![]() The chicken has a right to live a complete chicken life, and we also have some right to live a complete life as an omnivorous primate with the sharp teeth and stereoscopic vision of a predator. ![]() While we humans may "know better" and choose to not do that, we are also quite closely related to wolves. It is obviously not morally wrong for a wolf to eat a chicken. And, if you spend time with farmers, you understand what it means to both care for and kill the same animal, to give it both a good life and a good death. Out in nature, you experience a greater range of ways that animals physically interact. In an urban environment, the only killing you are likely to experience is violent acts in movies and violent attacks between humans. Eacn animal has a complex role in our society that has aspects of being material property, a natural resource, and a living thinking being. The former respect that we have many things in common with animals, but also many differences. The latter tend to have a simplified view that animals are sort like dumb, well-meaning people in animal costumes. If you spend time around hunters or farmers, they have much more complex relationship with animals than most urban dwellers do. (Heck, killing humans was also considered much more acceptable in certain situations.) The animal does not want to die any more than you or I would, and thus making it die is deeply wrong.īut for much of human history, killing animals was considered a fundamentally different act from killing a human. That mindset does not leave much room to interpret killing as anything but hateful and evil. By implication, doing so for practical reasons (like food) to thus be even worse: a kind of craven, mercenary murder-for-hire which is deeply immoral. In liberal society today many equate killing an animal to violent murder. I think it's important to keep in mind that attitudes around death and killing vary widely. Fishing is a good way to reconnect with nature and with your own nature as an animal, a predator that eats other animals. It's up to you to decide if you think that people should or shouldn't do it, but, either way, I think it is a real learning experience to understand what that choice entails.Īlso, I think we tend to live lives increasingly removed from the physical, tactile, natural world. It's important to have a real tactile understanding of what it means to take an animal from the wild and turn it into food. ![]() I don't know if it improves the taste, but it seems kinder to me than letting it beat itself senseless in a pile of ice or flail around in the water with a line running through its throat.įor anyone who thinks this comment is brutal or unpleasant, I would really recommend spending some time fishing or hunting if you eat meat. The gills flare and the fish stiffens for a second and then immediately after it has clearly shuffled off its mortal coil. It took a few tries to find the right spot, but once I did, I do think it was more humane. I used a little pocket knife and poked it between the eyes. The last time I went fishing, I tried the first step of ike jime where you spike the brain. When I was a kid, I once saw someone cut the fillets off a fish and toss the "carcass" back in the water where it proceeded to try to swim away. If you watch videos of people cleaning fish, you'll see they are often still moving even while the fish is being filleted. They were still moving when I went to clean them later. I tried putting them in a cooler on ice the first time and they flopped around for hours. People typically throw them in a cooler of ice while still alive, or put them on a stringer, a line run through their mouth and out the gill so that can sort of still somewhat swim around and live until the fisherman is ready to go home.īoth of those seem pretty unpleasant to me. I fish on occasion, though at my skill level it's probably better described as "being disappointed next to water".
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![]() Love your box braids but hate them falling into your face all the time? There is a no-nonsense solution so simple to create it’s almost too easy! Simply sweep a dozen braids that sit along your central hair line away from your face and tie them in place with a chunky hair elastic and then go! ![]() This is a style that will suit all face shapes and is the ideal choice for bringing balance to assymetric or rounded faces. If you’re looking for a short style that is as flattering as possible then ask your stylist to braid your hair with an extreme side parting, making it easy to pull your hair across one side of your face. Short Box Braids with Feminine Side Parting If you’re keen to protect your hair for the summer but don’t want the expense of adding box braid extensions then why not consider asking your stylist to create box braids from your natural hair, creating a short and sweet style?ĩ. These braids look pretty and feminine, and will really emphasize and draw attention to your face. If you have delicate features, a slim or oval-shaped face, and a long slender neck then short and sweet box braids that skim your chin are the most flattering style available to you. This is a great example: twist your braids onto the top of your head to create double buns for a sweet and playful style. ![]() Who says you can’t style your short hair into a sweet updo? Short hair can be just as versatile as long hair, and it is easy to create new and unusual styles from your short box braid bob. This shade is perfect for summer, and the color blend is ideal for injecting texture and depth to your look.Ħ. 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If you’re keen to pull your hair away from your face and minimize styling even further then ask your stylist to weave your natural hair into cornrows before adding box braid extensions to give your hair fullness and shape. Ask your stylist to blend your natural hair with your braids so that the style only looks better as it begins to grow out. Grey and silver hair is this season’s most popular color trend, and it looks fantastic paired with beautiful short braids and contrasting black roots. With so many ideas to choose from, you’re sure to find the perfect style to suit you! 1. Here are some of the chicest and stylish short box braid styles. Short box braids pose the most popular no-nonsense solution to this problem. Protective hair styling is essential for African American hair during the summer month when sweating, high humidity, and other water-based activities can wreak havoc on the hair and cause it to frizz. 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Without these three elements, the person is a victim of exploitation, not trafficking. This law identifies three elements that must be present to identify these crimes as trafficking: force, fraud, and/or coercion. Human trafficking is a crime in every state ( figure 1), and in 2000, the first comprehensive federal law to address trafficking in persons-The Trafficking Victims Act-was implemented. You can sell a kilo of heroin only once, but you can sell a young girl 20 times a night, 365 days a year. Unless this crime is eradicated, the rank of third may move to number one as those involved in human trafficking find it more lucrative than drugs. ![]() Human trafficking is defined as “the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, or obtaining a person for compelled labor or commercial sex acts through fraud, force, or coercion.” 1 Human smuggling “involves the provision of a service-typically, transportation or fraudulent documents-to an individual who voluntarily seeks to gain illegal entry into a foreign country.” 2Īs the fastest growing commerce in the world, the $150 billion criminal industry of human trafficking is ranked third behind drug sales and drug dealing. Some believe that human smuggling is the same as human trafficking, but they are two separate crimes. ![]() Even though most believe that human trafficking is a “sex crime,” there are also cases of forced labor and public servitude where victims become trapped by their circumstances. Kelly proliferate in mainstream media, the atrocity against humanity with the increase of human trafficking cases is fast becoming one of the greatest crimes against morality. IEC62196Type3 - Type 3 connector as defined in the IEC 62196-2 standard.The connector is based on the Type 2 connector – as defined in the IEC 62196-2 standard – with two additional direct current (DC) contacts to allow DC fast charging. IEC62196Type2CCS - Type 2 based combo connector as defined in the IEC 62196-3 standard.Provided as a socket set into the charging point. IEC62196Type2Outlet - Type 2 connector as defined in the IEC 62196-2 standard.Provided as a cable and plug attached to the charging point. IEC62196Type2CableAttached - Type 2 connector as defined in the IEC 62196-2 standard.The connector is based on the Type 1 connector – as defined in the IEC 62196-2 standard – with two additional direct current (DC) contacts to allow DC fast charging. IEC62196Type1CCS - Type 1 based combo connector as defined in the IEC 62196-3 standard.Mostly used in combination with 120V single phase or up to 240V single phase infrastructure. Also called Yazaki after the original manufacturer or SAE J1772 after the standard that first published it. IEC62196Type1 - Type 1 connector as defined in the IEC 62196-2 standard.See also: Plug & socket types - World Standards. They are all AC single phase and the standard Voltage and standard Amperage. StandardHouseholdCountrySpecific - These are the standard household connectors for a certain region.When multiple connector types are provided, only results that belong to (at least) one of the provided list will be returned. A comma-separated list of connector types which could be used to restrict the result to Electric Vehicle Station supporting specific connector types. ![]() Topaz Studio 2.3. Its claim to fame is that it’s built from the ground up, focusing on ‘creative photo editing’ rather than being another program with the same old adjustment sliders. ![]() If it does not contribute to the vision of creating beautiful images unique through processing, then we will not include it. Topaz Studio 2 is one of the newest photo editors in an increasingly crowded category. There are many photo-editing programs that help you manage your workflow of yourself and make the contrast adjustment small. Additionally, it includes multiple touch-up tools like heal and lens correction that can help you enhance the basic quality of your photos. That is why you will not find the library manager, tool design, bulk edit, or the tool “edit photos” other popular in the Studio. That is to create works that push the limits of your artistic vision of you a few that you know you will look back after many years are one of your best creations of you. 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The owner (you) are your own best face of the brand. None of it generated enough of a return to pay for its cost. We’ve spent another $100,000+ on marketing gurus and trade shows. I would like to convey this message… we have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ‘professional’ sales reps. She is very relatable, and she is passionate about our brand. Tell us about IVI Vision – what should we know?Īny shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role? Once the customer puts a frame on and looks through the lenses, they are immediately sold on IVI.Īlright – so let’s talk business. ![]() IVI only uses Zeiss sun lenses in our sun line. Most people know him for his multiple Academy Awards for lens technology or his brilliant quality camera lenses. Zeiss lenses are optically perfect and made to the most exacting standards in the eyewear industry. We made the frame out of Monel, a very lightweight nickel alloy that feels unbelievable to wear.Īnother aspect of our brand is that we use only Italian Carl Zeiss lenses. We created a custom, spring loaded, temple arm that looks like a rocket. We were able to make some really unique aspects of this frame. It’s a 58mm aviator, which is the most popular size for an aviator. We named it after the Mercury space program. The boutique and specialty eyewear market affords IVI much more latitude to create something that differs from the standard eyewear on the market today. But to accomplish that, it meant turning the ship in a different direction. We felt the styles he created were much better suited to a boutique market. Our sun line designer, Jerome Mage, is a world-renowned eyewear designer. The action sports industry has been on a steady sales decline for years, so after my wife (Alison) and I acquired IVI, we determined that IVI’s proper place in the eyewear space is in the lifestyle segment. IVI was started as an action sports-centric brand. Oh my gosh, NO! Our experience has been the classic story of the struggles of brand building. Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
![]() Though there was an obsession for terms of venery in the 15th century, most of them fell out of use in the 16th century including the murder of crows. This book contains a long list of collective nouns for animals, and it has, of course, a murder of crows though without any explanation. In the 15th century, there was a fad for terms of venery (an archaic word for hunting) or names for groups of game animals. It is also known by the title “ The Book of Hawking, Hunting, and Blasing of Arms“. In 1486 AD, St Albans Press in England printed The Book of Saint Albans (or Boke of Seynt Albans). They gather in large numbers at food sources and attractive dumpsters. They roost as a community consisting of hundreds of birds usually on large trees. They are territorial, especially during the nesting season. Here is a list of collective nouns used rarely for a flock of crows: horde, hover, mob, muster, parcel, storytelling and murder.įor most of the year, the crows are affable, wary and intelligent. New research proves crows are gregarious, caring and one among the smartest creatures on the planet. The black feathers of the crow frighten some people who associate them with death. Crows are most often associated with a long tradition of fear and paranoia. Farmers consider the crows as pests and try to protect their crops and seedlings from them. They are noisy, precocious, smart, and their intelligence never ceases to amaze us. ![]() Murder of crows A murder of crows ()Ĭrows are members of the Corvidae family which includes ravens, magpies, and blue jays. A few that I have come across are plain silly but are familiar to ornithologists. Some flock names are rare, obsolete and seldom-used. Other flock names used include cloud, mass, collection, throng, murmuration, parcel, or dissimulation. ![]() Some collective nouns such as flock, colony, fleet, can apply to all bird species. Most of them are descriptive of the group of birds and their behaviour or personalities. There are different collective nouns to describe large groups of different birds. A few days ago, I posted an article How do you call a group of fish? My friend Amir Ganesan Amirthalingam posed the question “ What do you call a group of crows?” And I answered him ” Murder”. Massive multiplayer online games use virtual worlds to allow players to do things like build and travel between spaces within the world. The virtual world presents perceptual data to the user while also including the real time action and communication of other users along with their movements. Virtual WorldĪ virtual world is a simulated environment that can be accessed by many users who can explore the world simultaneously and independently through the use of an avatar. Many critics are skeptical that there is a demand for an expansion of the internet into VR, a technology that has mostly failed to live up to its hype and revenue expectations thus far, and other critics are concerned about the privacy and health implications of the metaverse vision. Note: The technology needed to fully operationalize the vision for the metaverse have yet to be created and the willingness of companies and individuals to adopt metaverse technologies remains to be seen. While not synonymous with virtual reality, the metaverse will offer more of this type of virtual reality experience. These games offer immersive social and virtual experiences that have a persistent virtual world in which players from around the world can engage simultaneously. Metaverse & GamingĬurrently, some aspects of the metaverse are integrated into existing internet-enabled video games such as Second Life, Minecraft, and Fortnite. Many social media and tech companies such as Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) and Microsoft are investing heavily in Social VR to create platforms where people can connect socially or work remotely. The technology has a range of potential functionalities from augmented reality collaboration platforms that can enable better collaboration and integration to work productivity platforms for remote teams that might, for example, allow real estate agents to host virtual home tours. The metaverse isn’t one digital space but several digital spaces and experiences currently being created by companies to offer more realistic and immersive digital experiences. That could mean participating in a massive virtual reality multiplayer game accessed through a VR headset or experiencing integrated digital and physical spaces such as location-specific immersive digital content from business users who are visiting via digital glasses or smartphones. Instead, it refers to a continuum of immersive digital experiences that will be available to users in the future and which will allow them to engage in a range of different activities in completely digital spaces. ![]() The metaverse is not just one type of experience. In the vision for the metaverse articulated by social media and technology companies, devices like virtual reality headsets, digital glasses, smartphones, and other devices will allow users access to 3-D virtual or augmented reality environments where they can work, connect with friends, conduct business, visit remote locations, and access educational opportunities, all in an environment mediated by technology in new and immersive ways. ![]() ![]() It is widely hyped as the internet’s next frontier and seen as a significant business and financial opportunity for the tech industry and other sectors. The metaverse refers to both current and future integrated digital platforms focused on virtual and augmented reality. 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