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Peter White

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It comes as Vice on Showtime was canceled after season four and Vice News Tonight ended.

The company was acquired at the end of July by a group of its former lenders, Fortress Investment Group, Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital.

However, it stressed that Vice is not getting out of news and is still creating news across multiple platforms.

It also has its studio business, which is behind projects including the Superpower documentary with Sean Penn for Paramount+, and Encounters for Netflix, produced with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television.

As part of its restructure, it is turning five divisions into two. The publishing, news and creative division will include its publishing teams across entertainment and news as well as ad agency Virtue and its commercial group. A new Studios, Television and Distribution division includes Vice Studios, Pulse Films, Vice News Films, Vice TV and distribution.

Today, we’re taking a series of steps in line with the strategic direction and imperatives that we outlined in our email on September 29.

Second, alongside these actions, we are also taking this moment to restructure our overall corporate organization. Starting today, we will be beginning the transition from five distinct lines of business to two. This reorganization will result in the following two dedicated LOBs:

Publishing, News and Creative services: This group will include our Publishing teams across Entertainment and News, as well as Virtue and our commercial group

Studios, Television and Distribution. This group includes our Vice Studios Group (Vice Studios, Pulse Films), Vice News Films, Vice TV and distribution.

The transition to two dedicated LOBs will help us work more effectively towards our shared creative and business goals, better align our people and resources, and allow us to capitalize on the unique opportunities that lie ahead. The combined business units provide a more cohesive, collaborative and focused structure that will enable us to better amplify our content across multiple products and distribution opportunities. It will also allow us to streamline our overall corporate infrastructure, reducing overhead across the business. The transition will not happen overnight. The leaders of each LOB will follow up with further information about their go-forward plans.

Similarly, we are continuing with our market review, which may include country or market closures, to reallocate our resources to drive profitability, which is an imperative in the current market environment and for the long-term health of the Company. As we work through these reviews, we will share further information with you.

We understand that this is a lot of information, and it means a number of our colleagues across the business will be departing. Many have made enormous contributions to VMG over the years and we’re deeply grateful to them.

This is a difficult period for media at large, as evidenced by all the restructurings and changes across the sector. We aren’t immune to these challenges. But our strategic moves today will help our business become nimble enough to adjust to continuous change, allowing VMG to continue to serve our consumers, partners and distributors while putting ourselves in a place to weather the current market.

There is much work ahead and the path forward will contain further challenges, but Vice is an incredibly strong brand and has an important place in this world. We are all stewards for VMG’s brand legacy and most importantly champions for the brighter, stronger future ahead.

Bruce and Hozefa

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Vice Media Making Fresh Round of Layoffs After News Shows Not Renewed, Consolidates Operations to Two Divisions

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Vice Media Group is undertaking a new restructuring plan — and shedding more staff — in the wake of its bankruptcy and asset sale .

The cutbacks and reorg were announced by co-CEOs Bruce Dixon and Hozefa Lokhandwala in a memo to employees of the Brooklyn-based media company Thursday.

In addition, Vice Media is consolidating its lines of business, going from five to two. Under the new structure, the company’s two business segments are: Publishing, News and Creative Services, comprising publishing teams across entertainment and news, as well as in-house creative agency Virtue and the company’s commercial group; and Studios, Television and Distribution, combining the Vice Studios Group (Vice Studios and Pulse Films), Vice News Films, Vice TV and distribution.

The layoffs will result in fewer than 100 job eliminations, per a source familiar with the situation. Vice Media currently has a bit over 1,000 staffers worldwide; at one point, it counted about 3,000 employees.

In a statement, the WGA East-affiliated Vice Union said about the layoffs, “We can no longer express shock and surprise that Vice has determined its only way forward is to lay people off. As has been the case in previous layoffs, Vice has once again decided to let go of the very same people who have worked tirelessly over the years to turn it into a respected, award-winning media company.” The union continued, “Entire teams were gutted, and scores of people lost their jobs today. To add insult to injury, the company handled today’s announcement in a typically sloppy fashion, inviting everyone —including people who had already been laid off— to an all-hands ‘meeting’ that was in fact a livestream video that gave attendees no opportunity to ask questions.”

Read the memo from Vice Media’s co-CEOs:

Today, we’re taking a series of steps in line with the strategic direction and imperatives that we outlined in our email on September 29.

First, a number of Vice News shows have reached the end of their production cycle and have not been renewed with distributors as of yet. As such, we will be winding down those productions and sadly this will have an impact on certain roles. If your job is impacted, you will be hearing directly from the HR team today. To be clear, Vice News is not going away. Vice will continue to produce digital news, as well as Vice News documentaries, both series and films, for FAST Channels, streaming services and other partners.

Publishing, News and Creative services: This group will include our Publishing teams across Entertainment and News, as well as Virtue and our commercial group

Studios, Television and Distribution. This group includes our Vice Studios Group (Vice Studios, Pulse Films), Vice News Films, Vice TV and distribution.

Bruce and Hozefa

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Trump calls political enemies ‘vermin,’ echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini

On veterans day, the former president vowed to “root out” his liberal opponents, drawing backlash from historians who say his rhetoric is reminiscent of authoritarians.

Former president Donald Trump denigrated his domestic opponents and critics during a Veterans Day speech Saturday, calling those on the other side of the aisle “vermin” and suggesting that they pose a greater threat to the United States than countries such as Russia, China or North Korea. That language is drawing rebuke from historians, who compared it to that of authoritarian leaders.

“We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections,” Trump said toward the end of his speech, repeating his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. “They’ll do anything, whether legally or illegally, to destroy America and to destroy the American Dream.”

Trump went on further to state: “the threat from outside forces is far less sinister, dangerous and grave than the threat from within. Our threat is from within. Because if you have a capable, competent, smart, tough leader, Russia, China, North Korea, they’re not going to want to play with us.”

The former president’s speech in Claremont, N.H., echoed his message of vengeance and grievance , as he called himself a “very proud election denier” and decried his legal entanglements, once again attacking the judge in a New York civil trial and re-upping his attacks on special counsel Jack Smith. In the speech, Trump once again portrayed himself as a victim of a political system that is out to get him and his supporters.

Yet Trump’s use of the word “vermin” both in his speech and in a Truth Social post on Saturday drew particular backlash.

“The language is the language that dictators use to instill fear,” said Timothy Naftali, a senior research scholar at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. “When you dehumanize an opponent, you strip them of their constitutional rights to participate securely in a democracy because you’re saying they’re not human. That’s what dictators do.”

Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a historian at New York University, said in an email to The Washington Post that “calling people 'vermin’ was used effectively by Hitler and Mussolini to dehumanize people and encourage their followers to engage in violence.”

“Trump is also using projection: note that he mentions all kinds of authoritarians ‘communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left’ to set himself up as the deliverer of freedom,” Ben-Ghiat said. “Mussolini promised freedom to his people too and then declared dictatorship.”

Steven Cheung, a Trump campaign spokesman, told The Post “those who try to make that ridiculous assertion are clearly snowflakes grasping for anything because they are suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome and their entire existence will be crushed when President Trump returns to the White House.”

Cheung later clarified that he meant to say their “sad, miserable existence" instead of their “entire existence.”

Trump also received widespread criticism and condemnation recently from groups such as the Anti-Defamation League for saying in an interview that undocumented immigrants were “ poisoning the blood of our country .”

Domingo Garcia, president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, the oldest Hispanic civil rights group in the country, said at the time that Trump’s comments about blood indicate his language is “getting more extreme,” comparing it to Nazi propaganda about Jewish people.

Trump’s divisive rhetoric comes as he remains the clear polling leader in the dwindling GOP primary field and as he and his allies have already started to plot ways for the federal government to punish his critics and opponents should he win back the White House next November. The Post recently reported that Trump — who faces 91 charges across four criminal cases — is naming the people he wants to investigate and prosecute , and his associates are drafting plans to potentially invoke the Insurrection Act on his first day in office, which would allow him to deploy the military in response to civil demonstrations.

In addition to attacking the “radical left,” he also spent part of the New Hampshire speech lashing out at a New York judge overseeing his civil fraud case, calling New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) a “disaster” and reiterating his descriptions of Smith as “deranged.” Smith has brought two indictments against Trump: one in a case charging Trump with illegally hoarding classified documents and the other alleging he sought to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power by seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election, leading to the Jan. 6 , 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

“The Trump-hating prosecutor in the case, his wife and family despise me much more than he does and I think he’s about a ten,” he said. “They’re about a 15, on a scale of ten. … He’s a disgrace to America.”

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Joe Manchin’s Retirement Adds Fuel to 2024 Rumors

The West Virginia senator, who announced Thursday that he would not seek re-election, has stoked chatter about a third-party run. But his allies have been tight-lipped about his plans.

A close-up photo of Joe Manchin, with a serious look on his face.

By Reid J. Epstein and Jonathan Weisman

Reid J. Epstein reported from Washington, and Jonathan Weisman from Chicago.

Almost since he arrived in Washington, Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia has complained about the partisan nature of the Capitol and insisted that Americans aren’t as politically divided as the people they send to Congress.

With his announcement on Thursday that he will not seek re-election next year, Mr. Manchin again floated the possibility that he thinks the solution to America’s polarized politics lies in the mirror.

“What I will be doing is traveling the country and speaking out to see if there is an interest in creating a movement to mobilize the middle and bring Americans together,” Mr. Manchin said in his retirement video .

He added, “I know our country isn’t as divided as Washington wants us to believe. We share common values of family, freedom, democracy, dignity and a belief that together we can overcome any challenge. We need to take back America and not let this divisive hatred further pull us apart.”

What Mr. Manchin actually plans to do remains a mystery. His closest aides and advisers insist they don’t know. A conservative Democrat who has served as one of his party’s key votes in the Senate, he has long kept his own counsel on his biggest decisions and made up his mind at the last minute.

Mr. Manchin has flirted this year with No Labels , a group that has made noise about running a centrist candidate for the White House. No Labels officials said Thursday that Mr. Manchin’s announcement had taken them by surprise, though they commended him “for stepping up to lead a long-overdue national conversation about solving America’s biggest challenges.”

“Regarding our No Labels Unity presidential ticket, we are gathering input from our members across the country to understand the kind of leaders they would like to see in the White House,” the group said in a statement.

Some allies of Mr. Manchin are skeptical that he will run for president. For one, it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to run a credible independent or third-party campaign, and Mr. Manchin has never been a formidable fund-raiser on his own.

Fellow Senate Democrats and their super PAC subsidized much of his 2018 re-election effort and were poised to do so again next year had he chosen to run. He did hold a fund-raising event for his political action committee last weekend at the Greenbrier, the West Virginia resort owned by Gov. Jim Justice , a Republican who is running for the state’s Senate seat.

But the odds of him winning the presidency would be extremely long, especially at this relatively late date.

“I wouldn’t say that he can’t or won’t run, but I know he hasn’t run for anything that he doesn’t want to win, ever,” said Phil Smith, a longtime lobbyist and official at the United Mine Workers of America and an ally of Mr. Manchin’s. “If you look at independent candidates for president, even well-known ones, those who started this late never got more than 2 to 3 percent of the vote.”

Then there’s the question of Mr. Manchin’s age. He is 76, and would be running in a race with heightened attention and concern about the ages of President Biden, 80, and the likely Republican nominee, former President Donald J. Trump, 77.

Mr. Manchin, a former West Virginia University quarterback , remains in good physical condition for a septuagenarian. In May, he completed a three-mile race in Washington in just over 40 minutes.

One thing Mr. Manchin has always enjoyed since he won a special election to the Senate in 2010, when he was West Virginia’s governor, is the attention that comes with being a critical vote when Democrats control the chamber.

That has often afforded him a platform that has made him popular among cable television bookers and centrist donors, while drawing the ire of the Democratic Party’s progressive activists. He said this summer that he was thinking “seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party .

“If he sees that Biden continues to be the Democratic nominee and Trump the Republican nominee, I think he truly sees a huge slice of the American electorate, both Republican and Democratic, fed up with both of their parties’ nominees,” said former Representative Nick Rahall, a fellow West Virginia Democrat who has known Mr. Manchin for decades.

For months this year, Mr. Manchin has cozied up to No Labels , which has so far secured ballot access in 12 states in its attempt to offer an alternative to Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump. The group’s president, Nancy Jacobson, has told potential donors that the group intends to select a Republican to lead its ticket, a decision that would exclude Mr. Manchin if No Labels maintains that position.

One candidate openly teasing a No Labels run, Larry Hogan, the former Republican governor of Maryland, released a foreign policy video on Tuesday that looked and sounded like a campaign advertisement, denouncing the isolationism in his party and declaring himself “a Reagan guy.”

Mr. Hogan appeared at a Bloomberg event last month and said that when he spoke with No Labels officials and donors, “most of them are now assuming it should be a Republican at the top of the ticket.”

No Labels has methodically moved forward on its possible presidential campaign, unveiling a manifesto — a platform of sorts — in July and holding its own centrist events . They have featured a rotating cast of characters including Mr. Manchin, Mr. Hogan and Jon Huntsman Jr., a former Utah governor and moderate Republican.

The group plans to raise $70 million before a convention in Dallas scheduled for April. But No Labels officials say they will decide whether to announce that campaign before then, possibly after Super Tuesday on March 5, when the Republican presidential primary contest may be all but over.

The decision could come earlier, with the field of presidential candidates outside the major parties continuing to expand.

On Thursday, Jill Stein, whose presence on the ballot in 2016 may have helped secure the White House for Mr. Trump, joined Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the iconoclastic vaccine skeptic, and Cornel West, the left-wing academic, as challengers to the Republican and Democratic nominees. Ms. Stein will seek to represent the Green Party , as she did in 2016.

But No Labels’s drive to get a slot on the ballot in all 50 states appears to have stalled at 12. Thirty-four states allow a group like No Labels to claim a place-holder slot without a candidate, but 16 others and the District of Columbia require a ticket.

“They’re not going to run a 50-state campaign,” said Mr. Smith, the lobbyist and union official. “They’re just not.”

There will be no shortage of unsolicited advice for Mr. Manchin from Democrats when it comes to his plans.

Matt Bennett, the co-founder of the centrist Democratic group Third Way, who is organizing efforts to stop No Labels and dissuade Mr. Manchin from joining its ticket, said he was “not worried” about Mr. Manchin running as an independent candidate.

Rahna Epting, the executive director of the progressive group MoveOn, said Thursday that Mr. Manchin should “reject any overtures from No Labels’s dangerous ploy.”

Reid J. Epstein covers campaigns and elections from Washington. Before joining The Times in 2019, he worked at The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Newsday and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. More about Reid J. Epstein

Jonathan Weisman is a Chicago-based political correspondent, veteran journalist and author of the novel “No. 4 Imperial Lane” and the nonfiction book “(((Semitism))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump.” His career in journalism stretches back 30 years. More about Jonathan Weisman

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8 Articles That Prove You Should Be Getting Your News From VICE

It's the best news outlet out there..

Between classes and clubs, studying and student orgs, there isn’t much time left in the day for the average Michigan student to surf the Internet and try to catch up to speed on all the new political and cultural happenings taking place outside the bubble that is Ann Arbor. Visiting sites like CNN and Buzzfeed can easily fill you in on what you need to know, but one site can give you everything they can and more, while executing all their material in a more witty way than CNN but a more educational way than Buzzfeed: VICE.

VICE is not only a website, but also a TV show and a magazine that brings raw international news to light through multiple media platforms. After getting hooked on its HBO show this summer through a friend, I haven’t visited another news outlet since,and I’ve never felt more informed about the world around me.

Whether you’re a die-hard Huffington Post fan, or think reading about news is boring, I hope that after reading a VICE article you won’t be and you won’t think so. Below are links to eight of my favorites right now. You can thank me later.

1. While Kanye West is undeniably pretentious and married to a woman who tried to break the Internet with a picture of her butt, he can give some pretty good advice .

2. First, if you haven’t watched HBO’s "True Detective," go do that. Then once you’re done, watch this video on the Louisiana town that may or may not have inspired the chill-inducing hit show . Viewer discretion is advised (actually).

3. Here is a more light-hearted article that should reassure you there are, in fact, weirder people in the world than you.

4. Michelle Lhooq gives us the fast version of business deals that should be relevant for at least 85% of the college-age population.

5. Never have I felt I’ve understood a candidate more than when Kevin Lincoln compared Bernie Sanders’ platform to someone who is “super into Birkenstocks."

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7 types of students you will meet in college, you wish you could be #5, but you know you're probably a #6..

There are thousands of universities around the world, and each school boasts its own traditions and slogans. Some schools pride themselves on sports , while others emphasize their research facilities. While there is a myriad of differences among each and every school, there will always these seven types of students in class.

1. The one who sits in the front row

2. the one who is always online shopping, 3. the one who always falls asleep, 4. the one who never pays attention, 5. the one who never studies (but still aces the class), 6. the one who is always stressed, 7. the one you've never seen before, 8 bible verses to uplift a struggling teenager, god will never leave us nor forsake us.

Life is hard. There is no surprise there. It’s confusing and scary and hectic, but there are some amazing qualities, too. Sometimes you feel alone and don’t know what to do. School gets in the way of what you want to do or you’re dropping friends you thought you trusted. Everyone has their moments. Everyone has felt in the lowest place and couldn’t find the strength to get back up. But I want to help with that. Here are 10 Bible verses I hope will brighten your day, or at least make you feel stronger and happier.

Jeremiah 29:11

“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord. ‘Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future.’”

It is hard to know what will happen in our life and sometimes it’s scary to think about how we lack that knowledge. But God has said He has great plans for us. He knows what will happen and it is our job to trust and obey Him.

Hebrews 6:19

“We have this anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”

Faith can be a tricky thing. “Do I really believe in this? I can’t see God. Is He really there?” These thoughts pass through everyone’s minds at least one point in time. Faith is a huge jump. But the outcome is amazing. Faith can move mountains. We just need to challenge it and figure out what we truly believe.

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

I think it’s easier to say we all get a little fearful in life. Not everything goes as planned and it shakes us up. But it’s important to remember who we’re living for and why. If we’re too afraid to do what God has commanded us to do, we might not get to this place where He needs us to be. He won’t fail us. He won’t leave us. Instead of focusing on fear, try to focus on trusting Him. I know it’s hard, but trusting Him brings us one step closer to Him and where we need to be. And in the end, it will lead to a remarkable gift.

Exodus 14:14

“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

God will never leave us nor forsake us. He is there for us in every little moment of every day. He cares for us and loves us and wants us. It’s always difficult to sit still and let God do His work, especially in a really tough time where we think we can handle things. But the truth is, we can’t. Not without Him.

“Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”

This is an amazing reminder to be still and trust in God. He has blessed us and sometimes we take it for granted without realizing it. We need to trust that He will fulfill the promises He has given us. If we take a step back and look at the whole picture, we will realize He has been there for every little thing. He is there and wants us to hear Him. If we believe with all our heart that God will forever and always be there for us, then we will be able to trust Him. What is a better gift there than God? Let go and let God.

“From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”

We all grow weak and weary. We need rest and faith that whatever we are going through, God will guide us. When we’re overwhelmed, it’s easy to shut our emotions off. But instead, we should give it to God. That doesn’t mean give it to Him and forget about it and think it is no longer our problem. Give it to Him and continually pray for it. Ask Him to guide us to that rock and help us defeat this trial.

Matthew 6:34

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

It is easy to worry and focus on the things going wrong rather than the things going right. When we worry, we are draining ourselves, leaving us tired and weary. And that is exactly what the devil wants. He whispers in our ears all the negative aspects of a day, which can easily lead to anxiety and worry. Be strong and try to focus on the positive things. It’s better to focus on at least one positive thought amongst a thousand negative ones instead of focusing wholly on the negative.

2 Corinthians 5:7

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

Faith is built on trust and love, even if we can’t see anything. In some cases, we might not think God is there simply because we can’t see Him. But He is there. We just need help looking at the bigger picture. Having faith isn’t something we say to try and convince ourselves that God is real and alive. It means we are taking a leap into this world, His world, even if we don’t know all the information. It’s okay to doubt sometimes, just as long as it doesn’t keep you from believing in our Savior. Faith is a heart thing. Why say we have a faith when deep down we know we don’t? We need to take that leap and remember that God will be there to catch us. He always has and always will.

Buddy the Elf's Guide to Surviving Finals: 15 Tips for a Stress-Free Winter Break!

"how'd you sleep" "great, i got a full 40 minutes.".

Finals, the time we all dread. Amidst trying to juggle a social life, lack of sleep , exams, essays, and classes, it can be more than overwhelming to juggle this crazy season of life. Thankfully, Elf gets it. Here's 15 feels of finals week before winter break, as told by Buddy the Elf:

When someone asks, "How'd you sleep?"

Anything greater than zero is a good night.

Checking your grades online.

Honestly a lot like being hit by a taxi.

Apologizing to your parents in advance for your GPA.

The perfect apology for any injustice, really.

When your professor assigns another assignment on top of your finals schedule and suddenly you're trying to manage 100 responsibilities.

IT'S FINE I'M FINE EVERYTHING'S FINE.

Stress Eating Everything In Sight.

PopTarts, Spaghetti, Marshmallows, Candy Corn….and Syrup.

Kissing up to the professor for the sake of your grade.

Works like a charm.

When someone tells you that finals aren’t that bad.

When your professor gets mad at your class for not turning something in on time.

A very angry elf.

Realizing you forgot to do an assignment.

Sheer, paralyzing panic.

Having your sixth cup of coffee for the day.

*Pours in a bottle of syrup for the extra sugar boost.*

Nearing the end and making plans with your friends for when you get home:

Only the essentials.

Crushing the final you thought you'd fail.

Failing the final you thought you'd crush..

*Faceplant, broken limb, sadness.*

Finally being finished.

Self-assuring yourself in the aftermath of finals, verbally and physically..

Now go take a nap and stress-eat some Christmas Cookies. You’ve earned it.

10 Pros And Cons Of Autumn

Navigating the season's upsides and downsides.

Personally, Autumn is one of my favorite seasons. The air is crisp but not too cold, there is so much to do, and you're not collapsing from the heat. I asked some friends and family what their favorite and least favorite parts of Fall. Below is the list I put together:

1. Pro: Leaves change color

The scenery changes from green leaves to orange, red, and yellow. The atmosphere brightens from the color change but dulls from the fog. It is a peaceful medium.

2. Pro: Clothes get cozier

Sweaters and long sleeves are starting to be worn without dying from the heat. However, shorts are still wearable without your legs freezing. Throw on shorts and a long sleeve shirt and you’ll feel comfortable in what you're wearing all day.

3. Pro: Football !

Football is one of the best sports in the Fall. The tailgates create a closer community and the games bring students together while they cheer on their favorite teams. All in all, they create a lot of memories for everyone.

4. Pro: Peaceful walks

The air gets so cool, the wind is crisp all making long walks bearable. If you walk at night, you’ve probably seen a harvest moon - it is the best looking moon ever. The sky is clear and the moon is orange as if a pumpkin was sitting in the sky.

5. Pro: Fun fall activities

Apple Picking is one of the most fun activities to do with a group of friends, your family, or even on a date. Another great fall activity is carving pumpkins. I remember when my brothers and I would sit at our kitchen table and carve pumpkins the day before Halloween. It was always so much fun.

6. Pro: Start of holidays

When fall rolls around so do the holidays that follow: Halloween is right around the corner and then Thanksgiving is next, the day where you can eat as much as you want without being judged. However, always remember the meaning behind this holiday. While you shove food in your face, remember to be thankful.

7. Con: Allergies and colds

As the cool weather begins, the colds and allergies follow in its track. No one likes being sick especially in such a great season. Allergies are definitely a con.

8. Con: Inconsistent weather

During Fall, there is nice crisp weather in the morning then as the day goes on it gets hotter and hotter. At night, it is very cold compared to earlier that day. The weather fluctuates too much which makes choosing an outfit pretty difficult.

9. Con: Raking leaves

This is a chore that is not fun for anyone. Once you have all of the leaves picked up, you want to jump in the pile, spreading out the leaves again just so you can jump back in. It is torturous cycle.

10. Con: Summer is over and winter is coming

Winter is without a doubt my least favorite season. I get cold very fast and I don’t like it. During fall I can bear the cold weather because it is not completely freezing, it’s cool– there’s a difference.

10 Reasons Why The Arts Are Important In Our Lives

The arts have helped me a lot, they will help millions of other people, too..

I have always heard sayings like "Why study art? Why not Engineering, Science or Commerce?", "Art won't get you anywhere," "Art is useless," "You won't get a proper job" etc. I have also heard of situations of the school board planning to cut arts in schools, thinking that students won't do well in their education . Well, you know what, you all are wrong! Arts make a huge impact on our lives! Here are the reasons why art is Important.

1. Arts improves your creativity skills

Whether it is cooking, painting or music, we do art as if its our own.

2. Arts gives you joy

I smile whenever I sing my favorite song. Any kind of art can give you so much happiness.

3. Arts relieves stress

Don't you go to another world when you just sing or listen to a favourite tune?

4. Arts gives you the opportunity to showcase your talent

Even words don't give that much opportunity like art does. By showing our talent, we show that there is something special about us.

5. Arts gives you confidence.

When I sing or perform, I feel so good about myself. I feel there are no worries, hence I perform confidently.

6. Arts helps you do well academically

Trust me, just a few hours of art will help you relieve stress and give you happiness. With that, your mind will be clear, and that would help you focus on your studies, and that would help you get good grades. If you don't do art for a few hours, your mind will be stressed and you won't be able to focus and do well.

7. Arts helps you to communicate with other people

I connect with people through music. I have met most of my friends because of music.

8. Arts helps you learn visually

Thanks to art, I have become a visual learner. Learning Visually helped me a lot in studies.

9. Arts helps you to express your emotions

I use singing to showcase my emotions, whether I am happy , sad or angry. And above all...

10. Art is a different language

Art says things that even words cannot say. You don't need a language to understand Art. Just a small painting, or a food item, or improvising a tune or a step, can express a lot of things without words.

Arts have helped me a lot! As you may be aware, I have special needs! Due to that, I could neither communicate well nor do well academically. If there was something I could do well, it was music. Music has changed my life. Now I want to use music as a way of connecting with people. If it helped me, it could help a lot of other people who went through difficulties. Arts is not a waste of time. It is not useless. Arts are very essential to our lives. Yes, I may not get a wonderful job, but as long as it gives me happiness, gives the best out of me, and at least gets some payment, what's the problem?

So my request is to please take the arts seriously. Don't treat the arts as a useless thing. Don't think that it destroys education because it doesn't! To the education board, please don't ever think of cutting the arts. If you care about your student's education, then please consider the arts in your school. The arts bring out the best in everyone. Hope you understand.

And for all the parents, relatives, neighbours etc. Try to consider your son/daughter/acquaintance's choice. If that's what makes them happy please support them. Don't be so money-minded, and don't worry about what society says. Hope you guys understand too, how essential art is.

With art, we could bring in a lot of change! It could help millions of people! Hope one day, the arts will be considered seriously by most people!

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Vice: Parts, Construction, Diagrams, and Types of Vice

In this article, you’ll learn what is Vice in the workshop? How to Use ? Explained with its parts , types , construction , how each type of vice works with diagram . And also you can download the PDF file of this article.

What is Vice?

In a workshop, it is absolutely necessary to hold a job strongly for the purpose of carrying out the various operations like filing, drilling , chipping or milling, etc. The mechanical device used for holding jobs is called vice. Also, it can be said that a workshop is incomplete without a vice.

Types of Vice

For different jobs, different kinds of vice are used. The following are the types of vice:

Simple Bench Vice
Swivel Base Bench Vice
Quick Release Vice
Combination Vice
Plain Machine Vice
Flange Machine Vice
Swivel Machine Vice
Universal Machine Vice
Vertical Machine Vice
Carpenter Vice
Combination Hand Vice
Tool Makers Vice

#1 Bench Vice:

The complete construction of this vice is made of cast iron . Both its jaws are made of tool steel. The spindle handle is made of mild steel. This vice is most widely used in a workshop.

Parts of Vice:

1. Base 2. Spindle 3. Handle 4. Fixed Jaw 5. Movable Jaw 6. Jaw Plate

Construction of Bench Vice:

The fixed jaw is cast along with the vice. The movable jaw is fixed with it. In both the jaws, the tool steel plate is attached with a plate screw, which has dents. It is because of these dents that the grip of the job is very strong. When the jaw plate is damaged it can be replaced.

The spindle is fitted opposite to the movable jaw, which is fixed with the help of a pin and a spring. This spindle sets in the threaded box-nut tightened in the fixed jaw. In the spindle and the box, nut square threads are cut.

The handle of the round rod is fixed in a hole made in the beginning part of the vice. By revolving this handle the movable jaw moves ahead or backward. Job is held between the two jaws. The size of the vice is taken from its breadth. Vice is tightened on the work table with two or three bolts.

#2 Simple Bench Vice:

Complete details of this vice have been given above and it has been shown in Figure.

#3 Swivel Base Bench Vice:

This vice is almost similar to the simple bench Vice. But its lower base is constructed in such a way that it could be swiveled. For swiveling it the tightening lever fixed at the base is loosened and after swiveling it as desired, again the lever is tightened.

One advantage of using this vice is that having fastened the job once, we can revolve the job in any direction for doing different operations like filing , chipping, etc. It saves time. This vice has been shown in the figure.

#4 Quick Release Vice:

In this type of vice, buttress threads are cut on the spindle and a half nut is used with it. On one side of the spindle, a release lever is fixed. which can be pressed to pull out the movable job without revolving the spindle. When the lever is pressed half nut is pressed down and the contact between spindle and nut is disconnected.

As soon the pressure from the lever is released the nut comes to its previous position with the help of spring and at this time this vice works like an ordinary vice. The main facility provided by this vice is that for carrying out various operations like filing, chipping, scraping, etc. job can be frequently fastened or dismantled. These types of vice have been shown in Figure.

#5 Combination Vice:

It is a very useful vice. In this vice under both the parallel Jaws “V” shaped jaws are also made. Thus, along with the flat job, round pipes and rods etc. can be easily held, It has been shown in Figure.

#6 Machine Vice:

It is necessary to hold a job strongly for carrying out drilling, milling, slotting, or shaping . For holding the job for these operations machine vice is used. This machine vice is fastened on the table. For fastening it on the table “T” bolts are used, which fasten the vice firmly and easily in the “T'” slot made in the table.

Plane Machine Vice:

It has been shown in Figure. This machine is used to fasten light jobs. It is also known as light-duty machine Vice. Its fixed jaw is long in size. Or this the movable jaw moves ahead or backward on revolving the spindle.

Flange Machine Vice:

This vice is also called heavy duty machine vice. This vice is used for fastening such jobs which get frequent shocks at the time of machining. On one end of the spindle, a square end is made in which a box type handle is fixed to revolve it.

Swivel Machine Vice:

In construction and shape, this vice is similar to a flange machine vice but its base is different, with the help of this base, the vice can be revolved at any angle. Its advantage is that without separating the job from the vice straight or angular machining can be done. This types of machine Vice has been shown in Figure.

Universal Machine Vice:

This is a highly useful machine vice. The speciality of this machine vice is that with it job can be held in vertical, horizontal or angular position. It is mostly used in tool-making. One machine of this type is shown in Figure.

Vertical Machine Vice:

This vice different from all other types of vice because in this vice jobs are held in a vertical manner. Instead of jaws here are flanges in this vice. With this vice of the can, he easily held for machining. This type of vice has been shown in Figure.

#7 Pipe Vice:

Spindle and jaw are fitted vertically in this vice. Its jaws are of “V” shape and dents are cut in these jaws. That’s why this vice performs the job of holding the pipe and round jobs easily and firmly. In its jaw “V” is made 90° angle. In Figure Pipe Vice has been shown.

#8 Leg vice:

It is generally used in the blacksmithy shop. A hot job is fastened in it and blacksmithy operations like forging , bending, etc. are done. It is fitted in the workbench in a hanging manner. It contains one leg. which is straightway placed on wood.

Movable jaw and fixed jaw are joined with each other through a hinge. Between these two jaws, a strong spring leaf is fixed, with whose help movable jaw handle opens easily when revolved. On the upper side of both the jaws, a spindle is fitted in which square threads are cut.

A box nut is fitted in the fixed jaw because of this when the handle is revolved, the movable jaw opens towards the outside. This type of vice has been shown in the Figure.

Its entire body is made of a rought iron. That is why when we strike hammer blows it does not have any bad effect.

#9 Carpenter Vice:

This vice is used only for woodworks. Its spiders are made of iron but jaws are made of wood. It is used for holding wood and carrying out different operations on it. Buttress threads are cut on its spindle and spring is fitted in it. This vice also functions almost like the quick release vice.

#10 Hand Vice:

This vice is almost similar to the leg vice with a long leg and opens like that vice. Only small jobs can be held in this vice.

It cannot be fitted on a work bench. As per its name, it is held in hand. Instead of handle a wing nut is used which is attached on the spindle fixed between the two jaws. Between the two legs a spring loaye is fixed because of this it opens easily.

#11 Combination Hand Vice:

The combination hand vice has been shown in Figure. It can be used both in the form of a small bench vice and hand vice. By holding its vice handle it can be used as a hand vice. A base clamp is provided with it. With this clamp, it can be fitted on the bench also. In this way, it functions as a small bench vice.

Its distinguishing feature is that by loosening its wing nut, like a swivel vice, it can be fitted at any angle. This vice is made by the steel forging process. On its spindle Right Hand and Left-Hand threads are cut. so both the jaws open or close simultaneously.

#12 Pin Vice:

This vice works as a small drill chuck. There are three jaws like a chuck in this vice. The upper part is thin and long which is either knurled or it is made of six or eight panes. There is a hole across its body, in which long wires or pins etc. can be easily held.

Pin vice can be opened or tightened by holding it between the small finger and the thumb of the hand. It is used to hold small jobs like a screw , pin, etc. by the watchmakers or instrument makers.

#13 Tool makers vice:

It is generally for holding non-ferrous metal jobs and other small jobs by the tool makers. Its jaws are made plain, which avoid bruising of the jobs. There is no need to fit this vice on the table etc. It can be held in hand or simply placed on a table for filing etc. It has been shown in Figures.

#14 Drill Vice:

Drill vice is a special kind of machine, vice. It is used for holding the job while boring holes with the drilling machine. It is made of steel. A handle is attached to it. By lifting it up the jaws can be separated.

A threaded spindle is also provided for setting its strokes after lifting the handle. There is no need to tighten this machine drill on the table. It is kept on the table in the normal way and operated with the handle.

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The company’s shift to Creative Cloud was an entirely new way to engage existing clients and attract new ones.

In 1998 the author joined Adobe as vice president and general manager of the engineering technology group. Shortly thereafter he took on layout engineering as well, and the following year the company released InDesign, the powerhouse publishing platform that overshadowed Quark. In 2007 Narayen was named CEO. Two years later the company expanded from content creation to content management, measurement, and monetization with the acquisition of Omniture, a web-analytics software company with clients including Ford, TD Ameritrade, and Walmart.

“Any successful technology company needs to look around the corner and make some key assertions about how the world is going to change,” Narayen writes. Adobe’s shift to Creative Cloud was one response. And the company has invested in AI and generative AI for more than a decade, resulting in its introduction of Adobe Sensei (“which helps customers improve the precision, ease, and speed with which they do their work”) and Firefly (“a copilot that augments rather than replaces human ingenuity”).

“Leaders must be dissatisfied with the status quo,” Narayen says. “If you set unreasonable expectations, people will amaze you with their ingenuity.”

When the founders of Adobe, the late John Warnock and Chuck Geschke, called me into the company’s boardroom in 2007 and offered me the role of CEO, I felt an immense sense of gratitude and awe. To be asked to lead an organization that had had such an impact—from the advent of desktop publishing with PostScript to digital documents with PDF to imaging with Photoshop—was the opportunity of a lifetime. Adobe was a beacon of innovation, had been profitable since its first year, and was on track to announce $3.16 billion in revenue later that year.

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50 Vice Examples (from A to Z)

vice examples and definition, explained below

A “vice” is a habit or behavior that is considered morally wrong or depraved according to societal norms. It is often also considered a social taboo.

Vices tend to be related to lack of self-control and restraint . This can lead to harm to oneself or others.

Examples of vices include dishonesty, greed, envy, and wrath.

Vices are the opposite of virtues. Virtues are moral habits (versus vices, which are immoral habits). Unlike vices, virtues are viewed as good or desirable because they are constructive and prosocial. Examples of virtues include honesty , courage , and kindness.

What is a Vice?

The concept of vice is as old as, at least, the Ancient Greek philosophers.

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle all explored concepts of vice and virtue in their writings on morality and moral philosophy.

For instance, Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics presents a view of moral virtue as a mean between extremes, with vices representing the excess or deficiency.

In Christian theology, vices are often seen as sins or behaviors that separate individuals from God.

Christian vices are associated with the “Seven Deadly Sins”:

Lust – Wanting what someone else has
Gluttony – Over-consumption beyond our reasonable needs
Greed – Selfish desire, especially for wealth, power, and possessions
Sloth – Desire to do what’s easy instead of what’s good
Wrath – Uncontrolled feelings of rage, anger, and hatred
Envy – Resentfulness of others for their lot in life
Pride – Self-adulation and over-inflation of ego

Importantly, vices are culturally-constructed. Different cultures and societies have different ideas of what a vice is, at different times. For example, in Protestasnt Christianity, desire for personal wealth is seen as a virtue, whereas medieval Catholocism saw it as a vice.

Vice Examples

Greed is an intense and selfish desire for something. This could include selfish desire for wealth, power, or even food.

In contemporary understandings, we often consider greed to refer to inability to share or fairly divide resources. For example, a child may greedily hoard all the food at the dinner table, despite the fact it’s far more than they can eat.

A greedy person is never satisfied with what they have. They may constantly seek more, regardless of how it impacts others around them in a world of finite resources.

Example of Greed

A billionaire hoards all his wealth, and dedicates his life to hoarding even more wealth, with disregard for the fact his business underpays workers and his neighbors are suffering in hunger.

Envy is a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck.

Envy often derives from an internal sense of inferiority to others. We may desire to possess what others have because we desire to have the social status and possessions of others.

This vice can lead to harmful behaviors, such as spreading gossip and sabotaging others. It often causes us to engage in deceitful actions to obtain what someone else has without actually earning it the hard way.

Example of Envy

A man envies his brother’s wealth, so he goes to his brother’s boss and tells him lies and rumors in order to get his brother fired.

3. Gluttony

Gluttony is the vice of over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste.

Gluttony is most commonly associated with over-eating. While this is certainly true, it’s not the only form of gluttony. For example, a person who hoards sports cars in their garage may be also accused of being gluttonous.

It can also take the form of excessive screen time or workaholism, causing imbalances in one’s life.

Gluttony in terms of food can lead to negative health outcomes, such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

Example of Gluttony

A person develops an insatiable desire of junk food and disregards any possible negative effects on their health or relationships. They slip into a habit of eating so much that they become overweight and develop a disease of obesity. (Please do note that not all obese people are gluttonous).

Pride, in the sense of pride as a vice, is an inflated sense of one’s personal status or accomplishments.

A negative side-effect of pride is that it might lead to arrogance or contempt for others. For example, a person who is overly proud of their achievements may fail to empathize with others who haven’t achieved as much as them.

Pride can cause a person to reject criticism and act narcissistically. They may refuse to admit mistakes and disregard the feelings of others – boasting in the face of the poor.

While a healthy sense of self-esteem is positive, pride becomes a vice when it results in superiority complexes and the belittling of others.

Note that pride may also be used as a defiant way to reclaim an identity that is historically marginalized and derided, such as gay pride – which isn’t generally considered a vice.

Example of Pride

A man’s business becomes extremely successful. He starts to believe he is extremely clever, and fails to acknowledge that support he got from family and friends, and the luck of timing in his business. He lacks humility.

Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work. It may manifest as laziness or a lack of ambition.

However, sloth may also take the form of apathy toward one’s own responsibilities, relationships, or personal growth .

This vice can lead to a variety of negative consequences, including poor performance at work or school, strained relationships, and a lack of personal fulfillment.

Note that, as with many vices listed here, it may be a sign of a mental health issue rather than something within one’s power. Symptoms of depression, for example, may come across as slothfulness.

Example of Slothfulness

A man, with a wife and young children, sits around all day eating chips and watching television while his wife minds the children, vacuums the floors, mows the lawn, and goes to work.

Wrath, or extreme anger, is an uncontrolled feeling of hatred and rage.

This vice can severely damage relationships, lead to legal troubles, and have serious mental health implications. It’s generally undersood as an inability to control our emotional responses.

Wrath often leads to destructive actions, impulsivity, and violence towards others. It may be a manifestation of a person’s inner sense of lack of power, stunted emotional growth, or failure to achieve self-control.

Example of Wrath

A man has anger management issues, lashing out at others, especially when driving. He honks his horn, tailgates, and yells at others. This wrath catches up with him one day when he gets himself into a car accident.

Lust is an intense desire for physical, especially sexual, gratification.

While sexual attraction is a normal part of human experience, lust becomes a vice when it leads to obsessive sexual thoughts, objectification of others, infidelity, or sexual misconduct.

This vice can harm personal relationships and, in extreme cases, lead to actions that harm others.

Example of Lust

A young man, who generally considers himself to be a good and kind person, is consumed by lust for a woman he works with. She tells him she is uninterested, but he continues to pursue her, until finally he loses his job for making others in the workplace uncomfortable.

Vanity is excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements.

This vice can lead to an obsession with self-image, a lack of focus on substantive personal qualities , and poor judgment of others based on surface appearances.

Vanity may come across as an inability to accept constructive and valid criticism, a lack of empathy for people less fortunate, and a constant need for affirmation and attention.

Example of Vanity

A woman is so obsessed with looks, glitz, and glamor that she fails to see the true qualities in others. She finds herself constantly dating attractive but also vain people, and therefore, her relationships seem never to work out.

Avarice is an inordinate desire to gain and hoard wealth.

This vice pushes people to extreme lengths to acquire more assets, often at the expense of ethical considerations or personal relationships.

Avarice can lead to fraud, theft, and corruption, causing societal harm.

Example of Avarice

A man is so desperate to get rich that he decides to come up with a ruse to convince people to give him money in exchange for reading their fortunes. He knows he cannot tell the future, but he is consumed by avarice – the lust for money.

10. Despair

Despair is the loss or absence of hope. Many of us may see it as a natural response to hopeless circumstances, but in many moral codes, we should never despair and always carry on regardless.

Although despair can be a reaction to personal circumstances, it becomes a vice when a person continuously dwells on their perceived failures without making any effort to work on self-improvement and growth .

This vice can lead to self-neglect, isolation, and a general negative affect. This may in turn hinder personal growth and progress, leading a person further into the hopelessness they have created for themself.

Example of Despair

A man sees his brother has more money than him, and rather than admiring the brother’s work ethic and trying to learn from him, the man falls into despair, feeling sorry for himself and assuming he will never be able to achieve that even if he tried. This becomes the man’s self-fulfilling prophecy .

List of Vices (A to Z)

Callousness
Ingratitude
Insensitivity
Irresponsibility
Manipulation
Overconfidence
Procrastination
Recklessness
Selfishness
Stubbornness
Superficiality
Unfaithfulness
Vindictiveness

Vice, the opposite of virtue, refers to negative, destructive, and morally wrong traits in a person. Many religious and philosophical traditions explore how vice can lead to antisocial and self-destructive behaviors, and generally are not good for the individual or society. Hence, cultures often develop taboos about vices to try to discourage them and lead person toward more socially acceptable norms of behavior . What is considered a vices does, however, change across cultures and eras, depending on the prevailing worldviews at the time.

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