It was indirect and often hard to grasp, but it was probably as honest and open as you could make it.
The devices, which require that you have a home WiFi network, can be used to turn appliances on and off, let you know if you left your garage door open (and let you close it) or respond to motion in the room.
If you log into a website and leave Safari, it stays open in the background (unless you explicitly close it or restart the iPhone) and maintains your sessions, but that's the extent of it.
Some of those guys are just so fast, and you may think that you have an open lane or you think the pass is coming and they close it down so quick.
Share the information with your mentor and make sure you leave it open for discussion.
Change either breaks into your life, or you open the door and invite it to sit down and have a cup of tea.
"This is a briefcase with all the documents belonging to the Prime Minister of Israel, and I won't let you open it, " I told them.
When feedback is "not going to be used to judge you or your fate in the company, you are more likely to be open about where you need to grow and it's going to be far more effective, " says Dr. Coget of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
"It's cost-effective to shoot there, and the people welcome you with open arms, so I love it, " says Sherry Lansing, chairwoman of the Motion Picture Group of Paramount Pictures.
It actually comes pre-programmed with a game controller script, so you can plug it into your computer and start playing as soon as you open the box (requires the free Super Tux Cart videogame).
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While you're still able to access the same 'ol half-and-half view from before, you can now have more than two windows open, and it's also possible to adjust the size -- and even have them piled on top of each other, much like what you'd find on a classic desktop OS. We loved Multi-Window before, and adding this new capability makes it even more tempting.
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The app can tell you how many rides you have left, and if a system is open to exploit, but it won't assist you in the act of exploiting.
Buy it and you make some open-pit mine in Arizona a little deeper.
Naturally, it's also designed to be fully hackable and customizable (both the hardware and software are open source), and it even includes some strap mounts so you can wear it like a keytar.
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There is the cost of your service or product (your time, materials or costs), the fee or prices you would charge on the open market, and then there is the value you would put on it when trading for something you might never have had the luxury nor the budget for.
And the only way to identify waste, fraud and abuse, you need an open, transparent information highway that can access fraud and abuse as it's happening in real time.
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You open up the briefcase, and it's got an LP-sized record player and a small cassette player.
Click it and whatever windows you have open will minimize, with a grid of large icons taking up the whole screen.
You can open and close the box and move it around, and the graphics match up extremely well -- the cameras only need to catch a couple of codes to generate the image.
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Unless a family member has access to it (you must not only give the person a key, but must also sign a form at the bank authorizing that designee to open it), the box could be sealed when you die, and it might take court action by your heirs to get it opened.
Once you touch the ball and get an open look, it's like throwing a rock in the ocean.
And I wonder if that means it makes you less open to the Palestinian campaign for recognition of statehood before the U.N. this fall.
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Since there's no need to register, build a friends list and keep the app open to use it, you can even make free calls to people who aren't on your contact list.
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Alternatively, if you have concerns about your ability to effectively manage credit, you can simply open a credit card and never use it because maintaining a credit card at zero balance is considered responsible use.
Note that, despite what you may have been playing in your local band, the variant of the chord is fixed and you can't vary it up: an open G chord can't be played with a barred G chord or any other different fingering.
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Parents should be aware that it is very frank and open about the potential dangers, so make sure you are around to offer support if they are disturbed by it.
This means you could open the account, stick the card in a drawer, and not even think about it again until you want to close your account (once your credit has improved) and get your deposit back.
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