There are six restaurants on site – including Nick Bistro, Piazza, where guests can enjoy the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' favourite foods, like pizza and calzone, the retro-inspired Good Burger and Le Spatula, where walls are adorned with show art and cuisine comes straight out of Bikini Bottom. The resort’s Aqua Nick waterpark is the showstopper –with 2,000-square-feet of slides, 1,820-square-feet of river rides, and more, this colourful, wet and wild facility has quickly won the hearts of kids and parents already – so much so that guests are reportedly spending entire days at the waterpark alone. Inspired by SpongeBob's underwater home, the penthouse combines luxurious accommodations and modern amenities, with all of the fanciful trappings of Bikini Bottom, the undersea city where SpongeBob and his pals live. The Lair Suite is a rooftop penthouse paying homage to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that can accommodate up to seven guests.Īnd the Pineapple Suite, which is also featured at the inaugural Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts property in Punta Cana, is the resort's signature dwelling. There’s also three specialty suites, including a 3,000-square-feet, two-bedroom Big Kahuna Suite, which has custom pieces, such as a sideboard inspired by the signature purple glasses of Chuckie from Rugrats and neon artwork of the phrase "Happy Happy Joy Joy," the hit song from The Ren & Stimpy Show. Suites feature design elements that will get kids (and grown-ups) excited, such as art pieces pulled from Nickelodeon’s show archives and furnishings inspired by the brand’s iconic bright colours and characters, such as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SpongeBob (who you’ll see a lot at this resort) and Dora the Explorer. There’s also a majestic wall of shelves holding miniature statues of much-loved Nickelodeon characters, from SpongeBob to Rugrats to Rocko's Modern Life and more.Įvery 581-square-foot room comfortably accommodates families of five, complete with two full bathrooms and sprawling views of the Caribbean Sea from an oversized balcony, which has access to an infinity plunge pool. ![]() It’s the place to snap that first picture. The words “Ready to play?” glow above the hotel’s front desk lobby, which includes a giant golden pineapple structure – a nod to SpongeBob SquarePants' house under the sea. The brand's first all oceanfront swim-up suite resort, the 280-suite, whimsically-designed property is a nod to all things fun and Nickelodeon, from slimings and character experiences (watch for sightings of SpongeBob SquarePants and his buddy Patrick Star) to 90s elements that both kid and adults will love. 1.Ī special ceremony was held last night night mark the hotels opening – the gathering was attended by the founding family members of Grupo Lomas, which owns the resort, as well as the Governor of Quintana Roo, Carlos Joaquin Gonzalez. GIVC 2021 unfolds at the recently-opened, family-friendly, five-star, all-inclusive Nickelodeon Resort Riviera Maya, which rolled out the orange carpet to welcome its first round of guests on Aug. “You can just see their dedication, resilience and endurance,” she said. Many travel advisors, Fettes said, have “gone above and beyond” to get consumers back into the market and travelling again. “Every single travel agent was forced to reinvent themselves,” Fettes told PAX, reflecting on the past 18 months, which has been rife with coronavirus-related challenges. The highly-coveted event, notably, rewards more than 200 of the company’s top-earning producers and suppliers in several categories including the highest recognition, Hall of Fame. 30, travel professionals from all over the globe – from Canada to the United States to Mexico to Europe – will participate in breakout sessions, trend updates, immersive on-property experiences and put-your-hands-in-the-air parties that recognize hard work and achievement. ![]() “It’s an appreciation event for our travel partners and all that they do,” Liz Fettes, chief marketing and sales officer for Premier Worldwide Marketing, the exclusive sales and marketing provider for Karisma, told PAX at last night’s welcome dinner in the SpongeBob SquarePants-inspired “Aqua Nick” waterpark, where a drone light show and ribbon cutting also took place. 27) in Mexico's Riviera Maya region with a focus on fun, celebrating partnerships and preparing for the years ahead. Karisma Hotels & Resorts' 14th annual Gourmet Inclusive Vacation Consultant Sales and Marketing Forum Awards (known as GIVC for short) kicked off on Monday (Sept. The inscription on a wacky-green pillow sitting on a tangerine-orange sofa in the zany (but glamourous) lobby of the brand-new Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Riviera Maya said it all. “Blimps and slime and games and toons and laughs.”
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![]() The humour within the scene is gentle rather than pratfall slapstick and the cast show off their consistently excellent mime skills. ![]() There are two nuns, two opposing volleyball teams, holiday makers, a beat combo, paparazzi… It is difficult to believe that this is a cast of just five actors and we shall see many of these characters again before the end of the evening. Dozens of characters come and go, arriving and departing via an escalator, criss-crossing the stage – a different hat, jacket, suitcase signifying a change in character. Hulot enters the opening scene in the arrivals lounge (“Arrivee”) of a French airport. He gamely blows up a balloon and then lets it down again. Dressed in his recognisable raincoat and hat, carrying an umbrella (Set & Costume Designer Michael Vale), Lwanga’s languid movements and sad reflective expression set the mood. To start things off, Tati’s great comedic invention, Monsieur Hulot (Enoch Lwanga) enters through the audience. And there is little spoken dialogue – only occasional words are heard, some in French, some in English. There is little plot – various people arrive in Paris at the airport, visit the Pour la Maison Paris Expo, stay in a hotel and go to a restaurant before returning to the airport. And yet Co-Directors Valentina Ceschi and Thomas Eccleshare, with a cast of five (including Ceschi who doubles as an actor too), have created an evening’s triumph of mime and movement. An unlikely undertaking at first thought with the film’s notoriety for excessive detail, a myriad of characters, and almost no plot nor dialogue. “delightful entertainment of gentle comedy”ĭancing Brick presents a stage adaptation of the legendary film by Jacques Tati. PLAYTIME at the Royal and Derngate Theatre ★★★★
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![]() "As a result of this lack of confidence in LinkedIn's topline, the valuations associated with this will be chopped in half from where we were yesterday. "Companies with high predictability do get valuations that are at significant premiums to other Internet companies," said James Cakmak, an analyst at Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co. "It's a little surprising that Facebook and Google didn't call it out, maybe they're having such strength in the business."Īnd expectations of a robust subscription business are falling flat. ![]() firms, and LinkedIn is a great example of that," said Mahaney. "Today we hear Obama talking about global weakness impacting U.S. LinkedIn cited softness in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific Region. If the Mark Zuckerberg-led company decided it wanted to take some of the jobs business away from its rival, it likely could easily enough."They're fundamentally different companies Google and Facebook are ad revenue businesses, and LinkedIn is 60 or 65 percent enterprise subscription revenue," said RBC analyst Mark Mahaney, who cut his rating on the company from Outperform to Sector Perform and slashed his price target to $156 from $300.Įach of LinkedIn's three businesses is facing its own challenges. People may not have their full work history on the social media leader, but they generally have a lot of it, with their current and many past jobs listed. How risky is it?In the short term, LinkedIn seems like a safe, slow- to moderate-growth platform, but it's hard to get past the fact that Facebook could crush it if it wanted to. People are voluntarily attending one while they would skip out on the other if they could, and that leaves LinkedIn vulnerable. In some ways, Facebook is a cocktail party you were attending anyway, while LinkedIn is the semi-mandatory training you have to take or risk missing out on future opportunities. ![]() Sometimes the same may be true of Facebook, but the social media leader generally mixes pleasant interaction with family and friends with the occasionally networking opportunity. The problem - and this is personal feeling, not hard evidence - is that most people go to LinkedIn out of obligation, not for fun. What are the risks?While LinkedIn appears to have a solid business, it remains vulnerable to a push into jobs solutions from Facebook. "We enter 2016 with increased focus on core initiatives that will drive leverage across our portfolio of products." "Q4 was a strong quarter for LinkedIn, bringing to a close a successful year of growth and innovation against our long-term roadmap," said CEO Jeff Weiner in the Q4 earnings release. That segment increased by 22% year over year to $532 million for all of 2015. Premium Subscriptions also grew in Q4 by 19% to $144 million. Marketing Solutions, where about 50% of the revenue comes from sponsored posts, grew20% year over year in Q4 to $183 million, and grew 28% to $581 million in 2015.
Select the phone number linked to the Family Member.Access the app menu by selecting the Menu icon.Review and agree to the Terms of Service.Īdd a Family Member Add a Family Member via Android.Select Family Controls, then choose FamilyWhere.Select the check box next to the person you want to track on the account and choose Locate!.Enter a valid email address in the Create your account text box and choose Create Account.Open the FamilyWhere app and select Get Started.If you use a VPN or VPN app, turn it off while you get set up.These notifications are required by FCC regulations and by T-Mobile Privacy and Safety policy. By design, FamilyWhere notifications can't be disabled on a child’s phone.Only the Primary Account Holder can activate FamilyWhere service and see located devices. ![]()
![]() I now own an Xbox 360 to compensate for the decreasing performance of my laptop (or rather, the increasing demands on hardware) and am thoroughly enjoying the variety of RPG and FPS titles that have become available to me. Or right, depending on how you feel about small children. Other highlights on my list include Heroes of Might and Magic III (at one stage my offhand knowledge of creatures, artifacts and spells was perhaps commendable), Alien vs Predator 2, the Portal series and of course, World of Warcraft.īroodwars: You’re doing it wrong. I could spend the rest of this article discussing them alone at length, but I’ll save that for an overdue review. ![]() I have stayed loyal to the Command and Conquer franchise and I can’t go past Starcraft (and it’s expansion pack, Broodwars) as my favourite games. With the arrival of Windows 95, computer mice and the original Command and Conquer demo, I was soon captivated by the Real Time Strategy genre, which has remained true to my heart ever since.Īs such, my gaming was primarily PC-based and I enjoyed a variety of genres and titles from Need for Speed and Diablo to F.E.A.R. While I haven’t extensively dabbled in the genre, to this day I still haven’t seen a track creation system as enjoyable as Stunts who could resist using bridge on-ramps to create a jump over a building or a windmill?Īnd years later, even with the lure of modern graphics and gameplay, I still went back and played Captain Comic to completion, having only ever played the shareware version. My gaming tendencies began at home, watching my brother play the classics that only a 286 can provide: Captain Comic, Stunts and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? – just to name a few. Just to top it off, you might also find me enjoying music, movies and the occasional alcoholic beverage. I find the concepts fascinating and believe that space technology is a tribute to human ingenuity and our continual outward search for knowledge. Whether it’s simply looking up at the stars or discussing dark energy, almost everything to do with space interests me. I have also used my studies as a chance to follow up one of my personal interests: space and astronomy. However, the end is nigh and next year I hope to find myself working hard as a professional. If I’m not at home, there’s a reasonable chance I’m at university, studying to complete my Engineering and Science degrees. ![]() While I have come to enjoy several works by Niven, Isaac Asimov is simply a master of creativity and writing. Reading science fiction novels is one of the things you might find me doing when I’m not engaged in games. I originally selected the name after reading Larry Niven’s Ringworld, a sci-fi favourite and a source of many names for my electronic avatars. I go by the moniker ‘Tunesmith’ due to adopting it from a restoration druid in World of Warcraft. Hello, fellow friends and gamers! My name is Tunesmith and like you, I have wiled away many (too many) hours glued to screens, enjoying various video games throughout my life. ![]() ![]() Find out more than you ever knew about vignetting, RAW fine-tuning, Quick Preview mode, Command Editor, and using the integrated iPhoto Browser. This little guide is packed with hip tips, secrets, and shortcuts that help you get even more functionality from the software. Copyright © 2012.Īperture offers a full range of tools to help serious photographers organize and manipulate images and manage workflow. That way you can make the most of your images and still have time to go about your life!Įxcerpted with permission from the publisher, Wiley, from Aperture 3 Portable Genius, 2nd Edition by Josh Anon and Ellen Anon. From the intro to Chapter 6, What Tools Can I Use to Make My Images Better?:Īlthough it’s always wise to take the time to make the best photos possible while shooting, Aperture has a lot of tools that you can use to make your images even better.īy clicking a button, setting a few sliders, or applying a few brushstrokes, you can optimize your shots and add impact without spending excessive amounts of time on your computer. You can download chapter 6 from the Aperture 3 Portable Genius book. Aperture Book Free Chapter - What Tools Can I Use To Make My Images Better? ![]() Overall, Super Mario 64 is a great game with some flaws.īy the way, it took me two weeks to complete the game because I was busy working on My YouTube videos. There are 120 stars in the game and after you beat the game, you meet Yoshi on top of the Castle who gives you 100 hundred lives and a sparkly triple jump. By the way, you only need 70 stars in order to beat the game. Some of them are Annoying like Tic Tok Clock which is a real pain because of the damn camera. Most of the power stars are fun to get with fun enemies and level design. Sometimes that can screw you over depending on your position, but most of the time, I don't have a problem with it. When you get the 100th coin, a power star will appear whenever you are onto of your head. The 100 power star missions suck because the coins are too far apart from each other, most of the maps are too large, and the coins are very damn scarce. Each picture has six stars (one hidden star which is the 100 coin stars). Speaking of those, you get power stars throughout the Castle by jumping into pictures and finding the power star in order to get further in the Castle to save Princess Peach for the one millionth time. Sometimes the camera will be blocked by the map or it will be in the other direction which blocks the platforms you need to see in order to get a power star. I know this game came out during the beginning of the 3D age of gaming, but the camera control is horrible (Unfortunately, games today are almost always 3D). The other problem I have with the game is the camera control. The other caps like the metal cap and the invisible cap aren't very helpful and you hardly get to use them. I hate it because the control is awful and it's really f*cking hard to get red coins. The only power up I hate is the wing cap. Such as the power ups which aren't very useful and you only use them a few times. The game itself is a great time with some flaws. Super Mario 64's soundtrack is great! My favorites are Bob Omb Battefield, Dire Dire Docks, Slider, Cool Cool Mountain, Bowsers Road, and the ending theme. Also, I completely agree with you on the Nintendo 64 because I think it's a pretty mediocre console compared to the NES, SNES, and the Wii. I do agree with you on the graphics for the game because a handful of the textures look really bad. When I finally gave the game a shot, I thought it was great, but it's not as great as everyone says it is. When I played it then, I didn't like it very much and I decided to only play it just because of the mini games. I've played it back when it was only a few years old (Pacifically the DS version). This is coming from someone who hasn't played the game since earlier this year in April. To me, Super Mario 64 is a great game with some massive flaws like the camera, the 100 coin missions, Mario's odd control, etc. If you ask me, no matter how terrible a game is, if you enjoyed playing it, you didn't waste your time. Much like the N64 its self, it's very overrated.īut that doesn't mean your wasting your time playing it. Overall I give this game a 2/10, it's not very good and can be extremely frustrating because of the way the game is designed. Most of the levels have jutting out straight ledges that look terrible even for the time. It also makes them super annoying to play. Not only this but the amount of annoying gimmicks in each stage make everyone of them feel like a terrible super mario maker level. It sometimes feels like they were just stock images and random textures slapped everywhere. But playing almost any other level in the game looks like garbage. Now, going into the game and playing Bomb Omb Battlefield for your first time is great. And the camera controls, the game's revolutionary mechanic was restricted for basically the whole game. He was too slippery and it was hard to move around with him without making mistakes. Mario's "groundbreaking and amazing" controls were complete garbage. The game is one of the most colorful games on the system and the hub world and swimming controls are great. Most of the praise for this game is nostalgia. Otherwise the soundtrack for me is dull and forgettable. I enjoy only a select few songs from this game. Begin Creating Your Excel Budgetīuild a personal budget worksheet for tracking your expenses. W-2 can result in different tax situations). Calculate Your Total Incomeįigure out how much Form W-2 or Form 1099 income you’re going to earn during your budgeting period ( 1099 vs. If you budget for a month, it is critical to remember to add expenses that you don’t pay every month as you’ll need to set aside money in short-term savings to have the money when those expenses become due. The most common time periods for a budget include a monthly or annual view. Determine the Period Your Budget Will Cover For many of you, your goals will include down payments on houses, refinancing student loans, college for your children and funding retirement. ![]() In my case, my primary financial goal is to make sure I enjoy my retirement. Use it to follow along with the steps outlined below to make sure you are learning how to create a budget in Excel which works for you.Īs an overview, here are the steps necessary to create a budget in Excel: 1. I have a free budget spreadsheet template for you to download and use. How to Create a Budget Spreadsheet in Excel You will be less likely to run up more debt than you can afford to re-pay and will be more likely to be able to retire in the fashion you desire. However, if you make a budget, you’ll be much more confident in your financial decisions. If you don’t clean your bathroom or make a budget, you can end up with physical or financial illness that can be really hard to overcome. The longer you put it off, though, the harder it is to do. Most people don’t find creating and sticking to a budget to be a lot of fun. To be clear, the budgeting process is to your financial health what cleaning your bathroom is to your physical health. You’ll also want to include line items in your budget for the different types of savings – emergency, designated for specific large purchases and long-term/retirement. ![]() Income includes your wages and returns you get from your investments.Įxpenses include every dollar you spend, from income taxes to housing costs to food to fun stuff like vacations, sporting events and going out for a nice dinner and drinks. ![]() What is a budget? A budget is a listing of your income and the amount you can afford to spend on your expenses and put into savings. ![]() Quick format is good enough or you may try full format as download takes time Make sure the file system of USB drive is FAT32 (Default) before formatting. STEP5: While the update is downloading, please format the USB drive. Reporting is required so that next time you get the correct update and VIN information is updated. Immediately after clicking download button, you will get following email for reporting update. STEP 4: If the download commence, please save the Zip file to hard drive. The unzip instruction file from website reads as below. Next step guide which may you read till download is complete After couple of attempts or days the system may once again ask you to “request download”. As said above, for first time users download may not commence and you need to keep trying. STEP 3: Once you receive above email, you may login and try downloading. Request download and wait for the email as below. STEP 2: Please click “update to latest version”, which will take you to “Request Download” Button. The below steps are for "update to latest version" only. After couple of days you can have either of the two status. The system may not show your Sync version immediately. Here again, it may take up to couple of days for system to map your Sync version. Based the VIN your vehicle profile is created automatically. In case you do not have owners account please register. STEP 1: Login to Ford Owners account for FORD INDIA. Similarly the software download button will not be execute (although download link will be enabled) immediately after you receive the email but please give it 12 to 24 hours and download should start.įor benefits of fellow BHPians, here are the steps ![]() But once it did and now I know that update message comes almost 10 to 15 minutes after plugging the USB drive. At least 20 times I would concluded that update will not commence and ejected the USB from Sync. For ex- no confirmation on software install, not many pop up message, delay in start of upload/download, no status bar.Īll these helped me to keep trying and believe me the patience runs out before you get any message or activity starts. But the YouTube videos and forum discussion did give lots of idea about unfriendliness of Ford updates. Most of the YouTube video and forum discussion deals about upgrade from Sync 3 version 1.1 to 2.2 but none from 2.2 to 2.3. The entire Sync affair took lot of my effort and time but I decided to keep trying after reading and watching video about Sync updates. ![]() Thereafter I tried to get the Sync updated through Ford Service but even they could not carry out the update. I tried this multiple time without any success. However my repeated attempt to download went in vein as download did not commence. Within 24 hours I received an email that the download is ready and can be downloaded from Ford owner login page. The update is customized based on VIN registered under vehicle profile and one need to request for download by clicking the request download button I was trying to update Sync ever since my ford owner login > my vehicle profile showed that a update is available for my Sync 3 version 2.2. This is DIY for Ford Sync 3 update (Version 2.2 to 2.3) |
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