![]() You can find Enhance Speech and Audio Category Tagging in the Essential Sound panel. Together with Enhance Speech, editors can get valuable time back in their day by achieving professional-level audio quality with just a few clicks. When each audio clip is selected, the most relevant tools are automatically displayed. In addition, the new Audio Category Tagging uses AI to determine which clips contain dialogue, which contain music, and which are sound effects or ambient noise. You can also use the mix slider to incorporate some of the background noise to make it sound just right. Enhance Speech uses AI to magically remove background noise and improve the quality of poorly recorded dialogue, making it sound as if it was recorded in a professional studio. Whether it’s due to scenarios like a poorly placed mic, excessive background noise, or low-quality archive footage, poor audio can be very difficult to clean up. Picture: AdobeĮnhance Speech uses AI to magically remove background noise and improve the quality of poorly recorded dialogue, making it sound as if it was recorded in a professional studio. Now let’s highlight the new features, most of them AI-based, as demonstrated and described by Adobe at IBC 2023. The timeline is now five times faster, which makes editing, trimming, and just about everything else you do in the Timeline smoother and more responsive”. Picture: Adobe AI-powered innovationsĪs stated by Adobe: “Premiere Pro added cutting-edge AI-powered features including Enhance Speech for quicker dialog cleanup, filler word detection and removal in Text-Based Editing, and improved Auto Tone Mapping for more consistent color output. Adobe Premiere Pro: Implementing new features. Adobe, on the other hand, has been investing tons of R&D to further strengthen Premiere Pro and make it a state-of-the-art NLE. However, it seems that Apple is the one who disappoints with its plans for Final Cut Pro, reducing the frequency of essential updates, and abandoning its flagship software. Premiere Pro was the worst NLE in town, especially when comparing it to the super fast and steady FCP (Final Cut Pro). Almost everyone who has extensively edited on Premiere Pro has experienced with crashing, frames dropping, and clumsiness of the software. These are the same characteristics that were absent from Premiere Pro. Adobe wants professional editors to think about Premiere Pro as a powerful, fast, and reliable software. These are the main words in the Adobe deck when presenting the new features in Premiere Pro, After Effects., and frame.io. Adobe Premiere Pro “Powerful, Fast, Reliable” Moreover, the lagging Final Cut Pro lets it happen. Leveraging AI capabilities and features, Adobe wants to conquer editors’ hearts, in order to be defined as the dominant NLE. At IBS 2023, Adobe used all its big guns in order to demonstrate that Premiere Pro is a leading NLE utilized extensively by professionals. That would be the speed and reliability of the software. ![]() Adobe tries hard to mitigate the main Achilles Heel of its NLE which is Premiere Pro.
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![]() The 2023 season will feature a revised schedule, with more focus on domestic qualifiers, as the proving grounds of future champions. The upcoming EA SPORTS FIFA Online 4 Series 2023 The season concluded at the FIFAe Continental Cup 2022™ with Team ProGamer, the first Vietnamese team to win in the tournament’s history, lifting the trophy and becoming the world’s best FIFA Online 4 team. The EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 4 Series players across Asia competed in domestic qualifiers and four major tournaments with more than 200 million views generated during the 2022 season. Looking back at the EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 4 Series 2022 If FO4 eSports Teams are still tied, coin flip decides.ĮA SPORTS AND FIFAe UNVEIL THE EA SPORTS FIFA ONLINE 4 SERIES 2023.More placement records with the higher position.SCHEDULE Stage Date Start Time (GMT +8) Playoffs 15-17 August 16:00 Playoffs 19-20 August 17:00 Semi Finals and Grand Finals 21 August 16:00 StageįIFA ONLINE 4 SERIES RANKING # Country Name FIFAe Champions Cup EACC Spring EACC Summer Sum Tiebreaker note 1 Thailand FaZe Clan 200 200 1 401 2 Korea Kwangdong Freecs 200 200 3 Thailand MS Chonburi 120 36 156 4 China GZC Ronly 72 72 144 5 Thailand GRATZ 1 120 9 130 6 Vietnam DIH 36 18 72 126 7 Korea CrazyWin 120 120 8 Korea Daejeon Hana Citizen Football Club 9 72 81 Tiebreaker rule #3 is applied 9 Korea TEAMPLAYxGaming 72 9 81 Tiebreaker rule #3 is applied 10 Vietnam Tony Tonyy 9 36 36 81 Tiebreaker rule #1 is applied 11 Korea PSMGaming 72 1 73 11 China TS-SC 36 9 1 46 13 China Manchester City Esports Team 18 18 9 45 14 Vietnam ProGamer 36 36 15 Vietnam Walking Chicken 18 1 19 15 China Wolves Esports 1 18 19 17 Thailand MiTR Coffee 18 18 18 Korea WhizFox 9 9 18 19 Vietnam BOX Gaming 1 9 10 20 Thailand Valdus Esports 9 9 Tiebreakder rule#4 is applied 20 Thailand NRsports 9 9 Tiebreakder rule#4 is applied 20 China NOVA 9 9 23 Korea GGANBU 1 1 23 China Lyon e-Sports 1 1 23 Korea Gimcheon Sangmu Football Club 1 1 23 Thailand Knight Team 1 1 23 Vietnam The Geniuses 1 1 # The full list of teams from each participating country is as follows: Country Teams China 1st – Wolves Esports 2nd – Nova Esports 3rd – Manchester City Esports Team Korea 1st – Kwangdong Freecs 2nd – DAEJEON HANACITIZEN FC 3rd – CrazyWin Thailand 1st – GRATZ 2nd – MiTR Coffee 3rd – NRSports Vietnam 1st – ProGamer 2nd – DIH Esports 3rd – Tony Tonyy Country As a result, a single athlete can only compete in a maximum of two games during a single matchup between two EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 4 teams, putting a greater focus on the performance and tactics of the entire team. For the optionally required game four and five, the athletes from games one, two, and three can be re-nominated. During this double-elimination bracket, each matchup will be played in a Best-of-5 format, meaning that teams must win at least three games out of the maximum five games played to advance.īoth teams in the matchup will nominate a different individual athlete for each of the first three games. I wish you restful and joyous holidays with your loved ones, and look forward to the promise of even more memorable achievements that we’ll accomplish, together, in 2024.Three teams from each participating country – China, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam – each consisting of three to four players, will battle it out in a two-sided double-elimination styled bracket. "As 2023 comes to a close, I am thrilled with the momentum we’ve built and the many milestones our Quinnipiac family has achieved this past year. They reached the peak of success and what we strive for,Īt Quinnipiac, we soar and inspire, we don’t need a reason,Įnjoy these 2023 memories and be well this holiday season.įrom President Judy Olian to the Bobcat family: We cheered for men’s ice hockey as they won the Frozen Four, When we lift each other up, we have everything to gain, “Let’s Go, Bobcats!” belongs to us, it’s our exclusive refrain, Record crowds came home this October, to laugh and rejoice,Īs an ambitious Quinnipiac family, we all share one voice, While one of our professors saved an alumna, with the gift of a kidney. We studied across Europe and at the World Cup in Sydney, We gave back to our communities with compassion and care,įrom The Big Event and QTHON to the Boo Bash - beware!Īfter three years away, GAME Forum was back in New York City,īecause Bobcats never stay down, we’re tough and we’re gritty, While the South Quad rose toward the sky and the trees. Nursing marked the 50th anniversary of its very first class,Īnd our Netter students matched, from California to Mass.Ĭommencement saw us confer more than 3,000 degrees, With treadmills and smoothies and a rock-climbing wall. The Recreation and Wellness Center greeted us all, ![]() Our memories and milestones were more than a few, ![]() ’Twas the night before break, when all through QU, In the four instances that we tested it, we achieved around 2.5 hours duration on the highest setting or 25 hours on the lowest setting. ![]() In reality, we found these estimates to be fairly accurate but slightly overzealous. Speaking of, the internal battery boasts a 15,000 mAh capacity that’s said to power the fan for up to 30 hours on the lowest setting and 3 hours on its highest setting. This is downright impressive and a feature that lets you use the fan more often than waiting around for it to charge. ![]() In fact, the included charger takes only 2 hours to recharge the depleted internal battery rather than 4-5 hours. Because of this, recharge times are substantially faster than you’d probably imagine. Use code “NerdTechy” for 10% off the Smartele Battery-Powered Floor Fan from their official websiteīest of all, Smartele includes a 24v charger rather than a standard 12v charger. This is a great extra-feature that’s useful during storm season or wherever power-outages are a common occurrence. Additionally, there’s also a single 5V/1A USB port that can be used as a power bank for charging any USB-powered device. On the right side of this control-box is the input for plugging-in the AC adapter. There’s also a visual battery-life indicator that’s comprised of 5 LEDs it clearly discerns the remaining power. From here, users are able to turn the dial to power it on and adjust the speed to the desired amount. Located on the back is a small black box that houses the internal battery and control mechanism. On the top, is a small built-in handle that makes carrying easy and tilting a breeze no pun-intended. The bar connects to each side of the metal grille with an adjustable knob on each side that allows you to pivot the airflow and tilt the fan in a wide 160 degree range. The Smartele floor fan carries a typical design with a main support structure/bar and three anti-slip rubber feet. Available in either 12 inch or 16 inch versions, there’s a 5-tip fan blade comprised of a lightweight yet durable clear plastic, and a pure copper, brushless DC motor, operation is quite yet incredibly efficient. Even rain, snow or other inclement weather won’t have any effect on it since all of the electric components are sealed from the elements. Featuring a IPX4 waterproof design, you can rest assured knowing that it can handle any outdoor or indoor environment with ease. Comprised of a heavy-duty, metal design, from first glance it’s obvious that Smartele designed it with intentions of industrial use. The Smartele Floor Fan is a fully rechargeable floor fan that’s built with outdoor use in mind. That being said, let’s get right into it! It has more of a modern-design and enticing features, but a smaller blade that’s not quite as powerful as the other two. Last but not least, we’ll take a closer look at the Lasko RB200. This is another great choice that’s similar to the Smartele, but has a misting feature that incorporates a bit of moisture into the equation. ![]() After that, we’ll examine the Geek Aire Battery Operated Fan. This is an industrial-grade fan that’s powered by a built-in rechargeable 15000 mAh battery and available in both 12 or 16 inch sizes. First up on our list is the Smartele Floor Fan. We’ve scoured the web and tested the following options for reliability, ease of use, overall quality and unique features. ![]() Reliant on an internal rechargeable battery, they’re perfect for off-grid use, camping, tailgating, or for hard to reach areas. While they may not be the right choice for those with easy access to an electrical outlet, battery-operated floor fans are ideal for those scenarios where you don’t necessarily have ready-access to a plug. That’s right the time has come where manufacturers are branching out from wired, plug-in floor fans and creating battery-operated, rechargeable units. Today we’ll be looking into battery-powered, wire-free, outdoor-oriented floor fans. Simply put, a floor fan isn’t typically something that someone gets too excited about but there’s a new variation of them that’s incredibly unique! Often used for ventilation or cooling purposes, it’s the kind of device that you’re glad to have when you need it, but you may not really think of it otherwise. A floor fan can be quite useful around the home, garage or workspace. As an example, this concerns payment bindings loaded via iFrames (e.g., Paypal Express Shopware plugin). All cookies that are not set for the shop domain and set by an external loaded resource (eg iFrame integration) for an external domain (eg can not be recognized by the plugin due to the same origin policy (browser security guidline) and can not be prevented. The plugin recognizes all cookies set via HTTP or via Javascript from an internal (e.g., Shopware CSRF token) or externally loaded script (e.g., Google Analytics). 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Cookies unknown to the plugin will be recognized automatically.The cookie hint allows the user to activate / deactivate single cookies or whole cookie groups individually.Non-functional cookies of the shop domain are only allowed in the shop as soon as the user accepts the cookie hint.Since Shopware 6 can not prevent cookies from external scripts (eg Google Analytics) and thus tracking is also possible without accepting, this plugin is nevertheless urgently needed. ![]() Improves the EU Cookie Policy compliant use of your webshop. Recommended by the IT-Recht Kanzlei Munich: ![]() If you do (expose TypeLib-stuff on a Public Class-Interface), then you will have to ship and install the typelib in question on all target-systems.Īnd it is exactly that (shipping and tlb-registration) which you can avoid, when you (accidentally or deliberately)Įxpose a "TypeLib-defined type" from a "System-Dll, which is thankfully already there on the target-machine". That you will not expose any "TypeLib-defined Type" in your Class' Public Method-Returntypes or -Arguments. So, *if* you are encapsulating TypeLib-based approaches in a Public Class of an ActiveX-Dll, you will have to take really good care, Professional Projects involve VB6-compilation of dozens (if not hundreds, as in our case) *.dll and *.ocx binaries (all instantiated regfree later on).Īnd it is (typically) these VB6-compiled-Helper-ActiveX-Dlls (not the "Standard-Exe-Binary" itself), where these "TypeLib-powered" enhancements are often wrapped and encapsulated. The IStream Author User Guide describes how to create, edit, and test sections or model documents. While the olelib/oleexp TLB size seems scary, as with all TLBs only what's used gets compiled in, so programs don't include whole TLBs.The usage of Typelibs/Typelib-Member-Types, which are already registered on the "endusers system" has its advantages.įor example - above you are talking about "programs" (probably as in: "VB6-compiled Standard-executables").īut a "VB6-Standard-Exe" is only one "type of binary" VB6 can produce. The IStream Assembler Add-in for Microsoft Word Online Help describes how to perform certain IStream Assembler functions directly within Microsoft Word. If anyone knows of other system supplied typelibs that declare standard COM interfaces, please do share your discoveries here. Private Function LoadFromBlob ( sFileName As String ) As StdPictureītw, ADODB.Stream can be cast to IStream too, etc. SaveToFile sFileName, 2 ' adSaveCreateOverWrite ' Set oStream = CreateObject ( "ADODB.Stream" ) Private Sub SaveToBlob ( oPic As StdPicture, sFileName As String )ĭim pPersistStream As INKEDLibCtl. Set Picture = LoadFromBlob ( "d:\temp\avatar.blob" ) ![]() SaveToBlob LoadPicture ( "d:\temp\avatar.gif" ), "d:\temp\avatar.blob" Your company has net credit sales of $600,000 annually after all the refunds and discounts are factored in.Let’s see how this calculation plays out in practice: These funds can then be used to cover business expenses, strategic investments, or other financial commitments. ![]() With the above formulas, your organization can better forecast the flow of funds you’ll have coming into your business. AR Turnover in Days = 365 / Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio.Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio = (Net Credit Sales / Average Accounts Receivable).Average Accounts Receivable = (Starting AR Balance + Ending AR Balance) / 2.Net Credit Sales = Gross Credit Sales – Refunds or Returns.This is the result of adding the ending accounts receivable balance to the starting accounts receivable balance and dividing it by 2.įormulaically, use the below equations for your receivable ratio turnover formula: Average Accounts Receivable: On the bottom of the equation – the denominator – you’ll have the average accounts receivable.You must subtract sales discounts or customer returns from the net credit sales figure within that specific period to get an accurate starting point. Net Credit Sales: The amount of revenue your business has earned via credit will end up being the net credit sales amount, your numerator when calculating the accounts receivable turnover ratio.To get an accurate accounts receivable turnover ratio, you need to know the net credit sales and the average accounts receivable within the period you’re measuring. The turnover ratio can be calculated on an overall, holistic level, or it can be used at an individual client level to isolate delinquent clients and the rate at which they have been paying their balance. Many companies calculate their AR turnover ratio on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis to get a snapshot of how efficient their AR process is. The receivable turnover formula should be used regularly at specific time intervals. When to Use the Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio Since these factors will impact the receivables turnover ratio, you should only compare your output to other businesses in your industry – your competitors. In some industries, it’s normal to have net30 payment terms with customers while in others, customers may have a longer window to pay the credit they have been given. Keep in mind that the account receivable turnover is dependent on the industry you’re in. The more efficient your company is at managing receivable turnover, the higher the ratio will be. In the same way it’s important for your organization to optimize the supplier payments process to vendors, you want to collect payments seamlessly when you’re in the supplier role. While you might think you’ll never deal with a difficult client who isn’t paying what they owe, the fact of the matter is, there are many businesses and individuals out there who will force you to tighten your relationship with them because of this very issue. This is money you are owed, and it’s critical that invoices are being settled regularly.Įssentially, AR can be thought of as a line of credit you aren’t going to keep extended credit if a client isn’t paying you back in a timely manner. The accounts receivable turnover ratio showcases how many times your organization successfully collects the average balance in the accounts receivable section of your balance sheet. What is the Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio? Luckily, using the receivable ratio turnover formula in your business is fairly straightforward and something that can be implemented right away. If you’re not recalculating the receivables turnover ratio on a regular basis, you’re leaving your company open to vulnerabilities and unnecessary risk. ![]() One of the main calculations that AR experts – which play a different part than your AP team – lean on when making these decisions is the Accounts Receivable Turnover Ratio. The AR team has to know if a payer is delinquent with their payments, if the contract terms aren’t being upheld, or if the customer’s line of credit should be tightened or removed altogether. Tracking the amount of time it takes for customers to pay their bill is a key reporting priority within the accounts receivable function. Businesses cannot provide goods or services without getting paid for them – that’s one of the first facts of doing business. If the payer doesn’t get the funds to your organization in a timely manner, it could put your entire business in jeopardy. AR professionals are responsible for collecting the money your company is owed by customers, vendors, or other entities. Managing accounts receivable isn’t for the faint of heart. Stretch Mark Revision Is a 2-step procedure that combines Fotona SMOOTH® tightening with ablative resurfacing. However, it’s important to note that multiple treatment sessions are typically recommended for optimal results. Generally, patients may notice immediate improvements in skin tightness and texture after the treatment. The duration of results after Fotona neck rejuvenation can vary depending on several factors, including the patient’s age, skin condition, and lifestyle choices. The Fotona laser technology used in this procedure delivers controlled laser energy to the targeted areas of the neck, stimulating collagen remodeling and tightening the skin. Fotona's 4D laser treatment enables full-thickness contraction of collagen for persistent, low-downtime tightening and volumization (wrinkle reduction) without injectables. Neck Lifting: Fotona neck rejuvenation is a non-surgical laser treatment that aims to improve the appearance of the neck by tightening the skin, reducing wrinkles, and promoting collagen production. Multiple treatment modalities range from the 2-dimensional TwinLight procedure to the 4-dimensional Fotona4D procedure. ![]() Price $399 for one session / $960 for pack of three sessions After a few treatment sessions, the result is improved skin elasticity, overall structure, and volume with significant wrinkle reduction. K Beauty specializes in laser skin tightening using cutting edge technology such as Fotona 4D for her Las. Generally, the results become visible after one session. The procedure is quick and effective, and it only takes about 30-45 minutes to complete. Some patients may require what we refer to as a top-up treatment after 1 or 2 years to maintain their results. The Laser Fotona 4D is a non-surgical procedure that addresses the following aging signs: Wrinkles. SmoothEye ® significantly tightens loose and aging skin of the eyelids and peri ocular region with little-to-no downtime and maximum patient comfort, making this a very sought after non-invasive cosmetic procedure. K’s office, we highly recommend a course of three treatments spaced out between four and six weeks apart. SmoothEye ® : is a new and exciting non-ablative treatment for tightening of the area around the eyes and reducing the appearance of wrinkles, eye bags, and dark circles. As a result, the laser affects the entire thickness of tissues: the surface of the skin of the face, subcutaneous fat, muscles, and most importantly, the ligamentous apparatus of the face, which provides a powerful tightening (lifting) effect. Liplase: The Fotona laser is performed not only externally from the surface of the skin, but also from the side of the oral cavity – the mucous membrane of the cheeks and lips without damaging its surface. Price: $1200 (including home care products) correction of problems of the “nasolabial triangle” multilevel laser lifting skin rejuvenation to the deep layers of the dermis These technologies enhance each other’s action, allowing you to get an impressive result of rejuvenation and lifting without a long recovery period. Laser Face Lifting: Fotona 4D is the most effective non-invasive facelift, which is a combination of 4 methods of laser exposure to tissues outside and in the oral cavity. ![]() How to use CleanMyMac Xĭeleting old apps isn’t always a matter of simply dragging the app from the Applications folder into the Trash. The company also offers a 7-day trial version as well, so you can try it before deciding if you want to buy it.ĬleanMyMac X is one of our favorite Mac cleaner apps that we’re reviewed and compared in our roundup of the best Mac cleaner apps. It’s worth pointing out, though, that the version sold on the MacPaw website has a couple of extra features that aren’t available when you buy it from the Apple Store. ![]() You can pay for an annual subscription that costs $34.95/£29.99 and includes any new updates, or simply pay a one-off fee of $89.95/£89.99 although you may need to pay an upgrade fee for any major updates in the future. You can buy CleanMyMac X directly from the MacPaw website, but if you’re wary about trusting a third-party app, there’s a version of the app also available from the Mac App Store as well. It also includes additional tools to remove malware and fine-tune your Mac’s performance. CleanMy Mac X was developed by MacPaw specifically to clear out old System files, unused apps, and documents that might be slowing your Mac down. This is where a tool such as CleanMy Mac X can come in handy. I could probably save several gigabytes of storage space by deleting some of these system data files, but Apple doesn’t encourage you to do this at all, as there is a real possibility that you could accidentally delete something important and possibly even stop your Mac from working properly at all. Looking at the Storage Settings panel on my MacBook Pro tells me that OS only takes up about 10GB of storage – but there are another 20GB of System Data files also stored on my Mac as well. The operating system lives in the System folder on your Mac’s hard drive, but it can also create lots of data files during daily use that can be found in various other locations on your Mac. There’s also one other set of files that take up a considerable amount of space that Apple doesn’t want you to touch at all. However, most apps also leave bits of data and other files floating around on your Mac’s drive as well, and these can still take up a lot of space even after you’ve deleted the main application itself. It’s also easy to delete old apps, simply by dragging them from the Applications folder into the Trash. It’s not difficult to delete old files and documents that you don’t need anymore, although sometimes the hard part is simply remembering where you left them in the first place. The Storage Settings options don’t provide much help for other types of files, though, leaving it up to you to clean up the rest of your Mac’s storage yourself. Get Free Edition 2023 What could go wrong? ![]() and other countries seems like a rather cynical move. There’s also an Optimize Storage option that deletes films and TV shows that you’ve already watched, and you can also save space by moving a lot of your files off your Mac up into iCloud Drive-although Apple’s recent decision to bump up the prices of its iCloud storage plans in the U.K. Fortunately, the Storage Settings panel does include a number of options for managing your Mac’s storage, including an option to empty the Trash automatically once a month. I was surprised to find that my MacBook had a whopping 30GB of files sitting in the Trash, so I could grab back a significant amount of space just by remembering to empty that more often. You can see how large your Documents folder is, how much space is taken up by your photos, music, and video files, as well as Mail messages and other types of files. The Storage settings panel gives you a breakdown of how much storage your Mac has, how much has been used, and even the amount of space taken up by different types of files. ![]() How dare they attempt to see if the product is safe. The bad people are the parents and the oversight committee. Lying is ok, murder is ok, cheating is ok. Third problem: The moral compass of the main characters all point south. "His eyes were filled with unholy light." can only be used so many times. The author really needs to find a thesaurus. The same phrases that had been used for 5 other books, the same problems, the same antagonist, the same solutions. ![]() ![]() So many times I just wanted to skip to the end of the chapter because I just didn't care. I am really not going to read anymore in the series for quite some time. I finished it because I couldn't give up on book 6 in a series, but I had so many issues with the book. I don't feel like wasting my time proofreading and editing for comprehensiveness, much like this book. ![]() I was just going to write a short blurb without spoilers but everything just kind of spewed out. Done with the rant and done with the series. And the excuse for the loss of it? That's what sent me over the edge. There's no rhyme, reason, or element of chaos that remotely follows logic or chance for that item to have appeared in that particular village. Then there's the flipping gate piece! The levels of deus ex machina here for Frank and Alex to be involved. The term fatal funnel comes to mind, or should've. Eliza could've single handedly melted forces in the open and if not on the ramparts, then at least when they stood there twiddling their thumbs in the marketplace waiting for undead to make their way through the narrow streets. It's been established that she can be a veritable walking cloud of nuclear fallout, but no, no, please stand there and cast a heal spell-it was noted multiple times that the only role she could have was support-stand back and heal while Jason gets off a meager two rounds of corpse explosions from catapults that he decided to use after the enemy was within range of the archers? That's D&D season 8 GoT levels of battle strategy right there. There's a sore lack of continuity in Frank and Eliza's capabilities, especially Eliza. I found Eliza's side story delightful, and to go from that to this is tragic. The plot devices in this book are senseless and disjointed. I am ready to give up on this series and get a real story that isn't going to make me wait 5 years to get any sort of plot resolution. This is supposed to be a teenager dealing with all of this. So far he has his boss's son trying to torture and ruin him because he is 'broken' (and suffers zero consequences for his actions), a bureaucrat who is trying to ruin the corporation and the MC's life, worries about money, everyone except a male friend (who is being pushed away from him and kept distant) and his aunt (although there are hints foreshadowing she is not all that she seems), media and the bureaucrat are painting him as psychotic to the entire world, he still has to keep up with school work, in game his enemies are always so much stronger, better informed, and better funded than him, he is running a city that keeps getting destroyed, he is running out of people in his kingdom, and then his girlfriend craps on him and solely blames him for not reading her mind and he has to grovel for her forgiveness? Plus the author indicated at the end of the book he is working on side books in the universe and we have to wait even longer for anything.Īlso, the "romance" of this book is crappy. This author is really trying to milk this series or long term. From the overall story line, nothing was resolved. Nothing was resolved except an attack which was started in this book. ![]() This expands and contracts the tissue to help it heal by “pumping” out swelling and inflammation. Contrast bath: The patient soaks their hand or fingers and alternates between hot and cold exposure.The ultrasound waves can move through the tissue and cause the molecules to speed up and release heat. Therapeutic ultrasound: A qualified trained therapist may use ultrasound to heat deeper tissues slowly to help motion.Some special and more advanced heat or cold treatments may be used under the supervision of a therapist or physician. Special Cold and Hear Treatments for Hands Talk to your surgeon about whether and for how long they recommend ice after hand surgery or injury. Stop using ice if you feel extreme pain or numbness due to the cold. If a bandage or splint is too thick and the cold is not getting through, apply the cold near the area on exposed skin. Always wrap the source of cold in some sort of fabric. Applying ice or anything extremely cold to bare skin can cause a frostbite injury. Similarly, a general but not absolute rule is to apply ice for 15 minutes and then allow a 15-minute rest before reapplying.Īs with heat, too much cold can slow down healing and stiffen sore joints, so use this treatment with moderation and typically only in the period just after injury. The most common cold treatment is ice or something that has been made cold by placing it in the freezer, such as a gel pack (Figure 2) or ice therapy machine. Cold temperatures slow down the molecules in tissues and reduce blood flow. If pain, swelling, and irritation are present after an activity or surgery, a cold treatment can reduce these symptoms. Heat should never be so hot that it is painful. A good guideline that is not absolute is that heat should not be used for more than 15 minutes at a time to prevent unwanted side effects. A warm compress (moist heat) or heating pad (dry heat) can also relieve stiffness (Figure 1) however, too much heat could cause injury such as fainting, swelling, or burns to skin and tissues. We often see an athlete warming up before a workout, and your hand therapist may use heat to help loosen up your hands before your session.Ī warm shower or bath can help some sore, stiff joints, especially in the early morning. Heat is helpful for some stiff joints and muscles, and it can be useful prior to an activity. Usually, a person completes the course of the antibiotic in 1–2 weeks.Heat or warmth will help get stiff or sore hands moving by increasing the blood flow and speeding up the molecules in tissues. If a cyst has signs of inflammation, a physician may order an antibiotic. When inflammation is acute, a person may benefit from prescription medication, such as antibiotics. They usually wait a minimum of 4–6 weeks for the inflammation to resolve before removing the cyst. Excision involves removing the entire cyst, and it is the most effective treatment.Ī doctor typically avoids excision when the cyst has signs of inflammation and infection. Surgical excisionĪ minor surgical procedure called excision is the best treatment for cysts such as epidermoid cysts. If a doctor employs this technique, the cyst will more than likely reoccur and may again become inflamed. Ultimately, it may make removal of the cyst more difficult in the future.Īlso, incision and drainage does not address the root of the problem, which requires the removal of the cyst. Second, this technique can allow the contents of the cyst to spill into the surrounding area. However, the medical community discourages this for a few reasons.įirst, the incision leaves a permanent scar. They then make a tiny cut in the cyst and remove the fluid. To drain a cyst, the doctor may first apply a local anesthetic to the skin. The lump should reduce in size following the injection. The procedure is very quick and typically causes minimal pain. If home treatments are ineffective, and if a cyst does not improve on its own, a doctor may use one or more of the following treatments: Cortisone or steroid shotĪ doctor will inject a corticosteroid, which is an anti-inflammatory medication, into the cyst or surrounding area using a very small needle. |
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