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The Aethon T4G is a human-centered robot for front of house guest deliveries.
Creates an amazing guest experience and operational efficiency
With its human-centered design, the Aethon T4G becomes an engaging part of a guest's stay. It performs delivery tasks securely and safely while freeing staff to serve guests in a more personal manner.
Large enough to be useful. Small enough to be nimble.
The cabinet will hold goods up to 17" wide and 25" deep (43.0 X 63.5 cm). It can be configured with locking bins allowing multiple secured deliveries in one run accessed by a pin code sent to each guest via text messaging. Alternatively, contents can be accessed freely once the doors are opened via a pin code.
Modern & Secure Guest Communication
When the robot arrives, your guest receives a text message on their mobile device with a single-use pin code which provides access to the bins containing their delivery. Guests can be assured their delivery is both secure and private. The T4G has a locking door as well as individually locking bins to protect guest contents.
The Aethon T4 makes housekeeping safer and streamlines operations.
Hallways cluttered with carts become a thing of the past.
The T4 shuttles carts through the hotel on demand. Fresh stock is delivered as needed and this allows the staff to work inside the room more securely. It automatically picks up used supplies such as linens and trash to eliminate the time spent returning to central laundry areas. Entire carts can be automatically picked up, delivered and exchanged, or just the supplies can be removed from the cart.
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By Reverend Frank Wulf, Pastor, Echo Park United Methodist Church
Speaking at a Faith Weekend event, sponsored by the Faith Task Force of Refuse Fascism, July 15, 2018, Centenary United Methodist Church, Los Angeles
"I Am My Brother's Keeper – The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go. We must do this for the future of humanity and the planet"
By Reverend Frank Wulf, Pastor, Echo Park United Methodist Church
The following is a slightly edited version of remarks presented as part of Faith Weekend, sponsored by the Faith Task Force of Refuse Fascism
I want to confess to you today that I really don't want to be here. It is not that I mind being at Centenary United Methodist Church, that's fine. It's just that I wish our nation were in a completely different place than it is at the moment. I don't want to be here because I don't want to be involved in a struggle and yet the time comes when struggles are inevitable, and it doesn't really matter what you want or what you don't want to do.
All of us want to live at peace. All of us want to live happily in our homes. All of us want to be able to make what messes we're going to make and clean up the messes we're going to make. We don't want to have to have to deal with these big social issues. And yet these big social issues continue to present themselves.
They always have in our country, all the way back to the very beginning. We all know that this nation was founded on a foundation of genocide and racism. We know that. It's true, and for us to claim that it is not founded on racism and genocide is to simply perpetuate a lie that's been told for a long time.
We have a myth of the founding fathers who had a wise vision of what this nation was capable of. And that may well be true in so many ways. There may be a great vision of human equality on which this nation is founded. But we also have to remember that this nation was founded on the idea that certain people were equal but not all; that certain people were worthy of life and freedom and hope and justice, but not all. And we managed to maintain a life of freedom of hope and justice for some people, but we did it on the backs of others. We did it on the backs of Native Americans and we can't really call that anything other than genocide, it was genocide plain and simply. We did it on the backs of African-American people through chattel slavery – another form of genocide. We did on the backs of people coming from Mexico and Central America. We did it on the backs of immigrants coming from all over the world. We did it on the backs of women. And we just need to say these things because if we really do believe in a nation that is just and hopeful and good for all then we cannot do it without facing the truth of our past.
And so we know that we've been involved with these struggles for decades, we've been involved in these struggles for centuries, and yet there's something different about this moment in which we live. Because this nation seemed to be for a time on a trajectory toward justice for all, for hope for all. It seemed to be. I mean there were many things happening underground that we don't like to talk about.
But suddenly we've moved into an era where it's okay to be racist again! You know what I'm talking about. When the highest echelons of power say it's okay to be racist then we're in a terrible situation. And when they begin to use the media of power in order to oppress folks that don't quite fit into their stereotype of what everyone should be. We're talking about something that if it's not fascism exactly as we saw it emerge in Italy and Germany and Spain in the 1930s and 40s it's not all that far away. And is moving in that direction; it's moving in that direction.
We see the Trump/Pence regime consolidating its power day by day by day. And it does what it does with impunity. When we lock up children, when we separate children from their parents, you know there may be big uproars from people of good will and yet the regime continues to do what it continues to do. There may be uproars about the Muslim ban and yet the regime continues to do what it does without anyone seeming to be able to stop it or to make it stop. We continue to rattle the sabers of war and even though people protest nevertheless it continues and it gets worse day by day by day.
So the question I think that we really have to ask ourselves as religious folks is this question of, if we are our brother's and if we are sister's keepers then are we at a place where we could really stand by and just simply allow this regime to continue doing the kinds of things that it's doing? Or does our faith require us to go the next step? Do we need as people of faith to step out and say no more, this has got to stop! Fascism cannot be allowed to emerge in this country full-blown.
I said on an interview with Michael Slate a couple days ago and I (some of you told me you heard it), and I said this a couple months ago on our last Faith Weekend, that the people in Germany, that the church in Germany prior to World War II thought that everything would work itself out, that the systems of the society would work itself out, that the church could remain nonpolitical in the face of the rise of national socialism. And we had a emerge in that particular period of time that was called the German church. And the German church was a church that was proud to fly the Christian flag on one side and the Nazi flag on the other side. And they were proud to be able to give allegiance to Adolph Hitler and to the Nazi party because they somehow thought that it was not their role, not their place, to get involved in the political movement to say no to national socialism, no to the Holocaust, no to the execution of Jews, no to the execution of lesbian gay bisexual people, no to the extermination of people with mental incapacities and disabilities, no to Jehovah's Witnesses, no to Poles… you know what I'm talking about: that they did not have to stand up and say no.
And yet eventually the Nazi movement took over the church. And it was only a small group of people, Christians who called themselves the Confessing Church that put up any kind of opposition to the rise of national socialism at all.
And we have to ask ourselves, what if the church had taken seriously the threat of national socialism early on rather than waiting to that point that Martin Neimoller talks about when it was simply too late to stop it? And I believe that we're at this point in time where we as people of faith have to say when do we need to put our boots on the ground? When do we need to join our voices with other voices in society to say no; not just about no to this particular issue, not just about no to that particular issue, but rather to say no to the whole constellation of issues that is the Trump/Pence regime?
I have resisted calling this regime fascist. I have. And Refuse Fascism tries keep me honest, but I've resisted it. And yet I've gotten to the point where I'm beginning to believe that I can no longer refuse to see that. It is what it is, and it is doing fascist things, and if it's doing fascist things then it is a fascist regime. And are we willing to allow that to happen? Or can we, will we, as a faith community stand up and put our voices in opposition to what this regime is doing especially, especially when this regime tries to use religion to justify and support what it's saying.
I was among the people who signed the complaint within the United Methodist Church against Jeff Sessions. Because somebody has to say to Jeff Sessions no. No, this is not what Christianity is. This is not who Jesus was. This is not what Jesus died for. Jesus did not die on a cross in order to obey the authorities in Rome. Jesus died on a cross because he set himself in opposition to the evils that the authorities of Rome were doing. And there are times when the only way to be faithful to God in my estimation is to say no to the injustices, the oppression, the evils that are being done in our society even when those evils are being done in the name of religion.
So I want to say to all my Christian brothers and sisters who seem to think that Donald Trump and Mike Pence are the saviors of Christianity in the United States you are wrong, plain and simple. You're wrong, these people are not of the saviors of Christianity. They are if anything antichrists, and as antichrists they need to be opposed. They are the voice of fascism and there is nothing, nothing Jesus in fascism.
Amen. So thank you all.


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UNIBEN 2020/2021 Admission List
Table Of Interest
- 1 UNIBEN 2020/2021 Admission List
- 1.1 UNIBEN 2020 Admission List And NUC/JAMB Criteria For Admission
UNIBEN 2020/2021 Admission list is as easy as 123… when you want to check it.
Post UTME for UNIBEN exam took place between
Monday 5th August, 2019 and Monday 12th August, 2019 and all candidates have successfully written.
If you have not still seen your result up till now then click here to check yours right away.
It suffice to know that 34,000 aspirants were eligible for UNIBEN 2019 Post UTME.
Explaining further, this means that of the total aspirants who picked UNIBEN as first choice in the just concluded JAMB UTME, only 34,000 scored at least 200.
Likewise, this totally debunks the news that JAMB Cutoff mark is below 200.
The truth of the matter is that it has never been and it will never be.
It also noteworthy that the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has only 10,000 carrying capacity.
In case you didn't understand that, I mean they can only admit not more 10,000 students.
This was basically why they advised students to be very careful when filling their Post UTME application form.
UNIBEN 2020 Admission List And NUC/JAMB Criteria For Admission
Before now, we used to think that UNIBEN admission cutoff for each course it gotten by taking the average of all the post UTME scores.
Well I stand to debunk that information.
There are many criteria the school looks into before setting cut off and I will quickly give you a breakdown.
Merit 45%
Catchment 35%
Educated Less Disadvantaged States (ELDS) 20%
UNIBEN 2018 Admission List – Merit List
I won't dabble into this completely but I will tell you how it works.
Each department has a specified total number of students they can admit. Let's say X
Now, the post UTME scores will then be arranged in descending order.
What I mean there is that all scores will then be arranged from the highest to the smallest.
Then, the department will calculate 45% of X. Lets say the result is Y.
After getting the result (Y), the department takes the first (Y) number from the top.
That will now become the Merit list for UNIBEN 2019 Admission List for that particular department.
UNIBEN 2018 Admission List – Catchment
Edo 50%
Delta 30%
Bayelsa 5%
Akwa Iom 5%
Cross river 5%
Rivers 5%
How Catchment Works
Remember that the department has already taken Y numbers as merit list right?
Then, the department now considers catchment areas.
The Number considered for catchment will then be (X-Y).
Then, the department now shares it in the percentage described above.
This brings me to the last bustop
UNIBEN 2019 Admission List – ELDS
The states that fall into ELDS include all other northern state and they are clearly stated below
- Bauchi
- Borno
- Benue
- Kebbi
- Adamawa
- Yobe
- Kaduna
- Taraba
- Plateau
- Kastina
- Kano
- Nassarawa
- Niger
- Kogi
- Gombe
- sokoto
- Zamfara
- Jigawa
- Kwara
- Ebonyi State
How To check If Your Name Appears In University of Benin 2019 Admission List
Of course, there is no better joy than seeing "admitted" in your application record.
However, If your name appears in UNIBEN 2019 Admission List, just give God Thanks.
Nevertheless, I am going to tell you how to know you have been admitted.
If your name appears in UNIBEN 2019 admission list, it therefore means it will certainly be displayed on your application record on your kofa page
Likewise, you can check your JAMB profile to see your status.
I have already talked about that here and so you mat want to look up on it in the link below.
How to Know If you have been admitted in 2020
That's the much I can take on UNIBEN 2020 Admission List.
Ist batch (merit list) will be is out already on JAMB caps portal.
Make sure you have uploaded your WAEC result before now and then head to jamb.org.ng
Then head to check my admission status
I know you will all have questions. Therefore don't forget to use the comment box.
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Sorry for no post yesterday–I had a great weekend at my San Luis Obispo bachelorette party but, needless to say, was a bit exhausted when I got back Sunday evening. Because of that, I thought these beautiful dreamcatcher prints were quite appropriate.
This first geometric one is my favorite. What's yours?


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I love my sunny California days, and have learned to never walk out in the sunshine without a good pair of shades. Just like your skin, you want to protect your eyes from dangerous ultraviolet rays. On a recent visit to the eye doctor, she showed me a close-up image of my eyes on a screen and pointed out the sun spots. Scary to see, but you can easily protect your eyes by wearing good sunglasses outdoors. Yes, good sunglasses; if you pay five bucks for a pair of shades, you're probably not getting UV protection. Recently, I found myself squinting — even with sunglasses on — and learned I'm especially sensitive to glare. For me, polarized lenses are best for the way they block light waves.
Best source for shades: surf shops, where they stock sunglasses that are good enough for bright and glare-heavy sandy beaches, snowy slopes, and concrete skate parks. I got my new pair at my local surf shop, ZJ Boardinghouse, and instantly zeroed on this style by Filtrate, the Green Tea Polarized pair. Full coverage — and they're glam. I love 'em.


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I'm hanging up the 'Gone Fishin' sign, but only because I don't have one that says 'Gone Readin', or 'Swimmin', or 'Nappin'. (Sarah Palin seems to be really good at dropping that last 'g' from her verbs, maybe I can ask to borrow one of her signs for future use.)
I spent yesterday at the Marlboro Music School and Festival in Southern VT and it was a fantastic experience. I'll be sharing that later on here when I have a chance to collect my thoughts and pull it all together. The Festival is in its 60th anniversary year this summer and there is a LOT going on down there.
So I'm taking the day off, resting up and giving World of Music a little one-week summer vacation. The show will be back next week (Mondays, 3-5pm ET on The Radiator) with our usual unusual selection of sounds from around the globe.
Tags: The Radiator, World of Music


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Problems editing the global.res
ThirstOfBlood posted a topic in Sacred 2 ModdingI recently updated the game to cm patch 1.60 and installed the s2ee as well. I had the previous version of enchanted spells and I had some personal tweaks for some of them which requiremed me to edit the global.res file. I had no problem with the spells.txt file but I cant seem to be able to edit the global.res file What I did was: 1. Run s2rw in the locale en folder. 2. Decode and get a notepad with all in game texts 3. Replaced in notepad whatever needed replacement for my tweaks 4. Encode with the "all texts" option. 5. Make a backup and delete the old global.res file, renamed the new one as global.res However when I enter the game none of my changes appear and if I decode the global.res again its just like the original one. Is there something im doing wrong? NOTE: I found one of my old edited global.res ( the one with new EN etc in its name ) and it had a + sign ( unlike the one I did today ). I dont know what that means. Beside that, I tried to copy the classic icons from the first enchanted spells mod and they dont change at all. Id appreciate any help. Thx. EDIT: Managed to solve the global.res problem after checking all the posts about it again. I didnt run the encoding from the system folder. Still trying to change the icons with no result. EDIT 2: unlike in the first version of enchanted spells, the spell and runes icons were in a zip. Didnt notice that in the first place. Everything is solved now.
Updated to cm 1.60 with s2ee. So far no crash, not even with physx enabled.
I currently have cm 1.5 and the old enchanted spells. Ill try to update now and see if there's any difference.
I dont have problems with fire demon , only mages familiar ( grand invigoration replacement from enchanted spells mod ).
I see you guys released the cm patch 1.6 as well as the corresponding enchanted spells mod for this cm version. Ill try to update to 1.6 and get the sacred 2 enchanted edition mod and post if it solves this issue.
Crash issue
ThirstOfBlood posted a topic in Bug ReportsI have a major problem when playing high elf. Everything goes nice and smooth up until I activate the mage familiar buff. After that I have under a minute till the game crashes. I really have no idea how to solve this. Any idea of why this might happen?
Necromancer Shadow Warrior Build
ThirstOfBlood replied to ThirstOfBlood's topic in Sacred 2 Guides - Shadow WarriorI have 194 right now. ye, sure, I could make a video. and sure I will complete writing everything about it as soon as I can.
Necromancer Shadow Warrior Build
ThirstOfBlood replied to ThirstOfBlood's topic in Sacred 2 Guides - Shadow WarriorHey nice to see you again and thx for the reply. I dont know why I have a white background behind kinda everything. must be because I copied some stuff from the dryad build so it would have the same layout and because I was lazy lol. ill fix this as soon as I have some time. hope to finish this build pretty soon.
Best Overall Character In Sacred 2?
ThirstOfBlood replied to Legend Aadil's topic in Sacred 2 General DiscussionIm probably a little late but with some %LL , I kill the guardians with a dryad in like 1 second. Just get close to them and spawn darting assault 2-3 times and that should do it. So overall - seraphim for sure. One aditional item ( 2 aditional in comparison to dryads if you dont count the shrunken head ) is a lot. Still, launching 15 arrows per second is also a lot ^^
Best drop in Sacred 2
ThirstOfBlood posted a topic in Sacred 2 General DiscussionIm not sure if this is a know fact. I have a level 200 dryad with 98.9% survival bonus. So because monsters have much higher level than me, I usually drop higher level stuff. My highest was lv 245 stuff UNTIL RECENTLY. I was farming the nameless guardians today to help my little brother complete his draco set and I dropped a dryad's mutation item of level 250. I got pretty hyped because I spent a lot of time to make my character perfect ( and my actual set was lv 240 ) so I kept farming but the bosses dropped a lv 240 item. So then I realised that in order to get a lv 250 item, you need to kill the temple guardians that spam out of the portals from the nameless guardians since they have much higher level ( purple circle around them ). I farmed 2 dryad's mutation items today from them so I guess I was pretty lucky lol. Just wanted to let you guys know this if you didnt already.
Necromancer Shadow Warrior Build
ThirstOfBlood posted a topic in Sacred 2 Guides - Shadow WarriorWORK IN PROGRESS!!! Hello everyone, this is Alex, the author of the Hybrid Dryad Build and im going to try and make a Necromancer Shadow Warrior build ( I mean post it since I already did it ). Here, listen to this so you wont get bored while reading. Like the dryad one, it may take a while to finish. So, to start from the beggining: I had the idea for this build when I was playing on my dryad and I dropped a Signet of Thunder. Since it has almost a minute regeneration per hit, I thought "what if I could raise all the combat arts to level 200, make them powerful but with huge cooldows, and just use this hammer and spam a level 1 ability to reset cooldowns instantly?" And this is pretty much what I did. And it turned out pretty well, and I'll post my build below Description: This build is designed for a casual gameplay but the items themselves may be challenging to find. Its mostly summon based so while its easy to play, it tends to get a little boring sometimes. First of all, why would you use this build? Pros and Cons: Pros: Easy gameplay. Very very high resistance. You dont care about cooldowns. High armor and high hitpoints. Flexible, customizable equipement. Its consistend from the beggining till the end. Perfect fit in any party if you play with friends. You can have a lazy playstyle and get rewards by doing nothing. Your decaying corpses army will do all your dirty work. Cons: Buffs make a lot of lag. Kills bosses rather slow. Some items are hard to find. Not very interactive. Kinda lacks damage. Dependent on a legendary item. No replacement for that unless you want to fill all your sockets with regen. per hit items. NOTE: Please read requirements before anything. I suggest you install the enchanted spells mod even if you dont use this build because its very well made. It brings balance in the game. Mods also revive your desire to play a game and so on. Table of content: Class. Build explanation. Requirements. Character creation. Stats. Skills. Modification points. How to put points in skills depending on your level. Combat arts and runes. Items. Tactics and Combos. Notes and tips based on my experience. Purple = Finished Blue = In progress Red = Not started Yellow = Read before anything else 1. Class: Shadow Warrior As a champion of all forms of combat, the Shadow Warrior is proficient in hand-to-hand battles and has mastered powerful armed techniques. Having come into contact with the underworld in the past, he can also call upon fallen comrades to assist him. Shadow Warriors can make use of three aspects. Those are: 1. Death Warrior : The fighting specialist. No subtle conjuring, just raw strength and violence. In this aspect, the Shadow Warrior fights solely as a behemoth of a fighter and does not weave any kind of magic. His main characteristics are pure strength and stamina. He will bellow a mighty battle cry every time he lashes out at an enemy with one of his powerful combat arts. 2. Malevolent Champion : The Shadow Warrior is also capable of applying a more strategic and agile close combat style that relies less on sheer strength and armor and more on dexterity and tactics. The Shadow Warrior of this aspect is a skilled, agile and battle-hardened warrior, disregarding magic use in favor of physical attacks. 3. Astral Lord : The Shadow Warrior's link to the afterlife allows him to call forth his dead comrades in order to fight for him. The warrior who becomes an Astral Lord commands the spirits of the damned, summoning them forth and overseeing the battle from his ranged vantage point. To lead the charge into close combat, the Shadow Warrior must also follow either of the Death Warrior or Malevolent Champion aspects. 2. Build Explanation: ( see section 4.REQUIREMENTS for information about the combat arts from Flix's mod , link in requirements tab ) . Our main focus is the aspect Astral Lord ( and when I say focus I really mean it ). And we will use ALL skills from this aspect. Those are: Spectral Hand ( not for damage, but to reduce the regeneration time of combat arts. Fruther explanations later in the build ) - Optional : I am also considering raising this combat art to level 200 for damage and using basic attacks to decrease the cooldowns of skills, but im not sure what impact would have this on the build since it will mean you need to get close to your enemies. Sometimes, this is not possible due to the high number of undead allies surrounding the enemies ). Skeletal Fortification for damage; Railed Souls for damage ( and meat shield in early game ); Shivering Miasma to buff our champion as well as our summons; Nether Allegiance ( Buff ) for damage. Even if Astral Lord is our main focus, we will make use of the other two aspects as such: Death Warrior: Rousing Command for the same reason as Shivering Miasma ( this will be one of the combos ); Labyrinthine Warlord for damage. Demonic Blow ( Optional ); We might use this as a substitute for a level 200 Spectral Hand but it wont do as much damage since Spectral Hand benefits from a high level Astral Lord Lore and Focus. Its pretty much your choice. Malevolent Champion: Belligerent Vault for mobility; Augmenting Guidon for Skeletal Fortification combo and to help our allies; Reflective Emanation ( Buff ) to boost our resistance as well as to boost our allies. Killing Spree ( Optional ); only if you took Combat Discipline ( see 6. Skills ). 3. REQUIREMENTS!: This guide is useless unless you have ( or get ) the following: Latest Ice & blood version ( for the CM Patch ) CM Patch 1.50 ( for the items - no need to explain this - http://darkmatters.org/forums/index.php?/files/file/91-community-patch/ ) Enchanted spells mod by Flix ( http://darkmatters.org/forums/index.php?/topic/21916-enhanced-spells-mod-sacred-2/ ) - PS: I will use the CA icons found in Flix's mod for this guide, and not the classic ones - I recommend you use the challenge mod inclided here for a more challenging game. Otherwise you will be too OP and you will get bored. -CA = Combat Art. Assuming you got all those... we can get to 4. Character creation There are a thing or two you should note before creating a character. 1. Hardcore? yes or not: I guess everyone knows what a hardcore character is but I will explain it to you anyway. If you create a hardcore character and you die it becomes unplayable. You will lose all your progress and items. My recommandation is that you DONT make a hardcore character with this build ( yes, you are a demi-god in late game, but in early I died around 20-30 times ). You will see the hardcore icon at the bottom of the character creation window ( red arrow ) with the expert touch icon just beside it ( blue arrow ): If the icon is not shining: It means your character is not to be set on hardcore. If the icon is brighter: It means your character is set to hardcore. To change between hardcore or non-hardcore just click on the hardcore icon in the character creation tab. Note that this can't be changed later in game. If you already have a character and you don't know if its hardcore or non-hardcore try to die and you will find out ( NOTE: If you don't treat this as a joke its not my fault if you lose your character). 2. Expert touch? Yes or not: "If activated, combat arts regenerate faster but draw their energy from all aspects. This mod is especially useful for characters who focus on a single aspect." The explanation is rather vague - understanding of expert touch: "Expert Touch will decrease the amount of time it takes for you to be able to use a combat art again after you use it (that is, its regen time), but causes a global cooldown for all of your other combat arts. Normally, without Expert Touch, the cooldown only applies to other combat arts within the same aspect as the combat art used." - quoted ( link -https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=176900274 ) One particular trait of this build is this: IT DOESNT REALLY MATTER IF YOU HAVE EXPERT TOUCH ENABLED OR NOT! 1. Expert Touch enabled ( my recomandation ): Why I recommend this? Because that's how my character is and I dont know how would it be without it. No difference probably. 2. Expert Touch disabled: It shouldnt be any big difference. At least not in high levels due to the Signet of Thunder. As explained before, the expert touch icon is next to the hardcore icon. If the icon is not shining: It means expert touch is disabled. If the icon is glowing: It means expert touch is enabled. To toggle expert touch on or off click its icon in the character creation tab. Note that this can't be changed later in game. If you already have a character and you dont know whenever you have expert touch on/off, there is a simple way to find out: Enter your character and cast an active combat art. If you have expert touch disabled, it will draw power from a single aspect, like here: If you have expert touch enabled, it will draw power from all aspects, as such: 5. Stats: My recommandation is every 2 levels/points: 1 point in Vitality; 1 point in Inteligence; We need no Strength because we dont deal weapon damage. We need no Dexterity because we have enough Attack Rating from buffs. We need no Willpower because we have enough resistace. We need no Stamina because we dont care about cooldowns. 6. Skills: Astral Lord Focus. The most important skill since we want ALL Astral Lord Combat Arts to have as much level as they can have. Death Warrior Focus. We only need this to enable modification points for the skills we are going to use ( those explained in 2. Build Explanation for the Death Warrior Aspect ). Concentration. So we can have 2 buffs and 3 buffs in late game. Malevolent Champion Focus. Again, we only need this for modifications and to raise max. Combat Art level for the Malevolent Champion Aspect. Armor Lore. Because we need resistance. Constitution. For the extra HP and regeneration. Toughness. Amazing synergy with Armor Lore. Astral Lord Lore. For Cast Speed, Railed Souls armor, Skeletal Fortification damage, Shivering Miasma damage, Spectral Hand damage and cast speed etc. and 10. COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. You can go with Ancient Magic for some damage, Combat Discipline , again, for damage and also include Killing Spree in Shivering Miasma + Rousing Command combo, Hafted Weapons for Attack Speed and Attack Value etc. or just a forth defensive skill of your choice. 7. Modification Points: Astral Lord combat arts: 1. Spectral Hand: - Free Choice. - Chill. We have low critical chance. - Free Choice. 2. Skeletal Fortification: - Rapid Fire. We dont need cooldown reduction since we will combo this with Augmenting Guidon. - Free Choice. - Scatter Shot. To maximize damage. 3. Railed Souls: - Armament. Because Astral Lord Lore enchances the armor. - Vivification. Because we can instantly reset our cooldowns so there's no need to revive more at the same time. - Free Choice. Furor for bosses, Contagion to kill groups of monsters faster. 4. Shivering Miasma: - Corrosion. - Free choice. Numb is better tho since it benefits your summons more. - Aura. So our skeletons, revived corpses and warlord take advantage of it as well. 5. Nether Allegiance ( Buff ): - Sharp Blades. Why we dont take Squad: because 4 skeletons with 100% damage means 400%. 3 skeletons with 140% damage means 420%. - Commander. If we took Squad, it would mean 5 skeletons x 100% damage = 500% damage. Like this we have 4 skeletons with 140% meaning 560% damage. - Elite Equipment. This scales with level so we will get some value out of it. Death Warrior combat arts: 1. Rousing Command: - War Song. Because we will use this to boost our summons and we want them to deal damage. - Impulse. Same reason. - Leader. So it affects all allies. 2. Labyrinthine Warlord: - Free Choice. - Champion. - Belligerent. 3. Demonic Blow ( Optional ): - NOTE: Didn't test this one yet. I will test it and post the results after. - - - Malevolent Champion combat arts: 1. Belligerent Vault: - Free Choice. - Free Choice. - Free Choice. 2. Augmenting Guidon: - Free Choice. - Healing. - Leadership. 3. Reflective Emanation ( Buff ): - Backlash. We will encounter projectiles more often than stuns. - Antimagic. Solid reflect chance for spells. - Idol. Because extending this to other allies is amazing. 4. Killing Spree ( Optional ): - Control. This is the only one we need here. 10. Items: 1. Weapon: Signet of Thunder Sorry, no replacement for this. NOTE: This is a legendary Ice & Blood item so therefore it will only drop from slain campaign bosses and only if you have Ice & Blood installed. 2. Shield: Khorum Reflector NOTE: This is a legendary item added by the CM Patch Iso therefore it will only drop from slain campaign bosses and only if you have The CM Patch installed. REPLACEMENT: You can always go with the old but gold Glacial Defender. 3. Armor: Tallin's Garments of Mutation. While this armor is the best, my oppinion is that you can use whatever you want for this build since you wont have big problems surviving. 1. Head: Tallin's Relic 2. Shoulders: Tallin's Revenge 3. Hands: Tallin's Prank 4. Gloves: Tallin's Heritage 5. Chestplate: Tallin's Memory 6. Sash: Tallin's Wraps 7. Legs: Tallin's Destiny 8. Boots: Tallin's Ways Tallin's Garments of Mutation full set bonus: NOTE: Mutation sets are added by the CM Patch. Therefore those items will only drop if you have the CM Patch installed. 3. Jewelery. Here I will post a bunch of useful items you might equip or socket into your items. Feel free to use whatever you want if you have a better idea or like it better in some other way. This is purely orientative. 1. Gruma's Talisman. By far one of my favourite legendary items. BIG damage mitigation for all types of damage and some solid evade chance. NOTE: This is a legendary item added by the CM Patch. Therefore it will only drop from slain campaign bosses and only if you have the CM Patch installed. 2. The Second Ring. This ring is too good to not include it here since it boosts everything we need for this build. 3. Silithar's Finger Hoop. Another one of my favourites. Since our Spectral Hand tends to miss while we dont have our buffs active, this will help a lot , along with the sweet cast speed. 4. Celpidide's Talisman. This one is amazing in conjunction with Khorum's Reflector and Reflective Emancipation. Wearing/Socketing one of those with a high level Reflective Emancipation and Khorum's Reflector will give us a sweet 85% of reflect close combat and projectiles.
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ThirstOfBlood posted a topic in Bug ReportsI have a problem that I dont kinda understand. Leveling Mind Strike on Dragon make actually makes the damage lower. This only happens if I have draconic ally summoned ( if I have it my mindstrike is 4500 dmg and shows 4100 for next level. Without the draconic ally the damage goes up by a little - from 1509 to 1570. I also use flix enchanted spells mod tho im not sure this is the cause because even without the mod its exactly the same thing. Any ideas?
Thanks. Finally did it. If you or anyone else notice something wrong like mistypes or anything be sure to let me know please ^^.
Oh I see. Thanks then ^^. Ill check back in a couple of minutes.
LIttle help if someone can. I know its been a long time ago but I decided to finish this today! Problem is I cant find the edit button anymore :S.


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Idaho high court contests candidate's statements
Thu., April 29, 2010
BOISE – The contested race for an Idaho Supreme Court seat has heated up, with the court itself now issuing statements disputing claims from the challenger, Lewiston Judge John Bradbury.
The court says it's part of a protocol adopted last fall for the court to set straight any false claims about the system. Bradbury says they're after him, while his opponent says Bradbury is deceiving Idahoans about how the courts work.
"I think he is using the same points that he made in the last election," said Justice Roger Burdick, whom Bradbury is challenging in the May 25 election. "They are populist points that the Supreme Court either isn't involved in, or the Legislature has made certain decisions as to. They're very popular in terms of the political jingoism involved, but as concerns whether or not they're fair representations of the court system, I'd have to take exception."
Justice Jim Jones, who also is seeking re-election but is unopposed, said, "It's fine to say we made a bum decision here or there – hey, that's fair game." But he said Bradbury, in ads and campaign brochures, has falsely charged Idaho's court system with evading elections; discriminating against female judicial candidates; overpaying senior judges; and impeding the establishment of night courts.
"A candidate for judicial office may put forth whatever proposals he may wish to improve the judicial system, but has no right to make unfounded claims that tarnish the courts," Jones declared in a statement distributed this week under the court's new protocol.
It was the third statement sent out by the court. One last week, from three former justices, outlined what judicial candidates can and can't discuss in election campaigns (Bradbury termed that one "benign"), while an earlier one, from former chief justices Linda Copple Trout and Gerald Schroeder, disputed statements made by Bradbury in a Lewiston newspaper about their retirement pay, which the statement termed "simply wrong." It also disputed other allegations Bradbury made in the article.
"Frankly, I come out of the hills of north-central Idaho with some new ideas and criticize the status quo; they hunker like a bunch of musk ox in an arctic storm," Bradbury said. "They've never had to answer anything until I ran and started questioning the system."
He said he thought the court had just adopted the new protocol after he declared his candidacy this spring. But Patti Tobias, state courts administrative director, said it was adopted in November after being recommended by the Administrative Conference, which consists of the state's administrative judges and court administrators. "It's called a 'protocol for communications regarding unwarranted or unfair attacks on the judicial system,' " she said. "We ask ourselves, 'Does it attack the court system, as opposed to a particular judicial candidate?' "
The statement from Copple Trout and Schroeder points specifically at Bradbury, noting "a distressing pattern of misrepresentation on the part of Bradbury against the court and against individual members of the judiciary." They also wrote, "He has, unfortunately, conducted himself in this manner in the past and has not always been held to account for his statements and inaccuracies."
Bradbury, in the same brochure and ads, criticizes the court's handling of a major school facilities lawsuit; secrecy in the handling of complaints about judges; and the lack of current justices from northern or eastern Idaho.
He said he stands by his claims. "I guess the good thing is they're talking about my issues, and that's what I want them to do. That's where I want the discussion to be."
Burdick, a former prosecutor, public defender, magistrate judge and district judge, said Idaho's court system relies on committees of judges and other affected parties to recommend changes in its processes, and Bradbury never has asked to join any of those committees. "He has indicated evidently, by his conduct, he doesn't wish to solve any of these problems, just talk about them," he said.
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Albemarle Commonwealth's Attorney Denise Lunsford, in a hotly contested race for reelection, faced additional heat October 29 when Richmond attorney Matthew Hardin filed a lawsuit against her for creating a "barrier to transparency" in her response to a Freedom of Information Act request issued earlier this week.
The FOIA request asked for information on Lunsford's credit card usage, reimbursements she received from the county and correspondence about convicted former supervisor Chris Dumler, overturned abduction-conviction defendant Mark Weiner and Albemarle police officer James Larkin during the period of January 2012 and December 2013.
"We were curious whether she paid for [personal business] trips on personal funds or with taxpayer money. Of course correspondence was requested to see what standards her office was using as regards more controversial cases," Hardin explains.
Lunsford responded by saying she would need $3,200, as well as five additional weeks to produce the requested documents.
"It's an incredibly high number and it impedes access to the records," Hardin says. "It's more than an average Charlottesville citizen pays for health insurance."
Hardin acknowledges that Lunsford is allowed to charge a reasonable fee in response to the request, but says that by insisting on reviewing the records herself, Lunsford unnecessarily increased the fee.
"She's the highest paid employee in the office," he says, "We believe that her assistant commonwealth's attorneys could review these at a much lower cost and we believe when that's available, that's what the law requires."
Alan Gernhardt, staff attorney at the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, says the costs do not surprise him and that he has seen similar fees in the past. Gernhardt specifies that depending on what the search involves, Lunsford's $3,200 could be a reasonable amount to charge.
"There's tons of practical and technological questions involved," Gernhardt says, "Just searching through the mass volume of e-mails can be time consuming."
Gernhardt adds that the time delay also is not surprising and it's "not out of the realm of possibility" that Lunsford would require that amount of time to retrieve all of the records.
Hardin stresses that he's not trying to cause trouble for Lunsford. "It might turn out that everything she's done is completely correct and honest and I hope that that's the case," Hardin says, "but the problem is that without the records I can't tell."
The lawsuit falls at an inconvenient time for Lunsford, who runs for reelection November 3. Hardin, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Tyler Pieron, denies any political motivation in the requests.
"We're not interested in the elections," Hardin says, "I will happily drop the lawsuit if the records are produced in a reasonable way at a reasonable time."
Denise Lunsford did not respond to CVILLE's e-mail requesting comment, but in other media accounts, she has called the lawsuit "politically motivated."


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A lot of people or Dropshipping gurus often talk about which niches are best for Dropshipping. There are many niches which are suitable for different kind of audience. Its not easy for any Dropshippers to actually find a perfect niche for their Dropshipping shops.
When its actually hard to find niche for Dropshipping business isn't it better to know what kind of niches should be avoided? We have seen so many niches that are there but never get enough success. People go for it and end up with no profit. We will tell you about 3 niches which you should avoid at all costs.
The reasons behind not opting these Dropshipping niches:
- These niches are overly saturated
- They are very hard to run successfully
- Require extraordinary amount of efforts
- They are not suitable for your store
We will talk about 3 Dropshipping niches to avoid. Read on to know about them.
1 – Watches:
The first niche that we will talk about is watch niche. We see so many Dropshipping stores selling watches but it doesn't reap much profit. Sales of watches is so slow that there are some Dropshipping shops that sell as minimum as one watch per day. This also applies to jewellery like men's bracelets but we will talk about only watches here.
Watch stores are not very profitable when it comes to Dropshipping business. There are so many Dropshippers including beginners sell watches. Its hard to understand why they do so when they can simply sell stuff like hunting gadgets. They also have a section called luxury watch on their store which will not get enough sales.
Why watches are not good products to sell in Dropshipping?
The first reason being the cheap watches on AliExpress. Due to the low cost of watches on AliExpress it provides very low-quality watches. You buy watches at the cost of $5 from AliExpress which is fine because $5 is not that much when it comes to the quality of those watches. The problem arises when you try to sell those $5 watches at the cost of $20 at your store. Plus, there are additional shipping costs that you take from your customers. Your customers are not going to spend $35 for a watch that is so low quality wise. It is not worth to buy that costly watch when it doesn't meet certain quality standards. Also, people already have an idea that these watches are there on AliExpress.
We are not telling you to stop selling watches but we are suggesting you to find good quality watches where people can leave good reviews after buying and other people can read those reviews and buy your watches.
Watches used to be a good niche a few years ago but not anymore. You can not have enough profit by selling watches anymore.
2 – General Clothing:
There are a few stores which just sell general women's clothing. There is not even a theme of that clothing. What these Dropshippers do is that they just go on AliExpress and get all general clothing items and put them on their store. These clothing items mostly constitute clothes which are very low in quality along with horrible rating and returns. People don't usually want to buy these products.
Reason why general clothing is a big No:
The reason behind this is that there are already so many prominent retailers in the market that already sell all sorts of clothing items which include clothes of expensive as well as low cost. There are already so many companies like H&M, j.crew factory, and other various clothing companies. Uniqlo is one clothing company that provides amazing quality products at a very low cost.
You can't afford to sell general clothing items as they are not as appealing as they need to be for getting sales on Dropshipping stores. You need eye catching products for your store and general clothing items do not attract as much people as you need for your sales. Why would people buy your clothing items when they can easily buy same kind of products at much cheaper rate from a nearby physical store? Even if you somehow convince people to buy products from your store there are so many issues that you will face like sizing issues and quality issues because clothing on AliExpress is very bad n terms of quality.
So, we highly suggest you not to sell general clothing items on your store as this niche will not attract people or stand out among all the other niches.
If you still want to sell clothing you will have to customize it and make your own brand which needs huge amount of efforts and time. Why would anyone want to take up so much trouble?
Second thing that you can do if you want to sell clothing items is that you sell niche clothing items. For example, you can sell dragon ball clothing, anime clothing or items like tank tops etc. Niche clothing store do really well in terms of sales.
You can also go for selling print on demands products on your store as they have gained a lot of popularity in the current scenario. You can print any graphic on clothing to fit any niche as you want. Print on demand is famous when it comes to Dropshipping.
So, you must avoid general clothing niche to save yourself from trouble.
3 – General Lifestyle Products:
General lifestyle items include basic kitchen items like spoons or cleaning products. These are the kind of products which people don't notice so well. Dropshipping is mostly about eye catchy items which can attract more and more audience. You need to built a desire in people to buy those items. You should sell items on seeing them people just want to buy them instantly. For example, if you sell a cool necklace that is very rare in market that can be very appealing for customers.
Whereas, general lifestyle products are less in demand. Nobody is willing to buy them even if you use all sorts of marketing strategies on them. They will still prefer to go to local stores and buy. You can get impulse purchase out of general lifestyle products.
If you want to sell lifestyle items then you have to put very trendy items on your store. Don't base your entire Dropshipping store around general lifestyle items. This will not work.
So, those were the three niches that you should avoid. They will keep getting worse and your Dropshipping store will not grow.


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Today we celebrate the feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, one of the most well-known and popular saints of the twentieth century, and perhaps in Church history. She wrote of her "little way", the surest, quickest way to holiness is complete reliance on the love of God – to do everything out of love. Much has been written of her life, and you can read of it here and here. I thought I'd rather share with you some beautiful quotes from this simple young woman, a powerhouse of faith!
Probably the most famous of her quotes is "When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens, I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth." This is why so many people turn to her, because a sign of her intercession is the roses she sends. Let's face it…sometimes we all need a sign, and it's very common that one receives or sees roses at the end of her novena.
I encourage you to drink in these quotes deeply. Take the one that speaks to you most poignantly and ponder it in your heart. Bring it with you as you go about your day, asking St. Thérèse to help you to grow in love for God and in purity of heart.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, pray for us! Anne
"If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future."
"Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love."
"Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing."
"When one loves, one does not calculate."
"Trust and trust alone should lead us to love"
"Do you realize that Jesus is there in the tabernacle expressly for you – for you alone? He burns with the desire to come into your heart… don't listen to the demon, laugh at him, and go without fear to receive the Jesus of peace and love…"
"I am convinced that one should tell one's spiritual director if one has a great desire for Communion, for Our Lord does not come from Heaven every day to stay in a golden ciborium; He comes to find another heaven, the heaven of our soul in which He loves to dwell."
"For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy."
"Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be."
"A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul."
"God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint."
"And it is the Lord, it is Jesus, Who is my judge. Therefore I will try always to think leniently of others, that He may judge me leniently, or rather not at all, since He says: "Judge not, and ye shall not be judged."


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A defiant Malcolm Turnbull has tried to brush aside yesterday's by-election losses, including a big swing against the coalition in Longman, saying there's "nothing remarkable about it" and Labor has "nothing to crow about".
While he said he's sticking to his economic plan, Mr Turnbull said the government will carefully analyse the results, seen as a sign they might be changes to the company tax cuts policy.
The Prime Minister said the swing to Labor in Longman was "an average or conventional swing" in a by-election, and there was no swing to Labor in Braddon and accused the opposition of running a campaign based on "lies".
At a media conference, in Longman this afternoon Mr Shorten said the results proved voters were more concerned about basic services and the cost of living.
He also accused the prime minister of being the country's "number one finger pointer", blaming everyone but himself.
The LNP's Trevor Ruthenberg suffered a 10 percent swing against the coalition in Longman, suggesting a swag of Liberal seats would fall next year.
"I see that Bill Shorten is punching the air as though he has won the world Cup," Mr Turnbull said.
"Well, the reality is, that the Labor Party has secured an average or conventional swing in a by-election to it in Longman, and has not secured any swing at all in Braddon.
"So there is not a lot to celebrate for the Labor Party. There is certainly nothing to crow about."
When a journalist suggested he was a "lame duck prime minister marching towards defeat" at the next election, Malcolm Turnbull bristled.
"There is no basis for saying that, at all," he said.
"I can assure you, when we come to the federal campaign, Australians will see there is a very clear choice then.
"In a by-election, voters have, in effect, a no-risk choice because it doesn't affect who in prime minister, it doesn't affect who the government is.
"There is nothing remarkable about it at all."
Mr Turnbull said he'd never built up expectations the government would win any of the by-elections.
"The fact that your polls were wrong must be disappointing and galling for you. But the truth is, the only people who should be embarrassed are the people who published the polls."
The by-election post mortems are already focusing on the company tax cuts: whether they should be dropped, and whether the government has simply failed to get its message across.
While the Prime Minister said the party would "look very seriously, thoughtfully and humbly" at the way the electorates voted, he remains committed "to the strong national economic plan that is delivering record jobs growth".
But, he took none of the blame, rather, pointing the finger at Labor's much bigger campaign spending, and its strategy of "telling outrageous lies".
"Bill Shorten has been lying, and lying, and lying," Mr Turnbull said.
"And in Longman the claim that we were cutting funding to public hospitals is nothing more, or less, than a lie."
He said the government had to convince voters it's actually increasing funding.
"But, it shows the cynicism, it shows the combination of Labor's cynicism, dishonest and enormous financial resources they get from the unions that they are able to just push these lies out. And, of course, in a tight contest, that can be significant."
Mr Shorten dismissed Mr Turnbull's comments and said the real issue is government policies are out of touch people's lives.
"They want to see better hospitals. Not bigger banks," he said.
"They want to see pensioners prioritised. No multi-national taxation cut.
"They want to see our hospitals properly funded. They don't want to see large corporations get a tax cut.
"If Malcolm Turnbull thinks Australians are happy with the health care system, then he's more out of touch than I could have imagined. This fellow Turnbull is Australia's number one finger pointer."
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Wonder Tea: Do you know these facts about Herbal Tea
In a fast-paced world with skyrocketing stress levels, we often forget to care for ourselves. In an everlasting war to squeeze the maximum out of stipulated time, we tend to grab quick bites and junk food.
In the midst of this clamor, what we really need is 2 minutes of nonchalance and a cup of herbal tea to calm our nerves!
We all are well acquainted with the fact that wonder tea and its benefits are numerous, however many of us actually fail to understand what it actually contains and the kind of benefits it offers.
Herbal Tea
Herbal tea, unlike regular tea or coffee, does not contain caffeine. This means that it will definitely not cause insomnia and restlessness.
On the contrary, it is actually a concoction of plants, herbs and other spices that are known to cause a soothing effect on the mind, body, and soul.
One of the widely known benefits of herbal tea is that it aids digestion and is therefore consumed post dinner.
Learn more: Best Teas to Lose weight and Burn Excessive Fat
Green Tea
Many of us consume green tea and are unaware of the fact that it actually has cancer prevention properties and also discourages the growth of tumors. No wonder, it is also known as the "wonder tea"!
Ginger Tea
Most of us have grandparents at home, suffering from arthritis. A simple, home-made remedy to fight this and rejuvenate the body with new-found energy and vigor is ginger tea!
Chamomile tea
Chamomile tea is the ultimate stress buster! This is because it contains tryptophan, an amino acid known for its tranquilizing effects.
So, if you are feeling restless and craving a good sleep, have a cup of chamomile tea to soothe your nerves.
Peppermint Tea
If you feel giddy or queasy, there is always a cup of peppermint tea to the rescue! With a fresh aroma and calming taste, peppermint tea is known to instigate bile production in the gall bladder, which in turn breaks down fat and chases away nausea!
Hibiscus Tea
Hibiscus tea is known to lower blood pressure. We understand that people with high blood pressure have to make sacrifices such as giving up on salt.
However, drinking a cup of Hibiscus tea may lower blood pressure. Not very popular now, it used to be one of the most popular Egyptian teas, served in tea-houses.
Read more: All you need to know about Green Tea
Not only blood pressure but have herbal teas also helped to keep blood sugar level under control. Nowadays, diabetes has become a lifestyle disorder. Hence, it is a must to consume a cup a day!
Herbal teas also have anti-aging effects. They contain antioxidants, which prevent free radical damage and reduce cell aging. Besides this, they also act as anti-depressants! With so many benefits, there is no reason why this wondrous concoction shouldn't be consumed!


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Are you sick and tired of playing Overwatch every day? Don't worry it happens to the best of us and everyone gets bored of playing the same game over and over again. If you would like to play a different game, but still put your Overwatch skills to good use then you are in for a treat because we bring you the 15 best games like Overwatch where your skills will help you get to the top. If you are good at Overwatch then you will be good at any one of these games in no time because most of the skills you learned will carry over to the new games. So, without any further ado, here are the 15 best games like Overwatch you can play in 2019:
1. Paladins (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Paladins is very similar to Overwatch in terms of gameplay. Both these games offer a first-person shooter experience mixed with MOBA features. However, there are a few differences between both these games. Paladins focuses more on the customization of each character using a "Card" feature that can also be a bit confusing for new players at times. Paladin also caters to those who prefer running around and fighting on larger maps while Overwatch keeps the maps short. Paladins has a much slower gameplay than Overwatch and focuses on strategy instead of running and gunning. Paladins is still a promising game and the beta has been successful so far. If you have been looking for a slower-paced game like Overwatch then Paladins is the best one for you.
Download Paladins from Steam (Free)
2. BRINK (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
BRINK is a first-person shooter game by Bethesda with a focus on parkour-style movement. The game's online servers are capable of holding up to 16 players and you can choose to play either a co-op game or go against others. The co-op element, however, is what brings out the best of what the game has to offer.
Brink is all about factions. There are four character classes to choose from like Soldier, Medic, Engineer, and Operative, and the members of each class have a unique set of skills. The game also lets you customize loadouts and buy special abilities with experience points. There's a lot of things to explore in BRINK and its multiplayer gameplay will definitely remind you of Overwatch.
Download BRINK from Steam (Free)
3. Team Fortress 2 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
Team Fortress is so similar to Overwatch that you can switch between both games without running into any problems. Both games share similar gameplay style and even some characters that play in a similar fashion. Sniper from Team Fortress 2 is really similar to Hanzo from Overwatch while Scout from TF2 will definitely remind you of Tracer from Overwatch. Team Fortress 2 already has a large fan following and a huge player-base.
The game heavily relies on coordinated team play and positional strategy to outshine the enemy team. Similar to Overwatch, each character in Team Fortress 2 has a different playstyle and you can pick anyone depending on your playstyle. If you want to have some fun and play along with your team then TF2 is the game for you.
Download Team Fortress 2 (Free)
4. Battleborn (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
This is another first-person shooter game that focuses on teamwork and team play similar to Overwatch. Battleborn lets you pick a roster from a vast roster where each character possesses unique traits and abilities each catering to a different playstyle. Overwatch is exclusively a multiplayer-based FPS with a mixture of MOBA elements while Battleborn, on the other hand, can be played in singleplayer or multiplayer modes and packs in much more standard MOBA elements than Overwatch.
Both games might seem similar on the surface, but Battleborn offers a much deeper gameplay, similar to a MOBA. If you are looking for a layered gameplay with extra MOBA elements then Battleborn is the game you should be playing.
Download Battleborn from Steam (Free)
5. WarFrame (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
The eternal war tore apart their homeland and now the broken Tennos soldiers live to bring peace at any cost. These soldiers are on a duty to bring stability in the world and now, it's in your hand to help these soldiers achieve their goals and bring peace in the world. The differences between WarFrame and Overwatch are just enough to provide you with a completely new experience when playing WarFrame.
The game offers a gritty look with less vibrant colors as compared to OverWatch. However, you will feel right at home during the gameplay because it requires tight team play and collaboration among each team members to effectively play the game. If you want war then this is the game for you.
Download WarFrame from Steam (Free)
6. Blacklight: Retribution (PC)
Blacklight: Retribution is set in a cyberpunk futuristic world that offers you a lot of customization options for your character and different loadouts. You get to choose and try out a plethora of new weapons in this game and create your preferred loadout according to your playstyle. Even though switching your options is fairly simple and easy in this game, the disadvantage it brings is really massive, so you should focus on playing a single playstyle in the beginning and mastering it before you move on to multiple different styles. The game offers unique tools and features that distinguish it from other FPS in the genre and make it an exciting shooter for everyone to play.
Download Blacklight: Retribution (Free)
7. Dirty Bomb (PC)
Dirty Bomb is another class-based First-person shooter that plays similarly to Overwatch in terms of gameplay and style. The game focuses on completing objectives and carrying out tight team play because you can't solo everything in multiplayer. The characters in the game are known as Mercs and you can choose from a roster of different mercs that each posses unique traits and abilities. The main difference between Dirty Bomb and Overwatch is the fact that Dirty Bomb uses a much mature theme and even the characters would use mature language at different times and it's much slower-paced when compared to Overwatch.
Download Dirty Bomb from Steam (Free)
8. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
If you like Overwatch's cartoony graphics style combined with a light-hearted action then you are going to love Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 because it offers everything you need from an arena shooter and provides heaps of fun. What's more fun than shooting corns at a zombie? Right? In PvZ: Garden Warfare 2, you get to choose your side, you can either join the plant forces or the zombie forces. Each force comes with its unique soldiers and each soldier possesses a unique trait or ability that will help you during battle. If you love over-the-top action and light-hearted shooting action then Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is the right game for you.
Download Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 ($9.99)
9. Gotham City Impostors (PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360)
Who would've thought that a Batman game without Batman or any of his friends/enemies would be worth playing? Well, it's true. Gotham City Impostors is a game about Batman fans duking it out against Joker fans in an all out arena shooter. The game doesn't have any of Batman's sidekicks or nemesis, but it's still loads of fun and provides insane amounts of entertainment.
Similar to Overwatch, Gotham City Impostors focuses on movement and maneuvering. Each character uses different tools and techniques to outplay their enemy and there are a wide variety of homemade weapons available for you to use. If you love fast-paced action and want to see a fat guy wearing the Batman suit then this is the perfect game for you.
Download Gotham City Impostors (Free)
10. Tribes Ascend (PC)
Tribes Ascend provides fast-paced shooting action while offering a deep class system that provides the players with plenty of options. It's set in a futuristic world and definitely reminds us of Halo in terms of aesthetics and gameplay. The fast paced elements include the usage of jetpacks and dashing mechanics that make each encounter exciting.
You must have quick reflexes because a tiny lag in the usage of abilities will surely result in a devastating defeat. Always be on your toes and have a proactive approach when playing Tribes Ascend. Different armor systems in the game provide players with extra durability at the cost of movement speed, but it adds a unique twist to the game and you have to pick your fights carefully. All in all, Tribes Ascend is definitely a game worth checking out.
Download Tribes Ascend (Free)
11. PlanetSide 2 (PS4, PC)
PlanetSide 2 focuses on all-out war. The maps are huge and when we say huge, we mean really really huge. You get to control tanks, aircraft, and ground transport vehicles in order to help your forces. There are 3 different armies fighting for the control over the battlefield and you will always find yourself between enemy fire. There are large numbers of players playing on each map and you will often find more than 50 players going against each other for the control of all the facilities. Not entirely similar to Overwatch, but PlanetSide 2 offers a unique playstyle that is guaranteed to keep you engaged for a longer period of time.
Download PlanetSide 2 (Free)
12. Block N Load (PC)
If Minecraft and Overwatch had a baby then it would be called Block N Load because this game provides a roster full of unique and stylish characters and Minecraft-like graphics to keep everything simple. The map design is excellent and the humor in the game is top-notch. The balance is perfect in the game and entire roster of characters is completely viable in gameplay. You can choose different characters with different abilities, some will be good at defense while some will help you carry out a strong offense, it's all up to your choice of playstyle. Each character also gets a unique special ability that comes in really handy during team fights and gives off that Overwatch vibe at times.
Download Block N Load (Free)
13. Apex Legends (PC, Xbox One, PS4)
Just a couple of days back, Respawn Entertainment dropped a surprise announcement about the launch of 'Apex Legends', a new battle royale game that's set in the world of Titanfall 2. Yes, Overwatch is not really a battle royale game, however, there's more to Apex Legends than battle royale. It's about the teamwork and coordination that'll take you a long way in the game, and that's Overwatch is all about, right?
In Apex Legends, you get to select players from the roster, following which you'll be dropped in a location called "King Canyon". Your objective is to collect the loot, just like you would in games like PUBG and Fortnite, and survive to be the last squad standing. Yes, you can't go solo in Apex Legends, and you'll always be playing it in a squad, be it with your friends or strangers from across the globe.
Download Apex Legends (Free)
14. Monday Night Combat (PC)
If you want something that actually rivals Overwatch in terms of enjoyability and gameplay experience then Monday Night Combat is the safest bet for you. You get to choose from a plethora of different characters and work together with your team to destroy the opponent's base, known as Moneyball. You have to defend your own Moneyball while pushing towards your enemy's base.
The game offers unique playstyle and an aesthetically pleasing design which certainly make it one of a kind. Both games are cooperative shooters while Monday Night Combat is a third-person shooter, unlike Overwatch's first-person angle. Still, it's a really fun game and you should definitely give it a try. The game is almost dead now and succeeded by its sequel, Super Monday Night Combat, however, you will still find a server running for the original and that's the actual fun game. Super MNC is just boring.
Download Monday Night Combat ($4.99)
15. Squad (PC)
At first blush, Squad may not look like Overwatch. However, it's not always about the visuals but the game's play style that makes a difference. And if you've played Overwatch before and like the idea of team play, then you'll love Squad. It's a first-person shooter in which teamwork and communication is the key to win the match.
Squad's impeccable visuals and the action-packed infantry combat makes it an engaging title. From armed-vehicles to an extensive array of weapons, Squad has pretty much everything that you can imagine and it makes combat ready and enjoyable at times. The game has positional VoIP and radio available, with which you can easily communicate with your teammates and have an enjoyable experience together. Overall, it's a really great title and definitely worth checking out.
Download Squad ($39.99)
SEE ALSO: 15 Amazing Strategy Games Like StarCraft You Should Play
Games Similar to Overwatch You Can Play
There you have it, all the games that can easily replace Overwatch addiction for you. It doesn't matter if Overwatch is getting boring or stale for you because we've got you covered. Pick any one of the games from the above list and start your shooting journey along with your teammates. Most of the games available on this list are absolutely free to play. So, take your pick and start shooting some bad guys. Also, feel free to mention your favorite games like Overwatch in the comments below.


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Staffing Industry Analysts named Penmac Staffing President Paula Adams on the 2016 Global Power 100 – Women in Staffing List. The list includes global women executives in staffing who are the industry's best and brightest. Women on the list were chosen based on leadership, creativity, and influence. Adams also appeared on the inaugural list in 2015.
Staffing Industry Analysts started publishing a Top Staffing list in 2011, but in 2015, decided to do a separate list specifically for women, noting that 57% of women participate in the labor force, compared to 69% of men. Staffing Industry Analysts noted that although the staffing industry employs a majority of females, that there are few women in leadership positions. This list was meant to bring attention to this gender gap.
Paula Adams, president of Penmac Staffing, was honored for her outstanding leadership. Adams joined Penmac in 1995, and worked in nearly every department before becoming vice president in 2001, and president in 2006. As president, Adams oversees more than thirty branches in seven states, guiding branch managers in sales, customer service, and problem solving. In addition to her role as Penmac Staffing president, Adams is influential in the community. She served eleven years on local school boards, and is currently active in Kiwanis, United Way, the Young Presidents' Organization, and more. Through her work with Penmac and the community, Adams has influenced thousands of job seekers, supported local businesses, and has been an exceptional leader for the Penmac Staffing team.
Paula also appeared on February's Staffing Industry Analysts' North American Staffing list, which lists leaders who have most influenced the staffing industry.
Read more about The Global 100 list, and the 2016 honorees in the November/December issue of the Staffing Industry Review publication, or on the new Global Power 100 website at http://si100women.staffingindustry.com/.


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Saturday, August 06, 2011 Trail's End
There aren't many places I went thirty years ago that I still go to. Not my home at the time, which we vacated near the end of the eighties. Not my elementary school, although I still have the occasional dream that I'm back there and this time I'm going to kick ass. Certainly not the Catholic church we went to, or any Catholic church at all, and church in general hardly ever. Not any of the stores or parks or friends' houses that used to make up my neighborhood circle. In fact, there's just about one place I still go to that I went to in 1981.
That was the year my parents sent for a brochure (yes, people used to do that) and decided to take us all up to a resort a half-day's drive away in Northern Minnesota called Trail's End. I thought it was a terrible, depressing name, ripe for mocking even by eleven-year-old me. You drove way up out of the northern suburbs, past Lake Mille Lacs, through Judy Garland's home town, and then another hour or so until you were off the paved road and making your way with increasing apprehension down narrowing dirt tracks right out of a Stephen King short story. But then, on that last Saturday in July 1981, it suddenly opened out into a sprawling collection of rustic, run-down cabins, overlooked by a slightly less rustic lodge and sloping down to the dock extending for what seemed like miles into Bowstring Lake. And then we all realized why it was called that. My parents, my two sisters, my aunt and uncle, their two daughters and I spent a week sharing a three-bedroom cabin. We spent a lot of time swimming and fishing and exploring the region, and one night my older sister watched Charles and Diana get married on the fuzzy screen of a portable black and white TV we never bothered with again.
It may not sound that great, but the nine of us went back that same week every year pretty much all through our teens, and at least a couple of us have gone back almost every year since.
That first year, the owners and proprietors were an older couple we referred to as Bert and Mrs. Bert, but after a year or two they sold the place to a younger couple with a couple of young sons. And they made that place their livelihood. The cabins stayed rustic, but got a lot less run-down. The grounds were completely made over, the docks expanded, some cabins torn down and rebuilt from the ground up. Every year we went back, something else was new. They were tireless, pouring all their energy into the place. Their dad used to say, "We don't need to go anywhere, we're already on vacation."
Most of us kids quit going in our late teens, at least for the whole week, but then we all started going back, at least for a few days. I brought Trash up there the first summer after we got married, although I admit I have a hell of a time finding the place the first time I tried to navigate up there on my own, in the days before even my early-adopter uncle had a GPS. One year we brought Trash's mom and stepdad with us and shared a cabin with them the same week my family was there. We've also skipped a number of years, and I haven't been back at all since M. Edium was born. Until this last week.
He went up with my parents and younger sister and my aunt and uncle last Saturday, for the whole week. My younger cousins, one of whom was younger than M. Edium is now the first year we went, both have husbands and kids of their own, and they also made the trip up for their first time in years, from Kansas and Texas respectively. My older sister was there the first half of the week, but had to return to work before I could drive up and join them on Wednesday.
Now, instead of nine of us in one cabin, there were fourteen of us spread across three cabins, one of which had been renovated since we started going and two of which hadn't been there at all, I don't think. The place has changed so much since my first sight of it, back when my dad was my age.
It's going to change more. The man who bought the place with his family decades ago passed away this spring. Some of us drove up to Deer River for the memorial, and we were far from the only family from the cities who did so, judging by the guest book. Just his last week, his widow signed the papers to sell it to a new family, who is going to try to run the place the same way it's been run all this time. That's going to be a tall order.
I don't expect the one place I've been going semi-regularly for 30 years to stop changing over the next 30. That would be the biggest change of all. I just hope it's not the end of the trail. posted by M. Giant 9:28 PM 1 comments
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I am currently experiencing a similar past/present holiday nostalgia dichotomy and it's a wonderful thing.
By Andy Jukes, at August 6, 2011 at 10:37 PM


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Bottomless pits are hazards that appear in nearly every Mario game. They are most common in the sidescrolling platformer games.
Super Mario Bros.
Pits are first seen in Super Mario Bros., including the very first level, and appear in every one of the game's sequels and remakes. Mario can simply jump over the pits in order to avoid them. However, some pits require Mario to build speed in order to jump over them. In rarer cases, Mario must jump over a bunch of enemies in order to cross a very wide pit.
Super Mario World
Pits appear in levels in this game. Bottomless pits are very common in the Special World levels where some are spaced together attempting to get Mario or Luigi to fall through. Mario or Luigi can easily use a Cape or Flying Yoshi to safetly cross pits but must avoid enemies to keep their flight.
Super Mario 64
Pits are actually found on a few levels in this game mainly Tall, Tall Mountain and Rainbow Ride. Mario must jump platform to platform in order to avoid deep plumments.
Super Smash Bros. series
Bottomless Pits play a semi-big role in this game series. Players who can utilize the Meteor Smash technique have a great chance of smashing an opponent down into a pit. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, pits are very common during Adventure Mode.
Paper Mario series
Bottomless Pits are actually rare in the Paper Mario games. None really appear in Paper Mario but they do become somewhat common in Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Super Paper Mario, and Paper Mario: Sticker Star. If Mario falls down a pit, he then loses 1 HP and is put back in front of the pit he fell in.
Mario Kart series
Pits appears in the Mario Kart games and they are very common on Rainbow Road courses (except the one from Mario Kart 64). If a racer drives into a bottomless pit, they are rescued by Lakitu and they are usually placed right behind the area where the pit was located.
Super Mario Sunshine
Bottomless Pits are not that common in this game but they always appear in the "Secret" related levels. If Mario has FLUDD, he can try to fly from danger using the Hover Nozzle but if he falls into a pit, he loses a life. A very large pit is found under Pianta Village.
- One of the residents of The Underwhere from Super Paper Mario said his game ended after falling into a pit.


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Starting a small business can be a venture that is rife with challenges and difficulty. Not only are you likely to face heavy competition but having to work with limited resources means that every decision must be carefully considered to avoid financial trouble. But while there isn't exactly a specific formula to guarantee the desired success that we all aspire to, there are a few things you can do to give the company a better chance to flourish and thrive. To this end, here a few top tips that should help in starting a small business successfully.
- Acquire business contacts whenever possible
They say that no man is an island, and this statement holds true especially for small companies. As such, it makes sense to acquire business contacts whenever possible. From manufacturers and suppliers to other entrepreneurs in the same industry, building business relationships as early as possible can allow you not only to land better deals and minimise company expenses but also provide you with more lucrative opportunities that you would not have been able to get otherwise.
- Carefully consider your investments
Resource management is a vital part of any business. Not only does it determine profit and revenue but it also sustains the finances needed by the company to continue its operations. Because of this, it's crucial that any investments are carefully considered before they are made. Whether it's to acquire the tools and equipment that the business requires or essential consultancy services like A2 Global risk assessment, time spent on this now will undoubtedly be money saved later on.
- Always assess and evaluate your options
Since most small businesses have no more than a modest budget to work with, it's good standard practice to spend the time in comparing all available options before deciding. After all, there's hardly any reason to spend more than what is necessary. In this way, not only are you far more likely to acquire quality products and services that will benefit the businesses the most, but you are also increasing the chances to keep expenditure as low as possible as well.
- Use technology for marketing purposes
In this day and age, marketing a business has not only become much easier but far more effective as well thanks in no small part to the advantages that modern technology yields. From social media to blogs, not only do you have a better chance of reaching a wider audience to market products and services to, but it's an inexpensive and cost-effective approach as well.
There's no denying how difficult it can be to run a small business, especially amidst a highly competitive industry. And even with all the challenges that it presents, success is not necessarily impossible to achieve. By keeping these top tips in mind, not only will you be able to minimise the company's expenses significantly but you'll also allow the business to create unique and highly profitable opportunities too.
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