8/8/2023 0 Comments Cardinal bird feeder plans![]() ![]() ![]() There are several feeders available in the market but none of them work like the triple tube feeder. In New England, the redbirds are the only kind of bird that is called a cardinal. Because of this, some people refer to cardinals as “ground squirrels.” Northern cardinals can be found throughout the United States and Canada. Cardinal birds will eat worms and insects from the ground, especially when feeding on seeds in springtime. Ground feeding is a common behavior for northern cardinal birds. It will keep your birds safe while they are eating and you can use it with or without wire. This is a very simple feeder that you can make yourself. You can get the wood from a home improvement store or cut some wood yourself. All you have to do is to cut two pieces of wood and glue them together to make your own wooden tray feeder. You can build your own wooden tray feeder. Make sure that you use a fire extinguisher when cleaning it out. Some types of bird feeders can cause fires. If you are using one of those, be careful when you are cleaning it out. I have seen some bird feeders that are constructed of wood. The style should be sturdy enough to last and keep up with the weather. Too small and it won’t be large enough to hold a steady supply of food. The size should be big enough that it’s not too easy for them to knock the feed off the top or push the feed through the spout. So you’ll need to pick the correct style and size that fits the birds in your area. A cardinal bird feeder not designed correctly won’t work for the birds. Each of these types has its own advantages and disadvantages. Many people don’t know that cardinal bird feeders have three types: vertical, horizontal, and circular. 3.6 What kind of feeder do cardinals prefer?.3.5 Where should I place a bird feeder to attract cardinals?.3.4 What color bird feeders attract cardinals?.3.3 What type of feeder will attract cardinals?.3.2 What to consider when choosing the best bird feeders for cardinals?.3.1 What is the best kind of bird feeder for cardinals?.3 The Costs and Benefits of Cardinal Feeders.2.2 Droll Yankee Dorothy’s Cardinal Feeder.2 The BEST Bird Feeders For Cardinals (That Work in 2023). ![]()
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![]() ![]() This capability means that Session Manager tunnels real SSH connections, allowing you to tunnel to another resource within your VPC directly from your local machine. Session Manager is a fully managed AWS Systems Manager capability that lets you manage your Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances, on-premises instances, and virtual machines (VMs) through an interactive one-click browser-based shell or through the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI). What is AWS Systems Manager Session Manager? Thanks to AWS for the wonderful documentation. ![]() Mentioned below is the diagram for a better understanding of the scenario.īefore talking about the solution let’s have a look at the AWS Systems Manager Session Manager in a nutshell. It is a tiring job for the developers to connect through the Bastion Host or Jumpbox to query something from the Database. We are using VPC peering to establish connection between the lambda functions and MongoDB. I am working on an interesting project which involves lots of integrations where AWS Lambda functions and a document database (MongoDB) are deployed in two separate VPC networks. Log story short, Yes its possible with the help of AWS Systems Manager Session Manager. How awesome is to access either a MongoDB or MySQL deployed in a VPC network locally using MongoDB Compass or MySQL Workbench ?Īt this point you might think that, how is it possible to tunnel to another resource within VPC directly from your local machine? ![]() ![]() This additional framing can add around $2 to Two feet will require additional structural framing to provide support to theīottom portions of the fence boards. With the decking tie the two together nicely. Additional savings on materialĬost, as long as you have enough offcuts. Lower decks by simply screwing the wood decking offcuts around the deck,Ĭreating skirting at no extra material cost. ![]() Fence boards provide a clean look without additional trim, imitating theĪppearance of fences around the neighbourhood. With fence boards, additional battens are not Sheet seams should beĬovered over by batten material. Allowing you to securely skirt in your deck for roughly $4 a square foot.Ī 20’ x 12’ low deck skirting costing as little as $400.įence board skirting is that trim work is not required. ThereĪre ways to shelter items under a deck from rain, but that’s a differentĬosts around $2 a square foot for material and labour cost being about the Not watertight but for a little extra cost creating aĬonvenient tool storage area. The increased thickness of material providingĪdditional strength as compared to lattice skirting.įour feet high to use fence board skirting to enclose the bottom to double as Similar to lattice, it can also be hung off Fence Board Skirting CostsĢ’, fence boards or even wood decking offcuts can be used. For a more enclosed skirting look but similar in cost, we Is a good middle of the road cost while providing a good look with great underĭeck ventilation. The square footage but almost the same amount of labour and trim material cost. Same amount of trim moulding and assembly time as a four-foot-high section: half Roughly a two-foot-high skirting will require the The time and trim required to install a large section are about the Ironies of ironies, in that the lower the deck, the higher the skirting cost The addition of trim easily doubling both time and materialĬosting around $3.40 a sqft or about $300 for a 20’x12’ low deck. Vinyl cap and joint dividers surrounding a section of the vinyl lattice willĬhange your material cost from $50 to over $100. The trim around deck skirting makes all the difference in feel and look of your Spending as it makes the skirting last significantly longer and greatlyĪ starter home and a million-dollar home is the trim work. Reinforce and dress up the lattice will easily double the cost. Labour for lattice skirting is in the trim work. High deck skirting as not to damage the pattern. Of course, there’sĭecorative lattice more in the range of $200 a sheet, ideally suited for 4’ Little more durable than wood lattice costing around $50 a sheet. It will require a little more work then meshĮconomical lattice, a 4’x8’ sheet costing as little as $40. Price while providing some structure to the skirting. Skirting a 20’ x12’ deck for couple hundred bucks. From prom dresses to decks, lattice is a good-looking addition.Ĭonsisting of lattice hanging down from the deck rim joist can cost as littleĪs $2 a square foot. Economical in nature while providing great deck ventilation and aesthetics. Wonderful DIY material, making short work of skirting without breaking the ![]() For a little over a hundredīucks and a couple of hours, you can screen in the bottom of your deck. The most economical material for deck skirting. ![]() Let’s discuss common skirting material costs.ĭeck Skirting Material Cost Lowest Costing Deck Skirtingĭeck skirting material is Mesh Screen. Must be cut and installed adds to labour cost. Times, the trim pieces cost more than the main material, but every piece that Not only do elaborate designs add in material cost, at ![]() If the cost is important, then stick to simple skirting designs andĮconomical material. Skirting design will have more of an impact on skirting cost than the price of the The following are a few items that willĪffect the price of your deck skirting, both material and labour. There are many variables impacting skirting costs. A simple deck and skirting design, on average, will cost between $300 and $900. The complexity of a skirting design greatly impacting its cost along with selected material. A low 20’x12’ attached deck, the skirting costing between $200 to $4 400. Selected will greatly impact skirting costs but, more importantly, theĭeck skirting cost ranging from $3 to $50 a square foot. Thumb, you should budget about 5% of your deck budget to deck skirting. Great for dressing up the bottom of a deck while enclosing it. ![]() 8/8/2023 0 Comments Cream cheese flavors![]() There is nothing quite as indulgent as a salty bagel stuffed with cool, creamy cream cheese inside. People love sesame bagels with cream cheese or whitefish spread, toasted or not. I personally loathe the sesame seed bagel, but there’s no arguing with its widespread popularity. And for me personally, it is the only variety of a bagel that warrants butter and toasting. And of course, while the crunch and flavor of an everything bagel is divine, it will require you to check your teeth carefully for seeds and maybe even rinse with some mouthwash so as not to offend basically anyone you come into contact with post-bagel noshing.Ĭinnamon raisin may lack the versatility of a plain bagel, but it is the only acceptable sweet flavor of a bagel. With a plain bagel, you could add a sweet cream cheese or make it into any sandwich your heart desires. EverythingĮverything and plain bagels are basically tied for the most popular flavors, though I am going to rank everything just slightly underneath plain for two reasons: 1) versatility and 2) stinky breath factor. Plain bagels are also the ideal vehicle for pizza bagels, a particular favorite childhood treat for me. You can pile high flavored cream cheese in sweet or savory flavors, lox and tomatoes, or make it into a sandwich. You can’t go wrong with a plain bagel and cream cheese. Talk amongst yourselves, we know you guys have a lot to say on this one. Bagels and martinis anyone? But I digress. Side note: Meshuggeh Bagels features a “Dirty Martini” cream cheese flavor among their schmear selection. I guess mid-Westerners are not into pretending whole wheat bagels are healthy. And the least favorites? Poppy seed and whole wheat, two somewhat surprising choices. Like Goldberg’s Famous Deli, they make about double the amount of these flavors daily. And many of our staff members agreed: While pumpernickel may be the red-headed ugly stepsister of bagels, it is definitely delicious.īut we wanted to go beyond the New York tri-state region in our research, so we also called up Meshuggeh Bagels, which has three locations in both Kansas and Missouri, and they concurred: Plain and everything are also the most popular flavors, with sesame in third place. Jim from Goldberg’s also shared with me that while Russian pumpernickel and marbled rye are two of the least popular flavors, they are two of the best tasting bagels you will find. On average they make at least double the amount of plain and everything bagels in their deli compared to the other flavors. (Yup, we even picked up the phone for this one.)Īccording to Goldberg’s Famous Deli in MIllburn, NJ, plain and everything are by far the most popular flavors, with cinnamon raisin trailing in third. Nothing is quite as important as the FLAVOR, so we set out to rank America’s most popular types of bagels based on our own tastes, your opinion via Facebook, and also some actual, like journalistic-style research, too. ![]() Whether it’s New York-style bagels or Montreal-style bagels, to scoop or not to scoop, toast or not, and what kind of cream cheese (or egg salad or lox) goes on top, you guys have some strong feelings. Of all the foods and topics we discuss here at The Nosher, we know that BAGELS are one of the most beloved - and controversial. ![]() ![]() ![]() Repeat with the remaining dough.ĭecorate the gingerbread cookies with Royal Icing or Simple Cookie Glaze, if desired. Spices: We are using cinnamon, loads of ground ginger, all spices and cloves to flavor our Gingerbread Cookies. Place the ¼ cup of granulated sugar in a bowl. Soft Gingerbread Cookies For the Cookies: 7 tbs unsalted butter, room temperature dark brown sugar, packed unsulfured molasses 1 large egg yolk, room. Transfer them to a rack to cool completely. Preheat the oven to 375F degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or use a non-stick baking sheet). Let the gingerbread cookies cool on the baking sheets for several minutes, or until they're set. Bake the cookies just until they're slightly brown around the edges 8 to 12 minutes, or until they feel firm. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar to coat. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Wrap well and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight. Transfer the gingerbread cookies to ungreased baking sheets (or, if you've rolled right onto the parchment, remove the dough scraps between the cookies). 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup (213 grams) brown sugar packed 1 large egg 1 cup (340 grams) molasses 2 tablespoons vinegar 5 cups (600 grams) all-purpose flour. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and cinnamon until dough comes together. Alternatively, place the dough on parchment, and put a sheet of plastic wrap over it as you roll, pulling the plastic to eliminate wrinkles as necessary when rolling this will keep dough from sticking without the need for additional flour.Ĭut out shapes with a floured cookie cutter, cutting them as close to one another as possible to minimize waste. ![]() Mix in the powdered sugar and milk on a low speed. Flour both the top and bottom of the dough if it starts to stick. While the cookies bake and cool, make the buttercream frosting Mix the butter on a medium speed in a medium-sized bowl for 30 seconds, or until smooth. Roll the dough 1/8" to 1/4" thick the thinner you roll the dough, the crispier the cookies will be. Add the eggs, beating well and scraping down the sides of the bowl to. Beat in the molasses (or molasses and ginger syrup), baking soda, salt, and spices. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until they're light and fluffy. Once the dough has chilled, take one piece of dough out of the refrigerator, and flour a clean work surface. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets. Get out several baking sheets there's no need to grease them, though lining with parchment saves effort on cleanup. Blog How to make a cornet and never go without decorated cookies Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. These Soft Gingerbread Cookies are easy to make & have crispy edges with soft & chewy centers & theyre perfectly spiced. ![]() 8/8/2023 0 Comments Wakfu season 3 elety![]() ![]() (6/22 7:05pm) □ French actress Lea Seydoux has joined the cast of Dune: Part 2 as Lady Margot. seems likely not to replace Amber Heard in Aquaman 2. (6/23 5:14pm) □ The Twilight Zone VR will adapt the classic sci-fi anthology series to VR platforms including Meta Quest 2 and PSVR. (6/23 5:18pm) □ Universal Studios will feature a maze themed to The Black Phone for Halloween Horror Nights 2022 in both Orlando and Hollywood. (6/29 1:57am) □ Despite middling responses during its May festival debut, Elvis, starring Tom Hanks and Austin Butler, has achieved an 82% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. (6/29 2:10am) □ Marcel the Shell has become the first A24 movie ever to achieve a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. (6/30 1:46pm) □ FX and Hulu are bringing The Old Man back for a second season. 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(7/6 7:00pm) □ The Duffer Brothers have formed their own production company, Upside Down Pictures. (7/7 11:21am) □ Minions takes out Top Gun and Elvis for the top spot at last weekend's box office. (7/9 1:05am) □ James Caan, who played Sonny Corleone in The Godfather, among more than ninety other roles in a career spanning seven decades, has passed away at 82. (7/12 11:19am) □ Tony Sirico, the actor best known as Paulie on The Sopranos, has died at 79. (9/22 7:36pm) □ These are the titles of the upcoming episodes of the Futurama reboot: "The Impossible Stream," "Rage Against The Vaccine," "Zapp Gets Cancelled," "The Prince And The Product," "Related To Items You've Viewed," "Children Of (9/4 4:45pm) □ Trick 'r Treat is finally getting a theatrical release this Halloween season! (9/2 7:22pm) □ Rhea Seehorn has earned her first Emmy nod for the role of Kim Wexler on Better Call Saul. Apple TV has signed Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn, fresh off Better Call Saul, to two seasons of a new series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Note: If you are a close contact of a person with COVID-19, find out What To Do If You Are a Close Contact.Free COVID-19 Tests Available for North Carolina Households Through June 2023 Self-isolate until you no longer have fever and your symptoms are improving for at least 24 hours (or 48 hours if gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting and/or diarrhea). If you have COVID-19 symptoms and two consecutive rapid antigen tests, separated by 24-48 hours are both negative, it is less likely you have a COVID-19 infection.If you have COVID-19 symptoms, a single negative rapid antigen test does not mean that you do not have COVID-19 infection.Positive rapid antigen tests do NOT need to be confirmed by PCR/rapid molecular test and do not need to be reported to the public health unit. 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![]() It takes real skill to build genuine suspense when telling a story the ending of which everyone already knows, but Ray and Greengrass keep us on our toes, mainly by portraying the pirates as dangerous opponents, even when they’re surrounded by aircraft carriers.īut while Phillips comes off as resourceful, brave and dedicated, his captors more often than not resemble zombies - Greengrass often shoots them in a way that makes their eyes invisible, rendering them soulless. After several days in a lifeboat - an enclosed vessel, not like the ones you’ve seen in “Life of Pi” or Hitchcock’s “Lifeboat” - Phillips was eventually rescued by the Navy.Īlso read: 7 of Fall’s Burning Box-Office Questions: Will Horror Rule Again? Can Tom Hanks Get His Groove Back? Unable to access the ship’s cargo and fought to a standstill by the crew, the pirates instead took Phillips hostage, intending to transport him to Somalia to be ransomed by the insurance company. The captain and his crew managed to elude the raiders on their first pass, but the following day, the marauders boarded the ship. The story in and of itself is a gripping one: In the spring of 2009, Phillips (played here with unfussy humanity by Tom Hanks) was shepherding the cargo ship Maersk Alabama around the horn of Africa when it was set upon by Somali pirates. But while the filmmakers capture their hero through both words and deeds, they fail to paint as vivid a portrait of their villains.Īlso read: Tom Hanks Squares Off Against Somali Pirates in ‘Captain Phillips’ Trailer So while you may remember the news story from a few years ago, the one where Navy SEALs snipers took out three Somali pirates who were holding an American boat captain hostage, screenwriter Billy Ray (“Shattered Glass,” “The Hunger Games”) and director Paul Greengrass (“The Bourne Supremacy”) put us right in the thick of the action in “Captain Phillips.”īased on Richard Phillips and Stephen Talty’s memoir “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs and Dangerous Days at Sea,” this movie evokes the terror of Phillips’ captivity with the kind of immersive storytelling for which Greengrass has become known. ![]() The best docu-dramas have a gift for taking a story we think we know and showing us the many layers that we don’t. ![]() 8/7/2023 0 Comments Opensea io stock![]() ![]() ![]() Users can now trade Solana NFTs, a function in beta at the time of writing. ![]() Furthermore, it has added Ethereum layer-2 protocol Polygon (MATIC) to enable fast and low-cost trading. Originally built on Ethereum, OpenSea also added support to the Klaytn chain in light of its goal to become a cross-chain marketplace. Image source: OpenSea OpenSea blockchain and currency You can sort your search results by listing date, price or viewers. If you're after a specific NFT, you can use the search bar or filter your search by category, collection, blockchain network and status. You don't even need to create an account as long as you have a supported crypto wallet, such as MetaMask. Your digital assets don't leave your wallet until you make a transaction. You can buy NFTs using ether (ETH) and many other supported cryptocurrencies.Īs a decentralized marketplace, OpenSea's smart contracts allow users to interact with the platform without surrendering custody of their NFTs. Within the marketplace, users own all assets rather than the platform itself. OpenSea is built on the Ethereum blockchain. It's reputable, large and has a free mobile app for Android and Apple devices. Overall, OpenSea is a decent marketplace for creators and newbies. A scammer was trying to promote a fake NFT with a link that redirects users to a phishing site, reported by Fortune. While OpenSea has never experienced a platform hack, in May 2022, OpenSea's Discord was flooded with malicious links. Creators can earn up to 10% in royalties for each secondary sale. You can also list NFTs that you've created or bought from somewhere else, including blockchain games. OpenSea admitted that around 80% of their NFTs are fake, so collectors beware. And in a decentralized market like crypto and NFTs, victims of fraudulent products are usually left out to dry. However, the marketplace has a major problem with fraudulent NFTs. The platform allows you to buy digital assets among millions of NFTs in multiple categories. OpenSea has a clean and easy-to-use interface, making it simple for NFT beginners to enter the space, mint NFTs and trade. It has over one million registered users and millions of NFTs for sale. Founded in 2017 by programmers Alex Atallah and Devin Finzer, it's one of the first NFT marketplaces in existence, and is currently the largest in the world. OpenSea is known as a premier NFT marketplace in the crypto industry. Once proclaimed as the "eBay for CryptoKitties," OpenSea has expanded beyond collectibles to become a marketplace for most types of digital assets such as game items, music, domain names and more. OpenSea is a decentralized marketplace that enables buying, selling and trading NFTs. OpenSea doesn't have any support for noncrypto payments. OpenSea has a maximum of 10% royalty earned from secondary sales. All international money transfer services. ![]() |
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