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The new Urban Roots is dedicated to delivering plant-forward products with bold, globally inspired flavors. The rebrand comes with two line expansions: the launch of Fruit+, and Cantina-Style Salsa.




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New Marie Equi Day Center Offers
Unhoused LGBTQ+ Portlanders
Resources and Hope

With new digs and funding, a local nonprofit is helping queer and trans residents find safety, and a path off the streets. by Anna Del Savio

In October, Portland’s first day center for unhoused queer and trans people opened in Southeast.

The Marie Equi Center’s new Brooklyn neighborhood day shelter is intended to welcome visitors “just coming in to regulate their nervous systems in the space and hang out, or to get connected to our peer services,” center director Katie Cox said.

“We say that we’re a really LGBTQ-affirming city and space, but the services and the infrastructure have needed more support,” Cox said. The new funding, which comes from Metro’s Supportive Housing Services tax revenue via Multnomah County, “feels like folks putting their money where their mouth is,” Cox added.

Peer support and community health workers are on-site to offer basic wound care, emotional support, recovery mentoring, health education, referrals, and assistance navigating social service systems. But the 13,000-square-foot Trans & Queer Service Center also has space for visitors to come in off the street to simply sit and decompress. 

For many unhoused people, “you don’t have a safe place to be during the day where you actually feel welcome and your whole nervous system has a chance to relax and just be,” Equi program director Madeline Adams said. “So much of what we do as humans to heal or to overcome what we’ve been through requires, as a baseline, an environment… where we can come back to a semblance of having all of our faculties.”

A large room at the front of the building hosts community events that run the gamut from karaoke nights to crash courses on budgeting and cleaning for newly housed folks. 

Smaller rooms are used for one-on-one meetings with community health workers who provide emotional assistance, harm reduction, basic first aid, recovery support, health education, help navigating over services and systems, and gender-affirming referrals. 

“That can look a lot of different ways, but the goal of it is to walk alongside folks, to help them address barriers as they come up and access the resources and supports that they need,” Cox said.

Before the move—which also came with a name change from Institute to Center—the Marie Equi Institute primarily offered services out of an office in the Q Center on North Mississippi Avenue.

Scarlet Meadows first came to the Q Center two years ago for the free food pantry, but found her way into the Equi Institute’s office.

The institute’s peer support workers “helped me out a lot emotionally with the stress of being a new mom as well as being part of the queer community,” Meadows said. “There were days where I went there just to be, because it was a safe space.” Meadows ended up in Portland when their housing plans fell apart en route from Kentucky. From the Equi Center mentors, Meadows found spiritual and emotional support, and help navigating bureaucracy like Medicaid enrollment. 

“Sometimes I would go there specifically to make a phone call, just to have that support and someone who knows what questions to ask,” Meadows said.

Meadows hadn’t sought out peer services before coming to the Equi Center.

“I was still dealing with a lot of trauma and kind of stuck in my own head about certain things,” Meadows said. 

Peer health workers at Equi “move at the speed of trust,” Adams said. Rather than jumping right into tasks, workers have to build relationships with their houseless clients before those clients will open up about their needs. The bigger space allows staff to connect with visitors who need more time before opening up to a peer worker. 

When Adams was houseless, one of the hardest parts was that “people just couldn’t comprehend what I was dealing with or why I wasn’t housed,” she said. “It was always just so awkward and you could tell that people didn’t want to hear. The last thing you want to do in that situation is to ask for what you need, because by the time you reach someone that’s going to say yes, you’ve already learned that it’s not really safe to be asking.”

A decade of Marie Equi

The Marie Equi Institute was founded a decade ago, named for “Doc” Marie Equi, a lesbian doctor and activist working in Oregon in the early 1900s (and the namesake of the local lesbian bar Doc Marie’s). The institute was created to provide queer and trans-specific primary care, right after Oregon Medicaid started covering gender-affirming care. Many of the Equi Institute’s clients came to the organization after fleeing other areas of the country where there wasn’t access to gender-affirming care, Cox said.

Center director Katie Cox Anna Del Savio

The center has seen a growing number of visitors who came to Portland to escape anti-LGBTQ legislation and violence in other states.

When the pandemic hit, the institute had just hit pause and started to reassess operations after their clinical director took medical leave.

The institute joined the C(3)PO coalition, which created three outdoor tent camps for homeless Portlanders early in the pandemic. Starting in sheds in the C(3)PO villages, the Equi Institute built up a community health program working “at the intersection of homelessness and public health,” Cox said. 

Last fall, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved $3 million in funding for day shelters, including $830,000 to the Equi Institute, in preparation for Portland’s public camping ordinance taking effect. But the institute didn’t get the contract from the Joint Office of Homeless Services until March. The funds had to be spent by the end of June, leaving just a few months for the center to find a new location and use up the money. 

The institute signed a lease in June and got to work on renovations with Gensler, an architecture firm that also led the renovation of the Rose Haven day center. 

The building has showers, laundry services, a gymnasium, food pantry, kitchenette, computer lab, reading nook, and art space. 

Cox said staff are working on plans to use the gym as an overnight shelter during severe weather.

“We know this is going to be a big learning curve for us, having our own building,” Cox said.

Thanks in-part to the SHS funding, the Marie Equi Center has doubled in size to 15 staff, including a new peer services coordinator and a center operations coordinator. The center ended up spending $752,000 from JOHS last fiscal year and was awarded $857,000 for the current fiscal year.

A Homelessness Response Action Plan finalized by the city and county earlier this year specifically calls for more culturally-specific services, including the creation of a shelter for LGBTQIA2S+ adults.

Existing culturally-specific providers like the Marie Equi Center “know what their communities need, are doing what their communities need, and just need that funding piece and support from their partners in government to be able to make that happen or do more of it,” JOHS equity manager Emily Nelson said.

Part of a continuum

Cox wanted to add a housing navigator to the center’s expanded team, but the Joint Office didn’t award enough funding to cover that position in the current fiscal year. 

“As we expand day services and expand shelter, we have to make sure that we have ways to connect folks to permanent housing through day services and shelter,” Nelson said.

Cox said the center’s peer workers struggle to connect clients with housing services that are safe and affirming for queer and trans people. 

One of the hardest parts of the work “is the heartbreak of knowing exactly what people need and deserve and not being able to get that to those people in a real way,” Adams said.

Transgender houseless people are less likely to find shelter. Nearly 54 percent of transgender houseless people are unsheltered, compared to 39 percent of cisgender houseless people, according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness

The new day center won’t only serve people while they’re living on the streets or in a shelter. Trans and queer people face disproportionate discrimination in housing, both in affordable housing and market-rate rentals, so support is needed for newly housed people.

“If it’s not the rental company discriminating against you, it could be other people in the building, and then your new home is starting to feel very unsafe,” Cox said. Having a queer or trans peer who can offer support in navigating those challenges “increases the likelihood that folks are going to be able to stay housed,” they said.

“As people navigate the transition from being unhoused to being housed, they often feel like they lose their community of folks that they were living with unsheltered,” Cox said. “The more we can start to bridge those gaps early on and create that community building, the more successful we’ll be at keeping people housed.”

For more information, visit www.marieequi.center



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ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025 almost fully sold

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2025, set for October in Singapore, has nearly sold out its 60,000 sqm exhibition space with strong interest from 731 global tech providers. The event, supported by CEMATEX and CTMA, will showcase innovations tailored for Asia’s growing textile hubs. Key sectors include finishing, spinning, and knitting, highlighting sustainable tech and automation trends.




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Preset (Everyday) + transform + exposure + graduated filter + radial filter. If shots like this take more than 2 minutes to edit, it’s probably not worth editing. ⏱

Boxing Day will be the last day to get my Lightroom presets discounted, which leaves you only 3 more days! Get on it! ???? (at Toronto, Ontario)




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20+ Artistic Effect Lightroom Presets for Creative Photographers

The right photo effect can transform an ordinary image into a work of art. Adjustments to lighting, color balance, and texture help you create the perfect mood for your project.




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Veterans Week - LGBTQ+ in the Military Panel (November 14, 2024 10:00am)

Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services


Since 1778 when Lieutenant Gotthold Frederick Enslin became the 1st servicemember dismissed from the military for homosexuality, persons who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender have faced discrimination in the military. Since the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" LGBTQ+ service members have been allowed to serve openly in the US military and federal benefits have been extended to cover their dependents. Come hear veterans talk about their service, sacrifice and discrimination they faced while serving their country.




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N92 Pictures Are Ready! + N93 Call For Presentations, Talk of the Week

Posted by Nanog News on Nov 13

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New Zealand data - FPI -0.9% in October (prior +0.5%)

NZD/USD not a lot changed. The kiwi$ lost ground with the broad US dollar bid.

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The New Zealand Food Price Index (FPI) is a measure of the changes in the average price of food items sold in New Zealand.

  • calculated and published monthly by Statistics New Zealand
  • the FPI tracks the prices of a basket of food items that represent the typical spending patterns of New Zealand households
  • the FPI is an important indicator of inflation in New Zealand, as food prices account for a significant portion of household expenditure
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.




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Spain October final CPI +1.8% vs +1.8% y/y prelim

  • Prior +1.5%
  • HICP +1.8% vs +1.8% y/y prelim
  • Prior +1.7%

Core annual inflation was seen at 2.5% on the month, up slightly from 2.4% in September. That just reaffirms a small bump in the works in the disinflation process. But given recent developments, the ECB will still feel comfortable in sticking with rate cuts for now.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.




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Eurozone Q3 GDP second estimate +0.4% vs +0.4% q/q prelim

  • Prior +0.3%
  • GDP +0.9% vs +0.9% y/y second estimate
  • Prior +0.6%

No changes to the initial estimates as this just reaffirms more modest growth in the euro area in Q3. But this is old news, as the focus is on the outlook next year with Trump tariffs set to come into the picture.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.




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Swisse Ultiboost Vitamin D 1000IU - 400 Tablets $12.83 (Sub & Save) + Delivery ($0 with Prime / $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU

Click the $4.07 coupon + 10% off with sub & save to get the final price. $1.20 cheaper than prime day $14.04 and the $17.54 deal in September.

Cheaper than the usual 1/2 price specials by some margin, eg Woolworths 1/2 price $19.75.




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1kg Whole Bean Coffee $28, 40% off Chocolate & Chai, 30% off Syrups + Shipping ($0 with $60 Order) @ Di Bella Coffee

We are part of Click Frenzy and have the below products on sale:

1kg Beans $28 - Code CLICKFRENZY28
1kg Hot Chocolate $10.20 - Code CLICKFRENZY40
1kg Chai Powder $16.80 - Code CLICKFRENZY40
750ml Vanilia, Hazelnut and Caramel Syrups $13.96 - Code CLICKFRENZY30

Free shipping for orders over $60




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15% off Selected Ubiquiti Products: e.g. U7-Pro $271.15, U6+ $147.90 + Free Delivery @ Wireless 1

15% off selected (looks like most) Ubiquiti products as part of early Black Friday deals.

Highlighted in the promo email:

  • Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Router - All-in-one WiFi 6 router USG 2x PoE Output - $390.15
  • Ubiquiti UniFi G5 Turret Ultra Tamper-resistant IK04 IP66 Weatherproof 2K HD PoE Camera - $168.30
  • Ubiquiti UniFi U6+ WiFi 6 Dual-Band 2x2 Access Point (No PoE Injector) - $147.9
  • Ubiquiti UDM SE Dream Machine Special Edition 8x Gbe PoE RJ45 Ports 3.5inch HDD Bay - $798.15
  • Ubiquiti UniFi Protect G4 Doorbell Pro PoE Kit with Chime - $632.40
  • Ubiquiti UniFi WiFi 7 U7-Pro Access Point 9.3 Gbps Over-the-air Speed PoE+ Powered - $271.15




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Hi Tec Stinger Men's Comfortable Waterproof Shoes $39.95 + Shipping @ Brand House Direct

Hi Tec Stinger Men's Comfortable Waterproof Shoes $39.95 + Shipping @ Brand House Direct

$39.95 + shipping when you apply coupon code: STING at checkout




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G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64GB (2x32GB) 6400MHz CL32 DDR5 RAM (Hynix) $299 Delivered ($0 MEL/BNE C&C) + Surcharge @ Scorptec

Nice pricing for a premium Hynix kit
Dual rank, RGB and XMP 3.0 - most AMD boards support XMP but double check your specs and BIOS
$1 cheaper at unnamed retailer with insufficient stock, higher surcharge and noted price jacker

F5-6400J3239G32GX2-TZ5RK

PC5-51200 (6400MHz), CL32-39-39-102 @ 1.4V, XMP 3.0, Dual Channel Kit, Matte Black
Limited Lifetime Warranty

1% surcharge for Card, AmEx, & PayPal payments




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Click 360° Rotation Smartphone Car Holder $3 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass) @ Bunnings

Cheap… bought 1 found it sturdy, ordered 2 extra spares.
Quick Lock Button
Air Vent Clip Option Included
Super Sticky Suction Cup
Secure your device effortlessly with the quick-lock button and super sticky suction cup. Enjoy versatile placement options with the included air vent clip. Stay connected and in control on the road with Click's adjustable car holder.




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Quilton 3 Ply Extra Thick Facial Tissues Hypo-Allergenic (12 Boxes) $18 ($16.20 S&S) + Delivery ($0 Prime/$59 Spend) @ Amazon AU

Very nice price drop for these tissues. Works out to be $1.35 per box. Enjoy!

  • Made with 3 ply tissue for extra thickness. Kind to noses and perfect for make-up removal, mopping up small spills and wiping away tears
  • Quilton Hypo-allergenic tissues are dermatologically tested to be extra gentle on sensitive skin
  • Created with a unique combination of strength and softness
  • Country of Origin: Australia
  • Come in a variety of designs ( actual box design may vary from the ones shown here)
  • Manufactured using FSC certified forest resources – your guarantee you are supporting forest sustainability for future generations



  • Health &amp; Beauty
  • Quilton
  • Quilton 3-Ply Extra Thick Facial Tissues
  • Tissues

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HP 255 G9 15.6inch Ryzen 5 16GB RAM 512GB $699 + Delivery ($0 to Metro/ MEL/BNE/SYD C&C / in-Store) + Surcharge @ Scorptec

Good deal for < $700: AMD Ryzen 5 5625U scores 14,918 on PassMark

1% surcharge for card & PayPal payments.

HP 255 G9 Silver Laptop, AMD Ryzen 5 5625U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 15.6inch FHD IPS, Radeon Graphics, GbE, WiFi 6, BT 5.3, HD Cam, 41Wh Batt, 1.74 kg, Win11 Home, HP 1 Year Onsite Warranty

Says free shipping to Available to Metro areas only

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TWL 2-Finger Karbon Grips $20 a Pair (Save $65) + $9.99 Shipping ($0 with $199 Order) @ The WOD Life

If you need any lifting gloves/straps for the gym, I normally purchase a pair of these leather ones every year around this time for around $26 - https://www.thewodlife.com.au/products/twl-leather-gymnastic…

However for an even cheaper price and bigger saving, the (supposedly better/higher quality) karbon version is currently on sale for $20 (which is a $65 saving) - https://www.thewodlife.com.au/products/twl-2-finger-karbon-g…. I actually bought these last week for $26, and now they are even cheaper in price :(

I don't like to wear full gloves, but still like to wear something to prevent too many calluses and also so my hands are not completely black from the dirty gym equipment. They come in a pouch as well so they get aired out and don't come into direct contact with the other items in your gym bag.

Lots of other deals on like Nano's, Metcon, etc for their Black Friday Sale.




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SUNLU 3D Printer Filament: Buy 6kg, Get 4kg Free (Add 10 to Cart) PETG from A$120.32 + Delivery ($0 to Most) @ Sunlu 3D Global

Original Coupon Deal

This is a decent price for one of my go to filaments for my BambuLab P1S.

SUNLU 3D Printer filament: Buy 6 Get 4 Free(Add 10) 10kg PETG From AU$120.4, 10KG PLA for about $135.4

I purchased the PLA 2.0 which cost about $150
but not sure how much better it is yet.

if you buy 10 rolls of PETG in black and white, each roll costs just $12.04 AUD.

The PLA comes to $13.54 AUD per roll and the PLA+ is priced at $14.19 AUD.

You need the CBT20 code as mentioned.

The shipping was very fast I got it within 3 days.

I’m very happy with my purchase, I compared to AliExpress and this seemed the best deal as far as flexibility in colours, a brand I like and fast shipping.



  • Electrical &amp; Electronics
  • 3D Printer Filament
  • SUNLU


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Baccarat SABRE 9-Piece Knife Block $104 + $9.95 Delivery ($0 C&C/ $130 Spend) @ House

Great special if your old Knives block is dull and rusted like mine. I got it through Click & Collect to get rid of the delivery fee. Extra 20% off the sale price which brings down to $104. Bargin..




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TP-Link Deco BE65 BE11000 Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Router System (2-Pack) $454.80 + $10 Delivery @ Harris Technology via Catch

Cheapest I believe by a long way. Similar price to the xe75 set




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Upto 15,000 Flybuys Bonus Points + Upto $210 off Your First 5 Boxes When You Join QuiteLike

Found this offer in my Flybuys account, so you might be targeted.

3 recipes for 4 people weekly plan works out to be $5.4 for the first box.

QuiteLike is a subscription service like HelloFresh. So make sure to cancel the subscription after ordering your first box.

Collect up to 15,000 bonus points when you join QuiteLike.1

Cooking is rewarding in many ways, from the delight of creating delicious flavours to the joy of feeding loved ones. QuiteLike has partnered with Flybuys to make cooking even more rewarding.

Just activate this offer and order your first QuiteLike box by Tue 19 Nov 2024 to collect bonus points based on the value of your order.

Collect 5,000 bonus points for plans under $98 per week (excluding delivery).
Collect 7,500 bonus points for plans with a price of $98-$134 per week (excluding delivery).
Collect 15,000 bonus points for plans above $134 per week (excluding delivery).

Plus, save up to $210 off your first 5 boxes, use the discount code FLYBUYS at the QuiteLike checkout at quitelike.com.

Offer valid Wed 06 Nov until Tue 19 Nov 2024.
Offer redeemable once to new QuiteLike members only.
Flybuys number must be provided at the time of purchase.
QuiteLike is a weekly meal subscription service that remains effective until cancelled by you. Subscription may be paused or cancelled at any time. QuiteLike currently deliver to a range of suburbs in NSW, VIC, ACT and QLD.

Terms and Conditions
1 Collect up to 15,000 Flybuys bonus points when you purchase your first QuiteLike box
Offer available on your first order placed with QuiteLike between Wed 06 Nov to Tue 19 Nov 2024 (Offer Period). Offer valid for new, first time QuiteLike customers only. Bonus points are calculated as set out below depending on the value of your order. To collect points, enter your Flybuys number online at the checkout at the time of purchase or in your QuiteLike account profile before you place your order. Only one Flybuys account can be linked to each QuiteLike profile. To qualify for this offer you must be a Flybuys member, activate this offer and place your first order with Quitelike online at quitelike.com during the Offer Period. Offer is redeemable once per Flybuys account. QuiteLike may not be available in your area. QuiteLike currently deliver to a range of suburbs in NSW, VIC, ACT and QLD. You can check if QuiteLike can deliver to your area by entering your postcode at www.quitelike.com/plan. Bonus points will be awarded to your Flybuys account 28 business after purchasing your first QuiteLike box. You have been specifically selected for this offer and it is not transferable.

Bonus points are awarded based on the value of your first QuiteLike order:
For plans priced under $98 per week (excluding delivery), you will receive 5,000 Flybuys bonus points.
For plans with a price of $98-$134 (excluding delivery), you will receive 7,500 Flybuys bonus points.
For plans with a price of $134 and above (excluding delivery), you will receive 15,000 Flybuys bonus points.

Points are awarded based on meal kit plan size not the price at checkout. Offer valid with FLYBUYS discount promo code offer.

Terms and Conditions of QuiteLike apply and can be viewed at quitelike.com.
QuiteLike is a weekly subscription service that remains effective until cancelled by you. Subscription may be paused or cancelled at any time. QuiteLike currently deliver to a range of suburbs in NSW, VIC, ACT and QLD. You can check if QuiteLike can deliver to your area by entering your postcode at www.quitelike.com/plan.

To collect and redeem Flybuys points you must be a current Flybuys member. Flybuys' privacy policy applies. Standard Flybuys terms and conditions apply and are available at flybuys.com.au.
You have been specifically selected for this offer and it is not transferable.

The discount code (FLYBUYS) applies the following discount.
40% Off Box 1 + Free Delivery

35% Off Box 2
25% Off Box 3
20% Off Box 4
10% Off Box 5
It's really worth it only for Box 1. You get a progressively smaller discount and have to pay delivery fees on the next 4 Boxes.

3 recipes per week for 4 people seems to be the sweet spot as it makes the plan exactly $134. Pay $80.4 after applying the discount code (FLYBUYS) and collect 15,000 flybuys points equivalent to $75. Total out of pocket cost works out to be $80.4 - $75 = $5.4




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Roborock Q7 Max+ Robotic Vacuum & Mop Cleaner with Auto-Empty Dock $549 Delivered @ Mobileciti eBay

Hi All

Take advantage of the extra eBay discount code HGTECH1, offering savings of $10 to $120 on most items over $100 at Mobileciti's eBay store

Discount Details:
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Highlighted Deal:

Roborock Q7 Max+ Robot Vacuum and Mop Cleaner with Auto-Empty Dock – Black: $549
(Not the all-time lowest price, but this is the last batch of 100 units, with no restock expected from other retailers this year.)

  • Automatic dust collection system
  • Up to 7 weeks without needing to empty
  • Powerful 4200Pa suction
  • 3D mapping functionality
  • Advanced PreciSense LiDAR navigation
    Don't miss out!

Original Coupon Deal



  • Electrical &amp; Electronics
  • Roborock
  • Roborock Q7 Max Plus
  • Robotic Vacuum Cleaner

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The 40+ best gift ideas for the woman in your life

Shop home, tech, and beauty gifts for the lucky lady in your life.





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Senior C++ Dev for Windows Internals, TCP (Hybrid TLV)

C++ Developer for Windows Internals (Hybrid TLV) Requirements: 10 years of experience working with C++ in Microsoft Windows environments. Experience in Object-Oriented development. In-depth knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system, especially Windows Internals. Experience in Multi-threading development and debugging. Experience in developing System Services under Windows. Knowledge of communication protocols such as TCP, UDP. Advantage: Experience with Microsoft .NET and C#. Expe...




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AWARD / GRANT: 80+ New England Conservatory Alumni, Faculty Receive Grammy Nominations

More than 80 New England Conservatory alumni and faculty have been honored with 41 Grammy nominations, maintaining a longstanding presence among the world's leading musicians. NEC-affiliated artists have been nominated across 27 categories for this year’s Grammy Awards, with winners to be announced at the Los Angeles ceremony on Sunday, February 2, 2025....




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How to build a $1M+ Consumer SaaS App (step-by-step guide) - YouTube




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"Doctor Odyssey" Series Premiere Swells +482% Over Live+Same Day Audience in Adults 18-49

Plus: "9-1-1" kicked off season eight with an action-packed three-episode story arc rising +156% in Total Viewers (12.64 million vs. 4.93 million) and +519% in Adults 18-49 (2.91 rating vs. 0.47 rating) over its initial Live+Same Day audience.





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Palak + Black Chana = The Cosy Curry You Need This Winter

Spinach (palak) is a winter wonder vegetable, and if you haven't yet tried it in all its delicious forms, now's the time.





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You Won’t Need Disney+ to Watch Agatha All Along‘s Behind-the-Scenes Documentary



The Marvel series starring Kathryn Hahn as the titular witch will share its "Assembled" special on YouTube.




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'Don't be THAT person!': 15+ public library stories where entitled Karens, parents, and kids ruined everyone else's experience

Going to one's local public library should be a pleasant experience. Unfortunately, as is the case with any public setting, one's experience can be profoundly affected by the actions and behavior of random strangers. You could be in a movie theater, a coffee shop, or the post office and find similar entitled behavior from Karens, parents, and kids that has the potential to ruin your day. Let's take a moment to assess the myriad of ways in which the same phenomenon can occur in public libraries.

First, there's the strange people who sit next to you despite there being plenty of space for them to sit elsewhere. Then, there's the mess a group of kids may leave at a communal table. And, of course, there is the junk food that fully grown adults refuse to clean up after they are finished. This is the kind of entitlement that makes picking up a book feel like a Sisyphean endeavor. 

Keep scrolling below for this collection of mildly infuriating library moments. For more content like this, check out these frustrating movie theater fails.




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'I'm not allowed to talk about turtles anymore': 20+ Employees who had HR step in for the silliest reasons

Doing human resources work isn't always serious. Sometimes, it can be very funny, as the people of the internet will tell you!  

Though they're sometimes known as the company boogeyman, the human resources department is sometimes needed to step in and sort out employee relations. They have a broad range of job duties, from managing an office to hiring and firing to mediating employee disputes. This can result in some awkwardness at times. As these HR professionals can tell you, it can be very awkward to try and figure out which employee is the one stinking up the office with their BO or talking to an employee about wearing appropriate office attire. 

Still, these HR professionals managed to make the best out of their situations. U/sgy0003 asked people to share the "most ridiculous/hilarious complaints you ever received," and more than 2,700 people replied with their funniest tales. One person had to deal with an executive assistant who claimed her high heels prevented her from walking to the copier. Another got in trouble for their drawing of a stingray! You can check out all of these very silly tales down below. 

Up next, read about what happened when this 15-year-old called out her Grandmother for constantly missing her school concerts, leaving the whole family reeling. 




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История и археология: Cбросила 110 кг, чтобы родить, а потом решила вернуть 180+ и стать россиянкой: Как живет и выглядит 7-кратная чемпионка по сумо Ольга Давыдко и её семья

Она завоевала 7 золотых медалей чемпионатов мира по сумо, причём в этот вид спорта она пришла совершенно неожиданно для себя самой. Она боролась в абсолютной категории, и на дохё ей не было равных. Не заметить Ольгу Давыдко было невозможно, её рост составлял почти 190 сантиметров, а вес, как у настоящего атланта, – 184 килограмма. Но именно такой большой вес и стал препятствием на пути к мечте Ольги. Она страстно хотела стать мамой, а врачи как один твердили о том, что это совершенно невозможно. Но спортсменка смогла доказать обратное и родила двух сыновей, предварительно похудев на 110 килограмм.

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Palladium-catalyzed [4 + 4] cycloaddition of 2-pyrones with 2-alkylidenetrimethylene carbonates: access to bridged eight-membered oxygen heterocycles

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00329B, Research Article
Huawei Lin, Biming Mao, Bing Han, Jiayi Luo, Yanqing Ge, Xuerui Zhang, Chang Wang, Hongchao Guo, Chunhao Yuan
A novel palladium-catalyzed [4 + 4] cycloaddition of 2-pyrones with 2-alkylidenetrimethylene carbonates has been developed for the synthesis of bridged eight-membered oxygen heterocycles in good yields and with excellent stereoselectivities.
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Neighboring group-directed asymmetric [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition to access C–N axially chiral indoles

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00042K, Research Article
Xuan Zhang, Qi Teng, Yanru Ren, Baitong Wei, Chen-Ho Tung, Zhenghu Xu
A Rh-catalyzed neighboring group-directed asymmetric [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of 1,6-diynes and ynamides to generate C–N axially chiral indole derivatives has been developed.
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Asymmetric [3 + 2] cycloaddition of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes with azadienes enabled by Brønsted base catalysis

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00002A, Research Article
Shu Li, Zhi-Hong Dong, Si-Yu Dan, Mei-Jun Zheng, Teng Long, Jie Zhan, Qing Zhou, Wen-Dao Chu, Quan-Zhong Liu
A chiral bifunctional Brønsted base-catalyzed enantioselective [3 + 2] cycloaddition of D–A cyclopropanes and azadienes is reported. The protocol features broad substrate scope, mild reaction conditions and high functional group tolerance.
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Organocatalytic formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition of o-quinone-methyl derivatives and 2-isocyanatomalonate diesters for the construction of chroman derivatives with adjacent quaternary chiral centers

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00141A, Research Article
Tong Xiong, Yi-Zhao Xu, Yao Wang, You-Cai Xiao, Fen-Er Chen
An asymmetric organocatalytic formal [4 + 2] cycloaddition/annulation cascade of ortho-quinone methides with 2-isocyanatomalonate diesters has been reported.
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A formal (3 + 2) annulation–Cannizzaro cascade of bifunctional peroxides for the synthesis of dihydrofurans

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2215-2219
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00215F, Research Article
Yiwei Chen, Min Gao, Qianlan Xu, Jiumeng Zhang, Lin Hu
Tunable tandem processes of bifunctional peroxides allow the divergent construction of functionalized dihydrofurans and epoxides by simply changing the basic conditions.
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Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric [4 + 3] cycloaddition of acyclic α,β-unsaturated imines with trimethylenemethane donors: access to chiral non-fused azepines

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2326-2331
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00064A, Research Article
Ting-Peng Li, Shuixiu Su, Jia-Huan Shen, Meng Zang, Yang-Zi Liu, Quannan Wang, Wei-Ping Deng
An efficient approach for the construction of non-fused azepines in good yields with high enantioselectivity via Pd-catalyzed asymmetric [4 + 3] cycloaddition was developed.
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Concise synthesis of succinimide-fused densely 1,3-cyclohexadienes via Co-catalyzed [2+2+2] cycloaddition of 1,6-diynes and maleimides

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00435C, Research Article
Jinhui Cai, Kaili Cen, Ziyi Zhai, Yuan Liu, Jiahao Wei, Mixia Ouyang, Guojun He, Shuyu Huang, Feng Zhao
Herein, we report a new route towards succinimide-fused densely 1,3-cyclohexadienes through the reaction of 1,6-diynes with electron-deficient alkenes under cobalt catalysis. This method shown high efficiency, wide substrate scope, good...
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Photochemical [2 + 2 + 1] annulation of 2-vinyloxy arylalkynes with bromomalonates via energy transfer

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00249K, Research Article
Shuo Tang, Jiupeng Liu, Min Zhang, Dan Wang, Yong Wang, Jingjing Zhao, Pan Li
A transition-metal-free, oxidant-free and base-free photochemical [2 + 2 + 1] radical annulation of 2-vinyloxy arylalkynes with bromomalonates has been developed.
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Unveiling the fundamental understanding of two dimensional π-conjugated FeN4+4 sites for boosting peroxymonosulfate activation

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA01195C, Paper
Sijia Jin, Wenxian Tan, Xiaofeng Tang, Xia Yao, Yingjian Bao, Haiyan Zhang, Shuang Song, Tao Zeng
The precisely defined FeN4+4 active sites in fully π-conjugated polyphthalocyanine frameworks establish a dual-pump-driven electron fast shuttle path—electron-rich Fe centers and electron-poor C atoms—ensuring continuous production of 1O2.
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