#Electronic logbooks

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E-logbooks for Pharma Manufacturing

Why ProcessXE eLogbooks are the First Inexpensive Step

Many pharmaceutical manufacturing enterprises in the Indian pharma sector continue to rely on paper-based logbooks and records. However, while adopting paper-based systems, these businesses face several hurdles and compliance concerns. Despite meticulously capturing vital data such as equipment cleaning, calibration, maintenance schedules, packaging, weighing, and dispensing in these logbooks, they are vulnerable to compliance concerns, human mistakes, misplacement, and decreased productivity. Furthermore, firms must manually check the logs in line with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and operational standards, which may be a difficult and time-consuming effort. Unfortunately, many pharmaceutical manufacturing organizations fail to recognize the benefit of gathering data and developing useful insights from it. As a result, people prefer to create logbooks Software.

Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers benefit from lower manufacturing resource costs. However, they face significant challenges in terms of human resources and compliance with FDA regulations. They run the risk of losing productivity and incurring substantial costs due to product recalls or FDA warning letters. Even though they may have lower labor costs and rely on paper-based logbooks, the financial impact of such incidents can wipe out their profit margins, making them unable to overlook the importance of these issues.

The industry felt that cost of these systems is more expensive than human resources themselves, but this is no longer the case. This is what has happened in the previous five years with some large Indian pharmaceutical businesses. What the industry requires is a digital solution or a electronic system that monitors all areas of production in real time and maintains strict adherence to compliance requirements such as 21 CFR Part 11, MHRA, and cGMP practices. It’s time for Indian pharmaceutical manufacturing enterprises, to switch to electronic logbook management software’s like ProcessXE, a cloud-based eLogbook system. Organizations  can stay concern free regarding audits and compliance concerns since all of our solutions (eLogbook, eDispensing, eBMR and other such process automation solutions) are created in accordance with 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance, following all cGMP guidelines. ProcessXE eLogbook ensures operational efficiency with a simplified approach to automation making the screens and processes operator friendly to avoid complexity.

ProcessXE eLogbook adds more value and simplicity for operators as compared to other solution providers.

There are various vendors providing eLogbook software solutions across the globe, but many of them lack compliance with regulatory guidelines, while others only offer electronic data entry and record keeping

Sarjen customers using eLogbooks, have experienced a growth curve from ProcessXE systems. The benefits of logbook management include real-time 360-degree monitoring of assets, such as equipment, areas, and process steps, ensuring adherence to CGMP standards and many more. Additionally, our solution provides transparency in terms of operations.

One of a leading Pharma manufacturing organization successfully implemented eLogbooks and process automation solution, resulting in improved equipment cleaning cycles and greater output. They used a predictive maintenance plan, which resulted in considerable downtime savings.

ProcessXE Electronic Logbook collects data and delivers actionable insights to improve our customers’ operations and business success. ProcessXE Electronic Logbook software also provides comprehensive analytics, eliminating the need to purchase additional analytics solutions. If clients wish to gather data straight from ERP’s and execute eBMR, ProcessXE provides simplified integration, paving the path for the Pharma 4.0 journey.

How we differ from market?

There are digital Logbook solutions the market; several do not include 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, while others only enable electronic data entry. These do not entail just digitizing your manual processes. If that's the case, any company's internal IT staff can provide you with a variety of forms utilizing any free resources at their disposal.

When our Logbook software were installed, ProcessXE systems were provided to our customers: Real-time 360-degree monitoring of assets such as equipment, areas, and process steps means adherence to CGMP regulations and transparent quality control, among other immediate advantages.

Electronic Logbook and process automation solution increases their equipment cleaning cycles and throughput.

Why do pharmaceutical producers require eLogbooks?

Electronic Logbook are thought to be the initial step in every digital transformation path. They give fundamental vital data characteristics, which may be combined with data from eBMR/QMS/DMS or other modules to create a full guided data-set to support strategic business choices. eLogs minimizes human mistakes and saves significant manufacturing time, resulting in speedier product releases. Predictive maintenance of equipment, complete elimination of paper, enabling manufacturers to meet FDA standards through digitization of all log data, holistic assessment of area cleaning, sanitation, logs, and sample management provide every manufacturer with critical real-time manufacturing insights, ensuring effective operational excellence and increased productivity.

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Top Electronic logbook system for truckers Fresno | electronic logbook for trucks Fresno - Ezeldsolutions

 These systems provide efficient and compliant Electronic logbooks for trucks Fresno, ensuring accurate hours-of-service tracking and regulatory compliance. Top Electronic logbook systems for truckers Fresno include Ezeldsolutions. An electronic logbook system for truckers is a digital solution designed to replace traditional paper-based logs. It utilizes Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) to track and record essential data, including driving hours, rest breaks, and duty status. This system enhances compliance with Hours of Service (HOS) regulations, minimizing potential violations and improving road safety. Truckers can access real-time data on their mobile devices or in-cab displays, streamlining record-keeping processes. Electronic logbook systems also facilitate easier inspections for authorities, reducing administrative burdens and ensuring accurate documentation. Overall, this technology enhances efficiency, transparency, and safety in the trucking industry, benefiting both drivers and regulators.

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Top Electronic logbook system for truckers | electronic logbook for trucks - Ezeldsolutions

When it comes to electronic logbook systems for truckers, some of the top options include KeepTruckin, Omnitracs, EROAD, and BigRoad. These systems offer features such as electronic logging, hours-of-service tracking, vehicle inspection, and compliance with industry regulations.

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Chapter 22 

Beyond the Lens - Logbook Videographer!Reader x OT8 Ateez

W/C 11,915

🎥 Series Masterlist 🎥

☽ Masterlist ☾ 

Inspiration Pictures

Pinterest Board Masterlist

Previous Chapter (Chapter 21)

Disclaimer: This story is purely a work of fiction. It is not meant to assume or mock anything about Ateez, Atiny, or anything relating to what I do not know about being a videographer. This story will follow several of the events that Ateez have done in the past year for Golden Hour Part 2, that being said I will not be able to include everything. 

Contains she/her pronouns.

The logo in the center is mine. Please do not reuse or copy.

I strongly recommend looking at the inspiration pictures and the Pinterest boards linked above (which will be updating as the story goes on).

General Warnings: slow burn, cussing, conflict, angst, fluff, and obliviousness. 

CHAPTER WARNINGS - None, let me know if I should add any.

Let me know what you think! <3 Moonie

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You finally landed in Paris, after being in a plane for upwards of 10 hours you were absolutely exhausted and stiff. Most of your time was spent rotating between sleeping, watching shows, catching up on some of the editing you could with the shotty Wi-Fi, and switching between listening to your most current audiobook and your favorite playlist. As soon as you landed you started moving to get your bags. Thankfully you had been in one of the first rows so you got off the plane quickly. When you got out and into the main portion of the airport you pulled out your phone to message everyone that you made it safely to Paris. They rapidly fired responses back to you shortly after. You knew it was early in the morning for them because of the time difference so you told them to get back to bed. 

When you got out of the airport after grabbing your bag from the baggage claim you made your way out to get a cab. You finally flagged one down after a few minutes and the little old man was smiling at you, after a little while you safely made it to your hotel. Checking in was a breeze as this was a hotel you had frequented when you came up here. The older woman had recognized you and already had some of the things ready as you made it up to her counter. You thanked her with your very limited French and she giggled at your thick accent. 

Your room was the perfect size for you as always. You took off your Beyond the Lens Studios baseball cap, threw it on the bed, and ruffled your hair out before you started to unpack your things. First you hung your clothes so they wouldn't wrinkle too badly, then you got your computer set up on the desk on the far side of the room right next to the door to the balcony. At one point you found a stray Jjongrami and Hetmongi, those sneaky bastards; you set the two of them up by the pillows on your bed. When you had those things set up you started getting more of your smaller things out, plugging in your cameras and all of the chargers for your electronics. You changed out of your airport outfit and into the blue space sleep set you brought. Flopping yourself into bed you sent off another message that you were in and settled at your hotel and that you would update them as you could throughout tomorrow.

While you were sprawled across the bed you checked your emails and some of your socials. There were several confirming the schedules of the shoots you were participating in. You shot off responses stating that you just landed and got settled and that you would be there at the requested meeting time. There was something that you were CC’d in from Aurora but that could wait until tomorrow. You responded to some of the other emails you had before getting on your socials. In the end you were watching edits and all sorts of things until your brain had slowed enough that you could get to sleep. With heavy lidded eyes you took off your glasses and plugged in your phone. Shortly thereafter you fell into a dreamless and restless sleep. 

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You woke up freely which generally meant early as hell. With a groan you moved to grab your phone. It had been lit up with several messages from everyone back in Seoul. They were already into their afternoon while you were just waking up. Forrest had updated you on the filming he was taking over for you with the Ateez boys. Willow told you about all of the things she was doing to keep you updated on the progress of the edits for the first logbook Beyond the Lens was in charge of as well as the other things you have filmed for them. She was nearly finished with her part and would be sending it back to you soon for final edits, sadly you would have to hang onto it until they debuted the music. Aurora was messaging you about the project you and her collaborated on giving you a general rundown of everything including the CC’d email. The boys had been giving you little updates on how everything was going throughout their day. Some of them had taken to sending you ridiculous selfies and odd blurry pictures of some of the other boys. You smiled and responded to all of them with a blurry selfie of you with the covers pulled up to just under your eyes the Jjongrami and Hetmongi next to either side of your head. The responses were immediate, most of them protesting that you brought only those two, the team was rolling as they watched the chaos. You had to explain that you hadn't packed them and the two in question were smug as they admitted to sneaking them into your suitcase. San and Wooyoung had sent a selfie together saying the real thing was better. You responded by telling them if they wanted to be that way you would buy plane tickets for Yeosang to come up here; you left Hongjoong out of it because he already was coming up here. They immediately stopped their ranting and instead sent good mornings and a few other stray pictures. You rolled your eyes at them and couldn't stop smiling. 

Despite the initial chaos it felt like you were finally a part of a family, one that loved you as much as you loved them. You layed in bed for a little bit before you decided to get up and start getting ready. You threw on your cropped tank top, comfy shorts and one of your zip up hoodies as well as a few of the necklaces and rings you brought with you. When you finished getting dressed you grabbed your small backpack and put one of your cameras in it along with your essentials for going out on the town. Today was going to be a jet lag recovery day, you always planned a day into your schedule so you could adjust so you would be at your best when you were working. It also was the day you had been anticipating for weeks, something that you were extremely excited about.

As soon as you were ready you headed down for breakfast in the lobby. With a wave to the front desk people you started piling your plate high with some of the breakfast foods they had. In all honesty the food here was one of your favorite parts of the trip. As you sat down in the back corner of the dining room you brought out your phone and took a picture of your breakfast to send out to the Never-ending Nonsense group chat formerly known as the Ministry of Chaos. The name changed as soon as the boys Forrest and Aurora started arguing in the chat about something you can't even recall now.  You dug into the breakfast and watched people as you ate. It was almost too quiet, the chaos from the boys was missing. It was weird how much the few days of chaos seemed to have ingrained itself into your mornings. Just as you were finishing up you were met with multiple vibrations of your phone. You checked it and your heart warmed with more cute responses of your favorite people.

After you finished your breakfast you started to make your way over to your first and most likely only stop for today. On the way you got sidetracked and decided to go into a small shop to grab some snacks for throughout the day. You snagged some danishes, croissants, a couple of donuts and macarons. As soon as you got to your destination you couldn't stop smiling. One of your acquaintances owned the shop you stood in front of; Midnight Inkworks. She must have seen you because shortly after the door opened with a cute ding. Aurélie was standing there with a large smile on her face as she peaked at you. Her tan skin and black hair was gorgeous as always. The colorful tattoos and silver piercings stood out against her darker outfit; very similar to your own. While she peeked out the door she was just about a head shorter than you. It always cracked you up how short she was compared to you. You laughed at her and started stepping toward the open door. As soon as you passed the threshold she hugged you.

“Long time no see dear,” You hugged her back and started chatting with her as she started asking her normal questions. You fell into conversation easily with her, the two of you had found common ground the first time you came here for the moon tarot card piece on your hip. She was thoroughly impressed with you because you sat through it in one sitting; she had said you were one of the best clients she had after the fact. 

You set down the bag of snacks you procured while she pulled out the design you had been working on together. When you laid eyes on it your jaw dropped. It was absolutely perfect. This was the first time you got to see the finished product, the two of you had been shooting it back and forth working on it together for the past few weeks. The last time you saw it it was still fairly raw and unpolished, she had taken your visions and drawings and made them into a masterpiece. The sword through the middle was beautifully detailed with stipple shading. The yin and yang koi looked absolutely amazing with the small amount of shading she added to your initial drawings. The small flowers she added made the entire piece come together. (Tattoo it’s the last one) It was going to look perfect on the back of your left leg. You turned around so she could place the stencil. Before she did she took the first of several before pictures. After she placed it you stepped away from her and took a look at it in the large mirror and absolutely fell in love with the way it flowed. 

Aurélie brought you over to her chair and made you stand there for a second set of before pictures. When she was satisfied with the amount of them she started her work. 

You got to watch as her partner came in and had several clients throughout the morning, each time they left with large smiles on their faces. The two of them were the reason this business was constantly busy. They both were amazing artists with the kindest souls; even if they could be intimidating at first with their multiple sets of piercings and tattoos. You saw through them immediately because you were almost one in the same. People were always too quick to judge but if they truly got to know the people behind the ink they would realize that they were some of the best people you could have at your side. 

There were only a couple of times you took a break for her and for you. At one point she sat in front of you while you snacked on some of the small pastries you brought. She asked you about how life was going in Seoul and how you were doing in the photography business. You filled her in about your old company and how you got Beyond the Lens. Throughout the story she was telling you how proud she was of you as she was once in a similar situation; which is how she ended up having a very successful tattoo shop. She also asked if you had any luck in the dating pool; to which you told her yes without giving too many details. You talked about all of the qualities of the different boys making it seem like it was one person you were discussing instead of eight. She was absolutely swooning at the mention of how you were treated. 

While you were laying on your stomach in the chair you kept up with messaging everyone so none of them would get suspicious. Thankfully every time one of them asked how you were doing you could give a short noncommittal answer and then ask them what they were up to. Which generally resulted in a flurry of a bunch of different messages with everyone’s replies. 

Before too long the constant chatter of a couple of other people, the buzzing of the tattoo gun, and the soft lofi music lulled you into a light sleep. Apparently you hadn’t gotten enough last night; like always. 

You were awoken with light pats on your arms. Aurélie was squatting in front of you with a large smile on her face. The first time you fell asleep in her chair she panicked, almost calling the medics. After talking her off that ledge you told her that you fell asleep for most of your tattoos especially the large ones; which is what most of your body was covered with. This time was no different, “You're done doll, it came out amazing if I do say so myself.” 

She helped you stand and you turned to look over your shoulder at the large tattoo spanning from your thigh just under your butt down to your calf and to your achilles. The way she made the koi fall on either side of the bend of your knee made it look perfect. You couldn't stop smiling and immediately lunged at her to give her a hug. The two of you laughed and you praised her talent while you rocked back and forth in her arms. 

You separated from her and put your hands on her shoulders. “You are a saint, it looks absolutely magnificent. It is better than I imagined it being, I can't wait to show everyone back home!” 

“I'm glad you like it Y/n! Let's get some after pictures!” You nodded at her and let her stage you for the several pictures she was going to take for her profiles. After she had enough pictures you pulled out your camera from your backpack and took one over your shoulder with her standing proudly in the mirror. Then came the large clear bandage to keep it from drying out for the next couple of days. When the two of you were finished you made your way over to the register as she was half assed explaining the aftercare to you; she knew you already knew what she was telling you anyway. When you got to the register you pulled your cash out and handed it over to her, making sure to tip generously. She had tried to give some of it back but you were already halfway out the door. You waved to her and stepped out of the store as she was protesting the amount; she was worth it for the work she did. By the time you got out of the shop it was already close to two, you had been in there for just about six hours. You decided to head back to the hotel to possibly get some of your work done. 

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When you stepped into the hotel you were met with the smiling face of the front desk receptionist. She watched you as you passed and went to the elevator. You unlocked your door and as soon as you stepped in you were met with the overwhelming scent of roses. Peeking around the room you spotted the bouquet of beautiful deep red almost black roses on the desk next to your laptop. You approached the desk and looked over the roses, there was a small note attached. 

Our Treasure,

We are happy you made it safe and sound.

With love, your Pirates 

How in the fuck did he even know where you were? You pulled your computer forward and turned it on so it could get booted up. While it was booting up you opened the balcony door so the fresh air could get into the room. Before you got too into work you decided to call the boys, it was getting late in Seoul and it felt odd not having them around.

You pulled up facetime on your Mac and clicked into the 9 Makes 1 Team group chat to start a group call with them. When it started ringing you moved over to the horizontal monitor on the left side of your laptop to see which projects you could help with in the Beyond the Lens Cloud. There were still some photos that needed editing for one of the shoots you were helping Willow with. You clicked into a few of them and brought them into Photoshop on your vertical screen which was on the right. While you were in the middle of adjusting the brightness of the first photo you heard the call ping alerting you someone had joined. Glancing over you realized Wooyoung was the first and only one to answer the call so far. 

“Noona! Hi! How is the city of love?” 

“Hi Woo, it's beautiful as always. It was absolutely gorgeous outside so I went out for a bit of a trip around the area and visited some shops.” You hadn't quite looked at him just yet, when you had the picture to a spot you wanted it to be you fully looked over.

“Did you get anything interesting?” He was watching you with a cute small smile. You grabbed one of the pastries you had leftover from earlier today and showed it to him before taking a large bite. 

“That looks really good!” You covered the bottom half of your face and you nodded while Wooyoung laughed at you and your chipmunk cheeks. Yunho and Mingi popped up onto your screen next. The two of them looked slightly out of breath like they had just been dancing. They both waved at you as they took large drinks of water. 

“Hi Princess! How are you? Is jet lag kicking your butt?” 

“I’m doing really well. It was but I got a decent amount of sleep on the plane and took a nap earlier today so I’m good to go.”

“Yuyu took one too, he was worn out from being up so early.” Yunho lightly smacked Mingi for revealing that bit of information. You and Wooyoung laughed at the two who started to lightly bicker. Hongjoong popped onto the screen and immediately clocked the twin towers bickering, he shook his head with a click of his tongue. 

“Hi Shutterbug, what are you up to?” He was looking at something beyond his phone, from what you could tell he had his phone propped up against his monitors in the studio. Sometimes you forget how similar you were to him. Workaholics at their finest.

“I think I am doing just about the same thing as you, talking to our loves while piecing some work together.” You started clicking around to see the before and after your quick edits. They looked good but there was still something you wanted to do to bring the focus to the model in the middle. There were a couple of clicks that came through his call as well. The two of you looked back at your respective devices at the same time which prompted a giggle from you and Wooyoung who was just watching everything. Mingi and Yunho’s bickering match paused hearing the two of you laughing. Hongjoong smiled at you before looking back up and speaking to someone. Shortly after, Yeosang popped into your view on Hongjoong’s call. 

“Hi Sangie! Having fun recording?” He gave you a small wave before looking at Hongjoong and taking a step back. He motioned violently that he wasn't, you could tell it was in a joking manner. Hongjoong was watching him from the reflection in the monitor. He turned around quickly in his chair and Yeosang froze. Your eyes widened just like Yeosang’s did as he stood up deliberately slowly and murmured something that the microphone on Hongjoong’s phone couldn't quite pick up. Yeosang turned beet red and his mouth was in a tight line trying to suppress what you could assume was a smile. You could only imagine what he had said to him. You looked at Wooyoung’s little box and he was watching it with a sly grin. Mingi and Yunho were doing the same. San popped up behind Mingi and Yunho and startled them, they must not have been paying attention. 

“Hi Sannie!” 

“Hi Y/n-nie” He gave you a small wave and kissed Mingi and Yunho on the cheeks before squeezing himself between the two of them. You looked back to your right screen and a lightbulb went off, you knew exactly what you needed to do to get the picture where you were imagining it. A smile and a noise of triumph left you before you started furiously clicking around in Photoshop to adjust the things you needed. When you zoomed back out from the picture you clapped your hands, it came out perfect. You saved it quickly and sent off the several saved versions to Willow and put them into the cloud under the correct file. When you focused back on the laptop screen you realized that you were being watched by all eight of your boyfriends; even Hongjoong had looked away from his computer to watch you. When Seonghwa and Jongho had gotten there you had no idea. You felt the heat rush to your face as you tried to suppress your bashful smile. 

“You're cute.” the words fell from the maknae’s lips before he could think anything of them. You crossed your arms with a small huff. 

“You're one to talk, Aegiya (baby). I have to repress the urge to squish your cheeks any time I am in your presence” The responding laughter at your muttered phrase made the smile you were suppressing finally slip free. With a quick glance you saw that he was suppressing a smile and his face may have been just a little red. He was also rolling his eyes at you and the rest of your boys. The teasing of the maknae never stopped. 

Your afternoon consisted of most of the boys chattering with you while you listened and worked. For the most part you have been productive until someone demanded your attention away from your photos. The first time it was Wooyoung, when he finally got your attention he made several aegyo faces at you. You rolled your eyes at him and continued your work with a smile. A while later the second time was Jongho who had taken you into one of the practice rooms with him. He serenaded all of you while he practiced. You had stopped all together to watch him while he sang, the smile never left your face. The third and final time was when Mingi, Yunho, and Yeosang had demanded that you watch them practice next. As soon as the music started you were absolutely a blushing mess as they started the choreography to Wake Up. When they finished they picked up the phone and took you with them to head back home. Most of the other boys did the same within the next 30 minutes. San had sent you pictures of the giants as soon as he made it to your house. There was also a video of Toothless screaming at him while he stood in the kitchen which made you laugh.

As it got later they slowly trickled out of the video call to go to bed. You had given them warm goodnights as they left. The only one that was there now was Hongjoong, he looked absolutely exhausted but you knew his mind was flowing with creative ideas and that he wouldn't stop any time soon. A little while later you glanced down and saw that it was just about 6 p.m. where you were, which meant it was almost 1a.m. there in Seoul.

“Joongie, you should probably go home to sleep some time soon.” He was in the middle of putting something together when you spoke. The only indication that he had heard you was the quick flicker of his eyes to his phone and then to something behind it. He opened his mouth like he was going to speak but as soon as the track he was working on started playing he muted himself. You tilted your head at him but after a minute of not being able to hear him shook your head and continued working on the last couple of photos in the album. You continued like this for a while before your stomach rumbled. 

“Joongie, I know you can hear me. If I have to I will call someone to go pick you up and drag your ass home if you continue much longer. I know it is nearly 2 a.m. there.” He looked down at his phone and then to the computers behind it, the dark circles under his eyes were fairly prominent. He leaned forward like he was going to unmute himself and started speaking, not even glancing at you on his screen. You tried to get his attention to let him know he was still muted, you spoke, you waved your hands in front of your camera but nothing was working. 

After a few more minutes of this continuing you decided to get up and go to your room’s phone. You called down and ordered yourself some room service for dinner. When you finished you looked back at your screen to see him still talking, but now you could see someone in the frame. That’s why, he was talking to someone and most likely deafened you. You made your way to the bathroom in the hotel room and looked at the back of your left leg. There were a couple of spots under the wrap that had blood on them but other than that it looked amazing. You ran your hand over the wrap that was on it, there was a slight twinge of pain as you made your way toward the back of your knee. It honestly surprised you that Hongjoong hadn't seen it when you were on the room phone. There was a small knock on the door to your room. You smiled widely at the man as he rolled the cart into your room. 

“Thank you!” He sat the dinner on your dresser as the desk was full of electronics. 

“Of course, have a great evening.” He nodded to you and started back out the door. You followed him and closed the door to the room. The food smelled absolutely divine. With quick steps you moved to the desk to push your computer back so you had enough room to eat; taking special care to avoid the roses. When it was situated at a good place you grabbed the tray of food and sat down to eat. Hongjoong was bopping to something while you ate. You just watched him quietly. He was so in his element but he really needed to go to sleep.

“Joongie, I don't know if you can hear me but I think you should go home, you have other schedules tomorrow morning and a packed full week. You need sleep if you're going to survive it without making yourself sick.” He was looking at something off the screen. You continued to watch him while you finished your meal, he had been completely silent and you had no idea if he could hear you anyway. With a sigh you decided to just hang up the call, “Please take care of yourself.” you whispered. Maybe if the light changed and you disappeared he would finally realize what time it is. 

When you were completely finished with your food you took the plate and placed it outside the door. You decided to grab your camera and go sit on the balcony. The air was warm as you stepped outside from the open sliding door. You lifted your camera up and started taking pictures of miscellaneous things. First it was the small flower shop across the way, then it was the couple standing in front of it smiling at each other while they picked out flowers for a bouquet. You turned to look at the beautiful one that was sitting on the corner of your desk. With a small smile you turned back to look over the city, your eyes caught on the Eiffel tower. Your body moved before your mind registered, your camera came up to your face and you had taken off your glasses and set them on top of your head before snapping the picture. Most of the time you had the camera close enough to your face that you didn't need your glasses, it was either that or you smacked into them while moving quickly. You watched as the photo popped up and quickly disappeared. It went on like this for what felt like a few seconds, it could have been an hour for all you know. There was no concept of time to you when you were taking pictures. You followed the streets and captured the genuine interactions of the couples coming out of the restaurants with large smiles. You almost wished at least one of your boys was here right now so you could do the same. 

A vibration came from beside you on the chair you tossed your phone into. You picked it up and held it extremely close to your face to see Hongjoong calling you. With a light roll of your eyes you answered the facetime call and put your glasses back to their normal place. He was pouting on the other end, before you could greet him he spoke. “You left.”

“You were in the middle of something, I tried talking to you but you had me deafened and you were muted.”

“I'm sorry Shutterbug, Maddox came into the room and was asking me a bunch of questions about the track I was working on.”

“That’s okay Songbird, I just figured I would be one less distraction you had to worry about while you were working, even though the both of you should be asleep because it is nearing” you tapped your phone which showed it was about 7:30 pm here, “2:30 am. You especially because I know you have a schedule tomorrow morning and then a flight here soon thereafter.” he rubbed the back of his neck with a small sheepish smile. 

“I’m heading home now, I promise.” He flipped the camera and showed the back of one of the company vans. You nodded to him and flipped your camera to show the city, more specifically the Eiffel tower. 

“Wahh, you've got a great view of everything! I love that you can see the tower without being too close to it.” He was leaning in close to his phone as he inspected the view. The wonder on his face was almost comical. You took a screenshot of him with a small smile. 

“That’s why I chose this hotel forever ago. Every time I come here I use this hotel, I've been here enough that some of the long term staff recognize me at this point.” You flipped the camera to focus back on yourself. He moved away from the screen slightly and you smiled at him. 

“Now that is a breathtaking view.” Your smile turned bashful and you could feel the heat creep up the back of your neck. When he saw that you were blushing his smile widened. The simplicity of the compliment made your heart flutter in your chest; it really didn't take much to make you blush like a schoolgirl talking to her crush. 

“Joongie, I have a question for you.” He nodded at you indicating he was listening as he got out of the vehicle. 

“How did you know where to send the bouquet you got me?” A small laugh left him at your question. 

”Magic.” You rolled your eyes at his answer. Of course he wouldn't tell you, you should have known. 

“Stalker.” There was a small snort of laughter that came from him as he walked in a door. You watched as he brought the phone up to his face and peered into your soul. All you could see was his eyes and forehead for just a brief second. He took you with him as he made his way through the darkness of the dorm. He changed out of your view and ended up carrying you to the bathroom and set it down on the counter while he brushed his teeth. It was so domestic, something that despite the several days they had spent at your house you haven't seen. 

“Shutterbug, you're staring,” you straightened slightly, zoning back in and looked everywhere but the phone in your hand. What you didn't see was he was watching you too. You moved and settled yourself on the seat your phone was previously on. When you looked back at the phone he was laying in bed. The small smile that graced his face was beautiful. 

“Stay with me?” You nodded at him as he settled. His small whisper showed how tired he was. You watched as his eyes slowly started to droop as soon as he was completely comfortable. There was just a little movement behind him that caught your eye. An arm moved around him and pulled him closer; you may or may not have wished that was you. There was a small sigh as the two of them got comfortable with each other. Hongjoong’s eyes had finally fallen closed and his breathing was just beginning to even out. The phone started tilting and before you knew it you were looking at the ceiling of his room. You stayed just a little longer making sure he was actually asleep before you hung up. 

The warm air had kept you comfortable as you basked in the quiet, the only noise was the bustling city below you. For as much as you loved the chaos, you also loved the quiet. It may have felt odd before but now as you were sitting in the quiet you realized how much you almost missed it. The same quiet that sometimes destroys you. You sat there for a while just watching the sky change. Mother nature was always the best artist; you grabbed the camera from around your neck and started adjusting the settings to be able to capture the beauty. When you were finally satisfied that it looked good you took several shots. 

Something overtook you then, the want to take more pictures. Your body was moving before you completely realized. You had slipped on your shoes, put on your Beyond the Lens ballcap and started making your way to the first floor. As soon as you stepped off the elevator you heard the laughter and clinking of glasses from the restaurant to your right. With a small smile you walked out to the street. The hustle and bustle almost overtook you but knowing how the flow worked here worked to your advantage. Falling into the rhythm of foot traffic you made your way wandering wherever you could. There was music coming from somewhere and you paused to listen for where it was coming from. When you found the source of the music you had completely stopped and watched the people dancing to the violin and piano. Everything was alive with joy, the people dancing, the crowd and the musicians. The warm lighting was perfectly shining to create soft shadows from the people scattered around. You lifted your camera and started taking pictures of the beautiful moment. The people were all smiling while you took pictures, you captured the genuine love in their gazes. You started garnering more and more attention as you took more pictures. This made you happy that you were wearing the hat that had your company logo, your personal photography social, and the QR code that brought people to your website. 

While you moved expertly through the crowd the smile didn't leave your face. This, this is what you are meant to do. You are meant to capture people’s favorite memories. You moved toward the people playing the violins and piano. You took several action shots of the three of them, there aren't many people that would ever think of capturing the people that were creating the moments for others. That’s where you always wandered, someone needed to take care of the people taking care of others. As you were taking pictures the pianist glanced at you with a large smile, it was the perfect opportunity to capture his picture. With a quick movement of your fingers your camera shuttered. You tipped your hat to him before wandering over the duo playing the violins together. A man and a woman who were smiling at each other as they played. You captured the moment from several different angles before they caught sight of you. When they did they slightly bowed as they kept playing. Just like the pianist their fingers were moving quickly over their instrument. 

You needed to move fast if you could capture the picture you wanted to. Gently you moved through the crowd to some of the chairs at a nearby cafe. You grabbed it and set it up so you could stand over the crowd that was laughing and clapping. Just as you were getting up onto the chair the end of the song was nearing, your movements were quick and precise as you brought the camera up above you. With a quick flip of the viewfinder you held and adjusted it to get the best angle. This was going to be either an amazing shot, or a blurry one. You took the chance anyway. Holding your finger over the button you let the shutter do its job. The musicians finished the piece with a flourish. You came off the chair and clapped along with the rest of the people. 

There were a few of the couples that had seen you approaching you. You smiled at them while they approached. When they asked about where they could find the pictures you told them about your socials and the website QR code. There was a general spiel that you started spewing without thinking. 

“We are a photography and videography business based in Seoul, South Korea. We travel all over the world for our clients and when we visit anywhere we always make a point of getting some more genuine pictures instead of the posed ones we always see. We do this not for the clout or money but for the people beyond the lens. We want to be able to make your memories come to life through our pictures. It will take a little while before I can get the pictures up but I promise it'll be within the next couple of weeks.” The couples listened to you while you spoke, the most rewarding thing was being able to show some of them their pictures. The gasps and general excitement that flowed from them made your heart happy. You took off your hat and offered the back of it so they could get the link to your website. When they had dissipated you slid one of your business cards to the man still sitting at the piano chatting with a couple of people. You did the same by dropping one in the violin cases for the violinists who were standing near a table talking animatedly with some people. 

After you had made it away from the crowd you meandered around. Somehow you ended up in front of the Eiffel tower. You took a seat and just watched the people mill by you, some were dressed casually some were dressed to the nines. There was a couple that you saw standing together just looking everything over. You quickly got up, a gut feeling was telling you that you needed to capture the moment. When you got close enough the man separated himself from the woman. You knelt and brought the camera up to your face as quickly as you could; smacking into your glasses in the process. After a moment’s hesitation so you could recover you started snapping the pictures as he knelt in front of her. 

Her hands flew to her mouth in shock, the man was grinning so widely as he held a box out in front of him with a gorgeous ring. The tower was perfectly behind them from this angle, the lights twinkling like starlight just like the ring in the box. You watched in real time as she nodded and threw herself into his arms. The both of them tumbled to the ground in a fit of giggles, she was laying on top of him just smiling while he slid the ring on her finger. You continued getting pictures intermittently as you approached the couple. They had gotten up by the time you finally got to them. They shared a sweet kiss while they held hands, you took one more picture.

You got closer to them and they both acknowledged you. “Hi, I’m so sorry for interrupting your absolutely beautiful moment, congratulations by the way. I just so happened to be nearby when I saw the two of you and felt the need to capture some pictures for you.” The woman squealed and looked over to her now fiance who was staring at you gaping. You let out a small chuckle at the two of them and moved forward to show them some of the pictures you captured of their life changing moment. The woman’s enthusiasm reminded you of San and Wooyoung. She was bouncing around excitedly and every once in a while she would smack her partner’s shoulder lightly when a picture came out particularly good. You stood there for a couple of minutes showing them the pictures, in the end you exchanged emails with the woman and gave her one of your business cards. They both thanked you several times before you parted ways. 

There was a perpetual smile on your face the entire way back to the hotel. As soon as you walked in there was a younger woman who greeted you as you passed. In the elevator you hummed to yourself a tune that had no name. When you stepped into your room you started getting changed and plugged in your camera so it would be charged for the first of many shoots tomorrow. You pulled out your favorite all black suit and hung it on the back of the bathroom door for tomorrow. After doing your nighttime routine you got under the covers and cuddled down grabbing the two small plushies and squishing them as close to you as you could. Your mind took a little while to shut down but as soon as it did you were brought into a dreamless sleep. 

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Your alarm woke you up, you smacked around blindly and grabbed it before turning off the offensive sound and getting up. Trudging your way to the bathroom you checked your messages. Most of them stayed fairly consistent with yesterday but this time there were more pictures of the boys being professional from the team. With a light smile you saved all of the pictures you could. You did your morning routine and made quick work of light makeup. When you were done fixing yourself up to look at least somewhat professional you made your way over to your cameras and started packing everything up for the day. Before you left you grabbed your glasses chain and put it around your neck before attaching it to your glasses then you clipped your name tag to your blazer. You and the team had these made so people would recognize you and put a face to the name. Yours was a black name tag with white text; the other’s had colors corresponding with their alias’ Aurora with white, Forrest with gold, and Willow with purple. On your way out of your room you snatched your sunglasses and settled them over your normal glasses. You walked out of the hotel after grabbing a small breakfast to take on the road with you. Thankfully hailing a cab was fairly quick, you gave her the address and were there within thirty minutes.

You walked into the building closest to the bridge and immediately the woman at the front desk greeted you and asked for your credentials so you could get back to where everyone was. Once you got all of the things sorted and had a photographer’s pass you made your way back. When you walked in it was absolute chaos, the models were sitting at their stations with makeup artists surrounding each of them. The stylists were surrounding the racks of clothes and there were people running around trying to cater to everyone’s every whim. The chaos from your boys seemed to pale in comparison to this. You were approached by someone who held an air of confidence among the chaos. It was an older woman holding a clipboard, one that you recognized as the manager. She was beaming at you while she walked. 

“Onyx, wonderful to see you again. We are preparing for the initial shoots and then the show later. We are going to be taking the pictures on the bridge so once you get everything taken care of here we can head outside. Let me show you where you can get yourself set up.” You nodded to the woman and followed her through the crowd of people. You and her weaved through it with expert precision having done this many times. When you got into the makeshift studio you relished in the quieter nature of the room. She smiled at you and left you to get yourself set up. First the harness, then the extra lens holders, and finally your cameras. You made your way back out of the room and were met with her standing there speaking to someone. When she realized you were ready she led you back to the large room everyone was in. she already knew how you ran things so she let you take the lead. You grabbed a chair and stood on top of it and put your middle finger and thumb into your mouth to let out a loud whistle. Some people gasped and others completely froze at the high pitched noise. Perfect. 

“Alright everyone, my name is Onyx. I am the designated head photographer for today. I will be relying on all of you to help me make this go smoothly. I know all of you are stressed for the show later tonight, so if we can make this as quick and seamless as possible you will have less on your plate to worry about as the clocks tick down. I know that there is a tentative schedule all of you have for the shoot. That being said, I am going to be relying on all of you to help me through this process. Stylists, I am relying on you to have each model ready for me as we finish the shoots and get approval of the pictures. If there are group shots it will be your job to coordinate them with each other. Makeup artists, I would like a few of you on hand just in case we need touch ups. The reason I request only a few is because I need all the room I can get without having to worry about tripping over people. Staff, I will be counting on you to keep everything in a decent order, I will need you to be bringing out the models as they are finished among other things like keeping everyone on schedule. While I know that is a monumental task considering how many people we have here I know you can do it. Models, pre-show jitters are normal, in my years of working in this industry I have seen them in even the most experienced models. Do not forget you are the stars of the show today, I know this is stressful so I will try to make it as easy on you as I can.” Your voice carried over the large room and as you spoke each of the groups you spoke to were smiling and nodding along with you. Some of the crowd was whispering amongst themselves as you spoke to them, hopefully to create their gameplan. 

“All of that being said, I look forward to working with all of you. Let's make this a memorable shoot and kick ass on the runway together!” You held up your fist in a fighting motion like you had almost every other time you had photographed someone in Seoul, it was an unconscious habit at this point. There were cheers from some of the people as you stepped down off the chair. You made your way out and past the large group of people with the manager. The first model appeared shortly after and you gave him a smile. You gave light instructions to each model as they came through. When they finally got into the flow you smiled and joked with them; something you found made them loosen up a little. When you did this it made for the best pictures. 

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Most of your day consisted of getting the pictures taken care of. Throughout the entire thing the miscellaneous staff kept you informed of the time and some of them even brought you things to snack on between the models. At one point between models you had gotten too warm so you ended up taking off your blazer, after adjusting your nametag and harness, and threw it over your shoulder. The woman who had become like your assistant gently took it from you shortly after. Some of the people gaped at your tattoos, most of the models had come closer to inspect them as you waited for the approval of their shots. It was endearing how they were fascinated by you, most of them expressed the want for a tattoo but they couldn't because it was a one way ticket out of their industry. 

When the final pictures got approval everyone started celebrating, yourself included. It had been a fast paced eight hours, but this is what you loved. Most of the models were laughing and celebrating having enough time to be able to relax before the chaos of show time started. You made your way away from the large crowd of people toward the back of the large bridge. When you were finally far enough away you pulled out your bluetooth headphones and hooked one of them up to your phone. You grabbed your phone out of your vest pocket and clicked on one of the members you knew you could just bask in the quiet with. 

After a couple of rings Yeosang appeared on the screen. “Hi Y/n-nie!”

“Hi my Sangie, how are things back home?” 

“They’ve been hectic. Joongie-hyung is trying to cram lots of things in before he leaves.” There was a lingering exhaustion in his gaze. “How are things in Paris?”

“It's also been hectic, I just finished an eight hour shoot for Louis Vuitton and then I have their runway show at eight. I wanted to at least see one of you today, and you are okay with just being in the quiet so I thought of you.” He nodded with a small smile. The two of you just sat there with each other, soaking in the moment of peace between your hectic schedules. In the background you could hear some of the other boys rustling around. His eyes flickered to who you could assume was Jongho by the sound of his voice. Just a second later the man in question appeared on the screen. 

“Hi Sojunghan,” you tilted your head at him.

“It means precious,” Yeosang was quick to come to your rescue. The flush that came to your face was instant at the realization of what Jongho just called you. You thought he would have been more reserved with nicknames. He had just proven you so absolutely and utterly wrong. 

“Hi, Aegiya (baby), how are you?” The small smile on his face widened just slightly at your term of endearment. Yeosang was looking back and forth between the two of you as you just looked at each other for a second. 

“I’m surviving the chaos of the rest of the children around here.” Yeosang let out a noise of complaint and you laughed at the irony of his complaint. Of course he was ‘suffering’ through the childishness of the other boys. You shook your head at the two of them. Jongho was snickering at his own joke as he leaned back with an arm around Yeosang. 

“Onyx, we are about to order some food for the staff, do you want anything?” The woman that approached was someone you had worked with in the past; you just couldn't for the life of you remember her name. 

“I'd love some,” you gave her your order and she took it down in her phone before offering a small wave goodbye. 

You turned back to your phone, Seonghwa had joined the two sitting in the frame. You smiled at him and gave him a slight wave. He returned the gesture and continued to look at something beyond your field of view. The three boys were just chatting quietly while you watched them. Being in their presence, although not physically, brought you a calm in the middle of the chaos. There were several voices that echoed toward you, with a glance you saw several of the staff coming your way. They probably wanted to escape for a little while too. 

“Loves, I think I should probably go. It is getting close to the chaos starting back up before the show.” the three of them whipped their heads to look down at Yeosang’s phone as you spoke. There was a slight pout on Seonghwa’s lips when he realized what you said. 

“Okay our treasure, good luck with everything. We can't wait to hear about it when you get back.” Seonghwa was the first to speak up after his exaggerated pout. The other two boys echoed something similar before you hung up the call. You stood up and slid the phone into your vest pocket before getting up and making your way back to where the main portion of people were hanging out. As you were walking you procured a couple of the younger models. They had asked you several questions about how things worked and what you did in the field. You animatedly answered them, happy to be able to talk to someone about your interests. The other models rotated in and out of the conversation as you walked telling you that they had fun and that you did an amazing job. When the food finally got here you sat in a large circle of stylists and makeup artists and ate.

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It had been about an hour before people started showing up. You were led to where you would be taking pictures of the celebrities that were showing up. When you got into it the moments blurred by. You recognized several of the people you got to take pictures of. They were all kind to you, especially the ones who recognized you from your work in Seoul. BamBam and Jackson Wang in particular were a couple of the people that gave you some of the most dazzling smiles before they gave you quick hugs and left you with a pat on the shoulder. 

When everyone had finally trickled in you had to bust your ass to get out to the opposite side of the bridge. You passed some of the models on the way and gave them a large smile and thumbs up. At this point you were practically running to make sure you got to where you needed to be on time, your cameras were in your hands as you were moving. Some of the people you passed cheered you on, there was a shout of that's my friend from someone that had a very thick Korean accent. You didn't have time to look and see who it was but you had to guess it was BamBam. When you finally skidded to a halt you were met with some of the other photographers lined up. There was a space in the middle for you held by a couple of the staff members. As soon as you got yourself planted there the music started and Pharrell Williams made his appearance. Your brain was already moving your hands to get your long shot lens. When it was connected you started getting the shots. 

Your night consisted of much of the same thing. This was one of the times you had been happy to have two cameras on you. When the models were walking you used the long range, when they were closer you used the closer range. You expertly flipped between the two while the models walked. Amid some of the shots you took off your glasses and let them hang from the small star and moon chain around your neck. You moved with some of the models as you were getting their pictures. One of your favorite moments was when all of the models walked in a large group, it gave you some of the best shots from the night. Some of the people were blurred while you focused on one in particular, it gave it a sense of movement that you always loved to capture in pictures. There were a couple of times you directed some of the other photographers so they could get some more sideline shots. They surprisingly listened well. Generally there was a power struggle when a woman, who was obviously younger than most of the other photographers, was bossing people around. The camera crew that was filming above you was a well oiled machine, you didn't even have to worry about them. 

When the show came to an end you lingered and took more pictures. At one point someone was yelling your name through the crowd. It confused most of the photographers in the group that didn't know you well enough. The staff had been laughing at the confusion before BamBam and Jackson appeared in front of you. A large smile appeared on your face as they approached you at a quick pace. You gladly accepted their hugs. 

“You've grown from the little shy photographer from forever ago.” You rolled your eyes at Jackson. BamBam was just standing there nodding along with him. You were happy to have people that you knew here. Crowds of this size generally freaked you out a little bit, but knowing that someone you knew and appreciated was here eased your mind a little. 

“You did amazing! I can't believe you were heading this whole thing! Y/n-nie, I am so happy for you. It's awesome watching someone that is like a little sister to me doing such big things.” 

“Yah, I’m only a few months younger than you.” you were smiling the entire time you interacted with the two men. They had stuck by you while you were making your rounds. After a while a lot of the crowd had cleared. Some of the other photographers said their goodbyes while others continued to take pictures; your time was officially over as the show was over. You had been walking toward the building your things were in while talking animatedly. There had been a couple of people that looked at you weird as they passed, they must have been confused as to why you were speaking Korean. Oh well. BamBam had insisted on getting a picture with you and Jackson before you had to part ways. You posed with the pair holding up your camera and a finger heart. They continued taking pictures, both rotating doing some sort of cute poses while you laughed at them. You smiled as you watched them leave, they had unknowingly provided you with a little calm amongst the storm. Your phone pinged and it was a message with the pictures you just took with BamBam and Jackson. Your smile grew as you saved the pictures. 

Quickly and methodically you packed your things up and made your way out. Several of the models and other people stopped you and thanked you for making the day go so well. Most of the staff gave you waves as you passed. Even Bernard Arnault stopped you and thanked you for your services. In the time that you worked with Louis Vuitton you had only met him a handful of times. You were smiling ear to ear and offered him a polite bow out of habit. He chuckled at you and gave you a small pat on the head before he was called over by some other people. Finally you made it outside and far enough away from the event that you could hail a cab. When you did it was fairly quiet on the ride over, you could feel your shoulders slump as more time went on. As you walked into the hotel you could feel the exhaustion of the day physically weighing on you. When you finally made it to your room you gently set your bag on the chair in front of the desk and plugged everything in. Muscle memory took over for you at that moment. You checked your phone and realized that most of the boys had sent you goodnight messages. You sent a couple of pictures BamBam had taken with the caption “Look who I ran into!” Before plugging in your phone and flopping into the bed. You fell into memory lane, a good one this time. 

Today was one of the longest days you have had in a long time. You wouldn't trade it for the world. This opportunity was huge for your little on the rise company.

You had gotten many opportunities in college to intern with your professors, which gave you connections with JYPE, BigHit, Pledis, and Dreamcatcher Company. You were integrated on the idol side but you also knew that if you wanted to excel in the field you would have to be well rounded. You had come out of college and immediately chosen your old company for their rap sheet within the fashion and idol worlds not knowing it was going to be a shitty place to work in. Your extensive portfolio had impressed them and they almost immediately hired you after your initial interview. You excelled there because of the freelance work you did, and with the help of the professors that personally vouched for your skills. It also may have been because they could barely keep anyone on their teams. 

That's where you came in, your attitude was different. You didn't tolerate too much bullshit, you helped where you could and you made it so they were not competing with each other. That company thrived while you were there and sometimes you wondered what happened. If you had to guess they lost a lot of their business when your team left. You didn't have many things you were thankful for with that company, but the opportunities they gave you was one of the few. Those thoughts led you into sleep, a small smile gracing your face. 

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You were awoken by your phone vibrating incessantly on the bedside table. You reached for it and squinted at the name. San? You sat up and answered the facetime call, the look on his face was worrying. He was wide eyed and ramrod straight. The first words out of your mouth were “Are you okay, is everyone okay?”

“I think there is someone in the house.” It felt like a bucket of ice water was poured over your head as the words left his mouth. You were definitely awake now. You grabbed your glasses and quickly put them on your face, almost stabbing yourself in the eye in the process.

“Where are you at right now?” 

“I'm in your room with the giants, we were cuddling before I had to get up like we have been for the past couple of days and then I heard someone shuffling around on the first floor.” 

“Fuck, okay. I need you to go close and lock the door.” You watched as he got up out of the bed, this was the first time you noticed that he had been shirtless. Now is not the fucking time for admiring your beautiful boyfriend. You heard the soft click of your door closing and the lock turning. 

“Okay, there is a bat in my closet. I want you to grab it and hang out while I figure out what the hell is going on okay.” He nodded at you while you clicked out of the facetime app and got into the cat cams you had all over the living room and kitchen. When you looked through all of them you spotted the culprit. Your mother. For fucks sake, you told her that someone was watching your children, generally that means you don’t need to show up. You clicked back into the facetime app and saw him sitting on your bed with the bat next to him. He looked like he was in the middle of debating his life choices.

“Sannie, everything is okay, the person downstairs is my mom. I guess she decided she needed to come check on the giants even though I told her someone was taking care of them.” His shoulders sagged and you heard a heavy breath leave him. 

“Jagi, this is not how I wanted to meet your mother.” You let out a laugh at his frazzled state. 

“I know Sannie, it's not how I wanted it to go either. But here's what we are going to do. You're going to put on a shirt and we can go downstairs and scare the shit out of her like she did to you. Don't worry, she's pretty chill.” He gave you a questioning look before nodding, he set the phone down on your bed while he moved around the room. Beans was investigating San’s phone as you cooed at her. She had gotten up fairly close and you took a screenshot of her while you waited. A minute or two later San had gently relocated Beans and grabbed his phone. You smiled at him and he matched it. 

“Before you start going to scare her, are you okay with me telling her you're my boyfriend and then telling her about the rest later?”

“Yeah, I'm okay with that Y/n-nie. This really is not how I expected my morning to go,” he muttered while walking toward the door. He was being silent as a cat while he made his way through your house, he had you looking out the back camera. You caught sight of your mother looking in the cat treehouse for the giants. San’s simple greeting to your mother elicited a scream from her, she leapt back and whipped around. Your laughter rang through your hotel room and you slapped a hand over your own mouth. You had neighbors that most likely wouldn't like being woken up by your giggles. You watched with amusement as she sized San up, she greeted him and looked into the camera. Your view moved to San’s pretty face as he approached her and handed her the phone. 

“Hi mom, having a fun drop in?” She shook her head at you and fixed you with one of the most motherly glares she could muster.  

“You are just like your grandmother I swear. You even got him into it.” Your grin widened, that was the ultimate compliment. 

“Yeah well you scared him first so we are even. Mom, this is San, my boyfriend.” She gaped at you, her gaze flickered between the two of you several times before she settled it back on you. 

“Boyfriend? You haven't told me about a boyfriend.”

“It’s fairly new, I wanted to be able to introduce you in person but since you decided to make a drop by visit you moved it up.” Her face turned just a little red at your comment. Serves her right, she should have just left well enough alone. 

“It’s wonderful to meet you,” You could just picture the polite man he was being. The small bow that he had most likely just given her was stuck in your head. You could also see the smile on his face clear as day, even if you couldn't physically see him, his dimples on full display. 

“Likewise San, when Y/n gets back we will have to go out to dinner to get to know each other better. I’m sorry that we had to meet like this and that I scared you. I just wanted to see the grand kitties and wasn't expecting anyone here.”

“I look forward to that,” She had transferred the phone back over to him after giving you a knowing look. The smile on his face was exactly how you pictured it as they chattered while he walked her to the door. Honestly, you couldn't have thought of a better one of your boyfriends to meet your mother first. While you absolutely loved the other boys they could be a little too chaotic, San had perfect manners and it really showed here. As soon as they had parted ways San looked fully at you. You were grinning already at him. He seemed to have recovered from the shock of everything. You heard the deep breath he let out like he had been holding it the entire time she was in his presence. 

“You did good Sannie, I’m sorry she just popped in.”

“That's okay jagi, I’m sorry for waking you up in the middle of the night.” You shook your head at him.

“I would rather you have called me than you scaring yourself shitless, and then scaring my mother shitless with your shirtlessness while you walked around my house.” That was a damn tongue twister. San was laughing at you while he made his way back to your room. 

“Jagi, you should go back to bed, I can see how tired you are.” You took stock in your body and felt the exhaustion pulling at you, you could feel your eyes drooping without you even noticing it. 

“Alright, I love you Sannie, I hope your day goes a little better than this morning has.” 

“I love you too, jagi. Have a good day when you actually wake up for it.” You smiled at him before he hung up the call. When he did you set your phone on the bedside table and cuddled back down into your comforter. You would have never expected your mother meeting one of the boys like that, but life had a weird way of taking the reins. A little while later when your body had gotten rid of the little bit of adrenaline in your system you fell into sleep. 

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The Lifesurger: Genetic Anomaly

**Given my track record, I'd like to state that there are no further plans for this concept.**

this concept was made because i hate how there's not a true support character in this game which i understand why thats the case. if youre in singleplayer theres no point for it. the medimarker and feedback loop passive gives a reason to want to pick up allies and heal people. maybe this game will never fit a true support archetype but as a permanent support class mf in games like OW, TF2, and LOL it scratches an itch in my brain lmao

Feedback Loop - Passive

Healing yourself(via items) or others will make your attacks stronger. Decays over time. Amount charged is proportional to healing done.

Feedback Pulse - Alternative Passive

Healing past a certain threshold creates a burst of healing around you, harming enemies and healing allies. The threshold increases with level.

Stimshot - Primary

A single shot that can be held down to do more damage. The projectile heals and pierces through allies, while dealing damage to enemies. A fully charged shot pierces enemies and heals more damage. While an uncharged shot is a projectile with gravity, the charged shot is hitscan.

DIRECTORY: MARK - Secondary

The Medimarker targets a selected enemy and attacks it. Additionally, all damage done to the target is tripled.

DIRECTORY: BLOCK - Alternative Secondary

The Medimarker targets an ally and shields them. The target is only able to take an amount of damage up to 50% of their max HP in one hit.

DIRECTORY: ESCORT - Utility

Recall the Medimarker and grab onto it to ascend upward. This skill recalls your secondary.

DIRECTORY: MOUNT - Alternative Utility

Recall the Medumarker and ride it. The drone is weighed down by you, but can be controlled for ten seconds. The drone has less gravity and is faster than your sprint speed.

Pulse Accelerator - Special

Empower yourself and surrounding allies, giving a 50% chance to critical hit chance, removing all debuffs(except void kills, cooldown debuffs like rings, etc.), and a slight healing aura to anyone within range of the skill.

THE MEDIMARKER V1.0.0 LOGBOOK ENTRY:

The Lifesurger(Patent pending) is a prototype firearm that is meant for quick healing on the battlefield. The Lifesurger(Patent pending) excels in its ability to both heal organic creatures and repair machines, meaning that cybernetic enhancements can benefit from the effects of the firearm.

The Lifesurger(Patent pending) is also able to hurt enemy combatants by disrupting cardiovascular tissue, genetic material, and electronic signals. Through the help of an accompanying MED-E to identify friendly and hostile entities, the Lifesurger(Patent pending) is slated to be one of the greatest supporting assets on the battlefield.

Side effects may include: Vomiting, nausea, soreness, sudden bruising, death, genetic scrambling of previous users, limb loss, fever symptoms.

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LIFESURGER LOGBOOK:

[CAM 3]

Patient 4-B is seen through the facility. She is escorted by a damaged MED-E.

4-B: COME ON MED-E. JUST A BIT FURTHER.

Something is pursuing them.

[Connection to this camera has been lost.]

[CAM 4]

Patient 4-B is seen using Dr. A. Kurosawa's keycard to access Restricted Section 2.

[Unauthorized access. Security has been alerted. No response received.]

Patient 4-B is seen entering Restricted Section B.

[Unauthorized access. Security has been alerted. No response. Automatic alert issued to UESC authorities. This is the last alert they receive from this station.]

Something is pursuing them.

[Connection to this camera has been lost.]

[CAM B-1]

Patient 4-B is seen running down the hall. Her IV is disconnected as she trips. The MED-E helps her up. They continue running. 4-B's vital signals are dropping as a result of loss of ?????.

She stops in front of ROOM 1.

Something is pursuing them.

[Connection to this camera has been lost.]

[CAM ROOM 1]

The door opens.

[Admin has been alerted to the breach. No response.]

Patient 4-B pulls the Lifesurger(Patent Pending) off of the wall. She misfires into her chest and falls unconscious.

The MED-E prods her body with stimulants. There is no response.

Something is pressed up against the glass. It's cracking.

[Connection to this camera has been lost.]

[EXT. CAM A]

Dr. A. Kurosawa is seen standing over the corpse of an unidentified creature. Her hands are up as UESC-dispatched enforcers approach her. The Lifesurger(Patent pending) is strapped over her back.

Enforcer: IDENTIFY YOURSELF.

KUROSAWA: I AM DOCTOR KUROSAWA.

Enforcer: DOCTOR KUROSAWA. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?

KUROSAWA: I DON'T KNOW. THERE ARE MORE INSIDE.

Enforcer: GET TO THE SHIP.

Three enforcers enter the facility. Dr. A. Kurosawa moves out of the FOV. The escorting MED-E follows her.

[Post analysis: Patient 4-B did not report to UESC authorities following this encounter. Her current location is unknown.]

Detective's Notes: I don't know how, but she somehow passed the genetic and facial recognition tests. Someone please let Captain ???? know about the background of his alleged "doctor". Although somehow I doubt he'll really care, seeing as how he's got some real screwballs on board.

[soupmanspeaks]

Thinking about fnaf character motifs againnn

(I'm not a musician so excuse me if I'm wrong djjdjd)

Like Michael would defo be a piano, not just because it's the main instrument in Demolition Inevitable, but also because it's an instrument with a very mysterious connotation, wouldn't you say? Haunted manors and their grand pianos? Kinda like how we really don't know all that much about Mike as a character outside of a couple of logbook quips and a monologue

William, I think, would also be a violin! It's a very elegant instrument, that can be slow and somber when it needs to be, but also sound very sharp and "on-its-feet"!

CC's giving harpsichord, for the 80s vibe! Very electronic feeling

Lizzie I feel would be something deep yet secretive, kinda like Baby sooo--I feel like she'd be a quiet, out of tune guitar yk? Since she's "needing to be put back together"

SIGH it would be so fun if each member of the afton family had their own instrument but they all had the same jingle (think of how the diamonds in SU have different chords for their motifs but it's the same notes)

[atreyucannamos]

So, I realise I haven't summed up the last few days.

I couldn't convince Praya to call off the duel. That hurt... a lot, but I sure as hell wasn't going to back out of it. Since she'd challenged me and four of my classmates who just happened to be standing nearby at the wrong time, she had the right to call in additional kuirassers to even the numbers. This included a number of Stone and Sand lackeys, a man who in the spirit of equanimity I shall decline to name, and Praya's fiance.

Oh, yes, Praya has a fiance - the Count Argo-Laurent of the House of Sand. That was news to me - uncle hadn't even bothered to tell me, and I suppose nobody in the family was going to go out of their way to keep me up to date either. As to the man himself, I think speaking my full mind on him would violate the College's code of conduct, so I shall confine myself to saying that I don't like him and I don't think they're a good match.

As for my team... well, I refrained from discussing them before, since I didn't want to bring down any additional misfortune upon them. Now, though, given the fact that we're officially a unit now, there's no longer any point in hiding it.

I... made some friends! First I've had in ten years. They all read this blog, so I will be courteous and cautious with my words.

From left, we have Lady Tuera Ashama of the House of Smoke. She's our electronic warfare and countermeasure specialist, and she pilots a . She's got a fair number of medals, from which I deduce she's probably the one of us with the most actual combat experience.

Then there's Lord Caelan Frostfounder of the House of Stone. He's our primary CQB operator, and I believe he uses a heavily modified IPS-N Raleigh variant? It had a name I couldn't even begin to pronounce. He's not what I expected from a fellow member of the House of Stone, but not for the reasons you might think - honestly, I'm far more surprised that he respects me even knowing who I am than the fact that he looks like a giant wolf that walks on two legs.

In the center, there's me - El-Ahrairah, the "Prince of a Thousand Kingdoms." Hah!

To my immediate right is Lord Delamar Leonasius of the House of Sand. He pilots a Harrison Armory Tokugawa that he pushes to the absolute limit of its tolerances, and occupies a role I would describe as "flexible combatant" - sometimes he's up close, sometimes he's at a great distance. Argo is a cousin of his, so we were both going into this fighting family.

At the right end is Lady Persephone Helsing of the House of Smoke. She's from a scientific background, and she was piloting an experimental mech for this fight. She's really sweet, does card readings as a hobby and is an augment like Caelan.

The duel was... brutal. We were outnumbered 7-to-5, which by College rules isn't supposed to happen. We had to come together as a team at the last minute simply because the four of them had been named alongside me in the summons, and we were unfamiliar with each others' tactics, loadout and combat style.

To make matters worse, I was still getting used to an entirely new frame, Assembler, which I had to switch to because my personal kuirass is still impounded by Throne Karakiz Customs and Excise because the paperwork my family was supposed to submit three weeks ago still hasn't been submitted. I still don't know what Assembler even is; it purportedly belonged to another student from the House of Stone, but almost all of its logbook is encrypted.

All I know for sure is that it's a drone control platform, and an incredibly unorthodox one. The moment I took it onto the field and put it into combat mode, it flew apart into about twenty distinct flock elements. It has no conventional armaments; instead, it has specialised nanoassemblers that flash-print disposable projectile weapons on the fly - kinetic impactors, explosive pellets, even single-use chemical lasers. Sometimes, using its systems makes me feel like my bones are turning into knives and tearing through my skin.

So while I was getting used to all of that, Persephone lost her mech to an ambush from Argo and one of his cronies - she did give him one hell of a kicking, though. Meanwhile, Caelan and Delamar had to take on Praya while one of the enemy operators was throwing out some intense ECM - but fortunately, once they took a few knocks, they punched out and the battle turned a little in our favour.

I was able to clear out some of the chaff, the dogsbodies Praya and Argo had hauled along, easily enough. I'm not ashamed to admit it, though - I froze when I had to take on Praya. She was piloting this brutal colossus of a mech that seemed to shrug off every blow it took from us. It took Delamar nearly blowing out his reactor to take her down - but he did it. Cut her mech clean in two.

Argo tried to drop Delamar afterwards, but between the remaining four of us, we took him out and brought down the final lackey to clinch the win. It was a hard-won fight, and we paid dearly for it, but as Delamar pointed out to me - we walked off the field down a mech. They walked off the field down every mech.

I don't know how things stand between me and Praya now. At least whatever matter prompted this duel is resolved, and... well, now people can see we're not pushovers. And I think I proved something to myself - despite everything, I do deserve to be here.

In the aftermath, we decided that if we weren't a team before, we are now. We even have a name: the Lunar Falcons.

For the first time in a very long while, I feel something like optimism. I desperately, desperately don't want to jinx it... but I think I remember how to hope again.

[abboudlawfirm-omaha]

How can I prove fault in a truck accident?

Truck accidents in Omaha can lead to severe injuries and complex legal challenges. Proving fault is crucial for securing compensation, and understanding the process can be daunting, especially for those unfamiliar with legal proceedings. This article provides a comprehensive guide on establishing fault in truck accidents, emphasizing the importance of hiring a local truck accident lawyer in Omaha.

Understanding Fault in Truck Accidents

Determining fault in truck accidents involves identifying the party responsible for causing the collision. This process requires a thorough investigation of various factors, including driver behavior, vehicle maintenance records, and adherence to traffic laws. In Omaha, specific regulations govern trucking operations, making it essential to work with professionals familiar with local laws.

Steps to Prove Fault in a Truck Accident

Gather Evidence at the Scene

Photographs and Videos: Capture images of vehicle positions, road conditions, traffic signs, and any visible damages.

Witness Statements: Collect contact information and statements from witnesses present at the scene.

Police Reports: Obtain a copy of the official accident report filed by law enforcement.

Examine Driver Records

Logbooks: Review the truck driver's logbooks to ensure compliance with hours-of-service regulations.

Licensing and Training: Verify the driver's qualifications and training records.

Inspect Vehicle Maintenance Records

Maintenance Logs: Check for regular maintenance and any reported mechanical issues.

Inspection Reports: Review records of routine inspections and any necessary repairs.

Analyze Electronic Data

Event Data Recorder (EDR): Access data from the truck's EDR, which records information like speed, braking, and engine performance.

GPS Data: Utilize GPS information to track the truck's route and movements leading up to the accident.

Consult Experts

Accident Reconstruction Specialists: Engage professionals to recreate the accident scenario and determine contributing factors.

Medical Experts: Obtain medical evaluations to link injuries directly to the accident.

The Importance of Hiring a Local Truck Accident Lawyer in Omaha

Navigating the complexities of truck accident cases requires specialized legal expertise. Hiring a local truck accident lawyer in Omaha offers several advantages:

Knowledge of Local Regulations: Local attorneys are well-versed in Nebraska's trucking laws and regulations, ensuring compliance and effective case strategies.

Familiarity with Local Courts: An Omaha-based lawyer understands the local court system, including procedures and personnel, which can be beneficial during litigation.

Access to Local Resources: Local attorneys have established networks with experts and investigators in the area, facilitating a thorough investigation.

Key Considerations When Choosing a Truck Accident Lawyer in Omaha

Selecting the right attorney is crucial for a successful outcome. Consider the following factors:

Expertise in Truck Accident Cases: Ensure the lawyer specializes in truck accident claims and has a track record of successful outcomes.

Success Rates: Inquire about the attorney's history of settlements and verdicts in similar cases.

Local Knowledge: A lawyer familiar with Omaha's legal landscape can navigate the system more effectively.

Tips for Evaluating Omaha-Based Truck Accident Lawyers

Check Local Reviews: Research client testimonials and reviews to gauge the attorney's reputation and client satisfaction.

Assess Credentials: Verify the lawyer's education, certifications, and memberships in professional organizations.

Discuss Case Strategies: During consultations, ask about the proposed approach to your case and assess their communication style.

Benefits of Hiring an Omaha Truck Accident Attorney

Understanding of Regional Regulations: Local attorneys are adept at navigating Nebraska's specific trucking laws.

Established Networks: They have connections with local experts, which can be instrumental in building a strong case.

Personalized Attention: A local lawyer is more accessible for meetings and updates, ensuring personalized service.

Key Features to Look for in a Truck Accident Lawyer

Experience with Truck Accident Cases

Strong Negotiation Skills

Trial Experience

Transparent Fee Structure

Compassionate Approach

Conclusion

Proving fault in a truck accident in Omaha necessitates a comprehensive approach and the expertise of a seasoned attorney. By hiring a local truck accident lawyer in Omaha, you benefit from their knowledge of regional regulations, local court systems, and established networks, all of which are pivotal in securing a favorable outcome. Take the time to evaluate potential lawyers based on their expertise, success rates, and client reviews to ensure you choose the best representation for your case.

For a directory of reputable attorneys in Omaha, visit the Nebraska State Bar Association.

[zerosecurity]

Hackers Hit Amateur Radio Organization American Radio Relay League ARRL

Key Points

- The American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the national association for amateur radio in the United States, has been targeted in a cyber attack that disrupted services and potentially led to a data breach. - The non-profit organization, founded in 1914, has over 160,000 members and around 100 full-time and part-time staff. - Services affected by the attack include the ARRL Learning Center and the Logbook of the World, a database for amateur radio contacts and tracking progress toward achievements. - While credit card information is not stored on ARRL's systems, the organization's database contains members' personal information such as names, addresses, call signs, membership dates, and email preferences. - ARRL has not confirmed whether the member database was accessed by the attackers, but the possibility cannot be ruled out.

Incident Response and Impact

On Thursday, May 16, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) informed its members that it was responding to a "serious incident" involving unauthorized access to its network and headquarters systems. The cyberattack led to disruptions in several services offered by the organization, including the ARRL Learning Center and the Logbook of the World, a popular database where amateur radio enthusiasts submit electronic logs of their contacts and track their progress toward various achievements and awards. In an update shared on Friday, the ARRL provided further details regarding the potential impact of the incident. The organization stated that its database contains personal information of members, such as names, addresses, call signs, membership dates, and email preferences. However, the ARRL clarified that it does not collect or store sensitive information like credit card details or social security numbers on its systems. While the ARRL has not explicitly confirmed that its member database has been accessed by the attackers, the organization's statement suggests that a data breach is a possibility. The extent of the breach and the potential exposure of members' personal information remain unclear at this stage.

Investigation and Response Efforts

The ARRL has stated that it is working diligently to investigate the incident and restore affected services. However, the organization has not provided specific details about the nature of the attack or whether any ransom demands were made by the attackers. The ARRL is expected to review and strengthen its data security measures to better protect its systems and safeguard the personal information of its members. The organization may also consider implementing additional security protocols and offering guidance to members on potential risks and preventive measures. Read the full article

[sailorsharky]

⚓️Journal of a Sailor⚓️

-= Log: 3 =-

-= Time of writing: 2025 =-

-= Weather conditions: Cloudy with occasional sunshine =-

-= Relative windspeed: 5 knots =-

-= Duties done: Inspection and maintenance of deck equipment =-

Good evening, dear logbook.

Today was a half day of work, given that it's sunday. Still, within that time, I had some things to do. Mainly inspecting things on deck and fixing things where needed. Of note was the hooks keeping the anchor chains secured. The turnbuckles were almost impossible to turn, so with a crowbar, some elbow grease and actual grease, I got those fixed up nicely.

After that, I went down to help one of the officers briefly with updating some outdated charts, but the system used for that is one I wasn't familiar with. I'm starting to wonder if this ever came up during my studies, since we use electronic charts these days. Needless to say, he had to teach me how to do it, but his way of teaching wasn't something that works for me, truth be told.

Still, with two charts updated it was about time to take the rest of the day off. After some coffee and some chatting with the crew, most of us decided to leave the port for a bit for a run. I myself decided to go for a leisurely stroll instead, taking the time to take plenty of pictures on the way along the water.

Plenty of shipping in and out of the harbour to see from ashore, as well as an old fort from the olden days of sail! The trip on foot was well worth it and I'm glad we got some dry weather today.

Needless to say, I took the time to practice knots and it's starting to get better and faster each time.

I can only hope that tomorrow will be another day with fair weather.

🌟May Polaris guide you always🌟

[processxe]

How Electronic Logbooks Work in Pharmaceutical Industry?

What is an Electronic Logbook?

In the pharmaceutical industry, electronic logbooks, also known as eLogBooks or e-logs, have been in use for quite some time. Several manufacturers have employed software to monitor equipment, production, and the manufacturing of raw materials and finished products. By eliminating the need for paper documents, eLogBooks help reduce paper usage. They also enhance visibility into production processes, automate data collection to minimize manual data entry, implement risk management protocols, establish standardized performance metrics, improve compliance with regulatory standards, centralize data for analysis, and streamline inventory management.

Furthermore, how exactly do electronic logbooks work? We will go through how electronic logbooks function and why it is critical for pharmaceutical, life sciences, and biotech organizations to use them.

How Do Electronic Logbooks Work?

An e-logbook is a programmed that keeps track of logbook activity online. To hold logbook entries such as manufacturing equipment usage and maintenance, cleaning, calibration, repairs, and other equipment-related operations, an eLogbook does not require paper. Instead, data is collected through a mobile app or browser. As a result, the risks associated with handling paper logbooks are eliminated, including human mistake, degraded data integrity, compliance risk, and transcriptional errors.

Every entry may be readily documented using eLogbooks. Entries to the electronic logbook are stored automatically with the necessary authorizations. This functionality outperforms paper logbook storage, which is often forgotten or lost due to natural reasons.

eLogBook entries might be automatically categorized and located in a serial order, complete with a date, time, and equipment tools. This not only ensures that submissions, reviews, and verifications are entered promptly, but it also reduces the danger of error and safeguards the data's integrity.

eLogBooks, unlike paper logbooks and use-logs, are not restricted to a single place. Users may access them using a compatible browser on a variety of mobile devices, tablets, and PCs, independent of operating system. You can access the internet from anywhere in the globe.

Authorized access and regulatory compliance are critical in pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturing. According to USA FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and EU Annex 11, electronic records must document who completed certain duties. Only authorized individuals should have access to the logbook entries or make new entries. This prevents unauthorized outsiders and pharmaceutical company employees from accessing the logbooks and maintains a rigorous audit trail of activity.

Electronic LogBook Benefits for Pharma Companies

These benefits save businesses time and money while avoiding the risks associated with a paper logbook.

1.  Eliminates Cost of Paper Logbook Maintenance

In order to avoid damage or data loss, the entries made in paper logbooks are constantly recorded and stored. However, eLogBooks are more cost-effective and appear to have a better chance of success than paper logbook maintenance. It synchronizes and integrates all of the entries and information into a single location that can be accessed simultaneously without going through multiple paper logbooks.

2.  Manages Manufacturing Equipment Activities

In pharma and biotech operations, electronic logbooks efficiently control the statuses and activities of industrial equipment. It provides real-time data on equipment usage, maintenance, and repairs, as well as an audit trail. Electronic status monitoring is critical to getting first-mine production success. This means that only the appropriate equipment is being used at the appropriate moment to ensure error-free manufacturing.

3.  Accessibility

Another advantage of electronic logbooks over paper logbooks is record and electronic data accessibility. Unlike paper logbooks, eLogBooks may be viewed from any mobile device or web browser that is supported. This means you don't have to go to the logbook storage centre to look for information on logbook entries or even submit them into the logbook. This feature limits data access to those who are authorized and should be used by pharmaceutical firms.

4.  Configuration

eLogBooks allows you to define logbook entry parameters based on the data you submit. eLogBooks are very adaptable and customizable. This allows for a high degree of form re-use. You may also examine the data in various forms and export it to your organization's reporting systems to manage and monitor remotely.

Why Use Electronic Logbooks in Pharma Company?

Other than the above benefits of using e-logbooks, pharmaceutical manufacturing, cell and gene, and biotech firms should consider the following reasons for utilizing eLogBooks:

The advantages of electronic logbooks in pharmaceutical manufacturing and biotech operations are always superior to those of conventional logbooks. eLogBooks are efficient and error-free. Learn how to use Process XE to start your digital transition and install electronic logbooks.

[savvyhrms8]

Why Every Workplace Needs a Smart Visitor Management System

Do you remember the last time you went to an office or school and were required to sign your name in a logbook. Did not feel even a little bit archaic, did it? In an era where nearly everything has become digital, most organizations are shifting to something much more intelligent — a Visitor Management System.

Visitor Management System is  a technology-based way to monitor who is entering and leaving a building. Whether a visitor, courier, or a contractor, in fact, a visitor management system assists with their check-in, records the information, and provides safety - all without paper.

One of the biggest reasons companies are making the change is security. With a digital system, you can photograph a visitor, scan their ID, and even screen for any possible threats. That's a whole lot different from a name on paper. It gives everyone peace of mind  from employees to parents at a school knowing there's control of who's coming into the building.

This system provides  convenience also instead of waiting in line to check in, guests can check in on a tablet or pre-register online. Their host is notified the second they arrive, and the whole process is smooth and professional.

And then there are emergencies. If there ever is an evacuation or safety emergency, knowing who's in the building can be a matter of life and death. With electronic logs, you have information at your fingertips instantly.

Savvy HRMS Visitor management system isn't so much about technology it's about creating a safe, efficient, and welcoming space. Whether a school, hospital, or office, it's a straightforward upgrade with massive dividends.

[premierautotune]

Find the Best Car Mechanic Gold Coast Drivers Trust for Reliable Skoda Service

When your car needs attention, finding a trustworthy and experienced car mechanic on the Gold Coast becomes a top priority. Whether it’s a regular service or an unexpected breakdown, you want a professional who understands your vehicle, offers transparent pricing, and completes the job efficiently. If you drive a European car like a Skoda, your need for specialised care becomes even more important. That’s why many local drivers seek out experts in Skoda Service Gold Coast to ensure their vehicles remain in top condition.

Why Choosing the Right Car Mechanic Matters

Your car is an essential part of your daily life. It gets you to work, helps with school runs, allows for weekend getaways, and gives you freedom. But like any machine, it requires regular maintenance and occasional repairs to run smoothly. Choosing the right car mechanic Gold Coast ensures your vehicle receives high-quality care, increasing its lifespan and preventing costly issues down the road.

Working with a skilled mechanic also gives you peace of mind. A good technician will clearly explain any problems, offer honest recommendations, and always ask for your approval before carrying out significant repairs. On the other hand, dealing with an inexperienced or unreliable mechanic can lead to unnecessary expenses and future breakdowns.

Specialised Skoda Service Gold Coast: Why It’s Important

If you own a Skoda, you already know the value of European engineering—stylish design, advanced features, and a smooth driving experience. However, maintaining a Skoda requires more than just generic services. You need technicians who understand the brand’s unique components, systems, and service requirements.

A reputable Skoda service Gold Coast provider will use approved diagnostic tools, genuine or OEM parts, and follow manufacturer guidelines. This not only ensures optimal performance but also protects your warranty. Mechanics trained in Skoda models know the brand-specific signs to look out for, whether it's an issue with the DSG transmission, timing belt, or the vehicle’s electrical system.

Services Offered by Car Mechanics on the Gold Coast

The best car mechanics on the Gold Coast offer a wide range of services to meet the needs of different vehicle types and models. Here's what you can typically expect:

Logbook Servicing: Keeping your warranty valid and your car running like new by following manufacturer-recommended service intervals.

Brake Repairs: Ensuring your safety by checking brake pads, rotors, and fluid levels.

Engine Diagnostics: Using modern equipment to quickly identify and fix engine-related issues.

Suspension & Steering: Keeping your ride smooth and your handling sharp.

Battery Testing & Replacement: Preventing inconvenient breakdowns with routine checks and replacements.

Air Conditioning Services: Keeping your vehicle cool and comfortable, especially in the Gold Coast heat.

A premium Skoda service Gold Coast workshop will also provide tailored service plans, detailed reports, and competitive pricing. Some even offer courtesy cars or drop-off/pick-up services to make your visit as convenient as possible.

How to Choose the Right Car Mechanic on the Gold Coast

With so many options available, how do you choose the right car mechanic on the Gold Coast? Here are a few tips to help you decide:

1. Look for Experience and Qualifications

Choose a mechanic with proven experience, particularly with European vehicles like Skoda. Certifications, affiliations with professional associations, and positive reviews from other customers are all good indicators.

2. Ask About Diagnostic Tools and Equipment

Modern cars rely heavily on electronics. Make sure your chosen car mechanic Gold Coast uses advanced diagnostic tools that can interface with your Skoda's onboard systems.

3. Check for Transparency

Good mechanics provide clear quotes, explain the work needed, and won’t pressure you into unnecessary services. Transparency builds trust.

4. Prioritise Customer Service

Friendly staff, timely communication, and flexible appointment scheduling make a big difference. A service centre that treats you well will likely treat your car the same way.

5. Compare Warranty and Pricing

The best Skoda service centres offer competitive prices and back their work with warranties. Make sure you’re getting good value without sacrificing quality.

What Sets Skoda Specialists Apart?

When you bring your vehicle to a general mechanic, there’s always a risk they might overlook something unique to your make or model. In contrast, a dedicated Skoda service Gold Coast centre is equipped and trained to handle your car’s specific needs. They can spot emerging problems faster, recommend the right preventative maintenance, and ensure all updates or recalls are addressed promptly.

Skoda-trained mechanics stay updated on the latest manufacturer bulletins and software updates, giving your vehicle a service that’s as close as possible to what you’d get at a dealership—often at a fraction of the price.

Conclusion: Keep Your Car in Top Shape with a Trusted Gold Coast Mechanic

Whether you're dealing with a routine check-up or a serious issue, choosing the right car mechanic Gold Coast is essential. If you own a Skoda, finding a service centre that specialises in Skoda service Gold Coast will ensure your vehicle stays safe, efficient, and reliable.

Don’t wait for warning lights or strange noises to book your service. Regular maintenance not only saves money but also keeps your car running like new. Invest in a professional mechanic today—and enjoy smooth drives on the Gold Coast tomorrow.

[nrtc]

5 Ways Trucker-Specific Tax Services Can Save You Money This Year

Navigating the complex world of taxes can be overwhelming, especially for truck drivers. With fluctuating fuel costs, maintenance expenses, and long hours on the road, it's easy for tax planning to fall by the wayside. However, trucker-specific tax services offer customized solutions that can translate into significant savings. In this article, we’ll delve into five powerful ways these services can help you save money in 2025, particularly if you're seeking Trucker taxes services in Stone Mountain.

1. Maximizing Per Diem Deductions

One of the most substantial deductions available to truckers is the per diem allowance. This daily expense deduction accounts for meals and incidental costs incurred while away from home on the road.

Why It Matters

The IRS allows self-employed truck drivers to claim per diem rates that can drastically reduce taxable income. As of 2025, the standard per diem rate is around $69 per day domestically, but professional tax services tailor this number based on your actual overnights and logbooks.

A trucker-specific tax expert knows how to:

Track and calculate overnights properly

Apply the 80% limit correctly (if you're self-employed)

Avoid missed deductions due to poor recordkeeping

Using services like Accounting & Refund Services ensures that these crucial deductions aren’t lost due to minor errors.

2. Claiming Equipment Depreciation Smartly

Whether you own your rig or lease it, your vehicle is a depreciable asset. However, many truckers miss out on accelerated depreciation methods that could save thousands.

How Trucker Tax Experts Help

Professional services break down:

Section 179 deductions, allowing upfront expense write-offs

Bonus depreciation, particularly helpful in years with new vehicle purchases

Properly structured lease-to-own agreements that qualify for depreciation

If you're using Trucker taxes services in Stone Mountain, local professionals familiar with federal and Georgia-specific guidelines ensure compliance while maximizing your write-offs.

3. Identifying Hidden Business Expenses

Many truck drivers overlook legitimate business expenses because they aren’t aware these can be deducted. Trucker-focused tax professionals dig deeper to uncover hidden deductions.

Common Missed Deductions Include:

Cell phone plans used for dispatching or GPS

GPS units, electronic log devices (ELDs), and CB radios

Uniforms and safety gear

Truck washes, tolls, parking fees

Post-trip maintenance, repairs, and even accounting fees

These small costs add up fast. When professionally documented, these deductions can significantly lower your taxable income.

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4. Structuring Your Business for Maximum Tax Efficiency

Are you operating as a sole proprietor, LLC, or S-Corp? Each structure comes with its own tax advantages and drawbacks. Many truckers unknowingly stick with the wrong setup, costing them thousands every year.

Why Entity Structure Matters

An expert in trucker taxes can:

Advise whether forming an LLC or S-Corp would help reduce self-employment taxes

Help you manage quarterly estimated payments

Ensure compliance with state and federal tax codes

The right structure can lead to significant savings in Social Security, Medicare, and income taxes.

5. Avoiding IRS Penalties and Audits

Late filings, incorrect forms, or underpayments can trigger IRS scrutiny. Trucker-specific tax services help you stay compliant while reducing audit risks.

Key Benefits of Professional Help:

Accurate mileage logs and receipts that stand up to IRS standards

Timely filing of IFTA, HVUT (2290), and quarterly estimated taxes

Use of tax planning software tailored to trucking

Even a minor oversight in a Schedule C or Form 2290 can cost hundreds in penalties. Avoid these traps by leveraging specialized tax services familiar with trucking.

The Stone Mountain Advantage

Stone Mountain, Georgia is home to many truckers and transport professionals, and finding a local tax expert who understands your unique industry needs can make all the difference.

Working with Trucker taxes services Stone Mountain, especially through firms like NTRC, connects you with professionals who understand both state-specific and federal regulations. Their team can help you leverage your tax profile for maximum advantage, allowing you to keep more of your hard-earned money.

Useful Resources for Trucker Tax Planning

Here are some additional resources to guide your tax strategy:

IRS Per Diem Rates

IRS Standard Mileage Rates

OOIDA Foundation: Tax Tips

Final Thoughts

The road may be long, but smart tax planning makes the journey more profitable. With the right support, you can uncover hidden deductions, optimize your business structure, and avoid costly penalties. Partnering with specialized services like Trucker taxes services Stone Mountain can transform your tax season from a burden into a strategic win.