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DesPortes: Do you know where your adjustable mortgage rate is? (column)
If you are currently in an adjustable rate mortgage, then do you know where your ARM is? Silly-sounding question, I know, but it is a vitally important one right now.
Personally, I have used ARMs to finance properties and have put countless clients and borrowers in to ARMs to finance their homes. For the right borrowers and the right circumstances, financing a home with an ARM can be a very sophisticated, savvy and beneficial financial tool. Deciding to use such loan programs requires an in-depth conversation with, and understanding from, the borrower as to the exact details and nuances of such a mortgage.
In most scenarios, ARMs have a lower interest rate than a fixed rate mortgage which is why borrowers select this option to finance their home. That part is easy enough to understand. Comprehending the big picture of the financing is a little more complex.
For starters, I will outline a few of the basic principles of nearly all adjustable rate mortgages. The term of the loan is 30 years, meaning that the loan would pay off in full after 30 years. However, the initial offered interest rate is only fixed for a certain period of time. Three, five or seven years is the typical fixed-rate period of ARMs. Over the remaining term of the loan, to the 30-year mark, the rate will adjust one of two times per year. Current market conditions as defined by the US treasury or the LIBOR index are added to a margin or mark-up charged by the lender to calculate the rate of adjustment. Caps are placed on the rate to put a stop on how high or low the rate of adjustment can be.
As an illustration, a 5/1 ARM at 4 percent would break down as follows: 30-year amortization of the loan, a fixed interest rate of 4 percent for five years, then once per year adjustments to the interest rate in years six to 30. Typical caps of the loan may dictate that the maximum rate of adjustment would be 5 percent above the start rate, or 9 percent in this case. The margin would be 2.5 percent which would also serve as the lowest the rate could adjust to and a typical index would be the 1 Year LIBOR index. Two percent higher or lower would be the maximum the rate could adjust by on any given period after the fifth year.
But the question remains, where is your ARM? Has the fixed rate period already expired and has the interest rate already begun to adjust on an annual basis? Or is an annual adjustment imminent? Either way, or regardless of where the loan is in its amortization, the financing scenario needs to be reviewed, analyzed and managed in the current environment.
The 10-year U.S. Treasury index is flirting with and even closing above a 3 percent level, which has not been seen in many years, and the current one-year LIBOR index is at 2.77 percent. Therefore, if your ARM is in a period where it is or is close to adjusting, then you may be in for a rude awakening.
Personally I refinanced out of my ARM. If you are currently in an ARM, do you know where it is?
William A. DesPortes works for Central Rockies Mortgage Corp. He can be reached at 970-845-7000, ext. 103, and firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Before the internet, vacation rentals were mostly a "mom-and-pop" industry. If travelers didn't book through word-of-mouth recommendations, homes were simply advertised in the classified sections of newspapers or via promotional brochures which were sent by snail mail.
In recent years, however, the market has transformed. Now predicted to be worth more than $100 billion, new services and technologies are being created all the time to keep up with the demand of the industry. Whether you're an owner who's been in the industry for years or you're just starting out with your vacation rental business, technology can truly lead you to achieve your goals.
As well as helping owners to increase direct bookings, technology can also save them hours and hours of their precious time by automating repetitive tasks.
That's why owners need an all-in-one solution – software that has been designed with them in mind, bringing together all the different but crucial functions needed to effectively and efficiently run a profitable vacation rental business.
When you understand the capabilities of a streamlined reservation system and channel manager and the time-saving possibilities they bring, along with the satisfaction of taking direct bookings via the booking engine on your own professional website, you'll appreciate just how important the right software solution is for your business.
In this guide, expect to find out what elements constitute a great vacation rental website software and how they can help your vacation rental business flourish.
1. Website Builder & Booking Engine
Deciding to create a vacation rental website is the first very important step in increasing direct bookings, taking control of your business and becoming less dependent on online travel agencies and listing sites.
Whether you have the technical knowledge or not, the website builder you choose needs to be able to support all your needs for your vacation rental website. Lodgify's website builder lets you to create a beautiful website for your rental business in minutes. Spending more time tweaking and perfecting your design just the way you want it is up to you, however!
When you use our website builder, this is what you'll have to look forward to:
Super professional vacation rental website templates that you can publish in minutes
As Lodgify's website builder is template-based, even owners with zero prior experience creating a website can easily build their own. It's as simple as picking the template you like the look of, uploading your property details and publishing with one click.
Lodgify's website templates aren't generic, all-encompassing templates. Instead, they have been designed and perfected with a specific entrepreneur in mind – you, a vacation rental property owner. That means they are 100% optimized to businesses just like yours.
Within our ready-made templates, you'll find outstanding features which are built especially to showcase each property with unlimited photos, highlight its position on a map, and allow guests to view rates tables and availability calendars.
They also come with a fully functioning booking engine, allowing owners to take instant bookings with online payments on their website.
Mobile-friendly design
Attract more direct bookings from mobile users
Nowadays, mobile is the preferred channel for both travel research and bookings, with almost half of all travelers using their smartphones to reserve their vacation accommodation.
Don't miss out on tapping into this market when it's so easy to create a mobile-responsive website using templates like Lodgify's. All of our website templates are 100% mobile-friendly, meaning they'll adapt automatically to any size screen or device in question.
It's not just your potential guests that will appreciate a responsive design, either. Not too long ago, Google changed its mobile search algorithm to only display listings that could be viewed on mobile devices. The bottom line? Being mobile-friendly is no longer a choice for vacation rental owners. Unless you want to risk your vacation rental site being buried in Google's mobile search results, you need to make sure your site is optimized.
Booking Engine
Accept online bookings on your vacation rental website from day one
Each and every Lodgify website has a powerful booking engine seamlessly built into the design, meaning your website will be ready to accept online bookings from the very first day.
It's up to each owner whether they accept instant bookings or prefer to manually accept bookings on a per-booking request basis, but either way, your website is optimized to take online bookings.
The booking engine will help create instant quotes for your potential guests, check property availability, and calculate rates automatically – including any promotional discounts, additional taxes and fees or add-ons that you specify.
Your Lodgify booking engine allows your rental business to accept secure online, SSL-protected credit card payments in all currencies, enabling you to receive international guests with no issues or trouble at all.
Design Editor
Customize your website exactly how you want
Our intuitive design editor makes personalizing your website design a very straightforward process. Change the colors, choose different fonts, select a background image, upload your logo and add extra widgets to your site to change its layout.
Though our website builder has been especially developed for users with few technical skills, developers can also have access to our code to truly customize their website 100%.
No decisions you make for your website are final or permanent. If you want to change template further down the line or decide on a different color scheme, you're not restricted. You have the freedom to edit your site whenever you feel like it!
Property CMS
Add, manage and update your website's content 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Showcasing your properties on your new Lodgify website is effortless. Our vacation rental CMS (content management system) allows owners to manage and update their property content whatever time of day, no matter how many properties they have.
Our step-by-step CMS asks owners to input the details of each their properties, we then use this information to generate your vacation rental website.
You can add unlimited photos and write enticing descriptions about your rentals, select amenities, set your rates, display map data and show calendar availability for each of your properties.
Additionally, Lodgify's CMS also supports different room types, meaning that if you have multiple room types for your one property, you can make this known on your website. These different room types will boast their own separate calendars and prices, but will altogether form part of your Lodgify vacation rental website.
For owners, Lodgify is as easy as one, two, three:
Start by selecting the template you like best. Add your properties and upload all their details such as photos, descriptions and amenities. Finally, publish your website with just one click to start accepting online bookings for your vacation rental.
Custom Pages
Easily create additional pages to support your main vacation rental website
Aside from using our property CMS to modify any details about your rental, you can also easily add unlimited, new custom pages to your website. Simply add extra pages, then personalize them using the drag-and-drop builder by uploading the content, images and video you'd like to include.
Search Engine Optimization
Ensure guests find your website on sites like Google, Bing and Yahoo!
When it comes to marketing your vacation rental website, Lodgify has you covered.
All Lodgify websites are search engine friendly and follow best practices for SEO (search engine optimization). When you create your vacation rental website with Lodgify, we automatically submit your sitemap to search engines and support on-page optimization (that includes a customizable title, meta information, H1 tags and customizable URLs).
Social Media integration
Connect with more potential guests and gain visibility for your brand
It also couldn't be easier to integrate your Lodgify website with your professional social media pages like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google+. Simply enter your social URLs in your Lodgify account and the logos will instantly show on your website and link to your pages. As social media is a great tool for building your vacation rental brand, your website will also feature "Like" and "Share" buttons so your viewers can spread the word.
What's more, Lodgify is also integrated with Facebook Messenger so guests can communicate with you directly and the messages will arrive straight to your Lodgify account.
Reviews & Guestbook
Build credibility and a solid reputation for your vacation rental
Reviews are an incredibly powerful tool for attracting guests to your vacation rental. According to one study, 84% of internet users said they trusted online reviews as much as personal recommendations!
That's why Lodgify's fully-fledged built-in review system allows owners and managers to automatically collect and publish their guest reviews onto their websites with a few simple clicks. Compiling guest reviews of your property not only helps to build credibility and a strong reputation for your vacation rental brand, but they also make it more likely that other guests will book your property, too!
Multilingual Website
Add translations of your website to reach a more global audience
Lodgify websites support and encourage multilingual translations to help your website become more attractive to international bookers.
Our website builder makes it extremely easy to show your pages in any language you require. We already have professionally translated content for features like amenities and navigation bars in more than 25 languages, which you can simply activate in your Lodgify back office.
Free Domain Name and Unlimited Hosting
Establish your brand and never run out of bandwidth
We'll happily provide you with the opportunity and advantage of creating your own personalized domain name, free of charge. Domain names are vital in establishing your own unique web identity, helping you to stand out from your competition and enabling visitors to reach your website through search engine results.
After all, your domain name is the primary interaction guests will have with your vacation rental brand, so as well as wanting it to be memorable and unique, you'll also want it to say something special about your lodging.
Additionally, all Lodgify plans include unlimited hosting. That means we'll never charge you based on how many visitors or how much traffic goes to your site. What's more, our daily backups ensure that your data will never be lost and 24/7 monitoring means your website will be safe and secure.
2. Reservation System
Having a central place to manage your reservations is almost as important as having your own website in the first place.
Lodgify's reservation system not only allows you to keep on top of all of your rental bookings from one place, but it also encourages you to automate repetitive tasks in order to make the running of your vacation rental business a lot more efficient.
Centralized calendar
Manage only one calendar and never be double-booked again
Lodgify's reservation system collects all your reservations into one place, ensuring all of your bookings will be centralized into one easy-to-manage calendar and inbox.
The centralized calendar also allows you to block off certain booked calendar periods, guaranteeing no double bookings for your rental, while simultaneously giving you a clear overview of who is arriving and when.
Centralized inbox with detailed booking information
Easily keep on top of your reservations – they're all in one place
Find all of your booking information and effortlessly manage reservations from your centralized Lodgify inbox. Your inbox collates bookings from every platform, no matter where they come from – whether that's your website, telephone, email or any other external channel. Simply approve suitable incoming booking requests and create manual booking quotes for prospective guests with one click.
See at a glance the finer details of each and every booking you've taken, including who your guests are, how many guests will be staying, how much the booking amount is and so on. Lodgify's centralized inbox makes for simplified handling of reservations and guest details, saving owners a lot of time and admin work.
Inquiry and quote management
Convert inquiries into bookings with complete ease
If you accept bookings on an inquiry-only basis, we also have the solution for you. With Lodgify, inquiry management is a painless task which allows you to convert more inquiries into bookings with little extra effort, whether these come in via listing sites, by phone or email, etc.
Our quote management tool allows owners like you to generate an automated booking quote and send it directly to your inquiring guests. Once they receive their personalized quote, guests can confirm the booking and make the payment, and all details will be sent immediately to your centralized inbox.
Our quotes are automatically generated based on the contributing factors you decide (such as length of stay, calendar dates, rates for that period). This saves owners time and hassle as it takes away the need to manually calculate such details, automating the workflow for swifter management of your rental and its bookings.
Payment collection
No more chasing overdue payments – simply collect them online
Lodgify's reservation system allows owners to accept secure credit card payments in any currency – meaning your business is optimized to receive guests from all over the world.
Not only can you take instant credit card payments on your Lodgify website, but you can also efficiently deal with everything else payments handling entails.
Our software facilitates you in your payment collection process via easy, automatic payment scheduling. We'll tell you when reservation deposits are due to be paid, and equally, if they're overdue – we'll also warn you.
Additionally, you can view your entire transaction history, allowing you to check up on what you have been paid and what you're still owed from your upcoming guests.
Our payment tool ensures that you can collect the payment of each booking on time (provided guests aren't paying the full amount upon booking confirmation). It also allows you to set your own scheduling rules and define your personal settings for payment collection.
Cancellation management
Spend less time handling refunds when you set predefined cancellation rules
Administering cancellations is trouble-free with Lodgify's reservation system. Once you define your specific cancellation policies, we'll automatically calculate how much you need to refund to your guest as soon as they cancel.
You're in full control of your own cancellation rules, so it's truly up to you whether that's no refunds at all, a partial refund if guests cancel one day before reservation date, or a full refund if it's at least two weeks before. Define these rules in your Lodgify reservation system and we'll take care of all the calculations.
Autoresponders and email templates
Save time and automatically send emails after guests complete certain actions
Lodgify has its own built-in guest CRM (customer relationship management) tool. With Lodgify's CRM, you'll no longer need any other platforms to communicate with your guests. View all guest details and manage your entire booking correspondence from one place – your Lodgify inbox.
Minimize work and maximize the guest experience from the word 'go' when you implement auto-responders. When triggered by certain events such as booking confirmation or payment receipt, personalized emails will be sent to your guest automatically – helping you save hours of admin time each week.
What's more, you can create and save pre-formatted reply templates to your most commonly asked questions and reuse them at your leisure with a single click. These can also be personalized using your guest's data via placeholders.
As Lodgify is even integrated with Facebook Messenger, guests can communicate with you directly and any messages received will arrive straight to your central Lodgify inbox.
Mobile app
Manage on the go – your business in your hand
Lodgify's mobile application allows busy vacation rental owners to manage all aspects of their rental website and bookings on the go, direct from their mobile device.
Create new bookings, view your availability calendar, review payments and transaction history and communicate with your guests – all at your fingertips on your handheld device. What's more, you'll get notified immediately as soon as bookings or inquiries come in, allowing for efficient query management and booking confirmations.
3. Channel Manager
With our channel manager, you can synchronize and integrate all of your external listings on websites such as Booking.com, Airbnb and HomeAway with your Lodgify account. The channel manager automatically ensures calendar and rates are up-to-date and consistent across all sites, saving you from having to do it manually.
Two-way integration
Straightforward synchronization of your Booking.com listings and Lodgify
Using Lodgify's channel manager, you'll never have to worry about updating your Booking.com listings again. Our seamless integration allows users to export rates and availability from Lodgify to Booking.com, as well as import reservations from the platform with all the necessary information included.
Calendar synchronization
Use iCal to make management of multiple calendars a breeze
Using the channel manager as your central base, whenever you update your Lodgify calendar with new bookings or blocked-out periods, all your external listings will be automatically updated without any extra effort.
Using the iCal one-way integration, you're not limited to a few specific channels – you're able to synchronize your calendar data with any provider which accepts iCal.
We'll make sure you're always in the know
Our entire team of developers are constantly working to improve the Lodgify product, and our clients are the first to benefit from the changes. We listen to feedback carefully and develop Lodgify in line with our customers' needs.
Technology is changing at a rapid pace, but you can relax. As we're constantly updating our software, you won't miss the technology train! So there's no need to worry about falling behind. Plus, every update we do is for free.
What to take away
For vacation rental owners, having a business website is no longer a "nice-to-have" – owners who want their rental income to stay on top need one.
We hope this guide has explained just how important software is for bringing your vacation rental business to the next level, by helping you achieve more direct bookings while spending less time on administrative tasks.
Choosing which software to go for can be a difficult decision. For beginner hosts and veterans alike, selecting an all-in-one option which unites the different elements needed to run a vacation rental business smoothly is a great choice.
Lodgify's innovative website builder, reservation system and channel manager have been designed to work hand-in-hand to give you the freedom to control your income and run your vacation rental business exactly the way you want.
All you have to do is sign up and give Lodgify a try!

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Morgan Stanley 4Q profit, revenue hit by volatile markets
Morgan Stanley says fourth-quarter profit totaled $1.53 billion
NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley says fourth-quarter profit totaled $1.53 billion, more than double from the year-ago quarter.
The New York-based company said Thursday that it had earnings of 80 cents per share, up from 26 cents a year ago. The prior-year period included a large charge related to the GOP tax overhaul.
Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains and to account for discontinued operations, came to 73 cents per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 90 cents per share.
The investment bank posted revenue of $11.67 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $8.55 billion, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $9.44 billion.
This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MS


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Civil engineering, construction oversight and land development design services utilizing CAD and GIS capabilities. Ambient provides civil engineering and land development services to a variety of clients including state agencies, municipalities, developers, property managers, architects, contractors, and individuals.
Ambient works closely with clients interested in purchasing properties or making changes at their existing ones. Our design work utilizes CAD and GIS capabilities and we can create independent design and construction documents or integrate work with other project team members.
We provide service in the following technical areas:
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|Ancient doorway, Isca Superiore
Their conversation begins with Hillman musing on the nature of love. They agree that love is connected mainly with the soul. One of them quotes the great early modernist poet T.S.Eliot of whom I have written many times in this blog who apparently said that love costs "not less than everything!" Now that's a huge price indeed. Even love gets sacrificed for love!
Then our archetype psychologist quotes the old Jungian adage that one's beloved is one's anima projection. Ventura is of the belief that love is a form of madness. This has a lot of resonances with the history of literature in many languages. In Gaelic literature we traditionally speak of "galar an ghrá" or "the disease of love," the only cure of which is a kiss from the beloved which needless to say should lead right on to a passionate relationship! Ventura pipes up and says that "God is Love," an old Christian belief, or more correctly an old monotheistic belief.
However, Hillman is at his questioning best and wonders what the madness of love is looking for. In love or in falling in love there is an "obsessive madness" going on which is in search of something, but what? However we define this madness they both agree that it can never be reduced solely to hormones. To say that the madness of love is God-driven is the same as to say that it is DNA-driven according to Ventura.
Then Hillman makes an insightful comment on the nature of madness which is worth reproducing here below:
Then Michael Ventura makes an interesting intervention quoting Michael Meade that the difference between blessed madness and insanity is that the latter is caused by following the wrong God. I find this interesting because remember that each of the Gods in the Pantheon is an image or representation of one or other of our multiple sub-personalities.
"I think that madness is the messenger of the Gods. And that's Plato, not Freud. Different forms of what Plato calls mania, each of them associated with a different God. So the madness is calling us to the Gods, in one way or another, either as a frenzy or as a love or as a ritual initiation into a new kind of life. Something more important than usual life is going on. It is drawing us out of one thing and toward something else." (Op. cit. P. 169)
Another ancient doorway, Isca Superiore
Madness or mania, then, is the way the Gods reach us (Plato), and indeed they come to us essentially in all our diseases, too (Jung). This is all wonderfully crystallized for us in the Greek tragedies, don't forget. Then Hillman makes a brilliant intervention by quoting the poet Theodore Roethke on the nature of madness – madness or mania, not insanity: "What's madness but nobility of soul/ At odds with circumstance?" (Quoted ibid., p. 170)
Interestingly again, and one can always count on Hillman to be nothing if not supremely interesting, our archetype psychologist suggests that we all must acknowledge our own madness or mania, acquaint ourselves with it, figuratively open the doors of our mind and let it in. Most often than not this is where our addictions come in, that is, when we have befriended our madness to a supreme degree and have become addicts to drink, drugs or gambling. However, interestingly again, they keep us from going insane – how interesting, yet how strange!!
Then, to finish this post neatly Ventura quotes a line from a song by Waylon Jennings which runs: "I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane."


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September and October marks peak season for Achill Mountain Lamb
Achill Mountain Lamb reaches its peak in terms of flavour every September and October. Achill is carpeted with an abundance of flowering wild plants, salty seaweeds and seaside grasses which gives the lamb its unique taste at this time of year.
The Calvey Family, have been producing Achill Mountain Lamb for over 50 years. It's a family affair with a member of the Calvey family personally involved at every step of the rearing of their lamb, 'from hill to home'. The Calvey's own and operate their own abattoir on Achill Island and then butcher and package each delivery on-site.
The uniqueness of what the Calvey's do is in the fact that they rear their lamb literally from the hilltops and along Achill coastline through to the butchering process. Martin Calvey spends each day ensuring the welfare of the herd while his daughter, Grainne is a Master Butcher. She hand crafts each carcass and packs each delivery.
Once an order is placed, Grainne personally telephones each customer to discuss their individual requirements and preferences. The Whole Peak Season Lamb comes butchered, portion packed, clearly labelled and includes the lamb's liver and kidneys.
As the lamb comes straight from the primary producer, the Calvey family, this means a saving for the end consumer and is reflected is the price. A whole Peak Season Achill Mountain Lamb is priced at €99.00.
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HPV testing is now recommended in several countries (In Holland and USA, for example) to replace the Pap test (cytology) for primary screening of cervical cancer.
Roche is one of the big players in this field with its cobas® HPV test. The marketing of the new version was announced on March 28, 2017.
The market of HPV testing is indeed very lucrative and promises to grow: "Cervical Dysplasia Market Valued at US $ 349.0 Million in 2015, is Expected to Rise to US $ 640.2 Million by 2024", states Transparency Market Research.
But is HPV testing really a progress for women's health? Doubt is a must. HPV tests have a false-positive rate almost five times higher than cytology screening ("lack of specificity varied between 3.3% With cytology and 14.9% with cobas"), lead to increased demand for additional testing and cause overdiagnosis.
Conclusion: HPV testing is above all a great commercial opportunity for the pharmaceutical industry.
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Testing blog online
The blogger app for the ipad crashed and i have no idea how to get it to work. Maybe i need to reconnect to my laptop which is not in india with me. So, until i figure that out, blogposts will be words...or links to youtube videos whenever i upload.
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Happy new year, Elspeth! Enjoy India. I know you are.
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With the wealth of great guitar effects and effect companies that exist today, pedalboard space is at an all-time premium. Fortunately for us, technological advances have enabled circuits to become more compact which in turn has sparked a revolution in mini-pedals for guitarists.
So now you don't need to be playing on a stage the size of Madison Square Garden's to have the room to lay all your myriad gadgets down at your feet.
Below, Guitar World selects 10 of the best mini-pedals on the market today, from re-imagined versions of classic pedals like the Tube Screamer and Cry Baby to jam-packed mini-boxes like the Mooer Mod Factory. Better yet, in many cases, these smaller offerings also come with a smaller price tag—another reason to collect even more of them for your 'board.
The Best Mini-Pedals You Can Buy Today
Ibanez's TS Mini is a downsized version of its iconic Tube Screamer, which since its debut in 1979 has been one of the most recognizable, respected and employed overdrive pedals on the market. True to its name, the Mini measures roughly 1 1/2–inches wide and 3 1/2–inches long. Ibanez pulled out all the stops to create this solidly built, all-analog stompbox in a compact design, while retaining the sonic integrity of its acclaimed TS808 Reissue. To accommodate its diminutive size, it features an internal surface mount JRC4558M chip, which is similar to the beloved JRC4558D chip found in the full-sized TS808 pedal. The TS Mini requires an external nine-volt adapter for power, and also features true-bypass switching and controls for Level, Tone and Overdrive.
Performance-wise, the TS Mini sounds so superb you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between it and its full-sized counterpart in a blindfold test. It works best in front of a tube amp, makes single notes sound fatter and softens your low-end register with warmth and clarity, all while preserving the tonal nature of your amp. Pushing the Overdrive past 12 o'clock adds wicked squeal to pinch harmonics and lets you coax out some righteous musical feedback. All the warmth and punch of Ibanez's classic TS808 overdrive in a pedal board–friendly size.
Pigtronix's Philosopher's Tone Micro delivers all of the noiseless clean sustain and parallel optical compression of its larger namesake, but in a micro-sized chassis. The mini-pedal boasts volume and sustain controls, as well as a parallel Blend knob that allows users to mix their instrument's original dry tone with the compressed sound effect to their liking. Additionally, a treble control provides up to 6db cut or boost at 2KHz for fine-tuning the frequency response of the effect.
The Philosopher's Tone Micro features true-bypass switching and 9V operation, with internal 18V power rails for maximum clean headroom, even when used with hot pickups and line-level signals. With that combination of boost, compression and extra top-end, the pedal has a role to play beyond just a compressor, notably as a tone conditioner/driver that can elevate your sound for solos.
The Mod Factory packs an impressive 11 effects—chorus, flanger, phaser, envelope phaser, tremolo, "stutter," vibrato, Univibe, auto-wah, touch wah and envelope ring—inside its tiny chassis. Furthermore, operation is simple and intuitive: The center white dial chooses from among the pedal's 11 effects. The three smaller knobs are Depth, CTRL 1 and CTRL 2. CTRL 1, depending on which effect is on, can operate Speed or Sensitivity. CTRL 2 acts as either a Tone or Level. The pedal uses a 32-bit DSP chip to create its sounds and works with any 9-volt negative-tip power supply.
For a space-saving, cost-cutting option for your pedalboard, the Mod Factory can't be beat.
Dunlop's Fuzz Face Mini Jimi Hendrix offers a circuit identical to that of Dunlop's JHF1 Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face, based on Hendrix's own Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face from 1969–'70 and featuring BC108 silicon transistors. The result is the same smooth and even sustain, harmonic overtones and compressed attack of the original, but in a smaller housing—and with a smaller price tag.
The Mini Jimi boasts volume and fuzz controls, true-bypass switching, a laser-bright status LED, AC power jack and easy-access battery door, all of which are presented in the same classic round chassis with the same skip-pad "nose" of the original, albeit at less than one-third the overall size.
Best of all, the new pedal expertly reproduces the classic Fuzz Face square-wave distortion—undeniably over-the-top, but still incredibly warm and smooth. The distortion cleans up nicely when the guitar's volume control is backed down just slightly, allowing players to easily dial in the desired fuzz effect, from just a touch of hair to full-on fuzz assault at will. So you get all the fuzz, while saving pedalboard space and dollars.
TC Electronic's Hall of Fame Mini is an extremely streamlined box, petite in size and boasting a simple one-knob design that comes preloaded with the company's hall reverb. But through the use of the TC Electronic's TonePrint smartphone app, any of the full-sized Hall of Fame settings and artist-programmed TonePrints—covering Spring, Hall, Room, Plate, Cathedral and more styles—can be beamed into the pedal.
Furthermore, with the free TonePrint Editor software you can connect the stompbox to your computer and create your own TonePrints by adjusting a wealth of hidden parameters, and even assign which parameter the pedal's single knob controls. Though it looks small from the outside, there's a wealth of verb options to be found in the Hall of Fame Mini, making it possible to send your sound into the furthest reaches of space—all while saving lots of it on your pedalboard.
Red Witch's Violetta boasts a full 1,000ms of delay time, offering up Brian Setzer-esque rockabilly slapback, dreamy, Gilmour-like ambience and everything in between. Better yet, the digital circuit emulates classic tape echoes, with a gradual decay in top-end, plus warmth and clarity to the repeats. There's also a modulation circuit that can add anything from a subtle shimmer to full-on acid-trip psychedelia.
The mini-knobs provide control over delay time, mix, modulation and repeats. The Violetta also comes with an Expression Pedal jack and a stereo 1/8" to 1/4" adapter for controlling the number of repeats in real time, and the pedal operates with either a 9V power supply or from the internal rechargeable lithium ion battery. What's more, the Violetta's looks are striking, from the chrome chassis to the not-just mini, but downright tiny, footprint.
Noted pedal guru Robert Keeley is legendary for, among other things, his TS9 Tube Screamer mods, which he's been doing since the early 2000s. All of those mods, such as increased bass response, a fine-tuned tone control, greater cleans when turned down, and higher gain, were collected in the Red Dirt, along with one important addition—a JFET input buffer for more dynamic sound. Now, the circuit is available in mini-pedal form.
The Mini features a large center knob for drive and smaller ones on either side for tone and level. It follows the standard TS configuration.
There are four modes of operation—Distortion, Overdrive, Crunch and Amp—and you can change the clipping diodes by taking the bottom plate off and adjusting the DIP switches for either a more compressed sound, a more open tube-amp-like sound or variations in between. The result is a small pedal that offers huge tone and flexibility, everything from super-high gain to bolder, cleaner sounds.
One of the most ubiquitous pedals in all of guitardom is now available in mini form, without sacrificing any of its trademark tones—in fact, it offers the user three of them. Dunlop loaded the Cry Baby Mini Wah with three tonal flavors—low, vintage, and the more modern GCB95—that cover the company's entire range of wahs and are selectable from inside the pedal. The low position gives you a throaty, resonant tone for synth-y sweeps on lower strings; on the middle "vintage" setting, the pedal's sweep is full and wide; and the GCB95 setting offers a biting upper range.
There's also true-bypass switching, a Hot Potz potentiometer and a red Fasel inductor. Power comes via a nine-volt battery or AC adapter. And despite its smaller footprint, the Mini Wah is housed in the same rugged enclosure and offers the full-sweep wah pedal feel of its older brother. A must-have.
Based on the preamp stage of the Echoplex EP-3—which guitarists like Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen and Eric Johnson used as a booster—the EP Booster will hit your amp with up to 20dB of boost to add a rich tonal character. There's just a single knob to dial in the level, but internal DIP switches offer options to fine-tune your boost frequencies and EQ settings, from adding more defined low end to more top-end shimmer with another 3db of boost.
Whether you're looking to add a bit of vintage dirt, richer bass or trebly bite to your tone, the EP Booster has got you covered.
If you're looking to add some Eddie Van Halen-style woosh to your tone, the Vortex Mini Flanger is for you. The three-knob pedal offers nice classic tape flange, but, like all TC mini boxes, also supports the company's TonePrint technology, allowing the user to wirelessly beam new presets via an iOS/Android app. You can also edit your own sounds with the PC-based TonePrint Editor and USB connection.
Additionally, there's true bypass, as well as Analog-Dry-Through, which maintains the full integrity of an analog dry signal path even when the flange effect is engaged. A nifty little box to add just the right amount of swirl, swoosh and shimmer to your sound.


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Our History
Our global headquarters is based in Sweden, but we have a global impact through growth and acquisitions dating back to November, 8 1994. Follow our journey below.
1994 – Our Beginnings
ASSA ABLOY Group was formed through the merger of ASSA in Sweden and Abloy in Finland back in 1994.
1995 – Stockholm Stock Exchange
On October 2, 1995, the ASSA ABLOY share is registered on the Stockholm Stock Exchange A-list.
1996 – ASSA ABLOY Becomes a Leading Role in the US Market
With the acquisition of Essex Industries, ASSA ABLOY also gained their other brands including Sargent, McKinney, Curries and Graham. This positioned ASSA ABLOY as one of the world's leading lock companies.
1997 – Expansion Into France and Continued Growth
Vachette, a French lock group, is acquired which spreads ASSA ABLOY's reach into France and Belgium.
Operations in Russia, the Baltic States and Asia are expanding at the rate of about 50 percent for the third year in a row.
1998 – US and Chinese Expansion
ASSA ABLOY acquires Medeco, a high-security lock manufacturer for expansion in the US.
ASSA ABLOY also opens an office in China while acquiring Hong Kong based Precise Security Supplies.
1999 – Growth in the Electromechanical Lock Market
ASSA ABLOY acquires the high-security lock manufacturer Mul-T-Lock in Israel and effeff in Germany. These acquisitions give ASSA ABLOY a good position in the electromechanical lock market.
2000 – ASSA ABLOY Becomes the World's Leading Lock Company
With the acquisition of Yale Intruder and its brands Yale, Chubb, Tesa and Union, ASSA ABLOY becomes the world's leading lock company. ASSA ABLOY also acquired HID Corporation which adds electronic identification. In addition, the CLIQ technology platform is launched.
2001 – Global Integration Through Sailboat Racing
To help integrate the Group's 100-plus companies worldwide, ASSA ABLOY takes part in the Volvo Ocean Race.
ASSA ABLOY also enters a joint venture with UDP. Bringing in the companies Ceco, Dominion, Fleming and Trussbilt in the US.
2002 – Growth in the Automatic Pedestrian Door Solution
ASSA ABLOY acquires Besam out of Sweeden, the leader in automatic pedestrian door solutions.
In the Volvo Ocean Race, the ASSA ABLOY boat finishes second.
2003 – ASSA ABLOY's Presence in Europe Strengthens
The acquisition of Nemef in the Netherlands and Corbin in Italy gives ASSA ABLOY a strong presence in Europe.
2004 – ASSA ABLOY Launches New Lock Technology Called Hi-O
Hi-O technology introduces a new concept for networked access control and electronic door solutions, in which connected units exchange encrypted information.
2005 – Growth in the UK and South Africa
2005 held two large acquisitions in the UK and South Africa leading to large growth in those regions.
2006 – ID Card Printing
Through the acquisition of Fargo Electronics, ASSA ABLOY now has the capability to develop systems for secure issuance of credit, bank, debit and id cards.
2007 – Growth Is Seen Through Digital Locks and the Asian Market
A new brand strategy is launched, with ASSA ABLOY as the master brand. Netherlands
Portronik, Canada
2008 – New Wireless Technology is Released
The new wireless technology, called Aperio, allows customers to upgrade their access control systems easily.
2009 – The Market Weakens,
but ASSA ABLOY Grows
Despite the entire market taking a hit, ASSA ABLOY continues to see growth organically and through acquisitions including Italian-based Ditec Group.
2010 – Mobile Keys are Launched
ASSA ABLOY launches the use of mobile keys. During 2010, ASSA ABLOY also acquired 10 additional companies.
2011 – Global leader in entrance automation
ASSA ABLOY makes its largest structural transaction through the acquisition of Crawford. Thus strengthening the groups offering in industrial doors, docking solutions and garage doors.
2012 – ASSA ABLOY Now Offers Total Door Opening Solutions
Seos, the world's first commercial ecosystem for digital keys is launched.
2013 – World Ranking for Innovation
ASSA ABLOY is ranked 78th on Forbes' list of the world's 100 most innovative companies.
2014 – 20 Years Strong!
ASSA ABLOY started as a traditional lock manufacturer in the Nordic region and is now a world leader in door opening solutions through organic growth and over 200 acquisitions.
2015 – Growth in Brazil
ASSA ABLOY expands in Brazil with the acquisitions of Papaiz and Udinese.
2016 – Forbes Most Innovative Companies
For the third time ASSA ABLOY is ranked on Forbes list of the world's most innovative companies.
2017 – Continued Growth in Residential
Our vision has always been to be the most innovative supplier of total door opening solutions on the planet, improving our customers' lives through security, safety and convenience. ASSA ABLOY continues to be a global leader in door opening solutions with a commitment towards innovation.


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EA Games 再推出模擬市民 3 的更新,並將模擬市民 3 更新至 1.3.24 及 1.4.6 版本。
1.3.24 更新已經修正了多個錯誤:
- 單親家庭有新寶寶的問題。
- 玩家創造的家庭將會被保護,他們不會從故事進程中移除,例如死亡。警告:若玩家曾經控制過多的家庭,有機會使 城鎮有過多人口,並且減低遊戲效能。
- 被刪圖片依舊於啟動器上顯示的問題。
- 中型大小、高質素的影片未能夠成功上傳的問題。
- dfc-gorilla(更新安裝器)訊息未被本地化的問題。
- 無法取消安裝自訂物品的問題。
- 自訂物品的類型顯示錯誤問題。
- 河景鎮的檔案大小與實際有差異的問題。
- 使用儲存的衣飾時衣飾間中被除去的問題。
- 在小圖示中顯示錯誤的模擬市民衣著。
- 移除模擬市民穿著的衣飾時出現的錯誤。
- 模擬市民變更外表時而遊戲被重新載入,模擬市民被轉移到一個隨機地點的問題。
- 在創造市民模式按還原後無法按「接受」的問題。
- 從 The Sims 3 Exchange 下載的模擬市民排序錯誤的問題。
- 老年女人有重覆的帽子問題。
- 「整潔」的模擬市民不會太追求去清潔灰燼。
- 有竊癖的模擬市民能夠歸還其他模擬市民正在使用的物品的問題。
- 有竊癖的模擬市民偷去物品後隨身物品清單出現空格的問題。
- 模擬市民需要達成更多條件來「搗亂」。
- 有恐水症的模擬市民在游泳時會害怕的問題。
- 模擬市民升職而下次的工作時間又在八小時內,模擬市民無法取得一天休假的問題。
- 轉換職業會達成「遇見同事」期望的問題。
- 轉換至一個無同事的職業會達成「與所有同事友好」期望的問題。
- 當模擬市民換新工作或被開除,模擬市民沒有達成「離開工作」期望的問題。
- 「隱者步法」互動在載入/儲存後被停止的問題。
- 「工作狂」性格被移除後「喜歡工作」心情依舊存在的問題。
- 警車會留在警察局前面的問題。
- 被分享竹的十級園藝技能模擬市民失去特殊技能的問題。
- 魚餌選擇器更易用。
- 全 能的植物機會會更容易出現。
- 更易滿足「有價值的油畫」心願
- 「已閱讀的書本」會由「已開始閱讀的書本」改為「已完成閱讀的書本」
- 可收成農作物的果實在分享房屋時不會再消失。
- 模擬市民的體能技能全滿,出現「提升體能技能」機會的問題。
- 不能夠達成「升級音響」的心願問題。
- Sheet music can no longer be chosen from the bookshelf interactions. This prevents a situation in which Sims could no longer learn particular songs.
- Gardening skill gain no longer continues if gardening channel viewing is interrupted.
- Sims can now use "Charming Introduction" on Sims invited over to a home lot.
- Fixed a hang that could occur when moving away from a house with harvestable plants growing on it.
- "Dance Together" and "Tutor Sim in Skill…" no longer appear on Sims at inappropriate times.
- Sims now build relationship through the "Tutor" interaction.
- "Spying on the Cuisine" opportunity can now be fulfilled by selecting to "Eat Outside" at the Bistro.
- Guitar Skill level 10 text notification no longer mentions purchasing new songs from the bookstore.
- Fixed a rare case where a Sim could start painting but the canvas was not visible.
- "Upgrade Object" wish correctly filters out gates.
- 可控制的鬼魂小童與青少年無法上學的問題。
- 可以向不能控制的鬼魂做訪問的問題。
- 當家庭被分割,鬼魂被困在實驗室的問題。
- 能夠移除被鬼魂使用的墓碑問題。
- 能夠與死神生子的問題。
- "Play with Toy" wish properly fulfills when a child Sim plays with the teddy bear.
- Wish to "See Child Become a Genius" now auto cancels once it is no longer possible to fulfill.
- Children Sims will no longer attempt to knock over blocks at the same time.
- Fixed child animation when putting away the birthday cake.
- Babies and Toddlers will no longer be left alone if the household is split up or merged through edit town, a babysitter will be called.
- Toddler's body no longer deforms when "Watching TV" after "Learning to Talk."
- Child Sims no longer deform after "Watching a Concert."
- "Become Enemies with Child" wish no longer appears.
- Prevented a case where toddlers were allowed to escape a lot and wander freely.
- "Clean High Chair" wish properly fulfills.
- A child that ages to a teen will no longer receive the wish to "Talk about New Job."
- Eating specific prepared meals no longer has an impact on an unborn baby's gender.
- Fixed a rare case where a toddler's teddy bear could get permanently stuck in their inventory.
- A family with only a toddler is no longer allowed to be saved to the library.
- Fix for children playing improper animations when trying to cook.
- Under certain circumstances, Sims will now choose smarter lot entry locations.
- Certain situations will now properly stop socialization and disallow asking other Sims to join.
- The "Call Over" Interaction is now available on seated Sims.
- Neighbors will no longer gather to watch a burglar that hasn't yet stolen anything.
- Sims will no longer attempt to use laptops when they are ungreeted visitors.
- "Play a Game with Sim" wish now fulfills from "Playing Foosball."
- Sims will now get the "Witnessed Divorce" moodlet from watching other married Sims break up.
- Sims will no longer occasionally fail to walk a path involving four or more flights of stairs.
- Sims no longer have the rare chance of getting permanently stuck while socializing.
- Non-player Sim autonomy now runs more quickly for Sims on screen and nearby (neighbors won't spend time standing in their front yards or not moving on community lots)
- Sims will no longer get a wish to ask their husband to be their boyfriend.
- "Woohoo" interaction now counts as a romantic interaction.
- Parents will no longer wish to "See Sim Get Married" for their already married children.
- Fixes a rare case in which a blank thumbnail could appear in the family inventory after a Sim had been kicked out.
- Fixed a case where "Breakup with Sim" wasn't correctly fulfilling.
- Prevented problematic routing behavior that occurs when replacing an object mid route.
- "View" interaction will not be duplicated when placing objects on the "Nearly Perfect Pedestal."
- Sims who run into obstacles placed directly in front of them, no longer get stuck.
- Fixed a rare case in which a Sim remains on the wrong lot after moving.
- Sims no longer fail to view decorative objects placed on a fireplace mantle.
- Purchasing "SimLife Goggles" now fulfills the "Buy Video Game" wish.
- "Amateur Olympics" Opportunity notification now mentions event times.
- The "Maywood Glen" community lot is now properly classified as a park.
- Stocked ponds are properly preserved when shared.
- Relationships are properly preserved when merging a newly created household into an existing household.
- "Eat Food at Park" wish now fulfills properly.
- Merge household bed and fridge requirements are no longer enforced on lots that are being abandoned.
- Fish are no longer duplicated in the fridge when moving homes.
- Fish no longer appear on dry ground of lots that have been coverted to residential lots.
- Buildings will keep the appropriate lights when zooming in and out at nighttime.
- Bulldozing a lot with collectable spawners no longer destroys the spawners.
- Refreshing doors no longer causes them to lose their front door status.
- "SimLife Goggles" are no longer duplicated after moving.
- Custom paintings can now be properly placed above objects that are placed up against a wall and leave enough wall space.
- Stairs are no longer allowed to be deleted while in use.
- Lot pricing was corrected in edit town. The price of trees and bushes is now properly accounted for. Various community lot objects no longer provide negative value to a lot.
- A selected object in buy or build mode now stays attached to the cursor as the player scrolls the camera with the direction keys.
- Fences no longer occlude sound.
- Terrain enclosed by walls and a roof is now properly lit.
- Puddles will properly conform to uneven terrain.
- Exposed floor tile edges have changed in color.
- Fixed a problem where counters would occasionally turn black while selecting certain objects in build mode.
- Fixed a rare instance where at map level the bulldozer tool could leave a blue hole in the ground.
- Up arrow can now be used when placing a house from the library.
- Fixed a problem where bulldozed lots were not being properly lit at map level.
- Placing small objects on the front slot of the dresser will no longer block the dresser from being used.
- Fix for misaligned water effects on a particular sink.
- "Collection Helper" is properly displayed when picked up in buy mode.
- Fixed a rare routing failure that could happen when attempting to route to an enclosed object on an inactive floor.
- Roofing is now visible on low end Intel video cards.
- Waterlillies now have a smoother level of detail transition when zooming the camera.
- Game speed no longer affects the playback of audio stings.
- NPC's automobiles are no longer purged from inventory.
- Fixed a very slow memory leak triggered by the "Fertilize" interaction.
- Fixed an error that occurred when removing the moodlet manager from the inventory of a Sim that was in the process of using the moodlet manager.
- Deeds will now stack in the inventory and a "Collect All" interaction can be used on them.
- Televisions no longer play video after they are burned or broken.
- The Magic Gnome text notification now displays the proper icon.
- The Sims 3 is now properly categorized as a game in the Windows Vista Games Explorer.
- Fix for a case where rapidly clicking on Sim traits could crash the game.
- Fixed a problem, where through specific timing, objects could become unusable if the game is saved while they are being placed in a Sim's inventory.
- Fixed a rare case in which the skewer thumbnail of an NPC could disappear during a private wedding.
- Prevented a game freeze that occurred when placing a lot while in "Cameraman Mode."
- Camera memory hotkeys now properly remember floor level.
- Sims no longer automatically exit the bathtub before receiving the "Bathe until Tranquil" moodlet.
- Addressed an issue where distant audio could occasionally be heard while the player is focused on a Sim is inside their own home.
- The option to "Adjust Tree Detail" now properly displays a "Restart Required" message.
- A faint line is no longer visible on the heads of babies.
- Fixed a rare case where the social worker's vehicle could be left behind on a lot.
- Custom Music will no longer be assigned as a favorite randomly.
- Fixed a minor error that occurred while loading a game where the dresser was in use.
- Korean GRB rating is now available to use in Windows Parental Controls.
- The Sims 3 now supports more than 2000 concurrent save games.
- Corrected various grammar and spelling mistakes.
- Fix for a possible crash when disconnecting headphones during gameplay.
- Adding support for the NVIDIA Ion.
- ATI video driver's "Adaptive Aantialiasing" option conflicts with ingame "Edge Smoothing." The combination causes visual corruption. A note has been added to the readme encouraging players not to enable these two features at the same time.
- Added support for the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250.
- Mac Only: Custom Content, Screenshots or video added to Documents/User/Electronic Arts/The Sims 3/… while the game is running will now show up in the Launcher.
- Mac Only: The Mac version of The Sims 3 now supports Shader Model 3.0 graphics features. (excluding the NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT and 7600GT cards)
- Mac Only: The high lighting quality Sim shader has been enabled in Create-A-Sim.
- Mac Only: Added a warning message upon attempting to delete a downloaded world (Riverview) that associated save files will be lost.
- Mac Only: Enabled depth texture support (shadows) on all supported video cards.
- Mac Only: The user interface is no longer improperly displayed in ingame reflections.
而 1.4.6 更新則修正了下列的錯誤:
- Windows 版:若玩家安裝 1.3.24 更新的過程被中斷,模擬市民 3 無法被移除。
- Mac 版:無法安裝自訂內容。
玩家開啟模擬市民 3 啟動器時已經會有更新提示。而需要手動下載更新的玩家,先啟動模擬市民 3 啟動器 → 遊戲更新 → 重整,並跟據畫面上的指示下載更新。請注意:你需要安裝並啟動 EA Download Manager 才能下載更新。


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Wednesday February 6, 2019 to Sunday February 17, 2019
The SpartanNash Foundation – the charitable giving arm of SpartanNash and its stores – is hosting its annual fundraising effort to benefit Habitat for Humanity, and you can join us in building hope and affordable housing!
The retail scan campaign runs Feb. 6-17, and store guests who visit participating SpartanNash stores will have the opportunity to donate $1, $5 or $10 at any checkout lane. One hundred percent of all funds raised during the scan campaign to help build hope and affordable housing will go directly to the Habitat for Humanity affiliate in your community!
For a complete list of SpartanNash stores supporting our local Habitat, visit spartannash.com/Habitat-for-Humanity.
"The SpartanNash Foundation is proud to work with Habitat for Humanity and other community nonprofit organizations that provide hunger relief, secure shelter and support our military heroes," said Meredith Gremel, vice president of corporate affairs and communications and executive director of the SpartanNash Foundation. "Through our retail scan campaigns, we have developed many strong partnerships with local Habitats, and, together with our store guests and associates, we are excited to continue to support their efforts in our local communities in 2019.
"By working with our Habitat for Humanity partners, we can ensure that all dollars donated during our retail scan campaign will have a significant impact right in our local communities."
Help us provide shelter in communities across Michigan by visiting your nearest SpartanNash store! The fundraising effort ends on February 17!


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Title: Side Affects May Vary
Author: Julie Murphy
Rating: 2 Stars
Blurb (GR): What if you'd been living your life as if you were dying—only to find out that you had your whole future ahead of you?
When sixteen-year-old Alice is diagnosed with leukemia, her prognosis is grim. To maximize the time she does have, she vows to spend her final months righting wrongs—however she sees fit. She convinces her friend Harvey, who she knows has always had feelings for her, to help her with a crazy bucket list that's as much about revenge (humiliating her ex-boyfriend and getting back at her archnemesis) as it is about hope (doing something unexpectedly kind for a stranger). But just when Alice's scores are settled, she goes into remission.
Now Alice is forced to face the consequences of all that she's said and done, as well as her true feelings for Harvey. But has she caused irreparable damage to the people around her—and to the one person who matters most?
Julie Murphy's Side Effects May Vary is a fearless and moving tour de force about love, life, and facing your own mortality.
- Nothing. Period.
- Manipulative Relationships – Why is this sadly like This Is Where The World Ends by Amy Zhang. If you read the review, I did not enjoy the book. One of the issues that's present in this book is manipulative relationships!! The main character Alice uses innocent Harvey for her own purposes, and says that "she loves him", but ends up dropping him. Then dragging him along. This made me frustrated in long periods throughout the book. I literally felt like DNF'ing it almost half-through.
- Confusing Relationships – I didn't get the friendship/love between Harvey, and Alice. It aggravated me to all ends! Alice said that she "didn't want to break things between Harvey". She also stated that she knew Harvey was in love with her since forever. Yet, she continued to drag Harvey in her little games. This seems to complicate things between them further. Which left me really confused. What was Alice going for?? Why couldn't she just confess, and say that she liked Harvey?
- Alice – I hated her! I despised so much because she was straight up a mean girl! I really don't get what her problem is. She didn't change at all (she seemed to grow even MORE meaner), and treated everyone around her like trash.
- Harvey – He was really gullible, and weak. I got really pissed at Harvey because HE KNEW that Alice was using him, and what did he do? GO ALONG WITH IT!!
okay the writing style, was actually really good. It was told in a really unique way. There's like a before/after dual P.O.V'S which made the book seem more interesting


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Any calendar that you create can be shared with other users in your domain. Users who share your domain includes anyone whose email address after the "@" symbol is the same as yours. For example, if your email address is "email@example.com", then any user whose email address ends in "@calendardomain.com" is in your domain. It is also possible to restrict access (or assign special access to) individual users in your domain.
To turn a private calendar into a shared calendar:
- From within Webmail, click on the "calendar" button at the top of the screen.
- Double click on the name of the calendar you want to share and then click on Sharing tab.
- If you want to share your calendar with everyone on your domain, under the Company Collaboration heading use the "level" drop-down menu and select either low, medium, or high. And then click Save. An explanation of these settings is as follows:
- Low: This share level lets others see only that you are busy during your event times. This setting is most useful for allowing meetings to be scheduled without revealing full details about all the calendars involved.
- For example, say that you book a Marketing Meeting with Jack and Sue from 10am-11am on Tuesday. If you share your calendar with the Low share level settings, others can see that you are busy between 10am and 11am on Tuesday and they will be able to see the event title but will not be able to click on it.
- Medium: This is the recommended share setting. This setting allows others to see the full details of your shared events, but they are unable to edit the events.
- High: This setting is designed for teams working on projects together and using the same calendar. With this setting, others can view the full details of your events, edit them, delete them or create new ones.
- If you want to create custom access settings for individual users in your domain, click under the Individual Collaboration.
- To assign a custom access level to a specific user, enter an email address under "individual collaboration", select a collaboration level (low, medium or high), and click "add" to add more email addresses. When done click on Save.
- Using a combination of settings in the "company collaboration" and "individual collaboration" sections, you can assign a company-wide level of access to your shared calendar, and assign special (usually higher, although lower is permitted) access to your shared calendar for specific users. You can also use these sections to restrict access to only a few trusted users.


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It's crucial to take into account that portable air conditioners feature just one exhaust hose , which will get routed from behind the unit to a low-profile window adapter bracket that's quickly installed in any double hung window. That's in which the sizzling, humid air will get vented to your outside. Note: due to the fact they're water-cooled air conditioners, we advocate obtaining one particular that allows condensation to drain by means of that exact same hose outlet. Otherwise you'll be demanded to empty a drain pan periodically, which we come to feel is a nuisance.
On the whole, a split AC is a type of unit supposed to control the temperature within a smaller spot of approximately 400 square feet. Nonetheless, with all the advanced technologies, split air conditioners units that have the ability to awesome or heat areas bigger than 400 square feet have been made. At present, the split program air conditioning units are created with higher power efficiency in comparison to the smaller moveable AC unites. Almost all of the mini split air conditioners as of late have such substantial power efficiency that they are excellent for smaller areas. Plus the major factor is the fact that the power consumption of these units is not really pretty substantial.
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You keep away from the risk that R-22 could become costly or tricky to acquire when your technique wants to be repaired in the couple of many years. The previous refrigerant R-22 will be phased out coupled with other ozone depleting chemicals, and each provide and demand of this chemical will be appreciably impacted by existing and upcoming laws. By picking an air conditioner or heat pump that utilizes R-410A, you can keep away from the risk related with purchasing a product that's destined to become obsolete.
The first element: additional comfortableEarly air conditioning just sends pure cold, like remaining thrown into the fridge in the air-conditioned area, which predisposes the air conditioning disease. Several businesses are now beginning to pay out consideration to this element, and it progressively has the function of generating the indoor air fresh, but that is definitely not enough, the future it should go further within this regard. As an example, the perfect indoor air conditioning should possess the function of calming and relieving their tension; when the 1 in the vehicle would seem to get the result of refreshing, wiping out the fatigue of driving vehicle.
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Hepa Pure is, as already mentioned, a disposable filter, and it may be cleaned. Now, for among the items it does best; the two big and minor particles get caught using the least air movement restriction. This filter is on an Extended Daily life;it'll last for almost a 12 months. Whereas, most disposable filters are very good for only a number of months. One more factor to be regarded split unit air conditioners 1 is trying to make the distinction in between filters, and a choice as to which filter to purchase, is taking into account how dusty one's climate is. Also, importantly, the care and washing directions of each filter are crucial to bear in mind of and adhere to.
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If we discuss some thing which our every day existence generally will depend upon, then it'll be this kind of as foods, shelter and clothes. Now, there's one more issue which our daily existence will depend upon and this is certainly often called engineering. Wherever we go, we arealways surrounded by technical goods. One of them is air conditioner process. Each time we sit at our home, we may well get unpleasant on account of the absence of air conditioner process. This is often mainly affected from the scorching and humid weather induced from the international warming from the earth.
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It definitely is incredibly vital for these machines to operate at their biggest to give you the comfort that you just just want. Air conditioning Chicago fix, upkeep and providers are crucial that you be sure that it functions at its peak overall overall performance. Hold in thoughts that altering filters or cleaning the reusable ones is vital portion of maintenance. The furnace will most likely be inside a position to run improved and much more correctly. Unclean filters only present poor split unit air conditioners premium quality inside your house and will also make the furnace operate tougher. Most property owners have power star experienced thermostat that is programmable to automate the heating, ventilation and air conditioning methods inside their dwelling.
Our expertise and item line provide the most effective resource anyplace for portable air conditioners and all of split unit air conditioners temporary cooling desires. Early applications to the liquid-desiccant air conditioner will be like a thermally activated cooling procedure for processing ventilation air in humid climates. A new central air conditioner is not really expensive and will save you hundreds of bucks every single 12 months on cooling charges. The values are based on a central air conditioner which has a 36,000 Btu/hour capability and national averages for cooling loads and electricity rates. Make certain your air conditioner may be the proper capability to the dimension space it can be cooling.


text: Editing Event Recording 0 You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons: The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups: Users, FANDOM Staff, FANDOM Helpers, Wiki Managers, Content Team Members. Please log in to edit this wiki.Joining Narutopedia is free, and it only takes a minute.We hope that you sign in, and become a member of the community!Click here to log in or create an account more + You can view and copy the source of this page: {{Infobox/Jutsu |image=Recording Technique.png;Black Zetsu records the end of Hashirama and Madara's fight. |unnamed jutsu=Yes |jutsu classification=Ninjutsu |jutsu class type=Supplementary |users=Black Zetsu |debut manga=396 |debut anime=139 |debut shippuden=Yes |jutsu media=Anime, Manga }} This is an unnamed ability possessed by [[Black Zetsu]] that allows it to record events that it has personally witnessed. == Usage == When used in conjunction with its signature [[Mayfly]] technique, Black Zetsu can gather data from battles without being detected. In order to show these recordings to others, it must first [[Black Zetsu Coating Technique|merge]] with the recipient. Black Zetsu, over the centuries, claims it was able to record the entire history of [[shinobi]] to later show its creator, [[Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]], after her revival.<ref name="ch681">''Naruto'' chapter 681</ref> == Known Events Recorded == * The [[Ten-Tails]]' sealing.<ref name="ch681"/> * The [[Chibaku Tensei|creation]] of the [[moon]].<ref name="ch681"/> * Hagoromo teaching [[ninshū]] to [[Indra]] and [[Asura]].<ref name="ch681"/> * Its own temptation of Indra.<ref name="ch681"/> * The fight between [[Madara Uchiha]] and [[Hashirama Senju]].<ref name="ch681"/> * Madara's first [[Transcription Seal: Izanagi|revival]] and subsequent implantation of Hashirama's DNA.<ref name="ch681"/> * Madara awakening the [[Rinnegan]] and [[Summoning Technique|summoning]] the [[Demonic Statue of the Outer Path]] for the first time.<ref name="ch681"/> * Its own initial [[Black Zetsu Coating Technique|merging]] with [[White Zetsu]].<ref name="ch681"/> * The fight between [[Naruto Uzumaki]] and [[Sasuke Uchiha]]. <ref>"Naruto" chapter 234, page 19</ref> * The fight between [[Itachi Uchiha]] and [[Sasuke Uchiha]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 396, page 7</ref> * The fight between [[Kisame Hoshigaki]] and [[Killer B]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 487, page 13</ref> * [[Kabuto Yakushi]] and [[Obito Uchiha]] teaming up for the [[Fourth Shinobi World War]].<ref name="ch681"/> * Naruto and Sasuke's final battle against Madara.<ref>"Naruto" chapter 676, page 15</ref> == See Also == * [[Mind Body Transmission Technique]] == References == <references/> Templates used on the current version of this page: Template:Infobox/Jutsu (view source) (semi-protected)Module:HF (view source) Module:HF/Infobox (view source) Module:HF/Infobox/Jutsu (view source) Module:HF/MediaNav (view source) Return to Event Recording. Retrieved from "https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Event_Recording" Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes


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a simple summer salad
One recent Saturday, between running this way and that I needed to whip up a quick lunch. Searching the fridge through leftovers and other ingredients I melded together this easy summer salad that used up some Ontario asparagus I had grilled the night before for dinner. I know we're practically at the end of asparagus season in Canada, but any fresh asparagus will do. Lightly steamed fresh green beans would work well in this recipe too.
asparagus beet salad with feta
12 stalks grilled asparagus (drizzle with olive oil and cook on a medium bbq for about 10 minutes or until softened but still crisp). Cut into 2″ pieces.
1/2 cup sliced tinned or jarred beets, sliced into bite-size pieces
1/4 cup crumbled feta
2 tbsp chopped fresh basil
Mix the above ingredients in a bowl. Drizzle with good olive oil and fresh lemon juice to taste. Finish with a few grinds of cracked pepper. This amount will make a couple of servings for a side dish or a filling meal for one.
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