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80% of marketers agree that contests are proven to capture your target audience's attention and generate leads when compared to other forms of content. That's why it's important that you add Facebook contests to your marketing strategy.
But once you've sorted out the details for your Facebook contest and it's ready to go, what's the best way to promote it?
The answer: a Facebook contest ad! Granted you'll have to pay to play, but when it's done right the results will be worth it.
But before you go on clicking in your Facebook Ads Manager, here are 12 Facebook contest ad examples you can steal that are proven to get you more clicks.
Let's get started.
1. Facebook Contest Ad Example: Go Golfing Travel
Go Golfing knows their audience. For their Facebook contest they offered golf gear valued at $1,279 to encourage their followers and potential golf lovers who might be interested to participate.
This Facebook contest post/ad engagement got 125 likes, 27 comments, and 18 shares. This type of engagement proves how much it's resonated with their fellow golfers.
Go Golfing Travel decided to go with an image instead of a video. They placed their contest details along with and nice product image so the viewers could see exactly what they could win.
They did a great job keeping the copy very simple.
Pro tip: For any successful ad, keep your Facebook contest copy short and sweet, for most people reading long copy can feel like a chore..
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2. Facebook Contest Ad Example: Meadow and Marrow – Giveaway
Meadow & Marrow is a bone broth company in Australia that prides itself on its ingredients and health conscious community. They decided to give their fans a chance to win a six months supply of their delicious bone broth. That's a whole lot of broth.
This contest ad got a total of 111 reactions, 18 comments, and six shares since going live for five days. Not too shabby!
Meadow & Marrow used an image showing off their delicious broth along with benefits and features entering the contest.
The copy for this ad was fairly long, but it works because it appeals to people looking for products with health benefits, their target audience. Listing the benefits helps users to understand why it's worthwhile to win a 6-month supply.
One popular marketing trick is stating the value of the product.
People naturally love to save, but more than that people love to win free things. When Meadow & Marrow added the value of the product, it encouraged people to enter to win $180 of free products. This sales technique is called "value selling".
When it comes to sales and marketing you can put a price on happiness.
The best Facebook ads always add a sense of urgency to get people rushing to enter. This add used the phrase Hurry; this contest ends soon!
Main Takeaway:
* List your contest prize's benefits and features (give people a reason to enter)
* Add a dollar value to your product
*Try to foster a sense of urgency to encourage people to enter (i.e. by adding countdown timers, and stating the contest end date).
3. Facebook Contest Ad Example: The Barre Code
Barre Code is a cardio fitness gym backed by a loyal community of women who love to work out. Barre Code has a Facebook ad to promote their free gym membership contest to three lucky winners.
They received more than 14 shares and five comments along with 196 post reactions, including likes.
Barre Code uses a variety of images for its Facebook contest ad campaign. All of the images include real members of Barre Code exercising.
What we've found is the most engaging contest ads generally include images or videos of real people using a product or services.
That's one of the most effective ways to get more clicks on your Facebook ad.
The copy for this ad is not too long, not too short, just right. Using the power word "free" in bold caps. The CTA for the ad is also simple asking people to enter with a hint of urgency with the word "now."
4. Facebook Contest Ad Example: Mary Lee
Marylee MacDonald hosted a giveaway for six people to win one of her six favorite books. Her Facebook contest ad raked up a whopping 182 likes, 37 comments, and 12 shares.
From the looks of her Facebook page, she engages a lot with her followers and persons who commented on the ad, which proves just how strong having engagement before running a contest can be.
Apart from the amazing contest engagement, I think it could have gotten more if they used a more enticing contest image — something with a bit more color and excitement.
5. Facebook Contest Ad Examples: Original Bag of Poo
I know, who wants to win a bag of poo? Well apparently the 33 people who liked this contest, 11 commenters and eight people who shared this Facebook ad contest.
Despite the name, The Original Bag of Poo is a tasty cotton candy company with a loyal following, which is why they received so much engagement when they decide to host a contest to give three lucky winners five free bags of their favorite original poo cotton candy.
They use an eye-catching graphic for their Facebook ad. If you notice most of these ads relay the same information in their copy. This is a good practice to steal for your own Facebook contest ads because 65% of people viewing your ads are visual learners.
The copy was short enough; they listed each flavor to clearly show what the winners would be getting when they completed sign up. The used "This is a limited time offer-enter today", a marketer's favorite line to push the fear of missing out on viewers.
6. Facebook Contest Ad Example: Awaken the Night
Awaken the night published a Facebook contest ad where one winner and five of their friends would win free tickets to Sonic Bloom Camp Music Festival. Contests that include more than one winner tend to get more engagement, when compared to contest with a single winner, because more than one person get to benefit from winning.
On social media, people always want to share experiences (particularly millennials). When a brand allows followers to share an experience with friends, they're 38% more likely to engage with that brand's content or contest. Incorporating multiple winners into your contest helps to improve your chances of going viral. This could be why most of this contest engagement where mainly shares when compared to likes and comments.
If you look closely at the caption for this Facebook contest ad, they included a CTA like "click the link and win". Adding a link to your caption may seem redundant to have especially when there's already a clickable Facebook image, but it's pretty smart.
About 60% of people on the internet skim content rather than taking the time to read it all properly, when you add a link to your caption you accommodate the people who skim over details of your copy, people who click first and read later.
This helps to increase your click-through rate because you're giving viewers more than one way to enter your contest. The more clicks you get; the more likely people will enter your Facebook contest, ultimately the more potential leads you get for sales.
If you noticed Awaken the Night used an image with a few contest details and a colorful look to grab their target audience attention. This graphic is also perfect for skimmers who prefer pictures over words.
Just makes sure to follow Facebook's 80/20 rule. Facebook's ad guidelines state that image to words ratio should be 80:20. If you aren't following this could be one of the reasons Your Ads Might Not Be Running or Approved.
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7. Facebook Contest Ad Example: Bumpboxx
Bumpboxx is a brand that loves music just as much as their fans. They create specialized personal home and outdoor audio equipment. For years they're used contests and giveaways to grow their social media following.
Bumpboxx is known for hosting contest all year round which helps to bring in constant engagement. Adding that to well-written copy with emojis and a targeted audience and it's no wonder this Facebook contest ad got 300 likes, 49 comments, and 55 shares.
The ad above is their go-to Facebook contest, enter to win a free Bumpboxx. The first line of their copy is an attention grabber and speaks to music lovers right off the bat.
The rest of the copy is to the point with a list of the product features to showing off it's worth winning qualities. You'll notice some music emoji were added in the caption. As simple as it sounds Facebook post with emojis can increase your number of likes by 57 percent and comments and shares by 33 percent. A smiley face emoji goes a long way.
At the end of the copy, there's a hint of urgency with "Hurry, offer ends soon." It's always important to give people a little push to enter, if there's no urgency there's no need to click and enter.
As any good Facebook contest ad would have the image used for the ad shows the winning prize, a custom Bumpbox.
8. Facebook Contest Ad Example: Spacefoam
For Spacefoam, sleep is the name of the game. Space foam offers one of the world's best pillows with researched and tested memory foam. To get the word out they hosted a Facebook contest giving away some of their sleep worthy products.
The majority of this Facebook contest ad speaks about the amazing products and features while the ad image is positioned to promote the contest CTA to enter, even more showing the value of the prize at $200.
Here's something I'd like to point out that most people overlook when they're creating their Facebook contest ads. The description text, this text appears below the headline and above your CTA button.
A description text acts as a simple way to expand on your headline. It also helps with re-informing anyone that skimmed over your previous copy or caption. It's not a must have so you don't overthink it but it can help to redirect your audience to your CTA.
9. Facebook Contest Ad Example: Juice It Up!
Juice it Up is a foodies paradise offering fruit & veggie smoothies yogurt bowls for a healthy lifestyle. So when they decided they wanted to collaborate with a brand to host a Facebook contest it only fitting that they partnered with Sambazon, an Acai fruit bowl company that raises funds for endangered species in the Amazon rainforest.
Before you've even read the text, the image for this ad jumps out at you with the question* "Want a free bike?"*, now that's sure to grab anyone's attention. Questions are one of the most clickable headlines copy, adding them to your images can be the difference between 100 clicks and no clicks at all.
Your Facebook ad image, headline, and caption can turn away people from clicking your contest ad. Juice it Up's ad shows how you can perfectly balance all three. Wondering if your copy is turning contestants away?
Here are 5 Reasons Why Your Headlines are on Life Support.
The two brands decided to give the winner a custom purple beach cruiser. Purple to promote their #PurpleForThePlanet hashtag for a cause to help save 30 species in 30 days for Earth Day, it's also the color that most fans of the two brands sport in with fashion or hair dyes.
ONE. MORE. DAY!!! We're overwhelmed by everyone coming together to make a difference, but it's not over yet! We have until tomorrow to post purple haired selfies tagged #PurpleForThePlanet @sambazon to protect 30 species in 30 days. What are you waiting for?! ??? pic.twitter.com/BDUU1tpDG6
— Sambazon (@Sambazon) May 21, 2019
Further analyzing the copy for the ad, it starts with a sense of urgency by stating that viewers only have ten days left to enter to win this contest. Again this is to inspire FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), people naturally don't like to miss out on good deals, so adding this to your caption helps to drive some click your way.
Juice It Up added a few emoji's to their caption (which we spoke about earlier that helps with driving engagement to your post), they tagged their contest co-host Sambazon and added a link to the contents caption for ease of access to the contes.
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10. Facebook Contest Ad Example: National Geographic
The National Geographic came together with Omaze, an organization that allows people to donate money for a good cause for a chance to win a date with celebrities, travel the world, and more.
National Geographic decided to use a video for their Facebook contest ad rather than a static image. Using videos for your contest ads drives clicks and entries because people gaze five times longer and engage up to 40% more with video ads than Facebook ads with images.
11. Facebook Contest Ad Example: WooBamboo USA
WooBamboo is an eco-friendly oral health product company, selling bamboo brushes for adults, kids, and pets alike.
In fact they're proud winners of the EcoExcellence Awards for Best Pet Products, so it should come to surprise that when they hosted an "Eco-Pawsome" Giveaway" pet, the engagement and entries were high.
The caption for this ad has an exciting opening to stop anyone from scrolling on Facebook; it includes clear and simple instructions so that anyone can enter right off the bat.
The image for this ad has touch humor, and it works because it connects with the target audience and pet loves. Funny enough pets are more popular than people. Having pets in your ads drives more clicks and engagement than real people. Brands saw up to 295% more engagment on content on pets when compared to other forms of content.
12. Facebook Contest Ad Example: PATH WATER
Path Water sells purified water in a reusable BPA-free aluminum bottle. Their eco-friendly with a mission statement to end plastic bottle pollution.
They're known for promoting influencers, and celebrities like Hailey Bieber, Kyle Jenner and more that use their products, to grow awareness and sales.
For their Facebook contest/giveaway, they used the musical artist and influencer Just Dax during the Game of Throne season finale to promote their giveaway.
70% of millennial consumers are influenced by influencers. That's why using influencers Facebook ads drives so much engagement and clicks.
Thinking of adding Influencers to your next Facebook contest? Here's an Essential Guide to Getting Started with Influencer Marketing
Key Takeaways For Your Next Facebook Contest Ads
Majority of these Facebook contest ad examples were successfully created and managed by our amazing Wishpond Management services. They also had most if not all of the following below in common.
Here are the key ingredients to creating Facebook ads that drive more clicks for your contest:
- Use images with visuals and graphics
- Always use a CTA (call-to-action)
- Add your contest link in the caption
- Follow Facebook 80/20 Rule for images
- List your contest prize's benefits and features ( give people a reason to enter)
- Emphases with power words
- Place a sense of urgency in your caption
- Engage with your audience before, during and after your Facebook contest
- Use images of real people in your Facebook contest ad
- Make use of your Facebook description text
- Add value to your product
- Keep your copy short and sweet
- Incorporate influencers in your Facebook contest ads
It takes some hard work to fine tune your Facebook contest ads. At the end of the day you don't just want contestants, you want an increase in sales and brand awareness. Don't just create your ad and forget it. Monitor it, A/B test it and use what you've learned on the next one.
Are you Facebook ad pro with tips or a beginner with a few questions? Drop a comment below and let me know what you think.
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Thank you to everyone who visited with me last week on my new pattern bonanza as I introduced a new pattern each day. They were all fun to make and they were cat approved!
I have a few more new ones that I have not shown you, but I will introduce them soon.
In the meantime, I was prowling around quilt site the other day and I stumbled across a great "Quilt Retreat Packing List" over at All People Quilt. Are you going on a quilt retreat any time soon? Do you always take too much? And forget that tool you really needed? Well, maybe this list will help.
I love going on quilt retreats. There is something about sewing with friends, or with other quilters that you don't know yet but will become friends soon, that is so much fun. A shared experience, hanging out with people who speak your language and understand you… what's better than that?
I have not been on one in a while so I think I am due.
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In a Housing Development Toolkit released last week, the White House cites a growing gap between jobs and available housing in hot coastal real estate markets like New York, San Francisco, Boston and Seattle, as well as inland cities once known for their affordability, such as Atlanta, Denver, and Nashville.
The toolkit urges cities and states to reduce barriers to development including land-use restrictions, minimum parking requirements and onerous review and permitting processes. It calls for incentives to develop accessory dwelling units to expand the rental housing stock, as well as high-density projects that promote the use of transit, biking and walking. And citing the Lincoln Institute's research, the toolkit also calls for greater use of inclusionary housing policies, which require the inclusion of affordable units in new developments.
Critically, inclusionary housing policies need to require an "upfront commitment to long-term affordability," the report says, citing the Lincoln Institute's 2014 working paper, Achieving Lasting Affordability through Inclusionary Housing, by Robert Hickey, Lisa Sturtevant, and Emily Thaden. In a second report published last year, Inclusionary Housing: Creating and Maintaining Equitable Communities, the Lincoln Institute expands on the theme of long-term affordability, with case studies from throughout the United States.
"A stable, functioning housing market is vital to our nation's economic strength and resilience," the toolkit states. "Both states and cities have proven they can break free of the constraints that have stifled responsive supply and driven up housing costs across the country."
Inclusionary housing and other strategies to create permanently affordable housing, including community land trusts, took center stage at Intersections 2016, a major summit organized in Park City, Utah late last month by our partners at Grounded Solutions. More than 375 participants wrestled with such issues as the impact of short-term rentals under AirBnB, and whether required affordable housing units should be within the same building in new residential development or off-site. Journalists discussed how the media covers equity and gentrification in a roundtable that included Sommer Mathis, editor at CityLab, Grist writer Ben Adler, and Oscar Perry Abello, who has been writing about equity for Next City.


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According to You Need a Budget (YNAB), my total net worth is currently $108,940.66.
That's $6,193.91 higher than it was at the beginning of last month.
$11,657.14 higher than it was two months ago.
It's $27,213.44 higher than it was six months ago, when I switched my budgeting app from Mint to YNAB and began focusing on growing my net worth as quickly as possible.
I wasn't expecting the numbers to grow quite this fast, honestly.
So let's look at how they did.
Moving to a lower cost-of-living area
In November 2017, I moved from Seattle to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This move, which I wrote about in detail for Vox, cost me $5,929.10. (This includes travel, shipping my belongings, buying new furniture, etc.)
It also cut my expenses by close to $1,000 a month, much of that in rent costs.
This means it took about half a year for the move to "pay for itself." After that, any money I saved by living in a lower cost-of-living area became, for lack of a better term, pure profit.
The move also improved my quality of life considerably—I'm closer to family, I've joined community and arts organizations, and I can finally afford to live in an apartment that isn't held together by mold and grime.
It was a win-win, on all counts.
Working towards financial independence
Moving to a lower cost-of-living area decreased my expenses, which enabled me to think differently about my future. With more money comes more options—not just today, but years down the road.
With more money comes more options—not just today, but years down the road.
It took me a little over a year to think about what I might do with these new options—or to even realize I had them. My expenses were lower than my income, I was regularly putting money into my retirement and brokerage accounts, and I wasn't really thinking about long-term growth; I figured that would take care of itself.
Then I received an advance reader's copy of Grant Sabatier's book Financial Freedom: A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need.
This book blew my mind. More importantly, it made financial independence seem achievable, even for someone like me who earns around $70K annually (pretax).
I read Financial Freedom three times, cover-to-cover. I did all the exercises and plugged my numbers into Sabatier's online calculators. I realized that with my current expenses, I could "retire" and live off my investments as soon as those investments hit $750,000—which, at the time, the calculators predicted would take twelve years to achieve.
Of course, I'm not really planning to retire in my late 40s. I'm both a writer and a novelist; we tend to keep working until our final hours. But I'm also realistic. I've been a freelancer for seven years, but I can't guarantee my web writing career will last another seven; even if there's still the same demand for articles and content, I may start getting passed over for fresher faces with a better grasp of pop/youth culture.
Plus, I might have different demands on my time in the future, which might make it harder to devote as much time to freelancing (or other jobs).
So I'm looking at this financial independence plan as a type of insurance, really. The freedom, to borrow Grant Sabatier's term, to cut back on my freelancing if I have to. To spend more time writing novels, or caregiving, or taking care of my own health, or whatever might come next.
Investing as much as possible
Once I knew that "all I had to do" to achieve financial independence was get myself a $750K investment portfolio, I began asking myself how I could get there as quickly as possible.
This meant investing as much as possible. Pouring every extra dollar into my IRA or my SEP IRA or my brokerage account. (Freelancing has this interesting quirk where every dollar you put into either a traditional IRA or a SEP IRA is counted as an "above-the-line" tax deduction, which means that the more I'm able to put in those accounts, the less I have to pay in taxes and the larger ACA health insurance subsidy I'm entitled to take. This provides a huge incentive to max out both accounts, which I did in 2018.)
According to Vanguard, $4,729.49 of my $27K net worth increase came from investment returns. That's 18% of the total growth.
Increasing my income
The other way to reach that $750K portfolio as quickly as possible was by increasing my income. As a freelancer, this is easier for me to do than it might be for someone with a traditional job; I'm the upper limit on how much I can earn, after all. (At least until I get to the age where clients might start wanting to replace me with someone younger.)
So I picked up some new clients, including some higher-paying clients. My income is currently higher than it's ever been, and it looks like it'll stay that way for the next few months at least—and yes, I'm already thinking about how I'll cover the income gap if/when one of my freelance gigs ends.
This is the part where I have to mention that my income jump coincided with my decision to stop running The Billfold (and that a portion of my 2018 SEP IRA contributions came from money I had originally set aside for Billfold operations, after closing everything out and paying the freelancers, the vendors, the accountants, and the lawyers). If you're not familiar with my entire career arc—and there's no reason why you should be—I spent five years writing and editing for The Billfold, a personal finance site that was part of the Awl Network. When the Awl Network stopped publishing in early 2018, they asked me if I would be interested in running The Billfold as its own project, which I did for a year.
It would be very, very easy for me to write this post as a story of consistent growth and triumph, but realizing that I could no longer keep The Billfold going—and then deciding to accept that realization, after going through every single stage of grief—did not feel particularly triumphant. It was both a personal and a career failure; worse than that, it meant telling a community of readers and commenters that the site they'd been visiting every day for years was going to stop publishing.
And then, once it was over, everything got better—for me, anyway. (I know many Billfold readers still miss the site.) In many ways it was like leaving Seattle for Cedar Rapids; the decision was not easy, people were sad to see me go, and I still miss many aspects of living in the city. But once I was settled into my new life, I knew I'd made the right choice.
Living the frugal life
There are a lot of reasons why I am able to save as much money as I currently save—I'm single, I'm healthy, I have no children, I live in a low cost-of-living area, and I've been growing my freelance career for nearly a decade.
I also don't own a car.
I cut my own hair.
I spend, on average, $55 a month on dining out.
I find one shirt I like and buy nine of it, so I never have to think about what to wear. Plus, I rarely look in the mirror and think "I need a new outfit because I don't like the way I look today." (If all my clothing looks the same, I always look the same—which means I always feel the same way about how I look.)
I do a lot of really frugal, kinda weird things in the name of keeping my expenses as low as possible. I eat the same things every day: breakfast is Huel plus a banana; lunch is Huel plus an apple; dinner is quinoa, which I buy in bulk, cooked with frozen vegetables and spices and served with a side of cottage cheese plus frozen blueberries for dessert. I visit the library probably three times a week (okay, that one isn't that weird). I got rid of Netflix, and I only subscribed to HBO long enough to catch the last season of Game of Thrones.
I try to save money wherever I can, so I have the freedom to spend money on things like self-publishing my novels and spending a week in Walt Disney World.
Now I'm living the frugal life so I can work towards financial freedom as well.
In case you haven't done the backwards math: in order for me to hit financial independence with a $750K portfolio, I need to keep my monthly expenses around $2,500. That's not difficult for me, in part because I've been living very frugally for a very long time. Whether it becomes more difficult in the future—well, we'll have to see. That's why I'm looking at this financial freedom project as insurance, rather than the point at which I'll never have to work another day in my life.
The calculators have already updated my target goal date from 12 years to 10 years.
We'll see how my net worth changes over the next six months.


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How Much do Veneers Cost? What You Need to Know
For a decade now, there has been a rapid increase in consciousness concerning physical appearance. Earlier it was a celebrity affair. However, now more and more people seem to be opting for aesthetic treatments, particularly in sound economies like Dubai.
Dental procedures are quite costly in Dubai, and when it comes to cosmetic dentistry, it's even high priced. The cost of veneers may vary based on various factors such as the type of veneers, the dentist you consult, and the clinical setup.
What are Veneers?
Cosmetic dentistry is a huge industry that offers services to give you a better smile and help you overcome the flaws that can shake one's confidence. Veneers are recommended for teeth having fluorosis, uneven shape, and size, or discolorations. Veneers are laminations that camouflage defects and make your teeth aesthetically appealing. Let's have a look at the cost of veneers in Dubai.
1. Composite Veneers
Composite veneers are tooth-colored veneers made from composite (tooth-colored) filling. In Dubai, it costs around 200 AED- 400 AED per tooth. Composite veneers are the cheapest available option as compared to other varieties such as porcelain or palatal ones. A composite veneer can last up to 5- 7 years.
Bright side: A chipped composite veneer can be repaired and fixed.
2. Porcelain Veneers
These are made up of porcelain (a hard white translucent ceramic). It's stronger and durable. The dentist is supposed to remove some layer of tooth enamel in order to cement the porcelain veneers. The cost of Porcelain veneers in Dubai is around 500 AED-800 AED per tooth. Its durability is 10-15 years.
Bright side: Porcelain Veneers have better resistance against any staining, such as caffeinated beverages or tobacco.
3. Palatal Veneers
Palatal veneers are meant to camouflage teeth that have worn down from the palatal and lingual side due to erosion, bruxism, and acid reflux. It will cost you around 600 AED-800 AED per tooth in Dubai.
4. Lumineers
These are very thin, approximately 0.2mm layers. They can be fixed without trimming any enamel layer. However, their durability is far lesser than the Porcelain ones. A lumineer would cost you around 400 AED- 500AED per tooth in Dubai.
5. Removable Veneers
Removable veneers are less invasive and temporary. They can also be easily fixed without any removal of enamel. They are cheaper and thus not much durable. In Dubai, removable veneers can cost you around 300 AED-400 AED per tooth.


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Increasing numbers of entrepreneurs like Tai Lopez and Alex Mehr are drawn to taking over existing businesses. The strategic plan envisions a rethinking of the business model.
There is a widespread misconception that founders who sell their businesses are concealing material facts from potential buyers. Traditional thinking states, 'If the business is so great, why are you selling it?' This naturally lends to increased scrutiny. Yet, the global economy is predicated on demand and supply, buy and sell. It is an intractable reality of the market, and it exists at every level of retail and wholesale activity.
Founders sell businesses for any number of reasons, including lifestyle changes, new ventures on the horizon, or simply to cash out at the top of their game. On the flipside, buyers are always on the hunt for bargain deals. Arguably the most important precursor for success vis-a-vis business ventures is brand-name awareness. This goes to the heart of trust, credibility, and market share.
Indeed, companies like Pier 1 Imports, Macy's, Dressbarn, American Eagle Outfitters, Signet Jewelers, Bath & Body Works, Stein Mart, Microsoft Store, Brooks Brothers, CVS, GameStop, GNC, H&M, Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, and Victoria's Secret have announced large-scale closures of their retail operations. Businesses divest from poorly performing stores in order to shore up their cash flow, rein in expenditure, and improve profitability over the long-term.
The shuttering of tens of thousands of retail operations across the United States is fuelled by the 'steroid induced' Retail Apocalypse, driven by the coronavirus pandemic. Fortune.com author, Phil Wahba inked an op-ed in April 2020, 'Coronavirus Will Harm Already Weak Retailers Long After It's Been Contained'. In his expose, he goes to great pains to elaborate the damage faced by the retail sector vis-a-vis the coronavirus. The switch to e-commerce has accelerated in 2020, owing to the social distancing requirements, and virulence of the pathogen causing the coronavirus disease.
How Entrepreneurs Are Capitalizing Under Current Market Conditions?
At first glance, one would be remiss to postulate that profitability is possible during an exceedingly difficult period in the global economy. Like trading and investing, profits stand to be made whether markets are rising or falling. The analogy to trading is an important one, given that put options in futures markets can be profitable to traders during downswings. Under current market conditions, the reality is markedly different. Entrepreneurs who buy ailing businesses are not looking to short the future income potential of their acquisitions; they are looking to turn things around to become profitable under current market conditions.
Two serial entrepreneurs are worthy of mention: Tai Lopez and Alex Mehr. The former is a social media influencer with millions of followers across Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook et al. He's also a property mogul, and a business tycoon. Together with former NASA scientist, Alex Mehr – who just so happens to be the co-founder of Zoosk which sold for $280 million – the pair kicked off a Florida-based investment company known as REV (Retail E-Commerce Ventures).
This disruptive retail company is making hay while the proverbial sun shines in 2020. With the Retail Apocalypse wreaking havoc on bricks and mortar operations across the US, Lopez and Mehr are turning things around for many established brand name companies. To quote Lopez, '… The number-1 corporate objective, when crossing the chairs, is to secure a distribution channel into the mainstream market, one with which the pragmatist customer will be comfortable.' For Lopez and Mehr that is e-commerce.
According to Digital Commerce 360, Amazon.com's Q2 North America revenues skyrocketed 43%. Such phenomenal growth is a testament to our times, thanks largely to the pandemic which has funneled retail activity, from land-based operations to e-commerce. According to Amazon's financial reports, worldwide revenue growth in Q2 increased 33.5%, and virtual sales of groceries increased 300%. This is not unique to Amazon; similar trends are evident with eBay, AliBaba, and virtually all other e-commerce retail operations of existing land-based businesses. For REV, the strategy is clear: Harness the brand power of existing SMEs by transformative change [from land-based footfall traffic to e-commerce]. Identifying lucrative opportunities is the biggest challenge, but several important acquisitions have already been made.
Modell's Sporting Goods
Modell's Sporting Goods is an established provider of sports & activities, accessories, and footwear. With 130 years of retail experience in the sporting industry, Modell's Sporting Goods has consistently delivered on expectations. Land-based stores are available in DC, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. But the Retail Apocalypse dramatically affected the brand, leading to an important decision – a buyout by Tai Lopez and Alex Mehr.
The decision was inked on 14 August 2020, when REV paid $3.64 million to purchase Modell's assets after the sporting goods retailer announced bankruptcy and liquidation of the chain. The reason why Tai Lopez and Alex Mehr purchased the company was clear as day: people love the brand name. A turnaround strategy from land-based operations to e-commerce has already proven to be successful.
Pier 1 Imports
Pier 1 Imports is another example of a well-known retail brand that was struggling to make ends meet in 2020. Once again, the Retail Apocalypse with a steroid-induced bolus from the coronavirus accelerated losses at land-based retailers across the country. on July 31, 2020, a $31 million purchase was finalized of Pier 1 Imports by Retail E-Commerce Ventures (REV) under the stewardship of Tai Lopez and Alex Mehr. As anticipated, Pier 1 Imports remains a well-known brand with massive e-commerce sales potential.
Dressbarn is another example of an ailing land-based retail chain that shuttered all of its land-based stores in 2019. REV made the bold move to acquire the company and launch online sales through a clever combination of social media ingenuity and e-commerce. By determining where customers are, and contacting them on their terms, REV managed to turn Dressbarn around with year-on-year increases in revenue. Thanks to smart marketing, analytics, and big data, REV is able to fully assess each brand that it acquires, or intends to acquire based on a set of factors. Criteria include the quality/value of the company's assets, customer affinity for the brand, and brand awareness.
Many other serial entrepreneurs have ventured into this territory, hoping to transform once-ailing Len-based operations into thriving e-commerce ventures. It is definitely a challenging environment in 2020, but all signs point to the runaway success of REV under its innovative leadership duo.


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How to Configure Automatic Package Updates on CentOS 8
Security updates, as most of you would agree, are very important. Under Linux it is always advisable to keep the installed packages up to date, especially when it comes to security. In general, users should apply security updates to their Linux systems within 30 days of the release.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to set up automatic update packages on CentOS 8. This ensures that the system automatically downloads packages and performs updates without manual intervention.
On the CentOS 8 system, we have two ways to set up automatic update packages. We can use the CLI mode with the utility "dnf-automatic" and the web-based environment that can be implemented via Cockpit Server Management.
Setup Automatic Update using Dnf-automatic
The dnf-automatic is systemd units that can download package upgrades and apply them automatically. The dnf-automatic provides three different systemd units to control the automatic update.
Below are three systemd units provided by dnf-automatic.
- dnf-automatic-download.timer for download only
- dnf-automatic-install.timer for download package updates and install
- dnf-automatic-notifyonly.timer will only notify via the omitter configuration
The dnf-automatic are not installed by default on the CentOS system, it's available on the BaseOS repository.
Install the dnf-automatic using the following command.
sudo dnf install dnf-automatic
Once the installation is complete, go to the '/etc/dnf' directory and edit the configuration 'automatic.conf'.
cd /etc/dnf/
vim automatic.conf
On the '[commands]' section, change the 'upgrade_type' as you need. You can use 'default' for upgrading all packages or use the 'security' option to upgrade all packages related security.
[commands]upgrade_type = default
download_updates = yes
On the '[emitters]' section, uncomment the 'system_name' option and change the value with your hostname. Then change the 'emit_via' option to motd, so you will be displayed about package updates on every login.
[emitters]system_name = hakase-centos8
emit_via = motd
Other options for 'emit_via' configuration are 'stdio' which is default configuration and 'email' for sending package updates information to your email.
Now go to the '[email]' section and change each configuration with your own.
[email]email_from = [email protected]
email_to = root
email_host = localhost
Save and close.
Automatic Download Package Upgrades
Next, start the dnf-automatic timer and add it to the system boot.
sudo systemctl enable --now dnf-automatic.timer
Now check the status of the dnf-automatic timer.
sudo systemctl list-timers *dnf-*
Now you will see two different systemd units timer.
The dnf-makecache unit will run the dnf-makecache service for updating cache packages, and the dnf-automatic unit will run the dnf-automatic service for downloading package upgrades.
Now on every login action to the CentOS 8 server, you will see the summary of package upgrade downloaded as a motd (message of the day).
All package upgrades have been download automatically through the 'dnf-automatic' timer service.
Automatic Install Package Upgrades
For the automatic installation of package upgrades, you can run the 'dnf-automatic-install' timer service.
Start the 'dnf-automatic-install' timer service and add it to the system boot.
sudo systemctl enable --now dnf-automatic-install.timer
After that, check the status of the dnf-automatic timer.
sudo systemctl list-timers *dnf-*
You will get the 'dnf-automatic-install' timer on the list.
Now on every login action to the CentOS 8 server, you will see the summary of package upgrade applied as a motd (message of the day).
And all package upgrades have been applied automatically through the 'dnf-automatic-install' timer service.
Setup Automatic Update via Cockpit
Open your web browser, type the server IP address following by the default cockpit port '9090' and log in with your user and password.
Once you've logged in, go to the "Software Updates" menu and turn on the automatic updates button.
Now you will be asked for installing the package 'dnf-automatic', click the 'Install' button.
Once the installation is complete, select the update type that suits you and choose the time for updating packages.
Now the dnf-automatic timer is up and running on the system.
Click on the "Services" menu and select the "Timers" tab.
You will get the dnf-makecache and dnf-automatic-install timers are activated.
As a result, you've configured the CentOS 8 automatic update using the dnf-automatic through the cockpit server management.
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Researchers from Lund University benefitted from MAX IV laboratory to find solutions to the long-standing technological challenge: the von-Neumann bottleneck. After nearly year-long research during the pandemic, they successfully integrated the processor and memory onto a single vertical nanowire in a 3D configuration while showcasing in-memory computing with a minimal footprint.
Deciphering corrosion resistance of superalloys
To develop longer-lasting metallic materials for harsh operating conditions requires understanding of their surface composition, structure and properties. A Swedish research group investigated the surface chemistry and thickness of the protective native oxide layer of nickel superalloys at MAX IV's FlexPES beamline.
Honeycomb borophene: myth or reality?
Scientists examined whether honeycomb boron can function as a structural analogue 2D material to graphene. Employing core-level X-ray spectroscopies, scanning tunneling microscopy, and DFT calculations, they analyzed the structure and electronic properties of honeycomb boron after its reaction with aluminum. They found that although it resembles graphene in electronic structure to some extent, it fails to form a quasi-freestanding monolayer on aluminum. This lack of a freestanding state is a clear difference from the behavior of graphene or monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) on lattice-mismatched metal surfaces.


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In the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many seniors are advised to stay confined to their homes or rooms. The need for a simple, well-rounded wellness program that promotes senior health and wellness has never been more important. Activity – mental and physical — is essential to keeping seniors healthy, active, and motivated. This is why many senior living providers and caregivers are looking for a fresh approach to engaging residents in wellness activities while keeping them comfortable and abiding by social distancing regulations.
Senior activity directors and life enrichment professionals often struggle with the challenges of their role. Each day, they need to deliver diverse and engaging programs that match group interests and individual preferences – often with limited resources.
Preventing falls is a top concern for seniors. Falls and related injuries can seriously impact senior lives, limiting activities and compromising the ability to live independently. Senior care providers are working hard to ensure their living environments, activity programs, and staff education initiatives help residents stay safe from falls.
Exercise is essential to keeping seniors healthy, active, and motivated. But getting them on board with a well-rounded exercise program can be a challenging task. Senior living providers are looking for fresh approaches to engage residents in fitness – with easy-to-implement group programs that still meet individual needs.
Once upon a time, activity and recreation programs in senior communities were typically low priority. Yet as the senior population surges, and seniors seek to stay active as a way of life, today's senior living providers are rethinking their offerings to include wellness and life enrichment programs. In expanding their focus, many are finding they can't go it alone. They're looking for trusted partners to extend in-house resources and design an engaging, person-centered experience.
Falls can change lives – in the worst of ways. Each year, one in three seniors fall, and 20 percent sustain a serious injury, from head trauma to a broken hip. These injuries can reduce mobility and independence, and increase the risk of premature death. In fact, falls are the top cause of injuries, and death from injuries, among older Americans which makes fall prevention essential.
The good news is that falls are preventable. In the quest to reduce falls among seniors, leading senior living communities are implementing structured programs that take a long-term, unified approach to fall prevention. Read More
Health literacy is our ability to understand health information and make the best health care decisions. A seminal study of these skills has issued a troubling report card: just 12 percent of all adults – and 3 percent of seniors – have proficient health literacy.
"Low health literacy has been linked to poor health outcomes, such as higher rates of hospitalization and less frequent use of preventive services," says Callie Whitwell, chief operating officer and founding partner at Lifetime Wellness. Her company provides person-centered wellness, life enrichment, and recreational programming to independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, and memory care facilities throughout Texas and Oklahoma.


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Is the 2020 Audi RS3 Worth the Extra Money Over the Audi S3?
Sometimes vehicles are so similar there aren't any major differences. When that happens, it makes consumers wonder if they should spend the extra money on a higher-priced vehicle or if they're good with buying the cheaper one. That's the case with the 2020 Audi S3 and the 2020 Audi RS3. Both have some great features, but U.S. News points out there isn't much difference between them. So which one should you buy?
The 2020 Audi S3
The Audi S3 is often compared to the Volkswagen Golf R, except the S3 is more expensive. The S3 has a lot to offer, though, which tends to help justify the higher price.
The S3 gets plenty of power thanks to the 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, which gets 288 hp. This is paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic and Quattro all-wheel drive. For anyone who has tried to navigate a front-wheel-drive through the snow, they know just how important AWD can be.
The fuel economy is also decent. The 2020 Audi S3 gets 22 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway. That's not terrible, but compared with many hybrid vehicles, it's not great.
The interior has some nice features that come standard on the Premium trim. Consumers can expect to get a panoramic sunroof, dual-zone climate control, and an easy-to-use infotainment system with a seven-inch touchscreen, Android Auto, and Apple CarPlay.
For buyers who decide to spend the extra money on the Premium Plus trim, they'll get an auto-dimming rearview mirror, an upgraded Bang & Olufsen audio system, and wireless device charging.
The price starts at $43,000 for the Premium trim and $45,600 for the Premium Plus. The Premium Plus trim includes blind-spot warning and rear cross-traffic alert.
The 2020 Audi RS3
The RS3 is very similar to its younger sibling, but it gets more power thanks to its turbocharged 5-cylinder engine. It can push out 394 hp, which is over 100 hp more than the S3 offers. Like the S3, the RS3 also comes equipped with a dual-clutch automatic and Quattro all-wheel drive.
The RS3 has a subpar fuel economy, however. It has an EPA-estimated range of 19 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway.
The RS3 has everything the premium plus trim S3 offers. Owners who purchase the navigation package, which costs $2,000 more, will get a 12.3-inch digital instrument display and the MMI touchscreen interface with handwriting recognition technology.
The price for the Audi RS3 starts at $56,200. That doesn't include many features, such as the navigation package, the black trim package, and the blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert. Add those and you're looking at $4,000 more.
Which Audi is superior?
This was a hard call. The S3 has the RS3 beat in a few significant areas, but the RS3 offers more power.
For drivers more concerned about fuel economy, the S3 wins, but barely. It gets 3 mpg more in the city than the RS3, but only 1 mpg more on the highway. That's not a significant enough difference to really earn the S3 any points.
Both vehicles' interiors are almost identical. The major distinction is that buyers can opt for Napa leather on the RS3 — for more money, of course. Besides that, both vehicles are so similar that it's not easy to decide which is superior.
The difference-maker is the price. For drivers who can live without the more powerful engine, they can easily save themselves almost $11,000. That's a lot of money, and the RS3 doesn't offer enough to justify that price increase.


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Single-cell sequencing methods have emerged as powerful tools for identification of heterogeneous cell types within defined brain regions. Application of single-cell techniques to study the transcriptome of activated neurons can offer insight into molecular dynamics associated with differential neuronal responses to a given experience.
Through evaluation of common whole-cell and single-nuclei RNA-sequencing (snRNA-seq) methods, here researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies show that snRNA-seq faithfully recapitulates transcriptional patterns associated with experience-driven induction of activity, including immediate early genes (IEGs) such as Fos, Arc and Egr1. SnRNA-seq of mouse dentate granule cells reveals large-scale changes in the activated neuronal transcriptome after brief novel environment exposure, including induction of MAPK pathway genes. In addition, the researchers observe a continuum of activation states, revealing a pseudotemporal pattern of activation from gene expression alone.
IEG RNA expression in single DGC nuclei is associated with animal experience
(a) log2(TPM+1) Normalized RNA-seq values from HC NEUN+PROX1+ (top, n=23), NE PROX1+FOS− (bottom, n=43), and NE PROX1+FOS+ (bottom, n=36) single-nuclei. NE FOS+ nuclei (red) exhibited higher levels of IEG expression than both NE FOS− (blue) and HC nuclei (white). Stars indicate statistically significant differences in expression using edgeR after multiple-testing correction (fdrtool; R). Pie charts indicate the proportion of nuclei with detectable gene expression (yellow=detected). (b) IEG expression in nuclei after exposure to NE. (c) Principal components analysis (PCA) of the full transcriptome for NE nuclei. pseudo-FOS+ cells in red with black outline. (d) Differential expression results for all genes between FOS+ and FOS− nuclei excluding pseudo-FOS+ nuclei. Genes expressed to a higher level in FOS+ nuclei are in red and genes expressed higher in FOS− nuclei are in blue.
In summary, snRNA-seq of activated neurons enables the examination of gene expression beyond IEGs, allowing for novel insights into neuronal activation patterns in vivo.


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Mount Pleasant, South Carolina has obtaining public schools in every single piece of Charleston. In fact, this region has number of private schools compared on the other Charleston areas although most with the residents send their children to anyone schools. Discover a wide range of academic activities and clubs, including theater, film, computer science, chess, astronomy, and sailing clubs. The Mount Pleasant schools can provide a great athletic program – especially the high school, which will be the home belonging to the Wando Fighters. In addition to normal football, tennis, cross country, volleyball, basketball, softball, baseball, cheerleading, track and field, swimming, wrestling, and soccer, the high school has other sports which might be growing in popularity in public places schools (like lacrosse and golf).
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A group of 44 students of St Mary's ICSE in Mumbai, India accompanied by Fr. Arun Lobo, S.J. , three teachers and three PTA members marched to Girgaum Chowpatty with their motto "DIRT IS OUR ENEMY NO 1", to clean up the beach after the Ganpati Visarjan.
Our students were all armed with face masks, gloves and biodegradable bags. They were eager to do something for the city and this was clearly seen by their sincerity and seriousness in collecting the garbage and cleaning the beach.
Before they could commence the cleaning, they all committed themselves by taking an oath of cleanliness, – led by a BMC officer.
They enthusiastically worked to clean the beach and were successful to a certain extent as they collected nearly 75 biodegradable bags of garbage from the allotted area. The boys were also thanked by the MCGM officers.
Our PTA was generous as they supplied mineral water and cold drinks while they worked. After the hard work our students put in, they were treated to burgers, fries and ice-creams, again organized by the PTA members. We thank them for their large heartedness.
We would like to end with the following quotes.
It is not just doing a good turn, to make a place look clean! It is more to instruct and learn, to keep clean, your concern!"
It is not just doing social work, while they look on! But to cultivate in our students social habits and attitudes, to carry things on."
Education is not just adjusting the mind but training the will and feelings for cleanliness and order!"
Education is not just what you learn, But how you live!"


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Pokémon Shining Pearl and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond are now out on the Nintendo Switch, bringing us yet another remake this year. For this review, I played Pokémon Shining Pearl, because of that fact, I'll refer only to that version from now on. I'll mention the differences between the two versions later on, but note that they are essentially the same game anyway. With Pokémon Legends: Arceus around the corner, let's get reacquainted with the Sinnoh region, shall we?
Buy if | Not for you if |
– You liked Pokémon Pearl/Diamond/Platinum – You're looking to start playing Pokémon for the first time | – You did not like Pokémon Pearl/Diamond/Platinum – Chibi-style character design annoys you – You expect the remake to be an entirely new game |
Where New Pokémon Snap offered an entirely new story, Pokémon Shining Pearl is definitely a faithful remake, but with some notable improvements. If you're still playing the original version, the upgrade combined with the higher player count for online features should make this remake worth your while. This game is also a perfect starting point for new players.
Pokémon Shining Pearl: story & region
Pokémon games are RPG's where you take the role of a young Pokémon trainer. A local professor, devoting their life to the study of Pokémon, gives you a Pokédex and asks you to complete it. That means catching every single Pokémon in the region. You'll also need to defeat other Pokémon trainers and win Gym Badges, allowing you to catch and train stronger Pokémon.
Pokémon Shining Pearl takes place in the Sinnoh region. Looking at the map there's a lot of nature on the mainland, with some islands to the sides connected with water routes, but fairly few. Mount Coronet divides the land. The sacred mountain's peak is always covered in snow, while the inside is home to a maze. The region is also home to 14 cities, three areas and a Pokémon League. It also has several large lakes and features different weather types across the land. Historically speaking, it's considered to be the first region where Pokémon appeared. The myths of this region talk of legendary Pokémon such as Dialga, Palkia, Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf.
Team Galactic
Every good story has a bad guy, this time it's Team Galactic. As their name suggests, they seem to be space freaks. The commanders are fittingly named Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, reporting to their boss Cyrus. Throughout your travels, you encounter people who are being bullied by Team Galactic Grunts, by kidnapping them and/or stealing their Pokémon. Team Galactic has some vague plan of using Pokémon as a new energy source. Although the cause sounds noble, their methods obviously are not. So you will be engaging in Pokémon battles with Team Galactic, which serves as the main storyline on top of you becoming the best Pokémon trainer of the region.
Pokémon Shining Pearl: gameplay
Let's go over the gameplay elements in Pokémon Shining Pearl, because there's quite a lot to do besides beating those nasty galactic grunts.
The Basics
Pokémon games are all about catching, you guessed it, Pokémon. You're encouraged to catch as many different types of Pokémon as you can in order to complete your Pokédex. You'll need to travel to different areas in order to catch different types, and some Pokémon will even only come out during specific times of day. When you encounter a wild Pokémon, you start a battle against it. Ideally, you weaken it a bit before you try catching it with a Pokéball. As you become a better trainer and defeat Gym leaders, you'll be able to buy better Pokéballs and Pokémon of higher levels will let you catch them.
Fierce look right before evolving
Other Pokémon trainers will challenge you to battles. You'll get a nice monetary reward for defeating them, and the Pokémon in your party gain experience. They will eventually level up and learn new moves that are more powerful. The story will lead you to different cities with Gyms, where you can challenge the Gym leader in a Pokémon battle to earn a badge. You'll want to defeat all Gym leaders eventually to enter the Pokémon League. You'll need to build a balanced team and figure out the best move sets, to be able to beat all types of Pokémon. Once you battle your way through the Pokémon League, you can call yourself the Champion!
The Grand Underground
The Underground has been upgraded to the Grand Underground in Pokémon Shining Pearl. This subterranean maze is spread out across the entire Sinnoh region, and can be accessed once you've obtained the explorer's kit. You can dig up treasures in certain walls, build a secret base or visit Pokémon Hideaways. These are areas with a specific environment that are inhabited by different Pokémon. Some Pokémon in Sinnoh can only be found in these Hideaways. A fun addition is that you can access the Grand Underground with other trainers if you want to. The online feature, together with the roaming Pokémon, kinda remind me of the open world bit in Pokémon Sword/Shield. The Grand Underground is one of the best things about this Pokémon game, in my opinion; I've definitely spent the most time exploring this extensive subterranean world.
Super Contest Show
Another way to entertain yourself is by entering your Pokémon in Super Contest Shows. As a trainer, you can even put on a different outfit as well. Together with three other trainers (local or online) you'll compete to see who has essentially the most entertaining Pokémon by earning hype points. Pokémon can enter any of the five categories: Coolness, Cuteness, Beauty, Toughness or Cleverness. Within each category there is the Normal, Great, Ultra and Master Rank.
First up is the Visual evaluation, based on the Pokémon's conditions and the Capsule Decoration. The latter relates to a feature that allows you to decorate your Pokéballs with stickers. The second evaluation judges the Pokémon on their rhythm. It's a mini-game where you make your Pokémon dance by pressing the button at the right time. Lastly, you need to choose one move to be evaluated during the dance. If you use it at the right time, you can please the crowd and earn additional hype points. It's overall a cute feature and I quite like this type of mini-game.
Wait, there's even more?
Pokémon Shining Pearl for sure isn't lacking in the gameplay department. You can travel to Amity square to play with your Pokémon. The chibi-style makes this extra cute, so I definitely recommend it. You'll even be able to walk around with your Pokémon afterwards and see how it interacts with its environment. This game also features cooking, where you can make Poffins to increase your Pokémon's conditions. (the ones that are judged in the Visual evaluation during Super Contest Shows!) The cooking and playing absolutely feels similar to the camping in Pokémon Sword/Shield.
A last noteworthy feature would be the Pokétch. This gadget contains a bunch of apps, and you'll unlock even more while travelling and interacting with various NPC's. It has a watch, step counter, memo pad, dowsing machine, friendship checker… It's the Pokémon version of a smartwatch basically, and you just get it for free after talking to a bunch of clowns. I'm not making that up.
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Pokémon Shining Pearl: the remake
Pokémon Pearl originally released for the Nintendo DS back in 2006, and was followed by the updated Pokémon Platinum in 2008. In terms of sales, they are some of the most successful Pokémon games and fans around the world still praise them. Needless to say, nostalgia sells, and even for new players a remake offers a chance to experience an old game on a new platform. I don't always agree with remakes or re-releases (Elder Scrolls V anyone?), but I believe there's a place and an audience for this one. We're celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pokémon, after all. On top of that, in January the prequel Pokémon Legends: Arceus will be released, taking place in the same region. It's cold out anyway, so why not cuddle up and rediscover Sinnoh to get hyped-up for Arceus? That's clever marketing.
Upgraded graphics
The most notable upgrade in the remaster are of course the graphics. Nintendo's technology has evolved quite a bit since 2006 after all, so there's no reason to keep the outdated pixelated graphics. I wondered if the game would look like Pokémon Sword/Shield, but they really went a different way with the art style here. The characters are now very chibi-like, which isn't to everyone's taste, for sure. I personally think the cute style fits really well with the environment and overall atmosphere of Pokémon games. I also appreciate that it looks different from new Pokémon titles, placing it somewhere in the middle between old and new games. The colours are also a little less saturated, making it easier to look at for longer periods of time.
You can take a look at this YouTube video for a nice side-by-side comparison, which really showcases how faithful they've stayed to the original.
New area
After you've entered the Hall of Fame, you'll be able to visit Ramanas Park. In this new area, you'll find several caves where you can encounter legendary Pokémon. You'll need to put slates into pedestals to summon them though. You can buy these slates in a shop in the park, but you'll need Mysterious Shards to do so. These Shards on their turn can be dug up in the Grand Underground. The process may seem a little cumbersome, but catching legendary Pokémon shouldn't be too easy, right? Once you do catch one, you'll also receive their statue to put in your underground base.
Quality of life improvements
All the following changes in Pokémon Shining Pearl may seem minor, but they greatly improve the player experience. The new game supports auto-save, with the option to turn this off as well. The battle interface is pretty much the same as in Pokémon Sword/Shield, which means that type differences are now indicated as well. You're now also able to access the Pokémon PC anywhere to change the Pokémon in your party, and it's no longer necessary to teach your Pokémon special moves in order to use them as Hidden Moves. Like destroying rocks blocking your path or cutting down trees. If you're ever unsure of what to do next or where you need to go, you'll now have written directions in your menu on top of the flag on your map. As someone who easily gets distracted and/or lost, I'm very excited about that.
Last but not least: experience share. All Pokémon in your party will receive experience points, whether they battled or not. And whether you like that or not. This point receives a lot of critiques, because it makes the game easier. There's no real need to "grind" in order to make your Pokémon strong enough to win battles and advance the story. A manual difficulty setting would be a welcome addition, but one we're not likely to receive.
Pokémon Shining Pearl vs Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
As is always the case with classic Pokémon titles, there are two different versions. The difference lies with the Pokémon included in each version. To complete your Pokédex, you will need to trade certain Pokémon with someone who owns the other version. You can easily do this via Link trades if you want to. I'll list the version exclusives below, so you can decide for yourself which version you'd prefer.
Pokémon Shining Pearl and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond are, in my opinion, good remakes and worth both your time and money. If you've never played a Pokémon game before, this is a great place to start. If you have, it is high time you revisited this legendary region.
Thanks to CDMedia for the opportunity to review this game.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond version exclusives | Pokémon Shining Pearl version exclusives |
Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree | Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill |
Ekans, Arbok | Sandshrew, Sandslash |
Growlithe, Arcanine | Vulpix, Ninetales |
Seel, Dewgong | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |
Scyther, Scizor | Pinsir |
Elekid, Electabuzz, Electivire | Magby, Magmar, Magmortar |
Murkrow, Honchkrow | Misdreavus, Mismagius |
Gligar, Gliscor | Teddiursa, Ursaring |
Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Ho-Oh | Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Lugia |
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar | Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence |
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo |
Mawile | Stantler |
Zangoose | Sableye |
Solrock | Lunatone |
Kecleon | Seviper |
Cranidos, Rampardos | Shieldon, Bastiodon |
Stunky, Skutank | Glameow, Purugly |
Dialga | Palkia |


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It's time for the weekly human evolution update. Strap yourselves in and get caught up on the latest discoveries about us and our ancestors.
- The big story this week was the discovery that Neanderthals made necklaces out of eagle talons. Ok, that wasn't the big story. The key thing was the age of these necklaces, which predate anything similar made by humans. This confirms that the Neanderthals (read more).
- Creationist craziness next; as the Institute for Creation Research argues that a study into linguistic evolution proves that human languages had multiple, independent origins; consistent with the story of Babel. Conveniently ignoring of course that the study explicitly dismisses this, noting how none of the languages they studied developed independently (read more).
- Does showing off work? In monkeys the answer seems to be yes. A huge study examined "badges of status" (prominent beards, bright colours etc.) and found them to be correlated with reproductive success. This even held true in large, complex social groups. In fact, the benefits of showing off with beards were even more prominent in these groups. Can we make any inferences about humans from this? (source).
- In genetics, a gene has been identified - ARHGAP11B - that may have contributed to the evolution of our brains. We have a unique variant, that when introduced into mice promotes brain growth and repair. Personally, I just want to know what they've done with these super smart mice (sawce).
- Around the time humans were arriving in Europe the Neanderthals made some significant technological advances. Were they just copying humans? Obviously the timing of these developments is key to answering it. Recently a key site in this was redated, concluding the Neanderthal developments were younger than the human migration. It's hard to draw definite conclusions from one site, but it's a point against the Neanderthals (sauce).


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Techniques for Catching Hot-weather Crappies
Summer offers variety, with crappies taking a back seat to most other species. However, the crappies don't go away in hot weather and the right techniques and finding the spots can lead to good action. Clear lakes mean vegetation, with shallow areas likely to have topwater varieties, including lily pads and others. The vegetation can make presenting baits more difficult, but it's not too hard to figure out how and where to present baits.
Why are the fish there? Shade.
Crappies do not have eyelids, so shade is critical for protection from the sunlight and they can use it to hide in so they can ambush their prey and receive protection from predators. Also, insects and minnows are plentiful in good vegetation, making it a great feeding place. And as a summer bonus, good oxygen levels are in active weeds.
There are ways to fish the floating and floating/submerged weeds. The best is to use vertical jigging. Weeds are frustrating when a hook gets hung, so jigging provides a straight up and down presentation for the fewest hang-ups. Equipment includes a long, sensitive 12-foot jigging pole, light line and a jig or minnow. A jig is preferred because it gets through the weeds best. The head can often be shaken free if it hangs slightly; the lead head offers good control of the bait.
The type jig can vary, and plastics are the most popular, but something different like a tinsel or feather jig can work great in cover. Since water will be relatively clear, look for soft colors including clear, smoke, light pink-white and soft yellow-white. Save the bold colors for stained or dingy waters.
Submerged vegetation tapers out into deeper water and can be another great place to find crappies. The actual depth might range to 10 feet or more, depending upon the water clarity and other factors. The key is to use your electronics to pinpoint the weeds and figure the best way to fish them. A great spot is a lake point extending out to a channel where weeds come out to a depth of 11 feet. As the bottom gets shallower, the weeds get taller. For example, in 8 feet of water, the weeds come up to 5 feet over the surface.
Casting is a fun, effective way to fish submerged weeds. After finding potential spots like a lake point or a cut within the weeds, make precision casts, making sure to keep the bait just above the weeds.
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Casting a slip-flat rig with a minnow is another great choice. The minnow can be taken right to the edge of the cover where it will be in place for any crappies passing by. Early morning and late evenings are usually best when fish are on the fringe of the weeds and not too deep in them.
Going deep in stained water
Deep water can be a good choice, and sonar is needed to do a visual search on the underwater features looking for ledges, drops and wood cover. GPS is another important tool for marking potentially good spots to return to later. The more advanced the electronics are, the easier it can be.
The best part of any electronics is the time saved by not fishing "dead water." You can see if water has structure, cover and fish before a hook is dropped. Getting the fish to bite is another thing, but knowing they are there provides the potential for success. Water with ample depth is not the only thing needed to find crappies. Also, look for structure like a hump or other irregular feature. Finding something "different" is a big advantage.
Another important factor is cover; stumps, submerged timber and man-made objects provide a home for fish. A crappie may leave for a while to suspend up or to travel to a nearby location, but the protection of cover is usually just a short swim away.
What's deep? It could be 12 feet in a shallow lake, 40 feet in a clear lake, but in most, it's around 15 to 25 feet. For our example, we'll consider fish at 18 feet, with the water a few degrees cooler than the surface temperature. Light penetration is less, and the deeper water is better during any weather changes and when the boat traffic is beating the surface. If a thermocline develops, the fish will move up over this area no matter how deep the bottom depth may be. So, these fish could be at 18 feet over 35 feet of water.
Slow-trolling or holding a long pole in each hand is a good way to present baits deep, and to maintain control. The trolling motor is your guide to take baits where you want them to go. Your eyes will likely be glued to a locator screen part of the time and to the rod tips the rest. Or, if you are holding a pole in each hand, you can watch the screen and just feel the bites. This is a great tactic when crappies are deep.
Nocturnal wildcard
A fisherman either loves or hates night fishing, but it can be fantastic in summer. Night fishing gets away from most of the pleasure boaters and is more comfortable than fishing in the heat of the day. A point, ledge or other structure where fish are present during the day are the same spots that will be ideal at night. And crappies will move in to feed on shad schools that come to the lights.
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Tim Huffman
Tim Huffman specializes in crappie fishing, is editor for two crappie magazines, as well as writing for several others. In 2018, he published his sixth book, Limiting Out for Crappie, available at Amazon. His first article appeared in MidWest Outdoors in 1988.


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Search the possible solution to Fix BSNL broadband connection error numbers and solve the problem in different ways, find the most frequent Error numbers and the solution given to connect to the Internet faster ...
Many broadband customers are concerned about the ADSL broadband connection Error numbers 619, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 645, 650, 651, 676, 678, 680, 691, 718, 720, 721, 735, 769, which allows for most of cases with the BSNL ADSL (CPE) modem in broadband services with possible solutions to be corrected.
Connection Error numbers of BSNL broadband line connection error numbers with solutions
While connecting to BSNL broadband services, many clients get line connection Error numbers, so we present some of the line connection Error numbers with some possible solutions as follows.
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Broadband Error number 619 message: The port is disconnected
- Error 619 often occurs when another application / process requires the same broadband modem / Internet port. Specifically, fax software is often associated with error 619.
- If you encounter an error 619 while using the fax software, disable the fax software and restart.
- The quick / common solution for error 619 is shutdown / restart, thus forcing the offensive door to close.
To correct error 619, try the following steps
- Restart / restart your PC and wait for all applications to load before reconnecting.
- Check all modems, telephone cables and filters.
- If error 619 persists, uninstall and reinstall the BSNL broadband modem.
- Sometimes error 619 can be caused by the old ISP modem software in conflict with the new modem software, so be sure to remove any old software and retry the connection test.
Broadband Error number 629 message: The port has been disconnected from the remote computer
- Error 629 generally indicates that the remote computer (ISP) is closing / disconnecting the door. This may be due to incorrect connection settings such as incorrect username or password. After checking these settings, if the 629 error persists, it is recommended that you check the ISP server status for any server outages or other ISP related issues.
- After checking the connection settings, the status of the ISP server, the next step would be to check all modem connections, cables and broadband filters, followed by a restart of PC and modem. If error 629 has not yet been cleared, you may want to return to local technical support or ISP.
One of these lists details the causes of error 629 as follows
- Error number 629 message: The modem driver is damaged.
- The Dial-Up Networking (DUN) connection is dialing an invalid access number
- Modem is not attempting a compatible connection Authentication error (invalid username or password) Invalid or damaged DUN connection settings
Possible solution for error 629
Restart your computer and wait until all applications have fully loaded before trying to reconnect. Re-create the remote connection. If the problem persists, uninstall and reinstall the broadband modem.
Broadband Error number 631 message: User disconnected port
With error 631, the user has logged out, usually no solution is needed, just log in again. Error 631 is generally a single error, caused when the user or another program on the PC terminates the connection.
Possible solution for error 631:
- Error 631 is typically a single error that occurs when the user or another program on the PC terminates the connection. To resolve error 631, it is generally necessary to restart and wait until all applications have fully loaded before trying to reconnect. Re-create the connection and usually no longer error 631.
- In some circumstances, error 631 may be due to incorrect connection settings or the use of incorrect modems or modem software. If a simple reset does not resolve error 631, verify that the modem is installed and connected correctly, making sure that any old modem software has been uninstalled. If error 631 persists
Broadband Error number 630 to 633 message: The port is already in use or not configured for remote access
Possible solution for error 633
- Error 633 is similar to error 619 and is often caused by other applications attempting to use the broadband modem, incorrect connection settings, and sometimes a damaged modem driver.
- Error 633 can usually be solved with a PC restart. It works 50% of the time. Otherwise, error 633 may prompt the user to disable any firewall software. Try to connect again. Re-create the connection and finally try to uninstall and reinstall the modem.
Broadband Error number 645 message: Internal authentication error
Possible solution for error 645
This problem tends to occur with users of Windows 98 or Windows ME and can often be solved by using the following steps
Recreate the connection.
- Windows 95/98 / XP / 10: This error can occur if the Require encrypted password option is enabled on the Server types tab in the connection properties or if you entered an incorrect username or password. (See the "Error 645" error message when using dial-up connection.)
- All versions of Windows: This error can occur if you are trying to connect to a Windows 2000 domain that had a Routing and Remote Access Services (RRAS) server without administrator privileges.
Broadband Error number 650 message: The main reason is remote access server is not properly responding
May occur if the ISP server modem / equipment is not configured correctly.
Possible solution for error 650
- The most common reasons for one of the above error number is a network problem. Consider the following steps
- When you notice this Error number, wait for 15 minutes and then restart your Personal computer. Once restarted, wait until all applications have fully loaded before trying to reconnect.
- If you find the same error number, check with your service provider for network issues. You may need to be patient.
- If there are no network outages, the problem may be from your computer. In this case, recreate the connection and if this does not solve the problem, uninstall and reinstall the broadband modem.
How can I solve BSNL Broadband error 651?
Error number 651 message: The modem (or other connection device) has reported an error
What is Error 651 on a modem and Possible solution / solution for code 651
- Error 651 generally indicates a driver error or a modem hardware error.
- To resolve error 651, first make sure that the modem is properly connected to the PC and the telephone line, with all points covered by broadband filters.
- Make sure full connectivity is indicated on the modem.
- After checking these things and restarting. If this does not resolve the 651 error, uninstall and reinstall the modem software. Subsequently, if error number 651 occurs again, the modem may be defective.
- If the modem is of the USB variety, try to connect completely to a different USB port on the PC or another PC to confirm that this is not a problem with the USB port. If Error number 651 still exists, then advised technical support is indicated.
Limited or No Connectivity Error- 676:
IP Address Problem: Modem Configuration problem
Give Correct IP Address to LAN card: Change PVC 0/35 to Bridge Mode instead of PPPOE mode
How to fix BSNL Broadband Error number 678 message: No response
- Error 678 is generally associated with Windows XP and can usually be resolved by restarting and waiting for all applications to be fully loaded before trying to reconnect.
- Although ADSL modems do not make the call to connect to the Internet, the unanswered error 678 can still occur and sometimes occurs because an invalid number was entered for dialing the computer.
- Click the Start menu, then select Run.
- In the box that appears, type the command word to open the command prompt, then click OK.
- In the black command prompt window, type netsh interface ip reset log.txt and click Enter on the keyboard, then type quit at the command prompt and then click Enter on the keyboard.
- To reset internet connection now restart your computer
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How to fix BSNL Broadband Error number 680 message: No dial tone
- Error 680 generally indicates that there is a problem receiving the broadband signal on the modem and has many potential causes.
- The best way to fix error 680 is to work logically to rule out any potential causes.
- The first consideration is to know if the broadband connection is really active. Modem installation and modem software may generate error 680 if the "start" date has not yet been reached.
- The next "search error" is to make sure that the modem is plugged into the main phone jack, while ensuring that all extension cables, phone dividers and all other devices have been removed.
- Disconnect faxes, alarms and Sky TV (if connected) and, once removed, test a broadband connection directly through the main socket of the phone (making sure you are using a broadband microfilter. 680 persists, try using a replacement microfilter ( sometimes causes error 680).
- The next thing to consider with error 680 is electrical interference from cordless / digital phones and any other potential sources of electricity. To overcome all these potential causes, one remaining consideration would be to update the modem drivers, which in most cases can be obtained from the manufacturer's website.
- If after these steps, error 680 persists, the next course of action would be technical support.
How to fix BSNL Broadband error number 691?
Error 691 message: Access denied because the username or password is not valid in the domain
- With all versions of Windows: Error 691 can occur if an incorrect username or password is used.
- Remember that in most cases the password is case-sensitive: you won't see the password, so if Caps Lock isn't as expected, you may have a case-sensitive problem.
- It can also occur if there is a problem with your service provider's access equipment or on an "incorrect" connection where the modem is being retrained. It can also happen with incorrect Connected settings.
- If you receive error 691 with a new account, you may not be using the correct username and / or password. Check with your supplier exactly what you need for your username and password.
How to fix BSNL Broadband Error number 718?
On Modem Error number 718 message: PPP timeout
- Indicates that a PPP conversation has started, but ended because the remote server did not respond within an appropriate time. This error may repeat when there is a poor line quality or a problem with the server (ISP). This error can occur when the modem is connected to the ISP and sent username and password, but no response from the server. Sometimes the recomposition will be successful.
- Error number 718 will repeat if subscribers ISP account has expired or may be the username or password are using is invalid. Error number 718 can occur if LCP extensions are enabled in the TCP / IP properties of the connection and the ISP does not support LCP extensions.
- Error 718 can occur even if one or more network cards are present in your machine and the TCP / IP protocol is not enabled or if the TCP / IP settings are incorrect. (Go to Networks in the Control Panel to examine the properties of your network cards; or, if you are not using the network cards, disable them in Control Panel-> System-> Hardware).
IP Address Problem: Dialer or Virus problem
Give Correct IP Address to LAN card: Make New Dialer, Check for Virus in your PC, Reinstall Windows
Broadband error number 721
- The remote PPP peer is not responding
- Make sure your line is working by testing a dial tone on your phone. Disconnect, restart and reconnect to make sure the driver has been loaded. If there is still no joy, do not rule out the possibility of a defective modem.
Learn more about error 721:
- Error 721 generally indicates that there is a problem with the remote PPP: the PPP server resides with the Internet / broadband provider and it is the computer on the other end of the line that makes Internet connections.
- Most of the 721 error messages are caused by a "problem" with the ISP. Most Internet service providers have a number that can be called to check the status of their service. With the 721 error issues, it is worth checking the ISP's service status before checking for other possible causes.
- Another possible cause of 721 error messages may be offset modem connections, ADSL cables and / or broadband filters. If the ISP did not cause a 721 error message, it would be advisable to check all those connections.
- A common suggestion is to turn off the modem and the PC and wait 5-10 minutes before restarting them. Wait until all PC applications have fully loaded before trying to reconnect to the Internet.
- Where there are no ISP service problems and all the modems, filters and cables are connected correctly, another possible solution to error 721 would be to check all the associated PC settings and update / uninstall the modem drivers, restart and reinstall them again and in the meantime. be careful not to connect the modem until prompted by the installer.
- If no solution is found for error 721, weather permitting, wait 24 hours and try again or request local technical support or ISP.
How to fix Error number 735 and error message: Limited or No Connectivity
IP Address Problem: Dialer problem
Solution for Error number 735: Give Correct IP Address to LAN card: Make New Dialer.
BSNL Broadband IP Addresses for LAN:
Following IP addresses should be used if Modem is provided by BSNL.
Private Modems may have different IP Addresses.
IP Address: 192.168.1.2 to 250 (may be given 2,3, 4,......248 or 249 upto 250)
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1
Default DNS Address: 192.168.1.1
How to fix Broadband error number 769 and message: LAN not enabled
- The LAN Card has to be enabled by following the steps given below.
- Go to Desktop.
- Right Click "My Network Place".
- Click Select Properties.
- Right click on LAN Icon Click "Enable the local network".
- If using USB cable then Install Modem's USB Cable Driver.
Why some websites are not opening in BSNL Broadband connection?
If your BSNL fails to open a few websites and work fine with others, you may probably need to update your DNS server as this is a common issue of BSNL internet that a few websites don't load properly or at all. Check out this video on how you can update your DNS setting to use Google DNS.
How do I reset my Broadband modem? or reboot your modem
- Unplug the power cord from the back of the modem. Check to make sure all the lights on the modem are turned OFF.
- Wait one minute. Plug the power cord back into the modem.
- Wait for the internet light to turn green.
- Now try connecting to the internet again
What is DUN access?
DUN is a Bluetooth profile (mode) designed to connect an Internet-enabled device, such as a mobile phone, to a device such as a laptop or PDA so that it can access the Internet. DUN will then allow you to connect your Bluetooth enabled laptop to the Internet via your phone and wireless Bluetooth service.