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I’m in the process of learning Swedish and Norwegian via Duolingo and so far I’ve encountered…
A brown bear having an identity crisis:
[ID: the Duolingo bear character is asking “Who am I?” The Norwegian translation is “Hvem er jeg” /end ID]
A gal casually recounting what is probably the most badass wolf in existence:
[ID: the Duolingo character Zari is saying “The wolf is eating a moose.” The Swedish translation is “Vargen äter en älg.” /end ID]
And my longest-to-complete lesson yet:
[ID: the Duolingo character Vikram is doing the splits and grinning while holding a Duo character aloft. Below them are the words “Perfect lesson! You made no mistakes in this lesson”. Below that are three text boxes stating that I scored 15 XP points; was, quote, “committed,” end quote, to the lesson because it took 42 minutes and 31 seconds to complete; and I got a 100% score on the overall lesson. /end ID]
The lesson took 42 minutes because I got started, set my phone down, got distracted, took a whole-ass shower, and then remembered I was mid-lesson in the language learning app with the green owl mascot. *headdesk*
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OSOP Scheme promoting Vocal for Local
Vocal for Local is a revolutionary and innovative solution to promote OSOP policy. It assists in creating a online presence for thousands of stores for retail, bakeries, medical shops, and bakeries which make up the internet traditional offline retail sector in India. The OSOP Scheme is One Station One Product launched by the Ministry of Railway in 2022. It is among the most innovative plans that has been announced to benefit the citizens of India up to now.
The primary goals that are the focus of OSOP Scheme are as follows :
1.) Promoting the 'Vocal for Local vision of the Government of India.
2.) The market is created for indigenous or local products.
3.) Giving train passengers to discover the rich culture of India and also to purchase indigenous products and local goods.
4.) In addition, creating income opportunities for those who are marginalised in society.
Railways should have fixed stalls/outlets at stations to showcase selling, and giving greater exposure to local and indigenous goods. Railways must determine the locations, products eligible available for sale, and the Vocals local vendors in the same manner.
To ensure the finest quality items, certain guidelines have been formulated to facilitate the process in identifying and appraising products that are :
1.) The items that are specifically identified for a specific station have to come of an indigenous origin.
2.) The range of categories of products that are included include -
a.) The textiles as well as handlooms.
b.) Local agricultural products/processed, as well processed foods.
C.) All kinds of handicrafts and artefacts.
D.) Traditional clothes that are sourced from the local region.
3.) Locally produced items must be accompanied by a Geographical Indications that have been approved by Office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
Criteria for eligibility:
The selection of participants in the OSOP policy could be determined in light of the fact that benefits must be available to the most marginalized groups of society. Below are the different groups of individuals who will receive the top priority for gaining the benefits offered by the program :
A) A) Holder of the Artisan / Weaver identification card, issued by the Development Commissioner Handicrafts or Development Commissioner Handloom or the required State / Central Government Authority.
b) Weavers and artisans who are and craftsmen in Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) and the National Handloom Development Corporation (NHDC) and the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and so on.
C) Self Help Groups registered with PMEGP (Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme).
d) The financially backward segments of society.
Guidelines to identify and approve OSOP Outlets
OSOP Outlets must comprise fixed stalls or kiosks and mobile/portable trolleys, or stalls.
1.) The quantity, location and the nature of OSOP Outlets in stations should be approved by DRM to be included within the station's design, but subject to a the maximum amount of OSOP outlets that do not exceed two outlets per platform.
2.) A well-standardized OSOP Outlets will be built by the zonal railways in accordance with the plans supplied by the railroad board.
3.) Other issues like delays on platforms and disruptions for passengers must be prevented. Safety of passengers on platforms and when embarking or deboarding, should be guaranteed.
Allotment of OSOP Outlets:
1.) Applications are accepted by the specific divisions of newspapers and social media apps. advertising at railway stations, for the temporary allocation to the OSOP outlets.
2.) Applications can be accepted on a regular basis, and a record of these applications must be kept in a time- and date-based manner.
3.) The designated box should be located at the entrance of the Station Manager or Master for taking applications.
4.) The applicant can submit an application along with required documents for eligibility and the contact information in the drop box that is designated.
"One District One Product' program is a brand new high-tech program has been introduced through the Ministry of Railways in 2022. The plan was discussed in the Union budget of 2022. It is being implemented with a central concentration on promotion and the digital supply chain for handmade and sustainable local craft products, or local agricultural products made from the Railways station to make each railway station a marketing hub and a showcase location for local
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Good morning, I’ve just woken up and had a plot bunny, please bear with me:
Harry and Draco are some degree of friends (co-workers, drinking buddies, bowling league besties, dating, etc…). The specifics don’t matter because that’s not the point of this story.
What is the point though, is that Narcissa is fed up with rooms and wings of the Manor feeling like malevolence is still living there. She’s tried the usual things of exorcising dark stuff but the vibes are still hanging around.
Draco mentions this to Harry, Harry brings up the idea of those paranormal home investigator shows where there’s a psychic carrying a handful of crystals & sage, and a home inspector with a carbon monoxide meter & mold test kit.
(I haven’t seen these shows, just heard about them on tumblr, please don’t yell at me.)
Draco’s like, There could be non-magical reasons the Manor is whack?
Harry’s like, I’ve seen that place and it is so old. I would not be surprised.
Narcissa’s just kinda like, I am wealthy enough to try this cute experiment and visitors sound lovely. We shall have a plate of cucumber sandwiches.
She invites all the shows and they all say yes and it’s a crossover episode because I say so which means they ALL are on the front lawn getting a lecture about safety and the Manor’s history on the same morning.
Assorted aurors and other folks who can deconstruct a Dark object are there. I haven’t decided yet if it’s only people who can ~blend~ with muggles or if the comedy would be greater if there’s some folks who can’t be subtle.
Either way, every non-magical visitor gets a magical escort/partner. You may swap out if your pairs interact and want to switch, But You Do Not Leave The Muggles Unattended.
Cue the sage psychics walking into a spotless dining room and saying ‘yes, there is a mild disturbance here. Lemme flap my arms about a bit.’ while their assigned wixen is looking into the camera like they’re on The Office because some Big Bad Shit happened here and the muggle psychic is adorably wrong.
The home inspectors do find leaks and raccoons and jacked floorboards and stuff, but in places where it makes no sense so they’re kinda pulling their hair out. But their assigned wixen are having an absolute ball of a time learning about the mundane intricacies of buildings. And some of these notes truly end up being The Fix That Was Needed for a room because a magic-resistant mold spot that induces creepy feelings and unpleasant memories is still a mold spot that can be taken out with MoldX or a little bleach.
Also this is an everyone-lives AU because I say so and want Sirius and Remus and Tonks (and maybe Moody????) and Fred to be there.
I can’t decide what’s funnier: if the portraits are told to be silent but that moving around to watch the guests is ok as long as movement is not seen, OR everyone plum forgot to tell the portraits and they’re chattering with the guests, too.
“Wait, wasn’t Mr. Basset-Hound-Face in the room with the copper fireplace? Who has a copper fireplace?? what is with this house?! And the little girl in the 18th century court gown was over- Wait. If I have learned anything from that one art history lecture I took, there is no WAY *this* period-accurate ruff would be painted/drawn in *that* style.” turns to their wixen, “If you want me to overlook this and not make a big deal out of the anachronisms, you had better have some very good alcohol at the end of this project.”
Anyway!
In the end, something worked and the Manor feels better. It could be that stuff got fixed/exorcised, it could be that some of the Energies were so offended by all these muggles traipsing around that they just up and left. Who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
((If it weren’t obvious, this story is not scary, it is a lighthearted combining of worlds.))
Ok, please someone write this with dialogue and what-not because I want to read it, thank you.
#plot bunny#OSoP original#HP#draco malfoy#narcissa black malfoy#narcissa malfoy#harry potter#malfoy manor#fic idea#fic prompt#colliding worlds
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Looking for a post
A handful of years ago, I came across a post about a researcher or team putting a hamster-sized exercise wheel in a forest floor to see if other critters would use it.
Not the one with the slug, I’ve found that one.
This one had images/video/gifs of other small critters running on it. Like mice, maybe some birds?, chipmunks, a snake or two, there may have been a frog or toad, etc…
I’m reasonably sure I reblogged it, but I haven’t always been great about tagging things precisely.
If you know what post I’m talking about, please slide it my way. Thank you!!
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She’s got two people inside of her but one of them’s tied up in a chair.
— my mom, on the phone with her sister, talking about their stepmother
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Oh Hell No
The grocery store where I work just started playing Christmas music.
No. It is Too. Damn. Early.
I object.
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...does this count as ‘my dash did a thing’?
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Some of the ads I get on Instagram are completely irrelevant to me. But some of them are 100% spot ON with regards to my interests.
Ex:
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I’m trying to write a paper about the Doge meme for grad school and my ‘study’ buddy is being the opposite of helpful.
(Please excuse the fact that this is taking place in a bathroom - it’s the only desktop/countertop in the house where I can spread my study materials out the way I like.)
[id: two pictures from slightly different angles of a bathroom countertop with study materials strewn about (folder, notebooks, laptop, pens, mug of tea, candle) with a black and white cat squarely placing himself in front of the laptop which is open to a screen of a very highlighted PDF article. In the mirror of the first picture, a closed toilet and a toilet paper roll can be seen. In the second picture, a cat food bowl on a placemat and a sink are visible on the counter; the photographer is visible in the mirror, but their face has been bleeped out with a bright blue scribble. /end id]
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She wants to come in my room so bad
BUT
The ‘evil kitty’ is in here giving her the stinkeye
(She’s perfectly welcome to come in, she just knows the cat doesn’t like her)
[A golden retriever’s head and forepaw are visible between the door and jamb as she lies on the floor, two pairs of shoes and a pile of boxes & mail are against the wall]
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Monday, April 22, 2019
0.55 miles in seventeen minutes (!!!)
1 - That was the absolute fastest dog walk around my block I’ve EVER done. I love this dog. Can we keep her?
2 - I guess the monkey toy actually could have come along with us earlier! Excepting the times she got distracted by a squirrel and when she laid down in someone else’s yard, she carried her tennis ball the entire walk. Gotta love retrievers 💜
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I’m working on grad school applications at the bookstore and there’s this young pair of people chatting and giggling and I can’t help but overhear them:
“Your indie band name is your favorite fruit + the last reason you took painkillers. This one guy submitted Kiwi Got Run Over By A Truck!” They both dissolved into shocked giggles and chuckles and started talking about how one of them has bad ankles.
So!
My lady power electro-indie band is henceforth called Sour Cherry Menstrual Cramps
#That's some VIVID imagery right there. oops.#I truly do like the song Cherry Pie by Warrant because it is filthy hilarious.#music?#naming conventions#overheard conversations#OSoP original
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Okay, yes, earthquakes are serious/important/scary/etc
But.
When I first saw this headline drop down from the top of my phone’s screen, only the first two lines were visible: “Dodgers Stadium sways. Disneyland rides were evacuated. Southern California,” which caused me to wonder what the big nationwide event was.
Even seeing the full headline left me confused. Like, what do earthquakes in Southern California have to do with the Dodgers Stadium in New York?
It took me a few freaking seconds to remember they had moved from Brooklyn to LA.
That’s how much Captain America fic I’ve read.
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Monday, April 22, 2019
1.3 miles in about an hour
She really wanted to bring her toy on the walk but would’ve set it down after, like, four houses. So, no, the squeaky monkey did not come along with us.
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Wow. All those pesticides really add flavor, huh?
— My mother while eating an organic ice cream sandwich
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...I think I just figured out why my room isn’t exactly WARM in the winter months 🙄
[Description: the bottom-half of a white IKEA KALLAX cubbie/shelf thing can be seen; 3 of the 4 lowest cubbies have black fabric boxes arranged in an upside-down-L shape adorned with pins; the 2 open-front cubbies above have scarves, yarn, mittens, and other winter accessories; the remaining cubbie in the bottom row has nothing placed in it because there is a heating vent along the back wall EXCEPT my chunky black and white kitty cat is napping in front of it blocking the warm airflow to the rest of the room because she has decided this is the best spot in the entire house. To the left of the shelving unit a sliver of bookcase can be seen; and on the right, a sliver of an overflowing laundry hamper. The floor is wood.]
#cats#kitties#pets#photography#black and white cat#animals#cats are such majestic creatures#cats are jerks#IKEA#KALLAX#DRÖNA#OSoP original
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