For example, if you are given a matrix mostly consisting of the number five all over the paper - scattered with a few twos, which form the shape of a triangle - you would have a hard time discerning the triangle. (You might decide the letter G is blue because you can recall a teal "G" on a poster in your childhood bedroom.) But synesthesia has been shown to be a sensory phenomenon, unrelated to memory. If you don't have synesthesia, you might be trying hard to make associations with colors or numbers related to memories. ![]() So we got it: There are lots of synesthesia forms out there. However the map "looks," it stays uniform for the number-form synesthete. They're not necessarily linear, but might curve in and out, or move up and down. Number-form is where a person sees numbers as a very distinct map - often, lower numbers (more commonly seen ones) are bunched up at one end (or the first 12 might imitate a clock face). For instance, saying that the letter A appears egotistical, the letter B nurturing and the letter C brave - it can happen with numbers, days of the week and so on. Ordinal-linguistic personification is where a person might give personality traits to individual items in ordinal lists. Some less common forms include mirror-touch synesthesia, which causes some people to experience a physical feeling when other people are touched (read Can people feel the pain of others? for more info on this particular twist). Some synesthetes even claim to taste the emotions of other people. They might also associate smells with certain colors, or shapes - let's say the smell of toast might be ochre. This kind of synesthete might taste certain flavors (or even whole dishes or meals) based on a visual picture or word or sound. Next up is one of the rarer (and more delicious) forms of synesthesia, which is lexical-gustatory (or olfactory). This led researchers to conclude that synesthesia might be using the same cross-modal pathways that most people use, rather than pathways special to the condition. Interestingly, a 2006 study did show that sound-to-color synesthetes associated a higher pitch to a lighter color - which non-synesthetes also agreed on. Some lucky folks get to "see" music and associate a wide variety of musical notes with a rainbow of colors. You might experience some sounds as a texture. This could indicate a few different things it might mean that something as simple as a noise (a car horn, flushing toilet) takes on a color or shape in the mind's eye when it's heard. ![]() Īnother synesthesia that is reported is sound-to-color synesthesia. For example, a small 2005 study found that while grapheme-color synesthetes (those who perceive letters, numbers or words as colors) almost always associate a word with a color, many lexical-gustatory synesthetes (those who link words with a certain taste) don't have a particular association with every word. Not every synesthete experience is the same, either in people or between different synesthetic forms. A 2006 study that gave objective tests to subjects found that synesthesia was 88 times more likely than previously thought, and it affected 2-4 percent of the general population. (Or synesthesiac, a term that doesn't exist but I think should.) And although for a long time, researchers thought synesthesia was incredibly rare, it turns out that just asking someone if they experience these symptoms isn't entirely accurate. ![]() If you really strongly understand any of these sensations, you might just be a synesthete. So have you found yourself already racking your brain, trying to decide if 8 is purple or the letter Q tastes like bananas?
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The EFAA establishes maximum permissible hold periods for checks and other deposits. In 1987, Congress passed the Expedited Funds Availability Act (PDF) (EFAA), to address concerns about the lengths of holds banks were then placing on checks deposited by their customers.
![]() GNUCash isn’t the prettiest software out there-as so many freely licensed platforms are-but it is a great alternative to Quicken that won’t cost you a dime of cash outlay. Whether you don’t want to pay for software or you’re looking for something a bit easier to use or manage, you’ll find the best alternatives listed below. We’ve found the five best accounting system software packages available as alternative choices to Quicken. If you’ve been on the hunt for an alternative program for both personal and small business finance tracking, we have good news for you. There are plenty of alternatives to Quicken that cost far, far less, and some apps are even free to use. If you don’t want to pay for your accounting software, you aren’t out of luck. ![]() Quicken used to cost up to $100 for copies of the software, but these days, you’ll have to sign-up for an annual subscription to get the most out of your financing. Obviously, this level of polish, trust, and a wide-ranging feature set doesn’t come cheap. Quicken is highly rated, exceptionally stable, and has been around since the 1980s, which means near-universal support by accounting firms. HIG Capital’s award-winning software allows you to track your bills, expenses, and your back accounts, while also managing the accounting and finances at your small company. If you manage a small business, Quicken has probably been recommended to you again and again. Tax season is quickly approaching, and that makes this the perfect time to get your finances in check. ![]() You also determine a daily budget, how much to spend on each click, and where your ads can show. You choose the keywords that help decide when your ads show. With Search campaigns in Google Ads, you are responsible for all aspects of your advertising campaign. When someone searches for your keywords on, Google Maps, and Google's partner sites, your ad can appear above or below the search results. Advertise with special ad formats and detailed reporting.Reach customers in any location that you choose.You choose your own keywords, set bid prices, and structure your account.You can create Search campaigns, Display campaigns, Video campaigns, App campaigns, Shopping campaigns, and Performance Max campaigns. You'll also have access to other specialized campaigns, settings, and features. With other Google Ads campaign types, you can have full control over your ad campaigns. Minimal ongoing management is needed, and you pay only for clicks that your ad actually receives. Your search terms will be maintained and updated over time. To get started with Smart campaigns, you’ll set up a budget, choose your demographics and location preferences, give us a few keyword themes, and based on the type of business you have, Google Ads shows your ad to people looking for the products and services you offer. You'll write your own ad, and when someone searches for phrases related to your business, your ad can show above or below the search results. You can use Smart campaigns to advertise your website on Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and Google partner websites. Reach customers in any geographic location that you choose.Advertise on Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and Google partner websites.Pay only when someone clicks your ad or watches 30 seconds of your video ad (or the duration if it's shorter than 30 seconds), whichever comes first.That way, you can feel confident your advertising is delivering real results on your investment while you spend time doing what you love most-running your business. Smart campaigns can be set up in just 15 minutes, and then work to constantly improve your ad around your goal, measure its performance, and show you clear, understandable results. Powered by the best of Google's advertising technology, Smart campaigns bring you results based on your campaign goal, whether that be customer calls, visits to your location, increasing brand awareness through video, or actions on your website. Smart campaigns are Google's efficient, easy solution for small businesses and helps your business get discovered on Google in those relevant moments. ![]() This can be seen as there are no hydrogen atoms, allowing the O- ions to have a pair of unbonded electrons to form coordinate bonds with the metal ion. At a high pH, the EDTA molecule will donate more protons in the form of hydrogen atoms, thus becoming more deprotonated.įrom Fig 2, showing the EDTA bonding to a metal ion, it shows that only the Y4- species is able to bond with the metal ion. Acid-base equilibria is an important yet challenging topic in the syllabus that can be made simple with the help of our highly experienced chemistry tutor. pKa is the pH value at which a chemical species will accept or donate a proton. This is due to the pKa values of each hydrogen atom. At low pH, H6Y2+ is dominant, while at a high pH, Y4- is dominant. In an aqueous solution, the fractional composition, the fraction of each species of EDTA, is determined by the pH. Thus, all the species of EDTA from fully protonated to fully deprotonated are: H6Y2+, H5Y+, H4Y, H3Y-, H2Y2-, HY3- and Y4. This means that it can donate more than one proton or hydrogen atom per molecule to an aqueous solution. The charge is 2+ as two protons in the form of hydrogen atoms were added. This makes the fully protonated form of EDTA, which is H6Y2+. Apart from that, two more hydrogen atoms can be added to EDTA, each one binding to one of the nitrogen. The classic form, as seen in Fig 1.1, consists of four hydrogen. This is why all metal-EDTA complexes have a one to one stoichiometry, meaning that one molecule of EDTA bonds with one metal ion, as the metal ion bonding to an additional EDTA molecule would cause the complex to become less stable. With six coordinate covalent bonds, the resulting complex has an octahedral geometry which is very stable. The concepts of ligands and lewis bases are taught in our chemistry tuition classes under the topic “Introduction to Transitin Elements” (a common last topic which was removed for the past 2 years in the ‘A’ level examination due to COVID). EDTA with a metal ion forming a hexadentate complex Thus, this allows EDTA to form a maximum of six coordinate covalent bonds with a metal ion, as seen in Fig 2, making it a hexadentate ligand. These pairs of electrons can be donated to a metal ion, each forming a coordinate covalent bond. The nitrogen of the two amino groups and the four oxygen that form a single bond with carbon in the carboxylic groups each have a pair of unbonded electrons. Taking a closer look at EDTA, it has four carboxylic groups (COOH) and two amino groups (NH2). It is also a ligand, and can form complexes with metal ions, making it a lewis base (an electron pair donor). Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a weak acid with the chemical formula of C10H16N2O8 and a molecular mass of 292.24 g/mol. ![]() Get Up Close - Bring your finest brush for the detail work. Can you make your airport tic like clockwork? As you expand and passengers increase, your management skills are tested. Your City, Your Airport - With multiple terminals, airplane types, and buildings, you get to set up your airport to match your city.Ĭompletely Connected - As your airport connects you to the world, this expansion connects to already existing systems like tourism, industry and public transportation.īig Picture Management - Handle ticket prices, gates and concourse networks. Small detail: Get designing! From modular buildings to your own airline - customize up close to bring your own style This expansion comes with a wide variety of new assets, from terminals to custom airlines, and the systems connect with existing features like tourism, industry and public transport.īig picture: Start planning! Ticket prices, gates and concourse networks - test your management skills to reach the highest level. If on sale it does become a little bit more sensible so do look out for it on sale or pick up some discounted CD keys.Cities: Skylines - Airports The sky is the limit.įrom a budding airfield to a global transportation hub, this expansion lets you reimagine your airport with a wide variety of new assets. Comparing to the other similar DLCs like Parklife and the Industries this one is quite lacking and a little bit disappointing. Aesthetically speaking the DLC does add a nice amount, but in terms of depth and playability there really isn’t much there to keep you in long term. Within 30 minutes I had the highest level airport. I opened up a fairly late game city, set up a couple airports and got all achievements in about 5 minutes of playing. While the customisation options are nice and you can get some really cool looking airports, the money really just isn’t worth it. Overall for £10 I cannot say this DLC is worth it. The game also comes with a handful of new achievements, which are pretty easy to complete. You will get 3 new maps and the addition of the airport zones with loads of customisation options and new public transport skins. ![]() The DLC will set you back around £10 on consoles with CD keys being available for PC around £5. Your airports will level up as more people use them and you will even be able to create your own airline charging extortionate prices. There is a really nice range of cosmetic items to add and even some new public transport links that can go straight into your terminals – subway, train and busses – all with some new unique skins for the vehicles. Using these modular components you build up the airport, adding terminals, runways, taxi roads, stands, parked airplanes, cargo planes and even hotels. Once an area has been dedicated for the airport you can choose from some basic airport components in 3 different styles. You get to zone out an airport area, which conveniently flattens the ground in the area (longer term City Skylines players will know the pain of flattening land to fit in an airport). As the name suggests this DLC focuses on airports. Similarly to some of the previous DLCs released (Campus, Industries, Parklife) the game focuses on zoning new areas and levelling them up over time. In this review I will just be discussing the DLC in isolation. City Skylines: Airports is the 10th expansion pack for City Skylines published by Paradox Interactive. ![]() ![]() Welcome to Seattle, fellow foodies! Wondering where to eat? Here are some of my faves: /seattle-restau… #IFBC #IFBC14 8 years agoĪdventures in Kimchi /2/joi… 8 years ago Like on Facebook Follow Emmy Cooks on Twitter Roll into 1″ balls, flatten slightly, and bake 8-10 minutes on parchment-lined sheets at 350, until the edges are golden brown. Refrigerate the dough for one hour (or up to 4 days) if you can possibly wait. Add half of dry ingredients, mix until incorporated, then add other half and repeat. vanilla, scraping down the bowl as you go. light brown sugar on medium speed for 5 minutes. chopped bittersweet chocolate, and 3/4 c. I also love Rustic Fruit Desserts, by Cory Schreiber and Julie Richardson, and I am looking forward to pulling that one out more come summertime.īittersweet Chocolate and Dried Apricot Cookies: In a large bowl, combine 2 1/2 c. I can certainly recommend the Macrina cookbook (and not just on the strength of this recipe I’ve made some others, and had still others made for me, all great). So hey, what’s your favorite baking book? I like easy, unfussy, not insanely decadent. The flavor was a bit more caramelized, deeper. But in the spirit of experimentation, I also set aside a bit of dough and baked it the next day. If you know me, you know that I do everything at the last minute, which means that when I make cookies they are going straight into the oven because I need them to be ready ten minutes from now. That is not the kind of thing I like to do. The recipe instructs you to chill the dough before baking it. It lends a rich, difficult-to-place depth to the cookie’s flavor, firmly cementing its status as THE unique chocolate chip cookie I was looking for. But there’s another deeper, darker secret: the mere half teaspoon of finely ground espresso. What are your favorite baking books? I picked up one of the few I own, Leslie Mackie’s Macrina cookbook, and luckily it came through for me.Ĭhopped bittersweet chocolate and dried apricots certainly contribute generously to this cookie’s appeal. My cookbook collection is largely geared toward the savory side of life, it turns out. Do yourself a favor and don’t waste time idly Google-ing “unique chocolate chip cookie.” Sometimes the internet is useful, and sometimes it’s not. I was in search of a unique chocolate chip cookie. And lucky for us, they published a cookbook. Freshly baked breads, good coffee, great pastries, a handful of equally decadent savory options to round out the offerings. It has a few outposts now, and any of them are fortunate places to find yourself at lunchtime or when you need an afternoon pick-me-up. There has long been a sweet little cafe in Seattle called Macrina Bakery. ![]() In a game of Solitaire Klondike, the tableau is divided into 4 main areas: the Piles, the Stock, the Waste (discarded cards from the Stock), and the Foundations. At the dawn of personal computers, the company saw in its simplicity a fun opportunity to help users get acquainted with the movements and mechanics of the mouse.įree from the hassle of shuffling and dealing the cards at each new game, the computerized Solitaire Klondike became a resounding success. Gold prospectors in the area are rumored to have created it and/or popularize it.ĭespite being highly popular ever since the Solitaire Klondike only reached the masses on a large scale after it was included in Microsoft’s Windows 3.0 in 1990. Regardless of its birthplace, the most well-known version of the game, Klondike, is said to have appeared by the end of the 19th century in Canada, in the gold rush region of Klondike. The origins of Solitaire are still a source of debate among historians with many pointing to 19th century France and Germany while others believe its emergence is linked to the spread of the art of divination in Eastern Europe. It is also possible for more players to engage in the game with each taking turns making a move or through a competition to find who can solve the tableau more efficiently. Despite its many variants depending on the disposition of the cards on the tableau, the goal is always to organize and collect the cards in a set order in as few moves as possible and in the quickest time. Solitaire, also known as Patience in many countries, is a single-player card game. The Klondike by Threes is the difficult mode of the game, as it prevents the players from using all the cards in the Stock pile in one go. The Solitaire Klondike itself has two game modes, depending on how the cards on the Stock pile are dealt: This is the game that became so widespread thanks to its inclusion in Windows 3.0 back in 1990 and that has since turned into a symbol of procrastination at work, thanks to its popularity among office workers. Nevertheless, whenever Solitaire is mentioned everyone immediately thinks about one variant: the Klondike. There are several variants included in this category, some of which share nothing with the others except for the use of cards to play them. In reality, the name Solitaire does not refer to a specific game. ![]() Young and old alike can appreciate the peacefulness this game provides, so suitable when it comes to clearing their minds and winding down in a moment of stress. Solitaire is one of the most popular card games in the world. They get decent reviews on backup experience, mostly their "Set it and Forget It" approach and the easy-to-understand user interface, both of which I do appreciate. This is the whole point of Carbonite - get your files back after you've lost them!Īny ideas on what to do to make Carbonite increase the pitiful restore speed? Anybody knows of a cloud storage program with a demonstrably faster restore speed? Surprisingly, I could not find any reports of Carbonite backup & restore speeds online. But imagine if the disk had crashed and I had no fall-back. Thankfully, I still have a local copy on my old computer's disk so I may have to connect the old disk and copy the files locally. check that your ISP provides enough of reliable bandwidth, don't use your computer to prevent restore slowdown, keep computer on overnight. I've contacted Carbonite support and received a prompt but useless & canned regurgitation of information from their Knowledge Base (e.g. not able to be verified to exist on my computer with Carbonite subscription) will be deleted from Carbonite's servers for ever after 30 days. Carbonite says that any files deleted from my computer (i.e. Not only will I not be able to add any new files to the backup because my current backup must be "frozen" in the Recover mode, Carbonite may actually start deleting my old files from their servers should the restore hit any snags over the upcoming weeks. ![]() ![]() I'm totally upset and disappointed with the current Carbonite Restore speed of only ~2.4Mb/s! This translates into about 1 GB/hour and therefore at this COMICALLY SLOW rate it will take me about 10 days (!) to restore my backup. While creating the Carbonite backup over the past 8 years on my old & clunky Dell I used to see routinely 20-30Mb/s upload speeds to Carbonite. ![]() I'm restoring from my Carbonite backup (236GB/100,000 files) onto a brand-new & fast computer (AMD Ry/ 16BG RAM / 1TB SSD / Fios 1Gb/s). ![]() Montgomery Street Antiques Mall, Fort Worth A collection of shops conveniently located in the Museum District of Fort Worth.ġ7. The V intage Freak, Bedford From classic vinyl albums to that Peanuts Lunchbox you lost in 2nd grade, you can find it all at this cool store in Bedford.ġ6. Deep Ellum, Dallas Visit Flea Style for great boutique finds, or Jade and Clover’s fun floral shop!ġ5. The Stockyards, Fort Worth You’ll find amazing boutiques, home furnishing and decor and so much more! Flea Style, Deep Ellumġ4. Inwood Village, Dallas Visit on a pretty day to park the car and take in the neighborhood’s fun vibe! Rich Hippie is a must on your visit! It’s also anchored by another Landmark Theater, the Inwood.ġ3. ![]() West Village, Uptown Dallas Fun shops, services and great restaurants anchored by the Magnolia Theater featuring indie movies!ġ2. ![]() DFW Mantinques, Dallas Also located in Bishop Arts, but about the only shopping trip I can get my husband to make with me is a visit to Mantiques and then drinks at nearby Ten Bells Tavern.ġ1. Henderson/Knox Area, Dallas Favor the Kind and Vintage Martini on Henderson and Froggie’s 5 and 10 on Knox are 3 consistent favorites! Grab lunch at Roti Grill for a fun change!ġ0. Afterwards, head down to El Ranchito for a terrific Tex Mex lunch!ĩ. Cooper, Arlington My go-to shop for cute t-shirts is just one of the reasons to visit this assortment of vendors. Bluebonnet Circle, Fort Worth This famous roundabout now offers more restaurant options than shops, but we still love peeking in Junker Val’s Antiques and Vintage Clothing and THREE on our way to lunch at The Purple Frog, Greenwood’s or Fred’s!Ĩ. Shop or just window shop these great stores, grab lunch at Perfect Union Pizza Company and watch a movie at the amazing Village Theater!ħ. Highland Park Village, 47 Highland Park Village, Dallas If you’re looking for upscale shopping, then look no further. Spend the day shopping and then grab lunch at the original Kincaids, Uncle Julio’s or Lucille’s!Ħ. Camp Bowie in Fort Worth This historic street in Fort Worth boast some of our favorite shops, like Beehive and the Historic Camp Bowie Mercantile. Old Home Supply, 1801 College Ave, Fort Worth Looking for the perfect claw-foot bath tub, or old reclaimed fixtures? This is it! Afterwards, head up two blocks to Magnolia to Brewed! I absolutely love their amazing Pulled Pork hash!Ĥ. Bishop Arts District, Dallas Plan to spend hours exploring this fun and unique section of Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood! You’ll find great shops, restaurants and be selfie ready for all the fun murals!ģ. Discount Home Warehouse, 1768 Empire Central, Dallas Reclaimed doors, windows and much, much more! If you secretly want to be a Gaines, this is where you go!Ģ. While Waco seems to get most of the attention for great shopping venues, the Metroplex has a wonderful selection of unique boutiques, warehouses and antiques! If you’re making a day of your trip, and I suggest you do, I included some nearby places to grab lunch or a drink, too!ġ. |