Its settings allow you to suppress persistent and intermittent background noise and cancel echoes. Zoom is a widely used software that offers a good picture and sound. ![]() There are two strong contenders for your video calling App, as detailed by The Musicians’ Union advice: However, you need to be very careful about things like feedback, and always try out your set up in advance. If it is movable, then this might prove very handy for acoustic instruments, like the acoustic guitar. If you are taking your teaching seriously, then you might want to experiment with a more nuanced set up than your basic laptop can provide.Įxternal speakers, or a headset, can improve on your ability to hear your students.Ī basic condenser mic will help them hear more of what you are doing. While a tablet or phone might seem convenient, they have much smaller screens and that can prove problematic when teaching. ![]() It’s also worth considering how good the quality of your camera is, as you will need your students to be able to see what you are doing clearly. This will help speed up your computer’s response time. Try not to have too many programmes on in the background while you are teaching. In order to run decent software, you’ll have to make sure your computer is up to the task. It’s also worth remembering to tidy up the background of whatever room you are in – if only for appearances sake! A decent laptop or standalone computer The last thing you want is the classic news presenter’s problem of children running in while you’re trying to be a professional! While we would all love to have the luxury of a home office/recording studio space, you might sometimes have to compromise.Īs a general rule, try to make sure the environment around you is calm and quiet (this rules out your washing utility room!) and in a spot that’s unlikely to be disturbed. This requirement will obviously be subject to circumstances in your home life, but many professional online tutors try to teach from a dedicated room in their house. Large downloads, or TV streaming can be a killer to your connection stability.Ī quiet, professional space to teach from Try and avoid having anyone else in the household doing anything online that might infringe heavily on your internet capacity during your lessons. ![]() If you plan to teach in a room that’s far away from your WIFI router (like an attic or basement) consider investing in a WIFI range extender/ signal amplifier. It’s always worth checking your connection speed before your first lesson and making sure you are with a good, dependable provider for your area. You’re going to struggle to justify your hourly charge if the student in front of you can see nothing but huge pixels and hear nothing but echo! There is nothing worse than getting onto a video call, only to find out your internet connection isn’t up to the task. As a thank you for reading this LMM blog, use the code MT25 for 25% off! A reliable internet connection After you’ve built a profile, you can have direct contact with prospective students and begin to build your roster of pupils. If you’re looking to get yourself set up as an online tutor, you should consider registering with Music Tutors Online. While it can be argued that it is easier to teach a student in person, there are still many advantages to teaching online. ![]() They offer a route to making a reasonably stable and predictable income, which is not something that can be said of every aspect of your portfolio career as a musician. Instrument lessons have played a part in how many musicians earn their living for as long as anyone can remember. This can prove detrimental to their reputation, so it’s worth carefully considering whether teaching is really for you. Many musicians say they offer a teaching service, but don’t put enough time or effort into promoting it or considering what they are going to teach. You’ll also have to consider other important factors, like tax for musicians, insurance and safeguarding. You’ll need to work out the teaching materials you need, source the relevant equipment and promote yourself to get a list of students. In this blog, we’ll look at the pros and cons, as well as what it takes to get yourself set up…īecoming an online music teacher isn’t easy. With the world changing, for some, online teaching went from being an option, to being a necessity. Teaching your instrument or voice online can be a potentially lucrative source of income for musicians.
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![]() For the tiny bits that were taking too long to dry, I used a paper towel to speed it up. After I stamped the image, I used my heat tool to dry the ink. I wanted a little more color on the bottom and top edges of the tag, so I added more ink and restamped the image. ![]() If you don't have the spray, you can get the same look by inking the stamp with a Distress Ink pad and then spritzing it with a bit of water before you stamped the image. I then close the MISTI to stamp the image on the paper. Next, I spray the stamp with the Lost Shadow Distress Spray Stain. To do this, I placed the tag into my MISTI and because the stamp is larger than the tag, and I can't use the magnet, I apply a bit of removable adhesive to the back side of the tag to help hold it in place. I then added some stamping to it using the script stamp from the Tim Holtz Entomology Stamp Set. ![]() Next up, I took a piece of Distress Watercolor Paper and die cut it using one of the tag dies from the Nested Tag Die Set. Once I had the outer edge of the card covered with crayon, I tapped my tap my finger into some of the water that was still on my mat then lightly wipe my finger over the surface to gently remove some of the crayon, while revealing the color that has gotten into the cracks and crevices! I only applied the color around the outer edge of the paper because I planned to cover it with my embellishments. You can use a tiny bit of water, if needed, to help move the color around a little easier. I began by coloring onto the embossed paper with the crayon and then used the brush to work the crayon into the embossed design and the cracks and crevices from the embossing glaze. Once all of the powder is melted, you're ready for the next step.the addition of a little grunge!įor this step, I used a Hickory Smoke Distress Crayon, a stencil brush and just a bit of water. As the heat gun warms the powder, the magic starts to happen as the embossing powder begins to melt and become shiny. Next, I used my heat gun to melt the embossing powder, making sure to let the heat gun warm up a little bit before I started and then making sure to keep it moving over the paper and avoiding leaving it in one spot for too long. After doing this, I felt like there was too much of the powder on the paper, so I used my finger to lightly wipe off some of the powder and then returned the excess powder to the jar. You don't need to push hard as you're just trying to get ink onto the raised areas, but if you do push harder and you get more ink, it's totally fine! I then poured the Lost Shadow Embossing Glaze over the paper and tapped off the excess powder. Taking the embossed paper, I rubbed over the surface with an embossing ink pad. Even though I'm not using it that way here, you can still use it to add color to your project. This makes it fun to layer over printed or stamped images. If you aren't familiar with embossing glaze, it's really just embossing powder, but instead of being opaque it's transparent so you can actually see through it. I also used a piece of Mint Tape to hold the die in place since the paper was the same size as the die and I didn't want it to accidentally move as I ran it through the die cutting machine.Īfter embossing the paper I added some color and grunge using the Lost Shadow Embossing Glaze. If you have a different machine, please refer to your machine's instructions for the proper sandwich. The sandwich I used with my Sizzix Foldaway die cutting machine (you can also use this same sandwich with the Sizzix Switch) is as follows: Base plate, Magic Mat, Silicone Mat, Paper, Die, Top Plate. I began with a piece of Distress Watercolor Paper cut to 4.25 x 5.5 inches and embossed it with the Mosaic A2 Die. The first thing I started with was the background. Keep scrolling to read all the details OR you can check out this video I created to show you how I created it. I used the Lost Shadow Distress Ink, Distress Oxide Ink, Distress Spray Stain and the Embossing Glaze. CHOOSE HAPPY CARD | TIM HOLTZ DISTRESS COLOR LOST SHADOWīesides creating the swatches, I also made a card. ![]() To adopt an animal, visit our adoption center at 31 Glendale Ave, Asheville NC. Submitting an online application for an animal only expresses interest and does not guarantee that animal will be held. The life of the animal who goes home with you, and the life of the animal we’re able to rescue next. Our adoption process and hours will be the same as those of our Michael R Frey Campus in. When you adopt from Brother Wolf, you’re saving two lives: The Lorton Campus is open for dog, cat and small animal adoptions. ![]() adopt out varies: their horrible physical condition, sad rescue situation. Fill out an adoption profile, and well have it waiting for you when you get here Interested in adopting a cat Fill out an adoption profile, and well have it. During your visit, an adoption counselor will spend time talking with you about the kind of cat you’re looking for and will introduce you to cats at our Adoption Center. One of the littermates was unique because he was my first-ever.Visitors can meet available cats in our lobby area during open hours.Interested cat adopters are encouraged to complete a cat adoption application prior to visiting in person to make the process as smooth as possible.If an adoption counselor is not available to assist you immediately, you will be added to our wait list. Our adoption center at 31 Glendale Avenue, Asheville, NC is open 11am-6pm Tuesday to Saturday, and we accept walk-ins until 5pm. Cat Adoption Cat Breeds Feeding Your Cat Cat Behavior Cat Health & Wellness Cat Training Other Cat Information Other Types of Pets Open Submenu. Go Close this dialog Find a Pet All About Pets. We offer adoptions on a first-come first-served basis. Search for cats for adoption at shelters near California, CA. ![]() The editorial in question was prompted by the many inhuman and fiendish lynchings of Afro-Americans which have recently taken place and was meant as a warning. Creditors took possession of the office and sold the outfit, and the "Free Speech" was as if it had never been. Fleming, the business manager and owning a half interest the "Free Speech," had to leave town to escape the mob, and was afterwards ordered not to return letters and telegrams sent me in New York where I was spending my vacation advised me that bodily harm awaited my return. I the negroes themselves do not apply the remedy without delay it will be the duty of those whom he has attached to tie the wretch who utters these calumnies to a stake at the intersection of Main and Madison Sts., brand him in the forehead with a hot iron and perform upon him a surgical operation with a pair of tailor's shears.Īcting upon this advice, the leading citizens met in the Cotton Exchange Building the same evening, and threats of lynching were freely indulged, not by the lawless element upon which the deviltry of the South is usually saddled-but by the leading business men, in their leading business centre. Patience under such circumstances is not a virtue. The "Evening Scimitar" of same date, copied the "Commercial's" editorial with these words of comment: There are some things that the Southern white man will not tolerate, and the obscene intimations of the foregoing have brought the writer to the very outermost limit of public patience. The fact that a black scoundrel is allowed to live and utter such loathsome and repulsive calumnies is a volume of evidence as to the wonderful patience of Southern whites. ![]() If Southern white men are not careful they will over-reach themselves, and public sentiment will have a reaction and a conclusion will be reached which will be very damaging to the moral reputation of their women." A negro organ printed in this city, in a recent issue publishes the following atrocious paragraph: "Nobody in this section of the country believes the old thread-bare lie that Negro men rape white women. The negroes may as well understand that there is no mercy for the negro rapist and little patience with his defenders. Those negroes who are attempting to make the lynching of individuals of their race a means for arousing the worst passions of their kind are playing with a dangerous sentiment. "The Daily Commercial" of Wednesday following, May 25th, contained the following leader: If Southern white men are not careful, they will over-reach themselves and public sentiment will have a reaction a conclusion will then be reached which will be very damaging to the moral reputation of their women. Nobody in this section of the country believes the old thread bare lie that Negro men rape white women. The same programme of hanging, then shooting bullets into the lifeless bodies was carried out to the letter. The cause of all this commotion was the following editorial published in the "Free Speech" May 21st, 1892, the Saturday previous.Įight Negroes lynched since last issue of the "Free Speech," one at Little Rock, Ark., last Saturday morning where the citizens broke(?) into the penitentiary and got their man three near Anniston, Ala., one near New Orleans and three at Clarksville, Ga., the last three for killing a white man, and five on the same old racket-the new alarm about raping white women. Editorials in the daily papers of that date caused a meeting to be held in the Cotton Exchange Building a committee was sent for the editors of the "Free Speech," an Afro-American journal published in that city, and the only reason the open threats of lynching that were made were not carried out was because they could not be found. Wednesday evening May 24th, 1892, the city of Memphis was filled with excitement. She delivered a similar speech twice in February 1893, at the Tremont Temple in Boston, Massachusetts, and by invitation of Frederick Douglass at the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C. She delivered this speech at Lyric Hall in New York City on October 5, 1892, and published the speech as a pamphlet on Oct. Wells first published a version this speech on June 25, 1892, in the New York Age. #13 - Setting Sail for Tomorrow Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired ![]() They begin their match against Minodouzan. The following day, Anna joins Inakuni Raimon as a manager, and everyone has their photos taken to be used on official merchandise. The event caused his change from a defender, and his obsession with offense. The next evening, Kozomaru tells Asuto about how he once met famed striker Gouenji Shuuya, when prevented a woman's mugging. The team's next practice involves them training long pass trapping, further angering Kozoumaru who begins to withdraw from the others. The student council is planning to disband the soccer team, believing they will dirty Raimon's "legendary" status in soccer, however, Anna has doubts after speaking to the coach. Furthermore, Iwato and Kirina are assigned the respective chores of scrubbing a wall and watering the school grounds. Their next opponent will be Minodouzan, who are known for their fortress level defense, however, Coach Jin Yun wants the team to focus on strengthening their own defense, frustrating the players. Inakuni Raimon are informed that the Football Frontier's Preliminaries are a group stage, so they still have a chance of proceeding in the tournament.
You won’t need to worry about your summer body either, because these margarita popsicles have only 55 calories a piece. So you’ll need to consume four Freeze-A-Ritas if you want to get a full can’s worth. In fact, each icicle only weighs in at 2 ounces, which is roughly ¼ the size of the canned margaritas. However, in comparison with the canned Ritas, the ice pops are smaller. All these popsicles come loaded with 8% ABV, which matches the ABV on the existing line of canned Ritas. You’ll get six Lime-A-Ritas, which is the brand’s take on the classic margarita, and another six Straw-Ber-Ritas. And now, getting your buzz just got a whole lot cooler and easier because Ritas is now in popsicle form! Ritas now has popsicle versions of their canned Lime-A-Rita and Straw-Ber-Rita drinks RitasĬhill out this summer with these new Freeze-A-Rita Ice PopsĮach box of ice pops comes with a dozen margarita popsicles. Their ingenious canned margaritas are perfect for those moments when you really need a boozy pick-me-up but can’t be bothered to drive up to your nearest bar or fix up a drink yourself. ![]() my husband went to another Walmart about 20mins away and they were in stock for 8. They’re just a fun way to keep cool without losing your ‘adult card’, right? Ritas has been serving us ready-to-drink canned margaritas for a long time. Arrives by Tue, Nov 28 Buy POWERADE Sports Freezer Bars, 1.5oz Refreshing Ice Pops with Electrolytes B Vitamins Naturally Flavored with other Natural Flavors Mountain Berry Blast & Fruit Punch 16 Count & Custom Storage Carrier at. And no alcoholic beverage is safe from this summer trend – not even vodka. It appears that cocktail popsicles are all the rage now. And we couldn’t be happier, because these ice pops combine two of summer’s most beloved coolers: popsicles and margaritas – what more could you ask for? But that doesn’t mean that we’ve got to miss out on boozy goodies like these fun and fruity Freeze-A-Rita Ice Pops! This new offering from the Bud Light brand was announced in April and finally hit the shelves this May. We’re definitely looking forward to our next grocery run because of this! Get the Cola and Cherry Cola Freeze Tubes here.This year’s Cinco de Mayo fiesta may not have been as loco as the ones we’ve had before. ICEE in a tube – yep, that works for us! These are currently available at Walmart.” “With all of the deliciously new ice creams and frozen treats being released, you would think it’s the middle of the summer! Hey, we aren’t complaining, that’s for sure! Another newbie in that hot weather/refreshing/cool down department is these ICEE Freeze Tubes in Cola and Cherry Cola flavors! YUM! While some might call the Cherry flavor the “classic ICEE”, we definitely consider that to be a Cola flavor. The new freezer treats are reportedly available in physical Walmart stores as well, as per and who wrote: Popular snack-focused Instagrammers like and have shared images of the brand new freezer treat to the delight of their followers. Several Instagram users have discovered this refreshing freezer duo. The new Cola and Cherry Cola flavoured Tubes are fizzing their way into stores near you However, while they romises that they provide “the coldest drink in town”, can their pouch drinks really compete with the iced Tubes? The Tubes are on an entirely different level of coldness! That’s what makes them perfect freezer treats during those sweltering summer days. In fact, you can get a pouched cola drink from this brand in convenience stores. Deebee's Organics Tropical Fruit Freezies Ice Pops, Gluten-Free, 1.35 oz, 10 Count. ![]() Pop-Ice Assorted Fruit Freezer Ice Pops, Gluten-Free Snack, 1.5 oz, 80 Count Fruit Pops. This isn’t the first time that the brand has included the fizzy flavor of cola in their products. Popsicle Fudgsicle No Sugar Added Original Fudge Pops 29.7 fl oz, 18 Pack. Before the Cola- and Cherry Cola-flavored flavors, there were only Cherry, Sour Apple and Blue Raspberry. Meet the Cola- and Cherry Cola-flavoured Tubes! These new additions to the Tubes lineup are definitely shaking things up – well, for our taste buds, anyway. To help your satisfy your soda craving during the quarantine period, ICEE has introduced two new Tubes flavors. ![]() NC Dead Space (2023) Image: Motive Studio/Electronic Arts Beyond holding worlds, the orbs each have their own special powers, meaning they each have a different role in uncovering Cocoon’s secrets.ĭespite its recent release, Cocoon is available for $19.99, or 20% off, its original $24.99 price. Released in late September by Geometric Interactive, Cocoon is a puzzle game about worlds within worlds within worlds, most of which exist inside orbs you can tote around. NC Cocoon Image: Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive via PolygonĬocoon is a game that surprised me a lot it felt like it came out of nowhere and was all of a sudden in a top slot on my games of the year list. Not only is it a solid shooter, but El Paso, Elsewhere has a great narrative, too. Playing as James Savage, you can slow down time to blast away a bunch of different monsters. If you’re a fan of Max Payne and PlayStation 1 visuals - or just original third-person shooters - it’s worth checking El Paso, Elsewhere out. The developer expects to release Hades 2 in early access in 2024, and what’s a better way to prepare than revisiting Supergiant’s back catalog? -Nicole Carpenter El Paso, Elsewhere Image: Strange ScaffoldĮl Paso, Elsewhere was released in September by developer Strange Scaffold, but you can get it now for $15.99, 20% off its original price of $19.99. The Bastion soundtrack, which won multiple awards, is worth the price of the entire bundle, in my opinion the music in Supergiant’s first game absolutely slaps. You’ll get Hades, Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre - with each of their soundtracks - and a 10th anniversary soundtrack featuring music from all the games. But an even better deal is the Supergiant Games bundle for $35.63, or 73% off the total price of four games and five soundtracks. ![]() Hades, one of 2020’s best games, is available for $12.49, 50% off its original price. Alan Wake 2 is 33% off during Epic Games Store’s Black Friday sale Supergiant bundle, including Hades Image: Supergiant Games ![]() Let them grieve and work through their emotions because this is the path that will get them from point A to point B. They are stuck in a negative mindset right now and the best you can do is give them time, space, and support from afar. They have reflected on your relationship, and they feel so incredibly sorry for the things they did to hurt you. This is another case of someone being lost in their own feelings and head, and not in a good way. When your ex thinks about reconciliation with you, they feel self-conscious. They can’t believe how they let themselves make this mistake. They are very disappointed in themselves. They are so focused on the pain that they aren’t yet at the stage where they can think about how to fix it. They are being very hard on themselves at the moment. They can definitely fix it, however, they are so lost in their grief. Your ex has made a big mistake, and they know it. Right now, they just need some time because they are in deep, deep pain.įive of Cups as reconciliation is a sign of regret. They are trying to decipher what is still salvageable and what part of them has survived. They are in so much pain, and the positives just seem so far away right now. If you are asking about how your ex feels about reconciling with you, and you draw the Five of Cups, it means that they are mourning. The Five of Cups reminds us to authentically grieve, but also to see how we can use this moment as a learning opportunity to move forward. However, it is important to not be so wrapped up in the negative that we do not see the positive in our situation. Challenges and losses are part of the journey. It is normal to grieve over our disappointments and failures. ![]() The Five of Cups reminds us that grief is a natural part of life. ![]() He is missing the opportunities that are still available to him. He is so absorbed in his loss that he doesn’t see that he has two upright cups behind him. This card shows a man crying over three knocked down cups. The Five of Cups is the card of grief, loss, sadness, and disappointment. ![]() Customers who are particularly cautious can choose to enter only a partial credit card number over the Internet and then provide the rest by phone once the online order is submitted. ![]() It stores all credit card numbers in a separate database that's not Internet-accessible, cutting off that possible entry point for hackers. Amazon employs the Netscape Secure Commerce Server using the SSL (secure socket layer) protocol (see How Encryption Works to learn about SSL). In addition to automatically encrypting credit card numbers during the checkout process, Amazon lets users choose to encrypt every piece of information they enter, like their name, address and gender. Amazon's sales volume means that hundreds of thousands of people send their credit card numbers to Amazon's servers every day, and security is a major concern. ![]() In the 2003 holiday season, Amazon processed a top-end 1 million shipments and 20 million inventory updates in one day. According to a report released by Oracle after it helped migrate Amazon's data warehouse to Linux in 20, the central task process looks something like this: Amazon's technology architecture handles millions of back-end operations every day as well as queries from more than half a million third-party sellers. The query servers (24.7 TB capacity) contain 15 TB of raw data in 2005 the click history servers (18.5 TB capacity) hold 14 TB of raw data and the ETL cluster (7.8 TB capacity) contains 5 TB of raw data. The data warehouse is roughly divided into three functions: query, historical data and ETL ( extract, transform, and load - a primary database function that pulls data from one source and integrates it into another). The central Amazon data warehouse is made up of 28 Hewlett Packard servers, with four CPUs per node, running Oracle 9i database software. As of 2005, Amazon has the world's three largest Linux databases, with a total capacity of 7.8 terabytes (TB), 18.5 TB and 24.7 TB respectively. The massive technology core that keeps Amazon running is entirely Linux-based. Amazon has become a software developer's playground.īefore we dig deeper into Amazon's e-commerce methods, let's take a quick look at the technology infrastructure that makes the whole thing possible. As long as any purchases go through Amazon, you can build a site called, pull products directly from Amazon's servers, write your own guides and recommendations and earn a cut of any sales. They can literally create mini Amazon Web sites if they want to, building on Amazon's huge database of products and applications for their own purposes. In addition to the affiliate program that lets anybody post Amazon links earn a commission on click-through sales, there's now a program that lets those affiliates (Amazon calls them "associates") build entire Web sites based on Amazon's platform. You could say that Amazon is simply the ultimate hub for selling merchandise on the Web, except that the company has recently added a more extroverted angle to its strategy. You can find used goods, refurbished goods and auctions. Since 2000, you can also find goods listed by third-party sellers - individuals, small companies and retailers like Target and Toys 'R Us. You can find straight sales of merchandise sold directly by Amazon, like the books it sold back in the mid-'90s out of Jeff Bezos' garage - only now they're shipped from a very big warehouse. lets almost anyone sell almost anything using its platform. The other main feature that puts on another level is the multi-leveled e-commerce strategy it employs. If you let the Web site stick a cookie on your hard drive, you'll find yourself on the receiving end of all sorts of useful features that make your shopping experience pretty cool, like recommendations based on past purchases and lists of reviews and guides written by users who purchased the products you're looking at. Customer tracking is an Amazon stronghold. The embedded marketing techniques that Amazon employs to personalize your experience are probably the best example of the company's overall approach to sales: Know your customer very, very well. ![]() IMPROVED – Clip titles are now always visible in the timeline, regardless of the horizontal scrolling.IMPROVED – Modified Text panel font size selector to use a numerical entry field.IMPROVED – Added context click menu to clips within the canvas.IMPROVED – Added light / dark user interface theme selector, independent of OS preference.IMPROVED – Added document presets for Instagram TV (IGTV) and Stories.IMPROVED – Updated YouTube tag validation.IMPROVED – Added ability to publish chapter markers to YouTube. ![]() IMPROVED – Redesigned the front end / recording interface, adding a wizard to help setup OS permissions.IMPROVED – Added new “Canvas” Preferences tab, including new snapping and display options.IMPROVED – Updated UI on macOS 11 Big Sur.IMPROVED – Added Clip Enable toggle, allowing the quick disabling of a clip during editing.IMPROVED – New implementation of the timeline icon cache, significantly reducing memory and CPU usage. ![]()
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