"Indie Darling Gravity Bone Gets a Sequel". "Idle Thumbs Kickstarter includes exclusive game, neat artwork". "Kickstarter drive offers exclusive game from Atom Zombie Smasher dev". "Idle Thumbs Live at PAX Prime 2010 – Burnin' Down the Wolfman". "Is Your Population Demoralized? Watch "Space A-hole" ". ^ a b Mr Moon (February 9, 2016), Firewatch ending credits, retrieved September 1, 2017.TBA In the Valley of Gods, game and story designer, composer ( Valve).2022 Saturnalia, writer (Santa Ragione).2016 Star Wars Battlefront – Rogue One: X-Wing VR Mission, writer ( Criterion Games).2016 Firewatch, game and story designer, composer, audio director ( Campo Santo).2015 Wheels of Aurelia, dialogue support ( Santa Ragione).2014 Spacebase DF-9, composer ( Double Fine Productions).2013 Captain Bubblenaut, composer (Pixelsaurus Games).2013 Gone Home, composer ( The Fullbright Company).2013 The Cave, co-writer ( Double Fine Productions).2012 Spacebase DF-9 composer, designer ( Double Fine Productions).2012 Thirty Flights of Loving, composer ( Blendo Games).2012 Unbearable: Or How They Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bear, composer, writer ( What Would Molydeux?).2009 Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter Wii, composer ( Planet Moon Studios).2005 Psychonauts, tester ( Double Fine Productions).In 2021, Remo started uploading daily vlogs of himself solving The New York Times crossword on his personal YouTube channel, in a series titled The Daily Solve. In 2018, Campo Santo was acquired by Seattle-area game developer Valve. Remo composed the soundtrack to Gone Home, a game written by former Idle Thumbs co-host Steve Gaynor, and co-wrote Rogue One: X-Wing VR Mission for Star Wars Battlefront, developed by Criterion Games.Īs a member of independent game studio Campo Santo, Remo was a game and story designer, composer, and audio director of the BAFTA-winning narrative adventure Firewatch, and has spoken about the game’s design at numerous game development conferences around the world. He also took a job in a multi-faceted role at Double Fine Productions, where he contributed to various games, including as a composer and game designer for Spacebase DF-9, an Amnesia Fortnight project, and as co-writer of The Cave alongside Ron Gilbert. As part of the Kickstarter campaign, Remo composed the soundtrack for Blendo Games' Thirty Flights of Loving, a video game that would be released to backers of the campaign. In early 2012, Remo returned to San Francisco to start a crowdfunded campaign on Kickstarter to revive the Idle Thumbs podcast with then-co-hosts Rodkin and Sean Vanaman. The show's then-final episode was recorded live at the 2010 Penny Arcade Expo. He left his position at Gamasutra in 2010 to work as a community manager and producer for Boston-based Irrational Games, ending the first run of the Idle Thumbs podcast at the same time. While podcasting for Idle Thumbs, he composed and performed "Space Asshole", a satirical song about the protagonist of Red Faction: Guerrilla, which went viral. After Idle Thumbs went dark in 2007, Remo revived it as a podcast in late 2008 with other Thumbs writers Nick Breckon (then of Shacknews) and Jake Rodkin (then of Telltale Games). As a professional journalist, he was Editor-in-Chief of Shacknews and later Gamasutra, becoming Editor at Large. He co-founded Idle Thumbs, a video game culture website, with colleagues from Adventure Gamers and The International House of Mojo in 2004. Career Ĭhris Remo began his career as a video game journalist, writing for Adventure Gamers. In early 2014, he left Double Fine to join his Idle Thumbs co-hosts Jake Rodkin and Sean Vanaman at Campo Santo, where he contributed to the studio's narrative adventure game Firewatch as a game and story designer, composer, and audio director. He co-wrote The Cave with Ron Gilbert at Double Fine Productions. He composed the music for Thirty Flights of Loving, Gone Home, Spacebase DF-9 and Firewatch.
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and Miller that delayed early efforts to produce follow-up projects, a prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, is set for release on, with Miller returning as writer and director. įollowing a pay dispute between Warner Bros. Retrospectively, the film has been called one of the greatest action films of all time and one of the best films of the 2010s. The film was nominated for ten awards at the 88th Academy Awards, winning six, and received numerous other accolades. It won Best Film from the National Board of Review, and was also named one of the top ten films of 2015 by the American Film Institute. The film was praised by critics for its direction, writing, action sequences, musical score, technical aspects, and performances (particularly those of Hardy and Theron). It grossed $380.4 million at the worldwide box office, making it the highest-grossing Mad Max film. The film wrapped in December 2012, although additional footage was shot in November 2013.įury Road premiered in Los Angeles on, and was released in Australia on 14 May. Principal photography was delayed several more times before it actually began in July 2012. Hardy was cast as Max in June 2010, with production planned to begin that November. In 2009, Miller announced that filming would begin in early 2011. Miller decided to pursue the film again in 2007, after the release of his animated comedy film Happy Feet. Attempts to shoot the film in the 2000s were delayed numerous times due to the September 11 attacks, the Iraq War, and controversies surrounding star Mel Gibson, leading Miller to recast Gibson's role of Max Rockatansky. Miller came up with the idea for Fury Road in 1987, but the film spent many years in development hell before pre-production began in 1998. Set in a post-apocalyptic desert wasteland where petrol and water are scarce commodities, Fury Road follows Max Rockatansky, who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa against cult leader Immortan Joe and his army, leading to a lengthy road battle. The film stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, with Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton in supporting roles. The fourth instalment in the Mad Max franchise, it was produced by Village Roadshow Pictures, Kennedy Miller Mitchell, and RatPac-Dune Entertainment and distributed by Roadshow Entertainment in Australia and by Warner Bros. Miller collaborated with Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris on the screenplay. Mad Max: Fury Road is a 2015 Australian post-apocalyptic action film co-written, co-produced, and directed by George Miller. Another passive movement, this one is regulated by the basal tone of the fetal musculature and results from the release of forces placed on the fetal head by the mother's bony pelvis and its musculature. External RotationĪfter responding (expanding), the fetal head rotates to the proper anatomic position in relation to the fetal torso the rotation is to the left or right depending on the orientation of the fetus. When the uterus contracts after the head is born, this should take place. The anterior shoulder rotates forward when it reaches the right side of the pelvic floor, placing the shoulders inside the anteroposterior diameter of the exit. In LOA, the shoulder is in the left oblique diameter of the pelvic cavity. This motion resembles an internal head rotation. She can deliver the baby on her shoulder more easily without injuring her perineum. The occiput then points to the maternal thigh on the opposite side from where it originally rested. This movement indicates whether the position is right or left, and lets the midwife know whether she is giving birth to an LOA or a ROA. When an internal rotation occurs, the occiput of a vertex, LOA, returns 1/8th of a circle to the left. The neck twist brought on by internal head rotation is reversed by the visibly passive movements of the head. The pelvic floor muscles' upward forces and the downward forces applied to the fetus by uterine contractions and maternal expulsive efforts are what propel the motion. During extension, the fetal head emerges and revolves around the pubis symphysis. At this moment, the birth canal slopes upward. This fall brings the base of the occiput into contact with the inferior border of the symphysis pubis. ExtensionĮxtension happens when the fetus reaches the introitus' level. Crowning of the HeadĪfter the discomfort episode has passed, the head is termed to have crowned when it enlarges the vaginal opening without receding into the vagina. Similar to flexion, internal rotation is a passive motion brought on by the shape of the pelvis and the pelvic floor muscles' resistance. Internal rotation is the rotation of the presenting component from its initial position-typically transverse in relation to the birth canal-to the anteroposterior position as it moves through the pelvis. Transverse occiput remains the fetal posture. The anterior fontanel gets further away and more challenging to feel as the occipital (posterior) fontanel creeps into the birth canal. As a result, a smaller structure emerges that can fit through the pelvis of the mother. FlexionĪs it passes through the pelvis, the fetal head flexes, bringing the chin into contact with the fetal chest. The two stages of labor's deceleration and the third stage are when falls occur at the highest rate. The process of the fetal descent is not steady or continuous. Descentĭescent describes the movement of the presenting component via the pelvis as it moves downhill. In nulliparous women, this typically occurs two to three weeks prior to labor, and in multiparous women, it may happen at any point before or after labor begins. Internal shoulder rotation and external head rotation lateral flexionĮngagement is the process by which the largest portion of the fetus passes through the pelvic inlet.The posterior portion of the anterior parietal bone is the portion that is visible.Īs the left occipito - anterior and occipito - lateral are the commonest, the mechanism of labor in such position is as follows:.One of the best flexions is the attitude.The occipitoanterior position is either right or left.The pubic bone will serve as the pivot point for whatever comes out of the pelvis.The part that leads and first encounters the pelvic floor's resistance will rotate forward until it passes under the symphysis pubis.Definition: The term "labor mechanism" refers to the series of motions that the head undergoes during the adaptation process as it passes through the pelvis. That’s why we’re still working hard every day to innovate, create and make it easier for you to get out, work hard and play even harder. With more than 500 products sold at thousands of retailers around the globe, we can confidently call ourselves the number one cooler manufacturer in the world.Īnd through it all we haven’t lost sight of our original goal-to create products that enable the pursuit of happiness (however you define it). We are proud to call-a 1.8-million-square-foot, three-building facility in-Katy, Texas home. Suddenly, taking your kids camping on the weekend became easy and cross-country road trips became a summer vacation staple.Īs we approach our next century, Igloo is 1,200 employees strong. Igloo products made the family outdoor recreation movement of the 20th century possible. What began with bringing clean water to the worksite quickly moved into super-functional, best-in-class ice chests. To keep up with all things Igloo, follow and like:īorn from a modest metalworking shop back in 1947, Igloo has been instrumental in redefining how we live, work and play. The Igloo x Grateful Dead x Care Bears Little Playmate cooler (with a 7-quart capacity that fits up to nine 12-ounce cans) can be purchased now on /gratefuldeadxcarebears for $44.95, while supplies last. The Dancing Care Bear showcased prominently throughout the four panels of the Playmate cooler remixes the many Care Bear characters into one that’s inspired by elements of the famous Grateful Dead dancing bears and dancing skeletons - complete with the Steal Your Face design as the symbol on the Bears tummy. 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KATY, Texas-( BUSINESS WIRE)-Today, Igloo announced its collaboration with the Grateful Dead and the Care Bears with the release of a special-edition Playmate cooler featuring original artwork of a reimagined roly-poly little Care Bear inspired by the legendary rock ‘n’ roll band. Here’s the thing: I don’t normally review or rate the books I dislike. This was my way of communicating.”Īll I can say to end this is that it made me think, feel, and watch my back for fuckers like this man that I may encounter in my lifetime. “I see now that I was in pain and wanted others to feel it too. Some are just so flabbergasting that it's humorous. All of his opinions, second guessings, paranoia, excuses, and the justifications he makes to hold up against his actions. This is fictitious work but written as if an autobiography, so we as the reader are reading his thoughts and how he views things. THAT, however, is the exact reason why I DO. He is a raging misogynist (I am not just to clarify), and so I can understand why people don't like this book. I guess that comes with being human so he got the symmetry he desired from me a few times. I can't deny that this man is funny though, and that at points I found myself relating to him and his opinions. The first third of this book was the best, then it got incredibly boring and annoying just hearing the mc whine about his life and constantly complaining, but it started to pick back up in the last third when he was getting a taste of his own medicine. It intrigues me and being inside his head and taking a look around was just something else. I just really enjoy reading about psychotic and disgusting people. Okay, what can I say about this book? Well, for starters, it's 4 stars but not a good 4 stars. The blade slips in barely noticed, the pain and the apology delivered at the same time.” An expert heartbreaker knows the effect of each incision. ���Hurt people hurt people more skillfully. On the other hand what 17 year old doesn’t think they know everything? Still hate the book though. I probably would’ve been more succinct now and not so pretentious. **2021 Edit: I still get notifications about this review so I felt it appropriate to edit. The summary describes the author as an "alcoholic Holden Caulfield" and I would say that they're right because Holden Caulfield is a spoiled brat and so is the author of this book. This book paints a picture of the most screwed up idea of love and shouldn't be idolized by anyone. This book is on tumblr/twitter for the infamous first page, but the rest of the book is boring and oddly paced until the very end. The author of this book is whiny and annoying from the beginning and this book does nothing but romanticize the idea of hurt people hurting people. It is incredibly explicit, and unless you want your 13 to be reading about at 30 year old's sexual exploits and drunken escapades, I say steer them away from this one. This book is NOT, I repeat, not for children. Please for the love of all that is good, monitor your children. I work at a bookstore and was informed that the main age group buying this book is 13-15. How dare you compare this garbage to one of the greatest authors of all time? Pitiful. Scott Fitzgerald but for the iPad generation, SHAME ON YOU. A couple things First off, to the author on the back of the book who compared this to F. I have everything and nothing to say about this book. I could, of course, split up the composition into foreground and background layers in AE, but I'd like to do this with just the Frischluft lenscare plugin if possible. 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OH, I have 2 10-22’s myself and as I said above, neither the subsonics nor the shorts will cycle them. Aguila Ammunition, Rimfire, Super Colibri, 22LR, 20Gr, Subsonic. But I’m getting off thread a little (maybe) so I 'll stop there! 22 for self defense!!! Just saying if it was all you had or as an extra hide gun, I like that they make those rounds. 22 LR 40-Grain Rifle/Handgun Ammunition 2. 22 LR 40-Grain Subsonic Lead Hollow-Point Rimfire Ammunition 11.00 Add to cart Winchester Wildcat® Lead Round-Nose. 22 Short caliber 29 grains Great plinking loads for subsonic pest control Low noise. 22 on the market (again, I’m not advocating. Features and Benefits 100-round box Accurate and effective at long ranges. 22 would be our last choice for home defense, if its all you had Aquilla makes a 40 grain hollowpoint with 1470 fps that would be the most powerful. Last but not least, while I’m sure we can all agree that a. They also have one that is comparable to the Remington Viper rounds (one of my all-time fav. THey make the case longer and the bullet smaller (just 30 grains) so it doesn’t have the most knock down, but it is still fun and when it goes off it sounds like a much higher caliber than. For example, they have that supermaximum rounds that are the fastest. I wouldn’t take it on a survival situation and concede it isn’t the highest quality stuff out there. 22 Short HP yesterday for 7.00, and snapping them up. What brought this to mind was seeing a box of 100 CCI. I know…its made in Mexico and its “cheap”. 22 Short HP in my revolvers and rifles for pigeons, rats, and squirrels where the shots are inside 50 yards, because they are quiet, being just 100 fps faster than the subsonic LR. But I like a subsonic that I bet you and others here will disagree with…I actually like the Aguila. The other problem I have with both rounds is that I like to keep my scope super-accurate, and at very much distance at all the subsonics and the shorts both drop faster and farther than regular rounds and I’m not always good enough to manually adjust for that (ie aiming You can never, IMHO, ever go wrong with any CCI ammo and I do like their subsonics (and short, for that matter). But it is still a lot easier to just rack the gun again and feed another subsonic in than it is to try and wriggle a. (and to answer 's question) they do NOT cycle the gun (pistol or rifle). 22 subsonics are a little easier and I have a few boxes of them, but in all my guns But they are sort of a pain in the rear to try and load them individually into the semi-auto rifles and pistols-though I have at times, especially if I shoot after dark (frogs, opossums, etc). 22 short is a great suggestion for to use and I certainly keep them around and often use them in my revolver. However, they will still need to recognize hand signals when they are used by other drivers and cyclists. Kentucky represents the only exception to this rule, as their drivers are currently not required to use hand signals during the test. It is recommended in most states that drivers use hand signals in very bright sunlight when their lights may not be visible, and when a row of cars may obscure their turn indicators from other drivers.Īs we mentioned earlier, your ability to recognize and perform hand signals will be assessed during the driving exam. Thus, the ability to recognize hand signals is essential.Įven with fully-functional turn indicators you may sometimes need to use hand signals when preparing to turn. Furthermore, cyclists use hand signals to indicate turns, lane changes and stops all the time! It is highly likely that you will need to share the road with cyclists at some point. Potentially the most important driving hand signal, an arm out of the window with the forearm pointed down and palm facing backward, signals that you're slowing and/or stopping. Your vehicle may be new and unlikely to malfunction, but the same cannot be said of every other car you encounter while driving. 30, 2020 If you are preparing to take a driving test, you should know that hand signals will be a vital part of the assessment. What new drivers often do not consider, is that they will also need to recognize hand signals when they are used by other motorists and cyclists. Obviously, remembering your hand signals will be vital if your turn signals fail and you must communicate your intentions to other drivers. Hand signals for drivingĪll drivers must easily be able to recall hand signals for two reasons. Turn indicators may also be used as a substitute for emergency flashers, if the latter signaling device is not functional. This distance may vary slightly in different states, so we recommend checking your own driving manual for details. In most states, the turn signal must be engaged at least 100 feet prior to a turn and kept on until the maneuver is complete. Drivers should activate their turn signals early enough to allow motorists behind them time to register and respond. You must activate your turn indicators when changing lanes, exiting or entering a traffic circle or making a turn. Turn signals are the most effective way to communicate most of the intended maneuvers to other road users. Your knowledge of hand signals will also be assessed during the driving test, so it is essential to master them. This is unlikely to happen, but you must be prepared for all eventualities. Hand signals should only be used if other signaling tools – such as turn indicators and brake lights – are malfunctioning. Grouping can occur in both visual and auditory stimuli. Similarity is changes in shape, direction and color that keep objects from being strictly repetitive. The law of similarity states that similar things tend to appear grouped together. The colors in each one differ drastically. Because of the nature of screenprinting Marilyn’s features shift with each print. Each one is a portrait of Marilyn Monroe, they’re all the same portrait, but not exactly the same. Similarity is repetition, but with some changes. Let’s see the examples of the principle of similarity. There may be a similarity in any one of them, colour, shape, texture, or any other element. So it’s only after analysis that we see something and say that it’s not a unique shape but rather a hodgepodge of simpler shapes. The principle of similarity states that we tend to perceive things that physically resemble each other as a part of the same object. Usually our eyes don’t see something as a bunch of individual pieces but a whole. The genre, layout, and the theme all are similar, hence delivering a seamless effect to the vision. Though the products in each positive space are different, the perception of similarity is conveyed by the consistent text fields in the overall page. But to again use the Chess album art as an example, as the tiles fall into disorder they bump into each other and overlap – creating a different visual entirely. The similarity in the above example shows clearly aligned boxes. It involves the distance of objects from one another – that’s it. It’s the same shape, same two colors, yet when its repeated enough it sort of takes on a new life. A checkerboard is a basic example of repetition. Repetition can also be used to lull a viewer’s eye into complacency until a pattern stops, like in the album art for Chess to the right. Repetition is simple: its repeating objects to create a pattern, lead to continuity (as in above), or provide symmetry. That’s the power of music: it wraps its harmonies around a cause and amplifies voices. Stevie’s “Happy Birthday” wasn’t just a tune to tap your feet to – oh no, it was a cultural sledgehammer cracking the walls of indifference. The Impact of Stevie Wonder’s Happy Birthday on Civil Rights This wasn’t just a song it was a rallying cry. As racial tensions simmered, Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” ignited a fire within hearts yearning for unity, cutting through thick air like a gospel choir’s climactic note. It was a time of societal shifts, where shoulders rubbed between the hopeful and the hopeless. Today, when we consider this anthem’s rise in a country rife with strife, we’re reminded of how change often begins with a single brave voice. with a national holiday, manifesting his activism through melody. Stevie Wonder – an indomitable force in music – took an essential leap from chart-topping artist to impassioned activist in the early ’80s. 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We'll make the dream become a reality (happy birthday)īecause our hearts tell us so (happy birthday) That lives in all of the hearts of people (happy birthday) Is in the dream that you had so long ago (happy birthday) Of those who lived and died for the oneness of all people That they should make it become an illusion I strive to use my music as a tool for not on. This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave. |
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