Purple japanese bonsai tree6/23/2023 Japanese akadama clay is the best soil in which to grow the tree. Re-potting must be carried out in the springtime prior to the opening of the buds. Trees that are over 10 years old should be re-potted on a three-yearly schedule. The main branches are best pruned in the winter. Pinch- out new tree shoots on a regular basis to maintain the desired style, and to encourage optimal branching. This will also serve to intensify the colors of the leaves in the fall. To reduce the size of leaves, prune the leaves during periods of active growth. During the fall, feed the tree with a fertilizer that is nitrogen-free. Water as needed during the winter season to keep the soil from becoming dry.įeed the tree every two weeks during spring and summer. Water the tree daily from mid-spring to late-summer. More frequent watering is needed whilst the tree is actively growing. The soil of the Japanese maple tree should be kept evenly-moist. Mature trees can tolerate short periods of freezing conditions, but they should be protected from severe frost. The trees cannot tolerate direct sunlight in the summertime. Japanese maple trees grow best in USDA planting zones 5 and 6. The branches of the tree are flexible, making the tree well suited to bonsai training. They start out with a green color, then they change to orange, and then end with a deep red color. As the tree matures, the leaves undergo color changes. The deciduous Japanese maple tree is indigenous to Japan. It is best to grow this kind of bonsai outdoors but it should be protected from frost and it is advisable to let it stay in a light shade during hottest days to prevent damage to the leaves. Japanese Maple Bonsai performs well in a sunny and airy environment. It requires greater commitment to grow a bonsai tree than to plant any other plant. The Japanese Maple bonsai tree is known for its delicate foliage and beautiful shades of gold, orange and red during autumn. It offers a little bit of extra color to a room. It is especially beautiful during the autumn months because the leaves turn magnificent shades of red, gold, and orange. The Japanese Maple bonsai tree does not require a lot of maintenance and care.Īs well, the Japanese Maple bonsai tree, when indoors, can really liven up a room in a house or an office. It is a highly recommended type of bonsai tree for those individuals who are just starting the bonsai tree hobby. It is a beautiful bonsai tree and what a lot of people think of when they picture bonsai trees in their head. For a majority of men and women who are bonsai enthusiasts, the Japanese Maple bonsai tree is extremely popular.
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Play monopoly online free no sign up6/23/2023 It’s multiplayer-only and you won’t be able to play with strangers, so it’s best for anyone that wants to play against their friends. CapitalistaĬapitalista is a Monopoly game that you can play at the website Gidd.io, along with alternatives to other popular games like UNO and Yatzy. Read more about the various official versions of Monopoly for your PC here. Some can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store but the best are played through your web browser, with no download needed. There are some unofficial versions of Monopoly that you can play for free on your computer. How can I play Monopoly on my computer for free? Also, there are no free alternatives on Steam either – if you want to play Monopoly on your PC for free, you won’t be able to do so through your Steam account. Monopoly is not free on Steam – the only version of Monopoly you can buy via the Steam platform is Monopoly Plus. However, there have been no free options for the game since and if you want to play the official version on your PC, you will need to buy it. Ubisoft announced a Free Week for the game that ran from Tuesday, April 21 to Monday, April 27, where users could download the full game and play it at no charge.Īfter that week ended, anyone who wanted to could buy the game from the store and retain their progress and any saved games, with discounts offered. The game was free to play for a week back in April 2020. It won’t cost as much as a major game release. The price can vary depending on where you buy it and whether a deal is available, but expect to pay in the region of $10-20 for it. On a personal computer, you have a choice of playing the official Monopoly game like Monopoly Plus for a price, or one of the unofficial Monopoly online free multiplayer alternatives… Is Monopoly Plus free on PC? There are other versions of the game online too, many of which also work on different devices. Let’s take a look at those… Free Monopoly Games on a Laptop or Desktop PC Up to 20 players can join one chaotic game. It’s a multiplayer online game that you can play on your desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone and it’s really quick. The best place to play Monopoly online for free is by visiting Gidd.io and playing Capitalista. Where can I play Monopoly online for free? The official ones are locked to either PC or their specific console or phone app. If you don’t all own the same device, then free versions usually still let you play together. But, the free versions usually solve one of the biggest problems of the official games, which is cross-platform play. The best versions of online Monopoly are the official paid ones, and with those, you get better graphics and guaranteed support if there’s a technical issue. These usually won’t have the standard property spaces, as that infringes on the main game, but the rules will be the same. You can’t play the official Monopoly game online for free, but there are some unofficial versions that you can play without any cost involved. Free Monopoly Games on a Laptop or Desktop PC. Hendricks lunar review6/23/2023 It’s creamy, rich, and almost platonic to me. The bitterness of the Campari amplifies the bitterness that the gin seems to bring on its own, while juniper rises to the fore. I also find that for a 44% ABV gin, Hendrick’s Gin works surprisingly well in a Negroni. The subtle rose notes blossom while juniper and citrus round out the palate. It takes me back personally however, I recommend it to nearly anyone. In fact, a Hendrick’s Gin and Tonic was perhaps the first gin cocktail I ever ordered out, and it changed my life. I’ve gone through many bottles of Hendrick’s in my life. A dull warmth of the spirit emanates quietly from the back of the palate. Notes of soaked rose petal, lime, Persian cucumbers, Earl Grey Tea and a surprising bitterness. Hendrick’s Gin finish is fairly long, with a serious juniper backed astringency. Late palate a faint hint of yarrow (that slight salty licorice flavor) and black pepper. Sitting on top of that Hendrick’s has a surprising amount of citrus, especially mid-palate where orange and lime again resurface, almost with a candy-like note. You get the angelica, coriander, juniper and orris root accord. The palate exudes a backbone of a very classic gin. The pine notes give it structure, but the floral notes give it a unique character. Sweet orange, lime zest and a hint of elderflower as well. The nose certainly has juniper, but I find the musky hint of rose lightens it and gives it a floral forward impression. But the history of what it meant when it launched, and just how much impact Hendrick’s has had on the modern gin market should not be forgotten. Hendrick’s seems tame by today’s contemporary gin standards. And I think the popularity of this gin is the reason why distillers have felt emboldened to try wilder and newer things. Those two notes are the reason why people who might have written off gin as “just juniper” came back. It’s thee two notes that I think make Hendrick’s standout. Hendrick’s combines the two, marrying the best of the deeper flavors from the pot still, and the lighter flavor from the Carter-head.Īfter blending the two distillates, they add rose and cucumber essence before dilution. It’s a very specific kind of “gin basket” designed by the Carter Brothers.īut they also use a traditional pot still method where botanicals are macerated for 24 hours (all but the rose and c ucumber) and distilled. Botanicals are placed in a copper basket, and the vapor passes through them. No longer made, they were built with gin in mind. Firstly, process-wise the gin is distilled using a Carter-head still. The Edwardian era advertising campaign has helped make the brand a stalwart both in bars and in homes.Ī lot of what Hendrick’s does (and does well) set the stage for some of the contemporary gin fashions we see today. A clear callback to gin’s forbears, the apothecary style bottle suggests comparison to Genevers and a time when gin was a medicine. Hendrick’s Gin was launched by William Grant & Sons at a time when gin wasn’t the diverse, thriving category it is today. Hard exam at christmas meme6/23/2023 What did the 90 year old say to his great-grandson? I miss the days of being your age when my teeth were in my mouth 24/7!.Why did the yellow tooth not find the white tooth’s jokes funny? Because he was already dead inside.
Drag clicking mice6/23/2023 You can hold your mouse as the way you've been doing it till now, or hold it this way The next step is to set your hand in position to hold the mouse. This is because this dust and sweat might interfere with the friction that is produced between the fingers and the mouse button. The first thing to take care of while starting practicing for drag-clicking is to dry your hands and clean up your mouse surface free it from dust and sweat. So, how can you be better at drag clicking? Here are some tips that you can follow that will make you a professional drag-clicker within some time. We say this because the technique requires practice but doesn't need much pressure from the muscles as it is required in the other two techniques.Īlso, the technique improves the clicks per second from 40 CPS to 100 CPS, an amazing score that cannot be achieved otherwise by other techniques. Want to Become Better at Drag Clicking? Here Are Some Tipsĭrag clicking is probably one of the easiest techniques to follow than other techniques, and thus, it helps attain a higher CPS score. So, when you drag click the button, the friction continuously presses the button as it bounces back when pressed time and again.ĭrag clicking works when this entire process is repeated, which results in increased CPS up to as much as 32 CPS. Thus, friction is produced, and gravity pulls the mouse downwards. When you move using hand while clicking the mouse button, drag clicking is in action. This technique is proven to produce more mouse clicks than any other technique.ĭrag clicking functions with the help of friction between the mouse and button and the player's finger. Drag Clicking, also known as Fazer clicking or tap clicking, is a mouse technique that makes people use forceful dragging of their fingers across the left or right buttons. Youtube preview image6/23/2023 This is an image you create and upload to YouTube. Check out the image below with the 3 auto-generated thumbnails from a YouTube video. Note that if you do not upload a thumbnail to YouTube, it will automatically select a thumbnail image from your video and show that as your YouTube thumbnail. Before you publish your YouTube video, you will have to select a thumbnail from these images. These are images auto-selected by YouTube from your video during the time of upload. There are 2 types of YouTube thumbnails you can add. You can upload your YouTube thumbnail while uploading your YouTube video or later. Want to know more about making scroll-stopping YouTube thumbnails? Check out this helpful guide. You’ll find beautiful YouTube thumbnail templates for travel, lifestyle, and beauty videos on Pixlr. You can also avail of the various templates on Pixlr to create your thumbnails. With a helpful and intuitive image editing interface, it’s very easy to use. PixlrĪnother tool you can use to create professional-looking thumbnails is Pixlr. Pick the template you need, customise colors, fonts, text, and images to make a YouTube thumbnail that also promotes your video. Check out how you can make a Youtube thumbnail using Canva here. Canva is free to use and updated regularly with templates from users as well. With an exhaustive list of ready-to-use templates (see image below) and a simplified editing system, you can easily create a relevant YouTube thumbnail image. CanvaĪn intuitive tool to design and create all kinds of images, Canva will help you make your own YouTube video thumbnails look professional and clickable. But how do you make scroll-stopping thumbnails that get eyeballs? Do you need knowledge of Adobe Photoshop or a photo editor to make these professional thumbnails? The good news is, that you don’t! Because you now have access to free photo editing tools online that can help you make great thumbnails for your YouTube videos. It’s the very first impression your viewer gets of your video. Your YouTube thumbnail works like a book cover. Image file formats you can upload to YouTube include JPG (or JPEG), GIF (non animated), PNG, and BMP. If you upload a file that is larger than that, you’ll get a warning that “File is bigger than 2MB,” and it will be rejected. The maximum file size of images you can upload to use as a thumbnail image on YouTube is 2MB. The best aspect ratio to use for your custom thumbnail is 16:9. To avoid this, YouTube recommends minimum thumbnail image size dimensions to be 640 pixels wide at least. If you were to upload a smaller-sized image as a YouTube thumbnail, chances are that it may appear blurry or pixelated to viewers. While this seems like a large size for a YouTube thumbnail, it also helps to maintain flexibility when the video is embedded on external websites as well as increasing the chances that it will stay sharp and crisp on high-density displays like Retina screens. The ideal YouTube Thumbnail size / dimension is 1280 pixels wide x 720 pixels tall. Here’s the quick version for the best dimensions to use for the YouTube thumbnail image. Without learning pro skills Create now What is the best size for a YouTube thumbnail? Extension vsd viewer6/23/2023 () Morten Janke: Shows the different layers in a drawing, but does not show a complete drawing.() R Roden: It wouldn't open any of my Visio files.But when I try to sign up, it just kept complaining about server error. But export to pdf, or print or save requires subscription or signing up. () Chunyan White: The viewer displays vsd document alright.It offers paid features for creating and editing visio charts. But otherwise it's good visio viewer with capabilities like zooming, panning, fulscreen presentation, publishing and others. vsd file from sharepoint using URL, only files from disk. () richard coleman: Review doesn't actually let you view Visio files, it sends all of your information to their web server for it to convert it to a web page (and presumably keep a copy of your file).() Sirmyself: Works perfectly for me and is exactly what I needed.If you've uploaded content and you need to delete it you can fill in a support case as suggested on and pray that they accept you as the owner and proceed to delete the diagram from their servers. PLEASE TAKE EXTREME CARE NOT TO UPLOAD SENSITIVE CONTENT!!! This leaves the diagram's content available to anyone in the world who knows the URL. Its content is left PUBLIC FOR THE WORLD and you are not given the option to delete it or restrict access to it afterwards. Once you use it with a diagram it gets uploaded as hosted on. () Ricardo Cordeiro: This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS chrome extension.() Danny Saville: Doesn't support R2L language (e.g.() Pavel Vlasov: Not an extension actually.() rosdiana putri manalu: Sedikit membantu.for marketing purposes.I gave it a three stars for its capability to open the visio file, but decided not to proceed further nor even seriously consider buying the product for backward and frown upon gathering people info policy. Tested saving or printing features but got thrown right into the "Give us your info before you can test any further." - Nope! It's 2020, and if your product is good, people will come back and no need to gather additional information - You could already tracking the IP where the requests coming from, time, date, etc. Pham: Installed the plugin - Opened the file, looked good. Somehow crashed the whole browser window where I attempted to run it. Can't export or save without signing up for a plan. () Mikey Dickerson: Can't render most of the graphics in this vsdx file. Official airflow helm chart6/23/2023 If you can provide description of a reproducible problem with Airflow software, you can openissue at GitHub issues The GitHub discussionsif you look for longer discussion and have more information to share. The #troubleshooting channel on Airflow Slack for quick generaltroubleshooting questions. The Docker Image is managed by the same people who build Airflow, and they are committed to keepit updated whenever new features and capabilities of Airflow are released.įor quick questions with the Official Docker Image there is the #production-docker-image channel in Airflow Slack. However this is just an inspiration.Do not expect to use this docker-compose.yml file for production installation, you need to get familiarwith Docker Compose and its capabilities and build your own production-ready deployment with it ifyou choose Docker Compose for your deployment. You have Running Airflow in Docker where you can see an example of Quick Start whichyou can use to start Airflow quickly for local testing and development. You have instructions: Building the image on how to build and customize your image. You can use your own custom mechanism, custom Kubernetes deployments,custom Docker Compose, custom Helm charts etc., and you should choose it based on your experienceand expectations. There a number of available options ofdeployments of containers. You should choose the right deployment mechanism. However you are responsible in creating apipeline of building your own custom images with your own added dependencies and Providers and need torepeat the customization step and building your own image when new version of Airflow image is released. You are responsible to manage your own customizations and extensions for your custom dependencies.With the Official Airflow Docker Images, upgrades of Airflow and Airflow Providers whichare part of the reference image are handled by the community - you need to make sure to pick upthose changes when released by upgrading the base image. You are responsible for setting up database, creating and managing database schema with airflow db commands,automated startup and recovery, maintenance, cleanup and upgrades of Airflow and the Airflow Providers. You are expected to put together a deployment built of several containers(for example using docker-compose) and to make sure that they are linked together. You are expected to be able to customize or extend Container/Docker images if you want toadd extra dependencies. Users who know how to create deployments using Docker by linking together multiple Docker containers and maintaining such deployments. Users who understand how to install providers and dependencies from PyPI with constraints if they want to extend or customize the image. Users who are familiar with Containers and Docker stack and understand how to build their own container images. You have Installation from PyPIon how to install the software but due to various environments and tools you might want to use, you mightexpect that there will be problems which are specific to your deployment and environment you will have todiagnose and solve. What Apache Airflow Community provides for that method You are responsible for setting up database, creating and managing database schema with airflow db commands,automated startup and recovery, maintenance, cleanup and upgrades of Airflow and Airflow Providers. You should develop and handle the deployment for all components of Airflow. You are expected to install Airflow - all components of it - on your own. Users who are familiar with installing and configuring Python applications, managing Python environments,dependencies and running software with their custom deployment mechanisms. In case of PyPI installation you could also verify integrity and provenance of the packages of the packagesdownloaded from PyPI as described at the installation page, but software you download from PyPI is pre-builtfor you so that you can install it without building, and you do not build the software from sources. The constraintfiles are managed by Apache Airflow release managers to make sure that you can repeatably install Airflow from PyPI with all Providers andrequired dependencies. The only officially supported mechanism of installation is via pip using constraint mechanisms. Red moon 20226/23/2023 ET Sunday as the moon will begin to enter the earth’s umbra.Īt 10:29 p.m. What can I expect to observe?Īccording to NASA’s website, the partial eclipse begins at 10:27 p.m. The stargazing party is free and open to the public to view astronomical events such as the Orionid and Leonid meteor showers. The park is on a 64-acre site on Old Hickory Reservoir, and the gazing parties begin at sunset in early spring. Here, the Cumberland Astronomical Society holds regular star parties in the warmer months at the ball field day-use area. If skies are overcast or bad weather threatens, the parties are canceled.īledsoe Creek State Park is in Gallatin, approximately 30 miles from downtown Nashville. You must also turn off your car headlights as soon as possible when pulling onto the gazing field. In West Nashville, the Adventure Science Center’s Sudekum Planetarium also offers free public star parties in conjunction with the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society. Attendees often think Bell's Bend is the "best" park in Nashville for stargazers because of its location on relatively flat land on the river bluff with few trees, far from the pollution of Nashville's city lights. The Sudekum Planetarium offers free public star parties with the assistance of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society and its telescopes. Attendees are strongly advised to bring insect repellent during the warmer months. The park has more than 808 acres of former pasture-land along a bend in the Cumberland River. In Northwestern Nashville, Bell's Bend Park is in a rural area in northwestern Davidson County off Briley Parkway near Ashland City, an approximate 20-minute drive from downtown Nashville. In a previous article from USA TODAY, these are the best spots to stargaze around the Nashville area. Watch Video: Super flower blood moon: Lunar eclipse glows across the globe What are the best spots in Nashville to stargaze? Watchers will have the opportunity to tune in and ask lunar eclipse questions using #AskNASA on social media. NASA will also host an episode of NASA Science Live from 11 p.m. If it’s cloudy in your area, NASA will feature livestreams of the eclipse from locations across the United States. Totality will be visible in much of Africa, western Europe, Central and South America, and most of North America. The eastern half of the United States and all of South America will have the opportunity to see every stage of the lunar eclipse, NASA says. A dark environment away from bright lights makes for the best viewing conditions. NASA says that you don’t need any special equipment to observe a lunar eclipse, although binoculars or a telescope will enhance the view and the red color. Other names for May's full moon include the corn planting moon and the milk moon, NASA said. Traditionally, each full moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not solely to the full moon. The full moon names used by the Almanac come from a number of places, including Native American, Colonial American and European sources. Sunday's sky show is also the "flower" moon, a name given to May's full moon because "flowers spring forth across North America in abundance this month," the Old Farmer's Almanac said. The Old Farmer's Almanac reports that there will be four supermoons this year. "Because the orbit of the moon is not a perfect circle, the moon is sometimes closer to the Earth than at other times during its orbit," according to NASA. THE HARVEST MOON: A visual guide to full moons around the year SHOOTING STARS: How to watch every meteor shower in 2022 On average, supermoons appear about 7% bigger and about 15% brighter than a typical full moon. What's a supermoon?Ī supermoon means the moon looks a bit bigger than usual since it's a bit closer to the earth. This is where the term “blood moon” comes into play. When the moon is within the umbra, it will turn a reddish hue. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire moon falls within the darkest part of earth’s shadow, called the umbra. During a solar eclipse, the moon blocks the sun from view.Īccording to NASA, a lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, earth, and moon align so that the moon passes into the earth’s shadow. NASA says during a lunar eclipse, the earth’s shadow obscures the moon. There are two types of eclipses: lunar and solar. Here’s what you need to know and how to watch this extremely rare phenomenon in the Nashville area. Something extraordinary will be coming to the night sky near you on Sunday.ĭuring the "super flower blood moon" lunar eclipse this weekend, the moon will only receive sunlight bent through the earth's atmosphere and will change color over the minutes, from gray to pink to orange to red. View Gallery: Full moons, strawberry moons and other rare space looks Ny nursing home visits6/23/2023 The State of New York requires visitors to receive a negative SARS-CoV-2 test result: one day prior to visitation for antigen tests, and two days prior for PCR tests. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests or antigen tests provide useful information. Some infected people may also experience quite mild symptoms and fail to disclose them. However, symptom screening for illness is not effective for these infected but asymptomatic. Under the new guidance facilities cannot require either vaccination or tests for entrance while they are allowed to screen for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 prior to visitation. First, visitors should get a timely COVID-19 viral test before visit and not visit if the test is positive. Certain precautions should be taken to contain the spread of COVID-19. But as they may contract the virus in communities but have no symptoms, they may unwittingly bring COVID 19 into nursing homes. The new guidance encourages visitors to visit older family members in nursing homes. The new guidance for visitation in nursing homes, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a federal agency that administers the Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Programs in the United States, may exacerbate the situation because visitors may unknowingly bring the coronavirus from surrounding communities into nursing homes. As the highly transmissible omicron variant continues to spread through communities, nursing homes struggle to keep residents safe from infection and avoid COVID-19 outbreaks as of late 2022. This portion has declined since the start of the pandemic when nursing home deaths were nearly half of total deaths nationally. They represent less than 1% of the America population, but account for at least 23% of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States as of 30 January 2022. Nursing home residents in the United States have experienced a disproportionate amount of mortality from COVID-19 compared to other population groups. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). |