![]() ![]() Physical Appearanceīody Measurements (approx.): Chest: 43 inches, Waist: 33 inches, Biceps: 14 inches His mother, however, once said that she wanted to abort him as the family was already struggling financially. He cites his mother as his pillar of support for his decision to quit school to play football professionally. However, this incident made him quit school altogether and propelled him towards football and made him one of the biggest prodigies of sports. He did not complete formal schooling as his interest was in football, and he was expelled from the school when he threw a chair at the teacher who made fun of his native accent and his poor economic condition. The term ‘dos Santos’ from his full name has been taken from his maternal family, and the term ‘Aveiro’ has been taken from his paternal family. Wiki/BiographyĬristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on Tuesday, 5 February 1985 (age 37 years as of 2022) in Funchal, which is the capital of the Madeira archipelago of Portugal. He is one of the most followed sportspersons on social media worldwide with more than 350 million followers. He has won many trophies for Portugal and the clubs such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus. Amassing countless trophy wins for the teams he has played, he has won several individual prizes as well, which has made him one of the greatest players of all time. Do not PM or invite moderators to chat in regards to moderator actions, questions on rules, or requests.Cristiano Ronaldo is a world-famous Portuguese footballer. Have any questions? Message the moderators or type /r/teenagers in the addressee box when composing a message to modmail us. Our current ban procedure can be found on this page. This allows users to learn from their mistakes and not get banned indefinitely for a minor infraction. We use a point system that tracks warnings and bans. If you are not sure whether something breaks these rules, please message the moderators. The moderators reserve the right to act on a case-by-case basis. The full documentation of our rules can be found on this page. To get moderator approval, message the moderators with a paragraph or two explaining who you are, why you would like to host an AMA, and proof of your claims.A history of in-depth answers is a plus. ![]() You must be a person of common interest to our community.All submissions need to be flaired after you submit it.Sexually implicit or explicit content of minors is not tolerated under any circumstances.Discussion is fine, so long as it is treated in a mature fashion.Due to concerns over user safety and sharing of personal information, users cannot arrange to meet up on /r/teenagers.Surnames and full initials are not to be shared, although first names are allowed.For the sake of clarification: personal information includes (but is not limited to) email addresses, phone numbers, school/college/university names, Facebook profiles, Skype usernames, Instagram usernames, and Spotify links containing personal information (e.g.Only approximate (city-level) locations may be shared. ![]() Surveys are allowed as long as they follow all of our other rules. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Radical transparency on metrics: All employees were expected to be facile with the metrics driving the business. Peter did not accept no for answer: If you couldn’t solve the problem, someone else would be soon assigned to do it. “I didn’t get fired–I got a pat on the back. I was a 22-year-old whippersnapper, and I remember firing off this e-mail that disagreed with the entire executive staff,” says Yelp’s Stoppelman. To borrow an apt phrase, employees were expected to “come to work every day willing to be fired, to circumvent any order aimed at stopping your dream.” Jeremy Stoppelman has relayed elsewhere the story about an email he sent around criticizing management that he expected to get him fired and instead got him promoted: Refusal to accept constraints, external or internal:We were expected to pursue our #1 priority with extreme dispatch (NOW) and vigor. Our annual review forms in 2002 included a direction to rate the employee on “avoids imposing on others’ time, e.g. As a result, David enforced an anti-meeting culture where any meeting that included more than 3-4 people was deemed suspect and subject to immediate adjournment if he gauged it inefficient. If you identified the 8-12 most critical innovations at PayPal (or perhaps even the most important 25), almost every one had a single person inspire it (and often it drive it to implementation). Most great innovations at PayPal were driven by one person who then conscripted others to support, adopt, implement the new idea. (Although I resisted some of this approach during the PayPal years, I am now a proponent of it and have even devised a theory of why it is crucial.)ĭedication to individual accomplishment: Teams were almost considered socialist institutions. Even our annual review forms in 2001 required each employee to identify their single most valuable contribution to the company. He would refuse to discuss virtually anything else with you except what was currently assigned as your #1 initiative. What strong beliefs on culture for entrepreneurialism did Peter, Max and David have at PayPal?Įxtreme Focus(driven by Peter): Peter required that everyone be tasked with exactly one priority. As an angel investor, I’ve invested in two college dropout founders this month. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, is another dropout. Evan Williams, Biz Stone, Jack Dorsey - the founders of Twitter - are not college graduates. Rob Kalin, Etsy’s founder, never finished college. Indeed, Caterina Fake just published an outstanding post advocating that entrepreneurs drop out of college: Nevertheless, at PayPal we often urged students to drop-out and some of the best entrepreneurs I have met subsequently dropped out of school too. Paul Graham’s advice is sound (Students Guide to Startups): Should a student finish college or go work for a startup if given the chance to work for a YC, TechStars alumni? We also provided free lunch in the 1840 Embarcadero Office, but stopped serving lunch when we moved to Mountain View off of Castro Street. Yes, in we provided free breakfast at dinner at 8 pm during the week at PayPal during 2000 -2002. In addition to the elements that Reid has identified:ġ) Confrontational culture: People needed to fight for their ideas against vigorous critiques.ģ) Internal promotions (nearly exclusively) for executive and managerial roles.īefore Google, were there other Silicon Valley companies that provided their employees with free meals while at work? “this is the way that it is always done”ģ) intense need to survive: lots of immediate challenges to ongoing lifeĤ) entrepreneurial execs/teams that create/reinforce cultureĥ) and, as always, luck, fortune, or whatever you call it… What key values led to early PayPal’s culture of entrepreneurship?ġ) hiring: youthful, smart, driven people with a strong hunger to winĢ) taking no answer at face value - e.g. * Max Levchin, David Sacks, Reid Hoffman, Keith Rabois, Yishan Wong, Dave McClure The PayPal Mafia* (in their own words) on: ![]() ![]() ![]() Here you will see the Harrison Gray Otis House, built in 1802 by Charles Bulfinch, it is the last remaining freestanding house on the Hill (everything else is condos). When its successor, the United Nations, was formed, Lodge's reservations were incorporated and the US has veto power.Ĭontinue down Mt. In the end, the US never joined the League of Nations and it was never a successful organization. Lodge wanted to sign the Treaty and join the League of Nations, with reservations whereas was Wilson wanted to join with no reservations - meaning that the US could be forced into a war without approval by Congress. Henry Cabot Lodge, a Republican senator from Massachusetts, was the first unofficial Senate Majority Leader and was best known for his foreign policy disagreement over the Treaty of Versailles with President Wilson. (D) just above the archway, you will notice an engraved CABOT where Henry Cabot Lodge once lived. ![]() Ralph Waldo Emerson, who was a critic of Webster's political decisions, said that he was "the completest man", and that "nature had not in our days or not since Napoleon, cut out such a masterpiece.Ĭontinue walking along Mt Vernon Street to number 65.Īt 65 Mt. Webster is remembered for his oratory skills. He built the first presidential library to honor his father in Quincy, Mass. He served as a state senator and was the ambassador to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War. His father was President John Qunicy Adams and his grandfather was President John Adams. He was a character in the Mark Twain story “The Devil and Daniel Webster.”Ĭharles Francis Adams, Sr - of the political Adams family, also lived here. This was the former residence of Daniel Webster (not the dictionary guy).ĭaniel Webster was a US Senator representing Massachusetts as well as a three-time Secretary of State under three different presidents (Harrison, Tyler, and Fillmore). In 1961, a year after her death, the historic house museum opened with items collected from the family's generations in the house.įacing the Nichols House Museum, walk left down Mt. She was a landscape architect, peace activist, and suffragist. Rose Standish Nichols spent most of her life in this house. Inside you'll find the original art and furnishings of the Nichols family, who purchased the house in 1885. It was built for Jonathon Mason in 1804 and welcomes visitors and provides a look into the life of Beacon Hill Residents in the 19 th and 20 th centuries. He was also the third Architect of the Capitol in Washington DC. This structure is a great example of the Federalist style of Architecture that was a trademark design of Charles Bulfinch.īulfinch is considered to be the first American-born architect - many of his contemporaries were British immigrants. Just as practical today as in the past.Īt the top of Walnut St. One could scrape the horses.let’s call it exhaust, off their shoes before entering their homes. These were useful in the 1800s and early 1900s as the main mode of transportation was horses. This is a very distinct part of the neighborhood.Īlso if you look down at the door-stoops you will sometimes see little metal bar-like contraptions which are called boot scrapers. Notice the window boxes with their arrangement of flowers. and you are entering the Historic Beacon Hill Neighborhood.Īll the lamp posts that you see are lit by gas. The Massachusetts State House offers free tours,Įnter through the General Joseph Hooker Entrance for a free tour of the inside of the State House.įace the gold dome and walk left down Beacon St, to Walnut St. It was gilded in 1876 on our nation’s 100 th birthday. Notice the 23-karat gold dome which is 30 feet high and 50 feet around. ![]() The building was designed by Charles Bulfinch who designed much of the architecture you will see in the Beacon Hill Neighborhood. It is the oldest continually running statehouse in the United States and is still today the seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ![]() ![]() ![]() Like all Highlights products, this puzzle book is created by childhood experts to bring kids meaningful benefits and maximum fun. At home or on the go, puzzling helps kids improve their attention to detail, persistence, focus and more skills to help them succeed in school. When it comes to logos, the most common form is the manipulation of negative space to reinforce core brand themes and key products and. Hidden Pictures books offer kids tech-free entertainment and age-appropriate challenges. The use of subliminal imagery is old hat for big brands. This puzzle book creates a fun, brain-boosting activity that the whole family can enjoy together! This 32-page puzzle book combines the fun of coloring with highlighters with our most-loved puzzles: Hidden Pictures scenes! The inverted, white-on-black puzzles celebrate a variety of Day of the Dead traditions, including decorating calaveras, creating ofrendas, baking pan de muerto and more. Fans of Ruth Ware will enjoy Jason Rekulak.Īmazon | Audible Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak delivered a suspenseful tale perfect for listening during a summer storm.About Day of the Dead Hidden Pictures Puzzles to HighlightĪ fun homage to the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead Hidden Pictures to Highlight will make a sweet puzzle treat for kids ages 6 and up! Just use the included orange highlighter to find 300+ hidden objects and create exciting fluorescent scenes. Hidden Pictures is the type of listen where you sit back afterwards and go over all the foreshadowing and twists before adding this author to your auto-buy list. She enhanced the atmospheric tones and helped build the suspense, doubt and fear. Suzy Jackson narrates and truly captured the tone and characters in this story. If you don’t believe in spirits, this might change your mind. It was dark and twisted and the author took me by surprise a time or two. I was born and raised in New Jersey and talk of Philadelphia and burbs had me feeling right at home despite the atmospheric tale that was unfolded. The tale unfolded slowly with creeptastic moments and a mystery surrounding the cottage Mallory lives in. ![]() The problem begins when Teddy begins drawing disturbing images of a woman being dragged into the woods. I would have been skeptical of parents employing someone living in a halfway house, but the author did a fantastic job of making it plausible. The Maxwell’s have a little cottage behind the pool where Mallory will live. She will be looking after their five-year-old son, Teddy, for the summer. Mallory Quinn takes a job in the affluent suburb of Spring Brook, New Jersey, as a live-in nanny for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. I was a little nervous about this aspect, but the author did their research and accurately portrayed not only the recovering addicts’ struggles but how others perceive her. Our protagonist is young and fresh out of rehab. A good narrator picks up on the author’s intent and gives voice to the protagonist nervousness, doubt and thoughts. It is actually my preferred method for this genre. There is something about a spooky thriller on audio. It was published on Januby Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. With help from a handsome landscaper and an eccentric neighbor, Mallory sets out to decipher the images and save Teddy-while coming to terms with a tragedy in her own past-before it’s too late. Hidden Pictures is the nineteenth book in the Nancy Drew Diaries series. Mallory begins to suspect these are glimpses of an unsolved murder from long ago, perhaps relayed by a supernatural force lingering in the forest behind the Maxwell’s house. But one day, he draws something different: a man in a forest, dragging a woman’s lifeless body.Īs the days pass, Teddy’s artwork becomes more and more sinister, and his stick figures steadily evolve into more detailed, complex, and lifelike sketches well beyond the ability of any five-year-old. His drawings are the usual fare: trees, rabbits, balloons. And she sincerely bonds with Teddy, a sweet, shy boy who is never without his sketchbook and pencil. She lives in the Maxwell’s pool house, goes out for nightly runs, and has the stability she craves. She is to look after their five-year-old son, Teddy. Fresh out of rehab, Mallory Quinn takes a job in the affluent suburb of Spring Brook, New Jersey as a babysitter for Ted and Caroline Maxwell. ![]() ![]() ![]() This works the same as dragging the indent markers the way we discussed in the previous section. Indents: Select first line and hanging indent options and then click anywhere in the active ruler space (the white area) to place the indent there.You could use these for putting vertical lines between tabbed columns in instances where you'd rather not use a table. Instead, they create a vertical line wherever you insert them. Bar Tab: Bar tabs do not create an actual tab stop.Text is also aligned on decimals, so if you type a sentence with a period, the period will align on the tab stop. This feature works the same in all modern versions of Microsoft Word: 2010, 2013, and 2016. They are great for aligning currency figures. Use the Ruler in Microsoft Word to see and control page margins, paragraph indents, and more. Decimal: Decimal tabs align numbers (or text) based on decimal points.Right: Right tabs align text against the tab stop’s right edge and are a great way to align the rightmost digits of lengthy lists of numbers as you enter them.Center: Center tabs align the text around the center of the tab stop.Text is aligned against the left edge of the tab stop. They're what most people think of when they think of tab stops, and what you'll likely use most of the time. Left: Left tabs are Word’s default tap stop. In Microsoft Word 2013 and later, including the Word 365 desktop application, click the View tab, then click the Ruler check box to show the horizontal and vertical ruler.In the Show section (second from the left), check the box next to Ruler. To show the Ruler at the top and left-hand side in a Word Document, click on the View tab. If you don't clear the bar tab stop before you print your document, the vertical line is printed.Clicking this button lets you cycle through the different types of tab stops Word makes available. How to Display the Ruler in a Word Document. Unlike other tabs, the bar tab is added to the text as soon as you click the ruler. If you don't clear the bar tab stop before you print your document, the vertical line is printed.Ĭlick or tap the bottom of the horizontal ruler where you want to set the tab stop.Ī Bar tab stop doesn't position text, it inserts a vertical bar at the tab position. It inserts a vertical bar at the tab position. See Use decimal tabs to line up numbers with decimal points.Ī Bar tab stop doesn't position text. Set a tab stop using the ruler Select Left Tab at the left end of the horizontal ruler to change it to the type of tab you want. Question is In MS-Word, for what does ruler help, Options are (A) to set tabs, (B) to set indents, (C) to change page margins, (D) All of the above. Windows macOS Turn on the ruler If you don't see the ruler at the top of your document, go to View > Ruler to display it. Without regard to the number of digits, the decimal point remains in the same position. Using the ruler in Word Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word 2021 More. In the 'Show' section, enable the 'Rulers' option. Now look towards the center of the Ribbon. If 'Print Layout' isn't already highlighted, click it now. On the Ribbon, switch to the 'View' tab (all the way on the right). As you type, the text fills toward the left.Ī Decimal tab stop aligns numbers around a decimal point. Activate the Rulers First, make sure you're in Print Layout view. To see both horizontal and vertical rulers. As you type, the text centers on this position.Ī Right tab stop sets the right end of the text line. To make sure youre in Print Layout view, click Print Layout on the View tab. As you type, the text fills toward the right.Ī Center tab stop sets the position at the middle of the text line. Select Left Tab at the left end of the horizontal ruler to change it to the type of tab you want.Ī Left tab stop sets the left end of the text line. You can choose inches, centimeters, millimeters. In this section, open the dropdown next to ‘Show measurements in units of’, and select the units you want the ruler to measure in. With the rule enabled, you can use tabs and margins, measure the size and placement of text boxes, and more in the Print Layout view. Go to the Advanced tab, and scroll down to the Display section. The ruler will appear above your document, as well as vertically on the left side in the Print Layout. ![]() ![]() This will open the Microsoft Word options window. If you don't see the ruler at the top of your document, go to View > Ruler to display it. 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