![]() ![]() Wil Wheaton’s turn as a hipster lumberjack who’s now moving into metalworking is perhaps one of my favourite things about Broken Age. Unless I’ve missed something, only the latter makes an appearance here – and even that’s of limited use because most of the environments involve scrolling. There are three things I now expect of any point-and-click adventure game: the ability to skip a single line of dialogue in conversation, the ability to view all hotspots on the screen, and the ability to fast-travel by double-clicking on an exit. ![]() This doesn’t mean I’m not slightly pissed off at the PC version, though. There is also one truly superb conversational puzzle, which is something else I’m always happy to see, and you’ve usually got a few problems you can work on at any given time, so you’re rarely railroaded with just one issue. That’s a good problem to have in this sort of game. With one minor exception, pretty much everything of any use is easy to spot, and the problem is working out how best to apply it. Generally speaking, the answer was “nothing” this, thankfully, doesn’t go in for pixel-hunting. The most non-spoilery thing I can say about the puzzles is probably that there were a lot of stumbling block sections where I was wandering around, wondering what I’d missed. On the plus side, even trying the wrong item tends to lead to entertaining dialogue. ![]() On the other hand, it’s the sort of puzzle I love: it looks complicated and confusing at first, but once you figure out how it works, it’s beautifully elegant and entirely simple. On the one hand, it’s sort of annoying to have to alt-tab back and forth to another window (or make physical notes). One puzzle (revisted several times over the course of Act Two) involves rewiring devices, and which wire goes where has to be pieced together from clues lying around that… don’t actually talk about wires. I can’t go into specifics without spoiling puzzles, and the majority of them are good enough that I really don’t want to do that, but I will say that I actually had to take notes at one point. Not Discworld levels of insanity, but it requires a good amount of lateral thinking that asks you to ponder a couple of steps ahead. Act Two is significantly harder to judge, because… well, because it’s significantly harder. The first Act shouldn’t take a seasoned adventurer more than maybe three hours, tops, and that’s if they’re exhausting all the dialogue they can and examining everything in search of a joke. Unless you’re stuck on a puzzle for an hour. And then waited for them to be belched back up in a lava flow, scooped them up, set them on fire again, and then buried them. Broken Age‘s concluding part hasn’t so much “taken off the training wheels” as it’s ripped them off and hurled them into a volcano. While it’s still charming, Act Two is not a comfortable adventure. ![]() Shay is now exploring Shellmound and its surrounding environs, and trying to make some sort of amends for the “help” he’s previously provided, while Vella is stuck on the spaceship and attempting to put her righteous fury to good use. Act One is a really comfortable, charming, well-designed adventure.Īct Two picks up where the first left off: with Shay and Vella having swapped places. Most of them are entry-level adventure game stuff, but they all work consistently with the game’s internal logic, and the dialogue and environments hint at the solutions well enough to give you the occasional nudge, but not so transparently that it feels like signposting. Mostly, though, I was impressed by the puzzles, few of which I could actually remember thanks to my aforementioned ability. I went back through Act One again to refresh my memory on everything that had gone before, and was once again thoroughly charmed by Shay and Vella’s separate journeys. Going back to Broken Age was a pleasant surprise. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Pour your pie filling into your cooled crust and place in your fridge for 1 hour before serving. Whisk on high until batter becomes light and fluffy. Add in your whipping cream, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Add ice cubes to cold water to make 1 cup, stir into gelatin mixture. Puree your strawberries in a blender and place strawberry puree in the bowl of a stand mixer or large bowl to use a hand mixer. Instructions Stir boiling water into gelatin mix in large bowl, stir at least 2 minutes until gelatin is dissolved.Cook on med heat until it begins to boil. Then, in a small saucepan, add the half-cut strawberries, water and the sugar. Cut half of the strawberries in half and slice the remaining strawberries (to put on top of the pie) and set aside. For the Filling 1teaspoons unflavored powdered gelatin (from 1 packet) 1cups/420 milliliters sour cream 1teaspoon vanilla bean paste or pure vanilla. Remove from oven and set aside to cool completely. First, wash and hull (remove stems and leaves) the strawberries. Bake for 15 minutes, then increase heat to 375 degrees F and bake for 5-10 minutes more, or until the edges are golden brown and there is some browning on the surface. Then place parchment paper on top and use a flat-bottomed object, such as a drinking glass, to press down firmly until it’s evenly distributed and well packed on the bottom and up the sides of dish. Transfer mixture to pie pan and spread evenly to distribute. This Chocolate Strawberry Cream Pie combines both flavors with a chocolate cookie crust, a homemade chocolate pie layer, and a homemade strawberry pudding pie.Add oats, almonds and sugar to a food processor and mix/pulse until a fine meal is achieved. ![]() Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a standard pie dish, set aside. Remove top pie plate gently prick crust surface over filling about 15 times.Prepare the filling: Remove coconut cream from the fridge. Dump date-cashew-coconut mixture into the center and flatten it with your fingers, pressing up the sides of the pan slightly. If you can’t find strawberry milk in your grocery store, try your local donut shop or convenience store.Instructions To Make Strawberry Cream Pie Line an 8-inch round cake pan with plastic wrap (you’ll want some overhang so you can remove the pie later). You can just as easily apply the whipped cream with a spatula, but if you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at a pastry bag, this is a great reason to give it a go!Ī final note. Then I dot the top with poofs of homemade whipped cream for a particularly pretty presentation. To finish it off, I add a layer of sliced fresh strawberries for good measure. Turn the speed down to low and mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla. Add the cream cheese to the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on a medium high speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. If you are opposed to food dye, then leave it out, but two drops will amp up the pink color of the filing. Prepare the Air Fryer basket with non stick spray or parchment paper. Ingredients 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened cup white sugar teaspoon vanilla extract cup sliced fresh strawberries, mashed 1 cup heavy. I also add a few drops of food coloring to the pastry cream because, like it or not, pale pink strawberry milk and yellow egg yolks result in a filling that is an unappealing peachy-beige color. The jam delivers a punch of berry flavor, and the cream cheese keeps the finished pie from being too cloyingly sweet. The strawberry pastry cream is made with strawberry milk and then enhanced with strawberry jam and cream cheese. I have often wondered how this would taste with an Oreo crust. Strawberry Cream Pie begins with a press-in pretzel crust, although you could choose any type of crumb from the Press-In Crust Guide. This pie is equal parts beautiful and delicious and is a delight to serve. Mix the crushed pretzels, brown sugar, and butter together and press into the bottom and sides of a greased 10-inch pie plate. This week I am finishing my summer pie series with Strawberry Cream Pie. We have learned to make Vanilla Cream Tart with Fresh Fruit, Chocolate Cream Pie, Coconut Cream Pie, and Lemon Cream Pie! Whisk gelatin powder until completely dissolved. To shape the crust: Roll the pastry into a 12' circle and place it in a 9' pie pan thats at least 1 1/2' deep. If you have been following along this summer, then you know that cream pies are at every turn. In a large bowl, add boiling water and gelatin powder. ![]() ![]() I couldn't believe this was the case initially either, which led to many years of my own suffering. It's worth looking into, especially as I'm not qualified to understand or explain the technical parts. You doubt that DAW clock is bad? It's not my opinion FWIW - DAW MIDI clock jitter's a fairly well established fact (by people far smarter and more knowledgable than I). I doubt that but ok fair enough, will find a work around. in this situation it is far more likely to be drift caused by unstable DAW MIDI clock output than the Microcosm. I ended up getting a DRM MultiClock which solved the issue. I lived in denial for many years of this fact and none of my gear would stay properly in time. Unfortunately Logic Pro probably is the issue. Have you tried the phrase looper over long periods and stays tight on clock? Logic pro, my source is definitely not the problem. Hi! Anyone noticed there is quite a bit of midi clock drift when synced, especially when capturing loops or am I doing something wrong? Is that the proper setting? I believe normal will double the signal so it sends into the synth input plus the pedal, but i may be mixing the 2 up. Id like to interrupt the sound from my selected synth and send it into the pedal instead. My front switches are set to half-normal. I have the same patch bay as well and i route the synths to my interface the same as the diagram. Yes, awesome this is exactly what i was looking for. Yoozer on GS made a good diagram of how I route mine (bottom example) ![]() if you have the table space to keep them all wired up and such, it's super handy to do with the patch bay and let it take the wear and tear.įor the pedals the input on the front bottom goes to pedal input and the pedal output plugs into the top rear and the front top just gets routed to one of the mixer channels or sent to another pedal in the chain. I use them for my Microcosm (use a stereo Y adapter) and Time Factor delays and a Walrus R1 and Specular Tempus for reverbs. In my case 16 mono channels to the mixer and I have 8 spare for stereo pedals. ![]() ![]() I use mine with a Samson 48 port patchbay. Any of you all have this pedal attached to a patch bay? I have some free inputs I could plug this into, but I am unsure how to wire it up so I can use the front of the bay to route audio into it from my hardware. ![]() ![]() ![]() You'll also be getting the best Android software in the business. The result is shockingly bright photos in low-light conditions that other cameras can't touch.Įight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (Four 2.8GHz semi-custom Cortex A75 cores and four 1.8GHz semi-custom Cortex A55 cores, 10nm) But-and here's the real magic-Google's software can account for hand shake and moving objects. ![]() It then mashes these multiple photos into a single, much brighter photo. ![]() Night Sight is basically a modern twist on a long-exposure photo-instead of using a single long exposure to collect more light, the Pixel 3 takes a series of photos in rapid succession. Shortly after the release of the Pixel 3, Google introduced a new feature called "Night Sight," and it's just on a whole other level compared to your typical smartphone camera. If that's the case, then the very best is the Google Pixel 3 or 3 XL.įurther Reading Pixel 3 XL review-Google software deserves better than this hardwareThe camera has always been a shining feature of the Pixel line-Google regularly produces a camera that can hold its own against even the best Apple has to offer. That said, there is one reason to spend this much money on an Android phone, and that's if you want a great smartphone camera. Other companies like LG, HTC, and Sony feel like they're still in the market producing $700 smartphones, because it's just too embarrassing to give up. Nokia has been producing awesome smartphones, but the product line (in the US, at least) just stops after $400. Google hardware design always seems like it's a year behind the competition or (in the case of the Pixel 3 XL) is just ugly. Samsung devices are the most popular at this price point, but you're getting an inconsistent, reskinned OS full of crapware, and you'll have to wait six months to get an OS update. When you are spending this much money-iPhone money-I feel like a company must deliver an uncompromised experience, and Android OEMs just can't deliver on the entire package of a smartphone. I have a hard time recommending any Android phone at the $700-$1,000 price point. (Ars Technica may earn compensation for sales from links on this post through affiliate programs.) ![]() ![]() ![]() Natalie started with Phillies Nation TV in 2012 as the first female host and currently is the special features reporter.īQ Basement Systems | Field House Sports and Beer Hall DraftStreet. ![]() In 2012, Natalie was the host of The New Great Sports Debate on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. Since 2011, Natalie has had her own segment on the Angelo Cataldi and the Morning Team show where she gives a young female perspective on hot sports topics. She studied Communications at Temple University and became a member of Sportsradio WIP team in 2009. For now she enjoys life as a co-owner of a pageant consulting business, a sports promoter and member of the 97.5 The Fanatic Fantasy Girls, and also as a host on Phillies Nation TV.īorn and raised in Northeast Philadelphia, Philly sports fandom runs in Natalie’s blood. One day she hopes to be on ESPN hosting her own sports talk show. Watch your favorite local teams play on all your devices Get expert analysis, highlights, access to exclusive content and more for all of Bay Area, Boston. Ryann is also a “pageant girl” and holds many titles in both the north and the south including a Top 15 finish in last year’s Miss PA USA. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland and has worked previously for the Washington Nationals and Eagles Television Network.Īs a Philly-born and suburb-raised girl, Ryann attended the High School for the Creative and Performing Arts where she majored in dance and later Penn State. You will often find her on the sidelines with a microphone in front of Philly’s best athletes. An Apple TV+ subscription is not required to stream the game, but you do need an Apple account. How can I watch the Phillies' game today Friday's Phillies-Cubs game will only be shown on Apple TV+. Rachel is the Booking Producer for Comcast Sportsnet in Philadelphia and coordinates guests for Philly Sports Talk and other CSN Programming. The opening game of the Phillies-Cubs series won't be available on cable TV. If you have something to say, send it to us!Ĭorey is a Phillies analyst and reporter for, Phillies Nation and Beerleaguer.Ī statistically minded writer, he’s covered the Phillies since 2011 and, in addition to providing daily Phillies content for CSNPhilly and Beerleaguer, serves as Graphics Producer and Associate Producer for the Phillies Postgame Show on PHL17, working closely with hosts John Clark and Mike Missanelli. For more information, please contact us.Įach episode, we present comments and questions from fans for the hosts to discuss. Segment and commercial sponsorships are available. The show is also distributed in the Lehigh Valley on Service Electric’s 2Sports on Tuesdays at 5:30pm. Replays air on Comcast SportsNet and TCN ( view this week’s showtimes) as well as on Xfinity On Demand (Get Local > Sports > The Comcast Network > Phillies Nation). The Comcast Network is located on: Channel 8 on Comcast Xfinity, Channel 846 on Xfinity HD and Channel 99 on Verizon FIOS. New episodes air each Tuesday during the baseball season at 6pm on the Comcast Network. Social reporters Ryann Williams and Natalie Egenolf cover fan stories online and on the streets. Pat Gallen and Corey Seidman bring you a unique perspective on Phillies news and analysis and welcome special guests each week. ![]() ![]() The option can be, of course, delegated to Assistant Manager – but I would really not advise on that. You have to experiment with your players and find the best lines. Last, but definitely not least, this is arguably one of the most important screens in the Dynasty mode. All those are combined into the current level of the player, so he can sometimes be performing at a significantly higher level than his initial “overall” rating. Beside the overall level, there are some team bonuses (via staff upgrades, for example), morale bonuses and also individual bonuses (hot streaks). In this section you can see the current status of all your players. ![]() You should probably change this after several seasons, when your team is largely “refreshed” with new players. However, usually the default option is the best as it takes into account the style of your team and your players… initially. Note the weaknesses and strengths of your upcoming opponent – and use the practice to your advantage. Those are presented as positive and negative bars near each aspect of your team in the upcoming game (goalie boost, check boost, passing, faceoffs etc.). There are several Training programs available: Light Skate, Up-Tempo, Full Contact, No Contact, Bag Skate, and Tactical – each having it’s advantages and drawbacks. In this Menu you can decide on which aspects your team will concentrate for the upcoming game. Your team tactics are probably the most important part of your NHL 09 game, so don’t neglect them. Offensive Strategy, Defensive Strategy, Power Play, Penalty Kills and Quick Plays are all described in the links. Personally, I check this even in a single game – let alone a season or dynasty. Nothing can be more underestimated by NHL09 players than team strategy. It is advisable to have reliable, veteran players in these roles (preferably from different lines). ![]() A hockey team has a captain and 2 assistants. Of course, you can assign any jersey number to any player – but that would not really affect his or team performance… One notable option here is assigning captaincy. Jersey Numbers is not a very important screen for most people. The good thing is those Minors will not count toward your team salary cap – so if you are over it and cannot start a game – just put some relatively overpaid player in the Minors. They will not be available in Edit Lines selection and other sections. Here you can decide about the players that are currently NOT part of your squad. The Coaching Option screen includes 6 options: Edit Lines, Minor League Management, Jersey Numbers, Strategy, Practice Schedule, Progress Reports. This is done by tactics, assigning correct lines and keeping track of player development and current level. Coach OptionsĪfter you have covered all the managing possibilities like acquiring players via trades while staying within salary cap limits – it is time to go deeper inside your team to get the most out of your players. ![]() After reviewing your day-to-day tasks, and the GM Options Tab of the Dynasty menu, it is time to look into Coach Options. Playing NHL 09 in the Dynasty mode, you have to familiarize yourself with all the options that are available to you both as coach and as a team manager. ![]() ![]() ![]() You don’t need iTunes to do this process. ![]() With FoneDog Phone Transfer, you can easily customize any song as your ringtone.
![]() ![]() Is there too much light coming in the window? Is the temperature too warm or cold? Are nearby toys or baby’s mobile too distracting? Are noises, like birds chirping or an air conditioner or heater turning on, causing baby to wake? Try to identify any sleep environment changes and make adjustments for an optimal amount of light, a comfortable temperature and a quiet and soothing resting place. ![]()
![]() Wallander's team at the Ystad police station is made up of: Anne-Britt Hoglund (Smart), Kalle Svedberg (Beard), and Magnus Martinsson (Hiddleston). Branagh did not watch any of the Swedish Wallander films before playing the role, preferring to bring his own interpretation of the character to the screen. This signature hobby has been dropped for this adaptation producer Francis Hopkinson believes it would make Wallander too similar to Inspector Morse, whose love of opera is already familiar to British viewers. There is a level of empathy with the victims of crime that is almost impossible to contain, and one of the prices he pays for that sort of empathy is a personal life that is a kind of wasteland." In the novels, Wallander regularly listens to opera in his apartment and his car. Branagh describes Wallander as "an existentialist who is questioning what life is about and why he does what he does every day, and for whom acts of violence never become normal. The series is based on Kurt Wallander ( Branagh), a detective and police inspector in the small town of Ystad, Sweden. Critics have written positively of the series, which has won a Broadcasting Press Guild Award (Best Actor for Branagh) and six British Academy Television Awards, including Best Drama Series. The final series aired in the original English on BBC One in May 2016. The fourth and final series was shot from October 2014 to January 2015 and premiered on German TV, dubbed into German, in December 2015. The third series was filmed in the summer of 2011 in Ystad, Scania, Sweden, and Riga, Latvia, and aired in July 2012. The second series was filmed from July to October 2009 and was broadcast in January 2010. The first three-episode series, produced by Yellow Bird, Left Bank Pictures and TKBC for BBC Scotland, was broadcast on BBC One from November to December 2008. Martin worked with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle to establish a visual style for the series. Emmy-award-winning director Philip Martin was hired as lead director. ![]() Contracts were signed and work began on the films, adapted from the novels Sidetracked, Firewall and One Step Behind, in January 2008. In 2007, Branagh met Mankell to discuss playing the role. ![]() Yellow Bird, a production company formed by Mankell, began negotiations with British companies to produce the adaptations in 2006. It was the first time the Wallander novels have been adapted into an English-language production. Adapted from the Swedish novelist Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Kenneth Branagh as the eponymous police inspector. Wallander was originally a Swedish series, from which a British television series was then made. ![]() ![]() Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. Airbus A320-214 9H-AEO (msn 2768) appeared at Amsterdam today in the updated look which incorporates a portrait of the ancient city of Valletta. Admire the bastion walls, the dense clusters of worn limestone buildings, the timber balconies, and imposing Churches.”Ĭopyright Photo: Ton Jochems. Use it to your advantage to get away from the noise and take a stroll to admire the magic of the fortified capital amplified by the gentle lighting. The city’s unique setting nowadays plays host to a series of cultural events, from theatre in English, to concerts by leading opera singers.Ī hive of business activity during the day, the city switches to a slower gear for the night. It also provides a stunning snapshot of Malta’s Grand Harbour, often described as the most beautiful in the Mediterranean. Throughout the years, Valletta has welcomed emperors, heads of state, artists and poets and is now the permanent seat of the Maltese government.ĭotted with quaint cafés and wine bars, the city is today one of Malta’s main tourist attractions, hosting among others, the majestic St John’s Co- Cathedral, the imposing bastions and a treasure of priceless paintings. It is a living experience of Baroque architecture, a monument donated by the Knights of St John nearly five centuries ago. ![]() “Valletta, Malta’s capital and a World Heritage site, is nothing short of an open-air museum. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980.” The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture in selected areas, though World War II left major scars on the city. John of Jerusalem, also known as Knights Hospitaller. ![]() Valletta is the capital of Malta in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta.Īlso according to Wikipedia, “Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. If you are using the Omio app to search for flights between Bremen and Valletta, you can check straight away if the KLM ticket is a mobile ticket, which makes it easy for you to go paperless when traveling without needing to purchase tickets in person at the airport.Air Malta () (Luqa) is celebrating the selection of Valletta as the European Capital of Culture 2018 with an updated Airbus A320 logojet incorporating its new livery.Īccording to Wikipedia, “the European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of cultural events with a strong European dimension.” You can expect to travel 1216 miles (1961 km) from Bremen to Valletta on a flight with KLM. 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