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I guess the best way to start this post is to affirm one thing I am sure of: if you happen to be complaining that you are bored with teaching because you seek and do not find professional opportunites, you must be in hiding!! With all that is available, both on and offline, I cannot even fathom this sort of comment being a reality.
I am addicted to learning, I admit it. I love studying, teaching, reading, sharing and being a teacher allows me to do so much with so many great educators worldwide that it just makes me want more and more.
Just a few weeks ago, I was honored with an invitation from Shelly Terrell to take part in the #RSCON (Reform Symposium E-Conference), and I need to admit: I wasn't sure if I should celebrate and be thankful for yet another learning opportunity, or to fear the thought of presenting virtually to a community of global educators without any knowledge of platforms such as Blackboard Collaborate. I chose the first and went on from there.
It wasn't too long before I had collected my thoughts on what to present, so I went on and revamped my previous 'What is this new writing?' session and there I was, all set to go. But still fear lurked on, as I felt the insecurity setting in, due to my total lack of knowledge about BbC. That's when Chiew Pang came in, as one of the organizers of this wonderful event. He was awesome in helping me overcome my fears, providing support and some lessons even at times when his time zone had reached near midnight. I am grateful to him for his help...Chiew, if you read this, thank you SO much. Your help was very important, and it is always a pleasure to connect with you.
Well, then came the day of the presentation. Everything was set and I was mentally (psychologically?) ready. Naturally, as a first-timer you begin to imagine of all of the things that can go wrong, and this is what sparked a sense of insecurity. Fortunately, everything went A-OK!
Now for some impressions of my own: speaking for nearly an hour without anyone physically present is quite a trip. It was quite strange indeed, and throughout my talk I kept wondering whether or not people at the other end of the cables could see/her me and/or my slides. They could. Yes!!! And it was wonderful to count on the help of my moderator, Dina Dobrou. Dina ... if you read this ... " muito obrigada!!" :)
Would I ever do it again? Definitely! If I am honored with another invitation, it will be chance to brush up my skills and improve. Let's see what happens there.
And now about the event. I had posted about RSCON3 two years ago, and how much I liked it! It is simply amazing to have so many wonderful sessions, plenaries, keynotes without leaving your home ... and for FREE! I feel, however, that the word needs to go out more. Not many teachers, on a local scale, were even aware of the fact that a conference such as this exists, and is so easily available. As part of the Braz-Tesol Pernambuco chapter, it is also my responsibility to share this information with other teachers, for more adherence and, consequently, learning and sharing so that was done. Still, I am looking forward to RSCON5, and all of the wonderful sessions that will be a part of it. And if you'd like to watch the sessions (which btw were ALL recorded and are available to you also at no cost whatsoever) just follow this link, and best wishes for great learning! Ah, and be sure to pass the word on!
Final words: I can never mention enough how Twitter has been such a great resource in my professional road to greater development. It is there where I met such inspiring educators as Chiew, Shelly, Dina and so many other amazing people. So ... ready to stop complaining and start learning??! The time is NOW, and it all starts with one simple 'click'. Good luck! :)


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My husband is a photographer and he does a lot of weddings, so I usually tag along to help. I have seen so many weddings that were unnecessarily fraught with tension, problems and chaos because the bride and/or her family tried to do everything themselves without a wedding coordinator. I think the bride already has a job that day -being the bride. She should not also try to coordinate, solve problems, placate people, worry about deliveries, etc. etc. A good wedding coordinator has done this many times, she has experience and resources a bride does not have. She is not a bundle of nerves that day and it is so much better for vendors, etc to have one designated person they can go to, instead of asking all the family who is in charge and getting opposite and confusing orders. Also, the bride expresses her wishes directly to the wedding coodinator and she carries them out, no room for buttinskis to put in their oar. And if something does go wrong, well, you have a scapegoat who is not a family member you will feud with for the next five years.
I know some people trim this important job out to save money, but I think it is well worth the expense, from what I have seen in my own experience. What price can you put on your sanity and serenity on this day of days? |
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You know, sweet pea, I'm seeing them suddenly all over this site. I think maybe there are certain key words and phrases that automatically generate a "bing" search. Let me try typing in the ones that were in asolo's post and see what happens -- save money, weddings -- I'm not embedding anything. And I agree with asolo's advice. The peace of mind for all the months in advance is worth it alone; no worrying that you forgot something or that something that seems like a good idea will not work, for some reason you can't anticipate. Also, coordinators often can get discounts for you and they know lots of good tricks for saving money -- so in the end, they can even save money. |
Great advice Scarlett -- And So True! As the bride, your options are either to run around frantic, let everything slide, or delegate to someone else. And who better to delegate to than a professional? As Gellchom so accurately points out -- someone who really knows the ropes, the tricks of the trade, and can even get you discounts. |
- Posted by oilpainter (My Page) on Wed, Mar 3, 10 at 12:12
If you are having a big blow out wedding or if you are doing this all alone, then by all means hire a wedding planner if you can afford it. However I don't believe they are at all necessary if having a small or medium sized wedding. If everything is planned well enough before hand then there should be no problems except minor ones that the Mother of the Bride and groom can handle. The bride shouldn't have to do anything. The thing with many people is that they fly by the seat of their pants. When my son got married, his MIL to be and I handled everything. The first thing we did was make a list of things and assign them a month and week to be done. As things got added we put them in the right time slot. We both had a copy of the list and would confer at the start of the month and or week to see who was going to do what. The wedding went like clockwork with only 1 minor snag which was soon ironed out. The whole key was organization. That's what a wedding planner brings, but you can save a bundle if you are orgaized enough to DIY |
- Posted by sweet_pea10 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 3, 10 at 21:59
The problem with the moms doing it themselves is that they don't get to relax, take it all in, and enjoy their guests. |
Sweet pea, I don't see any embedded text but I'm using a browser that blocks it. IVillage has recently added Intellitext to the site which automatically picks up key words and makes links. Very annoying. |
- Posted by oilpainter (My Page) on Thu, Mar 4, 10 at 3:44
colleenez: This is advertizing from GW to bring in money for the site. If you don't like it you can opt out. At the top of the forun. Click on the new advertizing and a form will come up where you can opt out |
- Posted by scarlett2001 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 4, 10 at 4:00
I am the OP (not Asolo) and I did not put those embedded links in. |
Delegate, delegate, delegate...our church (where my dd is getting married) has a wedding planner as part of the fees. She is only $200, and DEFINATELY worth it. I was so worried about "having to do everything and not be able to enjoy my dd's wedding". Now, I am putting all of it in her hands at a VERY reasonable cost. |
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1 He brought me to the main hall, and he measured the arches. They were nine feet deep on both sides, so that was also the depth of the tent. | 1 Then the man brought me to the outer sanctuary and measured the jambs; the width of the jambs was six cubits on each side. |
2 The entrance was fifteen feet wide, and the facades on either side of the entrance were seven and a half feet. When he measured its length, it was sixty feet, and its width was thirty feet. | 2 The entrance was ten cubits wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were five cubits wide. He also measured the outer sanctuary; it was forty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. |
3 Then he went into the inner room, and he measured the arches on both sides of the entrance; they were each three feet. The entrance was nine feet wide, and its depth was ten and a half feet. | 3 Then he went into the inner sanctuary and measured the jambs of the entrance; each was two cubits wide. The entrance was six cubits wide, and the projecting walls on each side of it were seven cubits wide. |
4 When he measured the length of the inner room, it was thirty feet, and the width of the side adjoining the main hall was also thirty feet. He said to me, "This is the most holy place." | 4 And he measured the length of the inner sanctuary; it was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits across the end of the outer sanctuary. He said to me, "This is the Most Holy Place." |
5 When he measured the wall of the temple, it was nine feet, and the side chambers that went all the way around the temple were six feet. | 5 Then he measured the wall of the temple; it was six cubits thick, and each side room around the temple was four cubits wide. |
6 Now these side chambers adjoined each other, thirty chambers in three stories. The side chambers had a ledge in the temple wall all the way around to serve as supports, but these supports were not inserted into the temple wall itself. | 6 The side rooms were on three levels, one above another, thirty on each level. There were ledges all around the wall of the temple to serve as supports for the side rooms, so that the supports were not inserted into the wall of the temple. |
7 A wide ramp ascended stage by stage to the side chambers all the way around the temple. In this way, the ascent stage by stage all around the temple added to the temple's width. One ascended from the foundation to the top by way of the middle story. | 7 The side rooms all around the temple were wider at each successive level. The structure surrounding the temple was built in ascending stages, so that the rooms widened as one went upward. A stairway went up from the lowest floor to the top floor through the middle floor. |
8 Then I looked at the temple: Its roof all around rested on the side chambers. Each raised section was ten and a half feet, and the indentations between them were nine feet. | 8 I saw that the temple had a raised base all around it, forming the foundation of the side rooms. It was the length of the rod, six long cubits. |
9 The width of the outer wall of the side chambers was seven and a half feet. The space left free between the temple's side chambers and | 9 The outer wall of the side rooms was five cubits thick. The open area between the side rooms of the temple |
10 the other chambers was thirty feet wide all the way around the temple. | 10 and the [ priests'] rooms was twenty cubits wide all around the temple. |
11 There were two entrances from the side chambers to the free space, one facing north, the other facing south. And the width of the place that was left free was seven and a half feet all the way around. | 11 There were entrances to the side rooms from the open area, one on the north and another on the south; and the base adjoining the open area was five cubits wide all around. |
12 The structure facing the yard on the west was one hundred five feet wide. The structure's wall was seven and a half feet wide all the way around, and its length was one hundred thirty-five feet. | 12 The building facing the temple courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits wide. The wall of the building was five cubits thick all around, and its length was ninety cubits. |
13 Then he measured the temple. It was one hundred fifty feet long. The yard, the structure, and its walls were also one hundred fifty feet. | 13 Then he measured the temple; it was a hundred cubits long, and the temple courtyard and the building with its walls were also a hundred cubits long. |
14 The area in front of the house and the yard to the east was one hundred fifty feet also. | 14 The width of the temple courtyard on the east, including the front of the temple, was a hundred cubits. |
15 Then he measured the length of the structure along the side of the yard, including its promenades on both sides: one hundred fifty feet. Now the interior of the main hall as well as the porches in the courtyard | 15 Then he measured the length of the building facing the courtyard at the rear of the temple, including its galleries on each side; it was a hundred cubits. The outer sanctuary, the inner sanctuary and the portico facing the court, |
16 were paneled all around, including the ceilings, closed windows, and its three courses of promenades adjoined the ceiling. From the ground up to the windows was covered. | 16 as well as the thresholds and the narrow windows and galleries around the three of them--everything beyond and including the threshold was covered with wood. The floor, the wall up to the windows, and the windows were covered. |
17 Above the entrance, from the interior to the exterior of the temple, and on every interior and exterior wall, | 17 In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary and on the walls at regular intervals all around the inner and outer sanctuary |
18 there were carved winged creatures and palm trees. The palm trees were positioned between the winged creatures, and each winged creature had two faces. | 18 were carved cherubim and palm trees. Palm trees alternated with cherubim. Each cherub had two faces: |
19 A human face turned toward one palm tree, and the face of a lion turned toward another. They were carved on the temple all the way around. | 19 the face of a man toward the palm tree on one side and the face of a lion toward the palm tree on the other. They were carved all around the whole temple. |
20 From the ground to above the entrance, the walls of the main hall were carved with winged creatures and palm trees. | 20 From the floor to the area above the entrance, cherubim and palm trees were carved on the wall of the outer sanctuary. |
21 In the main hall itself, there were square doorposts in front of the holy place, where there was the appearance of | 21 The outer sanctuary had a rectangular doorframe, and the one at the front of the Most Holy Place was similar. |
22 the altar. It was four and a half feet high and three feet wide. It was made of wood, and its corners, base, and sides were also wood. He said to me, "This is the table that stands before the LORD." | 22 There was a wooden altar three cubits high and two cubits square; its corners, its base and its sides were of wood. The man said to me, "This is the table that is before the LORD." |
23 The main hall and the holy place each had two doors, | 23 Both the outer sanctuary and the Most Holy Place had double doors. |
24 and each door had two turning panels, two for one door and two for the other. | 24 Each door had two leaves--two hinged leaves for each door. |
25 Like the walls, the doors of the main hall were carved with winged creatures and palm trees. A single luxuriant tree stood outside, in front of the porch, | 25 And on the doors of the outer sanctuary were carved cherubim and palm trees like those carved on the walls, and there was a wooden overhang on the front of the portico. |
26 while closed windows and palm trees decorated both sides of the facade of the porch, the temple's side chambers, and the beams. | 26 On the sidewalls of the portico were narrow windows with palm trees carved on each side. The side rooms of the temple also had overhangs. |
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Should there be love and marriage for all people (over legal age)?
Should love, whether same sex or opposite sex be recognised? Whether you want to call it marriage, union, bonding ceremony or anthing else, should a union between people of the same sex be recognised and the same legal standing given to same sex unions and opposite sex unions?
If the main argument for marriage to only be between a man and woman so they can bear offspring, does that mean people with no intention to have children should not be able to marry? If marriage is a legal right for opposite sex couples, should there be restrictions? For example, if someone is in jail for rape/murder, should they be able to marry during the term of their imprisionment? Should they have to wait until they get out of jail to enjoy marriage as they have been put in jail for ruining someone elses life? Should there be a waiting period (eg. have to be dating for a certain period, or living together for a certain period) to be able to marry? I hope other people have questions (or answers) about love and marriage. Obviously the responses could centre around the church, religion, ethics, personal beliefs, cultural beliefs and other things that people feel very strongly about, so please be considerate of other people's opinions and be nice when posting. |
My, we're up early with serious matters on a Monday morning!
OK, my take on this: the marriage is an institution created by humans so from my ethical point of view they can do with it what they wish. In other words, I'm not against same-sex marriages. It's a bit sad that all this fuss is anyway about money and heritages. Adoption is OK as long as there is some sort of criteria for adoption rights (the same as for others). Also, the possibility of one person having a custody of a child before entering a gay marriage makes it a bit impossible to prevent kids from living with same-sex couples, if those marriages are allowed. For people in jail, the sentence itself is a punishment, not what happens outside the context of serving it. It was not clear from your question if you ment 2 inmates marrying or someone marrying with a person outside the jail; not sure if I'd have anything against it either way. But I probably would question the reasons why the 'good citizen' would want to marry an inmate. Should there be a waiting period? Sure, many say. But does it really change the odds of a marriage being what you'd consider successful (e.g. long and prospering)? People want different things. I'd take just 4 months of honeymoon over 30 years of marriage any day, if I was still young. If I had kids, I would probably think otherwise. But it's just my 2 cents, to the question on subject line, yes, there should be love for all people, and marriage sometimes for all as well. |
Historically, marriage was first and foremost a civil contract. All this romantic nonsense around it has appeared over the past century, tops. If we took marriage back to this old definition, I think most of the debate would evaporate. Just define the legal rights and obligations that it involves, and make it possible for any two (or more?) adults enter into it. Call it a "civil solidarity contract" (a bit like the French PACS).
If somebody wants to have a religious ceremony on top of that, that's cool too, and it would allow different religious communities to set different standards on who's eligible for it and who isn't. I certainly think it's wrong if a homosexual couple can't get the legal status that a heterosexual couple can. If a couple has lived together for thirty years and one of them dies, it's just plain wrong if the survivor is treated legally as a stranger when it comes to inheritance or with regards to children the two have reared together. |
Given who/what I am, obviously I have STRONG opinions on this issue!! Marriage is originally a religious, not a civil institution. The Bible, for example, clearly states that!! Non-religious people probably couldn't care less, so nothing I say would matter. Even non-Christian/Jewish/Muslim religions have fairly strong views on this topic, while for those mentioned, the very thought of same-sex marriages would be an abomination!!
St. Paul turned marriage from a contract to a sacrament I believe. The troubadours (bards to most of you ^^) pretty much invented romance as we know it.
The bible does state marriage is a religious institution, but a lot in the bible has changed over time, and while the 10 Commandment remain the most important ways to live a good life, some of the other instructions in the bible have been "modernised". Women are allowed to "talk in church" (although the original meaning of this was misinterpreted), you are allowed to have sideburns, you are allowed to plant multiple crops in the one field, you are not allowed to sell your children into slavery, people don't just eat fish on Friday. Even though this is the new testiment, the Church does budge on it's fundamental principles, even a male should not lay with another male. When Catholic priests (and other religious leaders) have been charged/found guilty/suspected of paedophilia, the Church has covered up, transferred the offender to a new area and tried not to deal with the issue. If the fundamental principle that being homosexual is wrong is adhered to surely these priests would be kicked out of the church and not defended by church funded lawyers when the cases go to court. The bible has messages of love and intolerance, and while a lot of intolerance has been overcome in the modern age, the homophobic attitude towards people who are not employees of the church seems a little sad. I was very religious years ago, but now I see the bible as a story written by a group of men and someone sat down and said "this one goes in, this one stays out" and created a book to try and give people a little bit of hope, and a feeling they are not alone, and to promote community spirit. I do not see the bible as the definitive word on society or something that should intervene with laws to create and enforce equality (allegorical not literal to cut a long story short). Corwin, I hope this does not offend you, I have nothing but respect for you and I hope this thread is a conversation and not an attack and does not make you uncomfortable. The same goes for people both sides of the conversation. These are just my views and are not meant to insult anyone. |
edit: Or not as the case maybe ^^. |
Did you know that the bride doesn't even have to be present when the contract is signed in an Islamic marriage? |
Considering all the arranged marriages that take place all around the world I think the "love contract" is actually a minority.
Don't get me wrong: I'm all for marriage by love. I don't care if you're black, white, yellow, brown or purple, nor do I care if you're straight or gay - when it comes to the civil standing and/or rights then there should be no difference between same sex vs. opposite sex marriages. However, there is a line of logic, somewhere, that needs to be drawn in my opinion. In my country the public health care system finances large parts, if not all, of the treatment for childlessness. While this may be argued to be an offer that should be available to all citizens I just can't see the logic of offering said treatment for same sex couples - I mean, it is not as if they are having trouble procreating due to low sperm count or other common issues in that department - it is simply a physical impossibility. I'm not saying that said treatment should be denied same sex couples, but I simply can't justify that is should be funded by the public/government. Okayyy, getting a bit off topic now. At any rate, having expressed my views on religion in the thread about Global Warming I'll stay clear of that for now. |
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As for same sex marriages, I say let everyone enjoy the thrills of divorce court. :) Seriously, marriage is a contract involving property and inheritance first, social acceptance by one's peers second—or else everyone would just live together. Recognizing the union legally protects people, especially children, from the hardships of a non-connected life(lack of spousal/family insurance, loss of income, inheritance, etc.) I draw the line, though, at limiting the definition to only a contract. Prime Junta's factoid about Islamic women is blood-chilling to me. For a marriage to be a true union there has to be some strong emotional content. I think everyone, regardless of sexual alignment, has a need to experience intimacy and trust, and to have those feelings as well as their contractual obligations to the other party validated in some socially significant manner. Marriage seems the most sensible vehicle for this. |
There's very little to quibble over here.
Marriage is an institution between a man and a woman and is the only grounds in which people can legitimately have sex. Anything else is immoral and illegitimate: "shacking up", one night stands, homosexuality, group marriages, plural marriages, you name it. You can take great pains to justify it but such things aren't right. |
There's nothing I could add to the discussion because I share Prime Junta's view. And I consider myself religious.
The way I see it this issue is going to keep looming larger as more folks everywhere accept the idea that all people are created equally. If that's true, it means there's absolutely nothing wrong with any of those "other people." It means there's equity for mixed unions.
I would be totally fine with calling it something else, if it makes people feel better — call civil marriage "pact of civil solidarity," and leave "spiritual marriage" out of the legal/public sphere. That way, the Strictboro Baptist church could choose to only marry Anglo-Saxon heterosexuals between the ages of 18 and 33 1/2, while the Pinko Universal Oneness Rainbow Church could conduct group weddings for all ages, sexes, colors, and species (not including lemmings, because they're anathema). And, yes, I find that particular Islamic practice rather chilling too. But then, some people would find a tortured corpse nailed to a gibbet a somewhat chilling object of worship as well, no? |
"Suit yourself, stay out of others business."
Some people believe they have the right to guide other people's lives. I suggest they shut up or move to Iran. When it comes to "marriage", the whole idea outdated and the laws about it may as well be abolished. If people live together they should have some protection, on top of that, what ceremonies people hold is their own business. Church should have no authority and the only authority state should have over church is to lock people up if they break the law. |
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I see so many new junkers here with us -- I'd like to share a site that was posted awhile back. If you like plate flowers - you'll die looking at Shabby Joe's ! |
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I'm not new but enjoyed all the nice stuff he has!! Jan |
- Posted by marlene_2008 7 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 27, 10 at 10:16
Very cool stuff! |
- Posted by toomuchglass 53172 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 27, 10 at 12:16
People have asked and experimented with how to attach plate flowers to the stem -- here's what shabby Joe does - copied from his FAQ page..... What's that on the back of the bottom plate? That black round object is, yes! a hockey puck. Pucks are study rubber that lets Shabby Joe drill into it to allow the stem of the floral to be inserted. |
OMG, Thank you for posting this. I recall reading about the hockey pucks, but had forgotten about it. My hubby has some in the barn I will have to finally get rid of. :) This is amazing that Shabby Joe is in MI. I am originally from MI and I think I will have to go in Sept. for the fair and even possibly go to his shop. I have family there and go every month or so. Thanks for this, gives me a little something more to check into. I have actually been looking for some type of small business to start and this is really exciting for me. THANKS!! |
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toomuchglass, you and I should jump the pond sometime and go over to Michigan to see this place! Looks like his booth or shop would be fun to see. |
Thank you for posting this, I'm not new, but come & go in spurts & have not seen his site before. I've saved it now for future reference...not that any of my plate flowers will get made, but one can dream! ;-) |
I've been making mine with hockey pucks for quite a while now. My GD works at an ice rink so I was able to get loads of them. They stay on great and painted green like the rebar stem they look like part of the flower. I will have to try and take some photos to show how they turn out. Donna in Florida |
- Posted by toomuchglass 53172 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 28, 10 at 18:12
ROAD TRIP -- Luna !!! ( Or should I say "Cruise" ? ) LOL I'm glad that reposting this site helped ! I Keep alot of sites to look at Later .... Shabby Joe's just caught my eye ! |
Are there hockey pucks on the back of the plate flowers on the wall, too? It seems like that would hold them too far from the wall. I'd like to make an indoor display like Shabby Joe's. I think clear silicone could hold the plates together, but how do I hang them? Is buying metal plate holders the best way? |
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hi i was just listening to ty talking about the foods that we feed our dogs and the things that are in certain dog foods that we are not always aware of,i feed my pomaranian dog 'Winalot' its not a dried dog food, and on the can it says 'tuna in jelly' or chicken & turkey in jelly' but i looked closely at the label and in the food there is crude ash!…..crude fibres!,also in the composition it says cereals,are these safe,please could you kindly let me know,& a big thank you for making me more aware of what im feeding my dog.
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I have a Cym that is going to need to be repotted. It's out of room, and it has been in the pot for two years (at least). When is a good time to repot it? I live in TN. It has started four new growths, but I haven't seen any bloom spikes yet. Last year, it had many more new growths, and I word that it is pot-boundďż˝ Also, while I've seen some instruction on how to do the repot, and what the medium should look like, I'd love some tips on that too. Thanks! |
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Thanks! On it this week. I have a miniature Cattleya NOID that needs a repot as well. I suppose I'll hit them both at the same time. |
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I water it once weekly, by soaking it really well. It sits in a Southwest facing window, which receives moderate light (occasionally bright). We are in a new house this year, and I have until this house been able to have it outside during the summer. Frankly, I'm having to find good spots for all of my plants, and some are responding more favorably than others. Anyhow, we don't have any protected areas to keep it from getting fried outside, so it might live indoors this year. Last year, it started seven spikes, but only two finished (the others browned and dried up). So, I don't expect blooms from it. It seems happy, not to leggy, and a nice healthy green. I don't have a regular regimen for fertilizer. (guilty, guilty, guilty) |
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I have taken a .raw file and converted it to a .fbk file to import through AutoCAD's survey data collection link. I have my drawing and the survey database set to the proper state plane coordinates (Florida State Planes, North Zone, US Foot, FL83NF) for our area. I noticed that the raster aerial, the .shp file with the property locations and the .pl3 file that I had for the project are all lining up as they are supposed to. However, when I import the survey it completely throws it off for some reason. I am doing to upload the .pl3, the .fbk and the .raw file to this response as well as a screen capture to make sure we are getting the same results. I also uploaded an error that i got on import but I don't know what it means or what to change on it. I am completely lost with this and don't know what direction to go with it. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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I just checked and it has a folder with the listed files in it. I will re zip it without the folder and attach it to this response.
It looks like you entered a couple of the control coordinates incorrectly. The value for 105 in the FBK does not match the pl3 file. I also suspect that happened on a later setup. Look for lines that beging with "NEZ" in the FBK file. These are where the coordinates are stored.
I changed the NEZ points to match the .pl3 and that seems to have fixed the problem. I now am curious why AutoCAD changed the points in the first place. Like I stated before, my drawing and the surey database are all set to the same coordinate system so I couldn't imagine an adjustment would be needed. On top of that, it is done in the filedbook file which was created using AutoCAD's Survey Data Collection Link addon in Civil3D. Anyone know of a reason the software would have changed these points?
I don't think autocad changed anything. The coordinates are incorrect in the .raw file as well. I am not sure how the .pl3 was generated, but it probably didn't use the coordinates of the control that are in the .raw file.
I have seen this before where a separate control file was used during processing but not during collection.
The raw data was extracted out of the data collector and put into Foresight to create the .pl3 file. I also used the raw data file to create my fieldbook with minor changed (putting a space between description codes and line codes because the surveyor forgot to insert the space in the data collector). I am going to show this to our survey manager and see if we can locate the problem. Thank you for your help!
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I had the same questions when we were going through the phase where my husband insisted on a farmhouse sink (he then moved on to stainless). We ended up deciding that the Kohler cast iron would be the way to go for us - I just couldn't imagine all the men in my house being careful enough for fireclay and the Kohler had a lifetime warranty. I didn't like the lip on the only quartz farmhouse I found. But... I also found a $550 fireclay sink from Marvel with a great offset drain. It comes with a lifetime warranty too. So I felt like that was a good option. I could afford to replace it in 10 years if I had to at half the price of the Kohler. |
I have the Mitrani Titan Quartz sink, and it has been installed for almost a year and a half, and so far, so good. It has faint scratches on the bottom, but I can't really see them unless I am looking for them, and it is a breeze to keep clean. It does have that smooth feel kind of like Corian, so keep that in mind. If there are any stains, I usually make a light paste with Comet, and they come off easily. I use Comet on the sink about once a week, and I use this gel gloss spray on it periodically. Here's a pic of mine installed. (Before we put the doors on) Mine does have a garbage disposer attached to it, but the disposer is supported by a block of wood underneath, as I am paranoid about vibrations of it causing stress cracks. |
Shelayne - What color is your Mitrani sink? I am looking at a few that are priced under $500 in the metallic white color. Your sink is gorgeous! |
Thank you, ktclcik, my sink is white. It is just a basic white. I am going to have to check out the metallic white--that was not an option when I ordered mine, but I am definitely intrigued! My sink is also reversible. I thought the fluting would be better at hiding any scratches the sink might get--thinking big honking belt buckles, etc. The other side is smooth, with sort of a rim/lip/edge thing on the top. (Why can't I think of the right word? LOL) |
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I did a quick report on our system and over the past three years the average loan-to-value ratio (LTV) for our clients was about 65.5%. Not bad – especially considering how many mortgages for first-time buyers we do. Those usually involve lower down-payments and higher LTVs.
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I purchased a bundle of fruit trees this weekend from Mountain Top flea market near Gadsden,AL. Five for $15 , quart size plastic wrap type containers.The wrapper is labeled GP- Grower's Pride with no other info other than planting instructions and the variety of the tree. Has anyone heard of this brand name? No, address,copyright symbols or anything on the package.Did I get had from someone buying and reselling products from a bogus distributor like Ty Ty Nursery? |
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2 ea. Yates Apple, 2- Georgia Belle peach, & 2 - Blue Damson Plum. Two of each for pollination but after reading up I think I am suppose to have different varieties for proper pollination. After researching the web for the brand name to see what the grower recommended I discovered they are nowhere to be found.So maybe I will have some trees nearby or they are self pollinating or I can purchase some more to cross pollinate. |
The peach and the damson should be self-fruitful, so no need to worry about them in terms of pollination. I looked around for information regarding the Yates apple and only found the statement that this variety makes a good pollinator for other apples. So to my thinking, other apples would pollinate IT! Right? I would at least look for other late maturing apples. Winesaps come to mind, but there are plenty of others. Your local extension office might be a good place to go for information pertinent to your location. I took a couple of pome fruit courses in college but that was waaay to long ago for me to remember the ins and outs of apple pollination, lol. By the way, tree fruit varieties as old as these will no longer be patented. |
Yates is a good, old Southern apple variety - late ripening, long-keeping, good quality, small fruit size. Some Southern nurseries are pushing it as one of the better ones to plant out on hunting properties as a soft mast crop. If there are other apples or crabapples in the landscape anywhere nearby in your neighborhood, they should accomplish the job of pollenization - provided you have sufficient pollenators(bees, etc.) in the neighborhood. |
Thanks for the feedback! I feel better about my purchases. |
One more question.Can fruit trees be planted now in central Alabama with more cold weather expected? |
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If the trees are dormant, absolutely. Otherwise, wait until after your last frost date. I believe you should be able to pollinate Yates with a Granny Smith or Arkansas Black if you come across them -- both are fine older varieties which do well in Alabama. I know Petals from the Past will have both. |
Thanks !! If I do not get a chance to go by Petals from the Past I will try Ala co-op or Tractor Supply which are nearby the B'ham area. |
I bought GP trees also 5 for $15 in Mississippi. Did your do well. I bought Carlos muscdime, peach, barlett pear, & lethley plum.I also purchase a mulberry already rooted in a lagre bucket. How will these grow in La? |
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Valparaiso, what was such a problem with the way the five points intersection worked before? Are people in such a hurry that you have to ruin everything? I hate it.
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