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![]() ![]() New developments in goal setting and task performance. Resilience and grit: How to develop a growth mindset. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73(5), 1038–1051. Pancultural explanations for life satisfaction: Adding relationship harmony to self-esteem. Individual and collective processes in the construction of the self: Self-enhancement in the United States and self-criticism in Japan. John (Eds.), Handbook of personality: Theory and research (pp. The big-five trait taxonomy: History, measurement, and theoretical perspectives. ![]() Is there a universal need for positive self-regard? Psychological Review, 106(4), 766–794. Psychometric properties of developed and transadapted grit measures across cultures: A systematic review. International Journal of Physiology, Nutrition and Physical Education, 4(1), 843–848. Grit, self-regulation, and resilience among college football players: A pilot study. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 4(5), 396–407. Executive coaching enhances goal attainment, resilience, and workplace well-being: A randomised controlled study. Relationship between passion, resilience, and performance in triathlon. Frontiers in Psychology, 5(36), 1–12.įranca, D. The grit effect: Predicting retention in the military, the workplace, school, and marriage. The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087–1101.Įricsson, K. Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality Assessment, 91(2), 166–174.ĭuckworth, A. ![]() Development and validation of the short grit scale (grit-S). Grit: The power of passion and perseverance. Perseverance counts, but consistency does not! Validating the short grit scale in a collectivistic setting. Current Psychology: A Journal for Diverse Perspectives on Diverse Psychological Issues, 35(1), 121–130.ĭatu, J. Validating the short grit scale in a collectivist setting. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 113(3), 492–511.ĭatu, J. Much ado about grit: A meta-analytic synthesis of the grit literature. The economics and psychology of personality traits. Validation studies showed that the scores of the 3-D Grit Scale were moderately correlated with (a) 12 item grit scale (Duckworth et al., 2007) and the brief resilience scale (smith et al., 2008), indicating good concurrent and convergent validities (b) conscientiousness revealing that both the constructs are mutually exclusive.īorghans, L., Duckworth, A. The final 17-item 3-D Grit Scale showed adequate internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.86), and split-half reliability (Spearman-brown = 0.80, Guttman = 0.80). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the scale excellently fits in the three-correlated factor model and the two-level hierarchical model indexing grit as a total of three first-order factors. The sample included students and working professionals aged between 18 and 25, residing in different parts of India. The psychometric measure developed has three factors, Perseverance-Commitment (PC), Interest-Passion (IP), and Goal-directed Resilience (GR) through a series of five studies study 1 ( n = 409) for item analysis, study 2 ( n = 334) for exploratory factor analysis, study 3 ( n = 514) for confirmatory factor analysis and study 4 ( n = 214) and 5 ( n = 107) to assess the validity. This manuscript reports the development and validation of the three-dimensional Grit Scale (3-D Grit Scale). ![]() ![]() ![]() Her parents are Ana María Hernández (Spanish) and Jorge Rodríguez (Argentine). Let’s keep along the same line of thinking for Rodríguez. None of these names are on the list, but if you’re curious, Ronaldo’s siblings are brother Hugo, and sisters Liliana Katia and Elma.Ĭristiano Ronaldo's troubled childhood spurred his desire to be perfect father to growing brood His grandparents are Humberto and Filomena Aveiro on his father’s side and Jose Nunes de Viveiros and Matilde dos Santos on his mother’s side. For this reason, it’s possible to think Ronaldo may not pass down his father’s name to one of his future children. And his mother has said Jose was hard to be around when drinking. Ronaldo has admitted to never really getting to know his father well. Jose battled with drinking problems which ultimately led to his early death. Ronaldo will make Manchester home after retiring with Georgina expecting twins īut while passing along his mother’s name could make sense, it seems a little less likely when it comes to his father’s name. So we can easily see why “Maria” and “Jose” are leading favorites in this baby name prop. His father, who passed away in 2005 from liver disease when Ronaldo was just 20-years-old, was named Jose Dinis Aveiro. Of course, for obvious reasons, “Georgina” at +1400 odds could certainly be in the running should the couple give birth to a baby girl.īut what about Ronaldo’s other family? His mother, still in his life, is named Maria Dolores dos Santo Aveiro. Given the unknown nature of the past mothers of his first three children, we can rule out that possibility. It’s not uncommon to pass down a family member’s name to one’s children. ![]() In October, the couple announced Georgina is three months pregnant and that they are expecting twins.ĭelighted to announce that we are expecting twins□□□□ #blessed /bdwmNUWdDu Alana Martina is the first child of Rodríguez. Ronaldo met the 27-year-old Spanish model while shopping at a Gucci store in Madrid in 2016. His fourth child, Alana Martina, three years old, is from current girlfriend Georgina Rodríguez. Eva and Mateo were born by an anonymous surrogate. ![]() The mother of Cristiano Jr or “Christianinho” is not known to the public. Odds as of Nov 9 at William Hill Ronaldo Already Has Four ChildrenĬristiano Jr is 11-years-old, then twins Eva and Mateo are four-years-old. Let’s take a look at the leading contenders and odds for each baby name on the board. Others are a little more out there but could be recognizable to soccer fans. We’ve got all kinds of names on the board, Some look obvious and have family ties. Instead, William Hill has released odds on the potential baby names for he and girlfriend Georgina Rodríguez’s twins. We’re not betting on the Man U and Portuguese star to score or assist a goal, win an EPL or World Cup title or even to win the Ballon d’Or. ![]() Of all the things we can bet on Cristiano Ronaldo to do, this one is a little more off the board. Read on for the odds and our predictions here.What names will the couple give to Ronaldo’s fifth and sixth children?.Manchester United and Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo recently announced he’s having twins with girlfriend Georgina Rodríguez.Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo, center, is flanked by his girlfriend Georgina, left, and his mother Dolores Aveiro, right, pose with the Serie A soccer title trophy, at the Allianz Stadium, in Turin, Italy, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. ![]() ![]() OneDrive is therefore, technically speaking, a very competitive alternative to WeTransfer in terms of capacity and functionalities. Anyone in possession of a WeTransfer download link can access the corresponding files. In addition, OneDrive users can specify for how long they want to keep their files available, or decide to keep them indefinitely if they wish.Īnother important point is that WeTransfer does not allow setting different levels of permissions on the files. This situation is even more frustrating for the CIOs since OneDrive offers much more advanced capacity, features and options than WeTransfer.įor example, the free version of WeTransfer limits file uploads to 2 GB, and the uploaded files are only available for seven days, whereas with OneDrive, the maximum file size is 250 GB. Indeed, they are concerned that employees do not make use of OneDrive, that is a major, (if not The Major), component the Office 365 suite, installed on all employees’ computers. If WeTransfer is, for the users, the perfect solution to exchange large files, at Office 365 customers, CIOs find this situation regrettable. ![]() Enough to comfort the WeTransfer users in their choice. And on closer inspection, the WeTransfer terms of use are clear and well formalized. It appears to them as an accessible and reliable solution. WeTransfer is therefore ideal for users who need to quickly exchange files too large to be sent by email. The recipients of the download links must download the files during this time, before they are automatically deleted. The uploaded files are stored on WeTransfer for seven days. ![]() All they have to do then, in order to generate and send an email containing the download links to their files, is to enter the file recipient email addresses and click on Transfer. Users upload their large files (up to 2 GB) on the platform in just a few clicks. Uploading and sharing files using WeTransfer is self-explanatory and really straightforward: Indeed, the WeTransfer web service displays a minimalist user interface that is extremely easy to use through any web browser. And this, even at Office 365 customers, where OneDrive is installed and available on all user computers. Often accustomed to using it for private use, employees also have the WeTransfer reflex at the workplace. ![]() ![]() Beyond that, you can pick and choose the projects you need to incorporate. To build Java applications, you’ll always need a standard JDK. Java's enterprise and cloud-native features are now integrated into Jakarta EE, which is managed by the Eclipse Foundation. There's a lot cooking in the Java kitchen! About Jakarta EE IDGīefore you select the Java SE download, take a minute to look at the other options. ![]() You'll see the various JDK packages available, as shown in Figure 2. To download the Java SE development kit, visit Oracle's official download page. We'll stick with Java SE for this introduction so that we can focus on the core JDK classes and technologies. Otherwise, the javac (Java compiler) command will reject the Lambda code with a syntax error. For example, if you want to use functional programming features, then you need at least the Java 8 JDK for compiling. Since the JDK supplies the compiler for your Java programs, the JDK you use determines what Java version you can code in. For example, if you needed just a JDK plus servlets, you could use the standard JDK plus Tomcat, which includes the Servlet API. In some cases, you might not need the entire Jakarta EE platform. If you need additional tools useful for enterprise and cloud-native application development, then you will likely want to download and install Jakarta EE. You will still download the Java SE JDK from an implementer like Oracle or OpenJDK. Now that the enterprise Java libraries have migrated to Jakarta EE, the process has changed. These were JDKs targeted for different types of development like Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE), Java Standard Edition (Java SE), and Java Mobile Edition (Java ME). In the past, you also had to select a Java package. Looking ahead, it seems that Java 17 may be the next prominent version. Java maintains backward compatibility, so we'll just download the latest release. Java 11 recently squeaked past Java 8 as the most commonly used version. When you download your JDK, you will need to select the version of Java you want to use. For Windows and macOS, Java includes an installer that will do this for you. Getting Java set up in your development environment is as easy as downloading a JDK and adding it to the system path on your operating system. First, I'll show you how to download and set up a JDK in your development environment. java files-which are plain text-and rendering them into executable. The compiler is the software program capable of taking raw. In addition to the JRE, which is the environment used to run Java applications, every JDK contains a Java compiler.
![]() Add tasks – Create a task with a due date, ready to complete when the time is right.Add events – Instantly converts the ‘event’ sentence into an event and adds it to your calendar.Add accounts – Add your existing calendar accounts like iCloud, Google, or Exchange directly to Fantastical and keep all of your events and tasks in sync.The price of the monthly or yearly subscriptions are $4.99 and $39.99 respectively, which unlocks all premium features across Fantastical and Cardhop on all your Mac devices! Screenshots of Flexibits Premium Plus, it syncs with Apple Contacts too! This will save even more on your subscription costs, especially with an annual subscription. With Flexibits Premium, all of these amazing tools are available on all devices – iPhone, iPad or Mac. Your calendars, tasks, and contacts will be more powerful, more productive, and more fun. Fantastical Scheduling is also included, making scheduling your meetings easy.This awesome contact management app offers so many cool features like relationship summaries, actions lists and smart searching. If there is something specific about them or for them that needs attention now, then it can be done from within the app. Cardhop is an app to help you stay on top of people in your life! Cardhop will show you who they are, what their relationship with you is and how best to communicate with them.It synchronizes seamlessly with almost any calendar platform, including iCloud, Google Calendar, Exchange, Outlook etc., so you can always stay up to date on your schedule. Fantastical is known as one of the best calendar apps available with its gorgeous design and powerful functionality.With Flexibits Premium, you get access to their award-winning productivity apps, Fantastical and Cardhop under one price: ![]() They have a subscription service for their premium features called Flexibits Premium. Flexibits is an app company that specializes in creating productivity apps for Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad that are enjoyable and flexible. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Federal Trade Commission issued an order against Bailey's business to "cease and desist from various representations theretofore made by them as to the therapeutic value of Radithor and from representing that the product Radithor is harmless". Legacy īyers's death received much publicity and it heightened awareness of the dangers of radioactive "cures". He is buried in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in a lead-lined coffin. His death on Mawas attributed to "radiation poisoning" using the terminology of the time, but it was due to cancers, not acute radiation syndrome. In 1931, the Federal Trade Commission asked him to testify about his experience, but he was too sick to travel so the commission sent a lawyer to take his statement at his home the lawyer reported that Byers's "whole upper jaw, excepting two front teeth and most of his lower jaw had been removed" and that "All the remaining bone tissue of his body was disintegrating, and holes were actually forming in his skull." He lost weight and had headaches, and his teeth began to fall out. īyers began taking several doses of Radithor per day, believing it gave him a "toned-up feeling", but stopped in October 1930 (after taking some 1400 doses) when that effect faded. He offered physicians a 1/6 kickback on each dose prescribed. Bailey was a Harvard University dropout who falsely claimed to be a doctor of medicine and had become rich from the sale of Radithor, a solution of radium in water which he claimed stimulated the endocrine system. ![]() For the persistent pain, a doctor suggested he take Radithor, a patent medicine manufactured by William J. In 1927, Byers injured his arm falling from a railway sleeping berth. Byers eventually became the chairman of the Girard Iron Company, which had been created by his father. Amateur golf champion of 1906, after finishing runner-up in 19. Paul's School and Yale College where he earned a reputation as a sportsman. The son of industrialist Alexander Byers, Eben Byers was educated at St. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is how a regular URL with UTM tracking code appended to it looks like: How to Create UTM Codes with a UTM Builder? UTM codes are a way to track your marketing efforts by providing metrics like impressions, clicks and conversions.Ī UTM Code includes the campaign name (utm_campaign), the source of traffic (utm_source), the medium in which you’re running ads (utm_medium), and the specific keyword or ad group that generated the traffic (especially if you are using paid ads or retargeting ads). UTM code is short for Urchin Tracking Module. What’s UTM code? How does a UTM Builder Work? Let’s discuss what UTM tracking codes are used for, how to use a UTM builder, and how they work before we go into detail about creating them yourself (video below). Allows you to keep up-to-date on customer trends so you can tailor future campaigns accordingly.Increases conversions by understanding how users interact with your website.There are many benefits of using a UTM builder for UTM tracking: Benefits of UTM Builder: Generate UTM codes and UTM tracking However, using tools like Automate can help you automate the process if you like. This, in turn, gives you clarity on what’s happening with your traffic, what sources send you traffic, and eventually how your digital marketing efforts are paying off.Įveryone can benefit from using a UTM Builder.īesides, building your UTM codes with a UTM generator is a simple (but repeatable) process. The UTM builder is a powerful tool that helps you generate UTM codes and implement UTM tracking. This allows you to see the performance of specific marketing efforts in Google Analytics and other analytics programs. A UTM Builder (campaign URL builder or UTM generator as it’s sometimes called) is an easy way to create UTM links UTM stands for Urchin Tracking Module - It’s a way to track campaigns, links, and ads by adding parameters to URLs. What is UTM tracking or UTM codes, you ask? ![]() ![]() ![]() Because of that, the interface looks much the same whether you’re on a desktop, laptop, iPad, or iPhone. The Photos app is built around the concept of a unified photo library, such that any photos you take on your phone automatically sync with your computer and vice versa. Underlying that simplicity is a powerful set of editing tools that started out all too basic but have grown to be quite competent over time. But he is perfectly capable of connecting his Canon Rebel T4i to his Mac, offloading his images into Photos, and post-processing them using the tools provided. He is a retired railroad mechanic who prefers working on small engines in his garage instead of tinkering on the computer. I can personally attest to this with my dad as an example. Even back to the original days of iPhoto, Apple’s philosophy has been to make their image-editing programs as easy to use as possible. ![]() The core principle of Apple Photos has always been simplicity. It’s safe to say that if you haven’t used Apple Photos in a while you might be surprised at how good the current version is, and if you have never even tried the program you are in for a real treat. It can now hold its own against many of the other post-processing software options available on the market. However over time, Apple has delivered on its promise to improve Photos and with each iteration, the program becomes more capable, not to mention speedier, than ever before. Photographers hopeful for a fresh new program with all of their favorite features were dismayed and abandoned Apple Photos in droves only to rush headlong into the welcoming arms of Adobe, Macphun (now called Skylum), Corel, and other developers. One significant tradeoff when consolidating apps and enabling cross-device editing with Apple Photos was a lean feature set that, compared to Aperture, was downright anemic and even came up short when compared to iPhoto. With Photos, it was possible to crop a picture on your iPhone and then have that same cropped version of the picture show up on your Apple desktop a few seconds later – a syncing nightmare that was virtually impossible using the panoply of programs previously available from Apple. This new application offered users a way to manage, edit, and share their photos much in the same way iPhoto and Aperture functioned, but also gave people the ability to sync their photo collections and even individual photo edits across all their devices. Merger of Aperture and iPhotoĪs the decade wore on and Apple saw how much people were using their mobile phones for taking and editing pictures it decided to kill off Aperture and iPhoto and replace them with a single program called Photos. A few years later Apple waded into the professional photo editing market with Aperture, a program that was like iPhoto on steroids and was seen as a direct competitor to Adobe Lightroom. I used iPhoto from the first version that was released and even now it’s kind of amazing how well that initial offering worked, though it was clearly lacking many features we take for granted today. This new software called iPhoto was revolutionary at the time, giving casual users a way to manage all their digital imaging assets in a way that was fast, simple, and easy to understand. The story of Apple Photos starts in 2002 with Apple’s late CEO Steve Jobs introducing an all-in-one program to let users catalog, edit, and share their digital pictures. Apple Photos is a program you might have overlooked in the past, but with steady improvements over the years, it is now a serious contender when it comes to post-processing your pictures. ![]() It can be a daunting proposition to try and pick one that’s right for you.įortunately for Mac users, there is a fantastic option already available to you for free sitting right on your own computer. Programs like Lightroom, Luminar, CaptureOne, Affinity Photo, GIMP, DarkTable, and AfterShotPro, are all highly capable photo editors. ![]() There are dozens of great options for casual, enthusiast, and professional image-makers who are looking to get the most out of their images. As the market for digital cameras has intensified in recent years, the options available for post-processing software has exploded as well. ![]() ![]() But today Bart does not work, the game character does not want to obey him and you need to come to the aid of the player. Easily move forward or backward to get to the perfect clip. Find the exact moment in a TV show, movie, or music video you want to share. Yarn is the best search for video clips by quote. Larry the Looter has been made into a flash game by GumpyFunction with similar graphics and game mechanics as depicted in the 'Radio Bart' episode. The hero spent hours in front of the monitor screen, and his favorite game is Larry the looter. The Simpsons (1989) - S03E13 Comedy clip with quote Cool, Larry the Looter. ![]() At the time the episode aired, Soon Ja Du, the shopkeeper who shot Harlins, was appealing her guilty verdict Larry The Looter (Simpsons game) - 4K Gameplay (yes, 4K) - PC (4K UHD 60fps) Larry The Looter is a recreation of the arcade video game Bart Simpson plays in The Simpsons at his birthday party. When Bart played the game, Larry would also be killed by a shopkeeper ala Latasha Harlins. Larry the Looter Support Newgrounds and get tons of perks for just 2.99 Create a Free Account and then. Ironically, the game debuted on The Simpsons three months before the infamous Rodney King verdict riots which saw widespread looting and arson across Los Angeles after the four officers who were videotaped assaulting King were acquitted at the state level two of the officers would later be convicted on federal charges. Bart plays the game at his birthday party held at Wall E. ![]() |