6/19/2023 0 Comments Top calorie trackerThey have over 14 million foods in their database, all heavily detailed with calories, nutrients, and more useful information about the food that goes into your body. The app's interface is user-friendly, meaning you won't struggle to track your macros even if you're a beginner. MyFitnessPal is one of the most popular calorie-counting apps that helps users eat more mindfully by tracking their meals and helping them develop good habits. Download Pzizz today from the App Store or Google Play and enjoy a free trial. So why wait? Let us help you with your goal of losing weight and sleeping well. If you want to take your weight loss journey seriously and have a tool to help you towards your goals of building your dream body, Pzizz is a must-have app. Many experts, including world-class athletes, authors, and journalists, have spoken highly of Pzizz and its effectiveness in optimizing sleep quality. To make that possible, we enhance your sleep by combining a sleep-optimized mix of music, voiceovers, and sound effects.īy helping you achieve a night of deep and restful sleep, Pzizz aids your body in regulating hormones that impact your metabolism and appetite, which are key aspects of weight loss. Pzizz can be a crucial tool in your weight loss journey, as you cannot lose weight without a solid sleeping routine. That's where using a sleep app like Pzizz is vital. To transform your body, getting adequate sleep is just as important as a healthy diet and exercise.
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6/19/2023 0 Comments 8 bit art view pointWhatever the reason, there’s a growing body of 8 bit and 16 bit pixel art out there. Some argue that this trend to throwback artwork comes from a longing to return to a ‘golden age’ of video gaming, where graphics were ‘better’ suited to the art of gaming, where others see it simple as a reaction against the modern 3D trends in PC games. It’s an example of intentional retro art at its best. The colours used are simple, the art blocky and sometimes ill-defined. It’s used to embrace art that has the look and feel of this era, rather than art strictly made on 8 bit processors. Modern machines have evolved way past this, of course, so the term itself is rather redundant. It references the art because that’s the style of art used in those games. Well, 8 bit and 16 bit are actually terms used to refer to the processors of the games that ran on these systems. The style lives on today in the favicon - the custom browser icon used by many websites and businesses. Pixel art has its origins in the need for low resolutions art and the need to portray clearly using very limited colour pallets and capabilities. If you think about it, in fact, ‘pixelated’ art can trace its roots to things like cross stitch and embroidery. As a proper art term, it dates back to 1982, although the art style predates that by at least 10 years. It’s the way the classic 8 bit and 16 bit game’s art was created, and what gives the games of these eras such a distinct look and feel. Pixel art literally refers to altering an image pixel by pixel. SEE ALSO: Which watercolor techniques will allow you to take your artistry to the next level Pixel art has been around since the days when that was all you could aspire to achieve on a PC - except now it’s become a true art form in itself. And there’s nothing quite as retro as that classic pixelated game console look. 6/19/2023 0 Comments Political wire hillary indiaOn transgender rights, “it doesn’t make a difference to me what they do,” said Stowers. Mark Stowers, 57, works in the coal industry and pointed to economic issues as a key concern for him at the ballot box - even as social issues such as transgender people’s health care and participation in school sports become a political flashpoint. At the same time, only two out of the six largest industries in rural areas saw job growth since 2001. A 2022 report from the Department of Agriculture found that a decline in population has been weighing on the job market in these areas. McDowell County is typical of many rural counties across the US. There is a sense among rural voters “that Democrats don’t understand the pain they’re in,” said Jeanne Zaino, a political science professor at Iona University and a contributor to Bloomberg Television and Radio. Trump won every county in the state during the 20 elections, in part thanks to his promise to repeal “job-killing” restrictions championed by Democrats. Many residents blame the region’s decline on Democrats and their attempts to regulate the coal industry. The poverty rate is nearly triple the national average. Only 27.5% of McDowell County residents were in the labor force as of 2021. The county’s population today sits at about 18,000 and economic opportunity is scarce for the people who remain. But the mechanization of mines made for fewer jobs and spurred a mass exodus of residents. In the 1950s, McDowell County was the state’s coal capital, where a booming local economy supported a population of nearly 100,000 at the beginning of that decade. In McDowell, where the empty houses and abandoned storefronts along Coal Heritage Road make for visible reminders of economic devastation, voters say they want politicians to speak primarily to financial hardship. Some of the highest-profile Democrats have stepped on the proverbial rake when talking about this group, such as when former president Barack Obama spoke of people who “cling to guns or religion,” or when 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton referred to some of Trump’s coalition as a “basket of deplorables.”ĭemocrats "have given middle America the middle finger,” said Republican Senator Joni Ernst, speaking last weekend at an event in her home state of Iowa. The party’s trouble with the voters runs deep, reflecting Democrats’ focus on progressive social priorities and the sense that they did nothing to stem job losses in rural areas. “You don’t have to carry these places you just have to lose them by less.” “There’s no reason that Democrats shouldn’t be more competitive in rural areas,” said veteran Democratic strategist James Carville, the architect of former President Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign. The presidential contest will hinge on results in swing states including Wisconsin, which has a significant rural population. US Senate races in places such as Montana and West Virginia also will help decide control of that chamber. With Democrats losing their grip on some of the non-White voters who have powered their recent victories, rural residents could prove crucial in the 2024 election cycle. Now, there is fresh urgency for the party to try to win them back. That perception of abandonment, particularly on economic issues, has contributed to a decades-long erosion of rural voters from the Democratic coalition. “I felt like weren’t ever doing nothing for the lower class down here,” said Patrick, 57, a former miner who lives in McDowell County, designated by the US Census Bureau as being in “persistent poverty” - a poverty rate of more than 20% for more than 30 years. (Bloomberg) - When Danny Patrick cast his ballot for former President Donald Trump, it was in part to spite the party that had once counted his West Virginia coal country vote as a given. 6/18/2023 0 Comments Max drawdown tradingThe drawdown gives additional information to investors to help them understand how much money they would potentially lose on a specific investment.īesides, the maximum drawdown is often used to estimate risk in a securities portfolio. Investors would be subjected to increased volatility and more inclined to sell at a loss. An investment could have a high rate of return but its value could still drop dramatically before increasing again. However, while the rate of return on investment is important, it doesn't tell the whole story when it comes to risk. Note that many traders consider a lower MDD to be important because it signifies less risk. The MDD is calculated by dividing the difference between these two values by the highest point.įor instance, if account equity reaches $10,000 following a trade entry, drops to $9,500, and then rises to $10,500 later, you have a $500 (or 5%) drawdown. After you've determined where your equity curve's highest peak is, you'll need to determine where its lowest point is. Talking about the actual calculation process, finding the largest peak in your equity curve is the starting point for determining the MDD. However, if you are more interested in long-term returns, you should compare monthly account balances. If you want to know your maximum loss on a daily basis, you should compare daily trading prices. The maximum drawdown can be calculated in two ways. MDD = (Trough Value - Peak Value) / Peak Value Estimating how much equity capital would be needed to avoid drawdowns below certain levels. Seeing how stable a trading strategy or model is over time.Describing the difference between the balance and the equity at any given time. Therefore, you can choose a fund with fewer drawdowns if you are worried about volatility and want a steadier investment ride.ĭrawdown can also be used in trading for things like: The riskier the fund is, the bigger the possibility for value loss. Drawdown can help you determine how risky a particular investment or fund is and whether it is suitable for you. Usually, “drawdown” is used to refer to an investment's maximum loss in value from its peak value over a period of time. 6/18/2023 0 Comments Tweet archiveThe archive will not contain any private media such as photos you sent via DM.The archive that it spits out will contain no DMs or even any public replies to other people's content (these public replies lack context and I didn't want to open that ethical can of worms here).The archive that it spits out will contain your original, public tweets, and any replies that you made to tweets you have authored (so, threads that you made).When you attach your archive it stays on your computer, running in a local browser app. Your data stays with you, on the computer where you are running this. NO uploading happens in this entire process.Just wait a while, you'll get an "archive.zip" in your downloads bar. You might get a notification that your tab is slowing your browser down. Note: your browser will process the whole thing so if it's huge and/or your computer is slow. Basically if the way you update your website is by uploading files to a web host, then this solution is a good one for you! Once it's uploaded, there is a styles.css file that should be pretty easy to modify if you want to customize things. This even works if you only have access to your website through something like cPanel. get back a zip file with a bunch of HTML files in it that you can upload wherever you host your web stuff now.drop your twitter archive zip file (in the format that it was available circa December 2022) into this page. There are options for this like Tweetback but you have to have some computer programming knowledge to run that. Hello! Hopefully you are here because you want to make an archive of your tweets like this one. ← Home Make your own simple, public, searchable Twitter archive 6/18/2023 0 Comments Cool dice boxOf course, this is also on the Reserved List. Modern-day lands that give you access to multiple colours always have a downside of some sort, that’s just not the case here. Land is an important part of MTG, and the reason that these ones cost so much is that there is no downside to playing them. Underground Sea taps for either Blue or Black mana with no downside whatsoever. The dual land cycle includes ten lands, each of which represents a different mana colour pairing. We come to the first of the dual lands on our list. Peak price: $16,999.69 Underground Sea is a dual-colour land - here, Blue and Green. It’s the only Green card on this list.Įverything’s better, down where it’s wetter That makes this card unique on this list for being the only card on the Reserved List on this list. This time around - and in something of a break from tradition - we’re not looking at a Blue, Red or Black Mox, but at Green. Peak price: $16,000 As with its Ruby and Sapphire counterparts, Mox Emerald is as valuable as its name suggests. In essence, it’s an incredibly potent spell that lets you not only draw a whole new hand, but almost reset the game without changing the actual board state. Once you’ve managed all of that, your opponent does the same. Timetwister costs three mana and lets you shuffle your hand, graveyard and library together and then draw seven cards. Peak price: $14,999.99 Timetwister resets both players' decks and hands, almost leading to a complete restart during a match. These two, along with Volcanic Island, all fit in the same colour scheme, and therefore regularly go in the same decks, which is probably why they’re all so highly valued. Imagine a Mox Ruby, but make it for Blue mana, and you’ve got everything you need to know here. Peak price: $14,999 Mox Sapphire is an artifact in more ways than one. This one's a Black mana source, and remains as ridiculously powerful as the rest of its moxy brethren. There’s a lot of Mox cards on this list, but we promised to lay out the most valuable MTG cards - and Mox cards remain ridiculously valuable. Peak price: $11,999.99 The Mox series continues to be ridiculously valuable. And if you're running some graveyard snuffling cards, you can always get the two they made you throw away back. If they don't know your strategy, you could try and fool them, or just pick three super-cards and watch them struggle to guess which one is least dangerous. Your opponent gets to choose two to go in the graveyard, but that still gives you a lot of power. Arguably Blue at its bluest, three mana allows you to hunt down any three cards in your library. This one is very powerful, but interesting enough not to be banned absolutely everywhere. Peak price: $4,999.99 With Intuition, your opponent chooses exactly how you get to hurt them. My gut feeling says I absolutely cannot afford this Now then, without any more ado, onto the list. Thankfully, this leaves us with some all-time classic cards, so it’s likely to be true several years from now - even if the prices themselves change, the content should be accurate. That also means we’re taking a look back at the most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards of all time, rather than attempting to nail down any kind of value in the current market. First of all, all of the prices are taken directly from auction houses or listed on MTGGoldfish for a consistent comparison. That being said, it is fun to marvel at just how valuable MTG cards can become, so we thought we’d take a look at the most expensive cards in Magic: The Gathering. Its purpose is to keep the value of certain cards from dropping, but what it’s actually done is caused certain formats to be completely inaccessible to all but the most trust-fundy of people. The Reserved List, for those not in the know, is a list of cards that can never be reprinted. There are plenty of people who put big money into MTG, and it’s caused some spectacular prices throughout the years thanks to things like the Reserved List. Most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards Fingers crossed you find one of these in your attic here are the most rare and expensive Magic: The Gathering cards of all time. Some rare MTG cards are ridiculously expensive, the kind of long-term investment that could justifiably be kept in an armoured vault with attack dogs waiting outside. There's no way of knowing if you'll find the most valuable Magic: The Gathering card until you start looking around, especially considering that at the end of the day. Your old deck could be more valuable than you realise - or it could be full of Mudholes and goblins worth less than the box they're kept in. Magic: The Gathering is practically its own currency at this point, with no shortage of rare and expensive MTG cards out there to buy, sell and trade. 6/18/2023 0 Comments Home alone 2Before Kevin can hear the captain’s announcement that they’re headed to New York, not Florida where his family plans to spend the holidays (“How can you have Christmas without a Christmas tree?!” is his response to the tropical locale), he puts his headphones on and zones out. The airport staff let him on the plane, which apparently doesn’t have assigned seating. He promptly bumps into a boarding assistant and loses his ticket among all the others that have just fallen to the floor. Straggling behind trying to reload batteries for his tape recorder (three nouns I didn’t think I would be writing in the year of our lord 2022), he follows the trench coat-clad man he mistakes for his father (John Heard) to the wrong terminal. Whereas the original finds Macaulay Culkin’s Kevin left at home alone in his palatial Chicago mansion while his parents and entire extended family fly to France, Home Alone 2 ups the ante, with Kevin Lost in New York.Īfter the requisite chaos of the McAllister home pre-holiday travel at the beginning of the first (and only, as we’ve established) two films, Home Alone 2 begins in the Chicago O'Hare airport, where this time Kevin has been brought along for the ride. In other words: those of us who grew up with it as a Christmas staple are all old people now! Home Alone 2, is the far superior sequel to 1990’s Home Alone and celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this holiday season. But, in contrast, Home Alone 2 is less anachronistic simply because we can believe Kevin could get lost in New York, and there’s something slightly more interesting about rewatching it. With smart devices ruling our lives and helicopter parents fearing for children’s safety, the idea that Kevin would get left “home alone” in the first movie is absurd. Much has been made about how the events of Home Alone wouldn’t fly today. It’s more realistic, and reminds us of a time when New York City was changing, forever. Although many might disagree, the truth is that Home Alone 2 has aged way better than the original for one huge reason. It became a classic and would be missed if not shown on Christmas.30 years ago, on November 15, 1992, the seemingly unnecessary sequel to Home Alonemanaged to do the impossible - be better than the original. It fully delivers and is the kind of movie you can rewatch once in a while. Overall it is not hard to see why this became a success. He is probably the Michael Jackson of film-music. Then of cause is the music by the legend himself John Williams. Non of the above would have worked without their great work. I will give credits to the director Chris Columbus and producer / writer John Huges for creating this. She is just great and has an awesome carer because of her skills. Her journey to get as fast as possible to her son is entertaining and well acted. Special credits to Kevins mother played by Catherine O’Hara. Both fully deliver and improved this movie with their performance. The other stars are the 2 thieves Harry played by Joe Pesci who is a legendary actor and Marv played b Daniel Stern who has also a great career. It is hard at this age and many stars who become legends later on failed earlier as children or even as teens. Macaulay Culkin is one of a few child actors that delivers. Be it Kevin who can do things he would never be allowed before, his family or the burglars. You can understand all characters motivations. It is part of the writing, humor and actors that are combined creating an enjoyable movie. Like I already said this is a Christmas comedy and works well. There are however 2 burglars who use the holidays for a series of raids on holiday abandoned homes and have picked the McCallister household as target. Kevin is now “Home Alone” and enjoys his freedom while his family is on their way back with his now panic fueled mother ahead of the others. When his family wants to spend Christmas in Paris he is forgotten at their home in Chicago because of an unlucky chain of events (They took great care to make the family not look careless or abandoning). It is the story of Kevin who is the youngest son of the McCallister family. When his family wants to spend Christmas in Paris he is forgotten at their home in Chicago because of an unlucky chain of events (They took great This movie has become a Christmas classic and is shown every year. This movie has become a Christmas classic and is shown every year. 6/18/2023 0 Comments Undercover angel movie 2016If Henry breaks the three rules, he will be taken off the assignment and given a new task. However, he must follow the three rules of being an angel which is respecting free will, not meddling in humans’ lives, and not using “magic” around humans (these are not biblical). Sophie overhears her mother upset and prays for someone to enter their lives who can fix the house for them.Īn angel named Henry is assigned to assist Robin and fix her house up. Robin purchases an old house she wants to fix up, but on her first night she has trouble fixing it by herself. UNDERCOVER ANGEL begins as a divorced mother named Robin and her daughter Sophie move to a new town for a fresh start. it does not contain any sex, violence, or foul language. Characters kiss onscreen, but the movie doesn’t contain any objectionable or offensive content. UNDERCOVER ANGEL contains a strong moral worldview with some Christian elements that promotes family, friendship, hope, prayer, and community, marred, regrettably, by an aberrant non-Christian theology. However, their worlds change when Henry enters their lives to fix up the new house. UNDERCOVER ANGEL follows the story of a divorced mother named Robin and her daughter named Sophie who move to a new town for a fresh start. Otherwise, however, UNDERCOVER ANGEL presents a great opportunity for families to explore all the biblical passages that mention angels. For example, UNDERCOVER ANGELS calls angelic powers “magic” and falsely says angels can ask to be turned into human beings. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children and adults, however, because of some bad theology. For example, Sophie prays for a miracle in her mother’s life, and her prayer is answered when an angel comes to help them. It promotes family, friendship, hope, prayer, and community. UNDERCOVER ANGEL has a strong moral worldview with strong Christian elements. The plot is interesting, easy to follow, and has some fun character development. UNDERCOVER ANGEL is entertaining, wholesome and heartwarming. Although Henry helps Robin and Sophie fix the house, he ends up making a bigger impact than just fixing the house. However, the truth about Henry is unknown. Her prayer is answered when Henry enters their lives. Sophie prays for someone to help them fix the house. UNDERCOVER ANGEL on UPtv follows Robin, a divorced mother, and her daughter, Sophie, who move to a new town to get a start fresh. 6/18/2023 0 Comments Quotes with the word buildThe words themselves can be beautiful, as the precocious Anne from Anne of Green Gables notes about the word rose, and they can also make one think of beauty in the world. Maria Zambrano Alarcón, Por qué se escribe, 1934Īs any poet worth their salt could tell you, one important power of language is to emphasize beauty. Discovering the hidden and communicating it, these are two spurs that drive the writer. But what cannot be said is what must be written. “There are things that cannot be said,” it is true. Noah Webster, preface to American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828 Language is the expression of ideas and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. Otherwise, how could people effectively communicate with one another? The creator of the American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, felt that a common language (with its own spelling rules) was important for the formation of an American national identity. attributed to Carol Burnett connectionĪnother important role of language is to give humans the ability to build connections with one another. Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. Spillers, Mama’s Baby, Papa’s Maybe, 1987 In order for me to speak a truer word concerning myself, I must strip down through layers of attenuated meanings, made an excess in time, over time, assigned by a particular historical order, and there await whatever marvels of my own inventiveness. Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, 1922 The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. In fact, the word imagination comes from the Latin imāginātiō, which means “mental image.” The philosopher Wittgenstein even went so far as to believe that humans can only imagine things that they have language for. When we read a good novel, we picture the events in our mind’s eye it’s almost as if we are on the adventure ourselves. One of the key powers of language is to encourage and broaden our imagination. This article gathers some of the thoughts of these experts to showcase a few of the powers words have, from imagination and connection to disruption and liberation. Few understand the power of language more than writers and philosophers, who use words as the essential tools of their craft. Words can transport you to other worlds, conjure up emotions, and spark inspiration. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.Language is like magic. After all, as Trenton Lee Stewart reminds us, "Family members can be your best friends, you know. Others are laugh-out-loud funny, like this quote from George Burns: "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city." But mostly, the quotes selected are short, simple, and as sincere as the love you feel for your own family-biological, chosen, or otherwise. We just hope you have tissues handy: Some of these sayings are taken from beloved feel-good movies, like Lilo and Stitch-and they're bound to make you shed a tear or two. Whether you're looking for a happy quote to read out loud at a reunion, or just something to get the point across, you'll find something on our list that fits the bill. Here, you'll find family quotes that speak to that very same sentiment of pride, love, and admiration. So, we helped you out a bit and listed some of the best family quotes out there! But sometimes, finding the right words or loving sayings that express your gratitude can be just a little tricky. No matter who's part of your personal crew, it's important to make sure they feel loved and appreciated for everything they do. Just ask Ree and Ladd Drummond, whose family (and especially their kids) means everything to them. Family looks a little different for every group-but the unexplainable sense of well-being that a supportive family can bring remains constant across the board. 6/18/2023 0 Comments Youtubevideo mp3The conversion process works like this: First, copy the URL of the YouTube video you want to convert to Mp3 from the browser’s address bar and paste it into the converters’ input field. Most of the YouTube to Mp3 converters have very simple working. It is absolutely free to use and has high speed, meaning it is both easy on the pocket and your valuable time. 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