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Check it Out if it’s Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
By: Vivian Eyao
Tags: Prostatitis, Cpps, Health, Natural Treatment

Many male adults have the experience with pelvic pain, and many of these choose to overlook it. As a man, you cannot be too fussy to bother with any occasional pain. That’s right! But if the pain appears repeatedly, you’d better watch it, especially when you have a work that requires that you sit the whole day for each day.

You may wonder what sort of pelvic pain worth your attention. Well, if you believe a bearing-down pain which involved in several area including perineum, groin, anus area, scrotum and inner side of thigh.

And the pain appears repeatedly and the situation may last for months, you ought to be wire than it as you may be diagnosed as chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a very common urinary system disease. And up to 2.5%~16.0% male adults have problems with CPPS. CPPS can also be known as prostatitis type Ⅲ — — a chronic prostatitis with no bacterial infection.

Patients were suffering not just the long run repeatedly prostatic pain and abnormal urination, but additionally mental distress. In fact, CPPS ended up listed as the severe chronic disease that the badly affect people’s life quality by National Institute of Health (NIH) in USA.

The mechanism of CPPS isn’t specific up to now, but sitting is certainly one well-known cause. Excessive sitting provides a persistent pressure on pelvic that obstructs the blood circulation in prostate area.

Obstructed blood circulation results in inflammation as well as a number of symptoms including prostatic pain and abnormal urination. As the inflammation wasn’t a result of bacteria, antibiotics have little influence on it. That is why it’s so tricky to manage.

Researchers are actually searching for a nature method of getting rid of CPPS. Chinese traditional medicine shows its advantages with this battle. It’s known that may types of Chinese traditional herbs have very good effects on improve blood circulation. It provides a nature and effective strategy for CPPS.

Dr. Lee is a of the successful herbalists. She brought modern technology into traditional herbal pharmacy, developed diuretic and anti-inflammatory pills. Diuretic and anti-inflammation pill is formula with Chinese herbal extractive. It can effectively reduce inflammation by improve blood circulation of pelvic area.

Patients are expectedly to find out an understandable effect within a couple of months. Diuretic and anti-inflammation pill is honored since the most nature and effective answer to chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Digital Filter Design in Python and C++
By: Markus Buchholz
Tags: Cpp, Programming, Signal Processing, Mathematics, Python

Introduction

Before we design filer we need to understand main principles of signal processing, which is the domain of our application and case we are going to solve. I am not going deeply into mathematical derivation of each aspect of theory here since we have one goal design a digital filter.

For the simplicity sake we can assume we capture audio signal (normally it can be a signal from process but here we consider audio signal). The signal is very noisy so the content is very difficult to understand. Using described in this article filter design methodology and common signal processing principles we will try to remove the noise and persist the content signal unchanged.

Please note that in this article I refer to the value Hz (for example 50Hz) but all the computation has been performed based on values multiplied by 2*pi.

Below I depicted the “rectangular” signal — which consists of (we will discuss later) just of sinusoidal waves. I displayed also FFT of the such signal.

Source code for all simulations (Python and C++) you will find here.

// signal definitions sig1 = sin(t) + sin(3*t)/3 + sin(5*t)/5 sig2 = sin(t) + sin(3*t)/3 + sin(5*t)/5 + sin(7*t)/7 + sin(9*t)/9 + sin(11*t)/11 + sin(13*t)/13

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FT for sig2 can be depicted as follows,

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The most important concept in signal processing is the Fourier Transform (FT) which converts signal from time domain into frequency domain (spectrum). Using FT we are able to apply transform once again and recover signal in origin domain (time).

Each signal in time domain space we can generally represent using two different approaches.

The first one takes into account the discrete values (amplitudes) of the signal in certain points. Further, these discrete values (taken/measured in certain time stamp) are summed up. Final value is the signal we consider (please consider below image which depicts the principle of this approach).

Second approach diverge considerable since instead of summing up the discrete values in taken in certain time, the method sum up the the function that cover all time. These function can be considered as a waves and represented mathematically as an Euler equation, where omega express certain frequency of the wave.

As you can see on above image and FT formula, each signal can be represented by the summation of the waves calculated for different frequencies .

Number of sinusoidal weaves (calculated for certain frequency) which are taken to summation affects directly signal pattern (shape).

You can imagine, increasing the number of waves (above example) will make final signal more resemble to rectangular signal.

Generally (this is the main principle of Fourier Transform theory) each signal can be represent by sum of sine waves. More waves are computed (added) better mathematical representation of the (“core”/processed) signal can be achieved.
A Letter
Tags: Writing Challenge, Letters, Goodbye, Pain, Memories

Day 25. I am out of ideas again.

Photo by Bundo Kim on Unsplash

I have gone through many different kinds of goodbye in my life. I will say I never like any of them. I don’t even like the word goodbye. It doesn’t sound good at all and feels horrible. If I can write a letter to Goodbye, I will write,

Hi Goodbye,

Sorry, to be honest, I don’t like you. I know you are generous, whenever I see you, you give me two massive gifts. Pain and Memory are your gifts. You enforced me to receive without my agreement. You said there is no room for negotiation because they should go together. So I took them, embraced them, and treasured them. Oh, I am talking about the one named Memory. I struggle with the other one. Maybe I should say that we wrestle a lot. I just want to update their life to you, in case you miss them.

Memory is very emotional. She is a talented artist. I love the pictures she paints and the stories she tells. She loves to keep people accompany. I enjoyed the time with her. She has a tender heart. Sometimes, she weeps in silence when she is painting. Because the story she tries to paint is the dearest one to her heart. She is joyful as well. Sometimes, she can keep laughing for a good while.

Pain is very aggressive. He is not good at discerning the situation around him. And he loves attention. I thought he is kind of rude at first. However, I found that deep in his heart is a longing for reunion. That desire is so strong that like a knife stab on his heart. He is mourning for it.

I think it is just different the way they both showing their love. I think I start to understand why you said they need to come together. Because memories are so dear to us, that is why I feel the pain. Pain is just a reminder of how much I love the people in those memories.

But I still don’t like to say goodbye.

From Kristina.
What’s your story?
By: Yael Shira
Tags: Storytelling, Writing Challenge, Pomodoro Technique, 25 Minutes, Writing Prompts

daily wanderings

Tell your story…

So it begins, with a prompt, with three words that can open into everythought everystory. What’s the story you have to tell today?

I’ve been writing my story, and as soon as I write it down it doesn’t feel true anymore.

Or: I am trying to write my story, and every time the mind tries to focus, some internal alarm rings and tells me it is time to get up and have a snack. Or: what is the story you are telling? and why and when and where and how? Good questions, yes and yes and it’s another mind-trick, distracting and deceiving, instead of writing a story it turns into a meta-analysis, pages full of abstract plans and plots and ideas that stay frozen as abstractions.

The plans and plots are full of promise, and the abstractions are exciting. What are you writing about? people ask, and I invariably find myself making broad and abstract movements with my hands.

Tell your story…

I don’t want to, and I do. Are you familiar too, with this place of tension and contradiction we inhabit?

(I can say more about this, veering into the abstractions I’ve been wading in, that space of essence and form and formlessness; order and chaos and everything a duality and -

this is why we (me and all the selves I live with, and maybe you too), this is why we show up …and begin to write for twenty five minutes.

the essenceformlesschaoswildness it’s wordless, it’s resistant to the boundaries of form and the somany limitations and cliches of speech. It’s most alive in the Silence that the poets sing about and the trees sway with.

You can’t capture it. You can’t write it Truly, and where there is truth it won’t be original, because what is truly True is timeless.

But you can try. Do you want to try? I do and I don’t ... the tension is there, that’s okay.

Three more minutes. Are you with me?

Tell your story…

Once upon a time,

during the dry months of summer, when the sun shone brightest and the days stretched out

there was a woman who went to a home near the forest in order to write

and create

and Be

(HereNow) (in healing and Wholeness) (in solitude and Spirit) (in practice and presence) (in form and formlessness) (in articulated abstractions)

… and that’s twenty five minutes.
How you can effectively promote your content from our Writing Challenge
By: Robert Skrobe
Tags: How To, Social Media, Writing Challenge, Kung Fu Writing, Marketing

“Remember… only the best masters in the world choose 8–10 hashtags on Instagram.” — Bruce Lee

For those that have taken time to participate in the Dallas Design Sprints 30 minute writing challenge, you’ve probably created an article or two in the past week.

For those of you who hate writing or find it a challenge (especially if English isn’t your native language), consider these first few attempts a really good start. A lot of people just struggle with getting out the gate, trying to find that level of quality they’re comfortable showing to the rest of the world.

If you’re getting okay with being ‘good enough’, you may start wondering how you can showcase your content to a wider audience. You could be writing on an initial platform like Medium, but speculate on how to spread the word for more attention. Or, maybe you just want to be on Instagram but really step up your game with hashtags.

Whatever your situation or desired end state, there’s a proper way to get it done. Let me show you what I would generally recommend.
What I learned from Chris Do at the Birmingham Design Festival (Part 2)
By: Sandy Lam
Tags: Design, Writing Challenge, Kung Fu Writing, Value Based Pricing, Pricing Strategy

Pricing Design Work & Creativity

This second workshop was less professionally relevant as a full-time employee of a global company, but still very interesting to me. I’m not a freelancer or a design agency who needs to sell and price my work. However, learning how to price design would also help me price my value.

First, Chris went through the basic formula to calculate a typical non-value based price:

The non-value based pricing formula

After building up the foundation, Chris taught us why we should charge by value and not with an hourly rate. He also gave us a few tips on how to handle money conversations:

Effort doesn’t count if there’s no result. If you can achieve amazing results fast without much effort. You shouldn’t penalize yourself by charging hourly.

A quantitative result is the only way to make the client let you do what you do.

If the CEO calls you, you know it’s a small budget project. Make it a point to talk about the budget early.

If it’s a project manager or a marketing lead who calls you, you know it’s a big project. Talk about the budget later on in the conversation.

The value conversation: Goal > Metrics > Value > Price > Scope > Solution

Following the presentation, we did an exercise to practice value pricing. Here’s how the exercise went:

Ask what the personal & project goal is.

We used creating a website for the business to increase repetition as an example. Find out what the success metrics are.

In our example, our success metrics were to build repetition so we can get $60k more freelance work in a year. Find out the value of it.

If we can 100% guarantee the success of the project, what would it be worth? How much would the client pay if we take all the risk and bring $60k more his/her business in a year. The answer in our example was $10k. Discount for uncertainty, and it becomes the value price.

The risk can vary and sometimes subjective. That’s why the percent of deduction should be determined through a value conversation. In our example, we decided to deduct 30% value for the uncertainty: $10k-30%=$7k.
The Explorer: new on Netflix in 2020
By: Jeroen Frumau
Tags: Netflix Originals, LinkedIn, Networking, Writing Challenge, Kung Fu Writing

But without hardly noticing the wealth of intellectual discovery journeys are unfolding themselves, it leaves me with two main questions:

What would happen if these new networked conversations, developing new insights could be transcripted? What if such an inspirational discovery journey through the perspective of the one intellectual exploring would be documented, filmed, blogged or differently curated?

Could we see and discover the art of inspirational learning and idea development as a new real-life documentary?

Can TV as Talpa Media, Sky or NBC be persuaded to make resources available to randomly follow the ‘New Professional Columbus’ exploring new territories of knowledge, inspiration, and professional practice?

Will the new Vasco da Gama of networking seas of knowledge, networks, and inspiration become a feature series on Netflix or Discover Channel and hook watchers from the start of the new season?

Can a series called “The Explorer” compete with other TV blockbusters as Dargon’s Den, The Apprentice or overflow the clouds with TEDx-movies.

I am just wondering if “The Explorer” is worthwhile exploring? I assume In partnership with LinkedIn, Netflix is already producing The new Columbus, starting in fall 2020 and featuring the 2040 Nobel Prize Winners.

Kung Fu Writing

This article is part of the 30-minute writing challenge I’m doing throughout the month to improve my writing skills. If you’d like to join as well, check out this LinkedIn post for more information. Please consider leaving a comment below or sharing this with others in your network if you liked the article. It would be very much appreciated!
Influencers and content creators wanted for herbal tea and botanical company — cryptocurrency launch coming soon!
By: Flwr Publisher
Tags: Cryptocurrency News, Writing Challenge, Blogger, Influencer Marketing, Writing Gigs

Influencers and content creators wanted for herbal tea and botanical company — cryptocurrency launch coming soon! FLWR Publisher Jun 8·1 min read

We’re a small business/sole proprietorship looking for content creators and influencers to help build our brand. All levels of experience welcome, but talent must be ages 18+ to qualify. If you are into aromatherapy, mindfulness and meditation, or holistic health and wellness, then this project is for you. Links to our website and social media provided so you can check us out and see what FLWR Botanicals is all about.

Who we’re looking for:

Influencers and Lifestyle Models: Content can be for Instagram, Youtube, Twitter, TikTok, etc.

Bloggers and Content Creators: Samples of written copy or promotional content for blogs, articles, and social media posts. Priority given to those interested in or writing about cryptocurrency and charity coins. https://flwr.blue/promos/lucid/

See the casting call and apply here: https://www.backstage.com/casting/influencers-and-content-creators-wanted-for-herbal-tea-and-botanical-company-cryptocurrency-launch-coming-soon-410923/

Also accepting submissions via email at support@flwr.blue

Visit us at https://www.flwr.blue/
2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 1
By: Scott Myers
Tags: Fiction, Creative Writing, Screenwriting, Writing Challenge, Writing

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Zero Draft Thirty: Day 1.

The 2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge is for you!

September 1: You type FADE IN / “Once upon a time…”

September 30: You type FADE OUT / “…They all lived happily ever after.”

It’s free! It’s fun! It’s Fade In to Fade Out!

For everything you need to know to join, click here.

Many thanks to Stephen Dudley for putting together this calendar!!!

To download your copy, click here.

On Twitter, use this hashtag: #ZD30SCRIPT.

Zero Draft Thirty Facebook Group: Here. 4,200+ members strong.

Today’s Writing Quote

“Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too.” — Isabel Allende

Today’s Inspirational Video

It’s a Zero Draft Thirty tradition, beginning and ending each Challenge with a few words of wisdom from our Spirit Guide — actor turned screenwriter — Shia Labeouf. Here is a rough transcription of his message:

“JUST DO IT!!!”

Each day this month, I’ll post a Zero Draft Thirty Challenge post here at Go Into The Story. And as I’ve done with every past Challenge, I will hand out an award for a notable Tweet, Facebook post, or comment here on the blog. This cycle, the winner will receive the Anita Loos Award!

Today’s Anita Loos Award winner: Cate!

What better way to begin the Challenge than The Rock giving us some GIF encouragement! For that visual uplift, Cate (@supergayscripts) is today’s recipient of the Anita Loos Award!

For more information on Anita Loos, one of the earliest and most influential screenwriters in Hollywood, go here.

For background on how the Zero Draft Challenge came into being and what it is, go here, here, and here.

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! All you Zeronauts, Scampers, Word Warriors, and Outlaws!

The 2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge is now officially underway!

GO WRITE!
Dotnet Core Localization
By: Emre Erkoca
Tags: Localization, Csharp, Dotnet Core, Globalization

I had to make a multi-language application. Because there are a lot of languages and you might want to be global for more customers. I wanted to write a simple example before localization. I read documents and I felt a little bit confused. Then, I wanted to share my sample code.

You can store your text messages in a resource file. A resource record is composed of two parts. Name and value. Actually, there is one more part (comment) but probably you won’t use this part.

An example resource file looking like this:

You can create resource files for different languages.

Resource.resx, Resource.de.resx, Resource.es.resx, etc.

If you want to apply localization properly, names must be same in your resource files. When the localizer doesn’t find resource content, it returns null. I’ll explain this project step by step. https://github.com/emreerkoca/LocalizationExample

It’s a simple Dotnet Core Web API project.

Add Resources folder to your project. Add your resource files.

3. Add a new folder to your project as “Localize” and add a public class to Localize folder.

If you want you can use different names but your resource names and your resources must be suitable. You will reach resource content through this empty class.

Resource name: Localize.Resource.de.resx

The namespace of your class is LocalizationExample.Localize and the class name is Resource.

4. Startup Configuration

Add this code block to into ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services) method in Startup.cs file.

It’s adding supported languages for localizers. Showing your resource files and setting the default language.

Add this code block to Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env) method.

It’s for automatically setting culture info for your localizer. You can set culture info by any request header value.

5. Showing Localized Messages

I used IStringLocalizer interface for reaching resource files. You can see an example usage here. Add dependencies and call the resource field name.

Get() method will return “Hello!” because English is the default culture and English resource value is “Hello!” When you add “culture=de” to your request URL, you’ll change the culture as “de” and you’ll see “Hallo!” message.

If you want you can detect the current language from the “Accept-Language” header. You can change your configuration.

Change your ConfigureServices configuration part like this:

It’s reading the “Accept-Language” header value and getting the default language. Put a breakpoint after the language variable and see values. It’s changeable for different browser languages. If you feel confused when you read CustomRequestCultureProvider, ProviderCultureResult, etc. you can read them from official Microsoft documents.

Now, you don’t have to add a culture parameter to request URL. You can try to get values from English and German browsers.

You can read this document for detailed information.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/localization?view=aspnetcore-5.0

I have nothing to say after this. I hope it might be helpful.
Another excellent article that points to many issues that have plagued humans for millinea.
By: Ida Cal
Tags: Government, Globalization, Finance, Culture, Destiny

Another excellent article that points to many issues that have plagued humans for millinea. The smarter and more connected people tend to both keep their knowledge to their immediate group and subjugate the less intelligent and less connected. They even use many of them as chattel (study world history).

However, I wish to inject a small ray of hope into the discussion.

Never in the history of humanity has something as powerful as the Internet and social media appeared. Never.

As the 'little people' begin to understand how the fudal system of global finance really works and take their financial destiny to their own hands a great paradigm shift is taking place.

Coupled with an understanding of the deep connection we all have with each other that spans the galaxy (which will be revealed sooner than later) this financial awakening and global sharing of both knowledge and material wealth will transform everything.

I’m not saying it will be easy or even completely possible in our lifetime (I’m 70) but it is inevitable.

The road to any worthy destination is seldom safe or easy but the journey is the destination. Stay focused and find those who you trust with your soul. It’s the only thing here that matters ✝️
What is the foreseeable future of this county to a millennial
By: Sachin Thissera
Tags: Sri Lanka, Globalization, Politics, Solutions, Thoughts

What is the foreseeable future of this county to a millennial Sachin Thissera Sep 10·2 min read

As a government, its sole duty and responsibility are to uplift the public population of the country and grow the county at a rate to match globalization and eventually become a stable sustainable country for people to live in.

In the case of Sri Lanka, it's different. the governing body is distracted by many corruption and the decision makes of the county is more focused on how a pandemic or a critical situation will benefit them and at the same time provide a somewhat related solution for the problem.

Sri Lanka holds many natural resources and it's a land with one of the rarest gemstones in the world. With the 24/7 tropical nature, the land is blessed with many natural resources. Whilst from 1980–2021 the growth is in a declining curve. it's mainly due to the leader's Selfish nature and the mindset of understanding ether they would make their life or make the public citizens life better. The politicians are not the direct cause of this, the system any politician enters into is corrupted. The entire governmental body has been corrupted for more than decades and bribery and illegal activities have become a new normal for anyone who enters the political body.

In simple terms, a citizen of Sri Lanka should be rich enough to purchase a Rolls Royce in USD to be able to afford a simple economical vehicle in this country. The currency is not what you see on the internet. the government doesn't have enough money to pay the debt, imports are stoped are few downsides that we face now. when will this end or will this ever end is a question none of us have answers to.

The simple and only foreseeable solution is to migrate to another country. But again this is not a solution that every citizen can take but with these actions, the result will be a split middle-income class either into the low income or high income. It's better to be a migrated citizen than a refugee to another country I suppose. As I question myself every day, are we blessed with such a wonderful county or are we cursed to be born in such a corrupted county?
Ageism in Tech and Data Science
By: Doug Foo
Tags: Age Discrimination, Career Paths, Technology Management, Career Advice, Ageism

Observations on pay and career growth

I pull a lot from my personal observations having worked in Silicon Valley as an engineer for 12yrs, as a Wall Street technologist for another 12, and more recently in MBB consulting. I’ve managed and hired shy of 200 people in my career. That being said, a lot of this opinion or anecdotal but has some backing by research [5,6].

1: Demand is limited for high paid engineers

Engineers get paid well, but you hit a ceiling relatively quickly (a few outliers exist namely at FANG firms). Also important to know demand drops quickly as you move up the curve — it is natural you leverage talent in pyramid structure for most teams.

Common salary/demand for engineers

2: Pay curves for leadership are higher

Engineer pay largely cap out at Sr levels, overlapped by leadership including Tech Leads and Managers, up to CTOs. The lines start/end abruptly because roles simply don’t exist at some levels (Anyone hiring Jr CTOs?).

3: Senior leaders are overpaid (but are not technical at all!)

I’m sure we all joke about the clueless Sr Leader/CTO/CIO who hasn’t coded or done anything technical in decades. It is all too true in many industries. Their ability to get things done at scale is what distinguishes them and gets them the big $$$.

So what? What is the point?

If you care about keeping your job and making more money than timing your career moves is key. A 28 year old manager will have tremendous bias against them and their decisions, while an engineer at 48 will have people questioning your abilities. The trap that often happens is being stuck in middle management — no longer technical and also not developed as a strong leader.

Presented next is a playbook to help move up the ranks. Unfortunately even this playbook exhibits ageism and is intended for younger people!
When It’s Okay To Job Hop In Your 50s
By: Meghan Huerta
Tags: Retirement, Career Paths, Seniors, Career Change

Job hopping was once greatly frowned upon; however, when you’re in your 50s research has shown that it can greatly benefit retirement security if you’re switching jobs.

Of course, there is a catch, when you’re job-hopping at a later time in life, you must be doing this voluntarily to add to your retirement security per the report via the Center for Retirement Research, Boston College. For those who have lost their jobs later in life, via downsizing or due to illness, and then find a new job frequently retire and have fewer resources.

This is partially because they lose valuable time from their earnings and their savings if they’re unemployed. Unfortunately, they also wind up in lower-paying jobs as opposed to the job that they’ve been forced to leave.

In the meantime, those who have chosen to voluntarily switch jobs in later life are far more likely to have done so for the opportunity that it affords them. They likely wound up making more money, or perhaps they simply enjoy their new job more than their previous job. This can greatly improve their job security as well as increase their retirement security.

Job hopping in your 50s isn’t at all that unusual. It’s been on the rises since the early 80s, and although it has declined somewhat, the trend has remained steady for the 58 to 62-year-old age bracket. In short, the trend of job-hopping has helped to increase the employment force as well as improve their retirement accounts. This makes it a win-win situation.

Of course, there are downfalls. Employees may lose tenure, and they may be the first employees to be let go if there is a downsizing. Older employees may also be a poorer match for new jobs, and they may have issues with younger employees who seem to have more attitude. Allowing for these downfalls, it is still a great opportunity for those who find their retirement funds lacking.

For those employees who have chosen to switch careers and work to the age of 65, the benefit may be improved for those potential employees who have a college degree or some amount of college. Those who have a mortgage also tend to work later for reasons that shouldn’t have to be stated. Until debts are paid, it’s important to retain a job of some sort to ensure the income for paying the said debt. Even if the employee hates the job, they tend to retain a job to pay off debts. This is important as being stuck with a huge mortgage at retirement isn’t often conducive to retirement success.

The heart of the report shows that many people are working at a later age due to economic crisis and for more financial security. Not everyone is able to do this, but for those that can, it can be a huge relief financially. It may be enough, when combined with social security income, to allow them to relax and enjoy life. Workers who manage this tend to retire at a younger age, according to the report.
My Digify journey -Week One Experience
By: Wisdom Saviour
Tags: Beginner, Career Paths, Career Development

My first week at the DigifyPro boot camp started with all-around excitement. Yea!

Firstly, I was amazed by the other 19 participants; as I observed, we were all carefully selected. So I had that feeling of completion and the confidence that I was surrounded with like-minds who will probably protect me from becoming distracted towards achieving the objective of the program.

We were asked to participate in an icebreaker session online via our cohort Facebook group; at that time, the fun part had begun. Later, Mrs. Florence — the program coordinator came on board, and we had to carry out the physical and more interactive icebreaking session, where we had to do an introduction, fun facts about ourselves and the superpower each possesses. It was a great way to start and give room for quick connection amongst ourselves.

Digify Africa and Facebook gave us training tool-kits (writing pad, memory stick, pen, back bag, and water flask). I can still remember smiling while receiving those items. There was a video production team always on standby, however, on the first day we were interviewed to talk about how we felt when we received that congratulatory mail that’s equivalent to a bank credit alert. I developed infectious smile anytime I am being served FREE LUNCH — oh my God, and with a bottle of soft drink for easy digestion in the Nigerian way. Afterward, we had a fantastic photoshoot session also.

We were segmented into groups, where each group were to carry out in-depth research about eight separate brands, in this regard, I was re-enlighten about teamwork and collaboration and how they can enhance and improve productivity. After the group research presentation, my group didn’t come first, but we took note of errors not to be repeated during any presentation. We had lectures on the Nigerian digital landscape, and we were shown amazing data and figures. As a bonus, we also were put through tools that we could start using that would ensure effectiveness.

In my final thought, week one was an eye-opener as I got insight and knowledge even outside the digital marketing space. I had a personal reflection after the personality and emotional intelligence class — wow that was well baked. Within the next seven weeks remaining, I hope to sharpen and create an open edge on my presentation skills, as I am fully aware the game just began! Deepest gratitude goes to all the trainers; both internal and external, their knowledge is worth tapping is worth sharing.
I declined two dream job offers. It was heartbreaking for me
By: Aaron James
Tags: Career Paths, Design, Netflix

Photo by Cameron Venti

I’ve been interviewing at three companies over the past six weeks. I chose to only apply to companies and teams that inspired me and that I admired. If I put in the hard work, I knew I could land one of these dream positions. I was only banking on one offer to come through.

I met many amazing people during my interviews — some I pictured myself learning and growing from. We had enriching discussions about what life would be like to join their teams and how excited they were for me possibly joining. It felt like dating at times, where the recruiter was playing match-maker and I the prospective bachelor.

Here’s the thing, I was expecting to be rejected by everyone. That’s why I chose to interview at three companies at once. I even had a second list of companies to apply to once those companies rejected me. So I was prepared for the worst if the romance didn’t work out.

All three companies sent me an offer letter within 48 hours of each other. I was stunned. I had to say “no” to not one but two dream jobs. It felt like heartbreak to me.

These are the four aspects I considered when choosing between the offers:

• Compensation

• People

• Company

• Product

All companies were amazing. They all had competitive compensation packages. They all had amazing people I respected and could learn and grow from. These companies would all look great on my resume. But, for me, my decision came down to one thing: the product. In the end, my passion for the product drove my decision.

While working at Hulu, I would reference Netflix as the standard for product quality and craftsmanship. Netflix stole my heart long ago, and that envy stuck with me over the years. I dreamed of a day when I could contribute to a product as great.

I sent the other two companies a breakup email and was delicate in the way I let them down. First, I shared what I loved about their companies, people, and product. Then, I felt brave enough to write a couple of bullet points of feedback and kindly declined their offers. Then a moment of sorrow poured over me. I just declined two dream jobs.

The moment of sadness quickly faded away and turned to excitement. I said “yes” to Netflix. I landed a job — my dream job. I’m over the moon.

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Your Inner World Creates Your Outer World
By: Japheth Campbell
Tags: Self Improvement, Belief, Positive Thinking, Success

Today’s message with my first cup of the day is: “Your Inner World Creates Your Outer World.”

Last night I started reading a booklet called “The Good Millionaire” by T. Harv Eker, author of the New York Times bestseller, “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.” He makes the statement: “Your Inner World Creates Your Outer World.” He says, “Your THOUGHTS lead to your FEELINGS, which lead to your ACTIONS, which lead to your RESULTS.”

What we think and believe internally is what we become in the world. We can’t have negative beliefs about ourselves and expect positive results in our lives. Have you ever heard of self-fulfilling prophecies? The source of your results is your thoughts.

We have to examine our beliefs. “Broke Beliefs Lead to Broke.” (Not doing as well as you could be.) “Success Beliefs Lead to Success.” It is up to each of us to choose supportive beliefs that lead to a positive life. “Your Inner World Creates Your Outer World.”

The Good Millionaire: https://www.harvekeronline.com/tgm-book/fb/free/

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: https://amzn.to/2IlsKk5

Your Inner World Creates Your Outer World

Beverage Credit: A cup of weight loss coffee.
Reflection — Course Correction. Today I had a couple of amazing…
By: Hendrik Berberich
Tags: Belief, Habits, Reflections, Life Lessons, Life

Today I had a couple of amazing meetings and started to look through my notes from the past 2 months with a focus on the last 22 days.

I came to realized that so much happened that I did not manage to properly work through all of it. So I blocked a bigger block tomorrow. Reflection is big part of my journey and that is why I wanted to share a bit about it today.

Take your time

Some small moments always can be rushed, but my experience with reflection is that when you take your time, get in the right state of mind and dive deep into what happened, that I take more out of it.

Since I have multiple notebooks which I use for different things, do I need some time to highlight, break down and remember all that happened. I also use my calendar appointments as mental anchors.

A couple of hours with a focus on doing this reminds me of all what I accomplished and what themes recurred.

Why reflect

Life is an ongoing experience and we learn from it consciously or unconsciously. Repeated behaviors become habits and habits become your way of life. Self-awareness is the process of observation during the experience and you can adjust & change your behavior at the moment by using it. Documenting your experiences with journalling is useful, so you have it on paper. You also have your memories as well, but they are not reliable, because they change once you recollect them.

It helps to adjust course now and then, to check what are you doing, thinking & feeling and is that aligned with where you want to go, your life vision so to speak. That is why reflection is important. It is time for you to correct the course.

What to reflect on?

I tend to double check my vision & goals first, to make sure the north star I use is still up to date. Then I go into my notes, calendar, and memories to check the time frame since I last sat down. I do not use a fixed time frame currently I simply do it when I feel like it. I mark notes that speak to me and collect them, I look for repeating themes and words. Then I ask myself some questions like “Why is this recurring?” “What is the thought behind that thought?” “How does this fit into the bigger picture?”

Based on that I note down the things I want to continue doing, keep an eye on and questions I want to explore.

You should not overdo the reflection, but doing small and bigger reflections makes sure your north star is still the right one and that you are on your path towards it.
Are we bribing God ?
By: Suryanarayanan K
Tags: Belief, Shrine, Self-awareness, Bribery

Are we bribing God ?

At home we have this practice of praying and offering a denomination of currency to the family deity

When someone in the family fall sick or appearing for an important examination or attending a interview

Or if the family is in dire needs !

The same practice extend at places of worship too - offerings to the Shrine cashchest, also known as 'Hundi'

An apt term since it literally mean that the two parties are entering into a financial agreement via the 'instrument'

Now isn't this an indirect arrangement with God, like 'hey many thanks for saving me in time' or 'Sir please help me'

Then there is the representative of God, the priest, who also invoke blessings from the deity

Depending upon the quantum of offerings on the extended plate, please note it is 'plate' and not 'palms'

A garland around your neck and generous 'prasad' or a mean stare at you is based on your financial networth

Unlike bribing a human and getting worked up if the work isn't happening

We seldom get angry with God or with the priest even when our prayers aren't answered

Rather we try and increase our offerings to please the God and the priest

And many a times this prayer path leads to fortune tellers and fore teller's

Our journey of bribing our way to fortune/good times goes on untill we realise and wake up to the fact

That 'God' is inside each of us and that our future is in our own hands and in the sincere efforts taken

Let's not bribe God are anyone for that matter but trust in 'Self Reliance' 🙏
Why do I believe in Jesus?
By: Oore Kalejaiye
Tags: Faith, Belief, Gospel, Jesus, Salvation

I drive now not fearing that something in my car will explode because that actually happened and I am still here

Simply put, there are no other viable options. If you could respond right now, perhaps you’d ask me if I have tried another way. The answer is, “Yes.”

I believed in myself and it showed that I was not only fallible but capable of hurting myself and others in unimaginable ways. I have physical, self-inflicted scars to prove it.

I believed in the good of others. Please don’t laugh. I quickly learnt that the limitations of the human heart are not designed to be cruel, they simply exist.

I believed in definitive plans. You mix blue and red and you must get purple. Then I found about lilac, violet, indigo, and now an onion!

I believed in a ‘higher power’. That really made me feel sophisticated in my musings. That I trusted in an unseen being that controlled everything and was moving me to a nebulous something. Have you ever truly been empty?

I believed in my family but some died. I believed in my friends but they couldn’t always be there. I believed in movies but they always end. I believed in music but the melody fades. I believed in love but I lost it. None of it worked…

…Until, Jesus! ‘No cap’ but I literally went from being unable to get out of bed on many days, to singing and dancing when no one is looking and when everyone is gaping.

I have evolved from a state of constant anxiety of what bad news might come through the phone when someone calls, to a state of confidence that comfort is never far from me.

I have moved on from wallowing in guilt to weeping in gratitude that I will NEVER get what I truly deserve because of a God that forgives anything, any time and as many times.

I drive now not fearing that something in my car will suddenly explode because that actually happened and I am still here. I have also had a tree branch shatter the windshield of my car; gotten pinned to a roundabout by a cement truck that took off the passenger side windows of my car; and had a bandit shatter the window of my car to steal my belongings while I was inside. I am still here, guys.

I no longer live a life of taking each day as it comes, but one of anticipation knowing that my days are in the hands of the one who has finished everything on the cross, knew my end from my beginning, and weaves the strings of my life into a perfect tapestry that only reflects glory.

See, I believe in Jesus because regardless of alllllll the messed up things that happen in the world today, He still makes all things beautiful for me, you, anyone who is hurt, sad or broken, and anyone else who will believe Him too.

He speaks. He acts. He carries. He guides. He protects. He provides. He forgives. He lives. He loves… oh He loves. And He does it all every single day.

What do you believe? Has it changed your life? The bigger question is: can it?
Gravity DEX Competition Guide
Tags: Cosmos Network, Decentralized Exchange, Dex, Atom, Automated Market Maker

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Video Guide

Guide Contents

Install kelpr wallet

Import a wallet address into Keplr

How to swap tokens

How to create a pool

How to add liquidity to a pool

How to redeem tokens from a pool

Price & Pool pages

Keplr Browser Extension

Step 1. Search “Keplr” in Google, click the second link

Keplr Installation Link

Step 2. Click Add to Chrome

Step 3. Click Add extension

Step 4. Click Extensions, then Pin Keplr

Step 5. Click Import existing account

Step 6. Enter the mnemonic of the wallet you entered into the application form. Also enter the account name and set a new password.

Step 7. Visit Gravity DEX website, accept for Keplr to add custom chain.

Step 8. Accept the access request

Step 9. Open Keplr, select Competition in the chain list

Swap

step 1. Click coin select button

Step 2. Select a coin to swap

Step 3. Enter the amount to swap, then click SWAP. Accept the transaction request in Keplr to progress

Step 4. Swap success

Create a pool

Step 1. Click the Pool menu, then click the Create a pool button

Step 2. Click coin select button

Step 3. Select two coins to make a pool

Step 4. Enter the amount of coins

Step 5. Accept the transaction request in Keplr to progress

Step 6. Pool created

Add Liquidity

Step 1. At the Pool menu, select a pool to provide, click Manage and Add Liquidity button

Step 2. Enter an amount of X coin

Step 3. Accept the transaction request in Keplr

Redeem

Step 1. At the Your liquidity section, click Manage and Redeem button

Step 2. Set the proportion of the asset to withdraw, then click the Redeem button

Step 3. Redeem success

Price Board

Step 1. You can check the market price and pool price, also can find the price difference in percentage

Rank Board

Step 1. At Rank menu, you can find your scores and rank

Keplr Extension Account Mange

Step 1. Open Keplr, click the man-shape button

Step 2. Click the three-dot button, you may see the options like “View Mnemonic Seed”, “Change Account Name” and “Delete Account”. You can click the Add account to import other account or create a new account
Introducing the 1inch Aggregation Protocol v3
Tags: Decentralized Exchange, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Crypto, Defi

The latest upgrade to the fastest and most advanced DEX aggregation protocol in the market.

As we continue to work hard on offering users the best rates and the fastest trades, we are thrilled to unveil version 3 of the 1inch Aggregation Protocol, which facilitates lower gas fees.

Lower transaction fees with v3

Transaction fees on Ethereum have risen and stayed high, making it difficult for users to justify regular transactions or smaller denominations of trades, stakes, and more. We’ve always been at the forefront of providing features that the Web3 ecosystem needs, so we built the 1inch Aggregation Protocol v3 to reduce transaction costs.

The main improvement in version 3 is the ability to substantially reduce gas fees thanks to assembly code optimization.

The feature applies to swaps using Uniswap v2 and its forks, such as Sushiswap, LuaSwap, etc. Previously, swaps on Uniswap v2 were cheaper than on 1inch, but now the opposite is true. Swapping ETH for DAI on 1inch, for example, requires 10.3% less gas than the same trade on Uniswap and 4.9% less than on 0x.

Similarly, an ETH -> USDC -> DAI swap using the 1inch Aggregation Protocol v3 is 10% cheaper than on Uniswap and 3.5% cheaper than on 0x. More comparative data on 1inch v3 vs. Uniswap and 0x is available in this chart:

As you can see, it is now cheaper to swap tokens on 1inch than on Uniswap, as well as other popular protocols. Still, if a swap deal turns out to be more efficient using our traditional split across several paths, the latter is used.

More available liquidity than ever before

Thanks to this upgrade, 1inch aims to further solidify its leading positions in the DeFi space. By swapping tokens on 1inch, users get access to the highest value of liquidity available. As of mid-March 2021, the total value of liquidity available on 1inch was $16.5 bln for Ethereum and another $2.3 bln for Binance Smart Chain.

As always focused on security

1inch is also known as one of the most secure solutions on the market, which is proven by the results of recent security audits.

Getting started with v3

We’re excited to begin immediately offering the benefits of the 1inch Aggregation Protocol v3 to users. The decision to switch between the two protocol versions is up to the user, as it requires new approvals for each asset the user would want to trade and, consequently, additional gas costs. However, the protocol version is now set to v3 by default.

V2 will be deprecated, but we’ll still support it for the immediate future, enabling users to switch between the two versions in the interface.

For more info, please, proceed here.

Enough prefaces, you just need to try v3 with all of its advantages right now!