![]() ![]() The Love Ceiling won top honors in the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards adding to the author’s numerous awards which include Smithsonian Notable Book, the American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, the Washington Governor’s Award, the Green Earth Book Award, and the International Reading Association Readers Choice Award. ![]() With rave reviews from early readers and endorsers such as Christiane Northrup, MD author and host of the PBS television special Mother-Daughter Wisdom, Okimoto’s debut adult novel is fast becoming a book club favorite. Many of the themes resonate for women across generations, but the author is especially passionate about reaching older women, a huge segment of the population which Okimoto feels has not been well served by large publishers. ![]() The roles of a woman in her sixties: wife, mother, grandmother and artist are richly drawn with complexity and depth. With The Love Ceiling, her eighteenth book and one she calls “my debut novel for my own age group,” Okimoto delivers a charming and poignant exploration of a long marriage and the conflicts that arise in both in retirement and in parenting adult children. An acclaimed children’s author, playwright, retired psychotherapist, wife, mother, and grandmother, she has worn many hats since Putnam published her first book in 1978. Okimoto, who was born in 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, knows of what she speaks. “I’ve always had an appreciation for the constant balancing act between career and family and for women in the arts it can be a high wire act.” ![]()
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![]() This might come two to three years after the filing of tax returns. Notice of a federal or state tax agency's audit.This requires past bank records, including deposit details and check images. A business’ ability to support the amounts reported on filed tax returns.Some records carry a longer requirement, and in other cases we must archive those records permanently. The IRS requires taxpayers to maintain supporting records for their returns for a minimum of three years for most items.But sometimes we need bank records for these reasons: This strategy saves considerable space in filing cabinets and attics. Customers no longer have to print statements and only review canceled check images when particular transactions are in question. Most financial institutions maintain online access for statements and activity for up to one year. Stop payments, transfers, vendor payments and other transactions already happen in real time. Their access to many online activities and balances are closer to real time. Many account holders find reviewing their bank accounts and transactions online sufficient. Paper is old news - replaced by electronic access to digitally stored information.įinancial institutions might be saving money and becoming more efficient, but be prepared - if you now need a bank’s paper records for a case you could receive them: 1) quickly with a smile, 2) after a long wait with a large fee or 3) never. Many merchants and vendors scan or convert written paper checks into electronic transactions to complete their deposits, and banks have enabled deposit by digital image so you can use your smartphone to transmit pictures of checks. Paper bank statements that travel via snail mail are the exception to the rule - given online access and "going green" - and the return of your canceled checks is archaic. ![]() In the past 10 years, technology has ushered in tremendous changes to the banking industry. ![]() ![]() ![]() Traveling on foot is slowest but you can go where other forms of transportation cannot take you. You can travel on foot, on a horse (or a mule to be exact…), in vehicles, and of course on a train. Regardless of mission content, you are free to roam the world map. There are of course instances where you can zoom in further to an actual real-time gameplay level where you can perform all the real-time actions, attend to Billy's (the protagonist) needs, and fulfill your missions. ![]() Many are just simple interactions that can be performed while remaining in world map travel view, such as clearing up a road block or re-fuelling your vehicle at an oil station. ![]() Some are forced but in most cases, you will have the option to engage or not. This is our very first reveal of the world map in Little Devil Inside, and our intention was to give you folks a look at how travel works by skipping through a typical mission in the game.Įssentially, we tried to create a dynamic, miniature-like representation of the world with tilt-shift effect.ĭuring travel in world map travel view, you will come across and encounter various events. That joyous sense of adventure derived from old-school travel novels and newspapers strikes a sense of childish wonder in us, and we love those odd callbacks to woodcut image dioramas of foreign landscapes.Hello everyone, we are proud to be a part of the latest State of Play and on behalf of the studio, I'd like to deliver a few dev notes to accompany our new State of Play trailer. Indeed, for us on the TrueTrophies news team, it remains one of the most promising indies for PS5. However, it's a bit odd that we are now approaching the end of 2022 and might not even hear word of a delay. What is inside the package -1 little devil shock collar -1 attachable level detector (attached to the collar by the Micro USB port) -1 Micro-USB charging cable -1 Physical padlock -1 Physical padlock key -1 Product Manual Product Materials High-quality skin-safe silicone on the collar surface. The high-quality trailers, years of Kickstarter updates, and obvious bespoke textures and character models should allay your fears there. which came and went with no real acknowledgement of the promising project.ĭon't worry, this steampunk neo-Victorian world full of voyaging and adventure shouldn't be an Abandoned vapourware project - the word for a non-existent game advertised to collect money with no intention of releasing. Its second release window was said to be 2018 in an early trailer. It blew by its first release window of 2016 as the project become much bigger. ![]() The Kickstarter project came to pass with a promise of a PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U release, only to become a PlayStation timed console exclusive with a PC release after the project has been backed for other platforms (something NeoStream acknowledged later). However, this isn't the first time Little Devil Inside developers haven't really updated information about its pre-existing and announced plans. Since news of the Winter 2022 release window was found on the backend, we have had nothing: no news, no development updates, and no State of Play outings. When a release date was found in the PSN backend, the long-in-development game appeared to finally be near. The open-world action RPG launched as a Kickstarter. From there, the bizarre Russian doll characters and strange RTS and third-person action phases drew attention at a State of Play, which it followed up with a gameplay trailer. During last weeks PlayStation 5 console reveal, Little Devil Inside showed itself after a hiatus. Humans go missing, creatures are sighted, and paranormal activities are reported from time to time but only a minority acknowledge its legitimacy and possible threat. Creatures, monsters and other mysterious lifeforms DO exist. PS5 and PS4's mostly hotly anticipated indie is missing on a release date adventureThe adventure game has a unique art style that grabbed attention from its first PlayStation showing as one of the first PS5 confirmed games. The world of Little Devil Inside is set in a Victorian-like era when industrial advancements are well under way. ![]() ![]() ![]() Obviously the symbol itself has remained a pretty uniform black most of the time, though it did get a silvery makeover in Batman and Robin when George Clooney took the helm, which was gone by the time the next movie rolled around since everyone was trying hard to forget those days. The symbol has gone through a few color changes in the movies. Back then it was all about the suit and cape, not much else. It was big, it was clunky, and it was one of those symbols that seemed as though it lacked a little bit of imagination but also didn’t figure on a guy wearing body armor. ![]() The original logo was meant to signify a man wearing a cape. Following their team-up however it became obvious that the symbol was meant to be a unifying brand that would inspire people in a way. The whole logo within a logo idea was meant to symbolize two heroes coming together even if for much of the movie Batman was looking to undermine and then even kill Superman because he represented a very insane level of threat to the world he’d come to live upon. How you get all that from a nocturnal creature that eats bugs and berries is something best left up to the writers. But apparently the bat was also his ideal symbol for mankind’s continual battle against evil and the pursuit of purity and justice. The story that a lot of us know at this point is that the bat was something that Bruce was afraid of and something he had to master his fear of in order to overcome and make himself stronger as he moved forward. The bat was based on more than just Bruce’s fear. This yellow oval almost seemed like a target for criminals to aim for but it did mean something other than this and it was more than just a cool look. Up until then and as of the 2000s the symbol was left all on its own to rest on Bruce’s chest. The yellow oval wasn’t used until the 60s. Nick Cannata-Bowman from the CheatSheet admits that the Batman logo has indeed changed a good deal over time, but usually to reflect the times since if you think about it the original logo wasn’t really taking into account what would happen decades down the line. A lot of them have been used to fit the time period. There’s a lot of variation that people might not see and there’s always the chance of putting in a new background or surrounding, but the symbol itself has been largely unchanged in its core form. There’s really only so much you can do with this symbol before it starts getting out of hand or looking too clunky or too wispy. Some of the looks have been recycled and reused. ![]() Think about how many different ideas must have been tossed in the garbage can. Just looking at the chart above you get the feeling that it’s seen a few different touches throughout the years, and these are just the ideas that made it, not the ones that were scrapped because they weren’t just the way that the creators wanted them. It’s gone through more changes than people realize. Here are a few things about the symbol you might not have known. Batman is Batman, there’s no denying that, and it seems as though every generation is going to have their version of Batman at this point since no one seems to be willing to let the dark knight rest entirely. ![]() Some definitely have their favorite looks but Sidney Fussell from Business Insider has pointed out it’s become a cultural icon that can’t really be disputed no matter what form it takes. Over the years though it’s taken on a very different look with each new version of Batman as the dark knight has been depicted in many different ways and by several different men. The symbol of the Batman has always been meant to strike fear into the hearts of criminals and for 70 plus years it’s been able to do that and more since it’s become a beacon of hope for a lot of people and something cool to look at for others. ![]() ![]() ![]() You can even combine muvees, although I haven’t ventured that far into my tech freedom.Ī special thanks to marketing team for muvee Reveal who provided me with a complimentary copy of muvee Reveal to facilitate this review. I liked the fact that I could customize the title and credits. The program even let me know when I had added too many photos for the song I chose! Now, that is what I call dummy proof. In this part I show how to make the production even better, by adding titles/credits, splitting some of the video clips, being even more ruthless about the selection of photos, manually improving the pan/zoom on a few of the photos, and other tweaks. ![]() The only problem I ran into is that I have too many photos to choose from (over 700 in digital format, and that is not including the ones that were taken with point and shoot cameras). This is the second and final part of my tutorial of muvee Reveal using some photos & video I shot on a short trek in the Chilean Andes. I chose to do a video of some of my wedding photos. ![]() It is easy to reorder photos and change styles. You can add photos through the add file button in the menu, or you can drag and drop. I thought that muvee Reveal was incredibly easy to use. It’s video software for anyone looking to create professional looking home movies without the fuss. muvee Reveal is so simple it does not even come with an instruction manual.ĭownload, install, add media, add music, play, and upload, embed, burn or what ever takes your fancy. Video software should let you do what you want to do – make a home video, make it look good and share it with friends and family. muvee Reveal eliminates all the complexity and lets you concentrate on telling your story.Ĭonstructed after years of working with and consulting professional video editors using manual video software tools. In most video software you have to go through a steep learning curve to learn the software and then spend a great deal of time working on timelines, tweaking effects and using sync markers just to make a short home video. Many video software programs are complicated and take a long time to learn, muvee Reveal is different. Zoom in on specific details, rotate images and change the sequence of images. Automatic brightness control, color correction and red eye reduction. I know that many are not so luck to have an tech geek for a husband, and would love to be able to make home movies themselves. Home movie making has never been so easy. Post to YouTube, Facebook or burn to DVD – the sharing possibilities are endless. Tell your story the way you want to through advanced personalization features including captions, voiceover and music trimming. With automatic motion and face detection, your photos and video are synced to the beat of your favorite music. muvee Reveal lets you create and share personalized, professional looking home movies in a few quick steps. ![]() ![]() Contact a location near you for products or services. Yin yoga aims to increase circulation in the joints and improve flexibility. The best bikram yoga locations can help with all your needs. The heat will be turned off, but the room will be warm. Yin Yoga (45 minutes)- Slow-paced style of modern yoga with postures that are held for longer periods of time, ranging from 2 to 5 minutes. Workouts are designed to improve your overall fitness – strength, cardio, flexibility, agility, & endurance. HIIT (30-45 minutes)- High Intensity Interval Training that guarantees a new challenge in every class. Strengthens muscles & burns fat, all without the pounding of a high impact workout. Hot Pilates (60 minutes) - A challenging, full body, low impact, high intensity workout. ![]() Ignites muscles & increases heart rate, torching calories. This class is a set sequence of 26 Postures & 2 Breathing Exercises. Torched Barre (60 minutes) - Combines barre & yoga in a heated room. Bikram Yoga 90 minutes is our signature Class. You will leave feeling empowered & energized. It is a scientifically devised series of heathy yoga postures designed by Bikram Choudhury to bring balance, strength and flexibility into the body and mind. You will get your heart rate up, work your entire body, & burn lots of calories.Īlign & Flow (60 minutes) - Begins with repetitions of gracefully linked postures called sun salutations followed by a standing sequence, then floor postures. What is Bikram Yoga A Bikram Yoga class comprises a series of twenty-six postures and two breathing exercises, performed in a room heated to 40°c. The class begins with yoga, transitions to HIIT, & then ends with yoga. After, you feel incredibly calm, cleansed & revitalized from head to toe.Ĭardio Flow(60 minutes) - Co-taught by Lacy & Amy, Cardio Flow is combination of Vinyasa Yoga & a HIIT style workout. You sweat, move, & stretch your entire body. Vinyasa Flow (60 minutes) - Begins with relaxing poses, then moves into a Vinyasa-style flow class done to music. Set to motivating music, you will focus on yoga postures that open the shoulders, hips & spine while strengthening your core & upper body. 26 postures & 2 breathing exercises that will calm your mind, strengthen your body, & change your life.īikram Flow (60 minutes) - Combines the 26 asanas from the bikram yoga class with the fluid movements of power yoga. ![]() ![]() CLASS DESCRIPTIONS *All classes are heatedīikram Yoga (90, 60, & 45 minute classes) - The original HOT yoga. ![]() ![]() ![]() After that, the program generates 2D and 3D graphs including line, pie, bar, surface, scatter and ribbon, among many other chart types. The user can feed data to the program through tables or scientific formula, and the program can analyze the data using various methods such as Fourier, correlations and convolutions. It is essential to take note that this program uses the Python scripting engine so ensure you have the required runtime installed on your computer for SciDAV to work correctly. 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![]() But best of all: butter or grease your knife to keep it from The knife in the fridge (along with the treats) or even the freezer (so it’sĮxtra cold). Use a very sharp knife that cuts smoothly through the treats. Firmer bars are easier toĬut, even though it means delayed gratification for eating them. Refrigerator for about 30 minutes before cutting. Pressing it down on the surface one section at a time across the cookie surfaceĪfter pressing the mixture into the baking pan, place the pan in the Use a pound box of butter or margarine covered in waxed paper as a paperweight, Shake off excess moisture and then press the mixture into the pan. Or use The Elf’sįavorite trick for pressing a sticky mixture into the pan: wet your fingers. Hand so it doesn’t adhere to the wooden spoon or spatula. Use a piece of waxed paper to press the mixture into the pan evenly with your Grease your spoon or spatula before combining the When making Rice Krispie Treats, the mixture can be sticky. In either case, make sure the mixture is smoothīefore combining it with the cereal. If you melt the marshmallows too soon or too quickly, you’ll end up Add the marshmallows only when the butter is completely melted – no lumps.Ĭoat the marshmallows with butter before returning them to the burner or the The microwave, melt the butter (and later, the butter-marshmallow mixture) inģ0 second increments on high, stirring each time before returning the bowl toįirst. Krispie Treats look yukky and don’t taste so hot, either. Particularly on the stove top, there’s a good chance it will brown. Try each method and choose the best one for you. And in hotter months, using the microwave prevents youįrom heating up the kitchen. It without making a sticky mess.) The advantage of microwave melting, ofĬourse, is convenience. Since microwavable bowls are usually not big enough to add the cereal and mix Krispies directly to the melted mixture (rather than dirtying another bowl, Treats on the stovetop: if you use a large enough pan, then you can add the Rice Some cooks prefer to melt butter and marshmallows in a large pan on the stovetop because they can control the heat more readily than in the microwave. It gives you the chance to make more RKTs. You may need to experiment to find your “marshmallow ![]() What the recipe calls for – to make sure there is enough marshmallow-y goodness The solution? Don’t skimp on marshmallows. ![]() Mixture, there are more ingredients to coat than marshmallow mixture to coat Plus, if you mis-measure the cereal or throw in a few add-ins to the That combination, with butter, barely allows enough cerealĬoverage. Ounces of marshmallows – about 40 large marshmallows or 5 cups of mini Most standard RKT recipes (including variations) call for 10 Allow one 7-ounce jar perĤ0 large marshmallows or 5 cups mini marshmallows per 40 large marshmallows. Substitute. When making Rice Krispie Treats, youĬan replace marshmallow crème for regular marshmallows. Marshmallows and save the old ones for making S’Mores ( See tips about keeping marshmallows fresh.)Ĥ. Rather than become soft and stringy, they melt into a big blob. Old marshmallows get dried out and just don’t melt well. You can make thick treats by using an 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 pan YouĬan wash the pan but the mess will be minimal. The entire bar on a cutting board, cut the treats, and discard the liner. When the treats are cool, you can lift the ends of the liner out, place You’re into less mess, then line your baking pan with waxed paper or parchment ![]() ![]() Windows has a built-in Character Map with characters from a wide array of different languages. You will need to hold down the shift key for some symbols (e.g. Now, you can use the table below to type the accents you want. If you don’t hold down the right Alt k ey, however, the normal character will be typed – this is how the US – International keyboard layout doesn’t interfere with normal English typing. Once you have added the United States – International keyboard layout as an input method and have also selected it as your current input method, simply typing normal English characters (such as a) while holding down the right Alt key on your keyboard will result in their accented counterparts (such as á ) to be typed instead of the normal characters. Click on ENG in the language bar in your computer’s system tray and then press the Windows Logo key + the Space bar as many times as it takes to select the United States – International keyboard layout.When you select the US – International keyboard layout, it will be added to the language bar in your computer’s system tray. Once you see the United States – International option, click on it to select it. Scroll down the list of available input methods until you locate United States – International.In the row that says English (United States), click on Options and then on Add an input method under Input method.In the right pane, under Language, click on Change input methods. ![]()
![]() ![]() Physical sunscreen ingredients are designed to protect skin by blocking UV rays. When it comes to breaking down chemical vs physical sunscreens, there are a couple of things to consider. However, if you have normal or oily skin and use a light moisturizer then your sunscreen can be applied after your moisturizer. If you have very dry skin and use a rich moisturizer, your sunscreen will likely need to be applied before your moisturizer. In most cases, this will mean that sunscreen is applied after your moisturizer, but it can also depend on the texture of both your products. Ī general rule of thumb when layering skin care products is to apply the product with the thinnest consistency first (think facial serums, oils and toners) and end with the thickest consistency (think moisturizer and sunscreen). Zinc oxide blocks the widest amount of UVA and UVB rays, making it one of the most effective sunscreen ingredients on the market. Broad-spectrum sunscreens protect from UVA rays, which age the skin, and UVB rays, which can burn the skin. ![]() ![]() Sunscreen formulas should be broad-spectrum to sufficiently protect the skin. Īll EltaMD sunscreens are formulated with transparent zinc oxide because it provides superior broad-spectrum protection. However, EltaMD offers a wide range of sunscreens suitable for all skin types and concerns! We recommend checking out our Physician's Guide to EltaMD sunscreens to learn which formula is best for your needs. It can be a challenge to choose a sunscreen that’s right for your skin type if you’re not sure where to begin. EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46 Sunscreen, available in both Tinted and Untinted options, is an excellent choice for acne-prone skin because it contains niacinamide and lactic acid to help reduce inflammation to prevent blemishes.
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