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The Nyab Series: Teen Wives
For a long time, we've wondered how other nyabs (daughter-in-laws) felt. If you are a girl, then most likely you grew up with expectations and were raised to be a wife. A huge part of our culture identity as women were to become great wives someday. So as young girls, you were learning the duties of a homemaker. When we dreamed up The Story Cloth Shop, we wanted to hear what other people had to say. We wanted to allow fellow brothers and sisters to speak up and share how they truly felt. This series was birthed out of the desire to know and better understand how nyabs feel across the board.
Every nyab's experience is different. Because we are all collectively different and unique people, responses will be different as well. We did not include names to keep the identities of these young and brave nyab's confidential. What matters most is that they were open to sharing their own experiences and we want to share them here for you to know (if you're a nyab), that you're not alone.
This week, we share with you interviews we did with 2 young nyabs (teen wives). Maybe your response is alot like theirs or maybe not.
If you're a nyab, what have your experiences been like? Please contact us if you want to be included in The Nyab Series. We'd love to hear different perspectives and experiences.
Photographs credit to Hive Mind
the plural of daughter-in-law is daughters-in-law not daughter-in-laws
I’m a fairly “new” Hmong nyab, was married “late” in life (an old maid, they said, at the ripe age of 32), to a man with successful and Americanized parents, so much so that we can communicate in English without needing to revert to Hmong (though I am a fluent Hmong speaker). Even so, their expectations of a Hmong nyab are tainted with their a la carte expectations of how they expect a Hmong nyab to be, and I am none of those things: I am not patient. I am not kind. I do not want to sacrifice myself to keep up appearances. I despise all the misogynistic beliefs that are heaped upon me.
Why is it not enough that I work hard every day? Why is it not enough that I am doing my best to be understanding and forgiving? Why is it not enough that I am who I am and give what I can and am unwilling to forfeit being a woman and myself so that someone else’s comfort can come first? I am not altruistic. I am just me. Being sanctioned and punished for simply being yourself and keeping yourself happy is not the kind of Hmong nyab I want to be, and you can bet all your blessings I will not be teaching those “skills” to my daughter.
I cannot say how much I have been longing for the existence of this forum and hopefully future elaboration into this topic that is so important to us Hmong women today. In this 21st century, I’m finding myself struggling with the role of a nyab in modern society with consideraction of traditional Hmong values. As a nyab, you are not only judged on how well you can manage your household but also how to balance the relationship with your inlaw parents, inlaw siblings, spouse, kids and relatives. This juggle between daily life and the responsibilities or obligations we must uphold comes with no instruction except to abide by the expectations of everyone around us. These expectations are simply not achievable yet we continously strive to do our best or fear we will fall victim to prejudice, judgements or worst, having your reputation tarnished. One thing that always baffled me is that we women don’t realize we play a bigger role and are just as responsible for how we want to shape what it means to be a nyab. In one way or another we are a sister, a nyab, a wife, a mother and so on. We should have more compassion and empathy for eachother. We should share stories, experiences and advices that can help other sisters in stressful situations. But instead I’ve realized from personal experiences and stories i’ve witness that some women will rather turn the other cheek and are so quick to pass judgement rather than offer an uplifting advice. These are the same women who have experienced the same hardship yet they choose to stand with those who are wrong rather than stand up for what they know to be right. For example, a sister in law whom is also a nyab herself knows the struggles of being a nyab because she herself has experienced moving outside of her family home to live and accommodate to needs of her husband’s family. No matter how well she jives with her new family she knows there will always be times of disagreement. She too has nyabs who have moved into her family’s home to live with her brothers after they wed. As a sister, she can understand the struggle her nyabs must be enduring having to adjust to a new family but Instead of emphasizing with her nyabs, she chooses to conspire in negativity with her parents against her nyabs. Coming from her experiences shw could have offered her parents some insight into how her nyabs must be thinking and feeling but she adds more fuel to the fire. This is just one scenario of how women can play a bigger role in shaping what it means to be a nyab. It just takes some genuine compassion, empathy, courage and accountability. Of course not every situation is the same nor is all bad. Being a nyab comes with some very positive pros also. Those should also be shared so more nyabs who are struggling can learn and have something positive to strive towards.
In all honesty, not everyone will be lucky enough to be wearing the shoes of being married into a good family. Everyone expects so much from all the nyabs, and in the midst of it all, everyone else forget their roles in being a good sister in law, mother in law, father in law, brother in law, and most of all, a good husband. If everyone plays their roles right, there will be no bad nyabs. When it comes to family, they all have to work as a team. Some of us has experience working in a bad environment/office. When everyone is causing you stress, your work won’t be done and can cause you loads of stress. No one enters into a work environment with the intentions of being a bad worker (not unless you’re a complete ass and you do it on purpose), and yes, there are just some people who decides that it’s all just a game and cause drama to destroy the lives of others. I’m speaking from my own personal experience that. I hear from people all the time that it’ll be ok and that it’s normal. But it’s not normal and it’s not ok when no one else in the family knows their roles and expects the nyab to just be the good one. I applaud those who were able to be the good “in-law”. I think besides interviewing the nyabs about their experience, maybe it’ll help if we also educate mothers, and daughters in being mindful about those who are new to the family and learn to love another woman and embrace them all together.
What beautiful stories to share.
I remember watching all of my friends, cousins, and distant relatives get married growing up and having children, particularly at a young age. A part of me always felt an aching yearn for their lost youth, womanhood, and self-discovery. My parents were quite progressive and often criticized by their community for their forward thinking. Marriage wasn’t an important part of my family, neither were old Hmong customs of traditional roles. When I met my first Hmong boyfriend who I was in a serious relationship with, I wasn’t aware of the Nyab Reality until we were engaged at age 22. His mother poured out all of her values and expectations and it then became very real to me that my parents didn’t raise me in this environment and I wasn’t prepared. I soon realized, I was feeling quite foreign, since his parents were much older and carrying heavy age old traditions. There were a lot of fights, criticisms and disrespect due to our differences as his family didn’t approve of me and my family. His parents went as far as finding out who our clan elders were in my family clan and yelled at them. There was the concern of me not being “Hmong enough,” as my parents were raised in the US and have fully assimilated to American culture.
I became weary and that was the end of our relationship. It became a problematic experience with every Hmong man I met. Plenty of them had hearts of gold and were darlings. It just never quite worked because I wasn’t “Hmong enough” for their families. I respect that and I know for certain, I am not one to disrupt another person’s family, if they disapprove. I also knew, they’d never have the heart and soul to love my children if I started a family with their son.
Years later, I met my husband now, who is an American-Korean and we clicked like a peanut butter & jelly sandwich. His family and parents have a similar lifestyle to my family. His upbringing was similar too, even though we are two completely different beings. His parents absolutely adore and love me, sometimes more than their own son. I was enough for them and they treat me with much kindness, and respect. I still do my “Nyab” duties, but it isn’t expected from my in-laws.
One thing that saddened me from my life long relationships, was that there were many wonderful Hmong men that I met, it just never worked out because of their duty to their family. Yet, I ended up with a man from a completely different ethnic background, culture and tradition, yet they embrace and love all of me.
There’s always the phrase, “Hmong people should love Hmong people,” yet we aren’t practicing it. We forget to love our own people, when they need it the most, especially our Nyabs.

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SMETHPORT — The Smethport Area School Board on Monday approved the 2019-20 agreement with the Northern Pennsylvania Regional College for the district to be a satellite delivery site for hosting NRCP credit and non-credit courses.
Classes are to be held Mondays through Thursdays.
According to the agreement, the district is to provide internet connectivity with available bandwidth sufficient to handle delivery of course materials for a minimum of three simultaneous classes, in addition to offering classroom space sufficient for a minimum of two classes concurrently in accordance with the college’s course schedule during the four days.
Elizabeth Dippold of Wilcox was hired as the secondary art teacher. A graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, she has taught for five years in West Virginia and began her duties here on Sept. 3. Superintendent David London introduced her at the meeting.
In other business, the directors approved two agreements with the Otto-Eldred School District. One permits an Otto-Eldred student to enroll in the Smethport district’s CAD II class. The other is for the Otto-Eldred to provide Emotional Support services for Smethport high school students.
“There are currently no Smethport students in this class, but it is an option for our district,” said London.
The directors also approved a memorandum of understanding with the Smethport Area Education Association regarding high school preparation periods for teachers following this school year’s change to block scheduling.
Six updated policies on various topics were approved. Director Ray Learn questioned London about any changes in the transportation policy and how the public could be informed about them.
London said these policies will be available on the district’s website.
In his report to the board, London said the ten-day district enrollment stands at about 800 students. Of the 40 pre-kindergarten students, some live out of the district.
The district’s Comprehensive Plan is now available for public inspection. Copies are located at all the school district administrative offices, Hamlin Memorial Library and Seneca Highlands Intermediate Unit 9 in Smethport.
Prior to the business meeting, Elementary Principal Kristin Zona led the directors and those residents at the meeting on a tour of the school’s new STEM Laboratory.

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Mr Leon Perera asked the Prime Minister (a) what percentage of Public Service officers are persons with disabilities; (b) whether the Public Service Division plans to encourage Government agencies to hire more qualified people with disabilities so as to promote diversity and equality of opportunity; and (c) if so, in what ways.
Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): As at 31 December 2021, about one in 430 public officers are Persons with Disabilities.
As an inclusive employer, the Public Service is committed to supporting the employment of Persons with Disabilities to take on meaningful jobs in accordance with their abilities. The Public Service Division has established an arrangement with SG Enable such that suitable job opportunities in the Public Service are advertised on SG Enable’s job portal. In addition, since 2019, potential job seekers who are Persons with Disabilities are introduced to HR teams across the Public Service on a regular basis, to encourage public agencies to actively consider them for job placement.
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Saturday, July 27, 2019
ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD Review
by Brian Holcomb
SYNOPSIS:Quentin Tarantino’s "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age.
WARNING: CONTENT MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
Once upon a time there was a place called Hollywood. Once upon a time there was Charles Manson. At first these two things seem to be completely unrelated but in actuality they were quite connected. During the twilight days of the "Old Hollywood" Charles Manson and his "family" lived on the fringes of the film industry-The dream factory. They ate the scraps of food tossed out by those who lived and worked there and made an abandoned movie ranch their home. The Spahn Ranch was an illusion of course. A fake town used in countless movies and TV shows to present the myth of America and Hollywood over and over. Manson, a failed singer-songwriter, was himself one of the many disillusioned dreamers in the Hollywood myth.
But unlike most of the others, Manson would use his disillusionment to fuel something much more sinister.
In 1969 Hollywood was in the midst of a major tidal shift. The myths were no longer believable. Bloodless gunfights on Gunsmoke were unfolding on the same televisions that brought home the war in Vietnam. In the cinema, Easy Rider sent shock waves to the sleeping studios proving that they had lost their audience. Film and acting had changed. Movie stars now looked more like ordinary people and appeared in stories filmed in real places.
It was in the summer that the separate but parallel tracks of Hollywood and Charles Manson finally collided. On August 8th, 1969. In the city of Los Angeles, California. On Cielo Drive, the home of director Roman Polanski and his pregnant wife Sharon Tate. You probably know the rest.
It's now both history AND myth.
It's from these real and mythic elements that Quentin Tarantino built his latest film. I say "built" because in some ways this is a very mechanical film. For all of its loose shaggy dog qualities, the screenplay is quite rigidly constructed via two storylines in two separate parts held together by the ticking clock of August 8th. Tarantino lets his characters wander more than ever before but only to reveal the invisible leash that pulls them back to the narrative center. Tarantino is not Robert Altman. Random and seemingly trivial elements repeatedly reveal to be important to the overall narrative. Even when that importance sometimes turns out to be trivial.
The film is filled with all of the filmmaker's fetishes. To call it self indulgent is less a criticism at this point than a label to its contents. There are moments in the film that are probably meant to entertain no one but Tarantino or as Billy Wilder once said, "Six friends in Bel-Air". Like many other great filmmakers, Tarantino does not reach out to the audience so much as to try to absorb them, swallow them whole, consume and infect them with their passions and obsessions. To show the audience "reality" through their own eyes.
Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood presents this "reality" on two separate tracks as well. On the one hand, the physical reality of Hollywood 1969 is presented in painstaking detail by production designer Barbara Ling. Characters move through a physical space that appears to be completely authentic. Spahn Ranch itself is also perfectly recreated. If you want a comparison, watch the rare documentary Manson by Robert Hendrickson and Lawrence Merrick. Made in 1973 at the actual ranch and featuring interviews with family members still living there, it is an amazing historical document.
The audio reality is just as impressive. Tarantino selects some great tunes from the era but this is largely heard as ambient sound, coming directly from the speakers on car radios, or televisions nearby. It's an effect Orson Welles intended to achieve in Touch of Evil and used extensively by Walter Murch in George Lucas' American Graffiti. This effect immerses us in a 360 degree reality of space and time.
On the other hand, the narrative reality is one step removed. Of course neither Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) nor his show Bounty Justice actually existed (Not yet at least. Tarantino claims to have written three episodes of the half hour western and is considering actually making it for Netflix). But there was a Steve McQueen and his Wanted Dead or Alive is the type of show that Tarantino is referencing. Dalton himself is meant to be an amalgamation of the many male actors from the era who were desperately trying to make the leap from TV to films and a career in the "New Hollywood" represented by Roman Polanski in the movie. Rick watches Polanski and his beautiful wife Sharon (Margot Robbie) from his house next door desperately hoping to be invited over so he can meet them and be accepted as an equal. But the gates to their home remain closed.
Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) doesn't exist either. The character was probably inspired by both Tom Laughlin and Burt Reynolds' stuntman/director buddy Hal Needham but Cliff is definitely his own man. Cliff represents the masculine ideal of old Hollywood with all the baggage that comes with it. One can look at this movie and see elements of the western in it as well. Seen through that lens, Cliff is definitely the cowboy hero. Despite some moral ambiguity, Cliff is as loyal, tough and honorable as his own beloved dog.
Both DiCaprio and Pitt do some of their best work in this film. Rick Dalton is a whining character full of self loathing which could've easily been off-putting if DiCaprio didn't know exactly how to play it. He leans right INTO the character's shallowness for both humor and genuine emotion. His scenes with the fantastic Julia Butters as a precocious 8 year old method "actor" (not "actress" as she says) are some of his best in the film.
As usual for Tarantino there are many cameos by actors from Hollywood's past and present. Among these, former TV Spider Man Nicholas Hammond as director Sam Wanamaker, Margaret Qualley as Pussy, a flirtatious member of the Manson family and Dakota Fanning as Squeaky Fromme are the most impressive. But it's Pitt who really runs away with the film. He is completely at home in the character and one could imagine a great TV series featuring Cliff Booth as an out of work stuntman investigating crime in 70s Los Angeles. At the very least, it would've been better than Mannix.
Tarantino handles these various threads of reality and fictionalized reality playfully. When Sharon Tate goes to the movies to watch herself in the new Matt Helm picture The Wrecking Crew it's not Margot Robbie we see onscreen but rather the actual Sharon Tate. Brian DePalma would love this deep dive into metafiction which features an actress playing an actress watching the real life actress playing a character onscreen. Robbie nails this moment and the fusion of fiction and reality makes it all the more touching.
Although the film seems plotless for the most part, drifting from one episodic situation to another, Neil Diamond's Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show reminds us that it's a "...hot august night and the leaves hanging down and the grass on the ground smelling sweet...". We know that it's all going to intersect soon. We are drifting toward something ugly and nightmarish so the second part of the film has an atmosphere of doomed inevitability. The sword of Damocles hangs over the entire movie and it's with this terrible inevitability that Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood reveals the sad irony hidden within its title.
As expected, Tarantino plays games with history. In Inglorious Basterds killing off Hitler did not give many pause but in this case Tarantino risked crossing the line into incredibly bad taste. But he solves this problem with great creativity and even humor delivering us some satisfying (and of course incredibly violent) wish fulfillment. Everything works out for the best and even Rick gets what he's always wanted. The gates finally open for him. But the lie of this Hollywood happy ending leaves us feeling bittersweet. By granting this collective wish, Tarantino leaves us even more haunted by the sad truth that contradicts the fairy tale title onscreen: Once Upon A Time...
KINETOFILM SCORE: 4.5/5

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Knocking off three shots for every year that has passed since his humiliating first round of 89 in the 1999 Open at Carnoustie, Sergio Garciá yesterday took a long-awaited revenge on the championship rota's toughest test. A 65, six under par, has the 27-year-old Spaniard two shots clear at the top of the leaderboard after one round. Where last time tears of frustration stained the cherubic face of the then teenager as he sobbed on his mother's comforting shoulder, yesterday there were only smiles as seven birdies more than made up for the lone shot he dropped at the 248-yard par-three 16th, a fearsome hole into the wind.
Most significantly, Garciá's round comes at a time when his career at the very highest level has stalled more than a little. Down to a disturbingly low 13th in the world rankings and without a victory since the 2005 European Masters in Switzerland, the former amateur champion has missed the cut at both the Masters and the US Open this year. Only the tie for third he achieved at the WGC Am-Ex championship in March and a second place in the Players championship six weeks later have provided any real or significant respite from the mediocrity.
The main culprit has been his increasingly erratic putting. Time after time over the past few years his almost peerless long game has put him in position for victory, only for his work on the greens to let him down. Most disturbingly, his short putting has become inconsistent at best, totally unreliable at worst.
Only 12 months ago at Hoylake, the six-times European Tour winner began the final round of the Open a mere one shot behind the leader, Tiger Woods. It was a gap which would increase as Garciá three-putted the 2nd and 3rd greens. "I thought I had hit good putts," he said. "But they didn't go in. Nothing seemed to go my way."
That has been a familiar refrain over the past couple of seasons as he has slipped steadily down the world rankings. But even during his days as golf's leading amateur he was not a good putter. Last year he arrived at Hoylake 179th out of 194 in putting on the PGA Tour's statistical rankings.
Still, he has a more than stellar record in the Open championship, even if it remains the only one of golf's four majors in which he has yet to record a top-four finish. In 10 previous appearances he has five top- 10s, all recorded in the past six years. Not surprisingly given the consistently high quality of his play from tee to green, he has a liking for links golf, the game's most strategic and interesting test.
For all that, his best result in a major remains the second place he claimed behind Tiger Woods at Medinah in the 1999 USPGA Championship, a mere three weeks after his disastrous exit from "Carnasty". At the time, it was seen as the beginning of a long-running rivalry between America's and Europe's best players. But it hasn't happened. As Woods has gone on to win 12 of golf's major prizes, Garciá's total has remained relatively steady at nil.
Despite his protests to the contrary, Garciá arrived back in Carnoustie with something to prove, in sharp contrast to the charismatic young man who first came to the fearsome Angus links high on form and confidence. Only one week before that 89, which was followed by an 83, he shot a course-record 62 in the Scottish Open at Loch Lomond. "I wouldn't say golf is ever easy, but I did arrive in the middle of a sweet run," he recalled last week. "I was feeling comfortable with myself and my game and everything was going the right way. Unfortunately, when I got there, everything went the wrong way. But I have no regrets about what happened. I learned so much that week. It helped me get ready for the PGA, where I did so well. So, even though it was a bad week golf-wise, for me it was a good week.
"To finish second showed me a lot about myself. Winning is great but you learn a lot more in tough week than you do when you win. When that happens, you think about nothing. After Carnoustie, I realised I had to stay calm a bit more and that things don't always go my way. So you have to stay positive as much as possible."
That he was certainly doing last night. Asked if he was feeling an increasing pressure to win one of golf's four most important events, Garciá was at pains to point out that time remains on his side. "I'm still young," he said. "And I'd love to win one very soon. But at the end of the day all I can do is give myself chances and put myself in a winning position."


McKinney, Boyd share Australian Amateur medal
Connor McKinney has jointly claimed the Gold Medal for the Australian Amateur Championship Qualifiers to cap off a stellar opening two days for Western Australia at the national tournament held at Lake Karrinyup and Wanneroo Golf Clubs.
The young 15-year old has been dominant over the qualifiers, finishing equal first with Darcy Boyd (NSW) on 9-under, meaning the medal is shared. Fortunately, McKinney pulled the number one seed from a random draw, leaving him in pole position going into tomorrow.
Min Woo Lee finished just one shot off the pace at 8-under to claim the third seed, nailing a clutch birdie on the 16th to finish on 68 for the second consecutive round.
However, it was McKinney who stole the show, playing with maturity well beyond his years to shoot his name into unlikely contention for the Championship.
The youngster didn’t seem overawed by the enormity of the occasion, carving out a career-best 66 on Tuesday before backing it up with a bogey-free 69 at Lake Karrinyup today.
“It’s been pretty chilled to be honest, I have just really been looking forward to the tournament,” a surprised McKinney said.
“Well yesterday was great, 66 is the lowest score I have ever scored, so that was a huge bonus.”
As the competition moves to the elimination rounds, McKinney has no real expectations, with his first national championship already a success.
“I guess a win would be really nice, but I have just got to see how it goes,” he claimed. “Really just stick to my game plan.”
“I’m just basically trying to finish as high as I can, that’s my aim.”
Boyd was equally effusive about his move through to the Matchplay rounds.
“It feels pretty awesome, I haven’t had a great last 12 months – I didn’t make a cut last year, even though it felt like my game was getting better,” said Boyd, who hails form the small New South Wales town of Toukley.
“So it’s good to see the hard work pay off – a lot of physical stuff, short game and trying to improve the swing to make it more reliable.”
Recent Master of the Amateurs winner David Micheluzzi from Victoria continued his run of good form to finish in equal 4th place alongside New South Wales’ Blake Windred.
The men’s competition will now feature 64 golfers, while the women’s will have a top 32 moving into the second phase of the Australian Amateur Championships.
The remainder of the tournament will take place at Lake Karrinyup Country Club.
Source – Golf WA/Golf NSW


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Destiny 2 is here, and it brings a lot of new things to the table over the first installment in the franchise. One of those things is clans. Destiny 2 makes clans much more useful than the first game. Now you can level up your clan, get rewards for completing activities in a clan, guide other people not in a clan, and more.
I’m going to go over exactly what a clan is in Destiny 2, and all the benefits that go along with being in one.
What are Destiny 2 Clans?
A clan, also known as a guild in other games, is a group of players that like to play together — often. In Destiny 2, these are official groups that you can create and join to get benefits in-game.
If you are looking to create a clan, you can do this by going to bungie.net, then clicking on Clan at the top. If you are looking to join a clan, you can also go to the site and search for clans or get invited while in the game.
Once you are in a clan, you can go to Hawthorne to pick up your clan banner. You will also be able to view the Clan tab to the left of your character menu.
Clan Menu and Benefits
One of the biggest benefits of being in a clan is the ability to get Weekly Clan Engrams. These are engrams you can only get once a week for each of these listed activities:
- Crucible — Requires a single win
- Nightfall — Requires completion
- Raid — Not yet released, but might require a full clear
- Trials of the Nine — Requires a 7-win ticket
At least half of your fireteam must be in the same clan to unlock these engrams. The entire clan gets these engrams once they are unlocked, even if they did not do the above activities.
These are separate from the individual rewards, which basically means you get two engrams for completing activities like the Nightfall each week.
This is score shows how reliable your clan is at completing guided games, which we’ll cover below. Basically, just complete activities in Guided Games without quitting and your score will go up.
This is a feature that allows solo players to use matchmaking for high-level activities. The raid and nightfall, for example, aren’t normally in the matchmaking system. Players must form their own fireteams to complete these activities.
Guided Games allow someone to search for one of these activities in-game and they will be matched with a clan that’s also doing this activity.
Each clan starts at Level 1 and can level up to at least Level 6. For each new level they achieve, they get more benefits, as long as they have their clan banner equipped.
The banner says it unlocks new perks each season, so the below perks may change over the course of the game.
- Level 2 — Gain additional Glimmer when looting engrams.
- Level 3 — Increase Public Event rewards
- Level 4 — Improves rewards for eliminating Cabal enemies
- Level 5 — Increases the chance of receiving Reputation tokens when completing Nightfalls, Raids, and Trials.
- Level 6 — Increases chance of receiving an engram when completing playlist activities with a clan member.
Level 2 requires 100,000 clan experience, and each player can only contribute 5,000 each week. You gain clan experience simply by completing activities. Higher level activities will earn more experience.
Bungie.net and the Destiny 2 companion app do a good job of giving you options to customize and control your clans. Our sister site, Gamer Launch, offers even more ways to organize and communicate with your clan members.
You can use this to create your own free website, set calendar events, and upload pictures of your Destiny 2 achievements.
That’s all you need to know about clans in Destiny 2. Let us know if you have any questions! And be sure to check our other Destiny 2 guides! Here are a few to get you started:
- Destiny 2 Beginner’s Guide
- How to Replay Story Missions
- How to Get the Rat King Exotic Sidearm
- How to Get the Kill Tracker Ghost

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The Report provides a basic overview of the Hazardous Gas Chromatography Market including definitions, classifications, applications and chain structure. The Gas Chromatography Industry analysis is provided for the international market including development history, competitive landscape analysis, and major regional development status.
To begin with, the report elaborates Gas Chromatography Market overviews. Various definitions and classification of the industry, applications of industry and chain structure are given. Present day status of the Gas Chromatography Market in key regions is stated and industry policies and news are analysed.
Next part of the Gas Chromatography Market analysis report speaks about the manufacturing process. The process is analysed thoroughly with respect three points, viz. raw material and equipment suppliers, various manufacturing associated costs (material cost, labour cost, etc.) and the actual process.
After the basic information, the report sheds light on the production, production plants, their capacities, production and revenue are studied. Also, the Gas Chromatography Market growth in various regions and R&D status are also covered.
Further in the report, Gas Chromatography Market is examined for price, cost and gross revenue. These three points are analysed for types, companies and regions. In prolongation with this data sale price for various types, applications and region is also included. The Gas Chromatography Industry consumption for major regions is given. Additionally, type wise and application wise consumption figures are also given.
Analysis also include consumption, Import and export data for Regions North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India.
With the help of supply and consumption data, gap between these two is also explained.
To provide information on competitive landscape, this report includes detailed profiles of Gas Chromatography Market key players. For each player, product details, capacity, price, cost, gross and revenue numbers are given.

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A biocompatible, self-adhesive, and stretchable photonic crystal sensor for underwater motion detection†
Smart wearable visual sensors are promising in many areas such as motion monitoring and interactive devices. However, the realization of both biocompatibility and self-adhesiveness simultaneously for direct wearing remains challenging. Herein, a biocompatible photonic crystal (PC) sensor based on a combination of a self-adhesive hydrogel, a close-packed polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) nanoparticle array, and uniformly dispersed graphene is presented. This sensor exhibits excellent self-adhesion (≈27 kPa to the human skin), stretchability (≈1050%), color variability (from red to blue, ≈2.09 nm%−1), and mechanoelectrical properties, allowing it to directly adhere to the human skin to monitor local deformation via optical and electrical signals simultaneously. Moreover, its adhesion to the human skin is quite stable even after soaking or flushing with water where its maximum tolerable flow rate is approximately 2.1 m s−1. This PC sensor has great potential for the real-time monitoring of body motion in some sports such as swimming and diving, and may find more applications in wearable devices and strain sensors.


-- A school bus driver has given an early Christmas present to an adoring 23-month-old boy with whom he shares a special bond.
Ryker McFarland loves buses so much that he and his mom Jaclyn make waving to local driver Scott Garner a part of their morning routine. But on Dec. 12, Garner stepped off the bus with an unexpected surprise for the baby.
"We were out as normal and instead of passing by, I noticed the bus was stopping," Jaclyn McFarland of Gilbert, Arizona, told ABC News. "I was confused. I thought, maybe he's a new driver and doesn't know that we come out and wave. He said, 'Well, I noticed you guys are always out here in the morning and I wanted to give him a little Christmas gift if that's OK.' It was just the most unexpected thing. As a parent, it makes a huge impression on you."
McFarland said Ryker has a fascination with buses and fire trucks. Since school began last September, she takes me out to the front porch at 7:02 a.m. -- exactly when the bus passes by their home, she said.
"When it pulls around the corner, Ryker and I always wave," McFarland said. "The bus driver always waves and honks. Just recently, the kids started waving at us too so everyone is just waving at each other and it's just a fun little moment. [Ryker] usually says, 'Bus Bus Bus!' We try to go out everyday except if he's sleeping in. The funny part ... is the bus driver still honks the horn, whether we're out there or not."
Garner, 56, has been operating a bus for the Chandler School District since May, transporting high school students in the morning and elementary kids in the afternoon, he told ABC News.
Garner said Ryker's morning greeting has made his daily route even more enjoyable. So much so, that he decided to get him a gift.
"I couldn't sleep the night before so I got up about 3:30-4," Garner said. "[I] went to a 24-hour Walmart and long and behold, they didn't have a bus. I got to Target and they had one bus left. I just pulled over and I said, 'Hey buddy, I see you out here everyday and it really makes my morning.'"
Garner handed Ryker the present, a toy yellow school bus.
The note attached read:
To: A future bus rider Merry Christmas
From: Mr. Scott
Garner said he felt a personal connection to Ryker since his own son, Grant, now 17, also loved school buses as a child.
Garner invited Ryker and his mom to a bus depot Christmas party on Dec. 22, he said.


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NEW DELHI: Armed with legal opinion, the Enforcement Directorate is likely to issue fresh summons to Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former Union finance minister P Chidambaram, after she refused to appear before the agency's Kolkata office.
The ED is likely to insist on her presence with documents relating to alleged payments she had received in connection with the Saradha group. The ED had last month issued summons seeking Nalini's presence at the agency's Kolkata office in connection with her association with some key accused in the Saradha chit fund scam. She is learnt to have refused to honour the summons, taking the plea that being a woman she should be questioned at her home as per the provisions of CrPC. A source said legal opinion obtained by the ED rejected her contention and maintained that provisions of the CrPC did not apply in her case as the agency was probing the Saradha scam under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and her presence was sought in that connection.
Nalini is being investigated for her role in investments made by the main accused and Saradha group chief Sudipta Sen in some media ventures in north-eastern states, and if she had benefited from the deal.
Sen had alleged in a letter to the CBI that some politicians and their kin had blackmailed him into investing huge amounts in their publications and TV channels.
The agency is likely to ask her to join the probe at the ED's Kolkata office under Section 50 of the PMLA where the ED has powers of a civil court for examining a witness under oath.
Section 50 of PMLA is related to powers of authorities regarding summons, production of documents and submiting evidence. The Act provides that the ED director, for the purpose of inquiry, has the same powers as vested in a civil court and can enforce attendance of any person and examine him/her on oath.
The ED had earlier attached properties worth more than Rs 500 crore belonging to several accused in the case, including the assets of Sudipta Sen and his Saradha group of companies. The properties were attached under PMLA in West Bengal, Assam, Delhi, UP and Maharashtra.
There were allegations of Rs 42 crore investment in a Guwahati-based channel at the instance of some influential people, which Sen had claimed was done after he was "blackmailed" and in lieu of bailing him out of legal cases.


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Model PCI-1747U has 64 analog input channels, 16-bit resolution, and 250 kS/s sampling rate. Onboard SRAM stores differential gain, single-ended/differential, and bipolar/unipolar values for each channel. Automatic channel/gain/SD/BU scanning circuit controls multiplexer switching during sampling. Board includes BoardID switch and plug-and-play function, as well as universal PCI interface to support 3.3 and 5 V. Device drivers are available for WindowsÂ® XP/2000/98.
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Advantech Releases Universal PCI DAQ Card with Ultra-High Density Analog Inputs
Cincinnati, Ohio (March 24, 2005) - Advantech Corporation, Industrial Automation Group introduced a new member to its family of PCI-bus analog input DAQ cards. PCI-1747U has 64 analog input channels, 16-bit resolution, and a 250 kS/s sampling rate. Unlike many cards in the market, the PCI-1747U can run at 250 kS/s even when different ranges are used on its 64 channels.
For engineers that have been without critical instruments because of recalibration, there is a particularly welcome feature - a built-in auto-calibration function which can reduce downtime hours to seconds.
The PCI-1747U features an automatic channel/gain/SD/BU scanning circuit. This circuit controls multiplexer switching during sampling in a way that is more efficient than software implementation. Onboard SRAM stores different gain, SD (Single-Ended/Differential) and BU (Bipolar/Unipolar) values for each channel. This combination makes it possible to perform multi-channel high-speed sampling with different gain, SD and BU values for each channel.
The high resolution, high speed and flexible input type make PCI-1747U suitable for a wide range of application requirements where intense analog inputs but minimum demand of PCI slots is required.
In addition to high performance, the card also includes standard features such as Advantech's BoardID switch and plug-and-play function for easier configuration as well as a universal PCI interface to support both 3.3 and 5 volts. Device drivers are available for Windows® XP, 2000 and 98. In addition, ActiveX control for VB .NET, C# .NET programming tools and LabVIEW driver for LabVIEW are also available and free for you.
The PCI-1747U has a list price of $$995. It is available for purchase directly from Advantech or from one of Advantech's North American distributors at eAutomationPro.com.
For more information or to locate an Advantech distributor, visit eAutomationPro.com.
Advantech Corporation, Industrial Automation Group - Founded in 1983, the Industrial Automation Group of Advantech Corporation is the only complete PC-based Industrial Automation Solution Manufacturer offering products such as Industrial PCs, Workstations, Panel PCs, Flat Panel Monitors, Heavy Environmental PCs, Customized PCs, Single Board Computers, Data Acquisition & Control Devices and Web-enabled products for a wide array of industries. Drawing on the talents of more than 1,800 people, Advantech operates an extensive sales and marketing network in 16 countries and 35 major cities to deliver fast time-to-market services to our worldwide customers. Today Advantech offers over 700 products and solutions, adding 30 new products each year. US operations for the Industrial Automation Group are based in Cincinnati, OH (877-294-8989). Address: 1320 Kemper Meadow Drive, Suite 500, Cincinnati, Ohio 45240. Web: eAutomationPro.com. Email: firstname.lastname@example.org
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- Collector streets provide both access and circulation within residential, commercial, and industrial areas. Collectors differ from arterials in that they provide more of a citywide circulation function, do not require as extensive access control, and penetrate residential neighborhoods, distributing trips from the neighborhood and local street system. Collectors are commonly located along neighborhood borders and collect traffic from residential areas and channel vehicles to major arterials.
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Photos: Fallen Santa Cruz officers remembered
Thousands paid their final respects on Thursday to Santa Cruz police officers Loran "Butch" Baker and Elizabeth Butler, who were killed in the line of duty on Feb. 26.
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Uber is dumping their traditional fare calculation system for one that utilizes machine learning to guess how much a rider is willing to pay for a ride. One example would be a ride from one upper-class area to another, versus traveling between two poorer parts of town: the former, obviously, would cost more. It sounds like a lot of this extra cash will go straight to the company, rather than the driver. The company detailed for the first time in an interview with Bloomberg a new pricing system that’s been in testing for months in certain cities. On Friday, Uber acknowledged to drivers the discrepancy between their compensation and what riders pay. The new fare system is called “route-based pricing,” and it charges customers based on what it predicts they’re willing to pay. It’s a break from the past, when Uber calculated fares using a combination of mileage, time and multipliers based on geographic demand.


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Following the announcement last week about a newly discovered Beis Din ledger from Bergen-Belsen documenting the heterim granted to agunim and agunos after the Holocaust, the Organization of Begen-Belsen Survivors in Israel filed a petition against the ledger’s sale in a Tel Aviv court. The ledger was scheduled to be sold by auction at the Kedem Auction House on Tuesday night at a starting price of $4,000.
On Monday, in the wake of the petition, the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court issued a temporary injunction against the sale and scheduled a hearing on the case for Tuesday afternoon.
“We are in principle against trade in the Holocaust,” Jochi Ritz-Olewski, deputy president of the Organization of Bergen-Belsen Survivors in Israel, told The Jerusalem Post. “Items of a historic nature about the Holocaust are not the property of private people, and the ledger needs to be given to Yad Vashem or an academic institution, since historic documents have research value, and because it is an important testimony that should be available to the public.”
Ritz-Olewski also told the Post that the ledger belongs to Bergen-Belsen survivors and their descendants since the content of the ledger concerns them. She is also concerned that the ledger could fall into the wrong hands, such as Holocaust deniers who may destroy it as valuable evidence.
Ritz-Olewski’s parents both ended up in Bergen-Belsen after surviving Auschwitz and were liberated there on April 15, 1945. Following liberation and the establishment of the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp, her parents married and Ritz-Olewski was born in the DP camp in 1947.
“My eyes darkened when I read about the proposed sale of the ledger,” Ritz-Olewski told the Post. “Trade in the Holocaust is something awful. The place for this document – which is first-hand testimony about how Jews were murdered and which has unbelievable historic importance – is in Yad Vashem.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
If the ledger is legitimately the property of the one offering it for purchase, let all those who dont want it sold pony up the money and buy it from him! They can donate it to whichever institution they want.
The ledger belonging to the Bais Din fell into someone’s private hands. The contents of the basis for heterim allowing marriage could raise doubt the validity of the heter, impacting the future children born (by raising questions of mamzairut). There is a strong privacy interest to keep such records private. It would be fair that the ledger of the Bais Din be held by the Bais Din of Jerusalem (Rabbanut) and only used for scholarly research and study, with viewings allowed only after signing a confidentiality agreement. Imagine if your grandmother remarried based on a heter which some modern rov disagrees with – that might severly impact your children’s shidduch prospects!


New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie teams up with USA Today bestselling author Bob Mayer to write a sizzling, high-octane romantic adventure about a straight-talking woman and a straight-shooting man…
Lucy Armstrong is a director of television commercials who’s just been recruited to finish a four-day action movie shoot. But she arrives on the set to discover that the directing staff has quit, the make-up artist is suicidal, the stars are egomaniacs, the stunt director is her ex-husband, and the lead actor has just acquired as an advisor a Green Beret who has the aggravating habit of always being right.
Green Beret Captain JT Wilder had thought that hiring on as a military consultant for a movie star was a good deal: easy money and easier starlets. Instead he has to babysit a bumbling comedian, dodge low-flying helicopters, and resist his attraction to a director who bears a distracting resemblance to Wonder Woman. Then the CIA calls and he realizes that somebody is taking “shooting a movie” much too literally.
I think I’m starting to OD on Jennifer Crusie, lol. This is the second book that was written by both Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer that I’ve read, the first being Agnes and the Hitman. I really loved Agnes and the Hitman, this one…not as much. I think that – for me – it felt like I really didn’t get to know the characters well enough to care about them too much. Like the movie they were filming, they felt a little flat.
With that being said, I didn’t dislike the book. It’s decent and probably only gets such a low grade because it’s being compared to other books in Jennifer Crusie’s body of work. Of which I’ve read at least 4 in the last three days. So she must be doing something for me, lol.


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Yes, Kukan! It's a coup of the playoffs. Columbus blue jackets hit the team from the qualifying team Tampa Bay. And it all began with the silver hero Dean Kukan.
Tampa Bay Lightning with his stars Nikita Kutcherov (128 points!), Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman in the regular season had accumulated 62 wins, equaling the record of the legendary Detroit Red Wing from the 1995/96 season.
But in the playoffs, the Florida team withdrew the plug. Columbus Blue Hooks, in which John Tortorela as coach who led Tampa Bay in the Stanley Cup 2004 win, not only won the series. No, they dominated it and won quickly with goals from 19: 8.
Serie Kukan: 11 wins in 12 games
And in the midst of all this is the Swiss: Dean Kukan. Copenhagen's silver medalist hero spent long periods of extra time at the stands. But the 25-year-old became calm, waiting for his chance. And she came. When Columbus fought for a place in the playoffs in the finals of qualifying, Tortorela led Zurcher. And the defender immediately impressed the coach with his calmness and his ability to increase the game.
From March 24, the Zurich-based player, who started his career in Sweden, is a member of the team. And with him, "thin jackets" are hard to beat. With seven wins from the last eight games, Kukan and Ko are secured at the last minute, neither for the playoffs. And then a coup came against Tampa Bay.
Coach Tortorela loves Kukan's courage
In the last match (7: 3), he stood almost 19 minutes on the ice and was glorified in the media. "Where would the blue jackets be if Kukan did not make a big step forward in the playoffs?" "Good God, he played incredibly." Columbus misses two key players with Ryan Murray and Marcus Nútivar, but the rise of Kukan helped a lot, "writes Athletic.
"You never know when the defender will mature. You should never give up on players, especially defenders." "You really need to be patient so they can develop," Tortorela says, who especially likes Kukan to be prepared to take risks and not be disturbed by mistakes.
The AHL winners and the Champions League
So, Kukan is currently the pitch in the team of Columbus. In the NHL playoff, the defender, who earned "only" $ 725,000 a year (contract until 2020), never played before.
But his Palmares seem not to be bad: Apart from the World Cup in a silver game, he can show his victory in the Houston League of Hockey with Lula 2015 and the title of championship titles in 2016 with the Cleveland Monsters. And now he dreams of Stanley Cup. If you delete Tampa Bay, you do not have to be afraid of anyone.
Since the beginning of October, the gangs are shooting again, nettles and everything is played: NHL season 2018/19 works. All news, results, lighting and videos are available throughout the NHL ticker season.


Google’s premium storage subscription service provides free backups on Android. Now, Google has unveiled its VPN by Google One on its 2TB and higher plans. The new service on the Google One app will provide an extra layer of online protection for Android users.
Android is a safe OS as there is comprehensive security built into all its products. But the rollout of the VPN through Google One will provide additional security by encrypting all of an Android phone’s online traffic. Google wrote on its blog: “The VPN is built into the Google One app, so with just one tap, you can rest assured knowing your connection is safe from hackers.”
Google One’s VPN is rolling out just for the US users in the coming weeks through the Google One app. It will eventually expand to more countries and to iOS, Windows, and Mac. But that is expected to happen over the coming months.
Additionally, Google has also announced the rollout of Pro Sessions by Google One with VPN support. This will enable people to schedule one-on-one online sessions with a Google expert to learn more about VPNs. The users will now be able to get access to the VPN and Pro Sessions in addition to the 2 TB of storage and other member benefits they already get with the plan.


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All Acme Propellers are engineered, manufactured, inspected and shipped directly from Acme’s U.S. facilities. ACME Marine Propellers revolutionized the propeller industry with their CNC machined propellers, and the leadership continues today with the highest quality propellers for the most applications.
Acme's team of engineers is highly trained and knowledgeable in marine propulsion and can assist or fully size and design propellers for practically any application or requirement. Thorough integration of engineering with manufacturing ensures feasibility and optimization from one stage of propeller development to the next. It also means that every Acme prop is manufactured true to the design intent. So even at the moment when a potential propeller is only a partially constructed image in the mind of an Acme engineer, serious consideration is already being given to the capabilities of the manufacturing process.
- 100% CNC Accuracy & Consistency
- Revolutionary Performance
- Exceptionally Smooth Operation
- 100% Made in the U.S.A.
Acme Marine is renewing expectations of inboard propeller buyers everywhere. All Acme Propellers are engineered, manufactured, inspected and shipped directly from Acme’s U.S. facilities.
Consistency and Precision is
built into every Acme Propeller
Acme’s CNC process provides the most accurate method for consistently producing propellers to the correct diameter, pitch and cup, etc.. Through this process, Acme can “dial-in” to make incremental changes in any or all of these elements, which enables the development of an optimum propeller for each specific make and model of boat.
Why spend time and money reworking or returning problematic propellers? Many buyers are switching to Acme and are seeing their propeller return rates drop from whole numbers to decimals. In addition, boats using Acme Propellers are breaking out of their old envelopes and discovering their true performance potential – directly out of an Acme box.
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There has never been a Wake or Ski Boat Propeller like it before!
Precision machined,each propeller is box-to-boat ready
Precision machined propellers by Acme have revolutionized the propeller manufacturing industry. All Acme Propellers are cast in our own North American foundry and 100% CNC machined in one of our two QS-9000 manufacturing facilities.
Computer Numerically Controlled milling machines provide an extremely accurate and consistent means for removing metal. This method of production, relative to hand-finished, translates into Acme Propeller perfection, and the elimination of one big variable in boat performance.
We have many sizes in stock. Contact us to see if we have the perfect propeller for your boat and application.
Acme Propeller Repair
If there are any questions as to the correct design or dimensions of an Acme part number, contact us concerning actual numerical specifications and/or any other questions you might have. Coastal Prop repairs the complete line of Austral inboard propellers.
There has never been a Pleasure Boat propeller like it before!
Acme Inboard Propellers are engineered for speed and fuel efficiency.
Fully machined Inboard propellers by Acme have revolutionized the propeller manufacturing industry. Acme's superior design, coupled with the 100% CNC process, positions Acme Propellers as the most efficient and consistently smooth performers in the world. Acme Inboard Propellers are engineered for quicker plane times, improved speeds and lower fuel consumption. However, the best news is that, with Acme, superior performance is NOT based on "the luck of the draw". Accuracy is built into the design and manufacturing process. This means that you will spend less time and money, testing and tuning, and more time with your boat in the water and a smile on your face.
All Acme Propellers are cast in our own North American foundry and then 100% CNC machined in one of our two QS-9000 manufacturing facilities.
Computer Numerically Controlled milling machines offer the most accurate and consistent means for removing metal and finishing a propeller to its correct dimensions. This method of production, relative to hand-finished, translates into Acme Propeller perfection and the elimination of one big variable in boat performance.
Acme is currently producing propellers up to 48 ” in diameter. Contact us to see if we have the perfect propeller for your boat and application.
Engineered for durability to meet the tough demands of high-speed boating.
Engineered to handle the tough demands of high speed and not-so-friendly seas. Features reinforced blade sections designed to stand high impact forces and improve durability. Each propeller is individually mapped and serialized for easy replacement duplication. Guaranteed accuracy beyond ISO "S" class. CMM inspection report and metal certification available upon request. U.S. made under QS-9000 quality assurance guidelines.


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The infrastructure of Paymentology is a globally diverse mix of Data Centres and Public Clouds to support our global clients. The Infrastructure Project Manager is the central cog in delivering planned improvements, expansion and new clients across this complex IT infrastructure.
This is a challenging position, managing a team with a mix of skills that are geographically distributed across ~10 countries.
This role requires solid traditional and cloud infrastructure knowledge to manage multiple work streams and complex projects. This is a technology project management role that will be managing multiple projects across multiple environments, while balancing operational resource pressures.
Working directly with the Head of Infrastructure, the Infrastructure Project Manager is responsible for getting s#!% done.
What you get to do:
What it takes to succeed:
This is a Remote first role, with occasional meetings in the London Office.
What you can look forward to:
At Paymentology we value making a difference to the lives of the people who work for us and who live in the communities where we operate. As values are important to us, you can look forward to working alongside fellow team members, who share these values. You’ll be part of a team that is passionate about making a difference on a global scale.
We focus on building strong, diverse teams built from different backgrounds, experiences & identities.
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Tutuka/Paymentology is an award-winning global Fintech with an enterprise-level, highly scalable, highly secure financial processing system that powers tens of millions of transactions and makes it easy for people to issue, redeem and reconcile prepaid cards all over the world. We have clients in 35+ countries, team members in 30+ countries and process 1B+ USD per year in transactions.
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Help with Andropausal Symptoms
DHEA (dehyroepiandrosterone) is a natural hormone produced by the adrenal glands in both men and women that declines as we age.
In an attempt to find the cause of impotence among the men in their study, the Massachusetts Male Aging Study checked the levels of various hormones in all men to see if there was any difference in impotent men. Impotent men would have lower levels of the primary male sex hormone, testosterone, but that was not the case. In fact, of the seventeen hormones measured, only one was noticeably lower in impotent men, and that hormone was DHEA. In fact, as level of DHEA declined, the rate of impotency increased. By age forty, we have half the amount of DHEA that we did at age twenty. Why would low levels of DHEA contribute to impotence? There are several possible answers. DHEA is converted into testosterone in the body, and testosterone controls libido in both men and women. It is possible that DHEA may have a sex-enhancing effect that helps men to maintain an erection. In addition, earlier studies have linked low levels of DHEA in men to an increased risk of heart disease. Having heart disease greatly increases the likelihood that a man may develop impotence.
Melatonin Natural anti-aging hormone, has been found to be a safe and effective sleep aid with no known side effects. Many age-related ailments such as hypertension and heart disease may be do at least in part to declining levels of melatonin, and studies show that people with low melatonin levels may be at a higher risk for certain types of cancer.
Vitamins, Minerals and Herbs
Vitamin E – This vitamin not only improves circulation throughout the body, but it is a powerful antioxidant that can lower blood cholesterol and prevent atherosclerosis. Every man should take vitamin E either by itself or as part of an antioxidant complex. (If you are taking a blood thinner, check with your doctor before taking vitamin E.
Beta carotene (provitamin A) is converted into vitamin A, as the body needs it. Vitamin A provides the raw material from which sex hormones are produced, and it is essential that we maintain high levels of vitamin A in our body.
Calcium is instrumental in muscle contraction, blood clotting, and maintenance of cell membranes, and plays a critical role in the normal functioning of the heart. Magnesium - this mineral helps to produce two chemicals in the brain critical for sexual arousal: dopamine and acetylcholine.
Ginkgo biloba – Ginkgo is the herb for good circulation.
Yohimbe – The herb yohimbe is a much weaker version of the prescription drug yohimbine, which is often prescribed for impotence. The stronger yohimbine has been proven to be effective in many men, but it can have some serious side effects.
Yet another advancement from the scientists and researchers at T. J. Clark & Company. T. J. Clark Liquid Male Potency Formula™ contains L-arginine, L-Phenylalanine, Gingko Biloba Extract, Saw Palmetto Extract, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Zinc, Chromium Picolinate, Iron, Dimethyglycine (DMG), and a catalyst of our exclusive blend of major minerals and essential trace elements. The formula also contains Gingko Biloba, and other ingredients which help improve circulation and overall vitality.
Depression may occur more than other symptoms; this seems to be the one which occurs again and again. Depression is a bad experience at any time in life. But when a man in mid- life succumbs to its black grip, he is in an unhappy situation, for he is deprived of the motivation he needs to change his situation. The danger seems to be that this depression is regarded as a "conventional" emotional problem, a reactive depression, a response to life events, when in fact it may be the direct result of changing brain biochemistry do primarily to a decrease in testosterone levels.
DHEA – This hormone, which is produced in the adrenal glands, brain and skin, is a natural mood enhancer that may help to prevent mild depression. DHEA increases energy, helps provide better sleep, helps to feel more relaxed, and promotes the ability to handle stress better.
St.John’s wort – this herb is an excellent antidepressant without any undesirable side effects.
B - complex – B vitamins are nature’s antidote to stress, and since stress can lead to depression. Many of the symptoms of depression that are found in the elderly, such as confusion, memory loss, and apathy, are actually due to a deficiency in vitamin B12. As many as 10 percent of all people over sixty may have low blood levels of this vitamin.
Disclaimer: This information is intended as a guide only. This information is offered to you with the understanding that it not be interpreted as medical or professional advice. All medical information needs to be carefully reviewed with your health care provider.


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Tackling the homeless problem together
TAP London is a new organisation which employs individuals who are experiencing homelessness.
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Flooding, which was the result of heavy rainfall, affected the province of Esmeraldas located in the north-west of Ecuador. The damage caused by the element is estimated at about 1.3 million US dollars.
Violent storms have hit the south-western regions of Ecuador in recent days. The element was accompanied by intense rainfall, which led to extensive flooding.
Floods in Ecuador
Flooding in the province of Esmeraldas damaged around 1,600 hectares of farmland, of which 519 hectares were completely destroyed, local authorities said.
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Agriculture estimates the losses at around US$1.3 million.
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SMEs are facing increasing levels of underinsurance
The challenging economic environment in the UK is leaving small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) open to significant levels of uninsured risk. Research of more than 500 SMEs1 found that:
- One-third (32%) of businesses don't take inflation or supply chain issues into consideration when reviewing how much to insure their business for.
- 10% of SMEs – more than half a million businesses – wouldn't survive if they had to pay up to £10,000 towards a claim that wasn't fully covered by insurance.2
- 19% of businesses haven’t reviewed how long it would take to reinstate their business within the last two years.
- Three in ten (31%) businesses don’t have Employers Liability insurance, a legal requirement.
Inflation, supply chain disruption and labour shortages aren't just creating challenging business conditions but are also putting businesses at increased risk of becoming underinsured.
The high rate of inflation means that the level of insurance cover protecting a business’ buildings and physical assets such as stock or machinery, is likely to need updating in order to keep pace with the increased costs of replacing. However, 28% of SMEs haven't reviewed their sums insured in the last year.
Supply chain disruption, Brexit, the conflict in Ukraine and labour shortages are all impacting the length of time it'll take for a business to be able to resume normal operations in the event of a significant claim such as a flood or fire. Against this backdrop, one in five businesses (19%) haven’t reviewed the amount of time they'd need their business interruption cover in place for within the last two years.
One question businesses struggle with is to predict how long they could be out of operation for in the event of major loss. A recent analysis of large claims (more than £100,000) that were settled by Aviva between 2018 – 2021 found that the average lifecycle to close a claim was 385 days. However, SMEs said, on average, it would take just under six months3 for their business to be able to return to normal operations following a major loss such as a fire or flood. This is a significant gap which, in the event of a large claim, could see SMEs face a shortfall in cover – exposing them to material levels of financial risk.
Basic cover neglected
Aviva’s research also revealed that large numbers of businesses are going without essential – and in some cases, legally required – forms of insurance. For example, 69% of businesses said they have Employers Liability (EL) insurance – a mandatory cover for any business that employs people. Although some small businesses may not employ anyone, 83% of both small (10 – 49 employees) and medium (50 – 250 employees) sized businesses said they have EL, leaving potentially 17% of small and medium sized businesses without any form of this mandatory cover.
Despite this, 91% of businesses are “confident they have the right cover in place”. This underscores the importance for SMEs to regularly speak with their broker to make sure that they have cover in place to protect them from the key risks they face.
The challenging economic backdrop will undoubtedly see businesses look to cut unnecessary costs. While this is understood, the uncertainty of the last several years highlights the need for businesses to be protected against the unexpected. But just three in ten (31%) businesses have insured themselves for business interruption and just one in five businesses have purchased Cyber insurance – one of business leaders’ ten biggest risks, according to Aviva’s most recent Risk Insights Report.
Jason Chambers, Head of Underwriting Automation at Aviva, said:
“SMEs have faced a tumultuous couple of years and have come through the challenges posed by Covid, only to face some of the most challenging economic headwinds of the last few decades.
SMEs will obviously be paying close attention to their expenditure as a result. But cutting corners on insurance leaves them exposed to considerable risk - we estimate that 50% of UK businesses are underinsured to some degree and 45% of policies with buildings have at least one premises suspected to be underinsured by 20%3. In the event of a claim, this could really impact a business’ ability to stay afloat.
Our research shows that many SMEs are in the dark about how inflation, supply chain disruption and other macroeconomic and global issues can impact their own business in the event they have to make a claim. We want to highlight the risk of underinsurance that SMEs face and encourage them to speak with their broker, who can advise on the necessary covers and levels of insurance to help protect SMEs through this period of uncertainty.
But we’re not just talking about it – our underwriters are working with brokers to proactively identify which of their SMEs customers are at risk of underinsurance. Aviva’s Commercial Insurance Tool (CIT) uses data analytics to help identify where a business may be underinsured, potential gaps in cover and recommend personalised insights to help SMEs make informed decisions about their insurance cover. This will protect SMEs from the effects of fast-rising inflation, supply chain disruption and other uncertainties.”
It’s clear that we need to work together to help policyholders understand how the challenging market conditions could be impacting their cover.
To help support you and your clients, we’ve created a dedicated underinsurance page on Aviva Broker. It hosts lots of helpful resources relating to underinsurance – including insights, support available from our Specialist Partners and Risk Management materials.
Visit our dedicated underinsurance page
1 Figures relate to a survey of 502 micro, small and medium sized business, carried out by YouGov on behalf of Aviva in September 2022.
3 Based on Aviva’s SME modelled data, excluding Fleet

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A new poll commissioned by the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has revealed that 51% of respondents said the Queensland government is not doing enough to tackle climate change, whilst 24% don’t know.
The research, conducted for AMCS by The Online Research Unit, polled 634 people in Reef communities (excluding Rockhampton & Mackay). The results also showed that protecting the Great Barrier Reef, protecting endangered species and acting on climate change were the top three issues of importance to address.
Almost 78% of respondents agree the Australian governments (state and federal) should be doing more to protect the Great Barrier Reef and the 60,000 marine tourism jobs that depend on a healthy Reef.
AMCS Senior Great Barrier Reef Campaigner, Cherry Muddle, said:
“We were not surprised to learn that acting on climate change was ranked as the number one issue of concern when it comes to the Reef – Queenslanders know what the problem is and are looking to our government to take the action to protect our way of life and our iconic Reef.”
“We’re anticipating the release of the Queensland 10-year Energy plan, which sets a pathway for how the state will be powered to achieve the 50% Queensland Renewable Energy Target, by 2030,” Ms Muddle said.
“We want to see increased investment in renewables and a shift away from burning fossil fuels that drive climate impacts like marine heat waves.
“Our Sunshine state has the tools and labour force to take full advantage of the abundance of sun and wind. We have the opportunity to create good paying jobs in Queensland, slash carbon pollution and protect our Reef by becoming a renewable energy super power.
“The science is clear, our Reef is suffering from climate-fuelled marine heatwaves and this polling shows that Queenslanders want the government to take strong action to ensure its survival for future generations.
“The Reef is immeasurable, beautiful and iconic. As custodians of the Reef, we must play a leading role in protecting it”, she said.
The key points from the polling are:
- 51% of respondents said the QLD government is not doing enough to tackle climate change and 24% don’t know.
- Acting on climate change was ranked as number one issue of importance to address.
- Overall, the top three issues to address was, protecting the Great Barrier Reef, protecting endangered species and acting on climate change.
- 82% of respondents agree that the Reef is vulnerable right now, but it can recover. It’s not too late to save the Great Barrier Reef vs 10.3% who disagree and 7.7% who don’t know.
- Almost 78% of respondents agree The Australian Governments should be doing more to protect the Great Barrier Reef and the 60 000 marine tourism jobs that depend on a healthy Reef vs 13% that disagree and 9% who don’t know.
These results back up similar polling conducted by AMCS in 2021 across Australia, which concluded that 62% think that the Australian government’s inaction on global warming is putting the Great Barrier Reef, and the tens of thousands of jobs that depend on it, at risk.
Acting on climate change was also in the top three environmental issues Australians think are the most important to address.


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Absent teachers cost more than cash; DAILY POST OUR VIEW.
Little has changed over the years, other than, according to schools and finance watchdogs, it is getting worse.
Almost one in 10 lessons across Wales is now covered by a stand-in, in many cases a supply teacher from outside the school.
The Wales Audit Office reveals today that our schools spent a staggering PS54m on classroom supply cover in 2011-12, a rise of 7% since 2008-09.
The problem of resorting to supply staff is worst in secondary schools. More worryingly, inspectors found that pupil's learning is being hampered. In comprehensive schools, 11-14 year-olds are more likely to have their learning disrupted as schools make extra effort to secure better cover arrangements for older examination classes.
Reasons for teachers absences ranged from sickness, to training days or 'attendance at meetings'. Though what can be more important than teaching our kids? There will be times when teachers get sick and they do need training, something less likely to be available to supply staff it seems.
Reducing sickness absence to levels in England, could cut the number of days of cover by 60,000 and the cost by PS9m.
Rhyl High School is among those singled out for 'best practice' after appointing a finance manager to ensure value for money. Let's hope this message is spread far and wide so all children can get an even break.