Watch SuperBowl '21 online Free Streaming - Really?

The SUperBowl LV is HERE. LV = 55th. The 55th Edition of the Super Bowl, the big fight that's bigger than a RaFa - Federer matchup, or (maybe) a Barca - ManU game (definitely in one part of the world) or a Red and Blue war. Its the match up that will resolve almost all differences (now why doesn't America have Super Bowl every quarter- don't you think it will solve many issues?). For the Super Bowl, color doesn't matter, its an all out territorial war!

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in this edition, the LV, Super Bowl. The wild card Buccaneers, the wildest and eeriest team, will actually be playing at home at the Ray Jay, and that's never happened before, an actual home team in the Super Bowl! How do they feel? They got a wild card into the Championship and have so far won 14 out of their 19 games. Only 6 wild card teams have won so far, but I guess playing at home nullifies many other statistics. Will they be making their 20th game an unprecedented championship victory? We know who the (limited) crowd of 25000 will be rooting for anyways! They even beat the HIGHLY rated Packers with their terrific offense, in their Conference Final. As good as it gets - right? 

But we can't forget their Superstar QB Tom Brady. 10th Super Bowl! First for the Bucs. Great greater greatest - how do you define this achievement? To make the NFL is the hallmark of a great player in the intensely competitive American Football scene. Then to win a Conference is something to be proud of. And if you actually win a Super Bowl and you are star quarterback - well you are assured greatness. But to make it for 10 seasons!!!! 10 Super Bowls. The Bucs cannot help but be where they are, and playing at home. They have Thomas Brady in their midst after all. This 43 year old will be looking at adding a fifth MVP to his Super Bowl Cap. He is already the oldest MVP in Super Bowl. 

The Chiefs are slightly ahead as favorites and defending Champions. And they have the reigning MVP in Mahomes.

Only 25000 fans will be allowed to attend the Super Bowl Live in the stadium. Wont those 25000 people have some fireside story for their grand kids??!!!

So what will you watch the Super Bowl for (is that even a question?)

Date  and Time for Super Bowl 2021 Kickoff- 7th February 2021, 6.40 pm EST

1. Tom Brady

2. Tom Brady

3. Tampa Bay playing at home

4. Patrick Mahomes

5. The Half time show by Weeknd (8 pm EST)

6. You are from Kansas

7. The Advertisements - each spot costs $5.5mn apparently!

8. You always watch

9. Wild Horses won't drag you away.

10 . You actually get to watch Super Bowl LV in the stadium!!! 

Where can you watch Super Bowl live online streaming, maybe FREE

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/superbowl/live/

https://www.nflgamepass.com/en/subscribe/plans/

Australia

https://7plus.com.au/Sport

https://kayosports.com.au/

Super Bowl Podcasts

https://www.nfl.com/podcasts/

https://player.fm/podcasts/Super-Bowl

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Net Spend All Access Login

Netspend has an All-Access Account. Account opening is subject to id verification and identfication.

Netback is established by MetaBank, which is a Member FDIC.

The Netspend All Access Account has facilities like

- Direct Deposit

- Mobile Check Capture

- Money Pass ATM

Check this out to know how it works and the NetSpend Access Account features

https://www.netspend.com/bank-account/features/

https://www.netspend.com/bank-account/faqs/

What is Netspend

Net Spend is a provider of prepaid debit cards for commercial and personal use. As per their site information, Netback is established by MetaBank, which is a Member FDIC.

Once you sign up for NetSpend, and receive your card, there will be an activation feature which enables you to start using NetSpend. You will have to follow the printed activation and identity verification steps that arrive with the debit card. 

Happy Spending!!

PS - Please do your due diligence before signing up for any new financial products or features. 

Farmville SHUTS Down | Internet Gaming Saga Ends

Who hasnt played Farmville? Well if you are above 40 and a female and have used the internet for over a decade you are more likely than not an ex Farmville player. You belong to a community thats not exclusive by any means. An article on NY Times reports that there were 32 million Farmville users daily at its peak!! Farmville has apparently been shut down as of end of last year, 2020. So an icon sleeps. 

Those days of waking up at dawn to harvest your crops or collect from your animals may seem far off now, but facebook was farmville and vice versa for sometime in 2010-11 for many users. Users competed to have the best looking farms, with buildings, fences, accessories, exotic and commin vegetables, fruits, all kinds of domestic animals, beautiful barns, etc. It was an addiction, at once fun and dangerous. Dishes were burnt, kids school pick ups missed, babies were forgotten as people endeavured to harvest their farms on time. If one didnt have enough coins/gold (I forget), every vegetable had to picked by hand and planted individually. It was madness, fun, friends became enemies and enemies friends. FB friends got irritated as you desperately tried to add them or request them to send u whatever was urgently need for your farm. As if they had nothing bettter to do! 

The collective gaming, needed for optimum farming, was mass multimedia role playing at its peak, where one was a farmer, even if it was looked down by MMRPG afficianados. The graphics were excellent, gaming was easy so could be played by all. All one needed to play farmville was a good mouse to do hours of point and clicking!!! And some sense of basic minimum strategising. So while kids played with PS and Nintendos, Moms played Farmville on facebook on desktops or laptops, and equity prevailed at many homes!

So as the iconic game shuts down, here's raising a tosat to it! Long live farmville, addictive, enthralling fun, and opium for the middle aged. 

#Farmville #originalfarmville

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/technology/farmville-zynga-facebook.html

New Slam Dunk Movie | Anime | Manga

Manga Fans are excited about a new Slam Dunk movie. The Manga / Anime industry is popular amongst teenagers, young adults, pre teens. Looking at the variety and richness of content its no wonder. If one can adjust to the shrill voices, one can find some of the best stories of today in Manga. The Slam Dunk movie is a classic basketball anime movie with millions of young followers. All of whom will be excited today to hear the news of a new Slam Dunk Movie. The Slam Dunk has been serialized and there are also a series of Slam Dunk movies with the first one released in 1994. 

Am I Eligible for Government Benefits?

Benefit.Gov - To find out whether you are eligible for Government Benefits or not, check out the Government Benefit Finder. The Benefits you are looking for are scattered across various aspects. Are you looking for Covid related unemployment benefits? Are you looking for disaster related benefits? Are you looking for food stamps, health insurance, loans, a bit of financial assistance to tide over difficult times? There are many websites, consultants, agencies which will tell you which benefits you are eligible for. The best way to llook for a Benefit / some state Assistance is to go to an official website and check out the programs you are eligible for. A dot gov website generally means a government website. Here is the Benefit.Gov website which lists the various Benefits one is eligible for. One needs to fill all the required information, personal, financial, employment, etc depending on the kind of benefits one is looking for. There is a guide, video tutorial to take one through the website and help understand it better. As per the website, it was launched by the US Dept of labour in 2002creating the US Govt.'s official Benefits website

here's hoping you get the right Benefit you are looking for. 

https://www.benefits.gov/

Hocus Pocus Focus

Right now the focus is on Hocus Pocus. Sorry, couldnt resist the pun. There was a cult movie in 1993 called Hocus Pocus. A classic really. And obviously from Disney.  Watching the movie is a Halloween tradition and it definitely is the subject of many Halloween re-runs. 

This year the focus is again on Hocus Pocus as Disney has announced a sequel. So what is the news on Hocus Pocus 2? Who are the stars? When will it be telecast? Will it be as good as the original? Will any of the original star cast be there? Will it be the same story or something entirely different. 

I started looking for the answer and here are they

When is Hocus Pocus 2 going to be telecast

The telecast date is not know, but Disney made the announcement in October last year and the optimist fans are hoping for a Halloween show. That seems unlikely though, especially considering the lack of information about the movie and what is happening on the sets.

The Star Cast

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, the original witches are likely to be involved in some capacity in the production. In fact bette Middler has come on record to say that she is positively looking forward to be a part of the movie.

The original was directed by Kenny Ortega, but Hocus Pocus 2 is likely to be directed by Adam Shankman of Hairspray fame.

Jen D'Angelo is writing the script as per online reports.

Will it be the original story

It looks likely that Hocus Pocus 2 will be a different story and a sequel and not a reprise of the original.

So here's looking forward to watching Hocus Pocus 2

Meanwhile you watch the original Hocus Pocus being streamed at the Disney Channel

movie.disney.com/hocus-pocus

Top 5 Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

It is stay at home time. With all the lockdowns, shutdowns, curfews, stay at homes, one is finally getting to spend more time at home. Time where one doesnt really hit the bed but gets to feel the house, the place one buys or rents spending a lot of money, mortgage and heartaching searches. The easiest way to have a pleasant physical time at home is to ensure that the Indoor Air Quality is ambient.

Indoor Air Quality or lack of it can really play havoc with a person's schedule. Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is the cause for a lot of issues that while by themselves dont look like much, but can affect productivity in a major way. SBS causes headaches, dizziness, fatigue, nausea. The major causes of  sick building syndrome are lack of ventilation, high CO2, ozone levels, presence of allergens, harmful microbes in the air, unhygienic conditions indoor, etc. The best way to improve personal health and productivity is to improve the ventilation / indoor air quality of the place where onespends the majority of a workday.

What are the ways one can go about improving the Indoor Air Quality?

 Letting in the outdoor air from time to time is the easiest and the cheapest way to improve ventilation in a house. Sometimes the air conditioner would just be recycling and cooling or heating the same polluted air. Open a bit of window, ensure cross ventilation multiple times a day. That is by far the cheapest way to ensure a better air quality.

Indoor Plants. Indoor plants are a great way to improve the indoor air quality. Two to three medium sized plant per son in a home ensures that your carbon dioxide gets sapped up to some extent.  They act as natural air purifiers and dehumidifiers. One can also use dehumidifiers in damp climates that are easily available.

Maintain household hygiene to ensure a better indoor air quality. Disinfecting the house regularly, keeping outside, cleaning shoes, outer garments, mopping, sweeping and dusting the home at regular intervals using natural disinfectants, vacuum cleaners, etc ensures that the microbes dont get to settle down and multiply. Bacteria and virus like a congested, humid space to grow. Ensuring personal and home hygeine ensures the chance of a better home quality.

Invisible pollutants are a major cause of sick building syndrome and poor air quality. These invisible pollutants come in our household paints on furniture and walls, glue used in furniture, the household cleaners, air fresheners, dyes, etc. These are all products with high VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds). Try to use products with low VOCs,  that are more natural or have been approved as green.

Air filters used in ours ACs and AHUs are another source of pollution. They need to be kept clean. The fresh intake air source in AHUs should not be near any contaminating source.

The easiest way to ensure that you get the fresh air you need is to install a IAQ measure in your house, especially if you need to use artificial ventilation more. This ensures that the IAQ stays at an acceptable level; else measures are taken. The difference between indoor and outdoor ppm* of CO2 levels should not be more than 600 to have an ambient atmosphere at home. More than that is a cause for worry.

* particles per million



Article by

Ar. Sanghamitra Rath


#stayathome, #airquality, #co2levels, #greenbuilding

Download WOW Addons | Best WoW Addons

Download WOW Addons | Best WoW Addons

It is not enough to have the basic WoW interface, as anyone who plays the game will tell you. It is like having a mobile phone without its apps. The best gameplay/  use of Wow happens when you add the right Addons.

Here are some of the Wow Addons one should have in this list. The Wow Twitch addon will help in adding thes important environment to your Wow game

Check out these Wow addons here listed on PCGames

https://www.pcgamesn.com/world-of-warcraft/best-wow-addons

ElvUI is one hugely recommended add on to WoW

Quartz, Simulationcraft, Recount, Deadlyboss Mods are some of the other recommended Wow addons to download.


The best Wow Addons seem to the ones that can

Track the quests
Track the rewards
Customize the interface
Organize the inventory and more such for a better playing experience

Pennymac | Coronavirus Mortgage Relief

Www.Pennymacusa.Com has some vital information on mortgage. With the earnings and business being severely impacted by the Covid 19, many people are looking for assistance with their mortgages.

The covid 19 resource page of Pennymac has information on

What to do if mortgage payment is affected
Unsure of mortgage payment ability in the future

What is a forbearance plan

Difference between a forbearance plan and a payment deferral

Check out this link below to find out the answer to these questions and more

https://www.pennymacusa.com/covid-19-faqs


Find out more information on home refinancing here

https://www.pennymacusa.com/refinancing

Top 5 DIY Face Mask Dos and Donts

Now that the World is in lockdown, there are some important ways one can remain engaged to serve the community, engage one's time and generally live with oneself.

The biggest need for the hour are face masks. Do go and make those face masks and distribute them amongst your local health workers, sanitary workers and use them yourselves too.

The best way to prepare those DIY Face masks are to use the Government health department directives. That will ensure that the masks maintain the highest standards of hygiene.

While lack of PPE are being felt daily by health care workers, one can do one's small bit to help the people who are helping us fight this deadly virus.

Just creating 10 masks by a billion people can produce 10 billion masks. 

The Dos and Donts of Using a mask

WHO says just masks arent going to be effective. They have to be used in conjunction with frequest washing of hands. Further, masks need to be disposed off properly. 

The masks that are used need to be clean. They should have have been cleaned or disinfected using UV rays, heat, soap water, alcohol, etc. So beware of the multiple DIY masks going around unless one is sure of their genesis.

It is essential at this time that people going out should wear masks. WHO has revised its advisory and is asking people to wear masks. However, one should see that the people with risk have first access to the essential item before grabbing them off the shelves.

Here comes the utility of the DIY masks

The advantages of the DIY home masks are

• They can be reused
• A double layer of cotton mask is somewhat effective though no where near the N95 in filtering. However, its better than no mask, and being strongly recommended by the WHO and Govt agencies 
• Easily made at home and disinfected
• Breathable

All you need to do to create these masks are putting together old clothes, some basic stiching skills, and disinfecting in hot water and soap.

There are multiple sites giving instructions on how to make these DIY masks.

To be effective and cover the face really well, the adult masks should be pleated and be 9 inch X 7 inch in size. The pleats ensure the extra layering to keep out the small droplets.

A strip at either end is stuck to tie the mask to the face. It can be a long strip to tie the mask at the back of the head or can be a loop to loop the mask around the ear.

So here's to creating masks and fighing the Corona Virus our way.

NHS Nightingale Hospital - A Nightingale to the Rescue

The NHS Nightingale Hospital in UK is set to open by he end of the week. The converted hospital is a much needed resource in the UK's fight against Corona Virus. The NHS Nightinhgale Hospital is to help increase NHS capacity to deal with the Corona Virus. The impact of the Corona Virus is as yet unknown. A lot will depend on the public's cooperation. Social distancing, increased hyiegenic awareness will reduce the impact to a significant extent. If these are not followed to the maximum level, no amount of preparedness could help. Hence the NHS constant appeal to the public.

The NHS hospital has been opened the Excel london centre in East London, an erstwhile London Olympics venue. Its symbolic that infrastructure built for showcasing the premier global talent can be used used so significantly to fight a global epidemic. The hospital will draw medical care personnel from all across the med care spectrum. As per a BBC report as many at 16000 personnel will be directly fighting the virus and saving patients at the Nightingale.

The military engineers with civil contractors have worked handed in hand to prapare the hospital in record time.

Details of NHS Nightingale Hospital

Temporary Corona Virus Hospital Built in a Week at London

Covid 19 Field Hospital

16000 medical staff

1500 Beds

at Excel Centre a previous Olympic Venue and a Convention and Exhibition Centre

Can treat upto 4000 patients at any time eventually

Unprecedented times see unprecedented response!

Read about the Doctors fighting Corona here

https://mylittlelogbook.blogspot.com/2020/03/rip-dr-li-wenliang-doctors-in-frontline.html