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UCS Space Shuttle Atlantis
Never before has The LEGO Group released a truly minifigure-scale Space Shuttle, even though most previous sets included minifigs. (As a LEGO space fan this admittedly bothers me somewhat.) That was the primary inspiration for my project; to close that gap in LEGO's space themed sets and improve upon sets like 10231 Shuttle Expedition and 7470-1 Space Shuttle Discovery.
As a UCS-style set, detail and accuracy is key. Features include:
Opening payload-bay doors.
Retractable landing gear
OMS (orbital maneuvering system) thrusters in the nose and aft section
Robotic CANADARM to manipulate cargo
Robust rotating display stand
Adjustable elevons and rudder
Detailed cockpit
Why Atlantis? Well, as a Star Trek fan, my first choice was Enterprise, but after some research I discovered that particular shuttle never actually left the atmosphere, which I found a bit disappointing. Discovery had already been made into a set, and Endeavor is currently another Ideas project. I could have done Challenger, but Atlantis was the last space shuttle to fly, so as a historic set, it makes more sense.
Thank you so much for supporting! If you would like to help out extra, please share this project on MOCpages or Flickr, or simply tell your friends.

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A supply glut has slowed the market for most of the decade, apart from a brief pick up more than five years ago, sending prices down by at least a quarter since 2014.
Emaar made 1.3 billion dirhams ($362 million) in net profit in the July to September period, compared to 1.1 billion dirhams a year ago, the company said in a bourse statement.
Arqaam Capital estimated the developer would make 1.2 billion dirhams, while EFG Hermes estimated 1.3 billion dirhams.
Revenue rose 14 percent to 6 billion dirhams.
Emaar said it has launched 19 projects across its mega developments in Dubai in the nine months of the year, with a total project value of 10.1 billion dirhams.
The company has booked 12.6 billion dirhams in sales over the same period, up 25% compared to a year ago, it said.
DAMAC Properties Chairman Hussain Sajwani has accused a large rival of "dumping in the market."
He told Reuters on Oct. 17 developers need to stop launching new projects for up to two years to stabilise the sector.
Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum announced in September the formation of a planning committee tasked with regulating the sector.
Emaar, which is nearly a third owned by Dubai's state fund, is a member of the committee. ($1 = 3.6728 UAE dirham)


text: gleek49 806 Posted February 4 Remember in ep 14, when SH told Hualan to sit down so he could look at her thoroughly? He was on the verge of tear talking to her. I don't think "he didn't bat an eyelash" is very apt way to describe it. He married HL into that house was a misjudgment, he couldn't predict the crazy MIL. After that, they couldn't just pull her out because she was mistreated, not even grandma could think of anything more than helping her bear a son. I'm not gonna defend SH on every matters, because he was wrong on many fronts, but not Hualan; regarding HL, he did care, and did try his best. He may be a terrible father to ML, it doesn't equate to him being terrible to ALL 6 of his children. About Molan, I agree with @Golden Flower that SH wouldn't approve of her request if her husband weren't there. He was ignoring Molan, only when Liang Han pressed the matter further and Minglan started to protest that he started to agree. It wasn't about Molan, it's about his saving his own face in front of his son in law and claiming authority over Minglan (also the main reason for him slapping Minglan in the latest episode). He was irritated with ML not because she's smarter than his other children, it's because she refused to bowed down to him, thus threatened his authority over her and the family. SH is extremely "saving his own face" oriented, all of his actions are largely motivated by this. I wouldn't call SH evil, cause he's never gone out of his way to hurt ppl, he just really selfish and would always do what benefit him the most. As soon as Minglan represent him a solution that benefits him, he would listen right away, no yelling, no slapping whatsoever. As GTY put it, he loves his reputation more than his family. Also, I wouldn't want him to lose everything. If he does, it will only hurt his children. They wouldn't die or be completely destroyed, but it would make their life harder, which is not something I wish for HL, RL, CB and Minglan. He's awful but I hope he turns out okay for his children's sake. 10 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Image Credit: Patrick Wymore/FoxWatching two hours of Hell's Kitchen per week makes me dizzy. And not because we're experiencing twice as many Chef Ramsay freakouts. If anything, this season has witnessed the arrival of a kinder Gordo, a gentler Gordo, a Lots-O-Huggin' Gordo who smells of strawberries when he wishes you farewell on your journey through life. No, I feel dizzy because watching back-to-back episodes convinces me that I am losing grip on reality. Because I have absolutely no idea at any time whether a contestant is a great chef or a terrible chef.
Last night, two chefs who have been non-entities at best were suddenly revealed as legitimate contenders. Meanwhile, the two most talented chefs stumbled, stammered, imploded, exploded, and generally acted like caveman fifth-graders. (Also, maybe I'm hallucinating, but I could swear that Jay said, "Jason has no talent in the kitchen" about three seconds before he said "Jason is a very talented chef." Well, which is it, Man-With-Blue-Hair?) I can understand when characters in a scripted show act differently from one week to the next, but when that happens on a reality show, the only response is to curl up into the fetal position and chant "Life is Chaos, Life is Chaos" until the spinning stops. Such existential uncertainty makes it hard to analyze the field of remaining contestants, but we're at the halfway point of the season now, so perhaps we should take a few moments to survey those who remain.
First, though, a brief requiem for the dearly departed:
There's a character who appears in the director's cut of The Return of the King called the Mouth of Sauron. He's basically a giant mouth with grimy teeth who says nasty things, hurts everyone's feelings, and then gets his head chopped off. And so, I give you Fran, who successfully talked herself back from the edge of elimination about a billion times. Not because she ever convinced Gordo she was a good chef: This is the lady who didn't know how to cook chicken, which is something they teach in kindergarten Math. No, she stayed for so long purely because all her talking confused Gordo's headbrain. Last night, he finally cleared the brain fog and sent her packing.
This season's biggest disappointment. There was a brief moment when it looked like Nilka would seize control of Team Red…but something went wrong. She lost focus when she was under the gun. So confident in the dorms, she looked confused in the kitchen. By last night, Nilka's outlook had taken a pretty severe turn to general nihilism. When she wasn't cursing out her own teammates, she was descending into Confessional Madness: "Yes, Chef! Yes, Chef! I say it so often, I can't say it anymore!" she laughed, sounding like a madwoman.
Gordo tried to talk some sense into her, but by the lobster dinner, everything she cooked was "Raw! Raw! Rawwww!" (Or, in Chef Ramsay's accent, "Roawr! Rowr! Rooooooowwra!") She received the most ignoble exit all season: kicked off right in the middle of dinner time, left pleading in the dorms. Okay, and then Kindly Uncle Gordo gave her a hug and sent her off to college. Still, this was sad stuff for someone who looked like a legitimate contender about three minutes ago.
Now, let's look at the remaining contestants, in reverse order of their likelihood of running Gordo's Savoy restaurant. Since these odds can be completely upended depending on how the wind blows, and since Gordon Ramsay doesn't care about rules, and since the Savoy hotel is still under construction, I should note that all of these numbers are essentially imaginary.
Captain Awesome: 20-1
Ed and Holli have both spent most of this season doing solid cooking. Or anyways, they've managed to stay outside of Cruel Doctor Gordo's line of sight while more obnoxiously terrible contestants fell victim to his Terror-Glare. Unfortunately, Ed is choosing the worst possible moment to drop the ball. First, he grilled his lobster claws into something resembling rubber. Then he started a few fires underneath his pans and burnt Chef Ramsay's beloved asparagus dry. "Have a bit of f—ing finesse," said Gordo. For a hot second, it looked like that lack of finesse would send him home. At the last elimination, Gordo called his name. Ed looked surprised and scared. Then Gordo said he was in the top six. Ed looked surprised and scared. Even when he's drunk in a hot tub, Ed always looks surprised and scared. That won't cut it at the Savoy.
Jason: 15-1
I'm predisposed to liking Jason, if only because he's emerged as this season's Magical Quote Fountain. See Jason on his excitement about going to Sea World: "Slap five with the whales! Holler at the seals! Say hi to my people in the water!" Or how about when he said, "I ain't tryin' to say I'm Jay-Z in the kitchen." Viewers, that's his third Hova shout-out of the season.
After some of his struggles early in the season, and especially after Blue Jay has spent half the season sliming Jason in the Confessional, this guy's recent emergence as one of Gordo's favorites feels gratifying. But something tells me he's just one minor misstep away from getting back on the Chef's bad side. Now that Fran's gone, he's also the contestant most likely to yell right back in Gordo's face. And that will not be tolerated. Gordo's like a Greek god: he loves it when you worship him, but don't pretend to be on his level.
Holli: 10-1
Holli is a conundrum. Roughly every four episodes, she'll play the role of a vampy reality show vixen, making wink-wink eyes at every male authority figure in the room. (Last night, she tried flirting with Abe Froman, the Caviar King of Los Angeles.) The music will get bouncy, the camera will linger on meaningful glances, and Blue Jay will say something skeevy in the Confessional. (Last night, it was "Holli could easily talk my pants right off." Sounds like a fascinating conversation.) And then, like nothing ever happened, Holli will disappear into the background and deliver fair-to-spectacular food.
If Hell's Kitchen were a slightly worse show – a low-cost VH1 joint, say, with a drunken hot-tub scene every episode – Holli would be a more interesting contestant. As it is, she seems to be finding her groove at just the right time. Of course, her big moment in the sun basically just came down to the fact that, while the rest of her team was descending into backbiting self-laceration, she was quietly churning out a splendid array of desserts. Rewarding her for that effort feels a little bit like giving the relief pitcher an MVP trophy just because he held the score at 27-3. But hey, everybody loves Mariano Rivera.
Autumn: 5-1
There are only two possible explanations why Autumn is still in this game. One is that everything we know is wrong: god is dead, science is a communist plot, black is white, and purple rhymes with orange. The second explanation is that Generalissimo Gordo decided on the first night of competition that he saw something he liked in Autumn, and so he'd keep her in the game even if he had to bend over backwards and forwards to do so.
Consider: in the first hour last night, Autumn had a bad night. Her food was raw, RAWWWRR! Gordo forced her to apologize to the dinner guests. Then he chastised her, "You're so casual." "I'm not casual!" she argued lamely. Her team sent her up for elimination next to Fran. Fran: "My team never communicates! Shut up, Nilka!" Autumn: "I don't think I was so terrible tonight, Chef! I believe in belief!" Gordo had such a pained look on his face, and he threatened to throw them both out…but instead he just threw out Fran, and switched Autumn back to her old Red Team.
Now, here's where reality starts twisting: In the second hour, her old team welcomed her back with hugs and open arms. (Mind you, this is the same team that was absolutely sick of her a few days ago. Are these people suffering from extreme sleep deprivation? Does Gordo slip them "Forget-Me-Now" pills every morning?) She proceeded to make a plate of lobster stir fry that resembled a Big Box of Crayons after five hours in an oven. She made Jason's tank-sized Lobster platter look subtle by comparison. Then she made a dessert that appeared to be misshapen strawberries in a cocktail glass. Admiral Gordo declared it to be the very worst thing he had ever seen, ever.
Naturally, she was back in the elimination circle by episode's end. It was Autumn vs. Ed, and there was no way it was going to be Ed, right? Jango! It was nobody! Coach Gordo changed the rules yet again, and welcomed Autumn in the final six. I think at this point she might be invincible.
Jay & Benjamin: 2-1
I'm not trying to cheat here. I genuinely think that both of these chefs will win it all. I envision Chef Ramsay in the season finale, staring at his two final contestants. "The winner of Hell's Kitchen…" he says, looking back and forth from Jay to Benjamin. "Is…" he continues, as the music plays on the soundtrack and doves take flight in the background. "Going to be…" he says, as the camera skips to a close-up on Benjamin's sweating brow and Jay's sweating jowls. COMMERCIAL BREAK! And then that all repeats after the commercial break, and finally, Gordo says, "Both of you!" Yes, in a patented bit of Ramsay rule-breaking bravado, he's going to crown two victors this season.
Consider: for all the back-and-forth between Benjamin and Jay, the two of them haven't been quite as strong since they joined different teams. You could see the problem in the first dinner challenge, when Chef Ramsay tasked his teams with building their own menu. Benjamin had big artistic dreams, declaring that his hapless Team Redmates would have to learn how to cook elaborate cuisine. (He also memorably declared that rice was "poor food.") We were set up to think that Jay had the better idea: Over in the Blue corner, he was espousing the gospel of simplicity, building a menu out of pasta, spinach salad, and all the other food you loved when you were 12.
Benjamin's big-dream menu didn't go over well with Gordo, who thought the presentation was bland at best. But Jay's uninspired food went over even worse. Upon eating the baby spinach salad, Gordo exclaimed, "If I was a f—ing rabbit, I'd be f—ing wetting myself." (Viewers, am I the only one who thought this was a compliment at first?) For all of his bluster about keeping things basic, Gordo likes people who dream big food dreams.
It doesn't help matters that, left on their own, both Benjamin and Jay are much easier to hate. Pretty much everyone on the Red Team thought Benjamin was a narcissistic know-it-all, while Blue Jay had a bad tendency to badmouth every single one of his teammates. Together, they'd form one hell of a team: leave Jay to wield the soft touch of authority, while Benjamin assumes the greater artistic responsibilities of the cuisine.
Lest you think I'm just hedging my bets, I'm going to go one step further and say that, if Gordo doesn't opt for the Duogarchy, Benjamin will probably win it all. Unless, that is, there's a late challenge from a fallen contender…
Salvatore the Lobster: Even Money
As Salvatore awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed into a gigantic lobster. He screamed something in inscrutable Italian, but only Mad Doctor Gordo could hear his cries. In Lobster form, Salvatore finally managed to be a part of at least one good dish, although true to form he ended up losing things for the Blue Team.
What are your thoughts at the halfway point, HK fans? Who's your pick to win it all? Do you think Autumn will stage her tenth comeback of the season? Was Nilka's exit the worst elimination ever? Will those poor dinner guests ever make it to the theatre? And speaking of dinner guests, I didn't realize that Mr. Creosote was a regular at Hell's Kitchen!
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Here is a very funny Youtube hit. Ernie Anastos (center) with co-anchor Dari Alexander and weatherman Nick Gregory are the stars of this live on-air one. "Keep fucking that chicken," I don't even know what that mean or realize the mistake at first but it left me laughing my ass off. LOL... News anchor Ernie Anastos was apparently trying to say "plucking" but it came out as "fucking." He was chatting to weatherman Nick Gregory, who laughed with him throughout the exchange, but their colleague Dari Alexander was left with the best bug-eyed expression ever after the comment:
"I guess it takes a tough man to make a tender forecast," Anastos said to Gregory. Mimicking the old Frank Perdue chicken commercials.
"I guess that's me," Gregory replied.
Then Anastos adds: "Keep fucking that chicken."
It was a mistake but it may tell us what is on Ernie Anastos' mind. LOL... At first I thought he was insulting the other guy for his crappy forecast and I am sure that guy thought so too. "We are disappointed with Ernie's comment on the air Thursday night," Lew Leone, Channel 5 vice president and general manager, said in a statement. Anastos, Leone said, was going to apologize for "his use of inappropriate language" on Thursday night's 10 o'clock news. Anyway, "Keep fucking that chicken" will go down as the funniest quote of 2009. Click to play video:
Ernie Anastos (born July 12, 1943) is an American Emmy-award winning New York City television news anchor. He has worked for several television stations in New York City during his career. blogywoodbabes.blogspot.com


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O Christ, Thy guilty people spare!
Lo, kneeling at Thy gracious throne,
Thy Virgin Mother pours her pray'r,
Imploring pardon for her own.
Ye angels happy evermore!
Who in your circles nine ascend,
As ye have guarded us before,
So still from harm our steps defend.
L. J. Kavanagh and James M. McLaughlin, Crown Hymnal (Boston: Ginn and Company, 1912).


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September 7, 2012
CD Projekt Red's new 'triple-A RPG' game is Cyberpunk
Since being introduced to The Witcher (thanks thsoundman) I've definitely followed the progress of CD Projekt Red with interest. After the international success of this game, which is based on the books by Andrzej Sapkowski, the CD Projekt group changed it's focus to game development – enter CD Projekt Red. It's great to see that the development side of CD Projekt is growing and going from strength to strength, this year they became the official Polish distributor of games published by Codemasters, an award winning game developer and publisher with over 25 years of industry experience bringing titles such as DiRT, GRID, Cricket and Operation Flashpoint. The group has also formed several partnerships with companies such as Blizzard, Astragon, Sega, NCSoft West and Wizards of the Coast; important steps in the company's development.
The latest game in development will be a 'triple-A RPG' based on the Cyberpunk pen-and-paper game by Mike Pondsmith, it's development team will be made up from developers from The Witcher series alongside new staff brought in to support the project. There is not much known about this game, which was announced during the CD Projekt group's summer conference, but it looks like it's going to follow the same 'mature' RPG theme as The Witcher, which means violence, nudity and images and content of a sexual nature will all be in there (done really well I might add), and we can expect that it will follow the rules of a usual RPG game with customisable characters, classes, weapons etc. The game will be non-linear but story-driven, where magic, fantasy and lore is replaced by cybernetics, weapons and implants. Details from an online job posting show that CD Projekt Red are looking for a multiplayer programmer to work in their core development team confirming that future games will be featuring multiplayer modes. Although The Witcher is an amazing game players are limited to playing just Geralt of Rivia. This isn't really a problem, but many RPG fans want to be able to choose their own character and in CyberPunk they will get that choice.
The cyberpunk scene has been done time and time again, but somehow I feel that CD Projekt Red are the right team to be taking this on and will be able to do it justice; judging by the reactions online to the news of this upcoming game it looks like I'm not the only one and there is genuine interest in what comes from the project team next. It also looks like they will be opening the door for a lot of new players with the news that The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition, already available for PC and Xbox 360, will soon also be coming to Mac later this year. Pure speculation at this point but perhaps they will aim to deliver future games to Mac also on release.
Honestly, there are not enough hours in the day for me to play The Witcher and The Witcher 2, two of the best games I've played this year for sure. If you haven't played either of these it's well worth picking up a copy, you won't be disappointed.


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Cough and Lung Remedy
Cough and Lung Remedy
It is said that it treats a sore throat and heals the lungs.
The best part about this remedy?
It can be used by kids and adults. The flavor is good, and also it is light on the stomach.
Additionally, you can treat stomach and lung problems/pain.
Curious about how to prepare it?
Here's the recipe:
• Two tablespoons of honey
• Two medium ripe bananas with dots
• 400 ml boiling water
Preparation steps:
Step 1: Peel the bananas and use a wooden fork or spoon to puree them in a bowl. Don't use a metal fork. The bananas will become darker.
Step 2: Boil the water.
Step 3: Place the bananas in a pot and start adding the boiled water. Let it steep for 30 minutes.
Step 4: When the texture is cooled off, add the honey. Do not add the honey while the mixture is still warm/hot. As you know, like that the honey will lose its healthy benefits.
How to use it:
• You should drink 100ml x 4 times per day Do not drink water immediately after taking mixture wait about 1 hour.
• The amount in this recipe is enough for one day. For best results, prepare one every morning.
• You should expect the first results in the first 3-5 days.
It is so amazing what nature can do for us. Also, it is so sad how we constantly forget about this and reach for the antibiotics.
Spray Deodorant Liquid
50 ml distilled water (warmed)
8 drops tea tree oil
2 Tbs baking soda
10 drops of lavender or essential oil of choice.
you will need a small glass spray bottle and a funnel.
In a small bowl add warmed distilled water and baking soda and stir until dissolved allow to cool to room temp then pour into bottle using funnel. then add essential oils . put on spray cap and shake well. shake before each use.
Cream Deodorant
1/4 cup Coconut oil (solid)
1/4 cup Baking Soda
1/4 cup Arrowroot powder
in a glass bowl add in arrowroot and baking soda and stir together. then stir in coconut oil until mixes into a cream takes a good bit of stirring. or you can melt the coconut oil if you would like then let setup it works either way. you can add scents if you choose. or leave unscented.
Green Thumb Guide for skin/ hair care product
These companies listed are a good place to start for better skin care if you don't make it your self.
burts bees
Aubrey organic
dr. Hauschka skin care
Ecco Bella
John Masters organics
kiss my face
Eminence organics
Nature girl
Pangea organics
Spa Technologies
Sensouous beauty
Red flower
These are a few of the better companies out there.


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Strange things happen in an exotic amusement park at the south coast of Spain.
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Rachel Sheppard is a millionaire's daughter, kidnapped for ransom and tortured in the weird and wonderful Virtual Hell of Dr Wong. Nelly and her toyboy assistant call on the help of the world's greatest magician, Johnny Cagliostro.
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Killer Barbys versus a blood-thirsty Countess.
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A model named Barbara Hallen has disappeared and her father gets private detective Sam Morgan to go to Paris to find his daughter. Barbara's trail leads Morgan to a plastic surgery clinic owned by Dr. Flamand. Morgan's investigation reveals the horri…
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Melissa saw to die his father when she was a child. Due to the shock it remained paralytic. Now it lives with his stepmother Flora and the sister of this one, Martha. These two sisters hate Melissa, inheritor of the fortune that his father left. Flor…
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The son of the infamous Dr. Orloff clashes with his father when he begins to stalk and dismember prostitutes in order to get parts to reanimate his dead mother.
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A telepathic nightclub act becomes the backdrop for murder.
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Agents across the globe take turns spying on and double-crossing one another in an attempt to locate a valuable formula encrypted in the music code.
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Four strippers take a vacation and wind up at a Spanish resort complex that, despite the hotel receptionist's claims of it being fully booked, appears to be completely empty. After one of the girls mysteriously vanishes and another ends up dead in th…
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Not too long ago, we learned that Google's launcher was actually named the Google Now Launcher. And we thought it'd be available for everyone pretty soon. Well we are one step closer to that. Today, the Google Now Launcher has expanded to being available for all Nexus and Google Play Edition devices. That includes the Nexus 4, 5, 7 2012, 7 2013, and the Nexus 10. On the Google Play Edition side, that's the Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One, LG G Pad 8.3, Moto G, and the Sony Xperia Z Ultra. So basically every phone or tablet available on the Play Store.
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In Italy, as in most Western cultures, the 1960s was a dynamic and turbulent decade of social change. Dacia Maraini, in this short story collection, explores the vexing, tragic, and often humorous experiences of women living in modern urban Italy.
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Call for Proposals: NGO marine conservation projects in Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines and Vietnam
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THE FLATS – Georgia Tech (15-12, 5-9 ACC) plays its second straight home game and its second straight re-match as Clemson (16-11, 9-6 ACC) comes calling for a 7 p.m. contest Tuesday night at McCamish Pavilion.
Tech, winner of three of its last four games, is looking to extend its first two-game ACC winning streak in two seasons, having beaten Florida State and No. 19 Notre Dame since the first meeting with Clemson. The Yellow Jackets are 3-4 at home in ACC games this season, 11-5 overall.
Clemson has split its two games since defeating the Yellow Jackets, 66-52, on Feb. 13. The Tigers lost at NC State Saturday, 77-74, following a 65-54 win over Boston College. Clemson is 4-5 since starting the conference schedule 5-1.
Tuesday's game will be televised regionally on the ACC's Regional Sports Networks (Fox Sports South in Georgia) and will be streamed live on ESPN3. Radio coverage of the game is provided by the Georgia Tech/IMG Sports Network, and can be heard in Atlanta on 680 the Fan (680 AM and 93.7 FM). The game can also be heard nationally on satellite radio (Sirius ch. 106, XM ch. 193).
Georgia Tech has won back-to-back ACC games for the first time since March 4 and 8, 2014 when they closed the regular season with wins over No. 7 Syracuse and Virginia Tech. The Jackets have not won three straight regular season ACC games since the 2007-08 season, but have won three in a row counting a tournament game three times in that period.
Tech is in 11th place, a half-game behind Florida State and one game behind Virginia Tech, in the ACC standings. The Jackets must leap over one of those teams to avoid playing on Tuesday at the ACC Tournament. They hold a tiebreaker over FSU, but lose a potential tiebreaker with Virginia Tech.
Tech is 11-5 at home, percentage-wise its best home record under Brian Gregory, and the 11 wins match the 2012-13 team for most under Gregory. The Jackets have not had a better home record since going 14-2 in 2009-10.
Clemson has won 12 of the last 13 games in the series, but the one Tech win occurred last season in McCamish Pavilion.
Tech's 14 ACC games have been decided by an average of 5.9 points, only one by double digits (66-52 at Clemson).
Tech's ACC wins this season have come by an average of 4.6 points, while its ACC losses have come by a total of 60 points, an average of 6.7 points per game.
Tech's overall strength of schedule is the 15th strongest in the CBSSports.com RPI rankings (through games of Feb. 21). The Jackets' non-conference schedule strength is rated No. 102.
ESPN's Basketball Power Index (BPI) has Tech No. 49 with an overall schedule strength of No. 4. ESPN has projected the 48 teams above Tech as "in" the NCAA Tournament.
Dating back to the 2014 ACC Tournament, 22 of Tech's 26 losses to ACC teams in that period have been decided by nine points or fewer.
According to KenPom.com, Tech has the ninth most experienced roster in the nation, with an average number of years experience at 2.37.
Still relentless on the boards – Tech is out-rebounding its opponents by 6.9 per game, which ranks 26th in the nation and No. 4 in the ACC. Tech has out-rebounded 22 of 27 opponents this season with two ties. Tech is No. 4 in the ACC and 21st nationally in offensive rebounds per game (13.6).
Turnovers down – Tech is averaging 10.4 turnovers this season (5th in the ACC, 19th NCAA), down 2.3 per game (12.7) from last season. Tech has averaged 10.3 turnovers in ACC play, the fourth-lowest figure among the 15 teams.
Scoring up – Tech is averaging 74.4 points per game, more than 10 points per game higher than a year ago. The Yellow Jackets have scored 71.4 per ACC game, also more than 10 points per game better than last year's average.
Outside threat – Tech's 34.7-percent success rate from three-point range is up eight percent over last year. The Yellow Jackets have hit 33.3 percent against the ACC.
Tech is No. 2 in three-point percentage defense, giving up 31.3-percent from beyhond the arc and a league-low 150 total threes. The Jackets have yielded 30.6 percent in conference games.
Tech has shot 70.2 percent from the free throw line this year, its best figure since the 1994-95 season. The Jackets are converting 69.5 percent in ACC games, best since 2006-07.
However, Tech has been outscored from the free throw line 11 times in 14 ACC games, and by a total of 252-185. In the second half of those games, the difference is 177-110.
Four Georgia Tech players are averaging in double digits – Marcus Georges-Hunt (16.6 ppg), Adam Smith (14.1), Nick Jacobs (10.8) and Charles Mitchell (10.8). Tech has not finished a season with four or more players averaging in double figures since 2008-09.
Tech has used seven different starting lineups this season. Marcus Georges-Hunt is the only Jacket to start every game.
Tech has started Georges-Hunt, Smith and Quinton Stephens on the perimeter, Jacobs and Mitchell in the post in each of its last two games and won both. The Yellow Jackets are 3-2 in Stephens' five starts.
In ACC games, Marcus Georges-Hunt is averaging 18.5 points per game (5th in the ACC) and Adam Smith 15.1 (12th).
Georges-Hunt ranks ninth in the ACC in free throw percentage (80.4) and third in free throw attempts per game (7.0). Only Cat Barber of NC State, Grayson Allen of Duke and Michael Young of Pittsburgh also rank in the top 10 in both categories. Georges-Hunt is attempting 7.4 per ACC game.
Nick Jacobs has scored in double figures in eight of Tech's last 12 games, averaging 12.1 points (50 pct. FG, 22-of-28 FT) and 5.9 rebounds over that stretch.
Charles Mitchell has recorded 14 double-doubles this season. He is bidding to become the first Tech player to average in double digits in points and rebounds since Alvin Jones in 2000-01. Only Jones and Malcolm Mackey (1991-92 and 1992-93) have done so since Tech joined the ACC.
Mitchell is tied for second in the ACC in rebound average (10.2 per game), having led the conference for most of the season. He ranks No. 2 in offensive rebounds (3.89 per game). Mitchell ranks 20th in the nation in rebound average and 13th in offensive rebounds.
Adam Smith leads the ACC in three-point field goals made (2.89 per game, 34th in NCAA) and ranks eighth in percentage (39.8). He has averaged 2.86 three-pointers in ACC games and has made 36.7 percent of his tries.
In 27 games, Smith has made more three-pointers (78) than Tech's leader in each of the past seven seasons and the most for any Tech player since 2007-08.
Georgia Tech now has three career 1,000-point scorers on its roster, and could soon have one more.
Charles Mitchell reached the career milestone Saturday when he scored 12 points against Notre Dame, improving his career total to 1,010.
Nick Jacobs is within reach as well, with 972 points after Saturday's game.
Marcus Georges-Hunt, who holds 16th place on the Yellow Jackets' all-time list, has 1,575 career points, and Adam Smith, who began the season over the 1,000 plateau, now has 1,403.
This is the oldest and longest-running series the Yellow Jackets have with an ACC member. The 128 all-time meetings are 33 more than Tech has played with any other ACC opponent. The series dates back to the 1912-13 season, when John Heisman coached the Tech basketball team.
Clemson is one of two permanent home-and-away opponents on Tech's schedule each year (Notre Dame is the other).
Clemson has won 19 of the last 22 meetings in the series, and had won 10 straight games in the series until Tech captured a 63-52 win on Feb. 16, 2015 at McCamish Pavilion. The Tigers have won twice since, once at Littlejohn Coliseum and the teams' first meeting this season, which was played at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.
The Yellow Jackets trail 45-32 to the Tigers since joining the ACC.
Tech has an all-time record of 41-24 against the Tigers at home, including a 27-15 record at Alexander Memorial Coliseum. The Jackets have won 22 of 32 against the Tigers at home since 1983.
Clemson head coach Brad Brownell is 11-1 vs. Tech, while Brian Gregory is 1-9 vs. Clemson. In the 12 meetings with the Tigers and Brownell, the Yellow Jackets have averaged under 56 points per game, never scoring more than 65 in any one game.
Marcus Georges-Hunt has averaged 11.8 points in eight career games against Clemson, hitting 40.3 percent from the floor and 6-of-16 from three-point range. He has scored in double digits in seven of the eight meetings, including a career-high of 20 in an overtime loss last year at Clemson. He scored 11 in Tech's win at McCamish Pavilion last season.
Charles Mitchell has averaged 6.7 points and 9.0 rebounds in three games against Clemson as a Yellow Jacket, including a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 19 rebounds 10 days ago at Greenville. He averaged 7.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in two career games while at Maryland.
Josh Heath was a key figure in Tech's win over Clemson last year at McCamish Pavilion, scoring a career-high 14 points. He hit 4-of-5 from the floor and had three assists with no turnovers. He added eight points in the later meeting at Clemson.
Tadric Jackson scored 12 points in Tech's overtime loss at Clemson last year and has averaged 6.7 points in three career meetings.
Adam Smith scored 12 points but missed all three of his three-point attempts 10 days ago in Greenville. He averaged 7.5 points and went 2-for-8 from three-point range in two chances against Clemson while at Virginia Tech.
Georgia Tech's men's basketball team is beginning its fifth year under head coach Brian Gregory. The Yellow Jackets have been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference since 1979, won three ACC Championships (1985, 1990, 1993), played in the NCAA Tournament 16 times and played in two Final Fours (1990, 2004). Connect with Georgia Tech Men's Basketball on social media by liking their Facebook Page, or following on Twitter (@GTMBB).
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An Investigation of the Relationship between Big Five and Narrow Personality Traits and Life Satisfaction in College Student and Adult Samples
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Jacob Levy, Richard Saudargas, Tricia McClam
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between broad and narrow personality traits and life satisfaction for college-aged and adult populations. Hypotheses were several-fold: first, that personality measures would be predictive of life satisfaction; second, that there would be differences in the correlations of Big Five personality traits and life satisfaction for both age groups; and third, that there would be differences between both age groups in the amount of variance in life satisfaction accounted for by three narrow personality traits, i.e., Optimism, Tough-Mindedness, and Work Drive. Archival data were used to compare an undergraduate sample at a Southeastern U.S. university (n=4844), and an adult sample from a database representing working adults (n=7633). Correlation and multiple regression analyses were used for each age group in examining the validity of Big Five and narrow traits and life satisfaction. A Fischer's z score was used to determine significant differences in the correlations by age. The Big Five and narrow traits were found to be predictive of life satisfaction for both groups, with Emotional Stability and Optimism showing the highest correlation for both age groups. There were significant differences in correlations between the age groups on measures of Extraversion (z=4.64, p<.001), Agreeableness (z=1.92, p=.05), Conscientiousness (z=8.18, p<.001), Openness (z=2.44, p=.01), Work Drive (z=12.82, p<.001), and Tough-Mindedness (z=-2.87, p<.005). Results were discussed in terms of comparing the predictive validity of personality traits and life satisfaction between the two age groups. Study limitations and directions for future research were noted.
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14 November 2018. 4finance Holding S.A. (the 'Group' or '4finance'), one of Europe's largest digital consumer lending groups, today announces unaudited consolidated results for the nine months ending 30 September 2018 (the 'Period').
Operational Highlights
- Online loan issuance volume stable overall at €932.4 million (up 0.5% year-on-year) in the Period compared with €927.9 million in 9M 2017.
- Instalment Loan issuance volume up 42% year-on-year to €152.5 million from €107.5 million in 9M 2017.
- Single Payment Loan issuance volume down 8% year-on-year to €665.7 million, in line with expectations and reflecting greater focus on longer term products.
- Line of Credit issuance volume up 16% year-on-year to €114.3 million from €98.8 million in 9M 2017.
- The number of online lending active customers was 0.44 million as of 30 September 2018 compared with 0.53 million a year ago.
- TBI Bank loan issuance volume during the Period grew by 12% year-on-year to €197.0 million from €175.9 million in 9M 2017.
- TBI Bank active borrowing customers reached 0.40 million, up 8% from a year ago, with 0.24 million current accounts as of 30 September 2018, up 35% from a year ago.
Financial Highlights
- Interest income up 10% year-on-year to €361.5 million in the Period compared with €327.2 million in the prior year period.
- Operating income (revenue) up 11% year-on-year to €328.6 million in the Period from €296.1 million in 9M 2017.
- Net receivables reached €540.8 million as of 30 September 2018, up 2% compared with 1 January 2018 opening balance.
- Pre-provision operating profit up 22% year-on-year to €157.6 million in the Period compared with €129.5 million in the prior year period.
- Foreign exchange movements resulted in a €17.9 million negative impact on profit before tax in the Period, due to Argentinian Peso depreciation, Polish Zloty weakness and a stronger US Dollar vs Euro during the Period.
- Adjusted EBITDA was €114.1 million for the Period, up 7% year-on-year, following another strong quarterly contribution in Q3 2018 and adjusted interest coverage for the Period increased to 2.5x.
- Profit before tax for the Period was €39.0 million, decreasing 21% year-on-year from €49.5 million in 9M 2017, reflecting FX losses and increased impairment charges, which are largely due to the transition to IFRS 9 and Instalment Loan issuance growth.
- Cost to income ratio for the Period was 52%, vs. 56% for 9M 2017, reflecting cost discipline and faster revenue growth.
- Improvement in asset quality following move to 360 DPD write-off, with an overall gross NPL ratio of 19.6% as of 30 September 2018 (22.2% for online) compared with 26.7% as of 31 December 2017 (33.5% for online).
- The annualised cost of risk for the online business was 23.7% for the Period, compared to 18.9% in 9M 2017, and in TBI Bank it was 8.6% for the Period, compared to 5.3% in 9M 2017. The increases reflect the impact of IFRS 9 and removal of 360-730 DPD online receivables.
- Operating cash flow before movements in portfolio and deposits was €211.2 million in the Period up from €175.6 million in the prior year period.
Strategic Highlights
- Strong underlying customer demand for Instalment Loans, particularly in Poland and the Baltics. Continued selective approach to instalment loan sales and marketing in Q3, with issuance levels similar to Q2, to monitor portfolio performance and implement further product refinements.
- Ongoing migration of single payment loan customers to longer-term instalment or line of credit products in selected markets, with single payment loans now representing only 26% of the Group's net receivables.
- Continued development of near-prime products, with the pilot in Spain being extended, the Lithuanian near-prime lending business close to reaching a sustainable scale, and preparations for the pilot launch in Sweden underway.
- Continued focus on earlier debt collection and forward flow debt sales, underlining the robust value of the Group's loan portfolios and conservative nature of IFRS 9 provisioning.
- Ongoing review of each market to ensure the businesses meet our financial return criteria. Quarter-on-quarter reduction in interest income mainly due to wind down of certain markets/brands in Q2 and Q3, and financial impact has been offset by corresponding reduction in cost base.
Oyvind Oanes, CEO of 4finance, commented:
"These strong results, with Adjusted EBITDA up 7% year-on-year, demonstrate solid profitability despite challenging conditions in some markets. As indicated last quarter, we continue to be disciplined about which products and markets we invest in. Whilst these decisions have resulted in a lower rate of revenue growth, they have improved our cost efficiency and profitability.
"We continue to evolve and broaden our business model. This means developing our traditional single payment loan products into instalment loans and lines of credit in some markets, and continuing to advocate for appropriate and evidence-based regulation of sub-prime consumer lending. And it means gradually diversifying into the near-prime segment, as we are already doing in Lithuania with our existing Vivus brand, in Spain in partnership with mobile app Fintonic and will be piloting in Sweden with a new brand, as well as with TBI Bank, which lends predominantly to near-prime clients. Our recent investment in exciting Nordic digital bank Monobank is also part of this approach and is the first step in exploring a potential cooperation.
"We will be sorry to say goodbye to Daniel Stenberg, our Regional Manager for Nordics & Baltics, who steps down in January. Having started our Swedish business nearly 10 years ago, Daniel leaves us with a strong regional presence that is well positioned for the future. I remain convinced of the great opportunity we have there and across the business at 4finance to build a multi-segment, multi-product, consumer credit specialist."


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The auction of Anthology, the downtown live-music venue and eatery that suddenly shut down Jan. 1, has been postponed until April 2, said an auction official on Friday.
The delay is because of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed in court Thursday by India Street Ventures, LLC, listed in records as the owner.
Items that were set to be sold Friday included the real estate, on India Street at the western edge of Little Italy, the club's business license and its furnishings, including the high-tech video and sound systems.
Previously: Anthology to hit auction block
India Street Venture, LLC, was behind on mortgage payments by $65,000, public records show. A default notice, which signals the start of the foreclosure process, was filed in November.
That's when venue co-operators Howard and Marsha Berkson quietly started a search for new proprietors.
Howard Berkson, who terminated the venue's management staff on Jan. 4, also told workers he and his wife were divorcing.
Multiple calls and emails to the Berksons have not been returned.
At least one investment group, which includes two Qualcomm employees and a venture-capital firm, has publicly expressed interest in buying the venue. Representatives from that group were present at Friday's auction.
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Project name: AOA-LV
What is the project for?
The project is for hosting free online gaming to gamers, from consoles X-Box 360 and its competitor PS3. It will also host large events for team & head to head competitions, contest, prize drawings, banquets and many other types of large events. Gamers are always renting out rooms from hotels or commercial buildings to host such events, lets have the people who supply us with the entertainment also supply us with our gaming needs
What does it support?
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Are there other projects with-in AOA-LV?
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This project will start off as a local effect and then move on to helping those nationally and then global
Are there other types of entertainments besides online gaming?
Of course, there is a POOL area which hosts a large wave pool in its center with high dive boards & water parks on both sides. There is also a lazy river which wraps around the wave pool area
The MEDUS host outside sports: Basketball, Soccer, Football & a skate park. There is also (2) two types of trail areas for bicycling and jogging
There are Go-Karts which have (2) two track levels for persons to race on. The first level is more of a scenic route that runs between the stations and all for entertainments. The 2nd level is more stretched out and runs behind each entertainment.
Both console shops host (3) three types of movie theaters and a bowling alley. The movie theaters are downstairs from the shops; the bowling alleys are not attached to the stores but are coordinated on each side of the shops
How will the project generate revenue?
There are (6) six ways for AOA-LV to generate revenue:
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The AOA-LV Restaurant
Both consoles already have their own online stores which already create profit, keeping those online sources will add to the list above
Why is there an entrance fee? And how much is it?
The reason there is an entrance fee is to make up for any products that are damaged , Also since the both consoles are allowing person to play any given game which does not have to be purchased by the consumer. Both consoles are giving consumers the chance to play on their online network without even having to purchase the console it self
The way the entrance fee is detailed is by BADGES:
Badges are how persons receive points, turn on the stations and start the go-karts.
Guest badges are valid for: 3-Days up to 1-week; prices between the two badges vary
Gamers badges are valid for: 1-month: 3-month & 6-months; prices between the three badges vary
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These points can be used at the AOA-LV store to make purchases on used gaming products or apparel and merchandise.
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The Perfect Smile — I have a friend who cannot afford cosmetic dentistry, and even HE wouldn't opt for this item. Everyone on the commercial looks buck-toothed, and the appliance obviously interferes with clear speech, since all users in the ads seem to have a slight lisp when wearing it.
The Handy Heater — This looked great. A small, space-saving heater that could econically heat reasonably large rooms? Yeah! Sign me up! But when I checked the reviews on this little gadget a great many on-line users (like almost ALL) complained that the unit did not provide the heat promised, and that while it worked okay in small spaces (like bathrooms) it was annoyingly and distractingly loud when running. Small wonder the commercials don't let you hear it running, huh?
Red Copper Cookware — While this isn't advertised when the cookwear is being described, this has to be seasoned, and according to reviews the non-stick coating it has will not hold up. Also, despite what the ads claim, it very definitely will scratch. Figures. While copper is very conductive, heats evenly, and looks nice, probably one of the biggest obstacles to overcome related to copper cookware is price. Full copper cookware is very expensive, though you can purchase it with a stainless steel or tin lining for less, and the Red Copper pans fit intop this category. Outside of price though, according to http://www.TheKitchn.com, copper cookware has several unique disadvantages:
"Reactive with alkaline or acidic foods, which can take on a metallic taste after being cooked in a copper pot. Light colored foods, like eggs, can also develop grey streaks when they pick up the copper compounds, which also means you'll ingest small amounts of copper. Not a big deal if it's an occasional thing, but not so great for everyday use. Copper also requires regular polishing and maintenance".
Lastly, despite what's mentioned on the Red Copper Pan website, copper cookware is not dishwasher safe. I think I'll stick with my cast iron.You don't wash that in a dishwasher either, but then you don't have to. 😉
The Miracle Bamboo pillow — I thought about getting one of these, but the reviews seemed mostly to be either one extreme or the other. Either it was "LOVE IT!!" (apparently from hard-pillow lovers) or it was totally negative. One reviewer said they opened their pillow up after hearing some disturbing comments, and that the stuffing looked like nasty scaps swept up from a factory floor — or even carpet scraps. Another said it compressed after a very short while into a much smaller brick that felt as though it were made of clay. Also according to reviews, the company has a C-Rating with the BBB based on more than 280 closed complaints (as of 10/8/14). Most of these appear to reference poor customer service (difficulty locating orders, difficulty processing refunds, etc.), long shipping times (some customers claim to have never received their items at all), and inferior product quality. No, I think not.
My Pillow — in the same vein, the My Pillow claims (or claimed for a long time) to be the "Official pillow of the National Sleep Foundation", but the NSF's web site appeared to me to be nothing more than a site advertising various items anyway, and according to http://www.TruthInAdvertising.org/mypillow the makers of My Pillow were enjoined in January of 2017 from adversizing this connection, and also had their Better Business Bureau accreditagtion revoked as the result of claims of false advertizing and price inflation. I think I'll pass on that one too.
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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"A monologue about Anthony Venn-Brown? Okay, but I don't know if there's anything funny I can say about a gay guy who tried so hard to be heterosexual that he wound up with kids. He lived the punch line, and any joke after that is much less funny. But I do admire Mr. Venn-Brown for being such an advocate of alternative lifestyles. The world could use more openly gay evangelists. There's a missionary position joke there, but I won't make it, out of my respect to this man. It's people like him who have made me quit calling myself 'straight,' because is a lesbian really crooked? We both bend to get our work done."
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