![]() Given its focus on the least interesting member of the Griffin family (sorry Meg), it's just not as funny as the other specials that the show has had.įamily Guy Season 20 is currently airing Sundays at 9.30 p.m. The episode sees Meg become obsessed with being bounced on Santa's lap after she experiences her first orgasm when she takes Stewie to meet the Father Christmas at the shopping mall. Christmas Is Coming, Season 18īy far the most ludicrous Family Guy festive special is "Christmas is Coming" which puts the focus on Meg (Mila Kunis). Instead, Lois stays close by in a motel and she decides -in a move that would make the Grinch proud- to steal all their presents, before realizing her mistake and returning home. When Peter and the kids prove their inability to help her with any of the Christmas chores, no matter how simple, she simply decides to leave them and pretend to go visit her sister. In a similar vein to Family Guy's first Christmas special, "The First No L" focuses on Lois losing it when things go wrong ahead of the holiday. Meanwhile, Stewie joins Brian on his quest to find love at various office Christmas parties, with the former amusingly pretend to be employed by a printer company only for it to lead to workers losing their job. Things turn on its head when Peter is paid a visit by the real Santa Claus, who urges him to learn from the error of his ways. "How The Griffin Stole Christmas" sees Peter learn the true meaning of the holiday when he becomes a Mall Santa and starts to abuse his new role to get free gifts and food. Read more Vaccine Skeptics Outraged by 'Family Guy' PSA How The Griffin Stole Christmas, Season 15 While the Nativity is not a new story, per se, Family Guy give their own spin on it by including more adult jokes and themes. The characters star in various roles from Mary (Lois), Joseph (Peter) and the Three Wise Men (Cleveland, Quagmire and Joe), with Stewie standing in for baby Jesus. What would Christmas be without the Nativity play? Well, Family Guy decided to do their own take on the tale. While it's a pretty predictable affair given how often A Christmas Carol has been adapted for both the big and small screen, it's still a fun episode and features a hilarious dance between Peter and Swayze. Rather than being met with the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, Peter is visited by the spirit of the late Patrick Swayze. In a twist on the Charles Dickins classic A Christmas Carol, Peter (MacFarlane) goes on a journey to find his festive spirit again after being left at home by Lois (Alex Borstein) and the kids. Don't Be A Dickins At Christmas, Season 16 It sees Lois lose her festive spirit when a number of things go wrong in the Griffin household over Christmas, including Peter giving away all the family's presents to charity instead of just one and the house getting destroyed in a turkey-related fire.Īfter the many mishaps, Lois goes on a rampage that sees her insult Jack Frost and try to destroy the town's Christmas tree, only for Stewie to appeal to her better nature and convince her otherwise. The first Family Guy Christmas special is also one of the funniest that the show has ever had. A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas, Season 3 While the episode was about trying to save Brian, Stewie also had some tender moments with Vinny, the dog that the Griffin family adopted following Brian's death. Stewie, missing his best friend, decided to travel back in time in order to stop Brian from dying in a car crash. While the world mourned the animated dog in Season 12, it turned out he was only gone for a short amount of time as he was saved in "Christmas Guy". One of the most shocking things to happen on Family Guy in recent years was the sudden death of Brian. "Road To The North Pole" is not only funny it's also thought-provoking, in ways that one wouldn't necessarily expect of an adult animation. However, when they arrive the pair learn of the horrible conditions that Santa and his elves are under because of the world's greed.įamily Guy have had some great musical numbers over the seasons, but the first episode's "Christmas Time Is Killing Us" is one of the best. ![]() "Road To The North Pole" is a two-part special that follows the Griffin duo on a journey to Santa's Grotto, where Stewie plans to kill Santa Claus. Stewie and Brian's (Seth MacFarlane) adventures are always the most appealing in the Family Guy repetoir, and this is also true of the Christmas specials. The 'Money Heist' Easter Egg You (Probably) Missed.Charlie Cox Confirmed to Return as the MCU's Daredevil by Kevin Feige.
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The VC is a 1.8 L (1,769 cc) overhead camshaft inline-four, with a bore and a stroke of 80 mm × 88 mm (3.15 in × 3.46 in). This is in contrast to the successor engines that were designed for transverse front-wheel drive applications as had become the trend in the late-1970s and early-1980s. They were fitted to rear-wheel drive models in a longitudinal arrangement. These engines are only the predecessors to the F-series engines, in no other way related. It was built at the Miyoshi Plant in Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan. Only the petrol 8-valve and 12-valve shared the same gasket pattern. These heads came attached to multiple variations of the different blocks and strokes. There were four basic head types within the F range, the diesel SOHC 8-valve ( R-series), the petrol SOHC 8-valve, petrol SOHC 12-valve, and the petrol DOHC 16-valve. 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The video above shows you where the petcock on your radiator is located, how to flush the coolant / antifreeze and how to burp the system to get the air out of your Protege.Ĭoolant is toxic and animals are attracted to the sweet taste of coolant (antifreeze). When you flush your coolant, which is antifreeze, on your 2002, you are draining out all of the old dirty coolant and preventing costly radiator and cooling system repair down the road. Like the oil in your Protege, coolant gets dirty over time and loses its ability to cool down your 2.0 liter engine. Turn off the engine and drain the water, fill up the radiator with antifreeze until you have a 50/50 coolant / distilled water mixture and burp the system. Fill up the radiator with distilled water and run the engine. This video shows where the radiator drain plug (petcock) is located on a 2002 Mazda Protege. Start your coolant flush by draining the coolant / antifreeze that is in your reservoir, then drain the coolant that is in your radiator by opening the petcock or removing the lower radiator hose. ![]() In addition to preventing your car from overheating, coolant / antifreeze also helps lubricate the seals in the water pump and hoses. Coolant / antifreeze also passes through the heater core under your cowl to provide heat to the cabin of your Protege. ![]() Coolant / antifreeze circulates through Protege radiator and engine to maintain the proper temperature. Learn how to flush the coolant (antifreeze) in your 2002 Mazda Protege. The center will more than triple Harrah’s existing meeting space, which includes the flexible 13,000-square-foot Council Fires Ballroom and the 3,000-person event center. The new two-story conference center will have 100,000 square feet of meeting and event space and will attach to the main casino by skybridge. The hotel tower is slated to house 725 guest rooms, including 70 suites, as well as a pool terrace and several dining options, one of which will be a full-service restaurant. The resort is in the midst of a $250 million expansion that will add a new hotel tower, a new conference center and a new parking garage. Today, the resort has more than 1,100 guest rooms in three towers, nearly 33,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, several dining options and a casino with 4,000 slot machines, table games and a renowned World Series of Poker room.Īnd Harrah’s Cherokee is growing again. When the casino opened in 1997, video poker was the only gaming option. Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and Casino has come a long way in the 20 years since the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opened its facility in Cherokee, North Carolina, an hour’s drive west of Asheville, North Carolina. Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Cherokee, North Carolina The resort’s expanded casino now has over 3,000 slot machines and 190 table games. The massive expansion project also included retail, restaurants and the 42,000-square-foot Rock Spa. Planners bring meetings to the resort because “people like the music, they like the fun - there’s so many things to do here it’s all under one roof,” Tascione said. The 7,600-square-foot Terrace Ballroom connects to an outdoor patio that leads to an event lawn. The Seminole Hard Rock now has 120,000 square feet of meeting space that includes a 38,000-square-foot exhibit hall that doubles as a ballroom with chandeliers that can be lowered. Groups can participate in watersports like relays and kayak races. The new pool complex includes a pool right in front of the guitar tower that’s about three football fields long and 10 feet deep. The project included the new Hard Rock Live, a 7,000-capacity entertainment venue that marked its grand opening with a concert by Maroon 5 on October 25. The new addition is part of the Seminole Tribe’s $1.5 billion resort remodel and expansion. At night, lights outline the tower, and two light shows play on the guitar face every night. The guitar-shaped hotel tower opened October 24, and “it’s mobbed the reception has been unbelievable,” said director of sales Mark Tascione. The new guitar at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, is meant to look like the one Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page played, but this one is 450 feet tall and houses over 600 guest rooms. lake-charles Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida Groups can change the atmosphere of their meetings by using various areas of the resort: private dinners at restaurants, events at the outdoor concert venue, crawfish boils or gumbo cook-offs. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing Finals on December 15. The resort has over 30,000 square feet of meeting space, including the 18,000-square-foot Grand Event Center, where acts like Keith Sweat and the Doobie Brothers perform nearly every weekend. The Chart House on the resort’s golf course overlooks the Interstate 210 bridge, delivering what locals say is the best view in the city. The casino boasts over 1,600 slot machines and 72 table games, including poker, blackjack and craps.īecause it’s part of Landry’s Inc., “we’re a very foodcentric resort,” with over 10 dining options, Forshag said. The Golden Nugget has 1,100 guest rooms, an 18-hole golf course, a spa and a two-acre pool complex with an adult-only area, a swim-up bar, a lazy river and poolside gaming. The resort’s private marina allows groups to charter boats for catered cruises and on-the-water receptions. On the private beach, guests can gather around fire pits, relax on beach chairs and play beach volleyball. The resort fronts Bayou Contraband, which connects to Lake Charles. 9/24/2023 0 Comments Things rush limbaugh said![]() She now understands it's worth it to bow down." ( Source) On Beyoncé: "She's married to a rich guy. "When a gay person turns his back on you, it is anything but an insult it's an invitation." ( Source) I love the women's movement, especially when walking behind it." ( Source) Feminism is what I oppose, and feminism has led women astray. What I'm not is a supporter of liberalism. "Women still live longer than men because their lives are easier." ( Source) "Women should not be allowed on juries where the accused is a stud." ( Source) "Feminism was established so as to allow unattractive women access to the mainstream of society." ( Source) It's exploited, it's played upon, it is promoted, used, and it's unnecessary." ( Source) ![]() And yet white guilt is still one of the dominating factors in American politics. The white race has probably had fewer slaves and for a briefer period of time than any other in the history of the world. "If any race of people should not have guilt about slavery, it's Caucasians. On Barack Obama, during the 2008 election: "A veritable rookie whose only chance of winning is that he's black." Responding to a caller who said black people should have a greater voice on issues: "They are 12 percent of the population. AIDS is the biggest pile of, the biggest pot they throw money into." ( Source) They should get a liquor store and practice robberies." ( Source) ![]() There is a little hope invested in McNabb, and he got a lot of credit for the performance of this team that he didn't deserve. The media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well. 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9/24/2023 0 Comments Improve coherence writing![]() This allows a writer to expand their use of vocabulary at the same time as creating tight cohesive links through subtle shifts in the focus of the argument between t-units referring to the same subject. The essence of this sub- category is that it involved Themes linking back to previous Themes not through simple repetition of the same words, or through substitution of a previous Theme with a pronoun, but instead used synonyms, possessive adjectives, semantically-related words, and rephrasing to connect one Theme to a previous one. ![]() As for the analysis of constant progression itself and subject grades, although no correlation was found, a sub-category which I define as 'inference constant progression' did correlate with subject grades. The occurrence of these long experiential Themes often coincided with the use of the simple linear progression, which in providing local cohesion allowed the writer to use the topical Theme either to present new information without compromising cohesion, or to provide an extra level of cohesion through the use of constant progression. For example, although the use of experiential Themes did not correlate with subject grades, the use of long experiential Themes (consisting of 10 words or more) was found to be significant. ![]() Where no statistically-significant correlations were first identified, further research uncovered correlations for some sub-categories. Positive, statistically-significant correlations were identified between the use of all orienting Themes and subject grades, and the use of simple linear progression and subject grades. In relation to thematic progression, the analyses undertaken searched for correlations between the use of simple linear progression, constant progression, and the ratio of simple linear progression to constant progression with subject grades. Regarding Theme choice, the analyses carried out focused on correlating the use of all orienting Themes, textual Themes, interpersonal Themes and experiential Themes with subject grades. None of the participants had received any kind of instruction regarding how to use different Themes and thematic progression in their texts. ![]() The texts were sourced from a international secondary school in the South of France, and also from the IB's publications '50 Excellent Extended Essays and 50 more Excellent Extended Essays' (2011). The corpus consists of 26 extracts of 25 t-units (clause complexes) each, all written for the History Extended Essay, which received subject grades ranging from A to E. The basic hypothesis of the present study was that the successful use of Theme choice and thematic progression correlates to the subject grades received by IB students. Other studies have focused on the pedagogical possibilities surrounding teaching students, especially non-native English learners, how to use Theme in their academic writing. Many studies have found correlations between Theme choice, particularly use of circumstantial Themes, and thematic progression, particularly the use of simple linear progression and constant progression, and a writer's first language, their level of proficiency in English, and also disciplinary variation. The aim of this research project was to analyse 26 examples of the International Baccalaureate's (IB) Extended Essay in History according to North's (2005) categorisation of orienting Themes (textual, interpersonal and experiential) and topical Themes as well as McCabe's (1999) realisations of thematic progression, in particular the simple linear progression and constant progression structures. The result showed that the participants who were exposed to the use of themes were able to write effectively by putting their sentences in a coherent way. By analysing coherence in writing and students’ selection of theme choice in writing, and through students’ perception of this approach, this study examined not only how the use of themes improves students’ writing, but more importantly, the implications of current strategies of teaching basic writing essays. This study’s sample included secondary school students who study in Form Four in a rural school in Batu Pahat. This quasi-experimental study utilises the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics and examined the use of themes in improving coherence of writing in students’ narrative essays to see if there was a difference in coherence and the choice of themes between the pre-test and post-test. According to Halliday (1985), theme is defined as “the point of the departure” for the clause and therefore it is important for text organisation. The lack of coherence is a major problem in students’ writing as students are not able to link their ideas together in the sentences and paragraphs. 9/24/2023 0 Comments Cure cheese livejournalThere’s nothing complicated or risky or scary about a ‘thing’. I’m still not calling it a relationship, it’s still a ‘thing’. And somehow, just like that, I’ve managed to find a boyfriend who is normal, who hasn’t yet run away. But I couldn’t have asked for today to have been any better. Nobody chooses to acknowledge my former life as a cougar. My Dad seemed very interested in Tom’s former life as an academic. Tom talked to my Dad about their mutual supporting of Stockport County, and then there was a whole-family effort to finish the Guardian crossword. My family are blind to my dating history from the past couple of years and they were never really onboard with my previous choice of the Fireman so I wasn’t really sure how it would go. He hadn’t been nervous at all but I had been. My Dad did a BBQ that we ate under the gazebo because, even though the weather was mild, the rain had started again. (Smaug ordered the bike accessory, I had no idea what it was). Me and Smaug had bought my Dad a ‘The Who’ t-shirt and an accessory for his bike. As I’d met his family the other week, it was only fair because my Mother was desperate. Today was Fathers Day and Tom came to dinner to meet my family. I like plants but I’m not very good with them the palm in my living room that I’ve had for five years seems to be dying and I’m hoping I can somehow bring it back to life. This week his Mum erected some window boxes on his balcony so now there are flowers. He has an antique wardrobe and all-white bed sheets. The lightning illuminated the exposed brick walls of his bedroom. The night was sticky and we were awoken by the thunder. The heatwave and the storms have continued. The Isle of Wight Festival was on TV in the background while we separated the edge pieces from the ordinary ones. I leant him the jigsaw because he likes puzzles and doing things with his hands stops him from being tempted to smoke (he’s very successfully giving up after a habit that lasted decades). Afterwards we started the Fred Dibnah jigsaw at Tom’s flat. We decided to get the house wine to drink, the logic being that the night would probably not have been improved by ordering a £40 bottle of wine as opposed to a £26 bottle. My favourite was the charcuterie board that came with honey to dip all of the goodies in. Even at 4.45, every table was full and people inquiring at the door were being turned away. We had to book an early table because the place is so popular. His sister had bought him a voucher for his birthday. On Saturday (last night) I went out with Tom (the Solicitor) to El Gato Negro, a fancy tapas restaurant on King Street in town. Life and the world are almost unrecognisable now. I have very happy memories of that job and that time in my life. On the drive home through the late dusk, late because the longest day of the year is approaching, I took a wrong turn and ended up unintentionally driving past the high school where I had my first job as a teaching assistant, aged 21/22. On Thursday after work I met a couple of friends and we went to watch a screening of the stage version of Fleabag, a one-woman show. As well as a date night with the Solicitor I’ve seen Emma M and Emma K. It’s all good because I really like tapas. If you can, please comment there using OpenID or your Dreamwidth account.I’ve been out for tapas twice this week plus an all-you-can eat Thai buffet. India’s residency law in Kashmir amplifies demographic fears This entry was originally posted at. Rising temperatures will cause more deaths than all infectious diseases – study Seeking refuge in US, children fleeing danger are expelled Number Fever: The Pepsi Contest That Became a Deadly FiascoĪ Family Cries ‘Justice for Hannah.’ Will Its Rural Town Listen? 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We will inform the lead time for repair, and return the body and lens as quick as possible. * Once we receive the camera body, we would ask RICOH IMAGING or its authorized repair stores to repair it. The detail of repair will be announced later, and we would probably ask customers to send the camera body and lens to us. In case your PENTAX K-1 camera body has got a scratch from attaching aforementioned lenses, we are planning to repair the damaged part of camera body, too. In case of scratch on the PENTAX K-1 camera body * it is applicable to the models without OS function, too.įor details of this repair service, please contact your nearest authorized subsidiary/distributor of Sigma. SIGMA APO 70-200mm F2.8 II EX DG MACRO HSM ※This phenomenon is due to the interference with the shape of the upper part of the mount on the PENTAX K-1Ĭamera body and it does not occur to any cameras other than PENTAX K-1. The upper part of the mount can be scratched. When some SIGMA interchangeable lenses for Pentax mount are attached to the PENTAX K-1, Please find the following details for the phenomenon and products Regarding the use of Pentax mount SIGMA interchangeable lenses when attached to the “Pentax K-1”.įor customers using our interchangeable lenses with aforementioned camera body, We would like to inform you of our policy on the repair service that we announced on May 11th, Thank you for purchasing and using our products. Currently, only one full-frame Global Vision lens is available in the Pentax mount: the 35mm F1.4 "Art". Sigma's recent Global Vision lens lineup has been met with highly positive critical reception, and the company continues to innovate through high-performance lens designs and zoom lenses with apertures wider than F2.8. 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Recommended in-camera sharpness settingsĮarlier this month, Sigma announced that a handful of its current and legacy lenses could cause a minor scratch above the lens mount when attached to the Pentax K-1.Which non-Pentax DSLR body to use my Pentax lens for video?.Weekly Challenge Weekly Challenge # 622: Beauty in the Everyday.Caption Contest Caption contest ending august 3. ![]() Thematic Post Processing Challenge #473.Project 52 PROJECT 52-11-47-LIGHTING -Backlighting Shop for new & used DSLR, mirrorless, video cameras, lenses, printers, lighting.Theme Contest #204 - August, 2023 (People).Caption Contest Caption Contest ending 10 August 2023.Monster Adapter LA-KE1 Pentax K to Sony E Lens Adapter.Pentax K-3 III eBook Version 1.6 Released.The Making of "My best friend, Buckley".Announcing Our August, 2023 Photo Contest.You would see the range on the distance scale, which corresponds to the depth of field. Therefore an 18-200mm lens, for example, effectively becomes 30-340mm. With the sd cameras, you will need to multiply the focal length of lenses by 1.7x. Set the focal length to tele-position, choose the aperture, f22. What is the focal length multiplier with the sd cameras When using a camera with an APS-C size image sensor, you will have to multiply the focal length. The same process also can be applied for tele-position. Therefore, the region between the right and left sides of the centre index, which will be in the range of the same f-number at the chosen aperture, will be in-focus. The distance from the camera to the subject will be shown on the distance scale by the centre index line. For instance, choose the aperture, f22 and rotate the zoom control to the wide position until it stops and focus the lens on a subject. The range between numbers of the same f-number is the depth of field. These figures show the depth of field for each aperture setting. The depth of field scale is printed on depth of field scales on the right and left sides of the centre index line. Depth of field region can be determined by combination of depth of field scale and distance scale. For example on a 28-80mm zoom lens W is equal to 28mm and T is corresponding to 80mm. W indicates wide focal length and T indicates telephoto. 9/24/2023 0 Comments Kodi matrix 19.1 download![]() There are a few new security features implemented now in Kodi, to help keep you safe from intentional or unintentional problems. Most new features here revolve around usability: PVR reminders, home screen widgets, group/channel manager enhancements, navigation and dialog controls, context menus, New/Live/Finale/Premiere tags, channel numbering and sorting, performance improvements, API improvements. Binary addons in general get improvements to system documentation, cleaned up settings dialogs, and better help text.Īnother significant part of Kodi that's had a lot of attention in this release. Kodi 19 replaces the old XML metadata scrapers with new default Python for movies and TV shows there are also new Python scrapers for music, Generic Album Scraper and Generic Artist Scraper. Much of the community has come with us, so, hopefully, your favourite addons will still function, but we're at the mercy of third-party contributors to update their work. Because the old Python 2.7 has gone out of support, we've finally made the wholesale move to Python 3 and ported our addons across. ![]() Python comes in for some major changes in Kodi 19. Some changes may be subtle, but all are designed to improve your experience.Īn often-overlooked feature, but immensely useful to so many people, subtitles get some attention in this release: timestamp overlays get fixed, plus you can now select a dark grey colour and set an opacity for the captions (particularly useful in HDR - protect your eyes, kids, you'll miss them when they're gone). As such, it's always getting some attention, and this release is no different: screen redesign, especially for music new metadata displays changes to playlist views a new "now playing" view artwork and image file improvements both new and updated GUI controls. NFO files that list all performers instead of just the main artist, plus better search links to return related albums and videos by the same director director.Īnd, finally, if your definition of "play" is more game-related, we've implemented integer scaling to improve the viewing quality of Pixel Art games across the board, while iOS get support for Xbox, PlayStation and other supported Bluetooth game controllers.įor many people, the interface is Kodi - it's how you find your way around, it's how you interact with the application and your media. ![]() There are also new features around grouping videos by artist (not just album), support for. There's a new, Matrix-inspired visualisation, there are improvements to display when fetching files from a web server, and several changes to how audio decoder addons can pass information through to the Kodi player.įor video, most of the changes are more technical, and may depend on your hardware: AV1 software decoding, HLG HDR and static HDR10 playback on Windows 10, static HDR10 and dynamic Dolby Vision HDR support on Android, and more OpenGL bicubic scalers.įor those who combine the two, and have libraries of music videos, you get some goodies as well: database and metadata display improvements mean that Kodi will now fetch and display related album and artist information from the music library, where appropriate. Kodi is an open-source media center that was initially designed for the XBOX game console, but was quickly ported to other platforms such as Windows and Linux, and eventually to low-cost Android TV boxes and single board computers such as Raspberry Pi.Ī new stable release of the software comes out every couple of years, and the developers have just announced the release of Kodi 19 “Matrix” a little over two years after Kodi 18 “Leia” release.įor audio and music lovers, there are significant improvements across the board to metadata handling: library improvements, new tags, new displays, improvements to how Kodi handles release dates, album durations, multi-disc sets, and more. Kodi 19 “Matrix” released with AV1, HDR, tvOS support |
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