![]() I attached the washer by just threading the yarn ends that were sticking out under my bird bell through the hole of the washer a couple times and tying a knot.Īnother method that I have not tried but that might also work, would be to wind the yarn through the mixture a little more when filling the mold so that it is not on such a straight path for it to come pulling out.Īnd then your homemade bird bells are complete! You can hang them on the trees for the birds to enjoy. I thought this might also be a little sturdier too for the squirrels who always (ALWAYS!) get into whatever I put out for the birds. My solution for getting my bird bell ready to go more quickly was to put a washer on the bottom of my bells to keep it from pulling through. I found that you have to let your bird bell sit for almost a week if you want it to be really set hard enough so that the string won’t pull out. If you pull on it too quickly, it will just pull through and come right out of the bird bell. here’s the final important detail about your string hanger. Once it’s hardened up, you can remove it from the mold by pulling on the wax paper to lift it out and then carefully removing the wax paper from around the bell. Then put everything in the freezer for about an hour. ![]() You should still have a few inches of yarn sticking out after it’s all filled. I spooned in the mixture while I held the piece of yarn in the middle up straight (spooning the mixture around it), and patting things down a bit once it was all filled. Once the seed mixture is all stirred together you can put it into your prepared birdseed bell mold. Once those were mixed I added in 1 tablespoon of light corn syrup. Then this gelatin mixture gets thoroughly mixed into the birdseed mixture. (complete printable recipe is below) Putting It All Together Then I made my gelatin mixture by dissolving 1 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin in ¼ cup of hot water. I mixed together 1 cup birdseed, a ½ cup black oil sunflower seeds, and a ¼ cup of cornmeal. So I decided to get busy with the math and calculate how I could make a smaller version of my birdseed ornament recipe (that uses 4 cups of seed) to make a small 1½ cup size batch instead. One of these 4.3″ clay flower pots will hold about 1½ cups of birdseed. Now things are ready to add the birdseed mixture! ![]() This will end up being the hanger for your bird bell. Next, I cut a piece of yarn to about 24″ long, folded it in half, and then pushed the folded end through the hole in the bottom so that about a 4″ loop of the yarn was now sticking out. I then took a pencil and poked through the wax paper and out the hole in the bottom of the pot. Some folds in the paper are perfectly OK and won’t show up on your finished bird bell. To get everything ready for the birdseed mixture, I first lined my pot with some wax paper. ![]() One handy thing about using a flower pot as your mold is the hole that’s already in the bottom, which will come in handy later in the process when you are inserting your string for hanging your bird bell. Some quick measuring on my part showed my pot to be 4″ high and 4½” across the top. To make a homemade birdseed bell I used a clay flower pot that was labeled as a 4.3″ size. And although I used a clay flowerpot, you could probably use some other type of disposable container for this method too, such as a plastic yogurt container, or maybe one of those red Solo cups. Of course the first challenge when you want to make a homemade birdseed bell is how can you get that shape? I decided I could put my recipe mixture into a small flowerpot to get something of the same sort of shape and was pretty satisfied with my final result, although I wish the bottom was just a bit wider like the store-bought type. This year I got out my recipe for homemade birdseed ornaments again too but then decided to do something a little different with that recipe – – I decided I could turn this mixture into homemade birdseed bells! Most of the time I make my DIY suet cakes which are fun to make in different flavors and that I put in my little suet cake cage out on the tree. This is the time of year when I love to make some homemade creations for the birds to enjoy. ![]()
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![]() To download the updates for Monster Crown, you have three options: How to download updates for Monster Crown for the Nintendo Switch? fixes an issue causing players to get stuck on random tiles.Release date: October 25th 2021 (North America, Europe, Japan).Source: Studio Aurum (Steam) / Studio Aurum (Steam) / Studio Aurum (Steam) / Studio Aurum (Steam).In time I imagine we’ll get rid of the old display entirely. It’s there longer, so you can read it without missing it with the old side-of-monster display, and it doesn’t interrupt your flow. You’ll notice that now when a monster receives a buff of debuff it scolls across the bottom of the screen. Party scrolling now loops around (good suggestion I received on Reddit!).More gradual day/night cycle, might become even more gradual and slow if no one has any performance issues with it.Mathen now available, the way she was always meant to be!.Can no longer use Monster Moniker early, added UI indicator for it and it’s now easy to remove using the wardrobe.No longer enter a weird state when Raptor-flying while surfing.Skill uncap option added (Check your settings).Issue affecting box operations in the fusion menu fixed.BULLDOZER MODE (you can now decimate enemies like scouting while riding your monster, it’s kinda too much fun tbh).Random encounters can now be having a snack of berry or meat.Improved Net Egg functionality (easier to grab a new egg).Monster ability icons now show descriptions for greater clarity.Chiefs now have identifiable shields above them on the overworld for easy identification.Random encounters have a slightly lower chance of being ones that chase you.RAM usage reduced to about half (a little less than half).Additional sound effects added to various menus for a more responsive feeling.Rodney (Frobec Chief) no longer re-fightable.Random Tamers now fade out after defeat.Online trading monster-select issue fixed.Demon pact-only monsters now tameable in Card Dungeons.Wild Troves now use Boss tame style, HP is more significant than level when they consider pacts.Mirror Challenge floor count added, and challenge reduced to 50 floors.Release date: November 16th 2021 (North America, Europe, Japan).For that reason, these trucks excel at high-speed off-roading rather than technical off-roading where space is limited here, the large bodies become a hindrance. There is a Quiet mode if you prefer not to alarm the neighbors, though.įord F-150 Raptor competitors like the Ram 1500 TRX are similarly large. While both engines are powerful enough, the 450-horsepower EcoBoost V6 in the regular Raptor can't match the power or exhaust note of the Raptor R's 700-hp supercharged V8. In our first drive review of the Ford F-150 Raptor R on loose sand, we were astounded at how agile it felt, and how it can jump across large sand dunes and land again without you feeling like you're losing control. With multiple driving modes on offer, the Raptor has an answer for everything and will make the most corrugated roads feel buttery smooth. Off-road, the F150 Raptor is in a class of its own. We also found the steering to be precise for a vehicle like this. Understeer will rear its head when you push too hard into tight corners, but as a point-and-shoot machine, this truck is hard to beat, especially the Raptor R, which buckles down, and lays its power down neatly, resulting in near cardiac arrest for most passengers. Despite weighing in at around 6,000 pounds, the Raptor is still eager to please on the road, and with the suspension in its stiffest setting, this truck becomes enjoyable to throw around corners. The Raptor features highly technical internal-bypass dampers and a five-link rear coil-spring setup which has been developed to take on the harshest of terrain, but on the road, it delivers an amazingly smooth and composed ride, and those 37-inch tires are surprisingly quiet on the open road. ![]() This truck is all about going off-road, but let's talk about its on-road manners first. ![]() ![]() The Maces are the physical representation of the University’s authority and are still in use today at graduat ion and other formal events, as the oldest maces have been since the 15th century. On a level with these, and below the open sides of the shrine, are three figures of a king, a bishop and (probably) a merchant, representing the Three Estates of medieval Scotland. The Mace The mace used a heavy head on the end of a handle to deliver powerful blows. Underneath these are three chained devils holding shields. There are three castellated projections from the shrine, each containing an angel facing the centre and bearing symbols of the Passion. In the centre, standing on a globe, is the figure of the Holy Saviour. The head takes the form of an intricate hexagonal shrine. The mace is of gilded silver, with a core of iron. The Mace of St Salvator’s College is the most elaborate of the maces and was commissioned for the College by its founder, Bishop Kennedy, in 1461. The lowest tier has an angel on each face. It is of silver, partly gilt, with a hexagonal head in three ascending tiers. It is thought to have been made in Scotl and, using the Arts Mace as a model. Change your destination and delivery schedule during shipping. The Mace of the Faculty of Canon Law is not as fine as the Mace of the Faculty of Arts, though it is similar in design. Shipment tracking and notifications by SMS or mail. The angels on the lowest tier support shields, while the second level has engraved, and originally enamelled, figures on each of the six panels. The Mace of the Faculty of Arts is thought to have been made in France. d’O Pilkington Jackson), the University Mace (1958, designed by Leslie Durbin) and the Rector’s Mace (2002, designed by Donald Wintersgill). The modern maces are: the Mace of the School of Medicine (1949, designed by C. The three medieval maces, the Mace of the Faculty of Arts (completed 1418-19), the Mace of the Faculty of Canon Law (mid-15th century) and the Mace of St Salvator’s College (1461) are of outstanding workmanship. His first court appearance is March 25 at 1:30 p.m.Details ID HC:C6 Title Maces Description The University has in its collection six maces, three medieval and three from the 20th and 21st centuries. Lanning was booked in to the Sacramento County Jail facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon and mayhem. Lanning’s Facebook posts also indicate his interests in Everquest, a popular Medieval-style computer game. Photos on the suspect’s Facebook page posted in early March show him posing and smiling with a similar style silver mace. Investigators believe the attack may have been random. They ended up carrying him to the police car,” French told FOX40 Monday. After all, while the sword is usually the first weapon that comes to mind when we imagine a medieval knight, the lance was actually the much more important (and effective) weapon of the knights. Police arrested 34-year-old Travis Lanning, who witnesses say didn’t say a word when he was arrested. So for most of the Middle Ages maces were used by heavily armored combatants (like knights) against other heavily armored combatants. The woman was taken to an emergency room. At the most basic level a mace is a weighted club, and a flail is a weapon with a striking head attached to a handle via a flexible chain, cord, or thong. ![]() The woman told deputies that a man killed her dog and then came after her with the mace. Maces and flails are among the most iconic of medieval weapons, in part due to their prevalence in popular culture. when she was attacked with a mace, a Medieval-style weapon with silver spikes. The mounting of the head has been reinforced with a pair of. Investigators say a woman in her 50’s was walking her dog to her boyfriend’s house at 4:15 a.m. This Medieval Mace has a head crafted from steel which is securely mounted onto a hardwood haft. “She was bleeding all over” witness Lisa French told FOX40, “ had a handle and spikes coming out of it. Sacramento County deputies responded to a bizarre and brutal attack near the corner of Auburn Blvd. There are two basic styles of Medieval Maces, the club, a weapon with a heavy head on a solid shaft used to bludgeon opponents, and the flail, a spiked weapon on a chain. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Medieval Maces were the standard sidearm weapon of the Knight in the Middle Ages. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. ![]() ![]() ![]() iLok Licenses Manager is now installed/updated when installing a plugin if necessary.macOS: fix icon that may be broken on some displays.Fix application failing to load due to certificate issue.Fix issue occurring when installing iLok License Manager.The application now installs the TH-U standalone application in addition to the TH-U plugin.macOS: fix Repeater install when no format preference is set.Fix iLok License Manager install issues.Fix issues that sometime occur when downloading files.Fix error that may occur after upgrading iLok License Manager.macOS Big Sur: fix plugins scan being too slow.macOS Big Sur: fix UI becoming unresponsive on install or update.macOS: revert latest fix causing loading issues to some users.macOS: tweaks for uninstalling Slate Digital and Eiosis plugins.macOS: performance improvements for Big Sur and later.Windows: notify the user to close its DAW on installation failure.This version has been unpublished after we detected an issue with fonts and images. ![]()
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The desolation in his eyes as the doors to his private elevator separated us had ripped me open inside. Gideon needed me now-as much as, if not more than, I needed him-yet I’d walked away. The riot of emotions I felt had my heart racing. I couldn’t take the chance that she’d told me her suspicions just to see if I’d run to him and prove that his breakup with me was a well-crafted lie. I’d left Gideon alone because I couldn’t trust Graves’s motives. It had also forced me to abandon the one person I needed to be with. The information that NYPD detective Shelley Graves had shared with me just a few hours earlier had changed my life. The ride from Gideon’s Fifth Avenue penthouse to my apartment on the Upper West Side was a short one, but somehow it felt like an eternity. ![]() I sat back, my arms around my waist, rocking. He waved us through the intersection just before the light changed. Even our therapist could be ethically and legally bound to break our confidence.Ī burly, neon-vested traffic cop appeared and urged the bus into its lane with an authoritative white-gloved hand and a holler that meant business. I wanted desperately to talk about it, to get help working it out in my head, but I’d never be able to tell anyone. I hated the thought of having to hold back what Gideon had done for me. I was suddenly struck with the knowledge that I would have to keep a dreadful secret from my best friend.Ĭary was my touchstone, my voice of reason, my favorite shoulder to lean on-and a brother to me in every way that mattered. His dark brown hair was sexily mussed and his emerald eyes were bright with mischief. He lounged on his side, bare-chested and barefooted, his jeans unbuttoned to show both the waistband of his underwear and the sleek lines of his ripped abs. The taxi driver was hitting his horn repeatedly, as if that would clear the way. 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Whenever I made the mistake of paying attention, I’d find my right foot pushing hard into the floorboard, my body instinctively trying to hit the brakes.īut for once, I didn’t need any distractions. To save my sanity, I’d learned to focus on the screen of my smartphone instead of the cars rushing by only inches away. Fearless to a fault, they sped and swerved through crowded streets with unnatural calm. ![]() ![]() ![]() Build the Triumphal Arch, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, and restore the glory of the past! ** Gain the best war trophies and put on your conqueror uniforms. Keep adjusting your battle plans and you will reach the final victory. ** Every step of the expedition comes with many difficulties and dangers. ** New challenge mode that brings you a novel gaming experience. Lead your legions to have an expedition, use strategies and tactics cleverly, deploy limited forces, give full play to your unlimited combat capabilities, and defeat powerful foreign troops! 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Great commanders including Caesar, Pompey, Antony, Octavian, and Spartacus will fight with you. Commander! The Roman Republic is on the rise, and many powerful nations around it will fight against you for supremacy. ![]() ![]() ![]() In- digenous psychologies have elucidated various types of states of consciousness. The use of chant, evocation of trance through ritual, and altered states achieved through meditation has been a means for self-realization, psychological well-being, and increasing health. Trance states have long been used within a healing context in India. Further research is needed in order to evaluate prolonged effects of this alternative therapy. The data suggest that Satyananda Yoga methodology is an effective therapy for reintegrating adults diagnosed with PTSD. The highest percentage of improvement was observed in the re-experiencing symptom cluster (23.71% p < 0.05), with a treatment effect of d = 1.40 for the yoga group and a between-groups effect size of d = 1.15. The difference in improvement in PCL-C scores between both groups was 18.91% (p < 0.05). T-tests revealed a treatment effect of d = 1.15 for the yoga group and a between-groups effect size of d =. Outcomes were assessed before entry and after the treatment. ![]() The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C) was used to evaluate the effects of the applied therapy. Yoga participants engaged in a Satyananda Yoga intervention for 16 weeks while the control group continued the regular demobilization program. One hundred reintegrating adults (n = 50 for each of the yoga and control arms) from Bogota and Medellin participated in this study. A randomized controlled trial was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a protocol based on Satyananda Yoga® in PTSD-diagnosed reintegrat-ing adults in Colombia. This high prevalence indicates a need to explore alternative and adjunctive therapies in the treatment of PTSD. The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in ex-combatants from illegal armed groups in Colombia has been estimated at 37.4%. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's too coarse, so you put it through again, right? No! With a burr grinder, the preground coffee gets stuck inside the burrs, and you''ll have to do some disassembly to set them to rights again. PSA: Do not put preground coffee into a burr grinder. In cheap burr grinders, the burrs will typically get blunt from regular use, and the flimsier motors may burn out with regular use in a matter of months. The machinery in a high-quality burr grinder is a bit more complicated, and it's built to withstand greater wear and tear. There's a reason why they cost a little more than a budget burr grinder. ![]() If you can afford it, we highly recommend going with one of the burr grinders we've listed. See world barista champion James Hoffmann's video for some more blade grinder hacks.) (You can learn how to shake the beans to even your grind just a little. These grinders are cheap, and yes, using fresh beans in a blade grinder is far better than buying ground coffee. The result is an inconsistent, unpredictable brew. Some of your coffee will be fine powder at the bottom, and at the top you'll have bits too large for even French press. This results in a more consistent grind, but for home brewers, conical-burr grinders are just as good-even if they require more maintenance and don’t result in consistent-down-to-the-micron-scale grounds.īlade grinders have a chopping blade that spins around like a food processor. The grinder action pushes the grounds out of one end, instead of relying on gravity like a conical-burr grinder, and the beans spend more time in contact with the burrs. In these, the burrs are laid on top of each other, and the beans pass through them as they grind. They deliver a finer, much more consistent grind than you’d get with a traditional blade grinder, even the nicest ones.įlat-burr grinders are similar, but they’re typically more expensive. ![]() In a conical grinder, coffee beans are crushed and ground between two rings of burrs. Our list consists mostly of conical-burr grinders. ![]() |