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Valentin riviera maya8/19/2023 ![]() There are multiple fountains around the grounds adding ambience. The decor style of the Valentin is elegant and traditional, with plenty of marble, granite, travertine, flagstone, slate, and grand open spaces. The downside is that the sprawling size of the resort means getting from one side to another means a 10- to 15-minute hike. The resort has a number of distinct hangout areas: the main hub that's home to the lobby and many of the restaurants and bars the massive main pool (the resort advertises it as one of the largest in Mexico), the quieter lazy river pool, and the beach itself. This is not the fanciest luxury all-inclusive in Riviera Maya, but overall it hits all the right notes, and rates are reasonably competitive for this luxury category - the Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun, The Royal Playa del Carmen, and The Royal Hideaway Playacar can be quite a bit pricier. The different guest tiers can sometimes cause dissatisfaction among those who didn't upgrade, however, especially whenever the choice sunbeds in the Privilege pool and beach areas are not in use. ![]() Many of the hassles associated with all-inclusive resorts (annoying bracelets, watered-down drinks, long waits to make dinner reservations) are absent here, and guests can expect top-shelf liquor and great food variety. It stands out for its truly excellent pools, great stretch of beach, and beautiful grounds. The Valentin Imperial Maya draws plenty of repeat guests, and for good reason.
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Chocolate mousse with gelatin sheets8/19/2023 ![]() If you are using the gelatin to set a straight liquid, 1 package will set 2 cups of liquid firmly. When the gelatin is liquid again, you can mix it with other liquids and make other recipes. Once your gelatin has bloomed and set (it will be fairly thick), heat it gently over a low burner flame or in the microwave on low heat in 10 second increments. The longer you let it sit, the thicker it will become. Allow the gelatin to set for 5 to 10 minutes.Make sure not to dump it in a clump, as the powder in the center won’t be able to dissolve and bloom correctly. Sprinkle 1 package (2 1/4-2 1/2 tsp.) over the cold water.Place 1/4 cup (60 ml) of cold water in a bowl. ![]() Gelatin based recipes should be set in the refrigerator to help them set with the correct consistency. ![]() Place the milk and glucose syrup in a large bowl and microwave on high until it bubbles. ![]() If using powdered gelatin, quickly mix with 3 tablespoons (45 mL/1.5 fl oz) of the milk and set aside. Of course, this depends on the temperature (it sets faster when cold) and the amount of liquid that has been added. Put the sheets of gelatin into the bowl of cool water to soak. How Long Does Gelatin Take to Set?Īfter it has been completely dissolved in liquid, gelatin will reset in about 6 hours. You can also buy higher quality gelatin that is sourced ethically and considered healthier than the highly-processed gelatin found in grocery stores. Unflavored gelatin is available in most supermarkets in the baking aisle, generally with the flavored gelatins like Jello. While Jello is an obvious use of a flavored gelatin, it can also be added in smaller amounts to help stabilize ingredients without giving a rubbery texture. This makes it a perfect ingredient for creating stable, thickened foods. While gelatin has a pale yellow color, when it is added to recipe it is clear and won’t affect the color. The jelly and mousse layers use gelatine, but if you prefer you can use agar agar, which is veggie-friendly. It is flavorless and odorless, and though brittle when dry, once wet it sets to become rubbery. Gelatin is derived from animal collagen, which comes from the skin, bones, ligaments, and tendons. The acidity in both sour cream and buttermilk is a must to properly leaven this cake. For a sturdier, yet moister crumb, swap some sour cream in for the buttermilk and reduce the hot liquid. Prepare a 16cm silicone mold or cake tin with parchment paper in the bottom. If your chocolate has developed a lighter cloudy spot on it which is called a " bloom," you can still use it as long as there are no other noticeable indications of spoilage to its structural integrity.If a recipe calls for gelatin powder and you’re feeling lost, here’s everything you need to know about how to use it! What is Gelatin? This is every chocolate lover’s dream Dark Chocolate Cake Use this chocolate cake as the starting point. Preheat the oven to 180✬ conventional oven. It is extremely susceptible to heat and moisture and any change in either of these can compromise its ability to melt properly. They don't have any stabilizers in them and their uniform size helps them melt more evenly.Īnd finally, do not use chocolate that has been improperly stored. This is doubly important with something as fickle as mousse.īon Appetit also suggests opting for wafers of chocolate in recipes where the chocolate needs to be melted. Therefore, you should never substitute one for the other if you want to ensure your dessert turns out with the correct texture. Each of these contains distinct quantities of sugar and dairy powder, making them behave uniquely. Moreover, the precise percentage of chocolate is less important than what type of chocolate the recipe calls for - namely bittersweet, semi-sweet, or milk.
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War never changes8/19/2023 ![]() Not all wars, after all, are fought with violence. You see, although Fallout takes place in a a post-apocalyptic tomorrowland, what you and everyone else is doing is ultimately no different than what would have been happening in any setting: being in conflict with others. While on the surface this seems to just be a cool phrase, in reality it tells a lot about the series itself and what you are doing in it. This is the catchphrase of the Fallout series and it is usually spoken by Ron Perlman of Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy fame (although when he first said it, he was most famous for his role in the Beauty and The Beast TV series, to give you an idea of how long this series has been around). This is from an explanation of Fallout I'll probably post in full for newbies once I finish it, but it's a good explanation of what I think the phrase means:įirst off: War. In a title, if your post contains spoilers, begin your title with. Piracy is a permanent ban, no warnings.Īll posts and comments, in the end, come down to moderator discretion. Posts promoting or facilitating piracy in any way will be removed. Lore / Dev bashing with no addition to discussion will be removed. Clickbait or extremely vaguely-titled posts will be removed. Twitch / Stream / Channel promotion not allowed. More than 1 in 10 of your posts or comments being self-promotional is spamming. Always follow Reddit guidelines for self-promotion when sharing your own content. Unnecessary flaming, personal attacks, etc will be removed. Memes, macros and low effort content are not permitted as posts. Intentional spoilers will result in a ban. Titles and comments containing spoilers may be removed without notice. Use and abuse spoiler tags when applicable. Posts must be directly related to Fallout 4. Your account must be older than 1 day, to prevent spam. Official and Un-Official can be found Hereīefore posting anything to the subreddit, check our Megathreads WIKI to see if a megathread exists.See the rules below for more information. Rumors, leaks, announcements, fan art, and everything in between are allowed, as long as it's directly related to Fallout 4. A place for any and all discussion about Fallout 4.Complete Fix guide for all Fallout Games.
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Packrat game as seen on icarly8/19/2023 ![]() ![]() World of Warlords continues the classic TV parodies of the online gaming obsession.Īs is always the case with URLs mentioned on the show, redirects you. Also, it is quite possible that within the game, there are languages that exist only in World of Warlords, due to a character declaring "Oog Fightious!" (most likely meaning "fight").Īlthough the game itself is only seen on screen once, when Spencer's character is shown to be able to use fireballs, it is suggested to look similar to World of Warcraft. ![]() Seeing as that characters have made reference to such things as, "the Farquor Dimensional Plane", & "the Multi-verse", it suggests that the game goes extensively into the science-fiction aspects. Freddie stated that the two cannot fight, because the fallout, could destroy the 'multi-verse', a term for describing multiple universes within the game. When you eat the large wheels of cheese in the corners of the game, the cats will run away for a bit. Use the arrow keys to move the rat around and pick up all the cheese while avoiding the cats. Due to laws governing the World of Warlords Universe, in the game, the two cannot ever battle. Your Game will begin after the ad - Pac Rat Rules Start the game by clicking on the level you want to play. In iStart a Fanwar, Spencer and another World of Warlords fan, engage in a battle, role-playing a non-existent confrontation between to online characters, Aruthor & Aspartamay. There are (at least) two different tribes in the game, and one of the tribes, the Huebscher Fjords is a reference to Ben Huebscher, a writer who has worked on iCarly extensively. Many players seem to have quite an unexplainable obsession with the game (like some fans of the real World of Warcraft), seeing as how the fans at Webicon had an uncanny ability to remember and identify trivial facts and details about the game. The game seems to have an extensive and massive fan-base. Freddie and Spencer referred to it as a 'MMORPG', or 'Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game'. It is an online game known to be played by Spencer, Freddie, and many other people. World of Warlords is an online computer game and a parody of World of Warcraft.
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Mars miner 2 tips8/19/2023 ![]() In Lebanon, while Israel and Hezbollah, as well as armed Palestinian groups, have exchanged periodic strikes in the years since 2006, they have largely avoided casualties on either side. Israel regularly strikes targets related to Hezbollah and its backer, Iran, in neighboring Syria. On the ground, however, the conflict has been largely frozen since the two sides fought a brutal and inconclusive one-month war in 2006. Officials from both sides frequently allude to their readiness for conflict in public statements. On the other side of the border, Israeli forces have also occasionally invited journalists to watch exercises simulating a war with Hezbollah. It makes me optimistic that I still made the cut playing as poorly as I did, and I think if I can get it turned around, I can make a run.Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine said in a speech Sunday that the exercise was meant to “confirm our complete readiness to confront any aggression” by Israel. “The first two days I’ve played terrible. “I came in here very optimistic,” Mickelson said. Phil Mickelson hands a club to his caddie during the PGA Championship. However, Friday marked the 100th time Mickelson has made the cut in a major, and his 27th at the PGA Championship, which ties him with Jack Nicklaus and Raymond Floyd for the most in tournament history. Through two rounds, he had hit a mere 8 of 28 fairways through 36 holes, which tied for 133rd in the field. He was at 3-over in the first round at the PGA Championship and things didn’t get much better. Mickelson so far hasn’t played up to his Masters standards where he tied for second in April. I guess in January they changed that to where you just only get line-of-sight.” “I didn’t know that they changed the rule this year, whereby you normally could take the point in line and then you have that two-club-length semicircle. “I ended up hitting it in the hazard and took line-of-sight and came back,” Mickelson continued. Mickelson was already 5-over after 36 holes, right on the cut line. Phil Mickelson struggles but makes cut: ‘I played terrible’ “The guy came over and saved me a penalty because I had dropped it in the ruling under last year and didn’t realize it had been changed, and he came and saved me a stroke, so I was very appreciative,” Mickelson said after his round. Phil Mickelson celebrates after a birdie on the fifth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship. The second rules official agreed with the first and Mickelson thanked the first for preventing him from making a mistake. Subsequently, he planned to give himself two club lengths of relief and when asking playing partner Rickie Fowler how it looked, Fowler gave a thumbs up that he was in the clear.Ī rules official disagreed, making his way over to Mickelson to tell him that it was an incorrect drop and he would have resulted in a 1-stroke penalty if he played his ball from the wrong position.Īt first, he argued against the rules official and asked for a second opinion. On the sixth hole, Mickelson, 52, hit his tee shot into the water along the right side of the fairway and afterwards he dropped a ball where he believed the original shot had entered the water. Phil Mickelson’s PGA Championship was saved by a rules official during the second round at Oak Hill Country Club on Friday. PGA Championship final round ratings sink to 15-year low What I actually told Brooks Koepka during awkward-looking moment: PGA CEO Michael Block’s cocky Rory McIlroy boast may have gone too far Paige Spiranac backs golf darling after Cinderella story took sad turn
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Lazarus resurrection8/19/2023 In future messages we will come back again, and dig a little deeper. Then we will come back and touch on some of the key points we don’t want to miss, in just reading through it. So, let’s read through the entire account, in John 11:1-46, and see exactly what happened. This is a key testimony to Jesus’s authority over life and death: He restored life to one who had been dead long enough that their corpse was beginning to decay. We can see that even had Jesus left immediately, Lazarus still would have died.) (How do we know? Jesus waited two days before responding, but when He arrived, Lazarus had already been in the grave for four days. Jesus was told, as they hoped, but apparently a little too late to get there in time. He was sick, and the sisters sent word to Jesus. He lived there with his two sisters, Mary and Martha. This Lazarus was a homeowner in Bethany, almost two miles outside Jerusalem. So: to begin with, this is the story of Jesus’s friend, Lazarus of Bethany: not the “Lazarus” who was the beggar from Luke 16:20. ![]() There are, perhaps, dozens of sermons which could be derived from this passage, but our first priority is to hear and understand the whole story. This is a rather long chapter, and it has an important central narrative.
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Formula one standings 20228/19/2023 ![]() Both are well ahead of the third-placed Alpine team on 107 points. Ferrari’s poor showing in Barcelona has suddenly opened up a 28-point gap. F1 Driver Standings Heading Into This Weekend Before our experts make their F1 predictions for each race, we’re always locked into the current standings which we’ve listed for you below: Max. Find out the full results for all the drivers for the FormMonaco Grand Prix on BBC Sport, including who had the fastest laps in each practice session, up to three qualifying lap times. ![]() Red Bull have thus reached the 200-point mark in the battle for the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award, with seven races now having been run. The speedy tire change aided his charge through the field: after a mediocre qualifying session, he stormed forward from eleventh place to fourth in the race. But the beneficiary of the DHL Fastest Pit Stop on this occasion was team-mate Sergio Perez. Browse through 2022 Formula 1 Monaco GP results, statistics, rankings and championship standings. Pole-sitter Max Verstappen easily pulled away from the field, and the two excellent pit stops guaranteed a commanding victory in which he led every lap and also took the DHL Fastest Lap. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc couldn’t cope with the tires on the track and, only one of their four stops made it into the Top Ten, with a standing time of 2.46 seconds.īy comparison, the race went almost perfectly for Red Bull. Ferrari were left trailing, experiencing a race to forget. Even their fourth stop, with a standing time of 2.65 seconds, was still a respectable performance and the twelfth-fastest stop of the race. The three fastest stops of the race - 2.07, 2.26 and 2.28 seconds - were executed by the Red Bull mechanics. Russell is currently fifth in the Formula 1 standings but its been a bit of a disappointment after a 2022 season where he beat out teammate Lewis Hamilton and finished fourth. And they did so with a near-perfect weekend in the Barcelona pit lane. It nailed both of Leclercs wins in 2022, and at the 2021 Mexican Grand Prix, the model was strongly backing Verstappen as its top pick. But Red Bull, the kings of the pits, were always lurking, waiting to pounce. ![]() Since the Bahrain GP, Ferrari had occupied the top spot in this category, both for the fastest stop of the campaign and in the overall DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award standings. The Scuderia had started the new season strongly. Rows are not related to the drivers: within each constructor, individual Grand Prix standings are sorted purely based on the final classification in the race. Sebastian Vettel retired at the end of the 2022 championship, ending his Formula One career after 16. This means that last year’s champions once again have the edge over Ferrari. The 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship is a motor racing championship for. With a pit stop of 2.07 seconds for Sergio Perez, Red Bull set a new season best. The contest for the 2023 DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award hotted up again in Barcelona. Red Bull strike back in the battle for the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award
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Masonry drill bit for tiles8/19/2023 ![]() SG coated: Silicone multilayer is a special coating used for extremely dense metals.TiAIN coated: Titanium aluminum nitrate offers high-speed resistance to heat and abrasion.TiN coated: Titanium nitrate coating allows extended wear for drilling hard metals.Black oxide: This coating helps retain lubricants and works well to prevent rust.Manufacturers will coat their bits with special additives to improve performance, extend product life and make a worker’s job easier. Often, it’s not sufficient to build drill bits from certain metals alone. Solid carbide bits work well on nonferrous metals, and they do a great job on abrasive surfaces such as fiberglass. This means the entire bit has carbide construction, not just the tip. Solid carbide: For maximum duty drilling into the hardest materials, it pays to invest in solid carbide bits.Carbide tip bits are popular for masonry, concrete and tile drilling. Carbide is also expensive, so tool manufacturers often use HSS for the shank, flutes and leads but add a piece of carbide to the point. Carbide tipped: Carbide is an extremely strong metal that withstands enormous force.You will typically see cobalt bits marked HSS Co, which guarantees you a quality drill for challenging surfaces. Cobalt: Tougher work like drilling into stainless steel needs a tougher bit material to withstand the resistance and generated heat.HSS bits contain carbon steel with some additives of chromium and vanadium. Suitable materials are wood, soft metals and plastics. High speed steel (HSS): High-speed steel is widely used for general purpose drilling.Here are the four materials frequently used in making drill bits: What really separates the different bits is their actual metal composition. With few exceptions, metal bits are the most practical choice for every surface including wood, concrete, tile, glass and metal surfaces, as well. There are also different materials used to make the types of drill bits used for concrete, brick or tile.Īlmost all drill bits are made of metal. The types of drill bits for wood have different material composition than the types of drill bits for metal. It’s critical to use the right bit material designed and intended for the project material you are working. Typical point angles are 90° for fast cutting, 118° for general drilling and 135° for slower boring into hard materials.Īs with drill shapes, there are many different drill bit materials. This takes into account terms like screw point, conventional point and split point, but the most important feature is the drill point angle. There are many configurations to drill points. Point: This is the business end of your drill bit. ![]() Flutes and leads are mostly relevant to twist drill bits, which are far and wide the most common bit you’ll ever use. Leads are the outer face that governs the hole’s diameter and ensures the bit stays on a true path. Flute and lead: Flutes are the recessed or inner groove portion of the bit’s forward section or cutting part.Typically, shank length is less than the flute and lead portion. Shanks can be smooth or hex-shaped depending on how much torque you need. ![]() It’s the part that your electric drill or hand-brace grips.
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Serial ip port redirector8/19/2023 ![]() Network connections through proxy servers.network packetization and Nagle's algorithm. The timing effects of the TCP protocol stack, e.g.Data rate limiting of the application data stream to provide the performance expected for the baud rate currently in effect on the virtual COM port, which is slower than the maximum speed of the network connection to the server.(This is not the same as hardware/software flow control of the serial device itself.) Flow control of the network data stream to prevent overrun of the server.Accepting inbound connections initiated by device servers running in client mode and routing the data stream to a waiting application.Initiating the network connection to a device server and determining that server is ready to relay application data. ![]() Device servers for certain applications, such as those that use wireless networks, use UDP instead of TCP to gain performance at the risk of network reliability. Several of the larger server manufacturers use proprietary protocols in addition to, or instead of, public protocols. The majority of server manufacturers use public TCP protocols (raw, Telnet, or Telnet with RFC 2217 extensions). Most device servers are accessed with TCP connections (raw or using the Telnet protocol) to gain reliable delivery of the application's data stream in order of transmission. Network protocol support that is compatible with the device server.Redirectors address a number of issues related to the network connection, including: The equivalent software for a Unix/ Linux operating system is commonly called a tty port redirector and most of the information on this page also applies to it. Compatible networked device servers are currently available from a large number of manufacturers, with a heavy concentration of revenue in the top players, who are based in the North America and Asia/Pacific regions. Network packet loss or excessive packet times have dramatic effects on redirector operation and must be avoided.ĬOM port redirector software products have been offered by at least 30 vendors dating back to the early 1990s. The performance drawbacks of simple redirector implementations can be largely addressed by kernel-level drivers that avoid context switches. The performance of a COM port redirector is determined by both its implementation and the network it uses to reach device servers. The redirector GUI typically also includes displays of virtual COM port activity and various diagnostic aids. The COM port redirector then begins relaying the application data stream between the virtual COM port and the device server.Ī redirector will typically permit creation of many (at least 256) virtual COM ports, but simultaneous use of hundreds of ports is often practically limited by a number of factors, including the memory and processor requirements of the redirector, limits on operating system resources, and the performance of the network stack.Ī redirector for the Windows operating system is typically configured using a control-panel style graphical user interface for creating virtual COM ports, configuring settings for individual COM ports, and configuring global settings affecting all COM ports. When the application opens the virtual COM port, the redirector makes an IP network connection to the device server at the specified IP address and TCP/UDP port number that corresponds to the remote device on the server. These issues are described in the Technology section below.Īpplications use a COM port redirector through one or more virtual COM ports that the redirector creates, as configured by the user. The main challenges arise in two other areas: the network connection to the device server and the behavior of the device server. A virtual COM port itself is a relatively simple software mechanism that can be implemented by driver software similar to that of a conventional COM port driver. The purpose of the redirector is to make the virtual COM port exhibit behavior that closely resembles that of a "real" COM port, i.e., a COM port driver for local serial port hardware. |