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Certified Resume Writers: 5 Red Flags to Spot in Suspicious Resume Writing Services

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Your dedication to find a job or kick-start your career isn’t a guarantee you’ll land your dream job. There’ll always be roadblocks that will delay you from reaching your goal. For job seekers, the first challenge can be preparing their resume. Resume, as one of the most important tools in highlighting your assets, stirs your chances. Hence, it’s vital to prepare a winning resume to avoid turning your efforts to nothing. Resume writing must fall into your priorities. But, what if you aren’t capable enough to write a winning resume? When should you write your own resume? Is investing in resume writing services worth the price? If so, how would you choose the certified resume writers to revamp your resume?

The need for a competitive resume is becoming more crucial these days. Thus, there is a growing number of writing companies offering help to neophytes, career shifters, and executives. However, aside from writing skills, resume writing requires knowledge of diverse industries. This quality sets certified resume writers apart from other pro writers. Certified resume writers can tailor their clients’ resumes to their target industries and positions. They also understand the current resume trends and tech innovations. So as a consumer, you need to be meticulous to protect your hard-earned money. Good thing, Best 10 Resume Writers shares a list of red flags you must spot before you pick a resume writing company.

Indications You Must Know to Avoid a Resume Writing Scam and Find a Certified Resume Writers Instead

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Unkempt Website

This era changed the way of marketing. Unless you’re using old marketing strategies, social media presence plays an important role now. Thus, if you are looking for a resume writing company, make sure to check the website. Observe how it responds to queries and updates its contents. Also, social media presence should be in your list. As technology advances, most industries use digital media and revamping their online marketing strategies. So, if your potential resume writing company has an unkempt website and suspicious online presence, go find a new one.

Certification is a strong indication of the legitimacy of a certified resume writers company. Do a little research of the certifications a reputable resume writing company must have for your safety. However, there are also resume writing companies that don’t post their certifications online. To check, you can call these companies to inquire about their credentials.

Bargain Prices

Indeed, cheap prices for commodities and services are tempting. But, a resume writing company that claims to provide high-quality resumes, cover letters, and other job-hunting tools with surprisingly cheap prices seems sketchy. We have listed fairly priced resume writing services in our review site that can help you find affordable, quality writing services. Hiring certified resume writers can cost you a little; however, it’s an investment that can guarantee your career growth.

Lack of Resume Samples

Another thing you should spot in a suspicious resume writing company is the lack of resume samples. Certified resume writers post their resume samples to attract more clients. Besides, it’s an indication that the company or the resume writer is legit and can write a winning resume. So, if you’re looking at a website with minimal and mediocre samples, it’s probably sketchy.

Shady Process

Last, stay away from a resume writing company with a flimsy process. Remember that you deserve a customer service that will answer your queries. Hence, if you often converse with automated answering systems, it looks like a sketchy scheme. You’ll know when a company gives a genuine service and follows a consistent system flow.

You can use many ways to check if a company that claims to have certified resume writers is legit. Aside from spotting these five indications of a suspicious resume writing company, you can check review sites that offer unbiased views. Also, read reviews and recommendations to help you choose the right one. Visit Best 10 Resume Writers for accurate results to help you find perfect resume writing services.

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Greater Omaha Chamber Honors Methodist With Business Excellence Award

Published: April 12, 2021
Greater Omaha Chamber Business Excellence Award

Methodist Health System is proud to have been honored with a 2021 Greater Omaha Chamber Business Excellence Award for contributions that elevate our community and make it a better place for everyone to do business, work and live.

This year’s 25 Business Excellence Award winners share a common theme: the refusal to give in to COVID-19. Instead, they relied on their innovation, leadership and philanthropy to serve our community like never before.

Honorees in four categories – Leadership, Innovation, Philanthropy and Sustained Excellence – were selected by a leadership committee composed of regional organizations and the Greater Omaha Chamber. More than 70 companies were nominated.

"Businesses are vital to thriving communities – catalyzing innovation, creating jobs and building connections," said David G. Brown, president and CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber. "We like to say, 'Excellence is earned, not given,' and that’s true of the 25 organizations we honor today. These organizations are beyond excellent. They are exceptional."

Methodist was honored in the Innovation category. The chamber noted: "Methodist Health System and the 2020 pandemic will forever be linked in Nebraska – it was Methodist that diagnosed the first COVID-19 patient. But as the pandemic raged on and personal protection equipment fell into critically low supply early in the year, Methodist OB/GYN Tifany Somer-Shely gave new meaning to the word 'innovation.' She designed, fabricated and produced isolation gowns using nontraditional materials, as well as clear face masks that allowed for lip reading by patients who were hearing impaired."

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The Meaning of Care Magazine

Read the Spring 2021 Issue of The Meaning of Care Magazine

Published: April 20, 2021

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Stories in This Issue

Videos in This Issue

The magazine, produced by the Methodist Health System Marketing Department, was just released and will soon be distributed at all Methodist affiliates.

About the Author

The Meaning of Care Magazine is published by Nebraska Methodist Health System. Featuring interviews with care providers and first-person stories of patients touched by our services, it is produced entirely by Methodist Marketing Department staff.

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Man Quits Highly-Paid Job to Construct Beds for Children in Need

Indeed, many of you reading this article will probably agree that jumping into our comfy beds after a long day is one of the best pleasures of being a human.

However, not everyone has a comfy and cozy bed to come to. And, when Luke Mickelson from Idaho learned about children who don’t have beds, he decided he must do something to change this.

In 2012, he learned that some children from his community didn’t have a bed to sleep in at night. One girl had a pile of clothes and used it to sleep on.

He decided to donate a bed for the girl which he built on his own. But, his kindness didn’t stop here.

Man Helps Children in Need by Constructing Beds

When the girl was delivered the bed, she started to hug it and couldn’t let go of it. She was genuinely happy.

When he saw the happiness on the little girl’s face, Mickelson knew he would do everything in his power to ensure children can get a good night’s sleep in actual bed that they can call their own.

Mickelson who regularly attended church and had an amazing career and a well-paid job started purchasing supplies and wood to construct beds.

Often times, his family or friends would help him. Together, they had built 11 bunk beds in his garage and then 15 more the next year.

The Numbers Increased every Year

By the year of 2017, Mickelson and his team of volunteers constructed 612 bunk beds and he also launched a charity that he named Sleep in Heavenly Place. The charity offers training courses and construction manuals so that similar projects can be set up in other communities.

Now, there are approximately 70 chapters of this charity in 30 states in the country. Together, they’ve made beds for more than 3500 children in need.

With the expansion of his charity, Mickelson needed to make an important decision- whether to continue working at his highly-paid job or to focus entirely on his non-profit organization. The decision was to quit his 18-year-job and go from making ‘great money’ to ‘zero money’.

But, for Mickelson, this wasn’t a tough call- he knew that his need isn’t financial, it’s rather seeing the happiness on children’s faces and knowing he can make a difference.

Who Uses the Beds from Mickelson’s Non-Profit?

A lot of the individuals who ask for a bed from the charity are single parents who went through abusive relationships or foster parents. Homeless people are also frequently asking for a bed.

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This Private School Will Be Teaching Its Students How to Live Sustainably: Foraging & Farming Lessons Included

Bedales is a top private school in Hampshire, England and they’ve created alternative methods for common A-level programs.

The goal of these alternative courses is to ensure the students who finish their school are solid when it comes to survival.

The school that has Lily Allen and Daniel Day-Lewis as their alumni is launching a course on farming, foraging, and sustainability.

They’ve already accredited the course in order for it to hold value in the world.

Courses in Sustainable Living & Survival

This course lasts for 2 years and it has been named Living with the Land.

During these classes, the students will learn how to combine traditional ecological and sustainable practices with contemporary ones.

The course’s main focus points are cooking, traditional building, and craft skills with ecology, sustainability, and community.

The aim of this course is to create self-sufficient students in a world which is apparently changing for the worse. The three modules, that is, shelter, food, and craft have their distinct modes of teaching.

The shelter module makes sure students learn how to build sustainable homes from items they find around. The students will need to develop their quick thinking skills and will learn how to construct something out of nothing.

The food module will encourage the students to cook foods that will keep their body energized through harsh winters.

The third module concerning craft will give the students the important knowledge of vital skills like weaving, blacksmithing, etc.

At the end, the students will get a certificate and awarded with Mastery, Apprentice, or Artisan level.

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According to the school’s principal Magnus Basharaat, this would be the school’s support towards extinction rebellion where survival is pivotal.

He wants to ensure there’s not a single person who’ll starve in the world and to maintain the planet’s ecological stability.

Bedales is already familiar in this field because they offered alternative courses to GCSEs. However, this is the first time they’re trying out in A-levels.

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Every office space needs to maintain a certain level of cleanliness to inspire confidence in their customers. This is especially true for medical offices. If something as benign as a couple of crumbs floating around a regular office can make someone think twice about giving them their business, imagine the reaction if your medical office was anything but immaculately clean.

It would be totally within their rights to panic if your Skokie medical office wasn’t in perfect condition because neglecting to provide it with the proper maintenance suggests that you won’t provide them with the highest possible quality of care. Plus, a dirty and cluttered medical office has infinite possibilities for cross-contamination. The people of Skokie seek out your services to make them feel better and the prospect of getting sicker shouldn’t be front and center when they do.

Being able to provide your patients with a safe and sanitary is invaluable for any type of medical professional. Whenever you fail to do so, you run the risk of ruining your reputation and your practice as a whole. You have worked too hard to lose it all thanks to neglecting to keep your facility clean, which is why Best Friends Cleaning Services Inc is here to help.

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South Africa is one of the most amazing places for a trip. Within and about 50 places of interest, South Africa captures the heart and soul of a traveller. Adorned by the lush green forests and immaculate blue waters of the ocean with golden sands, and also mountains, this place is a real treat. With the variety in flora and fauna, South Africa has the power to enthral any tourist. Let’s take a look at what’s in store for you!

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This is the capital of South Africa, and the most beautiful city you’ve ever been to. It’s a port city on the South African peninsula below Table Mountain. Robben Island, the infamous prison that held Nelson Mandela captive, is here, in Cape Town. You’ll find the amazing wine-producing suburbs of Constantia here. The Two-Oceans aquarium, the Castle of Good Hope, Chapman’s Peak Drive and city beaches are the places of attraction here.

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Kruger National Park is the first national park of South Africa. The big 5 game species is the wonder here, and a significant number of those animals are found here. The huge park and these significant animals here are spectacular.

Hermanus, South Africa

It is a seaside town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The attraction here is whale watching. People from all around the country come over to South Africa to watch this beautiful thing. The Grotto beach and the Voelklip beach are the two beaches here, that overlook Walter Bay. Hermanus is filled with beautiful species of birds and animals.

Kimberly, South Africa

The Northern Cape Province of South Africa has Kimberly as the capital city. Kimberly is famous for diamond mines from the 19th century, as the Big Hole. The William Humphreys Art Gallery, The Wildebeest Kuil Rock Art Center, the McGregor’s Museum, and the famous Magersfontein battlefield is present here!

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Augrabies Falls National Park

Located in and around the Augrabies Falls, the Augrabies Falls National Park is about 120 kilometres from the Northern Cape Province. This beautiful piece of work stretches across the Orange River, covering almost 800 square kilometres of land. With an awe-inspiring 60 metres height, it’s equally magnificent and horrific, when the 240-metre gorge is seen. The gorge runs another scary 18 kilometres.

Other places like Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, Paarl, Durban, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Stellenbosch, Mossel Bay, and Simon’s town, are present here. The list doesn’t stop here. Choose Pickyourtrails, and get an amazing South Africa tour package for you and your family! Pickyourtrails takes full responsibility for the South Africa tours and makes your money worth it!

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The Preserve

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I find it presumptuous that this place is called The Preserve, as if there is no other.

I’m grateful for its preservation, despite its multiple same-colored loop trails that provide no insight into which direction is home.

I celebrate the new sign, in perhaps the newest state forest?


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Review: This is based on a real life story of one girl named Joy Mangano who invented a household cleaning device and also went on to establish a business dynasty.
Director: David O. Russell
Actors: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper and Edgar Ramirez
Year: 2015
Genre: Biography and Drama
Conclusion: 3/5
This film starts yet again Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper (other being Silver Linings Playbook, 2012). As always Jennifer Lawrence is brilliant and holds the whole film together. For Jennifer Lawrence to work with David O. Russell 3 times they must have a good working relationship. The three films are Joy, American Hustle (2013) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). This is Jennifer Lawrence’s fourth collaboration with Bradley Cooper. All four films include Silver Linings (2012), American Hustle (2013) and Serena (2914). At times I did find the pace of the film very slow moving. What you do believe in are the individual characters. At the Golden Globe Awards in 2016 Jennifer Lawrence won for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical.

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Valentine’s Day Table Setting: Candlelit and Romantic

Welcome to the 181st Tablescape Thursday!

It was another gorgeous day here…is this really February?  Since the temps reached 67 degrees today, I headed for the porch for this Tablescape Thursday.

Valentine's Day Table Setting Tablescape with Spode Copeland

I know Valentine’s Day is behind us now, but I had to squeeze in one more Valentine’s Day table setting before we say good-bye to that holiday for another year.  I had envisioned this tablescape with red roses in the centerpiece, but unfortunately all the ones I found today were still closed up tight…not quite what I had in mind. So, I kept the centerpiece simple with pillar candles in silverplated candle holders.

Valentine's Day Tablescapes Table Settings

Valentine's Day Tablescapes Table Settings

Valentine's Day Tablescapes Table Settings

I spotted these eyelet napkins in another table setting linked to TT recently and I made a bee line for Pier 1 to buy a set.  I can never resist eyelet fabric, no matter if it’s sheets or a pretty dress.

Valentine's Day Tablescapes Table Settings

I love how the eyelet napkin repeats the feel of the pierced chargers.  I think you’ll be seeing these napkins again over the summer months.  You may remember the dragonfly napkin rings from this previous Summer Tablescape.

Valentine's Day Tablescapes Table Settings

Dinner and salad plates are Copeland Spode, Tower.  This is the oldest china I own…it dates back to the 1920’s.

Valentine's Day Tablescapes Table Settings

Instead of bread on our bread plates, each plate holds a heart-shaped cookie.  Who wants bread when we can eat cookies!

Valentine's Day Tablescapes Table Settings

I can’t wait to see green leaves on the trees again…must be patient, must be patient.  I’m trying.

Valentine's Day Table Setting Tablescape with Spode Copeland

Valentine's Day Tablescapes Table Settings

These pictures were taken late in the day and the setting sun created fun shadows across the porch.

Valentine's Day Tablescapes Table Settings

“If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.”   ~Attributed to Claudia Ghandi

Valentine's Day Table Setting Tablescape with Spode Copeland

Click on the category header “Tablescapes” for links to many more table settings.  Click on the “The Holiday Home” category for links to posts about holiday decorating and holiday table settings.

Chargers:  Horchow, 4 years ago
Dinner and Salad Plates: Copeland Spode, Tower, found on eBay
Stemware:  Waterford, Iced Beverage pattern is Araglin, Crimson Hock Wine is Lismore
Flatware: Argent, Tuesday Morning, 2 years ago
Red Napkins:  HomeGoods, this year
Eyelet Napkins:  Pier 1, a few days ago
Napkin Rings: Pier 1 last year, they still have them now
Silveplate Pillar Candle Holders: Marshalls, 2 years ago
Cookies: Walmart

Looking forward to the beautiful tablescapes posted for this Tablescape Thursday!

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  1. Lynne (lynnesgiftsfromtheheart) says

    Susan, What a fabulous table. I love the richness of the silver mixed with the whimsical dragon fly napkin rings. As always thanks for hosting each week.. hugs ~lynne~

  2. Beautiful !

  3. Very pretty, Susan! Except for the cookies, this could be used anytime. I always have loved those chargers.
    Amazing things are blooming by you! Winter will be our guest till April when we might see some daffodils.
    Not complaining, it has been so much better than all the blizzards of last year.
    By next week, Mardi Gras will be over, and then we March into St.Patrick's Day! 🙂
    Easter is early, so we have to get going on that too, lol.

  4. Pam~ Virginia Retro says

    I love tablescapes only second to vintage tablecloths! Stunning table, especially love the eyelet napkins with the sweet dragonfly rings.

  5. Your table is gorgeous as usual, Susan. I love the classic red and white color, very romantic. Isn't this weather unreal? It was 50 when I got back from FL last Friday and it froze the next day and now back in the 70's. Flowers are actually blooming, had a chance to go out in the back porch yesterday…Christine

  6. Susan, glad you were still in the mood to set a Valentine's table. This one is full of charm! Love the eyelet napkins. Guess I'll be heading to Pier I later today. LOL
    Warm here in TX too. Strange winter we are having.
    Thanks for hosting each week and sharing your creative tablescapes. ~ Sarah

  7. High Heeled Life says

    Susan… thanks for inspiring us each week with your beautiful table settings and providing a place for to share, inspire and be inspired too! xo HHL

  8. Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia says

    Your valentine setting is just beautiful, love the plates!

  9. So beautiful!!

  10. Shirley Hailstock says

    i love the red. And the day is just gorgeous.

  11. Susan, Beautiful pictures of a lovely table. Your Spode china on the pierced chargers with eyelet peering out of the cherry red napkins, enfolded in the oversized butterfly works so beautifully, elegantly and a little bit whimsically. Thanks for hosting. ~CJ

  12. AshTreeCottage says

    So charming! Thanks for hosting Susan.

    Susan and Bentley

  13. Thanks for having this party. I've joined in before, but not tried to leave so many comments as this time around. I am having ALL KINDS OF TOUBLE with blogs that request you type in something to show you're not a robot. I hope people realize it cuts down on the number of comments they'll be receiving.
    Still am crazy about those chargers. They seem to go with everything – not just elegant tables, but casual settings as well.

  14. Beautiful table Susan! Loving the napkins and the china is exquisite! I have a soft spot for red transferware… XO Cindy

  15. The Decorative Dreamer says

    Your Valentines tablescape is so pretty! I really, really love how the red just pops right out of the pictures. Your photos were certainly taken at the perfect time of day because the outside seems to blend in with the white of your porch and the red just leaps out! Fantastic!

  16. I like the chargers. Pretty table setting.

  17. It is amazing that we are able to think porch this time of year. I'm beginning to wonder if winter isn't yet to come. As always, your table is a delight as are the others who choose to join you. Such fun this day of the week always is.

  18. Crazy that we are able to think porch this time of year. It makes me wonder if winter isn't yet to come and that's a scary thought. As always, your table is a delight as are those from others who choose to join you each week. Such fun on Thursdays.

  19. Beautiful, elegant, gorgeous breathtaking — I am out of adjectives.

    I too love eyelet. As a single girl, I had eyelet curtains, dust ruffles and pillows — a totally girly look just for me. They were threadbare when I let them go. I have had several dresses of eyelet, too over my life, and it was the same — threadbare when I finally let go. I don't know what it is about eyelet that makes me instantly fall in love, but there it is. I will definitely be on the lookout for some of these napkins.

    Thanks for hosting!

  20. I love red and white together, so Cupid's Day is always a favorite of mine! Love those eyelet napkins combined with the red ones. The addition of the silver is classic. Thanks for hosting the party. ~ Sue

  21. Beautifully done…I love the red and white contrast plus the eyelet napkins and eyelet-looking plates are fabulous together. Love this..

  22. Dee Stephens says

    Love it!

  23. This is such a lovely table-scape!!! I love your red goblets and napkins, a happy color scheme
    for Valentine as well as many other times.

    ((hugs)), Maki

  24. Thank you for hosting. Your Valentines Table is beyond wonderful, such a great mix of colour and sparkle.

  25. Shirley Long says

    Your table is delighful. I just love the red and white. And I can't wait to see the green trees again also!

  26. Entertaining Women says

    Schedule trip to Pier 1 tomorrow…check. Think to use Copeland Spode Pink Tower with clear red accents…check. Work on completing collection of red crystal wine goblets…check. Now let me think…anything else? Probably, but I'll do well to remember all of this. Great tablescape. We're enjoying unseasonably warm weather here, too…can't complain at all. Thanks for providing this wonderful venue for us each week. Cherry Kay

  27. Creations By Cindy says

    I love it all. The lace napkins are so pretty and dragonfly napkin rings just made it! As always I enjoy your blog. It is like having my very own magazine. Hugs and blessings, Cindy

  28. ~Tablescapes By Diane~ says

    Hi lovely lady.
    Your Tablescape is Beautiful as you know just how to put it all together. I also have the napkins ring, I did not see the napkins with the lace. Maybe I can make them need to go to
    Thanks so much for hosting your party for us. I hope you have a wonderful Day with your family.
    XXOO Diane

  29. Shanee @ LivingLifeSouthernStyle says

    I am so glad you posted this even after Valetines Day, it is so pretty. I love your eyelet napkins and the chargers. Thanks for sharing.

  30. Such a beautiful tablescape! Love the new eyelet napkins and the dragonfly rings are so pretty! Thanks for sharing.

  31. As soon as I spotted those napping, I was thinking, I love how they work so well with the charger and "where did you find them"? Thanks for telling us. There will probably be a run on Pier 1 today! Just beautiful. Dianne

  32. Swoon!! Those red Lismore goblets are fabulous. I know your guests felt loved – hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day.

  33. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Thanks, Kerry!

  34. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Thanks, Christine. Spring will be here soon. You'll be back in the pool before you know it.

  35. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Thanks, Sarah! One thing about the eyelet napkins, I trimmed mine up a bit after I got home. They had strings and such hanging from them. Plus, some of the eyelet still had a little fabric around it. They are still worth the trouble though. I wish I could remember whose table I saw them on last week.

  36. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Thanks, CJ! I love whimsy. lol

  37. Jewel Sauls says

    Love the table – I _LOVE_ Spode Pink Tower and you have made a beautiful table with it!

  38. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Thanks! ♥

  39. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    I think I had eyelet curtains, too…you just jogged an old memory. I also had an eyelet dust ruffle back in the day. I would mind having another one of those.

  40. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Thanks, Sue!

  41. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Maria, I think we are in good company. 🙂

  42. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Cherry Kay…you are so cute! I think we'll get a lot of use out of these eyelet napkins. Wouldn't that be great for a Mother's Day table setting!

  43. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Awww, thanks Cindy! What a sweet thing to say! I feel the same way about all the tablescapes linked for TT each week.

  44. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Diane, that's an awesome idea!

  45. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Thanks, Jewel!

  46. Susan BetweenNapsOnThePorch says

    Dianne, you may be right. I definitely had to have some once I saw them. 🙂

  47. Pam - diy Design Fanatic says

    Very elegant Susan! The light coming in the room really sets off your gorgeous glasses. What a lovely tablescape. Thanks for hosting!

  48. Susan – your table makes me swoon! Those red Lismore goblets are fabulous!! I know that your guests felt loved every minute. Thanks for hosting.

  49. claudia ortiz says

    Wow so nice and warm and brought. I saw similiar things on but Im interested in more of a DIY project. Any walk through tips? Thanks!!! Oh by the way the cookie with the ribbon!! awesome.

  50. Susan, I know this tablescape is a few years back, however I just came across it and have fallen in LOVE with this pattern!! Well, I desperately need your help. In looking for the dinner plates, salad plates and the bread and butter plates on ebay I have come to see that the dinner plates come in 2 sizes (10 1/4″ and 10 5/8″) that is splitting hairs, but the real jump is the Salad Plate. Well, I purchased a total of 8 salad plates from two different sellers…then I noticed they were different sizes. There is a “Salad plate that is 7 3/4”) and a “Luncheon Plate that measures 9 3/8″. So, I sent the second buyer a message explaining me overlooking the different sizes and he graciously cancelled my order. Then I was looking for the bread and butter plates again, two different sizes 5 3/8″, on one listing and 6 1/2″ on another. All I can do is measure my own china and come up with dimentions that do look proportional when they are sitting out. Can you please let me know what sizes your Dinner Plate, Salad or Luncheon Plate and Bread and Butter Plate is)?? Talk about details. Here is what I have so far Dinner plates on order measuring: 10 1’4″ and 10 5/8”. I am just hoping they measured wrong, but if not, I can’t think it would be that obvious. Then I do have Luncheon plates shipping (they measure 7 5/8″ because I thought 9 3/8″ would be too close to the rim of the dinner. I am utterly confused about the bread and butter!! I am thinking that I am just to confused to guess. What is your opinion about this? You are more experienced in antique plates that I am. I just see what you set up and then impuslively love it and start ordering. Honestly, your dimensions look perfectly proportioned that I just don’t want to order something that will throw off my whole look. With e-bay, you can’t just do a simple return, you are shipping back plates. I have not had a chance to keep up with your holiday posts, hopefully after I get these dished decided with your help I can enjoy what you have done and are up to now. I am sure it is something fabulous!! Thank you Susan!!!

    • Hi Christina,
      I just measured and the dinner plate is 10-5/8, salad is 7-7/8, bread plate is 5-1/2 and a little teeny bowl (maybe for applesauce or something) is 5-5/8. I purchased the 12 place settings I have (along with some serving pieces) all from one ebay seller, so I guess they were all part of a set. I got that impression when I purchased them and that was many years ago.

      I’m not sure if my dinner plates are luncheon size or not, they look pretty good size, though. Be patient and you’ll find it on eBay. It used to pop up a lot. There’s a blue version, too and it just as stunning!

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 Mark 6 Worrell - And He went forth thence, and cometh into His own country;

1 And He went forth thence, and cometh into His own country; and His disciples follow Him. 2 And, when the sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many, hearing Him, were astonished, saying, "Whence hath this Man these things?" And, "What is the wisdom which is given to This Man?" And, "Such mighty works are wrought by His hands!" 3 "Is not This the Carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not His sisters here with us?" And they were finding occasion of stumbling in Him.
4 And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house." 5 And He could there do no mighty work, except that, laying His hands on a few sick people, He healed them. 6 And He marvelled because of their unbelief. And He was going round about the villages, teaching. 7 And He calleth to Him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two, and was giving them authority over the unclean spirits; 8 and He charged them that they should take nothing for the way, except a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their girdle; 9 but to go shod with sandals; and He said, put not on two coats. 10 And He said to them, "Wheresoever ye enter into a house, there abide, till ye depart thence. 11 And whatsoever place does not receive you, and they hear you not, going forth thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them."
12 And, going forth, they preached that men should repent. 13 And they were casting out many demons, and were anointing with oil many sick people, and were healing them.
14 And the king Herod heard of Him, (for His name became famous), and he said, "John the Immerser has risen from the dead; and, because of this, the powers are working in Him." 15 But others said, "It is Elijah." And others said, "It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets."
16 But Herod, hearing of Him, said, "It is he whom I beheaded, John, the same was raised." 17 For Herod himself, sending forth, laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip, his brother, because he married her. 18 For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." 19 And Herodias was holding it against him, and was wishing to kill him; and she could not; 20 for Herod was fearing John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he was preserving him.
21 And, an opportune day having come, when Herod, on his birthday, made a supper for his nobles and for the chief captains, and the chief men of Galilee; 22 and the daughter of Herodias herself coming in and dancing, it pleased Herod and those reclining at table with him; and the king said to the damsel, "Ask of me whatsoever you wish, and I will give it to you." 23 And he swore to her, "Whatsoever you ask of me, I will give it to you, unto half of my kingdom."
24 And, having gone out, she said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Immerser."
25 And, coming in straight-way, in haste, to the king, she asked, saying, "I wish that you would, forthwith, give me on a dish, the head of John the Immerser."
26 And, though becoming very sorrowful, the king, because of his oaths, and those reclining with him, would not thwart her. 27 And the king, straightway sending off one of his guard, gave orders to bring his head; and, departing, he beheaded him in the prison, 28 and brought his head on a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother. 29 And, having heard of it, his disciples came and took up his corpse, and placed it in a tomb.
30 And the apostles gather themselves together to Jesus; and they reported to Him all things, whatsoever they did, and whatsoever they taught. 31 And He saith to them, "Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest yourselves a little." For there were many coming and going, and they were not finding opportunity even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart. 33 And the people saw them going on their way, and many knew them, and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them. 34 And, coming forth, He saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.
35 And, the hour being already late, His disciples, coming to Him, said, "The place is desert, and the hour is already late; 36 send them away, that, having gone into the surrounding fields and villages, they may buy themselves something to eat."
37 But He saith to them, "Give ye them to eat." And they said to Him, "Going, shall we buy two hundred denaries worth of loaves, and give them to eat?"
38 But He saith to them, "How many loaves have ye? go and see." And, having ascertained, they say, "Five, and two fishes."
39 And He commanded that all should recline by companies on the grass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and fifties. 41 And, taking the five loaves and two fishes, looking up to Heaven, He blessed, and broke up the loaves, and kept giving to the disciples to set before them; and He divided the two fishes among them all. 42 And they all ate, and were satisfied. 43 And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and from the fishes. 44 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
45 And straightway He constrained His disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He Himself sendeth the multitude away. 46 And, having taken leave of them, He went away into the mountain to pray. 47 And, when it was evening, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and He was alone on the land. 48 And, seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night He cometh to them, walking on the sea; and He wished to pass by them; 49 but, seeing Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and they cried out; 50 for they all saw Him; and were troubled. But he straight-way talked with them, and saith to them, "Be of good courage! it is I, be not afraid." 51 And He went up to them into the boat; and the wind ceased; and they were exceedingly amazed in themselves: 52 for they did not understand concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened.
53 And, crossing over, they came upon the land to Gennesaret, and anchored there. 54 And, when they came out of the boat, straightway recognizing Him, 55 they ran about that whole country, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick, where they were hearing that He was. 56 And wheresoever He was entering into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they placed the sick in the marketplaces, and were beseeching Him, that they might touch even the border of His garment; and as many as touched were healed.


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You say Easter, they say Ishtar, I say Eostre.

Ēostre or Ostara, the Germanic goddess of Spring. By Johannes Gehrts (1884).

Ah, spring! The smell of flowers, copulating rabbits, and anti-theist propaganda. I had originally planned on discussing the history of Easter at length in order to debunk the dubious claim it was originally in celebration for the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar, however I discovered that other bloggers have already done an excellent job doing so. Long story short, Ishtar has nothing to do with Easter. Rather, historians believe that the Easter we celebrate today took most of its aspects from the Germanic spring festival commemorating the pagan goddess Ēostre – whose fertility symbols included rabbits and eggs. The end of winter was a time for celebrating the resurrection of spring and good harvest for many cultures, and therefore it shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that Christians in Europe chose to adopt already attractive pagan elements into their celebration of the resurrection of Jesus – a move not unusual in the history of Christianity.

But maybe I’m wrong. Perhaps the symbols of Easter do go back to the early days of Christianity. Baby chicks coming out of eggs could represent Christ emerging from his tomb; the rabbit represents Jeshua Cottontail – the animal’s Messiah; we eat chocolate because it’s brown and so was the cross. See? It is possible for Easter to remain purely Orthodox. For further information on the history of Easter check out

Now that that’s settled, I thought I’d take this occasion to discuss the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection, which I think most will find quite eye-opening.

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Ave, Young!

My friend Young Chun has put out his latest book, which is a guide to student errors for EFL teachers in Korea. Young describes the book as a collection of student gaffes he has encountered over the years. He thought it would be helpful to create a book that lists the most common of those mistakes, along with explanations as to why they happen, and suggestions for more natural speech. In the above-linked blog post, Young provides a sample of how his book tackles these problems; it makes for interesting reading.

I wish Young the best. He admits that the market for such a book is relatively small and restricted, given that it's for EFL teachers in Korea, and he says he'll be glad to sell even twenty copies. I'll certainly be buying a copy, so make that nineteen.

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Friday, February 29, 2008

Sandhill Cranes and Bluebirds!

Friday, February 29, 2008

Whoever heard of a birding festival focused on both sandhill cranes and bluebirds?

Um. Some friends of ours in Nebraska who LOVE bluebirds and who also happen to live near the world's largest spring gathering of sandhill cranes.

When Steve and Cheryl Eno contacted us way back in 2006 about speaking in Nebraska for a festival in the spring of 2008, we said "sure!" Then I asked Steve what kind of festival it was going to be? We'd been out to other events the Enos had been involved in, namely a 2003 North American Bluebird Association convention held in Kearney. It was well-run and well-attended and lots of fun.

"Oh you know, there'll be some bluebird stuff and we were thinking about including the cranes, too!"

I remember thinking "Gee those are some pretty different birds and I'm not sure you'll attract a lot of the normal birding festival goers with them." There are other events devoted to sandhill cranes after all. And bluebird enthusiasts are a breed apart, hence the name Bluebird Nation.

But I should have known those Nebraskans would pull it off. I mean I've seen Steve and Cheryl's house, which Steve built out of bricks, and farm, which is devoted to animals of many varieties. The basement rooms are given over to bluebird houses that people have sent to Steve for review and potential approval as suitable for bluebirds to nest in. And the barn workshop is, well, let's just say if Steve lined up every bluebird house he's built and given away through the thriving Bluebirds Across Nebraska organization, they'd likely stretch across the whole Conhusker State. In fact they probably nearly already do.

This is NOT your normal birding festival. It's better. It's more down-home and relaxed.
You should come! It's right around the corner: March 6 to 9, 2008, in charming Kearney, Nebraska.

Here are three reasons to come to Kearney for the Sandhill Crane & Bluebird Festival next week:

1. If you have never seen several hundred thousand sandhill cranes take off from a river against a pink dawn sky, you are missing out on one of birding's most amazing experiences.

2. Al Batt will be speaking. Al is both the funniest and the tallest man I know. His stories make me laugh until my ribs ache and the runzas come out of my nose.

3. You will have the chance to eat a local food item called a runza.

4. OK I lied. I've got more than three reasons. There are prairie chicken leks nearby.

5. If you have a question about bluebirds (and who doesn't) several of the continent's Bluebird Oracles will be at this event.

6. Live music every day.

7. Live auction of truly one-of-a-kind items, some of which defy labeling.

8. You will learn how to pronounce Kearney.

9. Did I mention runzas?

10. The cranes and bluebirds will miss you.

I hope to see you there.

On February 29, 2008 at 12:54 AM clwriter said...

Hi Bill! Thanks for the great photos of the sandhill cranes and Bluebirds!

Some advice, please... I know it is still quite early, but I am planning a trip for March 15-23. I will be in Ohio for a few days. What are some good spots to see birds near Oberlin and Wooster, OH? (Son is visiting colleges!) A big adventure for us both!

On February 29, 2008 at 7:03 AM Anonymous said...

I found a web site with a picture of a runza. It is a restaurant review for a place in Lincoln, NE. Sorry I could not find one for Kearney.

On February 29, 2008 at 7:04 AM Anonymous said...

Oops, it got chopped. If you put these bits back together....

On February 29, 2008 at 12:07 PM Anonymous said...

You forgot the best part, it's in Nebraska. Wish I could go. I'm stuck here on the right coast.

There is no place like Nebraska.

On February 29, 2008 at 12:11 PM Bill of the Birds said...

Dear clwriter.

If you are going to be in Wooster, you gotta go to Funk Bottoms WMA.

Here's the link (copy and paste it) from the Ohio Ornithological Society's website:

Other sites can be found at

On February 29, 2008 at 12:12 PM Bill of the Birds said...

Thx for the Runza pix! Yum!

On February 29, 2008 at 4:56 PM Julie Zickefoose said...

You neglect to mention, even in passing, that you and your wife will be speaking and performing at said festival. Which, in my opinion, is taking your aversion to self-promotion to new heights. Cabbage-stuffed loosemeat calzones get top billing, huh?

On February 29, 2008 at 5:53 PM Bill of the Birds said...

Well, I did not want to come off as a sandwich-board man advertising our own festival appearances. I thought BOTB readers might well go visit the website and discover the nice array of speakers on tap.

But maybe this is better:
Julie Zickefoose and Bill Thompson, III are each giving two presentations at the festival AND performing live music as the opening act for Al Batt at the Friday night banquet.

On February 29, 2008 at 6:23 PM Dea said...

Ah, what a beeyoooootiful bluebird picture! Sure wish we had these guys out West.

On February 29, 2008 at 6:25 PM Dea said...

Come to think of it, sure wish we had Thompsons and Zickefooses out West, too. Do you and Julie ever visit birding festivals or otherwise tour the Northwest?

On March 1, 2008 at 6:42 AM Bill of the Birds said...

Hi Dea:

Yes we sometimes get out West. I think I'm speaking in San Diego next March.

BTW, Does this mean you are now in the Far West instead of the Far East?

Thx for the comments!

On March 2, 2008 at 10:01 PM Dea said...

BT3 - yes, I am back in the Far West, continuing my legal education on Vancouver Island. I am hoping to do a stint up north this summer (Northwest Territories or Nunuvut!) If I do, then I will certainly take up the blog again. Right now.... just too busy.

The Birding here is great! Did you know it's the only place in North America to see Eurasian Skylarks? And they are just composed of of sheer awesomeness? Singing as they spiral higher and higher? Sadly, their numbers are dwindling dangerously close to extirpation. P'raps you and family may wish to take a leetle trip to come see them...

I was hoping Northwest as in Seattle area. San Diego is lovely. I hope you have a lovely trip.

On March 16, 2008 at 12:43 AM clwriter said...

Thanks for the Funk Bottoms Link! (BTW, son just got his acceptance for College of Wooster!)


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The UK bingo industry is rapidly shifting gears and ushering in an era of change. To give you an idea how much interest people have today in online play, take this quick experiment. Enter the search terms ‘mobile bingo UK’ into Google. What did you find?

If like us, you were also surprised to learn that there were more than 61,500,000 results for these three search terms together, it might provide you with a clearer understanding of how the game has grown from the small, sleepy playing halls of backwoods county towns to the thriving online industry that now exists today in the UK. Thankfully sites like are on hand to help narrow down the best bingo sites.

According to figures sourced from the UK Gambling Commission, there were 644 bingo premises in the United Kingdom for 2018, a small number compared to the large numbers of online players using their Android smartphones and iPhones to play on the bus, train or wherever they happen to be today.

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Playing to Win

While exact numbers are hard to quantify from official government sources, the best industry ‘guesstimate’ is that there are over 3.5 million players actively playing in the UK at any given moment, which is a 20% jump in player participation rates since 2016. This is a promising sign that the market has matured to provide games that fit the interests of all players (young and old), with growing jackpots and bigger prize pools now listed on many of the sites.

Indeed, as mobile data plans become cheaper and smartphones become even more powerful, players have never had more opportunities to play on the go.

Today, online and mobile bingo games make unto 37.1% of all online gaming sites in the UK. This includes online betting and casino games, with online bingo worth about £470 million, according to recent industry figures.

Best gameplay for women: 888Ladies

888Ladies is squarely aimed at female players (but guys can obviously enjoy the site too) and incorporates a brightly coloured, updated website that is easy to navigate and provides full functionality for iPad and iPhone users. There’s also an Android app from the Google Play store available too.

From their app, you can access 75-ball and 90-ball games with a range of descending jackpots, from fixed to progressive and of course, handy pre-buy tickets which will ensure bingo players never miss out on the action. There’s also a 52-ball game called ‘Flash Fives’ and a range of slots and traditional casino games.

Bonus trivia: Did you know that Bingo is played by a much higher proportion of females to males, by a ratio of 65% to 35% in the UK?

Best for beginners: Wink

Wink is a good example of a UK operator that helps new players get started. It’s one of the few mobile bingo operators in the UK to offer 3 days of free games in their ‘newbie room’ without spending any money. It’s a solid place to learn more about the games and practice with the chance to win daily cash prizes.

Of course, Wink has all the usual goodies that you’d expect such as 90-ball and 75-ball games and offers large jackpot prizes on the big games too. They also work across iPhone and Android smartphone devices.

Bonus trivia: When the first online bingo site launched in 1996 , it also offered free games to players.

Best for welcome bonus rewards: Dream Bingo

Dream Bingo features another clean playing interface with a variety of mobile games to choose from on your tablet, or iPhone. But there is one area which really invites our praise: bonuses.

This operator not only shares with Wink its interest in providing new games to players but is also very useful when it comes to larger than industry-standard welcome bonuses.

Dream’s welcome bonus will match your first match deposit up to 300%. That’s a quality way to get started.

Bonus trivia: Although Bingo was traditionally played by older people in the past, mobile players are now 25% more likely to be aged under 50, while 20% of registered players are actually aged under 20 years.

Best for free games: William Hill

As one of the world’s largest sports betting operators online, William Hill also runs a very professional mobile bingo site too. You can access all the action from your Android or iPhone, with a decent range of traditional bingo games to keep you occupied.

Some might be surprised to learn that more bookies are gradually wading into this area – but William Hill joins the likes of Ladbrokes in offering bingo games, in addition to their regular sports betting options.

From time to time, William Hill offer some very large jackpot promotions, so we’d expect that players will want to have as many chances as possible to win. Their December free Bingo for this month represents good playing value for anyone looking for a chance to practice before hitting the paid tables.

As part of the holiday-themed celebrations aimed over the festive season, players are in for a real treat with free games on the hour, every hour between 6pm and 10pm across William Hill’s biggest bingo rooms.

Bonus trivia: Did you know that in the UK, bingo is actually listed in historical government documents as a ‘lottery game’, which is not bound by the same rules of other gambling products in the UK?

Bingo: A Minds Game

Bingo Reviews

When talking about bingo, no, we are not being ironic or sarcastic. Whilst many people consider bingo to be a game of great simplicity, the intellectual power needed to play it has been significantly underestimated. Does having a good brain mean that you are likely to be a better new bingo player? Here we will examine that question.

Firstly an admission; we are really referring to bingo as it was played at bingo halls rather than online. Playing bingo online still has a number of challenges, but they are dwarfed by the challenge of playing bingo in a bingo hall; people who think otherwise will have never visited one.

Bingo is More Challenging Than You Think

Enter a bingo hall mid-game and you will discover a group of people as intense as you would find in any school or university exam room. Heads bowed, concentration intense, bingo dauber tightly gripped, ears pinned waiting for the next call. As the game progresses so too does the general level of adrenalin, which is raised by the excitement of being just a number or so away from a win along with the fear of missing a winning line. It is very easy to lose a won game of bingo; just one little mental slip is all it takes. It is hardly surprising that the popularity of online bingo fell when the smoking ban was introduced.

In the olden days of live bingo halls (modern bingo halls are not quite the same, there is too many electronic aids to help you play) seasoned players would play multiple cards simultaneously and never once drop a number.

Time moves on. Today most of us log on to play, and when we do the game will even play automatically.

The Future is Online Bingo

Although online bingo is not the mind game that live bingo used to be, it is still enjoyed by many people with brains. Being bright doesn’t reduce your chances of winning and you will often find university lecturers amongst published lists of online bingo winners. Finally where to play, now that really is a no-brainer. Just hop over to Mecca bingo at


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    pp 1355-1365F. Vollrath, F. Chen, and D. PorterSilks and Their CompositesAbstractPDF

    Silks make not only interesting natural materials but also, in the context of their use by the animals that produce them, fascinating natural composites. Importantly, the material properties of a silk depend not only on the chemistry and subsequent folding pattern of the silk protein themselves but also on the hierarchical structure of the poly-protein ﬁbre. Both, in turn, depend to a large extend on the conditions under which a ﬁbre has been spun and thus depend on the animal’s spinning behaviour. Not surprisingly, this gives the animal a high degree of ﬂexibility in which to use its materials. And, if the materials (and typically silks are multi-faceted) are integrated into structures, then those too can have a range of ultimate properties, depending on the animal’s building behaviour. As both materials and structures have evolved over hundreds of millions of years, much can be gleaned and learned concerning highly adapted and often optimized structure-property-function relationships on the material level as well as on the composite level.

    Individual silk ﬁbres can range in diameter from 20 to 7000 nm depending on species, animal size, silk type and spinning conditions. The hierarchical structure of a silk ﬁbre can range from very simple to complex i.e. a singular ﬁlament consisting of its molecular chains folded into regions with differing degrees of order to, respectively, bundles of ﬁlaments aggregated and layered into ﬁbre-ropes and covered with coatings of specialist compounds [1].

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What do non coplanar lines do in autocad?

Basically it means that one or more of the Line or Polyline Vertices is/are not at the same elevation as the other verticies. In other words, the the Z Coordinate of the Lines and Polylines are not all at the same level.

How do you fix non coplanar lines in AutoCAD?

  1. Select all of the lines to be modified.
  2. Right-click and select Properties.
  3. Set Start Z and End Z to 0 (zero) or another consistent value. The default may show “Varies.”

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How do you remove non coplanar lines in AutoCAD?

Tips To Remove Non-Coplanar Line In AutoCAD.

  1. Type FI or FILTER in the command line & press enter.
  2. Select Line under Select Filter tab. …
  3. Filter select objects message will pop up in the command line, type ALL, & come out that command. …
  4. Now you can see all objects are selected.

What are lines that are not coplanar?

Lines that are not coplanar and do not intersect are called skew lines. Two planes that do not intersect are called parallel planes.

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How do you flatten z coordinates in AutoCAD?

Use the FLATTEN command to change the Z values of all lines, arcs, and polylines to 0.

  1. Turn off or freeze any hatch layers with hatch patterns so they are not included in the selection.
  2. Type FLATTEN at the command line.
  3. Select all objects and press the Enter key.
  4. Type N for No when prompted to remove hidden lines.

Can non coplanar lines intersect?

Any two distinct points are on exactly one line. Any three distinct points that are not colinear are in exactly one plane. If two points on a line lie in a plane, then the line lies in a plane. … Therefore, the premise of two intersecting non-coplanar lines is impossible.

Can parallel lines be coplanar?

Parallel lines are coplanar (they lie in the same plane) and never intersect. Below is an example of two parallel lines: Parallel lines never ______________________________ each other. … When we draw a pair of parallel lines, we use an arrow mark ( > ) on the lines to show that the lines are parallel.

How do you move the Z axis in AutoCAD?

To Move 3D Objects Along a Plane or Axis

  1. Click Home tab Modify panel 3D Move. Find.
  2. Select the objects and subobjects you want to move using the following methods: …
  3. When you have selected all objects, press Enter. …
  4. Do one of the following: …
  5. To move the selection, drag and release, or enter a distance while holding the mouse button.

How do I change the level in AutoCAD?

On the Quick Access toolbar, click Project Navigator . Click the Project tab, and under Levels, click . If you want each new level to take its floor elevation from the height of the level below, click Auto-Adjust Elevation.14 мая 2019 г.

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How do I fix the Z axis in AutoCAD?

To Change the Orientation of the Z Axis of the UCS

  1. Right-click the UCS icon, and click Z Axis.
  2. Specify a point for the new origin (0,0,0).
  3. Specify a point that lies on the positive Z axis.

What is an example of coplanar?

Points or lines are said to be coplanar if they lie in the same plane. Example 1: The points P , Q , and R lie in the same plane A . They are coplanar .

What are two coplanar lines?

Two lines in three-dimensional space are coplanar if there is a plane that includes them both. This occurs if the lines are parallel, or if they intersect each other. Two lines that are not coplanar are called skew lines.

How do you prove coplanar?

If there are three vectors in a 3d-space and their scalar triple product is zero, then these three vectors are coplanar. If there are three vectors in a 3d-space and they are linearly independent, then these three vectors are coplanar.

How do I flatten everything in AutoCAD?

Tool Set: Drafting tab > Modify panel > Flatten Objects. Menu: Modify > Flatten Objects. FLATTEN creates a 2D representation of selected objects and projects them onto the current viewing plane. FLATTEN results in 2D objects that retain their original layers, linetypes, colors and object types where possible.

How do I change from isometric to 2d in AutoCAD?

Now make sure ortho mode is turned on from the status bar, if it is not turned on then press F8 to turn it on. You can now select isometric plane for your drawing by pressing the F5 key. The three Isoplanes available for selection are Isoplane top, right and left.

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How do you find the Z value in AutoCAD?

You can set it in AutoCAD options, Drafting Tab. Check Replace Z value with current elevation. If you prefer to change System Variable from the command line, it is saved in OSNAPZ variable. It’s a good idea to add this variable in System Variable Monitor, so when the variable changed you will know it immediately.

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Hobart woman reunited with beloved pet cockatoo three years after it goes missing

When Hannah Tumney’s beloved pet cockatoo George went lacking from her southern Tasmanian dwelling three years in the past, she by no means misplaced hope that she would see it once more.

However she by no means anticipated to search out the red-tailed black cockatoo three hours away within the northern city of Deloraine, 220 kilometres from the place she lives.

“I bought the hen a couple of yr or so earlier than [it went missing],” she mentioned.

“We actually bonded. He was at all times cuddled up and like a bit of child.

Pesky parrot’s button-pushing plan

Ms Tumney has a variety of pet birds, one which was concerned within the cockatoo’s escape.

“[George] was taking part in round within the storage and I had one other parrot out on the time,” she mentioned.

“I left the room and the parrot pressed the button on the storage door and flew on the cockatoo.

“It scared the cockatoo and it flew off.”

Hannah mentioned her pet had settled again in and was “actually completely happy”.(Equipped: Hannah Tumney)

When the hen went lacking, Ms Tumney regarded all over the place to try to discover her pet.

“I adopted up with any cockatoo I noticed on the market on-line.

When Ms Tumney acquired a message {that a} red-tailed black cockatoo had been present in Deloraine — 220 kilometres north of Margate — she was overwhelmed.

“It was a little bit of a shock,” she mentioned.

Microchip pays off

The hen was picked up initially by the Deloraine vet, earlier than it was sorted by the Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary at Mole Creek.

Androo Kelly is the proprietor of the sanctuary.

“I bought a name from the Deloraine vet to say that they had a hen they needed to maintain till the suitable proprietor got here, however they could not actually hold it there,” he mentioned.

“We adopted up the microchip quantity and went by means of the RSPCA, who discovered by means of their database the rightful proprietor.”

Georgie the red-tailed black cockatoo in her Hobart home.
Three years within the wild left the hen unable to fly.(Equipped: Hannah Tumney)

Ms Tumney made the three-hour, 270km journey to Mole Creek the place after three years she was reunited along with her pet.

George has one other shock in retailer

It was an emotional reunion for each human and animal.

“It was in a cage and was screaming and scared and I walked up and it stopped — it was taking a look at me with its head to the facet prefer it recognised me,” Ms Tumney mentioned.

And there was a shock in retailer for the proprietor.

“After I bought the hen it was solely very younger and I assumed the hen was a boy once I purchased it,” she mentioned.

“Now that the hen is extra mature I can inform it is a woman, so George is definitely Georgie.”

Ms Tumney mentioned Georgie had re-settled properly into her dwelling, however was nonetheless carrying some accidents after her three years away.

“She will’t even fly, so I do not know what she has been by means of however she has been by means of so much,” she mentioned.

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Super Easy Pie Crust (and Pumpkin Pie)

When I found this recipe for pie crust on Pinterest, it seemed too good to be true. You mean to tell me that I can make a pie crust with four ingredients, without rolling it out, in the pie plate?? Why yes. Yes you can. When I first read that this crust was made with oil instead of butter, I was slightly put off. I put butter in everything! But I figured I’d give it a shot. To my pleasant surprise, this crust was good and flakey.

To say I’m thrilled about this pie crust would be the understatement of the year. I stopped buying store-bought pie crusts a while back (except Immaculate Baking Company brand, when I can find it) because they are full of hydrogenated oils and preservatives. But most times I’m too lazy to go through the trouble of rolling out a crust. So what happens? I don’t make as much pie as I’d like. Well my friends, not any more! I’m going to be a pie making machine! This weekend I made two pumpkin pies and a buttermilk pie (just because I could).

Super Easy Pie Crust

1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt

1.) Add all ingredients into a 9″ deep pie plate.
2.) Using your hands, mix ingredients together and form a dough ball. Place dough in center of the pie plate and use your fingers to press it out, starting from the center and moving out toward the edges.
3.) Use with any pie that calls for unbaked dough (pumpkin, apple, pecan, buttermilk, etc.)

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I switched pie plates on you (I made a couple pies and forgot to get this shot in my stone pie plate)

Recipe from Redhead Can Decorate

I use Libby’s famous pumpkin pie recipe (plus nutmeg) – simple but delish!

Pumpkin Pie

3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
2 eggs
1 15-oz can pumpkin
1 12-oz can evaporated milk
Unbaked pie crust

1.) Mix sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves in a small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in sugar/spice mix and pumpkin. Gradually stir in evaporated milk.
2.) Pour into pie shell.
3.) Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 425 degree oven. Reduce heat to 350 and bake for 40 to 50 minutes longer, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool for 2 hours.

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Some time ago I started wondering: what if we create a new coin and use its Blockchain to store a website content?

Bitcoin is P2P, that way it is almost impossible to block bitcoin. Everything in the ledger is public and saved for eternity, would be good for some subreddits which were deleted recently.

What if the mining process would be just making backup of already existing specified social media websites?

Are there any similar projects, which could be used as a base?

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    Free as in speech, or free as in beer? – Nick ODell Jun 15 '15 at 22:30
  • both! :) But "free" from the title is about freedom of speech – noisy Jun 16 '15 at 15:12
  • Did you look at Cryptoschwartz? Based off ethereum – lajarre Jun 20 '15 at 11:01

You're looking for Freenet, a p2p plataform which is only different from your idea in the fact that, to avoid wasting disk space, Freenet deletes old and unpopular content.

  • If it has 'diskspace' issues, it's not using a distributed blockchain, is it? – Rudie Oct 16 '15 at 14:15

you might be interested to know that the bitcoin blockchain can already be used to store arbitrary data. for example the original whitepaper pdf that satoshi wrote explaining how bitcoin works has actually been uploaded to the blockchain. it was done using 948 outputs in a single transaction for a fee of 0.596175 btc ~ US$143.02 at the time i'm writing this. the whitepaper is only 180KB so the blockchain is not that cheap of a storage medium...

  1. Nobody will waste his disk space for storing blockchain.
  2. Nobody will spend money for mining blocks.
  3. It will be very easy and very cheap for dishonest person to "doublespend" such currency.

@amacilin's answer pretty much nailed it. But I wanted to counter a few such assertions /r/Bitcoin often makes about decentralised being better than centralised.

Recently someone said something to the effect of "Blockchain based storage/websites is the answer to the centralised server solutions, which have been around forever"

The thing is, centralised services have been around forever because:

  1. They work
  2. They work very well
  3. They're cheaper to maintain

I know this isn't the question you asked specifically, but I thought it prudent to answer since often the excitement of "can it be done?" trumps "should it be done?.

It's also pretty prudent to question how moderation would be done. Even if if you're a staunch anti-censorship/moderation supporter, I don't know how one would ever sort through the crap without needing some moderation.

Essentially what I'm saying is the "issues" with centralised servers are probably not worse than the problems with using a decentralised service. And this isn't even considering the privacy implications!

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    Reddit has 2TB of stored data, and 240 servers. (source) None of that gets easier when you move to a decentralized model. – Nick ODell Jun 16 '15 at 6:25
  • @NickODell: this is right, but the truth is, that no one needs to store 2TB of data. If reddit would like to decentralize, it will need a 2000 users which will keep 1GB of data. This is big, however people waste much more on their computers. Moderation can be made by voting and reputation system (like on SO). If something will be deleted by moderator it will be deleted from default "enabled view", but always you could diggout what was there previously. Like in git... you have state of all workdir on HEAD which is default view, but you always can check each commit. – noisy Jun 16 '15 at 15:19

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CYBER.ORG Launches K-12 HBCU Feeder Program to Grow and Diversify the National Cybersecurity Workforce

CYBER.ORG has announced the kickoff of a new pilot program created to recruit a diverse body of K-12 students to pursue undergraduate cybersecurity degrees and bolster the U.S. cybersecurity workforce. Through a $250,000 grant provided by the National Security Agency (NSA), CYBER.ORG will develop a K-12 feeder program for Grambling State University (GSU) in Northern Louisiana, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and the first university in the state to create a cybersecurity undergraduate degree. The goal is to replicate this model between school districts and HBCU’s across the country.

This project aims to address the lack of diversity in the cybersecurity workforce, which is due uneven and unequal access to K-12 cybersecurity education. A recent EducationWeek study revealed students in small and high-poverty school districts are significantly less likely to be exposed to cybersecurity education, resulting in lower-income and minority students having significantly less entrance to this critical field of study.

CYBER.ORG will integrate its state approved curricula into both Huntington High School and Southwood High School’s course offerings to raise students’ foundational and technical skills in cybersecurity and increase interest in GSU’s freshmen enrollment, specifically in cybersecurity. CYBER.ORG has also hired veteran educator Willie Henderson as a Cyber Education Specialist to support teachers across the district with CYBER.ORG professional development.

“There is an urgent need to solve the cybersecurity workforce gap, but a problem of this scale requires an innovative approach to recruiting and training future cybersecurity professionals of diverse backgrounds,” said Kevin Nolten, Director of Academic Outreach at CYBER.ORG. “This program harnesses the power of both the high school and university community to provide students with the support they need to succeed in cybersecurity careers. We’re proud to kickoff of this effort and look forward to partnering with other HBCUs around the country to grow the cybersecurity talent pipeline in communities across the country.”

As the leading provider of K-12 cybersecurity education, CYBER.ORG implements programs that encourage students of all backgrounds to pursue cybersecurity in order to fill the global cybersecurity workforce shortage, which is projected to reach 1.8 million unfilled positions by 2022.

“Our partnership with CYBER.ORG will be central to introducing more students at the high school level to the possibility of pursuing cybersecurity degrees and careers,” said Grambling State University President, Rick Gallot. “This initiative is critical to ensuring that all students regardless of race, gender or socioeconomic status have equal opportunity to enter the cybersecurity field. We’re confident that other HBCUs and universities around the country will implement similar models with their own regional high schools.”

“Currently less than half of all school classrooms across the U.S. offer cybersecurity education,” said Dr. Lamar Goree, Caddo Parish School Superintendent. “This partnership will be critical to changing that statistic and ensuring that our high school students can pursue cybersecurity degrees and careers. Our partnership with Grambling State and CYBER.ORG is a wonderful investment in our students’ futures.”

CYBER.ORG is currently seeking additional HBCU partners to participate in similar pilot programs to be replicated across the country. To learn more about how to get involved, visit:


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