Does anyone believe that Christmas has become too commercial ?
well i think it's obvious that it has. this year i can't buy gifts and was sad until i decided to give something i already owned and in return ask that if anyone wants to get me a gift still that they give me something that i may like but that they dont want anymore. then i feel like i am showing that i'm thinking of them. I dont like material items as much as i used to but others do so I have to get them something because they don't feel the same way i do and really will think i'm mean if i dont give a gift. the meaning of the season is giving to the deserving whatever you can like how the 3 wise men gave to jesus even though they didn't have baby things, they gave what they could. so in a way, this year with everyone being broke as long as you can find a way to give what you can to most desrving and needy you will keep the tradition alive.
Don’t rely on your parents (or even other people if possible) to keep helping you to get through tough situations throughout your life. It is best for you to learn the best ways to get yourself out of troubles otherwise your experiences will force you to see the reasons why it’s not a good idea to rely on your parents and/or other people anymore than it is ABSOLUTELY necessary. I was told that after I ran to my parents for help one too many times, from their point of view. I was 21. I could elaborate and tell you some of the terrible lessons I learned about relying on my parents and other people to help me get through tough situations during my life but, I don’t know how to keep the story short —- there’s so much to tell. But may these clues will help.Your parents are not an unending source of money or influence. Things change over time.Your parents went through life trials similar if not the same as yours and they may resent having to keep helping you when they remember the hard times they had to overcome with no help from anyone.Your parents have their own troubles that they may be struggling through at the time you are asking them to help you. The extra load may make it so much harder on them to manage and be able to cope.There is no guarantee that your parents will always be around to help you.If you keep running to one person and another for help to make tough situations easier for you, how will you ever learn to manage on your own —-which you WILL have to do eventually. The longer it takes for you to come to that realization and to learn how to manage without relying on other people, the harder it may be for you to deal with it when the time comes that you are forced to manage on your own.People may help you out with an open hand and a smile on their faces but, a time may come when you will see that they were not pleased at all to help you out, and the hurt you will feel could feel devastating.If you make a habit of using people and resources too much you could run out of people and resources to use anymore.Those things may seem like simple enough issues to handle when you read through them; however, life has a way of making you suffer the consequences of the mistakes you make in ways that you never imagined yourself going through.May God bless you and keep you safe and well. Have a good life!
The Rails Girls Summer of Code organising committee gave me the biggest surprise of this year and I'm sure it will be so for all the other teams who made it through.So traditionally, the procedure for applying to RGSoC is preparing the application, drafting the proposal and making open source contributions in the desired organisation for over the period of a month, at the end of which, the submission is made. Some 2 — 3 weeks later, the shortlisted teams have to give a verification interview, online. And a week or two after that, the confirmation mails are sent to the sponsored teams. There are only some 12 teams that get fully sponsored every year, and to us (my teammate Akshita Aggarwal and I) RGSoC had been a dream that we had cherished for atleast half a year.So we were shortlisted and did give the verification interview. It went really well but we still weren't sure of selection. The results were to be announced on 17th April and we didn't receive any mail till 17th. We were involuntarily losing hope.Rumors started to spread that some teams from our college already made it through. It was disheartening.Then suddenly, on 19th we received a mail that we will have to give another interview (probably technical) for our candidature. A ray of hope flickered. (I'm not dramatising with this expression, it really was a dream for us and we really felt this way :D)On 21st, we prepared ourselves for the technical interview, dived deep into the specifics of our proposal, read docs of our organisation, and did every bit of preparation we possibly could to not let this one last chance slip off. We sit nervously before our laptop for the interview. And it begins:(I still remember how my mind was recollecting about testing frameworks when this happened)0:00-6:58Out of all our expectations, they show us this sheet of paper that reads :You have been accepted to RGSoC 2018, Welcome to the family!Overwhelming amounts of surprise, joy, tears and crazy magnitudes of a dozen other emotions danced together in perfect unison in that split of a second when my mind processed those strokes of ink on that paper. It was the most amazing feeling, the epitome of a surprise, and a 'translation into reality' of the dream we had lived for half a year.So how should you surprise someone? Announce happiness to them in ways they can never imagine!Thank you so much for your time! :D
Please help!! i'm stuck on my economics homework!!?
A recent study found that the demand and supply schedules for Frisbees are as follows: Price per Frisbee,,,Quant. Demanded,,,Quant. Supplied $11, 1 million, 15 million $10, 2 million, 12 million $9, 4 million, 9 million $8, 6 million, 6 million $7, 8 million, 3 million $6, 10 million, 1 million A. What are the equilibrium price and quantity of frisbees? B. Frisbee manufacturers persuade the government that frisbee production improves scientists' understanding of aerodynamics and thus is important for national security. A concerned Congress votes to impose a price floor $2 above the equilibrium price. What is the new market price? How many frisbees are sold? C. Irate college students march on washington and demand a reduction in the price of frisbees. An even more concerned congress votes to repeal the price floor and impose a price ceiling $1 below the former price floor. What is the new market price? How many frisbees are sold?
Please, help me, English?
Andrew has just passed his English examination. Nina is taking the same exam tomorrow. She is asking Andrew for advice. Complete the dialogue using suitable future forms. (In some cases more than one form is possible.) Nina: I___ (take) this exam tomorrow and I'm awfully nervous. Andrew: Don't be nervous, you___ (be) fine. You___ (please) the examiners with your English, I'm sure. Nina: You are kidding, aren't you? They___ (ask) me many questions? Andrew: No, I don't think so: just two or three. Nina: Oh! And I___ (have to read) a text and then translate it? Andrew: Yes, that's one of the things everybody does. Nina: And I___ (write) anything? Andrew: I think they___ (tell) you to write some questions on the text. Nina: I see. I hope I___ (have) enough time to write the questions. Andrew: Don't worry, they___ (give) you at least half an hour to get ready. Nina: I___ (look) through my grammar books this afternoon and___ (practise) reading aloud. Andrew: I hope you___(not, stay) up late. You should rest well before the exam. Nina: I___ (try) to. Thanks for your time, Andy. See you. Andrew: See you and the best of luck. Nina: Thanks.
Help with english homework.. EASY?
Fill in the correct preposition: 1 Success depends .... good organization. 2 The old woman died ........ pneumonia 3 he had difficulty ....... understanding her 4 helicopter crashed... a hill 5 she's very fond ..... her grandchildren 6 he doesn't care ...... his appearance 7 she was very disappointed ... her rise 8 tom is envious ..... his friends 9 He had delighted ... with presents 10 They decided ... a quiet wedding 11 Pisa is famous ...its Leaning Tower. 12 She was very furious ... him...being late. 13 We are grateful......you ....... your help. 14 Have you heard..... Aunt Sheila? 15 Did you hear..... the robbery ? 16 Have you heard ...... this Singer? 17 Smoking is harmful ..... one's health. 18 He was found guilty ... six robberies 19 There's no excuse ... his terrible behavior 20 He's an expert....... Middle Eastern. 21 The plumber was an expert ...... unblocking the drains. 22 If there is a delay .......claiming the.. 23 He's experienced ......archaeology 24 The little girl dreams...... the fearsome monster every night 25 I would never dream ....... leaving . 26 his failure..... appear in court.. 27her failure......the exams disappointed her parents.
We can use 365 days and ignore leap years for the sake of simplicity and sanity (answer doesnt change much)If there are 2 people in a room with 2 birthdays each randomly selected between 1 and 365, then the chance of no “birthday collision” is 364/365.Adding a third person to the room has a 363/365 chance of collision (assuming there has not already been one yet) because 2 days are taken and (365–2)=363 days are available, with an overall collision chance of (364*363)/365^2A fourth person could collide with 3 other preexisting birthdays, causing the chance to multiply (365–3)/365 and result in an overall chance of (364*363*362)/365^3The [math]n^{th}[/math] person added to this room introduces a chance of [math]\frac{366-n}{365}[/math] that a collision will occur, assuming no other collisions have yet happened, with an overall chance of [math]\frac{364!}{365^n*(364-n)!}[/math]If [math]n=30[/math] the chance of having no shared birthdays is [math]\frac{364!}{365^{30}*334!} = appx 26.95%[/math]Chance of having at least one set of shared birthdays is 100%-26.95%=73.05%