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Be with Family: The most important thing after Zack died, was to just be with family on those tough days. It will mean more than you could ever imagine.Ĥ. If you have a friend or family member who is missing someone they love, you might want to make that same visit so they know that person has not been forgotten. Our sweet friend, visited Zackie this week and made us realize that he is missed and remembered by so many others. We’ve had cake on the grass for our first birthday without him and we’ve let off balloons singing “Happy Birthday” beside his gravestone. In our family, we have cried and laughed there. Visit their grave: It seems obvious, but some people find the grave site a sad place to visit. It reminds us of the memories of family time spent blowing bubbles for him and watching his infectious smile and laugh as we tried to pop them.ģ. We love to blow bubbles for Zack, as it was one of his favourite things. Did they love a particular game or activity? Do it. ![]() Did they love to eat at a special family restaurant? Eat there. My Twitter friend watched “Rio” for her sweet daughter. Do what they loved: Did you loved one have a favourite movie? Watch it. We often leave an Elmo balloon at the grave on that day.Ģ. We love to take a Sharpie marker and write personal messages to Zack and then sing “Happy Birthday” as we send the messages (and balloons) to Heaven. Especially when there are kids involved, balloons are the symbol of a birthday. Send Balloon Messages: Nothing says a birthday like balloons. Here are 10 ways to acknowledge, remember and celebrate the birthday (or death anniversary) of someone who has died ġ. What could she do? How could she acknowledge the day? What were some ideas to do something in her daughter’s memory? I shared some of the ways we have celebrated Zack’s birthday over the 3 years since he’s been gone. Just last week a new Twitter friend (connected through the loss of our children) was approaching the first time she would celebrate her daughter’s birthday since her death. Certainly a unique and almost impossible feat but we’ve managed to do it for 3 years. This year, Jayden will be opening presents, sharing cake with his friends and enjoying family time but how do we mark the day for Zackie? How to we hide our sadness and grief from our happy birthday boy?The question haunts me every September, as I find the perfectly appropriate way to acknowledge the day for Zack while not taking away from Jayden’s celebration. The joy I felt being pregnant, the excitement as were about to meet them and then the way the world changed just after Zack arrived. As I wrap my head around another year without Zack, I’m overwhelmed with memories of what it was like leading up to the arrival of our twins. Four years since we all celebrated together. This year, on September 21st, it will be our boys’ 7th birthday. ![]() While it can be difficult to relive our moments struggling with the same questions, it’s comforting to know that I might be able to help another family think of a special way to honour the birthday of someone they miss. ![]() I really love being the one that people come to for advice on how to honour someone they love, when they have died. ![]() ![]() Pieces by Thiebaud can be found in the collections of major museums, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, among many others. ![]() His later forays into landscape painting, as seen in Steep Street (1989) or Country City (1988), bring to bear his bold use of color on complex urban scenes. Yet through a masterful handling of paint, evocative use of light and poignant sense of isolation, Thiebaud’s work is unquestionably thoughtful and singular. Thiebaud’s interest in exaggerated colors and vernacular subject matter - characteristics that call to mind images found in mid-century advertising - made him an intriguing figure occupying the hazy borderlands between fine and commercial art. Iconic works such as Pie Counter (1963) demonstrate Thiebaud’s signature treatment of commonplace items with the grandeur and scale of a landscape. That same year, he was included in "New Painting of Common Objects” at the Norton Simon Museum of Art at Pasadena, which also featured paintings by Ed Ruscha and Jim Dine. Though Thiebaud himself doesn’t identify as a Pop artist, the first major exhibition that brought him national renown was a seminal 1962 Pop show at the Sidney Janis Gallery in Manhattan. Admiring the color and form on display in New York’s many bakeries, he began painting small canvases featuring rows of treats, which would become one of his central subjects. There, he befriended Abstract Expressionist painters Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline and drew inspiration from the work of Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. In the late ’50s, time spent living in New York City proved crucial to Thiebaud’s career. He went on to teach at the University of California, Davis, from 1960 to ’91. Bill, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 1951 and earning a master’s soon after. After the war, he attended the California State College at Sacramento on the G.I. Army Air Forces’ First Motion Picture Unit during World War II. As a high schooler, he had a summer apprenticeship at Walt Disney Studios, which led to a stint as a graphic artist in the U.S. Thiebaud was born in Mesa, Arizona, in 1920 and grew up in Southern California from the age of six months. ![]() Stylistically, however, Thiebaud eschewed the precision found in the art of such Pop giants as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol in favor of a more painterly approach, not unlike that of the Italian modernist Giorgio Morandi, whose dreamy paintings of vessels and household objects are simple yet richly atmospheric. When cleaning up use a dry rag on all surfaces then clean any remaining residue with warm soapy water and a rag.Wayne Thiebaud’s pastel-hued still-life paintings and prints of baked goods, gumball machines, hot dogs and paint cans are often associated with the Pop art movement, thanks to the mass-cultural appeal of their content. The ink can be left uncovered in the jar without hardening or forming a skin. Monotypes print best on dry smooth paper. It may be necessary to dampen paper for shallow bitten plates with high contrast images. Plates with greater tonal value, deeply bitten or raised surfaces require dampened paper. Once the print is dry the ink is permanent.Ĭhoose to print on dry or damp paper according to what may best be suited for your techinque. As they contain no dryers the ink drying time will be similar to oil based inks. Although water based the inks are not water soluble and cannot be reactivated by water even while prints are wet. They contain no driers, offfering a long working time for monoprinting or wiping the plate. This ink can also be applied with a brayer for relief printmaking, monotype and collagraphs and it will print from any plastic, wood, linoleum or metal plate. It has a thick buttery consistency with minimal water content. Akua is a soy based printmaking ink made with the high quality lightfast pigments. ![]() To top it off, I love this graphic checker print throw from Bien Mal for the foot of the bed. I love the slight difference in tones and materials, it adds a bit of dimension to my not quite-all-white cloud. During my chance for a bed do-over and bedding refresh, I opted for a white linen duvet cover and shams for a bit of soft fluffy texture and went for smooth percale sheets and pillowcases in Parachute's off-white cream color. I had to get all new bedding last summer after a storage unit catastrophe-a new mattress, pillows, down comforter, bed frame, the works!-but I am so glad I did. The Supportive Pillow: Sijo CloudSupport pillow, $94.The Patterned Throw: Sunday Citizen Casablanca throw, $160.The Single Silk Pillowcase: Hill House Home Sisi silk pillowcase, $105.The Pillowcase Set: Parachute Percale pillowcase set, $49.The Organic Cotton Sheets: SOL Organics percale sheets, $52.The Must-Have Comforter: Brooklinen down comforter, $189.These are the pillows, blankets, shams, duvet covers, and more that have made their nights better at home. According to the National Sleep Foundation, “using TVs, tablets, smartphones, laptops, or other electronic devices before bed delays your body’s internal clock (a.k.a., your circadian rhythm), suppresses the release of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin, and makes it more difficult to fall asleep.” How many of us are guiltily bringing work to bed, now more than ever? Perhaps it’s time we all take a moment to disconnect and settle into sheets, quilts, and duvets that improve our at-home experience.īelow, 26 Vogue editors share their opinions on the best bedding. While a better night’s sleep can’t be fully remedied by upgrading your sheets, the best bedding can provide an extra level of comfort that many of us need as the lines separating work from personal life have become increasingly blurred. From experience, they seem to relax after a few minutes of gentle handling.The importance of a good night’s sleep is indisputable-but actually getting it is another matter. When handling your new pet it is best to support their entire body and not hold on too tightly so you don’t injure them. They need time to digest their meal before being handled. Note that no snake should be handled the day before or the day after it has been fed. Handling and Temperament- Milksnakes are generally docile snakes and can take to handling fairly well. Live prey can bite and seriously injure your animal. It is best to feed frozen thawed rodents instead of live. As snakes grow, the size of the prey will increase or the quantity they get fed. Coarse beech woodchips are a substrate milk snakes do nicely on, and it is easy to clean. Most keepers feed adults every 10 days but some still do once a week. ![]() Hatchlings can be fed every 7-10 days and adult milksnakes about every 10-14. The size of the prey is based of the size of the snake and shouldn’t exceed the width of the largest part of your snakes body. Its not difficult and can be achieved by misting the tank 1-2 times a day.ĭiet- Young snakes can be fed one pinkie mouse once a week. As for humidity, it needs to be kept between 40-70%. Then you run the risk of burning your snake. This tufted quilt from Pottery Barn is made of 100-percent TENCEL lyocell that's naturally temperature regulating, ideal for warm nights and hot sleepers alike. DO NOT use heating rocks as they get hot spots and overheat. Quilts are a great choice for summer bedding because they're usually lighter than a standard comforter. In addition they do require a under tank heater to provide belly heat. Temperature and Humidity- Nelson’s Milksnakes require a basking spot of 85-90 degrees and an ambient cage temperature of mid to high 70’s. Make sure to provide a dish of fresh water, plenty of hiding spaces such as half logs or other things similar. My personal snake actually has a path worm where she roams the perimeter of the enclosure. This way the can borrow and they won’t get cut on sharp edges of larger chipped aspen. Substrate and Decor- I use the typical shredded aspen snake bedding which works really well for most species of snakes. Especially since I have noticed they are very active, usually at night though. It may also help I have a special love for snakes within the colubrid (colubridae) family.Įnclosure Size- As hatchlings, they can live in a small tank such as a 10-15 gallon but as adults they will need an enclosure a minimum of 29 gallons but I think bigger is better. Personally, I love mine and find them very entertaining. ![]() This varies by where you shop, what morph it is, and some other factors. I have found them priced out from anywhere between $50-$100 USD. From experience with my albino Nelson’s Milksnake, they can be quite docile and very active. Nelson’s Milksnakes are a beginner species of snake that grow to reach 36-60 inches with an average of 42 inches. Scientific Name- Lampropeltis Triangulum Nelsoni ![]() The music is quaint and fitting, something you may hear playing in the background at a Renaissance Faire, and the minute detailed graphics are actually a lot of fun to poke around at with your mouse pointer. At times, roving the countryside, performing fetch quests and discovering little nooks and crannies hidden in the landscape felt like 1C’s King’s Bounty series, minus the hexagonal combat sequences. While your backpack appears to be infinitely large, you must possess certain items before you can undertake certain tasks: to collect flowers you must have an empty sack, to harvest herbs you must have a basket per harvest, to fish you need a rod and bait, and so on. Fame points are a form of Experience currency, rewarded after completing quests and used in unlocking new abilities and that range from hunting to foraging for new varietals of fungus. Power points which can be recovered by resting and eating, are used to perform any tasks in the game – from fishing and collecting algae from the bottom of a lake, to fighting. ![]() The game features a surprising amount of depth considering the lack of character stats. ![]() Hero of the Kingdom (not to be confused with “ Heroes of the Kingdom“) is a charming little pixel-hunting game wherein you work your way from being a simple son of a peasant farmer to being enlisted as a soldier in the king’s army, and continually progress in skill sets and unlockables. After your pleasant rural home is destroyed by a bunch of roving bandits, you must leave the comfort of your childhood countryside in search of your father. ![]() ![]() In 2007, the ISO 9001:2008 company expanded capacity by opening Avalon Metal Fabrication in Owatonna under overall management by the Jones Metal Products management team. The present Jones Metal Products, located on 3rd Avenue in Mankato, is a full service contract metal fabrication company, supplying metal components while offering a “complete solutions” package of services that combine elements of design for manufacture and assembly, document control, precision fabrication, finishing and shipping. (They eventually dropped the roofing part of the business.) In 1952, Jones and Chuck Pennington founded a third company, Katolight, to sell generator sets, and the three companies operated together. When Cecil Jones, who purchased Kato Engineering in the late 1920s, needed a metal fabrication company to partner with his existing company, his wife, Mildred Jones, started Jones Sheet Metal and Roofing Company in 1942. High-powered females are a tradition in this primarily woman-owned company. “I’m confident I can do the job and am hoping it happens by 2012.” ![]() “When coming to Jones Metal Products in 2008, my goal was to reach the position of president and ceo,” Richards said. As director of sales and marketing at Jones Metal Products Inc., Richards has plans for a title change. She convinced the coach to get her off the bench by insisting, “I’m so much better than most of those boys.” She has since excelled in such diverse worlds as sports management and manufacturing. “My parents encouraged me to do whatever I wanted to do, so I don’t give much consideration to obstacles,” Richards said. Her parents’ advice-now that she took seriously. She didn’t let the coach’s response to her gender deter her. The chagrin was evident in the coach’s words when 10-year-old Sarah Richards was drafted to play baseball the first year Little League went co-ed. Photo by Kris Kathmann Mankato metal fabrication company with deep community roots growing through tough times. ![]() However, we’ve got to be unbiased and neutral. Plus, I doubt you’ve got more than 5 devices that need protection at the same time. ![]() Now, in my opinion, a single device doesn’t make a huge difference anyway. This means you get 1 extra device/family member to use the VPN for free with Nord than ExpressVPN. NordVPN allows 6 simultaneous connections while ExpressVPN is limited at 5. So, how many devices can you connect to a single account on each VPN? of available countries” is counted, NordVPN if “no. However, ExpressVPN has about 4000 servers, while NordVPN has about 5500+ servers. NordVPN on the other hand only offers 60 countries. of available options obviously matters when we’re comparing NordVPN to ExpressVPN, eh?ĮxpressVPN offers 90 countries to choose from. Of Countries and ServersĪ VPN’s prime job is to let you connect to different countries and servers. Winner: NordVPN (Get 63% off + 3 Month Free) No. Panamanian laws are some of the best if you’re trying to be private, off the grid, and anonymous. While BVI, too is a privacy-friendly country, Panama is just better. This means a VPN from a less privacy-invasive country is a better option.ĮxpressVPN has offices in the British Virgin Islands, while NordVPN is based in Panama. Now, a VPN must only adhere to the laws of a country where it either has physical servers and/or has offices. Even if the VPN company doesn’t want it, they must retain certain data about their customers.Ĭountries in the list include U.S., U.K., and now India, which recently mandated that all VPNs must store user data. Some countries have mandatory data retention policies. I’ll tell you why the jurisdiction matters. If it’s “logs” you’re concerned about, you’ll get the same level of anonymity from both the VPNs. This means, companies with no affiliation with either VPN have verified that they truly are legless. Obviously, they’ve been caught lying on multiple occasions.įortunately, both ExpressVPN and NordVPN got their “no log” policies independently audited. In my opinion, this is the most important feature you should pay attention to in any VPN.Īll VPNs claim that they do not store logs. Overall winner: NordVPN! But hey, how do you know I’m not biased? Go through the fine-print on this comparison and you’ll see. No of Countries and Servers: ExpressVPN.Here’s a brief outline of each compared feature and the winner: Some of you may be short on time, and I get that. I have tested 17 features and writing below only the winner’s software that found best in specific categories. I’ve made sure you understand each feature and its importance for you before comparing them. You’ll get a clear understanding of which VPN is the better choice for each feature.Įven if you aren’t very experienced with VPNs, this piece is for you. ![]() I’ve compared as many as 17 of the most important features for both VPNs. Which is the better VPN? I’ll answer this question in detail, with facts and without any bias throughout this piece. Homeworld is simply incredible and everyone should play it. Only a few minor problems interfere, like the abstraction of ship classes to arbitrary geometric shapes in menus, but they're meagre quibbles given the quality of the package. Lasers cast light on vessels, a depth of field effect enhances the already well-developed sense of distance between craft and the updated UI makes cycling between factory units easier. They've recreated Homeworld's ageing backgrounds and ship textures in keeping with Relic's original vision. That's helped by Gearbox' outstanding update work. The steep learning curve is entirely worth the effort, though, for the fantasy of commanding such an extraordinary collection of sleek, glowing vehicles, and for the spectacle when they boost into battle. Campaign missions can become very difficult if you fail to preserve forces between missions and the technicalities of combat-like micromanaging units to attack the softer top armour of frigates-becomes arduous in Homeworld's biggest scraps. Community created patches have appeared to resolve a significant portion of the bugs from the last official patch, rebalanced the game and attempted to restore original gameplay mechanics, and development of these patches are continuing.It's overwhelming, and deliberately so. Players are encouraged to install mods, notably the community created 2.3 Players Patch, in order to fix the lingering issues from 2.1. Ultimately, many large bugs and balance issues remained as documented in the Bugs and Solutions Thread. However Gearbox decided to halt development and shift its focus to other games. Additional patches were planned, and a 2.205 patch preview was made available as an optional beta on July 5, 2016. Details can be found in the Change List and Balance Change List. Homeworld Remastered received twelve completed patches, the last of which was the version 2.1 patch released on June 10, 2016. The set also includes a die-cast Angel Moon keychain and a 13"-tall replica of the Pride of Hiigara, complete with USB-powered lights.ĭespite the hype around the Remastered edition, on release day, the game was launched with a slew of bugs and balance issues, most notably within the remaster of the first Homeworld game. This set includes a Revised Historical Briefings And Artwork book, which expands on the backstory of the setting and features concept art developed for the game by Rob Cunningham and Jon Aaron Kambeitz. However these features were often implemented differently than they appeared in Homeworld 1 classic, to the disappointment of many fans.Īs well as a digital release via Steam, Homeworld Remastered was also released as a physical boxed set. Homeworld Remastered Collection to zestaw zawierajcy odwieone wersje gier Homeworld i Homeworld 2, czyli dwch kultowych kosmicznych RTS-w autorstwa studia Relic Entertainment. In addition to improving graphics and sounds, Gearbox also added many Homeworld 1 classic features such as formations, realistic ballistics, and tactics/stances. ![]() So both remastered campaigns and the multiplayer mode all have very similar gameplay to Homeworld 2 classic. The Homeworld Remastered game engine is a heavily modified and improved version of the Homeworld 2 classic game engine. Homeworld: Cataclysm is not included in the package, but was later released as Homeworld: Emergence on GOG. Homeworld 2 Classic: the original version of Homeworld 2, released as it was in 2003, updated also to work on modern operating systems. HomeWorld Rm Audio Spolszczenie HM2 - YouTube 0:00 / 16:54 HomeWorld Rm Audio Spolszczenie HM2 Adam Pakua 77 subscribers Subscribe 11 1.2K views 5 years ago Jak wgra (do 1:40 ) reszta to.Homeworld Classic: the original version of the game, released as it was in 1999, updated only so it can work on modern operating systems.Homeworld Multiplayer: a new multiplayer mode, integrating the four factions from Homeworld 1 and 2.Homeworld 2 Remastered: a new version of Homeworld 2, featuring improved graphics and new sound and music.Homeworld Remastered: a new version of Homeworld, moved into the Homeworld 2 engine and featuring a total graphical overhaul and new sound and music.The Homeworld Remastered Collection consists of the following: My design principles for Roma Invicta Less interface, more immersion Want to skip one or more of the features above? Just hand it over to the AI and play the game exactly as you like.From time to time a name or two will pop up among the ranks of talented newcomer pilots that might be familiar to those interested in history.So train them and order them wisely to your squadrons so they can take up their duty in the skies. Each pilot comes with his individual portrait and a given talent that needs to be transferred into skill.Individualize your squadrons and every single aircraft with custom paintings and insignias.Manage your airfields and squadrons to make them as effective as possible.Hire manufacturers such as Fokker or Sopwith to produce airplanes and even to let them develop new models that are able to compete with the constantly advancing technology of your enemy.From reconnaissance missions to front patrolling, strategic bombing and balloon hunting, it is up to you to use your resources wisely and stand up to the enemy.Provide your airfields with machines and pilots and send them on missions that support your overall war strategy on a persistent 10.000 square kilometers wide gameworld fully simulated in real time.Take direct control of any plane at any time and prove yourself in easily accessible but challenging dogfights with detailed damage models.So I decided to dedicate my life completetly to game development. The unforeseen responses were amazing and Of hard work and just wanted to experience the process behind releasing a game. I built it besides my regular job in two years In early 2022 I released my first complete game Roma Invicta on Steam. ![]() The name under which I wanted to design my web presence was also clear to me. Since I was living in the district "Puntigam" in the city of Graz at the time, With courses on Udemy and Youtube tutorials I was able to make progress quite quicklyĪnd slowly started to create the games I always wanted to play myself. Two decades passed before I finally stumbled across the GodotĮngine and finally dared to rediscover this great hobby and finally started learning how to code. I found that extremely funny but always quickly reached the limits of the engine and thus never managed to implement my ideas properly. As teenager I started building small games with the drag&drop applications from Clickteam. 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