#with that writing team in specific the longer you give them to cook the higher the chances are that they're gonna say something

[princehendir]

🔥 dragon age 2

There's actually a nonzero chance that a longer development time would have made it considerably worse.

[eevee-and-the-fandom]

It’s about time that I talk more about the second fanfic story that I’m working on!

WARNING: KHUX ENDING SPOILERS AHEAD

This story takes place immediately after KHUX, or at least, it takes place after Ephemer wakes up in the the flooded remains of Daybreak Town. And we all know he built Scala, right? So this story follows his journey to build Scala, among other things.

This story will also include the first Princess of Heart and all the new lore that comes with it (in fact, that’s what inspired this story in the first place), prototype Keyblade armor, learning about the importance of world order, world resets, sad key kids, lots of angst, attempts at architecture, and much more, not exactly in that order!

Of course, a fic like this requires some OCs, especially OC key kids. So I created a few to start off with and their designs are up above! Lemme tell you about them because I love them so much now and they’re all actually pretty cool and they’re a big part of this story anyways so yeah

I’ll go from left to right!

First up is Jamie! One of my friends wanted an OC in here based off of a few ideas he had, but of course, this character is so much more than that. Jamie is from Radiant Garden as a middle-class citizen of the fabled City of Light. He doesn’t have a lot of connections to people; he’s mostly busy working at his job and just trying to make ends meet. But when a chance at a better life comes in the form of a Keyblade and Ephemer, he takes the chance and leaves his world.

Jamie is usually an easy-going and confident guy, and he’s also one of the older people in this initial group of key kids. However, he also is quite short-tempered and can get angered at others easily. When in battle, he’s more of the strong, physical attacker type. So he’s a bit slower than some of the others, but of course, he’s a quite a bit stronger too. He doesn’t have much magic skill, but he’s capable of using weaker spells in a pinch. He’s definitely one of the least experienced in the group when it comes to using a Keyblade.

Next up on the list is Rand. He’s a somewhat flirty guy, who’s also kinda cocky. Sometimes, intentionally or not, he gets on other’s nerves and can be a bit of a pain to be around sometimes. And of course, he’s always teasing someone about something or another. However, deep down, he’s really not that bad of a guy, he just likes to rile people up sometimes and likes attention. He never goes out of his way to actually hurt anyone, at least on purpose. He actually really cares about his teammates and friends. I’m still working on his backstory though, especially since I’m not sure if I wanna make him an original Dandelion or if he would be a new wielder like Jamie.

Besides that though, in battle, Rand likes to use strong attacks of all varieties. Whether it’s physical or magic attacks, he likes to hit as hard as absolutely possible. Unfortunately, that does mean that his attacks take much longer to charge compared to his teammates’ attacks, but at least they can hit extremely hard. He is pretty balanced when it comes to attack and magic stats. And his specialty more specifically lies with non-elemental or more physical magic kind of attacks, such as earth and attacks similar to Ragnarok or Ripple Drive.

After Rand is the elegant Glacies. She’s well-respected among her peers, and is not only a capable warrior but is also rather good in social environments. She’s basically second-in-command—behind Ephemer—due to her capabilities. She’s also an extremely hard worker, always trying to be better and stronger on the face of her peers, but also for the sake of the worlds that she knows that they all have a duty to protect. Due to this, she sometimes snaps at her fellow teammates if she thinks that they aren’t taking their duties as Keyblade Wielders seriously, which can lead to some tension. However, she always apologizes later, and as the story goes on, learns to respect her teammates a little bit more. When not in battle, she’s honestly a pretty chill person and tries her best to help everyone else be at their best too. Glacies is a Dandelion.

Glacies specializes in elemental attacks, though of course her favorite element to use is ice. She’s also more skilled in magic attacks than she is at physical attacks, but she’s trained enough that her physical attacks can hurt if she needs them too. Her magic attacks do tend to be on the stronger side, but they aren’t as strong as Rand’s magic attacks. However, she’s very skilled at finding an enemies weak point and exploiting it with her elemental attacks, and she also casts relatively faster than Rand can.

Selene is up next! She’s a Dandelion who was in the same Union as Ephemer before the Keyblade War happened. She’s also who I have planned to be the first official Princess of Heart. Selene is a quiet but kind girl who finds pressure difficult to handle. At first, she seems a bit aloof and shy, but honestly she feels a lot of social anxiety. Even so, she’s very good at working together with her teammates, and she’s also pretty knowledgeable about the more practical uses of magic, like for teleportation and levitation and even for stuff like cooking or structures.

Selene’s combat capabilities are more attuned to the magic side, more specifically to light and status attacks. So attacks like faith, slow, haste (yes, I do mean FF haste), magnet, KH1 Aero, or cure. She’s also pretty good at physical attacks, since her status moves don’t do a lot of damage, but she’s not particularly strong in the realm of physical attacks either, so she usually has to stay back and act as more of a support role to her peers.

Last but not least is Nadia, another key kid who survived the Keyblade War. Sadly, Nadia came out as on of the most mentally scarred of the group, and she’s very cold to the others at first, even though she agreed to come along with Ephemer. Nadia does not take shit and is not here for friends. She almost believes that Ephemer shouldn’t even revive the art of the Keyblade because she doesn’t want to have to experience yet another Keyblade War, and she’s afraid that the more people know about the Keyblade, the more likely it is that something terrible will happen. Later on though, after some character development, Nadia turns out to be a good friend who isn’t afraid to give criticism or snide remarks if she feels it’s necessary. She’s jaded and scarred, but she’ll eventually do her best to heal.

Nadia is a swift physical attacker. Her attacks don’t hit as hard, but she hits fast, and she moves fast too. Her smaller stature allows her to maneuver through the battlefield with greater ease than most, and if a distraction is needed, she’s the best person for the job. She also doesn’t have as much of a defense as the others, but as mentioned, her speed more than makes up for that. She’s also surprisingly strong with really good stamina, and so she can jump higher and climb farther than most of her teammates as well.

Anyway, that’s all of the OCs! Ephemer himself is an all-rounder, able to play any kind of role that he needs to, but of course he’s not a specialist in any of them. But if one of the others is down for the count or if there are only a few of them on a mission, he can take any role that would benefit the team the most.

That’s all I’ll share about my story for now! The working title name is “The First Heart,” but I’m still trying to find something a little better lol.

I’m honestly super excited to write this story!

[gamesis426]

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[thechildoflightning]

JKSF Jobs

I got asked awhile ago by the lovely @mewithanie if I could write about everyone’s jobs in jksf if it sparked my interest. It did spark my interest, but I couldn’t figure out how to make it into a one-shot or story, so take a tumblr post bullet-style explanation instead!

Read on to find out all about the jobs Patton, Roman, Logan, and Virgil hold in just keep stumbling forward (baby im waiting for you)

tw: suicide (oc), PTSD and trauma (mentioned only), mentions of drugs, alcohol, and school shootings.

Patton

Runs a non-profit

Non-Profit pairs up with schools

Non-Profit is an art therapy center focused on increasing connection within teenagers and allowing them an appropriate outlet for emotional turmoil

Patton’s group generally gets placed on ‘high-risk’ campuses or campuses that have incidents happen at them

‘High-risk’ in this case is defined by higher than normal suicide rates, low attendance rates, high-levels of illegal activity (generally drug and alcohol use), high rate of poor mental health, more than average amounts of cheating, etc

Instances involve things like excessive inappropriate school-wide behavior (ie. all the kids getting drunk and disorderly at a school event) as well as shocking incidents (student death from suicide, overdose, drunk driving, or things such as school shootings)

Some kids come by choice, others are referred through a suspension exchange program

Pretty much, a kid gets suspended but can choose to go to the group’s meetings instead of facing suspension

Kids get referred for suspensions that deal with violence, drug use, alcohol use, excessive absences, and so forth

The idea behind it is that suspended the kid will only negatively impact the kids record and give no reason to change behavior, while the group can help get to the root of the issue and work towards solving/improving that instead

Other kids go by choice bc they’re looking for extra support, a healthy outlet, advice, etc

They have weekly after school meetings (per each district, with one focal school in each one. The program is currently seven districts wide)

They also have lunch drop-ins were you can come make art, chill, get a snack, pet a therapy dog, and other stuff

One of Patton’s first schools was the same school Virgil works at

Patton generally leads the entire non-profit and has delegates to deal with the different districts

He handles the school/district that Virgil is at, though he attempts to go to as many things at the other districts as he can

Does a lot of outside work promoting the program to school and school boards, but is starting to delegate a lot of that work to others so he can focus on the kids instead of the bureaucratic shit

Has had to cut back on individual involvement and delegate more as the work and stress from running an entire non-profit has taken a large toll on his health related to chronic illness

He is Not Happy about this fact, but it’s for his health and he needs it. His spouses help support in any ways that they can.

Roman

Theater Boi

He is a director for a local theater company that is actually not half-bad

Enjoys the heck out of it

Went into college planning to become an actor

And boy does he love acting and the truth is? He was good enough. He could have become an actor. 

But somehow he finds it even more magical running everything behind the acting (and so so much more work, god he never realized how much Work This Was)

So he joins a theater company and he slowly works his way up

At first he comes in as assistant choreographer 

He’s young and they don’t think much of it, but the show genuinely improves by his individual suggestions and work and wait, who the fuck is this kid and how do we hang onto him?

He makes his way up quite quickly, sliding his way into assistant directly and then co-director and then suddenly the director’s leaving and now he’s the director

It happens fast and it’s very very exciting but he’s also honestly a little overwhelming and he’s never been good at managing large tasks without procrastinating bc executive dysfunction (see this post and this one about Roman and ADHD)

And now he is The Director and an entire production is depending on him. Everything. All of it. And it was what he was looking for but it’s a lot.

The first time he’s on his own, it goes okay

It’s by far not the best the company has done, but it’s also not the worst and the company is pretty supportive of his jump to director and the people who have been there longer help him learn to delegate tasks

And so he tries again, and he does better, and he just continues to get better from there

There’s just one hiccup: the scenographer

Basically the scenographer Does Not Like Roman and it creates Conflict

(In my head I sorta imagine the boss character Joan played when they were playing Thomas as Roman as Joan as the boss character in that one part of “Can LYING Be Good?”)

Luckily, Deceit later takes that position, and him and Roman work way better together and pull off some pretty bomb ass productions

Roman has been asked to join other companies before- specifically travelling companies and work on Specific Productions- which is very cool and very exciting but he decides he’d rather do what he’s doing now bc 

a) he enjoys the rhythm of his work. b) larger productions are more stress. c) he doesn’t want to be gone from his spouses. And d) he gets a lot of positivity and meaning out of what he does now and doesn’t see a reason to change that

Every summer he also runs the local chapter of Shakespeare in the park. 

He does act in these as well bc it’s completely volunteer based. Deceit also acts in these with him and these two theater dorks have way to much fun together

They may or may not of kidnapped Trixie for one of the productions (with Virgil’s consent of course)

Logan

Logan works for a company that considers themselves as a “research and problem-solving team for the improvement of marine environments”

Basically, Logan researches issues that negatively impact marine life and helps come up solutions to improve or solve these issues

Most of what he does is cycle through data that other researchers collect and figure out what that data means and how it connects

He looks at a lot of abstract numbers and pulls them together to state exactly what the numbers are reporting 

From there he brings that research to a board that forms a hypothesis and then comes up with potential solutions

These solutions are often considered very progressive and liberal and as such cause a lot of debate

Solutions range from legal changes (laws reducing companies waste, laws to prevent oil spills, protection laws around certain species/habitats, etc) to inventions (boats that clean the ocean, replication of habits to help support species that can’t live outside of a certain ecosystem, etc)

The company Logan works for has had numerous very successful projects and many of these projects were successful bc of Logan’s involvement

Logan’s spouses are very very proud of this fact

Logan is modest af and brushed it off

Logan’s had quite a few articles published in scientific journals and his findings/theories/work have also made it to national news in the past

Logan himself has actually been asked to present some of his stuff on the news multiple times. He refuses each time and someone else goes in his place.

Does this mean that person gets a lot of credit that should be assigned to Logan? Yes. Does that person feel bad? They do and try to give credit to Logan. Does Logan care? No, no he does not. 

Logan could care less about credit, he just cares about marine ecosystems and That’s Literally It

Seriously, people ask him things like “does he understand the ‘political implications’ of his job” or “Are you okay with your team constantly stealing your work” and he’s just like “Fish are cool. Leave me the fuck alone.”

Logan has also done more hands-on experience which has included cool adventures that included scuba diving trips to study coral reef damage, spending days in heavy wetlands, and swimming with sharks

His spouses think that this is the coolest thing and Logan agrees a 1000%

He usually works on research because that’s Where He’s Comfortable, but the occasional planned (it has to be planned) research trip is always exciting

Logan also has so much passion for his job. So much passion. It’s sort of an agreed upon deal in the house that when Logan comes home he will generally Need To Infodump because his job is The Coolest

Because of this, a time period between him getting off work and them eating dinner is designated Logan Infodumping Time

Generally this happens while they cook (because as mentioned a few times, Logan is the best cook)

Even if his spouse aren’t helping w/ dinner, they usually try to stick around and listen because a) Logan is Cute when talking about things he enjoys. b) he talks about interesting stuff. c) even if they don’t find it interesting, Logan’s enthusiasm is infectious and they just Have To Listen

Virgil

Virgil is a high school English teacher

He generally teaches sophomore regular English and junior AP English

Classes can shift slightly depending on the year

Virgil was at first a very distant teacher and didn’t connect with his students

Like his students thought he was a fine teacher bc he wasn’t too strict and didn’t assign a bunch of hw, but no one really liked him either

About his fourth year teaching, a kid at Virgil’s school got suicide baited and ended up taking their own life

It was a Big Deal (and is also how Patton found his way to Virgil’s campus)

After the event, there were lots of discussions and groups at the school, and each teacher talked to their classes

Virgil’s discussion was,, impactful to say the least

He talked to the students frankly about the issue and opened discussion to the topic while making sure to keep it respectful and calling students out on shit while at the same time helping support everyone who was struggling

He ended it with a small speech about self-worth, what it meant, and the struggle to achieve it, especially when everyone around you is pulling you down

It spreads like wildfire throughout the school and suddenly Virgil is a very well-liked teacher because He Gets It, y’know

(to clarify- his student’s do not know about his suicide attempts or personally history regarding his PTSD and experiences, that said, they all know there’s something different about this teacher. Something that makes him understand in a way others don’t)

He also has just this snark that students fall in love with

(One of his class’ learning targets for an entire week was just “We’re going to stick it to The Man. How you ask? Well we’ll find out!”

There was also a situation one year when one of Logan’s articles turned up in a multiple choice quiz and No One, including Virgil knew the answers (Virgil did have the answer key but it Did Not Make Sense)

He had to actually call Logan to figure it out

Turns out, most of them was the quiz maker’s mistake because he was asking questions about “author’s tone” and “author’s purpose” and Logan’s just like,, I didn’t meant to have any tone? I don’t understand tone? My purpose was I like fish? Why are they saying it’s to educate the average person??

(pretty much they analyze Logan’s article from a neurotypical standpoint, which Logan Is Not, so it doesn’t work. Virgil scraps the quiz.)

[marypoppinswasmyfatherbitches]

Oh my goodness, I didnt see the link to your fanfic account! I am dumb. So ignore my previous ask and instead answer this one for the meme. 13, 3, 14, 1 and 2 for Happiness goes on? (I shall leave reviews on your beautiful fanfic soon I promise, they are good.)

(Hiii, sooo…this whole reply is late because I actually typed up ALL OF THIS last night, and then accidentally “x”-ed out of my browser and lost it all, because I am very very stupid. And then was too tired to retype it up before going to sleep. I hope I remember roughly everything, and apologies for that mistake.)

Oh! Haha! Alright then! Thank you! Don’t feel dumb at all for not realizing which AO3 account is mine or for your previous ask(which for others who are curious, said: “1 - 5 for all your fics! Just talk about your favs!”). I was prepared to choose 3 fics (including “Happiness Goes On” since that’s definitely the one I’m most proud of, so I guess that’s closest to a “favorite” right?), and go through the first 5 questions for each, though I won’t lie and say it wouldn’t have taken some time to answer.

BUUUT…since you said to scrap that first ask, I’ll answer these individual ones for “Happiness Goes On.” And your compliment and promise for a future review means SO goddamn much, thank you sincerely.

(WARNING / REMINDER: This is about my fic that deals with the subject of child molestation, and I do reference that a little bit in this reply. Don’t read further if it makes you uncomfortable, which I entirely understand and respect.)

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13: What music did you listen to, if any, to get in the mood for writing this story? Or if you didn’t listen to anything, what do you think readers should listen to to accompany us while reading?

HA! Well, American Pie obviously, for a majority of it. While brainstorming / writing / editing the epilogue? A lotta Billy Joel. ;)

The idea to use American Pie bounced into my brain when it came on the radio at the thrift shop where I volunteer, one of the rare times my own music speaker battery died. Usually a disaster, because our store radio is pretty crappy, but the sound quality wasn’t too bad that day, and I rediscovered how much I love that song and ‘Why isn’t this on my ipod again?’. Listening to the lyrics, I realized how much some of them fit the Guardians in general, and this story specifically, which I have Gamora mentally note in the fic. I was sitting and casually chatting with the manager while also thinking, ‘Google what year this came out when you get home, but I’m sure it’s the 70′s. Peter would know it, and it could be the Zune. I think it could work.’ I’m proud that I was able to reference the song so many times without actually naming it by title, but I assume most readers knew what it was, it’s just that famous. (I also couldn’t resist the light-hearted joke, later when things calmed down, of Gamora saying “This…is the longest song…I have ever heard.” and Peter smiling without even looking at her and giving a cheeky “I know.”)

In terms of using Billy Joel for the epilogue, I’m just a Billy Joel fanatic. The use of him for this story began just from the We Didn’t Start the Fire joke toward Rocket at the bar (I thought it was clever, Peter!), and later on I saw how The Longest Time fit romantically for Starmora, and some of the lyrics matched the healing themes of the overall story, and I thought ‘Maybe they’ve been playing BIlly Joel since that night; maybe that can be the joke.’ Why shouldn’t his Greatest Hits albums (at least) be on the Zune? I struggled a lot over what song should be the final one Gamora comments on before they switch artists to appease the group. I never specify which romantic Billy Joel song Peter and Gamora slow danced to during their “date night” in that six-week summary, but I like to imagine it was Just the Way You Are. I considered Keeping the Faith or Vienna for the final one, but I thought they deserved something more fun and naughty to analyze this time, so Only the Good Die Young it is. :D

In conclusion, I listened to The Longest Time, and the entire An Innocent Man studio album, a lot (as if I needed an excuse).3: What’s your favorite line of narration?

The portion in italics is my favorite line, but I’m including the entire sentence for context purposes: “She would need to grow used to him viewing Yondu as a caring parent who was extraordinarily protective of his boy, and would have hunted down this pervert to whistle a glowing arrow through her skull.”14: Is there anything you wanted readers to learn from reading this fic?

Ohh geez, wow, that one is tough. I don’t know if it’s accurate to say this story was intended to educate, but just to explore the idea with fictional characters. I have no expertise on the subject, and would never claim such, or talk down to those who do. I didn’t intend to create a PSA. I suppose all of the “lessons” for Peter (if they can be called that) I hope all readers already know and agree on (basically a collection of “it wasn’t your fault” and “this doesn’t define you” and “trauma isn’t a competition, someone else suffering worse doesn’t invalidate your experience” and “you should feel comfortable talking about anything without judgement or shame” etc.).

Slightly lesser scale messages, there’s also reminders about the importance of communication, trusting each other, letting the other person speak in an argument, not letting one’s jealousy/instincts/bad mood interfere with fairness, not running away from a fight or staying angry, respecting boundaries and privacy, all that healthy relationship jazz that these two are still figuring out. 1: What inspired you to write the fic this way?

This post is already very long, and I could probably talk for hours about the decision-making process for many scenes (of my GotG fics, this took the longest to write and publish, over 2 months), so I’ll try to condense this to a few bullet points that probably don’t fit the “inspired” criteria.

- It was originally going to be in two parts, 4 scenes each, when I thought the epilogue would be much shorter. But as the lil’ wrap-up got longer (because we needed a fluffy conclusion, dammit!), I decided to make it a separate “chapter.”

- I think the concept probably started as one of those strange, angsty “what if?” scenarios I make up in my head at night that I still can’t believe I created into a full-fledged work. I liked the idea of Peter and Gamora having this conversation and her comforting him, but I knew if I was really going to throw it out there for other fans, it had be more balanced with happier moments, too. I just know I was always going to make the offender a woman - both because it would lead to the misunderstanding that she was a past consensual hook-up when Peter was an adult to spark some irritation and jealousy in Gamora, and because it’s realistically different from other sexual assault stories, since women can be pedophiles and child predators too, and they’re just as horrible. :(

- The fanfic idea of “Gamora accidentally starts a fire while trying to cook, and Peter falsely accuses and lashes out at Rocket” was in my head before, but there were two key differences. 1) It was the entire plot, not a light-hearted subplot in the shadows of something bigger, 2) Meredith’s letter was either fully or partially burnt as a result of the fire. By the end Gamora was going to confess it was her fault, that she was trying to surprise Peter by cooking spaghetti, and he would apologize both to her and to Rocket for losing his temper and getting so angry. I hated that idea later and found it too sad (he’s already lost the Walkman and second cassette tape, why would I want him to lose even more from his mother?), and in “Spark My Memory” (the Christmas fic I wrote for “12 Days of Starmora”) the Guardians put his mother’s letter in the photo album gift for Peter, completely safe and unharmed. I like to keep all my fanfics canon-compliant and non-contradictory from each other, so the letter is fine, no burning it.

Yet “Gamora started a fire cooking” still seemed fun to me, as I like the idea that she’s so badass and skilled and intelligent, but failed at something so domestic and simple. Kinda cute. I was so excited to insert it into this, because I think it worked on multiple levels. It’s a driving force for the plot (the reason the team go to the restaurant and they stumble upon that particular waitress), the reason Gamora was already in a bad mood during her fight with Peter, it could be used as a metaphor/comparison for Peter’s anxiety and Gamora’s guilt, it was something for the Guardians to put at a higher priority to tease and mock Gamora for while oblivious to the main story, something for Peter to just break down into giggles over once they changed the subject (because he earned a good laugh after that heartbreaking and vulnerable childhood trauma story), an excuse to give Rocket so many funny lines, an overall silly and sitcommy-style subplot to fall back on, and a sweet “victory!” for Gamora to have (sort of?) conquered by the epilogue. ^_^2: What scene did you first put down?

This is easy. I’ve written all but one (8 out of 9) of my fanfics in order, except for “Just Like Everybody Else.” So ya, I wrote the opening scene first, Baby Groot’s magic trick lesson and Peter’s oh-so-cruel “can only be seen once” deception. I needed to ease readers (and myself) into the angst and heavy shit to follow, and that cute idea had also been in the back of my mind for a while. ^_^

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PHEW, OKAY, ALL RE-TYPED! Thank you again SO MUCH for the lovely ask and wonderful questions, your actual interest and curiosity thrilled me! You see I wasn’t kidding about the incessant babbling. :P

Thank you also for the kudos you left on AO3, and take care!~

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I think you dropped the thread for an unknown reason. Today I finished writing a long and thorough report for work that I am proud of. I don’t think it’s boring to read but I am biased.

SMART Food for Life: 2nd Year Report for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Report period: April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021

SMART is pleased to offer our 2021 progress report on the 2nd year of funding for the Food for Life Project. The entirety of this report covers the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic and how we have met it. Understandably, the hands-on project delivery model detailed in our initial grant proposal has no longer been viable in a time of social distancing and remote learning, and so we are presenting our new, adaptive response to COVID-19 that has allowed us to fully engage our participants and maintain our SMART community. This report will illustrate our notable successes in meeting and surpassing our stated program objectives in the face of the immense restrictions imposed by COVID.

Project Objectives:

To recap our initial proposal, the specific objectives of the SMART Food for Life Project are:

• To enhance the quality of life, reduce isolation, and achieve optimum health status for a growing community of self-identified women living with/affected by HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses

• To further develop and expand a hands-on, culturally appropriate nutrition and cooking workshop series specifically designed to address the health and nutrition needs of our SMART community

• To nurture and grow a thriving team of SMART Ambassadors

• To increase residents’ access to fresh fruits and vegetables and affordable, healthy food, resulting in more nutritious meals prepared at home

SMART’s Response to COVID

SMART is located in NYC DOHMH’s East Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Center (Health Action Center), where all of our programs and activities are held. Due to COVID-19, the Health Action Center building has been closed since mid-March of 2020, and SMART staff has been working remotely. Our in-house client programs have been on hold and will continue to be so at least through the summer of 2021. Due to this circumstance, we have been challenged to devise innovative ways of delivering our programming and engaging our participants through online platforms and social media connections, as well as through traditional means such as phone calls and mailings.

Immediately upon the closure of our offices at the Health Action Center, we initiated a weekly practice (or daily, in some cases) of contacting our list of over 65 active participants by phone to assess their most basic needs and provide direct resources and support. Our Director of Operations, Sam Clare, and Program Director, Tara Pierce, divided this effort between them, together with our Mandarin Translator, Lydia Liu, who reached out to the Mandarin-speaking women. While all of us were shaken by the sudden loss of our in-person interactions and physical community, we began to find that the shared sense of emergency and frequent phone check-ins were strengthening our bonds with participants and giving us deeper, more specific insights into their needs, both immediate and long-term. We were also becoming more directly aware of their access to healthy food, or lack thereof, and so were inspired to begin a process of addressing food insecurity in increasingly expansive ways, as described throughout this report.

SMART participants represent the most vulnerable populations affected by COVID, as most are living with one or more chronic conditions— HIV, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity—coupled with economic disadvantages that place them at higher risk of adverse outcomes if infected. Fortunately, none of our SMART women have experienced life-threatening conditions due to COVID, though some have had the virus, and, tragically, the husband of one of our women lost his life to it. More commonly, participants have faced issues of isolation and lack of reliable access to food. Our in-person programming had been providing healthy breakfasts and lunches on program days, in addition to the weekly pantry bags distributed in SMART Body cooking classes, and the loss of this supplemental food was pronounced. While local agencies were stepping up to offer emergency food, the lines to receive it were often many blocks long and proved prohibitive for those with mobility or other health challenges. And so, to fill this initial food vacuum, we began to personally deliver emergency food to our most vulnerable women. Two of our SMART staff members, Les LaRue and Frances Wood, live in the East Harlem neighborhood where most of our participants reside and were able to take on the task of picking up nutritious groceries and safely delivering them to the women’s residences, predominantly in NYCHA buildings. We were also able to connect participants to previously unknown food pantries both in and outside of the neighborhood, such as MCCNY Charities in Hell’s Kitchen who delivered groceries to their doors.

In these ways, we achieved a measure of stability within our SMART community in the early days of COVID, and so had more and more breathing room to consider our role as continuing providers of holistic education, however impossible this had first seemed. We began to broaden our perspectives and turn our attention to programming in addition to the emergency response. Our first effort at on-line learning was an initiative called SMART Tutorials which we began in late March of 2020.      

SMART Tutorials

Designed to keep participants engaged in a supportive environment of learning, SMART Tutorials are short, instructive videos covering a wide range of nutrition, wellness, healing, art, and technology training topics that represent our holistic approach to health. Christina Rodriguez, our then Social Media Coordinator (now Communications & Social Media Director), quickly emerged as a highly capable video creator who took on the job of working with other SMART staff members to create videos directly related to their program areas. She set up a SMART YouTube Channel and began to build an extensive video library that now includes over 100 videos! (representing both the SMART Tutorial program and the SMART Live! series of real-time virtual classes).

SMART Live!

Having ventured into the virtual world with our SMART Tutorial offerings, it was a natural next step to use our increasing technical knowledge and reliance on social media to develop real-time, interactive programming to more directly engage our participants and provide the ongoing instruction and connection to supportive community that is SMART’s mission. One of our SMART staff members, Frances Wood, was also teaching as an adjunct professor at Columbia University at that time and had undergone training for conducting classes through Zoom. She was able to assist other staff members in navigating the Zoom platform, prompting us to initiate weekly Zoom staff meetings. As we had already begun to utilize Facebook more heavily as a means of disseminating information to our women, the combination of Zoom experience and Facebook familiarity provided a foundation upon which we could conceive of a virtual curriculum. The SMART Live! initiative, born of necessity and evolving experience, began in April of 2020 with SMART Live! Culinary Workshops—a virtual iteration of the SMART Body hands-on cooking classes that are the core of the SMART Food for Life Project.

A major impetus for launching the live Culinary Workshops was to ensure that we could fulfill our commitment to the Culinary Training Program—a workforce development initiative we had undertaken in collaboration with DOH—which engaged 12 SMART women as Culinary Trainees in an intensive 2-year training. The pandemic hit near the middle of year two of this training, and we were determined to complete its objectives regardless of COVID restrictions. Our first live-streamed cooking classes, intended as training sessions for the Culinary Trainees, were also learning opportunities for SMART staff in transitioning to a virtual class model and addressing the many challenges that surfaced, including bridging the digital divide (which we will discuss below). SMART Live! now includes three weekly live-streamed virtual class offerings which we are delivering via Facebook and Zoom: SMART Live! Culinary Workshops, SMART Tech Talks, and SMART Live! University.

SMART Live! Culinary Workshops (live-streamed on SMART’s Facebook  page and open to all)

In keeping with our stated goals of nutrition education and increased access to fresh, healthy food, as well as decreased feelings of anxiety and isolation, we are exceedingly proud of our SMART Live! Culinary Workshop series. Every Thursday morning, SMART culinary instructors Juan Pablo Chavez and Sam Clare lead viewers in live, step-by-step healthy cooking and nutrition education demonstrations performed and filmed in their home kitchens and assisted behind the scenes by remote SMART tech staff (all of whom have acquired their videography/performance/tech skills in the “learn-by-doing” manner demanded by COVID). Utilizing seasonal ingredients with healthy nutritional benefits, the cooking demos focus on recipes that can help manage or mitigate the symptoms of a wide array of chronic illnesses that disproportionately affect our participants. The workshops are highly interactive, with participants using the comments section to ask questions and add observations, and instructors providing verbal answers and additional information in real time. The recorded SMART Live! classes are then posted on our Facebook page for further viewing, some of the posted videos having amassed more than 600 views to date! After a video editing process, each class is also posted to YouTube and on SMART’s website for even greater reach.

An important incentive provided to SMART participants who participate in the workshops is a $20 supermarket gift certificate to one of two “Shop Healthy” supermarkets located in East Harlem. SMART has used these supermarkets for over 6 years and was instrumental in facilitating their “Shop Healthy” designation, indicating a healthy improvement to the quality of their products. The grocery store gift certificates, coupled with healthy nutritional information provided in the workshops, help to ensure that our participants are able to keep nutritious food on their tables. The certificates are offered in lieu of the pantry bags we would normally distribute at our in-person SMART Body cooking classes.

SMART Live! Tech Talks (live-streamed on SMART’s Facebook page and open to all)

Among the many challenges posed by our transition to digital programming has been the deeply unjust technology gap our clients face in terms of both equipment and training. As we have proceeded to iron out many of the snags in the delivery of our virtual programs, the lack of reliable, affordable internet connectivity and dependable internet devices—as well as the gap in basic confidence and skill to navigate social media—has been a primary hurdle. We have addressed this issue in stages, beginning with one-on-one conversations with participants to assess their relationship with basic technology. Frances Wood, who had been the instructor for the in-person SMART Computer class and so was the natural contact for tech training, took on the new title of SMART Technical Director. During the late summer and early fall of 2020, she was able to conduct a series of in-person trainings with small groups of SMART participants in basic internet connection and social media skills. Trainings were held in front of the Health Action Center in accordance with social distancing and PPE guidelines. Based on the information collected in individual needs assessments, Frances worked with participants to ensure that they had reliable high-speed broadband internet access, or that they were able to connect with social media on their phones. Assistance included: helping participants set up home wi-fi service; loaning participants iPads for their use; and helping them utilize social media apps on their cell phones.

When COVID restrictions began to tighten anew in the fall, we halted all in-person meetings in front of the Health Action Center and turned our focus to virtual engagement. In October of 2020, we began providing technology training online, with Frances leading weekly livestreamed “Tech Talks,” following the SMART Live! Culinary Workshop format described above.

Tech Talk classes have become a popular, well-attended series offered every Monday on Facebook Live. Participants receive step-by-step guidance in creating email accounts, shopping safely online, and finding reliable digital sources for health information, among other useful internet topics. Videos of each class are then edited and posted to YouTube so that they may be accessed on demand. Frances is creating an evolving learning environment that aims to combat the isolation, health inequities, and barriers to information and resources that result from limited technology skills. As participants acquire the knowledge and equipment they need, they enjoy increasing access to SMART’s entire growing library of 100+ virtual learning resources—SMART Tutorials, SMART Live! healthy cooking demos, and SMART Live! University presentations. The online trainings also allow us to expand SMART’s services to anyone with an internet connection, thus broadening our own social reach. As testament to the effectiveness of this approach, we went from having 5 women in attendance at our first SMART Live! cooking demo to now reliably drawing an audience of 30-40 actively engaged participants at each of our virtual classes! 

SMART Live! University (requires a Zoom link provided to SMART participants only)

SMART University is our signature treatment, prevention, and health education series that addresses the physical, psychological, and social needs of self-identified women living with or affected by HIV and/or other chronic illnesses that disparately affect under-served neighborhoods such as East Harlem. As with all of our other in-house offerings, SMART University classes had been put on hold due to COVID, though we were making great strides with the SMART Live! Culinary and Tech Talk virtual programming. By January of 2021, we felt confident enough in our ability to host virtual classes—as well as to connect with an engaged group of 30+ participants—to begin collaborating with other community partners in offering SMART Live! University presentations.  

In its virtual iteration, SMART University offers live, timely presentations every Tuesday on maintaining health and wellness during COVID and beyond. As many of these classes often cover sensitive health and/or confidential social issues, the live Zoom classes have been limited to SMART women participants only, though the subsequent edited videos posted on our website and YouTube channels are available to all. We have been working with community partners such as CONNECT, Safe Horizon, and HHAP to present the weekly Zoom classes on health/mental health topics, social service resources such as SNAP benefits, tax preparation guidance, guarding against financial abuse, GYN care and more, including classes on nutrition topics led by chef Juan Pablo of SMART. On those weeks when SMART University classes cover health topics such as Diabetes or Recognizing Signs of Stroke, we are careful to align our Culinary Workshops with recipes that address the highlighted health concerns.

It should be noted that SMART University was our premiere program founded in 1998 to provide treatment and prevention education about HIV/AIDS for low-income women of color. This model remains solid and is especially relevant now in providing vital COVID-19 information. Among our most well-attended offerings have been a series of classes on COVID and the COVID vaccine presented by a highly regarded infectious disease specialist—Dr. Samuel Merrick, Medical Director, CSS/New York Presbyterian Hospital. These classes have had a direct, measurable impact on the lives of our participants, particularly regarding the COVID vaccine. Despite being among a population most vulnerable to the adverse effects of COVID, many of our women expressed an initial distrust of the vaccine and unwillingness to take it. But after having voiced their concerns and acquired new knowledge in the question-and-answer sessions with the doctor, they have been able to make responsible decisions based on accurate information shared by a trusted source. We can now report that almost all of our active SMART women have been vaccinated.

SMART Art

To complement our holistic approach to health, an additional offering during COVID has been the preparation of “art kits” for women to work on at home. Our SMART Art instructor, Les LaRue, designs projects that require cutting, sewing, gluing, and careful, meditative time to help our women deal with stress and issues of isolation by engaging in creative activity. Les prepares packets of necessary materials, patterns, and step-by-step instruction sheets which are hand-delivered or mailed to interested women participants, who then share photos of their completed creations on social media. The list of participants has grown to over 30 creative women! The instruction “slides” are also turned into SMART Tutorials, with links to the patterns on our SMART website. As with all of our online offerings, we are thereby able to offer the art projects to a wider audience.

Partnerships

For a brief time (July-October 2020) when transmission rates of COVID-19 were low/declining, we were able to meet with participants in person outside of the Health Action Center. We were greatly excited to connect with the Sally Cooper CSA through our long association with ACT UP (where SMART’s roots are found). Every Wednesday afternoon throughout the late summer months, a Sally Cooper CSA van loaded with fresh farm produce arrived in front of the Health Action Center building where we set up tables and filled pantry bags for the women who had participated in our SMART Live! Culinary Workshop class the previous week. Adhering to social distancing and PPE guidelines, the women gathered to pick up their food bags (with extra masks inside) and $20 supermarket gift certificates, and to reconnect and share a welcome time of in-person community. The produce of the week was then incorporated into the Culinary Workshop recipes presented in class the following day!

This in-person time was a valuable opportunity to instill and reinforce COVID-19 safety precautions for clients by practicing social distancing and mask-wearing, as well as to provide PPE (disposable masks and hand sanitizer). It also allowed us to distribute other materials such as the SMART Art packets, and to engage with the wider East Harlem Community and share information about our programs. We were able to enlist several new SMART participants through this outreach, as well as being able to share whatever was left of the bountiful produce with other community residents after our participants had received their bags. Our SMART Ambassadors (stipend workers) assisted us with the outdoor activities, allowing them to earn small stipend payments. We also used the safe/socially distanced outdoor environment to conduct intake interviews with new SMART clients and hold the one-on-one in-person technology sessions.

Additionally, we were able to secure NYCDOH “Health Bucks” for our women to purchase “Healthy Food Boxes” from Grow NYC, whose distribution tent was located right around the corner.

As evidence of our online reach, our SMART Live! series caught the attention of GMHC, with whom we presented a special SMART Live! Culinary Workshop for GMHC members in November of 2020.

Our most recent partnership is with an initiative called “Community Impact” at Columbia University—specifically a subset of this initiative called “CAFE Prep,” a culinary workforce program very similar to the pilot Culinary Training Program we just completed with DOH. A Development Associate from Community Impact, having happened across SMART’s website and been greatly impressed by our holistic approach, contacted our Founding Director, Susan Rodriguez, in late January of 2021 to discuss a possible collaboration. This has led to weekly Zoom meetings and all manner of brain-storming as to ways in which our programs might complement each other and move forward toward common goals. As we are uncertain of DOH’s intention regarding construction of a teaching kitchen at the Health Action Center (or pursuing culinary workforce training in general), we are excited to find an enthusiastic partner with experience in this work with whom we can explore possibilities for the future.

Post-COVID Plans

As to the future, we are forging ahead with our full roster of virtual programs and are in close communication with the administration of the Health Action Center building to be at-the-ready whenever a partial re-opening is scheduled to occur, hopefully in September. In anticipation of a new normalcy post COVID, we have developed a hybrid program model wherein limited-capacity classes will be led by an instructor in a “studio” setting inside the Health Action Center and simultaneously live streamed through Zoom to a wider, online audience. We are tentatively calling this the SMART Studio Project. While we are presently in a “holding pattern” regarding our SMART Ambassador program, we anticipate having an increased need for Ambassador involvement when we are able to begin hybrid programming.

In closing, it is heartening to note that having our mode of operation completely turned upside down has had unexpectedly positive consequences. Our increased online presence has been noted by long-time participants who may have fallen out of touch over the years, but who now have resurfaced and are renewing old ties and making new ones through virtual connections. We are also attracting brand new engagement with our livestreaming productions and recorded videos. We have been able to assist almost 40 women in connecting to social media and virtual learning platforms, thereby widening their horizons and inching their seats closer to the table. Regarding our growth as SMART staff, we are all monumentally more tech savvy and adaptable to sudden change. We are also realizing the almost limitless possibilities for future SMART Live! University classes, as presenters can be located anywhere across the globe. Moving into virtual programming has been a long-term goal of SMART, and necessity has certainly been the mother of invention for us over these surreal months. We are deeply grateful for the continued support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and look forward to our 3rd year, however strange and unexpected it may prove to be.

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@rhi-draws-things three million years ago drew me my goatsona (goat persona) for my DnD group, and i was supposed to give her something in exchange, so uh sorry i’m late Rhi but here’s a Thing that i hope you like.

set in/based on Rhi’s excellent tmnt 2012 Fusion AU. an alternate universe where mutants have the ability to fuse with other mutants and also humans. its v good trust me.

Borne out of habit and repetition, there’s eventually a day that Mikey wanders into the barn specifically just to see Donnie, because he’s got nothing else to do and no one else he wants to talk with. Not that he really wants to talk, what with a weight of aimless uselessness sitting in his chest and a snarl of unhappy emotions waiting to spark into a right storm. He just needs… something. Something to do, someone to see who isn’t anyone inside the farmhouse.

Of course, Donnie is about as welcoming as he ever is these days. Crookedly slouched, absolute intensity on his work, no room for niceties or kindness. Just steely determination to fix things.

Donnie has been like that since they got here, and even worse since he diagnosed Leo’s coma as one that could be indefinite. Mikey has seen only scarce glimpses of his older brother, since Donnie can’t figure out how to sit still longer than passing out on the couch for a few hours. It’s a little weird, seeing Donnie behave so much like Mikey sometimes does. Honestly, it’s disconcerting, and it gives away just how really upset Donnie probably is about Leo, and their father, and everything.

It makes him a right asshole to talk with, too.

Mikey says hello anyway, and rolls his eyes at the curt greeting he gets in return, as well as the “go away, Mikey, I’m busy,” that follows right after.

“You sure you’re busy? Not just obsessively working on shit ‘cause you’re neurotic as hell?” Mikey needles, leaning on the desk beside Donnie and hoping to maybe start a good bicker. His brother doesn’t even look up.

“Mmm,” is all Donnie grunts. Oh, so he’s regressed to monosyllables? Nice.

Mikey pokes Donnie’s shoulder. His brother shrugs it sharply and keeps working. Mikey just about rolls his eyes out of his skull.

“Skill testing question: when was the last time you stood up, and if that number is not below five hours ago, how much feeling have you lost in your lower half at this point?”

“Mgh.”

“That answer just fills me with new knowledge, really. I feel all warm and tingly and shit. I might write a thesis paper on it.”

“Go away, Mikey.”

Mikey sighs loudly, pushing away from the table dramatically. “Look, I’m bored as fuck, so not I’m leavin’ until you stand up and at least attempt to take care of yourself.”

“I’m fine,” Donnie says, even though his voice is rough and his eyes bloodshot. Mikey frowns, watching his brother’s steady fingers keep working at the helmet-thing for April. Though his hands move fluidly, Mikey sees a serious slump of exhaustion to Donnie’s shoulders.

And not even a herd of wild horses could drag Donnie off to bed, not while Leo’s still asleep and Donnie has work he apparently has to do, even though he needed a break like, forever ago. Mikey knows his brother well enough to know no matter what he says… nothing is going to make Donnie go and actually take care of himself right now.

Desire for a good mock fight evaporates in Mikey, and he’s left feeling worn out again.

Mikey sighs to himself, watching his brother try to single-mindedly solve everyone’s problems in one go. A part of him is kind of jealous of Donnie’s sheer determination and near compulsion- at least he has goals, and drive to do meet those goals. Mikey has energy to burn, but nowhere to aim it on this stupid farmland. Playing with chickens and cooking meals only keeps him entertained for so long, but right now that’s all he knows how to do. Everything else is outside his capabilities.

Mikey misses home, misses their friends, misses their missing father and things being easy, at least sometimes. They’re all cooped up in the farmhouse together right now- him, Donnie, Raph and Casey and April- and yet it feels like there’s distance between them all, so long as the gap Leo left remains open.

Mikey’s lonely, honestly, and he knows his brother probably is too. Unwillingness to actually talk that out doesn’t erase it from being a thing.

Donnie has no energy to keep this endless workhorse drudgery up anymore. Mikey has too much energy to handle and not a single task left to spend it on. Neither of them is willing yet to actually talk about all the horrible stuff sitting inside them, but they’re both in serious need of closeness with someone, because this isolation feels like it could kill.

And then Mikey nearly smacks himself upside the head. There’s an easy solution to all of this.

“Hey, Donnie?”

“Mm? What.”

“Turn around.”

“What? No I’m working-”

Mikey grabs the back of Donnie’s chair and spins him around. Donnie barely lets go of his tools in time, unwillingly rounding with a scowl in place and his mouth already open to scold.

“Fuse with me,” Mikey says seriously, and Donnie’s mouth clicks shut.

“…why?” Donnie asks, giving Mikey a suspicious look. Mikey grins, grabbing his hand.

“Do it and you’ll understand,” He says cryptically, just to annoy Donnie, and hauls his brother out of the seat he’s probably been in for the last ten hours. Donnie stumbles, blinking rapidly and muttering about hypoglycemic attacks and the chances of him passing out mid fusion dance. Mikey ignores Donnie’s grumblings, and artfully corrals his brother into the dance.

Donnie drags his feet at first, annoyed and clearly at the end of his science-‘til-I-drop binge, but Mikey feels a tingle start in tips of his fingers as they fall into sync. It spreads up his hands and arms, from his toes up his legs- fluttering and warm and making him feel lighter than air. There are hints of sadder things, of heavy hearted emotions and pain, and those feelings from Donnie are evenly matched by Mikey’s. Neither of them is okay, neither of them is willing to talk about it. Not yet.

Fusion removes the need to talk.

Mikey laughs in surprise as Donnie abruptly spins him, his brother abruptly throwing himself 100% into the effort to fuse, and there’s Donnie’s familiar laugh; something Mikey hasn’t heard in weeks since they arrived at the farmhouse. It’s creaky in places but its real, and it makes a bubbly feeling burst in Mikey’s chest.

They spin together, drawing close as their feet slide and tap in perfect sync- they’re at opposite ends of the scale nine times out of ten, and then there’s times like this, where it’s all ease of movement and simple knowledge that the other knows the exact step they’re going to take next- where everything just makes clear perfect sense, and there’s no falter in their communication at all.

They’re the B-team for a reason, and it’s not just because their older brothers are sometimes jerks and get too easily exasperated with their eccentricities. It’s because they sometimes just click.

Donnie actually smiles, and it’s like months of stress lift from his eyes just with that expression, and Mikey mirrors the toothy grin with all the sincerity he’s got in him. It overpowers all the twisty awful emotions he’d had before this, and Mikey finally feels nothing but okay.

Donnie obviously feels the same, laughing freely as they dance, and against the echo-y rafters of the barn and mixed with the smell of old wood and hay and substances Mikey couldn’t even name- it’s amazing sounding, and it draws more exhilarated laughter out of Mikey.

Step, step, and twirl- they crash together in a burst of feelings and understanding and unconditional familial affection and love-

-and Monnie opens his eyes, all three of them feeling significantly less achy and awful than Donnie’s had, and from a much higher perspective above the ground. He yawns, feeling the urge to go and sleep off the fading exhaustion one part of him has, but the burbling energy the other half provides gives boost to the absolute determination he possesses, and then he doesn’t need to anymore.

Stretching his four arms above his head and behind his back, Monnie sighs happily as strength and vigor erases aches and cramps from bending over a desk and bedside. Good fucking god, why didn’t he do this hours ago, if not days? Weeks, he could have done this weeks ago, rather than sit around feeling miserable and tired and aimless and too wired to sleep at all. Why didn’t he? Everything is so much easier to handle now that he’s fused.

Both sides of him respond that it’s because he’s two parts of dysfunctional individuals with communication problems. Monnie tells himselves to fuck off.

He glances at the now very short table all of Donnie’s projects are scattered across, and finds a dozen new solutions popping into his head now that he’s got a fresh streak of creativity to add to the genius’s, and all the knowledge needed to articulate, refine, and execute the ideas. The daunting tasks of medical, mechanical, and economical problem solving are much less stressful, now that he’s got a thrum of excitement in his chest and broader perspective.

Of course… a repressed part of one half is calling to the restless part of the other half, demanding to be outside in the sun and getting his blood pumping. Part of him has been cooped up in this barn for weeks, and it makes the other halve jittery just to experience secondhanded. Monnie feels it thirdhanded and he understands both sides of the equation.

“I need to finish this, though,” Monnie mutters to himself, picking up his tools and the helmet and examining them, as well as absently starting to rearrange the desk into a manner that suits all him instead of just one half of him. He really does have so many things to get done- so many things, jeez- but the sun is warm and the wind is sweet and part of him recalls a very lovely climbing tree not far from the farm.

Admittedly, Monnie is as determinedly focused as he is impulse and whim driven. He needs to get work done, but he also needs to get out and stretch and re-fucking-lax, Donnie, you’re tying yourself up in knots like this-

-I know what I’m doing-

-wrecking your posture is what you’re doing-

-like you’re one to-

-talk, slouching so-

-much of the time over-

-videogames-

-desks-

Monnie shakes his head, quieting the brief squabble with himselves. His fusion remains solid despite the bickering, which is nice since it’s been ages since he was himself, and while he has occasional scattering days where a lot of messy and painful feelings make his emotions and opinions invert and turn sharp and terrible and hating, aimed at himself and himselves and everything- Monnie really, really does love himself a lot. Even if he finds bits of himselves annoying at times.

He’s made of two halves that click just right, sometimes, despite being such laughable opposites in so many ways, a perfect mix of them both… and that topic of thought leads Monnie to an idea.

“…strike a balance!” He tells himself triumphantly, setting down his tools and projects. “One- two- one hour of hiking, and then work for a few more, and then dinner prep and another walk? Yeah, that seems fair.”

Both parts of him are in total agreement that being away from the farmhouse will be good; getting away from the oppressive silence and failure that lingers in the upstairs levels, choking and painful to even think on. That will ease the continuous worrying Leo’s coma causes for everyone.

Which Monnie isn’t going to do, because he has a tree to climb and a forest to explore with new eyes and so very many things to accomplish after that.

Monnie steps away from the desk, humming pleasantly to himself an aimless but upbeat tune as he walks towards the barn doors. They open easy as anything for him- he has twice the strength of either side of him- and Monnie is bathed in the hot afternoon sun as he steps out.

The wind is sweet, the more indoors-y half of him finds delightedly, and he laughs to himself as he squints up at the blue, blue sky. It really is such a lovely day, and being himself makes it seem even lovelier.

Raph is on the porch currently, fiddling with what looks like his sketchbook, and staring at Monnie with something between exasperation and confusion. Monnie waves cheerily, and turns the motion into a quadruple flipoff as he absconds from the farmhouse lawn. Raph had been snappish and unpleasant to Mikey this morning when he just tried to say hi, and Monnie feels absolutely justified in flipping his brother off and explaining nothing of why he’s fused.

The forest welcomes him and the jaunty steps he takes speed up as it does. The trees are taller and thicker than anywhere in NYC, a hundred birds and small animals are just nearby, and the earthy rich scent of everything speaks to a nearly buried part of his brain.

It feels wonderful. The tug of duty and responsibility and guilt and love remains, tying Monnie to the farmhouse despite how much he just wants to run and run and never look back, but he lets none of those things seize hold of him.

Monnie will go home later, finish projects and make dinner for everyone- later. For now, he has a tree to climb.

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Everything you should know about CBD-infused meals

From California to New York, infused meals have become a mainstay of today's cannabis culture, providing a focal point around which both enthusiasts and canna-curious may gather socially and learn about the plant. While THC-infused meals happen speakeasy style in states that have yet to pass adult use regulations, CBD-infused meals are ubiquitous, writes Danielle Guercio. Excitement over the Farm Bill has only increased the popularity of CBD, which functions both as an antidote to THC-induced anxiety and as a non-intoxicating baby step into exploring cannabis wellness. CBD-infused dishes are accessible to almost every kind of diner. From CBD-infused chocolates and sodas to gummies and powders, the skyrocketing demand for the cannabinoid has inspired many chefs to get creative in adapting it to their menus. To learn more about infusing CBD into our food — which, inevitably, means working in the cannabis plant's iconic flavor, thanks to a host of accompanying terpenes (aromatic compounds) — we asked a handful of cannabis entrepreneurs, creatives, and chefs to dish on what it's actually like to cook with CBD.

What’s the deal with dosage?

"Keeping control of your dose is crucial," says Ron Silver, chef/owner of Bubby’s in New York City and founder of Azuca, a CBD-infused line of syrups and edibles. “We look at CBD as medicine, and not something to be thrown around.” Silver says this is important to remember, and that just because there isn’t a ‘high’ from CBD doesn’t mean it’s not doing something. “As a sort of guideline, 25 milligrams a day is a pretty solid dose," he says. "Not too small, and not too massive.” But this isn’t the end-all-be-all in the dosing department, especially since we’re all composed differently. Silver calls this “the burning question” in the CBD field, stressing that anecdotal discussions may guide research around the topic. “One close family member of mine who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis found relief in taking a massive dose of CBD, 500 milligrams, and then a 25-milligram dose two times a day, with a day off a week to 'reset' his system," he told Civilized. "This is what he came up with through talking to others with similar issues and comparing notes.” Not only does every body and its endocannabinoid system process cannabinoids differently, but there are also many different delivery methods for CBD, notes Rachel Burkons, co-founder of Altered Plates. There's also product quality to consider, she adds, as well as other cannabinoids and terpenes that may be present. Burkons is part of the team that’s opening Chroma Lounge in West Hollywood, which will be among Los Angeles’ first cannabis consumption spaces. Working with cannabis and food, Burkons says she has yet to see an adverse reaction to "too much" CBD. "I think people should be able to move forward without fear," she says. For those looking to collect data on their cannabis experiences, Goldleaf journals offer a method for everyone (daily consumers, chefs, patients, growers, and so on) to catalogue things like dosage, strain, consumption method, and how they're feeling from it all. "Everyone is different. Our metabolisms, body weights, endocannabinoid systems, and many other factors very much affect the way we handle cannabinoids of any kind," says Charles McElroy, founder of Goldleaf. "Be weary of any ‘universal’ doses.” He advocates for dosing just one item in a mixed-tolerance meal, so consumers of different experience levels can have more agency over how much they consume.

Ingredients and delivery methods

The ingredients used to infuse a dish with CBD can greatly impact how it affects the consumer. Some products are coconut oil-based, which means they're great for garnishing or dressing food, but less so for frying or roasting, as the direct heat could degrade the delicate compounds, leaving less for the body to absorb — and, not to mention, a nasty taste if you’re not careful. Food hub Epicurious discussed this in a piece about incorporating CBD into meals. "Don't place CBD oil over direct heat," the article cautioned. "While warming the oil may increase its effectiveness, heating the oil too high can cause it to lose terpenes, volatile compounds that work in tandem with the CBD to increase the medical potency. Also, more importantly, it tastes absolutely foul.” Without being heated or cooked, the contents of a prepared, packaged, product (should presumably) remain unchanged for the duration of the shelf life. One study on the degradation of CBD points out that when you alter cannabinoids with heat or acid, it could change the dosage, and you may no longer be able to tell how much CBD is in something. Drinkable CBD products, depending on how they're made, may be digested as an edible or sublingual, which may make it a little easier to quantify the CBD than in tinctures and oils. “Beverages are a very good way of serving a controlled dose and being able to keep track ," Silver says. CBD can penetrate the skin when applied topically, and it passes through the tissues of the mouth, throat, and esophagus when vaped or placed under the tongue in tincture form. “Sublingual administration refers to holding the drug in the mouth to allow the drug to be absorbed into the well-vascularized mucosa under the tongue," according to an article in Psychology Today about medicating with cannabinoids. "Absorption is fairly rapid and flows directly into the superior vena cava, a large vein that takes the drug first to the heart and then quickly into brain.” When cannabinoids are eaten, not all of them make it through our system, but there is still a benefit to edible CBD: “If you are determined to eat your drug in a brownie or cookie, the blood levels of CBD, but not THC, are increased when consumed with food or just prior to eating.”

Terps are the word

Present terpenes can change the effects, as well as the taste and sensory experience of a meal. Since terpenes are the building blocks of flavor, as Burkons puts it, they can be played with as you would play with flavors in regular cooking. “I love a nice flavor-match, but I do find that contrasting terpene profiles tends to be the most dynamic," she says. "I find it is helpful to have people think about these flavors through the lens of food: sweet and spicy; citrus and herbal; acid and umami. These flavor combinations are classic across all food categories and definitely work if you're looking to pair a cannabis terpene with a specific flavor profile in a dish.” These scent and flavor compounds are a fundamental part of the whole plant extract, so using terpene-rich products could give you the entourage effect that our bodies love, using all of cannabis’ minor chemicals to interact with your system, not just CBD on its own. Terpenes like limonene, found in citrus, and caryophyllene, found in pepper, are among the most commonly added to food — and they’re also found in full spectrum CBD extracts. Sometimes these are added separately, since terpenes can also come from food sources like lemon peels, or a sprig of rosemary’s pungent pinene. All of the compounds must work together, Burkons says. "Similarly, due to the entourage effect, whole-plant derived terpenes can enhance or alter both the 'high' you'll get when consuming THC—and the efficacy of any medical benefits you're seeking in a CBD product.“ The terpenes can shift the consumer's experience — even with CBD as the primary cannabinoid, says Katie Stem, CEO of Peak Extracts. “I think of terpenes like color s—  it really is better to go for complementary or similar," she told Civilized. "We have had the most success with the terpenes that taste more like food or flowers. With our chocolate, the most delicious have been the fruity, piney or spicy varieties.” But Stem thinks each can have its home. Even the fuel-like diesel notes of some strains can meld with the right food, “They could be very successful with something like grilled or spicy foods, that have bold, savory flavors,” she says. Stem described how terpenes come into play in Peak’s high-CBD, low-THC products, and being in a legal state, they’re able to manufacture cannabis-derived CBD (as opposed to hemp-derived). “There’s one that’s derived from indica that’s high in myrcene and geranyl acetate that I use in the evening or for relaxation, and the other is sativa derived and higher in things like pinene," she says. "They taste and feel different, even though none of them are intoxicating in the typical sense of the word.” Right now terpenes are so new to the mainstream consumer that it's unlikely that they’ll be the chief focus of cannabis food for the time being, though some like those behind Prank Bar in Los Angeles are beginning to experiment with these flavors. "The terpenes are what give THC and CBD nuance," says Stem. "They’re not just flavors, they change the way the cannabinoids interact with your body, right down to the receptors.” If you want to experiment with CBD and terpenes, seek out full spectrum extracts over isolate, which is just the CBD compound without the other plant constituents. Single strain options are available in adult use states, like what Peak Extracts offers, while the prohibition holdouts will see more hemp products, like Azuca CBD Simple Syrup.   (Rights of the text go to 420intel.com. Image is from shutterstock) Read the full article

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Determining a Home Kitchen Renovation Spending Plan - Including Value to Your Residence Property Market Value

Determining a Home Kitchen Renovation Spending Plan - Including Value to Your Residence Property Market Value

 It is extremely essential to figure out an allocate any residence enhancement task, as well as kitchen area improvement in miami is actually no exemption.

 A word of vigilance: I spent many hours investigating personalized kitchen space renovating expense as well as budgeting on the web to compile information for this short article. I ran into a married couple web sites that offered square footage pricing for kitchen redesign. I sympathize along with their try to find a simple method to think out cabinetries upgrading costs, this kind of advise is actually not located in truth. Kitchen Remodeling Miami Beach

 Like just about anything else in this particular planet a home kitchen remodel is actually visiting set you back much more than you presumed it would and also the sky is excess on what it may set you back depending upon your tastes. There are numerous variables that enter into calculating a remodeling budget.

 The truly wonderful factor about this document is actually that it gives an explanation of the "common" job so that you can easily assess if your kitchen area remodel is actually going to fall above or even beneath the benchmark. I also discover their typical rates to be actually a correct representation of the prices for our company, therefore through encouraging to clients before I even meet along with all of them that they investigate this report they are actually much more very likely to develop a practical budget our team can function within to offer all of them a wonderful kitchen space.

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 While Remodeling Magazine's file is extremely beneficial, it is actually still an incredibly one dimension matches all method to creating a finances. If you 'd such as to try to polish your varieties a bit, always keep reviewing.

 Go out a pad and also newspaper and also write a couple of details about each factor as you look at this list:

 Aspect 1 Home Value- Consider not only what you presume your house deserves, however likewise the value of identical houses in your community that already have updates. My beloved website to examine residence values is zillow.com, just enter your deal with as well as you get an active chart with home market values and also various other relevant information provided straight on the map. Keep in mind of which homes are actually of similar size to all yours, have been actually obtained much more just recently, yet possess a higher value, then peek in their windows to observe what our home seems like. Ok, very seriously, I was simply joking. If you do not recognize all of them perhaps it's opportunity to comply with the neighbors and seek a simple tour.

 Factor 2 Wow! - This has every thing to perform with your objectives as well as inspirations. List each motivational variable which is actually crucial to you in a home kitchen remodel. Below are some possible instances: Kitchen is breaking down. You adore to prepare and the layout does not match you. You adore to delight as well as prefer to open up the kitchen area as a place to compile. You prefer a kitchen space that impresses your visitors. You are preparing to sell your property and also the kitchen is actually a sticking factor along with customers ... Now that you possess your listing, analyze which inspirations are actually very most essential and relist all of them in inspirational purchase. Picturing your budget beginning in "the center" bear in mind of which elements may move the budget up or even down ... i.e. would like to redesign to encourage a sale could relocate the finances down, upgrading to impress attendee could max it out ... etc

 . Aspect 3 Did a person say AGA? - List any sort of "has to riches" for a home kitchen remodel to be actually worth it to you. Possible examples: stone counters, an island along with an additional sink, a 2nd dishwashing machine, an office premium gas variation, etc

 . Factor 4 Longevity- Determine to the absolute best of your potential the length of time you intend on having the residence.

 Element 5 Size Matters- Determine what percentage of your residence your kitchen area incorporates. A testing of over 100 present day residence floorplans of 1000 to 3000 square feet houses uncovered the typical kitchen space square video footage to be actually 7% of the residence's square footage. , if your home kitchen is actually larger or even smaller than this standard you might need to enhance or lessen your budget plan as needed.

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 Element 6 Layout- if you presently know you're heading to prefer the sink relocated, an island sink added, an indoor wall surface moved and an outside door included, after that you need to have to incorporate amount of money to your spending plan effectively past what a general face lift would certainly cost.

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 Aspect 7 Funding- Determine the optimum quantity of cash you could manage to invest. , if you are funding your task you can determine what a lending institution is going to likely provide you.. Lenders desire to view a financial debt to revenue proportion( DTI) of.36 or much less. Your DTI is developed through taking all your month to month debt responsibilities (credit history card repayments, auto car loans, home loan, etc.) and also dividing through your monthly revenue. To determine your max safe regular monthly personal debt multiply.36 opportunities your monthly income. Today subtract your existing month to month debt from this amount and also you possess a month-to-month budget maximum. Listed here is actually a web link to a calculator that will certainly carry out the mathematics for you: home mortgage personal digital assistant

 Putting all of it Together

 The secret to identifying your spending plan is actually finding the portion of your home's market value you need to make use of as a budget tip. While researching this post I stumbled upon suggestions to utilize portions varying from 10% to 25% of home value. For a kitchen remodel of any sort of drug that features new flooring, home appliances, cabinets, sink/faucet, lighting fixtures and also taking power unobjectionable I find just about anything less than 15% to become a really dubious variety. I expect on a million buck residence 10% will be actually a workable budget plan, however on a 200k residence a 20k spending plan is marginal at best for a total blown cooking area remodel.

 If resale value is important to you it is important to keept the price of your home kitchen restoration job within 20% of the current worth of your house. Remaining within this assortment guarantees that a large number of the new cooking area's expense is redeemed in enhanced house worth quickly, and also the remaining price ought to be actually gotten back within 5 years as your property appreciates.

 Ok, permitted's run via an example. Always remember, there is no specific formula right here. Our experts are just performing our absolute best to be as notified as feasible as well as create a wise choice concerning just how much to invest on our home kitchen remodel.

 For our instance permit's utilize my residence. It is actually a fifty's peninsula cod with a reasonable square footage of 1500.

 Element 1 market value: Zillow offers me a predicted market value of $167,500, nonetheless, I see zillow hasn't yet improved and also accounted for the single household properties which were actually lately built in the field responsible for our team with a starting cost of $270k. I'm going to locate my budget plan on a rate of 180k which is identical to various other properties in the neighborhood that are the very same measurements.

 Factor 2 Goals: My partner and I love to accommodate guests. To create a kitchen area remodel rewarding for our team we require to shed an indoor wall surface to open up the kitchen area and also dining nook to the sitting room. I'm visiting include 1% to budget this.

 Variable 3 Must Haves: As a former chef two should haves for me are a brand new stove and a really nice gas array( no natural fuel company right here), preferably an office variation customized for property make use of (genuine business selections do not have insulation around the oven, crucial for property protection). I am actually visiting include another 1% to my budget plan to be sure there is actually sufficient cash to receive me my array and lp installment.

 Element 4 Longevity: Our company consider to remain in our house a lowest of 4 years. Generally of thumb it takes 5 years for many upgrading to appreciate and also recoup each of its price. Because our team are going to likely be listed below a minimum of 5 years I'm not mosting likely to punish the budget, however since there is actually an excellent chance our team'll move straight around 5 years I'm not mosting likely to increase it like I would if our company were actually staying a lot longer.

 Factor 5 Size of Kitchen: Our kitchen area has to do with 140SquareFeet( SF). That's over 9% of the SF of our home, 2% over average. Obviously this kitchen is mosting likely to need some extra product and cabinets. I'm going to up the finances 1% for this, I wish it is actually enough.

 Factor 6 Layout: Our team are going to alter the layout of our home kitchen fairly substantially. I am actually going to add one more 1% to my finances, once more hoping $1800 (1% of our 180k worth) is enough to cover the electric as well as pipes modifications.

 As I pointed out before, there are going to be actually folks who are going to claim along with me on that, but going lower usually does not leave you with workable finances amounts for full wasted home kitchen remodels. This offers me a functioning budget plan of 24% x 180k= $43,200 When I review this to the Cost Vs. Value record I see that in the Middle Atlantic Region a Major Kitchen Renovation is $59, 098. On the other palm my kitchen is actually considerably smaller than their 200SF standard, so I think I'll go along with my finances variety and see what my professional can do for me in that spending plan.

 Given that the kitchen is a high web traffic region regularly, generating an operational design is actually essential when considering your kitchen area redesigning suggestions. When creating your kitchen space upgrading ideas you should think concerning the on call space you have and afterwards obtain creative.

 Using Kitchen Remodeling Software

 Many of the cooking area renovation software application is extremely user-friendly; the measures are as very easy as 1-2-3 or even A-B-C. A conventional or traditional home kitchen makeover, if formed over the last years ought to have the "cuneate" basics, in which the sink, oven, and also fridge get on triangular angles along with a major area in the kitchen space center, to ensure that it would certainly be much easier for the mother or even the lady of the house to move.

 Making an excellent small home kitchen renovating layout factors you to the various distinct closet styles and area styles providing your tiny home kitchen a terrific sense of area. Whether you develop the kitchen area your own self, team up with a kitchen space upgrading professional or even residence center, developing a strategy will certainly be the 1st step. An additional pro to remodeling your kitchen is actually the reality that you will, practically, be obtaining a brand new kitchen.

 Any type of redesigning suggestion for a tiny home kitchen have to take care of the complying with problems: counter top space, storing, built-ins, and also cupboard. When considering a kitchen area renovating task, the finances is the very first thing to look at. Whether you've got a large budget or a tiny one for your kitchen space redesigning venture, it is actually important to try to make sure your investing does not spin out of control as the method carries on.

 Do not fret if it will definitely take time for you to create and sketch out your plan or design, excellent and also best kitchen area upgrading concepts must be created, considering that it needs to be perfect and useful to you as well as your loved ones. Make sure that your home kitchen renovating concepts are actually certainly not that unlikely or far-out, align it in your household's lifestyle and also regular activities; this would certainly provide you a brighter plan on your kitchen space layout and also type. The interactive kitchen layout renovating style plans specifically are real-life award victors, and with its own cutting-edge method, the whole entire plan is actually certain to satisfy along with its client-driven system.

 It goes without saying the details is actually gathered you can begin to put all the reconstruct, as well as identify exactly how you can adjust your cooking area remodeling task desires with you finances restrictions. After that locate the finest yet affordable kitchen area upgrading solutions in your location once you've ultimately chosen on the standard picture of your refurbished kitchen space.

 Though remodeling a kitchen area can be a significant disruption to the individual, the finished item will swiftly wipe out the brief aggravation. , if you have a large kitchen area remodeling venture you are going to need to prepare up a short-lived cooking area a different component of the home.. Some of the a lot of various other pros to home kitchen makeover is actually one that you could certainly not always have thought about in the past.

 Kitchen improvement is actually one of one of the most popular of upgrading jobs each year, as cooking areas have actually become the center of task in the residence. Kitchen space improvement is actually the residence renovation work that includes the a lot of market value to your house. Kitchen redesigning is one of the very most prominent of redesigning tasks each year considering that kitchens have actually ended up being the center of task in the residence.

 A kitchen remake is one of the very most beneficial house remodeling tasks for a lot of Houston location home owners. A Kitchen renovation is actually one of the absolute best assets you can easily make when it comes to residence enhancement and typically adds even more than the price of the task to the value of the house.

 Improvement Projects

 Upgrading your home kitchen can be a really huge project, as well as there are actually lots of essential elements to consider when redesigning. By renovating your cooking area you may add value to your property, and concurrently conserve funds along with electricity dependable home kitchen devices, or through substituting your drafty kitchen space home windows. Revamping your kitchen space may be costly, particularly if you work with a contractor to the job, yet a brand new cooking area may greatly raise home value. Redesign expenses will definitely differ relying on the amount of brand-new home appliances (as well as their rate degree), and also price top quality of cabinetries, sort of counter bests, and also effort to carry out the job. Redesigning any type of space of your home takes a bunch of innovation and commitment.

 Redesigning your kitchen can easily certainly not just add to your residence's worth, it can provide you added storage space as well as job room. Renovating your home kitchen is actually no tiny job and there are many vital points to consider, but completion outcome deserves the commitment particularly if you create a good idea options along the method. Redesigning your home kitchen is actually a great method to provide your residence a skin airlift.

 Realty Value Enhancements

 A real property agent can be actually an excellent information when looking at just how significant a cooking area remodeling task to embark on. Even though you are ruling out moving, but instead intend to redesign for your personal fulfillment, Real Estate Agents are actually commonly quite mindful of how much previous customers have spent on redesign as well as just how much the worth of the home improved therefore, as well as the amount of would certainly be actually very considerably. Over the last, "house redesign" just implied fixing work, yet present day trends and also increased house renovation alternatives have actually sustained a need for properties that are actually customized to personal necessities.

 Professionals

 Professionals can easily consume up a huge part of your budget. Contractors that focus in kitchen space redesign are actually far much more professional in functioning with the kinds of plumbing, gas, and also the electrical issues that can arise throughout a kitchen remodel.

 Appliances

 Through upgrading your cooking area you can easily include worth to your property, and at the exact same time save money with electricity reliable kitchen space appliances, or even by replacing your drafty home kitchen windows. Home appliances often arrive in reasonably basic measurements, so they will not be actually tough to substitute once your kitchen area makeover is actually done as well as you've had time to save up some more loan.

 Spending plan

 You will definitely want to create sure you are opting for the correct home kitchen remodel for your house and your budget. A kitchen space planner/designer's focus must be actually to create for the method a person stays, and talking to the best inquiries will certainly ensure your finished home kitchen accommodates you and also your finances.

 Verdict

 Cooking area renovation is actually worth your expense, delivered your home kitchen is in hands of professional cooking area professionals. Cooking area renovation is a fantastic means to help enhance your residence right into your desire property.

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Determining a Home Kitchen Renovation Spending Plan - Including Value to Your Residence Property Market Value

Determining a Home Kitchen Renovation Spending Plan - Including Value to Your Residence Property Market Value

 It is extremely essential to figure out an allocate any residence enhancement task, as well as kitchen area improvement in miami is actually no exemption. Kitchen Remodeling Miami Beach

 A word of vigilance: I spent many hours investigating personalized kitchen space renovating expense as well as budgeting on the web to compile information for this short article. I ran into a married couple web sites that offered square footage pricing for kitchen redesign. I sympathize along with their try to find a simple method to think out cabinetries upgrading costs, this kind of advise is actually not located in truth.

 Like just about anything else in this particular planet a home kitchen remodel is actually visiting set you back much more than you presumed it would and also the sky is excess on what it may set you back depending upon your tastes. There are numerous variables that enter into calculating a remodeling budget.

 The truly wonderful factor about this document is actually that it gives an explanation of the "common" job so that you can easily assess if your kitchen area remodel is actually going to fall above or even beneath the benchmark. I also discover their typical rates to be actually a correct representation of the prices for our company, therefore through encouraging to clients before I even meet along with all of them that they investigate this report they are actually much more very likely to develop a practical budget our team can function within to offer all of them a wonderful kitchen space.

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 While Remodeling Magazine's file is extremely beneficial, it is actually still an incredibly one dimension matches all method to creating a finances. If you 'd such as to try to polish your varieties a bit, always keep reviewing.

 Go out a pad and also newspaper and also write a couple of details about each factor as you look at this list:

 Aspect 1 Home Value- Consider not only what you presume your house deserves, however likewise the value of identical houses in your community that already have updates. My beloved website to examine residence values is zillow.com, just enter your deal with as well as you get an active chart with home market values and also various other relevant information provided straight on the map. Keep in mind of which homes are actually of similar size to all yours, have been actually obtained much more just recently, yet possess a higher value, then peek in their windows to observe what our home seems like. Ok, very seriously, I was simply joking. If you do not recognize all of them perhaps it's opportunity to comply with the neighbors and seek a simple tour.

 Factor 2 Wow! - This has every thing to perform with your objectives as well as inspirations. List each motivational variable which is actually crucial to you in a home kitchen remodel. Below are some possible instances: Kitchen is breaking down. You adore to prepare and the layout does not match you. You adore to delight as well as prefer to open up the kitchen area as a place to compile. You prefer a kitchen space that impresses your visitors. You are preparing to sell your property and also the kitchen is actually a sticking factor along with customers ... Now that you possess your listing, analyze which inspirations are actually very most essential and relist all of them in inspirational purchase. Picturing your budget beginning in "the center" bear in mind of which elements may move the budget up or even down ... i.e. would like to redesign to encourage a sale could relocate the finances down, upgrading to impress attendee could max it out ... etc

 . Aspect 3 Did a person say AGA? - List any sort of "has to riches" for a home kitchen remodel to be actually worth it to you. Possible examples: stone counters, an island along with an additional sink, a 2nd dishwashing machine, an office premium gas variation, etc

 . Factor 4 Longevity- Determine to the absolute best of your potential the length of time you intend on having the residence.

 Element 5 Size Matters- Determine what percentage of your residence your kitchen area incorporates. A testing of over 100 present day residence floorplans of 1000 to 3000 square feet houses uncovered the typical kitchen space square video footage to be actually 7% of the residence's square footage. , if your home kitchen is actually larger or even smaller than this standard you might need to enhance or lessen your budget plan as needed.

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 Element 6 Layout- if you presently know you're heading to prefer the sink relocated, an island sink added, an indoor wall surface moved and an outside door included, after that you need to have to incorporate amount of money to your spending plan effectively past what a general face lift would certainly cost.

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 Aspect 7 Funding- Determine the optimum quantity of cash you could manage to invest. , if you are funding your task you can determine what a lending institution is going to likely provide you.. Lenders desire to view a financial debt to revenue proportion( DTI) of.36 or much less. Your DTI is developed through taking all your month to month debt responsibilities (credit history card repayments, auto car loans, home loan, etc.) and also dividing through your monthly revenue. To determine your max safe regular monthly personal debt multiply.36 opportunities your monthly income. Today subtract your existing month to month debt from this amount and also you possess a month-to-month budget maximum. Listed here is actually a web link to a calculator that will certainly carry out the mathematics for you: home mortgage personal digital assistant

 Putting all of it Together

 The secret to identifying your spending plan is actually finding the portion of your home's market value you need to make use of as a budget tip. While researching this post I stumbled upon suggestions to utilize portions varying from 10% to 25% of home value. For a kitchen remodel of any sort of drug that features new flooring, home appliances, cabinets, sink/faucet, lighting fixtures and also taking power unobjectionable I find just about anything less than 15% to become a really dubious variety. I expect on a million buck residence 10% will be actually a workable budget plan, however on a 200k residence a 20k spending plan is marginal at best for a total blown cooking area remodel.

 If resale value is important to you it is important to keept the price of your home kitchen restoration job within 20% of the current worth of your house. Remaining within this assortment guarantees that a large number of the new cooking area's expense is redeemed in enhanced house worth quickly, and also the remaining price ought to be actually gotten back within 5 years as your property appreciates.

 Ok, permitted's run via an example. Always remember, there is no specific formula right here. Our experts are just performing our absolute best to be as notified as feasible as well as create a wise choice concerning just how much to invest on our home kitchen remodel.

 For our instance permit's utilize my residence. It is actually a fifty's peninsula cod with a reasonable square footage of 1500.

 Element 1 market value: Zillow offers me a predicted market value of $167,500, nonetheless, I see zillow hasn't yet improved and also accounted for the single household properties which were actually lately built in the field responsible for our team with a starting cost of $270k. I'm going to locate my budget plan on a rate of 180k which is identical to various other properties in the neighborhood that are the very same measurements.

 Factor 2 Goals: My partner and I love to accommodate guests. To create a kitchen area remodel rewarding for our team we require to shed an indoor wall surface to open up the kitchen area and also dining nook to the sitting room. I'm visiting include 1% to budget this.

 Variable 3 Must Haves: As a former chef two should haves for me are a brand new stove and a really nice gas array( no natural fuel company right here), preferably an office variation customized for property make use of (genuine business selections do not have insulation around the oven, crucial for property protection). I am actually visiting include another 1% to my budget plan to be sure there is actually sufficient cash to receive me my array and lp installment.

 Element 4 Longevity: Our company consider to remain in our house a lowest of 4 years. Generally of thumb it takes 5 years for many upgrading to appreciate and also recoup each of its price. Because our team are going to likely be listed below a minimum of 5 years I'm not mosting likely to punish the budget, however since there is actually an excellent chance our team'll move straight around 5 years I'm not mosting likely to increase it like I would if our company were actually staying a lot longer.

 Factor 5 Size of Kitchen: Our kitchen area has to do with 140SquareFeet( SF). That's over 9% of the SF of our home, 2% over average. Obviously this kitchen is mosting likely to need some extra product and cabinets. I'm going to up the finances 1% for this, I wish it is actually enough.

 Factor 6 Layout: Our team are going to alter the layout of our home kitchen fairly substantially. I am actually going to add one more 1% to my finances, once more hoping $1800 (1% of our 180k worth) is enough to cover the electric as well as pipes modifications.

 As I pointed out before, there are going to be actually folks who are going to claim along with me on that, but going lower usually does not leave you with workable finances amounts for full wasted home kitchen remodels. This offers me a functioning budget plan of 24% x 180k= $43,200 When I review this to the Cost Vs. Value record I see that in the Middle Atlantic Region a Major Kitchen Renovation is $59, 098. On the other palm my kitchen is actually considerably smaller than their 200SF standard, so I think I'll go along with my finances variety and see what my professional can do for me in that spending plan.

 Given that the kitchen is a high web traffic region regularly, generating an operational design is actually essential when considering your kitchen area redesigning suggestions. When creating your kitchen space upgrading ideas you should think concerning the on call space you have and afterwards obtain creative.

 Using Kitchen Remodeling Software

 Many of the cooking area renovation software application is extremely user-friendly; the measures are as very easy as 1-2-3 or even A-B-C. A conventional or traditional home kitchen makeover, if formed over the last years ought to have the "cuneate" basics, in which the sink, oven, and also fridge get on triangular angles along with a major area in the kitchen space center, to ensure that it would certainly be much easier for the mother or even the lady of the house to move.

 Making an excellent small home kitchen renovating layout factors you to the various distinct closet styles and area styles providing your tiny home kitchen a terrific sense of area. Whether you develop the kitchen area your own self, team up with a kitchen space upgrading professional or even residence center, developing a strategy will certainly be the 1st step. An additional pro to remodeling your kitchen is actually the reality that you will, practically, be obtaining a brand new kitchen.

 Any type of redesigning suggestion for a tiny home kitchen have to take care of the complying with problems: counter top space, storing, built-ins, and also cupboard. When considering a kitchen area renovating task, the finances is the very first thing to look at. Whether you've got a large budget or a tiny one for your kitchen space redesigning venture, it is actually important to try to make sure your investing does not spin out of control as the method carries on.

 Do not fret if it will definitely take time for you to create and sketch out your plan or design, excellent and also best kitchen area upgrading concepts must be created, considering that it needs to be perfect and useful to you as well as your loved ones. Make sure that your home kitchen renovating concepts are actually certainly not that unlikely or far-out, align it in your household's lifestyle and also regular activities; this would certainly provide you a brighter plan on your kitchen space layout and also type. The interactive kitchen layout renovating style plans specifically are real-life award victors, and with its own cutting-edge method, the whole entire plan is actually certain to satisfy along with its client-driven system.

 It goes without saying the details is actually gathered you can begin to put all the reconstruct, as well as identify exactly how you can adjust your cooking area remodeling task desires with you finances restrictions. After that locate the finest yet affordable kitchen area upgrading solutions in your location once you've ultimately chosen on the standard picture of your refurbished kitchen space.

 Though remodeling a kitchen area can be a significant disruption to the individual, the finished item will swiftly wipe out the brief aggravation. , if you have a large kitchen area remodeling venture you are going to need to prepare up a short-lived cooking area a different component of the home.. Some of the a lot of various other pros to home kitchen makeover is actually one that you could certainly not always have thought about in the past.

 Kitchen improvement is actually one of one of the most popular of upgrading jobs each year, as cooking areas have actually become the center of task in the residence. Kitchen space improvement is actually the residence renovation work that includes the a lot of market value to your house. Kitchen redesigning is one of the very most prominent of redesigning tasks each year considering that kitchens have actually ended up being the center of task in the residence.

 A kitchen remake is one of the very most beneficial house remodeling tasks for a lot of Houston location home owners. A Kitchen renovation is actually one of the absolute best assets you can easily make when it comes to residence enhancement and typically adds even more than the price of the task to the value of the house.

 Improvement Projects

 Upgrading your home kitchen can be a really huge project, as well as there are actually lots of essential elements to consider when redesigning. By renovating your cooking area you may add value to your property, and concurrently conserve funds along with electricity dependable home kitchen devices, or through substituting your drafty kitchen space home windows. Revamping your kitchen space may be costly, particularly if you work with a contractor to the job, yet a brand new cooking area may greatly raise home value. Redesign expenses will definitely differ relying on the amount of brand-new home appliances (as well as their rate degree), and also price top quality of cabinetries, sort of counter bests, and also effort to carry out the job. Redesigning any type of space of your home takes a bunch of innovation and commitment.

 Redesigning your kitchen can easily certainly not just add to your residence's worth, it can provide you added storage space as well as job room. Renovating your home kitchen is actually no tiny job and there are many vital points to consider, but completion outcome deserves the commitment particularly if you create a good idea options along the method. Redesigning your home kitchen is actually a great method to provide your residence a skin airlift.

 Realty Value Enhancements

 A real property agent can be actually an excellent information when looking at just how significant a cooking area remodeling task to embark on. Even though you are ruling out moving, but instead intend to redesign for your personal fulfillment, Real Estate Agents are actually commonly quite mindful of how much previous customers have spent on redesign as well as just how much the worth of the home improved therefore, as well as the amount of would certainly be actually very considerably. Over the last, "house redesign" just implied fixing work, yet present day trends and also increased house renovation alternatives have actually sustained a need for properties that are actually customized to personal necessities.

 Professionals

 Professionals can easily consume up a huge part of your budget. Contractors that focus in kitchen space redesign are actually far much more professional in functioning with the kinds of plumbing, gas, and also the electrical issues that can arise throughout a kitchen remodel.

 Appliances

 Through upgrading your cooking area you can easily include worth to your property, and at the exact same time save money with electricity reliable kitchen space appliances, or even by replacing your drafty home kitchen windows. Home appliances often arrive in reasonably basic measurements, so they will not be actually tough to substitute once your kitchen area makeover is actually done as well as you've had time to save up some more loan.

 Spending plan

 You will definitely want to create sure you are opting for the correct home kitchen remodel for your house and your budget. A kitchen space planner/designer's focus must be actually to create for the method a person stays, and talking to the best inquiries will certainly ensure your finished home kitchen accommodates you and also your finances.

 Verdict

 Cooking area renovation is actually worth your expense, delivered your home kitchen is in hands of professional cooking area professionals. Cooking area renovation is a fantastic means to help enhance your residence right into your desire property.

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Yakkin' About Baseball: A Team Made Entirely Out Of Beards

Welcome to Yakkin' about Baseball with David Roth and David Raposa. It's Friday and we're, uh, yakkin' about baseball, and later period Kenneth Branagh. Join us.

David Roth: I've been saying this for years, and it seems like everyone is finally admitting it: Zack Cozart is the most valuable player in baseball. The only person to predict that was me, in the Yakkin' About Baseball Season Preview, which is available only to subscribers of our Cyberdust account.

David Raposa: Smash that non-existent Patreon donate button. According to Fangraphs, the only player with a higher WAR than Cozart is Bryce Harper. I for one can't wait for all the misguided articles about Cozart's inevitable Yankee contract.

David Roth: The Reds are going to trade him for a bunch of good prospects and I'm here for it. The Reds have a few of my favorite goofy baseball types and I wish good things for them. I would like to see Billy Hamilton try to score after tagging up from second base on a fairly deep fly ball in a game that matters. I would like to live my life in the way that Adam Duvall approaches his at-bats, at least until the hangovers get to be too much.

David Raposa: Sadly one of those goofy baseball types is "hilariously ineffectual starting pitchers."

David Roth: The obvious way forward for the Reds is to take all their washout pitching prospects, turn them into multi-inning relievers, and then pitch them in a slightly different order every day.

David Raposa: A staff of substandard Chris Devenskis? I can dig it.

David Roth: While other teams are using effective pitchers, the next great innovators are already disrupting the idea of "keeping your team in the game, for a while."

David Raposa: It's June, and the Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins are (as of this typing) first place teams. In a season where Brett Gardner is a serious threat to go yard—like, in a traditional, over-the-fence fashion—it only makes sense for those two teams to run the table and meet in the World Series.

David Roth: Until we see evidence to the contrary, I have no choice but to agree with you that this is true and bet all the money I have on that specific outcome. It's hard to know what is sustainable, but I think there's a chance Cozart is having a real Daniel Murphy Moment. By which I mean not suddenly getting really upset about no-gender bathrooms, but abruptly becoming a genius because he moved three inches in the batter's box. That is why he is my June Superstar of choice.

Just a pair of home run threats. Photo by Kevin Sousa-USA TODAY Sports

David Raposa: He's probably going to be a good player for years to come, but I'm still holding out hope that Aaron Judge becomes nothing more than a post-Pog Kevin Maas. Once a Red Sox fan, always uh hoping that various Yankees revert to Maas. It's petty, but that is my heart.

David Roth: I implore you to keep the big picture in mind: there is a chance Aaron Judge hits a baseball through the windows of the odious sports bar at Yankee Stadium, exploding Rudy Giuliani's plate of loaded potato skins and Giuliani is like "aaaahhh." If only for that reason we should all give him our support.

David Raposa: On the "favorite June superstar" tip, I'd like to give both Ryan Schimpf and Joey Gallo an honorable mention, for taking Three True Outcomes worship to absurd extremes that even Rob Deer couldn't have dreamed.

David Roth: I have been wanting to write something about that but I don't have an angle really beyond "yo these two guys have a 700-point spread between their batting averages and OPS'" and a still in progress attempt to create a metric to fit the acronym SCAMPI to describe that thing.

David Raposa: Stop Chasing Average; Make Pitches Impossibletocatch. I'll send you my Direct Deposit info shortly.

David Roth: Both Schimpf and Gallo currently have more homers than singles. Which, again, is a brave and stupid way to live one's life.

David Raposa: Who needs one base, when you can have four?

David Raposa: Speaking (kinda) of the Brewers—don't hold me to this, but I think they actually might be a legitimate contender? God bless the Twins always, but outside of Jose Berrios showing signs of becoming a legitimate ace and Ervin Santana juking his peripherals, there's not much there, pitching wise.

David Roth: I've confirmed that Mike Pelfrey is no longer on the team and so must agree with you.

Arguably DJ is better than Chad Qualls. Photo by Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

David Raposa: Milwaukee, on the other hand, actually has some arms. And bats. And Kenneth Branagh's Hercule Poirot as a mascot.

David Roth: Definitely bats, definitely a mascot who would do a good job priggishly solving murders committed on old-timey trains. All their pitchers seem like slightly different versions of the same guy. I know that Zach Davies is the only big league pitcher who could be played by DJ Qualls in a movie. I know Chase Anderson is slightly bulkier than him. But I cannot prove, and I would imagine you can also not prove, that they are in fact different people. We just don't have that data yet.

David Raposa: To get serious for a sec: both ACE Anderson and Jimmy Nelson have been good to great, and MLB's number one Static X fan Matt Garza has been surprisingly solid. If Junior Guerra is healthy and Zach Davies doesn't get pantsed during the school talent show, they have a shot ... of maybe playing one more game in October against the National League West juggernaut that doesn't win the division. Baseball!

David Roth: I assume you are talking about the Colorado Rockies. A very good baseball team that also looks like one of those barbershop hairstyle posters but every look is Guy Who Strikes Out 160 Or More Times.

David Raposa: Not to keep on bringing it back to STATS like some stupid NERD, but ... it looks like they might have some pitching to go with those taters. And not just on some 2007 "Jeff Francis and Aaron Cook and be quick with the hook" tip, either.

Maybe "barbershop" was the wrong joke. Photo by Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

David Roth: I am prepared to believe it. This may be the earliest in any season that I have realized that I have no idea what I'm watching.

David Raposa: There's nothing to "get" about baseball, especially this year. Exhibit A, B, C, and D being Scooter Gennett.

David Roth: Scooter Gennett, widely reviled supporting character in The Phantom Menace, friend to Jar-Jar Binks, man who hit four home runs in a big league game. He basically had his entire 2015 season in three hours. I am just sad he is not with the Brewers, although I guess him and Jett Bandy on the Brewers in the same lineup is just too much George Lucas Baseball Name. Given what the Mets do to deface this game every damn day, have you chosen to adopt another team?

David Raposa: I'm just loving the game as a whole, maaaaan. As long as SNY keeps their broadcasters, though, the Mets will always be that annoying dirtbag friend I can't help but like.

David Roth: I would like to, say, adopt the Brewers, provided broadcasts could still come with Keith Hernandez free-associating about Badfinger records and sighing. Or I guess the Diamondbacks, but if they didn't have Tactical Uniforms and play in Arizona. And if staying up late to watch them play wouldn't lead me to embarrass myself with weird questions at Senate hearings. Although I guess this explains why Sen. McCain kept asking James Comey about Chris Owings on Thursday.

David Raposa: I'm sure he thinks the Dansby Swanson trade was the result of a Russian hack.

David Roth: Staying up late into the night to watch the Diamondbacks and Padres is honestly the most maverick-y thing McCain has ever done. Cursing in front of journalists isn't Maverick. An octogenarian staying up until 1:30 in the morning to watch Fernando Rodney face Manuel Margot is fucking Maverick.

David Raposa: Whom among us...

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Apple’s Mac Revenue is Up Year-Over-Year, But it’s Self-Deception

All through Apple’s Q2 2017 Income Report, Apple CEO Tim Cook referred to that demand for the most recent MacBook Seasoned stays strong and that Mac revenue grew through 14 present 12 months-over-year. At the surface, this seems like something to crow about, however, it is able to be definitely all that glitters.

In Q2 of 2016, Apple offered four.034 million Macs which generated $five.107 billion in revenue. In Q2 of 2017, Apple sold 4.199 million Macs, and that generated $5.844 billion in sales. So unit income had been up four percentage 12 months-over-year, but revenue becomes up through 14 percent. This needs to be because of the truth that, as Tim Cook dinner said inside the Earnings Document, demand for the latest MacBook Pro stays robust. And that’s one of the extra expensive Macs in the lineup, so elevated revenue and Mac ASP is anticipated.

On the surface, this looks like something to be glad approximately, and Mr. Cook took the opportunity to specific his pleasure.

What these numbers advise is that while the 2016 MacBook Seasoned with Contact Bar is popular, its sales are masking an average decline in the income of different Macs. That’s no longer unexpected. The Mac mini changed into last up to date in October 2014. The MacBook Air became final up to date in March 2015. The iMac became remaining up to date in October 2015. And the closing MacBook was ultimate up to date in April of 2016.

at the same time as Apple is taking part in the advantages of the MacBook Seasoned income, that enthusiasm can’t last forever. The query is, can Apple replace its other Macs in a well-timed fashion in order that as the demand for the modern day MacBook Pro fades, different Macs can absorb the slack?

All we know is that we can anticipate new iMacs inside the fall and nothing else. If the call for the MBP endures, Apple can skate for one extra area or. However, if that MBP, announced in October of 2016 with a Skylake CPU looks to be an increasing number of elderly in comparison to trendy services from HP and Microsoft, it may be a hard Q3 and This fall for Macs.

I assume it’s top notch that Apple has organized things in order that Mac revenue is up with the aid of 14 percentage 12 months-over-yr. I simply don’t assume, given its modern and deliberate Mac portfolio, Apple can hold up this type of switch of awareness. Emphasizing a developing Mac sales without corresponding, exciting new products phased in is a brief-time period, Band-Useful resource method. For my part, Apple’s enthusiasm for this as a long lasting approach is unjustified.

Is Apple the Best Phone Maker?

They go through loads, include a fab magnetic sporting case (which also adds 24-hour fee, to the point wherein we do now not even come close to going for walks away from us during the evaluate) and loose you from the wires however this feels extra like reference designs for future wi-fi Apple gadgets than the ought to have accent iPhone.

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus the identical aluminum housing and the most effective difference is the placement of the antenna lines. Now, they arc reducing corners instead of the back. The new iPhones even proportion the identical respective display screen size as iPhone closing 12 months: a four.7-inch the show at the 7, and a five.5-inch display screen for the 7 Plus.

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus lawfully to the most interesting, opinionated, effective phones Apple has ever shipped, and the maximum self-confident expression of the vision of the company in a long term. IOS 10 is extraordinary, the cameras are higher, and the overall performance is phenomenal. And longer battery life. These are first rate phones.

first rate possibility.

1: Correct stuff

2: Water resistance

3: Improved cameras

4: the higher existence of the battery

5: exquisite display

6: Topic motor comments is neat

7: Twin digital camera zoom on the 7 Plus is exceptional

But the differences among the old and new fashions are nonetheless being felt, and they’re in particular evident inside the new shades: black and jet black. Jet black is provided with a “pristine, replicate surface” and a high gloss finish.

The new Twin audio system that the fireplace from the earphones and the lowest of the phone, additionally had to move someplace, which starts to give an explanation for why the iPhone 7 7.1mm thick

“The high gloss finish of the jet black iPhone 7 is done by a precision-nine-step anodization and polishing technique,” said Apple. “The floor is as hard as other anodized Apple merchandise, but, display the excessive gloss fine micro-abrasions utilization If you are worried approximately, we advocate one of the many cases available to guard your iPhone..”

however, they’re additionally incomplete. The most exciting issue of The brand new Twin digital camera of the iPhone 7 Plus isn’t delivery at launch. Apple’s making a large guess on iMessage and Siri in iOS apps 10, but it has no longer paid off yet. Apps are not updated to the Coptic engine or use The brand new huge shade gamut show. The complete ecosystem of The new headphones and adapters which might be had to make using Lightning and wireless audio is really out of the ground. most effective Apple or Beats headphones provide the great wi-fi audio revel in, and also you may not like how they sound or healthy. By the point builders even come near hitting the overall performance limits of the A10 Fusion chip, Apple will of the A11 Fusion Seasoned transmission with six knives

Using The Print Screen Function on a Mac

Are you a Mac OS X person? If so, you realize that Mac OS would not work the equal manner as the Windows working structures. For example, the method of taking screenshots is one-of-a-kind on both the running structures. If you have been suffering from finding a way to apply this option to your Mac machine, study this guide till the stop.

Firstly, you’ll be happy to realize that taking a screenshot on a Mac is simpler than taking one on Windows. A Mac would not function a Print Display button. However, there are many straightforward methods to perform this function on this machine. Let’s examine how you can get this task achieved with some clicks of the mouse or trackpad.

A way to Take A Screenshot On a Mac: Shortcut Keys

Taking the “picture” or screenshot of your PC Display screen is easy with the following shortcuts:

· Press and hold each Cmd and Shift keys and then hit 4

· Now, drag the crosshairs across the desired area for your laptop Display screen, and then release the mouse button.

· That is it. The screenshot will show up on the desktop of your system. The file will be saved as PNG file with the time and date.

Every other technique:

Right here is Every other method: All you have to do is press and keep each Shift and the ‘Apple key” and then hit 3. It’ll take hold of the screenshot right away saving the image at the computing device. Here it’s essential to observe that this method will take the screenshot of the whole area of the computer.

Taking a screenshot with this method has a quandary. The resulting document could be within the PNG format, and you can no longer be secure running with this format. The most not unusual report formats for pics are JPG and JPEG. you may convert your PNG screenshots into JPG files to suit your wishes. you could use any photograph enhancing app for this reason.

Call Center Services – Generate Better Revenue By Satisfying Your Customers

How to generate better earnings? This is a query that continues echoing within the mind of every businessman due to the fact there is competition, who are greater than inclined to impede their earnings. If you are a businessman then you may definitely understand how hard it’s far to obtain enterprise dreams and generate revenues which might be anything better than excellent. Walking a commercial enterprise is a constant war that calls for each knowledge and determination. Employees want to just do the work with a purpose to be assigned to them but a businessman has to diligently screen all the operations and result in all the required adjustments which can contribute to higher revenue technology. In case, you want to generate higher sales and enlarge your business then this write-up can provide you a very beneficial thought.

Customer support – The key Element For better sales era

Outsource call center offerings, regardless of how small or big your commercial enterprise is. That is one inspiration that could do an international of suitable on your commercial enterprise and assist you in generating higher revenues for certain. In case you are thinking how name center outsourcing can be beneficial in your enterprise then right here is a proof. As you realize that Customer support is a primary aggressive differentiator in contemporary business international. This is the reason why you need a team of experienced specialists, who can deliver a first-time decision to even the most upset customer. But, hiring a crew of name middle professionals can cost you a fortune. So, it is nice to outsource call middle offerings for your commercial enterprise; name middle vendors can provide the best Customer service answers which could give your commercial enterprise a boost for sure.

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German tour operators expand ancillary sales

Germany’s largest tourism organizations are each constructing up their ancillary sales of various travel operators 

merchandise, consisting of flight seat reservations and enhancements, room improvements, transfers, and excursions. Customers are increasingly looking for options to standard packages through traumatic greater individualized products and services, in keeping with senior managers.

Christian Funk, Thomas Prepare dinner Group’s head of ancillary income, said: “Customers want a growing individualization in their ride. The ‘0815’ well-known package excursion is declining.” He stated that many Customers want records from travel sellers about additional offers at the time of booking.

To meet this patron call for, the excursion operator has invested a seven-digit euro sum within the ‘Cook dinner & Ebook’ platform where travel retailers can Ebook extra offerings along with flight and room upgrades after the primary package vacation has been booked. However, simplest 8% of brief-haul vacation Clients and 15% of Clients on long-haul journeys have thus far booked any additional product.

“tour dealers are missing out on an outstanding ability,” Funk stated. “For travel dealers, sales of ancillary products are a client loyalty tool and might differentiate them from online portals,” he pointed out.

Thomas Prepare dinner Germany sales manager Carsten Seeliger stated his goal is “no ride without an ancillary”.

For its element, TUI already set up a separate department three years in the past beneath the control of Linda Lüdde to broaden ancillary sales. Her crew handles sales of extra flight merchandise and destination merchandise along with tours.

“Customers want ever extra character services. And they may be additionally equipped to pay extra for them,” she defined. Seat reservations and vehicle rentals are the most famous ancillaries however bookings of the extra than 1,000 to be had tours also are growing.

TUI’s primary competitive benefit is that German travel sellers can E-book the additional product as part of the principle bundle excursion reserving via the employer’s reservation system Iris Plus. Cook dinner does now not yet have an incorporated booking solution however as a substitute it will pay tour agents full commission for ancillary income at the same time as TUI best can pay a five% commission.

Business: Sales Article Category

  Why Qualifying For Timeline Is Important by Mike Brooks Okay. So I’ve been in sales longer than some of my clients have been on the planet. I’ve made thousands and thousands of prospecting calls, and thousands and thousands of closing calls. I teach, train, write books on phone scripts, and develop customized phone scripts and inside sales training programs for sales teams worldwide. You’d think that I would never get tripped up by or neglect the fundamentals of sales, right? Wrong. The Seven Deadly Sins of Selling by Doug Dvorak The Seven Deadly Sins Of Selling As a sales professional with any level of experience, there are several mistakes that, once made, turn even a promising sale into an uphill climb. These seven deadly sins of sales are easy to make, even by an experienced professional, so recognizing the signs and planning how to avoid them in your next meeting will be critical for success. To help sales professionals, here are the seven deadly sins of sales and how they impact the customer and their willingness to make a commitment to a sale. The Benefits of Corporate Apparel by Susan Kelly Corporate apparel provides many benefits for companies. This article covers some of those benefits. How to Increase Selling Power With the Right Words by Eric D Cooper People love information. If you give them something interesting to read, you can direct them anywhere you choose. C-Level Selling – 6 Steps to Get Your Higher Price by Sam Manfer The best way to get your price is to work with the C-level boss or the leader of the profit center. However, if you encounter resistance along the way these 6 tips will help you get your higher price. Why You’re Wrong About Phone Scripts by Mike Brooks Next week, I’ll be presenting two breakout sessions at the Microsoft sponsored AA-ISP’s Leadership Summit in Chicago. I’m going to be presenting both sessions centered on the importance of having and using best practice scripts (one B2B and one B2C session). What I find interesting is the mixed reaction I still get when I speak to some sales leaders about the use of scripts. How To Present Your Sales Proposal Like a Professional by Doug Dvorak Learn how to present your sales proposal like a pro. Here are 9 tactics that the best sales professionals in the world commonly use while presenting their sales proposals. The Power of Positive Sales Habits by Doug Dvorak Habits are easy to incorporate into your daily sales routine. Since they focus in on what you should be doing and what you do well, building on these habits is creating a strong sales plan that is proven to drive sales and boost your qualified leads. The 5 Step Sales Closing Approach by Doug Dvorak Closing the sale is one of the most important aspects of any sales job, but it is also one of the most difficult. To help you get the best success from your sales calls, it can be useful to adopt a strategy proven to get results. With this five-step sales closing approach, you will be able to improve your overall performance. Sales Rules To Live By by Doug Dvorak Learning a few sales rules that you can apply every day and in every situation is important to your growth as a professional. Here are some rules for you now! How Successful Sales People Continue to Grow by Doug Dvorak Sales are both an art and science. Top sales professionals are always looking for ways to get better at both the art and the science components of selling.

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INTERVIEW: Tynion Prepares Batman for War in Detective Comics

SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for “Detective Comics” #951, on sale Wednesday.

“Detective Comics” writer James Tynion IV says Batman is “an overcompensation,” a possible outcome of what happens when the worst thing in the world happens to someone. As he explains, you can either collapse in the face of it or, if you’re Bruce Wayne, you can build yourself into the perfect being in order to prevent that “worst thing” from ever happening again.

Now that Batman has found his skewed version of a happy place, he’s assembling an army of likeminded crimefighters for a coming war — a war against a soldier who wears a button with a smiling face on it and, of course, some smeared blood. Over the course of our conversation, the writer discussed his excitement for the upcoming “Batman”/”The Flash” crossover, “The Button,” promising that the events of the DC Universe/Watchmen event will “absolutely” resonate in “Detective Comics” and beyond.

Tynion shared many details of the core figures in his DC Comics’ series, namely Clayface, Batwoman, Orphan and Spoiler, as well as teased upcoming plot details for both “Detective Comics,” currently illustrated by Christian Duce Fernandez, and “Batwoman,” the new series he’s co-writing with Marguerite Bennett, which is drawn by Steve Epting.

CBR: There is a line in “Detective Comics” #950 when Tim asks Bruce quite bluntly, “Why are you preparing for a war?” Is he talking about events coming in the “League of Shadows” arc, or something bigger — perhaps involving Mr. Oz and a certain button with a smiley face and blood splatter on it?

James Tynion IV: There are all of these very dark things on the horizon that Batman sees coming. I can’t really hint what those things are, but I will say that it’s not just what’s coming in the pages of “Detective Comics.” This is what’s coming across the entire DC Universe.

Orphan, Spoiler, Clayface even Batwoman are all broken or at least have relationship issues that are severely strained. When building an army for this coming war, why does Batman decide to surround himself with broken soldiers?

When I was choosing the members for his team, I thought Batman was very much about choosing people who he sees elements of himself in. Those are the people that he trusts. Gotham is a dark place, and a lot of bad things have happened to a lot of these Gotham characters. Each one of them represents a different aspect of Batman, and there is no character that represents that more than the original Robin. They each have a core piece of tragedy or pathos in them that they share. That’s why they were able to form such a powerful relationship.

With Batwoman, Spoiler, Orphan, and even Azrael and Batwing, all of these characters have the drive that comes from overcompensating from a point, which is what Batman is. At the end of the day, Batman is an overcompensation. He’s what happens when the worst thing in the world happens to you. You can either collapse in the face of that, or you can build yourself into the perfect being in order to prevent that from ever happening again. Each of these people is doing that in different ways and is currently on different steps in the path.

When you look at a character like Clayface, he had something horrible happen to him and that horrible thing made everyone see him as a monster and then he allowed himself to become a monster. And Batman recognized this. At this moment, Batman is at an even higher point of awareness and he needs to see that people can overcome these parts of themselves for reasons… for reasons that I can’t share just yet. [Laughs]

Let’s leave the Watchmen and those who will be watching the Watchmen behind for now. No spoilers here, because she’s featured on the cover of “Detective Comics” #951, but Shiva is back in Gotham and she appears to be connected to Cassandra Cain. This is DC Rebirth, so things might be different, but pre-Rebirth, Shiva was Cassandra’s mother. Is that still the case?

You’re right. You saw in “Detective Comics” #950 that Shiva still has some designs on Cassandra. In the current continuity, those two characters have not shown up together yet. You guys are going to have to go along for the ride, but you’re right — in classic DCU continuity, Shiva was Cassandra’s mother. This is the story that will answer the question of whether or not that is currently true, and what that means to Orphan if it is true.

What we know about the League of Shadows so far is that it was basically a myth that Ra’s al Ghul propagated. It was conceived as an idea that would let him take credit for terrorist attacks all over the world and all of these other things. He hinted that it was this shadowy cabal, which allowed him total control. It’s something Batman has gone out and searched for and, to his knowledge, he has no proof that the League actually exists. So when the Colony came in during my first arc, “Rise of the Batmen,” to eliminate these sleepers, Batman saw it as Jacob Kane basically buying into a conspiracy in order to enact his dark agenda. And we’re going to discover exactly who’s been right and who’s been wrong and how all of these characters connect to one another. But the League of Shadows is an independent group of the League of Assassins, and we’re going to slowly understand more and more exactly how dangerous they are, and how they’ve they operating from the outside in the DC Universe.

If we go by the solicitations, it appears that Batman and Ra’s may be joining forces in this arc. Is this a case of the enemy of my enemy is my friend?

[Laughs] We’ll definitely see them interacting. I don’t want to tip my hand just yet. The relationship between Ra’s and Batman is one of the most interesting relationships between any nemesis and hero in all of comics. Ra’s is a character that I have been fascinated by since I first started writing so bringing him into this story and exploring the ways in which he is connected to the League of Shadows and the ways in which he isn’t is a lot if fun. I can’t go into specifics just yet but he will definitely play a very major part as the story reaches its climax.

Again, you mentioned Jacob Kane and he is, of course, the father of Kate Kane. Now that you are writing a new “Batwoman” series with Marguerite Bennett, will Kate be leaving “Detective Comics”?

No, she will absolutely be a part of both series. Kate’s day job is working with the Batman Family in “Detective Comics,” and her own private missions that take her all over the world in between her missions in “Detective” are what will be covered in the “Batwoman” series. “Detective” will remain a fairly Gotham-centric book, while “Batwoman” will be very global in its scope.

I think Kate Kane is one of the most fascinating characters in the DC Universe. I love how she plays on the core Batman mythos, but she also has some very big differences right in the heart of the character. Batman’s parents were killed when he was just a kid and then he set out to become the perfect thing to fight that specific crime. He set out across the world to train and build himself to this point where he is the Batman – this real force of nature.

A similar thing happened to Kate. Her mother was killed and she believed at the time that her sister was killed, as well, and she started building herself to become the perfect soldier to fight the kind of terror that killed her parent. But the thing that’s different in her character is that there came a point where she was about to achieve what she wanted to achieve. She was about to graduate from West Point and actually become a real soldier and she would have been one of the best soldiers of all-time – she was on the path to being DC’s Captain America – but that path was ripped away from her and then she was lost. She then stumbled through the world for a few years. And that is the thing that Kate has that Bruce doesn’t. She knew what she needed to become, there was a single drive to her path, but then that was no longer an option. She had nothing to become anymore. And it’s that lost period, before she came back to Gotham and saw Batman for the first time and realized the costume could be the way that she served, which is wholly unique to her. She has the same drive as Bruce, the same ferocity as Bruce. But she can see failure in a way that Bruce can’t. And that can give her incredible strength in a wholly different way. And that’s something that Marguerite and I are very interested in exploring. And we really needed a singular series to explore it to its full extent because at the end of the day, her role in “Detective” will always be about her relationships with Batman and the other characters, including her father, around her. “Batwoman,” the ongoing series, is about her relationship with herself. And the fact that she knows that the path can get ripped away from her so that’s why in “Batwoman Rebirth,” we see a glimpse of what would happen if that path was ripped away from her again, what could she become and would it become something good or would it become something really frightening. There is so much material [Laughs] There could be five years of “Batwoman” stories just based on the my first conversation with Marguerite so I am very excited for everyone to see what we’ve got cooking.

Can Batman/Bruce and Spoiler/Stephanie repair their relationship or are we past the point of no return?

I very pleased with the final speech that Bruce gave at the end of “Detective Comics” #947. That when he said that he’s not willing to go out there and cut her down. He disagrees with the points that Spoiler is making but he sees why she’s doing it. She hasn’t just made the switch and become an unrepentant villain. She just doesn’t agree with how Batman operates in Gotham City. And that launches her into the next part of her story that we’ll be picking up on right after the “League of Shadows” arc. Spoiler will definitely continue to be a part of this book, especially as we move forward with the dangling thread of where is Tim Drake and what’s up with him.

That’s a nice place to end, because I wanted to ask you about Tim Drake. I know you can’t talk about the war that’s coming, but all points are leading to the fact that Tim is going to be a part of it, as is the mysterious character that is holding Tim captive. Will those events and the upcoming “Batman/The Flash” crossover “The Button” tie-into “Detective Comics”?

I will definitely say that fans of “Detective Comics” should absolutely read “The Button” when it comes out. Fans of DC Comics, really everyone, should pick up “The Button.” This is the first of a few launching points that will send us into the next year of stories. I’m very excited for everyone to see what we’ve got cooking but at this point, I can’t even hint at the shapes coming in the dark but there are shapes in the dark and they are coming. [Laughs] There are going to be a lot of really big, really cool stories coming up that I’m very excited to take part in.

“Detective Comics” #951 goes on sale February 22.

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