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Chauffeurs Manchester
Luxury Chauffeur Services Manchester
If you are about to embark on a 200 mile journey between London and Manchester but you want to do it without feeling stressed and you want to arrive at your desired destination rested and raring to go whilst looking effortless and sophisticated, then you need to get in touch with our Manchester Chauffeur Service. We will provide you with not just a luxury vehicle and your very own professional chauffeur, we will provide you with an experience that will delight you for a long time.
We epitomise elegance and excellence with an unrivalled luxury chauffeur service. Our Manchester chauffeurs are some of the finest and most experienced drivers in the UK with a personable manner and extensive knowledge of the UK road network they will ensure your journey between these two great cities is one to remember for all the right reasons.
Manchester Chauffeurs
We have a team of professional chauffeurs in Manchester dedicated to providing the very best service to clients in the Manchester area. With experience dealing with CEO's, VIPs and individuals from across the globe. You are in great hands when travelling to or from Manchester with our chauffeurs.
Luxuxry Chauffeur Cars
In Manchester, we have a fleet of luxury chauffeur driven cars. Providing style, comfort and safety for every passenger. With a host of interior amenities and luxury comfort. Our selection of chauffeur hire cars in Manchester include leading vehicles from Mercedes, BMW and Range Rover.
If you are looking for a reliable chauffeur service in Manchester then look no further. Our team make sure that our chauffeurs arrive on time and you arrive at your destination promptly. We track the vehicle's arrival time and location. Flights and trains are monitored for delays or early arrival.
Book professional chauffeur services today
Executive Chauffeur Driven Cars Manchester
At Van Marle, we have a fleet of executive cars that are available to our clients throughout Manchester and the surrounding areas. No matter what type of vehicle you might be looking for, we have a great range of vehicles to choose from.
Luxury Minibus Hire
If you have a group of 8 or more, travelling to Manchester or around the UK we provide luxury minibus hire. With a selection of Mercedes Sprinters from 13-16 seats, and larger luxury coaches for groups of 16 and upwards. With leather seats, tables, fridges and all the modern comforts they make the perfect addition to our executive chauffeur driven fleet of vehicles.
Free Bottle Water
All our chauffeur driven vehicle include free bottled water for your comfort.
4G Wifi Service
Wifi service available in-car so you can continue to surf and work on the move.
Child Seats Available
Child seats and baby seats are available at no extra charge upon request.
Chauffeur Driven Cars Manchester - Airport Transfer
We believe in consistency. You travel in first class and enjoy staying in the world's top hotels and eating in fine restaurants. So why not maintain consistency with your travel arrangements whilst on the road.
Your luxury airport transfer starts with our professional and discreet chauffeurs who will receive you from your home or any other location in Manchester and then escort you in safety and comfort to London Heathrow, and through their extensive knowledge of the UK road network they will ensure that you arrive at Heathrow with plenty of time to spare.
It's always nice to be greeted by a friendly face when you arrive at the airport. Our Manchester Chauffeur's will be ready to greet you once you clear customs and escort you on to a luxury vehicle and help you with your luggage. From there it's a smooth journey in one of our Luxury Chauffeur Driven Cars in the fine and elegant style that you are accustomed to.
Contact us today and find out why so many recommend The Executive Car Service for all their Manchester – London travel needs. Why not try our Book Now service to receive your personal quotation.
Chauffeured Car Services
When looking for the perfect addition to any day or evening then look no further than our Manchester Chauffeur Service. We provide a selection of VIP services, whether travelling for business, taking a tour across the UK or visiting another UK city such as London.
Private Tours
The Executive Car Service Manchester provides a range of chauffeur driven tours, planned trips across the UK, providing memorable experiences for you and your group.We can customise and pre-plan your itinerary to include some of the most important sights and areas.
Chauffeur Service
When planning your next visit to London the Executive Car Service is at hand. We have a team of professional trained drivers available in London to make your business trip or weekend away stress free and relaxed. Providing a Range of luxury chauffeur driven cars perfect for any occasion.
Evening Hire
Whether planning an evening out in Manchester, Liverpool or even London we are on hand to provide an exclusive range of vehicles, creating the perfect evening for you and your guests or loved ones. Our Manchester chauffeurs are on hand to provide luxurious comfort to your evening.
First class travel from Manchester's Executive Car Service, providing luxury chauffeur driven transfers from London to Manchester, Manchester to any other major UK city or town. We have a range of vehicles to suit the needs of individuals or groups in comfort.
When planning your visit to one of the UK's high class events, then we are accustomed to providing luxury chauffeur services for any number of passengers. Arrive in style safety and comfort in one of our executive cars, chauffeur driven cars and executive Coaches.
Why Choose Us For Chauffeurs in Manchester?
We have been offering our range of chauffeur services to clients in and around the Manchester area for many years. Some of the reasons we think you should choose Van Marle, as you're chosen chauffeur company are:
- Well-known throughout Manchester for our chauffeur service
- Team of trained and professional chauffeurs
- Cover the whole of Manchester and the surrounding areas
- Offer a comprehensive range of chauffeur services
- Have a fleet of chauffeur driven cars to choose from
Contact Van Marle for Chauffeur Services in Manchester
If you're looking for a chauffeur in Manchester or any of the surrounding areas, then be sure to get in touch with Van Marle. We offer a range of professional chauffeur services covering everything from wedding car hire to airport transfers and much more; no matter what your requirements for a chauffer might be we have you covered. All of our chauffeurs are fully trained to ensure they provide a high level of service to our clients. Our executive cars offer a luxury and comfortable mode of transportation. For luxury chauffeur services in Manchester, be sure to get in touch with Van Marle and one of our team will be happy to assist.


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Persian Stews: How Similar are they to Moroccan Tagines and Indian Curries?
Given Persian food's limited familiarity in mainstream culture, individuals do not often have an idea of what the cuisine actually entails. Yes, basmati rice dishes, tahdig, and kabobs are Persian food items with which people may have some level of familiarity with. But when it comes to Persian stews, blank stares are in full view. That being despite the fact that some of Persian food's most iconic dishes, from ghormeh sabzi to fesenjan to gheymeh, are all stews and represent some of the cuisine's most delicious dishes. So we thought we'd spend some time discussing what these stews are, and how they're different from the slightly similar, yet different, dishes that can be found in Moroccan and Indian cuisines, include tagine and curry, respectively.
Persian Stews: What are they all about?
Persian stews and basmati rice are the absolute perfect, killer combo. Don't get us wrong. Plain white basmati rice and tahdig is definitely delicious on its own. But when paired with a Persian stew, the dish is elevated to a whole other level. On most Persian restaurant menus, you'll usually see the stew paired with rice. Oftentimes, the most popular dish on a Persian restaurant's menu is tahdig bah khoresht, or a thin layer of crispy basmati rice topped with stew.
In the Baaz Blog, we've already done quite the comprehensive deep dive on a variety of different Persian stews, including the most famous ones such as ghormeh sabzi, gheymeh, and fesenjan. In fact, we've also provided recommendations as to how to convert these normally meat-based stews to vegetarian masterpieces, by replacing the meat commonly found in the stews with either diced mushrooms, beans or even tofu. But beyond these three stews, there are so many other delicious Persian stews. For example, khoresht e bademjan is a delicious tomato paste and eggplant based stew. One of the most unique ingredients from Persian cuisine that can be found in this stew is ghooreh, or Persian sour grapes. These sour grapes give off a perfect level of acidity in the stew, giving the stew a bit of sourness that complements the tomato paste base absolutely perfectly. While we've discussed limoo omani before, or sun-dried limes, ghooreh are a completely different ingredient, as they are meant to be consumed whereas limoo omani are simply left in the stew to give off an earthy, citrusy taste during the slow-cook process.
Some other famous Persian stews include khoresht e karafs, a celery based stew whose color and flavor profile is slightly similar to that of ghormeh sabzi's. While khoresht e karafs isn't usually a stew that gets much love amongst those familiar with Persian cuisine, it is definitely one worth trying! Khoresht e beh is also another delicious stew, using quince as its base ingredient. Like fesenjan, beh is definitely on the sweeter side, but not as sweet as fesenjan, as it lacks the combination of Medjool dates, pomegranate molasses and pomegranate juice.
The world of Persian stews is an incredibly diverse one, and one that will introduce you to tremendously new flavors. Persian stews are characterized by their freshness, their traditionality, and their unique ability to win over people's tastebuds after just one bite. While most Persian stews are meat-based, Baaz Bites' trio of Persian stews are all vegetarian. Persian stews use a combination of unique herbs, vegetables and spices to make for truly incredible flavors. We've listed out our all time top five favorite Persian stews here. Do you agree with our list? Which ones are we missing? Let us know here!
Moroccan Tagine
Moroccan tagine is the dish that is most similar to Persian stews in Moroccan cuisine. The dish can either be spelled as tagine or as tajine. The Moroccan dish is named tagine thanks to the dish in which it is prepared, an eartherware pot. This dish dates back hundreds of years, and is known to have been enjoyed by the nomadic Bedouin people of the Arabian Peninsula. The Bedouins would add dried fruit such as plums, dates or apricots to their preparation of this dish in order to give it added flavor. To this day, tagine is still a tremendously popular dish in both North Africa and throughout the Middle East.
While Persian stews are commonly paired with a basmati rice dish, and poured on top of the rice and ate in tandem, tagine is a dish which is commonly eaten on its own. This is because Persian stews often have a more liquidy base, whereas tagine consists of more whole pieces of vegetables and dried fruits. However, tagines are often served alongside a piece of bread, which is dipped into the tagine.
Much like how Persian stews offer a tremendous amount of variety, given the number of stews that are available, from the classics such as ghormeh sabzi and fesenjan to the lesser known stews such as karafs and beh, Moroccan tagine also comes in many different varieties. There are both vegetarian and meat-based tagine dishes. One of the most famous meat-based tagine dishes is lamb, prunes and almonds. There is also another one with lamb, plum and eggs. On the vegetarian side, the most famous tagine is with olives and steamed vegetables. Spices that are commonly used in the preparation of tagine include turmeric, saffron, cumin and paprika.
The most fascinating aspect of tagine's preparation is the fact that a very limited to no amount of water is needed to actually prepare it. This is because of the dome-shaped structure of the tagine bowl. The dome-shaped lid of the tagine bowl captures the steam and returns the condensed liquid back down to the pot. As a result, during the early days of tagine's preparation, in which access to clean water was not readily available, the bowl itself would be the perfect tool to prepare the dish! As a result, the dish engrained itself in Moroccan and North African culinary culture, and is still consumed to this day!
Indian Curry
Of the trifecta of Persian stews, Moroccan tagines and Indian curries, the most famous of the three, and that which has likely gained the most mainstream popularity thus far, are Indian curries. Like Persian stews, but unlike Moroccan tagines, Indian curries are often served alongside a plate of rice. However, while Persian cuisine normally pairs its stews with basmati rice, Jasmine rice is more commonly used in Indian cuisine. Of the three cuisines, Indian cuisine is often the one that uses the most spices. While Moroccan tagines and Persian stews are usually never spicy, Indian curries can turn out to be quite spicy given the mix of spices used in the preparation of the dish. Additionally, unlike Persian stews and Moroccan tagines, which are relatively standardized in their preparation across regions, Indian curries vary quite dramatically from region to region, both in terms of their preparation and their taste. For example, some regions use coconut milk whereas others do not.
The variety of curries is truly incredible. Whether it's vindaloo, sambar, biryani or madras, just to name a few, there is a limitless world of different possibilities. Fortunately, many different types of Indian curries have made it to the mainstream market, allowing you to easily enjoy this diverse cuisine in its entirety.
Baaz BitesWhile Baaz Bites has not yet made its way into Moroccan and Indian cuisine, you can find our trio of vegetarian Persian stews here. Whether you're looking for ghormeh sabzi, gheymeh or fesenjan, Baaz Bites has got it all for you. And even better, you can pair any of these vegetarian Persian stews with our crispy basmati rice tahdig cups.

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Yesterday I complained about how few people would learn about the repeated debunking of Thomas Frank's empirical claims. I want to make a more constructive point and recommend the two most important political science books of the year for general readers, both of which debunk claims promoted by pundits like Frank.
1. Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do. Andrew Gelman, David Park, Boris Shor, Joseph Bafumi, and Jeronimo Cortina use graphics and clever statistical analysis (hidden from the reader) to resolve the paradox of rich states voting Democratic and rich people voting Republican. You'll never read David Brooks or Michael Barone the same way again.
2. Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age. Larry Bartels has compiled a thorough analysis of various aspects of the politics of inequality. In particular, he undercuts the widely held perception that Republicans are better managers of the economy, showing that economic performance has been better under Democratic presidents since World War II.
Many people have complained that political science has forgotten about politics. These authors have not -- their work deserves your attention.


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Join us for this FREE SCREENING of 'Resilience – The Biology of Stress and The Science of Hope' on the 18th November 2019 at 17:30 in Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Block, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU (map link here).
The original research was controversial, but the findings revealed the most important public health findings of a generation. Resilience is a one-hour documentary that looks into the science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the birth of a new movement to treat and prevent Toxic Stress.
There will be a discussion on the issues raised after the film.


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Carter Tyberghein partnered up with Laskasas to showcase the best contemporary vibes to Brussels and the Belgium public. This year's International Interior Design Exhibition featured some of the best interior designers in the industry that were able to show their special product selection. Scroll down and discover which Laskasas' pieces the designer chose.
SEE MORE: Laskasas Selection – Bedroom from 1937€
The House & Garden Uk wrote on its magazine that "Patrick Tyberghein masterminds smart yet subtly glamorous interiors. He is most particular about scale and balance, and, while the palette is predominantly neutral, impact bursts from a spectacular light fitting or piece of sculpture.' If you love interior design projects, you can take a better look at Carter Tyberghein on its website: cartertyberghein.com
The interior design has chosen a bedroom design selection from Laskasas to enhance its great skills that included Winston sideboard, Anthony console, and Smith Table Lamp.
Furthermore, Gisele Bedside Table, Jude Table Lamp, Aura Side Table, Wood Coffee Table, and Gold Side Table also took a stand on this stunning exhibition show!
See more about Laskasas presence on IIDE 2018 here!


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Sports Massage
It is a massage for sporting activities, before or after the event and even during the event, provided that it is fast and limited. The massage blesses the athlete from fatigue substances that burden the body, protects against the harmful side effects of muscle stiffness and cramps, and prevents muscle damage and fiber breakage caused by them. By activating the blood circulation, it allows energy-giving nutrients to reach tissues more easily and quickly.


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Making technology work for you...
FXmypics is a brand new free web service that provides a simple way to apply many interesting and professional quality photo effects and filters to your images.
There are over 140 effects categorized in 10 groups: photo enhancements, black and white, HDR, lomo, color, retro and vintage, grunge, artistic, frames, special (this last contains 40 "extra" effects accessible only with a Paypal donation). Users can see them live in action at FX Library page (http://www.fxmypics.com/fx-library/).
What makes FXmypics different from other similar services is that the effects are not applied in realtime but are manually worked upon by FXmypics team for the best professional quality output.
Want to spice up any of your digital photos? Enter Picfull.com, a freshly launched website where you can filter and change your photos with different filters in real-time, completely online. There are basically just two steps to transform your images, so the process is being kept as simple as need be.
First, pick a photo to work with from your computer's library. Now, choose one of the many filters to edit your photos with. Currently there are 18 filters to choose from. Each filter has its an individual set of properties that you can change in real-time, to make getting a nice as simple a possible. When you have finished editing your photo, the effect can be applied Now, if you think 18 filters its not enough, you can just apply another one on top of the previous filter's output. This stacking of filters allows for endless variations.
If you're happy with the end result, you can share your photo with friends and family on FaceBook, Twitter or e-mail. Of course you can also just download your photo and use it as a desktop background for example.


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Check in is 2pm but if you wish to arrive earlier we are happy to keep your luggage until your room is ready. Should you wish to arrange another time for check in please contact Jackie on 0131 556 0687 or e.mail firstname.lastname@example.com and we will do all we can to accommodate you.
Recently, credit card fraud and hacking has increased, and therefore, we do not supply an online booking form. Booking by telephone helps to minimise the risk of fraud, and we prefer to add a more personal touch at our guest house by speaking to you one a one-to-one basis. To reserve one of our impressive rooms, please telephone, or email us. Please be assured that your phone call will be answered promptly, and our team can accommodate any requests that you may have when you contact us using this method.
All bookings are secured by credit or debit card. No deposit is taken at time of booking but the usual Cancellation Policy applies. The account is settled on check out and cash is preferred to avoid credit card charges.
Bookings cancelled within 20 days are subject to 50% charge on the balance due. Bookings cancelled within 10 days are subject to 100% charge. We always try to re-sell a room and where successful we deduct this from any amount owed. For bookings during July and August, any cancellation within 30 days of the booking is subject to a 100% charge on the balance.
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We've all done it — signed into a video conference, waited for everyone to join, and began the meeting the moment everyone was ready to go — and forgot to hit the record button.
There are many great reasons to record your meetings — maybe you want to capture every detail of a meeting without the distraction of taking notes, or perhaps there were people who couldn't attend who you wanted to keep in the loop. Maybe you've just come to realize how valuable it is to have access to ideas exchanged in meetings, and now you're recording them all.
Whatever the reason, forgetting to hit record can be a big oversight. Which is why it's a great idea to set up automatic meeting recording, so you'll never have to worry about remembering again.
Setting Up Automatic Meeting Recording
Fortunately, many of today's leading video conferencing systems include the option to automatically record your meetings starting as soon as the host joins the meeting. And most give you the flexibility to enable automatic recording programmatically on your terms, whether it's for your entire organization, for a specific group, or just for your own meetings.
To enable automatic recordings for your own meetings in Zoom, for example, you log in and click Meeting Settings, then navigate to the Recording tab and toggle on Automatic Recording. Click the links below for specific instructions on how to set up automatic recording in the video conferencing solution your organization uses:
Of course, recording your meetings is only half the battle. Most of the time, you want to be able to share those recordings with others. Or you might realize you need to revisit a specific moment from a past meeting, but have no idea which meeting you need to re-watch (or when in that meeting the specific moment occurred).
Your video conferencing systems don't have answers for those challenges. So what can you do?
Four Big Problems With Sharing Meeting Recordings
Sharing meeting recordings securely with colleagues or making them easy to find is something most video conferencing solutions simply can't do. Even if you set up your company's meeting recordings to save to the same place, there are a few problems every organization encounters without another solution that makes managing those videos easier.
1. You typically can't just send a video via email. Most meeting recordings, unless they are very short meetings, will end up being multi-gigabit files — much too large to share via email. That means most often, your people will instead upload their meeting recordings to file sharing sites like Google Drive or Dropbox. But file sharing sites aren't a great workaround — most aren't optimized for sharing video files, and none make it possible to search through your videos to find specific information. Worse, depending on which system you're people are using and how they've logged in, there may be data security issues to consider when sharing company meeting videos in this way.
2. Videos won't automatically play on every device. Video files are more complex than text documents. Not only are they large, but there's no standard file format that will play on every PC, Mac, and smartphone used by the people in your organization. Some video conferencing systems even record videos in proprietary file types that most people can't be played without first downloading and installing special software. It's something that's often overlooked until someone tries to share a video file with a colleague that won't play.
3. Searching meeting recordings is hard. If your organization is recording most or every meeting, you'll quickly build a large library of videos with little to distinguish them from each other aside from a date or meeting name. That means finding the right video in your archive can be challenging. And finding the exact moment inside of a video where something specific is discussed is seldom possible from your video conferencing system, leaving employees to either resign themselves to watching the entire meeting recording, or to click blindly through the video timeline in the hope of stumbling into the 5-minute section they wanted to review.
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4. Your meeting recordings may not be secure. Whether you're using your video conferencing tool's cloud storage or the aforementioned Google Drive or Dropbox, you run the risk of your sensitive internal meeting videos ending up in the wrong hands. If an employee chooses the "anyone with this link" can view option, indeed, anyone with that link can view it whether they are supposed to or not — and you'll probably never even know it got into the wrong hands.
Automatically — and Securely — Share Meeting Recordings
Using your video conferencing system to automatically record your meetings is a smart way to preserve the information and ideas your people are trading. But there's a better way to manage and share your meeting recordings.
A video platform can integrate with your video conferencing software to automatically make your videos searchable and shareable, on any device.
Panopto's industry-leading video platform comes with out-of-the box integrations for video conferencing systems like Zoom, Skype for Business, Bluejeans, and GoToMeeting, which enable your company to securely share important ideas exchanged in meetings at scale, automatically.
When you integrate Panopto with your video conferencing software, all of your meeting recordings are automatically transcoded for optimized playback, indexed for search, and uploaded to a secure video library. Here's what that means for your meeting recordings:
- A meeting recording can be shared and streamed on any device as soon as the meeting ends.
- Anyone within your organization can search any word spoken or shown inside your videos and jump to the exact moment it's mentioned during a meeting.
- Uploaded meeting recordings are private and secure by default. Sharing settings can be changed for a single video, an entire folder, or your whole video library.
- Video analytics enable you to track viewing and engagement stats with all of your meeting recordings.
"Plan For Video Content, Not Just Video Conferencing."
As video continues to grow in importance across every department at most organizations, now is the time to heed the advice of Forrester Research: "plan for video content, not just video conferencing."
So what are the right video tools for your organization? Find out in our white paper: Video is More Than Video Conferencing.


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Asia Argento Posted Another Tribute To Anthony Bourdain That'll Absolutely Hurt Your Heart
On Thursday, July 19, Asia Argento posted a moving message and photo in honor of her late boyfriend. As People noted, Argento shared an Anthony Bourdain tribute on Instagram. And you're going to want to keep your tissue box nearby for when you read it, because it will definitely make you a little emotional.
In the photo, she and Bourdain posed together in a red convertible, with Argento flashing a rock-on symbol. She wrote the caption for the photo, a passage from Dante's Inferno, in her native Italian, which is the same language that the classic was originally published in. But thanks to a translation of the transcript, fans are now able to read the special note as well.
According to People, the message began, "There is no greater pain than to remember happy days in days of misery; and this thy Leader knows." Considering it's only been a little over a month since Bourdain died by suicide, there's no doubt that Argento still has her late boyfriend, and the happy moments they shared, on her mind. The caption continued, "But if to know the first root of our love so yearning a desire possesses thee, I'll do as one who weepeth while he speak." Argento finished her caption by writing the date, "May 27th 2018," which is when the photo was originally taken.
As People also reported, the actor previously posted another photo of the couple on Instagram on May 27 in which they were pictured wearing the same outfits as this most recent snap. In that photo, Argento and Bourdain could be seen embracing as she captioned it with, "It's a wrap!" in reference to the episode of Parts Unknown that she directed and in which he starred.
Of course, it's quite emotional to look back on these happy photos now since Bourdain's tragic passing in early June. CNN broke the news that the Parts Unknown star had died while in France filming an episode of his popular series, which left his fans around the world shocked and heartbroken.
Argento, who had been in a relationship with the world renowned chef for about a year, took time to share a message on Instagram after his passing. She wrote, "Anthony gave all of himself in everything he did. His brilliant, fearless spirit touched and inspired so many, and his generosity knew no bounds." Her message then took an even more personal turn, as she shared exactly how her boyfriend's death has affected her and urged everyone to respect his family and hers during such a difficult time. "He was my love, my rock, my protector. I am beyond devastated," she continued to say.
In the weeks following his passing, Argento has continued to open up about the sadness that she's felt. On June 22, she again shared a personal photo of the couple together during a beach day. She captioned the snap with, "Two weeks without you."
It may make fans a bit emotional to see Argento reminiscing about the happier times with her late boyfriend in this latest Instagram, as well as her previous posts. But based on the sweet photo and the incredibly special caption she wrote to accompany it, the actor's kind thoughts are still with Bourdain and she's honoring his memory along the way.
If you or someone you know are experiencing suicidal thoughts, call 911, or call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to the Crisis Text Line at 741741. For international resources, here is a good place to begin.


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A Free Craft Pattern for Each Day of the Year
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Purse Patterns - Pleated Bag
November 17
Pleated Bag
Little cloth bags are easy and fun to sew. This attractive pleated bag makes a creative and thoughtful gift. Here is a project for a pleated bag that gives you the freedom of choosing fabrics and embellishments that suit your style. Fabric bags make great gifts too!
Click here for the craft pattern.
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Specialized RockShox SID Brain 26 Fork - Black/White - 90mm. The 2012 Specialized RockShox SID Brain boasts many of the features of the more renowned World Cup version, just with an alloy crown and steerer.
The BRAIN, Specialized's patented Inertia Valve suspension technology, raised the bar in what XC forks could accomplish. 2012 SID Brain - OEM packaging - discontinued - limited quantities! BRAIN Inertia Valve suspension system.Brake compatibility: disc, post mount. Aluminum steerer, legs & crown. NEW - OEM - no retail packaging. The item "Specialized RockShox SID Brain 26 Fork 90mm Black/White Tapered 2012 NEW OEM" is in sale since Wednesday, May 23, 2018. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Cycling\Bicycle Components & Parts\Forks". The seller is "benscycle" and is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Colombia.


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Thursday, January 23, 2020
Armory Art Center
6:30 – 10:00 pm
$300 tickets
Cavort with the masked, feathered, and leathered at the Armory Art Center's masquerade! Express your creativity with your favorite festive frock. Hand-crafted artists' masks will be available for purchase at this spectacular fundraising gala.
Honorary Chairs, Elaine Adler and Marie Adler-Kravecas; Chairs, Janet Schur and Diane Young.
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Marie Adler-Kravecas and Saul Kravecas
Ann and Doug Brown
Chester Luby
David Veselsky and Ken Elias
Diane Young and Philip Johnson
Cheryl and Ron Howard
Henni and John Kessler
Helene and Charles Klein
Linda and Donald Silpe
Tory Burch - Palm Beach
Lynn and Arnold Feld
Barbara and Jerome Golden
Kelly Klein
Zelda Mason
Janet and Kenneth Schur
Colleen McMahon and Frank Sica
Brinkley Thorne
David Berley
Dianne Meckler
Lisa and Michael Rome
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The Royal Reader of the Day is the LS Library's contribution to our annual TVS Auction.
Students interested in being the Royal Reader of the Day encourage their parents to bid on this item at our school auction night and then the lucky winner spends a day being in charge of the LS Library.
It is so much fun to have the Royal Reader of the Day taking charge of The Kingdom of Books! Thank you to the parents who support our auction and bid on this great day in the library. And a BIG thanks to our Royal Readers who do such a FABULOUS job and make the day fun!


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By Jake Collins (@MelancholyFolly)
When Tyson Fury took Klitschko's belts off of him, boxing fans rejoiced. We were looking at the prospect of the Heavyweight division coming to life again; the rebirth of the Hollywood division. Whilst not stacked with what could honestly be described as mercurial talent, the rankings still had fights which promised excitement. Deontay Wilder personifies this for me. Wilder is not a gifted technical fighter and neither is he someone who looks like they're far away from their ceiling. However, he is enticing simply because of his lack of perfection. And that's exactly what I see when I look at the Heavyweight division.
It all looked so promising. David Haye made his return, which would of course means he would get involved with ranked fighters as quickly as possible. Typically, that didn't materialise and still doesn't look any closer to happening. In fact, it's looking more and more likely that Haye's next fight will be against Tony POWAHHH Bellew. Cruiserweight is arguably the hottest division in the sport at the moment and even the 'lower-tier' fights are superb fights (Marco Huck vs Dmytro Kucher for example). I think most genuine boxing fans want to see Bellew against the other top contenders in that division or at least fight his mandatory, the much availed Mairis Briedis. Alas, boxing stopped being about the best fighting the best in their division a long time ago. No one can earnestly say Bellew is going to beat Haye; it's a mismatch. The market demand (especially for Matchroom) is casual fan driven however; Bellew and Haye are both names they know and as such the potential fight would be a financial success for both. And in turn robs us of two good fighters being tested in their own realm.
That mattered very little last week though because we had the excitement of Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko to be enthralled by. The heralded prospect (and serendipitous belt holder) against the man who dominated the scene for a decade. A fight everyone can get behind. Something for the fans to close the year off with. Suddenly with a sickening thud, boxing chokeslams you back down to Earth. It now looks as if we'll get Lucas Browne-Klitschko and Joshua against…well, who knows? It's with a petulant fear that I announce my David Price senses are tingling though. The reasoning for the fight falling through is a little convoluted. Hearn is suggesting that Wlad is only interested in the WBA belt, which seems a bit weird really. Even weirder would be the WBA refusing to sanction the fight given how open they usually are to money fights taking priority. I haven't seen the IBF confirm anywhere that they would have sanction the fight either given that Wlad isn't in their top 15, so it's hard to know what's going on. I don't buy for a second that Wlad is 'scared' of AJ though, despite what Hearn will most likely now push. The guy went to billionaire backed Moscow to fight Povetkin for Christ's sake. Maybe the 'atmosphere' offered by Sweet Caroline is too much for him…
We could have even had Joshua-Parker, the ultimate battle of the former prospects. But again, that also looks dead in the water with it seeming more and more likely that Parker will instead fight soft-bodied Andy Ruiz for the WBO belt. A fight that by itself is decent but in the current context is rather underwhelming. Povetkin also sees himself against Stiverne which is boxing's best metaphor for a sigh that I can think of. We've no idea who Wilder will fight on his return but I would strongly suggest that normal form will resume. Luis Ortiz made a shock move to Matchroom and it's hard to know what their plan for him will be. I have a feeling they'll feed Whyte to him toward the end of the year. Remember Whyte? The guy who wobbled AJ and has looked pretty terrible since, in case you had forgotten.
The biggest shame and my utmost disappointment in the division is no doubt the aforementioned Tyson Fury. I won't divulge my personal opinion on that whole situation but the crux of my issue with his 'problems' is that we won't see him fighting at least for a few years. He brought some charm to the ring and really shocked me against Wlad with how good he actually could be. Especially considering his age too. He was quite clearly the best natural boxer in the division after that night and it is NEVER enjoyable to lose your top guy. 2016 and then 2017 had so much potential for the big lads in boxing. Finally, with Wlad gone we might see more contenders squaring off to make a claim to be the new number one. Instead, we're just getting WWE gimmicks and tumbleweed bouncing across a scene that threatens to become almost irrelevant for another year.by


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HISTORY MADE! And a little nod to El Paso, TX at the 92nd annual Academy Awards – Jonas Rivera wins an Oscar! Rivera is part of the Pixar producers that took home the Oscar for Toy Story 4, making Rivera the first U.S. born Latino – Mexican-American – to win multiple Oscars. His first win was in 2016 for Inside Out.
Rivera later shared a very intimate memory about his Mexican grandfather and revealed that he (his grandfather) grew up in El Paso!
"My grandfather was from Jalisco, Mexico, and grew up in El Paso. My dad's side of the family is the Mexican side of my family. My grandpa always instilled in me the work ethic. He drove trucks of filleted fish, and always told me, "You work hard mijo, no matter what you do, you work hard. And if you love what you do, it will pay you back." And he was right. I wish he was here today, but I know he's looking down on me."
A little fun fact, Latinos have won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in: 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
The Oscars continued to struggle this year, lacking in POC nominations; trending for all the wrong reasons #OscarsSoWhite – not to mention the huge snub of JLo's nomination for her groundbreaking performance in Hustlers, despite her being nominated at every other awards show.
Although 'Oscars still so white,' there were still some very impactful moments that showed up this year, here were some of our favorites:
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These were some of our picks, the most powerful statements of the night ❤✊🏽. . . America Ferrera's tribute to her Honduran ancestors Taika Waititi speech, to the original storytellers, Indigenous children Also, Taika Waititi intro speech as a presentor, giving land acknowledge to the first people of these lands Matthew A. Cherry's speech, Hair Love wins! The 'Hair Love' family invited Texas student DeAndre Arnold as their special guest. (DeAndre is a student who is being accosted by the school board of his high school, who are demanding he cut his locs… Smh.)


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Value stocks may have finally emerged from their decade-long slump. After clocking just 55% of the total return of growth stocks over the past 10 years, classic value sectors energy, financials, and materials have all rebounded by at least 20% since mid-February as oil prices have recovered.
Typically, this is where we'd note that actively managed value funds are best positioned to ride the rebound. But active managers don't seem terribly optimistic about this recovery, and are dramatically underweight the battered sectors that typically make up the bulk of value funds. The average large-value fund holds just 9% of its assets in energy stocks—30% less than the Russell 1000 Value's 13%, according to Morningstar. There's similar skepticism about financials; the average fund holds 20%, compared with the index's 24%.
The skepticism makes sense. Since oil peaked in June 2014, the value managers that focused on low-volatility or dividend-paying stocks outperformed those oriented toward deep-value and high-volatility plays. "People have been hammered trying to catch a falling knife," says Spencer Berndt, a vice president at UMB Bank, who recommends funds to advisors.
Today, however, strategists such as Ned Davis Research's Tony Welch expect more traditional value funds to do well, as rising oil prices help energy and financial companies by reducing concern about defaults and higher interest rates.
SO CHOOSING A VALUE FUND now means making a call on energy. Skeptical of the rebound? Nevin Chitkara, co-manager of top-performing MFS Value (ticker: MEIAX), looks for companies that "even investors' grandchildren's grandchildren can own," and he isn't confident that most energy businesses are durable enough to fit that profile—one reason energy makes up just 6% of MFS Value's $36 billion portfolio. He feels differently about financial stocks, which make up 26% of the portfolio. While regulatory clouds continue to loom over big banks, and profits could still be squeezed, he says balance sheets and capital levels are stronger, allowing the banks to return cash to shareholders over the next five to eight years. That could do what Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman did after the financial crisis: Although their profits remained flat, they shrank their share count 20% to 30%. That helped their multiples to expand and their stock prices to quadruple and rise sixfold, respectively, from 2009 lows.
Only a handful of large value funds have meaningfully warmed to energy. American Century Large Company Value (ALPAX) is one, with 50% more in the sector than its peers—although still less than the index. That fund also has more in financials—26% of its assets—than its average rival. That positioning weighed on it over the past year, but has helped in the past three months.
Bullish on energy? Eli Salzmann, manager of the $1.3 billion Neuberger Berman Large Cap fund (NPNAX), shares that contrarian view. Salzmann says the reduction in rigs and crews bodes well for energy and materials, which make up a third of his fund's assets. He is less immediately bullish on financials, noting that energy, materials, and industrials must recover before financial stocks can improve. While the fund tops its category year-to-date, it ranked in the middle of the pack, in the top 44% of its category, over the past three years and toward the bottom over the past five years, hurt by reducing its energy stake early in the latter half of 2013, and then moving back into energy and related industrials last August, ahead of a steep selloff late in the year.
"Timing it has been tough," Salzmann says. "But we are very bullish."
Correction:An earlier version of this story mischaracterized the 3-year record of the Neuberger Berman Large Cap fund.
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Private equity firm General Atlantic, which last month came in as an anchor investor in PNB Housing Finance Ltd's initial public offering, bet more money on the company on Monday as the mortgage lender made a strong stock market debut.
General Atlantic purchased shares worth Rs 501 crore ($75 million) in PNB Housing, according to stock-exchange data. This translates into a 3.38% stake in the lender. The PE firm had picked up shares worth $7 million when the lender sold shares to a bunch of anchor investors ahead of its IPO last month.
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and Kuwait Investment Authority were also among the 45 anchor investors. PNB Housing had raised Rs 894.2 crore by selling shares to the anchor investors; it mobilised a total of Rs 3,000 crore through the IPO.
Meanwhile, PNB Housing's shares listed at an 11.35% premium to their IPO price and then gained further. Shares of the company started trading at Rs 863 apiece on the BSE compared with the issue price of Rs 775. The shares rose as high as Rs 902.95 before ending at Rs 890.60 apiece, giving the company a market value of Rs 14,752 crore. The lender was seeking a valuation of as much as Rs 12,850 crore through the share sale.
The good start came after the initial share sale of PNB Housing was covered 29 times last month. Subscription was led by high-net-worth individuals and corporate investors, who bid for around 86 times the portion reserved for them. Institutional investors bid for around 37 times the shares reserved for them.
The mortgage lender joins a host of companies such as RBL Bank, diagnostics firm Thyrocare Technologies, auto parts maker Endurance Technologies and business services provider Quess Corp that have made strong debuts on the stock markets this year.
PNB Housing received regulatory approval for the IPO last month and increased the IPO size from the Rs 2,500 crore it had planned to raise in the draft red herring prospectus filed in July.
After the IPO, the stake held by state-run Punjab National Bank in the mortgage lender has dropped to about 38-39% from 51%. Private equity firm Carlyle Group's stake has fallen to about 37% from 49%. It had acquired the stake last year when it purchased bulk of the business of New Silk Route-controlled financial services firm Destimoney in its first major buyout in India.
The IPO was entirely a fresh sale of shares. The lender plans to use the proceeds from the share sale mainly to augment its capital base and for general corporate purposes. It plans to grow its business and loan portfolio by consolidating its market share and expanding into specific target markets such as the affordable housing segment.
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Social media is one of the most effective marketing methods available and has been predicted to become the most important marketing tool for businesses. Social media is easy to use, relatively cheap, and you can target a wide audience. But, with so many social networking platforms available, it's hard to know which ones are the most valuable to you and likely to yield better results. We've compiled a list of the current top social networks for businesses.
Google+ – Google+ is growing at a rapid rate in the business marketing sector and this tool is a fundamental way to improve your organization's local search visibility. Google holds the majority of the market for online searches (it was the most visited site in 2013), making this tool and SEO strategy one of the best ways to get on the map. Although Facebook has the highest number of active monthly users, Google+ is still a key player with the second highest number of users at 343 million. Experts estimate that it's growth with skyrocket in the next few years.
Twitter – Twitter initially came into the market as a tool for sharing brief 'microblogs' about what's on your mind. It's evolved into a much broader tool and has numerous marketing benefits, by allowing you to interact directly with clients. Through Twitter's Buffer tool, you can plan and schedule releasing content in advance automatically.
Facebook – As the number one social media site in America it's clear that every business should have a presence on this platform. Facebook is a powerful marketing tool, and most importantly, it's free. It's a great way to create a customizable business page with the goal of creating a more laidback and personable experience with clients. You can also take advantage of Facebook's paid advertising called 'Marketplace Ads', which include a headline, image, and a link to your Facebook page or outside site.
LinkedIn – LinkedIn is the modern response to good old fashion networking. While predominately viewed as a B2B (business to business) site, it's equally valuable for business promotion and creating a database of employees and connections. Google ranks LinkedIn pages, so it's important to update your page regularly to help increase your search engine visibility. One of the main benefits of LinkedIn is the repository of job candidates available at your fingertips with easy access to their previous work history and qualifications. Overall, LinkedIn is a reliable and professional way to create an online presence.
YouTube – We've all seen the impact YouTube has had on promoting musicians and comedians to stardom, but there is also a reason it's the second largest search engine after Google. It provides people a way to visualize their search and can potentially reach millions. Google does include YouTube videos as part of a search result so it's important to utilize SEO strategy when posting videos. These are a great way to demonstrate your expertise to clients and give a face to your business. The ease of sharing YouTube videos simplifies your social media marketing integration plan.
Instagram and Pinterest have been proven to be effective resources as well. Through Instagram you can promote any events your organization is having or new products through short, targeted messages with visuals, and the use of hashtags. Pinterest's 53 million monthly users shouldn't be overlooked either and has seen incredible success as a marketing tool with companies such as Top Shop and Burberry.
While your businesses goals and target audience may vary, social media has been proven to work as a marketing tool. As these platforms continue to grow in popularity, so do their vast client base – all accessible to your business.


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Review: Pig Eat Ball (PS4)
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Release Date: October 18, 2019
Publisher: Mommy's Best Games
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Original MSRP: $14.99 (USD)
ESRB Rating: E10+
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Pig Eat Ball is exactly as bonkers as you might expect a game called Pig Eat Ball would be. It is a top-down puzzle adventure game in which you play as a flying pig named Princess Bow who must eat tennis balls and barf them up to navigate through the various stages of her cake-headed father's Royal Games. A giant shrimp named Samson, the Royal Advisor to King Cake, guides Princess Bow through the five space stations in hopes of collecting all of the pearls from the Royal Clams. All the while, a mysterious, pipe-smoking chimpanzee named The Dean observes from the shadows and frets about the King Cake's mismanagement of the space stations' power reserves. Bonkers!
The goal of most levels in Pig Eat Ball is to eat all of the balls. There are also Timed levels in which you race against the clock, and Survival levels in which you have to avoid damage, but the main objective is still to clear all of the balls. Other levels involve facing off against three AI bugs in various competitions, such as being first to suck in all of the sandwich ingredients and spit them onto your plate. These can be welcome diversions from the standard levels that sometimes become repetitive. Pig Eat Ball is a surprisingly extensive game, with over 200 levels and more than ten hours of gameplay, especially if you want to get all of the collectibles and earn top ratings on all of the levels. While the length is nice if you cannot get enough of the puzzler, it does suffer from stretches of monotony between levels.
To eat the balls, or yummies as they are sometimes called in the game, you just need to fly towards them since Princess Bow is constantly sucking in by default. You can hold down the square button to cut off her intake if you need to avoid pulling in something that can cause harm like a spiky ball or bomb. Pig Eat Ball's core mechanics work together in a way that feels great and requires a lot of precise movement and timing in some of the more challenging levels. There is a unique combination of solid, responsive controls and a floatiness to Princess Bow's movement that continues to feel better as you progress through the game.
As Princess Bow ingests tennis balls, she grows larger and larger, eventually inhibiting her from fitting through tight spots. That is when barfing the balls back out comes into play. By retching up the contents of your stomach you can shrink down in size and clear narrow passages, or just move the balls from one part of the level to another. The balls can also be barfed onto various objects throughout the game to varying helpful effects. The animation and accompanying sound effects are as gross as you might imagine. If you have a sensitive gag reflex, the repetitive retching may even hinder your will to play through the game. Fortunately, the options menu allows you to tone down the volume of barf.
Taking damage or eating too many recently vomited balls causes a Barf Timer to start. When the timer counts all the way down, Princess Bow evacuates the contents of her stomach in a truly disgusting fashion and you have to track all of the balls down again and vacuum them up. The timer can be reset by crashing through crates, taking damage, or simply by eating another ball. This mechanic feels counter-intuitive, as it rewards you for continuing to do the thing that got you in trouble in the first place. It seems like some of the levels were not designed with that mechanic in mind. Areas that would otherwise be difficult become a chaotic mess of trying run into or eat everything that moves on the screen. There is fun to be had by becoming a porcine wrecking ball, but overall it tends to detract from the game's puzzles.
The space stations in Pig Eat Ball function as interactive hub worlds that connect the Royal Clams you must visit to play their levels. Each space station has four modules that are unlocked by clearing the levels and collecting enough pearls to move on. There is plenty to do in each space station in between levels. There are items to pick up, mazes to explore, and outlandish NPCs to chat with. Powerups are scattered around each module and usually require solving a puzzle or completing a quick NPC-given mission to obtain.
The powerups are one-time use items that help you complete a particularly tough level. They can range from a shield that blocks incoming damage to a magnetic that is pulled behind you and attracts all nearby tennis balls. Only five of any one type of powerup can be carried at a time and they are readily available throughout each space station, so there is no need to be stingy with them. They can be a lot of fun to experiment with and they offer a nice way to circumvent a challenging level before it becomes too frustrating.
Throughout the game, Princess Bow finds or unlocks various disguises to wear. Narratively, she dons the costumes to avoid being recognized by her father as she plays through the Royal Games. The Royal Games were established in order to find a worthy suitor for Princess Bow, but being an independent young sow she has other ideas. She wants to win the Games and in doing so win her free will. The disguises not only serve as a plot device in the game's oddball of a story, though, they also affect how you play the game. Each disguise has both a positive and negative effect, like the Curly Mustache that provides more boost control but a shorter suction range.
Each space station has a boss fight, and they are some of the best moments in the game. The boss designs are seemingly from another universe and will have you questioning whether or not they are part of some kind of fever dream. Interesting new mechanics are introduced in the battles but without direct instruction, which makes learning and applying them all the more rewarding.
Pig Eat Ball has a 90's-Saturday-morning-cartoons aesthetic that suits its personality perfectly. Character designs are incredibly imaginative and varied. When you take a moment to really get a good look at the insanity unfolding before you, you cannot help but laugh and shake your head.
Each space station has its own theme that is carried out with painstaking detail in the hubs as well as throughout the levels. Enemy models vary based on the theme and sometimes they introduce new mechanics. In the sports-themed level, for instance, a new type of enemy pillbug is introduced that targets you with darts that they toss into the air. The old-school animation is the dart growing in size as it arcs upward then shrinking back down before it hits the ground is incredibly charming. The changing themes help keep the game fresh as you progress.
As previously mentioned, the boss fights are stand-out moments in the game. The character designs are so creative that they pull your eyes towards them when they are on the screen, sometimes to the detriment of Princess Bow. Some of the bosses have a level of grossness to them, too. These have a bit of a train wreck effect and you cannot help but stare.
Sometimes the mishmash of colors, textures, and animations can go overboard. During the more chaotic moments of Pig Eat Ball, it can actually be hard to tell what is going on and you have to hope for the best. What may be an eye-catching, vibrant setting one moment can quickly devolve into a clashing mass of chaos that detracts from the puzzle-solving mechanics.
Throughout the game there are some not-too-subtle nods to classic arcade titles, both in looks and gameplay. These moments are treats to behold, such as the Pac-Man-inspired level complete with ghosts in relentless pursuit or the bar tables straight out of Tapper where you can even slide a beer down to a parched pillbug.
The soundtrack of Pig Eat Ball is huge and has its fair share of catchy songs. Songs change along with the space station that you are in. Mostly consisting of funky elevator tunes, there is a definite disparity between the best and worst songs in the game. This is no The Messenger soundtrack, but it does seem to fit the throwback nature of the game and help establish its personality.
The sound effects are goofy and over-the-top, especially when it comes to the sound of hurling up a stomach full of tennis balls. Gulping and belching accompaniments are pretty disgusting, so if you have a strong aversion to such sounds you may want to tone down the sound effects in the options menu. At various moments throughout the game the sound effects do an odd, off putting thing. The sounds layer on top of each other seemingly endlessly, getting louder and louder, so that you experience a sudden spike in volume. This is grating to say the least, and takes some of the shine off of an otherwise polished audio experience.
Pig Eat Ball's local multiplayer party mode hearkens back to the times that inspired its visual aesthetic. One to four players can take part in curated group of minigames or you can create your own playlist. The minigames are similar to the levels in the game in which you compete against three insects. They are fast-paced and frenzied competition to be the best at eating, causing damage, or completing some kind of silly task. Points are tallied between each game and eventually a flying pig is crowned supreme. It is great to see the attention that developer Mommy's Best Games gave to this multiplayer mode.
When you pick up a game called Pig Eat Ball and take a look at its cartoonish graphics you may expect a casual game and an occasional laugh to be had. What you probably would not expect is a well-grounded and unique control scheme, collectibles and achievement-chasing that can carry the game well beyond its already lengthy campaign, and a multiplayer party mode that can lead to hours of spirited competition. The game is certainly not without flaws, namely some repetitiveness throughout its 200-plus levels and various mechanics that minimize the thoughtfulness of a more traditional puzzle game. However, beneath an inventive visual presentation, Pig Eat Ball is a surprisingly complete package that exudes its fun-loving personality from beginning to end.
* All screenshots used in this review were taken directly from the game using the Share functionality on the PlayStation 4.


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During a recent data modeling master class, a participant was describing a data integration challenge and used the terms "munged" and "refarkle" in his explanation. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the words:
Munge: "to transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner" (Wikipedia)
Refarkle: "to break a complex data structure or set of data into simpler pieces."
Using both in a sentence: The source system had completely munged vendor and purchase order data, adding weeks of unanticipated coding for the data warehouse developers to refarkle vendor.
I am always interested in expanding my vocabulary (5NF and stability partitioning only go so far!), so I asked the Design Challenger group: What other cool data terms (along with their definitions) do you use or have encountered in the data world?
The responses revealed this top 10 cool terms to toss around, which will definitely impress your data buddies!
Business Normal Form (BNF)
Submitted by Allan B. Kolber, senior enterprise architect
The result of normalization applied to a business data model (a.k.a. semantic data model); a data model at Zachman row 2.
Submitted by Steve Hoberman, data modeler, who first heard this term from someone in one of his classes
A cowbird is a data element that is used for a purpose for which it was not originally designed. For example, the data element Company Name is being used to store an email address. From Wikipedia: "cowbirds feed on insects, including the large numbers that may be stirred up by cattle. In order for the birds to remain mobile and stay with the herd, they have adapted by laying their eggs in other birds' nests. The cowbird will watch for when its host lays eggs, and when the nest is left unattended, the female will come in and lay its own eggs."
Submitted by Steve Hoberman
Elegant sometimes refers to a data model that meets the requirements but may have some issues with actually working. For example, a model that is extremely abstract that will be very challenging to implement is sometimes referred to as "elegant."
Submitted by Jeff Lawyer, lead data modeler
A fattribute has a business name that is so unabbreviated, verbose and unsuccinct that the number of characters in the name exceeds the maximum character limitation of most data modeling software packages.
Submitted by Trey Peters, ETL developer
1. (v.) - To completely screw up data so badly that it is barely recognizable.
2. (adj.) - unrecognizable and unusable.
3. (n.) - A team member who is completely useless and unhelpful.
Living ERD
Submitted by Georgia Prothero, data modeler
A living ERD is a physical entity relationship diagram kept in line with production by virtue of the fact that its maintenance is integrated with the database change management system. "This phrase was coined by a member of the release management team in my company. I like it because it is meaningful and has nuances regarding the way data modelers view their creations," says Georgia.
Submitted by Steve Hoberman, who first heard of this term on a consulting assignment
A physiological data model has properties of both the logical and physical data model. This type of model is most often seen when there is not enough time given to produce both the logical and physical. Therefore, they are produced at the same time on the same model. Often, physiological models are suboptimal because they have neither the benefits of a logical nor the benefits of a physical model. Part of the model might be fully normalized and part of the model might be designed for speed.
Polyunsaturated fact
Submitted by Johnny Gay, data analyst, who borrowed this and the next term from the world of nutrition
A polyunsaturated fact has one or more collaborating sources capable of supporting the validity or accuracy of the fact. Polyunsaturated facts help reduce the level of data integrity risk, and increase the quality of the information shown on reports. "I see these as the really good data found in healthier data marts. The more of these found there, the better. They probably have been shown to lower the risk of heart attacks in data modelers," says Johnny.
Saturated fact
The antonym of polyunsaturated fact has no collaborating alternative source capable of supporting the validity or accuracy of the fact. The worst of these are found in ETL - hard-coded with no supporting source. You can think of these as the "free radicals" found in an unhealthy data mart.
Submitted by Gordon Everest, professor emeritus
This mental condition found in professional data modelers is thinking about tables too early in the process of database design. Some people popularly refer to this condition as "table think," a phrase coined by Dr. Everest in the early 21st century.


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"Yes, there has been chit-chat about DWTS and I wouldn't rule anything out, but because we are constantly travelling, it is very hard for me to commit."
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The 34-year-old has always been a hands on mum, something which has always been important to her.
She continued: "I have never had a nanny, I never had help raising the boys, I always wanted to be there. When we more to the states first, Robert was just two and Robbie was travelling a lot, so it was just us together."
"I thought he needed me as he had no other family in the states, so it was a conscious decision to be at home with him. I felt he needed it as we just had made such a big move. I also enjoy it so much."
On the topic of having more kids, Claudine admitted, "It is definitely a possibility, but I am also very happy with the way it is, I have two happy, healthy boys and Hudson is just two, so he is still small.
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Final Fantasy XIII-3 could be announced on September 1, as Square Enix has opened a new site which hints at its release.
Everyone and their dog knows Square Enix will release a new installment in the Final Fantasy XIII saga, and this new website has been opened with "A Storm Gathers" as the title.
The team that created the first game will present a new direction for the saga of the key character, Lighting, who was the main protagonist in the first game.
"The "Lightning Saga" that started with the release of Final Fantasy XIII has achieved a cumulative shipment of over 9.6 million units; and in May 2012 Final Fantasy XIII-2 was brought to conclusion with the add-on content entitled "Lightning's Story: Requiem of the Goddess".
Key members of the Final Fantasy XIII development team including the Producer, Director and Art Director, are in preparations to present new information about the direction of Lightning's story. This presentation will take place at an event in Tokyo to celebrate Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary, on 1st September 2012.
Versus XIII is still in the pipeline though and if Square Enix cares about its fanbase, they should release that fast. *whines*.
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- 1 small corned beef roast, point preferred
- 1 carton beef broth
- 1-3 tablespoons flour, optional
- 1 medium head of cabbage, Savoy preferred
- 5 cups mashed potatoes, dry
- 2 sticks of butter
- 1 tablespoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 large leek, diced
- 4 cups of water
- 1 large onion
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup beer
Step 1
Prepare corned beef: Place 2 cups water, 1 cup beer, corned beef and contents on low in a crock pot. Reserve liquid.
Cabbage: Take 1 large stock pot. Remove outer layers of the cabbage; place in bottom of the pot. Add water. Remove leaves, preserving them from end carefully. Layer them in the stock pot. Cook on low until steamed gently, but not fully cooked. Reserve liquid.
Prepare cabbage rolls. Place olive oil in pan, sauté diced garlic and leeks until softened and slightly brown. Mix together in big bowl. If too soft, use 1-3 tablespoons of flour to bind.
Add corned beef, diced against the grain; 5 cups of dry mashed potatoes; 2 sticks of melted butter; 1 tablespoon of pepper; 1 tablespoon of garlic powder; and prepared onions and leeks.
Take cabbage and place a scoop of the mixture in the middle. Roll and place in a big pot in the reserved liquid.
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Hello everyone,
I want to list all of the users of my game so I could have an opportunity to have a one-on-one battle with someone I choose from that list.
Now, the idea I had in my mind to retrieve all of the users is to call (on the cloud) GetAllSegments() and then to get the first one (Because the first one contains all of the players), and then to retrieve that back to the client where the names would be displayed properly. Now the problem is I do not know how to get back all of the segments because when I write
//Cloud Code handlers.hello = function (args, context) { return { messageValue: server.GetAllSegments() }; } //Unity Code ExecuteCloudScriptRequest request = new ExecuteCloudScriptRequest() { FunctionName = "hello", // Arbitrary function name (must exist in your uploaded cloud.js file) FunctionParameter = new { inputValue = "YOUR NAME" }, // The parameter provided to your function GeneratePlayStreamEvent = true, // Optional - Shows this event in PlayStream }; PlayFabClientAPI.ExecuteCloudScript(request, OnCloudHelloWorld, OnErrorShared);
In the OnCloudHelloWorld function I get null for the messageValue value, so there must be a problem with that function. Can anyone help me with this? What am I doing wrong?
Answer by Brendan · Jul 19, 2017 at 12:15 AM
Well first, the population of your game could be thousands or even millions of players, so trying to get a list of all of them from Cloud Script simply won't work - you would have to iterate on the query for the next block of players from the segment over and over, causing your script to timeout (or hit the API call limit).
It sounds like you're referring to an asynchronous game, in which case you could do matchmaking by getting the leaderboard of players with scores close to the local player (https://api.playfab.com/documentation/server/method/GetLeaderboardAroundUser), and sending the "challenge" to that player. Alternately, you could use Photon Realtime, having players set up rooms with long TTLs, so that if a "player 2" hasn't joined by the time the first player is done, the session will stick around for another player to join.
Of course, if you mean a realtime game, we would recommend either using our matchmaker with custom game servers (hosted by us or not), or else using Photon Realtime.
Thanks Brendan for the answer.
Okay so I have a better idea.. Can I somehow fetch my facebook friends who also have this game installed and then to ask them to beat my score?
Yes, you can query for friends via GetFriendsList, and you can include Facebook friends who are also playing the game in that list. Once you have that, you could request Push Notifications via a Cloud Script.
Do I need to add those facebook friends in-game as well or they will be automaticly added to my friends list when they install the game?
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The UPS integration support global transportation via the UPS network. You can use the UPS services for the following options:
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This is an existing service that has been improved. When creating a return the customer can now find a UPS Access Point via the customer portal.
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This service does not require the customer to print a return label and to schedule a pickup appointment with UPS. When the return has been authorized, UPS will automatically make a pickup attempt the next business day (in case of service RS1) and another attempt on the 3rd day (in case of service RS3). The driver will bring the return shipping label with him.
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