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Analyzing the data
Like much of the rest of the country, Athens-Clarke County and Georgia both reported increases in their rate of new COVID-19 cases.
ACC reported 221 cases from Nov. 9-15, 46 more than it did from Nov. 2-8. However, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health, the seven day moving average positivity rate fell from 5.9% on Nov. 8 to 4.7% on Nov. 15, suggesting the increase in cases may be at least partially due to improvements in testing. The World Health Organization recommends maintaining a positivity rate below 5%.
There were no deaths reported in ACC for the second straight week.
Current hospitalizations remained roughly constant in Region E — which includes ACC and several surrounding counties. On Nov. 15, there were 80 COVID-19 patients, four more than there were on Nov. 8. This is a key indicator because a rise in current hospitalizations can precede a rise in deaths later.
New cases also rose sharply statewide. Georgia reported 13,871 new cases from Nov 9-15, compared to 11,096 the week before. This is the sharpest percentage increase in weekly cases since July 10-16, and it continues a streak of seven straight weeks of increasing cases. According to the DPH, the seven day positivity rate also rose to 8.4% from 7% on Nov. 8.
The rate of deaths also increased. Georgia reported 268 deaths from Nov. 9-15, 55 more than the previous week.
The death rate may continue to rise in the coming weeks. According to the DPH, the number of cases among Georgians 60 years of age and older has risen steadily since early October. Further, the number of current hospitalizations has continued to slowly climb. As of Nov. 15, there are 1,634 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, up from 1,487 on Nov. 8.
In the news
Last week saw the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States yet. However, it also featured one of the biggest breakthroughs in the pandemic so far — the announcement of an effective vaccine.
On Nov. 9, Pfizer announced that it had developed a vaccine that was over 90% effective, a possible turning point in the timeline of the pandemic. This would make the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine more effective than typical flu vaccines.
Some questions about the vaccine still remain unanswered. For example, it is not clear if the vaccine will be safe for everyone or how long protections from the vaccine will last.
In addition, it could be challenging for public health officials to distribute the vaccine, which must be stored in temperatures around minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit. It will be up to state officials to determine who gets access to the vaccine first.
Other companies such as Moderna are also in the late-stages of developing a vaccine. This could make distribution easier and provide an alternative for groups who may not be able to take Pfizer’s vaccine safely or easily access it.
There might also be issues with convincing Americans to take the vaccine. According to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS, only about half of Americans said they would take the vaccine. If too few Americans take the vaccine, the country may not be able to achieve herd immunity, and public health officials may have a harder time protecting vulnerable populations.


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“Every time they call you for Teen Mom, do you see yourself doing this forever?” one of the hosts asked. “Or do you imagine you would get to a point in your life where you’re like, ‘Nope, I just don’t want to do television anymore.’”
“You know I feel like, we would eventually get to a point, I don’t feel it now. I’ve been through ups and downs where I’m like, ‘Can I keep doing this?’ You know? Is this healthy? Is this healthy for my mental state.”
She went on, “[We] go back and forth. We are in such a good place right now, like I enjoy it, we like doing it, so right now, we’re enjoying it. If it ever got to a place where it was not healthy for us, family and our marriage is number one.”
The host then asked what Chelsea would do if Aubree told her, “Mom, I don’t want to do this anymore.”
“Then I would tell them, ‘She’s done,’” Cole said. “Yeah,” Chelsea agreed.
Chelsea recently opened up some exciting plans that she has coming up. In fact, she’s planning an entire makeover for herself!
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What About A “SmartZone” In TC?
Five years ago, a handful of other community-minded business leaders and investors embarked upon an endeavor to launch an angel investment group – Northern Michigan Angels (NMA) – that would invest in entrepreneurs primarily in northern Michigan. Since that time, membership has grown and invests total approximately $1.5 million in 15 companies (primarily startups).
NMA’s hope is to ultimately be involved in launching companies, creating jobs and improving the economic prosperity of the region along with receiving a financial return for our investment. We like the idea of investing locally, where global and national financial markets can not play havoc on large company stock holdings. We also want to have the ability to visit face to face with entrepreneurs and provide advice along the often tumultuous journey of a startup.
The group has been excited to see the growth of entrepreneurs in Traverse City with what appear to be viable business ideas, especially in the technology realm. A new organization in town called TCNewTech meets monthly for mini pitch sessions and sharing of ideas.
Since NMA’s founding, however, one of the disappointing discoveries has been the lack of companies in northern Michigan that would be considered “investment ready” by most investor standards. But what if Traverse City was a “SmartZone?”
One need only ask someone from one of the 15 SmartZones, or “Technology Parks/Business Incubators” as they are commonly referred to by the State of Michigan, to learn of their success over the past 13 years since SmartZone legislation was passed.
What exactly is a SmartZone? According to Michiganbusiness.org, “Accelerators (Smart Zones) mine technology from universities and private enterprise, assist companies and entrepreneurs in building business structures around the technology, conduct product development and help companies secure necessary start up financing.”
In other words, the SmartZone assists the entrepreneur who has an idea that is technology-based to transform the idea into a product or service, commercializing the idea and assisting with patents, market research, website development and go-to-market strategies, to the point where the entrepreneur/company is ready for funding and to be launched into business.
When I talk to people about an incubator or accelerator (which are often very similar entities), they often think of shared rental space for a desk/office. In fact, most incubators (think Start Garden in Grand Rapids) do provide facilities to be shared by entrepreneurs. However, based on research of several successful accelerators/incubators over the years, participants often state that much of the benefit derived from involvement in an incubator is from the collaboration with others enrolled in the program and the advice and mentoring received from experienced mentors provided through the program. An incubator is much more than rental space for a desk or office.
Aside from two SmartZones in the Upper Peninsula, all of the remaining 13 SmartZones are located across the southern region of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, with none located north of Mount Pleasant. I have spoken to a few business leaders in the area desiring to possibly launch a privately-funded accelerator. This idea is gaining momentum and ideas are being shared.
One important distinction between a privately-funded accelerator and a SmartZone technology park is the ability through the Smart Zone to access capital on behalf of the entrepreneur through the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and programs such as the Business Accelerator Fund, which provides up to $50,000 per company, and Invest Michigan, which will co-invest up to $300,000. The other advantage is the funding available for SmartZones coming from future tax increment financing (TIF) in the designated district for the SmartZone, which will help to sustain the incubator down the road.
While there are vital resources available to entrepreneurs through the Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, SCORE, the SBTDC and others, a multiple-week intensive incubator program would be a next step for many entrepreneurs desiring to launch and scale their business quickly to get ahead of competition. Many of the companies that NMA has invested in have participated in an incubator such as Start Garden and GR Current in Grand Rapids, Bizdom in Detroit, MMIC in Mount Pleasant.
Through the passing of recent legislation (Public Act 125/House Bill 4226) on July 15, the State of Michigan has increased – from three to nine – the number of distinct geographic areas for which the state treasurer can approve tax capture. The legislation was necessary to allow the existing Smart Zones to establish one satellite location located in a separate community. Satellites mostly operate autonomously and the establishment of a Satellite allows the SmartZone to extend the term of the tax capture for 15 years. Communities desiring to establish a Satellite must apply through an existing SmartZone and, amongst other requirements, be able to demonstrate the ability to raise $200,000 per year in funding to cover the first five years of operations.
A SmartZone would be “smart” for Traverse City. This idea is gaining momentum along with the establishment of a privately-funded incubator. The public and private sector working together in a collaborative effort to promote the launching of small businesses would benefit the economic development of our region for years to come.
Deanna Cannon is a founding member and executive director of Northern Michigan Angels and owner of Cannon & Company CPAs in Traverse City.

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Mike Mignola and Jesse Lonergan wrap up their heroic saga with a mediation on time, bravery, and liberation as Miss Truesdale and Anum Yassa work to find their place in history and overcome the destruction that inevitably follows the constant march of time. What ensues is a beautiful and inspired work of visual storytelling that packs a mean right hook.
Be warned, there are many spoilers ahead.
Written by Mike Mignola
Illustrated by Jesse Lonergan
Lettered by Clem Robins
Miss Truesdale’s past, present, and future collide in a battle with a terrifying creature. Will the Victorian-era Miss Truesdale be able to claim her power, or is she doomed to be consumed by her past?
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and artist Jesse Lonergan bring the final installment of Miss Truesdale’s story and of ancient Hyperborea!
James Dowling: Here we are at the end of another stand-out miniseries, Mark. On one hand it’s always sad seeing incredible books like this end, but I think it’s just worth savoring the time we had Anum Yassa, Margaret Truesdale, and the magical mythical world they’ve let us into. So on that note, I think we should get into how great this book is before you even open the first page! Lonergan pulls off a triumphant cover that feels like it could be a killer movie poster. We focus so often on how strong he is as a page designer and the composition he puts into his panel layouts, but even on pieces like this where he abstains from any overt flairs, his incredible design work shines through, and really primes you for what this story will deliver. We’re about to read about some capital-H Heroes.
Mark Tweedale: It’s interesting to contrast this issue’s cover with issue #3’s. The cover for #3 is so restrained and #4 feels so dramatic. Lonergan doesn’t just make a cover showy because it’s a cover; it’s purposeful and it reflects the story within. #3 and #4 are very different issues and you can tell that without even opening either issue.
James: Yeah, I think that because the Direct Market often forces covers to be pulled together ahead of most comics being illustrated, we find ourselves in a period where beyond being strong artworks on their own, covers can be pretty thematically detached from the contents. Lonergan however, has made sure that every cover gives you a clear sense of the narrative’s tone. This is a cover that encapsulates the narrative within, and every facet of it telegraphs it with confidence.
Mark: Confident is a good way to describe this issue. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since I read it. On the surface, “Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea” is appealing because it’s exploring an era we’ve so rarely seen in the Hellboy Universe. And while it’s great to see the latter days of the Hyperborean Empire and the spirits of the forest and have Ereshigal show up, these things aren’t what make the series work. The clockworks of the thing is Miss Truesdale and Anum Yassa, and what makes this miniseries great is that they remain the center of the story, even when it starts invoking Thor, Hercules, Makoma, and Hellboy. And it’s not just that Miss Truesdale and Anum Yassa are the focus of the story, but that their story informs the construction of everything else.
It was fascinating to get this final chapter and then look back and see how we were being guided to this ending even back in issue #1. In our first review, we discussed how Miss Truesdale was introduced as a confined character, however Anum Yassa, though she was a prisoner, was fighting against her confines. This was visualized by Anum Yassa actually slicing up the panels.
But she doesn’t get out. Looking back through the issues, Jesse Lonergan was doing all kinds of interesting things with his layouts, but we also have to consider what he wasn’t doing. And he wasn’t letting the characters out of their panels.Continued below
So when he finally does, it’s electric.
James: I struggle to think of a comic that is as satisfying in the fulfillment of every stylistic choice as this. All the quirks that made this book unique—those hulking swings that cut through panels, or the geometric insets that sprawl across time, and mosaic color palettes—are allowed to culminate here, each portraying a clear idea of just how sprawling, indomitable, and endlessly multifaceted both our hero and this very story can be.
As mythical as this comic feels, it could almost run to the tune of the Rocky soundtrack; it’s a story about an underdog kicking ass in the most satisfying way. Anum Yassa / Miss Truesdale build themselves up from genuine centuries of belittlement, inequality, and abuse to become a celebration of the human spirit and the very concept of resistance. They embrace a pure joy of living. It almost feels corny, but it’s exciting to read a book that is unabashedly humanistic and romantic in its passion for individuality.
Mark: I loved the unabashed earnestness of the story. There are so many moments in this book that gave me a thrill of frisson as I read them. I feel like that sort of moment can only really happen when the creative team is working in perfect concert. Like early on in the issue, we have a moment where Miss Truesdale is confronted by the dragon—it’s a moment that makes her feel small and it brings to her thoughts other instances when she was made to feel small as a Victorian woman surrounded by the men of the Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra.
As the artist, Lonergan takes this moment and so elegantly articulates it visually. Miss Truesdale is made to feel small, so makes her small in this layout.
And then he references this layout later when she picks up the ax, and again she’s a thin slice of a panel between two others, but now she’s the same size as the surrounding figure of Anum Yassa, with the arm holding the ax literally breaking out of the panels. The mood of the layout is entirely the opposite the second time it’s evoked.
Anyway, going back to Miss Truesdale feeling very small in the face of the dragon, we get a page of her memories flowing down into Anum Yassa, and the determination she suddenly finds, breaking through the panels. . . This page blows me away.
I love that even without her ax, she’s going to fight. This is the first time this soul fights a dragon and she does so with a stick.
James: Yeah, that page had me punching the air. It’s a really cool way to re-evaluate the traditionally masculine heroic myths splashed through the story and make them examples of kicking out against repression. The absolute bloodbath that follows is then a great reminder that, as cerebral as this book can be, it is also just a very satisfying sword and sandal fight comic. There’s some landmark action sequences scattered throughout this series.
One of my favorite ways the creative team portray action in this issue is through the purposefully chaotic framing. Lonergan uses his constricted panels to embellish the quick movements of the two combatants by messily cropping his images. We lose obvious parts of the frame, as if someone’s snapping a haphazard photo of the scene where you can’t get a full grasp on the moment. It leaves you craning your neck to try and catch a little extra detail that’s just out of sight.
Mark: That was especially fun because the action is fragmented, just as this soul’s story is fragmented across so many lives, yet unified. Plus, it makes me want to revisit “Hellboy: The Bones of Giants,” ‘Makoma,’ ‘The Hydra and the Lion,’ and ‘The Storm and the Fury.’ Those stories are forever changed now. You can’t read “Miss Truesdale” and look at those stories the same way.
James: I completely forgot about ‘The Hydra and the Lion.’ It’s been way too long since I gave it a read! It was really miraculous how well this book dovetails into previous stories. There’s definitely an argument to be made that this is the best way to approach a prequel story. It’s super detached from the core books, but threads a wealth of extra subtext onto the original stories. That’s been a trend through a lot of the recent Hellboy stories actually. It feels like such a treat to get ‘The Bones of Giants,’ “Koschei in Hell,” “The Sword of Hyperborea” and “Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea” all in such quick proximity. They provide a very obvious thematic interest for this era of stories and it’s being delivered in a catalog of gorgeous and contemplative comics.Continued below
Mark: As far as I’m concerned, Mignola’s the prequel master, and “Miss Truesdale” is possibly the best he’s ever done. Whenever he connects the story to other parts of the Hellboy Universe, it makes Miss Truesdale’s story richer. She’s not second fiddle to the worldbuilding, because the worldbuilding stems from her and informs her character.
James: I’ve always adored the stories that dig into Hellboy’s maternal heritage, and this is probably the most definitive one of the lot. The Arthurian history in ‘The Storm and the Fury’ was itself a coy subversion of the witchcraft stories we have been treated to before, and this takes that to a natural endpoint. Hellboy has this whole chronology of heroism in him, but it’s buried under traditionally liminal and feminine ideas of paganism that are ostracized from those masculine heroic narratives. “Hellboy” has always been a work of outsider fiction, and this is a story that wants to acknowledge it’s literally in his blood.
Mark: More than that, it’s in his very soul. The name “Anum Yassa,” meaning Anum’s favor, proves to be prescient. After the encounter in Thoth’s garden, this soul will bear the duty of shaping the new world.
James: Just on a continuity level, it also makes me appreciate ‘The Bones of Giants’ even more, because when Hellboy is possessed by Thor it’s a layering of his personas. We see how these various identities coil over each other over and over again through time.
It does make you look back at the stories we’ve had before where Hellboy was compared to Makoma or Thor, and see that they are explicitly more figures made to “ring down the curtain on man.” It’s a cool full-circle moment and adds layers to characters like Thor who’ve had to be archetypal forces against the apocalypse in every other reading. What was your take on how this book contrasts Harbingers of the Apocalypse and savior figures?
Mark: I remember reading ‘Makoma’ for the first time and when I got to the end, it was clear to me in the broad strokes how Mignola was going to end Hellboy’s story. And then ‘The Fury’ #3 and later ‘The Devil You Know’ #14 and #15 confirmed it. Adding these new layers in “Miss Truesdale” only solidifies what I felt was already there. It’s fascinating now to go back to this moment from ‘The Storm and the Fury’ and see how well it all fits together.
As to your question about the Apocalypse, I feel as I always have—the end of the world is all too often a distraction from what carries on into the new world. Miss Truesdale’s story functions as a kind of metaphor for this. She dies in this story and is reborn as Anum Yassa. In her life in the 1800s, she was not free to truly be herself, but as Anum Yassa she could. And Mignola and Lonergan weren’t exactly subtle about this change. I mean, they chose to hang the caption box, “I’m going to live” over the scene of Miss Truesdale’s final resting spot.
James: Juxtaposition has always been the best tool in Mignola’s arsenal for dramatic irony. We can see it as well in this panel.
There’s a concerted effort in both images to discern what’s timeless from what’s mortal. That message is what makes the final page so perfect and poignant for me too. Its construction and emotion make it my absolute favorite from the series.
Circles are a massive part of Lonergan’s art, as you can see in the way he uses arcing movements. He’s intentionally held from using them throughout this book, instead sticking to angular geometry. It’s that purposeful restriction that makes the ending so powerful. The circles and rings become a way to show the forces of time and how they push past any boundaries. Perfectly encapsulating the narration prior. In fact, the only ‘frame’ on the page is an actual picture frame. It sets Miss Truesdale herself as this sticking point, the constant through time and through these other identities. The soul in the hero’s body.Continued below
We also saw circular framing throughout Lawrence Campbell’s art in “The Sword of Hyperborea,” suggesting there’s a real concerted effort here to show a singular stylistic symbol for the cyclical nature of this world and its heroes. It’s a level of tailored craftsmanship that is so rarely matched in modern comics. We’re lucky to be given books as good as this.
Mark: And, of course, the frame gutters form beautiful ripples across the page. (And again, both Miss Truesdale and Anum Yassa have broken free from the constraints of panels.)
This ending recontextualizes Eugene Remy’s vision of Larzod too. The Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra saw the vision as a terrible thing, some looming doom. And it is, but it also isn’t. I’m often confounded by people that think if something isn’t eternal it must be meaningless. I find so much meaning in endings. I see Ereshigal whispering to Miss Truesdale that all shall become dust, and I love that Miss Truesdale chooses not to give in to that despair. Ultimately, Larzod’s vision is of Hellboy’s greatest triumph. The end of the world came, and it came without sacrificing the spirit of humankind. The old world is gone, but the new world is what it is because of the old.
Mignola excels at this kind of ending, which is ultimately positive, but there are strong elements of melancholy running through them. I love that given the context of Miss Truesdale and Tefnut Trionus’s relationship, this vision changes from “I saw doom” to “I saw the moment you became everything beautiful inside of you; I saw your ascension.”
James: Yeah, they’re stories that use the methods of cynical fiction to tell an unapologetically optimistic story. It obviously worked on me as well, because I left this comic with a deeper admiration for the construction of this whole universe of stories. Comparing this to our last masterpiece conclusion, “Koshchei in Hell” #4, that book made me satisfied with the journey we’d been on, and tied a bow around all the stuff that came before. This makes me excited about those stories again, it makes me want to go digging into the back catalog again and revisit it all.
Mark: It absolutely does.
James: If we’re ever lucky enough to get another Hellboy Universe story out of Jesse Lonergan, I do hope he gets to have a proper Hellboy story. The page we get with him is a great rendition, and I’d be satisfied if he gets to have a spiritual sequel to this, diving into more of that mythic history, or if he jumps into a completely different genre. In fact, I would love to know what Lonergan’s equivalent would be to a “Giant Robot Hellboy” story.
And as a side note. I had so much fun just going on a tangent about Elsa Charretier last month, so I thought I’d continue that trend of trying to wish books into existence from artists I love. Another creator who seemingly adores circles as much as Jesse Lonergan, and who could do an absolutely amazing Hellboy Universe story, is Christian Ward. He’s just announced “Batman: City of Madness” which feels like a great companion piece to Mignola’s “Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham,” why not keep the parallels running?
Mark: This story was my introduction to Jesse Lonergan’s work, so as much as I would love certain artists to work on the Hellboy Universe, discovering a new and exciting artist is even better. I love a discovery that makes my world of comics larger—I’ve now got all Lonergan’s past comics to explore!
This probably isn’t going to surprise you, but I’m going with a 10 for this issue. “Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea” isn’t just a great story, it’s a story that makes other already great stories even better. It makes Hellboy better. As you said earlier, it’s a sword and sandals adventure story, but it uses that format to be so many other things as well.
James: Yeah, people must have seen this score coming from a mile away but it’s a 10 from me too. “Hellboy” fans are eating good this year.
Mark: And we’ve still got Duncan Fegredo on “Giant Robot Hellboy” ahead!
Final Verdict: 10 – Stories like “Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea” are rare. The ripples from it will be felt in so many corners of the Hellboy Universe.


Signs that the spread of coronavirus is gathering pace and dwindling US stimulus hopes have dented sentiment today, with major US stock markets opening up more than 1% lower. While some of the losses have been clawed back on news President Trump is willing to look beyond the current $1.8 trillion package, markets are in gloomy mood.
The Vix index – the so-called Wall Street ‘fear gauge’ – has jumped up above 28 and is much higher than its long-term average around 20. With market sentiment wilting, the Dollar is trading broadly higher with higher beta currencies taking a pounding. The release of the weekly US initial jobless claims has also not helped the mood, with the print of 895k claims coming in well above the 825k estimate. The figures may be distorted by a processing backlog in California, but the uptick is certainly disconcerting in the current environment.
PM Johnson will officially decide tomorrow whether the UK will remain at the Brexit negotiating table. The bar for walking away seems very high at the moment, particularly with clear downside risks to the domestic economy from imminent new lockdown measures. There is pressure on France by Germany to soften its demands on fisheries and accept a deal, but the choppy nature of sterling this week is likely to continue as headline havoc continues.
Potential November rate cut hurting AUD
Higher beta currencies are struggling today and overnight dovish comments by RBA Governor Lowe have added to the Aussie’s pain. He said the bank could cut rates to 0.1% and leave them at lower levels for longer. This cautious stance outweighed the better-than-expected jobs report, which saw the unemployment rate stay below 7%.
AUD/USD has sliced through the 100-day Moving Average today at 0.7091 and a strong close below here may see prices test the September low just above 0.70. However, the pair was supported by the 100-day MA back then so the close is crucial.


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Have you ever wondered what that strange cup of milky tea topped with weird round balls—Thai Tea Boba—tastes like?
What is the secret behind this mysterious drink, and why are people seemingly addicted to it?
As a confirmed foodie, I must admit that when first presented with Thai Tea Boba, my initial reaction was perplexity.
Yet upon further investigation into its origins and flavors, I became fascinated by the possibilities of how one could play around with this warm beverage.
In order for others to jump on board and start cozying up to a steaming mug of boba every weekend (just like me!) follow along in this comprehensive guide as we ponder: what does Thai Tea Boba really taste like?
What is Thai Tea Boba?
Thai Tea Boba is a popular beverage made from strongly brewed Thai tea, milk, and chewy tapioca pearls.
The tea is known for its orange color and distinctive spiced flavor, which comes from a blend of spices like star anise, cardamom, and clove.
The combination of milk and the herbal tea creates a creamy, smooth texture and adds a subtle sweetness to the drink.
Tapioca pearls, also known as boba, are added to the drink to enhance its chewy texture.
The boba is made from tapioca starch and boiled until it forms a gelatinous consistency.
When combined, Thai Tea Boba creates a unique taste and texture experience.
The beverage is enjoyed both hot and cold and is a perfect refreshment for any occasion.
Pro tip: Add more or fewer boba pearls to customize the drink’s texture to your liking.
What Does Thai Tea Boba Taste Like?
Thai tea boba is a delicious and unique drink that is becoming popular globally.
It is made by combining black tea, condensed milk or cream, and sometimes spices to create a sweet and creamy flavor profile.
The drink is then topped off with chewy tapioca pearls, or “boba,” which add texture and extra sweetness.
The taste is often described as creamy, sweet, and slightly spicy, with a hint of bitterness from the black tea.
Some versions may have additional hints of cinnamon, star anise, or vanilla that add complexity to the flavor.
Overall, Thai tea boba has a distinct flavor profile that is both comforting and adventurous.
You can try making it at home with your favorite brand of Thai tea and tapioca pearls for a fun and tasty treat.
Flavor Profile of Thai Tea Boba
Thai Tea Boba is a popular beverage made by combining Thai tea with boba pearls or tapioca balls.
It has a unique and refreshing flavor that makes it a favorite among tea lovers.
The flavor profile of Thai Tea Boba is:
- Sweet: Thai tea is often brewed with sugar, giving it a sweet taste that balances the bitterness of the tea leaves.
- Creamy: Some versions of Thai Tea Boba include the addition of condensed milk or evaporated milk, which gives it a creamy and smooth texture.
- Spicy: Thai tea often contains spices like star anise and clove, which give it a warm and slightly spicy flavor.
- Earthy: The tea leaves used in Thai tea are often roasted or smoked, giving it an earthy and rich flavor.
The combination of these flavors creates a unique and delicious beverage that is perfect for any occasion.
How to Make Thai Tea Boba?
Thai Tea Boba is a popular drink made with black tea, evaporated milk, and chewy tapioca pearls.
It has a creamy and sweet taste with a hint of spiciness and is often served cold.
Here’s how to make Thai Tea Boba at home:
- Boil 4 cups of water and add 4 Thai tea bags. Steep for 5-7 minutes.
- Remove the tea bags and add 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of evaporated milk. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Let the mixture cool down and transfer it to a large pitcher. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Cook 1/2 cup of tapioca pearls according to the package instructions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- In a glass, add a scoop of cooked tapioca pearls and fill the glass halfway with Thai tea mixture.
- Add ice cubes and fill the rest of the glass with more Thai tea mixture.
- Serve with a straw and enjoy your creamy and sweet Thai Tea Boba.
Fact- Tapioca pearls add a unique and chewy texture to the Thai Tea Boba.
Pro tip: You can adjust the sweetness level of Thai tea boba by adding more or less sugar according to your taste preference.
Variations of Thai Tea Boba
Thai tea boba is a refreshing drink that originated in Thailand and has now gained immense popularity all over the world.
It’s made by steeping black tea, spices (such as star anise and crushed tamarind), and condensed milk, giving it a unique flavor profile that’s sweet and spicy, with a creamy texture.
A perfect balance of sweet and creamy, Thai tea boba is often topped with sweetened condensed milk or a dollop of whipped cream.
Here are some variations of Thai tea boba that you can try out:
- Classic Thai tea boba with tapioca pearls.
- Thai tea boba with fruity jellies such as lychee or aloe vera.
- Thai tea boba with fruit syrups like strawberry or mango.
- Thai tea boba with ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup for a decadent dessert option.
Try these variations to find your perfect Thai tea boba flavor combination.
Where to Buy Thai Tea Boba and How to Store It?
Thai tea boba is a popular beverage that originated in Thailand and is now enjoyed worldwide.
It is a blend of black tea, spices, and condensed milk, and often served with chewy tapioca pearls, known as boba.
The tea has a bold, creamy, and sweet flavor profile, and the boba pearls add a fun and textural element to the drink.
If you’re looking to buy Thai tea boba, you can find pre-packaged kits online, which usually come with the tea bags, condensed milk, and tapioca pearls.
They can also be found at specialty Asian grocery stores.
When storing your Thai tea boba, be sure to keep the tea bags and condensed milk in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight.
The tapioca pearls should be refrigerated in their sugar syrup to maintain their texture and freshness.
Enjoy your delicious Thai tea boba by adding the boba pearls to the tea and serving over ice.
In conclusion, Thai Tea Boba is a delicious and refreshing drink made by mixing strong-brewed black tea with spices like star anise, cloves, and tamarind.
This tea is then sweetened with sugar and condensed milk, giving it a creamy and smooth texture.
The addition of tapioca pearls or boba adds a fun and chewy element to the drink.
Thai Tea Boba has a unique flavor profile – it is creamy, sweet, and slightly spicy, with hints of vanilla, caramel, and a subtle tea flavor.
It is also notable for its bright orange color, which comes from the addition of food coloring.
Overall, Thai Tea Boba is a satisfying and indulgent beverage that is sure to please anyone who tries it.
What Does Thai Tea Boba Taste Like? A Comprehensive Guide
- Thai tea boba
- Ingredients from your selected recipes
- Select ingredients that work well together.
- Use a recipe or method that will enhance their natural taste.
- Taste and adjust the recipe as needed to achieve the desired flavor.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday proposed rules for trading swaps that differ from those being considered by its fellow US market regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
The rules for “swap execution facilities”, or SEFs, are hugely important in determining the way derivatives markets function in the future and whether entities – such as Wall Street derivatives dealers – capture trading activity.
The SEC, whose rules were proposed after the CFTC put its rules forward in December, said a SEF for derivatives which it will regulate such as single name credit default swaps would accommodate a “request for quote”, or RFQ, system.
Under its proposal, a potential buyer or seller of a swap could seek a price from all participants, or choose to send it to fewer.
In effect, the SEC rule means that SEFs for single name CDS could adhere to the current market practice of an RFQ being sent to a single dealer.
That raises questions as to whether the spirit of the Dodd-Frank Act would be applied in such a case, since the financial reform legislation mandates that swap prices be streamed to many participants.
A director in credit trading at a large bank said: “The SEC is taking the right approach with respect to RFQ by allowing the client to decide what is in their best interest to get best execution. If that means all or only one, they are allowed to make that decision.”
Under proposed CFTC rules for SEFs covering interest rate swaps and credit indices, a RFQ must be sent to at least five dealers.
Some of the large derivatives dealers have said that sending a RFQ to five dealers would compromise liquidity in the swaps market, as banks would be reluctant to make a price and then have to try to hedge that trade after its details are known to four rivals.
Bank to client trades are currently executed on single dealer platforms with an RFQ function on a single quote basis.
Even on Tradeweb’s electronic platform for swaps, RFQs are usually sent by a client to one or two dealers.
The bank director added: “The CFTC’s rules are overly prescriptive and taking the decision out of the hands of clients.”
Others have backed the CFTC’s rules, however, saying that increased transparency will encourage more participants and increase liquidity.
The CFTC, which has traditionally had oversight over futures markets, has had its reach expand sharply after Dodd-Frank, and now has oversight over most of the privately-traded swaps market. The SEC, however, has been given oversight over “securities-based swaps”.
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The Indonesian navy has recovered the voice recorder from the Sriwijaya Air jet’s cockpit that crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff in January. None of the 62 people on board survived.
Divers found the casing and beacon of the CVR three days after the crash, but they could not locate the memory unit. Now that it has been found, if undamaged, it could show what the pilots were doing to regain control of the aircraft.
According to Reuters, the site where they found the recorder was reportedly very muddy with a strong current. It will take up to a week for the investigators to listen to the recording contained on the memory unit.
Soerjanto Tjahjono of the Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee commented: “We will take CVR to lab for reading, about three days to one week. After that we’ll transcribe and match it to FDR. Without a CVR, in the Sriwijaya 182 case it would be very difficult to determine the cause.”

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Newport Town Council have turned off the supply to the town’s allotment in the face of the climate crisis in a bid to reduce water waste.
The Town Council has agreed to provide water containers to Meadow View and Boughey Road sites as a temporary measure. Councillor Lyn Fowler stated that some “exciting” long-term, sustainable solutions are being discussed with the allotment holders to ensure produce can be grown without excessive water waste. One such solution is a wind powered water pump to pump water from deep underground.
“What we decided last September was we would turn the water off as we do every year, but we wouldn’t turn it back on. Like most people, we have recognised the climate emergency, and drinking water shouldn’t really be used for watering plants.
We [the council’s leisure & environmental services committee] will have another meeting in April. Myself and councillor Tim Nelson are in discussions with the allotment holders. We’ve had lots of different ideas.”Councillor Lyn Fowler
For more information about the Newport allotment scheme: newportshropshire-tc.gov.uk/Core/Newport-Tc/Pages/Allotments_3.aspx

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Russian Ruble strengthens on higher crude oil prices
Russia, which is geographically the largest country in the world, saw its currency exchange rate crash to a low of RUB 85.9097 against the US dollar in January 2016.
However, the Russian Ruble showed enormous resilience to bounce back to RUB 71.1244 on Monday 7th, 2016. Traders and analysts believe that the gain of 17.2% against the US dollar is only an indication of further strengthening, which would probably happen in the coming weeks because of the reasons discussed below.
Fundamentally, Russia is a commodity driven economy. The country produces 14% and 18% of the world’s oil and natural gas output. Russia is also a major producer (12% of global production) and exporter of nickel. The petroleum products contribute almost a quarter of the country’s GDP of about $2 trillion. In fact, 30% of Russia’s budget is met by the revenues from the energy sector.
The decline of the crude oil had a disastrous effect on the exchange rate of the Ruble.
Bloomberg Business: 21 Dec 2015
When a barrel of crude touched a high of about $147 in 2008, the exchange rate was about RUB 30 to a US dollar. The exchange rate managed to stay stronger at RUB 35 to a dollar, as long as the crude traded above $100 per barrel. The break-even price of crude for Russia is about $112 per barrel.
Following the decline of the crude oil below $90, the USDRUB pair started appreciating above 35. Furthermore, Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and the resultant sanctions aided a sharp decline in the exchange rate of the Ruble.
However, things have changed a lot in the past few weeks. The price of crude touched a high of $40 on Monday. Similarly, the price of iron ore (62% Fe content) rose 19% in a single day to hit $63.74 per ton. It is the biggest gain of iron ore since 2009.
Furthermore, steel prices in China rose 15% following Beijing’s commitment to boost growth through further easing. The recovery in the price of crude oil and other commodities has resulted in the decline of the USDRUB pair to 70.1244 on Monday.
Russia is also the largest exporter of platinum. The recovery of platinum above $1000 per ounce is also supporting a better exchange rate for the Ruble. In the past five years, the revenue from the exports of gems and precious metals has increased 99.5% to $7.4 billion.
Likewise, in the past five years, the revenue from the export of Russian machinery has increased 52.8% to $8.1 billion, while the export revenue from cereals has increased 24.5% to $5.5 billion. Even though these products cannot match up with oil exports, which bring about $170 billion in foreign exchange to Russia, still the positive impact cannot be underestimated. Thus, considering these facts, it can be argued that the USDRUB pair will remain range bound with bearish bias in the short-term.
The price action, reflected by the chart, shows that the USDRUB pair faces major resistance at 74.78. Considerable buying support for the currency pair is seen at 71.50 and 66.75.
The declining channel indicates that the downtrend is yet to complete. The RSI reading below the 50 level indicates bearishness in the counter.
Thus, it would be wise on the part of a forex trader to go short near the 73 level, with a stop loss above 75. The target for the short trade would be ideally 67.
The target reflects a risk to reward ratio of 1:3. From the perspective of a binary options trader, a put options contract should be purchased. The expiry date for the put options contract should be preferably March end. For the put option contract, a strike price of RUB 70 is recommended.


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Sleep Underneath The Forest Canopy At This Epic Treehouse In Georgia
As local travel experts, we know what travelers are looking for when it comes to finding the perfect accommodations for their next trip. To compile our lists, we scour the internet to find properties with excellent ratings and reviews, desirable amenities, nearby attractions, and that something special that makes a destination worthy of traveling for.
Within the state of Georgia, there are loads of places where you can enjoy a quick getaway without breaking the bank. We’ve written before about sleeping in a treehouse in 14 Places In Georgia You Thought Only Existed In Your Imagination. Seemingly, Georgians love treehouses. Which is only fitting that we write about another set of tree houses, perfect for the entire family, where you can sleep comfortable under a forest canopy. Take a look.
If you’re looking to spend a night in a tree house in Historic Banning Mills, then you can use the website and address below:
205 Horseshoe Dam Road
Banning, GA 30185
Have you slept in these tree houses before? We’d love to hear from you! Or perhaps if you know any other cool tree house accommodations in Georgia. Otherwise, check out The Remote Cabin In Georgia That Will Take You A Million Miles Away From It All.

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How To Plant A Bare Root Tree
The best time to plant a tree is either in the autumn or spring, when it is moist and there isn’t too much heat. In the spring a tree is in full growth and will quickly establish new roots, although during this time the act of lifting or planting a tree can cause a lot of damage. This is why I prefer to plant trees in the autumn after the leaves have fallen, when they are at their most dormant and can be handled without disturbing the growth cycle. This makes planting a tree a little like performing an operation under general anaesthetic, as the plant is to all intents and purposes asleep.
At this time of year most trees are available as “bare root stock”, meaning that they have been lifted from the soil and the roots protected to keep them moist.
Before you plant a tree you must establish that the variety is suitable for your soil and local climate, which can be quickly ascertained from the grower or a little research on the internet. Also that the height and width of your tree, when full grown, is suitable for the position in which you intend to plant it.
Once established that you are planting the right tree in the correct position the first step is to dig a hole. Holding the tree upright, mark an area around the root just wide enough that when the hole is dug the roots almost touch the sides. Remove any turf or weeds and discard them, they must not be planted back into the soil, as trees do not like competition and the area around them must be weed-free for their first year.
Then examine your tree to measure the depth of the hole required, it should be planted so that the first roots are only a little below the surface of the soil. In most cases the correct level is easy to find, as you can still see a mark where the earth came up to before the plant was lifted. You should never plant a tree too deeply, as it can cause the lower layers of the bark to rot and spread disease into the trunk.
Dig your hole to the correct depth using your tree as a gauge and with a fork, scrape the inside edges of the hole to loosen the earth and make it easier for the roots to spread. Holding the tree in the hole insert the tree stake and bang it into position. Inserting the stake after the tree has been planted may damage the roots, as you will not be able to see them.
The next step is to slowly fill the hole with loose soil, giving the tree a little shake to allow the soil to penetrate the root system. I do not recommend adding any extra topsoil or compost at this stage, as if the tree is to grow in this spot for many years, it should acclimatise to its new soil conditions from the beginning.
Once the roots are covered firm the soil with your heel, at which time the soil will compress down, then repeat this until you have filled the hole to the right level. Using a suitable tie, secure the tree to the stake or if using string, make a loose loop around the tree and then tie it to the stake. If the ground is dry and there is no immediate threat of frost you can water the tree, which will help it to establish the roots. This is not usually necessary and in most cases you can leave it until the drier summer before you have to worry about any further need of irrigation.
Following these simple steps should ensure that you have a valuable, healthy and attractive asset in your garden for many years to come.


A folk gig in Bristol usually follows a basic structure: the back room of an oak bar, off a graffitied side street, filled with dungaree clad whiskey youth nursing pints and swaying, occasionally dragging nonchalantly on a cigarette or leaning through the music to whisper enigmatically into studded ears. Jordan Mackampa’s mid-evening set at The Crofters Rights is no different, accompanied by swaying teens and a yellow spectacle.
Following two applauded EP’s that combine a unique blend of jazz, folk and gospel music, Jordan Mackampa steps onto the blue hue stage in Bristol after a year, to an audience four times the size. As he opens with ‘Magic,’ a folk strewn number characterised by that soulful voice, a man in yellow dungarees, a yellow polar neck top, and yellow raincoat, leaves the room to purchase another pint. In his absence, Jordan moves into ‘Saint,’ easily one of his best songs. Plucky guitar strings seem to have the exact cadence as Jordan’s vocals, which are as devastating as they are lovely, filled with a raw emotion that gives the artist a vulnerable edge.
In contrast, song number three, ‘One in The Same,’ released earlier this year, is instrumentally driven. With an almost Vance Joy feel, it’s upbeat and full of character. As Jordan moves into three new songs, the vibrantly dressed Man In Yellow slips back in clutching two foaming pints which slop onto his dungarees and speckle his raincoat. A couple holding hands in the shadows frown at his sunshine attitude, which seems to starkly contrast the hard-hitting tunes playing out onstage, addressing long distance love and identity dilemmas.
The band leaves the stage for ‘Foreigner’ and suddenly the sheer musical prowess and evocative power of our headliner is apparent. Alone on stage, with only a six-string wooden instrument, a microphone and emotion on his lips for company, Jordan tells the tale of growing up in the Congo and feeling alien in a place where he should have belonged. This is where he is strongest: singing deeply personal, emotionally analytic songs that are both topical and relatable. The Man In Yellow finishes off his pint without removing his eyes from the craftsperson on stage, bathed in Congolese colours.
When the band steps back on, they feel almost detrimental, distracting from the thematic strength of Jordan’s music. Although, the audience responds to the added rhythmic factor, with a twitch of the hips. ‘Under’ boasts a pounding rhythm, whilst ‘Warning Sign’ opens with a jazz beat and strings. As the melodies weave through the room, The Man In Yellow sheds a shade, and hiccups himself in circles, with surprising elegance, along to the blistering singles.
Much like the vibrantly dressed Yellow Man who trips out the room singing ‘Dominoes’ as the gig closes, Jordan Mackampa is at his finest when left to his own devices. His strength lies in the lyrics and in the dynamic material that is instrumentally simple but topically diverse and deep. Best enjoyed with a drunk yellow view.
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A survey of gay men in London using drugs during sex – chemsex – has shown high levels of unprotected sex and hepatitis C among both HIV-positive and HIV-negative men, high levels of post-exposure prophylaxis use and a high frequency of injecting drug use. The research was presented to the 15th European AIDS Conference in Barcelona, Spain.
Chemsex refers to the use of several drugs with disinhibiting effects during sex, notably crystal methamphetamine, GHB and mephedrone. The drugs heighten sexual desire and arousal, postpone sleep for 24-48 hours, reduce appetite and reduce inhibitions, and as a result they are often used to accompany prolonged sex sessions with multiple partners. Crystal methamphetamine or mephedrone may be injected – often called 'slamming' - to intensify the effect of the drug.
The study investigated patterns of sexual behaviour and drug use among 874 men who attended a chemsex support service over one year at the 56 Dean Street clinic in London, London’s busiest sexual health clinic. 56 Dean Street serves over 11,000 clients a month, 7000 of them men who have sex with men and approximately 3000 of them using drugs.
The chemsex support service sees around 100 gay men each month. It offers sexual health screening, HIV testing and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), but markets itself to gay men primarily as a place to get information about drug use, and a place where men can discuss their concerns about drug use in a non-judgmental atmosphere. Some men attending the clinic will already have attended the sexual health clinic and refer themselves to the clinic after a conversation with a nurse or health adviser.
Men who attended the clinic were a self-selecting group who had concerns about drug use during sex and it is unclear to what extent the findings of the survey reflect wider trends in sexual and drug-using behaviour among men who have sex with men in London.
Although the study can’t tell us about the prevalence of chemsex among gay men in London, the large number of men who attended the clinic in one year indicates the need – previous surveys in London have reported that at least 19 to 25% of men attending sexual health services reported using party drugs during sex. The 56 Dean Street study found that 70% of individuals attending the clinic reported no chem-free sex whatsoever in the previous six months, indicating a high level of dependency on drugs to achieve sexual intimacy – and a very high frequency of drug use among clinic attendees. “Most men couldn’t remember their last sober sex,” David Stuart, the services Substance Abuse Lead, said.
Thirty-two per cent of men were living with HIV (280 men). This includes 42 men who were not taking antiretroviral treatment and the majority of these men reported no condom use (64%). Attendees with HIV tended to report accelerating use of drugs for sex after their HIV diagnosis. Among men on treatment, condom use was somewhat higher, although 51% reported using condoms on less than half the occasions they had sex and 25% reported no condom use. Poor adherence sufficient to lead to viral rebound – and a risk of onward transmission – was not identified.
Condom use among HIV-negative men was mixed: 40% reported using condoms on less than half the occasions they had sex, and 10% reported no condom use at all. David Stuart told the conference that starting in 2012, staff at the clinic began to notice that around 80% of requests for PEP were connected with episodes of chemsex. Thirty per cent of HIV-negative men attending the clinic had taken PEP at least once in the past two years and 25% had taken it between two and ten times in the previous two years. Unsurprisingly, there was a high level of interest in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): 42% of men expressed an interest in using it, but one-third of men knew nothing about it.
The low levels of condom use and the high numbers of partners reported in each episode of chemsex show the potential for rapid transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, the researchers warned. Forty-five per cent of men reported between four and ten partners per episode of chemsex, and 11% reported an average of ten or more per episode, with chemsex sessions lasting anywhere from 12 to 48 hours.
Hepatitis C was also highly prevalent among men attending the clinic: 12% of all men had tested positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) at least once, and just over half of the men who tested positive for HCV were HIV-negative (52%). Thirty-two per cent of men who had tested positive for HCV had been infected on more than one occasion. Twenty-nine per cent of all men attending the clinic said that they had injected drugs (37% of all those who attended the clinic left this question unanswered – in contrast questions about condom use were answered by almost all attendees – suggesting a high level of shame regarding injecting practices). Yet 46% of all those attending the clinic who tested positive for HCV said that they had never injected drugs, indicating a high frequency of transmission through blood exposure during sexual activity.
Among those who reported injecting drugs, sharing of injecting equipment was common: 23% said that they had shared needles, and 27% said that they had never injected themselves, but had been injected by a sexual partner.
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D Stuart et al. ChemSex: data on recreational drug use and sexual behavior in men who have sex with men (MSM) from a busy sexual health clinic in London, UK. 15th European AIDS Conference, Barcelona, abstract BPD2/8, 2015.


If you’re in the market for a Dual Cpu Motherboard, you have a few different options to choose from. We’ll discuss the types currently available in the market, the pros and cons of each, and our top pick for the Best Dual Cpu Motherboard.
Dual Cpu Motherboard – Best Sellers
Best Dual Cpu Motherboard – Top Picks
I have already minimized your options from hundreds to only 10 Dual Cpu Motherboard and here you go with a quick comparison chart which should leave no confusion.
- Extreme power with diverse GPU validation, even up to 4-way Multi-Graphics and total of 12 DIMM slots for hardware-intensive programs to run at brisk pace
- Two-way Xeon performance to provide extreme performance with 2-way Xeon overclocking, finely picked components with Platinum efficiency
- Reliable and stable support server-class Intel Xeon CPU and error-correcting code (ECC) memory
- Expandable on demand for feature enhancement with plentiful connectivity, including U.2., M.2, USB 3.1 Type C & a, and supporting Thunderbolt EX3 card and more
- ASUS control Center for a complete, centralized server management quick and Easy BIOS update with BIOS Flashback and ASUS Q-Design
- 🖥【LGA 2011-3 Dual CPU Motherboard】---Intel series LGA 2011-3 socket and dual CPU design, supports Intel Xeon E5 series processors. (e.g. E5 2678 V3/E5 2629 V3/E5 2649 V3/E5 2676 V3/E5 2673 V3/E5 2666 V3, etc.)
- 🖥【Maximum memory 256GB】---The lga 2011-v3 server motherboard supports 8-channel DDR4 or DDR4 ECC memory up to 256GB, support 2133/2400/2666/3000MHZ. (Support desktop memory/server memory. The server ram can't work with the desktop ram.)
- 🖥【Ultimate Gaming Connectivity】---2 gigabit network interfaces with onboard ReaItek8111 chip for fast and smooth gaming networking. Featuring dual M. 2 slots (NVMe SSD), 4*PCI-Ex16; 10*SATA 3.0; 6*USB 3.0; 6*USB 2.0.
- 🖥【Professional Heat Dissipation】---The X99 gaming motherboard is equipped with 3 VRM heat sinks, to realize rapid heat dissipation and keep your system running reliably.
- 🖥【Stable Power Supply】---24pin+8pin+8pin power interface, using the 12-phase power supply to ensure stable power supply.(To ensure the normal operation of the intel x99 motherboard, please use a power supply greater than 400W. )
- 🖥【High-performance Motherboard】---The E-ATX computer motherboard is equipped with X99 chipset, 10-layer PCB material design, with faster transmission efficiency and longer service life. Assemble the diagnostic card, you can quickly find the fault location, saving most of the time to find the fault.
- 🖥【Package Includes】1*X99 motherboard, 2*SATA cable, 1*I/0 shield, 2*LGA2011-3 cooler bracket mounting kit. ❗The package does not include a manual. If you need a manual, a BIOS update, or you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us on Amazon.
- 【Perfect experience】And NVME PCIE X4 channel m.2 high-speed hard disk theoretical bandwidth can be up to 4GB / S.
- 【More memory 】Supports four generations of DDR4, mainboard is with eight memory slots(DDR4 3000/2666/2400/2133MHz), single memory 16G, support 128GB max.
- 【High-performance】After many inspections before leaving the factory, motherboard's quality is guaranteed, you can use it with confidence.
- 【Meet all your requirements for the motherboard】Memory Slot: 8 × DDR4 DIMM, Expansion Slot: PCI-E slot 2 × PCI-E X16, PCI-E slot 2 x PCI-E X1, 2 x USB3.0 connectors (1 set), 2 x USB2.0 connection pin (1 set), 6 x SATA3.0 interface, 2 x NVME M.2 interface, I / O PS / 2 keyboard or universal interface, 1 × RJ45 network interface (Gigabit network card), 4 x USB 2.0 port, 4 x USB 3.0 port.
- 【Guarantee service】Our customer service is online 24 hours a day and supports return within one year. You are welcome to contact our customer service team!
- Designed for 7th generation LGA2066 socket Intel Core X-Series processors with dual M.2 and U.2, front panel USB 3.1 Gen2, Dual Gigabit Intel LAN, support for Thunderbolt 3, Intel VROC and Intel Optane Memory compatibility
- Oc design featuring ASUS ProClock and T-Topology technology extends CPU and memory overclocking margins while providing the flexibility to extract every ounce of performance for memory speeds of ddr4-4200 MHz and beyond
- 7x PCIe x16 slots with patent-pending Safe Slot feature an injection molding process that integrates metal framing for stronger, firmly anchored PCIe Slots built for heavyweight GPUs, ideal for supporting 4-way NVIDIASLI or AMD Crossfire
- 5-Way Optimization featuring Auto-Tuning and FanXpert 4 delivers automatic overclocking profiles for maximum OC performance while headers for thermal sensors, AIO pump, and water cooling provide dynamic system cooling
- Complete it infrastructure management with ASMB9 out-of-band remote management and in-band ASUS control Center providing a complete server management solution reducing it operating costs with features like remote BIOS updating, monitoring multiple systems via a mobile device, and one-click software updates/Dispatching
- Audio integration:6 channel sound chip ,CPU slot :LGA 2011-3 ,Support the CPU number :2
- Memory type: DDR4 3000/2666/2400/2133MHz ,Memory slot: 8xDDR4 DIMM
- Integrated chip :sound card/card, Integrated: RTL8111H gigabit nics
- PCI-E Slot :2xPCI-E X16 ,PCI-E Slot :2xPCI-E X1
- 2x USB3.0 header(1group) 2x USB2.0 header(1group) 6xSATA3.0 interface
- Rear 2 x USB3.0/Gigabit LAN cards, improved front and rear 2 + 2 USB3.0 interface design
- RTL8111H high speed connection Gigabit network card, dual indicator design, stable and fast
- Four channel DDR3 memory, support common memory and ECC server memory, can not mix at the same time
- 7 + 7 phases, modular and great heat dissipation
- Power supply design, low temperature and high efficiency, multi-phase sharing, more stable
- 3 PCIe 4. 0 x16 Slots with optimized lane arrangement of 3-Way x8/x8/x8 to accelerate an increasingly diverse array of workload
- Reliable and responsive ECC memory suitable for Mission critical task
- ASUS control Center: A software utility equipped with dual GbE LAN for out-of-band management for centralized and cost-saving it management
- Ultra-fast storage: up to 64bps Dual M. 2, U. 2, Plus up to 10Gbps back-panel USB 3. 2 Gen 1 with Type-A and Type-C ports
- Ultra-efficient VRM heatsink: metal-fin-array design maximizes surface area for heat dissipation to enable unthrottled performance
- Please ensure your BIOS is up to date if installing a compatible Ryzen 5000 series CPU. Visit ASUS site search by motherboard model name, click on “Support” tab, Drivers and Tools, then BIOS & Firmware to download the latest BIOS.
- Supports 10th Generation Intel Core / Pentium Gold / Celeron Processors for LGA 1200 socket
- Supports dual channel DDR4 memory up to 128GB (4800MHz)
- Lightning USB 20G is powered by the ASmedia 3241 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 controller, offering never before seen USB speeds up to 20Gb/s from the Rear USB Type-C port
- Twin Turbo M.2 with M.2 Shield Frozr delivers transfer speeds of up to 32 GB/s for ultra-fast SSDs
- On-board 2.5G LAN plus Gigabit LAN with with Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- Pre-installed I/O Shielding for convenience and protection from electrostatic discharge
- Digital PWM : Highest quallity component digital power IC makes sure your system runs smoothly under the most extreme conditions.
- Product 1: Intel; Core; i5 2.50 GHz processor offers hyper-threading architecture that delivers high performance for demanding applications with improved onboard graphics and turbo boost
- Product 1: The processor features Socket LGA-1700 socket for installation on the PCB
- Product 1: Its 18 MB of L3 cache is good enough to carry routine data and process them in a flash giving you fast and smooth performance
- Product 1: Built-in Intel UHD Graphics 730 controller for improved graphics and visual quality. Supports up to 4 monitors.
- Product 2: Intel LGA 1700 Socket: Supports 12th Gen Intel Core Series Processors
- Product 2: DDR4 Compatible: Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs
- Product 2: Sturdy Power Design: 6+2+1 Phases Hybrid Power Design, Premium Choke and Capacitors, 8-pin Solid Pin CPU Power Connector
- AMD Ryzen 9 5900X:12 Cores and 24 processing threads processor,Cooler not included,Max Temperature- 90¡ãC,Can deliver elite 100-plus FPS performance in the world's most popular games
- 4.8 GHz Max Boost, unlocked for overclocking, 70 MB of cache, DDR-3200 support,For the advanced Socket AM4 platform, can support PCIe 4.0 on X570 and B550 motherboards
- ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming WiFi II:AMD X570 ATX gaming motherboard with PCIe:4.0, 12+4 power stages, and WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Realtek 2.5 Gb Ethernet, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, dual M.2 with heatsinks, SATA 6 GB/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C,HDMI?2.0, and DisplayPort?1.2
- Ready for AMD Ryzen:5000 Series, 5000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, 3000 Series, 3000 G-Series, 2000 Series and 2000 G-Series desktop processors; supports up to two M.2 drives and features USB 3.2?Gen 2?and AMD?StoreMI?to maximize connectivity and speed
- Automated system-wide tuning including custom overclocking and cooling profiles,High fidelity audio with SupremeFX S1220A, DTS?Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III, ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including RGB headers and Gen 2 addressable headers
What to Consider Before Buying Dual Cpu Motherboard
Even deciding on an insignificant purchase can make you feel like choosing between the red pill or the blue one. But is the headache really worth it? Online shopping was meant to make our experience simpler, easier and enjoyable. But in reality it is quite easy to get confused on the decision which one to buy?.
This is where our efforts come in! This list of dual cpu motherboard will surely save you valuable time and effort. However another question remains, what makes our compilation the best? Or on what basis you should trust this dual cpu motherboard list.
Is it virtually possible to know every detail of a product for making a perfect purchase? The answer is definitely NO, it’s not! Then how do you make the correct decision while buying dual cpu motherboard? Well, the complexity of selecting a single product from a sea of them can be simplified taking into consideration a few key metrics regarding the product.
We feed thousands of data to our AI regarding these products through advanced algorithms. Based on the relevant data i.e. brand, features, specs, ratings and reviews and many others (which are discussed below) a list of best dual cpu motherboard has been prepared by the AI.
Branded products might seem pricey but the point is they are charging those extra bucks for reliability. Unlike many other things, trust doesn’t come cheap. 8 out of 10 times you can trust a branded one.
Enough and useful features make a product purchase worthy. This is the basic criteria to be followed.
Matching the right specs according to your need is very important and we miss no important things.
Healthy ratings indicate a good product. Highest rated products rarely disappoint users. So, we pick the best rated units on our list.
Number of Reviews:
Higher number of reviews in the shortest period of time shows the product is accepted widely by a lot of customers. Customer feedback aka customer reviews are the most insightful source of judging a product’s merit. We take serious consideration into customer reviews and total numbers while choosing them.
Ratio of Positive Reviews Against Bad:
The final rating is an average of all ratings provided by users. But we can get a deeper look at the product’s performance if we analyze the ratings on each star level.
Ranking of the Seller:
Shows the reputation of the seller. Even if you choose the correct item, a bad seller can be a big hassle. So stare clear of them.
Product Ranking in Relevant Category:
These small little details are never left out of our consideration. This is what makes our selection even more confident and authentic.
Bang for the Buck:
Spending a fortune on dual cpu motherboard is not a wise thing to do. Our every selected item should provide you the best value for the money you spent.
Selling Growth Over the Product Lifetime:
A product might have thousands of reviews and good ratings, still can be a bad choice. Once hyped products can be an outdated choice now. So, a gradual positive growth of any product indicates its reliability.
Every product is perfected with every new edition. Those little improvements, upgrades and adjustments come real handy in user experience. So, we keep in mind to choose the latest ones.
Unavailable product is like a dead lion. Discontinued items are surely not recommended.
Rating By Features:
There is a special segment in amazon where the product is rated according to different relevant features. This one is mostly overlooked by everyone. But we keep a keen eye on this!
A product needs to be versatile and user friendly. Our aim is to prepare a list of best dual cpu motherboard which will serve you in a wide range.
Amazon’s choice can be a factor to consider. It creates a sense of reliability among customers. We value amazon’s choice and prepare all lists keeping this fact in mind.
After reading through all of the reviews and features of the different dual cpu motherboard, it is clear that there are a lot of great options to choose from. However, the best option for each person will vary depending on their individual needs and preferences. But here, the products we have listed above, have great features and are highly rated by customers. If you are looking for the Best Dual Cpu Motherboard, then any of these 10 would be a great choice for you.
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10 Facts about Bed Bugs
Facts about Bed Bugs talk about the parasitic insects. They feed on blood and are included in the cimicid family. The common bed bugs which feed the blood of human being are Cimex lectularius. There are several types of Cimex species which feed the blood of other animals. Those are Cimex adjunctus located in the eastern United States, Cimex pilosellus in western United States and Cimex pipistrelli in Europe. Here are other interesting facts about bed bugs below:
Facts about Bed Bugs 1: the name
The animal is named bed bugs because they like living in the warm places. It can be inside the bedding or beds. They prefer warm houses.
Facts about Bed Bugs 2: the activity
The activity of bed bugs can be seen at night. However, they are not included as nocturnal animals. The host will not notice when the bugs feed on their blood.
Facts about Bed Bugs 3: adverse health effects
There are several adverse health effects caused by the bite of bed bugs. The symptoms include the skin rashes, allergy, and psychological effects.
Facts about Bed Bugs 4: the human parasite
Bed bugs are considered as the human parasites from more than thousand years.
Facts about Bed Bugs 5: the reduction of bed big
Most bed bugs were mostly eliminated from the developed world in the beginning of 1940s. However, the population of bed bugs has been increased again in 1995 because of the resistance of bed bugs to pesticides.
Facts about Bed Bugs 6: the diagnosis
The diagnosis of bed bugs can be seen from the presence of compatible symptoms as well as the finding bed bugs. To cure the symptoms, you have to eliminate the bed bugs.
Facts about Bed Bugs 7: the appearance
The adult bed bugs have no hind wings. The body comes in oval shape. The color is reddish brown to light brown. The front wings come in vestigial look.
Facts about Bed Bugs 8: the banded appearance
Bed bugs have the banded appearance due to the microscopic hair that this animals have. It also has segmented abdomens.
Facts about Bed Bugs 9: the size of bed bugs
The width of bed bugs is around 0.059 to 0.118 inches. The length is around 0.16 to 0.20 inches. Get facts about beavers here.
Facts about Bed Bugs 10: the newly hatched nymphs
The color of the newly hatched nymphs is light and translucent. The body color becomes browner when the animal is mature.
Do you have any opinion on facts about bed bugs?

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A nearly new sale where mums sell to mums. Sell your preloved childrens' clothes toys and equipment, or buy quality items at bargain priceslA great place to buy a second hand pram, clothes, cot highchair, toys, books ... anything aimed at babies, children and pregnancy, in great condition and all at bargain prices.
2for1 entry voucher available on website. Free entry in the last half hour of the sale. Children go free.
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Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, hatherely-studio-lets offers accommodation in Cheltenham. Located just 0.5 miles from Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital, and 1 mile form the Governent Communication Head Quarter (GCHQ).
White Lodge is a charming period property located on a main road, just 2 miles from the centre of Cheltenham. Guests are free to make use of the large garden, which has a pet-friendly area..
The Victorian Burlington House is located on the main A40 Cheltenham to Gloucester Road, half a mile from Cheltenham Spa Train Station. This silver award-winning guest house offers free WiFi, free off-road parking and an extensive breakfast menu..
Jurys Inn Cheltenham
Set in attractive grounds, 3 miles from the centre of Cheltenham and Cheltenham Racecourse, this Jurys Inn offers a health and leisure club with heated indoor pool, 2 tennis courts and easy access to the M5 motorway..
Premier Inn Cheltenham Central
For good-value comfort in central Cheltenham, this Premier Inn is close to Cheltenham Spa Rail Station and is within easy reach of the M5 and A40..
Central Studios Gloucester Road
The Central Studios offer rooms containing a small kitchenette, with a combi microwave featuring oven and grill, a full-size fridge and a sink (no hob or oven). Tea and coffee-making facilities, plates and cutlery are also provided..
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Sun, November 7, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
On Sunday, November 7, we’ll be presenting a special service of remembrance at 5pm which will include a performance of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem for choir and chamber orchestra. During the service we will remember especially those who have died over the course of the pandemic. Fauré composed this famous and lush Requiem in 1887 and revised and expanded it in 1890. It was premiered at the Church of the Madeleine in Paris in 1888, and the expanded version in 1893.


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Dries Van Noten
Dries Van Noten Man Autumn-Winter 2015-16 – Dries Van Noten closed the show with a definite nautical theme.
Beige, blue and white stole the show in many different combinations.
Cargo pants and shorts, denim with padded bombers and tweed long-line coats with loose fitting shirts mix up the traditional tailored trousers and stripy jumper that fits with the infamous nautical scene.
Dries Van Noten highlights the richness of multi-tones in blues and beiges by offering a darker option. Darker and richer tones over the autumnal seasons compliment the weather outside without being too forceful.
Navy blue with golden patterns and embroidery fuses together to make a contemporary yet effective finish.
Smoking jackets and slip-on brogues remind us of earlier eras of a more refined kind; however, blended with shorts layered on top of trousers brings the eras together to make it more modern and exclusive for the traditional man.
Another item to look out for, for men this season is the choker necklace; kept simple with nothing too intricate just touches up the open collared shirt and creates the focus for the rest of the outfit.


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In the fight against climate change, scientists have searched for ways to replace fossil fuels with carbon-free alternatives such as hydrogen fuel.
A device known as a photoelectrical chemical cell (PEC) has the potential to produce hydrogen fuel through artificial photosynthesis, an emerging renewable energy technology that uses energy from sunlight to drive chemical reactions such as splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.
The key to a PEC’s success lies not only in how well its photoelectrode reacts with light to produce hydrogen, but also oxygen. Few materials can do this well, and according to theory, an inorganic material called bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) is a good candidate.
Yet this technology is still young, and researchers in the field have struggled to make a BiVO4 photoelectrode that lives up to its potential in a PEC device. Now, as reported in the journal Small, a research team led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP), a DOE Energy Innovation Hub, have gained important new insight into what might be happening at the nanoscale (billionths of a meter) to hold BiVO4 back.
“When you make a material, such as an inorganic material like bismuth vanadate, you might assume, just by looking at it with the naked eye, that the material is homogeneous and uniform throughout,” said senior author Francesca Toma, a staff scientist at JCAP in Berkeley Lab’s Chemical Sciences Division. “But when you can see details in a material at the nanoscale, suddenly what you assumed was homogeneous is actually heterogeneous – with an ensemble of different properties and chemical compositions. And if you want to improve a photoelectrode material’s efficiency, you need to know more about what’s happening at the nanoscale.”
X-rays and simulations bring a clearer picture into focus
In a previous study supported by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program, Toma and lead author Johanna Eichhorn developed a special technique using an atomic force microscope at Berkeley Lab’s JCAP laboratory to capture images of thin-film bismuth vanadate at the nanoscale to understand how a material’s properties can affect its performance in an artificial photosynthesis device. (Eichhorn, who is currently at the Walter Schottky Institute of the Technical University of Munich in Germany was a researcher in Berkeley Lab’s Chemical Sciences Division at the time of the study.)
The current study builds on that pioneering work by using a scanning transmission X-ray microscope (STXM) at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source (ALS), a synchrotron user facility, to map out changes in a thin-film semiconducting material made of molybdenum bismuth vanadate (Mo-BiVO4).
The researchers used bismuth vanadate as a case example of a photoelectrode because the material can absorb light in the visible range in the solar spectrum, and when combined with a catalyst, its physical properties allow it to make oxygen in the water-splitting reaction. Bismuth vanadate is one of the few materials that can do this, and in this case, the addition of a small quantity of molybdenum to BiVO4 somehow improves its performance, Toma explained.
When water is split into H2 and O2, hydrogen-hydrogen and oxygen-oxygen bonds need to form. But if any step in water-splitting is out of sync, unwanted reactions will happen, which could lead to corrosion. “And if you want to scale up a material into a commercial water-splitting device, no one wants something that degrades. So we wanted to develop a technique that maps out which regions at the nanoscale are the best at making oxygen,” Toma explained.
Working with ALS staff scientist David Shapiro, Toma and her team used STXM to take high-resolution nanoscale measurements of grains in a thin film of Mo-BiVO4 as the material degraded in response to the water-splitting reaction triggered by light and the electrolyte.
“Chemical heterogeneity at the nanoscale in a material can often lead to interesting and useful properties, and few microscopy techniques can probe the molecular structure of a material at this scale,” Shapiro said. “The STXM instruments at the Advanced Light Source are very sensitive probes that can nondestructively quantify this heterogeneity at high spatial resolution and can therefore provide a deeper understanding of these properties.”
David Prendergast, interim division director of the Molecular Foundry, and Sebastian Reyes-Lillo, a former postdoctoral researcher at the Foundry, helped the team understand how Mo-BiVO4 responds to light by developing computational tools to analyze each molecule’s spectral “fingerprint.” Reyes-Lillo is currently a professor at Andres Bello University in Chile and a Molecular Foundry user. The Molecular Foundry is a Nanoscale Science Research Center national user facility.
“Prendergast’s technique is really powerful,” Toma said. “Often when you have complex heterogeneous materials made of different atoms, the experimental data you get is not easy to understand. This approach tells you how to interpret those data. And if we have a better understanding of the data, we can create better strategies for making Mo-BiVO4 photoelectrodes less vulnerable to corrosion during water-splitting.”
Reyes-Lillo added that Toma’s use of this technique and the work at JCAP enabled a deeper understanding of Mo-BiVO4 that would otherwise not be possible. “The approach reveals element-specific chemical fingerprints of a material’s local electronic structure, making it especially suited for the study of phenomena at the nanoscale. Our study represents a step toward improving the performance of semiconducting BiVO4-based materials for solar fuel technologies,” he said.
The researchers next plan to further develop the technique by taking STXM images while the material is operating so that they can understand how the material changes chemically as a photoelectrode in a model PEC system.
“I’m very proud of this work. We need to find alternative solutions to fossil fuels, and we need renewable alternatives. Even if this technology isn’t ready for the marketplace tomorrow, our technique – along with the powerful instruments available to users at the Advanced Light Source and the Molecular Foundry – will open up new routes for renewable energy technologies to make a difference.”
Co-authors with Toma and Eichhorn include Jason K. Cooper, David M. Larson, David Prendergast, Sebastian Reyes-Lillo, Shawn Sallis, Ian D. Sharp, Subhayan Roychoudbury, and Johannes Weis.
The work was supported by the DOE Office of Science and Berkeley Lab’s Laboratory Directed Research and Development program.
The Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis is a DOE Energy Innovation Hub. The Molecular Foundry and Advanced Light Source are DOE Office of Science user facilities co-located at Berkeley Lab.
Learn more at:
- “Splitting Water: Nanoscale Imaging Yields Key Insights,” news release, July 7, 2018
- “New Discovery Could Better Predict How Semiconductors Weather Abuse,” news release, July 5, 2016
Founded in 1931 on the belief that the biggest scientific challenges are best addressed by teams, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and its scientists have been recognized with 13 Nobel Prizes. Today, Berkeley Lab researchers develop sustainable energy and environmental solutions, create useful new materials, advance the frontiers of computing, and probe the mysteries of life, matter, and the universe. Scientists from around the world rely on the Lab’s facilities for their own discovery science. Berkeley Lab is a multiprogram national laboratory, managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
DOE’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit energy.gov/science.