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There are many good dryer brands in the market. However, LG steam dryers have a good reputation in the industry for drying laundry with all the bells and whistles and it can be an enticing choice if your old dryer is not acting too well. However, before you decide to invest in a new dryer, you should at least try to fix it by hiring a dryer repair professional. It's very easy to find the contact information of a dryer repair professional in your area if you search "dryer repair near me" on Google.
However, if you have made up your mind to purchase an LG Steam Dryer, it makes sense to learn some of its incredible features, pros and cons, and whether you should really purchase one.
How do LG steam dryers work?
There are many different LG steam dryer models available, but the technology keeps changing every few years. Some of the popular features of LG steam dryers include:
- TurboSteam technology
- EasyLoad dual-opening door
- Sensor dry system
- Precise temperature control with a variable heat source
- FlowSense duct clogging indicator
- And much more!
Although these features sound appealing, it is more important to have a basic idea of how steam dryers differ from conventional dryers.
Generally, LG steam dryers work the same way as conventional dryers with one important difference. When the drying cycle starts, LG steam dryers produce steam inside the drum by spraying a mist of water inside it. Due to the temperature difference, the mist quickly turns into steam and offers a host of benefits compared to traditional dryers.
The benefits and drawbacks of LG steam dryers
Every product has its pros and cons, and LG steam dryers are not an exception. Here are a few reasons why you might want to get a steam dryer:
- LG Steam dryers eliminate wrinkles – Just like how steam irons help to eliminate wrinkles from clothes and help smoothen fabric, LG steam dryers also have the same effect on your clothes, something which is not possible to achieve by using conventional dryers. The only catch is that the dryer drum must remain about ¼ empty.
- LG Steam dryers can help you save in long term – When using an LG steam dryer, generally, there is no need to iron or re-wash the clothes after a drying cycle. This is because LG steam dryers effectively remove odor and eliminate wrinkles. And it also reduces the need for frequent dry cleaning. Plus, they also utilize less energy and water which helps you to save money in the long term.
- LG Steam dryers help remove odors – LG steam dryers are very effective at removing odors from old clothes and freshen up your clothes to feel like new fabric. This is possible since the steam penetrates every fiber of the clothes and helps to kill bacteria and germs that produce a bad odor. Thus, you are much less likely to re-wash your clothes shortly after they have been dried using an LG steam dryer.
- LG Steam dryers kill harmful microorganisms – If sanitization is a high priority for you, LG steam dryers can become the ideal appliance for you. The high heat levels produced due to the steam eliminates harmful germs and microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses and ensure that you and your family members get to enjoy clothes that are safe to wear every time.
Here are a few reasons why you might not want to get a steam dryer:
- Some LG steam dryers can get extremely hot and require cooling after each cycle – Dryers can get very hot since they use hot air to dry clothes. However, since LG steam dryers utilize steam, they get even hotter. As a result, many LG steam dryer models need to go through a cool-down period after a single session of the drying cycle.
This can become a frustrating experience if you need to dry multiple loads successively. However, you can invest in high-end models since they may not require a cool-down period.
- They may not be effective at all times – Steam dryers on average perform better than conventional dryers but if you have used any electrical appliance, you must know that they don't perform great all the time. Lower-end models of LG steam dryers may not be able to remove wrinkles from your clothes 100% of the time. So, this is something you should consider if you wear formal clothes more often casual clothes.
- LG steam dryers are costly -LG steam dryers offer incredible features and benefits, but they are also more expensive than conventional dryers. Although you can save more money in the long term, the initial high cost may not be worth it for your needs.
- You might require an additional water line – LG steam dryers require an additional water line to be set up. This may not be an issue if the dryer is placed in a laundry room. However, if you plan to place the dryer in another room that doesn't have an existing water supply connection, you have to spend extra money on plumbing.
Should you purchase LG steam dryers?
LG steam dryers can be a good choice if you can afford them and if sanitization is your primary priority. Plus, it also helps you to achieve that wrinkle-free look on your clothes much more easily and quickly.
However, the extra cost may not be justifiable for you depending on your circumstances. For instance, if you usually wear casual clothes and they don't get too dirty or smelly, a conventional dryer can work just fine for you.
It can hard to decide whether you should purchase a new dryer or try to fix the trusty-old dryer that you have used for so long. If you cannot decide what to do, your best bet is to get a professional opinion, and to do that, all you have to do is search "dryer repair near me" online to find the contact information of dryer repair professionals.


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Reprinted from The Christian Leader 26, April 1988.
Biblical feminists, as opposed to other feminists outside and within the church, accept the full authority of all Scripture for all the people of God. But they recognize, with all modern people, that we do not absorb Scripture in its pure form into our understanding. Like anything else we read, reading Scripture is an interpretive process. In other words, while Scripture is perfect, our understanding of it is limited. It is limited by the tradition in which we receive it – how it has been interpreted for us by others. It is limited by human incapacity to completely understand God. In other words, there is no error in the Word of God, but there may be error in how we interpret it.
How else can we explain the fact that sincere Christians disagree on the interpretation of certain biblical passages? Surely, we cannot accuse all those who disagree with us on any minor point in Scripture of being insincere. Most of us realize that honest Christians do disagree. The real wonder, and the evidence of the work of God's Spirit, is that on the fundamentals of faith, there is so much agreement. Neither those fundamentals, nor the authority of any part of the Bible is in question for biblical feminists. Their questions are about how the Bible has been interpreted and understood, especially regarding the relationship between women and men. By searching the Scriptures, they found in them a different perspective on women from the one handed down to them by tradition. The Bible itself caused these people to embrace biblical feminism.
It might help us to take a look at some of the factors involved in translating and interpreting the bible. Some of these factors apply to the interpretation of any written material. But the first applies only to Scripture because we approach it with certain theological assumptions.
Hermeneutical Principles
We believe that the Holy Spirit inspires the writer and guides the interpretation of the reader, but without the kind of suspension of human faculties that people claim for the book of Mormon, or the Koran, for instance. Our second theological presupposition is that nothing outside Scripture can interpret it as well as the whole body of Scripture itself. In other words, when something is hard to understand, we look for other parts of the Bible that might shed light on that part. Scripture interprets Scripture. Third, we assume that the responsibility of interpreting the Bible is best accomplished in the gathered community of believers. In that way, individual limitations in understanding may be overcome by the contribution of others. This is sometimes called the hermeneutical community – the community of believers who in mutual submission contribute to the church's understanding of Scripture.
I don't think there would be disagreement in church circles over these three theological assumptions. But there are other factors that complicate biblical interpretation which are not so well-known or understood.
Translation Problems
(1) Choosing the correct meaning for words. The first set of problems arises at the very beginning of the process – the translation from the original into a modern language. In the past, most people assumed that the King James Version was a direct, word-for-word translation of the Bible from the original languages into English. Now, the variety in the new translations has alerted even the layperson to the fact that choices must have been made by the translator.
We recognize from our own language that words have different shades of meaning, and sometimes can mean several different things. Like the word "play." It may mean a pleasurable activity, or it may mean a drama. Now think about the difficulties of translating a language that was spoken 2,000 years ago and trying to get meanings for words by looking at all the ways they are used in all the writings that have come down from that period.
(2) Cultural bias. The next interpretative factor that already appears in translation is the fact that translators are human beings with a particular way of looking at the world because of their own tradition and experience. People wear different kinds of glasses. And that influences the choices that are made in the translation process. Depending on the assumptions of the translator's culture, class, or gender, choices are made that seem perfectly legitimate to them. But people from different categories may see something that has been overlooked or misunderstood. The point I am trying to make is that the biases or unexamined assumptions of translators have influenced their translation of Scripture. It is commonly recognized that pure objectivity is a myth. And, of course, all this is true of the reader as well as the translator. So a second set of assumptions comes into play when the reader filters the written Word through his or her own preconceived understandings. Translator and reader subjectivity is a factor in the interpretive process that cannot be ignored.
Because the translators of Scripture into English were all men, we must realize that their translations may have been influenced by the prevailing cultural, assumptions about the place of women. And that goes double for the exegesis or interpretation of the text.
Let's look at two places in the New Testament that may be examples of translation bias. The first is Titus 2:5. The passage is about the proper behavior for young Christian wives. In the King James Version, it reads that they are to be "obedient" to their own husbands. But the Greek word for "obedient" is not in the original manuscript. Instead, there is a strange variant of a word that means to subject oneself (hupotassomenas). The Christian usage of this word carries a quite different sense from that of unquestioning obedience.
A number of texts make it clear that subjection is meant to be reciprocal – a kind of rhythm of giving in to each other that preserves the harmony of the Christian community. It carries the sense of adapting to each other. But this kind of submission does not mean simple, blind obedience or else the biblical writers could have chosen another, very common, Greek word (peitharcheo) that clearly means obedience. Instead, there is constant and consistent exhortation for believers to submit themselves one to another under the authority of Christ who is the Head of both women and men in the church. With that understanding of submission, the Phillips translation of Titus 2:5 may be the best. It says that wives should be willing to adapt themselves to their husbands. Mutuality means making decisions by consensus. I have yet to find a verse in Scripture where it says "Someone must make the final decision." Rather, the model for decision making in the body of Christ may be found in Acts 15:28 "It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us…"
Another example of translation bias is found in Romans 16. In verses 1 and 2, the Apostle Paul writes about a woman named Phoebe. The English text reads that she was a "servant" or "deaconess" of the church and "helper" of many and of Paul himself. The word "servant" is the same word that is used for ministers like Timothy, Titus, and Paul himself. That would be a legitimate word to describe Phoebe, because all ministers were to be servant-like in their leadership of the church.
But the word "helper" is totally unjustified. The original text does not use the Greek word for "helper." Instead, it uses a feminine form of a word that means "ruler." That Greek word is used of chiefs, leaders, kings, and governors. And, in all the other places in the English New Testament where this word or its forms occur, they are translated with the sense of "ruling" or "presiding over." But in the case of Phoebe, the word which means "ruler" has been translated "helper" without a shred of justification from the original manuscript.
It seems that the "cultural glasses" of the men who translated the Bible into English did not allow them to recognize that a woman might be a pastor of the church at Cenchrea. Women pastors were not allowed in Europe so the biblical text was altered in translation to reflect their own situation.
Another serious translation problem has to do with the English language usage of "man" and "mankind." We have been taught in the past that these terms are inclusive of women. But the linguists tell us that generic terms are not accidental. They involve conscious choice on the part of the culture. Man is the norm and standard by which humanity is measured. Woman is a deviation in the category in which man is the norm. If you don't believe this, try using "woman" and feminine pronouns as generic terms when you are speaking to a mixed group.
This priority of the male is an effect of the Enlightenment revival of pagan Greek thought in Western culture. Ancient Greek world view was responsible for the concept of "The Great Chain of Being." According to this idea, all forms of life are ranked in relation to each other on the basis of their intrinsic worth. That which is worth more ranks higher. The result is a hierarchy or ladder. Humans are above animals; men are above women and slaves; the gods rank higher than men. "The Chain of Command" has roots in pagan Greek philosophy – not in the Bible.
But back to the English word "man" used generically. The problem is that we don't have a different separate word for man that is not generic. The Greek language does. There is a generic term that means "male and female" (anthropos). There is a different word for a male human (aner) and a third term that means only female (gune). So in most cases, when the generic term is used in the New Testament, there is no doubt that it is inclusive. The English "man" always leaves a question as to whether or not it is inclusive because it may be used to mean only the male. And it seems to rank men over women as standard human beings.
Where the English translation has "man" and "mankind," the original New Testament texts use a word that clearly means the human species, both women and men. For example, 1 Corinthians 13:1 "If I speak in the tongues of men and angels" – means "If I speak in the tongues of humans or angels."
1 Corinthians 15:21: "For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead." It should read "for as by a human being came death, by a human being also has come resurrection…" Notice the theological implications here. Clearly Jesus Christ was male; but just as clearly, the first sin was committed not only by a man, Adam, but by the one-flesh-human-being, male and female. The emphasis is on the humanity of Christ, not his masculinity.
Sometimes translators have felt justified in adding words "for clarification" which are completely absent from the original text. In English 2 Corinthians 10:15 reads: "We do not boast…in other men's labors…" But "men's" is completely absent from the original so it should read: "We do not boast in others labors…"
I have a friend who knows the original biblical languages. She and her husband compiled a list of the kind of mistranslations that I have just described. They found 224 of them in the New Testament alone.
What's the fuss, you might ask? The fact is, that the use of the male/generic term highlights men in the English version and seems to leave women out. This surely has an effect on whether or not the Bible is perceived as good news for women – especially those who are new to the Christian faith. And also, it would not be as hard for us to see that women have the same responsibilities as men in the church if we actually could hear all the biblical teaching that is addressed to both instead of to the generic male.
Contextual Problems
Those are some examples of translation problems. There are other factors that influence how we interpret Scripture for our own time. One of these is the context. We need to know not only the actual words of Scripture but the context in which they were given. We need to know who is speaking to whom.
For example, 1 Corinthians 14. This passage is quoted often by those who are against women's participation in public church ministry. In the early part of the last century, it was used to keep women from praying in public. Verse 33 says that women should keep silent in the churches and be subordinate as the law says. A very peculiar statement for the Apostle Paul, who was constantly in conflict with those who wanted to impose the law on Gentile believers! Furthermore, there is nothing in the Old Testament law about women being silent. There is a great deal of evidence that they were anything but that. They sang, prayed, and danced in the assembly of God's people. There are restrictions against women in rabbinic law, but those are definitely not biblical.
When women are told to be silent in 1 Corinthians 14, we need to ask who says so. Many scholars now believe that this passage was a statement of the Judaizers who were disrupting the Corinthian church. They were the ones who wanted women to be silent according to rabbinical law and the practice of inter-testamental Judaism. The Apostle Paul here quotes what they say and then goes on to refute it. In verse 36, Paul thunders an exclamation that puts these silencers of women in their place. What? Did God's word originate with you?! Then Paul writes that anyone who truly has God's Spirit will know that what he has written earlier in the letter is true. That includes chapter 11, where Paul clearly expects women to pray and prophecy in the public assembly.
So contrary to what some think, Paul's writing is not bad news for women, and it is not necessary to discard this part of Scripture to support women's full participation in the ministry. It is necessary to understand the context of these words. They are not Paul's opinion; they are an argument from his enemies. This is an example of what Gretchen Gabelein Hull calls "the true record of a false idea." She notes that the Bible records not only God's ideal but also the accurate picture of humanity that is marred by sin. It is very important that we distinguish between the two; and in some cases, like this one, it is not always perfectly clear until research and study of the context help to reveal it.
There is another way in which knowing the context is very important. The context helps us to understand the correct and full meaning of particular words and statements. It helps us to decide if something is addressed to a particular time and place, or if it is meant to apply to all Christians at all times in exactly the same way. You may think that we have not made decisions like that. But what about the clear command of Jesus that we should wash each other's feet? When I was a child, we still practiced it in our churches. Now most churches don't, as far as I know. Why?
The Selectivity Factor
Selectivity is another factor in our understanding of Scripture. The Bible is a complex book of writings inspired by God but written by many different authors over hundreds of years. Most of us tend to select passages of Scriptures and ignore others on the basis of our own opinions. For instance, when people set out to prove that women are not allowed to teach, they ignore the example of the woman teacher Prisca. She was a teacher of Apollos, an important male evangelist in the early church.
Jacques Ellul uses very strong words to describe this mishandling of Scripture. He writes in The Subversion of Christianity, that women's place of responsibility in the church has been rejected by a process of "neutralizing" women and then finding theological justification for it. That process has been supported by a "vicious reading of Scripture" that avoids the spiritual passages about women.
The Satanic Standard Version
Finally, there is another factor that influences our understanding of Scripture that we don't hear enough about these days. It surely is true that we have the Holy Spirit to guide us. On the other hand, I believe that Satan works extremely hard to deceive us about the true meaning of Scripture. Satan started the war between the sexes by questioning Eve's understanding of the Word of God. "Did God say that you shouldn't eat, or did God really mean that you would become gods by eating?" (Gen. 3:1) Satan tempted Jesus by saying "it is written" and then quoting from the Old Testament.
There are many different versions of the Bible these days. Some probably are better than others. But there is one that we must totally reject. I call that version the S.S.V. – the Satanic Standard Version.
I'm convinced that we get two basic misunderstandings about the relationship of women and men from that version. The first is the idea that the price paid by Jesus was enough to restore our relationship with God to what it was before the Fall, but somehow it was not enough to restore the pre-Fall relationship between women and men. The second satanic interpretation is that women are disqualified by their gender from assuming full responsibility, in partnership with men, for the work of the kingdom of God. If the rule of the Fall is still in effect, men and women cannot be fully reconciled to each other; and women will not realize their full potential as witnesses to the gospel. That interpretation is unacceptable, because whatever hinders the gospel is a credit to Satan, not to God.


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Practicing the Art of Forgiveness in Everyday Life
According to an article published by Harvard Women's Health Watch, forgiving those who hurt you can improve your mental and physical well being I would add that forgiveness will ultimately improve the quality of your life at work and at home.
The easiest path to forgiving big things is by routinely forgiving small things. Practicing e art of forgiveness in everyday life makes it easier to draw on those experiences when you need to forgive bigger offenses.
People who have an easier time forgiving others have a few things in common:
- They see life as fallible and everyone takes missteps
- They see people as generally good rather than bad
- They understand that their perceptions play into whether or not they feel offended
- The don't sweat the small stuff
- They don't expect perfection
- They are not highly sensitive people
People who find it easy to forgive have a corner on the happiness market because they use their underlying morals and values as a way to move through the day thinking about bigger picture reasons that annoying things happen and can offer forgiveness inwardly and outwardly and move on.
Here are some ways to offer forgiveness and adopt an emotionally more mature mindset each day:
Forgive poor service- when you are treated poorly by waitstaff or a clerk at a store, consider what might be driving their negativity. Having a heart for facts that you may never know can make it easier to forgive poor behavior and model kindness and grace in the face of a bad experience. Instead of assuming the clerk is a disconnected jerk, imagine they are working overtime and have been berated by many customers.
Forgive rude gestures- If someone cuts you off in traffic, takes your parking space, or gives you a smug look – forgive them. Try to not take things personally or believe that they are getting away with something. The sooner you can let it go, the sooner you can replace the adrenaline rush of anger with a better-suited emotion for your day. Being able to cast your care and forgive the rudeness frees you up for a better mood.
Forgive mistakes- Mistakes happen as a fact of life. You make them too. Berating someone for a blunder only rubs their nose in it and puts them on the defensive. To the best of your ability, forgive mistakes quickly and appreciate any gestures made to put things right. Allowing grace and a chance to do the right thing should always wipe away the sting of a mistake.
Learning to let go of the righteous anger or sadness that comes from being offended does yourself a world of good. Being able to forgive and forget the little irritations is perfect practice for moving on from big hurts and let downs.
You deserve to live your best life, prospering in all you do at work and at home. Be compassionate and be forgiving.


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In a press conference held at the iconic Parc des Princes stadium today, Paris Saint-Germain and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) announced their official partnership, focused on building the new digital experience of the Parisian club. With Ericsson's expertise, the club will become one of the leaders of sports technology.
Under the terms of the four-year agreement, Ericsson will become an Official Partner and provide Paris Saint-Germain with a range of solutions and services that will transform the digital experience for fans, players and support staff alike. Ericsson will provide Paris Saint-Germain with three main types of support: a sports performance information system; a digital experience backend system; and technology consulting and innovation services.
This partnership will allow Ericsson to showcase its digital know-how and engage with football fans globally thanks to the club's growing international footprint.
Frédéric Longuépée, Paris Saint-Germain Deputy General Manager, says: "We are delighted to welcome Ericsson to the Paris Saint-Germain family. One of our aims as a club is to become one of the top sports franchises in the world, and digital transformation is clearly a key priority. We are confident signing with Ericsson represents a major step forward. We aim to make the most from existing and future technology to further enrich the experience of all the club's stakeholders."
Helena Norrman, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, says: "We are very excited with this agreement that will both help Paris Saint-Germain to improve its sports performance and its fan experience, as well as allow Ericsson to show its technological leadership. Together with Paris Saint-Germain's staff, we will ensure that one of the most successful clubs is also one of the most technologically advanced."
Ericsson will create, operate and manage a sports performance information system as a service for Paris Saint-Germain. The information system will consist of a centrally managed data storage platform that stores, manages and controls data captured from all of Paris Saint-Germain's sports-related businesses.
Secondly, Ericsson will create, operate and manage a digital experience backend system which will be the single point of access to data and services required by all of Paris Saint-Germain's digital platforms, including its web site, mobile apps, onsite fan experience solution, and in-stadium big screens and monitors.
Thirdly, Ericsson will provide Paris Saint-Germain with technology consulting and innovation services. A joint team of Ericsson and Paris Saint-Germain staff will analyze and define new solutions, innovations and improvements.


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Sofia Boutella is a classically trained dancer (and break-dancer) who had a breakout role as Gazelle in Kingsman: The Secret Service. Her knife-legged badassery landed her gigs in Star Trek Beyond and The Coldest City, and now she may have secured the titular role in The Mummy, part of Universal's plan to reboot their Universal Monsters as a shared universe.
We'd already heard Universal had two scripts from Jon Spaihts (Prometheus), one with a male mummy and one with a female mummy. It appears they chose the female-led one. There was also a rumor Universal wanted Tom Cruise to play a present day Navy Seal who happens upon the Mummy while on a mission to find a terrorist group. According to the rumor, Cruise's character might appear in other movies in the shared universe. Now The Hollywood Reporter is confirming the Mummy will be female, and Tom Cruise is "in negotiations to star in the modern-day set movie that Alex Kurtzman is helming and Universal will release March 24, 2017."
Well, if they're really serious about doing a shared universe thing with Universal Monsters, at least we may get to see Tom Cruise get beaten up by a woman who defied the odds to become a dancer despite having knives for legs. What a feel-good news story for the holidays. What do you mean, she doesn't really have knives for legs? Wait, SHE DOESN'T? Christmas is canceled.
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MUMBAI: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar on Friday denied that the box office numbers of his latest release "Housefull 4" have been exaggerated, saying "nobody is going to lie for this". Questions have been raised on the film's earnings but Akshay has downplayed all of this.
When asked whether he is upset about it, Akshay, in a group interview said, "Do I look upset? I am from that era where I have heard a lot of people say a lot of things. But I have never said anything. In my school, I was taught, 'Mind your own business'."
When prodded further, the superstar said, "It doesn't make a difference. What will I do? You can talk to theatre owners. You will keep asking me this same question four times to get an answer. The answer is I am not writing all this.
"These people are writing it. I am not running anything. My point of view is very simple, whatever comes in front of the media as you react to it, I react to it. So, there is nothing new about it." The actor said Fox Star Studios, who has produced the film along with Sajid Nadiadwala, is not lying about the money "Housefull 4" has made since its release on October 25.
"There is a studio called Fox Star Studios (involved with the film) it has a big credibility. It is a corporate. It runs from LA. It is not possible. We should use our brains. They make films of millions and millions of dollars and for them to increase by three or five nothing will happen. So, let's talk sense. They (Fox Star Studios) are writing it on their own (Twitter) handle and it goes everywhere, they have to report to everyone. Nobody is going to lie this."
Akshay maintained that the film has done a business of about Rs 137 crore. Reacting to the "Housefull 4" controversy, some section of industry experts have said the box office numbers should not be shared on public platform. On this, he said, "If a corporate won't put then anyone else will put it. It is like an open book, one can call theatres and you can calculate it. I don't think so we shouldn't put it, we should put it."
Meanwhile, multiplex chain owners issued a statement on Friday and said the fourth part of the "Housefull" franchise is a success at the box office. Kamal Gianchandani, CEO PVR Pictures said, "This Diwali has been truly 'Housefull 4' waali! We have never seen such huge group bookings at our plexes. From the day it has opened on Friday, it has grown many folds on Monday, Tuesday and is still growing stronger even on weekdays.
'HouseFull 4′ has emerged kids' favourite movie of the season and they couldn't stop laughing throughout this comic caper." Rajender Singh Jiyala, chief programming officer of INOX said, "'HouseFull 4' has received stupendous response across INOX plexes. It has been loved by all age groups, especially family audiences, who have welcomed it wholeheartedly. This Diwali we couldn't ask for more as it reaffirms our belief that comedy movies work wonders during the festival season."
CEO of Cinepolis India, Devang Sampat shared, at their 385 screens, they have generated around million-plus admits and expects this to double. PTI


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Both Iran and Turkey are racing to increase their gains in Iraq while the Arab Sunni states are trying to strengthen their ties to Iraqi Sunni tribes. In the case of Tehran, it is busy now trying to establish a larger presence in Kurdistan. For its part, Turkey's role in Iraq has taken a turn recently as shown by the inter-fighting between the Kurds in the North, and the surfacing of a new Sunni organization in Mosul, trained and equipped by Ankara.
In Kurdistan, fighting erupted in the early morning of May 24th between the Peshmerga forces of Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on the Iranian-Kurdish borders. The KDPI, close to the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) was trying to establish a base in the area that the PKK considers its territory. There are regular channels of contact between the PKK and Tehran. But the KRG is on a long honeymoon with the Turks.
KRG President Masoud Barzani interfered quickly to contain the clashes. Yet, the threatening sign shown in this fight is that it had a regional dimension. Regional interests, as a long term factor, proved to transcend any local issues or reconciliation effort done on the local basis. One week later, the clashes between the two groups, particularly around the contested area of Kelashin, was still going on.
The inter-Kurdish fight cannot be explained solely on basis of conflicting regional interests. But it is always the case that local disputes almost immediately attract more regional intervention. The success of the Kurdish region will be measured in how prudently it will navigate Kurdistan in the current storm and how it will repel ISIL's attacks.
The apparent escalation between the two Kurdish groupsis an ominous sign. It will only help ISIL. But obviously, what is in the minds of the strategists in Tehran and Ankara is dominated by one question: who will get what in Iraq?
In the case of the Turkish sponsored group surfacing now around Mosul it carries the name "Al Hashd Al Wateny" – National Mobilization Force (NMF) parallel to the Southern pro-Iranian Shia forces called "AL Hashd Al Sha'aby" – Popular Mobilization Force (PMF).
The first sign of the existence of the NMF came out last March when the governor of Nineveh Athil Al Nujaifi indicated that Turkish officials promised to train and equip a Sunni force to fight ISIL in Mosul. On April 24th, the Turkish media reported that Turkish officers are already training an unspecified number of Iraqis to fight ISIL. And on May 26th, a spokesman for NMF called Mahmoud Sourji claimed that his organization was already active inside Mosul. "We have finished successfully five rounds of training by Turkish officers and we are currently expecting additional supply of arms and equipment. Our Turkish brothers are expanding the training camps and increasing their assistance," he said.
These developments on the ground were met with surprise and skepticism. Turkey has always kept an open channel with ISIL. It was surprising that the Turks were training fighters who confront the very organization they allowed to expand in the first place.
But there are signs that Turkey is revising its Syria-Iraq strategy. In this regard, it is noticeable that the Turkish-Saudi-US consultations are increasing. Yet, these consultations will have little bearing on the ultimate goals of both Ankara and Riyadh. The reason is obvious to all—there is no American strategy that is sustained by the practical ability to shape things on the ground. In any equation of that kind, the absence of one party leads to an expansion of the role of the other parties. Vacuum invites those who can fill it. And they fill it according to their views and interests so long as the reward is mouthwatering (like the North of Iraq for one example).
In regard of Iran's overall plan for Iraq, reality ultimately limits the hopes and ambitions. At the end of the day, it will be impossible for the Iranians to control central Iraq or Kurdistan. Such an ambitious objective defies the demographic logic and the aspirations of both Kurds and Sunnis. Furthermore, it is not served neither by the pro-Iran forces in Baghdad nor by Tehran's IRGC policies.
For example, the Iraqi Shia militias are still, stubbornly and stupidly, insisting on achieving the unachievable equation of all or nothing. In other words, the whole tragedy of Iraq is summarized in Baghdad's rejection of granting the Kurds and the Sunnis a semi-independent status in a federal government of a unified Iraq. Instead, they do not want to come to terms with the reality. It is no longer possible to subjugate the two regions to an all-powerful central government led by pro-Iranian Shia forces or by anybody else for that matter.
Just few days ago, on the 26th of May, a meeting between leaders of all political blocks in the Iraqi Parliament and the Speaker Selim Al Jabouri witnessed a unanimous rejection by the Shia organizations to giving local governments any power over the proposed National Guard. Instead, they insisted that any deployment of units from the Guard be under the sole command of the leaders of the armed forces in Baghdad. For the Sunnis it is a none-starter because they see that if things go according to the Shia block's wishes, the National Guard will be a cosmetic extension of the armed forces.
Before that, the Shia militias, claiming now to be part of the Iraqi army, named its Anbar campaign "Lubaik Ya Hussein," a bluntly sectarian term. The term means that Shias are coming. Hussein, the son of Ali (The cousin of Prophet Mohamed) was killed in 860 AD in the battle of Karbala by the ancestors of the Sunnis. He is a religious icon for the Shia. Iraq's Ministry of Defense later changed the code name to "Lubaik Ya Iraq", replacing Hussein with Iraq. This naivety shows the level the Shia groups understand the crisis in their country. It is as if changing the code name will change the nature of the force or even will convince anybody that something has really changed.
The contested regions in the breaking up of Iraq are not only the Center and the North. It is worthwhile to closely watch the oil rich Basra which is now harboring a strong ambition to become a kind of city-state on its own. In this case, it is not only regional parties who are explicitly or implicitly in the ring.
Iraq is being partitioned in a painful historical process.


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Next, lets Backup multiple sites in one go by visiting the Scheduled Backups page, and then the schedules tab. For Joomla, we use the multi-award winning Akeeba Backup for Joomla, (Free/Core, or Paid/Professional, it doesn't matter).
On this page we can see when the last backup was, we can click to backup one site at a time, or we can use the "Start Backup Of All Sites" button.
We don't need to hang out on the page, as the backups are queued and run in the background of the service.
Once we are happy we have backups, we can move on to upgrading the sites (Be sure that you periodically TEST your backups, an untested backup is worthless)
Using the "Mass Upgrade Sites" menu item on the left we can collect the upgrade paths from our sites, this take a few seconds to ask your site what your site wants to upgrade to.
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Welcome dojonions! We're on our 4th week at 'le dojo', and as usual, let's discover 3 tracks and 3 artists together. We're giving you links, videos, and loads of stuff to give depth to your discovery. A little guided visit in 'le dojo' awaits, sounds good?
Sweet! Let's make way for Max Cooper and his never-ending universe. This first gem is truly intriguing, so hold tight! Oh, and you'll need headphones for this one.
[Headphones Only]
Here at le dojo we don't even know where to start with this producer. He is THE perfect link between science, music and visual arts (he's actually a doctor in computational biology)...He's an explorer, a mad scientist and as passionate as it gets. Anyways, here is « Resynthesis 3D », a beautiful journey that the Irish producer has reworked in a Binaural Audio experience (don't worry, we'll explain what that is).
To give some context: Max Cooper has already 21 tracks released this year, and 16 albums/EPs since 2009. He's made binaural audio, a DOLBY ATMOS film, advert music, holograms, immersive installations, and so much more... The tune we're sharing with you this week was initially released on the 36-track album/compilation « Balance » in 2018. (By the way, to close the cycle 'dojonion-style', that album includes a track from Rival Consoles, an artist we talked about in our hall_03) « Resynthesis 3D » appears on the 3D Reworks 001 EP released in April this year. Cooper's concept is to rework previously released tunes he made, by carefully replacing each and every sound into a new space, and making a new 3 dimensional story. Now, what's binaural audio?
We could say that it's like virtual reality, but for your ears. The technology has already existed for quite a long time (the first song recorded in binaural was released in 1978). Yet there has been a lot of refinement with the introduction of immersive video games and VR. Binaural audio gives surround sound (achieved with a minimum of 6 speakers) an unprecedented accessibility. The listener just needs headphones, it's as easy as that. Of course, the better the headphones, the better the experience. Similarly to VR, binaural audio can feel a little disorientating and weird though, but that's just when it's done in an extreme way. It's achieved - basically - with the combination of variations in parameters such as in volume, distance, delays, space and frequencies (a source of sound coming from behind you will be muffled, it'll have less high frequencies. check it out if you're interested: vidéo BBC).
You combine this technology with music and you get your audience completely immersed, intrigued and entranced. If done right, it's just sublime.
This 3D Reworks EP was released through Max Cooper's unique label: Mesh. An incredibly creative community that thrives on pushing the boundaries of audio-visual art. When you follow Max Cooper on instagram for example, you see crazy good visuals. His catalogue never ends, especially with music videos. One of our favourites (amongst so many) is Circular.
If you want to lose yourself in his audio-visual works, go ahead, Cooper has so much to offer: https://emergence.maxcooper.net/
--> And if you'd rather listen to some of his productions: Order from Chaos or Perpetual Motion
Max Cooper, it's simply eargasms and eyegasms at the same time!
We open up our hall_04's second door to talk a bit more about our local swiss scene. Let's take you to Crans-Montana for a gem by Giorgio Maulini: Una Venezuela
It's a beautiful track, a peaceful and comforting walk in the forest. A track that warms you up in winter and gives you chills in summer.
It all starts with the sweet sound of a forest. The piano comes in ever so quietly, and blends into the track's landscape as if it had always been there. The chord sequence embraces you like waves on a beach, bringing that unique swooosh. You suddenly realise you're already 8 minutes-in, and have completely surrendered to the music. You just put it on repeat, you just have to.
On top of producing quality sounds, the south-american's contribution to the local scene is remarkable. Resident for Caprices & MDRNTY, he founded Underground Town in Crans-Montana, a label that already counts 3 releases. In 2020, the artist gained momentum and piled-up releases: special mention to Bouncing Visa and Spaceport. On top of that, he announced this summer the creation of a new label 'MAU', especially made for his own releases. Living Room Beats is his first album on the label, a project he'd been working on for a while that explores other areas he's not used to exploring.
In short, Giorgio Maulini is an extremely talented and creative artist, whether it be in the studio or behind the decks. YES, we've seen him in action, and we know for a fact that this vinyl-lover does everything he can to share his passion thanks to a niche selection. Giorgio knows what he's doing and is an undeniable reference in the french-swiss local scene too. It's not only thanks to his production, but also because he's shaking things up. Le dojo is looking forward to see what he has in the loop for the end of this year and the next one!
To end this hall with power, we present this crazy "brit' connection". Blawan and Pariah get together to form Karenn, a british south-north fusion that has a taste for risk but most importantly that knows how to make you move. Here's On Request.
It's bass, it's heavy, it's techno, it's modular, it's crushing, it's synthy, it's Pariah, it's Blawan. It's gooood.
Who's Karenn? Well, about ten years ago, Blawan and Pariah decide to step into live performance. They hide behind a bunch of cables and machines that they now know by heart, to deliver heavy techno sets. The english duo lets its creativity talk with synthesizers, drum machines, loopers, and effect pedals among others. It's honestly just hell'of crazy.
If we wanted to talk about Karenn it's because we're impressed by their work and what they represent. They could have opted for a regular duo but decided to perform ONLY live for around ten years now. It's not a coincidence if both of them, separately and together, represent a real moving force for british techno. You can see this MAGICAL live performance they did for Resident Advisor here:
Well, seeing how amazing they are at live performance, we can wonder why they've started releasing songs? Pariah says that one of the main reasons that made them release Music Sounds Better with Shoe - the EP that contains On Request - it's because they wanted to thank everyone for the support they've had for the past 10 years. In fact, their move from a live setting to the studio further reinforces the influence the duo has on the development of british techno. Last year was an incredible year for Karenn as they launched they label Voam and their first album Grapefruit Regret.The result of their work is an edgy modular techno, and it's banging!
Listen to: Karenn - Crush the Mushrooms, Kumquat; Blawan - Careless, 993; Pariah - Linnae, Orpheus


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I assume you already know about the Hilco Streambank domain name and IP auction that is happening in a little over a week. I wrote about the Bargain.com and ETM.com auctions in a blog post last month, and the company shared a press release yesterday announcing the addition of the auction for the Tweeter.com domain name, a remnant of the once popular music store called Tweeter.
If you aren't familiar with the Hilco Streambank auction and you want to bid on one or more of the lots, now is a good time to familiarize yourself with the HilcoIPauctions.com auction platform and rules. Probably most importantly for you to know at this point is that a refundable cash deposit is required in order to bid on the auctions. You'll want to make arrangements with the company to wire your deposit in advance to ensure your deposit is made on time.
The company is likely requiring a deposit for a few reasons. First, it will deter shill bidders from participating. Second, it will serve as a downpayment for the winning bidder. Finally, it will be a bit of insurance in case the winning bidder fails to pay.
I have not used the Hilco Streambank auction platform before, but I assume it works in a way that is similar to standard auction platforms. If you are planning to bid, it would make sense to ask any questions in advance. Perhaps you'd prefer to bid over the phone, and those details should be discussed well in advance.
I still think Bargain.com, ETM.com, and now Tweeter.com are by far the best domain name assets in the auction.


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Droopy eyelids can become a continuous source of eye-related problems. If you have such eyelids, then you must be suffering continuously from eye infections. Blepharoplasty is the only way to redress the problem. It is a surgical process where the ophthalmologist will remove the excess skin, fat, and muscles. Accumulation of excess fat above and below the eyelids happens with age as the eyelids stretch and the supporting muscles began to grow weak. This results in droopy upper lids or sagging eyebrows.
If you have such eyelids, you will look much older than your actual age. You will also face problems in vision as the sagging skin can reduce the side vision significantly. To eliminate the vision problems, you need to undergo blepharoplasty. Unfortunately, eyelid malposition are the common impact of the surgery. You need to know about the problems in detail before making the final decision.
Lower eyelid position
To achieve a successful blepharoplasty, you need to consult a facial plastic surgeon who knows about the importance of maintaining your lower eyelid position. Defective positioning of the lower eyelids include lateral canthal rounding, frank ectropion, and scleral show. You can undergo either of the two types of surgical approaches for aesthetic rejuvenation of your lower eyelids- transconjunctival and transcutaneous.
Lateral canthal dysfunction
After blepharoplasty, many patients suffer from the problem of inadequate closure of the eyelids. The problem arises from tissue tethering that happens due to skin deficiency or the stiffness of the intrinsic eyelid. The lesser support from lower lateral canthal attachments can be the chief reason for poor eyelid closure.
It is difficult to detect the condition from static photographs of the patient. Instead, you have to undergo a dynamic diagnostic evaluation process where the doctor will analyze the systematic eyelid blinking to detect the issue. In the language of a doctor, it is more popular as Fish-mouthing Syndrome.
An inaccurate or over-aggressive execution of the incision during blepharoplasty may result in ptosis. It is a condition of upper eyelid drooping, which in this case, happens due to the wrong methodology of treatment. On covering the pupil, you can suffer from limited vision or even complete blockage of normal vision. Mishandling of the elevator muscles during the treatment is the cause of the glitch.
The condition demands another surgery, which is an outpatient procedure. So you can go home right on the day you undergo surgery. However, as you have already undergone the blepharoplasty, it becomes very complex for the surgeon to plan or perform the surgery.
Dryness of eyes
Often, the malposition of the eyelids after the surgery leads to dry eyes. The tear glands fail to produce the necessary moisture. If your eyes turn dry at a young age, you will have to suffer from various eye related problems. Due to the lack of lubrication, you will feel extreme pain and discomfort while moving your eyeball.
The problem arises, especially after blepharoplasty, when you are unable to close the eyelids completely. The gap affects the production of moisture from the tear glands. The condition can be chronic or temporary. Your symptoms might get better with some medication, but the problem does not usually have a permanent solution.
Eyelid retraction
This is again a common after-effect of the blepharoplasty procedure. When your eyes are in primary position, if your sclera is visible above the superior corneal limbus, you are suffering from eyelid contraction. It happens if the removal of skin is more than the required volume. It will affect the vertical eye movement mostly.
Identification of defects
Your surgeon should look for pre-existing laxity of lower eyelids, which is not unusual in patients with droopy eyelids. If you undergo the procedure without the detection of the condition, then there will be a high chance of post-operative ectropion, dehiscence, or retraction of the lateral canthal tendon.
During blepharoplasty, it is simple to expose the lateral canthal tendon with plication to the periosteum that lies over the Whitnall's Tubercle. The part lies inside the lateral orbital rim. It supports your lower eyelid and will prevent the malposition of the eyelids during the procedure.
Preparing for blepharoplasty
If you want to avoid the common negative impacts of the procedure, ensure that you follow these points, sincerely before the surgery.
1. Find the right doctor:
It is the matter of your eyes, which is the most precious asset of the human body. Why undergo the surgery under some amateur when you can easily consult an experienced ophthalmologist for the purpose? Always check the expertise and experience of the surgeon before proceeding with the treatment.
2. Provide medical history:
It is essential for the doctor to know your past and current health conditions. Did you have any surgeries ever? Do you have glaucoma or any other eye problem? Are you allergic to any drug? These and many other questions are important, and you need to discuss carefully about these points.
3. Thorough physical examination:
Often, an individual may have some health conditions that the person is not aware of due to a lack of symptoms. But before undergoing blepharoplasty, it is essential to know about the complete health status. The neurological examination is especially very important in the revelation of any neural weakness, and you cannot undergo surgery. Eyelid issues or muscle problems will definitely arise as a result of neural weakness.
4. Quit smoking:
Now, this is something that your doctor can't help medically. You have to control your smoking habit as it has an adverse effect on your healing process. If the healing is not proper, you will start suffering from various eye problems instead of the one for which you consulted the doctor.
5. Vision examination:
A thorough examination of your peripheral vision and normal vision is vital. After blepharoplasty, a little displacement of the eyelid may lead to a serious vision problem, especially for the peripheral vision. Also, it will help you to claim for insurance if there is any obstacle in your peripheral vision. Only after the examination can the surgeon determine whether the surgery is possible, and you can also decide whether to undergo the risk.


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I've featured this site before but I think it's worth another look. Not only is the information relevant to a lot of folks right now, they also frequently update it with new and improved tips.
So, even if you've checked it out before, give it another look. They've expanded the topics and upgraded the images.
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Method One talks about how you can cool your actual body down. It offers seven in-depth tips to help you keep cool. Plus there's a quiz!
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In order to completely uninstall Microsoft Teams from your PC, you need to do more than just uninstall the Windows 10 app in Control Panel. Microsoft won't let you uninstall its software features that easily. Of course, if you are looking to get Microsoft Teams completely off your PC, you have to repeat the following process for all users on a machine, including administrators.
Alternatively, administrators can stop the installation of Microsoft Teams before it is automatically installed as part of Office 365. Either way, Microsoft makes it more difficult to remove its apps from your PC. Microsoft reveals that you have to remove both "Microsoft Teams" and "Teams Machine-Wide Installer."
It's also necessary to point out that Microsoft Teams is installed automatically as a part of Office 365. So even if you don't think you installed Microsoft Teams, you might still have Microsoft Teams still lurking somewhere on your machine.
Here are the steps you need to follow to make sure Microsoft Teams is gone for good.
- Click on the Start button, Go to Settings > Apps
- Under Apps & features, search for "teams" as shown in the screenshot below.
- Highlight Microsoft Teams, click Uninstall and follow the prompts to complete the uninstallation process.
- Highlight Teams Machine-Wide Installer, click Uninstall and follow the prompts to complete the uninstallation process.
That's all that you need to do to completely uninstall Microsoft Teams.


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For many immigrants from Iran, the issue of "belonging" in the United States is difficult because of the changing nature of the community in recent decades. Furthermore, the anti-Iranian stance taken by people of different political views after the 1979 Islamic Revolution is often based on the assertion that the Iranians are not a historical part of American society.
However, all this political debate prevents us from seeing that since the 17th century, there has been a connection between America and distant Persia. There is an interesting example of this.
The trial archive of the Jamestown English colony (Virginia) retained the name "John Martin 'ye (the) Armenian" who had arrived from Isfahan (Persia) in 1619 or earlier [the Jamestown settlement existed from 1607 to 1699].
Of course, then, a state called "Iran" has not yet existed. But I will allow myself inaccuracy and will use this word to show that by today's standards, John Martin was Iranian-American.
Unfortunately, very little information has been preserved about this person in the documents in the archive of the British Admiralty. We know that he could recite from memory the Apostolic Creed and the Lord's Prayer, which is a testament to his Christian faith and that he was born in Armenian New Julfa near Isfahan.
The city and now the quarter of Isfahan was founded by Shah Abbas I. He resettled Armenians from Nakhichevan's "old" Julfa to New Julfa to strengthen the economic potential of his empire.
John Martin reached Jamestown on a ship whose captain was famous sailor and writer John Smith [one of the founders of Jamestown. It is he who appears in the romantic story of the Native American Princess Pocahontas].
Unfortunately, no images of Martin have been preserved. Some details of his biography have been compiled by Malcolm Vartan Malcom in "The Armenians in America", as well as in the earliest Armenian-American newspapers.
The information in these works is based on documents of the British colonial administration and the court book of the Virginia Company of London. We learn from these sources that Martin has arrived in the colonies from London as a servant of the then Governor of Virginia. However, the governor died during the trip, and Martin settled in America and began to grow tobacco, becoming a successful farmer.
From the same sources, it is known that at about the same period, two more Persian Armenians ended up in America and established silkworm production in the colonies. A supporter of the "silk enterprise" even wrote a poem glorifying these promising Armenians. Researchers have not yet figured out what later became of them and their descendants.
What conclusion can be drawn from the fact that Iranians and Iranian Armenians have been a part of American society from the very beginning of its history?
On one hand, it can be said that the Iranian/Armenian presence in America is legitimate. But such multiculturalism has its limits. Still, even from such early stories, we see that immigrants from Persia were in some ways perceived as "strangers."
On the other hand, over time, Iranians were able to join the new society and benefit from the "American project." However, becoming part of the "white" colonialists, they sided with those who were killing the indigenous people and exploiting slaves from Africa.
Although anti-Armenian and anti-Iranian sentiments were prevalent in the USA at different times, immigrants from Persia were free to come to the colonies in the early period. The story of John Martin shows that the formation of colonial settlements was ethnically more diverse than is commonly thought.
Studying and preserving such stories, we will remember that the "biography" of many immigrant communities is older than it seems, which is especially important for the upcoming peak of xenophobic sentiments.


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Portrait Wim Malfait
He makes it light
Belgian-born Wim Malfait is a trained geologist who once searched for gold on behalf of a mining company. Today, he heads the Building Energy Materials and Components laboratory, which develops, among other things, super-lightweight aerogel insulation materials and materials with heat exchange capabilities. Saving energy as a social task – that is more important to him than gold.
As a teenager, Wim Malfait liked to collect stones on vacation and take them with him as a memento. Volcanic stone in particular fascinated the young Wim Malfait. Even then, he found the material side interesting. After the daunting preparations for the Math Olympiad as a teenager, Wim Malfait preferred to follow his hobby and enrolled in a geology degree program at Ghent University. In the master's program, he promptly landed in volcano research. Together with his fellow students, Wim Malfait conducted research on magma there under the same conditions as in the earth's interior - i.e. under high pressure and at temperatures of up to 1300 degrees Celsius. His expertise in silicate melting and in the use of measuring instruments, especially NMR spectroscopy, stems from this time.
After receiving his master's degree, Wim Malfait took a breather in the private sector. Away from any civilization, Wim Malfait worked for a mining company looking for gold. However, the harsh treatment of the people, and the lack of social benefit in the hunt for gold ("If only it had been copper...") made the young geologist quickly look the other way. What he took with him was the knowledge that success can be forced through collective goal orientation. After that, Wim Malfait worked briefly in soil remediation, where the rigid specifications seemed like excessive formalism to him. So he returned to research.
The right mix
A doctoral position then drew Wim Malfait to ETH Zurich, where he continued his research in the field of silicate melting. According to his own statements, Wim Malfait hit the jackpot with his doctoral supervisor at the time. "It was the ideal balance between taking an active interest and passively leaving space," says Wim Malfait today.
He came to Empa from ETH Zurich via a research project in the "Building Energy Materials and Components" laboratory. With the then head of laboratory Matthias Köbel, Wim Malfait found a similar balance between support and freedom. And his knowledge of metal-glass composites made him a valuable employee for the laboratory. Expertise with silicate melts has enabled Wim Malfait to contribute to the development of a new lower-cost process for producing aerogel. After just over a year at Empa, Wim Malfait became a group leader. And when Matthias Köbel devoted himself to his spin-off, Siloxene AG, and left Empa, Wim Malfait succeeded him.
Important social task
As laboratory head, Wim Malfait has practically laid-out goals. His mission for the lab is clear: to contribute to a reduction in the energy consumption of buildings. This involves not only focusing on insulating materials, but also on sorption materials, i.e. materials with heat exchange capabilities. Heating and cooling buildings plays an essential role in society's overall energy balance. "For me, research at Empa is characterized by the fact that you want to have - and should have - an impact on society."
In the meantime, Empa, and indeed Switzerland, has become home for Wim Malfait. With his wife and two sons, he spends as much free time as he can in nature to compensate.
Wim Malfait
Career: Initially environmental geologist and prospector for mineral resources, doctorate at ETH Zurich, then a decade of research on melts and volcanoes. Since 2013 at Empa.
Research: Main goal is to reduce energy demand for heating and cooling buildings by developing new high-performance insulation materials and sorbents – preferably based on biomass.
"Save to fail" culture
The fastest way to gain notoriety in academic circles, as everywhere else, is to publish positive results. It is important to Wim Malfait for his team that negative results do not represent defeats. More important than pure success, he says, is that researchers can pursue their own ideas. "Only through an open climate for creative ideas and a 'save to fail' culture do researchers come up with unconventional hypotheses from which entire laboratorys can develop," says Wim Malfait. That's why it's no problem if an experiment - or even two or three months of research - turns out to be a dead end. That's something that has to be endured.
When things go well
Pursuing science as a career brings with it certain emotional peculiarities. For ambitious young researchers, he says, it's not just an interest in research, the will to persevere and a certain sense of purpose that are important, but also a good dose of emotional resilience. "You should enjoy when things go well," the laboratory head thinks, "but you also shouldn't burst into total euphoria at every publication or fall into depression at every paper that gets rejected."
Measuring devices can also cause great emotions - and not only positive ones. For example, Wim Malfait worked for years with solid-state MNR spectroscopy. This instrument has accompanied Wim Malfait throughout his research career to the present day at Empa. "It's like a sibling I never wanted to have," says the scientist with a grin. From harmonious collaboration to total incomprehension and frustration, he says, it's all there.
Collaboration for success
As a rather young laboratory, Malfait and his team are dependent on cooperation within and outside Empa. Whether it's X-ray, endoscopy or other measurements, there is a lively exchange of equipment, expertise and even project ideas within Empa. It is one of the reasons why Wim Malfait likes it so much at Empa. He says the first reflex to inquiries at other labs is always, 'Yes, we should do that.' "My lab gets excellent support, from administration to engineering to custom parts," Malfait says.
So Wim Malfait really likes it at Empa - and he has arrived both professionally and privately. As head of laboratory, Wim Malfait is no longer quite as free as he was as a researcher. He can no longer let himself be driven by pure curiosity, and does not want to lose sight of the laboratory's goals - to develop and improve insulation and sorption materials for the benefit of society. But, what Wim Malfait gets in return for losing degrees of freedom is the knowledge that you are doing socially relevant research and helping the next generation of researchers develop. And that knowledge is a satisfaction all its own.
Wim Malfait's team
The Buildung Energy Materials and Components laboratory comprises about 25 researchers and works on high-performance insulation materials, including. Aerogel insulation materials for buildings offer extremely efficient thermal insulation and would have tremendous growth potential in the market. But because of its high cost, aerogel will never be able to replace traditional materials like mineral wool. So a cheaper solution that is sustainable is needed. Because only by moving from niche to mass can research results generate their full impact. Wim Malfait's team is therefore looking for resource-saving insulating materials made from biowaste that provide similar insulating performance to conventional materials.
Dr. Wim Malfait
Building Energy Materials and Components
Phone: +41 58 765 4983
Dr. Michael Hagmann
Phone: +41 58 765 4592
|One peculiar pet
The body is the house of the soul, as the philosopher Philon of Alexandria put it. In this house, the cochlea, the "snail", is our pet. Researchers at Empa's Center for X-ray Analytics, examined the cochleae using microcomputed tomography.
|Relevant for all of us
A successful implementation of Switzerland's Energy Strategy 2050, personalized medicine for our society and a competence center for quantum technologies – Tanja Zimmermann has set herself ambitious goals. The new director explains why her heart beats for Empa.


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Another Fortnite challenge from the 8-ball vs Scratch Mission requires us to visit a location that is seemingly unknown to the majority of players. The mountain base camp has a lot of tents spread around, while residents are enjoying the extreme height, beautiful snow, and clear air.
But, where exactly the mountain base camp is located? Worry not, as we're here to help you find it. We'll also provide a highlighted image of the map location, which should be more than enough for players like you to know where to land.
It is a singular place on the whole Fortnite island, which means one game session with you gliding straight to the location would complete today's challenge. The mountain base camp, however, is located at the top of the mountain southeast of Lazy Lake. For further reference, check the image below:
With the image above, we can conclude this guide as successful, once again! I've posted 3 today and we're still on a roll. Have a nice day in Fortnite, everyone!


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If you want to combine the right plastic material with the most
effective design for your application, check your design against
this list. If you have questions, call us. If you want the part
molded, call us too. If you want a complete design and molded
parts, call us early !
The environment affects most plastics more than metals. Be sure
you have your requirements set correctly. Generally, as you demand
more stamina, the material demands more money.
Minimum and maximum environmental temperature
Minimum and maximum operating temperature
Operating load at maximum temperature
Operating hours at maximum temperature
Coefficient of thermal expansion
Note: almost all plastics have 5-10 times the thermal expansion
of metals. Adjust clearances accordingly.
2. Moisture / Humidity
Minimum and maximum humidity
Operating load at maximum relative humidity
Operating hours at maximum relative humidity
Time between relative humidity changes (hours)
Note: Relative Humidity also includes immersion here. Changes
with humidity and temperature are usually cumulative.
3. Effect of Chemicals
Type of chemical: Bases, Acids, Organic solvents
Effect: Adsorption or attack
Operating hours, total
Operating hours, maximum temperature
Operating load at maximum temperature
Note: If effect is adsorption, properties usually arrive at an
equilibrium in time; if it is attack, continual deterioration
of properties can be expected. Under load, frequently stress-cracking
can occur. Be sure to check.
4. Static Loading
Tensile load, psi*
Compressive load, psi*
Total life expected, hours
Total hours under load
Load at maximum R.H. and maximum temperature
Stiffness (modulus) required**
Stiffness at maximum temperature (secant modulus)
Maximum allowable deformation
Creep limit (deformation under load vs time and
Hardness required
Note: * ASTM test data generally cannot be directly used as design basis.
** While strength is some engineering plastics is almost comparable to some metals, elastic modulus, i.e., the stress produced by a unit deformation, is always much lower. This means a part will normally perform satisfactorily with tolerances much coarser than necessary> for metal designs.
*** While creep also occurs with other materials, it is frequently much more pronounced (and at lower temperatures) than with metals. It must be considered in any load design.
5. Dynamic Loading
Single impact, maximum
Repeated impact, maximum (less than 100 times)
Number of cycles required under load
Fatigue endurance limit
Effect of low temperature on impact strength
Effect of humidity on impact strength
Note: Generally impact strength goes up with temperature due to
loss of stiffness. High impact strength data (izod) DOES NOT also
mean high fatigue endurance limit.
6. Appearance
Color desired (standard, special, custom)
Surface appearance (gloss, texture)
Decoration (trim, electroplating, vacuum metallizing)
Note: Any surface effects which can be achieved during molding
will be significantly less expensive than post-molding operations.
Also, save yourself much grief by not specifying metallic colors. such parts rarely look like metal, never look like an original design.
7. Miscellaneous Properties
Electrical properties
Ultra-violet light exposure (weathering)
Abrasion resistance
Coefficient of friction (static and dynamic)
Burning rate (flammability)
Note: Abrasion can only be tested on the actual application.
Conditions such as vibration can cause deviation from Taber or similar standard abrasion test results.
8. Part Design
Uniform wall thicknesses
Filleted corners
Rib thickness in correct relation to wall thickness
Studs and bosses located to avoid sink marks
Draft for long sections
Note: Use best die casting design practice, only more so.
Call us - we fill in the details. These details can and do cause 90% of plastic part headaches - yours.
9. Mold Design
Simple parting line
Avoid undercuts
No cores at all, or
Cores only in ejector half of mold,
Cores pulling in one direction only
Avoid threaded cores
10. Gate Design
Location of gate
Type of gate
Size of gate
Direction of gate
Note: Disregard for these mold and gate design considerations cause 90% of headaches-ours. Our headaches cost money-yours.
11. Post-Molding Operations
Annealing for stress relief or higher crystallinity
Special assembly features (spin welding, * self-tapping
screws, interference or press fit, ** welding, riveting,
gluing, cold heading)
Note: * With circular parting line only-but then it's easy.
** Must consider maximum and minimum operating temperature and strength of fit needed. Can be made to work very reliably.
We hope that you will call us for your thermoplastic molding needs.
We're experts, because we do nothing else, whereas you must work with all kinds of material all the time. We can save you work.
But no matter whom you call-call him early.
The few minutes you spend to check a design and a mold layout with us, BEFORE you freeze the design, will save you hours of problems, reduce costly mold changes, and make you and us look much better all around.
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Epic Games' Chris Wynn has cut ties with the Gears of War studio and jumped ship to join BioWare's Mass Effect production team.
Wynn, who previously served as lead producer on GoW 3 and senior producer on GoW: Judgment, will now take up the role of senior development director on the next Mass Effect, current in the early stages of production.
He Tweeted: "Thrilled to announce that I will be joining BioWare as the Sr. Development Director on the next Mass Effect!"
Epic Games has been hit with a number of departures as of late, with Rod Fergusson (senior producer), Cliff Bleszinski (design director) and Mike Capps (president) all quitting the firm within the space of a year.
As for Mass Effect 4, well, right now we don't even know if the game will take the form of a prequel or a sequel to the events of Commander Shepard's epic struggle against the Reapers. BioWare did confirm it will utilize the Frostbite 3 engine and won't merely feature another incarnation of Shepard, though that's about all we know so far.
What would you like to see from the next Mass Effect game? Let us know in the comments section below.


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Your job as a programmer is to keep your boss prosperous and happy "particularly with you.
Your boss wants to get promoted. At the very least, he wants to be prosperous, happy, and well liked in his current management position as he searches for the next step up or out.
Your job as a programmer is to keep him prosperous and happy " particularly with you. Your work can have a decided impact on his career: Your programming skill could help get him an impressive promotion, your ineptitude could cause him to crash and burn.
To your first working meeting with your programming manager you should bring a creative mind (your coding ability and experience are givens) and the energy to apply that creativity with consistent zeal. That s all you need.
Well, almost all you need. You also need "but probably don t have "an understanding of what your manager expects of you and how he will measure your performance.
Here s what your boss wants from you.


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Based on The Dark Knight Returns story line, The MAFEX Batman is a fully articulated figure standing 6.30 inches tall. Batman features a fabric cape and a high level of articulation for acting out all of your favorite scenes. This blue version of Batman uses exclusive parts just for this figure.
Robin stands in scale with Batman and comes with a slingshot and cloak with wires for posing.
Product Features
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- Made of ABS, PVC, and fabric
- Based on their appearance in The Dark Knight Returns
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How a Pot of Soup Becomes a Family Legend
Shane Mitchell on recipes too good to write down and a cast iron skillet called Moby Dick
My father, James Edisto Mitchell, painted the sea. His most compelling canvases were the abstract ones, nothing but water and light, capturing in oils an offshore vortex that only blue ocean mariners witness. He served in the merchant marine during WWII, insisted his five children tie a proper bowline, and, in his later years, intimidated younger competitors who lacked the same sharp eye for wind shifts during sailboat races in Narragansett Bay. Dad was also what I call a performance cook, usurping my mother in the kitchen when hungry shipmates or fellow artists showed up, preparing certain closely guarded recipes (onion soup, spaghetti sauce, and shrimp stew among them) with a No. 12 cast-iron skillet, stockpot, and knives no one else was permitted to touch.
"Jesus H. Christ," he would say, emphasis on the H. "Don't ever clean my damned frying pan with soap."
Fish chowder was one of his set pieces. Dad called his version the Ultimate Newport-by-Way-of-Charleston—New Orleans—New York—Paris Better-than-Sex (Almost) Mitchell Fish Chowder. It spoke volumes about his wide appetites. A companion recipe was titled the Slightly Better than Escoffier White Wine Fish Stock. He also picked up a few tricks from his buddy Percy Goodale, a former naval cook and restaurateur, who'd won chowder contests, probably thanks to liberal splashes of Harvey's Bristol Cream sherry. (Sea cooks like their grog.) Dad never wanted help cooking and he wasn't generous about sharing techniques. He expected me and my siblings to figure things out on our own, whether it was sailing, drawing, or cooking.
Thicker than fog blanketing Newport Harbor on a winter night, his chowder took all day to prepare, and tasted best after simmering on the back burner for another full day. Dad made stock with cod frames bought directly off the dock from Grand Banks trawlers, and charmed our local fishmonger Anthony T. Bucolo out of extra haddock or cod fillets, depending on when they landed in his shop on Waite's Wharf. The result was rich with cream, butter, potatoes, onions, and white wine, topped with lardons. A tongue-scalding bowlful, more stew than soup, could thwart the chill of misty New England nights.
A first edition of Melville's Moby Dick illustrated by Rockwell Kent was one of the treasured books my father kept in his studio; when cooking, he often cited the chapter titled "Chowder" in which Ishmael and Queequeg dine on Mrs. Hosea Hussey's version at the Try Pots in Nantucket: "Chowder for breakfast, and chowder for dinner, and chowder for supper, till you began to look for fish-bones coming through your clothes."
When Dad died, we set his ashes adrift on Narragansett Bay. We recited Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar" and poured a full bottle of Mount Gay rum on the waves. A proper sailor's send-off. I inherited his prized skillet, Moby Dick, and a hand-typed copy of the chowder recipe.
Before that, however, we had a profound conversation about creativity. Throughout his career he was fiercely protective of artistic rights, whether on canvas or in a stockpot, and, more mentor than parent to the end, made me swear to guard mine as well. Like the process for making chowder, it was a legacy he conveyed obliquely. I didn't understand at the time, but this promise would have a significant impact on my own desire for expression.
That's why I will never publish the full recipe. I wouldn't be the Old Man's daughter without respecting his wishes. While my relationship with him was often as stormy as the sea he painted, we always found calm over steaming bowls of this chowder.
Recently, a cousin sent me a letter Dad wrote in 1979 referencing "wild dinner parties" where his chowder fed "assorted loonies roaming in and out" of his house above the harbor. "As with all things good," he wrote, "the best things lie in the mind of the creator, and with those who experience that creation in that moment of time. This goes for things of art as with recipes."


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