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Reaper pepper vs ghost pepper9/21/2023 ![]() ![]() The man had managed to get down a Carolina Reaper pepper, which in 2013 earned the title of the world’s hottest chili by Guinness World Records. Photo credit: Jonathan KonucheĪfrican farmers also use chilies to smeared on fences and walls to keep wild elephants from entering certain areas and keep them out of crops.Extremely hot peppers don’t just blister your mouth and bum-they can also spark fiery havoc in your brain, according to a report published Monday in BMJ Case Reports.Īn otherwise healthy 34-year-old man developed a blood-flow disorder in his brain and suffered several debilitating “thunderclap” headaches after entering a hot pepper eating contest, US doctors reported. Then it will be lit to produce acrid smoke around chili fences. The pepper’s spiciness can cause skin irritation, breathing problems and temporary blindness.Ĭhili brick made of dung & crushed chili, ready to bake. They create intense fumes when exposed to air to control riots and neutralize terrorists. The Indian Army made a grenade from Ghost Peppers! It’s true! The grenade contains a small amount of chili powder mixed with other chemicals. This includes Jammu and Kashmir where farmers had clashes with police forces. It has been used in many states since then. The first test was in 2018 in Assam during protest marches. Also, uncontrollable coughing and sneezing. It causes burning sensations in eyes, nose, and throat. This grenade immobilizes targets within 5 square meters. Tests were done and it was approved for use in non-lethal weapons by the army. The scientist realized the pepper’s after-effects were like tear gas. It was once the hottest pepper, until Carolina Reaper won the title of the world’s hottest chilli.įUN FACT: THE INDIAN ARMY MADE A GRENADE FROM GHOST PEPPERSĭo you know these chilies were once used as military weapons – smoked bombs?ĭRDO officials suggested a scientist’s idea. Ghost Pepper is one of the hottest peppers cultivated on the planet. Ghost peppers, on the other hand, are hybrid peppers made from Capsicum chinense and Capsicum frutescens, while Carolina Reapers are hybrid peppers made from Naga Viper pepper and Habanero. ![]() ![]() Do you know this two peppers belong to the same family? Capsicum chinense, which is also known as the habanero pepper. You might be wondering they look so similar. So, how does Ghost Pepper (Bih Jolokia) match up to other hot peppers? Let’s check out the table below: The high concentration of capsaicinoids makes it an effective tool for incapacitating attackers without lasting harm. For example, they can be used to make non-lethal weapons like pepper spray. Plus, they have been used in military applications too. But they are also believed to offer health benefits like aiding digestion, reducing inflammation and boosting metabolism. Lots of people enjoy Ghost Peppers for their intense heat and spiciness. ![]() They contain about double the amount of capsaicinoids compared to other superhot peppers like Habanero and Scotch Bonnet. These are chemicals found in chili peppers that create the sensation of heat when coming into contact with your mouth or skin. It clocks in at over one million Scoville Heat Units (SHU)! That’s even hotter than the renowned Habanero pepper.īecause Ghost Pepper has high levels of capsaicinoids. Ghost Pepper, also known as Ghost Chili, Bhut Jolokia, Red Naga Chili, or Naga Bhut Jolokia, is an incredibly hot and spicy chili pepper. ![]()
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Moda domus9/21/2023 ![]() ![]() As I explored the market, I realized most of the patterns available today were the same as those I was choosing from for my bridal registry over 15 years ago. “Much of the newness in the market over the past few years has been around casual entertaining - crockery in the countryside - but there is a gap in fine dining. “I’m lucky to have been in the dining rooms of women around the world and I’m keenly aware of what is missing in the fine dining space,” she said. Santo Domingo said that her initial focus at Tiffany has centered on finer elements of entertaining. Select pieces will be available for purchase on Moda Operandi, which is Tiffany’s exclusive wholesale partner for the home category. The full collections will be available in Tiffany stores worldwide as well as the jeweler’s website. Valse Bleue resurrects a pattern first introduced in 1967, while Toile creates a print from important Tiffany iconography like New York City landmarks and Schlumberger’s Bird on a Rock design. Wisteria, for instance, looks to a Tiffany glass lampshade from the early 20 th century. The tabletop motifs touch on references across Tiffany’s broad history. ![]() Additionally, the collection includes a range of four hand-blown glassware collections called Tiffany Twist, Tiffany Moderne, Tiffany Colorblock and Tiffany Essentials. They include six new tabletop motif collections: Tiffany Berries, Tiffany T True, Tiffany Wisteria, Valse Bleue, Tiffany Toile and Tiffany Audubon. Products are produced across the U.S., Europe and Japan and - in the Tiffany tradition - will continue to include Limoges porcelain and Murano hand-blown glass. Santo Domingo’s first collections for Tiffany will be released this April in coordination with the jeweler’s much-anticipated renovated Fifth Avenue flagship reveal. “Having developed Moda Operandi’s home category as well as our private label, Moda Domus, I bring a depth of experience in design and a rich understanding of the luxury customer,” she said of her qualifications for this new role. Her homes, which span the globe from Colombia to Paris to New York City and the Hamptons, have been widely featured in interior design publications, and she has used these platforms to support up-and-coming talents in the interiors and furniture design space. ![]() Santo Domingo is highly regarded for her taste within fashion circles of a certain globetrotting ilk. Like everyone, I have been watching Alexandre breathe new life into the brand and it is an honor to work with Tiffany’s design team to help execute his creative vision,” Santo Domingo said. has played a key role in some of the biggest milestones in my life. Lauren’s creative vision and impeccable style will bring a new era of luxury and modernity to Tiffany’s home collection,” Arnault said in a statement to WWD. With the appointment of Lauren Santo Domingo, we look forward to expanding our home category and driving this integral part of our business forward. “Tiffany & Co was originally founded almost 200 years ago as a fancy goods emporium and luxury home goods have always been part of the Tiffany legacy. ![]()
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Car logo quiz level 89/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Smart is a German manufacturer of microcars produced in Hambach, France, and BŲblingen, Germany n 2005 DaimlerChrysler decided against purchasing a 50% share in the Dutch NedCar plant used to manufacture the ForFour, ending its production
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Modified mario party 3 rom9/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Which is why I will also implement support for game mods. I don’t want to encourage people to pirate the game to be able to play on Shroom Kingdom, This can be done by dumping game files from a real console and extract the required assets. To be able to play on Shroom Kingdom, you will need game assets from Super Mario Maker 2. So this started another argument about how I earn money from an intellectual property which is not mine. NEAR Protocol or blockchain in general also allows me to get the funding that I need to work on this. Levels will have even more utilities, but the details have yet to be determined. The utility that gets provided is that you can play it. In the case of Shroom Kingdom every level is an NFT. The NFT would directly impact the game itself and this is what most projects in blockchain gaming do.īlockchain gaming is booming in general, which is also why js13kGames added a imagine an RPG game where every piece of armor you acquire is actually an NFT on the blockchain. This also makes it possible to add utility to your NFTs,Į.g. The biggest benefit that NFTs give you is true ownership of an asset. What you want to do with that data depends on the platform,īut most people use it to store and share art. No one could tell me why though and all I can tell you is that NFTs are literally just arbitrary data This is one reason why I chose NEAR Protocol as my favority blockchain platform.Īnother argument that gets mentioned often is that Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are bad. However there are other consensus algorithms, that don’t have these problems like Proof of Stake. I have also the opinion, that PoW can be easily abused and hard to regulate where the energy that flows in comes from. This is however only true for blockchains that use Proof of Work (PoW) as its consensus algorithm. What people most refer to is the immense amount of energy the blockchain requires to operate. You can soon develop a bad attitude towards blockchain. Many people try to stop what blockchain stands for and if you don’t take a deeper look into the technology, I think this comes from a misinformation about blockchain in general. Several people have already told me, that this is not a good idea and actively tried to stop me. If you go to the website, the first thing that will catch your attention will be the blockchain integration. This also flourished the homebrew ecosystem and other people almost had everything reverse engineered,Īfter waiting for several years now it is time to move forward and do what I wanted to doĪnd this is why I start a new project called Shroom Kingdom. Since the Switch console was selling much better than the Wii U, So I was thrilled to work on SMMDB again and implement proper support for it. In the meantime Super Mario Maker 2 came out, ![]() I postponed the idea and devoted myself to other projects, Since the Rust gaming ecosystem was still relatively immature at the time, Learning Rust filled me with joy, which I have never felt using another language, I started experimenting early with these technologies and soon became interested in the These technologies specifically are WebAssembly and WebGL/WebGPU.Īs a developer with a background mainly in frontend development and due to my love for performance, With modern HTML5 technologies it is nowadays possible to create games with near native performance. Was to make Super Mario Maker usable on emulators,īut I soon had the idea of making it playable in your browser. The idea I initially had when I started 2017 with SMMDB This is also why SMMDB and Net64 exist now for several years and are still in use. I’m a software engineer with a passion for my side projects. ![]()
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Manage apps that open on startup mac9/21/2023 ![]() Restore macOS from a previous backup (no longer applicable) ![]() Select the disk which you wish to make the default boot disk, press and hold the Option key and click Always Use underneath it. This takes you to the Startup Options screen. Press and hold the Power button until the display shows Loading Startup Options, then release it. Select the disk you want to boot from, then click Continue underneath it. Wait until all bootable disks have loaded into the list. Startup Manager, to select which volume from which to boot Select the disk which you wish to boot from in Safe Mode, then press and hold the Shift key and click Continue in Safe Mode underneath it. Safe Mode, to flush user caches and disable third-party extensions This only becomes available after a Mac has had a macOS update: see this article for further details. This is invaluable if regular Recovery Mode is unavailable for any reason. Press the Power button twice in rapid succession, and on the second of those presses hold the button until the display shows Loading Startup Options, then release it. Online help is available when you open Safari.įallback Recovery Mode, identical to regular Recovery Mode except that Startup Security Utility isn’t available.Utilities menu – Startup Security Utility, Terminal, Share Disk.Apple menu – Startup Disk, Restart, Shut Down.main window – Restore from Time Machine Backup, Reinstall macOS, Safari, Disk Utility.Select the Options icon, then click Continue underneath it. ![]() Recovery Mode, to check startup disk, reinstall macOS, restore from a backup, change security settings Once the Startup Options screen appears, press and hold the Command and D keys until your Mac restarts and the Diagnostics Loader menu appears in the main menu bar. ![]() Some, such as Safe Mode, may not be as convenient to access, but follow a logical sequence. Instead of having to memorise all the startup key combinations used by Intel Macs, different modes and features are accessed in a structured and logical order. Apple has completely redesigned and reorganised startup modes in M1 Apple Silicon Macs. ![]()
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Mashup mixed in key tutorial9/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Note: that if you don’t hit the cue button exactly in line with the first beat of the track the it’s going to make it really hard for you to get the tempo’s in line using the pitch shift button.ģ. Then whilst counting the beats and phrases, the DJ is getting ready to drop in the track on the 1st beat of a section by tapping the cue points.įor example the last 8 beats of a phrase, a DJ will tap the cue button count 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and drop (press play on the 1). They have set a cue point at the beginning 1st beat of a section. Have you ever watched a DJ online or in a club where you’ve seen them tapping the cue button? Setting cue points on the first beat of each section can help you cue up a track ready to mix in. Or the beginning of the breakdown of the drop where the beat (drums) cut out and you can only hear instruments starting to build up to the drop again. Other signifiers are easier to interpret, such as the bass line kicking in on the drop of a track (on the first chorus of a track). ![]() Remember, at the end of a phrase and more importantly each section, such as a chorus, there’s usually a sign in the form of a drum fill or crash cymbal. Now that you’re aware of the structure of beats and you’re familiar with counting the amount of beats per bar, phrase and section, this helps you to beat match by ear. Counting beats, bars and phrases is best thing to understand a practice doing before starting to mix and music together. There are a few elements that you need to become accustomed to when beat matching by ear.ġ. If you’re a complete beginner to DJing, then no worries, we will begin with a few ideas on how to help you beatmatch music, in this case House music. This benefits DJs when counting beats and phrases to know when the end of a phrase is or the end of a section. This is usually in the form of a cymbal crash and potentially with a drum fill. Tip: At the end of each phrase there’s usually some significant beat pattern that highlights the end of the of phrase. Sections of songs can be defined as intro, breakdown, build up, chorus, verse and outro. Let’s visualise a phrase of a 16 beat pattern to help you get to grips with what you can expect to be listening out for when first learning to DJ.Įach phrase is made up of 16 beats, when combined together with other phrases form the basis of sections of music. This can help when counting phrases to know when you’re coming to the end of a section, AKA chorus or verse for example. Notice that I’ve split the 16 beat phrase into chunks of 8. Understanding the structure is the next port of call when learning how to DJ House music.īut first it’s important to know that the building blocks that make up sections of a House music track are called phrases. Let’s visualise the structure of a 4 count beat. In turn helps you to get familiar and build a good ear for House music. Well it’s important because knowing how beats syncopate and are formed rhythmically help you to become accustomed to counting bars and phrases. And finally, the cymbals or hi-hats are commonly featured on the off beat in between each of beats. The snare is 9 times out of 10 on beats 2 and 4 which makes life even easier. ![]() Meaning that there’s a kick drum pumping to the beat, always in time with the count of 1,2,3 and 4. The house beat is without a doubt synonymous with 4 x 4 beat structure. ![]() Then on top of that, some more techniques and tips to support your knowledge about DJing House music as a genre.Ĭheck out our NEW DJ Course here. In this article let’s explore the basics of DJing to help you in DJing House music. Mixing using the EQ knobs allows for smoothing mix transitions commonly used in House music DJing. Understanding beats and song structures will help to master beat matching and phrase matching. How To Mix A Song | Mixing Bass | Part 4 of 7ĭJing House music requires the basic skills of mixing music using a DJ controller, CDJs or Turntables with a DJ mixer. ![]()
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Disk arbitrator windows9/21/2023 ![]() ![]() I know nothing is "uncrackable." But it must be secure to 99.999% of all hackers I'd think. I've just taken the blind faith that these technologies are secure and uncrackable. So, I really need to study security more.
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![]() ![]() Some enemy behavior changes when hit diagonally (I'm not entirely sure it applies to any non-dlc interaction though. Peace shrines doesn't destroy your gear, except your weapon (it gives you base dagger instead) Monk can pick the golden crown up, even if it doesn't give him any benefits Scroll of need no longer gives you glass gear when you don't need anything, instead it changes your gear to glass The player can only equip one piece of armor at a time. Armor Main article: Armor Armor are items that are equipped in the 'Armor' slot. AMPLIFIED features: A whole new zone full of nefarious new enemies A powerful new protagonist: Nocturna New weapons, armor, and other loot Four new. Can dig up dirt, stone and catacomb walls, depending on the current groove chain. Weapons vary in what tiles they hit and how many tiles are hit at once. Take control of the shapeshifting protagonist Nocturna to fight your way through electrifying new levels, boss battles, and more 2. Breaks if the player takes damage or throws the weapon, leaving a Glass Shard (Weapon) on the ground. Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED is a DLC prequel for Crypt of the NecroDancer. Obsidian to damage based on Groove Chain multiplier. Ring of mana is nerfed, cooldown is just twice as short (instead of four times)Įnchant scroll on non-dagger weapons can't give you gold or bloodĮnchant scroll gives you special daggers when used on a dagger (or glass shard weapon) Weapons are items that are equipped in the 'Attack' slot and determine how the player attacks. From the Crypt of the NecroDancer Wiki, the free and comprehensive encyclopedia. Zone 4 generation is cleaner (no more items stuck in walls or that kind of things) and is unaffected by space shrine Obsidian armor now has intended behavior, while it could decrease your protection when you had other protection items Yes, FamilyJules has remastered his soundtrack. Guides: The Necrommunity Racing Guide, Elad's CONDUIT Bootcampĭo this (#s "tomatoes are a fruit!") Technical: Replay Format, Debug Mode, Item chances for chests and shops, NecroEdit - External level editor, Replay parser - find seed from replayĬrypt of the NecroDancer Online Racing: Website, Stats page, CoNDOR Vods, Racing Discord ![]() Social: Watch COTND on twitch, General Discord The panelties synergy to make her even harder. She is weapon-locked on Dagger, dies in one hit, dies when misses a beat, dies when picked up gold, and the tempo is doubled. She has every single panelty from Aria, Bolt, and Monk. Designed to be the near impossible character. Informational: Wikia, Beat every enemy (The Necrotome) Note that All Characters (Amplified) mode does not unlock her. Other links: FAQ, Dev Forums and bug reporting Social media: Facebook, Twitter, Website, Discord All of the new modes added are designed to be a challenge, and are not recommended at all if you can't complete the base game.Is out! Buy it on the Nintendo Switch eShop!.Many new and and complex items may make it hard to learn the basic game.An extra floor is added, which makes it harder to do all zones runs.Many uncommon yet powerful items are added, such as familiars, magic food, new shovels, and new torches.Move on the beat to navigate an ever changing dungeon while battling dancing skeletons, zombies, dragons, and more. Character: Nocturna Nocturna Amplified DLC Icon.png, Character: Klarinetta. New items such as Spiked Ears and Heavy Glass Armour make it far easier for better players, but don't help less experienced players at all. Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Welcome to the Crypt of the NecroDancer Wiki.New weapons, armor, and other loot Four new playable characters in total. Ooze golems (floor 4) get a massive nerf. Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED is a prequel for Crypt of the NecroDancer.Plus, much of the content is more suited to players who will stick around - additional challenging modes, items that mainly help harder characters, and more rare items. Crypt of the NecroDancer > Gameplay Discussion > Topic. Its the first expansion for Crypt Of The NecroDancer since the Amplified. I heard that Amplified DLC is included, and the version has about 100 tracks. Crypt of the NecroDancer: AMPLIFIED is a DLC prequel for Crypt of the NecroDancer. IMO, although it adds some great new items and mechanics, that also makes the base concept harder to learn. Crypt Of The NecroDancers developers just surprise announced a successor Rock. A new protagonist in Nocturna, new weapons, loot, and (20+) tracks. If you already have the base game (meaning you can't get the DLC in a bundle), you should play for a while to gauge how good you are before getting the DLC. Crypt of the NecroDancer: Amplified is upon us, with it launching on Steam for. ![]()
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Find a grave theofil heller dubina texas9/20/2023 ![]() The line of trees marked the west boundary of the cemetery until more space was needed and the cemetery was expanded. These trees were planted by Julius Peter, son of Joseph Peter, 1845-1924. The Czechs, first to settle in a Texas community as a group, later named it "Dubina" because of the many oak trees in the area.Ī definite line of cedar trees can be seen running north and south through the cemetery just east of the graves of Josef and Rozalia Peter. The place was first called "Navidad" and then "Bohemian Navidad". The rock chimney and double fireplace of this house is still standing. ![]() It has been said that the cemetery was once an Indian burial ground based on the fact that when digging contemporary graves, human bones and Indian artifacts were found.Ĭhristian Mass was said by visiting priests, Victor Gury of Frelsburg and others, in Josef Peter's double log house. There were thirteen graves on the site when the land was transferred to the church. ![]() The land was conveyed to the church eleven years later, on 26 February 1877. Although the land was private property, Josef Peter decided early to designate the grounds as a cemetery. He had also planned to have members of the Peter family buried here. Apparently Josef Peter, Sr., had envisioned this burial place, under a beautiful, giant live oak tree, as an honored place for the inhabitants of the Dubina Community. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery was established 5 August 1866 upon burial of Jan Konvicka, 1813 - 1866, according to tombstone inscriptions and church history. ![]() Cyril & Methodius Catholic Cemetery, Dubina, Texas, copyrighted 1998, with the permission of the author, Norman C. ![]()
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Substitute for sesame oil9/20/2023 ![]() ![]() What makes cashew butter stand out over similar nut-based butter is that its nutty taste is not too overpowering. Do not use it if people are allergic to nuts! Again, almond butter is not an option for people with nut allergies! Cashew ButterĪnother butter made of nuts, cashew butter is a creamy beige food spread that closely resembles tahini and has a close texture. How to make it work: Almond butter can also be used one-to-one to replace tahini. What makes it better than peanut butter is that almond butter is generally smoother. One of peanut butter’s lesser-known brothers, almond butter, is like peanut butter but made from (wait for it!…) almonds.Īgain, almond butter has a similar texture and color to tahini but with an obvious nutty taste. A peanut butter tahini substitute will work best if it’s smooth, and not crunchy (blend it if necessary). Just like tahini, it has a similar texture, color, and flavor-but it’s not an option for people with nut allergies, and its nut taste may be a bit too much for some. It’s the best emergency substitute if you just realized you don’t have tahini. What makes peanut butter such a great tahini substitute is that you’ll probably have it at home. Remember to keep in mind what you’re trying to achieve-don’t just go for the easiest solution, it might not be the most suitable. So, be sensible and think about what you want to achieve with tahini before you go mad scientist with these substitutes! Best Substitutes for Tahini Plus, there are just some foods you don’t want to add a nutty taste to. So, some of these substitutes are simply not an option. Some tahini substitutes can be found with little effort, though, some alternatives may be as hard as tahini to find.Īlmost all of the substitutes can be used one-for-one with tahini, but some may need a little assistance-or assist other substitutes-to get it just right.Īnd some of the best tahini substitutes are a bit nutty, as in they are literally made from nuts. But luckily, there are plenty of ways you can substitute tahini. If you can’t make it at home, tahini is not the easiest thing to source. Top tahini subs are: 1) Peanut butter, 2) Cashew butter, 3) Almond butter, 4) Sunflower butter, 5) Sesame oil, 6) Sesame paste, 7) Hummus. ![]() |