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A robotized handling and transfer system for magazines of different configuration for semiconductor devices production lines utilizes magazines which are provided with standardized pick-up implements receiving elements and with an identification bar code affixed in a geometrically fixed spatial position in respect to the receiving elements. A mobile arm of the transfer robot is provided with an expansion type pick-up head, suitable for any kind of magazine. Upon each pick-up action, the mobile arm presents the picked-up magazine to a bar code reader mounted on the self-propelled robot for determining the type of magazine and consequently the area where the latter is to be deposited. The pick-up expansion head accesses from above a space confined by the structure of the magazine so it does not encumber stacking or arranging the magazines closely together.
1. A robotized handling and transfer system for magazines of different configurations for semiconductor device production lines comprising: at least one self-propelled robot having a plurality of transfer platforms of receiving respectively different types of magazines having different configurations to be transferred, a mobile arm terminated with a pick-up head, and a bar code reader means on a fixed position on said robot for reading a bar code indicia affixed no a surface of said magazines, said bar code indicia identifying a position on one of said transfer platforms or depositing each of said magazines, each magazine to be handled irrespective of its functional configuration being provided with at least a pair of opposed seats formed respectively on two facing spaced-apart counter-opposed vertical surfaces of the magazines, which surfaces define a space therebetween which is accessible from above by said pick-up head of said mobile arm, said pick-up head having projectable and retractable pick-up pins capable of being engaged in said opposed seats on said surface of the magazine when in a projected position, the magazine further including said bar code indicia affixed in a geometrically fixed spatial position in respect to said seats receiving opposed pick-up pins.
2. The system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said pair of opposed seats are two longitudinally spaced-apart pairs of opposed coaxial holes which are formed in said spaced apart, vertical surfaces of the magazine which face each other.
3. A robotized handling and transfer system for use in a semiconductor device production line comprising:
a plurality of magazines for handling different types of semiconductor products, said magazines including first and second parallel side plates commonly spaced, each plate having a pair of commonly spaced-apart seats for receiving a single pair of handling pins, and having bar code indicia commonly located on said side plates identifying where said magazines are to be transferred;
a self-propelled robot having a plurality of transfer platforms for receiving different magazines, said robot having a mobile arm having a pick-up head having first and second pairs of pins which are inserted into said spaced-apart seats and for moving said magazines to a position where a bar code reader can read said bar code indicia, and thereafter locate a grasped magazine onto a platform identified by said bar code indicia.
4. The robotized handling system of claim 3 wherein said pairs of spaced-apart seats face each other, and said pick-up head handling pins are positioned between said parallel side plates and expanded into engagement with said spaced-apart seats.
5. The robotized handling system of claim 3 wherein said bar code indicia is positioned between first and second seats of one of said pairs of seats.
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/559,944 filed Jul. 31, 1990, now abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a robotized transfer system for containers or magazines having different configurations utilized in semiconductor device production lines.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The production of integrated circuits or more generally semiconductor integrated devices is an example of very large scale fabrication and widely exploits, for obvious cost abatment considerations, highly automatized production lines exploiting self-propelled robots for handling and transferring the components being assembled. Normally these components have relatively small dimensions and/or are relatively fragile mechanically and it is a common practice for automatically handling and transferring them to employ specific magazines capable of containing a certain number of pieces in an orderly and safe way. These magazines have shapes and dimensions necessarily very different among each other, each being specifically designed and constructed for transporting objects and component parts very much dissimilar from one another: such as for example wafers, metal frames for assemblying the dies, stamped strips or ribbons of lead frames, etc.. For these reasons, the robots for handling and transferring these magazines along the production line must be specifically equipped for handling a certain type of magazine, and this often requires the substitution of the pick-up pincers at the extremity of a mobile arm thereof.
Typical magazines for wafers and for metal frames are respectively shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Commonly these magazines are made of plastic or metallic material and are provided with two external lateral grooves 1 and 2 along the upper rim of the magazine, wherein the two jaws of the pick up pincers of the mobile arm of the transfer robot exert their grip. As it is easily understandable from the figures, the shapes and dimensions of the magazines which are often much dissimilar among each other, entail the use of special pincers or the substitution of one type of pincers with another type suitable for the particular type of magazine to be handled next. Another drawback is represented by the fact that the pick-up pincers necessarily present a substantially larger encumbrance than the magazine itself (at least in the direction of action of the jaws of the pincers) and this may represent a problem for handling these magazines within recesses, e.g. for depositing the magazine in a preordered location on a machine or on a testing apparatus or for permitting an easy arraying of several magazines one against the other within a "buffer" housing or platform.
In view of this state of the art, the present invention provides an automatic handling and transfer system employing the same type of self-propelled robots and by which all the robots may have a substantially identical configuration and therefore be immediately interexchangeable without needing to modify their pick-up mechanism in function of the particular type of container or magazine to be handled. This is achieved, in accordance with the present invention, by employing a standardized pick-up mechanism for all kinds of containers and/or magazines which are used in the production lines and by providing each magazine with an identification bar code which is geometrically located in a fixed spatial position in respect to the pick-up implements receiving recesses or grooves present on the magazine structure. In this way, while the pick-up implements of the mobile arm of anyone robot are indifferently suitable to pick-up any type of magazine, as long as the latter is provided with such a standardized pick-up implements receiving means, said identification bar code which is read after every pick-up by a bar code reader present in a fixed location on the robot structure and to which location the picked-up magazine is presented by the same mobile arm of the robot, determines either the deposition of the picked-up magazine on a respective transfer buffer platform among the many platforms which are present on the self-propelled robot or on an allocated load platform on a test machine or else of the production line.
Advantageously the standardized pick-up implements receiving recesses of any magazine is configured so as to cooperate with expansion type pick-up "pincers" and the pick-up terminal or head of the mobile arm is able to access from above and intrude into a space substantially confined within the overall plan view dimensions of the magazine itself, thus avoiding that the pick-up terminal of the mobile arm project beyond the encumbrance profile of the magazine itself. This greatly facilitates and renders the handling more efficient.
The different aspects and advantages of the invention will become evident through the following detailed description of an embodiment thereof and with reference to the appended drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a transfer magazine for handling wafers, in accordance with a known technique;
FIG. 2 is a perspective, schematic view of a transfer magazine for handling strips of stamped metal frames, according to the same known technique;
FIG. 3 is a perspective, schematic view of a transfer magazine for handling wafers, made in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a perspective, schematic view of a transfer magazine for handling strips of stamped metal frames, made in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic, partially sectioned, elevation view of the extremity of a mobile arm of a transfer robot and of the pick-up implements used in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic, partially sectioned, elevation view showing a magazine being deposited on a specific transfer buffer platform by the robot's mobile arm, in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic, perspective view of a transfer robot utilized in the system of the present invention.
As already said, FIGS. 1 and 2 show two common types of transfer magazines used in known systems, respectively for wafers 3 in FIG. 1 and for strips of stamped metal frames 4 in FIG. 2. Commonly these magazines are formed by two opposed, grooved plates 5 and 6, joined together by a spacing cross beam 7 (FIG. 1) or by a pair of spacing pins 7' (FIG. 2). The grooves present on the opposed internal faces of the two plates form as many supports shelves for the wafers 3, in the case of the specific magazine of FIG. 1, or for the strips of stamped metal frames 4, in the case of the magazine of FIG. 2. According to a known technique, along the upper edges of the magazines and on the external faces of the two opposed plates thereof, the longitudinal grooves 1 and 2 are formed and which provide the seats into which the tips of the jaws of the pick-up pincers, mounted at the extremity of the mobile arm of a transfer robot (not shown in the figures) exert their gripping action.
Containers or magazines for wafers and for strips of stamped metal frames, functionally equivalent to those of the prior art depicted in FIGS. 1 and 2, are shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively. The same numbers are used for identifying substantially similar parts of the magazines. The pick-up implements receiving recesses of the magazines of the system of the invention are, in the examples shown, constituted by two pairs of opposed seats, respectively 8a, 8b and 9a, 9b, which, in the case shown, are two pairs of reciprocally coaxial holes longitudinally, spaced apart by a distance X and wherein the coaxial holes of each pair are spaced apart from one another by a distance Y, as shown in the figures. The Y distance may, as in the case shown, correspond to the distance of separation between the opposing side plates 6 and 5 of the magazine of FIG. 4, designed for handling strips of stamped metal frames 4, and this separating distance between the opposed holes of each pair is kept also for the case of the magazine depicted in FIG. 3, designed for handling wafers, which is necessarily wider than the former magazine of FIG. 4. This is achieved by forming a functionally appropriate carrying structure of the magazine which comprises the two spaced cross beams 7 connecting the two side plates 5 and 6 and also two longitudinal members 10a and 10b, parallel to each other and spaced by a distance Y, through which the two longitudinally spaced apart pairs of pick-up holes 8a, 8b and 9a, 9b are formed.
Of course these pick-up implements receiving means present on the magazines and assuming the general aspect of longitudinally spaced pairs of opposing holes or recesses, will be geometrically identical for any type of magazine utilized in the handling and transfer system and preferably their spatial position will be substantially centered about the center of gravity of the magazine.
In any case, the opposing surfaces on which said pairs of holes are formed define a space which is accessible from above by an expansion pick-up head, the outer profile of which remains substantially contained within the outer profile of the magazine being handled, in a plan-wise view.
The engagement action of the expansion "pincers" is shown schematically in FIGS. 5 and 6, which show how the picking-up by the mobile arm 11 of a transfer robot of a magazine takes place. The pick-up head 12 is a sort of expansion pincers provided with as many pairs of projectable and retractable coaxial pins 13 and 14 as many are the spaced pairs of opposed coaxial holes in the magazine. The pins are capable of being projected from a retracted position shown in FIG. 5 to a fully extended pick up position shown in FIG. 6, wherein the two pins 13 and 14 forming one of said pairs engage the respective seats formed by one pair of coaxial holes present in the magazine, as described in FIGS. 3 and 4, and vice-versa. These expansion "pincers" permit, in respect to normal pincers, to contain the encumbrance thereof within the over-all encumbrance of the magazine itself, thus permitting to position a picked-up magazine directly against a wall 15, as schematically depicted in FIG. 5, or a previously deposited magazine on a resting buffer platform 16, as schematically depicted in FIG. 6.
A handling and transfer system made in accordance with the present invention is schematically depicted in FIG. 7. A selfpropelled robot used by the system is generally indicated with 17. The robot is provided with a central guidance unit 18 and is provided with a mobile arm generally indicated with 11. The mobile arm is provided at its extremity with an expansion type pick-up head 12 for picking-up the magazines, as shown in the preceding FIGS. 5 and 6. Moreover the self propelled robot is provided, in a relatively fixed position, with a bar code reader 19 and with a certain number of housings or platforms (20, 21, 22, 23 and 24) each of which is specifically prearranged for accommodating a certain number of a specific type of magazines to be transferred, as schematically shown in FIG. 7. Every magazine has the same standardized pick-up implements accommodating recesses as shown in detail in FIGS. 3 and 4 and a bar code 25 which is placed in a spatially univocal position in respect to said standardized pick-up means present thereon.
After each pick-up, the magazine is presented automatically by the mobile arm 11 in a position so as to permit the reading of the bar code 25 by the reader 19. This determines the type of magazine being handled by the mobile arm and, in function of a guidance program, authorizes the deposition of the so-recognized magazine in the specific area or buffer platform (20, 21, 22, 23 or 24) present on the self-propelled robot.
It is evident how the system object of the present invention is advantageously free of the drawbacks and limitations of the known systems, thus fully matching the stated objectives.
As it will be evident to the skilled technician, the conformation of the standardized pick-up implements receiving means present on the transfer magazines may be modified or realized in other forms. In particular the presence of at least two spaced pairs of opposing holes or recesses is not necessary, being a single pair of recesses having a suitable polygonal cross section so as to determine a stable pick-up condition sufficient, or more than two pairs of opposed holes or recesses may be used while utilizing a cooperating expansion type pick-up head provided with a matching array of expandable pins.
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I was looking to use Zen Elixir (since it give mastery and I prefer it over spirit and Intellect) and find there was now valuable guardian elixir to use... If I am not wrong, Spirit Elixir used to be guardian elixir while Intellect and mastery used to be battle. Now they are all battle elixir, leaving us choice between armor and dodge.
For what reason?
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You should be using the int flask. I don't remember elixirs working like that (with spirit being guardian) unless that was a really long time ago...
Also, pssst, use your profession bonuses! Check your armory audit. :p
I should probably be using intellect flask, but I value mastery over intellect, I find that my spell benefit more of a 2 % increase in mastery instead of 1%-1.5% increase in heal.
I should probably be using intellect flask, but I value mastery over intellect, I find that my spell benefit more of a 2 % increase in mastery instead of 1%-1.5% increase in heal.
Intellect is going to end up just flat-out better for you than a tiny bit of Mastery. There's kind of no way that 750 Mastery is going to be better than 1000 Intellect.
There's kind of no way that 750 Mastery is going to be better than 1000 Intellect.
As I said, I find for myself that mastery is more valuable than intellect. I don't say that is the case for everyone, or that you should all go mastery and forget intellect. I simply found that at my spirit level, and intellect level that I preferred to go mastery until I don't need anymore mastery.
By the way, this topic wasen't about if I should or shouldn't go for a mastery elixir or intellect flask. It was about not having any choice as healer for a guardian elixir.
That was kind of already answered...they want you to use Flasks.
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this topic wasen't about if I should or shouldn't go for a mastery elixir or intellect flask. It was about not having any choice as healer for a guardian elixir.
Choice is an illusion where performance is concerned.
Battle elixirs are output related and guardian elixirs are defensive. While spirit is not a direct output increase, its still closer to that than being a defensive stat. They greatly increased the amount of stats that elixirs give (nearly equal to a flask) as compensation for the fact that both of them won't be terribly useful (and the useful one still isn't your primary stat)
Tanks are really the only people that might consider elixirs over flasks since they get benefit from both battle and guardian elixirs. Even then, not many do that. And I prefer it that way. Much easier to maintain flasks than to drink two elixirs every death.
That said, it may be good to carve out a niche for elixirs other than "Well I made some to level alchemy." I don't know of many people that use elixirs other than to get rid of ones that happen to find their way into their inventory, other than the odd tank. Not sure what that would be. Maybe flasks and elixirs would provide the same buffs, the only difference being material costs and persisting through death. Not terribly interesting though, maybe a better design space would be interesting potions and just scrapping elixirs.
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Quote from WoWwiki :
"As of patch 2.1, all potions and elixirs that added a buff were designated as either Guardian Elixirs or Battle Elixirs. The Guardian Elixirs being those that increase your defense, stamina, protection, mana regen, armor, etc."
"As of patch 2.1, all potions and elixirs that added a buff were designated as either Battle Elixirs or Guardian Elixirs. The Battle Elixirs being those that increase attack power, strength, damage versus certain monsters, etc."
So when did they swapped Spirit like elixir from guardian to battle?
Back in BC (when they added those tag to elixir) I remember still using them over some flask because I would get more stats in the end. I didn't minded to lose the effect after a dead and didn't minded if I had to pay twice the gold per week for raid preparation. Now Elixir simply look boring, there is almost no benefit over flask. And flask doesn't enough option (there is no secondary stats flask which is bad in my opinion).
Not sure what you hope to gain by quoting a statement from BC. We all know that spirit used to be on guardian elixirs. That isn't really relevant now. They swapped when they decided that spirit was closer to being a throughput stat than it was being a defensive stat. Because it is, especially for hybrid casters that convert it into hit.
If they retooled elixirs to be more competitive with flasks, they'd probably provide less stats than they do now. They provide 75% of a flask each because they know they don't provide awesome stats. But why is it that elixirs should be superior to flasks, or even sometimes superior? Just seems like a way to annoy the specs that end up wanting elixirs over flasks with additional raid prep.
@Tony - As if this topic needed a Troll. Thanks but you can get out now!
@Asthas - Why elixir couldn't be as efficient that flask? Or even being superior to it. I mean the fact that we lose it after each death is already a draw back.
Why battle and guardian tag still exist. It should be removed. Player should only be able to use 1 elixir at a time (since it's almost already that).
Why couldn't we have secondary stats flask and remove completely elixir from the game? That is annoying to only have choice of 1 flask to raid with.
Back then, we didn't have fixed mana pools, nor mana regen tied only to Spirit for healers. Now, things have obviously changed in MoP, where Spirit is a battle stat, not a guardian stat any more.
And, to be honest, when I was leveling my Alchemy, I thought those elixirs were just something Blizzard gives us to do to level up the profession, rather than useful.
And, to be honest, when I was leveling my Alchemy, I thought those elixirs were just something Blizzard gives us to do to level up the profession, rather than useful.
They can be useful for tanks, as Stamina is not always the best stat for them to use.
If you value 750 mastery over 1000 intellect, you're mistaken.
@mahourai - I am always wondering if people read only what they want to read or what they should read. I have my answer now. Thanks but if you aren't going to bring anything to the main point of the topic, you can leave now.
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I heard back from Stokes and they said that they don't have Musa Ornata's at this time. I guess they have a disconnect between there online store and physical location. I mentioned that you saw some at their physical location.
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Hi Gamers, we've reached a huge milestone today! After a few months of hard work on CivCraft - Legends Of Ellaria, we have completed our game engine and compiled the first CivCraft full version... Ever!
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Please enjoy it and send as many feedbacks and remarks. In our next post we'll publish the combat and adventure gameplay video, and later we'll show our RTS and city life, as well as work on the final parts of CivCraft's Alpha. As we're reaching the end of our milestones, we can allready estimate that our Kickstarter Early Alpha tester campaign will start at mid January 2015. The campaign will allow anyone to be an early alpha tester and to receive CivCraft quicker and cheaper than it will be in Steam. It will also mean that you'll be able to give remarks and ideas before CivCraft will be officially published, as well as help us polish CivCraft into the best game ever! And as always, stay tuned and keep spreading the word! Yours, The CivCraft Team.
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You are the king of a once powerful kingdom, now crumbling from a war that lasted for centuries… For over 600 years the "three clan war" ravaged the realm of Marra and consumed the very precious resource that started the war.
Now, with your realm and your kingdom in danger, you have decided to embark on the ultimate adventure and constructed a portal to another realm - Ellaria.
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Century link isn't fiber. It's VDSL2. Your speeds still depend on the distance between your house on their node. I would suggest removing your router from the mix and test the speed again. If you replaced a 7 year old modem I can only assume your router is just as old.
do you have a router? if so try bypassing it
or he can post his signal levels and may want a tech to come out and look at it, getting a credit does not fix the issue
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i may call billing, does a COX tech read these forums? Do they offer assistance at all?
can you post your signal levels? should be at »192.168.100.1 for the SB5120.I would also consider buying a Docsis 3 modem, the cisco dpc3010 can be found on ebay for about $30 - $70.
Try using a different speed test server or site.
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19 Aug 2013 04:13 GMT | Politics, Africa, Central African Republic, France
Former rebel leader Michel Djotodia has beem sworn in as president of the Central African Republic, five months after seizing power in the violence-wracked country.
Djotodia swore the oath of office on the Transition Charter, which has substituted for the constitution since the removal of President Francois Bozize, who himself had come to power on the back of a military coup in 2003.
A group of Bozize supporters calling themselves the Front for the Return of Constitutional Order in Central Africa dismissed the inauguration as a masquerade.
"This swearing in is illegitimate because Mr Djotodia owes his position only to the force of Kalashnikovs and foreign mercenaries," they said in a statement.
Djotodia vowed to combat insecurity in an address marking the nation's 53rd anniversary of independence from France last Tuesday.
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But a UN report listed "arbitrary arrests and detention, sexual violence against women and children, torture, rape, targeted killings, recruitment of child soldiers and attacks, committed by uncontrolled Seleka elements and unidentified armed groups throughout the country."
For months, aid groups have warned about the dire humanitarian situation in the country of 4.6 million. In remarks before the United Nations Security Council last week, UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said the countryrisked becoming a failed state if swift action was not taken to restore security.
Fighters from Djotodia's Seleka armed group have been blamed for persistent violence. Human Rights Watch said in a statement on Friday that it was imperative that Djotodia "act fast to control his men,'' noting that the organisation "continues to receive credible reports of killings in the provinces.'"
Violence since the March coup has forced tens of thousands from their homes.
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window beading or moulding replacement?
I have a home that was built in 1994. It has aluminum windows. Over my double entry doorway is a smaller, arched, stained glass window. On the exterior, the "bead" of soft vinyl has gotten really ugly and since I was painting the house again, I felt as though this really needs to be replaced. Actually, there are two, another window in front of our home has an arched window with the top "bead" or exterior moulding that has need replacing.
Sorry I may not be using the correct terms. Anyone take a guess what I need to use to replace these "vinyl"/"rubber" strips? Where can they be purchased and can I do it without too much trouble?
I've just spent a couple of hours googling beading and moulding but really am not sure what I'm looking at. I'd call the company that installed these windows but they have since gone out of business.
The vinyl bead that you speak of was commonly used on archtop aluminum windows. The trick, however, is that there are different thicknesses. There are still companies manufacturing aluminum windows (depending where you live) so your fail safe solution is to cut a small piece off once you find a supplier and bring it with you to match.
A picture would also help. It might be that the vinyl bead has only come loose and may need to be siliconed back into place. Good luck!
Thanks so much for the reply eastbay. I'm in Tarpon Springs, FL. I had this thought late last night after I spent a good portion of the day painting. Thus, no pics.
My biggest concern was of course my stained glass entryway but since you mention getting a small piece, I realised that the "other" window had a loose piece. I removed it so I could photograph it and to use as a sample.
First photo is the bead
2nd is the window I took the bead off
3rd is the stained glass window I also want to replace.
Where would I find a replacement, home depot, lowe's or do I have to go to a window manufacturer? I have to use silicone to secure this or does it just pop in?
I doubt either HD or Lowe's will be able to help you. I would go on line and look for an aluminum window company that manufactures round top windows. Send the picture of the bead profile to them for identification. If they don't have it, ask for the name of their supplier. It may take some footwork but you should be able to track something down that will work.
As to how it is applied, it should just push in if it is the right size. You may need to silicon it if not. Good luck!


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Just built a greenhouse here in Phoenix and would like to fill it with heirloom and tasty tomatoes. Grrenhouse is climate controled. Do I need a particular humidity and temp for tomatoes? Any types do better in this enviroment? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Tomatoes can't pollinate if the daytime highs are in the low 90s or above; the pollen is not viable. Same problem if the nighttime lows are above 75.
If temperatures are below 55, pollination can't take place either. Using Blossom Set spray enables fruit to set in those temperatures, but the fruit are frequently misshapen.
At temps above 96, lycopene (the pigment in red tomatoes) cannot form, so fruit of red-fruited varieties cannot ripen.
If the soil temps are above 90, the roots have major problems.
Cherries and small-fruited types seem to perform better in high temps.
At temps below 60, the plant is too cold for growth to occur.
Humidity and greenhouse varieties I can't help with.
Be sure to use a fan that will reach all the vines -- or manually shake them every day -- to ensure pollination; still air is a problem unless you have insects to pollinate or shake the blossoms.


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Re: [biblicalapologetics] Asking forgivness of sins
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- [>]I think the "zap" terminology accuratelyi communicates the truth of the calvinist doctrine of irresistible grace. God just decides for his own reasons whom to save, he sends Christ to die for them alone, and then he zaps them, causing them to believe and persevere to the end. The others have no possible chance of being saved, since they were not chosen, and Christ didn't die for them. But to add insult to injury, the gospel is phrased in terms that appear to offer such hopeless sinners a way of escape, when in fact they have no hope whatsoever of being saved.[<]John 6:37 "All that the Father gives Me *will* come to Me,.."John 6:44 "No one *can come* to Me unless the Father...draws him.."The "giving" precedes the "coming". The "coming" is only possible by God's effectual calling. Not all men come to Christ, therefore I conclude that the number intended to be saved is limited to the number of individuals "called/drawn." Rom 8 seems to reflect this. vs 29 "For whom He foreknew, He also predestined....vs 30 "Moreover, whom He predestined, these He also _called_.."Re John 6:37. The Father "giving" people to the Son. Presumably it happens "before" creation. On the Arminian view, God know who will believe the gospel and "gives" those to the Son (something like electing them for salvation). All "those" will ultimately come to the Son. No because of irresistible grace. But rather they were "given" because they would "come." From a temporal standpoint, the giving occurs "before" the coming (in that the giving happens when God exists alone, without a universe or time). But from the standpoint of the logical order of God's decrees, his "giving" believers to the Son follows his knowing that they would respond to God's drawing and believe in the Son.When you say the "coming" is only possible by God's effectual calling, clearly you are importing doctrines that are not expressly taught in the passage under examination. There is really nothing in 6:37 that supports the Calvinist position. It does talk about the Father giving some to the Son, who ultimately come to him, but it says nothing about the basis for the giving (i.e., based on a raw choice as opposed to knowing that they would believe).John 6:44 is similar. In fact, in my view, it supports the Arminian position. The father draws all men to Christ. But some resist the drawing. Those who respond are saved. They could never have come on their own (dead in sins). But by grace he makes it possible for them to come to the Son and be saved. You can import your view that the drawing is an effectual call only for the elect. But the verse does not teach that. Verse 65 is quite similar.You say the number "intended to be saved is limited to the nubmer of individuals called/drawn." This is not required by the John verses. What if God draws all, but some resist his drawing while others respond. Then those who respond and are saved can't say they did it on their own (since it was God who drew them and enabled them to respond). And those who resisted cannot blame anyone but themselves, since God drew them and made it possible for them to believe, but they refused.Peter says that God does not wish any to perish. It makes sense, then, for him to draw them all to himself, but not irresistibly. He wishes them to repent, and makes it possible for them to do so (by grace), but ultimately, the individual must choose between life and death.Then it comes down to Rom 8:29-30. Here we seems to be speaking of logical order, at least with regard to the "foreknowing" and "predestining." These would both happen before time/creation. Technically, it is not really foreknowledge, since there is no before and after without creation and time. It is knowledge from eternity about things in time (people). The other steps happen in time, being called, justified and glorified. But the information about the foreknowing and predestining is quite sparce. We are not told anything abou the foreknowing except that it is of persons. He forknew them. We are not told what that means. We are not told what it was about them that God's attention was focused on. One possibility is that he foreknew that they would believe in Christ, but this is not expressly stated.Roman 8:29-30 does not say taht the number intended to be saved is limited to those who are drawn and effectually called. It just says that certain people were known to God from eternity. Then it says that these people were "predestined to become conformed to the image of his son." This seems to be something that must happen; God has determined that it will happen. But we are not told that the ones foreknown and predestined are once that God simply chose by his raw will, without regard to whether they would believe in Christ. Again, you are importing your notion of sovereign election into the verse. Having done that, you reason that those foreknown/predestinated are "called," justified and glorified. To you, that seems to support you view that only the elect are "called." But the verse does not teach that. You are smuggling your presuppositions in to the first two steps, assuming that the ones foreknown and predestinated are the ones sovereignly elected (the rest being passed over), and that only these are "called" and justified. Moreover, the "effective" call idea is imposed on the "called" step, but does not come out of the verse.In sum, this passage fits fine with the Arminian view, and proves nothing. If he foreknew all people before creation, he knew everthing about them, what they would do in any given circumstances, what they would actually do in the circumstances that would actually happen, whether they would respond to God's drawing and come to Christ or reject him, etc. The ones spoken of here are evidently not all men but those who would trust in Christ (and not depart from him). He foreknew them, and predestined them to be conformed to the image of Christ. Then, in time, he called them to Christ. But this does not say anything about whether the others would be called or drawn in some sense (those whom God knew would ultimately reject Christ). Romans 8:29-30 does not preclude them being called or drawn in some sense as well (though obviously not irresistibly, since they ultimate reject Christ). In any event, the ones under consideration are called, justified (once they believe in time) and glorified (in due course).This sequence for those whom God "foreknew" does not prove the number intended to be saved is limited to those drawn and effectually called. I doubt there is such a thing as "effectual calling" whereby God calls a sinner to himself and irresistibly caused him to believe. He draws sinners to himelf, enables them to respond. Some will respond. Those are foreknown, predestinated, called, etc. This passage says nothing at all about what happens to the others. For all this passage knows, they are drawn to Christ and "called" to believe in him as well, but resist, thus never being justified or glorified.----- Original Message -----From: Jeremiah GoochSent: Friday, September 10, 2004 5:55 PMSubject: Re: [biblicalapologetics] Asking forgivness of sinsHi,[>]My view is that God gives sinners the grace to accept the gospel. With that grace, the sinner is able to believe, or not. God does not just regenerate them (resulting in belief). Rather, he draws them, and enables them, but leaves the ultimate choice up to the individual. If he trusts in Christ, God will regenerate him, forgive him, etc. If not, then his blood is on his own hands.[<]I agree with all of the above with the exception of "leave the ultimate choice up to the individual." See below.[>]I think the "zap" terminology accuratelyi communicates the truth of the calvinist doctrine of irresistible grace. God just decides for his own reasons whom to save, he sends Christ to die for them alone, and then he zaps them, causing them to believe and persevere to the end. The others have no possible chance of being saved, since they were not chosen, and Christ didn't die for them. But to add insult to injury, the gospel is phrased in terms that appear to offer such hopeless sinners a way of escape, when in fact they have no hope whatsoever of being saved.[<]John 6:37 "All that the Father gives Me *will* come to Me,.."John 6:44 "No one *can come* to Me unless the Father...draws him.."The "giving" precedes the "coming". The "coming" is only possible by God's effectual calling. Not all men come to Christ, therefore I conclude that the number intended to be saved is limited to the number of individuals "called/drawn." Rom 8 seems to reflect this. vs 29 "For whom He foreknew, He also predestined....vs 30 "Moreover, whom He predestined, these He also _called_.."This doesn't seem to be a _free_ choice to the individual as I see it. I believe it is a choice, but not one that a person can make on their _own_. If it was, why does it require the calling of God? And when God draws them, they _will_ make it (come to Christ). This isn't simply "'draw' = 'preaching'" as Christ says in John 6:36 "But I said to you that you have _seen Me_ and yet do not believe." Thereafter He gives the explanation, as I see it, as to *why* they do not believe.[>]If God wants to wake up backslidden believers, he can do so in any number of ways (e.g., a convicting sermon, a pang of guilt, a godly example). But why should he choose instead to warn them about a danger that is not real (the danger of falling away from Christ and perishing in hell). If the apostles (and the author of Hebrews if he wasn't an apostle himself) warned about that danger, it was a real danger. I think it would be wrong for them to have used such scare tactics to wake up believers who could not possibly fall away and be lost.[<]I believe that "falling away" passages are open to interpretation. I will admit that I have the same question you ask. But I will also say that I have believe there are an equal amount if not a greater number of questions from an Arminian standpoint (as I try to look at this issue from both sides). I would say that Brent's response was pretty much on the money.[>]the doctrine of perseverence (whatever label is used) has the same meaning -- that a true believer cannot be lost -- and the same potential negative impact on morals. obviously, there are many godly calvinists, but this is one problem with their doctrine. ultimately, though, the test is whether the doctrine is biblical. if it is, then we should hold it, even if it might lead some to think they can take advantage.[<]However, the true believer wouldn't necessarily *want* to "take advantage" of this. That's the problem I see with "OSAS" is that many *do* take advantage of it often to extremes (thereby giving an indication of their salvific standing). That's why I like to differentiate between 'perseverence of the saints' and 'OSAS'. Although a true Christian *can* fall into sin, he *will* always return in repentance. Have you noticed that when you became a Christian you developed, by God's grace, a *disposition* against commiting sin? I'll bet you have. That is, you no longer *want* to sin like you used to! So, there is no negative impact on morals because the true Christian is undergoing a regenerative process that keeps him/her from _desiring_ sin.[>]I don't suggest we are kept "by works." Rather, that if we turn away from Christ and stop believing, then we are not saved.[<]I agree.[>]The believer need only abide in Christ (continue believing) to be saved in the end.[<]I agree.[>]The question is whether it is possible for him to not "abide/remain." Query also why Jesus would warn us to "abide" (and add warnings about being cut off and thrown into the fire) in John 15 when it is impossible for believers not to abide/persever.[<]In John 15, Jesus says that without Him we could do nothing (i.e., on our own). He also says that those who abide in Him *will* produce "fruit". We need Him to produce fruit and if we abide in Him we *will* produce this fruit. So my question is, how can one "abide in" Christ and *not* produce fruit so as to be cut off and cast into the fire when Christ said that the one in Him *will* (not "may") produce fruit? I believe Jesus is speaking of false professors and/or those who are not Christians _by heart_ ("Sunday Christians" and the like). Seperating the tares from the wheat. The sheep from the goats. James White has a piece on this that you may want to refer to if you haven't already. I'm also willing to listen to other views because I admit that my thoughts on this passage may be wrong.God bless,Jeremiah
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Messagethat would be a common figure of speech, the container for the contents, similar to using the term "White House" to refer to the people inside who run the government.but, in this context it may refer also to the end of death altogether.in Rev. 20.13 John says that "death and hades gave up the dead which were in them." So we know that John knows how to refer distinctly to the people who dwell there, as opposed to the place itself.then, in 20.13 is says that they were "judged." but it does not say anyone is sent to the lake of fire.then in 20.14, he says that "death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire."then in 20:15, he say, "if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire."so, 20.14 "could" be a figure of speech meaning that the people in "death and Hades" were thrown into the lake of fire. But in the very next verse (15) John expressly says that these same people are "thrown" into the lake of fire.overall, I tend to think that death and Hades being cast in, along with the people, may refer to the end of death in general, not solely to the inhabitants being cast into the lake of fire. for one thing, there is no more death from this point forward, so there would be no one to go into "hades" or 'death." (See rev. 21.4, "there shall no longer be any death.")-----Original Message-----
From: supergohanlee [mailto:supergohanlee@...]
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 12:13 AM
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: [biblicalapologetics] Re: Asking forgivness of sins
I think the passage (Rev 20:14) means that the people who are already
in Hades as well as the unsaved people at the time of judgment will
be cast into the lake of fire. So the "death and Hades" referes to
the people, rather than the place being eliminated.
--- In email@example.com, "Jeff Koenig"
<jkoenig@s...> wrote:
> Asking forgivness of sinsthe word translated "hell" in KJV is
hades, not gehenna.
> KJV Revelation 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of
fire. This is the second death.
> NAS Revelation 20:14 And death and Hades were thrown into the lake
of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
> Just means that the realm of the dead (hades) is cast into the lake
of fire. But it is not clear exactly what that means, or what it
means for "death" to be cast into the lake of fire. Maybe the idea
is that after there is no more death, no more hades. It makes more
sense to people or angels/demons to be cast into the lake of fire
than things like "death" or places like "hades." When people are
cast in, I take that literally. When hades/death is cast in, I think
the meaning might be figurative.
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last night a brass band saved my life…
my latest creative obsession has been working on this tshirt design to use on the website teespring.com – a crowdfunding tshirt print-on-demand site. don't worry, it's no cafe press. these shirts get silkscreened by actual silkscreen printers (humans!) and the quality is so much better than cafe press or other similar digital print-on-demand sites. and the twist is, it's crowdfunded, so sort of like pre-ordering – it only gets printed if enough pre-orders are made. you set your own goals for each design and your level of profit, per shirt, then varies based on your goal. and there's no upfront expense to the creator, except the labor that goes into designing it. you can use their very easy-to-use online design tool, or you can upload your own graphics.
for this design, i chose to upload my own graphic, because i'm very interested in retaining creative control over this slogan and tshirt design. so i had to teach myself adobe illustrator in order to figure out how to make a vector graphic (!). it took a little while, but i think i got it now.
and so the result is this:
you can see the campaign here: http://teespring.com/lastnightabrassbandsavedmylife. several different styles and brands of shirts and a few different colors – hopefully something for everyone.
June 3, 2014 Comments Off
and she's back!
look what i did last weekend!!
and the best part? i sold all three within a few hours of posting them up on facebook, twitter and/or instagram!
mind you, these were all half-finished projects staring me down in the shed for over a year. it didn't take all that much to get them finished and ready for sale. but it is movement… out of the rut i've been in for the past little while. and so i am celebrating that hopefully i am getting my groove back.
all it took was 3 hours out at jazzfest last friday (thank you alice and jen for making that free ticket happen!), wandering around all the artists' booths in congo, louisiana folk life, and contemporary areas, seeing all the amazing and beautiful artwork out there. and hearing some awesome music. and eating some yummy food. and hanging out with wonderful friends. and just celebrating and honoring my anniversary with new orleans – since it was jazzfest that basically convinced me that new orleans was the home i had always yearned for but never had before i stepped foot on its shifting, swampy soil. yep, my 24th anniversary with new orleans was this jazzfest (i really don't count the years i was away due to katrina – my heart was still here) and well, it delivered quite a lovely anniversary present to me: i got a little creative spark back.
so stay tuned. hopefully lots more to come!
May 7, 2014 Comments Off
we're in the fucking woods! shirts…
ok, so years ago i first stencilled and then eventually made a screen to print up tanks and t's with the saying "we're in the fucking woods!" it's hard to explain to folks who don't go to the annual michigan womyn's music festival, but, well, the reader's digest version is that the festival is a camping music fest, a week long, in a very remote national forest in the middle section of michigan, close to the lake. it's beyond rustic. cell phones don't work there. people who live in the area are still on dial-up and there's no internet access while at the fest. all concerts and events happen in big circus-style tents. there's a lot of dirt and grass and nature. you are living in a tent and showering outdoors. it is an exceptionally low-tech experience… largely built with wood. most who attend find it a really wonderful escape from the wired reality of our daily lives.
but some find it challenging. you just simply can't expect all the creature comforts of home. we are really winging it out there in the woods. we get creative. we make due with what we've got and can rig up. so as workers, over the years, it became a saying, often made in response to a situation where something isn't as it is or doesn't work the way it does out in the "real" world. "we're in the fucking woods!", ya know?
so anyways… i first cut a stencil and spray painted these one year to help subsidize my weeks spent in the woods as a volunteer worker (we don't get paid, it's just a work exchange where we are fed and don't have to pay for a ticket in exchange for 8 hours a day of sweaty work). and then i made a silkscreen the next year and printed them up and offered them on my etsy site and at fest, again to help pay for my travel and time lost not working. but the last year i made them (can't remember when it was – it's been some years) i probably actually lost money making them, anticipating i would sell a lot more than i did and spending a lot of time customizing styles/brands/colors, etc. for gals. so i just stopped making them cuz i kinda felt like they were "over." and then, well, i stopped making everything for a few years. and actually missed fest in 2011. (i went back in 2012 but did not sell any wares at all.)
and though i am again missing fest this year due to a multitude of personal, health and financial reasons, all of a sudden the demand for these shirts is high again. so due to intense peer pressure via facebook and in the hopes of making some money that i can spend restocking art supplies like spray paint, acrylic paint, brushes, exacto knives/blades, mylar for stencils, screen printing ink, etc. to get my art life going again, i have agreed to print some up.
this time, however, i will be taking pre-orders so that i don't print up way more than i can sell.
[paypal button removed so i can finish printing what's already been ordered – will put the button back when i'm caught up and can take more orders.]
the little paypal button above has a drop-down menu. the first option is whether you want it shipped to fest (if you are a worker and will be leaving before you think i can ship it to you at home) or whether you want it shipped to your home (for short crew who have enough time or for festies who definitely have enough time).
if you are only ordering ONE shirt, then use the second drop down menu to pick the size. if you want to order more than one shirt and pay for it at the same time, you have to go ahead and just pick a size and shipping option, hit the "buy now" button, and it takes you to a paypal page where you can input quantity. put in how many shirts you are purchasing at once and don't worry about the size listed – once you log into paypal or go to the purchase page, it gives you the option of adding comments to the seller and there you can explain to me what sizes you want your multiple shirts to be. (or you can just shoot me an email and tell me – the important thing is for the quantity to be right when the transaction goes through so you pay the right amount.)
(and if this is all too complicated or confusing for you, just email me and i can invoice you separately if you need me to.)
fyi, right now, i'm only going to print them on hanes ribbed white a-tanks, to make it easy and fast. i *might* entertain the idea of printing them on something else later but for now, cuz i'm trying to accomodate long crew workers who are leaving in the next few days (or have already left), i'm just doing the a-tanks. IF you are a worker and order one, i can send them up in bulk next week with a list and deuce in inventory said she'd handle disseminating them. you can just check in with her and she'll know you've already paid for it. if you are a festie, there should be plenty of time for me to ship them to you directly next week and have them get there in time, so i'm gonna do $5 for priority shipping which i know isn't probably enough to actually cover priority shipping but it makes it an even $20 so i'm going with it.
ok, order away!
July 18, 2013 7 Comments
recent news…
so before i get to totally NEW news…
last month i participated in the true colors lgbtq art show. i submitted my rachel maddow stencil piece "oh rachel" (pictured below) and it was accepted and exhibited at ashe cultural arts center during pride week. it was an honor and was kinda just the kick in the pants i needed to start thinking about making more art. and the best news is… the piece sold! thank you to whoever bought it, and to the show's organizers holis hannan and maxx sizeler. and to my dear friend isobel who i know was really the one responsible for me being in that show – love you, darlin. thanks.
July 18, 2013 Comments Off
creeping slowly back to life…
yep, i'm back! well, perhaps i should say, i'm starting to make the motions to eventually BE back. it might still be a little while before this thing is going strong again.
but in the mean time… in the next post i'll be throwing up a paypal button for pre-ordering of my "we're in the fucking woods" shirts that i made for/at/about michfest many years back. i haven't printed them since 2008 or 2009, but due to some incredible peer pressure, i've decided to whip up a few for gals attending this year's fest. so… the button will be up for a week or so and then i'll either ship to you at home if there's enough time or ship to the land if not.
so stay tuned… hopefully tomorrow.
July 17, 2013 Comments Off
on hiatus
not that anyone really looks at this site anymore anyways, but just a note to say that art by mags is officially on hiatus now, indefinitely. i'm super focused on wags by mags! and though i may or may not still occasionally create things, i am not focused on art as a business or even much of a hobby right now. i even dropped out of the new orleans craft mafia – so you know i'm serious.
i just need a break, some extended time away from the hustle of constantly making stuff. i'm sure i will go back to it eventually, in some way – i have always been and will always be a maker, a creator – but it will likely not be as art by mags. i'm not quite ready to tear down the site and give up the domain, though. so i guess it'll just sit here as an archive, for now. we shall see what happens down the line.
of course, if you have specific requests, i will still entertain custom orders at any time. just know it will probably take me much longer to do it, as i try to find the time in between the dogs and cats.
thanks, everyone, for all your support of my art-and-crafty life over the years.
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Cree CR6 and LR4?
I will be installing 6 CR6 units in the kitchen and need a unit above the sink area. I was thinking of the LR4. A cabinet will be installed above the sink.
1. Should I use the LR4-15, LR4-30 or stay the the 6?
I would stay with the 6" While the LR4s are nice, the don't seem that much smaller to warrant the extra cost.
We've just installed 6 CR6s in the dining room/hallways and are about to install 7 more in the kitchen. We thought of replacing two of them over the baking station with LR4s -- until we actually saw them up close. Visually the difference would be minimal in our kitchen.
Good luck!
For the kitchen, I'm going to use the Cree can for GU-24. They are a few bucks more expensive, but I figured might as well have a complete Cree setup. We reused old existing cans for the dining room and hallway.
For dimmers, we're using the Lutron Divas.
I've added a link to our kitchen plan if you're interested.
Here is a link that might be useful: Our kitchen plan
Iam still new at this and found this old thread in my searching and learning but the reason you would go with the LR4 despite its minimally smaller size is that they are available in 15 and 30 degree beam spreads which is more desireable in places like over countertops with upper cabinets above. Less glare off cabs, more light concentrated where you are actually are using it. The bulb is recessed deeper which makes the kitchen look better from a different room.
I wish Cree made CR4s with smaller beam spreads and/or wish the LR4s had a 3000 option.