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![]() For example, with the Unity Cross, the empty cross represents a strong man, defender of the family, yet incomplete without a woman. Some of the explanations I’ve read for both of these rituals do not appeal to me – they seem a bit patriarchal and old-fashioned. This is something you’d have to purchase, unless you or someone you know is a fine woodworker. Like a unity candle you can add family members, for example mothers can bring sections of the cross if you buy a set that accommodates that. You have a nice keepsake to remind you of your wedding day. The groom places the outer part of the cross onto a base or into a frame and the bride adds the pieces that fit inside it. This involves a sculpture of sorts, one that the couple assembles during the ceremony. Any ritual that involves both partners doing something together is always good in my book!Ī similar ritual is the Unity Cross – another one a couple brought to me. ![]() The couple I worked with wanted to keep it more on the minimal side, and they especially liked how it shows cooperation. This ritual can be very religious, or it can be stated in a simpler manner, still with a clear reference to religion. Of course, there is text to accompany it, so people understand what they are doing. You do this together, right in the ceremony. The gold strand represents God, the purple one is for the husband and the white strand is for the bride. Sometimes called a Unity Braid or the Cord of Three Strands, it symbolizes the joining of one man, one woman, and God into a marriage relationship. It consists of three strands of cord – purple, white and gold – attached at one end and open at the other so the couple can weave it together. One example was a request for a ‘God’s Knot.’ It’s a simple but clear concept. There are many ways to find this stuff, especially on the internet, whether Pinterest, Instagram or other on-line sites we can go to for inspiration. Perhaps they saw or read about it somewhere. Find them individually or in packs of 4 or 5.While it’s usually me suggesting the ideas, and that is, after all, my job - from time to time couples come to me with a request for a specific ritual for their wedding ceremony. Light hallways or bathrooms with tall or short block candles for a radiant ambience-especially when placing them atop bronze or silver colored serving trays. Pair scented tea light candles available in affordable 30 packs with tiny glass candle holders to decorate each table setting at a fancy dinner party. ![]() Unscented chandelier candlesįind slender and tall unscented candles in 8 or 20 packs to add an alluring glow to a room while standing on dining room hutches or tables, as well as atop a piano or kitchen tables. Find LED candles as block candles or as long, elegant options fit for a candelabra on the dining room table. ![]() ![]() LED candlesĬhoose a safe, worry free option in candles that you can leave alone in your bathroom, porch or kitchen during dinner parties, birthdays or Halloween parties. Once the long-burning candles are spent, use the holders for scented tea lights that burn for up to 3.5 hours. Or use 12 to 50 hour burning candles in scents that recall Spring or the smell of flowers growing outside of the home you stayed out in Spain several summers back. Relax in the tub while enjoying the calming aroma of lilac scented candles. Candles for every occasion and roomįind candles to help with everyday relaxation, to add warmth andsophistication to your décor style and to highlight special moments in any areaof the home. You can also dramatically alter everyday spaces by putting tea lights out with each place setting during elegant dinner parties. Create a more intimate feel for cozy movie nights by dimming the lights and adding the glow of a candle. When it’s time to amplify your home décor for special occasions like romantic dinners alone, the holidays or birthday parties, add a sense of style while creating a warm atmosphere with candles. Turn off the lights and bring out the candles ![]() ![]() The Purple Urkle is a medium-sized plant. The space you have, the size of your pots, and the height. There are three things you need to keep in mind when growing weed indoors. It is a versatile weed, which can adapt to different climates. Although it is more resistant to humidity, it is not recommended to keep the temperature below 50☏, especially if the buds are wet. Flowering times vary from 55 to 65 days, depending on the conditions. Purple Urkle Feminized Marijuana seeds are great for indoor and outdoor gardening. Make sure to prepare your snacks ahead of time and sit down and relax. The body will feel numb and enveloped by the tranquilizing sensation. This strain is the best choice if you want to get straight to Nirvana. The cerebral effects wrap the body in a warm blanket before too long. The effects of this strain immediately ease any tension and may even cause you to take on certain errands. This magenta strain will give you a pleasant, euphoric high that will inspire your mind. Patients suffering from insomnia will find it to be a great choice for their sleep. It can cause powerful body sensations, which relax the patient and set their mind at ease. This strain is ideal for patients suffering from PTSD, depression, or chronic pain. Purple Urkle seeds are a great way to reduce stress and anxiety. This can make you feel lazy and unable to complete any tasks. Even if you aren’t used to smoking marijuana, you will feel secluded and in control. Due to its ability to relieve pain and aches, the strain is great pain relief. The strain also produces a relaxing, soothing feeling. You will experience heightened senses and a clearer mind.Īfter the first puff, you’ll feel euphoric. It will immediately kick in the psychoactive effects. Because of its high potency, the effects are almost immediate after one hit. Purple Urkle Seeds received some of the best reviews for their potency. This Marijuana strain is great for experienced smokers who enjoy a stronger dose of THC. Because of its potency, newbies need to be patient. You cannot call yourself an expert smoker if this strain has not been tried. Effects of Purple Urkle Feminized Marijuana Seeds Purple Urkle, which is a derivative from Mendocino Purps and a powerful flower that has been revered for many generations in California, boasts superior qualities. This strain has been dominating the Marijuana market for over three decades. This strain has a high THC level, which can cause a strong psychoactive effect with every hit. They work in conjunction with the active terpenes, essential oils, and THC to create a unique blend of benefits and effects. It blooms with a staggering 22% THC content and a low CBD level. This strain is a good performer in the cannabinoid department. Purple Urkle Seeds genetics contain a mix of 30% Sativa strains and 70% Indica. Although the taste is almost identical to its aroma, it leaves behind a bitter aftertaste that persists in your mouth. Purple Urkle Strain flowers with a pungent, sweet, and pungent smell. Purple Urkle Seeds are a passion project and one of our most unique strains. You’ll be amazed at its quality, from its potency to the yield. It has left an indelible mark in the Marijuana industry. The strain is a significant improvement on the unattractive qualities of Steve Purple Urkle from “Family Affairs” during the 80s. These plants sparkle like amethysts with their purple-infused blossoms and leaves.Īlthough the Winslow’s may not have loved Purple Urkle as much as they would like, it is unlikely that they will be able to take their passion to Marijuana. ![]() This strain is known for producing some of the most stunning plants in the world. Although it will take some time before you feel the full-bodied effects, they will soon be there. Purple Urkle Feminized Marijuana is a fun and easy-to-speak Indica crossbreed that is ideal for nighttime use. ![]() ![]() Premium functions for more security and personalisation In the settings, you can customise your display screens or link eBike Connect with Komoot, Strava or Apple Health. You can find out how to update the software on your device here: To ensure that you always have access to the latest functions and improvements, we recommend that you update your Nyon or Kiox to the latest software version. Here you will find FAQs, videos, and user manuals. Our Bosch eBike Help Center provides answers to your questions about your eBike. As an Apple Watch user, you can train even more effectively by tracking your heart rate while riding. ![]() Connect the eBike Connect app with Apple Health, Komoot or Strava and your activities are automatically synchronised. If you start your planned route in the app, it will be transmitted to your display or on-board computer.įrom distance and duration to calories burned: view and evaluate all details of your eBike rides. In addition, eBike Connect app suggests your routes that fit your preferences and mood (fast, scenic or eMountainbike). If you synchronise with Komoot and Outdooractive, you can discover even more exciting routes. You can conveniently plan your rides and customise, import or share routes. Use the flexible route planning and navigation of eBike Connect. Please note: This app can only be used for eBikes with Bosch drive units and Nyon or Kiox on-board computers with Bosch eBike system 2. The eBike Connect app offers you many helpful functions for your eBike with the Bosch eBike system 2. ![]() ![]() Connect your Nyon or Kiox via Bluetooth with your smartphone and flexibly plan your routes, use the navigation via your display, track your activities or protect your eBike from theft with the premium function eBike Lock. With the eBike Connect app, you can customise your eBike experience: connected, individual and interactive. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thanks for any help! I'm starting to feel like this is a bug - too random acting. ![]() The levels always reflect the previous images tracing. Then I have to open it again.ģ) Once I trace an image and try to trace again, nothing works - Trace Bitmap Box is dead.Ĥ) There is no way to set the Trace Bitmap levels back to their default. See attachments for before and after shots (placed over a grey. They are all rendered as if they were against a white background and the alpha is lost. For the most part it works fine, except Im having trouble with the portions of the images that have transparency. So, my issues are:ġ) Preview isn't reflecting outcome (that is, when I get any outcome at all - sometimes it gives me a preview, I click ok, and the window remains open - nothing happens)Ģ) I can't make multiple selections in the Trace Bitmap Box - i.e., I can't choose brightness, edge, color settings all at one time, only one at a time. Im using Trace Bitmap to vectorize some PNGs (with multi-scan color). I've searched Google and this forum for awhile, but I'm not finding an answer. So I've followed all of the steps and I'm getting very odd results. I removed it with no harm.I'm going through all of the official Inkscape tutorials and I've had no problem so far - that is, until I got to the Tracing Tutorial. In this article, we will explore how to use the trace bitmap tool, as well as the option under this menu. There was 1 px wide light blue shape in the tracing result. How to Trace Bitmap in Inkscape by Khalid Faiz Updated JNo comments 5 minute read Inkscape is a vector graphics editor, but Trace Bitmap is a tool with underlying algorithms to convert a raster image to vector paths. NOTE1: If your image isn't pixel perfect 3 colors, but anti-aliased or a photo, you may need more colors than 3, I needed 4. Trace in BW the black bitmap, remove the background from it, too.Ĭhange the fill color of the black shape to white. 1) Preview isnt reflecting outcome (that is, when I get any outcome at all - sometimes it gives me a preview, I click ok, and the window remains open - nothing happens) 2) I cant make multiple selections in the Trace Bitmap Box - i.e., I cant choose brightness, edge, color settings all at one time, only one at a time. Now you have a real black bitmap, not the original bitmap with SVG function. Then select both objects, and use Object Clip Set or Object Mask Set. Select the blackened image, goto Edit > Make bitmap copy, delete the original blackened version. Edit on GitLab Clipping and Masking These two features are both employed in the same way: put the object that will serve as clip (or mask) above the object that you want to clip (or mask). Shift the tracing result (with holes) aside and colorize the imported PNG to black (Filters > Color > Colorize): Trace (see NOTE1) the imported image in colors without the background. Scale it after the process is done and you have a vector image.Īt first make a spare copy to the artboard. Import the image and do not scale it smaller. Of course it can happen that your flag is a photo which is taken when the flag is waving and it cannot be cropped. Then you haven't any background to remove. The user will see the three filter options. This merely uses the sum of the red, green and blue (or shades of gray) of a pixel as an indicator of whether it should be considered black or white. To use the tracer, load or import an image, select it, and select the Path Trace Bitmap item, or Shift + Alt + B. ![]() The user will see the five filter options available: Brightness Cutoff. If the conversion happened then the resulting file should have only SVG related tags. Deciding the right z-order would help alot. or use the node editor tool to correct the paths. So then it would be more focusing on the character. and put the rest of the image in between. Welcome aboard A way to do that is to have separate reference images. When I opened that file with notepad I came to know that the PNG file is embedded within it. Re: Trouble using trace bitmap with multiple color bitmap. The reason the tracing failed, is that you arent tracing a bitmap image, rather you were attempting to trace a vector shape. If I select the shape with the arrow it seems just one line. Even the img is just a fine line, it makes two vector lines: one for the outside border of the original shape and another for the inside border. Crop the flag in a bitmap editor (GIMP, Paint.NET, Photoshop, etc.) to its exact rectangular size. To use the tracer, load or import an image, select it, and select the PathTrace Bitmap item, or Shift+Alt+B. 3 I opened one PNG file in Inkscape and exported it as SVG. Your rectangle already is in vector format, all you need to do is save it as an SVG. I try to convert to vector: Inkscape > Path > Trace Bitmap. ![]() ![]() ![]() In most cases, banks require you to be a customer to get a free credit score. Must have a B of A credit card and online banking.ĭeposit, loan, or credit card account holders enrolled in online bankingĬredit report, monthly score history, and tipsįICO Score from Equifax (Bankcard Score 8 model)Ĭredit education, trend graphs, and score simulatorĪlerts, tips, TransUnion credit report, and credit simulator. BankĪlerts, identity monitoring, and customer support banks and their free credit report offerings (or lack thereof). To get a better idea of what’s available, let’s look at ten of the largest U.S. Many banks are now providing free access to one of your credit scores along with other helpful features like credit education resources and alerts. Some companies charge while others don’t, and all seem to offer different score types - so which is best? Here are five places to consider and what you should know about each. ![]() Repair My Credit How to check my credit scoreįiguring out how to check your credit score can be confusing as there are many options today. Learn more from the list below.Ĭredit Repair companies help identify and dispute mistakes on your credit report that could be weighing down your score. You can go straight to the credit bureaus, or you can turn to a variety of other sources like banks and credit card issuers. ![]() There are a variety of ways to check your credit score, and many of them are free. For example, your auto loan lender may only report to Experian while your personal loan lender might report to TransUnion and Equifax. Further, your scores will likely vary from one bureau to the next as they often receive different information from third parties. You never know which bureau an interested party will contact. When checking your credit scores, it’s a good idea to check your FICO and/or VantageScores from all three credit bureaus. They’ve evolved from the original Vantage Score 1.0 to the 3.0 and 4.0 models used today. Like FICO scores, VantageScores range from 300 to 850. They were created through a collaborative effort by the three main credit reporting agencies.
![]() Backfill once the strawberries are placed the correct distance apart.įor far-apart strawberry plants, it’s easier to dig an individual hole for each plant. Then, lay out the strawberry plants beside the trench and measure the spacing out. Tips for planting strawberries at different spacingsįor closely-spaced strawberries, it’s often easiest to dig a long trench with a proper shovel. Crowns can be dug up, separated, and planted further apart to propagate additional plants. These strawberries tend to grow more crowns right at their base. Alpine Strawberries fall into this category. Some everbearing and day-neutral strawberry types are a lot less likely to send out runners. The runner shoots roots down into the soil and grows a baby plant about a foot away from the mother plant.įurther Reading: See this article and handy diagram from the University of Minnesota Extension Runners are shoots that come off a “mother” strawberry plant. Most strawberries multiply by sending out “runners”. We want all the energy to go into big yummy berries! What are strawberry runners anyways? Pruning the runners off the mother plants keeps the plants from expending energy on growing new plants. The key to reducing competition is removing weeds and runners. You can also do one long mound instead of separate little hills. The hill can be 1-2′ across in diameter, and 6-12″ higher than the surrounding ground. To maximize sunlight and reduce competition, grow each strawberry plant far apart from the others on a little mounded hill of soil. It takes a lot more work, but it may be worth it to you. You won’t get as many berries, but the ones you get will be awesome. Therefore, to grow the biggest, juiciest berries, competition from other strawberry plants (and from weeds, et cetera), should be minimized. How far apart to plant strawberries to grow the biggest and juiciest berriesĪs discussed above, strawberries grown close together will compete with each other for nutrients and sunlight. The runners between plants are no longer required once the baby plants are established. You can either leave them to choose their own growing spots (they’ll root themselves), or you can transplant them to a desired location. It’ll be full of strawberry runners before you know it.Ī year after planting, many of my strawberry plants have 4 or 5 strawberry baby plants on their runners. It’s ok if there is a lot of bare ground. Rather than planting the strawberries all in one group, space them out over the whole future strawberry patch. The hill system is better for day-neutral or everbearing cultivars and requires plants to be set out about a foot apart, three across (“hill” refers to the appearance of the berries, there is no mounding of the soil required).” Growing Berries and Fruit Trees in the Pacific Northwest: How to Grow Abundant, Organic Fruit in Your Backyard, by Tara Austen Weaver Over time, you can allow runner growth to fill in the rest of the row. If you have room or multiple rows, make sure there are 3 feet between them. “June-bearing cultivars are best suited to the matted row system, where, where berries are set out 16 inches apart down a row. That means you don’t have to buy as many plants as you’ll need because each plant will multiply! Most strawberries propagate themselves without any help from gardeners. Planting strawberries far apart is the most economical way to grow a big strawberry patch. ![]() These ozark beauty strawberries (everbearing) from bulbs are easy recommends spacing the plants 10 to 12 inches apart. June-Bearing Strawberry Varieties ( Honeoye, Jewel, Chandler, Eversweet) = 18″ Apart (45 cm).Day-Neutral Strawberry Varieties ( Seascape) = 12″ Apart (30 cm).Ever-Bearing Strawberry Varieties ( Quinault, Ozark) = 12″ Apart (30 cm).Alpine Strawberries = 10″ Apart (25 cm).Here are some recommended minimum spacings for different types of strawberry plants: The close spacing can also make it easier for disease to spread, especially if strawberries are prone to disease in your area (common in wet climates). The plants will, however, be competing for sunlight and nutrients, meaning that the berries might be smaller than if the plants were far apart. ![]() Square-foot gardeners can plant one strawberry plant per square so that the strawberry plants are 12″ apart.Ī close spacing of 8-12″ between plants will keep weeds down while maximizing berry harvest. Planting strawberries close together is the best way to get delicious strawberries quickly! For a new strawberry patch, space strawberries a minimum of 8″ apart. Other tips for planting strawberries in the garden Planting strawberries close together ![]() ![]()
![]() At the end of the day, that’s everybody’s job.” I do my best to pull what I can out of players to help them get better. I try my best to be that guy, especially in the locker room. You don’t have to have him do anything special to keep you on your toes. “You want the goalkeeper to be your rock. “As a player, you want consistency,” Alexander said. That being my first game here really made me want to play for this school.”Īlthough it’s only his second year with the Gamecocks, he wants to take on a leadership role in making the program successful. I’ve played in many different scenarios, and I’ve played in many different places. I think there were six thousand people there. “The home game against Clemson was my first introduction to South Carolina and Columbia as a soccer community. “I didn’t get the preseason I wanted and was sort of thrown into a game at Ohio State,” Alexander said. Tony and I talked a lot about that keeping my mentality right.”Īlexander’s collegiate career didn’t start the way he had hoped as knee surgery before the 2022 season kept him out of the lineup initially, but it didn’t take him long to appreciate where he was as South Carolina led the nation in attendance last year. “When I went back to Vancouver, I put my work in on the field, but it was definitely a mentality switch. “That’s all you can ask for from a coaching staff when you’re a goalkeeper. “Me and (head coach) Tony (Annan) definitely had a few chats in his office about some goals, but it was all support at the end of the day,” Alexander said. In trying to take his game to the next level, Alexander went through some humbling experiences, but he knew his coaches still had faith in him. I want to be that sturdiness and backbone that the team needs.” I just want to be that brick wall in the back. They’re keeping that consistency to help me do my job. I know the guys in front of me are working hard and improving. This year, I just want to find some consistency. “I definitely came in a little naive to college soccer, maybe thinking I was the big man on campus, so to speak. ![]() ![]() Everything is earned,” said Alexander, who started 16 matches as a freshman and also gained more experience in the offseason playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps’ MLS NextPRO squad. ![]() Now, the sophomore from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada is aiming to use his experiences to take the next step in not only becoming a better goalkeeper, but to elevate the program. Ben Alexander learned a lot about college soccer during his freshman year at South Carolina. ![]() ![]() ![]() No One Really Cares Until Something Dramatic Happens.” It’s okay to walk out of someone’s life if you don’t feel like you belong in it anymore.” Sometimes, all you can do is lie in bed, and hope to fall asleep before you fall apart.” A little progress each day adds up to big results.” You will never understand the hell I feel inside my head.” Difficult Roads Often Lead To Beautiful Destinations.” ![]() “Breathe… It’s only a bad day, not a bad life.”” Train your mind to see the good in everything.” When You Fill It With Positive Thoughts, Your Life Will Start To Change.” Look Closely At Me And You Will See, The Girl I Am, It Isn’T Me.” Behind My Smile Is A Hurting Heart, Behind My Laugh I’M Falling Apart. I Think Part Of The Reason Why We Hold On To Something So Tight Is Because We Fear Something So Great Won’T Happen Twice.” It hurts when you have someone is your heart, but you can’t have them in your arms.” If I let you in, please don’t break anything.” I constantly wonder if I’m on your mind as much as you’re on mine.” A person that truly loves you will never let you go, no matter how hard the situation is.” Seeing you with someone else is something I don’t want to see or imagine.” Easiest way to die? Love someone who doesn’t love you back. It sucks when you know that you need to let go but you can’t because you’re still waiting for the impossible to happen.” I can’t let my forgiveness become foolishness.” I won’t hate you, but I’ll never get close enough for you to hurt me again. When You Suffer From Depression “I’m tired” means a permanent state of EXHAUSTION that sleep doesn’t fix.” Everyday, I fight back the urge to text you or call you, telling myself that if you wanted to talk to me, you would.” One Of The Most Difficult Tasks In Life Is Removing Someone From Your Heart.” It’s sad knowing that I love others more than I love myself I hate to see others In pain, But when it comes to me, ‘I’m fine’.” I just can’t get you off my mind, and why would I even try?.” No one is perfect that’s why pencils have erasers.” “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”” hug me tight AND SAY “I know you are not.” The Strongest People Are Not Those Who Show Strength In Front Of Us But Those Who Win Battles We Know Nothing About.” It Is So Much Safer Not To Feel, Not To Let The World Touch Me.” I’m not as strong as everyone thinks I am.” Saying “I’m tired” when you’re actually sad.” Behind my pretty smile is a story you’ll never understand!.” The Only Thing More Exhausting Than Being Depressed Is Pretending That You’Re Not.” ![]() Sometimes it takes an overwhelming breakdown to have an undeniable breakthrough.” Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will only cause permanent psychological damage.” That one measly percent gets me every time.” One percent of me is utterly terrified of the things I’ll miss when I’m gone. Just because I’m used to it doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt anymore.” I don’t know where to go I don’t know what to feel I don’t know what to do I don’t know who I am.” and you still stay by me side and think me truly beautiful. the voices that whisper during the day and scream during the night. the scars, pain, insecurities, and bitterness that I hide. Don’t tell me that I’ll get through this that this is only temporary until you’ve seen the inner torment inside of my mind and the demons that refuse to be silent.īut if you have seen that other part of me. ![]() Seen me sob and tremble and question “why me?” until I run out of air and collapse. don’t tell me that I’m a wonderful person until I shut you out completely and push you away because I promised myself that you are just like the rest and you’ll get tired of me too.ĭon’t tell me that I’m lovely until you’ve seen what nights are like and the terror that sometimes possess me. that I hide.ĭon’t tell me that I’m strong until you’ve seen me break down. don’t tell me that I’m beautiful until you’ve seen the marks etched in my skin and the ones on the inside. “The bravest thing I have ever done was continuing to live when I wanted to die.”” It’s so strange that autumn is so beautiful yet everything is dying.” When I Am Silent, I Have Thunder Hidden Inside.” If you give up, it means you never wanted it.” ![]() |
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