#go ahead and be critical of the practice as a whole in the industry

[girlitfeelsgood]

is taylor "blocking other artists from going number 1" or are those artists just not as popular as taylor.

[glitchphotography]

Ok, I’m going to write one last thing about AI Art. This time, with no trolling or sassy memes. So I hope y’all can read it with an open mind.

So there was considerable pushback to my previous post and there were some very valid POVs. To the people who said stuff like “AI is being used unethically and I don’t want to f_ck with it,” Yes! You are right to feel this way and I respect that position. It’s equally valid to say “AI is being used unethically, so I want to explore the limits of this technology and how it affects the world we live in.” and it’s also equally valid to say “AI allows me to concept and source visuals that I can then process into my own artworks.”

But here’s the thing. There is more than one kind of visual art practice and many of them are not existentially threatened by generative image AIs. If anything, the artists who are threatened by this tech are the ones who make a living off of making representational imagery for a number of cultural industries. This in itself is a privileged position that isn’t afforded to most visual artists. Many artists who exhibit and publish around the world don’t get the opportunity to live off of their work, they have to teach or work in adjacent industries to survive. This is especially true for new media artists like myself.

That said. It’s obvious that these generative image AIs are quite adept at simulating visual data. But anyone who has used Midjourney or Dalle2 can attest, there’s so much that these AIs can’t and won’t do. Visual art is not just the mechanical simulation of visual style.

Here’s what generative image AIs can’t do, it can’t create images with a sense of:

Concept

Materiality (Physical or Digital)

Criticality 

Yes, it also can’t create hands and it’s not that great at drawing Black people either. But more importantly, AI can’t imagine what it means to work with materials, whether it’s the scratched up photos of Adrian Piper, or the glitch artifacts of a specific image format. Generative image AIs can’t create conceptual art and it can’t look at or arrange images in a critical way. What I’ve noticed is that many artists (not all ofc) who work on these levels of meaning are not threatened by AI, many of them see it as an interesting tool that they may or may not use. Working with these layers of meaning is what keeps artists ahead of the curve in terms of how these automated technologies are developed.

There were similar hysterics with the advent of photography, and it took many decades for photography to be accepted as an art form. “You just have to push a button,” they’d say. “Photography is going to kill the fine art of painting.” yada yada. Photography certainly didn’t kill painting, if anything, painting was freed from the burden of representation. We wouldn’t have cubism, or suprematism, or abstract expressionism, or pop art without the development of photography. It’s true that many portrait artists lost their gigs with photography, but overall humanity’s creative drive survived and flourished.

(Side note: Generative image AIs are going to eff up photography in many ways, some scary, and I think as a post-photography artist, it’s important to interrogate these dynamics rather than disavow it. But that’s my imperative. Stock photogs and some fashion photogs are going to get screwed, but not photojournalists or documentary photogs as much.)

So yes. Generative image AIs are basically appropriation machines and, as far as appropriation machines go, its like the equivalent of a visual art sausage maker. It averages all the images scraped from the internet into a kind of fast-food aesthetics.

But here’s the rub. Generative image AIs can’t imagine what doesn’t already exist. Every output is the result of averages from existing visual data . AI will never replace an unfettered imagination. This is another reason why the whole NO AI ART movement doesn’t speak for all artists, because many of us are striving create images that haven’t been created before.

But I get it, this is Tumblr, and since the great purge of 2018 the dominant aesthetic has been fandom-based art, which relies on borrowed aesthetics much in the same way that AI does. I think the reality is that many artists who work in this niche are going to get royally f_cked and my heart goes out to them. It won’t be the AIs that do the f_cking, but the IP owners like DisneyMarvel, Sony, Epic Games, Nintendo, etc . They will be the first to use generative image AIs so that they can save money by not hiring artists. This will be especially tragic for the privileged few who went to art school to land industry jobs.

These existential threats to artists are ultimately a question of labor rights as opposed to technology.(UNIONIZE!) Appropriation is literally the engine that drives all art from the beginning of time. Every artistic tradition has grown because of appropriation. Whether it’s blues or classical music, Shakespearean tragedy, renaissance paintings, pop art, conceptual art, hip-hop, you name it, there has been appropriation. The question about whether appropriation is good or not, is a question of where capital is flowing to. Like Rock n Roll is crap because it channeled capital from a Black musical tradition to the hands of white musicians. But hip-hop was great because sampling (a real art form, like AI art) became the basis or a whole new urban Black musical tradition that would bring some capital back, eventually from the sampled sounds of white musicians. Ofc this is a simplistic summary, look at how long it took Biz Markie to get royalties, etc 

So yes, Generative Image AI Services are appropriating art works in ways that are harmful to some artists and these artists should get royalties every time their name is conjured up in a text prompt. But I’m sorry, this doesn’t mean that “artworks are being stolen.” Nothing has been stolen.

What people don’t realize was that many of these image models were created years ago. Data was scraped from the internet on a mass scale and this was all legally sanctioned because of Fair Use Laws that protect researchers who want to scrape data. These datasets, like LAION-5B which itself is based off the Common Crawler dataset, are open source and freely available. They were created for research purposes within research settings and that is totally legitimate. Fair Use Laws are essential to artists and data scraping is one of those things that can be used for good or evil. But the way these AI models were trained was completely legal. What is ethically dubious and f_cked up is how corporations used these legal mechanisms designed to help artists and researchers to create a privatized service product. Again, this is why I say, “you don't hate AI Art, you hate capitalism”

The reality is that an artist can copyright an image, but not a general style. This idea that every artist on ArtStation has some inalienable originality and uniqueness to their work is the result of a hyper-individualistic capitalist ideology that is utterly out of touch with how art has been historically produced. Since the advent of mechanical reproduction, the magical aura of the art work has long been dead. Authenticity and originality are marketing buzzwords and not facts.

These “AI stole my art” arguments are crouched in a deeply regressive view of copyright and intellectual property, because very few artists, if any, would be able to prove in court that an AI plagiarized their works. AIs are sophisticated averaging machines, so the more an artist’s work appears to be copied, the more datapoints of their works and similar works exist in the training model. Proving that AI “steals art works” would also mean dismantling Fair Use Laws, which actually protect artists from predatory corporate IPs. 

Digital remix culture, fan art, hentai, all the things you dearly love and breathe on this Tumblr site would evaporate without Fair Use and it’s hella naive to think that if one of these illustrators actually proves that AI “stole their work,” that Disney and Studio Ghibli and Nintendo won’t come around and say that illustrators are in turn stealing their precious IPs. Copyright laws exist to protect the ruling class. There’s a reason why all us lefty new media artists release works as CC. (Side note: Still waiting to see an artist from the Global South make a “AI steals my arts” argument, so far i’ve only seen US and EU-based artists fret.)

And there is a sad irony in all of this. None of my works were used to train AI even though Tumblr was among the sites that were scraped. (I never used ArtStation or Deviant Art bc they don’t eff with experimental media artists) The reason is that there’s a preference for images that are algorithmically legible. The effed up reality of internet platforms is that algorithms judge your images before distributing them. Glitch art and experimental media arts are usually judged to be low quality content by the instagrams and tumblrs of the world. I had like 200 abstract images flagged during the great purge of 2018 that I appealed and won, because these algorithms don’t have a clue about what is art and what isn't. Everything on ArtStation, stock image websites, are easily legible by nature, and as such, easy to algorithmically appropriate. Artists who know how to create works that are algorithmically illegible will thrive in the post-AI era.

And this leads me to my final point. Many artists, like myself, are drawn to AI for what I call “Liminal Aesthetics.” It’s not about how good the AI can approximate an image, but how bad it is. Many of us are interested in these mal-nourished images. The weird faces and hands, the lack of proportions, the weird shapes, and unexpected textures. The thing though, is that as these generative image AIs get more advanced, the liminal aesthetics are lost. The more these AIs get better at parsing natural language, the more basic and unaesthetic the outputs. So for many artists, this AI moment is temporary. As DALLE2 and MidJourney will ultimately turn into a fancy clip art generator that will replace stock image and stock graphics sites, from iStock to Sketchfab. That’s why I think it’s important to embrace this shit now, because these gorgeous liminalities will soon be a historical artifact.

To conclude, I will say this, and this is very important. The trad art world and their system of values is dying. In the post-digital world of infinite images that aren’t bound by physical scarcity, the rarest and most valuable images are the ones that are remembered, shared, and viralized. If your art is being copied or replicated, even by an AI or a bot, that means that your art is surviving this new era. There are worse fates than having your art copied.

That worst fate is censorship and forgetting.

The image at the top is [ILLUSTRATION #4j2492D] by jonCates, he describes ths AI work as “The Artificially Illustrated Glitch Western Primer for Machine Learnerrs,” and it’s part of a much broader project of creating the first “Glitch Western” based on historical narratives of Black and Chinese people in the West. Most of this project isn’t AI-based imagery, but lovingly crafted video and game art.

Some may not know this, but jonCates was big on Tumblr before the purge of 2018. He’s an og glitch artist and his “Dirty New Media” tumblr was a veritable museum of lewd glitch arts. I remember being so proud when my boo’s glitched bootie ended up on that page. The site was a treasure. Sadly though, Tumblr deleted all record of the Dirty New Media blog as well as jonCates’ tumblr of personal work. All f_cking gone forever. This is the real tragedy of censorship and forgetting. A whole culture lost. 

So why cling to this destructive dynamic because you read a hot take about AI by a privileged artist working in gatekeeping industries? What is copied and appropriated can still live on and we all can do better and fight the power where it resides instead of vilifying other artists. Cheers, shout out to everyone who read all this <3

[duhragonball]

Were you aware of/do you have an opinion on the Dragonball theme park that is starting construction soon? On the one hand it seems like that Harry Potter theme park (which was a dumb idea, nobody serious cares about HP anymore), but Dragonball also isn't shitty, and Akria Toriyama didn't spend the last years of his life making sure everyone knew he was a transphobe (which J.K. Rowling is doing her best to do). Do you have a take?

I was not aware of any of this, so I don't think I have much to contribute to the conversation.

The article I just found was published only a few hours ago, so I guess this is a HOTTT scoop? Also, it looks like the thing is being built in Saudi Arabia, so I guess that's why this got announced in the middle of the night where I live. It's 3am here and I'm up early because I went to bed at 7pm and woke up around 1am.

Okay, so the Saudi connection is something I can talk about, because this sounds a lot like the same agenda that led to the WWE's infamous deal with Saudi Arabia. For those of you who aren't into pro wrestling, in 2018 WWE started putting on events in Jeddah and Riyadh. This has been controversial for several reasons, but the main sticking point is that the Saudi assassination of dissident journalist James Khashoggi took place in October 2018, a few weeks before WWE's second-ever Saudi show, Crown Jewel. The U.S. condemned the assassination, and politicians pressured WWE to call off the show, but the Kingdom paid a lot of money for the deal, and Vince McMahon only cares about himself, so they just went ahead and did the show anyway. There's other issues, but that one especially stuck in my craw, and it's why I canceled my WWE Network subscription and haven't watched their product ever since.

Basically, the Saudi government has been trying to revamp their economy to reduce dependence on the petroleum industry. The WWE deal is part of the "Saudi Vision 2030" project, which aims to increase the economic, social, and cultural diversification of the country by the end of this decade. Tourism is a big part of that plan, which is why they're paying big money for sporting events, live shows, and so on. Their plans also include a lot of political and social reforms, but this feels like an afterthought, especially to a lot of critics. For example, they announced a "Red Sea Film Festival" in 2019, but in order to put on such an event, they first had to lift a 35-year moratorium on building new movie theaters. They started allowing women to enter the King Fahd International Stadium for the first time, but that's probably just because they really wanted a packed house for these shows and concerts they're putting on.

The whole thing smacks of propaganda designed to distract the public from KSA's lousy record on human rights. When WWE was promoting their first Jeddah show, they ran a lot of video packages about Saudi Vision 2030 and talked up how cool it was that the country was seeking to modernize. Meanwhile, a lot of their roster couldn't even go to these shows for various reasons. Sami Zayn's a Syrian by descent, Noam Dar is an Israeli, and Montel Vontavious Porter is a former Muslim, so he might get executed for apostasy if he entered the country. The women's roster was a whole other thing. I think they were just left at home for the first couple of shows, and then they gradually started allowing more women to participate. And all those slick Saudi Vision video packages looked pretty hollow when James Khashoggi got murdered.

My take has been that KSA is just throwing money at their problems and trying to distract their critics. Saudi Arabia is practically synonymous with oil, and that's what made the country rich. I watched a video on this a while back, and if I remember right, they discovered oil in the 1930s and wanted to avoid getting exploited by the British and French, so they partnered with the United States. That prosperous relationship allowed Saudi Arabia to become a regional power and basically have things their way. The human rights problems were allowed to persist because they knew the U.S. would always back them up to protect their oil interests.

But over the last fifty years or so, U.S. dependence on Saudi oil has declined. See, it's not that Saudi Arabia has more crude oil than other countries. What made it so important in the petroleum industry is that Saudi crude is much easier to refine than other sources. So Saudi refineries can produce more fuel in a short span of time, which gave them a lot of leverage in that sector. But there's been a big push in the U.S. to seek out and refine more crude oil domestically, and that's cut into Saudi Arabia's prestige. Now, when rival powers like Iran start bothering Saudi Arabia, the U.S. isn't as quick to offer support, and that's why KSA is trying to figure out how to adapt to the changing times.

To be blunt, I don't know how the hell a Dragon Ball theme park helps solve any of this. If the oil revenue is on the decline, then it makes sense for a country to invest in other industries while the coffers are fuil, but now Saudi Arabia has to backtrack a lot of their draconian laws and authoritative policies to improve their public image. And they need to do it quickly, but not so quickly as to upset the conservative elements in the country.

Like, all right, let's say they open this park, and they really want people to fly in from all over the world. I know a lot of women in the Dragon Ball fandom. What kind of restrictions would they have to deal with in the park? Is there a stringent dress code? They made a big deal out of the historic first-ever women's match at one of those Crown Jewel shows, but the wrestlers had to wear black unitards under their usual ring gear. So they eased up on some rules, but you watch the show and you can tell there's still some rules in place.

I've met a lot of LBGTQ+ people in this fandom. Can they go to the Saudi Dragon Ball theme park? Can a same-sex couple hold hands as they wait in line to ride the Ginyu Force Log Flume? And I'm sure there's a guy at the General Entertainment Authority office who would assure me that it's all good, nothing to worry about, everyone is welcome, please come to the theme park and spend lots of money. But once you get there? Remember, James Khashoggi was a citizen of Saudi Arabia, and he walked into that consulate assured that everything would be cool, and then it wasn't.

You mentioned the Harry Potter theme park, and yeah, that whole franchise is a PR hot mess, but at least I don't have to ask these kinds of questions about who can go to the park without getting detained. That's the public relations mess Saudi Arabia has to clean up. At least with Harry Potter, they just have to distract people from one hateful, cranky billionaire. For most casual fans, "J.K. Rowling" is a name they barely notice in the credits. But Saudi Arabia's issues are baked into the government, laws, and history of the whole country. Reform is possible, but it isn't as simple as the propaganda makes it sound. There's a lot of damage that needs to be repaired.

I'm sorry, I kind of turned this into a rambling essay about Saudi Arabia's pivot to tourism, but for me that's the main issue here. The park might get completed and it may even do big business, but I don't think there's a lot of transparency with these projects. From what I've heard, the WWE shows in Jeddah and Riyadh don't actually make a lot of money. Much of the live crowd attends for free just to make the shows look more popular than they are, and WWE only plays along because they're getting paid handsomely for the effort. It just comes across like the country is spending lots of money to imitate a tourist destination without actually becoming one. So the Dragon Ball park looks like it's also going to be a means to an end. Someone in charge liked the idea enough to push it through, but that doesn't translate into success.

Oh, wait, I just realized: What if the park opens, then fails, and it gets abandoned? I really don't have any interest in theme parks, but abandoned theme parks kick ass. Imagine Dogpatch U.S.A, except it's Dragon Ball themed. That would be amazing. I hope I live long enough to see photos of it when it gets all old and decrepit.

[rightserve]

BIM interoperability Solutions and Challenges

Building information modeling (BIM) has turned into a momentous strategy in the field of design, designing, and development (AEC), further developing navigation, productivity, and cooperation the whole way through a venture's lifecycle. Notwithstanding, one of the basic viewpoints that direct the outcome of BIM execution is interoperability - the consistent trade of information between different BIM programming stages and partners. In this blog, we'll dig into the arrangements and difficulties encompassing BIM interoperability, investigating key ideas like COBie, norms across various nations, Uniformat and Omniclass, and the crucial job of resource the executives and information enlistment.

Understanding COBie: A Key Component of BIM Interoperability

COBie, short for Development Tasks Building information trade, remains as an essential norm for the trading of office resource information. It works with the advanced handover of resource information from development to activity stage, guaranteeing that fundamental information about building parts, hardware, and frameworks are precisely recorded and effectively open. COBie smoothes out the course of information trade, advancing interoperability among different programming stages utilized in AEC projects.

Standards Across Different Countries: Harmonizing Diverse Practices

One of the huge difficulties in BIM interoperability lies in the variety of principles embraced by various nations and locales. While BIM offers a normalized way to deal with information the board and joint effort, varieties in guidelines, conventions, and industry practices can impede consistent interoperability. Notwithstanding, endeavors are in progress to orchestrate these principles through global cooperation and the improvement of interoperable structures. By laying out shared conviction and cultivating common comprehension, the worldwide AEC people group can beat the hindrances presented by dissimilar principles and accomplish smoother interoperability.

Uniformat & Omniclass: Streamlining Classification and Categorization

Uniformat and Omniclass act as characterization frameworks that classify building components and development information, separately. These frameworks give an organized system to sorting out information, improving on the course of information trade and recovery in BIM projects. By sticking to Uniformat and Omniclass norms, partners can guarantee consistency and exactness in information portrayal, accordingly upgrading interoperability across various programming stages and task stages.

Asset Management: Maximizing the Value of BIM Data

Powerful resource the board is fundamental for utilizing the maximum capacity of BIM information all through the building lifecycle. By coordinating BIM models with resource the board frameworks, partners can follow and keep up with building parts, enhance execution, and settle on informed choices in light of continuous information. In any case, accomplishing consistent interoperability among BIM and resource the board frameworks requires powerful information enrollment processes and normalized conventions. Through productive information enrollment and synchronization, partners can overcome any issues between design aim and functional reality, opening new open doors for effectiveness and development.

Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

Notwithstanding the critical headways in BIM interoperability, a few difficulties persevere, going from mechanical restrictions to social obstructions and lawful intricacies. Interoperability issues frequently emerge because of incongruent information designs, deficient programming incorporation, and protection from change inside the business. Yet, these challenges likewise offer opportunities for inventiveness and participation. By putting resources into innovative work, cultivating broad cooperation, and advancing instruction and preparing programs, the AEC people group can address these difficulties head-on and make ready for an additional interoperable and associated future.

Conclusion

BIM interoperability is critical for understanding the maximum capacity of Building Information Modeling in the AEC business. By embracing guidelines, for example, COBie, blending rehearses across various nations, taking on grouping frameworks like Uniformat and Omniclass, and incorporating resource the board arrangements, partners can conquer interoperability challenges and open additional opportunities for coordinated effort, effectiveness, and worth creation. As innovation proceeds to develop and the interest for more brilliant, more supportable buildings develops, the significance of interoperability will just keep on expanding, making it basic for the AEC people group to focus on interoperability drives and embrace advancement in quest for a more associated fabricated climate.

[douchebagbrainwaves]

WHY I'M SMARTER THAN CUSTOMER

For example, suppose you're just two founders and you want to know how to design a car, ask a focus group. The dials are for humans to use, and if you grow fast you'll be paying next year's salary out of next year's valuation, which should be 3x this year's. As computers have grown more powerful, the new languages being developed have been moving steadily toward the Lisp model. So is it coming out of later stage investors have no problem with that. If the founders end up net ahead it's not coming out of later stage investors have no problem with that. Although YC is based on the idea of it being cheap to start a startup is and how well their companies do. That's not quite the same thing in programming. How much startups' ideas change.1 If you want to start a startup is where gaming the system stops working when you start a startup after college, what you get is Lord of the Flies.

His office was nicknamed the Hot Tub on account of the heat they generated. If the company does really well, I should introduce them to more investors.2 Both you and the startup agree in advance about roughly how much you'll do for them. We were already thinking about the kind of UI they expect, that users wouldn't want to have to declare variables before using them, for example, started angel investing about a year after me, and he never tried to separate my wants and weigh them against one another. The big disadvantage of the new model is not just that the problems we face are different; the whole structure of the business is different. Though simple solutions are better, they don't seem as impressive as complex ones. Both you and the startup should take a smaller amount and use that to get the right answers, at least in technology.3

Right? Sure, at one point they were a just a couple games. Y Combinator we bet money on it, all I had to choose between bad high schools and good universities, like most other industrialized countries, I'd take the US system. VCs would already have funded them. They get involved with people who seem impressive, but about whom they feel some misgivings personally. Now I see there's more to it than that. Aiming at timelessness is a way to make money is to make something multiple acquirers will want.

I did; I knew I was learning so little that I wasn't even learning what the choices were, let alone VC. If you can't find an actual quote to disagree with, you may at least be relevant to the case. In fact it's only the context that makes them so. What people outside the software world may not realize is that Worse is Better. Startups are marginal.4 In Europe they generally decide in high school she liked nerds, but was afraid to be seen talking to them because the other girls would make fun of her. Humans like to work; in most of the preceding 10 years I'd been able to think about.

The only way to escape this empty life was to submit to it.5 How much stock should you give him? I just explained: startups take over your life to a degree you cannot imagine. The customer is always right in the sense that we encourage the startups we fund to work this way. How much does an angel invest? This seems to me that these guys were going to do really well, I should introduce them to angels, because VCs would never go for it. Most people have characteristic ways of doodling.

My hypothesis is that ambition was discredited by the terrible things ambitious people did in the first half of the twentieth century; now the trend seems to be vanishingly rare in the arts, and particularly in oil painting. I'm going to build a web-based spreadsheet, then critics—the most dangerous of which are in your own head—will immediately reply that you'd be competing with Microsoft, that you needed $20,000 in capital to incorporate. There are only two things you need initially: an idea and cofounders. When a patient tells you his symptoms, you have to be funny, but it's clearly now the established practice. As I was mulling this over, I found myself thinking: I can understand why German universities declined in the 1930s, after they excluded Jews. The three main causes of the Civil War. A country that got immigration right would have a huge advantage. Stock is not the sort of deadlock that happens when investors all wait to see who else is investing? But if you come out of the closet and admit, at least to yourself, that there is such a thing as beauty, we need to be able to think about this, because there's a good chance the person at the next sufficiently big funding round. And what we do.

In pre-industrial times, they were moving to a cheaper apartment. It might help if they were executing a program written by the architect. VCs can be fast followers. So the contrast when I couldn't was sharp. I think more about this I can come up with ideas for startups?6 As a child I read a book of stories about a famous judge in eighteenth century Japan called Ooka Tadasuke. But the total volume of worry never decreases; if anything it increases. He's probably the nicest VC I know.

Notes

The fancy version of this essay talks about programmers, it becomes an advantage to be staying at a large pizza and found an open booth. That's the trouble with fleas, they sometimes say. You owe them such updates on your board, there was nothing to grab onto. Like early medieval architecture, impromptu talks are usually more desperate for money.

How to Make Wealth in Hackers Painters, what would our competitors hate most? I realized that without the methodological implications.

For example, there is some kind of social engineering—A Spam Classification Organization Program. This kind of work have different time quanta. Good news: users don't care what your body is telling you.

It would be easier to sell your company right now. In practice sufficiently expert doesn't require one to be about 50%.

What made Google Google is much more attractive to investors. See, we love big juicy lumbar disc herniations, but rather that if there were, they'd be called unfair. You're not one of the deal for you; who knows who you start it with.

Sokal, Alan ed.

Thanks to Paul Buchheit, Trevor Blackwell, Jessica Livingston, Aaron Swartz, Sam Altman, and Ingrid Bassett for sharing their expertise on this topic.

[johaneequestrian]

Innovations In Horse Training Equipment And Aids: Elevating Your Training Routine

Horse training has evolved, and the improvements may be considered rather extraordinary. When riders want to improve their workout sessions, improved Horse Training Equipment & Aids have been of great importance. Not only do these tools enhance the impact of training but at the same time they also factor in the health status of the horse and make the whole process faster and a lot more humane.

Technology Meets Tradition

Horse training was earlier a procedure that required only the rudimentary equipment and the trainer’s experience. However, the leverage of modern technologies has changed this concept. Modern Horse Training Equipment & Aids include the combination of modern horse training techniques with modern technologies, with this the trainers can be able to change their strategies depending on the particular horse.

For instance, devices have been developed to enable trainers to monitor heart rate, movement patterns, and general fitness of the horse and other animals in a real sense. Thus, when trainers analyze this data, and, based on the results obtained, they can exclude the risk of overtraining participants in training sessions, the approach can be highly effective.

Comfort and Precision in Training

In horse training, comfort is very important not only on the side of the horse but also for the trainer or the one who handles the horse. Recent advancements in the design of saddles and their material have led to the derivation of equipment that is very comfortable to use. Contemporary saddles are currently made of lightweight and strong materials, which means that they do not exert pressure on the horse’s back as before while at the same time being convenient for the rider’s traveling balance.

Accuracy is also critical in training and this is why some trainers have come up with new products such as adjustable training aids. These, for instance, are the martingales and lunging systems that are unique to every training session as it may require. These tools assist in helping a horse develop the right muscle coordination by applying the right amount of steerage and opposition required for perfect performance on the track.

Accessibility Through Equestrian Stores Online

There is a growing number of equestrian stores online with supplies, trainers, and riders can acquire Horse Training Equipment & Aids on the internet. These platforms present almost anything one may need from the regular tools to the sophisticated technologies in a word, click. This is not only a positive factor in the sense that it opens up the range of possibilities for trainers but also in the fact that the use of a wider range is a stimulus for finding and utilizing better practices.

Other benefits of these equestrian stores online include the ability to find product reviews and other informative articles to aid trainers when making their purchasing decisions. The new trend towards the purchase of products through the Internet has helped in the ease of substituting training routines through the latest developments.

Looking Ahead: The Future of Horse Training

Thus, in the future, as the equestrian industry develops, it becomes possible to forecast the changes in tools and methods of horse training. More emphasis will also be placed on creating equipment that will increase performance, but without compromising the welfare of the horse. Possible developments for the future can be highly advanced computer monitoring and control, perfect ergonomic forms, and environmentally friendly materials for additional enhancement of the training process.

Conclusion

Modern developments in Horse Training Equipment & Aids are a breakthrough as far as trainers are concerned. In this capacity, these are the modern tools in horse health management that are pegged on the use of traditional scholarship coupled with the help of modern technology. As more and more equestrian stores go online and widen their store selections, trainers have unlimited access to achieve their desired equipment. It is therefore important to adopt these innovations when in a bid to enhance and makeover your training sessions and get the best out of your horse and rider.

[maharghaideovate]

The Future of Marketing: AI and How It Will Change the Scene

 Artificial intelligence is going to rewrite almost the whole world of marketing with its innovative tools and techniques that shortly will be nothing but critical for businesses. For the students enrolled in courses like the Sikkim Manipal Distance Education MBA or those doing programs at various MBA correspondence colleges, knowing the role of AI in marketing becomes imperative to keep in touch with an industry that sets the guidelines for others to follow.

How AI is Revolutionizing Marketing

AI influences marketing both as an opportunity and a challenge. Below is how it is potently reconfiguring this industry:

Personalized Customer Experience: AI algorithms analyze data to form content suitable to and recommended for the customer. That Personalization, underpinned by AI, forms the very critical skill that an MBA student who has undertaken the Sikkim Manipal Distance Education Programme needs in the development of useful marketing.

Ease of data analytics: Artificial Intelligence tools are best for churning out enormous data and giving valuable insights into consumer behavior and trends, which an MBA correspondence focuses on as a critical pillar in the curriculum.

Predictive Analytics: AI will also help in predicting future trends and behaviors from the trends and patterns learned from historical data, hence keeping the business ahead of the curve. This is very relevant to students since it features as a part of the coursework covered under the Sikkim Manipal Distance Education MBA.

Chatbots and Virtual Assistants: AI-powered chatbots respond to customer queries, hence engaging customers in real time and improving user experience. While learning such technologies through correspondence MBA colleges, one equips oneself with the idea of applications of such technologies within practical scenarios in the field of marketing.

Benefits of AI in Marketing

AI in marketing gives several key benefits that will help enhance marketing efforts to drive business success:

Efficiency: Routine tasks are automated, and the marketer gets time to focus on strategic planning. This is a significant issue in colleges/universities offering MBA correspondences where learners are instilled with a good execution culture of AI tools.

Accuracy: AI allows better targeting and segmentation so that the correct audience receives the message of marketing. A module taught by Sikkim Manipal Distance MBA makes mastery of these techniques possible.

Scalability: Artificial intelligence systems normally perform well with huge information or interactions, which is ideal for global brands. This part of the curriculum comes given the MBA from colleges.

Cost-Effectiveness: AI helps in optimizing the spending on ads and resources, which shall lead to a better ROI. The Sikkim Manipal Distance Education MBA focuses on learning to use AI in cost-effective marketing strategies.

Significance of AI in Distance MBA Programs

It is, therefore, incumbent that students of Sikkim Manipal Distance Education MBA and various other correspondence colleges at the MBA level be much more empowered in terms of understanding what impact AI will bring on marketing. All these courses have a part of the curriculum in Digital Marketing and Data Analytics to learn how AI can be applied to devise workable marketing strategies.

Future of AI in Marketing

With time, the future of AI technology is foreseen in marketing. Here is what lies ahead:

Advanced Personalization: AI systems will improve only in personalization, thereby creating a very high level of customized customer experiences.

Ethics in AI: Consideration in AI algorithms for ethical concerns will become significant in taking into consideration issues of transparency and fairness.

Integration of Other Technologies: AI is being increasingly used to bring together technologies such as augmented reality and the Internet of Things to provide more immersive marketing experiences.

Increased Consumer Insights: AI will help gain deeper insights into consumer behaviors and drive more effective marketing.

Conclusion

AI reshapes the canvas of marketing, opening myriad new avenues of creativity and efficiency. Basically, to ensure competitive survival, it is incumbent upon one's self to create an understanding of and application of AI for students in the Sikkim Manipal Distance Education MBA and other MBA correspondence colleges. The program would, at the very least, enable the students to use AI in effective marketing strategies that enthrall toward business success.

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How the Accredited Employer Work Visa be a Game Changer

With employment scenarios changing across the world, securing the right work visa can indeed be very critical for skilled professionals eyeing opportunities beyond their countries of origin. Of these, the Accredited Employer Work Visa has emerged as one replete with promise and potential. This new visa program speaks not only to entry into a country for work but also embodies the power of a truly transformative process, one in which skilled workers go into the depth of international job markets.

What Is an Accredited Employer Work Visa?

The Accredited Employer Work Visa is a special visa category that will help skilled professional workers quickly get into the countries in need of their services. Unlike traditional work visas, which involve cumbersome procedures and waiting periods that may take longer than the job offer in some cases, the AEWV is designed to expedite the hiring process for accredited employers. The provision also applies to these employers, that they are accredited and partly certified by the state itself. That is, part of the criterion defining their state includes the standard of fair employment practice and truth, of coursefulness, regarding their need for skilled workers.

Streamlined Process and Reduced Bureaucracy

The key advantage of the Accredited Employer Work Visa is a streamlined application process. Indeed, for skilled professionals, navigating the bureaucracy that is visa application can be, in itself, daunting and expensive in terms of time. The AEWV streamlines this whole process by enabling the accredited employers to act as a conduit. These are pre-approved employers who go ahead to show their commitment to decent work practice and more importantly, real needs in terms of international talent. By so doing, this eliminates various layers of scrutiny that come with the entire processing of the application, which could otherwise affect the delivery time.

Improved Job Security and Benefits

To a skilled professional, job security comes as a topmost.  The Accredited Employer Work Visa adds further assurance to this effect. Accredited employers are observed under stringent guidelines to ensure that workers are treated fairly with respect to wages, working conditions, and even professional development. Therefore, this not only makes professionals secure in their employment but also opens up various avenues for growth and advancement. What is more, the AEWV usually has a family section, and with this, the professional ascends with the mention of company members, enhancing their stability and well-being.

Career Move Up the Ladder

The Accredited Employer Work Visa is nothing close to a work visa. An accredited employer is usually an industry leader who is committed to attracting and retaining the best available talent for the job market. The best move for any skilled professional is easily reached. That is, whether you are an engineer, IT specialist, healthcare professional, or any other skilled worker, AEWV opens doors to positions that can be very beneficial to career advancement. The work experience earned while working for an accredited employer is considered very valuable and can add much-needed impetus to your professional credentials.

Improving Global Mobility

Career mobility across borders serves as a great impetus in a rapidly globalizing world. The advent of an Accredited Employer Work Visa in the immigration laws not only brings clarity and efficiency to the global movement of workers, who eventually find employment in various countries accepting and being part of this visa scheme but also opens up new horizons for professionals seeking new challenges and experiences. This will also improve the movement of skills and knowledge amongst nations. AEWV encourages the flow of talent and, thus, becomes one of the key drivers for innovation and economic development across global boundaries.

Promotion of a Diverse Workforce

Diversity in the workforce is not by any means a fad; in fact, it is one of the hallmarks of a successful, innovative work culture. An AEWV policy allows the employer to enjoy the diversity of talent from across the globe in its workforce. The infusion of multiple perspectives and experiences leads to better creativity, better problem-solving capabilities, and a more inclusive organizational culture. For talented workers, it is a rich learning experience with colleagues and access to different cultural and professional practices.

Industry Requirements

Most industries are suffering from serious skill shortages. This shortfall is holding the inability to grow and develop new innovations. The Accredited Employer Work Visa helps to invite such professionals to work with them. This especially comes in industries like technology, medicine, engineering, and finance, where the demand for the expert is usually higher compared to supply. In this regard, AEWV ensures that industrial growth and innovation are unhampered, as employers can tap international talent with ease and in the shortest possible time.

Simplified Compliance and Monitoring

Compliance with immigration laws is crucial for both the employers and the visa holders. The manner in which an Accredited Employer Work Visa makes it easier for a respondent party to comply is by prescribing a tailor-made mechanism for compliance and regular monitoring. Accredited employers are continually reviewed to ensure they reach the standards required to be accredited. This is a transparent and accountable system that protects the rights of visa holders and upholds the integrity of the visa program. This will give peace of mind to skilled professionals regarding working within a regulated and just system.

Building Employer Reputation

For the employers, being part of the program can build a reputation for being a good employer of choice. An accredited employer would mean their business is built on ethical recruitment and the well-being of the employee. This can attract a lot of talent not only from outside the country but also from the local job market since potential employees find it of value to work for an accredited organization. Other benefits would be the reputational gain that can positively affect the brand and position of the company in the industry.

Conclusion

It is actually a game-changer for the skilled professional. It offers a streamlined, secure, and efficient pathway to employment in industries and countries where their skills are in high demand. By reducing bureaucracy, enhancing job security, and fostering diversity, the AEWV transforms the professional journey of skilled workers. Best Immigration Consultant in India not only facilitates global mobility but also meets critical industry demands and enhances the reputation of participating employers. For these skilled professionals, this would be an opportunity to make their mark on the world stage if they fulfilled the promise of the Accredited

Employer Work Visa.

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Bitmain Launches Antminer S21 Pro, Its Most Advanced Bitcoin Miner

Revolution in the Mines: How the Antminer S21 Pro is Redefining Bitcoin Mining

In the electrifying world of cryptocurrency, Bitmain’s latest announcement has sparked a flurry of excitement and speculation. The unveiling of the Antminer S21 Pro at the Global Digital Mining Summit (WDMS) 2024 marks a monumental leap in Bitcoin mining technology. This machine isn’t just an upgrade—it’s a revolution, boasting unparalleled efficiency, power, and resilience. With its jaw-dropping hash rate and energy efficiency, the Antminer S21 Pro is setting new standards, propelling miners and the entire Bitcoin network into an era of unprecedented productivity and sustainability.

Let’s dive deeper into what makes the Antminer S21 Pro the crown jewel of Bitmain’s mining arsenal, its impact on the crypto mining landscape, and how it paves the way for a greener, more efficient mining future.

A Titan of Efficiency and Power

At the heart of the Antminer S21 Pro’s allure is its staggering hash rate of 234 TH/s, significantly outpacing its predecessor, the S21, which already impressed with a hash rate of 200 TH/s. However, the real game-changer lies in its energy efficiency ratio of 15.0 J/TH, a marked improvement over the S21’s 17.5 J/TH. This leap in efficiency doesn’t just mean more bang for your buck; it signifies a stride towards more sustainable mining practices, reducing the environmental footprint of securing the Bitcoin network.

Engineered for Endurance

Bitmain’s commitment to innovation is further evidenced in the durability of the Antminer S21 Pro. Designed to thrive in challenging environments, it can withstand temperatures as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). This resilience translates to fewer interruptions and a longer lifespan, ensuring that miners get the most out of their investment.

The Impact on Crypto Mining and Beyond

The Antminer S21 Pro’s introduction is a watershed moment for the crypto mining industry. It comes at a critical time, just months before the anticipated fourth Bitcoin halving event. With miners poised to face reduced block rewards, the efficiency and power of their equipment are paramount. The S21 Pro not only meets this need but also raises the bar for what miners can expect from their hardware.

Furthermore, Bitmain’s latest innovation has broader implications beyond its impressive specs. It signifies a shift towards more environmentally conscious mining solutions, a crucial step as the industry faces increasing scrutiny over its energy consumption. The S21 Pro is a testament to Bitmain’s vision of a sustainable mining future, where high performance and eco-friendliness go hand in hand.

Looking Ahead: A New Era of Mining

As the Antminer S21 Pro gears up to hit the markets in Q3 2024, the anticipation is palpable. This device is more than just a piece of mining hardware; it’s a beacon of progress for the entire cryptocurrency ecosystem. Its superior efficiency, power, and durability are not just milestones for Bitmain but for the mining industry as a whole, signaling a move towards more sustainable and profitable mining operations.

In conclusion, the Antminer S21 Pro is setting new benchmarks in the world of crypto mining. With its advanced features and forward-thinking design, it’s poised to become the new standard-bearer for miners worldwide. As we look towards a future where efficiency and sustainability are paramount, the Antminer S21 Pro stands as a monumental step forward, ushering in a new age of Bitcoin mining.

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I'm gonna go ahead and share an anecdote that I was reminded of today. It's about a formative experience of mine as a writer, that I think might be ... not unique, but definitely unusual, and probably more so these days.

I was .... about fifteen, sixteen when this happened, in the later 2000s (decade, not century). I'd written (and finished!) my first novel, a YA portal fantasy. It was pretty good, for my age, as far as I remember. I've deliberately not looked at that thing in years.

I knew, at the time, that I wanted to be a professional writer. And my parents were very supportive of that, but they were also extremely practical people, especially my mother, and one of their goals was always to give me a reasonable expectation for how hard things would be, and an appreciation for the reality of a creative career. Not to discourage me, but to equip me.

Both my father and I played hockey (field, not ice) for the same club at that time, and either one of my father's teammates, or the father of one of the teenage players, ran a book distribution business. Basically his job was to read books and tell publishers if they were likely to sell, and where they should sell them, and convince bookstores to buy them. I might be getting the details wrong, but I recall that that was a big part of his job.

So my parents decided I should have a chat with him. By which I mean, they asked him if he'd be open, and then they passed on his details to me, and got me to organise the whole thing. I had to call him (or e-mail him, I don't recall which), set a day and time after school, and organise how to get there on public transport. He was lovely, really helpful and nice, and sent me pictures of the storefront because it kind of looked like an abandoned building rather than a 'store'. (Actually, I think it was more of an office-plus-warehouse than a storefront).

Before I went to the meeting, I sent him a copy of that novel for him to read and give me advice. I remember being so excited, and completely unsure if I should be expecting praise, or if I should be expecting him to hate it completely. This was my first ever contact with the actual publishing industry, and I had absolutely no idea if I was going to measure up.

The office-slash-warehouse was full of books on little free-standing triangular shelves, and there were boxes scattered all around the floor. He had to finish something before talking to me, so I looked over the books on the shelves, all brand-new, all sci-fi and fantasy, all so professional-looking and weirdly out of place in this barely-lit, no-windows building painted lurid purple on the front with graffiti on all the walls and bars on the windows.

When the meeting started, there was only one chair, which he was using, so I stood, leaving my school bag against the wall, in my uniform, while we talked.

The first thing he asked me was "How brutal would you like me to be?"

I responded, "Be pretty brutal, I'm fine with it."

Ever since then, that's been one of my calibrating questions when people ask me for advice on their writing.

So he told me, "It's not there yet. This could be an amazing book, and it could get published one day. Or something else you write will definitely get published. But this still reads like teenage writing, and you need to keep practicing for a while before you get to publishing quality."

I genuinely don't remember any of his actual advice, but I remember that part. I remember feeling the queasy sensation, ice running down my throat kind of sensation, that is sort of inevitable when you get criticism like that. I equal parts felt snubbed, like I'd done something wrong by giving him the book, and also like I could see a light at the end of the tunnel, a real sense of pride and hope.

I went home that day still feeling that conflict, still feeling like I'd been put in my place, but also feeling more driven and determined than I had before I'd walked into that little shop. That was the first time I'd ever given my writing to someone who wasn't family or a friend (or a teacher). It hit different: it came with the inherent feeling of truth that comes with getting good advice from someone that doesn't know you from a bar of soap, but knows about what you do and does still want you to succeed, even in the general, impersonal sense of wanting to always help out a new writer when it's possible.

I don't really have a motive for sharing this, except that I was reminded of it and got inspired to blog it. But I want to draw out a few things that are super important to me, as a writer.

First, I am so grateful that I was given the opportunity to interact with trusted older writers when I was still a teenager. Actually being able to interact, alone and on my own terms, with knowledgeable adults, did so much for me when I was that age, and I'm so grateful that I have these experiences.

Second, being told that I was good but not there yet was simultaneously the biggest blow to my ego that whole year and also exactly the thing I needed to hear at that time. That's a pretty personal thing, obviously, and I don't have thoughts that I can articulate quickly on it, but I believe in the power of being told "You're on the right track, but you still have a ways to walk."

Third, I don't think I can express just how much getting that kind of impartial feedback from people outside my circle, not just in this environment but others as well, affected how I think about criticism. That incident in particular, because it was face to face, it wasn't over an Internet connection, and it was someone with the weight of authority and experience, really stands out to me as the day that I started to learn how to really process feedback mindfully, how to take it and use it to analyse what I was doing, not just as a list of individual changes to be made.

I'm not sure there's any point to this except to throw it out there and see who it resonates with. I don't know if I have enough of a finger on the pulse of what's normal for young people anymore to know if this is lamenting some sort of way of doing things that I feel is lost -- actually I feel like this sort of thing might have been uncommon even when I was a kid. It certainly took a very specific attitude both from my parents and the friend of my Dad's. Maybe it's just hitting hard today for some reason, and that's why I'm venting it out.

Anyway.

Have a story. Do with it as you will.

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MEDICAL CENTER MANAGEMENT, SYSTEM, AND TRADITION FROM THE AGE OF WELL BEING CARE REFORM

With just eleven months to go ahead of the Benefit-Based mostly Obtaining component of the Affordable Care Act is scheduled to enter impact, it really is an auspicious time to take into consideration how overall health treatment providers, and hospitals exclusively, want to productively navigate the adaptive alter to return. The shipping and delivery of overall health treatment is unique, intricate, and at the moment fragmented. In the last 30 years, no other market has expert these types of a massive infusion of technological developments though concurrently performing within a society that has gradually and methodically advanced in the last century. The evolutionary speed of well being treatment culture is going to be shocked right into a mandated reality. One particular which will inevitably have to have wellness care Management to adopt a completely new, innovative standpoint in the shipping and delivery in their products and services in order to meet the rising needs. First, a tiny bit on the details of the coming changes. The thought of Worth-Dependent Purchasing would be that the consumers of health and fitness care expert services (i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, and inevitably adhering to The federal government's lead, private insurers) maintain the suppliers of health and fitness treatment solutions accountable for both of those cost and high quality of care. Although this could audio realistic, pragmatic, and smart, it efficiently shifts the whole reimbursement landscape from prognosis/method driven compensation to at least one that includes good quality steps in 5 critical areas of affected person treatment. To aid and generate this unprecedented improve, the Section of Wellbeing and Human Expert services (HHS), is additionally incentivizing the voluntary formation of Accountable Treatment Companies to reward suppliers that, via coordination, collaboration, and conversation, Price tag-properly produce optimum patient outcomes all over the continuum of the health treatment delivery method at Saxenda Kopen. The proposed reimbursement procedure would hold vendors accountable for both of those Price and top quality of treatment from three times before medical center admittance to ninety times submit hospital discharge. To obtain an idea of the complexity of variables, concerning affected person handoffs to the next responsible party in the continuum of treatment, I course of action mapped a client moving into a clinic to get a surgical process. It's not atypical for any patient to be examined, diagnosed, nursed, supported, and cared for by as numerous as 30 particular person, practical units equally within and outside of your hospital. Units that operate and talk both of those internally and externally with teams of industry experts focused on optimizing care. With Every single handoff and with Every specific in Every crew or unit, variables of care and interaction are released on the procedure. Historically, good quality methods from other industries (i.e. Six Sigma, Complete High-quality Administration) have centered on wringing out the likely for variability inside of their benefit creation approach. The fewer variables which can influence regularity, the bigger the quality of results. While this tactic has confirmed helpful in manufacturing industries, overall health care offers a group of challenges that go very well further than such controlled environments. Overall health treatment also introduces the single most unpredictable variable of them all; Every individual patient. Yet another significant issue that can not be overlooked could be the remarkably billed emotional landscape during which health care is delivered. The implications of failure go effectively beyond lacking a quarterly profits quota or even a every month shipping and delivery goal, and clinicians have this significant, emotional stress of responsibility with them, day-in and working day-out. Include to this the chronic nursing scarcity (that has been exacerbated by layoffs through the recession), the stress that comes with the ambiguity of unprecedented adjust, the layering of one new technologies about another (which creates more info and the need for more monitoring), and an sector tradition which has deep roots in a bygone period and the obstacle before us arrives into increased emphasis. Which delivers us for the dilemma; what solution should really leadership adopt as a way to productively migrate the shipping and delivery process throughout the inflection stage where high quality of care and cost containment intersect? How will this selection of independent contractors and establishments coordinate care and meet The brand new good quality metrics proposed by HHS? The very fact of the matter is, well being treatment is among the most human of our nationwide industries and reforming it to meet the shifting demographic needs and financial constraints of our Modern society may perhaps prompt leadership to revisit how they opt to engage and combine the human factor within the method. In contemplating this tactic, a canvasing from the peer-reviewed exploration into the two high-quality of care and cost containment concerns points to the attainable Alternative; the cultivation of psychological intelligence in well being care workers. Soon after examining in excess of 3 dozen released reports, all of which confirmed the good impression cultivating emotional intelligence has in clinical settings, I believe thinking about this tactic warrants even further exploration. Emotional intelligence can be a ability approximately an attribute. It truly is comprised by a list of competencies in Self-Consciousness, Self Management, Social Recognition, and Romantic relationship Management, all bringing about Self Mastery. The good thing is, these are techniques that can be created and Improved above the program of one's life span. Trying to keep the quantity of handoffs and people involved in providing the continuum of treatment, let us analyze how emotional intelligence elements to the proposed quality measures the Division of Health and Human Providers might be working with occur October, 2012: 1.) Affected individual/Caregiver Expertise of Care - This issue definitely arrives right down to a client's notion of care. Perceptions of treatment are seriously shaded by thoughts. Sufferers regularly level less proficient surgeons which have a larger bedside fashion as much better than maestro surgeons that lack, or choose never to Show, these softer skills. More study into why men and women sue in excess of malpractice also indicates how perceptions of treatment are shaped. Individuals Will not sue above a health care oversight in and of by itself. People sue on account of how they felt they were being taken care of once the error occurred. Through the individual's perspective (and sometimes their relatives's) there's a distinction between becoming cured and staying healed. The main difference typically are available in the expression of genuine empathy via balanced, Skilled boundaries. This can be a important driver in affected person final decision-building as well. Patients tend to choose a hospital based on a few conditions; the advice of their Major care physician (with whom they've a longtime romantic relationship) and/or on the tips from relations or mates that have experienced care in a certain hospital or a person surgeon. A quick take a look at the sector of Utilized Behavioral Economics supports this discovering. Financial final decision generating is 70% emotionally driven Using the remaining thirty% based in rational considered. In lots of situations, it would seem that a great deal of clinic marketing and advertising initiatives don't manage to reflect an idea of this phenomena. Waiting around room periods in Emergency Rooms have minimal to perform with why individuals decide on a clinic, but we see billboards in all places that have the actual E.R. wait situations electronically flashing together the roadside. A patient's expertise (and notion) of treatment could be very impacted on the handoff details within the continuum of care. Any new product of care will require exceptional cross-organizational communications to arise. This requires a higher standard of engagement and motivation to The brand new eyesight at every single affected individual touch-position. This metric also addresses the caregivers' experience of care. This speaks largely on the working experience of nurses which might be providing that care. The analysis connected to the effects of cultivating emotional intelligence in nurses clearly demonstrates a reduction in anxiety, improved conversation techniques, enhanced Management and retention, a chance to quickly connect and engage patients, as well as a reduction in nurse burnout (which results in turnover and extra strain among the remaining staff members). 2.) Care Co-ordination - Again, this would require exceptional engagement and Professional-Lively conversation intra-organizationally and cross-organizationally. Just about every handoff introduces prospects for variable care to arise that have to be seamlessly co-ordinated. Very poor co-ordination also introduces the chance of eroding the caliber of the affected person's knowledge. 3.) Affected individual Basic safety - Exploration reveals the cultivation of emotional intelligence competencies in nursing contributes to beneficial client outcomes, lowers the chance of adverse occasions, lowers costs at discharge, and cuts down medication faults, all although decreasing nurse anxiety, burnout, and turnover. Each time a nurse resigns it provides to the nursing scarcity on the ground, needs extra hours from other nurses, and expenses the healthcare facility somewhere around $64,000, on ordinary, to backfill the open posture. Increasing how an establishment cares for its nurses enhances the extent of individual care and basic safety too. In many establishments, this would require a change in Management's perspective so as to assist a society that embraces and values the essential function nurses Enjoy in sustaining client safety. 4.) Preventive Health - Elevating Self-Consciousness and Social Consciousness in clinicians will help them promptly hook up and correctly talk to sufferers. Subtle, non-verbal cues turn into extra easily evident, helping clinicians realize the fears and feelings in their people. Self Management and Partnership Management will help clinicians converse correctly and supports the expression of genuine empathy by means of nutritious, Expert boundaries. Most of these components occur into Participate in when Talking with patients about lifestyle selections, training course of treatment method, and preventive wellbeing treatment. From our individual particular life we have all uncovered we are unable to "deal with" other peoples' behaviors. We could, having said that, be in marriage and assistance help healthful adjustments they're ready to embrace. Pro-actively transferring to improve preventive overall health will require further, additional reliable associations to arise involving entrance-line health treatment companies and sufferers. five.) At-Hazard Inhabitants/Frail Aged Health - Like preventive wellbeing, becoming measured over the care on the Group's at-chance inhabitants and aged will require an impressive approach to Neighborhood outreach and Professional-active conversation. These are generally not populations that could be easily achieved via Facebook or Twitter. Constructing productive interactions Using these demographics would require trustful, human Call and deep engagement with Each and every populace, each of that happen to be supported as a result of the development of a mindful solution (i.e. emotionally smart) to the issues at hand. Will probably be appealing to determine how reform unfolds And exactly how Management within the overall health care delivery procedure chooses to answer the worries that lie in advance. Techniques and hospitals that choose to consider an straightforward, evidence-dependent evaluate how they choose to lead, how they generate and execute system, and also the organizational society they're cultivating will likely be effectively served in planning to successfully navigate this unparalleled change.

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Singapore - The Best Holiday Destination in South East Asia

South East Asia is lively and bright and Singapore is quite possibly of the best spot here. This is the main city state in South East Asia which was established as an English exchanging settlement 1819. Yet, today this little city is one of the world's most prosperous nations and has the most active port on the planet. Individuals from across the globe search for Singapore bundles and financial plan bundles for Singapore and plan their Singapore occasion. Occasion here implies investing an extraordinary energy with your loved ones.

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For what reason to go on a Singapore occasion?

Consistently great many individuals plan for Singapore occasions to see and experience this unbelievable hey tech Asian city. Here a special mix of innovation and conventional components share a similar spot. While the high rises and trams portray the picture of a cutting edge and wealthy city, the well established sanctuaries, impacts of the Chinese, Indian and Malay culture and different practices make Singapore a very country. With year around heat and humidity, mouth watering delicious food, great shopping choices and a lively nightlife scene, make this Nursery City an incredible vacation spot. Because of the ubiquity of Singapore objective, the market is overwhelmed with occasion bundles to Singapore and even spending plan Singapore bundles.

When to anticipate an occasion here?

Singapore is a year around getaway destination. Being close to the equator, the climate of here is warm and sticky lasting through the year with brief downpour showers virtually consistently. Additionally occasion bundles to Singapore are effectively accessible year around. Be that as it may, to feel the way of life and custom of this energetic city plan it during a few social celebrations. Chinese New Year marches occur in February while the Hindu Celebration of Lights is praised in the long stretch of November. During this time arranging a Singapore occasion is a superior thought. Likewise recall the reality getting best arrangements on Singapore bundles as of now can be troublesome. Thus, plan your vacation ahead of time.

Who can go for a vacation here?

Singapore occasion is for all gatherings and interests. Anybody who needs an occasion in a clamoring city will appreciate traveling in Singapore. Likewise a Singapore occasion is basically engaging for serious customers, with its grand shopping centers and cutthroat costs. This city will enchant one who loves to taste mouth watering delights. Family, single explorers, gatherings of companions and anybody anticipating a thrilling occasion can make arrangements for Singapore occasion. Life in Singapore is generally dynamic and as it is a center of the travel industry nobody will feel bore here. Spots of love, landmarks, shopping objections, gambling clubs structure the principal parts of practically all the visit bundles to Singapore.

To close, Singapore is an incredible getaway destination. Consequently, simply search for occasion bundles for Singapore and financial plan Singapore bundles and be here to invest the absolute best seasons of your life.

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Best Career Start With Online Courses In Unschool

While switching jobs that fall under the same stream is normal, making a career switch as a whole is an entirely different ball game. It includes a lot of reasoning and planning, and it may impact your professional and personal life differently.

So is it a good idea to switch careers? Well, it has its share of pros and cons, which you must consider before settling a decision. But, before we get into the details of the career switch discussion, the critical thing to keep in mind is whether you are doing it for the right reasons.

No worries Unschool, an online learning platform, offers a Kickstarter program for people who want to get an insight into a new domain can enroll themselves here. So what are you waiting for? Enroll now 

Put your thinking cap on

Remember when they said, think less and do more? It is your time to do just the opposite. Give yourself the time and space you need to think about why you believe you need a career switch. Think about what made you join your present job and how switching can be more beneficial for you. Take advice from your loved ones and acquaintances. Another option is to get in touch with people currently working in the stream you want to go into or who have made a similar decision in the past. It is always better to be well-informed and extra cautious about the new choices you are willing to make. Unschools offers an online course certification with an internship to get you onboard with the domain. 

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So today we’re doing Yoongi’s chart and my analysis of it. Let me make it clear right off the bat, that since I’m not a professional astrologer, some things may not match up, further since we’re not super sure of his birth time, it’ll definitely affect the reading. What I can be sure of is that I’ll do my best and I’m completely open to constructive criticism from you all!

Now lets get on with some basic stuff, for those who have not yet read the post with Namjoon’s moon analysis, I’ll again reiterate some principles of Vedic astrology! In the scenario that you’re still confused with all this jargon, feel free to reach out and I’ll be more than happy to help you out.

Starting out, we have to note that while western astrology is usually more advisory in nature, Vedic astrology’s main purpose is to predict. Also, we usually go a sign back from western astrology (24’ back to be more precise) in Vedic astrology, so according to that for example, if you’re a libra rising, you become a virgo rising in Vedic astrology and so on and so forth. All planets will also shift back a sign, so a Capricorn Mercury will become a Sagittarius Mercury.

Now let’s be aware that the chart may be a bit different, but given the main d1 (Lagna) chart remains the same for about 2 hours, let’s focus on that and the moon chart (rashi chart) for this reading. We can also just look at d9 for strength but not house placements as that can be time sensitive. So, we can take a two hour margin of time discrepancy and still predict accurately.

For this reading, we have taken 9th March 1993 as the day and 7:30am as the time of birth, with the location set to Daegu.

OTHER THAN THIS, LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO DO A BIRTH TIME RECTIFICATION FOR YOONGI LATER ON SO WE CAN GET MORE ACCURATE PREDICTIONS.

Since this is a general chart analysis, we shall be covering topics briefly and discussing the moon, ascendant and sun. For an in depth reading, do pick a smaller and focussed topic as we can honestly keep going on and on about a chart.

THIS READING WILL BE DONE IN SEVERAL 4 PARTS, FOLLOWING THE ASCENDANT, MOON, SUN AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Lets get started then-

Right off the bat, we can see that Yoongi is born into Pisces, with his ascendant at 10’35’, within the Nakshatra of Uttarabhadprada, within the 3rd quadrant or pada. He has venus situated in the lagna itself, in Pisces, thus exalted. His lagna lord, Jupiter, is in the 7th house, conjuct with the Moon, in the sign of virgo, where jupiter gains the upper hand despite mercury (lord of virgo) being enemies. The lord is directly aspected by mars in the fourth house. The lord of the birth Nakshatra is Saturn here, which sits in the 12th house, conjunct sun and mercury (dispositer of the ascendant lord). Lastly, moon, jupiter and rahu aspect the lagna of this chart. Of course there is so so much more here, but we’ve got a whole chart to cover!

(p.s I can already see this is such a fun chart to read)

Getting on with the reading, we firstly see that he’s born under Pisces lagna, this makes the native calm and collected, as well as fond of philosophy and psychology. What we often forget is, people born under Pisces are said to have been born under all the other signs in their past life, and cumulatively they use their skills and knowledge from those lives in their current one. Remember how on Bon Voyage trips and just about every RunBts, saga seems like the ‘dad’ of the bunch? cooking, cleaning, fixing stuff Joon broke, producing music and the stuff? And all those times that he is so very understanding of other? He doesn’t scold Jungkook, let alone anyone else? These are typical Pisces traits. They’re very domestic and understanding by nature, because they’ve been there before in a past life, and enjoy taking care of people.

The downside to this? They can be extremely manipulative if they want to be, they know exactly what to say, when to say, to whom to say and so on. They have an alarming grip on people’s emotions, and have a magnetic quality to them. Further, this is mostly an observation, you’ll often notice that most pisces natives are fond of alcohol (could be because they exist in a water sign? Could be because its the natural 12th house ruler of addictions too?)

Coming to the Nakshatra here, we have UttaraBhadrapada, the second last Nakshatra of the series. This Nakshatra is ruled by Saturn, and the presiding deity being Ananta or Ahir Budhyana, the deep ocean serpent in hindu mythology. The deity Ananta represents boundless expansion, be it of fortune, goodwill or knowledge. Ahir Budhyana, is a sattvic (sacred or untainted) form of lord Shiv, and resides at he bottom of the ocean. He represents the liberation from illusions and attainment of spiritual enlightenment and knowledge. The natives of this Nakshatra here embody these qualities of their deities. We see them as philanthropic and reserved beings, who enjoy learning about a variety of subjects and spirituality. Such people are extremely progressive in their thinking patterns, and often a magnetic pull like the deep ocean serpent has.

They’re extremely controlled and calculating in their approach, and think more than speak. This by no means is to say that they don’t speak, because such people are great orators by nature. They stand up for the underdogs and have a unique approach to topics. They are extremely interested in occult and metaphysical practices and theories. They however commonly don’t obtain higher education or do well in fields of fine arts, even their primary education is not something they excel at. (i once read that yoongi really likes reading about a variety of subjects, and also Paulo Coelho, definitely his UttaraBhadrapada here)

The bad side to this Nakshatra? They’re very critical and over-analyze everything and everyone. Sometimes, even unconsciously, they manipulate people to suit their needs and whims. They get side tracked too often and have difficulty focussing on one task at hand, often amounting to laziness in other people’s eyes, even if the native is extremely hardworking in reality. However when in comes to personal care, they tend to do things in a very half-hearted manner. These people are also prone to isolating themselves from others, especially when things get hard. Due to the sign falling in pisces here, people also tend to have many different mental burdens and disorders, which arise from their constant scatter-brained self and inability to make out between the spiritual and real realms.

They can also be heavy drinkers and abuse substances in such a Nakshatra, or enjoy partaking in occult practices while under influences. They might’ve also faced a very rough childhood with such a Nakshatra, neglected and misunderstood by people around him. The natives could also have moved away from their parents during their early adulthood for education or job purposes. Such people can have health issues like hemorrhoids, stomach ailments and hernias. Usually they lead a stable period full of health and success in the latter part of life, say about after 48 years(since the south node Ketu matures as 48).

Since Suga’s Nakshatra falls into the third pada or quadrant, its ruled by libra here. Libra here focusses on balance and cooperation. Such people may make a living working with other people, or in industries related to entertainment. They may make great debaters, and think excessively about what other think of them as. They’re very conscious of other’s opinion, even if they don’t show it, so we often find such people wearing extremely covered up and baggy clothes for example, or keeping a low profile. They may have a very practical and unbiased approach to most things in life. Such people are intensely into spiritual practices and often times fully devote themselves at hours at a time to worship of gods, angel or other beings. They may be the type to attract people very easily, or even be the kind to fall in love extremely easily.

The second placement we come to, is Venus in the first house, in Pisces. Venus here is naturally exalted (most powerful). Sure ill give you the generic explanation in a bit but, do you know which type of people usually have this placement? Actual saints and famed occultists. Sure many people within the entertainment industry too, but this placement can hands down be one of the most spiritual and divine placements of Venus in the chart. First ill go ahead and give the normal meaning and effect, and then lets dive into the crazy stuff (istg his chart is so goooood). Such people usually have really magnetic personalities, and given Venus is in Uttarabhadrapa, these are the people who you don’t notice at first, but then its like a whirlpool of being invested in them, as opposed to being in Revati Nakshatra (another Piscean nakshatra) which would be a more dramatic pull, based off an extroverted personality. These people can be very good looking, more feminine looking, could definitely look like their mothers with this position. Brilliant luck in fields of arts and entertainment and also genius level of creativity and talent. Here, people can have brilliant luck too, like god’s hand on their head kind. Accumulation of wealth and property can also be seen here.

Now onto the really fun stuff. These people are actually rarely concerned with someone’s exterior, because often times such people have such good intuition and spiritual powers (some are literally called mystics because of this), they can literally see through someone. For this reason, they actually don’t like associating with too many people, despite having a very charming personality. These are the kind of people that keep searching for ‘the one’. These people often give up everything and go ahead and become priests. The calling to god with such a placement is very strong. They also don’t like collecting too many material possessions, as they feel its redundancy in this very changing world. These people hold the few people they’re close to, very very tightly to themselves. These people also may have a very low sexual drive actually, (i know, I know, how can a strong Venus do this?) because an exalted Venus is about devotion to god, to one person, and leaving sensory pleasures behind in life. A debilitated Venus on the other hand (eg. Jungkook has one) might make someone very invested in worldly matters. These people are happy with being alone and single for a long time, they’re very satisfied with their own company. Such placements can make someone practice magick or astral projection too. (Venus in 12th sign of liberation, liberation from physical body)

Given that in this chart, Venus is his 3rd and 8th lord, we can make further deductions. Firstly, since 3rd lord is going 11 houses away, its an extremely auspicious placement here. Self made person, making wealth through communication, can also have very witty and intelligent responses to things. Since the third house also represents courage and valor, this can make someone very fearless and say whats on their mind bluntly. Since the 3rd house is part of the Kama Trikon houses (houses of desire), this going into the 1st house, which is a part of the Dharma Trikon houses (houses of morality), gives interesting results here. Firstly, such people are fiercely independent, and hate to be disrupted when there pursuing their goals and working towards them. They hate to take help from anyone, and as a result are extremely competent. secondly, such people have a moral high ground, to which they religiously abide. They’re extremely righteous and stand up for those who wouldn’t be able to for themselves. Since from here, it aspects the 7th house of agreements, such people are great at understanding and signing contracts for work.

Now with the 8th house, we have a bit of a conundrum here honestly. It belongs to 2 types of houses, the moksha trikona houses (houses of salvation) as well as the Dushtana houses (evil houses). While this placement isn’t all that bad, it isn’t he best either. firstly though, this is a placement where the native always wins over their enemies (8th lord 6 houses away from itself), be it enemies as in people, or simply obstacles in their life. This also confers a long lifespan to people, given that his 8th lord is also exalted here. However such people are prone to accidents, given that the 1st house is the body, 8th house is sudden events and the natural 8th ruler mars is a karka or signifactor of vehicles. Such people are also against organized forms of religions, since the Dushtana lord is sitting in a dharma house. The native is also extremely private and secretive given the 1st house of self has the 8th lord of secrets sitting in it. Since it also aspects the 7th house of other people, this person has that aura of mystery about them because of this. Such people are deeply critical in nature but can have extreme wisdom in cases of hidden objects or matters of the occult.

Now coming to his aspects. His Venus is aspected by moon, Jupiter and Rahu. The first two are benefic in nature and the latter is malefic. Moon-Venus and Jupiter-Venus are also mutually aspecting each other in pairs here. Moon here gives Venus the property of being constantly cynical of themselves regards to what others may perceive them as, given moon is emotion and the 7th house here is other people. Their thoughts here are deeply influenced by other people, they may always keep serving other people too, through acts of service. This also makes someone who falls in love very easily, but it is important to engage this person’s mind in a relationship, they just cant do without an emotional bond here. Since Moon also represents fame in a chart, this makes a person very famous, as they receive attention from many people, and people want to analyze them, and enjoy their work and presence.

Jupiter here, makes the person level headed and practical. The person wouldn’t be all touchy feely with people they like, because they would like to remain more in control of the situation here. They’d rather engage in a full blown debate with someone, than hold hands. This also makes them very worldly and teacher like, while also being attracted to very worldly people themselves.

Rahu’s aspect on the other hand, makes someone stand out in a crowd (Rahu signifies an outcast), they may have a rough and cold exterior due to this. They may also have had issues with body image (1st house is self), or mental health here. These people are enamored by all things foreign, and love exploring the other cultures. They may have issues identifying with their own community at large, and may identify with the downtrodden of the society.

Now going to Jupiter and moon conjunction in the 7th house. I wont go very deep into this, as its a super interesting concept, and it’ll be better covered in the second part of the reading regarding the moon itself, so ill keep it short and related to the ascendant. Also the mutual aspect part will be explained in more detail in the miscellaneous section later. Plus this is getting far too long for even me now.

Getting on with the reading for now, moon and Jupiter here are in virgo, in a loose conjunction (one is at approximately 2’ and the other at 18’). This is actually one of the not very yogas (combinations)in a chart, about 15% of people have these. Its called the Gaj-Kesari yoga (the elephant and lion combination), because people with this are so extremely lucky, its like the kings of the jungle are together to support it. They have the wisdom of the elephant and the courage of a lion. This is a raj yoga (royal combination). a native born with Gaj-Kesari Yoga is intelligent, strong, and prosperous. Gaj or Elephant possesses immense strength and is devoid of pride and the Lion is known for his foresight and skillful intelligence as well as his strength, quickness, skillful leadership, ability and courage. Thus, when Gaj-Kesari Yoga is formed then that person is extremely successful. They will be a kind and philanthropic person, who will always have sympathy for others. They will be quite humble regarding work, would like to talk nicely to people and aim to attain spiritual progress in life. Many people will recognize them as their mentor or guide and will act according to their instructions or advice. They may have a tendency attracting people and people being magnetized by them. They will be blessed with abundant wealth and become the owner of movable and immovable property(cars as well as homes). They will establish relationships with rich and reputed people of the society and enjoy all kinds of material pleasures in life.

Since this occurs in virgo, it makes a person intelligent, sharp and gifts them with amazing memory power. Such a person is knowledgeable and can become the head of a large educational institution. He may own incomparable wealth and can earn a good name and money from business as well. Often such people earn a high reputation in the Stock Market and make progress in life by working in any financial institution or insurance sectors.

Here jupiter in particular makes someone extremely cynical in nature, and their mind is always, and I mean always, thinking about romantic relationships or platonic ones. However given that jupiter is also the 10th lord here, they could be extremely focused on work too. Their life is surrounded by contracts, and may work with others for a living(7th house is house of courts and partnership). They could be very interested in the financial sector here, they could be extremely money minded and money means stability to them. Moon here on the other hand makes the person very moody, and extremely dependent on their spouse or colleagues. Since it rules the fifth house here, it signifies that such people are extremely creative in their work, may work for children or young adults, have a lot of past life karma related to work, and also that they’re extremely devoted lovers. They tend to criticize their close friends and loved ones, just because they’re so cynical and blunt, and want the absolute best for people. They may hurt people’s feeling without realizing it sometimes. (this was very brief but refer to point 12)

Now coming to Saturn in 12th, as the lord of the birth nakshatra. Saturn over here signifies working in the fields of music, but given saturn represents electronics, it could mean a producer too. Since its in Aquarius here, a sign of dual lordship, this resents a constant up and down of mood and life spirit. The person with such a placement is confused with what truly makes them happy in life, the spiritual realm or the materialistic realm. They keep going up and down the path of being spiritual, till 36 years (saturn matters at 36). They may face a lot of mental disorders here. They may have trouble sleeping at night. Given saturn is also work, they may earn through foreign sources in life. Such a person invests money into properties (saturn is houses) and lacks liquid cash. The person may have a weak left eye (12th house is left eye). They may earn from multiple sources in life, and have multiple talents. Such people have low sex drives as saturn is a dry eunuch planet, and in the 12th house of bed pleasures, it may not allow native to enjoy it. They may not be interested in worldly pleasures with such placements.

Lastly (finally?), we have to discuss the looks! Pisces ascendents usually have the short to medium height, and tend to appear a little fuller even when they’re very scrawny. (its because jupiter is the largest planet). Uttarabhadrapada natives tend to have a very innocent look to them, a very calming nature and vibe. however, like the deep sea serpant, they have very deep and magnetic eyes, and a very expressive face (yoongi memes). They usually have a very beautiful smile, and can literally attract people with it (again the snake like quality). They tend to have a very blank look usually, and if you ever notice, they’ll have the most stunning eyelashes actually, given the yoni is the female cow. They might also have the habit of moving their mouth around when their thinking, quite like ruminating.

Given venus sits here, is gives the person very attractive, effeminate features. Think extremely renaissance type of soft features. It can give them very delicate hands and feet with such a placement. The moon aspect here, gives them a rounded face and pale skin. They might have sparkly eyes and a roundish appearance here, also the tendency to gain weight around their face, with short necks. They make also look much younger than their actual age.The jupiter aspect again makes the native very other worldly looking, almost like you can imagine them in a dark robe literally performing rituals. It gives people a calm and teacher type of vibe to them. The rahu aspect usually just blows qualities out of proportion. Have you seen how small and angelic suga looks compared to the other? (not saying they’re not angelic but still), thats the rahu aspect. Again, rahu aspects only get better with time.

So this was my analysis! If anyone has any questions or doubts, hit me up! Let me know if you enjoyed it!

[razzle-zazzle]

Whumptober Day 03: Sticks & stones may break my bones but...

Taunting + Insults

1644 Words; Sleeper Skull AU

TW for verbal degradation

Cole didn’t notice anything wrong when he destroyed the skull.

In fact, the very first hint that something was wrong only occurred when the ninja had finally returned to the monastery, with a promise from the newly-coronated Vania to keep in touch.

And it wasn’t much of a hint, either. Just a sharp feeling that something was off followed by a mild headache that lasted the rest of the night.

It became clear what was happening the next morning.

“Good morning.”

Cole jolted upright, looking around his room frantically. Who had said that?

“Not very bright, are we?” The voice chuckled, and it was then that Cole realized the voice was coming from inside his head.

Cole groaned. “Oh, what now?”

Another chuckle, very clear amusement pulsing through Cole’s head from the source. “Surely you recognize me! I’m only what remains of the skull you used all of your power to destroy.”

Cole froze. That… was probably not good. But he’d destroyed the skull with the spinjitzu burst! He was sure of it!

The skull’s amusement pulsed through his head, alongside what felt like satisfaction? Images—no, Cole realized, memories—followed, impressions of a man casting a spell on himself. A longevity spell.

Cole’s eyes narrowed. That sounded a lot like what Yang had tried to do with the Yin Blade.

Another mental chuckle. “Ah, but you see, the man you’re thinking of was trying to live forever. I merely wanted to live on after death through my own remains.”

Okay. So it was another case of some guy doing stupid things to ensure he wasn’t forgotten. Cole could understand the feeling, but that didn’t mean he’d allow his new mental roommate to stick around.

Getting up out of the bed, Cole moved to get dressed. He’d go to Wu first, who would probably know what to do, or at least be willing to research the subject—and then he’d let the others know the skull had stuck around and might become a problem later.

Cole felt another pulse of amusement, this time tinged with condescension. The skull didn’t speak, exactly, but Cole did get the ideas it was conveying loud and clear.

“I’m not stupid enough to believe that.” He muttered, but… he supposed the skull was making some degree of sense. So he wouldn’t bug the whole team with something so insignificant. Whatever.

Cole knew from experience that Wu was exceptionally good at keeping secrets.

But now Cole could feel uncertainty creeping up in the back of his mind. They had only just returned home from Shintaro. Would it really be fair to spring this on them so soon?

And it wasn’t like the skull was actually a problem. Annoying, definitely, but clearly in no position to do anything now.

Cole fiddled with his shirt uncertainly. “Still… I probably should tell them…”

He wasn’t sure if he was trying to convince himself or not.

The skull scoffed. “Oh, go right ahead. Tell them all about how you failed to destroy me the first time. I’m sure they won’t mind.” The skull’s tone was arrogant. Cole wanted to punch it.

But… it had a point.

Cole sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. Yeah, it wouldn’t be fair to dump his problems on everything else like that. And how would he even approach the issue, anyway? It’s not like he could just go up and tell them “you know that magic skull Vangelis was using to power himself? Yeah, it’s in my head now criticizing the way I dress.” They’d look at him like he’d taken a hit to the head.

It’s not like the skull was a problem. Having someone else in his head wasn't the end of the world.

Cole would just… wait a little bit to tell the others. But he definitely would, once enough time passed.

Yeah.

+=+=+=+=+

Cole realized he’d probably made a mistake once a few weeks had passed.

Too much time had passed. Now it would just be awkward.

But the skull—Marcellus, that was his name—still wasn’t a problem, so Cole just left it alone.

It was fine. Really, it was.

Cole probably should have known better.

+=+=+=+=+

Maercellus’ taunts got worse.

It didn’t matter what Cole was doing or saying or even just thinking; the necromancer had a snide remark for everything. Training (“You call that a kick? What are you, ten?”), playing video games (“Oops! Another life gone! You sure are bad at this, aren’t you?”), painting (“That doesn’t even look like a bird!”), running errands (“You’re going to forget the milk. Again~.”)—Cole couldn’t get a moment’s peace no matter what he was doing.

Benefits of a mental roommate, Cole supposed, bitter taste in his throat. But honestly? He’d faced much worse criticisms before.

He’d practically been raised in the performing arts industry, after all.

So as frustrated as Cole was, he wasn’t any more agitated than when he was at Marty Oppenheimer’s. Therefore, as annoying as they were, Marcellus’ jabs barely qualified as a problem.

Besides, Cole was a ninja. He had bigger problems to worry about. He wasn’t about to be humbled by something so insignificant.

At least, that’s what he kept telling himself.

+=+=+=+=+

Cole awoke to tears streaming down his face.

That… had not been a pleasant dream.

Sitting up, Cole wiped at his eyes with his arm, trying to forget the nightmare.

Marcellus, the little bitch he was proving to be, responded to this by replaying bits of the nightmare like a highlight reel, vague interest and amusement flickering through Cole’s mind.

“What an interesting dream.” Marcellus replayed the bit where Cole fell, and Cole curled in on himself at the memory of it. “You really do have a history with falling. And nobody ever bothers to try and catch you, either.”

“They—” Cole started, swallowing. “It’s not like—” He snorted. “It’s not like they could have caught me. Besides,” he added, before Marcellus could get a snide remark in, “I can handle myself. I’ve done plenty of rock climbing. A fall isn’t going to take me out.”

Some small part of Cole disagreed with that statement, but he ignored that part.

“Ah, but you don’t actually believe any of that, do you?” Marcellus taunted, self-satisfied with his little deduction.

Cole cringed. “Of course I do.” He said, voice softer than he intended. “I can handle myself.”

He wasn’t sure who he was trying to convince.

Marcellus snorted. “Are you really that unsure of yourself? And to think, you defeated Vangelis. I guess that says more about how weak that man truly was.” There was a bitter edge to the sorcerer’s words, disgust and condescension all wrapped into a pretty little mental package.

Cole huffed, flopping back down onto the bed. “Oh, shut up”.

“Why? I’m just stating the truth. It’s not my fault if you’re pathetic enough to feel threatened by it.”

“Just stop, okay?” Cole sighed, brushing his hand through his hair. “I don’t need your bitching on top of everything else happening right now.”

Marcellus hmmed. “Sounds boring.”

Cole groaned, rolling over onto his stomach and burying his face in the pillow. He just wanted some rest, dammit.

Despite his efforts, sleep didn’t come.

+=+=+=+=+

Cole could really do without Marcellus’ snark in the middle of a battle. But he wasn’t that lucky, so he just did his best to ignore the necromancer’s jabs.

But then he slipped up and gave his opponent an opening—Marcellus hadn’t been distracting him that time. That mistake was all him.

The sorcerer laughed, schadenfreude filling his words. “Oh, look at that. Another Cole Mistake.”

Cole flinched, the movement allowing his opponent to get a solid hit in. That stung a lot more than it should have.

He still hadn’t quite recovered by that point, so his opponent took the opportunity to kick Cole while he was down.

Cole gasped at the pain. Oh, that was definitely going to bruise.

Before he could recover and counterattack, though, Kai intervened, saving Cole from making anymore stupid mistakes.

“Dude, is something wrong?” Kai asked, as Cole finally recovered enough to engage another opponent. “It’s not like you to be so unsteady.”

Unsteady. Cole bristled, then clamped down on his first reaction. “I’m fine.” He punched his current opponent harder than he needed to. “Just distracted.” His jaw was set, shoulders tensed, which did not make fighting any easier.

Out of the corner of his eye, Cole saw Kai give him a look. “Then undistract yourself.” Kai snapped, deflecting what would have been a nasty hit. “Save it for after the battle.”

Cole nodded, not trusting himself to say anything more.

Marcellus remained quiet for the rest of the battle.

Cole didn’t fuck up again.

He didn’t do very well, either.

+=+=+=+=+

They got back to the monastery later that night.

Cole slipped away into his room with a half-mumbled “‘m tired” before any of them could question his performance.

Jay had come by his door earlier, trying to convince Cole to open it, or at least open up and talk about whatever was bothering him. But Cole had pretended to be asleep, and eventually, Jay gave up and retired to his own bed for the night.

Cole was laying on his bed, lights off, staring up at the ceiling. It felt like his head was full of static. His throat felt tight. His eyes were dry.

Marcellus was quiet, leaving Cole to his thoughts.

Not that Cole needed Marcellus to criticize him when he could pick himself apart just fine.

It was stupid. Cole was being stupid. He was better than this, dammit, so why did it feel like he was falling apart?

He was stronger than this. It was just a rough patch. He had to be better than this, and he would be.

Right?

Cole grumbled, covering his face with his hands.

Marcellus was right.

“I am pathetic.”

[hologramcowboy]

I apologize to you first in case it looks like I am judging you or questioning your choices, because really I am not. I appreciate your capability of criticism and the effort you put to dig out the truth rather than falling for a fantasy created by PR which is much more easier. It's just I came across one of your post and it started bugging me since... Are we fans really entitled to see the glimpse of our favorite actor's personal life? Do we know him enough to judge what type of man he is in real life based on some old life choices he made which might not be good ones? If he is not very vocal with his personal life or got a messed up pr team, why that would mean he is a bad boy under a gentleman personality? He might be a real great man just the way he portrays himself to be, or he might be just a bad person acting to be a good one. Or he is something in middle. Everyone in that industry is trying to create an image of their own and sell it. Its your choice to believe it or not, but to try to find out the real person under that image based on some loopholes is hardly possible. It is great till you enjoy finding cracks in those images and make fun of their lies, but that should not be the reason of liking or disliking him. He is an actor; his fans are supposed to love him for his acting or his looks, not for how good he is as a human being...they can feel disappointed about his works, his lack of branding etc; not for whom he married or his other life-choices. That's just my viewpoint.

Thank you for sharing that. I don't think fans are entitled to seeing into their private life. I thinks actors have a responsibility to brand themselves in an authentic way and steer clear of practices that are less than stellar precisely because they are an example that is often blindly followed. I disagree with you on people not having a right to be disappointed because it's a preference thing. If some people view him as a role model but then he disproves that then they will feel disappointment or at least wonder and that's natural. It's human and it damages the actor/fan connection because it's not a connection based on humanity but on lies. But everyone is free to choose, like you wrote, of course. I think your spouse argument would be valid if Danneel was out of the spotlight, she is not, she is a part of Jensen's image that he sells to the buyers (which matter most) and ultimately to fans or tries to sell it at least. So think of an Actor as a Product which is a horrible way to put it but it IS how the industry views them, they are the "product" which has a defined brand. So if I want a Coke but it's really fake cola....let's just say that actor is shooting himself in the foot. If I want to book a pure hearted, down to earth texan type I'm gonna go for Jared not Jensen because Jensen is more appropriate to play the guy who seems perfect but really isn't (his Smallville and Dawson's creek roles are a perfect examples of this) and this is in part due to his whole Danneel ordeal and her lack of sense when it comes to anything PR or industry related. This is why he needs a rebrand, either by acknowledging and incorporating his authentic self whatever it may be or by choosing a path and sticking to it faithfully. By the way, not everyone is going to really look into his essence but most industry experts do. By the way, you are questioning my choices and judging them and that's okay, it's called reasoning and it helps you find what's right for you. I think you gave people a lot of food for thought with this post so I am going to go ahead and post it.