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Introduction and First Steps
This tutorial shows how to disconnect an old dishwasher and remove it, an essential step before you can install a new dishwasher.
Difficulty Level
- Easy
Tools and Materials You Will Need
- Channel-type pliers
- Screwdrivers
The first steps are easy ones–usually:
Continue to 2 of 6 below.
- Shut off the water. Locate the shutoff valve controlling the water line to the dishwasher. Usually, this will be located under the kitchen sink and will be attached to the hot water pipe, or to a two-way shutoff valve that controls water both to the faucet and to the dishwasher.
- Shut off the power. Find the electric cord that provides power to the dishwasher and unplug it. Before you proceed, be sure that you have turned off both water and power to the dishwasher.
In rare instances, you may find that your dishwasher has been "hard-wired" into an electrical circuit, and is not plugged into an outlet at all. If this is the case, you may need to call an electrician to do the disconnection. Unless you have experience with electrical work, it may not be something you want to attempt.
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Disconnect the Water Supply
Before you can remove the dishwasher, you will need to disconnect the two pipes that connect it to the plumbing system. The first of these is the water supply line.
If you have a dedicated shutoff valve, the source of the connection is clear. When the dishwasher is tied into the hot water side of the sink, you will need to trace the pipe to be sure that you are disconnecting the right one. Use channel-type pliers to disconnect the dishwasher supply tube from the outlet on the shutoff valve.Continue to 3 of 6 below.
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Disconnect the Drain Line
The dishwasher is also tied into the plumbing system via the drain line. Locate the rubber hose coming from the dishwasher and trace it to the end connection. It may be angled up to connect to an air gap fitting mounted to the sink or countertop. If so, loosen the clip holding it to the air gap, and detach the hose.
- Tip: the air gap is a safety device designed to prevent waste water from siphoning back into the dishwasher and contaminating clean dishes. Good plumbing practice requires there to be an air gap, but in practice, it is sometimes omitted. If it is not present, you may notice that the drain hose has been looped up to near the top of the base cabinet under the sink and secured there. This is another way to try and prevent back siphoning, but it is not nearly as successful as an air gap. When it comes time to install a new dishwasher, you will want to install the air gap fitting.
If the drain hose does not run to an air gap, it will terminate at a nipple fitting on the food disposer or sink drain tailpiece. If so, detach the hose at this point.Continue to 4 of 6 below.
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Detach the Dishwasher from the Mounting Brackets
The dishwasher is held in place by a couple of mounting brackets screwed into the countertop above the dishwasher. Open the dishwasher door and look under the lip of the kitchen counter to find the brackets. Remove the screws holding the dishwasher in place.Continue to 5 of 6 below.
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Lower The Dishwasher
Before the dishwasher can be moved out of its location, you will need to lower it by unscrewing the legs.
Continue to 6 of 6 below.
- Start by removing the faceplate that is located on the lower part of the dishwasher face. Sometimes there are mounting screws that hold it in place; on other models, the faceplate may be in held in place with simple spring clips.
- Once the faceplate is removed, you will see the legs of the dishwasher. Twisting the threaded legs clockwise will lower the body of the dishwasher. Lower it down as low as it will go to create space between the top of the dishwasher and the bottom of the countertop.
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Remove The Dishwasher
Slide the dishwasher out of its cabinet by carefully pulling it straight out of the cabinet. You will most likely need to lift it slightly to clear the edge of the floor covering since the dishwasher usually sits directly on the subfloor.
To avoid scratching the floor, lift slightly as you pull the dishwasher out of the cabinet. You may want to protect the flooring with a canvas drop cloth or newspapers and you extract the appliance.
You are now ready to install a new dishwasher.


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The trick now is to find something that can take over for Evernote as I move away from the platform. There are a couple of options out there but I need it to be platform independent. One stand out right now is OneNote by Microsoft. I used to use this app back in my Accenture days for taking notes and it was really handy too. What I need to do is go on a purge of some sort and remove notes that don't have any meaning anymore. I'm sure there are tons of work notes that won't be relevant and I'm using it as a way to back up my photos too but I have Google Photos for that as well as Flickr. There are tons of ways that I can get away from Evernote but I will still miss the convenience of just looking at one app. Not a big deal though, I still remain rooted in not paying for cloud storage and services if possible unless there really is a dying need for it. Hence my purchase of a NAS a few months ago, it stores everything I need and it's MINE.
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Scope and Content
The Pocatello Chamber of Commerce Collection (MC009) comprises approximately seven linear feet and is housed in seventeen document boxes. The material was received in 1969 - 1970 and contains correspondence, subject files, minutes of meetings etc., which were maintained by the Chamber through 1964. The Chamber papers cover 1904 to 1965 with very scattered records in the early years. The most complete files are the Chamber minutes dating from 1948 to 1961, the Reclamation files and the business, financial and statistical files. Papers used in setting up books for companies interested in coming to Pocatello are included in these files.
According to the minutes of a regular meeting of the Pocatello Commercial Club (December 15, 1919), the Pocatello Chamber of Commerce was established November 20, 1905 with James Brady (later a U.S. Senator) as the Chamber's first President. In the early years it was referred to as the Commercial Club. (See book Pocatello - Idaho's Potential Metropolis and regular minutes of meetings of the Pocatello Chamber of Commerce, December 15, 1919).
The filing system, for the most part, has been retained as it was created. The files have been arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically within each folder. The dates are inclusive but not necessarily complete. The Chamber files are in six series:
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- Business, Financial and Statistical Files 1889 - 1963
- Subject Files
- Maps and Blueprints
- Miscellaneous Publications (Mainly Idaho) and News Clippings
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Manuscript Collection (MC009)
Processed by: Judy L. Bridges
Completed: November 1985
Collection size: approx. 7 linear feet; item count = 2,773
Located: Eli M. Oboler Library Archives
This register is the final product of a grant funded by the Association for the Humanities in Idaho and sponsored by Idaho State University, Eli M. Oboler Library.


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The Indians ended the year attracting 2,365,631 in 81 dates. At home the Indians attendance figure was 1,391,644 for 80 dates. Cleveland had 23 dates of 20,000 or more fans, including 12 dates of atleast 25,000.
Choo, who reached the .300 mark in batting with a 1-for-3 game on Saturday, sat out the game on Sunday. He becomes the only Tribe hitter since 1901 to bat .300, hit 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in back-to-back seasons. The only other Indians to turn that feat but not in back-to-back seasons were Roberto Alomar in 1999 and 2001 and Joe Carter in 1986.
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February 7, 2010
By David Riley
Customers come to Mike Kelley hoping solar panels will put a dent in their power bills, but sometimes the initial price tag rains on the idea.
"It is a big upfront cost," said Kelley, whose business, Mass Renewables in Medway, installs photovoltaic systems and other solar devices. "You're looking at maybe 10 years to get your return on investment."
Some renewable energy businesses are hoping state legislation will allow towns and cities to help homeowners finance costly energy efficiency projects, making cleaner technology more accessible to average residents.
The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Jamie Eldridge, D-Acton, would let towns opt to create financing programs for home energy improvements.
Municipalities could bond and loan the costs of such projects to homeowners, who would pay off the debt over time in payments added to their property tax bills. Meanwhile, towns would hold a lien on their homes.
The mechanism is similar to the way municipalities and homeowners finance the cost for residents to hook up to municipal sewer systems, Eldridge said. It's also modeled after programs in other states like California and New Mexico, and leaves it up to towns to decide whether to participate, he said.
"It's not a cost to the town, but it's a way to finance more solar panels upfront so families can start saving money now on their heating bills," Eldridge said Thursday.
The bill is also sponsored by Sen. Bruce E. Tarr, R-Gloucester, and Rep. Matthew C. Patrick, D-Falmouth.
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Price said the cost of photovoltaic panels fluctuates widely, but an average cost of $6 per watt could add up to $30,000 for a 5-kilowatt system.
At the same time, Price said, the governor has set a goal of generating 250 megawatts with solar power by 2017.
"While that can be achieved by utility-size photovoltaic arrays or even large commercial installations, I think it's very important for the general public to be able to participate in that kind of clean technology," Price said. "This is a way to fund that and achieve that."
Price said the program could help generate clean energy jobs, too.
Evergreen Solar, which has headquarters in Marlborough and an office in Waltham, also applauded the bill.
"Following on Gov. Patrick's Commonwealth Solar program, this makes solar power even more accessible to the residents of the commonwealth," said Alan King, Evergreen's director of sales for the Americas, in a written statement.
Kelley, who started his Medway business last year, went into solar work after years as a contractor. He hopes the proposal will make his technology more affordable for customers, most of whom live in nearby towns.
"I try to keep it local," he said.


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For those who adhere strictly to the laws of Passover, this is a busy time of year. Homes are purged of anything leavened, or anything that might become leavened. Out go the cereal, the crackers, and the flour. Just how strict we need to be when it comes to the presence of grain elsewhere in the food chain is a matter of some debate. In Israel, kosher certifiers insist that that for milk, eggs, and meat to be considered fit for the holiday, the cows and chickens from which they are derived must also be grain-free. Reporter Daniel Estrin went on a tour of a dairy farm outside Jerusalem to find just what this entails. [Running time: 6:20.]
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Well, grass fed beef is best for the cows and us anyway! Might be an interesting new way to promote grass-fed, free range cattle!!
As we found that a central synagogue as the Temple, with a hereditary priesthood, was undemocratic, and GOD let it be destroyed by the Romans, and we went to Rabbis and local synagogues. We still have our own mishegas in Fundamentalists who insist on stupidity as Glatt Kosher and Shmurrah Matzoh need psychiatric help.
We lived in Singapore for a year and found that grass fed beef tasted better than grain fed, and steaks from Queensland were 1/3 the cost of Omaha beef. This was economics, which is not mishegas. It was not Kosher, and we didn't feel disturbed.
why is it kosher for salmon to eat shrimp, but not for cows to eat grain before pesach?
I am confused…Being in the cattle biz in Canada my entire life, I understand the concerns, but in the intro the editor suggested we can't eat the cows "eggs"..huh…
What who feeds Chicken Manure…Is that guy on crack, or know what he is talking about? Cattle Never eat Chicken manure..This kind of makes the story questionable..Very uninformed…
The Hay shouldn't be used as bedding..I am confused as it should be straw..What the hell..
There are efforts I understand to do the cleaning, but in terms of the substitution of Corn for Hay or Wheat products
I don't think one week will make a huge difference in terms of heard health, but there has to be concern about bloating…
This was an interesting story, but leaves many questions, and kind of makes one feel that the reporter wasn't as objective or clued in as he should have been about the nature of milk production…Ps..It is essential to keep the somatic cell count low in dairy cattle to have a clean environment where they are being milked all year round..
PS..ps…Sawdust is an excellent alternative for bedding..
ps..ps..ps..Israel has the hightest milk production per dairy animal in the world..I would suggest the dairy farmers know how to add citrus and other quality products to the cow's diet to make sure they have good herd health for the week…
Would eating potatoes grown in a garden fertilized with cow and chicken manure from grain fed animals be kosher for Passover? Please pass the manna!
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When trying to load Starglider 128k the loading stops to tell me that its a 128K game, as if its in 48K mode, I have a +2A and have tried re mounting exdos [reset+break]
I cant *usr 0* as my exdos jumps to a 48k screen and won't understand the command, so is there a out 32765,48 type code that can jump the system to pure 128k? this might tell my stupid starglider loader thats it is a 128 machine .


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Skyrail Rainforest Cableway
One Way Skyrail Experience
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway takes you on an amazing experience over Australia's World Heritage listed Tropical Rainforest canopy and deep into the forest.
A one way Skyrail experience should take approximately 1½ hours, this includes spending time at the two rainforest stations Red Peak and Barron Falls.
Allow 20 minutes for each station, to enjoy Ranger guided boardwalk tours and visit the Rainforest Interpretation Centre, lookouts and historical precinct. Enhance your experience and unlock the secrets of the ancient rainforest at the new Rainforest Discovery Zone at Red Peak, put the story of the rainforest in your hands with the Skyrail Interpretive App and Audio Guide and experience the beautiful Barron Falls and Gorge like never before from the Edge Lookout.
Skyrail's Smithfield Terminal is located just 15 minutes drive north from Cairns city or 50 minutes south from Port Douglas. Skyrail's Kuranda Terminal is located a short walk from the famous village of Kuranda, where you'll be able to enjoy rainforest walks, the local attractions and shopping.
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Long Term Goals
Long Term Health Goals
Best Pennywise Tip: Set long term goals for your health - before and after you quit smoking.
Quitting smoking is great - quitting smoking with a purpose is even better!
One of the problems that many people encounter after they quit smoking is the fact that they believe they will never smoke again and this feeling gives them the security to feel comfortable to have the occasional puff.
It comes as quite a surprise to find that even after a very long time there are receptors in the brain that are only too willing to react to the nicotine like it was yesterday and for many people this can result in a relapse to their previous habit all too soon.
It is simply not worth the risk to let this happen again after all you went through to get off the habit in the first place.
You will be risking your long term goals and all the repair work to your health, and within minutes of taking that puff you might be headed back to the downward slope of the previous habit.
Smoking habits all start with one puff and that's how it all started for you in the first place.
It will happen more easily the second time because the receptors are there and they are always ready to invite back the nicotine.
Tips to think about:
1. There is no reason to prove to yourself or anyone else that you can have a smoke and not fall back into your old ways.
Remember the addictive power of your habits and of nicotine and the fact that no one is safe to 'test' it without setting themselves up for disaster.
2. Consider yourself lucky to have managed to quit when so many are trying everyday to do the same.
Your long term goal of improved health is at work already! Your health will have been improving from the minute you quit and will continue to do so. For many people their long term health outlook will be as good as they would have expected had they never smoked at all.
3. Work at your long term goals.
Rather than having another test to prove something, you'll be better working at your long term goals to improve your overall health on a daily basis with good lifestyle choices, good nutrition and sufficient exercise to maintain that good health into old age.
Here's a trick to help you. Studies have shown for years that the urge to smoke only lasts a few minutes. What you need to do then is to distract yourself for those few minutes. Deep breathing is a really good thing to do, so is having a drink of water. While you're breathing or having a bottle of water, keep your mind busy, too.
Here's what to do:
As soon as you feel the urge, think of these three tips:
1. I don't need to prove myself. I'm okay just as I am.
2. I'm luckier than most to have got this far. I'm on my way!
3. Then, think about all your long term goals.
Really, think about these things - visualise them, hear, see and smell ALL the benefits you already have and will have in the future.
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Dec. 12, 2016 By Jack Jodell, American Dissident (in association with the gifted writer BURR DEMING, creator of and chief author over at the brilliant blog site Fair and UNbalanced. com – see my Blogroll at the lower right hand column of this page).
Without having even taken office yet, the wildly unpredictable and totally unqualified Donald Trump has raised eyebrows with his wholly unconventional style. Everything he seems to do bristles with contradiction and puzzlement. Coupled with the lies which happen all the time, his bizarre behavior is shaking up the entire globe. Take his claim that the president of Taiwan called him to congratulate him on his election victory: in reality, it was Trump who called Taiwan, flounting a tradition dating back some 45 yearsof recognizing only China rather than Taiwan as the legitimate ruler of continental China.
Burr observes, "The debate is not whether the logic and planning behind Donald Trump's contact with Taiwan was sound or foolish.
The question is whether the conversation was planned at all, or if it simply came from some wild, unconsidered impulse.
The answer may provide a harbinger of things to come."
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About LumDimSumPosted: July 20th, 2009 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Background, Contact, Food For Thought, Personal | Tags: Alan Wong, AmCham, Bling, Block 8, Cabaret, Domus, Eastwei PR, Hatsune, LAN Club, Lantung Thai Bar & Bistro, World Link Education | No Comments »
About LumDimSum:
First and foremost, let me explain what LumDimSum is all about. Don't be fooled by my name, this is not a blog about DimSum (although I am a HUGE fan) and it is not limited to discussions about dining in Beijing.
I decided to create LumDimSum to share my experiences (both personal and work related) with family & friends abroad, along with anyone interested in the life I live as a PR socialite in Beijing. as a newly graduated, ABC living in Beijing, my life has taken off on a path of its own and my goals and aspirations have morphed, grown, and leapt in ways I never expected or imagined.
Having lived in China for the past three years, my life and career goals have taken off like a roller coaster. I originally came to Beijing as a student at a private Language Program and within just two years, I've since planned the wedding of the year, hosted two restaurant openings, and managed the PR, Marketing and Media for Beijing's top nightlife and dining destinations: Block8, BLING, LAN Club, the Hatsune Restaurant Group, just to name a few.
LumDimSum not only recaps some unique experiences and thoughts on my daily life in Beijing but also serves as a platform for me to discuss my personal opinions on Beijing nightlife and dining along with the inside scoop on my work and the venues I represent. Shameless self-promotion aside, I hope that LumDimSum will provide valuable insight and tips to Beijing's hot spots and top upcoming events around town.
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E-mail: lum.kristen (at) gmail.com
Facebook: Kristen S. Lum
Twitter: kristenslum
My CV: Served in DimSum Portions
Kristen Stacy Lum 林斯瑶
Sierra Oaks Elementary School (1990-1996)
Arden Middle School (1996-1998)
Rio Americano High School (1998-2002)
University of California, Santa Barbara (2002-2006)
Beijing (2006-2009)
World Link Education (Sept. 2006- Feb.2007)
Eastwei PR (Feb. 2007- July 2007)
American Chamber of Commerce-China (Jan. 2008-July 2008)
Block 8 – Director of Communications & Public Relations (Jan. 2008-Oct. 2008)
Hatsune Restaurant Group – Director of Marketing & Media (Oct. 2008-Present)
Alchemy Consultancy – Director of Media, Marketing & Communications (March 2008-June 2009)
*All-Star & Bling – PR Consultant to Director of Communications (June 2008-Present)
*Domus – PR Consultant (July 2008-January 2009)
*Cabaret, Shanghai – PR Consultant (October 2008-January 2009)
*Lantung Thai Bar + Bistro – PR Consultant to Event Planner (February 2009-Present)
*LAN Club Beijing & Shanghai – PR Consultant (February 2009-April 2009)
Wedding Planner for Alan & Hannah Wong (May 2009-June 2009)
*candy&caviar – Director of Media, Marketing and Communications/Honorary Chairman (June 2009-Present)
*Glen Group – Media, PR Consultant (September 2009-Present)
*Purple Jade Country Club – Consultant (September 2009-Present)
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Janna Main - Janna Mechanics [COMPLETED]
There's nothing like your first main. That connection with a champion and the excitement of locking them in game after game can be difficult to put into words.
Janna Mechanics, a Master-tier Janna main with over 5000 games on the Storm's Fury stopped by to share his origin story as well as talk about how he keeps up with his competition while juggling schoolwork and managing a collegiate LoL community. He also broke down a TL;DR for Janna players looking to peel, bounce, and shield their way to victory.
How did you get into League of Legends?
I was introduced to League of Legends by an internet friend of mine who also introduced my best friend to the game. They had both been playing for a week, and encouraged me to give it a try and play with them. I quickly fell in love with the game, and LeBlanc, who was my first main champion. I started playing League of Legends at the same time Yorick was first released in the summer of 2011.
You are currently a full-time student at McMaster University, a Master-level player AND a co-founder and Co-President of McMaster's League of Legends Association! What are you studying and how do you maintain your high level of play while juggling all of these responsibilities?
I am studying Computer Science. The main goals I have with this degree is a future in game development. I hope to work at Riot Games someday; a degree in Computer Science is extremely valuable in helping me achieve that dream.
Keeping up with everything is definitely a juggling act! Because I've had time to hone my skill at League of Legends, hovering in Master tier is actually pretty easy. Once you learn to identify the weaknesses of high diamond players, climbing through that tier does not require too much time commitment. However, if I wanted to approach Challenger in solo queue, I would need to take time away from my studies and running my club. Because Challenger requires weekly commitment and consistency, I'm happy just chilling in Master tier while I'm in school. During the Holidays and summer, I definitely push hard and strive for Challenger.
With respect to running my club, I am not alone. I have two co-presidents -- two people I met the year I founded the club (my co-founders) that help me organize and sustain the club. We each bring different skills to the table. Through struggles and hardship we have learned to work together effectively and efficiently. Sophia and Dennis are the reason I can run the club, keep up with my studies, and squeeze in some solo queue games. I am definitely guilty of sacrificing my studies to play one more game of solo queue at 2 am though.
What got you hooked on Janna?
As I mentioned above, my first main was LeBlanc. I had consistently picked her (she was one of the free week champions at the time) throughout my quest to level 30. At some point before level 30, I realized the only champion I ever really struggled to play against was Morgana, so naturally I started playing her. I began playing strictly Morgana until level 30, and played her for my first few ranked games in season 1. After hitting level 30 and playing some ranked games, I realized that getting to play mid lane was a frustrating experience, so I turned to the least-sought after role at the time: support.
Janna happened to be a free champion that week, and I had recently come across my first funny league-related video on YouTube which happened to be about Janna. While the video was funny, it intrigued me enough to give her a try after seeing her kit in action. Janna's Monsoon is an ultimate that has an impossible to reach skill ceiling. After over five thousand Janna games, I still mess up my monsoons. There is always room to improve on how I use my ultimates, and that leads me to locking her in champion select game after game.
What do you do if Janna gets picked away or banned?
During last season's North American Collegiate Championship (NACC), I expected Janna to be banned/taken away from me every single game. Now I've adapted and prepared other champions, so I get excited when the enemy team picks up Janna, because I know how exactly to ruin her day. In response, I tend to pick Soraka, Morgana, or Nami.
Morgana especially gives Janna a frustrating game, as a binding is a death sentence to Janna, and black shield nullifies her peel. Soraka will win laning phase against Janna and keep up with her roams through the use of Wish, as well as being able to silence that game-changing monsoon or shield. Nami is able to out-trade and out-lane Janna, and easily engage on her through tidal wave -- which is also great for stopping that monsoon heal.
If you could describe Janna's playstyle in a sentence, what would it be?
Janna's playstyle focuses on reaction-based gameplay.
Knowing what your opponent is capable of, and responding to it correctly defines a good Janna player.
- Howling Gale (Q) is most powerful when used to disrupt your opponent's channels, dashes, jumps, and cut off their pathways.
- Zephyr (W) must be used cautiously, as it slows Janna as well.
- Eye of the Storm (E) requires the Janna player to constantly re-calculate their opponent's damage output and potential, and determine the best target to shield.
- Monsoon (R) has immense utility which generally is most effective when used after the team fight has begun already - it's a reaction.
If someone is playing Janna for the first time, what is the most important thing to bear in mind?
The best advice I can give to any Janna player is to never use your ultimate without a specific purpose in mind. Are you trying to push a specific enemy away? Are you trying to isolate an opponent? Are you cancelling a channel? Are you simply healing your team mate?
Knowing exactly what you want to do with Monsoon reduces the number of messed up/useless ones. There are team fights where an opportunity to use Monsoon doesn't come up. Generally players recommend just dropping ultimates in a teamfight. I agree with that on most champions, but certain champions (Janna, Bard) have ultimates which are pure utility and can benefit your opponents if used incorrectly. To ensure you aren't saving your opponents accidentally, know what you want to achieve with a Monsoon before using it.
Janna's laning looks pretty passive on the surface. How do you exert pressure in a Janna lane?
Auto attacks are free to use, and whittle down your opponents slowly. When it is safe to do so (did your opponents just use their main engage tools? Are they going in for CS and can't attack you?), get some auto attacks in! Janna's auto attack range is fairly low however, so don't spend too much time trading with someone who has a higher attack range.
Outside of auto attacks, Eye of the Storm can be used when your ADC wants to aggress. Janna generally doesn't aggress on her own, it's a team effort. If your ADC wants to exert some pressure, back them up - that's how Janna exerts pressure. Alternatively, if you really want to make awesome plays pre-6, charging up a howling gale can be a death sentence to your opponents. Place it from the side, be unpredictable about it. If you master the technique of landing charged howling gales, you'll set up ganks and exert pressure you wouldn't normally anticipate from a Janna. Just make sure you don't spam it - Howling Gale is expensive to use!
What is Janna's main role in teamfights?
In team fights, Janna must identify three things:
- The teammate that needs immediate saving,
- The teammate that is important to keep alive
- The opponents that need to be peeled.
Generally, I'll recommend Janna players to determine where they can place a charging Howling Gale that will benefit them in three seconds, and if they really need it (or it will miss because they mis-predicted), launch it instantly. Slow the opponents who burned their dash cooldowns and are trying to re-engage, and constantly shield the appropriate target.
Monsoon is her back-up. When your howling gale wasn't enough to keep your opponents away, or your entire team is in a position where healing them will win you the fight -- use your ultimate! It can achieve all that howling gale achieves, but more effectively and with a neat heal attached.
Who is your favorite AD to lane with as Janna?
Nothing compares to a good Vayne player. If I am laning with a good Vayne, we will win laning phase very easily through outplaying our opponents with slippery mechanics and chaining Condemn and Howling Gale. Monsoon works amazingly with Condemn, and Vayne loves that eye of the storm AD. If we get rolling early-game, nothing can stop Vayne with a Janna. This does however require the Vayne player to understand our potential, and know how to play the champion. Flash tumbling into the enemy Riven probably isn't going to work out for us.
If someone is looking to climb the ladder as a support main, what should they focus on improving?
With respect to support specifically, the greatest advice I could ever give to a support player is DO NOT DIE WHILE TRYING TO GET VISION! This gets more important as the game goes late. You will lose objectives, pressure, and the entire game for getting caught while warding. Understand when it is safe to ward, and when you should wait until you have more team mates ready to back you up. If there are enemies missing, and you are unsure of their last position, do not go out to ward. When you have a good understanding of your opponent's positions, go ahead and ward the safe spots. Getting caught less means you'll be around to make those game-winning team fight plays.
Thanks for taking the time to chat with us! If readers want to reach out, where can they find you?
I appreciate your interest in my experiences! I had a ton of fun answering the questions, so thank you for taking the time to create this article!
Readers who are interested in reaching out to me can contact me here on Twitch at twitch.tv/JannaMechanics
I tend to have a full friends list so I can't add everybody who sends me a friend request, but if you really want to contact me, twitch is great! I stream more often when I am off school, so keep an eye out for when I go online. I answer every question I see in twitch chat, so that's the best option!
Janna Mechanics is going to hang out in the comments to answer your questions for a couple of hours, so ask away!
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Parking and Willamette River subject of upcoming Planning and Sustainability Commission work session on Central City 2035 Plan
When you think of Portland, what comes to mind?
Downtown? Bridges? Views of Mt Hood? Great places to eat, drink and play?
Well, the Central City's got all that and more, and the Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) is reviewing proposals to make it even better.
Since considering testimony on the Central City 2035 Plan Proposed Draft at public hearings in July and August, project staff and the PSC have been diving deeper into the Plan's key topics.
On Wednesday, November 16 at 5 p.m., the Commission will hold their second work session on the CC2035 Plan. At their first meeting in September, they discussed building heights in historic districts and scenic view corridors. The second work session will give Commissioners a chance to wrap up the discussion about building heights. Then they will move on to a range of river-related topics and the parking code.
Willamette River
Home to fish, birds and wildlife ― including threatened and endangered Chinook, Coho and chum salmon as well as steelhead and bull trout ― the Willamette River is also a signature attraction for residents and visitors. People of all ages enjoy the recreational spaces, trails, swimming areas and boating opportunities the river and riverfront provide. And the river is also a transportation corridor, moving cargo and people throughout Portland and the region.
The Plan includes proposals to allow new activities in parks and open spaces close to and around the river. It also proposes to support expanded use of the docks, promote in-water activities, and orient businesses and residences toward the river, while protecting and enhancing the environment.
During the upcoming work session, the PSC will focus on the regulations that govern public and private property along the river. They will also discuss swimming and vegetation.
Parking Code
In 2015 the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) convened a 30-member Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) to oversee the update of the transportation policies for the Central City. Based on input from this project, the Proposed Draft CC2035 Plan includes an update to the Parking Code to improve parking predictability, reduce costly parking reviews, limit new parking and surface lots, and allow shared parking.
PBOT's SAC met several times to review recommendations related to parking ratios. One of the first SAC recommendations was to continue to not require new and rehabilitated buildings to build parking. The SAC also endorsed adjusting maximum parking ratios in all Central City districts downward to reflect investments in transit, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.
At their public hearings in July and August, the PSC heard a number of comments about these parking limits and new regulations. At the work session, they will review these issues and learn more about how the parking ratios were derived.
Remaining building height topics
During the public hearings, the PSC heard from members of the public and property owners about increasing or reducing allowed building heights in many different parts of the Central City. At the first work session, the Commissioners took action on heights within scenic view corridors and most of the historic districts. At the upcoming session they will discuss other proposed height amendments.
Please check the PSC calendar to confirm dates, times and other details prior to the event. You can also view the work session on the BPS YouTube channel.
For more information about the work sessions, please visit the PSC work sessions and hearing page.


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|My new fav bag in Lotsa Dots!
First off, anyone who knows me knows I <3 a good bag/purse/clutch/tote. Any cute way to lug around all of my junk is greatly appreciated by moi, so I knew that Thirty-One would be the perfect place to get what I was in desperate
Ok, let me highlight what is particularly amazing about my new bag:
1. Price- I have spent WAY too much money in the past on bags, and while I still believe this was money well-spent (my husband has very different opinions!), I could not be happier with how much bag I was getting for so little!
2. Monogramming- Aaaaaah, the lovely initials that are my name :) I actually love my initials and use them everywhere, so they were also necessary when ordering a bag for school. Plus, their font choices are to die for! No plain block letters here! I chose the dot font because nothing says teacher like dot font :) They also have about 5 million thread colors to choose from- I chose brown (I'm a Plain Jane like that!), but the choices are seemingly endless!
4. The Insides- One big open space= I can put in everything I need and not have to worry about what can squeeze in where- yahoo! I keep my school laptop (sometimes), my purse (small clutch, love it!), my iPad, and a host of other randomness in there and it all fits and stays safe. I love the stiff (but not too stiff) wipeable fabric (we have a baby- everything MUST be wipeable to survive!) and the handles are the perfect length to hold or put over my shoulder.
5. The Extras- Shannon was offering a special on a Mini-Utility Bin for super cheap, so I got two bags for less than the cost of one elsewhere :) I thought the bin would be teeny tiny, but it actually holds quite a lot and has made Little Girl's toys less obvious and more stylin' in their new storage location.
Are you in need of a good teacher bag? Check out Shannon's Thirty-One site at www.toteandgo.com and see the Organizing Utility Tote all of the other wonderful items available!


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Welcome back!
Before we start…pray and ask God to give you a heart for the sick. We have no idea specifically why people get sick other than there is sin in the earth. Yes, some may not have taken care of themselves, but it is not our call.
One of the most critical areas that a prayer warrior must be strong in is in the area of Healing. You must be rooted in Healing Scriprures and armed to help people equip themselves. You see, a prayer warrior doesn't just pray; a prayer warrior ministers and teaches with great humility. God uses us; and He does the work. He provides the electricity and the heat. He's the source. Never think that it's you. Pride could allow you to feel pretty good when people try to give you credit, but do not entertain it for one minute! Point them to God.
I once wrote a poem for a dear aunt of mine! She was beautiful. As I prayed for her and wrote the Lord began to provide the words. I travel through three states to go to her 80th birthday party to read that poem. It was powerful! It was electric! Everyone said so.
Well, she died some years after and they called and asked me to write a poem. I wasn't even writing poems then or going to church. I write some lines that looked pretty good to me. My mother later told me that there was no electricity; no fire in those words. They were just so so. There was no anointing. The anointing is the power of God.
So let's look at some Healing scriptures that are important:
20 My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart;
22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.
Here the word health means medicine.
26 . . . I am the Lord who heals you."
25 "So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you.
15 "And the Lord will take away from you all sickness, . . . .
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,
4 Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
23 Now Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses."
17 "And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;
18 ". . . they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"),
15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness — by whose stripes you were healed.
You must memorize as many scriptures frm the bible on healing as possible! God will help you. You must read the bible and study scriptures on any area necessary until you have a solid understanding of how God feels about it! This is so. When you become firmly convinced and persuaded; you are in faith; no matter what you hear in terms of a diagnosis.
In praying for the sick; it is sometimes a challenge because the devil would have you to buy into the diagnosis of whatever the doctor says. We do believe in doctor's. It is just that we value God's word more. Be polite, keep a low profile, do not be boisterous and stand in faith. Have no one look at you…but a God. When people ask you what God will do; tell then that His will be done and ask them to stand in faith.
On a personal note; I have become so sad at so many young women dying of various forms of cancer…who decide not to undergo doctor's recommendations and some have died. But, I will also say that many have lived. I am a prayer intercessor never to get between God and the person lest my flesh come alive and I say the wrong thing. So pray for wisdom each and every day in your prayers.
You may find yourself being asked to go pray with the sick at their homes, in hospitals or by mail or phone. Do not decline an opportunity to build another person up spiritually and encourage them. But, point them to God, do not lie let the Holy Spirit lead you in all that you do or say. Do not go to see anyone that is sick without prior prayer and sometimes fasting may also be necessary.
This is a time when you ought to research and find out as much as you can about the power of prayer and fasting..
I am certain that I could say a lot more, but you will have your own experiences and all of them may not be what was expected.
I once went to pray for a dear friend who was in the hospital; and as soon as I finished she got incredibly worse; almost immediately. I was heartbroken. Just before she got worse; I had yelled in a loud voice: "We seal this place with The Blood Of Jesus!"
I am certain the devil would have killed her were it not for the Blood.
For several weeks thereafter I read healing scriptures around the clock on her behalf until she was better. I will not lie; it was tough, but I learned the faithfulness of God!
Write some Healing Prayers and keep them in a notebook that you can get to.
Memorize 10 new Healing scriptures in a week or in a month, but do it.
Challenge: Begin to visit nursing homes to pray with family friends or relatives.
Books To Read:
Prayer and Fasting by Kingsley A. Fletcher
The Power of Prayer And Fasting…21 Days That Can Change Your Life by Marilyn Hickey
Fasting For A Spiritual Breakthrough by Elmer A Towns
Breaking Generational Curses by Marilyn Hickey
The Hidden Power of Prayer and Fasting by Mahesh Chavda
Start your own Prayer Library
Try to Take in at least One Message A Day on Healing
* Write to me and I'll tell you where to get wonderful mp3's or CD's Online for free!
Prayer Warrior 101 (Session 3) Here


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by Rob Cox, July 18, 2012
Filtration, Sanitation & Circulation
For clean, clear pool water, one needs a balance of Filtration, Sanitation & Circulation. These three work together to keep pool water fresh and inviting.
It's true that if you have a large DE filter, you can get by with less sanitation and less circulation. Or, if you shock the pool with chlorine daily, the water will be quite sanitary and you'll need less of the other two.
And if you have the circulation of a rushing river, hundreds of gallons per minute in a small pool, the amount of filtration and sanitation needed, diminishes.
Balance is what's important, an equal and fair amount of work is expected from our pump, filter and sanitizers. Here's some ways that you can improve each of these, should they be lacking in any way.
Your pool filter is designed to trap particulate matter and small contaminants. In terms of particle size, DE filters offer the best filtration ability, followed by Cartridge filters, and then Sand filters. No matter which pool filter type you use, having a larger filter than you need will serve you well. If you oversize your pool filter, you get more filter surface area, lower operating pressure and longer time periods between cleanings.
If you wanted to maximize your pool filtration, you would install the largest D.E. filter, either a 60 or 72 sq ft. DE filter. Not planning on buying a large D.E. filter? Here's some tips to improve filtration on your existing pool filter.
Purifying the water is important because filters cannot trap all pathogens and bacteria that can be present in your pool water, and because many forms of algae and bacteria are not free-floating, but attach themselves to your pool walls and like to hide under ladder treads and behind pool lights.
Proper water balance it also part of the equation. Not only do we need to introduce chemicals that will attack these contaminants, but we also need to create the best aquatic environment through balancing pH, alkalinity and calcium hardness levels. When your water balance is out of whack, chlorine and other sanitizers don't work as effectively, and it creates an environment that is suitable for algae and bacteria growth.
Some pools operate very well with nothing more than balanced water and a 1.0-2.0 ppm chlorine reading. These pools usually have great circulation and filtration helping out. If your pool needs help in the sanitation department, here's some ways to improve purification of your pool water.
High flow with no dead spots. Churning and moving water - never stagnant. If you shut off your filter pump for 12 hours per day, as most people do, circulation and filtration stops, and sanitation has to take up the slack. Good pool circulation moves unfiltered water into the suction ports, and distributes filtered and treated water to all areas of the pool.
Older pools can have poor cirulation in some cases. Most newer pools were designed with a few calculations on the pump size and number of suction and return outlets. It's common that old main drain lines can collapse or be sealed up to prevent leaking. Dirty filters or pump baskets reduce flow rates. Connecting pool cleaners that raise the filter pressure slows the flow and inhibits designed circulation patterns and flow rates.
Here's some things you can do to improve circulation in your pool, should it be lacking.


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The operation of an unconventional, power-symmetric nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) is investigated. Its principle is based on the creation of a polarization asymmetry between the counterpropagating beams, through the use of a quarter-wave plate and highly twisted fiber in the loop. Using a very intuitive approach, we propose a simple although comprehensive description of the NOLM operation. By adjusting the angle of the quarter-wave plate, the interferometer can be tuned continuously from non-power-dependent operation to nonlinear switching, in a very convenient way. Experimental results confirm theoretical predictions. The properties of the proposed NOLM design make it very attractive for various applications, like pedestal suppression and amplitude regularization of optical pulse trains.
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Would you be surprised to read that one in four billionaires either dropped out of university or didn't receive any higher education at all?
Although it's pretty common knowledge that Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates were university drop-outs, what isn't so well known is just how many more there are out there, reports the Mirror.
French billionaire, Gérard Mulliez, got terrible grades while at school and failed his exams before joining his dad's company and working his way to the top.
Gautam Adani dropped out of uni in his second year and moved to Mumbai with next to nothing to start a job in the diamond industry. Forbes now estimate he has almost $4 billion (£2.85bn).
The man known as the 'corporate raider', Carl Icahn, dropped out of medicine school to join the U.S. Army. He's now worth over $18 billion (£12.8bn).
Perhaps less surprising is that billionaires are statistically far more likely to be married than the average American. We can't imagine why…
Although, unlucky for some, just one in 20 billionaires come from the UK.
Also, there have never been more than 13 female billionaires. But, good news, that number is growing.
So, there you go. Proof that hard work does pay off – for some people, anyway!


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May 22, 1996, Section A, Page 3Buy Reprints
Week in and week out for years, French sentries have manned the lookout towers at a military base here, and French soldiers have drilled behind high concrete walls topped with barbed wire.
Despite such vigilance, France's military outpost here, 3,300 miles from Paris, is not guarding some hostile border or protecting against a foreign threat.
Instead, to judge from the base's setting, hard against one of Africa's most extravagant presidential mansions, among Paris's top priorities here is protecting Gabon's autocratic leader, Omar Bongo, who was installed with French help in 1968.
With the end of the cold war, France has begun the difficult process of wrestling with the future size and shape of its large standing army. Earlier this year President Jacques Chirac announced sweeping reforms that would alter longstanding French deployments in Europe and gradually introduce an all-volunteer force.
Left unchanged, at least for now, however, are African commitments like these that date to independence 36 years ago. Besides Gabon, French troops are based in the Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Senegal, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti and the Indian Ocean islands of Reunion and Mayotte.
In addition to the countries where it has troops, France has military cooperation agreements with Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Zaire, Rwanda and Burundi.
Since its 1964 intervention in Gabon, France has intervened militarily on the continent every other year on average. Paris has repeatedly sent troops into action in Chad, flown in paratroopers to rescue French and Belgian nationals in Zaire and help put down an insurrection there, and used its forces to replace political leaders in the Central African Republic.
[France said May 21 that it was trying to arrange a settlement to an army uprising in the Central African Republic, Reuters reported. French troops had been patrolling the capital, Bangui, at the Government's request, but most of the troops retreated to their bases, witnesses said, as fighting and looting continued.
[A French military plane flew out with 138 French nationals, and an American military plane was used to evacuate 13 Americans as American marines arrived to help. French troops were flown from Gabon and Chad to reinforce those already in the Central African Republic.]
In response to worried appeals by clients across the continent over rumors of an impending cutback of French troops, Mr. Chirac's Government pledged that Paris's military presence in Africa, totaling some 8,700 soldiers, would not be reduced.
If the announcement soothed Paris's main political allies , however, it has also stirred a public debate in Africa's increasingly free press and among opposition parties about France's mission on the continent.
Late last year, France's Minister for Foreign Assistance, Jacques Godfrain, explained the sense of his country's continuing military presence in Africa in terms of stabilizing democracies. Paris "will intervene each time an elected democratic power is overthrown by a coup d'etat if a military cooperation agreement exists," he said.
Given that France had never done such a thing and that most of its African-based troops are billeted in countries of dubious democratic credentials, Mr. Godfrain's remarks unleashed a storm of skeptical commentary throughout West and Central Africa.
The skepticism turned to derision when Niger's first democratically elected Government fell to a military coup in February. At the time, France, which has a defense treaty with Niger, said it regretted the development but would not intervene.
"What justifies this kind of presence?" asked an editorialist in the Ivory Coast daily Le Jour. "An external threat? Nothing could be less certain." For the Ivorian newspaper, and for commentators throughout this region, France's presence here has more to do with perpetuating Paris's predominance in an area that it has long considered its "natural" zone of influence.
"Only the African continent gives France the illusion of being a great power," another Ivorian editorialist wrote, under the headline "France Comes to the Rescue of Dictators," in response to Mr. Godfrain's remarks.
Some countries where French troops are stationed, like the Ivory Coast and Gabon, represent rich markets for France or, like Niger and Chad, are current or potentially important sources of strategic resources such as uranium and oil.
For many experts on African affairs, the history of France's military role in post-colonial Africa can be neatly condensed in the experience of Gabon, where Paris launched the first of many full-fledged interventions in 1964.
When Gabon's first President, Leon M'ba, was overthrown in a broadly popular military coup in 1964, French paratroopers were flown in to reinstate Mr. M'ba, whose devotion to France was legendary.
Mr. M'ba was soon weakened by illness, and by France's promotion of a young aide, Omar Bongo, to near figurehead status. Jacques Foccart, the chief adviser on Africa to the French President at the time, Charles de Gaulle, wrote in his memoirs that Paris literally auditioned Mr. Bongo for the role of head of state, which he assumed in 1968 upon Mr. M'ba's death.
Shortly after taking office, Mr. Bongo banned opposition parties in Gabon, and ruled unchallenged until a democratic reform movement began sweeping much of Africa in 1990. With his huge mansions throughout Gabon and around the world, diplomats say Mr. Bongo has used the country's large oil revenues to become one of the continent's wealthiest leaders.
Diplomats say corporations and businessmen from France, which retains an unusually high degree of influence here, even by the standards of its former colonies, have also done well by Gabon's oil-based economy.
To protect that investment, from their bases in Gabon, the 600 or so French troops here have intervened twice, in 1990 and 1994, to help put down civil disturbances directed against Mr. Bongo's rule.
A second wave of riots occurred after Mr. Bongo declared himself the winner of an election that international observers called "a very flawed exercise," with 51 percent of the vote.
These days, Mr. Bongo, who is also protected by Moroccan security units and privately hired former French military officers, never goes anywhere without first closing off nearby streets to traffic.
"There is no threat to Gabon other than the disaffection of the population towards its leader," said one Gabonese businessman who is sympathetic to the opposition. "When someone needs this kind of protection, that should tell you immediately that something is badly wrong."
For diplomats of other Western nations, France's high-profile security role in countries like Gabon has more to do with preserving Paris's privileged access to business opportunities than it does with questions of democracy.
"You could talk about the French presence for hours and hours, but it comes down to two things: prestige and business," said a Western diplomat here. "And they are absolutely determined not to let go of either."
Though more and more Africans have begun to openly criticize France leveraging its military presence and tight network of political ties in Africa to maintain a commercial grip on its foreign colonies, French officials have been frankly unapologetic.
"When we aid a country, we must have a minimum in return," said Bernard Debre, a former minister of foreign assistance, in an interview with the Paris-based magazine Jeune Afrique. "For France, Africa is also a market. Not a captive market, certainly, but not a sieve either."


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My daughter may be 21 but she's still my little girl. So, I had to give her a little something on Easter morning, like I always have. But, this time, instead of a basket or container full of goodies,
I gave her a skein of yarn she's been eyeing at the yarn shop for a while...with a twist.
I thought it might be cute to turn it into a bunny...
I had tucked the yarn away in hiding and forgot to turn it into a bunny until this morning. Oops!
I quickly drew some ears, a face, and some feet and cut them out.
I added a little pink to the ears and cheeks.
And, ended it all with a fluffy pink tail.
She loved it and can't wait to get started on the project she's been planning with this yarn.
Happy Easter!


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