Traditionally, glass pool tiles have always been considered a high-end product due to the careful craft involved in the manufacturing process. Glass’s reflective quality creates a dazzling result fit for luxurious outdoor decor. There is nothing more alluring on a hot summer day than the swimming pool’s water shimmering gently under the sun. The most glamorous player in the pool tiles market is glass mosaic tile, and it’s no surprise. Below are the top 3 types that make for great outdoor pool tiles: For a Glamorous Look: Glass Mosaic Tiles Several different types of pool tiles are commonly used for their durability and performance in outdoor and underwater conditions. Different types of tiles can embody various distinctive styles, turning the swimming pool from a recreational element to an architectural piece that interacts or even drives the outdoor décor. The swimming pool is your landscape’s focal point. When it comes to planning your swimming pool, tiles are a vital part of personalizing your design. ![]() What Are the Different Types of Pool Tiles? ![]() So just in time for summer: let’s take a deep dive into everything you need to know to find the best pool tiles. Whether it’s a classic bright blue, an earth-toned stone tile, or a sleek and modern colored glass, pool tiles provide an opportunity to get creative with your landscape design. Of course all pools are fun and refreshing, but a thoughtfully designed pool can transform a landscape from a typical backyard to a true oasis, and the right pool tile can elevate your pool into something spectacular.Īvailable in a near-endless selection of materials, colors, and formats, swimming pool tile options are as limitless as your imagination. A pool is one of summer’s most simple pleasures – a cool and irresistible escape from the heat.
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![]() Painted+citrus, daisy+mela, daisy+citrus, nox+venemous, nox+mela, bluestar+aureus, bluestar+venemous, mystic+fourpetal, mystic+aureus, rosaceae+blazing, rosaceae+fourpetal, viola+fragrant, viola+blazing, and jalapa+fragrant.īall cactus+orchid, ball cactus+astera, pear cactus+astera, pear cactus+gladiatus, pipe cactus+gladiatus, pipe cactus+ fern, rare oak+fern rare oak+ananas, maple+ananas, maple+maranta, bamboo+maranta, and bamboo+fanleaf. The third magic plant is the Fabled Rose of Isola better known to us as fabled lemonbush. Please note that you can only get reptans from the store, mutation, or starter seeds. Reptans+bamboo, reptans+maple, scandens+lemonbush, scandens+bamboo, grass+lemonbush, grass+fanleaf, orchid+fanleaf, orchid+maranta, astera+maranta, astera+ananas and gladius+ananas. (Please note the only way to get spotted is to get it from the starter seeds ,mutation, or from the seeds you buy in the store.) Spotted+blazing, spotted+fourpetal, painted+blazing, painted+fragrant, daisy+fragrant, daisy+fabled, nox+jalapa, nox+fabled, bluestar+jalapa, bluestar+viola, and mystic+viola these make rosaceae. ![]() The 2nd magic plant is Rose of Joy, better known to us as Rosaceae Fern. These combinations (plus a few others ones) make the species Maple. Any of these combinations (plus a few different ones) come out to Fourpetal.Īnanas+ball cactus, maranta+ball cactus, maranta+pear cactus, fanleaf+pear cactus, fanleaf+pear cactus, lemonbush+rare oak, lemonbush+pipe cactus, and bamboo+rare oak. Ok the first is the magic tree of fragrance, better known to us as Fourpetal Maple.Ĭitrus+viola, citrus+jalapa, mela+fragrant, mela+fabled, aureus+fragrant, aureus+blazing, or fabled+venemous. There are more ways than I'm going to list to get the 6 magic plants, but I will try to tell you a few ways to do it! I don't include the extinct species and varieties, although they can be used to find the magic plants as well. ![]() In any case, now that the ‘Online Safety Bill’ has become law, it will be interesting to see how the situation unfolds. As for us, we are not at all sure that the UK will keep its promise. However, this does not mean that the British government won’t enforce the so-called “spy clause” in the future. Later (we wrote about it here), the UK regulator said that it won’t use the law to force service providers to scan messages because there was no safe and secure way to do so at the moment. They threatened to leave the country if this part of the law is not removed. Earlier this year, heads of the most popular end-to-end encrypted messengers, including WhatsApp, Viber, and Signal, argued that this clause effectively means that they will have to scan private chats, and this is impossible to implement without undermining end-to-end encryption (E2EE). One of the law’s stated goals is to stop the spread of child sexual abuse material (SCAM) both when it communicated “publicly or privately,” the latter meaning in private messages. ![]() The so-called ‘Online Safety Bill’ received royal assent on Thursday, and will now be enacted in several stages. UK’s ‘anti-encryption’ bill becomes lawĪ controversial piece of legislation, which can potentially undermine online privacy and security, has become law in the UK. ![]() Moreover, Google’s desire to exploit the EU regulation to make the browser market even more centralized is worrying, as it could undermine user choice, privacy, and security. These deals behind the scenes lead to centralization and stifle innovation and diversity in the tech industry. The report reveals that While Apple and Google compete fiercely in many domains, they also cooperate to maintain their dominance and influence. Google believes that once it happens, a number of European iPhone users with Chrome would triple, according to the internal documents cited by the Times. The laws should force Apple to open its closed ecosystem to other companies, including Google. Google is also planning to use the new anti-competition laws in the EU to its advantage. After Apple’s built-in Spotlight search feature started to perform exceptionally well, Google concocted a plan to introduce a similar feature in Chrome. According to the report, Google also actively worked to nip Apple’s aspirations to build its own search engine that could compete with Google Search. To put this into perspective, in 2022 Apple generated “just” around $4.7 billion with its own global advertising business. The Times reported, citing people with the knowledge of the deal, that Google paid Apple a whopping $18 billion in 2021. The only question was: how much? And now The New York Times has it answered. It has never been much of a secret that Google pays Apple huge sums of money to be the default search engine in Safari across all Apple’s devices. Google paid Apple $18 bn to remain iPhone’s default search engineĪpple and Google are bitter rivals, competing at many battlegrounds, ranging from mobile operating systems and app stores to advertising. In this edition of AdGuard’s Digest: report reveals how much Google pays Apple, a controversial ‘anti-encryption’ bill becomes law, X wants to be your bank, YouTube faces a surprise challenge, OpenAI is preoccupied with doomsday thoughts.
![]() Prior satisfactory job performance required.Agent will accept positions as assigned, including nights, holidays, and weekends.Must be able to successfully complete the training program, including passing oral and written tests, before being awarded a position as a Reservation Sales Agent. ![]() Able to work in a customer service oriented / sales environment with the ability to comprehend customer’s travel needs.Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced professional call center environment.Excellent written communication skills to clearly convey messages to customers through digital means.Ability to interact with various types of customers.Fluent English and/or Spanish including acceptable grammar and punctuation.Proven oral & written communication skills.Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.Engage leadership for support when appropriate.Document all customer facing interactions.Adhere to all client and regulatory compliance laws.Compassionately handle sensitive situations.Appropriately & compassionately communicate with customers.Aim to resolve issues on the first contact by being proactive, patient, empathetic, and understanding.Work with confidential customer information and treat it sensitively.Provide excellent customer service through active listening while engaging customers on Telephone/Voice calls.Will perform assignment duties in a manner conforming to Amtrak’s Standards of Excellence.Reservation Sales Agent must be able to handle Telephone/Voice inquiries in a professional manner consistent with the established procedures and standards of service Must become RailRes qualified and trained to handle all RailRes interactions.Must have a thorough knowledge of geography, fares and tariffs, routings to off-line points and office rules and procedures.Must possess the ability to use a computer to access information on schedules, rates, routes, and destinations to answer customer inquiries Handle and carefully respond to all customer inquiries through Telephone/Voice calls.Reservation/Sales Agents will provide effective customer service by communicating information to customers regarding schedules, rates, routings, connections, and destinations.Our values of Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority and the success of our railroad is the result of our employees. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The organization periodically assesses its workforce and its hiring practices to ensure that it continues to be reflective of the viewers and listeners it represents.Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country and we move America’s workforce toward the future. To further this goal, WHYY staff participates in job fairs throughout the community, recruits from a variety of sources, has an active internship program for both college students and recent graduates, and otherwise actively seeks a diversity of candidates for open positions. The organization encourages job applicants of any ethnicity, gender, age, or sexual orientation, as well as those from different economic, educational and geographic backgrounds to apply for positions that require their level of experience and skills. WHYY prides itself on having a workforce that is representative of the diverse community it serves. We embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage all to apply. Consider becoming a part of this dynamic workforce and submit your online application today! More than 200 people put it all together. ![]() Hundreds of thousands of loyal audience members count on WHYY every day. According to data from Edmunds, the average transaction price of a full-size pickup is now $39,915 - a heady increase over the $31,059 average price in 2005 - a gain of over 8 percent after inflation is factored in. That's because per-unit profits on full-size trucks are skyrocketing, outpacing the industry's average price increases by more than double since 2005. Good thing, then, that the segment is in rude health - in fact, Automotive News is suggesting that pickup truck sales are arguably healthier than they were pre-recession, even though the segment's volume is still significantly down from where it was before the bottom fell out of the US economy. We've said it before, but bears repeating: Pickup trucks are the financial engines of America's automakers. Pickup prices rising at 2x industry average Tue, ![]() The Lamborghini Huracán or Ferrari 458 Speciale would have added some exotic flare to the list, and the omissions of the Chevy Corvette Stingray (for the second year in a row) and the Dodge Challenger Hellcat are real head-scratchers. It must be said though, that for a publication that draws as much water as Motor Trend does, there are some big cars that we might expect to be here instead. Give us any one of those for the weekend, and we're happy to take the keys. The group of ten includes the following darlings: Alfa Romeo 4C, BMW i8, BMW M4, Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, Ford Fiesta ST, Jaguar F-Type R Coupe, Nissan GT-R Nismo, Porsche 911 Turbo S, Subaru WRX STI and, last but not least, the Volkswagen GTI. The lineup this year boasts some impressively fast cars to be sure. Now back for its fourth appearance, the idea of lining some of the world's fastest cars up for a ten-wide, straight-line, full-throttle run is, well. We love Motor Trend's annual World's Greatest Drag Race video. Ford introduced the Excursion as an official production model in 2000.Porsche 911 Turbo and Nissan GT-R Nismo star in World's Greatest Drag Race 4 Fri, The Bronco Centurion could be ordered with options such as a third-row seat that can be folded into a bed, second row bucket seats, a TV with a VCR, and a built-in radar detector.īronco Centurions are considered after market conversions. Over time the few of these cars that still exist are rare and valuable, except for the certain percentage of Northern cars that suffered from tailgate rust-out due to poor body paint preparation. This made the Centurion more appealing to people in need of a comfortable tow vehicle, albeit a faster one. Half ton chassis featured the 351 V8 (5.8 EFI) gas engine. In addition to adding a third row of seats and more room, a Bronco Centurion could be ordered using an F-350 as the donor pickup, allowing the Centurion to have such engines as the 7.3 L (~445 cu in) PowerStroke turbodiesel and the 460 cu in (7.5 L) gasoline V8. ![]() The conversion involved combining a new crew cab short bed F-Series truck with a Bronco tailgate and fiberglass top. These 4-door Broncos were converted by Centurion Vehicles of White Pigeon, Michigan. I have a Doc appointment in one hour,so i am sending this in a rush.įrom the late 1980s through its demise in 1996, the Bronco was also sold at Ford dealerships as a modified 4-door SUV (making it similar to the Excursion or Suburban ). I am in a mad scramble to find money before 9-9-10. I copied the text from wikipedia.The engine is the 7.5 L and built on the F350. ![]() It might be just the right trail rig for someone with a large family who likes to rided together. The thing is a beast and is located in Atlanta. His phone number is at the end of his post so anyone who might be interested can call him directly. Below is his e-mail to me about the vehicle and a few pics as well. Ok, I know this is a Toyota forum and most of the vehicles for sale here are Land Cruisers, but I'm trying to help my Brother-in-Law, so forgive the intrusion. With a name that starts with "K," Koen fits right in! Meet Koen.Īs the weather begins to stay consistently warm, Zoo guests can expect to find Katy, Kora, and Koen rotating between their indoor and outdoor habitats in the Zoo's Australia and the Islands region. While Kora and Koen will not meet, as they are not paired for breeding, we are excited to have another addition to the Zoo's koala family. In addition to Kora turning one and becoming more independent every day, another koala, Koen, recently joined the Columbus Zoo family after moving from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. It has been a very exciting year for the Australia and the Islands team! She is so patient with Kora as she learns to become more independent,” said Grumney. Kora is gaining independence and is starting to spend more time away from her mother, but if she feels she has been away from her for too long, she doesn't hesitate to call out…and her mother will quickly rush to her! "Katy is a wonderful mother. After birth, the joey will crawl into its mothers pouch located on its mothers belly and attach itself to one of her teats. Baby Koalas are so tiny at birth and only measure around a quarter of an inch long. Baby Koalas are very vulnerable at birth and are hairless, blind and have no ears. While her older sister was extra sweet to her keepers and always very interested in what they were up to when servicing the koala habitat, Kora prefers to stay closer to mom and has a "sassier" attitude! "It is fun to see the different personalities koalas can have, even though they sleep up to 20 hours each day,” said Australia and The Islands keeper, Emily Grumney. A female Koalas gestation period is 35 days. Kora's older sister, Ellin, grew up at the Columbus Zoo and now resides at Palm Beach Zoo in Florida. Kora is also the second joey born to Katy. While all animals are special to the teams at the Zoo, Kora has a special place in her keepers' hearts as she is the last joey to be born from mom, Katy, and dad, Thoar.Īfter Thoar’s passing from cancer, the koala Care team came up with a special way to pay tribute to Thoar…They created a name that combined her parents' names to honor their last joey. Let’s celebrate this little koala with a BIG personality while looking back on her first year growing up at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. It does not store any personal data.Today is a "koala-ty" day to celebrate a koala joey’s big day.Kora's first birthday is May 5, 2023! The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. For the first six months or so after they’re born, they drink milk from a teat in their mom’s pouch. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Baby koalas, called joeys, eat their mothers’ poop. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. ![]() The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]() Meeting Masha for the first time was a gut-wrenching experience for Rachelle. It was something I was going to take with me to the grave." "I had never told my secret to anybody and I didn't plan on telling my secret to anybody ever. "I didn't know what to do," says a tearful Rachelle. Still, she says fear and shame prevented her from alerting authorities. She says her "heart dropped" when she found out Mancuso had a daughter. A chance encounter with a family friend informed Rachelle of the truth. For years, she thought her father had adopted a boy, who she thought would be safe from harm. "And I feel partly responsible for what happened to her, and I beat myself up about it all the time because I feel that it was my fault that I did not say anything."īecause she had lost contact with her father, Rachelle says she didn't know the details of the adoption. "It goes through my mind every day and I feel so much guilt," says Rachelle. She now feels that if she had told someone, Masha might have been spared. Rachelle never revealed the terrible secret about her father to anyone, until the FBI contacted her during their investigation. No longer interested in Rachelle, the two lost nearly all contact. After six years of torment, Rachelle claims Mancuso stopped when she reached puberty. But she says the sexual abuse intensified during weekend visitations with her father. She says she painfully remembers how her father began molesting her when she, too, was just 5 years old.Īfter years of abuse, Rachelle's parents divorced when she was 10 years old. She grew up in the same house with the same secret shame. Rachelle, Mancuso's biological daughter, says she shares a painful bond with Masha. ![]() The house where he and Masha lived has since been sold to a new family. He also pleaded guilty to the horrible sex crimes he committed against Masha and was sentenced to serve 35 to 70 years in prison. Two years ago, Matthew Mancuso was sentenced to 15 years on federal pornography charges. Sergeant Zaglifa says that to gain proper perspective on the severity of child pornography, it's important to call them "child sex abuse images." "When those images are being made," says Sergeant Zaglifa, "that's sex abuse in progress." He offers his expert advice for how parents can protect their children: "The number one thing is: No chat rooms." Her rescue, says Sergeant Zaglifa, was an unexpected reward for what he calls the "physically and emotionally draining" work of capturing child predators. Working with other agents, he traced Mancuso's Internet address to a location near Pittsburgh, where he was later arrested.ĭuring their investigation, police officials had no way of knowing that the little girl in the photographs was Mancuso's adopted daughter. Sergeant Zaglifa says his instinct told him this man was an absolute danger to children. Posing as a pedophile, Chicago area police officer Mike Zaglifa discovered Mancuso in an online chat room. Back in the states, Masha expected a nice American home with a bedroom all her own. No phone calls were made to his ex-wife or to his biological daughter. What she didn't know was the adoption agency failed to properly check her new father's background. But nothing could have been farther from the truth. ![]() Mancuso seemed like her knight in shining armor. He visited Masha several times at the orphanage, took her to nice dinners, and bought her candy. After months of waiting, Mancuso traveled to Russia to meet his new daughter. He contacted a New Jersey adoption agency requesting information on 5-year-old Caucasian girls, and chose Masha from a videotape. Meanwhile, 41-year-old Matthew Mancuso, a divorced father in Pennsylvania, was looking for a little girl to adopt. ![]() Soon after recovering from her traumatic ordeal, Masha was sent to an orphanage where she prayed that a good family would come to rescue her. Her own mother tried to kill her when she was only 4 years old by stabbing her in the back of the neck with a kitchen knife. She was born in southern Russia to an alcoholic mother and a father she never knew. At 13 years old, Masha has already survived the unthinkable. Tip #1: Customize the template … but not too much Here are some tips to keep in mind when using a resume template in Google Docs. That’s it! The template is now in your Drive and you can create as many copies as you need and edit it with your resume text.
![]() Navy blue was first used as a term for the specific shade of dark blue worn by the British Royal Navy. You’ll see that many designers this season decided to go top-to-toe navy.Ĭourrèges – Loewe – Carolina Herrera Exactly what is navy blue?īefore moving onto some of the best navy clothes and accessories and navy outfits, let’s consider exactly what we mean by navy blue. Designers showcasing navy blue color palettesĮvery season, designers always opt for at least some navy blue outfits, and this winter and fall are no exception. If you are having one of those I-have-nothing-to-wear moments, adding more neutrals to your closet can help you get the most out of the clothes you already have.īecause it’s a classic shade, you can afford to think about navy clothes and accessories as an investment that you will keep for years. ![]() It’s one of the most versatile colors out there! Navy goes with every other color in your closet You could wear navy as a mother-of-the-bride in lovely lace, or you could choose a chunky navy sweater. Similar cropped top ( here and here), pants, sneakers, bag, earrings and sunglasses It can be formal or casual While it’s not always in stores in great quantities all year, it looks fabulous at any time of year, whether you opt for a navy party dress at Christmas, or you wear a striped navy tee during summer. Unlike black, which can be harsh, it flatters the vast majority of skin tones. Here are just some of the things we love about navy: Navy is a universal color ![]() Reasons navy blue is such a fabulous color to wear But what is the best way to wear navy blue? What colors go with navy? How can you put together stylish navy outfits?īelow are some ideas for you on how to wear navy, including color palettes for you to choose from. It’s one of the most universally flattering colors around and can look less harsh than black. |
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