2/1/2024 0 Comments Kids wake up time clock![]() It was easier to set the wake-up time on this one as well. ![]() I think all of these cues would be great to help children learn how to tell time. In addition, when your child pushes on one of the large buttons in the front it would say the time out loud. It has both analog and digital time displays like the first clock. Again, there were several things I liked about this clock. Patch Products LLC Teach Me Time Talking Alarm Clock and Nightlightįor the second clock, I thought I would go with something more simple. A big red button and fun dials, what child wouldn’t want to play with those? Just as soon as we would finally get it set, my son would turn a dial and all was lost. The only solution would be to put it out of reach, which didn’t feel like a great solution. The biggest problem for us was that all of the controls were right on the back of the clock. I am not sure if we simply had too much trouble setting it, but the “wake up” and “bedtime” light did not always switch when it should. Also, there is no way to have a different bedtime and wake up time. But it is difficult to get it exactly on 7:30. The mechanism to do this is to turn a dial on the analog part of the clock to the time you want, for example, 7:30. It was difficult to set accurately because how you set the sleep/wake up times. This is a feature that could be useful in teaching children how to tell time. The other feature I liked about this was that it has a digital clock beneath the analog clock. ![]() When it is time to wake up, the light glows on the top part of the picture where the child is playing and when it is time to go to sleep the light glows on the bottom part of the picture where the child is sleeping. First of all, it is really cute and I liked that the visual cue was a child sleeping for nighttime and a child playing for daytime. I liked several features about this clock. The links below are Amazon affiliate links which help to support this blog with no extra cost to you. This is not a sponsored post, this is simply my experience with ordering (and returning 2 of the 3!) three clocks and my honest opinion on each one. ‘When to Wake’ clocks give children visual cues that are a helpful aid when creating sleep routines for children. With young children, we don’t usually want an alarm to wake them up but rather a cue to keep them in bed until it is time to wake up.
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2/1/2024 0 Comments Fantastic 4 in a row 2 steam![]() Whoever wins combat by having the larger combat value gains victory points according to the Location card (and any ability bonuses). Then, you activate the current Champions’ Battle abilities, and then the previous Champions’ Legacy abilities, and then resolve combat by adding terrain bonuses. Players reveal their Champions simultaneously. In each round, you choose a Champion to play on the current Location. (In case of a tie, roll off for the Fatestone.) Each location is worth some number of Victory Points, and also has a location effect. Whichever player has the highest power level takes the Fatestone, which starts at 1. The ten Locations are shuffled, and three are set out on the table with the deck to the side.Īssign the Fatestone: each player will choose a Champion to be their first Legacy Champion–these are revealed simultaneously and set aside in the Legacy pile. You gain points by winning battles to take Location cards.Įach player gets a set of ten Champion cards and two score tracker cards. The basic idea is that each Champion has two powers: a Battle ability that triggers when it is used in battle, and then a Legacy ability that affects the next battle. (The length of the game can easily be adjusted by agreeing on more or fewer rounds.) The Battle ability affects the current battle the Legacy ability affects the next battle. The object of the game is to score the most points in three rounds of play. Skip to the bottom if you just want to learn about the new tokens and combining the two sets. Note: since the rules for this version and the original are largely the same aside from the specific powers, much of this section will repeat my original review. You can get a PDF of the rules here, or even try the full Print-and-Play edition before you decide whether to back the game. A game of Strife: Shadows & Steam in action. It’s such a simple but clever solution–just be sure you don’t bump the cards too much while you’re playing. The original game was the first time I’d seen a score tracker like this, and since then I’ve seen it in a few other games, but not many. You just slide one card over the other to keep your score from 0 to 79. The score cards are a pair of cards: one has 0 to 9 printed vertically on the card, and the other has +0, +10, +20, and so on printed on the edges (on front and back, so it goes up to +70). The Location cards each have a name and an effect, usually awarding a bonus to a particular class of champion. LiuĮach of the Champion cards has a name, a number (from 0 to 9) and two abilities: the Battle ability and the Legacy ability. Each player gets the same 10 Champion cards. In my opinion, it would be worth it to shrink the art if it meant not having to squint at the text. ![]() ![]() While I do really like the artwork in the game, I do feel that the text on the cards is smaller than it needs to be on such a large card. Because of the success of the previous campaign, this one starts off with the upgraded card stock and a metal tin box that were stretch goals the first time around.Īs with the first game, the cards are all Tarot-sized cards, with a large portion of the card taken up by the artwork by Claudio Pilia. The number and type of tokens may change, but my prototype version came with:Īlso, there are stretch goals in place to add 9 Event cards and 9 Artifact cards to the deck (similar to the first game). New to Kickstarter? Check out our crowdfunding primer. It is okay for younger players content-wise, but figuring out the strategy can get complex. It’s currently seeking funding on Kickstarter and the pledge for a copy is $15 the expected retail price is $20. The original game was set in a fantasy world this time it’s steampunk.Īt a glance: Strife is a game by Christopher Hamm for 2 players, ages 14 and up, and takes about an hour to play (though there are variants for shorter or longer games). Today’s game is Strife: Shadows & Steam, a stand-alone sequel to Strife: Legacy of the Eternals ( originally reviewed here). Table for Two is a series focusing on two-player games. Aggregate, which has been artificially heated, shall not normally be used if such aggregate is used then it should be mentioned in the report.ġ. Take about 500 grams of aggregate or weight the amount of aggregate for a sample as instructed by the teacher. Container – An airtight container large enough to take the sample. Tray – A shallow tray of an area not less than 325 cm square.Ħ. ![]() Cloth – Two dry soft absorbent cloths, each not less than 75 x 45 cm.ĥ. Glass vessel – A wide-mouth glass vessel of about 1.5 liters capacity, with a flat ground lip and a plane ground disc of plate glass to cover it, giving a virtual watertight fit.Ĥ. Oven – A well ventilated, thermostatically controlled oven in order to maintain the temperature of 100 degrees Celsius to 110 degrees Celsius.ģ. Balance – A balance or scale of capacity not less than 3 kg, readable and accurate to 0.5 gram and of such type as to permit the weighing the vessel containing the aggregate and water.Ģ. Softening Point of Bituminous MaterialsĪs per IS 2386 (Part III) – 1963, the apparatus to be used are as follows:ġ.Bitumen Penetration Test – Consistency Test.Determination of Normal Consistency of Cement.Fineness Modulus of a Sample of Fine Aggregate.Determination of Initial and Final Setting Time of Cement.Determination of Fineness of Cement by Sieving.Determination of Specific Gravity of Sand.The percentage of water absorbed by an aggregate when immersed in water is termed as absorption of aggregate. The water absorption is determined by measuring the decrease in mass of a saturated and surface-dry sample after oven drying for 24 hours. The absorption and porosity affect the bond between the aggregate and the cement paste, the resistance of concrete to freezing and thawing, stability and resistance to abrasion. Absorption of air-dried aggregates is, however, less than bone-dry aggregates. Thus, if the phenomenon of absorption is ignored in totally dry aggregates, both workability and effective water-cement ratio are reduced. If the aggregate is dry, it absorbs water, which takes part neither in chemical reaction nor in the lubrication of particles. The Apparent specific gravity of majority of natural aggregate lies between 2.6 and 2.7 The apparent average specific gravity of different rock groups are:īasalt: 2.80, Granite: 2.7, Lime Stone: 2.66 with a wide range of variation. If the specific gravity is above or below that normally assigned to a particular type of aggregate, it may indicate that the shape and grading of the aggregate have changed. It is seen that the higher the specific gravity of an aggregate, the harder and stronger it is likely to be. ![]() This specific gravity is required for the calculation of the yield of concrete or of the quantity of aggregate required for a given volume of concrete. The specific gravity most frequently required and easily determined, known as ‘gross apparent specific gravity’, is based on the saturated and surface-dry condition of the aggregate because the water absorbed in the pores of the aggregate does not take part in the chemical reaction of the cement and can, therefore, be considered as a part of the aggregate. The Apparent specific gravity is then the ratio of the mass of the aggregate dried in an oven at 100 degrees Celsius to 110 degrees Celsius for 24 hours to the mass of water occupying a volume equal to that of the solid including the impermeable pores. ![]() If the volume of the solid is deemed to include the impermeable pores, but not the capillary ones, the resulting specific gravity is called ‘Apparent specific gravity’. Generally, it is not required for civil engineering construction work. ![]() The absolute specific gravity refers to the volume of solid material excluding all pores, and therefore, is defined as the ratio of the mass of solids to the weight of an equal gas-free volume of water at a stated temperature. Since the aggregate generally contains voids, there are different types of specific gravities. The specific gravity of an aggregate is defined as the ratio of the mass of the solid of a given volume of sample to the mass of an equal volume of gas-free distilled water, both taken at the standard temperature i.e. Performance objectivesĪ) To determine the specific gravity, an apparent specific gravity of the aggregate.ī) To determine water absorption of the aggregate.Ĭ) List the limits in which specific gravity falls.Į) To follow the procedural steps with precautions.į) To fill up the observation table correctly. Determination of specific gravity and water absorption of aggregate having the size between 10 mm to 40 mm. 2/1/2024 0 Comments All things done latin![]() Even prior to the establishment of Georgetown University, the Jesuits were operating more than 800 universities, seminaries and secondary schools around the globe. Students from all over Europe flocked to the burgeoning schools, and Jesuit missionaries opened schools where none before had existed. He began to see the task of education as one of the most important ways of promoting “the betterment of souls.” The Jesuits quickly built a reputation as teachers and scholars. While Ignatius did not direct Jesuits to open schools, he soon discovered how greatly people’s lives could be improved by an education rooted both in gospel values and the humanistic revival of the Renaissance. How did the Jesuits become associated with education? Soon after, in a chapel in Montmartre outside Paris, Ignatius and six of his university friends professed religious vows of poverty and chastity to bind themselves more closely together in their dedication to God and “the betterment of souls.” These companions, who called themselves “friends in the Lord,” would eventually become the first Jesuits, officially known as the Society of Jesus (hence the S.J. While finishing his studies at the University of Paris, Ignatius’ experience of God and his boundless spirit captivated other students. Already in his 30s, Ignatius went to school to pursue an education. How did Ignatius develop a following?ĭuring Ignatius’ conversion process, he recognized his lack of formal education and training in the humanities, philosophy and theology. This handbook provides the paradigm for a spirituality and pedagogy that Jesuits and their lay colleagues continue to use to this day. Along the way, he recorded his spiritual insights and methods of prayer in a manual that later became the Spiritual Exercises. Ignatius began to travel widely – begging, preaching and caring for the poor and the sick. This resulted in a deep desire to serve God. Out of boredom during his recovery, he turned to the only books available in the castle’s limited library – the life of Christ and the lives of the saints. While defending a castle in Pamplona against a French siege, however, he was struck by a cannonball that shattered his leg and left him bedridden for months. A soldier and courtier in Spain, he was driven by a desire for fame, honor and nobility. ![]() Ignatius was born in the Basque region of Spain in 1491, the youngest son of a minor nobleman. They received official recognition as a religious order in the Catholic Church from Pope Paul III in 1540. Ignatius and his friends – all of them students at the University of Paris – committed themselves to establishing the Society of Jesus in Montmartre in 1534. ![]() Ignatius created the religious order of men in the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century. As members of a worldwide society within the Catholic Church, the Jesuits are committed to the service of faith and the promotion of justice. Ignatius of Loyola, to help others and seek God in all things. ![]() They are grounded in love for Christ and animated by the spiritual vision of their founder, St. The Jesuits are an apostolic religious community called the Society of Jesus. Still, many ask: Who exactly are the Jesuits? Who was their founder? How do they fit into the Catholic Church? What is their history? The following sections attempt to answer some of these questions. The Society of Jesus – or the Jesuits for short – is the religious order of men in the Catholic Church who founded Georgetown along with many other high schools, colleges and universities around the world.įrom the beginnings of the Society of Jesus – education, ministry and outreach to the marginalized have been at the core of the Jesuit mission. 2/1/2024 0 Comments Imposition studio license![]() The Preps software together with your Kodak Prinergy Workflowsoftware. A Prinergy Workflow or Prinergy Evo license key containinga Preps 7.x license is required in order to upgrade. Upgrades to Preps 7.1.3 from Preps 6.x or earlier are chargeable forcustomers who do not have a service contract that includes softwareupgrades. 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