![]() Don't let anything stand in the way of the light that shines through this form. “Your need for acceptance can make you invisible in this world. “How many more of us are faking the facade? How many more of us are pretending to be something we're not? Even better, how many of us will have the courage to be ourselves regardless of what others think?” “Plants are more courageous than almost all human beings: an orange tree would rather die than produce lemons, whereas instead of dying the average person would rather be someone they are not.” “There are some values that you should never compromise on to stay true to yourself you should be brave to stand up for what you truly believe in even if you stand alone.” And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility” In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. “One's philosophy is not best expressed in words it is expressed in the choices one makes. “Just remember to always be yourself and don’t be afraid to speak your mind or to dream out loud” If you want to impress someone don't be someone else just be yourself.” “We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.” “Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it.” “You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.” “The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. “Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy -the joy of being Salvador Dalí- and I ask myself in rapture: What wonderful things is this Salvador Dalí going to accomplish today?” After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. “Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. “If you don't know who you truly are, you'll never know what you really want.” “The more you try to crush your true nature, the more it will control you. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.” “There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. Don't let them put you in that position.” The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. “The easiest thing to be in the world is you. “Never dull your shine for somebody else.” And most importantly, you should always remind yourself that you don't have to do what everyone else is doing and have a responsibility to develop the talents you have been given.” You don’t have to always follow in the footsteps of others. You have different talents and abilities. “Just be yourself, there is no one better.” “Make the most of yourself.for that is all there is of you.” “You were born to stand out, stop trying to fit in.” “Don't you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can't be exactly who you are.” “Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.” Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself.” Never allow yourself to be made a victim. “When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.” “To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are.” “Don't compromise yourself - you're all you have.” “A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.” “Follow your inner moonlight don't hide the madness.” “Follow your heart, listen to your inner voice, stop caring about what others think.” “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.” “Be yourself everyone else is already taken.” ![]() So, I'm glad you're here looking for words that will inspire you to be yourself. But, we deserve that most from our own selves. It feels wonderful when someone appreciates you for who you are just as you are, doesn't it? When they encourage you to be yourself more and love you for it. How did these words make you feel? I'm betting on the chance that they did something to your heart. You are most beautiful when you are yourself. You have a kind of magic that can never be imitated. There's only one YOU, and that's worth celebrating. 60 Be Yourself Quotes to Celebrate Your Uniqueness ![]()
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![]() ![]() In season four, Leslie furthers her political ambitions when she successfully runs for city council. The third season ends with political scouts approaching her about possibly running for elected office, although she declines to inform them of her secret affair with Ben Wyatt, which could prove to be a political scandal. When the parks department is hindered by Pawnee's budget problems, Leslie successfully relaunches the town's harvest festival, which makes her department sustainable again. During the first two seasons, Leslie seeks to turn a construction pit into a park, despite several government obstacles and red tape. Her dream is to become the first female President of the United States. ![]() She believes strongly in the mission of her job, sometimes going over-the-top in her dedication to helping people. Leslie is a passionate, hard-working and ambitious woman who loves her hometown of Pawnee and, unlike many around her, has not lost her optimism in the face of government bureaucracy. Leslie Knope ( Amy Poehler) is the deputy director of the Pawnee Parks and Recreation Department, and the protagonist of Parks and Recreation. Several of Poehler's past colleagues on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live have appeared on Parks and Recreation, including Fred Armisen, Will Forte and Andy Samberg.Ĭast overview Main cast and characters ![]() Megan Mullally, Offerman's real-life wife, played his character's ex-wife Tammy Swanson, and Poehler's former husband Will Arnett made an appearance as a man on a blind date with Leslie. Several guest stars have made appearances on the show, including Louis C.K., John Larroquette, Justin Theroux and Parker Posey. The majority of Parks and Recreation episodes are set in Pawnee, and most of the recurring and supporting characters are friends of the main characters or residents of the town. ![]() Billy Eichner who portrays Craig Middlebrooks, the "associate administrator" of the Pawnee parks department, recurred throughout the show's sixth season until he was promoted to the main cast in the fourth episode of the seventh season. Paul Schneider was a regular cast member during the first two seasons as city planner Mark Brendanawicz, but he departed at the end of season two. While most of the main cast have been with the series since it debuted in April 2009, actors Rob Lowe and Adam Scott joined the cast late in the second season portraying Chris Traeger and Ben Wyatt, two state auditors who later take permanent jobs in Pawnee. The protagonist is Leslie Knope ( Amy Poehler), the deputy parks director as well as serving on city council, and the rest of the ensemble cast consists of her friends and co-workers, including nurse Ann Perkins ( Rashida Jones), parks director Ron Swanson ( Nick Offerman), and parks department employees Tom Haverford ( Aziz Ansari), April Ludgate ( Aubrey Plaza), Andy Dwyer ( Chris Pratt), Jerry Gergich ( Jim O'Heir), and Donna Meagle ( Retta). The primary characters of the American television comedy series Parks and Recreation are the employees of the parks department of Pawnee, a fictional Indiana town. Members of the regular cast of Parks and Recreation, including (from left to right, starting with the top row) Amy Poehler, Adam Scott, Aziz Ansari, Rob Lowe, Rashida Jones, Chris Pratt, and Aubrey Plaza. ![]() ![]() ![]() To be honest i felt stuck at one point understanding this because i sometimes would forget to write down and i would feel like that would stop it from manifesting but i dismissed that thought and continued the journey. ![]() Happy Monday Fellow LOA friends! Im excited to share with you all my little successful manifestation using the 5 x55 method. To have a subreddit added to this list, please message the mods! :) If you are unsure of whether a post will break the rules, message the mods first and ask for guidance.If you see someone breaking rules, please report it by using the report button.Spamming links to promote your website/products.Links which ask to "sign up" to access the content.Links relevant/related to law of attraction websites, forums, images, videos etc.There are more than one path up the mountain. No judging the approach of other users to the Law of Attraction.Do not purposely push the buttons of others (e.g.No personal attacks, name calling, or bullying.Discussions about the nature of reality, glitches, quantum physics, lucid dreaming, etc.Text Posts/CommentsĬomments and posts that are hurtful or made without a basic understanding of the rules or subject matter discussed here will be removed. ![]()
![]() ![]() The two Quetzalcoatlus species both called Big Bend home about 70 million years ago, when the region was an evergreen forest instead of the desert of today. “Pterosaurs have huge breastbones, which is where the flight muscles attach, so there is no doubt that they were terrific flyers,” he says. Kevin Padian, an emeritus professor and emeritus curator at the University of California, Berkeley, and co-editor of the research collection, led the biomechanics research. They then applied their insights to its larger cousin. This provided enough material for scientists to reconstruct a nearly complete skeleton of the smaller species and study how it flew and moved. Whereas the larger species, Quetzalcoatlus northropi, is known from only about a dozen bones, there are hundreds of fossils from the smaller species. An artist’s interpretation Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni, a new species with an 18-20 foot wingspan, soaring above the water. This led to the identification of two new pterosaur species-including a new, smaller species of Quetzalcoatlus with an 18-to-20-foot wingspan.īrian Andres, who began studying Quetzalcoatlus as an undergraduate at the Jackson School and is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sheffield, performed the analysis and named the new species Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni in honor of Lawson. The new research involved close study of all confirmed and suspected Quetzalcoatlus bones, along with other pterosaur fossils recovered from Big Bend. ![]() The University of Texas collections hold all known Quetzalcoatlus fossils. “Even though Quetzalcoatlus has been known for 50 years, it has been poorly known.” “This is the first time that we have had any kind of comprehensive study,” Brown says. This new research collection-a monograph made up of an introduction and five studies-helps remedy that, says Matthew Brown, co-editor of the collection and director of the University of Texas at Austin’s Vertebrate Paleontology Collections at the Jackson School of Geosciences. The name pays homage to the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl and aircraft designer Jack Northrop. Douglas Lawson holds the humerus of the giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus northropi, which he discovered. Aside from Lawson’s early descriptions of the fossils, almost no scientific research has been published based on direct study of the bones. ![]() ![]() However, science has not kept up with the pterosaur’s popular image. Seen in movies, comic strips, and suspended from museum ceilings, the giant “Texas Pterosaur” has been a media staple since it was discovered in 1971 by Douglas Lawson, then a 22-year-old geology graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin, in Big Bend National Park. The finding is part of the most comprehensive study of the pterosaur yet, and one of many to come from a new collection of Quetzalcoatlus research in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. An artist’s interpretation of the giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus northropi wading in water. Or that it built up speed by running and flapping like an albatross. Some think it rocked forward on its wingtips like a vampire bat. But just how such a massive animal got airborne has been mostly a matter of speculation. With a wingspan nearing 40 feet, Quetzalcoatlus is the largest known animal to take to the sky. The mammoth pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus probably jumped at least 8 feet into the air before lifting off by sweeping its wings, according to new research. ![]() ![]() This powerful Karcher carpet cleaner deep cleans carpets and leaves minimal residual moisture, this means your carpets and upholstery are left almost dry. H20 HD 5-in-1 Steam Mop & Foldable Handheld Steam Cleaner - Green & Black. Foot operated switches for easy on/off control Take advantage of amazing deals on our Steam cleaners range here at Currys.Wheeled design making it easy to manoeuvre. ![]()
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Guest rooms offer a flat screen TV, air conditioning, and a kitchenette, and Great Wolf makes getting online easy as free wifi is available. Given the close proximity of popular landmarks, such as Front Street (2.2 mi) and Boardman River Boardwalk (2.3 mi), guests of Great Wolf Lodge Traverse City Mi can easily experience some of Traverse City's most well known attractions. ![]() If you’re looking for a family-friendly resort in Traverse City, look no further than Great Wolf Lodge. 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I know that the two first digits are supposed to be the year of manufacture, but how many digits do the S/N have? I tend to believe that the name ring is plastic and not metal and does not have the two holes. The 44M-7 was in the shop for many years and I very much doubt that it is fake. The question is how can it be removed without the two holes? Also can anyone explain the S/N on the Helios lenses? I know that the two first digits are supposed to be the year of manufacture, but how many digits do the S/N have? I tend to believe that the name ring is plastic and not metal and does not have the two holes. It came with an oem macro tube and I presume that it was meant to be for macro use but it works well as a standard lens. I doubt if my ordinary eyes could tell the difference in the images caught.Īnyone worried about a fake 44M-7 should buy a 44M-6 as they are less likely to be faked and there is hardly any significant difference in their resolution difference.Īs for shape differences - there were so many variations of the orignal that I would take someone with truly wide experience to be able to comment on them.įor instance I have a copy of the more unusual MC Helios 44-3M which is a much smaller body as some effort has been made to simply place the controls as close to the lens block as possible. There is nothing wrong with a 44M-4 and prices are not that much different it is just that 44M-7 are easier to sell to "collectionistas". If it is a fake then it is worth a 44M-4 (and a laugh). If it is a genuine 44M-7 it is well worth having as they are fairly rare. (See a thread on this subject on this forum). As a result the 44M-7 is often faked on to a more common 44M-4 body by substituting a false faceplate. This lens is probably the most sought after Helios 44 lens - it has the highest resoltion which goes in steps and stairs 44M-5, 44M-6 and 44M-7 (which are otherwise identical in construction). Most Helios-44m-7 lenses I have seen have S/N with 8 digits and two holes on the name ring. ![]() Quite clever for use in MF situations.Ģ) A Helios-44m-7 (Valdai) had no holes on its name ring and S/N in the format of 94xxxxx. Once focus is set this ring is meant to be turned in the opposite direction to close down to the preset stop for image capture. ![]() As Ravduc has advised the aperture ring sets the minimum aperture (the desired shooting aperture) and the free ring behind it allows the lens to be temporarily set to wide open to assist precise focus and also to bring more light into a slr camera viewfinder. This is the common model with focus ring held by three screws at the back of the lens. This made me reluctant buying it thinking that it might be faulty. This second ring seemed loose and easy to rotate by mistake. The lens had an aperture ring that seemed to lock aperture and a second ring behind which by rotating could open and close freely aperture. I briefly examined a few Helios lenses in a local photo shop today and have some questions:ġ) A Helios 44-2 (labeled as ГЕΛИОС 44-2) with a lens shape logo (MMZ?) with serial number 88xxxxx on its barrel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sign written contracts with all employees and include a probationary period.Use this form to offer employment to your preferred candidate.Check references of the preferred candidates using this form.Develop a basis for comparison by asking a consistent series of questions to each candidate and seek assistance where necessary to rate technical competence.Use these sample questions and rating form to help you decide on your preferred candidate.Consider posting positions on the following sites based on your target candidates: Use credible websites to advertise your vacant positions using this template.Review job description examples which you can paste into this sample job description template.For more resources on physician recruitment and retention, see the Recruitment & Retention Toolkit from Practice in BC.Based on clinic type/service offerings, size/number of care providers, patient volume, and productivity goals, determine your staffing needs.It makes everyone feel good.The first section of the toolkit is available now, and the subsequent sections are scheduled for release shortly. But it’s really meaningful when you reach out to say thank you too! Send your donor a text, quick email, or a special note. When gifts come in through your Midlands Gives Day page, the Columbia Museum of Art will send a thank you note. Is your jam Instagram or TikTok, or do you feel more comfortable with an email? All are great platforms that can help you reach your goal! Tell people why you support the Columbia Museum of Art, tell them your goal, and ask them to give. Is it 10 donations of $10 or 20 donations of $25? Either way, share your goal with your friends, family, and coworkers. ![]() Do you want to raise $100 or $500? Set your intentions and think about ways you can break that down. When your fundraising page reflects you, and what is important to you, your community will be more compelled to give. Why is art in the community important to you? There is no right or wrong answer. Need some help with this? They’re providing a step-by-step guide here and answering some frequently asked questions. Our friends at the Central Carolina Community Foundation and Midlands Gives make it easy! Visit the Columbia Museum of Art page on their site and select Create a Fundraiser. With you, we can bring this world-class exhibition to our community and continue to be a museum for all - today, tomorrow, and beyond. Thank you for being part of the Columbia Museum of Art. With support from donors like you, a third of all programs at the CMA are offered for free or at reduced rates to make the museum more accessible to all. Donations will help fund the cost of the exhibition and help us create educational materials to bring important conversations about this work beyond the museum’s walls and into the community. Much like the individual pieces of fabric coming together to make a quilt, gifts given through Midlands Gives - no matter the amount - will come together to provide the needed support to bring this vibrant exhibition to the Columbia Museum of Art. More than 30 works drawn from public and private collections, fully displaying the scope and richness of Brewer's multilayered practice, will be on view at the CMA from June to September. Tina Williams Brewer: Stories of Grace is the first major museum exhibition of the artist's work in the Southeast. Helena Island, drawing inspiration from this community’s heritage and present-day dynamics. She spent time on the South Carolina coast exploring St. Tina Williams Brewer is known for her story quilts that use symbolism, textiles, and fabrics to explore African American history, generational healing, and the spirituality of her culture. We’re asking you to help the Columbia Museum of Art bring the work of a great artist to our community by becoming a fundraiser through Midlands Gives. This wouldn’t be possible without the support of the community and people across South Carolina. The CMA team is on a mission to spark powerful conversations and connections through this art in an environment that is welcoming to all. ![]() ![]() ![]() We recommend a laptop with the latest Intel Core i5 or Core i7 chips as a minimum, and at the very least, 16GB of RAM – though 32GB is even better. So, what exactly makes for the best laptops for engineering students? Since you will likely be using complex programs like AutoCAD, MATLAB, and SolidWorks, you will need a laptop with sufficient power to run them smoothly and effectively. How did we choose the best laptops for engineering students? Laptops for engineering students need to be able to perform advanced operations easily, even if they don't have all-day battery life. 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I need a laptop for everyday tasks, to take with me to university, and occasionally for things like AutoCAD or MATLAB (I only need it for my last exams and my university thesis), and I would like to know if the BASE model (8+8 cores, 8+256 GB) would that be enough for me, or if I'd need an upgrade (16GB RAM or 512Gb SSD?) because I'll have to use softwares like AutoCAD and MATLAB in a "soft" way: I mean, I don't think I'll use those programs heavily, and even then I'd have the Windows dektop that could help me, but the price here in Italy for the 8+256 GB is around 1300€ discounted (the full price from Apple is around 1500€), and I don't want to spend a lot of money if I can't use (in an easy way, not stressed) some software like MATLAB when I bring my brand new and well-payed MacBook with me to the university.Because of this, engineering students will need laptops spec'd with high-end graphics cards, powerful processors, and increased RAM. I was a Windows/Android user, until I got the iPad and wanted to try the Apple ecosystem, and since I'm now quite happy with the iPad + iPhone combination, and sooner or later I'll also buy AirPods and a watch but for now I'm focusing on the laptop, and I was thinking about buying the MacBook Air M2.Īs a student I can't spend so much, so I would like not to waste money. I already have a desktop assembled Windows PC, which is quite powerful for studying I have an iPad Pro and an old Windows laptop (for tasks that couldn't be done with the iPad, and that's what I'd like to replace), and I also have an iPhone 13. I received a bursary from the state and was looking for a new laptop. I'm a university student, I'm in my last year of Engineering, and I live in Italy (and this is an interesting point, because the prices here are higher than in the United States). iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch wallpapers.These belong in the beta subreddits listed below. ![]()
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