What I can say to begin this review is that rarely we have seen such an excellent value for money concerning a luxury hotel. We went to the Poseidon hotel my boyfriend and I in June for 10 days. Words nor pictures can not describe the beauty and charm of this place. The hotel is managed at the highest level, and the entire staff works as a highly professional team. We had very beautiful and memorable stay in the Poseidon of Paros, comfortable in every way. Тhe staff was timely in handling requests, they were all polite, hospitable, cultural and positive. I was impressed by all of the staff within the hotel. Because this my vacation coincided with my birthday, the manager of the hotel organized me an unforgettable birthday celebration. During our stay we also enjoyed a dinner in the hotel with a barbecue and a traditional Greek music and singers in live, which is organized twice a week. All the meals at the hotel restaurant are delightful, delicious, freshly made, and with reasonable prices. While we were on the beach, regarding refreshments, we used the services of the hotel on the beach like drinks and light food. Breakfast is rich, the food is fresh and various. We started the day with breakfast at the sea view restaurant. There is a bus stop on about 10 minutes walking distance from the hotel, as well as a gas station. It was several minutes walking distance from the long sandy Golden beach, that is fully organized and reachable from the asphalted road by local buses or private way of transportation. Our room was large, maintained clean, tastefully furnished, with two beds and sofa, spacious bathroom with high quality toiletries, kitchen with utensils, private veranda with magnificent sea view. Once they refreshed us with cold beverage at check-in, the manager walked us around the resort and kindly showed us all hotel facilities as well as our room afterwards. The receptionist was very friendly and courteous. Upon our arrival at the hotel, we had a warm welcome from the hotel manager and staff. I recommend to anyone who does not have own transportation, to reserve transport to/from the hotel with the vehicle of the hotel. The guy who was driving was nice and cultural, and along the way gave us useful information on beaches and villages on the island. To my booking I added transfer from the port to the hotel, and upon our arrival at the port, we were transferred to the hotel with their comfortable mini-van. I booked Superior Double Sea View Room through the website of the hotel, and got special discount rate. My trip to Paros was summer vacation and I was with my sister. The frequency of my trips is high worldwide, but I have never experienced such a welcome like that in the hotel Poseidon of Paros. It was several minutes walking distance from the long sandy Golden beach, that is fully organized and reachable from the asphalted road by local buses or private way of.
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If you move all the way to the end, you'll meet up with your marine buddies, who are facing the aliens head-on. At the far end of the hallway, you'll encounter more Covenant. Eventually you'll push the baddies back into a narrow corridor marked by a green arrow that says "Stairs." Move down the dark hall, then turn right, then left. Follow them careful, making sure to protect yourself with cover. Keep pushing the aliens back to the end of the corridor, then move around the corner to the left, continuing the fight. You can see where the Covenant ship attached. Midway down the corridor, take a look to the right. Most of the soldiers will crouch to give you a clear shot. Don't worry too much about hitting them if you're standing. Make your way carefully down the hall, using cover and helping your marines take down the Covenant. As you move into the hallway, another explosion will blow open a door and Covenant will stream into the hall. You'll find yourself looking down a corridor with red partitions in it. Cautiously follow the marines through the next couple of rooms. When the Elite falls, move past his corpse and join the Marines at the other end of the corridor. You don't want to hit them with cross-fire. Watch the Marines on the other side of the hallway. In the middle of the path, you'll encounter another Elite. This hallway bends to the left and leads to the next checkpoint.įollow the path as it curls right. Before leaving the area, be sure to grab the health pack from the wall near the exit. Use the bunkers in the hallway as cover and take down the enemy. Here you'll find a couple more grunts and an Elite. Once the Covenant stop coming through the doors, move through one of the two open passages into a cross-hallway. Make sure you don't get any marines in your line of fire, or you could end up killing the ones who help you. Pop out and spray down the aliens, then scoot behind cover and reload. Use the columns and tables as cover here. Move through the cafeteria to the right, killing all of the Covenant that come through the two doors at this end of the room. You'll see your marines concentrating on an Elite on the far end of this mostly open room. When you have the rifle, move through the green-light door here to find yourself in your first real firefight of the game. The longer you hold down the trigger, the faster the ammo will deploy, so make sure to shoot in bursts to save bullets. The Assault Rifle is a serious piece of hardware, and will go a long way toward getting you off the ship alive. It's your responsibility to get Cortana's technology off of the ship. The Captain decides to abandon the Autumn, landing a drop ship on Halo. There, you will meet Captain Keyes and the computer interface Cortana who will give you instructions throughout the remainder of the game. When the soldier stops, follow the open doorway to the bridge. On the way, you'll go through another firefight and another Checkpoint. Wait for them to wipe out the Covenant, then approach the commando in the gray suit. Move down the corridor and turn right to find another firefight in progress. Here, you'll meet two commandos who tell you to hurry to the bridge. Back up and let the other marines take care of him, then scoot out into the next room. It will spring open and you'll be face-to-face with a Covenant Elite. Head through the darkened passage to another green light door. Turn right at head down the corridor, then head through the green light door to the left. It will be quickly barricaded at both ends. Push down on the left stick to get under the heavy door, then move into the corridor. Under a halfway closed door, you can see your men getting attacked. Step into the dark chamber and look to the left. Keep going ahead, through another green light door. As you continue down this path, a small explosion will throttle the wall to the right. Two of the doors in this hallway are locked, so turn right and go through the door with the green light at the end of the hall. Hop over the pipes and into the hallway with flashing emergency lights. When he is killed by an exploding door, move back to the large, open doorway with pipes across it. You've got to find Captain Keyes on the bridge immediately.įollow the technician through the maze of tunnels. Aliens have penetrated the ship and are taking over. Midway through the explanation, all hell breaks loose. This will introduce you to the basics of your energy shield system. Once your targeting systems are online and you've calibrated, follow the technician to get some shields. Make sure you take the time to really learn the controls here, because soon, you'll need to put them to the ultimate test. Finish the tasks as the technician walks you through. After the opening cutscene concludes and you emerge from your cryogenic cocoon, you'll have to go through a series of tests to learn how to play the game. Any unpaid portion not received by the due date will no longer form part of the equal payments plan and interest will accrue on that amount from the day after the date of your next statement at the applicable regular annual rate. Each month during an equal payments plan you are required to pay in full by the due date that month’s equal payments plan instalment. There is no administration fee charged for entering into a special payments plan. 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Other ways to deal with string concatenation ignoring NULLs Looking for other easy and efficient approaches towards string concatenation, then continue reading below. postgres=# SELECT concat_ws('', 'This', ' is string', NULL, ' using', NULL, ' pipe operator', NULL, ' example') result This is string using pipe operator exampleīelow code uses CONCAT_WS function. postgres=# SELECT 'This'||' is string'||coalesce(NULL, '')||' using'||coalesce(NULL, '')||' pipe operator'||coalesce(NULL, '')||' example' result This is why PostgreSQL provides concat_ws function to deal with such situation. Literally using coalesce during string concatenation may make your code look nasty. postgres=# SELECT 'This'||' is string'||coalesce(NULL, '')||' example' result You need to handle explicitly when using Pipe operator. Isn’t the output strange? CONCAT function ignores NULLs, but Pipe operator in PostgreSQL can not handle NULL. 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To understand how HDR Projects 9 Pro is doing in the market, I visited some consumer review websites and browsed through the user reviews posted on those sites. A new window with all the RAW editing tools appears when you click the RAW processing button and if you click on the “editing exposure bracketing” option, a new window with various HDR editing settings will open.Ĩ Franzis HDR Projects 9 Professional Users’ Feedbackįeedback from real users helps to understand a product better and provides a deeper insight into the positives and negatives of the product. Denoise optimization can be set to turn on or off automatically. Batch processing not only allows you to save extensions added to file names but is also optional and can be deactivated. You can even save files automatically in maximum resolutions with or without cropping edits. The extras include exposure value (EV), RGB control, hue shift, soft contrast, soft details, pastel colors, bleach bypass, polarizing filter, stray light reduction, and aging. However, I also came across a few extra parameters in the RAW module that are absent in some of HDR Projects 9 Pro’s closest competitors. In other words, the software lets users edit any parameters that can be found in a complete HDR editing program. While reviewing the HDR Projects 9 Pro, I tested the RAW processing function and was pleased that Iwas able to edit a myriad variety of parameters including, but not limited to, contrast, brightness, temperature, highlights, saturation, and hue. The processing is performed after creating an HDR image but any changes made by the user are automatically applied to the HDR composite. RAW processing tools can be used to fully edit the original RAW files for outstanding results. Get 86% Off Franzis Photographer’s Projects CollectionĪpart from creating HDR composites, this software also allows minute editing. In addition to the quality-enhancing tools that users already know and adore, the seventh version of HDR Projects offers a plethora of new and advanced features for impressive image-editing results. With just a few simple steps you can transform your ordinary photos into unimaginable works of art with the right exposure, perfect contrast, and stunning details. Resetting the UI also resets the font size, window positions, and other controls to their original arrangements. The UI can be customized according to the user’s needs and can be reset to its default appearance from the Extras menu. However, users who are not accustomed to HDR photo editing tools may find theHDR Projects 9 Pro a tad overwhelming but it can be sorted out with help from guides and tutorials available on the company’s website and with a little patience. 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Their stalls are cleaned 4-6 times per day and they enjoy 3 meals all in their climate controlled stables which are monitored by our team 24/7. They're visited by their veterinarian to ensure physical health, a dentist, and their farrier for hoof care. Our horses are not only coworkers, they're family and they receive the best of care. Think of it like at the dentist when they're examining your teeth and your mouth is open and relaxed, your salivary glands tend to work a bit harder. The extra saliva produced is a sign that the horse is relaxed and accepting the bit in their mouth. Our horses and riders use what is known as a bit and bridle, it's a bar that goes next to the horses's jaw that can be used for signaling when riding or performing maneuvers. We understand that the sight of saliva coming from the horses mouths can be alarming but it is actually a good thing. Quite frankly, that impressed me so very much! He greeted all the guests thanking them for coming. I truly cannot wait to go back! Thank you Hank Bonnette for truly making this a very memorable night. It is very expensive but, it is worth every penny. Watching the show, we could not get enough. The drinks at the bar were incredibly well-made, the food was delicious, and the service was better than it's ever been. Everyone was genuinely happy to serve us and to make sure that this was a great experience. From the first moment we walked in I could already feel the vibe is quite different. My two grandchildren, my son, his wife, my husband, and I all decided to go. However, driving with my grandson, he saw the castle and asked me to please take him. I had gone a couple times in the past and felt it was way overpriced, mediocre food, and and definitely a struggle to keep my attention on their performance. Ok, if you asked me to write this review 2 years ago, it would definitely be different. ( Mercure London Heathrow Easyhotel London Heathrow (on request), The Hoppa stops in the following order: terminal 3 arrivals forecourt >terminal 1 arrivals east side. HOPPA BUS TIMES FROM HEATHROW CENTRAL (terminals 2 and 3) TO THE HOTEL One child under 3 travels for free when accompanied by an adult fare paying passenger. £4.50 one way, £8 return (onboard £5 one way, £8 return)Ĭhildren under 14 can only travel when accompanied by Note: The Heathrow Hoppa bus has no connection with the Hopper Bus and At each stop you will also find a timetable for the Left is the ticket machine you will find at all stops used by You can also buy tickets at these points and also onīoard from the driver if paying in GBP sterling. Services, the Heathrow hoppa starts and stops at Terminals 2 and 3, visiting each one in turn but in the order terminal 2įorecourt >terminal 3 arrivals forecourt >terminal 1. Unlike most of the Heathrow Airport coach and bus National Express Group, and link most of the hotels local to theĪirport. The Hoppa Bus service is run by Airlinks who are part of the Terminals are served by different routes but you can use theįree transport within the airport proper for transfers. My favorite bit? “Please take the hint and accept the fact that you are rejected. It starts off mild, but later on, the script gets pretty heavy-handed. Let them do all the talking for you and explain that “Hey, he/she is just not that into you.” You are bound to meet people who clearly can’t take a hint. A great response for the creepy guy or girl at the bar, gym, or anywhere really. The name says it all - these are prank call numbers you hand out to people you don’t want to see again. You want to prank them, not ruin years of friendship. Remember to keep the original one safe and sound, though. They will feel very disappointed to find out it is fake. 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In this study, we sought to establish the comparative normative data for clinical use and to investigate differences in retinal thickness both in central subfoveal, as well as eight perifoveal subfields between MIIS-SD OCT and Spectralis OCT. Although OCT scans may help detect morphological alterations in the retina, in the absence of normative data, it is difficult to obtain objective quantitative comparison between scans. This unique capability of the MIIS-SD OCT reduces image acquisition time and permits improved clinic flow as both studies are completed simultaneously instead of independently. The increasing speed of data collection (A-Scan rate up to 70k cycles per second) allows enhanced resolution and better delineation of retinal layers with the assistance of built-in active eye tracking and automatic scan positioning. The Optos Monaco Integrated Imaging System Optical Coherence Tomography (MIIS-SD OCT), a novel instrument, acquires ultra-widefield (UWF) fundus photographs (200°) as well OCT images concurrently with confocal technology and obviates the need for two separate tests. In addition to OCT, fundus photographs are routine in the documentation of retinal disease and treatment course. Typically, OCT and fundus photography are performed separately. Confocal fundus cameras based on confocal imaging technology (Optos, Clarus, RetCam, Panoret) may provide a wide field of view (up to 200°). Nine-field imaging is utilized to obtain image of larger area of retina. Traditional fundus photographs (flash based) record 30–45° of the retina, and require pupillary dilation. Retinal thickness measurements in normal-appearing eyes additionally differ based on patient age, sex, ethnicity, and refractive error with older age, female gender, African American ethnicity, and degree of myopia (myopia of >5D have thinner retinal thickness measurements) ( 1, 2).įundus photographs are routinely obtained (Zeiss, Topcon) in addition to OCT in evaluation and management of retinal disorders. The retinal thickness measurements with different OCT imaging systems e.g., Heidelberg Spectralis and Zeiss Stratus has been well documented with established variations in measurement ( 1- 5). In the last decade, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become a mainstay in providing high-resolution, quantitative measurements in retinal evaluation. Keywords: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) macular edema fundus photography retinal diseases age related macular degeneration diabetic retinopathy Integrated system provides quality fundus photographs as well as OCT, obviates the need for two separate instruments and likely improves the clinic flow. In addition, wide-angle fundus photography was successfully obtained in all subjects. An increased measurement in thickness of 35.35 µm was noted in the central fovea. Concurrently obtained ultrawide angle fundus photographs revealed (200°) clear media, normal disc, normal vasculature and normal periphery in all patients with excellent resolution.Ĭonclusions: Retinal thickness measurements strongly correlated with those obtained by Spectralis. The mean difference between retinal thicknesses was 44.88 µm (range, 21–91 µm) in the eight ETDRS subfields, with r value 0.53, P<0.05, ranging from 0.51 to 0.60. The mean CPT as measured with MIIS-SD OCT and Spectralis OCT was 268.55☒0.70 and 230.67☑7.75 µm (P<0.001) respectively. The Pearson’s correlation coefficient, r value was 0.5285, P<0.0013. Results: The mean CST as measured with MIIS-SD OCT and Spectralis OCT was 300.53☒2.81 µm and 265.18☑7.33 µm (P<0.001) respectively. Students t-test was used to determine statistical significance. Central subfield thickness (CST), central point thickness (CPT), and retinal thickness in nine central subfields were measured with both 1 instruments. All subjects underwent a complete ophthalmologic exam to ensure the absence of ocular pathology. OCT with spectralis was also obtained at the same visit for comparison. Methods: In this cross sectional study, fundus photographs and OCT was obtained concurrently in 34 eyes in healthy patients without any known retinal disease with integrated imaging system. The present study aims to measure retinal thickness and compare it to OCT obtained with traditional spectral domain OCT in subjects without known retinal disease to establish normative data for clinical use. We describe a novel integrated imaging system (Monaco, Optos) that records both OCT as well as fundus photography concurrently. Policy of Dealing with Allegations of Research Misconductīackground: Traditionally fundus photographs and optical coherence tomography (OCT) are obtained separately during evaluation of retinal pathology.Policy of Screening for Plagiarism Process. Since it’s so strong, I only took half a pill every other night and that seemed enough to regulate my sleep, but I really hated being on something so strong. The only thing that worked while I was taking it was ambien. I actually recommend it to a bunch of people because of this. I don’t know if the multi works honestly, but the melatonin definitely works for me. 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