Arrived at Damansara Uptown at around 12.00 pm to fetch Vvy after a 5 hour drive from Johor Bahru.
As usual, stopped at Pagoh R & R for a rest as well as bought some fruits.
Kim likes to post wherever it is..
We then headed to One Utama Mall for our lunch. We looked around for one Chinese Restaurant which we had our lunch in our last visit to One Utama Mall. However we couldn't locate it. In the end we ended up at Restaurant Peranakan Place for nyonya cuisine. It wasn't bad as we enjoyed the food and the ambience there. There was no regret at all.
After lunch, as Vvy wanted to go back to his office, so we left for KL and checked into Novotel Hotel, near The Pavilion. We took a rest as Kimberly was still sleeping!
Drop dead tired Kim. No energy liao!
At around 6.00 pm we went to the third floor to look for the swimming pool. Alas, the pool is very small. So we didn't swim even though we had brought along our swimming attire and moreover Kim had just recovered from flu.
So we went to Hakka Restaurant just across the road. This restaurant was packed with patrons and according to the billboard; the restaurant started its business since 1956! However, we didn't enjoy the Hakka food there! We ordered steam fish, Hakka tofu and Hakka noodles. The steam fish was large enough for 4 adults! We didn't like the taste of the tofu. The noodles were alright. In the end, we couldn't finish all the dishes. That could be the reason why we didn't enjoy the food!
We then proceeded to The Pavilion for some dessert and did some window shopping! We had the famous Snowflake Taiwanese Dessert. But I didn't find it yummy or extraordinary.
We were back to the hotel at around 9.30 pm and indulged and chilled out at the Spiral Lounge at the ground floor.
After breakfast, we were ready to drive down to Ipoh, a town which I had always bypassed in the past when travelling from Kuantan to Kedah and back. So this time, we wanted to visit some temples and also the famous Concubine Lane.
After 2 ½ hour drive, we finally reached Ipoh. We went to Kek Look Tong first. It is a Buddhist Temple built inside a limestone cave. Actually the cave is not very big. At the back of the temple, there is a small garden with a lake. You could see the usual stalactite and stalagmite inside the cave. Entrance is free.
Wishing pond reared with koi fish. A lot of people throw coins into the pond to seek for prosperity!
Kim was quite scared of the goose!
We then stopped at Ling Sen Tong which is not far away from Kek Look Tong. But it was not attractive at all as the temple is built at the base of the limestone hill. There is no cave. All the buildings look quite new, nothing much to see. So we left after a short walk inside the temple.
Finally we arrived at Ipoh town centre. Parking was a big headache! So we parked our car near the Ipoh Riverfront and walked to Concubine Lane to explore. Actually Concubine Lane is very short. I guessed it is less than 100m. It was packed with tourists looking for souvenirs and some local food.
This is 三奶街which has nothing to explore!
We tried the famous bean curd 'tofuhua', it is soft and smooth and not so sweet. This is a good one, must try! Then we had Ipoh ice kacang and cendul. It didn't disappoint us too!
Then we walked to Lou Wong Restaurant to try the famous beansprout chicken rice. Again it tasted so much better than any similar chicken rice in Johor Bahru. The steam chicken is so succulent and juicy. We then walked back to the place where we parked our car. On the way, we passed by the Mural Arts Lane, a once forgotten alleyway between Jalan Masjid and Jalan Sultan Iskandar. The walls at the lane were emblazoned with portraits and also other murals.
Then it was time to leave Ipoh as we intend to meet up with Vvy again in Damansara Uptown for dinner. We reached Damansara Starling Mall at around 6.30 pm.
We then went to LGB Tower to fetch Vvy. Vvy brought us to Fujiyama Japanese Restaurant at Damansara Uptown. This restaurant serves good Japanese food with reasonable price. I particularly like the Salmon belly Osaka Sushi and the spaghetti.
After breakfast, we walked about 10 minutes to Goldhill Tower to help Juan to collect his watch which was sent there for repair and service.
After that it was time to check out and head for home. On the way, we stopped at Young Peng but this time we wanted to try the braised duck noodles at Jalan Mah Choo. Well it was up to the mark. Even Jason from 8 TV Malaysia also visited this stall and recommended to the TV viewers. Not bad I would say. The noodles and braised duck meat are soft and smooth. The gravy is yummy. And don't forget to order some fish balls as they are also delicious. Kim likes it very much!
The delicious braised duck noodles.
Finally we reached Johor Bahru at around 5.00 pm.


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A Lawrence man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for a 2017 aggravated robbery he committed with his brother.
Norris M. Hunter, 37, of Lawrence, was sentenced Friday in Douglas County District Court.
In addition to his prison sentence, Hunter will have three years of post-release supervision, according to Cheryl Wright Kunard, assistant to the Douglas County district attorney. She said Hunter would be credited for 698 days — or just under two years — he's served in jail since his arrest in the case.
That's above average for an inmate here; Hunter is currently among the five longest in-custody inmates at the Douglas County Jail, according to a previous Journal-World analysis and follow-up coverage.
Hunter already has served prison time for a past robbery, which he committed in 2004 in Douglas County, according to Kansas Department of Corrections records.
On March 6, 2017, Hunter and his brother entered an apartment at 2001 W. Sixth St. without permission and robbed two people inside at gunpoint, prosecutors have said previously. The brothers took wallets, keys, money and marijuana from the victims.
In December, a jury convicted Hunter of two counts of aggravated robbery and one count of aggravated burglary, felonies, as well as two counts of battery and one count of theft, misdemeanors. By entering a plea of no contest, he also was convicted of intimidating a witness, a misdemeanor.
Tavaras L. Hunter, 38, of Lawrence, took a plea deal in January and is now awaiting sentencing for his two felony convictions: aggravated robbery and aggravated battery.


next international: Another Chapter in "Sole Stories!"
Another Chapter in "Sole Stories!"
"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, 'Your God reigns!"
For the 7th year in a row, its our privilege and joy to come alongside our Eastern European partner Josiah Venture (www.josiahventure.com) to help on some construction projects at their Hotel Malenovice conference center and ministry headquarters in Frydlant nad Ostravici, Czech Republic.
This time, our theme verse is from Isaiah 52:7 ... and we're excited to write some new "sole stories" ... because we believe that every place that the soles of our boots step, are places where God is writing stories on the "souls" of peoples' lives! Our goal is to invest our time and talents so that others are encouraged, energized and better equipped to share the Good News of God's love with the young people of Eastern Europe!
God continues to use the ministries of Josiah Venture (JV) to make huge inroads with the Gospel into the lives of young people in Eastern Europe where less than 1% know God in any sort of personal way. We're so thankful that the facilities we get to work on and improve are in constant use to reach young people! We're glad to be able to invest in serving this way!!
Please watch for updates and pray for the 4 of us as we travel and serve in Czech Republic!


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Analysis: Option Availability And Loss Aversion in Game Design
In this analysis, Gamasutra contributor Connor Cleary examines players' "loss aversion" and stubborn insistence in keeping as many options available to them as possible in the games they play.
Connor Cleary
[In this analysis, Gamasutra contributor Connor Cleary examines players' "loss aversion" and stubborn insistence in keeping as many options available to them as possible in the games they play.] Studies have shown that humans have an innate aversion to losing options, even if those options are not ones we ever plan on making use of; the psychological term this falls under is "loss aversion." To be clear, loss aversion is an umbrella term that basically refers to the nearly-universal human tendency to weigh losses more heavily than we weigh gains, but the primary focus for the purposes of this exploration will be the aversion to losing options. As a starting point, think about how loss aversion turns many of us into hoarders in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas: because we have unlimited storage space in any given container in the game's world, we indulge our aversion to the loss of options and end up with way more stuff than we will ever use. "Even though my energy weapons skill is only at 10, I still want to keep these 15 plasma rifles around... just in case." This type of reasoning is a great example of loss aversion in action. We can derive pleasure from the simple state of having many options—from "option availability." There was a famous experiment in psychology from Jiwoong Shin and Dan Ariely of Duke University a few years ago that explores our loss and option availability instincts. Interestingly enough it took the form of a simple video game where the participants' goal was to win money which they would receive at the end of the experiment. Imagine you have a screen in front of you with a set of three doors on it—one red, one green, one blue—that each lead to an associated room. When you click on a door, you don't win any money but you move into that room—click the green door, go into the green room. When you click inside the room your money goes up or down, somewhere between -2 cents and +14 cents with an overall distribution average of 3 cents. Unbeknownst to the participant, each room has a different range of potential winnings. Let's say the ranges were: Red, 0 to 7 cents; Green, 1 to 5 cents; Blue, 3 to 14 cents. Eventually the participant should catch on that the Blue door consistently offered more money than the other doors. Simple enough. Here's where it get's interesting: Each round that a participant hasn't clicked on a given door—let's say green—the door shrinks 1/15th of its original size. After 15 rounds, that door will disappear forever. But the door will reset to its original size if a participant spends a click to use the door, thus "saving" it. Consider also that a participant that goes directly back to, say, the blue room after "saving" the green door has just spent two clicks and won no money to save it. From our perspective the choice seems obvious: Who needs the cheapskate green door? But oddly enough, the participants overwhelmingly opted to save doors even if they never intended on using them again. Why? Loss aversion; they wanted to keep the option of the green door around. The above example is admittedly simplified from Shin and Ariely's full set of experiments [note: PDF], but their experiments pointed strongly towards the phenomenon that the potential loss of an option makes it more desirable, and that people will often take illogical actions to retain options. Additionally the loss of an option, even a fairly undesirable one, is psychologically painful to the majority of people. Let's look at an example of an intentional limiting of options in a game that is designed for a specific psychological effect. In Resident Evil 5 you have a maximum of nine inventory slots per character. Given the variety of encounters you are sure to fight through in any given chapter, plus the possibility of coming across healing items and new guns that you will want to pick up, this feels like a woefully inadequate inventory system. If, however, we look at this as an intentional design element we can see it as a brilliant mechanic. In an action-horror game like RE5 it is desirable to add to the player's sense of tension because it increases their emotional engagement. The limiting of inventory options adds tension by exploiting and denying the player's innate desire for flexibility. The same kind of exploitation is at work in the game's sparse scattering of ammunition; a player might be constantly aware of, and nervous about their shotgun shell count for example. Returning now to Fallout: New Vegas we find a cautionary tale. Gamasutra editor-in-chief Kris Graft shared an experience he had while playing F:NV. He was pursuing three separate quest lines simultaneously, investing the time and effort required to keep as many of them open as possible for as long as possible. Then with a single action (to avoid spoilers I'll just say it involved Mr. House), he unintentionally committed to a single plot-line. At this point, the game played its ominous "Quest Failed" sound-byte—which coincidentally sounds like a door closing—and showed that he had "Failed" several quests. Given the psychological tendencies outlined above its probably not mere coincidence that I had the exact same experience of pursuing multiple plot-lines only to have them unexpectedly slam shut, and I wouldn't be surprised if many of our readers did as well. The problem here is that the game does a poor job of explaining that you have to choose a single path, there is no warning along the lines of: "Warning: If you perform this action you will be permanently committing to [This or That] quest-line and fail any quests outside that plot-line." Kris decided to live with his consequences and not try to replay the scene. But personally I felt a little duped, so I loaded and re-played the Mr. House event no less than three times to see if there was some way I could keep my other options open. There wasn't. Addressing the principles of Option Availability and Loss Aversion in game design have an impact beyond the most obvious examples of inventory systems. Examples include the above-mentioned multiple quest-line system in Fallout: New Vegas, and also the romantic partner system in games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age: Origins. There are times when I think the player needs more explicit information about what they are committing to with a line of dialogue or a given action, so that we can understand the risks and take them willingly. In my experience there also seems to be a point of diminishing returns with "option availability," at some point a variety of options stops being a joy and starts being a chore. If I can wring Fallout for one more example, there is certainly a point where sifting through the pages upon pages of the items in your stashes gets tiresome. Final Fantasy XIII also comes to mind because it manages to simultaneously have too many options and too few. Once the whole party of nine characters comes together, each character has at least three classes they can switch to in a given "Paradigm." (During battle, you can switch between Paradigms to change the classes of each of your three party members, example: "Attacker," "Defender," "Healer.") To make matters more confusing each character has a unique set of abilities for each class, so for most intents and purposes you have over 25 unique classes by mid- to late-game. While on the one hand, you have too many options to choose from, on the other hand you only have the slots to create six Paradigms so you have to limit yourself to six of them. Since each time you change your active party of three characters you have to design a new set of six "Paradigms," you end up repeating this painful process over and over. At the end of the day, the sweet spot for the number of available options will vary widely from game to game and from player to player. But as the potential for player input and choice in gaming increases so rapidly, it is more important than ever that game designers consider this aspect of psychology when designing their game mechanics. Easier said than done, to be sure.

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A contemporary 18K gold ring features a big and sparkling 2.85 ct pear cut Russian demantoid garnet flanked by two tapered baguette cut diamonds ( 0.44 ct total weight, E-F color, VS1 clarity).
Russian demantoids over 2 carats are very rare. The stone has typical horsetail inclusions (fine lines radiating from a single point), a signature of demantoids from the Russia's Ural Mountains.


Just maybe you've not heard of her before, her name is Ella and she's said to have the biggest oranges in Nigeria based on internet speculations.
Unlike those fake things Cossy Orjiakor carries, Ella's oranges are real and very natural.
She likes flaunting them and has just done so in these new thunder photos.


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Boeing's 1st quarter earnings soar
April 25, 2007, 12:22 PM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
Boeing Co. said Wednesday that its first-quarter earnings climbed 27 percent, thanks largely to robust orders for commercial airplanes and strong defense business.
Earlier this year, Boeing surpassed rival Airbus in plane orders, but the European aircraft maker delivered more aircraft and held its position as the world's top airplane manufacturer. Boeing is expected to outpace Airbus' deliveries next year.
Chicago-based Boeing earned $877 million, or $1.13 per share, for the quarter ending March 31 compared with $692 million, or 88 cents per share, a year earlier.
Revenue climbed 8 percent to $15.4 billion, beating Wall Street expectations. During the year-ago period, Boeing had revenue of $14.3 billion.
On average, analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial forecast earnings per share of $1.01 on revenue of $15.02 billion.
The company said its backlog climbed 23 percent to another record — $262 billion — thanks largely to strong commercial plane and defense orders.
"These results are in line with our expectations for the quarter and represent solid progress toward the high goals we have for ourselves in 2007 and beyond," President and CEO Jim McNerney said in a statement. "Our record backlog, increasing productivity, and the progress of our development programs have us on track to achieve our growth and profitability objectives."
The company's commercial airplane division delivered 106 planes as its revenue climbed 7 percent to $7.6 billion. The unit's profit from operations remained largely flat at $706 million, compared to $703 million last year.
Boeing's integrated defense systems division saw its revenues climb 7 percent, while its operating profit slipped 4 percent to $784 million, down from $817 million during the year-ago period.
Boeing reaffirmed its previous 2007 guidance, saying it expected to have revenue between $64.5 billion and $65 billion, while earning between $4.55 and 4.75 per share. In 2008, the company said it expects to have revenue between $71 billion and $72 billion, while earning between $5.55 and $5.75 per share.
Financial analysts called the company's performance mixed, even though results surpassed Wall Street forecasts.
"Some investors may be disappointed that guidance, which remains well below consensus expectations, did not improve," JP Morgan analyst Joseph B. Nadol III wrote in a research note.
Richard Aboulafia, an airline analyst with the Teal Group, said Boeing's results put continued pressure on Airbus.
"This is a very strong jetliner market environment and their products are outperforming the other guys," Aboulafia said.
During the quarter, Boeing said it repurchased about 44 million shares worth $360 million.
Boeing also said it expects to spend up to $3.4 billion on research and development this year. The development of company's 787 Dreamliner continues to progress on time, officials said. The plane is expected to begin service in May 2008, while its first flight is targeted for late August.
"The program continues to address pressures with respect to weight, schedule and supplier implementation as it moves to the very critical final assembly and software and systems integration phases," Boeing said in a statement.


Réunir chacune des paires de phrases suivantes en une seule phrase grâce à un pronom relatif complément.
It was a day. Everything was quiet.
This is the pub. I met you there.
I started work on Monday. It was a disaster.
Edinburgh is a town. Graham Bell was born there.
It was one of those days. Everything goes wrong.
Dans quelle proposition a-t-on réuni les deux phrases suivantes en une seule phrase grâce à un pronom relatif complément ?
This man is my English teacher. I like him very much.
This man which I like very much is my English teacher.
This man where I like very much is my English teacher.
This man whom I like very much is my English teacher.
This man when I like very much is my English teacher.
This is the day. I graduated.
This is the day why I graduated.
This is the day when I graduated.
This is the day whom I graduated.
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This is the house. I lived there.
This is the house which I lived.
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This is the house that I lived in.
I look forward to that day. We'll be together.
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DAVIS, George C., b. Dec 1 1896 d. Aug 23 1960, "FL Ens USNRF WWI"
DAVIS, William N., b. Feb 28 1908 d. Aug 7 1966, "FL BMl USNR WWII"
EVANS, Herschel C., b. Feb 20 1900 d. Nov 4 1958, "FL Pfc 318 Serv GP AAF WWII"
EVANS, Kenneth C., b. Nov 12 1903 d. Jan 13 1970, "FL Cpl 388 Bmbr Gp AAF WWII"
FELTS, William F., b. Feb 20 1907 d. Feb 2 1972, "FL Pfc USA WWII"
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FRITAMEIER, Theodore 0., b. Aug 1892 d. Jun 26 1971, "IL Wngr 3 Inf 92 Div WWI"
FULFORD, Clayton C., b. Mar 25 1898 d. Sep 27 1919, "FL Cpl Co E 124 Inf WWI"
FULLER, Roger Alden, b. 1901 d. 1976, "LCDR USN WWII"
GREEN, Benjamin Clyde, b. Apr 1 1912 d. Mar 24 2001, "CAPT USAF WWII"
GREENE, Jesse L Sr., b. May 13 1898 d. Mar 0O 1962, "GA Pfc 20 Co 157 Dpt Brig WWI"
HOWLAND, Edward W., b. Aug 8 1901 d. Nov 22 1907, s/o W. L. and M. J.
JAY, Lewis E., b. 1846 d. 1933, "Pvt 10 Gaine CSA"
JOHNSON, Tom, b. Jun 15 1888 d. Apr 26 1967, "FL Pfc USA WWI"
PETTIGREU(W), Marthee M. Glee, b. Jan 2 1880 d. Nov 26 1909, w/o John J.
PILLSBURY, A. LeRoy, b. Jul 30 1897 d. Dec 5 1949, "FL Pvt CAC WWI"
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SCHLAG, Joseph R., b. Mar 3 1894 d. May 26 1977, "Pvt USA WWI"
STORTS, Byron A., b. Mar 18 1907 d. Jul 15 1970, "OH Sgt 1322 SVC Cmd Unit WWII"
WADE, Harold C., b. May 1 1917 d. Jan 31 1968, "KY Cpl 242 Inf 42"
WADE, Robert L., b. Jul 24 1937 d. Jul 25 1977, "USA"
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WOODLAND, Christopher H., b. Mar 31 1947 d. Aug 18 1972, "FL Lt SG USNR Vietnam"


Teaching Assistant graduate level Audit Control Information Systems.
Teaching Assistant graduate level Information Infrastructure Planning and Security.
Instructor undergraduate level Introduction to Management Information Systems.
Teaching Assistant graduate level Supply Chain Management.
Teaching Assistant graduate level Operations Management.
Teaching Assistant graduate level Advanced Database Management.
Teaching Assistant mixed level Business Systems Project.
Teaching Assistant undergraduate Business Statistics II.
Teaching Assistant undergraduate Business Model Simulation.
Avery, A.; Ramaprasad, A. "Cybersecurity Scenario Modeling for Business Continuity: An Academic Literature Review." Selected Poster Presentation at Women in Cybersecurity Conference (WiCys 2017).
Avery, A.; Ranganathan ,C. "Financial Performance Impacts of Information Security Breaches." Proceedings of the 11th Annual Workshop on Information Security and Privacy (WISP 2016).
Obganufe,O.; Avery, A. "Breaching News: Does Media Coverage Increase the Effects of Data Breach Event Disclosures on Firm Market Value?" Proceedings of the 11th Annual Workshop on Information Security and Privacy (WISP 2016).
Avery, A.; Tafti, A.; Watson-Manheim, M. "IT-Enabled Labor Sourcing: A Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda." Proceedings of the 22nd Annual America's Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2016).
Avery, A. "Just Do IT! Web 2.0 and the Breaking of the Tacit Dimension for Knowledge Acquisition." Proceedings of the 19th Annual Southern Association of Information Systems Conference (SAIS 2016).
Avery, A.; Cheek, K. "Analytics Governance: Towards a Definition and Framework." Proceedings of the 21st Annual America's Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2015).
Avery, A.; Tafti, A; Watson-Manheim,M. "IT Enabled Labor Transformations: Offshoring and Contingent Labor as Antecedents to Automation." Presented at 3rd International Workshop on Changing Nature of Work (CNow 2015).
Lundquist, D.; Avery, A.; Ouksel, A. "A Survey of Recent Ontological Approaches to Cyber-Security." Paper presented (by J.Pendergrass) at Third Franco-American Workshop on Cybersecurity (12/09/14).
Avery, A.; Aljarallah, A. "Do you Belong in that Space? Measuring the Characteristics and Impacts of Homophily in Premiere IS Co-Authorship Themes." (Research in Progress).


A Wasilla, Alaska employment contract is an agreement where the employer and employee each intend to legally bind the other to certain conditions in the work relationship. In Alaska, many employment contracts are negotiable to enable both parties to arrive at a unique agreement suitable for the circumstances. The employment contract setting a term helps give employees a guarantee of job stability upon meeting the conditions, and it also lets employees have some direct control over the productivity of employees.
Alaska employment contracts usually include many terms such as a description of the job, employment duration (generally at-will employment), compensation/benefits, and grounds for terminating. Nonetheless, there are also other, less common, clauses that are worthy of notice. First, an arbitration clause requires parties to forego their rights to access the courts for any employment dispute.
How Can a Wasilla Lawyer Help?
Wasilla lawyers who specialize employment laws for the state of Alaska may help you out in understanding the contents of any given employment contract. A lawyer can also lend counsel about what is fair to you in the contract, and can negotiate certain terms that will address your particular concerns as you enter or leave employment.


Johnny Oduya is a Swedish hockey player who is best known for his defense. He has been hiding his secret girlfriend from all of us and we are here to open that secret. Let us know more about his dating history.
A very good news for all the hockey fans from Chicago, Johnny Oduya is set to make his comeback after being sidelined due to his injury.
Well, that's one good news for all the Blackhawks fans out there as their veteran defender is set to come back after a long break.
Many of you may not know but Johnny is a committed man and has a girlfriend that he might get married soon. Want to know who that lucky girl is, scroll down below and find out.
After suffering an ankle injury Johnny was sidelined for two months and it was very upsetting for all of his fans. Upon hearing the news about his return many of his fans are very joyous.
The 35-year-old veteran defender re-joined the Chicago Blackhawks after his spell in various teams. He was welcomed by all the fans and Oduya was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of respect he was given by the fans.
He was welcomed by all the fans and Oduya was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of respect he was given by the fans.
"I was here a couple times coming back with a different team, but this is going to be special. You have the fans on your side instead of against you. It's always an incredible atmosphere, a fantastic place to play hockey."
And because of that, he was given a new contract that made his net worth 2.3 million dollars.
His source of inspiration may be someone special that his very close to his heart and many of you are very eager to know her identity.
Well, fret not we have all the news for you about his love so stick with us a little bit more.
We all know that Johnny is from Sweden and it looks like that he want to marry a Swedish native. He is currently in a relationship with Alexandra Berhe.
She is from Sweden as well and is living in the states.
The couple is one of the most happening couple around and they have a deep profound love for each other and we are not saying that just in a whip, see for yourself!
As you may have seen above, you now know what we are talking about right! Both of them are usually hanging out together and because of this their relationship is becoming more stronger.
They have not engaged just yet but it looks that they will soon engage one another. Johnny has never showed this side of himself and he is not even active on any of the social media account.
He was trying real hard until we found out about his personal life.
They have been dating for a while now and we really wish that they can take their relationship to the next level.
Well, in the meant time all of you Chicago Blackhawks fans out there be happy and enjoy the match as your beloved hockey player is making his return.


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Taylor Swift 'Folklore' review: 'Further proof Swift is music's most skilled storyteller'
Shaking off stadium-sized pop for introspective folk, the superstar is at the peak of her song-writing powers on her surprise eighth studio album
Words: Thomas Stichbury
Quarantine appears to have brought out the best in Taylor Swift as she produces, quite possibly, her finest work to date.
Bold claim? Absolutely, and of course, haters gonna hate.
Surprise album Folklore, which dropped on Friday (24 July) with less than 24-hours notice, forgoes stadium-sized pop for something quieter and richer that plumbs deeper depths upon every listen.
Going hand in hand with the artwork of Swift roaming around in the woods, the record finds the singer foraging in the world of folk, indie and electronica music, tapping up collaborations with Bon Iver, and The National's Aaron Dessner, who produces alongside go-to Jack Antonoff.
A far more intimate, muted and sparse affair than 2019's Lover, Swift's latest offering shines a light on the different shades of her nuanced, diary-like song-writing.
Opener 'The 1' is a misty-eyed ode to the one who got away: "But we were something, don't you think so?/Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool/And if my wishes came true, it would've been you."
We move seamlessly on to 'Cardigan,' inspired, it would seem, by boyfriend Joe Alwyn, buoyed by piano flurries and sweeping strings. "When I felt like I was an old cardigan under someone's bed/You put me on and said I was your favourite," she sings.
Trade the cardie for a jockstrap and we totally relate.
A more embittered trip down memory lane is navigated on 'Exile,' Swift's melancholic duet with Bon Iver, aka Justin Vernon, about two ex-lovers seeing one another after a break-up: "I can see you staring, honey/Like he's your understudy/Like you'd get your knuckles bloody."
Meanwhile, haunting standout 'My Tears Ricochet' – complete with choral interludes – reflects on a tormented figure from the past. "If I'm dead to you, why are you at my wake," she muses. "You had to kill me, but it killed you just the same."
Explaining in her album notes that the "lines between fantasy and reality blur," Swift also casts herself as a mistress in 'Illicit Affairs,' and in a subtler follow-up to last year's 'The Man,' she cries on 'Mad Woman' that, yes, bitches be angry when you call them angry.
LGBTQ fans are already having a field day with 'queer anthem' 'Betty', which is arguably sprinkled with sapphic desire: "If you kiss me, will it be just like I dreamed it? Will it patch your broken wings? I'm only 17, I don't know anything, but I know I miss you."
And it has harmonica riffs. Consider us sold.
Not that we had any doubts, but Swift provides further proof that she is music's most skilled storyteller.
Listen to Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' below:
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Raven-Symone wasn't sure she would ever come out.
The View co-host opens up about her sexuality in the third season of It Got Better -- the It Gets Better project-inspired series of revealing testimonials -- which launches tomorrow on L/Studio, Lexus' digital content channel.
"Being on television sets from age three to age 30, I'm more comfortable there," the former child actress shares. "You create a family with these people that's sometimes are closer to you than your own family."
But she goes on to caution, "It's not very healthy later in life."
"My likeness... however you see it at that time, had 15 people dictating what I should and should not look like," Raven-Symone adds. "If I did whatever I want, it's not gonna sell. It doesn't go with the brand. I was branded at such a young age."
And while Raven-Symone says she was aware of her sexuality by age 12, she nevertheless felt compelled to hide that from the world.
"I kinda pushed myself to look for boys," she reveals."I look back now like, 'Woah, you like girls.'"
"I didn't wanna tell my parents," Raven-Symone continues. "I had the number one show on Disney. I had multiple albums, I'd been on tour with *NSYNC... I didn't wanna deal with that."
"I never thought I would come out because my personal life didn't matter," she tells. "It was only what was supposed to be sold as the Raven-Symone brand."
While concealing her sexuality is something she felt she had to do in her career, Raven-Symone admits, over time, "that eats at your soul."
So when she stepped away from the industry and went to college, Raven-Symone came out. And fell in love.
"I didn't have to have a 'beard.' I didn't have to have a man standing by me," she says. "I felt lighter, I felt like I could go out and not have to put on 17 different hats to be myself."
In addition to Raven-Symone, the third season of It Got Better also features testimonials from Sir Ian McKellen, Candis Cayne, Adam Lambert, EJ Johnson, and Wanda Sykes.
"Each season, I feel like I learn so much about people I've admired for a long time, like Ian McKellen," said It Gets Better Project co-founder Dan Savage, who is an executive producer on the series along with actors Dan Bucatinsky and Lisa Kudrow. "But I, and our whole It Got Better team, also learn about people we hardly knew anything about, which is a credit to the diversity of subjects we've been fortunate to be able to deliver year after year."
You can catch up on the first two seasons here.


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Need a Budget? QuickBooks Online is your Solution – Business Cents Inc.
Like we have all heard before, the hardest part of creating a budget is getting started. QuickBooks Online provides tools that can jump-start the process.
June may not be the beginning of your fiscal year, but that does that mean you can't make a serious effort to start building a budget that can help you rein in expenses and set revenue goals? Here at Business Cents, we believe that whenever you start is the best time to. Getting on track means getting started. We are committed to proving the value of developing and sticking to a budget to our clients and hope this quick article does the same if you do not happen to currently work with us.
Now, let's take a look at QuickBooks Online and all of it's budgeting glory.
Before you begin, you'll want to make sure that your fiscal year is set correctly in QuickBooks Online. Click the gear icon in the upper right, then click Your Company > Account and Settings > Advanced. If the First month of fiscal year isn't correct, click the pencil icon over to the right and change it.
Then click Save and exit out of this window. Click the gear icon again and select Budgeting, then click Add budget in the upper right.
The first thing you'll do is give your budget a descriptive name by entering it in the Name field. This is where you can note that it's just a test if you are simply playing around. Open the drop-down list under Fiscal year and select the right 12-month period. You can create your budget in one of three intervals: Monthly, Quarterly, or Yearly. If you want to populate your budget with numbers from this year or last, make that selection in the Pre-fill data? field.
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Learn the 52 most useful Spanish or French phrases while playing your favorite card game. Perfect for traveling or learning at home.
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Learning a new language has many benefits and can be a lot of fun. To help you learn we researched the 52 most useful phrases and words most commonly spoken when travelling in a new country. The inspiration for this deck came to us when we were hiking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal. I placed our story of inspiration underneath the following pictures.
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I have learned from experience that learning the basics of another language is a sure way to enjoy your upcoming vacation. After performing some major research, I discovered the 52 most used Spanish and French phrases used by travellers.
You might have heard that language and culture are two sides of the same coin and I would tend to agree with this. Learning the basics of a new language before or during travel has many advantages. You'll save time and money, meet more locals all while feeling a little less lost in the culture.
I was hiking the Annapurna circuit in Nepal when my friends and I decided to get something to eat at a local restaurant. We were playing cards with a deck that one of my friends bought when we were asked to order from a menu written entirely in Nepali.
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That's when it hit me. Why not use playing cards to help travellers or anyone, for that matter, to have fun while learning a new language?
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The CEK is perfect for non-porous applications such as material handling or critical applications involving glass or sheet metal handling. The CEK single stage vacuum generator is similar to the MC72 with the addition of a vacuum memory valve. As long as there is compressed air, the valve will maintain vacuum "on" during an output power loss, such as an emergency stop. In addition to this valve, an air-economizing valve is included and provides air economizing savings. If the degree of vacuum decays, the integrated sensors will signal to the PLC to turn vacuum back on, the air economizing valve will turn off, and the unit will create a higher level of vacuum in the system. This cycle will repeat and thus conserve compressed air while holding the part. During loss of power, the air economizing valve will turn off and the vacuum memory valve will maintain the degree of vacuum. Other integrated components include valves for vacuum and blow-off functions, a blow-off flow regulating valve, a vacuum filter, as well as an exhaust silencer and vacuum check valve. Optional MPS-23 pressure sensors reduce cycle time and can be used for air economizing to conserve air during part transfer. Inline versions can be mounted in manifolds up to 5 stations.
• Unique Option: Air Economizing capabilities with lose of output power. Circuit provisions to continue Air Economizing with part on.
CHF high flow series is a multistage vacuum generator. CHF is intended for higher flow vacuum applications that, due to system porosity issues, have a low application degree of vacuum. These units are ideal for porous applications. A four bolt mounting pattern with a gauge opposite of the vacuum and pressure inlet ports, enables this generator to be panel mounted. The CHF series comes standard with flow through exhaust mufflers to reduce clogging in dirty environments. An additional pneumatic control valve is required to create vacuum flow.
CV is a basic single stage vacuum generator with an aluminum basic body. Vacuum ports sizes range from 1/4″ to 3/4." CV vacuum generators include exhaust mufflers. Additional pneumatic valves will be required to create vacuum pressure.
CV-CK is a single stage vacuum generator with an adjustable open contact mechanical switch for vacuum confirmation. Great for low cost vacuum confirmation. Switch output is normally open and can be connected to AC or DC power. Additional pneumatic valves will be required to create vacuum pressure.
The CVX0260B is ideal for non-porous applications that require fast response of large vacuum and blow-off release flow rates, an emergency stop management system, and programmable air-economizing features. The CVX026B is a 2 station MC72 vacuum generator with the addition of an M12 quick connect or DeviceNet electrical package which, combined with the integrated MPS-23 pressure sensors, provides all the programming necessary for air economizing functions. CVX0260B has additional functionality to prevent dropped parts due to loss of output power. During an emergency event or power failure, when the vacuum command signal is lost, the system will detect the presence of a part and continue to operate in the vacuum mode, creating a high degree of vacuum as long as compressed air is provided to the unit. If the system detects that a part is not present, each vacuum channel will remain closed and eliminate unnecessary air consumption when it is not required by the system. Each vacuum generator is operated independent of the other. Therefore, if one generator has a part on, only one generator will create vacuum and use compressed air in an emergency stop event. Other integrated components include valves for vacuum and blow-off functions, a blow-off flow regulating valve, a vacuum filter, as well as an exhaust silencer and vacuum check valves.
The CVXCEK is perfect for non-porous applications such as material handling or critical applications involving glass or sheet metal handling. The CVXCEK is a 2 station CEK vacuum generator with the addition of an M12 quick connect electrical package which, combined with the integrated MPS-23 pressure sensors, provides all the programming necessary for air economizing functions. The CVX0260B has additional functionality to prevent dropped parts due to loss of output power. This unit provides air economizing functions during loss of output power, increasing the opportunity for conserving compressed air. As long as there is compressed air, the vacuum memory valve will maintain vacuum "on" during an output power loss; and the air economizing valve maintains the unit in the air economizing mode. Only with the loss of both input and output power will the unit turn off the air economizing mode and create a high degree of vacuum. In either event, the degree of vacuum will be maintained and the part will be held to the vacuum cup with compressed air. Each vacuum generator is operated independent of the other. If one generator has a part on, only one generator will create vacuum and use compressed air in an emergency stop event. Other integrated components include valves for vacuum and blow-off functions, a blow-off flow regulating valve, a vacuum filter, as well as an exhaust silencer and vacuum check valve.
• Unique Options: Air Economizing capabilities with lose of output power. Circuit provisions to continue Air Economizing with part on.
The MC22 is a light weight complete vacuum package for factory automation. The MC22 includes vacuum generating and blow-off release valves included with the unit. The small foot print allows the unit to be located close to the suction cup for maximum performance. The MC22 has additional integrated components such as a regulating blow-off needle, vacuum filters, exhaust mufflers, and an optional vacuum check valve. Integrated check valves offer air economizing options with the MPS-23 and MVS-201 pressure sensors. Additionally, the MVS-201 has an output for vacuum confirmation and a controlled output that interfaces directly with the blow-off release pilot valve. This eliminates a PLC output required for low-off release. The sensor automatically activates the blow-off release when the vacuum signal is removed. This is an excellent option for existing applications with only one PLC output and the user wants to add air economizing without changing the PLC Logic. The unit can be ordered normally open or normally closed and be assembled into a maximum 8 station manifold.
The MC72 is perfect for non-porous applications such as material handling and critical applications involving glass, or general transfer applications. The MC72 includes vacuum pilot and blow-off release pilot valves to minimize system components and vacuum response times. The MC72 has additional integrated components such as regulating blow-off needle, vacuum filters, exhaust mufflers, and an optional vacuum check valve. Integrated check valves offer air economizing options with the MPS-23 and MVS-201 pressure sensors. Additionally, the MVS-201 has an output for vacuum confirmation and a controlled output that interfaces directly with the blow-off release pilot valve, which eliminates a PLC output required for blow-off release. The sensor automatically activates the blow-off release when the vacuum signal is removed. This is an excellent option for existing applications with only one PLC output and the user wants to add air economizing without changing PLC Logic. The unit can be ordered normally open or normally closed and be assembled into a maximum 5 station manifold.
MCA is lightweight, single stage vacuum generator. Female vacuum ports allow a vacuum cup to be installed directly at the cup, which reduces space and response time of the system. Available port sizes are either 1/8″ or 1/4″ NPT. Additional pneumatic valves will be required to create vacuum pressure.
inline ejectors, ejectors including blow-off, plus both small and large integrated ejectors.
Moduflex Miniature Vacuum Generators offer a compact, lightweight solution for use in a variety of automation and product handling applications, ranging from component pick and place in the electronics and semiconductor industries, to paper, foil and carton handling in the print and packaging sectors. Moduflex Vacuum Generators incorporate a number of innovative features, including a standard blow-off facility, and can be positioned either remotely from the control valve, directly onto a valve island, or mounted inline close to the vacuum cups to minimise space requirements. The Moduflex Vacuum Generator uses proven Venturi technology, where the kinetic energy from a compressed air jet can be harnessed to create a vacuum or suction force, reaching up to 90% vacuum. Moduflex Vacuum Generators can be controlled by either a single or double 3/2 electrically or pneumatically actuated valve and can also be supplied with an optional vacuum sensor for connection to machine monitoring systems. Other options include push-in straight, elbow and double main union connectors, plus an exhaust silencer. Additional pneumatic valves will be required to create vacuum pressure.
Parker Conflow's Code 1912 is a Venturi spray nozzle for the purpose of dust suppression on a cutting drum in mining that maximises efficiency, whilst minimising the amount of water it uses. Its design is simple, but highly effective and it produces a 'hollow cone' spray form and has a hollow back to draw the air and heavy particles through.
Code 1912 produces a powerful jet providing a dense coverage of material. It is available in five different orifice sizes and is suitable for a wide range of pressures from 15bar to 83bar. It has 1/2″ BSP or NPT inlet.
It offers a wide range of flexible spray angles from 4 degrees to 15 degrees, providing effective coverage.
• Caters for wide range of pressure options.
• Produces a dense spray.
• Available with 5 orifice sizes, for greater flexibility.
• Design provides for maximum air movement within compact fabrication using principle of Venturi.
• Easy to bolt into position.
• Used as an air mover in chutes and feeder breakers.
Parker Conflow's double flat Venturi provides high directional air movement for cutting machines in mining for larger dust suppression and ventilation requirements.
With a 3/8″ port, the Venturi features two adjacent spray heads, offering double the sprayed area and, with its 16" x 8" size, is suitable for larger dust suppression requirements. It operates at a maximum working pressure of 1,500 psi and is available with six different pressures and three nozzle types, depending on requirements.
As with all Parker Conflow's Venturi products, the Code 4129D features interchangeable nozzles across the range to keep customers' stock levels to a minimum.
• Design allows for maximum air movement using principle of Venturi, through a double spray block.
• Incorporates brass flat fan sprays, for robustness and corrosion resistance.
• Flat fan spray has options on orifice size to suit conditions.
• Suitable for use on mines as part of ventilation and dust suppression system.
• Belt transfer points, run of mine conveyors and feeder breakers in mining applications.
• Suitable for use as part of ventilation system and dust suppression in mines.
• Odour control and landfill sites.
• Dust control on construction sites.
Parker Conflow's single flat Venturi has a large spray area and is designed to provide directional air movement and dust suppression on cutting machines, conveyor belts and chutes in mines.
The Code 4129S is a larger unit than the Code 5102, being 8" x 9" in size with a spray area of 9", using a single spray head.
With a 3/8″ NPT port, this product offers a maximum working pressure up to 1,500 psi.
Within this, six different pressures are available with three nozzle types for this product, offering great flexibility to meet requirements.
• Incorporates brass flat fan spray, which is robust and corrosion resistant.
• Design allows for maximum air movement using principle of Venturi.
• Effective dust control system for use on belt transfer points, run of conveyor or feeder breakers.
• Odour control on landfill sites.
Parker Conflow's Code 5102 is a single flat Venturi, which provides directional air movement for improved ventilation for cutting machines in mining, conveyor belts or chutes in dust suppression applications.
It is designed to allow maximum air movement within a compact fabrication, using the principle of Venturi, the reduction in fluid pressure that results when a fluid flows through a constricted section (or choke) of a pipe.
The product is available in three nozzle types and six different pressures.
Compact in size, the 6" x 5" unit has a 1/4″ NPT port and operates to a maximum working pressure up to 1,500 PSI/103 bar.
• Incorporates brass flat fan spray with options on orifice size to meet project requirements.
• Mechanical unit, requiring no additional electrical power.
• Robust design, low maintenance.
• Easy to bolt onto chute or conveyor.


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