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Need some help starting your engine in the bedroom? Tradition says that Muira Puama's benefits could hold the secret to getting things going. Read on to learn more about this fascinating plant and its evidence-based benefits for health!
What is Muira Puama?
You often hear about the latest Amazonic botanical find — at one time it was acai, and at another time, it was sacha inchi seeds. Well, now you can wow your friends at parties by telling them about Muira Puama or marapuama. Growing in the Brazilian Amazon, Ptychopetalum olacoides or Muira Puama is a 4-5 meter tall tree. Both the roots and bark of the tree are used. Typically, these parts of the plant are infused in water, steeped into a tea, or made into a tincture using high-grade alcohol, among other preparation methods.
The benefits of Muira Puama appear to be caused by the plant's unique mix of terpenoids, including ptychonal — thought to be the plant's most active terpenoid — as well as several other lesser terpenoids that all contribute to the plant's composition. As of now, we don't know exactly how these terpenoids contribute to the plant's biological effects. Future research will hopefully shed more light on the situation.
Muira Puama's Traditional Benefits
If you lived in the Brazilian Amazon, you might have been offered a Muira Puama decoction for any number of reasons, but here are a few of the most common uses today:
- Increased libido
- Sense of calm
- Memory boost
- Mood improvement
Increased Libido
Human studies on Muira Puama's benefits for libido are unfortunately limited (although who wouldn't want to volunteer?!), but we do have a couple of important clues. The first is a study from 2000 of 202 premenopausal and postmenopausal women that measured the effects of Muira Puama in combination with ginkgo biloba. Compared to baseline, 65% of respondents noticed significant improvements in their sexuality (overall satisfaction, ability to reach orgasm, and the intensity of orgasm), with 71% reporting at least one area of clear improvement.
Another study measured the effects of a concentrated extract of Muira Puama in 262 men. The results were similar to the female study, with a self-reported increase in libido in 62% of men and improved erectile function in 51% of participants.
Memory Boosting
Got a test or important assignment at work coming up? Muira Puama's benefits could help to boost your memory. Studies show that this Brazilian herb can boost short-term memory acquisition as well as help you consolidate new memories.
Mood Improvement
Whether you struggle with racing thoughts, have a tendency to worry, or often feel down, Muira Puama's benefits appear to offer relief. To date, the main study we have to draw on is an animal test published in 2008, which showed that the plant offered adaptogenic effects in a Chronic Unpredictable Stress Test in mice. That means that the mice who were given Muira Puama were better able to adapt to a stressful situation. This same study confirmed the antidepressant properties of a specific PO ethanol extract of the herb, as is claimed by traditional practitioners.
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1. Portrait of Christian V. C. 1685, Jacob d'Agar. The King is portrayed in a fashionable French style. Dressed in armour and a tall allonge wig, Christian V appears as a Danish Sun King with a drapery behind him and a view to nature. Louis XIV had a portrait painted in a similar pose. 2. Portrait of Christian V. C. 1690, Jacob d'Agar. The artist seems to have developed his style during the five years that passed since he painted No. 1. With his anointment robe around him, the King is radiating a relaxed and mature worthiness. There is a more pronounced realism in this portrait, although it is obviously idealized. 3. Portrait of Christian V. 1696, Jan Frans Douven. The Dutchman Douven (1656-1727) was sent to Copenhagen at the behest of Emperor Leopold I to paint the King and his children — in particular his daughter Sophie Hedevig, who was a potential wife for the Emperor's son. 4. Portrait of Christian V. with the regalia. 1670s, Abraham Wuchters. Sketch for a full figure portrait of Christian V, which was never completed. The King is seen in an outfit similar to the oval portrait, but with the marshal's baton in his right hand. Behind him are the regalia. 5. Portrait of Christian V. C. 1671, Abraham Wuchters. The oval portrait set a standard for portraying the King which was copied extensively for many years. Christian V is seen in armour with his anointment robe. Across his shoulder hangs the Order of the Elephant on its blue silk sash. 6. Portrait of Peder Griffenfeld. C. 1672, Abraham Wuchters. Peter Schumacher (1635-99) was an incredibly gifted son of a bourgeois family who became the most prominent official in the early years of Christian V's reign, and was ennobled as Count of Griffenfeld. The King, however, decided in 1675 to imprison his favourite for life, based on a disputable charge for treason. Griffenfeld is portrayed in a dressing gown in accordance with the latest Parisian fashion. 7. Portraits of Christian V. og Charlotte Amalie. C. 1675, Abraham Wuchters, on loan from the Danish National Gallery. The sketch of the King may have been made as a study for a civilian portrait. It is
colouristically refined, with warm colours and a bright red sash. In the sketch of Charlotte Amalie her red mouth catches one's attention.8. Two miniature portraits of Christian V. C. 1675, attributed to Abraham Wuchters. The square example is on loan from SMK. During the reigns of Frederik III and Christian V, miniature portraits had a heyday, and were often given to people as a special honour. In this tiny format Wuchters dared to depict the King less flatteringly than he otherwise did. 9. Three miniature portraits of Christian V.1674, Paul Prieur (2 examples); 1693, Josias Barbette. Paul Prieur painted many miniatures of the young Christian V after Abraham Wuchters' template portrait. Josias Barbette, who painted the elderly King, was a Calvinist like Jacques d'Agar, after whom the miniature is copied. 10. Miniature portriats of Christian V and Hans Leth. Ca. 1675, C. 1675, attributed to Paul
Prieur after Wuchters. The royal portrait was a gift to the Court Confessor Leth (1625-88), given as a
sign of the King's favour. Leth was also portrayed by Prieur in 1675. It is not known whether Leth gave the King his own portrait in return.11. Miniature portraits of Christian V and Queen Charlotte Amalie.C. 1690, Josias Barbette after d'Agar. Barbette was one of the many Calvinist artists who enjoyed the Queen's protection. He came to Copenhagen from Strasbourg in 1690, and painted several portraits of the royal couple and their children. 12. Two miniature portraits of Peder Griffenfeld. 1673/1675, Paul Prieur after Wuchters. Griffenfeld is portrayed as a Knight of the Elephant. The similarity to the corresponding portrait of the King is remarkable, and Griffenfeld has even dared to dress in ermine, which was usually a royal attribute. 13. Miniature portraits of Christian V og Queen Charlotte Amalie. 1672, Louis Goullon after Wuchters. The portraits are variations on Abraham Wuchters' first official portraits, inset in costly gold capsules with the monograms in blue enamel on the reverse. Goullon is presumed to have been Flemish, but very little is known about him. 14. Ivory portraits of Christian V. and Queen Charlotte Amalie. 1693, Jean Cavalier. Ivory carving and turning was a priority at Christian V's court, and a few medallion portraits are in the Royal Collection. Cavalier was one of many exiled French Calvinist artists who toured Europe, and he visited Copenhagen twice. 15. Ivory portraits of Christian V. and Queen Charlotte Amalie. 1683, Wilhelm Heinrich Wessel. The artist came from Northern Germany and was briefly employed at the Danish court in 1683-84. Medallion portraits like these mostly tend to idealize, but the portrait of the Queen seems to show a mature Charlotte Amalie without any beautification. 16. Ivory portrait of Christian 5. 1689, Joachim Henne. One of the finest portraits of the King. He is dressed in a cuirass and cloak, with his monogram on his shoulder. The Order of the Elephant is hidden under his armpit. Several of Joachim Henne's masterful reliefs can be seen in the treasuries at Rosenborg castle. 17. Two ivory portraits of Christian V. 1693, Jean Cavalier; 1695-99, Gottfried Wolfram. Both of these carved portraits of the King in profile depicts him around the age of fifty with slightly plumper cheeks and a double chin. Several skillful artists were around this time working in ivory at Christian V's court. 18. Christian V revived. 2020, Jim Lyngvild. As an experiment, Danish designer Jim Lyngvild has brought the deceased Christian V back to life with this lively bust, which is based on the King's death mask — a cast copy of his actual face made in 1699. -
30. Buffcoat. C. 1675. Worn by Christian V in the Scanian War. The sleeves are sewn of thinner leather with embroidered flowers and gold thread. The torso would be covered by a cuirass and is therefore not decorated in the same way. 31. Two flintlock short riffles. C. 1660-1680. At the Battle of Lund, Christian V was armed with a pair of short rifles made by Lorenz Helbe in Strasbourg. In the heat of the battle the King lost one of them, and many years later he had a local gunmaker produce a copy. 32. Buffcoat. C. 1675. Thick leather coat worn by Christian V in the Scanian War. It is lined with silk taffeta and features a rapier holder. On the tapestry to the left Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve is seen dressed in a buff coat. 33. Rapier. C. 1675. Christian V may have carried this rapier into battle. The steel hilt is Danish, the blade is made by the Spanish swordsmith Tomas de Aiala. It combines the elegance of the small sword with the efficiency of the battle weapon. 34. Anchor. 1677. This small anchor had the honour of saving Christian V from shipwreck, when in October 1677 he ran into a storm in the Baltic Sea after having taken Rügen. Thomas Kingo wrote a poem in honour of the anchor. 35. Iver Hoppe's signet ring. C. 1670. Captain and later Vice Admiral Iver Hoppe commanded the man-of-war Fredericus Tertius in the Scanian War. The ship took part in the Battle of Køge Bay on 1 July 1677 and sailed the King through a storm in the Baltic Sea. 36. Ivory releif featuring Christian V. 1676, Joachim Henne. The King rides a rearing horse flanked by Justitia (justice) and Pax (peace). Beneath the horse lies a satyr with a mask (falsehood) and a woman with snakes in her hair (envy). 37. Ivory releif featuring Christian V and Copenhagen. 1693, Gottfried Wolfram. The King wears a hat with a feather, and raises the baton in his right hand. Troops are depicted in the middle ground, and Copenhagen in the background. The three small towers farthest to the left must be Rosenborg. 38. Flintrock rifle. C. 1670-75, Paul Nielsen Norman. This rifle accompanied Christian V in the Scanian War. As with any gun of the time it operates with a flintlock, where a sprung arm with a piece of flint strikes a spark which lights the charge. 39. Flintlock musketoon. C. 1675, Thuraine. This short musket was used by Christian V during the siege of Wismar in December 1675. A musket is a muzzle-loaded gun, the barrel of which is smooth on the inside and therefore does not make the bullet rotate like a rifle does. 40. Baton. C. 1667-69. Christian V used this baton with a knob of gold and diamonds when he was crown prince. The baton is a simple symbol of authority, which helps to give clear commands. 41. Military emblem. C. 1680-90. Probably made as decoration for an officer's coffin. Depicted on the plate are two kettledrums surrounded by various weapons: canons, rifles, lances and banners featuring Christian V's monogram, as well as the Swedish Three Crowns. 42. Bulletbag. C. 1675. The bag features Christian V's crowned monogram and was probably used during the Scanian War. A bullet bag was part of the standard equipment of the soldiers, who took tools to make bullets themselves in the field. 43. Pieces of Charles XI's jacket. C. 1676-79. The jacket must have been intercepted by Christian V's men on the way from Paris to Stockholm, where it was to have been finished. A matching cloak, which was probably sent by a different route, can be seen in the Swedish Royal Armoury. 44. Miniature portrait of Charles XI. C. 1680, attributed to Elias Brenner. Charles XI (1655-97) became King of Sweden at the age of five. In 1680 he married Christian V's sister Ulrika Eleonora to secure and celebrate the peace between Denmark and Sweden after the Scanian War. 45. Flying fish made of rock crystal. C. 1580. A present given to Christian V as a symbol of submission after he captured the town of Wismar. The fish was cut at the Miseroni workshop in Milan, while the dish wash made in Southern Germany around 1640. -
46. Hunting goblet. Before 1703. The antlers of which this magnificent goblet is made probably stem from a stag which the King brought down. The antlers are mounted on a foot of gilt silver, and a large silver bowl is positioned between their points. 47. Christian V's crop. 1690s. Crop with ebony handle, inlaid with silver. The silver knob is embossed with Christian V's monogram. The crop came to Rosenborg after 1699, but does not bear traces of the same degree of use as the other. 48. Christian V's 'hunting elephant'. 1670's, Paul Kurtz. Insignia of the Order of the Elephant with a non-precious stone. The tower has been made into a whistle. It is said that Christian V always carried the elephant on par force hunts and used it to give signals. 49. Christian V's riding crop. Before 1667. Riding crop with a wooden handle, decorated with two gold mountings and four rings with diamonds. The crop shows signs of frequent use and a couple of gemstones are missing. 50. Long hunting knife. C. 1680. An impressive knife with an agate hilt and gilt detailing, which belonged to Christian V. Long hunting knives such as this one were used by the King to cut the animal's throat. 51. Hunting set with rapier and knives. C. 1680. This French set was probably used by Christian V on his par force hunts. The rapier with an agate hilt can be used both as a dagger and a knife. The two small knives are meant for skinning. -
52. Two eqeustrian portraits. C. 1690, unknown artist. On the horse to the left is seen the King's crowned monogram. A horse bearing the King's stamp was not something one dared to steal. The King was involved in horse breeding with several different aims. 53. Drawing of copulating horses. 1650s. The drawing is thought to be by the hand of a very young Christian V. Lessons in draughtsmanship were part of his education, and the interest in horse breeding seems to have begun early. 54. Stud farm goblet. C. 1686, attributed to Johan Kohlmann. A tribute to the grace and potency of the horse. The goblet was likely made to commemorate the royal stud farm in Østrup, now Fredensborg. This was one of several stud farms under Christian V's equerries. 55. Animal bone with bullet holes. 1676. It is said that Christian V, during a visit to the town of Varde, had to demonstrate that he was a good shot. A citizen held this bone in his hand and the King shot two holes in it. A verse about the event was painted on the bone. 57. Christian V's death mask. 1699. The death mask was made as a plaster cast of the head of the deceased. This form was then used to make another cast in positive, so that the face of the King appears as it actually looked. Jim Lyngvild's bust of Christian V is based upon this mask. -
58. Silver seal capsule. C. 1670, Jeremias Hercules. A seal capsule was used to protect a pendant wax seal. This example was made by the royal medalist around the time of Christian V's anointment, and shows the King on the Throne Chair with the three lions in front of him. 59. The grand cross of the order of Danbnebrog w. collar. Copy from 1700s. It was said that the Order of Dannebrog was actually founded in 1219, when the Dannebrog flag fluttered down from the sky in Estonia. The Grand Cross therefore has a collar formed alternately of a C5 for Christian V and a W for Valdemar the Victorious. 60. The statues of the order of Dannebrog. 1693.The rules of the order determine who can be a member, and which requirements a knight must live up to. For example, if members made public appearances without the insignia of the order, they had to pay ten gold ducats to the poor in the town of Hillerød. 61. Elephant w. collar. First half of the 1700s. Insignia of the order with Christian VI's monogram. Elephants were included on the collar of the insignia for the order of Virgin Mary that preceded the Order of the Elephant. The collar seen here was introduced with the new statutes of 1693. 62. The statues of the order of the elephant. 1693 (printed and bound in the early 1800s). Christian V's rules of the "most outstanding order". The Knights of the Order of the Elephant are here among other things instructed to wear the elephant as their sole insignia because it trumps all others. 63. The state coat of arms w. collars of the order. C. 1693, attributed to Josias Barbette. The new statutes of 1693 enforced that, on particular days, the insignia of the order had to be worn on a collar, which also had to encircle the knight's coat of arms. Seen here is Christian V's coat of arms. 64. Two copperplates w. habits of the order. C. 1693. The statutes of the Danish orders of chivalry of 1693 required that habits of the order be worn on special occasions. The King bears the Order of the Elephant's habit on the upper drawing, and an unknown Knight of the Order of Dannebrog bears his habit on the lower one. 65. Staff of the marshall of the order. After 1808. The staff is decorated with a gold collar featuring Frederik VI's crowned monogram, a tower, Christian V's crowned monogram, a Dannebrog cross, the monogram of Valdemar the Victorious, and an elephant. The staff thus honours Christian V, though it is a more recent item. 66. Christian V's knighthood jersey. 1679-1693 (date unknown). Silk woven with silver. The pattern consists of stars of the Order of Dannebrog, stars of the Order of the Elephant, and elephants framed by laurel vines. The jersey has been enlarged in several places. 67. Christian V's knighthood coat. C. 1694. Silk velvet with forearms of white silk woven with silver, and stars of the Order of the Elephant sewn on with silver thread. Possibly sewn for the first festivity of the orders, which took place on 4 July 1694 at Frederiksborg Castle. -
68. Christian V's anoinment in Frederiksborg palace chapel. 1671, Michael van Haven. Painting of the ceremony's high point, where the King kneels before the altar and receives the blessing after having been anointed. This representation is not exactly true to the actual palace chapel, which is a narrow space. 69. Christian V on the throne 1671, Michael van Haven. Allegorical painting. The King's robe is held by Justitia (justice) and Pietas (piety). The baldachin is carried by four gods: in front Neptune and Hercules,
at the back Minerva and Apollo. Fama, the goddess of fame, is seen above in a heavenly light.70. Christian V with his sons. C. 1685, after Jacques d'Agar. The King is dressed as a Roman general, but wrapped in his anointment robe. He is surrounded by his three sons, Frederik (IV), Wilhelm, and Carl. An angel hangs in the drapery, holding a laurel wreath above the King's head.

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Heraeus Pharmaceutical Ingredients (HPI) has announced that its new production line for platinum-based pharmaceutical ingredients at its headquarters in Hanau, Germany, is now running at full speed and customers have already received the first deliveries of APIs. The company launched the project in late 2018 in response to growing demand for oncology drugs and imminent shortages. HPI, a business line of Heraeus Precious Metals, is world's largest supplier of platinum-based HPAPIs, which are used in numerous therapies, notably lung, colorectal, ovarian and testicular cancer.


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If you are just starting, fishing makes you feel like it an easy hobby to choose and keep on to do it. But after you get used to fish and start to get results of it, it may get something serious for you. In the beginning, you can think that the only thing you need to have is patience and some lures to fake the fishes. But more it becomes a part of your life it gets deeper and exhaustive. Your basic hobby may turn out your biggest addiction. This is the epicenter of this activity. As soon as people understand that fishing is something more than a hobby, it is something more than being patience; there are some other details that you have to start to think about.
After spending some time on fishing, you can discover that the feeling that you have is not only because of you are in the middle of nature and stroke the good mood but also because you feel something way different than that you ever felt from your previous hobbies. This is the time that dishing hobby become a lifestyle or not just a hobby anymore. In that time, you will need some proper items for your new journey which means you need ''fishing equipment''. After you are done with being a novice, it is time to be professional. But of course, it is not that easy. Being professional and fish like an experienced angler requires some tools to get the best results from what you are doing. These kinds of equipment will help you to be more successful while fishing and make you feel like you are a man on the pursuit of an important mission.
Besides, most of the professionals are fishing because after they get experienced, they can sell the fishes they caught and make money from this pleasurable pastime. So, maybe you can think about spending too much money for fishing equipment is not necessary; but after you start to have a profit of this pleasure you will make more money than you purchased. If you are not searching for profits, it is still something makes you feel better because going for fishing and coming back with one or two fishes or none can diminish your self-confidence about fishing and you may quit this hobby before it starts.
So, it is always better to be well-prepared for your hobby and equipped for what you are currently accomplishing. Because successful fishing is not so easy. You need to have the right equipment, enough patience, and knowledge to get the victory. Let's see which equipments will carry you to success via perfect and affordable options on the Amazon website.
Before choosing a fishing rod, there are some details you need to know. Because the rod is something has 3 different parts. First part is handle. It is basically where you hold the pole. İt is important because if you do not have a comfortable handle, you may harm your hand and will not be able to fish comfortably. You should not forget that your hands are the most important factor for your fishing. You can look for short or long handles up to which type of fishing technique you will use. Long handles allow you to hold with both hands for longer casting. Short handles will be with you if you are a short casting angler. So, it is all up to your technique.
Secondly, the reel seat is coming. It is a bit upper part of your handles and it is the space where you can slide the reel into the sea. to have a perfect balance and all setup reel seat, you need to search for a good real seat and make sure that it will not make any problem in your angling.
Thirdly, the blank or guides are the parts which will help you while fishing. This part is generally made from plastic or mixture of metal and ceramic. It helps you control your rod better and give you the flexibility of your short or long-distance casting.
Now, it is time to choose a rod type. They come in two general styles which are casting rods and spinning rods. If you are targetting large size of fishes in the open seas, casting rod will be the one what you are looking for. The most important difference between casting and spinning rod is, casting rods to allow you more accuracy and prediction. And their small but strong reel seat part is giving you a chance for getting heavier fishes. In other hands, spinning rods are generally smaller and lighter on the contrary of casting rods. They are more comfortable to use than casting rods due to they are lighter and easier to use. Spinning rods are highly recommended for the beginner anglers.
After be acknowledge of all these, it is time to choose the perfect fit for you from Amazon. Some best seller of Amazon rods are as below:
PLUSINNO Fishing Rod and Reel Combos Carbon Fiber Telescopic Fishing Rod with Reel Combo Sea Saltwater Freshwater Kit Fishing Rod Kit
There are two really good reasons to get this Plussinno fishing rod. One is it is economical and the other one is it is süper easy to store it. Because you can infold it and have a small size of it. It is made from fiberglass so it is durable and flexible. Its reel seat is stainless so you will not worry about using it in salty water. Also, the brand provides you 12 months warranty. It is something affordable and effective to start fishing without any doubt!
KastKing Emergence Fly Fishing Combo – 4 Piece Graphite Fly Fishing Rod, Pre-Loaded Aluminum Fly Fishing Reel, Accessories and 12 Popular Flies – with a Protective Travel Case
After spending some time in the fishing field, it can be time for getting something professional. If you are an advanced level of angler, this product will satisfy you with its every feature. It lets you feel all the control under your hand with its sensitivity and let you have comfortable casting because it is light. It has 1 year of guarantee and presents you durability and confidence in fishing. Of course, it does not mean that new beginner can not use this rod, but it is relatively more expensive than the other rods and may seem something not worthy, to begin with.
Fishing lines can the most important member of the fishing equipment. Not only you carry the fishes on it but also it is your fancy clothes to get fishes attention. The quality of the lines is making a really big difference in catching the fishes. The first thing to know, decide what kind o fishes you will try to catch. If you are seeking for big fishes, a thin line will not work for you. Or if you are not seeking for big fishes, thick lines may make some problems. It generally depends on the strength of the lines. If you have a weak line, that means even if you had the chance to pull a big fish you will fail while trying to take it to the surface.
Quality will show up at these times and if you failed, next time you will be searching for strength and valued lines. So it is better to know what you want before you decide.
Also, the water type can change your line type. Because salty waters and freshwaters require different types of lines. So, you will be going to check which is proper for you before getting one! And also the type changes when you are fishing in the offshore in inshore. Again, you will exactly know where you are heading before try to set up for fishing.
Besides, the color of the line is a good reason to think about. When the weather is too good and shiny, it is useful to get fluorescent colors. Because of the sunlight, fishes will not be able to see the line but while you are looking above the water, it will reflect in it so you will be able to detect where your line is going by using some physics. After all this, it is simple to choose something from amazon without any hesitation!
KastKing SuperPower Braided Fishing Line – Abrasion Resistant Braided Lines – Incredible Superline – Zero Stretch – Smaller Diameter
This line is the best of the best in the Amazon. It provides so many good features. One of them is, its diameter is small but at the same time, it is super strong so it will be easy to not or put the lures on it. Good thing is, this brand presents zero stretches. It is durable and will not make any problem at all in your lure swimming capacity.
Hooks are the oldest tool that people use for fishing. It is kind of something that remains from our ancestors. When somebody says hook, there are thousands of the types, colors, and size of hooks come to our mind. Even though we use it for years, there is still something to learn about hooks and before decide which one is better for us, there are some tricks to know. Again, the first thing you will look for is target fish. Are you a big fish seeker or small? Then question two coming, what kind of techniques you use for fishing? Are you done? Not yet. Which water will you fish on? If you are surely answerşng these questions, let me give you good news. It is time to get a hook from Amazon!
The hook should be wide and sharp enough to get the fish and also be strong to get rid of from other sea livings inside of the sea. It supposes to allow you to plunge to the deep inside of the water and strength enough to get the fish on it and pull it together with. As we all know, hooks are working with lures so it is impossible to think them without each other. According to your lure style, your hook style can change. There are single, double and treble hooks you can choose.
Also, the shape of the hooks will be something to pay attention to. Except single or double the form of hooks are also various. There are J-Hooks which resemble the letter J, or circle hooks or weedless hooks. All are serving to different purposes and all of them has little details to think about before you put your rule on it. Your bait can be live or it can be made from plastic. So, your hook has to transform itself for your lure.
VIPMOON 500pcs Fishing Hooks High Carbon Steel with Plastic Box
As I mentioned above, hook size depends on your target fish. The good thing about this hook pocket is it provides 10 different sizes of hooks. So, you can fulfill your hook box easily in 10 different sizes. It is sharp enıugh to increase your catchings and strong to carry even your big targets. It is made fro carbon steel so you can use it in freshwater or salty water without any doubt!
Bobbers help to keep your bait near to the surface. Which will provide you a visible fishing experience. When your bait attracts the fishes, our bobber will sink so that you can understand that your bait is doing its job and fishes coming for it. Just like other equipment also bobbers come with different options. There are traditional types made from cork. They are good to use because it is easy to attach them but when you compare them with more dignified ones, they are not desirable as modern ones. These types have a line on them which shows the level of its sinking. So, you can understand easily and clearly when the fish arrives. It will be better to get small and more active ones.
Eagle Claw Snap-On Floats Assortment, 12 Piece
This Amazon choice of bobbers are the most effective ones because not only they do their duty but also they are super affordable so that you will not even worry about if you lose one of them for some reason. Making your fishing better just because you purchase merely, you will be happier while you are fishing.
Lures are offering one main thing which is ''faking''. You fake the fishes using some type of lures (they can be real or artificial) and try to seem like you feed fishes but try to get their attention and make hem move forward to you to be able to catch them. Although most freshwater lures are produced for fishing markets artificial can be used to get other class of fishes as well. My warning to you is do not underestimate the fishes. Even though we know that fishes are not very clever, when they are hungry they can turn out to the smartest animal ever. Because, even if you get tons of lures and try to catch fishes, as long as you do not get the proper lure, you can not be successful in your activity. To make your activity profitable, there are 6 steps you need to follow before choosing a fishing lure type.
1. Use Plastic Lures to Get Attention
Occasionally, some fishes look for something plastic or wood to feed themselves with drop-offs. The plastic lure that you have on the surface will seem like plastic or wooden thing that a fish can attack and something to eat. When the fish arrived, it attacks to the hook thinking that your plastic lure is something available to eat and so its body covers the hook and you can get what you want.
2. Using Crankbaits Can Help You to Get More Fishes
They are made of hard plastic and their name comes from the method of their usage. the method is, casting out the lure and get it back quickly.
3. Use Jigs to Get a Clean Shot
Jigs are made from a protection part which keeps the hook out of rocks and weeds. They are also made with a weight on them so that lure can go deeper and move in the water easily.
4. Use Spoons to Get Much More Attention
The spoon is getting fishes attention via making noises while they are swinging. If your target is trout or panfish, you may need to choose small spoons. Instead, if you have larger spoons, that means you need to search for bass, walleye or other types of large fishes.
5. Be Careful About the Water and Weather That You Will Be Fishing
If you are fishing in the bright sunny days, your rule needs to be bright and light-colored. If the weather is cloudy and water is in dirty conditions, your lure should be darker which attunes with dark conditions. Choosing vibrating lures will be more effective while your lure is moving in the water trying to advertise itself.
6. Choose the Lure Size Following Target Fish and Your Tackle Type
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These kinds of boxes provide you a quick identification. If you are in the middle of catching a fish and be quick as much as you can, decide which lure you will use, find it in your bag and change the lure you are running out of your time against to a fish. You have to decide fast, find your lure fast and get it done faster than your target. So, with this kind of boxes, you will bring durable storage and supreme organization resolutions to your activity.
We all hope that there will be no injury during you are enjoying your hobby. But, things happen and you may get injured yourself. So, you have to have your first aid kit with you in case of an emergency. Insıde of this kit band-aids, small bandages, waterproof tapes, and antibacterials are essentials.
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The first feature you need is something with a waterproof case. If you are having your aid kit for fishing, that means the possibility of the things gets wet is high. It is better to cover them with something waterproof so that when you need them they can be usable and clean. Do not forget that you will never know what can happen to you. Bad things come when you are not expecting them to occur. It is always good to be ready for any situation.
As long as you have what you need, your fishing activity will be something different and more desirable. So, it is good to know the necessities before you start fishing!


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A joke: Somewhere, back in Russia, a traveler gets on a train and sits down next to an old Jewish man. Before long, the old Jewish man starts muttering, "Oy, am I thirsty." The traveler ignores him, for a while, but the old man persists: "Oy, am I thirsty. Oy, am I thirsty." He keeps it up and finally the traveler can stand it no longer. He gets up, walks to a car where drinks are sold, and buys a bottle of water. The old man accepts it gratefully, drinks it, and settles down. A few minutes pass. The traveler can feel the tension building up in the old man sitting next to him. Finally, the tension gets the best of the old man, and he blurts out, "Oy, was I thirsty!"
... [Read More | Top of Page]Old-timers like me remember an early TV show featuring a marionette named Howdy Doody and a malicious clown named Clarabell who, once per show, spritzed the emcee, Buffalo Bob Smith, with pressurized carbonated water from a bottle. All Howdy Doody fans, and most Jewish kids of the era knew what was in that bottle: seltzer. It wasn't until a few decades later that I learned that my maternal grandmother's forebears earned their living selling that very same beverage, which was dubbed, in the New York of the 1930's, "Jewish Champagne." Although my mother served milk, not seltzer, with every meal, I still love to drink effervescent mineral water, preferably the kind bottled at Italy's Pellegrino source, or in the interest of saving money, our local California seltzer, Crystal Geyser. It turnes out it's a lot better for my health than the milk.
... [Read More | Top of Page]I've tried it before. I changed the background color of the page templates for Jonathan's Coffeeblog, and found a color I didn't totally hate. And now, finally, I've taken the bull by the horms and, hopefully, made the ol' C'blog more useful and readable. In large measure I was able to do this due to the tactful guidance of a friend who is an interface designer for the Web and mobile devices. The Coffeeblog has grown organically and incrementally, like a huge fungus, although I prefer the metaphor of Rome and Paris which also grew organically from small beginnings. It has always been, and still is, my toy to play with powerful and interesting software for integrating text and images.
... [Read More | Top of Page]I've added a new category to the Coffeeblog: Nations and Empires. Originally I had thought of adding a "history" category. Then I realized that everything I post to the Coffeeblog is some kind of history: the history of Bettie Page and the Kefauver Commission, or the history of Andres Serrano and his "Piss Christ" image with the resulting kerfuffle. Even a movie review is a history of sorts. Thinking it over, I realized that the kind of history that has begun to interest me lately is the history of empires and the nations, peoples, tribes, ethnic groups, language groups, and other societal entities engulfed, absorbed, or instrumental in the development of such empires. I would have never predicted such an interest as a college freshman who felt overwhelmed by the huge reading assignments of my required basic history course. But back then there was no hypertext, Internet, or Wikipedia. Why such a powerful interest now, so late in life? It has to do with the world events swirling around us about which the dead tree media and the idiot box generally keep us in abysmal ignorance. Why do Shia and Sunni Muslims attack each other in Mesopotamia (the dead tree pundits call it Iraq)? There are reasons for it. "Civil war" the treekillers call it. Sort of like Antietam or the Battle of Bull Run? Please. And then there's Central Asia, the route of the Silk Road, where the focus is not silk any more but petroleum., land of many fallen empires. To paraphrase George Santayana, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to write for CNN."
... [Read More | Top of Page]At sundown this evening it will be Purim again, the Jewish festival when Jews read from the biblical Book of Esther, traditionally recorded on a scroll of rolled-up parchment, papyrus, or paper. A Hebrew word for "scroll" is megillah, and the holiday has given rise to the Yiddish phrase, the "gantze (whole) Megillah." Since the rabbi reads the whole scroll aloud to the congregation in an ancient tongue, and seeming, for children at least, to go on forever, the "whole Megillah" refers to a prolonged, predictable litany which we have heard before, and are banefully expecting to hear over and over again. As it happens, "the whole Megillah" is a very timely topic today, and not just because it's Purim.
... [Read More | Top of Page]The plot, like the jelly which surrounds a piece of gefilte fish, thickens. I am referring, of course, to knowledge I have gained since my post about Yiddish. It appears that my mother's parents, both Jews, were each born on the other side of a great linguistic-religious-culinary divide known to mavens of Ashkenazi gastronomy as the Gefilte Fish Line. (Thank you, Michael Steinlauf.) All right. I realize that some of my readers are vegans, Shia or Sunni Muslims, and possibly High Church Episcopalians. Therefore I must explain what gefilte fish is before I go any further: The Jewish holiday of Passover will be coming up soon (April 20, to be exact), and in those stores which sell Passover food (most urban California supermarkets do), you will find jars of lozenge-shaped fish patties swimming in juice or jelly. That is the mass market version. To the Jewish women from whom we are descended, however, gefilte fish was a delicacy made from fresh-water fish, bones carefully removed, then lovingly shaped into fish-like shapes, cooked, and served with horseradish. The most fanatical gefilte fish makers would actually stuff the skins of the fish used to make the delicacy with the fish mixture: hence gefilte, or "filled." However, my own eyes have never observed an actual stuffed fish version of the dish....
[Read More | Top of Page]What chutzpah! I should schmooze with that schmegeggie? Oy, vey! Yes, we're talking Yiddish here, the fershlugginer Jewish language that refused to die. After being urged by Ksenya Gurshtein, an up-and-coming blogger, curator, and art historian, I added a Yiddish page to the Coffeeblog. As a kid, however, I was encouraged to avoid the use of Yiddish around starchy white Protestant Anglo-Saxons and other neighbors who might look down on this all-too-colorful linguistic remnant of the East European ghetto, or at the very least, find it bizarre, very foreign, and well, too Jewish. And they should have found it very, very Jewish. Because Yiddish is, you should pardon me for saying so, very, very Jewish. Oy, is it Jewish! In fact, Yiddish means "Jewish." In Yiddish. As a kid I heard some adults call the language "Jewish" rather than Yiddish. They were speaking English when they said that, of course.
... [Read More | Top of Page]It all began when I was putzing around the Internet when I should have been in bed. I had encountered a German word Schmiege, which, with various spellings, is a recurring surname in Jewish genealogical research in Poland and nearby areas. What does it mean? You would think something common and utilitarian. If you're a woodworker, it is. In eighth-grade shop class we used one, and we called it a "sliding T-bevel." It is related to a German verb schmiegen, which means to nestle up against something, which is what a sliding T-bevel does to your piece of wood if you sawed, planed, and sanded it properly....
[Read More | Top of Page]When I was a kid my father often used a wonderful Yiddish word, tsatskes. When he used it, it was usually in the sense of the current term "collectible, " an object valued for its novelty and appeal, but lacking in gravitas (this.) In other words, a tsatske, according to him, was rather trivial, a knick-knack, a bibelot, a gewgaw, a gimcrack, an item of kitsch or schwag, a trinket, a low-end curio. My mother tastefully collected antiques and other curios, and I acquired from her a passion to collect all of the ephemera and linkable stuff which adorn this Coffeeblog (and which clutters my living space). However, I believe that my father's frequent use of the term tsatske was a warning to her that collectibles which did not rise above the level of tsatskes were not terribly welcome in the house....
[Read More | Top of Page]Almost two years ago I wrote an item for Jonathan's Coffeeblog about online social networking, which I called cyberschmoozing. Later I blogged about photo-sharing sites such as Flickr, and about "Web 2.0", a somewhat controversial catchall term for websites which enhance networking of people by enabling tagging and social relationship technology. In Flickr, for example, each member can designate contacts, who may or may not be friends or family members....
[Read More | Top of Page]I started out writing about mindmapping, a popular technique for making notes and structuring ideas, when I realized that in order to structure something, you had to have something to structure. And that something, in its purest and most extreme form, would be chaos. And that's when I decided that I'd need to write about chaos before I wrote about mindmapping....
[Read More | Top of Page]In 1415, a century before Martin Luther, Western Europe was already beginning to be torn apart by sectarian violence between Catholics and Protestants. That year, Jan Hus, a Czech priest, was burned at the stake for heresy. His followers, initially protected by King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (that's right, it's the guy in the Christmas carol), carried on the early Protestant tradition; many went underground. Fast forward to 1700, when a German count named Zinzendorf gave refuge to stealth Protestant refugees from Moravia, the eastern part of what is now the Czech Republic. In 1741, on Christmas Eve, Zinzendorf and a group of Moravians founded a community in Pennsylvania, which they named Bethlehem ("House of Bread") after the village in the Judean hills where Jesus was born....
[Read More | Top of Page]Go figure. My statistical service tells me that the large majority of site visits to Jonathan's Coffeeblog come from search engines like Google and Google Images. Some folks come to stay and read more, others move on....
[Read More | Top of Page]The Italians call it dolce far niente, sweetly doing nothing. In the Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora it's called putzing around. Today is a good day for it. It's a preview of spring, the Espresso Roma terrace is replete with gay chatter (not that kind of gay, the other kind of gay), and, as I write these words, it's three minutes before 3:00 PM—the hour at which most of the day has been shot to hell....
[Read More | Top of Page]As a kid I was raised as a Jewish Socialist, meaning that I got a double-dose of Christmas guilt. As a Jewish child I was not supposed to get sucked into Christian proselytizing and as a Socialist I was not supposed to get sucked into the "opium of the masses." But I lived only a few miles from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the "Christmas City" and site of one of the world's most spectacular nativity scenes, the Moravian Putz. (That's right, it's called the Putz. The word has radically different connotations in Yiddish and Moravian German.)...
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati has been officially renamed Padmaavat. The movie, which stars Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, is scheduled to be released on 25 January 2018. It will have a clash with R Balki's Padman, which stars Akshay Kumar, Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte. Padmaavat has been one of the most controversial movie of the decade, as it has face severe opposition from the fringe group, Karni Sena from Rajasthan, whose members have objected to the content of the movie. And even though it has recieved certification from the censor board CBFC, Rajasthan has already banned it, stating that the content in the movie could cause violence and they aren't equipped with the security.
Yesterday, the movie was given green light from the Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar, who said that if the movie has been cleared by the CBFC, then he has no problem with it being released in the state. The police chief had written to him, telling to stall the release during peak season as it could cause problems with the tourists, but Manohar stated that this is not peak season, and the movie can be released without much hassle.
Karni Sena has become adamant that they want a Nationwide ban for the movie, and have threaten to create violence by vandalizing the Cinema halls if Padmaavat is released on 25 January. They are not satisfied by the censor board's clearance, citing historical distortions that have been written by the members of the panel that studied the movie.
Still, the movie is slated to finally release, and the promotion team seems to be getting ready to roll out some stuff from it, as it has been two months when the song, Ek Dil Ek Jaan was released and all the attention that the movie has gotten is because of the controversy stewed by the Karni Sena.


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There and four teams from the Big East Conference are in the latest editions of the AP Top 25 and USA TODAY Coaches poll.
After falling to the Marquette Golden Eagles arlier in the week, a win over the Virginia Cavaliers couldn't allow for the Villanova Wildcats to retain their top spot in the polls. 'Nova dropped down to fourth as they're now looking up at the Gonzaga bulldogs, Baylor Bears and Kansas Jayhawks who are slotted 1-2-3 in the AP poll and 1, 3 and 2 in the Coaches poll.
The Butler Bulldogs meanwhile are seated 15th and 16th in the USA TODAY and AP polls respectively. The 'Dawgs fell to the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday but were able to grab a win over the Seton Hall Pirates to give them a 1-1 record this past week as well.
Going down the rungs of the ladder and rounding things out were the Creighton Bluejays and Xavier Musketeers. The Jays were featured in both polls at No. 22, but the Musketeers had no such luck. While X is No. 25 in the Coaches poll, they find themselves just on the outside looking in over in the AP. They're the 27th-ranked team in the AP poll, falling behind the Northwestern Wildcats and SMU Mustangs.


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I've been starting Thin with thin -V start
in development.
However, I would like Thin to be the default instead of WEBrick and to be able to start it with rails s
Is there a way to set Thin as the default instead of WEBrick in Rails 3?
If that's not possible, is there at least a way to start it in the test environment automatically?


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Should I pull my child out of school because of Covid-19 concerns? An expert explains
This all occurs as schools are returning for in-person instruction around the country. Many parents are wondering: Are schools safe? What happens if they don't follow the public health precautions as proscribed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? Should parents who can pull kids out of school, or are there other methods to help reduce risk?
CNN: We've discussed this before, but here we are at the start of another school year during the pandemic. As schools reopen, do you think in-person classes are safe from a Covid-19 perspective?
Consider the different layers that can help keep schools safe. One is if everyone eligible to be vaccinated is vaccinated. That's parents, teachers, staff and all adolescents age 12 and older. Parts of the country that have higher vaccination rates also have lower infection rates among children.
Improved ventilation also helps, as does indoor masking, keeping kids in cohorts, handwashing, making sure children with symptoms stay home, contact tracing, and other key public health measures. The more widespread Covid-19 is in your community, the more measures the school will need to prevent transmission within the school.
CNN: What should parents do if their child's school is in an area of high virus transmission, but doesn't have a lot of these measures? Many school districts are prohibited from even requiring masks.
Wen: This is difficult for the parents, students and teachers in this circumstance. They know what it takes to make schools safer, and to have these tools taken from them is, I believe, unconscionable.
That said, parents are not helpless here. One thing I would strongly urge is to talk to other parents in your child's school. There is strength in numbers. Can you try talking to the administration together to express your concerns? Remember the concept of layered protection. If mask requirements are a no-go for whatever reason, can there be other measures put in? For example, can the school supply weekly or twice-weekly testing for all students?
I'd also suggest talking to other parents in your child's class. If enough of you feel the same way, you could band together and insist that your children wear masks when indoors. You can make mask-wearing the norm in your child's class. Consider speaking to the teacher to see if all the kids who are wearing masks can sit together with one another. That also helps to reduce risk for your child.
Remember, too, that the quality of the mask your child uses really matters. A simple cloth face covering may not be enough, especially with the more contagious Delta variant dominant at this point. A three-ply surgical mask will be more effective than a cloth mask. If your child is comfortable with an N95, KN95 or KF94 mask, these will provide even better protection. The best mask, though, is the one that your child can consistently and comfortably tolerate.
CNN: At what point should parents be concerned enough that they pull their kids out of school?
Wen: There is no one-size-fits-all answer here. I'd encourage parents to think about the health of their child and household; the available alternatives; the importance of in-person schooling to their child; and what other risks can be reduced. (There also may be local, state or national laws that require your child to be in school in person, and where virtual or at-home instruction is not possible. Make sure to check laws or regulations in your area.)
First, consider the health of your child and that of others in your household. If your child is generally healthy and everyone living with you is fully vaccinated, that could be considered differently than if your child is immunosuppressed or if you have a particularly vulnerable family member. Of course, if your child is 12 or older, getting them vaccinated will be crucial to protect them and the rest of the family, too.
Second, what are the alternatives? For many parents, in-person schooling is essential because they have to work. There may also be no other choices. Virtual learning is not offered in all schools, and a lot of parents may not have the choice to transfer their child to a school that offers more safety precautions.
Third, many kids have really suffered without in-person instruction. In-person school may be necessary for the child's emotional health, as well their continued development.
If it's really crucial for your child to be in school, you should look to see what other risks can be reduced. Yes, it's true that pulling your child out of school can reduce risk, but that should be a last resort. Especially since school is essential to so many parents and children, you should see what other risks you can try to reduce instead.
Remember that risk is cumulative. If your unvaccinated child needs to be in school, work to reduce risk in other ways. Don't take part in indoor playdates — instead, have them all outdoors. Don't let down your guard in extracurricular activities — they should use the same precautions as you would use during school. Don't have sleepovers and indoor pizza parties — it would be a shame to be so careful during school hours only to have your child be infected during after-school social activities. And parents can reduce their risk, and, for example, always wear masks indoors when around people of unknown vaccination status.
CNN: Are there any other steps you'd encourage parents to take to reduce risk in schools?
Wen: One of the highest-risk settings during school hours is during mealtime, when kids aren't wearing masks and could be crowded together. Ask what provisions your school can offer during lunch and snack time. Might kids be able to eat outdoors? Could that be a choice offered to some kids?
I'd also ask about quarantine protocols. How will you know if another child tests positive? Is everyone in the class required to quarantine, or is testing an option that can reduce the need for a long quarantine — and therefore a long out-of-school time? This is another case where rapid, frequent testing is helpful: What kind of testing options are made available for students and their families?
CNN: What about 10-year-olds and 11-year-olds who aren't old enough to get vaccinated? Should parents try to sneak them in to get them the vaccine, or should they wait?
It's best to wait until we have the data that confirm the vaccine is safe and effective in this younger age group. Note that the dose being tested in this group is lower than the dose given to 12-year-olds and above, so that's another reason to wait.
In the meantime, parents and children should take additional precautions, knowing that this is a particularly dangerous time for children during the pandemic, but that there are steps we can all take to reduce kids' risk, while keeping them within in-person school.
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Grover Krantz
ADDPMP341Grover Sanders Krantz (November 5, 1931 – February 14, 2002) was an American anthropologist and cryptozoologist; he was one of few scientists not only to research Bigfoot, but also to express his belief in the animal's existence. Throughout his professional career, Krantz authored more than 60 academic articles and 10 books on human evolution, and conducted field research in Europe, China, and Java.
Outside of Krantz's formal studies in evolutionary anthropology and primatology, his cryptozoological research on Bigfoot drew heavy criticism and accusations of "fringe science" from his colleagues, costing him research grants and promotions, and delaying his tenure at the university. Further, his articles on the subject were rejected by peer-reviewed scholarly journals. However, Krantz was tenacious in his work and was often drawn to controversial subjects, such as the Kennewick Man remains, arguing for their preservation and study. He has been described as having been the "only scientist" and "lone professional" to seriously consider Bigfoot in his time, in a field largely dominated by amateur naturalists.
On Valentine's Day 2002, Krantz died in his Port Angeles, Washington home from pancreatic cancer after an eight-month battle with the disease. At his request, there was no funeral. Instead, his body was shipped to the body farm at the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, where scientists study human decay rates to aid in forensic investigations. In 2003, his skeleton arrived at Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and was laid to rest in a green cabinet, alongside the bones of his three favorite Irish Wolfhounds – Clyde, Icky, and Yahoo – as was his last request.
In 2009, Krantz's skeleton was painstakingly articulated and, along with the skeleton of one of his dogs, included on display in the Smithsonian's "Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th Century Chesapeake" exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History. His bones have also been used to teach forensics and advanced osteology to George Washington University students.


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May 20, 2022
- US indices finished yesterday's session lower but magnitude of a drop was much smaller than the day before. S&P 500 dropped 0.58%, Dow Jones moved 0.75% lower and Nasdaq was down 0.26%. Russell 2000 outperformed and gained 0.08%.
- Indices from Asia-Pacific traded higher today, recovering much of yesterday's drop. Nikkei gained 1.3%, S&P/ASX 200 moved 1.1% higher and Kospi added 1.8%. Indices from China traded 1-2% higher.
- DAX futures point to a higher opening of the European cash session.
- People's Bank of China cut the 5-year Loan Prime Rate from 4.60 to 4.45%. 1-year Loan Prime Rate was left unchanged at 3.70%.
- Fed Kashkari said that a lot of accommodation was removed via forward guidance but rates will need to rise further. He also said that end-levels for Fed funds rate in the current cycle will depend on supply side.
- ECB minutes released yesterday suggested that there is a high chance for a rate hike in July.
- United States said that purchases of Russian oil by China in order to replenish strategic reserve will not contravene Western sanctions.
- A likely case of a monkeypox was identified in New South Wales, Australia.
- New Zealand credit card spending increased 1.1% YoY in April (exp. 1.6% YoY).
- Cryptocurrencies are trading mixed – Bitcoin drops 0.5% while Ethereum gains 0.4%. Overall, scale of moves on the cryptocurrency market is small today.
- Precious metals are trading higher, thanks to USD weakness. Gold and platinum add 0.2%, silver trades 0.5% higher and palladium rallies 1.7%.
- NZD and CAD are the best performing major currencies while AUD and USD lag the most.
Precious metals are trading higher amid weakening of the US dollar. Silver is attempting to make a move back above the $22.00 price zone that served as a lower limit of trading range since September 2020. Source: xStation5


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Scorched Woods Leveling Locations - Empires of Kunark
The Scorched Woods is another really great zone to level in if you're a soloer or smaller boxer much like Lceanium. As you can see on my map above I have three camp locations marked that I would recommend. Down in the bottom right with the light blue circle is the first camp and best one for soloers and duos.
This camp has a few undead sarnaks that path around, some centaurs that I would probably avoid since they do all sorts of weird stuff when pulled (including gating) and usually hit you extremely hard. You'll find wurms which have extremely high spell resists, living sarnaks which drop Conflagrant Diamonds; mountain Giants with their own collections set and a few more different enemies depending how far you pull.
Inside the broken down ruins that are inside my circle you'll find some plaguebone undead sarnaks. These are the placeholder NPCs for the named that spawns in the area. The named doesn't do much in particular that you need to be worried about... Though I will say if you spawn Zakija while you're here - that's a named you should be worried about.
Plaguebringer: Plaguebringer's Vertebrae, Woven Plaguebraid Cord
The next camp on the list is the small red circle you see on my map. This camp is much more of a small group/boxer camp than the other two on this page. You'll be fighting a bunch of fire elemental enemies here which have high fire resists and are semi difficult to get single pulls of.
While fighting here you won't be getting much loot either - except for a unique collection set that only drops here and some vendor trash gems. The main reason this camp is on the list is because of the named that you find in the area... It drops one of the most banging augs of the expansion!
Spirit of Incineration: Everburning Cinder
Finally the last camp I have for this zone is found just a tad bit northwest of the last one I went over. Here you'll find a lot of roaming undead sarnaks and gorilla enemies with a chance to see an undead gorilla named. Anyone that's soloing or in a small group will do best at this camp.
It's a bit tougher than the first camp I went over for this zone but not too tough if you pay attention to where you pull the mobs you're fighting. Much like the previous two camps this guy also drops an aug which is the main reason he's on my list of camps.
Gullerback Undying: Gullerback's Jaw, Tattered Gorget
That's all I have for Scorched Woods! There's definitely some better places to camp than the few I went over if you're in a full group - the giant fort is one of the better camps in the zone for larger groups... Then there's the entrance area of Chardok (the whole field outside the gate is pretty good for groups).
Additional Zone Information
Pickzone Threshold: 55 Players
- You can reach Scorched Woods by traveling through Lceanium. For more information on How to Get to Scorched Woods follow the link provided to be taken to that guide.
- There are four sets of collectibles that you can find in this zone belonging to the Where the Obulus Once Stood Achievement.
- There are rare items unique to Empires of Kunark and Ring of Scale zones called chase items. For an Advloot list of all these chase items that you can use on your own characters head over to my EoK Advloot Chase Item List page and copy and paste it into your own LF_AN file. More info about how to do that is found on this page.
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07/09/2023 / By Zoey Sky
British banks are directly interfering with Nigel Farage's private accounts. According to Farage, he is being frozen out of his accounts and is unable to engage in banking activities in the United Kingdom.
Farage is a British politician who served as a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2020 representing several populist conservative parties like the United Kingdom Independence Party and the Brexit Party, with the overarching goal of getting Britain out of the European Union.
The acts against Farage's bank accounts is another boundary event in the gradual deployment and normalization of the weaponization of the global financial system to require compliance with social and political objectives. (Related: Biden, regulators fail to de-escalate banking sector panic following SVB collapse.)
In Farage's video statement on Twitter, he mentioned that he has gone through some difficult times because of what happened to him.
Farage explained that he has been with the same banking group since 1980 and that he has had personal accounts with them since that year. He also opened business accounts in the 1990s when he worked in London and in recent years.
Several months ago, Farage received a phone call with the bank's representative saying they would be closing his accounts without giving a reason.
The caller told him he would receive a letter that would explain everything. But when the letter arrived, all it said was that the bank would close all his accounts by a specified date.
Farage was understandably confused, so he complained and emailed the chairman. The bank's chairman called back, but only to tell Farage "it was a commercial decision."
Thinking that he now had to sign up for an account at a different bank, Farage went to seven other banks, all of which refused to allow him to open a personal and a business account.
Farage explained that there is "nothing irregular or unusual" about what he does and that the payments that go in and come out every month are often the same. He added that he maintains a "big positive cash balance" in his business account, which should also benefit his bank.
Farage is worried that the closure of his bank accounts could affect his future career and whether he can stay in the United Kingdom.
He pointed out that what is happening to him is unprecedented, and he does not believe any other politician in modern day Britain has been treated the way he is being treated by banks, which are part of the big corporate structures in the U.K., many of which did not want the country to leave the European Union.
According to Farage, it is possible that the corporate world may have never forgiven him because they know that if he did not launch his successful campaign to leave the E.U., the Brexit referendum would never have happened. Farage concluded that life in the U.K. is slowly becoming unlivable because of the levels of prejudice against him.
Go to EconomicRiot.com for more information about other financial issues across the globe.
Watch the video below to know more about Farage's banking woes.
This video is from the Worldview Report channel on Brighteon.com.
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By 'Fisayo Soyombo
WE live in a world where good is perpetually locked in a battle with evil. At any point in time in the history of mankind, it has always seemed as though evil is trumping good. It is as though the world is in a state of permanent darkness. I tell you what, there can be light.
As we speak, 58 armed conflicts are going on in different parts of the world. Five of them have caused at least 10,000 direct violent deaths within the last one year. Twelve of them have caused between 1,000 and 9,999 deaths in the last year, while 21 of them are responsible for between 100 and 999 deaths within the same time frame.
Forget the deaths for a second. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 68.5million people all over the world were displaced as of the end of 2017, the greatest number of them from the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and from the influx of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into Bangladesh.
Roughly three percent of that figure is from Nigeria. According to the UNHCR, as of April 2028, a total of 2,193,769 people had been displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency ravaging the north-east. Seventy-three years after the founding of the United Nations, the global search for lasting peace has remained fruitless. It doesn't appear this will change anytime soon.
We live in a world full of injustice. And to get more specific, our Nigeria is a country of multi-level absurdities where the rich trample on the poor, the government provokes the people, the Police rob the policed, the strong torment the weak and SARS officials harass the citizens. We live in times when landlords tend to milk their tenants dry, bosses want to permanently relegate their subordinates to their own shadows, inordinately ambitious subordinates are scheming to overthrow their bosses through unscrupulous methods, when jungle justice is administered on petty thieves but multi-billion-naira thieves enjoy selective justice. We live in a society that we, in all honesty, cannot happily bequeath to our children. This is what I have come to make of a society that I have seen not through the eyes of an everyday member, but through years of undercover and investigative reporting.
I have seen — not that I've been told — soldiers who risked their lives for you and me wallow in neglect at military hospitals in Maiduguri and Kaduna, nursing their Boko Haram-inflicted gunshot injuries in hospital wards without electricity not because of a lack of funds but because someone somewhere diverted the funds with which the generator could have been fueled. I have seen the Nigerian Army fail to disclose the exact number of its men who fell to Boko Haram on the battlefield — not only because of the usual propagandist approach of the military to warfare but because some people somewhere are receiving the allowances of these fallen soldiers under the guise that they are still alive.
In the course of my work in undercover reporting, I have experienced corruption in the handling of corpses by mortuary attendants at government-owned hospitals. We all know about corruption in inter-human transactions not just in Nigeria or Africa but elsewhere in the world, but I'm sure not many of us are aware of corruption in the complex interrelationship between the living and the dead.
I have seen honest businessmen literally being held captive by the corrupt system at Nigeria's biggest seaport. I have seen officials of the Nigeria Customs massively short-change the government just so they can fill their own pockets. On many occasions, I have seen other state/security officials at that port conduct themselves without the littlest sense of patriotism, contentment or conscience.
I have seen, firsthand, the despair of women and children chased out of their homes by Boko Haram; I've met fathers whose children were hacked to death before their very eyes, women who saw life snuffed out of their husbands in their very presence. And, what's more, I've been told by those who should know, how these people were robbed of their food and some of them raped by emergency workers and security officials in whose care they were placed at the IDP camps where they ended up.
I have met a few cancer patients in the throes of death. I didn't meet them in their homes or offices. I met them at government-owned hospitals on some of the many occasions when I've disguised my identity to gain access to institutions where I needed to obtain stories. Some of these people were faithful in their active civil-service years, some ran honest private businesses. But they all had been failed by the system, because, sadly, they would eventually die due largely to the unavailability of functional radiotherapy machines.
In the six states that make up the South-South, for instance, there is no single functional radiotherapy machine as we speak, meaning any cancer patient must travel out of that region to seek treatment — either to Enugu in the South-East, Lagos or Ibadan in the South-West, or Abuja in the North-Central. But it's a problem we should never have. In the 2017 budget, N9 billion was specifically allotted to the purchase of radiotherapy machines for some teaching hospitals; this is enough to fund the purchase of nine RT machines. But guess what? The government bought only one RT machine — for the National Hospital! The question, then, is: where is the rest of the N8bn?
I have heard of security agents who literally exchanged the lives of innocent people for cash in their pockets. Everyone here must have heard about the infamous Offa Bank robbery, during which 33 people, including a pregnant woman, were killed. Did you know that the Police were alerted by the management of the hotel where the robbers lodged on the eve of the crime? The criminals bribed the policemen with N400,000, and the policemen announced to the hotel that the boys were mere internet fraudsters. I like to assume the policemen didn't know the scale of the calamity they were permitting on Offa, but the casualty toll is there for all to see.
I have had a few encounters with security and law enforcement agents. Recently, I drove the equivalent of a stolen vehicle from Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital, to Lagos, the country's commercial hub. Not only did I arrive Lagos safely with the car, I returned to Abuja scot-free with it — and this is despite passing through a whopping 86 checkpoints in a journey of over 1,600km that lasted a cumulative 28hours 17minutes. At each of the checkpoints where I was apprehended, all I needed to do was pay bribes to officials of the Police and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
To be able to establish some of things I have shared with you today, I exposed myself to all manners of danger, the least being physical injury. On a few occasions, I exposed myself to the possibility of death. While chasing the 'Forgotten Soldiers', I could have fallen victim of a bomb blast in Borno had events turned out the other way on a particular day. During that trip, a soldier suspicious of my movement gave me two minutes to save my life. If the explanation had been unsatisfactory, perhaps I would have been story by now. After the story was published, the Defence Headquarters released a statement to say I'd committed subversion — a crime punishable with death in military regimes. I'm sure the policemen who took bribes during my Abuja-Lagos trip would have given me the beating of my life if they knew I was filming them. I once endured a 2-hour-14-minute motorcycle ride in stone-cold Plateau harmattan during which I froze so hard I thought I would fall off the bike; if there was any time I felt death was just a distance away, it was that day.
Therefore, from time to time, people ask me the question: why do you do this? The things you write about aren't going to stop, anyway. Rape and food theft won't cease at IDP camps simply because you've written about them, neither will security agents stop collecting bribes in exchange for compromising our security. Corruption predates your birth and will be here long after you're gone, so why?
My response to this question is always simple: you're on the lookout for light, I'm interested in flickers of light. These are two entirely different attitudes to life.
In our quest to make the world a better place, we are sometimes obsessed with the long-term future at the expense of small steps of the present. The darkness in the world is so pervasive we would be unreasonably ambitious to seek light in one rush; what we need is a flicker of light here and there — to clear our paths, to lead the way for others, to provide the basis for the lights of the future to blossom.
Joseph Blankson, the 36-year-old who saved 13 people from drowning and died attempting to save a 14th, is an example. The Muslim leader who hid 262 Christians in his mosque and house during an attack by killer herdsmen in June is another. Francis Emepueaku and Achi Daniel, two Lagos airport security officials who returned a lost bag containing valuables, including hard currency, are yet another. We must never underestimate the leadership that acts like this provide.
In January 2016, during a trip from Lagos to Ilorin, I drove through the Oyo-Ogbomoso Road, notoriously one of the narrowest, accident-prone roads in this country. It is usually plied by heavy-duty vehicles. Each time I wanted to overtake a truck, I always used another as decoy. I waited for a truck to attempt overtaking another, then drove right behind it knowing that no oncoming vehicle would face a truck. I noticed, too, that cars behind followed me once I tried to overtake as well. This kind of leadership is what flickers of light help to engender. There are lots of potentially good people hidden all over the world who only need one good example of leadership to blossom.
Flickers of light help us to make decisions in a dark world. Imagine if you were in a dark room, and you were sat in the middle of two men, the one on the right carrying a box full of gold, and the other a box full of guns. Just a flicker of light is all you need to choose between gold and guns, to run towards gold or flee from guns. And so, if anyone here seeks a better world, a world that is peaceful, just and fair, seek the flicker of light around you. Or, better still, be a flicker of light yourself.
This piece is a rough textual version of a TEDx Apata speech delivered in Ibadan on September 1, 2018. Soyombo, former Editor of the TheCable and the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), tweets @fisayosoyombo.


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Ernie Boch Jr.: Voting Is Like Picking a Girl to Go Home with at 2 a.m.
Local car dealership giant Ernie Boch Jr. has offered a less-than-eloquent defense of Republican presidential candidate and Iowa caucus runner-up, Donald Trump.
In an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo Thursday morning, Boch compared the civic duty of voting to a desperation move at last call.
"It's 2 o'clock in the morning and there's a few girls at the bar. You have to go home with one of 'em," Boch said. "So you have to pick who you're with, and I think Mr. Trump is the best qualified."
When Cuomo tried to make sense of this pervy, patriarchal metaphor, Boch claimed he was misunderstood.
"If you're single, you understand this. It's the end of the night, you want to go home with somebody. The bar is about to close. You have to pick somebody. You have to pick somebody," Boch went on. "You have to stand behind somebody. If you line up all of the candidates with their positives and negatives, I think Mr. Trump is the man."
"So you're saying he's the least worst decision that you could make if you were in the final moments of having to make one?" Cuomo said. "That's what you're saying?"
"I'm not saying that. I want people to understand that you have to pick somebody. You have to. A lot of people are saying, 'I don't like anybody. I'm not voting.' You can't do that. You have to vote. You have to pick somebody," Boch said.
Boch hosted a rally for Trump at his sprawling Norwood estate in August, attracting roughly 1,000 like-minded supporters, a few former Patriots, and a fair share of protesters. No word on who went home with whom at 2 a.m.


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Other than needing to meet the above mentioned qualifications and meeting a credit score of at least 580, there are also service requirements needed. Out of the following requirements at least one must be met to obtain a VA loan:
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Helping students set personal and learning goals is a big part of my classroom. Goal setting helps students become aware of their strengths, challenges, and learning style, while teaching them accountability and perseverance. And it sends the message that we believe that they can grow!
However, at the elementary level, goal setting can be challenging for kids. It's something you have to explicitly teach and model and be sure to return to throughout the year. Confession time: I've definitely been guilty of having students set goals in September and then never talking about them again! Ummm, not helpful!
It took me some time to figure out how to best help my students set authentic goals and then learn strategies to work toward those goals and reflect on their progress. If you aren't quite sure how this might look in your classroom, this post is for you.
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Tip 1. Start by discussing what goals are.
Where do we start? With self-reflection. I begin by sharing some of my own strengths and weaknesses as a teacher. Then, we brainstorm examples of academic and personal/behavioral strengths and weaknesses that we might see students displaying at school. I want them to see that school goals are different than goals they might be working on at home (like riding a bike).
Read-alouds can be really helpful during the goal-setting discussion. Books about growth mindset and perseverance help students see characters' goals and what they did to achieve them. Here are a few books I like:
- Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed
- She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World by Chelsea Clinton
- Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
- The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
- Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream by Deloris Jordan
- Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle
Tip 2. Help students create focused goals.
We want students to come up with specific goals that they can realistically meet during the school year. Again, I model by creating a SMART goal based on one of my own areas of improvement.
I prefer to start small and just have students come up with ONE learning or personal goal to work on at a time. I find that 2 or 3 feel overwhelming and less attainable.
Sometimes, kids think too broadly or go too specific with their goals. I've also found that some students struggle with coming up with a real goal versus a wish. Using sentence frames can be really helpful, like "I want to be able to ____" or "I want to improve at ____" or "I want to ___ when I ____" or "I will ____".
Another thing that's helped is to meet with students one-on-one as they draft their goals. This way, I can help them narrow down areas to focus on. It's also good for kids who feel self-conscious about their goals.
Tip 3. Have students come up with a plan.
It's one thing to come up with a goal, but without a plan, how are kids going to reach it?
Using a SMART goal outline can be a helpful way for students to come up with strategies. Sharing different SMART goals examples with them really helps them to see that setting a goal isn't just saying something will happen on its own.
A less-intense option is to ask students to come up with 1-3 reasonable, actionable steps for reaching their goal. This might be something they brainstorm in partners or small groups.
I like to point out that the strategies might change over time, especially if we see that something isn't helping us meet our goals after all. I think it helps students to see that goal-setting is flexible and changes based on our needs and progress.
Tip 4. Post students' goals where they will see them.
The first two years I did goal setting in my classroom, my students wrote their goals down in their notebooks. That made sense, but then they never looked at them again.
What worked better for us was to display goals somewhere really visible – like on a bulletin board in the classroom, or right on their desks. This helps keep the goal front and center for the kids every day. Plus, having it out in the open makes it more likely that you'll remember to check in with them about it! And that brings to me to the next step.
Tip 5. Check in regularly.
To show our students that we care about their progress and that they should, too, we have to be sure to keep revisiting their goals.
When you do goal check-ins, you can work with students to adjust their strategies or even help them figure out that they've met their goals and are ready to brainstorm new ones!
If this step tends to slip your mind, one option is to check in quarterly. That's sort of a natural time since you're working on progress reports and thinking about where they are academically and socially anyway.
Tip 6. Celebrate progress!
The most important step! Reaching a goal is obviously what we want, but I like to celebrate any forward progress!
Here are some small ways to recognize students for their hard work:
- writing students' names on a bulletin board
- sharing about them during a class morning meeting
- making a positive phone call home
- writing a "proud of you" note to the student
- sharing the good news with one of their other teachers (like the reading teacher or counselor) who can check in with the student, too
As students reach their goals, they can reflect on where they are now and what new goal should come next. You can keep their old goal sheets in their portfolios or even just in a file cabinet so they can look back on them at the end of the year!
Helping students set behavioral and/or academic goals is one of my favorite things to do. If you're ready to explore goal setting for students in September, just make sure you're still talking about it in June!


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Creatures of Azamar Part Two
Saturday 06 November 2010 at 10:58 am.
Used tags: artwork, azamar, cinema6, rpg
As mentioned earlier, here are some more artwork commissioned for the Azamar fantasy setting sourcebook for the Cinema6 RPG system from Wicked North Games, this time in alphabetical order.
The intelligent Asazis are fearsome arachnid-like creatures with a centaur-like torso, but hardly any human-like features.
Frost Hulk
Twisted by the Fracturing a magical event in Azamar, these creatures come in many shapes though most appear as or close to the illustrated image.
Gaunts are faceless, bony and winged creatures with a scorpion-like tail.
Although quilled and scaled, Shangilars look like large wolves with six eyes.
The venomous uumul are as large as humans and are thought to be long-lived - centuries old.
Weth are mounts of the local Wyvine race that resemble a giant beaked worm with many feet and large wings.
Wind Stalker
Wind stalkers are massive beasts that soar and glide the skies of Azamar, but it can also dive and submerge itself in water.
Zurn Warbler
These human-sized predators are flightless birds with the ability to breath fire and ruin your laundry.
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