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Creating smash hits on court, on camera

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Actor, sales consultant, multicultural community ambassador, social worker, and badminton coach… a peek into the action-packed life of SPS Chawla Ever since his move to Australia in 2013, life has been a whirlwind for SPS Chawla. In 2016, he got a chance to work in the movie The Strings (Sandeep Raj Production), and then got approached by Gurmeet Saran (Red Hill Production) to play a father in the feature film The Hidden Truth. Before he knew it, the sales consultant and customer service volunteer at Melbourne Airport had become an established actor. “I worked in the Punjabi feature film Big Daddy that was released worldwide,” says Chawla, clearly enjoying his life in the spotlight. “It takes a lot of hard work to crack your first job. But then slowly things get settled with time, experience, friends and through the help of the community,” he says. Chawla, who is also president of the Landmark Community Sports Club as well as the AFL Multicultural Community Ambass

Bitcoin vs Oil and Gold: There Is a Difference

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It’s an easy comparison to make: Bitcoin mining versus gold and oil extraction. All – in the abstract sense for bitcoin – involve unearthing resources, all have had bumpy price histories, and all have been labeled as disruptive in their time. Gold vs Oil vs Bitcoin First, oil. As the price of oil starts to climb, there’s a marked response in oil production. Why? Because now there’s extra incentive to invest in infrastructure/extraction capabilities. As oil production begins to outstrip demand, there’s a drop in the price of oil. It’s now not as profitable to remove quite as much oil as before, so production eases off. As oil prices start to recover – thanks to restrictions in supply from the last cycle – the drillers turn their machines back on and produce more of the black stuff. The same applies to gold. Beginning in 2008, monthly gold ore production is low, thanks to consistently low prices in the previous decade. As market forces begin to push the pric