The par-3 seventh, which has a canal rushing next to the tee box before meandering across the front of the green. The par-5 fifth hole, with a dramatic downhill fairway that if managed properly could lead to getting home in two. The course was built on a mesa, with several steep climbs most noticeable on: As you play the course, you can easily spot several areas where there will be no grass in the future – these are areas that don’t need it, as they are for the most part out of play. Staples said his redesign will take it from about 125 acres of sod to about 100. Mesa Country Club has too much grass, in fact, and a reduction is a major part of the renovation. All three layouts are old-school, parkland-style designs with rolling hills, huge trees and lots of grass. MCC has a lot in common with Phoenix Country Club (host of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on the PGA Tour Champions) and Arizona Country Club, also in Phoenix. “We’re not really thought of as being an historic state for great old classic golf courses, which is one of the reasons I was hired because I have those tendencies,” Staples said. That’s partly due to the age of the venue. It’s a little more laid back, not as many rules.” Old-school golf in the desertĪs for the layout, it’s unlike most of the desert golf common in the Phoenix metropolitan area. “You can show up in jeans, you can show up in a T-shirt. “Mesa Country Club is a special spot in the Valley, which has a lot of high-end private courses, but it’s a great country club but also has great people and has a blue-collar attitude,” Dahmen said. It is a private club with a relaxed atmosphere, none of the stuffy pretenses found elsewhere. The laid-back Mesa Country Club isn’t trying to keep its membership rolls a secret, nor does it have someone stationed at the front desk reminding everyone to take off their hats indoors. And the membership is just the frosting on the cake.”ĭahmen visits frequently, and in 2020 while playing with a few members of the Chicago Cubs he set the course record by shooting a 58. Don’t forget 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and former Chicago Bears great Brian Urlacher. Other members include PGA Tour Champions golfers Steve Jones, who won the 1996 U.S. Scottsdale residents – including honorary members and PGA Tour stars Max Homa and Joel Dahmen – are about 35 minutes away. Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is less than 15 minutes to the west. The Loop 202 is just a mile to the north. What’s also attractive to many of its members is its location. “We think it was one of the first courses William P. Bell, the Golden Age architect,” said Andy Staples of Staples Golf Design, the Scottsale-based firm hired for the renovation. What makes the place, though, is topography that features sometimes astounding elevation changes for a course that’s almost smack dab in the middle of the generally flat greater Phoenix area.
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![]() Model guidance suggests that warmer than average temperatures are likely through mid-February in the Northeast US with very little support for winter weather. If no measurable snow occurs in the city on February 1, it’s likely that the snowless winter will persist for at least another week. The intense cold will be gone in a blink of an eye, with temperatures warming above average again by the early part of next week. This will bring a brief but intense shot of cold to New York metropolitan area from Friday into Saturday, with temperatures falling into the teens and real-feel temperatures as low as the single digits. While it appears unlikely that measurable snowfall will occur from this system, any snowflakes falling from the sky are worth monitoring closely.īehind this disturbance will come dry and cold air associated with a piece of the tropospheric polar vortex. This disturbance will be weak and passing through quickly, but it’s not impossible that NYC sees some light snow. The entire store gets jam-packed with flower displays to welcome spring, making it a must-see attraction even if you’re not looking to shop. The one exception will be on Wednesday morning, February 1, when model data suggests a period of light snow could occur with a passing frontal boundary. One of the best free things to do in New York City in March is to visit the annual Macy’s Flower Show. ![]() The weather pattern over the next several weeks is expected to remain unfavorable for snow. Those important high-pressure systems have simply not been there so far this winter, which has led to bouts of cold that move away just in time for storms to reach our area. These areas of high pressure allow moisture to move into the five boroughs while keeping the cold in place to ensure that precipitation falls as snow. Historically, New York City’s snowstorms are dominated by cold air, which is locked in by a strong high pressure to our north. Fleeting cold air masses do no good in terms of winter storm potential. The thing with cold is that it needs to be committed to result in snow. New York City’s Jobs Picture Grows Cloudier as Fall Approaches.Bronx NYCHA Tenants Robbed of Hot Water as Cold Pandemic Winter Gets Underway. Journey Mode: In Journey mode, the meter fills based on the level being played: it takes 7 lines to fill a quarter of the zone meter on Beginner difficulty, 8 for Normal, and 10 for Expert. Since it is complicated to learn, a more in-depth guide is linked here. It is also important to utilize IRS and IHS. ![]() Due to the fact that you can place a piece partially above the field you can actually clear lines above the field. Since the board is only 20 lines tall it may seem confusing that you can clear above 20 lines. The final challenge in zone lines are 21+ zones. This is something that may take a lot of practice to learn, so don’t get discouraged if it takes you a while to get this. Also, try to fill in the sides first, as to avoid having a piece spawn in a block. Some general tips are to remember that you can place pieces partially above the 20 tall field. ![]() Sometimes it is a good idea to take a screenshot and look to try to find a solution (if you are in single player). Trying to achieve 19-20 line zones is where topstacking begins to become really difficult. Clearing quickly through the first 16 lines can also give you more time to think about your stacking at the top of the zone.įor even more advanced zone techniques, read on! Due to this, when playing in the zone near the top of the stack, it becomes very important to make sure your piece will not prematurely end the zone. When in the zone, if a piece spawns inside another block or is placed entirely above the 20 tall playfield, the zone will end. When shooting for 16+ lines an important factor that comes into play is topstacking. Right well is more efficient in terms of score but is dependent on having lots of I pieces during the zone. The side two wide allows you to clear lines very quickly as you can use each piece to downstack, but sacrifices a bit on efficiency/score. Using a strategy like the side two wide or right well can be very good for getting more lines. Although it is possible to get 16+ lines in a zone with a quarter or half meter, it is much easier to do so with a higher-filled meter. Starting your zone with lots of blocks on the board leaves you with more time to clear lines and less time wasted stacking. Speed: When shooting for around 16 lines or under, the key element to getting more lines is how fast you can clear lines. One quarter gives you five seconds of zone time. Each quarter needs a set amount of line clears, depending on the gamemode and level. The meter charges in increments of one quarter. Your zone meter: The first is your zone meter, which is charged by clearing lines. There are a few things to take into account when shooting for a high zone line clear: With planning, strategy, and a little luck, clearing more than 20 lines is possible!Ģ1 lines = Kirbtris (named after the first person to succeed, Kirby703)Ģ3 = Infinitris, the maximum possible in Journey Mode.Ģ4 = Electris (named after the first person to clear 24+ lines in Connected, Electra )Ģ5+ = ?tris (only a handful have achieved this and have seen the real name in person) Different names are given to different amounts of Zone line clears. ![]() During the zone, blocks stop falling, and all cleared lines are moved to the bottom instead of disappearing. The Zone is the core mechanic of Journey, Zone Battle, and Connected modes. The name “9-0” stacking refers to the width of the stacks on each side of the Tetris well in 9-0’s case, nine columns to the left, zero to the right. Once you’ve gotten the hang of stacking cleanly, you can try to start to offset the Tetris well towards the center. The only way to get better at stacking cleanly is to play more Tetris. Ultimately, learning to stack cleanly doesn’t really have any shortcuts, as it’s something that’s entirely based on intuition. The main thing to think about is how pieces connect together. Stacking cleanly, however, can be a bit more tricky. As long as you can maintain this, you are 9-0 stacking. Stacking cleanly refers to flat stacking for a clean and accommodating stack with few or no bumps.ĩ-0 stack: the number one thing to keep in mind is that one of the side columns needs to be empty. This is a great place to start if you want to improve your score. One of the most common strategies for doing this is called 9-0 stacking, better known as a side Tetris well/rightwell, which is when you leave a one-column stack on either the left or right side of the stack, leaving opportunities for clearing Tetrises. A line or row is cleared when all 10 columns in a row are filled. ![]() The main goal of Tetris is to drop Tetriminos into the playfield and clear lines to gain points. ![]() Once both bowls were filled Zuma shut off the water, but the lab just sat there, tears beginning to form in his eyes. Outside the Lookout, Zuma was filling up his and Rubble's food dishes with the water hose as Rubble went to get a cloth from his puphouse that they could use to cool Marshall down. ![]() The mixed-breed pup soon turned his attention to Marshall, climbing up on the pillows next to him, resting his head next to his sick friend as he whimpered. "Good luck, Chase!" Rocky barked as Chase entered the elevator to head upstairs. I'm gonna go upstairs and try to contact Ryder." Rocky nodded in agreement, remembering that Ryder was at his annual safety conference and that he wouldn't be back until Monday morning. "Rocky, I want you to stay here with Marshall. Finally, the police pup turned his attention to Rocky. She started it up and took off, flying towards the city. "This pup's gotta fly!" Skye yipped as she ran outside and hopped in her puphouse, transforming it into a helicopter. "Skye, I need you to fly over to Katie's clinic and tell her that Marshall's sick, and that we need her to come take a look at him." "Hey, Zuma! Wait for me!" The bulldog shouted as he ran off to catch up to the chocolate lab. He could be dehydrated." Rubble started to bark his catchphrase "Rubble, on the dou-" but was interrupted when Zuma raced past him in a hurry to get the cloth and water. Zuma, I need you and Rubble to go get a wet cloth we can put on Marshall's head to cool him down, as well as some water for him to drink. We need to get Marshall's fever down quick. Marshall let out a couple soft snores as everyone looked on in concern, except for Chase, who turned and faced the rest of the team. "Here you go, Marshall." Chase said softly as he sat down slowly, allowing the sick pup to slide gently down his back and onto the pillows. Chase stood still as the rest of the pups pushed their pillows together to make a comfortable place for Marshall to rest. He's just resting." By this time, the pups had made it inside the Lookout. ![]() Chase could feel Marshall's chest moving up and down on his back. "Heh.thanks, guys.you're the be-" But before he could finish, the fire pup fell silent. "We're taking you inside and we're gonna get your fever down, you'll feel better soon!" Marshall slowly opened one eye just enough to look at Rocky and faintly smiled. "Don't worry, Marshall!" Rocky reassured the sick pup. He was always the most energetic and playful of all the pups, but seeing him so weak was almost unbearable. It hurt them to see one of their friends in such a bad way, especially Marshall. You need to save your strength." Chase said as he and the other pups frowned. The dalmatian struggled to find the strength to even speak, and quietly said "I don't.feel too good." Now only a few steps away from the Lookout's entrance, Chase's ears perked up as he heard a weak, but familiar voice. ![]() Marshall's a tough pup, he'll make it through this!" The cockapoo smiled a little bit at the confidence in Chase's voice, but the German shepherd could have used some convincing of his own as he thought ' At least, I hope so.'. "Is.is Marshall gonna be.okay?" Chase, without looking back, replied "Don't worry, Skye. Once on Chase's back, the police pup instructed Rocky and Rubble to walk alongside him to help keep the sick pup on his back steady.Īs the pups slowly but carefully walked towards the Lookout, Skye finally managed to find her voice. Zuma, wanting to help his friends, ran behind the pups and helped push Marshall up the rest of the way. "Rubble, help Rocky get Marshall onto my back so we can get him inside!" The bulldog pup wasted no time in running to his sick friend's side, opposite Rocky, and the two pushed their heads under Marshall's chest, slowly walking forward and lifting him onto Chase's back. "Guys, he's still breathing, but we need to get him inside and get his fever down, fast!" Chase laid down in front of Marshall and looked back at Rubble. Rocky placed an ear to Marshall's side and could hear him still breathing, albeit slowly. "Mawshall.c'mon dude, wake up." Rubble and Skye just sat in silence, unsure of what to say or do. "I-I dunno! I found him like this, he's got a fever and he won't wake up!" Zuma started to tear up as he walked over to Marshall and nuzzled against his cheek. "Chase, what happened!?" Chase looked at the gray mixed-breed and stuttered. "Oh no, Marshall!" whimpered Rocky as he quickly ran over to the fallen pup and placed a paw on his side. As the German shepherd continued his efforts, the rest of the team came running over, all gasping when they saw Chase trying to awaken their friend. "Marshall! Marshall, wake up!" Chase cried as he kept nudging the unconscious fire pup. ![]() Timber framing is a method of construction that has ancient roots. “It was on that property that I had seen, for the first time that I can remember, an actual timber-framed barn.” Despite the value Jiménez found in all he was learning about building furniture, he became fascinated with a different type of craftsmanship on Langsner’s small farm. He gleaned not only an appreciation for the craft itself but a working knowledge of the amazing range of skills required. I was like, ‘Wait, what? You can design and build these beautiful things with nothing but hand planes and chisels and rasps?’” It was an enlightening experience for him: “That was really my first experience and introduction to fine woodworking and using hand tools. He found an opportunity to intern with master chair builder Drew Langsner in the mountains of Marshall, North Carolina. Jiménez knew there had to be a way to pursue a practical art in a way that was respectful of the natural world. We were trying to create a super highly insulated, highly impermeable house, which sounds like what you want, but really that’s the worst thing you can do. We’re not paying attention to the techniques. We aren’t really paying attention to what kind of stuff we’re putting in the house. “We called ourselves a green building company, and yet we were still basically doing the exact same thing that every other construction company does. While he was able to learn the basics of construction, he was dismayed to see the vast amount of waste headed for the landfill, among other practices he felt were out of line with his respect for the environment. In pursuit of his own pair of “workin’ hands,” Jiménez joined a framing crew for a “sustainable” construction company. Workin’ hands, you know? I don’t know what it was about them, but I was kind of jealous of them.” I remember growing up, I would look at his hands, and they were always really rough and torn and calloused. I was always surrounded by the things that he had built. He worked his way up from being a night janitor to being one of the lead welders up until his passing. “I felt like I wasn’t able to tap into a creative side of me that I’d been feeling,” he says. As enjoyable as this work was, he began to feel called toward something different. Photo by Nat Crewe, courtesy of José JiménezĪfter graduating in 2011, Jiménez traveled around the country, including stints in Alaska and Arizona, before returning to Asheville to work with a company that provided outdoor experiences to children with learning disabilities. I know why you decided to take this career path, and I approve.” Years later, when Jiménez had graduated and invited his father on a backpacking trip in Appalachia to celebrate, his father saw the gorgeous expanse and finally understood: “Okay. He was like, ‘Why don’t you just go and become a lawyer or a doctor, you could be this, you could be that….’ I just didn’t want to do that.” So it was a little weird to them when I was like, ‘So, I think I'm going to go and get a degree in outdoor leadership.’ My dad was the hardest to convince. I would see them really busting their butts to put food on the table and send us to the private school where they felt like we were able to get the best education. ![]() “My mom was one of six kids, who she helped raise. “My dad grew up as a migrant farmer, so as soon as he was seventeen or eighteen, he joined the Navy to get out of South Texas,” Jiménez says. It was a decision met with skepticism from guidance counselors and family members. This new direction pointed him toward Warren Wilson College near Asheville, North Carolina, where he could earn a degree in outdoor leadership. He was so struck by the expanse and the power of nature that he decided he wanted to spend the rest of his life immersed in the natural environment. The summer before his senior year, that path shifted when he visited the Yukon Territory with the National Outdoor Leadership School. José Jiménez began his journey into the world of the building arts by falling in love with places where buildings don’t exist.Ī native of Houston, Texas, Jiménez was a good student in high school and expected to take the conventional path to a four-year university. ![]() Now select the Widgets menu and choose the Looking for Group option.To open an LFG, hit the Windows+G shortcut key combination to open Xbox Game Bar on your Windows 10 PC.On the other hand, if you wish to start a new chat, head over to the option by the same name, choose your friends, and hit Done.Now from the search results, choose the one that best matches your query and double-click on it to start the conversation or right-click for more advanced features, that have already been mentioned. To find a new member/friend, head over to the Search bar and enter that person’s Gamertag.For more advanced options like joining party chat, viewing their profile, and inviting them to your game, you will have to right-click on their tag and select the desired option. You could also double-click your friend’s Gamertag to start a chat as well.Finally, choose the Friends tab to check out your friend’s list or select the Chats tab to begin a new conversation. ![]() ![]() Head over to the Widget menu and select Xbox Social.To do so, use the Windows+G shortcut keys to open the Game Bar. Along with that, you could invite your friends to join your game, could send them the invitation to join yours, and even search for new people to follow. Furthermore, you could also chat and interact with them or create a party chat as well (i.e. This section contains a list of all your Xbox friends and what they are currently up to. However, my travel assignments have steadily increased to the point that I am now away more than I am home. As I said when I joined the company, and have reiterated many times since, I don't mind occasional travel.My reasons for leaving Doe Corporation are personal and private, but I assure you they have nothing to do with the way I have been treated here.We have welcomed him back, and I have committed myself to caring for him. You have no doubt heard that my son, diagnosed last year as HIV positive, recently returned home extremely ill.Since work in my husband's field is difficult to find, we need to move to a location with a better job market.I have been accepted into the graduate program at Doe University, which means that my family and I will be selling our house and moving as soon as possible. After a great deal of soul searching, I have decided to return to school and finish my degree.Although I love my job here at Doe Corporation, my wife has accepted a partnership position in a Chicago law firm, and I wish to support her decision.Some people have suggested that I bring her here to live with me, but since I left home I have wanted to move back to the San Francisco area and live in the old house where I grew up. Her health is now rapidly failing, and I want to be near her. I am moving back to California to care for my mother.would like to leave as soon as possibleĢ Give more information on your plans and comment on the difficulty of the decision, if you can do so honestly.with great reluctance I am submitting my resignation, effective.with regret I submit my letter of resignation as.with deep regret, but with some excitement, I must resign as.with great regret I submit my resignation from.wish this resignation to take effect on.resigning was the furthest thing from my mind, but.present family circumstances force me to resign my position as.please accept this letter as official notification of my resignation.made this decision after months of deliberation. ![]() feel that it is the right decision for me.feel that the change will be beneficial to.effective on the last day of this month.effective at your convenience, but no later than.circumstances require that I resign my position, effective.as of this date, I am formally resigning as.an earlier departure would be more convenient.after considerable thought, I have decided to.I have enjoyed my work as Area Supervisor during the last five years, but my family is my first priority at this time in my life. With great regret I submit my resignation from Doe Corporation, effective at your convenience in the next three weeks. ![]() This letter will make official my resignation from the company and my position as Credit Manager.
![]() ![]() They gained prominence with eighteenth-century French courtesans who chronicled their escapades in order to recoup legal fees, Hannah Yelin notes in her book Celebrity Memoir. “But I do wonder what they will think of this book.”Ĭelebrity memoirs have long been financial boons for the publishing industry and celebrities alike. “I try not to think too much about my family these days,” she writes. For thirteen years, Britney was deemed mentally unfit and held in a conservatorship against her will by her alcoholic and abusive father. While the memoir divulges her early-aughts relationship with Justin Timberlake-leaked details of his philandering and attempts to imitate Black culture kept Page Six afloat in the weeks surrounding the launch-the bulk of the book maligns a villain far more pernicious than Timberlake and his ill-fated blaccent: Britney’s father and conservator, Jamie Spears. With the help of ghostwriter Sam Lansky, The Woman in Me recounts Britney’s humble Louisiana upbringing before her meteoric rise to teen stardom. Lounging in a bra and polka-dot pajama briefs and clutching a Teletubby, Britney was the cover of the issue, the headline winking “Inside the Heart, Mind & Bedroom of a Teen Dream.” The cover renders the article too gross to read before one even arrives at the phrase “honeyed thigh,” but as one of the many horror shots from her adolescence, it’s an episode referenced only in passing in her long-awaited memoir, The Woman in Me, which was released on October 24.Īn autobiography is an interesting project for someone like Britney, who has been written about in extensive, grotesque detail but who, for reasons both personal and legal, has remained relatively silent for much of her career. So writes Steven Daly in his 1999 Rolling Stone profile of a seventeen-year-old Britney Spears. She cocks her head and smiles receptively.” The BABY PHAT logo of Spears’ pink T-shirt is distended by her ample chest, and her silky white shorts-with dark blue piping-cling snugly to her hips. Her blond-streaked hair is piled high, exposing two little diamond earrings on each ear lobe her face is fully made-up, down to carefully applied lip liner. “B ritney Spears extends a honeyed thigh across the length of the sofa, keeping one foot on the floor as she does so. If you or anyone you know is in need of support, you can contact the national Canadian suicide hotline at 1-83. ![]() This story contains details about sexual assault and suicide that some readers may find disturbing. For more information about tech support scams, the FTC and Better Business Bureau have issued helpful guidance found at the following link:Īdditionally, the BBB has an up-to-date Scam Tracker to help consumers find information and report incidents with trending scams. Webroot customers: open a ticket to report any scam attempts to our Customer Support team.Ħ. United Kingdom: Report the scam to Action Fraud.ĥ. ![]() United States: File a complaint with the FTC. Report the scam and any information you have about the scammers to the authorities: Be sure to check your statements regularly for further fraudulent charges and have them canceled as well. If you paid for support services with a credit or debit card, call your financial institution immediately to cancel the charges and have a card with a new number issued. ![]() This will help prevent intrusions and malicious pop-ups.Ĭhange any passwords you shared with the supposed scammer, and be sure to do so on every account that uses the same login credentials you shared. Make sure your device’s firewall and pop-up blocker are turned on. You should immediately update your antivirus software, scan your computer, and quarantine or remove any threats your software detects. If you have been, or think you may have been, scammed. If you need further assistance, call your antivirus company’s tech support line instead. No matter how urgent the message seems, do not call a number or click on any links in the pop-up. If you get a pop-up message that tells you to call tech support, ignore it. Only visit websites you know and trust, and be careful where you enter your login credentials or personal data. ![]() Keep a close eye out for strange URLs, as well as mistakes on the website itself, such as spelling/grammar errors and other typos. A search result might claim to be “Microsoft® Technical Support,” but when you look at the URL itself, you might notice it’s a completely unrelated scam website. Scammers pay for their ads to show up in the first few results on commonly used search engines. When using search engines like Google or Bing, be on the lookout for fake pages. Criminals can fake the names and numbers that show up in the caller ID information to look like a legitimate company. Legitimate companies do not make unsolicited tech support calls to customers. If you get an unexpected or urgent call from someone claiming to be with tech support, hang up. In the end, these scammers want to get your money, banking credentials, SSNs, and other sensitive information. Scammers may also install malware to steal your data or personal information, change your computer settings, or even disable your antivirus software so your computer is vulnerable to later attacks. Once scammers have access, they may convince you that totally benign files are infected or problematic. What do scammers do with access to my device? Often, the scammers tell you that your computer is infected and will attempt to access your computer, after which they try to convince you to pay for support services to fix some made-up problem (or even a problem they created when they accessed your computer). Scammers may call you, put panic-inducing pop-ups on your computer, or set up fake websites that look like legitimate tech support information. What to Do If You Think You’ve Been Scammedįake tech support scams come in many different forms, and they’re extremely prevalent. ![]() Click here for our official support options. We do our best to report that but can't catch them all. Note: Be aware that there are fraudulent Webroot Support website and phone numbers on the internet. Every day, innocent people get conned into spending large amounts of money on nonexistent computer problems, adding to the growing number of victims in the widespread epidemic of tech support scams. ![]() AMB launched its first private equity fund in 1989, which focused on industrial and retail properties. During the savings and loan crisis, the company avoided significant financial repercussions by investing in industrial parks and shopping centers, and began to exit the office market in 1987. Robert Burke in 1984 and established AMB Property Corporation, which invested in office, industrial and community shopping centers on behalf of large institutional investors. In 1983, Hamid Moghadam and Doug Abbey used a $50,000 line of credit to found Abbey, Moghadam and Company, an investment manager serving institutions. Prologis was formed in 2011 through the merger of AMB and ProLogis, both multinational real estate companies based in the United States. and other logistics tech equipment for purchase. Prologis began to expand its non-real estate business, Essentials, in 2022, offering customers solar power, racking systems, forklifts, generators, and EV charging infrastructure. ![]() According to The Economist, its business strategy is focused on warehouses that are located close to huge urban areas where land is scarce. As of December 2022, the company owned 5,495 buildings comprising about 1.2 billion square feet in 19 countries across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The company was formed through the merger of AMB Property Corporation and Prologis in June 2011, which made Prologis the largest industrial real estate company in the world. is a real estate investment trust headquartered in San Francisco, California that invests in logistics facilities. |
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