#'it says we dispensed 225'

[riotbeankai]

I've only been on this dosage of testosterone gel for what, like, a year? how many times do I have to get it refilled before they figure out HOW MANY TO GIVE ME for a 30 DAY FUCKIN SUPPLY for FUCK'S SAKE

[mstophattii]

welcome, to the second issue of the teufort times!

THIS WEEK'S PATCH NOTES:

WHY THE AGGRESIVE SPY PLAYSTILE SUCKS (AND HOW TO FIX IT)

Since the release of the dead-ringer in the sniper vs spy update, the aggresive spy playstyle has been quite the sensation with spy mains.

(tryhardius spycicus trying to mate with a fictionalius waifius caught in the wild lands of doublecross)

but lately, i have seen quite the discourse when it comes to such interesting specimens. I always thought it was universally agreed that such playstyle was terrible, and that it was a terrible deviation from how spy is supposed to be played. But surprisingly, some like this playstyle. Lets break it down.

THE KUNAI:

Spy is a spy. We can all agree on that. And what does a spy do? Well, a spy can do many things, but the most important thing is that he should try his best at not getting caught, and if he gets caught, he should be punished for it. But the kunai just sorta says "fuck that, imma do my own thing"

By giving spy the health of a soldier and the movespeed of a medic, he just becomes a fucking beast. "But Hatty, spy only has 70 health when using the kunai!" well, when the kunai is paired with shit like the dead-ringer, the 70 health penalty just becomes a small annoyance. And the fact that the backstab hitboxes are kinda broken doesnt help the kunai's case. So overral, the kunai fucking sucks. But thats only like, 80% of the problem.,

THE DEAD-RINGER:

There are 2 types of weapons in TF2: poorly designed ones, and poorly balanced ones. The deadringer falls into the poorly designed ones section. Look, i get it, faking your death is cool, but in practice, its pretty overpowered. I mean, its a free get out of jail card. And when paired with the kunai, this thing becomes flat out busted. Like cmon, just running away from your problems while also having 225 health without any penalty is pretty busted.

HOW TO FIX IT

also, the deadringer is pretty simple, just make it so that you have a slower cloak regen and less damage res.

but now., lets talk about something else.,

AS A PART-TIME ENGI MAIN, PYBROS CAN GO FUCK OFF.

look. I know this sounds bad, BUT, hear me out for a moment. I often call playing engineer as "roleplaying as a single mother" because you have to take care of all your sweet little angels i mean, buildings, and make sure they get some cool frags and help your team. But pybro's turn the engineer experience into "1950's american housewife roleplay". Why, you might ask? Well, maybe its because there is a pyro constantly taking care of my precious little buildings, while i do absolutely nothing outside of maybe moving my dispenser to the other side of the room so its the pyro can more easily access it. That just makes engineer a boring class. You play engi so that you can feel the rush of grabbing your buildings and saving them from those big, mean, and ugly soldiers. But then also watch your sentry get a cool ass frag on a trolldier. Do you get it? DO YOU SEE MY VISION? I WANT TO PLAY ENGINEER BECAUSE I WANT TO FEEL SOME SENSE OF ADRENALINE AND RUSH, AND ALSO PRIDE WHEN MY LITTLE SENTRY MASSACRES THE OTHER TEAM. BUT THAT MUSH MOUTHED FREAK JUST COMPLETELY REMOVES THAT, AND WHY? WHO KNOWS WHAT INHUMANE THOUGHTS LIE BEHIND THAT MASK? I WONT BE LETTING THAT PYROMANIAC ANYWHERE NEAR MY BUILDINGS. END OF DISCUSSION.

THIS WEEK'S WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHT:

MANNIFEST DESTINY!

(taunt made by MalwooWS and Olu! Go check em out!)

TODAY'S SPECIAL IS.,. OH MY GOD, I FUCKING LOVE THE PANIC ATTACK.

this is the first special where we will talk about some underrated weapons, like the panic attack. This shotgun is great! Its everything a shotgun should be! It comes out faster, which helps with its "oh shit, im all outta ammo" use, and the fixed bullet spread is very nice. And cmon, look at it! It looks gangsta as fuck. So take a break from the stock shotty and try this bad boy. (plus its strange version is really cheap)

CONTACT INFO:

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THATS ALL FOLKS! Hope yall like this issue, i tried my best, and its pretty damn heated (and long!)

(also, if you liked this, reblog it! It helps a lot!)

[funkypoacher]

Today Was Wednesday?

sharing a WIP, tagging some people. Post ‘em if you got ‘em!

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From the Illusion of my Being Self-Conscious, or Even Conscious, chapter 6.

”So. This was my Skadi 560 Skater.” Shepard leaned the omni-tool’s screen towards him as he sat at her right. The pic came from the catalogue, but was no less impressive for it. Beyond the price tag and simpering guarantees, the snowmobile’s track was deep, angry, and evidently starved to tear up the powder. “I ordered it while waiting for word on my trial date. My accounts weren’t frozen yet, and I figured why not spend it?” Sitting back, Shepard gave the image another fond look. “Went with a civilian company, though I didn’t kit it out like I could have. Figured I didn’t need the seat warmers.”

”That is art, Shepard,” Kaidan gushed. His reaching over, and tapping the screen to enlarge the image, had Shepard leaning in again. “225-K an hour? Like being shot out of a gun.”

The mental imagery, and the man’s mess of admiration, made Shepard smirk. ”I never had the pleasure, unfortunately. We ever get back to the Van… I mean, it should be waiting for me, Reapers and riots permitting.”

“I had a Bonhomme sitting at my parent’s place waiting for parts,” Kaidan mentioned, finally allowing her to take her arm away. His own crossed his chest, then propped him comfortably on the mess table beneath. With one brow skewed, he added, “it probably needs a bit more than that, now,” in a raspy, far-away thought, before adding, “hell, it’d take a miracle to still be in one piece.”

Although suggestions of his parents’ place dispensed with a very tangible, mental image of Ling and Phil Alenko, Shepard avoided the ifs, whens, and have-you-heards. Kaidan would have given her the straightest of updates, but she didn’t want to burn him out—not after what had happened within the last two hours, nor with the hundreds of looming messages from the press regarding said “situation”. The Normandy’s commander and XO were trying to take a brisk breather before fresh hell flamed amidst the general pandaemonium, so Shep’s trap snapped shut vis-a-vis his folks.

It might’ve been more, though, she mused—more than avoidance bred from sympathy. She didn’t want to have to look sorry, and she knew it. Rannoch had been a shit sitch. The Geth VI nearly tossed her off a cliff; Admiral Raan barely saved her. And then there was That Thing she’d have to deal with soon. Shepard was tired—she knew if pressed to express physical concern over Major Alenko’s parents, she might cry over all of it, which was not exactly the ambiance they were striving for in the mess-hall. So Shepard didn’t frown. She didn’t even flinch.

Kaidan looked her in the eye. If there was blame in his words, it came from the reality of her actions. “I get that you had the credits, Commander. But why spend it on a toy? Back in the day, I remember you putting a lot into war bonds. Did the Alliance burn you so bad? To make you stop?”

Shepard half choked, half laughed. “I—hm. Sometimes you’re too sharp for my own good, Major.” Smiling, she shook her head. “It wasn’t that, actually. It was… Things change.”

Shoulders slouching, the woman similarly slouched through her memories. Her time with Cerberus had been oily alleyways, weird battlefields, and filled with strangers. In a word, it had been exhilarating (though, to bust out the thesaurus, it’d been terrible, heart-breaking, and sad). “I mean, you are right, I know it’s surprising,” Shepard continued. “There’s no better job for an adrenaline junkie than the military, but for me it was a means to an end. It was all about the career; the glorious retirement, the uniform candy, all that. With Cerberus… The time-table was different, you know? We were working towards one, specific goal, which wasn’t really expected to have any follow-up, so I wasn’t planning my next professional step. I wasn’t devoting all of myself to the Alliance’s agenda. It was me—my own thing. I had to get it done, and be thorough about prep, but I had time for me, and I had time for my crew.” Having been looking off as she monologued like a solipsistic actor explaining their ‘process’, Shepard realized she felt confident enough to look Alenko right in the face as she spoke of her Cerberus stint. “I found out I liked the wet work as much as planning strategy, or ordering troupes from behind the lines. I liked it, it wasn’t just part of the job. From there, it became enjoying target practice. It was really getting into the terrain vehicles, because we didn’t have a Cortez. And when I was in lock-down, it just seemed like something I really wanted to try. Although it’s for snow, and that’s not something we saw a lot of in Winnipeg, but it seemed really fun.”

“Fun?” Kaidan repeated the word as though ensuring they were talking about the same thing. Shaking his head, smiling, the humour sloughed off, leaving a steeling of his gaze. Sitting back, he read her expression. “You really didn’t expect to come back from the Collector base?”

“You know how it is,” Shepard replied, shrugging. “Expectations waste time.”

[dougmeet]

SMC Clusterf***: Richmond Inn & Suites, Baton Rouge, La. Only Good Ol' Boy Hotel Group in Shreveport -- Hotels for Walmart Corp. -- Could Have Anti-White GM, Trudi Veals, F***-up The 'One-car Funeral' Which Was My 10-month Stay ...UNTIL BLACK JANITOR & COP EVICTED ME CHRISTMAS 2020!

(via Who Kicks Out Hotel Guest During Pandemic? Wyndham Hotels Richmond Inn & Suites GM Trudi Veals Baton Rouge LA, Owner SMC Hotels Group, President Delton Smith, Trademark Collection : mrjyn : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive)

Richmond Inn & Suites, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 225-924-6500 Front Desk, 24 Hours, Trudi Veals, GM

In retaliation with protection of owners, SMC Hotels Group, Wyndham Hotels Resorts, Trademark Collection, a concerted campaign of Constructive, Self-Help Eviction and Violation of Federal , CDC Eviction Moratorium, 12.27.2020, this commemorates Trudi Veals first extortive influence of former Front Desk Clerk, Faith, her first principal conspirator.

Faith tried what the Janitor did succeed, in temporarily impressing a sullen -- from censure -- Trudi Veals had her  momentum halted by superior,  Senior Vice President of Hotel Holding company, SMC Hotels Group, John Holmstrom, who upon hearing from an ex-employee through me what had been happening, had ordered Veals to fire her Assistant, Faith, but because of Faith's faithful efforts in helping her boss, Trudi’s illegal force-out of long-term tenant (me), Veals refused, with a tbsp of lies, and with that, crossed the line of no-return, forcing, on the morning after, a pall   throughout the employees faces.  And they all blamed me, courtesy of the rumor-mongering Trudi Veals.

Dispatch one employee to preserve stability, assuage a resident offended is necessary business to corporate execs, and if they happen to stop the personally motivated machinations  of an employee like Trudi Veals, which they had no idea existed, then all the better.  Whether it was rabidly disputed, although well-known among her confidants and helpers, they knew she was lying because they’d blown it and given her free reign.

For Trudi, just groom another assistant in the final intimidation -- the same spoiled dinner which put her appetite down -- only whetted it now.

Commission, as agent of Hotel, someone with no authority, who could then be explained away as acting autonomously in whatever foolish, non-procedural lunacies he decided of his own to commit, as  what occurred with the janitor, whom she picked as her favorite, one day after Christmas Holiday Weekend,  standing in my hall among his posse commitatus, all in the presence of a silently nodding BRPD, as if to say to any question I definitely had about the absurdity of this shitshow of authority, “... n da tom perrod'f tree our  firm nah (read in Jamaican patois) ...” officer nodding, there wouldn't be an answer. Just a command by the janitor to vacate, as a paid in full, with no court writ or order or notice to leave, to pack and be gone in three hours during the height of COVID-19 lockdown and Presidential Eviction Moratorium, December 27, 2020 -- 10 months since I had, a tenant in good standing occupied legally the dwelling at Richmond Inn & Suites, Baton Rouge, La.

Flight of Ideas and Magic Thought with a virulent predilection of her fantastical imaginings; her inability to control her trait -- relating as fact, lies of incredible construction, Dalian Hotel Policies of absurdity meant to entertain her during these manic episodes which, if confronted, she would blithely revisit, delighting herself again in her shock at admitting, ‘yes, it was all true,’ --  the grievances at Richmond Inn & Suites  left unaddressed for at least the year I was there were accommodated under the management of Trudi Veals.

Two coequal haints visit themselves upon unsuspecting whitebread rubes causing chaotic dustdevils of indeterminate origin.

What number in a year?

How many in a decade?

Of what percentage in the recent past did she dispense with issues in precisely this manner?

Veals enjoyed (as i would see it perpetrated) the $250 assessment.

A rainbow of dreaming washes over me to see its filthy lucre pour from tablespoons of sugar which Trudi administers herself and stirs in that same Macbeth Witches cauldron, while she is now rendered diabetic, debited of limbs and digits -- payment for criminality which through mawkish tears to a shrill interlocutor, she will respond in her Video Sentencing, as the culmination of a life in hospitality.

Inhospitable. No matter, Judge, nor Virtual Jury, Habeas Corpus Delecti, let him / her / it prevail.

That when HIS HONOR enter through Virtual Gallery his Courtroom, Hizzoner, heard bursting from Bailiff, virtual or corporeal, motions remanding  to house arrest, not withstanding, an ankle device shackles, which she did through counsel plead, too much like slavery its burden, her ankles hurting; unto which, adjudged too late, she fell prostrate, her clangorous show farced, and from request of referent obdurate did the Seersucker clown, whose Public Defense came from her diminution of payment -- she was entitled to her Constitutional Right to an attorney --  provided freely by the court, from the unrefined cowshed, overburdened, he couldn't remember which case was hers again -- from his car, to his watch, to his heels -- and through motions improper to a stickler at home for Kramer Vs. Kramer, but not in this Federal District Court of Appeals, appellate counsel for appellant to Bard of the Bench, his days at Harvard and Oxford and his rise through the ranks, horsehair wigs, robes, bibs and gavels,

Criminal barristers will keep wigs and gowns, as the Lord Chief Justice intends to keep the current court dress in criminal proceedings. The Bar is a single advocacy profession with specialisation in particular practice areas. There is logic in having the same formal court dress, where formality and robes are required, for criminal and civil barristers... There is strong identification of the Bar of England and Wales in the public's mind and its formal dress nationally and internationally.

to Justice whose scales weild equal to the malice practiced by those whose Liberty it steals, the gavel heard in the Barrister’s Vatican, like a Solomonic Revelation brought from  unsealing  those Seven Seals -- no Branch Davidian to waste judgement further,  enthroned, not  by Holy Rood,, but Terrible Swift Sword -- the Word of Law -- and before it ,she ask Mercy, which jurisprudence disinclines, a Judicial Granting on what she was standing, on grounds that she just couldn't stand up much longer,  Honorable man in the robe she did cling to as he floated on issue to his decision, a final declination to a continuance deemed by  court; that, And hereby, on this day, now, Say:

By preponderance of irrefutable evidence and with special circumstance, a verdict of guilty, through choice of Defendant --  wishing no man to judge her, but the eminence through Law Whom Ruleth Equal  All. No Prejudice Nor Fear, did he set down sentence which should end thus: To a term no longer than that which Defendant should be incarcerated, as to  the amount of days and nights in moral turpitude she squandered her victims, he rendered the craven acts with special malice and cruelty of intent, as a mere agent Lessor of Lodgement, an Innkeeper, unlawfully with deprivation in violation of Plaintiff’s Covenant of Peaceful Existence, did she relieve.

And so by Order of the Court, she SHALL serve out her sentence under the overpass where the I-10 ends in a maze of Los Angeles’s Skid Row, in a tent where she be remandered, although not really standard, under the lowermost overhanging awning, in a place of habitation -- already, before her, the I-10 so loud and fumid, where she'd be able to think clearly throughout the ordeal.

Warranty durable, should it of necessity in its fulfillment of determinant, subsection policy of coverage to which no clause, nor likelihood of risk amortization, through those Great Bodies of Bayesian Logic, Probability Statisticians, managed to assess that which boldness demurred, with warning our proclivity of enjoyment, times of danger and lack of inhibition, such courageousness wasted of adrenalized wash, natural narcosis, which we enjoy, compared with our duty to dispatch one-quarter century of pent-up niggling, as visited our frustration, whose credit shall present us who read this, no obloquy which I caused, you hear, as that to same degree, I shall enjoy a fireplace on the side of the transcontinental dedicatory slab to the movement of all our narcotics, this land, from its West to its East, an hyperbolic Woody Guthrie pharma-colonized mixture, which is our land now, and made for you and me.

In the deep, wretched South of my birth, says Barry Hannah -- wretched, but, still howling -- like the dinning rubber meeting road of Mario Andretti on nights you hear high-whining Formulae, its Straightaway Quarters where races are won; cacophonous to God -- to the Devil such an idea of fun -- inner-perturbation become discomfit as in dreaming,  you find yourself lost in its midst, the ringing never respite,  tintinnabulation -- this starts, so you now do, clangorous noise you weren't dreaming, remember the concept of Hearth, warm like home, your stay it may see you through this place, the same way as Religion absolves, guarantees of mortals to Glory and Promise of sinning, wanting you commit  your memory as Gospel, when you from sweating awaken into a sub-tropical destination, at 90 degrees humidity, it's really not the heat, it's the torpidity which require strong one-two punch to cough-up your lunch, from economy of motion lost is gained 90 degrees insight whose side of the Highway is not paved with gold, nor paved with  sound barriers, when looking across, it is seen, the thing which precludes  asking aloud when outside, but which would provide perfect protection from eavesdropping G-Men tailing John Gotti and Sammy the Bull, who loved nothing more than eluding them through Bridge and Tunnel traffic massing upon Little Italy Gravy Joints,  FBI packing in for home; the other side, where I, from my third story watch as you, like the painting by Munch, I cannot hear, but the shape of your mouth is as though you appear, ready to scream.

I know because it happened to me, I, like you, now also deafened by sounds only Eviller ears hear, they abound on both sides of the Slab, I-10, where you hear -- its squeals, through the name of the One, it to you hearkens with dread, and dead cursed squall, its sequel, again, and once more, it screams: Trudi Veals!

You late check-ins may wish her, or beware (by reading) The Curse of Richmond Inn & Suites, a Wyndham Hotels and Last Resort Trademark Collection, or the story of Trudi Veals. She is most simply recognized by her bromidic, counterfeit deficiency of presence, resembling the Executive doubles, who, saved by the Plague and its Social Distancing, indispensable to onerous owners of Inns and Suites which are inhospitable and untenable, and cannot be defended. Though Katrina would finish a Century of Death denied it by five years with interest, and finally restore it through penalty of profiteering, abusive mobs, unlike the present Gallows Humored fable, 'Ring Round the Rosie,' illustrative of Corporate Raiders and bottom-tier Hoteliers, whose review provides, simply through teetering acquisition by newly installed CEO, for reasons illustrated by its janitor, Mike, with two unopposable thumbs, the minimum rating it can receive is 'Two Thumbs Down.' SMC Clusterfuck, only Good Ol' Boy Hotel Investment Group of the Shreveport Country Club, Marina, building Hotels for Sam, over to Alabama, Walmart Corp., right in their back yard, who through anti-white racist tending by a General Manager of one-quarter century employ, Mrs.Trudi Veals, to fuck up the 'one car funeral' which was my brief 10-month stay at his lodge,  Richmond Inn & Suites, a Wyndham Trademark no one wants to steal. But everyone wants to read what really went on in the NEW Hospitality Horror Mystery Novella:  The Curse of Richmond Inn & Suites Repeats - a Trademark Collection John Holmstrom, through what strikes me as sensible,  and intuitive in his initial resistance in support for Trudi Veals -- refusing to authorize her request to evict me over what was transparently fallacious.

but President, Delton Smith, Number One Son of great old man Henderson Smith who has just passed, to carry on a family business with as much respect, courtesy, decorum, and hospitality, as a preppy rich kid in a Beemer, wheeling through cherry-picked gig of 8 years at the Hyatt®, a riot of paychecks, nothing really his, everything free to take, the helm, the Presidency of Boards and even Louisiana Hotel and Lodge Association (a derelict clubhouse), even the spotlight at the Socialite event of the Season, marrying another Shreveporter, Dame of Vassar, probs.  Together through wealth and throwing money at things, may their short time together, as they settle down in a place, well, since they both hate it there, it is excellent indeed, that Delton's a Hotelier.

Grandson of former Times section editor feted at engagement party Maggie Martin Shreveport Times  Elegant black and gold invitations requested the presence of friends at the Nov. 10 engagement party for Delton Smith and Caroline Wiggins, who marry on the most glittery of evenings — New Year's Eve.Invitees gathered at the Pierremont area  home of Dr. Kurt and Prissy Grozinger with others co-hosting.

It was an evening to remember with lamb chops on the dining room table and fried oysters passed by wait staffers, the talked about offerings of the evening.

Smith and Wiggins met through mutual friends, and Smith proposed at Capella Resort near Singapore. 101 is a lucky number for

Capella as well as promising 101 alluring waterfront accommodations, the hotel opened

its doors on 10.1 - October 1st

The two went were there for wedding of friends Smith met when he worked in the city. Smith is in hotel development and Wiggins is manager at Poppy's Monograms.More:

Fireworks surprise newlyweds after Coushatta reception

Smith's parents are Harrison and Cissie King Smith. His maternal grandmother is the late Beverly King Hand, a former Times editor well remembered for revising a Times style section. The bride's parents are Susie Wiggins, of Shreveport, and Pat Wiggins.Spotted in the crowd: Brian A. and Ginny King Homza, Drs. David and Carol Clemons, George and Clare Nelson, Bobby and Maura Pugh, Andy Querbes, Gary and Lisa Love, Dr. Charles and Katherine Sale, Lounelle Black, Mary Patrick Baucum, Bill and Nancy Broyles and the groom's paternal grandparents Shelby and Adelaide Smith. Maggie Martin is a Times reporter/columnist. She can be reached by calling 820-7404. Email: mmartin@shreveporttimes.com.

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[princeofgod-2021]

LIGHT OF LIFE 225

John 1:4

SATAN’S STRUCTURE 32: REVERSE FASHION 3

Rev 16:15 "Listen! I am coming like a thief! HAPPY IS HE WHO STAYS AWAKE AND GUARDS HIS CLOTHES, SO THAT HE WILL NOT WALK AROUND NAKED AND BE ASHAMED IN PUBLIC!" GNB

We are talking about Reverse Fashion, whereby instead of people being ashamed and hurried to cover up, they rather are going naked and unperturbed about it.

How did they get this way?

It is useful to go back again to Noah, the Vineyard farmer.

We mentioned the problem with his “BEGINNING to PLANT”, right?

But there is nothing intrinsically wrong with grapes, is there?

Gen 9:20 In those days Noah became a farmer, AND HE MADE A VINE-GARDEN. AND HE TOOK OF THE WINE OF IT and was OVERCOME BY DRINK; and he was uncovered in his tent. BBE

I ask you brethren: what is the product of the Vine? Grapes!

Does grapes make people drunk? No!

But “he took of the WINE of it”, meaning he crushed the grapes and “produced” wine from it, right?

But plain Grape wine isn’t intoxicating until you ferment it – leave it to DECAY somewhat – and thus it releases alcohol, and you drink and become like you are swimming in the clouds; you get drunk.

Ecc. 7:29 THIS ALONE have I DISCOVERED: God made humankind UPRIGHT, but THEY HAVE SOUGHT MANY EVIL SCHEMES. NET

The First thing Satan does in making men go naked, is to tempt them to invent evil things that negate God’s standard and mandate to man.

Then the “producer” of such loses his mind and sanity.

Can you imagine that Noah, a great man of God – not his sons – is the one who first invented strong drink?

He got drunk and naked but his sons were sober and seeing him in his shame?

Pathetic!

Gen 1:28 God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! FILL THE EARTH WITH PEOPLE AND BRING IT UNDER YOUR CONTROL. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth. CEV

God gave us the capacity to invent (subdue) but definitely not to invent corrupt things.

Imagine that the first invention of man, after most of biological life just got destroyed, is intoxicating wine? Whao!

Now I mentioned that it is in the decaying of wine that alcohol is produced.

Decay means to decompose or decline from a state of health or soundness. So make Grape unhealthy and get drunk.

Pro 26:21 TROUBLEMAKERS start trouble, just AS SPARKS AND FUEL START A FIRE. CEV

We are just saying that if you take nature and mess it up, it will mess you up; if you make it unsound and unhealthy, you will get your dose too, plus insanity, probably.

You think this is going too far?

To ferment means to subject “fluid” to a state of unrest and total loss of peace.

How can one be alright and at peace after drinking alcohol, a product of unrest?

Are you thinking about this please?

Rev 11:18 The heathen were filled with rage, because THE TIME FOR YOUR ANGER HAS COME, the time for the dead to be judged. The time has come to reward your servants, the prophets, and all your people, all who have reverence for you, great and small alike. THE TIME HAS COME TO DESTROY THOSE WHO DESTROY THE EARTH!" GNB

To ferment also means to “permit” bacteria – a destroyer – to destroy the structure of the Vine produce and alter it to an extent.

Beloved, Nature will revenge against anyone who messes it up.

Again I tell you, Nature is “engineered” by God to react against abuse and you may not know it, but many suffer from many issues of health because of this very factor, Grace dispensation or not.

Gen 4:11-12 So now, you are banished from THE GROUND, WHICH HAS OPENED ITS MOUTH TO RECEIVE YOUR BROTHER’S BLOOD FROM YOUR HAND. WHEN YOU TRY TO CULTIVATE THE GROUND IT WILL NO LONGER YIELD ITS BEST FOR YOU. You will be a homeless wanderer on the earth.” NET

Somebody may say: “Fermentation is a part of life and needed in nutrition”.

I agree, and I know that the process is even applied in the human stomachs and such bacteria are even a blessing, okay!

But all such are under strict controls circumstances. In the stomach, we have Hydrochloric Acid, which also aids digestion and keeps such bacteria in “check” and alcohol produced there are mild.

Pro 23:31-32 And DON’T BE DRUNK WITH WINE but be known as one who enjoys the company of the lovers of God, FOR DRUNKENNESS BRINGS THE STING OF A SERPENT, LIKE THE FANGS OF A VIPER SPREADING POISON INTO YOUR SOUL. TPT

Some Christians are drinking but they think they are smart and know how to manage themselves and keep their nakedness within their secret rooms.

A pity, because they may soon go on the streets, speaking spiritually.

May God keep us all from the “Dance of Shame” in Jesus name, Amen.

Come back on Friday for more digging into this intriguing subtopic.

Keep Shinning!

Brother Prince

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

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Long time ago, the ancient great Church Fathers have warned about the heretics who have falsely interpreted the Scriptures and twisting them into their own destruction. As inspired by the Holy Spirit, these ancient Fathers have foreseen the dangerous times to come that many, without the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the Church, would twist what the Words of God said. Although, many heretics have already twisted the Scriptures since the earliest days of the Church, the biggest did occur in 1517, when archheretic Martin Luther, encouraged everyone to read and interpret the Bible for themselves which led into an unthinkable fragmentation of Christianity because of the false interpretation.

(St. Irenaeus of Lyons (130-202))

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“Where, therefore, the gifts of the Lord have been placed, there it behooves us to learn the truth, namely, from those who possess that succession of the Church which is from the apostles and among whom exists that which is sound and blameless in conduct, as well as that which is unadulterated and incorrupt in speech. For these also preserve this faith of ours in one God who created all things; and they increase that love which we have for the Son of God, who accomplished such marvellous dispensations for our sake: and they expound the Scriptures to us without danger, neither blaspheming God, nor dishonouring the patriarchs, nor despising the prophets.” (Against Heresies , 4, 26, 2, 5; Ch. 26 is entitled “THE TRUE EXPOSITION OF THE SCRIPTURES IS TO BE FOUND IN THE CHURCH ALONE “)

(St. Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-c. 215))

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“Now all men, having the same judgment, some, following the Word speaking, frame for themselves proofs; while others, giving themselves up to pleasures, wrest Scripture, in accordance with their lusts …. But such people, in consequence of falling away from the right path, err in most individual points; as you might expect from not having the faculty for judging of what is true and false, strictly trained to select what is essential. For if they had, they would have obeyed the Scriptures. As, then, if a man should, similarly to those drugged by Circe, become a beast; so he, who has spurned the ecclesiastical tradition, and darted off to the opinions of heretical men, has ceased to be a man of God and to remain faithful to the Lord . But he who has returned from this deception, on hearing the Scriptures, and turned his life to the truth, is, as it were, from being a man made a god…. And if those also who follow heresies venture to avail themselves of the prophetic Scriptures ; in the first place they will not make use of all the Scriptures, and then they will not quote them entire, nor as the body and texture of prophecy prescribe. But, selecting ambiguous expressions, they wrest them to their own opinions, gathering a few expressions here and there; not looking to the sense, but making use of the mere words.

(Stromata , Bk 7, Ch. 16)

(Tertullian of Carthage (c.160- c.225 ))

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“Since this is the case, in order that the truth may be adjudged to belong to us , ‘as many as walk according to the rule,’ which the church has handed down from the apostles, the apostles from Christ, and Christ from God, the reason of our position is clear, when it determines that heretics ought not to be allowed to challenge an appeal to the Scriptures, since we, without the Scriptures, prove that they have nothing to do with the Scriptures . For as they are heretics, they cannot be true Christians, because it is not from Christ that they get that which they pursue of their own mere choice, and from the pursuit incur and admit the name of heretics. Thus, not being Christians, they have acquired no right to the Christian Scriptures ; and it may be very fairly said to them, ‘Who are you? When and whence did you come? As you are none of mine, what have you to do with that which is mine?'” ( The Prescription Against Heretics , chapters 37; ANF, Vol. III)

(Origen of Alexandria (c. 185-c. 254))

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“Now the cause, in all the points previously enumerated, of the false opinions, and of the impious statements or ignorant assertions about God, appears to be nothing else than the not understanding the Scripture according to its spiritual meaning, but the interpretation of it agreeably to the mere letter. And therefore, to those who believe that the sacred books are not the compositions of men, but that they were composed by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, agreeably to the will of the Father of all things through Jesus Christ, and that they have come down to us, we must point out the ways (of interpreting them) which appear (correct) to us, who cling to the standard of the heavenly Church of Jesus Christ according to the succession of the apostles.” (First Principles , 4,1:9)

(St.Lactantius (c. 240-c. 320))

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“They were perverted from the right path, and

corrupted the sacred writings , so that they composed for themselves a new doctrine without any root and stability. But some, enticed by the prediction of false prophets, concerning whom both the true prophets and he himself had foretold, fell away from the knowledge of God, and left the true tradition.” ( The Divine Institutes , Book IV, Chapter 30; ANF, Vol. VII)

(St.Hilary of Poitiers (c. 315-368))

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“For there is brought forward against us the declaration of Wisdom concerning itself, when it taught that it was created in these words: ‘The Lord created Me for the beginning of His ways’ (Prov 8:22). And, O wretched heretic ! You turn the weapons granted to the Church against the Synagogue, against belief in the Church’s preaching , and distort against the common salvation of all the sure meaning of a saving doctrine. For you maintain by these words that Christ is a creature….” (On the Trinity , 12:36).

(St.Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 297-373))

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“But, beyond these sayings of Scripture, let us look at the very tradition, teaching, and faith of the Catholic Church from the beginning, which the Lord gave, the Apostles preached and the Fathers kept.” ( To Serapion 1:28; after citing biblical passages concerning the deity of the Holy Spirit)

“But after him and with him are all inventors of unlawful heresies , who indeed refer to the Scriptures, but do not hold such opinions as the saints have handed down, and receiving them as the traditions of men, err , because they do not rightly know them nor their power.” (Festal Letter 2:6)

“But since they allege the divine oracles Scripture and force on them a misinterpretation, according to their private sense , it becomes necessary to meet them just so far as to vindicate these passages, and to show that they bear an orthodox sense, and that our opponents are in error…. This then I consider the sense of this passage , and that, a very ecclesiastical sense .” ( Discourse Against the Arians 1:37, 44)

(St.Ephraem the Syrian (c. 306-373))

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“ All the heretics acknowledge that there is a true Scripture . Had they all falsely believed that none existed, some one might reply that such Scripture was unknown to them. But now that have themselves taken away the force of such plea, from the fact that they have mutilated the very Scriptures. For they have corrupted the sacred copies; and words which ought to have but one interpretation, they have wrested to strange significations . Whilst, when one of them attempts this, and cuts off a member of his own body, the rest demand and claim back the severed limb…. It is the church which perfect truth perfects . The church of believers is great, and its bosom most ample; it embraces the fulness (or, the whole) of the two Testaments.” ( Hymns Against Heresies )

(St. Basil the Great (c. 330-379))

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“The one aim of the whole band of opponents and enemies of ‘sound doctrine’ (1 Timothy 1:10) is to shake down the foundation of the faith of Christ by levelling apostolic tradition with the ground, and utterly destroying it . So like the debtors,— of course bona fide debtors— they clamor for written proof, and reject as worthless the unwritten tradition of the Fathers . But we will not slacken in our defence of the truth. We will not cowardly abandon the cause. The Lord has delivered to us as a necessary and saving doctrine that the Holy Spirit is to be ranked with the Father. Our opponents think differently, and see fit to divide and rend asunder, and relegate Him to the nature of a ministering spirit. Is it not then indisputable that they make their own blasphemy more authoritative than the law prescribed by the Lord ? Come, then, set aside mere contention.” ( The Holy Spirit, 10:25; NPNF 2, Vol. VIII)

(Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 315-387))

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“ Learn also diligently, and from the Church, what are the books of the Old Testament, and what those of the New. And, pray, read none of the apocryphal writings….”( Catechetical Lectures , IV, 33; NPNF 2, Vol. VII)

“Now these things we teach, not of our own invention, but having learned them out of the divine Scriptures used in the Church , and chiefly from the prophecy of Daniel just now read; as Gabriel also the Archangel interpreted it, speaking thus: The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall surpass all kingdoms. And that this kingdom is that of the Romans, has been the tradition of the Church’s interpreters .” ( Catechetical Lectures , XV, 13; NPNF 2, Vol. VII)

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How a Bounty of Vaccines Flooded a Small Hospital and Its Nearby College

This story also ran on Daily Beast. It can be republished for free.

When administrators at Hillsdale College, a conservative liberal-arts school in Michigan, heard its local hospital didn’t have a way to store the Pfizer-BioNTech covid vaccine, they offered the use of its science department’s ultra-low temperature freezer. The vaccine must be stored at minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit.

With that help, the small hospital — employing about 400 — was able to receive vaccines from the state: 1,950 doses in late December, more than twice what it requested, according to the hospital CEO.

Two weeks later, college faculty, staffers and administrators were among 900 people who received vaccinations at an on-campus clinic run by Hillsdale Hospital, even though college workers were not in the state-recommended priority groups eligible to get the vaccine in Michigan. The clinic was also open to faculty at the local beauty college.

Meanwhile, the number of doses allocated to the public health department of Hillsdale County, home to 46,000, was only 400, leaving the department scrambling to try to vaccinate front-line health workers in the region.

The hospital’s willingness to vaccinate Hillsdale College faculty outside of recommended state guidelines following the loan of a refrigerator comes amid growing concern nationally that younger, healthier, more privileged or merely lucky people can “jump the line” while others in the priority groups can’t get shots.

The twists and turns of how Hillsdale Hospital got more doses than it could initially give away speaks to the ad hoc, chaotic nature of the vaccine distribution process nationally, in which state, county and local officials complain about not knowing week to week how many doses they will receive to dole out. Some places initially got more than they needed, while others, like the Hillsdale County health department, received far less.

Decisions on who gets a dose often fall to local officials including, as in the case of Hillsdale, the hospital CEO, who first tried to get all front-line health workers vaccinated, then held another clinic for which he pegged eligibility to occupations with exposure to the public, such as pharmacists, hospice workers and educators.

Hillsdale College’s staff members were on the list. That was surprising — raising some eyebrows — because the school’s leaders have strongly opposed Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s closure of in-person classes, hosted an in-person graduation in defiance of state mandates against large gatherings and reportedly were prepared to go to court if Michigan extended campus closure rules into this spring. The student newspaper had an opinion piece this fall cautioning against the rush to a vaccine as a threat to liberty and health. The school garnered national attention in September when its Washington, D.C., campus, hosted a conference in Virginia at which then-attorney general William Barr compared covid closure rules to slavery.

It Started with the College’s Freezer

Set amid the rolling hills of south-central Michigan about 90 minutes from Detroit, Hillsdale is a small town whose largest employers are the college, with about 800, and Hillsdale Hospital, the county’s only hospital, with 47 beds, along with a 40-bed skilled nursing facility and about 400 full- and part-time employees.

The college held in-person classes for much of the year, requiring masks only in public spaces inside buildings, but professors could request students wear them in class.

As of Thursday, Hillsdale County has recorded more than 3,000 since the pandemic began, with 68 deaths.

Around the time Whitmer closed all campuses to in-person classes in November as cases spiked, there were 76 active cases at the college and 179 people were in contact isolation, the school paper reported.

Hillsdale Hospital had initially requested 800 doses of the Moderna vaccine from the state health department, said Jeremiah J. Hodshire, the hospital’s president and CEO.

The Moderna product does not require ultra-cold storage.

Once the hospital secured the use of the college science department freezer, it modified its application, requesting instead the Pfizer product, which comes as 975 doses packed inside special ultra-cold transport containers, Hodshire said.

To officials’ surprise — and without explanation — the hospital received two shipments of 975 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, meaning they had lots leftover.

“We were concerned,” Hodshire said, and called state officials for an explanation, but ultimately kept them.

Many localities have complained of the unpredictability of these precious shipments from the federal government to the states and on to the localities, with most places getting far less than they need or requested.

What If They Gave a Vaccine and Nobody Came?

With a generous supply to dispense, the hospital faced another distribution dilemma. In an area of the country where many people are skeptical about covid, vaccines and government, there wasn’t a throng of vaccine takers.

Though the hospital in late December first offered vaccines to its 400 employees, as well as local doctors, dentists, nursing home staffers and their residents, turnout was low. Only about 400 doses were given. Hodshire received his vaccination, he said, after all the workers at his hospital who wanted one received a shot.

There are “a lot of nay-sayers in the community,” said Hodshire, who used his weekly podcast and Facebook Live events to assure listeners the vaccines were safe. Every time, he said, “we get people saying, ‘You are government agents, you are evil.’”

For the approximately 1,500 doses left, Hodshire arranged a vaccination clinic at a large conference hall at the college — not far from the fridge — and staffed by hospital personnel, along with an assist from the National Guard and volunteers from the small local health department.

He invited optometrists, pharmacists, and K-12 educators. But he also added a group not specifically included in the state priority list for the next phase: higher education employees, including those from the local beauty college — not based on age but, he said, on whether they had direct dealings with students or families. (The state, meanwhile, was about to move to add seniors to its priority list.)

Hodshire pointed to federal guidelines that say groups can overlap to ensure efficient distribution of available vaccine supplies.

More than 200 higher education staff members received shots from that batch of 1,500. No students were vaccinated, a college spokesperson said in an email.

“There was no quid pro quo” for use of the refrigerator, said Hodshire, 45; the goal was to find demand to meet supply.

The college, he said, had made no secret of its intent to revive on-campus classes, “whether the government allowed them to or not.” Leaving college staff members to mingle with students on campus and off, without an opportunity for vaccination, “would have been egregious on my part.”

The hospital, Hodshire said, shared those plans with the state and received no pushback.

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Lynn Sutfin said in an email that the agency does not collect or approve plans from hospitals about vaccination efforts.

But, she added, “we do not want providers to waste vaccine and would rather they provide vaccine to someone outside of the prioritization groups as opposed to losing doses.”

Even after the early January clinic at the college, the hospital had 340 doses left.

So, it set another clinic for late January, offering sign-ups to day care workers, bank employees, clergy and grocery clerks — again, with a requirement that all be involved in public-facing positions.

At the same time, the country’s health department was having the opposite experience — struggling with scarce supplies to vaccinate those in the first eligibility group, health care workers. Later in the month, the health department opened eligibility to the state’s next priority group, which included other essential workers and seniors, resulting in jammed phone lines and fully booked appointments.

All 400 of its initial allotment of vaccines were from Moderna, because the health department does not have an ultra-cold storage freezer, said the county’s health officer Rebecca Burns.

“The hospital hasn’t opened [vaccination clinics] to 65 and older seniors,” Burns said. “If they were to do so, they would have a huge response.”

Moving Forward

At the hospital’s late January vaccination clinic, 50 health care workers who sat out the first round stepped forward for their shots.

Only then did the facility expand sign-ups to those 65 and up for the remaining 225 slots, which were left after interested clergy, day care and other retail workers signed up.

“They filled within 12 minutes of registration going live,” wrote hospital spokesperson Rachel Lott in an email.

For the last full week in January, the county health department learned from the state that it would get 300 more vaccine doses, Burns said. The hospital would get 100 doses, this time of the Moderna vaccine, Hodshire said. It plans to distribute them at a joint clinic with the county health department set for an upcoming weekend.

“Moving forward, we are going to be partnering with them to serve all the  eligible populations as we have vaccine available,” Lott wrote.

Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a national health policy news service. It is an editorially independent program of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

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How a Bounty of Vaccines Flooded a Small Hospital and Its Nearby College

This story also ran on Daily Beast. It can be republished for free.

When administrators at Hillsdale College, a conservative liberal-arts school in Michigan, heard its local hospital didn’t have a way to store the Pfizer-BioNTech covid vaccine, they offered the use of its science department’s ultra-low temperature freezer. The vaccine must be stored at minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit.

With that help, the small hospital — employing about 400 — was able to receive vaccines from the state: 1,950 doses in late December, more than twice what it requested, according to the hospital CEO.

Two weeks later, college faculty, staffers and administrators were among 900 people who received vaccinations at an on-campus clinic run by Hillsdale Hospital, even though college workers were not in the state-recommended priority groups eligible to get the vaccine in Michigan. The clinic was also open to faculty at the local beauty college.

Meanwhile, the number of doses allocated to the public health department of Hillsdale County, home to 46,000, was only 400, leaving the department scrambling to try to vaccinate front-line health workers in the region.

The hospital’s willingness to vaccinate Hillsdale College faculty outside of recommended state guidelines following the loan of a refrigerator comes amid growing concern nationally that younger, healthier, more privileged or merely lucky people can “jump the line” while others in the priority groups can’t get shots.

The twists and turns of how Hillsdale Hospital got more doses than it could initially give away speaks to the ad hoc, chaotic nature of the vaccine distribution process nationally, in which state, county and local officials complain about not knowing week to week how many doses they will receive to dole out. Some places initially got more than they needed, while others, like the Hillsdale County health department, received far less.

Decisions on who gets a dose often fall to local officials including, as in the case of Hillsdale, the hospital CEO, who first tried to get all front-line health workers vaccinated, then held another clinic for which he pegged eligibility to occupations with exposure to the public, such as pharmacists, hospice workers and educators.

Hillsdale College’s staff members were on the list. That was surprising — raising some eyebrows — because the school’s leaders have strongly opposed Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s closure of in-person classes, hosted an in-person graduation in defiance of state mandates against large gatherings and reportedly were prepared to go to court if Michigan extended campus closure rules into this spring. The student newspaper had an opinion piece this fall cautioning against the rush to a vaccine as a threat to liberty and health. The school garnered national attention in September when its Washington, D.C., campus, hosted a conference in Virginia at which then-attorney general William Barr compared covid closure rules to slavery.

It Started with the College’s Freezer

Set amid the rolling hills of south-central Michigan about 90 minutes from Detroit, Hillsdale is a small town whose largest employers are the college, with about 800, and Hillsdale Hospital, the county’s only hospital, with 47 beds, along with a 40-bed skilled nursing facility and about 400 full- and part-time employees.

The college held in-person classes for much of the year, requiring masks only in public spaces inside buildings, but professors could request students wear them in class.

As of Thursday, Hillsdale County has recorded more than 3,000 since the pandemic began, with 68 deaths.

Around the time Whitmer closed all campuses to in-person classes in November as cases spiked, there were 76 active cases at the college and 179 people were in contact isolation, the school paper reported.

Hillsdale Hospital had initially requested 800 doses of the Moderna vaccine from the state health department, said Jeremiah J. Hodshire, the hospital’s president and CEO.

The Moderna product does not require ultra-cold storage.

Once the hospital secured the use of the college science department freezer, it modified its application, requesting instead the Pfizer product, which comes as 975 doses packed inside special ultra-cold transport containers, Hodshire said.

To officials’ surprise — and without explanation — the hospital received two shipments of 975 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, meaning they had lots leftover.

“We were concerned,” Hodshire said, and called state officials for an explanation, but ultimately kept them.

Many localities have complained of the unpredictability of these precious shipments from the federal government to the states and on to the localities, with most places getting far less than they need or requested.

What If They Gave a Vaccine and Nobody Came?

With a generous supply to dispense, the hospital faced another distribution dilemma. In an area of the country where many people are skeptical about covid, vaccines and government, there wasn’t a throng of vaccine takers.

Though the hospital in late December first offered vaccines to its 400 employees, as well as local doctors, dentists, nursing home staffers and their residents, turnout was low. Only about 400 doses were given. Hodshire received his vaccination, he said, after all the workers at his hospital who wanted one received a shot.

There are “a lot of nay-sayers in the community,” said Hodshire, who used his weekly podcast and Facebook Live events to assure listeners the vaccines were safe. Every time, he said, “we get people saying, ‘You are government agents, you are evil.’”

For the approximately 1,500 doses left, Hodshire arranged a vaccination clinic at a large conference hall at the college — not far from the fridge — and staffed by hospital personnel, along with an assist from the National Guard and volunteers from the small local health department.

He invited optometrists, pharmacists, and K-12 educators. But he also added a group not specifically included in the state priority list for the next phase: higher education employees, including those from the local beauty college — not based on age but, he said, on whether they had direct dealings with students or families. (The state, meanwhile, was about to move to add seniors to its priority list.)

Hodshire pointed to federal guidelines that say groups can overlap to ensure efficient distribution of available vaccine supplies.

More than 200 higher education staff members received shots from that batch of 1,500. No students were vaccinated, a college spokesperson said in an email.

“There was no quid pro quo” for use of the refrigerator, said Hodshire, 45; the goal was to find demand to meet supply.

The college, he said, had made no secret of its intent to revive on-campus classes, “whether the government allowed them to or not.” Leaving college staff members to mingle with students on campus and off, without an opportunity for vaccination, “would have been egregious on my part.”

The hospital, Hodshire said, shared those plans with the state and received no pushback.

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Lynn Sutfin said in an email that the agency does not collect or approve plans from hospitals about vaccination efforts.

But, she added, “we do not want providers to waste vaccine and would rather they provide vaccine to someone outside of the prioritization groups as opposed to losing doses.”

Even after the early January clinic at the college, the hospital had 340 doses left.

So, it set another clinic for late January, offering sign-ups to day care workers, bank employees, clergy and grocery clerks — again, with a requirement that all be involved in public-facing positions.

At the same time, the country’s health department was having the opposite experience — struggling with scarce supplies to vaccinate those in the first eligibility group, health care workers. Later in the month, the health department opened eligibility to the state’s next priority group, which included other essential workers and seniors, resulting in jammed phone lines and fully booked appointments.

All 400 of its initial allotment of vaccines were from Moderna, because the health department does not have an ultra-cold storage freezer, said the county’s health officer Rebecca Burns.

“The hospital hasn’t opened [vaccination clinics] to 65 and older seniors,” Burns said. “If they were to do so, they would have a huge response.”

Moving Forward

At the hospital’s late January vaccination clinic, 50 health care workers who sat out the first round stepped forward for their shots.

Only then did the facility expand sign-ups to those 65 and up for the remaining 225 slots, which were left after interested clergy, day care and other retail workers signed up.

“They filled within 12 minutes of registration going live,” wrote hospital spokesperson Rachel Lott in an email.

For the last full week in January, the county health department learned from the state that it would get 300 more vaccine doses, Burns said. The hospital would get 100 doses, this time of the Moderna vaccine, Hodshire said. It plans to distribute them at a joint clinic with the county health department set for an upcoming weekend.

“Moving forward, we are going to be partnering with them to serve all the  eligible populations as we have vaccine available,” Lott wrote.

Kaiser Health News (KHN) is a national health policy news service. It is an editorially independent program of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

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Tuesday,  January  5      Partner Warmup.....Back Squats.....Run and Gun.....Dips.

It’s a beautiful day at the Barn.

Partner Warmup:      One partner does 50 Jump Ropes while the other does a deep Squat Hold.  Alternate for 4 rounds.

Strength WOD:       Back Squats       5/5/5/5/5       All between 70 and 80% of your 1 rep max.

Branden=275     Ed=265     Herb=235     Ryne/Robert/Timmy=225     Tom/Warren G=185     Dana/Nathan/Coach=175     Scotty/Linda=95     Elisa=85     Shannon=55     David S=195 Bench Press

The WOD:                                                                                                

ATTENTION CHRONIC SCALERS:   If you have been blazing through Jumping Pull-ups and Kneezie Push-ups for the past 5 years, this easy quickie is your opportunity to GO RX !!!!   Slow down.  Do the hardest Pull-up you can do, even if it is only 1 rep.  And then keep repeating until you get 5.  The same goes for Push-ups.  I know every one of you can do 2 or 3 real Push-ups.  Don’t be in such a hurry, and slowly do 15 real Push-ups.  Instead of getting a sub 6 minute scaled WOD, you will get a sub 15 minute RX (almost) WOD, and you’ll leave here knowing you accomplished something.  You improved. 

3 Rounds for Time and Virtuosity

5  Dead-hang Pull-Ups

15  Push-Ups

5  Dead-hang Pull-Ups

15  Push-Ups

Run/Row 400/500m

RXers:

David S=8:12     Brendan=8:55     Robert=10:21     Timmy=12:16     Ed=13:01     Herb=14:15    Warren G=14:23     Coach=14:28

Scaled:

Ryne=12:49    Nathan=13:32     Tom=14:43     Linda=14:44     Elisa=14:51     Scotty=15:43     Dana=16:27     Shannon=17:22     Sue=sulked.

Cool-Down:     Anyhow Dips     10/8/6/4     About 75% did this.

Notes:

I thought this easy non-6224 styled WOD would be the ideal opportunity for our CHRONIC SCALERS and those who think they are always RX (but aren’t) to rise up and perform on a higher level as a result of a modicum of coaching positivity.  After all, the WOD is only a triplet of the 2 most basic bodyweight exercises and a brief run.  Please refer to the pre-WOD comments so I won’t be redundant.

Who sponsored David S anyway??  Is he one of those several notorious Frat brothers from that state party school East of here?  Was it Back-Pack Larry??  I’m going to have to review some of the life-time memberships I so readily dispensed, with the charitable intention of reducing chronic diseases.

There is a slight chance of rain Thursday.  We will still have a WOD, and rain will not dampen our spirits regarding our traditional wine tasting.  No need to bring finger foods as that only makes some people worry about the virus spreading.  Alcohol kills it, or so Dr. Fauci says.  

Thursday at 4 PM.

[roshan-jha]

Keep Putting on Face Mask Until Corona Is Defeated

Although, the situation around us is ameliorating slowly but you must not careless even for fractional duration until the dark situation wiped out. Hence, putting on face mask, wearing head gear and carrying hand sanitizers are till under the criteria of necessary things and to-do’s. 

Till the time, I am pretty sure, you all are well known about all these types of medical measures, particularly all types of face masks. Yet for your future reference, I will glimpse on multifarious types of masks along with their specific utilities below.

A normal face mask

To facilitate every day’s prosaic life, this mask is made for. In general it’s a normal cloth mask which covers the portion of mouth in order to prevent inhaling poisonous smoke, fetid odor, high cold and just gross pollution. No specific medical attention is given to this.

A surgical cotton mask for doctors and health workers

As mentioned above, it is for the doctors and their acquaintances are used at the time of medical emergency, operation theatre or any routine checkup. It is made up with three layered thin filter cloth or cotton piece. And it is disposable. This type of mask is most efficient for any kind of germinal infection to odor to air pollution. And this is most cheap out of all other types.

A three layered cloth mask

It is like the above. Only difference is, it is made up with layered cotton and reusable. However, it is more efficient for pollution control than any kind of virus contamination.

An anti pollutant mask

These are doctors’ prescribed and WHO accepted. It is imperatively made up for trapping the finest suspended pollutants, which are marked by scientists as PM2.5, 5 and 10. Hence, following the particulate matter number the masks are also categorized as well as build accordingly, like, PM 2.5 and so on.

An antibacterial mask

This is the ideal one, especially for current scenario. In fact during this pandemic situation, WHO prescribed masks have been available in the market, which are known as N95 mask, KN95 mask etc. Be�� carefull while purchasing a medicated N 95 mask. For, there has been abundance of fraud masks as well.

A contemporary concept of a customised printed mask to promote

The word ‘promotion’ means exhibition. Whether, for individual diligent flaunt or to enhance business efficacy we often lend the concept and custom. Although, the word is more efficient for business world yet in this tough time, we can spread the message of social awareness through capping noses and mouths by printed masks, with messages like, a face cover can protect or if you wish to survive do put me on etc. That’s why popularity of customised printed mask suddenly become trendy.

Apart from social issues, custom masks can efficiently be used among several business platforms in order to show an intelligent promotion. For example, a logo printed mask with a health conscious quote does maintain its oath of a healthy business. Or the concept would also be perfectly used by several NGOs who already stand by the needy in this perishable time. They can distribute quote printed masks among indigents at free of cost.

How and where to get a mask?

The answer instantly flashes in our mind just after reading the question is, a medical store. Well, impressive enough. But here comes the witty part. If you look for a set of custom mask, then you better look for a custom store than any medical store. Nearly all custom shops are making these presently by following doctor’s rule. In this way, a popular custom shop is Printland.in, which dispenses heterogeneous kinds of masks at perquisite price ranges. For example, a custom disposable mask is of rs. 7/-, a bulk mask of set 5 or 10 is off roughly rs 225/ to 450/-. Additionally, there is chance of getting discount in bulk order and a free sanitizer on any order above rs. 700.

Now, to get into the details of printing, you have to follow few basics. These are…

Firstly, Google custom stores and choose a plausible online site, say Printland.in or any other and check it’s variety and availability of masks. You can also use credible offline podiums.

Then choose a mask or a bulk disposable mask or cotton masks or a N95 mask for further printing.

Then head towards editing bar. There you do upload any logo or any message you want to print in the ‘uploading image’ section.

Adjust the photo a little to the editing bar. And finish the method.

Hence, I am sure that this piece of information certainly provides terse information about varieties of masks. So, do buy a few as per requirement. And remember, you must not loosen the degree of personal hygiene until the situation improves. After all we all should have one goal in our mind, just to relegate Corona from this Universe. So, I believe you, me and all will corroborate together and hasten the process to complete faster. Because, more we stand in unity faster we can defeat the disease. 

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Epic Movie (Re)Watch #225 - Underdog (2007)

Spoilers Below

Have I seen it before: Yes

Did I like it then: Yes.

Do I remember it: Yes.

Did I see it in theaters: Yes.

Was it a movie I saw since August 22nd, 2009: No.

Format: DVD

1) Yes, I own Underdog. We were all young once and have made mistakes. Don’t judge me.

2) I have to admit the opening does pay nice homage to the original cartoon (in its inclusion of clips from the original cartoon). There are few things I will compliment in this film, so savor that.

3) This film is filled with so many cliches that MAYBE become SLIGHTLY more interesting because they involve dogs. For example: the idea of a rookie who screws up on the police force and departs in shame. You know, with a dog.

4) Jason Lee as Underdog is…Jason Lee as Underdog. There’s nothing particularly unique or interesting there. Jason Lee sort of sleep walks through the part (which is a shame because The Incredibles has shown he can be a MARVELOUS voice actor) because there’s nothing really there of interest from a writing standpoint. Some of the character’s more sarcastic moments are supported a bit by Lee, but otherwise it’s nothing worth singing about.

5) Peter Dinklage as Dr. Simon Barsinister.

So, Peter Dinklage is in this movie. And he’s actually…really interesting? And charming? In an Underdog movie? I can’t believe it, but it’s true! Dinklage is the sole beam of sunshine in an otherwise abysmal film. Because he’s Peter Dinklage! He’s charismatic and funny, ESPECIALLY when Barsinister loses his freaking mind. Crazy Peter Dinklage is awesome! Honestly if you ever want to watch ANY of this movie just watch the scenes with Peter Dinklage in them.

6) How a live action Underdog movie could be so painfully generic baffles me. Not only is it a generic talking dog movie, it’s a generic superhero movie! It rips off SO MUCH from the 2002 Spider-Man movie: powers through lab accident (which, in fairness, is a superhero cliche of its own), powers gained through a science-y dream montage, and powers discovered through “humorous” accidents. Except, you know, it’s a dog. Other cliches include a superhero montage and a “looking out over the city” shot. Had the film been aware of how ridiculous and stupid this concept is, had it taken the opportunity to work as a kid-friendly Deadpool and make fun of the superhero genre, that would be one thing. But it doesn’t seem aware of how painfully unoriginal is. Every character reacts to a superhero dog the exact same way people react to Spider-Man when he shows up. EXCEPT HE’S A DOG! The straight face the film teaches Underdog with is painful to watch. It’s just bad.

7) Oh look, Jake Unger: a cliché slacker teen who was originally written as a twelve year old but still behaves as a twelve year old so he’s just an unlikable douche bag. You know, he could succeed if only he applied himself! Unfortunately the actor they got to play Jake is…not great, to say the least. And Jake only exists so Underdog has a human friend/owner and so kids (supposedly) have someone to latch onto. And that is his only purpose in this film. At all.

8) Noooooo! Why!?!? Samantha Bee!!!! What are you doing in this movie!?!?!?!?

9) There are moments in the film where they TRY to pay homage to the classic cartoon (naming Underdog Shoeshine, the character of Riff-Raff, him taking a blue pill to get his powers at the end) but they completely miss the point for the most part. The original cartoon took place in a  world where anthropomorphic animals and humans lived side by side, with Underdog typically causing more damage than helping people. A format like Mr. Peabody and Sherman would have much better served the story.

10) The beagle who plays Underdog is super cute though.

11) Amy Adams as Polly.

So you know how in most superhero movies there’s the pointless girlfriend who just exists to be in danger and for the superhero to fall in love with? You know how she’s typically underdeveloped and could totally be dropped from the film with no change whatsoever? Yeah, Underdog does that. But with a dog. And she’s voiced by Amy Adams. Why did Amy Adams say yes to this movie? I could not tell you. The ONE thing Polly did in the original cartoon was that she was a reporter, but now she doesn’t even do that. Her human counterpart Molly (real original thinking there, guys) is a high school reporter and equally if not more so useless. You could literally cute Polly and Molly out of the film and have there be no change whatsoever.

12) So while some of Jack’s interactions with Underdog border on cleverness, most if not all of this film’s humor just falls totally flat. Obvious, dumb, and just not funny.

13) There is a nice idea you can tell this film MAYBE considered doing which is exploring how Underdog’s derived name COULD lead to an emotional arc for him. How he’s the constantly underestimates underdog. Except the film doesn’t explore that beyond a few cliches.

14) Patrick Warburton is in this movie. And he’s not bad, in fact he’s second only to Peter Dinklage at being the best thing about the film. But he’s limited by the writing though. Patrick Warburton can be INSANELY funny, clever, and charming. But as Cad he doesn’t get much to do other than have some nice chemistry with Peter Dinklage.

15) So Jim Belushi’s character retired from the police force a hero but is consistently met with mockery and derision by cops throughout the movie?

16) NO ONE IS REACTING TO A TALKING SUPER DOG WHICH BURSTS THROUGH THE DOOR AND TALKS! AT ALL! ONE BAD GUY IS LIKE, “I’ll get him,” WITH NO HESITATION!

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17) The rhyming in the original cartoon was charming. Here its overdone and annoying.

18) Remember how I said Molly is useless? Well, the one thing she MAYBE might do but doesn’t in the film is look into Underdog’s identity. She even has a crazy wall of weird and at the center of it is, “Who is Underdog?” Okay, two things:

No high school newspaper is that good.

WHO CARES WHO UNDERDOG IS!? HE’S A DOG! IT’S NOT LIKE HE HAS A WORTH WHILE SECRET IDENTITY! HE’S NOT GOING TO BE BRUCE WAYNE OR TONY STARK! HE’S A FREAKING DOG! THE ONLY THING HE DOES IS BE A SUPERHERO!

19) Usually I don’t nitpick the physics of a scene, but let’s consider that Underdog runs under an iron bar while Cad has him on a leash, and pulls Cad above the iron bar (crashing through some glass) while holding onto the leash. You’d think this iron bar would catch the leash now. Except somehow it magically phased through the iron bar and nothing happens.

20) Ugh, Underdog and Polly go on a stupid doggy date which does nothing to advance the plot before ripping off 1) the flying scene from Superman and 2) Lady and the Tramp.

21)

Jim Belushi (yes, I’m calling him Jim Belushi): “You’re insane.”

Dr. Barsinister: “I prefer the term visionary.”

Peter Dinklage in this movie is great. Or at least, great by comparison.

22) Any time this film makes an attempt at emotional meaning or poignancy it just fails. Just simply fails.

23) That’s…that’s John Slattery as the Mayor. Why, John Slattery, why?

24) This line actually made me laugh.

Cad: “He’s not my boss, we’re partners!”

Molly: “Then why are you ding this?”

Cad: “Because my partner said he might fire me if I don’t!”

25) Wait…this is the bad guy plot from The Amazing Spider-Man. The villain wants to dispense a chemical bomb over the city to change people’s DNA.

26) The climax to this film is literally Underdog digging a hole in the ground to bury a bomb. That’s it. Ugh.

I can’t imagine this film ever being worth the watch. It doesn’t work as an adaptation of the cartoon, as a superhero film, or a talking dog film. If you like Peter Dinklage, if he’s your favorite actor ever, watch it for that. Because he’s pretty good. But otherwise? Not worth it, I don’t think.

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5 Reasons to Use a Primo Water System in Your Dog-Friendly Home

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This blog post is a collaboration with Primo Water, but all opinions are my own. Primo Water is not responsible for the content of this article.

We all need water. And while studies suggest that most of us don’t drink as much water as our bodies actually need each day, it’s really not that complicated to make sure we’re staying healthy and hydrated. Let me explain.

Recently my family and I had an opportunity to check out the Primo® in-home water dispenser, and I have to be honest: we are blown away and I have no doubt that you will be, too. We chose the Deluxe Bottom Loading Water Dispenser with Self-Sanitization. I love the sleek design, and the push-button controls give you access to cool, ice cold, or piping hot water in an instant!

Suddenly, providing my family with delicious water is simple. Making my morning K-cup is a no brainer, and repeatedly filling my dogs’ water bowl throughout the day is as easy as pressing a button.

These are just a few of the reasons that I think you should add a Primo water system to your home, and if you keep reading, I’ll give you 5 more.

5 Reasons to Use a Primo Water System in Your Dog-Friendly Home

1. You’ll Drink More Water

Most experts agree that humans need a minimum of eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day, and your dog needs one ounce of water for every pound of body weight.

Most of us are not getting the water we need to stay healthy and keep our bodies functioning at an optimum level.

Staying hydrated is so important for our brain health, and having delicious, purified water at the touch of a button makes it so easy to get the water our bodies need each and every day.

Did you know that adding a water dispenser to your home results in families drinking 25 percent more water? I think that’s pretty amazing.

2. You’ll Reduce Plastic Waste

You’ll be shocked to learn that more than 480 billion plastic bottles were purchased worldwide in 2016, but less than half of those bottles got recycled. That means most of them ended up in oceans and landfills. Yikes!

By using a Primo in-home water dispenser, you’ll prevent 1,100 single-use water bottles from ending up in landfills when you refill your own 5-gallon water bottle. Let me explain how simple this is for you. 

Have you ever noticed those 5-gallon water bottles when you walk into your favorite Walmart store? That’s Primo (or it might say “Glacier”, but it’s the same great company). 

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  You simply take your own Primo water bottles to Walmart, fill them with delicious purified water that the entire family will love, and then you sit back and feel good about the fact that you’re making the world a better place by not contributing to the growing plastic problem.

See what I mean? Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

You’ll also find Primo at your other favorite stores like Home Depot, Lowes, Kroger, and Albertsons. Find stores near you here.

3. You’ll Save Money

Even if you purchase store brand bottled water (as opposed to name brand), you’re probably spending at least $3-4 per case. When I refill my Primo 5-gallon water bottles, I spend less than $2 per bottle! I’m seriously floored by how inexpensive it is to provide great water for my family, dogs included.

You can purchase a non-spill cap, which makes it easier to refill at the refill station!

4. You’ll Know What’s in Your Water – And What’s Not

Primo’s multi-step purification process includes reverse osmosis that filters out many of the microscopic organisms and heavy metals that are found in normal drinking water.

The process also significantly reduces chlorine and chlorine by-products, bacteria and parasites, heavy metals (including lead and mercury), trace levels of pharmaceuticals, and many more contaminants. 

Think about that the next time you go to the sink for a drink of tap water!

  5. You’ll Be Happier

Your loved ones are drinking more water. You’re decreasing your family’s carbon “paw print” by refilling water bottles instead of throwing them in the trash. You’re saving money. What’s not love?

But in all seriousness, using a Primo water system in your home has so many positive benefits for you, your family, and the environment. Don’t you think you should get started right now?

Learn More About Primo

Visit the Primo water website to sign up for text messaging to receive a coupon code. You can also take a peek around at the products and let me know which dispenser would work best for your family.

I can’t wait to hear all about your Primo experience! Stop by my private Facebook group for dog moms and join in the conversation there!

*Thanks to Primo for sponsoring this video. All content and opinions are my own.

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Weird ‘N Wonderful: The Most Interesting Non-Car Stuff We Saw at CES

We car-scribblers are pretty much chained to the LVCC North Hall during CES (only venturing next door to the Central Hall’s TV Land when companies like Sony spring a car on us by surprise). Thankfully, the show organizers organize a few events that each fill a single ballroom with an interesting cross-section of emerging technologies and products from across all of the CES categories. Here are nine of our CES 2020 favorites, broken up by category.

CES Tech for Pet Owners

The LuluPet Litter Box bills itself as “the world’s first AI litter box.” It promises to monitor and report on your cats’ health using “the world’s first excretory recognition system.” We are not making this up. Here’s how it works: Beloved kitty enters litter box, being weighed by a ledge at the entrance and being identified via facial recognition (a boon for multi-feline households). When kitty departs, the box notes the new weight of the litter section as the camera determines: #1 or #2? Then it quantifies and tallies the amount and type of excrement. Founder James Wu says this can provide invaluable early warning of potential diabetes, heart disease, weight loss, etc., which is, of course, pushed to your smart phone. A dashboard in the app tallies all the stats. Expect to pay $149 when this product hits the market in the coming months.

  Sure Petcare offers a line of feeding bowls, access doors, and health reporting collars, the latest of which are smart and connected. Do your pets steal each other’s food? Microchip Pet Feeder Connect ($180) includes a lid that closes (keeping food fresher and flies off of it) until a pet arrives. A halo arch reads the embedded microchip most pets have embedded or in a collar, then opens the lid. Scales keep track of how much each pet eats and prevents overeating, reporting stats to your smart phone. The Microchip Pet Door Connect ($225) similarly allows certain pets in and out, or locks the door via smart phone. And the Animo dog collar ($90) monitors daily activity and sleep quality and also detects and reports barking, scratching, and shaking, notifying owners when such activities exceed expected norms.

Inupathy introduced a sort of “mood harness” that monitors your dog’s heart rate, from which it infers one of five moods that are expressed as different colors on the harness’ LED readout: relaxed (green), excited (pink), happy (rainbow), interested (gray), and stressed (purple). Launched in Japan first, Inupathy has sold 700 units to date and is launching in the U.S. soon, priced at $400. Units are in the works for cats, goats, and camels(!), as is a less cumbersome collar design.

CES Tech for Drinkers

Have you longed for the convenience of a Keurig coffee pod at happy hour? Then check out Bartesian—Premium Cocktails on Demand. Like a Keurig machine, there’s a reservoir for water in the back and one for the drink mixer pod in front above the dispenser, in addition to which the owner fills four glass bottles with his or her favorite whiskey, tequila, vodka, and either gin or rum (the bar code on the pod will prompt the machine to verify which of these two spirits has been loaded in the fourth socket). Then press the button, and in seconds the machine reconstitutes the concentrated and denatured mixers in the pod, adds the required spirits (the user can specify the strength level: mocktail, light, regular, strong) and dispenses into a glass or shaker. The machine sells for $350, with six-packs of the concentrate pods priced at $14.99. Current selections include: Old Fashioned, Sazerac, Margarita, Long Island Iced Tea, Negroni, Mint Julep, Paper Plane, Cosmopolitan, Spiced Coffee, Gimlet, Sex on the Beach, Whiskey Sour, Rum Breeze, Gin Martini, and Uptown Rocks.

Oops, forgot to chill that bottle of white wine? No worries, pop it in the Juno Beverage Chiller, and in five minutes its temperature will be dropped from room temperature to the ideal 46 degrees. A soda can takes just 2 minutes, and an LED light bar transitions from red to blue to indicate progress. It’ll even transform fresh-brewed coffee into iced coffee in minutes. This microwave-for-coolth concept utilizes thermoelectric Peletier-effect technology like that used in automotive cupholder chillers and some seat coolers. It also uses a swirling water bath to more effectively transfer the energy from the bottle or can. Expect to pay $299 when it hits production, or sign up now at Indigogo and get one for $199.

Wondering if you may have sampled too many CES demo-cocktails and quick-chilled wines to risk driving back to your hotel? Just blow into Olythe’s new Ocigo breathalyzer. It utilizes miniaturized infrared-spectroscopy technology, which has been reserved for law enforcement agencies up until now. It connects via Bluetooth to a smart phone to track your blood alcohol history, and it can predict how long it should take to drop your blood alcohol level to within legal limits. The device complies with strict European standards and recharges via USB cable. The device launches in June 2020 priced at $300.

CES Tech for Improving Sexual Health

Sexual health is apparently a growth niche in the greater electronics industry, as evidenced by the large number of booths manned by startups or recently established players releasing new items. For the guys, two companies offered very different medical-grade solutions to the problem of premature climax, which we learned is medically defined as within three minutes of start of intercourse. Morari Medical proposes a neuromodulation approach that involves adhering a set of electrodes, through which very low-grade electrical signals are sent to interrupt—and thereby “turn down the volume”—on nerve activity in the area. Prototype testing is underway at the San Diego Sexual Medicine Clinic, and Morari anticipates entering clinical trials soon at the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic. They expect a single-use product to be marketable in the $25 range.

Whereas Morari’s device can be used during intercourse, Myhixel’s approach seeks to train and condition the user on an individual basis following special app-based exercises after an online consultation with a certified medical professional (included in the price). The exercises are performed with what superficially resembles a “toy” sold in adult stores, but which is anatomically correct, heated to body temperature, and which includes carefully calibrated internal vibration controlled by the app. Prices range from $229 to $299. Both of these PE treatments are vastly better than the numbing creams and ointments currently available, it’s claimed, as they unnecessarily also numb the partner.

Mysteryvibe offers two bendable, conformable vibrator models for women, the Crescendo (with six motors, $150) and the new, smaller Poco (with two motors, $90—$70 on pre-order now). The form factor is optimized to help women experiencing post-childbirth or other pelvic pain, and of course there is an app that can control the motors according to various programs. The Tenuto for men is shaped in such a way that it stimulates multiple areas, as well as potentially their partner. It sells for $150.

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2018 Nissan Leaf First Drive Review

“You know what I’d do if I were you guys?” The jet lag from the 11-hour flight to Japan had me talking in a stream of consciousness. “I’d build a NISMO version of the Leaf. Make it all crazylike, you know what I mean?” The young Nissan engineer sitting across from me stared back blankly. I tried a different angle. “The Leaf’s image needs a big shakeup. I mean, Elon Musk has had the press in the palm of his hand with his Insane- and Ludicrous-mode stuff, right? How about you do something like that!” Without a muscle twitch of expression, he replied, “Thank you for your suggestion, Mr. Reynolds. I’ll pass your views along to our team.” Then he gave me a polite, Japanese nod of the head. Well, that went badly. Was it too obvious that I think the Nissan Leaf is a car in need of a pulse? If done right, though, this redesigned 2018 version of the car has the makings of a NISMO EV heart-pounder. About 30 minutes earlier, maybe 50 of us were seated around the Leaf for its styling explainer at the Nissan Technical Center. But the whole time, I’d been staring at its profile, thinking that it reminds me of another car. Light bulb: the Faraday Future 91 I rode in a few months ago. I Googled its profile. The 91 is longer, but yes, there are some very similar ideas here. And what’s important about that statement is this: Whether that Faraday sinks or (miraculously) swims, it’s a seriously cutting-edge design. And here I am, comparing it to the descendant of one of this century’s most notorious oddballs. If Leaf 1 (my name for it) looked like a four-wheel amphibian, this Leaf 2 before us has not only flash-evolved into a svelte automotive shape, but it’s also learned to speak in the visual language of the rest of Nissan’s edgy designs. I must say, I’m not a fan of every word in its vocabulary—particularly Nissan’s Vmotion grilles. But for Leaf duty the rabbit-grin frames an interesting 3-Dish blue finish, which does pull you closer in to study it. And did you know that Leaf 1’s surprised-eyes headlights had an aerodynamic purpose? They did—to twirl air sideways and around the side mirrors. Now the twirling’s done by more elegant ribs on the hood, a trick Nissan’s aerodynamicists later demonstrated in a full-size wind tunnel where we watched smoke from the tip of a handheld wand magically bend sideways off the cowl. EVs are quiet, amplifying your awareness of side-mirror wind hiss; the ribs specifically hush that. There are additional noise defeaters, too, including greater rigidity of the inverter, a noise-blocking top for the integrated charger and DC-to-DC power inverter, and even a quieter motor. I looked back at the profile. There’s a lot going on here. But I’d characterize it as complex rather than busy. Although the Bolt shares many of these same EV-identifying cues, it’s a jigsaw jumble of pieces—some of them are a bit too forced into place. The Nissan’s elements are all aware of each other. Fit together like the neat rectangles in a Piet Mondrian painting. (Ironically, the Model 3 entirely dispenses with all these noisy little EV cues, being finished with starkly pure surfacing. To equate it to another painter, I’d pick my favorite one, Mark Rothko.) While we’re staring at the new Leaf’s profile, let’s use it to do a little automotive detective work. Imagine overlaying the current Leaf’s profile on it. See the match? The front and rear wheels exactly align—a giveaway that Leaf 2’s platform is fundamentally carryover bones not only in wheelbase but also in front track (its rear one is 0.8 inch wider), its essential suspension components, and the positioning of all the basic building blocks needed to assemble a modern EV. Consequently, its interior specs are a close match, too (it’s luggage space is more useful from ironing out small intrusions); externally, it’s 1.4 inches longer, 0.8 inch wider, and 0.4 inch taller. But don’t dis Leaf 2 as just some sort of overblown reskin. Nissan’s techs took the time to sprawl it out on their engineering operating table for a marathon multiple-organ transplant; the motor is all-new, spinning out a chunky 147 hp instead of 107 and 236 lb-ft of torque, up from 187 lb-ft. The electric power steering is more refined. Nissan is anxious to note that although companies are ballyhooing the births of their first EVs, Yokohama was there/did that back in 2010 and now has 270,000 customers, 2.1 billion miles of user experience, and programs such as 6,000 Leaf-to-home installations in Japan, where bidirectional charging/discharging coupled with solar roofs is slashing power bills. This ain’t Nissan’s first rodeo. It’s their second. And the show could be on the brink of going big time—the cost of battery storage has dropped from $300/kW-hr in 2015 to a projected $150 by 2020/23 and below $100 by 2025/26, according to a Morgan-Stanley analysis. (Nissan’s says they’re beating this.) And by the mid-2020s, battery-electric cars will be cheaper than internal combustion ones (in part due to the ramping complexity of internal combustion engines). So. Nissan should have anticipated the Bolt and base Model 3’s 238- and 225-mile ranges, right? Cue the drumroll. How big is the new Leaf’s battery pack (still underfloor and cooled with recirculated air, by the way)? Forty kW-hrs for 150 miles of range (S and SV trims). Eyes narrowed. Chins rubbed. True, that doubles the original Leaf’s 73-mile capability (from 24 kW-hrs) and is a 40 percent jump from its current 107 miles (from 30 kW-hrs). In a world without the Chevrolet Bolt, 150 miles would be a bold type headline. Now it’s a number in a math problem: How much less is it than 238? There’s going to be a lot of data thrown at you arguing that 150 miles more than matches most people’s real-world lifestyles most of the time. Let me ask you: How many gasoline-powered, five-passenger sedans could be sold with a 150-mile range? Maybe anticipating criticism, the Leaf will offer an even-better-chemistry 60-kW-hr pack next year (SL trim), likely extending its leash to about 225 miles (a two-tier strategy akin to the Model 3’s estimated 50 and 75 kW-hrs). Thus, the Bolt’s singular battery size will be bookended by its competitors, with the Nissan’s upgraded pack matching it and the Tesla’s smaller pack offering Bolt-competitive range due to better sedan aerodynamics. (One of the reasons, by the way, why I think Tesla controversially went with a mass-produced sedan first: A crossover’s worse aero would require a bigger, more expensive battery—something that’ll be more affordable by the time the Model Y makes its debut.) If carrying over the Leaf 1’s platform has painted Nissan into a corner, it’s these subsequently locked in battery dimensions that require expensive chemistry to keep it apace with the Bolt and base Model 3. (A plus for us is that it offers an insight into the march of ever-rising energy density; those additional 16 kW-hrs crammed in there mean 67 percent greater energy density in seven years, or 9.5 percent per year.) Another questionable call: clinging to the CHAdeMO standard for fast charging. Maybe it’s stubbornness, maybe Nissan’s got a giant investment in this thing, but CHAdeMO is a dead plug walking in the U.S., and Nissan would do the EV cause a big, fat favor by finally adopting SAE (or everybody going to Tesla’s standard). Time to drive. During their presentations, Nissan repeatedly emphasized twin messages: One, the Leaf is about making driving less stressful, and two, it’s about making driving fun. Not knowing what stress-free, fun driving exactly means, we headed out onto the test track to find out. The new Leaf’s most potent driving relaxers? ProPilot Assist is sort of a Tesla Autopilot light (at a fraction of the price). Relying on just a single forward-facing radar and a monocular video camera, ProPilot Assist provides single-lane, feet-off-the-pedals driving (what’s called adaptive cruise control). Alone, this is nothing unusual. Its dexterity in responding to slinkying traffic (including right down to 0 mph) is, though. Yet what elevates it to the same conversation as AutoPilot is how accurately it also threads down the center of the road. Like with other Level 2 semiautonomous systems, you need to keep your hands on the wheel, but here, there’s no need to give it periodic tugs. The electric power steering’s frequent and small corrections automatically sense their presence. I later tried the system in Detroit, driving for several miles on an expressway with my hands relaxed on the rim. No scoldings to put my hands back ever appeared (which, if persistently ignored, would ultimately result in the car stopping in its lane). Available later this year, ProPilot Assist is ordinary sensors doing an extraordinary job due to great software. Within two years, the system is expected to be even greater (perhaps with added sensors) by expanding to automated lane changing, and by 2020 it should have the skill to negotiate city scenarios, too. Next year it will joined by ProPilot Park, which highly automates parking, including selecting an empty spot not already bordered by a parked car (reading lane stripping). Remember this system as the tipping point when semiautonomous driving finally met the masses. (It’s had a 60 percent take rate in markets where it’s already available on other Nissan models.) The Leaf’s other driving simplification is its one-pedal EV-driving feature—what they call e-Pedal. Tesla has long offered a similar heavy-regen effect when you release the accelerator. But completing a stop requires a brake pedal dab at the bitter end. In its transmission’s Low mode, the Bolt will come to a one-pedal stop without touching the friction brakes, but the deceleration rate isn’t always enough. E-Pedal leapfrogs both with a deceleration rate of 0.2 g’s (covering 90 percent of real-driver stopping, Nissan says) and comes to a complete stop (including automatic friction braking, if necessary). If that stop is on a hill, the Leaf’s motor will just hold it motionless (after pausing, you can lift your feet from both pedals; no need to hold the brake). The new Leaf could quickly become the most popular car in San Francisco. E-Pedal and the availability of ProPilot Assist spotlight the intention to make the Leaf the tech standard-barer for the Nissan Intelligent Mobility Initiative, Yokohama’s campaign to destress driving. The notable destresser, though, is the car’s lowered MSRP of $29,990 ($30,875 including destination)—a $690 drop. Standard with that is a noticeable upgrade in interior materials, and when you option a nav system, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are included, too. After incentives, this is a heck of a deal. But what about that driving fun factor? I can answer about 65 percent of that question. Without a doubt, its extra power and torque renders the new Leaf satisfyingly quicker and more responsive. Test-track recordings are yet to come, but given the Bolt’s and Model 3’s better power (and power-to-weight ratios) it’ll probably lag in a three-EV drag race. Interior noise is phenomenally hush—a nice complement to its supple yet controlled ride quality (absent of the bounding I’ve sometimes noticed in the Bolt). Indeed, it’s downright limousinelike compared to the Model 3’s German sport sedan tautness. However, the Tesla’s payoff is razorlike steering response, which is tough to compare to the Leaf’s because the suspensions of these Japanese prototypes were not yet tuned for Nissan’s intentions for the American market. Intentions? Sportier ones. Which circles me back to that styling walkaround earlier in the day. As it concluded, the chief designer had an impish look on his face. The one you have when there’s something you want to semaphore with minimal words. As he neared his seat, it finally came out: “Oh,” he paused, “and eventually, um, the letter N will be associated with the Leaf, too.” He had said too much, so out it came. “Not now, but eventually … there will be a NISMO version.” OMG! A NISMO Leaf. The last time I predicted something this correctly was in 1987 when I knew I’d regret selling my Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite. But here’s the deal, Nissan: Don’t screw it up. It’s your chance to permanently flip the Leaf’s librarian identity right on its peroxided head. With wings and flairs, there’s room between the rear wheels for a second motor, too. (I looked.) Ludicrous Leaf sounds like a villain in a Batman movie. Holy anticipation.   Chevrolet Bolt EV Nissan Leaf Tesla Model 3 BASE PRICE $38,370* $30,875* $36,200* VEHICLE LAYOUT Front-motor, FWD, 4-door hatchback Front-motor, FWD, 5-pass, 4-door hatchback Rear-motor, RWD, 4-door, sedan MOTOR permanent magnet, 200-hp/266-ft-lb rear (MT est) AC induction, 147-hp/236-ft-lb permanent magnet, 258-hp/317-ft-lb (MT est) TRANSMISSION 1-sp Auto 1-sp Auto 1-sp Auto BATTERY 60 kWhr, Li-ion 40 kWhr, Li-ion 50/75 kWhr, Li-ion (MT est) CURB WEIGHT (F/R DIST) 3580 lb 3433-3508 lb (mfr) 3,550-3,800 lb (mfr) WHEELBASE 102.4 in 106.3 in 113.2 in LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT 164.0 x 69.5 x 62.8 in 176.4 x 70.5 x 61.4 in 184.8 x 72.8 x 56.8 in TRACK, F/R 59.0/59.1 in 60.6/61.2 in 62.2/62.2 in CARGO ROOM, BEHIND 2ND ROW 16.9 cu ft 23.6 cu ft 15.0 cu ft DRAG COEFFICIENT 0.31 0.28 0.23 0-60 MPH 6.3 sec 8.0 sec (MT est) 5.6 sec (mfr est) LEVEL 2 CHARGE TIME 9 hrs 16 hrs, 3.6 kW/8 hrs, 6.6 kW na FAST CHARGE TYPE SAE COMBO, 50-kW CHAdeMO, 50-kW Tesla, 145-kW RANGE 238 miles 150 miles 220/310 miles *Before potential federal and state incentives The post 2018 Nissan Leaf First Drive Review appeared first on Motor Trend.

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Ohanian’s Initialized raises $225M 4th fund to turn founders into cyborgs

“Right now we’re in this Empire Strikes Back moment” says Initialized Capital’s Garry Tan, referring to tech giants ruthlessly copying and competing with fresh ideas. “We think the startups represent the Return Of The Jedi.” It’s that willingness to stand up against incumbents and give founders their best shot at disrupting them that’s won Initialized a place on the cap table’s of some of today’s fastest rising companies. Instacart, Coinbase, Flexport, and Patreon all count Initialized as investors because Tan and Serena Williams’ husband jump in the trenches with them, dispensing advice and connections over text message.

Now Initialized Capital has raised enough money to tackle its next challenge: the Series A crunch. Their first fund of just $7 million in 2011 taught them to be scrappy, and consider nascent companies yet to find product market fit. But even with their $39 million 2013 fund, and the $115 million third one they raised in 2016, they didn’t have enough cash to always follow on or fill out rounds the way they hoped.

That changes today with the announcement that Initialized Capital has closed its fourth fund of $225 million.

“We’ve always been the first high conviction check, and often the smallest check” Tan says, recalling how he tracked Airbnb’s Brian Armstrong as he left to start Coinbase and Initialized invested the first $50,000. With the $225 million fund, we can actually do most of round rather than being the first check and then send 30 emails trying to get people to invest in it.”

Williams’ husband, commonly known as Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, is the face of Initialized. But it’s Tan and the software he’s built that lets Initialized wield The Force when picking startups, and then rearing them into Jedi. Tan had experience from building BookFace, Y Combinator’s internal community Q&A system that’s often cited as one of the accelerator’s biggest value-adds, when he and Ohanian were still partners there.

“We use software as a means of constantly sharing knowledge” Tan explains. “every phone call, every email we have . . . it all goes in there. Then we take the software that we built…and augment those really talented founders into cyborgs.” From partnerships to recruiting, all that information allows startups to scale faster, and hopefully get to that Series A Initialized now has deep enough pockets to fund.

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The Home Designing Christmas Holiday Gift Guide 2019

The scent of pine needles wafting through the air, strings of lights twinkling left and right, and the feel of festivity all around—it’s that time of year again. If you’re anything like us here at Home Designing, then you have quite the lengthy to-do list before the big guy in red arrives, and that probably includes finding the perfect gift for a few of your favorite people. Luckily, our 2019 holiday gift guide has something for everyone on your list. Whether that includes a new tech toy for the technology lover in your life, a few kitchen upgrades for the aspiring chef, or a picturesque prop for the Instagrammer, we’ve got you covered. Happy holidays!

$22BUY IT Egguins Penguin Shaped Egg Holder: Even those who are inherently not a morning person will smile at this quirky and adorable kitchen accessory! The best part? This little clan is more than just a fun display, you can dip them in a pot of boiling water to create the perfect boiled eggs! Who will love it: The foodie, the penguin lover, the morning grouch.

$38BUY IT UFO Cookie Jar: Aliens have been spotted this holiday season—and they bring the gift of sweet treats! If you are looking for a gift that is out-of-this world, then this may be just what Santa ordered. Plus, you can probably score a few bonus points if you fill it with cookies before gifting. Who will love it: The cookie monster, the believer, the zero waster.

$50BUY IT Cat Paw Glass Tumblers: A gift that any cat lover would be thrilled to get their paws on. This tumbler set is perfect when enjoying a few holiday cocktails or putting out milk for Santa. They really are the cat’s meow! Who will love it: The cat parent, the animal lover, the quirky friend.

$233BUY IT Parrot Water Carafe: Know someone who would love to give their dinner table display a boost or perhaps someone who always seems to be thirsty? This parrot water carafe might be just what they need. Hand cut and hand painted, this accessory is a luxurious find that is perfect to not only make meals look more inviting, but it would also make a great add to a bedside table or office. Who will love it: The bird lover, the hostess, the parched sleeper.

$30BUY IT Gold And Marble Patterned Cups: The only thing that makes coffee better is a gorgeous mug to sip it from. These gold and black patterned cups are the perfect addition to any glam girl or guy’s cup collection—especially if they love to show off their food on social media. Also available in white. Who will love it: The java junkie, the Instagrammer, the mug collector.

$475BUY IT Riedel Boa Wine Decanter: If you have a wine lover in your life, then a wine decanter is a must. This curvy crystal boa undoubtedly makes for a remarkably eye-catching display, but it also helps tease flavor notes out of red wine that would otherwise be missed—a complete game changer! Who will love it: The hostess, the wino, the snake lover.

$20BUY IT White And Gold Table Ware: While this utensil set will elevate any Instagrammer’s food posts, it is also perfect to tuck away in a purse or backpack. They’re a much more stylish option than plastic cutlery, plus a whole lot better for the environment—it’s a win win. Available in multiple colors. Who will love it: The environmentalist, the Instagrammer, the foodie.

From $34BUY IT Laser Engraved Cutting Boards: A great gift idea for everyone from the budding chef to the more seasoned cook, this handmade engraved cutting board can be geared toward anyone. The maker, A Family Forest, sells over 200 cutting board designs! Including one that can be personalized with a family recipe. Who will love it: The quirky chef, the handmade supporter, the scientist.

$62BUY IT Nambe Tea Kettle, White: Help your friends and family stay warm and cozy all winter with a stylish white tea kettle. What makes it special? Its classic styling with a modern twist. Not only does this kettle whistle when ready and feature a round retro form, but it also has a cool touch acacia wood handle, chrome accents, and a no spill pour spout. Plus it’s also available in black. Who will love it: The tea drinker, the slow living enthusiast, the hostess.

$17BUY IT Genie Lamp Incense Burner: Rub this lamp and you will get a wish! Well, just as long as that wish is for a fun and unique incense burner. While this Aladdin gold lamp unfortunately won’t have a genie pop out, it does feature detailed embossing and an intricate design that any Disney lover is sure to enjoy. Who will love it: The Disney lover, the genie looking for a new home, the yogi.

$28BUY IT Woodland Creature Vases: Adopt a few woodland creatures this holiday season. Not only are they an adorable addition to any decor, but they require no food or water. However, we hear if you put flowers or succulents in them that they look extra cute! Who will love it: The Scandinavian decor lover, the animal enthusiast, the bunny owner.

$118BUY IT Driftwood Branch Shaped Candle Holder: A gift that the recipient will be proud to put on display. Whether a house is in need of a golden touch for the holiday season or a touch of glam gold all year long, this driftwood branch candle holder is up to the task. Who will love it: The glam outdoorist, the new home owner, the candle burner.

$30BUY IT Prisma Decorative Wall Accents: If you or someone you know can’t get enough of geometric decor, you aren’t alone! Not only do pieces like these Prisma wall accents have a sharp dynamic quality that instantly draws the eye, but they go with a variety of decor styles. Who will love it: The new home owner, the young adult, the naked entryway.

$206BUY IT Twisted Knife Holder And Shelf: Add a little twist to any kitchen with this unique knife holder! Not only does this magnetized wood strip effortlessly hold the kitchen knives in easy reach, but it also features a shelf that is perfect to display a few key accessories, like salt and pepper shakers or a few small potted herbs. Who will love it: The cook, the small kitchen owner, the unique decor lover.

$20BUY IT Animal Shaped Ring Holders: Never worry about lost rings again with possibly the cutest ring task force. These little creatures will put a smile on any girl’s face this holiday season. Looking for a proposal idea? Gift her these adorable fellas before bringing out the ring! Who will love it: The girlfriend, the teenager, the animal adorer.

$19BUY IT Hands Up Pencil Holder: Every artist can use a hand now and then and getting one for under $20 is quite the steal! Whether you know someone whose studio could use a little organizing or have an office worker who loves offbeat decor, this is a go-to gift. Who will love it: The artist, the office worker, the one who can never find a pen.

$19BUY IT Waste Bin: Trash is unsightly, but it doesn’t mean that your waste bin has to be. This unique trash can is sleek and stylish with a wide rim that conceals any plastic bag. An award winning design available in 17 colors. Who will love it: The home office worker, the clutter hater, the clean freak.

$47BUY IT Personalized Bookends: Go homemade for the holidays with personalized bookends. Not only is this flower holding bookend a great gift for book lovers, but it is also customizable with both an engraved message AND a hidden message. How neat is that!? Who will love it: The bookworm, the book collector, the academic.

$100BUY IT Oak Bed Tray Table: Infuse some hygge into your holiday season with an oak bed tray table—because nothing says cozy quite like breakfast in bed. Looking to make it more personal? Include a few breakfast in bed coupons for your loved one to cash in over the year! Who will love it: The girlfriend, the mother, the avid social media poster.

$17BUY IT Minimalist Cotton & Tissue Vase: Guessing which brands a makeup lover uses can be painstaking, so get them a gift that takes out the guesswork—and potential disappointment. This minimalist cotton and tissue vase is a must to keep makeup stations and bathrooms neatly—and stylishly—organized. Who will love it: The beauty queen, the minimalist, the makeup lover.

$17BUY IT Narwhal Toothpick Dispenser: If there’s anything better than finally getting that piece of food out of your teeth, it might be letting the unicorn of the sea help you with the task. This narwhal toothpick dispenser embodies the true meaning of giving by dutifully giving up its horn for you each time you have something stuck in your teeth—a true kitchen hero! He even has matching a whale dispenser friend available. Who will love it: The sea creature lover, the marine biologist, the quirky kitchen owner.

$160BUY IT Mova Self Rotating Globes: Want the whole world in your hands? Not only does the Mova self rotating globe make that possible, but it also uniquely features a satellite view with cloud cover and solar powered technology to rotate on its own. One of the coolest space themed gifts for 2019! Who will love it: The educator, the tech geek, the world traveler.

$190BUY IT Umbra Wobble Chess Set: While there are endless chess sets available, there is none quite like this. This unique chess set gives the classic game an aesthetic twist with its concave landscape that stabilizes the freely wobbling pieces. Who will love it: The Dad, the scholar, the board gamer.

From $15BUY IT Dinosaur Planters: Have a quirky plant lover in your life? Or maybe a little budding gardener? Not only will these dinosaur shaped plant pots be a conversation starter in any room, but they are fun for both kids and adults alike. Who will love it: The dinosaur lover, the plant hoarder, the budding gardener.

$225BUY IT Side Table With A Built In Hydroponic Planter: Looking to go big with your gift? This small side table with a built-in hydroponic planter is what indoor plant dreams are made of! Not only does the table portion make this a highly functional gift, but the bottom makes growing plants, vegetables, and herbs easy as pie—even for chronic plant killers. It comes with a grow light, a seed starting kit, plant nutrition packets, and Bluetooth connectivity to take the guesswork out of growing, letting you control your system right from your phone. Who will love it: The plant murderer, the plant enthusiast, the clean eater.

$32BUY IT Hanging Golden Planter: Or maybe the plant lover in your life needs something a little less quirky, but none-the-less unique. This hanging planter is an excellent option. Not only does it come in at an affordable price point, but it can be used indoors or outdoor, plus it is also available in black. Who will love it: The gardener, the plant still in its plastic pot, the plant enthusiast.

$104BUY IT Vivero Watering Can: Know someone who constantly forgets to water their plants? Give them a little encouragement with a unique watering can. While most watering cans need to be stashed away because they aren’t exactly picturesque, these metallic beauties are a different story. This watering can can be proudly displayed, serving as gentle reminder to give the plants some H20. Who will love it: The gardener, the nature lover, the thirsty plant on your co-workers desk.

$27BUY IT Hippo Bottle Opener: Hungry, hungry hippo! This little guy has retired from the classic kid’s game and has traded in his marble gobbling life for that of a beer wench. The good news is he now has a new resume skill: opening beer bottles like a pro. Who will love it: The safari lover, the beer drinker, the man cave dweller.

$17BUY IT Notre Dame Cathedral 3D Metal Model Kit: Remember the Notre Dame cathedral and all its architectural glory with a 3D metal model kit. This depiction of an iconic and sacred building that made headlines in 2019 is not only a fun intro to 3D metal modelling, but also a great addition to any modelers collection. Who will love it: The puzzler, the traveler, the modeler.

$100BUY IT Storage Stool That Doubles Up As An Ottoman Or Side Table: A timeless side table with a light and airy design that someone on your shopping list is sure to love. Not only does this piece function as a side table, but it also doubles as a storage stool or ottoman. Who will love it: The young adult, the new homeowner, the neat freak.

$200BUY IT Philips Somneo Sunrise Alarm & Sunset Fading Night Light: An alarm blaring or the radio blasting probably isn’t anyone’s idea of an ideal wake up call, so why not change that? The Phillips Somneo Sunrise Alarm is a unique desk clock that is clinically proven to improve your energy, sleep and well-being, all while eliminating harshly being jolted awake. It features a naturally colored sunrise and has sounds like chirping birds to simulate morning to slowly rouse you from sleep. Have trouble falling asleep? It even has a light guided wind down function. Who will love it: The morning grouch, the night shifter, the early bird.

$144BUY IT Pidan Igloo Shaped Cat Litter Box: Get in the spirit of winter by gifting a cat with its own igloo. Okay, it’s really a litter box that doubles as stylish cat furniture, but the patented grated doorway will help keep litter in the box and it comes in 4 colors—enough to keep the cat and it’s owner happy! Who will love it: The cat lady, the pet owner, the cat that aspires to be a penguin.

$100BUY IT Whistle GPS Location And Health Tracker for Pets: Make sure Fido and Fluffy are safe and happy all year long with a GPS location tracker. It gives text alerts when your pet leaves home, has a battery that lasts up to 7 days, is waterproof, and attaches to any collar or harness. Who will love it: The worry wort, the pet parent.

$27BUY IT iHealth No Contact Infrared Thermometer: Make sick days a little easier with an infrared thermometer. Its no contact design means that you don’t have to wake your little one to take their temperature—it even has silent button to ensure the least disturbance possible. Who will love it: The parent, the educator, the daycare provider.

$105BUY IT Kids Balance Bike: Zoom Zoom! Give the gift of the best wheels on the block with a balance bike. This bike starts off a tricycle, then as your child gets older it can be converted to a two wheel. It is the smallest 2-in-1 bike on the market and pure perfection for ages 1-2. Who will love it: The busy bee, the daycare provider, the little mover on your list.

$599BUY IT Dyson Cordless Vacuum Cleaner: The vacuum that every home needs. Fighting with cords and extensions is a thing of the past with this Dyson cordless vacuum. What makes it better than other cordless competitors? Twice the suction, the fact that it automatically adapts when moving between floor types, a battery countdown timer so you can plan your cleaning accordingly, and amazing reviews. Who will love it: The clean freak, the busy parent, anyone with floors to clean.

$165BUY IT Thor Hammer Tool Box: While Thor’s hammer traditionally isn’t used to fix things, this tool box is another story. It’s an officially licensed piece of Marvel decor that is ready to take on any job with a hammer head full of tools. Who will love it: The Marvel lover, the boyfriend, the geeky Dad.

$400BUY IT Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer:“This is basically the Ferrari of hair dryers.” It’s expensive, but the unique design makes it extraordinarily nice to use: There’s no vibration whatsoever and its simple-to-switch magnetic attachments make styling easier. Plus, the motor sits in the handle, making the nozzle shorter and easier to maneuver and it helps prevent extreme heat damage to protect natural shine as the temperature is measured 20 times every second for accuracy. So much to love! Who will love it: The girlfriend, the Curly Girl, the mother.

$140BUY IT Retro Cute Keyboard: Bring in 2020 with blast from the past with this cool keyboard. This typewriter-like keyboard makes any computer setup extra stylish with its round keys and sleek finish: Who will love it: The blogger, the teenager, the young adult.

$400BUY IT Samsung Space Saving Monitor: A computer upgrade that is sure to be greatly appreciated. When it comes to tight desk spaces, the Samsung space saving monitor comes to the rescue with its unique design that gives you 40% more usable desk area. It is available in two sizes, features a clamp that easily installs on any desk up to 3.54-inches thick, and has a 4K display. Who will love it: The student, the minimalist, the desktop computer owner.

$50BUY IT Gold And Concrete Desk Lamp: Gift someone that lights up your life with a concrete and gold desk lamp. It will blend perfectly with industrial or mid-century modern decor and the bulb is included. Who will love it. The industrial decor adopter, the young adult.

$70BUY IT Heng Balance Lamp: If you’ve been looking for a unique table lamp or fun, yet practical gift, then you definitely need to checkout the Heng Balance Lamp. To turn on, simply pull up the bottom ball. How cool is that!? Available in 4 colors. Who will love it: The young adult, the unique decor lover, the Scandinavian decor adopter.

$41BUY IT Cute And Geeky Pac-Man Lamp: A retro vibe may be all this holiday season needs to shine and this highly-rated Pac-Man lamp fits the criteria. He features 12 sounds, a plug-in cord, and a remote that controls his brightness. Who will love it: The retro gamer, the arcade dweller, the video game nerd.

$49BUY IT Modular Touch Sensitive Wall Lights: Christmas lights that are stylish all year long! This modular wall light is possibly one of the coolest wall lights we have ever seen with a function that turns on with a single tap and the ability to rearrange the pieces in infinite ways with as many pieces as you choose. So, if the recipient loves it, they can always add on! Who will love it: The tech nerd, the young adult.

$70BUY IT Portable Fireplace: If you fantasize about the tried-and-true tradition of gathering by a cozy fire over the holidays, but don’t have a fireplace, this portable fireplace could be the game changer you’ve been waiting for. It can be placed indoors and outdoors, requires no chimney, and it’s available in 3 colors. Who will love it: The hostess, the mother, the wife that’s always cold.

$250BUY IT Shabby Chic Ceiling Fan: A unique ceiling fan may be just what the design doctor ordered to make your home into a showpiece not just for the holidays, but all year long. This shabby chic piece has an extra edge with its distressed detailing that draws the eye, without being overwhelming. Who will love it: The Farmhouse, the french country home, the decor enthusiast.

$419BUY IT DJI Mavic Mini Portable Drone: If you are looking at drones, but don’t want your recipient to have to go through the hassle of FAA registration, then we highly recommend the DJI Mavic Mini Drone. Its super small design comes in at just 249 grams—which is just one gram under the weight cutoff for FAA registration—, it has up to 30 minutes of flight time, can stream HD videos from 2.5 miles, and it has a 12 MP camera. Who will love it: The kid, the kid at heart, tech nerds.

From $414BUY IT Apple Watch Series 5: Have your world at your fingertips—or should we say wrist. This Apple Watch Series 5 upgrades from the Series 4 with an always-on display, a compass, and an added option of titanium or ceramic for materials. What’s stayed the same? It still offers fall detection, changeable bands, health monitoring, music streaming, and more. Who will love it: The health junkie, the Apple phone user, the teenager.

$249BUY IT Apple Air Pods Pro: A gift that fits perfectly in a stocking—with plenty of room to spare. These compact wireless headphones have been the talk of the town this year and we can see why. They are not only highly discreet and portable with no messy cords to fuss with, but they offer noise cancellation for a premium listening experience, transparency mode if you want to hear what’s happening around you, and a customizable fit. Who will love it: the music lover, the public transportation commuter, the teenager, the tech lover.

$300BUY IT Jabra Elite 85h Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones: A 36 hour battery life, Alexa built-in, a microphone, and 4 available colors, it is no wonder Jabra Elite 85h wireless headphones are a favorite among tech pundits and the best Bluetooth wireless headphones according to The Wirecutter. Perfect for those who want a fully immersive music experience on the go or those that could benefit from a bit of noise cancellation. Who will love it: The music lover, the teenager, the young adult, the public transportation commuter.

$179BUY IT Ikea Symfonisk Table Lamp with WiFi Speaker: And to finish off our list, we have another option for all those music lovers you want to gift. This IKEA design is a speaker and lamp combo for those who wish for their technology to blend into their home. Steam via WiFi from your devices for a vibrant sound that is perfect to blast those holiday tunes. Who will love it: The small apartment dweller, the music enthusiast, the student.

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