![]() “The key issue to meditation is to practice as regularly as possible and make it part of your self-care routine. To get started with crystal meditation, you’ll need your chosen crystal and a willingness to practice, particularly if meditation is new to you. While the science is almost nonexistent and more research needs to be done, there is historical evidence that crystals have been used in healing and spiritual pursuits for centuries. Writing under a pen name, All Natural Spirit claims to be a scientist with a PhD in biological sciences who is also a certified crystal healer.Īccording to the All Natural Spirit blog, “There are actually no reliable scientific studies on crystal healing, probably because of the stigma associated with it and there is no scientific authority to say what crystal healing actually is or could achieve.” A 2008 study revealed that prescribing placebo treatments is common practice among health professionals. There is also evidence, cited in a 2011 review, that placebos can actually change the brain. Some crystal users agree with this interpretation. Some research, like an older 2009 review, argues that the placebo effect offers its own kind of interpersonal healing that’s different from natural or medicinal healing. The research was presented at two international conferences in 19 but never published in a peer-reviewed journal. ![]() ![]() The most frequently cited information arguing that crystals only offer a placebo effect was research conducted by Christopher French, Lyn Williams, and Hayley O’Donnell. In fact, there’s very little evidence about crystals at all. There’s no scientific evidence that crystals can aid in healing, meditation, or spiritual pursuits.
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I can't say I've used this but I imagine with a document feeder it can save a lot of time. For Word and programs that don't support scanner interfaces simply use VueScan standalone and save to a file. Strangely enough it probably is at it's most impressive with the cheap sub $90 scanners as it corrects a lot of the deficiencies-however then the cost of the software becomes an issue. It has a few intermittent bugs but is well worth the money if you have already paid for an expensive scanner. Having said that VueScan is head and shoulders better than any manufacturers software I have seen. ![]() When Vuescan is correctly recognising the scanner an entry is present under File/Import and you can scan directly into Photoshop, but this is not always the best way as scanners consume vast chunks of memory if resolutions are set high then the import process can ![]() Alternatively disabling the scanner driver in Device Manager will also prevent VueScan finding the scanner. If you do not load the manufacturers software onto the machine Vuescan will not detect the presence of the scanner. Vuescan doesn't replace the manufacturers driver as far as I can make out, but instead it augments it's functions. It's a decent workflow, and I am entirely satisfied with it. I quite like that when it completes a scan, it highlights the file in File Explorer, and I can rename it and open in Photoshop, if that's my intention. I can think of no reason why I would want to use Vuscan over the Canon scanning software that came with my MB5360. So it seems moot that you need to open your scanner driver to import images, as you'd have had to close your 64 bit Photoshop, and open the 32 bit version anyway, which was probably an even more convoluted process. If you pushed up the memory available to Photoshop, third party plugins and printers would start failing, as they used the system memory not allocated to Photoshop. A lot of plugins, and scanner drivers were only available as 32bit, so if you did have Twain support, you needed to access it via the 32 bit version of Photoshop.īy the time CS5 came out, Photoshop was getting hungry for RAM, and 4Gb wouldn't cut it any more. Photoshop started installing 32 and 64 bit versions, which was nice because we could finally access the full 4Gb of RAM, which was as much as most of us had in the days of CS4. One of the problems with the flaky drivers was that everything was moving to 64 bit. I've spent hours and hours on the phone and in chats with Canon and Microsoft. The ones in the Support section literally bounce back and forth between two pages. It would be even nicer if there were links to chat technical support (I wouldn't dare try a phone call). It would be nice if Adobe could do something about this. The Canon guys told me that Adobe does this to protect itself from piracy. Both Canon and Microsoft have told me that Adobe has intentionally set it's default preferences this way, and only Adobe can change them. The WIA dialogue box is beyond horrific and it is crazy difficult to even find settings except for 300ppi in BITMAP format. ![]() Upon googling I have learned that this is not an uncommon problem. Photoshop will not recognize my Canon scanner. I have Windows 10, and when I try to import an image the only option is to use Windows' WIA (Windows Imaging Application). ![]() ![]() The story follows teenager Jubilee Dougal living in Richmond, Virginia. The book follows three different teenagers as they experience a huge snow storm in the town of Gracetown during the Christmas season. The stories are "The Jubilee Express" by Maureen Johnson, "A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle" by John Green, and "The Patron Saint of Pigs" by Lauren Myracle. ![]() It was released on 2 October 2008 through Speak. Instead, let’s jingle all the way.Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances is a fix-up novel comprising three separate stories that intertwine with one another. Yes, this is much more realistic, as I recall from my dating years. And when the Jingle Bells guy tries to get some (from Miss Fanny Bride) the sleigh tips over right as he is about to shyly make his move and they end up in a snowbank. The people in that song go out and play in the stuff, laughing all the way. If you look outside on a snowy morning and are excited about the weather, do not sing “Let It Snow.” That song hates snow. And all this time I was basically singing “Snow Sucks But I Hope I Get Lucky Because of It!” I can see why, lyrically, Sammy Cahn did not go with this wording as it does not roll off the tongue like “Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!” But I had no clue what he really wanted rolling off of his tongue when he wrote the words. Honestly, how I can sing this song anymore as I am out playing with my kids? It has always been my go-to opening snow song for throwing snowballs, building snowmen, or sledding down gentle hills of packed powder. Now start canoodling! Although, aren’t you on your way home? Who is driving? Aren’t the roads snowy? I feel an accident coming on… Maybe he’ll freeze to death if you do not snuggle him! And do you want his death on your conscience?! I didn’t think so. In fact, he asks her (or him, I have no idea who lyricist Sammy Cahn was currently into as gender is not specified in the song) to hold him tight all the way home so that he will be warm. He starts with a fire (delightful!) and then starts making popcorn, that most romantic of aphrodisiacs (hopefully with movie theater butter flavor), and then moves in for the kissing. While nowhere near as creepy as the terrifying “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” this song is basically one long pick-up line to someone that can no longer avoid you due to the presence of that most foul white powder that has arrived to wreak havoc in your neighborhood. So why does this song sound so joyful and exultant? Well, because thanks to the snow, you might be getting some hot lady action. There go my happy childhood memories, crushed beyond recognition. ![]() The only good thing about snow is staying inside to avoid it. We move on from calling the snowy weather “frightful” to saying “I hate going out in the storm.” According to this song, snow sucks. You know, frightfully awesome! But no, the snow is not a good thing in this song. “Oh the weather outside is frightful.” Frightful! How did I not pick up on that? I guess I thought it meant frightful in the same way that Count Chocula cereal is frightfully delicious. The clues were all there, right from the very first line. The song does not mean what I think it means. It’s snowing, and so to celebrate this first “walk to school in the snow” moment of the year I broke out my favorite anthem of snow celebration, that classic winter song of joy, “Let it Snow.” And never before today had it occurred to me that I’m using it incorrectly. Received: DecemAccepted: ApPublished: May 10, 2021Ĭopyright: © 2021 Stuhlträger et al. PLoS ONE 16(5):Įditor: Cyril Charles, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, FRANCE seasonality).Ĭitation: Stuhlträger J, Schulz-Kornas E, Kullmer O, Janocha MM, Wittig RM, Kupczik K (2021) Dental wear patterns reveal dietary ecology and season of death in a historical chimpanzee population. Our study opens new options for uncovering details of feeding behaviors of chimpanzees and other living and fossil primates, with macroscopic tooth wear tracing the long-term dietary and environmental history of a single population and microscopic tooth wear addressing short-term changes (e.g. This suggests a higher consumption of insects in Liberian females compared to males, based on similar 3D surface texture patterns previously reported for Taї chimpanzees. In addition, Liberian females and males differ somewhat in their 3D surface textures, with females having more microscopic peaks, smaller hill and dale areas and slightly rougher wear facet surfaces than males. This coincides with historical accounts, which indicate that local tribes poached and butchered the Liberian specimens during dust-rich dry periods. In contrast, 3D surface texture results show that Liberian chimpanzees have many and small microscopic wear facet features that group them with those Taї chimpanzees that knowingly died during dry periods. This suggests similar long-term feeding behavior between both populations. Macroscopic tooth wear results from molar wear facets of the Liberian population indicate only slightly less wear when compared to the Taї population. We compare our results to previously published tooth wear and feeding data of the extant and continually monitored chimpanzees of Taї National Park in Ivory Coast. ![]() ![]() Here, we combine macroscopic tooth wear (occlusal fingerprint analysis, long-term signals) with microscopic 3D surface textures (short-term signals) exploring the tooth use of a historical western chimpanzee population from northeastern Liberia with no detailed dietary records. However, it remains unclear to what extent a combination of wear analyses acting at distinct temporal scales can be beneficial in interpreting the tooth use of primates with a high variation in their intraspecific dietary ecology. Dental wear analyses have been widely used to interpret the dietary ecology in primates. ![]() One not so dark being that you used to be the second in command of your best friend Alpha, and that has resulted in you always being prepared for the worst. Bishop Carpentry: Simon Henry Bishop, a man with a kind heart, but with dark secret.Even in Deacon Albright’s absence the laundromat remains a safe haven. That business has been reinforced over the year to sustains heavy damages before falling. My Laundrette: A well known place amongst the citizens to be, yes small, but extremely safe.It is extremely lethal to both people and surrounding building. From grenade to bullets, and knives, this attack is a reminiscence of the first one, combined with flying objects that only hunters would use. Imagine an army of hunters in a singular ignition, this is what this is. And this one is unbelievably powerful… too powerful!Ĭulprit: Jing Lei “Jimmy” Lau Deceased (details in outcome) What you hear, is a chthonic screaming glory for Northern Light City, and people running after him, only for him to stop before the stairs of the Dominion and detonate what will later be known as the last attack. It had to end with a bang and to be honest, this last assailant had everyone fooled until last minute. Titans War ❖ Invasion Event ❖ Aug 4th-19th You’ll find below under the READ MORE the list of all the post/event traumas per character (if any), but also a short list of unfollows with either departing characters and/or players. In the last 48hours of the event, if a RPer hasn’t taken part of the event for the past 13 days, suddenly responds to event starter(s), it won’t count as being active for the event, and you’ll still be required to make the solo.Just make sure in those case that you’ll have regular replies at the ready to post for the last week of the event. And the other being that if your character “dies” early in the event due to a plot discussed/planned with the Admins, we won’t hold it against you. You will need to write one self-para for your traitor. If you only have one character, this means you can “bench” them. N.B.: The only exceptions will be for those playing “Trojan Horses” where you can “drop” a character for the duration of the event to play your temporary character. ![]() 100 words), each one resuming each stimuli from the perspective of your character. Aka where they where and how they got affected by it. The same will apply to those who don’t want to actively play during the event, or “bench” character(s). If you happen to be on hiatus throughout the duration of the event, you will be tasked upon return to make a solo for each of your characters. ![]()
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![]() After discussing ways to preserve the persimmon with the yōkai and a spirit named Matsumino, Gin sets off to find ice on the highest mountain peak, but is disappointed to find none during the summer. Impressed with the taste, Gin thinks of sharing one of these persimmons with Hotaru next year. After Hotaru leaves, the yōkai attempt to cheer Gin up by bringing him a couple of persimmons, one of the most prized treats on the mountain. When Hotaru is a teenager, she shares some pudding with Gin before she leaves at the end of the summer. Hotarubi no Mori e Tokubetsu-hen ( 蛍火の杜へ 特別編, Hotarubi no Mori e special edition), published in 2011, expands on the original story with a short episode told from Gin's perspective. The 2011 anime film adaptation of the story follows all of the events from the manga, adding only a few additional scenes. The story ends with Hotaru accepting her pain and moving on with her life, though she will always treasure the memories of her time with Gin. The night ends in tragedy when Gin mistakenly touches a young boy who snuck into the spirit festival, though before he disappears, he and Hotaru embrace and confess their love for one another. When Hotaru reaches high school, Gin takes her on a date to a festival in the forest hosted by the spirits. ![]() Upon reaching adolescence, Hotaru begins to struggle with their budding romance and their uncertain future together, while Gin wishes he could touch and hold the young woman that Hotaru has become. Although at summer's end she must leave Gin to return to the city and her studies, Hotaru promises to return to visit him every summer holiday.Īs the years go by, Gin hardly ages while Hotaru physically matures and grows closer to his apparent age. Hotaru returns to visit Gin in the forest over the next few days and they become friends despite the limitations on their interactions. She is found by a mask-wearing, human-like entity named Gin, who informs Hotaru that he will disappear forever if he is touched by a human. The original Hotarubi no Mori e shōjo manga and subsequent film tell the story of a six-year-old girl named Hotaru Takegawa, who gets lost in a forest inhabited by a mountain spirit, as well as yōkai (strange apparitions from Japanese folklore). There were few criticisms, most commonly focusing on its short length. Reviewers universally praised the anime film for its beauty, simplicity, and tenderness, likening it to the works of Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli and Makoto Shinkai. Sakura reported experiencing a strong emotional reaction to the story while recording the voice of Hotaru, and Midorikawa acknowledged that the story had a positive impact on her career. Both the keepsake edition manga and the limited edition BD ranked No. 13 on Japan's Oricon sales chart shortly after their release. An additional story related to the original manga and anime film, titled Hotarubi no Mori e Tokubetsuhen ( 蛍火の杜へ 特別編), was released in a keepsake edition of the manga 12 days prior to the release of the anime. The anime was released on Blu-ray Disc (BD) and DVD in Japan on February 22, 2012. It was screened at the Leeds International Film Festival, Anime Contents Expo and Anime Expo convention, and also won the Animation Film Award at the 66th Annual Mainichi Film Awards. The European premiere of Hotarubi no Mori e was on October 8, 2011, at the Scotland Loves Animation festival, where it won the Jury Prize. The film maintained a strong following for months in Japan after its opening on September 17, 2011. ![]() The film starred Japanese voice actors Ayane Sakura and Kōki Uchiyama, and its soundtrack included music by Makoto Yoshimori. Hotarubi no Mori e is considered a starting point for Midorikawa's best-known work, Natsume's Book of Friends.Ī 44-minute anime film with the same title was produced in 2011 at the anime studio Brain's Base and directed by Takahiro Omori. The inspiration to write the story came suddenly to Midorikawa, who immediately drew the manga-a process that went smoothly despite some initial conflicting elements. Hotaru returns every summer to spend time with Gin, and their relationship matures as both struggle with its limitations. Hotaru learns that her friend is supernatural and that touching Gin will cause him to disappear forever. Hotarubi no Mori e tells the story of a young girl named Hotaru and her friendship with Gin, a strange young man wearing a mask, who she meets at the age of six in a mountain forest near her grandfather's country home. It was published in the July 2002 issue of LaLa DX in Japan, and in July 2003 it was reprinted in a tankōbon short story collection of the same name, which included four romantic one-shot stories written by Midorikawa. 'Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light') is a one-shot shōjo manga written by Yuki Midorikawa. Hotarubi no Mori e ( Japanese: 蛍火の杜へ, lit. Advanced workflow tricks for Adobe Illustrator CCĢ9. How to change the default font & swatches in Adobe Illustrator CCĢ8. Advanced repeating pattern swatches in Adobe Illustrator CCĢ7. Class Project 07 - How to create a Duotone image effect in Adobe Illustrator CC (Create your own Duotone image) FREEĢ6. How to make gradient stroke overlap & mix colors in Adobe IllustratorĢ5. Class Project 06 - How do you make Anaglyphic Text using Adobe Illustrator CC (Create your own Anaglyphic text)Ģ4. How to make images Black & white in Illustrator & mix with colorĢ3. 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Whenever Jokic caught the ball in the post, two Thunder players swarmed him.īut double-teaming Jokic is a double-edged sword. The game plan against Jokic was a steady diet of double teams. “They just come up on the schedule, we have a game plan and follow it.” “I can’t really tell you to be honest,” the Thunder star said. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander thought about the question for a few seconds. “I’m not sure,” said Josh Giddey, who had his second double-double in as many games. The Nuggets are Western Conference contenders and the Thunder is young and rebuilding, so what is it about this matchup? On Saturday, neither team led by more than six points - two possessions - at any point in the fourth quarter. Last season, the Thunder and Nuggets split the season series 2-2. The Joker pulled off the right tricks at the right times Saturday night in the Nuggets’ 122-117 win against the Thunder, which has a knack for playing the Nuggets close. “MVP” chants echoed throughout Ball Arena. A foul was called and Jokic finished the three-point play. Muscala tried to recover, but he was too late. All rights reserved.DENVER - Nikola Jokic, who had little interest in scoring before the fourth quarter, spun around Mike Muscala and rumbled toward the rim. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ![]() ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Mavericks: Host Milwaukee on Friday night. My job is to put those guys in a position to be successful. I know society isn’t patient or Twitter isn’t patient, because they want it now - fantasy leagues and all that. “Maybe we should bring Luka up, and ask, does he want to play less? Or Spencer?” Kidd explained. Kidd was asked about social media posts and fans who wonder why younger players such as Jaden Hardy don't receive more minutes. F Jeff Green returned after missing seven games with a knee injury. Mavericks: The Mavericks are 2/3 in the second game of a back-to-back. “Try to put the team in the best position.” “They call my name and I’m going to go out there and just do what I do," Hyland said. ![]() Malone said he chatted with Hyland and emphasized how big of a role he plays on the second unit. Nuggets guard Bones Hyland had a big bounce-back performance with 20 points after being benched last game for the second half. ![]() “We know that they are an offensive firepower, a team that’s loaded. “Would love to have had a timeout at the end of the game so we could, make-or-miss on those Hardaway free throws, could've advanced the ball and get a better, quality shot," Malone said. Hardaway missed both attempts with 4.2 seconds remaining, setting up a desperation heave from Jamal Murray at the buzzer that missed the mark. The Mavericks finished 27 of 31 from the free throw line. But the Nuggets went on an 11-0 run and jumped in front on Bruce Brown's 3-pointer.Īll it did was set the stage for Finney-Smith, who finished with 19 points. “I feel the guys played hard, we competed and gave ourselves a chance.”ĭallas appeared to have the game well in hand after taking a 111-101 lead with just over 4 minutes remaining. “There are no moral victories,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “It was a great game.”Īaron Gordon had 27 points, while Jokic added 19 points, eight assists and eight rebounds for the Nuggets, who dropped their third straight game on a night when they committed 17 turnovers. “A lot of great things happened,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. They beat the Western Conference-leading Phoenix Suns the night before. The Mavericks hardly looked weary as they played the second game of a back-to-back. scored a season-high 29 points and Doncic recorded his 52nd career triple-double with 22 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. 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