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Luftgekühlt. A Study In Keeping Your Cool.
By: The Art Of Photography
Tags: Creativity, Porsche, Cars, Luftgekuhlt, Photography

Egos and Porsches are normally as tightly woven together as braided steel brake lines. So, when the question started about two months prior to the event. “Are you going to Luft?” a few friends opted out this year. I get it — there’s a lot of schmucks in the Porsche community and the larger the event, the bigger likelihood that the experience might just be miserable.

To fully understand this push/pull of loving car events and hating car events in Los Angeles, you have to first understand that Luftgekuhlt is a car gathering not a car show. And secondly, you have to know about Trancas.

Note left on cars, from Trancas Cars/Coffee organizers, 2018

Up until just March, the single best morning car hangout happened on the first Sunday of the month, in the parking area of a quaint and rustic mart, called Trancas, on the north end of Malibu. It was a beautiful experience in the wee early hours of the morning where one could truly enjoy one’s car on the drive up the coast and then pull into what was commonly considered the most awesome gathering of old cars in town. But it had issues. In Malibu, old cars come with old owners. The vision for what Trancas could be extended no further than owners’ own hood ornaments.

Despite its clocklike regularity, celebrity attendance and obvious popularity in social media, the organizers focused on exclusivity over inclusivity. It was always meant as a gathering of rich friends, not a community event. People who wanted you to admire them while they talked to each other behind a velvet rope. If you’ve ever been to a paddock before a horse race, where owners, their dressed-up wives, daughters and riders all converse while onlookers eyeball the all-of-it, then you’re familiar. This non-community mindedness lead to fights with locals and even attendees as witnessed in an ill-conceived letter left on windshields. It was over. At which point, Luft seemed to take on even more significance. It suddenly reined supreme in the world of socially-driven, artistically composed, destination SoCal classic car gatherings. But the question remained, could it grow this large and still be cool?

As for me, I was never in doubt about whether I’d go to Luft 5. I wanted to shoot and write about it. When I lost my job a few weeks ago from a downsizing I had to clean out my office. Among the detritus were no less than three Luftgekühlt posters that had been up on the walls. Carrying them out, along with the printed out ticket to the event that had been sitting on my desk, into my own ’78 911 SC on my last day was like holding onto something tangible in a world that was crumbling all around me. I’d found identity in my job for so long — Luft was a temporary substitute. It had a date. It was happening. I had my car, I had my ticket. Life would go on.
Clouds
By: Rachael Ann Sand
Tags: Photographer, Minnesota, Self, Photography, Nature Photography

ONE PHOTO | ONE WORD

Clouds

Day five snapshot

Sunny days with plenty of cloud cover are my favorite. I love soaking in the warmth without feeling scorched and squinting my eyes. The rocks along Lake Superior’s shore were warmed to an ideal temperature for sitting and taking in the scenery, listening to gentle waves.
Steve Jobs drove a car without a licence plate
By: Rejoice Denhere
Tags: California, Life, Mercedes Benz, Steve Jobs, Unusual

Image by Pexels on Pixabay

Steve Jobs drove a car without a licence plate and got away with it.

The founder of Apple drove a silver SL55 AMG Mercedes around California, without being registered, but wasn’t breaking the law. It turns out that he found a loophole in licensing laws. The state gave car owners six months to register their vehicles. Jobs had an arrangement with his car lease company. He exchanged the vehicle with an identical one before the lease expired, so was always within the legal requirements. Pure genius.

The laws have now been changed so if you live in California don’t try this. You’d be breaking the law!
The Sphinx, Redux
By: Lynne Nardizzi
Tags: Poetry, Nature, Life, Poem, Writing

The Sphinx, Redux

a poem

photo by the author, Sphinx in the rocks, Galisteo, NM

I woke up today

and the Sphinx

called me back

and so

I returned

this time

I hiked

a different hike

yet

as we know

all roads lead

to the Sphinx

so within an hour

there he was

rising

majestically

among the rocks

in the desert

long time no see

said I

he was silent

so I climbed up the hill

of rocks

in which he reigned

and sat beneath him

in the sun

I asked him “why?”

he stayed silent

I asked him “what?”

still he was silent

then I remembered

this is a problem

of mine

too many questions

and the answer is

simply

be silent

go within

surrender

to the unknown

so this

I did

I sat and I sat

in the company

of the grand Sphinx

and then I understood

how to communicate

with him

he talks in riddles

he speaks in rhymes

and when you empty

your mind

of all conditioning

you may see

what he sees

he showed me the sun

he showed me the wind

a hawk, soaring

birds, twittering

new spring buds

opening

on the piñon tree

that offered me shade

the smell of juniper

fresh in the air

an ant crawled on my leg

a fly buzzed past me

a caterpillar caterpillar’ed

through the dusty dirt

solitude

and silence

offer solace

solace is peace

peace and healing

is what we need

I sat and I Sphinx’ed

all day long

I thought I’d get hungry

for I had no food

but my soul

was full

and I needed

nothing

I stayed til it got dark

and I bade the Sphinx

goodbye

like an old friend

til next time

and the Sphinx

the great Sphinx

finally

spoke

quite clearly

he said

I’ll be right here

and I’ll be there

for I am everywhere

wherever you are

because I am

endless

and timeless

limitless

and boundless

all in nature is this

and so

my friend

are you
Crypto-trading - 101
By: Yacine Achiakh
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Knowledge, Trading

In the chart above we clearly see that mid-April the ETH was oversold with an RSI < 30 and the Short Term EMA crossed over the Long Term EMA translating into a positive MACD. This translated into the restart of the ETH growth.

Trend reversal is key to detect when to invest however it can also easily be misinterpreted if not enough volume accompanies a given switch. Volume analysis is key to complete trend detection and must be included in any investigation framework.

2- Confirming the trend with volume analysis (5)

The most basic rule about any volume analysis is: Strong trends implies strong volumes. The main question is: How do we detect whether or not the volume we see is “strong”?

On-Balance Volume (OBV)

OBV is the simplest volume indicator you could think about. Starting from a random point in time, you add or remove the daily/hourly volume to the OBV depending on whether or not the closing price of that period was higher or lower than the previous period. In details:

If today’s closing price is higher than yesterday’s closing price, then: Current OBV = Previous OBV + today’s volume

If today’s closing price is lower than yesterday’s closing price, then: Current OBV = Previous OBV — today’s volume

If today’s closing price equals yesterday’s closing price, then: Current OBV = Previous OBV

Studying the OBV lets you find whether or not there is an acceleration or deceleration in the bullish/bearish trend and helps you find the pivoting point where you should sell/buy.

Accumulation-Distribution Line (ADL) & Chaikin Oscillator

The principle behind the Accumulation-Distribution Line is easy to grasp, it aims at understanding whether or the buying pressure (accumulation) or the selling pressure (distribution) is the strongest on the market. It was invented by stock broker — Mark Chaikin.

The major difference with the OBV relies in the fact that the volume over the period is weighted by the Money Flow Multiplier which is an indicator that measures how “large” the “victory” of the buyers or the “sellers” is at the end of the period.

Imagine a football game between the 49ers and the Broncos. If the 49ers score 4 touchdowns and win 28–0 (very unlikely…), you’ll say the 49ers crushed the Broncos and would give more credit to this victory than if the Broncos came back and final score was 28–27 for the 49ers (very unlikely again…).

Money Flow Multiplier tries to reproduce this logic. Imagine a game between the buyers and the sellers where the buyers try to raise to get a close price higher than the open price and the sellers try to do the opposite. If the sellers manage to get -4% early in the morning and finish the day at -4%, you would give them more credit than if the buyers make a come back in the afternoon and the price closes at -0.3%.

The ADL can now be computed like this:

Money Flow Multiplier = ((Close — Low) — (High — Close)) / (High — Low)

Money Flow Volume = Money Flow Multiplier * Volume

ADL = Previous ADL + Money Flow Volume

It can now be used to detect trends and specifically divergences (same as MACD)
Video: How Activist Investor Paul Singer Made His Billions
Tags: Video, Moviq

Aggressive, tenacious and litigious Paul Singer may be the most feared investor in the world — by hedge fund rivals, companies and even countries. This is how he made billions through activist investing.
Grayscale’s Bitcoin Report Highlights The Imploding Economic Backdrop & Paul Tudor Jones’ Bullish Analysis
By: Lou Kerner
Tags: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Grayscale, Crypto, Bitcoin Mining

Grayscale’s Bitcoin Report Highlights The Imploding Economic Backdrop & Paul Tudor Jones’ Bullish Analysis Lou Kerner Follow Aug 21 · 3 min read

Grayscale does as much as anyone to make it easy to buy Bitcoin (through GBTC). They also do a lot to educate people about Bitcoin, including TV commercials:

And they write thoughtful research on Bitcoin. Yesterday, Grayscale released a 20 page report titled “Valuing Bitcoin.” While the report included the typical Bitcoin graphs (e.g. Stock-ToFlow, Daily Active Addresses), that many find helpful, I thought the most impactful charts were the four below:

Since going off the gold standard in 1971, real wages have barely budged.

Since QE1 started in 2008, the massive increase in money has not lead to more economic activity as intended. Instead, it’s just lead to a decrease in the velocity of money. And that’s before the MASSIVE unprecedented QE we’re experiencing today:

With that macro economic backdrop, the best graph in the report, IMHO is the one below in which famed investor Paul Tudor Jones outlines his store of value scoring for various assets:

For anyone really interested in Bitcoin, it’s worthwhile to read Tudor’s entire May 2020 investor newsletter which included the paragraph below reprinted in the Grayscale report:

What was surprising to me was not that Bitcoin came in last, but that it scored as high as it did. Bitcoin had an overall score nearly 60% of that of financial assets but has a market cap that is 1/1200th of that. It scores 66% of gold as a store of value, but has a market cap that is 1/60th of gold’s outstanding value. Something appears wrong here and my guess is it is the price of Bitcoin

In my mind, that’s always been the story with Bitcoin. It’s a store of value that’s getting stronger every day, which will continuously drive PTJ to increase his trust score above, until Bitcoin is clearly a better store of value than gold. Given that, it should one day be worth MORE than gold in aggregate. There’s certainly a lot that can go wrong with that thesis, but it represents the type of asymmetric bet (i.e. you can losa 100%, but the upside is %6,000 if it reached gold’s value), that is rarely found in investing. And that’s why I’m HODLing Bitcoin

Sign up for my newsletter to the left and, if you got at last 0.00001 BTC of value from this post please “Clap” below (up to 50 times). That’s how I get value. Thx!
Joins with Power BI and R
By: Peter Hui
Tags: Power Bi Tutorials, Power Bi, Data Science, Tutorial, Sql Joins

Let’s get into it!

Let’s load in our data :) Two tiny data sets, but great for our examples.

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Now that they are loaded, let’s go into Power Query

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Once I am in the Power Query side — I see my two data sets.

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Let’s go to Merge queries and get started!

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Be very careful about the placement of the joins — the top data set is the left hand side of the join and the bottom data set is the right hand side of the join. If they are not arranged properly, you will get the opposite result.

If you are confused — check out my first article about the left and the right.

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One important thing — let’s select the column we want to join on or the “connection”.

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I chose the left outer join but it’s the same as a left join. There are many terminologies out there — left hand side, first data set, data set A etc. At the end of the day — we want to see the rows that are common and also rows that are not found when compared. Also, in this image, there is only one “connection” column. You are not limited to using just that. You can choose an additional column to support a join as well.

After I make this selection, I will be given the option to expand.

Let’s hit the expand button.

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Ta-Da!

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Here you can see the inner join and left anti results.
Powerful AI Starts With a Diverse Teacher
By: Jeanna Isham
Tags: Machine Learning, Data Science, Marketing Strategies, App Development, Ethics

Noelle had a very interesting opportunity to collaborate with data scientists at MIT and curators of the Met Museum of Art. The museum was trying to “tag” their art in the most inclusive way they could. “We knew that in order to solve any problems for the museum, we had to get the person with the problem involved to solve it. You can’t just “empathize enough”. You need someone who knows the problem.”

So with that, they used sources and data scientists from all over the world as well as specific to the pieces of art that they were tagging to get the most accurate and robust information that they could. What they ended up doing was fascinating.

Through data collection and machine learning, the AI was taught to, for example, point out to the art viewer .. during x century while in drought season the y society considered z as art. It could pick out information sometimes faster and more efficiently than a skilled viewer could do with their naked eye.

As a human, you only know the words in your head.

The importance of this study, in my opinion, is that when a curator tags the same word for “chair” on all art, what happens? Without a cultural perspective, they couldn’t know what a specific culture or time period may call a “chair”. So by calling it a “chair”, those searching for an alternate word couldn’t find it. The AI tagging could then expose more of an audience to the accurately portrayed artwork.

By including multiple perspectives and diversifying their data scientists, the museum was able to augment the curator’s work. This deep dive into archiving work was never meant as a replacement to those curators, but rather as an enhancement to the art. With all the research in the world, one human is bound to miss things.

Noelle took this study and created her own Alexa Skill with the fundamental principles. She wanted to help people with special disabilities navigate art. The user asks, “Alexa, what’s the art of today”. Based on the comments of the users, the skill generates work that the AI perceives as art the recipient would appreciate.

Theoretically, this AI could learn to draw out information and insight that it knew would be pleasing to the viewer’s taste as the AI learned what that viewer’s unique interests may be.

As a looker but not an understander of art, this is groundbreaking! I have no idea what art I may or may not like. However, if someone or something was to give me suggestions…? That could potentially make an art appreciator out of me.

Having this accessibility could bring new patrons into the museums that wouldn’t have come otherwise.
Zeus Protocol Partners with Iagon Network
By: Paul Almasi
Tags: Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, Venture Capital, Bitcoin, Blockchain

Today, Zeus Protocol is proud to announce an official partnership with Iagon Network!

Zeus Protocol is always seeking alliances with projects that share the same commitment towards the blockchain ecosystem. This is why we are pleased to announce our partnership with the Iagon Network, “a platform for harnessing the storage capacities and processing power of multiple computers over a decentralized blockchain grid.” Iagon Network aims to provide decentralized cloud computing services and storage by connecting the computational power not being used by smart devices and data centers around the world.

We’ve had the Iagon Network on our radar for quite a while. They have an impressive international team which makes them an ideal strategic partner. Our team reached out to them early this summer and soon realized that our interests were aligned. A partnership was quickly formed whereby Iagon Network will be utilizing ZeusID’s Wallet Persona to identify the wallets that would be most likely to participate with their platform. We look forward to helping the Iagon Network achieve their goals of building a decentralized computing & data storage network.

We have witnessed the endless potential of Zeus Protocol and are eager to grow together as our partnership continues to be built based on our similar outlook and vision of the Blockchain and its limitless capabilities. — Navjit Dhaliwal

As Zeus Protocol continues to build our 2nd layer network for Ethereum, we are focused on providing the network with key innovations to support applications with scalable computation, interoperability, identity & off-chain information. Our first solution, ZeusID, is providing our partners and clients with decrypted on-chain identity and insightful reputation analytics by analyzing 30+ million wallets around the world.

From this, we have identified six key components that can provide a granular understanding behind the data and flow of assets on the Ethereum network. We at Zeus Protocol have identified these components as Identity by Proxy, Risk Scores, Balances, Transaction History, Wallet Persona, and Wallet Graph. These six key components have in turn provided our partners and clients with incredible advantages over their competition.

Stay tuned for more news from Zeus Protocol!

Email: Business@ZeusProtocol.com

Website: https://zeusprotocol.com/

Telegram: https://t.me/zeusprotocol

Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeusprotocol

GitHub: https://github.com/ZeusProtocol

Bests,

Zeus Protocol
Why I Wear My Words on My Sleeve
By: Chetna Jai
Tags: Self Improvement, Words, Life, Inspiration, Affirmations

Last year was the first time that I gave it a try. I read the book You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay. She refers to affirmations as positive statements — if repeated daily, could change your life.

I didn’t adopt the daily practice of affirmations but what I liked to do instead, was buy t-shirts with sayings written on them. It’s a time-consuming venture. I don’t go out looking for them. But, when I find ones that speak to me, I feel the words seeping in, like a second skin. I only buy ones with writing that have meaning to me and the potential to energize my life. I might not repeat them on my lips but, I wear them on my sleeve.

Good vibes forever. (Hell yeah!)

Never easy always worth it. (We all need this reminder every day.)

I workout to burn off the crazy. (My best workout t-shirt.)

Namaste (To send out good vibrations and energy to those who read and receive it.)

Every moment matters (To savour every now; big or small, high or low, smile or tear.)

Enjoy the journey (The final destination is not important, because you might not even end up at your desired destination. Every step you take will have more value than the sum of the total number of steps.)
Battling Cliché Overuse
By: Mark Starlin
Tags: Anger, Words, Life, Humor, Cliches

Cliché overuse has me all bent out of shape. I’ve been complaining about it ‘till I’m blue in the face. No more. Been there, done that. I’m taking the gloves off.

Actions speak louder than words, so I plan to think outside the box and work my fingers to the bone to raise awareness of cliché overuse.

You may think I’m not playing with a full deck, or have a chip on my shoulder, but it’s better than a sharp stick in the eye.

And you might say I’m beating a dead horse, but if I can get even one person to stop overusing clichés, it will be worth it all.

Some people may call me a dreamer, or tell me to stop rocking the boat, but when the going gets tough, the tough get going.

And I plan to keep on keeping on, and go the extra mile, cause it ain’t over until the fat lady sings.

I won’t rest until I’ve taken the bull by the horns and shown him the door. All’s well that ends well. You can bank on it.

No need to thank me. It’s all in a day’s work.
The Science of Social Distancing
By: Elad Simchayoff
Tags: Covid 19, Socialdistancing, Science, Human Behavior, Coronavirus

It’s Much More Than Keeping Our Distance, Covid-19 might have a long-term effect on the way we think about Personal Space

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

Origins

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak, many guidelines changed. Masks were initially advised against, and then for. Gloves were regarded as an essential accessory by many at first, and later even considered as causing more harm than gain by some experts. Stay at home orders changed to carefully go out. Besides washing our hands and practicing hygiene (always good advice), the only major guideline that survived these past months is social distancing. Seemingly, a simple enough request, but it is a lot more complex than it might seem.

According to WHO guides a distance of at least 1 meter (3 feet) is required between one person and the other. The logic goes that if you are too close, you can breathe in the droplets originated by an infected person coughing, sneezing, or speaking. These droplets might contain the Covid-19 virus.

The 3 feet rule was first recommended in the 1930s, based on a study done by William Wells from the Harvard School of Public Health. Wells researched tuberculosis and found that infected droplets tend to land within 3 feet of the place they originated in. Since then, the same findings were observed with the flu, SARS, and MERS. And so the 3-feet rule was brought back time and time again, with every similar disease breaking. Most recently, Covid-19.
We Are Feeding Our Kids Known Carcinogens
By: Andrew Merle
Tags: Food, Health And Wellness, Health, Wellness, Nutrition

Photo by Jay Wennington on Unsplash

We know that smoking is bad for us.

Smoking has clearly been proven to cause cancer (and many other diseases), and therefore a health-warning label is required to appear on every pack of cigarettes. It has been that way for over 50 years.

Alcohol, too, is a known carcinogen. Alcohol bottles must also bear health-warning labels, and it has become common knowledge that excessive drinking causes health problems.

Of course cigarettes and alcohol can only legally be purchased and consumed by adults.

But there is another known carcinogen that many people consume every day and feed to their children.

In fact, there are over 100 known human carcinogens.

But only a few of these are related to diet and lifestyle (most are chemicals in the environment and other exposures).
Why 2020 End Of Year Performance Reviews Should Be Canceled
By: Rebecca Stevens A.
Tags: Performance Reviews, Humanity, 2020, Corporate Culture, Leadership

So keeping this in mind, I don’t think that companies can go about end of year performance reviews like business as usual. There needs to be a global reckoning that this year was just too hard and that many employees are not okay — and may not have been able to meet objectives set at the start of the year when all was fine and dandy.

Organizations need to also realize that 2020 provided even less of a level enough playing field for all employees to function at par. Some clearly got an unfair advantage — whether it be no illness at all or the privilege of being able to hire someone to clean their homes, make their food, or tutor their children. For some employees, it was easy to get access to a home office, for others, lack of a robust internet connection or even space at home made it impossible.
Always Bring Your Shopping in Before Dark
By: E.B. Johnson
Tags: Challenge, Horror, Fiction, Microfiction, Flash Fiction

Always Bring in the Shopping Before Dark

“Did you bring the bags in like I told you to?”

“No, mom,” Kimberly grimaced. “I thought you would.”

“And why should I?”

Kimberley saw no point in arguing. Her mother had one of those icy faces she wore right before she got fed up. Instead, Kim rolled her eyes before stomping out of the room. She passed into the garage, slamming the door behind her. It was late, and only shadows filled the narrow space.

The old Chevy wagon sat quietly in the gathering shade, but Kim could still see the faint rust marks. She shuffled to the backdoor and pulled it open with a loud creak. Any louder, she wouldn’t have heard the hissing voice.

“Leave,” a sinister voice whispered from the darkness of the car. “Get out.”

Kimberley jumped back, her heart pounding.

“Mom!” she screamed out behind her.

“Get out of here!” the voice whispered again, this time deeper and urgent.

Kimberley turned and fled as a dark shape came slithering out of the car. Her mother opened the door, but it was too late. Her eyes filled with horror.

“Kim…” she stuttered, before slamming the door shut and clicking the lock over tight.

Kim could hear her scream as the creature ripped into the soft flesh of her legs, pulling her to the ground.

“No!” Kimberley screamed in agony as the creature ripped at her.

“I told you run,” it hissed, red eyes glowing. “Stupid, child. I told you to run.”
人人瘋健康，運動設備成為搶購品?
By: Tony Zeng
Tags: Health, 運動, Sports, 健康

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EZSolution and ZaloPay strategic partnership agreement
By: Eztoken Rewards
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Ethereum

Today, EZSolution and ZaloPay has officially announced a broad partnership that enhances ZaloPay’s position in online payment while significantly expanding EZSolution point of sale program in retail industry.

EZSolution was established in Vietnam, with 7 years of experience in providing POS software solution for retail and online outlets. EZSolution customers are very diversified, including fashion shops, restaurants, mini marts, milk tea, bars, service providers… There were more than 10,000 merchants over 19 countries in 2017. in the next 2 years, EZSolution has targeted 100,000 merchants worldwide.

ZaloPay was introduced for the first time in 2016 by VNG Corporation — the largest Vietnamese technology company, founded in 2004, specializing in digital content and online entertainment, social networking, and e-commerce. ZaloPay is an online payment solution, developed on Zalo — the most popular social network application that dominates Vietnam with over 80 million online users.

The partnership is a strong strategic fit, leveraging the two companies’ strengths, focusing on integrating ZaloPay to EZSolution cloud-based Point-Of-Sale system. As a result, 80 million Zalo users can easily buy goods or services at over 10,000 merchants in EZSolution system through ZaloPay App.

This is a breakthrough step for EZSolution in order to introduce Point-Of-Sale system to a lot more new audiences which eventually will help to expand the number of merchant using our software. We also believe this partner relationship between EZSolution and ZaloPay will play a significant impact on the journey of conquering the retail industry globally.

Please stay informed for more good news from EZSolution.
Catalio 1.0 is Here
By: Jason Wallingsford
Tags: Salesforce, Tech, Salesforce Admin, Release Notes

If you don’t want to easily track how and why your applications were built, then stop reading.

Just kidding, here are some highlights of Catalio 1.0:

Capture and document Capabilities directly in Salesforce.

Connect key Stakeholders for each Capability

Document all the personas of a Capability to make sure you are putting your Customer first.

Map out each Use Case to ensure no detail is forgotten.

Quickly get a 360-degree view of your Organization by having the ability to see and search all of your Salesforce Metadata as Components.

But wait…there’s more! We encourage you to check out the full release notes here.
Transforming Healthcare
By: The Up Group
Tags: Roundtables, Digital Transformation, Healthtech, Nhs, Healthcare

To date, healthcare has proven one of the toughest industries for startups to crack. Following on from a similar roundtable a year ago, we gathered together a group of representatives from HealthTech startups and investors for a frank and honest discussion on what, if any, progress has been made in the last year.

At last year’s roundtable, the key takeaway were the difficulties of dealing with the NHS. With a virtual monopoly on healthcare in the UK, it is virtually impossible for any HealthTech startup to achieve a unicorn valuation without interacting with it. It is, however, a highly complex and bureaucratic organisation, and difficult to break into.

But progress has not been impossible: Babylon Health’s achievements, notably a trial of its service to power the 111 service, marked for many a breakthrough moment. Understanding the different touch points within the NHS and understanding the right people to talk to was vital in achieving this; many hope that these successes will pave the way for others.

An alternative approach that other startups have taken is to build services privately, and gaining traction before selling into the NHS. This allows HealthTechs to bypass NHS bureaucracy in the difficult early stages, and when their priority does turn to selling into the NHS, they can force the conversation with concrete results.

Meanwhile, the other pot of money eyed by investors looking at an exit is the pharmaceutical companies. Whilst they have been slow to address innovation thus far, these giants are now starting to wake up to disruption. In particular, there is a huge opportunity for selling services alongside the drugs manufactured by the pharma companies.

Companies in attendance include: AstraZeneca, Babylon Health, Doctify, DrEd, Echo, Lumeon, Medopad, Medvivo, Patient, Push Doctor, Skin Analytics, Thriva, Vida Care, Vitalfootprint, and Vitality.
Updated swap announcement
Tags: Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Btc, Blockchain

Dear community members we have some good news. In order to make the swap process more efficient and to give you all a chance to stake your Vites, we would like to start the swap process immediatly!

We will swap manually, due to the fact that the Vites chain is at risk. An earlier chain that was finished before we announced the swap had been hacked. For this reason, we had to start all over with the development.

In order to swap, make sure that you have downloaded the new wallet.

MacOs is currently not supported (update about this soon). This announcement only applies to Windows- and Linux users!

Waves platform will support the swap. The address of your new wallet needs to be included as an attachment when sending the transfer to the Vites swap address. To complete the manual swap process, follow the video tutorial step-by-step. VERY IMPORTANT!!

If people do not add attachments like outlined in the tutorial, your Vites will be returned.

More good news! In about 1 week, the new coin can be traded on Stocks.Exchange. More info about listing will follow!

Swap wallet Waves address: 3PHnK1i3UvhptESZMC7e2jYPz3Pgnet4Bc4 Send your Vites ONLY to this address.

The wallets can be downloaded from our website: https://www.vites.io/#wallets

In order to promote a fresh start among the Vites community, we have created a new Telegram channel: www.t.me/VitesOfficial

Please join the new official Telegram!

*The deadline for the swap is 30th of September 2018. Please note that the absence of the Mac wallet does not change anything at the end date of the swap. The Mac wallet is still under development and there are enough interim alternatives to store your Vites in the meanwhile.

We kindly ask our community to start staking in order to make the chain safe and more efficient!

Author: Daniyal

Image: Shof
10 Christmas Shopping Ideas for The Holiday Season
By: Jordan Mendiola
Tags: Shopping, Inspiration, Ideas, Holidays, Christmas

Everyone’s scrambling to get their loved ones a gift for the holiday season!

If the people you’re looking to buy gifts for haven’t already told you what they want, then it can be very stressful to come up with gift ideas.

In this article, I will provide you with 10-holiday gift ideas with a small explanation of why they make such great gifts!
Hi. The Planet Is On Fire. Are Vegans Still Too Pushy?
By: Marla Rose
Tags: Veganism, Vegan, Covid 19, Coronavirus, Environment

Hi. The Planet Is On Fire. Are Vegans Still Too Pushy?

You don’t have to like us but let’s be honest about the consequences of eating animals

One of the common criticisms lobbed against vegans is that we’re pushy. Of course, you’ve heard the old chestnut: “Q: How can you tell if someone is vegan? A: Don’t worry. They’ll tell you.” Get it? Because, like, we’re are all up in your business and blasting our irksome vegan vibes all over the place, perpetually dialed to 11 like the amps in Spinal Tap.

I have been told vegans are annoying, nosy and intrusive since I first went vegan in 1995 and after 25 years, it’s crystal clear to me that the mere presence of a vegan, physically or virtually, provides all that is needed for a defensive reaction. A friend, who is a meat-eater, remarked on his Facebook recently that all he did was post favorably about a brand of vegan sausages and he faced all kinds of heckling. He is an omnivore and that one little post was triggering enough for haters to come out of the woodwork. If there’s one thing people can bond on across political and social divides, it’s that vegans are pushy and aggressive, even when they’re not actually vegan.

This pervasive cultural notion of The Pushy Vegan is worth examining and having an honest, humble reckoning with as we enter a new season with a highly transmissible and deadly pandemic breathing down our collective necks. Who is being pushy, the person who shares vegan recipes and fundraises for animal rescues or the ones who insist on their “right” to eat animals despite how much it endangers all of us as well as future generations ? The person who reminds you, accidentally or even on purpose, that you are eating beings who wanted to live, or the one whose habits are quite literally inflicting the consequences of their choices on everyone else?

I know what’s coming next so I will get it out of the way.

• I am sanctimonious.

• I am self-righteous.

• I am shaming.

• I am the stereotypical judgmental vegan.

Honestly, I can live with that. After all, is there a way to have a non-defensive conversation about how personal choices are no longer personal when they have wide-ranging and disastrous consequences for others? How do we sugarcoat the facts to get a foot in the door but still have an honest, constructive dialogue during a time of enormous significance? Isn’t the cultural moment of the past year one where we are being asked to consider that what we do also must include the big picture of those affected in the calculation of whether it’s justifiable?

In other words, we are not islands unto ourselves. We are members of communities and and inhabitants of the same planet. I believe that we know this in our hearts.
COVID-19 Is Not An Excuse To Simply Ghost On Others
By: Angeline Tan
Tags: Life Lessons, Communication, Life, Covid 19, Covid 19 Crisis

Ghosting on people, in most cases, is unacceptable.

The past few weeks, if not months, have been trying on most of us living in this world.

Not only is COVID-19 ruining people’s lives and plans, but it has also led to a major economic recession and a global standstill.

Many of us have been forced to work from home and to adapt to different circumstances at work and at home.

Our professional, social, and personal lives have taken a hit — thanks to this microbe.

Tons of articles out there have waxed on the importance of proper work-from-home etiquette as well as the best teleconferencing behavior one should have.

Yet, I find a noticeable dearth of articles on the phenomenon of ‘ghosting’. ‘Ghosting’ can be broadly described as the phenomenon when people cut the lack of responses people and companies might have faced — especially in this uncertain situation of COVID-19 where communication, and timely communication, are key.

People might stop talking to you all of a sudden and disappear from your radar.

If you are a freelancer, companies might not reply to your email reminders for overdue payment. Instead, you receive an auto-generated response saying that the respective company is going through some COVID-19 reshuffling or business continuity transactions.

You might be feeling increasingly isolated from the world, from your society and even from your friends.

With some people failing to reply messages at all or using COVID-19 as a pretext to justify their lack of responses, perhaps we have entered a new era where the coronavirus has become an easy excuse to not fulfill one’s obligations.

Such behavior is unacceptable and unprofessional.

Just because your company is not doing well financially (as most companies are struggling) does not mean that you can ghost on existing agreements (written or verbal) with your vendors and freelancers.

Vendors and freelancers also have their families to feed.

Just because we are living in an age of increased social distancing and isolation from the larger community does not mean that we also emotionally and mentally tune out from others around us (physically and virtually).

COVID-19 has brought in an unprecedented era with unprecedented social and workplace norms such as the work-from-home movement. But, along with this era of unprecedented-ness, it looks like some behavior like ghosting on others and poor communication skills are here to stay.
What I Learned From Being Dumped by Men on the Rebound
By: Maya Melamed
Tags: Personal Growth, Relationships Love Dating, Relationships, Love, Dating

The third time, my friend looked at me with her “seriously?” expression when I told her the guy I am seeing is only recently separated from his wife.

She already anticipated what will happen, but I was still in denial.

Surely the fact that it happened twice does not necessarily mean it will happen again?

But it did.

From going the extra mile to spend time with me and doing everything he assumed I wanted, there was an immediate drop of contact as soon as I revealed a side of me he was not expecting.

This time, my mistake was more severe. He was going out of his way to deliver my hat which I forgot in his car. But since he arrived late at night without warning, I was upset. I felt vulnerable and I couldn’t sleep that night… And my reaction was a reflection of that.

I sent him a text message at 11:30 pm asking him not to appear uninvited to my house. I was probably too tired and confused and did not articulate it nicely enough.

I know. He had good intentions and I blew it.

Still, if he liked me as much as his efforts indicated, wouldn’t it make sense to take a little time to work it out?

The real issue with men on the rebound.

After three times I was dumped by men who were recently separated, I finally found the common ground.

All three men I dated were really keen. I guess I was completely different from their ex that it was refreshing for them. Perhaps after a long period in which the relationship with their ex deteriorated, they were fully ready to let their heart soar with excitement for someone totally unlike her.

They flooded me with their attention and made me feel special before they truly got to know me. In me, they saw an imaginary perfect partner which would be the antidote to the recent relationship that only just crumbled.

The problem, though, is that all three of them were not ready for a relationship with a real person. Someone that has more than one dimension.

So as long as what I said and did was in accordance with their unrealistic vision of who I was, they were exuberantly passionate.

However, their relationship that just ended was overburdened with arguments and friction. And at the first sign of discord in the newly emerging relationship with me, their fantasy has evaporated into thin air. They had no capacity to deal with any disagreements. No matter how small or insignificant they were.

Does this mean I will never date a recently separated man again?

I never say never.

But I am sure as heck going to be extra cautious next time I end up dating someone on the rebound.

And maybe, just maybe, next time a man on the rebound wants to date me, I would ask him to wait a couple of years before contacting me again.

Then again, maybe I won’t.
Fix ‘weird’ characters in movie subtitles with one command!
By: Zoran Antolović
Tags: Web Development, Programming, Tips And Tricks

Can you name one thing that is more frustrating than weird characters in movie subtitles? It’s a common thing in languages with accented letters (Croatian e.g.). Even though you can watch the movie and understand, it’s annoying!

Encoding fix

Problem lays within the subtitle file (.srt, .sub) that is differently encoded and the quick fix is to encode it to the universal UTF8 encoding.

When I was younger I used to open subtitle file and do find-and-replace on weird characters in order to fix it :). However, there is a much better way to do this.

Open your terminal (I am using Ubuntu 16.04) and navigate to the directory with your subtitles. Execute this command:

$ enconv -x utf8 -L hr Subtitle_File.srt

and reload the subtitles in the player.

For example, I run $ enconv -x utf8 -L hr Person.of.Interest.S01E01.srt

but you can use a wildcard to fix more subtitle files at once $ enconv -x utf8 -L hr *.srt

So what does this enconv command that I told you to run actually do? By reading the documentation we find this explanation: Detect encoding of text files and convert them if required. Arguments -x and -L define wanted encoding and language of input file. Refer to manual of enconv in order to find out more about usage.

Enjoy your movie!
There’s one other benefit of sleeping that nobody talks about.
Tags: Star Wars, Dreams, Porg, Sleep, Comics

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Oldest royal tern on record brought to wildlife hospital
By: Conservancy Of Swfl
Tags: Education, Nonprofit, Environment

By Joanna Fitzgerald | Director of the von Arx Wildlife Hospital

The royal tern was among the 94 animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida earlier this month.

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The royal tern was found on the beach near the Naples Pier. Although the tern was deceased, the finder brought the tern to the hospital.

The most notable detail of this situation was the silver band on the tern’s leg which meant the tern was part of a research project coordinated by the United States Geological Survey. Bird banding is used to study the movement and behavior of birds.

Reporting the royal tern’s band number to the Bird Banding Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland revealed the tern was banded as a nestling over 30 years ago on a North Carolina island. This royal tern was the oldest royal tern on record having lived for 30 years and 10 ½ months.

Although there was no care required of staff for this royal tern, the scientific data provided by the band is indispensable to biologists studying wild bird populations.

To learn more about the North American Bird Banding Program visit www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl.
Karat 24: Songs On the Rise, a Few Throwbacks, and Sleepers You Might Have Missed
By: Darren Ballard
Tags: Spotify, Hip Hop, Music, Rhythm And Blues, Playlist

Donald Glover’s FX masterwork Atlanta returns on March 1 for its long-awaited sophomore season — 18 months after it debuted to cultural (and critical) acclaim. Under the ad hoc title Atlanta Robbin’ Season, the new episodes will be centered around the holidays and will explore the perilous circumstances that underscore the typical, commercial Christmas pomp. At a Television Critics Association panel, head story editor Stephen Glover described the story’s yule juxtaposition as it relates to the Atlanta characters:

“People have gifts, have more stuff, and money. You might get your package stolen off your front porch. While we were there, my neighbor got her car stolen from her driveway. It’s a very tense and desperate time. Our characters are in a desperate transition from their old lives to where they’re headed now. And Robbin’ Season is a metaphor to where we are now.”

To help convey that context, Sonder’s “Too Fast” — a ballad with vague lamentations about survivalism — soundtracks the new season’s first trailer as the cast is shuffled through various scenes. And in true Atlanta manner, the entire bit is a slice of “hood surrealism” and irony.

First, the track “Too Fast” is a subtle paradox: Brent Faiyaz’ hook about “living at the speed of light, like a bullet” waltzes over the down-tempo beat — and combined, the song assumes a more reflective tone than boastful. Meanwhile the clip clocks in at exactly one minute, or 60 seconds — as in Gone in 60 Seconds — a probable nod to the Nicholas Cage fast-life heist film.
What is SINOVATE?
By: Eduardo F
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Crypto, Bitcoin, Investing, Blockchain

It is a project that has already worked for some time, previously known as “SUQA”, recently became “SIN” becoming a more secure cryptocurrency (dPoW).

SIN know that the crypto world is still at an early stage, so it implements a decentralized solution to improve existing technologies and innovate others.

There are quite good features that make SIN one of the best projects of the moment.
Swytch Co-Founder Evan Caron Selected as Top Social Entrepreneur for The Block Talk Awards
By: Dwight Sproull
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Sustainability, Blockchain Technology, Blockchain, Climate Change

Evan Caron, co-founder and managing director of Swytch, has been selected as a winner of the 2018 Block Talk Award for Top Social Entrepreneur.

The Block Talk Awards recognize the innovators and influencers who push the blockchain industry forward through cutting edge ideas, technology and analysis. The awards are hosted by The Block Talk, a news website that focuses on blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.

“Our team of judges had a great time learning all about the new projects and individuals that are building a foundation for our future with blockchain technology,” said Tina Mulqueen, founder of The Block Talk. “Blockchain is about much more than tokens and Evan’s work with Swytch really impressed us. Swytch is solving significant issues related to the mass adoption of renewable energy and bringing the world one step closer to a clean and healthy future.”

Swytch incentivizes governments, cities, corporations and individuals to take a more active role in accelerating the adoption of renewable energy and sustainability programs. Swytch creates an improved and more accountable energy grid where stakeholders can contribute, monetize their data and invest in sustainable infrastructure projects, thus encouraging people, cities and countries to cooperate in the transition to clean energy.

“I am honored to be recognized by The Block Talk Awards,” said Caron. “Greenhouse gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels are a global problem and therefore need a global solution. We created Swytch to be a worldwide incentive to reward and evaluate pro-social behavior while creating a unified community to tackle one of the most pressing issues facing the future of our planet.”
Your Drink Order, Personified
By: Emery Schindler
Tags: Funny, Lifestyle, Self, Humor, Wine

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