![]() ![]() Earth is a blackened husk governed by machines which patrol the endless battery farms of unconscious humans. No sooner has he swallowed the red pill than the simulation begins to liquify and collapse a CGI shot or two later, and Neo is thrust into the realm beyond the Matrix: a bio-mechanical world of tubes and pods filled with gallons of ooze. But maybe at least a small part of Neo lives to regret not choosing ignorance rather than truth. That’s a big decision to make in such a hurry, and we should be grateful that Neo’s curiosity gets the better of him had he taken the blue pill, The Matrix would’ve been a far shorter movie. And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland. “You take the blue pill, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. “After, this there is no turning back,” Morpheus says. Neo’s choice between the simulated world and reality is symbolized by Morpheus’s outstretched hands offering a red or blue pill. It’s really the 21st century, the machines have enslaved humanity and turned them into slumbering batteries – the Matrix being a baby-sitting program designed to keep everyone pacified. ![]() From behind his mirrored shades, Morpheus tells Neo that he is, in fact, living in a simulated version of 1999: everything Neo sees and senses is a construct. But then he starts hearing of something called the Matrix, and encounters a mysterious, leather-clad figure called Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne). The Matrix is largely told from the perspective of Neo (Keanu Reeves), a programmer and hacker living an ordinary late-90s existence: he has a steady yet sterile office job, he has the Internet, and he goes to nightclubs that play Rob Zombie music. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I did the upgrade over the weekend on my Daughters machine.Īt first I tried a USB flash drive I'd created on another computer but it got to a point that was asking me for a CD-Key (which I didn't have) so was a no go. If any of this is hard to follow, find a friend who knows their way around Windows and let him or her read this message. You still need to use Disk Cleanup to recover space post-install. NOTE: when I first booted up my Stream 11 last week (refurb from Groupon) the first message I got was "Would you like to upgrade to Win 10 now" and you may or may not get a similar first-boot message from your Stream 13 when you Restore it. You can also use File Explorer after this step to confirm your SD or USB is now empty again, otherwise simply format it. Post install, either use Disk Cleanup (tricky for some users) to delete the old install files and Win 8.1 backup, OR just do a Settings / Update Recover / Restore, don't keep my files to delete the old Win 8.1 media. If for some reason it does request additional storage, insert a 16gb SD or USB and follow the instructions in the Tool. Your installation should go fine without need of an SD card OR USB. Now go to Windows Media Creator and download the install tool for 64gb only: If you aren't sure how to do this, and need time, unplug your WiFi router after the initial set up, then plug it back in after turning off automatic Windows updates (you want "Tell me when updates are available but let me decide when to download and install them" - NOT "download but let me decide when to install" or merely downloading will suck away your needed space). Do NOT retain any of your old files or settings (which assumes you have backed up to OneDrive, DropBox, Google, etc.)įirst thing after logging into your scrubbed machine is to go to Settings then Update Recovery then TURN OFF automatic updates, otherwise the first thing Windows will do is reinstall space-hogging updates. ![]() Nope, simplest route is to do a recovery under Windows 8.1 - Settings then Update Recovery then Restore is the command sequence, IIRC. But I owned a computer with another brand name, and it had the Nvidia Geforce 8400M Graphics Card, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4ghz processor and I swear this HP Stream kicks the pants off of that competitors computer hands down graphics and gaming wise. Now I know people are scratching their head. I got a bunch of HP products just recently (1TB External HDD, New HP Keyboard and Wireless Mouse, and even their 2.1 Speaker System) and I'm going to do a review of it soon and tell people how they can turn it into a gaming machine. It can be done if you have a USB 3.0 external drive and you load your games to it. I'm using the HP Stream Laptop as a gaming machine. But I did wipe the partitions clean via a third party bootable partition and then recovered using Windows 8.1 Recovery USB Drive and then removed all the HP stuff that was loaded on the computer (The only things that remained in programs and features were the Broadcom References, Synaptics Touch Pad and the Intel driver stuff)Īfter doing the upgrade and running Disk Cleanup I had 18GB free space which is plenty. You have to use the Windows 10 ISO download tool to create media suitable for burning to a disk. Choose Upgrade and Keep your files and it should not take that long, When you're done you'll have a very pleasant experience and everything will work. Once you have gotten the system as squeaky clean as you can and removed all the junk / bloat from the Start Tile Menu, then connect an external USB DVD Drive to the unit and start the install process. Keep the Broadcom drivers loaded too and don't remove those. (Don't delete the Synaptics Touchpad Driver that's a no-no) If you install from the HDD using the USB / DVD download tool, then I could see the error message.īest way to "Upgrade" is to create the ISO image, back up your files, do a recovery on the HDD and remove everything except the Intel items that are listed in the Control Panel. Since the installation media won't be stored on the local disc, you have more space to complete the install process. What's best is to burn the Windows 10 image to a DVD and clean out all the junk you don't need. If you do a clean install on Windows 10 from an ISO wiping out / zero out the partitions and do a clean install, the Wifi driver that's built into the ISO limits the reception of the Wifi adapter and also the touch pad does not work. Business PCs, Workstations and Point of Sale Systemsĭepends on how you're installing Windows 10.Printer Wireless, Networking & Internet.DesignJet, Large Format Printers & Digital Press.Printing Errors or Lights & Stuck Print Jobs.Notebook Hardware and Upgrade Questions. ![]() ![]() ![]() SAME STRUCTURE AS THE Model 870 listed aboveġ987 TO PRESENT: “PC” 12 GA., 1999 “TL“ 20 GA. The next step (430) has a checkered stock and forearm and values are listed as 450 and 950. The Blue Book of Gun Values, 25th Ed suggests a value of 295 in 60 condition and 650 in 100. The lowest grade (425) has a plain walnut stock & forearm. LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)ġ963 TO APPROX. The top-selling pump-action sold in 2019, according to volume of purchases on, is actually no longer in production.It’s a classic last produced in 1936the Remington Model 12. The Stevens High Power was available in four grades. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) ![]() Model 870 LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE) But I'm no expert and of course wasn't there to observe how it was done.Call or email Remington and give them the serial number, they will tell you when it was born, however keep in mind they do make errors.īack up what they tell you with this information ġ950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIXġ968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) I suspect this accounts for the disagreement sometimes observed between serial number and letters stamped for year of manufacture code. The Remington Model 12 is a classic firearm, and determining its age can be helpful for collectors or enthusiasts. Your gun is near the end of the list for 1918, so could easily have been assembled in 1919.or perhaps even later. The catch is that they were not picked sequentially. The old 'between the wars' factory ledger ends for 12-gauge Model 11 and 'Sportsman' on September 1, 1944, at serial number 716840. According to that list, your gun would have been manufactured in 1918, as the ending serial number for that year was 435,286.Įdit: Of course, it is well known that some manufacturers placed parts in a bin from which those parts were withdrawn during assembly. The combined 12-gauge Model 11 and 'Sportsman' serial numbers reached 499999 in August 1943 and they then jumped to 700000 and continued. In the section on the Model 12, they provide a list of serial numbers and dates of manufacture as supplied from Remington. The barrel date code says B o 8 which I assume means Jan/77, this does not make sense being that this rifle was not. It's related to a sportsman 48 but doesn't look anything like it please help\. In June 1943, the Ordnance Department ordered an additional 8,365 ’03A4 rifles from Remington. The numbers are: m570055 on the reciever. Barrels made between 8/9/99 and 10/1/01 do not have codes. Remington was initially assigned the serial number block of 3,407,088-3,427,087 for ’03A4 production. Remington discontinued stamping barrels with a date code on 8/9/99, the date code was added again on 10/1/01. In some cases, only partial date codes were marked. I was getting my information from John Guide's and Roy Marcots excellent book on Remington rimfire rifles. This means that in some cases, you will have to decide which date is correct based on other details. Alas, I have a hard time remembering what day of the week it is sometimes. According to a serial number chronology, 42254 would have been made in 1907, the year J.J. Call Remington and give them the serial number, they will tell you when it was born, however keep in mind they due make errors. 3rd, on the left side of the barrel, just ahead of the receiver, there is a letter J stamped. In their first catalog, 1911-12 they began calling this John M. 2nd, the serial number is 5 digits beginning with a 6. Gerald, I only wish I had the ability to recall things like dates of manufacture. 1st, it looks like a Model 12, but neither of us could find that designation anywhere on the rifle. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (As your children get older, you can even use these to create school night routines for kids) But really. Of course, he’s learning and growing, so he continues to need some coaching and guidance each morning. Over a period of several weeks, he became more independent and followed the printable routine cards. That shows you’re independent and you know how to figure things out!” “Wow, you did that all by yourself and you didn’t need any help. When he didn’t want to follow the cards, I named a CAN DO instead or offered some sort of choice that fit within my boundaries.Īnd every single time he completed one of the cards, I named his STRENGTH and said something like this, This was day one and there was a lot of coaching, but this was also 100 percent expected.Įach day we tried again and again, going through the routine. Show me how to make your bed.”Īnd one-by-one, we went through each card on the routine until we were ready to leave the house. Me: “The first step is to wake up and you already did that! The second card says to make your bed. Him: “Woo hoo!” (His enthusiasm surprised me! My guess is that spirited or strong willed kids may thrive using these routine cards because they offer the child a sense of control!). All the routine cards are lined up here on the wall to help you! You can learn how to get ready all by yourself.” When it came time to use the cards… Here’s how it went. If you get it wrong, your child will correct you. I can tell you’re looking at the cards and probably thinking about how you are going to use them.” “You’re pretty excited about using these cards. Each time he seemed curious in the cards or interested in doing things “by himself,” I started with SAY WHAT YOU SEE®. We talked about what each card meant and where we would put them. I went into more detail saying, “These are the cards you will use to help you through your morning routine.” When I first printed of the cards, my son was curious what I was doing, which was the perfect moment to explain to him that I was “creating something very special so he could get ready in the morning ALL by himself!” If you see something you don’t like, name something the child CAN DO instead.If you see something you like, name a STRENGTH (something the child did well).Describe exactly what you see without questions, judgement, fixing or teaching. Language of Listening® is a basic three-step coaching model, which always goes like this: I found the most success coaching my oldest using a Language of Listening® approach. Then focus on the routine for one to two weeks, allowing your child to gain more and more independence as you coach them through it. Or if there is another routine you are working on, exchange “in the morning” with “at dinner time” or “at playtime” or “at bedtime.” “You are going to learn how to get yourself ready in the morning!” On the day you get started simply mention, You can mention using these cards in advance, but it’s not necessary or required. Getting started with printable routine cards. ![]() ![]() ![]() Obama followed Bush into the White House determined not to let his presidency be defined by war - especially not the one in Iraq, which had already cost more than 4,000 American lives and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives, when he took office. "Because of you, the tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free." But the war would consume Bush for the remainder of his presidency. "Because of you, our nation is more secure," he told the sailors on the Lincoln. Bush thought he had his answer - the "Mission Accomplished" moment - on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln two months later, shortly after the fall of Saddam Hussein. David Petraeus turned to a reporter and uttered one of the most prescient sentences of the Iraq war: "Tell me how this ends." troops bogged down by guerrilla attacks on the way to Baghdad, then-Maj. He was far from the first person to wrestle with the question of how to bring the messy, grinding fight to a close. Obama rose to national prominence in 2002 on the eve of the Iraq invasion by calling it a "dumb war a rash war a war based not on reason, but on passion not on principle, but on politics." His candidacy hinged on his promise to end it as quickly as possible. "By any measure, this has already been a long war." "Next month will mark the sixth anniversary of the war in Iraq," Obama told the troops. He stood surrounded by camouflage-clad Marines, many of whom were just days away from being shipped off to Iraq or Afghanistan. ![]() In February 2009, less than two months after he took office, President Barack Obama had flew to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and laid out his plan for ending the war in Iraq. ![]() ![]() ![]() This behavior chart has space for you to write your students’ names at the top and you can reward them with up to ten stickers or stamps a day. These charts can all be downloaded for FREE, simply click on the link of the chart that you would like. Provide your students with their own copies of our Reward Chart and start rewarding them for positive behaviors and accomplishing tricky learning activities. Our printable reward charts for NZ classes are ideal for young learners, specially those between 4-8 years. For example, saying 'please' and 'thank you' or answering a question correctly in class. They help teachers or parents to set specific goals on what they want the child to achieve and work towards them. These have been a big hit in our house and I'm sure your toddlers will love them too! Rewards charts are a key tool to use for changing or improving a child's behaviour. Print the first page for a basic sticker chart, or print both pages and laminate for a themed reward chart that you can use over and over again (add adhesive Velcro to the back). A laminator has been one of the best purchases I have made as I also use it to laminate paintings and drawings that I want to keep too. If you have a laminator (you can get one for under $20 HERE) I highly recommend laminating them so that they last a long time. These reward charts are free to download and print out. It provides them with the impetus to take responsibility for their behaviour and actions. We have just added more to our collection and now have bugs, trucks, under the sea, unicorn, dinosaurs and farm animals. This Unicorn Reward Chart printable resource provides an excellent means to rewarding your child for positive behaviour. ![]() We have made some printable reward charts that your toddler will love. Toddlers love stickers and they are a great form of positive reinforcement. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Seller's Obligation to Disclose HOA Documents & InformationĪs mentioned above, most states have specific disclosure laws that require sellers to inform prospective purchasers about implied contractual obligations, such as payment of maintenance fees, and restrictions limiting the use and occupancy of a property. Violating the terms may also constitute a breach of contract. Therefore, it is very important that prospective buyers carefully review the terms of each of these documents because buyers will be contractually bound by them once they acquire ownership of the property. These documents are legally binding based on the implied contractual agreement as a homeowner member of the community. Rules and Regulations - Details how the CC&Rs are interpreted and implemented. Information about architectural restrictions, property use restrictions, property maintenance standards, and more.Īrticles of Incorporation - Includes basic information about the HOA including the name of the association, its location, and the purpose of the association.īylaws - Set out the technical rules and procedures for things like voting, the election of directors, and term limits. Basic Homeowners Association Documents and Hierarchy of AuthorityĪll associations have the following basic set of governing documents (listed in order of hierarchy) that dictate how a community may be governed:įederal and state law - Unless the statute defers to the association's documents.ĭeclaration of Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions (CC&Rs) - Contains the rights and responsibilities of each member and the responsibilities of the HOA to its members. ![]() ![]() ![]() The first step is to sign into your primary Google account specifically for the My Activity page. With that said, the following steps, therefore, are going to take it from here to guide you further on the subject.ġ. You will need to remove the search history of your Google account, in general, to get that done, so this operation will involve the removal of search results from other Google apps as well, such as YouTube and Google Drive. However, we must warn you that the developer currently does not allow users to remove their Google Photos search history. The entirety of the process shouldn’t you any longer than a couple of minutes at best. Simply put, you must sign into your main Google account, search for a specific feature, and finalize the operation by choosing to delete your search history from there. It’s overly simple to follow through with the process here, and we’re sure you’ll be up and running with it in no time. Deleting the search history in Google Photosĭeleting the search history in Google Photos is nothing but a walk in the park. Now that you know what Google Photos is and what service it offers its users feel free to read on and find out the search deletion part in particular. You can even run it on Linux machines for your cause, provided you can get the Chrome browser to run within them. Google Photos can be used online by heading over to / or in the form of a Play Store or App Store application. That is to say this is another facet of the software that you should be wary of. Otherwise, it can get painfully challenging to try and replicate those features on Google Photos web, which is the online iteration of the cloud storage platform. However, we will have to say that many of Google Photos’ features are exclusively available on mobile.įor instance, the portrait depth editor and the Color Pop effects can be used exclusively on Google Pixel and iOS devices that arrive with the “Portrait Mode” feature in their respective cameras. Now, if we were to talk about some of the functionalities that the software is capable of, we would have to cast a lens on the extraction tool that lets you copy text from images in a moment. Sure, what we have here isn’t on par with Adobe Photoshop, but the essential features that Google Photos poses are a hearty delight. The program in question is not only suited to a remarkable photo storage capacity but also the sheer capability of editing photos to a reasonable extent. ![]() Google Photos, at its core, is a very popular cloud-based storage application that works in tandem with Google Drive, which is yet another like-minded software, although with a greater purpose. ![]() Recommended Read: How to import Google Photos onto a USB flash drive.So, with no further ado, let’s get onward with the search history deletion in the app so that you can alter the user experience more to your liking. There’s just no shortage of features that this novel service boasts daily, so it’s no wonder why more than 1 billion people have hopped onto the platform for their usual work routine. Google Photos is one of the most well-grounded cloud-based storage solutions that one can truly rely on in 2022. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's the same exact version of the paid version listed below, only with ads. You can actually play this game for free on Android or iOS. ![]() Much like fine wine that gets better with age, Jumbline 2 is truly a gem of a game that's sure to keep you entertained for hours on end. And best of all, you can choose to use an advanced wordlist ("Expert Words") akin to Scrabble's official tournament and wordlist. The game also features its very own built-in dictionary to help you look up and learn new words. If all that content weren't enough, Jumbline 2 features over 20,000 puzzles of five to seven letters each in its classic version, in addition to its collection of mini-game puzzles. Mini-games "Star Tower" (left) and "Cloud Pop" (right). "Star Tower," the second mini-game, has you build up a tower by forming words out of an infinitely-scrambled line of letters as it sinks to the ground. The first mini-game is "Cloud Pop," and the goal is to pop as many clouds as possible by crafting words out of random letters contained in each cloud. Jumbline 2 also includes two mini-games that give it a leg up in terms of replay value. Finding the largest word gets you the most points and advances you to the next level.Īt first, gameplay seems simple - there's an untimed mode for a more relaxing experience and a timed mode that really puts your skills to the test - but there's way more to Jumbline 2 than meets the eye. The premise is straightforward: Rearrange the scrambled letters into words and underline them with your finger to score points. ![]() Jumbline 2/2+Īn oldie but still definitely a goodie, Jumbline 2 is a simple word game where you form words from jumbled lines of letters. That said, here are our picks for the best paid word games for any phone!ĭon't Miss: The 11 Best Free Word Games for Android & iPhone 1. The rules for making this list were simple: Games needed to have at least a four-star rating in both app stores, and the iPhone games needed to be 64-bit, since iOS 11 abandoned support for 32-bit apps. To help you decide which word games are worth buying, we've compiled a list of the best options available for both iPhone and Android. This is especially troublesome if you're looking to purchase a game, as everyone hates to waste hard-earned cash. Because of this, both the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store are awash with word games, making it hard to differentiate between good and bad titles. Word games can expand your vocabulary skills in all sorts of exciting and creative ways. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Each percentile tells you how you relate to the rest of the population in your group. In this calculator, we present data in 9 categories of percentiles, distributed as follows: 0th-5th, 5th-10th, 10th-15th, 15th-25th, 25th-50th, 50th-75th, 75th-85th, 85th-90th, 90th-95th. Technically you could have 100 different percentiles but to make it easier for ourselves, we typically divide them into groups of more than 1%. One way to understand it is to think of them as percentage brackets. Percentile is another statistical measurement closely related to the concept of percentage. Let's move on to the BMI percentile results you heard about, which this calculator is able to provide. We will get into more detail about these problems, as well as discussing the validity of the values for healthy BMI for women and how we can assess our body health better by combining BMI with other parameters. Unfortunately, the reality is much more complicated than that, and this dissonance just exposes the problem of BMI when dealing with different body types. Another way to look at it is that even though women tend to have higher levels of healthy body fat, which would make them heavier, men also tend to have higher levels of muscle, which weighs more and contributes to balancing this effect. There are no distinct charts for males and females because, among other reasons, BMI is just a statistical parameter and doesn't take into account the differences in body shapes and musculature between individuals or groups. You can see the chart in the section below. ![]() These ranges can be plotted on a BMI chart for females and males. We also include other subcategories that are in agreement with WHO guidelines. We will use this as a reference from now on. On page 9 of this report, there are all the BMI categories recognized by WHO and their BMI ranges. In the year 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report called Obesity: preventing and managing the global epidemic. However, its simplicity makes it very convenient as a first-approach tool to statistically determine if someone is underweight or has an obese BMI, so you can start looking deeper at why that is and if there are any health risks associated. BMI was never designed to be a diagnostic tool, and it has many flaws, which we will talk about later. ![]() However, it is a good statistical measurement so we know if there is anything drastically wrong with our bodies and if we need to worry about health problems. To discover what is a normal BMI or establish where you place in the BMI range, you should always use the metric system, that is, your weight in kilograms and your height in meters.īMI is not a definite measurement of anything health-related. In particular, BMI is calculated from these two variables by the following BMI calculation formula:Ī crucial remark about this formula is that the units you use DO matter. But for those who don't, and for the sake of completeness, we will briefly explain what is BMI, how it is measured, and how you can answer the question "What is my BMI?" even without this BMI calculator for females.īMI stands for Body Mass Index and is a measurement of the relationship between two prominent body metrics: your weight and height. Most of you reading this already know what BMI is, what it stands for, and you probably have some idea of what a good BMI is. ![]() |
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