Backed by popular skate films such as their 2016-released ‘I like it here inside my mind’ and their 2018-released ‘We blew it at some point’ edit, Polar is a brand that brings a refreshing sense of energy to the contemporary skate scene, whilst their distinct European undertones and love for custom graphics never goes amiss. Siphoning influence for their latest seasonal collection from nature's ever-changing climate and by more warming, old-school colour palettes, Polar’s latest autumnal release is one filled with a number of revived staples and reworked originals. Signed off with a vintage appeal that plays to the brand’s admiration for nostalgic aesthetics and skate’s colourful past, these revived ‘93s are set to complement any existing skate or streetwear collection with ease. Two practical pockets can be found beneath the waist, whilst a character embroidered stash pouch and two further drop-pockets across the rear help supply ample storage space for any must-have accessories and valuables. A slim black jean is a staple in every closet. Made from 100% heavyweight cotton for a more durable, abrasion-resistant and insulating wear, these straight-legged and semi-baggy jeans are styled with a YKK zipped closure beneath a customised waist-button and practical colour-blended belt loops across the waist for added security where needed. 179K Followers, 890 Following, 32 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from PURPLE (. With their washed purple and black colouring and their distinctive throwback appeal, Polar’s popular ‘93 Denim Jeans return once again ahead of FA20 to deliver a reworked profile that caters to the needs of both the changing climate and any urbanised skate-style.
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![]() He’s even worked as the Artistic Director of Minneapolis’s Hidden Theatre. Her spouse has been connected with theatre from the beginning of his professional career. He went on to Southern Methodist University to further his education before settling in Los Angeles. Baumgartner, her husband, attended Westminster Schools. There isn’t much information available about Ackelson’s profession.Īccording to accounts, she is connected to Brian’s job and earns a nice living from it. Celeste, on the other hand, does not discuss much her work life and job at the moment. In addition, as time passed, her own pursuits grew in scope. She later began working on projects for friends. Celeste spent her leisure time working on personal projects. Her parents constantly pushed her to pursue her goals. ![]() She has a propensity for creating creative things when she was a child. He graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor’s degree in acting. ![]() Brian has also enrolled in a number of schools, including Holy Innocents Episcopal and others. While her husband, Brian Baumgartner, is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Florida International University with a bachelor’s degree in communications. Celeste Ackelson’s EducationĬeleste is a well-educated lady when it comes to her educational background. Her ethnicity, as well as her actual date of birth, are still unknown. Celeste is a citizen of the United States. However, there is no information on her family and siblings. Celeste Ackelson was born in the United States of America in the year 1982. ![]() The marlin splice (which is the technical term for passing the rope through itself prior to burying) does carry a bit of the load as well, hence you get away with a shorter bury. One of the benefits of doing a locked brummel is the splice is shorter, but only by 1 fid. It does require that you have acccess to both ends of the line to do, unless you do not intend on using a thimble then you can do it from 1 end. I used to use a locked brummel because it is more secure in the hands of multiple users. I need to redo the straight bury video to properly show the splice like what Alex has demonstrated with his pictoral. It doesn't matter how really, as long as you get a few in there that can hold the outer strands to the onces you just buried in. Step five- Stitch the rope, so it doesn't come loose. Once the three fids are buried you can pull the pen out and milk the rope tight. Don't try to pull the pen through, instead gently push it and make sure the rope doesn't get caught or bunched up. You will want to push the rope together like a Chinese Finger Trap so it loosens up and then you can slide the pen down. Step four- Go to the mark on the rope (where you had marked out three pen lengths PLUS the thimble length, and start burying the rope back inside of itself. Just make sure you get enough on there to hold the rope to the pen. Step three- Tape the tapered end of the rope into the flat end of the pen (or an easy thing to do is pull the ink out of the pen and shove the rope in and then tape it. Three 3/8ths fids are about equal to four ball point pen lengths. Mark this spot on the rope so you know where to start burying the end. Step two- Take the pen and measure out two more fid lengths on the line (in addition to what you just tapered) plus whatever rope wraps through or around the thimble. After that you can taper half of the remaining strands (6 should be remaining of the 12 you started out with) about 2 inches from the end of the line. We taper by pulling 2 strands, skipping 2, pulling 2, skipping 2, pulling 2. Step one- Taper 1 pen length of the line at the end, so you don't have an abrupt edge where the rope starts and stops. We are in no way liable for what happens to any of our ropes if you modify them or try to splice them yourself. Depending on the diameter of the rope you are using a direct bury involves burying three fids, shown below.įor liability sake, I will say that I do not recommended anyone doing this and Master-Pull would like all of our ropes to be sent back if they are damaged so we can repair them. If you are stuck on a trail and need a quick fix this is a handy trail splice to useĪ ball point pen, tape, and a knife is all that is needed to direct bury a rope. ![]()
Other options include olive oil or coconut oil. Butter: You can swap the butter and use ghee instead for a similar flavor.SubstitutionsĪre you looking to make a few swaps? Here are some we discovered during recipe testing that we recommend. You're unlikely to find these sweet potatoes in your regular grocery store but are often carried in Asian markets or large specialty grocery store chains such as Whole Foods. The Stokes sweet potato is a bit more starchy and less sweet than orange sweet potatoes, while the Japanese variety is more similar in texture to the traditional variety of sweet potato. The Stokes sweet potato and the Japanese sweet potato. Two different varieties of purple sweet potatoes are commonly available in the US. See the recipe card for the complete list and exact quantities of each! What are Purple Sweet Potatoes? Parsley: I find a sprinkling of parsley over the top adds a nice contrast of color to elevate this dish! It's totally optional though!.Salt and pepper: A simple seasoning for mashed sweet potatoes that enhances the flavor of the purple sweet pot atoes.Milk: Any variety of milk works but for a richer flavor, use whole milk.Butter: Use unsalted butter so you can have more control over salting your purple mashed spuds!.Potatoes: We're using purple sweet potatoes!.How to Make Mashed Purple Sweet PotatoesĪll you need to make this recipe are a handful of simple ingredients. ![]() If you're wondering how to cook purple potatoes keep reading as I show you my favorite way to make them! Jump to: We love them with crockpot chicken legs for easy weeknight dinners! They also go great with grilled turkey for special occasions and holidays! Not only are they a stunning color but they're also sweet and buttery making them perfect to serve with so many meals. ![]() I love color and discovering new ingredients! When I saw these purple sweet potatoes in the market I just knew I needed to create a recipe around them. Note: that links to products you find in this post are Amazon affiliate links which means I do make a small amount of money when you click and make purchases. The Army Painter ink that I have is overall darker than Badab Black when applied the same way as I used to apply Badab. I'm using the small bottle as seen in the pic. ![]() Werner Fernando Oroxon Ramirez: Very true. Eventually supplies of the old stuff will dwindle away and it's nice to know this is out there so folks can match what they had before. Gonewild: And that was the big reason for passing this along. ![]() I have a color or two (literally) of theirs, and that's it. Magilla Gurilla: I haven't used any of the Vallejo washes myself. I think the biggest thing for folks is the change in colors.Īs far as the new shades and the Army Painter line, I did not match them up since this test was to see if the AP stuff could replicate the old GW washes. Now I'm not talking about any of the Glazes here, just the shades. The biggest issue is the color shift from the old GW washes to the new GW shades. And as far as the new GW shades, I like they way they flow, it's just that the colors are slightly different from the old washes they are replacing.ĭavedowns: The old washes and the new shades are similar I've found in their flow characteristics. Marshal Wilhelm: I know AP has other colors, but I'm not sure what they match up against. Credit goes to Mordian7th for passing this along to me. Make sure to share your hobby tips and thoughts in the comments below! If you've got any questions about something in this post, shoot me a comment and I'll be glad to answer. How I go about getting exact color matches between brandsĬonverting the old GW paint range to the new one. Make sure to check out these posts as they might help: You will not be disappointed in how well they work. So if you're still missing the old GW Devlan Mud or Badab Black and you wish you still had some, do yourself a favor an pick up these inks. Of course part of that is application, but I was impressed by how smooth they went on. They had a nice flow into the recessed areas and no pooling in any unwanted areas leaving tide marks. They went over the base nice and smooth without any trouble at all. I'd even go so far as to say the Army Painter inks have better flow characteristics than the old washes had. At first I thought the Devlan Mud replacement (Army Painter Strong Tone Ink) was going to be a bit off, but once it dried, it was absolutely spot on. These are almost exact matches (so close you can't tell) for the previous GW washes. ![]() Both of the old GW washes and then the Army Painter Inks next to their counterparts. I divided the base into four sections and applied each one to a section. A quick coat of white for the most contrast and it was off to the races. I figured it was big enough and had plenty of texture I could use to compare the washes with. It took me a minute to find something I could use and settled on a skull base from Secret Weapon minis. He's already given them a quick review on his blog, but I wanted to see for myself. Since Joel sounded pretty confident and sent me the inks for free, I knew I had to test them out and come up with a honest observation. He told me my search for a match to the old washes was done. Joel from over at Mordian7th sent me two bottles of Army Painter Ink (Strong Tone and Dark Tone) and told me these would do it. And buying as much of the old stuff as you can doesn't count as one day those supplies will be gone. The question then becomes, if the new colors aren't the same, what can you do to match the previous colors. For most of us, it's no big deal, but for those painters who rely on accurate color matching, the change can be problematic to say the least. With GW releasing their new paint line recently, they've replaced the old colors with new "shades" and in doing so, the colors are not the exact same. So what do you do now that they are gone? ![]() Their uses were endless and I'd venture to say that those two washes have helpd more painters improve their work more than any other two colors out there. The previous Devlan Mud and Badab Black washes were staples in almost every single painter's tray. ![]() The AI will introduce dynamic difficulty based on a player’s skill level, recommend routes and objectives that allow players to cross paths and collaborate, and make suggestions tailored to the player’s style. So we want to nurture the whole social experience and everything that comes with it, something we think has been lacking in other games.”īright Star is using a proprietary artificial intelligence engine to encourage player interaction. “It can get lonely-even in an MMORPG-which is kind of weird, you know, because it’s supposed to be with a lot of other people. “We want it all to be one big world that’s connected,” Laursen asserted. Instead of using multiple “servers” of the same game that each host a limited number of players, the designers of Ember Sword created a single expansive world in which everyone participates at the same time. Role-playing games transport players to a fantasy world where they can kill dragons and demons, allowing them to collaborate with other players and form new connections. ![]() Social interaction is one of the most significant aspects of MMORPGs. To make sure that Ember Sword will flourish, Laursen drew on his extensive gaming knowledge to address pain points in existing MMO games. Bright Star will earn money by taking a commision on Ember Sword NFT sales, hence the company’s success is dependent on the success of the game. Unlike many existing MMORPGs that use a pay-to-play subscription model, Ember Sword will be available for free. ![]() Future Ember Sword land plots will be available on Immutable X in the form of NFTs, along with a variety of cosmetic and vanity items that players may use to customise their characters and adorn their plots. The nations are divided into three territories: Kingship, Outlaw, and Wilderness, each with its own set of game objectives ranging from player-versus-player combat to epic open-world boss battles.Įmber Sword will also use blockchain technology to encourage community participation and give players ownership of in-game items. It is divided into four nations: Duskeron, Ediseau, Sevrend, and Solarwood. Ember Sword, on the other hand, allows players to experience everything the game has to offer, from leveling up skills to crafting and combat, all through a single character.Įmber Sword takes place in the fantasy world of Thanabus. As is common in other role-playing games, there are no classes. Bright Star Studios, creator of Ember Sword, describes the game as an open-world sandbox role-playing game inspired by MMO legends such as World of Warcraft, Runescape, and Guild Wars.Įmber Sword’s top priority is accessibility, focusing on removing entry barriers for both new and veteran MMO players. ![]() ![]() Try a hot Chai Tea Latte, Caramel Macchiato, or Caffè Mocha instead (or just plain hot chocolate.) 9. Nope, it's not a thing, though baristas said it's a common misconception they have to clear up-over and over again-every December through February. You ask for a "hot Frappuccino" in the winter. So, if you don't want any extra sugar, be sure to say that explicitly. You didn't specify unsweetened iced coffee.īy default, the iced coffee (not cold brew though) comes sweetened unless you say otherwise. You can order any drink " half sweet," so the flavor isn't as intense. You order a regular white mocha Frappuccino in the smallest size available-whether that's mini or tall-but the sweetness is still too much for you to finish. With Starbucks Rewards, you can earn stars for every dollar you spend, which are redeemable for things like drinks, food, bag of coffee, and merchandise. You don't use the app-or a rewards card-when buying food and drinks. Plus, if you're in a car, the extra room will save you from a potential speed-bump spill 5. Otherwise, they'd leave you space for all that in your grande cup and you'll get shorted a few ounces. That way your grande is a full 16 ounces and you have room for milk or cream. It's a pro move: If you want a grande size coffee, order it but ask for it in a venti-size cup. It's a good rule of thumb to use if you're going rogue and making your own order so you don't overdo it. Starbucks typically puts three pumps of syrup in a tall latte, four in a grande, and five in a venti (six if it's an iced venti, because the drink is four ounces larger). Don't be surprised if your friends give you a hard time for that level of precision, though. If you ever feel insecure about how much milk to add, you could always try the Calvin Klein approach: He matched his ideal coffee to a Pantone color swatch, then kept it in his kitchen so his chef could get it to the right consistency every time, according to the New York Times. It's basically your moment of zen, but as you pour in creamer, it's easy to go overboard and wind up with coffee that's somewhere between beige and eggshell and tastes like milky disappointment laced with the bitter taste of wasted money. We get it, you got mesmerized by how half-and-half swirls into your iced coffee. The same goes for any flavor syrup-if you take a sip and it's too bitter for your liking, you can always ask the barista to add a pump of sweetener later. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Otherwise, you'll end up with a syrupy drink that's closer to chugging fudge sauce. Ordering an iced coffee with a couple pumps of mocha-and a glug of milk-is a cheaper way to get the flavor of a Caffè Mocha without the higher cost, but beware: If the barista asks whether you want it sweetened, decline, decline, decline. Here's how to never have a subpar Starbucks drinks again, because you deserve the best morning bev possible. If you've ever experimented with the Starbucks secret menu-or just tried to customize your own coffee-and wound up cringing in horror, you're not alone. The final step was for students were to choose from their highlighted and coded annotations and transfer one of each to the chart pictured below. I provided students sentence starters to help them get at the question of “what is causing the character to act this way?”ģ. Students were to find at least ONE more additional contrast and contradiction moment they were to find more if possible. Students were required to highlight and put the shortcut code they had the option of making additional notes.Ģ.
![]() That’s a huge part of why the show works so well. It’s a creative dream team and everyone is on board to rehearse on our own time, thank god. Getting to the core of what is really going on in each scene and then distilling that into playable action takes a lot of careful thought. It is an intense physical and intellectual challenge. Thank you! There are many things I love about playing Drummer. What’s your favorite thing about playing her? Drummer is an amazing character and your portrayal of her is so badass. You play Camina Drummer on the TV series The Expanse. Tattooed, fierce, enigmatic, and rocking the signature Belter Creole dialect, she stole many a scene.īy the show’s third season, Drummer had been promoted to captain of the Behemoth, become besties with Rocinante executive officer Naomi (Dominique Tipper), and was locked in an epic battle of wills with David Strathairn’s Klaes Ashford.īy season’s end, she’d proved herself the baddest Belter of them all, surviving yet another gruesome near-death experience, gritting it out, despite a broken spine, and strapping on a mech suit to save the day.Īs the cast of The Expanse reunited in Canada to begin production on Season 4, I was lucky enough to talk with Cara about what it’s like to portray such a powerful woman in the world of science fiction. When Cara made her debut in Season 2 of The Expanse, Drummer was the ruthless, resourceful righthand woman to Tycho Station COO Fred Johnson (Chad L. (SPOILER ALERT: You might want to watch Season 3 before you read this.)Īmong the many reasons to rejoice over the return of The Expanse is that we’ll get to see more of Camina Drummer, the tough, loyal, awesomely angry Belter captain played by Cara Gee. In a thrilling twist, Expanse fans rallied to save their beloved series and it was picked up by Amazon for a fourth installment. In this case, Michio's discreet and jealousy-prone nature presents a contrast to the character in the novels-who was the leader of her family.The Season 3 finale of the underrated, refreshingly diverse Syfy series The Expanse hadn’t even aired when news broke that the show had been cancelled. The Expanse took its most interesting turn with Michio in a bonus scene following The Expanse season 6 premiere in which Michio secretly views Drummer's personal log, growing upset when she only uncovers saved messages from Naomi and not of herself or their other family members. Clearly, the levelheadedness of the books' Michio Pa does not cross over to the show's depiction of the character. The duress of having the Marco on her faction's tail has evidently taken a toll on Michio by The Expanse season 6 premiere, in which she botches the crew's attempt to ward off a Free Navy bounty hunter, resulting in the faction’s loss of their only other ship. ![]() When Marco's loyalist crewmember Karal held Drummer at gunpoint, Michio emerged from the shadows of the Tynan and killed Karal using a fire extinguisher-representing the same devotion to her family that Michio Pa exhibited in the book. Her most prominent moment came in The Expanse season 5 finale when she rescued Drummer, who staged a mutiny to save the Rocinante from other Free Navy combatants. Although The Expanse portrays Michio Pa's " pirate queen" arc through Drummer, the Michio depicted on-screen still contributes to this segment of the show's narrative in a supporting role that honors her namesake's roots.ĭedicating Michio Pa's arc to Drummer allows the TV version of Michio to establish an identity of her own. In Drummer's crew, she primarily serves as a salvage technician aboard their ship, the Tynan. Michio in The Expanse TV series mostly bears a name-only resemblance to who the character was in the books. Related: The Expanse Season 4 Gives Ashford The Story The Books Couldn't The decision to condense personas in the form of Drummer could have erased Michio's on-screen presence from The Expanse entirely, through the writers attributed the name to a supporting figure in Camina Drummer's story as a nod to the book character. Drummer's arc remains the most outstanding change from the series' source material, as she embodies a hybrid of characters from the novels, assuming the roles of Bull, Sam, and Michio Pa at various points in the TV series. ![]() Modifying characters in its adaptation from book to screen has been customary for The Expanse during its six-season run on Syfy and Amazon Prime Video. |
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