![]() ![]() I thought it had transitioned to Aurora, but by the time I turned the corner I was that it was Belle, and in her blue outfit which is my favorite of hers. To my delight and surprise, when I arrived at the France pavilion, I noticed a long line and commotion around the corner where characters typically come out to meet the guests. Since the French pavilion is my favorite at the World Showcase, I then circled my way back around to spend time there in order to cheer me up, despite the fact that Belle had ended her meet and greet. I had purposefully ran to the China pavilion and not the France pavilion because I had already met Belle in Magic Kingdom the day before. It said that Belle was also expected to end her character meet and greet at 5:10 in the France pavilion, but since I was on the other side of the showcase there was no way I could make it. On the flipside of my Mulan experience, shortly after I walked away from the character attendant who lied to the guests about the time to meet her, I pulled up the app again to see what other attractions in the area I could do, since I had ran all the way there. Despite this experience, I had the opportunity to go meet Belle, which is my ultimate favorite Disney princess in her traditional blue costume. I was devastated that I could not meet Mulan, which is one of my favorite Disney characters within the Disney universe. Because of this experience, I was furious and left yelling and talking to other cast members about how I had never seen a character attendant be so rude or blatantly lie to a guest. On top of throwing me out of the line and blatantly lying about the time schedule for Mulan, she told me that I needed to leave and began to sass me. ![]() I proceeded to show the lady the app and how it said that she was still available for meet and greets, but the lady was persistent. Not only was she rude and forcefully cut me out of the line, but then proceeded to argue with me that Mulan was no longer taking visitors despite the app saying that the meeting period ended at 5:10. However, the character attendant who was aiding Mulan decided that I was late. While it may have been cutting it close, I was on time with the line not too large to meet her. ![]() By the time I made it to the China pavilion, the time was 5:09. On the MyDisneyExperience app it said that Mulan was supposed to stop seeing guests at 5:10. I was able to successfully ride Nemo and leave the attraction by 5 o’clock which would enable me to have just enough time to run over to World Showcase and meet Mulan at Epcot. My fastpass for Nemo was around 4:45 and Mulan was to leave the set at around 5:10. During my time at the Walt Disney World Resort, I had the intention of meeting Mulan in Epcot at the China pavilion after my fastpass for the Seas With Nemo and Friends, which is located in Future World. ![]()
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![]() ![]() (The SEC also reportedly is investigating Musk’s tardy disclosure of taking a big stake in Twitter.) Musk did not admit wrongdoing, and has grumbled about the SEC ever since. In 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission fined him $20 million to settle the government’s claim that he misled investors by tweeting that he had the funding to turn Tesla into a private company. He never gave up the dream of building a global payments platform and has been vocal about his aspirations for Twitter/X. Musk backed out of his 44 billion deal to buy Twitter, saying he was misled on the number of fake accounts. In 2000, Musk had become CEO after the merger of his X.com and Confinity, the venture-backed company co-founded by Peter Thiel that owned the PayPal program that was a more popular money-transfer service than. And now I gotta hire a lawyer to go quash this thing,' the former PayPal executive said. But the share price has lost 30 percent of its value since April 4, when Musk revealed his first moves toward acquiring Twitter and began selling off Tesla shares to help fund the purchase.) Elon Musk yearned for a technological overhaul of the company that ran PayPal, and he wanted that change to start with the letter X - even if some thought it reminded them of pornography. (Meanwhile, Tesla, the cornerstone of Musk’s vast fortune, rose slightly on Friday. Two hours later, Musk tweeted four words: “Still committed to acquisition.”ĭid his predawn tweet indicate he was looking for a way out of the deal? Or was he simply seeking to drive down the purchase price? Twitter stock futures fell sharply after his doubtful tweet prices jumped after his reassuring one, but closed down Friday almost 10 percent. (Musk has made getting rid of fake accounts a centerpiece of his takeover bid.) David Sacks is part of the so called PayPal mafia, alongside Musk Steve Jennings/Getty Images for. ![]() But it carries a legacy of intangible problems - misinformation, censorship, harassment, some starring Musk himself - far from the concrete realm of rockets and engines.Įarly Friday, amid doubts that he could muster the cash, he tweeted that the $44 billion deal was “temporarily on hold.” The tweet said he was seeking “details” to support Twitter’s claims that fake accounts known as bots make up less than 5 percent of users. Hoffman is a longtime friend of Musk and a member of the so-called PayPal Mafia the group of entrepreneurs that helped Musk on his first business venture and later went on to found some. Musk and Sacks helped to build PayPal together, with Sacks being the COO and product lead. He has cast Twitter as a “de facto public town square,” essential to a functioning democracy. As was true at the start of each of his primary ventures over the past quarter century, he has been at once bold, brash and somewhat blurry about his purpose. Now Musk is pivoting once more, taking on one of the most prominent and problematic symbols of the Internet age, Twitter. His next ventures - SpaceX, Tesla, SolarCity, Neuralink - finally propelled Musk toward the goal he’d set when he was 14 to be at the cutting edge of making human life “exciting and inspiring.” ![]() ![]() patients” but it is still operating well below capacity. Abraham said the hospital is already “receiving a fair amount of U.S. The accreditation, he said, helps cement the potential to make “medical tourism the third pillar in the Cayman Island economy.”ĭr. McLaughlin said the international certification would help bring more patients from abroad to Health City. He said there is still a way to go for the hospital, but it reached the accreditation “in really record time.” “Today is another in many milestones,” said John Doyle, a board member at Health City and the executive vice president of Ascension, a Catholic hospital chain in the U.S. The organization sent four surveyors, all doctors or other healthcare professionals, for an inspection last month to review everything from sanitary procedures in operating rooms to medical ethics to the hospital’s supply chain and inventory. ![]() The Doctors Hospital in the Bahamas received accreditation from JCI in 2010. Health City is now the second hospital in the Caribbean to receive the international accreditation. The certificate comes from the Joint Commission International, the international arm of the accrediting organization for hospitals in the United States. With the announcement, the premier said, “Overseas patients are safe in knowing they will receive quality healthcare.” Premier Alden McLaughlin, on hand at Health City for the announcement, said the accreditation will help “push Cayman into the forefront of destination healthcare.” Chandry Abraham, at a press conference Wednesday, said the hospital “is now in an elite club of top-class hospitals around the world.” The hospital, which began accepting patients a year ago, hopes to become a destination for people in North and Latin America to have complicated surgical procedures such as knee replacements or open-heart operations at a fraction of the cost of their home countries. ![]() ![]() Health City Cayman Islands has officially received its international accreditation, opening up the East End hospital to more medical tourists from North America and Europe. Chandy Abraham and marketing director Shomari Scott announce the new accreditation for the hospital. From left, Health City quality coordinator Vinit Raj, Ascension’s John Doyle, Premier Alden McLaughlin, Health City Head of Medical Services Dr. ![]() ![]() Private interment will be held at Oakwood Cemetery, Staunton, VA. Main Street (downtown) Waynesboro, VA with Pastor John Hamric, officiant. A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, Januat 2:00pm, at ClearView Church 307 W. Mom was a special person and will be missed by many.įamily night will be Friday, Janufrom 7 to 9 pm at the residence of David and Joannie Kramer in Fishersville, VA. In lieu of flowers, our mom Shirley would like you to enjoy time with your family and friends. Shirley’s family also included Sue Reese, Kim Cormier, Sheryl Swisher, Timothy Hoover and his wife Amber.Ī special thank you to Dr Velji and his team at Augusta Health Cancer Center and mom’s hospice team for their kindness. She also leaves her beloved sister-in-law Brenda Spencer and husband Bill her sister Bonnie Jean Dutton and brother, William Beane Moomau Jr., David and Judith Bailey and their families. She leaves her special niece Teresa Benson and her husband Tommy. ![]() Her passion for caring for others was endless.įamily members include three daughters and sons-in-law’s, Joannie and David Kramer, Connie and Daryl Harper, and Ginger and Edward Toman, four grandchildren, Stephanie Elise Toman, Jakob Ephraim Hall Toman, Ariel Lynn Harper, and Dylan Hall Kramer and three great grandchildren, Cameron, Julien, and Alana. Prior to retirement she worked as a CNA at Oak Hill Nursing Home in Staunton VA. She leaves Willow, Mickey & Cloudy, her beloved Siamese cats. She loved socializing with others and growing beautiful plants. Shirley devoted her life to her husband, daughters, family and friends. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 57 years Bobby Lee Hall and her sister Virginia Erline Sisson. She was born Augin Staunton, daughter of William Beane and Erline Virginia (Miller) Moomau. Shirley Jane (Moomau) Hall, of Staunton, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones in her home January 3, 2020. ![]() ![]() ![]() I suggest keeping the amount of emphasized text to as little as possible, because the more you emphasize, the less each individual part stands out.ĭon't forget to give credit to whomever created the presentation format. If you want to emphasize a certain part of the presentation, consider a different background color or flashing text.To learn more about how colors go together, click here. For example: If you have a club called "LoveYourself", then you might want an uplifting/bright color palette. Always make the text and background high contrast so it's easy to read. Choose a color theme that suits the atmosphere of the club.Scroll-boxes save space and are more appealing to potential members. If you plan on including a long body of text (About the Club, Club Rules, etc.), then you should consider finding a scroll-box for your presentation.When choosing a presentation, consider the following. If you need help learning how to get a presentation, click here to visit a detailed "how to" post on the subject. It's a chance to win over potential members, as well as share important information with current members. For example: Do "MilkDrinkers", Don't "MooClub".Įvery club needs a good presentation. Don't use acronyms, unless it's a well known one like "LOL" or "DIY". When you look at the title of a popular club, you should know exactly what it is about. ![]() All of the titles are easily understandable. ![]() Be completely original, not just as original as you have to be. If the club name you want is already taken, don't use numbers or symbols to make it original, think of a whole new name. I suggest only using them when it's relevant to the club's name.
![]() ![]() Some popular and reliable cross-chain bridges include Binance Bridge, Multichain Bridge, and Arbitrum Bridge. List of Cross-Chain BridgesĬhoosing the top cross-chain bridges depends on security, speed, and cost. It’s a tool that helps bring different blockchain communities together, creating a more inclusive and collaborative environment for innovation and growth. In a way, a cross-chain bridge is like a bridge between different countries, allowing people to exchange goods and ideas without any barriers. This means that applications built on one network can seamlessly interact with applications built on another network, creating a more connected and efficient blockchain ecosystem. ![]() Source / 8 Top Cross-Chain BridgesĬross-chain bridges enable interoperability between blockchain networks, enabling developers to create decentralized applications interacting with multiple networks. It eliminates the need for multiple wallets and allows users to easily transfer their assets or data across different networks. A cross-chain bridge, among other things, is like a currency exchange for blockchain networks. Imagine a world where you could travel to any country without worrying about currency exchange. It creates a bridge between the two networks, enabling users to seamlessly transfer assets or data from one network to another. What is a Cross-Chain Bridge?Ī cross-chain bridge is a tool that allows different blockchain networks to communicate and share information. Let’s look at the best cross-chain bridges leading the way in enabling a more connected and integrated blockchain ecosystem. ![]() In this dynamic and evolving landscape, several cross-chain bridges stand out for their exceptional features, such as speed, security, and user-friendliness. Decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens are becoming popular (NFTs), and efficient cross-chain bridges have become more integral as blockchains have grown. These bridges enable seamless interoperability between various blockchain networks, allowing for the transfer of digital assets across different platforms. The best cross-chain bridges have become a vital infrastructure in the rapidly growing world of blockchain technology. ![]() ![]() You can use git fetch command as follows to achieve this. fetching a remote PR (Pull Request) in to local repoįor purposes of reviewing and such, PRs in remote should be fetched to the local repo. If you look out for the words git pull but don’t see them, look for the word sync instead. git pull in IDEsĬommon language in other IDES may not include the word pull. Whenever you checkout to another branch that may have new changes, it’s always a good idea to execute git pull. But, this means that if you are checked out to feature branch and you execute git pull, when you checkout to master, any new updates will not be included. Using git pull, you get both parts of these updates. git merge updates the current branch with the corresponding remote tracking branch. Git fetch updates remote tracking branches. Without any arguments, git merge will merge the corresponding remote tracking branch to the local working branch. No changes are actually reflected on any of the local working branches. On its own, git fetch updates all the remote tracking branches in local repository. ![]() Git pull is a combination command, equal to git fetch + git merge. Every time you execute git pull or git fetch commands, you update remote tracking branches. With remote tracking branches, you can work in Git on several branches without network interaction. The information in the remote tracking branches reflects the information from that interaction.) ( When was the last network interaction that would have brought information locally? Remember when this information was last updated. These are read-only copies of the code as it appears on the remote. If you execute git branch -all within a Git repository, remote tracking branches appear in red. To keep track of this, Git uses something called remote tracking branches. And, different copies of the same branches on every developer’s computer and on the remote. There are different versions of the same file on each branch. When working with Git, it can feel like there are lots of copies of the same code floating all over the place. And, a remote repository has no awareness of local changes until commits are pushed. A local repository has no awareness of changes made on the remote repository until there is a request for information. There are only four commands that prompt network interactions in Git. After pushing code up to the shared remote repository, other developers can pull changed code. With DVCS, developers can be working on the same file at the same time in separate environments. Git is a Distributed Version Control System (DVCS). If there is no remote tracking branch, Git doesn’t know where to pull information from. The branch you are currently checked out to has a corresponding remote tracking branch You might need to enter git pull origin or git pull upstream. If there are multiple remotes, git pull might not be enough information. ![]() The local repository has a linked remote repository (More information on remote tracking branches in the next section.)īut, there are a few things to keep in mind for that example to be true: Ex: While working locally on master, execute git pull to update the local copy of master and update the other remote tracking branches. ![]() Use git pull to update a local repository from the corresponding remote repository. Thus, you should always commit your changes in a branch before pulling new commits from a remote repository. If you have uncommitted changes, the merge part of the git pull command will fail and your local branch will be untouched.
![]() ![]() The Blackburn Dayblazer 1000 can run for 90 minutes at 1,000 lumens, a very respectable three hours at 500 lumens, and 5½ hours at 350 lumens. ![]() And they likely also need fully waterproof lights, since longer commutes bring more chances of being caught in inclement weather. These riders need a very bright light that can switch into lower modes once the sun has risen and they’ve reached busier streets. However, some riders may benefit from stronger lights, including those with very long commutes, which often start or end in the dark. We capped the maximum output of the lights we tested for this guide at 1,500 lumens, and we ultimately decided that anything over 800 lumens was overkill for most riders-and a danger to other users’ eyes. But brighter is (often) not better for the urban commuter, who shares the road with others who also need to see the road in front of them. Ten years later, you can buy a light that boasts up to 2,500 lumens. ![]() When we first started testing bike lights, in 2013, the brightest light we tested was just 500 lumens. And though its ¼-inch side cutouts are not as attention-grabbing as the City Rover’s ¾-inch cutouts, they are larger than those on our upgrade pick. The E-Lume 600 is less water-resistant than the City Rover, but it does have a durable, heat-dissipating extruded-aluminum housing. And its low-flash mode runs for 90 hours at a highly respectable 100 lumens, with an easy-to-gauge color-coded battery indicator. ![]() The narrowly focused, yellowish beam was not as bright or as wide as that of the PDW City Rover 700, but its 600-lumen output never wavered for the duration of its promised run time of 2¾ hours. And the light never budged, even when it was put to the test on a mountain-bike ride. We did come to appreciate the mounting system: It incorporates a bracket, thumb lever, cam hook, and rubber strap, and it allowed us to direct the beam where we liked. With its yellowish-tinted beam and somewhat complicated cam-hook-style mount, the Serfas E-Lume 600 Headlight differed from the rest of the headlights in our test in both functionality and design. And we should note that its beam was not the widest of the beams on the other lights we tested. Finally, though the City Rover (which uses a quick-release mount) stays put over rough terrain, it can swivel only a few degrees in either direction (limiting your ability to adjust for differences in handlebar angles). The body is made of plastic, rather than more-durable machined aluminum (as on our upgrade pick, the Lezyne headlight). There are some trade-offs that come with the affordability: The City Rover 700 is water-resistant-not waterproof-but its most vulnerable point (the charging port) is tucked under the light and fitted with a snug rubber cover to keep out water. The City Rover 700 also has generously sized sidelights, for visibility at intersections we found them to be more eye-catching than those on many other models we tested. Plus, after the low-battery indicator comes on, the light automatically dims itself to its lowest setting, where it stays for an additional 15 minutes to allow for a last-ditch sprint home. That medium setting should be bright enough to cut through urban light pollution and to illuminate the occasional dark alleyway. And though few city commuters may need to use this light at its full, 700-lumen strength, its medium setting has longer-than-average run times (four hours at 350 lumens), as does its low setting (eight full hours at 200 lumens). When choosing a good bike light, we consider battery life to be a top factor. But we think Portland Design Works’ City Rover 700 USB Headlight offers everything most commuters need (and nothing they don’t) at an excellent price. You could, of course, spend a lot more money on a bike light that’s brighter or has a longer run time. ![]() ![]() ![]() I totally just grabbed this screenshot from Wikipedia. I really should write about some of those at some point too. Today, there is still a thriving independent development scene for these types of text-based games, now termed interactive fiction, with many interesting titles that move far beyond the simple navigation and puzzling of the classics. This type of game became quite popular, spawning classics like the Zork series and The Hitchhiker’s Cuide To the Galaxy (based, of course, on the famous novel by Douglas Adams). Some even introduced role-playing-like combat systems, time limits, or other mechanics to spice things up. The games usually involved a series of difficult puzzles, which required finding the correct items and using them in imaginative ways, as well as clever use of text commands. These games consisted of many different locations or rooms, each with a text description, and the player would type in commands such as “go north” or “get rope” to interact with the game. Starting way back in 1976 with Colossal Cave Adventure, the earliest adventure games were presented entirely as text. It’s a shame that I haven’t yet written about an adventure game as part of my History Lessons series, since they constitute the oldest genre of computer games. So, much like Broken Age itself, I’ve split this post into two parts: the first covers the history behind the genre and the development of Broken Age, and the second discusses the actual game. ![]() It’s undeniably exciting, and certainly worth discussing, but I think Broken Age deserves to be judged on its own merits. From other industry veterans to untested indie teams, the influx of games on Kickstarter and other crowdfunding sites can be more or less pinned on Tim Schafer, and everyone wants to see how Broken Age, as the poster child for the movement, is going to turn out. Tim Schafer, the industry veteran and fan-favorite developer who heads Double Fine, pitched the game (or, more accurately, proposed making an adventure game in general) on Kickstarter roughly two years ago, and the overwhelming response opened the doors for countless other game projects seeking crowdfunding. Long before Act 1 went on sale, Broken Age was already famous for the circumstances of its creation. But the release of Broken Age is especially notable. Act 1 of Double Fine’s point and click adventure game Broken Age was released a mere week ago usually, months or years elapse between a game’s release and my posts about it. This is as timely as my posts are ever likely to get. ![]() ![]() ![]() “In spite of all the great challenges this year, I am so grateful to be alive and I give thanks to God to be a part of such a great and loving family that is the city of New Rochelle. “As a lifelong resident of New Rochelle, I am delighted and honored to be chosen Grand Marshal of this year’s Thanksgiving Day Parade,” said Minister McLean. He has been married to his lovely wife Denise for over 35 years and they have a daughter Kadiedra 2 sons, Imhotep and Kemet a grandson Kaiden and a granddaughter Zhuri. Minister Mark McLean serves as an Elder and community liaison for Bishop Reford Mott and Generations Church of New Rochelle. Minister McLean is presently the President of the NAACP New Rochelle Branch, the Inter Religious Coalition of New Rochelle, and CEO of Kingdom Community Consultants. He serves on the board of Interfaith Dwellings Corporation, a company that consists of houses of worship seeking to impact the shortage of affordable housing. and through his consulting firm, Urban Tusk Community Strategies, has partnered with Westchester County of NY to assist Minority, Women Business Enterprises to achieve success. Minister McLean is the past President of the Gathering of Men of New Rochelle Inc. Minister Mark McLean’s community involvement spans close to 20 years serving on the Westchester County Human Rights Commission for 5 years, and leading the Political Action Committee, of both the NAACP New Rochelle Branch and the Uniform Fire Fighter Association Local 273, for several years. Minister McLean served the City of New Rochelle as a Fire Fighter and retired at the rank of Lieutenant after more than 33 years. He went on to attend City College of New York in Harlem NY studying music and the history and cultures of African people throughout the diaspora. ![]() Minister McLean graduated from New Rochelle High school in 1981, where he excelled in football and music. Minister Mark McLean is a lifelong resident of New Rochelle. As Grand Marshal, Minister McLean will ride down the Parade route along North Avenue in style thanks to Audi New Rochelle who is providing a convertible Audi S5 Cabriolet for the celebration. ![]() Minister McLean will have the honor of leading the 59th Annual Thanksgiving Parade as its Grand Marshal on Saturday, Novemwhen the Parade kicks off at 10AM. The New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce together with the City of New Rochelle proudly announces the 2023 Grand Marshal of the New Rochelle Thanksgiving Parade, Minister Mark McLean. ![]() |
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