![]() ![]() A handful of them became Anne’s best reasons for making Fanboy Expo Totally Awesome Weekend her birthday outing for this year. Note the new faces in their iced sugar cookie lineup!īeyond the dealers’ area in the center of the exhibit hall, that left the couple dozen actors, musicians, and other talents lining its perimeter for autographing and photo-op purposes. FBTAW’s entry line wasn’t colossal, but it was a manageable size for a modest affair.Īs long as we have cosplay, we know it’s some kind of comic con. You can always judge a show’s performance by the first line, whether it’s the village-sized masses of the gargantuan C2E2 or the handful of us who tried to get excited about the flop-tastic Awesome Con Indy three years ago. The show naturally had a line of fans waiting before showtime, but less than a hundred by my count. The Will Call roster was printed on paper instead of stored in digital devices, and didn’t include the names of anyone who’d bought tickets online within the past week (including us). 22 made from 3-D printer parts and wedged at the bottom. At best our bags normally warrant fleeting glances under the assumption that neither of us would be caught dead with a. A security checkpoint at the front door kept things safe, and looked more deeply into my bag than any other security guard ever has. For a second we considered double-majoring, but decided to focus.įBTAW had everything we’ve come to expect from the cons back home, but on smaller scales. FBTAW occupied the larger one, while the smaller was devoted to Food City Fest, a big foodie show held by a local supermarket chain. The Knoxville Convention Center isn’t the smallest we’ve seen, but was smaller than we expected. If you’re parked downtown, you can enter the handy skybridge opening at Locust Street and Clinch Avenue, and walk directly into the convention center’s upper levels. The ultimate destination for our 5½-hour drive: the Knoxville Convention Center, opened for business in 2001 at the foot of the world-famous Sunsphere, super-sized souvenir of the 1982 World’s Fair. It was only fair, especially since her birthday’s this coming week. There, I’d had the opportunity to overdose on comics this weekend it was Anne’s turn for a whirlwind reunion tour with familiar faces from the classic TV of her childhood. This time, however, we saw FBTAW as a companion piece of sort, the flip side of the previous weekend’s Cartoon Crossroads Columbus. ![]() My wife Anne and I are more satisfied when a show finds a fair balance comics and entertainment guests. That disparity doesn’t have to be a terrible thing. This is abnormal compared to the events held in our usual bailiwicks. I deduced this not from any public statements on their part, but on the fact that the guest list on their official website listed five (5) comics/animation artists and six tattoo artists. We’ve never been to a basic Fanboy Expo, but we gathered the Totally Awesome Weekend spinoff was built to focus more on the actor guests than on the “comic” in “comic con”. After a presumably successful show in June, this year they branched out to a second show in October, the Fanboy Expo Totally Awesome Weekend. Since 2012 Fanboy Expo has been a staple of the scene in Knoxville, Tennessee. Sure enough, she does have a Class 2 rating.Īs it worked out, our last out-of-state foray for 2017 took us to the longest-named event of our year. ![]() Ellen Ripley’s Caterpillar P-5000 Work Loader from Aliens.
0 Comments
![]() ![]() Okay, before I get into more tips and oil lamp safety… Earlier I told you that I would recommend a good quality and fairly inexpensive brand of oil lamps, also safe for indoors. I didn’t get into experimenting with other wicks but I suspect that some wicks may more readily draw up those oils.ĭietz Hurricane Lantern – One of the best budget choices Generally it seemed the vegetable oil was drawn up more slowly. The nice thing about these lamps is the ability to burn all sorts of vegetable oils. Maybe your rule-of-thumb for preparedness is 1 gallon per oil lamp per month of full time (night time) operation. If you burned 6 hours a day, one gallon of lamp oil would last you about 42 days (for example). One gallon of lamp oil will last about 256 hours. (Note that some lamp oil will burn faster or slower than others.) Typically sold by the gallon (128 ounces), the lamp oil I had been using calculated to an operating cost of about $0.19 (19 cents) per hour based on current price. It’s one of the most well reviewed Clean-Smokeless-Odorless. However, I’ve found what I consider the best lamp oil for indoors, given its reasonable price per gallon. UPDATE: I had been recommending Firefly hurricane lamp oil, which is fine and great. Indoor Lamp Oil: While a hurricane lamp may burn a variety of oils, there are quite a number of choices out there for purpose-made ‘smokeless’ lamp oil. Lamp Oil per Hour: How much oil will a hurricane lamp /oil-lamp burn? Generally, I have found that an oil lamp will burn about 0.5 ounces of lamp oil per hour. It’s a bit less expensive, but a classic design of which I own several. Wick size 1/2″ (88 lumens from the chart above). Given the quality of their hurricane lanterns, and since you may choose to support a Made-in-USA business, I do recommend them as one of the best choices. Their least expensive, yet great quality, is currently the Dorset Table Lamp which comes in 8″, 10″, or 12″ heights. This company has quite a lineup of various oil lamps / lanterns, all safe for indoor use – given the common sense safety recommendations advised below. Among The Best Oil Lamps – Authentic Vermont Lanterns But in a minute I’ll recommend another good choice for inexpensive oil lamps – a reputable brand, although not made here in the USA (if that matters to you). Yes, because of that – they cost a bit more. I like them for one of the best suppliers of oil lamps, given their quality, and made in Vermont. Oil Lantern Wick versus Brightness/Lumens Flat-wick widthīefore I get into more, I want to quickly recommend a company here in the USA. Here are a few examples of their brightness. I found a chart that lists candlepower and lumens (relative brightness) for kerosene lamps based on wick size (width). Given that we’re talking about oil lamps, it seems appropriate. Although mostly an obsolete measurement these days (today we use “lumens”), it was once used to express levels of light intensity in terms of the light emitted by a candle of specific size and constituents. It’s an old standard of relative brightness. Oil lamps will produce better lighting for indoors with several (and more!) candlepower (or lumens) of light than a candle. Its brightness varies from lamp to lamp (due to design and wick size). Actually I have several! How Bright are Oil LampsĪn oil lamp will burn brighter than a candle. For prepping and preparedness I would not be without one. And an estimated oil lamp fuel cost-per-hour (I did the math, just for fun). Here is more information, tips and my recommendations for the best oil lamps. Oil lamps are inexpensive and a cost-effective ambient light source for indoor use compared to candles. It will burn brighter than an ordinary candle and it will burn longer than the typical candle. Also, maybe surprising, they will give off some heat (a side benefit during cool weather?).Īn oil lamp is a practical source of emergency lighting. ![]() Most important, they obviously provide light. I’m just pointing that out, because there are many different styles of oil lamps from very old historical use, to modern. Most people actually mean hurricane lamp when they’re talking about oil lamps. Technically, a hurricane lamp has a protective “chimney” (glass) which protects the flame from wind. Here’s my advice for choosing the best oil lamps for emergency preparedness and indoor use. An oil lamp (many people actually mean a “hurricane lamp” or “oil lantern”) is a unique low tech emergency preparedness asset for off-grid or a power outage event. ![]() ![]() The problem is that manual removal of malware might be a very time-consuming undertaking. ![]() We highly encourage you to right away seek for the service to clean your PC from all traces of malware in it. Of course, paying loan for Spyware Terminator rip-off is the waste of money. So, as quickly as you begin doing something essential on your computer system you will start dealing with Spyware Terminator fraud troubling your attention. Initially, it will customize a lot of system parameters in order to be self-started immediately with every system startup. Spyware Terminator will basically slow down the efficiency of your computer system as soon as it makes its home in it. Otherwise you may wind up setting up Spyware Terminator rip-off, which will attempt to steal your tough generated income. You ought to not trust these defective declarations as pop-ups might inform you about numerous fake hazards supposedly recognized. At the same time, all such details is definitely deceptive. Such phony informs might report various infections to be apparently found in your system. Spyware Terminator is spread out through lots of fake alerts in web browsers that are already damaged by adware. This is the program that does not should have to stay in your workstation. Spyware Terminator does more damage than it actually assists in terms of system optimization. Some individuals speak of it as a virus, and most likely this is rather easy to understand. Spyware Terminator is a phony system optimization software application that has been spotted by our malware analysis department as the one that assaults lots of computers nowadays. They are not ‘making’ the relationship happen, they are simply being together. Twins are magnetised to each other, with no need nor desire for this to happen, when they are able to step into their inner light and embody Unconditional Love. They can only engage with one another in a romantic relationship when there is no craving for the romantic and sexual connection, as this just simply happens as a byproduct of the unified energy field. twin flames can only be together in complete freedom. The nature of twin flame relationship is extremely balanced and peaceful, there are not expectation between counterparts, no unbalanced emotions, no craving nor longing. the higher selves of twins will always make sure that the relationship does not fall into unhealthy patterns. Such a distance might be necessary in order not to create co-dependent relationships and feed toxic dynamics. they might do this completely unconsciously but, if this happens to you, understand that they are being guided from their soul so that you can grow into your own shoes. The more we cling onto their energy and long for ‘more’, the more they will distance themselves from us. we might be projecting our pain onto our twin flame or see them as someone who has come to ‘save us’ and obsess over them and this will push them away. When this happens, we are faced with our inner wounds and demons, and it can be very hard to maintain our physical relationship with our twin flame: the unbalanced emotions we are confronted with will usually cause some conflict within the relationship. this can cause a profound ‘dark night of the soul’. the energy melts our repressed and hidden emotions, which are released into our conscious mind so that we can acknowledge, integrate and let go of them. When the Kundalini energy activates in our system, our consciousness expands and we become aware of until-then-hidden parts of our Higher Consciousness as well of our Unconscious world. Read more about the Awakening of Kundalini energy in this section of my blog. if you haven’t integrated your shadow side and healed your inner fragmentation yet, meeting your twin flame will push you to do this inner work. being together moves and potentially awakens long-dormant DNA strings (Kundalini energy) and these energies might push into the surface a lot of unconscious material which can be difficult to acknowledge and accept. Meeting and interacting with someone who is basically you can be quite overwhelming for both counterparts. that is why when we meet our twin flame it feels extremely familiar although we’ve never seen them before. ![]() from a spiritual point of view, twin flames are the same soul who’s chosen to split into two polarities (masculine and feminine) as a way to experience physical (dual) existence. ![]() Twin flames share the same energy core and therefore connect at an extremely deep level. the sooner we can let go of our attachments and expectations regarding this relationship, the smoother our spiritual path will be. ![]() yes, our twin flame is our perfect reflection and potentially our perfect partner whom we can have a wonderful life of service together however, we need to understand that first and foremost we meet our twin flame to grow as a soul and our relationship with our twin might be something much different than our ideals of romantic relationships. There is a lot of over-romanticising over twin flames, misconceiving the meeting of twin flames as ‘finally meeting the One’ so that we can live happily ever after. Meeting our twin flame ignites a fire inside of us that fuels our spiritual growth. often we meet them when we least expect something like that and after a period of ‘longing’ to know true love. We meet our twin flame when we are ready to dive into the depths of our spiritual world and to awaken to our true self. Meeting our twin flame marks a before and after moment and it is an event that can completely change our life. ![]() These are easy to attach without any glue or clips. These can be straightened, curled, washed, and restyled, but the temperature should be under 180 o C. These high-quality halo hair extensions are tangle-free, shed-free, and are silky soft to touch. They are available in lengths of 12” – 20″ with a width of 11″. If your natural hair is highlighted and you want to add length and volume to it, you can try the Laa Voo Halo Hair Extensions with blond highlights that fade to ash blond. May slip off if the original hair is thin.The extensions can be used with only the wire, without the clips as well. The weight of these extensions is 80 grams, and the length is 12 inches. ![]() This pack also includes two elastic fish lines as replacements. The extensions can be dyed or restyled and come in various lengths and weights. These natural-looking hair extensions are soft, silky, and durable. The balayage brown color blends with almost all brown, black, or dark straight hair. This lace is breathable and is designed in a curve to sit perfectly on the head. A nine-inch, seven-layered weft with a handmade lace base prevents the ears from getting scratched. These extensions add volume and length to your natural tresses. They come with detachable, invisible clips that offer the appearance of natural hair when installed correctly. The Fshine Wire Hair Extensions are designed with real human hair. Laa Voo Highlight Blonde Halo Hair Extensions To get you going, we have collected the top 15 halo extensions and added a buying guide, video tutorials, and styling tips in this article. The best part? They are available in a variety of colors, styles, and types, including Remy, human, and synthetic. If you get your hands on the best products in this segment, you are going to find them very easy to attach, comfortable to wear, and quick to work. You get a light band to secure them and voila, you have length, volume, and the transformation to your hairdo that you have been looking for. Bid adieu to the days of clip-in, glue-on, or tape-in hair extensions because the best halo hair extensions are here! Halo extensions are truly angelic they do their magic by simply sitting on your head. ![]() If you want to paint a wolf girl, that’s something we can easily find in Gacha Life. And, thankfully, we can find many of them in Gacha Life! Wolf Girl Coloring Pages Gacha Life Coloring Book is perfect for you who have a hobby of drawing, because with Gacha Coloring Pages Game you can learn to color cartoons, chibi, anime, funny characters. 1 prints Coloring Gacha Life View more cute Gacha Life coloring pages. When it comes to easy things, we might want to find drawings that aren’t so complex to paint. One of these ideas we have in mind is cute coloring pages, and they couldn’t be left aside! Easy Coloring Pages There are different themes of Gacha Life coloring pages we can find out there. ![]() So, why don’t we make things easier for you by choosing some of the best coloring pages? Girl Gacha Life Coloring PagesĪs we could have expected, in Gacha Life, we can find basically everything we want to paint in coloring pages! In this case, we’ll show some ideas for girl coloring pages! Boy Gacha Life Coloring PagesĬan we find online coloring pages with boy drawings on them? Well, that’s quite easy to do, and we have some ideas for you to look at! Cute Coloring Pages What’s It About Kids can dress characters up and visit different scenes in GACHA LIFE. When it comes to choosing which coloring page to use, we might find lots of ideas out there. fans will have so much fun time each day playing this coloring book, this one of the best Gacha Coloring pages you can find in store. Printable Gacha Life coloring pages are a fun way for kids of all ages to develop creativity, focus, motor skills and color recognition. There are hundreds of clothes, hats, shirts and even weapons to choose from, giving you the creative freedom to explore different fashion styles. So, if you want to have access to some coloring pages, here we will give you everything you need to check out so you can have fun in Gacha Life without being in the game! Best Gacha Life Coloring Pages Gacha Life coloring Book is an educational coloring game designed for kids who like to learn to color Gacha Life pictures correctly using the right colors. In Gacha Life, players can create their personalized anime-like characters and dress them up in their favorite outfit. ![]() You can browse through the websites mentioned above and pick a Gacha Life coloring page that suits your preference. A to Z Books honors all publisher warranties and will work with you to get your damaged items replaced.Is there a way to have fun without actually playing Gacha Life? Yes! One of the ideas we have in mind is using coloring pages, in this case!įor those wondering, coloring pages are basically a “drawing” of a character, background, or something similar, but it only has lines, so people can paint it as they want! To color free Gacha Life coloring pages, you can follow these simple steps: Step 1: Choose a Gacha Life coloring page that you like. For you, we have prepared more than 80 ideas of single, double and group poses. All items must be sent back in salable condition and return authorization numbers must be requested within 30 days of the order being placed.ĭamages: Should your books deliver damaged or with print errors please contact A to Z Books to process a return and replacement of the items. Over 80 beautiful poses Many do not know what to choose a pose for Gacha Life. Contact your A to Z Books rep or email to discuss your return. A to Z Books is subject to limitations placed on us by the publishers, so there are some items that are considered "special order" and not eligible for returns and others may be subject to return fees. Once the items have been returned to A to Z Books a refund will be processed. Please contact us for a Return Authorization number to begin the process. Gacha Life coloring Book is an educational coloring game designed for kids who like to learn to color Gacha Life pictures correctly using the right colors. Returns: If you are not satisfied with the items you have received you can return them to us for a full refund. Please contact us directly for expedited shipping quotes. Expedited shipping is available but additional fees will apply. Standard ground shipping is no additional charge on all tax exempt orders. ![]() Shipments are made through USPS, FedEx or UPS and standard shipping rates apply. Coloring of Gacha Life will be happy to color children of any age, especially girls will like them. Shipping & Handling: All orders placed will ship via Best Way as determined by A to Z. Are you Gacha Life fan or maybe kawaii fan And are you also love anime game or manga game Gacha coloring book includes a lot of beautiful images of famous and beloved gacha characters more than 30 Coloring draw that are waiting for you to color them. ![]() They are reasonably compact and have a comfortable grip. Note that all the models mentioned below are weather-sealed. In this first chapter I took into consideration the build quality, the ergonomics, the grip, the button layout and the customisation options. Discontinued models have also been left out. I’ve excluded the Leica M series because it is a different kind of product, as well as fixed-lens cameras such as the Leica Q and Sony RX1R II which are more niche. Sony A9 vs A9 II – The 10 main differences.We will update the article once we get our hands on them. Thank you!Ĭurrently missing from this post are the Panasonic S1H, Leica SL2 and Sigma FP because we haven’t yet had the chance to test them. To know more about our ethics, you can visit our full disclosure page. If you decide to buy something after clicking the link, we will receive a small commission. Within the article, there are affiliate links. We were not asked to write anything about these products, nor were we provided any compensation of any kind. They are based on our real world experience with each camera and our in-depth comparison articles. ![]() Are you intrigued? Then let’s get started!Įthics statement: All opinions expressed in this article are our own. Then I created a final score to see which model would come out on top. ![]() These categories reflect the most important aspects we test in our side-by-side comparisons: Inspired by a recent episode of the Italian podcast PixelClub that I co-host with my friends at Saggiamente, I ranked all the full frame mirrorless cameras available on the market into nine different categories. If you’re already acquainted with one or more of the brands, it might be easier to choose between them, but otherwise selection can be overwhelming. Leica followed a few years later but it was really between 20 that the segment took off, with Nikon, Canon, Panasonic and Sigma all hopping on the bandwagon, racing to grow their respective systems as quickly as possible.īecause of this, there is an awful lot of choice in the full-frame mirrorless range these days. The term “full frame” has become extremely popular within the mirrorless sector, starting with the release of the Sony A7 and A7R in late 2013. This, too, was based on the first radio series, and used much of its cast. (not to be confused by characters dispensing important info just as they're about to leave) was published on October 12, 2009.Ī six-episode TV series version was shown on The BBC, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. A sixth book by Eoin Colfer, entitled And Another Thing. Specifically, he was believed to have been retooling an in-progress Dirk Gently novel into a new Hitchhiker's story a few reconstructed chapters were published as part of the Salmon Of Doubt anthology book. Adams said near the end of his life that he wanted to do a sixth book which might round things out more nicely, but this was cut short by his sudden death. The novels vary widely in tone and subject matter, and Mostly Harmless in particular didn't seem to please anyone, even its own author. The third book was entirely based on a rejected story idea for Doctor Who, and one canon short story about Ronald Reagan was separately published without the name "Reagan" in it and made no sense as a result. Originally, it adapted the plots from the radio series, but took off afterwards, becoming five novels in all. Next came the book series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy, probably the best-known version. The last record in the series came with its own rubber duck as a promotional gift. The radio series was then adapted into a set of long-playing vinyl records note This was standard practice for successful BBC radio comedy shows which contained a little new material and extended scenes cut from the radio show, as well as a run-out gag on the relevant side which answered the question as to who exactly bruised their upper arm. After Adams's death, three more series were broadcast, adapting the plots of the last three books. However, it has several bits not seen in any later version, including the full-length "Shoe Event Horizon" story. This material went on to become the foundation of the first two books. The first series was broadcast on BBC Radio in 1978, with another series coming not long after, and a Christmas episode linking them. The first version was the radio series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Adams himself was part of most of these, and thus, they all have some level of "officialness." It's not so much an Expanded Universe as a string of multi-media Alternate Continuities. There have been many adaptations over the years, each one starting from this point and then branching off in a different direction. It's a sci-fi comedy with a special kind of absurdity that you're unlikely to find anywhere else. Zaphod is on a quest to find The Truth, and everyone else gets pulled along for the ride. ![]() He then hooks up with Zaphod Beeblebrox, former President of the Galaxy, current fugitive, and all-around cool guy Marvin the Paranoid Android, a sarcastic and chronically depressed AI and Tricia McMillan, AKA Trillian, Only Sane Woman and the only other human being left. To boil it down to the essentials, Arthur Dent, a fairly normal if rather feckless Earthling, wakes up one Thursday and, after a series of confusing events, is spirited away from Earth by his friend, Ford Prefect, right before the planet is destroyed. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a franchise of different media, all telling variations on the same story by Douglas Adams. "Why are people born? Why do they die? And why do they spend much of the intervening time wearing digital watches?" Situation is much more frequent and is used in a wider variety of contexts. It is also used with adjectives describing how good or bad a situation is, such as happy, sorry, shocking, sad and unhappy, as well as those relating to time, such as present and current. Situation or state of affairs? State of affairs is mostly used with this. How did this unhappy state of affairs come about?.If that is the case (= if the situation described is true), we need more staff.things ( rather informal) the general situation, as it affects somebody: The circumstances that affect an event are the facts surrounding it the conditions that affect it are usually physical ones, such as the weather. We were forced to work outside in freezing conditions.Ĭircumstances or conditions? Circumstances refers to somebody’s financial situation conditions are things such as the quality and amount of food or shelter they have.She felt she was in a position of power.Ĭonditions the circumstances in which people live, work or do things the physical situation that affects how something happens:.Position the situation that somebody is in, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do: The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.situation all the things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place:Ĭircumstances the facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action the conditions of a person’s life, especially the money they have: Synonyms situation situation circumstances ▪ position ▪ conditions ▪ things ▪ the case ▪ state of affairs These are all words for the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect the way things are. He's the nearest thing to a film star I've ever met.It's just a practice, not the real thing.I wanted to be a musician, but teaching music is the next best thing.Jack knows a thing or two about kids-he has five. ![]() That was a horrible thing to say to her.The pay cut was just a taste of things to come.There are plenty of things to say about it.Try to look on your rejection as a positive thing.What's the next thing you want me to do?.We chatted about school, but I could tell she had other things on her mind.There are some weird things going on in that house.The last thing she wanted was to upset her parents.The best thing about Alan is he's always honest.The amazing thing is, he wouldn't accept any money!.She helped with the everyday things like shopping and cooking.People defraud their companies every day, but Mike would never do such a thing!. ![]()
![]() I'll be honest, I frequently lose my cool in game because of it, and it seems nobody else agrees, as the majority of people defend spawn campers when I call them out. That's long been my question as someone who partakes. by roberthunicorn Is spawn camping considered acceptable Very little makes me rage harder in this game than being shot by an ATGM (or anything else) 30 seconds after spawning. Please reintroduce the restricted zones to prevent. it still does not change the fact that the enemy can set up camp between this "spawning region" and "the game objective", and then comes the question of "how far does this spawn zone really exist?" and "Is it really solving the issue if this time we let you drive 300 meters from your preferred spawn directly and predictably to the game objective, only to be shot by someone hiding behind hard cover/bushes that you would have never seen anyways?" There are players in EVERY MATCH sitting on enemy spawn points and killing players as soon as they move. After your feedback and suggestions, we would like to show you the development roadmap of War Thunder for the next few months. I've long extended an offer to the player base that if they could come up with a reasonable solution that would prevent the issue with minimal game impact, I would do everything in my power to push it to the developers attention.Ībout the closest you get is "picking your own spawn point" or "dynamic spawning". This would make it more difficult to spawn camp people. ![]() What about spawning into captured zones Like let's say in domination I get the option to spawn into a capture point if my team has captured it. After you have captured a Pokmon from a Dynamax battle, one of the trainers will have the opportunity to. More cover in spawns, auto spot enemies actively sitting in spawn, allow players to pick an exact spawn point within the spawn during said situation. ![]() Would they rather lose their customers than solve an old question? 1 Tom 3:12pm this is dumb, just add more cover in spawns 2 Matt 3:20pm More cover in spawns, auto spot enemies actively sitting in spawn, allow players to pick an exact spawn point within the spawn during said situation. Players take turns so you can co-ordinate better. Originally posted by Jonivom:The real question here is: Why didn't the developers fix this old problem? |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |