![]() Leonardo is caught "making turtle soup" in the restroom, Michelangelo is more interested in his phone than pizza, and Splinter introduces the turtles to Linda, his online date. "Teenage Teenage Teenage Turtles" depicts Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo as stereotypical teenagers.In "TMNT Child Protective Services", a man named Jerry Clien comes to the sewers to interview Splinter over the custody of the Ninja Turtles."Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Elevator Troubles" involves a man named David Crussman interfering with the Turtles' Elevator Action Sequence against the Foot Clan, including holding the door open for the Foot Clan Soldiers, and eating the Turtles' pizza. ![]() "NES Ninja Turtles Theme Song" is a song set to the tune of the theme song of the 1987 series that rants about how bad the 1989 video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System is. ![]() Michelangelo (who is at full health) takes the pizza in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the argument. In "TMNT Argue over Pizza", Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael all argue over who should eat the pizza to restore their health.Each one of their descriptions shout out the franchise or particular turtle in some way, as well. In Them's Fightin' Herds, four of the pixel cosmetics are recolored eye masks based on the ones worn by the ninja turtles, which also reference the artists they're named after "Vinci" (Blue/Leonardo), "Buonarroti" (Orange/Michelangelo), "Betto Bardi" (Purple/Donetello) and "Urbino" (Red/Rapheal).In Streets of Rage 4, graffiti art of a rat with four color-coded turtles (red (behind the box), orange, blue, and purple) appears in the game's sewer stage.Eggman's E-100 series of robots have the same color scheme as the turtles' signature headbands Red (E-102 Gamma and Raphael), Blue (E-103 Delta and Leonardo), Orange (E-104 Epsilon and Michelangelo) and Purple (E-105 Zeta and Donatello). are clear parodies of the Ninja Turtles, right down to being color-coded, bandana-wearing. Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder: When certain enemies, such as the Bad Brothers and even Death Adder himself are killed, the game plays the voice clip of Raphael yelling "DAMN!" as he chases after Casey Jones in the 1990 live-action film.Disco Zoo: The Mythical animal in the city is a "sewer turtle" wearing ninja gear.In the Dennis the Menace Licensed Game for the SNES, ninja turtles serve as enemies in the Sewer levels.To enter their lair, you need to bring them a pizza, and when they see you, one of them says "What the hell, you're not June!" Borderlands 2 had a sidequest where you're sent to kill a group of Rats (mutated bandits) named Lee, Ralph, Dan, Mick, and Flinter.In ANNO: Mutationem, one of collectible movie posters is titled "Teenage Mecha Sewer Warriors" that's about four brothers living in the sewers fighting monsters.Also, Jim Henson's Creature Shop, who designed the costumes and puppets for Dinosaurs, also designed the live-action Ninja Turtles. note As an Actor Allusion, the guys in Robbie's, Charlene's and Baby's suits were Donatello, Michaelangelo and Splinter in the 1990 film. Dinosaurs: Robbie has a poster of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Cavemen in his bedroom.The Speed of Sound: When Eddie moved to Harmony House at age 11, he brought his stuff in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles suitcase. ![]()
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![]() For those looking for a new online multiplayer game to enjoy with friends or loved ones, these underrated gems may be just what the doctor ordered and are definitely worth checking out. It is a tribute to and sometimes a parody of the old SNES games so many of us grew up with and loved Journey through fantastical lands and battle tons of different enemies and bosses in your quest for truth, friendship and, above all, finding the world's. As a result, there's a long list of fantastic online multiplayer games that hardly anybody is playing, some of which deserve a lot more attention than they've so far been given. Secrets of Grindea is an old-school Action RPG with co-op support for up to 4 players. Others aren't quite able to build up a head of steam in the first place, despite their obvious quality. Updated April 14, 2022, by Tom Bowen: Some games explode onto the scene in a blaze of hype only to fizzle out in the months and years that follow. If Among Us can do it, then perhaps so too could some of their older and overlooked titles. It's stories like this that provide hope to developers. Among Us, for example, has gone from relative obscurity to one of the most downloaded games on Steam in just the last two months. Sometimes though, games that were originally released without much fanfare suddenly become hugely popular. RELATED: The Most Innovative Indie Platformers If history has taught us anything, it's that there's always another 'next big thing'. This isn't the first time that a game has blown up like this though, nor will it be the last. Earlier this year, Fall Guys did just this, racking up around 35 million downloads within its first few months. Some old test dialogue from when the dialogue and cutscene systems were brand new.Every once in a while, a multiplayer game comes along that completely shakes up the gaming scene. Thanks, glad you like it! We go by the name Pixel Ferrets! We don't have any site up just yet, but we're working on it as we man! Co-op all the way, games with co-op are always the most fun to well. Super exciting none the man! It's programmed in Stern Can't say we expected to be on the front page of indiegames. We all really liked what we heard from your site, seemed to fit our game pretty much perfectly! Stay Verdon If he's interested in working with us that an email in the near future. ![]() Thanks guys! We'll make sure the next video a co-op one for for the tip! Since we went "offical" yesterday we've had a bunch composers and musicians droppings us mails about wanting to help! Hopefully we'll find someone who fits us and the game just definitely in the top of our list! If you don't mind, you could give him my email. I'm gonna try to update frequently with stuff we're working on, videos/screens and overall progress on the Mecha, Sam English We have a lengthy main story with dungeons in all shapes and colors, as well as multiple side-quests and hidden secrets! All this can be played with up to 4 players co-op, or just by yourself if you're more of a single player guy! ![]() We have no classes, you build your hero from scratch putting skill points in almost anything you want, with no level caps holding you back! The game features zelda-ish gameplay, but with deep character customization and skill systems. You take on the role as a young hero (or heroine) taking his or her first steps to become a famed Collector and help collect the most valuable rares in the entire kingdom! In the world of Grindea everything is determined by one thing - how big you collection of stuff is. In the world of Grindea everything is determined by one thing - how big you. Secrets of Grindea TLoZ clone with co-op multiplayer support. Secrets of Grindea is an old-school RPG, with co-op support for up to 4 players. So! Secrets of Grindea is an old-school RPG, with co-op support for up to 4 players. TLoZ clone with co-op multiplayer support. We just got our homepage up and running! It has more solid information about the game, about us and it's very own devlog! if you guys want to check it out! Rated conservatively at 150 watts per channel, the amplifier features extremely low distortion and noise.ġ968 – The Pro 800 Series tape recorders feature a logic-controlled transport.ġ969 – High Fidelity magazine calls the DC-300 the world’s best amplifier.ġ970 – The new IC-150 pre-amp and D-150 amplifier feature exceptional sound quality.ġ970 – DC-300 Amplifier patent obtained by Gerald Stanley.ġ971 – Crown invents the grounded bridge amplifier.ġ971 – Thanksgiving Day fire destroys over 60% of the Crown facility and the remainder of the plant is severely damaged. The Gold Crown Stereo X recorder includes several innovations in component electronics.ġ962-63 – Crown invents the first solid-state, professional-quality tape recorder.ġ964 – An industry first: the SA 20-20 solid-state amplifier is a low-profile unit only 1-3/4 inches high.ġ967 – Introducing the DC-300 amplifier: the world’s first reliable, solid-state, high-power amplifier raises the bar once more. Speakers are designed and manufactured as accessories to tape recorders.ġ954 – Electromagnetic Braking Mechanism patent obtained by Clarence Moore.ġ955 – Tape recorder production grows and expands.ġ958 – The Royal makes its appearance as Crown's first stereo, 2-channel, tape recorder.ġ959 – Tape recorders take on a new rack-mount design with the introduction of the Crown Prince, along with the introduction of stand-alone vacuum tube amplifiers including the A15 and A30.ġ959 – Magnetic Recorder patent obtained by Clarence Moore.ġ960-61 – Tape recorder improvements include separate electronic and transport sections, push- button and relay control, and remote control capabilities. Tone control circuitry further enhances this unit designed for PA system use.ġ950s – The vacuum tube tape recorder line includes the Standard, Imperial, Broadcast, Prince, and Royal.ġ953 – A three-motor electromagnetic braking mechanism revolutionizes the tape recorder industry. And, as evidenced by DriveCore™, we’re continuing to set new standards for Crown’s future – and for the entire industry as well.ġ947 – Founders Ruby and Clarence Moore establish International Radio and Electronics Corporation, modifying and distributing high-quality tape recorders for rugged environments.ġ950 – Introduction of world’s first tape recorder with built-in power amplifier. Crown’s history is one of an uninterrupted list of achievements in sound. A never-ending list of industry-changing product introductions. Multiple patents – more than any of our competitors combined. Best of all, as proud owners can attest, amplifiers with class-I technology sound great, with a powerful, accurate sound that stands out from the competition. It also makes them more reliable, since they are not constantly stressed to their limits or subjected to excessive heat. ![]() This characteristic means class-I amplifiers run better and longer-especially at lower impedances. Class-I handles reactive loudspeaker loads easily and gracefully, by reusing energy returned from the loudspeaker rather than dissipating it as heat or forcing the amp into premature current limiting. It provides unprecedented efficiency, requiring less power from the AC supply than other designs and that can add up to significant cost savings over the life of the amplifier. Class-I technology offers several key advantages. This approach not only drives the product to excellence, it drives the people to be the best that they can be.” Class-IĬlass-I, also known as BCA (Balanced Current Amplifier) is Crown’s patented, cutting-edge technology that gets more power out of an amplifier with less waste than was ever before possible. “Crown’s recipe is simple: design, build and service each product as if you were the customer. ![]() “In an era of cookbook designs and buggy software, it would seem that the most basic lessons of history have been forgotten,” he says. The end result is an ultra-efficient one-piece audio amplifier circuit that exhibits the exemplary audio quality of a highly evolved Class AB design.Ĭrown International Senior VP of R&D Gerald Stanley, who originally joined the company in 1964 as a tape recorder line technician and amplifier design engineer, comments on Crown’s success over the years. DriveCore's front-end drive circuits leverage the inherent efficiency of Class D output stages while also maintaining superb sonic characteristics. The foundational DriveCore™ circuitry is based on breakthroughs by Crown's own Gerald Stanley with five patents applying to the advanced feedback, modulation and output stage technologies. This new amplifier technology seamlessly integrates the amplifier drive stage into the power output stage fusing everything into a chip the size of a dime. ![]() The words came pretty easily and I was pleasantly surprised. I looked at her face while chatting never looking at the camera and had a very pleasant conversation. I had prayed that I would not say” uh”, “and” or “uhm” too much. We listened to a few more songs until a decent time to go in. ![]() We laughed and the nervousness seemed to fade. So I surprised Jennifer by playing it on my I-Phone. ![]() He has this ritual before a big sales meeting of playing air guitar to Motley Crue’s “Kickstart My Heart. Dwight Schrute is one of my favorite characters. we waited nervously in the car not knowing what to do with ourselves. Not wanting to be the first ones to arrive. We proceeded to travel to the ABC studio. I felt confident and as ready as I would ever be. That gave me the perfect excuse to carry my Kate Spade Holly Street Ashton Giverny Blue bag. It had the cobalt blue from my dress, the hot pink from my Lilly Pulitzer Kat Kitten Heel shoes and a pop of turquoise. Once I found the Sassy Jones Boutique “McKenzie” necklace everything came together. I ended up wearing the dress I bought for the show. Well, I wasn’t as off base as I had thought. During the commercial break we were delighted to see that Talk of Alabama chose to announce the upcoming show by mentioning us and showing our photos on the promo. While doing so we had it on ABC 33/40 watching the Good Morning America Show. Nether of us could sleep, but we thought the other was asleep all night. Kristal Lee practicing her lines as Nicole Allshouse We share several appetizers and took home a big slice of Red Velvet Cheesecake for later. ![]() I found out there was one there, SCORE! It was really good. I knew it was one of Jennifer’s favorites. Our real destination was the Cheesecake Factory. We settled on a quick trip to Pottery Barn Kids and to browse Kate Spade at The Summit shopping center. We had great conversation catching back up on the news from our busy day-to-day lives. We were stuck in 3 traffic jams on the way up due to the Independence Day traffic heading home from the Gulf Coast beaches. We tried to make it in time to do a little Galleria shopping but God had other plans for our wallets. Plus we would have been frazzled had we gotten lost right before the show. The studio wants you to arrive promptly at 8:30 the next day, or you do not go on. We did not want to arrive late and miss our segment. Also, GPS is amazing, but let’s face it, sometimes it is wrong. We wanted to find the location of the studio in day light, so we would know how far away it was from the hotel. We wanted to arrive in plenty of time, for several reasons. She from Destin, Florida to Mobile, Alabama to meet me, and then on to Birmingham, Alabama. Jennifer and I left Sunday morning to travel. I practiced my questions and answers in my head. I did not sleep a wink the night before the show. You finally relax now that it is finished. Thankfully, there is a video replay so you can catch up. You are not even sure what transpired clearly. Lights, Camera, Action!īefore you know it, it seems like a blur and is over. You don’t know what to expect, but have given it your all to prepare.īefore you know it, all of the work comes to fruition. (You can read part 1 HERE and Part 2 HERE)Ī television appearance is much like your wedding day. I will be sharing my experiences on a TV show for the first time. In Part 3 of our 3 part series, ” How To Prepare For A TV Appearance”, I write a little bit, almost every day, and if it results in two or three or (on a good day) four good paragraphs, I consider myself a lucky man. The solution is never to sit down and imagine that you will achieve something magical and magnificent. I think the trouble starts when you sit down to write and imagine that you will achieve something magical and magnificent - and when you don’t, panic sets in. In fact, you may want to have a separate file in which you keep discarded copy, because you never know if it might work better after revisions or at another point in your writings.Īnd remember, writing takes time, patience, and the ability to embrace imperfection.Īuthor Malcolm Gladwell explains it like this: “I deal with writer’s block by lowering my expectations. Sometimes, those gems won’t be apparent right away, so don’t be too quick to discard what you think isn’t working. Like we mentioned ? … just start writing, and you can go back and pick out the gems later. If you’re striving for a perfect first draft, you’re likely getting in your own way. Something relevant to the topic at hand will likely follow. The act of getting your fingers moving and putting a dent in that blank space can get your wheels whirling. You can write short phrases, single words, or a random recording of your thoughts, such as “I’m sitting here not writing about the price of tea in China, when I know I should be, but I can’t think of what to say about it because there is a bee buzzing outside my window …”Īim for 10 minutes and see where you’re at. Write something, even if it has nothing to do with your topic. It may or may not be anything that ends up in your final draft, but it will get the words flowing and possibly provide some inspiration for more writing. Just write down whatever pops into your mind, and who knows where it may lead you. From there, you may jump to blood type, and from there, blood bank. Repeat it for that word or phrase and on and on.įor example, if you’re writing about murder, the next word may be blood. Start with any word related to what you’re writing about, then write a word or phrase associated with that word. To get started, you may want to try a word association exercise. Then my father sat down beside him put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by Bird, buddy. We were out at our family cabin in Bolinas, and he was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books about birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead. “Thirty years ago, my older brother, who was ten years old at the time, was trying to get a report written on birds that he’d had three months to write, which was due the next day. In her book Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Anne Lamott tells this story that illustrates the practice well: No matter how big your ideas or how large the project, don’t get overwhelmed by its entirety. So, here are some tips to get your words flowing again. The most important thing to know about writer’s block, however, is how to overcome it. There’s no known direct cause for it it’s often just part of the process. Interesting theory … if only wiping out writer’s block were as easy as giving babies all the milk they want, the world might be brimming over with loads more literature.īut alas, even those of us who were well fed during infancy get writer’s block. Edmund Bergler, an Austrian psychiatrist living in New York, who blamed writer’s block on “oral masochism and a milk-denying mother.” He theorized that writers subconsciously recreate that feeling of being starved by blocking themselves. ![]() It’s a feeling that has plagued writers since the beginning of time, though the noun to describe it is relatively new. ![]() Your mind is blank, your thoughts a messy mush of nothingness, and so you sit … and stare some more. You sit down to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard, as the case may be), and nothing comes out. It’s one of the most frustrating parts of the craft. ![]() *Soil pH is determined using a professional soil test. Lowery, T., Clemson Horticulture student, personal experience.Vincent, E., Environmental horticulturist Clemson University, personal communication.University of Florida, IFAS Extension.Columbia, SC: South Carolina Forestry Commission. (2003) Urban tree species guide: Choosing the right tree for the right place. North Carolina State University (2005).Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center for Home Gardening.McMillan, P., Plant taxonomist Clemson University, personal communication.Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center University of Texas at Austin.Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Information Center.(2011).Herbaceous perennial plants: A treatise on their identification, culture, and garden attributes. Armitage’s native plants for North American gardens. Armitage’s manual of annuals, biennials, and half-hardy perennials. org/PlantFinder/FullImageDisplay.aspx ?documentid=7880 This plant does not appear on the following invasive plant lists on : USDA SC Invasive Plant Species SC Exotic Plant Pest Council However, some susceptibility to leaf blight and powdery mildew has been observed and the occasional spider mite and aphid visitors 12. Pests: Plants are relatively pest resistant if cultural preferences are met. Apply follow up mulch in summer to retain a cool, moist environment 12. Do not allow mulch to touch the trunk 14. Modify water recommendations to reflect site drainage and rainfall. At planting, water the root ball daily with two gallons of water per inch of trunk diameter for two weeks, every other day for two months and then weekly until established. This hydrangea is naturally found in moist, low lying areas and stream banks so prefers a well moistened soil and mulching especially in summer 12,20.Ĭare: Plant so root flare is visible at soil surface 14. Siting: Oakleaf Hydrangea makes an excellent accent for foundational planting as well as being right at home in woodland settings or shade gardens. An added interest of this specimen is the unique foliage which resembles large oak leaves and turns deep red-purple in the fall 13,20. tall and wide 12 Type: Deciduous woody 12 Habit: Multi-stemmed, upright, colonizing shrub 10,12 Wetland indicator category**: Not found 17 Texture: Course 20 Growth rate: Fast 19 Light: Part-shade to shade preferred 10,12,13,19 Moisture: Medium-moist 10,12,13 Soil*: Fertile, well-drained, 6.8-7.2 10,12,13,19 Zones: 5-9 12 Origin: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi 16 Ecosystem benefits: Low wildlife benefit, favorable to deer, attracts some butterflies and hummingbirds 10,13,19įeatures: The Oakleaf Hydrangea is an easy to grow, mounding, shrub with beautiful panicles of creamy white flowers in the summer that dry to a dusty purple in early winter. Latin name: Hydrangea quercifolia 10 Common name: Oakleaf hydrangea 10 Flowers: Progression from white-purple panicles in June and July persisting through midwinter 10,13 Fruit or cones: Inconspicuous 10 Height & Width: 6-8ft. ![]() Perfect for anonymous browsing, downloading, and streaming (i.e.You can try out this provider using their 30-day money-back guarantee. You’re always well protected with ExpressVPN. Moreover, ExpressVPN has proper security and uses strong encryption. As well, ExpressVPN is extremely easy to use, also for people with less VPN experience. This VPN is very fast and has a ton of servers. In our view, ExpressVPN is the best VPN for Kodi. Here below you find one suggestion for a good VPN for Kodi. If you don’t have a subscription, then we have a number of excellent suggestions for you. Of course, you can only install a VPN on Kodi if you have a VPN subscription. Note: This way is technically challenging for newer VPN users. 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![]() Oddleif will always join in Chapter 2, at Skogr, and remain with the caravan throughout the series. This makes her especially deadly near the end of a fight, or against tough opponents who have lost a lot of armor. For every 2 points of armor her target has lost, the Archer gains 1 additional strength to her attack, as long as she didn't move beforehand. Passive Ability: Puncture By standing still, the Archer is able to line up a shot that takes advantage of an enemies missing armor, doing bonus damage.
All the mp3's on this box are replicated to another PC that is for my media center. I can fire up the old stereo in the garage and listen out there, or put on an old walkman and listen while I mow (or blow snow). The only yhing this part of my system feeds is a small Ramsey FM transmitter kit. I have Win2k Pro running on it and have loaded some nifty little web interface thingy for WinAmp. I just did a quick check, this box has been up for three week straight now. I am using RealVNC to "remote control" the PC, it has no monitor, the keyboard and mouse are stuffed under the desk where the box hides. I ripped all my CD's with FreeRip (that took awhile). Kevin, I have been running a "Musicbox" PC for quite awhile now.īasically, it is a PIII 750MHz with a 40GB HD. Linux is an option as I am willing to forego iPod support.ĭeriving quality spdif or aes output. I am thinking either of WinXP Pro or Media Edition. Need remote control as well but might use wireless keyboard for this function. Very small monitor is being considered or tv via s-video on optional agp video card. Would prefer remote administration and not use a regular monitor with this unit. Analog outputs would be used only in audio shoot outs away from home. I am probably going to get a sound card by m-audio and use either aes/ebu or spdif to my dac. ![]() Far more power than I initially need.Įventually I may add a sata drive and use as video recorder as well. ![]() I have not bought a cd burner yet, but am planning something modest that can play dvd and record cdr at >40X. Drive is 80GB ata 100 seagate 7200rpm with noise kit. I have an antec aria micro atx case which will have an asus a7n8x-vm-400 installed with a barton core athlon xp 2600 and 512M of ram. I am slowly collecting the bits and pieces to build an audio server.
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