![]() ![]() A stronger tea is useful as a mouthwash or rinse to treat sore gums. Add sage to the tea if you have a nagging cough. To make a tea: Use two teaspoons of dried herb per cup of boiling water and steep for ten minutes. It is used as an antiseptic lotion and mouth wash as an ointment for skin affections and burns and perfumed with lavender, to keep off gnats and mosquitoes. Tea preparations are used for sore throats and coughs as well as to improve general immune system functions. Thyme is popular for its antibacterial and antiseptic properties. Thyme honey, made when bees collect pollen from thyme flowers, is excellent. Thyme is also a key element in the traditional, dried, aromatic blend Herbes de Provence and is one of the flavourings in the liqueur, Benedictine. ![]() When combined with fresh sprigs of parsley and leaves of bay, it will enliven and give depth to the flavour of soups, stews and sauces. Thyme is best known as one of the primary components in a classic bouquet garni. Thyme aids in the digestion of high fat foods, and is used to preserve meat. ![]() This phenomenon can also be observed in both oregano and rosemary. The dried herb surpasses the fresh one in intensity by a factor of two or three. Dried thyme has an added smokiness that goes well in spicy foods. One thing to remember, fresh thyme has a softer flavour and is less intensive that dried thyme. To store, cut the stems just as the flowers start to open in spring and again in late summer and hang in small bunches to dry. Leaves can be harvested for fresh use throughout the summer the flavour is best just before flowering. Thyme, like Rosemary and Lavender is one of those plants which will not re-grow if cut back too hard, if you need to trim them wait until new growth buds appear in the spring and cut back to the lower ones. When transplanting pinch out the tip of each stem to encourage the plants to bush outwards. For best results, provide any ordinary, well-drained soil in full sun. Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions for 10 to 15 days before planting out after all risk of frost. When large enough to handle, transplant seedlings into 7.5cm (3in) pots to grow on. Once some of the seeds have germinated air should be admitted gradually. Cover the seed container with a piece of glass or clear plastic and leave in a position which receives diffused light. Do not cover as they need light to germinate. Sow seed on the surface of lightly firmed, moist seed compost in pots or trays. Sowing: Sow in spring or autumn at around 13☌ (55☏) Distinct, pungent and intoxicating, the flowers are like fluffy snowballs and are attractive both fresh and dry. The plants grow 30 to 40cm (12 to 16in) height and 60cm (24in) in width. The fragrant flowers are highly attractive to bees and other beneficial pollinating insects. Tiny whitish flowers open from dusty pink buds, they grow in small clusters that appear during the summer months of July and August. It grows best in well-drained sandy or loamy soils, full sunshine, and either dry or moist soil conditions. ![]() Infusions are attributed curative or palliative properties of arthritis and rheumatism. If preferred, the tea can be used to gargle with rather than ingested. Used fresh or in dried form, its leaves are used to make an herbal tea that is considered useful in treating sore throats, catarrh and colds. It is also considered to be especially beneficial in relaxing muscles. The plant has an herbaceous scent with eucalyptus-like overtones with a hint of a vanilla note, which, in aromatherapy, is used for its soothing, relaxing effect. In its Spanish homeland it is used as a culinary herb for meat dishes, stews and sauces and because of its strong aroma has been commonly used in Andalucía to season and preserve olives.ĭespite this fact, it is prized more for its essential oils than for its herbal properties. Thymus mastichina produces tiny, oval-shaped, green leaves, which have an intense flavour. It is known by a number of different common names including Spanish Marjoram, Spanish Wood Marjoram, White Thyme, Wild Marjoram or Mastic Thyme. Thymus mastichina is a very special thyme, native in the mountains of the Iberian Peninsula, Central Spain and Portugal. ![]()
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Option chains come up collapsed down to expiration dates, which you can then open up. Accessing/trading options is very nicely done.Recently Schwab addes the ability to export charts (including option charts) to excel.If you want to run SSE on an underpowered computer, are having performance problems, or want to run on a Mac check out the cloud version of SSE, see this post for more information.īefore I get to my complaints here are some things that I like: A call to their helpline (80) is required to set it up. Schwab has made StreetSmart Edge available to all account holders. Streetsmart Edge (SSE) can be launched/downloaded from the Schwab website. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It comes at a cost, too: a cool 70 bucks per user per year.Īnd lemme tell ya: Having had the chance to use it extensively this week, I think this is gonna be a pretty intriguing option and one that has the potential to exponentially expand Chrome OS's appeal. ![]() The magic works via a virtual machine that's installed on the Chromebook and then made to run locally on the device, which means you can use virtually any Windows program as if it were a local app - whether you're online with an active internet connection or not.įor the moment, at least, this whole thing is designed exclusively with the enterprise in mind: The Parallels Windows-on-Chrome-OS setup is available only on specific, approved hardware - high-end systems, basically, with an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, at least 16GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage recommended - and only in company-wide configurations. Let me back up a sec and set the stage for my surreal little experiment here: Back in June, Google announced it was working with a company called Parallels to bring Windows app support into the Chrome OS environment. At least, not when you're using a Chromebook. And if my first official taste of this wild new reality tells me anything, it's that the traditional boundaries we tend to think about with platforms and operating systems no longer apply. I've got Microsoft Edge open, too, all within the standard Chrome OS interface - complete with my usual set of web apps, Android apps, and even Linux apps in the mix. I'm writing this in the Microsoft Word app for Windows.on a Chromebook. ![]() ![]() ![]() As you continue to do different braid hairstyles you’ll get better and better at them. Depending on your level of experience with braids you can select the braid that you are most comfortable with first. I included a variety of types of braids in this guide, from fishtail braids to french braids, simple three-strand braids, dutch braids, a waterfall braid. ![]() I believe that you can dress nice and look stylish every day and that includes a cute hairstyle. As you know I take personal style and looking your best very seriously so I don’t just list braids hairstyle here just to do a list post. The first five braids listed below are my own braid tutorials, then I spent hours and days on the internet looking for the very best braid hairstyles for long hair to include in this guide. These braids for long hair range from full-on updos, to side braids, to cute and easy hair braids. 21 Braids for Long Hair Step-by-Step Tutorials I have natural hair, so I need products to keep it in place. If your hair is very soft and sleek you might have to use hairspray to keep it in place. 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I tend to get caught up in a routine of just putting my hair up in a ponytail or wearing it wavy and loose, but in an effort to try and style my hair in different ways-braided hairstyles in particular-I wanted to share 21 braids for long hair that I think you’ll love! I always keep my hair long, the last time it was shoulder length was when I was in high school! I have long hair, and even after recently cutting off 5 inches it’s still pretty long. Discover more styles for braided hair with our Braid Hairstyle Tips, and get inspiration for other hairstyles for curly long hair in our Curly Hairstyle hub.There are tons of ways you can style your hair when it’s long the updo and easy braid hairstyle options are endless. And as long as you take care of your curls first, you can’t go wrong with your side braid. Braid or no braid, any curly hairdo works best with a moisturizing cream or gel applied to damp or towel-dried curls, which is designed to help seal in moisture and control frizz. One of the tricks to perfecting a curls hairstyle is to prep your curls before you begin styling it. For that reason, it’s best to keep the style simple: A side braid hairstyle doesn’t require much pulling or keeping track of multiple curly sections, and it’s still one of the prettiest hairstyles for curly long hair. You can’t go wrong with a curly hair with braid hairstyle, no matter what kind of braid you go for.īut curly braided hair does pose a challenge in that curls can be a little harder to wrangle and stretch into a braid. If anything, braided hair with curls can have more texture and volume, which gives it a romantic and casual vibe. While many assume creating a braid in hair may be easier if your hair is perfectly straight, good news: That’s not actually the case. ![]() ![]() ![]() Either way, you'll want to keep your eyes out for useful items as you press on through the city. 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As you dispatch the undead, you'll gain experience points and level up, which nets you points you can spend in your various skills and stats to suit your playstyle become a fleet-footed gunner or a meat-shield melee expert. ![]() ![]() You can hold down the key to sprint, and occasionally if a zombie gets close enough to grab you, you'll have to rapidly tap the key shown onscreen (usually or ) to shove them away. Your character controls with the or keys, and uses the mouse to aim and attack. To survive and reunite with your beloved, you'll need to be resourceful, merciless, and have an aversion to being chewed on.Īt the start of the game you'll create your character, choosing a class that determines the starting strength of certain skills. Regaining consciousness after a car crash, your only thought is to get home to your significant other, but standing in your way is a huge city teeming with smelly undead bitey-types. 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You're going to dismiss The Ramones, The Sonics, The Monks, Green River, and the aforementioned Detroit bands among others? Maybe we haven't produced many notable "garage rock" acts of late, but there's a huge garage/indie rock heritage here to draw upon. Generalization? Yeah, but I don't deny that there are exceptions to the rule. So were Motorhead, although they were musically more like other "New Wave Of British Metal" bands (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Saxon, etc.) than actual "thrash." However, most of the prominent thrash bands were American (and primarily West Coast). They definitely had a huge impact on the thrash subgenre, and were from the UK (they were also a fairly direct influence on black metal). Sure, they were the first two to become popular, but did they invent the genre? Questionable. What about The Jimi Hendrix Experience? Blue Cheer? The MC5? The Stooges? These American bands, I'd argue, shaped metal to a large degree (and also punk for the latter two) and were on the scene for a few years before Black Sabbath's first LP and In Rock were released. You could conceivably make an argument for Frank Zappa as "prog," though I think his massive genre-defying talents make pigeonholing him into any specific category a tough sell.īlack Sabbath and Deep Purple notwithstanding, I don't think metal was necessarily born in the UK. I can't recall there being that many American prog bands. It's not exclusively European, but I'd say about 70% of prog comes from the UK (Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, Camel etc.), with another 10% or so coming from Continental Europe (Faust, Magma, Can, Kraftwerk being a few). Rush (and Dream Theater) are both North American acts, but that doesn't mean that prog is not predominantly a European genre. I haven't heard a lot by him, but what I have heard is decent. Tricky is from the UK, and he specializes mostly in trip-hop, sort of a mutation between hip-hop and electronica. I was generalizing to an extent in my original post (with the English rapper aside intended as a joke, hence the : P). True, there aren't many (only Roots Manuva and Mark B & Blade come to mind) but then the US has yet to product any Garage acts of any note.Īll valid points. As it's pretty much accepted that Black Sabbath were the first real heavy metal band to attain mass popularity, it's arguable that all metal owes a debt to the UK. Most thrash bands cite Motorhead and Venom as the pioneers of that form of metal, both of whom are from the UK. On the other hand, thrash metal and hardcore punk both have their origins in the United States, as do rap and hip-hop (to this day, I don't know of a single English rap artist that has acheived any form of credibility : P ). So are black metal (Scandinavia), kraut rock (obviously Germany), and electronica/house/techno (predominantly UK). Prog rock is very much an European thing. However, certain genres of music definitely have firm national origins. Since the early days, rock on both sides of the pond has diversified and branched out every which way, enough to make most national comparisons moot. Maybe there was something of a distinction between British and American forms of rock early on, but it all started in the US of A. Listen to all the first British Invasion artists (including The Beatles) who were doing a lot of Chuck Berry and R&B covers. That being said, I think the British rock scene has always been just as indebted to American roots music as much as our own music is. On the other hand, American bands like The Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth, along with more recent bands like Slint and Tortoise, have a very pronounced arty sensibility not openly associated with American roots music. After all, you had bands like Cream, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin who all hail from the UK yet sound like they're from The Delta. It's definitely not a cut 'n' dry distinction. ![]() |
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