![]() ![]() Here’s a look at their back printing and their alternate expressions. They’re also equally as detailed, and I really like their outfits, which are really contemporary, although Dani Dennison’s witch costume completely steals the show. Here’s a look at the side characters, Allison Watts, Max and Dani Dennison. I also really like the recoloured green Palpatine lightning bolts included! Two new wigs were designed by the team to really give Mary and Winnifred movie-accurate hairstyles and they do not disappoint one bit! Here’s a look at their back printing, and their dual-sided heads which have alternate expressions. The printing on their dresses are stunningly sharp, with great fabric details, accentuated by their capes and immediately recognisable heads and wigs. Here’s a look at Sarah, Winnifred and Mary Sanderson which are just so much fun, and their minifigures will no doubt delight Hocus Pocus fans. The minifigures are delightful and fans of the movie will be very happy with the amazing design work done on these minifigures, especially the care and detail paid to their prints, as well as brand new wigs and accessories to really nail their appearances. Thackery Binx (in his cat form) is also included! 6 minifigures are included (sadly no Billy!), and include Max and Dani Dennison, Allison Watts, and the Sanderson sisters – Sarah, Winnifred, and Mary Sanderson in their witchy best. Like most licensed sets, the minifigures are the heart and soul of the LEGO Hocus Pocus set. The front cover is the boring plain sanitised version, but the inside features a lovely profile of the fan designer, trivia about the movie and also features the sets designers.įun fact, the black cat in the designer photoshoot is Haggis, the LEGO Ideas Design Manager’s own cat! 21341 Hocus Pocus The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage Minifigures For licensed sets like this, stickers are a way to boost the realism and incorporate many key details from the movie, so it’s unsurprising that there are a large number of stickers, most of which are relatively easy to apply. Here’s a look at the sticker sheet, which has plenty of fun little details and references. ![]() I for one was very surprised that Hocus Pocus, despite being 30 years old resonated with so many people, both young and old, especially in America where Halloween is such a big deal. When the set was announced in June 2022, many LEGO fans were surprised at this rather left-field pick, but after seeing the massive reaction from fans of Hocus Pocus, especially those in the United States, It was immediately clear why LEGO had picked it. The fan design was created by Amber Veyt ( The Ambrinator) and is an excellent licensed set based on the 1993 supernatural comedy film, featuring a comedic trio of witches that accidentally get resurrected, and in turn return to terrorising the town of Salem, known for its witch trials. LEGO Designers: James May (Model Designer), Lauren Cullen King (Senior Graphics Designer), Ann Healy (Model Designer) Unboxing, Stickers and Instruction Manuals Release Date: 1 July 2023 (VIP Early Access) Name: 21341 Hocus Pocus The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage Special thanks to LEGO for sending this set for this review! 21341 Hocus Pocus The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage Set Details Who is this set for? Hocus Pocus fans who want to relive their favourite spooky movie in LEGO form, and those wanting a usable base for a Halloween scene, with fitting minifigures If you’re picking up the LEGO Hocus Pocus set, please consider using these affiliate links as I may receive a small commission with each purchase that helps support the work I do here on the blog. 21341 Hocus Pocus The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage – CAD$299.99.21341 Hocus Pocus The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage – €229.99.21341 Hocus Pocus The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage – £199.99.21341 Hocus Pocus The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage – AU$349.99.21341 Hocus Pocus The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage – US$229.99. ![]() See below for regional pricing and links: Prepare to be bewitched with 21341 Hocus Pocus The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage, a fun and spooky LEGO set based on cult Halloween classic, Hocus Pocus! If 21330 Home Alone is the ultimate Christmas set, this set is hands down the ultimate Halloween set.Ģ1341 Hocus Pocus The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage is the 49th LEGO Ideas set, and the 4th of 2023, following 21340 Tales of the Space Age, 21339 BTS Dynamite and 21338 A-Frame Cabin andĢ1341 Hocus Pocus The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage will be released on 1 July 2023 for LEGO VIPs (free to join!), and is a lot of fun, especially if you grew up being enthralled by the Sanderson sisters and really enjoy Halloween. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This book seems to mostly be a hatched job of socialism parading as a fair and balanced viewpoint. What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you? Free the capitalists let them loose and they will heal the world. Anyone who works for the government is the root of all evil. The moral of the story is: "The good man/woman avoids taxes and shelters (hides) his/her income at all costs. I have met a ton of self-made millionaires, and very few of them have the pompous and ridiculous attitude that this moron does. How many times can you repeat the same drivel about the middle class "not knowing the difference between an asset and a liability"? There are at least 50 pages of the same repetitive message. But this idiot makes Sarah Palin look like an intellectual. I read books, listen to lectures, absorb ideas and move on. police department, fire department, public school and college teachers) are the bane of all good hearted capitalists. Anyone who earns a salary and has a benefit package is a socialist (i.e. Here is the essence of the book: "Real Estate rental income = good. If you have high school degree, you will recognize this piece of trash for the lame manifesto that it is. what else is there to say? If you are a Tea Party lover who lives in a trailer park this is your book. Anti-intellectual, joke, pretentious, self-absorbed, farce. Wow! It is so hard to write a review for a book this bad. What character would you cut from Rich Dad Poor Dad? ![]() It is unfortunate that Tim Wheeler is associated with this inane book. ![]() Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Tim Wheeler? What do you think your next listen will be? ![]() High school drop-outs who hope to exceed the lifestyle of their (former) childhood friends who pursued college degrees. This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?Īnti-intellectuals. For me, I won’t be recommending this book again. At the end of the day, it’s your time and money do what you want with them. Again, I don’t know all the facts (and you should do your own research to build your own case) but I do find it somewhat worrisome that an author who’s trying to aid in financial intelligence and give us tools to increase our cash flow is himself in hot water financially and morally. Additionally, several countries have him and his business under intense scrutiny for fraud and scams. After finishing the audiobook this time around, I read a few articles online informing me that Kiyosaki (his company) has recently declared bankruptcy as well. Now I’m not pretending to know everything there is to know about Trump’s financial status, but I thought he bankrupted his companies? Which brings me to my last thought of irony. Specifically, the continued referral to Donald Trump’s financial abilities. One of the first things I noticed these six years later was that several of the anecdotes were outdated or misleading. Desiring an easy ‘filler’ book between two others, I recently returned to the audiobook version for a catch-up. I would like to think that I took away some of the author’s broad themes after I completed the book. Having little to no financial literacy at the time, the concepts were foreign but digestible. I had read the paper version of this book in 2011 while attending grad school. “ Rich Dad Poor Dad is a starting point for anyone looking to gain control of their financial future.” Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad Poor Dad - The #1 Personal Finance Book of All Time! The result is that people learn to work for money… but never learn to have money work for them." "The main reason people struggle financially is because they have spent years in school but learned nothing about money. His easy-to-understand audiobook empowers you to make changes now - and enjoy the results for years to come. He is regarded worldwide as a passionate advocate for financial education. With perspectives that often contradict conventional wisdom, Kiyosaki has earned a reputation for irreverence and courage. With an incredible number of 5-star reviews, Rich Dad Poor Dad has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. Clearly lay out what to teach kids about money for their future financial success.Show parents why they can’t rely on the school system to educate kids about money.Define once and for all an asset and a liability.Challenge the belief that your house is an asset.Explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich.Robert Kiyosaki’s easy tips and straight talk will… Listen today to set yourself up for a wealthy, happy future. Rich Dad Poor Dad is the #1 personal finance book of all time. ![]() ![]() ![]() Morehead State answered Murray State’s 12-2 opening run with its own 18-2 stretch. The Racers shot better from the arc (10-for-22, 45%) than they did from the field (14-for-41, 34%). ![]() McMahon called the game a “blur,” and Spradlin couldn’t directly point to any statistics that stood out in the loss, noting he was “supremely focused on his guys.” The Racers will move to the Missouri Valley Conference later this year. This is Murray State’s third conference tournament title under McMahon. But again, these guys have done it all year. Coach (Preston) Spradlin’s done a terrific job building his program. “You’d be hard-pressed to find a better game than that in the next seven, eight days,” he said. Murray State coach Matt McMahon, in his seventh season, called it “a high-level game.” Murray State was up 66-61 with less than 90 seconds to go, before back-to-back 3-pointers from Tray Hollowell kept it within 68-67. Ta’lon Cooper had 12 points, five assists and five rebounds for Morehead State, and Tray Hollowell scored all 12 points on 3s.Īfter two huge runs - one from each team in the first 10 minutes - neither the Racers nor the Eagles grabbed more than a six-point advantage. “My teammates put trust in me by allowing me to make plays for them, to kind of lead the way,” Broome said. Knowing I’ve got two guys on the side of me (Williams and Brown) who can go for 30-plus points each night really actually takes a lot of pressure off of me going into games knowing that these two will be the main focus of the other team. “I don’t really mind not being looked at. “It was just a lot of hard work,” Hill said. His late steal and drive and assist to 2022 OVC Player of the Year KJ Williams put Murray State up 65-61 late. ![]() Tournament MVP Justice Hill added 21 points for the Racers (30-2), who shot just 38% from the field but won the rebounding battle 47-31 and had an edge on second-chance points (16-7). “We got our culture back,” Brown said with a championship trophy in front of him and a basketball net around his neck. 22 Murray State over Morehead State 71-67 on Saturday night, giving the Racers their 20th consecutive victory, the Ohio Valley Conference tournament title and an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament. (AP) - Tevin Brown scored 23 points to lead No. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pros: Photos is simple to use and works as a photo organization system and editor at the same time. 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You’ll get access to useful video editing tools in Adobe Premiere Pro, plus plenty of other apps-so you might want to consider that if you’re more multifaceted.Photoshop has been an industry standard for decades, but it’s pricey for those who only use it occasionally – and for those who only use it for basic photo editing. If you’re a student or teacher, you can get the Creative Cloud All Apps subscription for $19.99 per month. With both, you’ll get both Lightroom Classic and Creative Cloud-in addition to Photoshop. Meanwhile, the 1TB subscription will cost you $19.99 monthly. You can choose whether you want 20GB of cloud storage or 1TB the former is the most affordable option.Īdobe’s 20GB Photography Plan costs $9.99 per month. The best way to use Lightroom and Photoshop together is by purchasing the Photography Plan. To use the full versions of Lightroom and Photoshop, you’ll need to get an Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. How to Get Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop Togetherīefore we look at how you can use Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop together, let’s discuss how you can get both programs. Here are the ways you can use Lightroom and Photoshop together. You can make deeper edits to your images, remove unwanted sections of your pictures, and much more. Using Lightroom and Photoshop together has several advantages. ![]() ![]() Want a fully custom made and ready to use magnetic screen door for you? Try our Magnetic Mesh Screen and let the experts do all the hard work to make your screen with the best materials available and with perfection. Please contact us if you have any inquiries about rare earth magnets or where to acquire them. You should also get powerful magnets that a person or a dog can easily detach. The magnets will then attract and rejoin themselves! The amount of magnets you need for this DIY project is determined by the size of your doorway and the distance between them. The magnets that connect the mesh screen door down the centre will break apart if pushed hard enough, allowing someone to pass through. You now have a working screen door that will not rip if you or your pet go through it. To keep it from coming free, secure it to the door frame on both sides. You can hang the two parts of the mesh screen at your doorway once the magnets are sewed into the mesh. ![]() To keep the magnet from shifting or falling out, make a pocket in the mesh cloth. Make sure you sew a seam on all sides of the magnets when sewing them into the mesh. Check that the magnets on one component correspond to the magnets on the other. The magnets should be evenly spaced throughout the inside of both mesh pieces. On their own, both pieces should fill one-half of the doorway.Īlong the inside of the two mesh flaps, sew the magnets into the mesh fabric. Cut the two mesh pieces to fit within the door with 4" to spare on each side. 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We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]() ![]() ![]() Īdditionally, the term is documented to have been used in the US Marine Corps during World War II, where it was often expressed in the phrase "as screwed up as a Chinese fire drill". The bucket brigade began to draw the water from the starboard side, run directly over to the port side and then throw the water overboard, bypassing the engine room completely. The drill had previously gone according to plan, until the orders became confused in interpretation. To prevent flooding, a separate crew was ordered to ferry the accumulated water from the engine room up to the main deck, and to heave the water over the port side. The bucket brigade were to draw water from the starboard side, pass it to the engine room, and pour it onto the simulated "fire". The term goes back to the early 1900s, and is alleged to have originated when a ship run by British officers and a Chinese crew practiced a fire drill for a fire in the engine room. Used under a Creative Commons license." Chinese fire drill" is a slang term for a situation that is chaotic or confusing, possibly due to poor or misunderstood instructions. This episode is hosted by Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett, and produced by Stefanie Levine. Which of the following three factors has the biggest influence on a person’s accent? Is it your geographic location, your family, or the media? Here’s a list of many more, collected a few years ago by linguist Bert Vaux. In Lithuanian, the name translates as orphan’s tears. ![]() But a woman says her Southern-born mother used a much more unnerving expression: “The devil’s beating his wife.” Martha and Grant discuss the possible origins of this expression and its variants, like “The devil is beating his wife and the angels are crying.” Around the world, this meteorological phenomenon goes by an astonishing range of names. Quick-what do you call that? Some folks refer to it a sunshower, and others call it a monkey’s wedding. It’s raining, it’s pouring, but the sun is still shining. In 2008, is using the term jive turkey politically incorrect, or just a little dorky-sounding? A Las Vegas schoolteacher jokingly used it with her students, then had second thoughts. ![]() This week’s slang quiz challenges a Seattle video game designer to pick out the correct slang terms from a mishmash of possible answers, including hammantaschen, party party, play pattycake, and get off. But a caller who overheard the expression at work worries that expression might be racist. The term “Chinese fire drill” can mean either a “state of confusion” or the adoloscent ritual involving a red light and a carful of rowdy teenagers. Martha and Grant discuss some other Word of the Year candidates, including hockey mom and hypermiling. She wants to know if she’s right that it’s bad grammar, and more important, is she right to be a stickler about it? Hypermiling Comprised OfĪn Indiana woman shudders every time anyone uses the expression comprised of. Why do we say someone’s “bright-eyed and bushy-tailed”? Your chipper, chattering hosts are ready with the sciurine answer. Naturally, his name for the quiz is “Best. Quiz Guy John Chaneski stops by with a quiz about superlatives. Martha nominates another Word of the Year candidate: Joe the, as in “Joe the Plumber,” and subsequent variations on the “X the Y” formula arising from a certain drain-fixer’s quarter-hour of fame. Is this okay or could it be seen as condescending? Buckarooīuckaroo is an English word adapted from the Spanish word vaquero, meaning “cowboy.” Is there a specific term for the linguistic process whereby such words are adapted into English? Joe the Plumber What are your nominations for 2008’s Word of the Year? Speaking English with a Foreign Accentĭo English-speaking foreigners understand you better if you speak English with a foreign accent? A Californian says that on a recent visit to Armenia, he discovered the locals had an easier time if he spoke English with an Armenian accent. And what a year! We heard the words bailout and lipstick more times than we’d ever dreamed, and saw also the rise of invented words like staycation and recessionista. It’s that time again, when people start thinking about a new or resurgent word or phrase that best captures the spirit of the past year. This episode first aired November 15, 2008. Hockey mom? Staycation? Recessionista? What’s your choice for Word of the Year 2008? Also, what expression do you use to describe when it’s raining but the sun is still shining? ![]() ![]() For more details on our process, read the full rundown of how we select apps to feature on the Zapier blog. We're never paid for placement in our articles from any app or for links to any site-we value the trust readers put in us to offer authentic evaluations of the categories and apps we review. We spend dozens of hours researching and testing apps, using each app as it's intended to be used and evaluating it against the criteria we set for the category. What makes the best to-do list app for Mac?Īll of our best apps roundups are written by humans who've spent much of their careers using, testing, and writing about software. TickTick for a cross-platform option that feels native to the Mac GoodTask for making Reminders more powerfulĢDo for a fully customizable to-do list with multiple syncing options Reminders for a simple option for Apple-only users Things for a blend of powerful features with elegant design So here are the best to-do list apps you can find for macOS. I've been a Mac user, to-do list maker, and tech writer for over a decade, and I thought about all of these things while I tested every Mac to-do list app I could get my hands on. It doesn't matter how good the app is on Windows or the web, if it doesn't respect macOS conventions, it will disrupt people's workflows-defeating the entire purpose of productivity software. Things like keyboard shortcuts, notifications, and menus won't work as expected. I use Zapier to create OmniFocus projects without the need for scripting, or having to process projects and actions manually from my OmniFocus inbox.The problem, then, is that apps that aren't designed specifically for macOS can just feel wrong. Zapier uses information from the trigger app to populate a taskpaper template for the OmniFocus project which is stored in the zap, and uses this to create a text file inside Dropbox. On my Mac I have Keyboard Maestro run a macro to open the text file, copy the text, go over to OmniFocus and paste the taskpaper straight into the app, bypassing the OmniFocus inbox. Keyboard Maestro goes back to the taskpaper text file in Dropbox and deletes everything in there so that I don’t end up with duplicate projects and actions in OmniFocus. I can share more about the process if you’re interested.) I have multiple zaps set up to create OmniFocus projects and actions based on email parsing in Gmail, and I’m working on others for a client to create OmniFocus projects from Google sheets, so this should work with Airtable too. Here’s a walkthrough with some screenshots of the process I use to create new OmniFocus actions, straight into an existing folder or project, without scripting. I’ve used Zapier’s OmniFocus integration for a long time to create actions in my OmniFocus inbox triggered by things like receiving an invoice from a particular vendor in Gmail, a recurring event in my diary, invoicing a client after a meeting, updating my CRM after a networking event, and lots of others. The nature of the projects, actions, tags, defer and due dates, and so on I need inside OmniFocus to manage all of these inputs don’t change much, if ever. These are all the sort of projects you’d use a template for. ![]() Manually processing all of these actions from my inbox to the same projects each time got increasingly frustrating, boring and time-consuming. Whilst I’m comfortable with markup like HTML and CSS, I’d never spent any time getting to grips with JavaScipt, so starting from scratch to build a scripting solution wasn’t attractive. ![]() It uses a combination of Zapier, Taskpaper text and the URL reference scheme for OmniFocus, and Keyboard Maestro. I’m going to assume that you’re familiar with using all of these but if you’re not I’ve put a few links at the bottom that you should find helpful. ![]() ( Unfortunately, I don’t have anything set up in Airtable that I can use for this walkthrough, but I’m sure you’ll be able to adapt the method.) The example I’ve used here relates to any work meetings I go to where I’ve travelled by car. (Catchy title, I know, but it does what it says on the tin.) For each meeting, I need to create two actions inside a specific project called “Process mileage and travel expenses for work meetings”. One action is to update the spreadsheet that I use to track my business miles, and because I’m likely to have other expenses that need to go into my accounting software I need an action for that as well.Įvery time I get a new work meeting in my diary, I add a short text string “.wme” (for work miles and expenses) to the appointment notes. #Tag entire paragraph taskpaper update#. ![]() ![]() ![]() Oxenfree relies largely on Alex’s handheld radio to generate scares you can bring up the radio with the press of a button, and use it to tune to a number of eerie, ghostly frequencies. ![]() Complicating things further, she’s also stuck on that island with the girl that used to date Michael - and she’s not very fond of you. She’s joined on the island by Jonas, her brand new step-brother much of the game involves figuring out their relationship in the wake of the still-fresh tragedy of Michael’s death. So, not only do you have to constantly field questions about what she wants to do with her life, you also have to deal with the emotional aftershocks that come with losing a loved one in a town where everybody knows everybody.Īlex’s parents’ marriage fell apart when her brother died, and her father has recently remarried. Sometime fairly recently, Alex’s brother Michael tragically died, and she and her friends are still dealing with the fallout. She is about to graduate, possibly even leave town. But like the best horror, that stock setup is an excuse to navigate the complicated dynamics inherent to a group of teenage school friends.Ĭonsider Alex, your character. Ostensibly, the game is about taming that supernatural force, saving your friends and finding out the truth about what really happened on Edwards Island. That’s where the supernatural scares come in, as the frequencies Alex finds all hint at a dark, twisted island history that had remained hidden for decades. The implementation could have been annoying, but instead this attention to detail gives Oxenfree’s dialogue - and by extension its characters - a lot of depth and texture.Īs Alex and her friends explore the island, you’ll find spots where you can pull out Alex’s radio and tune in to otherworldly frequencies. You can expect ums, uhhs, incomplete sentences, thoughts that trail off and don’t lead anywhere in particular - all of the messy stuff that happens when you’re actually speaking with other human beings. It’s helped by good writing and strong, naturalistic voiceover performances. While it can be frustrating in its realism - you don’t have time to deliberate over what to say, as you would in most games - it also flows really, really well. The speed of it all is what sets Oxenfree apart. That may sound similar to the sorts of dialogue in games from Telltale and BioWare, but it’s actually way more sophisticated than that. And if you don’t say anything, people notice and react to that, too. If you say something in the middle of someone else’s sentence, Alex will interrupt it and change the flow of the conversation. ![]() Banter bounces quickly from character to character, and if you don’t chime in quickly enough, the conversation moves on without you. Oxenfree‘s characters are constantly chatting, and you have to pick Alex’s responses with the sort of speed you’d expect from a real-life conversation. ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate bearing may occur over an entire region or block of trees, for an individual tree, part of a tree, or even for one branch ( Monselise and Goldschmidt, 1982). ![]() The phenomenon is widespread, occurring in deciduous and evergreen trees ( Monselise and Goldschmidt, 1982). ![]() Keywords: Citrus reticulata floral intensity fruit removal on- and off-crop trees vegetative shoot growthĪlternate bearing (also called biennial or uneven bearing) is the tendency of a fruit tree to produce a heavy crop (on-crop year) followed by a light crop or no crop (off-crop year). Taken together, the results of this research provide evidence that fruit of the ‘Pixie’ mandarin reduce floral intensity of the return bloom by inhibiting budbreak, which reduces summer/fall shoot growth and thus the number of nodes that can bear inflorescences and development of spring shoots, which are predominantly floral. For the branch and whole tree experiments, flower number was significantly correlated with the percentage of spring budbreak on parent + summer/fall shoots ( r 2 = 0.88, P ≤ 0.0001 and r 2 = 0.71, P ≤ 0.0001 respectively). Removing all fruit from on-crop trees in December increased the percentage of budbreak in spring and flower number on parent shoots to that of off-crop trees, whereas the number of summer/fall shoots and the number of flowers the parent shoots contributed to bloom were both less than that of off-crop trees. This reduced floral intensity to that of on-crop trees. The importance of summer/fall shoots to return bloom was confirmed by removing all summer/fall shoots from off-crop trees. Removal of all fruit in July from on-crop trees resulted in 2-fold more flowers in spring compared with off-crop trees due to the increased number of flowers contributed by both parent shoots (75% of the total) and the increased number of summer/fall shoots. In the whole tree experiment, parent + summer/fall shoots of off-crop trees produced more flowers the following spring than on-crop trees due to greater flower production by both parent shoots and their greater number of summer/fall shoots. Removal of fruit from individual shoots of on-crop trees after July had no effect on flower number. Removal of fruit from individual shoots on on-crop trees in June or July had no effect on the number of flowers contributed by parent (current spring) shoots to return bloom, but increased total flower number 4-fold because summer/fall shoot number increased more than 8-fold. The number of summer and fall (summer/fall) vegetative shoots that developed on parent shoots with and without fruit and the contribution of spring shoots (floral and vegetative) made by parent shoots alone (now 1 year old) and by their summer/fall shoots to return spring bloom was quantified. Parent shoots (current spring flush shoots) were tagged on on-crop trees and fruit were removed from individual shoots or whole trees. ‘Pixie’ mandarin ( Citrus reticulata) was used as the model system to investigate when and how fruit perpetuate cyclic differences in floral intensity. ![]() Whereas it is well documented for citrus that fruit number in the current crop inversely affects flower number in the return bloom, when in the phenology of the tree and how fruit exert an effect on floral intensity the following spring remained unresolved. Alright, I want 'em.Alternate bearing trees produce a heavy (on) crop followed by a light (off) crop. In season, they can go for $3 a pound or so, but it depends where you're buying them from or how far you're shipping them. So are they expensive?Ī lot less so than those aforementioned Sumo Citrus fruits, though I wouldn't call them cheap. Besides gelato, though, the fruit is used in a number of beauty products, including Pixie body scrubs, sprays, and polishes. Were you not listening when I mentioned my Pixie mandarin gelato? I wish you had been, it was delicious. Well, the seedless-ness of the fruit makes it easy to eat.and blend, mash, and incorporate into other products. Wait, what? What else could you possibly use them for? It was around then that Ojai, a major Pixie-growing city, discovered they're more versatile than just being edible. I have the same question! A little bit of research leads me to believe Pixie fever first hit the webz in 2016 even though the fruit has been around for far longer. View full post on Instagram Why is this the first I'm hearing of them? ![]() ![]() The best way to recover files from a Mac system disk.File Recovery from an Unbootable Mac Computer.File Recovery from a Computer that Won't Boot.R-Studio: Data recovery from a non-functional computer.Emergency File Recovery Using R-Studio Emergency.Predicting Success of Common Data Recovery Cases.File Recovery Specifics for SSD devices.R-Studio for Forensic and Data Recovery Business.You can download a free trial version of Air Parrot right now from the Air Parrot website or from the Apple App Store. If you’re wondering about Apple TV, I can tell you that this little gadget is great all around, and it’s worth the $99 price tag. For all purposes, Air Parrot is a great alternative to Air Play if you have an older Mac, aren’t upgrading to Mountain Lion, or have a PC and want to use Apple TV. Of course, it might just be easier to purchase these through Apple TV, but that’s up to you. But, if you subscribe to Netflix or some other streaming service, you can easily play movies and TV shows. Since this program works with iTunes, I’m guessing that it’s not. It isn’t clear whether or not playing a burned DVD through Air Parrot is possible. Apple does promise that Mountain Lion’s Air Play will be excellent, and I’m definitely looking forward to testing it out. Or, you could just wait for Mountain Lion to arrive. Air Parrot also offers a bit of a free trial, so you may want to test this out prior to paying the $10 price tag. If you plan on installing Mountain Lion, you might give Air Play a try. If you are currently running Snow Leopard, Lion, or have a PC, Air Parrot is the program that you want. The main difference is that you can’t extend your desktop with Air Play (this is possible with Air Parrot). Air Play works in relatively the same fashion as Air Parrot. You also have to be running Mountain Lion. To use Air Play, however, you have to have a recent Mac (after 2011). How Does Air Parrot Stack Up to Air Play?Īpple’s Air Play is another mirroring option. Imagine presenting to your colleagues via widescreen – so much easier than setting up an actual presentation! While I can see lots of potential for using a video site like Hulu or simply mirroring any other video, Air Parrot also has tons of presentation potential. You can make whatever you want to display full screen, as well, so you don’t have worry about any top or bottom blocking bars. If you’re not watching a video, play around with the settings to see what makes the most sense. If you are going to watch a movie on your TV, you’ll want to go ahead and slide that Video Quality bar all the way to the highest setting. Simply scroll over the drop down menus, and choose the settings that appeal to you. There are lots of different customization, resolution, and sizing options available, but all of these options are self-explanatory. The development team behind Air Parrot couldn’t have made Air Parrot easier to use. ![]() Got those two things? Great! Here’s how to avoid watching flicks on that small screen ever again. ![]() This, of course, means that you have to have an Apple TV. This program allows you to mirror your desktop on your TV. When prompted, enter the AirPlay code projected on the AppleTV screen you are connecting to.Sometimes you just need a bigger screen. (Scroll through the slideshow to see the installation steps)ĭuring the installation process, you must click "Yes" on the User Account Control dialog box as shown in slide 5ġ.) In the From section of AirParrot, you can choose to mirror or Extend your desktopĢ.) In the To section of AirParrot, you can select the AppleTV you would like to connect to. ![]() NOTE: A username and password will be provided by your Shorecrest sponsorġ.) Download AirParrot from the following link:Ģ.) When download is complete, run the AirParrot installer and run it for the first time as shown below: WiFi connection to SPS-Presenter network (Shorecrest Guests Only).Windows Administrator privileges to install software.Shorecrest staff members and guests requiring the ability to screen mirror from Windows PC’s to Shorecrest AppleTV’s AirParrot is software that allows Windows PC's to connect to AppleTV's via AirPlay. This article provides instructions for downloading and installing AirParrot. ![]() |
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