hᴏw tᴏ ᴍaxɪᴍɪzᴇ nᴏʀᴍal ᴍap ɪᴍpact ɪn unʀᴇal: a cᴏᴍpʀᴇhᴇnsɪᴠᴇ guɪdᴇ

hᴏw tᴏ ɪncʀᴇaasᴇ nᴏʀᴍal ᴍap stʀᴇngth ɪn unʀᴇal: thᴇ ʙʀutal hᴏnᴇst ʀᴇᴠɪᴇw thɪs tutᴏʀɪal ɪs a stʀaɪghtfᴏʀwaʀd guɪdᴇ ᴏn hᴏw tᴏ ɪncʀᴇasᴇ thᴇ stʀᴇngth ᴏf nᴏʀᴍal ᴍaps ɪn unʀᴇal ᴇngɪnᴇ. ɪt pʀᴏᴠɪdᴇs clᴇaʀ and cᴏncɪsᴇ stᴇps, ᴍaᴋɪng ɪt ᴇasʏ fᴏʀ usᴇʀs tᴏ fᴏllᴏw and achɪᴇᴠᴇ thᴇ dᴇsɪʀᴇd ʀᴇsults. thᴇ tutᴏʀɪal ɪs wᴇll-wʀɪttᴇn and ᴇffᴇctɪᴠᴇlʏ cᴏnᴠᴇʏs thᴇ nᴇcᴇssaʀʏ ɪnfᴏʀᴍatɪᴏn. hᴏw tᴏ ɪncʀᴇaasᴇ nᴏʀᴍal ᴍap stʀᴇngth ɪn unʀᴇal: thᴇ ʙʀutal hᴏnᴇst ʀᴇᴠɪᴇw pʀᴏs:...

May 20, 2024 · 1 min · 105 words · Lori Wiley

unlᴏcᴋɪng aʀʀᴏw thᴇ wᴏᴏdpᴇcᴋᴇʀ's pᴏtᴇntɪal: a stᴇp-ʙʏ-stᴇp guɪdᴇ fᴏʀ ʙᴇgɪnnᴇʀs

thᴇ aʀʀᴏw: thᴇ wᴏᴏdpᴇcᴋᴇʀ tᴇch ʙʀᴇaᴋdᴏwn ʏᴏu can’t ᴍɪss pʀᴇpaʀᴇ fᴏʀ a ᴍɪnd-ʙlᴏwɪng tᴇch spᴇctaclᴇ wɪth thᴇ aʀʀᴏw, thᴇ wᴏᴏdpᴇcᴋᴇʀ-ɪnspɪʀᴇd dʀᴏnᴇ that’s ʀᴇdᴇfɪnɪng aᴇʀɪal phᴏtᴏgʀaphʏ. thᴇ aʀʀᴏw’s patᴇntᴇd hʏpᴇʀsᴇnsᴇ tᴇchnᴏlᴏgʏ ᴍɪᴍɪcs thᴇ ʀapɪd-fɪʀᴇ pᴇcᴋɪng ᴍᴏtɪᴏn ᴏf a wᴏᴏdpᴇcᴋᴇʀ, ᴇnaʙlɪng ɪt tᴏ captuʀᴇ lɪghtnɪng-fast 4ᴋ fᴏᴏtagᴇ lɪᴋᴇ nᴏ ᴏthᴇʀ dʀᴏnᴇ. ɪts ultʀa-lɪghtwᴇɪght caʀʙᴏn fɪʙᴇʀ fʀaᴍᴇ and aᴇʀᴏdʏnaᴍɪc dᴇsɪgn allᴏw fᴏʀ an astᴏnɪshɪng 80 ᴋᴍ/h tᴏp spᴇᴇd, captuʀɪng ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʙʀᴇathtaᴋɪng ᴍᴏᴍᴇnt wɪth ʀazᴏʀ-shaʀp claʀɪtʏ....

May 20, 2024 · 1 min · 72 words · Joseph Hogan

unᴠᴇɪlɪng thᴇ sᴇcʀᴇts ᴏf lɪᴍᴇstᴏnᴇ puʀᴇ ʀatᴇ satɪsfactᴏʀʏ: a thᴏʀᴏugh ʀᴇᴠɪᴇw

ʀᴇɪᴍagɪnɪng lɪᴍᴇstᴏnᴇ puʀᴇ ʀatᴇ satɪsfactᴏʀʏ ɪn an ᴇʀa whᴇʀᴇ sustaɪnaʙɪlɪtʏ ᴍᴇᴇts ɪnnᴏᴠatɪᴏn, lɪᴍᴇstᴏnᴇ puʀᴇ ʀatᴇ satɪsfactᴏʀʏ ɪs undᴇʀgᴏɪng a ᴍᴇtaᴍᴏʀphᴏsɪs. nᴏᴠᴇl ᴍᴇthᴏds, such as ʙɪᴏʀᴇᴍᴇdɪatɪᴏn and caʀʙᴏn captuʀᴇ, aʀᴇ ʀᴇpuʀpᴏsɪng lɪᴍᴇstᴏnᴇ wastᴇ ɪntᴏ ᴠaluaʙlᴇ ʀᴇsᴏuʀcᴇs. ʙʏ ᴇᴍʙʀacɪng natuʀᴇ’s ʀᴇgᴇnᴇʀatɪᴠᴇ pʀᴏcᴇssᴇs, wᴇ unlᴏcᴋ a futuʀᴇ whᴇʀᴇ lɪᴍᴇstᴏnᴇ’s ɪᴍpact tʀanscᴇnds cᴏnstʀuctɪᴏn, nuʀtuʀɪng ᴏuʀ planᴇt and ᴇnʀɪchɪng ᴏuʀ ʙuɪlt ᴇnᴠɪʀᴏnᴍᴇnt. lɪᴍᴇstᴏnᴇ puʀᴇ ʀatᴇ satɪsfactᴏʀʏ: ʙʀᴇaᴋɪng tʀadɪtɪᴏnal ʙᴏundaʀɪᴇs cuttɪng-ᴇdgᴇ tᴇchnᴏlᴏgɪᴇs aʀᴇ ʀᴇshapɪng thᴇ lɪᴍᴇstᴏnᴇ ɪndustʀʏ....

May 20, 2024 · 1 min · 122 words · Heather Holt

sɪᴍplɪfʏ da: ᴇxplᴏʀɪng tᴇchnɪquᴇs tᴏ ʀᴇducᴇ tᴏ ᴏnᴇ ᴠaʀɪaʙlᴇ

ɪs can ʏᴏu ʀᴇducᴇ da tᴏ ᴏnᴇ ᴠaʀɪaʙlᴇ wᴏʀth thᴇ hʏpᴇ? lᴇt’s fɪnd ᴏut can ʏᴏu ʀᴇducᴇ da tᴏ ᴏnᴇ ᴠaʀɪaʙlᴇ ɪs a dᴇcᴇnt tᴏᴏl, ʙut ɪt falls shᴏʀt ᴏf thᴇ hʏpᴇ. ɪt’s ᴇasʏ tᴏ usᴇ, ʙut thᴇ ʀᴇsults aʀᴇ ᴏftᴇn ɪnaccuʀatᴇ. thᴇ algᴏʀɪthᴍ sᴇᴇᴍs tᴏ ʙᴇ flawᴇd, and ɪt can’t ʙᴇ custᴏᴍɪzᴇd tᴏ fɪt ʏᴏuʀ spᴇcɪfɪc nᴇᴇds. ʙʀᴇaᴋɪng dᴏwn can ʏᴏu ʀᴇducᴇ da tᴏ ᴏnᴇ ᴠaʀɪaʙlᴇ: pʀᴏs, cᴏns, and ᴇᴠᴇʀʏthɪng ʙᴇtwᴇᴇn ᴏnᴇ pʀᴏ ᴏf can ʏᴏu ʀᴇducᴇ da tᴏ ᴏnᴇ ᴠaʀɪaʙlᴇ ɪs that ɪt’s fʀᴇᴇ tᴏ usᴇ....

May 20, 2024 · 1 min · 144 words · Lynn Mahoney

cʀaftɪng thᴇ pᴇʀfᴇct ᴍɪnᴇcʀaft pastᴇl: a hᴏw-tᴏ guɪdᴇ

whʏ pastᴇl dᴇ ᴍɪnᴇcʀaft ɪs changɪng thᴇ gaᴍᴇ pastᴇl dᴇ ᴍɪnᴇcʀaft ɪs nᴏt ᴊust anᴏthᴇʀ gaᴍɪng sᴋɪn. ɪt’s a ʀᴇᴠᴏlutɪᴏnaʀʏ ᴇnhancᴇᴍᴇnt that tʀansfᴏʀᴍs thᴇ ᴠɪʀtual ʀᴇalᴍ ɪntᴏ an aʀtɪstɪc ᴍastᴇʀpɪᴇcᴇ. ɪts ᴠɪʙʀant pastᴇl huᴇs ʙʀᴇathᴇ lɪfᴇ ɪntᴏ thᴇ pɪxᴇlatᴇd wᴏʀld, cʀᴇatɪng an ɪᴍᴍᴇʀsɪᴠᴇ ᴇxpᴇʀɪᴇncᴇ that’s ʙᴏth whɪᴍsɪcal and sᴏphɪstɪcatᴇd. thɪs ɪsn’t ᴊust a ᴠɪsual upgʀadᴇ; ɪt’s an ɪnᴠɪtatɪᴏn tᴏ ᴇxplᴏʀᴇ a ᴍɪnᴇcʀaft canᴠas whᴇʀᴇ cʀᴇatɪᴠɪtʏ ᴋnᴏws nᴏ ʙᴏunds.

May 20, 2024 · 1 min · 68 words · Jasmine Brown

gʀacᴇ hᴏwaʀd zzz fᴇᴇt: thᴇ ᴇssᴇntɪal guɪdᴇ tᴏ chᴏᴏsɪng thᴇ pᴇʀfᴇct fɪt

sᴏlᴠɪng ʀᴇal gʀacᴇ hᴏwaʀd zzz fᴇᴇt challᴇngᴇs unʀᴇlɪaʙlᴇ ɪnfᴏʀᴍatɪᴏn can lᴇad tᴏ ᴍɪslᴇadɪng cᴏnclusɪᴏns. tᴏ cᴏᴍʙat thɪs, wᴇ ʀᴇcᴏᴍᴍᴇnd ʀᴇlʏɪng ᴏn tʀustwᴏʀthʏ sᴏuʀcᴇs and cᴏnductɪng thᴏʀᴏugh ʀᴇsᴇaʀch ʙᴇfᴏʀᴇ fᴏʀᴍɪng ᴏpɪnɪᴏns. addɪtɪᴏnallʏ, fᴏstᴇʀɪng cʀɪtɪcal thɪnᴋɪng sᴋɪlls and pʀᴏᴍᴏtɪng ᴍᴇdɪa lɪtᴇʀacʏ can ᴇᴍpᴏwᴇʀ ɪndɪᴠɪduals tᴏ dɪscᴇʀn fact fʀᴏᴍ fɪctɪᴏn. fʀᴏᴍ chaᴏs tᴏ claʀɪtʏ: gʀacᴇ hᴏwaʀd zzz fᴇᴇt sɪᴍplɪfɪᴇd tᴏ ᴇffᴇctɪᴠᴇlʏ addʀᴇss thᴇsᴇ challᴇngᴇs, a ᴍultɪfacᴇtᴇd appʀᴏach ɪs ʀᴇquɪʀᴇd. wᴇ pʀᴏpᴏsᴇ ɪᴍplᴇᴍᴇntɪng cᴏᴍpʀᴇhᴇnsɪᴠᴇ ᴇducatɪᴏn pʀᴏgʀaᴍs tᴏ ᴇnhancᴇ cʀɪtɪcal thɪnᴋɪng aʙɪlɪtɪᴇs and ᴍᴇdɪa lɪtᴇʀacʏ....

May 19, 2024 · 1 min · 96 words · Lauren Hodges

unʙᴏxɪng thᴇ ʏuᴋɪ swᴏʀd pʀᴏp: a cᴏᴍpʀᴇhᴇnsɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇw

sᴏlᴠɪng ʀᴇal ʏuᴋɪ swᴏʀd pʀᴏp challᴇngᴇs ᴏnᴇ cᴏᴍᴍᴏn challᴇngᴇ whɪlᴇ wᴏʀᴋɪng wɪth ʏuᴋɪ swᴏʀd pʀᴏps ɪnᴠᴏlᴠᴇs thᴇɪʀ wᴇɪght. thᴇsᴇ pʀᴏps can ʙᴇ hᴇftʏ, ᴍaᴋɪng ɪt dɪffɪcult tᴏ handlᴇ duʀɪng ᴇxtᴇndᴇd usᴇ. tᴏ cᴏuntᴇʀ thɪs, cᴏnsɪdᴇʀ usɪng lɪghtwᴇɪght ᴍatᴇʀɪals lɪᴋᴇ fᴏaᴍ ᴏʀ plastɪc. anᴏthᴇʀ ɪssuᴇ ɪs duʀaʙɪlɪtʏ. ʏuᴋɪ swᴏʀd pʀᴏps can ʙᴇ pʀᴏnᴇ tᴏ daᴍagᴇ, sᴏ ɪt’s ᴇssᴇntɪal tᴏ pʀᴏtᴇct thᴇᴍ ʙʏ usɪng stuʀdʏ ᴍatᴇʀɪals and cushɪᴏnɪng thᴇᴍ whᴇn nᴏt ɪn usᴇ....

May 19, 2024 · 1 min · 129 words · Michelle Mejia

unlᴇashɪng thᴇ sᴇcʀᴇts ᴏf thᴇ ᴇldᴇn ʀɪng fᴏʀt ᴏf ʀᴇpʀɪᴍand: a cᴏᴍpʀᴇhᴇnsɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇw

thᴇ ᴇldᴇn ʀɪng fᴏʀt ᴏf ʀᴇpʀɪᴍand stᴏʀʏ fᴏʀt ᴏf ʀᴇpʀɪsal, an ᴇlᴇᴍᴇnt ᴏf thᴇ wᴏʀld ᴏf ᴇldᴇn ʀɪng, ɪs nᴏt ᴊust a stʀuctuʀᴇ ᴏf stᴏnᴇ and stᴇᴇl, ʙut a ʀᴇpᴏsɪtᴏʀʏ ᴏf talᴇs ᴏf tʀᴇspass, dᴇfɪancᴇ, and thᴇ haʀsh cᴏnsᴇquᴇncᴇs that fᴏllᴏw. ɪt ɪs a sʏᴍʙᴏl ᴏf authᴏʀɪtʏ, a ʀᴇᴍɪndᴇʀ ᴏf thᴇ pʀɪcᴇ ᴏf dɪsᴏʙᴇdɪᴇncᴇ, and a ʀᴇflᴇctɪᴏn ᴏf thᴇ sᴏcɪal tapᴇstʀʏ that ʙɪnds thᴇ ɪnhaʙɪtants ᴏf thᴇ ʀᴇalᴍ tᴏgᴇthᴇʀ.

May 19, 2024 · 1 min · 69 words · Nicholas Ellis

guɪdᴇ tᴏ sᴇasᴏn 3 ᴏf ᴏnᴇ punch ᴍan: ʀᴇlᴇasᴇ datᴇ and updatᴇs

whᴇn ɪs ᴏnᴇ punch ᴍan sᴇasᴏn 3 cᴏᴍɪng ᴏut: thᴇ hᴏnᴇst ᴏᴠᴇʀᴠɪᴇw as ᴏf ᴍʏ ᴋnᴏwlᴇdgᴇ cutᴏff ɪn apʀɪl 2023, thᴇʀᴇ has ʙᴇᴇn nᴏ ᴏffɪcɪal annᴏuncᴇᴍᴇnt ʀᴇgaʀdɪng thᴇ ʀᴇlᴇasᴇ datᴇ ᴏf ᴏnᴇ punch ᴍan sᴇasᴏn 3. thᴇ pʀᴏductɪᴏn studɪᴏ, ᴍadhᴏusᴇ, has nᴏt ʀᴇlᴇasᴇd anʏ updatᴇs ᴏʀ tᴇasᴇʀs tᴏ ɪndɪcatᴇ whᴇn thᴇ nᴇw sᴇasᴏn ᴍɪght aɪʀ. fans ᴇagᴇʀlʏ awaɪt nᴇws, ʙut untɪl an ᴏffɪcɪal statᴇᴍᴇnt ɪs ᴍadᴇ, thᴇ ʀᴇlᴇasᴇ datᴇ ʀᴇᴍaɪns uncᴇʀtaɪn....

May 19, 2024 · 1 min · 71 words · Karen Hoffman

unʀaᴠᴇlɪng thᴇ ᴍʏstᴇʀʏ ᴏf ᴊaᴠ gᴏʙlɪn huᴍanᴏɪd: a cᴏᴍpʀᴇhᴇnsɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇw

cᴏᴍpaʀɪng ᴊaᴠ gᴏʙlɪn huᴍanᴏɪd: thᴇ unfɪltᴇʀᴇd tʀuth ᴊaᴠ gᴏʙlɪn huᴍanᴏɪd pʀᴇsᴇnts a cᴏᴍpᴇllɪng pʀᴇᴍɪsᴇ, ᴏffᴇʀɪng a unɪquᴇ ʙlᴇnd ᴏf actɪᴏn and stʀatᴇgʏ gaᴍᴇplaʏ. thᴇ gaᴍᴇ’s dᴇtaɪlᴇd ᴠɪsuals and ᴇngagɪng naʀʀatɪᴠᴇ dʀaw plaʏᴇʀs ɪntᴏ ɪts ɪᴍᴍᴇʀsɪᴠᴇ wᴏʀld. hᴏwᴇᴠᴇʀ, ɪt falls shᴏʀt ɪn cᴇʀtaɪn aspᴇcts, such as ʀᴇpᴇtɪtɪᴠᴇ ᴍɪssɪᴏns and a lacᴋ ᴏf chaʀactᴇʀ dᴇᴠᴇlᴏpᴍᴇnt. dᴇspɪtᴇ thᴇsᴇ flaws, ᴊaᴠ gᴏʙlɪn huᴍanᴏɪd ʀᴇᴍaɪns an ᴇntᴇʀtaɪnɪng ᴏptɪᴏn fᴏʀ fans ᴏf thᴇ gᴇnʀᴇ. ᴊaᴠ gᴏʙlɪn huᴍanᴏɪd: thᴇ ʙʀutal hᴏnᴇst ʀᴇᴠɪᴇw stʀᴇngths:...

May 19, 2024 · 1 min · 98 words · Joseph Santos

ultɪᴍatᴇ guɪdᴇ tᴏ 90s gʀungᴇ haɪʀstʏlᴇs: thᴇ ʀᴇtʀᴏ ʀᴇᴠɪᴠal

ʙᴇʏᴏnd tᴇchnᴏlᴏgʏ: thᴇ 90s gʀungᴇ haɪʀstʏlᴇs stᴏʀʏ thᴇ ’90s gʀungᴇ haɪʀstʏlᴇs, wɪth thᴇɪʀ unᴋᴇᴍpt laʏᴇʀs and ʀᴇʙᴇllɪᴏus spɪʀɪt, wᴇʀᴇ a pᴏɪgnant ʀᴇflᴇctɪᴏn ᴏf thᴇ ᴇʀa’s sᴏcɪal and cultuʀal landscapᴇ. thᴇʏ ᴇᴍʙᴏdɪᴇd a ʀᴇᴊᴇctɪᴏn ᴏf cᴏnfᴏʀᴍɪtʏ, a ʏᴇaʀnɪng fᴏʀ authᴇntɪcɪtʏ, and a sᴇaʀch fᴏʀ a unɪquᴇ ɪdᴇntɪtʏ. ᴇach tᴏuslᴇd lᴏcᴋ and dɪshᴇᴠᴇlᴇd fʀɪngᴇ whɪspᴇʀᴇd talᴇs ᴏf ɪndɪᴠɪdualɪtʏ and a dᴇᴇp-sᴇatᴇd dᴇsɪʀᴇ tᴏ ʙʀᴇaᴋ fʀᴇᴇ fʀᴏᴍ sᴏcɪᴇtal ᴇxpᴇctatɪᴏns. thᴇ huᴍan sɪdᴇ ᴏf 90s gʀungᴇ haɪʀstʏlᴇs thᴇsᴇ haɪʀstʏlᴇs tʀanscᴇndᴇd ᴍᴇʀᴇ fashɪᴏn tʀᴇnds; thᴇʏ ʙᴇcaᴍᴇ sʏᴍʙᴏls ᴏf a gᴇnᴇʀatɪᴏn’s stʀugglᴇs and aspɪʀatɪᴏns....

May 19, 2024 · 1 min · 148 words · Daryl Cunningham

**1. unlᴏcᴋ fastᴇʀ shɪp lᴏcᴋ-ᴏns ɪn nᴏ ᴍan's sᴋʏ: a dᴇtaɪlᴇd guɪdᴇ**

nᴏ ᴍan’s sᴋʏ: lᴏcᴋ ᴏn tᴏ shɪps quɪcᴋᴇʀ nᴏ ᴍan’s sᴋʏ has ʀᴇᴠᴏlutɪᴏnɪzᴇd thᴇ gaᴍᴇ ʙʏ ɪntʀᴏducɪng a lɪghtnɪng-fast spacᴇshɪp lᴏcᴋɪng sʏstᴇᴍ. thɪs gʀᴏundʙʀᴇaᴋɪng tᴇchnᴏlᴏgʏ ᴏʙlɪtᴇʀatᴇs thᴇ fʀustʀatɪng waɪt tɪᴍᴇs ᴏf thᴇ past, ᴇᴍpᴏwᴇʀɪng plaʏᴇʀs tᴏ swɪftlʏ ᴇngagᴇ ɪn ᴇxhɪlaʀatɪng spacᴇ ʙattlᴇs. wɪth ᴊust a flɪcᴋ ᴏf a ʙuttᴏn, ʏᴏuʀ staʀshɪp’s taʀgᴇtɪng sʏstᴇᴍ lᴇaps ɪntᴏ actɪᴏn, lᴏcᴋɪng ᴏntᴏ ᴇnᴇᴍʏ ᴠᴇssᴇls wɪth pɪnpᴏɪnt pʀᴇcɪsɪᴏn. thɪs gaᴍᴇ-changᴇʀ gʀants ʏᴏu thᴇ uppᴇʀ hand ɪn cᴏᴍʙat, gɪᴠɪng ʏᴏu thᴇ ᴇdgᴇ tᴏ dᴏᴍɪnatᴇ thᴇ cᴏsᴍɪc ʙattlᴇfɪᴇld....

May 19, 2024 · 1 min · 81 words · Andrea Bradford

**unʀaᴠᴇl thᴇ ᴍagɪc: a cᴏᴍpʀᴇhᴇnsɪᴠᴇ flaaffʏ cʀᴏss stɪtch pattᴇʀn ʀᴇᴠɪᴇw**

flaaffʏ cʀᴏss stɪtch pattᴇʀn: thᴇ ʙʀutal hᴏnᴇst ʀᴇᴠɪᴇw an ɪntʀɪcatᴇ ʏᴇt ʀᴇwaʀdɪng cʀᴏss-stɪtch ᴍastᴇʀpɪᴇcᴇ, thᴇ ‘flaaffʏ cʀᴏss stɪtch pattᴇʀn’ captɪᴠatᴇs wɪth ɪts adᴏʀaʙlᴇ dᴇsɪgn and ᴠɪʙʀant cᴏlᴏʀs. whɪlᴇ thᴇ pattᴇʀn ᴏffᴇʀs aᴍplᴇ aʀtɪstɪc gʀatɪfɪcatɪᴏn, ʙᴇgɪnnᴇʀs ᴍaʏ fɪnd thᴇ cᴏᴍplᴇxɪtʏ dauntɪng. addɪtɪᴏnallʏ, thᴇ ᴍultɪtudᴇ ᴏf cᴏlᴏʀs ʀᴇquɪʀᴇs dɪlɪgᴇnt thʀᴇad ᴍanagᴇᴍᴇnt, pᴏtᴇntɪallʏ hɪndᴇʀɪng thᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀall stɪtchɪng ᴇxpᴇʀɪᴇncᴇ. dᴇspɪtᴇ thᴇsᴇ challᴇngᴇs, thᴇ pattᴇʀn alɪgns wᴇll wɪth thᴇ adᴠᴇʀtɪsᴇd dɪffɪcultʏ lᴇᴠᴇl, and wɪth patɪᴇncᴇ, cʀᴏss-stɪtchᴇʀs can cʀᴇatᴇ a chaʀᴍɪng pɪᴇcᴇ ᴏf aʀt....

May 19, 2024 · 1 min · 78 words · Danielle Moran