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Bill Komiss specializes in the economics of renewable energy and energy efficiency, cost-benefit analysis and statistical analysis. At CNA, he has examined naval training and compatibility, the economic effects of wind, solar and geothermal energy, and the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Komiss has served as the scientific analyst for the Navy Director of Energy and Environmental Readiness Division and the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics. He is a member of both the American Economic Association and the Economic History Association.
Komiss has a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Hollywood has long portrayed pawn shops as being dark, sleazy operations, just full of stolen property and shady characters. Nothing could be further from the truth! We are in fact, a combination ‘Lending Institution’ much the same as your bank, and discount retail/jewelry/tool store, only with the BEST prices in town.
Our store is clean and well maintained, with large and varied inventories and is staffed by some of the finest pawn brokers in the state! Feel free to bring your entire family in to shop! We work very closely with law enforcement at all levels to ensure that the items that we take in is legally owned and offered — just ask our law enforcement customers.
Most people have heard of pawn shops, but many have ideas and images that are, shall we say, less than accurate on just what a pawn shop is and what we offer. The short definition – we offer a short term loan based on the collateral that you pledge. No credit check, no wait for approval by the loan officer, just fast cash!
When you have a loan to buy your home, you pledge the home as collateral in the event that you don’t, or can’t, pay back the loan. If you don’t pay your loan back, your home becomes the property of the bank. We operate in much the same fashion.
You bring in an item to pledge for a loan, you leave the item with us, and we give you cash and a receipt to bring back. In The Tristate, the term of the loan is 30 or 60 days. You can pay the interest at this time and we will give you a “new” loan, again good for another 30 or 60 days. Most people do pick up their collateral and repay the loan, but when they do not, we in turn sell the items to recover our investment.
So, the next time you see the dark portrayal of Hollywood’s idea of a pawn shop, you will certainly know that it is by far from the truth. Now, we can’t say that some folks haven’t had a bad experience with someone behind the counter of a pawn shop, but, we guarantee that at Pawn World , you will always be greeted with a smiling face and treated with a taste of true southern hospitality. We joke and laugh and have fun. That is our promise and pledge to you!

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Installing Arch Linux with systemd-boot requires several details to be considered during the installation process. This post gives an overview of necessary steps.
With the recent adoption of GDPR, pseudonymization is now a relevant method of protecting personal data. An example of how to pseudonymize data in R is given.
Despite that regression models sometimes include parameters that are theoretically invalid, they are still used to explain phenomena. Why? This will be explained by fitting different models on data with theoretical limitations.
Visualizing model fit helps better understand how well model fits data but also illustrates the relationship between variables. An example is given on how to do this in R.
A walkthrough on how to carry out PSM analysis in R using base R functions.
Milk prices in EU plunged after expiration of milk quotas in 2015. Some trends of milk prices are explored and the effects of the end of quotas are presented.
While 'merge' function is the most straightforward solution to joining datasets by a common variable in R, sometimes 'match' is more intuitive.
Popular keyboard layouts are evaluated in the context of typing in English. Various aspects of typing are considered and differences are calculated and plotted.

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I cannot help it that my pictures do not sell. Nevertheless the time will come when people will see that they are worth more than the price of the paint,” Van Gogh wrote from Arles in summer 1888 to his brother Theo, who bankrolled his entire artistic career.
Working less with brushes than with tubes of paint thickly and expensively squeezed straight on to canvas, Van Gogh was in despair about his paint bill yet could not bring himself to switch to drawing. “Everywhere now there is old gold, bronze, copper, and this with the green azure of the sky blanched with heat,” he wrote. His palette would calm down in winter but meanwhile he must hurry to catch the rhythm of nature – sunflowers faded quickly, so did blossoms on the fruit trees, and the grape harvest.
In 15 months in Arles, Van Gogh completed a quarter of his painted oeuvre: 200 works in which the scorched countryside provoked to his overheated mind landscapes – frenzied, expressionist, convulsed with emotion – such as had never been painted before. And then he was dead at 37, having sold just one picture. Theo was an art dealer but his efforts failed to kick-start a market for his brother’s works, which in the 1890s could still be picked up for two francs from the backstreet shop of Père Tanguy, where Van Gogh had bought paint and stored his canvases.
pronounceable Van Gogh because “if it should happen that my pictures found their way to France or England, then the name would certainly be murdered”. But no one in the 1890s could have imagined the trajectory of global fame, along with the myth of the painter as tormented, sacrificial genius, that built up around Van Gogh more than around any other single artist throughout the 20th century. Today that celebrity is blinding: like the Mona Lisa or Munch’s “The Scream”, Van Gogh’s sunflowers and wheatfields are so iconic that, even if we get near them at a big museum, we hardly experience them as paintings.
How did early collectors look at them? The second joy of this show is to allow us to read Van Gogh with the slow, steady eyes of the pioneer British buyers who came to him untrammelled by dollar signs and against the tide of taste. The first painting to enter a British public collection was “A Wheatfield with Cyp-resses”, for which the Tate, then the National Gallery, Millbank, paid £3,300 in 1923. Funded by Samuel Courtauld, it was an inspired purchase: with billowing clouds echoing the twisted peaks of the Alpilles hills and bottle-green cypresses flaring like dark flames over the ripe wheatfield, this noonday scene has what Van Gogh called the “terrible lucidity” of his majestic late works. The Millbank director Charles Aitken, though, was lukewarm about post-impressionism, and it is fascinating to read here his annotated catalogue for Van Gogh’s solo show shortly afterwards, at London’s Leicester Galleries, from which he was offered first pickings. “Sky unsatisfactory”, he notes in measured, neat handwriting against the near-abstract, wild rush of blue and yellow dashes that is “Wheatfield with Crows”, possibly Van Gogh’s final painting.
This stayed in Amsterdam but private collectors, then as now, were bolder. For himself, Courtauld bought in 1927 the masterpiece “Peach Blossom in the Crau” – “little cottages, blue skyline of the Alpilles, sky white and blue. The foreground, patches of land surrounded by cane hedges, where small peach trees are in bloom – everything is small there, the gardens, the fields, the orchards and trees, even the mountains, as in certain Japanese landscapes” – while among the great works of Van Gogh’s final weeks here are “View of Auvers with Wheatfield”, turbulent, writhing slashes of brown-green, owned by the Conservative MP Victor Cazalet, and the dramatically simplified, violet-gold “Rain, Auvers”, rain across a field streaked in vigorous, diagonal strokes reminiscent of Japanese prints, bought by the Welsh heiress Gwendoline Davies.
Today, Van Gogh is claimed as a forefather for painters from Joseph Beuys – in his choice of humble subjects such as a wooden chair – to Jackson Pollock and action painting. A final sensitive masterstroke here is to show in Compton Verney’s light-drenched upstairs gallery the most moving of all 20th-century homages, Francis Bacon’s brilliantly expressive 1957 “Study for Portrait of Van Gogh VI”. Inspired by Van Gogh’s “The Painter on the Road to Tarascon”, Bacon depicts the artist as a ghostly figure in the landscape, pausing beside a tree on his way to work to escape the blistering sun: a modern station of the cross. “When no one else knew how to go on, Van Gogh found a wide road for the future,” said Picasso: this intelligent show allows us to see afresh the lonely figure on the open road, and illuminates for the first time how prewar Britain responded to him.

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Just as so many others, Aishwarya Rao took to tenpin bowling more as a leisure activity. But she was drawn to the lanes of the bowling alleys like a magnet and now she is not only hooked to the sport, but has also performed tremendously on her debut in the senior national tenpin bowling championships with her 'hook' style of bowling.
Aishwarya won the junior national championship in 2011. Naturally, she was hungry for more. This year she tested the waters in senior company. She came out with flying colours and went home with a bag full of medals too. In the individual championship, Aishwarya was the runner-up to Tamil Nadu's Sabeena Saleem who bagged her 7th title. Yet, Aishwarya gave her a fright and lost very narrowly with about 28 pins or so between them.
She started off with a bang in fact, winning the first event she played in senior company, the women's doubles which she won in the company of her teammate and former national champion Prathima Hegde. She teamed up with another former national champion from Karnataka, Vijay Punjabi to bag the mixed doubles gold. In the All Events category she managed to take the bronze.
"Yeah, I just wanted to perform well as were are so many good bowlers around. But I think I exceeded my own expectations by claiming so many medals. It has given me a fresh incentive to work harder and now my goal is to represent India in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea," said Aishwarya.
She took the sport as a co-curricular activity in Secondary school. "We had so many choices but somehow tenpin bowling appealed to me. There are so many former champions who coach students in Singapore and I was fortunate to have opted for tenpin bowling," she said.
"I have been training and competing in tenpin bowling competitions since 2008. In Singapore, in the National Age Group 2010 championship in the Under-18 girls section I bagged the 4th position and was a finalist in the Masters. Again this year, in the National schools tenpin bowling championship, I entered the Masters final and won the team bronze medal. I thought I should come down and compete in the Nationals here. After the way in which I played, I think I made the right decision," said a confident Aishwarya.
to play well and get high scores. I hope to put in more work and improve my averages so that I can get into the Indian team by next year itself, " said Aishwarya, who was the recipient of the Singapore National Youth Achievement Award (Duke of Edinburgh Award) 2009 and 2010 and also the Singapore Sports Council Colours Award for Sports Excellence in 2012.
Apart from tenpin bowling, Aishwarya has trained in classical piano and is the Vice-president of School Photographic Society, Conservation Ambassador at the Jurong Bird Park Singapore and a Youth Leader at the Singapore Indian Development Association (Indian self-help group).
Aishwarya has indeed achieved so much at such a young age.
When tenpin bowling has caught the imagination of the youth and so many young boys and girls taking to it, Aishwarya has come as a bolt from the blue and promises to set the lanes on fire. Better watch out!

industry_corpus2: Sports


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Yesterday was The Tampa Bay Frogman Swim. I was once again happy and honored to accompany my friend Dobe on his 5k journey across Old Tampa Bay. It was cold; the water was cold enough for the Athletic Trainer in me to order an ice bath. Dobe has some issues generating enough heat to keep his entire body warm so he was insulated with extra layers of neoprene…two booties, a leg sleeve, a wetsuit, a hoody, a cap. His promise for the day: to start. We would abandon the effort if the cold got the better of him. After all, he had nothing to prove. He had a successful swim in 2013 and funds in the bank for the Navy SEAL Foundation.
Keep your eye on the prize. Get to the yellow buoy that signals the turn to cross the bay. The crowd from wave six spread out; we were relatively alone with the lapping of waves.
Keep your eye on the prize. Dobe caught two swimmers, passed them. I don’t even know if he saw any of this. I had to keep my nose, my bow, and my intentions in the right direction as this would be all he was siting.
Keep your eye on the prize. Dobe asked me watch his stroke, making adjustments if he got sloppy or lazy or inefficient. The race director compelled us to watch for signs of hypothermia. Dobe’s stroke remained constant, strong, rhythmic, long, steady.
Keep your eye on the prize. The yellow buoy signaled the sharp right we were to take to head up the shoreline to the finish. The final orange float, a sharp left…the prize was only a few strokes away. Dobe’s buddies would come assist him to the beach, through the finish line, accept the medal.
Since 1962 the Navy SEALs have served our country with the “unflinching comittment to accomplish (their) mission”. The Frogman Swim is a sold-out event in it’s 5th year. Perhaps if the money was going to a powder-puff football team, the length of the swim would have been shorter. If the funds were being distributed to the local band, it would have been canceled due to cold. Perhaps if we lived somewhere other than Tampa Bay and MacDill AFB nobody would be around to even dream up such a stunt. And perhaps if Dobe had never been faced with adversity he would never understand why you accomplish a mission.
I am proud and honored to call Dobe my friend. I am stronger today because of his willingness to keep his eye on the prize.
Starting line. Dobe in layers of neoprene, me in can’t-miss-seeing-me pink!
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I was at the end, packing up the kayak for the ride back to Gandy. I could see the last swimmer coming in. Two guys started wading out to the finish. The applause started quietly but grew louder and louder as the swimmer came in. I didn’t know who it was, but when the lifted him from the water a tear came to my eye. This is what it is all about. People going beyond their expectations for a great cause.
Thanks, Bob. Each year the Frogman Swim exceeds expectations…because the people involved keep upping the ante. So glad you and I could help in their efforts!


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FluidSIM 5 - Software Informer. FluidSIM 5 is a circuit diagram design and simulation program.
Work with circuit projects and diagrams for pneumatics, hydraulics and for electrical engineering in the dedicated environment simulating created models and adjusting their parameters in real time. Colored indications are given to the correct or incorrect functioning of monitored circuit parts.
FluidSIM 5 is a circuit diagram design and simulation program for pneumatics, hydraulics and for electrical engineering. Dive into the world of real-time simulations with your apprentices, specialists or students and celebrate successful learning at all levels.


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ABOVE: A vintage cabriolet on a corniche road in Luxembourg. INSET BELOW: Minicars in Montmarte, Parisian parking.
Car travel in Europe can be a joy or a nightmare, depending on where and when you drive. During August, when countless millions of Europeans pack up their family cars and drive to the beaches or mountains, traffic jams can rob even the most scenic European touring routes of their charm. And at any time of year, driving in a major city like London, Paris, or Rome can be nerve-wracking (or at least unpleasant) to the foreign tourist.
Spring and fall are the best times for a motoring vacation in Northern and Central Europe. In Southern Europe, winter can also be pleasant if you avoid the Christmas break. If your vacation is tied to the school calendar, try visiting in June, before the summer season reaches its peak.
Many tourists, especially those from North America, make the mistake of planning car itineraries built around Europe's largest cities. They end up having to cope with nerve-wracking traffic, scarce parking, and unfamiliar regulations--all while trying to catch a glimpse of the sights through a mass of cars, motorscooters, bikes, and tour buses.
Take the train between major cities. Rent cars for local or regional excursions, or for legs of your trip (e.g., Paris to the Riviera) where you want to stop and enjoy sights along the way.
Visit a country like Denmark, Norway, or Sweden where even the largest cities are relatively car-friendly and you can leave town for driving excursions with a minimum of hassle.
ABOVE: The Peugeot Traveller van on a European highway. Residents of countries outside the U.S. can save money with short-term tourist leases from Peugeot.
Comparison shop. Check prices at European brokers that specialize in leisure rentals and short-term leasing programs. Check each company's age restrictions if you're under 25 or over 65, and see "Lease for longer trips" below.
Plan carefully. Rent a car for only as long as you'll need it, to avoid early-return penalties. If you're on a budget, avoid drop-off charges by planning a circular itinerary.
Book ahead. If you live outside Europe, you're likely to get a better deal by making arrangements from abroad.
Lease for longer trips. A short-term car lease can save money on rentals of 21 days or more. Such "buy back" or "purchase-repurchase" leases are especially useful for students and senior citizens, since age restrictions are minimal.
Buy a pass. A Rail 'n Drive Pass combines the speed and comfort of train travel with the convenience of a vehicle for local excursions.
Think small. Fuel is expensive in Europe, streets are narrow in many cities, and small cars are easier to park than large ones. Unless you need a large car or van, stick with a small to midsize car.
Important note: If you're picking up a car outside the European Union, you may encounter bureaucratic hassles if you later decide to drop the car off in an EU country. To avoid potential problems, ask for a car that's regisftered in the EU if you plan to drive there.
Prepare at home. European regulations, driving customs, and road signs can be confusing to foreigners, so use the information resources below to learn the basics ahead of time.
Be alert. If you're from North America, forget about turning on the cruise control and floating along in the left lane while listening to Santana and slurping coffee from your MegaMug. You could have a panic attack when a BMW comes tearing up behind you, left flasher blinking, at 250 km/h (156 mph) or faster. And if you've never had to enter or exit a traffic circle (a.k.a. rotary or roundabout) in heavy traffic, get ready for a new experience--especially if local laws give priority to traffic coming from the right.
Carry an International Driving Permit. This passport-like document (sometimes called an International Driver's License) is a translation of your home license. It's required in some countries and optional in others, but it's well worth having to avoid problems if you're stopped by the police or want to rent a car in a foreign country. See our International Driving Permit article.
ABOVE: The Peugeot Partner is a popular crossover vehicle in Europe.
Do you need liability insurance in Europe? Should you pay extra for a Collision Damage Waiver, or can you rely on your credit card's free coverage? This Europe for Visitors article has the answers.
The interface may be more confusing than a Parisian roundabout, but be patient--and scroll down for links to pages on traffic signs.
Icarehireinsurance has put together an infographic that shows parking signs and markings. The page also discusses parking laws and etiquette in several Western European countries.
Brian Lucas describes his informative and entertaining article as "an attempt to list which side of the road people drive on around the world, and to find some reasons why."
ABOVE: A classic Mercedes 300SL gullwing sports car outside the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.
Jeff Steiner, an American resident of Strasbourg, wrote these pages for Americans in France.
Read our articles about car museums and factory tours, a high-speed "race taxi," a self-drive "Trabi Safari" tour in Dresden or Berlin, and more.
If you can't read the German text, try The Autobahn, from Brian's Guide to Getting Around Germany, and Hyde Flippo's Autobahn articles from The German Way and More.
See what facilities are available at the 338 gas stations, 382 service areas, and 51 hotels on Germany's Autobahn network.
DeTraci Regula's article is at Tripsavvy.com.
Use the journey planner to design an itinerary or check traffic conditions at the official Italian motorway site, where you'll also find a handful of articles in English.
Joseph F. Lomax wrote this article for InItaly.com.
Learn basic rules, regulations, and other facts from Portugal-info.net.
Most of this advice from Andalucia.com is applicable to Spain as a whole.
This article is from our Switzerland for Visitors subsite.
The country's national tourist office tells everything you need to know before hitting the road in Britain.
ABOVE: You can drive a VW Touareg on the off-road course at Volkswagen's Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Use the "Driving Directions" form to plan your trip, or request an online map from the ViaMichelin database.
Renault has been in the tourist car-lease business since 1954. It offers a full range of vehicles, from subcompacts like the Dacia and Clio to the Espace 7-seat luxury crossover and the Trafic 9-seat van. GPS is standard on all models.
Peugeot is represented by our partner, Auto Europe. Peugeot's car models range from econocars to luxury sedans, vans, and the Peugeot Partner, which squeezes a lot of interior space into a boxy SUV-like body.
Rent a car in any of 4,000+ locations, with guaranteed low rates for equivalent cars.

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Your ventilating skylight can be operated by one of three ways: Manual skylight controls - These are opened by your use of an extended rod to manually crank the skylight open. These are designed for ceilings of less than 15 feet. Electronic skylight controls - A simpler model of this type of control is wired to a wall mounted switch which opens and closes the skylight. More complex models are controlled by a special wall console of a wireless remote control. Automatic operating controls - With this type of control integrated heat sensors trigger the skylight to open when the interior heat reaches a preset temperature. Exterior sensors automatically close the unit when they sense moisture.
When these are pulled away and removed the drenched and water damaged roof beams come into view. Moisture comes from both inside and outside. Weather isnt the only thing that causes skylights to leak. Warm air from inside the house can catch in the skylight as it rises on warm air and then drips down onto furniture and valuables below. Modern skylight replacements can come with what is called low-e glass. This low emissivity glass keeps energy meant to heat or cool a room in and helps to reflect heat and cold out and away from the light itself. This is usually done through a special film that the glass is coated with. This film can block out UV rays and comes in many different filtering shades.

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I'm gonna hold Lids and swing him to the mids to allow me to play the loophole with Dunkley and Zaka.
Hall at $433K in SC doesn't get me much at all.
Deledio is a FWD only.
Hammy at training for Hall. Will miss this week and the next two games, similar to Robbie Great earlier this year.
See ya, Hall don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Worth ditching in RDT with only 2 trades left + Petracca and Hams covering?
10k short on Nroo the clear stand out option ffs.
Might go Greene, only other options really are Buddy Gunston.
Trav Cloke for anyone looking for a real smokey - 102.3ppg last 3 average.
40k short of D.Martin who is the obvious choice.
Can afford Riewoldt/Montagna, not sure if there's a clear stand out between the two, rather worried they'll miss some games in the final few rounds. Been pretty hard to fault Riewoldt this year though when he's played so perhaps I just grab him.
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Might go Buddy actually, Carlton ad Freo in the next two. Not sold on Greene, relying a lot on goals although he has been producing of late.
I can't afford Hall to Roo with only 3 trades left so looks like Buddy or Greene for me.
4 trades in SC and have Barlow, Hall & McVeigh. I haven't had a full team all year in that comp.
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Here is a fantastic recipe directed only to men. With all due respect to the ladies who are excluded this time.
The other day I made a beautiful quiche Lorraine. In fact I'll be making another one tonight with Bud beer instead which works equally well.
- Preparation time 15 min.
- Cooking time 30 min.
- Baking Temperature 250 degrees C or thermostat 8.
- 1 round puff pastry sheet.
- 300 ml fresh cream .
- 250 ml fresh milk.
- 300 gm smoked bacon.
- 150 gm grated emmental.
- Salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- 1 Six pack Heineken beer.
- 1 round tart mold.
- Combine woman, eletric mixer,salad bowl, smoked bakon etc. in the kitchen and close the door so that the smell of frying bacon does not go everywhere in the house.
- Sit comfortably in the living room in front of the TV with the six pack of Heineken. Drink beer for about 45 minutes to an hour.
- Ask to be served.
- You cannot imagine what an exquisite feeling this is and needs practically no effort (except lifting your hand to drink).
I received this joke in French language from a very good friend of mine in Paris. Please no offense ladies.
Maria's P a s t i t s i o...Marvelous!

industry_corpus2: Hospitality & Catering


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Cosmos Castle brooch in Crystal ball shape is designed and made by me specially for the jewelry contest, sponsored by Swarovski.
The theme was traveling: expand the horizons.
Through this snow ball you can travel to the cloud-castle, using the cosmic ship or your imagination and enjoy the pure light of full Moon.
The beads on the Moon are glowing in the dark after they were under the light.
I made this statement brooch on wool felt, hand embroidered with different materials and 242 Swarovski crystals and then attached to the 3 metal brooch pins 32mm(Japan).
Sequins Colors: Perliane med.grey, dk.navy blue, peackock blue, satin lt. grey, black, lt.grey transparent, Moonlight, dk.blue, bright blue, ivory, grey satin, grey transparent.
Возможно, в детстве вам хотелось встретиться с Чеширским Котом в Кроличьей норе, полетать с Питером Пэном или парить на мягком облачке по наполненному своей жизнью Космосу в волшебном замке?!
Не обязательно путешествовать физически, можно и в мечтах и детской вере в чудеса, когда нет преград полету фантазии. Мысль уносится ввысь, за горизонты видимого, казалось бы, фантазийного, но такого реального!
I made brooch for the contest sponsored by sw_strazy and Swarovski.
Materials: sequins, wool felt, DMC threads (310, 535, 168, 728), SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 3 MM MAJESTIC BLUE 20p.,SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 4 MM MAJESTIC BLUE 22p.,SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 3 MM, MAJESTIC BLUE AB2X 22p.,CRYSTAL FINE ROCKS TUBE SWAROVSKI 5950 15 MM JET / CRYSTAL CAL , SWAROVSKI 5810 PEARLS 6 MM CRYSTAL DOVE IRIDESCENT GREY PEARL 2p.,SWAROVSKI 5810 PEARLS 4 MM CRYSTAL DOVE IRIDESCENT GREY PEARL 10p, SWAROVSKI 5810 PEARLS 3 MM CRYSTAL DOVE, IRIDESCENT GREY PEARL 16p, SWAROVSKI 6228 HEART PENDANT 14,4X14MM MAJESTIC BLUE, SWAROVSKI 6430 PENDANT 8 MM ROSE, CABOCHON EMERALD CUT 3252 14X10 MM EMERALD , CABOCHON EMERALD CUT 3252 14X10 MM JET , CABOCHON EMERALD CUT 3252 14X10 MM CRYSTAL, SWAROVSKI NAVETTE 4228 10X5 MM MAJESTIC BLUE , SWAROVSKI 4120 OVAL FANCY STONE 14X10 MM CRYSTAL BUTTERCUP, SWAROVSKI 4120 OVAL FANCY STONE 14X10 MM CRYSTAL LIME, SWAROVSKI NAVETTE 4228 15X7 MM MAJESTIC BLUE, SWAROVSKI 4120 OVAL FANCY STONE 14X10 MM MAJESTIC BLUE, SWAROVSKI 1088 ROUND STONE 6 MM CRYSTAL LIME, SWAROVSKI 4120 OVAL FANCY STONE 14X10MM CRYSTAL POWDER GREY, SWAROVSKI 4120 OVAL FANCY STONE 8X6MM WHITE OPAL, SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 4MM SUNFLOWER 20, SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 4 MM CRYSTAL 15, SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 4MM CRYSTAL LIGHT CHROME 7, SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 3MM DARK INDIGO 16, SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 4MM MONTANA 12, SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 3MM EMERALD 7, SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 3MM FERN GREEN 19, SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 5MM SAPPHIRE 4, SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL BICONES 6MM Crystal satin 2, textile glue, tule, glass cut, Goldwork Metallic Rough Wire (India), faux leather, brooch pin (Japan).

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These six words ran though my head for the first time (okay, the first time I actually believed them) three miles into the Lake Sammamish Half Marathon last March. Guys, I ran FAST. Those first three miles were at 8:15 pace and I didn’t let up much. To qualify for Boston I’d have to run a marathon at 8:12 pace.
After the finish, I took the bus from Issaquah back to Redmond where the race had started. It was naturally filled with people who’d finished around the time I had, and I couldn’t help but notice these people were mostly men. Fast looking ones. My seat-mate amiably asked me if I had any races coming up. He was clearly hoping I’d ask the same question in return because when I did he tried to tuck away a proud smile as he mentioned that he was heading to Boston in April.
Maybe some April I’d be heading to Boston too.
Because here’s the thing: I hadn’t really been training for a fast race. I’d signed up for the half a few months before as a way to force my post-partum self into shape before my beach wedding. I’d vaguely hoped for a sub-two hour half. My training times were a bit on the slow side (which in retrospect were due to the 20-40 pounds of babies that I was schlepping in front of me), so I was mentally unprepared for how physically prepared I was for the race. I ran the first few miles figuring my GPS was off. The next few miles I connected the dots and started thinking about Boston, and the last few miles I just tried to hang on.
So clearly I need to qualify for Boston NOW, while my kiddos are still young enough to cram into a jogging stroller.
Luckily, Runner’s World magazine read my mind. Their July 2015 issue featured a training plan that Alicia Shay (a Run SMART coach) concocted for Meghan G. Loftus’s (the author) Boston qualifier. As with all training plans, I can’t quite keep up. I’m on week three and have missed a workout every week. And I’m headed out of town with my family and without my jogging stroller tomorrow, so things probably won’t improve on the whole schedule-following-front.
But maybe I’ll still qualify for Boston. Or maybe not.
I need to stack up my excuses now so that in September when I run a non-qualifying 3:40 I can look back and point to the reasons why, because maybe I won’t qualify this September. Babies and family and school and writing might throw too many workouts off track, and that’s just fine because I love all those things even more than running. But some day, I’ll qualify for Boston.
and celebrating everything with a wedding in St. Lucia.
So these two years have been the BEST two years, but they have not been blogged about. I miss how blogging encouraged me to seek out little adventures and take more pictures. I miss having an in-the-moment record of life. I miss writing for me. So I’m back to blogging. I’ll still be running through this world, just now with a double jogging stroller.


text: Northeast Vietnam has a cool to cold season (courtesy of the northeast monsoon from November to March) and a warm to hot wet season (from April to October). December and January in particular can get quite frosty in the far north of Vietnam - pack accordingly. This time of the year can also see heavy mists that can run for days - these can reduce visibility in places like Sapa and Ha Long Bay to frustratingly short distances. The wettest months of the year in Hanoi are July and August, the driest, December and January.


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At Landry Aero - Mid Continent Aircraft Corp. Louisiana Insurance, we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly service and support. We value your business!!
Our courteous, professional team is able to support a range of services from aircraft parts to aviation insurance.
To learn more about the products and services we can offer, please call us at (337)783-7366 or toll free (800)280-2884.

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The Fortress e-Learning Center is your online resource for dental risk management education. The e-Learning Center allows you and your staff access to the Fortress risk management education library. These courses are available "on demand" in a contemporary and interactive format that includes recorded live seminars and narrated PowerPoint presentations. Online courses are written and presented by dentists, attorneys and risk managers. We have several courses designed specifically for the dentist, the dental student or resident and office staff. Basic risk management issues are addressed along with emerging risks that could impact the dental practice.
Fortress recognizes Risk Management is a team effort and office staff plays an important role in managing risk and providing a safe patient environment. Therefore, we encourage you to access all of our risk management courses, especially those designed specifically for office staff.

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Historical Maps (reconstruction maps showing the historical layouts), World and the Continents, Bohemia, Cities, Plans of buildings, the Kutná Hora region, Kutná Hora, Kutná Hora’s houses, Atlases, Globes, Geological and Mining Maps.
Currently, the sub-collection comprises more than 830 collection items, which are partially inventoried using the second degree registration and accessible in the on-line catalogue.
In 2010, a number of interesting maps and plans were published in the 22nd Volume of the Atlas of Historical Maps of Cities in the Czech Republic, which deals explicitly with Kutná Hora.

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The Mahoning Township Supervisors met at the Mahoning Township Municipal Building on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. for their annual proposed budget meeting. The meeting was called to order by Vito Yeropoli, who asked everyone present to stand for the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL was taken by Jean Greco, Secretary/Treasurer. Members present were: Mark Sackin, Gary Pezzuolo, and Vito Yeropoli. Also present were Solicitor Lou Perrotta, Engineer Greg DelPrincipe, and Chief Robert Sipe.
A MOTION WAS MADE TO APPROVE THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET by Yeropoli and seconded by Sackin and a vote was taken with all in favor.
A MOTION WAS MADE TO APPROVE THE SEWER FUND BUDGET by Yeropoli and seconded by Pezzuolo and a vote was taken with all in favor.
A MOTION WAS MADE TO APPROVE THE LIGHT FUND BUDGET by Yeropoli and seconded by Sackin and a vote was taken with all in favor.
A MOTION WAS MADE TO APPROVE THE HYDRANT FUND BUDGET by Pezzuolo and seconded by Yeropoli and a vote was taken with all in favor.
A MOTION WAS MADE TO APPROVE THE STATE FUND BUDGET by Sackin and seconded by Yeropoli and a vote was taken with all in favor.
A motion made by Yeropoli and was seconded by Pezzuolo to adjourn. A vote taken with all in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 5:36 p.m.
The Mahoning Township Supervisors met at the Mahoning Township Municipal Building for their monthly meeting which was held on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. Chairman, Vito Yeroploi asked everyone present to stand for the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Yeropoli asked for any guest speakers – there were none.
Yeropoli made a motion to ADOPT THE MINUTES of the November 13, 2018 monthly meeting and the motion was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor.
Yeropoli made a motion to PAY THE BILLS as prepared by Greco since the last month’s meeting. The motion was seconded by Pezzuolo with a vote of all in favor.
Yeropoli made a motion to PAY THE PAYROLLS as prepared by Greco since the last month’s meeting. The motion was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor.
PLANNING – Dave Rodgers reported on the DEVITO SUBDIVISION. Yeropoli made a motion to approve which was seconded by Pezzuolo with a vote of all in favor.
POLICE DEPARTMENT – Chief Sipe reported for the month of November 176 incidents. He also mentioned the recent life saving act by Sgt. Brian Magliocca in which Magliocca will be awarded a Life Saving Award.
Yeropoli asked for discussion for any UNFINISHED BUSINESS. There was none.
Yeropoli moved onto NEW BUSINESS which was 2019 ANNUAL BUDGET WITH NO TAX INCREASE. Yeropoli made a motion to approve which was seconded by Sackin and the vote was all in favor.
Yeropoli noted the next meeting will be the ANNUAL REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING to be held on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. And, the ANNUAL AUDITORS’ MEETING which will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
Yeropoli made a motion to ADJOURN which was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor. The meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
The Mahoning Township Supervisors met at the Mahoning Township Municipal Building for their monthly meeting which was held after its annual reorganizational meeting on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. Chairman, Vito Yeropoli asked everyone present to stand for the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL was taken by Jean Greco, Secretary. Members present were Mark Sackin, Vito Yeropoli, and Gary Pezzuolo. Township Solicitor, Engineer, and Police Chief were also present.
Yeropoli asked for any guest speakers and/or concerns. There was none.
Yeropoli made a motion to APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 7, 2019 REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. The motion was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor. Yeropoli made a motion to APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 7, 2019 MONTHLY MEETING. The motion was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor. Yeropoli made a motion to APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 8, 2019 ANNUAL AUDITORS’ MEETING. The motion was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor.
Yeropoli made a motion to PAY THE BILLS as prepared by Greco since the last month’s meeting. The motion was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor. Yeropoli made a motion to PAY THE PAYROLLS as prepared by Greco since the last month’s meeting. The motion was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor.
Chief Sipe presented Sgt. Magliocca and Gary Pezzuolo with Life Saving awards for their actions in a recent incident involved a car that was overturned in a nearby water way.
Yeropoli asked for CORRESPONDENCES in which Greco shared the Annual County Tax Outreach is scheduled for April 2, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until Noon; and the Township’s Annual Spring Clean-up has been scheduled for March 25 thru April 6, 2019 Monday thru Saturday.
Yeropoli noted a need to change the next monthly meeting due to schedule conflicts. The date was set for Tuesday, March 5 at 9:30 a.m. Greco will advertise to meet the requirements.
Yeropoli asked for discussion for any UNFINISHED BUSINESS. There was none. At 6:15 p.m., Yeropoli made a motion to ADJOURN which was seconded by Pezzuolo with a vote of all in favor.
The Mahoning Township Supervisors met at the Mahoning Township Municipal Building for their monthly meeting which was held after its annual reorganizational meeting on Monday, January 7, 2018 at 11:20 a.m. Chairman, Vito Yeropoli asked everyone present to stand for the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
ROLL CALL was taken by Jean Greco, Secretary. Members present were Mark Sackin and Vito Yeropoli. Supervisor Gary Pezzuolo was out of town for a family medical emergency. Township Solicitor Lou Perrotta and Police Chief Robert Sipe were also present.
Yeropoli asked for any guest speakers and/or concerns. Mr. David Zarella asked to talk about concerns regarding Pensy Lane which is the road he and his neighbors access to get to their homes. Discussion ensued in which led to Mr. Yeropoli making a MOTION to obtain funding for a bridge. This motion was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor. Attorney Perrotta will provide a petition to be signed by the property owners. The intent will be to get the road ordained in a similar fashion of Arena Drive. A potential grant opportunity from Lawrence County Dirt and Gravel may assist with funding on this topic.
Yeropoli made a motion to APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 11, 2018 BUDGET MEETING. The motion was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor.
Yeropoli made a motion to APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 11, 2018 MONTHLY MEETING. The motion was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor.
Yeropoli made a motion to PAY THE BILLS as prepared by Greco since the last month’s meeting. The motion was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor.
Yeropoli introduced new items for NEW BUSINESS. Yeropoli shared and thanked the Johnson Club for a donation to fund the police department purchasing a used car to add to the fleet. Greco also announced the annual Auditor’s meeting for Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the township meeting.
Greco noted the next meeting would be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
At 11:30 a.m., Yeropoli made a motion to ADJOURN which was seconded by Sackin with a vote of all in favor.
The Mahoning Township Supervisors met at the Mahoning Township Municipal Building for their annual reorganizational meeting on Monday, January 7, 2018 at 11:15 a.m. Chairman, Vito Yeropoli asked everyone present to stand for the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
Yeropoli appointed Greco as TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN, who asked if there were any nominations for chairman. A motion to nominate Yeropli as CHAIRMAN was made by Sackin and seconded by Yeropoli. A vote on this was Sackin - yes, and Yeropoli - yes.
A motion by Sackin to nominate Pezzuolo as VICE CHAIRMAN was seconded by Yeropoli with a vote taken on this of Sackin - yes, Yeropoli – yes.
A motion by Yeropoli to nominate Greco as SECRETARY/TREASURER was seconded by Sackin with a vote taken on this of Sackin - yes, Yeropoli - yes.
Greco prepared the attached charts of positions, fees and pay rates along with the voting schedule to be recorded with these minutes.
Yeropoli made a motion to ADJOURN and this was seconded by Sackin. The vote taken on this was Sackin - yes, Yeropoli - yes. The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.

industry_corpus2: Politics & Administration


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Ripplecloud’s adventures on HKO » Happy Birthday Purin!
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A control that is powered by positive thinking and can control cats…awesome.
Happy Birthday Purin. It sounds like you had a very nice day. I’m unfathomably envious.
Lol @ that control a cat remote.
SORRY PURIN I JUST FOUND YOUR BLOG AND I JUST WANNA SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOREVER!
Nyaann!i missed your birtday! will pudding make it up? ^^?


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The Cash Converters Loan is no hassle kind of application loan, It is fast you can do it in the comfort of your own time, and the Cash Converters Loan got two types of loans the cash loan and the personal loan the personal loan is 12 months and the cash loan is 6 months, the Cash Converters Loans have just made life easy for each and every individual to get a loan.
To apply for a Cash Converters loan you apply on online completing the application form and submit it, after they have received your application they do a credit check to check whether they are giving the money to the right person or not but everything happens online.
You need to be 18 years old or older, bring your last 2 payslip, a valid debit card, a 6o days bank statement and have a valid identity document.
Cash Converters Loan they offer a lot more if you want to sell you can and if you want to borrow you can since they are the largest chain of second hand shops in the world, Now they do even loans all sorts of loans.


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White Oak Mini Tongs. Handmade Wood Utensil. Handcrafted Wood Serving Tongs. Wood Kitchen Utensil. Small wooden appetizer serving tongs.
6 3/4'' long x 3/4'' wide.
This unique one piece design prevents breakage common to production tongs.
Great for entertaining. Use to serve or pickup anything small, hot or cold.
This is a representative example of the one you will receive. Slight variations in color and grain are the norm. Multiple coats of an FDA approved hardening oil makes a very durable and low maintenance finish. Touch up instructions provided with purchase. Shipping to continental U.S. only from Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Smaller items ship in a padded envelope.

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I imagine most of us already do all these, but it's a good list to share with someone you want to turn onto frugality!
An awesome list indeed Redfox! I like to look at important lists such as these as if they are bibles of sorts, bibles for the homemaker. Great guidance reminders they are and superb teachers to those not yet practicing simple/frugal living.
We have been experimenting with using less and less soap. I am surprised how little soap still gives you a lot of suds, except when washing undergarments, oils must decrease the amount of suds. My wife likes the suds...except most of the time it requires a 2nd rinse to get rid of all the soap... I also have been cutting the fabric softner sheets in half (and the cheapo brand) and it still seems to go a good job.


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Brian Patterson has been accused of Jacksonville driving under the influence. While a Jacksonville DUI charge is hardly front-page news, this driving under the influence case is different. Patterson has been accused of a driving under the influence while impaired back in August of 2012. A Duval County warrant was issued for his arrest in October with a $15,000 bond. He posted the $15,000 bond and was released from jail. He still has to face his criminal charges in court.
Investigators say that Patterson was “driving through the parking lot when Greg Johnson started punching him through the window, moments after a disagreement.” Patterson’s Jacksonville lawyers stated that Taylor Evans “jumped on the hood of the truck, fell off and was run over.” This occurred “in a parking lot near the Jacksonville Landing in August.” Evans later died. News4jax.com has supplied a lot of useful information to the public. An article titled “Prosecutors stall Landing suspect’s guilty plea” references a Jacksonville hit and run. I did not see anything with the Duval County formal DUI charges that shows that he fled the scene. I am unsure if he was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident.
Normally, Patterson would remain out of jail while awaiting the close of his Jacksonville driving under the influence case. This case is different than most, because Patterson’s bond was revoked. He started the Florida DUI case like any other. He posted his bond through a bonding company. He hired a Jacksonville criminal defense attorney. This case is different, because he was arrested again after his release. He was arrested in Baker County for another driving under the influence of alcohol charge. He will need to face that drunk driving charge separately than the Duval County DUI charge. It is likely that he has a Florida suspended drivers license. He may even also have a Florida driving on a suspended or revoked license charge in Baker County if his drivers license was suspended for the Duval County DUI arrest. If he receives two DUI charges within five years, he is looking at his license being suspended for 5 years. Please note that this is not the same as a five-year suspension for a Jacksonville Habitual Traffic Offender. With the possibility of a felony DUI charge, I am sure that his Florida drivers license is the least of his worries.
Do you have questions about driving under the influence of alcohol or another driving offense? Do you need Jacksonville drivers license help? Call a Jacksonville Criminal Lawyer at (904) 564-2525.

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Hi! I thought I'd share this plugin in the hopes that it will be as useful for you as it is for me. A new NodeBB plugin for parsing Mermaid charts - If you have time to check it out and have any comments, or find bugs, please let me know either in this thread, or even better - post a github issue. Thanks, have fun and Cheers!
What is mermaid and what does this plugin do?
Mermaid is a markdown inspired syntax for describing flowcharts and sequence diagrams created by Knut Sveidqvist. With the rise of markdown, the popularity of mermaid has also risen. The library uses D3.js to render beautiful SVG charts right on the client's browser based on the minimalist syntax.
nodebb-plugin-mermaid is a plugin to bring these same rendered graphs to the world of NodeBB. Based on the work done in and by nodebb-plugin-markdown and nodebb-plugin-katex, the goal here is simple - parse a standard code block started with ```mermaid and render the context to a SVG.


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Some of our very favourite crafting projects to make are the ones that upcycle every day household items. You might not think to make these objects into artistic pieces, but as soon as you’ve seen an inspiration picture, you’re hooked on the idea! What’s our current obsession when it comes to household item crafts, you ask? It’s keys!
Check out these awesome DIY ideas for upcycling old keys! Use the ones you forgot to give back when you move, the ones you found in the drawer of an old dresser and can’t identify, or even different styles and shapes of keys from rummage sales and thrift shops!
Do you have an accidental stash of those tiny keys that come with padlocks, suitcase locks, and the little locks on vanity cases? These keys aren’t often used, but they’re visually pleasing all together because they come in all shapes and sizes. Try turning them into bracelet charms using closing jewelry links, chain, and a clasp.
Simple string, twine, or fishing line will help you hang hold keys of different sizes from a metal ring to create a rustic set of wind chimes! Hang the keys at different levels, making sure they still overlap so they clink together when the wind blows.
Bending keys isn’t easy business, but it can be done! Super glue or nail them to a length of wood once you’ve bent the end to create a hooked shape and hang it on the wall to keep your current keys organized!


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These four violin bows range from $500 to $160,000 in price. Can you hear the difference?
If you’ve got a well-trained ear, you’ll probably be able to hear the difference between a cheap modern violin and an expensive antique. But have you ever thought about how the violin bow might influence the instrument’s sound?
Esther Abrami is an Instagram violinist who has released a comparison video of the four violin bows she tries with her 1690 Stradivarius.
Violins can be some of the most expensive instruments (yes, Stradivari, we’re looking at you), so the cheapest bow Esther uses is worth a still-eye-watering $500.
She then plays Monti’s Csárdás on three more bows: a $40,000 François Voirin, a Joseph Henry on the market for $90,000, and a Dominique Peccatte model worth a whopping $160,000. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the sound gets warmer and smoother as the bows increase in price.
Read more: Why are musical instruments so expensive?
Follow Esther on YouTube and Instagram for more videos.


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Celebrating a special occasion? Our Romance Celebration Package is perfect for honeymoons, anniversaries or for that special romantic getaway at the beach.
Come celebrate your honeymoon or anniversary with us, or just take a romantic beach getaway on the Oregon Coast.


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Jo All in One is a massage oil that can also be used as a personal lubricant as well as a skin and tattoo conditioner with a relaxing scent of lavender.
Jo All in One is a premium silky smooth massage glide One that never gets sticky or tacky and is super long lasting – it can also be used as a personal lubricant and skin or tattoo conditioner. Jo All in One also has a neutral taste, is latex compatible and can enhance your sense of pleasure. Jo All in One Massage Glide has the relaxing scent of lavender so you can really enjoy and relax during your massage.


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SpainBcn-SUMMER COURSES IN BARCELONA, ALL LEVELS. HIGH QUALITY INTENSIVE SPANISH COURSES FOR ERASMUS AND INCOMING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. SPANISH SUMMER CLASSES SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR ADULTS. CUSTOMIZED SUMMER SPANISH CULTURAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN. STAFF TRAINING WEEK, ERASMUS FOR ALL PROGRAMS. FLAMENCO FOR GROUPS IN BARCELONA.
Optional: customize your Spanish Courses with different number of daily classes ( for example, 2 hours or 3 hours per day ) or choose your days to attend classes per week.
Do you want to dance Flamenco?
Create a group (from 6 dancers) and enjoy a customized Flamenco Fiesta/Class, 2 hours class + exhibition.


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Payday Loans & Personal Loans in Attalla, AL.
The population of Attalla, AL in 2019 counting up to 5,865 people. More than 15% of employed adults in Alabama apply at least onse a year for a Payday Loans from $100 to $1,000. And as the time shows, more than 440 people, even with bad FICO credit score get approved for small-dollar loan.
Personal installment loans are used by more than 47% of occupied population. It's obout 1,378 people.
Personal Loans such as mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and rents are borrowed by 83% of adult (from 18 to 65 years of age) residents of the state - it's 2,434 lending service users.
Short-term Payday Loans up to $1,000 and long-term Personal Loans up to $15,000 in Attalla, Alabama.


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Traffic. It’s something utterly mundane and expected, but when you’re inching through a major city on a car or bus, road congestion can be a kind of personal hell.
If you can’t sympathize with Esther, you should know that traffic affects you, even if you don’t drive or ride the bus. All the congestion on Chicago-area roads sucked up more than $6 billion in wasted time and fuel in 2011, according to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. That’s third among the 101 metro areas they assessed.
Of course, a lot of that wasted time is in what commuters like Esther might consider “typical” traffic jams. And that’s how we’re going to help her: by laying out what the “expected” traffic patterns actually are. We’ll then have officials and researchers account for these variations, as well as what contributes to road congestion in the first place.
We can’t guarantee that this information will necessarily make Esther or any other commuter happy to be on the road, but maybe it can steer folks clear of any traffic-induced personal hell.
It’s no secret that the length of your commute can depend on what time you start it. Citing data from the Federal Highway Administration and elsewhere, the Texas Transportation Institute’s Bill Eisele says bottlenecks — simply more drivers on the roads than the roads can accommodate — are responsible for about 40 percent of all traffic congestion nationwide.
But when it comes to a typical day in the Chicago area, when do drivers hit the heaviest traffic?
Figures from the Illinois Department of Transportation show that on average, the hours ending at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m have the highest share of the day’s traffic on Northeastern Illinois’ interstate highways. The worst morning hour, which is not as heavy as the afternoon peak, is from 7 to 8 a.m.
Why is the morning rush hour generally lighter than the afternoon-evening rush hours? Citing data from the Federal Highway Administration, Nebiyou Tilahun, an assistant professor of urban planning at the University of Illinois Chicago, says it’s because people are doing more than just commuting in the afternoon.
“In percentage terms, commuting dominates over other types of trips in the morning. In the afternoon, it is one of several trip types that congest the roadway. Family and personal trips as well as social/recreation trips are made with more or almost equal frequency,” he says.
The discrepancy between morning and evening rush hours is even most pronounced on Friday, which IDOT says is generally the heaviest traffic day of the week in the Chicago area.
They think that’s due to people taking long weekends, working from home, or otherwise shifting toward a four-day work week in the summer months. IDOT Spokeswoman Carson Quinn says they’re seeing this pattern start to emerge on summer Thursdays, too.
Seattle-based traffic data firm INRIX agrees that Friday evening’s commute is the single worst of Chicago’s week. But the Chicago area’s worst commute day overall “is a toss-up between Wednesday and Thursday,” according to spokesman Jim Bak.
Summer is the worst season for Chicago-area traffic, in part because of the increase in construction work. According to Bill Eisele of the Texas Transportation Institute, construction is the fourth-leading cause of road congestion and is responsible for 10 percent of traffic jams nationwide.
IDOT says average weekday traffic increases on all of the Chicago area’s major highways during the summer, but by different amounts. The Stevenson (I-55) sees the biggest jump, with as much as 12 percent more traffic, while traffic on the Eisenhower (I-290) only increases by 3 percent. The Kennedy and Edens (I-90 and I-94) get 8 and 11 percent more clogged, respectively.
As a city dweller who treks out to the suburbs during business hours, our question-asker, Esther, is a so-called reverse commuter. Suburban development and job growth has taken off in recent decades. That has created a surge in urbanites with suburban occupations, like Esther. So, naturally, she wants to know if her increasingly common arrangement results in less traffic compared to the traditional commute from the suburbs to the city.
“In general the traditional commute still is heaviest, more often than not,” says IDOT’s Carson Quinn. But that’s not the case for all local expressways. On the Edens Expressway (I-94), for example, northbound traffic is heaviest in the morning while southbound is worst in the evening, suggesting a flow of traffic away from downtown for the workday. The Kennedy (I-90) is the same.
So that’s the basic answer to Esther Bowen’s questions about Chicago’s worst hours, days and seasons for traffic. But what are the general factors that influence traffic patterns?
According to the Federal Highway Administration, the major contributors are what you might expect: Bottlenecks, or just the sheer number of cars on the road, make up 40 percent of congestion nationwide. Traffic accidents and related slow-downs cause about 25 percent, while bad weather is responsible for 15 percent of lurching road travel. Construction is the last major cause, at 10 percent. The remaining 10 percent is due to things like poor signal timing, special events (like sports games and festivals) and other lesser factors.
Chicago doesn’t deviate much from that national average, according to Steve Travia — he’s IDOT’s District 1 bureau chief for traffic, responsible for overseeing traffic management and reporting in the six-county greater Chicago area. Traffic engineers at IDOT’s District 1 headquarters monitor regional traffic on a bevy of video and computer monitors, switching the direction of express lanes and dispatching crews to clear accidents.
Bottlenecks and the like are perennial leaders in causing congestion, a fact he says is due to some basic physics.
Traffic engineers call that “disrupted flow”, and it ripples out quickly. In fact, Travia says, every minute an accident blocks a lane of traffic adds roughly three minutes of congestion on that highway.
What about weather? It seems, given our polar vortices and generally volatile weather, Chicagoans would see weather higher up in the relative breakdown of Chicago’s traffic factors. But Kermit Wies, deputy executive director for research and analysis at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, says it appears only about 13 percent of Chicago’s traffic congestion occurs when the weather is wet, snowy or icy. So while those long winters can be brutal, and they do help to clog the roadways, they’re not game-changers when it comes to the broadest traffic patterns.
There are also surprising forces behind traffic patterns.
“If people have jobs, they have money to spend, resulting in not only more commuter traffic but also more traffic in general as people go out to have dinner, to shop, go to a movie or cultural event, etc.,” says INRIX’s Jim Bak. “Even now when more people tend to shop online, the product eventually has to get to your house from a distribution center — that happens on a truck.” That means more raw materials are being delivered to manufacturing plants, and more freight to stores as they replenish inventory to keep up with increased consumer demand.
Freight traffic also impacts Chicago’s commuters directly. The Texas Transportation Institute’s Bill Eisele put it optimistically: “Chicago is an exciting, dynamic, multi-modal town.” But that also means motorists in the Chicago area, which sees up to a quarter of the entire nation’s freight traffic, have to deal with the added congestion of trucks and train crossings. TTI’s Urban Mobility Report estimates truck congestion alone cost Chicago more than $1.7 billion in lost time and fuel in 2011, the most recent year for which they’ve crunched the numbers.
Infrastructure improvements could help ease that pain, Eisele says, as could an increase in public transit ridership.
That response is improving constantly, building on a general slump in miles driven per capita.
Probably better to focus on that than the time and money you’re wasting the next time you’re caught in a bad bout of congestion on Chicago-area highways.
Esther Bowen’s curiosity is both personal and occupational. She commutes from Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood to Argonne National Laboratory, where she has worked as a scientist in the soil and groundwater sampling division for nearly three years. The trip usually takes about 45 minutes in the morning and an hour on the way back after work. That’s plenty of time for her scientific mind to wade through the reasons that I-55 might flow freely one day and clog up the next.
Esther and her husband, Aaron, moved to Bucktown from Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in part to shave time off her commute. She remembers one trip back from work when they lived in Lakeview took two hours, thanks to rain showers and a Cubs game.
Esther’s parents still live in her hometown of Crystal Lake, Illinois — about 45 miles northwest of downtown Chicago — so substantial commutes factor into her personal life as well as her career.
Most of her friends live and work in the city, and she’s not expecting sympathy from them. Instead, she says she just hopes to satisfy a personal curiosity.
“I feel like a terrible commute is only terrible to the person who’s living it,” she says.
Charts in our presentation use the term Annual Average Daily Traffic, or AADT, which means traffic engineers measured the total number of cars in a year on a given road and divided by 365 days. We followed the Illinois Department of Transportation’s format, so when AADT is above 100 percent, it means that time period experiences greater than average traffic.
Now, a few words on how traffic is measured, generally speaking. Even if you’ve never nerded out over traffic engineering, this will be relevant if you’ve ever used your phone to navigate on the road.
A lot of the information gathered by the federal and local transportation agencies comes from inductive-loop traffic detectors — magnetic loops embedded in the pavement of highways and some smaller streets. The devices measure the number and size of vehicles passing over them. From this information, traffic engineers glean travel times using mathematical formulas.
Luckily for traffic geeks, there is a lot more data out there these days. Many of us travel with mobile devices and, while we do, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS components log data about our location at any given time. Google and other companies use that information to estimate the flow of traffic, and then deliver that data back through map programs and services.
Chris Bentley is a freelance writer and reporter for WBEZ’s Curious City. Follow him at @cementley and at cabentley.com.
The above guide was compiled by previous WBEZ traffic reporter Sarah Jindra. It details major highway routes around the city and could also help make sense of the traffic reports you hear on the radio.
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text: The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that on December 23, 2016 it will publish an amendment to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR) to expand the scope of medical devices and agricultural commodities generally authorized for export or reexport to Iran without specific authorization. The amendment includes new or expanded authorizations related to (1) training, (2) replacement parts, (3) software and services for the operation, maintenance, and repair of medical devices, and (4) items that are broken, defective, or non-operational, or connected to product recalls, adverse events, or other safety concerns. The amendment also revises the definition of the terms “goods of Iranian origin” and “Iranian-origin goods.” Lastly, OFAC published a number of new and updated FAQs pertaining to the amendment.

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Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga got an unexpected benefit from her visit to Washington this week, as Americans from New York to Hollywood, from the Midwest to the Southwest, sent e-mails to the Latvian Embassy to praise her strong stand against Iraq.
Many said they now plan to visit Riga, the Latvian capital, and asked where they could buy Latvian products. The embassy recommends Latvian chocolates under the brand name, Laima. The Web site www.balticshop.com also features Latvian gifts.
Several praised Mrs. Vike-Freiberga for standing up to French President Jacques Chirac, who scolded East European nations for daring to go against France and Germany in their opposition to the U.S. position on Iraq.
John Schaefer of Hollywood was impressed by remarks she made Monday after meeting President Bush.
"Thank you for speaking out clearly today at the White House in repudiation of the self-deluded policies of France and Germany and many on the street," he wrote, referring to massive anti-war demontrations during the weekend.
"I am so proud to hear a nation speak with a voice that vindicates America's noble stand against fascism and totalitarianism."
An e-mail signed "Garrison," from Oklahoma City, said, "I am proud to hear your president's voice loud and clear. At the same time, I am ashamed of the intolerant and threatening comments and views of President Chirac."
Howard Gintell of New York wrote, "Only a country such as Latvia can understand what it's like to live under a dictator."
Mrs. Vike-Freiberga, like other leaders of new democracies in the former Soviet bloc, has explained that Latvians understand the plight of Iraqis and their lack of freedom.
"Your president's firm eloquence in stating your country's position, basing it upon its own struggle for freedom and involving the price paid for past appeasement of dictatorships … was refreshing and much appreciated," said Thor E. Ronay, executive vice president of the Center for Security Policy in Washington.
Many admirers congratulated her after watching her interviews on CNN and the Fox News Channel.
One e-mail from "a grateful American" noted that Latvians "have always been and are today a most impressive, brave people."
Jack and Lesley Schiraldi of Dallas said they have added Riga to their plans for a European vacation this year.
"Your country is lucky to have such a distinguished and strong leader," they added.
Joe Armstrong of Scituate, Mass., said he had been planning a trip to France, but will go to Latvia instead to "experience the spirit of your brave, strong people in a land recently freed from despotism."
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee yesterday complained that India is failing to control illegal money transfers that help finance terrorist groups.
"Yes, India is a weak link," said F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. on a visit to New Delhi.
The Wisconsin Republican added he hopes a recently passed bill in the Indian Parliament will help control money laundering in time for India to meet a 2005 deadline under an international agreement to control the financing of terrorism.
Mr. Sensenbrenner, on an earlier visit to Bombay this week, noted that many bank transactions are still done on pieces of paper instead of modern bank technology.
At a new conference in New Delhi yesterday, Mr. Sensenbrenner noted the vast improvements in U.S.-India relations.
"Never before have our two nations talked to one another on such a wide spectrum of international issues," he said. "These discussions underscore President Bush's view of India as a rising global power."
Mr. Sensenbrenner held meetings this week with Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani and promised to relay India's position on terrorism and other issues.
"As I return to Washington, I will take with me the concerns of the Indian government on critical bilateral issues such as counterterrorism, homeland security and intellectual-property rights," he said.
"I intend to share these views with my colleagues on the House Judiciary Committee and in the rest of the Congress."
The United States also has been critical of India for failing to protect U.S. patents, trademarks and copyrights.


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The third edition of the Sulaymaniyah International Film Festival is kicking off today. Two important Kurdish movies will be screened.
The festival will end on 16 October and among the movies it would present are two recent Kurdish films. The first is the long feature directed by Haşim Aydemir, 14 July. The much acclaimed film tells of the 12 September 1980 military coup staged by the Turkish army. As a result, the oppression on people got past endurance. In Amed (Diyarbakir) prison, thousands of Kurds were subjected to fascist practices and violation of basic human rights.
The state tried to bury Kurds’ dreams and longings inside Diyarbakir Prison no5, were vicious tortures are carried out. Against this oppression, a group of Kurdistan freedom fighters start an unprecedented resistance for basic human rights and freedom that every person in the world should possess. And as an important part of this resistance, they begin an indefinite hunger strike in July 14 1982.
The other interesting film selected is the documentary Payizok, directed by Numan Yigit. It tells of the dengbej in the refugee camp of Maxmur, in the Kurdistan Regional Government. Thousands had to flee the region of Sirnak in the early ‘90s when the Turkish army (like is doing today) burned down forests and villages.
The documentary has been realized by the cinema group in Maxmur Camp.


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The Huskies (25-1-1) got the only goal they needed in the battle of top seeds when senior defender Ethan Harvey's first half corner kick was deflected by the Morton defense and ended up in the goal. Naperville North's junior keeper Tommy Welch earned the shutout. The Huskies will continue their state title defense against 8th-ranked St. Charles North, also a no. 1 seed, at 7 p.m. in the final semifinal Friday night. Morton, ranked sixth in the Chicagoland Soccer Top 25, ended its season with a 22-2-2 mark.
The Warriors (23-4-0) took the lead in the first half off of a goal by Seamus Kilgallon (Grayson Harris assist). After halftime the Warriors, ranked 18th in the Chicagoland Soccer Top 25, extended their advantage to 2-0 when Luke Holwerda scored off an assist from Jack Kilgallon. Notre Dame scored with about 20 minutes left, but Wheaton Academy was able to hang on for the victory behind stellar goalkeeping from J.D. Gunn. The Warriors move on to play second-seeded Gibault at 1 p.m. in the first semifinal Friday. Notre Dame lost to Wheaton Academy in a bracket final at the Go 4 the Goal Fall Classic on Sept. 30 in Burlington, Ia. The Raiders went 12-2-0 in their final 14 games of the season -- both defeats came by 2-1 tallies to Wheaton Academy. Notre Dame (Quincy), which was ranked fifth in Chicagoland Soccer's final Illinois 10 poll of the season, finished its campaign at 20-5-0.


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An early look at figures from the 2016 Advanced Placement tests shows continued growth in test-taking in subjects such as physics and computer science, and a trend of increasing scores in a number of fast-growing subjects.
On the College Board's new Physics 2 exam, for instance, the mean score increased from 2.77 to 2.89 between 2015 and 2016, even as the number of test-takers grew by nearly 30 percent.
Some topline figures about Advanced Placement test-taking in 2016 were shared with a group of AP teachers at a conference in Anaheim and with Education Week last month. More data on AP test-taking, including demographic information, will be released later in the year.
The College Board has touted growth in test-taking on the 12 STEM tests in recent years, and that growth continued this year. In 2016, 62,000 additional students took tests in calculus, physics, biology, environmental science, statistics, chemistry, and computer science. (There are several tests in calculus and physics.) There was a 4 percent increase in overall STEM test-taking, from 1,447,760 tests adminstered in 2015 to 1,510,177 in 2016.
Computer science and physics in particular have seen rapid growth again: The number of students taking the computer science test grew from 48,994 to 57,934 between 2015 and 2016, an 18 percent increase, and Physics 2, a newer course, saw the number of test-takers grow from 20,533 to 26,384, a 28 percent increase.
But the subjects with the most new test-takers were actually in the humanities and social sciences: human geography, English language and composition, world history, and U.S. history each had more than 19,000 additional students taking exams in 2016 than in previous years. Biology had the most new test-taking students of STEM courses, with 14,539 new test-takers. Many students take a number of tests.
Many of the tests that have increased participation have also seen scores increase or hold steady. Trevor Packer, the senior vice president of AP and Instruction at the College Board, said the course tests are designed to ensure that changes in scores over time show changes in mastery.
Packer said in an interview that growth in scores in many fast-growing subjects shows that the students who are enrolling "had every right to be there... . It's a tremendous act of justice."
A study from the American Enterprise Institute released earlier this year found that the academic caliber of students enrolled in AP classes, as gauged by scores on the NAEP, had not dropped despite the fact that more students are taking the classes.
Packer said that the growth in the program overall has come as a result of recruiting efforts on the part of the College Board and of growing interest among individual teachers, schools, and policymakers. Eighteen 18 states have passed laws that require state colleges to grant students credit for AP coursework, Packer said.
Corrected: This post initially misstated the growth in the number of students taking the AP Physics 2 test.
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Left Click: Weapon with 6 ammo, shoots for 520 damage every .36 seconds with heavy falloff.
Right Click: Defiance (Punch) which can serve to animation cancel the Left Click for quick burst. Deals 520 damage and is very often a method to confirm kills in close quarters.
F (rebind this to Left Shift): Nether Step (Dash) allowing you to move omnidirectionally. Has 3 charges before cooldown timer begins. You can stagger these in order to hold onto your mobility for a longer period.
Q: Reversal (counter) allowing you to soak up damage and send it back at the enemies as a projectile with 75% of the damage stored after 1.4 seconds. This is mainly used to proc the reset of Nether Step through loadout cards.
E: Accursed Arm, Androxus' ultimate ability. This allows him to hover for a duration of 4 seconds and release up to 4 shots dealing 1000 damage each in an AOE. Generally you would seek to use this after utilizing your dashes to gain proper positioning in the air for it.
1) Constant Flicking: You don't have to dash flick every shot, dash is used for the hard commit or escape more often than not - using your dashes for a 1v1 is fine, just dont do so when you can have equally safe damage by simply side strafing.
3) Constant Flanking: You are perfectly capable of burning tanks. The divide between flank and damage is more often a case of mobility. You are not forced to attempt to flank just because characters are listed as that role, just as damage class characters are able to flank. Sometimes the enemy is able to box you out of being able to flank, generally at this point it is encouraged to burn tank CDs more than flank.
Overall what makes a good Androxus and breaks a bad Androxus is fluidity. If the Androxus can cycle cool-downs and time dashes to enemy shots while positioning for a dive or retreat they will do quite well.
It comes down to knowing your limits in regards to what you can do with the cooldowns you have, and not use cooldowns that you do not need.
Androxus Itemization is pretty simple for the most part. Primarily you decide what type of play style works best for your team comp, more often than not its dive. Wrecker is situational and is a very good pickup into key Shield Tanks (Torvald,Khan, Ruckus, Fernando).
Situationally you should pickup illuminate into characters such as Sha Lin or Skye in order to entirely shut them down if played correctly with coordination from your team.
Androxus builds come down to a lot more personal preference compared to various other characters in the game.
The flexibility exists in the amount of dash distance, speed after dashing and the rate at which you reset reversal CD as well as the option of including self sustain in your build.
While there are many who vouch for inbuilt self sustain and run it at levels ranging from 2-3, generally I find more value in the ability to dive deeper or escape from further distances.
Legendary wise the most common selection is Godslayer. This is for the potential burst from enemies slightly feeding the reset as well as the GUARANTEE of a reset (if you hit the reversal).
A sleeper pick is defiant fist, which has lost most of its dueling potential due to a nerf a few months back. This legendary in my opinion is still something to heavily consider into an Evie or Drogoz matchup as it allows you to confirm kills through chasing a lot easier. Using this, your reversal is not used to go in or turn a fight but more to escape or have a quick pace change.
These builds are just the two core card variants, levels are generally the only things that vary between Androxus builds. I find Punch specific builds running Watchful and Abyssal touch to be too niche and ineffective to encourage their use.
Gain 40% Movement speed for 3s after using Nether Step.
Hitting an enemy reduces the cooldown of Reversal by 0.5s.
Who you Beat, Who Beats you.
Pip: Simple blaster with a big head, you should not lose this 1v1.
Grohk: Unable to keep up with your DPS in a duel, provided you are hitting headshots you can burn him through his Totem. His ultimate is rendered less effective as you can chase him with dashes and kill him through it.
Evie: This matchup is skill based, but at worst it ends in a stalled confrontation between the two of you.
Talus: Flank with limited HP and a big head. While if you choke the shots it is possible to lose this, you are favored heavily.
Maeve: Flank with the ability to be much tankier than you would assume at first glance through loadout cards. Provided you can predict her daggers, you should be able to force her out or kill her through headshots.
Drogoz: The quintessential example of what you counter. While it is not such a straight counter with team play involved, generally you should be able to dispatch him without issue.
Viktor: Similar to grohk in how he doesnt have the damage to keep up with you, but far more threatening. If you can get up in his face there is little chance he can deal with you, however he possesses the damage and survivability to make it difficult if you are not the one engaging the fight.
Willo: Simple blaster with a big head, you should not lose this 1v1. In addition to this, you can chase her ultimate down relatively easy, serving to protect your team from her death from above.
Dredge: Simple blaster with a lack of mobility. He has no real method to dodge your shots, provided you dont tank his weapon shots, reload and broadside - should be a free kill.
Kinessa: While she does possess the ability to win the duel through a headshot, you should elect to engage her from angles where she cannot easily peek but you can dash from. Generally this is below her directly. Her low FOV will generally allow you to get the first shot off - beware of the potential of reposition allowing her to get a good angle on your however.
Jenos: Able to interrupt Androxus dashes with his Lift ability. This removes any chance of using the remaining charges on Androxus' Nether Step and generally leads to a kill if his team can collapse on Androxus.
Grover: Provides a cripple which removes Androxus' Nether Steps in the same fashion as jenos.
Lian: Able to stop the approach of Androxus and give major poke damage if not outright 1v1.
Tyra: Marking Androxus as Tyra leads to his position being shown to the whole team, and as she should be running hunting party, Androxus becomes far more squishy. This discourages any aggression from Androxus.
Strix: While strix is a sniper, unless Androxus manages to sneak behind him without use of dashes, he will likely lose. Strix has the burst and ability to quickscope - as well as reveal common routes Androxus would use to flank.
Makoa: Able to hook Androxus through his Reversal and generally peel for teammates. While Androxus can elect to predict the hook and simply burn tanks, makoa can simply hold his cooldowns and force Androxus away from his team.
Torvald: Provides excellent survivability allowing Androxus to venture further into the Enemy team. Should be run with "Field Study" legendary in order to provide Androxus the burst damage to confirm opponents from higher HP thresholds.
Ruckus | Ash: Both these tanks allow for the same principle - organized dive. These tanks can follow up and dive at the same time as Androxus leading to a major pressure point in the enemies backline.
Nando: Fernando provides less diving pressure than an ash or ruckus, but can commit all the same. His ultimate ability allows Androxus to be relentless in his pursuit of kills - keeping him alive without equal.

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What it is? That’s waiting out there.
Day 1057, a new track.
A road, lost in a vast landscape, under just fallen snow.
and an early sun draws shadows on the hills.
where a white shroud is brushed away in thoughtful patterns.
The night is gone, we role forwards to make a new track and find soil.
for a gust is all it takes.
a warm scarf is fine.
as we all should do.
Day 1013, when it turns of.
Day 1003, rise and reclaim.
The sea, their mother to rise and reclaim.
tears form where I walk.
colorful demise in hibernated time.
and rivers can flow again.
Day 747, The end of winter and Facebook.
Spring is finally here; the temperature is a few degrees above zero during the day now and is saw the first buds waking up from their winter sleep. Living closer to nature makes me more aware of the different seasons and the winter season last a good 5 months here so its nice that the light is coming back and that it is all green again pretty soon.
I did also some spring cleaning and not only in my house. I left Facebook a couple of weeks ago after many years. I guess all the commotion surrounding Facebook the last few weeks was the final straw, I just don’t trust them anymore. I am not so afraid that they misuse my data, I mostly posted for work and almost never look at the feed let alone fill out stupid quizzes or liked stuff. The only reason why I didn’t move away from it earlier is because Facebook is like a shortcut to a lot of old friends and I had some nice group with my buddies from the Marines for instance. Those things I will miss but I don’t like it that Facebook has more or less a monopoly and therefore it can do what it wants. Read this article and you understand my doubts about this young guy in charge of a company that has the power to change people’s minds and elections.
If it was up to me than I would make Facebook into a phone book where the contacts that you already have are available for other apps to use. The big problem for a new social platform is that your friends are not on there. If all my friends were also visible on a new Opensource Facebook alternative for instance I could interact with them with the rule-set of my app and not that of Facebook.
Facebook is not invented to bring you and your friends together, Facebook is invented to make money, and you know what that does with people.

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With the cost of housing in decline, lets look at the differentials in dwelling values across the capital cities and their historical variances.
Nationally dwelling values as at October 2018 have fallen by – 3.5% from their peak with much larger falls in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Darwin.
The reality is that there has been very little improvement in housing affordability; Sydney and Melbourne in particular are a little cheaper, but remain substantially more expensive than other capital cities.
Although house values in Sydney are now -9.3% lower than their peak, the cost of a house in Sydney is still substantially higher than elsewhere at $960,344.
In fact, a house in Sydney is now more than double the median value of an Adelaide and Hobart house.
Looking at house values over time is interesting.
Sydney has consistently been the most expensive capital city housing market however, although at one point, Perth was slightly more expensive (after Perth values surged more than 40% annually at one point in 2006 on the back the resources boom).
Relative to other capital cities the Sydney premium is recorded at: 23% for Melbourne, 76% for Brisbane, 105% for Adelaide, 100% for Perth, 101% for Hobart, 88% for Darwin and 44% for Canberra.
Despite recent value falls in Sydney, the value gap has not been at such wide levels as it is currently for most cities since late 2003/early 2004.
The one exception is the value differential for Melbourne, which over recent years has been substantially narrower than previously.
Similarly, the Melbourne value gap compared to other capital cities (except Sydney) is the widest it has ever been.
Historically, the value of houses in Melbourne have been quite similar to those in Brisbane and Perth however, this is no longer the case.
For units, the story is a similar one.
Sydney’s median unit value at ($740,394) remains more expensive than median house values in all other capital cities except for Sydney and Melbourne. Similarly, the median Melbourne unit value ($555,517) remains higher than median house values in all other capital cities except Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
Over time, unit values have saw a consistent trend whereby Sydney has been more expensive than the other capital cities.
The current premium for Sydney compared to other capital cities sits at: 32% for Melbourne, 90% for Brisbane, 123% for Adelaide, 94% for Perth, 95% for Hobart, 134% for Darwin and 67% for Canberra.
As was the case for houses, the differential has not been as large as it is currently between Sydney and these other capital cities since 2003/2004.
Melbourne was exception where the differential has been reducing over recent years.
With house and unit values falling in Sydney and Melbourne, the premiums to reduce further over the coming months and year(s).
While this may be the case, any significant reduction in housing costs back to historic premiums would take a long period of declines or flat housing market conditions.
Furthermore, it seems unlikely, given the economic strength and populations of Sydney and Melbourne that the value premium of housing in these two cities will revert to historical levels.


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Journera, the data and analytics platform launched by former Orbitz boss Jeff Katz, has raised Series A funding of $9 million.
The investment was led by B Capital Group with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and the Boston Consulting Group.
The company, which was launched two years ago as Dihedral, by Katz and BCG, aims to use data to improve the traveler experience.
At launch a number of companies invested in Journera including affiliates of American Airlines, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, InterContinental Hotels Group, Marriott International and United Airlines.
The amount of investment was not disclosed at the time.
The startup has also announced that these same travel companies are the first to sign commercial agreements to use the Jounera platform via an API.
The idea is for travel companies to use the data-based platform to create better experiences and join up some of the elements of a trip for a more seamless trip.
The company has been developing a Global Experience Record which acts as a view of the customer’s journey in real-time and including all elements of travel.
In a statement, Katz says that creating a seamless experience has been hampered by the fragmented nature of the industry.
“By building a platform with the latest technology, advanced security protocols and a unique permission control architecture, Journera will help the industry deliver the integrated experiences their customers demand."
The funding will go towards further developing Journera’s technology as well as boosting its business development teams.


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