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Pok Deng, an old card game originating from Thailand. living with Thai people for many centuries Although there is no historical record as to where the game originated or by whom. But experts in gambling games have agreed that Pok deng card game probably originated from Thailand. Because this type of gambling game is popular only among Thai players.
In addition, foreign players are also dubbed. Pokdeng game is a Thai version of baccarat game. Because the format and method of playing are similar to the Baccarat card game, which is that the 9 card is the largest card. Whichever player has a 9-point hand or is closest to 9 points wins. สมัคร UFABET
How to read the points on the poker face
10 , J , Q , K are equal to 0.
A is equal to 1 point.
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 are equal to the points that appear on the face of the card.
How to play Pok Deng
For how to play the bounce card game. Up to 17 players can play and there is 1 dealer per table. 52 cards are used to play, all cards are used. except Joker
The dealer shuffles the entire deck and then deals the cards to the players alternatingly. Distribute the entire circle, 1 card at a time. When all players receive all 2 cards, the dealer stops dealing cards.
Everyone shows their cards. If the cards received for the first time have a total of 8 or 9 points, they are called Pok 8 and Pok 9 respectively.
If any player gets Pok 9, it is considered that the game has the most cards. If the dealer doesn't hit 9 but any player gets it It will be said that the score is higher and win immediately.
If in that game No one who gets Pok 8 or Pok 9 is measured by the total score on the cards. (Maximum not more than 9 points, round tens is zero)
Total cards less than 5 points are considered very low cards. The dealer will ask the player if they want to draw more cards.
If the player is confident that the hand is worth more than the dealer Players do not have to draw additional cards. But if the player thinks that the cards in the hand are too low Players can then draw 1 additional card, totaling 3 cards for a chance to score more hands.
When the player draws a full circle, it reaches the process of measuring that between the player and the banker. Whichever side has more points will be the winner immediately. unless Either side has a special hand. which will receive a higher payout than usual
Get to know the special cards in the game of Pokdeng.
3 cards in line (normal)
Means the hand cards come out in a sequence such as 2, 3, 4 or 5,6,7 or J,Q,K. But the dealer gets a normal card. This game will assume you win and get 3x your money.
Pokdeng-Ranging-Card-State-Fused 3-card rank (same suit)
Refers to the cards in the hand come out as 3 cards that are a symbolic flower pattern on the face of the card, such as spades (spades), red hearts (red hearts), black jake flowers (clubs), squares (pythons). If you have cards arranged like this But the dealer gets a normal card. This game will assume. You win and get paid 5 times.
3 Tong cards
Refers to all 3 cards of the same number such as 1 1 1, 2 2 2, 3 3 3, etc. If you get cards in this order But the dealer gets a normal card. This game will assume you win and you get 5 times your payout as well.
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Title Miscellaneous material concerning a facsimile version of The Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle.
Date 3.1994
Description Two sheets of a typescript letter dated 16th March 1994 signed by Andrew Draper, director of C.I.L. Ltd and addressed to the 'Book Collector', offering a pre-publication subscription offer for the facsimile edition of The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle. A card slip case with marbled design on covers, containing five sheets of publicity material relating to the facsimile edition of The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle, including one reprinted illustration from vol. 3. Also contains freepost self-addressed envelope for reply. Small, glossy booklet containing publicity material and photographs concerning Charles Darwin and The Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle. Includes a short biography of Charles Darwin, a brief description of the Voyage, and s of each of the facsimile volumes. Also includes brief comments by Dr. John Hemming, director and secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, Solene Morris, Curator of The Darwin Museum, Anthony Howard Swann, Chairman of Wheldon and Wesley and George Darwin, Charles Darwin's great grandson.
Subject Zoology
PhysicalDescription In acid free envelope with original packaging attached. Holograph on original packaging - 'This is really an advertisement for a publication I did not think worth the money as I have a very good set of Zoology volumes', signed by Jack Johns.
Publicity material
Related Person Draper, Andrew
illustrator : Gould, John

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Старое Шептахово () — деревня Урмарского района Чувашской Республики Российской Федерации. В рамках организации местного самоуправления входит с 2023 года в Урмарский муниципальный округ.

География
Расположен в северо-восточной части региона, в пределах Чувашского плато.

Климат
В Старое Шептахово, как и во всём районе, климат умеренно континентальный с продолжительной холодной зимой и довольно тёплым сухим летом. Средняя температура января −13 °C; средняя температура июля 18,7 °C. За год выпадает в среднем 400 мм осадков, преимущественно в тёплый период. Территория относится к I агроклиматическому району Чувашии и характеризуется высокой теплообеспеченностью вегетационного периода: сумма температур выше +10˚С составляет здесь 2100—2200˚.

История
Население деревни до 1724 года составляли ясачные, а до 1866 государственные крестьяне, которые занимались земледелием и животноводством.

В 1897 году в деревне функционировала школа грамоты.

В 1920-е годы действовали кузнечное и портняжное производства.

В 1931 образован колхоз «Исварни».

В середине XIX века выделился выселок Новый Мундырь (ныне д. Новое Шептахово).

Административно-территориальная принадлежность
До 1927 года деревня находилась в составе Чекурской волости Свияжского уезда, затем Староарабосинской и Урмарской волостей Цивильского уезда. С 1927 года — в составе Урмарского района.

Входил (с 2004 до 2022 гг.) в состав Челкасинского сельского поселения муниципального района Урмарский район.

К 1 января 2023 года обе муниципальные единицы упраздняются и деревня входит в Урмарский муниципальный округ.

Население

Инфраструктура
Основа экономики — сельское хозяйство.

В деревне имеется 93 дома, одна школа.

Обелиск «Вечная память павшим воинам в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.».

Транспорт
По западной окраине деревни проходит автомобильная дорога общего пользования регионального значения 97К-002 «Аниш» автодорога М-7 «Волга» — Урмары — Канаш — Ибреси — Алатырь. Остановка общественного транспорта «Старое Шептахово».

Примерно в 7 км на восток находится железнодорожная станция Урмары на магистрали «Москва—Казань—Екатеринбург».

Примечания

Литература

Населённые пункты Урмарского района

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As God inspires our parents, to assign our name, to bring light to who we are, we look to the meaning of God's own name to know Him better. For some, it requires a little more digging than others to understand our own names — thanks hipster parents. But, lucky for us, God has left us many names in Sacred Scripture to discover who He is. And the most riveting part of all is that His names are perfect, for He perfectly embodies all of them.
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This is the word for today's reflection.
"Don't judge someone until you've walked a day in their shoes." We've all used it at one point in our lives, and there is a great deal of truth to it.
Ask anyone why family is important and you will get various answers, but you will not get many arguments that the statement is untrue. We value our roots and stand up for our family – so often when they don't deserve it – because our sense of belonging within a community is so important. To be grounded in community is a foundational understanding of human beings.
I went through a phase once when I was a little girl in which I would only wear dresses. Day and night – you could bet that I was wearing a dress of some kind, probably with a little bit of pink or sparkle.
I find the Bread of Life Discourse to be fascinating. How incredibly mystified the disciples and the others gathered must have been at Jesus' teaching.
Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world!
A lamb… why a lamb, Lord?
Today, I could focus on so many verses from Scripture, whole books, actually, or even the whole Bible. After all, Jesus sacrificial and saving act is the culmination of the New Testament right – the new fulfilling the old?
Growing up, I absolutely loved school. I was that kid. The one who said, "goodbye" to her teachers at the end of the day and did her homework during recess. For some reason, I felt at home in the classroom. My teacher was a second parent.
There are a few things in the world that terrify me – deep water and tight caverns. For a long time I couldn't wrap my mind around why these things in particular scared me. I mean, public speaking? No problem! Spiders? Eh, don't mind them… But, why deep water and caves?
Imagine the reaction of a restaurant if I, quite suddenly, exclaimed this while leaping on top of a table. I'd imagine there would also be the flailing of my arms and a wide expression on my face… In true dramatic fashion, I would probably effectively convince everyone that I was crazy.
What is it about the concept of eternity that freaks me out? Shouldn't I rejoice that the joy I will (please Jesus!) find in Heaven will fully satisfy me forever? Am I afraid that it won't be what I thought it would be? Or am I just afraid of what I don't know? Cause you bet your bottom dollar I have no clue what eternity feels like.
It takes my breath away — that clear, starry night sky, an abyss of wonder. It always calls me to bask in God's glory. And sometimes become entirely consumed by how it could possibly be.
Names of God Day 1 // Whats in a Name?
Juliet Capulet, that poor girl caught in the skirmish of warring families and some really awful growing pains, had a pretty profound point. What is in a name?


The U.K. is building a giant high speed rail line, and not everyone's too happy. As the name implies, High Speed 2 (HS2) is the country's second high-speed rail line, connecting London to northern England at speeds of up to 250 miles an hour. The government first announced the line would go ahead back in 2012, and the first phase to Birmingham is expected to open in 2026. Phase 2, a Y shape that connects Manchester and Leeds, will open in 2033.
It's an ambitious project. Transport secretary Chris Graying has described the project as part of a new "Elizabethan era" for British railways, evoking the Victorian-era greats like Isambard Kingdom Brunel that oversaw bold rail projects. Unfortunately, Brunel probably wouldn't be too pleased about HS2: his grave may get dug up in the building process.
But on Tuesday, questions arose about the project's cost, with the Department for Transport (DfT) permanent secretary Philip Rutnam admitting that controlling costs would be "challenging." In 2015, a spending review set aside £55.7 billion ($68.5 billion) for the new line, a slight increase from the proposed figure back in 2010 of 30 billion ($36.9 billion).
The new line is on a totally different scale to High Speed 1, which opened back in 2007. That cost £5.8 billion ($7.1 billion) and only reaches speeds of 186 miles an hour at its fastest route. The line connects St Pancras International in London with the Channel Tunnel, allowing for direct passenger services to destinations like Paris (2 hours 15 minutes) and Brussels (1 hour 55 minutes).
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So why is the government pushing ahead? Because it's concerned that key sections of the rail network will basically hit peak capacity by 2024. Big train projects are cool, but HS2 will probably see the light of day out of necessity rather than because of some romantic dream of rediscovering Britain's love for the railway. It may cost a lot, and it might cause Brunel to roll in his grave, but if it doesn't get built, it could send the whole network into disarray.


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The Washingto Secretary of State adopts permanent rules to implement the Uniform Electronic Recording Act that includes provisions related to the notarization of electronic real property records.
Defines electronic notarization as a notarial act performed in accordance with RCW Chapter 42.44 and WAC Chapter 308-30 WAC by a Notary, appointed by the Washington state Department of Licensing, who provides notarial acts using electronic interface.
Clarifies that for an electronic notarization, an impression of the official seal or stamp is not required.
Clarifies that recording officers have no responsibility for verifying or authenticating notary signatures and acknowledgments.
The Secretary of State adopts permanent rules to implement the Uniform Electronic Recording Act that includes provisions related to the notarization of electronic real property records. Under the URPERA, the Secretary was tasked with adopting rules to govern electronic recording. The permanent rules define an electronic notarization and provide that one must be performed in compliance with RCW 42.44 and WAC 308-30. These sections of the Revised Code and Administrative Code govern paper-based notarial acts. However, the permanent rules clarify that in notarizing an electronic real property record, a Notary is not required to affix or attach an image of the Notary's official seal.


When I moved to my new room, I also inherited a teacher desk, a nice new teacher desk by the way. . . with nice drawers. I haven't used a traditional desk for years, but it was nice to have the drawer space. So I kept it. . . and felt guilt about the enormous amount of space it took up.
Then one day it hit me! So I swapped the desk with one of the computer tables. I put the student desktop computer on top of the teacher desk and it became a shared space. The sign-out sheet is there and students use the desktop computer when they need to. I have a little space on the left side plus I get to keep those drawers! Problem solved.
Now what to do with that extra computer table? I couldn't just toss it. So I moved it to the front of the room (where I had my trapezoid table). Now I have enough space for both my laptop and my document camera. I also gained extra space to work one-on-one with students at this table. Sweet!
I have 2 couches. I love the comfy feeling they give my room. Students are free to choose these spaces to enjoy a book or to complete assignments. One is in the whole group meeting area and the other is in the class library. I thought I might have to give 1 away when I moved. As it turns out I was able to keep them both.
I almost got rid of this worn out well loved puzzle seat. I am so glad I didn't. It is now the official "waiting spot". Let me explain. I am adjusting to the fact that my little darlings are a bit more needy than my fifth graders. I've even tried "Ask 3 before me", but it seems there are a few that always have something that needs my personal attention. So now, when I am working with a group or an individual student and another student is "puzzled" and needs my attention, they sit on the puzzle piece and patiently wait. I call them over as soon as I have a break. This helps them and me. I haven't been interrupted once since we started this. It's only been 1 day, but what a difference a day makes!
These are the major changes I've made in my room since school started. Anyone who knows me knows I am always looking for the perfect room arrangement. I think I may have found it . . . time will tell!
Update: I went to my room the other day (yes, it was during Fall Break) and moved a shelf to the end of that table behind the puzzle. It made the writing supplies more accessible to the students and it gave me a little more space near that chart tablet to the right of the puzzle. I'll have to see how it works when the kids come back tomorrow. I guess there is no such thing as the perfect arrangement after all!
Please tell me I'm not the only person who is always looking for a better solution and changing their room around? Leave your comments below.


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2013 Summer Movies, Part II: The Sequel
Posted on August 8, 2013 by Aaron
If this summer's blockbuster movies have been overwhelming disappointments, there have been a few quiet successes among the smaller movies, at least from the perspective of the studios and their bottom lines. One such success has been The Heat, in which Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock team up for a buddy-cop movie, with McCarthy playing the unhinged, Mel Gibson-in-Lethal Weapon character, and Bullock playing the straight gal to both her antics and some truly obnoxious (but possibly accurate) Boston accents.
This summer's runaway hit, however, has been the horror flick The Conjuring, which has nearly septupled its budget (and is still going). While that's certainly not as profitable as some of the summer's 'big' movies (Despicable Me 2 and Iron Man 3 each made significantly more money), the rate of return on the studio's investment is pretty impressive (7x and counting!). So while it appears that much of America may view this as the summer in which Despicable Me 2 was the biggest hit and Johnny Depp's career hit the skids, the studios may remember this as the summer in which horror trumped action movies.
I seldom go to see horror movies, but I watched The Conjuring last weekend, and it reminded me of something I learned in seminary. Not a theological truth, mind you, but rather a sociological curiosity. You see, although I attended a conservative evangelical seminary, I still convinced one of my professors to let me write a major research paper that hinged on an evaluation of 1970s Blaxploitaion cinema. I won't bore you with the details of the paper (it had to do with Black Theology, the 1970s cultural milieu, and the limitations of Marxist Analysis, which I admit made it rather out of place in an evangelical context), but for those of you unfamiliar with the Blaxploitation films, there was a 5 or 6 year window covering the late 1960s and early 1970s in which Hollywood discovered that if they made grindhouse films starring African Americans and explicitly incorporated the racial anxieties of the moment into those (typically) violent films, African Americans would hand over stacks of mammon to watch them. And so the world was given Shaft, Foxy Brown, Superfly, Blacula, and a host of other films with influence that has lived on in American culture, even among many who've never seen them.
[Also – and this is a bit of a digression, but I feel like it needs to be said – these films are controversial for several reasons, most of which are predictable (they're violent, they're often racy, the language is filthy), but one of which is far more uncomfortable. Life in America is always complicated by race, and films that deal as explicitly with race as these do raise questions, particularly when they're funded and/or directed by white people, as many of these were. Grindhouse films are exploitational by definition, but the idea that one could/should exploit race for profit should make you squirm a little bit, and that's before we ask whether these films were offering an outlet for simmering anger or playing to animalistic stereotypes in that quest for money from one particular race. Like I said, it's a digression, but it needs to be said.]
At any rate, I bring this up to say that one lesson I learned in the course of researching that paper was the fact that many people attribute the death of Blaxploitation cinema to the release of another surprise horror hit: The Exorcist. Even though the brief Blaxploitation moment made studios a fair amount of money, and even though the movies made have lived on in American cultural memory, the whole movement trickled to a halt within a year or two of The Exorcist's release, and many people see a connection. The argument goes something like this: studios made Blaxploitation films so they could make money from African Americans, but African Americans showed up in droves to see The Exorcist, just like everybody else. So studios learned they didn't have to make movies a certain way to reach certain races, which meant they didn't have to cast non-white actors at all anymore. Instead, Hollywood just started making horror films and ceased production of the Blaxploitation niche films altogether. So The Exorcist killed Blaxploitation.
The Exorcist was released 40 years ago this December. As such an important film (it not only killed Blaxploitation, but it was the first 'modern' horror film), I assume most of you have seen it, so I'll limit my summary to noting that it tells the story of the demon possession of a child and the subsequent (and difficult) exorcism of that demon by a pair of Catholic priests. Grounded as it is in the realm of the possible – the Catholic church really does perform exorcisms, and many people (including me) really do believe in demons and demonic possession – The Exorcist resists the unreality of later horror flicks (Freddy Krueger may be a terrifying character, but dreams don't kill, amiright?) and never becomes so farcical as to be funny rather than scary. Simply put, it's not frightening so much for what it is (a movie about disturbing stuff) as for what it could be (an experience you could conceivably witness in person) and what it says about you (there are invisible, terrifying, and malevolent forces in the world that are vastly more powerful than you).
Without spoiling the plot, almost all of this is also true of The Conjuring, a fact that I assume correlates to The Conjuring's Exorcist-like box office surprise. Alike in their emphasis on the spiritual (The Conjuring even ends with a quote from the man whose story it tells that is essentially a call to faith in God), these two movies demonstrate that while virtually everything else about the movie business has changed in the last 40 years, people will still pay to be frightened by a depiction of spiritual warfare.
That being the case, The Conjuring made me wonder (and remember, I'm not expert on horror flicks). Would The Conjuring or The Exorcist have been remotely as successful if evil triumphed in the end? There's a certain ambiguity involved in the endings to both movies, for what it's worth (so I don't think I've spoiled anything), but ultimately, both stories end with wins for God (or at least, for a sensationalized Hollywood take on God), and I think that matters. After all, a scary story rooted in unreality is simply a scary story, and the final outcome probably doesn't matter too much. But if a scary story is rooted in reality and evil wins, isn't it essentially a celebration of the demonic? And doesn't that celebration come pretty close to a form of worship?
It's a moot point, I suppose, in the case of The Conjuring or the Exorcist, because of how they end. But now I'm curious. How much of the success of either depends on their respective endings? Does the American movie-going public care about the ending? What does it say about them/us if they do not? Would most people be just as happy to get a scare from a movie celebrating a triumph of evil forces that actually exist? I'm not sure I want to know, but it's definitely been on my mind.
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Quint on August 18, 2013 at 4:10 pm said:
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Opening for the Season Monday, April 22, 2019!
Welcome to Granny Hatfield's Greenhouse! Just like LeSage Natural water, the purpose of our state-of-the-art greenhouse is to give those with disabilities opportunities for employment.
"Granny" is actually Celia Hatfield, manager of the greenhouse and our lawn care crew. The greenhouse opens this year on April 22! Look for Celia's beautiful Spring flower baskets and flats consisting of Million Bells, Petunias, Begonias, Verbena, and Impatiens. She will also carry Boston ferns, bedding flowers in flats and a variety of garden vegetables, and the retail shop will include all types of decorative items.
Celia's crew also offers lawn care throughout the summer mowing season providing businesses and homeowners in the TriState area with the all-important curb appeal enhancement. If you need someone to mow your lawn or remove those leaves that won't, call Celia at 304.762.2522 or 844.453.7243 (844-4 Lesage)! They can even do small landscaping projects!


On Sunday evening, I returned from a spectacular weekend at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Delaware and Blackwater NWR in Maryland, where I witnessed and photographed incredibly beautiful and memorable wildlife, sunrises and sunsets. I left my house at 0230 Friday evening (or Saturday morning) to meet with a friend and drive to Delaware's Bombay Hook NWR before sunrise.
We arrived with plenty of time to locate a good location to shoot the sunrise. However, as the first light began to appear on the horizon and as we began to photograph it, thousands of Snow Geese exploded off a pond and marsh behind us. The sound of the liftoff of the snow geese was a very load roar, and when we turned in the direction of the roaring sound behind us, all we could see was a massive grey cloud lifting in the darkness.
As the snow geese lifted into the sky, the roar diminished and turned into the sound of thousands of flapping wings and the loud honking calls of the geese. To make the experience even more exciting, the geese were flying in the direction of the sunrise, right over us. The image at the top of this article shows the first light, and if you look closely (click on the image), you can see many of the Snow Geese as they flew toward the rising sun.
Unfortunately, we were not able to photograph the liftoff or flyover, because we were not prepared for it (we were prepared for shooting the sunrise), and it happened very quickly. It also would have been impossible to photograph because it was very dark behind us/the opposite direction of the sunrise. Regardless of not capturing the liftoff of the thousands of geese, it was an experience I will always remember.
Above as the sun broke the horizon, the sky began to brighten, and as it did, we saw wave after wave of Snow Geese flying from north to south. Bombay Hook NWR and other areas in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia are the winter homes to many thousands of Snow Geese that migrate over, 2,500 miles from the Arctic Tundra in Canada.
I have many more images to review and process from Bombay Hook and will eventually upload them to my Website. Not only was the sunrise and Snow Geese spectacular at Bombay Hook, but the sunset (below) was breathtaking too.
After shooting the Bombay Hook sunset, we drove to Blackwater NWR in Maryland where we spent Sunday photographing the sunrise and wildlife, to include many eagles. I will be posting those images to my blog and Website after Thanksgiving.
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What amazingly beautiful views … just wish we could also see and hear what you were able to experience.
So beautiful! I'm in awe of these photos and so grateful for our beautiful earth this Thanksgiving weekend. Thank you, Steve!
Thank you Kim for visiting my blog, very positive feedback, and posting a link to it on the USFWS Northeast Region Facebook page. That posting referred a lot of readers to my blog.


Our first and some of our most recent Valentine's Days were spent at home. It can be nice to avoid the crowds, the price, and the hassle of going out (please tell me someone else can relate to the stress of trying to park downtown). Lucky for me, Wes is a phenomenal cook so I don't have to sacrifice on the quality of the food! But even if he weren't, you have to give bonus points for your Valentine being willing to cook for you. Turn on some romantic music (I feel like Alexa could easily take care of that…side note: is anyone else as creeped out as I am by Alexa/Amazon Echo?!), light a few candles, grab a bouquet of flowers (from Trader Joe's–they're inexpensive, simple, & beautiful) and you've got yourself a winning date night. Pro tip: you can wear sweatpants and no one will ever know.
This one is probably the most obvious, but it feels wrong to leave it out. We love trying new places (or returning to an old favorite) and are always looking for an excuse to do so. Can't get a much better excuse to dine out than Valentine's Day! If you're planning to do this, go ahead and make your reservations now I hope you already have reservations. If you don't, here's a twist on one of our favorite date night activities–turn your dinner date into a "dinner crawl" of sorts! Pick out a few places that you can grab a seat and an appetizer at the bar, then head somewhere else for another! Pro tip: Know where you want to go ahead of time. Trying to decide where to go on the spur of the moment occasionally ends in h-angriness. Guilty.
Our first married Valentine's Day was one of our favorites! To celebrate, we took a quick weekend trip to Charleston. Try to find a place that isn't far from where you live, do your research, and plan in advance. That will give you time to decide where to eat (if you're not sensing a pattern, you don't know us very well), what to do, and to budget for the added expense of a trip. Personally, I'd much rather save the money on presents and put it towards traveling! Pro tip: If you visit The Gin Joint, don't order a drink that doesn't have the price listed on the menu. Your after dinner drink bill might end up being more than your dinner bill (we had a gift certificate, but still).
Check out your local theatre options and see what's playing! A few years ago we saw Wicked–I hadn't been to many musicals and had no idea what to expect but I loved it! Not something we do every night, and again–you can cut out the expense of presents in favor of a memorable activity together. Pro tip: Don't ask your husband to take multiple photos holding the program before the show starts. You might get into a fight about it. Respect his limit of 3 photos at a time.
Find a coffee shop or breakfast place in town that you haven't tried! My favorite coffee shop in Greenville (The Village Grind) was a Valentine's date find. We went for breakfast and fell in love with the amazing donuts & coffee (yeah, another pun. I'm sorry but Valentine's Day just begs for them). This is a great budget friendly option if you, for instance, recently bought a house. It's also romantic and quiet, giving you the chance to talk and connect. Don't tell Wes I said this, but maybe the point of Valentine's Day isn't the food, but to spend quality time with the one you love. Pro tip: Village Grind only serves donuts on Sunday. Don't get mad at me if you show up on Tuesday and they don't have the delicious donuts I just fully endorsed.
This year, we're actually saving the money we might spend on a Valentine's Day date/present and putting it towards an upcoming trip to visit some of our best friends in Boston. I don't know what we'll do on the day of, but I do feel pretty confident you'll find me in one of these cozy sweaters. How do you celebrate Valentine's Day? Any date ideas for the future? Leave a comment below!
Love the sweatpants idea, especially since I'll be spending this Valentine's Day with the dog!


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import axios from 'axios';
import when from 'when';

import {
  AuthenticationError,
  KeystoneApiError,
  ConnectionError
} from './errors';
import { getServiceUrl } from '../selectors/auth';

class KeystoneApiService {
  defaultRequest(additionalAttributes) {
    return (dispatch, getState) =>
      axios(
        Object.assign(
          {
            baseURL: getServiceUrl(getState(), 'keystone'),
            url: '/auth/tokens',
            method: 'POST'
          },
          additionalAttributes
        )
      );
  }

  authenticateUser(username, password) {
    return dispatch =>
      dispatch(
        this.defaultRequest({
          data: {
            auth: {
              identity: {
                methods: ['password'],
                password: {
                  user: {
                    name: username,
                    domain: {
                      name: 'Default'
                    },
                    password: password
                  }
                }
              },
              scope: {
                project: {
                  name: 'admin',
                  domain: {
                    name: 'Default'
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        })
      ).catch(handleErrors);
  }

  authenticateUserViaToken(keystoneAuthTokenId) {
    return dispatch =>
      dispatch(
        this.defaultRequest({
          data: {
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              identity: {
                methods: ['token'],
                token: {
                  id: keystoneAuthTokenId
                }
              },
              scope: {
                project: {
                  name: 'admin',
                  domain: {
                    name: 'Default'
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        })
      ).catch(handleErrors);
  }
}

const handleErrors = e => {
  if (e.response && e.response.status === 401) {
    return when.reject(new AuthenticationError(e));
  } else if (e.response) {
    return when.reject(new KeystoneApiError(e));
  } else if (e.request) {
    return when.reject(
      new ConnectionError(
        'Connection to Keystone API could not be established',
        e
      )
    );
  } else {
    return when.reject(e);
  }
};

export default new KeystoneApiService();

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By the end of this course, you will be able to identify workplace behaviors that may not show respect for religious diversity and determine the correct action to take when inappropriate religious remarks are made.
As a leader, you need the right tools to deal with issues of religious diversity in the workplace. These tools are designed to give you greater clarity around what disrespect looks and sounds like.
By the end of this course, you will be able to identify workplace behaviors that may not show respect for religious diversity and determine the correct action to take when inappropriate religious remarks are made. While demonstrating respect for religious diversity presents some challenges, approaching these challenges with calmness and respect can reap the rewards of an inclusive workplace where employees of all beliefs feel valued.