Wholesale of Provencal Sparkling wines, white sparkling wines of "Vins Bréban"
It is impossible to imagine receptions, birthday parties, New Year's Eve celebrations, friendly evenings, the family gatherings, and picnics without fine sparkling wines. Indeed, the holidays would not be the same in the absence of such delightful and refreshing wines... After all, sparkling wines unite people and imbue life's greatest events with joy.
White sparkling wines from different regions of France are increasingly valued by consumers and such wines represent an increasing proportion of the overall market.
While the wines of Champagne retain their image of luxury sparkling wine, other regions are offering sparkling wines at affordable prices today. In terms of marketing these lovely wines, their positioning is built around the idea of offering a variety of flavors typical of each region. Current annual production of sparkling wines in France has reached 150 millon units (versus 260 for champagne) and the market is growing rapidly.


What is this blasphemy you say?
Well, it's not as bad as you think it is. It's not trying to get you to start stocking up on ornaments and garlands. It is a time for Etsy shops to clear out inventory so they can add new items for the Fall season. Also, it's a great time to get fabulous discounts and deals.
To see what stores are participating, type in CIJ or christmasinjuly into the Etsy search.
A coupon for 30% off your entire purchase (you may purchase as many items or as many times as you please) from July 11th till July 21st, 2013.
Just use the coupon code CIJ30 at checkout.


Maybe you have this art of a dozing doxie already. "Sleeping Dog – The Dachshund" was after all, your most popular of all my dog drawings last year.
So why not go ahead and join the other doxie owners and admirers who are displaying this really popular drawing in their home. You don't even have to own a dachshund to be able to enjoy it.
If you own my art of the sleeping French Bulldog as well, what a comfortable atmosphere both of them could start to produce. Did you know this dachshund drawing is available as a doxie throw pillow as well (along with other dachshund products), have you checked that out yet? How perfect would that be for the bedroom, or even better for around your dachshund bed themselves, hilarious or what?
Dachshund feet may be little, but they run fast, sometimes even in their sleep, but what is it that Doxies are dreaming about in those Wiener dreams?
Even if it rains this summer, there're delicious cakes and drinks inside Chorak 122-122A High Rd, East Finchley, London N2 9ED. Even my pink dog art looks scrumptious!
"It Sparkles – Summer '12 – Douglas Rickard Exhibition" starts today and runs through June 29th 2012. Would you like a cherry with your raspberry Dachshund? Visit the Facebook Event Page!
Delicious cakes and drinks inside Chorak, East Finchley, London. Even Douglas Rickard's pink dog art looks scrumptious. A cherry with your raspberry Dachshund perhaps.


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Harengula és un gènere de peixos pertanyent a la família dels clupeids.

Morfologia
El perfil superior i inferior del cos és convex. La mandíbula inferior es projecta lleugerament. opercle llis. Aleta dorsal gairebé al mig del cos. Presència d'aletes pelvianes (per sota de l'aleta dorsal). La base de l'aleta anal és curta (16-19 radis).

Distribució geogràfica
És un endemisme del Nou Món.

Taxonomia
 Harengula clupeola
 Harengula humeralis
 Harengula jaguana
 Harengula thrissina
Harengula thrissina thrissina
Harengula thrissina peruana

Referències

Enllaços externs

 Animal Diversity Web

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Loved your morning commentary as you travelled around the village. It sounded and looked a lot like Les Ezyies where we stayed last year….even including the caves. What a beautiful spot to spend some time.
What a beautiful place. Best wishes to the Brannocks. Weather looks warm but is it still hot?
Very evocative Fran. So enjoying your blogs especially your photographs.


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Reflections on a Bridgeton Walkabout
Rachel Harris and Cat Tabbner reflect on a recent walk around Bridgeton with the rest of the GCPH team.
We moved into our new home at the Olympia building in Bridgeton just over two months ago. While many of us are out and about meeting people in the local area, we decided to venture out as a team to hear from local community organisations and to learn about what is going in Bridgeton.
Fortunately for Cat and me, Robert Doyle and Claire McLachlan offered to be our guides. Robert and Claire are Community Workers for Thriving Places in Parkhead, Dalmarnock and Camlachie, and are based at the G31 Centre in Camlachie. Here are some reflections on our walkabout around Bridgeton.
Discovery 1 – there are some wonderful public spaces around Bridgeton
These range from the open spaces of Glasgow Green; to the warm and friendly spaces in the Bridgeton Community Learning Campus that are used to bring people together (there was a Halloween party in full swing when we were there) and to remember loved ones (such as the celebrate life event); to the newly refurbished theatre space in the Glasgow Women's Library.
Discovery 2 – there is a wealth of history, and many visible demonstrations of how people want to share and remember local heritage
From the beautiful map that greets you as you enter the Calton Heritage Centre, to the local heritage walks from Glasgow Women's Library, including this walk around the East End of Glasgow.
Discovery 3 – the wider role of women is celebrated in Bridgeton
The art installation outside the library drew our attention to the role of women in the community, as well as the depth of resource that women's writing offers.
Visiting Calton Heritage Centre was a chance to learn about current initiatives undertaken by women. This includes WitsHerFace, which is a collective of local female filmmakers, actors, directors, writers and producers, featuring Karen Dunbar (Karen Dunbar Show, Chewing the Fat), Elaine McKenzie Ellis (Rab C Nesbitt), Maureen Carr (Still Game) and many more Scottish actresses. These women meet regularly at Calton Heritage and Learning Centre and recently put on a night of free comedy sketches.
Discovery 4 – communities and organisations are working closely with each other through good times and challenging ones
Staff at the Citizens Advice Bureau described how much of their work involves helping people submit appeals regarding benefits sanctions, indeed the majority of these appeals have led to sanctions being overturned.
During the Commonwealth Games last year, Calton Heritage and Learning Centre secured Celebrate Funds from the Big Lottery Fund to deliver activities to make sure the people of Calton could enjoy the Games atmosphere, along with the rest of the city. This involved building Calton's very own temporary beach, with real sand!
As part of our Understanding Glasgow website, we produce health profiles of neighbourhoods across Glasgow, including Bridgeton, and so it was helpful for our staff to get to know the people and groups making a difference in their community.
Meeting these groups in Bridgeton was an insight into the many ways – big and small – in which people and organisations value and build on the strengths, successes and skills of individuals and communities. This has strong links with some of our work on assets and resilience, which has explored both how asset-based approaches can be used when working to improve health and wellbeing in local communities, but also how the concept of resilience is an important factor in enabling individuals and communities to withstand challenges such as poverty, inequality, worklessness and other factors that endanger health and wellbeing.
Rachel Harris Senior Public Health Research Specialist
Rachel works across the Centre's Assets and resilience, and Poverty, disadvantage and the economy themes. This includes supporting the ongoing data collection for Animating Assets, and working on the development and analysis of the Right Here Right Now project.
Rachel has extensive experience of evaluation research and offers methodological support within GCPH, but also to organisations looking to review the impact of their work on health inequalities.
Previously, Rachel directed a company that undertook research and evaluation for the NHS, Local Authorities, and Tertiary Education. Rachel also worked for the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS), leading on the evaluation of CELCIS' intervention programmes.
Read all articles by Rachel Harris

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The  is a lay-oriented Nichiren Buddhist group. It was founded by Tanaka Chigaku in 1880 as  and renamed  in 1884 before adopting its current name in 1914.

History
The lay Nichiren Buddhist organization now known as the Kokuchūkai was founded by Tanaka Chigaku in 1880 as Rengekai ("Lotus Blossom Society") and renamed Risshō Ankokukai in 1884 before adopting its current name in 1914. The group's modern name is derived from a passage in the , a writing of the founder of Nichiren Buddhism, the 13th-century monk Nichiren, which reads .

Originally based in Yokohama, the group shifted its head office to Tokyo, Kyoto-Osaka, Kamakura and Miho, Shizuoka Prefecture before finally moving back to Tokyo. The group is currently based in Ichinoe, Edogawa-ku.

Teachings
Among the group's principal teachings are to return to the teachings Nichiren and unite the various sects of Nichiren Buddhism. The group's teachings are characterized by a strong form of Nichirenism.

The group's sacred text is the Lotus Sutra and their main object of reverence is the , a mandala supposedly made by Nichiren on the island of Sado.

Membership
At its height in 1924, the group's membership was estimated at over 7000. The literary figures Takayama Chogyū and Kenji Miyazawa were members of the Kokuchūkai for a time. The group's official website continues to claim them, but they ultimately rejected Tanaka's nationalistic views.

Publications
The group's publications include the monthly magazines  and .

References

Works cited

External links
Official website (Japanese)

Religious organizations based in Japan
Nichiren Buddhism
Japanese new religions
Buddhist new religious movements
1914 establishments in Japan
Japanese nationalism


See this very large aerial map for a view of the road from Highway 60 to the Main Lab Building, provided by the Magdalena Ridge Observatory.
WARNING: The gate at the top of the mountain is usually closed and locked. If you find the gate open and drive through, you are in danger of being locked inside unless you have made previous arrangements. Be sure you know when the gate will be locked that day.
Restrictions on use of vehicle headlights and building lights may be in place when the 2.4-meter telescope of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory is in operation.
Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, located 30 road miles southwest of Socorro, NM, near the summit of 10,783-foot South Baldy Peak in the Magdalena Mountains, welcomes visitors from early July to mid-August. However, visitors should check with the campus office (575-835-5423) to be certain that the Lab and the road are open. During the usual research season Lab personnel may be away doing research at other locations, or the Forest Service may impose closures because of extreme fire hazard conditions or construction work for the Magdalena Ridge Observatory.
From Socorro, take U.S. Highway 60 west approximately 16 miles to the Water Canyon Campground turnoff, between mile markers 123 and 124. Follow paved Forest Road 235 about 4.5 miles to the campground, where there are improved Forest Service campsites. Cross over the creek to the left, and continue another 10 miles beyond the campground to the summit to reach the Laboratory.
Beyond the campground, Forest Road 235 is unpaved, gravel, one-lane, and steep with many blind curves and drop-offs; the road is not recommended for passenger vehicles with low clearance or in substandard mechanical condition, nor for motor homes or travel trailers.
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array on the Plains of San Agustin also welcomes visitors. It is located just off U.S. Highway 60, approximately 36 miles west of the Forest Road 235 turnoff to Langmuir Laboratory.
If you are looking for our offices on the campus of New Mexico Tech, here is a sketchy map that shows how to reach 237 Workman Center.


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Q: SQL query in stored procedure; create a query with condition special parameter Suppose I have tables Users, Roles and UserRoles (association). Then I want to create a stored procedure with a parameter userid to return all the roles of that certain user. However if the UserId is 1 (special Id), all roles should be returned.
My query on the SP should be like this without the special condition:
SELECT r.*
FROM Roles
INNER JOIN UserRoles ur ON r.Id = ur.RoleId
WHERE ur.UserId = @userId;

How would I change this query to cater what I wanted? Or is this possible on a single query alone? I would not want to use IF..ELSE and use 2 queries.
Any comments are welcome.

A: Hi this will return all the user roles when @userId = 1
SELECT r.*
FROM Roles
INNER JOIN UserRoles ur
  ON r.Id = ur.RoleId
WHERE ur.UserId = @userId
  OR @userId = 1

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Latest Fact-checks on Mark Begich
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It's not that I don't have time. Heck, even the boredom that saturated winter break didn't push me over the edge.
It's not that I don't have the means to watch it. These days, it only takes an Internet connection.
It's not that I can't get over the hype. I understand why most people throw their heads back in admonishment after hearing I haven't seen the series from start to finish. The episodes I've seen have been engrossing.
So why haven't I finished one of the most critically acclaimed TV shows of the last decade?
Being a television fan has never been more palatable. Our position in a "Golden Age of Television" is a vast understatement. At the risk of sounding like a Luddite, things weren't always this way. We 20-somethings are fortunate enough to have largely avoided the "dark ages," before the integration of streamable televison content, when it was a cycle of identical "family value" sitcoms.
For decades preceding the advent of on-demand video services like Netflix, family and friends had a uniform taste in television. Watercooler conversations on Monday would always include the same handful of shows. No one was flummoxed at having missed an episode, much less an entire series.
Despite the crumminess of TV in retrospect, it was something Americans all had in common. It was the great common denominator, and we all loved to talk about it. When a truly great show like "Seinfeld" came around, it was all anyone would talk about.
Now, great television doesn't come around once every five years or so. It's ubiquitous.
Netflix alone has a massive stable of acclaimed TV such as "House of Cards," "Peaky Blinders," "Derek" and "Orange Is The New Black," all of which would have received cable television accolades 20 years ago.
As a result, cable has been stepping up its game, too, peppering its lineups with cinematic-quality flicks.
This isn't even taking into account the explosion of YouTube or live-stream sites like Twitch that allow you to experience playthroughs of a game by another person. Entertainment hubs seemingly cater to every niche.
But there is a discernible downside — everyone is a snob.
I don't hold particular qualms with snobbery. My standards for movies, in particular, are brazen, outspoken and high.
Let's face it: discerning viewers lead the uptick in quality and quantity we see now.
If I hear another groan for not watching "Game of Thrones," however, I might have an aneurysm.
I know it's good. I know I'll like it. Yes, the dragon girl does seem cool. I'm sure King Joffrey was infuriating. I just haven't seen it.
Nearly every other day, a friend tells me I "have" to watch another new show. What's worse, most of them continue to talk to me about the plot or characters like I have seen it.
I get it. I have a friend who, for whatever reason, refuses to watch "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia." It's utterly infuriating. I know how much he would enjoy it, even though he rejects the recommendation.
While I would normally say this is just a simple case of contrarian-itis, it's more than that. "It's Always Sunny" has nine seasons on Netflix. Out of nine seasons, with each episode at 22 minutes long, there's quite a bit of content to digest. Do I really expect him to watch more than 38 hours of TV just so we can quip back and forth?
We can't be so indignant when someone's taste is different, especially since everyone, from grandma to the president, has developed an individual taste in TV. Yes, Netflix has a wide variety of great shows to watch, but we can't expect viewers to spend hours upon hours delving into every category — it is simply too time-consuming.
So, while it's great to share your favorite shows with friends and family, we are lucky enough to live in a time when people can watch a wide variety of shows.
When people tell me that "Mad Men" is boring, I have to remember to hold my tongue. I'll stop trying to make a case for "Archer" to people who "just don't get it." It's exhausting.
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Q: went or have been? I'd like to know whether the past tense "went to" or the present perfect "have been to" should be used in the following. Do different dialects behave differently here?

A: I went to Boston five times. / I have been to Boston five times.

B: Wow! I'm so envious.

A: As often is the case, the problem with the examples are context. Without context things are often not meaningful. Both cases mean travelled and are in the past.
As a kid I went to Boston five times to visit my Aunt.
I am worn out! I have been to Boston five times this week.
I went to
went = go, go = travel
I travelled to Boston five times.
I have been = travel
I travelled to Boston five times
**Been** verb UK  /biːn/ /bɪn/ US  /biːn/ /bɪn/
past participle of be; used to mean "visited" or "travelled",:
I've never been to Kenya, but I hope to visit it next year.
"Have you ever been there before?" - "Yes, I've been twice."
used as the past participle of "go" when the action referred to is finished:
She's been to the hairdresser's (= and now she has returned).
Do you need to go to the bathroom, or have you already been?
Ref; CED
In relation to your comment on or the present perfect "have been to"
We use the present perfect continuous to talk about a finished activity in the recent past. Using the present perfect continuous focuses on the activity.
We don't give a specific time. Even though the activity is finished, we can see the result in the present:
I've just been cleaning the car. (The car is wet and clean.)
It's been snowing. (The ground is covered in snow.)
What have you been buying?


Fall Garden Maintenance Tips-It's that time Again!
Are you getting your garden ready in Fall for the Winter months? Here are some helpful tips that will ensure the vitality and health of your plants.
Watering During Fall Winter: A common question often asked is, "Is it better to keep watering my plants until the ground freezes or should I stop watering now?" It is important that prior to winter that there is significant moisture around your plants. Evergreens do not lose their leaves so they continue to transpire or lose water over the winter months and once the ground freezes it is difficult for water to percolate down to the roots. A well watered tree will over winter far better than a thirsty one and will not be as susceptible to winter frost damage and drying. Continue to water until the ground freezes.
Mulching & Frost Heaving: In freezing temperatures soil around your plants may be subject to frost heaving. This is when ice forms underneath the soil and expands upwards from the ground causing plants such as perennials to push upwards exposing the crown. Heuchera (Coral Bells) and Liriope are especially prone to this type of damage. As a preventive measure apply a protective mulch finishing to your garden beds in Fall. To remedy frost heaving, slightly tap the soil back down and brush the mulch back around the exposed crown of the plant to protect it.
Weeding: Do some Fall weeding and garden maintenance now to prevent weeds from getting out of control in the spring. Dispose of weeds that may have seeds on them in the garbage and not in the compost. Put a clean edge on your garden beds to prevent grass from invading and remove any decaying debris to prevent fungal infection.
Clean up your Perennial Garden: Remove any expired foliage and stalks that could decay over winter. Cut perennials four to five inches above the ground and apply a thin layer of mulch. Some perennials such as ornamental grasses should be left to cut down until late winter-early spring. For more info visit Fall Garden Maintenance: Pruning & Dividing Ornamental Grasses and Perennials.
Pruning Trees & Shrubs: Early summer blooming trees and shrubs form their buds immediately after flowering subsides so pruning them too late may remove next year's blooms. These shrubs should be pruned immediately after flowering. Late summer flowering trees and shrubs benefit from pruning in fall while they are dormant. Do not prune roses such as Knock Out Rose in fall. Pruning encourages new growth that may not harden off in time for winter. For more information and a list of pruning times follow the link above.
Bulbs: Plant spring blooming bulbs such as crocus, hyacinth and daffodils now in the fall before the ground freezes.
Lawn Maintenance: Clean up leaves from your lawn or mulch them. Spray to control broadleaved weeds and apply a lawn fertilizer in late fall to encourage a healthier and greener lawn in spring. Cut your lawn a final time before winter.
A little Fall garden maintenance now will save you time in spring and give your garden a good and healthy start. On that note...out to the garden!
It's Fall on Long Island and the colors are beautiful this year. The average daytime temperatures have dropped down into the 60's and there is a cool blustery wind. The seasons seem to be changing a lot quicker in 2012 and are a few weeks ahead of schedule as the trend continues. Predictions are for a cold and snowy winter which may prove to be true as seen by the quickly changing conditions and abundant production of pine cones. The changing colors of the fall garden are all around me. Welcome to another Garden Blogger's Bloom Day. Walk with me as we venture through my October garden.
The colors almost turned overnight this year with a plummet in temperatures from the mid seventies one day into the fifties the next and then a little frost just the other morning. Astilbe, Daylily and Lamb's Ear have gone into Fall mode and Juniper 'Blue Star' is alongside them for some winter color along the backyard entrance.
In the side garden, Dwarf Fountain Grass 'Hameln,' is showing off its wispy plumes next to the blue of the Juniper and burgundy of Heuchera 'Palace Purple'. A birdbath nestled in the garden invites local birds to stop and visit.
Walking along...the Spirea 'Gold Flame' is showing hues of burgundy and orange and is turning into a rainbow of color.
The Barberry 'Rosy Glow' takes on a fiery burgundy-red appearance next to the blue of the Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar and gold of the 'Gold Mop' Cypress (Chamaecyparis 'Gold Mop'). The dwarf Buddleia Lo & Behold Blue Chip is still producing bright purple blooms. I will still see an occasional butterfly and just the other day I caught a glimpse of a rare hummingbird as it stopped by my lantana tree (now inside), hovered by the butterfly bush then flew off!
I am enjoying my Liriope which is an old stable in the garden and producing its striking purple blooms followed by deep purple-black berries for winter. This plant is very hardy in zone 7 and goes nicely with just about anything. It stays at about ten to twelve inches tall.
and now around to the pool. Here is Hinoki Cypress 'Aurea' along with 'Yaku Jima' Maiden Grass in the background and Montgomery Blue Spruce in the foreground.
Notice the abundant production of cones on my Blue Atlas Cedar. Is this a sign of a harsh winter to come?
Here is a close up of the Barberry 'Rosy Glow' along with 'Gold Mop' Cypress and a backdrop of Western Arborvitae 'Virescens' and 'Emerald Green'.
The blooms on my Knock Out Roses are not ready to quit and continue to supply color in the garden. I am glad to have added them two summers ago since they have given me so much joy.
In the front yard the Coral Bark Maple (Sangu Kaku) is starting to display its Fall colors. It will turn a bright golden-yellow as the weeks go on. I love the show this tree puts on.
Keep the Fall color coming!
and now a close up of Dwarf Maiden Grass 'Yaku Jima'. This type of Maiden Grass grows to about five to six feet and stays more compact than most. It's large elongated plumes are so wispy!
Here is a combination of Dwarf Mugo Pine and Sedum 'Brilliant' in the front yard.
And here is another view of the backyard showing the evergreens in the backdrop and the gardens in the foreground. The gardens wrap around the patio and then lead out to the pool area gardens which we visited earlier.
Here is another view of the Dwarf Mugo Pine and Sedum along with the Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar in the backdrop.
And here is my newest addition...a Globe White Pine. Its needles are delicate and soft and it grows to only about two to three feet in diameter maximum. I am making sure it gets plenty of care as we head towards winter.
And as we head out towards the driveway here is my Weeping Norway Spruce (in the backdrop) along with Fountain Grasses as they display graceful plumes and bring in the Fall. It is unknown what the winter will bring but for now I am enjoying the crispness in the air, the beautiful days and changing colors around me.
Thank you for strolling along with me in my zone 7 Long Island autumn garden. I am so glad you could visit and please do visit our Garden Blogger's Bloom Day hostess Carol at May Dreams Gardens. Please leave a comment so that I know you dropped by and I will be sure to visit you as well!
As Always...Happy Gardening and Happy Garden Blogger's Bloom Day!


A new 3G iPhone Unlock software is launched by UK entrepreneur Mark Scott and his team of software developers. It gives iPhone customers the chance to use their handsets with any network provider worldwide and also enabling the use of third party applications.
The main reason of development of this software comes after complaints from prospective customers regarding the handset being exclusively available on the o2 and AT&T networks, depending on the country of origin, and disappointment came over finding that the phone lacked standard features such as MMS, video recording and instant messaging amongst others.
According to the PRWEB, the contemporary 3G iPhone unlocking software also enables all of these features and comes with full 24 hour customer support via Email, Live Chat and by Phone.
"The Apple iPhone is a fantastic piece of technology, but that doesn't mean it's perfect." Mark Scott, Company Director of iPhone unlocking Ltd. "Using our 2G and 3G iPhone unlock software, the iPhone becomes compatible with all GSM network providers worldwide and enables the use of thousands of great 3rd party applications, therefore making the iPhone arguably the best mobile handset available on the market today."
They are selling something everyone can get for free?
Please visit Wikipedia and you will find the answer - what does WTF mean.
და გარდა მაგისა, 3G iPhone Unlock სოფტი ყრია ინტერნეტში - მათ შორის, ჩემი საკუთარი აიფონიც ასევე უფასო სოფტით მაქვს დაკრეკილი.


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By Mike in 2D January 20, 2019 January 27, 2019
Leave a Comment on Stuff We Want to Discuss – The Weekly Gaming Round-up (14/01/19-20/01/19)
Now let's take a nose dive into this week's jazz.
Machinima's Tangle with Thanos
Back in YouTube's infancy, Machinima's network was the end game for many content makers. Years of growth later and, like any big business of its irk, it wasn't long before we found out the inevitable; content makers weren't being treated very well. There's more history to explore in terms of ups and downs in this regard. Money years later, Warner Bros. gobbled them up, until Warner Bros. themselves were gobbled up, leaving owner AT&T's subsidiary, Otter Media to take the channel under their Full Screen channel. Like the food chain, but less natural.
To this end, the instantaneous deletion of Machinima's back catalogue was something that could have been considered a good thing; many fruits of alleged exploitation (old contract hosted here) no longer allowed to be monetised, however that would be to forgot the years of hard work gone in to the creation of the hosted projects by the creators under contract, not the business as a whole. I've never been one to browse their content extensively admittedly, so I don't have strong opinions on the quality of the channel's output but if my work suddenly disappeared without warning, I wouldn't be too impressed.
To be clear, the content is still there; it's been removed from public view is all. It has been suggested that the harsh truth behind the business decision could be the complication in tackling an IP legal grey area, making it impossibly uneconomical to continue to host legacy content. Even if this is the case, why no warning? If they don't intend to use said content, why were the content creators not given forewarning and allowed to host elsewhere should they wish to?
Let's back the content makers in their new endeavours; follow the people, not just their host channel, where you can. [via Kotaku]
Kingdom Hearts VR Delay
Another delay to the Kingdom Hearts VR experience which now comes to PSVR on 23rd January 2025. Only kidding, it's out in three days. Had you for a minute there, didn't I? I know, I'm heartless. [via Destructoid]
Arc System Works & PQube Team Up for Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Collection
Guilty Gear is awesome isn't it? Hence its long run. Now, at the 20 year mark we've been given a treat (well, alright we don't know the price point yet).
Coming to Nintendo Switch, Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Collection combines the 1998 original Guilty Gear and 2008's perfectly polished Guilty XX Λcore Plus R into one release, with both games heading to PS4 as individual releases.
I'm super curious about the original, as it completely passed me by. Having spent a decent amount of time with the majority of subsequent releases, I'm keen jump into the story and play the Sol Badguy v Justice showdown. [Source: PQube Press Release]
Assassin's Creed: Oddity
The Assassin's Creed: Oddessy's new DLC, Shadow Heritage, grabbed a few (game site) headlines this week, though for the wrong reasons. Essentially, the game lets you choose to engage in same sex relationships, if preferred, an option rightly frequenting many modern game releases (if sometimes a little shoehorned in). Additionally, you could choose to completely abstain, avoiding relationships entirely. On the whole, this is great, of course; diversity in options always are. This wasn't the issue, of course, the issue was in how your gay character is forcefully turned straight, or your devout warrior, in an immersion breaking twist, was suddenly interested in romance, suggesting they were 'growing up' in doing so. Yuk!
In my eyes, one of the key pulls in an open world game is to allow the element of role-playing to extend to freedom and choice. There are restrictions that will naturally be dictated by the developers due to budget or technical constraints, or, more pertinently; by design to enable their vision of their game to come through.
Let's face it, it's their game and they're free to do as they wish. But c'mon. This was badly handled. In fairness, they accepted it was badly handled by Ubisoft (though the cynical may say something, something PR). We'll see how it unfolds in future DLC, hopefully those players dragged out can be dragged back in again. [via IGN]
Forza Drops Dances, Possibly in Favour of Driving
As the weeks go by there seem to be more litigators that one could say were out for free money and attention, as opposed to say, protecting intellectual property or carefully choreographed elements of theatre. Yes, this is the elite squad of people you'd like to hear less from, suing Epic Games over certain dance moves utilised in it's more-successful-than-thou shooter, Fornite. Welcome to the world of US litigation, folks, protecting the interests of Mr X('s money).
So where does Forza come in? Well it has some dance moves and now it has fewer. Shrewd move, Microsoft. Just Dance is in a for a kicking though, isn't it? [via BBC]
https://kotaku.com/entire-machinima-youtube-channel-set-to-private-1831894744 (viewed 20/01/19)
https://www.destructoid.com/kingdom-hearts-iii-vr-experience-has-been-delayed-once-again-539254.phtml (viewed 20/01/19)
https://uk.ign.com/articles/2019/01/18/ubisoft-apologizes-to-players-for-assassins-creed-odyssey-dlc-controversy (viewed 20/01/19)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46891092 (viewed 20/01/19)
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Craft Nights at the Spring Arbor Branch
Join the Spring Arbor Branch for an evening of crafts!
The Spring Arbor Branch will be hosting craft night monthly throughout March, April, and May.. Each session will be a different type of craft. The type of craft will be announced on the 1st of the month.
Limited seating available, so REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Contact the Spring Arbor Branch at (517) 750-2030 to reserve your spot today!
Intended for adults.
Eastern Movie Matinee: "Black History Month"
Swing by the Eastern Branch as we celebrate Black History Month as part of our Thursday Movie Matinees!
Join us for some great films all month long. Widescreen, comfortable seats and popcorn, too! Thursday afternoons starting at 2 p.m. Movie synopses from imdb.com.
February 28: Selma (2014, PG-13) starring David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, and Tim Roth
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Napoleon Branch Book Club
Join us at the Napoleon Branch on Thursday, February 21st at 2 p.m. to discuss
Hillbilly-Elegie by J.D. Vance
Stop by the Napoleon Branch to check out a copy of this month's title.
February 21: Fences (2016, PG-13) starring Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, and Stephen McKinley Henderson
A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s while coming to terms with the events of his life.
February 14: Malcolm X (1992, PG-13) starring Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, and Delroy Lindo
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
February 7: Queen of Katwe (2016, PG) starring Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, and Lupita Nyong'o
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
Brooklyn Branch Book Club
Come on out to Brooklyn February 6th as we discuss…
Educated by Tara Westover
Summit Evening Book Discussion Group
Join the Summit Branch Wednesday, February 6th to discuss…
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
Visit your local branch to check out this title today!
Eastern Movie Matinee: "Black & White"
Stop into the Eastern Branch as we ring in the New Year with some Old Movies as part of our Thursday Movie Matinees!
January 31: Roman Holiday (1953, NR) starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, and Eddie Albert
A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
January 24: To Kill A Mockingbird (1962, NR) starring Gregory Peck, John Megna, and Frank Overton
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
More than a Headwrap Exhibit
Meijer Branch
T3 with AARP


Like a lot of writing people I know, it would be a dream come true for me to be able to give up my day job so that I could spend all my time writing. The trouble is that the writing would have to provide me with the income that the day job does and as I haven't yet published anything, this leaves me with a bit of a problem for the time being 😉 I'm sure that there are other people out there reading this blog who would also like to give up their day job so that they could spend all their time doing something they really love and getting paid for it too. Unfortunately, life takes over and the reality is that for most of us, this isn't an easy option.
So how do you make your dreams a reality? Can you even do that? Well, this time last year, I took what I now realise was the first step on that path. After a lot of discussion with my husband, we decided that we could afford for me to switch to part-time working in my job. This was partly a financial decision for obvious reasons but it was also about our own children who we felt were suffering because we were both out working full-time. I had been lucky enough to stay at home with them when they were young and had only gone back to working full-time in 2009. Soon though, I was strung out, feeling like I was doing everything badly because I just didn't have enough time to do anything well. Going part-time has definitely improved my stress levels and to a much greater extent than I had thought possible.
However, in the last week or so, I have felt very low about what the next year might bring for me, which undoubtedly has a lot to do with the fact that I'm going to be turning 50. It's a time in your life when you start to wonder whether this is it, whether you're just going to be slogging away until retirement (whenever that is these days) and whether you will have nothing to show for your life's achievements. It's also because I've been visiting universities with my daughter and helping her find the path to her dreams. We've always taught our children that you can reinvent yourself as many times as you like in life, that your path is not cast in stone because of decisions you make when you're 18 so you should choose the path that you believe will make you happy at that time but if you change your mind later, it's okay. Your dreams don't have an expiry date and they can, and will, change as you go through your life.
I know that I have so much to be thankful for in my life and also that I will have plenty to show for it at the end in personal terms. But there is also your own personal desire to make a success of what you choose to do for your living and to enjoy doing it. So now it's time for me to take the next step on my path, I think. I am going to do what I have always done when I reach these points in my life: I'm going to train to do something else, something I can do from home that will be a good back-up as a business to do along side the writing. I had planned to do this training last year but for some reason, I talked myself out of it so this time, I'm going to get on with it and take that next step. I believe that the more options you have, the better able you will be to make your dream a reality and for me, that has always started with learning. By taking that decision, I feel so much better because now I have a plan. I know I want to publish my first book next year and everything is on target for that, I hope, so I can turn my attention to learning something else for a while and see what that leads me to. This is a small step perhaps but that's how you bring about change in my view: one small step at a time.
If I can share only one piece of advice from my self-indulgent reflections, it is simply that every major change in life has to start with a small step and eventually, all those steps add up until you find that you've actually made a great big leap one day. This is only what I have experienced of course, your view may be different to mine and if it is, I'd love you to leave me a comment below. In the meantime, I wish you luck with your chosen path and encourage you to take whatever small step you need to towards making your dream come true.
If you're a new blogger and fairly inexperienced in the writing life, like I am, it can be a bit daunting to keep coming up with new ideas for posts. I have set myself the challenge of writing a new post every Monday and have even managed to keep to this goal so far. This extends to preparing this one today because rather than having my usual day off tomorrow, I am going to be in London for the day.
In the evening, I am off with my family and some lovely friends to the Danny Elfman concert at The Royal Albert Hall. It's going to be a brilliant concert and I just can't wait!
But I digress, although only a little 😉 I recently discovered a great blog by Molly Greene and I read this post on her site this week which has given me inspiration for my blog post this week.
With my daughter's help (she's 16 and knows a thing or two tech-wise), I have put together a playlist for you. Do have a listen and let me know what you think.


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9 Buzziest Revelations From THR's 'SNL' Cover: Why No Rosie As Bannon, Trump Insider Who Loves Baldwin Skits
Television By TooFab Staff | 5/15/2017 2:39 PM PT
31 Times Trump's Facial Expressions Made Us LOL View Photos
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Thanks to the Trump administration, "Saturday Night Live" is enjoying its highest ratings in decades. It's hard to even imagine processing the daily flood of political news without looking forward to Alec Baldwin's over-the-top Donald Trump impression, Melissa McCarthy's hilarious Sean Spicer or Kate McKinnon's crazy Kellyanne Conway.
A new feature in "The Hollywood Reporter" reveals some juicy insider details from the cast and crew on topics ranging from a Trump cabinet member's reaction to Baldwin's impersonation to the reason Rosie O'Donnell wasn't hired to play Steve Bannon.
Someone in the President's Inner Circle LOVES Baldwin's Trump Impression
According to Baldwin, the cabinet member said, "I gotta tell you something. This thing you're doing is good, it's really good. ... I'll get fired if anybody quoted me saying this, but that's exactly what he's like when you do it."
People Consider Baldwin a National Hero -- Or the Worst Person Ever
Baldwin says he gets a lot of "Great job, Alec!" and "Thank you" when he's out in public, and producer Steve Higgins said some people think "he's the only hope there is, which is an odd place to put a comedian." But Trump supporters who run across Baldwin react a bit differently. "You get this look and you can just feel the hatred," Baldwin said.
Alec Baldwin Tells Colbert Secrets to Trump Face: Look Like You're Sucking Chrome Off Fender of Car (Video)
Most of the Cast Was Stunned, Heartbroken by Election Results
Colin Jost said the day after Trump was elected got "extremely sad and very disorienting," and "no one was feeling very funny." Cecily Strong said she ran into Kate McKinnon in the hallway, and they hugged each other and sobbed. But one person who wasn't very shocked at all was Leslie Jones. "That's pretty much how I am when I'm around my white friends. It's like we've been living in this world forever, and you all just woke up to it."
When Baldwin Hosted, He Wanted Trump to Guest Star
Baldwin says he urged executive producer Lorne Michaels and his staff to invite the president to join them. "I would have loved to have had him," he said. A show spokesperson said the request was never made.
Melissa McCarthy Doesn't Appreciate Her Resemblance to Sean Spicer
"When I read the script, I was like, 'Oh, God, that is juicy, but I don't understand how we're going to physically make it work,'" she said. "To which the amazing special effects person at 'SNL' was like, 'Oh, yeah, that's not that big of a deal. That's gonna take me, like, 15 minutes.' I was like, 'Hey!'"
Melissa McCarthy's 'Saturday Night Live' From Worst to First (Video)
Colin Jost Doesn't Think "SNL" or Jimmy Fallon Helped Get Trump Elected
"I always think it's so funny when people talk about the idea that we somehow introduced him to America or that our show or Jimmy Fallon has humanized him," the Weekend Update host said. "He's been on the cover of every tabloid consistently for 30 years. When he hosted last season, the worry was, 'Would he have burned out by the time he even came to host?'
Rosie O'Donnell Wasn't Cast as Steve Bannon Because She Hates Trump Too Much
Leslie Jones said she asked Lorne why he didn't bring Rosie in after she tweeted her eagerness to play the role, and Lorne replied, "When you're playing a character, you can't play it from hate. You have to play it from funny, because when you play it from hate, it looks like you're just being mean."
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It's done! - Government welcomes safe removal of all dross from Mataura
Hon David Parker
All of the 10,000 tonnes of aluminium dross by-product stored in Mataura's old paper mill site next to the Mataura River has been removed.
Environment Minister David Parker welcomed the news that the last bags of dross were moved from Mataura last Wednesday to be stored in watertight shipping containers at New Zealand Aluminium Smelters' Tiwai Point.
"The safe removal means Mataura residents no longer need to worry about the risk from the material, which gives off ammonia gas if it gets wet.
"I'm glad that the dross has now gone from Mataura and local residents don't need to worry any longer. The safe removal will protect the wellbeing of Southland's people and its waterways.
"Now that the Mataura site has been cleaned up, the focus will move to the removal of material from other known sites in Southland," David Parker said.
David Parker thanked the organisations that contributed to the successful remediation.
"It has taken a long time to get to this point and I'd like to thank everyone involved including the Gore District Council, Environment Southland, the Environmental Defence Society, Ngāi Tahu, New Zealand Aluminium Smelter and Inalco Processing Ltd."
Rio Tinto has agreed to pay the $6 million cleanup bill.


In January 1995, on the basis of the Gomel Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary (GOKOD), a head and neck tumor department was opened, which is the second in the Republic of Belarus.
About the history - after the technogenic catastrophe at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in connection with the increase in the incidence of malignant tumors in the Gomel region, and the opening of a new building of the oncology dispensary, with the increase of beds to 500, a decision was made to open a department for head and neck tumors (OGSH). This department is located on the street. Tsiolkovsky119 a. The capacity of the department is 40 beds.
Tatchikhin Vladimir Valentinovich - head of the department, since 1991 started his practical activities in the RSPC Oncology them. N.N. Alexandrov, in August 1994, was invited to the Gomel oncological dispensary, to organize and open at that time the first under the name of the department of "head and neck tumor." He is an organizer and has been working since the opening of the OGSH, a doctor-oncologist-surgeon of the highest category, the work experience is 26 years.
Member of the International Confederation of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.
Member of IFHNOS, is an IFHNOS expert. He has the appropriate certificates and diplomas. He took advanced courses on the basis of the University Clinic Munich-Shvebing-1996, in the department of otorhinolaryngology (Munich, Germany), in the Department of General Surgery under the training program "Surgical Treatment of Thyroid Cancer" of the University Clinic of Pisa (Italy); In the Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery of the University Clinic Na-Gomolke (Prague, Czech Republic), in the clinics of thyroid pathology Marta Maria, Munich 2001, USA, North Carolina, Duke University-2003. Has 38 rationalization proposals, 9 Patents for inventions, 48 publications, author of 4 monographs: "Larynx, larynx and tongue root", "Surgical treatment of oral cancer and mucous membrane of the mouth", "Extended resections and reconstruction operations in cancer of the oropharyngeal region", "Pre-tumor diseases and Malignant tumors of the oral mucosa. " Developed and introduced into surgical practice: "The method of resection of the tongue in the surgical treatment of the cancer of the anterior third of the body of the tongue." "Method of plastic penetration of the oral cavity". "Method of volumetric orofundoglossoplasty", "Method of elimination of postresection defects of the body of the tongue and the side wall of the oral part of the pharynx in the treatment of cancer in the oropharyngeal region", "Method of laryngectomy with preservation of the hyoid bone." Method of closure of the fronto-lateral post-resectional defect in the patients with cancer of the oropharyngeal region with a pectoral flap. Method of V-shaped resection of the tongue with cancer with one-stage glossoplasty. Method of closing the frontal end-to-end defect with a pectoral flap in patients with oropharyngeal cancer. Method of closure of postresectional defect with thoracodorsal flap in patients with oropharyngeal cancer. The method of eliminating the postresection defect of the tongue, the bottom of the oral cavity and the lateral wall of the oropharynx with a radial flap in patients with oropharyngeal cancer.
Bogomaz Svyatoslav Nikolaevich - doctor-oncologist-surgeon of the highest category, has been working since 1997. He has 8 articles, 1 invention, 7 rationalization proposals.
Lazareva Natalia Fedorovna - a doctor-oncologist-surgeon, the highest category, has been working since 1997. She has 8 articles, 16 rationalization proposals. Lazareva NF in 2000 was trained in surgical, radiological and ENT clinics in Würzburg., Clinic of thyroid pathology Marta Maria, Munich-2001.
Galitskaya Yuliya Igorevna - the doctor-oncologist-surgeon of the highest category, has been working since 2009.
Savenko Yuriy Nikolaevich - doctor-oncologist-surgeon, has been working since 2016.
In 2015 passed the certification courses on surgery and oncology on the basis of the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education and MONIKI them. Vladimirsky Moscow. Moscow.
In 2016, on the basis of the Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education and MONIKI them. Vladimirsky. Moscow was retrained in the specialty of plastic surgery.
More than 15 scientific articles. He is a member and coordinator of the programs of the Eurasian Federation of Oncology.
The department carries out surgical, combined, radiotherapy, chemoradiation treatment of patients with oncopathology in the head and neck region. For diagnostic activities in the department there is a fibrolaringoscope of the firm "Karl Storz". Surgical methods of treatment are based on typical surgical operations performed on the organs of the head and neck. Along with this, the unit is also performed by the advanced combined operations and plastic operations on the head and neck cover tissues, reconstructive operations on the tongue, soft tissues of the oral cavity, cervical esophagus, dentoalveolar system, microsurgical technique is used if necessary. Since 1996, the department is performing operations for the nodular pathology of the thyroid gland. Great interest is shown in organ-preserving surgeries for cancer of the tongue and oral cavity, all advanced resections are performed with one-stage plastic techniques by methods developed by V.V. Tatchichin. Organ-saving operations in laryngeal cancer, voice rehabilitation in larynxectomized patients, tracheoesophageal shunting. The department developed new surgical techniques used in the surgical treatment of lower lip cancer: the method of cheyloplasty of the musculoskeletal, gradual flap, a method of reconstructing through and out-of-mouth defects of the external nose. Reconstructive and restorative operations in patients with cancer of the tongue and mucosa of the bottom of the oral cavity, oropharyngeal region. New methods of orofundoglossseplasty, with microsurgical neuroplasty have been introduced. A lot of attention from the medical team of the department is paid to the problems of social rehabilitation in patients who received antitumor treatment.
Starting from May 1999 to December 2001. Doctors of the Department and Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the University of Aita Prefecture Nagano (Japan) Akiro Sugenoy worked on a joint project to treat the nodular pathology of the thyroid gland. Delegations from Japan, students from the 5th to 6th year of medical faculty from the University of Aita, friendships with Akiro Sugenoy, now the mayor of Matsumoto, continues to this day. The population of the Gomel region is 1.500.000. Annually, the department carries out from 900 to 1000 various operations.
Circular facelift. The cost of the service for the citizens of the Republic of Belarus is 690 rubles. The cost of the service for foreign citizens is 1155 bel. rub.
Blepharoplasty (eyelid correction). The cost of the service for the citizens of the Republic of Belarus 480 bel. The cost of the service for foreign citizens is 1238 bel. rub.
Otoplasty (correction of loparosity). The cost of the service for citizens of the Republic of Belarus is 250 bel. Rubles. The cost of the service for foreign citizens is 630 bel. rub.
Rhinoplasty. The cost of the service for the citizens of the Republic of Belarus is 350 bel. Rubles. The cost of the service for foreign citizens is 970 bel. rub.
Consultations and surgical treatment of tumors of the thyroid gland, maxillofacial surgery. Patients are hospitalized in wards of increased comfort.


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Crypto, DeFi is not defective
DeFi is in crisis. Decentralized finance is suffering the pangs of the fall of digital assets or the collapse of the Terra ecosystem. And because many cryptocurrency platforms are also struggling, with some near insolvency, critics are crying DeFi fail. It is described as a faulty system. The analyzes based on the cases of platforms based on a CeFi model, the conclusions are totally erroneous. DeFi, strongly anchored on decentralization and transparency, works very well.
Cyclical instability but structural reliability
For the past few months, the TVL (Total Value Locked) of most crypto platforms has dropped by 30%. On the whole market, the TVL literally dropped by 65% after the collapse of the Terra ecosystem. The total sum went from 170 billion dollars (month of April) to 60 billion dollars. At the same time, several cryptocurrency platforms are clearly in trouble. Celsius, a crypto lender with assets of around $20 billion, was for example forced to freeze withdrawals.
Crypto exchange FTX says it bailed out competitors Celsius, and BlockFi with a $250 million loan. And this, only shortly after saving the crypto broker Voyager Digital. DeFi companies may encounter difficulties. But this certainly does not call into question the reliability of the fundamental structure of decentralized finance. And in reality, these plummeting platforms are centralized financial institutions (CeFi).
Understanding the strength of DeFi and the weakness of CeFi models
DeFi 2.0: The Future of Decentralized Finance https://t.co/qJ3nP555ER #KMD #AtomicDEX
— Antonina Krytska (@AntoninaKrutska) July 29, 2022
DeFi works perfectly, contrary to some claims. The finance of the future is underway
The real strength of DeFi remains decentralization, possible thanks to blockchain, the underlying technology on which the system is based. Users do not go through a trusted third party for financial transactions. This eliminates the risk of fraud and corruption. Instead, transaction processing is decentralized to several thousand computers. In other words, investors do not trust a person but a code. Transactions are based on immutable smart contracts. Despite market pressure, this fundamental structure has never failed.
Some hope that this crisis highlights the real decentralized companies that hold their own. Because most crypto platforms that encounter solvency problems are built on a model of CeFi or centralized finance. This system works exactly like banks that fall under TradFi (traditional finance), except that CeFis use digital tokens. The idea of a declining DeFi often stems from a misunderstanding of decentralized finance, often conflated with CeFi.
DeFi and financial sovereignty
Understanding DeFi
The first cryptocurrencies were initially developed to give users full control over their assets. The issuance and storage of digital assets was effectively decentralized. On the other hand, providing transparent and decentralized access to a broader set of financial products has become difficult, until the emergence of smart contracts and DeFi. Today, decentralized finance makes it possible to benefit from the basic products of the traditional market: payments, borrowings, loans, investments and insurance.
While providing these offerings to users, true decentralized finance companies allow them access to financial sovereignty. DeFi's architecture allows you to maintain full control of your assets. With the TradFi, any financial transaction must go through an accredited institution such as a bank. It is there to confirm that the account exists and that the user follows the rules necessary to complete the transaction. DeFi changes this equation. This means that anyone can open an account and no entity can freeze funds or charge a fee for failing to meet a minimum balance.
The latest crash seen in the crypto markets has had a devastating effect on one of the most innovative and promising sectors in the cryptosphere, that of DeFi. Faced with what, the regulations is probably inevitable. The fall of Terra, moreover, could well precipitate the implementation of regulatory frameworks. Going forward, investors would only commit to products where processes and smart contracts are fully verifiable. And this, without the fundamental principle of DeFi ever being called into question.
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