A cherry gum ball of a head poked up from the ledge and cocked to one side, uttering an inquisitive chirp and inspecting the room from behind plexiglass. ![]() I joined him, and we peered around the door until the startled visitor worked up the courage to return. Then, one morning in March, as I brewed coffee in the kitchen, Jeff strode into the office and sprang back out again, announcing he’d seen a flash of red. I began working in the industrial-grade construction earmuffs I’d bought when masons were repointing our building’s facade, grinding out the mortar between the bricks. Now, as our thermostat plummeted, I told Jeff not to worry-that I just wanted to see if I could attract a pigeon or two, inevitably followed by a zillion pigeons, at which point I’d have to take the feeder down. Traditional wisdom dictates that birds don’t become dependent on a free lunch. I was impressed until I realized he was mimicking a car alarm. ![]() Once, when we were dating, we went on a short hike in New Jersey, where he strode purposefully to the edge of the woods, leaned into the trees, and began uttering a convincing trilling call followed by a kind of whirring and honking. But then, as a native New Yorker, he is not exactly Mr. Despite my best efforts to insulate the edges of the wobbly wooden feeder, freezing January air whistled through the apartment, slamming shut any door left ajar. Two hundred and fifty feet above ground-the height of the tallest giant sequoias in the Sierra Nevada-the wind howls more often than not. Nevertheless, I ordered the feeder, filled it with birdseed, and installed it in my window, where it interrupted the soundproofing, so I found myself working amid a cacophony of sirens and jackhammering. The answer-that attractive foliage can help, but don’t hold your breath-wasn’t promising, considering I don’t have a balcony and scarcely overlook a tree. He pointed me to the website of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, where someone had inquired about luring birds to a 17th-floor balcony. “Frankly, I’m not overly optimistic about attracting birds to feed in a high-rise setting,” he wrote, explaining that most species search for food at specific heights. In reply to my enthusiastic query, however, Coveside’s owner, Jim Turpin, was less than a salesman. No part of the contraption dangles outside, presumably rendering it safe for urban use. Seeking a remedy, I discovered a small Maine company called Coveside Conservation Products, which makes a unique “Panoramic in-House Window Bird Feeder.” A semicircular mahogany platform enclosed with plexiglass, the feeder fits into an open window and juts inward, providing a front-row view of birds bold enough to enter. Made in the USA.Having sworn off swamps, I missed a connection to the wild. Enjoy bird activity nearer to you with this Windowsill Bird Feeder with Mirrored Back. The soft brown hue of the wood also adds a lovely hint to the piece. The screening also allows water to drain, and the wooden frame keeps all seed in place. The bottom of the feeder is crafted from metal screen, holding 1.5 quarts of seed and offering a safe place for birds to rest. A clear plastic top offers a different view, for added birding enjoyment. These panels have a mirrored finish on the exterior, so birds cannot see in but you can watch them with ease. Two acrylic panels create a back on the item, which slides open in the center for easy refilling and cleaning. Mahogany dowels insert into holes on the sides of the item, and an internal spring holds them in place in windows from 22" to 38" wide. This stylish feeder rests on your windowsill, for up close birding action. ![]() Invite birds to dine near you using the Coveside Windowsill Bird Feeder with Mirrored Back. Coveside Windowsill Bird Feeder with Mirrored Back 25900
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![]() (Admittedly, on any fitness tracker, sleep tracking feels like sketchy science.) Fitbit logs the hours I slept well, but doesn't seem as aware of sleep interruptions. Sleep tracking works, but the actual data of light vs. The five-day battery life is OK, but other fitness bands and watches outdo five days regularly. The Charge 2 has some shortfalls, certainly. Sarah Tew/CNET What the Charge 2 still lacks (hint: don't get it wet) The clip-on charger's also a little weird. (And by tap, I mean a hard tap the display isn't touch-enabled, but responds to hard taps via the accelerometer.) If it's showing on the main screen, all it takes is a tap to see the reading. ![]() The biggest advantage of Fitbit's heart rate is it's always on, and really quick to check. ![]() (Fitbit acknowledges this as a bug that it's aiming to address in a future firmware update.)īut the important thing is that the averages worked out fine.and I generally got readings that were enough to keep monitoring how I was doing in a way that matched what I got on your average grab-the-rails-for-heart-rate gym machine. Sometimes readings were high, sometimes low, and sometimes it didn't sense my wrist and I would get a zeroed-out non-reading. It was fine when resting or walking, but when running or exercising it fluctuated. Most wrist-based heart rate trackers aren't, but at least some also let you pair more accurate chest straps, too - you can't do that with the Charge 2. Fitbit's cardio score concept helps, to a tiny degree, but it could use some tweaks.ĭon't take this all as medical advice: the Fitbit Charge 2 isn't accurate enough to provide on-the-spot heart rate you can completely rely on. I love the idea of gamified heart health and fitness, but it's hard to figure out what to do with heart rate when exercising. And to add a little extra kick, it showed me US marathon record holder Ryan Hall's Cardio Fitness score, which is 81. I tapped the chart and was told I could do better with exercise - it showed me where I could be if I lose the weight I promised I would in the app's goal settings. My number was 40, which is "good for men your age," according to Fitbit. My estimated cardio fitness score, before jogging. If you run for a while tracking GPS via your phone (I jog-walked for 2 miles, but you could run for less), it pinpoints a more specific number based on a simulation of VO2 Max, a cardiovascular test for heart health. Here's how it works: It does a basic reading of resting heart rate versus your BMI (body mass index, calculated via whatever you entered, or your weight from a synced smart scale), and charts that against a statistical age and gender range. Instead of the daily heart rate charts and an evening measurement of resting heart rate (which is considered a good baseline measure, but doesn't tend to change much for me), Cardio Fitness is supposed to present a number you can aim to improve. That score is meant to more accurately represent where you're at in terms of overall heart health. Tap on the Heart Rate part of the app, and you can swipe to see a new Cardio Fitness score. There's a sorta-secret feature in Fitbit's app regarding heart rate. Unlike many other bands, Fitbit makes you walk 250 steps to "earn the hour." It made me want to walk more, instead of just standing. I also like Fitbit's tweaks to its other measurements, especially its reminders to move. ![]() I would choose a sweet vin doux naturel such as a Maury. If strawberries are served with or dipped in chocolate the chocolate becomes the key element to match. (If you can’t get hold of a strawberry beer try a cherry or raspberry-flavoured one) Strawberries with dark chocolate It would also be a good choice if you served strawberries with mascarpone. ![]() A sweet wine with good acidity such as a late harvest or Beerenauslese riesling can be good or try a strawberry or raspberry liqueur topped up with champagne (like a kir royale or strawberry or raspberry bellini) Strawberry cheesecake I really enjoy fruit flavoured beers with the rich but slightly savoury flavour of cheesecake and a strawberry beer such as the Belgian Fruli is quite perfect. Light and airy but typically sweeter than a gateau. Sweet wines from the Loire such as Coteaux du Layon can also work well Strawberries with meringue such as a pavlova, sundae or Eton Mess Sauternes or similar wines from the Bordeaux region will probably work but I’d be inclined to go for a luscious new world botrytised or late harvest semillon or sauvignon. The additional sweetness you get from the pastry or shortbread means your wine needs to be sweeter. L ight airy strawberry desserts such as mousses, soufflés or gâteauxĭemi-sec or rosé Champagne or similar sparkling wine. Alternatively if you don’t want to serve wine you could choose a contrasting but complementary well-chilled fruit juice such as passionfruit or mango. ![]() The perfect foil for a classic dessert wine such as Sauternes or (more economically) Muscat-de-Beaumes-de-Venise. You could also serve them the French or Italian way macerated in a light red wine such as Beaujolais with a little sugar - a (reasonably) healthy alternative to cream! Strawberries and cream Perfectly ripe berries, especially wild strawberries can be delicious with an off-dry sparkling wine such as Moscato d’Asti, Asti, Extra Dry prosecco or even a sparkling white zinfandel or Australian sparkling rosé like Jacob’s Creek. Unsweetened strawberries or served plain with a little sugar The classic pairing of champagne is to my mind too dry unless the champagne is rosé or demi-sec but there are plenty of other possibilities depending on how you serve your berries. I’m sure you’re enjoying a bowlful or two of strawberries at this time of year. Posted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on Jat 06:50 ![]() They were literally throwing themselves against the walls. It was much more terrifying than it sounds: it was more aggressive, unreal and gladiatorial than I had anticipated. I worked with ukulele-playing skateboardersįor a recent piece at Eastside Projects in Birmingham. ![]() It’s true that for most artists I know, the studio is a space of production, but because I work with people I usually go to where those people are. There is this 19th-century idea of an artist in their studio that we’re unable to let go of. You could say I’m an artist with a suitcase. In those early works I was always the central figure and I was addressing the audience, so the performative element has always been there in my work. There was no rhyme or reason why I felt like this, but I just knew. I remember distinctly that while I was making the pastel drawing, She ain’t holding them up, she’s holding on (Some English Rose) in 1986, I just knew it was the last of these kinds of works I was going to make. People are often melancholic about that, but I was only making them for about three years during the 1980s. I needed a letter to allow me into the class because the models were naked. Mrs Franklin wrote a letter to my mum asking if it would be possible for me to do life-drawing classes. I grew up in a very working class community and had no idea about art school. My art teacher, Mrs Franklin, picked up on it and said: “You have to go to art school.” Art was a door that hadn’t been opened to me before. I always used to draw in the margins of books, on any surface I could find, on tables, walls, on everything. I started going to art school when I was 15. ![]() Use Yoshi in all his forms Image used with permission by copyright holder For newer players, it’s the perfect way to play with family members without immediately dying. Toadette, meanwhile, can turn into Peachette by grabbing the Super Crown power-up, which gives her a floating ability much like Peach had in Super Mario Bros. U, but the two new characters do! Nabbit can only be hurt if he falls into a hazard or off the edge of a platform, though he can’t transform with power-up abilities. Mario, Toad, and Luigi don’t differ in terms of their abilities in New Super Mario Bros. If you’re running out of lives with Mario, the characters you haven’t used yet will each have five lives available, and you can increase these totals separately from the total for your main character. U Deluxe is that every playable character has their own pool of extra lives. One odd design choice that can work to your benefit in New Super Mario Bros. If you need to get extra lives, you can always go back and retry earlier stages - this is particularly important if you’re nearing the end of a world and are running low, as you can lose several courses worth of progress by getting a “game over.” In a pinch? Switch characters Image used with permission by copyright holder There will be one coin for each flower, and this can be enough to get you over the 100-coin limit and earn an extra life. These aren’t just for decoration! If you perform a twirl while standing on the flowers - use R like you’re doing a spin jump, but don’t jump first - you’ll send out coins. U Deluxe feature small pinwheel flowers on the ground. Grab extra coins Image used with permission by copyright holderĬertain grass areas of New Super Mario Bros. This is a telltale sign that the wall is fake, and you’ll sometimes even find a pipe inside that will let you skip part of the stage. To spot secret areas as you’re moving through a stage, look for walls that have small notches on them that don’t appear to serve any purpose. These areas appear to be blocked off by terrain, but you can run through them to receive extra coins or even Star Coins, the latter of which is needed to fully complete the game. U Deluxe absolutely loves putting secret areas in its courses. More so than any Mario game in recent memory, New Super Maro Bros. Check for secrets Image used with permission by copyright holder As long as you have gotten Mario up to full speed, you’ll run across the open gaps without falling through! Just ensure that nothing will slow you down, because doing so even for a split-second will send Mario to his doom. If you spot a series of blocks and gaps where the two are each one space across, this means that you can sprint across to reach what’s on the other side. It’s necessary for making some of the longer jumps in the game, but it can also allow you to access hard-to-reach areas. U Deluxe, your character will sprint, which allows for you to jump longer distances or avoid hazards. Sprint through danger Image used with permission by copyright holderīy holding down the Y button as you move in New Super Mario Bros. You can also use the spin jump at the very end of a level to reach the top of the flag and earn a 1-UP. ![]() The difference seems negligible at first, but there are certain blocks and platforms that are designed to only be accessible this way - unless you have a power-up. It’s activated by jumping as you normally would and then pressing the R button or shaking your controller to make Mario to jump just a tiny bit higher and farther than he otherwise would. Use the spin jump Image used with permission by copyright holderĪvailable regardless of whether you’re “super” or have acquired a power-up, the most important move you’ll need to use in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe demands your complete attention and tasks you with getting past some very tricky obstacles, so you’ll need all the help you can get to reach Princess Peach and defeat Bowser. ![]() ![]() There’s a secret character in New Super Mario Bros.All of the secret exits and world skips in New Super Mario Bros. ![]() Click on a heart emoji black ( ) to copy it to the clipboard & insert it to an input element. Copy and paste heart symbol ♡ like black heart (♥), white heart (♡), blue heart (□), heart on fire ( ️□), love emoji (□) and heart with arrow emoji (□) in just one click. ![]() ![]() Remember, when entering the alt code (s), hold the key and hit the number combination corresponding to that symbol. For those of you who want the ALT codes of various symbols in this guide, or for those wanting to know what exactly a symbol stands for, here are some handy reference guides. An emoji (/ ɪ ˈ m oʊ dʒ iː / i-MOH-jee plural emoji or emojis Japanese: 絵文字) is a pictogram, logogram, ideogram, or smiley embedded in text and used in electronic messages and web pages.Alt+ Codes & Shortcuts. The "Grinning Face" emoji, from the Twemoji set Emoji being added to a text message, 2013. (chiefly in the West) An emoticon representing a smiley face.( ‿ )ノ(ˇ⊖ˇ) ʕ⊙ᴥ⊙ʔ ( ͡° ͜ ͡°)Get all cute emoticons, Japanese text emoji (kaomoji) and kawaii faces that you can copy and paste into Facebook, Twitter, etc. ツ.Get all cute emoticons, Japanese text emoji (kaomoji) and kawaii faces that you can copy and paste into Facebook, Twitter, etc. So here are some best symbols for Fortnite name. Include it in your Fortnite name and make it cool-looking. These symbols are 100% supported on Fortnite. Here in this list, sweaty Fortnite symbols are given as you can quickly access the symbols easily. Both are phonemically /tɯ/, reflected in the Nihon-shiki and Kunrei-shiki romanization tu, although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is i, reflected in the Hepburn romanization tsu. Based on text symbols, Cool Text it's an ASCII art gallery with a lot of text art ideas for you.Tsu ( hiragana: つ, katakana: ツ) is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Our smileys faces text art are based on emojis and specials unicode symbols to make stylish text art ready to copy and paste. We have kaomoji, lenny face and other japanese emoticon. This cool text can be used everywhere and it look awesome. ![]() Inspired by African and Iberian art, he also contributed to the rise of Surrealism and Expressionism. Perhaps the most influential artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso may be best known for pioneering Cubism and fracturing the two-dimensional picture plane in order to convey three-dimensional space. It also comes with a cool font generator tool. ジ Japanese Smiley Face (ツ゚) - #1 Copy and Paste ☻ ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯ (ツ゚) (ヅ) (ツ) リ し =) :) :-) Ѷ 〲 〴 ϡ ﭢ ゾ ミ っ ふ ぶ ぷ マ ー ド ⍩ ⍣ ⍤ ⍡ 옺 옻 우 웃 유 ൠ ഋ ఠ ಠ ㆅ ت A collection of cool symbols that provides access to many special fancy text symbols, letters, characters. Where can we use aesthetic symbols? Aesthetic symbols are the real text symbols which can be used on any platform like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, blogs, etc. ( 。.As an emojicon, It is used by the west by “weebs” mostly 172.117.237.102 18:02, 16 April 2023 (UTC) Aesthetic symbols include all varieties of special symbols like emojis, infinity symbol, heart symbols, smiley faces, maths symbols, and this extensive list goes on.Copy and paste Japanese emoticons flower, flower emoticons like 乁༼☯‿☯ ༽ㄏ˚‧º Code point.You can create flower emoticons of any types like sad, crying, smile, happy using these characters (, ≖,, ᴗ, ᥥ, ‿), to create face and mouths. 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Eventually, the goal is to wash it no more than three times a week. If you over wash your hair, you are at risk for drying out your hair, causing your sebaceous glands to produce more oil to compensate for the lack of moisture on your scalp.Īlthough every hair type is different, try to start washing your hair every other day. Generally, the more often you wash your hair, the more your scalp will produce sebum which is an oil produced from your sebaceous glands that protect your hair and skin. We hate to break the news, but that is not what you should be doing if you want to grow long, thick healthy hair. Like most people, you probably wash your hair at least once a day with a bottle of shampoo from your local grocer. Since hair is unique, our recommendation is to consult with your hair stylist on some products that will give your hair what it is missing.įor more information on how to grow out your long hair, check out our article on the various stages of hair growth. 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Instead, they sit on top of the hair and eventually get washed out with a couple of rinses in the shower.Īs counter-intuitive as it may seem, regular trips to the salon are necessary for new hair growth. Most home treatments do not sink into the hair follicles or scalp, which is the primary source of hair growth. However, 99% of the time, those hair stimulation treatments will not help your hair. You may have read articles online about hair masks or other at home remedies that can help stimulate hair growth. ![]() Not only does growing out your hair requires a certain level of maintenance, but depending on how fast your hair grows, it also requires a significant amount of time. Growing our your hair can be a testament of commitment. ![]() Growing Out Process For Long Hairĭoesn’t it feel that when your hair reaches a certain point, it just refuses to grow any longer? Many times during that “grow out stage,” you may be tempted to chop it all off. 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In the Away Stadium, the two teams played a total of 11 games before, of which Arizona Diamondbacks won 4, Tampa Bay Rays won 7 and the two teams drew 0. Among them, Arizona Diamondbacks won 9 games ( 79 at Total Rounds, 5 at Home Stadium away), Tampa Bay Rays won 12 (101 at Home Stadium, 5 at Total Rounds away), and drew 0 ( at Total Rounds, 0 at Home Stadium). The Soccer Teams Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Rays played 21 Games up to today. They are hitless in their last 16 at-bats with runners in scoring position.A complete record of competitive matches played between the two teams, This page lists the head-to-head record of Arizona Diamondbacks vs Tampa Bay Rays including biggest victories and defeats between the two sides, and H2H stats in all competitions. For the first time since April 2016, they have been held to one or no runs in three straight games. The Rays need something, as their eight total runs over a five-game span are their fewest since August 2017. Tampa Bay Rays fixtures tab is showing last 100 baseball matches with statistics and win/lose icons. We’ll stay positive and kind of try to find a way to win a game (Sunday) and then head into the break and get it going again.” Tampa Bay Rays previous match was against Boston Red Sox in MLB, match ended with result 8 - 6 (Tampa Bay Rays won the match). 620 WDAE is a sports talk-formatted radio station in Tampa, Florida, United States. ![]() “Look, it’s it’s tough to see signs (of progress) when you’re facing Charlie Morton and Spencer Strider,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. 620 WDAE is the radio home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Gators. One night earlier, Charlie Morton did much the same. The Tampa Bay Rays dominant start to the season finally came to a halt Friday in a 6-3 loss to the Blue Jays, which followed a record-tying 13-0 start. Spencer Strider did most of the work against them Saturday, scattering four hits and striking out 11 while working into the seventh. Things would be finer if they could rediscover their offense, as they were held to one or no runs for the fourth time in their last five games. Bellinger drives in 3, Cubs get another good start from Wicks in 6-2. ![]() Rays leftfielder Randy Arozarena reacts after he strikes out swinging against Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider during the fourth inning. Boston Red Sox MLB game, final score 3-4, from Octoon ESPN. Ensure your TV/Monitor is a minimum of 1080p resolution.If you cannot see any cameras or the recorder menu on your TV/monitor, please: If your recorder is powered on, but you cannot see one or more connected cameras on your TV/Monitor or Smart Device, try the steps below.Ĭannot See the Recorder on Your TV/Monitor If you are still under warranty, please contact us to open a warranty claim and receive a new power supply. 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Check to ensure the outlet you have the recorder connected to is receiving power.If the LED on the recorder is turned ON but you cannot see an image on your monitor, please refer to the Video Loss section of this article.Some devices feature an internal fan, so if you can hear the recorder’s fan, it is receiving power.If the LAN port light is flashing green, the recorder is receiving power. If your recorder does not have an LED, check the Network port on the rear of the recorder.Verify the LED is on if your recorder has one.See if your recorder is receiving power.If your recorder is not powering on, please try the steps below before contacting technical support. ![]() NOTE: If you are still experiencing an issue after troubleshooting, please click on Contact Us from your product’s support page to reach our Technical Support Team via Live Chat or Phone. NOTE: Your product Series can be located on the support sticker on your recorder.Ģ. 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