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I miss doing the lore posts on the instances we're doing, so starting this week I'm going to do some "Closer Look at Ulduar" posts analyzing the lore behind certain bosses of the current top tier raid dungeon.
In addition to that I will chronicle Veritas' raid progression. Currently, we're still stuck on Mimiron. Yes, 4 weeks, and the bastage still won't die! We have the first three phases on farm, but the fourth phase, which is a culmination of every other phase, is just tough. We've got a new schedule next week though and we're going to hit the instance hard. Basically we're going to clear a path straight to Mimiron and avoid all of the optional bosses. So Ignis, Razorscale, The Iron Council, and all of the other Keepers will just have to wait until we sit down and have a good talk with Mimiron and set him straight.
Last weekend we cleared every boss we knew how to do and did a really good job of it. Mimiron, Vezax and Yogg-Saron are all that's left. We just need to jump this Mimiron hurdle!

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IFI an Incredible happeningPosted: 7.02.18 by Estelle
Written by Dan Daley
John Thompsom Partnership London
Incredible Festival of Ideas
There is an incredible happening in the Upper Calder Valley this midsummer to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Incredible Edible Todmorden (IET) and fifteen years since the Yorkshire Forward Upper Calder Valley Renaissance process which has catalysed so much positive change in the valley. IET is teaming up with the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival to run the first Incredible Festival of Ideas. The Festival is going to be a celebration of people coming together to improve where they live through creativity and kindness. It's going to be a celebration of the Valley, linking up the towns from Todmorden to Halifax to show people what's possible through collaboration.
A whole range of people came together for the first organising meetup in January hosted by the inspirational Mary Clear, co-founder of Incredible Edible. Ideas include everything from placemaking and resilient communities conferences, to food and wellbeing and celebrations of the summer solstice.
The dates are set, the venues are booked, and much of the programming is taking shape. Stay tuned for more info. In the meantime, mark your calendars – 21 – 24 June 2018. More details to come!
Check out Mary's blog from the last meeting here
You can also read the UCV Renaissance report here
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On the hunt for an affordable used vehicle in or around Harrisburg? We have just what you want here at Brenner Pre-Owned! Our vast selection of affordable used cars, trucks, and SUVs is second-to-none here in the Harrisburg area – but we also have plenty of other quality used vehicles for sale at our Mechanicsburg location!
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AniDB:CSS styles
The following styles can be used for AniDB, when adding the url to the css field in your profile ( on AniDB)
If you created your own style for AniDB and want to share it with everyone else please add an entry here or just send a pm to deridiot @ anidb
You might also want to periodically check AniDB:CSS_styles_DEV for a list of the latest AniDB changes with CSS implications.
Title: AniDBstyle
Creator: Default AniDB design based on akujin's creation. Converted to css by Rar and PetriW
Status: incomplete - in development
Url: http://www.anidb.net/css/anidbstyle/anidbstyle.css
further notes: - Generally aims to emulate the old table layout as closely as possible, but with much looser underlying markup.
Title: Brown 2: Ready on the Firing Line
Creator: PetriW
Status: incomplete - in development
Url: http://www.anidb.net/css/brown2/brown2.css
Title: Norwegian Blue
Creator: PetriW
Status: incomplete - in development
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Title: suppyStyle
Creator: suppy/hrm
Status: incomplete - in development
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Title: Grey
Creator: zeromind
Status: incomplete - in development
Url: http://www.zeromind.de/anidb/grey.css
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Creator: b1nh
Status: complete - in development
Url: http://freenet-homepage.de/b1nh/harustyle.css
Url (Lite-Edition): http://freenet-homepage.de/b1nh/harustyleLE.css
url (fixed-menu- edition): http://www.mehyaa.com/anime/anidb/styles/haruna/harustyle.css (by mehyaa)
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Lite Edition (Screenshot): This is the less ecchi version of the skin for those, who wish to use this skin in public
Title: Darkstyle
Creator: sylwira
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Buenos Aires, Jan 24 : As many as 152 people have been detained since the start of nationwide protests in Venezuela on Monday, Alfredo Romero, the head of the Venezuelan Foro Penal human rights organization, said.
Romero said on Twitter that nine people were detained on Monday, 34 were detained on Tuesday and 109 on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the country's interim president. The United States urged Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to step down and let Guaido to assume the presidency. Maduro called Guaido "the US puppet" and said that Venezuela was severing diplomatic ties with Washington.
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In FTC v. Phoebe Putney, the Supreme Court has unanimously reversed the Eleventh Circuit holding that a Georgia hospital authority's acquisition of a hospital was covered by state-action immunity, emphasizing that "state-action immunity is disfavoured". The Supreme Court held that, as the State had not clearly articulated and affirmatively expressed a policy allowing the hospital authority to make acquisitions that substantially lessen competition, state-action immunity does not apply. The acquisition for which the hospital authority claimed immunity would have given it an 86 percent market share for acute-care hospital services provided to commercial health plans in the area around Albany, Georgia. In Justice Sotomayor's first antitrust opinion since joining the Supreme Court, the
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It is approx 4 hours of traveling time to Omapere.
We are right on the Hokianga Harbour with its stunning sandhills.
It is approx 1 hour of traveling time.
We are less than 20 km from the Waipoua Kauri Forest, with its massive trees, including the biggest tree in New Zealand.
There are some very pleasant walks in the forest.
(The northernmost part of NZ) It is approx 3 1/2 of hours traveling time.
The area includes taking the water taxi from Opononi to the sandhills and sliding down the sandhills, walking, swimming, boating, fishing, or just relaxing in the peaceful surrounds.
For further information go to www.hokiangatourism.org.nz
We are signposted on Pioneers Walk, Omapere. If you are traveling from the Waipoua Kauri Forest, Pioneers Walk is the first road on the left almost at the bottom of a short steep hill as you approach Omapere. If you are traveling from the Bay of Islands, go through Opononi and most of Omapere, and Pioneers Walk is on the right before you go up the hill out of Omapere.
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With the colder winter weather fast approaching, many of us are starting to feel overwhelmed by where to hang coats and store wet boots!
This post may help you with these common problems and our answer is MUDROOMS!
All mudrooms should have a few basic components; a seat to put on and remove footwear, hooks to hang garments/purses/knapsacks, baskets to store mitts/hats/extra footwear and keep everything neat and organized.
One easy way is to take an existing closet and turn it into a mudroom as shown.
If your lucky enough to have the space to build one, this handy diagram shows suggested spacing of a mudroom. They can be built into a hallway, laundry room or even a garage. Just make sure you aren't far from the door you and your family will use!


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Spring is in the air so it seems like just the right time to share this bright mint + gold wedding from Caroline Lima Photography. Nothing says cheerful quite like bright mint bridesmaids gowns and sweet little flower girls in big puffy dresses. And Kelli + Ethan's wedding at Paradise Point Officer's Club in Camp Lejeune, NC was just that, a cheerful day full of smiles and laughter.
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At Blades & Brews we have incorporated two things we are very passionate about under one roof, Haircuts and Beer.
Colorado Springs only Barber and Bar under the same roof. Come grab a pint and enjoy a diner atmosphere before your haircut.
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ALROSA Sells $13 Million Of Diamonds At Vladivostok AuctionApril 04, 17
(IDEX Online) – Alrosa sold 461,000 carats of goods worth $12.9 million in the Eurasian Diamond Centre in Primorye (the Russian Far East), with Indian and Chinese companies being the main buyers.
Alrosa reported the sale of 21,000 carats of gem quality diamonds for $7.98 million, and 440,000 carats of industrial grade diamonds for $4.924 million, with 22 companies from China, South Korea, India, Europe, Russia and elsewhere taking part in the auction.
Alrosa plans to sell 2,000,000 carats of all types of diamonds worth $73 million via its Far East branch this year. Auctions for special size 10.8+ and industrial grade rough diamonds will be held in the next three months.
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3311 Church StChicago , IL
United States
See map: Google Maps
Date of Theft
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - 4:00am
Basic Bike Info
Bicycle Type:
Hybrid Bike
Serial No.:
Condition of Bicycle / Distinguishing Features:
Good condition. Black/charcoal matte frame with pink drink cage.
Owner Information
Owner Name:
Elyse Wojnowski
Contact Email:
Email hidden by Chicago Stolen Bike Registry. Contact the CSBR staff to email the owner.
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Lock Information
How was the lock defeated?:
Lock is missing, along with the bike.
Lock Type:
Combination Cable Lock
What was the bike locked to?:
Locked to a wooden pole, railing, or fence.
How was the bike locked?:
Locked through front wheel and frame to object.
Incident Description
Which type of area was your bike stolen from?:
Porch or yard.
How long was the bike locked in this location?:
unsure, a few hours
Incident Description:
Bike was locked and secured around 9pm on back porch. In the morning, bike and lock were missing. A second bike with a blown back tire was left in yard
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IEEE Society organized Entrepreneurship Seminar
Uzair Goraya
A promotional seminar was arranged by IEEE society on March 9, 2018 at Auditorium I. The seminar focused on two important questions in entrepreneurship; the why and how. The objective was to help participants discover their 'why' and know its power in becoming an entrepreneur. Participants explored how they, as individuals, can develop an entrepreneurial mindset, what set of skills, attitudes and behaviors they needed to develop in order to succeed as an entrepreneurs.
The session started with many examples and fundamental concepts in entrepreneurship. Mr. Bilal Javed Gumman, former IEEE Power & Energy Society Regional (R10) Student Representative and founder & CEO of SchoolX and Emoey, was the main speaker to motivate students. He explained reasons why IEEE is so interested in Tech Entrepreneurship. The event was attended by over 40 students. Students learnt a lot from the question and answer session that was scheduled at the end of the session.


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Main plotline by Scott Cawthon and partnered game companies
- Not what you were looking for? See Foxy (disambiguation).
Phantom Foxy is an antagonist who first appeared in Five Nights at Freddy's 3. He is a hallucination of a burnt and ravaged Foxy.
Physical Appearance
Phantom Foxy basically resembles Withered Foxy, but lacks eyes and instead has a white pupil on his left eye socket. He is missing his right forearm and hook; this same arm can be seen in the box full of parts in the Office. Phantom Foxy's mouth always gapes open, even while he performs his jumpscare and parts of his torso are missing, with an endoskeleton spine and wires in their place. Unlike in previous appearances, his eyepatch does not flip up anymore. Phantom Foxy also appears to be charred or burnt, possibly foreshadowing the torching of the establishment.
In Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted, Phantom Foxy sports a completely different look. He now uses Classic Foxy's model from the original Five Nights at Freddy's, and lacks an eyepatch, as well as his lower legs, making his feet separate from his body. Upon closer section, he also lacks eyebrows.
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Rather than having a visual or audio cue to his appearance like the rest of the phantom animatronics, Phantom Foxy only appears in the Office.
Since he lacks a regular movement pattern, Phantom Foxy will randomly appear standing in front of the box of parts that is present in the Office.
If the player does not raise the Monitor before they look at him directly, Phantom Foxy will lunge at the player, disabling the ventilation system. The frequency of his appearance increases as the week progresses.
In the mobile version, however, Phantom Foxy has a different behavior. He will randomly jumpscare the player when they lower the Maintenance Panel, making him completely unavoidable. Perhaps the only form of knowing when he is active is his foot, which is barely visible under the Maintenance Panel.
Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted
Phantom Foxy appears in the mode FNAF 3. He debuts on Night 2, where he occasionally appears on the left side of the office. Like in the original Five Nights at Freddy's 3, the player must avoid staring at him, or else he will jumpscare them and cause a ventilation error.
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Five Nights at Freddy's VR: Help Wanted
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|The sound Phantom Foxy makes when jumpscaring the player. This same sound is played when Springtrap and any phantom animatronic jumpscares the player, aside from Phantom Mangle and Phantom Puppet.
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
- Phantom Foxy is based on Foxy's appearance in Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (Withered Foxy) rather than his appearance in the first game. The same applies to Phantom Freddy.
- However, in merchandise such as Funko POP! and Funko Plushies, Phantom Foxy's model is just a recolor of Classic Foxy's model.
- Phantom Foxy's pose before jumping at the player is almost identical to Foxy's pose in Parts/Service in the second game. However, this pose is not seen on the Extra menu, where he is depicted leaning forward aggressively.
- Phantom Foxy's behavior is very similar to Golden Freddy's from the first game, though Phantom Foxy is triggered at random whereas Golden Freddy is triggered by a poster in the West Hall Corner.
- Phantom Foxy's jumpscare is very similar to Foxy's from the second game.
- However, unlike his jumpscare in the second game, Phantom Foxy's jumpscare in the third game appears to defy the laws of physics. Not only would it be impossible for Phantom Foxy to maneuver himself into a face-first position when he is jumping such a short distance, but he also appears to curve slightly to the player's left while in mid-air, which would be impossible.
- This may be due to the fact that he is merely a hallucination, and thus does not need to obey the laws of physics.
- Rarely, when the player starts up a night, mainly Night 5, Phantom Foxy may immediately jumpscare the player.
- Phantom Foxy is the only phantom who doesn't give some sort of warning before he jumpscares the player. However, one can tell (possibly only on mobile platforms) when Phantom Foxy is about to jumpscare the player when looking at the Maintenance Panel, because the player can just barely see his foot beneath the panel.
- Phantom Foxy is one of the two phantoms who is never seen on the cameras, the other being Phantom Freddy.
- If the player gets jumpscared by Phantom BB while Phantom Foxy is in the office, a glitch will occur where Phantom Foxy will not jumpscare the player immediately, but rather stand on top of the box of animatronic parts.
- If the player pulls up the monitor at this point, Phantom Foxy will leave the Office.
- However, if the player pulls up the Maintenance Panel here, Phantom Foxy will jumpscare the player when they exit it and move the camera view.
- This is one of Foxy's only counterparts in the entire series to not have his hook, the others being Mangle (also Phantom Mangle and Nightmare Mangle), Funtime Foxy, and Lolbit.
- Most phantom animatronics appear in locations near where the remnants of the original character they represent are at. Phantom Chica is the only exception. Phantom Foxy appears in front of the toy animatronics' box, where his original hook is located.
- Phantom Foxy is one of only two phantoms to have a much different appearance than his normal counterpart (if the phantom texture and eyes are not included), the other being Phantom Freddy.
- Phantom Foxy can rarely appear on Night 2 in the mobile version.
- In the mobile version, it is impossible to see Phantom Foxy appear just like in the PC version. This is most likely due to the size of The Office, as this would make Phantom Foxy appear as if he came out of thin air.
- Therefore, he cannot be completely seen standing in the Office before jumpscaring the player, as the Maintenance Panel covers him almost completely. The only exception to this is if he appears after getting jumpscared by another phantom.
- Phantom Foxy is one of several antagonists in the series who are missing a limb, two others being Bonnie from the second game and Phantom Freddy.
- Phantom Foxy does not appear to touch the floor, rather hovering above it. This may be an error by Scott Cawthon, or, with similar reasoning to his jumpscare trajectory, it could be that he is a hallucination and thus does not need to obey the laws of physics.
- In Phantom Foxy's jumpscare, a dangling red wire is shown not being held by anything else besides the suit itself.


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Samsung have just launched this ridiculous exciting campaign, Life's a Photo, take it!
It is a unique competition to find the world's most photogenic city. 4 influential Instagrammers from 8 different cities around the world use the Samsung camera to promote their cities. Each week they're set a mission covering the camera modes, with two images submitted to the site. The city with most shares on their photos wins.
Check out the stunning Life's a Photo site here
It has only just launched and the hash tag – #lifesaphoto has had over 330k shares already!!
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Brodsky, Frederick was born on October 23, 1940 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel and Anne (Ostrovsky) Brodsky.
Brodsky, Frederick was born on October 23, 1940 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel and Anne (Ostrovsky) Brodsky.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Northeastern University, 1966. Master of Business Administration, University Michigan, 1967.
Marketing consultant, Touche Ross & County, New York, 1967-1968; director planning and finance control, ITT World Communications, Inc., New York, 1968-1971; chief finance officer, Allegany Rehabilitation Associates Superior vena cava syndrome Inc., Carl A. Morse, Inc., New York, 1971-1973; manager finance and administration, Trammell Crow Company, Dallas, 1973-1977; president, founder, International Investment Advisors, Dallas, since 1977. Member of national county Northeastern U., 1981-1986, corporation, since 1987, alumni board ofgovs., Graduate School of Business, University of Michigan, chairmanship advisory counc. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, board overseers of Northeastern U. With United States Army, 1959-1960.
Delaware Dallas 2000 Congress, 1983. Member Mayor's Task Force, Dallas, 1984. Founder PetNet, Dallas, 1985.
Board directors Dallas Zoological Society, since 1992. With United States Army, 1959-1960. Member Urban Land Institute.
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Pancreatitis is a disease which causes immense pain, inflammation in dogs. It results in the swelling of pancreas. Pancreas is the organ that releases enzymes which helps in digestion. Pancreatitis disrupts the enzyme flow due to the inflammation. The enzyme is used to break down fats and proteins for digestion. Dues to pancreatitis, these enzymes tend to digest their own body tissues and organs.
All the dog-owners should be aware about pancreatitis in case if your dog gets affected by it.
There are generally two types of pancreatitis i.e acute and chronic.
Acute Pancreatitis
It occurs suddenly in the dogs and there is no sign that the condition exists. It causes immense pain. Zit Acute pancreatitis can be harmful to your dog's health if the infection spreads to the neighboring tissues and organs. It becomes more severe in dogs if it reoccurs. Recurrences of pancreatitis tends to slow down the immune system of the dog's body.
Chronic Pancreatitis
It develops and drags in dogs at a slow rate causing inflammation of the pancreas. In some cases, symptoms may be different like a dog not wanting to play normally, not eating properly, or skipping meal. Chronic pancreatitis may suddenly spread, resulting in acute canine pancreatitis.
Dogs with chronic pancreatitis Likes to have a low-fat diet. Medication can be provided to the dogs to relieve them from the pain and help them recover from pancreatitis.
The symptoms of pancreatitis are like any other which makes it more difficult to diagnose the problem. Here is a list of the symptoms with which one can try and identify the cause.
1. Loss of diet
2. Weakness
3. Vomiting
4. Abdominal Pain
5. Depression
6. Diarrhea
7. Fever
8. Weight Loss
9. Drooling
10. Shock and Collapse
Apart from the above mentioned signs, some of the serious symptoms that leads to severe pancreatitis are:
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation – leads to multiple hemorrhages
Heart arrhythmia – irregular heart beats
Sepsis – body wide infection in which toxins are generated into the blood
Difficulty breathing
Causes of pancreatitis in dogs are:
1. High-fat diet
2. Obesity
3. Trauma
4. Hypothyroidism – endocrine disease
5. Dietary indiscretion – ability to eat anything
6. Human food
7. Hypercelcemia
8. Toxins
9. Diabetes mellitus
Treatment of Pancreatitis in Dogs
There's a cure for almost everything. Pancreatitis is the disease which cannot be determined at an early stage. So, trying to diagnose the proper cause is the first step of the treatment. In severe cases, immediate intensive care and hospitalization is needed.
Secondly, pain management should be done. Those with acute pain must be give immediate medication to control the pain. You can also take help of effective dog health supplies, dog supplements and dog pain relief or dog anxiety relief products to support the suffering pet.
Some of the common treatments methods of dogs are:
1. IV(Intravenous) Fluid Therapy
2. Medication for vomiting to prevent dehydration
3. Close monitoring of the serious situation
4. Low fat diet, follow prescriptions
5. To improve the pancreatitis condition, Withholding food and water for a day
6. Not feeding off the table
Following measures can be used to prevent pancreatitis
1. Exercising your dog to keep him healthy and maintaining weight
2. Avoid high-fat diets
3. Avoid human-food
4. Feed in small quantities, at regular intervals
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Here are some of the more interesting events, deals, websites and other travel tidbits that have come across our desk recently:
•The Ohio tourism folks are making things easier for visitors craving holiday light displays. The Ohio Holiday Lights Trail lists 30 locations where the lights are on, and there's a downloadable map. http://tinyurl.com/yaqpzkf9
•During the holiday season, the Actors Theatre of Indiana is staging "It's a Wonderful Life — A Live Radio Play" at Studio Theater in Carmel. Based on the classic Frank Capra film, the production is on select dates through Dec. 23. http://tinyurl.com/y7ubos3k
•The Edgewater in Madison, Wis., is holding a New Year's Eve celebration called Destination New Year's Eve: Then & Now. Tickets are $95 per person and include live music and dancing, complimentary beer and wine and a midnight breakfast buffet. The hotel also has lodging packages for the celebration. http://tinyurl.com/yazmqumr
•The Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis will celebrate Kwanzaa: Festival of the First Fruits on Dec. 26, the first day of the seven-day African-American observance that is based on African festivals. Among the activities will be storytelling, musical performances and African drumming. http://tinyurl.com/y9xajhkg
•Pere Marquette State Park in Grafton, Ill., will hold Bald Eagle Days starting Dec. 28 and continuing on select dates through March 8. There will be a presentation on bald eagles, followed by a chance to observe the birds of prey. The program is free, but reservations are required. 618-786-3323, http://tinyurl.com/y773d65z
•Fans of the classic book "The Polar Express" can get a taste of it during "The Polar Express" Train Ride. There are multiple departures for the 45-minute ride from Union Station in St. Louis each day through Dec. 30, with the exception of Christmas Day. Advance ticket purchase is recommended. http://tinyurl.com/ybu88gxz
•They pull out all of the stops for Holiday Nights in Greenfield Village, part of The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Mich. Visitors will find lantern-lit paths, costumed presenters, horse-drawn wagon and Model T rides, plus Santa with live reindeer. There's also a fireworks display. It's held Dec. 1-2, 7-9, 13-16, 18-23 and 26-27. http://tinyurl.com/j4vmfxw
•The Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, Ind., is showing the exhibit "Waiting for a Sign" through Jan. 12. The work of eight artists explores the use of signage in the American landscape. http://tinyurl.com/4p54bxr
•It may not be too late in the season to try some fancy camping in parts of Missouri. The tourism folks there have info on glamping in their state in tepees, yurts and luxury tents at http://tinyurl.com/ycg7nq34.
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•For fans of Bell's beers, free brewery tours are offered at both the Comstock and Kalamazoo, Mich., locations. http://tinyurl.com/y9afc5au
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But what do you think about The Beatles revering Crowley in their srg. peppers Lonley Hearts album ?
Ain't that strange ??
Smart choice, I am going to burn my book from Aleister Crowley when I find it in the garage. I never liked to have it in the house.I used to joke that I was the only person that Aleister Crowley brought to Christ. But then I burned it after becoming a Christian because Crowley was a self-proclaimed Satanist.
But what do you think about The Beatles revering Crowley in their srg. peppers Lonley Hearts album ?
Ain't that strange ??
And we can add the Triangular orders of Tri(73) to get "Seven Seven Seven" by the way.
Tri(73) = 3XTri(36) + Tri(37)
3X36 + 37 = 145 = 39 "Seven" (Heb ord) + 41 "seven" (Gr ord) + 65 "Seven" (Eng ord)
And Richard, how many times do I have to tell you that you don't have any proof while I have all the proof.
Back off. You are intellectually defeated here. There is no logical explanation of why these integration and verses hits with such meaning all the way without God.
Calling this "random" is not valid but rather self deception.
Maybe you will find some guys here that are like you, but there are plenty like me who will see what God is doing here. You can never change that fact.
117 = "Seven Hundred Seventy and Seven" (Eng red) = "Seven Seven Seven" (Heb ord) = "The Seal of God" (Eng ord)
68 = "Seven Hundred Seventy and Seven" (Heb red)
- TV of Vs(117) = (Heb ord) "Torah" 53 X 62 "Torah" (Eng ord)
Integration of Vs(68) & Vs(117)
-TV = 5362 (53 "Torah" --- 62 "Torah") = (Code nr for 777) 37 X (56 "created" + 113 "Universe")
= 3000 + 162 "The Lord God" (A=26) + TV of the 777 Holograph
- FLW of Vs(68) + FLW of Vs(117) = 807 "Seal of God" (Heb & Eng sta) = Value of word nr 777 of the Bible + 777
- CW = 884 (84 "Seal of God" (Heb ord OR Eng ord, both hits on that number)
- FLCW = 1000 + 395 "the heaven" + 296 "the earth"
- W.surr. CW = 146 "The Universe" (Eng ord) + 729 (α) + 1618 (φ)
- 3 CW = 3377 = 37 "Seal" with extended digits
- FLW + 3 CW = 4000 + 184 "Thirty and Seven" (Eng ord) [37 = "Seal"]
= (777 + CW of Vs(777) = CW of Vs(33 "The" (Eng ord)) + TV of the 777 Holograph
And the CW of Vs(703 = Tri(37 "Seal")) = "Golden" 14 X 46 "Codes" = 322 "The Seal" (A=37 B=38 C=39)
- "The Seal" has 7 letters
- 7 = Pri(5 "The" ה = Pytha.Pri-ord(37 "Seal"))
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Yes indeed. I bought his book just to verify some stuff about satanism, not because I believed or follow it.
How can you identify the occult without some study in it ?
But I was around 25 years old when I bought those books, I would not have done it today because it was a waste of money.
Not Allister Crowley. In fact no one.
In the start of my journey into the codes of the bible (around 25 years old) i had this theory that since Satan picked 666 then 777 should be important if God exists.
And I knew He existed already then.
But I did not have a clue about the codes of physics then. But I found this website and I was very fascinated about Richards creation Holograph + Gen 1:1 & John 1:1.
I knew about Dr. Panins codes before I found this website since the first website about codes I found was fivedoves.com, so I knew "God, the heaven, the earth" = 777.
But then I went into the forum of this webiste and read a post from gambini that talked about the fine-structure constant and Pi down to 5 digits of Genesis 1:1
This is where everything changed for me.
Because I had these theory's before I really understood the codes. And that was that it should be more than the total values of each verse that makes meaning since God is all-knowing and almighty. And that he would use English gematria just because he could and it would be perfect for your time and age.
Anyway after reading the post from Gambini I checked verse nr 729 (Alpha, the fine-structure constant) and saw the CW = 777.
That is when I knew that my theory was correct. 777 was indeed very important. But after that I checked the CW of Vs(137) and saw that it = 27 "A & Z" + 401 "Aleph & Tav"
And that seemed like extreme design to me. Ofcource I don't need much proof to believe because I have seen the supernatural in both sides.
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Mark 4:15,
These are the ones on the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once and takes away the word sown in them.
But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.
hundredfold = "meah sh'arim" , gematria 666
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Experts: VRFs could still have a larger market share in Middle East
Industry leaders deliberated on the growing VRF market in the Middle East in a roundtable sponsored by Midea and organised by MEP Middle East
Industry experts claim that the VRF (variable refrigerant flow) market is growing at 10%-15%, and it is worth approximately $10bn, globally. More and more consultants and building owners in the Middle East region are reportedly adopting VRF technology more than ever before, as it offers flexibility, energy efficiency and reduced footprint.
Despite the demand, there is a general belief that VRFs could have a much larger market share in the region, provided there is greater clarity on issues related to piping length, fresh air and performance, as well as operational data.
To debate on the above issues, MEP Middle East organised a roundtable on 10 January, 2018. The roundtable was sponsored by Midea Commercial Air-conditioners and it had consultants, contractors and suppliers as participants. Below were the list of participants:
Hassan Younes, director, Griffin Consultants, who moderated the roundtable.
Peck Zhao, senior marketing manager, overseas sales, Midea
Hadi Ismail, senior director – energy solutions and mega projects, Taqeef
Muayyad Abu Khashabeh, mechanical lead, BK Gulf
Khaled Saab, senior manager, Khatib & Alami
Khaled Derhalli, operations director, Efeco
Younes started off by comparing VRF systems with traditional systems. He asked: "What are the selling points of VRF systems in terms of flexibility and energy efficiency? How do you convince a client or a consultant to use your system?"
Zhao answered this by saying: "Regarding the selling points, first is flexibility. The most important thing is that one outdoor unit is capable of connecting up to 53 indoor units and a single unit capacity is up to 32HP (horse power). This means 26 tonnes. And with the mini VRF, we have around 2 tonnes. So, this is a very huge range for VRFs. This is quite wider than the splits. One system can give you a powerful capacity.
"And the second thing is that a single unit is now having one or two compressors. In the case of two compressors, if one compressor fails, the other one can keep running. So it is a more durable system with a backup function. If you have a modular design, with two or three units, if one fails, the others keep running.
"The third is about energy efficiency. Now, the compressors are DC inverter driving scroll compressors. So it is more efficient than the constant speed rotary compressors. We operate at the best efficiency range, and the condenser coil is of very big size. It can be very energy efficient in the part load operation."
Younes jumped in by sharing his experience on working with VRF systems on a project and why he could not apply it. He said: "We had a residential project with three bedrooms and two bathrooms and if we wanted to use VRFs, the municipality did not allow us to put more than one outdoor unit for any apartment. So, every apartment should have only one outdoor unit. That was their regulation. And so, when we went for a mini VRF, with only one compressor, the client at that point said, if the air-conditioning has a problem with the outdoor compressor, then that could be an issue. In the end, he said that he would prefer a single-split unit. He said to put three single-splits because of their smaller capacity. So, I'm just sharing my experience, where we wanted to push for VRFs, but the client did not want to compromise on comfort, and they requested to change to DX (direct expansion). But we kept the air-handling units and the fresh air handling units with VRFs. My point here is that, how to counter such issues and also with the municipality, what's the issue of connecting more than one outdoor unit to many?"
Saab said that he did face a different problem in one of the high-rise buildings he was working on. He said: "One of the clients insisted to provide a separate bill. He said he will not pay for anything. In Sharjah, they don't want to place outdoor units in the balcony. In this case, we had to use a VRF system because of the height of the building. But still it's a challenge because it is a very high distance between the highest point and the lowest point. Now, to reach this, we increased the capacity of the unit. One of the aims of the VRF system is to reduce energy. However, we increased the energy in this case."
Ismail said that VRF will only a benefit the end user. He said: "You need to look at the infrastructure works and the amount of savings with cabling, substation, etc., when using VRFs. You take an example of 5,000 villas; if these were normal split units, [there would be less savings]. I think if we use VRFs, we save roughly two or three substations. There is an engineering exercise that has to be done and presented properly to the developers to show them the benefits of VRFs."
Ismail reiterated the fact that VRFs cannot be applied everywhere and that it depends on the application. He also said that a lot of suppliers are comparing VRFs with chillers, which should not be done. He said: "Air-cooled chillers business will stay and will keep on growing. But the VRF market is growing faster than the air-cooled chillers. And VRFs were not made to compete against air-cooled chillers."
Saab agreed. He said: "We don't have to compare between VRF systems and chillers. It's better in some applications to use VRF systems and in other applications to use chilled water system."
Khashabeh added to the conversation by saying that everything depends on the client and how he sees a particular system. He said: "The client will check if he is going to pay higher initial costs or the operation costs." He said that some clients would want to keep initial costs low.
Ismail said that people don't take all factors into consideration when it comes to price. He said: "People don't take other factors into consideration such as the installation of the VRFs, the copper piping, the electrical switchgears, etc., and on top of that you have the cost of manpower."
Ismail said that the prices of VRFs are totally different from what they were two to three years ago. He admitted: "You cannot compete against DX or splits when it comes to prices. But the price has tremendously gone down, say $1,200-$1,300 including installation for VRFs.
"There is a minimum of 20%-25% difference between DX and VRFs. However, from a developer point of view, you save on labour, power, cables, infrastructure, etc. The VRF system is a more comfort-based system than DX, there is no doubt about it."
On leakage
Khashabeh directed a question to the suppliers. He asked: "When it comes to system redundancy, do you face any problem with clients when you are selling VRF for a network and you have a common network feeding all the indoor units? For example, if you have any leakage, do you need more time just to come and fix it?
To which Zhao responded: "About this kind of concern, take the Chinese market for example. In China, last year, the VRF market, especially the mini VRF market increased by more than 40%. Young couples want to buy an apartment with VRFs and not splits and also they are concerned about leakage or when the compressor fails. But actually, all the manufacturers are now capable to prove their quality and there's no more concern about leakage. Because we have installed millions of VRFs in the whole world. Every year, it's more than 1.5 million VRF units. We have never heard about leakages. No manufacturer has ever met this problem."
Leakage won't happen because after a 24-hour pressure test, there is no more leakage. He said that there is a helium sensor and if it detects leakage, it gives an alarm.
Khashabeh brought about another point. He said that buildings that are more than two to three years old and the defect liability period (DLP) is over with the contractors, then they are known as sick buildings. He explained: "Because all the controls that we invested in at the beginning, during construction, become redundant and the facility management company, when they come, they hire smaller maintenance companies and when there is a problem, they don't look into any of the controls, they plug it out and start dealing with the system manually. Cumulatively, the cost will increase on the developer. And the system will not be functioning as per your original design or intent."
Younes agreed by saying that proper functioning of VRFs would depend on how we operate the building. He said: "We cannot say that air-cooled chillers will save more, or VRFs will save more, it depends on who's playing with the system."
Younes then moved on to ask about water-cooled VRFs.
He said: "I designed one like seven years ago, but it went offline. I've seen a lot in Canada. The issue here is that you still have cooling towers that the client will have to pay for. It's not that huge amount. However, you have water also. So some part of the money is going from the landlord to the system. This is one point. Also, cooling towers are not easy to maintain. So, you have also the worse part of the water-cooled system still there, which is the cooling towers. In addition, if they are not designed well, they can start dripping; so there are lot all of these issues. What are your thoughts on water-cooled VRFs? You think, we will see a greater market share for water-cooled VRFs in the near future?"
Peck said: "Water-cooled VRFs are mostly used for retrofit projects to replace the older chillers. So, for new buildings, there are very few opportunities because if they choose VRF, they may choose the three-packet recovery models or at least the air-cooled heat recovery models. So, what we have for new buildings are very few."
Younes agreed on the topic of retrofits. He said that there is a big market for retrofit in terms of energy saving. He asked: "From energy efficiency point of view or energy service company point of view, is it worth to put VRFs instead of old DX, air-cooled chillers or water-cooled chillers?"
Ismail said in one of his projects there were three 200 tonnes Carrier chillers. He said: "These chillers were almost 20-25 years old. The client actually did not want to pay the electricity bill for the chillers so we took off the air-cooled chillers and replaced them with VRFs."
Younes directed his questions to the contractors by asking: How do you find VRFs as a contractor?
Khashabeh said: "From my point of view as a contractor, there is less headache for VRFs after installation for the DLP period. I mean, the stress that we have when installing chilled water doesn't exist in VRF systems. Also if there is a problem, like the pressure testing of copper is very easy to resolve in VRFs than in chilled water. For chilled water, you have to remove everything and do it again."
Khashabeh said that for him only two points mattered. If there is space for outdoor units for heat dissipation and if the client will agree and accept on the efficiency, then VRF is always the better option for him.
Derhalli agreed with Khashabeh. Derhalli added: "We've tried VRFs in two major villas projects. One was 600 villas and the other one was 1,000 villas. All in all, it's easier, and I can prove it's cheaper. Though the initial cost for the equipment is expensive and I can compare it with other DX systems. For example, if you have a villa, traditionally you fix 10 DX units. Suppose the DX units on average take a price of 10 units, let's say 15 tonnes or 20 tonnes, 50,000AED or $10,000. The price of your system is almost 60,000AED -70,000AED. This is just the equipment. Now, when you take the other items related to this, each cover piping for the traditional DX system will cost you like $300 for just the copper piping. The electrical point, the isolators, and the other group isolators are another $400-500 per point."
Market share
Asking a bit about the market share of VRFs and chiller water, Younes put forth the question to suppliers. Worldwide VRF has about 11% of annual sales and the chiller is about 7%, said Zhao. He elaborated: "AHU fan coil is about 6%. So, chillers and fan coil AHUs is about 13% or 14% and VRFs is now about 11% to 12%. The remaining is DX. DX rooftops is 4%, and split is about 10%, and wall-mounted is about 50%. So, most of the market is dominated by wall-mounted. And in GGC countries, VRF is less than 5% of market share."
Khashabeh added: "The projects that we are tendering in my company is mostly chilled water systems. Mostly water-cooled chillers."
Saab said that the trend for VRF is still not here. Saab said: "We have to take into consideration that it's a new system here in the market. Even the clients or the consultants still need to see the results, what will happen after 10 years. Chilled water is known in the market and its feedback is available." He said that there is still a lack of data when it comes to VRFs.
Need data
Younes agreed and said that the data is not really available. He asked: "How much are we actually paying for the maintenance of VRFs because there are not many systems running from long time ago? Maintenance is one of the big issues here. The maintenance team is not proper. They try to keep the compressors running until the contract is ending because their contracts are normally two to three years, or maximum five years. So, things would be perfect for two years, then all of a sudden all the components are failing.
"We need data on the failure rate. From a supplier point of view, this I think is what the market needs. How much is it really costing? The failure rates?"
Ismail admitted that originally, VRF was not an appealing product for many reasons. He said: "It's only three years ago, VRF started moving in the market. There was no proper foundation for the preparation of VRF planning. If you mess up the installation, you mess up the whole system. You end up in a project where the contractor does not have qualified people to do the installation, and then you end up being blamed for this."
Ismail added: "We have something called as the dealers network. Dealers network is a group of small contractors. These contractors do a lot of small businesses. They are actually being trained by our technical centre on a regular basis for testing, commissioning, installation, after sales service, and backup. We can always recommend them. We have a list of 20-25 dealers, who are very well-trained in maintenance and installation. We have our own internal maintenance team on VRF. However, let's say, you have a machine. You have one-year warranty on the machine and five years warranty on the compressor. When you deal with suppliers, this five-year warranty on the compressor applies if you do preventive maintenance. I mean, are your end users or customers aware of this?"
Derhalli said that they are aware of this. He said: "We tell the owners that unless the product is preventively maintained even during the one year, we will not change anything under DLP."
Younes raised a question on the failure of VRF systems. He said: "Let's say there are two compressors and one compressor fails. What happens to the network? You know, most suppliers, they talk about this 12 hours emergency or 24 hours emergency. And I ask this question to all the suppliers. What is happening after 12 hours? Everybody's saying it will automatically turn off. The answers I've got is that the system will automatically turn off. Some others say that you can't just reset that 12 hours and continue, but what is actually happening, is the mechanical failure of the compressor. Is it always the same problem? Different problems will come up with different scenarios? So this is also was one of the reasons we moved to DX because there wasn't a clear answer of what happens after this 12 hours of emergency scenario."
Peck clarifies: "For our system, we provide 24-h emergency operation.
"First, two compressors are internally connected. If one compressor fails, the system will shut down automatically. The system will operate in a limitation mode. The system will operate at part load only to give you that basic cooling. That means, if set-in temperature is 17 degree C, we give you 22 degree C or 24 degree C. You cannot get 100 percent of capacity."
DC vs VRF
Younes said that when district cooling is connected to villas, it's failing miserably. He gave an example: "We worked on a project in Dubai with around 800 villas; we were doing an upgrade of the chiller plant. The delta T was like 2 degrees Fahrenheit in summer. In winter, it goes on to 1 degree Fahrenheit. And it is a direct connection. You don't have the ability to control it. So, I would say, villas and district cooling may not be the best option."
Ismail remembered a similar case for a project in Yas Island. He said: "It was a big disaster. And I think because of the small delta T syndrome, people were complaining about cooling, and they ended up by disconnecting district cooling. And they financed again on installing VRF and DX for these villas."
Hassan added: "I would assume for villas currently, VRF is one of the best solutions. It's quieter and better, and it offers comfort. I have seen and experienced both. So, we provided installation for a big villa for one of the Sheikhs in Dubai and we removed DX. It was a very old building. We removed decorative splits and installed VRFs. After installing VRFs, there was more thermal comfort."
Made in china
Ismail towards the end said that Midea has been battling the perception of "Made in China." He said: "While I assume if you are an engineer, the last item on your agenda is to know where the product is coming from. Major makes now in the industry, they have production line in China. Especially in HVAC, because I know most of them."
"This perception of Chinese made is becoming a barrier for us. What's astonishing is not the end user, but the consultants who are averse to the idea. I would assume an engineer would look at the engineering part of the product. He knows that 70% or 80% of Carrier has a factory in China; the best district cooling 5-tonne units are York and they come from China. So, I am finding it difficult to sit around a table with a consultant and trying to convince him that there is nothing wrong in Made in China."
Hassan added: "I think normally as consultants, we have a long procedure; we have to visit the factory. But sometimes clients say that they don't want any Chinese products. So, in that case, it's the client requirement. Some other times, you know, we cannot put three different ranges of prices under one umbrella. Because the contractor, will always go with the cheapest.
"We also have to think about such issues. The point is that the decision should be a from quality point of view, and not from origin point of view."
Towards the end, all participants concurred that the VRF market is here to stay and that it has been the main choice for villas. Peck concluded by saying: "We are very confident about the future of VRFs. This is a system without any water, it is energy efficient and more flexible; it has a lot of advantages over other conventional systems.
"We still need to collaborate more to educate the market. We would like to influence the designers and the policy makers to give more opportunities for VRFs. We want to change the market."


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Mar 2, 2020 - Mar 5, 2020
BASF is pleased to announce a one of a kind training program for owners, engineers and estimators which includes both expansion joints and deck coatings. The training will combine expertise delivered in the industry leading WBA Factory Trained Applicator program as well as the BASF Deck Coating Training program. Surface preparation and concrete repair will also be included in the training.Read More
Feb 4, 2020 - Feb 7, 2020
On February 4-7, 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, BASF will be showcasing at the annual World of Concrete Conference and Expo.Read More
Oct 15, 2019 - Oct 17, 2019
Meet with our Regional Sales Manager, Nick Graziani, in Bismarck, ND, as we exhibit with National Bridge Preservation Partnership and bring you the best in Infrastructure Preservation systems, technologies and methods. Sure to be an engaging conference, WBA will again have a booth in the main hall. Be sure to drop by!Read More
Sep 9, 2019 - Sep 11, 2019
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Sep 4, 2019 - Sep 6, 2019
The Western Bridge Engineers' Seminar is a biennial cooperative effort by the Federal Highway Administration and the Transportation Departments of Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Its purpose is the exchange of information between government agencies, consultants, contractors, educators, and suppliers on current subjects important to the design, construction, and maintenance of bridges.Read More
Aug 26, 2019 - Aug 27, 2019
Meet with WBA's Bridge and Highway Fabricated team late August and discuss all things expansion joint! We will be on hand to drop in on Discussions and Industry Sessions held during the two-day event.Read More
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The smell was noticeable. Her little home office was small and cramped; any changes were immediately known. Located next to the front door, the frigid winter wind blew in as Mitch stomped and shook snow off and quickly shut the door against the cold.
Resa clicked the remote to mute the radio sitting on the bookcase across the room. She could hear rustling and scraping along the wall she assumed was Mitch taking off his coat and shoes until she heard a clunking bump on the floor. as Mitch took off his coat. She leaned out to look through the open door,
"Mitch? What's going on? What's that noise?"
Her leather office chair squeaked, the wheels rumbled as she rolled it away from the desk to get up.
"Wait! Stay there."
She stood next to the desk with a curious smile and waited.
The rustling sound resumed along with the scraping along the wall. She saw a daggers of swaying, bouncing green poke past the door frame, then a flash of pink flash bobbled in as the door was filled with dozens of pink roses. The heavy, spiced, sweet perfume of the flowers hinted at when the front door opened, now filled the room. Mitch stumbled in and stuck his head around the mass of blooms.
The globe of blooms was contained in a large brick heavy fuchsia crock decorated with brown, teal and yellow polka dots which he thunked in the middle of her desk. He briskly swept his hands off, then straightened his shirt.
"Here's the thing. Resa. I love you. There's 96, one for each year."
Rees tipped her head, curious wonder shadowed her features.
Two steps and he gently took her hand and brushed a soft kiss on her cheek. Still holding her hand, he bent down on one knee, raised his other hand which held between thumb and forefinger, a ring with a large sparkling and twinkling diamond captured in it's prongs.
"Baby, grow old with me. Marry me."
Written for Speakeasy with the prompt to begin "The smell was noticeable" and to reference or include a photo of a remote control.


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Accelerator has a distinct "oh great, what now" kind of attitude in Russia. The dramatic arrival of his latest opponent, "Misaka Worst," doesn't help matters. Back at Elizalina HQ, Vento starts her duel with Fiamma by summoning a giant ice galleon that flings him across the street. She breaks out her tongue-mounted weapon to fire blow after blow at her fellow Right-Hander, and it looks like this is going to be a cakewalk for the enemy of Touma's enemy.
It's, um…not. Fiamma is just letting Vento beat on him. When he actually gets serious with his creepy right hand and decoder cylinder thingy, Vento doesn't have a chance, nor does anyone else, apparently. He rips the stud right out of Vento's tongue and vanishes it before grabbing Sasha and withdrawing, promising he'll be back for a helpless Touma.
To be honest I don't quite understand exactly what Fiamma's power is, but suffice it to say if he can do this to the likes of Vento, he's going to be serious trouble! Before he goes he asks Touma if the way he's been treating Index all this time, while knowing what she really was, is actually the right way. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that yes, Touma indeed believes his way is right, while the nutso quasi-angel dude's way…ehh, notsomuch!
We have a quick check-in with Shiage at the village. The doctor doesn't have the means to treat the effects of the Academy City drugs that are causing all the trouble for Takitsubo, while Russian-backed privateers appear on the horizon, poised to level the village. Shiage is not having a great time, and isn't sure why he came anymore, but if there's a village that needs protecting, I'm sure he'll help in any way he can.
The balance of the episode is the duel between Accelerator and this extremely pissed-off Misaka clone, who seems to carry the combined animosity of all the thousands of Sisters he killed in the past. Like Vento against Fiamma early on, it's a one-sided affair, with Accelerator loath to lay a finger on another Misaka after promising never to do so again.
But when Misaka Worst threatens to kill Last Order, in order to pave the way to a "Third Season" of the Network that no longer needs her, Accelerator decides if someone has to die, it's sure as shit not going to be Last Order. Once he starts using Reflection, the battle is basically over, and Accel goes a bit berserk in kicking her face in.
But he suddenly stops when he realizes Misaka Worst was sent here under the assumption he would kill her. He's thus playing right into the hands of those he hates most, sitting back in comfort while he keeps killing and destroying. Rather than finish Worst off, Accelerator vows to protect her along with Last Order, not just to spite the bigwigs, but to prove to himself he's capable of protecting something.


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The song is presented as a tribute to slain Aashiqui producer Gulshan Kumar. Honey Singh's recrafting stays fairly faithful to the melody, and it's still 1990 in the music video which has lavish interiors and a shrine to Sonam that Bollywood might have thought romantic several decades ago but in 2015 is slightly creepy
Deepika Padukone was the darling of the crowd. Sonakshi Sinha, who made her singing debut at the IIFA Awards, paid a tribute to the leading men of Bollywood in her trademark dubsmash-style as she performed to songs like Jumma Chumma and Lungi Dance.


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Enthusiasm is an important element to success in any profession, but it's especially crucial in sales.
Not "rah-rah", phony enthusiasm, but unmistakably genuine enthusiasm that communicates to your prospects that there's a reason they should be having a conversation with you. This kind of enthusiasm stems from not only self-confidence, but a level of energy you bring every day that screams out, "I'm not just another rep from another restoration company making the rounds!"
How do your prospects perceive you? When you walk into an agent's office, for example, are you seen as a professional or an "oxygen thief"? On first impression, it's probably going to be the latter. They are pestered by people like you all the time and often the message is no more complex than, "Hi, do you have any work for our company? No? OK, see you in a couple weeks!"
Because of this, you are put at an immediate disadvantage because you've got a strike or two against you before you even walk in and open your mouth. But, if you really have something of value to deliver and communicate this convincingly, it's going to set you worlds apart from your competitors!
What are you doing when you visit prospects? What's your purpose? Do you have something they need or can't continue doing business without? Can you help them in some way? Can you provide a solution to a problem that has been gnawing away at them and their bottom line?
Do they see you as a just another salesperson or a consultant?
To consult successfully, you have to be not only genuinely enthusiastic, but curious. You have to really care about the answers you're getting from your prospects when you ask them important (and sometimes difficult to ask) questions. And you have to have the self-control to keep asking the hard questions, instead of giving in to you urge to tell them how great your company is!
Unwavering belief in your company and solutions are also a completely necessary piece of the enthusiasm puzzle. It's knowing that you likely have ways to help your prospects and clients solve problems that they can't address themselves (and that's not just the problem of needing emergency restoration services for themselves or their customers)!
If you think of yourself as a representative of just another restoration company, that's how you're going to be perceived. You have to approach each selling situation with the mindset that you're there to make a positive difference, you have ways to help, and your primary role is to discover whether or not your prospect needs what you're offering to improve their current situation.
Your targets will know whether or not your enthusiasm is real or fake. That will be evident from your energy level, but also your approach. Are you there to beg for business, or are you there to offer them something they'd be foolish to turn down because you've made the advantages of choosing your restoration company over anyone else too clear to ignore?
Tim Miller, a sales and marketing expert for the restoration industry, is president and CEO of Business Development Associates, Inc. With 30 years of experience, he offers a unique perspective to help businesses solve their challenges and grow to the next level. He is a published author in several trade magazines and speaks at multiple industry events and conferences throughout the year, where he leverages his business experience in both the restoration industry and his other entrepreneurial ventures, including his construction company in New Mexico. You can reach him at (777)773-9956 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit www.theBDAway.com for more information.


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Green Party Manifesto 2010 - Our vision
Some will tell you that 'green' issues are a luxury in times of economic hardship. Wrong. Green policies are essential if we are to get out of this mess and create a sustainable and fair economy.
Our vision is of a fairer society that meets everyone's needs, and an economy working with nature rather than against it.
Of a more equal society. Of higher incomes for pensioners rather than bonuses for bankers. Of quieter, cleaner, safer streets. Of stronger local communities and the space for children to play and learn. Of healthier, safer, better food and the quality time to appreciate it. Of a natural world left more to itself.
This dream is achievable. All it requires is political courage – and popular democratic backing for that courage. Only the Greens want to see the back of rampant inequality, deregulation and laissez-faire.
Only the Greens have understood the lessons of the financial crisis, and know what to do about it. Only the Green Party has a vision for Britain that will see a better quality of life for everyone.


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Finding new meaning
EIGHT years ago Martin Broad was a fit and healthy man with a long career ahead of him after being offered a job as an assistant laboratory technician, but a life-changing accident forced him to find new meaning in his life.
After a night out celebrating his new job offer in Townsville, the Sapphire Gemfields man returned to his apartment and realised he'd forgotten to take his key.
"I knew I'd left my balcony door open," Mr Broad said.
"My room was on the seventh floor and I had parked on the sixth floor, so I went to jump up from the railing of the car park on to the balcony.
"Being fit and strong I thought I would be able to do it. I jumped up and made it, but then I slipped and fell seven storeys.
"It crushed me."
Mr Broad's fall left him with an acquired brain injury. He spent the next two and half years in hospital recovering and learning how to walk, talk and do everything else again.
Despite his speech and walk being affected, and his difficulty finding employment, his outlook is a positive one.
"Apart from the way I walk and talk, I don't feel like I have a disability," he said. "My theory is you always look upwards and forwards, never behind you.
"When I had the accident I never got down about it. I always thought positively about myself and knew I was going to get through it."
The National Disability Insurance Scheme was rolled out in Rockhampton in November last year, and Mr Broad now has supports which have allowed him to become more active in his community.
He receives funding towards short term accommodation at local provider Yumba Bimbi, and has joined the local men's club program.
However, it's his regular presentations empowering school children that has left Martin most fulfilled, and with schoolies just around the corner his message is important.
"At the end of the year I give talks to school children before they go to schoolies, I tell them don't make my mistake and do something silly when you're drunk," he said. "I would hate to see what happened to me happen to anyone else.
"I think one of the most important things is to look after each other. If you look out for your friends you'll be all right.
"I've had kids from previous years pull me up in the street and they say 'you've really changed the way I look at things, you made a big difference to me, thank you for that'."
For someone who was never comfortable with the idea of a nine to five desk job, Mr Broad said the prospect of doing more presentations excites him.
"I want to get my talks going full-time, because I can't do physical work.
"I'm good at relaying my experience and I think I've had a good response because I still have a good sense of humour.
"I find it rewarding to share my story with the kids. I am happy that I am standing in the way of young people making my same mistake. I am happy to be doing that."


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By Eamonn Byrne
Tinryland 2-9 Rathvilly 2-9
Tinryland and Rathvilly served up a winter warmer in the opening game of the new Carlow U17 league played under floodlights at Rathcrogue on Friday last.
In a low scoring opening twenty minutes both sides could only manage a single point each with Ciaran Townsend opening Tinryland's account in the 5th minute and Rathvilly wing forward Jack McMillan levelling matters in the 17th minute.
That score from the Wicklow border side proved to be their only one of the first half as the home side finally got their act together as half time approached. Points from John Fleming, Conall O'Shea, Ciaran Townsend and Barry Power and a superb goal from Eoin Fields following good work from Kuba Debosz and Brian Hosey left Tinryland with a commanding interval lead of 1-5 to 0-1.
On the restart Jack McMillan doubled Rathvilly's tally with a well taken point after 60 seconds but this was cancelled out by a Conall O'Shea point one minute later. Rathvilly were now beginning to up the ante and a Glen Byrne goal in the 35th minute left only 4 points separating the sides. Rathvilly continued to apply pressure and 2 further points from Conor Owens and another from Colin Byrne saw the sides level by the 42nd minute. Barry Power briefly stemmed the Rathvilly tide when he regained the lead for Tinryland in the 44th minute and when Niall Lowry pointed one minute later the home side appeared to be pulling away once again. Two minutes later the sides were all square once again following well taken points for Rathvilly by Jack McMillan and Conor Owens. Glen Byrne then doubled his goal tally with 10 minutes remaining to put Rathvilly into the lead for the first time and when Conor Owens added another point with 8 minutes remaining Rathvilly seemed to be heading for victory. Tinryland finally began to awake from their second half siesta and when Owen O'Gorman pointed with 6 minutes left a goal once again separated the teams.
Tinryland made a number of raids in search of the equalising goal and they were rewarded with 2 minutes remaining when corner forward Conall O' Shea crashed home a goal following a long delivery from midfield. Referee Tony O'Brien sounded the full time whistle two minutes later to leave both sides happy with their nights work. Best for Tinryland were defenders Gearroid Dunbar, Conor O'Toole, Eoin Fields and Kuba Debosz while up front John Fleming, Niall Lowry, Conall O'Shea and Barry Power impressed. Rathvilly had impressive performers in full back Michael Kelly, half backs Liam O'Brien and Conor Byrne, midfielders Robert Ryan and Keith Curran together with Jack McMillan, Conor Owens and two goal hero Glen Byrne.
Tinryland: Peter Hennessy, Gearroid Dunbar, Mark Lawlor, Conor O'Toole, Brian Hosey, Kuba Debosz, Eoin Fields 1-0, Owen O'Gorman 0-1, Adam Murphy, John Fleming 0-1, Barry Power 0-2, Ciaran Townsend 0-2, Conall O'Shea 1-2, Stephen Hanlon, Niall Lowry 0-1.
Rathvilly: Darragh Donnelly, Ger Kavanagh 0-1, Michael Kelly, Thomas Kehoe, Conor Byrne, Liam O'Brien, Paul Curran, Keith Curran, Robert Ryan, Jack McMillan 0-4, Brian Smith, Glen Byrne 2-0, Aaron Smith, Dylan Connors, Thomas Reilly, Colin Byrne, Conor Owens 0-4.
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You may have heard her on the phone or met her in the store. Angie, Kayak Shed employee, just got back from an epic Colorado trip. Here's her run-down.
Some say it ran last year. Some say this wave hasn't really gone since 1989, others prefer 1991 as the date of the last genuine appearance of a legend. Or according to White Water of the Southern Rockies, the last sighting of this feature was in 1997. Sound a little like Big Foot? The Myth of Big Sur is well known by paddlers across the country. This legendary surf wave in the middle of Nowhere, Colorado requires extremely high run off to form. With huge snow packs in the Rockies I set my sights on getting out to Colorado to surf a legend.
Unfortunately, for the first time in years I have a full time job.
Fortunately, I work at the Kayak Shed. A week before I headed out to Colorado I franticly called John, telling him I had to leave the next day to catch Big Sur before it disappeared for another ten years. We couldn't quite work the schedule out, so instead I booked a ticket for the following week, crossing my fingers there might still be some kind of feature left to surf when I got there. As luck would have it I arrived just in time to ride Big Sur around 30,000 cfs- a truly prime level for the top feature. Had I gone a week earlier I would have surfed the Bonus Wave, while the top wave would have been a river wide prism of brown glass. The top wave Big Sur is famous for only forms above 25,000 cfs, and the first morning we were there it held steady all morning at 29,500.
My friend and I drove up from the truck stop we camped at the night before and got there around 10am. The only other folks at Big Sur were these two dudes from New Mexico. They had been surfing since the sun came up and were happy to share the feature with us. Until around one we were the only people there. It was easy to take turns because the rides were so long and the paddle to the side and hike back up were tiring, especially for my lungs fresh off the plane from White Salmon. Gradually other boaters showed up. There were surfers on long boards, and all kinds of paddlers with everything from squirt boats and Pirouettes to shiny new play boats, all waiting their turn to surf.
It was amazing to see how many people had traveled great distances to catch this novelty wave. I had come from Washington, there were the dudes from New Mexico, folks from all over Colorado, a guy from New York even showed up, and of course the random South East boaters that filter through Colorado every spring were there too. It wasn't just boaters. The obligatory tourists showed up to gawk and even the local law enforcement made an appearance to make sure there wasn't anyone on surf boards (apparently the surf board is a banned craft.) As the sun sank behind the canyon the crowds cleared out and the rest of our posse arrived. The boys stayed out until it started to really get dark.
We camped in the canyon and repeated our session the next day. This time we got there at 8am and it didn't get really crowded until three. The whole two days are a blur of foam pile and glass. The second day I got my longest surf of the trip, clocking in at right around 20 minutes. Honestly, my surf was nothing compared to the length of time the old school boats were clocking in. One chick in an old Red Line surfed the glass on river left for over an hour! The second day was a bit crazier and Queen/King of the Wave was an all afternoon event. We left around six and headed to Glenwood to see what all the fuss was there.
Glenwood was fun, but not at all the same experience as Big Sur. I was surprised to learn The Denver Post had published an article declaring Big Sur to be a waste of time, a thing of the past, and hailed the Glenwood wave as the place to be. True, Glenwood was spectacular, huge, bouncy, fast, and ideally suited for this years cutting edge play boats, but it was not the same experience. Honestly, Glenwood played second fiddle to Big Sur in my book.
Big Sur was smooth, deep, and wide making it perfect for half hour long soul surfs and flat spins until you're dizzy. It was super forgiving and wide enough for five or six of your friends to join the party, and when you're sitting in the trough next to two buddies and a surfer drops in next to you it clicks. This is why Big Sur is a legend. It's a unique experience. You're not just sitting in an eddy with your friends; you're down it together, just surfing. Big Sur is pure river magic. Anyone that's surfed Big Sur knows. It's not the place you go to impress people with all the cool new tricks; it's where you go for your soul.
Thanks for reading!