I want something genuine. I want more than sex. Someone who’s a real friend, a real connection. Someone I want to and can depend on, who can also depend on me. Is it really too much to ask?
Me —
• Not slim. Not really sure how people classify body types here but I’m probably mid-sized. Around 5'2" to 5'3". Light skin but with dark features - I look ever so slightly south asian l've been told.
• Clean, hygienic, mabango (I like trying different frags), maarte (ie. slightly sheltered upbringing + into fashion).
• I've been told I'm difficult to get to know. I tend to take a while before opening up. Slow to reply. It's probably not you. It’s my social battery.
• Physical touch and time together. Cuddles and Netflix! I like sitcoms, stand up comedy, documentaries, dark comedy, crime thriller, suspense, etc. Also acts of service - would really like hatid-sundo every now and then since I’ve always done this for others haha.
• From the big 3 if that matters - take a guess.
You —
• Absolute non-negotiables: Single people only. Non smoker. No kids. Clean/STI-free, hygienic, also mabango pleaaaase! Respects boundaries and understands consent! Pink. No DDS, Marcos apologists, Trump supporters nor Tate fans.
• Smart and funny. I really like funny guys.
• Good English. Doesn't have to be English Lit major PhD level but at least have the basics down pat. Hehe thanks
• Cute, sweet and flirty, malambing, kind and smart, will make me smile and kilig.
• Preferrably close to my age and based in South-Middle NCR. Willing to swap pics right away.
• Smart and funny. I really like funny guys.
• Good English. Doesn't have to be English Lit majoPhD level but at least have the basics down pat. Hehe thanks
• Cute, sweet and flirty, malambing, kind and smart, will make me smile and kilig.
• Preferrably close to my age and based in South NCR. Willing to swap pics right away.

I'm a fitness animator working under an entertainment agency for a hotel franchise in Croatia, called Blue Lagoon. I want to open a tipping jar in our game room for the work that we do and daycare service we provide. Our contracts don't say anything about gratuity from guests, neither do the Ethical Codes of the hotel that we work in. I just want to know, can anyone prohibit or even sue me fkr setting up a tipping jar in the game room. What can you tell me about the legality of tipping?

Rigopulos M1941 a double action rifle (semi-automatic and bolt action) is an improvement of the Mannlicher–Schönauer was designed by Lieutenant Rigas Rigopoulos during World War II (spring 1941), incorporating modified and redesigned parts to enable automatic fire and better rate of fire.
Though approved by the Greek military to be produced in Volos, it never went into production, due to the German invasion of Greece.
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Rigopoulos had designed a detachable collection that included, among other things, a different type of movable breech, a 20-round magazine, and a recoil and bolt-rearrangement mechanism, which converted the weapon into automatic fire.
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This portable mechanism, according to the reasoning of the inventor, could be carried by soldiers and, when deemed necessary, adapted to their weapon.
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This would essentially make it possible to use the guns as sub-machine guns, greatly increasing the firepower of their section. Despite the interest shown by the relevant services of the Army, the construction of the prototype of the ship took place due to the occupation of the country by the German forces.
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Specifications:
Cartridge 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer
Action bolt action + semi-automatic
Feed system 20-per round (10 for detachable box magazine and 10 for round rotary magazine)
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source: Christos Sazanidis, Ta Opla ton Ellinon (Arms of the Greeks), Maiandros, Thessaloniki (1995)

I'm a fitness animator working under an entertainment agency for a hotel franchise in Croatia, called Blue Lagoon. I want to open a tipping jar in our game room for the work that we do and daycare service we provide. Our contracts don't say anything about gratuity from guests, neither do the Ethical Codes of the hotel that we work in. I just want to know, can anyone prohibit or even sue me fkr setting up a tipping jar in the game room. What can you tell me about the legality of tipping?

And no I'm not talking about her clothes and her serving looks. Honestly it's embarrassing how all the influencers went to Cannes either on paid partnership with cosmetic brands or they bought tickets but can't stop putting up the whole shenanigan of being desi at Cannes, representing India, first desi to do this, first desi to do that, etc. And meanwhile no one's even talking about the Indian movies that were screened or the fact that Anurag Kashyap's movie got a standing ovation. I can't believe I was waiting for the festival to end to spare myself from more dumb influencer "representing India" over there. However one particularly drove me insane by her pick me attitude and overflowing PR. Is it just me or has Diipa Khosla become extra extra annoying through the course of this Cannes. Girl has zero personality and acts like she is the first brown woman to have breathed in Europe while shoving champi oil down our throats but what's with the extra dose of first Indian skincare brand to be there and first desi woman to host red carpet (such lies omg?)and being the patron saint of bringing desi women to Cannes like she is doing a carpool service.Does she think people are stupid?The captions omg - we walk because others crawled before us and we are our ancestor's dreams and shit like that. Like she has won the Nobel prize or climbed Mount Everest and not just donned a gown and put on some lipgloss.The lack of any self awareness and humility geez. Honestly she is super boring and has a massive pick me energy usually but her whole Cannes thing was just grotesque to say the least.She reeks of desperation always but now she has reached peak shameless. I am so freaking tired of her, it's just a film festival where you are neither a filmmaker nor an actor. You are literally an audience for the film so please stop acting like Mother India. I am tired.

According to an article I read on LinkedIn, the new generations, including millennials, do not want to go above and beyond at work. I would like to know why we should. Except for being asked to complete additional projects, If I'm hired to perform a specific number of core tasks throughout the week and I complete those tasks and other projects by producing quality work within a reasonable amount of time, why should I have to go above and beyond? Do I get paid to go above and beyond? Why isn't it enough for some employers for their employees to just do the job they were hired to do?
Most managers want their employees to have a career mindset, and I do as well. It's just not at this company. My career mindset is building a career for myself by doing what I am passionate about. This seems to be a recurring theme among newer generations.
I'm a contract worker and I've been at the same company for almost 2 years. My position will never go permanently, but it's also needed, so my contract will probably never end as long as I keep doing a good job. I don't get any PTO or benefits or perks or raises. I got one "length of service" bonus of $400 after taxes every year that I'm here. Because I'm contracted at a retail company, we are open on all holidays and if I work a holiday, I get regular hourly pay. If I don't work on the holiday, I got nothing. There's no overtime or any opportunity to earn more money here. Personally, I would never go above and beyond because there's literally no benefit.
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TLDR at the bottom
I want to start with the fact that I may be wrong in various areas, and I hope that anyone who knows more about the Eigen Layer than me, will provide further context in the comments for me to highlight.
Let’s discuss the fundamentals of Eigen Layer:
Eigen Layer is a fascinating project, being built on Ethereum to allow for outside projects and chains to utilize Ethereum Validators in a way by which Ethereum validators can opt-in to validate a specific outside chain, and they will have specific requirements to meet, in order to not result in a slashing event. Essentially, under the Eigen Layer, it acts as a sort of middleman to execute slashing events, in the case of a misbehaving validator, and on behalf of a blockchain. However, instead of being a blockchain in itself, Eigen Layer is a smart contract on both Ethereum, and the new blockchain which each validator is responsible for validating.
Let me explain alittle more in depth
In the Eigen Layer model, an Ethereum validator will be able to opt-in to validating a new blockchain, utilizing the stake they ready have locked in their mainnet Ethereum stake. This process is called Restaking. The act of restaking, your stake, towards a new blockchain.
When these Validators opt-in, they have to spin up a new node running the specific code of the new blockchain, as well as the Eigen Layer smart contract on both chains. This new node, will communicate with the Eigen Layer contract, about the parameters required for the Validator to run this new node, as well as the slashing conditions for this new chain.
If a blockchain finds a Validator performing a malicious act, such as a double sign, for example, this blockchain will send a message to the smart contract on its chain, which will relay a message to the Ethereum mainnet contract, which will then unbond the Ethereum stake, slash the stake and send the remaining stake, to the validators receiving address.
This slashing mechanism, provided by the Eigen Layer smart contract, acts as a mechanism to keep the validator honest while validating the new Blockchain. It also means that Validators that opt-in to validate new chains, will likely find various new forms of revenue coming from chains seeking Ethereum’s economic Security.
Potential drawback:
Eigen layer does not have base layer functionality, and will have to rely on a seperate form of message passing, to inform the Eigen layer on Ethereum mainnet to slash a validator. It’s only a smart contract, so it has to rely on a much more complex system of attempting to provide a shared security model, as opposed to other shared security models which provide base lawyer message passing capabilities, such as Cosmos and Polkadot.
In my research, it had not become totally apparent what method will be used for message passing, however, if there is a multisig used in it, then there is a general risk associated that is not associated with how Interchain Security is designed. However, it would be welcome to hear that the general message passing of slashing packets from Eigen layer is fully decentralized and trustless.
TLDR; Eigen Layer is attempting to bring Shared Security to Ethereum. Validators will be able to Opt-In to using their stake, to validate more chains than just Ethereum by allowing Eigen Layer to slash their Ethereum stake, in the event they miss behave. These Validators will also be able to earn additional revenue by validating various chains, using their staked ETH.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
CompTIA CSIS (Secure Infrastructure Specialist) COMPTIA 2023-2026
CompTIA Security + Certification COMPTIA 2023-2026
CompTIA Network + Certification COMPTIA 2023-2026
CompTIA A+ Certification COMPTIA 2023-2026
Associate Degree of Applied Science in Cybersecurity School 2019
IT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
Company Name
 Supporting 900+ users via tickets, phone calls, emails, and a chat system.
 Supporting Windows 7/10/11, MacOS, IOS, iPadOS, Android in an enterprise environment.
 Working through ticketing systems such as JIRA and ServiceDesk.
 Tier 1-2 desktop and application support/troubleshooting onsite and remote.
 Performing IMACD for new hires, resignations, and terminations.
o Imaging using SCCM via PXE boot.
 Managing assets via Ivanti Endpoint Management Administrator.
 Using Active Directory/Active Roles to manage User Accounts, Security Groups, Permissions, and OU’s.
 Managing/Troubleshooting MFA applications (DUO Mobile, Microsoft Authenticator).
 Troubleshooting network issues (DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, VLAN/Subnet, Cisco Meraki routers and Cisco Catalyst switches, Layer 7 Firewalls).
 Configuring/Troubleshooting Printers. (HP LaserJet’s, Zebra Label Printers, Xerox WorkCentre’s).
 Configuring/Troubleshooting Computer hardware and Peripherals.
 Working in Microsoft O365 Admin Portal and Microsoft Exchange Admin Portal.
o Creating/Licensing Users, Adding users to mailbox distribution groups.
 Troubleshooting O365/M365 applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).
 RingCentral Administrator (VoIP/Desk phone Application).
 Nice InContact CXone Administrator (Softphone application).
 Provisioning VoIP Phones (Polycom).
 Microsoft Great Plains User Account Admin.
 Executing SQL queries to locate data within SQL databases.
 Working with RDP and Virtual Machines (VMWare/Hyper-V/Oracle).
Managing/Working through IT Projects:
o Domain Migration- Domain swapping 200 users over to a new domain and troubleshooting the issues that came along with it.
o RingCentral Migration Project- Swapping VoIP phones from the Momentum application over to the RingCentral Application. Working through provisioning the phones and building the user accounts.
o Site upgrades – Ordering new equipment to configure and install for different sites. Coordinating with others to meet a deadlines.
Skills/Intangibles
 Multitasking
 Meeting deadlines
 Self-taught  Managing others
 Working remotely
 Cool under pressure
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IT Specialist 1 3/1/2021-Present
Service Desk Analyst 1 9/28/2020-3/1/2021
Technical Support Specialist 2/17/2020-9/24/2020
Kitchen ManageHead Cook 6/13/2016-2/9/2020

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---Defector---
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---Lhamo’s perspective---
---2680 Terran Calenda33 years BF---
I streak through the skies of Gangsri Gsar at a multiple of the speed of sound, looking down on the snow capped mountains that give the planet it’s name.
The setting sun is to my right and the creeping darkness of night to my left.
It’s so utterly freeing to have the yoke of my craft in my hands and an endless sky to fly through!
I can’t imagine having to go everywhere by safe, AI driven capsules!
This tiny craft and the lessons to pilot it are the best investment I ever made!
Of course, had I not had more valuable skills, that training almost certainly would have had me conscripted to the Fighter Force.
Apologies to whatever poor sod took my place!
The nav is trying to send me on a detour around the Sisters, A Lcag and ’Og Ma, 15km and 12km tall, respectively.
I look at the gap between them and at the 90 second detour my screen is instructing.
“Cute…” I smirk, as I plough straight forward at full speed.
The sheer rock face of A Lcag passes less than 200m on my right and ’Og Ma the same on my left.
10% of a yak racing track might sound like a lot but it really isn’t when you’re traveling this fast!
Passing out the other side of the Sisters, the ocean comes into view and, with it, so does one of the very few sea level cities on this planet.
Most places where the mountains meet the sea, they plunge straight into it with nowhere to build.
Here, the alluvial plain, deposited by the same river as runs through the heart of Lhasa Gsar, allows for the existence of the city of Chuchen Zhingkha.
I reduce my speed significantly.
I hail my destination “This is private craft Dzha10759Ka82, requesting permission to land, transmitting clearance code now.”
“Stand by… You are clear to land, private craft Dzha10759Ka82.”
I begin my descent, hovering down as I line myself up with the landingpad that my HUD is highlighting for me.
I set down and immediately see the irritated bodylanguage and expressions of the nearest pair of MPs.
I ready my holo as I swing open the door of my tiny personal craft.
“Miss…!” says the closer one, angrily, as he approaches, his open faced helmet showing me his scowling face “…I don’t care who you are, you’ve got to clear that pad, right now! We’re expecting…!”
“Dr Lhamo ‘Crane’ Yeshe, special consultant to the UTC Intelligence Service Office of Lhasa Gsar…” I say, casually turning my screen around to show him my ID app.
He’s stunned into silence for a moment before he checks my screen.
“…Am I not who you were expecting?” I smile with an (I feel) not unjustified quantity of smugness.
“I… was expecting someone… older… looking…” he says, adding that last word after apparently checking my age and finding that I am, in fact, 35 and just so babyfaced I regularly still need to prove my age when purchasing alcohol!
“Yes, well, regardless of what you were expecting, would you care to show me inside?… It’s chilly out here, in spite of the low elevation!”
The pair turn, without apologising, and begin walking toward the nearest building.
I follow.
As we approach, a man who looks very out of place on a military barracks emerges from the door and, spotting me, makes a beeline.
“Dr Yeshe, I presume?… Formerly professor of theoretical xenopsychology at Lhasa Gsar University?” asks the weedy European man in accented English.
“I am. Though, I think we can dispense with the word ‘theoretical’, these days(!)” I smile, extending my hand and speaking in English.
He takes my hand and shakes it as he says “Dr Otto ‘Alpenstock’ Kleinfeld, a pleasure to meet you! Thank you so much for making the journey!”
“Thank you for the flattering assessment of me as the best person on world for the task…” I smile “…Please… lead on, Dr Kleinfeld.”
The little man leads me inside. The MPs (thankfully) do not follow.
“So… you have read the brief?” he asks.
“Enemy pilot, seems to have stolen a fighter craft and flown it hear to surrender to us. Has a device, inferred to be a personal holo, that can translate his language into English but can’t manage Tibetan. Says he has information on the current position of a GU fleet that he’s willing to trade to us on the condition that we neutralise it with minimal casualties. When asked his reasoning, he answered that the Admiral was knowingly on his way to engage with a dreadnought blockade… which he regards to be a suicide mission. He believes he can give us the information necessary to take the fleet by surprise and surrender it with minimal loss of life. You want me to assess whether he thinks he’s telling the truth, whether he might have been fooled into thinking he’s telling the truth and what it might be worth promising him for the information he claims to have. That about the size of it?”
“Yes… very good.” chuckles the man, nervously, as he pulls out his holo “I just have a checklist to run down with you before you can undergo decontamination… Have you had symptoms of illness any time in the last six weeks?”
I smile “I think I can save some time there, Doc… tell me the author of that checklist, would you? Should be down at the bottom… fine print…”
The man frowns but scrolls down and squints.
The penny drops as he says “Dr L ‘C’ Yeshe… et al…” and looks up at me, a little defeatedly.
“Shall we assume I wouldn’t have bothered making the journey if I were to answer negatively any of the things I should answer positively, or vice versa… on the list that I was the lead author of?” I ask, trying and failing not to sound patronising.
He slumps before answering “I suppose I’ll just fill this out for you myself then… We’re here…”
He directs me through a door, into a darkened room.
To my left is the backside of a one way mirror.
Tentatively, I walk toward it, bringing into view the xeno defector.
The first thing that strikes me… is just how enormous he is!
I’m 175cm but that guy’s as tall as me, sitting down!
Some quick mental maths tells me that he’s got to be more than 2.5 metres, standing!
The next thing I realise is the fact that he has no nose… where it should be is instead just a smooth, flat patch of pale, purple-blue skin.
The longer I look at him the more uncanninesses I find in his appearance; one too many fingers on each hand and thumbs on the wrong side, eyes too large and a vivid orange colour with no pupils that I can see, ears the wrong shape, limb proportions slightly off, body too slim…
And… yet… despite all that…
Kinda hooot…(!)
Certainly no pinnacle of masculinity (in any way besides his imposing stature) but handsome none the less!
The kind of handsome you could see being cast as the love interest in a 24th Century scifi romance film(!)
He’d be the prince of a space kingdom, son of an eeeeevil space king, who unwillingly goes along with his father’s dastardly plans until meeting the beautiful Human heroine, in the second act, who causes him to have a change of heart, in the third(!)
Maybe I should take up screenwriting, after the War(!)
Of course, I know better than almost anyone not to share even a fraction of my little daydream with the room at large, having helped write the book on xeno interrogation procedure!
“Alright then… shall we start…?”
---Ngngomg’s perspective---
One of the Terrans enters what I infer to be the decontamination chamber, adjoining this room.
She raises her arms above her head and is sprayed with a liquid substance, following which the chamber is illuminated by harsh, bright light.
She stands in the sterilising rays for what seems like a dangerous amount of time before the internal door finally opens.
“Heh lother. Itsnaiss tu miitchu, Wii Ngkoman Der Ngngomg, mai neimz Lhamo.” she says.
If I didn’t already know what she was, I could walk past the woman in the hallway of a space station and think nothing of her except, maybe, to notice that she’s rather pretty… in spite of that strange, prominent sense organ in the middle of her face(!)
The language she speaks is what I recognise as her kind’s lingua franca and not the other one that I’ve heard, since landing, with a completely different cadence and tonality.
Apparently, the Terran's have thousands of languages… though, I don’t believe that personally.
Probably, they have thousands of dialects of a few dozen unique languages! That seems more realistic to me.
My assessment of what she spoke to me is proven correct when my holo is able to translate it into ngGollogng for me.
“Greetings. It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance, [untranslatable rank: ‘Wing Commander’. Meaning: one who orders and is obeyed while flying] Ngngomg, my name is Lhamo.”
Irritatedly, I correct her “Ngngomg is my personal name, you will address me by my tribe name, Ong!”
She looks at my holo as it turns my words into her language.
When she seems to have understood, she closes her eyes and dips her head.
“Apologies, [Wing Commander] Ong… that is my mistake.”
I narrow my eyes at the woman as she sits on the far side of the wide table, the weighty *thud* of her body meeting the surface hinting at the powerful density of her body.
She’s… much more polite than I expected a deathworlder to be!
I truly expected to have to endure days of torture before they’d finally listen to me but… unless they consider being locked in an interrogation room for hours on end to be a form of torture (which isn’t out of the question, given how much they purportedly revile boredom), I’ve endured none!
The woman places her hands, palm down, on the table in front of her.
Her thumbs point inward, toward eachother!
She curls her mouth without baring her teeth and says “I would shake your hand, [Wing Commander], but it’s probably best if you and I don’t touch… Don’t worry about airborne microbes… this whole room acts like a fume hood… It’s extremely unlikely that anything I breathe out over here is going to make it over to where you are.”
I don’t answer.
“So… I understand you have some information you want to give us, [Wing Commander]?”
“I don’t…” I scowl.
Seeming confused she looks to my face and says “You do not?”
Angrily, I stand, towering in comparison to the little deathworlder, and slam my palms down on the table “I don’t want to! I don’t want to be a defector!”
She raises her hands, defensively, but… not toward me…
Her eyebrows are both raised, her eyes wide, her jaw set and her skin pale as she faces the mirror.
It takes me a few moments to realise that she must be worried that they’ll storm in here and subdue me, given my outburst.
I feel my attitude toward her soften… she wasn’t even slightly worried for herself!
True… she probably doesn’t actually need to worry for herself but… still!
Satisfied that she has conveyed her wordless message to the spectators, she returns her attention to me and says “Why not tell me, in your own words, what lead you to were you are right now?”
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Dramatis Personae

Introduction
My name is Leonardo, and I am based in Croatia (GMT+1). My expertise lies in building stunning, mobile-friendly, performance-focused and designed with a high sense of detail.
I have over five years of professional experience working in different industries, mainly with small/medium eCommerce brands. I also provide SEO and PPC services since I am also doing this for three and half years, and I can show excellent and realistic results I got for my clients.
Services
I aim to provide as much value as possible to your business by doing what I know the best: optimizing your business for growth. I do this by utilizing the power of UI/UX, SEO, and PPC.
Services that I offer:

• Website Development (Shopify, Webflow, WordPress, NextJS)
• UI/UX Design (Figma)
• SEO (Can work with both Semrush and Ahrefs)
• PPC (Facebook & Instagram Ads, Google Ads) - I don't do Youtube and TikTok ads!
• Email MarketingConversion Optimization

Payments I am confident that I can grow your business using my services and data-driven strategies, and that's why I value my services and will only proceed with people who can pay at least $500 for my services and the value they will get.
My pricing depends on the value I will provide for your business and the ROI I will bring. It's important to note that I will not take you hostage, and you are free to leave whenever you want to
I will never force any contracts unless a specific situation requires it.
Contact If you are interested in my services and looking to grow your business, please don't hesitate to look further. Let's jump on a call and see where I can add value to your business.Please book a FREE meeting on my Calendly, or message me on Reddit for more information.
Calendly: https://calendly.com/leonardogrgincic/consultation
Sincerely, Leonardo

Introduction My name is Leonardo, and I am based in Croatia (GMT+1). My expertise lies in building stunning, mobile-friendly, performance-focused and designed with a high sense of detail.
I have over five years of professional experience working in different industries, mainly with small/medium eCommerce brands. I also provide SEO and PPC services since I am also doing this for three and half years, and I can show excellent and realistic results I got for my clients.
Services I aim to provide as much value as possible to your business by doing what I know best: optimizing your business for growth. I do this by utilizing the power of UI/UX, SEO, and PPC.
Services that I offer: - Website Development (Shopify, Webflow, WordPress, NextJS) - UI/UX Design (Figma) - SEO (Can work with both Semrush and Ahrefs) - PPC (Facebook & Instagram Ads, Google Ads) - I don't do Youtube and TikTok ads! - Email MarketingConversion Optimization
Payments I am confident that I can grow your business using my services and data-driven strategies, and that's why I value my services and will only proceed with people who can pay at least $500 for my services and the value they will get.
My pricing depends on the value I will provide for your business and the ROI I will bring. It's important to note that I will not take you hostage, and you are free to leave whenever you want.
I will never force any contracts unless a specific situation requires it.
Contact If you are interested in my services and looking to grow your business, please don't hesitate to look further. Let's jump on a call and see where I can add value to your business.
Please book a FREE meeting on my Calendly, or message me on Reddit for more information.
Calendly: https://calendly.com/leonardogrgincic/consultation Sincerely, Leonardo

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Hi. Im in a niche consulting and services business as an owner. One of the things i want to add is a directory of elearning tools ( my niche). With categories like free. LMS, authoring tools etc or etc etc. I'm stuck on how this should be designed? I saw some saas based directory tools for this . Is that the best solution? Thanks so much !

AGBA Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: AGBA) Expects High Growth to Exceed US$160m Revenue with its Market-Leading Franchise
9:15 AM ET 5/1/23 Dow Jones
AGBA Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: 'AGBA') Expects High Growth to Exceed US$160m Revenue with its Market-Leading Franchise
PR Newswire
HONG KONG, May 1, 2023
HONG KONG, May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AGBA Group Holding Limited (Nasdaq: "AGBA"), a leading one-stop financial supermarket in Hong Kong makes certain clarifications to their projected revenue, franchise strength, and engagement with investors and analysts.
Revenue:
As previously stated in the disclosure of "AGBA Group Financial Projections 2023-2027 and Valuation Presentation" released on April 14, 2023, AGBA Group expected to achieve approximately US$160 million in revenue for 2023, which is equivalent to a 533% growth from the full year revenue in 2022 as reported in the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. During the three years under COVID-19 impact from 2020 to 2022, the group maintained a solid revenue track record between US$69m to US$88m per annum. AGBA expects that the current China's border reopening will spur a new wave of revenue growth in 2023 and 2024. Further disclosures and explanations can be found in the "AGBA Group Financial Projections 2023-2027 and Valuation Presentation" at www.agba.com/ir.
Franchise Strength:
AGBA Group is situated in AGBA Tower in Wan Chai, a prominent business district in Hong Kong, serving as the headquarters of its core financial services business. With over 30 years of track record and a workforce of 2,600+ colleagues, the Group specializes in selling life insurance policies and mutual funds, making AGBA one of the largest and most established companies in the region.
For more information, please visit our website: www.agba.com/ir.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. When the Company uses words such as "may," "will," "intend," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate" or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, the following: the Company's goals and strategies; the Company's future business development; product and service demand and acceptance; changes in technology; economic conditions; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us following the consummation of the business combination; expectations regarding our strategies and future financial performance, including its future business plans or objectives, prospective performance and opportunities and competitors, revenues, products, pricing, operating expenses, market trends, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and our ability to invest in growth initiatives and pursue acquisition opportunities; reputation and brand; the impact of competition and pricing; government regulations; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in Hong Kong and the international markets the Company plans to serve and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing and other risks contained in reports filed by the Company with the SEC, the length and severity of the recent coronavirus outbreak, including its impacts across our business and operations. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional factors are discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward--looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.
About AGBA Group:
Established in 1993, AGBA Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: "AGBA") is a leading one-stop financial supermarket based in Hong Kong offering the broadest set of financial services and healthcare products in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) through a tech-led ecosystem, enabling clients to unlock the choices that best suit their needs. Trusted by over 400,000 individual and corporate customers, the Group is organized into four market-leading businesses: Platform Business, Distribution Business, Healthcare Business, and Fintech Business.
For more information about AGBA, please visit www.agba.com
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SOURCE AGBA Group Holding Ltd
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People are increasingly ditching cable for live TV streaming services that provide similar experiences without breaking their budgets. Some services even offer live shows at reduced rates!
DirectV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) is an ideal option for sports fans, though its subscription costs can be expensive. Like its satellite television counterpart, DIRECTV STREAM looks and operates similarly, while offering more Regional Sports Networks than other services.
Sling TV
Sling TV is a live streaming service offering multiple channels and add-ons, such as sports and news networks. Users can customize their subscriptions and save money through these add-ons; making Sling TV one of the more cost-effective cord-cutting options. In addition to popular channels, it also provides local content through an HD antenna in most markets and its user interface is intuitive for easy navigation.
Sling offers three plans - Orange (ESPN and Fox Sports), Blue (MSNBC and TLC), and Sports Extra bundle for NFL/NHL fans; Cloud DVR is included for recording 50 hours of shows, while an upgrade to DVR Plus adds another 5GB storage.
Sling TV is an ideal solution for anyone who's looking to cut the cord without losing their favorite shows, thanks to its affordable prices and compatibility with multiple devices. Though its streaming quality might not match other services, Sling still offers access to many channels at a low price point and makes an attractive alternative option when trying to reduce cable bills without giving up access to favorite programs.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV is the new go-to solution for those seeking to cut the cord and cancel their cable subscriptions. Since 2017, this streaming service has offered 85+ channels that cover major networks, niche channels and local broadcasters; plus most sports channels found in cable packages.
YouTube TV stands apart from similar services by not requiring contracts and offering an unrestricted cloud DVR that lets you record up to nine months worth of shows and movies - an advantage over many competitors that limit how much space can be utilized on their DVRs.
Service also beats the competition with an extensive array of news channels such as CNBC, CNN, HLN and MSNBC; plus family-oriented channels like Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and Nick Jr.
YouTube TV provides an impressive lineup of local channels in each region, providing at least four for most people. While not offering all the RSNs available with DIRECTV STREAM or fuboTV (FOX regional sports channels and sometimes YES/NESN in some locations). YouTube TV has recently also added ESPN Multiview functionality which lets viewers watch up to four live games at one time on one screen.
Fubo TV
FuboTV is an ideal solution for those seeking to cut cable. Offering an expansive library of channels and working smoothly across most devices, FuboTV does an exceptional job covering popular networks - although you might miss a few individually desired channels from time to time.
FuboTV provides several plans, with its base Pro plan starting at $75 a month and including access to over 145 channels such as local ABC, CBS and Fox stations in supported markets as well as popular cable networks like FX, HGTV Food Network Comedy Central. Plus it includes up to 1,000 hours of cloud DVR storage space as well as streaming on up to 10 screens at home or two outside your network - this plan offers true convenience!
This service's major advantage lies in its sports offerings. Fox Sports and ESPN support this option as well as multiple regional sports networks; however, basketball or baseball fans might find better options elsewhere.
FuboTV does have some drawbacks, however. First and foremost is its limited 4K support; though not a deal-breaker, this could become an issue if using this service with high-definition TVs. Furthermore, FuboTV doesn't support 5.1 surround sound streaming or recording which could prove an issue considering its focus on sports programming.
Philo
Philo may be new to live streaming, but its backing includes some of the biggest names in entertainment. Offering an easy, low-cost package with 61 channels for $20 a month; local channels and sports can be added with add-ons at additional costs; Philo also boasts an on-demand library filled with the most recent shows from each network included in its bundle.
Philo offers a cloud DVR with unlimited storage, providing users with the option to record multiple shows simultaneously and delete recordings before 30 days have passed. However, unlike its rivals in live-streaming services such as Hulu or Netflix, its DVR doesn't allow subscribers to delete recordings before this deadline has passed - though an option will eventually allow subscribers to save their favorite programs up to an entire year before deletion takes place.
Philo offers a free trial if you're curious to experience its service, supporting various devices and platforms such as Roku, Apple TV and desktop browsers on Mac or Windows as well as having a mobile app so that viewers can watch anywhere at any time. Although its streaming quality isn't quite as impressive as competitors' offerings, Philo makes for an affordable yet simple option - perfect for cord-cutters looking to cut their cable subscription bill!

The University of Chicago’s Market Shaping Accelerator, led by Rachel Glennerster, Michael Kremer, and Chris Snyder, is offering up to two million dollars in prizes for new pull mechanisms and applications.
Our inaugural MSA Innovation Challenge 2023 will award up to $2,000,000 in total prizes for ideas that identify areas where a pull mechanism would help spur innovation in biosecurity, pandemic preparedness, and climate change, and for teams to design that incentive mechanism from ideation to contract signing.
Participating teams will have access to the world’s leading experts in market shaping and technical support from domain specialists to compete for their part of up to $2 million prize during multiple phases. Top ideas will also gain the MSA’s support in fundraising for the multi-millions or billions of dollars needed to back their pull mechanism.
…Pull mechanisms are policy tools that create incentives for private sector entities to invest in research and development (R&D) and bring solutions to market. Whereas “push” funding pays for inputs (e.g. research grants), “pull” funding pays for outputs and outcomes (i.e. prizes and milestone contracts). These mechanisms “pull” innovation by creating a demand for a specific product or service, which drives private sector investment and efforts towards developing and delivering that product or technological solution.
One example of a pull mechanism is an Advance Market Commitment (AMC), which is a type of contract where a buyer, such as a government or philanthropic organization, commits to purchasing (or subsidizing) a product or service at a certain price and quantity once it becomes available. This commitment creates a market for the product or service, providing a financial incentive for innovators to invest in R&D and develop solutions to meet that demand.
The first round of prizes are $4,000 for an idea!
The submission template asks applicants to identify a market failure where the social value exceeds private incentives and where we know the measurable outcome we want to encourage (e.g. the development of a vaccine, capturing carbon out of the air, etc.). Submissions are accepted from individuals 18 years and older and organizations around the globe whose participation and receipt of funding will not violate applicable law.
See here for more.
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It was a call at midnight. A counsellor psychologist at the Tele Mental Health Assistance Centre Srinagar picks up the call.
"The caller had irresistible ideas to self-harm. He wanted to end his life and before that, he wanted to talk to someone about it,” says Areej Khalid, the counsellor at the Tele Mental Health Centre in Srinagar.
The Centre is located at the old building of the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Srinagar (IMHNS), previously called the Psychiatric Disease Hospital. The toll-free phones at the centre are buzzing, counsellors picking them up, some talking to them in Kashmiri and some in Urdu, advising the callers what to do.
That night Khalid heard the caller. “He was in terrible pain,” she says during her 30-minute break.
"I used techniques I learned during my training to achieve pause in him. I tried to create a momentary interruption to break the cycle of self-harm thinking. I am grateful that I succeeded," she says.
"I was able to take him to the safety of his family's supervision," she says. She guided him to a nearby mental health facility for further treatment and it all happened on through a call.
Later when the person called again, the crisis was over and he had started following a psychiatrist and is on weekly cognitive behavioural therapy sessions with the centre.
“The midnight calls are mostly about crisis situations with many youngsters talking about self-harming or having such thoughts,” says Khalid.
The Tele Mental Health Centre Srinagar since its establishment in October 2022 has received nearly 12,500 calls related to mental health disorders. These include around 500 “crisis interventions" in people having self-harming ideas.
The centre has a three-tier system in place. The first line is of counsellors, who receive calls from people having depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, exam stress and other anxiety issues.
The centre has a three-tier system in place. The first line is of counsellors, who receive calls from people having depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, exam stress and other anxiety issues.
The counsellors are all psychologists. The typical session lasts around 30 minutes but some sessions take more time.
In case the counsellors feel that any caller needs a psychiatrist’s advice, they transfer a call to a psychiatrist or a clinical psychologist on call. The third tier of the system is the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Srinagar (IMHNS
“It started slowly but now we receive around 100 calls in a day and most of these calls are from women,” says Khalid, who like other counsellors has been trained at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences Banglore and IMHANS Srinagar. She says if the counsellor comes to the conclusion that the caller needs medicine, or having a recurring panic attack, the counsellor transfers the call to the psychiatrist or clinical psychologist on the call.
While 70 per cent of mental health distress calls are handled by the counsellors themselves, 30 per cent of calls are escalated to the consultants.
“Most of the calls are stress related. We also get calls from those persons already diagnosed with mental disorders like anxiety and OCD,” says Suriya Sanam, another counsellor.
The calls also reflect the prevailing mental health situation in Kashmir. There has been a rise in mental health cases in Kashmir in the past thirty years of conflict.
According to a study “Mental health in Kashmir: conflict to COVID-19” 45% of Kashmir's adult population (1.8 million) is suffering from some form of mental distress. There is a high prevalence of depression (41%), anxiety (26%), post-traumatic stress disorder (19%), and 47% had experienced some trauma.
“Our counselling is affordable and we are just a call away. That might be the reason people feel it much more secure to call and confide to us,” Sanam says. She says that the highest number of calls revived in a day was 160 when an advertisement about the Tele Mental Health services had come up in widely circulated local English daily of Kashmir.
“We also get calls from persons involved in substance abuse. We receive such distressing calls during the night hours,” says Sanam.
Over the years Kashmir has seen a spike in substance abuse cases and the government is considering drug abuse as one of the serious issues.
According to the latest survey, “Prevalence and Pattern of Substance Use Disorders in Ten Districts of Kashmir” carried out by the IMHANS, Kashmir, the Valley has an estimated sizable population of 67 468 substance-dependent individuals. While opioid dependence prevalence in all the 10 districts of Kashmir is 2.23% and the total number of opioid dependents is estimated to be 52 404 in the Kashmir valley making it an epidemic.
At the Tele Mental Health Assistance Centre of Srinagar, 19 counsellors are on the job in different shifts throughout the week catering to different calls. All these counsellors are women.
Dr Patley Rahul, an Assistant Professor at the NMHANS Banglore, says people who call the centre and open up about their self-harm thoughts are the most important calls. “These are the kind of patients who need attention and care. The suicidal thoughts are fleeting thoughts. These thoughts stay unless there is some intervention done,” he says
“In this respect, Srinagar centre is doing exceptionally well,” he says.
“When someone is in distress they want a listening ear. This calms them down and also motivates them to avail the psychiatric services. That is the whole idea of Tele Mental Health services,” he adds.
The Srinagar centre is now considered a model centre among 22 centres. These centres are coordinated by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences a medical institution in Bangalore.
Dr Rahul says the data of Srinagar Centre is impressive. “How the counsellors have handled nearly 500 suicide calls shows their competence,” he adds. “We are thinking to replicate this model in other centres of the country,” Dr Rahul says.
The Tele Mental Health service concept came after Covid-19 in 2020 lockdown when everything was shut and availing of medical facilities became a tough challenge. In October 2023 the concept took shape after the government of India under NHRM opened these centres in 22 states across India. Of 22 centres, the Centre at the IMHNs is the only centre that is fully functional.
Dr Arshad Hussain, professor at the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Srinagar (IMHNS), says the past six months' performance of the Tele Mental Health Service has two messages, quantitative and qualitative.
“The quantitative statement is nearly 12500 people have sought help regarding mental health issues second highest in the country meaning thereby that this mode of Mental Health delivery has acceptance in our society. And qualitatively these calls have a life-saving potential statement as pause has been achieved and these people have been linked to mental health services," he says
"They definitely have chances of better outcomes if comprehensive safety plan and treatment is done following a pause," he says.
While he concedes that the tendency to self-harm is a very complex problem and a mere pause is not enough, he says, "We need to treat underlying mental health issues in many of them to save lives.”
"We have been able to link most of them to the nearest mental health service and pause can act as mental health first aid for such people," Dr Hussain says.
“We are able to give first aid. We are able to achieve linkages. There are people who don’t know where to go. We guide these people to avail mental health facilities. Thus we create linkages,” he says.
Dr Hussain says initially women callers outnumbered men but now men are catching up as well. "Our centre is unique in the whole of India with more female callers. It is in sync with what we see at OPD at the hospital. Most of our patients are women,” he says.
Besides, as the counsellors are women, women prefer to call them. “Maybe they feel more empathy and maybe through word of mouth they ask others to avail of such services,” says Khalid smiling.

https://www.outlookindia.com/culture-society/from-the-listening-post-of-mental-health-distress-calls-in-srinagar-weekender_story-287839

IPC section 36 states that

Wherever the causing of a certain effect, or an attempt to cause that effect, by an act or by an omission, is an offence, it is to be understood that the causing of that effect partly by an act and partly by an omission is the same offence;;A intentionally causes Z‘s death, partly by illegally omitting to give Z food, and party by beating Z. A has committed murder.

See section 299 and 300 for definition of murder and culpable homicide here ;; https://devgan.in/ipc/chapter_16.php
Would businesses blacklisting access to basic services like food and medicine to a person with the intent or by knowing it to be likely that the person die be considered murder if death is caused ?

In the middle of my six-month contract with a client through an agency, my manager unexpectedly inquired about the end date of my contract and whether I had considered transitioning to a permanent position. (On a side note: is it appropriate for my manager to ask this question directly, considering my contract is through an agency? Shouldn't this query be directed to the agency?)
How should I interpret this situation? Could it indicate a cost-cutting measure, aiming to convert contractors into permanent employees? Alternatively, is there a positive angle where my manager views me as a valuable asset to the team and intends to include me in long-term plans?
I am inclined to believe the latter since the company appears to be financially stable, and I have performed exceptionally well on the assigned projects.
When faced with this question again as my initial contract nears its end, what would be the best response? Ideally, I desire an extension and a higher compensation. If my manager's interest in transitioning me to a permanent role suggests a desire to retain my services, I could potentially leverage this to my advantage by requesting an increased daily rate while "considering the possibility of going permanent."