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What does "hard-edged reality" mean?

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If something is hard-edged, it's very clear. So, hard edged reality means something that is so clear and obvious you can't argue with it.

What does straight-line edged mean, and why is it important?

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When ordinary floorboards are machined the mills use a power hydraulic arm to straighten the boards as they feed through. So a board shaped like a banana can still be machined properly. This is acceptable, because the boards can be clamped together using strong flooring clamps before being nailed down onto the timber floor joists. With strip overlay however, you can’t use floor clamps to straighten the boards, because you don’t have floor joists to clamp from.

How does Joni keep an eternal perspective when the reality of daily life on earth is so hard?

Joni and Friends
Heaven is the bottom line for any Christian. Everything I do here on earth, every godly response to every trial has a direct bearing on my capacity for joy, worship, and service in heaven. I don't want to get to heaven, look in my rear view mirror and think, "Why did I waste my hardships?!" In heaven, we will finally see how our suffering on earth will serve us in eternity, gaining for us an eternal reward that far outweighs the inconvenience of pain. Five minutes in heaven will be worth it all.

What does "reality-based" mean?

Washblog || Frequently Asked Questions
Based on the real-life impacts that public policy has on real people and the environment, rather than ideology. The phrase is an implied repudiation of the Bush administration denial of reality as reflected in its policies and described in a comment made by a Bush administration staffer in a 2004 interview quoted in New York Times Magazine. The aide told reporter Ron Suskind that the United States is an empire now, so we create our own reality.

What does quarter-hard mean?

Frequently Asked Questions about Steel for Wire Products
This refers to higher tensile strength grades. Solution-annealed 304SS typically has ultimate tensile strength of 75 ksi (515 MPa), Brinnell hardness 201, and Rockwell B Hardness 92. Quarter-hard steel has tensile strength of 115 - 135 ksi. It is harder to form than solution-annealed 304SS. Solution-annealed steel has undergone thermal treatment beyond stress relieving to give the higher tensile strength and hardness.

What does hard wired mean?

SM Automatic - Motorization for Interior Window Treatments
That a 110VAC motor is to be controlled by a wall switch, and the power cord is a pigtail, which is physically “hard wired” to the wiring inside of an electrical junction box. The switch provides both power and operational control. Note that drapery motors cannot be hard wired.

What is reality?

The Agasha Temple of Wisdom: Frequently Asked Questions
Our reality is limited to what we are aware of and can comprehend. Everything on the physical plane is real to us because we can see it, touch it, smell it, or taste it. The astral worlds, even though we may believe they exist, may not be a part of our reality, but just a part of our truths. If you really think about it, our stay on the physical plane is only temporary while we will be in the astral state for an eternity.

What does 'locking' the Hard Drive mean?

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The original Xbox Hard drives are 'locked' this means that there has been a password put onto that hard drive, and onto that Xbox so that only that Xbox can run that Hard Drive. When an un-modded Xbox starts it will look for this 'lock' code on the hard drive. If there is no hard drive, or the hard drive does not have that 'lock' code on it, then the Xbox will not boot.

When you refer to 'reality' in this FAQ, what do you mean?

Paranormal Phenomena FAQ
Mainstream scientists frequently use the term 'reality' as a synonym for the 'physical universe'. Nevertheless, according to modern neurophysiologists, the 'physical universe' as such exists only hypothetically, as they affirm that we can only indirectly experience it through neural simulations of it (hence IBEs).

So what does that mean?

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Well apparently it has to do with something called gene expression, which refers to the pattern in which genes are switched on and off. And gene expression has a major effect on your body's biological processes. Each cell in your body contains a 'power-factory' that produces energy, called the mitochondria.

What is Three-edged needle?

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Prismatic needle). A needle which is used to cause bleeding as a form of therapy in certain diseases. It is used with a quick pricking method at the Jing-Well points in treating conditions like shock, coma and cardio-respiratory depression, and with the slow pricking method at points like Chize (Lu 5) and Weizhong (UB 40) in treating certain chronic conditions.

How do I create my own wire-edged ribbon?

Baby Lock - FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Cut strips of fabric the length and width desired. Using a 3 thread rolled hem on your serger, serge the wire to the fabric edge. This can be found in the bridal section of craft stores or fabric stores. The fabric covering the wire gives a better appearance of coverage with the serger stitching. Be careful to keep the wire away from the cuffing blade.

I have been told my area has hard water. What does that mean?

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Hard water is generally considered to be water that contains more than 60ppm dissolved calcium and magnesium. The problem with hard water is that it also contains many other different types of contaminants in amounts which vary greatly depending on the water source. The ratio of calcium to magnesium also varies from one location to another. Even within a single city you may find large variations as cities often have more than one water source.

Does "orthopedic" mean a mattress is hard?

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Orthopedic means "related to orthopedics." Orthopedics is defined as "the branch of medicine dealing with the treatment of deformities, diseases, and injuries of the bones, joints, muscles, etc." (Webster's New World Dictionary) The term "orthopedic" has been misused, especially with sleep-related products, because it has come to be used as a synonym for "hard." This is due to historic records of the medieval practice of putting boards under mattresses.

Does it also mean that I will become hard of hearing more premature than otherwise?

Your questions on tinnitus and hyperacusis
No there's no evidence for this. Our tinnitus patients have the same hearing profile as the normal population (pulished work) you wrote: Dear Dr Hazell, I did reread the article you suggested and I do understand this possible hypersensitivity The other sensitive area I wanted to repot was 8 year ago I began PROZAC and it was very successful treating my dizziness and I can't remember if I still had the tinnitus when I began the therapy.
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