The main reason could be that he already has everything figured out and will work hard to reach his dream. Ellen helped him scratch off a dream from his bucket list: sing at the Grand Ole Opry, where he will be performing this Saturday, April 14, 2018.
More news keep coming for Mason.
It was mentioned that he was going to be performing at the grand event, Coachella 2018, along side Post Malone. Although this notice is not official, sources have said that he has rejected this over due to his booking at the Grand Ole Opry where he will be fulfilling one of his dreams. Many more artists are falling in love with his yodeling that they now have hopes in featuring him during their Coachella sets.
What will happen next?
Who knows.
What more does the future hold for young yodeler, Mason Ramsey.


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How to Balance Hormones Naturally
Understanding how to balance hormones naturally is often made complicated.
But for most women, there's a very simple solution to hormone imbalance and learning how to balance your hormones naturally.
Hormone balance plays a vital role in both health and happiness. And a hormone imbalance can dramatically and negatively affect your moods, weight, energy, appearance, anxiety level, sexual desire and fertility.
But like most other health problems, a hormone imbalance can almost always be helped or reversed with simple healthy lifestyle changes.
Hormone Imbalance Symptoms and Causes
Symptoms of hormone imbalance are mainly experienced at puberty, menstruation (PMS), after childbirth and during pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause. That makes up a good portion of a woman's life.
The most common unpleasant hormone imbalance symptoms are
- Depression,
- Weight gain,
- Mood swings,
- Low sex drive,
- Endometriosis,
- Oily or dry skin,
- Water retention,
- Feeling fatigued,
- Irregular periods,
- Problem sleeping,
- Allergy symptoms,
- Excess hair growth,
- Cravings for sweets,
- Headache/migraines,
- Anxiety and irritability,
- Temperature changes,
- Urinary tract infections,
- Acne or skin breakouts,
- Premenstrual syndrome.
Wow! Even though hormones are teeny-tiny little things, when out of balance they wreak big havoc. Basic hormone imbalance causes are:
- Less than optimum nutrition: Excellent nutrition provides your body with all the necessary tools to balance hormones naturally.
- Stress and adrenal exhaustion: Stress is a major factor in hormone imbalance. And under prolonged stress, your adrenal glands (which produce stress fighting hormones) can't continue to do their job.
- Birth control pills and HRT: Women on hormone replacement therapy or "the pill" tend to have hormone imbalance – even after they quit.
- Glandular or insulin imbalance: Your endocrine gland system, responsible for hormone production, can be negatively affected by a wide range of conditions, like yo-yo dieting, stress, drugs or illnesses.
- Chemicals, stimulants and drugs: Medications, painkillers, stimulants like caffeine, toxins and hormones from pesticides in our food, water and air can mimic estrogen and interfere with our natural hormone balance.
- Pregnancy and postpartum: Pregnancy is a hormonal roller coaster ride. And if you're not in great health before, during and after childbirth, your hormone imbalance will let you know – in no uncertain terms!
How to Balance Hormones Naturally
Women have been slaves to hormone imbalance for decades. These foods can help you escape hormonal slavery and balance hormones naturally:
- Natural high fiber foods (vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans).
- Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower).
- Nutritious green leafy vegetables (kale, spinach and Swiss chard).
- Plant sources for good estrogen (soybeans, peas and lentils).
- Fruits high in flavonoids (berries, red grapes and citrus fruits).
- Essential fatty acids (olive oil, omega 3 fish, whole grains and nuts).
- Omega 3 fish oil (like salmon, tuna and fish oil supplements).
- Nutritional health supplements – multiples that include B complex.
- And choosing organic fish, poultry and produce whenever possible.
Avoid these foods to naturally reduce hormone imbalance:
- Animal fats store bad hormones (red meat and full-fat dairy).
- Caffeine (coffee, caffeinated colas and other "energy" drinks).
- Refined carbohydrates (white flour, white rice and white pasta).
- High glycemic foods and alcoholic beverages (sweetened food).
And finally, take the following actions to balance hormones naturally:
- Include regular physical activity and exercise on a daily basis.
- Improve stress management (meditation, deep breathing or yoga).
- And make sure you get a good night's sleep every night and enough rest.
Endocrine System Diagram for Understanding Hormones
Understanding hormones is complicated. But this endocrine system diagram will help.
Your endocrine system is in charge of making the hormones that effect all your emotions and moods. So understanding hormones and how they work is vitally important to you.
Teeny-weeny hormonal messengers from your endocrine system travel in your bloodstream all through your body making things happen.
Hormones may be very small, but they're still very powerful!
They move throughout your network of veins and vessels regulating and controlling an extraordinary number of your major bodily functions. And these tiny little controllers effect how you feel in a VERY BIG way!
Understanding Hormones and the Endocrine System
You have two kinds of glands. Exocrine glands have ducts that secrete chemicals such as saliva or sweat. But the endocrine glands are ductless, secreting the hormones they make directly into your bloodstream.
"Hormone" means to "urge on" or "excite." And that's exactly what they do. It's amazing that something so small can have such a BIG impact!
For example, the amount of estrogen produced by the endocrine system in a woman's entire lifetime weighs no more than a miniscule microchip. Yet your daily estrogen level can have a huge effect on how you feel.
Hormones control when an adolescent starts puberty and how they feel during the process. Hormones determine how you handle stress, how you react to an emergency and every single mood that affects you.
On top of all that, hormones influence whether you feel hungry or full, how you use the food you eat and whether or not you're fat or thin!
And we all know about teenager's raging hormones, monthly PMS blues and menopausal miseries. But, it doesn't have to be that way.
Your hormones can work for you, instead of against you!
Endocrine System Diagram for Understanding Hormones
Since hormones dramatically affect your health, attitude, energy, sense of security and fulfillment, productivity and feelings – both good and bad, it's vitally important that you feed and care for them properly.
Seven Steps to Balance Your Hormones Naturally
These seven steps to a super healthy lifestyle can have a major positive impact on the health of your endocrine system, your natural hormone balance and the emotions you experience on a day to day basis.
1. Eat a healthy diet. Low-fat protein, vegetables, fruit and the essential oils found in omega 3 fish, whole grains and nuts are most important.
2. Manage stress. Too much tension and prolonged stress causes adrenal exhaustion. But relaxation techniques, like meditation and yoga, plus getting enough rest and exercise makes a huge positive difference.
3. Exercise daily. Moderate regular exercise is an absolute must. And a daily half-hour walk or a low-impact home video workout is enough.
4. Drink more water. You need to replenish the 8 to 10 cups of water your body uses every day. No other liquid provides the benefits of water.
5. Take supplements. No matter how good your diet, you can't possibly get the super nutrition you need to balance hormones naturally. Good quality health supplements, high in B-complex, can fill in the gaps.
6. Live a healthy Life. Bad habits reek havoc on your glandular system. To balance your hormones naturally, avoid unhealthy foods, give up smoking and reduce or eliminate drinking alcohol, coffee and sodas.
7. Think Positively. Learning to steer your mind in a positive direction, no matter what's going on in your body or your life, can have a major positive effect on your health, your endocrine system and how you feel.
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When Did I Become A Caregiver?
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I had 3 decades with my husband when I was diagnosed. He stuck around for 4 years and then left. First emotionally then physically telling me he "couldn't deal with my MS anymore".
So when I read stories like yours I'm very encouraged that there are spouses that do care, making you a caregiver. Honestly, it makes me a bit jealous too. Why does one spouse stay and another leaves? I wish I had the answer to that. Thank you for writing.
Thank you for contributing to the dialogue and for sharing your personal story. In some cases, though apparently not yours given the 30 years of marriage, there may be an underlying instability in the marriage that manifests when one spouse becomes ill. In addition, some people have a very hard time dealing with anyone's illness. My father's first cousin lost his spouse and my parents were very supportive. Later, when my father became ill and died, his cousin was nowhere to be found – he was always too weak (childlike?) to handle any sort of adversity. I suspect that you are simply a much stronger person than your ex-husband. Hope you are doing well.
Hi Gary,
I wanted to reply to your post here because your wife was among the many fine people who contribute to this site that had very kind words and thoughts for me while my late fiancee, Tracey, was in her final days.
When I first met Tracey, she was in a wheelchair, and suffered from bladder incontinence. But she was very self-sufficient. Over the first 5 years, we did all those things a happy, committed couple would normally do. I learned to help her do things that were difficult for her to do by herself. As a person with a disability myself, I knew when to offer my help and when to stand back and let her figure things out. I got used to helping her change her diapers and dress and bathe, and everything else that gradually became very hard for her to do herself.
I can say the exact day I became a caregiver: July 15, 2011. This was the day she came home from the hospital after 6 weeks of trying to stabilize five stage 4 bedsores. Though she now had a visiting nurse and a 40 hour a week attendant. I learned how to change wound dressings and deal with blocked catheters, and how to change them. How to quickly lower her body temperature during the chronic UTIs. I had to learn it all and be prepared to do it, because attendants and nurses are not 100% reliable. She went from a healthy 135 lbs. to 75 lbs. during this time, and because of that, and the advancing MS, no longer had the strength to do anything for herself. She was now fully dependent on others, especially me.
Our situation brought us closer together, with our love growing stronger and stronger. I was ready for whatever MS delivered next, or at least I thought I was. Looking back, I was not prepared for the dementia, although her dementia was not angry and mean spirited, as I have heard it can be. I was lucky that way, but it was still frustrating to deal with, and I probably could have done a better job with it.
Thank Cathy for me on her kind words and thoughts those many months ago. I wish you two the best of luck going forward
Thank you for sharing your remarkable story. I can relate to the personal bond, though not the depth of your joint challenge. Tracey was very fortunate to have your support and comfort and I do think that what we gain is a gratification from greatly supporting someone we love; what can be more important than that? Will pass your thoughts along.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I couldn't put it better myself; what you have described is a fear that all of us have with this unpredictable disease. It is the hope of every spouse and every patient that the ever-increasing therapeutic options or just plain luck prevails and the challenges you have articulated are minimal. They are not minimal for many. But big or small, many diseases pose challenges that not everyone is equipped to face. Hopefully, the posts and the discussions on this site – the sharing of common feelings, concerns and information – provide insight and comfort.
Dear Gary.
First of all, Cathy is lucky to have you. You're a good man and great husband.
I think you're right about what caregiving is all about. And as you phrase it, a key component is " to show that they (the recipient of the care) are recognized and valued". So I can see the difficulty in differentiating between the roles of "caregiver" and "good spouse".
Yet, at a certain point, as the caregiving role expands, it becomes less "something that a good spouse does" and more the major defining factor in the caregiver's life. This happens if and when the needs of your spouse reach a tipping point of interference with what was your "normal" life.
It may start when you're no longer able to do a certain type of recreational traveling and vacationing together. While that's inconvenient and disappointing, it's not necessarily life altering. That kind of sacrifice isn't such a tremendous burden.
But as your spouse's condition deteriorates, and her needs grow, the impact that it has on your life expands, and over a period of time, your main role in life evolves to become that of a caregiver, and your main challenge in life is trying to fit in so many other things that you took for granted around the caregiving. This includes things such as: Being able to hold down your job – not easy when you're frequently called away to attend your spouse's needs, Maintaining friendships – when you're main focus is on caring for your spouse, your friendships invariably suffer and some former "friends" can't deal with the new reality, Finding time to just relax – as you have no control over when your spouse needs you to do something, finding time to relax is often impossible. And if your spouse has cognitive issues, you may also lose much of the peer to peer relationship you once had and took for granted, and your relationship becomes asymetrical, with you responsible for just about everything.
Depending on the specifics of the situation, caregiving can occupy most of your waking hours. It can be physically exhausting, isolating and emotionally draining. And when you're not actually doing "active caregiving", you're worrying about what's next, because there's always something next, and it's almost never good.
When it reaches that point, you realize that the word CAREGIVER defines you – everthing else is secondary.
Fortunately, many people with MS never reach the point that they require such sacrifices from their caregivers, be they spouses, children, parents or friends.
Thank you for the thought provoking post.
Mario Lobo


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Where is your target? Which are his needs? How does he want to find the solution to his problems?
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Bush's Brain, Karl Rove, appeared on FoxBusiness Channel's Freedom Watch last week. He began his interview with Judge Andrew Napolitano by "taking exception" to the Judge's remark that Bush "abandon[ed] fiscal beliefs" and "allowed federal spending to balloon."
According to Rove, Bush is a conservative, because . . .
- Non-defense discretionary spending grew by 16% before Bush came along
- Bush got the INCREASES down to 2%
- And then shrunk the INCREASE to nearly zero
So-called, "non-defense discretionary spending" is a fictional category that amounts to a mere 18% of the budget. And Bush didn't even cut that. All he did (if he did anything) was shrink the amount by which they intended to increase the budget. Again, that's NOT a cut.
But Bush did give us the single largest entitlement expansion since Medicare, with the Prescription Drug Act, which increased spending by $550 billion over ten years. With it's "donut hole," it was doomed to be labeled inadequate, and even more spending was allocated to fill the hole, during the last Congress when it passed Obamacare.
Bush lied us into war. We're still in Iraq today, and thus far, it's cost well over $1 trillion.
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U.S. stock futures were mixed on Tuesday morning as the Federal Open Market Committee headed to its third meeting of the year.
At the open.: DJIA: -0.18%, S&P 500: -0.04%, NASDAQ: +0.00%.
Here's what's buzzing on Tuesday morning:
Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) fell as much as 3.5 percent in pre-market trading on Tuesday after the biopharmaceutical company released first-quarter financial results that fell short of analyst expectations. Reported revenues decreased 9 percent on the year to $13.5 billion, missing estimates of $14.0 billion. Adjusted earnings fell 5 percent to $0.54 per share, missing estimates of $0.56.
BP (NYSE:BP) climbed as much as 2.8 percent in pre-market trading. The company reported that underlying replacement cost profit for the quarter fell 10.6 percent on the year to $4.2 billion, while operating cash flow climbed 17.6 percent on the year to $4.0 billion. BP also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share.
UBS AG (NYSE:UBS) climbed as much as 7 percent in pre-market trading after reporting first-quarter operating results. The bank reported pre-tax adjusted group profit of 1.9 billion CHF ($2.03 billion). Adjusted group revenues climbed 1.4 billion CHF ($1.5 billion) to 8.0 billion CHF ($8.55 billion), driven by higher client activity. Costs fell 1.7 billion CHF ($1.82 billion) to 6.1 billion CHF ($6.52 billion) on lower litigation and regulatory charges.
Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) climbed as much as 4.7 percent in pre-market trading. The electronics retailer announced that it has agreed to sell 50 percent of its interest in Best Buy Europe, a joint venture it started with Carphone Warehouse Group in 2008. Best buy comments that "the sale price of 500 million pounds (approximately $775 million as of April 29, 2013) is comprised of 420 million pounds in cash and 80 million pounds in CPW stock subject to a 12-month lock-up restriction."
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All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the apex body that regulates and facilitates technical Education for over 10000 institutes in India is implementing various schemes and reforms for the benefits of its stake holders. As a part of upgrading the quality of technical education in India a one-day workshop on Examination Reforms was organised at Bhubaneswar by AICTE, Eastern Region (Kolkata) in association with Gandhi Institute For Technology (GIFT), Bhubaneswar on 21st of January, 2019. The workshop was undertaken to bring out mandatory changes in Technical Education in terms of content, knowledge delivery and assessment of student learning.
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One sample t-test is used to determine if the mean of a sample is different from a particular value for a single population. Continue with the One Sample T-Test Case Analysis.
A consultancy firm claims that the average salary offered by its firm to the MBA fresher's is Rs. 22,000 per month. A sample of 15 management students of a college was taken and the information was collected about their starting salary, to test the claim of the firm.
Table-1: Sample Data
The hypotheses for the analysis are:
Null hypothesis-H0: The average salary of MBA fresher's is Rs.22, 000. (μ= 22,000)
Alternative Hypothesis- H1: The average salary of MBA fresher's is not Rs.22, 000 (μ 22,000) (two-tailed test)
Input Data
The salaries of 15 management students are treated as input data for the analysis.
Performing the Analysis with SPSS
For SPSS Version 11, click on Analyze ⇒ Compare Means ⇒ One-Sample T test. This will bring up the SPSS screen dialogue box as shown below.
After clicking One Sample T test, this will bring up the following SPSS screen dialogue box.
Select the dependent variable and click it to move it to Test variables box. In this case, we are comparing if the average salary is Rs.22, 000 or not. So we should enter 22,000 into the Test Value box.
Finally click OK of the main dialogue box.
SPSS Output
The SPSS outputs of the analysis are given in following tables.
The table tells that the average salary of 15 MBA fresher's is Rs19, 600 with standard deviation 4595.02837.
From the output, t = -2.203 with 14 degrees of freedom.
Reject the null hypothesis if p-value (Sig. (2-tailed)) ≤ 0.05
The p-value is 0.063 and it is more than 0.05 (5% level of significance), so we accept the null hypothesis and reject the alternative hypothesis at 5% level of significance. It is concluded that the average salary of MBA fresher's offered by the consultancy firm is not Rs. 22,000.
The average sale of a chocolate bar of brand X is 130 dozens per month. After an advertisement campaign the sale is claimed to increase. A sample of 20 stores in a locality is chosen to test the validity of the claim. The sale of chocolate bars per store is given below.
Table-1: Sample Data
Null hypothesis-H0: The average sale of chocolate bars per store is 130 dozens (μ 130 dozens).
Alternative Hypothesis- H1: The sale average sale of chocolate bars per store is more than 130 dozens (μ 130 dozens). (One-tailed test)
SPSS Output
From the output, t = -.136 with 21 degrees of freedom.
Reject the null hypothesis if p-value (Sig. (2-tailed)) ≤ 0.05
The p-value for one-tailed test would be (Sig. (2-tailed))/2
The p-value is (Sig. (2-tailed))/2 = 0.893/2 = 0.446 and it is less than 0.05 (5% level of significance), therefore we reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis at 5% level of significance. Therefore it is concluded that the mean sales of chocolate bar has increased due to the advertisement campaign.
SPSS Command
- Click on ANALYZE at the SPSS menu bar (in older versions of SPSS, click on STATISTICS instead of ANALYZE).
- Click on COMPARE MEANS followed by ONE SAMPLE T TEST.
- Select the test variable and move it TEST VARIABLE(S) box. Fill the box TEST VALUE with appropriate hypothesized value and click CONTINUE.
- Select OK of the main dialogue box.


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The industry today was greeted with news of not one, but two stable-coin approvals. Operating within the state of New York, both Gemini and Paxos received the greenlight for their respective coins.
By residing in New York, companies such as these two are subject to strict oversight and regulations by the New York Department of Financial Services. To operate, companies must first receive a 'BitLicence'. Despite this framework being in place for over 3 years, less than 10 companies have been granted this authorization.
The appeal of a regulated stable-coin is simple. Through their use, one receives the benefits that Tether offers, as well as the transparency that regulatory oversight offers.
Gemini Coin
Going active on September 10th, the newly minted Gemini Coin will function as an ERC-20 token. Upon launch, users of the Gemini platform will immediately be able to transfer in and out of the fund. These tokens will maintain a 1:1 USD ratio.
Speaking on the coin, Cameron Winklevoss stated, "We are excited to bring the Gemini dollar to market and provide a crucial link between the traditional banking system and the new, rapidly growing crypto economy. With the Gemini dollar, we continue to deliver on our mission — to build the future of money — and help transform the global financial system to enable possibilities previously unimaginable."
Paxos Standard Coin
Following suit, Paxos has also decided to base their stable-coin, PAX, on the ERC-20 standard. PAX will be utilized by the itBIT platform. Here transactions will be settled in PAX, rather than USD. Upon cashing out, all tokens that were created are destroyed, maintaining a 1:1 USD/PAX balance on the books.
Paxos CEO, Chad Cascarilla commented, "Today, we tokenized the dollar… Tomorrow, everyone in the world can participate in an open, frictionless, global economy. This is one step on an important journey toward an inclusive and modern financial system."
Purpose and Role
With a young and burgeoning industry comes volatility. Most investments at this point are based on speculation, and not current day utility. It is due to this volatility that stable-coins are needed. These pegged coins offer a reprieve from market conditions.
There are many scenarios that can benefit from the attributes of such a coin. For example, imagine you are a weekend trader. You've made a couple of good moves this week, and find yourself going on vacations tomorrow. Unable to monitor markets while you are away, how can you protect your hard-earned gains without cashing out and incurring capital gains? You transfer your holdings to a stable-coin. Scenarios like this are commonplace and benefit investors by essentially placing their investments on 'pause'.
Centralized exchanges also benefit from stable-coins. For exchanges that are not approved FIAT custodians, stable-coins can be used instead. They serve as a proxy, allowing for investors to gain exposure to a greater number of tokens/coins.
These are only two of many different use cases. One thing is obvious – stable coins are a needed offering.
Known simply as 'Tether', USDT functions on the OMNI blockchain. Despite being the most commonly used stable-coin, Tether has become quite contentious over the past year. Although Tether claims that they maintain a 1:1 USD/USDT balance in their accounts, many are skeptical.
It has been well documented that Tether split ways with an auditing firm in 2017. This led to a law firm performing a single day audit earlier this year. Although the results were entirely positive, industry hesitations were not alleviated.
It is due to this lack of full transparency that we are now seeing the rise of many pegged / stable-coins. These types of coins clearly have place in the industry, and are both a wanted and needed products.


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text: Three weeks into my quit and 12 pounds heavier. I don't really care. Not because I can afford to gain (cuz I'm a little fluffy to begin with). It's because I'm not overly concerned about it. I'm concentrating on my quit...PERIOD. My plan is to get thru the first month...THEN start paying a little closer attention to what I'm putting in my mouth. For the first 30 days, as long as it wasn't a smoke, I ate, drank, chewed, sucked, and indulged in whatever I wanted. I'm pretty active in my job and am now starting to get some energy. I've really been babying myself, napping when I can, hot baths (taking all sorts of ME time). I am amazed at all the time I have now! I may be babying myself but certainly haven't been lazy!! I've noticed I'm much calmer and laid back. I don't get myself worked up over the little stuff like I used to (always looking for an excuse to smoke more?). I've taken on an attitude of enjoyment, positivity, and tolerance. For me its a lifestyle change. And come next week I'll add another dimension...eating healthier and incorporating some exercise. Baby steps and I have no doubt the weight will drop!


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Cooking with cannabis can be a great way to use your medicine without the harmful effects of smoking. Although you may know the basics—such as how much to take or how long to wait between doses—there's more to infusing foods with cannabis.
In this post, we're covering five things you probably didn't know about making cannabis edibles.
#1 The chemicals in cannabis change during cooking
The biggest mistake you can make when cooking with cannabis is to think that you can just throw raw bud into your recipe. If you do this, you won't be getting any of the medicinal benefits of cannabis (including the psychoactive effects). Your food probably won't taste very good either.
The first step to cooking with cannabis is to bake the bud. The reason the bud is baked beforehand is that it activates the THC. Interestingly, raw cannabis contains THCA, which doesn't give you the "high" effect of cannabis. This is why if you eat raw bud, you won't experience any effects. To turn THCA into the psychoactive chemical THC, cannabis needs to reach a certain temperature. When you vaporize or smoke, this simply happens when your bud is heated. When you cook, this chemical conversion typically occurs in a separate step.
To activate your cannabis so it's ready for cooking, bake it in the oven for 20-30 minutes at 121°C (250°F). This process is known as decarboxylating (or decarbing). After people usually infuse the toasted bud into the butter or oil they're using in their recipe.
On the other hand, if you prefer your medicine to be less intense, you can skip baking the cannabis and head straight into the infusion process. Heating the raw bud in butter or oil will decarb it enough to produce some psychoactive effects, but it will be less potent than baking it separately beforehand.
#2 You can cook with shake and trim
Whether you buy or grow your own cannabis, you probably have some extra plant material laying around that you don't use. Many people don't know that throwing it out is a waste. You can use trim (cannabis leaves) and shake (the flakes that fall off buds) to make a delicious medicinal edible. Although trim isn't the most potent part of the plant, both trim and shake still have cannabinoids and terpenes.
Before baking your trim to decarb it, sort through it and remove any debris or stems. All that should remain are the leaves. If you accidentally miss some stems, it's okay because you'll be straining your oil or butter when you're finished the infusion process. Trim can have a plant-like flavour, so it's best used in recipes that can mask the earthy taste.
Another option is to start collecting all of the crumbs that fall off your cannabis buds. Although some people smoke or vaporize shake, because the material is so fine, it's often better used in edibles. Since it comes from the bud, it's just as potent and can make a high-dose edible.
Once your shake and/or trim is decarbed, you're ready to infuse it to make cannaoil or cannabutter, which can be used in a variety of recipes.
#3 You can cook with vaporized cannabis
There are many benefits to vaporizing over smoking. One of the main reasons is you can also use vaporized cannabis in your cooking. Unlike smoking, vaporizing extracts THC without burning the bud. While you inhale most of the THC, there's still some left in the cannabis that can be extracted using fat.
When you're done vaporizing, you'll notice brown grain-like cannabis in your chamber. The greener your herb is, the more THC it contains and the less cannabis you will need to use. Since the brown cannabis has already been decarbed, you can infuse it into your butter or oil right away.
#4 Cooking with cannabis isn't just for sweets
When you think about cooking with cannabis, brownies and other sweet treats are probably the first foods that come to mind. However, it's possible to use cannabis in a healthy meal and even a fancy 3-course dinner. In fact, you can infuse cannabis into the different foods or sides that make up your meal. For example, someone may infuse their salad as the first course and their chicken gravy as the main course. They would dose it according to how much they're eating and how long they're waiting between each course.
If you've only thought about cooking infused sweets, here are some other dishes you can make with cannabis oil or butter:
• Salad dressings
• Dips
• Sauces and spreads • Soups and stews • Pesto
• Gravy
• Omelettes or quiches
• Casseroles
• Vegetable dishes
#5 There are health benefits to using raw cannabis, too
Although we've talked about decarbing your cannabis to activate its psychoactive effects, some people use raw cannabis in their meal preparation. Although it won't give you a high, raw cannabis leaf are abundant in antioxidants, vitamins K and C, iron and calcium. It's also good food for increasing your fibre intake. However, these nutritional benefits are only found in the raw plant since they burn off when cannabis is heated.
People use raw cannabis to make:
• Sauces
• Dips
• Dressings
• Juices or smoothies
• Sandwiches or wraps (similar to lettuce)


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IT Business Edge contributor Loraine Lawson's recent post on ROI brings to light the fact that IT stays away from it in most situations.
Neil Ward-Dutton, research director at the UK-based Macehiter Ward-Dutton Advisors, said ROI is something people tend to pay attention to before an investment is made, but they don't follow through to see how ROI actually played out.
"ROI is easy to type-it's just three little letters. That's why it's so easy to reference ROI and bandy the term about. The fact that ROI is still a minority sport doesn't make it less important though-if anything we should all be writing about it and exhorting people to take it seriously more than ever. ... in the current financial environment, serious focus on ROI is really important."
Lawson writes in her blog that ignoring the ROI just means you won't know how bad it is until the money's already spent. The Knowledge Network has several documents that help companies address ROI and TCO.https://o1.qnsr.com/log/p.gif?;n=203;c=204663295;s=11915;x=7936;f=201904081034270;u=j;z=TIMESTAMP;a=20410779;e=i
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