8/1/2023 0 Comments Declutter booksLearn how to get past emotional attachments to things and finally make the decluttering progress you’ve been hoping for. Overcome roadblocks to decluttering with this book’s step-by-step guide. Decluttering at the Speed of Life by Dana K. It is both motivational and practical in taking readers through the process of a major decluttering. Reviewers describe the book as life-changing. The Joy of Less: A Minimalist Guide to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify by Francine Jay It is a thoughtful and minimalist text that is worth owning. Marie Kondo details her now-famous Konmari method of “tidying up” (or decluttering) based on whether an item sparks joy. This list of best books on decluttering and minimalism would be remiss if it did not include this well-known theoretical and practical guide. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo It’s touted as “guaranteed to help achieve organizational bliss.” Reviewers rave about its lasting powers to declutter. Mellenīy renowned organizer and trainer Andrew Mellen, this guide will help you whip your home into shape. Here are some of the best books on decluttering and minimalism, in no particular order: Unstuff Your Life! Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely Organize Your Life for Good by Andrew J.
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8/1/2023 0 Comments Pragmata france philsophyHowever, the status of the label ‘radical democracy’ is ambiguous in the book. The aim is thus to pave the way towards a construct capable of resolving the difficulties faced by each model/concept/tradition. Its intention, rather, is to draw from the writings of certain pragmatist authors theoretical intuitions which offer a way of moving beyond the false opposition between representative (or liberal) democracy, on the one hand, and radical democracy on the other. The book is explicit about the fact that it does not aim to provide a full account of the pragmatist tradition. Here Le Goff does not seek to establish any direct lineages but rather tries to show the enduring nature of the topics at the heart of the original pragmatist project, including, in particular, those linked to an abandonment of the model of representative democracy in favour of experiments based on the participation and deliberation of citizens. The book’s third and final chapter is devoted to current debates about participative and deliberative democracy in contemporary political philosophy-a debate which has, broadly speaking, been pursued independently of the pragmatist tradition in the strictest sense. Īfter an initial chapter devoted to John Dewey, the second chapter focuses on the work of Charles Wright Mills, a sociologist with an ambivalent relationship to pragmatism. The author adopts a very broad approach to the notion of radical democracy, perhaps even too broad as she includes authors such as Hannah Arendt, Claude Lefort, Cornelius Castoriadis, Jacques Rancière, Chantal Mouffe, and Sheldon Wolin, whereas the relevance of some of the connections made, most notably between Arendt and Mouffe, could be questioned. All these theories “examine the autonomy or the specificity of the political they champion an adversarial democracy as opposed to a liberalism perceived as seeking consensus they champion a plural and dynamic conception of identity they develop critical discourse about the processes of institutionalisation that are suspected of ‘betraying’ democratic dynamics” (p. Le Goff builds out from her critical perspective on the contemporary discourse of radical democracy, which she sees as united around a few common themes. Or at the very least, it is legitimate to ask whether or not their political philosophies can be considered to come under the category of participative or deliberative approaches. However, choosing to study this idea from the standpoint of pragmatism remains useful because if we follow Le Goff and take radical democracy to mean all participative and deliberative approaches to democracy, then the pragmatists can very easily be considered proponents of these approaches. With the exception of a short text by the philosopher John Dewey, the notion of radical democracy does not appear as a key concept in pragmatist political philosophy. Alice Le Goff’s book is part of this revival and offers a fresh perspective on ‘radical democracy’ based on the contributions of American pragmatism, which she views through the prism of a selection of major authors of this school of thought. For several years now, in France as elsewhere, political philosophy has been rediscovering American pragmatism whether by studying its classical texts or by drawing on its arguments in contemporary debates, for example those on deliberative democracy, epistemic democracy, or critical theory. 8/1/2023 0 Comments Hill climb racing 3Here you’ll find all the exciting features that the game has to offer: Enjoy the complete portable gameplay In addition, the cars will also need to be refueled in certain stages to ensure that they still function properly. And his fragile neck won’t be able to handle all the fuzz. Upgrade your cars to give them even more powers and abilities.īut don’t push it too far without proper considerations as you’ll need to protect your beloved Bill from serious injuries. Perform daring tricks to earn yourself additional bonuses and points. Climb on different surfaces as you try your best on varied vehicles. The game also features dozens of different challenges that you could take on during your journey. Explore the incredible laws of physics as Bill beat the incredible racing levels and set his records. Race on your beloved vehicle to the places that no one ever dares to set foot on. Make your marks on the world most famous hill racing locations from the Ragnarok mountains to an abandoned Nuclear Plant. Take Bill to the local racing hill and this will be your first start. And to do that, he’s going to need your help to get to his goal. Join Newton Bill, the young and daring uphill racer who’ve always dreamed of being the world most successful hill racer. The game introduces gamers to the world of hill racing where you’ll have the opportunities to explore all the amazing aspects of the sport. Find out more about this amazing game with our reviews. Get involved in the addictive racing experiences with Hill Climb Racing. Begin your racing career as a daring young man, take on varied hillclimbing challenges with your old cars and unlock new features with it. Take a few days away from your regular racing game that you’ve been too familiar with and spend some quality times in this oddly satisfying game from Fingersoft.
7/31/2023 0 Comments Rimworld game enemiesThe AI storyteller will analyze the player's current situation and choose events based on what it assesses will make the most interesting narrative. In-game events are procedurally generated by an AI storyteller, which is central to gameplay game difficulty, event difficulty and difficulty progression depend on its settings. The game has a top down, two-dimensional view. As the game progresses events become progressively harder and the player can unlock more advanced technology through research. The objective of the game is to ensure the survival of a colony of people, fighting against various environmental and/or internal events through randomly generated events in a customizable world. With the Ideology DLC the Archonexus ending is made available, which involves selling the colony for part of a map to the Archonexus, a massive AI-controlled computer capable of controlling the entire planet. With the Royalty downloadable content, the game can also end by hosting the High Stellarch, leader of one of the factions that inhabit the Rim, and leaving the colony with them. After escaping the planet with at least one colonist, the credits roll. After starting the ship, the player must defend it for fifteen days as other desperate inhabitants of the planet attempt to seize control of it. To end the game, the player must either research and construct a spaceship, or find a broken-down ship with the help of a friendly AI. Characters can be rescued after crash-landing on the player map, they can wander in, or they can be captured after a raid. As time goes on, more characters will join the colony. The characters have a randomly generated set of positive or negative traits which affect how they can contribute to or endanger the colony, the decisions they make, and how their existence affects the other characters. The player characters (referred to as "pawns" in game documentation) are stranded on a procedurally generated planet located in the frontiers of known space (a "rim world"). Rimworld has a small variety of starting scenarios to choose from, although the core narrative is the same. As a result, there is a massive range of technological levels of societies, from Neolithic tribes to reality-transcending machine gods. Planets and star systems develop in isolation from each other, and while some societies advance technologically, others regress due to war or disease. The game takes place in the distant future, where humans are spread across the universe but cannot travel faster than the speed of light. The game has received generally positive reviews from critics. Rather than a test of skill or a challenge, the game is intended to serve as an AI-powered "story generator", where the game is used as the medium for players to experience narrative adventures. The game was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as RimWorld Console Edition on July 29, 2022, with development and publishing being handled by Double Eleven. Originally called Eclipse Colony, it was initially released as a Kickstarter crowdfunding project in early access for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux in November 2013, and was released on October 17, 2018. RimWorld is a construction and management simulation video game developed and published by Montreal-based developer Ludeon Studios. 7/31/2023 0 Comments Franz beckenbauer cosmos shirt© Screenshot are worried about Franz Beckenbauer: "The Emperor doesn't look good"īeckenbauer does not make a particularly negative impression in either of the two photos, but many fans are worried in the comments under Brehme's post. Heidi Beckenbauer and her son Joel were also there. It is no coincidence that Brehme is celebrating the pre-Christmas period with Franz Beckenbauer.Ībove all, the two of them share the joint world championship title in 1990, team boss Beckenbauer and final goal scorer Andi Brehme were instrumental in the World Cup success.Īndi Brehme with Franz Beckenbauer's family. In addition to Franz, his wife Heidi and their 22-year-old son Joel also smiled at the camera. In addition, Brehme shared a story that shows him together with Beckenbauer's family. On Friday, Brehme published a somewhat surprising photo with Beckenbauer on his Instagram channel and wrote: "Christmas greetings from the Kaiser and me!".Įven Brazil's 2002 world champion Roberto Carlos reacted to the post.įranz Beckenbauer: His family paid Andreas Brehme a visit "I have to be careful with my heart," said the Munich player with regard to his condition. "I will not travel to Qatar," declared the two-time World Cup winner shortly before the tournament.Īn eye attack in 2019 left Beckenbauer blind in his right eye. The now 77-year-old Beckenbauer recently gave up this year's World Cup, as he explained in an interview with the International career: 103 games (14 goals)įranz Beckenbauer: Andreas Brehme shares a current photo with the Kaiser Professional stations: FC Bayern Munich, New York Cosmos, Hamburger SV However, some fans expressed concern about the Emperor. On the day before Christmas Eve, Andi Brehme shared photos with Franz Beckenbauer, who is hardly ever in public due to health problems. Munich – Many German football nostalgics will have been happy about the Christmas greetings from two DFB legends. Now a current photo of the emperor appeared. Rare photo of Franz Beckenbauer: fans are worried about the Kaiser – "It looks so different"įranz Beckenbauer's public appearances have become extremely rare. 7/31/2023 0 Comments Pillar of autumn blueprintThe blueprint proposes a six-year, £250m per annum Greater Manchester Innovation Transformation Fund (GM ITF) that would give Greater Manchester the tools to realise its potential, contribute more to the national economy, and compete on a level footing for national and international R&D funding in the future.A focus on translating scientific excellence into productivity gains and economic growth across Greater Manchester and beyond, contributing to the national target of raising public and private R&D intensity to 2.4% by 2027.A translational innovation model which would seek to deliver social and economic impacts through research and development within public and private sector organisations, supporting a supercluster of businesses with growth potential across the North.It would provide the leadership, coordination, and delivery capacity needed to reduce fragmentation and create a high-performing innovation ecosystem to match the ecosystems seen in the world’s most successful and prosperous regions. A single umbrella organisation for all local and national partners from the public and private sectors that have a stake in Greater Manchester’s innovation ecosystem.The Innovation Greater Manchester partnership blueprint proposes: This would support government ambitions for global Britain by delivering new opportunities for international trade and co-operation to address global challenges, including climate change.īringing together local and national agencies to support an innovation cluster spanning the city-region would help to attract significant inward investment and close the R&D expenditure gap in Greater Manchester and the North, eventually creating an innovation ‘supercluster’ that would significantly add to UK plc and advance the levelling up agenda.īy aligning R&D investment with socioeconomic need, Innovation Greater Manchester would deliver sustainable and inclusive growth where it is most needed. They would drive economic growth in all parts of the conurbation through R&D commercialisation and industrialisation within a series of new and existing Innovation Zones across the region’s towns and cities.īusinesses would be supported to grow and drive economic development, resulting in updated skills, good employment and places where people want to invest. It would leverage and accelerate the success of Greater Manchester’s existing research and development (R&D) hubs in global frontier sectors, including advanced materials and manufacturing, health innovation, digital and creative, and clean growth. Innovation Greater Manchester is a key pillar of the city-region’s Economic Vision, the plan to deliver a fairer, greener and more productive Greater Manchester economy beyond the pandemic. Leading innovators from business, science, academia and local government have developed the Innovation Greater Manchester partnership as the basis of a formal collaboration deal with Government, suggesting it could create 100,000 jobs and boost the economy by £7bn. – A blueprint for translational innovation between Greater Manchester and Government catalysing inclusive economic growth could generate a £7bn economic benefit and support the UK in achieving its goals of levelling up the North and increasing global trade. 7/31/2023 0 Comments Meander film directorTo spoil the rest would be a disservice, but it’s worth noting the journey of Lisa, who goes from being suicidal, to becoming an unstoppable and determined force of nature who isn’t about to let some tunnels kill her. In a neat almost spoiler-y twist, things soon take a turn towards science-fiction when we’re introduced to a skull-like contraption that might be the most interesting horror visual of 2021 (aside from the chair throw in Malignant) and burnt maniacs who crawl through the tunnels looking to violently bite, claw and throttle anyone unlucky enough to come across them. Immediately we’re thinking she’s part of a bored billionaires death game because it would take millions of dollars and loads of discreet contractors who signed non-disclosure agreements and didn’t ask about the acid traps or flame throwers that work on highly technical timers. In a smart filmmaking choice, her journey is lit by a large wristwatch-from-hell that emits a yellow light in the dark tunnels and turns red to let her know when things are about to get deadly. From there, things go dark and the next time we see Lisa she has been changed out of her clothes, and stuffed into a form-fitting Hunger Games-esque outfit meant to streamline her journey through a system of tunnels that are trying to kill her. Before she’s flattened, the car stops and we meet a stranger who may or may not be the killer people are talking about on the car radio. This is where we meet Lisa (Gaïa Weiss), who is laying in the middle of the road hoping a careless driver uses her as a speed bump. Soundtracked by the Shawn James song “Through the Valley,” it establishes the isolation and wide open terrain where a massive system of tunnels could be built to allow for the ensuing death and carnage to go unnoticed. Meander kicks off with a birds-eye view shot of a car driving through the deep woods towards the middle of nowhere. The 90-minute experience directed by Mathieu Turi is lean and mean and surprisingly easy to follow as the vast tunnel system in which the film takes place has a certain logic (horrible things happen), and every piece of death puzzle plays an important part. There’s something refreshing and admirable about the straightforward world building and dedication to creating an experience that stands alongside movies like Cube or The Descent. Normally I dislike the phrase, but it has definitely been living rent-free in my head since the first viewing. It’s been well over a month since I watched Meander and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, so I sat down and watched it again and I’m happy to report that it’s even better than I remembered. I love how it quickly gets to the action, and builds towards a satisfying conclusion. Quick thoughts – Grade – A- – Meander is a lean and mean horror film that is refreshingly straightforward. 7/31/2023 0 Comments Risk of rain 2 vr modNote: Credits for all changes in this release go the Thunderstore team.Bug fixed where game launch modal didn't always appear if clicked from certain screens.GodotML setup script is now called for Dome Keeper.Fixed an issue where Risk of Rain 2 could not launch when selecting the EGS platform.cfg files has been resolved (Thanks to sheybey) Additionally an issue with the cursor when editing non.YAML is now supported in the config editor.Data directory can (finally) be re-set to an older directory without having to clear settings.Games using MelonLoader should now correctly generate assemblies on first launch (EG: BONEWORKS / BONELABS).The only thing you have to consider when suggesting a feature is the impact it will have on users who don't have a lot of experience with computers. Suggestions are welcome and there are already some suggestions that have made it in to the manager!įrom small features such as always-expanded cards, all the way to larger features such as code-based profile exports. It's encouraged to provide as much feedback as you'd like, and fully open to criticism. Join the relevant community modding discord and ask for help in the appropriate channels.If you can't find the solution, join the community modding discord and ask for help in the appropriate channels. If an update has been downloaded, it will be installed once you have closed the application. R2modman will automatically download any available updates whilst you use it. forceproton file in the game directory whilst a solution is in development
7/31/2023 0 Comments Julia roberts youngRoberts's hospital bill when Julia was born. The children of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King attended the school Walter Roberts was their daughter Yolanda Denise King's acting coach. As a thank-you for his service, Mrs. They ran a children's acting school in Decatur, Georgia, while they were expecting Julia. They later co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia, off Juniper Street in Midtown. Roberts's parents, one-time actors and playwrights, met while performing theatrical productions for the armed forces. Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia, to Betty Lou Bredemus (1934–2015) and Walter Grady Roberts (1933–1977). She is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent. Her father was a Baptist, her mother a Roman Catholic, and she was raised Catholic. Her older brother, Eric Roberts, from whom she was estranged until 2004, sister Lisa Roberts Gillan, and niece Emma Roberts, are also actors. As of 2010, Roberts's net worth was estimated to be US$140 million. Roberts was the highest-paid actress in the world throughout the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s. Her fee for 1990's Pretty Woman was US$300,000 in 2003, she was paid an unprecedented US$25 million for her role in Mona Lisa Smile (2003). Her films have collectively brought box office receipts of over US$2.6 billion, making her one of the most successful actresses in terms of box office receipts. She has won three Golden Globe Awards (out of eight nominations), and has been nominated for four Academy Awards for her film acting, winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Erin Brockovich (2000). She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990), which grossed US$464 million worldwide. "Everyone in my world needed a break sometimes, and that must have included Julia.Isabel Pullman Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress and producer. "I was exhausting to be around: complainy, blamey, unable to enjoy enjoyment," the actor admits. We all felt very protective of each other, but the hardest person to protect yourself from is yourself." As Eric tells it, his longtime drug use took a toll on his younger sister. They were precious to me, and we had times of great closeness. Looking back on it now, Eric tells the magazine, "I wouldn't characterize it as a falling-out. In fact, she even helped fund Kelly's legal fees in her custody dispute over a young Emma Roberts. But, after Eric began having issues with drug and alcohol abuse-and split with actress Kelly Cunningham-Julia finally had enough. Despite their 10-year age difference, the famous siblings were once inseparable. The Roberts family's drama isn't limited to the big screen.Įric Roberts estrangement from Julia Roberts ended 14 years ago, and now, the 61-year-old actor is discussing their rift in detail in the new issue of Vanity Fair. 7/31/2023 0 Comments Duke covid spikeScience & Medicine Face mask trial didn’t stop coronavirus spread, but it shows why more mask-wearing is neededĪ clinical trial of the coronavirus-fighting ability of face masks had inconclusive results, but researchers say it strengthens the case for universal mask use.Īs the United States enters a new and deadly phase of the pandemic, colleges and universities are caught up in whirlwind. It deserves credit for stepping up and being an innovator here, and keeping its cases down.” “It’s one of the few institutions in what we call the Ivy Plus that decided to have in-person classes. “Duke has done an exceptional job compared to other institutions, and has been very quiet about it,” said Christopher Marsicano, director of the College Crisis Initiative at Davidson College, in Davidson, N.C. And extensive contact tracing found that class attendance was not linked to even a single case of coronavirus transmission. The surrounding community of Raleigh-Durham, N.C., was protected from 17 infected students - nine of them entirely free of symptoms - who arrived in their midst from far-flung homes. When there were outbreaks, they were nipped in the bud. And on a few occasions, students partied like it was 1999. Fraternities and sororities continued to operate. There were football games (Duke athletes were tested and monitored in a separate program). You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.Īt Duke, students lived together on-campus and off, mingled in dorms and attended classes and labs. |
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