![]() ![]() With water in the tank, you’re ready to go. All you have to do is choose a matching pair, wet them, wring them out and stick ‘em onto the Velcro discs. Two pairs of round mops come in the box – one soft, the other a little rough for ‘polishing’ the floor. The clamp for the tank seemed to be drip-proof during our testing. The top tank pops right off with the push of a button, and can be filled through an opening on the side. This is the largest cleaning head in the box – on top is a transparent, grey ‘tank’ and on the underside is a pair of rotating discs with Velcro. So let’s dive right into the Power Drive Mop. That’s a pretty versatile kit, allowing you to clean pretty much any surface, with the additional benefit of being able to mop the floor as well. We were sent the purple model (Vintage Wine as LG calls it) in the A9 Kompressor series, which comes with an additional Hard Floor Power Drive Nozzle, the Power Drive Mop and two additional tools for hard dirt and upholstery. ![]() Beyond that, each A9 Kompressor model has a different combination of additional tools and Power Drive cleaning heads – the easiest way to distinguish between them all is the color of the handstick. Below the clips for storing the handstick is a niche with charging plates for the second battery pack.Īll four A9 Kompressor models ship with the Multi-Surface Power Drive Nozzle, plus the Combination and Crevice tools, and there’s space to store these on the charging station itself. The charging station can also be wall mounted, but good to know you have a choice.Īs we mentioned, the A9 Kompressor handsticks come with two batteries, and the dock has been designed to top up the spare battery while you’re using the vacuum with the other one. It comes in several pieces that you’ll need to assemble (and might need to consult the manual to get that done), but what we really liked about the charging station is the cable management option at the rear of the vertical piece and the spots available to store your regularly used tools. What sets the CordZero A9 Kompressor apart from is main rival, Dyson, is the free-standing charging station. It requires a relatively tight grip that can be tiring on the arm muscles, and a little time to get used to.Ĭordless handsticks aren’t new and LG has stuck to a familiar design that most people would be instantly familiar with. Moreover, the rotating mop pads also generate some force, which can push the handstick at angles instead of a steady, straight path. The handheld main unit feels heavier than a Dyson handstick and the LG can feel quite unbalanced when you’re maneuvering it around the house, and it’s difficult to hold the unit up for more than a few minutes at a time if you’re clearing cobwebs from the ceiling. The only thing that made us dock that half star in this review is the overall weight distribution of the A9 Kompressor. While this information may be useful to some, we found it quite unnecessary and didn’t use the app once after the initial setup. This allows you to keep tabs on the health of the device, including its filter, the life of the attachments and a cleaning history via a companion app. Like the older CordZero A9 range of handsticks, LG has integrated its ThinQ technology into the A9 Kompressor range as well. ![]()
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![]() ![]() If there's one person who can take credit for putting Piedmont nebbiolo on the international map, it has to be Angelo Gaja. And within Piedmont, two villages have long been understood to produce the finest nebbiolos in the world: Barolo and Barbaresco. Traditionally, the most celebrated nebbiolo hails from the Italian region of Piedmont, where the thick-skinned grape isn't harvested until late in the growing season, around when the autumn fog begins to roll in (nebbiolo takes its name from "nebbia," the Italian word for fog). Wine lovers turn to cabernet sauvignon for intensity and to pinot noir for elegance-but if there's any grape that can match them both on each count, it has to be nebbiolo. Region: Barbaresco, Italy | ABV: 14.5% | Tasting Notes: Violet, Tar, Cherry, Baking spice Here are 15 excellent and diverse red wines that are especially deserving of your corkscrew. With red wines now being made in every major wine-producing nation in the world, it's impossible to condense the totality of red wines into a short list-but that's not going to stop us from trying. Gaja Barbaresco takes the top spot because it has a traditional but rich composition that makes for a legendary drinking experience. And that's to say nothing of the unique styles and practices cultivated by each individual winemaker. The same grape grown in the various Burgundy villages of France returns a much different style: wavering in degrees of ripeness, with some more fruit-forward than others, but remarkably earthy and imbued with ample acidity and firm, taut tannins. ![]() The style of pinot from California is typically ripe, powerful and fruit-forward. ![]() Take pinot noir, for instance: a hard grape to cultivate because of its delicate skin and difficulty ripening in areas that lack sufficient sunshine. Traditions and mandates governing the production of red wine vary geographically: different regions of the world all have different rules dictating which grape varieties are permitted, how long the wines must age, what the final alcohol content be, and how the wine must be labeled.Īnd it's not just the rules that vary per geography, it's also the way the grapes express themselves. Oak barrel aging, filtration, cultivated yeasts, and modern vineyard practices are all comparatively recent additions to the red wine experience. The finest red wines of today follow this general pattern, with the addition of a couple millennia worth of innovation. You just need some grapes, a container, and mother nature. Unlike beer, there's no heating involved unlike liquor, you don't need a still. At its essence, red wine may be the simplest and most straightforward alcoholic beverage in the world: you simply harvest some red grapes, crush them (with a press, or-if you prefer-your feet), let them sit with their skins for a while to add color (as distinct from whites, in which the juice is typically separated from the skins to produce wines of lightness and clarity), and wait for some ambient yeasts to start converting the sugar into alcohol. Ah, red wine: friend to hearty dishes, enemy to white shirts. ![]() ![]() After a night spent in fear of the woodland noises, the group stops to catch breakfast at a river. They head into the rocky, mountainous wilderness of the Sierra Nevada with Shadow leading. Not wanting to be left alone on the ranch, Chance and Sassy decide to accompany Shadow on his journey. Shadow, refusing to believe that his boy would leave him, decides to make his way home. Unsure about the disappearance of their host, the animals fear they have been abandoned. However, half of her message to him is lost, leading him to believe that she has taken them along, leaving the animals alone. ![]() Later in the week, Kate goes on a cattle drive, leaving the animals to be looked after by her neighbor Frank. Shadow and Sassy miss their owners immediately, but Chance sees it as an opportunity to relax and be free. They leave the pets at a ranch belonging to Kate, Laura's college friend. Shortly after the wedding, the family has to temporarily move to San Francisco because Bob must relocate there for his job. That morning, the children's mother, Laura Burnford, marries Bob Seaver, and Chance causes trouble by devouring the wedding cake in front of all the guests. ![]() He shares his home with Shadow, a wise old Golden Retriever owned by Jamie's brother Peter, and Sassy, a pampered Himalayan cat owned by Peter and Jamie's sister Hope. Levy, who died during production of the film.Ĭhance, a selfish and free-spirited American Bulldog and the narrator of the film, explains that he is the pet of Jamie Burnford, but expresses no interest in his owner or being part of a family. This film is dedicated to producer Franklin R. It grossed $57 million worldwide and was followed in 1996 by Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco. Directed by Duwayne Dunham, it was released on February 3, 1993. ![]() Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey is a 1993 American adventure comedy film and a remake of the 1963 film The Incredible Journey, which was based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Sheila Burnford. ![]() ![]() ![]() ThisComp.layer("layerName2").transform. ThisComp.layer("layerName").transform.opacity=50 Hello Im looking for an expression that randomly (within parameters) switches a layers opacity on or off, but crucially does so by fading up and down ( X seconds) rather than just on or off ( which I have an expression for). After Effects Expression Code List and Example Coding an After Effects expression from scratch can be very tricky on time consuming specially if you just started on After Effects so I have regrouped a bunch of After Effects Expression by providing the script codes, project files and demo example. For example, write 'one' expression to a null layer that would change the opacity on all the comps layers based on a current point in time. It doesnt seem that there is any way to do this in AE. Furthermore, note that the alternative theory of stellar convection introduced by Canuto & Mazzitelli is also implemented in STELUM. For example, when working with actionscript in flash/flex, you could set up 'event listeners' for one object, then when that event is triggered, you can instruct numerous objects to react to that one event. Similarly to the above expression for rad, we incorporate the W factor into the usual equations for conv in order to consider nondiffusive effects near the surface (see Appendix A.2). Then, type the following: (hasParent) parent. To create the initial expression, set a keyframe for the layer you have set as the child. ![]() But, making an expression in After Effects allows for more options. To inherit parent opacity, you could use the pickwhip to inherit the value. I started to experiment with expressions, and it seems that communication between layers and other expressions is pretty limited. 1 day ago &0183 &32 However, opacity does not. Have a quick question - I'm coming from a flash/actionscript programming background and am fairly new to AE. ![]() ![]() Your team will include the lead planner and one assistant on the day of. Troubleshooting any last-minute emergencies that may arise during the event of Collaborating with all vendors to ensure every moment is executed. 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![]() At sizes ranging from XXXS/XS to 4X/5X, their options are even broader than Spanx's. Touted as “the new, solution-focused approach to shape enhancing undergarments, created by Kim Kardashian,” Skims Solutionwear includes the usual stretchy shapewear items, designed to provide “solutions” for tummy, butt, waist, and thighs, in different support levels (medium, high, and “super high”). We decided to put the two brands to the test, and here's what we learned. The star made waves in 2019 when she announced that she’d be entering the “foundational garment” game, and her Skims shapewear brand has skyrocketed as a leader in the space-especially for its wide size-range and inclusive range of nude colorways. The brand started by Sara Blakely almost 20 years ago has become the contemporary gold standard for shapewear and the brand now includes underwear for men and apparel in addition to its fan-loved compression garments.Įnter Kim Kardashian. You can't have a conversation about shapewear brands without mentioning Spanx. While finding the right shapewear can be a challenge, there are simple tips (and some staple brands) that can make the process easier. While it's important to feel confident in your body regardless of its curves, I'm always down to try anything that might make me look or feel better in my clothes. The creative team would reunite in 2014 for This One Summer.I’ve never cared much for shapewear, but heading into my thirties meant that my body looked different than it had previously. Kim herself is an engaging character, with her qualities and shortcomings, her hopes and unsaid dreams, her life still in front of her. Skim is a complete success it’s not surprising that this graphic novel won the 2008 Ignatz Award as Outstanding Graphic Novel and the 2008 Doug Wright Award as Best Book as well as the 2009 Joe Shuster Award for the writer. In any case, her art is very atmospheric and easily draws the reader into the story, without manipulating his/her feelings. One can’t help thinking that her faces look somewhat like early Chris Bachalo’s, especially his work on Shade, the Changing Man. Her storytelling is solid, with a balance of small panels and full pages, in a way reminiscent of Craig Thompson’s work on Blankets. Jillian Tamaki, the cousin of the writer, is an illustrator with only a few comics behind her at the time. Instead, we have a sensitive and caring portrayal of youth at a certain time, in a certain place–and as with all good stories, the specific becomes universal. It removes any voyeuristic quality.īetween Skim’s secret crush, which she doesn’t share even with Lisa, and the boy’s death, which resonates throughout the entire book, the story could have lapsed into melodrama, but doesn’t. The reader keeps his/her distance from the character, while the character tries to find a bearable distance from the overwhelming feeling of loss of control that a lot of people experience at her age. The diary also gives a glimpse of Skim’s inner life, while at the same time hiding very important things who has to fill the void left by the unstated feelings and thoughts of the main character. Used only sparingly, this technique greatly enhances the realism and the involvement of the reader. ![]() Even more impressive is the way she uses the literary device of having the story narrated by Skim herself through her diary entries, by scratching some words, showing partial rewordings, and the like. ![]() ![]() That is far from the only intelligent choice made by writer Mariko Tamaki. This is appropriate enough as it’s Skim’s story and she’s still discovering what the world is all about. Kim’s best friend Lisa doesn’t understand her, one of their classmates finds grief very rewarding when her boyfriend kills himself, and Kim–or “Skim” as she’s nicknamed by her friends–might be falling in love with her English and drama teacher, a kind of post-hippie woman who remains something of a cypher throughout the book. No, this isn’t a new version of Mädchen in Uniform, although we do get lesbian references, as with the street named “Deneuve”, where one of the main character lives. Kimberly Keiko Cameron is a young, somewhat plump, would-be Goth girl whose everyday life as a budding adult is the subject of the excellent Skim, set in 1993 in an all-girls private school around Toronto. ![]() ![]() ![]() Most shavers come with some kind of carrying or protective device. The heads and foils on electric shavers are delicate and need protection. Other extras: The often-overlooked carrying case is a big plus. ![]() ![]() We found more elaborate digital displays nice but not necessary. Display: We looked for models that offer, at a minimum, a lighted battery indicator.Ergonomics: A shaver should be comfortable to hold and should easily maneuver around the contours of your face.Although you can usually purchase a cleaning system separately, if you’d like this feature, buying a shaver that comes with one is almost always more economical. Note, though, that automatic cleaners are generally loud (some roar, others just whirr) and bulky, requiring counter space, which may be at a premium in a small bathroom or an apartment. It’s especially convenient to be able to shave and then just pop your razor into a docking station and have it charged and ready to go the next morning. Cleaning systems: Though you can clean almost any shaver manually, a cleaning and charging dock automates the process.A little warm water and a gentle brushing will clean your razor as well as a standard cleaning system. Rinsability: The ease of rinsing a shaver in the sink-especially when you’re traveling-is important.(In practice, we’ve found that shavers with higher pulse rates do tend to smooth the face a little more efficiently, and they reduce the amount of pressure needed to get a clean shave.) These are designed to get your whiskers standing a little straighter, for better contact with the shaver’s cutters. Both rotary and foil shaver manufacturers add pulses and vibrations to their higher-end models. Rotary shaver makers use beard lifters that are built into the dozens of tiny, spinning blades they’re generally scythe-like, so hairs are (in theory) scooped up and pulled taut from beneath the skin line, at which point they can be cleanly cut. In addition to including multiple heads, foil shaver makers add jagged guide blocks that are designed to capture longer, tougher hairs the variable patterns are intended to act as whisker-trapping labyrinths. One way shaver makers have tried to improve closeness, to compensate for the barrier layer between shaver and user, is by employing mechanisms that lift, cut, and guide facial hair into the cutter. ![]() ![]() ![]() All-inclusive premium services available.ID Theft Guard reveals passwords exposed in a data breach.Many security, privacy, and performance features.□ For everyone who can't patch Adobe Products on Mac and to overcome applications errors you should first Clean your Mac Before you Install it. □ Clean first your mac before you patch Adobe Products To avoid errors like system compatibility report or error code 195 or quit unexpectedly mac applications and more follow those instructions.Īttention □ ! Before you start install process you should first install Adobe Flash Player 2022 ✅ Latest version to do not face any future issues while using that software also to accelerate graphics rendering. Adobe CC 2021 Cracked All Products For MacOS Support M1 □ 100% Working ✔️ ![]() ![]() ![]() This limited edition hardcover will retail for $250 and you can pre-order the book HERE. The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship. This deluxe volume is quarterbound in leather and includes many special features unique to this edition. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo dissapeared bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. This sumptuous slipcased edition of Tolkien’s classic epic tale of adventure is fully illustrated in color for the first time by the author himself. Also appearing are two removable fold-out maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien revealing all the detail of Middle-earth. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvelous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous ‘Bridge of Khazad-dum’ chapter. This one-volume hardback edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty color illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. Over 150 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing. Steeped in unrivaled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. The team behind The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stayed true to those origins. ![]() ![]() For the first time ever, a very special edition of the classic masterpiece, The Lord of The Rings is illustrated throughout in color by the author himself and includes the complete text printed in two colors. For Tolkien, Middle-earth was a world full of music. ![]() ![]() ![]() Wilde and Sudeikis are battling over custody of their two kids. The nanny claimed that Sudeikis was completely blindsided when Wilde, 38, broke things off - despite the actress and director’s constant refrain that their separation was amicable. The nanny - who worked with them for more than three years - further alleged that Sudeikis swiftly banned staffers from listening to any of Styles’ music in his house after the revelation. In a GQ profile published Tuesday, the Ted Lasso creator and star broke his silence about his breakup with the Booksmart director. She left us!’” The nanny claimed Sudeikis banned employees from listening to Styles’ music in the house. Jul 13, 2021, 05:41 PM EDT If you’re confused about Jason Sudeikis ’ split from Olivia Wilde, you’re not alone Sudeikis himself also seems pretty confused about their long engagement coming to an end. He was crying and a mess, saying, ‘ She left us. “After I’d got the kids ready, Jason came upstairs and was having some coffee. 9, when I came back from a weekend off, was crying a lot, crying and crying. Olivia Wilde rocks leather pants and a furry jacket in Paris amid rumors she and ex Jason Sudeikis are in constant communication and friends again By Deirdre Simonds and James. ![]() She told the Daily Mail, “On the Monday morning Nov. Wilde met Harry Styles on the set of her movie “Don’t Worry Darling.” GC Images She also claimed that Sudeikis fired her on Feb. The woman, who spoke anonymously to the Daily Mail, also alleged that the “Ted Lasso” star, 47, was so distraught after finding out about Wilde’s affair with Styles that he threw himself in front of her car to stop her from going to see the former boy-band heartthrob. US actress and director Olivia Wilde has described being served custody papers on behalf of former partner Jason Sudeikis, the Ted Lasso star, while she was on stage as 'vicious'. Their statement comes just hours after the Daily Mail published an article in which their nanny made a series of bombshell accusations - claiming that Sudeikis discovered Wilde had hooked up with Harry Styles at Palm Springs after finding emails between the pair on her old Apple watch. Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis seem to have waived their white flags following a drama-filled year in the wake of their split - because theyre out here looking very simpatico. ![]() |