orstocks. When shot, an arrow, orbolt, traveled down a groove or through a notch in the tiller. Both styles also incorporated devices to make drawing the string easier. One common device was astirrupat the front of the crossbow.
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Don't look directly at Bootes to find meteors, as the shooting stars will be visible throughout the sky. Make sure to move your gaze around the nearbyconstellationsas meteors closer to the radiant have shorter trains (glowing trails of debris) and are more difficult to spot. If you only l...
The monk has insane damage output with flurry of blows, the Stunning Strikes that target Fortitude, and incredibly high AC (currently 31 with buffs) and mobility. Obviously the frontline, and one that manages to take out any enemy frontline before they can even make a dent in the monk. The...
Though we’re still several months away from the launch of either Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Microsoft’s Windows 7, America’s Finest News Source The Onion has already decoded the coming OS war in a handy chart, which you can read after the jump. I have to say, I’m really impressed...
The Screaming Death is a colossal dragon, known to be one of the largest in the series. Even as a baby, the Screaming Death is bigger than most other baby dragons, with its size only increasing as it matures. Its massive size and weight make it one of the most powerful dragons, capabl...
I have a 20-year-old Colibri pipe lighter that's still going strong, but it takes about three days to recover from a laundry ordeal. In lighter years, it's probably as old as I am, and I take about three days to recover from the laundry, too, so I'm patient. In my experience,...
A similar situation in the dive light market. We know there's a lot of divers out there, they're very affluent, they spend a lot of money on gear. We tried to make a really big stamp in the dive light market. Although we had some minor successes, we learned that all of the dive...
Fireball, Gator, DollarRevenue and OpenSUpdater are examples of adware. How to prevent malware attacks Strongcybersecurity hygieneis the best defense against malware attacks. The premise of cyber hygiene is similar to that of personal hygiene: If an organization maintains a high level of health ...
A better sword was developed with the advent of iron. Iron ore was easily found in every part of the ancient world. Iron ore contains iron combined with oxygen. To make iron from iron ore, you need to eliminate the oxygen to create pure iron. The most primitive facility used to refine ...