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Tumultuous With A T

My store has had a tumultuous year so far. Our sales are up 23%, with net income up 230%, which is easy to do when we were at a negative net income a year ago at this time. The San Francisco Bay Area is on fire, thankfully only figuratively. The Bay Area would be the world's 19th largest economy, if it were tracked that way. I just want to crow about how well we're doing, how well everyone here is doing, so this post doesn't sound like a pity party.

We have transitioned nearly our entire staff this year, a staff that averages a turnover every three years. It has been a huge hit to our institutional knowledge, which means training has been a huge expense. Training means overlapping, unproductive shifts, and it's is our single largest expense this year, when you also include the tremendous wage inflation we've got here in California (at the bottom tier of employment). Starting wages for part timers are going up a dollar a year, but it's not fast enough for many, who criticize us for not having every job starting at a living wage (likely in the $20+ range). We'll get there Felicia, just give it a minute. Enthusiastic new staff are a strong reason for that 23% growth, most of it really, so you get what you pay for.

I will refer to 2019 as my Year of Entropy, assuming my store makes it out alive. Besides expensive staff transitions, our drink cooler died ($2,000). One of our two, multi ton air conditioning units gave up the ghost a couple weeks ago, requiring a new compressor ($3,000). By the end of the year, we'll need two new computers, including a replacement of our six year old POS system which will need the POS software and hardware reinstalled ($5,000). Overall, add these expenses to the usual entropy of plumbing problems and CAM increase and it's about $20,000 out of pocket.

We're still a profitable business. About half that profit goes towards construction loans, so I feel we're investing in the business each month when those checks get processed, even if nothing new arrives. I'm thankful to have windfall profits in a year with crazy high expenses. Imagine having flat sales and all these expenses start beating you down. It's why the threat of failure never goes away for small businesses, never reduces the chance of closing no matter how many years you've been in business. 

Are new expenses hitting us while we're on an upward trajectory or downward? It becomes a simple calculation. Should we cut bait or cast out again? Some of our competitors disappeared this year after doing that calculation. This has added a lot of unexpected energy to our store as the displaced seek new homes. Thankfully there's light at the end of the tunnel. We haven't really been walking in darkness, since it's a profitable business. Having debt while encountering the usual entropy is like walking through a dim tunnel while bats fly overhead and muss your hair. You'll make it, it's just disconcerting.

Meanwhile we'll enjoy a little money thrown at re-branding and selling our updated image. We've had enthusiasm for our new logo, sold some stickers, and talked with people who were unaware of our previous brand identity, which is currently limited to our website and business cards.

Episode 37: The Power Of Positive Larding Is LIVE!

Ep 37: The Power of Positive Larding

https://soundcloud.com/user-989538417/episode-37-the-power-of-positive-larding

Nick Skinner, Richard Clarke and I talk about What a Tanker and all things Lard.
Join the conversation at https://theveteranwargamer.blogspot.com, email theveteranwargamer@gmail.com, Twitter @veteranwargamer

Follow Nick @dozibugger and Richard @TooFatLardies on Twitter! The Too Fat Lardies Website Blog and Forum https://toofatlardies.co.uk/

What a Tanker Pre-Order
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YouTube Crack That Tank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PL2HFLRMI0

US Army professional wargaming https://www.army.mil/article/202457/cgsc_tests_board_based_strategy_game

S.L.A. Marshall Men Against Fire
https://www.amazon.com/Men-Against-Fire-Problem-Command/dp/0806132809

M40 105mm Recoilless Rifle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M40_recoilless_rifle

TFL Kriegsspiel
https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/kriegsspiel/

US Army professional wargaming https://www.army.mil/article/202457/cgsc_tests_board_based_strategy_game

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One Piece: Burning Blood - Gold Edition Free Download

One Piece: Burning Blood - is a fighting video game based on One Piece developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows.

Featuring: Set sail with the Straw Hat Crew and collect your bounty in the most epic anime fi ghter this side of the Grand Line! Use Devil Fruit abilities, Haki techniques, and punishing combos to turn the tide in the ultimate One Piece battle royale! Step into the New World with over the top head to head combat featuring all the action, drama and comedy of the world's favorite pirate saga! The Perfect Blend of Manga x Anime x Game - Taking full advantage of the rich history of One Piece, character expressions, and elemental effects.

..:: Purchase the game here and support the developers ::..

1. FEATURES OF THE GAME

• Featuring Devil Fruits plus Haki can be used to do Massive special Moves and take down the fiercest opponents.
• Burning Blood Game is all about style that will reheat fan's nostalgia and peak the interest of curious new pirates.
• New true-to-series pirate free-for-all Activated at will these unique abilities can increase the player's attack power.
• Perfect Blend Manga x Anime x Game taking advantage of the rich History of One Piece & character expressions.
• Plus strategize how and when to use these New Epic Special Abilities to unleash their Maximum Fighting potential.

Game is updated to portable version

2. GAMEPLAY AND SCREENSHOTS

3. DOWNLOAD GAME:

♢ Click or choose only one button below to download this game.
♢ View detailed instructions for downloading and installing the game here.
♢ Use 7-Zip to extract RAR, ZIP and ISO files. Install PowerISO to mount DAA files.

ONE PIECE: BURNING BLOOD DOWNLOAD LINKS

      

PASSWORD FOR THE GAME

Unlock with password: pcgamesrealm

4. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS GAME

➤ Download the game by clicking on the button link provided above.

➤ Download the game on the host site and turn off your Antivirus or Windows Defender to avoid errors.

➤ When the download process is finished, locate or go to that file.

➤ Open and extract the file by using 7-Zip, and run the installer as admin then install the game on your PC.

➤ Once the installation is complete, run the game's exe as admin and you can now play the game.

➤ Congratulations! You can now play this game for free on your PC.

➤ Note: If you like this video game, please buy it and support the developers of this game.

Turn off or temporarily disable your Antivirus or Windows Defender to avoid false positive detections.

5. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
(Your PC must at least have the equivalent or higher specs in order to run this game.)

• Operating System: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 | 64-bit
• Processor: Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz or faster for better experience
• Memory: at least 4GB System RAM
• Hard Disk Space: 15GB free HDD Space
• Video Card: NVIDIA@ GeForce@ GTX 460 or faster for better gaming experience

Supported Language: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese-Br, Korean.
If you have any questions or encountered broken links, please do not hesitate to comment below. :D

What Is A Canted Sight In PUBG?

Ever tried to use two attachment in one weapon at the same time. "It's impossible" you might be saying. But it's possible now because PUBG has launched a new feature recently called Canted Sight which is a secondary attachment. Read more to know more about it, how to use it, what precautions to take etc.

About it :
 
                 Canted(meaning tilted) Sight is basically a new attachment that allows a player to quickly switch between the 1x Canted Sight and the other scope or attachments used. It is a secondary attachment. For now, it is only available on PUBG PC but PUBG might bring it on other platforms too.

How to use it :
 
                       The Canted Sight is actually the tilting of the gun at an angle. This can be done by pressing ALT+Right Click or one can change this to his own comfortability in the Settings menu.

In which weapons can Canted Sight be used:

        Canted Sight can be used in the following weapons :

Precautions : 

1. Following points about primary sight should be remembered:

         I. If you equip Canted Sight only, your primary attachment will be the Canted  Sight.
           
        II. If you equip Canted Sight before any scope, your primary attachment will be the canted sight.
          
         III. If you Canted Sight after any scope, your primary attachment will be the  Canted Sight.

 2. Attaching the Canted Sight might change the weapon's position and view of angle for the user but there will no changes in the gunplay.

3. It can affect the peeking towards left or right. 

UCLan Alumni Selected As Part Of BAFTA Games Crew.

Super excited to announce that two of our Alumni, Steph McStea @TeaAndMonsters of Team 17

and Scott Swarbrick @Scott_Swarbrick of MilkyTea have been selected as part of the BAFTA Games Crew for 2019! 

http://www.bafta.org/supporting-talent/bafta-crew

Big Congratulations Scott and Steph!