This resort has a nice casino which is always fun for a night out. They have good cocktails and decent food at Curve Bar. My last visit there the bar in the casino was under renovation (maybe taking it out, not sure) so that made the experience less fun as we had to go out into the Curve bar in the lobby to sit down and have drinks. If you are playing at a table in the casino you will get served but if you are sitting at a slot machine I find the servers ignore you for drinks. In general fun place but the service is lacking and has been going downhill for a while now. As well, the shows in the theatre have been lacking lately too. I have been waiting forever for something good to come to the theatre.
The Hotel is part of the River Rock Casino which features a full gaming Casino with numerous Restaurants, Show Lounge, Theatre and SPA.
We were walking through Yaletown to the seawall and towards the Science Centre and came upon this casino. Convenient location for those living downtown and easy to get to by foot. Seems like they have a parking lot.
We went in and there were a few tables open and people playing on an early afternoon. I walked around and didn't get itching fingers so didn't play. The slot machine area isn't very big but more people seemed to be playing those than the table games.
They have free hot water and tea. Also nice with clean washrooms if you need to use while walking along the seawall. It looked like a decent eating area too with Chinese food selections. They advertise their daily food specials. If I lived in the area, would get a players card for specials.
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Table games 2nd level. A mini-concessions there as well.
Very clean washrooms and here's the bonus, real warm water that comes out.
After hearing that the Hard Rock was the place to be to lose some cash, off I went with my bud to see how fast we can go broke!
It was a loooooooong drive from Richmond to Coquitlam. I didn't even know that it was in Coquitlam. Who goes to Coquitlam? It's like Scarbaria to Richmond Hillers!
Anyways, lots of free parking. Lots of eateries. Lots of fenders and gibsons on the wall. Lots of memorabilias from rock stars throughout the ages. You would think they would run out of those things…there are soooooo many Hard Rock's throughout the world.
Played the one arm bandits…made off with some cash. It covered the cost of gas to drive to Coquitlam!
Place didn't have the vibe that you get in Vegas – I know…it's Coquitlam.
First…I don't gamble…so can't review that aspect. However, I can review the overall service. I took my mom and aunt…twin 90-year-olds, to spend a day working the slots. I had to hang around killing many hours at the restaurant, bar and just sitting in chairs with my Ipad.
I kept an eye on the two ladies from afar for most of the day. I witnessed unbelievable service given to them by ALL the employees. I also personally experienced the same fantastic service and attitude from ALL staff. I was very pleased with the attitude and show of care and empathy to the experience that I and my mother/aunt were receiving. Well Done Edgewater.
Wasn't here to gamble, but rather for a 3day festival in March. I was really looking forward to the buffet but I guess Vegas spoiled me, as well as Xmas eve dinners at Riverrock. The food, to me was just barely edible. For dinner: ham and roast beef, plus self serve ice cream being the better offerings. Soups were decent.
Brunch time: typical steamed egg, turkey sausage, bacon and small pieces of waffle, cup Iogo yogurt etc. The dinner was 19 and brunch 13, a further discount is applied if you have the Casino encore card (same as the one from River rock).
In general the staff are just modestly well trained, a friend who checked in earlier asked to have their room with us. Later when we checked in they were clueless.
I also asked where I could access a vending machine that sold juice and no one knew (it's on the hotel suite floors) and directed me to the bar instead. I don't gamble but, some of the dealers at the tables looked like they were high school students, banks don't even hire such immature looking staff so….
To top it off, they didn't offer late check outs at the time we were there..
It's no more than a 3star hotel, budget but new-ish.
Mental note, for the future, make a reservation and eat in or take out from the 2nd floor restaurant, call early to confirm rooms, arrive earlier to get a better parking spot, request late check out beforehand.
The spacious gaming floor, spread over two levels, is alive with the energy of over 50 gaming tables and 1000 slot machines.
Went to Matches tonight for a friends birthday. Food was tasty, service was good. I ordered two appetizers one was Brie and one was chicken wings. I had asked one if the servers for a finger bowl, unfortunately he provided me with boiling hot water that when I dipped my hand in I burnt my fingers. Now maybe this wouldn't have been so bad but since I have psoriasis on my hands my skin immediately was burnt. The waitress saw that I had wrapped my hand in cold towels so she informed her manager that I had been burned. He arrived at he table offering me a first aid kit, I advised him that this wouldn't work for me as I have psoriasis and open wounds on my hands and now that I have just been burned and I am ultra sensitive to ointments because of my skin condition. He never extended an apology fior the situation instead left me with the impression that because he extended the offer of his medical kit that this was sufficient. Sorry nut an apology goes a long way. And seriously who gives a finger bowl with boiling hot water.
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We ate at the curve bar, the service was excellent, live music and good drinks. we had the burger and fries, which were excellent. their were tv's with hockey on it and the atmosphere was lively but not annoyingly loud.
Average casino now unfortunately. We've been here lots and are very disappointed to come back and find the lulu lounge bar has been shut down. It was one of the main reasons we came. Lots of slots now to choose from, but now it's just a casino. We loved that lounge to get a break from the slots. There is no longer a bar in the casino to sit and take a break at. Driving here from up north, we'd now prefer to drive the same distance to the Tulalip casino where there's a nice mix of gambling, bars and entertainment for all sorts.
The Casino is to the left and the Hotel is to the right as you step inside. I was at the hotel so why not walk around and see how the Vancouverites in North Burnaby likes to lose their cash.
There's a couple of floors of entertainment and a buffet for lunch and dinner. Prices are nice ($20 for dinner) but I did not partake in the gorge-fest. I try to stay away from bacteria haven!
The locals that come out are primarily Asians or retirees. If you are an out of towner, there are better casinos around. I'd only come here if you were staying at the hotel.
Went here for the first time as a method to avoid traffic and watch a hockey game while we wait. We loved the bar, in some ways its better than Vegas. The service was good and the appetizers were great. My partner played roulette but had a little trouble when he asked to chance his coins to $5 coins and the dealer cashed him out! Very odd but probably a one off. Will go back.
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So what about me? I'm me.
Rain or shine I wear a fedora and a trench coat and pack an 11 mm Marley I bought at the Nero Wolfe estate sale. I know which end the slugs come out of. But 11mm slugs? hard to come by these days.
People say I've got attitude. Attitude they don't like. I get that a lot.
The cops and me? We work toward the same end, but we're like water and electricity. They think I cramp their style. Thay hate that I don't have to play by their rules.
Dealing with the cops I always need a lawyer. I need one now. The last one I had fell off the back of an ambulance and got run over by a speeding Cooper. I'm alone and on my own. It's a mean life. I'm used to it. When my casebook's empty — and it's empty a lot — I write books.
Okay, that picture's not me at all. I'm just a mild-mannered fellow who loves mysteries. I sit at my desk and drink coffee, piddle around on the computer and daydream.
Marley? What's a Marley? I've never seen one. I don't think there ever was such a thing. I think Archie Goodwin just made the name up along with the Heron he used to drive.
I've never gone strapped (except for cash), and I've never shot anybody. Nobody's ever shot me.
My wife got shot at once, but that's another story. I'm happily married to the beautiful Irma. While my head's in the clouds, she helps keep my feet on the ground. That ain't easy.
I'm sure people in law enforcement snort sometimes at boo-boos they run across in crime fiction. They may think writers are stupid, ignorant or simply too lazy to do their research. FYI we may or may not know what we're writing about, but in writing there's a loophole that covers this. It's called poetic license. it's legal.
I hope you'll enjoy some of my books. If you do, tell your friends. If you don't, please keep quiet about it and try another one.
I've always had an urge to write, but not having the means or opportunity to go to college, I felt too lame to try. After years of hard work, including being an investigator for a detective agency, owning and operating some restaurants and dealing with marriage and kids, and dealing with "superior" college graduates, I learned a little secret: Schools and churches in general have one intention: to teach you to think as they want you to think. Thankfully one day I awoke to this realization and decided it was time for me to think for myself. Like Jonas in one of his books, I had to start thinking outside the box. I like it out here.
Over the years I've had a number of different processes come and go. For a long time it was mostly touch and go. I'd get a sudden inspiration and rush to the computer. Unfortunately, being a very undisciplined sort of person, I never really had a schedule. These days, it has worked out to this: I don't sleep as well as I used to, so somewhere between 4 and 6 in the morning, I usually wake up with my current project going through my head and I can't get back to sleep. I get up and fire up the coffee and write for an hour or so before having to move onto to other duties. So that's it.
Some of my books have been difficult. Almost from beginning to end I felt I'd never get it finished, and others have written themselves out in my head while I slept. All I had to do was sit down at the computer and let my crazy fingers fly. When I say crazy fingers, I mean, later, I have to go over all the typos word by word, but in the end, I get a satisfactory result. I don't normally outline except in my head. My characters usually develop on their own during the writing process. I don't try to force anything on them. Honestly, most of the time, I don't know for sure what they're going to say or do next.
At the moment, I'm taking a new tack: "Hail Mary" is a huge departure from my "noir" and/or "crime fiction". This one concerns 3 little old ladies who go on a wild two-day adventure. Lots of ups and downs, but in the end everything works out happily, save for the 4 bandaged bikers in a jail cell ruing the day they ever messed with 3 little old ladies. Heh heh.
I don't really talk to them, but I sure hear them talking, especially I lie down and try to take a little break. Frequently I have to get right back up and head for the computer.
You've heard it before: You're never a loser unless you quit. Over the years I've read of countless rejection stories by writers who went on to become famous. Just this morning I read about a screenwriter who was literally rejected by every agent and producer in Hollywood with some of the most unkind criticisms you can imagine. But then out of nowhere a company picked up his "unsaleable" screenplay and it became the well-known film "Rounders". Go figure.
They say Stephen King was trying to be a mystery writer and after everything he had was shot down, his only remaining "bullet" was an unpublished novel called "Carrie". Well, you know what happened when he sent that in, simply because that was all he had left.
After many many rejections, I somehow managed to get two publishers at the same time for two different books I'd sent out. Unfortunately however, these initial successes didn't work out too well, and eventually I found my current publisher, Cambridge Books aka http://writewordsinc.com. I was able to get out of my previous contracts and now Cambridge Books has published 13 novels. I hope to have another one, "Hail Mary" published sometime this year. I'm not suggesting you try her because you think this publisher will publish just any old thing. I got lucky. We hit it off and over the years have developed a good relationship. An interesting sidelight: I live at the Western end of Old Highway 50 in California, while she lives at the Eastern end of Old Highway 50 in Maryland where the ocean begins.
I think, and hope, that books are beginning to make a comeback. Where formally we could find more brick and mortar bookstores than pizza joints and Chinese restaurants, things are pretty bleak today. I hear now that more and more readers are opting for paper rather than e-books, and if publishers are eventually able to lower prices even more, paper sales should continue to grow again and maybe we'll see the return of locally owned bookstores.
What genres do you write?: I write mostly crime/mystery novels, but I have a couple of "noir" novels as well. Of course the word noir hints, at least to me, that crime will be involved, but usually there is no mystery. "Double Indemnity" by one of my favorite authors, James M. Cain, is an example.My latest effort, "Hair Mary" however, is less concerned with crime than with how a free-spirited old lady copes with the death of her soul mate of over forty years.


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Yeah, that's really important to mention. Rome sided with fascism in the 20th century, Orthodoxy however, didn't 'side' with Communism more like was subverted by the State. As was basically any religious group in the Second World was at the time, I suppose.
Also, many RCs said that Eastern Orthodox Church always compromise to secular authorities like Byzantine Empire, Soviet Union, and communist governments in Eastern Europe.
The Roman Church added the Filioque to the Creed because Charlemagne wanted to be the sole Roman emperor and wanted to impugn the other Roman emperor in Constantinople by accusing him of heresy for failing to say the Creed with the Filioque. And though popes resisted Charlemagne more or less successfully, the Germanic Holy Roman emperors continued putting pressure on popes until Pope Benedict V officially added the Filioque to the Creed.
And then we had the cases of the Roman Church siding with Franco in Spain, Mussolini in Italy, the military dictatorships in Latin America, etc.
Perhaps such choices, as poor as they seem from the 21st century, might have seemed the least bad at the time, for both the Roman and the Orthodox Churches.
The thing is so many Catholic apologists make the very strong claim about the papacy. Sometime they use a very aggressive tone. It is easy to believe papacy after watching those Catholic apologists video.
Most Catholic apologists in the US are converts from Protestantism. I actually admire most Protestants for converting to Catholicism, especially if from studying doctrine, because they demonstrate a great love for God and the Truth, even at great psychological and social cost. However, most unfortunately retain their Protestant lenses and way of argumentation, as it takes many years living the Catholic liturgical cycle to immerse in the Catholic language and approach.
In other words, though they are quick to accuse Protestants of proof texting Holy Scripture when discussing Roman Catholic doctrines with them, they are often guilty of the same sin, proof texting Patristic writings, when discussing with Orthodox.
For instance, it's just impossible to find any justification for papal supremacy in the Church Fathers, yet they frame patristic statements on papal primacy as such. Buyer beware.
The difficult thing is some of my Spanish friends go to SSPX. It is difficult to tell them I am not comfortable with SSPX. But I will try to tell them.
Methinks that you might be surprised to find that you're not the only one.
Also, if RC is wrong, EO and OO are right, then why there are more RC parishes in this planet? Why RC spread so fast?
Because the New World was discovered by Europeans in the 15th century and much of the world was colonized by European imperialism in the 17th century. Also, since the 7th century Christians have been slaughtered by the scimitar. Before then, the largest Christian bodies were Orthodox.
The Novos Ordo RC parish just about 10 minutes drive from my parents' house. The Orthodox parishes are two hours away by train.
Such a long trip for Divine Liturgy could be difficult every Sunday, but should be possible once a month, yes?
However, instead of listen to those apologists or reading the articles online. I think best idea is for me to study theology and church history seriously. In order to find out which one is the real apostolic church created by Christ.
Paraphrasing Bl. John Newman, to study Church history of the first millennium is to cease to be Roman Catholic.
I recommend that you study the Eastern theology on original sin and compare it with how Catholic theology approaches it. This might be bring you psychological peace about the East.
I think is I believe Orthodox is a true church I will go to Divine Liturgy every Sunday. Because I really don't feel peace in the Novos Ordo RC parish.
I read some articles from Catholic Answers, they provide many quotes from the Church Fathers to prove the papacy. That is why I am very confuse.
As I said above, wherever you read apologists quote the Fathers to support papal supremacy, think of papal primacy, which the Orthodox Churches hold. It'll help to clear any confusion.
Though you don't need to go church every Sunday, for a while once a month might be all that you could do. With time, you might want to move closer to the Orthodox church, if only to be not 2 but 1h away.
Check your sources. Almost none of the Papal quotes are genuine, or are provided a genuine interpretation. I've read and re-read Steven Ray's book, among other books and lists of Papal quotes, and they're almost always distorted in some way.
Many Roman Catholics that that the Roman Catholic Church has doctrine development. That the Holy Spirit is guiding the Roman Catholic Church to move forward. Some said because lack of central authority in Eastern Orthodox Church, so there is no doctrine development in Eastern Orthodox Church.
Any responses from Orthodox Christians?
Doctrinal development is a bad thing, not a good thing. It sullies the tradition and purity of the faith. The Church is the guardian of tradition, not the main lead developer of tradition.
As a "traditional" Catholic (how I dislike the pleonasm), I am all with you in principle.
However, it is not so easy to exactly define what qualifies as doctrinal development or change of tradition.
When did the church start to celebrate Christmas?
Was it a not allowed change back then?
When did the church introduce liturgy in church Slavonic?
Was it an unwarranted reformation back then?
would the apostles have put it exactly the same way as in the creed, if asked?
A lot more questions could be asked.
So there definitely has been a lot of change since Pentecost almost 2000 years ago.
It is not as if Orthodoxy had been "frozen" back then and not changed a single bit till today.
I think my problem is I have been "Sunday Christian" for past few months. Only practice my Christian faith on Sunday. So just some stupid videos from youtube destroyed my faith and lead me into confusion.
However it is really scary. The first thing pop into my mind is to contact the SSPX priest not the Orthodox priests or the Catholic priests from Archdiocese of Madrid.
I don't think it is from God.
Right now no more stupid videos. No more SSPX, sedevacantist, Miachel Voris this type of crazy videos.
St. Ignatius of Loyola left the Churches his masterpiece, the "Discernment of Spirits". You can tell where a feeling or a thought come from by its fruits. If the fruit is of peace or joy, then the source is from the Good Spirit; if the fruit is of restlessness or sadness, then the source is from the evil spirit. Also, never make a change of life or of plans when restless or sad.
This past two weeks are so terrible for me. I went to Catholic priests for confession 4 time already but still can not find peace. Sometime I go to weekday Mass 2 times a day and still very stressful. I pray in front of Blessed Sacrament a lot. Bust I just can not have peace. I am very anxious.
I can not focus on my school work. I can't sleep well.
Some of my RC friends they argue that Orthodox church does not have central authority. Every bishops have a voice so there are some confusion in Orthodox church.
Is the RC exempt from confusion? Ever heard of the Protestant Reformation? Somehow the OC seem to be immune to it.
In our present lifetimes, we are witnessing Pope Francis confusing the faithful and bishops adopting conflicting practices. So it doesn't seem that central authority is an antidote to human failings.
Also, so many RCs said that Eastern Orthodox Church does not have a Pope so there are no additional councils after Seven Ecumenical Council.
Why should there be? The first few councils happened in relatively rapid succession, but then tapered down as the most important doctrines had been understood by the absolute majority of Christians. So one has to wonder if councils should happen as often as they did in the past.
Finally, what the RC calls Ecumenical Councils were mostly local councils or just synods in their deliberations and conclusions.
RCs said there are so many canonical territory problem because there is no Pope in Eastern Orthodox Church.
The same territorial issue is present with the overlapping canonical jurisdictions of the Latin and Eastern Catholic Churches. However, it's no issue at all, for it does not affect the lives of the faithful or the authority of particular bishops.
Perhaps you might consider taking a break. Do go to Sunday Mass and pray the Our Father in the morning, at midday and in the evening. Don't push yourself. You belong to Christ already, you don't need to prove Him that and should just find comfort in it.
I agree, but methinks that most of these examples are not matters of doctrine, and none of doctrinal development.
Which is the difference between organic development, true to Church tradition and history, and contrived development, which is not.
Peace in your heart can only be found when you follow Christ. I live 30 minutes from my parish but my disability prevents me from attending Liturgy every Sunday. I go once a month. I email and Skype with my priest.
You went to the same Orthodox parish in Canada as I attend.
The peace in your heart will not come from people, it will come from Christ. Pray, read the Scriptures daily - the daily Gospel reading, the Psalms, the daily Epistle.
Don't try to pack a lot of "stuff" into your spiritual life. Keep it slow and easy.
The RCC has many councils as they try to "fit into the secular world." But Christ said we live IN the world, we are not OF the world. We must always remember His teachings. Go back to the Sermon on the Mount - if nothing else, it provides the complete basics of our faith.
Those who support the papacy will always have "proof-texts" for what they believe.
At the Day of Judgment, will you stand before the Bishop of Rome to be judged or in front of Christ? The answer is there. So that helps us understand Who is infallible and Who has the "last word." It's not going to be any bishop on earth, no matter how holy a life he may have led.
We can pick apart the Great Schism and try to explain "which side separated" - Catholics will say Orthodox, Orthodox will say Catholic. Historically speaking, the Bishop of Rome began the separation from the "main church" and ultimately over time, more things were added to "his power" and declared infallible.
We can discuss the differences between EO, OO and RC - but in the end, there's one importance - Christ. He's the only one with authority, the ultimate, infallible authority.
Your heart appears to be connected to the early Church - before all the "politics" came in - that is the Orthodox Church. The "politics" were ironed out during the Ecumenical Councils. Not to fit the world's point of view but to show us where the world was wrong and keep us on a steady path. The RC Church never did this - it BECAME the political power so much so that it led to unspeakable bloodshed all in the name of Christ.
Didn't Christ condemn bloodshed and teach people to be humble, to know they are not perfect, to know they don't have all the answers? Only God has the answer. When we start depending on humans to provide us answers, we are taking a step away from Christ.
Listen to Him - read or listen to the Scriptures. The writings of the Church Fathers help us understand how to live as Christians in a world of non-Christians by explaining the Gospel and encouraging us to follow Christ.
Prayer can be said anywhere, anytime. If you can attend Liturgy once a month, go once a month. Pray the Typica when you can't attend Liturgy. God understands. It comes from the heart and it gives peace to the heart and the only peace we can have is the peace that God provides.
Exactly. Now you admit the existence of some diffuse concept of "organic development".
Who determines what is organic and what not?
An ecumenical council which has not been held in centuries?
If you read the Church Fathers, or the Scriptures, they answer your question for you.
Do you have an EO or OO nearby? Go there.
Oh yes... I see this discussion is in vain. Not that I want to argue against Church Fathers, of course.
The OP should just remember that this is an Orthodox forum and most writers are orthodox and biased.
Of course, I am not saying that I am necessarily objective in this matter.
^Any human (except for the Lord) that has existed on earth is biased; therefore, your point is irrelevant.
Study Church Fathers, study church history - the RC church need not at all have to fear a fair and (as far as this is possible for humans) unbiased comparison.
Furthermore pray and do not worry every second about eternal damnation.
The thing is it is very difficult for people who are making the decision about going to RC or EO/OO.
I would like to hear the opinions from Roman Catholic also.
I don't think it is an easy path for people who are seeking the true faith.
Hieromonk Gabriel Bunge took at about 50 years of pray and study. Finally decide to move further East. It is definitely not an easy path for most of people.
Not unimportant questions, but not doctrinal as per doctrinal development.
Herein is where your case can be made.
Some are willing to acknowledge this.
The question I have is if RC is wrong. Then only EO and OO left for use to choice.
Then which one is the right church EO or OO???
I can give you few quick examples why EO christology is the correct one, but in privet massaging if you are interested.
Every where you go there are RC parishes. In my native country Taiwan there are only two Eastern Orthodox parishes, however there are more RC parishes in Taiwan than EO.
Go to the Orthodox parish, its great merit to travel for 2 hours just so you can be at the right place.
Yes, we do have wolves in our own Church, but the true shepherds speak unanimously, without knowing each other and harmoniously with the church fathers.
Your friends are either ignorant or dishonest on purpose.
We had a bandit synod under freemason Meletius and another robber synod just recently Crete in 2016.
God is the same yesterday, today and forever, He doesn't change His opinion. The full revelation was given to the apostles at pentecost, the councils job is NOT to develop new doctrines but to protect the Church from innovations and people who preach another gospel, different than that of the apostles.
We have been under many yokes but we never changed our faith, unlike the vatican which is always innovating and changing.
@Sharbel: The Roman Church added the Filioque to the Creed because Charlemagne wanted to be the sole Roman emperor and wanted to impugn the other Roman emperor in Constantinople by accusing him of heresy for failing to say the Creed with the Filioque. And though popes resisted Charlemagne more or less successfully, the Germanic Holy Roman emperors continued putting pressure on popes until Pope Benedict V officially added the Filioque to the Creed.
If I just follow my heart, I will say that the Eastern Orthodoxy should be the place for me.
However, if based on psychological factors, I think I will be RC.
Maybe I don't know enough church history and theology. I am so easy to be convinced by the RC apologists.
And I think that's your answer, along with prayer.
My sense of Western Christianity is that it is a lot more comfortable with declaring that you need to believe X, Y, and Z or else you'll be damned to hell. My impression with converts from RCism in particular is that they have to overcome a sort of theological PTSD in order to finally get to the point where they can seriously consider making a change.
I'm not going to tell you that doctrine doesn't matter; it does. But these things are not simple, and I think God understands our limitations. I think it is possible to know the truth and to make good decisions, but if someone comes to a conclusion different from mine, it's not necessarily out of malice, and I think God can figure out how to deal with that.
So I'd say the first thing to do is to try and learn how to love God and to believe and place your trust in the love he has for you. Prayer is the place to start doing this.
Then, trusting in God's love and aiming to order your life in a way pleasing to him, read the Scriptures, study Church history, theology, etc., and try to sort it out with God through prayer.
Eventually, you'll have to make a choice because there's only so much you can learn from the outside. So choose and try your best.
If it's not for you, you'll come to realise that in a way you cannot ignore, and then maybe you can re-assess and try something else.
Once, I found myself wrestling with which was correct--RC, EO, or OO. I followed this advice and am at peace. I hope and pray for the same for you.
What are the infallible sources in the Eastern Orthodox Church?
Holy Scripture and 7 Ecumenical councils?
Who has the authority to interpret the teaching of church???
In the Eastern Orthodox Church will be each bishop to interprets the teaching of the church?
The Church. Usually, through the Orthodox episcopate.
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, revealed to us through Holy Scripture and seven ecumenical councils.
Also, all the early church fathers' writing???
By the way this Sunday, I am going to Divine Liturgy in Eastern Orthodox Church instead of Novos Ordo Mass or Tridentine Latin Mass.
You know that as a Catholic, you have to observe Sunday obligation. Go to a Catholic mass and if you are interested, additionally visit a Divine Liturgy as an observer. You cannot fulfill Sunday obligation going to an Orthodox liturgy.
Maybe I will go to the Divine Liturgy on Sunday morning and the Novus Ordo Mass on Sunday or Saturday night only about half an hour.
Try to go to a melkite liturgy. As they are chatolics by they use similar liturgy as orthodox.
You have for exemple the ukranian greek catholic church in Madrid.
It is just about 10 minutes by metro from my residence.


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Q: ADF Expression function "IF" with more than 2 conditions I Have question about Azure Data Factory Expression for function IF
in SQL we can create using
CASE WHEN 'A' Then 1
     when  'B' then 2
     when 'C' then 3
else 100

is this correct expression to IF?
@if(equals(variables('varInput'), 'a'), 'Ax',
if(equals(variables('varInput'), 'b'), 'Bx', 'C'))

how to us "IF" function for more than 2 or we can use another Function like "Or"?
this is the expression that i built
@if(equals(formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'MMdd'),'0101'), concat('PRODUCT/','daily/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(getPastTime(1,'Year'),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyy'),'/','12'),'/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(getPastTime(1,'Day'),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyyMMdd')), if(equals(formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'dd'),'01'), concat('PRODUCT/','daily/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyy'),'/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(getPastTime(1,'Month'),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'MM'),'/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(getPastTime(1,'Day'),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyyMMdd')),concat('PRODUCT/','daily/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyy'),'/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'MM'),'/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(getPastTime(1,'Day'),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyyMMdd')))

I want to create folder base on this case

*

*If today's date is 2023-01-01 then  folder name path will be PRODUCT/2022/12/20221231

*if today's date is 2023-02-01  then folder name path will be PRODUCT/2023/01/20230131

*if todays date is 2023-03-02 then folder name path will be PRODUCT/2023/03/20230301

but expression IF doest support more than 2 arguments

A: In order to give multiple conditions, you can use the nested if expression i.e.  if expression inside another if .
I used the same expression what you have tried and got the same error.

IF doesn't support more than 2 arguments

This error is because, closing paranthesis ) are misplaced in that expression. I have highlighted that in the below image.

Corrected expression :
You can use the below expression for your requirement.
@if(equals(formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'MMdd'),'0101'), concat('PRODUCT/','daily/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(getPastTime(1,'Year'),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyy'),'/','12','/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(getPastTime(1,'Day'),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyyMMdd')), if(equals(formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'dd'),'01'), concat('PRODUCT/','daily/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyy'),'/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(getPastTime(1,'Month'),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'MM'),'/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(getPastTime(1,'Day'),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyyMMdd')),concat('PRODUCT/','daily/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyy'),'/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(utcNow(),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'MM'),'/',formatDateTime(convertFromUtc(getPastTime(1,'Day'),'SE Asia Standard Time'),'yyyyMMdd'))))

A: Check the case function as well, this should be the one you are looking for, not if function.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/data-flow-expressions-usage#case
please also confirm if this answer helped you

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Xiaomi is one of the most interesting and exciting smartphone companies out there at the moment. With phones like the Redmi Note 3, Mi Max and now Redmi 3S, the company is setting the budget smartphone segment on fire. While the Mi Max is a mid-range phone, the Redmi Note 3 and the Redmi 3S are budget segment phones. In today's comparison, we pit the most affordable Xiaomi phones against each to find out which phone is more value for money.
If you look at the Xiaomi Redmi 3S and the Redmi Note 3 closely, you will notice that these two phones share a lot of design elements. In fact, put next to each other, both these phones look like siblings with small design differences in a couple of areas.
Both the Redmi 3S as well as the Redmi Note 3 come with a metal unibody design that gives them a premium look. You would find it difficult to realize that these phones are available at budget prices.
The Redmi 3S is 8.5 mm thick and weighs 144 grams, while the Redmi Note 3 is 8.7 mm thick and weighs 164 grams. The significant difference in the weight can be attributed to the bigger display and therefore a bigger metal shell of the phone.
As far as build quality is concerned, the Redmi 3S and the Redmi Note 3 both seem to be very sturdy. The metal unibody design makes these two phones seem very solid and there's no creaking noise coming out from any part. Both the phones do not come with Gorilla Glass protection, unfortunately.
The Redmi 3S comes with a 5 inch IPS LCD display of HD resolution, giving you a pixel density of ~294 PPI. In our first impressions, we found the display to be of very good quality, with accurate colour reproduction and good sunlight visibility. MIUI lets you set different colour temperature profiles as well to adjust to your liking.
The Redmi Note 3 comes with a 5.5 inch IPS LCD display of full HD resolution, giving you a pixel density of ~401 PPI. We have been using this phone for months now, and in our various tests so far, we found the display's colour reproduction to be highly accurate. Sunlight visibility is decent, but brightness could have been better.
The Redmi 3S is the first phone to come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor. It is an octa-core processor and comes with eight Cortex A53 cores – four 1.4 GHz and four 1.1 GHz. Qualcomm has been releasing a lot of Snapdragon 4xx series processors, so the difference between other current gen Snapdragon 4xx processors and the Snapdragon 430 may not be much.
The Redmi Note 3 comes with the hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor. It comes with four 1.4 GHz Cortex A53 cores and two 1.8 GHz Cortex A72 cores, utilising a big.LITTLE architecture. In our thorough testing and usage over the last few months, we have noticed that the phone performs extremely well, with great balance between power efficiency and performance.
Both the Redmi 3S and Redmi Note 3 come in two variants – 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage or 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. You can upgrade the internal storage up to 256 GB using a microSD card, but this will use the second SIM card slot.
The Redmi 3S comes with a 13 MP camera with an aperture of f/2.0. There is an LED flash and Phase Detection Autofocus to assist the camera. The phone can record videos up to 1080p at 30 FPS. On the front, you get a 5 MP camera with an f/2.2 aperture and video recording up to 1080p. This is extremely impressive considering the fact that it costs just Rs. 6,999.
The Redmi Note 3, on the other hand, comes with a 16 MP camera with dual LED flash and an aperture of f/2.0. It also comes with Phase Detection Autofocus and support video recording up to 1080p at 30 FPS. There is a hack out there that unlocks 4K video recording on the phone, but we'll talk about it in another post.
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Xiaomi continues to impress us with massive batteries in its phones. The Redmi 3S comes with a 4100 mAh battery while the Redmi Note 3 comes with a 4000 mAh battery. We have been witnessing some insane talktime and standby times on the Redmi Note 3, seeing that the phone gives a screen-on time upwards of 7 hours with fairly heavy usage throughout the day. In normal usage scenarios, the Redmi Note 3 lasts a day and a half easily with 6 hours of screen-on time, on an average.
The Redmi 3S comes with an even bigger battery. At 4100 mAh and a smaller, lower resolution display, the Redmi 3S should last much, much longer than the Redmi Note 3. While we are very impressed with the Redmi Note 3's battery life, we expect to be blown away by the Redmi 3S's battery life results.
The Redmi 3S is priced at Rs. 6,999 for the 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage version, while it costs Rs. 8,999 for the 3 GB RAM 32 GB storage version. It will be available for purchase starting 9th August at 12 PM, during its first flash sale.
The Redmi Note 3 is priced at Rs. 9,999 for the 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage version, while it costs Rs. 11,999 for the 3 GB RAM 32 GB storage version. At the moment, the phone is available for purchase from Mi.com, the company's official store.
Both these Xiaomi phones represent an excellent value for money deal, making them some of the most well made and well priced phones on the market. However, it becomes a little tricky when you pit the two phones against each other. While the Redmi Note 3 is a tried and tested phone, giving you an extremely good price vs performance ratio, the Redmi 3S comes up as a challenge to this phone.
The Redmi Note 3 has been one of the best phones you could buy in the 8000-15000 price range, but the Redmi 3S suddenly closes in on the Redmi Note 3 by offering an even better price vs performance ratio.


well, ive had this problem for a while. my headlights are aimed too low. before you all say that you can adjust them, ive tried. i kno the little white screws are there. the dealership even tried to adjust them. i was charged $230 for them aiming the high beams. that was fun. basically i have a '97 that the previous owner decided to put 1-piece headlights in. the driver side is even broken cuz it comes loose and you can move it up and down. either way, it wont pass inspections. i was wondering if i purchsed a set of aftermarket ones from awe, would they shine the way their supposed to?
here are pics of them aimed too low.
the harnesses are held in place by zipties. pics.
so im just asking if i get brand new headlights and harnesses, would it shine normal? it's actually pretty dangerous just to drive at night with these.
sounds like the adjusters stripped out. Look up the classifieds to pick up a cheap housing set.
but if i buy a housing and wiring set from ecs, would it work?
Search ebay for Used Valeo 1 piece OEM headlights. You'll pay up the nose for a new one. No one really makes a quality replacement headlgith but Valeo. ECS does sell Valeo ecodes. which I would do personally. Or find a used set of Ecodes. Those look like Halogen, but you got a HID sticker on the back cover.
Are the shipping plugs still intact and attached to the reflector components? Alot of times they are not.. and all you have to do is reattach them. Adjusting the height is close to impossible if the shipping plugs are not attached.
nope, my b6 shines plenty of light.


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