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- Price$277,900
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- Built2019
6331 Daytona, College Station
This 4/3 open plan features a spa-like master suite with an over-sized walk-in closet, a covered patio and will be available to close in the next 30 days! Kaleo homes are built on-site by our owner, who works with you throughout the entire home building process. Each Kaleo Home has "everything you are looking for in a home".. which to us means a quality construction, more options and peace of mind. Southern Pointe is South College Station's newest Master-planned community which will feature 7 lakes, 50+ acres in parkland, 8+ miles of jogging trails, fiber-optic cable, a community pool and a dog park. Don't forget to ask about buying incentives when you use our featured lender!
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- Price$277,900
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3.00
- Full Baths3
- Square Footage1,768
- Acres0.13
- Year Built2019
- TypeResidential
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- UtilitiesGarbage, Gas on Site, Internet Available on Site, MUD Sewer, MUD Water
- # of Garages2
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- RoofComposition
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- Zip Code77845
- InteriorCarpet, Tile, Vinyl
- Interior FeaturesEthernet Wiring, Garage Door Opener, Security System, Smoke Alarm, Smart Home Feature
- AppliancesGas Range, Garbage Disposal, Island, Microwave Oven, Self Cleaning, Vent Fan
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- CoolingCentral Electric
- StoriesOne Story
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Stocks moved mostly higher on Monday morning as a hearing on Russia's involvement in the U.S. election began on Capitol Hill.
The S&P 500 was up 0.05%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, and the Nasdaq climbed 0.23%. Stocks began the day in the red.
FBI director James Comey confirmed on Monday that the intelligence agency is investigating the Russian government's involvement in the election and will also look into ties with the Trump campaign. Intelligence agencies previously confirmed that Russian hackers had been involved in efforts to favor a Donald Trump win. Comey said there is no timetable for the investigation.
Lawmakers were receiving testimony from key intelligence agencies on Monday over Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election and allegations of collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign.
Rep. Adam Schiff, (D-Calif.) said during the committee's opening moments that "the Russians successfully meddled in our democracy, and our intelligence agencies have concluded they will do so again."
Over the weekend, world finance leaders dropped a long-standing pledge to pursue free and open trade at the G20 meeting at the behest of U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the Trump administration. Scrapping the pledge to resist "all forms" of protectionism aligns with Donald Trump's push to put "America first," though Mnuchin later tried to downplay the shift by arguing that prior language was "not really relevant" and that Washington still supports free trade. A pledge to fight climate change also was removed at the G20 meeting.
"Mnuchin made the point earlier last week that the Trump administration has no desire for trade wars but does want certain trade relationships to be fairer for U.S. workers," Societe Generale's Michala Marcussen wrote in a note. "Exactly how this will be reflected in actual policy, however, remains uncertain with the future of NAFTA, a potential Border Adjustment Tax (BAT) and view on currency manipulation as the focal points ... Our baseline assumes that ultimately the U.S. politic bark will ultimately prove worse than the bite as more protectionism would hurt all, including U.S. households."
Crude oil also slumped on fears of a global rise in protectionism. West Texas Intermediate rose 0.6% last week, clawing its way back from the worst of losses a week earlier. Prices have been under pressure on signs of ballooning U.S. stockpiles and an uptick in global production.
West Texas Intermediate crude was down 1.1% to $48.26 a barrel on Monday morning.
The U.K. has set March 29 as the date it will begin formally removing itself from the European Union by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. Minister David Davis said in a statement that the U.K. was "on the threshold of the most important negotiation" of a generation as it prepares to determine the terms of its "Brexit." The U.K. voted to exit the EU last June in a shocking outcome that sparked fears of wider spread populism in Europe.
Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said on Monday that he could support as many as three rate hikes this year if the economic data remain supportive. "As I gain more confidence in the outlook, I could support three total this year," he told Fox Business. "It could be three, it could be two, it could be four if things really pick up," he added, noting that the pace relies on inflation trends. The Fed raised rates by 25 basis points last week, the third increase since 2008.
Walt Disney's (DIS) - Get Report live-action Beauty and the Beast brought in a record haul in its weekend debut. The film was the best box office open of the year and the seventh-best on record, bringing in an estimated $170 million in North America. Beauty and the Beast is just one of several Disney movies reimagined as live action, following remakes of Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, andThe Jungle Book. Shares rose 1.1% and were among the best performers on the Dow.
Nike (NKE) - Get Report rose ahead of quarterly earnings scheduled for Tuesday. Analysts anticipate adjusted earnings of 53 cents a share for its February-ended quarter, according to FactSet. The athletic footwear brand earned an adjusted 55 cents a share in the same quarter a year earlier.
CytomX Therapeutics (CTMX) - Get Report rocketed 24% higher after announcing a larger collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) - Get Report . The drugmaker will receive a $200 million upfront payment as Bristol-Myers uses its Probody platform to develop treatments for cancer. CytomX is also eligible for $448 million in milestone payments.
Movado Group (MOV) - Get Report slumped 3% after fourth-quarter earnings and sales missed estimates and its outlook came in on the weak side. The watchmaker reported a drop in net income to 22 cents a share over its recent quarter from 34 cents a year earlier. Consensus was for 23 cents. Sales fell 8.7% to $130.8 million and missed estimates of $136.9 million. For fiscal 2018, Movado anticipates adjusted earnings no higher than $1.55 a share, falling short of $1.60 consensus.
Deutsche Bank (DB) - Get Report fell 2% after announcing plans to issue 687.5 million in shares to raise 8 billion euros. A share price of 11.65 euros is 35% below Friday's trading levels. The bank also said it had cut staff bonuses by 80% last year following its second straight full-year loss.
MoneyGram (MGI) - Get Report was on watch Monday after agreeing to deal negotiations with Euronet Worldwide (EEFT) - Get Report , a development that puts its offer from Ant Financial in jeopardy. The payments-transfer company surged last week after receiving an offer from Euronet 15% higher than its deal with Ant Financial.
Dominion Diamond (DDC) climbed more than 25% after receiving a $1.1 billion, or $13.50 per share, bid from a privately held conglomerate in Montana. However, deal talks are currently stalled, meaning the fight for control could become public.
Albertsons, the grocery-chain operator backed by Cerberus Capital Management, has held preliminary talks to merge with Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) - Get Report , people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg. The discussions, which took place in recent weeks, are at an early stage and may not lead to a deal. The talks have involved a plan to take organic grocer Sprouts private and add it to Albertsons' portfolio, which includes eponymous grocery stores and the Safeway store brand.
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In Praise of Coated Insulators
When there are two alternative technologies that each somehow complement the weakness of the other, combining them would seem the logical solution. This applies to traditional ceramic insulators and silicone rubber material. Porcelain and glass insulators (both classified as 'ceramic' since each is based on silica) suffer from the significant weakness of easy wettability. This results in relatively poor contamination performance. Silicone composite insulators, on the other hand, have excellent contamination behavior but, in my view, carry a greater risk of permanent electrical or mechanical failure. Combining the two materials is therefore often the perfect solution. Indeed the application of RTV silicone coatings to porcelain at substations first began more than 25 years ago and has had good success. So why has this practice not become more widespread, especially for overhead line insulators. One major obstacle, perhaps, has been procurement cost since coated insulators are significantly more expensive than either ceramic or composite insulators. If this cost issue could somehow be resolved, could such insulators become a more common choice for users? Here are the key issues at work.
Going back to the 1980s, RTV coatings were applied to porcelain insulators to solve contamination flashover problems at AC and DC substations. Since they were often installed in the field, conditions could not always be controlled and there were problems such as wastage, overspray, poor surface preparation, uneven coating thickness and inadequate adhesion.
Yet in spite of such problems, service experience overall was regarded as a great success since the former need for periodic washing was basically eliminated while flashover problems were controlled. For example, flashovers of HVDC wall bushings due to non-uniform wetting (since the converter station wall was preventing the bushing from being either fully dry or completely wet during rainfall) were eliminated. While perhaps this result could also have been achieved by greases and oils, where RTV coatings really stand out is their continued long-term hydrophobicity, despite the accumulated contamination.
The popularity of coatings naturally increased and several publications and guides appeared on how to best use them. Recently, the stage has been reached where coating porcelain or glass insulators is increasingly performed in the factory or indoors just before installation. In fact, an IEEE task force for pre-coated insulators has prepared an updated paper on this technology. What might help convince more users to adopt this solution is data that can better quantify the effectiveness of the coating over time. For example, it can be expected that, for any given system voltage, RTV coated insulators will withstand higher levels of contamination than uncoated insulators. Demonstrating this in the laboratory when the coating is new is fairly easy. But what is needed is testing with insulators where the coating has been deliberately damaged to simulate improper installation, storage or handling. Even in such cases, however, the contamination performance with a deteriorated coating would likely still be better than for uncoated since at least a portion of the insulator would remain hydrophobic.
The aspect of simulating coating performance after years in service is more complicated. One could perhaps employ tricks such as using wetting agents during application of pollution in order to reduce hydrophobicity or performing the test on artificially contaminated insulators without allowing time for hydrophobicity to recover. Repeated measurements of flashover/withstand on a coated insulator would alter hydrophobicity unevenly along the insulator and lower flashover/withstand voltage with each successive trial. This might be one way to simulate coating condition after years of service. But which flashover value is most relevant and how to assess residual service life from such tests are issues that would keep researchers busy.
From a user perspective, one of the key questions is: when should coated insulators be cleaned or re-coated. One possible such indicator in the case of substation insulation is audible noise. When a coating is new, noise due to corona is barely perceptible. As the coating becomes contaminated and hydrophobicity diminishes, one can expect an increase in surface discharge activity and therefore noise. But since this parameter is hard to quantify, it is still difficult to establish reliable criteria for maintaining coated insulators.
There are certain environments that are optimal for each different insulator technology. Suitably dimensioned insulators of all types will perform well in locations with light to moderate contamination. For contaminated locations that are relatively dry, silicone insulators are most advantageous due to their inherent surface hydrophobicity. RTV coated porcelain/glass insulators, by contrast, would better be suited for locations with moderate to high contamination combined with frequent wetting due to mist, rain or fog. In such locations, loss of hydrophobicity from repeated discharges could degrade the silicone housing, thereby exposing the composite insulator to permanent failure. Still, such a simplistic categorization does not resolve the issue since the terms 'relatively dry' and 'frequent wetting' are qualitative, at best. Contamination levels are generally characterized mainly in terms of ESDD and NSDD. Adding some quantification of the relative wetness and/or dryness of the service environment could only aid the insulator industry.
One final point. While pre-coating insulators is possible either during construction or after an extended outage, even these insulators will have to be re-coated in the field at least once to ensure a useful life of 30 or more years. Life cycle costs of each of the alternative solutions would then need to be compared to arrive at the best choice.
Prof. Ravi S. Gorur


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Naltrexone is one of the most common medications for alcohol use disorder. It boasts a high success rate and is ideal for people who want to cut back, or change their drinking behaviors.
Naltrexone is best for:
- Limiting alcohol cravings
- Treating physical addiction
- Changing habits over time
- Establishing moderation as an option
How Does Naltrexone Work?
Naltrexone reduces your motivation to drink by blocking the pleasure effects of alcohol. It does this by limiting the endorphin rush many people get from drinking. Naltrexone was originally developed to treat opioid addiction, and although alcohol is not an opiate, the effect of naltrexone is similar.


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"Delphi Schools, Inc. owes a debt of gratitude to Mr. Hubbard, whose extensive writings on education have guided our work in education and provide fundamental guidelines and policy for the schools in their approach to teaching, learning, and administration."
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Oh shit.
Let us be clear about this: The Delphian School denies being affiliated with Scientology in any way. It's merely a coincidence that half the student body are practicing adherents, and that Tom Cruise's kids happen to be alumni.
So just what does an educational curriculum designed by L. Ron Hubbard look like, anyway? According to Hubbard, "All educational problems arise from misunderstood words," so students spend a part of their day ritualistically looking up words in the dictionary to understand the multitude of nuances to words like "the." Other activities include "training routines" where students are forced to remain stoic while other students scream abuse and ridicule. It's basically the first act of Full Metal Jacket.


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At the Bad Girls Bible, we recommend that most people try anal sex and playing with anal toys because of how fun and pleasurable it can be. But getting used to it – and learning how to take bigger toys – isn't always easy or obvious. That's why we wrote this guide that teaches you how to train for anal sex and play.
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Before we jump in, you may want listen to my anal sex podcast to learn some powerful anal sex tips for intense orgasms. You'll disover 11 things you must do in order to make it wildly pleasurable, fun & satisfying and avoid any pain, embarrasment or mess.
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Anal Training Two Ways
Two types of anal training that usually come to mind: training for anal sex (for the first time) and anal stretching after you've become comfortable with basic anal play, which requires more time and patience to do. We'll start with preparing for anal sex.
One of the main reasons why people don't want to try anal – aside from the fact that this is where you poop from – is that it will hurt. Yes, it can't hurt, but it shouldn't. This is especially true if you're properly prepared.
Here's a post about what to do if anal sex hurts.
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For this reason, the decision to have anal sex should never be one that you make at the spur of the moment, and anal should never be a surprise – for you. It can make a sexy surprise for your man once you've prepared, however!
What does preparation entail? First, you need to be mentally ready. If you're at all unsure about whether you want anal, you're probably going to tense up. Tense muscles will make penetration more difficult and painful, which leads to the very thing you were worried about to begin with.
So you need to be mentally relaxed, allowing your body to relax physically. For some people, a glass of wine might do the trick. You might receive a sensual massage (more on that here) from your man to melt all your stress away. If you're already fooled around and perhaps had an orgasm, you'll likely be feeling pretty sated, and that might be the right time for anal.
You know yourself best, so pay attention to your gut. Speaking of gut, read this post about anal during pregnancy if you're curious. We've also got answers to your questions about getting pregnant from anal sex.
Preparing for Anal Sex
Secondly, we have physical preparation for anal sex. You may not be worried about the pain. Your concern may be about being clean and preventing any issues with fecal matter, which is a concern that many people share.
Fortunately, that sort of training for anal sex is usually less intensive than you'd imagine. For most people, having a bowel movement before cleans everything out. You can Wipe with a wet wipe or shower, and some people like to shave their butt cheeks and around their anus to be smooth and soft. But that's optional.
If you want to be immaculate to prevent any potential mishaps, one option you can consider is an anal douche. It looks a bit like a dropper. You fill it with room temperate water – never hot or cold – and sit over the toilet while you squeeze the water from the bulb to your anal tract to clean out any fecal matter.
Read More: Preparing for Anal Sex
An enema is typically overkill unless that's one of your fetishes. But you can buy the device from many sex stores and hook it up to your shower or faucet for the ultimate in clean. It'll require a lot more time and effort, however, than just douching.
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So now you're prepared for anal sex, clean and calm. What's next? We advise against simply sticking a penis or toy in your butt without warming up no matter how horny you might be!
Related: Anal Sex Positions
Time for Penetration
It's smart to start smaller. Maybe a small toy as long as it has a flared base or handle that allows it to be safe for anal play, a finger (find out why anal fingering is the best) or two or even your partner's tongue (tips for rim jobs). Learn more about anal rimming here. These smaller body parts or toys can pass the tight ring of muscles known as the sphincter that prevents items from passing in or out of your anus [].
This is actually why anal sex feels so good for men. Discover other reasons that men like anal.
As your anus becomes used to the sensation, you can add a finger or increase toy size. Soon enough, you'll be able to comfortably take a penis or penis-sized toy. Of course, you should definitely use lube. We recommend lube for all kinds of sex, but it's especially important with anal sex because your anus isn't able to self-lubricate.
Learn more about lube and how it makes for better sex.
You may be on your way to having an orgasm from anal sex or wearing a full-sized butt plug (more on that in this post) during sex. Awesome!
Read: How to Have Anal Orgasms
When You Want to Get Serious About Anal Training
Maybe you're an anal aficionado, so the previous advice doesn't really apply to you. Perhaps you want to see how much you can comfortably take or you are in a power exchange relationship with a partner who has instructed you to train yourself to take larger anal toys. Anal penetration can feel especially submissive. Read more about this.
If this sounds like you, read on to learn how to seriously train for anal sex.
Toy Size
Being able to take a larger toy or penis is much like training for anal sex the first time. You start small; although, you may be able to take a medium toy (having a diameter around 1.5″) or your partner's penis without much warming as you become more experienced.
After you're comfortably penetrated, you want to increase the size of the toy or move from your partner's penis to a larger toy. You can buy toys specifically to feel full – and people who enjoy larger toys are often known as size queens. Any reputable retailer should be able to tell you about the circumference of the toy (the measurement around the shaft) or the diameter (the measurement from one side of the shaft to the other. This is the same as the circumference divided by 3.14 (Pi aka π)).
Toys known as dilators exist specifically to help with vaginal penetration [], and you'll find similar anal/rectal dilators that are safe to use in your back door.
Remember to be realistic. What seems like a modest increase in size on paper can feel huge, literally, in your body. Increasing the diameter by 1/4″ (.25″0 inches is a good start; although, you may be able to skip some diameters in between. You may eventually find yourself playing with a toy that you never thought was possible to use anally!
You might not be able to insert a larger toy that you've been lusting after, or you may only be able to do it for a little at a time. That's okay. Anal training requires time and patience, so be easy on yourself.
You can always insert a toy again or go bigger next time. But you can't undo any damage that you've done by going too fast or getting ahead of yourself.
Make sure to remain relaxed and use plenty of lube whenever you insert a new toy.
Psst, men can anal train, too. In fact, anal penetration is great for prostate massage. Learn more about this.
Numbing Products
There are a few options to consider. For example, numbing creams designed for anal sex promise to take away any potential pain with the use of lidocaine or similar chemicals. But what the product packaging doesn't tell you is that pain can be useful. It's your body's way of saying "Slow down," "Relax," "Use more lube," or "Try a different angle." Pain is a message that you should heed.
If you numb pain, you won't know that anything is wrong. If you ignore it, you can similarly wind up doing damage. For example, anal play that's too rough could lead to anal prolapse and incontinence. If you use a toy that's too big, you could cause trauma to your colon. Not only is that pain more long-term, but the visit to the doctor is also going to be uncomfortable.
Find out more dos and don't for anal play in this guide to anal sex safety.
Communicating With Your Partner
Finally, it's important to communicate with your partner. During anal masturbation (get more info), you pick the toy and control the pace. You can respond immediately if something feels off. But a partner doesn't have the same cues, so you need to communicate with them about it.
Because talking about sex can be so difficult, we've written a guide to sexual communication. Use it to make it easy to talk to your partner about your needs and improve your experience with all kinds of sex, not just anal.
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Get more tips like these in our post about anal sex.
Hopefully, you've learned that you can mitigate pain when it comes to anal sex or anal training just by taking your time and the right precautions. But you'll inevitably reach a point where you can't go any larger, and that's okay. We all have our limits.
You can enjoy finding them, both by yourself or with a partner using these tips for anal training.
Now that you know a bit more about training for anal sex, you can set goals for yourself and try to meet the challenges. Anal training might be necessary to enjoy anal sex, or it can be a fun part of your sex games. Either way, we hope you enjoy!
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Whaleoil, ex MP, PR man to face jury trial
Controversial blogger Cameron Slater, public relations man Carrick Graham and former MP Katherine Rich have failed in a court bid to knock out a defamation claim by three health experts.
The High Court would not strike out the case, which was prompted by revelations in the 2014 book Dirty Politics, and said the defamation action could yet proceed to a jury trial.
Slater, founder of the Whaleoil blog, is accused by Dr Doug Sellman and two other health academics Boyd Swinburn and Shane Bradbrook, of defaming them in a series of posts on his site.
They allege Graham, son of the former National cabinet minister Sir Douglas Graham, arranged for the posts to be published on the Whaleoil site for a fee and was in turn paid by the ex-National MP Rich through her employer the Food and Grocery Council, for having the pieces posted.
The case claims Graham wrote one of the pieces himself, "authored, commissioned or procured Slater to publish the others and authored and published" comments made about the articles.
Justice Matthew Palmer, who declined to strike out the case on the grounds of it being out of time, being the honestly-held opinion of the writer or as having qualified privilege as part of robust political debate about alcohol, sugar, fat and tobacco, suppressed the "alleged defamatory statements" until after a trial.
But he said: "In general they are personally abusive about the plaintiffs as well as their positions on matters of public policy relating to the regulation of alcohol, tobacco, sugar and fat."
Sellman is a Professor of Medicine and director of the National Addiction Centre at the University of Otago; Swinburn is a Professor of Population Nutrition and Global Health at the University of Auckland and Bradbrook is a senior public health advisor at Regional Public Health.
They disputed the defences put up by Slater, Graham and Rich: "If the posts were expressions of opinion, the opinions were not genuine in that they were published by Slater, Graham and FCL [Graham's PR firm Facilitate Communications Ltd] without an honest belief in the truth of the facts underlying them or with recklessness or indifference as to their truth."
They argued the blogger, PR man and industry chief were "predominantly motivated by ill-will" towards the academics.
Justice Palmer was asked by Slater, Graham, Rich and the Food and Grocery Council to strike out the case. However he determined the actions were not 'time-barred' despite being brought beyond a two-year period after first publication - because they continued to be published 'multiple-times' by still being available on the Whaleoil website. Defence lawyers had argued a 'single-publication' rule should be applied, thus making the defamation action too late.
The judge said: "If the blog is still up on the web and the publisher cannot show the post has not been accessed in the past two years, I see no reason why a defamed person should not be able to sue for the continuing publication of a blog in order to vindicate their reputation. Accordingly, I consider the multiple publication rule is the law in New Zealand."
He noted: "A defendant may be able to disprove the reading or listening that is essential to publication. That would mean an element for defamation is not present, as reputation would not be harmed. That can be raised at trial, on the basis of evidence ... There is no evidence before me that demonstrates the blogs here have not been read."
Justice Palmer also found that Slater's republishing of hyperlinks to several earlier posts amounted to re-publications of them. "That is an additional reason not to strike out those causes of action."
Sellman, Swinburn and Bradbrook's lawyers told the court they could not have known of the involvement of Graham, Rich and the Food and Grocery Council until the publication of Dirty Politics.
All the defendants also tried to strike out the case as an abuse of court process which would be a disproportionate waste of resources.
Rich's lawyer, Willie Akel, said the costs of the proceedings to the parties and to the Court were disproportionate to any benefit gained. He argued the plaintiffs' receipt of public funding called for public scrutiny of people with a high profile who had used emotive and pejorative language in public debates themselves.
But the judge found: "The right of a person or a group to access the courts in order to vindicate their legal rights has a high constitutional value in New Zealand, against however powerful or popular a defendant."
Justice Palmer believed there should be, in the common law of defamation, a minimum threshold of seriousness of damage to reputation. While it might not have to be serious harm, it had to be more than minor harm. "I consider a threshold of more than minor harm to reputation should be required to found an action for defamation in New Zealand."
He said there was no difference in the legal test applied to blogs and other media, and that "the tendency of political debate on the internet often to be expressed in hyperbolic and sarcastic terms does not lower the legal threshold for what is capable of being defamatory".
He found some of the terms used by Slater's blogs about the three plaintiffs would be considered by a reasonable person to mean more than just that they were being funded publicly, as claimed by defence lawyers. "For each, a derogatory meaning is part and parcel of the ordinary meaning of these terms in New Zealand. That seems likely to be why they were used. The reader is likely to think worse of their subject in a more than minor way."
Of the 161 pleaded defamatory meanings, Justice Palmer struck out just 21.
He declined to strike out a cause of action against Rich as "speculative and a misuse of process". And he would not strike out action against Rich because it was not capable of "founding legal liability against her."
"If the pleadings are sustained, Rich and the FGC may have assisted Slater and or Graham, pursuant to a common design with them, to do an act which turns out to be defamatory."
He concluded: "Because this proceeding could be the subject of a jury trial, and it is important the jury's minds not be prejudiced, as the parties requested, the contents of the allegations in pleadings should not be publicly reported."
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October 19, 2017
Presented by Boeing
Our 54-mile ride today from San Simeon to Pismo Beach lead us down the coast on some of the most beautiful roads in the Golden State. The 2017 UnitedHealthcare California Challenge presented by Boeing was not the longest on our ride, it was easily one of the most picturesque.
We started from with fresh ocean breezes and blue skies as we rode through the coastal towns of Cayucos, Morro Bay, and into San Luis Obispo for lunch. This was the final USO lunch on this Challenge and all of us at Project Hero are grateful for their support, and their tasty sandwiches and snacks!
After lunch, we rode past Shell Beach Elementary School, where the students and teachers showed their support, and our day ended with a delicious dinner hosted by the Kiwanis that was highlighted by colorful remarks by Del Hollinger, a 91-year old World War II Veteran.
Today was Women's Day on the 2017 UnitedHealthcare California Challenge presented by Boeing and it's a pleasure to feature one of our most popular riders, Nekita Hunter.
Nekita, who is known to her friends as Niki, is from Garland Texas, has been on 23 Challenges. She has served our nation in the Army and as part of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the Warrior Transition Unit. She served 12 years in the field and was deployed in 2009 to Iraq as a critical care nurse.
"The impact of Project Hero on me has been huge," she said. "I lost weight and cut down on my meds and it was great to be around so many people I love."
Niki's first experience with Project Hero was riding the 2014 California Challenge. She started on a recumbent bike and by the time she rode the Texas Challenge later that year, thanks to the support of Project Hero, she was riding an upright bike.
"Project Hero is not just about cycling," she said. "You can get over the hard places and anything you need, we're here for you."
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Airport Employment Opportunities
The Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) is owned and operated by Monroe County however most airport employment opportunities are through the Federal Government, VMD Systems, Mapco Parking, car rental agencies or the airlines. Limited janitorial and maintenance positions are occasionally available throught the County. Check the Human Resource Department Job Opportunity page for openings, if any.
Federal Employment
Air traffic control positions are handled by the FAA. Some security positions are handled by the Transportation Security Administration.
Security Screening
Security screening at ROC is conducted by a private vendor. Security screening employment opportunities can be found at the VMD Systems Inc. web site.
Parking and Shuttlebus
Parking attendants and shuttlebus drivers are employed by a private vendor. Apply online with MapcoParking.
Airline Employment
Airline employment opportunities are handled by each airline individually. Applications can be obtained by visiting the airport and contacting each individual ticket counter. Opportunities are also available online.
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Our apothecary sample box with 3 candles is a perfect gift to a friend or to yourself because it is wrapped so cute you don't have to do it yourself! Each candle is made by hand with much love for the craft.
Ingredients: 100% soy wax, cotton wick (lead free) and premium oils.
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Our priority at St Philips Care is to ensure that our residents regard our homes as their own home.
We want everyone to feel that they are able to retain their independence, privacy, dignity and way of life in an environment that provides them with the safety, security and specialist care that they need to live their lives to the full. Everyone has their own named key nurse or key worker who works closely with them , their family and friends to develop a personalised care plan, which is continually evaluated and reviewed.
Having a person centred approach enables us to meet the needs of all our residents on a 24 hour basis and address any change in need. We are always happy to receive feed back from our residents and relatives, and regularly send out customer surveys as your opinions are very important to us. This also helps us to improve our service and introduce new idea.
We also are very happy to facilitate independent advocacy services. We are committed to our residents retaining links with the local community and regularly host various in house activities which include the local community. Residents have the freedom to join in as they choose and are always encouraged to continue with hobbies and past-times both inside and outside of the home. We receive regular visits from local GPs, hairdressers, dentists, opticians, chiropodists and other services can be provided as requested. We ensure that residents can attend religious services as they wish; either inside or outside of the home and all religious beliefs are respected at all times. We have Quality systems in our homes which helps us identifying any shortfalls and working with the staff to correct them and also ensuring we are self monitoring the care and quality we are providing . We constantly strive to improve and maintain our standards and work with all professionals and regulators to ensure this.
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The last two months have flown by, our weather is getting better and we begin to look forward to long summer nights. We continue this term with the refurb of our vanity units and new lighting in the bedrooms. Recently we took part in the annual inspection from Environmental Health for our kitchen. Of course we passed with no concerns.
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We will be holding our annual Summer Fete on Sunday 23rd June. We would appreciate if you could support us on the day by attending. Donations such as, bottles, raffle prizes and home baking would be grateful. Raffle tickets will be sold from Monday 17th June.
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Today, kids are too much addicted to gadgets: messaging friends, playing games, watching their favourite videos and sharing selfies. Therefore, when it comes to giving them gifts, you have very limited options. But now the markets are full of toys that teach kids STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) skills and also kids love these toys. Want to know more about these toys. Check out this article:
Lego boosts creative toolbox:
This amazing STEM kit is suitable for kids ages 5-12 that teaches elementary scholars how to code. For using this toy it is not necessary for kids to read as this toolbox don't even contain a single written word. Kids can make at least 5 different robots from this Lego toolbox.
Circuit scribe electronics kits:
If your kid has an interest in circuits then there is no better toy than this. This amazing kit starts from $30 and goes up to $99. This kit comes with detailed instructions that help you and your kid create different projects. Also with this, you can experiment and create new circuits on your own.
Wonder workshop dash:
This cute robot is a bit expensive, but it is very appealing and your kids will learn a lot of coding skills from it by following a series of challenges. It is the best toy for the kid's age 7 – 12. This amazing toy has an excellent, friendly personality that grabs kids' attention; it allows them to use the program in different ways. The price of this amazing toy is around $158.
LittleBits Avengers Inventor kit:
This is another most amazing kit best for kids who like to make influential, superhero gauntlet, packed with eye-catching lights, sounds and sensors. This is one of the most suitable gifts for kids age 6 – 11. This kit allows kids to make their favourite superhero character from Iron Man to Shuri and Black Panther through a cycle of different programming challenges. The price is around $84.


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When your vehicle overheats, it shuts your plans down for the near future. You know the warning signs. The dashboard lights up like a Christmas Tree. You smell funny odors like burning rubber, scorched oil or boiling water.
At one time, expecting your car to overheat was a common event. No one forgot extra water on a Sunday drive, as pouring it over the radiator helped the engine cool. If you planned a trip up into the mountains, everyone factored in extra time for the drive because engines overheated on challenging hills.
Many decades later, drivers deal with an overheating car. If those warning lights go off, do not waste time trying to figure out what to do. No matter how inconvenient, pull over immediately. Every second your engine runs in an overheated condition potentially adds hundreds of dollars to a car repair bill.
If you wonder what it means when your engine overheats, these ideas might help.
You Have A Damaged or Clogged Radiator
Think of your radiator as a portal to your car's respiratory system. Usually, your radiator has a lot of cooling fins that look like stacks of thin aluminum. When your radiator functions correctly, air flows between those strips to cool your engine. Over time, dings and other things crush those strips so airflow cannot reach your engine.
Dirt and debris easily clog radiator fins on a vehicle with high mileage. Contaminated coolant clogs your radiator, potentially damaging it to a critical point. If you notice your radiator has collected dirt and debris, try flushing the radiator coolant. Your mechanic drains the old coolant from your radiator. Then, he cleans it by running flush fluid through the radiator before adding new coolant.
Check your owner's manual for the manufacturer's recommended mileage for a radiator flush. Usually, it is somewhere around every 40,000 miles.
Blown Head Gasket
If you notice coolant leaking in your driveway or garage, get your vehicle checked out right away. If your car has low coolant, it not only prevents proper cooling but affects the head gasket. When your coolant leaks out, air gets pulled in. Your engine's temperature quickly overheats to critical levels.
Your head gasket might cause overheating or result from overheating problems. Either way, it signals major headaches when the head gasket blows.
Malfunctioning or Broken Thermostat
Your car's thermostat regulates how much coolant flows through the engine. If your thermostat breaks or works incorrectly, then it sends the wrong amount of coolant to the engine. This quickly becomes a problem that causes your engine to overheat.
If your car only overheats on the highway, replacing your thermostat may solve the problem. Your engine works harder at highway speeds, so a closed thermostat would not allow enough coolant through the engine to keep it cool.
The Cooling Fan Is Stuck or Broke
If your car heats up when you are stuck in traffic, then your cooling fan likely has a problem. Normally, your vehicle moves fast enough to cool the engine. At a long red light or a traffic jam, a broken cooling fan causes the temperature gauge to soar.
Nearly all cooling fans run off electric motors. So, any motor-related mechanical issues could cause your cooling fan to slow or fail.
Loose or Disconnected Hoses
Hoses carry air, fluids and other matter to your car's operating systems. Easy to overlook, they come loose or crack and break without making a sound. You might discover a broken hose when your car overheats.
Routine maintenance goes a long way in preventing this type of problem. Your mechanic routinely checks all connections and hoses for problems. If you feel your car runs hotter than normal, ask your mechanic to take a look. You could prevent an expensive problem this way.
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If you want a few tips to keep your car running cool, contact or visit Peoria Nissan. Our warm and friendly staff look forward to answering your questions and keeping you safe on the road.


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Professional Training
Professional training is available in the areas of Disability legislation and inclusion, understanding the specialised needs of those who have mental, physical, sensory and emotional disabilities, through to in-depth specialist delivery of management and inclusive practices for those with autism and other mental health deficits.
Assessments for Professional Services
Being able to observe an individual within their usual circumstances through the targeted mobile support outside of the normal hours of operation or outside of a professional office space, allows a very comprehensive and thorough account of the difficulties that are presented for the individual's functionality.
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The Volvo Environment Prize Foundation has choosen Stanford professor Gretchen C. Daily—a remarkable scientist with a profound impact on policy and practice—for its 2012 Volvo Environment Prize. Daily is the author of The Power of Trees and has been widely honored for her contributions. She has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society, and she has received the Sophie Prize, the International Cosmos Prize, the Heinz Award, and the Midori Prize. Daily has served on numerous boards, including the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics and the Nature Conservancy. Read more.
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1st Bani Schools Cluster KAB-O-REE
The Municipality of Bani in the Province of Pangasinan conducted its 1st Schools Cluster KAB-O-REE at Centro Toma Elementary School, Bani, Pangasinan on 15-17 January 2016.
It was participated by 130 KAB Scouts, Parents and Kawan Leaders which made the event successful through the assistance and guidance of Regional Scout Director of the Ilocos Region, BSP , Miss Imelda S. Samson and the Council Scout Executive of Pangasinan-San Carlos City Council, BSP Mr. Vivencio C. Vinuan.
According to Miss Samson, the KAB-O-REE of the Municipality of Bani is the FIRST event to be conducted in the whole Province of Pangasinan and in the whole Region as well.
Activities conducted during the event are: Investiture Ceremonies, KAB Olympics, KAB Sining, KAB Sulong, KAB Sayahan, and Kawan Holiday. The SCOUTS GO SOLAR is a Special Module given to all the participants where the scouts, parents and adult leaders learn how ti use the renewable resources through different Solar gadgets through the Scouts Go Solar Ambassadors, Miss Imelda S. Samson and Mr. Ronie C. Bumenlag.


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Acne Scarring
When it comes to acne scars, there's no permanent treatment that will make the scars disappear completely. The appearance of acne scars can improve significantly with the help of LINIA Skin Clinic.
Acne doesn't always leave scars, it does if you pick and squeeze spots in the hope of getting rid of them! There is a range of scars that can form as a result of acne including ice pick scars, atrophic scars and hypertrophic scars. If a scar is bumpy it's referred to as an ice pick scar, whereas if a scar is flat to the surface but is visible, you have what's known as an atrophic scar. A thick, lumpy scar is one that is raised off the skin, this is a hypertrophic or keloid scar.
Here at LINIA Skin Clinic, we have various treatments which are suitable for an array of needs and wants, our acne scarring treatments include:
Laser treatment– minimally invasive laser treatment that can remove scarred skin cells.
Dermapen– break down and stimulate skin by rolling microneedles over scars.
Facial peels– removes any dead cells by penetrating deep within the skin- can naturally improve the appearance of acne scars.
Augmentation– collagen is injected beneath the acne scars, this is to stimulate natural collagen and can speed the healing process up.
LINIA Skin Clinic provides quick treatment for those looking to improve self-esteem and confidence. We provide treatment that requires no downtime and no discomfort!
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What to Expect
When arriving at Revitalist for an appointment, a Revitalist staff member will guide you through a health consultation and examination. The hydration or nutrient-rich infusion will be administered via IV catheter in your arm, usually over a period of time ranging from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours (High Dose Vitamin C).
Private, spa-like treatment rooms provide a relaxed space, with dim lighting and comforting music.
Typically patients are recommended for vitamin infusion therapy treatments once a week for 2-4 weeks, and then once or twice a month afterward. Frequency may vary based on the patient and presenting condition.
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Bertani's Backyard Benefit Concerts Knock it Out of the Park
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I am also very passionate about music with a message. Reggae is my number one love, and I managed a reggae band for a number of years in DC and was active in promotions of various reggae events. In 2015, I created Yoga Reggae Fest with headliners Third World and Faith Hunter. The purpose of this fest was to introduce healthy living alternatives to a community that has often been underserved.
What was your first impression of Do It For The Love?
It filled me with joy! I love Michael Franti: the man, the music and his commitment to living the main tenet of yoga: compassion and non-harming. I also have been wanting to do some karma yoga (giving back) and since I am a music fan–voila!
What are you most excited about with volunteering for Do It For The Love?
I can just imagine the intended person getting the confirmation that they will be a vip at the concert of their favorite artist! Their joy = my joy
What other causes and organizations are you passionate about?
I am a member of PETA as I am very anti-animal harm. I also follow PRCM (Physicians for Responsible Cancer Medicine) and have participated in some of their events.
What would you tell someone who is thinking about volunteering?
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Generally the color yellow in flowers signifies friendship but with yellow tulips, it is often associated with having a great smile.
Did you ever wonder what the yellow tulip means? Did someone buy you some yellow tulips? Here I run over what the yellow tulip means from Victorian times. I believe that the yellow tulip provides much happiness and is a positive omen. Think of the yellow tulip bringing sunshine in your smile or it could denote cheerfulness in general. In many old Victorian books, the yellow tulip was used to describe a person who has a bright, radiant and enigmatic smile. But when it comes to the negative connotation of the yellow tulips, it symbolizes that a person is rejected in love. Spiritually the color yellow is connected to happiness. The "yellow" color can automatically make us feel content and happy. Yellow tulips are associated with happiness, sun and in some respects is mystic. The flower itself can help depression, especially in winter months. Yellow also his representation of clarity and sunlight the flower can be stimulating and provide self-esteem if in the home.
According to legends, it is believed that happiness can be found in the buds of a yellow tulip. Since almost everybody wants to achieve happiness, many wanted to get that happiness but the yellow tulip bud won't open. Several people and several methods were done to make the yellow buds open but to no avail. Until one day, a little boy with a radiant and bright smile approached the yellow tulip bud that magically opened and brought happiness to the people. The little boy's smile depicted sunshine in his smile so the yellow tulip responded to him.
What does the Yellow Tulip mean spiritually? Used to be, the yellow tulip means hopeless love but over the years the meaning had evolved with thoughts of cheerfulness. To welcome Easter, the yellow tulips are often incorporated to flower arrangements as it also means that you are welcoming springtime. Since the yellow tulip is associated with sunshine, it's often used as a thanksgiving for the return of warmth as well as abundance after a long winter season. It's also the flower being sent for those who gave birth to a lovely baby boy. When given to a sick person, it only means cheer up and get well soon.
The Shape: The yellow tulip is no different from other tulips when it comes to shape. It also has a striking almost perfect cup shape when it is upright. However when the flower is laid flat and pressed, you will see that it is also star-shaped.
Petals: If you breakdown a yellow tulip flower, you will find three sepals as well as three petals. You will also see six petaloidtepals and is characterized by darker markings. These petaloids are found towards the base of the yellow tulip.
Numerology: Like the number of tepals in a yellow tulip, the numerological correspondence of tulips is also 6. People under this numerology are usually lovable and charming.
Color: Yellow often signifies friendship but when it comes to the tulip, the yellow is associated with being cheerful.
Herbalism and Medicine: Yellow tulips in a hospital room bring warmth and make the patient smile and be cheerful. However, that's as far as it goes in terms of medicinal properties because the flower itself has no medicinal value. But who needs medicinal values when you can put sunshine in a patient's smile.
What is the history of the yellow tulip? The yellow tulip often reminds me of the sun. Here I am going to take you though the folklore about yellow tulips and why they have remained popular for many centuries. Wild tulips are brilliantly colored and spectacular. I do believe it is true to say, that they are the "showiest" of all the spring blooming perennial plants. To say the least, they are also the easiest ornamentals to grow. Apart from being used in today's world, the tulips have a history and lore to them. Everyone loves the yellow tulip. Well I know I do.
Where did yellow tulips come from? Yellow tulips originated from Turkey and find their way to the Netherlands. Yellow tulips and their flaiming beauty were first discovered in Central Asia. Originally, the yellow tulip was a wild growing flower. In the 1000AD, the Turkish discovered the tulip and began cultivating the flower. This was during the Ottoman Empire in the 16th Century, Turkey began the tulip mania. It so happened when there was a demand from the Sultan for certain blooms to be cultivated for their own pleasure.
Did you know that the word tulip originated from the Latin word Tulipa, derived from Tulipan, that means "Turban" in Turkey? In Turkey, the tulip is a wildflower and is known as Laleh. The tulip flower's shape made it bear the resemblance of a turban. The Ottoman Empire admired the tulip and consequently, it was fashionable to wear them on the turban. It was through Great Britain around 1578, that the tulip was introduced in the other parts of the world.
So to conclude, the word "tulip" it comes from the word "Turban" a Turkish term. As early as the 18th century, tulips were popular in Turkey, that is the same century the Tulip Era and the Age where "tulip maina" first started. Tulip festivals were invented and it was a crime to sell or buy tulips outside the capital. It was an offense which resulted in exile. It is hard to think that people would be banished over selling tulips! The Netherlands later grew tulips making this country famous for tulips, windmills, and clogs. , the history of tulips per say goes back to the 16th century. There was many different coloured tulips in Persian gardens in the 13th century.
How were Tulips introduced in Europe? So when did the yellow tulip enter Europe? Tulips were introduced to the Netherlands and Western European at the end of the 16th century by a biologist known as Carolus Clusius. As a director of the Hortus Botanicus in Leiden in the late 1590s, Clusius became the founder of this oldest botanical garden in Europe in the year 1587. The University of Leiden supported Carolus to research tulips in connection with finding how tulips can help medically. While he carried out research, a friend of Carolus Clusius lived in Turkey, his name was Ogier Ghislain de Busbecq, the ambassador of Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople. He gave Ogier so tulips to grow in the palace garden and thus this resulted in the popularity of tulips.
Apart from its immediate use by the Researcher Clusius for medicinal, in the 17th century, people started using the tulip as a garden decoration. Its popularity became crazy and started being a product for business especially in Holland. The Tulip was selling for a much higher price as the demand for flowers increased. In our day (modern world) this could be around £1000 a bulb!
What is a Tulip Vase? The Tulip vase was a special one, made for displaying tulip in the 17th century. This varse was created in various shapes with various openings used to place an individual tulip stem. They were mostly decorated in Delft Blue, made in Delft NL, and painted in the original porcelain patterns of Chinese. We must remember that the tulip was expensive, thus, the tulip vase, which was specifically designed to hold tulip, was damn expensive too.
Why the popularity for tulips in the 16th century? The flower started being hybridized by botanists and with that, they discovered a way of making more tempting and decorative specimens. From what I read, mutations and hybrids were considered as rarities and a sign of high status. In late 1636 and early 1637, a Tulipomia emerged in the Netherlands. In 1637, the price of tulip came down after people found it odd to purchase the flowers at such a high price, some equated to buying a house in the current Amsterdam. In the 17th and 18th century, there was still interest in the tulip with the Dutch people remaining the stockists and connoisseurs.
The 20th-century hybrids of tulip: It was in the 20th century that it was discovered that, the dramatic flames and the frilly petals was able to produce some of the varieties, which was discovered to be a mosaic virus infection. The healthy tulips are smooth, solid, and monotone. The tulip consequently was diseased due to a louse living on potatoes and peaches which spread the "tulip" virus.
What are the different tulip divisions? Tulips are found in different groups and designs as follows:
What does it mean to dream about yellow tulips? When you have a dream where you see yellow tulips, it denotes that, you are going to have fresh beginnings. Tulips are normally symbolic of charity, faith, perfection, hope, fertility, and idealistic love. When you see or dream about a yellow tulip, it implies that you are in hopeless love. Alternatively, it could indicate that you are expressing your cheerful sunshine or thought.


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Smart thermostats are a thing. We know quite a few smart thermostats like the Honeywell Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat, Ecobee, Ecobee3 Lite, Honeywell Lyric, and the Nest Learning Thermostat. There's also the GLAS smart thermostat that features Cortana. We don't know much about this GLAS but it's the largest expansion of Cortana in the smart connected home game. So that's why we never heard of the device. It's powered by Cortana which isn't widely used. Now there is information the device is ditching Cortana for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
The GLAS smart thermostat is a beauty with is glass touchscreen. It gives a futuristic vibe and looks really nice on the wall. No doubt it can capture your attention. You'd think you're really living in the future.
But the success of a device doesn't just depend on the aesthetics. The system that runs it is important. It features Cortana for an efficient smart home control but sadly, it will be removed soon.
GLAS runs on Windows 10 IoT Core. There will be a major change as Cortana support will be no more. An official notification has been sent to GLAS thermostat owners, saying: "Soon, your GLAS smart thermostat will go through a software update. The Microsoft Cortana voice assistant will no longer work on your device. Moving forward, you will still have access to other voice assistants to control your thermostat through the Works with the functionality of Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant."
It's not at all bad news. In fact, others may be happy with the news because the Google Assistant and Alexa are more popular and more widely used. Such integrations will do good for the makers of GLAS.
GLAS smart thermostat has received Alexa and Google Assistant updates before pre-orders were taken. The absence of Cortana may not affect sales much because the two from Amazon and Google are more favored.


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For once, our schedule continues as planned with an Assassins Creed Origins review. I think my 2 week review schedule will continue on December 11 with either Wolfenstein: The Old Blood or Ys 8 if I get it finished in time. Wolfenstein is more likely.
For now, I hope you enjoy the Assassin's Creed Origins review. No Spoilers.
Video and/or written form.
TL,DR at the bottom.
Time to complete: 23 Hours 6 Minutes
It's been a long time since I played a game this quickly from start to finish . I played 23 hours of Assassin's Creed Origins in about 10 days which feels like a lot for me. I kept coming back because the living game world and the exploration out of combat pair well with the combat itself that made it fun to exist in my own version of Bayek's story.
Assassin's Creed Origins is third person open-world adventure game where moving from place to place is as much fun as the destination and the fighting that happens when you get there.
Origins has some strong story moments but lacks overall. I think the beginning and introduction to the characters makes you care about them immediately. Their motivations are tied to their family and revolve around their own little world of importance. The focused nature of the story in the beginning allows for immense growth for the main characters.
Although the story takes us all over Egypt and involves many individuals the story becomes about their relationship. I felt more involved in the story because I was given characters to care about rather than just one. I felt more invested in the world because there was always someone reacting to my involvement in the game. The relationship between Bayek and Aya kept me focused when the "big" game themes come into play.
My issues with the story was that I never cared about any side characters. I think the game relies on the interesting historical characters presented but doesn't develop them too well or create new interesting characters on its own. I was always intrigued by the historical figures you come across but not because they were well crafted. I don't think the side characters detracted from the game I think they were just kind of there, not offering much in the way of development.
I think the story falters a bit in the middle before it picks back up at the end. The story feels like you're doing the same thing over and over for about 10 hours which makes it feel a bit repetitive. There was always one more person to kill or one more place to go. That amount of content is great for scale but it doesn't add much depth to gameplay.
I never felt attached to the reasons we had to kill certain people nor did those people even exist, many of those targets were just names and didn't represent fully developed characters.
And while the end did create some interesting moments it drug on a little too long. Like the middle of the game you always have to fight one more battle. I feel like that created some false endings and made the end game actually feel drawn out. There's a moment in the game where you know the end is near but it feels like after that moment there's another five hours of content. I think because I was prepped to think the game was ending soon five hours felt a bit too long.
While I think the story is fun overall there are some low points that aren't contrasted by high points. I don't think story is the main strong aspect of this game.
I'm going to break up gameplay into two specific sections for this review, fighting and running.
AC Origins delivered on some interesting fighting mechanics. The variety of weapons gives you choice in how you want to play with fights. I think the inclusion of multiple weapon types allow you to feel more involved and feel like you're having more of an impact on the game. The idea that we will all play the game differently gives the game depth. I used a sickle sword for most of the game because I liked the bleed effect and always pumping out damage. I did transition to a regular sword for the last 5 hours or so of gameplay strictly because I found a legendary regular sword with good stats.
I think the enemy AI in the game create some interesting variety of playstyles. You can't use the same style or even the same mechanics against different enemies. You have to vary your playstyle depending on situation. For example, you can evade behind shields but you can't evade crocodiles at all. Heavy shields need even more strength to break their defense than smaller shield and smaller enemies. There are even some enemies in the game that you have to fight very carefully using all weapons at your disposal. I'm not joking when I say I had to use all of my arrows and all of my tools in order to beat them.
Which leads me to the RPG like elements to the combat and weapon system. The weapon rarity adds another layer to the weapons and while I don't think those layers go very deep it does allow for interesting combinations. I can't explain it but I enjoy a good weapon rarity system and having that in AC Origins made me excited to get new weapons or try out new things. Even if I didn't use them often, I did try out some of the heavy weapons when I got a good legendary. The weapon rarity system creates small adjustments to the game that can alter your playstyle and just push you to try something new. I thought I'd spend a good amount of time with the dual swords because I like their speed, but I found they didn't do enough damage and there was alot of button mashing with dual swords. Other weapon types, namely the sickle sword and regular word offered better mechanical play. With both of those weapon types you need to fight at the right time and not be afraid to evade and shield break when necessary.
Assassin's Creed is known for the parkour and I think AC Origins has the best parkour in the series. I never felt constrained by the environment. I think you could run or climb everything which made it more enjoyable to traverse the vast world created in the game. If I wanted to go somewhere on the map I was never limited by random world hitboxes. It gave me a better sense of exploration because I was free to move wherever I wanted. Sure, I couldn't just run or jump over everything because of the environment, but I could move from point a to point b up down and otherwise.
As far as graphics are concerned I think the game looked great. I only had one minor graphical glitch that I can think of so I was always involved and believed in the graphics. I think the varied nature of the world created some awesome graphical moments.
The trees, the grass, the water, and the cities all looked beautiful. I think Ubisoft did well with color palette of the game. Even though sand is a major player, there was tons of greens and whites from trees and cities. I think there's a great balance of color that make this world look and feel real.
The world of AC Origins is involved and immense. Ubisoft should be proud of their ability to craft a living breathing world this dense and this interesting. The game kept getting bigger until the very end of the game. I'm not being facetious, I didn't uncover the entire world before beating the game. There's a large portion of the map that I didn't touch. That isn't to say I had no reason to go there, I just feel inclined to complete games before I review them. I would never do the review because I never finished the game if I tried doing everything in this world.
I was surprised to have different environments from within the game. I felt like sand was going to be everywhere, and while that's true, the environment changes with different sections of the world.
I'm glad to see the water feel as much as part of the world as everything else. I think if we exclude the water the map is huge, but when we include all the water exploration it becomes a ridiculous size. I'm a huge fan of Ubisoft making all areas of the map accessible.
The game felt alive because I was always coming across something, whether it was crocodiles and hippos or jaguars and hyenas in the wild to random world events. There is so much to do in this game it's absurd. There is a ton of content. You could probably put in a hundred hours into this game before you completed everything.
Some people will enjoy that depth while others will be happy to enjoy the bits of the world they see as the complete the main storyline.
I can't remember any standout music in the game but I think the sound contributed well to the overall feel. The cities and villages had a different sound profile and created some excellent balance to what you hear from place to place. Cities are loud and you get bit lost in the commotion.
The more natural parts of the world lulls you into in false sense of security until that croc lunges from behind some reeds and scares you into focus.
Bows and melee weapons have a distinct sound when shooting or swinging. The pang of a sword hitting a metal shield create small details that help the world feel real.
I don't think the sound was spectacular but it was well developed that allowed for great gameplay feedback and made you feel like the world was alive.
Overall: I highly enjoyed my foray back into Assassins Creed. I absolutely love the history and the gameplay from parkour to fighting. There's tons of challenges and plenty of world to explore in this game and you could spend loads of time clearing the entire map. If you're unlike me and want to do everything in this game I think there's plenty to do after you beat it.
Besides some minor gripes with the story in the middle section of the game, I felt drawn into the world created and felt like I needed to finish the game. I think that compulsion makes me realize the greatness of this game.


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Monday, March 16, 2009
Pride and Prejudice at The Rep in Milwaukee
This past weekend I went to Wisconsin to see the The Milwaukee Repertory Theater's production of Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice. Having immersed myself in everything Austen (Austen works were the subject of my final 2 projects in grad school before my May 2008 graduation)I was anxious to see P&P on stage instead of the small screen. The production was beautifully staged in a "theater-in-the-round" theater which enabled the actors to move around freely and utilize multiple entrances and exits. The set was beautifully done with merely the moving of a bench, a table or chairs to represent different scenes. The costumes were absolutely gorgeous, Darcy's long coats swept the floor and the ladies gowns were simple but changed with merely the addition of beautiful wraps or jackets.
The actors were very well cast, the very young woman playing Elizabeth Bennet was the right age and showed Elizabeth's spunk while the actor cast as Mr. Darcy was everything remote and attractive. Other standouts were the actors cast as Elizabeth's parents Mr. and Mrs. Darcy as well as Mr. Bingley and Mr. Collins. I found the young woman who played Lydia Bennet to have an annoyingly bad British accent which distracted from the character and the woman cast as Lady Catherine de Bourgh had a commanding stage presence (her gorgeous costumes helped) but didn't display the moxie needed for the imposing and formidable "Lady Catherine de Bourgh". Overall the cast was wonderful and stayed true to the beloved characters of Austen's most popular novel.
Milwaukee is a short drive from Chicago (no more time than what I usually spend in traffic to the city) and a nice change to the larger Broadway productions currently popular in Chicago right now.
We ate at the most fantastic restaurant, Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro which is situated directly on the lakefront of Lake Michigan in a city park. The views were stunning and the food was one of the best meals I have EVER enjoyed. For more information visit their website here: http://www.lakeparkbistro.com/
For information on The Rep Theater visit there website here:
(The actors shown in the publicity for Pride and Prejudice are not the actors in the production)
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I met this women who is another Uber/Lyft driver like me, and she was talking to another man on and off for 8 months while we only talked for 3-4 weeks. She's 36 years old with 4 kids and I'm 22 with none. We had just made it official 3-4 nights ago and I slept with her that night. So, I see her in the Airport lot waiting for a ride like me and I thought I'd hop in and talk to her in her car. Next thing you know, that other guy shows up ans says "I see how it is." Whats mind boggling here is I'm sitting right next to her and she says back "It's not what it seems." I just let that slide because I'm not the type to want to make a scene, especially not at an area I'm always working. So, from the very beginning it all starts off as favors. She was hungry and I bought her some food and when I saw her again I felt joy but tried to hide it. But I handed her, her food and talked really about nothing and got a hugged and felt super joyed when I got back in my car.November 16, 2018 at 3:19 am #189459
We talked the next day and she mentioned how I did not look her in the eyes. I was open and honest and just said "I feel giggly and I feel happy when I'm around you." and she understood. At first she didn't want to date me cause she felt it'd be weird being that her oldest son is 18. But The second night we ever slept together I took her hands and looked her in the eyes and said "Let me be your man, just give me a chance. I feel passion for you and I want the opportunity. She said okay and mentioned what I thought my responsibilities were. It was an agreement that I give her money whenever she needed it and give money to help with her sons and help around the house when I'm around and I was like okay I can do that. It wasn't long til we had our first argument and we argued about air in her tire cause she was around her way and I had just accepted a ride request. Finished that ride called her back and said she was home and I said to wait and I would have gotten back to you.November 16, 2018 at 2:14 pm #189460
So, he yelled at me and said "When I say jump, YOU JUMP!" I actually been talking to a few chicks out that lot and one was a 42 year old who I was also interested in but was not interested in dating. Told me that that meant I'm her pet or that I'm like her child. I let it slide unless it happens again. So, she was furious at me after I apologized many time and put me on punishment aka "The Doghouse". I couldn't touch her in anyway. So, so far I'm always bringing her food whenever she don't come out and she not Ubering many days like she was before we started dating and I gave her $50 for 3/4 of her sons haircuts, got dogged. Also, for the record she very cute and can be very seductive. Then she wanted a space heater since her room is cold, and I bought one for $30 compared to the $9, $70, $100-$170 heaters cause I feel that's too much for somebody new I'm committed to. She look at it and said "Heyyyy…. you bought…. the short one." I was gone say I spent $30 but let it slide.
dashingscorpioParticipantNovember 18, 2018 at 2:18 am #189618
"She's 36 years old with 4 kids and I'm 22 with none."
"It was an agreement that I give her money whenever she needed it and give money to help with her sons…"
"Told me that that meant I'm her pet or that I'm like her child."
Move on!
You are being played for a fool which you are.
There is no way any man her age would have allowed her to treat him like you let her do you.
Odds are if the shoe was on the other foot and you were 36 and had 4 children she wouldn't be financially helping you.
Hopefully you're not "emotionally invested" in a woman thinks of you as being a "pet" or another one of her sons.
It would be foolish of you to believe this is going to end up being some happily ever after fairytale because it's not.
Most 20 something year old guys are not looking to take on the responsibility of supporting a woman with 4 kids.
This union is probably best left to being friends with benefits and you should be dating other women as well.
She's just using you until a better option comes.
- This reply was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by dashingscorpio.
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