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Cancun is one of the most demanded Mexican tourist destination which regularly welcomes thousands of tourists from every nook and corner of the world for both visiting as well as business purpose. When you enter into the city you will get several transportation options to safely reach different parts of the city. There are huge ranges of tour operators are available in this city which will offer you several type of transportation option like private shuttle or shared shuttle or else rental car facilities they are also offering. But each of these services has their own importance. Cancun airport shuttle services are highly preferred by the tourists due to its quick and convenient services.
These Cancun airport shuttle services are available in two major categories like shared shuttle or the private shuttle facilities. You can choose among them as per your preference and required criteria. The shared shuttle will be the economical way to travel in this city whereas the private shuttle services are the quicker and convenient option to travel and reach to your desired destination within preferred time zone. Choose one of the trusted online service providers from where you will get best services at a cost effective price.
If you are visiting this city for the first time and want to make your travel within a cost effective price range then these shared shuttle services will be suitable for you. Otherwise if you want to reach your desired destination safely within a perfect time zone then you can choose private shuttle service. Whatever may be your visiting purpose the airport shuttle service provided by the online service provider will cater all kind of tourists needs.
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We have been in business for almost 30 years so we know how to properly maintain your property.
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I discovered this hidden gem recently when I was out cycling on the towpath of the Forth and Clyde Canal. It’s a great place to relax in chilled surroundings away from the city centre.
The buildings at Speirs Wharf were once central to Glasgow’s industrial development housing Grain Mills, a Sugar Refinery and warehouses. Part of the ongoing regeneration of the canal, they’ve been developed into flats and office space.
The Ocho cafe and delicatessen at the end of the Wharf serves reasonably-priced snacks and meals and is licensed. There are tables outside on the canal bank, so if it’s sunny sit outside with a glass of wine and admire the fantastic view of the city. Or bring your own picnic and sit on the grass on the opposite site of the canal.
The easiest way to get to Speirs Wharf if you’re walking, is to follow the signs for the Forth and Clyde Canal either at the back of St. George’s Cross underground station or at the back of Cowcaddens underground station. It’s about a ten-minute walk from both stations.
The Waterways website has details of a walking route along the banks of the canal from Speirs Wharf.


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The newest update for Google Maps includes a new feature called Parking Difficulty, as announced by Google product manager Jeff Albertson. Currently rolling out, the update will be available globally for Android devices, and the Parking Difficulty feature will work in 25 metro areas in the United States.
The current list of supported cities includes San Francisco, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, the DC area, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Phoenix, and a few others. While it won't work for all of the areas Google Maps covers, most of the major US cities where parking is an issue are covered.
The small parking information icon originally appeared in the beta version of Maps earlier this month, but now it is being officially released. Google uses similar technology as its Popular times and visit duration feature to calculate the anticipated parking situation at your destination. They certainly won't have actual workers monitoring parking lots to get an exact count, so the information is just an estimate. In the Google Maps app, you'll see a small rating on what Google thinks parking will be like. It ranges from easy, to medium, to difficult and will use historical parking data from your intended destination.
The service can help you decide if you need to leave a bit sooner to allow for parking, but it could also be a sign of more to come. This small new feature could be a stepping stone for future ride sharing or autonomous driving projects that Google has planned.

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This shampoo by Organic Shop lends the hair silky shine and indescribable softness. Organic shea butter provides moisture and ensures suppleness, flexibility and strength while water lily extracts condition and smooth the strands.
Just wonderful. Lovely smell, great foaming and my hair feels it’s best with this product. And it’s paraben free and not bad for you like so many other products. Love it!

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text: It's impossible to be a first-class chef all the time, or most of the time, or even ever. Time can be scarce, and POPSUGAR editors are just as guilty of emptying a jar of peanut butter one spoonful at a time instead of eating a balanced dinner. If fact, we've eaten some pretty sad meals when left to our own devices. I put out an open call for the most depressing meals our editors have "prepared" for themselves, and the results are so shocking that I've removed all of their names from this list. Here is the definitive ranking of the 20 saddest responses I got — from slightly embarrassing to just downright heartbreaking.


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Has pursuit of 'monsters' helped U.S.?
"Who would be free themselves must strike the blow."
So wrote the poet Byron, who would himself die just days after landing in Greece to join the war for independence from the Turks.
But in that time, Americans followed the dictum of Washington, Adams and Jefferson: Stay out of foreign wars.
America "goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own," said John Quincy Adams in his oration of July 4, 1821.
When Greek patriots sought America's assistance, Daniel Webster took up their cause but was admonished by John Randolph. Intervention would breach every "bulwark and barrier of the Constitution."
"Let us say to those 7 million of Greeks: We defended ourselves when we were but 3 million, against a power in comparison to which the Turk is but as a lamb. Go and do thou likewise."
When Hungarian hero Louis Kossuth came to request a U.S. fleet in the Mediterranean to keep the czar's warships at bay, when Hungary sought to break free of the Habsburg Empire, Webster backed him.
But Henry Clay and John Calhoun stood against it.
"Far better is it for ourselves," said Clay, "for Hungary and for the cause of liberty that, adhering to our wise, pacific system and avoiding the distant wars of Europe, we should keep our lamp burning brightly on this western shore as a light to all nations than to hazard its utter extinction amid the ruins of fallen or falling republics in Europe."
When Hungarian patriots rose up against the Soviet occupation in 1956, Khrushchev sent in hundreds of tanks to drown the revolution in blood.
Hungary was behind the Iron Curtain, the Yalta-Potsdam line to which FDR and Truman had agreed. There were no U.S. troops on any Hungarian border. So Eisenhower did nothing.
Indeed, that same month, Ike ordered British, French and Israelis to end their intervention in Sinai and Suez and get their troops out or face sanctions, including the U.S. sinking of the British pound.
Until the modern era, the idea of sending armed forces across oceans to kill and die for moral or humanitarian causes would have been seen as an insult to the founding fathers, an abandonment of a vital American tradition and ruinous to the national interest.
Why are we in Libya? Why have U.S. pilots bombed and killed Libyan soldiers who have done nothing to us?
These soldiers are simply doing their sworn duty to protect their country from attack and defend the only government they have known from what they are told is an insurgency backed by al-Qaida and supported by Western powers after their country's oil.
Why did Obama launch this unconstitutional war?
Moral, humanitarian and ideological reasons. Though Robert Gates and the Pentagon had thrown ice water on the idea of intervening in a third war in the Islamic world — in a sandbox on the northern coast of Africa — Obama somersaulted and ordered the attack for three reasons.
The Arab League gave him permission to impose a no-fly zone. He feared that Moammar Gadhafi would do to Benghazi what Scipio Africanus did to Carthage. And Susan Rice, Hillary Clinton and Samantha Power conveyed to Obama their terrible guilt feelings about America's failure to stop what happened in Rwanda and Darfur.
This is the three sisters' war.
But why was it America's moral duty to stop the Tutsi slaughter of Hutus in Burundi in 1972 or the Hutu counter-slaughter of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994? Why was that not the duty of their closest African neighbors, Zaire (Congo), Uganda and Tanzania?
These African countries have been independent for a half-century. When are they going to man up?
The slaughter in Darfur is the work of an Arab League member, Sudan. Egypt, the largest and most powerful Arab nation, is just down the Nile. Why didn't the Egyptian army march to Khartoum, throw that miserable regime out and stop the genocide?
Why doesn't Egypt, whose 450,000-man army has gotten billions from us, roll into Tobruk and Benghazi and protect those Arabs from being killed by fellow Arabs? Why is this America's responsibility?
When Spain had its civil war in the 1930s, in which hundreds of thousands perished, FDR declared neutrality. A million Ibos died in Nigeria's civil war from 1967-70. No one raised a finger to help them or the million Cambodians who perished in Pol Pot's killing fields.
Since Bush I, we have intervened in Panama, Kuwait, Iraq, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Libya. Had Sens. John McCain and Joe Lieberman gotten their way, we would have been fighting Russians in Georgia and bombing Iran.
Add up all those we have killed, wounded, widowed, orphaned or uprooted, and the number runs into the millions. All these wars have helped mightily to bankrupt us.
Have they made us more secure?
To find out more about Patrick Buchanan, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com.

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Home Unlabelled SHE FELT AN AWFUL PAIN IN HER VA@INA, SO SHE WENT TO CONSULT A GYNECOLOGIST: YOU WILL BE SHOCKED WHEN YOU SEE WHAT HE FOUND!
SHE FELT AN AWFUL PAIN IN HER VA@INA, SO SHE WENT TO CONSULT A GYNECOLOGIST: YOU WILL BE SHOCKED WHEN YOU SEE WHAT HE FOUND!
The famous blogger, Michelle Barrow, shared a strange story that happened to her with her readers.
She said that she felt pain in the abdominal area, so she went to see her gynecologist.
She couldn’t even think or suspect that her cats had something to do with this situation.
“The thing we found between her legs was not and old tampon or a sanitary napkin – it was a hairball”.
She thought it was her own hair, but she was wrong.
The hair was from her cats.
So, are you guessing how the hair ball ended up in Michelle’s body?
Well, the answer is quite simple and very strange at the same time.
Michelle shares her bed with her boyfriend, and her cats as well, and they left hair balls on her sheets.
So, during the sexual act, the hair ball “slipped” in her va@ina.
Cats, yes they are sweet – but, they also have lots of hair.
So, try not to share your bed and sheets with your cats and dogs.
And make sure you share this article with your friends and family who have cats and dogs.

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When in Rome, you travel to Vatican City.
I wish my trip to Vatican City went better, but my migraine had plagued my entire visit to this beautiful and special place.
When planning my trip to the Vatican Museum, in hindsight, I wish I had done one thing differently and that was to buy the ticket online because we ended up waiting in line for over an hour. Not fun.
However, the wait was definitely worth it.
The museum had beautiful artworks, sculptures and frescoes.
One of my favorite frescoes happened to be a room/hall called The Gallery of Maps. There are 40 maps and they each represent a region of Italy.
The Creation or Adam and Eve and the Forbidden Fruit.
Being at the Vatican Museum and in this city felt very surreal. Regardless of what I have learned in art history and school, it in no way prepared me for the profound experience of just being here. With history.


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Hello and welcome to another episode of Raise Your Standards. This week I thought we’d take a look at some of the most frustrating types of decks to play against. Yep, that’s right. This week we’re going to look at some control decks.
So, what makes a control deck? From my experience, all control decks have a few things in common. First, control decks all feature spells that remove creatures your opponent has in play and spells to counter any threats your opponent may cast. They also usually have ways to draw additional cards, which help you find the spells to deal with your opponent’s threats. They are usually light on creatures, but the ones that are played are usually large, expensive creatures or they feature some sort of evasion. Finally, control decks usually have a large amount of lands so that land drops aren’t missed which ensures you always have enough mana available to negate or remove cards your opponent plays.
This is a pretty classis example of a control deck. It has 28 lands and includes a couple of Wandering Fumaroles, which helps with your low creature count. Speaking of creatures, this deck plays four copies of Thing in the Ice which is a great blocker and doubles as removal for your opponent’s creatures (eventually). The deck also features numerous cards that draw you additional cards (such as Painful Truths, Glimmer of Genius, and Anticipate). This is about as traditional of a control deck that you will find.
Speaking of traditional control decks, the next list I’d like to go over is a different take on traditional. This deck went X-1 during week three of the Standard Showdown.
This deck looks like a blast to play. It features many traditional elements of a control deck (card draw, counterspells, and removal), but it also plays awesome creatures like Bruna, the Fading Light and Gisela, the Broken Blade. When these cards meld into Brisela, Voice of Nightmares, it’s an amazing feeling and can mean it’s game over for your opponent.
This deck also plays a card that I’ve always hoped could be good, but never quite got his due, Noyan Dar, Roil Shaper. Once Noyan is on the battlefield, you’re able to begin assembling your army of land creatures simply by playing the cards you would normally play in any control deck.
Finally, I’d like to take a look at an Esper control deck that I’ve played against many times (and usually come up on the losing side of). It’s a deck created by one of my local players, my friend Jacob Marx.
The main type of deck that I usually play is an aggro deck, and this control deck beats me nine out of ten times. Very rarely I’m able to outrace him, but usually I’ll deal anywhere from 16 to 19 points of damage before this deck stabilizes, and once that happens it becomes very difficult to regain the upper hand. It has just the right blend of card draw, counterspells, and removal that once it gets its footing, there’s a very good chance that your opponent won’t be able to regain any sort of board advantage, especially once you get rid of all of their creatures. It also has an assortment of Planeswalkers that are super annoying to play against. There have been numerous times that I’ve been staring down Jace and Dovin Baan emblems at the same time (not a pleasant experience for me). If you enjoy games where you slowly take away all of your opponent’s options, then this is the deck for you!
So, there you have it. Three examples of control decks. With spoiler season for Aether Revolt officially starting next week, we’ll see what new cards get released to help out these decks (I’m looking at you Disallow). I’d like to say a big “Thank You” to Jacob for allowing me to post his deck here. If you have an innovative deck you’d like to share, leave me a comment and let me know. I’m always on the lookout for exciting decks to feature here.
Which of these control decks is your favorite? Sound off in the comment section below. And join me next week when we take look at some of the newly-spoiled Aether Revolt cards and discuss the effect they’ll have on Standard.
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eCycle Solutions of Ohio - Recycling of Electronic and Computer Related Equipment and More!
Ecycle Solutions of Ohio offers recycling services for electronic, e-waste and computer recycling. Examples are, but not limited to, Computers, Printers, Scanners, Modems, Routers, Cell Phones, CRs, DVD Players, Game Consoles, Stereo/Audio Equipment, Copiers, Fax Machines, Medical Equipment, Lead Acid Batteries, Lithium Ion Batteries, Nickel Metal Hydride, Nickel Cadmium, (this does not include Alkaline batteries), LCD/Plasma Screens, CRT Monitors, Televisions and much more!
After each computer or electronic device is disassembled for recycling, we make sure we remove all heavy metals and inspect each board for hazardous components such as batteries, mercury relays, etc. and recycle them safely and properly.
In order to make sure all private data is destroyed, all hard drives are removed and destroyed! We can also provide a "Guarantee of Destruction" certificate.
ABS/PC plastics are other materials that we recycle. It is our commitment to help develop recycling avenues to handle everything our customers have. We do our best to prevent anything from being dumped into the landfills of America and to be the one stop for all your recyclables.
Cardboard is another material that we recycle. Although we do not actively go after cardboard, it is our commitment to help recycle everything our customers have. We do our best to prevent anything from going to the landfills of America and to be the one stop for all your recyclables.
Ecycle Solutions of Ohio offer a site clean up of that old closet, room, garage or even warehouse that houses your old and obsolete computers, printers and electronics. Call us or visit us and talk over the different options available.
You have it, we want it! Call us for a pick up of your recyclables.
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It may not come as a surprise that our staff is passionate about our Earth and its natural wonders. Our team here is made up of scuba divers, snorkelers, fishermen, boaters, surfers, and ocean enthusiasts alike. It may be because of how close we are located to the water, or maybe it's just in our blood.
Today is the start of National Week of the Ocean. This will be the 32nd season of celebrating and observing this occasion, and this week is important. It encourages individuals to learn more about the ocean, including the creatures that live there, and the explorers who venture to its depths and present new research on new medicines and species.
The ocean is simply magical, and plenty mysterious. Shockingly, we know more about outer space than we do about the ocean, even though a whopping 72% of the Earth is made up of it!
This week is a friendly reminder that because the ocean makes up most of our planet, we need to protect it. It's up to us to ensure a cleaner, healthier ocean for the future generations. Even something as small as recycling makes a huge difference.
The beautiful specimens that make up almost three quarters of our planet will never cease to be awe-inspiring. From the Blue Whale, the largest animal on the planet, to plankton, the ocean is home to many unbelievable and marvelous living things, and continues to support life on Earth.
Do you enjoy exploring the marine life below the surface or do you spend your time admiring from above? Leave us a comment and let us know: what is your favorite thing about the ocean?

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Badly Repaired Cars is a bright, bold and humorous documentation of some of the best (or worst) examples of DIY car repairs.
With the series Badly Repaired Cars, Ronni Campana uses photography to celebrate some of the ridiculous DIY repairs on cars that we’ve all witnessed one time or another — perhaps even in our daily commute. Apart from its unique context, Campana’s images are an ode to bright colours & sharp composition that becomes the perfect material for Instagram, enticing you to immediately go and follow the photographer’s account to see more of what he has to offer.
Close up photographs of cars held together by tape, plastic and glue fill each frame and begin to take on the qualities of abstract art. A strip of duct tape across a broken headlight becomes powerfully graphic in form; green plastic hanging from a door divides the frame like a Rothko colour wash.
Born in Milan in 1987, photographer Ronni Campana specialises in photographing the world’s minute imperfections. By concentrating on details in his surrounding environment and framing contrasting colour and shapes, he uncovers an abstract beauty in seemingly mundane objects. With the use of subtle humour and a bright flash he draws our attention to the wonderful flaws found in everyday life.

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“Remote-control key shutter” is a typical product which uses communication technology.
When you press the button on the portable key, it communicates with the receiver via 2.4GHz frequency band and the receiver opens/closes the key shutter and commands answer-back. In ASEAN countries motorcycle is the most common transporter, and especially more than 70% of households in Thailand and Vietnam have a motorcycle Therefore sometimes you can’t find your motorcycle when you park it at the street full of motorcycles. But with the help of answer-back function, you can find your own bike more quickly. Moreover, LED lighting around the keyhole enables you to easily find the position of the keyhole even at night.
We are developing products with high convenience like this.
In February, 2014, the motorcycle registration number in Vietnam exceeded 39 million.The number of registered motorcycles in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam, is six million, relative to the population of about seven million.The traffic congestion is a serious problem, as the transportation infrastructure is not fully built yet.In such a motorcycle nation.
you may have difficulty finding your vehicle from among a large number of motorcycles in a parking lot.This is where the "Answer Back Function" comes in. The answer back function enables you to locate your motorcycle easily. When you press the switch on the key, communication will be established to notify you where your motorcycle is with flashing hazard lamp and alarm sound.
What is a Remote Control Key Shutter?
This product realized "Answer Back Function" and "Key Shutter Auto-release Function" by integrating the communication technology into the ignition switch equipped with a key shutter.Picking prevention technologies include a key shutter, which consists of an ignition switch and a shutter.
We made the remote control key shutter by adding useful functions to this key shutter.
The key shutter for preventing lock-picking was released in 1998. Asahi Denso was the world's first company to develop it.In those days, it was called "P-shutter-kun" as a nickname in our company.It was a combined word made of the sound of a closing shutter and the word "shutter".It is common to equip small motorcycles with such a function these days, but it was an innovative product in those days.
.Our remote control key shutter was developed to add values to the now-common key shutter.We added the "Answer Back Function" and "Key Shutter Auto-release Function" to the key shutter, which was only for picking prevention.
The frequency band of 2.4 GHz is used for communication between a remote control key and a vehicle.The frequency band is called "ISM band (Industry Science Medical band)" and is open to use without a license if the output is 10mW or less. It is used for equipment of industrial, scientific, and medical fields.It is also used by the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth equipment.
.The ISM band includes the frequency band of 920 MHz as well as the 2.4 GHz band.The 920 MHz band has longer range and has the characteristic that it can establish communication by going around obstacles because of its high diffraction performance.However, it is not suitable for products that needs to be downsized such as remote control keys.Also, since the remote control key works on a coin cell battery, its power consumption needs to be reduced to elongate the life of the battery.We adopted the 2.4 GHz band partly because using 2.4 GHz band requires less power consumption.
⇒Remote Control Key Unit for “FINO” of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.


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As for Boyfriend....both SHK and PBG are my favourites for long time....but sorry i found it a bit draggy and boring... so might only watch later.
Seriously. Kim yoo jung has transformed really well. I am so loving it. I am really wishing that she should be next park ji eun or kim eun sook actress. Please dramagods cast her with jjang scripts. She is ready to slayyyyyyyyyyyy.
After long time waited for bo gum.
Don't worry...... In 1-2 years when she is around 22-23.... i believe that she will be very popular with writers....it is just that she is still young...only 19 years international age and she has achieved so much... and many have noticed her talent. I believe it is just time. She is definitely going to give us many more successful dramas and movies that will definitely will hit milestones like Park Bogum is doing now.
Cha tae hyun is really ❤❤.
I agree with Lynnel, I found Boyfriend a little bit draggy too, but really nice filming, beautiful scenes in Cuba. BG and SHK voices are good though. I am gonna watch it later may be during weekend to support BG too.
Anyway, I would like YJ and BG to act in a very good film next project and it hits Asia and Worldwide like Gongyoo did in Train to Busan, they are both ready for the lead role in movie. Just need a very good script, directer and production. But I prefer to watch YJ in movie first and wanna see BG attend her movie VIP.
until now, I still really enjoy watching YJ faces in CWPFN, with long straight hair, pony hair etc she is really really pretty, prettier than when she was Raon may be just because she always wore 1 green costume unlike in CWPFN, she has worn many costumes, dress tracksuits, PJ, working suits etc. I wonder how BG feels when he watching this drama, he must be smiling and proud of her too.
I hope to see Boyoo at award events when their dramas finish especially at Baeksang. Hope they both get acting awards they deserve.
PS: I found YJ acting as a drunk person really cute, more realistic than BG, (just my opinion), she is a professional actor!!!
i don't know if it is just me... but there are so many similarities between the dramas of Boyoo at the moment....it is just that CWPFN is a youthful one and the " Encounter" is the middle aged category.
As for Yoojung's drama.... i am really rooting for some surprise increase in rating. It is really a nice drama that reflects the normal life of a young adult . ( I have watched it 3 times now eps 1-2 and it still makes me sad when yoojung says about the 97 pencils in the bucket) I hope that CWPFN will also have a high rating though it has less star power...the cable network is less known and the week day is also least popular. I think it is usually like this in any entertainment industry....the dramas or movies with big names and powerful acting usually draws in the crowds.
Like suzy had in my love from another star??
Overall, I’m just thrilled to be able to see and hear BG and YJ on the screen again! Nice to kickstart convo in this forum again too. I am in tandem to what most of you are thinking. It’s awesome that BG is doing great and I’m happy that his drama is taking off with much love and support. However a little perplexed as to the sky high ratings. It’s definitely all due to having two sensational actors together and maybe a more popular network? Yes, we expected Encounter to do well, but to the point of knocking it out of the park?? After two episodes I’m still grappling with the main leads’ chemistry. The writers haven’t sold me yet on how these very different characters can fall deep for each other-it seems like it’d end as a short term infatuation. The CEO just has an inner conflict which JinHyuk seems to fulfill, but how can she really mean so much to him?
I am definitely more engrossed with CWPFN from the clips I’ve watched on IG. (So sad that I’ve yet to figure out a way to see a whole episode with eng sub here in US.) Still, Iove the laughs and vibe of CWPFN. I am also fangirling about YJ; how is it that girl can look good doing absolutely anything?! I’ve said it before but her acting just reminds me of a young Jin Ji-Hyuk with those comical yet pretty facial expressions.
I also like how the CWPFN cast is comfortable with each other BTS. Now, I truly can see how they say YJ is a human vitamin. Even with an unlikely person, you can feel she can make good chemistry onscreen with anyone. I wonder now upon seeing how she interacts with other males, could we have been just blinded by her relations with BG. Is it possible she is just as nice with BG as any other man?? I pray not! I still have my hopes for this OTP. Soo wishing that YJ will also attend MAMA in Japan. Don’t know how much longer I can take it-I long to see them in one shot or even just attending the same event again would be super.
P.S. @LynneL I want to know the story behind the 97 pencils.
@kkwattana I thought BG’s drunk acting was one of the highlights of that episode. It makes him seem so young though, right?
So sorry no chance of Yoojung as a cameo.... thats like trying to shoot the moon.
Is it because they were so much highlighted during mdbc? Now nothing?? I didn't hear anyone cheering yoo jung while she was ill.
However a little perplexed as to the sky high ratings. It’s definitely all due to having two sensational actors together and maybe a more popular network?
I do agree star powers is really key in drawing crowds and both of them are seasoned, well established actors not to mention the noona is a veteran in the acting industry. And a plus with overseas filming.
Well in MDBC, she was a cross-dressed enunch, hence have to dorn the same enunch (excuse my wrong spelling) outfit, hardly any chance to see her in female outfit except for that in the solo dance, meetup with Leeyeong at the garden, as a physician assistant (love her in that outfit) and the final scene where she could finally live her gender as Hong Raon.
It’s likely a strategic move either between the two people involved or their agencies to downplay their connection. With their new dramas launching, naturally the professional focus is putting attention to their new work. It’s strange that they cannot openly support each other, but also a bit of a subtle hint itself (like Knowing Brothers has shown us) that there’s “something”. Honestly, the last thing they need to worry about are rumors or dare say, “scandals” much like the ending of the Episode2 Encounter. If there is indeed something btwn YJ and BG, it is special that they would like to protect it as part of their personal lives.
A YJ cameo just seems like it wouldn’t fit in that kind of drama in my humble opinion. BG in CWPFN sounds more fitting BUT small network and big star-so no. I really believe the fact that these two are young it is good advice by their “bosses” to keep any signs of PDA (including public support of each other) out. Their careers are rocketing and comes first at this point of time. Going along with Encounters use of grapes as a metaphor for BG, he can get sweeter give it time. We just have to wait and see. I think once YJ is in her mid 20s and BG approaching 30 and done with his military obligation, it would become more appropriate /accepted for them to come out about any relationship. We can only delulu for now that these two are supporting each other in private.
ps Wondering if maybe Min Do Hee (Gil Oh Sol’s BFF) might get some shout outs by BG or KDY? She’s our 6degrees of separation.
pps Thanks @LynneL for your help! I look forward to watching.
I am loving every moment of Encounter that until now I judge an artistic masterpiece, with two actors so good as to make me to forget that they before had been other characters...I'm not a fan of SHK, DOTS is certainly not one of my favorite drama, but I have to admit that in these first two episodes it won me over, it's an excellent actress and a beautiful woman, you can hardly notice the years of difference with her co-star... Their chemistry is daebak! Both of them are really good depicting at thier role..Thumps up Bogum role is so genuine. Jin Hyuk and Soo Hyun have different lives, yet they met, knowed each other and feel attracted.. I think it's right don't tell too much of this drama as of CWPFN (that still unfortunately I'm not seeing in my Country), not to spoil the taste for those who have not yet seen an episode ... In the spoiler I have included some salient scenes, in which I think they have touched high-pitched acting ... Bogummy is just ... wonderful!
Of course, a comparison between the two dramas is not possible, as I had already written, they are too different, same you can tell their characters... even a competition between them ( on who is better in acting) is not correct as well as nonsense... I am really satisfied about the ratings of both.. CWPFN surpassed almost all its direct competitors... and Encounter is picking many support and the critics are enthusiastic... I'm happy and I hope they are growing and leaving the mark... there will be other stories in the future and they, I'm sure, will meet again ... BoYoo fighting!
Now, after this long introduction, I will be leave you soon some updates, even some old from a few days ago, I was really too busy to write, but not so much not to see Encounter episodes at least 3 times ..
Happy sunday... and good start December!
Well sorry Boju.....i am the one who said Encounter is draggy.... that is my personal opinion. I have already mentioned here that Bogum will be the sucess finale of 2018 and i am very happy for him because it seems that for 2019 he will be very busy with hosting and his Asia fan meet. I guess until June/July 2019 he is very busy with his fan meet.
I am actually little bit sad as well as i feel that this is a sign that he will be enlisting soon. He might do one more project or none at all before he enlists.... so i am really glad that : Encounter is doing a fantastic job with the ratings and viewership. I love SHK from Full house and she has had up and downs like Yoojung and hence she is the older version of where i wish Yoojung would achieve in future.
And i know this is BoYoo shipping but as always.... it is destined whatever is to happen will happen... it is all written out who will meet in our life and who is the one in the end. Bogum's time is now....he will achieve all success and Yoojung's time is coming.
up until today I have expressed my support to the Boyoo couple (I have not written LeeRaon couple, but Boyoo couple because I have no doubt that our beloved guys are a real couple: regardless of all the signs, communicated by their songs, that they are still sending us, to confirm my conviction it is the fact that they do not publicly support each other: this is unnatural, because it's contrary to their kind nature and their declared and pleasant pleasure in acting together ... but also other facts, which in the previous pages have been treated by other friends, rooted me in this idea) allocating equal attention to the events that invested one and the other, without never delivering my thought to the words .... but today I am manifesting my humble thought. Why? the enthusiasm that arose in me for having finally seen the forum revived, through the intervention of many friends, has given way to the utmost despair when I learned the content of it. I do not deny that I felt lost, disconcerted and furious. I asked myself, but am I me in the wrong forum? Is it always the support forum for the Boyoo couple? I never thought to read a sort of opposition between her drama and his drama ... they are two dramas that are not opposable, not comparable, because they are very different: how can you compare a sweet dish with a spicy dish and decree the prevalence of one on the other? It is not possible because the choice belongs to the sphere of personal tastes. Even if one wanted to make a comparison within the same category or between two actors, the evaluation of pleasure or non-pleasure would be determined by one's own preference, by one's own personal taste. Nothing precludes expressing one's opinion, but if it is the bearer of one's own preference (produced by a personal taste ... by one's own sensibility), it would be advisable not to cross the limit of the caution of expressing it without opposing it to a possible comparison stone: doing it, you would risk to be misunderstood and, therefore, to annoy, to exacerbate the soul of those who do not share it. The effects of such a lightness in adopting the formula of communication of one's own thought could ignite outbreaks of tensions, damaging for the Boyoo couple: do not forget: long ago, due to a contoversial intervention by a fan of his new costar , our Yoo jung was forced to delete, on her instagram 1318, some photos and videos of her with Bo gum.
My call to caution is dictated by the fear that our heart couple may be disturbed. And now, however, I need to scream out all my appreciation for the drama of Bo Gum. I'm not doing this because I'm trying to balance the opinions expressed here or to restore the rhythm of fairness that, I regret to point out, the contents of some comments, hosted on this page, have contributed to interrupt: it is assumed that those who are part of this forum enjoy the high ratings obtained by the drama of Bo Gum, without ifs and buts ... so without charging them to the fact that both have a large fan following: this reading is superficial and unjust. Bojoo, with extreme grace, has exposed and I'm sure will show more material that will confute it ... but if you read reviews and articles circulating on some instagram and twitter, already you would have a certain knowledge of how the drama of Bo Gum is intriguing, fascinating , moving ... talking ... so my scream of appreciation comes from the call of elegance, from the call of pauses, colors, shades, slow rhythms, accelerations, shots that crystallize memories ... feelings ... from the call of greyness, of overcoming, of youth, of maturity ... of interruptions ... of renunciations, of the weight of responsibility, of simplicity, of the ordinary, of normality ... of contrasts, of synthesis ... of leisure, of meetings, of timing ... simply of the motions of soul, of love and of life in its ordinariness and its magic. The skills of the director, the authors, the screenwriters lies in the fact that in just two episodes they managed to spread those calls within a just introduced love story, ... still to be developed and with a uncertain or unpredictable development; the two protagonists have got the undisputed merit of having made these variegated calls palpably alive, without falling into clichés.
Only two episodes have been transmitted, that going me towards the discovery of two different sensitivities, aimed at living and loving each other, that have irremediably captured me. While the images of the landscapes, the environments, the different contexts flowed, while the dialogues alternated with the dialoguing silences, the shadows with the chiaroscuros and then with the defined outlines of the parable of life and love, my smile and tears alternated on my face: I let myself be crossed by the offered contrasts, that have awakened my emotional differences, prompting me to identify myself now in the simplicity and purity of his youth, now in the enchantment or fatality of an encounter experienced by both, now in the frailty of her, dressed in severity and professional efficiency. I never felt bored ... I just felt ... I felt emotion because it is a drama that deals with personal situations that can occur ... that occur in real life; it is not a drama unglued from reality. I find that the interpretation offered by SHK is naturally excellent.
And what about our Bo Gum? He is enchantin! My dear @kKwattana, his interpretation of the drunk literally fascinated me: it has been so realistic and believable because it is crossed by absence, dizziness and euphoria, ingredients that he wisely and masterfully amalgamated, alternating them, while not stifling the background purity of his character.
I add that the esteem that I have towards him has grown exponentially since he chose to play this character: try to play a normal guy (usually spectators are more likely to show sympathy towards a highly problematic character and with a dramatic past, made of suffering) is for him a actorial challenge not indifferent: he must succeed in making extraordinary and captivating what is ordinarily normal, but from those that are the premises, he is succeeding at great. I am convinced that Yoo, for whom love means respect and admiration, will not want to miss a single episode of Boyfriend, to admire her Bo and feel inspired by his skill.
My dear @Kkwattana, Bo does not have to prove to bee as good at acting like Yoo, and the other way around , because both, with owen peculiarities, are great actors. So I think Boyfriend is: spectacular!!! I wait with trepidation that next Wednesday comes to be able to see another episode: I do not hide that these two episodes I have seen several times. I also really enjoyed the acting of Yoo, that I think she is a very good actress; I have seen both episodes of her drama, but just to avoid hasty and superficial evaluations and not to undermine or disregard the principle of caution, I will keep my opinions for myself. However, I wish both of our beloved Bo and Yoo to reach high peaks of listening and recognition with their respective dramas. It hurts me if my long comment has bumped the sensitivity of some friends, but do not forget that this is the forum dedicated to the BOYOO couple. Now on this forum, I will return to share information on our beloved Boyoo couple.
I guess everyone is enjoying the dramas of Boyoo at the moment. I am and my mondays and tuesdays are filled with laughter and happiness.
I hope yoo jung be special guest in one of his fan meet.
ps: Like you, I found exhilarating the part of Bogummy drunk and I am glad it has received so much approval!
For everyone, BoYoo is real!!!!

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Annemarie Bilclough, curator for V&A Winnie the Pooh exhibition, talks about our favourite fictional bear.
An exhibition on the much-loved children’s book, Winnie the Pooh, ran from 9th December 2017 - 8th April 2018 at the V&A, located just down the road from The Egerton House Hotel. We interviewed Annemarie Bilclough, one of the exhibition’s curators, about our favourite fictional bear.
What is it about Winnie the Pooh that has retained such timeless appeal across the generations?
“First of all, the stories are so simple and are rooted in the everyday, in child’s play and adventure. I think that appeals to people because it evokes memories of our childhood.
Can you describe the exhibition for us?
“The exhibition is an exploration of the origins and the inspiration behind the story and the illustrations. We’re borrowing Milne’s original manuscript for Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. We’ll take you through Christopher’s nursery to look at some of his family photographs, where we have an audio recording of AA Milne himself reading one of the stories.
Why will children and adults love this exhibition?
“From the start, the whole design is playful and immersive. We’ve got a setting with some ambient sounds that reflect the weather, as that’s quite a big theme in the book. There’s a lot of audio and visual material in the space as well. In the first room, we’ve got a clip from one of the Disney films and there are also excerpts of some of the hums from different periods. We’ve got an American 1950s one, before Disney, and a 1930 George Baker singing a hum. That’s one of the first recordings, taking you right back to the origins of the story. He was played for 30 years on BBC Children’s Hour, from the 1930s to ‘60s.
Which of Shepard’s drawings stand out for you?
“I’ve got quite a few favourites. I love the little comic book ones, where you have a sequence of vignettes that bring to life a particular event. There’s one of Piglet where he’s struggling with the wind and his ears, and the quote from the book says ‘Piglet’s ears streamed behind him like banners’. Shepard elongated the ears so that they’re flapping in the wind and he draws him trying to control them as he’s walking along. I love that one.
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Footlocker (FL) reported Quarter January 2019 earnings of $1.56 per share on revenue of $2.3 billion. The consensus earnings estimate was $1.39 per share on revenue of $2.2 billion. The Earnings Whisper number was $1.39 per share. Revenue grew 2.8% on a year-over-year basis.
The company said it expects double-digit earnings per share growth for the fiscal year, or earnings of $5.18 per share or more. The current consensus earnings estimate is $4.91 per share for the year ending January 31, 2020.
Foot Locker Inc is a retailer of athletically inspired shoes and apparel, operating primarily mall-based stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
NEW YORK, March 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, reported today financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 2, 2019.
The Company reported net income of $158 million, or $1.39 per share, for the 13 weeks ended February 2, 2019, compared to a net loss of $49 million, or $0.40 per share, for the 14 weeks of fiscal 2017. On a non-GAAP basis, the Company earned $1.56 cents per share, a 37 percent increase over the comparable 13-week non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.14 in 2017.
Fourth quarter comparable-store sales increased 9.7 percent. Total sales increased 2.8 percent, to $2,272 million this year, compared with sales of $2,210 million in 2017, which included $95 million of sales in the 53rd week last year. Excluding the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations, total sales for the fourth quarter increased 4.2 percent.
"The fundamentals of our core business remain strong and led to meaningful improvement in our financial results, not only during the fourth quarter but throughout 2018," said Richard Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "This positive performance was made possible by our team's unrelenting focus on providing compelling assortments to our customers, launching exciting collaborations with our strategic partners, both long-standing and new, and making our stores and digital channels unique and exciting destinations."
"Looking at 2019," Mr. Johnson continued, "we believe that by maintaining our focus on bringing differentiated experiences to youth culture, we can continue to elevate our financial performance by generating a mid-single digit comparable sales gain and another double-digit percentage increase in earnings per share."
During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company recorded several items, all of which are detailed below in the accompanying reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results. The items included: 1) a pre-tax charge of $19 million primarily related to the impairment of certain Runners Point Group assets; 2) a $1 million charge related to the Company's previously-disclosed pension matter; 3) a $4 million write-down in our deferred tax assets due to a change in Dutch tax rates; and 4) a $4 million tax benefit related to the U.S. tax reform legislation enacted in late 2017. In the prior-year fourth quarter, the Company's results included the following items: 1) $128 million pre-tax charge related to the pension matter; 2) pre-tax charges of $20 million which reflected write-downs of certain SIX:02 and Runners Point Group assets; and 3) tax items that totaled $109 million of expenses largely related to tax reform.
Sales for 2018 were $7,939 million, an increase of 2.0 percent compared to sales of $7,782 million in fiscal 2017 and the highest in the Company's history as an athletic business. Full-year comparable-store sales increased 2.7 percent. Excluding the effect of foreign currency fluctuations, total sales increased 1.7 percent.
The Company's net income increased to $541 million in 2018, or $4.66 per share. In the 53-week fiscal 2017, the Company reported net income of $284 million, or $2.22 per share. On a non-GAAP basis, earnings per share totaled $4.71 in 2018, an 18 percent increase over last year's 52-week, non-GAAP earnings of $3.99.
"Impressive teamwork delivered impressive financial results in 2018," said Lauren Peters, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "We delivered a gain in our gross margin rate above the guidance we provided at the beginning of the year, achieved an inventory turn above our long-term target, and made important investments, both directly in our business and by taking strategic stakes in other companies, which we believe will drive long-term growth."
At February 2, 2019, the Company's merchandise inventories were $1,269 million, 0.7 percent lower than at the end of the fourth quarter last year. Using constant currencies, inventory increased 1.3 percent.
At year-end, the Company's cash and cash equivalents totaled $891 million, while the debt on its balance sheet was $124 million. The Company's total cash position, net of debt, was $43 million higher than at the same time last year. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company spent $62 million to repurchase 1.2 million shares. For the full year, the Company repurchased 7.89 million shares for $375 million, returning a total of $533 million to shareholders through its share repurchase program and dividends. In addition, the Company invested $187 million of cash in its store fleet, digital platforms, logistics capabilities, and other infrastructure.
"As previously announced in February, our Board of Directors approved, for the ninth consecutive year, a double-digit percentage increase in our quarterly dividend to $0.38 per share and a new $1.2 billion share repurchase program," continued Ms. Peters. "These actions combined with the Board's approval of a $275 million capital investment program for 2019, reflect our Board's confidence in the Company's strong financial position and our ability to execute our strategic objectives while continuing to return cash to our shareholders."
During the fourth quarter, the Company opened 11 new stores, remodeled or relocated 33 stores, and closed 56 stores. As of February 2, 2019, the Company operated 3,221 stores in 27 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. In addition, 112 franchised Foot Locker stores were operating in the Middle East, as well as 10 franchised Runners Point stores in Germany.
The Company is hosting a live conference call at 9:00 a.m. (ET) today, March 1, 2019, to review these results and discuss the outlook for fiscal 2019. This conference call may be accessed live by dialing 1-800-936-2724 (U.S. and Canada) or +44 203-107-0289 (International), with the passcode 3018268, or via the Investor Relations section of the Foot Locker, Inc. website at http://www.footlocker-inc.com. Please log on to the website 15 minutes prior to the call in order to register. An archived replay of the conference call can be accessed approximately two hours following the end of the call at 1-855-859-2056 (U.S. and Canada) or +1 404-537-3406 (International) with passcode 3018268 through March 14, 2019. A replay of the call will also be available via webcast from the same Investor Relations section of the Foot Locker, Inc. website at http://www.footlocker-inc.com.
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Other than statements of historical facts, all statements which address activities, events, or developments that the Company anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, but not limited to, such things as future capital expenditures, expansion, strategic plans, financial objectives, dividend payments, stock repurchases, growth of the Company's business and operations, including future cash flows, revenues, and earnings, and other such matters, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on many assumptions and factors which are detailed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
These forward-looking statements are based largely on our expectations and judgments and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond our control. For additional discussion on risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" disclosed in the 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter end November 3, 2018. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could produce significantly different results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
In addition to reporting the Company's financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company reports certain financial results that differ from what is reported under GAAP. We have presented certain financial measures identified as non-GAAP, such as sales changes excluding foreign currency fluctuations, adjusted income before income taxes, adjusted net income, and adjusted diluted earnings per share. In addition, fiscal year 2017 represented the fourteen and fifty-three weeks ended February 3, 2018. Accordingly, non-GAAP results for 2017 have also been adjusted to exclude the effects of the 53rd week.
Also, we present certain amounts as excluding the effects of foreign currency fluctuations, which are also considered non-GAAP measures. Where amounts are expressed as excluding the effects of foreign currency fluctuations, such changes are determined by translating all amounts in both years using the prior-year average foreign exchange rates. Presenting amounts on a constant currency basis is useful to investors because it enables them to better understand the changes in our businesses that are not related to currency movements.
We present these non-GAAP measures because we believe they assist investors in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core business or which affect comparability. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are useful in assessing our progress in achieving our long-term financial objectives.
The various non-GAAP adjustments are summarized on the following tables. We estimate the tax effect of all non-GAAP adjustments by applying a marginal tax rate to each of the respective items. The income tax items represent the discrete amount that affected the period.
The non-GAAP financial information is provided in addition to, and not as an alternative to, our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Litigation and other charges for 2018 includes pension-related litigation charges ($18 million, or $13 million after-tax) and impairment charges ($19 million, or $18 million after-tax). The 2017 amount represented pension-related litigation charges ($178 million, or $111 million after-tax), impairment charges ($20 million, or $14 million after-tax), and severance and related costs ($13 million, or $8 million after-tax).
Pension litigation - The Company recorded pre-tax charges of $1 million and $18 million during the fourth quarter and full year of 2018, respectively, in connection with its U.S. retirement plan litigation and required plan reformation. The charge for the full year reflected $13 million of adjustments to the estimated cost of the reformation and interest. Additionally, professional fees of $1 million and $5 million were incurred during the fourth quarter and full year of 2018, respectively, in connection with the plan reformation.
Impairment charges – The Company recognized pre-tax impairment charges totaling $19 million and $20 million during the fourth quarters of 2018 and 2017, respectively. These charges were associated with our SIX:02, Runners Point, and Sidestep businesses and primarily represented the write-down of the Runners Point tradename, store fixtures, and leasehold improvements.
Severance and related costs – During the third quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $13 million associated with the reorganization and the reduction of staff taken to improve efficiency.
On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted tax reform legislation that included a broad range of business tax provisions. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recognized a $99 million provisional charge for the mandatory deemed repatriation of foreign sourced net earnings and a corresponding change in our permanent reinvestment assertion under ASC 740-30. During the fourth quarter and full year of 2018, the Company reduced the provisional amounts by $4 million and $28 million, respectively. These adjustments represented a $21 million reduction in the deemed repatriation tax and a $7 million benefit related to IRS accounting method changes and timing difference adjustments.
We exclude the discrete U.S. tax reform effect from our Adjusted diluted EPS as it does not reflect our ongoing tax obligations under U.S. tax reform.
During the fourth quarters of 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized tax expense of $4 million and $2 million in connection with separate tax rate reductions in the Netherlands and France, respectively.
During the second quarter of 2018, the U.S. Treasury issued a notice that delayed the effective date of regulations under Internal Revenue Code Section 987. These regulations, which were promulgated in December 2016, changed our method for determining the tax effects of foreign currency translation gains and losses for our foreign businesses that are operated as branches and are reported in a currency other than the currency of their parent. As a result of the delay in the effective date, the Company updated its calculations for the effect of these regulations, which resulted in an increase to deferred tax assets and a corresponding reduction in our income tax provision in the amount of $1 million.
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company determined that certain valuation allowances should be established against deferred tax assets associated with the Runners Point and Sidestep stores and e-commerce businesses.


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The report on the global Foundry Binder market offers complete data on the Foundry Binder market. Elements such as main players, classification, size, environment of the business, SWOT analysis, and most effective trends in the market are comprised in the report. In addition to this, the report sports numbers, tables, and charts that offer a clear viewpoint of the Foundry Binder market. The top challenger ASK, HA, Jinan Shengquan, BASF, Kao Chemicals, Suzhou Xingye, Mancuso Chemicals Limited, Foseco, Imerys, RPMinerals, United Erie, Eurotek, REFCOTEC, John Winter, J. B. DeVENNE INC, SI Group of the global Foundry Binder market are further covered in the report .
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industry_corpus2: Petrochemicals


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On June 24th, 2016, I Know First algorithm issued a bullish forecast for PCLN, with a signal of 1194.46 and a predictability factor of 0.71. This past year’s returns confirmed the algorithm prediction as the stock price went up by 34.82%.
PCLN is the world leader in online travel and related services provided to customers and partners in over 220 countries through six primary brands – Booking.com, priceline.com, KAYAK, agoda.com, rentalcars.com, and OpenTable.
In 2016 PCLN achieved outstanding results continuing on the positive trend in the past few years. Gross profit and EBITDA grew by 20.1% and 19.1% respectively . Booking.com, the largest PCLN brand, drove growth, with room reservations increasing by 29%.
This positive trend persisting through the years is the result of a number of different factors: the shift of travel reservations from offline to online, the spreading of mobile devices, the overall growth of travel from emerging markets such as South-America and the Asia-Pacific and the continuous improvements in costumer experience that PCLN tries to implement through different innovative solutions.
The substantial majority of PCLN profits come from outside of the US. This will likely continue to be the case in the future as firm’s representative are confident that there’s still much room for growth.
Concerns for future performance come from uncertainties in the global economy outlook. Perhaps, they will affect PLCN’s growth. Furthermore, increasing competition from companies, such as Google and Facebook which have access to large amounts of data, could be a factor.
This forecast on PCLN was sent to current I Know First subscribers on June 24th, 2017.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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A lovely family friendly campsite in the Pyrenees.
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A haven for bird watchers and walkers alike.
Our campsite will provided you with activities for children and adults as well as peaceful evenings.
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“Very spacious” and demarcated plots, pitches are grassy separated by hedges or flowers. All with electricity and the pitches Grand Comfort with water point, drainage and 5, 10 or 16 amp electricity.
A “traditional” campsite : most camping pitches are located in the same area, and apart from statics. Ranging from 110 to 250 m² pitches are maked out and individually named with a choice of situation either in the shade of a group of trees or sheltered by a hedge.
A modern, spacious and “exceptionally” clean amenity block which has a laundry, baby baths, hair-dryers..
What about having a Pyrenean drink with a lovely vieuw surrounding the valley.
We propose once a week a surprising beer or wine tasting and offer a truly unique experience !
We invite you to taste some of the delicious specialities typical of south west France on the terrace. Whether you are looking for local specialities, a quick snack or quality menu, everyone will leave satisfied.
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Children paddling pool 18 m length between 0.40cm and 1m with especially a SPA dedicated to relaxation and well-being.
At the back of the campsite : a spacious football pitch.
at the edge of the National Park of the Pyrenees.
you can easily discover the natural heritage of the Pyrenees.
Situated in Arcizans-Avant “conservation area “a charming Pyrenean village, nestling at the foot of the National Park. Facing a small artificial lake surrounded by mountains created for agricultural needs and now used for fishing or walking.
The valley of the ” Cirques” : Cirque de Gavarnie or Tourmouse or Estaube; designated as World Heritage by Unesco, impressive rocky barrier and glacier.
The Valley of Azun a wide valley with typical lakes surrounded by moutains. This valley offers many departure points for family walking or hiking tours.
An excellent place to explore easily the National Park.


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industry_corpus2: Finance & Economics


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I love to share great books with you. Today, I have the privilege to refer you to Suzanne Eller’s latest book The Mended Heart. In her incredible writing style, Suzanne captivates the reader from the very beginning of this book.
I would daresay that we have all experienced some kind of hurt or brokenness in our lives. This is a reality we cannot escape. Many have tried countless times and failed to “fix” the hurt. If you are masking the hurt and brokenness in your life then The Mended Heart is the book you have been searching for.
I also love that Suzanne doesn’t just address this book from her opinion but has scripture verses that can help the reader’s pain and brokenness.
Suzanne shines the light on God’s truth that Jesus came to set us free and heal our brokenness. This is not something we were meant to do on our own. The Mended Heart gives you the courage you need to take that first step to healing – trusting God.
I highly recommend you take a look at the first chapter of this book and then order it today. Words can’t begin to express how deeply Suzanne’s words touched me. She is willingly sharing the message God has given her. Don’t live in hurt and brokenness anymore; trust God and let Him mend your heart.
As a special bonus, Revell has generously offered to give a free copy of Suzanne Eller’s The Mended Heart to one of my readers. So, please share this on facebook and twitter as well as commenting below to say why you would like to have a copy of this book.
I would love this book for our ladies bible study group.
Lori, it would be a wonderful study for a ladies group.
I would love to receive this book because we all have hurts that we need mended. I look at my life and see how many of those hurts have taken a toll. I want to be the one to fix them and not let God intervene.That is what I thought with my son. That I could fix it. It was something that God needed to be involved in. I stand and look at what God has done and the mending has certainly begun. Then I would share what I have learned with anyone else that was hurting. Thanks for sharing this wonderful new book. Blessings and hugs.
Jeanie, I continue to pray for God to work in the relationship between you and your son. I know that He is working. This book would certainly be a help and a blessing.
Lord, thank you for a mama who is willing to drop her “fixing” to find healing. Thank you that you love her son as much as she does, and so much more. That’s hard for us to grasp at times, and yet his name is etched on the palm of your hand. He has a plan carefully crafted by You. Give her the words to say and those to withhold. Draw her to a place of strength, prayer and hope through You. Pour into her peace and joy and rest so that she splashes out on all of those who live in her home. In Jesus’ name, amen.
First, I would like to say I LOVE your new blog header! Is that the correct name for it? I’m the worst with technology. I would love a copy of this book to help me evolve from the hurt by using God’s truths. I am suffering from a broken heart due to an unexpected divorce. I’m shattered at how he was able to just move on and ask me to leave our apartment, entering into a huge city where I did not know a soul. It’s been a journey and each day I’m getting stronger. But the hurt is still there. Then the anger starts, which leads to thoughts of revenge. I know it’s not how God wants me to handle the situation. But, Jamy, it’s hard to pray for him and to let God handle it. Just being honest. I need a tool that can help me truly heal and heal God’s way.
Courtney, thank you for the compliment. I am excited to see what God has in store for this new direction in my writing through my blog.
I know the pain of an unexpected divorce. I will be certain to pray that God would give you the strength, comfort and healing you need right now. The Mended Heart would help to draw you closer to God and help you heal.
Father, thank you that Courtney is not alone in her loss and her grief. Thank you that she can rest in you, and stay away from revenge which only leads to a path not designed for her. Hold her close. Watch over her. Lead her steps. Thank you that she is loved. Worthy. Wanted and created and loved by a God who loves His daughter. Fill these broken places with Your presence as she intentionally walks into a deeper relationship with You, the one who never leaves or forsakes. In Jesus’ name, amen.
I was thinking, no wonder Jesus emphasized love one another so much, because we live in an evil world. Throughout a lifetime, a person can be heart by so many people they love and trust, that it is easy for a heart to become jaded and love grow cold. I’ve been one of those people.
I would enjoy reading your book. Sometimes we just need to hear that everything will be ok, through someone else’s eyes.
Whoever you choose, it will be a blessing to read “The Mended Heart”.
Oh Jamy and Suzie, I read this post at the end of another very long day, all according to God’s plan I am sure, yet still long. I have spoken in previous comments about my grandson, Andrew. He is medically fragile and needs care 24/7. They told us he would not live 3 days when he was born on Ash Wednesday, 2008 and here we are after celebrating his 6th birthday on February 6th. He is in my class at school and preparing to go to 1st grade next year, fully included with his peers. His physical limitations have not hindered the Spirit he received from God! Our night nurse has been out sick for over 3 months so I stay to help my daughter and then head home every night with thoughts of the struggles, knowing that Andrew’s birth leading into Lent has always been to fulfill God’s purpose and to journey with Jesus to His Cross, His Death and to celebrate His Resurrection and the gift of New Life…but sometimes the road feels long even with my hand in His! I would love to read this book…it seems that even in His Faithfulness, I am always praying for more of His gift of faith and trust! Even in confidence, perseverance and hope, I am still weak and weary….thank you for giving me a place to share my brokenness. God bless!
Now I will seek Him, pray to Him, He will listen and answer me….all in His perfect time! Amen!
Ladies, thank you for sharing your thoughts and your prayer requests. Thank you, Jamy, for sharing this post. You are amazing. I pray you’ll join me at http://www.tsuzanneeller.com as we go through The Mended Heart as an online Bible study. I can’t wait to see you there!


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Turret-mounted lasers that deter birds have found to reduce crop losses 70-90% in field trials in Argentina.
Bird Control Group conducted trials and demonstrations sponsored by the Dutch government, and in collaboration with Argentina’s national agricultural research centre INTA. Birds are startled by the laser and disperse when it is directed near them.
For example, the remote-controlled laser was tested on two of four identical fields of 0.6 hectares each, in collaboration with the Argentinean Agroberries. The number of birds observed was much higher (154) on two unprotected fields than on the ones that were protected by the laser (31). “This is a nice result especially because blueberries have a very high cost value per hectare,” says Imre Knol, commercial director of Bird Control Group. Similar results were found with other crops, including grapes and sunflowers.
The Agrilaser Autonomic has been developed by Bird Control Group in collaboration with TU Delft. The technology is used not only in agriculture, but also in aviation, oil and gas, the real estate sector and many more applications.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries