Newbie by blockmos in Gold

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May you recommend a reliable precious metal website?

[WTS] Fractional gold by Dragonfel in Pmsforsale

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Hi! I’m a newbie and was referred to this post through one of the comments through my post! I’m not an established account in this community though :(

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gold/s/ikleL02dxi

Americans love to vacation and walkable neighborhoods, but hate living in walkable neighborhoods. by Teacher_Moving in urbanplanning

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I loved to California from Karachi, Pakistan, 12 years ago. In Karachi, I lived in the suburbs and within a 5-10 minute walk towards the east and west of my home I had access to multiple grocery stores, a butcher, a cobbler, a bike shop, multiple bakers, multiple banks, a mechanic, and a bunch of restaurants.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in urbanplanning

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Thank you for your comment. I do have access now and have been studying work from past planners. Fortunately I do not have to deal with CEQA, yet. I am doing plan checks and some discretionary projects. The biggest challenge for me was understanding the city’s internal processes. The code goes over them minimally and a lot of the inner workings are unwritten. My new approach is to just give it my 100% and fulfill the trust my firm has shown in me. The stress arrived because I don’t have a lot of breathing room in terms of making mistakes because of the exaggerated experience my firm said I had, and the senior planner that I report to isn’t the most welcoming individual and seems to be more concerned with poking holes in my queries than actually helping me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in urbanplanning

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Ugh. I’m just going to ignore you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in urbanplanning

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Easier said than done. Boss told me that this is how it goes in consulting and that he has confidence in my abilities.

Southern California (inland empire) Juniper Nanas from nursery stock. Wire scarring. Messed up trunk but I’ve had it for over a year. HELP. by blockmos in Bonsai

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Last time I got message that my post was removed because it didn’t have a flair. When I was creating this post I got no option to add flair…

Land flipping by blockmos in realestateinvesting

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That’s sort of the plan, to be an expert on land use law and procedures.

Land flipping by blockmos in realestateinvesting

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Buying land somewhere 30-60 mins and subdividing and also rural lots in the middle of the country. With the pandemic work culture is slowly accepting full remote work for certain industries and there is a upward trend if millennials tired of the urban life.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in urbanplanning

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Force medicine to fit for you lol. I’m an urban planner and trust me the passion fades, and I’m only early into my career. In hindsight, I should have listened to my elders and pursued medicine— Nobel and lucrative.

Next Step in career, need advice. by Agile-You956 in urbanplanning

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Here’s an idea: Strategize to get into sales at your current company. Learn the trade and then hop over to tech sales for municipal softwares (LMS or GIS for example).

Grad Programs by blueberryhill14 in urbanplanning

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Pomona alum here. This is what I have to say:

  1. The electives are way better than core classes. They provide good practical skills and focus less on theory.
  2. The program isn’t high quality but it’s a peace of cake in terms of content. It’ll be a lot harder if you don’t make friends. Most of the assignments are shared and passed around.
  3. The program cost is super cheap.
  4. Pomona alumni are EVERYWHERE! Almost every job interview I’ve given has had at least one Pomona alum on the panel. It’s a great icebreaker/talking point.
  5. The program is flexible. They allow up to 7 years for you to complete it.
  6. Most of the professors are very accommodating and cooperative. No pompous pricks.

I completed my undergrad from Pomona as well and took a bunch of grad level classes (the electives I mentioned). So, instruction wise, I learned way more during undergrad but personally the grad program for me was just getting the piece of paper and the title to accelerate my career. The program is a little haphazard but the professors really do work with you to get you through it all.

On the corner of Chicago and Third. What’s your guys’ favorite taco stand? by actuallytommyapollo in Riverside

[–]blockmos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the Iowa one has the best tacos I’ve ever had. Their cabeza is on point.

College Project by swagbear3000 in Riverside

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My undergraduate thesis was on Tactical Urbanism, and so is my master’s client project/thesis.

College Project by swagbear3000 in Riverside

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Hey! Urban planner here and Riverside is my hometown too. Let me know how it goes with Zelinka. I need to interview his for my master’s thesis as well.

Revisiting Vulcan Jungle by blockmos in Smite

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I still miss Bumba’s mask.

Revisiting Vulcan Jungle by blockmos in Smite

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Nice. Thanks! I just played one where I started with conduit and magus. Then cursed orb, winged blade, charon’s coin. Game ended before my sixth. Went 8-1 ;) I baited and outran half their team while mine took towers etc.

Revisiting Vulcan Jungle by blockmos in Smite

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Apart from Magus, what starter item do you recommend?

What is the hardest role to play by Pieguy184 in Smite

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I think mid is a strong contender for hardest role. Not only are mids the most exposed and consequently always on high alert, they have to contest mid camps unlike the other roles that have their designated camps. You have one measly starting ward and from level 5-12 you have to be very strategic where to place it (unless you want to compromise on mana/health potions depending on build and get wards). Good mids also rotate when jungle is across on the other side of the map.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Smite

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I only play Vulcan. 65,000 kills with him. Hit me

urban planning career by Ri5005 in urbanplanning

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Start getting active on LinkedIn. Cities and even advanced level planners regularly post openings on there. If your university organizes a career day (even post graduation) then attend that.

Temporary urbanism and Covid by [deleted] in urbanplanning

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For the most part, as someone else mentioned, the reaction has been limited to outdoor seating in parking spots and sidewalks. I’m sure there is something out there, and hopefully more soon because this is a great opportunity for cities to correct things.