Day: March 5, 2023

Dreamt Of Crows Flying Inside Your House? Here’s What It Means

THE WELL-known psychologist, Sigmund Freud regarded dreams as a royal road to the unconscious. He stated that sources of dreams include stimuli from the external world, subjective experiences, organic stimuli within the body and mental activities during sleep. Carl Jung, also believed in the psychological importance of dreams, theorizing that they are the psyche’s attempt to communicate vital information to the person.

We see various dreams every day. But have you ever dreamt that several crows are flying towards or in your house? As horrific as it sounds, the information that this dream conveys is a bad omen. Let’s explore some possible meanings of this type of dream.

Crows are generally considered a symbol of death, bad luck, misfortune, ill omens, signs of life changes or worse scenarios. Crows in dreams often symbolize fears, negative emotions, illness, health issues, stress, anxiety, etc. Dreams about crows can mean significant changes going to take place in your life. They can also be an indication of your intelligence and developed intuition.

Dreaming of a crow or crows: Dreaming of a crow or several crows can symbolically represent your relationship with someone. It can indicate that the particular relationship might be based on physical attractiveness and lacks feelings and emotional connection.

Dreaming of several crows: Dreaming of crows in a group can symbolise that you may be influenced by someone. It can be a sign of your low confidence. It also symbolises that you are about to make a major transformation.

Dreaming of a single crow: If you see a single crow flying in your dreams, then it can signify that you need to be careful while choosing your next partner and that they’re quickly approaching your life.

Dreaming of a flock of crows in the sky: This can be a

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See Kim Kardashian Vacation with Aliens in Skims’ New Swimwear Campaign Shot by Harmony Korine

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Skims founder Kim Kardashian stars in the latest campaign shot by the Spring Breakers director, who has previously worked with Dior and Gucci. Inspired by an “out of this world vacation,” per a release, the shoot showcases the brand’s first range of swim cover-ups alongside new swim silhouettes and accessories. (Not to worry — no UFOs appeared to be harmed during the photoshoot.)

Priced from $25 to $88, the 25-piece collection launches on Skims.com on Feb. 21 and comprises mix-and-match bikini separates, one-piece swimsuits and mesh cover-ups (available in sizes XXS to 4X), as well as hair accessories for “a head-to-toe Skims look.”

Designed to be worn in and out of the water, styles include long-sleeve shrugs, cropped tees, racerback tops, bandeaus, string thongs, biker shorts, cut-out monokinis, cycle suits, ruched dresses, sarong skirts and more pool- and beach-ready offerings in gold and silver metallics, neon green, barbiecore pink and neutral shades.

Skims debuted swimwear last year, and this month’s restock marks the label’s largest drop yet. It includes the return of best-selling silhouettes such as the plunge bikini top and dipped tie bottoms, plus 10 new styles and seven “reinvented” cover-up designs.

Korine’s most recent film, Beach Bum, starring Matthew McConaughey, was released in 2019. That same year, he directed a short film, Duck Duck (which was shot on Snapchat’s Spectacles 3 sunglasses), and a men’s campaign for Gucci.

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Look for European Hotel Dealmaking to Pick Up Later in 2023

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Deloitte’s top hotel consultant, Andreas Scriven, has a finger on the pulse of European dealmaking. He forecasts more assets changing hands in the year’s back half.

Andreas Scriven is the lead partner for the hospitality and leisure practice at Deloitte UK and Deloitte NS Europe. Scriven has an interesting perspective on European hotel deals and development.

  • In Western Europe, Deloitte has had its fingerprints on every large hospitality asset transaction on the buy or sell side in the past several years.
  • The firm advises on tax and auditing issues, offers valuations and brokerage services, supports transactions with new tools like geospatial analytics, and provides strategic advice for operators and investors.

I spoke with Scriven on Friday to get a pulse check on the sector. We discussed:

  • The 2023 outlook for Europe.
  • What he thinks it will take to thaw the market for hotel asset sales.
  • Why the big players likely won’t increase the pace of consolidation this year.
  • Why Amsterdam is a favorite city among hotel investors right now.
  • Where he thinks hotel development is especially innovative right now. Hint: look to the Middle East or startups.

Hotel deals and development in Europe have been mostly frozen for many months. As for the 2023 outlook, Scriven places himself somewhere between optimistic and pessimistic.

  • He points to how European airports and airlines have said they anticipate record flight volume this summer.
  • Consumer sentiment and spending surveys suggest that, while the cost-of-living crisis is straining consumers, spending on discretionary categories like travel is disproportionately holding up.
  • “But at the same time, hotel operators are seeing some pretty serious cost pressures that won’t magically reverse in short order,” Scriven said.

Unrealistic expectations on asset prices from hotel sellers are holding up the deal flow.

  • “There are a lot
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Live news updates from February 14: US inflation slows less than expected, Xi promises greater trade with Iran

The Japanese government has formally named Kazuo Ueda to become the next central bank governor, turning to a respected monetary policy expert to determine the future of the country’s decades-old ultra-loose policies.

Ueda, described as “Japan’s Ben Bernanke” by former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers, was a Bank of Japan board member from 1998 to 2005, and helped introduce forward guidance when it adopted its zero-interest rate policy in the late 1990s.

As chair of the US Federal Reserve between 2006 and 2014, Bernanke oversaw the central bank’s response to the 2008 financial crisis and introduced quantitative easing as a counter-measure.

Following reports of his nomination last week, Ueda told reporters that the central bank should continue current easing measures.

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Kazuo Ueda has expressed concerns about the side-effects of the BoJ’s yield curve control policy © Akio Kon/Bloomberg

But Ueda, professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo with a PhD in economics from MIT, has previously expressed concerns about the side effects of the BoJ’s yield curve control policy and experts expect him to gradually shift the economy towards interest rate normalisation.

On Tuesday, the government also nominated Ryozo Himino, former commissioner of the Financial Services Agency, and Shinichi Uchida, a BoJ executive who has played a central role in shaping Japan’s monetary policy, as deputy governors.

The nominations by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will require Diet approval, which he is expected to get since the ruling coalition has majority control of both houses of parliament.

If Ueda is approved, it would be the first time in postwar Japan that an academic was appointed central bank chief, a role that had historically rotated between officials from the BoJ and the finance ministry.

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