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Neblio was born out of the need for simple and intuitive tools and solutions to drive the adoption of blockchain technology in the enterprise space. We are working on tools, services, and APIs that will simplify and revolutionize the way that businesses deploy next-generation applications on the Neblio Blockchain Platform.
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Ed has a B.S. in Computer Science and over 7 years of experience working as a senior software engineer for global enterprise companies. In his career he regularly built and developed data center applications, networking systems, and storage systems for one of the largest I.T. companies in the world. Ed is a blockchain enthusiast in his spare time.
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Ann has a B.S. in Business Management and a Masters of Business Administration. She has over 7 years of experience in the tech industry guiding and managing teams in both operations and marketing. She has extensive knowledge in supply chain operations, marketing and leading engineering & business teams.
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Blockchain's unique distributed ledger technology is what makes the Neblio Network possible. This decentralized system of securely storing transactions is the future of database technology for global networks. Enterprise applications taking advantage of this technology gain numerous benefits over those using traditional database architectures including transaction immutability, transparency, security, reliability, and decentralization. Neblio will fill the huge gap in the enterprise market to simplify the development and deployment of distributed applications that drive business value through blockchain technology. Despite the maturity of blockchain networks, few applications have taken advantage of the technology due to the difficulty, and cost of integration and maintenance. Unlike legacy blockchain networks, next-generation blockchain networks such as
What is the Neblio Blockchain?
A blockchain network such as Neblio is a decentralized peer-to-peer network of nodes that exchange information in the form of transactions; storing those transactions in an immutable distributed ledger. All nodes have a full copy of the ledger (known as the blockchain, due to being made of individual blocks) at all times. A node that would like to record information in the ledger first broadcasts a transaction containing the information to the network where it is relayed to all other nodes. One node then compiles all new available transactions on the network into a block that is added to the blockchain. Once a block is stored on the blockchain, it and all of the transactions contained within it are immutable, meaning that the transactions cannot ever be altered in any way. When information on the ledger needs to be updated, as common with database systems, a new transaction is simply added to the ledger with the new information. However, the original information that was stored in the ledger remains intact and verifiable in a previous block for the entire life of the blockchain. Building on top of this blockchain technology originally created by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto for Bitcoin, the Neblio Blockchain provides distinct advantages for business and enterprise use cases for which bitcoin was not intended.
Enterprise Adoption & Next
Generation Solutions Despite ever-increasing media coverage of Bitcoin and other blockchain-related technologies, along with countless articles counting the industries that blockchain technology will revolutionize each year (for the last 5 years!) there has been very little adoption of blockchain technology in the enterprise space. Industries that would benefit the most from the inherent advantages the blockchain provides over traditional database architectures are waiting for mature toolsets, developer ecosystems, and packaged platforms to easily develop and deploy new applications, or to move traditional applications off of legacy database architectures and on to a blockchain network. While legacy blockchain networks have gained popularity by focusing on the digital transfer of value (cryptocurrency), next-generation blockchain solutions will focus on how the underlying technology can be evolved to support new use cases through innovation. While these next-generation solutions will also support the transfer of value due to the fundamental need of transferable "tokens" on the network, the focus will be on enabling new technology and use cases. In the case of Neblio, enabling businesses and enterprise developers to harness an intuitive blockchain platform and developer ecosystem to rapidly develop and deploy decentralized applications that utilize distributed ledger technology instead of traditional database architectures.
What are distributed applications?
In the blockchain sense, distributed applications are applications that access and store
pieces of information on the Neblio blockchain. These applications typically have a
"front-end" client that stores, processes, or displays the data for the application.
As an example, consider a theoretical medical application running on an iPad. In a
traditional enterprise world, this application would store and retrieve patient medical
records from a central database located in the medical office. Doctors can use the
application as they visit patients to view and update medical records. But…
What if this medical office is part of a larger network of medical offices that share patient records or part of a state-wide hospital network?
How do we ensure that the medical records stored in the database are always up to date in all locations and cannot ever be altered or lost?
What if the database becomes corrupt or is lost due to disaster or hardware failure? Do we have backups? If so, are the backups recent and will the backup restore be successful?
How much downtime will a disaster cause? Will we have to cancel patient appointments and lose revenue?
The answer is a distributed application. Imagine the same application, but instead of using a traditional database, the application accesses and stores the medical records in real-time on a private (due to medical record privacy laws) Neblio blockchain network. Each office or hospital in the network runs a private version of the Neblio blockchain node which ensures that every single record stored in the ledger is accurate and immutable across the entire network in real time. Nodes can be lost due to disaster or downtime without a single record being lost or altered and the network stays up. The main office can now use a separate distributed application that uses the same data off of the blockchain, but in a different way, to begin processing insurance claims and other paperwork as soon as doctors at a distant branch office are done adding patient records. This is just one example, in a single industry, where a distributed application built on the Neblio blockchain could provide immediate business value, driving efficiency and lowering costs.
The Neblio Blockchain Platform
is a development platform built
to simplify and accelerate the
development and deployment
of distributed applications on
the Neblio Blockchain, and
potentially other blockchain
networks in the future.
Difficulty and inadequate developer skillsets are seen as the major obstacles inhibiting the adoption of blockchain technology for developing distributed applications in the enterprise and business worlds.
To overcome these obstacles, the Neblio Platform is built from the start for enterprise distributed application development. A suite of RESTful APIs, in almost all of today's popular programming languages, will allow developers to intuitively interact with the Neblio blockchain network without having to know the complex details of blockchain technology. Developers that are familiar with using RESTful APIs to interact with today's traditional databases will feel right at home developing apps that instead use the Neblio Blockchain to access and store information.
Deploying a new Neblio node to support your app on the Neblio Network will be as easy as launching a Docker container. In industries where an application or group of applications may need to run on a private blockchain, Neblio's open source nature, along with our Business Services, mean that private deployments can be quick and painless.
Tokens on a blockchain network incentivize network users to secure
and operate the network. In a public blockchain network, bad actors can
attempt to attack or disrupt the network for their own gain. In an effort
to secure the network against such attacks, the network must have a
method of finding consensus. Traditional networks such as Bitcoin use an
energy and computation-heavy method of finding consensus known as
proof-of-work. Users are rewarded with bitcoins for using their
computational power to verify new blocks for the block chain and
consensus is found when the majority of the computational power on the
network agrees, preventing attacks. In contrast, many newer
blockchain networks, along with Neblio use a proof-of-stake consensus
model. Proof-of-stake works by using the network users' tokens as votes
towards consensus to verify new blocks and secure the network. Users
with more tokens get more votes since they have more tokens to lose
if an attack on the network is successful. In order to incentivize users
to stake their tokens in this model, users are given a reward for staking
their tokens and verifying new blocks.
Whether proof-of-work or proof-of-stake, tokens play an essential role in the operation of a public blockchain network's consensus model. Tokens must have some value to incentivize users to participate in securing the network. The Neblio token, NEBL, allows Neblio users to exchange NEBL with other Neblio users while encouraging users via token rewards to stake and help secure the network.
Simplification as an Enterprise
Adoption Driver
Difficulty deploying blockchain networks, developing distributed
applications, and packaging the two into something that can be
operated internally or by customers externally is the most
significant obstacle slowing the adoption of this technology in
the enterprise and business world. By providing single API calls
to instantly deploy a full Neblio Node, developers will have an
easy way to spin up or spin down a local testbed that is
directly connected to the global Neblio Network; allowing for
rapid agile-style development of distributed applications. All
Neblio APIs will be designed with simplicity as the priority.
Enterprise application developers that are used to working with
traditional database RESTful interfaces will be able to create
new, or adapt old, applications to use the Neblio
blockchain to store or access information without knowing
complex blockchain details, due to the similarity in API design.
Wherever possible, unnecessary blockchain and network details
will be hidden from the developer, with the APIs instead
exposing only the interfaces needed to develop or deploy
scalable distributed applications.
Along with APIs to provision Neblio nodes and interact with the blockchain, developers must have a simple way to package and deploy their distributed applications and services in a way that is repeatable, maintainable, and reliable. Where necessary, the Neblio Platform should allow a method for distributed applications to be able to discover the appropriate Neblio node to use for communication with the network to improve performance and availability. If an appropriate node does not exist, applications should be able to provision Neblio nodes themselves that will become part of the network. Applications should have the ability to monitor the health of the network and deploy new nodes in the event nodes lose connectivity or go down, in an effort prevent network outages and maintain enterprise reliability and availability.
Security & Immutability
The Neblio Next Generation Blockchain Platform
The blockchain technology at the foundation of the Neblio
network affords distributed applications running on the
network inherent security advantages. Due to the
decentralized nature of the public Neblio network and the
proof-of-stake consensus model where users of the Neblio
network are incentivized to run a Neblio node and secure the
network, successful attacks on the network by bad actors are
nearly impossible. The greater the number of wallets currently
staking tokens, the more secure the network is from attacks.
On private Neblio networks where there are not a large
number of users securing the network via staking, Neblio
tokens are staked by trusted parties that set up the private
network. This allows for private Neblio networks to be as
trustworthy as the trusted parties in charge of operating them,
while retaining the many other inherent benefits of blockchain
technology on the network.
Unlike traditional database architectures, distributed applications storing and accessing information on the Neblio blockchain can be certain that that information has not be changed since it was stored. This allows for distinct advantages in use cases in records management, auditing, and lifecycle verification. Information is always stored on the blockchain via additions, rather than modifying existing data. Distributed applications can choose to view the latest version of information via accessing the information at the highest block height for which it exists, or viewing every single transaction in which the information resides.
Scalability & Reliability
The Neblio network's massive scalability and reliability through
resiliency make it a perfect fit for enterprise and business
customers to run Tier 1 applications vital to their day to day
business needs. Through decentralized mesh networking,
Neblio nodes connect to each other relaying blocks around the
globe. Every functional node contains an entire copy of the
Neblio blockchain at all times, increasing the performance of
potential distributed applications since they can choose to
interact with the closest or fastest node. This scalability in a
global sense can drastically improve application performance
and response time while ensuring the information on the
blockchain can be accessed nearly anywhere the application is
The global scale of the Neblio network also provides enterprise-level reliability through resiliency. Nodes are able to join and leave the network at will, whether it be by choice or due to downtime, without harming the network. Applications that are communicating with a node that leaves the network will simply begin communicating with another node that also has a full copy of the blockchain. No matter which node the application is interacting with, the result of storing or accessing information will always be the same.
Use Cases
Blockchain technology has a vast number of use cases in the business and enterprise space. From distributed applications managing the secure records of financial transactions in an immutable ledger that can be traced for audit purposes, to cloud-scale applications managing the secure access and storage of the explosion of information generated by millions of internet-of-things devices. The Neblio blockchain network has the ability to drive business value through revolutionizing the way that enterprises develop and deploy applications in nearly every industry.
Neblio Blockchain APIs
Design Driven by Simplification
Blockchain technology has a vast number of use cases in the business and enterprise space. From distributed applications managing the secure records of financial transactions in an immutable ledger that can be traced for audit purposes, to cloud-scale applications managing the secure access and storage of the explosion of information generated by millions of internet-of-things devices. The Neblio blockchain network has the ability to drive business value through revolutionizing the way that enterprises develop and deploy applications in nearly every industry.
Language Support
The Neblio API suite will support the same set of uniform core APIs in nearly all of today's most popular programming languages. Starting with:
RESTful Architecture Design
Underneath the language-specific libraries that will be used to create distributed applications on the Neblio network will reside a RESTful API layer. This API layer can be called directly with raw HTTP requests or via one of the language-specific libraries. Representational state transfer, or REST is an API style used to provide interoperability between systems over a network. A REST endpoint (Neblio node) listens for an appropriate HTTP request that corresponds to an API, processes the API call, then performs and action or returns data back to the caller. Integrating a RESTful architecture into the Neblio core node will bring the latest modern API architecture to the blockchain, increasing interoperability with existing services, ecosystems, and applications that are already using modern RESTful APIs today
Enterprise-Driven Requirements
While designs for the Neblip API Suite v1 are already underway and centered on simplicity, supportability, and usability, the v2 of our API Suite will be designed around the feedback and design requirements we receive from our users. We are open to designing or implementing new APIs that meet the requirements of our users. Whether an enterprise user, or an individual launching their first distributed application on the Neblio network, our requirements, features and releases will be driven by the users, accelerating further innovation in the simplification of developing and deploying distributed applications.
Neblio Business Services
Blockchain Consulting
As experts in designing, building, deploying and managing blockchain networks, Neblio Business Services will offer business and enterprise customers consulting services to guide the deployment of blockchain technology, based upon the Neblio blockchain, within their organization. Our goal is to guide customers and users to utilize the technology behind the Neblio Platform to drive business value through efficiency and lower costs than legacy architectures. Architecting solutions that utilize Neblio technology to advance the business needs of our customers will give them an advantage in their respective industry over the competition
Neblio Node Deployment & Hosting
Neblio Business Services will offer custom Neblio node deployment and hosting options where desired by customers. Customers may want a Neblio node deployed in a specific configuration at, for example, each of their main offices around the globe. Other customers may wish to have a Neblio node under their control deployed in a hyper-scaler public cloud such as AWS or Azure or hosted directly by Neblio. Neblio Business Services will support custom node deployment and hosting options to meet every customer need.
Private Blockchain Development
There are cases, such as in the healthcare application example above, where a private Neblio blockchain network is more suited for a user's business need than the main, public Neblio network. In these cases, customers have the option to deploy the private Neblio network themselves utilizing our fully open source node software and tools while tweaking it to their liking, or utilizing Neblio Business Services to build the private Neblio network that meets their business needs. In cases where information on the blockchain must be encrypted for security, or where information needs to be relayed from node to node in smaller blocks at a faster cadence, customers can come to us to design the private network they need and provide support in on an on-going basis.
The Neblio Platform will provide the fully open source APIs, tools, and services needed by business and enterprises to rapidly develop and deploy distributed applications. Replacing legacy database applications with truly scalable and reliable distributed applications through the development of familiar and easy to use API abstraction layers is the goal of the Neblio Platform. Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the way business operate in many industries. Building solutions that radically reduce the difficulty and simplify the complex barriers to entry of blockchain technology will leave Neblio strongly positioned to fill a gap in the current market.
• https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
• https://hbr.org/2017/01/the-truth-about-blockchain
• http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/29/the-challenges-of-using-blockchain-technology.html
• Morabito, Vincenzo. Business Innovation Through Blockchain: The B³ Perspective. Cham: Springer International, 2017.
• https://peercoin.net/assets/paper/peercoin-paper.pdf
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2017/05/22/enterprises-have-extreme ly-high-hopes-for-blockchain-technology/
• https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-enterprise-smart-contracts/
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/danwoods/2015/10/26/why-your-ceo-and-boardshould-be-demanding-api-adoption/
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Taipei Tech builds an official partnership with Tohoku University (TU) in Japan in November 2019. TU stands out as the 82nd best university in the world and the 43rd best in material science by QS ranking, and is believed to be one of the Taipei Tech's staunchest allies in the academia.
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Another inspiration from Minority Report ePaper
Minority report is one of my favorite movie from the 2000's which actually displayed some technology way ahead of its time. In fact a lot of the devices that we are seeing today are somehow inspired by great sci-fi movies like the Minority Report. In fact in my earlier post I wrote about how real technology taking a lot of inspiration from movies, check it out.
Well today I am looking at another technology that is well from Minority report. The really awesome ePaper. Of course I mentioned about ePaper earlier in the same post mentioned above. But this time its even more like the real thing. Can't quite recall where it comes in the movie, see the clip below.
And then there is the part where these technologies are coming into reality. One of them is Bonnier. Bonnier is now a multi-channel media company with experience and knowledge from a full range of media in 175 countries across 20 countries. Check out their version of the ePaper or rather eMagazine below
Well most people might be telling now that devices like this are many these days and well with the launch of the iPad from Apple i will really say that the field is just got bigger with devices like this. However there is another interesting invention from LG, yes LG the company known for their amazing TV's and failed mobile phones.
The concept of the ePaper that the Korean company has announced has a 19-inch-wide display, about the size of a regular newspaper page. At a thin 0.3mm, it's slightly thicker than a piece of paper (about 0.06mm), and its 4.5-ounce weight will feel a lot heftier than a newspaper. Once commercialized, the revolutionary technology will slim down bulky dailies and hopefully save tons of paper, wastewater and carbon emissions.
Please check out some other concepts of the ePaper and eInk concepts from other developers.
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Last weekend being a bank holiday weekend, had me out enjoying life with a couple of mates before a week of night shifts hence my silence of late. Instead of running down our trail of destruction, pillage and debauchery like I usually would, this time I'll be reviewing two of the pastimes of the weekend that polarised my opinions.
The first was watching Straight Outta Compton, I had high hopes for this biopic of 'the world's most dangerous group' which were sadly dashed fairly early on. For those not familiar with N.W.A., they were an immensely talented group around from 86-91 who revolutionised Hip-Hop with visceral social commentary as well as some interesting moral values, or lack there of. Their notoriety stemming from their standing up to an institutionally racist police force and giving a platform to how life was on their streets of Compton.
The film's running time is two and a half hours so I accept things have to move quickly but the Genesis of the band and the subsequent successes and seemingly meteoric rise to fame felt like they were achieved with no real struggles or setbacks apart from the odd run in with the police, which felt pretty unrealistic. With such a speedy introduction the protagonist's histories weren't given much of a look in and there was little sense of fleshing out as a result.
The gigs are wonderful though, there is a feeling of the energy which their stage presence undoubtedly generated coupled with the obvious talent and ability they had. This coming out of adversity and driving anger, telling it how it is in a raw way is very well done and having listened to the albums for a number of years, there are some mighty catchy tracks from these lyrical poets.
It was a waiting game for it all to go wrong but that just wasn't balanced with much in the way of underlying tension, the greed and creative differences just sort of pop up in sequence as it were, rather than being in the background brooding and slow burning before the inevitable clashes. The main problem of the film for me though is how awkward it feels in certain parts, where instead of using subtlety chooses to stick a massive great signpost into a foundation of clunky dialogue because as an audience we are obviously too unintelligent to understand the nuances what it happening.
Since watching The Wire (of which a review will becoming soon(ish)) scenes of the nature with police interacting with people in areas known for drugs and gangs need to be utterly realistic for me to invest in them and these were sadly not that. There was little impact for me because I have been spoilt with high calibre writing and acting, which is not to say the actors don't do well, although the police were just far to one-dimensional to warrant comment. There was a mention of Rodney King and the subsequent riots but these weren't built upon in the film as themes but more of just as something going on at the time which would have been great opportunity for some sneaky up to date social commentary but was sadly missed.
It wasn't a bad movie by any stretch, I enjoyed it whilst it was on but on further scrutiny it didn't have as much to it as documentary would have. A simple one sentence voice over could achieve so much more in a shorter time and would still have been lucid on the main points with context whilst being objective to all players involved. In fact the documentary N.W.A.: The World's Most Dangerous Group is much better and is on YouTube if you have a spare hour.
The timing of the film is interesting with all the well documented race troubles involving the police and the black community over in America, shows that despite the impact of the band at the time, the nervousness of the authorities and the embracing of the general public, nothing seems to have changed, which perhaps says something for our society.
Now don't get me wrong, it would be stupid of me to single out anybody specifically because it is a problem that needs to be tackled by all. For all the good N.W.A. did bringing the injustices people suffer to a wider base, they also glamorised drugs and the gangster life which is part of the problem but then so is the lack of education on all sides and the need to target the most in need in society and help them after, all you are only as strong as your weakest link.
Soapbox now firmly stepped off, so to sum up, it's not the masterpiece some people are claiming but is a decent watch if you don't expect too much from it, it could have been shorn of the exposition scenes and perhaps paced better but after all that, the group remain a seminal and fascinating act that changed the music scene with a history worth discovering however you choose to do so.
Whilst making a cuppa, it occurred to me that the people against the message N.W.A. were trying to get across, was misunderstood by people who would have been highly educated, politicians, religious figures etc. These people reacted negatively to the music but clearly didn't understand the situation that pushed the group to present themselves like they did with what I can only describe as street eloquence. I suppose the term highly educated really is subjective and it pays to understand somebody or something before making a judgement.
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France's Socialist government has unveiled a controversial package of reforms to energize its crisis-hit economy, including a plan to expand Sunday trading for shops that is sowing discord within the ruling party.
The measures unveiled by Emmanuel Macron, France's youthful banker turned economy minister, are designed to prove to EU officials that Paris is serious about reforming the eurozone's second-biggest economy, France 24 reported.
They include steps to open up traditionally closed-shop sectors of the economy, such as for bailiffs and notaries, who plan to hit the streets in an unusual white-collar protest.
"This is a law which seeks to remove, in a pragmatic way, obstacles we have identified in several sectors to free up untapped potential for growth and activity," the proposed law states.
Other moves include deregulating certain "protected" professions such as pharmacists and taxi drivers, opening up inter-city coach travel within France, and selling between five and 10 billion euros ($12 billion) in state-owned assets.
"By over-protecting, we end up protecting nothing," Macron is fond of telling reporters, opportunely quoting France's brand new Nobel laureate for economics, Jean Tirole.
But it is the proposal to extend Sunday shopping that has touched off a firestorm of criticism, even among fellow members of the ruling Socialists.
Retail outlets may currently apply to local authorities to open on five Sundays per year, but Macron wants to expand that to 12.
Shops situated in "international tourist zones" would also be allowed to open until midnight and on Sundays year-round.
"Do we want millions and millions of tourists – notably Chinese – who come to the capital to leave us and go and do their shopping in London on a Sunday?" asked Prime Minister Manuel Valls in an interview with France 2 television last week.
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Macron was presenting the measures under the watchful eye of the European Union and Germany, which has recently chided its neighbor for not doing enough to revamp its economy.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a pot-shot at Paris over the weekend, saying French reforms were "insufficient", and Brussels has slammed the "limited progress" made by Paris, whose public deficit is expected to be above the EU's three percent ceiling until 2017.
The French economy is badly in need of a fillip. Growth was a sluggish 0.3 percent in the third quarter, after two consecutive periods of zero growth.
Unemployment is stuck at a record high 10.4 percent and President Francois Hollande has vowed not to stand for re-election if he fails to reverse the trend.
Macron, 36, has cast himself as a doctor-in-chief presiding over France's "ailing economy". In his first outing as economy minister in September, he singled out "mistrust", "complexity" and "corporatism" as the "three diseases" he believes are stifling France's economy.
But critics have portrayed him as an out-of-touch technocrat, pointing to his four-year spell at investment bank Rothschild, which made him a millionaire.
The left wing of the Socialist Party has said it will vote against Macron's proposals after a parliamentary debate expected in January, believing they "cast doubt over all the historical battles of the (political) left".
Diego Iscaro, France analyst at IHS Global, told AFP there was "a relatively high risk of the bill being significantly diluted during the parliamentary process."
Even if the reforms were approved and implemented in full, Iscaro said there were doubts over whether they would have a significant impact over the short term, "although they should help to lift the economy's long-term growth potential".


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Plumbing is a task that requires professional training and expertise. Plumbing generally indicates at the water pipeline layout in a house and the various aspects that will be related to it. This is a task that can affect the quality of life of the people who are living in the place. Ay problem in this genre can affect the quality of lives of the people living in the space and also the health aspects of the inmates and the occupants of the place. Often plumbing problems, in the beginning, look really trivial and small to us and we make an attempt to handle the problem on our own. However, this is not the case and such problems must be handled by certified professionals like the Miami plumber companies and service providers.
There are many jobs that must be entrusted to such professionals. Let us take a look at some of the basic elements from them.
Pipeline Layout – Laying out pipes is a tough job. This is a job that includes the aspect of designing and an element of engineering. Hence pipeline layout is one of the major aspects that must never be attempted on your own. This is a task that requires certified Miami plumbers for sure. Even if you wish to change or replant your pipeline layout then this is a task that must be entrusted to the professional experts of the domain.
Problems In The Underground Pipes – Often pipelines face a problem of their own. This problem could be related to clogging of the pipelines, or damage in certain part of the pipeline. This is a flow that can affect the inflow of fresh water and also out the flow of wastewater. Hence this problem can affect the quality of life and also the aspect of the health of the inmates of the place. Hence any such problem in its very first phase must get the attention of the professional plumbers.
Problems In Water Supply – Often underground water supply pipeline layouts meet with problems just as damage in certain parts or some parts getting blocked. This problem if is allowed to continue for a while can affect the whole property. Hence this is also a problem that must be dealt with in a deft manner by professional experts of the domain.
Drainage Issues – this is a big-time problem. This is a problem that can also spread disease and ailments in the house and will definitely spoil the beauty and the aesthetics of the place. Hence this is a sort of problem that must be checked at the very beginning.
Cleaning The Septic Tank – Septic tanks must be cleaned on a regular basis so that all the accumulated waste from the household or from the space concerned is cleared at regular intervals.
Pest Treatment In Pipes – Often plumbing pipes gets affected by the presence of rodents. This can damage the pipelines in a serious manner. Hence this is a problem that must be handled by professional experts of the domain like the Miami plumber service companies.
You can get such companies and their information from the yellow pages and the business directories of the city. Contact at least three well before any crisis emerges so that you have the contacts ready when the real problem comes.


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The Power of the Photo Blog
Originally uploaded by flickr photographerno1
He has requested me to stop writing anymore on AJS and he assures me that he and the erstwhile forum members will keep AJS under check and control.
I publically give a solemn promise with respect to all , that I shall abide provided my privacy as a colored man and as an Indian is not encroached.
I will go on writing and posting my older poems.
You want to comment go ahead ..just be polite before you take my ass.. I have teeth in my rectum too.
You all out there write excellent poetry
Read by others as textual poetry
As you set your imagination free
Touching others you don't see
I am a photo blogger unlike you
I blog photo poetry
My pictures are read without words
As picture poetry
A hyper link words and visual
That is my API key
At Flickr at Word Press
At Boggerspot and at Ipernity
My Homsesite Photographerno1
Where I dont post presently
5.80 lacs hits in two years
Is my head bowed humility
Truth I write
Truth I shoot
The power of the photo blog
Think twice before you
Write a comment to my poem
And call me a golliwog
I will shame you
All over the cyberspace
Through my powerful poetry blog
No hate no vehemence sans emotions
Like a doctor with a scalpel on your
Body and soul your racist epitaph
I shall inscribe
for treating an Indian as a dog
or calling me a pig or hog
so beware lest your memory jog
behind the silhouette of a poet blogger
lies the venom of a poisonous frog..


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It's D-day! People finally get to hear and purchase the highly anticipated Touch My Blood album by AKA. It's certainly been a long time coming and now we are finally here. The Supa Mega has set up a site for the album which houses everything regarding the album, from the available merchandise to tour dates and videos of his previous singles. Today is all about the fans and with the album currently trending on Twitter, we'll let the streets do the talking. Check out all the excitement from fans as the album is finally unlocked today:
Personally I think we can't deny or ignore the fact that @akaworldwide is f*cking the game up.— #TouchMyBlood (@kingIsaac_T) June 14, 2018
Man I don't gave a f* what you say. #TouchMyBlood @BeamGroup_ pic.twitter.com/U7XyFcUMUU
What I love about this Touch My Blood album is that is sounds South African and has qoatable lyrics. No mumble rap and imitating american sound unlike other SA rappers. Big shoutout and congratulations to @akaworldwide for giving us an amazing album. Much love ❤#TouchMyBlood!— WCR10 (@WandaForYou) June 14, 2018
#TouchMyBlood where did u ever find an album that make fans sing words to words just after 45 minutes released lol hahaha @akaworldwide u are genius pic.twitter.com/OBGnIvLGPi— #TouchMyBlood15thJune2018∆ (@MangalisoCurri3) June 14, 2018
Kiernan Jarryd Forbes what do you even mean? ???????? #TouchMyblood pic.twitter.com/te2ymLQP9z— Lesego R Mosito (@LesegoMosito_) June 15, 2018
@akaworldwide And @KwestaDaKAR. Two Titans And Maestros In One Joint... Fire Ignited By Gasoline ????????????????... I Ain't Regret Not Sleeping. This Music Is A Bless From The Heavens????????????????#TouchMyBlood pic.twitter.com/JelP36Jppm— Megacy ( AKA Fanatic) (@Xquisite_KushM) June 14, 2018
"all I ever wanted was applause, all you ever wanted was a Porsche" - @akaworldwide #Magriza #TouchMyBlood pic.twitter.com/P2UFv5u29b— MIDNIGHT. ⏳ (@pvblx_6eaR) June 14, 2018
There's nobody that can make an album with many genres in it and make it sound THAT GOOD like AKA just did with this album. #TouchMyBlood— TC ????????♂ (@TCNationwide) June 14, 2018
#TouchMyBlood so refreshing!!! @akaworldwide how do you do it though??? Was stuck on track one for about an hour....then consistently so i repeated all the other songs!!!Ai Mannn— Aaron Cole (@Tata_Cole) June 15, 2018
First person @MUSICA_AFRICA @SandtonCity to purchase the album— Ms Lukhaimane (@Laydee_Pinx) June 15, 2018
The things I do for @akaworldwide #TouchMyblood pic.twitter.com/fmDUqBbAra
AMAZING!!! AMAZING!! AMAZING !!???????????????? #TouchMyBlood pic.twitter.com/RsVy5hNaFV— Relebogile Kgamedi ???? (@lebo_loco) June 15, 2018
@akaworldwide #TouchMyBlood is the best hip hop album ever in s.a????????????????????that's not up for discussion. ✋— PHUMLANI (@budda_nkosi) June 15, 2018
Aint no boring song on #TouchMyblood ????????????????????????— craig (@ndoloza1) June 15, 2018
TL looking beautiful and its all positive vibes man, good morning may God bless this day!!! #TouchMyBlood pic.twitter.com/j7S48bLGXl— PABLO ???? (@Wonderb32) June 15, 2018
All this on https://t.co/iPDlovNTMH ????????#TouchMyBlood pic.twitter.com/hU7fxFlj1l— Chulayo M ????????????????MommaBear #TouchMyBlood ????Time (@ChulayoM) June 15, 2018
#TouchMyBlood Deserves fire emojis only. @akaworldwide ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????— Mthobeli Mdokwe (@mthobeli_m) June 15, 2018
@akaworldwide Daddy Issues || got me all emotional ei #TouchMyBlood ???? Ya mfana this is by far your best artwork, this is top level thank you @akaworldwide— Tebogo Mokone (@mok_onetebogo) June 15, 2018
Happy #TouchMyBlood Day— Nombulelo Fox (@FoxAndTheFro) June 15, 2018
Thanks to @akaworldwide and the homies for putting together one great album ???? pic.twitter.com/rMu2Ws2Jqx
It's national @akaworldwide day ????????— Kgomotso Mokgoko (@KgomotsoMokgok1) June 15, 2018
Morning World❤ #TouchMyBlood
#TouchMyBlood sounding so good, every song practically needs a video ???? ????????Ⓜega unlock???? Well done @akaworldwide, forever a stan❤— Gabaswane Jack (@GabaswaneJ) June 15, 2018
#TouchMyBlood@akaworldwide is Fire ???????? he deserves all sorts of Congrats #TouchMyBlood puts the Internet on steroids???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/VTZTJLGZvi— Sir.wisdom (@Wisdomguchu1) June 15, 2018
Follow me
@akaworldwide gave us his life on #TouchMyBlood in it's entirety.— #TouchMyBlood ???? (@MS_Lenyora) June 15, 2018
People recognise sincerity & connect.
I'm done. Enjoy your day.
Fela in Versace ????❤ ah damn this whole album nje ???????????????????? S/O to @akaworldwide maan you did the things needed to be doone!!! #TouchMyBlood— #TouchMyBlood ♥ (@coexistinggoals) June 15, 2018
I swim in a tank with sharks not nemos.... Another classic he has done it again ladies and gents shout out to @akaworldwide. #TouchMyblood ????????— MLONDOLOZI (@Khanye_M) June 14, 2018
.@akaworldwide Friday. I just got #TouchMyBlood ... I'm giving it a good listen. I'm so excited. We've been waiting for years mun. ???????????? pic.twitter.com/jlYuVOPuEg— nkanyiso (@paranoid_saint) June 15, 2018
No Guys MAGRIZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goes Fucking Hard!!!! #TouchMyblood pic.twitter.com/tOHX0fGV0G— OBEY (@Teee_Bag) June 15, 2018
Don't need dolla sign lebo mangmang from vava!! We got @JRafrika ???????? mans got the wave ???? #TouchMyBlood #Reset pic.twitter.com/5kvLUERq7w— Hi im wearing vans ???? (@GodsMiddleman) June 15, 2018
@akaworldwide you did the damn things here maan! Ke happy gore! ????????????♥ even made sure I had enough energy at this time of the night to have a lekker jam to #TouchMyblood ???????????????????????????????? Super Mega ✊????✊???????? pic.twitter.com/ZeCStu2b7A— Janey-Lee• (@janekathabethe) June 14, 2018
@akaworldwide is an Icon living????????????????I mean???? Thank you King for #TouchMyBlood ????????????— TMB???? (@Miss_Composure_) June 15, 2018
Lines in the jungle going in for the kill ...Pre 94 I was a Larny ,Post 94 Kwenzakalani— Chulayo M ????????????????MommaBear #TouchMyBlood ????Time (@ChulayoM) June 15, 2018
Heeeeeeeee Heeeeee you Gon #TouchMyBlood ????????????????????????????????????????????????for real
Doing that Megacy move
Ndi hepi Guys
Thank you @akaworldwide and @BeamGroup_ for the music and this feeling pic.twitter.com/uKFwipUroO
@akaworldwide gave us a masterpiece ????— MacD.???? (@MacDMasindi) June 15, 2018
Im unable to can #TouchMyBlood pic.twitter.com/k55HRjWyAv
@akaworldwide you've never let the megacy down. Thank you for the fire album????. Go get em king!???????????????????????? #TouchMyBlood— Stepmother saka Kairo (@Green_Greenly) June 14, 2018
Mara who does @akaworldwide think he is mara? Educating kids on AfroBeat and Highlife on #FelaInVersace. ???????? TOUCH THIS BLOOD, BLOOD. #TouchMyblood— Prince Hakeem (@LongLiveRafael) June 15, 2018
I love every single song on #TouchMyBlood @akaworldwide is a fucken genius! Daddy Issues II is the best tho???????????? pic.twitter.com/5sJII74XLt— Siseko (@SKay_SA) June 15, 2018
I'm a Proud Tsibipian but we need to stop lying at some point Aka's album #TouchMyBlood is fire ???????? let's give credit where it's due .— cassper Number one fan (@SectionKidd) June 14, 2018
Well done Aka .????
#TouchMyblood ????— Uyanda Purple Dancer (@Mizzpurple01) June 15, 2018
Playing the Album ????????♀
Which song are you currently playing?
#TouchMyBlood IS SOLID????. Reset , touch my blood ,amen and fully in are my jams.— tha 3rd (@SAM_T_TWICE) June 15, 2018
" kick ya Bestie outta the room now it's all about me and you" ????????— Tidi Mogotsi (@blesseduppapi_) June 15, 2018
AKA - Me and you. ????#TouchMyBlood ???? pic.twitter.com/GLkab20Two
#TouchMyBlood "Tell me are you in, Fully"~@akaworldwide I'm in my #Zone will be a hella mood of a perfomance— Luupablo (@Luupablo) June 15, 2018
Fela in versace is a whole vibe, it goes in on the first listen haha #TouchMyBlood— Kabza (@kabzerla) June 15, 2018
"is you into house? is you into trap? or you on the fence like tellaman?"— mosa tshekelo. (@cloudxten) June 15, 2018
too many quotables in this album.
happy #TouchMyBlood day.


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In episode 63, Rosie and Jessica just about remember to record the episode. There have been birthday parties, bouncy castles and accidental journalism. On that theme, they bring you their Top 5 Fictional Journalists, served on a platter with Bake Off Chat and a report from the Edinburgh Fringe.
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Miriam Kuepper Salary Guide, Market Insight
The 2018 Global In-House Report is an overview of hiring trends from a variety of sources, from the local knowledge of experienced consultants to our regional salary guides through to general market sentiment derived from interviews with senior contacts.
Below is an extract from the German section. The full report contains market insights for Italy, the Middle East, Turkey, South Africa, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom and North America.
The German Legal Market
In recent years, the German legal market has become almost entirely candidate driven. We are currently experiencing a shortage of talent which has made competition for the best candidates tougher than ever. Both companies and law firms are looking for the same sorts of skillset, background, and years of experience. This is reflective of the increased growth of the German economy in recent years, and the fact that both multinationals and local corporates alike have zeroed in on Germany as a geography where they are keen to concentrate their legal resource.
Looking at the stats may paint a slightly different picture; there is 1 lawyer for every 593 people in Germany. However, Germany is also one of the most litigious countries (per capita) in the world, and this is where much legal resource is focused. As such, the need for strong Corporate and Commercial lawyers is significant, and the pool is shallow.
Compounding this is the fact that lawyers who are in a good role currently are very well looked after and will not move unless it is – in their view - an outstanding opportunity that matches all expectations in regards to salary, location, personal development opportunities, etc. Due to this situation, there is increased competition for talent in Germany. The market has become candidate driven, and companies are needing to think outside of the box in the way that they differentiate themselves from the competition.
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Many of us love a beach holiday where we just spend the time unwinding on the sand but if you are looking for somewhere a little more off the beaten track in which to explore different cultures then why not consider Mexico. This need not mean compromising your need for comfort as there are plenty of luxury homes in Mexico where you can choose to stay.
As well as its beautiful beaches, Mexico has a rich cultural and political history and this, together with its warm climate has put it firmly on the Hobbis family travel bucket list.
Mexico is officially the United Mexican States, a federal republic in the south of North America. Bordered to the north by the United States, to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico, it covers almost two million square kilometers (over 760,000 sq mi) and is the 13th largest independent state in the world.
Here are just some of our must-see places in Mexico
Chichen Itza
Probably the most famous Mayan ruin, Chichen Itza has been declared one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. It is the site of the imposing El Castillo pyramid where the shadow of the plumed serpent god Kukulcan creeps down the staircase at the spring and autumn equinoxes).
Chichen Itza was one of the largest Maya cities and it was likely to have been one of the mythical great cities referred to in Mesoamerican literature. The city may also have had the most diverse population in the Maya world, which might explain the variety of architectural styles you can find there.
Tulum is the site of an ancient Mayan walled city on the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, where the ruins are situated on 12-meter high cliffs above a white sandy beach and a turquoise sea. The main building is the large stone structure called El Castillo (the castle).
The port city was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and today is one of the best-preserved coastal Mayan sites.
Near the ruins is the Parque Nacional Tulum, a coastal area with mangroves and cenotes (natural limestone sinkholes).
If you're a nature lover, from May to October sees the arrival of the turtle nesting season along the Tulum coastline.
At sunset, the mother turtles slowly make their way up the beach to lay their eggs, before carefully returning back to the sea. You can also snorkel with the turtles at nearby Akumal.
Calakmul – The Lost City Of The Yucatan
Not as well known as the ancient Mayan cities of Tulum or Chichen Itza, Calakmul lies deep in the jungles of Campeche near the base of the Yucatan Peninsula. Here you'll find lots of snake glyphs in the limestone, giving the place its other name of Snake Kingdom. Calakmul is also the site of the tallest known Mayan pyramid – Estructura II.
The city played a key role in the history of this region for more than twelve centuries and has many well-preserved structures which give a vivid picture of life in an ancient Maya capital. Calakmul also falls within the Mesoamerica biodiversity hotspot, the third-largest in the world, encompassing all subtropical and tropical ecosystems from central Mexico to the Panama Canal.
Excavations at Calakmul have discovered stucco friezes and mural paintings in some of the massive temple pyramids and palaces, as well as burials of kings and nobles. Their tombs were found to contain such artefacts as body ornaments, elaborate jade masks and pottery.
There is also somewhere I don't think I'd want to visit – "The Island of Dolls"! After a two-hour canal trip, you arrive at a clearing deep in the woods where thousands of mutilated dolls hang from the trees and hide among the dense branches.
They were put there by a reclusive Mexican man who believed they would appease the troubled ghost of a small girl who died there over 50 years ago – and still haunts the woods today.
Mexico City
Mexico City is ringed by mountains and is one of the world's largest metropolitan areas. The city is known for its 13th century Aztec temple, Templo Mayor, the baroque Catedral Metropolitana de México of the Spanish conquistadors and the Palacio Nacional, where you can find historic murals by Diego Rivera. These landmarks are all situated in and around the Plaza de la Constitución, the massive main square also known as the Zócalo.
We'd love to go there in November because on the 1-2 of that month it is Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) where families honour their departed loved ones by building altars and adorning them with marigolds, candles, sugar skulls and tequila.
I have just booked a trip to Mexico and was wondering what I should see. Thanks for these tips. I will try and fit as many in as possible!
Mexico is my fav place to visit! I have been lucky enough to visit Chichen Itza during the autumn equinox an see the snake climb down the temple, I have to say that place took my breath away, it is truly a moving experience, so been twice now. I love Tulum, but hated Cancun, so false, even the grass and the fake plastic wood effect benches are false, if you like Disney style America you will like Cancun, but it is not Mexican at all!
Great place so want to go there but hate long haul flights
Coba is also a great Mayan place to visit! Currently you can still climb the pyramid too! I love Mexico! Hopefully going again at Christmas so I'm planning to revisit Tulum and Coba, as well as see much more! Can't wait!
They thought the ghost girl would LIKE the dolls?? It probably only made her more terrified of her surroundings – if ghosts are real anyway. Mexico is 100% on my list. I'm more familiar with the resorts in Cancun, which aren't my cup of tea, but it's interesting to see what else is out there.
Mexico looks like such a beautiful place to visit! However, what's the story behind the baby doll in a tree? lol
I would love to visit one day, it's on my bucket list x
I loved Tulum, although it was so busy. Mexico City is somewhere I would love to go.
I have wanted to visit Chichen Itza for as long as I can remember! I have even dreamt about being there. I didn't know of Calakmul so now I need to add that to my list too!
Do you know I never thought of Mexico as a place to go on a luxurious holiday but these pictures are amazing! I am considering it now x x
Mexico is such a lovely place. There are so many fantastic and beautiful places there that you can visit and the people are really lovely.
Mexico looks like such a fascinating country, Tulum looks so interesting especially. I would love to visit one day
Ooh I would love to go to mexico, it looks amazing! I can see why these are your top five, one day I'll get there!
I just love mexico city but its been many years since I visited. Its a wonderful play and Chichen Itza is so surreal
I've always wanted to visit Mexico, mainly to see Chichen Itza. I have to admit I don't know a huge amount about other sites in the country however. Thanks for the pointers! The Island of Dolls sounds like one of my worst nightmares (coming in just behind an Island of Clowns!). Might give that one a miss if I ever visit, although I bet it's quite a sight to see. The beaches look lovely in Mexico….sigh, a beach holiday would be lovely right about now 🙂
I still haven't been to Mexico but it's definitely on my travel list. The photos are so beautiful!
I visited Mexico as a child but would love to return as there is so much more to see
I would love to go Mexico to see all these sights. For me it has to be the Chichen Itza and how exciting one of the seven wonders of the world too 🙂 x
Tulum looks absolutely stunning, I would love to visit at some point. The island of dolls…I'm not sure how I'm supposed to go to sleep after seeing this! it sounds like something out of a horror film, I most certainly would not want to go when it's dark out!
I've always wanted to go to Chichen Itza and Spring Break in Cancun (not on the same trip mind) but I've never really known much else about Mexico so this was a great post to read. I'd love to go to Calakmul now, I'm always intrigued by lost cities
Mexico is on my too do list would love to see Chichen Itza up close
I often hear Mexico described as being like the Caribbean. It does like a stunning place to visit!
Okay the island of dolls looks pretty creepy but everything else looks amazing x
I've never really thought about visiting Mexico before but it sounds like you could spend weeks discovering it all!
Such a wide range of places to visit, but I'm not sure I fancy the doll island either – sounds a bit creepy.


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A shadowsuit was a suit of body-stocking armor made of shadowsilk, a special light-absorbing material. The shadowsuit was designed to maximize the covert movements of the wearer. As such, shadowsuits did not use electronics that could be detected by sensors, except for the optional goggles for the wearer's eyes—the only part of the body that the suit did not cover. Cushioned gloves and slippers reduced the noise the wearer made by moving.
Ayelixe/Krongbing Textiles produced a retail model of the shadowsuit. While not widely available, a number of thieves and assassins used it. Later, the SpecForces of the Alliance to Restore the Republic custom-made a number of shadowsuits for their elite covert operatives.
The shadowsuit looked like an unpretentious,[4] pitch-black body stocking[2] that covered the whole body of its wearer[1] except for the eyes. Users commonly employed goggles in conjunction with the suit to provide eye protection;[2] in fact, factory-model shadowsuits routinely provided mass-produced goggles,[4] while the Alliance to Restore the Republic included VidGraph Peer macrobinoculars, known as "snooper goggles", with its standard-issue suits.[1]
The shadowsuit was made of shadowsilk,[1] a soft[2] but tough[1] special fiber[4] that absorbed both light and sound. As such, the resulting suit improved the stealth of the wearer.[1] The shadowsuit lacked any electronic device that could be detected by sensors,[2] including sensor scramblers and energy signature,[1] relying entirely in its passive abilities.[2]
The shadowsuit also included gloves and slippers[1] that featured additional sound-attenuating stuffing[2] to reduce the noise a wearer made by moving and thus increasing that user's stealth.[4] Including those cushions, the shadowsuit weighed a total of three kilograms,[2] or two kilograms in some cases.[3] It was made from cloth that was thin enough to allow a second type of armor to be donned either over[4] or under the shadowsuit.[2]
Ayelixe/Krongbing Textiles produced the shadowsuit, bringing it to the market at some point before 22 BBY at a price of 600.[2] Not commonly found in prestigious stores of the Core Worlds, it was available to military interests and found use among thieves and assassins.[3] During the last decades of the Galactic Republic, this item was legally restricted in the Cularin system,[5] but the bounty hunter Shiana Trist used it there nonetheless.[6]
During the Galactic Civil War, the covert SpecForces of the Alliance to Restore the Republic manufactured custom-made shadowsuits, hand-sewing these with the best available shadowsilk, shaking the shadowsuits to avoid rubbing noises, and including a muffled layer in gloves and slippers. The SpecForces had a limited number of units of the armor, even if they tried to keep up with their sizeable backlog. None of these individualized units were available for sale.[1]
Behind the scenesEdit
The handcrafted shadowsuit of the Rebel Alliance was first mentioned in Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook (1997), a role-playing sourcebook for West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game written by Timothy S. O'Brien. The book included the first image of a shadowsuit, drawn by Storn Cook. Arms & Equipment Guide added information on the shadowsuit, connecting it with Ayelixe/Krongbing Textiles for the first time.
Arms & Equipment Guide and The Clone Wars Campaign Guide mention that a user can don a shadowsuit and second armor at the same time, but both mention that the game benefits of the shadowsuit are lost in such a case. The Scum and Villainy sourcebook says that the shadowsuit weighs only two kilograms, while both the previous Arms & Equipment Guide and the later The Clone Wars Campaign Guide say that it weighs three kilograms; this article assumes that some units weighed two kilograms while others weighed three.
- Contract AA23 (First appearance)
- Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook (First mentioned)
- Arms & Equipment Guide
- "Jedi Counseling 53: Backups" on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links)
- "Jedi Counseling 82" on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links)
- "Living Force Hero Creation Guidelines" on Wizards.com (backup link)
- Scum and Villainy
- The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
- Lords of Nal Hutta
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Arms & Equipment Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Scum and Villainy
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
- ↑ "Living Force Hero Creation Guidelines" on Wizards.com (backup link)
- ↑ Contract AA23


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The 300 isn't just about the players. The NFL is about more than the 92 players who suit up every game. Here we look at one of the early greats.
Coach, Philadelphia Eagles (1935-1940)
Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers (1941)
Commissioner, NFL (1946-1959)
Frankly, if we were just talking about the coaching career of De Benneville Bell – or Bert Bell, as everyone knew him – then he wouldn't be anywhere near this list. With just 10 wins from 58 games, he has the second worst coaching record in NFL history. And as an owner he wasn't exactly a favourite with most NFL fans, the notorious deal by which the Eagles and the Steelers flipped both owners and teams in 1940 being largely his doing.
However, as the second ever NFL commissioner, Bell was something of a revelation. He was not shy of disciplining players, marking his first Championship game by suspending the Giants' Frank Filchcock, who had been implicated in a bribery scandal. He then brokered the deal which saw reluctant owners allow the Cleveland Rams to move to LA, but tied into the deal a condition that the Rams had to sign one of the NFL's first black players, Kenny Washington, which became a significant moment in de-segregation on the field of play.
Over the next few years Bell also settled the long-running dispute between the NFL and the rival AAFC (leading to the NFL being joined by the 49ers, Colts and Browns) and brought in the television black-out rule.
In fact, it is not unreasonable to say that, without Bell, the modern NFL would not exist as we know it. He was the first to properly exploit television rights and to market the Championship game. He introduced the Pro Bowl, to create one game where all of the best players could be seen playing with and against each other. He even, albeit reluctantly and under pressure, recognised and began to work with the NFLPA. Oh, and he's the man responsible for TV timeouts.
Bell thought of himself as a man of the people, preferring to buy his own tickets and sit with the fans than accept the hospitality of any one club. And it was whilst seated with fans behind the end zone of an Eagles game on October 11 1959 that he suffered a massive heart attack and died.
Bert Bell was one of the inaugural enshrinees when the Hall of Fame was established, and his memory lingers on in the NFL as the trophy for each season's Most Valuable Player is named after him.
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At the beginning, there was an exotic ocean from Oceania in Guangzhou. Papers belonged to the Cook Islands players to the outsiders, but in a duel with the Czech team they proved to be a very tough rival.
Right at the start of the game, they took the lead thanks to strict two-point missiles and the Czechs had to catch up to five-point manko from the first seconds. Also, the Michaela Uhro team kept two of them over the water, thanks to which the Czechs got back into contact.
But then they seemed to be exaggerating with the two-shot. Success fell, and the Cook Islands were still a few bodysuits in the front. The opponents played hard and long seemed to be able to manage the fouls.When they were already fouling, it was such a style that the Czechs did not have the chance to continue or even to score a foul in action.
Finally, the tactics changed. The Czechs the best sports betting online dropped the bullfighting and chose the raids. That was the right solution. It was a crush against the fouls, so the Czech basketball players got the lead for the first time in terms of four penalties. But the opponents could still cope and the winner had to decide to extend.
After a series of unsuccessful actions on both sides, Kateřina Novotná finished the game and the Czechs celebrate after the win of 15:13.
It was not even an hour and a half, and the Czechs were back on the court again to your second match.Their opponent was a strong France, who confirmed the good shape even during the match. The Czechs once again collected from the first attack, but unfortunately this time was not the last one. The opponents 1xbet bonus fired from a long distance with great success and turned the bullets from the heavy positions.
The highlight was the two with a foul. The French have gained high leadership. Anything can happen in basketball 3×3, but this time the Czech forces have only a short duration. The French once again crushed him in the ground. Despite all the efforts of Czech basketball players, the game ended before the end of the ten-minute game time when they reached 21 points. The Czechs had a total of 13 at that time.
On Thursday, Czech basketball players are off and a day later they end up working in the base group.First, they hit home China and they have to defeat it unconditionally, ideally the biggest difference. The Chinese played Romania 20:17 and Cook Islands (11: 9).
At the end of the group, the Czechs will meet with Romania, which has two defeats after two matches – 10:21 with France and already mentioned with China.


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If you love Gloomy Bear than you will love the September Groove release doll.
That's right you guessed it, it's the Dal Gloomy Bear fashion doll! How cute is that?
Under her bear costume you have her with bright yellow hair as Pitty, the poor boy who rescued the bear and in return is always attacked by the bear.
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I find this doll very funny :). Haha wouldn't that be something if Groove made a Domo-kun Dal
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Fan can tweet questions to Aldean @Billboard using hashtag #BBAldean.
"Night Train," which drops on Tuesday, contains the number one single Take A Little Ride.
2012 has been a big year for Aldean. He was nominated for 3 Grammys and 3 Country Music Association Awards for the upcoming Nov. 1 ceremony.


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At least four hostages have died as police stormed two separate hostage sites in France, killing the hostage takers – including the two brothers responsible for the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
Gunman Takes Hostages In Grocery Store In Paris
A gunman – feared to be the same individual who shot dead a policewoman in the capital yesterday – has taken at least five hostages at a 'kosher' grocery store in Paris.
Revenge Attacks In France Following Paris Shootings
Several attacks, carried out in revenge for the shootings in Paris, have occurred across France, targeting the country's Muslim population.
Charlie Hebdo Suspects Rob Service Station In Northern France
Two suspects believed to have perpetrated the attack on satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris have reportedly robbed a service station in northern France before fleeing the scene.
Two Police Officers Shot In Second Paris Gun Attack
Two police officers have been shot and injured after a second, unconnected attack in Paris in as many days – occurring just hours after the attack on Charlie Hebdo.
Gun Attack Kills 12 At Controversial French Magazine
At least 12 people have been killed and another 10 injured after two masked gunmen attacked the headquarters of the satirical Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
France Arrests 10 People Involved In Suspected Jihadist Network
France has announced that it has arrested 10 people believed to have been heavily involved in a major Jihadist network within the country.


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SAN FRANCISCO, California -- A T-shirt for boys has ignited a political debate on social media.
J. Crew posted a photo on Instagram Friday showing a boy in a T-shirt that reads, "I am a feminist too."
It quickly received a rush of comments.
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Some people felt in the current climate, the word "feminist" has a political slant and demanded J.Crew keep kids out of politics.
Others praised J. Crew for supporting equality among children.
The company issued a statement saying, "J. Crew stands for equality, and is for everybody."
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> >Hopefully when they roll out Tenchi Muyo later they wont use their own
> >actors and stick with the Pioneer dub.....
> I know this is OT, but is that true? Its just I know quite a few
> UK fans who would be interested to know if Tenchi Muyo is being acquired
> by the US Cartoon Channel...
That's the word that was mentioned back in October. A 1 hour extension of
Toonami in April with Wing and Tenchi being added. There was word flying
around that Kenshin was being saught as well.
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28 Oct iOS 10 – key benefits for businesses
It's safe to say that the last few months have been exciting for New Zealand businesses that use Apple devices. In early September, the technology giant released the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus as well as the new Apple Watch. Of course, with most iPhone announcements, a new mobile operating system was born at the same time, with iOS 10 now ready for download.
iOS 10 translates across multiple platforms including different versions of iPhone, iPod and iPad – enhancing the usability and performance of countless devices around business. Interestingly, the operating system is the most comprehensive of all updates, and signifies Apple's commitment to a more user-friendly future.
So, if your devices are currently using iOS 9 or earlier, what are the key elements of iOS 10 that you need to know about?
Improved privacy and security
Cybersecurity and privacy continue to be hot topics for business leaders, and iOS 10 certainly aims to provide another layer of protection for secure data. As well as messages in iMessage and FaceTime becoming encrypted, applications such as Calendar, Contacts, Reminders and Photos will all ask for your permission before accessing location or personal details.
iOS 10 has been described as the most advanced of any mobile operating system ever developed – aimed at combating the ever-increasing threat from hackers. Of course, businesses need more protection within internal systems to prevent cybersecurity issues.
Virtual magnifying glass
New iPhones offer great cameras and displays, but there always times when you need to zoom in that little bit closer. As such, iOS 10 users can take advantage of a new accessibility feature called Magnifier which allows you to zoom in on either text or objects at a distance. It is important to note that this new feature is lot more powerful than the normal built-in Camera app – perfect for seeing those small details in high definition!
Delete default apps
Default applications such as Stocks, Mail, Compass and Calculator are all staples of the iPhone generation. However, when space is at a premium, it is these types of applications that we want to delete – something not possible in the past. Users can now remove these apps and fill up their phone with more important ones such as Google Docs or Microsoft Office apps.
Wayfinding function
Whether you travel domestically or internationally, it's common to experience that "where am I?" moment. Of course, if you are late for a business meeting or conference, you want to be able to know exactly where you are supposed to be and how you can get to the destination as quickly as possible.
As part of the wider improvements to messaging, iOS 10 offers the opportunity to drop your current location into texts and iMessage. As a result, your recipient will immediately know where you are and can help you find your way. Just remember to have your Location Services on!
Improved graphics
With the advent of iPhone and other devices, business leaders can do all manner of applications with their smartphone or tablet. This could include viewing PowerPoint presentations, videoconferencing with a client or even creating a spreadsheet. What all three have in common is a need for powerful graphics – something the new iOS 10 delivers in spades.
Nicknamed "Metal" by Apple, the graphics capabilities have improved significantly, and combined with the new Retina HD display on the iPhone 7, the graphics are clearer than ever.
If your business would like more information about Apple and Mac implementation and how it could benefit your enterprise, feel free to reach out to the team at Imagetext today.


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The Sustainability Agenda is about Practical Steps
Carlo Capasa, President of CNMI, opened the day with remarks on how the sustainability agenda is very much at the heart of CNMI and the fact that this is about practical steps and not just talking.
He also launched a new report on retailers completed with McKinsey Milan, called "Global Sustainability Report: sustainability matters, but does it sell?" and a new roundtable on social and fair wages - starting with a pilot project analysing 40 factories in Italy. The report looks at the economic benefits of sustainability in marketing for department stores following a survey of over 80 department store buyers in more than 25 countries worldwide. The report found that, among consumers, 70% of respondents say they would accept a price increase up to 10% for a sustainable product.
Human rights violations are a danger for investors
Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights - a nonprofit supporting educational curriculum, litigator training, and socially responsible investing - delivered a keynote speech reminding us all about the importance of protecting human rights across the fashion value chain.
She has dedicated her 30-year career to the pursuit of equal justice, the protection of basic rights, and the preservation of the rule of law, with a focus on women's rights and children's rights; and quoted the groundbreaking report by NYU Stern on Bangladesh in her speech.
She criticised the multi million dollar industry of factory inspectors for being so unreliable, and offered as a solution that factory workers and brands and governments sit together to solve the issue.
She spoke about how the investment community is changing for the better. Human rights violations are a real danger for investors and it is also imperative that investors go beyond financial algorithms and look at the impact on the ground to make sure their investments are leaving a positive impact.
Her message was clear - we can no longer avoid the link between human rights and the investment community.


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If the band Yarn, playing the Avalon Theater on Sunday, Dec. 29, has not yet achieved household name recognition, they have developed a loyal and growing following. They're called "Yarmy," as in Yarn's army, bringing to mind other bands you may have heard of. Grateful Dead devotees famously were known as Deadheads. Never mind their favorite band never had a Billboard Top 10 single until "Touch of Gray" late in the Dead's collective career. Similarly, Phish followers call themselves Phans. They traveled hither and yon to catch concerts by a band that's never had a Top 10 single.
Yarn band members know all about life on the road and spinning yarns about their peripatetic touring to entertain loyal fans and win new ones. "That's what we do," says Yarn singer/songwriter Blake Christiana. "We tell stories, live and in the studio, truth, and fiction."
With that in mind, Yarn launched a series of singles back in January digitally released on the 13th of each month of 2019. The project, now compiled into a "Lucky 13" collection, includes each month's single plus an alternate version of one of the 12. "Our intention was to share what it's like to spend time traveling from city to city, with all the unlikely experiences encountered along the way," Christiana says.
You can expect Yarn to perform, at the very least, the December "Lucky 13" release, "Dreamtown," as well as, perhaps, the March single, "What For?" released just before the band's previous concert at the Avalon, upstairs in the cozy 60-seat-or-so Stoltz Listening Room. Yarn was so well-received that the group has graduated to the 400-seat main-stage theater.
The Yarn quartet self-describes its genre as "roots music from the shadows of skyscrapers." Others call it "back-porch melodies and narratives." The band plays an Americana blend of country, folk, and classic rock. Though some in the band hail from Raleigh, N.C., Yarn is based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn and has a regular Monday night gig at Kenny's Castaway in Greenwich Village. Yarn's current tour takes it up and down the East Coast and, beginning in March, to Colorado, Utah, and Montana.
"There's a different vibe onstage from what comes through in our recordings," Christiana says of Yarn's albums, beginning with the 2007 eponymous debut release. "There's a difference in every show as well; you never know what you're going to get."
Of the "Lucky 13" album, Yarn guitarist and vocalist Rod Hohl says, "People always ask us to tell them road stories. While this batch of songs isn't exactly literal road stories, most deal with some degree of adventure and adversity as inspired by our tours and treks around the country. Yet like any good story, there's an imaginative element to it as well. That's why we've decided to release alternate versions of some tracks to provide a glance at the oddities that exist just beyond sight."
Yarn's previous album, "This Is the Year," was an optimistic look forward while acknowledging challenges in becoming a more widely recognized band. "We were dealing with real-life issues," Christiana says candidly. "Broken relationships, a sense of having to regroup and put some things—and people—behind us. [Yarn's quartet was once a sextet. Remaining Yarns include bassist Rick Bugel and drummer Robert Bonhomme.] What I was writing about lyrically . . . became kind of a catharsis. . . . Ultimately those setbacks and difficulties led to new opportunities and allowed a little light to shine through."
Along their winding road, Yarn has earned four Grammy nominations and performed up to 170 concerts a year on the road, sharing the stage or opening for Leon Russell, Dwight Yoakam, Charlie Daniels, Allison Krauss, Marty Stuart, and other headliners. They've also shared songwriting credits with John Oates of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame duo Hall & Oates.
Their hope now is that "Lucky 13" will become a prophetic title in their quest for wider fame and fortune. Meanwhile, you can catch them live in Easton. Opening for Yarn is Eastern Shore singer-songwriter Nate Clendenen.
Yarn in concert
7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, Avalon Theater, 40 E. Dover St., Easton
Tickets: $25, 410-822-7299
Steve Parks is a retired journalist, arts writer and editor now living in Easton.
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21 October
8:00 - 17:00
Graduate Centre, Hatfield Campus, University of Pretoria
The Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, will host a one-week intensive short course on African Human Rights System in Comparative Perspectives Course.
The course focuses on regional human rights norms and its application in Africa.
It covers issues such as:
A general introduction to human rights law and the role players in the development and enforcement of human rights norms in Africa
The United Nations system
Human rights treaties and their status in Africa
European human rights systems
Inter-American human rights systems
The African Union and human rights
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights as well as the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
The course fee is ZAR 3 000.00 (US $ 450).
This fee covers tuition, course materials, teas and lunch. The fee excludes transport and accommodation costs.
A limited number of partial scholarships are available. Applicants must indicate on the online application form whether they wish to apply for a scholarship and provide sufficient motivation substantiating why they require financial assistance.
Applicants must also indicate whether they would still like to be considered for admission, in the event that they are not granted a scholarship.
How to apply
Applicants are required to apply online for this course.
Deadline for applications:
SADC applicants: 14 October 2019
International applicants: 7 September 2019
For more information, please contact:
Dennis Antwi
Project Manager: Advanced Human Rights Courses (AHRC)
Tel: +27 (0) 12 420 4197
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Singapore High Court Decides First Case On Super-Priority Rescue Financing.
Legal News & Analysis - Asia Pacific - Singapore - Insolvency & Restructuring
7 December, 2017
In the recent case of Re: Attilan Group Ltd [2017] SGHC 283, the Singapore High Court released its first decision in relation to the new provisions in Section 211 E of the Companies Act (CA) relating to super-priority rescue financing.
In coming to its decision, the High Court took guidance from U.S. Chapter 11 authorities and set out useful guidelines for future applications for super-priority rescue financing.
Key Facts
At the end of 2016, Attilan Group Ltd. entered into a subscription agreement with Advance Opportunities Fund 1 (the "Subscriber") pursuant to which the Subscriber would subscribe for convertible loan notes, which could be converted into shares in Attilan. The subscription was to take place over several tranches and sub-tranches.
Subsequently, Attilan ran into financial difficulties, and had a suit instituted against it by Phillip Asia Pacific Opportunity Fund Ltd. Thereafter, the Subscriber refused to subscribe further under the subscription agreement.
Attilan sought the court's leave to convene a creditors' meeting to approve a scheme of arrangement under s 210(l) of the CA to restructure and turnaround its financial affairs. As part of this scheme of arrangement, Attilan also applied to the court under Sections 211E(1)(a) and (b) of the CA for the further subscriptions by the Subscriber to be treated as super-priority rescue financing. Sections 211E(1)(a) and (b) of the CA are as follows:
- An order that if the company is wound up, the debt arising from any rescue financing obtained, or to be obtained, by the company is to be treated as if it were part of the costs and expenses of the winding up mentioned in section 328(1)(a);
- An order that if the company is wound up, the debt arising from any rescue financing obtained, or to be obtained, by the company is to have priority over all the preferential debts specified in section 328(1)(a) to (g) and all other unsecured debts, if the company would not have been able to obtain the rescue financing from any person unless the debt arising from the rescue financing is given the priority mentioned in this paragraph.
- Phillips Asia and certain other creditors opposed both of Attilan's applications.
The High Court allowed Attilan's application to convene a creditors' meeting, but disallowed the application for the Subscriber's further subscriptions to be given super-priority status.
In relation to the application under Section 211(1)(a) of the CA, the court reviewed §364(b) of U.S. Chapter 11, and the cases of In re Johnson Rubber Company, Inc. et al Case No 07-19391 (Bankr, N.D.Ohio, 2008) and In re Ames Department Stores, Inc. 115 BR 34 (Bankr, S.D.N.Y., 1990).
The court held that the rule in Johnson that "reasonable efforts" must be shown to have been expended in obtaining "financing on an unsecured basis" did not apply to an application under Section 211E(1)(a), as the language in Section 211E(1)(a) and §364(b) was different. However, the broader point that the applicant should expend reasonable efforts to secure other types of financing would go toward the court's discretion to grant the application for super-priority.
In this respect, the court held that one of the factors it would consider in deciding whether to grant super-priority under Section 211E(1)(a) was whether an applicant had taken reasonable attempts at trying to secure financing on a normal (non-super-priority) basis. This was even though it was not a condition for the grant of super-priority under Section 211E(1)(a).
The court also considered the qualification in Johnson that there is no need to demonstrate availability of unsecured financing under §364(b) where the "circumstances reasonably dictate that such efforts would be to no avail." The court held that this was not the case here, as Attilan had not shown it was in objectively such abysmal financial health that no financial aid could have been reasonably received without any offer of super-priority.
In this case, the court found that there was insufficient evidence of any efforts to secure financing without any super-priority.
In relation to the application under Section 211E(1)(b) of the CA, the court reviewed §364(c) of U.S. Chapter 11 and the cases of In re Western Pacific Airlines, Inc. 223 BR 567 (Bankr, D.Colo., 1997) and In re Mid-State Raceway, Inc. 323 B.R. 40 (Bankr, N.D.N.Y., 2005).
The court held that, in the context of Section 211E(1)(b), an applicant must demonstrate that reasonable efforts had been undertaken to explore other types of financing that did not entail super-priority. This would include, for example, evidence of failed negotiations and attempts with other potential lenders.
The court held that what would amount to reasonable efforts is a question of fact that would be determined on a case-by-case basis. It does not mean that the debtor must show he had sought credit from every possible source. In this respect, the court found U.S. cases, such as Ames, Mid-State Raceway and In re The Crouse Group, Inc. 71 BR 544 (Bankr, E.D.Pa., 1987) to be useful in providing guidance on what was reasonable.
In this case, the court found that Attilan had not demonstrated that it had undertaken reasonable efforts to source for financing without super-priority. Although Attilan stated on affidavit that it had approached and discussed with various parties to source for financing, there was no evidence whether these discussions were in respect of financing without the super-priority terms envisaged in Section 211E(1)(b). There was also no evidence backing Attilan's bare assertion that the terms imposed by the Subscriber were the "best possible that could be obtained by the Applicant."
As for Attilan's offer of super-priority to Phillip Asia, this attempt was irrelevant for two reasons. First, this was not an effort by Attilan to source for financing without super-priority. Second, the offer was only made after Attilan had taken out the application for super-priority.
The court also held that it was not necessary for the proposed financing to be entirely new to qualify as "rescue financing" under Section 211E. If the existing creditor was obliged to inject funds, that would not qualify as "rescue financing." If, however, the injection of the funds was at the option of the creditor, and its exercise could be made contingent on its obtaining super-priority status for those injected funds, then such funding could qualify as "rescue financing."
Key Takeaways
The decision in Attilan provides certain key guidelines for parties seeking to apply for super-priority rescue funding:
- It is crucial to adduce evidence that reasonable steps have been taken to secure financing without super-priority status. This appears to be necessary regardless of the particular limb of Section 211E(1) under which the application is made. Bare assertions, even if made on oath, are insufficient.
- It is necessary to set out which particular limb of Section 211E the application for super-priority rescue financing is being made.
- The court will look to U.S. Chapter 11 authorities for guidance on the applicable principles in deciding whether to approve super-priority status.
- Existing financing can qualify as rescue financing under Section 211E, so long as the existing creditor is not under an obligation to continue financing.
For further information, please contact:
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Good morning! Well, December is here and so are the Christmas lights, music and (for some) beautiful winter weather. I love to make Christmas layouts so you will be seeing a lot of them on my blog this month. Here are some of the ones I've made so far.
Have a fabulous and blessed day!


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Sunrise complex is located in Budjaka area of Sozopol. The complex is majestically situated, on top of the cliffs, and reveals an unforgettable view, towards the sea, and the romantic sun rise of Sozopol.
The complex includes two modern buildings. A large outdoor swimming pool, children's pool with water slide, and parking.
The apartment we are offering for sale, you will find on the ground floor, and is close to 50 square meters, fully furnished, to a very high standard, and ready to move in.
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* Spacious bedroom with access to the terrace
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Sunken doors mats, also known as recessed doormats, create a great look at the entrance of a building and look very professional. Many businesses opt for this style as it prevents any issues with entrance mats moving or slipping as the mat will sit tucked safely in its recessed door mat well. It also prevents an entrance mat from folding at the corners as it is recessed into the floor so it will remain secure.
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