![]() “Any time you have a moment that feels like a division of time, your mind does a special thing where it creates a sense that you have a fresh start,” says Milkman. But your mind can also split those major chapters into smaller sections so that the start of a new year can represent a break in the narrative. Those chapters may characterise major life events – such as arriving at university, getting married or the birth of your first child. “People tend to think about life as if they’re characters in a book,” says Katy Milkman, a psychology professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and the author of the book How to Change. Psychologists have found that, rather than seeing our life as a continuum, we tend to craft a narrative, divided into separate “chapters” that mark the different stages of our life. Some clues come from the way the brain organises its memories. So, is there something special about the date itself that makes personal change, of any kind, enticing? And many of our goals are related to work or personal pursuits that have nothing to do with spiritual and physical atonement. ![]() Many of us, after all, may make promises after relatively sober festivities. The “purity principle” can’t fully explain our penchant for New Year’s resolutions. It’s notable, she says, that many resolutions are focused on abstinence – giving up our bad habits to cleanse our bodies and our souls. “You have over indulged and now it's time to purify,” she says. In Schaffner’s opinion, it is no coincidence many of us are especially keen to make positive changes after a hedonic holiday season. We shall also reflect pleasantly upon how we did the same old thing last year about this time.” Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the winds and gone to cutting our ancient shortcomings considerably shorter than ever. “Today, we are a pious and exemplary community. “Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink, and swore his last oath,” he wrote on 1 January 1863. ![]() The practice of pegging goals to a particular calendar date was already well-established by the 1860s, as seen in one of Mark Twain’s letters. Anna Katharina Schaffner, a cultural historian and author of The Art of Self-Improvement, notes literary references to self-improvement go back centuries, to Chinese antiquity and the Roman Stoics, for example. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when our tradition of making New Year’s Resolutions was first established. And by understanding and capitalising on those mechanisms, we can all increase our chances of sticking to our new goals for 2022. Recent psychological research, however, suggests that there are many good reasons to begin a new regime on the first day of a new year. Rationally speaking, 1 January should be no better than any other day to make a life change – so why put the needless pressure on ourselves to ‘upgrade’ our lives at the opening of a new calendar? At least a quarter of people typically make at least one New Year’s resolution, and a large portion of those good intentions end in disappointment.įor those who don’t follow this tradition, the very act of creating a New Year’s resolution can seem illogical. I am far from alone in my determination to start each new year with a plan for self-improvement. ![]() According to my weekly screen-time reports, I still spend between two and three hours each day on my phone, much of that time doomscrolling. In 2021, I mostly kept to my fitness goal of doing one 20-minute HIIT workout each day, but I failed miserably at my aim of quitting social media. The results, predictably, have been variable. Almost every year of my adult life, I’ve started the New Year with a set of resolutions that I’ve been determined to keep. ![]()
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![]() Their cost and delicacy limited their use for example around 1662, only 1 in 6 firearms used by the British royal army was a snaphaunce, the rest being matchlocks. The first proto-flintlock was the snaplock, which was probably invented shortly before 1517 and was inarguably in use by 1547. ![]() However, firearms using some form of flint ignition mechanism had already been in use for over half a century. History An English gentleman circa 1750 with his flintlock muzzle-loading sporting rifle, in a painting by Thomas Gainsborough.įurther information: History of gunpowder and Timeline of the gunpowder ageįrench court gunsmith Marin le Bourgeoys made a firearm incorporating a flintlock mechanism for King Louis XIII shortly after his accession to the throne in 1610. Although long superseded by modern firearms, flintlock weapons enjoy continuing popularity with black-powder shooting enthusiasts. The true flintlock continued to be in common use for over two centuries, replaced by percussion cap and, later, the cartridge-based systems in the early-to-mid 19th century. ![]() The term may also apply to a particular form of the mechanism itself, also known as the true flintlock, that was introduced in the early 17th century, and gradually replaced earlier firearm-ignition technologies, such as the matchlock, the wheellock, and the earlier flintlock mechanisms such as snaplock and snaphaunce. ![]() Flintlock of an 18th-century hunting rifle, with flint missing.įlintlock is a general term for any firearm that uses a flint-striking ignition mechanism, the first of which appeared in Western Europe in the early 16th century. For other uses, see Flintlock (disambiguation). ![]() ![]() Her letters are always on black paper with silver writing. whether or not eminem is the greatest rapper ever.Īnd that was the start. and in no time at all, we were arguing about everything. It didn't take long for us to figure out the mistake. my teacher, believing ryen was a boy like me, agreed. ![]() thinking i was a girl, with a name like misha, the other teacher paired me up with her student, ryen. In fifth grade, my teacher set us up with pen pals from a different school. I can't help but smile at the words in her letter. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.Genre: romance, new adult (set in high school)īlurb: "we were perfect together. Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. Nice.Īnyways here's what no name girl looks like and her outfit ↓ I watch as both of them go out of the cafeteria, as well as Ezra and Pearl who go into the bathroom, leaving me alone. No name girl gives her a smile before nodding. "I have a spare in my locker if you want it?" Alexis says. "I'm fine, don't worry about it." No name girl reassures.Īlexis grabs a napkin and hands it to her, to help her clean up her shirt. "Shit my bad, are you okay?" Ezra asks giving the girl a hand who gratefully takes it. He gives her a nod before looking down at the girl who is on her elbows, milkshake splattered all over her shirt. "Are you okay?" Pearl questions as she helps Ezra up. The tray ends up splashing on the girl who surprisingly is the same girl from first period.Īlexis and Pearl both let out a muttered 'Ouch' before standing up and walking towards Ezra and class girl. "Hey guys-" He doesn't get to finish the sentence before he collides with someone else, making him trip and drop his tray. "Your his bestfriend, find out what he wants and tell me." Pearl says smiling widely at me before looking at Ezra who is on his way to the table with a tray of food in his hands. "He'll like whatever you give him, don't stress it." Alexis states while I nod in agreement. "Ezra's birthday is on Saturday and I still don't know what I'll give him." Pearl groans, shoving her face into her hands.Īlexis and I look at each other before for looking at Pearl again. Alexis raises an eyebrow at me before writing down her notes. "Write down your notes, we have a test tomorrow." I whisper taking her hand away from my arm. But right not I'm trying to write down everything so that I can pass tomorrows test. Not that I don't like it or her because I do. The teacher walks in and soon Alexis is resting her head on my shoulder, poking at arm every once in a while. If you didn't know Im talking about sweet little ' cupcake'. ![]() I tell her I like her and the next day she's already flirting with someone else. I mutter a simple it's fine even though I know it's not fine. "Hey, sorry about earlier." Alexis says as she takes a seat besides me, taking out her text book. I look around a realize she is all the way in the back. I put my book back in my backpack and see that the girl already left to her seat. ![]() The bell rings and soon people start to walk into class. No need to be ashamed." She laughs making me chuckle. "It's fine, I read books like that all the time. Some girl just caught me reading a book I should not be reading in class. ![]() "Um hi." I mumble keeping my head high even though I wanna crawl into a hole right now. She clears her throat making me come back to reality. My eyes are met by a girl with blonde hair, bright blue eyes wearing black jeans and a black graphic shirt with a white turtle neck underneath. I look up to see who caught me in such a embarrassing moment. "Punk 57, I loved that book." A gentle bored voice says making me slam the book shut immediately. I'm sat at my seats reading the car scene. Not gonna lie Misha is hot, and no I'm not fruity. Thankfully no one is here yet so I just sit in my spot while reading a book. I slam my locker shut and make my way to first period. Valeria talks to Alexis about something about the beach, completely ignoring me. "Hey, about last night-" I get cut off mid sentence when Valeria- aka 'Cupcake' as Alexis calls her - appears besides Alexis with her face flushed in red. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is important to note that if you have a personal PayPal account and sold a product or service with the fund being processed through PayPal, you are classified as a merchant. The fixed fee differs for each transaction and currency, whereas the percentage rate only varies for the different transaction types. PayPal merchant fee structureĪlso known as PayPal seller fees, a merchant rate is usually split into two parts: a percentage rate and a fixed fee. Use the free PayPal calculator above to calculate your PayPal online transaction fees. International payments might cost more.įor more information on PayPal fees, check out PayPal merchant fees or PayPal consumer fees. 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I tried to run my KEF KC62 sub off of the subouts from the M10, and there was no sound whatsover even with the gain on the KC62 turned up all the way. ![]() I wish I'd seen this thread before puchasing my M10. ![]() ![]() ![]() The adjusted differences and 95% CIs were 39% (17% to 60%) for aflibercept vs bevacizumab, 25% (5% to 46%) for ranibizumab vs bevacizumab, and 13% (-8% to 35%) for aflibercept vs ranibizumab. However, in the subgroup with better VA and thicker CST at baseline (31-43 eyes), there was a suggestion of worse VA outcomes in the bevacizumab group mean change from baseline to 1 year was +9.5, +5.4, and +9.5 letters in the aflibercept, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab groups, respectively, and VA letter score was greater than 84 (approximately 20/20) in 21 of 33 (64%), 7 of 31 (23%), and 21 of 43 (49%) eyes, respectively. In the subgroup with better VA and thinner CST at baseline (61-73 eyes across 3 treatment groups), VA outcomes showed little difference between groups mean change was +7.2, +8.4, and +7.6 letters in the aflibercept, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab groups, respectively. In the subgroup with worse baseline VA (n = 305), irrespective of baseline CST, aflibercept showed greater improvement than bevacizumab or ranibizumab for several VA outcomes. One-year VA and CST outcomes within prespecified subgroups based on both baseline VA and CST thresholds, defined as worse (20/50 or worse) or better (20/32 to 20/40) VA and thicker (≥400 µm) or thinner (250 to 399 µm) CST. Repeated 0.05-mL intravitreous injections of 2.0 mg of aflibercept (224 eyes), 1.25 mg of bevacizumab (218 eyes), or 0.3 mg of ranibizumab (218 eyes) as needed per protocol. Analysis was conducted from January 7 to June 2, 2015. ![]() The original study was conducted between August 22, 2012, and August 28, 2013. 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Meanwhile, KSP1 will always be there if it turns out it's not for me, and if KSP1 is going to continue to recieve support I can't help but see it as a win-win.Ĭlick to expand.According to this PC Gamer article, It seems like KSP2 is setting to tell a much grander "story", and ultimately to recreate the kind of technological environment in which it would be plausible to visit the outer planets or even other solar systems. But the more I think about it the more I realise I'm actually quite excited. ![]() I like KSP1s emphasis on using grounded technologies to simulate some of the challenges of real historical and contemporary spaceflight, and adding super advanced technology sort of feels like cheating to me. In short, I wasn't sure about this originally. * However, many parts visible in the trailer seem to be identical to stock KSP parts, implying there will be a visual and stylistic continuity. They will apparently be able to gather resources from the planets they're built on and (eventually) serve as bases for building their own spacecraft. We see some examples of colonies in the video (and they look pretty similar in scale to some of the in-engine screenshots). * There is also going to be a bigger emphasis on building space colonies and planetary habitation. Other unnamed drive systems are also visible. Among those visible in the trailer are a nuclear pulse rocket (orion drive), some kind of fusion rocket and what Scott speculates is some kind of VASIMR analogue. * There seems to be a much greater emphasis on theoretical and science fiction drive systems within the available parts. ![]() * There will be some form of interstellar travel in KSP2 beyond the original solar system. It's being developed by Star Theory Games (formerly Uber Entertainment), while Squad will continue post-release development of KSP1. So, speaking of Scott Manley, he did a pretty excellent video about the KSP2 trailer, talking about what it shows as well as other public knowledge resources about it.įor those who don't want to watch a video, key points. ![]() With regards to KSP2 and the trailer, my two big takeaways are Jool looks goddamn amazing in that trailer, and I'm loving the interstellar drive is already getting the nickname of the Jebstein drive. He's probably my favorite LP'er other than Jingles, and Robbaz is there because Robbaz makes comedy gold. Which, yeah, I'm fully aware of the irony of crapping on Markiplier's production values while tooting the horn of a self-professed goon and unashamed goonswarm apologist, but Manley is under zero delusions about what goonswarm is and what it does, makes zero excuses for that goonswarm is basically the purest form of CCP's ideals within EVE, his videos have extremely good production value and are insanely educational, and he maintains a really good rapport with his following. If there were one LP'er to support on the basis of the outcome of his work, it's him, but god damn are his videos unwatchable for me.īut when it comes to Kerbal videos, my go-to's are Scott Manley and Robbaz. Click to expand.Not being quite for three consecutive seconds during the entire let's play with obnoxious non-humor, and yelling constantly, at an even more obnoxious volume mix? 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