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Rent a Room in Ireland: Facts for Tenants & Landlords
Renting a room in Ireland can cost €1,415 per month! In this comprehensive guide, we unravel everything you need to know about renting a room for both tenants and homeowners alike.Tenants get a lower-cost alternative to renting and homeowners earn extra income from their unused rooms. Some landlords can even benefit from the rent-a-room scheme and profit from tax relief.
How to Rent a Room in Ireland?
So you are considering shying away from the traditional home rental or purchase and leaning towards renting a room? A sensible choice for people on a tight budget like students, especially with the ongoing housing crisis in Ireland.
Before you dive in head first and sign any licensee agreement, here are a few things you should keep in mind when you rent a room:
- Rent-a-room landlords do not need to register with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). This means less protection for the tenants. For example, the Equal Status Act is not enforced in rent-a-room agreements.
- There is no lease signing, as such, the homeowner can terminate the rental agreement at any time. On the plus side, the reverse also holds true, meaning that you can leave at any given time as well. In both cases, only ‘reasonable’ notice needs to be given.
- Is the room self-contained with its own bathroom and cooking area? Or will you be sharing common areas with others? Be sure to have ground rules set out if you will be sharing spaces. For example, times of use, cleaning duty, etc.
- A lease agreement may not be necessary when you rent a room but you should still set up an accord with the following details and have both parties sign the form:
Help with rental payments If you decide to rent a room, you may still be eligible for financial assistance towards your monthly payments via the HAP Scheme.
How Much is it to Rent a Room in a House?
When you consider the average cost of a rental in Ireland is €1,415 per month, according to a recent article in the Mirror, to pay a fraction of this to rent a room can appear like a real bargain.
Prices of room rentals can vary greatly across the Republic, consequently, in the table below, we have listed the average rent a room cost per region and per type of unit.
|Shared common areas
|Self-contained unit cost
*Prices per month based on current listings
What's the difference? If you’re renting a self-contained flat, such as a granny flat or a floor with a separate entrance, then you are covered under landlord and tenant law. If it is not an ensuite room, there are no regulations which govern this type of arrangement.
What is the best website to rent a room?
To look for a room to rent in Ireland, the following websites come highly recommended:
- Rent.ie: Includes listings of holiday rentals, short-term lets, and parking spaces.
- Daft.ie: Also has homes for sale and commercial property listings.
- Roomstorent.ie: This site specialises in rentals only.
Most of these websites also come with their app to search for a room for rent.
The Daft app receives positive reviews with a 4.6 out of 5 stars in the Apple store and a 4.2 out of 5 stars in Google Play. Here are some comments found for the app:
I gave it 5 star because it is a best property app I have seen by far.
However, I would like to suggest that the Property Facilities should include a Garage availability. Also Garden/Patio/Balcony should be in the three different points, otherwise it doesn’t make any sense. If the house has a garden then landlord selects this, but there’s no patio and no balcony in the house, so it’s misleading.
Maxwestmail - 03/09/2020 App Store
Alternatively, the Badi app comes highly rated as well, scoring a 4.5 out of 5 stars on Apple and 4.6 out of 5 stars on Google Play Store.
great way to find a room or good roomies. Highly suggested!
Mia Avila - 5/22/21 - Play Store
Rent a Room Scheme in Ireland: Homeowners Guidelines
In a move to solve Ireland’s housing difficulties, the Government introduced the rent-a-room scheme back in 2001 to entice homeowners to let their unused rooms.
The Scheme allows landlords to rent a room and earn up to €14,000 a year tax-free!
Of course, there are some criteria one needs to meet to qualify for the rent-a-room scheme, these are:
- You must occupy the home as your sole residence along with the tenant.
- Any rent you receive cannot exceed €14,000 in a calendar year - this includes any money received from the tenant for food, utilities, laundry, or other home services.
- You cannot deduct expenses from the rental income.
- Although tax-exempt, the amounts received from the tenant must be declared on your annual tax return.
- You cannot rent a room to your civil partner or child, but other family members are permitted.
- You cannot rent a room to short-term guests such as an Airbnb host.
Did you know? You do not need to own the home to qualify for the rent-a-room scheme. You can be renting it from a landlord and sublet a room to someone else. Ensure your lease agreement allows you to sublet or check with your landlord. Only if you rent to a HAP scheme tenant must you be the property owner to qualify for the rent-a-room scheme.
What is Rent-a-Room Relief?
Rent-a-room relief does not affect non-rental income-related taxes or benefits such as mortgage interest relief.
From January 2019, the rent-a-room scheme tax relief cannot be applied to rental income from letting periods under 28 consecutive days. However, this can be waived in the case of student accommodation, four-day-a-week digs, and respite care lettings.
HAP and rent-a-room relief
If you have tenants who qualify for Housing Assistance Payment, the local authority will directly pay rent to you. In order to do so, you will need to provide certain documents and details such as:
- The amount of monthly rent.
- Bank account details.
- Undertakings regarding rental accommodation standards and tax compliance.
- Proof of property ownership.
A property inspection will usually be carried out within 8 months of receiving a HAP payment, to ensure that it meets the minimum standards for accommodation.
How to declare rent-a-room income
Rent-a-room relief is claimed for the previous year when filing a tax return. Tax returns can be completed and filed online via the Revenue MyAccount Service (for PAYE taxpayers) or the Revenue Online Service (ROS) for self-employed citizens.
Relief can also be claimed by filing a paper tax return through your local tax office. Rent-a-room income should be recorded in the “Exempt income” section of the tax return form. There is a four-year limit to claim relief, so if you have already accidentally paid tax on your rental income, you may still have time to claim all or some of it back.
Legalities with Renting a Room in Ireland
First, unless the room you are renting is self-contained (separate entrance, private cooking area, and bathroom), you will not be covered under landlord and tenant law.
As there is no landlord or tenant law governing rentals under the rent a room scheme, it could be a good idea to agree to some house rules in advance with the tenant. These rules, sometimes referred to as a licensee agreement, should be put in writing and signed by both parties.
Here is the Top 10 items you will want to cover or mention in the agreement could include:
- The duration of the tenancy.
- How much notice either party should give to end the tenancy.
- Rent (how much and when it should be paid.)
- Payment method - by cheque, standing order, bank transfer etc.
- Inclusions in the rental fee (bills, additional services etc.).
- How to divide excluded expenses (bills, broadband, bin collection, etc.).
- Rules regarding daytime or overnight visitors.
- Permissible noise levels.
- How to record payments and additional expenses.
- Whether the property is smoking or non-smoking.
Such an agreement is necessary to avoid your tenant placing a Small Claims Procedure in case of a dispute.
Even though there is no tenancy agreement in place, there are still some other basic legal guidelines that should be followed. Specifically, as the landlord, you have the right to:
- Set the rent, which should be in line with generally applicable rates.
- Receive payment on the agreed date.
- Review the amount of rent to be paid every 12 months (notifying the tenant in advance).
- Retain part or all of the security deposit if the tenant leaves without the agreed notice, if there are unpaid bills or rent arrears, or if there has been property damage caused outside of normal wear and tear.
You do not have the right to:
- Enter the lodger’s room without the express consent of the tenant.
- Retain any of the tenant’s belongings for any reason (including unpaid rent).
Rent a room in “digs” style
Digs usually refer to a common renting situation used by university students where they stay in rented accommodation during the week and go home at the weekends.
The advantage of digs is that it is cheaper for students to rent a room for twenty days a month than thirty, additional services such as laundry and evening meals are commonly included, and landlords will have the house to themselves at the weekend.

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The British Civil Service Understood The Streisand Effect Seventy Years Ago
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Y Pennog Coch writes “Seeing how much you like to cover the Streisand Effect, I thought you might be as amused as I am, that while so many Internet-era companies don’t get it, the British civil service completely understood back in the 1930’s: “And if the object of suppression is to prevent women getting to know that these practices exist and adopting them, then I think there is no doubt whatever that the object would be defeated by prosecution and its attendant publicity.” Perhaps they simply have more experience in cover-ups.” The Streisand Effect, for those who don’t know, is what happens when some entity tries to suppress something, and the opposite occurs: the act of suppressing it gives it attention making it much more well known than it ever would have been without the suppression attempt. It was something we jokingly named The Streisand Effect after a photo that no one cared about of Barbara Streisand’s house became a huge internet hit after she demanded it be taken offline. The reason behind the British Civil Service decision is a bit pathetic, but still amusing, considering how few companies (well, mainly lawyers) seem to grasp the impact of the Streisand Effect in an internet-enabled world.
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just goes to show that we brits have always been the masters of discretion. no going in with lawyers blazing, just subtle cover-ups. and people wonder why the roswell incedent was so much more publiciseded than the aldgate affair.
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Anyone know if the Streisand house is visible in Google Earth or MS Virtual Earth? She’s going to need a lot of lawyers to keep it out of all the mapping programs…


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We interviewed Erna Janine, the owner of Freeweaver Saori Studio, and you can read it in the Autumn Issue 2018
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When the dust settled from the rare two Game 7s in the conference finals, we were right back where we were last year.
And the year before that.
And the year before that.
This will be the fourth consecutive season the NBA Finals will feature the Golden State Warriors vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers. While this matchup pits the best team of this era against the best player of this generation, there was a collective groan about seeing this matchup again. Still, it did lead to some good comedy from CBS:
Despite the laughs, round four does lead to a couple of questions.
Is it good for the NBA to have the same teams in four years in a row?
Will there be viewer fatigue and will ratings drop?
History suggests probably not.
The NBA has always been its most popular when it gets its biggest stars on its biggest stages, and this will be the fourth year in a row the league will have just that. LeBron James is the best player of this generation and one of the best players of any generation. Stephen Curry will go down as the best pure shooter the game has ever seen. Draymond Green is polarizing (and that’s good for ratings). The past two years, Kevin Durant has joined this mix.
With that group to sell and good storylines — plus a growing general popularity of the sport, ratings this season were up both nationally and overall in local broadcasts — more people have tuned in to watch these past three Finals than any since the Jordan era. There has not yet been fatigue.
And there wasn’t in the Jordan era, either.
Michael Jordan went to six finals in eight seasons, ratings and the popularity of the sport have never been higher. Before him (and slightly overlapping), Magic Johnson took the Lakers to nine NBA in 12 years, and people were hoping to see him go up against Larry Bird’s Celtics one more time. Shaq and Kobe’s Lakers’ three-peated and that was good for the league.
The reason is that more and more “casual” NBA fans tune into the Finals. The hard-core NBA fan may be weary of the Cavs vs. Warriors matchup and vent their frustrations on Twitter, but at this point in the season the audience is much broader. Those increased fans don’t seem to mind.
In 2017, the overall ratings and viewership were basically even with 2016 (20.4 million average viewers on ABC for games in 2017, vs. 20.3 million in 2016). However, while Game 1 of 2016 was higher, the ratings for Games 2-5 were higher in 2017. The only reason the overall ratings did as well in 2016 is it had the massive draws of Games 6 and 7 (viewership always goes up the deeper we get into a series).
Maybe this year it’s different, maybe year four is the tipping point when people start to tune out of this series.
However, there is nothing the NBA can do about it — this was earned. Both the Cavaliers and Warriors were pushed hard in the conference finals (and all season) and had to earn their trip back to the big dance with Game 7 wins on the road. Both teams also caught some breaks — nobody, not even Jordan, won rings without some luck (with health and other aspects).
Who knows what the landscape of the NBA will look like a year from now — the only thing more popular in the NBA than the Finals lately is the summer free agency/trade season. This year is shaping up to see some league-changing movement. Plus in the East, Boston and Philadelphia are on the rise and will try to assert themselves at the top of the food chain. It’s the cycle of things.
For now, it is round four of Cavaliers vs. Warriors.
We’ll see if the fans are still into this.

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Never boil ribs. In the summer I always do them completely on the grill (Weber gas), applying rub, then smoking them with wood chips. It takes time (at least 3-4 hours) and steady attention to maintain 230°- 250° on a grill which wasn't designed for it, but they come out incredibly good.
In the winter when I can't spend 4 hours out on the patio smoking them, I rub and wrap them in foil in 4 bone sections, then cook in the oven at 300° for 2-3 hours. Then depending on the weather I'll either finish them on the grill or under the oven broiler. They aren't the same as when smoked, but they still come out tasty and fall off the bone tender.
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FORMER BRYANT BASKETBALL PLAYER JOSH LONGSTAFF HEADED TO NBA AS VIDEO COORDINATOR FOR OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|Josh Longstaff was a member of the Bryant basketball and baseball teams from 2001-05 and was a member of Bryant's national finalist team in 2005.|
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Former Bryant University men's basketball player Josh Longstaff '05 has been named video coordinator for player personnel with the Oklahoma Thunder of the National Basketball Association.
Longstaff, a native of Portland, Maine, was a member of the Bryant basketball team from 2001-2005 and also was a pitcher for the Bulldogs' baseball team during the spring. During his senior season, Longstaff and the Bulldogs captured the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II Finals in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Since graduating from Bryant, Longstaff coached at Portland High School and Gorham High School in Maine before connecting with his former assistant coach at Bryant, Brian Keefe who is an assistant with the Thunder regarding a position with the organization.


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Kathmandu Dhulikhel Tour – 5 Days
Kathmandu is an exotic valley with rich culture, art and tradition. Kathmandu Valley is surrounded by verdant agricultural hills scattered with traditional villages and brick houses, rich in ancient holy temples and shrines used by both Buddhists and Hindu worshippers reflecting a great wealth of culture and tradition. Kathmandu Valley is not only cultural, political and commercial centre of Nepal but also it is the capital city of Nepal. Dhulikhel situated at 30 K.M far from Kathmandu Located towards the East of Kathmandu valley . we drive along the Kathmandu Lhasa trade route or Aranico Highway. Culturally rich and natural beauty Dhulikhel is an old Newari town. Dhulikhel is an ideal place for relaxation and a perfect stop for visitors. There is many interesting day hiking trips and short treks. Dhulikhel’s rich cultural heritage expresses itself in old brick buildings, temples, Newari architecture and quiet cobbled lanes.
Day 1: Arrival on Kathmandu (1350m)
The views of the snow clad mountain peaks indicate that you have entered the country of the Himalayans where the people here are as diverse as the cultures here, where there is always something happening somewhere. Upon arrival, you will meet with MSM Tours and Treks representative at the airport who will assist and help you transfer to a Hotel. Overnight accommodation will be in hotel.
Day 2: Sight-seeing tour around Kathmandu
After breakfast, we will have a full day guided sight –seeing tour around Kathmandu where you can feast your eyes on the rich and colorful history of the country. The tour includes Kathmandu Durbar Square- houses the old royal palace of the Kathmandu kingdom, Monkey Temple- swarming with monkeys, Pashupatinath- one of the most significant Hindu temple of Lord Shiva in the world, Boudha Stupa- one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu. One will be able to appreciate how the country is as it is. From the top of the Monkey Temple to the fluttering of the colorful prayer flags at Boudha Stupa, you will be able to understand the way of life of the people in the Kathmandu Valley. Overnight accommodation will be in a hotel.
Day 3: Sight-seeing tour around Patan and Bhaktapur
After breakfast, we will have a guided sight- seeing around Patan- rich in cultural heritage, especially in tradition arts and crafts, Bhaktapur- city of devotees and is a center of potter and intriguing masks. The tour also includes Durbar Square, Krishna Temple, Mahaboudha, Hiranya Verna Mahavihar, etc at Patan and Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Taumadhi Square, Dattatreya Square, Pottery Square, Nyatapola Temple. Form this tour, you will be able to understand and see how religion has been ingrained and preserved into the way of life of the people here.
Day 4: Drive to Dhulikhel
We will be getting to Dhulikhel by bus. It is a delightful place renowned for its traditional buildings, where most of the Newari lifestyle is still intact and offers spectacular snow clad mountains. Dhulikhel is a stage of immense beauty and a paradise for nature lovers. We will be taking some very pleasant short treks around the area. We will hike for 4 to 5 hours and then we take drive on local transport around 30 to 45 minute. At Dhulikhel you will have your lunch, afterwards explore around the village. Overnight accommodation will be in a hotel.
Day 5: Back to Kathmandu and Departure
You will be waking up early in the morning to view nature at its best, as the surreal sight of sunrise greets you which will rejuvenate your senses. You will be spending some time exploring the natural surroundings of Dhulikhe and after having breakfast board back to Kathmandu for departure.
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- Hotel accommodation in Kathmandu on BB basis (Tourist Standard Hotel to Five Star deluxe Hotel in Kathmandu as you prefer)
- Government license holder City Tour Guide.
- All necessary paper work and permits (National park permit, TIMS )
- Kathmandu valley sightseeing tour with private vehicle as mentioned in itinerary
- All program as mentioned in itinerary.
- Government Tax and office service charge.
- Welcome and Farewell dinner.
- A comprehensive medical kit
- Airport drop
- Nepal Visa fee
- International airfare to and from Kathmandu
- Extra night accommodation in Kathmandu
- Lunch & Dinner during Kathmandu stay
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Take a tour of Liverpool’s architectural marvels
See this handsome, historic city with fresh eyes; join an expert-led RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) tour of its loveliest buildings.
A walking tour organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects is the perfect way to sample Liverpool’s magnificent architecture at close quarters. These 2-hour walks tell the story of Liverpool’s past, present and future through the buildings and spaces that make up the city.
A highlight is the stunning St George’s Hall, one of the finest examples of neoclassical architecture in Europe. Nearby is the Central Library, which re-opened in 2013 after a £55m renovation. The William Brown Street building houses more than 4 million documents, books and archives in an idiosyncratic blend of the city’s old and new.
The tour also incorporates the famous Three Graces, a trio of magnificent edifices dominating the Liverpool Waterfront, as well as the trendy revamped Ropewalks area and the elegant Georgian Quarters.
Liverpool is in northwest England, just over 2 hours from London by train.
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With the release of their track “Jealousy” earlier in the week, it seems that the three-man Atlanta group Migos has taken their recent Twitter tift with Chicago rapper Chief Keef to the recording booth.
The sly disagreement between the parties began last week with a series of now mostly deleted Tweets from both sides. Chief Keef, who is signed to Interscope Records in conjunction with 1017 Brick Squad, Tweeted first with an accusation that the Atlanta group was engaging in an indirect diss against him. “Heard Migos sneak dissin No Talkin,” he wrote. Migos responded by downplaying the possibility the same day in a separate Tweet. “Migos don’t sneak diss and don’t entertain bullshit. We entertain money,” they wrote alongside the hashtags “YRN2” and “QC.” Migos member Offset also let off a perceived threat to the Chicago rapper with his now deleted Tweet that the group “Will b in Chiraq Next Week Pull Up @ChiefKeef.”
The Twitter exchange took place throughout last Friday (December 6) and Migos released the “Jealousy” track from their upcoming mixtape, “YRN (Young Rich Niggas) 2” this past Monday (December 9). With some sources citing the song as a continuation of the rift between the group and Chief Keef, the Atlanta trio addressed the possibility yesterday (December 12) in an interview with MTV News.
When asked if “Jealousy” was directed at Chief Keef, group member Quavo quoted a phrase he suggested one might hear from a parent. “I mean, like your Momma used to say, if the shoe fits,” he said, “that’s it.” Group member Takeoff told the network that the song was up for interpretation. “You know, people gonna take it however they gonna take it and put it however they wanna put it,” he said. Quavo also spoke to the song more specifically with remarks that fans and other artists would know if it was a diss. “If you listen to the song, it’s self-explanatory,” he said. “If [I’mma] do one, [I’mma] say ya name to keep it one hundred. Ain’t no need for me to be sneak-dissin’…We don’t do no sneak-dissin’.”
Speaking to the origin of the confrontation, Offset added that the first Tweet from Chief Keef was unexpected. “Honestly, it caught us by surprise,” he said. Reiterating the sentiment expressed on their own collective Twitter page, Quavo also said “we make music, we get money” in reference to the disagreement. Video of the segment can be streamed below.
On “Jealousy,” the hook plays on the phrase “sneak diss” and finds the group alluding to a more violent confrontation. “I ain’t never did a sneak diss / Call my hitman quick to put you on the hit list,” they rap. Later in the song, Offset seems to address Chief Keef’s accusations more directly. “Fuck nigga, you saying we dissing? / Mistletoe chopper, them bullets come kissing / Don’t enter Atlanta without no permission / Leaving’em stanking like chitlins.” The song can be streamed below via HipHopDX.
Migos gained popularity locally last year with hits like “Bando” and earlier this year with “Fema.” The group built on their success with their most popular song to date, “Versace.” Migos is currently preparing their “YRN 2” mixtape for a January release.

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I really like the idea of Adam and Dayna reviewing this movie together. They didn't agree on everything but, that is a good thing. You get a chance to see different interpretations in the movie and different views of the movie itself. I love the idea of them walking together and connecting it to scenes in the movie. Good job!
More video reviews! I love this. :)
I like walking with Dayna and Adam!
It certainly makes me want to check out the film.
What lovely discussion without too much spoilage.
Thanks for this!
I don't believe the reviews on this film. the critics knew that this film was set to be one of summers blockbusters and they didn't want to see that happen so they deliberately gave it bad reviews as to make sure the audience wouldn't want to or would not go to see it. Do to not wanting to waste money on a stinker. I saw the trailer and it looked amazing. I want to see it and i'm not gonna let any jealous critic or prudish critic stop me
YESS!!! I love these movies, you get exactly what you came for, fast cars, cheesy dialouge, absurd action sequences, and gratuitous skin shown. It's gotten to the point where I think even the actors are in on the joke.
Check out this episode of the B.S. Report http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=6443190, it is THE definitive breakdown of the previous movie (and the whole franchise) by Bill Simmons and Adam Carolla. They will probably be coming out with another one shortly
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Nintendo is developing a new Legend of Zelda game for iOS and Android smartphones, according to The Wall Street Journal.
DeNA, the Japanese company that helped Nintendo launch its first two smartphone games, Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes, is helping the gaming giant develop the title.
The WSJ‘s Takashi Mochizuki says Nintendo plans to release the game after it launches Animal Crossing on mobile devices later this year.
Nintendo originally planned to release Animal Crossing this past March, but the company delayed the title to focus its efforts on Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes. The unnamed sources interviewed by The WSJ say those plans could change depending on any number of factors. There’s also little information about the game itself.
Nintendo is reportedly also developing a digital Pokémon collectible card game that builds on the physical game Nintendo and The Pokémon Company currently offer.
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Looking for a new laptop? Realme Book Slim is coming and here is everything to know
Realme Book Slim is going to be the company’s first-ever laptop and it is coming to India tomorrow.
- Realme Book Slim is going to be launched in India on August 18.
- Realme has confirmed the Book Slim will come with a 2K display.
- Realme Book Slim will be important for the company as it enters the PC market.
With the gradual retreat of the pandemic in India, schools and colleges are resuming slowly. Students need laptops more right now than ever. So, if you are looking for a new laptop, possibly one with Windows on it, Realme is getting ready to bring its first laptop to India. It is called the Realme Book Slim. It will be direct competition with the new RedmiBook laptops but, in hindsight, Realme is gunning for the position where the Apple MacBook stands right now. Everything is going to rely on the price of the Realme Book Slim, which the speculation suggests will be around Rs 55,000.
Realme India and Europe CEO, Madhav Sheth, has been teasing the laptop for a while now. Of course, the Realme Book Slim is important for the company because it will mark its entry into the PC market, not just in India but also in China at the same time. The PC category has lately been seeing a lot of disruption, thanks to more brands entering the space. The biggest impact, however, has been that of Xiaomi in India. Xiaomi last year finally launched its laptops and since then it has been inundating the market with more and more laptops. Xiaomi has announced an event for August 26 where it will launch more Mi Notebook models, so Realme’s Book Slim will have to be attractive enough in terms of price.
While the price is tentatively going to be Rs 55,000, according to several leaks, the specifications of the Realme Book Slim will be important, as well. Realme has already confirmed a few things. According to the company, the Realme Book Slim will be lighter than the MacBook Pro and thinner than the MacBook Air. It will come with a 2K display with a 3:2 aspect ratio. There will be a USB-C port for 65W charging, as well as a wide trackpad. The laptop is said to come with a 14-inch display with thin bezels.
Realme has confirmed the Realme Book Slim will come with at least the 11th Gen Intel Core i5 processor. Assisting this processor, there will be 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. There will be Windows 10, but Realme has already confirmed Windows 11 will be coming to the Realme Book Slim. In terms of ports, the Realme Book Slim is going to have Thunderbolt 4, USB-C 3.2, and USB-A 3.1 ports. There will also be a 3.5mm headphone jack on the phone. The laptop will come with stereo speakers with DTS Audio support on them.
All of these specifications look impressive on paper and that is what Realme needs to make its name in the PC market, much like how it disrupted the smartphone market.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled a life-sized statue of late president Nelson Mandela at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, as South Africa celebrates Heritage Day on Monday 24 September 2018.
This comes as part of South Africa’s continued centenary celebrations of the founding father of the nation’s democracy – President Nelson Mandela. The year 2018 marks the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, thus providing a unique opportunity for people around the world to reflect on his life and times and to promote his legacy.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the late Nelson Mandela will forever hold a special place in the world for his dedication to peace and his legacy of forgiveness. “This celebration has provided us with an opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made as a young democracy and the tasks that still lie ahead of us. It has also reinforced the need for South Africa to continue to build on the legacy of President Mandela in working towards a peaceful, just and prosperous world,” added President Ramaphosa.
President Ramaphosa called on global leaders, international organisations and civil society groups to work together to restore the primacy and relevance of multilateralism, and emphasised the need for strengthened efforts to a more proactive approach to the maintenance of international peace and security.
Team South Africa – led by President Ramaphosa kicked off their 2018 participation at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in the form of the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit which was hosted in collaboration with the UN and coincided with Heritage Day in South Africa. The Nelson Mandela Peace Summit included a high-level plenary meeting on global peace in honor of the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, the unveiling the Mandela live-size statue, and a reception hosted by South Africa for about 300 delegates on 24 September 2018. The high-level plenary meeting on global peace in honor of the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, aimed to adopt a political declaration negotiated by Member States.
President Ramaphosa concluded: “In line to the philosophy and practice of the Mandela years, South Africa continues to seek warm fraternal relations and strong economic ties with all the countries if the world, regardless of size, influence or alignment.
“We remain firmly committed to the rules-based multilateralism as the most sustainable and effective approach to the management of international relations – and will continue to advocate for the needs and interests of developing countries to be placed at the top of the international agenda.”
The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 73) commenced on 18 September 2018, and the first day of the high-level General Debate starts today – Tuesday, 25 September 2018, and is scheduled to last for nine working days.
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Who hasn’t heard of the Star Wars? The evergreen series laid a foundation for many future Sci-fi movies, otherwise who in the ’70s would have imagined characters roaming around in the space and fighting wars with extra-terrestrial beings?
Where to Watch Star Wars Online?
Here are all the options to watch Star Wars online. But, there’s a catch, not all options offer a complete range of Star War movies.
|Platforms||Available Star Wars Episodes|
|Disney Plus||All Episodes|
|VUDU||The Force Awakens, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, Revenge of the Sith, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back|
|Play Store||All Episodes|
|Microsoft Store||The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Solo, Rogue One, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, The Phantom Menace, Return of the Jedi|
|Amazon Prime Video||All Episodes|
|YouTube Premium||All Episodes|
All these options have a high cost attached, however with Disney+, you can watch all titles at one place and more content for $6.99 per month. So whether you want to watch star wars the force awakens, or watch Star Wars the Last Jedi, it will be there.
If Disney Plus is not available in your country, don’t worry a VPN will enable you to access it from anywhere in the world.
Follow these steps to access Disney Plus Anywhere:
- Download and Subscribe to VPN (we recommend ExpressVPN).
- Login and enter your credentials.
- Select a relevant server where the title is available.
- Now go to Disney Plus and Enjoy streaming Disney Plus from anywhere!
How to Watch Star Wars Online for Free
If you subscribe to the above-mentioned streaming platforms, you can watch Star Wars online for free during the trial period. For example, Netflix & YouTube Premium offers a one-month free trial while Disney Plus offers a 7 day free trial period. Follow this method to access Disney+ from anywhere in the world.
How to watch Star Wars on Netflix
Well, with the emergence of Disney Plus, Star Wars titles that were previously available on Netflix are removed. Due to copyright agreements between the streaming giants. However, only Han Solo will remain available on American Netflix and Argentina until July 2020. But if you try to access this title from outside us without a VPN on Netflix you will receive the Site Error.
What order to watch the Star Wars?
Here’s the complete list to watch all the Star Wars movies in the right order following sequence and details:
- Episode IV: A New Hope (1977).
- Rogue One (2016).
- The Empire Strikes Back: Episode V (1980).
- The Phantom Menace: Episode I (1999).
- Attack of the Clones: Episode II (2002).
- Revenge of the Sith: Episode III (2005).
- Solo (2018).
- Return of the Jedi: Episode VI (1983).
- The Force Awakens: Episode VII (2015).
- The Last Jedi: Episode VIII (2017).
- The Rise of Skywalker: Episode IX (2019).
Star Wars Original Trilogy
Watch Star Wars: Episode IV –A New Hope
|Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope||May 25, 1977|
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight to save the Galaxy and trying to rescue Princess Leia from Darth Vader.
Watch Star Wars: Episode V –The Empire Strikes Back
|Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back||May 21, 1980|
Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are under danger by Darth Vader.
Watch Star Wars: Episode VI –Return of the Jedi
|Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi||May 25, 1983|
After a brave mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels roll out to Endor to destroy the second Death Star.
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
Watch Star Wars: Episode I –The Phantom Menace
|Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace||May 19, 1999|
Two Jedi escape beleaguerment and blockades to find help and come across a boy who may bring balance to the Force
Watch Star Wars: Episode II –Attack of the Clones
|Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones||May 16, 2002|
Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala finally after 10 years, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army.
Watch Star Wars: Episode III –Revenge of the Sith
|Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith||May 19, 2005|
Obi-Wan is surrounded by a new threat, Anakin acts as a double agent between the Jedi Council and Palpatine and is tempted into an evil plan to rule the galaxy.
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
Watch Star Wars: Episode VII –The Force Awakens
|Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens||December 18, 2015|
The damaged stormtrooper Finn and the greedy Rey are caught up in the Resistance’s search for the missing Luke Skywalker.
Watch Star Wars: Episode VIII –The Last Jedi
|Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi||December 15, 2017|
Rey gets a better grip on her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers.
Watch Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
|Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker||December 20, 2019|
-The Last Jedi: “Let the past die”
-Rise of Skywalker: “No one’s ever really gone”
Star Wars Anthology Flims
Watch Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
|Rogue One: A Star Wars Story||December 16, 2016|
The Rebel Alliance is joined by the daughter of an imperial scientist in the attempt to steal the Death Star plans.
Watch Solo: A Star Wars Story
|Solo: A Star Wars Story||May 25, 2018|
Han Solo is met with his future copilot Chewbacca and meets Lando Calrissian who was once a greedy get rich guy now turned into a selfless leader in the fight against the Empire years before joining the Rebellion.


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Wow....Drivin' Nails isn't Tubb's best known hit, but it's my personal favourite of his. Good call. It's also one of the very first songs I learned how to play off a record, thanks to its mostly two chord melody. Maybe that's where punk rock started.Tubb's voice is so atypical of pretty much anything in popular music. He wouldn't have a chance in today's world of pretty boy rodeo clowns and goateed rubes, which just about sums up everything you need to know about country music today. Come to think of it, the two Hanks, Williams and Snow, would likely get laughed out of every office in Nashville.Frankly, the music industry deserves every lost dollar from downloading that slips through its fingers.When I saw Merle Haggard, he did a tribute to his favourite country singers partway through the show, including a nod to Tubb and an abbreviated version of that song. Great minds think alike.swac
When I saw Merle Haggard, he did a tribute to his favourite country singers partway through the show, including a nod to Tubb and an abbreviated version of that song. Great minds think alike.Tubb's updated version of Walkin' the Floor Over You (which came out sometime in '79 or '80) that includes Hag and Charlie Daniels is one of my favorite country singles. It's so infectious you can't help but sing along to it.
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A recent poll has found that around three out of four Americans, regardless of political party, believe that United States society and culture are declining.
A poll from the Trafalgar Group and Convention of States Action published on Thursday revealed that 76.8 percent of Americans, regardless of political party affiliation, believe that "American society and culture is in a state of decay."
Just 9.8 percent of respondents said that the country is in a "state of progress," while 13.4 percent said that they were "unsure" about the state of the country.
When viewed by political party affiliation, all parties had a majority that said the country is in a state of decline. 61 percent of Democrats, 85.9 percent of Republicans, and 81.8 percent of those identifying as no party or "other" said American society and culture are in decline.
The poll surveyed 1,076 likely general election voters between Dec. 17 and Dec. 21.
This poll comes as certain aspects of President Joe Biden's poll numbers have slipped behind former President Donald Trump's.
Following a recent bout of polls being added to the polling aggregate website, Biden's RealClearPolitics average for his favorability rating stands at 42. Trump's favorability average is close, standing at 41.8.
On the other hand, in net unfavorable ratings, Trump stands at 51.7, with Biden jumping to 52.6, marking what is reportedly the first time that the former president has had a better unfavorable rating than the current president.
"I honestly never thought I'd see the day when Joe Biden would have a lower net favorable rating than Donald Trump," wrote co-founder and president of RealClearPolitics.
Biden's first year in office was marked with a number of blunders, including record high levels of illegal immigration across the southern border, a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, and economic troubles with supply chains and inflation.
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In the ongoing trial of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, the first prosecution witness, Ogau Onyeka Michael, revealed crucial details before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on February 12, 2024. Michael’s testimony shed light on Emefiele’s approval of a substantial cash payment amounting to $6,230,000 for international election observers during the 2023 general election. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) issued a statement, emphasizing that Michael’s revelations are a pivotal aspect of the ongoing trial.
The EFCC’s statement highlighted the nature of the charges against Emefiele, who is facing a 20-count amended indictment. The charges encompass a range of offenses, including corrupt advantages, conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, forgery, and obtaining by false pretenses, all linked to the alleged misappropriation of $6,230,000. These charges signify a serious legal challenge for the former CBN boss, as he stands accused of financial misconduct and abuse of his position.
The significance of Michael’s testimony lies in its potential to provide the court with critical insights into the alleged corruption and financial impropriety associated with Emefiele’s tenure as CBN governor. The trial, presided over by Justice Muazu, will play a pivotal role in determining the culpability of the accused and addressing the broader implications of financial mismanagement within key institutions. As the legal proceedings unfold, the case against Emefiele raises concerns about transparency and accountability in Nigeria’s financial and political spheres.
As the trial progresses, it will be crucial to closely follow the developments in the courtroom to understand the full extent of the accusations against Emefiele and to gauge the implications for both the individual and the larger governance framework in Nigeria. The trial holds the potential to shape public perception of accountability in high-profile positions and influence the trajectory of anti-corruption efforts in the country.
‘’At the resumed trial on Monday, Michael, a former branch controller of the CBN, Abuja branch, led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, identified the documents presented to him by the prosecution adding that he worked on the documents.
According to him, on January 8, 2023, a request for payment in the sum of $6,230,000 came to his office and documents for the disbursement of the money were approved by the then CBN boss in cash for international election observers.
My Lord, all requests for payments are usually channelled to the branch controller and that is my office. And on that day, my Lord, the request to my office was $6,230,000 and my attention was drawn towards it by my office assistant. It came from the banking services department and the memo carried the signature of the Director, Banking Services, with an instruction to the branch controller to pay the sum of $6,230,000 to a staff of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, bearing the name and identity card of the person”, he said.
Michael went on to explained that;
“it stated that the payment was for election observance and be paid cash in a naira equivalent of the said amount. It further stated that the money should be refunded in the second quarter of 2023 by the Federal Ministry of Finance. My Lord, the document also stated that, ‘find attached the approval of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria for the payment’.
Also, the memo had an attached approval of the then Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and that of the then President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Having gone through the document and satisfied that it met the requirement, I then minuted it to the head of the banking services unit for processing and subsequent payment. Mr. Williams, head of banking services compiled and made the payment on April 8, 2023, and the payment was in cash. I can identify the document because it also carries my signature”, he said.
While attempting to submit all six documents as exhibits, Oyedepo informed the court that two of the documents, featuring the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and the President’s approval, were photocopies. He requested to present the remaining four original documents, expressing the intention to submit the remaining two later in the course of the trial. Oyedepo also sought a 30-minute recess to obtain the original copies from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) complex.
The defense counsel, Mathew Bukka, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), opposed Oyedepo’s requests, arguing that since the case was scheduled for both February 12 and 13, an adjournment to the latter date would be more appropriate. Bukka contended that the 30-minute break sought by Oyedepo might not provide sufficient time for the prosecution to secure the original documents from the CBN.
After considering the arguments from both sides, Justice Muazu decided to adjourn the matter until February 13, 2024, for the continuation of the trial.


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text: Abstract A sensitive and specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based on a highly repeated deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence (188 bp; SspI repeat) was tested for the detection of Wuchereria bancrofti DNA in blood and urine samples collected during the day from individuals in Coque, Recife, Brazil, an endemic area for W. bancrofti. All microfilaraemic individuals were also positive by PCR, irrespective of the samples used. The PCR system was capable of detecting W. bancrofti DNA in amicrofilaraemic individuals: c. 93% were positive by PCR when day blood samples were used and 59·7% when urine samples collected at 07:00 were used. Thus, nocturnally periodic W. bancrofti infection can be detected in blood samples collected during the day, which is convenient for large-scale screening. In addition, non-invasive urine collection provided suitable samples for PCR, which is clearly advantageous for preliminary mass diagnosis.

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Hertfordshire County Council Elections 2017
Published: 17 Mar 2017
Make sure your voice is heard by voting in the council elections on 4 May.
If you haven’t already done so, you need to register to vote before Thursday 13 April. It only takes 5 minutes. Go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. You can register to vote, apply for a postal vote or update your details by contacting your local district or borough council.
Since the last election, there have been changes to some of the areas that councillors represent. This includes an extra division and changes to the names and boundaries of some divisions. All 78 seats will be up for election.
Information about Hertfordshire County Council elections and how the boundaries and names of divisions have changed are available on our website.
You can also find out more if you are interested in standing for election as a county councillor.


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What I observed from our time with Cathryn Lloyd/Maverick Minds and also the feedback from the senior management team was the importance of making time to get out of the trenches some creative thinking time and also to connect as a team. The various theoretical concepts Maverick Minds exposed us to and the relationship building processes really helped set the scene for how we communicated with each other. The design thinking building process enabled us to envisage new organsiational approaches was raved about. It created a shared understanding and language. It was fun as well and very collaborative. There was no room for judgments or rejections and we were able to physically see and engage with the ideas people expressed. Cathryn is an exceptional facilitator and was able to motivate all involved to not only participate and generate ideas but to give of themselves and share feelings and vulnerabilities in a safe space. It has been a very worthwhile experience for us as a leadership team. We look forward to following up on what we have started.
I’ve been meaning to write to you and thank you for a fantastic session. It was completely unexpected! I think everybody at the festival was surprised at how easy it was to talk to each other, considering we were strangers… and a lot of us were from different backgrounds, ages, etc. I learnt a lot from the experience and think your concept of arts-based learning is a fantastic one, a good way to break the boundaries of logical thinking that we endure during the week.
We were looking for a facilitator for our WELL Practitioners Network Conference held in Brisbane, November 2012 and were very fortunate to find Cathryn at Maverick Minds. From the initial contact we had with Cathryn, she started her research to identify what we are about, what the work of WELL Practitioners involved, the related government programs and identifying facilitation strategies that would benefit the participants. As a result of her research and preparation, Cathryn was able to add a personal touch to our conference, through having obtained a sound understanding of the WELL program and the people involved. Her participation in network and social activities, at the conference, enabled her to establish a sound relationship with conference participants which enhanced the effectiveness of her facilitation role. We would have no hesitation in considering Cathryn for the facilitator role at future conferences.


The Morakniv Companion is the all around knife for when you need a reliable companion in vastly different situations. Very high quality and cost effective. Useful for all the backcountry / bushcraft tasks that might come up on a trip.
The ergonomic polymer handle features a soft friction grip, finger guard and a 2.5 mm thick blade made of recycled Swedish stainless steel, which provides both strength and stability in every cut. Thanks to the blade and handle design, the knife is ideal for working safely and efficiently in differing weather conditions all year round. The polymer sheath has a practical belt clip so that the knife can be attached to your belt or backpack, always close at hand.
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Perhaps your relationship is on the rocks, or maybe your relationship feels pretty solid, but you’ve been hit by a crisis and are looking for the guidance of a professional.
Whatever the reason, no matter the length, or structure of your partnership, couples therapy helps by providing a fresh, impartial outlook in an encouraging and safe space to explore the challenges you are facing.
When you’re struggling in your relationship, you may feel as though you’re trapped in a perpetual state of conflict, constantly bumping up against the same old negative patterns that play out between you and your partner. Couples counseling can help you identify the emotions and the unfulfilled needs, wants and desires that may be driving the discord in your relationship. With the help of couples therapy, you and your partner can express your emotions and tell your life stories without fearing blame or criticism. Through a thoughtful process of introspection, you can begin to recognize and honor each other’s experiences and backgrounds, as well as explore any past traumatic experiences that may be influencing the way you relate to the people you love. Doing so can help you engender more empathy and understanding in your relationship, in addition to challenging any negative beliefs you have about yourself and/or your partner.

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User Journeys involve a string of linked moments that aim to provide a plausible (and hopefully a research-based) account of how someone might move towards greater levels of engagement with a brand, service or product. Each journey will usually involve lots of little events, culminating in one big moment where the user does that thing we hope they’ll do; such as buy, upgrade, sign up, share, follow, upload, download… and so on.
But it’s worth thinking of more than just micro and macro moments. Moments have many differing qualities, and an interesting journey might encourage more than one type. It may even map to a narrative arc.
For me, this is where Heidegger comes in!
Martin Heidegger, an early 20th Century German Philosopher, describes two ways that we experience objects within the world. Objects in the world can either be:
1) ready-to-hand, or
‘Ready-to-hand’ is an unconscious experience. When I encounter something in this way, I am in a state of ‘flow’ and I am thinking fast. I perceive the ‘chair’ as being interconnected with the objects around it.
‘Present-at-hand’ is a conscious experience. When I encounter something in this way, I am out of the ‘flow’ and I am thinking slowly. I perceive the ‘chair’ as a separate entity.
In our daily life, we tend to experience a mixture of these two states. I am likely to encounter ‘chairs’ in a way that is neither entirely ‘ready-to-hand’ nor entirely ‘present-at-hand’. I might for example, give it a vague thought, such as, “oh, nice chair!” and then get on with the project of sitting down on it. So what we’re looking at here is a spectrum between two extremes, along which it is possible to have a wide variety of different types of experience.
We can use this spectrum to model the different types of moments considered within digital user journeys. Here are four moment-types I have experienced:
Moments of truth
These are moments where users cross a threshold of understanding and take a corresponding action. The experience is meaningful and the resulting action is deliberate and meditated. When we put these types of moments into user journeys, they are often used to describe the most important events from a business perspective. They might, for example, be moments where the customer is acquired, or retained.
Moments of truth happen when users come face to face with a product, service or brand. They usually won’t want this to happen too often, preferring to get on with their lives, and using the product or service in a ‘ready-to-hand’ way. As such, it may be wise to include only a few such moments, but to design them with extreme care (given their critical importance from a business perspective).
These are moments where a brand speaks to users. They become aware of its personality. Signature moments show users something unique and are in need of regular refreshing. What can seem special today, doesn’t feel that way when everybody is doing it, or when the competition manages to cook up something better.
The key thing is that they are ‘ready-to-hand’ insofar as they call themselves out to us. They make us remember that something is different here. Something special is going on.
Whereas ‘invisible moments’ meet the user’s immediate needs, ‘delightful moments’ exceed their needs and add in a little extra.
Delight happens when the user feels that thanks to the speedy and thoughtful actions of the product or service they’re dealing with, they’re able to enter or return to a realm of ready-to-hand (a comfortable place). They remember these experiences with gratitude and are happy to tell others about them.
These are moments that happen without customers noticing them. Things just work seamlessly and no barriers get in the way. There is no reason to think.
Invisible moments happen when users are helped along the right path or prevented from making wrong turns. They are the most ready-to-hand of the moments described here.
Triggering these ‘moment types’
Ready-to-hand moments work really well when triggered by a brand, product or service. They make users feel cared for and respected. It feels great to be in the flow. Users will thank you for at least some of the hard work you put in to helping them to get that experience.
Present-at-hand moments work best when triggered by the user. Pushing users into these moments can feel pestering, desperate or annoying. For example, you have to earn your right to present the ‘BUY NOW’ call to action, ideally with a series of ready-to-hand experiences that accumulate in an engaging way. You have to allow your customers to ‘try before they buy’, or to come to understand the offering vicariously through a video or online demo. Users want to learn by playing, not by reading. As such, the ready-to-hand should nearly always come before the present-at-hand moments in customer journeys.
Balancing these ‘moment types’
There is a trend towards crafting entirely ready-to-hand user experiences. We seem to hope that more and more of the complexities of life will be managed for us, with smart algorithms reading our behaviour and anticipating our next move. Designers focus on joined-up experiences that provide a product and an ecosystem to go with it. We become so addicted to flow, that we forget the value of thinking. We are even willing and eager to buy goods in a ready-to-hand manner. For example, eBay’s in-the-moment bidding, or iTunes micro-payments help us to part with cash in a more or less frictionless way.
It is worth remembering though, that the practice of UX design is not just about finding and removing the barriers that impede user action. Users who interact in mindful ways are more likely to find meaning and fulfilment in their experience. This is still, and will always be, where the real action is.


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New Release Friday always promises to be a treasure trove of the now and next in music, so leave it to PAPER to comb through obscure and mainstream corners of the internet and bring you the best. I curate this list each week and have specific, yet impossible-to-define taste in music, so who knows what'll pop up here? Kindly adopt the 10 songs, below, as your new favorite children and watch them grow up as you indulge my spiraling over whatever the hell I want every week! Is that too much to ask? Maybe, but thank you in advance.
The Pussycat Dolls make their official return with a strong electro-pop banger about fatal attraction. Nicole Scherzinger and the Dolls sing about a nice guy who they're not quite used to: "You're turning me cold/ Cuz I'm just wanting you to react." What's certain is that the song's infectious energy is sure to get a rise out of longtime fans and new ones alike.
Anne-Marie's "Birthday," with its booming bass drops, sassy delivery and the singer's regal self-awareness is like an update of every song about once-a-year smashes you've ever heard — except it isn't! It's 2020 and the fire lighting Anne-Marie's candles is eternally lit.
Enigmatic singer, songwriter and producer La Roux returns with Supervision, out now. The collection is largely frontloaded with modulated synthesizer and funky bass grooves straight out of an '80s discotheque. "He Rides," a super-smooth standout, touches on disco's greatest tropes, complete with a silky, deliciously melodic vocal from La Roux to the front of the mix. Sit back and let it wash over you.
Like H.E.R.'s best tracks, "Comfortable" goes down easy, starting with bouncy fingerpicking and cruising into H.E.R.'s pillowy, heartfelt vocal and beats that recall the nostalgic early aughts days of R&B, when a young, cornrowed Alicia Keys read her Diary before the world. It's like comfort food for the soul.
Christine and the Queens' first new song since her excellent 2018 album Chris, is yet another melodically gifted, half-French, half-English, emotionally charged stunner. "People, I've been sad" explores FOMO, and the ways sadness creates a rift between oneself and others. "If you disappear, then I'm disappearing, too," Chris sings, mustering all the empathy she has. "You know the feeling." We do, Chris. Brb, weeping.
The title of Pop Smoke's latest song with Quavo, off his new album Meet the Woo 2, is misleading in the best way. The darkly melodic quiet storm of "Shake the Room" seems far more interested in creating an atmospheric haze in a room than shaking it, so to speak. Sometimes, curating a ~vibe is the best way to hold attention.
In "Daddi Decides," Los Angeles pop artist The Venus in Scorpio negotiates complex sub-dom dynamics. There seem to be greater forces impacting their connection — "blank stares, rear views, and words never said." But when we all need to touched, whether physically or spiritually, disconnection for pleasure, even when it's ultimately painful can lead to euphoria? Regardless, the song's shiny '80s synthpop (complete with a magnificently sticky chorus) casts a heavenly light through its narrator's shadows.
Pop musician Griff knows that the hardest part of breaking up is that... disconnecting from someone you love isn't always a clean break. What about those pesky memories of when things were working beautifully? "It's not fair at all," she sings in "Good Stuff," her gorgeous new piano ballad. And like life after a breakup, there's no simple resolution for Griff on what to do with the "good stuff" she's left with. At least she could put into a song for the rest of us to relate to.
Like her upcoming Valentine's Day EP, New York-based musician Fiona Silver might be a Hostage of Love, but she's not giving up without a fight. "Violence" boasts a range of catchy guitar riffs and lyrics about getting up after being down, seeing "flashing lights" before her. Not to mention, the track's irresistible chorus will stick to your ribs and give you the blues all at once.
Last but not least, we have... me. On my own weekly PAPER playlist. That's right, and welcome (I mean, what good is this job if I can't claim space within it, amiright?) I not only bring you tunes you need to hear every week, I create my own. "Rope" is my debut single, out now — a guitar-based track written by me and produced by Rich Dasilva, that I think mashes up several of my influences and life's passions: Nine Inch Nails, '90s grunge and stomping out oppression... and smashing the patriarchy! I am so many things I'm not "supposed" to be in this wild world: Black, femme, queer, nonbinary. All at once! The messaging I've always received leads me to believe something within me is inherently wrong, and so be "the best" I must. It's like a rope being wrapped tighter around my neck at all times (I understand the imagery here, trust me). "Walk like this/ Talk like that/ Switch those hips, fuckin' fag/ Be a man, boys don't cry," I sing toward the song's end. Except I do cry. And I'm not perfect, and I don't need to be. I'm breaking free of the need to "be enough for everyone." Step One to freedom from bondage is admitting there's a problem, and "Rope" is my way of definitively saying that the problem isn't me. Follow me for more.
What's your favorite track this week? Enjoy chaos and taste in equal measure, and stream our Bops Only playlist every week, below.
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California is undergoing a pretty wicked heat wave this week (I just got back from the Bay Area, when even normally mild San Francisco was pushing 90 degrees), and the Rough Fire that’s burning around Kings Canyon National Park is creating quite unhealthy air in the already blazing hot San Joaquin Valley. The fire had been threatening to reach 100,000 burned acres, so smoke that’s headed to the valley floor will affect some people around Fresno/Clovis and Visalia.
From the Fresno Bee:
Air quality authorities advised people to stay inside if they smelled smoke – a scent Clovis residents awakened to this past weekend holiday and at the start of the work week.
Soot levels from the Rough fire increased to dangerous levels in Clovis, where the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District has a monitor to track pollution levels.
The pollution, known as PM-2.5, is particularly harmful to children, the elderly and people with lung or heart problems. The spike in Clovis was considered to be harmful even for healthy people.
“We were lucky most of the summer because wind conditions prevented this kind of spike,” said Seyed Sadredin, executive director of the air pollution control district. “But that has changed. People need to take protective measures.”
Clovis Unified School District said that recesses at all schools were canceled, as well as physical education classes and outdoor activities.
“We will continue to monitor the situation and adjust activities accordingly throughout the week,” said district spokeswoman Kelly Avants.
Clovis Unified athletic directors were monitoring air quality and giving students water breaks every 10 minutes, athletic directors said.
Sierra Unified School District, based in Auberry, took similar protective action.
Janelle Mehling, assistant superintendent of business services, said the smoke “looks like fog.”


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After she is drugged and abducted, Jamie (Rachel Nichols, Continuum) awakens to find herself in a concrete bunker where she meets fellow abductee Sabrina (Zoe Bell, Death Proof). Before long the two women discover that they are in a modern-day coliseum, where they and 48 other women have been selected to fight to the death in order to save both themselves and their loved ones. Co-starring genre favorites Doug Jones (Hellboy) and Sherilyn Fenn (Twin Peaks), director Josh C. Waller’s RAZE is a no-holds-barred assault on the senses featuring some of the most brutal action combat ever put on film. In this contest, may the best woman win.
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With the increase of the degree of automation, the operation, maintenance and daily maintenance of packaging machines are more convenient and simpler, reducing the professional skills requirements of operators. The quality of product packaging is directly related to the temperature system, the accuracy of the host speed, and the stability of the tracking system. After the machine runs, the film mark sensor continuously detects the film mark (color mark), and at the same time, the mechanical part tracks the micro switch to detect the position of the machine. The above two signals are sent to the PLC. After the program operation, the output of the PLC is Y6 ( (Currently chasing) and Y12 (anti-recovery) control tracking motor forward and backward tracking, timely detection of packaging materials in the production process of error, while providing accurate compensation and correction, to avoid the waste of packaging materials. If the test can not meet the technical requirements after tracking a predetermined number of times, it can be automatically shut down for inspection, to avoid the production of waste products; due to the use of frequency control, greatly reducing the chain drive, improving the stability and reliability of the machine operation, reduced The noise of the machine's operation. It ensures the high efficiency, low loss, automatic detection and other multi-functional, fully automatic high-tech level of the packaging machine. Although the drive system used in automatic packaging machine has relatively simple application functions, it has higher requirements on the dynamic performance of the drive, and the system requires faster dynamic follow-up performance and high steady-speed accuracy.


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At an event in China, internet and content giant LeEco announced its much-rumoured smartphone range that consists of 3 smartphones. The company today launched its budget Le 2, a mid-range Le 2 Pro and the premium Le Max 2 in China and are priced at 1099 RMB (approximately Rs 11,237), 1499 RMB (approximately Rs 15,327) and 2099 RMB (approximately Rs 21,462) respectively. But there's new for Indian fans as well.
The Le 2 is the successor to the popular Le 1s smartphone that made waves during the launch and its many successful flash sales for its value for money proposition. The budget Le 2 sports an all metal construction and features a 5.5-inch Full HD display (403ppi). Inside we get a MediaTek-powered Helio X20 chipset clocked at 2.3GHz that is paired with 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The handset comes with a 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front facing one for selfies.
Next up is the elder sibling of the Le 2 called the Le 2 Pro. The Le 2 Pro again looks similar to the Le 2 thanks same 5.5-inch Full HD, but packs in a punch with a top-of-the-line MediaTek Helio X25 chipset. The chipset is clocked at 2.5GHz and is paired with 4GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. On the back is a 21MP camera while the front gets an 8MP unit. The devices packs in a 3000mAh battery.
Last, but definitely not the least is the gigantic Le Max 2 phablet. The phablet packs in a 5.7-inch QHD display a flagship-friendly Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset clocked at 2.5GHz and a massive 6GB of RAM in the higher priced version that also sports 64GB of internal storage. We get a 21MP camera on the back and the usual 8MP unit up front. The device is strangely powered by a 3100mAh battery (probably to keep its weight in check). There lower priced version of the LeEco Le Max 2 features 4GB of RAM along with 32GB of internal storage and is priced at 2099 RMB (approximately Rs 21,462) while the 6GB RAM variant is priced at 2499 RMB (approximately Rs 25,552).
Common among all three smartphones announced today, is Android 6.0 Marshmallow with the company's EUI 5.8 software. Also common is the fingerprint reader that is placed on the back similar to its predecessors. Another common feature to be noted is the absence of a 3.5mm jack on all of the smartphones. LeEco is expected to package the its USB Type C powered headphones along with its Superphones.
For now all of the above mentioned smartphones have been launched for the Chinese markets. But LeEco India Head, Atul Jain commented, "We will be getting the phones and TVs to India very soon. We are looking at June July launch." So yes, the Superphones should arrive in a couple of months.


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100 Views of Mt. Maxwell, #41
When I moved to the valley I found myself constantly facing the iconic profile of Mount Maxwell. Photographing it, for me, preserves the aura of that initial awe. In the digital viewfinder one gets used to the idea that “If I trip the shutter, this is what I’ll get.” I began using the flash as a way of recreating the alchemy of working with film—only by taking the shot do I discover what it is.


Cairns is a vibrant international city and first-class investment destination with lucrative opportunities for investors.
Our proximity to Asia-Pacific markets - compared to Sydney, Melbourne and other major cities in southern Australia - creates enormous opportunities for tourism development, investment, trade and business.
Jet boat “thrill rides” are among a suite of motorised activities today approved by Council for vacant land at Machans Beach.
Council has approved amended plans for stage 1 of the Nova Cairns multi-use development on Hartley Street.
Council will support an application by the National Retail Association Limited, Union of Employers to extend trading in regional Queensland on 27 and 28 December 2015.
Council will support an amended Land Use Plan for the Cairns Airport.


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Gentleman.BOSS New York
Gentleman.BOSS is a solo project best described as folktronica, taking random, heavy cues from electronica, drum & bass, and
combining it with live instrumentation and vocals associated with folk music.
Created using KORG apps on Nintendo 3DS, combined with both VST and live instruments, it is driven purely by a craving to write and play music in absence of a multi-person band.
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Sintered silver-based bonded interfaces are a critical enabling technology for high-temperature, compact, high-performance, and reliable wide-bandgap packages and components. High-pressure (∼40 MPa) sintered silver interfaces have been implemented commercially, most notably the commercial products offered by Semikron. To reduce manufacturing complexity, there is significant industry interest in pressure-less sintered silver interfaces. To this end, current formulations of sintered silver paste are comprised of purely nano-sized silver particles or a combination of nano- and micro-sized silver particles/flakes. It is essential to quantify the mechanical properties and determine the reliability of these interfaces prior to use in automotive power electronics applications. In this paper, research efforts at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, in collaboration with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and an industry partner, in optimizing the synthesis procedure and mechanical characterization of sintered silver double-lap samples are described. These double-lap samples were synthesized using pressure-less sintering techniques. Shear testing was conducted at multiple temperatures and displacement rates on these samples sintered using two types of sintered sintered silver pastes, one of them consisting of nano-silver particles and the other a hybrid paste or a combination of nano- and micron-sized silver flakes, employed in a double-lap configuration. Maximum values of shear stress obtained from the characterization study are reported.
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Mechanical Characterization Study of Sintered Silver Pastes Bonded in a Double-Lap Configuration
Paret, P, Major, J, DeVoto, D, Narumanchi, S, Tan, Y, & Lu, G. "Mechanical Characterization Study of Sintered Silver Pastes Bonded in a Double-Lap Configuration." Proceedings of the ASME 2018 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems. ASME 2018 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems. San Francisco, California, USA. August 27–30, 2018. V001T04A006. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IPACK2018-8276
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