#affiliate marketing 2018

[writingmochi]

a terra incognita character introduction

cast: jake ✗ fem.reader

synopsis: as the world entered the middle of the 21st century, many things have changed for the better or for worse in the newly united korea peninsula: the preparation for the succession of the new conglomerates of the past decade, the uprising of deviant androids, and the new layer of life shield by walls of codes. in the middle of it, two beings are trying to understand each other and the situation of the world they live in; an unknown territory

genre: cyberpunk, cyber noir, psychological thriller, science fiction, dystopian future, politics and philosophies regarding artificial intelligence and humanity, romance, drama, angst, mature content (war and revolution, explicit smut)

based on: video game cyberpunk 2077 (2020) and detroit: become human (2018), anime serial experiments lain (1998), and tv show succession (2018-2023)

masterlist

from south seoul

shim laboratories is a korean multinational megacorporation dealing in manufacturers of machinery and artificial intelligence. the company is also one of the largest distributors of androids in the global market, pioneering the creation and usage of androids to be used on a day-to-day basis such as in domestic activities or even as soldiers. prior to the release of their android products, they also excelled in the usage of artificial intelligence in day-to-day life including hardware manufacturing or machinery used for city facilities, home appliances, and military technology such as drones that were used in the cyber war of 2027-2030.

jake

name: shim jaeyun ; jake shim

aliases: wolfe (cyberspace)

age: 20

species: human

gender: male

family: dad (alive), mom (alive), yoon (sister; alive)

affiliation: shim laboratories, shim conglomerate

backstory: born in 2030, jake is the eldest of the shim siblings and will succeed his father as the ceo of shim laboratories. a versatile man, he's currently doing a double major in business management and mechanical engineering at seoul national university while also doing training in the labs.

yoon

name: shim jayun ; nicole shim (portrayed by stayc's yoon)

aliases: gynger (cyberspace), yoon (nickname)

age: 18

species: human

gender: female

family: dad (alive), mom (alive), jake (brother; alive)

affiliation: shim laboratories, shim conglomerate

backstory: born in 2032, yoon is the youngest of the shim siblings and a so-called rebel among the conglomerate children. passionate in humanities, she wants to study anthropology after graduating high school.

park corp is a korean multinational megacorporation specializing in police contracting, personal & corporate security, and security consultancy services. they invest in the military-industrial manufacturing of advanced defence tools in united korea, producing weapons used to help defend the korea soil in the cyber war of 2027-2030. their role is pivotal to protect high-ranking people in united korea, making them successful post-war as their services are also used by people worldwide.

jay

name: park jongseong ; jay park

aliases: blu (cyberspace)

age: 20

species: human

gender: male

family: dad (alive), mom (alive), seonghwa (brother; missing), uncle (alive), aunt (alive), chaeyoung (cousin; alive), sunghoon (cousin; alive)

affiliation: park corp, park conglomerate

backstory: born in 2030, jay is the youngest of the park siblings and will succeed his dad to be the co-ceo of park corp, specializing in defence and weapons manufacturing, who works alongside his uncle (sunghoon's dad). studying business management and law, jay was pushed forward in the line of succession as his brother, park seonghwa (b. 2026), is currently missing.

sunghoon

name: park sunghoon ; benjamin park

aliases: frost (cyberspace)

age: 20

species: human

gender: male

family: dad (alive), mom (alive), chaeyoung (sister; alive), uncle (alive), aunt (alive), seonghwa (cousin; missing), jay (cousin; alive)

affiliation: park corp, park conglomerate

backstory: born in 2030, sunghoon is the youngest of the park siblings and will succeed his dad to be the co-ceo of park corp, specializing in security services, who works alongside his uncle (jay's dad). studying business management and law, sunghoon was pushed forward in the line of succession as his sister, park chaeyoung (b. 2025), decided to drop out of the line to go and live in aotearoa.

intelee is a korean multinational megacorporation that is working in the manufacture of computer software, information technology, and computer networks. their role is pivotal as they created the cyber wall to protect united korea in the cyber war of 2027-2030, utilizing their intelligence to defend against cyber warfare attacks such as malware and viruses. after the war, they contributed to connecting the technological network of the korean peninsula and recovered the internet after it was shut down during the war. their protective software and platforms are sought after by governments globally as they recover the fastest after the war.

heeseung

name: lee heeseung ; evan lee

aliases: roe (cyberspace)

age: 21

species: human

gender: male

family: dad (alive), mom (alive), jaehee (sister; alive), uncle (alive), aunt (alive), soojin (cousin; alive)

affiliation: intelee, lee conglomerate

backstory: born in 2029, heeseung is the eldest of the lee siblings and will succeed his father as the ceo of intelee. he's currently majoring in business management and computer sciences.

jaehee

name: lee jaehee ; monica lee (portrayed by weeekly's jaehee)

aliases: dion (cyberspace)

age: 18

species: human

gender: female

family: dad (alive), mom (alive), heeseung (brother; alive),uncle (alive), aunt (alive), soojin (cousin; alive)

affiliation: intelee, lee conglomerate

backstory: born in 2032, jaehee is the youngest of the lee siblings. passionate about healthcare, she wants to study biological engineering after graduating high school.

OTHER CHARACTERS

soojin

name: lee soojin (portrayed by weeekly's soojin)

aliases: katt (cyberspace)

age: 21

species: human

gender: female

family: dad (alive), mom (alive), uncle (alive), aunt (alive), heeseung (cousin; alive), jaehee (cousin; alive)

affiliation: intelee, lee conglomerate

backstory: born in 2029, soojin is part of the lee conglomerate as the cousin of both heeseung and jaehee. currently studying business management specializing in finance, she is in the line of succession to replace her dad as cfo of intelee.

jimin

name: kim jimin (portrayed by weeekly's monday)

aliases: lin (cyberspace)

age: 20

species: human

gender: female

family: dad (alive), mom (alive)

affiliation: kim conglomerate

backstory: born in 2030, jimin is the only child of the kim conglomerate who controls the current largest media company in united korea. she's currently studying communications and business management and will succeed her mom as ceo.

taglist: @raeyunshm @endzii23 @fluffyywoo @camipendragon @hiqhkey @wccycc @cha0thicpisces @y4wnjunz @yeehawnana @beansworldsstuff @kimipxl @blurryriki @reallysmolrenjun @frukkoneeeeg

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[magicalkit]

Weekly Animecore/Webcore and Otaku!

hello againnnn! if you've been here before, good to see you again! if you're new, hello!!! (⌒‿⌒) also i decided to change what i'm calling this a little, cuz i decided that i don't wanna be confined to only posting one genre of stuff! that's no fun!! i hope you'll forgive me (ノ_<。)

week (三, three)

Vocaloid Mobile Games!

Hatsune Miku Colorful Stage (Project Sekai). Hatsune Miku Colorful stage, often abbreviated PJSK, is a rhythm game released in 2020 that continues to be one of the most popular Vocaloid affiliated games on the market now!

2. Hatsune Miku Tycoon. Hatsune Miku Tycoon is a game released in 2021 that features the Cryptonloids playing cards.

3. Hatsune Miku Amiguru Train. Hatsune Miku Amiguru Train is a game released in 2020. It's similar to Subway Surfers in gameplay, and you can unlock outfits for the Vocaloid characters.

4. Hatsune Miku Dreamy Vocal. Hatsune Miku Dreamy Vocal is a discontinued rhythm game released in 2018 after being demoed during the HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2016 CHINA TOUR. It was discontinued in 2020.

5. Miku Flick. Miku Flick one and two are Project Diva spinoffs released in April and August of 2012. The games were somewhat well-received but rarely talked about anymore.

[lovistella-a]

tw mentions of suspicious death, corruption + mistreatment of idols

JUPITER RECORDS is a fictional idol company created in 2004 by founder MOON HANBYEOL. descending from the popular MOON chaebol, hanbyeol had immense pressure from his family to carry on the family business. hanbyeol created the company not to benefit the reputation of his family but after his teenage daughter, ELARA MOON, had dreams of becoming an idol. hanbyeol 'suspiciously died' before he could see her debut. but not before leaving the company to his younger sister, MOON HANNA with the main shares divided between his children. 

jupiter records is best known for favouring their biggest stars, PRIMADONNA, 1004 and D'ELITE, while mistreatment and corruption curses the company.

  ♡ ·˚ ₊˚ˑ༄ؘ  basics

COMPANY jupiter records SUBSIDIARY callisto co. TYPE public INDUSTRY entertainment + music FOUNDED april 4, 2004 FOUNDER moon hanbyeol HEADQUARTER seoul, south korea EMPLOYEES 404 AFFILIATIONS moon family group

 ♡ ·˚ ₊˚ˑ༄ؘ  creatives

PRIMADONNA 2011 ✧ princesses of jupiter TIMEZONE 2012 ✧ time travellers SUNKISSED 2013 ✧ cursed by the moon 1004 2014 ✧ angels of the universe POWERUP 2015 ✧ retrofuturism D'ELITE 2016 ✧ utopia vs dystopia ANTI-U 2017 ✧ real vs fake clones QUARTZ 2018 ✧ shooting stars FOLKLORE 2019 ✧ galaxial aliens HONEY.B 2020 ✧ sweetest star RINGS OF JUPITER tbd ✧ battle amongst jovians

♡ ·˚ ₊˚ˑ༄ؘ  distinguished staff

CEO moon hanna COO shin akyung CASTING DIRECTOR lim yonghui GLOBAL DIRECTOR rowan delgado MARKETING DIRECTOR ginny won

[cindylouwho-2]

RECENT SEO & MARKETING NEWS FOR ECOMMERCE, MAY 2024

As promised, here are the important news stories from marketing recently: SEO, social media, advertising, and more.

If you want to get this news twice-weekly instead of just once a month, become a paying member of my Patreon: patreon.com/CindyLouWho2

TOP NEWS & ARTICLES 

In the biggest SEO news perhaps ever, a massive list of Google ranking elements was leaked this week. Here’s an overview, including links to the two main leak announcements and their analysis. It would seem that Google wasn’t always honest when they told us some algorithm elements did or did not exist. Google took nearly 2 days to speak publicly about it, but didn’t say much. Expect a lot more analysis in the coming weeks. 

Instagram is updating its algorithm to favour original creators and smaller accounts, and remove reposted content from recommendations. “This won’t affect “a set of publishers” identified by Instagram with licensing agreements or resharing permissions from content creators, according to the blog post.”

Google is adding AI Overviews to US search immediately, with other countries to follow in the future. "AI Overviews gives answers to queries using generative AI technology powered by Google Gemini. It provides a few snippets of an answer based on its understanding of queries and the content it found on the topic across the web.” Right now, it is only affecting a small number of queries, however. While these will sometimes cover similar topics to featured snippets, the latter still exist. Early testing indicates that it does not currently show up when a search appears to be about buying something. Which is good, because you can’t turn it off, other than filtering your search to “Web” after doing it.  Oh, and Google did not waste time figuring out how to include advertising in the AI overviews - it took just one week. As with most much-heralded AI launches, AI Overviews are fumbling badly; here’s a summary of the many news articles mocking Google, including for recommending people glue cheese onto their pizza so it stays in place. 

Chrome has yet again announced that it will not end the use of tracking cookies on schedule; the new target date for starting to wind down their use is early 2025.

Reminder that your old Google Analytics files (aka Universal Analytics) will no longer be available after July 1, so download them now! “...consider archiving back to 2018 or so to ensure you have pre-pandemic data since the pandemic really presented data anomalies for many companies.” There is a spreadsheet add-on to make this easier. 

SEO: GOOGLE & OTHER SEARCH ENGINES 

Google’s March 2024 Core Update finished rolling out April 19. “A Google spokesperson said, “The updates led to larger quality improvements than we originally thought – you’ll now see 45% less low quality, unoriginal content in search results, versus the 40% improvement we expected across this work.” Experts are struggling to analyze it, in part due to how long it lasted. Not surprisingly, Reddit was a big winner, and sites with a lot of ads and affiliate links continue to lose. 

An update on how long your titles should be for Google. “So whether your titles get cut off or rewritten in SERPs, Google still uses the HTML title tag for ranking considerations, not the titles shown in SERPs.” The author’s research is too limited to draw reliable conclusions from, and most other research in this area over the last decade shows that shorter titles tend to rank better. However, she has pulled together many recent statements on title length and how it works, which is useful reading. 

A reminder that “keyword difficulty” is a subjective score that different tools may not agree on, and that also depends on your overall site/shop and its history. This applies to all sorts of keyword tools, including those used for marketplace sites. 

It looks like Google adding its AI to search results will have a strong impact on traffic, as it will answer questions without the need to click, and “only 47% of the top 10 traditional search results are sources for SGE.” [SGE is now called AI Overviews.] That means if a page is outside the top 10 now, it may still be used to generate the answers, and could even get clicks from being displayed in SGE. 

Still with AI, Google was fined €250 million by France for using news media to train its AI, Gemini. 

Google admits to deindexing many, many pages in February, due to quality issues. 

A recent article dissects why Google search is so bad these days, and largely blames one man. While you can read the original here, you may want to start with a decent summary and the reaction from Google and the SEO community. 

Here’s a full list of Google changes and announcements from April.

Not Google

Both Microsoft and Google had excellent first quarters, with ad revenue up 12% and 13% respectively. “Bing reached over 140 million daily active users.”

OpenAI is apparently not starting their own search engine, contrary to rumours.

SOCIAL MEDIA - All Aspects, By Site

General

Here’s another of the periodic posts that tries to figure out the best times to post on different social media sites. It covers Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter and Pinterest. 

Direct Messages are now available on Bluesky. 

Facebook (includes relevant general news from Meta)

In another recent AI fumble, Meta has introduced an AI assistant to its various products in several countries - but you can’t turn it off in the search bar. It may also show up in group chats, including discussions about parenting. “The Associated Press reported that an official Meta AI chatbot inserted itself into a conversation in a private Facebook group for Manhattan moms. It claimed it too had a child in school in New York City, but when confronted by the group members, it later apologized before its comments disappeared.”

Here’s more on Meta’s automated ad issue that is ramping up costs but decreasing sales for many, including small businesses. 

Meta is now offering its Verification for Business subscription package to more countries, and has added new tiers as well. 

While Meta had a strong 1st quarter financially, it projects weaker results through 2025 as it spends a ton on money trying to guide its AI offerings to profitability. 

Instagram

Instagram added some new features, including “Reveal”, which blurs Stories, and only releases the content once you DM the creator. 

Reels under 90 seconds perform better on Instagram than longer ones. 

To help avoid scammers on Instagram, learn how to identify and block fake accounts. 

Instagram’s Creator Marketplace - where businesses can search for influencers to promote their product - is now available in 10 more counties, including Germany, France and Indonesia. 

LinkedIn

You should be optimizing LinkedIn posts for the platform itself and outside search engines. The article includes tips for both personal and business pages.

LinkedIn is adding games you can play once a day, which sounds weird for a professional network. 

Pinterest

Pinterest’s summer trend report has arrived; apparently maximalism is in yet again.  

Reddit

Reddit is one of those sites that is getting worse lately as people try to get Google ranking through it (which is a whole other SEO story I have covered in these updates before).

ChatGPT will now be training on Reddit comments. The agreement meant a huge stock boost for Reddit. 

Reddit is trying to attract more French-speaking users by auto-translating the site in real-time using AI. 

After plenty of user complaints, Reddit is starting a new awards scheme. 

Snapchat

You can now edit your Snapchat messages within 5 minutes of sending, if you subscribe to Snapchat Plus. 

Threads

Meta wants more content on Threads, and is willing to pay well-known creators to create it. Invite only, of course.  

You can now filter out unwanted words on Threads. 

TikTok

While the US government has voted to ban TikTok if the company isn’t sold, there is a lot of time left before that could happen, and a legal battle to be fought. TikTok has already filed a lawsuit, as have some major creators. Meanwhile, small business owners and creators are understandably worried. From an article by the BBC: “According to March 2024 data from TikTok, more than seven million small US businesses use TikTok, and the company reported it drove $15bn (£12.04bn) in revenue for these enterprises in 2023.”

How to rank on TikTok: the Ultimate Guide. Some of the tips include hashtags, keywords, and choosing the right thumbnail. 

There are several ways to remove (or avoid) the TikTok watermark if you want to use your TikTok content on other platforms. 

Twitter

Twitter’s domain has finally switched over to X in some locations [but I will still call it Twitter].

(CONTENT) MARKETING (includes blogging, emails, and strategies) 

Time to gear up your content marketing plans for June. 

ONLINE ADVERTISING (EXCEPT INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL MEDIA AND ECOMMERCE SITES) 

Search ads are converting less while costing more, something that has been going on for a few years now. “Advertisers are paying more for leads and clicks, while Alphabet, Google’s parent company, keeps reporting record profits.” This is one of the reasons the US Department of Justice argues that Google is a monopoly. 

Not enough AI in your ads? Google is solving that through video ads and more virtual try-ons. 

Google Shopping is going to start showing how many people have bought from each site recently, although businesses can opt out. 

Google is removing keywords from Google Ads accounts if they have received zero impressions in the past 13 months. While you can reactivate them, Google discourages that. 

You may be able to run Google’s Performance Max ads through particular marketplaces now or in the near future, if your marketplace signs up. For some businesses, selling through a marketplace might be cheaper than setting up a site. 

Social media advertising is now bigger than search ads, according to a recent report. Almost ⅔ of these ads are on various Meta properties. 

BUSINESS & CONSUMER TRENDS, STATS & REPORTS; SOCIOLOGY & PSYCHOLOGY, CUSTOMER SERVICE 

Slow economic growth in the United States in the first quarter of 2024 sparked worries that the rest of 2024 will be as bad or even worse. Even McDonalds is stressing that consumers can only take so much inflation. 

US ecommerce sales were up in the first quarter, more than overall retail. 

Some consumers are finding that ecommerce is tiring, offering too many options and no easy way to shop quickly. “Despite an increased emphasis on personalized experiences in recent years, 7 in 10 customers feel either no improvement or an increase in the time and effort required to make a purchase decision.” 

MISCELLANEOUS (including humour) 

Before returning orders to Amazon, make sure your cat isn’t in the box. (It’s fine, fortunately!)

[sweetdreamsjeff]

Jeff Buckley in the U.K.

Jim Irvin, 'From Hallelujah to the Last Goodbye' (Post Hill), May 2018

Excerpted from Jeff Buckley: From Hallelujah to the Last Goodbye by Jeff's former manager Dave Lory and former MOJO man Jim Irvin (Post Hill Press).

JEFF BUCKLEY loved British music; the nervous energy in British punk, the wired consciousness of the Clash, the way Siouxsie and the Banshees went from gun-metal moodiness to skies full of fireworks.

He adored the Cocteau Twins, of course, especially Liz Fraser's "impossible voice". He loved how the Smiths called to outsiders and nerds. He loved the textures of Johnny Marr's supple guitar and the mordant presence of Steve Jones's guitar in the Sex Pistols.

Jeff, whose own nervous energy was considerable, became even more wired whenever we went to the UK; he was stimulated by its variety. He also appreciated its compactness – the lack of eight-hour drives between cities was refreshing.

Sony had passed on Live at Sin-é in Europe. We were understandably disappointed, but there was a solution close at hand: Steve Abbott, known to everyone as Abbo, who ran the eccentric indie record label Big Cat and had picked up on many of the promising un-signed bands playing in New York: Pavement, Mercury Rev, Luscious Jackson. He had approached Jeff after Gods & Monsters and Sin-é shows and asked him if he'd like to record with Big Cat, but then Sony stepped in. Jeff felt that he owed Abbo a record, so when Columbia UK passed on Live at Sin-é and Michele Anthony instigated a funding deal with Big Cat, it seemed the perfect opportunity for them to become involved. Abbo jumped at the chance.

Big Cat's small team – Abbo, co-owner Linda Obadiah, Frank Neidlich in marketing, and Jacqui Rice in press – did such a good job that the week it was released in Europe, Live at Sin-é sold over four thousand copies, which was amazing for a complete unknown.

After a Sony conference, where it was clear that a lot of the affiliates were bemused by him, Jeff had a warm-up show at Whelan's in Dublin. By the time he came on, the crowd, several drinks into its evening, had become a little boisterous. Jeff said hello softly, as usual, but no one was really paying attention. Jeff just stood there, waiting. People started to quieten down and watch to see what he would do. There was a pint of his favourite beer, Guinness, sitting on the stool next to him. Jeff lifted the glass to his lips and downed it in one hit. Everyone on the room cheered, and he began the Irish show with the crowd completely on his side.

The audience was more blasé the next night at his London debut at The Borderline, a Western-themed venue under a dubious Mexican diner in Soho, right in the heart of London, a group of local reps for hip American indie labels like Sub Pop and Merge yacking away rather disrespectfully at the bar. In the age of grunge, a lone guy with a guitar softly singing Edith Piaf covers was baffling for some.

"It was an epiphany for me," says Sara Silver, Sony's European head of marketing. "There are some shows where it just feels like you're a voyeur, looking into someone's soul. This was one of those. He was charismatic, but also haunting, and I think because of my particular situation at the time, still suffering from the [loss of my husband], he resonated hugely. This haunting sound was a powerful force, and it was my job to work out how we took it to the world."

A gig the next night in Glasgow meant an early-morning flight back to Heathrow the following morning to catch a session with GLR, London's local BBC station, a slot designed to alert people to the next couple of gigs at the Garage in Islington and at Bunjies, a cute little basement folk club in Central London that dated back to the early 1960s and made Sin-é seem generously proportioned.

Abbo was accompanying Jeff on this run.

"We'd meet regularly at a bar called Tom & Jerry's in New York, hang out and drink Guinness together," Abbo says, "I suppose I became a friend of his, and he didn't seem to have many real friends. I'd only discovered I liked the blues since living in New York, so it was great hanging with him, because he was a huge blues and jazz fan and if there was a guitar around he had to pick it up and show off. He knew every Robert Johnson song, every Muddy Waters tune, Bessie Smith; he introduced me to the physicality of the blues, watching it at close quarters. Everybody talks about his voice, but he was a brilliant guitarist. The guitar was an extension of his body.

"Tim Buckley hadn't really entered my line of vision growing up listening to black music. Singer-songwriters with fluffy hairstyles were not currency on my council estate in Luton! We were in Tom & Jerry's and someone said to Jeff, 'I've been listening to your dad,' and I said, 'Who's your dad?' and he said, 'Tim Buckley.' I knew the name from record shopping; I'd seen the sleeves in the racks, but that's it. But when he came over to Britain there were loads of Tim Buckley fans. And it was a real problem early on, because he really didn't like talking about him."

The traffic from the airport to the GLR studios just off Baker Street was awful. A road accident had slowed everything to a standstill. Jeff's slot on the mid-morning show was fast approaching. "Of course, this was before mobile phones, so I had no way of communicating with the radio station that we were stuck in traffic," says Abbo. "For the last few days on this tour, everyone who'd interviewed Jeff had been asking about his dad. How did Tim write 'Song To The Siren'? Was there stuff in his lyrics that he might have related to? Things Jeff couldn't answer.

"We were listening to GLR while we waited in traffic and the presenter kept saying, 'We're supposed to have this artist, Tim Buckley's son, turning up, but he's late....Will he or won't he turn up?' This went on and on. She must have said 'Tim Buckley's son' about four times and didn't mention Jeff once. Suddenly, he just kicked my car radio in with his big DMs [Doc Martens], just smashed the fascia and then sat back sulking all the way there. I could get another radio, of course, but I was mostly worried he wasn't going to do the performance. 

"We finally arrived about forty minutes late and they were all so rude to us, and yet they knew what the problem was, as they were broadcasting traffic updates and warnings of delays themselves. If I were him, I'd have walked out. The female presenter was a typical local radio DJ, a bit gushy and knew nothing about him and his music. I had a word with the station manager to ask her to stop mentioning Tim Buckley, and he handed her a note to that effect. Jeff just sat there silently and she said, 'What are you going to play?' and Jeff said, 'A song.' I'm thinking, 'Oh god, here we go.' And he started to play "Grace." He did this long guitar introduction, went on for about a minute, like he needed to calm himself down before he got to the actual start of the song, and then he launched into the most electrifying performance. The best I ever heard him do it.

"There were about six phones in the control room, and they all started lighting up. 'Who is this? Who is this? It's amazing!' And all the time, Jeff's getting more and more into it. The presenter went from being this standoffish woman to...I swear she would have thrown herself on him given half a chance, the second he finished singing. You could see she was totally enthralled."

Presenter: "You looked quite exhausted at the end of the song."

Jeff: "I was getting a lot of anger out. Something happened on the way here..."

"The phones didn't stop throughout the next song. The station manager said that in all his twelve years at the station, he'd never seen a reaction like it."

Abbo thinks this performance sparked Jeff's breakthrough. There were certainly plenty of people in line outside the Garage in North London that night. Inside, the first stars were taking note. Chrissie Hynde and Jon McEnroe were in the audience. Chrissie had been a big fan and a friend of Tim's, had actually interviewed him while she was briefly a music journalist with the NME, and she was obviously curious to see how his offspring compared. They struck up a conversation after the show and she clearly said the right thing, because he went off with her to jam with the Pretenders in a nearby rehearsal room. I wasn't carrying anything heavy because of a recent lung collapse, and I didn't want Jeff to pull any important muscles, so I asked McEnroe if he wouldn't mind. He happily hauled Jeff's amp downstairs to the car. The Pretenders' jam with special guests Buckley and Mac went on all night.

Bunjies, as I've said, was tiny, a basement folk club and coffee bar on West Street in Soho, along from the Ivy, with gingham tablecloths and melted candles in wine bottles on the tables and a performance area tucked into a couple of arches in what must have been a wine cellar at one point. It looked unchanged since it had begun in the early 1960s, and had seen a couple of folk booms come and go. It was more of a cafe with an open-mic policy by this point, which felt like a good place for Jeff. There wasn't really any need for amplification, so when we arrived for a sound check there was very little to do but see where Jeff was going to stand in the cramped space and gauge how his voice reflected off the nicotine-stained ceilings. While Jeff did that, I went outside for some fresh air and was stunned to see a line of people already waiting to get into the show.

I took a look at the guest list and realised we'd be lucky to fit twenty of this assembling crowd in the tiny space. Every time I looked up, the line was getting further down West Street. I went back into the venue and found Jeff talking to Emma Banks, the agent. He was saying how great the venue was and that he'd like to do something like hand out flowers to everyone before he went on.

"Jesus, you won't believe what's happening out there," I said to them. "The line goes about four blocks. There's no way these people are going to get in. Is there any way we can do two sets?" Jeff was happy to. Emma spoke to the club owner and was told they had some regular club night happening later on. She came back and said, "They can't do it but I've had an idea!" She disappeared up the steps onto the street, and I spoke to Jeff.

"What flowers would you like?"

"White roses," he said.

"I'll get them," I said, and went back up to the street, where the line had grown even longer.

I walked around looking for a florist and bumped into Emma. "I've booked Andy's Forge," she said. "It's a little place just around the corner in Denmark Street. He can go on at 10:30."

I bought as many white roses as I could find. Jeff handed them to people waiting outside and those lucky enough to get into the club, as he squeezed himself into the corner that passed for a stage. He sang upward, listening to his voice reflect off the curved ceiling into this hot, crowded, and attentive space. There must have been a hundred people stuffed in there.

When the show was over, Jeff walked up the steps to the huddle of patient people that Emma had gathered, plus anyone from the first show who wanted to tag along, and led this crowd like the Pied Piper toward Andy's Forge. Abbo was alongside me. "Have you ever seen anything like this before?" I said.

"Never!" he said. And we laughed liked idiots at the wonderful absurdity of hanging out with Jeff.

© Jim Irvin, 2018

[jimi-rawlings]

French island of Martinique seeks to reduce reliance on food imports • F...

ENTREPÔT NAVY MARTINIQUAIS (FRENCH ANTILLES) NOUCHI DIASPORA

Food Scents in NOUCHI Gastronomy Olfactory Arts: Mango, Coconut, Cucumber, Sheep Dairy, Herbal Butter Mollusk, Garlic-Ginger, Dark Roast Coffee, Dark Chocolate, Cinnamon, Vanilla, and Molasses

Cabinda also produces hardwoods, coffee, cacao, rubber, and palm oil products; however, petroleum production accounts for most of Cabinda's domestic product.

Port Royal, Martinique Sister Cities: Antwerp, Belgium, Saint Pedro, Bas-Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire; Boma, Cabinda, Angola; R��publique Démocratique du Congo; St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; Le Havre, Normandy/Marseille-Caanes, Port Alpes Côte d'Azur, France

Bancassurance is a relationship between a bank and an insurance company[1] that is aimed at offering insurance products or insurance benefits to the bank's customers. In this partnership, bank staff and tellers become the point of sale and point of contact for the customer. Bank staff are advised and supported by the insurance company through wholesale product information, marketing campaigns and sales training. The bank and the insurance company share the commission. Insurance policies are processed and administered by the insurance company.

The staple right, also translated stacking right or storage right, both from the Dutch stapelrecht, was a medieval right accorded to certain ports, the staple ports. It required merchant barges or ships to unload their goods at the port and to display them for sale for a certain period, often three days. Only after that option had been given to local customers were traders allowed to reload their cargo and travel onwards with the remaining unsold freight.[1][2]

Gross national product accounts for its citizen’s productions both within and outside its borders. This figure then subtracts income earned by foreign residents within the country. By contrast, gross domestic product measures the production of goods and services made within a country’s borders by both citizens and foreign residents overall.

Marseille or Marseilles (French: Marseille; Provençal Occitan: Marselha; see below) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. A resident of Marseille is a Marseillais.

Tidjane Thiam (French: [tidʒan tiam];[1][2] born 29 July 1962) is an Ivorian and French businessman, and the executive chairman of Freedom Acquisition Corp.[3] He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Swiss bank Credit Suisse from March 2015 to February 2020. He was the chief financial officer of British banking group Prudential from 2007 to 2009, and then its CEO until 2015. In 2019, Thiam became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[4][5][6]

João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço GColIH (born 5 March 1954) is an Angolan politician who has served as the 3rd president of Angola since 26 September 2017.[4] Previously, he was Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2017. In September 2018, he became the Chairman of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the ruling party. He was the party's Secretary-General from 1998 to 2003.

Serge Letchimy (French pronunciation: [sɛʁʒ lɛtʃimi]; born 13 January 1953) is the President of the Executive Council of Martinique and former member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the island of Martinique's 3rd constituency since June 2007, and is a member of The Socialists and affiliated parliamentary group. Letchimy is a member of the Martinican Progressive Party (PPM), or Parti progressiste martiniquais. He was the successor of Aimé Césaire as Mayor of Fort de France from 2001 to 2010 and was the final President of the Regional Council of Martinique from 26 March 2010 until its replacement by the Assembly of Martinique in December 2015.[1]

Capricornus is one of the 88 modern constellations, and was also one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. Its old astronomical symbol is  (♑︎). Under its modern boundaries it is bordered by Aquila, Sagittarius*, Microscopium, Piscis Austrinus, and Aquarius*. The constellation is located in an area of sky called the Sea or the Water, consisting of many water-related constellations such as Aquarius, Pisces and Eridanus. It is the smallest constellation in the zodiac. (Sky God R'ad Angel)*

The French West Indies or French Antilles (French: Antilles françaises, [ɑ̃tij fʁɑ̃sɛːz]; Antillean Creole: Antiy fwansé) are the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean:

The two overseas departments of:

Guadeloupe, including the islands of Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Les Saintes, Marie-Galante, and La Désirade.

Martinique

The two overseas collectivities of:

Saint Martin, the northern half of the island with the same name, the southern half is Sint Maarten, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Saint Barthélemy

Metallurgy Purchasing Matrix Business Cluster Entrepôt with Mineral Water Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)

Regions: Fragrance and Cosmetics Artisanal Plantation, Cash Crops, open-pit-large-scale alluvial and coastal Mining, and Technology Farming

Real Estate Urban Economics: Urban Coastal City Slum and Marina

Port Economics: Coastal City; Urban Brooklyn; County Line Trafficking Coastal City Slum Lords Bay Area

Funding: Naval Local Government

County Line Trafficking: Homestead and Artist Residency

Education: Trade School for Mining, Tile Cutting, and Fishing

Indo-Caribbean Gastronomy: Coconut Flakes Rice, Coconut Cream, Coconut Curry Yogurt Rice Pudding/Mollusk Sauce

Antillanité is a literary and political movement developed in the 1960s that stresses the creation of a specific West Indian identity out of a multiplicity of ethnic and cultural elements.

Subsistence Cashew: Subsistence agriculture occurs when farmers grow food crops to meet the needs of themselves and their families on smallholdings. Subsistence agriculturalists target farm output for survival and for mostly local requirements, with little or no surplus. The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family[1] or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species.[2] Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce urushiol, an irritant. The Anacardiaceae include numerous genera, several of which are economically important, notably cashew (in the type genus Anacardium), mango, Chinese lacquer tree, yellow mombin, Peruvian pepper, poison ivy, poison oak, sumac, smoke tree, marula and cuachalalate. The genus Pistacia (which includes the pistachio and mastic tree) is now included, but was previously placed in its own family, the Pistaciaceae.[3]

Pedagogy, most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners.

FOREIGN DIRECT INTERVENTION (GUERILLA NAVY INFRASTRUCTURE)

A navy, naval force, military maritime fleet, war navy, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields.

The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications (brown-water navy),

Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blue-water navy), and something in between (green-water navy), although these distinctions are more about strategic scope than tactical or operational division.

FX NEGATIVE INTEREST RATE ENTREPÔT CURRENCY

Cash crops are agricultural crops that are planted for the purpose of selling on the market or for export to make profit, as distinguished from subsistence crops planted for the purpose of self-supply of the farmer (like livestock feeding or food for the family).

A commodity index is an index that tracks the price and returns on a basket of commodities. These indexes are often accessible for investing through mutual funds or exchange traded funds (ETFs). Many investors who want access to the commodities market without entering the futures market decide to invest in commodity index funds.

A de facto currency is a unit of money that is not legal tender in a country but is treated as such by most of the populace. The United States dollar and the European Union euro are the most common de facto currencies.

The franc was the currency of Martinique until 2002.

Dark Roast Coffee, Molasses, Hazelnut, Chocolate-Cocoa, Whipped Cream, Cinnamon Compound Butter (Çonxelles) — French Cheese Garlic Onion-Mushroom Culinary Linguistics (Rugxé)

Rugxé Linguistics 

Bouquet Garni: Rugxé French Cheese Garlic Onion-Mushroom Culinary Linguistics (Rugxé)

Dinner: Rugxé Crustless Quiche and Rugxé Stew

Sense: Umami

Cinq au Cinq Linguistics 5x5 Cooking: Colors, Scents, Cooking Methods, Senses, and Flavors (Five Spot for Top 5 Ingredients/Methods)

Phonology: X Vowel Harmony, Soft Rs, Norrow and Long Lips

Larousse Linguistics: Rugxé under French-Onion, Sautée, or Bouquet Garni

Çonxelles Linguistics 

Goûter: Çonxelles Dark Roast Coffee, Molasses, Hazelnut, Chocolate-Cocoa, Whipped Cream, Buttermilk, Cinnamon Compound Butter, Tobacco 

Snack or Breakfast: Cigarillos; Chocolate Chip Banana Pancakes and Molasses or Dark Roast Coffee undertones of Brown Cane Sugar, Dark Chocolate, Hazelnut Cream

Cinq au Cinq Linguistics 5x5 Cooking: Harmony–Contrast Nutty-Sweet Dairy, Cooking Methods, Senses, Time of Day, Hot-Cold Contrast (Five Spot for Top 5 Ingredients/Methods)

Phonology: X Vowel Harmony, Soft Rs, Norrow and Long Lips

Larousse Linguistics: Çonxelles under Goûter

Sense: Goûter

Larousse Linguistics: Rugxé et Çonxelles est Cashew Famille

TURF ACCOUNTING MODEL

+EV

Python Programming Gaussian Distribution

Exotic Options Trading Live Betting

Parlays Minimum for Round Robins

Daily Fantasy Rakes

Daily Fantasy Sports Rakes Minimums with Diamond Jewelry like a retake on Uncut Gems and ShopGLD.

$10k Bundle Tennis Cluster and Studs

$25k Bundle Grillz

$75k Bundle Watch

Gold, Diamond, and Watches Traffickers Accounting

Modified cash basis is an accounting method that combines elements of the two primary bookkeeping practices: cash and accrual accounting. It seeks to get the best of both worlds, recording sales and expenses for long-term assets on an accrual basis and those of short-term assets on a cash basis. The goal here is to provide a clearer financial picture without dealing with the costs of switching to full-blown accrual accounting.

Artisanal Plantation Case Study

Rental Properties, Rental Farmland Plantation Economy, AG Indexes w/ FX CFDs, Gold Bars, Garunteed Investment Certificate are my Net Asset Portfolio.

Yvon Chouinard (born November 9, 1938)[1] is an American rock climber, environmentalist, philanthropist, and outdoor industry businessman. His company, Patagonia, is known for its commitment to protecting the environment. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.[2]

Douglas Rainsford Tompkins (March 20, 1943 – December 8, 2015) was an American businessman, conservationist, outdoorsman, philanthropist, filmmaker, and agriculturalist.

Contracts and Investments

Share Appreciation Right Plans (SAR Plans)

Under SAR Plans, the corporation grants plan participants share appreciation rights. Each SAR entitles participants to receive, on vesting, the net value of the increase in the market value of the corporation’s share between the grant date and the vesting date. Share Appreciation Right Plans are similar to stock option plans in some ways, and to RSU Plans in others:

Value. Share Appreciation Rights function much like stock options in many ways – but unlike stock options, participants aren’t required to pay the exercise price when they exercise the SAR. Share Appreciation Rights start with a nil value at the time of grant, so will have no value at vesting if the market value of the shares has decreased between the dates of grant and of vesting.

Plan Terms. Share Appreciation Right Plans typically contain provisions similar to those of RSU Plans in respect to plan administration, maximum shares reserved for issuance, grant agreement, market value, employment, share capital adjustments, change of control and shareholder agreements.

Vesting. Like RSU Plans, vesting provisions in SAR Plans can also be based on time, performance or both. Performance-based SARs are sometimes called “performance appreciation rights” or “PARs”. Once vested, the plan participant can settle the SARs in cash or in an amount of shares that equals the amount payable to the participant divided by the per share market value

Deferred Compensation

Deferred compensation refers to that part of one’s contribution that is withheld and paid at a future date. Retirement plans and employee pensions are examples of deferred compensation. Employers usually withhold a fraction of employees’ compensation every month, accumulate it over time, and pay the lump sum amount on a date previously agreed upon in the employment contract.

Real Estate Joint Venture (JV)

A real estate joint venture (JV) is a deal between multiple parties to work together and combine resources to develop a real estate project. Most large projects are financed and developed as a result of real estate joint ventures. JVs allow real estate operators (individuals with extensive experience managing real estate projects) to work with real estate capital providers (entities that can supply capital for a real estate project).

Farmland Investments

Age 16-19

Bond Funds

Farmland REITS

CFDS

Real Estate Brokerage Trust Account

Age 20-30

Farmland Recession Proof Stocks (AgTech, Ag ETFS, AgETN)

Incubator and Startup Accelerators

Real Estate Joint Ventures

Age 30-40

Farmland Blue Chip Indexes w/ Credit Spread Options

MINUIT DU L'AFRIQUE-TABAC MOVEMENT

Colour Theory for Subjective Expressionist and Distorted Strokes, Splashes, Smears, Dribbles, with Sensual Lyrics/Sound Poetry. CAAB Movements Culture, Aesthetics, Arts, Bohemian. Esthétique Antagonique (Culture Antagonism and Aesthetic Theory with Industrial Subculture and Edgy Arts), with 5 Senses Collective.

GASTRONOMY AS A LANGUAGE

Culinary linguistics, a sub-branch of applied linguistics, is the study of food and language across various interdisciplinary fields such as linguistic, anthropology, sociolinguistics, and consumption politics and globalisation.[1]

Competitive Cooking Gambling

Cooking Shows as Leagues

Noun and Verb Groups

Gastronomy Trends Marketing Teams

Bocuse d��Or as Organization 

Habitant Conservation Film Festival 

Restaurant Clientel Grocery Stores

Cook Book based Libraries

Bocuse d’Or Qualifiers 

Agriculture Festivals

Wool and Wine

Sporting Event Gastronomy 

Nutritional Biochemistry Learning Show

Farmland Stock Simulators

Agronomics School

Pescatarian Gastronomy School

Agriculture Central Hedge Fund, Mining Unions, Peninsula Agronomique Engineering, Commodities Options Exchange (Credit Spread Options, Farm REITs, Crop Production; Fertelizers and Seeds; Equipment; Distribution and Processing Stocks, Ag ETFs and ETNs, Ag Mutual Funds), Tableau Économiques, Investments Farms REITs, Art Financing Mardi Gras

SOCIO-TRUST FUND NIGERIAN BANKS

Age 16-19

Bond Funds 

Farmland REITS

CFDS

Real Estate Brokerage Trust Account 

Age 20-30

Farmland Recession Proof Stocks (Cosmetics, AgTech, Ag ETFS, AgETN)

Incubator and Startup Accelerators

Real Estate Joint Ventures 

Age 30-40

Farmland Blue Chip Indexes w/ Credit Spread Options

Tunnel Strategy (Offshore Banking)

Purpose: Permanent Residency Card

$250k Deposit

$125k: 60/40 portfolio, 60% Fixed Income & REITs and 40% Blue Chip Stocks 

$50k: Guaranteed Investment Certificates (GICs) and term deposits are secured investments. This means that you get back the amount you invest at the end of your term. The key difference between a GIC and a term deposit is the length of the term. Term deposits generally have shorter terms than GICs.

$75k: Spending Cash

Tax System

Commonwealth of Dominica has initiated legislation that facilitates the creation of offshore corporations, trusts, and foundations, providing tax-friendly and privacy-protected offshore banking services.

Taxes on profits of offshore companies are generally in the range of 0% to 5.5%, and the tax rate decreases as the profits earned increase.

A business cluster is a geographic concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, and associated institutions in a particular field. Clusters are considered to increase the productivity with which companies can compete, nationally and globally. Accounting is a part of the business cluster.[1][2] In urban studies, the term agglomeration is used.[3] Clusters are also important aspects of strategic management. Geographical cluster – as stated above e.g. the California wine cluster[12] or the flower cluster between Rotterdam and Amsterdam in the Netherlands.[13] Sectoral clusters (a cluster of businesses operating together from within the same commercial sector e.g. marine (south east England; Cowes and now Solent) and photonics (Aston Science Park, Birmingham)) Horizontal cluster (interconnections between businesses at a sharing of resources level e.g. knowledge management, machinery, lab and test tools, material supply, professional employment) Factor endowment clusters – They are created because a comparative advantage they might have linked to a geographical position. For example, wine production clusters because of sunny regions surrounded by mountains, where good grapes can grow. This is like certain areas in France such as Burgundy and Champagne, as well as Lombardy, Spain, Chile and California. Low-cost manufacturing clusters – These clusters have typically emerged in developing countries within particular industries, such as automotive production, electronics, or textiles. Examples include electronics clusters in Mexico (e.g. Guadalajara) and Argentina (e.g. Córdoba). Cluster firms typically serve clients in developed countries. Drivers of cluster emergence include availability of low-cost labor, geographical proximity to clients (e.g. in the case of Mexico for U.S. clients; Eastern Europe for Western European clients).[17] Hubs and nodes is a geographic model explaining how linked regions can cooperate to fulfill elements of an industry's value chain and collectively gain sufficient mass to drive innovation growth. In economics, a network effect (also called network externality or demand-side economies of scale) is the phenomenon by which the value or utility a user derives from a good or service depends on the number of users of compatible products. The model of hubs and nodes builds on Porter's cluster model which served well in the past, but as businesses and regions around the world have adjusted to the realities of globalization, the concept of clusters is becoming outdated. In the late 1990s, the Seoul Metropolitan Government in South Korea developed the Digital Media City (DMC), a 135-acre complex, four miles outside of the city's central business district in the Sangam-dong district. With Seoul's rapidly growing cluster of multi-media, IT, and entertainment industries, the Digital Media City, through its vibrant agglomeration, helped to promote these industries and companies whose core business required use of information, communication, and media technologies. DMC grew and prospered as a global business environment, raising Seoul as an east-Asian hub of commerce. The cluster of its digital media-related, high-tech firms spawned partnerships which in turn leveraged both human and social capital in the area. Eventually, DMC fed the innovation of more than 10,000 small-scale Internet, game, and telecommunication firms located in Seoul.[20]

NOUCHI

[betterthanapokeintheeye]

30 gifts for 30 days of November - Day 26

This is the twenty sixth of thirty Better Than a Poke in the Eye recommended gifts for the book lover in your life, even if that book lover is YOU!

Today’s recommendation is : The Worst Witch Colour Gift Edition by Jill Murphy

Whilst these are children's books, even now adults who loved this series as a child still read them, and that is why we have included them in this list.

The Worst Witch was one of Rachel’s favourite book series whilst growing up, so much so that when we recently cleared out her father’s possessions after he died, we found a whole box of Rachel’s childhood books that he had kept for her, and The Worst Witch books were amongst them and obviously very well read.

The Worst Witch tells the story of Mildred Hubble and her new best friend Maud trying their very best to get through their first term at Miss Cackle’s Academy for Witches. Mildred’s clumsiness at being a witch and the trouble it gets her into is the source of much hilarity in these books.

Jill Murphy finished writing The Worst Witch when she was just 18 years old, having started it when she was 15 and in a convent school, but it didn’t find a publisher until 6 years later as most publishers deemed the story about witches too scary for the children's market.

There are eight books in the series, the first, The Worst Witch, was published in 1974 with the latest book First Prize for the Worst Witch getting published in 2018.

Each book covers one term at the school. There are two terms each year: the Winter term, from September to January, and the Summer term, from March to July. In First Prize for the Worst Witch, the most recent book, Mildred is in the Summer term of her fourth year.

Jill Murphy illustrated all the books herself, with black and white drawings which are divine and invoke some very special memories for Rachel (and some of her friends too).

This particular edition is special as Jill has revisited these drawings and produced full colour versions for this anniversary edition of The Worst Witch.

Some readers may remember some of the live action films, tv series and the stage adaptation of the books. The television film, made by ITV in 1986 starred a cavalcade of well known actors such as Tim Curry, Diana Rigg and Fairuza Balk. It's worth seeking this out and having a watch. Tim Curry is especially creepy as the Grand Wizard

You can purchase it through our online bookshop or through any of our affiliate links.  

The Worst Witch Colour Gift Edition by Jill Murphy - R.R.P. £10.99

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CW: IRL cult experience, MLM (as in “multi-level marketing,” not “men-loving man”), mentions of depression and thoughts of suicide, talk of pursuing legal action

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Disclaimer- This is all my personal experience, and thoughts and feelings expressed here are only my own and do not reflect the organizations or all persons within the organizations.

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I know this is a weird place to be sharing what I’m about to, but quite honestly, I don’t know where else to divulge this information other than Reddit.

Here we go-

Several years ago, I accidentally joined a cult within a cult, a subset of Amway at the time called “World Wide Dream Builders.” They have since renamed their organization “World Wide Group” because they began getting negative affiliation with their name as people began exposing them online. (Just Google “World Wide Dream Builders” if you are interested.) But make no mistake, this is the same damn company cult, run by the same people, doing the same shit, and probably using the same or similar tactics.

After moving out of state in 2018 for a myriad of reasons, but a determining number of them being my need for a clean slate, I began to slowly unpack what the fuck I was just a part of and started a long healing journey (from that and much else). A significant component to my understanding of what was really going on and how cults and MLMs operate were the podcasts “Life After MLM,” “Sounds Like A Cult,” “Sounds Like An MLM But Okay,” and “The Dream.” And, of course, Leah Remini’s series “Scientology and the Aftermath” helped me realize just how deep-rooted cults are in American culture at large. If you’ve been in one cult, you’ve kinda been in all of them. (Additionally, r/antiMLM is an excellent source for all things anti-MLM, and this Facebook group is great for ex-members of WWDB/WWG specifically.)

It took me years to make peace with myself over how I could have gotten mixed up with such blatant bullshit and fuckery. I wasn’t in for very long, but those five months where I was dedicated and “all in” (as they say) were a roller coaster, and my mental and physical health was at an all-time low. I was extremely depressed and, at a point, even suicidal, largely due to the “brainwashing” (thought-stopping clichés, love-bombing, and bait-and-switching) and being fed the narrative that “all my problems would go away if I just practiced CORE” (the cult’s acronym for how each good little IBO {another bullshit acronym short for “independent business owner”} should be living day-to-day). I was extremely volatile at the time, and instead of being told that I just needed to “lean into my upline” (my culty superiors), by my upline, they should have urged me to seek professional counseling and help. They were not therapists, psychiatrists, or counselors to any degree, yet they loved to masquerade around as such. 

I could go on and on about all this, but the point of me sharing all this is that back in 2020, I submitted a formal complaint (against either Amway or WWDB, or both; it’s been a while, so I do not remember which) to the FTC. A couple of months ago, I was finally contacted by a senior investigator regarding my submitted complaint. But at the time, I was sick and bedridden with COVID, and I still haven’t responded to them. To be honest, I don’t know what to do or say. Amway is no stranger to class-action lawsuits, and I believe WWDB changed its name because of class-action lawsuits against them.

I still have some of my official paperwork/documents and notes that I took during our “meetings,” but I don’t know if these have any teeth, as so much has changed internally now. My question is if anyone has dealt with the FTC in regards to MLMs and what their experience was. I’m afraid of doing or saying the wrong thing- I don’t know what to say- where to even start. Or is this more so the FTC trying to add me to a class action lawsuit against one or both companies?

I’m hoping to find someone who has gone through this process and can share some words of advice. Or, if you have an Amway/WWDB/WWG/BWW/etc., feel free to reach out to me or reblog this with your experience! My DM’s are always open to those seeking catharsis in this strange and unusual experience and to validate you that yes, that was happening, and yes, that shit was whack!

*A note to my fellow whumpers: I decided to share this here, on my whump blog of all places, because I feel like there is an overlap of connoisseurs of whump and people who have been through some strange experiences. And because this is the first time I’ve felt safe enough in a space to do so. Know that you are not alone! I shared this in hopes of it reaching and helping someone-anyone. Even if one person gets something from this, that’s more than enough for me. Again, my DM’s and asks are open to fellow culties!

P.S. If you are an Amway/WWG/general MLM sympathizer who feels the unnecessary need to DM me or send me an anonymous ask, don’t. Practice self-restraint. I don’t care to hear whatever string of words you feel so compelled to share, insisting that I’m “wrong,” a “loser,” or a “failure,” and that “the system works” because your upline Crown Diamond, Double-Eagle Ruby, Emerald, or your brother, sister, mom, dad, cousin, or whoever else told you so or claims to be a living testament of- it doesn’t and I’m most certainly not. Even if you do know “someone at the top,” it is at the expense of hundreds, if not thousands, of people beneath them, funneling money back up through WWG tool kit systems and dubious “recruitment bonuses.” I won’t read whatever hogwash you send; it will be promptly deleted, and I will block you.

[aviaposter]

DeHavilland Dash 8-Q200 CommutAir operated for United Express

Registration: N364PH Type: Dash 8-202Q Engines: 2 × PW PW123D Serial Number: 524 First flight: Jun 2, 1998

CommutAir, operating as United Express, is a U.S. regional airline. The airline was established in 1989, with headquarters at Clinton County Airport in Plattsburgh, New York. Operations began on August 1, 1989 as a marketing affiliate of USAir. In January 2003, CommutAir announced an agreement with Continental to feed the latter's Cleveland, Ohio hub. CommutAir leased sixteen Bombardier Q200 aircraft from Horizon Air in 2006. And in January 2018, the Q200 was phased out, marking the end of turbo-prop operations. Today, CommutAir operates flights from its bases at Denver, Newark, Washington Dulles, and Houston Intercontinental. In July 26, 2022, the company legally changed its name to CommuteAir, by adding the letter "e".

Poster for Aviators. aviaposter.com

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Is blogging still relevant in the age of TikToks and Instagram?

In an era where attention spans are shrinking, and social networking sites (SNS) like TikTok and Instagram dominate the digital landscape, one might wonder whether traditional blogging still has a place in the digital world. After all, TikToks offer 60-second video clips filled with entertainment, and Instagram showcases stunning visuals in a matter of seconds. Does blogging, with its long-form content, still have a role to play? The short answer is yes. While TikToks and Instagram have their strengths, blogging continues to thrive and play a crucial role in online communication and content creation.

The Power of TikTok and Instagram

Before delving into the enduring relevance of blogging, it's essential to acknowledge the undeniable power of TikTok and Instagram. These platforms have revolutionized the way we consume content, making it easier than ever to share and discover a wide array of multimedia content, from short dance videos to captivating photos (Herrman 2019). Their visual and interactive nature is particularly appealing to a younger generation of internet users, and they have become essential marketing tools for businesses and influencers alike.

Statistics of Blogging (Tumblr)

Let's use Tumblr as an example. According to Bondarchuk (2023), every day, a remarkable 12.8 million blog posts are created and shared on the platform and in 2023, Tumblr experienced substantial growth and increased activity. Over an eight-year span, the platform saw its number of blogs double, highlighting its sustained popularity and continued appeal to its user base, which shows that it is still relevant.

The Strengths of Blogging

Now, let's explore why blogging is still very much relevant in the age of TikToks and Instagram:

1. Depth and Detail

One of the primary strengths of blogging is its capacity for depth and detail (Lazarov 2018). While TikToks and Instagram posts are limited by their short-form nature, blogs allow for in-depth exploration of topics. Whether it's a comprehensive guide, a thoughtful analysis, or a personal essay, blogs provide the space to delve deep into subjects and offer valuable insights that cannot be fully conveyed in a 15-second video or a single image caption.

2. Timeless Content

Blog posts have the potential for longevity that social media posts often lack. A well-written blog article can continue to attract readers and provide value for years after it's published. In contrast, social media content tends to have a fleeting lifespan, with posts quickly buried in users' feeds (Lazarov 2018).

3. SEO and Traffic (Businesses)

Blogs can be powerful tools for improving search engine optimization (SEO) and driving organic traffic to a website. Search engines like Google still prioritize text-based content, and a well-optimized blog can help a website rank higher in search results. This makes blogs a valuable asset for businesses and individuals looking to increase their online visibility and attract a broader audience. According to Hubspot's research findings, websites with blogs receive 55% more traffic compared to those lacking blogs, even if there are no readers (Schaefer 2023).

4. Monetization Opportunities

Many bloggers, just like social media influencers on Instagram and TikTok, generate income through various methods, such as affiliate marketing, sponsored content, and selling products or services. Blogging offers multiple avenues for monetization, making it an attractive platform for those looking to turn their online presence into a source of income (SendPulse 2023).

5. Community Building

Blogs often foster a sense of community among readers. Through comments and discussions, readers can engage with the author and fellow readers, creating a sense of belonging and connection that can be challenging to replicate on platforms like TikTok or Instagram (SendPulse 2023).

6. Diverse Content Formats

Blogs aren't limited to text-based content. They are highly versatile platforms that allow you to incorporate various media formats, including images, videos, infographics, and even podcasts. This flexibility enables you to cater to a broader audience with varying content preferences (Lazarov 2018).

For instance, you can create a blog post that combines written content with embedded videos, offering the best of both worlds. This multimedia approach allows you to engage your audience on different levels and ensures that your blog remains visually appealing and interactive.

Conclusion

In conclusion, blogging remains a relevant and valuable platform in the age of TikToks and Instagram. While these social media platforms have their strengths, blogging offers unique advantages in terms of depth and detail, timeless content, SEO and traffic, monetization opportunities, community building, and diverse content formats. Blogging complements other forms of content creation and can be a foundation of a well-rounded online presence. So, if you're wondering whether blogging is still relevant in the age of TikToks and Instagram, the answer is yes.

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Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself the new leader of Niger after a dramatic coup.

Also known as Omar Tchiani, he staged a takeover which started on Wednesday when the presidential guards unit he led seized the country's leader.

Deposed President Mohamed Bazoum was Niger's first elected leader to succeed another since independence in 1960.

Mr Bazoum is currently thought to be in good health, and still held captive by his own guards.

He had been considered a key ally by Western nations in the fight against Islamist militants in the region.

France - the former colonial power - has said that it does not recognise any of the coup's leaders and will only recognise Mr Bazoum as head of state.

"We reiterate in the strongest terms the international community's clear demand for the immediate restoration of constitutional order and democratically elected civilian power," a statement from the French foreign ministry read.

The coup has also been roundly condemned by international bodies including the African Union, West African regional bloc (Ecowas), the EU and the UN.

However, the leader of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has reportedly praised the coup, describing it as a triumph.

"What happened in Niger is nothing other than the struggle of the people of Niger with their colonisers," Yevgeny Prigozhin was quoted as saying on a Wagner-affiliated Telegram channel.

The BBC has not been able to verify the authenticity of his reported comments.

The Wagner group is believed to have thousands of fighters in countries including the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali, where it has lucrative business interests but also bolsters Russia's diplomatic and economic relations. Wagner fighters have been accused of widespread human rights abuses in several African countries.

Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories from the continent

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Gen Tchiani, 62, has been in charge of the presidential guard since 2011 and was promoted to the rank of general in 2018 by former President Mahamadou Issoufou.

He had also been linked to a 2015 coup attempt against the ex-president, but appeared in court to deny it.

Speaking in a televised address, Gen Tchiani said his junta took over because of several problems in Niger, including insecurity, economic woes and corruption, among other matters.

He also addressed Niger's global allies, saying the junta would respect all of the country's international commitments, as well as human rights.

But the junta has had strong words for those who oppose them, accusing members of the ousted government who have taken refuge in foreign embassies of plotting against them.

They said any such attempt would lead to bloodshed, which has so far been avoided.

Life in the capital Niamey has largely returned to normal with markets and shops open, but civil servants have been told to go home.

Meanwhile Nigeriens have mixed feelings about the coup, with some saying insecurity in the country wasn't severe enough to justify a coup. But others have supported the junta.

Niger's coup is the latest in a wave of military takeovers that have hit the West African region in recent years, toppling governments in countries including Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso.

It also comes as a big blow to the leadership of Ecowas. Just two weeks ago, the bloc's chairman, President Bola Tinubu, warned that terrorism and the emerging pattern of coups in West Africa had reached alarming levels and demanded urgent, concerted actions.

There are now concerns in the West about which countries the new leader will align with. Niger's neighbours, Burkina Faso and Mali, have both pivoted towards Russia since their own coups.

This is the fifth coup in Niger since it gained independence from France in 1960, on top of other unsuccessful takeover attempts.

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Gulf Brokers DMCC’s Scandal Exposed

Gulf Brokers DMCC is the name of a broker located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The company has obtained a license from the Securities and Commodities Authority and is also a corporate member of the DGCX (Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange).

Please find their contact number at +971 42 42 4120, and their office address at Gulf Brokers DMCC, Office no. 905, the Palladium Tower, Cluster C, JLT Dubai, UAE. This broker’s website is very easy to navigate. There are no standout bargains.

Furthermore, there appears to be a lack of incentives for users to create an account on their platform, which raises suspicions. Additionally, the company consistently emphasizes its licensing from the SCA and its role as a broker for the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange.

Gulf Brokers DMCC Lacks Valuable Information

You can find a comprehensive list of the advantages Gulf Brokers DMCC offers to its clients on its website. However, the benefits they provide are the minimum you can expect from a forex broker located in the UAE. The company emphasizes its commitment to providing fast trade execution and 24/7 customer service. Isn’t that a common offering among all forex brokers?

They claim to offer additional benefits such as safeguarding your money and ensuring regulatory oversight by the SCA. I have completed my task. The business does not offer any attractive trading terms or promotions to entice customers. The trading conditions website of Gulf Brokers DMCC also highlights the same four benefits.

The company states in its legal documents that it has the authority to bill you for the various services it provides. However, the specific amount of this fee remains uncertain. Furthermore, Gulf Brokers DMCC fails to provide clear details regarding the services it would charge for.

The only positive aspect of Gulf Brokers DMCC is the fact that it has a SCA license. Unfortunately, that is not enough to establish the broker’s credibility.

Can Gulf Brokers DMCC be trusted? The owners of this business seem to have questionable intentions, evident from the lackluster and uninformative nature of their website, as well as their tendency to withhold important information from customers.

This broker seems to be exploiting the potential of the mostly untapped market in the Middle East. The business fails to highlight any unique qualities that distinguish it from its competitors. Maybe because it doesn’t have any. In addition, it fails to provide any information regarding its pricing and remains silent on the specifics of its trading terms.

It is advisable to minimize your involvement with Gulf Brokers DMCC. There are plenty of other brokers available in the UAE, so you don’t have to stick with the worst one.

Unveiling Gulf Brokers DMCC The OffshoreLeaks investigation uncovers the activities of organized crime networks, such as Gulf Brokers DMCC, responsible for multiple fraudulent schemes targeting investors in countries such as India, Cambodia, Indonesia, and others. These networks are based in the UAE.

It took nearly a year for OffshoreLeaks to expose the fraudulent activities of Gulf Brokers DMCC. The extensive research involved collecting all relevant information about Gulf Brokers DMCC, its affiliated companies, and the individuals involved through thorough examination of numerous documents and conversations with multiple reliable sources.

Since 2018, this network of organized criminals has been involved in various trading fraud schemes that have had a significant impact on multiple nations, resulting in substantial financial losses and loss of life.

Unfortunately, in many cases, individuals are left with no choice but to accept the financial loss they have experienced. Gulf Brokers DMCC focuses on attracting investors from South-East Asia, Africa, and countries where brokers are not commonly registered. Gulf Brokers DMCC is a company registered in Seychelles with limited liability. Considering a trip to Seychelles? Me neither.

This suggests that your money is not assured, regulated, or protected by the government. You are transferring funds to an offshore account and relying on their investment expertise. They don’t, and we have the evidence to prove it.

OffshoreLeaks has recently uncovered the identities of the individuals leading this group and possesses extensive records of their criminal history, along with detailed personal information about their close connections. This information includes specifics such as their preferred vehicles, frequented restaurants, and romantic partners. We are disclosing all of this information, except for the images and names of the individuals.

This is because it is against the law unless OffshoreLeaks.com decides to release this information to the public.

Gulf Brokers DMCC Domain Analysis Investigate whether Gulf Brokers DMCC is regulated and whether they are providing trading advice or investment opportunities, as this may potentially violate legal regulations.

These types of websites, commonly referred to as “HYIPs” (high-yield investment programs), have gained notoriety for deceiving consumers with grandiose claims and ultimately leaving them empty-handed.

Gulf Brokers DMCC seems to focus on attracting customers primarily in Europe and the USA by reaching out through phone calls and social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. Many phishing call centers are located in South India. The information will be disclosed in a report by OffshoreLeaks.com.

One of the associates involved in Gulf Brokers DMCC’s fraudulent operation is Copreus Pvt Ltd from Sri Lanka. -Victoria Partners -ZPH Marketing

How does the scam work? Aside from assessing the brokerage in advance using the information available on its website, having knowledge of how scams work is crucial in the trading industry. Here are the three standard steps:

You will be directed to a website where you need to provide your personal information, including your address, email address, and phone number, after clicking on an advertisement that claims to offer immediate financial gain. Once you’ve shared your personal information, brokers will give you a call and try to convince you to invest with them, promising great returns. After carefully considering their pitches, you decide to deposit an amount between $200 and $250. The scammers quickly pocket a substantial commission from this initial deposit.

Once they have finished with you, experienced con artists will begin to exert pressure on you to provide additional funds. They claim that it is the sole method to enhance your trading profits. It would be wise to reconsider your current situation and minimize any further losses by withdrawing your remaining funds.

Regrettably, individuals who engage in fraudulent activities do not consider such concepts. They will now attempt to persuade you to stay and not leave immediately. The reason behind this is quite evident: traders have a limited timeframe to request a chargeback from their bank and get a refund. The primary objective of the “recovery department” is to trick individuals into missing a crucial timeframe, ultimately destroying any possibility of reclaiming their funds.

Conclusion Gulf Brokers DMCC attempts to present itself as trustworthy but fails to establish a sense of trustworthiness. They exaggerate their services and hide important selling terms. It would be preferable to find someone else since they don’t even provide details about their fees.

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Crafting the Perfect Phlebotomy Resume: Top Examples & Tips for Success

Crafting the Perfect Phlebotomy Resume: Top Examples & Tips for Success

In ⁤the competitive field of healthcare, a well-crafted resume ‌is your first step toward ⁢landing ⁣your dream job as a phlebotomist. This article will guide you ​through essential ‌tips, provide top examples, and help you understand what makes a⁤ resume ‌stand out in the crowded job market. Whether ‍you’re an experienced professional or just starting your career in phlebotomy, this guide is tailored for you.

Why a Great Phlebotomy ⁣Resume Matters

Your​ resume is your personal marketing tool. It directly influences a potential employer’s first impression of you. A strong phlebotomy resume can:

Highlight Your Skills: Showcase‌ your technical and interpersonal skills that are crucial for patient care.

Demonstrate‌ Your Experience: Clearly articulate your previous roles and responsibilities in the field.

Set You Apart from Competitors: A well-structured ​resume can differentiate you from other ​applicants.

Key Elements of a Successful Phlebotomy Resume

To craft a compelling phlebotomy resume, include the ⁣following key sections:

1. Contact Information

Ensure your contact details⁣ are clearly displayed at the top of your⁢ resume.

Full Name

Email Address

Phone Number

LinkedIn Profile (optional)

2. Objective Statement

Your objective should be a brief ​statement that outlines your career aspirations and what you ‍can bring to the job. For example:

“Dedicated and patient-focused phlebotomist with over 3 years of experience in clinical environments, seeking to leverage skills in a reputable healthcare facility.”

3. Skills Section

List relevant phlebotomy skills, both technical and soft. This might include:

Venipuncture Expertise

Patient Interaction

Compliance ‌with Safety Regulations

Data Management and Record Keeping

4. Professional Experience

Detail ‌your work history,​ using bullet points for clarity. Include job title, employer name, location, ‍and dates of employment:

Job Title

Employer

Location

Dates

Certified Phlebotomist

ABC Healthcare

City, State

Jan 2020⁤ – Present

Phlebotomy Technician

XYZ Laboratory

City, State

Jun 2018 – Dec 2019

Follow each entry with bullet points detailing your responsibilities and achievements:

Collected blood samples from ⁢patients with a focus on patient comfort.

Maintained accurate records in ​compliance with health regulations.

5. Education and Certifications

List your educational⁢ background and‍ relevant certifications:

Associate Degree in Health‌ Sciences, State College, 2018

Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT), National Certification Board, 2019

6. Additional Sections

Depending on your background, you may include sections for:

Volunteer Work

Professional Affiliations (e.g., National Phlebotomy Association)

Languages Spoken

Tips for Enhancing Your Phlebotomy Resume

Follow these practical tips to‌ make your resume more‌ effective:

Tailor Your Resume: Customize your resume for each job application ���by including keywords from the job ​description.

Quantify​ Your Achievements: ⁣If possible, use ​numbers to illustrate your accomplishments (e.g., “Collected over 2,000 samples per year”).

Keep It Concise: Aim for ‍a ⁢one-page resume, especially ⁢if you⁢ have less than ⁣10 years of experience.

Proofread: Spelling ‍and grammar mistakes​ can undermine your professionalism.

Case Studies: Success Stories from Phlebotomists

Let’s look at a few success ⁣stories from phlebotomists who excelled in their job search thanks to effective resumes:

1. Jennifer S.: From Intern to Full-Time Employee

After interning at a local clinic, Jennifer crafted a resume that highlighted her hands-on experience and passion for patient care. ​She emphasized her internship achievements, which led to a job offer shortly after graduation.

2. Mark ‍L.: The Power​ of Networking

Mark ⁤attended several networking events and tailored his resume for each opportunity. By directly referencing ​skills that employers were seeking, he secured two job interviews and landed his ideal ⁢job.

First-Hand Experience: Insights ‌from Hiring ‍Managers

We reached out to ⁣hiring ⁣managers in the healthcare sector for their thoughts on phlebotomy resumes:

“We look for evidence of ⁣compassion in resumes. Patient care is at the heart of phlebotomy work.” – Sarah, HR Manager

“Technical skills are important, but we appreciate candidates who also ⁤highlight their ability to work‍ in a team.” –‌ James, Lead Recruiter

Conclusion: Your Path to Phlebotomy Success Starts Here

Crafting the perfect phlebotomy resume is a crucial step toward launching or advancing your career in this⁤ rewarding field. By including the⁣ essential⁣ elements outlined in this guide and following the tips provided, you’ll be well on your ⁤way to ⁣creating a standout resume. Remember, a well-structured resume combined with a genuine passion for patient care can open doors to a successful career in phlebotomy.

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Delaware Confiscates $100 Billion of Musk's Wealth (Kathaleen McCormick is affiliated with the Democratic Party)

A Delaware judge moved Monday to confirm its confiscation of Elon Musk's wealth that he created at Tesla — denying him a compensation package that would be worth over $100 billion in value today.

Musk has paid a heavy price for countering woke politics, making X a neutral platform, and backing Donald Trump for president.

Delaware Chancellor Judge Kathaleen McCormick (Kathaleen McCormick is affiliated with the Democratic Party) on Monday ruled to confirm her January ruling that found Musk was not eligible for a 2018 compensation package then valued at $56 billion.

McCormick complained the Tesla package for Musk was the "biggest compensation plan ever — an unfathomable sum."

After McCormick had initially ruled that Musk had not gotten proper approval from Tesla shareholders, Musk filed suit.

Musk said he properly received board approval and later hit financial targets to earn the compensation, including benchmarks based on stock value, profitability, and revenue.

At one point, visionary Musk had driven the value of Tesla to close a trillion dollars during the compensation period. Today, Tesla holds a market cap of over $1.1 trillion.

After the judge's January 2024 ruling, Tesla went back to its shareholders to approve the Musk compensation plan.

In June, Tesla shareholders again approved the original $56 billion compensation overwhelmingly — with 77% of stock owners backing Musk and the package.

After the shareholder vote, Tesla went back to the Delaware court to seek its approval, only to find its compensation plan rebuffed again.

"Even if a stockholder vote could have a ratifying effect, it could not do so here," McCormick said in her opinion Monday.

"Were the court to condone the practice of allowing defeated parties to create new facts for the purpose of revising judgments, lawsuits would become interminable," she wrote.

McCormick saw little contradiction, however, in penalizing Musk for the wealth he created, while granting the lawyers who sued him on behalf of shareholders an incredible $345 million in attorney fees for their legal filings.

Musk was not happy by today's ruling and took to X writing, "Shareholders should control company votes, not judges."

Musk reposted other X posts critical of the ruling.

One repost stated: "Things to do in Delaware: 1) Leave."

Musk also reported fund manager Cathie Wood's X post where she called McCormick an "activist judge at its worst."

Wood continued: "No judge has the right to determine CEO compensation. Shareholders voted twice, overwhelming each time, to ratify @elonmusk's 2018 performance-based pay package."

Since the court's first ruling, Musk has been on the warpath with Delaware.

This year he moved both Tesla and SpaceX's incorporation from Delaware to Texas. He also moved Neuralink to Nevada.

Musk has also urged other companies to quit Delaware as well.

On X, Musk has stated bluntly, "Never incorporate your company in the state of Delaware."

The home state of President Joe Biden, Delaware has come under criticism for its close ties to the Biden family and its political agenda.

Last year, The Wall Street Journal published an article, co-authored by former Attorney General William Barr, lambasting Delaware for embracing far-left Environmental, Social, and Governance policies and attempting to push them on corporations.

And The Hill reported that major corporations are fleeing Delaware as a result of its highly politicized agenda.

Data suggests Delaware is seeing a drop-off of new incorporations. In 2022, the last year the state released data, Delaware saw a 6% fall in new incorporations.

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FTC Distributes $2.8 Million in Refunds to Victims of Deceptive ‘Free Trial’ Scheme

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the distribution of more than $2.8 million in refunds to individuals misled by a fraudulent “free trial” scheme orchestrated by Apex Capital Group and its associates. This initiative marks the culmination of a legal battle that commenced in 2018, targeting deceptive marketing practices in the personal care and dietary supplement sectors.

The FTC’s 2018 complaint against Apex Capital Group, alongside Phillip Peikos, David Barnett, and various affiliated entities, unveiled a complex operation exploiting online consumers. Marketed under the guise of “free trial” offers, the products were instead sold at full price, with consumers unknowingly enrolled in ongoing subscription plans. This deceptive practice ensnared countless individuals into unauthorized financial commitments, leveraging an intricate network of shell companies and straw owners both domestically and internationally to process payments.

The fraudulent operations, which began in early 2014, saw a range of personal care items and supplements pushed onto unsuspecting consumers. The scheme persisted until November 2018, when a court order, prompted by the FTC, effectively halted the deceptive activities.

In the aftermath of this legal victory, the FTC is dispatching 153,940 refund checks to affected consumers. Each recipient is advised to cash their checks within 90 days, as indicated. This refund process is a significant step in providing restitution to those impacted by Apex Capital’s unscrupulous business practices.