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職場常見英文NG話語，即便想厭世也要好好表達！【1. 抱怨篇】
By: Wuwow Team
Tags: Complain, English, Work

一、1分鐘單字速速記 Vocabulary

shortcoming (n.) 缺點；弱點

whiny (adj.) 愛發牢騷的；煩躁的

overwhelmed (adj.) 焦頭爛額的

interpret (v.) 理解；解釋；翻譯

figuratively (adv.) 比喻地

caution (n.) 謹慎；告誡

chaotic (adj.) 混亂的；毫無秩序的

epic (adj.) 史詩般的

spectrum (n.) 光譜；範圍；各個層次

temper (n.) 脾氣；情緒

grumpy (adj.) 脾氣壞的；愛抱怨的

irritated (adj.) 被激怒的；惱火的

vent (v.) 發洩；表達（負面情緒）

二、常用句型 Common Phrases

We’ve all gone through one of those days when nothing goes right. Heck, you might even be having one right now. It’s definitely human nature to complain about our shortcomings and problems; however, being too whiny in the workplace may reflect badly on your character. If you need to let it out, do it in a way that won’t have too much of a negative impact on the office vibe.

我們都經歷過不好過的時光和事事不順心的時刻。哎！現在的你可能也正在那個低潮中。抱怨自身的缺點和問題絕對是人類的天性，但是在工作場合中，過分得發牢騷可能會對你的形象和性格造成負面的影響。若你需要好好發洩，記得以不會對辦公室氛圍造成太大負面情緒的方式進行唷！

to have had better days (phrs. v.)

This is a light way of saying the day just isn’t going as well as one had hoped without sounding too frustrated.

這是一個簡短且較委婉的說法，表明當天的進展不如預期的那樣。

to be snowed under (phrs. v.)

When you feel snowed under, it means that everything is weighing down on you and you can’t move. It’s similar to feeling overwhelmed.

這句話的意思是指，許多事情或煩惱正壓著你，就像被困在雪中動彈不得的感覺。「To be snowed under」跟「overwhelmed」有異曲同工之妙的相似感唷。

to have a bad hair day (phrs. v.)

This one can be interpreted in two ways: 1) literally, and 2) figuratively. In the literal form, it means your hair is a hot mess. Figuratively, it just means you’re having a bad day.

這句話有兩種解釋的方式，第一種是字面上直接意思，指的是你的頭髮相當凌亂。而第二種則是比喻性表達，指的是諸事不順的一天。

to wake up on the wrong side of the bed (phrs. v.)

Waking up on the wrong side of the bed means you started off your day on the wrong end of the spectrum. It’s usually used to describe someone who woke up with a temper or grumpy.

這句話指的是你在負面那一端開啟了你的一天。通常是形容一個人從起床那刻就脾氣相當暴躁。

a royal mess (n.)

When something is described as a royal mess, it means the situation is so chaotic that it’s epic.

當事情的情況已經混亂到史詩級的程度時，可以使用「royal mess」來形容。

a day from hell (phrs.)

To say a day has been like a day from hell is like saying the day is going so bad that it’s like hell. This one should be used with caution since it is a very strong statement.07

這句話可以用來形容，這一天已經糟糕到彷彿像是從地獄走一遭的程度。使用這句話的時候，通常語氣強烈並帶有著警告的意味，因此應謹慎使用。
nwzer seeks to harness the wisdom of the crowds with AI and blockchain
By: Check Your Facts
Tags: Media, Citizen Journalism, Blockchain, Podcast, Journalism

Karim Maassen is a Dutch entrepreneur and web fanatic, he is also the founder of nwzer.

nwzer is an AI and blockchain assisted, user-generated news agency. It is the world’s first artificial intelligence & blockchain powered citizen journalism platform.

According do Karim, nwzer seeks to harness the wisdom of the crowds, remove advertising from the equation and build on trust.

We had a long discussion about blockchain, why he would rather not use the word when explaining what nwzer is and does.

Also, Karim told us how he sees the technology being used in journalism.

Listen to our interview

Subscribe to the Check Your Facts podcast: Apple Podcasts (iTunes) | RSS Feed

You can follow Karim Maassen on Twitter, check out his website. Plus, be sure to follow nwzer on Twitter and sign-up for alpha testing to be among the first users to try it out.

Links to the stuff we mentioned in the podcast

Civil, the blockchain-based journalism marketplace

How the Blockchain is Redefining Trust

nwzer funded by Google Digital News Initiative
Ten Quick Inspirational Quotes to Lift You up in Difficult Times
By: David Turcotte
Tags: Mindfulness, Depression, Psychology, Inspiration, Quotes

Ten Quick Inspirational Quotes to Lift You up in Difficult Times

Plus one extra quote in the image

Image by author using Canva and a quote by Steven King

Everyone has times when they feel down, let down, deflated, and small. When I feel that way, I usually look at the front door. That’s where my girlfriend writes inspirational quotes to help us in our journeys.

Quotes won’t cure depression or anxiety. They do remind us not to give up during difficult times. They can be uplifting and cheerful…inspiring.

These are ten quick quotes to carry with you and help you in your travels. (I’ve included bonus content for the alt-text readers. It starts slow then builds.)

Photo by Aziz Acharki on Unsplash

“Don’t be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.” – Roy T. Bennett

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“Fall seven times and stand up eight.” – Anonymous

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“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” — Mahatma Gandhi

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“We acquire the strength we have overcome.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Happiness is a quality of the soul…not a function of one’s material circumstances.” – Aristotle

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“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” – Oprah Winfrey

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“Cultivate an optimistic mind, use your imagination, always consider alternatives, and dare to believe that you can make possible what others think is impossible.” – Rodolfo Costa

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“Tough times never last, but tough people do.” — Robert H. Schuller

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“Optimism is the most important human trait, because it allows us to evolve our ideas, to improve our situation, and to hope for a better tomorrow.” – Seth Godin

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The Importance of a Plan
By: Jason Wallingsford
Tags: Salesforce, Startup, Marketing, Planning

In most instances, the destination is not what we should spend the majority of our efforts contemplating. Even though the destination is where we want to end up, it will not happen unless we establish (then carry out) a plan.

“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” — Yogi Berra

This is the phase we have been in as a company the past couple of sprints. We’ve been working on developing a marketing strategy that aligns with our company goals. Our team saw a need to develop a better way to gather (and track) requirements within Salesforce organizations. So, we created the solution (Catalio). Now we need to get our solution into the hands of people who will benefit.

We know where we want to be in the next 2–6 months — helping Salesforce Admins better manage their organizations. It would be awesome if gaining customers would just happen, but it won’t. This is where the marketing strategy comes to the rescue!

The plan is what helps you get where you need to be. In our case, it’s the marketing plan. However, the plan can look a million different ways depending on your situation.

Here are 3 things we did to develop our marketing plan:

Do research. We have a variety of channels that we can (and do) communicate through. However, we are trying to reach a particular community. So, we did our homework to find out where Salesforce admins hang out in the digital world. Once we found this out, we know where to put more focus and effort toward reaching them. Focus your efforts. Each sprint we are going to focus more heavily on one channel to see how it is working. Instead of putting a little bit into each channel, we are going to target one network at a time (and sprinkling the others) to see if we can reach our target better. Doing this will help us know what is and isn’t working so that we can use time wisely. Track your progress. We’ve created a marketing spreadsheet that will track how our individual campaigns are doing. By being more restrictive on the channel and tracking our results, we gain better insight into what works best at reaching (and converting) our target customers. Nobody likes wasting their time by putting their efforts into something that have no return.

Planning isn’t the easiest thing to do, but its return can be the difference between end up where you to be and wasting your time on things that don’t produce results. So, whatever arena you are in, take some time to figure out where you want to go, then make a plan to help you reach it.

Do you have any helpful insights into making a plan?

We’d love to hear about it in the comments below or on Twitter. If you want to follow our journey and see how our plan is working for us, Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.
APIS Community Event
By: Jay Jung
Tags: Finance, Notice, Telegram, Eng, Blockchain

APIS Community Event

GazuAPIS! Airdrop

We will be running a first major airdrop event in order to boost our community base and facilitate active communication between APIS team and our supporters. This is only the first among many planned events, so please be sure to check them out in the future by subscribing to our official Telegram channel and Twitter account!

All APIS followers who enter our official telegram channel and follow our Twitter account will each receive 300 APIS tokens.

You can choose to enter any one of our Global / Korea / Japan Telegram channels, while you must follow our English Twitter account(the only official Twitter available) in order to be eligible for the airdrop.

Anyone who joined our Telegram and followed our Twitter account previous to the announcement of this event is also eligible. Please note that you must join both our Telegram and Twitter to receive APIS tokens.

We will come back with a wave of future events so please keep posted! We look forward to your active participation on our event.

∎ Event Period: 26 Apr 2018 19:00PM (UTC +8)until Telegram members and Twitter followers both reach 20,000 people

(Event may close early depending on the progress)

∎ Airdrop period: Tokens will be distributed from 27 Apr 2018 14:00PM (UTC +8) to two weeks after the conclusion of the event

∎ How to participate :

1. Join our official APIS Telegram channel. (Any one of our Global, Korea, Japan channels)

2. Follow our official APIS Twitter account

3. Click the following link and enter your Telegram ID/Twitter ID/Wallet address(to which you will receive your APIS tokens)

https://goo.gl/forms/wX7X3ATFcpUllVQy1

∎ Important Notice :

If you exit our telegram channel or unfollow our twitter before the distribution of APIS token airdrop, you will be excluded from the event.

2. You may join any of our Global/Japanese/Korean telegram channel, but you must follow our English twitter(the only official twitter account) to be eligible for airdrop.

3.APIS tokens will be airdropped to your wallet within 2 weeks after the conclusion of the airdrop event.

4. Any spamming account or fraudulent attempt to receive APIS airdrop will be excluded from the event.

5. We will not re-send APIS tokens to any incorrectly written addresses. APIS team is not liable for losses from such erroneous entries.

6. We will not use any of your private information provided for this airdrop event in any way other than the purpose of this event. APIS will NEVER ask for the private key of your wallet, or ask you to send any kind of funds to you

7. If you have any questions regarding this event, please direct your inquiries to: event@apisplatform.io

Thank You!

The APIS Team
Machine Learning Pipeline at QuintoAndar
By: André Barbosa
Tags: Quintoandar, Machine Learning, Data Science

If you think that machine learning will give you a 100% boost, then a heuristic will get you 50% of the way there.

Following Rule #1 of 50 rules of Machine Learning from Google, there is no need to rush for the state of the art models when you are dealing with real-world problems. Better than that, a simple heuristic can give you a lot of insights and help you to validate your main hypothesis. For example, you can take the average rent of houses in a similar region as your house of interest.

Once this is done, your team delivered some value to your company by making your clients happy. Awesome!

Someday you may want to improve your metrics and for that, you will need to go deeper. As a “second iteration cycle” maybe Machine Learning can be a useful approach 😄

We need to iterate quickly through our models

As an agile culture that we follow here, we need to respond to business changes and act quickly. In the context of machine learning, quick iterations are the key to success.

The best way to achieve this is by learning from data, with baby steps. In other words, create a model that uses simple features that you can generate (by feature engineering or by querying a database), deploy it, measure and improve it.

Collect the low-hanging fruits, one step at a time until your team’s model achieves better performance, creating a better experience for your users.

Improving a deployed model is not an easy task. It is done by software engineers and data scientists that team up to achieve new results. These cycles must be prioritized and always will grow in complexity, from putting a simple regression model into production to build a complex ensemble or novel deep learning architecture.

It is also necessary to take into consideration how data should be ingested and served, how should it be presented to the user (e.g., a single value vs. an interval). The market can also change during this process; business needs can be modified, or even the data sources can alter their statistical behavior in a short period.

As stated, we need to be prepared to respond to those changes. Therefore, how can we keep track of all of these challenges, experiments, hypotheses, and models and ensure that we are moving forward in a fast and reproducible way (you know, “it works on my machine” is not acceptable anymore).

Introducing our Machine Learning Pipeline
AI Stands for Parents’ LOVE
By: Masa D. Kawamukai
Tags: Liberal Arts, Tedxhimi, Ted, AI, Kyoto

One article shared at Facebook group reminds me wonderful conversation at TEDSummit2016.

Original article is here.

“New Uber-style mobility service will allow public to call wheelchairs with an app”

It says Uber-style, so actual service is provided by Scootaround based in US.

Technologically it’s possible to dispatch autonomous wheelchair at airport from A to designated area.

WHILL official site mentioned when human operate wheelchair by manual mode.

WHILL has already done test drive at Heathrow airport.

Then, we expect driver will be able to manipulate personal vehicle by brain waves directly.

At TEDxHimi, Dr. Nakazawa gave us a talk about his research that human can manipulate wheel chair by brain waves. (only in Japanese)

Then, we continue to discuss what’s current pain and issue for wheel chair users.

One of my mentors told me this.

Most of problem parents has disable kids is that, what if they die before kids, who push their wheel chair ?

Here’s issue we need to solve by autonomous personal mobility.

In that case, why don’t we save all data around personal mobility, environment, conversation, actual movement of wheel chair until parents can push.

“We need to slow down here, because of almost cherry blossom season may come.”

“We can take a short rest, view from here is wonderful.”

Maneuver data is stored when they drive on bumping road, just slow down few inches before hit sidewalk.

Then, AI studying those data when autonomous personal mobility is controlled as parents push lively.

A half year after TEDxHimi was held, I attended TEDSummit and met one of IBM fellows and Mad Scientist, Dr. John Cohn.

We enjoyed conversation at TEDSummit, and I was surprised his comment.

When I explain how we apply AI for autonomous wheel chair, he said,

“Never thought about that way. So, AI is parents’ love!”

with Dr. John Cohn at TEDSummit 2016.

Usually AI is used for how we improve productivity, but conformability (nowaday it is).

I found a different way of thinking.

So we, Japanese has unique view points from Western culture.

Also, majority of AI engineers is dominated by US and China.

I was uncomfortable this situation.

However, from conversation with him, there’s a hint how Japanese take action about AI and singularity, not necessarily win AI war and impossible to win.

After 3 years from TEDSummit, autonomous personal mobility can be dispatched at airport.

And I feel that almost AI from parents’ LOVE will be feasible soon.

This article above reminds me that conversation at TEDSummit and want to share quotation from Steve Jobs.

“It is in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough.

It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that make our heart sing.”

Moreover, he pursue Zen culture upon Liberal Arts in Kyoto.

I’m happy to share that we have all in Kyoto from Liberal Arts to Zen.
How to Detect When a User Changes Their Metamask Account
By: Alex Roan
Tags: Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, Crypto, Programming, Blockchain

How to Detect When a User Changes Their Metamask Account

Make sure you’re tracking the user’s correct ETH account

Photo by Jeison Higuita on Unsplash.

Prerequisite: A beginner-level understanding of Ethereum and web3.js.

User experience is one of the biggest roadblocks to onboarding users onto your decentralised application (DApp). Modern web browsers don’t support web3 by default, so most users have to interact with DApps via the Metamask browser extension.

Metamask allows users to alter the network and change their active wallet address from the extension.

Figure 1

Unfortunately, DApps won’t know when the user changes an account without specifically checking for it. This means that if a user changes accounts whilst using your DApp, they will be presented with out-of-date information relating to the previous account. This is like logging into your Facebook account and seeing the previous user’s dashboard. It is obviously unacceptable.

Fortunately, Metamask now allows you to listen for when a user changes their account in real-time with a simple piece of code.
How to Join the Medium Partner Program If Your Country Doesn’t Support Stripe
By: David Nkwa
Tags: Marketing, Making Money On Medium, Unsupported Countries, Writing, Medium Partner Program

Register for Medium Partner Program

Source: Medium

This is the first page you will see when filling out the form. For the country, choose the United States, and choose individual for the type of entity. For the mobile number, enter the U.S. phone number you received from Text Me.

After you click next, a verification code will be sent to the U.S. number. Validate the form with the code, and you are done.

Source: Medium

Now you are officially enrolled in the program. Congratulations!

However, to receive your payment, you need to fill and submit the tax form.

On this part of the form, you need to ensure that the records are the same as what you have on your Payoneer account.

Choose individual for the type, enter your email, and ensure the name you enter in the form are the exact records you have on your Payoneer account. You can skip the company, but if you have a registered company, then fill it out. For the address, just enter the address of the bank provided by Payoneer, and select United States as the country and click next.

Source: Medium

On this part of the form, you need to select the appropriate tax form to fill out. If you own a registered company in your country of residence, you can select W-8BEN-E. If you don’t, you can select the W-8BEN form. In my case, I do have a registered company in my country of residence, so I selected form W-8BEN-E.

Source: Medium. Form W-8BEN

Source: Medium. Form W-8BEN-E

Just fill out this part with your name or name of the organization, country of residence, and everything will be good to go.

Source: Medium

This is the last part of the form, you just need to agree and tick all the boxes.

Source: Medium

Once you are done filling the tax form, you will be required to upload evidence of non-U.S. status, which could be a certificate of residence or organization document. In my case, since I filled in the W-8BEN-E, I uploaded my company certificate of incorporation. But if you fill the form W-8BEN, you can upload any evidence that shows that you reside in that country.

Source: Medium

When you are done submitting your form, you get an email validating your form submission. It takes around 24 hours for the verification to be done. Once your form is validated, you will get an email notifying you.

Source: Medium.

Congratulations! You are now eligible to receive payment from Medium.

Now, you can get paid for your hard work. However, you will still need to enter an Employer Identification Number (EIN) in your dashboard. To handle that, you need to download and fill out Form W-8BEN from the IRS website. Once you are done, you will put a call through to them through the phone number on their website to obtain an EIN.

There you have it. A step-by-step way to join Medium Partner Program from anywhere in the world.
The Women on Death Row in Texas
Tags: True Crime

Darlie Routier

Darlie Routier has maintained her innocence in the deaths of her two sons, Damon and Devon, for more than 20 years. Darlie was convicted of stabbing and killing the boys, who were 5 and 6 years old as her husband and infant son slept. She was accused of doing so because her family was facing some financial difficulties.

One of the nails in the coffin of Darlie’s 1997 case is a video of Darlie spraying silly string and giggling at the grave of her young sons. Family members of Darlie who support her say that this was all part of a birthday celebration for one of the boys and should not have been used as evidence. They say the video did not capture the prayers and tears the family shared over the graves.

Right now, Darlie does not have an execution date. She maintains that an intruder killed her sons.

Kimberly Cargill

Kimberly Cargill was convicted in 2012 of killing the babysitter she hired to watch her children in 2010. The victim, Cherry Walker, was developmentally disabled. Cargill had previously faced investigations regarding child abuse, and she’d already lost custody of one of her children. Cargill’s intention was apparently to prevent Walker from testifying against her in court.

In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Cargill’s appeal. At this time, Cargill does not have a set execution date.

Melissa Lucio

Melissa Lucio is convicted of abusing and killing her 2-year-old daughter, Mariah, Alvarez, who was discovered by emergency personnel in 2007. Lucio had nine children and claimed the young girl had fallen down stairs. Investigators found this was not the case based on the injuries the young girl had endured.

In 2011, the state upheld Lucio’s death sentence. She has been on death row for nearly 11 years.

Linda Carty

Linda Carty was sentenced to death in 2001 after planning and implementing the murder of her 20-year-old neighbor, Joana Rodriguez. Carty intended to murder the woman and take her baby in the hopes it would benefit her relationship. She was sentenced to death in 2002.

In 2018, the Supreme Court turned down Carty’s appeal. Carty maintains her innocence and says she was framed by those who carried out the murder and attacks on others in the home.

Brittany Holberg

Brittany Holberg was convicted of murdering an 80-year-old man she robbed at his home. The man had hired Holberg as a sex worker and taken her to his home. There, she brutally attacked him with several weapons.

Holberg was sentenced to death in 1998. She remains on death row in spite of her assertions that she was acting in self-defense. Her conviction was affirmed in 2000.

Erica Sheppard

Erica Sheppard, 19 years old, and James Dickerson were convicted of robbing and murdering Marilyn Meagher as she walked to her apartment from her vehicle. They brutally killed her inside her apartment to get her car keys. They had been scoping out the apartment complex in the hopes of finding somebody to steal a car from.

In 1996, Sheppard was sentenced to death. Dickerson died while awaiting his execution. Sheppard claims she was present for the crime but was not an active participant.
Should You Avoid Adverbs?
By: Mark Starlin
Tags: Stephen Who, Unknown Writer Advice, Incredibly Super Helpful, Writing, Writing Tips

One standard piece of writing advice is, “Avoid adverbs.” It is true that adverbs are often used incorrectly or too frequently. But should you banish them from your writing entirely?

Stephen King is well-known to dislike adverbs.

“The adverb is not your friend.” — Stephen King “I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops.” — Stephen King

Sure, he is a famous writer with a net worth of around $400 million, but does that mean he is infallible. Nope.

Like most advice, it depends on the circumstances. Adverbs have the power to make a sentence worse. And to make it better. It depends on how you use them.

Of course, you don’t want to write, “The elephant was enormously large.” Or litter every paragraph with multiple adverbs. But adverbs can be useful when used correctly and sparingly.

Sometimes there isn’t a single verb that precisely conveys what you want to say. In these cases, an adverb is a handy tool.

Here is an example:

He was pleasantly surprised.

You could use shocked, astonished, or amazed. But those words don’t necessarily express the same meaning as “pleasantly surprised.”

Another example is:

“She was delightfully witty.”

You could say, “Her sense of humor was clever and made me smile.” No adverbs. But I prefer “Delightfully witty.” It sounds more playful and requires fewer words.

Even if a single word has the same meaning, it may not sound as pleasing in a sentence as using an adverb. Here is an example:

“Rebecca sang softly to her daughter.”

You could say, “Rebecca crooned to her daughter.”

They both have the same essential meaning, but I prefer “sang softly.” It sounds more tender than “crooned” to my ears.

Adverbs are a part of grammar. If you don’t abuse them, they can serve you well.
Everything in JavaScript Is (Not) an Object
By: Andrew Koenig-Bautista
Tags: JavaScript, Software Development, Front End Development, Programming, React

Problem Solved, Right?

So objects are objects, and primitives are not objects, and the answer to our million-dollar question is false, right? Not exactly. One main difference between objects and primitives is that objects are mutable (meaning they can be changed) but primitives are immutable (meaning they can’t be changed). The reason primitive types are immutable is that primitives have no methods attached, which means there is no possible way to mutate the string in the first place. A primitive has a value and no properties.
The Digital Revolution We Are All Secretly Craving
By: Beacon Social Media
Tags: Social Media, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Business Intelligence, Business

Anna McCormack — Beacon Social Media — Social Media Consultant & Educator

When I was a little girl I had the perfect role model in my Pop. He was a family man who ran a stock and station business in a small town. He was all about people, and he ran his home and his business with integrity. I don’t remember ever hearing a critical word said about him and if there ever was one, I am certain it there would of been 100 to 1 in his defense.

He radiated a certain warmth that was magnetic and as a result was well respected in the town and surrounding country areas.

I cannot say for sure, but I get the sense that this gentleman never once tried to push his business onto anyone, but the people came to him anyway. Why? Because they knew he was a man they could trust. They knew he would get the job done, and he would do it well, and most importantly, they weren’t a sale, or a number — they were met as a person.

My grandfather wasn’t perfect by any means, and the point is not to put him up on a pedal stool, but rather to share the values that he lived as being a role model for how we can lead in business.

It really is as simple as this and yet the rise of marketing, and more recently digital marketing, has seen many replace this natural way of relating in business for a more methodical sales driven approach that can be at the very least pushy, and at other times, downright imposing. Social media is another perfect example of this, where the sale has become more important then the interaction itself.

Call me old fashioned, but do we not all look for businesses that are truly genuine. That offer a quality service where we actually feel met as a person and not just another sale?

In my own business, I often have people ask if its possible to market a product or service with integrity, and after questioning this myself, I genuinely believe the answer is yes. There is nothing wrong with sharing your business or service with others, but it is the approach we take to this that is important.

If we don’t first make it about people, but rather are driven by a desire to make a lot of money, or are governed by the fear of not making enough money, then these things will influence our business dealings and ultimately drive our marketing endeavours.

There is only one way around this and that is to lead in business from the heart. To make our approach about people first. This is not to say we don’t need a sound business plan, because we absolutely do, but only to say that our underlying intention holds the greatest value in terms of the potential success of our business.

Integrity is magnetic, we all love it, we all want more of it in our lives, and this is the digital revolution we are all silently craving — to see more integrity from our businesses online (and off), and this of course starts with ourselves.
I Belong to Myself
By: Breanna Lowman
Tags: Christianity, Life Lessons, Self Love, Love, Self Reflection

Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash

I grew up in the church. I grew up in a culture where loving others was prioritized. And loving others became what I wanted to be known for. It was everything to me.

Now it is time to admit that, throughout my life, there has been a girl that I have regularly hated.

I have called her names like fat and ugly and stupid. I have thought of her as incompetent and invaluable and incapable. I have seen her as unlovable, undeserving, and unworthy.

I have been there to point out her imperfections and weaknesses, to make her feel guilty for what she was or wasn’t doing, and to pressure her into being someone she’s not.

I have been her biggest critic for her whole life and I have been pretty nasty.

Is this surprising for a “good” Christian girl? Maybe. But even more surprising is that for most of my life it seemed the church encouraged me to hate this person; to not think of her or her needs, to bury her dreams and desires, to ignore her altogether.

This girl belongs to me. This girl is me. And this girl has been hated for too long.

Through sermons, books, and individuals, I was repeatedly taught and shown that I was always supposed to come last, always supposed to deny myself, and always supposed to think of others.

I was supposed to love others unconditionally, but love myself? No, that was self-centered, wrong; heresy even.

To think of myself or my needs was selfishness.

To be proud of myself or my accomplishments was pride.

To take care of my body or spend time on physical self-care was vanity.

To look beautiful or be confident in my body was a possibility for men to lust after me.

To accept and love myself was heresy.

But I belong to myself. And it is time to stand up for myself. It is time to become my own best advocate.
Successful demographic analysis is not just a computer vision
By: Jan Antala
Tags: Camera Lens, Demographic Analysis, Photography

Let’s face it. Computer vision is important. But if you are like the rest of the mortals and want to learn how to be successful in countless different situations, you’re in the right place! We will review various installation requirements for demographics analysis. You will not only learn how to expose pictures, use correct focal length of the lens, shutters speed, aperture, illuminance, exposure value or spatial conditions. You’ll also master camera selection in such a way that you’ll capture those images that you dream of and can start data processing.

Talk slides from Pygmalios workshop at CESCG expo 2018.
Founders’ silent struggle — The daily headache (Part 3)
By: Inga Stasiulionyte
Tags: Psychology, Startup, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Coaching

On the road to change the world or make significant impact founders have to be fit in many ways to deal with daily uncertainties and emergencies.

“What are your daily challenges as a founder?” the answers were overwhelmingly similar and marked by exhaustion:

1. Right resources

“You start with one skill that you are very good at and suddenly you have to know it all” stated Paul Rapacioli, founder of “The Local”.

There is no time or resources to hire experts in IT, marketing, design, HR, PR, finance, taxation, law, negotiations, sales, customer support, leadership, team management, and so on. Founders have to gain understanding fast in all those fields themselves.

“I don’t know what I don’t know and I need to know it now” founder from Australia reflected.

The biggest wish between my interviewed founders was to have a comprehensive startup blueprint of everything that they need to know…

2. Communicating to personalities

Dealing with people and their personalities is one of the most demanding parts of the daily startup life admitted founders.

Finding an understanding to keep moving forward is key.

Communicating effectively ideas and visions with a team, investors, and customers is an art that has to be mastered daily.

3. Finding time for everything

On top of hundreds of emails, team issues, investor problems, errors in products, the founders also need to manage their mind that is constantly flooded with millions of new visions and ideas for current or new startups to develop.

In a startup, there is never enough time for anything and everything had to be done already yesterday.

The greatest challenge becomes how to manage it all without spiraling into the unsolvable rails of startup obsession leading to sacrifice sleep, food, health, family, sanity and even themselves…

“Don’t let the short term fires to distract you. Don’t get panicked looking at how others are doing or comparing the journeys. Stay focused on your journey, your pace, and your learnings. The road is long. There is a place for everyone’s success” shared Dr. Wasim Mohideen founder of techmedhealthcare.com that revolutionized lab systems in India.

What is your biggest daily challenge and how do you try to deal with it?
How Being A Digital Nomad Affects Your Mental Health
By: Matt Lillywhite
Tags: Freelancing, Travel, Entrepreneurship, Work, Mental Health

Working All The Time Can Lead To Burnout.

The lifestyle of a digital nomad can be incredibly attractive for people working a 9–5. With no boss or specific workplace, many people love the concept of having complete freedom over their time. But if you’re not careful, a lack of boundaries can have a horrific impact on your mental health.

I used to be a workaholic. Like many people, I got addicted to “hustle porn,” and overworked myself to the point of burnout and exhaustion. My work ethic was unsustainable. I would often end up sleeping at my desk, only to wake up the following day and start all over again.

From this, I learned that working all the time can quickly lead to burnout. So if you want to enjoy being a digital nomad, it’s vital to dedicate specific times of the day for work. Outside of those hours, feel free to do what you want. The author, Henry Cloud, said it best:

“Setting boundaries inevitably involves taking responsibility for your choices. You are the one who makes them. You are the one who must live with their consequences. And you are the one who may be keeping yourself from making the choices you could be happy with.”

Since I began implementing a schedule, I’ve become much happier and can focus more intently on my work. Each morning, I get all my tasks completed by approximately 11am. After midday, I’m able to relax, meet friends, or explore whatever city I’m in.

This strategy has created a great work-life balance as it prevents me from getting exhausted due to strict boundaries on my time.

Identify the tasks you have to complete each day and then create a schedule that works for you. Because when you don’t overwork yourself to the point of exhaustion, your mental health will certainly benefit as a result.
Mülakat #2 - Heap ve Stack
By: Aybars Arslan
Tags: Csharp, Memory Management, Stack, Heap

What and where are the stack and heap?

A stack is used for static memory allocation and a heap for dynamic memory allocation, both stored in the computer's…
Buy AIA From Anywhere in the World at Offgamers.com
Tags: Gaming, Payments, Games, Crypto, Fintech

Buy AIA From Anywhere in the World at Offgamers.com

ALAX Store’s stable token AIA has become much more convenient as you are able to purchase AIA token at the comfort of your home via Offgamers.com and enjoy your favorite games. Our official partnership with Offgamers has enabled everyone to purchase AIA directly using fiat through multiple payment tools, namely: Credit Card, China Union Pay, Paypal, ENets, Bank Transfer via UOB Singapore, Over the Counter via Singpost or Western Union.

Skip the queue and enjoy your coffee. All you have to do is to go on offgamers.com and search for ALAX AIA. We offer multiple value of card games for your needs from the minimum of $1 to the maximum of $100

That’s not all! As a cherry on top, Offgamers is giving $2 discount for your first purchase when you spend $50! Simply put Promocode NEW2OG during the payment process and enjoy the freedom of gaming through blockchain on ALAX Store.

So what are you waiting for? Download ALAX Store now and buy any games that you fancy right away using AIA at Offgamers.com !

About Offgamers.com

OffGamers is a global distributor and marketplace for both popular local and international games CD Keys, Expansions, Game Credit and Cards based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With state-of-the-art security on all channels and 24/7 customer support, customers can be assured that their purchases will be delivered efficiently and securely. Offgamers also boast instantaneous to 15 minutes guarantee delivery with over 2,000 games backed by 45 international partners and over 70 game portals under the site.
You Should Tweet Like A TV Exec
By: Robert Merrill
Tags: Business, Customers, Audience

Here’s 10 reasons every TV Executive should use twitter. Tell me three ways this could payoff for your brand/business/objective.
A Brand-New Social Network for Trans Women
By: Cassie Brighter
Tags: Trans Women, Diversity, Transgender, LGBTQ, Community

Transgender Day of Visibility

A Brand-New Social Network for Trans Women

(Re)Introducing: Empowered Trans Woman

Empowered Trans Woman was born out my own journey. As I navigated all the anxiety and uncertainty of my own gender transition, I envisioned what I would make my own transition less stressful. This led to my hosting the Empowered Trans Woman Summit.

Empowered Trans Woman Summit 2017

In October of 2017 I hosted a digital conference, with major luminaries of trans advocacy as speakers — as well as surgeons, psychologists, a bioneurologist and several other experts. The Empowered Trans Woman Summit. included speakers such as Monica Helms (creator of the trans flag), Bamby Salcedo (founder of the Trans Latinx Coalition), Marci Bowers MD, Brynn Tannehill and other notable figures of the trans movement.

The Empowered Trans Woman online community

The success of this Summit led to the creation of a community on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Medium.

Our Facebook page has over 15,000 fans. Our Instagram account has over 11,200 followers.

Empowered Trans Woman on Facebook and Instagram

We have a private group for trans women (with 1,290 members), a support group for parents of trans kids (with 468 parents), and a brand-new support group for spouses/parents of trans women.

As these communities keep growing, my goal has been to create one central hub for us. The new Empowered Trans Woman website is that hub.

The NEW Empowered Trans Woman site

Articles

This site has a growing library of trans-related articles.

Here are some recent pieces:

Community

Have the Facebook experience with any of the Facebook hassle! Our own private social network right here on this site. Create your profile, join some groups, get into the topics. Let’s get closer to one another during this time of social distancing! Register Here

Resources Directory

This section is still being built out — but expect to find a whole lot of listings here — by region, by city, by ZIP code. Therapists, gender therapists, surgeons, electrolysis experts, laser places, support groups and all of the resources you’ll need during your transition.

Join Empowered Trans Woman today!

You can register (there’s no paywall, just create an account) and start participating in our new community today!
As I Come Undone
By: Jessica Lovejoy
Tags: Poetry On Medium, Poetry, Relationships, Love, Heartbreak

As I Come Undone

A poem.

Photo by Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash

unsure

how much more

I can take

a test of time

a test of me

a question of

having too much faith

or not enough to last

our time

and wishing that it was

pulling me apart

and breaking me

slowly over time,

let’s see how much further

I can bend

watch the fabric pull

until it’s spent

let’s sit back and observe

the erosion of me

and the measure of

elasticity

as I come undone

for you

slowly

it begins to rip

leaving me

as I try to grip

what little of you

I have left —

they say

holding on is easier

than letting go

so why is there no part

of you

left for me

to hold

© Jessica Lovejoy 2019. All Rights Reserved.
Quick, Healthy, Filling, and Low in Calories
By: Mitra Hooshmand
Tags: Low Calorie, Healthy Recipes, Recipe, Healthy

If you are tired of eating the same meals, have limited time to prepare healthy foods, and are concerned about calories, this recipe might be the right remedy for you.

Total Prep Time: Less than 10 minutes

Total Calories: Less than 180 Calories per serving

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients:

1 can of tuna

1/4 cup diced parsley and cilantro (mixed)

1/4 cup diced celery

1/4 cup diced onions

1/4 cup diced cucumbers or diced pickles

half of a medium-sized avocado

half of a lime

1/2 tablespoon plain yogurt

Procedures:

Mix the above ingredients together

Optional additions:
Como o marketing digital pode colocar sua marca no topo? Entenda agora!
By: Agência Bang
Tags: Webwriting, Marketing, Marca, Marketing Digital, Design

in In Fitness And In Health
Behind the Scenes of Burning Man
Tags: Travel, Burning Man, Photo Essay, Festivals, Dj Tennis

Words + Photography MANFREDI ROMANO

My very first Burning Man experience in 2013 turned out to be an unexpected shocking emotional journey. This huge temporary city in the dust immediately put me under its surreal spell and I quickly found myself on a constant mission to explore, absorb, and reorganize an ever-growing amount of stimulation.

Every individual there is completely devoted to creativity: creativity in art, technology, music and expression which led to my senses and my perception being reset to a primitive level. Every visual, musical and sensory experience was different and more intense than the one before….

Here are a few impression from this years magical journey that I wanted to share with you:
On Consciousness, Chaos, & Tranquility
By: C. C. Francis
Tags: Self Improvement, Life Lessons, Productivity, Self-awareness, Mental Health

Photo by Mike Petrucci on Unsplash

What are you thinking about right now? A forest, right? Now you’re aware of the thought.

That’s the basis of meditation.

If you put some calming music on, close your eyes, and don’t think of anything for a few minutes, thoughts will flow through your head — whether you want them to, or not.

Visualize these thoughts as clouds flowing across a deep-blue morning sky, surrounded by soft grass in a meadow.

These thoughts are now external to you — your consciousness.

It’s fundamentally not you thinking the thoughts anymore. It’s your thinking mind — your CPU.

Your consciousness and your thoughts are now distinct. Wild, right?

Now picture each thought as its own cloud streaming across the sky, in a strong wind. As the thought pops into your head, it appears. When it stops, it’s gone.

You’ll be amazed just how much stuff is going through your head at any given time.

But the higher-level cognitive awareness — the introspective practice necessary to “pop out” of these thoughts so as to notice them — that will transform you, even after you open your eyes. Do this daily, and you’ll be less reactive — less emotional — more capable of making use of your subconscious and your muscle memory.

If you’re interested in learning more, there’s a lot of people who know a ton more about this than I do. I’m partial to Jeff Warren’s intro courses on Calm. But YouTube has some great ones, too.

Open your mind. Notice your thoughts. Find peace in the storm.

You’ll be the better for it.
How to use Node.js Event Emitter
By: Poorshad Shaddel
Tags: Nodejs, JavaScript, Programming, Web Development, Coding

How to use Node.js Event Emitter

The “Event Emitter” is a Node.js core module that helps communication between objects

How we can use Event Emitter?

1. Import the module

const eventEmitter = require('events');

2. Create a class which extends eventEmitter

class myCustomClass extends eventEmitter {};

3. Instantiate from this class

const myObject = new myCustomClass();

4. Add event listener

myObject.on("myEventName", myFunction)

5. Emit an event

myObject.emit("myEventName");

Since we emitted this event our event listener invokes our function(myFunction) .

This is the simplest way we can use an event emitter class.

Usage of Event Emitter

You know about the process one of the most important global modules that is available on the global object.

See this example:

A simple example of the usage of event emitters.

Sometimes we want to do something when the process is exited. When the process is exited an event emitted and we can add an event listener to it(Also you can use exit codes in your function).

How can we pass data through events:

As you can see we can pass data to event listeners using the second argument.

What happens if we have more than one listener for an event?

Event listeners will execute in order!

And this is the result of running this code in my terminal:

As you can see functions invoked in order.

And that’s it! I hope you have found this useful :)
This is the Rail Park.
By: Smith
Tags: Branding, Brand Identity, Parks And Recreation, Philadelphia, Design

This is the Rail Park.

Branding Philadelphia’s least seen—soon to be most loved—park.

Hundreds of people walk over it every day. It soars above city streets block by block by block. It cuts through the main artery of this city. But many don’t look up and few look down. A majority of Philadelphian’s don’t even know it exists. But it does and it goes on living and growing without a single care. It’s got views better than Drake’s album; it’s almost impossible to take a bad photograph. It’s for friends, for lovers, for paint, for plants, for steel, for swings, for art, for history, for education, for imagination. This is the footprint of a sleeping giant. This is a connection that will make commutes carless. This is a historic link to the future of green space in Philadelphia.

This is the Rail Park.
TRX — Our newest member to the USDT Market.
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Listings, Blockchain, Tron

Hey there,

For 2019, we took some resolutions, among which, one is (and has always been) breaking our own records at making cryptocurrency trading effortlessly simplistic for you. To achieve the same, a couple of weeks back, we launched USDT trade pairs for BTC, ETH and XRP.

And if you remember, we also mentioned we would launch USDT trade pairs for other coins as well.

So guess what’s up for today? We are just keeping up with our word!

Please welcome “TRX — USDT Trade Pair” — our newest member to the USDT Market.

Starting today, you will be able to trade Tron (TRX) against Tether (USDT).

Set 👉 Open Order

USDT — TRX trade pair will be made LIVE at 08:00 PM on 29/01/2019

We believe TRX — USDT is a terrific trade pair that many have been waiting for. So put on your trading hat and get the trades going!

With Love

Team Bitbns