![]() ![]() If you qualify to go to traffic school, you must pay: The DMV will keep confidential one conviction in any 18-month period, and it will not show on your driving record as long as you complete an approved traffic school program. If you are eligible for traffic school but decide not to attend, it may have a negative effect on your insurance.If you have a commercial license, you will need to call the DMV's Drivers Safety Unit at 91 after completing traffic school to get the point removed from your record.This could have a negative effect on your insurance.) ![]() But they will also not hold the conviction as confidential. (The DMV will not assess the point count on your driving record.
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![]() ![]() These twisty ones are great for all ages ( and available in tons of colors).ġ2. My Reading Adventures: a book journal for kidsĩ. Glow in the dark stars to make their own constellations.ħ. Thinking Putty, an update on the classic Silly Putty.ĥ. This is where you can get in trouble just filling their stocking with junk (or worse-junk food).ģ. They love the experience of opening a Christmas stocking and sometimes they love opening gifts on Christmas morning as much as getting a gift. Read more about my minimalist stocking stuffer philosophy here.) My best stocking stuffer ideas For kids: Most fun stocking stuffer suggestions could double as small and inexpensive gift ideas for friends and family or those looser connections like teachers and coworkers (just avoid the candle). I personally don’t mind paying a little more for stocking stuffers that aren’t junk some of these practical stocking stuffer ideas could be funded straight out of the grocery or clothing budgets. Figure out your budget, think about the personality and preferences of your giftee and choose accordingly, and then rest assured these will be a hit. Regardless, the perfect stocking stuffer will actually be used and these fit that bill. Some of these stocking stuffer items are a little more spendy you might actually think some of these are perfect small gifts to put under the tree as actual Christmas gifts instead of in the stocking. Some of the best gifts are thoughtful and fun, but not particularly expensive. These favorite (and a few unconventional) stocking stuffers won’t make you feel like you’re throwing your money away. The only downside is these stockings are HUGE so we have a lot of space to fill-but I don’t want to just pack them full of stuff. ![]() We loved them-so much, in fact, that we asked her to make one for each of our kids when they were born. ![]() Many years ago, a family friend gave us handmade Christmas stockings as a wedding present. Now there’s truly something for everyone. Since my kids are older now than they were when I first shared this list, I’ve included some new items for teens. We’ve updated this much-loved list (again) with 100 stocking stuffer ideas for 2023. I know you relate because this post has been going bananas every Christmas season (and by that, I mean from Labor Day to Christmas Eve and beyond) every year. I love the idea of stocking stuffers, but it’s too easy to feel like the usual items are just highly packaged crap that will be trashed, broken, or forgotten by New Years. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the right-hand part of the dialog, under Keymap, select NetBeans. In the Settings dialog ( Control+Alt+S), select Keymap. IntelliJ IDEA includes several predefined keymaps, including NetBeans. You can also use the Project Structure dialog ( Control+Alt+Shift+S) to manage JDKs, libraries, module dependencies, and so on, similarly to the Project Properties dialog in NetBeans.įor more information, refer to Settings and Project Structure. This dialog is used to control behavior and appearance of IntelliJ IDEA. ![]() You can open it by pressing Control+Alt+S. The equivalent of the NetBeans Options dialog is the File | Settings (for Windows and Linux) or IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences (for macOS) dialog. In IntelliJ IDEA, you can also group modules, but, unlike in NetBeans, a module group is not a project, it's just a way to organize your modules and quickly build them within the same project. It is another type of project, which facilitates the deployment of multiple interdependent modules on top of NetBeans. NetBeans modules can belong to a module suite. ![]() In NetBeans, a module is identified by its MANIFEST.MF file, while each IntelliJ IDEA module has the. In IntelliJ IDEA, a module is an essential part of any project: when you create a project, you'll have at least one module. In NetBeans, a module is a type of project within a NetBeans Platform application. Modulesīoth NetBeans and IntelliJ IDEA had already had their modules before the Java 9 modular system was introduced. You can encounter this term when you group your recent projects on the Welcome screen, but these groups do not appear on the Project tool window. In IntelliJ IDEA, you open one project per window, so you don't have an equivalent for NetBeans project groups. Projects of the same group are opened in the same window you can switch between projects groups without leaving the IDE. In NetBeans, a project group is a way to organize projects you are currently working on. If you want to work on multiple NetBeans projects at the same time, you can import them as modules. For more information, refer to Open, close, and move projects. When you open a project, you have to choose whether to open it in a new window or to close the current project and open a new one instead. Unlike NetBeans, IntelliJ IDEA cannot open multiple projects in the same window. NetBeans projects are more like IntelliJ IDEA modules. IntelliJ IDEA creates a project for an entire code base and a module for each of its individual components. The following table maps the most important NetBeans concepts to IntelliJ IDEA ones. NetBeans and IntelliJ IDEA use different names for similar entities. If you use one of these build tools, refer to Maven and Gradle for more information about working with them in IntelliJ IDEA. IntelliJ IDEA is fully integrated with Maven and Gradle. If you used NetBeans with Ant, IntelliJ IDEA will recognize Ant build scripts in your projects, and the Ant build scripts found notification will appear. nbproject directory and the build.xml file will remain untouched, and you'll be able to use IntelliJ IDEA along with NetBeans. ![]() This is used to store the IntelliJ IDEA project settings such as VCS settings, inspection profiles, or code styles. In the Open Project dialog that opens, click New Window. If you are using Maven with NetBeans, and you want to import a Maven project into IntelliJ IDEA, select your project's pom.xml. In the dialog that opens, select the directory in which your sources, libraries, and other assets are located and click Open. This section covers some IntelliJ IDEA-specific aspects. Switching from NetBeans to IntelliJ IDEA requires understanding of the differences between the two IDEs. ![]() ![]() Overall, this scene represents America's distorted value system. The book contains many other instances in which the narrator experiences a sense of betrayal as he is forced to abide by arbitrary rules devised by others. The only way he would be granted the opportunity to give his speech was to first participate in the humiliating blindfolded boxing match. Although as a young high school graduate he naïvely assumed he had some choice in whether to participate in the battle royal, looking back on the incident, he realizes that he had no choice. This episode introduces betrayal, broken promises, and game-playing themes. Determined to rid himself of the past, the narrator is nevertheless compelled to come to terms with his past before he can handle his present and future.ĭuring the course of the novel, the grandfather's spirit appears to the narrator on several occasions, providing his grandson with spiritual guidance, representing the legacy of slavery that continues to haunt black Americans, regardless of their social, political, or economic progress. Although it may appear merely incidental, this episode is an integral part of the novel because the grandfather, representing the ancestor or ghost of slavery, has a major impact on the narrator's life. In the last envelope, instead of the scholarship, he finds an engraved document with the message: "To Whom It May Concern: Keep This Nigger-Boy Running."Ĭhapter 1 consists of six key episodes: (1) the grandfather's deathbed scene, (2) the narrator's arrival at the hotel, (3) the naked blonde's erotic dance, (4) the battle royal, (5) the narrator's speech, and (6) the narrator's dream. Opening the envelope, the narrator finds that each envelope contains yet another envelope. His grandfather orders him to open the briefcase and read the message contained in an official envelope stamped with the state seal. ![]() That night, the narrator dreams that he is at the circus with his grandfather, who refuses to laugh at the clowns. ![]() After enduring these humiliating experiences, the narrator is finally permitted to give his speech and receives his prize: a calfskin briefcase that contains a scholarship to the local college for Negroes (a term Ellison preferred over "blacks"). The entertainment includes an erotic dance by a naked blonde woman with a flag tattoo on her stomach, which he and his classmates are forced to watch. When he arrived, he discovered that he was to provide part of the evening's entertainment for a roomful of drunken white men as a contestant, along with nine of his classmates, in a blindfolded boxing match (a "battle royal") before giving his speech. The narrator also recalls being invited to give his high school graduation speech at a gathering of the town's leading white citizens. The narrator relates an anecdote concerning his grandfather who, on his deathbed, shocks his family by revealing himself as a traitor and a spy (to his race). ![]() He remembers when he had not yet discovered his identity or realized that he was an invisible man. The narrator - speaking in the voice of a man in his 40s - reminiscing about his youth, opens the novel. ![]() ![]() "The Rescuers" and "The Rescuers Down Under" - $2,500 Totalįalse. However, we found nothing even close to $2,000. the Extra-Terrestrial" went for $8, $9.99, and $12. A few listings for the original VHS version of "E.T. It might have been a scam, and the seller might not have been paid. However, like the strange $1,500 listing for "The Sword in the Stone," the seller had a rating of 0. We did notice one sold listing that went for $300. Most sold listings for "The Jungle Book" ended for less than $10. It was unclear if the listing was a scam, or if a transaction actually ended up occurring. We found one listing that ended at a whopping $1,500. No matter which version of "The Sword in the Stone" was searched for on eBay, they all sold for 99 cents, $1.90, $3, $10, etc. This VHS tape appeared to be rare, and we only found two sold listings that ended at $300 and $500. The list on the Ice Pop and Direct Expose websites claimed that the 2000 edition of "WCW Bash at the Beach" sold for $500. The "Masterpiece" edition also only sold for a few dollars. We found a sold listing for the original VHS edition of "Sleeping Beauty" for 99 cents. "The Godfather Trilogy" might be a somewhat rare find on VHS, but it's not expensive. ![]() There was even a listing with the 6-tape set unopened and brand new for only $23. We found listings for the 6-tape "The Godfather Trilogy" on VHS that went for $1.00, $0.99, and even 25 cents. This one might be the cheapest on the list. We even found a single listing with three VHS films that sold for a total of $14.99: "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin," and "The Lion King." 9. The "Black Diamond Collection" edition of "The Lion King" had sold in listings that ended at $3.99 and $7.70, for example. We looked at 733 sold listings for "Thomas & Friends," and most of them sold for less than $10. The highest-priced sold listing was for $80, and it included 23 VHS tapes. We were unable to find any "Thomas & Friends" eBay listings that sold for anywhere close to $200. In early 2021, we found several sold listings for the videotape that ended at $1.50 and $2.įor example, we found sold eBay listings from sellers with good ratings for $177.95, $45.30 (+$28.63 shipping), $150, $149.99, and $41.99 (+$4.39 shipping). The value claimed by Direct Expose and Ice Pop appears below next to each title: 1. We searched eBay for sold listings for all of these supposedly "rare" VHS tapes on the list. We reached out to eBay and they responded to us. ![]() It was unclear if these listings were some sort of scam. ![]() However, we noticed that the vast majority of those "sold listings" were made by brand-new sellers with an extremely low seller rating. In our search for the titles below, we found a few ridiculously high "sold listings" for a number of titles. Value is determined by sales, not a seller's initial asking price. However, the price a seller lists an item for does not determine its value. We previously reported that "Black Diamond Collection" Disney films had often been listed on eBay for hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Several of the VHS tapes to make the list were Disney animated classics. It might be surprising to some, but on eBay, mint condition VHS tapes have been selling from anywhere between a couple of dozens to thousands of dollars! Forget about finding sunken treasure, you might just have a few gold nuggets stored away in your attic. Thought about throwing out your old collection of VHS tapes? Think again. The headline from the story read: "These VHS Tapes Can Land a Nice Sum for Owners." It was originally published by the website Direct Expose in November 2019: In late January 2021, the viral content website Ice Pop advertised online a list of purportedly "rare" VHS tapes. These listings mostly came from brand-new seller accounts with a 0 rating. Santa Claus: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.It's undetermined if a small number of extremely high-priced eBay listings were ever paid by the buyers. Away to the window I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and.īarney: When what to my wondering eyes did appear, but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads, and mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap, had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap,īarney: When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Ready?īarney: Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Oh, this is a special story, all about Santa Claus. Michael: Whoa, what's this?īarney: Well, I forgot my spectacles. ![]() Why don't we sit over here and I'll read you a bedtime story! ![]() ![]() So this way, you can make any pattern on the image with erased transparency of that pattern. I will choose this star shape pattern as the brush tip of the eraser tool and make a click on the background of this image, and you will notice that the area where I use patterned eraser has transparency. You will see transparency in that section because we have converted this layer to transparent.īecause the eraser tool has a brushstroke on its tip, you can choose any pattern from a parameter of the brush of the Eraser tool for erasing any area of the image to transparent. Just drag the brush tip of the eraser tool on any area of the image, and it will erase the background area from that particular section. This time we will erase the small area of this image to transparent. Now take Eraser Tool from the tool panel or press Shift + E as the shortcut key of it. Then click on the ‘None option of the drop-down list of it. For enabling selection around this flower, go to the Select menu of the menu bar and click on it. Now undo this background by pressing the Ctrl + Z button on the keyboard and enabling selection around this flower. Let us also understand another aspect of erasing to transparent feature. This way, you can erase any background to transparent. ![]() Or you can find this option in the scroll-down list of the Edit menu of the menu bar, or you can simply press the Delete button on the keyboard.Īnd the background of our flower will erase like this. Go to the Edit option, then click on the Clear option of the new drop-down list. Now make right-click anywhere on the image area, and a drop-down list will be open. You can make multiple clicks for making a better selection. Once you make a click, a selection will highlight with magenta color if the Draw Mask option of this tool is enabled in the parameters panel of this tool. Make a click on the background of the flower with a fuzzy select tool for making a selection around the flower. Now go to the tool panel and take the Fuzzy Select tool by click on its icon, or you can press U as a shortcut. You will see transparency after erasing the background of this image or any particular area of this image. Just go to the layer menu and click on it, then go to the Transparency option of the drop-down list and click on the ‘Add Alpha Channel’ option of the new drop-down list. You can also find this option from the Layer menu of the menu bar. ![]() This option will convert your selected layer into a transparent background layer. A drop-down list will be open click on the ‘Add Alpha Channel’ option of this list. The first thing you have to do for this purpose is go to the layer panel, select the layer you want to have a transparent background, and make a right-click on it. ![]() ![]() This straightforward site offers ringtones from several genres. If you’re just interested in wallpapers and ringtones, turn to Tones7. If you’re experiencing difficulties downloading the tones, visit Mobiles24’s FAQ page. Have young kids? Turn the family filter on at the bottom right of the site. Not sure how to find what you want? Access Mobiles24′s forums and talk to other users. RELATED: Putting a custom ringtone on your iPhone is easier than you think All downloads are currently available for Android, BlackBerry 10, Windows Phones, Symbian and Java phones and tablets and are coming to the Apple App Store soon. This site can deliver free ringtones, wallpapers, themes, live wallpapers, and games and apps. Download your tones and add them to your device according to your operating system’s instructions. What about creating your own ringtones? Just use iTunemachine’s ringtone maker and really customize your device. ![]() Want TV theme songs? iTunemachine’s got them. You can download all kinds of ringtones, including Bollywood, Spanish, reggae, hip-hop, country, alternative and other popular genres. iTunemachineĭespite its name, iTunemachine is compatible with both Apple and Android devices. This site is perfect for the self-professed deejay. Just fill out the application to become a seller from its website. With Zedge Premium, you can access exclusive content and can customize and sell your original wallpapers, videos, music, ringtones and more. Get standard wallpapers, live wallpapers, video clips, music, ringtones, sticker packs and even the ability to print on demand. With more than 30 million active users and more than 400 million downloads, there’s little this site doesn’t provide. Want an app to help personalize your phone? Zedge is an excellent choice. To download and set to your device, follow the on-screen prompts. For a site that has it all, turn to Mobile 9. Like to read? You can also access free books that download as PDF or EPUB formats. This site’s nice because it’ll only give results that will work with your specific smartphone model. Mobile9 is a site that provides ringtones, themes, apps, stickers and wallpapers for iPhones and Androids. That’s why we don’t recommend using ringtones created from songs by your favorite band, especially newer, popular hits unless you’re sure about the copyright. Tap or click here to add custom ringtones to your iPhone.įinally, be sure you’re not infringing on any copyrighted content when downloading or creating ringtones. But just because there are a few extra steps doesn’t mean it has to be complicated. Tap or click here for instructions to download ringtones to your Android device.Īs you might already know, Apple doesn’t make it a simple process to add ringtones to your iPhone. While some sites offer special instructions, others don’t. ![]() You’ll want to know how to put the tones on your smartphone. Here are sites that promise to change your customization game. You can purchase new ringtones and sounds, but if you’re on the hunt for some good, free options, look no further. Tap or click here to see how you can customize your iPhone. There are still plenty of ways to make our devices look and feel original along those lines. Sure, you’ll have plenty of choices that come preinstalled, but they can lack that custom or personal touch. Chances are you paid hundreds or even well over $1,000 for your current smartphone, but that money doesn’t buy great ringtones. ![]() ![]() ![]() Photoshop is the best-known image editing software and can be used for this purpose, but a free program such as GIMP should be sufficient for creating your puzzle.īoth PDF and PNG versions are available as puzzles with large pieces or small pieces. Jigsaw puzzles are a great way to teach kids about different topics while also developing their minds and motor skills. This file can be used in your favorite image editing software to add puzzle piece outlines over the top of a digital photograph or computer generated illustration, as seen in the photo of the kitten above. Visit the Guide for Adobe Printables for usage help and tips. Here is a sneak peek at a few of the 28 printable puzzles in PDF, available for. You could also print them onto paper and make this a cut-and-paste activity. Print them onto sturdy paper or cardstock and laminate them if possible to last longer. ![]() 95,000+ Vectors, Stock Photos & PSD files. Ranging from 2 pieces to 24 pieces, they are suitable for children between the ages of 2 and 6 years. This sheet can also be used to print puzzle piece outlines over top of a sheet of purchased patterned paper, such as the papers used for scrapbooking. Find & Download Free Graphic Resources for Jigsaw Puzzle Template. The PDF templates should be used when you want to decorate a sheet of paper with crayons, markers, or colored pencils before cutting out the individual puzzle pieces.
![]() ![]() Until 2015 I had been teaching English at public high schools in Kanagawa for 37 years. I have a license to teach in high schools and was admitted to the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language in the University of Birmingham. Japan I live in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. Please feel free to ask me when you need information about Gifu. Some strict rules about COVID-19 have been lifted. Until recently it was not easy to guide guests because of COVID-19 pandemic however the situation is getting better. At Japanese sword museum in Seki, you can see authentic Japanese swords! Mino city next to Seki city is well known for its hand made Japanese paper 'Hon minoshi' designated as intangible cultural asset by UNESCO. Seki city is a small city but so famous for its cutlery. In the morning (until about ten thirty or eleven) when you order a cup of tea or coffee, they serve toast and salad ! Near Gifu park, you can find a nice Japanese style cafe where you enjoy good coffee and seeing a Japanese style garden. Many cafes have unique service called 'morning service' in Gifu along with Aichi At the foot of the mountain, there are many places to visit such as parks, a temple having a big image of Buddha, and a street preserving the historic atmosphere.Īt Nagara River, you can enjoy seeing a traditional way of fishing ‘cormorant fishing’ which is thought to have started 1300 years ago. The view from Gifu castle is so fantastic. You can go up the mountain on foot or use a ropeway. Gifu city has a beautiful river 'Nagara river' and Mt.Kinka which has Gifu castle on the top. Gifu prefecture is rich in nature so you can enjoy the rural atmosphere. I have lived in Gifu for more than forty years. I have guided in Gifu city, Seki city, Takayama city, Shirakawago, Mino city and Nagoya city. I passed the national tour guide test in 2017 and have worked as a guide since then. I like going out with my family, talking with my friends over coffee at a cozy cafe, reading books, baking bread and cake when I have time. I am a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter. Japan Hello! My name is Akiko from Gifu prefecture. Now standing up for itself, Tower Records Japan has become independent of the international chain store, which saved it from bankruptcy during the past decade. Tower Records is an American-based company which first set its flags to Japan in the 1970s. The basement features a mini exhibition space where visitors can enjoy live stage performances from various local artists. A good cup of coffee is also available for take out which you can sip while exploring the store. You can relax here while enjoying your purchase from the shop. ![]() The 7th floor of the building is dedicated to a foreign books section where you can find books and magazines on different topics published in both in English and Japanese.Ī Tower Records cafe on the 2nd floor gives you the option to have a good meal in the middle of your CD or book shopping. The striking red and yellow-themed building of Tower Records in Shibuya is not only limited to music CDs and DVDs. Both new arrivals and back catalogue stocks are available at Tower Records, so you can go buy CDs from all the way back. In the year following Tower's closure, the building of the former was used for a variety of promotional purposes, including when The White Stripes plastered the exterior to promote an album and even performed inside the old store for a select group of fans.Each floor is occupied by different genres of Japanese music CDs and DVDs such as jazz, pop, electronic, classical, J-POP, rock, and more. Another effort in 2013 to establish the building as a local cultural resource didn't succeed either. At the time preservationists attempted to have the site declared a historic resource and turn it into a music museum, but neither the demolition or the historical status were achieved. In 2008, a developer planned to demolish the building to build an office building with retail stores and a health club. But that all came to a dramatic coda when Tower Records went bankrupt in 2006 and the Sunset Boulevard location was closed. Tower Records and Tower Video on Sunset in 1988 (Photo by Alan Light via the Creative Commons on Flickr)įor decades, Tower Records continued to stand as a beacon for music on Sunset, the yellow sign and red lettering guiding music fans of all stripes. ![]() ![]() ![]() The allied warplanes patrolled near the northern tip of the Philippines just 125 miles from Taiwan which China also says it owns. and the Philippines are stepping up cooperation as China continues to try and push the boundaries of its territory. JOSH SCHUMACHER: Despite a cordial meeting last week between President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the United States is signaling that it won’t back down in the face of aggression. military and the Philippines are patrolling the South China Sea over waters that Beijing claims it largely owns. U.S.-Philippines patrols ✿ighter jets from the U.S. ![]() And leaders in Tel Aviv say they will extend the cease-fire one extra day for every 10 additional hostages released by Hamas. Israel will release 150 Palestinian prisoners per the agreement. He says for the families of those held by Hamas, the wait is agonizing.ĪNDERS: Every moment that people don’t know where their loved ones with absolutely no update from the terrorists in terms of signs of life they refer to it, there’s a huge amount of worry and fear and concern. Rob Anders leads a group called the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. And then until every last American comes out. So we are going to wait, as the families are waiting, with bated breath, until they come out. SULLIVAN: Until we actually see them come out, be in the arms of their loved ones - get home safely, we cannot be fully confident. But White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan tells ABC: Reportedly, the first hostages won’t be set free until tomorrow.Īt least three American citizens were expected to go free. Under the terms of a cease-fire deal Hamas agreed to release 50 of the more than 200 captives it’s holding over the course of four days. No child should be in this situation.Ībigail's great-aunt, Liz Hirsh Naftali, heard there on "CBS Mornings." That includes the family of 3-year-old Abigail Mor Edan, an American-Israeli girl abducted during the October 7th terrorist attack in Israel. KENT COVINGTON, NEWS ANCHOR: Hostages »On this Thanksgiving, the families of some Americans held hostage by Hamas are hoping to see their loved ones again soon. REICHARD: Now the news with Kent Covington. I’m Mary Reichard.īROWN: And I’m Myrna Brown. This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. What’s keeping the next generation from getting into the fields? And, what we at WORLD Radio are grateful for this Thanksgiving.ĪUDIO: Feeling my tiny daughter inside me get the hiccups and then get mad about it.Īnd WORLD commentator Cal Thomas on classic song lyrics that can help us have a happier Thanksgiving. MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Also, the average American farmer is nearly 60 years old. What’s his plan to fix the country’s fiscal problems? ![]() MARY REICHARD, HOST: Ah, good word, and good morning! And Happy Thanksgiving!Īrgentina’s new president is a political outsider and an economist. I hope that you will experience the nearness and the peace of Christ this Thanksgiving. I'm Ali Bowe listening in from Canton, Georgia, wife to Zack and mama to our four wild and wonderful little boys. PREROLL: The World and Everything in It is made possible by listeners like us. ![]() |
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