![]() ![]() The BLS study calculates how much people spend on fees and admissions, pets, hobbies and other entertainment services, such as streaming services. Budget CategoriesĮntertainment costs are another part of monthly expenses - and often an area in which Americans can cut back if needed. This includes health insurance costs, such as insurance premiums and copays, as well as medical services and medical supplies. Budget Categoriesįinally, here is the role that healthcare costs play in Americans’ monthly expenses. In addition to housing and transportation, many Americans make monthly contributions to a life insurance policy and a retirement account. The study details the expenses that make up monthly transportation costs including vehicle purchases (including car payments), public transportation, and car insurance. Household operations (includes child care, elder care and other domestic duties) Utilities (water, power, natural gas, etc.) ![]() ![]() Other lodging (vacation homes, schools, hotels, lodging while out of town) Mortgage principal repayments, which are considered loans, are reflected in the same 2020 BLS study. The housing costs below reflect the monthly expenses that come with being a renter or a homeowner, including property taxes, utility bills, renters insurance, natural gas and interest rates on mortgage payments. Here’s some additional information to help you better understand the average monthly bills of the American household. The BLS further breaks out spending by consumer units into subcategories of broader monthly expense areas, such as housing, transportation and healthcare. Here’s how spending breaks down into a list of monthly expenses by budget categories. This list of expenses covers everything from housing, health insurance and food to entertainment, personal care products and books. Monthly expenses listĪccording to the same 2020 BLS study, the average American’s monthly expenses are $5,111, which is about 73% of the average monthly income. That said, salaries also may be lower and job opportunities less broad in regions where it's less expensive to live. For example, the cost of living in New York City far exceeds the cost of living in Cleveland, Ohio.Īmericans in less expensive places may be able to boost their average savings because they typically spend less monthly, while it may be more of a challenge to save in places that have a higher cost of living. The spending power of a household’s earnings largely depends on regionality, or where people live. The figure reflects income before taxes, meaning that the average monthly take-home pay is less after taxes. The average consumer unit income was $84,352 in 2020, or $7,029 monthly, according to the study. The following data from the 2020 Bureau of Labor Statistics survey will allow you to assess how your spending compares with the average household. The survey breaks down income and expenditures on essentials, such as food and shelter, as well as discretionary spending on apparel, food away from home and other monthly bills, by consumer unit. The study reflects what the BLS refers to as “consumer units,” which are essentially households of either related family members or roommates. The most recent survey was conducted from January to December 2020 and released in September 2021. The BLS conducts an annual Consumer Expenditure Survey to better understand personal finance on a household level. ![]() Read on to learn more about the typical monthly expenses for Americans, how the costs break down and how your spending compares. However, this latest figure is from 2020, and given the inflation situation, this figure has likely increased over the past two years. The added spending may even affect people's average net worth as they're less able to save for down payments on homes, retirement and other financial goals.Īccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the average household spends $5,111 each month on housing and other monthly expenses. This increase in cost of living may result in a spike in monthly spending for many American households. In fact, over the last 12 months, consumer prices - a broad measure of inflation - rose to 9.1%, which is the biggest increase in four decades. The continued impact of the pandemic, including labor shortages and supply chain disruptions, has increased the cost of food, housing, fuel and more. The cost of living is going up - and so are Americans’ monthly expenses. Inflation is causing prices to rise across budget categories.Housing, transportation and healthcare costs are some of the top expenses.The average American household spends $5,111 each month. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The consultation fee for headache care is $60.Īfter you’ve paid, a professional from Nurx’s medical team will look over everything and write a medically appropriate prescription or place an order for your tests. For acne treatments, the consultation fee is $40. The fee will vary depending on the health service you’re accessing.įor example, a medical consultation for birth control is $15. Next, you’ll pay a consultation fee to have a medical professional review your info. ![]() If you don’t have insurance, you can still use Nurx by paying out of pocket. Then, you’ll answer a couple questions about your health history and give your insurance info if you have it. Input your infoįrom Nurx’s website or app, you’ll choose what services you’re interested in. ![]() While there may be some minor differences based on your needs, here’s what you’ll do in a nutshell. If you keep on missing doses of antiviral drugs, then over time your body will build up a resistance to them making them unable to work successfully against the herpes virus in the future.Nurx is designed to be easy and affordable, no matter which service you choose. Stopping early or skipping a dose could result in the treatment being ineffective as it works best when there is a certain level of it within your body. It's important to begin your medication as early as possible and to complete the course to ensure your body gets the most support possible from the drug. This type of medication binds and blocks the enzymes which the virus needs to grow and, as such, decreases its ability to cause an outbreak whilst also lowering its length and severity. The medications available, including famciclovir, are for those who need treatment for the pain and discomfort of the sores, as well as anyone who requires support in reducing the number of episodes they are experiencing. This is a common method for testing for genital herpes and is one of the most accurate tests.Īntiviral treatments are available from Click Pharmacy which can help to ease the flare-up but they cannot cure it. A doctor will look for the virus’s DNA within this sample and if found, it confirms that the patient is carrying the infection. It is performed through the study of a sample of cells, blood, or fluid from the urinary tract or spine. The polymerase chain reaction test, or PCR test, lets you know if you are carrying the virus regardless of whether a patient currently has active symptoms or not. A blood test will check your blood for HSV antibodies which, if present, points to a past herpes infection. A viral culture test will involve taking a tissue sample or sample of the blisters for study. Your doctor or local sexual health clinic can help diagnose you with the virus. If you are concerned that you may have come into contact with someone suffering from genital herpes but have not yet experienced an outbreak then it is wise to get screened before beginning any treatment. ![]() If you have experienced an outbreak then you can contact Click Pharmacy to arrange a prescription to ease your symptoms as soon as possible. You may also suffer from head and body aches and a high temperature in your body’s attempt to fight the outbreak.Ī standard STI test will not include herpes as such you will need to request a specific test for it. This is because they are designed to fight infection. Many times, they will scab over and begin to heal within a week of the outbreak and during this time, as your body fights the virus, you may notice your lymph glands swelling up. They may also appear on or around the face, and anywhere else which came into contact with the infection.Īs with cold sores, genital herpes usually begins as an itch or tingle on the skin, which then develops into often open, fluid-filled blisters which can be fairly painful whilst active. Symptoms during these flare-ups differ from person to person, but they generally include painful blisters on or around the genitals. Other people may not experience any, or else very few further outbreaks. Other triggers can include the use of ultraviolet light such as that found in sunbeds and genital friction from tight clothing or sex. After that, the virus will retreat and lay dormant within the body, reemerging during periods of stress, low immunity, poor health or due to an unhealthy diet. Genital herpes outbreaks tend to go in cycles although the initial outbreak is often the most severe, usually lasting anywhere up to 4 weeks. ![]() ![]() ![]() An extensive explanation of the application procedure is included here. For this, you need to use the medical records application form. Patients and their legal representatives can submit a request for a copy of the medical records to the Medical Records Copy Department (Kopie Medisch Dossier (KMD). An example of this is the provision of information to the Dutch Cancer Registry about cancer patients regarding the nature and course of the disease and the treatment followed. In some cases, this data is provided in an encrypted format. In principle, this medical data is only provided to third parties in an anonymous format. You can inform the doctor treating you that you object to the passing on of this information he/she will make a note of this in your medical records and will not pass your data on. Your data will also be used for scientific research outside OLVG. Your specialist or practitioner at participating hospitals can then access your data directly.ĭata that can be traced to a patient is only used for scientific research and training purposes if the person concerned has given his/her permission. ![]() You can also give permission to share your medical data digitally/electronically using MijnOLVG. As soon as the other specialist is involved in your treatment, he or she will have access to your file.ĭo you have an appointment with a specialist or practitioner outside OLVG? Then, having obtained your permission, the specialist or doctor-practitioner (not a paramedic) will request your medical data from OLVG, or you will be requested to provide the information yourself. All OLVG doctors work with the same medical records. If you request a second opinion or treatment from another specialist within OLVG, you do not need to do anything. How does another doctor obtain a copy of my medical records? They can put their request directly to the secretariat of the relevant medical department. The medical departments themselves handle requests from third parties, such as medical examiners and lawyers. To request your complete UK HealthCare record, follow the directions below.Legal requests and requests from third partiesĪll legal requests are handled by the Legal Affairs department, such as copies for liability claims, deceased patients, deletion of records. Records included extend as far back in time as the electronic health record used by the particular clinic, usually 1-2 years. The information in your records can include your: name, age and address. *Note that records available through the portal are not necessarily historically complete. View your current vitals, immunizations, lab results, and other important health information. For more information, refer to the " Medical Record Access and Sharing" section of the M圜hart Patient Quick Start Guide. View, download, and send your most up-to-date health records on any internet-enabled device. You can also use your M圜hart account to share your records electronically with another provider. View your hospital discharge instructions.A health care provider or health plan may send copies of your records to another provider or health plan only as needed for treatment or payment or with your permission. View your immunization record and allergies. Access Only you or your personal representative has the right to access your records.View lab test results, radiology reports and office visit summaries. ![]() Request, cancel or reschedule appointments. ![]() You can have a summary care record which gives the NHS important. For security reasons, your MRN cannot be obtained by calling the clinic or hospital registration staff. Request prescription renewals when it’s convenient for you, not just when our offices are open. You should be able to see your records online if you sign up for Patient Online. Where Can I Find My Medical Record Number (MRN) PLEASE NOTE: The following information provides three ways to locate your Medical Record Number (MRN) to be used for CSMConnect self-enrollment.You may access your healthcare records online through our patient portal, UK HealthCare M圜hart, starting June 5, 2021.Īfter you register for the M圜hart patient portal, you can: ![]() ![]()
![]() I didn’t have any images printed using the Recover Faces filter since none of my photos were portraits. It seems like it works best on images that have compression artifacts, as opposed to low resolution. The results usually just look too uncanny. The Recover Faces filter is something I wouldn’t typically use. Original digital image on the left, Sharpened digital image on the right. You could also select to only sharpen the “subject” of an image as well. The Sharpen filter did offer some excellent options, such as Lens Blur for shallow depth lenses and Motion Blur to sharpen blur resulting from movement. The images were sharper but also appeared to have some aliasing artifacts and color fringing. The feature didn’t feel “innovative” like I’d hoped. My tests with the Sharpen filter all looked over-sharpened. ![]() Original digital image on the left, Denoised digital image on the right. So the jury was still out for me if this would look good when printed. And nowadays, it can even be favored to add filmic grain to a digital image. Because on my computer monitor, it could make images seem a bit sterile. It might have even worked “too well” in my opinion. It did a fantastic job of automatically removing noise and grain from any image. Sets of images sent off to be printed.īy far, the best module I could visibly notice results with was the Remove Noise filter. This would give me a perfect way to make a direct side-by-side comparison. However, I would also send copies of the original “non-enhanced” images to be printed. Drone photograph via Ozark Drones.Īfter enhancing the images, I would then send those digital “AI-enhanced” images off to be printed. This made me feel that these images would be great candidates to be enhanced by Topaz Photo AI. This can seem small compared to many mirrorless cameras on the market now that can take photos between 20-30 megapixels or more. However, the drone photos were only between 12 to 16 megapixels. Most of the images were drone photos that I took myself and thought would work well for large prints. I decided to test each of the app’s enhancement features on five different images. You can save files in four formats: JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and DNG. (As an example: If I’ve applied denoise and resolution enhancement to an image, Topaz Photo AI will automatically use “denoise-enhance” to the end of the file name.) This makes it easy to keep track of different versions of an image you have enhanced. I was also impressed with the save feature, which can automatically apply filter suffixes to the end of your files names. Clearly intended to get you in and out of the app so you can enhance your images quickly. The settings adjustments are simple and to the point. The app does have a snappy and responsive feel to it. Depending on your image and computer hardware, this process takes about 10-20 seconds. Then if you want to tweak any of the settings manually, you can do so in the settings panel on the right side of the UI. Add in the image you want to work on then, the Autopilot feature will scan your image and apply the recommended enhancements. The workflow for Tapaz Photo AI is pretty straightforward. You can customize any of the settings manually if you want more control over how your image is enhanced. This makes it easy for new users to jump into the app and get excellent results. It also has a new feature called Autopilot, which will automatically scan your image and use AI to detect the subject of your photo and recommend the best ways to enhance your image. Topaz Photo AI includes built-in module tools to remove noise, sharpen, recover faces, and enhance resolution. It can be used as a stand-alone application or as a plugin for popular photo editing apps, such as Lightroom and Photoshop. Now they have effectively rolled all of those apps into one app called Topaz Photo AI. Topaz Labs originally released three separate AI-powered photo apps: DeNoise AI, Gigapixel AI, and Sharpen AI. (This is not a sponsored review.) Did Topaz Photo AI make a difference? In short, I was very skeptical after initially using the software. ![]() I wanted to do a detailed review to see if using Topaz Photo AI on photos made a visible difference for large prints. Topaz Labs recently released Topaz Photo AI, combining all of their existing photography AI apps into a single tool. But does it make a visual difference on a printed photo? Let’s find out. Topaz Photo AI claims to sharpen, remove noise, and increase the resolution of your photos. ![]() ![]() ![]() What really attracted me to this camera was the image blending option. On the not-so-bright side, the light is comparable to what you’ll find on a mobile phone, making it useless for home inspection work. This camera comes with a built-in LED light, which turns on and off with a touch of the power button. A 4-second video recording was 64 MB, and a 1-minute recording was also 64 MB, so go figure. This camera also records MP4 video in 640×480 format. That’s great, provided you only take images. It has an internal memory of approximately 3.5 GB, which means you have room for over 6,500 images. ![]() Images are stored in JPG format, and they’re all 512 KB, 640×480. This camera has a USB-C charging port, which I love. The menu options were also very intuitive I quickly figured out how to blend images and adjust them so they looked right. I don’t need a huge list of menu options to use it for a home inspection. The menu options are limited and basic, and that’s fine with me. The outside of the camera is covered in what feels like hard rubber, making it very ‘grippy’ and making it feel durable. It’s even thicker on the side of the capture button to give you a better grip on the camera. There are only two buttons on the device a power button and the image capture button. It’s a bit chunkier than a mobile phone, but it has the familiar feel of a lens in the front and a screen on the other side, and it has a touchscreen as well. The ShotPRO is shaped like a mobile phone, much like FLIR’s C2 and C3 cameras. My preferred infrared camera for home inspections is the FLIR E6, so I compared the ShotPRO to that one several times in this post. This gives the ability to blend infrared with real images, which promises to give images a better context. This camera offers a new feature from Seek, which they call SeekFusion. Seek Thermal has a relatively new pocket-sized infrared camera called the ShotPRO, which retails for $699. ![]() ![]() Due to this fear and anger, Ryan had "Johnny Topside" captured and subjected to cruel experiments until he was transformed into a powerful creature called a "Big Daddy". One day, a journalist by the name of Stanley Poole gave Andrew Ryan a story which convinced the already-skeptical leader that "Johnny Topside" was working for the governments to exploit the underwater city and take it over. While Andrew Ryan was skeptical of him, the man that would become known as Delta was given the nickname "Johnny Topside" and became something of a celebrity to the residence of Rapture. Much of Subject Delta's past is unknown, except that he was once an underwater explorer that unintentionally found Rapture in one of his adventures. Delta is a Big Daddy that was permanently bonded to Eleanor Lamb and will stop at nothing to save her from her abusive mother by having her escape Rapture.Īlthough not explicably stated, it is likely he was voiced by Stephen Stanton, as he provided all of the voice clips for all types of Big Daddies in both games, including any DLCs. Subject Delta is the protagonist of the 2010 video game BioShock 2. ~ Eleanor's ending narration to Subject Delta (determinant). Now I will do the same for all the others, starting with this one. When you rescued my new Sisters, I felt every one, and it gave me hope for the first time in years. ![]() ![]() After everything that Mother has done to me I am alive and sane enough to be curious about the sun. Mother was right about one thing - I have been watching you, Father, studying the way you have treated others, and now I know who I am. ![]() Who, I wonder, would be so cruel? To force a mirror on a man with no face. I had thought you some golem of Sinclair's, brought here to hold Rapture's arms as he rifles through her pockets. ![]() ![]() ![]() Again, it is written, We must through much tribulation enter into the. If humans descend below these depths without the proper gear, they will implode and die after a short delay. Why should we not be discouraged even though we are suffering the same afflictions everyone else is saddled with There are a number of reasons, though I. afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto (1Th 3:2-3). Pressure Stabilized - Immune to pressure. ![]() Husk Infection (Transformed stage)/ Husk Symbiosis - Immune to pressure everywhere Designed with human interaction in mind, in We Need to Go Deeper you communicate or perish.The maximum allowed depths for humans with different gear and afflictions are listed below. These numbers may be slightly off from their real in-game values due to floating point rounding errors. Higher level upgrades can be achieved on low tier subs by making use of the Retrofit and Iron Storm mechanic talents. Afflictions are in-game status effects that you can contract through various means the most common of which being ingesting flooding water while drowning in it. Therefore, the equation for a submarine's crush depth is 3500 * (1 + 0.14 * Upgrade Level).īelow is a table listing the crush depths for submarines based on the number of hull upgrades they have. Hull upgrades give an additive bonus of 14% extra crush depth per upgrade level. The default crush depth value is 3500 meters. The rate of hull damage is proportional to how far below crush depth the submarine is being below the crush depth by a few meters will not do appreciable damage, but the further down, the higher the damage. 24.1 Selfless Soul 22.5 Resourceful Utilize 3 batteries in a single run. The Purple one cures afflictions instantly (sea sickness, curses, barnacle infection, etc. 48.0 Close Call 33.1 Disassemble Overcome your first Lair Guardian. How cool and calm was Davids spirit he felt no stuations. If a submarine ventures below its crush depth, its walls begin to damage progressively and will eventually break too fast to be repaired. We Need To Go Deeper Global Achievements of all players Total achievements: 37 You must be logged in to compare these stats to your own 60.1 Getting Your Feet Wet Break through your first 1,000 fathoms. Should this dead dog curse my lord the king Let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. The depth is determined by the number of hull upgrades that have been purchased. Last updated for version 1.0.8.0 The current game version is 1.0.9.0Ī Submarine's Crush Depth is the limit to which a submarine can descend before it is damaged by the extreme pressure of Europa's ocean. ![]() ![]() ![]() NightHawk being open-backed never had that option.Īs with the first two designs, the NightOwl’s ear cups are made of ‘Liquid Wood’, an eco-friendly sustainable material that combines real tree with reclaimed plant fibre, all of which gets heated, liquefied, and processed so it can be injection moulded into shapes that would be almost impossible to make with traditional woodworking, all the while offering acoustic properties superior to those of conventional synthetic or plastic materials. NightOwl is apt, because the stealthy, silent type that doesn’t leak sound into the environment so you can listen to music to your heart’s content while the rest of the family is watching TV or tuning into kittens on YouTube. The easy and over-simplistic way of looking at the NightOwl is it is a (mostly) sealed version of the open-backed NightHawk. The next saga in the AudioQuest story moves back to traditional audio, as the Niagra power conditioners roll out. ![]() As night follows day follows night, the NightOwl Carbon followed in the NightHawk’s clawprints. These, too, were followed by the NightHawk Carbon (a revised version of the original, with the most obvious change being a move from wood-ish ear cups to carbon-ish). First came the Digital Critters (the DragonFly DACs and the JiitterBug, alongside the Beetle that’s still floating around the digital aether), but this was followed by the company’s first headphones, the NightHawk. It still makes those cables – covering every base from ‘cheap as chips’ to ‘I’ll collect them in my Friday helicopter’ – but has recently diversified its range significantly. AudioQuest used to be best known for a vast range of high-performance audio cables. ![]() ![]() ![]() This can be done in most plug-in hosts (in the form of multiple tracks and MIDI mapping), but nothing comes close to how fast, easy, and live-friendly Live implements it.Ĭheck other options (BitWig and Mainstage come to my mind), but chances are that Ableton Live is exactly what you want. You can layer many instruments in one single track, and have macros control different parameters from different instruments at once. One think that I love about Live for live performances is the Instrument Rack. Even if you imagine a device that doesn't exist, you can build it with MAX for Live. "Can we do this live?" With Live the answer is almost always "yes". It is so much more than a plug-in host, so it leaves a lot of room for creativity. It was tailored for live performance, everything is agile and intuitive. There are many options, but I think the best one right now (and by far) is Ableton Live. Is there any software tailored specifically to live performances? I don't really care about recording. Consider having more than one if you can afford it. You want your setup to run absolutely flawlessly: no artifacts, ultra low latency, and no CPU usage peaking near the limit.Ĭhoosing the correct system for your needs (Mac, PC, Mobile, Laptop, OSX, Windows, Android, iOS, Linux, processor, RAM, etc) is crucial here.Īlso, if you are very serious about this, you might want to consider having a backup system in case your main one fails. This will give you a good idea of what you need and what to expect from different specs. Test your vst setup with different systems, see if the systems can handle it (check latency, CPU usage, and if any artifacts are being induced), and write down the specs of those systems. You might need a lot less than this, but that setup would leave a reasonable room for expansion if you ever feel like going more crazy. Unless you want to go nuts, something like Intel Core i5-4690K and 8GB 1600Mhz DDR3 RAM should be more than enough. The minimal specs will also depend on how many instruments and processes you want to run at the same time. ![]() You'll need to consult the minimum specs of your virtual instruments for this detail. A simple subtractive synth will run in almost anything, but a robust sampler might need more RAM and disk space. The minimal specs of the system will depend on the virtual instruments that you'll use. Audio and MIDI interface that is compatible with that system.Ī plug-in host (the program that will host the VST and/or AU and/or other plug-in format).Any system capable of running a plug-in host (PC, laptop, tablet, mobile).What is the minimum setup to use VST on a live gig, hardware- and software-wise (please supply a complete list, including MIDI and audio stuff etc.)? ![]() |