![]() If you know me, then you know that I’m all about easy dinners. Make sure to fully defrost or thaw the beans and rice before reheating. You can also freeze this cozy and hearty meal in an airtight container for 3 months. Reheat in the microwave in 30-second increments, or on the stove over medium heat until warm throughout. Leftover red beans and rice can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Because of that, I like to serve this dinner with a lighter vegetable side dish, to make the meal a little more fresh and complete. Slow cooker red beans and rice are so rich and hearty. But if you’re a fan of spiciness, you can kick it up a notch by adding diced jalapeños, hot sauce, or chili powder. This recipe has a nice amount of heat from the andouille sausage and cajun seasoning. However, kidney beans take longer to cook, so boil them for 10 minutes before adding them to the slow cooker. I like to use the traditional small dried red beans for this recipe, but you can also use dried kidney beans if you prefer. That will add so much more flavor to the sausage, and that flavor will meld into the rest of the recipe in the crock pot. When cooking the sausage at the start of the recipe, make sure that the pan is hot enough that the meat is browning. The best way to get flavor out of meat is to brown it. Smokiness is a really important flavor in slow cooker beans and rice though, so I strongly suggest using a smoked sausage of some kind. But you can use any type of sausage that you prefer. I prefer andouille for this recipe because it has an irresistible balance of smoky and spicy, which really adds to the red beans and rice. Here are a few tricks to use, and variations to try when making red beans and rice in the slow cooker. You can mash the beans a little bit if you’d like a thicker consistency. When the red beans and rice are done cooking, serve over white rice. Turn on the crock pot and cook on low heat for 8 hours or on high heat for 6 hours. Place the sausage and the rest of the ingredients, except the rice, in your slow cooker. Cook the sausage in a medium skillet over medium-high heat to brown it. Cut the andouille sausage into bite-size pieces. Here’s how to make this easy and soothing red beans and rice recipe. How to Make Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice Onion – A yellow onion is best, but you can also use a white onion, red onion, or shallots.S croll to the recipe card at the end of the page for the exact quantities needed to make this rich and hearty sausage dinner. Here are all the ingredients you’ll need to make slow cooker red beans and rice. This is one of those recipes that will instantly make you feel better. Hearty beans, smoky sausage, earthy veggies, and a rich sauce, all served over white rice is my idea of a perfect dinner on a cold night. This is one of my favorite comfort meals. The spicy and smoky cajun seasoning permeates the meat, beans, and sauce, and adds so much richness and complexity to the dish. Cooking the red beans and rice in the crock pot for 6-8 hours brings out the strongest flavors from the tomato sauce, garlic, beans, chicken broth, and andouille sausage. Despite being so easy to make, this recipe is exploding with flavor. All you have to do is cook the sausage, throw all the ingredients in your crock pot, and let the slow cooker do the work. Here’s why these red beans and rice are a must-try recipe. This smoky and spicy recipe is one that you’re bound to make time and time again. Why You’ll Love These Crock Pot Red Beans and Rice This is a recipe that you’ve got to make this fall or winter. It is loaded with bell peppers and celery with a rich sauce. It has a perfect kick of heat and smokiness from cajun seasoning and andouille sausage. This crock pot red beans and rice recipe is my favorite version of this classic dish. A steaming hot bowl of slow cooker red beans and rice on a cold day always warms me up and satisfies both my taste buds and my soul. Red beans and rice is one of my favorite comfort foods.
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I like how a Chordettes tune has survived 1,800 years into the future. I like how the leader, Nagata, calls everyone “pet” and there’s no explanation. I like how calling for lost members of the party automatically requires a strange supplication to an unknown set of gods. The interactions between the rescue crew on this abandoned satellite very much reflect a possible future merging of cultures we may not understand from our 21st-century viewpoint (Except they’re all still British because, you know, it’s Doctor Who). The story takes place in the 38th century, and on Earth a tectonic event has merged India and Japan. One thing that I thought was amazing about the episode was the world-building that went into it. What I’m trying to say is that no matter how good “Sleep No More” actually is or isn’t, it was going to annoy some people. I personally love them, and count “42” and “The Impossible Planet” among my favorite episodes. It was also another Event Horizon-style adventure, and those tend to be very divisive. Aside from a cute scene full of banter between The Doctor and Clara in the very beginning, the two get remarkably little space in the adventure, though I thought Clara getting sucked into the sleep pod accidentally was a nice nod to Victoria Waterfield having the same thing happen to her in “Tomb of the Cybermen.” The whole thing was highly experimental for Doctor Who – though calling found-footage anything experimental in 2015 is being generous – and a lot of Whovians ironically resist change. After the previous Zygon adventures where both Capaldi and Jenna Coleman shined in brilliant scenes, the cramped, narrow shots feel constricting and claustrophobic. “Sleep No More” is shot entirely in found footage segments and didn’t even have a title screen. Series 9 has been remarkably consistent in quality and seems to have hit on a solid mix of classic series nostalgia, revived series pacing, serialization, good scripts and room for Peter Capaldi to chew scenery. ![]() That aside, I imagine that the format of the episode also threw people off. What I wouldn’t give to see an enemy like Nobody No-One on screen. As far as I’m concerned, monster-making has been in the Tardis’s toilet since The Silence. Grown from the sleep sand that accumulates in the corner of the human eye, they do have a certain body horror uneasiness, but there’s no edge to them. For all intents and purposes, they’re just another horde and not a particularly scary one. The new villains, the Sandmen, are yet another entry in an increasingly sterile bin of monsters. There is some pretty legitimate criticism against it. “Sleep No More” is the worst episode ever. “Sleep No More” is the worst episode of the season. Still, I kept seeing the same message all over Facebook and Twitter from across the pond: “Sleep No More” is terrible. I usually avoid social media on Saturdays even though most Doctor Who fans over in Britain are very considerate about not spoiling the episode for the Americans who get it hours later. ![]() Hide/Fade/Isolate/Fade Others/Hide Others options for individual structures Over 8,200 highly detailed anatomical structures A cutting-edge 3D graphics engine, custom built by 3D4Medical, delivers outstanding quality graphics that no other competitor can achieve. It represents the latest in groundbreaking 3D technology and innovative design. The app is fully 3D, meaning that you can view any structure in isolation, as well as from any angle. 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When you absolutely, positively must play a video file and you're not sure Apple's QuickTime player will support it, VLC is the first media player you should download. ![]() Plus, you can connect a compatible Bluetooth controller for some old-fashioned gamepad gaming on your new Mac. There are lots of amazing options too, including everything from Sid Meier's Civilization VI and Stardew Valley to Cuphead, Hades, Disco Elysium and more. ![]() Not every game on Steam is compatible with macOS, but Steam makes it easy to filter through its 50,000+ games to see which ones run on Macs. Launched by Valve nearly two decades ago, Steam has grown to become one of the biggest PC game platforms in the world. If you want to play games on your Mac, it's a good idea to download Steam. ![]() Just press the Alt/Option key at the same time as you click on the Rotate button. If you want to flip your photo you can simply click on the Rotate button in the menu at the top of the window (beside Enhance).Ĭlicking Rotate will rotate the image anti-clockwise but it’s actually really easy to rotate the image clockwise. How to rotate, flip or straighten a photo on the Mac If you want to change a portrait image to a landscape view the option to do so appears on any option other than Freeform and Square. Options include Square, 16:9, 5:7, 3:2 and more. By default Freeform will be selected but if you want to keep the dimensions of the photo the same, or if you want to change the aspect ratio of the photo click on Aspect in the column on the right.When you let go of the corner your cropped photo will appear. Drag the corners until you are happy with the selection.You’ll see the complete image in the background. Click on a corner of the rectangle that appears around your photograph.Select the photo you want to change the dimensions of.The Enhance tool may be the only thing you need to make your photos look the way you want them to. It tends to brighten up the image a bit reducing shadows and warming up the colours. There is also a useful tool if you aren’t all that comfortable making the enhancements yourself – you can find the Enhance button next to the Done button (it looks like a magic wand).Įnhance: If you don’t want to fiddle around with various filters in an attempt to improve your photo you can use the Enhance tool. What are the editing tools in Photos for Macīefore we talk you though how to edit a photo in Photos, we’ll introduce the various tools at your disposal.Ībove your photo you will see three tabs: Adjust, Filters and Crop. For example, if you alter the brightness and then switch to the Retouch tool, you won’t be able to undo the brightness alterations you just made other than reverting to the original image as described above. Undos when editing an image are limited to the current tool you’re working in. Warning: Undoing individual actions in Photos via Command+Z, or Edit > Undo, isn’t quite the same as other apps. Just open the photo for editing at any time and click Revert to Original. One of the great things about editing photos in Photos is that your edits are non-destructive, which means that the original is always stored alongside your edits, no matter how extensive these are – or even if you quit the app after making them. Pro tip: Holding down Command while tapping plus and minus on the keyboard lets you zoom in and out without using the mouse/trackpad. When zoomed you can navigate around the image by clicking and dragging, or via a two-fingered scroll if using a trackpad. The screen goes black to indicate Edit mode is activated and the toolkit appears at the right of the program window, while a zoom control appears at the top left. To fix this, click View > Always Show Toolbar in Full Screen. Pro tip: You might notice the toolbar slides off the top of the screen along with the menu. To paste location information, select the photo, then choose Image > Location > Assign Location.Because every inch of screen space matters when you’re editing photos, switching to full screen mode might make sense for you (click View > Full Screen, or the button next to the minimise and close buttons). To copy location information, choose Image > Location > Copy Location. (You can’t assign a location if your computer is not connected to the internet.) To change the location, search for a different location or drag a pin on the map. You can also copy and paste location information. ![]() Location: Enter a location in the Location field. 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Transaction PropertiesĮvery Transaction should follow the following four ACID properties.Įither all operations should be done or None. ![]() The concepts should be familiar, as they are common to all transaction APIs. The TransactionStatus interface provides a simple way for transactional code to control transaction execution and query transaction status. If some operations success and some operations fails then there may be data inconsistency problems. Understanding these concepts is essential to using the Spring Framework or any transaction management solution. You should read the chapter Transaction Management from the Spring. The Transaction Manager abstraction we are talking about here is Spring's PlatformTransactionManager interface, and JPATransactionManager is the only implementation of that interface that understands JPA. If debit from sender’s account completed and credit into receiver’s account fails then there may be a chance of data inconsistency problems.Īll operations should be performed as a single unit only. nanda is right, you can only use JpaTransactionManager. Hence transaction is a single unit of work and it will work on the rule “either all or none”.Īll operations should be performed as a single unit only. ![]() Let's see the simple example of batch processing in JDBC.Process of combining all related operations into a single unit and executing on the rule “either all or none”, is called transaction management. In this article, we are going to see about distributed transaction management across Microservices. The method removes all the statements that one has added using the addBatch() method. If the target database facilitates the batch update processing, then the method returns true. A consistent programming model across different transaction APIs, such as Java Transaction API (JTA), JDBC, Hibernate, and the Java Persistence API (JPA). The method returns an integer array, and each of the element of the array represents the updated count for respective update statement.īoolean DatabaseMetaData.supportsBatchUpdates() throws SQLException This gives you control over the database transaction. The executeBatch() method begins the execution of all the grouped together statements. Start a transaction by getting a Connection and deactivating auto-commit. The addBatch(String query) method of the CallableStatement, PreparedStatement, and Statement is used to single statements to a batch. The required methods for batch processing are given below: Method ![]() Advantage of Batch Processingįast Performance Methods of Statement interface The and interfaces provide methods for batch processing. You usually commit a transaction if a method. Programmatic transaction management is achieved by embedding transaction management code in your business methods to control the commit and rollback of transactions. Global and local transaction management is reviewed in the next two sections, followed by a discussion of how the Spring Framework's transaction management support addresses the limitations of. It is because when one sends multiple statements of SQL at once to the database, the communication overhead is reduced significantly, as one is not communicating with the database frequently, which in turn results to fast performance. A transaction is a set of one or more statements that is executed as a unit, so either all of the statements are executed, or none of the statements is executed. The aim of Spring’s transaction support is to provide an alternative to EJB transactions by adding transaction capabilities to POJOs. Traditionally, Java EE developers have had two choices for transaction management: global or local transactions, both of which have profound limitations. The transactional system ensures that a unit of work either fully completes, or the work is fully rolled back. Instead of executing a single query, we can execute a batch (group) of queries. Transactions free the application programmer from dealing with the complex issues of failure recovery and multi-user programming. ![]() ![]() You must present and use your Exxon Mobil Rewards+ card loyalty identifier prior to making a Qualifying Purchase at participating locations. A Qualifying Purchase is defined as a purchase of 8 gallons or more of Synergy Supreme+ fuel with the Exxon Mobil Rewards+ program. §Exxon Mobil Rewards+ Premium Status (“Premium Status”) is achieved by making three (3) “Qualifying Purchases” in a calendar month. 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OSRS Armour is no less important than weaponry. Harmonised Orb increases staff’s attack speed, while Volatile Orb gifts a powerful special attack, damage of which scales with Magic level of the player. Attaching the Eldritch Orb enables the player to boost their prayer points above their Prayer level restore prayer points by half of damage dealt. The powers granted by the Nightmare Staff depend on the orb attached to it. Sanguinesti Staff has its own spell which can be used regardless of spellbook currently in use and has a chance to heal the player for half of hitpoints dealt to the enemy. Anything from Sanguinesti Staff to Kodai Wand and the customizable Nightmare Staff. ![]() Meanwhile, there is a multitude of options for magicians as well. ![]() Accuracy and damage of the OSRS Tbow scales with opponents Magic level, while the Toxic Blowpipe is capable of inflicting venom on its target. However, if ranged combat is your cup of tea, you will likely seek out to buy Twisted Bow or Toxic Blowpipe. The latter is capable of restoring the players hitpoints and prayer points, while Scythe of Vitur is capable of hitting three enemies at once! If your preferred style of combat is melee, you should look into weapons such as Scythe of Vitur, Inquisitor’s Mace, Abyssal Dagger, Ghrazi Rapier, Saradomin Godsword or Ring of Endurance OSRS. Therefore, it is essential to get your hands on the best armaments available if you want to succeed, whether in farming, bossing or PvP. There is no battle that can be fought without weapons in OSRS. ![]() We will go into greater detail regarding all this gear in 07RS.īuy Twisted Bow, Justiciar, Scythe of Vitur, Nightmare Staff and other OSRS Weapons Many of the most sought-after items in Old School Runescape can be equipped, they allow players to significantly increase their combat ability or contain other useful properties. OSRS Items can be acquired in many different ways, including obtaining them through skilling like mahogany planks or combat like dragon bones as well as buying it with OSRS Gold and finding OSRS items for sale on Eldorado. They may be held in inventory or stored in bank. Old School Runescape Items come in many different shapes and forms. I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas, Chanukah, December, etc. As Christmas comes around next year and the following years, I will be more understanding and more thoughtful to how other people celebrate and do not celebrate around Christmas time. To remember this wonder, Chanukah was created.Christmas is not all that different across the religions who do celebrate the holiday. Even with a little bit of olive oil, the menorah was still lit and stayed lit for eight days. The Jewish reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and as a symbol of reclaiming the temple, the menorah was to be lit however, only a single cruse of olive oil was left. ![]() Chanukah memorializes the small army of Jews that defeated the mighty Greek Army in the second century BCE. Chanukah is an eight-day festival of lights that is celebrated by a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers, and foods (fried). The Jewish do not celebrate Christmas, but instead, celebrate a holiday know as Chanukah (Hanukkah). The stuff that we complain about that makes us fat is probably exactly the stuff we want. We appreciate the names: Michael, Kate, Louis. Boots/ BootiesĪ girl can never have enough of those either - Christmas is a great excuse for another pair! 12. Photo by Uliana Kopanytsia on Unsplash 11. If you're shopping for a close friend, then this is something you should look into, because a girl can never have enough bras. Mugs, travel mugs, and coffee itself are all important to us. Also, if you are shopping for a significant other, just listen to Bey! 5 for $25Īlex & Ani and Pandora are always popping. Joggers, sweatshirts, half zips, hoodies. They're for a good cause and they're cute, so why not purchase one? 5. Happy Holidays to all, and a happy New Year as well! I hope that with these holidays all of my friends and family get tons of love from their favorite people, and I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season. And the best part is, they only come around in the wintertime, so they’re just that much better because they’re limited time only! Zillions of Hugs and Kisses Apple Cider is my favorite, as I’ve previously mentioned, but everything else is amazing, too. Yummy Holiday Drinks and DessertsĮggnog, hot chocolate, fruitcake and cookies are some very delicious things to eat and drink during the holidays. Turns out, X is the Greek letter “chi,” the initial letter in the word Χριστός. I bet you’ve never sat back and wondered what the X in the abbreviation for Christmas is. Thankfully, we have winter break, which every student is incredibly thankful for. Winter Breakīy the time the end of the first semester comes around, students everywhere NEED a break, or else they will go crazy. My cousins are so special to me, and I am so thankful for them. During the holidays, though, we all come together and spend days at a time with each other. My family is very important to me, but unfortunately, they live all over the place, so I don’t get to see them a lot. ![]() (But I am thankful for any present, whether it’s wrapped or in a bag). There’s something that makes receiving gifts so much better when it’s wrapped, as opposed to just in a bag. When I get a wrapped present for any holiday, I get so much joy out of tearing off the paper. It’s so cool to me to hear what people’s traditions are and how they came about. ![]() My cousin’s family makes a different kind of dessert every night from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve. As I mentioned previously, my family goes to New York. TraditionsĮvery family has a different tradition for the holidays, and I find it so intriguing to learn about everyone’s special tradition. Plus a few snow days from school every now and then never hurt. I think it’s so beautiful and fresh and smells so good, and I catch myself waking up every morning in the winter hoping it snows that day. Now that I am older, everyone just thinks it’s a hassle, but I still love it to no end. I have such a fondness in my heart for snow. The message from this movie is so important to me, and I think Rudolph is just adorable. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is my all-time favorite Christmas movie I could watch it over and over and over again. |
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