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Syndicate Cash Management Services offer a full range of receivable and payment services to help manage company liquidity, cash management needs which ensure efficient management of business operations.
The Cash Management Services offered to clients takes care of movement of funds involving large volume of transactions either from a single credit or a single debit, depending upon the nature of the transaction
- Product designing can be tailor-made to the specific needs of the customer
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Cheques drawn on our various branches of SyndicateBank shall be processed at central location
Small value Cash deposits are accepted at our branches (PAN India) from the customers of Corporate clients. Funds are pooled into a common account and customized MIS are provided to corporate.
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This facility meets the small value, bulk, recurring collections through mandates of customers who are Banking with us which will trigger collections /debit of accounts.
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This offers the Management of Payables in respect of Supply Chain payments, Overseas Remittances, Salary payments, statutory payment where beneficiaries happen to be SyndicateBank account holders.
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Cheque/DD drawing arrangement is offered on pre-funding or post funding to corporates and Banks/their clients. Demand Drafts / Payable at Par cheques issued by the CMS clients, shall be paid by our CBS branches across the country, on presentation for payment.
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Remote pay order facility is extended to corporate / correspondent Banks through our branches with instructions to issue Demand Draft to a specified entity at a remote branch.
Key Benefits of Cash Management Services:
Widest network of 3000 plus branches across India
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|Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Featurette
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI is a darkly comedic drama from Academy Award® winner Martin McDonagh (IN BRUGES). After months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes (Academy Award® winner Frances McDormand) makes a bold move, commissioning three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby (Academy Award® nominee Woody Harrelson), the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell), an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.
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The current episode of Wildfire offers lots of news about what the legislature did – and did not do – on fishing, conservation, and environmental issues.
Host Harry Vanderweide and I welcomed guest Beth Ahearn, Political Director and lobbyist for the Maine Conservation Voters, for this 30 minutes tour through the good, the bad, and the ugly of this year's legislative session.
You can watch the show on Maine Audubon's website. You can also watch previous Wildfire shows at Maine Audubon's website.
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The South West Under 18s squad for the Divisional Festival at Broadstreet RFC in Coventry in January has been announced.
The squad of 26 players are well represented across all the South West Constituency Bodies, but Gloucestershire field the most players with seven selected.
The South West side will play the North on January 2nd and if they win they will play the winners of the London & South East and Midlands clash on January 4th. If they lose they will play the losers of the London & South East and Midlands game on January 4th also.
The Divisional Festival is an important part of the Under 18s programme as it is used as a selection tool for the England Under 18s teams.
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Guy Armitage Centre/WingBerkshire London Irish Wellington College
Ryan Brend Wing Devon Gloucester Hartpury College
Robert Burnell Blind Side/8Somerset Unattached Kings School Bruton
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Alexander JefferyScrum-half Devon SWERA Ivybridge College
William Jones Wing Oxfordshire Wasps Henley College
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Josh McLaurin Backrow GloucestershireGloucester Hartpury College
Ben Mosses 12/13/15 Somerset Bath Millfield School
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7 Layer Mexican Bean Dip
Serves 12
1 pound ground chicken, uncooked
2 tablespoons Mrs Dash Southwest chipotle seasoning
drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
1/4 c water
1 can refried beans (I like spicy refried beans)
2 cups Spicy Baked Brown Rice (cooked) or your favorite cooked rice
1/2 cup salsa verde (green chile sauce)
1/2 cup enchilada sauce
12 ounces Colby Jack cheese, shredded
1/2 can large black olives, sliced
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a medium skillet over medium heat drizzle olive oil in warm pan. Add chicken and brown. Once chicken is cooked, add chipotle seasoning and stir to combine. Add water and cover. Simmer 15 minutes, remove cover and cook until water is cooked out. Set chicken aside until needed.
In a medium casserole dish or heat safe bowl (I used a 1.75 quart). Spread refried beans into dish and add 4 ounces cheese. mix to combine well. Add rice and spread evenly. Add salsa verde and smooth over rice layer.
Sprinkle approximately 4 ounces cheese onto salsa verde layer. Sprinkle cooked chicken evenly over cheese layer. Add enchilada sauce and smooth evenly over chicken. (Notice I put my cheese on top of the chicken, so I had to take it back off and put the enchilada sauce on it. That is why you see the cheese in there.)
Sprinkle remaining cheese over top. Arrange slices olives on top of cheese.
Place dish on a small baking sheet and place in center of oven. Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and lightly browned (or up to 30 minutes if ingredients are cold).
Serve with chips.
COOK'S NOTES: This dish freezes very well. I like to make (6) 2-cup servings and freeze them for easy dinners. Each one serves 2 with chips.
To premake: Prepare recipe as written, but do not bake it. Wrap oven safe dishes in aluminum foil and freeze. Then, place in oven for 30-45 minutes on 350°F until warmed through. Uncover the last 10 minutes to melt the cheese.
This is an incredibly versatile recipe that can be made with your favorites. Substitute the seasoned ground chicken layer with beef, Italian sausage (omit seasoning) or even diced left over chicken, turkey, beef or pork.
Diced green chiles are fabulous in place of the Salsa Verde Layer.
Recipe developed by Donna Elick - The Slow Roasted Italian
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What a month… already!
As you all know just a week ago we announced our Sprint partnership. So far we have launched 3,700+ of the 10,500 Sprint, Boost Mobile and Sprint at RadioShack stores as PokéStops, Gyms, and real-world charging stations with more coming online daily.
Last Thursday we also announced a partnership with Starbucks that turned 7,800 locations into PokéStops and gathering spots for Trainers. With the two combined partnerships, we will have added a total of 18,300 destinations to Pokémon GO. We are excited to be able to expand the playfield in this way and to have partners to collaborate with to extend the game into the real world in fun and useful ways.
Since some of you have asked, we wanted to clarify that sponsored locations do not appear in the game for players under the age of 13. Earlier this month Pokémon GO won the Mobile Game of the Year and Family Game of the Year at The Game Awards. We are thrilled by the fact that our game is enjoyed by many families and take seriously our job to provide a safe, wholesome, and entertaining experience to our users.
The month isn't even half over, and it's been a blast so far. Stay tuned for more.
The Niantic team
Here at Niantic we are passionate about exploration and discovery of our local communities. If we get out and explore the places where we live, and maybe meet some of our friends and neighbors along the way, we think that can only be a good thing for the world. A big part of making our communities work here in the US is the democratic process that allows us to select our leaders and influence the laws. We encourage you to exercise your right to vote and make your voice heard.
Every journey starts with a single step, and a path to a better world and a lifetime of making a difference can start with a single vote.
Last Friday, October 28th, 2016, we began an awesome partnership with Globe Telecom and The Pokémon Company in the Philippines!
Through this collaboration, we are really excited to be working with Globe to greatly expand the number of Gyms and PokéStops throughout the country. The addition of the cool Globe retail locations and helpful charging stations will enhance gameplay as Filipinos catch, battle and train all over the Philippines. On Globe Prepaid's leading GoSURF50 mobile plan, customers will be able to access Pokémon GO as one of the free apps within the bundle as well as download the free Pokémon GO promo on the Globe Switch app.
We kicked off this announcement with a celebration: the first Philippine Pokémon Fest, which happened on October 28th and 29th in Manila. The event brought Pokémon GO to life through appearances, screenings and many other activities. A free event open to Pokémon fans and game enthusiasts alike, the Philippine Pokémon Fest featured walks and tours, costume contests and Pokémon GO Gym battles throughout the weekend.
For everyone outside of Philippines - Our aim is to make it even easier and more fun for you to play Pokemon GO, no matter where you are. Stay tuned for more announcements.
The Pokémon GO team
When we released Pokémon GO on iOS and Android devices on July 5, we were anticipating that millions of people around the globe would play our new game. What we did not foresee was that Pokémon GO would immediately become a global phenomenon. From initial release in Australia and New Zealand to now being available in more than 90 countries, Pokémon GO has since been downloaded more than 500 million times.
Over the last four years, Niantic's engineering team built and scaled Ingress, our first Real World game, creating a unique software architecture to provide an optimal platform with massive scalability for all of our games going forward. While our platform was architected to avail itself of any of the available cloud providers, our experience with Google Cloud Platform made it the obvious choice to bring Pokémon GO's augmented reality world to life.
Google Cloud Platform's range of services allowed us to focus solely on our players rather than sink time into managing and securing servers and infrastructure. Having the real-time shared world of Pokémon GO inhabited by hundreds of millions of players required scalable architecture throughout the the serving stack. The Cloud Datastore service that we were utilizing was soon running at more than fifty times our original projections. Player demand ultimately spiked by more than an order of magnitude, ten times our most aggressive estimates, requiring hot fixes and ongoing game changes against a backdrop of massive growth in players.
With Google Cloud product and engineering teams at our side as consultative partners, Niantic was able to overcome the rush of millions of enthusiastic Trainers and stabilize the service. Engineering teams from both companies began working hand-in-hand around the clock the moment it became clear that the game's popularity would exceed our wildest estimates. More than a dozen teams across Cloud Platform and other core Google products rallied to support us as we pushed live improvements to the game for our players. In parallel, Google's infrastructure teams worked to tune systems, ensuring sufficient capacity for us to keep up with the game's skyrocketing popularity.
We want to extend a huge thank you to the Google Cloud team for their support and look forward to growing the Pokémon GO community with them in coming years.
Phil Keslin, CTO Niantic
Circle K was founded in 1951 in El Paso, TX and is the largest independent convenience-store operator in the United States. In December 2015, Circle K piloted an Ingress partnership in the greater Phoenix, AZ metro area with 418 locations becoming in-game portals. As of today, Circle K has now activated all of their 4,700 US stores in the U.S. to become in-game portals. It is rumored that further expansion will occur in Canada and other countries around the world. Players can not only visit Circle K location in-game but will be able to receive Ingress passcodes within the Circle K app after making qualified purchases. The passcodes can be redeemed within the Ingress Scanner or the Intel Map for game items.
" I feel this simple little game has been very good for me. Ever since my husband passed away close to two years ago, I've been living the life of a recluse. Yes, I became THAT woman in the house down the street. Now that I have the game, I am going out every day…stepping outside my comfort zone. This morning I went to the park and WALKED for 30 minutes. Now, keep in mind I use either a cane or walker to get around and walking is very difficult for me. I am usually embarrassed about this. But I found today people don't really see that. They smile and wish a good morning. They are chasing that elusive Pikachu just like me. They don't point and laugh at the disabled old woman hobbling along slowing them down. They SMILED at me and made the sun shine just a little bit more. Thank you for this wonderful new game and a new lease on life. "
It's been an incredible run since launch and, as we start wrapping up the summer in California, we want to thank all the Trainers for the enthusiasm they have shown for the game.
Pokémon GO has been installed hundreds of millions of times since our launch in early July and is played in more than 100 countries around the world. We are working hard to bring the game to more (India, we hear you!). All that and we've only scratched the surface of gameplay that we want to create. It's been terrific to see all the activity throughout the world. Most inspiring has been the response from people of all ages and lifestyles describing how Pokémon GO has been force for good in their lives. We set out to create an experience that encourages discovery, exercise and real world connections and it has been incredible to see that mission come to life.
New stories have surfaced virtually daily about Trainers getting out into the real world, becoming more healthy, meeting neighbors, and helping kids. We've also heard from people using the game to cope with social anxiety, depression and autism, and even using it to improve their relationships. We have heard from tens of thousands of you directly, including amazing examples such as Kelly, who emailed us to tell her story about getting out finding a new sense of purpose. We have seen dozens of self-organized player events, some with humanitarian goals such as Pokémon for Progress. All of your stories and smiles have motivated us through sleepless nights.
Thank you for your continued support! We've got a lot more in the works this fall. Stay tuned here for all the details.
John Hanke and the team at Niantic
Things have been pretty crazy here at Niantic over the last few weeks but despite all of the ups and downs we get up every day inspired by the original goals of Niantic – to create an experience that encourages healthy outdoor exploration and social gameplay. Every positive story we hear (like this one from the UK) motivates us to keep working to support the game and continue the roll-out. Running a product like Pokémon GO at scale is challenging. Those challenges have been amplified by third parties attempting to access our servers in various ways outside of the game itself.
As some of you may have noticed we recently rolled out Pokémon GO to Latin America including Brazil. We were very excited to finally be able to take this step. We were delayed in doing that due to aggressive efforts by third parties to access our servers outside of the Pokémon GO game client and our terms of service. We blocked some more of those attempts yesterday. Since there has been some public discussion about this, we wanted to shed some more light on why we did this and why these seemingly innocuous sites and apps actually hurt our ability to deliver the game to new and existing players. The chart below shows the drop in server resources consumed when we blocked scrapers. Freeing those resources allowed us to proceed with the Latin America launch.
In addition to hampering our ability to bring Pokémon GO to new markets, dealing with this issue also has opportunity cost. Developers have to spend time controlling this problem vs. building new features. It's worth noting that some of the tools used to access servers to scrape data have also served as platforms for bots and cheating which negatively impact all Trainers. There is a range of motives here from blatant commercial ventures to enthusiastic fans but the negative impact on game resources is the same.
Of course, there are also outright hackers out there attempting to break into systems, hijack social media accounts, and even bring down the service. Some of them have posted publicly about their attempts.
We don't expect these attempts to stop. But we do want you to understand why we have taken the steps we have and why we will continue to take steps to maintain the stability and integrity of the game.
We value feedback from our community. We have heard feedback about the Nearby feature in the game and are actively working on it. Over the past three and half years many of us in the company have traveled throughout the country and, in fact, around the world to meet, play, and learn from our Ingress user community. And we look forward to doing the same with the Pokémon GO community. Please keep your game ideas and feedback coming. We look forward to getting the game on stable footing so we can begin to work on new features.
Above all, be safe, be nice to your fellow Trainers, and keep on exploring.
Five years ago, Niantic set out on a path to change the way people interact with the world around them by creating the world's first "real world gaming" platform. By exploiting the capabilities of smartphones and location technology and through building a unique massively scalable server and global location dataset, we have helped users all around the world have fun, socialize, and get more fit as they play and explore. Ingress, our first "real world" game, has given millions of players an entirely new way to see the world around them.
Those players have coalesced into an amazing global community where players compete, collaborate, and celebrate in more than 200 countries around the world. Some have literally traveled to the ends of the earth in their quest to help their faction control the world. It's the passion of this community that inspires us to come to work every day to create new experiences.
Which brings us to our next adventure together. We are pleased to announce that Pokémon GO, the next evolution of Real World Gaming, is now officially available on both the App Store and on Google Play Store in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. It will be available in other countries around the world in the days ahead.
We're excited that Pokémon fans and gamers can now start exploring their very own neighborhoods and cities to capture Pokémon using the Pokémon GO app. Players can discover and catch more than 100 Pokémon from the original Red and Blue games, take Pokémon into battle against other Pokémon at Gyms, uncover items including a variety of types of Poké Balls and eggs at PokéStops, hatch and train new Pokémon, and more.
We are also super excited about the Pokémon GO Plus wearable device which will enable players to capture Pokémon and harvest items from PokéStops without ever taking their phone out of their pocket or bag. Players can explore the world and play the game while keeping their attention on the people and sites around them. A walk in the park just became more fun. :-)
We can't wait to hear about the adventures around the world that Pokémon trainers undertake.
It's GO time!
John Hanke and the Niantic team
Our team has been making the most of the sunny California weather by walking long distances and enthusiastically testing all of the refinement and new features in Pokémon GO. Many of these refinements have been inspired by feedback received from our field testers in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and United States. Thank you for testing the app and for giving us such great feedback.
We have a few exciting updates to share. We've added a new Camera feature that enables Trainers to take photographs of their wild Pokémon encounters. Now you can take a photo of Squirtle next to that scenic lake or Ivysaur hanging out by the park. The photos will be saved to your phone's camera roll to share with whomever you'd like. We can't wait to see the varied environments in which trainers will find wild Pokémon.
We're also thrilled to announce that Pokémon GO's all-new music track is composed by GAME FREAK's Junichi Masuda. We've been working closely with Masuda-san on several of the core game design elements of Pokémon GO and feel very fortunate to also have drawn from his decades of experience composing original music for the Pokémon games.
We enjoyed participating in Nintendo's Treehouse Live Pokémon GO developer Q&A session at E3 today. With each day, we're getting closer to launch and we can't wait to share this game with everyone. Stay tuned for more details.
– The Pokémon GO Development team
It's getting closer. It's been sort of like making a big meal for your friends or family. We have been sweating the details in the kitchen and now we are anxious and excited to share our creation with you.
Some of you have been in the kitchen with us. You've have done a great job of guiding us so far. Across Japan, Australia and New Zealand, Pokémon GO field testers have been collecting and battling with impressive regularity and we're learning a lot from them. And today, we're expanding that field test to the United States to get more feedback to improve the game.
It's been exciting to hear stories from our testers as they explore the world around them in their quest to collect Pokémon and recently we've added a ton of new features to expand gameplay even further. Trainers can now help Pokémon evolve, opening up a whole new area of gameplay. Trainers can also find and collect Pokémon Eggs in addition to fully grown Pokémon. Trainers will get a good workout as you must walk a preset distance in order to hatch the Egg and find out what Pokémon will emerge. Incubators are provided to help with this process.
Trainers also will encounter Pokémon Gyms at real-world locations. Pokémon Gyms are special locations where Trainers can test their Pokémon in battles as they compete to win control of the Gym for one of three Pokémon Trainer teams. Empty Gyms are claimed by a team when a Trainer places a Pokémon there to claim it. Friendly Gyms grow in prestige when their defending Pokémon are trained in battles. Higher level Gyms have room for more Trainers to deploy Pokémon to defend them. Rival Gyms can be challenged by Trainers who can use their Pokémon to attack the defending Pokémon. Groups of players can work together to challenge rival Gyms.
Fun fact - After many hours of field test gameplay, the Venusaur hasn't been spotted yet. Who will be the first field tester who catches or evolves their Bulbasaurs or Ivysaurs into Venusaur? There's much to explore and many Pokémon to find! :)
Our team is learning and iterating, and we can't wait to share Pokémon GO with everyone. Stay tuned for more details.
– The Pokémon GO Development Team
The Pokémon Company and Niantic invite users to field test Pokémon GO in the United States of America. Users can visit http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com to sign up. Please note that sign up doesn't guarantee access to the field test. The Pokémon GO field test will give users the opportunity to share early feedback and help improve the Pokémon GO experience.
Thank you for your interest in Pokémon GO.
— The Pokémon GO Development Team
Pokémon GO Australia & New Zealand field test invites will start rolling out today. Niantic will select users based on a variety of factors which may include OS types, experience in real world games and an element of luck. If you're selected to participate, you'll receive an email from us with detailed instructions. If you don't receive an email, please be patient as we plan to increase the number of invites over time.
— The Pokémon GO Development Team
The Pokémon Company and Niantic invite users to field test Pokémon GO in Australia and New Zealand. Users can visit http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com to sign up. Please note that sign up doesn't guarantee access to the field test. The Pokémon GO field test will give users the opportunity to share early feedback and help improve the Pokémon GO experience.
Thank you for your interest in Pokémon GO.
— The Pokémon GO Development Team
We're thrilled to provide a peek into Pokémon GO.
Pokémon GO represents the next generation of Niantic's "Real World Gaming" platform. This platform combines mobile location technology and augmented reality to create a unique game experience that motivates players to go outside and explore the world around them.
Players will explore their surroundings to find and catch wild Pokémon. Certain wild Pokémon only appear in their native environments; for example, Water-type Pokémon may only appear near lakes and oceans.
Players will walk to hatch previously-acquired eggs that might reveal new Pokémon. Eggs and other special items such as Poké Balls can be acquired at PokéStops - located at interesting places such as public art installations, historical markers, museums and monuments.
Yes, there will be battles. Players will be encouraged to join one of three teams in order to compete over the ownership and prestige of Gyms. They will do this by placing their captured Pokémon in a friendly Gym or by battling with an opponent's Pokémon in another team's Gym. Gyms - just like PokéStops - are also found at real world locations.
As previously shared with you here, an early user field test will soon begin in Japan while the game is still in active development. Features, available languages, design and overall appearance are not final.
We're excited to reveal more in the days to come.
— The Pokémon GO Development Team
The Pokémon Company and Niantic will be inviting users to field test Pokémon GO in Japan later this month. The Pokémon GO field test program will give users the opportunity to share early feedback and help improve the Pokémon GO experience. Please stay tuned for information about expansion of the field test to other markets.
Thank you for your interest in Pokémon GO.
— The Pokémon GO Development Team
We've never thought of ourselves as a typical gaming company at Niantic. We've always followed our own path as we have worked to integrate real world exploration, social interaction and gameplay in our quest to improve the world through our products. I'm pleased to announce that a set of partners have signed up to help us in this mission. All are making an investment but more importantly each one brings a unique strategic attribute to our team
Alsop Louie will be bringing its expertise in gaming and related technologies and Gilman Louie will be joining the board. Gilman brings personal experience ranging from founding game industry pioneer Spectrum Holobyte to investing in Keyhole and later in Twitch. David Jones and his new venture 'You and Mr Jones' will be bringing an unparalleled knowledge of the new brand technology industry. David was previously the CEO of Havas where he worked closely with some of the leading brand advertisers in the world. Fuji Television, as one of the largest broadcast networks in Japan, will be bringing its experience building media brands in Asia. Cyan and Scott Banister and Lucas Nealan will be bringing their deep network of technology industry connections. Cyan and Scott Banister were just named "Angel Investors of the Year' in the 2016 Crunchies and Lucas Nealan was an early Facebook engineer.
Exciting times are afoot at Niantic.
Wow. 2015 was a busy year for Niantic and one filled with some memorable challenges and triumphs for the team. Some of the highlights that stick out for me were mingling with more than 6,000 Ingress players at a massive Ingress event in historic Kyoto in the heart of cherry blossom season, winning the Game Designers Grand Prize at the Tokyo Game Show, announcing Pokémon GO with our new partners In Japan, closing our financing and spinning out of Google, and setting up our new offices and operations in four countries around the world.
It was absolutely amazing to watch the Ingress community continue to evolve through the course the year, many reaching spectacular heights– managing to launch a couple of 'Ingress babies' along with amazing Operations literally spanning the globe. We rolled into our three year anniversary topping 14M downloads and seeing the largest number of active players in the game's history.
Agents didn't just download the game. They immersed themselves in it at levels dwarfing past years, for example walking more than 258 million kilometers while playing Ingress in 2015. That's nearly double the distance that players covered in 2014. Our Ingress Anomaly events series saw three times the number of attendees in 2015, bringing 254,184 people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds together at real world meet ups that synced up around the world.
As I look toward Pokémon GO and beyond, I am as excited as I was on day one about how the idea of 'Real World' games can help us meet new people and forge connections in our home towns and around the world while also giving us a nudge to stay active and explore those less travelled paths, in our backyard and sometimes far beyond.
Is 2016 the year of VR? AR? I don't love those labels because I think they understate the revolution happening in what people have traditionally called 'games' by casting the coming innovation as a single device or piece of technology. Video games and computer games have now become cornerstones of entertainment. To compare game sales numbers or minutes spent playing games to TV or movies is pointless. The result is obvious, even as innovators like Twitch merge them in new ways. And now some awesome new technology is making its way in the hands of users and inspiring the minds of developers, stuff people are calling VR, AR, MR, and a bunch of other invented acronyms. At one level you could say that all of it is an outgrowth of the smartphone revolution– tiny powerful processors, amazing displays, sensors of all kinds, robust location and mapping technology– all now made cheap, reliable and ubiquitous. I think we are going to see those basic building blocks refactored into all kinds of new hardware that will be exploited to blur the lines between games, cinema, apps, fitness and even navigation and commerce. I am not going to predict what the 'winning' hardware formula will be (in a sense we are all going to win as consumers and gamers by having a slew of innovative experiences to sample and enjoy) but I would bet on things that are more phone-like than PC-like. The future of technology will be one where it accompanies us everywhere and is there to enhance, enrich, and sometimes transform our lives on demand. Games and entertainment will be at the center of that.
It's going to be a fun year. We are looking forward to seeing all kinds of innovation unfold and, perhaps more importantly, using it to populate the world with a few million Pokémon and then sitting back to watch what happens.
Hi everyone,
Back in August, we announced Niantic would spin out from Google to become an independent company. Today, we are thrilled to disclose that our mission will be backed by global giants in the game, entertainment and technology sectors.
The Pokémon Company, Google and Nintendo are investing up to $30 million in Niantic, Inc., which includes an initial $20 million upfront and an additional $10 million in financing conditioned upon the company achieving certain milestones. We will be using this capital to continue the development of Pokémon GO, to evolve and grow Ingress and its thriving global community, and to build out our real-world gaming platform.
It was quite an honor to be on stage in Tokyo last month with legendary games and entertainment heroes Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo, Tsunekazu Ishihara of The Pokémon Company, and Junichi Masuda of GAME FREAK to tell the world about Pokémon GO. We are all incredibly excited about the opportunity to create a product true to the spirit of the original Pokémon games while extending gameplay out into the real world. Because it is a mobile game, players all around the world will be able to immerse themselves in the Pokémon universe on devices they already have in their hands.
Here are some words from our esteemed investors:
Tsunekazu Ishihara, CEO, The Pokémon Company:
Pokémon's strategic investment in Niantic paves the way for a social mobile experience the world has never seen before," said Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company. "The Pokémon Company is committed to partnering with companies like Niantic that share the same spirit of community and innovation.
Don Harrison, VP of Corporate Development, Google:
Niantic has shown the great potential of mixing geolocation technology, dynamic storytelling, and innovative game design, and we're excited to continue supporting the team on their journey.
It's exciting to finally be able to share some of our big updates. We are hard at work in our new San Francisco and satellite offices preparing for a series of massive, global Ingress events this Fall, readying Pokémon GO for launch next year, and extending our platform to support a variety of experiences that support our core values of exercise, discovery, and fun.
John Hanke
Founder & CEO, Niantic, Inc.


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an electronic image in a computer game or various online sites
1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.
2. An embodiment or manifestation, as of a quality or concept: "Reagan was at his strongest as the avatar of American consensus, peddling a sunny normalcy, a happy-go-lucky and ultimately accommodating attitude" (Gil Troy).
3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.
4. An icon, graphic, or other image by which a person represents himself or herself on a communications network or in a virtual community, such as a chatroom or multiplayer game.
[Sanskrit avatāraḥ, descent (of a deity from heaven), avatar : ava, down + tarati, he crosses; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]
1. (Hinduism) Hinduism the manifestation of a deity, notably Vishnu, in human, superhuman, or animal form
2. a visible manifestation or embodiment of an abstract concept; archetype
3. (Computer Science) a movable image that represents a person in a virtual reality environment or in cyberspace
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1. an incarnation of a Hindu god.
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3. Computers. a graphical image that represents a person, as on the Internet.
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There are a wide number of modern day techniques and machines that help us preserve food and store abundance for later.
Most Popular Methods:
- Drying
- Freezing
- Cooling
- Canning
- Pickling
- Heating
- Boiling
- Smoking
- Vacuum Sealing
Why It's Important??
Food waste is a very large problem, especially in America. Americans lead the world in food waste. It is estimated that about 50% of all produce in the United States is thrown away. This percentage is closer to 30% on a global scale. That is approximately 1.3 billion tonnes worth of food wasted (about $3 trillion USD in value). Anything we can do to preserve our food so it doesn't end up in the trash will help reduce this waste.
Dehydrating (Drying)
Food dehydrating is the process of removing water from food by circulating hot, dry air through the food. This is done at a temperature low enough not to cook the food. When food is dried using this process, it inhibits the growth of bacteria, yeast, mold, and other microorganisms (aka enzymes). This method has been used for thousands of years and is traditionally executed through evaporation by using the sun to dry foods. However, with the invent of food dehydrators, the process can be completed much more efficiently and with more consistent results.
Dehydration minimally affects the nutrients of the food. Some foods may taste sweeter because of the water content being removed and thereby increasing the concentration of sugars. Compared with freezing or canning food, food dehydration is the least damaging food preservation method. Here are a few details:
- Calorie count is not impacted.
- Food retains most of its Vitamin C and all of its Vitamin A.
- Fiber and carbohydrates, as well as minerals such as potassium, are retained.
Many companies charge a pretty penny for packaged dehydrated food such as jerky and fruit leathers. Making these healthy treats, yourself isn't as hard as they would like you to think. By dehydrating food, you can make as much as you want at a low cost, and if you have extra it can easily be stored for later.
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Chef Marc Vidal is bringing a history of Catalan and French food to Boqueria. On this week's episode of Chef's Story, Dorothy Cann Hamilton is joined in the studio by Marc to talk about the original Boqueria- a vibrant market in Barcelona. How did the market influence Marc's culinary senses at an early age? Hear about Marc's training in France, and how French cooking differs from the Spanish tradition. Why did Marc come to the United States, and what did he learn through working in Miami kitchens? Hear Dorothy and Marc discuss tapas culture, and the idea of small plates in the New York City restaurant scene. Learn all about Iberico ham, bread and tomatoes, and other traditional Spanish tapas. This program has been brought to you by Whole Foods.
"Every single day I work in the restaurant business, I fall more in love with it." [8:45]
"I would say from my experiences that the French are more focused on the product than the technique." [19:00]
"In Spain, tapas are a way of life. They're fun, and they're easy to share. And people here- they like it." [27:20]
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Forming a Membership Scheme
Membership schemes for partnerships are a key source of income, and help to ensure commitment and engagement from local members. For an annual fee or subscription, businesses, community groups or individuals can become part of the town centre partnership which in turn is an investment in their wider local environment.
Many places set tiered membership levels and fees to ensure equitable contributions from a broad representation. The most common are tiers for businesses, often based on rateable value or number of employees. In some places new arrivals and start-ups get the first year discounted, and you may want to consider free membership for not-for profit stakeholders or other groups who can offer substantial in-kind support.
The members, often via a Board or Core Group, decide how their money, raised through the membership fees, is spent to deliver the priorities they have agreed in their Business Plan. In return for their membership subscription, as well as influence and networking, you will need to offer your members benefits to secure their support and to justify their expenditure. Various incentives, services, discounts and opportunities can be provided including:
Website listings
Advertising in publications
Newsletters or e-bulletins
Room hire
or more ambitious schemes like shared trade waste recycling to reduce costs.
These offers and benefits can evolve and change each year as the partnership develops, and some are discussed in more detail elsewhere in his guide.
At the time of joining it is valuable to get each member to provide information about their business or organisation (contact details for example). This forms the basis of your membership database and will help you keep in touch with the right people and measure the diversity within your members. For example if each member has told you how many employees they have, their gross annual turnover and floorspace they occupy, you can add them up and state the total floorspace etc that your partnership collectively represents without divulging any individual member's figures. Those stats are powerful tools when sat around a bargaining table.
It is also advisable to require new members to sign up a confidentiality agreement at the time of joining so that discussions at meetings can be open and frank. This means that you can, for example, have the Editor of the local paper at a meeting where new ideas are floated or controversial issues are discussed without fear of being quoted in the local press before you're ready.


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Introduction: Wooden Beam
A 24 foot long 2x6 treated wooden beam. (This construction used the beams for a walkway on a play set)
Treated 2x6 8' long lumber (6)
Galvanized 1/2" carriage bolts 4" long (13)
Galvanized 1/2" Nuts (13)
Galvanized 1/2" Flat Washers (13)
T25 2.5" long exterior screws (1 box)
Chop Saw
Drill (1/2" drill bit and T25 Screw Driver)
Ratchet Wrench
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Step 1: Lumber Prep.
Take one of the full size boards and cut it in half. For most cases this will be 48.5" due to the 2x6 having and actual length of 8' - 1".
Since the boards are treated I leaned them upright against a fence and faced them south the day before assembly to help dry them out. The added water weight makes moving the bream hard as well as cutting and drilling through the pieces.
Step 2: Laying Out the Boards for Assembly
Lay three or four additional 2x6's or any other type of lumber to create a flat surface.
On top of this flat surface lay three 2x6 by 8' long boards end for end.
Starting at one end of them place a 48.5" board on top and make sure the exterior edges are flush.
Follow it with two 8' long boards and lastly the remaining 48.5" board.
Now you have two layers of 2x6 members with their exterior edges aligned. (The 48.5" board on each end gave a displacement for one layers ends to be located at the midpoint of the other layers members)
Step 3: Attaching the Layers
I recommend using a pad or something else to kneel on for the attachment process.
Begin with one screw at the farthest edge of the 48.5" board on top. After inserting a screw, make sure the member is aligned with the one below it and insert another screw at the opposite side of the 48.5" board. This member is now fixed in place, insert screws along the top edge every 12 inches. Along the opposite edge start at the midpoint of the top edge screws and insert screws every 12 inches as well. See photo. Now screws hold the two members together every 6 inches.
Follow the above process for the next two full size members and lastly the 48.5" member.
Once completed, with assistance of one or more individuals flip the beam up on its edge.
Insert screws from the opposite side along the middle, starting at the edge and continuing every 12" down the board.
From this same side, after the screws are inserted switch to the 1/2" drill bit and drill a hole 6" from the edge on each side at the midpoint of the beam as well.
Using a tape measure mark the beam at 2 foot intervals starting from either edge. (11 marks). Starting from one side drill a 1/2" hole at the first mark 2.5" from the top. On the second mark drill a hole 2.5" from the bottom. Alternate top to bottom continuously along the marks until you reach the other end. Off setting these holes creates varying points so all the tension isn't put on one plane across the board, causing it to crack.
Step 4: Install the Bolts
While the beam is still on edge use the hammer and pound all 13 of the carriage bolts through the drilled holes. I would recommend pounding them all through on the same side so that the connections look uniform. Also you may want to hide the side with all the protruding bolts, nuts, and washers.
On the opposite side place a washer on each bolt (13).
Then start the nuts on all 13 bolts. Continue with your fingers to ensure the threads are crossed or damaged. Once the nuts have threads coming out the other side of them continue with hand or ratchet until the nut feels tight.
After the nut is tonight continue for one revolution, sucking the carriage bolt into the beam but not to far. To many revolution could cause damage to the wooden beam.
You now have a 3" wide, 5.5" tall, 24 foot long beam.
(I used three of these in a play set that I will have an instructable for later)
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Tal 1 is a fantastic scope I agree,the 120 is useless,you can't even collimate it.If you had tried getting a few decent ep's and changed the finderscope you'd have been surprised just how good the 302012 is!
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Hello Friends
This is my another post for Imaginations Online .
I have made a Recycled CD album here .
It has got four pages ..
The papers used are from our store DCWV sheets 54 sheets of custom pack sized 6 by 6 .
Like I said they are a must buy for every crafter .
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Improve note definition without the bulky rack unit.
Upgrade everything with Sonic Stomp, the one piece of gear which improves the performance of your whole rig. Whether you're a guitarist or bassist, get ready to be amazed. With Sonic Stomp's pr...
Bassist of Dorje and drummer of Scratch Latin, Dave Hollingworth runs over the gear he's using currently on the new Dorje Album "Centered & One". As he goes over his pedals, the video shows the BBE Sonic Stomp Sonic Maximizer Guitar Effects Pedal.more
In this shot of John's pedals from 2007, you can see he is using a BBE Sonic Stomp Sonic Maximizer.more
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Upgrade everything with Sonic Stomp, the one piece of gear which improves the performance of your whole rig. Whether you're a guitarist or bassist, get ready to be amazed. With Sonic Stomp's proprietary BBE Sonic Maximizer technology, you'll hear your amp cut through the band mix better with dramatically improved note definition in chords and solos. Even with a wall of distortion, the distinct harmonic elements of each note can be heard like never before. Time-based effects take on a level of realism and dimension you never thought possible. And if low-end punch is your thing, you'll discover the Lo Contour control is the ticket to meaty chunk without the mud.
Rack mount BBE Sonic Maximizer processors have been the secret weapon of musicians for years, with each generation of the BBE technology offering more for musicians to discover in their tone. While rack-mount models such as the 482i Sonic Maximizer are a staple for many touring musicians with sophisticated rigs, a rack device isn't practical for many musicians. Enter Sonic Stomp, packing the same BBE technology into a pedal for musicians who prefer simple rigs. Its buffered input happily accepts either the input of your instrument or the output of another pedal (Sonic Stomp should be used last in the pedal chain), making Sonic Stomp as easy to use as any other pedal. Just plug it in, dial the knobs to your taste and enjoy.
Sonic Stomp's application of the BBE technology is just like its big brothers, using frequency-dependent time alignment with integrated amplitude compensation. What's all that about? Simply put, it helps a speaker more faithfully reproduce the signal so more of the nuance and detail is revealed. Sonic Stomp is not an effect but a tool to allow more of your tone to reach the ears of your audience - and yours.
The BBE Sonic Stomp Pedal, is probably the single best pedal you can add to your pedal board. It's influence on your overall sound, is almost transparent. I think that, in most situations, this is one of the greatest things a pedal could do. Transparency is wonderful thing, when you consider, you're adding sparkle & bark, with one pedal that doesn't "color" you tone in any way. You can dial in any number of tones with just 2 knobs & a switch. From spanky Tele beef-up to a raining in the mid-range domination of a Les Paul. It will add or diminish those parts of your tone that you're either lacking or hating. After 2 years of gigging, it's still the same pedal I bought (a little less paint on the metal case). Great simple add-on, it's "parametric-like" treatment of you tone, (IMO) makes your EQ pedal a thing of the past. I guess it all depends on what you're looking for. But, if you've found yourself trying to push your EQ pedal far beyond it's capabilities, just try a Sonic Stomp out. It's NOT going to hit you over the head. Oh man, what it does for your tone out in the audience nothing short of amazing!
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If by the end of this post you don't understand what is "storytelling," I won't have been effective either in my own "story" or in the "telling."
The fact is that the idea of "storytelling" has become fashionable. Brands, people and companies say they're doing it. But most of them don't really know how it's done. Done well, that is.
There are those who say that: "Everything is storytelling." Some even resort to the circular definition: "Storytelling is telling a story."
We want you to have a good idea of what storytelling entails, and, more than that, a good one. And we want you to understand how and when good storytelling applies.
So, storytelling: a process, a method, a science, a philosophy, a set of principles — bottom-line, what is this trendy idea that's fast becoming an industry unto itself?
Mankind has a natural bent for telling stories. It's probably safe to say that stories have been told since cavemen ruled the Earth. We tell stories to send children to sleep. We entertain ourselves as adults with stories, stories, stories. Basically, we're surrounded by stories everywhere we turn. Admen tend to be the masters of the very short form.
So if we know a story when we see one, how can we use stories to our advantage?
Better yet: How can storytelling be used to engage people in a cause?
Here's my thinking, the result of all that SOAP has done for our clients so far:
Storytelling is an art, a science, a process and method. All working together to produce a desired effect.
In the corporate world there must first be a message, whether an audience needs to hear it or not. Without the message there can be no Story! In the art and entertainment worlds, often the message is the result of a great idea developed by a scriptwriter who decided that the idea could be "bought" by an audience.
For SOAP, there are two universes: the Story and the Telling.
• An idea somebody wants to share (the message)
• A vision that needs to be shared
• An audience that needs to acknowledge something
• A set of events that are yours to use (life stories, events, facts)
• An approach you want to implement
• A main message that is summed up in one phrase of high impact
• Knowing who is involved in the story (characters)
• Knowing what is preventing the characters from getting what they want (conflict)
• Knowing what goes in, what stays out, what comes first, what comes after
• Knowing how the messages are to flow: from beginning to middle to end
• Creating a beginning that draws attention and maintains audience focus
• Devising a final moment with high impact
• Finding the "truth" behind an idea, so as to make a message credible
• Writing, designing, maintaining, structuring, supporting: the theme(s)
• Editing, editing, editing, until the essence of what will be transmitted in the telling is clear, clear, clear)
"If content is cliché, the telling will be cliché" Robert McKee.
• Expressing the story using visual language
• Acting as a means of conveying the message when presenting
• Using body language that conveys meaning(s) when telling a story (gestures, tone of voice, gaze, body posture, vocal intensity, etc.)
• Using any visual effect that helps to convey the story
• Knowing that entering onto Telling is like entering a battlefield: the strategy needs to have been defined, and the presenter needs to be ready
• With or without a presenter, the "Telling" part of the story process needs to be there, no matter what
• The medium always influences and helps enhance (or not) how the Story is told
As an example, let's look at the same movie in different interpretations. "King Kong" is a movie that saw three different versions: in 1933, in 1976 and again in 2005. The "telling" changed each time, and each time this made a difference, but if the story hadn't been strong to start with, we would have nothing more than three versions of a cute movie with nice imagery and special effects and no special impact.
So: tell a good story in a good way using the appropriate physical language. Be prepared. Know what you want to convey. Devise a way to tell that story in the best possible way.


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How To Train Your Dragon is a comic adventure set in the mythical world of Vikings based on the book by Cressida Cowell. The story centers around a scrawny teenager who lives in the North Sea on the island of Berk. His Viking tribe, the Hairy Hooligans, live, and all too frequently die, by their motto: Only the Strong Can Belong! Hiccup desperately wants to make his father, the Hooligans' chief Stoick the Vast and his tribe proud.Initiation is coming, and all young Vikings must capture and subdue a wild dragon from Dragon Island. But when Hiccup is saddled with an undersized and uncooperative dragon, chances for impressing his tribe and his father look bleak. Yet, in his quest to train his dragon-of-choice, he teaches his father and all of the Hooligans a new definition of strength.
Gerard Butler…Stoick the Vast
America Ferrera…Astrid
Jonah Hill…Snotlout
Jay Baruchel…Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third
Christopher Mintz-Plasse…Fishlegs
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Project marks the second film the studio will produce in Ultimate 3-D; the first is "Monsters vs. Aliens." "Dragon" is slated for a domestic release on March 26, 2010.
Principal animation started January 18 in Glendale, CA. Voiceover work in Los Angeles and New York City.
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Temple of the Dog Reveal Demo of 'Angel of Fire'
As Temple of the Dog inch closer to the release of their 25th anniversary deluxe reissue, they're letting fans in on more of the bonus material. The latest gem to surface is a demo of the previously unreleased track "Angel of Fire."
As you can hear, the track is a slow moving, swaying ballad that's guitar-led with Chris Cornell's soulful delivery. Check out the track in the video, which features some flickering flames throughout, in the player above.
In the lead up to the self-titled 25th anniversary release, Temple of the Dog have also released a demo of the track "Black Cat," which also didn't make the final cut for the initial album, as well as a remastered version of the disc's biggest single, "Hunger Strike."
The reissue will be available in a variety of formats, with the the largest package including four discs. The first disc is a remastered version of the original album along with alternate mixes of select tracks. The second disc has five demos including "Angel of Fire." The third disc is a DVD featuring promo videos and live performances, while the fourth disc contains Blu-Ray audio of the album with music videos. All of the packages will be available on Sept. 30. Feel free to peruse the packages and place the order for which you want at this location.
Meanwhile, the band, which includes members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, has a brief November tour planned. Dates in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle have been sold out. A portion of each ticket sold ($1.50) will be donated to the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation that helps children in vulnerable situations.
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The episode again starts with a scene of He Lan Jing (Ah Xi) and Huiyan from when they met. I'm really liking how we get to start each episode seeing the beginnings of their story and relationship. In what is a really cute scene, Ah Xi is having Huiyan cover her eyes to guess how many fingers he is holding up. He can't see that Huiyan is not covering her eyes at all, but just throwing out random answers. As Ah Xi holds up one finger, Huiyan guesses, "Ten." As he holds up three fingers, Huiyan guesses, "One hundred". Lol. She can barely keep herself from laughing.
Eventually, when she closes her eyes for real, Ah Xi takes her left hand and places a bracelet on her wrist. Huiyan admires how pretty it is and how it glows. Ah Xi tells her that it's a Fox Clan tradition, that now they can be together forever. Huiyan is very happy hearing Ah Xi's words, and leans in to rest her head on his shoulder. Aww.
Xiao Ju goes to a café to meet with one of her friends, Cheng Nan, after agreeing to help test whether his ex-girlfriend still has feelings for him. I don't think this is going to turn out well since Xiao Ju actually really likes Cheng Nan. Inside the café, the girlfriend and a group of their mutual friends are having coffee and chatting.
When Cheng Nan approaches, the girlfriend rudely announces that they have broken up and to sit elsewhere. Xiao Ju comes into the café and pretends that she and Cheng Nan know each other and just happen to be running into each other. The group is very surprised as Xiao Ju pulls him over to another table. Cheng Nan admits that he and his girlfriend have been together so long that he can't tell if they are fighting or simply not suited for each other. He says that he'd want to be with someone who suits him. Xiao Ju: "I feel the same way."
Nonetheless, their act works and the girlfriend comes over, wanting to talk to Cheng Nan in private. As Xiao Ju watches from inside, Cheng Nan and his girlfriend reconcile. Aww, poor Xiao Ju. She looks so sad.
Wang Xuan gets ready for the auction and decides to use the lipstick that Qian Hua had given her.
The auction turns out to be an exclusive event being held in Asia for the first time. Wang Xuan is attempting to make it into the VIP section, but is turned away at the entrance by security because she doesn't have an invitation. She whines that she just wants to go in to see a friend and will leave in two minutes, but it doesn't work. Ha!
Pi Pi approaches, and Wang Xuan just tells her to leave and go home. Pi Pi holds out her VIP invitation, and when Wang Xuan sees it, she grabs it out of her hand so she can enter herself. Ugh, I hate her. She's unbelievably rude and annoying. When security scans the invitation, PI Pi's picture comes up because it is tagged to her, and security welcomes her in. They also ask her if Wang Xuan is harassing her – Pi Pi is way too nice and says everything is fine.
Pi Pi approaches, and Wang Xuan just tells her to leave and go home. Pi Pi holds out her VIP invitation, and when Wang Xuan sees it, she grabs it out of her hand so she can enter herself. Ugh, I hate her. She's unbelievably rude and annoying. When security scans the invitation, PI Pi's picture comes up because it is tagged to her, and security welcomes her in. They also ask her if Wang Xuan is harassing her – Pi Pi is way too nice and says everything is fine.
Wang Xuan is trying to storm her way in with Pi Pi when Xiu Xuan approaches and tells Pi Pi that He Lan Jing has been inside waiting for her for a long time and escorts her past security. Wang Xuan starts screaming after Pi Pi when Kuan Yong casually asks if she's just going to keep screaming if she can't get in. He helps her get in as his plus one. Dammit, he's way too nice. He should have let security throw her out.
Pi Pi enters the auction room, and sits with He Lan Jing and Qian Hua. Pi Pi asks He Lan Jing if he's ready to tell her why he invited her in the first place, and he tells her she'll know when the evening is over. Pi Pi is very impressed by the event, saying that she's only seen this in movies, and asks if it's true that you just hold up the auction card to buy an item.
When He Lan Jing sees how happy Pi Pi is looking at the auction card, he says she can help him bid later. When Pi Pi comments how expensive the items are, He Lan Jing tells her that each item has a story behind it. For the next item, a jade butterfly necklace, it belonged to a woman who sent it to her lover who was at war a long time ago. When he returned from war, the woman was gone, and he spent 20 years looking for her. Pi Pi asks what happened, and He Lan Jing tells Pi Pi that he doesn't know because he lost contact with that general. Lol. Pi Pi tries to process He Lan Jing's response before deciding that he is joking around with her. He Lan Jing: "In this life, I have never lied to you." Pi Pi: "This life? We've only known each other for a few days."
When He Lan Jing sees how happy Pi Pi is looking at the auction card, he says she can help him bid later. When Pi Pi comments how expensive the items are, He Lan Jing tells her that each item has a story behind it. For the next item, a jade butterfly necklace, it belonged to a woman who sent it to her lover who was at war a long time ago. When he returned from war, the woman was gone, and he spent 20 years looking for her. Pi Pi asks what happened, and He Lan Jing tells Pi Pi that he doesn't know because he lost contact with that general. Lol. Pi Pi tries to process He Lan Jing's response before deciding that he is joking around with her. He Lan Jing: "In this life, I have never lied to you." Pi Pi: "This life? We've only known each other for a few days."
During an intermission before the next auction, Wang Xuan approaches He Lan Jing and lies that she is a friend of Qian Hua though it's the worse timing since Qian Hua shows up just then and whisks He Lan Jing away for a private conversation.
Xiu Xuan joins in and starts talking about the orb that will be auctioned. Before the orb is put on exhibition, it will be examined and authenticated by two experts. The authentication process is going to be the best time to steal the orb. It's going to be close, with a tight time window, dozens of cameras, and hundreds of people around. Kuan Yong will be assuming a fake identity as one of the two experts.
Wang Xuan comes over to Pi Pi and asks her if she knows who Kuan Yong is. Pi Pi says she doesn't, but the others – He Lan Jing, Qian Hua, Xiu Xuan, and Kuan Yong, obviously live in a different world. Wang Xuan says that it's Pi Pi who lives in a different world from them, including herself. She is delusional.
Xiu Xuan tells the group that he needs a 15-minute window to hack the computer network and enter Kuan Yong's ID information. It will be He Lan Jing's responsibility to make sure the auction lasts long enough to give Xiu Xuan the time he needs, by entering into a bidding war with another attendee. Xiu Xuan picks a woman attendee that they can bid against, but Qian Hua says that he's wrong, and that Xiu Xuan hasn't done his homework well. Lol. She suggests that the right person to make the bidding war work is that one man who has been fidgety all night waiting for a specific item to come up for bid.
Wang Xuan continues to be a condescending witch to Pi Pi, when He Lan Jing comes over and says that Wang Xuan is being shallow for only caring how much something costs. Ha. He asks Pi Pi if there is anything she wants to eat. He's being so nice to Pi Pi – I love it. Pi Pi says she wants to have fried buns (a simpler, cheap dish that doesn't really fit the occasion), and He Lan Jing immediately orders it for her. Wang Xuan flounces off. Oh wonderful, we're rid of her for now. As He Lan Jing and Qian Hua chat, a waiter comes to deliver Pi Pi's order. Pi Pi is delighted.
The next auction has started, and Qian Hua reports to He Lan Jing that the man for him to bid against is Kuan Zhihao, a descendant of Kuan Hanching, a famous writer from the Yuan Dynasty. He is here to buy a fan, which is said to have Kuan Hanching's writing on it. The auction continues on. Pi Pi is excited for the chance to raise their bidding card, but gets more and more bored as the night wears on and He Lan Jing hasn't started bidding on anything.
Meanwhile, Xiu Xuan hacks into the computer system and starts the process of entering Kuan Yong's ID information. We see behind him a man sitting on the floor, knocked out and tied up. Kuan Yong enters the waiting area and introduces himself to the others as being an expert from the authentication center.
Finally, the final item of the auction has been presented, the fan with Kuan Hanching's writing. Kuan Zhihao immediately sits up and takes notice. He is the first to bid. The price goes up to one million RMB when Kuan Zhihao becomes the only bidder.
He Lan Jing directs Pi Pi to bid, which makes her ecstatic. Pi Pi and Kuan Zhihao go back and forth up to 1.5 million when Kuan Zhihao doubles the price to 3 million. Wow. The auction can't end yet because there are still eight minutes and 20 seconds left on the clock. He Lan Jing directs Pi Pi to keep bidding. They go back and forth to 3.5 million and double up to to 7 million. Crazy. Pi Pi asks He Lan Jing if the fan is really that important to him, to which he says that it's not that important, but he wants it. Pi Pi again tries to make sense of his answers to her questions, which are very odd.
Kuan Zhihao can't believe it, and asks for a pause so he can talk to Pi Pi. He tells Pi Pi that the fan has the writing of his ancestor on it, and asks if she will withdraw and let him win. Pi Pi is about to agree when He Lan Jing steps in. He says no, he definitely wants the fan and they should continue bidding, making Kuan Zhihao very upset.
Pi Pi tries to convince He Lan Jing to let the fan go, but he refuses. When the auction starts up again, Kuan Zhihao raises the price to 8 million. There are still 3 minutes 48 seconds to go. The bidding goes up to 9.8 million. With one minute and 22 seconds left, Pi Pi refuses to bid anymore so He Lan Jing raises the card himself to raise the price to 9.9 million. At that, Kuan Zhihao is forced to give up and He Lan Jing wins. The computer upload also finishes at the same time.
Kuan Yong is about to enter the authentication room when Wang Xuan (ugh, her again) approaches him and starts asking him how he knows He Lan Jing. Qian Hua takes over her voice and has her ask him to meet later on a date. Wang Xuan is dumbfounded at the words that are coming out of her mouth through no control of her own. Xiu Xuan tells Qian Hua that he's worried about the women who buy lipstick from Qian Hua's company. Lol.
The authentication experts examine the orb, and Kuan Yong takes advantage of the moment to switch out the orb for a fake when the other expert sneezes. He affirms that there is no issue with the orb. When the orb is placed on exhibition, it's immediately obvious that it is fake, and the alarm goes off.
Mission accomplished, Qian Hua, Xiu Xuan, and Kuan Yong prepare to leave. I'm having fun watching the scenes with this group. Wang Xuan runs up to the car and asks Kuan Yong for his contact so they can talk online. Xiu Xuan interrupts and says that they are friends because they are pretty. Wang Xuan doesn't fit the bill. Wow. She finally gets a taste of her own medicine.
He Lan Jing approaches Kuan Zhihao who is drinking alone after the failed bidding. He Lan Jing tells Kuang Zhihao that his ancestor was a very knowledgeable and admirable man. He Lan Jing also says that he will have the fan delivered to Kuan Zhihao as it's only right that he should have the fan as the rightful descendant. Pi Pi overhears this as she walks towards them. He Lan Jing uses a term to describe Kuan Hanching that Pi Pi used earlier, not realizing that it's completely inappropriate. Pi Pi quickly comes over and says that He Lan Jing is just confused. She tells him not to use words he doesn't understand. LOL. Cute, funny scene.
As He Lan Jing and Pi Pi are walking, he stops and shows her a necklace with the orb on it. Pi Pi recognizes it immediately as the stolen item and asks if they stole it. He Lan Jing tells Pi Pi that the owner will be paid double the price, so everyone ends up with what they want, because the orb is very special to him and his "friend" (Huiyan/Pi Pi).
He wants to return the orb to its rightful owner. He forcibly puts the necklace around Pi Pi's neck, but his mood immediately turns disappointed when the orb does not glow. Pi Pi tries to take the necklace off, but can't.
Xiao Ju and Pi Pi meet up and drink. Xiao Ju smells Pi Pi and asks her if she is wearing perfume, to which Pi Pi says she isn't wearing any. It must be the necklace. Xiao Ju tells Pi Pi that Cheng Nan has reunited with his girlfriend. She pretends that she didn't have feelings for Cheng Nan, while she obviously does, because she's very sad and depressed.
In her voiceover, Pi Pi says that when we think of returning something to its rightful owner, it generally means a happy ending. However, for someone who wanted that item, they are not happy with and cannot accept that kind of ending at all.
Xiu Xuan and Kuan Yong are waiting for He Lan Jing to return home. When he does return, He Lan Jing walks by them, saying only that when Pi Pi wore the orb, it didn't glow.


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Friday, November 20, 2009
Thinking Ahead to Winter CHA
Jan. 22 & 23 CHA Craft Supershow, Open to Public
Stop by the SplitcoastStampers booth any time during the show for a free make-n-take hosted by Copic. If you wish to attend the show, the Coupon code CRAFT20 will take $5.00 off of the admission cost for the CHA SuperShow. Tickets may be purchased online at www.craftsupershow.com.
When CHA class registration opens there will be some fabulous Copic cardmaking classes hosted by Jennie Black. These are a great way for the beginner to get a flavor of Copic and learn how to use their markers better. These classes are in conjunction with Our Craft Lounge.
There will be many vendors at the Craft Supershow selling Copic markers, so be looking for some great places to shop at the show as many of your favorite companies will be there.
CHA Copic Certifications
Applications are now available for the two certification classes on Jan. 22 & 23rd at the Anaheim Marriott, across from the CHA Convention. If you need an application please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
Each class runs from 9 am to 4pm with an hour break for lunch. These will be taught by Sherrie Siemens and each of these classes will also be assisted by two of our other new, Regional Instructors.
Also, we will have a list of upcoming Feb. 2010 certifications available next month, so keep looking for more details.
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Park Hae Jin Is the First Male Endorsement Model for Cosmetics Brand "Sooryehan"
Sensitive Artist, Sept. 29, 2014, 10:41 a.m.
Actor Park Hae Jin has been appointed as the very first male endorsement model for the cosmetics brand company named, "Sooryehan"! The oriental-based herbal cosmetic brand had previously featured actresses such as Soo Ae and Moon Chae Won, but never until now have they used a male model.
"Sooryehan" decided to select Park Hae Jin because of his flawless skin, as well as his very smooth and suave persona that has stolen the hearts of many fans. The actor is very popular overseas in Hong Kong and China, which the brand is hoping to use to bring in outside awareness to their products. The cosmetics company stated, "Park Hae Jin not only has a sophisticated image that has both strength and smoothness, but his acting has also been recognized and many of the dramas he featured in has been exported overseas, so we chose him as the new model."
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City on the Make: Chicks on Bikes
I ran into Mike Massey of City on the Make at Save Canvas Saturday and asked him about the band's new video, "Chicks on Bikes." It was shot last summer on vintage film stock (16mm, if I recall correctly; no video effects) right here in Minneapolis.
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3D Roulette Game Review
Playtech, which has developed a well-earned reputation as one of the finest in the business when it comes to designing the games customers enjoy in an online casino environment, has done just that with its 3D Roulette game, a cornerstone of the company's Premium Roulette Series. The 3D Roulette game brings together many of the components you look for when seeking the ideal online roulette experience, including a stunning visual graphics package and the sounds that simulate a great casino outing. Of course, as the name implies, one of the most dramatic differences between this and the roulette games you usually play online in that this one is three-dimensional.
The animation that takes place in these online casino games is rather remarkable, and certainly the customer demand is there for it. The technology is constantly moving forward, and Playtech, which has always been right near the top when it comes to this kind of thing, is at the head of the pack once again.
If you were looking for the sound of a professional dealer calling out the result of every spin of the wheel, you have certainly found it here.
You can take advantage of getting a real bird's-eye view of the roulette betting table, which enhances the user-friendliness of this game for sure, and also serves to introduce you to what is almost a direct simulation of what goes on in a real casino.
If you'd like, you can adjust the speed levels so that you can play faster. People who like to step up the level of their action; in other words, those who want to get as much money across the table as possible, during a shortened period of time, can appreciate this feature.
Everyone who plays this online casino game realizes what online roulette is about. Obviously you want to place a winning wager, whether that is of the "Straight-Up" variety (on a specific number) or an "outside bet," which is generally on a group of numbers, as you might see with Even vs. Odd, Red vs. Black, High vs. Low.
In addition to all the wagers you would expect at a regular roulette table, 3D Roulette from Playtech software offers supplemental wagers that are known by some as "racetrack" bets, among them a "neighbors bet" where you choose to wager on five different numbers that are located next to each other. You can engage in other "exotic" wagers like Voisins Du Zero and Tiers Du Cylindre which are staples of the French game.
The game controls are pretty easy to manage and they are right in front of you. You click on a chip as it appears in the interface, then place it exactly where you want on the table. You can choose to Clear, Undo or Redo your bets at any time between spins. Then you just let it go and enjoy the 3D game!
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Although I love blogging, and that was my first introduction to the world of writing about food, there's nothing quite as fulfilling as the publication of a cookbook after months of hard word. Holding that hefty tome, seeing pictures I took on those glossy pages… nothing beats that.
I was fortunate to be half of the creative duo that published the Game of Thrones Cookbook, A Feast of Ice and Fire, in 2012. it was my first foray into such a publication, and it was an uphill learning experience all the way, from photography, to recipe layout, to meeting deadlines with two fridges stuffed with food. Our friends ate well that year.
It also prepared me for my adventure into cooking the foods of Azeroth, with World of Warcraft: The Official Cookbook. I was much better equipped this time around, with dishware, props, and a good camera. I also had a better idea of what fans might be expecting, and how to meet those expectations.
I had a blast working on both cookbooks. I love the challenge of staging a photo to invoke a temporary suspension of disbelief, where it seems that the veil between the fiction and reality has thinned somewhat. Dishes in a cookbook or on a blog cannot be tasted or smelled, so that appeal has to be made up for with the staging. I'm so incredibly honored to have been entrusted with these much-loved worlds.
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Updated 9:00pm with date correction — SYRACUSE — Longtime morning show host "Big Mike" Fiss is promising "the biggest line-up ever" for his annual Christmas broadcast on Sunny 102.1 (WZUN) on Wednesday, December 21. That's because this will be the 30th year Fiss has hosted the live-on-location broadcast, featuring holiday favorites performed by local talent. You can listen on the radio or attend in person.
The live broadcast will take place on December 21 from 6-10am at Driver's Village (the former Penn Can Mall) in Cicero, near the intersection of Interstates 81 and 481. Doors open at 6am, and those who wish to attend should use the "Green Mall Entrance" between the Lincoln-Mercury and Mazda dealerships. Admission is free, and there will be free breakfast treats while supplies last.
Here's the full lineup Fiss provided to CNYRadio.com:
Big Mike started the live on-air Christmas concerts when he did mornings at 94 Rock (the original WSYR-FM, before it changed to Y94FM/WYYY) and took the tradition along with him when he moved to Sunny 102 ten years ago.
Correction Notice
When this article originally ran, I listed the wrong date for the broadcast. The article has been corrected throughout the reflect the correct date, Wednesday, December 21. My apologies for any confusion or inconvenience caused by the error — guess I'm just eager for Christmas to get here!! (PN, Editor)
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Active gardens
Creating balance and harmony between large cumbersome structures like pools and tennis courts and a beautiful garden.
Your pool or tennis court will probably look pretty bare without some landscaping to compliment it. When thinking about what to plant, try to choose plants and flowers that aren't messy and end up in things like filters. The landscaping you choose can make a big difference in creating the garden ambiance you're looking for.
The large structures should be part of the garden and not add-ons they need to work in harmony with paths planting and other features within the garden, a great deal of consideration is needed and is often forgotten, when consider a pool tennis court or other large components.


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The Medical Capital
With 480 hospitals and a population of 15 million people, Istanbul is becoming the new healthcare capital of Europe.
The City Offers
- Highly qualified and experienced doctors that are the U.S. trained and board certified.
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During their time in Istanbul, patients experience:
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Charming Istanbul stands as a complete city in itself while also encompassing all that it has been—namely, Byzantium and Constantinople. It's a cliche to talk about Istanbul serving as the bridge between east and west—Asia and Europe—but it's true that you get the best of both worlds in this captivating city.
The historically diverse area offers something new and unexpected around every corner because it's been home to so many different cultures over the centuries. International travel magazines agree that Istanbul is a must-see:
- "The skyline here is a glittering ribbon of palaces, mosques, and minarets, but also of sleek skyscrapers, where the sybaritic restaurant and nightclub scene easily rivals New York's or London's." –Travel + Leisure
- "'If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Constantinople,'" marveled Alphonse de Lamartine, the 19th-century French writer, and politician. Sixteen centuries as the legendary capital of the Byzantine, Roman, and Ottoman Empires, Istanbul has long entranced the civilized world."—National Geographic


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