![]() If you are here to self-promote non-original work, leave now or be banned. Original content preferred, inspiration galleries accepted on a case-by-case basis. Please do not submit promotions, deals or coupons, or any links to purchasing knock-off furniture. We have a threshold for submissions: if you do not have 100 combined comment/link karma or a 7-day-old account your post will be removed. Welcome to /r/furniture! If you have a design concept or project you would like to share, please feel free to submit! If you have questions about styles, specific pieces, layout ideas or otherwise, please feel free to ask! If you are a furniture store selling generic products, please feel free to exit right now! We have a zero-tolerance policy for spam, but are happy to have submissions of unique, original and interesting furniture. "You wanna know that it's going to stand the test of time.For moderators only: Mod Rules and guide. "You don't wanna settle for something just to fill the space," she said. Guyton said it's worth the wait to get what you want. Many of the recommended sofas on our list aren't shipping for several months due to lingering supply chain issues and high demand. ![]() That way, if you don't like it or it doesn't fit, you can send it back with minimal hassle. Then, London said, look for a retailer with a really good return policy. "The higher the better, but for upholstery, I wouldn't dip below 30,000 for lightly used pieces and 50,000 for more heavily utilized sofas." "Look at the wyzenbeek test on a fabric's durability," said Parker & Harlow Interiors' Paige Gray. Some retailers also provide information on how much wear and tear a sofa can withstand. You'll also want to pay attention to measurements, including width, seat depth, and seat height. "If I can't take a comfortable nap on my sofa, then I'm not going to invest in it," she said. The first thing to pay attention to is how people describe the comfort, said Guyton. What are some tips for buying a couch online?īoth London and Guyton say looking at consumer reviews is crucial, especially if they include images of the couch in their home. Otherwise, you may end up with a comfy couch you don't actually feel comfortable sitting in, she said. If you're looking for an everyday sofa, you might want to go with a darker color. ![]() "You definitely have to be mindful of that with shedding pets and kids and markers and all of that," said Guyton. Then there's the white or linen color you often see on the Cloud couch. People with mobility or joint issues may want something higher and less deep as well. "The female clients I have, they don't wanna feel like a little kid with their feet dangling off the sofa," she said. ![]() The deeper seat and 18.5-inch height of the Cloud Sofa's cushions might not be for everyone, said Guyton. "If you have good bones in a sofa, you can constantly reupholster the sofa throughout its lifetime," he said.Īre there any features of the RH Cloud Sofa to avoid? More generally, though, London said he likes his own RH sofa because it's lasted a long time, and he's updated it with new fabric as his tastes change. "So that is a great way to do it on a budget." "By doing that, you are adding more of the bounce factor and the comfortability," said London. If you don't want to get a whole new couch, you could look into new pillows for your existing one instead. "It has huge pillow backs" with down filling, he said, so if you want that softness, that's what you should look for. ![]() London said mimicking the pillows is the most important future. What should I look for if I want a less expensive version of the RH Cloud Sofa? "I mean, the sofa is basically one huge pillow." "It is like sitting on a cloud," said Studio London Co.'s Travis London. "The Cloud Sofa's everywhere," said Guyton.Īnd it is as comfortable as it looks. Diners at RH's rooftop restaurant have to first make their way through the showroom. It helps that they may have seen it and sat on it in person. People love how oversized and comfortable it is. "It's one of those products that's like truly an experience," said Blessed Little Bungalow's Amber Guyton. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The other most powerful poem in the book, also about refugees, is "Home," which notes, "No one leaves home unless home is/ the mouth of a shark." "No one puts their children in a boat/ unless the water is safer than the land." and "The insults are easier to swallow than/ finding your child's body in the rubble." unable to erase the refugee from our hearts." "At each and every checkpoint, the refugee is asked/ are you human?" In "Assimilation," she writes lines that slayed me: "We never unpacked, / dreaming in the wrong language, / carrying our mother's fears in our feet. Everything you did to me,/ I remember.// Mama, I made it out of your home/ alive, raised by the voices/ in my head." ![]() Are you there, God it's me, the ugly one.") She then blesses herself, recalling her "scalp massaged with the milk/ of cruelty, cranium cursed/ crushed between adult knees,/ drenched in pink lotion. In it, a baby girl is "the patron saint of not good enough," and Shire includes lots of American cultural references ("At first I was afraid, I was petrified. The first poem in the collection, "Extreme Girlhood," makes a reference to the book's title and is one of the best. Here are some lines that had a deep impact on me: Even without the glossary, though, most things are clear from context. There's a glossary in the back of the book, which is good to know before you start reading so you can look up unfamiliar (Islamic) words as you come across them in the poems. She also reflects on the treatment of refugees, on child sexual abuse, on white privilege, and on the loss of her father and some dear friends. This leaves Shire able to reflect back on her mother's suffering with compassion while still wishing things had been different. In this, her first full-length collection, Shire reflects on how her mother failed her while making clear she knows her mother's suffering forged her into who she became. But Beyonce and Disney aside, Warsan Shire is a fantastic poet in her own right, the first young Poet Laureate of London, and she has written an exquisitely wrenching collection. I encourage everyone to read this moving, powerful debut collection from an Islamic-British Black woman who got some notoriety because she worked with Beyonce on her album Lemonade and with Disney on Black is King. My Father the Astronaut: "If the Moon was Europe, my father was an astronaut who died on his way to the moon."īackwards: "I'll rewrite this whole life and this time there'll be so much love you won't be able to see beyond it." Home: "No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark." ![]() She is able to carry and retain her identity in a forever foreign land. Her prose is achingly sad and strong with memory. "Love is not haram but after years of fucking women who are unable to pronounce your name you find yourself totally alone." (Midnight in the Foreign Food Aisle). Her poems cover the immigrant experience, love loss, abuse and feeling alien wherever you go. A work of hardship and growth, Warson Shire's new book is called Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head. She was named the first Young Poet Laureate of London at age 25 and the youngest ever fellow in the UK Royal Society of Literature. Warson Shire's poetry was one of the main inspirations for Beyonce's groundbreaking album Lemonade. ![]() ![]() ![]() So if you're looking for an alarm that forces you to wake up by annoying you, this one's it. Great SFX for advertising, animation, games, video, radio, cartoons, movies, etc. It also has a Don’t wake my spouse option that turns off the alarm sound for 10 seconds-just enough for you to run outside your room and turn your noisy alarm off without causing your partner to wake up. A high-pitched beeping from an electronic alarm clock. Simple to set Accessing alarm settings or. A reviewer fave with a 4.3 star rating and over 4,000 reviews, the Mella is a sleep trainer, sound machine, night light, and nap timer in one. We favored models that had pleasant tones (or the option to change them). The app will send you notifications to tell you to return to the app and turn off your alarm. Pleasant sounds The ideal alarm will wake you up without a jarring effect. Since the app will still run in the background, the best way to cheat your way is to simply close the app. And this guide can help you become a morning person in three weeks flat. The app registers the slightest movement, so just moving your phone around would do the trick. If youre looking for another soothing wake-up strategy, a sunrise alarm clock might be a good way to brighten your mornings. ![]() The good thing, though, is it doesn’t need vigorous shaking. Worse, if you snooze and stop moving mid-alarm, the count will climb back up. It won’t shut off even if you turn your phone on silent or stop the app from running in the background. Motion is another alarm that doesn't stop until you move for a specific amount of time. When comparing alarm clocks, you’ll want to consider factors such as the alarm sound, its volume level, and special features such as a snooze button or night light. ![]() ![]() ![]() So, just in case you haven’t decided on which color of case to purchase for your new iPhone 12 Pro, grab some cookies and a drink as we go on a tour into the color island. Perhaps, you are quite unhappy about those set of colors available for the iPhone 12 Pro models, the question now is should you really be bothered about that? Of course not! You really do not have to dwell on that.Īlthough color variations are limited in the iPhone 12 Pro models, the good news here is that you can purchase cases that are available in various colors. On the other hand, the iPhone 12 Pro (iPhone 12 Pro & iPhone 12 Pro Max) comes in gold, silver, graphite and pacific blue colors.Īsides from the color variation, Apple also included a lustrous edge and sturdy ceramic shield display across all models of the iPhone 12 series which gives it an advantage over the previous iPhone 11 series. Whether it is iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro or iPhone 12 Pro Max, it is certain that something will definitely influence your decision of purchase.Īlso, there is every possibility that your choice of color will influence your purchase of the iPhone 12 Pro model.Īlthough this particular section of this article (choice of colors) will benefit the iPhone 12 Pro users but just in case some of your buddies choose to purchase any of the iPhone 12 (iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 mini), here are the various colors available: red, blue, white, black and mint green. It is also interesting to note that colors play a role in our decision-making process especially when it involves devices like phones. Colors aren’t just mere colors they show variations. Perhaps it’s right about the time we reminisce on those times we spent in elementary school doing creative arts in classes. ![]() Do you know that every human on earth has a thing or two with colors? Let me let you in on something I find really fascinating. Are you still excited about the release of the latest models in the iPhone 12 series? Perhaps you still are but I’ll spare you getting your feet out of the waters.Īs a tech-savvy, excitement on gadget purchase fizzle out as soon as you confirm the speculated specs and features of the said device or at most, a week after you have made your purchase – no more, no less! ![]() ![]() ![]() It was an essential herb for the ancient Greeks and as early as the 8th century, the French emperor Charlemagne drank lemon balm tea every day to prevent illness and so he ordered that the herb be grown in every garden. Its leaves and flowers have been used to make a tea to treat nervous disorders and other illnesses. It was used to help domesticated bees not stray away from their hives. If it remains unchecked, this plant can spread in the garden naturally.Īs long as it gets lots of sunshine, you can even grow this plant in a flower pot and have fresh lemon balm right in your own home.įor more than 2000 years lemon balm has been cultivated and used for its medicinal properties and for its ability to attract honey bees. ![]() Lemon balm blooms in the summer when it is covered in beautiful small white or yellow tube-shaped flowers. Its leaves have a minty lemony scent that is more intense when the leaves are bruised. It has small mint-green heart-shaped leaves with serrated edges and covered in a soft fine hair. This is an easy to grow plant that can reach 70-150cm in height. You may find this herb under other names such as: bee balm, balm mint, cure-all, honey plant, sweet balm or bee herb. Its Latin name Melissa actually comes from the Greek, meaning "honey bee" because it attracts bees for the production of honey, while the English name refers to its citrusy and balsamic nature. Lemon balm, melissa officinalis in Latin, is a quick-growing perennial herb native to southern Europe and northern Africa, but today it may be found growing around to the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() In letters exchanged with The Mercury News, Budrow, a self-avowed Satanist, claimed that he killed Kibbe in a "mission" to avenge his victims. Jason Budrow, 41, was already serving life without parole murdering his girlfriend in 2010 when he murdered Roger Kibbe, 81. "He's wracked with humiliating fear of why he did it," Jan Karowski said.Ī great crime blog posting about Kibbe's own murder Kibbe never looked at the families of his victims, but he did offer a statement through his attorney Thursday. Their car had broken down along I-5, and Sabrah became one of his victims. "I still have that hurt."Īnselmi said "I felt like I was sending her to her death, but it was too late," after she saw her daughter accept a ride from Kibbe 24 years ago. "If God can forgive, why can't I?" Anselmi said. "He's not coming out."Ĭarmen Anselmi, the mother of victim Charmaine Sabrah, said she forgives Kibbe. So that's the best we could get," said Jo Allyn Brown, the mother of victim Stephanie Brown. Kibbe heard from the families of his victims in court, some of whom called him a "monster" and "inhuman." Her case was not included in the group he was set to be tried for since unlike the others, she had been stabbed and her throat had been slashed. Kibbe also confessed to strangling 25-year-old Karen Finch in 1987. To avoid a possible death sentence, he pleaded guilty to six counts of first degree murder in special circumstances and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. In 2008, DNA evidence connected Kibbe to six other murders. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Kibbe's killing spree came to an end in the late 1980s, when he was arrested in 1988 for murdering 17-year-old Darcie Frackenpohl. ![]() Roger Kibbe (1977-1987, California, 8+ victims) If you notice a violation in the comments, please report it so we can investigate. Mods reserve the right to interpret rules at their discretion and ‘rules lawyers’ will be ignored and/or muted. If you are unsure if something is appropriate to submit, please send us a modmail. Rule breaking may result in a permanent ban without prior warning. Rule breaking posts or comments may be removed without notice. View All Hide Popular View Bundy Hide Bundy View Dahmer Hide Dahmer View Questions Hide Questions View News Hide News Recommended Reading Posts about figures that don't match the definition (Charles Manson, Jim Jones, hitmen, gangsters, mobsters, soldiers etc.) will be removed. ![]()
![]() ![]() This can potentially kill a lot of enemies. Wpnmstr.hack- This hack will increase the attack speed of all melee attacks, but sadly not fists.ĭefall.hack- If players manage to deflect a bullet, this hack will make every bullet that has been fired reflect immediately. Bullets will also be able to kill concrete enemies. Piercshot.hack- This allows the player's bullets to pierce through enemies. Knives can actually travel through an enemy's body to hit enemies behind them. Darts and shuriken attacks will return to the player after they make contact. Breakable objects will be able to kill enemies in three hits instead of three. ![]() Supthrow.hack- This hack drastically improves the damage of all the throwable weapons in the game. This is a great way to clear a room after being damaged. Very deadly and can even hurt the player if they aren't careful.Įxplode.hack- Players will shoot out of their bodies when they get hurt. Grenade.hack- All throwable objects will now throw out bullets upon contact with surfaces. This is the list of all the unlockable hacks that players can obtain from the world's nodes: Quickshot.hack- This increases the cooldown between each shot, so players are able to fire their weapons much faster. Heal.hack- This completely heals the player's hearts no matter how many they have. Pistols gain two extra bullets, rifles are given one and a half extra clips, the shotgun gets one extra shell, and the fish gun gets an extra nail.įstmove.hack- This will increase the player's speed considerably. +bullets.hack- This will give the player more bullets in all guns. This is the list of hacks that players start the game off with and their descriptions:ģHP.hack- By selecting this hack players will be given an extra heart to help them absorb more damage. They only stay active during the set of levels inside each node. The game starts off with players already having access to a set number of hacks, and each time they will get to choose one of them to upgrade themselves. In between these levels, players will have the option of choosing between three random hacks to boost their abilities. Hacks will help make this a lot easier for players. ![]() ![]() ![]() I agree with HPD’s having rate of pay and staffing information. I agree with the insertion to the website of the redacted Board contracts and essential information. I agree with all Directors go through essential training with HPD In favor without objection to this ruling. Where it reads: In the event that any Director /Officer, Shareholder, employee, or agent of any housing company shall be directly or indirectly connected with any person, firm, or corporation which may submit any bid or to whom any contract is proposed or awarded shall be part of the minutes and submitted to HPD. ![]() I object to having the housing company’s attorney or accountant monitor the election instead have an independent company handle the election process in its entirety. ![]() Where it reads: Prohibit the housing company attorney or account from serving as the election monitor. Board Directors and the Managing agent need to be accountable for every expense authorized by them. ” I totally agree with this change and should be enacted without objection. Page# 3 paragraph # 10 Require the Managing agent to notify HPD if the housing company makes payments to and /or incurs charges from any vendor or service provider that in the aggregate equal or exceeds $100.000 in any twelve-month thereafter prohibits further charges to be incurred without the prior written approval of HPD. I object to this unless adequate training or information is given to all employees prior to enacting it. Page # 3 paragraph # 7 – Require the Housing company to remove any of its onsite employees where any such employee has violated the Private Housing Finance Law and/or applicable rules and directives, consistent with any internal grievance procedures -I questioned whether this includes “Union Employees like 32bj ? ” Many are not familiar or knowledgeable in Private Finance Laws and Procedures including Management. ![]() ![]() ![]() While it is possible to create a command line interface for interacting with a running Arduino, it takes a some effort on the part of the programmer. avrdude for AVR based Arduinos) to reprogram though they are intended to be reprogrammed relatively often. Arduinos, like home network routers and game consoles have comparatively little storage and require the proper tooling (e.g. graphical user interface or command line interface) to control them while running. ![]() General purpose computers also have the ability to save data files and commonly provide a software interface (e.g. General purpose computers are meant to be reprogrammed frequently and easily as users install, upgrade, and replace applications even operating systems. General purpose computers on the other hand have a reasonable measure of storage such as a hard drive, solid state drive (SSD) or “flash” memory (e.g. An embedded system can be thought of as a microcontroller with some amount of read only memory (ROM) which is programmed once in the factory, and typically only has a physical interface, buttons and knobs, for controlling the device. Of particular interest to classes at Bucknell are sensors and motors attached to a Raspberry Pi or Arduino Simulink External ModeĪrduino boards fit into the information technology landscape somewhere between embedded devices (TV Remotes, Home Security Systems, …) and general purpose computers (Raspberry Pis, PC, Servers) in terms of how programs are loaded on the devices. This mode, called “External” mode, allows users to employ live data from hardware unavailable available on their computer. ![]() This includes a hybrid mode used for running a simulation that partially uses physical hardware. Unlike many simulation programs, Simulink includes a number of features for converting models to software to power real hardware. Simulink is a graphical programming environment focused on creating simulations. ![]() ![]() ![]() No speculation further than what has been said officially.Abuse discussion must follow the following rules Any specific claims about the cast/crew's actions (eg, restraining orders) will need to be verified before posting also.ġ0. Verify your claim with mods prior to posting. No unsubstantiated claims of knowing/being the cast/crew/otherwise having insider knowledge. This could be considered harassment and is against the reddit TOS.ĩ. DO NOT CONTACT the cast/crew members in order to create content for or share with this sub, which includes DMs, comments on social media, and everything in between. If you believe an exception should be made ask mods first.Ĩ. Block out all identifying information of non-public figures when posting screenshots from any of the cast members’ social media accounts. It's not appropriate to the theme of this subreddit and will be removed.ħ. ![]()
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