"HOLD IT BETWEEN YOUR LEGS, TURN IT UP, TURN IT UP" There is a higher TRUTH in all things, perfectly entwined in even the most 'base' or primal aspects of this world, like MUSIC. that literal radio is just a jumping-off point for the fantabulous layers of the song, which to me sing about: Yes, in the FIRST stanza, 'twisted transistor' refers to a radio. In short, I enjoy this song as a layered sort of perfection in the various ways it's possible to interpret parts or as a whole.īut for starters it's clear to me that 'twisted transistor' is primarily the person/listener, not a radio She cries out to be anesthetized, degrading herself at the same time. But despite all of this loneliness, the narrator and the music makes her realize you have to fight back or, "the world will eat you if you let it." But for right now, turn to music to ease your suffering and it won't hurt anymore. It moves her emotionally, "reaching and inside you forever preaching." She shares in the anger of the music.the world has fucked her over, and she can say "Fuck you too." She can scream now in her silent, private, and personal rage, comforted by the fact that the music understands her pain. the image of this girl with a radio between her legs gives us her sense of desperation, intimately letting the music "in." She's at her breaking point, finally understanding what everyone gets eventually - the world sucks. When no one understands you, you have your music, your "radio/transistor" to turn to. The narrator is commenting on how dark, twisted music is alleviating the pain and loneliness that this girl and everyone in the world feels. And there is a dialogue between the girl and the narrator there isn't just one person speaking here. It's not about dildo's, although an allusion is made between them. Transistor is what they used to call a radio back in the 60s.
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Instead, a player batted a ball up the field while a light representing the batter tried to round the bases before the ball rolled back down to the bottom of the playfield. The most ‘out-there’ of these experimental games was 1970’s Hit and Run, which eliminated scoring targets altogether. 1965’s Play Ball offered a set number of balls instead of allowing the game to be determined by outs. Once the baseball game was firmly established, game designers began to experiment with its format. Soon enough, extended-play features were a regular element in most new baseball games. Extended-play features like this offered skilled players more bang for their buck and gave less-skilled players a good reason to spend plenty of time (and money) brushing up on their game. The first of this kind was Extra Inning, which allowed the player to earn up to nine extra innings by hitting home runs and racking up high scores. Still later, Batter Up took this idea a step further by having a 3-D figure that handled a bat controlled by the player.Īs the 1960’s began, baseball games became even more popular when they introduced extended-play options to lengthen the game. Another game, Official Baseball, had 3-D figures on the playfield, including an umpire who put the ball in the pitcher’s hand. A big fan favorite from this time was Pinch Hitter, a 1959 game that offered all sorts of cool features like backbox animation, game-to-game carry-over, and a choice of pitches. Some of the later two-player machines even allowed a player to pitch the balls while the other was up at bat.īy the late 1950’s, all these new features had been perfected and baseball games moved into their golden era. Some games like Home Run would allow up to six players, but the standard eventually came to be two players. Other baseball games allowed more than one player to use the game at one time. 1955’s Super Slugger added batting control by allowing the player the choice of a ‘Weak,’ ‘Medium’ or ‘Hard’ swing when they were up to bat. New options kept popping up as baseball games moved into the mid-1950’s. Meanwhile, games like Hi-Fly and Champion Baseball replaced the rolled metal balls of most games with large plastic ones that were shot through the air. Each time the player scored, the batter cutout would move forward to show how far they had gotten. It depicted a baseball diamond complete with motorized cutouts for players. For instance, Super World Series became the first baseball game to use backbox animation in 1951. They also began to add new elements around this time to compete with pinball. World War II led to a drastic slowdown in baseball game production, but they returned full force during the early 1950’s. This cost-cutting element made it possible to sell a lot of these machines and helped make Baseball one of the most successful baseball games of this early era. A later game, simply titled Baseball, eliminated figures in favor of lights on the playfield to register the player’s progress. To add to the game’s difficulty, the outfielders would shift back and forth and thus make it tough to score into the targets. This game had tiny metal figures to enact the baseball action. One of the first baseball machines was All-Star Baseball, which was released by Rock-Ola in 1932. These areas were marked to represent everything from ‘Single’ to ‘Home Run.’ Of course, there were also areas for ‘Outs’ and ‘Foul Balls.’ In general, the player would bat the pitched balls for three innings, with an allotment of three outs per inning. The player would use a bat to knock the ball towards a series of pockets or targets at the back of the playfield. They used the ‘pitch and bat’ formula in a fairly standardized way: a pitcher would shoot out a ball at the player from the center of the field. Like pinball games, baseball games were housed in large stand-up cabinets that had backboards to display the score. These baseball games may not be as well-remembered as pinball games, but they were just as popular as pinball games for a long time and continued to be made into the early 1980’s. Sports as diverse as football and golf were used as the basis for these kinds of games, but the most popular sport theme for pitch and bat games was baseball. These games offered an interesting variation on the pinball formula by shooting a ball out at the player from the middle of the field instead of the side, then having them ‘bat’ it into one of a series of targets with some sort of device placed where a pinball game would have its flippers. As pinball became the king of the arcade in the early 1930’s, it developed an offshoot called the ‘pitch and bat’ game. Now, in the wake of Bailey’s death, her last post seems to have been made two days ago.Īs of Wednesday, there’s been no word from Applegate, as she mourns the death of Bailey. “My biggest sale of the year, and it only comes around once a year! 60% OFF my whole store ? Go check it out! ? Discount code: CYBER60 ? provided a space for Applegate’s follower growth, pictures, and video recordings of the goings-on around her. “#CyberMonday SALE!!” Applegate announced in the Instagram post above. #CyberMonday SALE!! My biggest sale of the year, and it only comes around once a year! 60% OFF my whole store ? Go check it out! ? Discount code: CYBER60 ? post shared by AJ Applegate on at 11:24am PSTĪs can be seen in many of her posts and IG endorsements, Applegate sold merchandise. AJ Applegate Is Also an Entrepreneur With an Online Clothing Store After the passing of Bailey in Mexico, the Secretariat of Public Security stated: “A 29-year-old woman from Florida in the US who was staying in the same hotel as her boyfriend, the victim, said that they were both in Mexico for professional reasons and to visit the sex expo. Perhaps, as part of the norm in the adult film industry, photos of Applegate’s own burgeoning career in the adult film world dominate the page.Īs for her age, Applegate is not yet 30 she is reportedly 29 years old. The Applegate account above does not feature many pictures of Bailey. “OMG!! I’m so happy to have my account back ? Follow my backup account just incase IG decides to be bipolar agian ?♀️” The account appears to have faced some hacking losses and challenges on Instagram, with Applegate exclaiming in the above photo: Her account displays a count of 1.4 million followers, which could be an indication of her popularity in the adult film industry. OMG!! I'm so happy to have my account back ? Follow my backup account just incase IG decides to be bipolar agian ?♀️Ī post shared by AJ Applegate on at 1:26am PSTįrom what appears to be Applegate’s Instagram account, she’s a very popular porn actress as well. AJ Applegate Is a Popular Adult Film Entertainer Too “I’m so excited for today ? Come see me 3-10! Make sure to add my ? ajsapplebooty for all the #bts ? #mexicocity #mexico #ajapplegate”Ģ. “Day 1 of #exposexo was so much fun!” Applegate tweeted, above. Just days before Bailey’s death at the Mexico City hotel in which they’d been staying, Applegate had chronicled some of the fun she said she’d been having in Mexico City. This time, reports say that Bailey and Applegate had traveled to Mexico City for the “Expo Sexo y Erotismo 2019.” The translation for this expo is “Sex and Eroticism Expo 2019.” As a result, the two would sometimes patronize their industry’s films or events. MUA: post shared by AJ Applegate on at 10:41am PSTĪpplegate worked in pornographic film, as did her boyfriend, Bailey. Day 1 of #exposexo was so much fun! I'm so excited for today ? Come see me 3-10! Make sure to add my ? ajsapplebooty for all the #bts ? #mexicocity #mexico #ajapplegate. If you just want to jump in and get going, we’d recommend TypingClub, which is just about as simple an app as you can get. The Typing Cat is available online for free, $4.50 a month, or $32 a year (registration optional). You can just launch in and start typing, but you can save your progress if you register for a free account, and if you pay a few dollars a month, you’ll have access to the advanced lessons too. Try the Typing Test first, to see how fast you already are.įrom there you can jump into a tiered series of courses and lessons that manage to be comprehensive without being daunting-you can see where you are at every stage. A keyboard stays on screen at all times, so you’ll know where your fingers should be, and the tests are fun and intuitive. The Typing Catįew web apps can match the visual charm and exercise variety of The Typing Cat, which throws in a few games alongside the standard exercises to keep you interested. Ratatype is available online for free (registration required). Your profile page makes it easy to see how far you’ve progressed and jump in and out of the exercises as you need to. Ratatype is meant for students, and it shows-the interface is colorful and friendly, and the typing exercises are basic, focusing on getting you to hit the right keys rather than typing anything that makes any sense, at least to begin with. With all that digested, you can get started on the first of 15 lessons, each made up of multiple typing exercises. If you still have to look at the keys on you keyboard, Ratatype is the typing app for you: It eases you in with an introduction to touch typing, showing you where to put your fingers on the keyboard, and even giving you some advice on sitting posture. Keybr is available online for free with ads (registration optional). It also benefits from a slick and simple online interface, which always lets you know where you are and what to do next. What we like about Keybr, in particular, is the variety in the exercises, and the way it adapts to meet your skills-the developers say underlying algorithms match the tests to your typing speed, and it works well as far as we can tell. It’s also really easy to keep track of your progress. On-screen diagrams show you where your fingers should rest on the keyboard, and the online app starts with a small subset of letters before expanding as your confidence grows. Keybr starts with a quick, friendly introduction to itself before launching you into some touch typing tasks. After adding some color, this is how the vector design appears. This is what our final result looks like after deleting the original image.Īdd color using the Color Picker tool or create your own color palettes. Use the Boolean Operations to create cut outs of each part. As you can see, they will be perfect for a cut file.Ĭarry on to draw the elements of the design using the Pen and Node Tools. We separated the design elements that we just drew. Next, go to the top panel and click on the Subtract option. Now, click this duplicate layer, then hold Ctrl + click the bottom layer of the cupcake to select both. So, right-click the top layer for the top of the cupcake and select Duplicate. We want to cut out the top shape from the bottom shape. To do this we will need to use the Boolean Operations. We want to create a cut file that can be used with your cutting machine. You will see a new layer appear under the Layers panel. Click on any other tool such as the Move Tool, then click back on the Pen tool.Īlternatively, tap on the Esc button on your keyboard to deselect. In this case, our bottom part of the cupcake is done. So, make sure you have created what you need on that layer before clicking on another tool. If you click back on the Pen tool, a new layer will be created. Clicking on another tool will deselect the layer. You can switch to the Node tool or Transform tool and edit the nodes if needed. If you add a node that creates a curved path instead of a straight line, click back on the last node to change it to a square, then carry on to add the next node. Carry on to add nodes around the bottom half of the cupcake until you come back to the first node. Click to place the first node, then click + drag to place the second node and curve the line. With the Pen active, begin “drawing” the bottom of the cupcake. Next to this, click on the Stroke menu and select a color (we went with a red color). Do this by going to the top panel, on the left side corner of the screen.Ĭlick on the Fill menu, then click on the No Fill circle with a red line through it. Next, remove the fill and change the pen color. Now we are ready to start tracing the design and convert the JPG to an SVG! Step 2 - Draw with the Pen ToolĬlick on the Pen tool on the left-side panel. Just above the Layers panel, click on the drop-down menu for the Opacity and lower to 50%. When working with the Pen tool, we want to be able to see where we are drawing. If you are working with an image that contains quite a bit of detail including shading, increase the Brightness and Contrast to make it easier to trace. You will be unable to edit the Vector Crop Tool afterwards as this is a destructive action. Right-click the layer and select Rasterize & Trim. Next, go to the Layers panel on the right-hand side of the screen. You can use the Vector Crop tool to crop out the rest of the image and leave only the one cupcake. We are using a JPEG image file that contains a few different cupcake designs on it. Open the design in Affinity Designer by going to File > Open and then locating your design. Step 1 - Prepare the Design you Want to Traceīefore we can begin “tracing” the design, we need to prepare it first. We are using Affinity Designer 2.1 during this tutorial but you should be able to follow if you are using a previous version. You can then save the trace as an SVG and open it in Affinity Designer. We do have a quicker option where you can trace in Inkscape and then add a color fill to the traced image. This method does take more time to complete, but you edit the sketch or image exactly as you want. You would need to manually trace with the Pen tool and then edit the nodes with the Node tool. Drag and Drop Materials: Easily drag and drop from a variety of real-world packaging materials. Widest 3D Import Support: Import from the most popular 3D software with support for over 60 different file formats. Learn more about the requirements and limitations of GPU mode in KeyShot here. With the visualization capabilities of KeyShot, create high-quality, animated product visuals faster than you ever thought possible. This will increase rendering speed noticeably. Its a wonderful option, especially for multi-scene projects. You will be devoid of some render elements but its 60 fast render more than CPU render. 6- You can get 'almost' perfect renders even with GPU rendering. 5- GPU, Performance mode, and Denoise modes are perfect for variable hardware. KeyShot benchmark results on the new workstation: AMD Threadripper. 4- Environment (light painting) is very efficient. As the base performance, we use an 8-core / 16 thread i7-6900K CPU running at 3.2GHz- which is calibrated to a value of 1.0. KeyShot has traditionally been CPU based rendering, but if you have the right GPU, you can switch to GPU mode in the Ribbon. To provide a proper benchmark, we have calibrated the output quality to match on both CPU and GPU, so the GPU is tracing more rays to get the final image. If you want to keep the snapshot on your clipboard you can use the Copy Screenshot to Clipboard option in the Main Menu > Render. You can set the format of the screenshot in Preferences > General. If the Template includes either the System or Scene Revision you can reset them here. NameSelect the Prefix and Name Template that fits your needs. The Screenshot will be named with the Scene name combined with an incremental number (the Global Revision number, that you can also use in your Name Templates). The Still Image output option provides output of a single static image as well as options for render layers, render passes and region rendering. The screenshot button in the toolbar or Main Menu > Render > Save Screenshot will save a snapshot, of the Real-time view, to your Renderings folder. If you only need draft images, a screenshot from the Real-time view could be all you need. In the Real-time view the image quality will slowly improve (res-up). KeyShot Network Rendering allows you to connect multiple computer systems in your office network and utilize the available hardware to reduce rendering times significantly. Slide 1 Slide 1 (current slide) Slide 2 Slide 2. The following pages will take you through the Render Output, Render Optionsand the Render Queue. You find the Render dialog on the KeyShot Toolbar or in the Main Menu > Render > Render… Screenshot The 46 Open combines the speed and power of the 46 Bullet with the lounge. In KeyShot we have the Real-time View, which renders the scene in real time, and the Render dialog where you can select what to render and how. Supporting stats and facts: Are there any facts or numbers that you can include to drive your mission home? These values may be in relation to why you developed your brand.When you have proof that customers love what you're doing, proudly display it to instill confidence in new shoppers. Awards and press: The milestones you have already reached are very telling, as they show your audience that you're serious about running a successful business with quality goods and services.Whatever the case may be, this is your time to shine as you strengthen the value of your brand. Consider also offering greater insight into the materials you source, or showcasing a charity you work with that speaks to your target audience. Your core business model: Provide a brief summary of your Unique Selling Proposition.When creating your About Us page, be sure to include the following elements. While you can't sell products from your About Us page, the information on this page can help push customers closer to a sale without even seeing what you have to offer. 5 Elements to Include in Your About Us Page WHY would a potential client or customer want to buy from you? Put a face to the name, bridging the gap between you and your audience. Based on the story you tell, you will paint a picture that represents who you are as a brand. Build loyalty, keeping customers coming back for moreĪt the end of the day, your About Us page is essentially a sales page.Give customers a reason to purchase from you.Establish trust that your business is legitimate.Put a more personable face to your brand.Differentiate you in a positive way from your competition.Communicate the story, cause, and purpose of your business.Make a good first impression on new site visitors.A great About Us page can help your brand: These visitors are essentially searching for your story-who are you, and what do you offer? This is your opportunity to shine and build a connection between you and your new visitor.Īlthough you may be 100% business-oriented, your About Us page is your chance to connect on a human level. When a potential client or customer ends up on your site and likes what they see, they'll likely head to your About Us page. Read on to learn why About Us pages are extra important for ecommerce sites, tips on how to build the perfect About Us page, and tools and examples to help you feel inspired and get started. Unfortunately, many businesses miss the mark and, in turn, miss out on beneficial opportunities. And when it comes to personalizing your online store, nothing is more effective than an “About Us” page.Īn About Us page should make sure to cover basic information about the store and its founders, explain the company's purpose and how it differs from the competition, and encourage discussion and interaction. Creating an online store provides many opportunities for you to connect with your audience on a more personal level based on the content you publish and the stories you tell. There is no denying the importance of a well-designed, secure website for your ecommerce needs. View spending reports, set a budget, track your bills and. 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Checkbook is an app that you can use to keep track of your finances. As Featured in Daniel Begun's upcoming book 'Amazing Android Apps for Dummies'. Unlike our last suggestion, this is more of a budgeting app than a traditional checkbook app but most financial apps these days are. Manage your finances, quickly and easily without needing a paper ledger. It’s an Apple-only offering so Android users, we’re sorry. Give it a try and see if that will work for you, i use mine all the time. You can schedule transactions, create recurring payees list, transfer funds, reconcile, export data, view reports, graphs, sync data, and much more. If you’re willing to pay 99 cents for an app upfront (worth it) then look into WalletWhiz. All versions of Money Plus sold at retail and online, required users to perform an "Online Activation" step in order to keep using the product, even if online services had already expired. Have you simply thought to see if your bank has a Mobile banking App like I have Bank Of America and almost all banking apps have this feature and then some including taking a shot at a check and make a deposit, transfer money, Pay bills and much more. Originally posted by Dry Cactus:Hey, thanks for the input. Those scores are not on the leaderboard, so don't let them distract you from the actual cool stuff out there.) Those are from earlier patches and the glitches don't work anymore. (You will find some gifs displaying $0 when they clearly used money, or building bridges while the car is running. Don't just assume everyone with a lower score than you is cheating. Check the gallery for inspiration and to see some of the amazing contraptions people build to save a few dollars. Getting good flips still requires a lot of work.Įven if you don't like flipping the cars, you can still get top 10 positions on the leaderboards using other techniques for most levels. It certainly doesn't make it trivial to get or tie the record on all levels. The game runs on a certain set of rules and anything within those rules can and should be used to set the highscores. Personally I think there is nothing wrong using such a thing. The most controversial technique is dropping a road piece from very high to flip cars over the river. Then you can click on the name to filter for gifs by that player on other levels. Most likely one of the first few solutions will be by Eunice. You can look for those by using the ingame gallery: Choose some level, filter for wins only and sort by budget. They are not cheated, just using creative methods to solve the level. Eunice Ortiz* actually uploads gifs of most of a lot of his records to the gallery. No issues since last update - still running strong. Update October 2016: Just turned 68K miles. So far, I have not had need to use the extended warranty. I discovered a small crack in one of the rear wheels which was replaced with one I purchased used online. I serviced front and rear brakes (purchased OEM parts online) - a relatively straightforward job. I performed routine maintenance and inspections since the CEL issues I had shortly after I purchased the car. Update April 2016: Overall I have been pleased with this car. Expensive (over $2K), but warranty covered all but $150. Still running strong although I did use the extended warranty last year. Overall a positive experience.Īn update: Car now has 72,000 miles on it. In the five years I drove it, the only major repairs were what I described previously. The rear end damage was extensive enough for the insurance company to declare it totaled. Update 10/6/19: In the spring of this year the car was hit while parked in a lot. Recently purchased an extended warranty - just in case. Since then, the car has run nicely - although I do get high speed vibration on certain stretches of highway (probably due the the low profile tires). A month later a coolant pipe began leaking at the rear of the cylinder head (I replaced this myself). In this article, we provide step-by-step instructions on how to check the engine oil level on Mercedes. Method 1: Using the engine dipstick (omitted on some Mercedes-Benz models) Method 2: On your instrument cluster via the multifunction buttons on the steering wheel. The 1.8L engine had a cam sensor design flaw which leaked oil into the harness (cam sensor seals were replaced under a MB recall by previous owner, but not the oil saturated harness). There are two methods to check the engine oil level on Mercedes-Benz cars. The dip stick tube is located on the passenger side and is covered with a plug that is easy to. Within a month the CEL came on and required a new engine harness and two O2 sensors to repair. I used an oil extractor and was able to withdraw 4.8 quarts. I purchased this 2004 C230 Sedan Sport one year ago with about 56K miles on it. |
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