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Someone who inquired about my tarot reading services have been sending me several questions via SMS since yesterday.
Normally, I don't disclose details of my conversations with clients as professional courtesy. However, these are questions that many potential tarot reading clients may have wondered about, at one time or another, but were hesitant to ask tarot readers they approached. I have answered similar questions before.
I think these questions and the answers I gave are worth sharing to give people who would like a tarot consultation a better idea on what (and what not) to expect in a reading. I'm reproducing the text messages I received and the actual answers I gave.
I met a reader just a while ago. But it seems he doesn't know what his cards mean. And he looks annoy.
(I made some slight edits on the sender's spelling, but I'm not sure if the sender meant "he looks annoyed" or "he looks annoying" in that last statement. I didn't inquire what the sender meant by it.)
I'm sorry to hear that. I think a reader should be mindful of how they communicate to the client. We owe our clients that.
How do you do your reading?
My clients will ask me a question; sometimes I'll ask for clarifications to get the context behind that question. Then I ask them to select cards and I will interpret the cards to answer that question.
I rarely do very general readings without a question asked because I find it better if I will interpret the cards within the context of my client's situation. I'm not a psychic so cold readings don't work that well for me.
What if the tarot readings have different interpretations from two tarot readers? Why is that?
(I'm assuming she asked the same questions to two readers and got different answers.)
Because a reading will always be a subjective interpretation. It'll be based on the experience and mindset of the reader. No two readers are alike so they might interpret the cards differently.
In a reading, the client should not just listen passively but also participate in getting the answer because there might be a time when a reader may be affected by personal biases. We readers try to avoid that but readings, by their nature, cannot be objective.
Which one should I follow?
Which one do you think makes sense to you? You are not obliged to follow what a tarot reader says.
What we give are not so different from advise from other people: listen to what we say, decide if it makes sense to you, and choose whether or not you should follow it. Don't let the cards dictate your life choices.
In closing, I would like to point out that the answers I gave are specific to my habits and preferences as a tarot reader. I also frequently point out that different readers follow different styles; what works for one may not work for another. Clients, especially those who will be read for the first time, should not be afraid to ask questions to readers to help set expectations. Readers should not brush off inquiries like these from potential clients.


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Today I would like to share with all of you wonderful paper lovers an Easter card I created for
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Out of Time, Out of Place: Primitivism and African Art
This article debates the proposition that artistic production mirrors humanity's maturation from primitive superstition to scientific rationality. This effort sits at the intersection of demography, political economy and aesthetics. According to traditional demographic theory, primitive peoples are caught in a poverty trap of high birth rates, a condition inimical to industrialization, well-planned urbanization, universal education, women's emancipation and cultural production. The analysis focuses on three dynamics: the demographic effects of mass migration on creativity: the trajectories of declining populations and their places in cultural hierarchies; and slavery and colonialism's reduction to penury of skilled artists in pre-industrial societies. The method interrogates self-reinforcing trends of the canons of demography, political economy and aesthetics and the resulting concurrence on the path of progress, which assumes that art is a reflection of liberal historical advancement. The overarching argument of the article is that by setting the criteria and suppressing alternative accounts of the history of African art, these canons narrow and misrepresent our global cultural legacy. Background: sub-Saharan African art is classified as "primitive" according to the canons of art history, demography and political economy. This label is problematic because it conveys faulty demographic assumptions about sub-Saharan Africa and reflects the ways in which theories of human progress reinforce analyses underlying the designation of primitive. The proposition advanced is that these canons narrow, suppress alternative accounts of the history of African art, and misrepresent our global cultural legacy.
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Evolution is God made.
The Bible says that Adam & Eve were both created here on Earth 6,000 years ago. The Quran does not say when Adam & Eve were created, however it says that they were created in Paradise, not on Earth. This is the same Paradise that believers will go to in the afterlife. But believers will not go to that Paradise with these bodies; instead their souls will be mated to different bodies. So when Adam & Eve disobeyed God He expelled them from Paradise down to Earth; but the Quran does not say whether Adam & Eve were physically transported from Paradise to Earth (same body-soul), or whether their souls were put into our bodies or into the bodies of evolved Homo sapiens. (Modern humans are classified as Homo sapiens sapiens, the word "sapiens" twice).
When Adam and Eve were still in Paradise someone on Earth was already shedding blood and causing mischief:
Quran 2:30 And your Lord said to the angels "I will make a successor on Earth", They said "How can You make [a successor] someone who corrupts and sheds blood while we praise and sanctify You?" He said "I know what you don't know."
Adam and Eve were not the first to live on Earth, those Homo sapiens were already living on Earth however they didn't worship God. So God chose Adam and Eve from Paradise to become their successors on Earth.
1400 years ago the Quran said that God is able to recreate humans from their own semen in forms that they are unable to envisage:
(Quran 56.58-62) Do you see your own semen? Do you create it or Do We [Allah] create it? We decreed the death among you and nobody beat Us to alter your form and raise you in forms that you do not perceive. And you have figured out your first form if only you would remember.
Change of form is evolution. Change of form from our own semen is evolution indeed. The Arabic words "Ghair Masbookeen" means nobody beat us to it. Since God is saying that nobody beat Him to evolving man from his own semen this means that evolution is God made (not non-existing as some Muslims claim). There is nothing in the Quran that tells us whether Adam & Eve looked like us or looked like Homo sapiens.
The Quran also says that if God wishes He can make our descendants nonhuman just like our ancestors:
(Quran 6.133) Your Lord, the Rich and Merciful, if He wishes, can discard you and succeed you with "WHATEVER" He wishes; Just like He created you from the seed of another clan.
The Quran specifically uses the word "Whatever" or "What" ("ma" in Arabic ما). This Arabic word "ma" cannot refer to humans; this word is strictly reserved for nonhumans (the Arabic word that does refer to humans is "men من", meaning "who" or "whoever" but it was not used here). This verse says that if God wishes He can make our descendants nonhuman just like our ancestors. So our ancestors were nonhuman (Homo sapiens).
In conclusion, God created Adam & Eve in Paradise from clay however He brought them down to Earth to succeed those who didn't worship Him (Homo sapiens).
Moreover the Quran confirms that all life started in water then animals crawled out of the water onto land.
All evolution theories suggest that during the transitional period those evolved animals crawled on their bellies before walking on four legs. Land animals only walked on two legs at a much later stage.
However this was portrayed in the Quran 1400 years before it was discovered.
(Quran 24.45) Allah created every living creature from water. Some of them crawl on their bellies, and some walk on two legs, and others walk on four. Allah creates whatever He wills. Allah is Capable of everything.
The Quran says that every living creature came from water, some crawl on their belies and some on two legs and some on four.
Some skeptics claim that the order in the Quran is wrong. While all creatures came from water and then crawled on their bellies is correct, all evolution theories suggest that evolved animals walked on four legs long before they walked on two.
Since all evolution theories suggest that animals walked on four before walking on two then skeptics claim that the order in the Quran is wrong. However recent discoveries suggest that the order in the Quran is actually correct. Scientists found ancient fish that walked on two legs, long before land animals walked on four:
The closest known relative of the ancestors of limbed animals such as humans likely evolved the foundation for rear legs even before the move to land, researchers say. This ancestor may have even been able to walk underwater, they added. These findings reveal that a key step in the evolution of hind limbs happened in fish, challenging previous theories that such appendages evolved only after the move to land.
Huff Post, Ancient Fish With Legs, Tiktaalik Roseae, May Be Missing Evolutionary Link, 2017
This means that ancient fish walked on two legs long before land animals walked on four. So the Quran portrays the correct order: every living creature came from water, some crawl on their belies and some on two legs and some on four. This turned out to be the correct order of evolution; no mistakes in the Quran.


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Article by: DeeDee Aeschliman
Photography by: Ji Young Kim
When Molly B. first moved to ISM as an eighth grader, she felt inspired by her older brother's pursuit of running. At the time, her brother Luke was a senior and was trying out for the cross-country team. Coincidentally, Molly herself was infected by the running contagion, and coupled with the encouragement of her parents, she decided to take up the sport that would later define her life.
Today, Molly is the holder of many prestigious titles. She is not only the IASAS cross-country record breaker for the 5K (with a time of 19 minutes and 22 seconds) but she is also the IASAS record breaker for the 3K (with a time of 10 minutes and 35 seconds) and for 1.5K (with a time of 4 minutes and 54 seconds) in track and field. These are certainly astounding achievements for someone of her age, considering that Molly is only a sophomore!
Because of the tiresome nature of track, Molly jokes that sometimes she "doesn't enjoy running that much". Nevertheless, she is definitely aware of the fruits that can be reaped from this hard labor, and admits that she "can't imagine quitting". Indeed, the health benefits of regular physical exercise are hard to ignore; running is a surefire way to build muscle, enhance endurance, improve cardiovascular activity, and stay fit. Furthermore, the camaraderie that exists among her fellow athletes makes running enjoyable. "I love the team," Molly exclaims. "It's fun and we have such a good time together."
Off-season, Molly also tries to train as much as she can. Although schoolwork and family chores do not permit her to indulge in running day in and day out, Molly does timed runs when she finds the time. However, summer vacation provides Molly with a great opportunity to train, and whilst on the long break she runs with her brother and cousin.
As of now, Molly is unsure where the future will exactly take her, but she is sure that two more exciting years in high school athletics await! Will her running career stop there? We do not know, but we do know that ISM is lucky to boast of such a star athlete – Molly Bailey who is known throughout the IASAS schools as one of the fastest girls to ever compete.


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designOf all of the latest Synology Releases for 2018/19, the RS1619XS+ is by far the most interesting model of all. It is the latest XS series NAS and available in jsut 4 bays. The design is both sleek, 1U and they have managed to include a large amount of power and coverage in this device. Featuring 10Gbe, 4 LAN and all the business hardware and chassis you would expect from Synology.
featuresFantastic hardware options inside mean that this rackmount NAS provides excellent potential for business users. This combined with support for RAID options mean that this device is designed for the long term. Additionally, it features a 5 year warranty and 3 years of the SRS (synology replacement service), so you have great failure support too!
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The 17th door on the BBC Doctor Who website's Adventure Calendar has opened revealing the Comic Maker! The Comic maker was closed for a while for updates on it, such as: ways to print your comic, save your comic, etc.
I do enjoy and like the Comic Maker, but I can't help wondering why it took so long to reopen and why there was such a build-up to it, as the only updates I can see is, "Print page" and the ability to save the comic. I can't see any new scenes, companions, monsters, etc (please correct me in a comment if you can).
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Karli is a young monster introduced in series of videos for Sesame Street in Communities in 2019 about foster care.
Her favorite food is pizza, and she loves playing MonsterBall (which is kind of like soccer, but for monsters).[1]
She is shown to be in the care of two foster parents, Dalia and Clem. She is also good friends with Elmo. Though not addressed in the videos, the writers suggest that her mother's absence is due to being "away getting treatment for substance abuse."[2]
Karli also starred in videos for the site debuting in October, focusing on substance abuse.[2]
She is made from the same puppet originally used as Karina the Ballerina, with some altered facial features. Karli also has a similar design to Bel from Vila Sésamo, the Brazilian co-production of Sesame Street.


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Tastes of England come to Main Street
After selling her British pastries at Goshen and Tower Grove farmer's markets and serving afternoon teas in various St. Louis area eateries for nine years, Glen Carbon resident Jane Muscroft is opening her Queen's Cuisine Tea Room at 120 South Main St. in Edwardsville today.
Muscroft, who grew up in Melton Mowbray, England, attended catering school because she had a dream to open a bed and breakfast on the South coast of England. "I always enjoyed baking, cooking and making tea for friends when they came out," Muscroft said.
But her husband's job with Purina would bring them to the states - St. Joseph, Mo., in 2000 and then to the St. Louis area in 2005 after the Nestle takeover.
After moving to the states, Muscroft focused on raising their daughters, who were ages 5 and 7 at that time, but once the girls reached their teen years, Muscroft knew it was time to pursue her love of baking and cooking. "I was looking for somewhere to go back to catering college since that was my profession," she recalled. "I came across the Dierberg's School of Cooking, and I thought that was a really neat idea."
After approaching Dierbergs to hopefully help out in the cooking school, the company asked her to be an instructor instead.
"I taught cooking classes there about afternoon teas and suddenly people were interested in them, and that's why Queen's Cuisine was born - to fill the niche of serving afternoon tea," Muscroft explained.
She began renting the kitchen in a tea room in Illinois to do her baking and started selling scones at both Goshen Farmer's Market in Edwardsville and Tower Grove Market in St. Louis. As her business grew, she found a small business incubator program through St. Patrick's Center in St. Louis which Muscroft credited with helping her to formalize her Queen's Cuisine business plan that included providing afternoon teas at people's homes. She'd use the incubator location to bake her goods and then transport them to the farmer's markets or to venues and homes for afternoon teas.
Since forming Queen's Cuisine in 2007, Muscroft has served her traditional English afternoon teas at The Oatman House in Collinsville as well as The Map Room and The Fleur De Lys Mansion in St. Louis.
In March of this year Muscroft moved her production from St. Louis to 120 South Main St. in Edwardsville, and she began renovations to the building to add a tea room. "Our loyal customers throughout the years have been the core influencers behind this decision, and now we will be able to better serve them," Muscroft noted.
Last weekend the Queen's Cuisine Tea Room had its grand opening afternoon tea, a sold out event, which Muscroft said had a theme that was in honor of Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday. "We had coronation chicken, which is very similar to chicken salad, in the sandwiches because that was made for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1952," Muscroft explained. "We had the sausage rolls because that's something that they have at Christmastime at Buckingham Palace."
The Queen's Cuisine Tea Room has it's official grand opening Friday. Beginning June 17 the Queen's Cuisine Tea room will be open on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be serving lunch - coronation chicken on croissants and homemade soups.
It will also be serving a wide variety of specially crafted scones, which Muscroft is well-known for, as well as several British specialties including Scottish shortbread, Eccles cakes, quiche, sausage rolls and Melton Mowbray pork pies, an English sandwich found only in Muscroft's hometown. "We'll also have scones and clotted cream at the tea room all the time for people to enjoy at the tea room or to take home," Muscroft said.
Sunday afternoon teas, which require a reservation, will continue to be offered the second Sunday of every month. Afternoon teas are a unique event featuring a British traditional menu served on a three tiered tray. A savory course of sandwiches and sausage rolls is on the bottom tier while freshly prepared scones served with clotted cream and preserves are on the middle tier. The top tier is the final course, a selection of three dessert items, all made in house from scratch. The tray is served with a pot of freshly brewed loose leaf tea with over 20 varieties to choose from.
While the Sunday afternoon teas will be offered only once a month, an afternoon tea can also be ordered for Fridays or Saturdays, 1 p.m. or later, but must be reserved three days in advance. Call 618-205-6188 to make a reservation or visit the Queen's Cuisine Web site at Qconline.us for ordering online. Additional information can also be found on the Queen's Cuisine LLC Facebook page. The Queen's Cuisine Tea Room can also be reserved for private events.
In addition to the tea room's Friday and Saturday hours, the Queen's Cuisine British baked goods will still be available from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday at both the Goshen Farmer's Market and Tower Grove Farmer's Market, and Muscroft also plans to continue teaching classes at both the Missouri Botanical Gardens and at Dierbergs.
"I enjoy sharing my love of food and the British food. I always say that British food gets a bad rap so it's quite nice to redress that," Muscroft said.
"My ambition was always to be in the catering trade and the food trade, I just took a little detour and ended up in Illinois - so very far from the sea," Muscroft said with a chuckle.
Though she hasn't fulfilled that dream yet of owning a bed and breakfast on the coast in South England, in nine years Muscroft has made great strides in building her business and has shared a little bit of England and its culinary traditions with many Edwardsville-area and St. Louis residents.


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GC350 Remote Control
Replacement Remote – for GC350 Programmable Game Call. *Call not included.
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ICOtec has replacement remote controls for the GC350 Programmable Electronic Predator Call in the event you have lost or damaged your original remote.
This remote is identical to the one you received originally. Simply place an A23 battery in the back of the remote and re-pair the remote and unit so they will communicate. Follow instructions below to re-pair remote to your existing GC350 Electronic Predator Call.
*ALWAYS use new batteries from the store, not from a drawer. ALWAYS test your batteries prior to leaving the house, and ALWAYS take spare batteries with you hunting.
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To begin, turn the power switch on to the main unit. Next, find the small hole beside the power switch, insert a small paperclip in and you will feel reset button depress. The red LED on the unit should begin blinking. While the LED is blinking, press and hold any of the call buttons on the new remote. The caller should respond by playing the selected sound within 3-5 seconds.


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Moon phase on 6 May 2020 Wednesday is Waxing Gibbous, 13 days young Moon is in Scorpio.Share this page: twitter facebook linkedin
Waxing Gibbous is the lunar phase on . Seen from Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 99% and growing larger. The 13 days young Moon is in ♏ Scorpio.
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Previous main lunar phase is the First Quarter before 5 days on 30 April 2020 at 20:38.
Moon rises in the afternoon and sets after midnight to early morning. It is visible to the southeast in early evening and it is up for most of the night.
Moon is passing first ∠3° of ♏ Scorpio tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc appears visually 3.3% wider than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1966" and ∠1901".
Next Full Moon is the Flower Moon of May 2020 after 1 day on 7 May 2020 at 10:45.
There is medium ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at very acute angle, so their combined tidal force is moderate.
The Moon is 13 days young. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the first to the middle part of current synodic month. This is lunation 251 of Meeus index or 1204 from Brown series.
Length of current 251 lunation is 29 days, 15 hours and 13 minutes. It is 2 hours and 10 minutes longer than next lunation 252 length.
Length of current synodic month is 2 hours and 29 minutes longer than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 4 hours and 34 minutes shorter, compared to 21st century longest.
This lunation true anomaly is ∠201.8°. At the beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠229.8°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep decreasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of perigee (∠0° or ∠360°).
Moon is reaching point of perigee on this date at 03:03, this is 15 days after last apogee on 20 April 2020 at 19:01 in ♓ Pisces. Lunar orbit is starting to get wider, while the Moon is moving outward the Earth for 11 days ahead, until it will get to the point of next apogee on 18 May 2020 at 07:45 in ♈ Aries.
This perigee Moon is 359 656 km (223 480 mi) away from Earth. It is 2 852 km closer than the mean perigee distance, but it is still 10 700 km farther than the closest perigee of 21st century.
8 days after its ascending node on 27 April 2020 at 17:54 in ♊ Gemini, the Moon is following the northern part of its orbit for the next 3 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from North to South in descending node on 10 May 2020 at 09:01 in ♐ Sagittarius.
8 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♊ Gemini, the Moon is moving from the beginning to the first part of it.
7 days after previous North standstill on 28 April 2020 at 15:23 in ♋ Cancer, when Moon has reached northern declination of ∠23.935°. Next 4 days the lunar orbit moves southward to face South declination of ∠-23.998° in the next southern standstill on 11 May 2020 at 06:13 in ♑ Capricorn.
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The UK's top 10 most lucrative speed cameras revealed – and they rake in £3 million a year from motorists
The highest earning speed camera locations in the UK have been mapped with motorists paying £9,000 a day in fines
THE highest earning speed cameras in the UK have been revealed - with one site raking in £1,600 a day from speeding motorists.
The top 10 most lucrative cameras netted an estimated £3.2 million over a 12 month period in 2015 - equal to £8,767 a day, according to figures from insurance broker Carole Nash.
The most profitable was a speed camera on the A1 Northbound at Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, which trapped more than 6,000 motorists earning fines worth £606,400 - a daily income of £1,661.
This money-spinning camera is no more, though, having been replaced in 2016 by an average speed check system costing £750,000.
The second highest earner was on the M180, west of the River Trent near Scunthorpe, amassing £583,500.
The M25 - the UK's busiest motorway - features in the top 10 three times earning cops more than £1.1 million in fines.
That included a stretch between Junction 17 and 18 near Rickmansworth where 5,835 tickets were issued with motorists caught travelling at an average of 62mph in a 50mph zone.
Roads policing specialist Sergeant Mark D Lucas, from the Metropolitan Police, said: "Cameras will pay for themselves several times over in the money saved to the economy by preventing deaths and serious injuries.
"Cameras can catch far higher numbers of speeding motorists than traffic police with mobile cameras, and at much lower cost, freeing up police for other duties that cannot be conducted by technology, such as breath-testing."
The findings were revealed to broker Carole Nash following a Freedom of Information request to the UK's police forces with 20 of the 35 replying.
THE CAMERA NEVER LIES Find out the truth behind these 12 speed camera myths that could stop you getting fined
Rebecca Donohue, head of marketing at Carole Nash, said: "With some speed cameras issuing tickets that amount to well into the hundreds of thousands it's understandable that, at times, motorists feel like they are being taxed again.
"We wanted to find out which roads are prone to speeding motorists to help raise awareness of the dangers in those areas and encourage bikers and drivers alike to take extra care on these roads."
Income was calculated by multiplying the number of drivers caught by the standard £100 speeding fine. Motorists also get three penalty points unless they attend an awareness course.
Although laws introduced in April 2017 mean drivers caught well above the limit face fines starting from 150 per cent of their weekly salary.
The rules were introduced in a bid to improve road safety as thousands of people are killed each year with speed as a key factor.


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High Drama in Maha Episode of Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani..
Star One's Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani will see a big confrontation of Abhay and Piya in the maha episode...
Pia who cannot digest the fact that she has been bitten by Abhay will have a straight talk with the vampire in which Abhay reveals that he did all that to save her from the bad vampire Sidharth(Siddhant Karnick). However Pia will not listen to him and gets angry at Abhay and vows not to talk to him.
If this is not enough, Pia gets a hint that Abhay has a brother too. She googles on the computer, and gets to know that Abhay has hid the fact of having a brother from her. However she is unaware of the fact that Sid is Abhay's brother. She in turn goes to Siddharth to know of Abhay's brother and is shocked to see Haseena (Kishwar Merchant) there. But Sidharth somehow manages the situation and even confuses Pia all the more when the talk of Abhay's brother comes up.
All this and much more in Tonight's Maha episode of the show..
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No recycle boxes for V2 HUB?
Dan87 replied to ryat2016's topic in GeneralV1 was probably mostly due to the battery pack it contained. V2 just has AA batteries that can be easily removed.
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Dan87 posted a topic in SmartThingsHas anyone else needed to contact support for any issues on Smartthings? I've now contacted them twice but have not received any responses. One ticket is 2 weeks old. The other is 1 week, 2 days. I still have a ticket opened because I could not get ANY zigbee devices to pair. That's since been resolved. My other ticket I opened just over a week ago is due to some kind of issue with my profile. I can't login on any devices except for the PC I originally logged into the web interface on, and the Samsung S9 I set up for both the classic and new apps. I use the exact same username/password on other devices and it acts like I don't have a hub setup at all. It's super strange!
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Dan87 replied to BB-Nola's topic in GeneralI can't say I recommend Smartthings to be responsible for the security of my home, but I recommend it for the home automation side! I've been impressed with it so far. Plus, it's kind of nice not to put all of "my eggs in one basket" again like I had with Iris. The only bummer is having two separate systems that don't necessary communicate with each other.
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Dan87 replied to dusterp's topic in GeneralAlready paid out of pocket for all my replacement devices unfortunately. I wanted to do it at a pace that I was comfortable with. Waiting on the gift card would be cutting it WAY too close for me. I plan to hold onto my gift card for a bit and possibly use it to purchase an EVSE if I choose to go with an Electric Vehicle after my current lease is up. 🙂
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Dan87 replied to fdw201's topic in SmartThingsI've been able to pair devices to my smartthings hub from nearly anywhere in my house. Iris definitely could not do that! In fact, I paired all of my smoke detectors without moving them at all, or the hub!
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Hate when I'm right. Got an email that a delivery attempt was made, but no one was available to sign so it wasn't delivered. My post office is opened the exact hours I work too. Should be fun.
Man, am I glad I looked manually for the tracking number. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that Lowes never sent an email with tracking information or anything. My gift card is supposed to be delivered TOMORROW. Good thing I have meetings scheduled all day and can't be home to sign for it. My post office is one that does not deliver anything without a signature. 🤬
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Dan87 replied to jeff909's topic in GeneralI would definitely not be counting on this. Either way I'd plan for moving forward and don't even consider that scenario to be a possibility. Start making a plan now and start making steps to retire Iris.
No, Lowes would be held harmless for a circumstance such as that. They only damages they'd incur would be potential PR burns.
Honestly I rarely enter through the door that I have the deadbolt on. We typically enter in through the garage when coming home. The Schlage deadbolt is on the front door, mainly for guest/family use.
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Dan87 replied to calvin386's topic in GeneralI'd like that code as well. I may consider that! I bought a GE fan controller switch, but this could work better because I'd be able to maintain use of my light also. My Harbor Breeze fan from Lowes had its fan controller fail. A new one costs nearly as much as a new fan itself. I've read it's a common failure on this brand, so this other controller that pairs with Smartthings sounds right up my ally!
The most beautiful part of Ring, every device that I've paired, I've been able to do from anywhere in my house. Where Iris would want the device to be within 10 feet of the hub, so you'd have to either bring the device TO Iris, or get a super long network cord and carry the hub around the house. The Ring hub is Wireless for one, but secondly, I haven't needed to bring devices anywhere near the hub for it to work.
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You must unpair from Iris first. Pairing to Ring took me less than 1 minute, literally! It was a very smooth process for me. The process for pairing it to RIng is identical to Iris. I want to say the Ring app walked me through it also.
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Doesn't make any sense to me why they wouldn't just mail a CHECK instead. It would be much better for their customers, and would have been easier for them, too.


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Sugar Bombs™ Salad with Miso Dressing
Makes four side servings
2 tbsp white miso
2 tsp honey
1/4 c unseasoned rice wine vinegar
1/4 tsp toasted sesame oil
1/4 c vegetable oil
1 12-ounce (341 g) package Sugar Bombs™ tomatoes, halved (about 2 1/2 cup)
1 tbsp sliced green onion
1/2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
1/2 sheet toasted nori, julienned
Preheat oven to 450 F. Line a tray with parchment paper.
In a medium pan over medium heat, add a small amount of olive oil and sauté garlic and kale until kale is slightly wilted, about 2 minutes. Let cool slightly, then combine kale and goat cheese and season mixture to taste with salt and pepper. Set mixture aside.
Meanwhile arrange portobellos on tray, grill side up, and drizzle about 2 tablespoons olive oil evenly over. Season mushrooms lightly with kosher salt and pepper and roast in oven until mushrooms are just cooked through, about 10 minutes depending on thickness. Blot or drain off any excess moisture that appeared.
Carefully and evenly spoon the kale/goat cheese filling over the mushrooms and return the tray to the oven for another 3-4 minutes, until topping is warmed through and cheese melts. Transfer portobellos to a serving platter.
Thinly slice a few heirlooms and arrange the slices over the cheese topping—see if you can mix and match a variety of colors for a nice presentation. Season the tomatoes with a light sprinkle of finishing sea salt, black pepper, and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. Serve right away.
Chef's Notes
Using kitchen shears to julienne the nori makes it fast and easy!


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An introduction to the field of Parallel and Distributed Simulation (PADS) is given. The capabilities and limitations of currently used PADS techniques are discussed. A review of the recently developed hybrid and adaptive PADS techniques is also given. Sample performance results of some PADS techniques are presented using a network of workstations. This paper presents a new method for deriving an expansion of the index of large deviations for a wide class of linear rank Cheap New Balance Minimus statistics. This new method is considerably simpler for obtaining the expansion than the ones used up to now. We study the existence of solutions of the nonlinear fourth-order equation of Kirchhoff type under nonlinear boundary conditions which models the deformations of beams on elastic bearings. The numerical solution of the interior surface Helmholtz integral equation for toroidal pipes is presented. Acoustic surface pressures of various pipes in the shape of a quarter torus were calculated. Sound attenuation New Balance Sneakers Toronto spectra of pipes possessing different bend sharpnesses are presented. A lower limit for the bend sharpness is determined for the attainment of a considerable level of sound attenuation.


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Apex Legends Almost Feels New Again After Its Latest Patch
I can engage in long-range combat now? What?
Earlier this week, Respawn Entertainment pushed a new patch for Apex Legends that unexpectedly shifted the entire meta. Now, sniper rifles that aren't named Kraber are suddenly viable; Caustic and Gibraltar take 10% less damage now, accounting for their larger hitboxes; those gold Havocs have the best hop-up—the Turbocharger—actually equipped now. Oh, and the drop ship zips across the map at a 50% faster clip.
I've sunk a lot of hours into Apex Legends; I'm nearing level 50 now. It's become a reprieve from work-game obligations, serving as my almost-nightly wind down game I play with a nice cold IPA at my side. A lot of friends of mine play it too, which helps when I'm in a social mood but don't want to leave the comfort of sweatpants. In my many hours, my strategy has remained the same: I usually stick with an automatic weapon of some sort (like a R-301 or R-99), and then a Peacekeeper or Wingman for close encounters. Long-range weapons have always felt unfortunately disadvantaged, making middle-range scoped weapons far more enticing.
And the best weapons have always been obvious. In houses to loot, you'll always see the ammo sapped away from Triple Takes and G7 Scouts, while the weapons lay bare. In an opening match scramble, they're okay, but in the long run, the weapons that will do best by you in the final circles are what should stick by your side.
Hopping into Apex Legends last night, I immediately felt how different the atmosphere was. I was bummed at the nerf of weapons like Spitfire, but in action, most other guns are suddenly a tad stronger, and more worthwhile to pick up for your two-gun slot. So I tried a new thing: I picked up a sniper rifle (a Longbow DMR) to see if I could sense any difference.
From the first squad I spotted from a distance, I popped out the scope, and zeroed in. After downing one person, I realized that at last, long distance combat is actually viable with a long-range gun that isn't the ultra-rare, gold-tier Kraber. I popped shots at another, as an Octane on my squad took the opportunity to run in with aplomb to finish them off. A few short seconds later, we emerged victorious in the scramble.
Usually, if I see enemies a distance away, I won't engage unless I am really confident (or a squadmate made the decision for me). But now armed with something considerably more capable, it feels like less of a dumb risk to snipe away and scare away people. Where before it was like shooting peas, now it's like the actual weirdo-space energy ammo that arms the weapons.
And just like that, Apex Legends feels almost new again, even while the lackluster Battle Pass has been doing little to excite me. (I'm sorry, I don't care about my banner.) With the patch, I'm already trying out weapons I usually ignore that I know got tweaked, to see how it performs now that weapon sway is lesser, and leg shot damage is greater. What I'm seeing and experiencing is something that isn't just shaking up my personal experience of playing Apex Legends, but anecdotally from an evening spent playing, everyone else's too. Everyone's changing things up now. I don't know what to expect in encounters anymore.
The other big change with the patch that increases the drop ship speed I'm not as high about. The ship zips across the map a touch too fast now, and while squads are maybe a bit more spread out than they once were, gone is the strategy of dropping late in a relatively quiet area; supply ships are even harder to land on now. In its patch notes, Respawn says, "We felt that the ship was moving a bit too slow after watching player behavior so we're speeding it up so players that like to drop later in the flight path don't have to wait so long." The problem is that now it's too fast.
It's that malleable quality that I love and hate about online games. How much Overwatch has changed, for instance, which I once loved and have later loathed. My mains, D. Va and Mercy, are unrecognizable as to what they were at launch. But shifting how heroes play to make every character main-worthy essentially, has kept some people playing it. For others, like me, it's alienated them.
It's the risk and reward of an online game, wherein developers must watch player activity, and shift the game accordingly to make more playstyles viable, accepted, celebrated. Patch 1.1.1 is Apex Legends' first major shift to try and do that, with previous weapon balancing just knocking down the once-OP Peacekeeper shotgun and Wingman pistol and other small-scale changes. (Both are still strong and worth grabbing, only less so; in the latest patch, the Wingman was even nerfed again in terms of its clip size.)
It's refreshing to see Apex Legends try to encourage new playstyles, rather than buffing and nerfing the usual suspects. While I see it as a great mindless game to play right now—such is the stress of life, we all need an escape. But for those who take their Apex Legends time more seriously, the variety will no doubt help in its longevity.
It's still in a rough place right now though, in terms of content. The Battle Pass levels go up slowly (even with this week's two day Bonus XP event), and largely only rewards you with negligible goodies like intro lines and weapon skins. Before Octane, the latest legend to join the roster, was announced, the map curiously was littered with jump pads—his ultimate ability. Players (correctly) theorized it had something to do with the new character, and considering he accidentally leaked prior, their guesses wound up being correct.
It would be cool to see Apex Legends take that sort of secret-baiting forward on the map, even if it just took the theme for its season, and sprinkled it beyond just a Battle Pass. It's part of what's made Fortnite a centerpiece for conversation, where throughout its seasons, it usually maintains some big physical presence on the map, with maybe a new gimmick mechanic or two. It's what keeps Fortnite fresh; rather than emphasize polish, there's always a surprise in store for returning to its battle royale. Apex Legends, unfortunately, is severely lacking on keeping its world exciting. Its "Wild Frontier"-themed season has not felt very wild at all, considering it amounts to some stray Battle Pass swag, and not much else.
Still, this patch almost feels like a step in that direction. For me, in what once kept me coming back to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, the gameplay is really the most important thing. To this day, it's what Apex Legends excels at when squared against its competitors. There's no other battle royale game that feels quite like Apex Legends: in speed, in abilities, in teamwork, in the game-feel of its weapons. Now with Patch 1.1.1, that last part just got a lot better.


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Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) is a technique that is used most commonly to evaluate
- the prostate gland, including ultrasound-guided prostate biopsies
- depth of invasion of colon/rectal cancer (for staging purposes)
It can also be used for guidance in placing a transrectal drain, or in rare problem-solving situations in which pelvic organs are inadequately evaluated with a transabdominal approach and the transvaginal approach is not possible or not preferred.
Its utility in evaluating the prostate gland is analogous to transvaginal imaging in women. The ultrasound probe is placed as close as possible to the organ of interest, allowing a higher frequency probe to be employed with a subsequent improvement in spatial resolution.
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Most, advanced dialysis facility to handle critically ill renal failure patients. Apart from this CAPD, various vascular surgery accesses for maintenance dialysis are routinely done in our hospital.ACE Hospital is one of the best well known centre in the country for treatment of patients with renal failure and end stage renal disease. The Department of Nephrology has highly qualified, well-trained and experienced nephrologists. The dialysis unit has ultra modern haemodialysis machines and a trained nursing staff who treat patients round the clock.
This specialized equipment is used for testing various micturation disorders, neurogenic bladder, etc. The facility of video urodynamic is also available.
We are having the most ultramodern electromagnetic Lithotripter to treat the urinary stones. So far we have treated more than 6000 patients successfully.
Latest Hi-Tech OT with State-of-Art facilities. Spacious Ultramodern operation theatres with laminar flow air conditioning, rigid asepsis and medical gas pipeline network which are Fully equipped with all the necessary medical equipments like C-Arm, Digital X Ray, High-tech Anesthesia machines and all surgical instruments, International standards for sterility, asepsis and hygiene to carry out super major & delicate operations like Endoscopic surgeries, organ transplant, joint replacements, neonatal surgeries & major cancer surgeries, etc. There is separate theatre for major surgeries like Kidney Transplant, Neurological surgeries, etc.
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Floyd Mayweather has revealed that Andre Berto will be his 49th and final opponent before he retires after the September 12 bout.
Mayweather's last bout came in may when he faced Manny Pacquiao in a clash that was billed as the 'fight of the century' and saw him win his 48th victory following a points decision.
But Who Really Is Andre Berto? Here's a quick profile on Mayweather latest challenger
NICKNAME: The Beast
Total fights: 33
Wins 30: (23 by KO)
Losses: 3
STANCE: Orthodox
HEIGHT: 1.74m
REACH: 179 cm
Berto is the current WBA Welterweight Interim Champion but has lost three of his last six fights.
He held a 27-0 record until being beaten by Victor Ortiz in 2011.


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Any home built before 1/1/1978 needs to be tested prior to any remodeling. If lead paint is found, it needs to be removed by a "Certified Renovator" by using lead safe practices.
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We're going to talk about something today that is very near and dear to my heart: interactive notebooks! I've used interactive notebooks in my Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 classes for the past two years. In fact, I can't imagine teaching without them!
I want this page to be both a reference for people who attended my session and people who were unable to attend but are still curious about the process of creating interactive notebooks. So, here are my slides:
At the beginning of my presentation, I took a couple of moments to introduce myself.
And, for the majority of Oklahomans who don't know where Drumright is, I thought I'd include a nice little map that I found online. For the record, I didn't know where Drumright was until the day I went to my job interview. The superintendent called me to ask how long it would take me to get from Tulsa to there for an interview. Not knowing where Drumright even was, I had to ask him how long it would take! He then had to give me driving directions over the phone...
I asked my participants this question: If you asked your students to describe the note-taking that happens in your math classroom, what would they say?
Then, I shared with them how my students described note-taking in their letters of advice to students taking the class next year. You can read more of the advice they gave as part of that assignment here and here.
I tried to add color to make their specific statements stand out more. These quotes are word-for-word excerpts from the letters that they wrote. Probably my favorite comment is that they take "lots of meaningful, colorful notes." I like that they used the word "colorful," but the fact that they described them as "meaningful" makes me want to jump up and down with excitement.
Of course, the feedback isn't 100% positive. And, it never will be. One of my students noted that the notebooks get "annoying sometimes." I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. My students spend a large portion of their time annoyed at me. Why can't we have a free day? Why do you make us do so much work? Nobody else is teaching today. Why are you? Yeah, I'm okay with "annoyed." I tell them that I do it because I love them, and it's true.
There are a ton of benefits to using interactive notebooks. These are just a few of the benefits I've found in my own classroom.
One of the wonderful things about interactive notebooks is that they can be whatever you want them to be. My students don't have textbooks, so we are creating our own textbook as we go throughout the year. My students use them for notes only. But, other teachers have students store their homework and bellwork in their notebooks as well. If you open one of my notebooks, you will find foldables and graphic organizers galore. That's my teaching style and one of my strengths. If foldables just aren't your thing, don't do them. That's your choice. Your notebook should reflect your personality and teaching style.
Many teachers make a differentiation between left hand and right hand pages. Right hand pages are teacher directed. They are the notes typically found in a math class. Left hand pages are student directed. The students have to find some way to process the information provided by the teacher and to create some sort of visual display that demonstrates their understanding. This could mean creating an illustration of a concept, writing and solving your own problem, writing a song about the topic, drawing a comic strip about the topic, writing a letter to a friend describing the steps to solving a specific type of problem, choosing 3 homework problems and writing out detailed solutions, etc. The possibilities are endless.
I originally intended to use the left-hand/right-hand distinction, but it just hasn't worked for me. I guess I just have a need for control or something. I have to dictate to my students exactly what needs to go on each page of their notebooks. I still give them a certain degree of choice with some pages, but not the same extent of choice that is given by other teachers. It's completely up to you how much choice you allow your students!
After this brief introduction to interactive notebooks, we jumped into looking at lots and lots of pictures of interactive notebook pages I have made in the past. I've made a bunch, so it was so hard to choose what pages and ideas I wanted to highlight.
If you browse around my blog for long enough, you will eventually find all of the interactive notebook pages I have created. I recently created a Pinterest page that features pictures of every single interactive notebook page I have made + links to the page it is found on. You can click on the picture to visit that page to download the file for that page or to read more.
My best suggestion is to follow the pinterest link above and just spend time browsing. There are currently over 280 pictures to look at. And, that's just the tip of the ice berg. You'll see some pages that you could use without modifications with your students. And, you'll see some pages that you would never use. Many of these foldables can be easily modified to cover any number of topics, though.
There's also a tab at the top of this page that will lead you to a page of foldables, templates, and graphic organizers that I have created. I haven't updated this page with notebook pages from the 2013-2014 school year, so I'm a bit behind. They're on my blog and on the pinterest page, I just haven't added them to the tab at the top. I'm getting to the point where I have made so many pages and activities that they are hard to organize!
I get e-mails every week from people who are curious about how to get started with interactive notebooks. I'm never quite happy with the responses I write to these e-mails. Here's my latest attempt at answering the question of how to get started:
I'm so excited to hear that you want to try out interactive notebooks next year! The process can be a tad overwhelming! Here's my advice for getting started.
1. Decide what type of notebook to use. I prefer composition notebooks. Spiral notebooks work great for a semester, but they just won't hold up for the entire school year. Others use binders or even graph paper notebooks. All have their pros and cons, of course.
2. Decide what you want your students to keep in their notebooks. Just notes? Homework? Bellwork? If students are just keeping notes in their notebooks, where will the other stuff go? This is one benefit of using a binder. You could have a divider for notes and other dividers for homework, tests, etc. I have my students only keep their notes in their notebooks. We don't have textbooks, so we are essentially creating our own textbooks. Students learn pretty quickly that if we put it in our notebook, it must be important! Next year, I'm going to have my students make homework/test portfolios in addition to their notebooks.
3. How will you grade notebooks? Completion? Rubric? Some people actually don't grade their notebooks. At my school, if I don't grade something, my students don't do it. I've moved to to a 0 or 100 grading scale for notebooks. If it's not perfect, students get a 0 and are required to redo the missing/incorrect pages in order to earn that perfect score. Students take much more care with their notebooks now!
4. Figure out what your first unit of the year will be. Do a search on pinterest for that topic followed by "foldable" or "graphic organizer." Get an old, partially-used notebook. Try to design notebook pages based on ideas you see online or from your own imagination. Play around with it. Have fun! This is the best way to see what works and what doesn't. I started out by making rough sketches of my pages, and that was the most helpful thing I could have ever done.
5. Have fun! Your first year (or second year or third year or - I think you get the picture!) of notebooking won't be perfect. You'll continue to learn better ways to explain things and improve your notes/foldables/graphic organizers. Realize that some days your notes will be boring. That's okay.
If you need inspiration, I recently made a pinterest board with links to every single notebook page I have made over the past two years! Clicking on each picture should take you to the page on my blog where you can download a PDF file to make that page. http://www.pinterest.com/mathequalslove/my-interactive-notebook-pages/
If you want even more interactive notebook inspiration, I would recommend checking out the following sites of other teachers who use interactive notebooks in their classrooms. I have stolen so many ideas from them!


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Fall has definitely arrived in Seattle. The wind has shown up along with the cooler weather and even the rain has made its appearance. We had all of the above today, but even the sun came out for a bit. I noticed one of the trees today and just love the bark and colors that are emerging. God's creation is just amazing and it's nice to stop and actually pay attention amidst the busyness of our lives.
Day 271
I have joined the social network of Twitter which has been an interesting ride. There are all sorts of people on Twitter trying to sell their business, ideas and some even just quote scripture all day. Two of the gals I follow are doing a contest today called Tweet Your Studio to see what kind of spaces people have and use as their studio. I snapped this photo of my craft/sewing/beading/office space I use for all sorts of uses. I doubt I will win as it's not the messiest and it actually somewhat organized, but not super organized. I know where things are and am very blessed to have the space to create.
Day 270
This morning my beading partner in crime and I skipped church to take a jewelry class by Scott David Plumlee. The gal who owns the beadclub in Woodinville managed to get him to teach some classes over the weekend, so we jumped at this chance. Normally, Scott teaches at beading shows and the cost is significantly more. Today we learned how to use an electric screwdriver to make components of wire and beads and then used jump rings to make a chain. I always enjoy learning new techniques and how to use everyday tools in creating jewelry.
Day 269
This afternoon one of Andy's friends had his birthday party at the park. Andy and I went and enjoyed the time with our friends celebrating pirate style. The boys had a treasure hunt for their goody bag items, ate cupcakes and just had a lot of fun playing together.
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Day 268
Next weekend another consignment sale is coming up, so I thought I would go through the stash of clothing, shoes, bags and baby items that will not be needed anymore. The drop off day is next Thursday, but I want to get a head start on the tagging and getting the clothes ready, so here is the beginning of the pile.
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Day 267
What better way to start off a day than coffee and an oatmeal chocolate chip scone? I made the scones yesterday, but lucky me, there was a couple of them left, so I enjoyed my morning coffee before our rush out the door to speech therapy.
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Day 266
One of our favorite weekly activities is to walk up to the Sammamish farmer's market at the city hall. We normally walk up with grandma, but she was out showing clients houses so the boys and I went up by ourselves. Andy wanted some peaches and a cookie, so we purchased a triple chocolate chip cookie, four white peaches and then headed off to church to have dinner with dad.
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Day 265
Yippee, it was my turn to visit the dentist today. Oh joy, a 45 minute lecture on how important it is to brush and floss your teeth, especially now that I'm pregnant. Honestly, it wasn't that bad, I'm very fortunate to have good teeth and I try to take care of myself. I do like getting a new toothbrush and travel toothpaste and floss.
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Day 264
Somebody had fun in preschool today. The 4s class is painting a house to play in and the children painted both the inside and the outside of a cardboard house. When I picked up Andy from school, you could tell who spent the day painting and had a lot of fun.
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Day 263
After church today, Andy grabbed a hold of Mike's hand to walk across the parking lot to our car and low and behold, Aaron grabbed a hold of Andy's hand and I just had to get a picture. It was just too cute not to share.
Labels: Crossroads Bible Church, guys
Day 262
The key to a successful time at the children's museum, three sleeping children. We have a membership to the Seattle Children's Museum and this year I spent the additional ten dollars for the guest passes each time we visit so we can bring along our friends. Today since Dana and I are golf widows, I thought we could wear out the kiddos at the museum. We all had a great time and I think the two in the very back of the car would have fallen asleep if the other one wasn't there to chat with. Another great part of today, I can get 5 car seats in my Mountaineer, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna have 3 more children.
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Labels: children's museum, friends
Day 261
What's your best guess as to the picture of the day?
It involves my twenty three month old and my iPhone. The red is my couch and the white I believe would be his arm or maybe his leg. The picture would be his time playing with mom's phone while I sit across the room working on restringing a necklace he broke.
Day 260
Aaron had his speech therapy session this morning and he received a couple of stickers from his therapist. He wanted the Thomas the train sticker, but had to settle for Harold the helicopter. He also got a Mater sticker from Cars. I enjoyed watching him transfer his stickers from one hand to the other, but when we got home I didn't pay any attention to where the stickers were located. Later on in the day, we needed to run an errand and that's when I found the missing stickers, strategically placed on my console. Never a dull moment around here.
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Labels: guys, speech therapy
Day 259
This week is the beginning of the fall activities and one of Andy's favorite weekly activity is the Wednesday night program at church called Team 3. The first couple of years is Discovery Kids and starts when they turn 3. This year the children are learning about the attributes of God and I am a leader once again in Andy's class.
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Labels: Crossroads Bible Church, guys
Day 258
I spent a few minutes pounding away on my metal rivets and completed my pieces. It's not the best picture because it was taken with my iPhone, but you kinda get the idea. Now I need to find the correct size of dowel to make the jump rings and the clasp.
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Day 257
It's that time of year again, when the fall schedule starts and all activities begin. Today marks the first day of 4s preschool for Andy and it's so much different this year. I was sad that Andy was starting school last year, but this year, he's just excited and I'm excited he will be out of the house one extra day. I love the program he's in and can't be happier with our choice in school.
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Day 256
My partner in crime and I were able to spend a few hours today at a local bead show. I was very good and stuck to my budget, but my sister-in-law was lucky enough to find these recycled glass pieces that she plans to make into a charm bracelet. We had a great time together and were able to catch up with each other and other beading buddies, too.
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Day 255
Tonight we had the rare privilege of having some good friends over for dinner and an overnight stay. Nate and Judy are with Campus Crusade at Central Washington University in Ellensburg which is just over the mountains. We tried to stop by and see them last summer when we were camping in Eastern Washington, but alas they were actually on this side of the mountains. Mike and Nate have been good friends for many years and we also got a tasty treat of Mike's ribs.
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Day 254
I was driving in Redmond today and noticed the sign is up for Trader Joe's. There is a TJ's in Issaquah, but I shop more in Redmond because I live on the north end of Sammamish. I'm just super excited for a Trader Joe's closer to my house and hoping it's a little bigger than the Issaquah store.
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Labels: shopping, trader joe's
Day 253
Some days I just have to have the camera ready for anything and today was definitely one of those days. Aaron did not want to have his snack in a bowl, but rather just eat right out of the box. Mom relented only to see the snack on the go. I also think Trader Joe's must be something addictive in those crackers, because it's quite interesting how much he likes the Gorgonzola crackers.
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Day 252
Tonight was the fall orientation meeting for the 4s pm class for Andy's preschool. The meeting was longer than most of the monthly meetings we have, so the boys were in bed by the time I got home. I went to check on both of them and had to laugh at all of the items Aaron had in his crib. I guess whatever works to get him to sleep.
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Day 251
The picture of the day definitely fits into the random things we stumble upon in life category. We spent our last morning of vacation playing in the pool before we needed to pack up and start the drive to the airport. One of our stops along the way was the Harley-Davidson dealership of Anaheim/Fullerton. I needed to use the restroom before we continued on our way to LAX and what to my complete surprise was the motorcycle faucet. It was just longing to be the picture of the day.
Day 250
Happy Birthday Mike!! What a better way to spend your birthday than at the beach with your family playing in the water and sand. God has blessed me tremendously with such a wonderful, godly man who is such a great husband and father to our two boys. It's been such a ride of peaks and valleys, but Michael, I couldn't imagine my life with anyone else. I love you!
Day 249
This evening, a dear friend of mine, Elisabeth was getting remarried to a wonderful man, Michael and my Michael and I were very blessed by God to be able to attend the wedding. The wedding took place at a home in San Juan Capistrano in the hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The views were just spectacular and the party was so much fun. The wedding was very relaxed and low key so you could mingle with friends and meet new people as well. I am truly blessed by my friendship with Elisabeth and I wish her and Michael many, many happy years filled with God's blessings for them.
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Labels: California, friends, wedding
Day 248
Today was such a fun, busy day. We left dark, rainy Seattle in the morning and landed in sunny, warm Los Angeles by noon. After picking up our sweet , super fabulous price, rental car, an Infiniti QX56, we grabbed In-N-Out for lunch and headed up to see Mike's aunt and uncle who live in Thousand Oaks. After a wonderful time with Tom and Marie, we checked into our hotel in Santa Monica and headed out to find some dinner. We ended up on the Santa Monica pier to do a little sight seeing. On the way back from our fun outing, we walked right by The Hotel California of course made famous by The Eagles. I thought the sign would be a fun picture because you can always take pictures of the adventures you did, but you never know what you may happen upon.
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Day 247
All day long I've been looking for my wand that would magically complete all the laundry and the packing would be complete. Unfortunately, I don't have a fairy godmother, so it's all me. We are leaving in the morning for California to see family and attend a friends wedding. I am really looking forward to this trip as it will probably be the last time we get to play in the warm, sunny weather until next summer in Seattle.
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Day 246
I didn't finish my bracelet in the riveting class I took last Saturday and I really need to give back the tools I borrowed. This inspired me to get myself downstairs during nap time and pound away on some metal. I didn't have time to complete the piece I was working on before Aaron woke up from his nap, so I brought him downstairs in hopes that he would sit and watch tv with his brother so I could finish. Aaron isn't my couch potato like older brother, so he decided to come help mom. It's a super close up picture because he was sitting on my lap, but Aaron did a really good job being gentle with the hammer. His curiosity is on fire everyday and I want to encourage that little curious mind to explore and learn.
Day 245
Meet Mr. Bean, he or she will become the newest member of our family on or around April 2nd. I had my first prenatal appointment this afternoon and Mike and I were able to see the baby and see the heartbeat, but it's too early to hear the heartbeat. Everything looks great and it's amazing how you can see the little arms and feet already.
The boys were staying with grandma for this first appointment and when I picked them up, Andy declared that baby is his new baby brother. Earlier, Andy was very adamant the baby was a girl, but he seems to have changed his mind. Whatever the sex is, God has blessed us with another child. And no, we won't be finding out the sex this time either.
The boys were staying with grandma for this first appointment and when I picked them up, Andy declared that baby is his new baby brother. Earlier, Andy was very adamant the baby was a girl, but he seems to have changed his mind. Whatever the sex is, God has blessed us with another child. And no, we won't be finding out the sex this time either.
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Day 244
The weather seems to have turned to a bit fall like already, so I was in the mood for some tomato soup. Safeway has some good soups in the deli section, but the regular creamy tomato soup has too many calories if you want to eat anything else with your lunch. There was a new organic tomato basil soup that has 100 less calories so I can have a bowl of that and a grilled cheese sandwich without having too many calories for lunch. The soup was also quite tasty and I decided to have an english muffin with my soup today.
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Day 243
I thought I would start off the week by making my boys pancakes. We ran out of our normal pancake mix and have yet to make it to Costco to replenish, but I have a new cookbook that has a recipe for pancakes. It's your basic recipe of flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, eggs, milk and butter. I added baking spice to add a little more flavor and the pancakes turned out okay. I don't care for the baking spice, but the boys ate them up. You can tell I had a little helper who was hungry and ready for mom to start cooking and not be taking silly pictures.
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Day 242
One of my Gerber daisies has decided to bloom another flower for me to enjoy before it comes to its demise again. The yellow daisy seems to have gone from a nice yellow to more of a cream color but that could be because I don't get much sun in the back. I'm also thinking maybe I should move my flower pots to a place where little hands can't get them.
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text: Daklu 339 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 I know how to call and use .Net from within Labview, and I have on a few occasions compiled LV code into dlls and called them from other languages. What I'd like to do is compile Labview actor-oriented code (not necessarily based on the Actor Framework) into an interop assembly and be able to exchange messages with it from .Net languages. The idea is to have the Labview code and .Net code running concurrently. The problem is I don't have much any experience building actor-oriented apps in .Net, or trying to use a message-based interface between LV and .Net. The simplest way to do it would be to expose the actor, queue, and messages as objects through the assembly. I'd let the .Net code interact with the actor in much the same way parallel loops interact with each other in Labview. This puts some burden on the .Net developer to write their message handler so it runs concurrently with the rest of their code. A more complex alternative is to write the Labview code so the .Net code registers callbacks with it. It would be similar to how Labview developers can register for events in .Net components, except the other way around. To be honest I have no idea how this would be implemented, or if it is even possible. Would I have to create a .Net class named "Labview Event Handler" and call that from my LV code, while having the .Net developer subclass it for each callback they want to register? Have any of you tried these kinds of things? Can you share what worked well and what kind of technical obstacles you ran into? Any inputs or suggestions are appreciated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites


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Springfield Central's up-tempo style downs Oliver Ames, 80-63, on Sunday afternoon.
EASTON – The Oliver Ames High girls basketball team couldn't adapt quickly enough to a change in tempo as Springfield Central ran away from them late in the game Sunday.
The Tigers (2-2) were victimized by Springfield's up-tempo offense and lost, 80-63, in the opening round of the Sue Rivard Holiday Classic at Oliver Ames High School.
"They were fast and they were physical and it's our first experience with that," said Oliver Ames head coach Elaine Clement-Holbrook. "Credit to Springfield because they played their game to perfection."
Trailing 51-47 after the third quarter, the Tigers couldn't get any closer. Springfield Central went on a 15-2 tear to start the fourth quarter and opened up a 66-49 lead with 5:05 left in the game.
"I thought for three quarters anyway, we played with them," Clement-Holbrook said. "I think we had used up so much gas in the first half that I don't know if we really had our legs underneath us."
Springfield Central, the Golden Eagles, dug out of a 13-6 deficit in the first half with a 19-2 run that started in the first quarter and carried over to the second period, leaving them with a 25-15 advantage.
The Tigers responded by going on an 11-2 run to close the gap to within three, 30-27.
However, sophomore guard Sha'raya Haines scored 10 of her game-high 20 points during the second quarter and pushed the Golden Eagles' lead to 38-30 at halftime.
"The pieces, I think, are there. It's just a question of trying to get them all to be working at the same time," Clement-Holbrook said after the game.
Oliver Ames chipped away at the lead in the third quarter, receiving solid effort from sophomore guard Francesca Calabraro (16 points) and senior forward Mackenzie Webster (13 points, nine rebounds).
The Tigers trimmed the deficit to one or two possessions on several occasions but never came any closer.
"I don't want them to hang their heads because it's a long season still," Clement-Holbrook said. "I'm hoping that if we see this kind of style again we will be a little bit better off."


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Country: France
Category: Music Video
Release date: 2018 - May
Duration: 40 min
Director: François Le Gouic
Edition: December 2018
ONE SHOT BOPS is a 45mn clip in a sequence shot of the eponymous album of the group BOPS. 12 scenarios for the 12 tracks on the album – no breaks, these are the key words of this project. The challenge here was to propose a series of clips by diving into their own worlds while making a homogeneous mid-length film. Once this constraint is put in place, each scenario is free to shatter. Like the album, impulsive and éclectic, some clips tell the lyrics sometimes in a violent, absurd or amusing way, others illustrate the feelings that emerge from certain songs, their aesthetics.


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We're known to expect a lot of our interns. Fact is, we don't drink coffee so there's none of that for them to make. Our copier's most often than not out-of-order, so they get off on that one easily too. And we don't really eat lunch so they very rarely have to nip out to the local sandwich bar for office orders. Which leaves them with a lot of time on their hands. Time they're encouraged to bring their personal touch to the magazine's pages, be they print or web. Former photography intern Joke de Wilde had dug out an unlikely Word-hero for our Yellow Album's cover whilst Pauline Miko, our current one, has been shooting our 'The suggestion' column for the past weeks as well as photographing her grandmother's snowball collection for our white album (catch it when it's out, on 25th November). All in all, we put our trusted army of interns to work. So, when we realised that our current graphic design intern Raya Rayax took to altering perceptions with her juxtapositions of photographs she takes on her spare time, we asked her to create a series of white-themed animations for us. Taking as starting point light sources, she delivers an eerie, if slightly haunting, series of gifs that somehow manages to instantly give us a new-found respect and love for web-enhanced arts.
All images by Raya Rayax
Light. It sometimes points you in the right direction.
Light. It sometimes entertains you.
Light. It sometimes comes from outside.
Light. Sometimes you receive it.
Light. Sometimes you dance to it.
Light. It sometimes is captured on tape.
Light. It sometimes is imaginary.
Light. Sometimes you try to catch it.
Light. It sometimes is artificial.
Light. It sometimes is magic.
Light. It often can be found at the end of the tunnel.
Light. It sometimes becomes an addiction.


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We met at a Tiki Bar, which is funny to me, since I've been out of the Tiki business for quite a while. As I walked up, he started to walk in my direction to greet me. I'd say he was decent looking – tall, dressed in that beachy yet conservative Sarasota kind of way. Recorded music was blasting, and this threw him off, so we grabbed a bench outside with a view of the parking lot in the strip center. Unfortunately for me, a spotlight was aimed directly at my face, which prompted me to confess I had recently had injections on my face and that's why I was covered with purple bruising. That's my MO. I'm either quiet, or saying weird, personal, embarrassing shit.
Fortunately, the bar guitar guy started playing, so we migrated to the patio and away from the spotlight beaming down on my purple spots. From then on, my date aka Concert Guy went on a breathless recounting of the countless number of 70s and 80s rock bands he's seen, gotten autographs from, talked to, even semi-stalked. Aerosmith. Rolling Stones. Pink Floyd. Led Zeppelin. Grateful Dead. Lynyrd Skynyrd (cue the singer at the Tiki Bar to play Sweet Home Alabama). Apparently the Beatles didn't fit into his list, because they weren't "badasses."
I think he paused once or twice to ask me a question. "Do you like to cook?" My answer, "No." I felt like I had to salvage some pride so I told him I make jambalaya. That seemed to work. We did discover that we both fled Florida to seek greener pastures in Oregon around the same time, and we both agreed we loved it there. So, there was that.
11pm and I'm done. He walks me to my car and asks, "well, what do you think? ya know, sometimes there isn't a spark right away…" He asked if I'd see him again, and I said I would.
And, in honor of Concert Guy, one of his favorite songs…
Next up – a first date tonight with Beach Realtor Guy.


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ICAROS Icaro is the word used by the peruvian shamans or curanderos, to describe the shamanic healing song that is the weapon, tool, wisdom and personal energy vehicle of the shaman,what is carrying his /her power.
The 'action of ICARAR "means" loaded "with the power of an object or shaman potion, giving some specific property to be transmitted to the receiver, either cleaning, protection, healing, harm or influence on his/her will.
This is done singing the Icaro directly on the object or transmitter substance. The object then be forwarded to interested and ingested in the case of liquids (potions) or blowing smoke if snuff is icarado.
The icaro is the vehicle of the energy that the shaman is using, their efficiency depends largely on the preparation of the healer through diet, intake purging system integration life of ancestral wisdom.
Each shaman is the owner of their icaros, experience and wisdom, for having received from its teacher or directly from nature. It is common for healers express things they know, including icaros that have been learned in dreams or visions or they have been given by the plants. They say that in these states of consciousness induced by the "plant teachers" have caught the tune, without any effort or reasoning, feeling that imposes itself and often in an unknown language. Also in some healing cases the icaros arises in the same way.
Neither words, neither understanding of the lyrics are essential, but yes the melody and that the healer feels, to share his /her spirit. If you let the Icaro take part in yourself, you will know when, how and with whom to use.
Shamans have used Icaros like very simple words, alluding to certain plants, animals and elements ,Local power holders or landscape symbolism.
It is now found in many icaros syncretism Christians and biblical allusions. Most of them are written in Castilian, Quechua and other dialects as the origin of the old masters, but some are just very monotonous and repetitive melodies.
How icaros works? We could say that like the Mantras in Eastern traditions does ,on certain energy centers through sound vibration, thus modulating organ function, and that there is a subconscious knowledge that guides the shaman to choose the right Icaro to each circumstance.
Original Text in Spanish by peruvian Dr. Rosa Giove
I also would like to ad something from my hear , for me icaros are also a dabce of the vibrations with the energies . Vibration of the Shaman /curandero who singing creating magical unique experience in the space where is preform , the vibration can purifite, transform , create and heal all kind of energies they can they cab feel you with the love but also they can brakevall the stak energies something that doesn't serve very well in the Divine Creation so for that brake something new taking a place . Icaros are gifts from all kind of creation including the shaman singing it. When I sing icaros I feel like I creating divine music but in the same time I feel that i m carry by spirits and different energies, We are dancing in the harmony and the unity of the sounds that carry us through the Ceremony of Life