How Spoke Combines Music And Voice For A Fresh Approach To Meditation

A moment of mindfulness or meditation is the answer for many, but you may have found more traditional forms of meditation just don’t suit you. That’s where SPOKE may help. What Is SPOKE? SPOKE claims that it is the new generation of mindfulness. It’s a meditation app with a difference. Created by a group of musical artists working with scientific advisors in London, UK, SPOKE seeks to provide meditations for music lovers who would like to improve their mental health....

December 5, 2022 · 4 min · 672 words · Michelle Tellier

How The 2015 World Cup Was About A Mauka For Everyone

Now, I am not here to challenge ICC’s claim. As they say, “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”, similarly everyone might have his/her own favourite edition. Taking the tag line from star sports ad campaign, for me this world cup was all about “Mauka Mauka” (opportunity). Mauka Mauka for teams For the protagonist of this campaign – Pakistan, it was an opportunity to end their losing streak against arch rivals India in world cup matches....

December 5, 2022 · 3 min · 478 words · Michael Bice

How The Big Ten East Will Be Won Expect The Unexpected Again

Take a sample of answers from Ohio State’s Urban Meyer, Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio at the Big Ten Media Day when they were asked about the next round with those rivals. The language is carefully constructed. There’s no by-name mention of the other schools, but all three coaches know the truth: The Big East Division runs through that round robin, and the winner will be favored to win the Big Ten championship in Indianapolis....

December 5, 2022 · 7 min · 1386 words · Robert Brown

How The Division Is Improving Loot In Update 1.2

In a massive info dump, the developer reveals that loot is getting buffed across the board. Whether it’s daily missions, Dark Zone drops, or even new experiences – like the High Value Targets and Supply Drops – players should find that the loot is of a higher quality and gear score than in the past. Speaking of those High Value Targets, the daily or weekly open world “boss” enemies will drop loot that starts at 182 gear score and goes up from there....

December 5, 2022 · 2 min · 246 words · Tanya Stewart

How The Elder Scrolls 6 Can Innovate On The Franchise S Combat System

The combat system in the Elder Scrolls can be summarized by the gameplay in Skyrim. Players can find, unlock, and equip different weapons, magic, and abilities using Skyrim’s massive skill tree. Players can then level up specific skills depending on the combat styles they focus on. While the game has been renowned for having an incredibly open and dynamic combat system, some invisible rules are still in place. After all, many battles in Skyrim feature the player character hacking and slashing, shooting, or blasting magic repeatedly until the enemy is down....

December 5, 2022 · 4 min · 806 words · Ellen Flynn

How The Family Deductible Works In An Hdhp

This article will explain how the deductible rules for family HDHPs are sometimes different from the rules that apply to other health plans. Although this is less common than it once was, it’s still something to be aware of if you’re enrolling your family in an HDHP. If you’re not quite clear on the basics of what a deductible is, what’s credited toward it, and what happens after you’ve paid your deductible, read “Health Insurance Deductible—What It Is and How It Works” before you go any further....

December 5, 2022 · 10 min · 2017 words · Juan Haymes

How The Ikea Shark Became A Trans Icon

Launched in 2014 by Swedish furniture store IKEA, Blåhaj—pronounced blaw-high—translates simply as “blue shark” in English. The friendly-faced toy has soared in popularity as thousands of people share their adventures with their own Blåhaj across social media. But for many owners, it’s about more than just a cute face. The toy has unexpectedly become a trans icon—found online in posts alongside pride flags, trans memes, and LGBTQ+ positive messages....

December 5, 2022 · 8 min · 1589 words · Lisa Pelletier

How The New Ghostbusters Game Ties Into The Movies Lore

While Ghostbusters: The Video Game acted like a continuation of the original duology, with all the original cast reprising their roles, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed brings the story to the modern day, and seems to pick up right where the most recent movie, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, left off. RELATED: Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Preview - Friday the 13th Dev Isn’t Afraid of Ghosts How Ghostbusters: Afterlife Ends Though it wasn’t met with the best critical reception, currently sitting at a 45% on Metacritic, Ghostbusters: Afterlife actually ended up pleasing a good portion of Ghostbusters fans....

December 5, 2022 · 3 min · 599 words · Dennis Thoren

How The Ps5 S Chat Recordings May Be Illegal

Sony’s recent 8.00 update for the PlayStation 4 introduced a pop-up warning players that their voice chats could now be recorded. This prompted many to take to Twitter and other platforms, sharing their disgust at Sony listening in on their private conversations. Sony has since stated that it’s not listening to conversations, but rather, users on the PS5 can record voice chats and send them in for moderation. While Sony may not be actively listening to your party voice chats, some still feel that privacy laws could be threatened....

December 5, 2022 · 3 min · 517 words · Mathew Schulte

How The Queen Faced Royal Baby Privacy Crisis And Reacted Very Differently To Prince Harry

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sued paparazzi agency X17 last year for taking drone images of baby Archie playing in the private grounds of Tyler Perry’s mansion. The lawsuit saw the company forced to give an apology and pay costs after the photos were published in German magazine Bunte. However, what felt like a very modern invasion of privacy was previously trodden ground for the royal family as the queen herself faced a similar ordeal when she was 42, just a few years older than Harry and Meghan are now....

December 5, 2022 · 3 min · 525 words · Barbara Mintz

How To Accept Yourself As An Lgbt Muslim With Pictures

The verse often quoted to condemn being gay in Islam, the story of the Prophet Lut, is frequently misinterpreted. It’s heavily implied in the text that the sexual acts being condemned were rape rather than just same-gender relationships, and that the text overall was condemning greed and inhospitality. The words “homosexual” and “homosexuality” are never explicitly used in the Quran, and lesbian or bisexual women are not mentioned. Furthermore, the Quran even mentions “men who are not in need of women” (which can be interpreted as men who are gay or asexual) in Verse 24:31-24:33, and these men are not condemned anywhere....

December 5, 2022 · 12 min · 2399 words · Alicia Meeks

How To Access Hidden Gnome Settings With Dconf Editor

To streamline the desktop experience, the GNOME team has had to make compromises on user customization. These compromises do not mean the end of GNOME customization. A lot of GNOME settings are actually present, though hidden out of the box. Users can access these hidden settings with a powerful app called Dconf Editor. How Does Dconf Editor Work? To allow Linux apps to interact with one another, GNOME uses a messaging system called D-Bus....

December 5, 2022 · 5 min · 1007 words · Ronald Derider

How To Activate Imessage

But before you can use iMessage, you need to first activate the service. Doing so is fairly easy on any Apple device you may have, and we’ll show you how to do just that. Activate iMessage on an iPhone and iPad To activate and use iMessage, your iPhone or iPad must be connected to the internet via Wi-Fi or mobile data. Also, you must be logged in to your iCloud account on your device....

December 5, 2022 · 6 min · 1222 words · Doris Hilbert

How To Activate Your Apple Watch Step Counter

title: “How To Activate Your Apple Watch Step Counter” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-29” author: “Neva Thomas” How to Check Your Steps on Apple Watch Your Apple Watch step counter is activated when you first set up your Apple Watch and configure the Activity app (you can also configure the Activity app later). After setup, you can find the Apple Watch step counter (or pedometer) in the Activity app. Here’s how to access the feature and see how many steps you’ve taken....

December 5, 2022 · 3 min · 490 words · Tasha Furr

How To Add A Custom Screen Saver To Your Mac

How to Install Screen Savers the Easy Way Apple provides a variety of screen savers with macOS, but many others are available from third-party developers. Most downloadable Mac screen savers are smart; they know how to install themselves. When you finish downloading a screen saver, you can install it automatically with just a few clicks. Go to a custom screen saver website, such as Screensavers Planet, and download a Mac screen saver file....

December 5, 2022 · 4 min · 680 words · Kenneth Sturdevant

How To Add A Pin To Your Account In Windows 10

On the other hand, if your password is compromised, the hacker doesn’t need to be physically present near the system to hack into your Windows. The most important difference is that the hacker will have access to all the devices linked to that password which is pretty dangerous. One more great advantage of using a PIN is that you could take advantage of additional security features such as Windows Hello, the iris reader, or a fingerprint scanner....

December 5, 2022 · 4 min · 707 words · Jeannette Evans

How To Add A Sequence Of Consecutive Odd Numbers 14 Steps

If you’re working on an assignment, this number will be given to you. For example, if the question asks you to find the sum of all consecutive odd numbers from 1 through 81, your ending point is 81. For example, if your ending point is 81, 81 + 1 = 82. For example, 82 / 2 = 41. For example, 41 x 41 = 1681. This means the sum of all consecutive odd numbers from 1 through 81 is 1681....

December 5, 2022 · 3 min · 465 words · Rodger Jackson

How To Add A Shutdown Desktop Shortcut In Windows 11

However, Windows does let you shut down your PC via a desktop or taskbar shortcut, but it does a poor job explaining how to do it. As such, here’s how to make a shutdown shortcut on Windows 11. How to Add a Shutdown Button to the Windows 11 Desktop You don’t need any extra software to add a Shutdown button to the Windows 11 desktop. It’s simply a matter of adding a new option shortcut to the desktop, which is a bit different from a standard software one....

December 5, 2022 · 4 min · 713 words · Maxine Kantor

How To Add A Signature To Google Docs

What you may not know is that it’s possible to sign documents in Google Docs digitally. Whether you need to add your signature to a contract or a personal touch to a letter, you can use Google Docs to sign them virtually. Here, we’ll take a look at how to add your digital signature in Google Docs. Electronic Signatures vs. Digital Signatures Although electronic and digital signatures may sound the same, there are some key differences....

December 5, 2022 · 4 min · 773 words · Amber Schulz

How To Add Mods To The Sims 4 11 Steps With Pictures

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December 5, 2022 · 4 min · 826 words · Patricia Nissen