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Samsung wants you to reserve the Odyssey OLED G9 — without knowing the price – Digital Trends
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Barcelona say goodbye to the Camp Nou, not knowing for sure when they’ll return – The Athletic
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Wisconsin teacher says she will continue to speak out against her school district’s anti-LGBTQ policies despite pushback: ‘I’ll be able to sleep at night knowing that I stuck up for kids’ – Yahoo! Voices
- Wisconsin teacher says she will continue to speak out against her school district’s anti-LGBTQ policies despite pushback: ‘I’ll be able to sleep at night knowing that I stuck up for kids’ Yahoo! Voices
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South Korea exported weapon components to Poland, knowing they would end up in Ukraine – Yahoo Finance
- South Korea exported weapon components to Poland, knowing they would end up in Ukraine Yahoo Finance
- Exclusive: Seoul approved Poland’s export of howitzers with S.Korean parts to Ukraine Reuters
- South Korea Approves Export of Weapons Components to Ukraine The Wall Street Journal
- Exclusive-Seoul approved Poland’s export of howitzers with S.Korean parts to Ukraine, official says ThePrint
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This janitor in Vermont amassed an $8M fortune without anyone around him knowing. Here are the 3 simple techniques that made Ronald Read rich — and can do the same for you
Warren Buffett is reported to have once said, “You don’t need to have extraordinary effort to achieve extraordinary results. You just need to do the ordinary, everyday things exceptionally well.”
It might sound too simplistic to be true, but if you doubt the Oracle of Omaha’s wisdom, you should hear the story of Ronald Read.
Read, a retired gas station attendant and janitor in Vermont, passed away in 2015. Nothing about his life or death was extraordinary, except for the fact that his estate was revealed to be worth $8 million after he passed away.
This was a surprise to much of Read’s local community. “He was a hard worker, but I don’t think anybody had an idea that he was a multimillionaire,” his stepson told the local press after his death.
Read didn’t have the type of career path you’d typically associate with a multimillionaire. So how did he pull it off? Here’s a closer look at the three simple techniques that made him so wealthy.
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Frugality
Ronald Read seems to have had a reputation for being extremely frugal. In fact, he likely could have given Buffett — who is famously frugal — a run for his money.
Read’s friends remember him driving a second-hand car and using safety pins to hold his worn-out coat together. He even continued to cut his own firewood well after his 90th birthday.
It’s a painfully straightforward approach: Spending less than you earn leaves you more to invest and generate wealth over time through investments.
“I’m sure if he earned $50 in a week, he probably invested $40 of it,” said Read’s friend and neighbor, Mark Richard, according to CNBC.
Investments
After he died, the Wall Street Journal analyzed Read’s personal portfolio. They discovered that many of his positions were held for several years — if not decades — and had delivered immense returns over that period.
In 2015, Read’s portfolio included heavyweights like Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL).
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Again, here’s another parallel between Read and Buffett. If those names sound familiar it’s probably because you’ve seen some of them on Buffett’s portfolio too. In fact, Berkshire Hathaway had a sizable position in Wells Fargo for several years and Procter and Gamble is still part of the portfolio.
Both investors prioritized holding long-term positions in undervalued and overlooked companies. That’s what helped Read create his multimillion-dollar fortune. However, for both investors, the key ingredient was time — and patience.
Longevity
Ronald Read lived to 92 and Buffett is 92 years old now. Both investors have benefitted immensely from living and working longer than average. In fact, 90% of Buffett’s fortune was generated after his 60th birthday. If he’d retired early in his 50s, most people would have never heard of Warren Buffett.
The power of compounding is magnified over longer time horizons. In other words, investing for longer is more likely to deliver better returns. Buffett’s compounded annual growth rate of 9.17% would have turned $1,000 into $9,000 in 25 years and $13,900 in 30 years.
To be fair, none of us can control how long we live. Instead, starting early and staying in the market for as long as possible is probably the best strategy. It’s also advisable to let your winners ride for longer. Taking profits too early or trading your positions too frequently adds costs and diminishes the power of compounding.
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Knowing Your Blood Type Is Crucial: 3 Easy Ways to Find It Out
Knowing your blood type is crucial for numerous reasons. I was recently filling out a volunteer application and was asked to provide my blood type. Luckily, I knew off the top of my head that I’m type O-positive, but I wanted to find documentation to confirm that. I called my mom to see if blood type is listed on my birth certificate — no luck. I checked my physician’s health portal — also no luck.
So how does someone figure out their blood type if they don’t already know it?
If you have no clue what your type is, you’re not alone. According to a 2019 CBS News poll, only 66% of Americans reported knowing their blood type. Considering blood type can be vital to understanding your health, including your heart health — and saving you in an emergency situation — it’s important to know what kind of blood courses through your veins. The good news is finding out your blood type is relatively simple and you have options. Below are three easy ways to find out your blood type.
Blood type basics
Blood type is categorized into one of these eight groups: A-positive, A-negative, B-positive, B-negative, O-positive, O-negative, AB-positive and AB-negative. But what determines blood type and what does that blood type mean?
Blood types are determined by antigens — a substance that triggers an immune response — on the surface of red blood cells. There are ABO antigens, which designate ABO blood types. This is determined by the ABO gene. For example:
- Type A blood type has the A antigen
- Type B blood type has the B antigen
- Type AB blood type has both the A and B antigen
- Type O doesn’t produce any A or B antigen
There are also Rhesus (Rh) antigens, which determine if blood is “positive” or “negative.” If you have Rh proteins on the surface of your red blood cells, you are Rh positive. If you don’t have Rh proteins on the surface of your red blood cells, you have negative blood.
Blood type is categorized into one of these eight groups: A-positive, A-negative, B-positive, B-negative, O-positive, O-negative, AB-positive and AB-negative.
Ekachai Lohacamonchai/EyeEm/Getty Images
How can you type your blood?
Here’s three main ways to type your blood:
- Have your doctor do a blood test
- Donate blood
- Use an at-home blood test
1. Clinical test
One of the easiest and most effective ways to determine blood type is to have your doctor perform a test. A professional will draw blood and then perform two tests on the blood sample: forward typing and reverse typing.
During forward typing, the blood sample is mixed with antibodies against type A and B blood. Based on whether the blood cells stick together when mixed with the antibodies, your blood type can be determined from there. If your blood cells stick together when mixed with antibodies against type B blood, you have type B blood. If your blood cells stick together when mixed with antibodies against type A blood, you have type A blood.
To confirm the result, the next step is reverse typing, meaning the blood sample without red blood cells — called a serum — is mixed with type A and type B blood cells. Type A blood will have antibodies against Type B blood in the sample and type B blood will have antibodies against Type A blood. Type O blood will contain antibodies against Type A and Type B. So, if sticking occurs when the serum is mixed with type B blood cells, you have type A blood, and if sticking occurs when the serum is mixed with type A blood cells, you have type B blood.
I recommend calling your doctor’s office to see what a blood type test costs out-of-pocket and if it’s covered by insurance.
2. Donate blood
This is an easy — and free — way to determine blood type, but results are not immediate.
If you donate to a blood drive, you can simply ask the staff about your blood type. Blood usually is not tested right away, so it may take up to a few weeks to get results.
With at-home kits, you can determine blood type in the comfort of your own home in just a few minutes.
EldonCard
3. At-home blood test
At-home tests are relatively straightforward. You will usually start by wiping your finger with an alcohol wipe and then be required to prick your finger with a disposable lancet to draw blood. Then, you will wipe blood on the provided card. Depending on how the blood dries, clumps or spreads, you will be able to compare your blood stain to a results card. Within minutes, you’ll be able to determine which blood type you are.
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The information contained in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as health or medical advice. Always consult a physician or other qualified health provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition or health objectives.
Don’t go into this weekend’s Street Fighter 6 beta without knowing these 3 things
This coming weekend’s second Street Fighter 6 beta is still a closed test, but will be welcoming many more players from around the globe to participate as everyone from the first beta has been invited to return on top of a second lottery’s worth of newcomers.
DreamKing and I were fortunate enough to participate in the first beta, and learned some gameplay tips while doing so that we’ll most definitely be utilizing and expanding on this second time around. We discuss three important facets of basic SF6 gameplay in the new Talk and Block video embedded below, and you’ll be glad to know them before jumping into this weekend’s action.
The first tip has to do with the importance of Drive Rush combos, which are emerging as an increasingly integral part of the experience. Many legacy players have likened the Drive Rush mechanic to Street Fighter 4’s Focus Attack Dash Cancel (FADC) maneuver, and while there are most definitely similarities, perhaps the most significant part of Drive Rush comes after you use it.
DreamKing and I discuss the four frame buff Drive Rush gives to the normal attacks following its use, as well as the fact that you gain additional juggle properties from DR.
Understanding just how useful this is not only for continuing combos, but also putting pressure on your opponents in attempts to open them up, will give you a massive leg up on any competition that hasn’t examined DR to this degree.
We also talk about the way scaling seems to work (and the admittedly weird decisions developers have made in its current implementation) as well as the general flow of footsies in Street Fighter 6.
Give the video a watch (or just a listen) via the embed below, and if you enjoy what you hear and/or learn something you didn’t know, please consider liking, commenting, and subscribing over on our YouTube Channel.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Grounded Drive Rush Combos
04:26 – Scaling seems weird?
11:58 – Footsie flow
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Knowing Your Blood Type Is Useful: 3 Easy Ways to Find Out Yours
Knowing your blood type is important. I was recently filling out a volunteer application and was asked to provide my blood type. Luckily, I knew off the top of my head that I’m type O-positive, but I wanted to find documentation to confirm that. I called my mom to see if blood type is listed on my birth certificate — no luck. I checked my physician’s health portal — also no luck.
So how does someone figure out their blood type if they don’t already know it?
If you have no clue what your type is, you’re not alone. According to a 2019 CBS News poll, only 66% of Americans reported knowing their blood type. Considering blood type can be vital to understanding your health, including your heart health — and of course, saving you in an emergency — it’s important to know what kind of blood courses through your veins. Finding out your blood type is relatively simple. Here are three easy ways to find out your blood type.
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Blood type basics
Blood type is categorized into one of these eight groups: A-positive, A-negative, B-positive, B-negative, O-positive, O-negative, AB-positive and AB-negative. But what determines blood type and what does that blood type mean?
Blood types are determined by antigens — a substance that triggers an immune response — on the surface of red blood cells. There are ABO antigens, which designate ABO blood types. This is determined by the ABO gene. For example:
- Type A blood type has the A antigen
- Type B blood type has the B antigen
- Type AB blood type has both the A and B antigen
- Type O doesn’t produce any A nor B antigen
There are also Rhesus (Rh) antigens, which determine if blood is “positive” or “negative.” If you have Rh proteins on the surface of your red blood cells, you are Rh positive. If you don’t have Rh proteins on the surface of your red blood cells, you have negative blood.
Blood type is categorized into one of these eight groups: A-positive, A-negative, B-positive, B-negative, O-positive, O-negative, AB-positive and AB-negative.
Ekachai Lohacamonchai/EyeEm/Getty Images
How can you type your blood?
Here’s three main ways to type your blood:
- Have your doctor do a blood test
- Donate blood
- Use an at-home blood test
1. Clinical test
One of the easiest and most effective ways to determine blood type is to have your doctor perform a test. A professional will draw blood and then perform two tests on the blood sample: forward typing and reverse typing.
During forward typing, the blood sample is mixed with antibodies against type A and B blood. Based on whether the blood cells stick together when mixed with the antibodies, your blood type can be determined from there. If your blood cells stick together when mixed with antibodies against type B blood, you have type B blood. If your blood cells stick together when mixed with antibodies against type A blood, you have type A blood.
To confirm the result, the next step is reverse typing, meaning the blood sample without red blood cells — called a serum — is mixed with type A and type B blood cells. Type A blood will have antibodies against Type B blood in the sample and type B blood will have antibodies against Type A blood. Type O blood will contain antibodies against Type A and Type B. So, if sticking occurs when the serum is mixed with type B blood cells, you have type A blood, and if sticking occurs when the serum is mixed with type A blood cells, you have type B blood.
I recommend calling your doctor’s office to see what a blood type test costs out-of-pocket and if it’s covered by insurance.
2. Donate blood
This is an easy — and free — way to determine blood type, but results are not immediate.
If you donate to a blood drive, you can simply ask the staff about your blood type. Blood usually is not tested right away, so it may take up to a few weeks to get results.
With at-home kits, you can determine blood type in the comfort of your own home in just a few minutes.
EldonCard
3. At-home blood test
At-home tests are relatively straightforward. You will usually start by wiping your finger with an alcohol wipe and then be required to prick your finger with a disposable lancet to draw blood. Then, you will wipe blood on the provided card. Depending on how the blood dries, clumps or spreads, you will be able to compare your blood stain to a results card. Within minutes, you’ll be able to determine which blood type you are.
More for your wellness
The information contained in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as health or medical advice. Always consult a physician or other qualified health provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition or health objectives.