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[daeva-agas]

Crack animation 2: Crispmas. There's a HP/MP bar because in the initial scene it was meant to look like someone actually playing a game and switching around party members to decorate the room.

Never finished for the same reason as the other one: I forgot the script/plot. Was making these between school/college activities, and then like... Woops.

Why are the daeva just chilling there with the druids having "Crispmas party" together together and everything's fine? It was supposed to be explained in the thing, but yeah, silly me for not actually writing down the script.

Funny scenes from the "footage" I already did:

Inside joke about venisons from Ye Olde Forums (courtesy of @druidofdarkness).

Breaking the Fourth Wall

And references to AV3

[backspacingmyself]

10/04/2023, 12.28pm

It's my 30th Birthday today.

[druidofdarkness]

Woke up this morning with the epiphany that clearly, the militant squirrels in the Western Highlands were the result of Eithera trying to give Armaiti bodyguards that he wouldn't hate, because she thinks he's always got his nose stuck in his plants and wouldn't see a demon coming if it invited him for tea.

(Listen, I know everything about the squirrels is a joke and should not be taken too seriously, but please imagine the Druid of Strength trying to herd squirrels into formation. And chuckle knowing how badly it eventually backfired; you know those thieving squirrels are the most frequent complaint Armaiti hears.)

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[licensedfool]

so this is how i find out one of my favorite genshin artists on tt is a newsies fan… small world (i only have newsies brainrot bc my school did it)

OH MY GOD A;EOIGJE;AIOJ;OEIJGA FIRST OF ALL ABSOLUTELY HONORED TO BE AMONGST UR FAVORITE GENSHIN ARTISTS!! I CRY!! second of all this is like the third or fourth time someone has found me through genshin and realized they eithera lready nknew me from newsies or learned that im a newsies fan as well. THE CROSSOVER OF THESE FANDOMS IS KIND OF HILARIOUS

[moneypedia]

Scalping, when used in reference to trading in securities, commodities and foreign exchange, may refer to eithera legitimate method of arbitrage of small price gaps created by the bid–ask spread, ora fraudulent form of market manipulation.

Arbitrage

Scalping, in the arbitrage sense, is a type of trading in which traders try to open and close positions in very short periods of time in markets such as foreign exchange and securities with the aim of making a small profit from the trades.[1][2]

How scalping works

Scalping is the shortest time frame in trading and it exploits small changes in currency prices.[3] Scalpers attempt to act like traditional market makers or specialists. To make the spread means to buy at the Bid price and sell at the Ask price, in order to gain the bid/ask difference. This procedure allows for profit even when the bid and ask don't move at all, as long as there are traders who are willing to take market prices. It normally involves establishing and liquidating a position quickly, usually within minutes or even seconds.

The role of a scalper is actually the role of market makers or specialists who are to maintain the liquidity and order flow of a product of a market.

The profit for each transaction is based only on a few bips (basis points), so scalping is typically conducted when there are large amounts of capital and high leverage or there are currency pairs where the bid–offer spread is narrow. [4]

Principles

Spreads are bonuses as well as costs – Stock Markets operate on a bid and ask based system. The numerical difference between the bid and ask prices is referred to as the spread between them. The ask prices are immediate execution (market) prices for quick buyers (ask takers); bid prices for quick sellers (bid takers). If a trade is executed at market prices, closing that trade immediately without queuing would not get the seller back the amount paid because of the bid/ask difference. The spread can be viewed as trading bonuses or costs according to different parties and different strategies. On one hand, traders who do not wish to queue their order, instead paying the market price, pay the spreads (costs). On the other hand, traders who wish to queue and wait for execution receive the spreads (bonuses). Some day trading strategies attempt to capture the spread as additional, or even the only, profits for successful trades.

Lower exposure, lower risks – Scalpers are only exposed in a relatively short period, as they do not hold positions overnight. As the period one holds decreases, the chances of running into extreme adverse movements, causing huge losses, decreases.

Smaller moves, easier to obtain – A change in price results from imbalance of buying and selling powers. Most of the time within a day, prices stay stable, moving within a small range. This means neither buying nor selling power control the situation. There are only a few times which price moves towards one direction, i.e. either buying or selling power controls the situation. It requires bigger imbalances for bigger price changes. It is what scalpers look for – capturing smaller moves which happen most of the time, as opposed to larger ones.

Large volume, adding profits up – Since the profit obtained per share or contract is very small due to its target of spread, they need to trade large in order to add up the profits. Scalping is not suitable for large-capital traders seeking to move large volumes at once, but for small-capital traders seeking to move smaller volumes more often.

Different parties and spreads

Whenever the spread is made one (or more) party must pay it (paying the cost to receive some value on completing the transaction quickly) and some party (or parties) will receive that money as profit.

Who pays the spreads (costs)

The following traders pay the spreads:

Momentum traders on technicals – These traders look for fast movements hinted from quotes, prices and volumes, charts. When a real breakout occurs, price becomes volatile. A sudden rise or fall may occur within any second. They need to get in quick before the price moves out of the base.

Momentum traders on news – When news breaks out, the price becomes very volatile as many people watching the news will react at more or less the same time. A trader needs to take the market prices immediately as the opportunity may vanish after a second or so.Cut losses on market prices – The spread becomes a cost if the price moves against the expected direction and the trader wishes to cut losses immediately on market price.Who receives the spreads (bonuses)

The following traders receive the spreads:

Individual scalpers – They trade for spreads and can benefit from larger spreads.Market makers and specialists – People who provide liquidity place their orders on their market books. Over the course of a single day, a market maker may fill orders for hundreds of thousands or millions of shares.

Spot foreign exchange (exchanges of foreign currencies) brokers – They do not charge any commissions because they make profits from the bid/ask spread quotes. On July 10, 2006, the exchange rate between Euro and United States dollar is 1.2733 at 15:45. The internal (inter-bank dealers) bid/ask price is 1.2732-5/1.2733-5. However the foreign exchange brokers or middlemen will not offer the same competitive prices to their clients. Instead they provide their own version of bid and ask quotes, say 1.2731/1.2734, of which their commissions are already "hidden" in it. More competitive brokers do not charge more than 2 pips spread on a currency where the interbank market has a 1 pip spread, and some offer better than this by quoting prices in fractional pips.

Factors affecting scalping

Liquidity – The liquidity of a market affects the performance of scalping. Each product within the market receives different spread, due to popularity differentials. The more liquid the markets and the products are, the tighter the spreads are. Some scalpers like to trade in a more liquid market since they can move in and out of large positions easily without adverse market impact. Other scalpers like to trade in less liquid markets, which typically have significantly larger bid–ask spread. Whereas a scalper in a highly liquid market (for example, a market maintaining a one-penny spread) may take 10,000 shares to make a 3 cent gain ($300), a scalper in an illiquid market (for example, a market with a 25 cent spread) may take 500 shares for a 60 cent gain ($300). While there is theoretically more profit potential in a liquid market, it is also a "poker game" with many more professional players which can make it more difficult to anticipate future price action.

Volatility – Unlike momentum traders, scalpers like stable or silent products. Imagine if its price does not move all day, scalpers can profit all day simply by placing their orders on the same bid and ask, making hundreds or thousands of trades. They do not need to worry about sudden price changes.

Time frame – Scalpers operate on a very short time frame, looking to profit from market waves that are sometimes too small to be seen even on the one-minute chart. This maximizes the number of moves during the day that the scalper can use to make a profit.

Risk management – Rather than looking for one big trade, the way a trend trader might, the scalper looks for hundreds of small profits throughout the day. In this process the scalper might also take hundreds of small losses during the same time period. For this reason a scalper must have very strict risk management that never allows losses to accumulate too much.

[saintlaurentproblems]

Sabrina posting the cover of Christmas song in Shawns sweater is cringe af. Girl he said no 🥴 plus he gives every woman he has ever been with eithera T or blazer. But she the one being wax poetic.

Good for her. She needs to keep making noise.

[smol-tired-binch-blog]

Whenever I make OCs or sonas they're eithera) flamboyant showman bastards with a flair for the dramatic or b) mentally unwell beautiful goth girlies what do you think that says about me

[thelistingteammiami]

Foreclosures and Bankruptcies Won’t Crash the Housing Market

Foreclosures and Bankruptcies Won’t Crash the Housing Market

If you've been following the news recently, you might have seen articles about an increase in foreclosures and bankruptcies. That could be making you feel uneasy, especially if you're thinking about buying or selling a house.

But the truth is, even though the numbers are going up, the data shows the housing market isn’t headed for a crisis.

Foreclosure Activity Rising, but Less Than Headlines Suggest

In recent years, the number of foreclosures has been very low. That’s because, in 2020 and 2021, the forbearance program and other relief options were put in place to help many homeowners stay in their homes during that tough time.

When the moratorium ended, there was an expected rise in foreclosures. But just because they’re up, that doesn't mean the housing market is in trouble.

To help you see how much things have changed since the housing crash in 2008, check out the graph below using research from ATTOM, a property data provider. It looks at properties with a foreclosure filing going all the way back to 2005 to show that there have been fewer foreclosures since the crash.

As you can see, foreclosure filings are inching back up to pre-pandemic numbers, but they're still way lower than when the housing market crashed in 2008. And today, the tremendous amount of equity American homeowners have in their homes can help people sell and avoid foreclosure.

The Increase in Bankruptcies Isn’t Dramatic Either

As you can see below, the financial trouble many industries and small businesses felt during the pandemic didn’t cause a dramatic increase in bankruptcies. Still, the number of bankruptcies has gone up slightly since last year, nearly returning to 2021 levels. But that isn’t cause for alarm.

The numbers for 2021 and 2022 were lower than more typical years. That’s in part because the government provided trillions of dollars in aid to individuals and businesses during the pandemic. So, let’s instead focus on the bar for this year and compare it to the bar on the far left (2019). It shows the number of bankruptcies today is still nowhere near where it was before the pandemic. Both of these two factors are reasons why the housing market isn't in danger of crashing.

Bottom Line

Right now, it's crucial to understand the data. Foreclosures and bankruptcies are rising, but these leading indicators aren’t signaling trouble that would cause another crash.

[washwashgalaxy]

HEAVENLY LIGHT...By Nasser Ghoudarzi

HEAVENLY LIGHT…How beautiful arethe rays of the heavenly light,when they surge through the openings in the clouds… to awaken the fields below…! Somewhere, before the dawnof time, the light has alwaysbeen there, and it will perpetuatelong after the end… Though we don’t know where or when… During our tenure on earth,each of us is eithera source, a reflector,an instrument thatconveys the light;or…

[naturecoaster]

City's Beautification Board Announces Improvement Award Winners

During the June 5, 2023, City of Brooksville City Council meeting the City Council and the City’s Beautification Board announced the winners of the monthly Margaret R. Ghiotto Improvement Awards. City's Beautification Board Announces Improvement Award Winners The commercial property winner, Allison Quigley, owner of Orange Magnolia Boutique, located at 10 S. Broad Street and residential property winner, the John and Anita Hamilton, located at 105. Mt. Fair Avenue, are recognized for beautifying property located within the City. The Beautification Board takes nominations for the Beatification Award for residential and commercial properties throughout the entire year. Criteria for nomination includes: - Property must be within the City limits of Brooksville - Beautification is limited to improvement of the exterior and/or surroundinggrounds; - The Beautification effort must be easily recognizable to any person that is amember of the Beautification Board: - The Beautification Board will select and award one (1) award per month to eithera new or an existing property.The selected business and home will receive a City of Brooksville award certificate and ayard sign with the phrase “City of Brooksville Beautification Award” to display on their propertyfor one (1) month.The Board is appointed by City Council and consists of seven (7) voting members and aCity Council representative. This board is responsible for the beautification of the City of Brooksville through education of the citizens, utilizing contests, information, award programs, as well as the Adopt-A-Spot Program. The Board Members serve four-year staggered terms of office, all expiring in December of their respective term.For more information on the Beautification Board or it’s programs, please call the City of Brooksville, Parks & Recreation Department at 352-540-3830 or visit www.cityofbrooksville.us. Read the full article

[scitechpoetry]

Status

Status, conferred by anotherA title, acquired by defaultDeeds, unworthy of eitherA life built upon lie after another Status, unwantedA title, conferred by the majorityDeeds, pure and trustworthyA life built upon transparency and love Status, carved out of an abilityA title, earned by humilityDeeds, ingenious and inspiringA life built by hard work.

[daeva-agas]

I have memories of making these, but at the same time it feels so surreal like a fever dream... I remember I was binging Chocolatier games back then, hence the billboard/ad layouts and the glaze on the truffle one LOLOLOL... Also bad Google Translated words.

I'm sure I had a logical reason for why Galahad is vampire-coloured in whatever headcanon/AU context this happens in, but I really can't remember at all. The version that I knew I posted in the old Amaranth forum collegium is gone and I don't really want to rifle around my other social media to see if I ever posted the explanation elsewhere.

Anyway. This actually was meant to come in a set of 4, but either the file has since been lost or I just never finished the last one... Pft. I can vaguely even still remember the chocolate product was something something wasabi matcha. Product number 3 is... well. Nothing to see here, move along.

[ghedahrianvampress]

~ Aislday in Aveyond ~

So, I meant to post this around Christmas but I forgot, so yeah...

(Disclaimer: I make no claims to any of the sprites or tilesets! I simply own a copy of RPG Maker XP and enjoy making such little scenes)

[cosmik-homo]

Wait OK is Raboniel Navani’s first time killling anyone. Right? So the only main stormlight character who Never Killed Anyone is Lift right.

[nephiliam]

Desperately planning what my halloween costume's gonna be bc I ALWAYS never get to have it fully completed in time

[love-pyramus]

Phoenix : Issac is a perfect cinnamon scone who’s never done anything wrong in their entire life!

Void: Never done anything wrong?! They set a city block on FIRE!

Yup-