4/11/2023 0 Comments No gag reflex deepthroatDance with the one that brought you.ĭecades later, heavy-metal bands are still writing songs about her. was the first person to really approach me" says much about People fighting domestic abuse never approached me. "Why did you join up with feminists trying to ban porn instead ofįeminists trying to fight domestic abuse?" Lovelace's response? "The Quan writes,Įric Danville, author of The Complete Linda Lovelace, andĪ technical adviser on the Amanda Seyfried film, once asked Lovelace: Part of Lovelace's afterlife is the continuing tug of war her post-porn career and revelations of subjugation and degradation provoked between pro-porn and anti-porn feminists. Though I suspect Sarsgaard will be a shade more subtle and restrained, given the actor's more phlegmatic undertow on screen compared to Roberts' vein-throbbing. A proposed biopic of Linda Lovelace starring Lindsay Lohan, a casting match-up that at least had the virtue of being alliterative, didn't leave the dock, but now there's a new Lovelace project starring the elf-eyed Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard as her abusive pimp-husband-manager Chuck Traynor (his last name a homonym for "trainer," and horribly apt), perhaps the most thankless role since Eric Roberts played Paul Snider, the jealousy-crazed, psycho-ballistic estranged husband and murderer of Playboy Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten in Bob Fosse's Star 80. ![]() Tracy Quan, the author of those action-packed urban rhapsodies The Diary of a Married Call Girl and its sequel, The Diary of a Married Call Girl, takes a long, thoughtful look back at the battered and disputed legacy of the late porn star Linda Lovelace, whose oral feats in Deep Throat did so much to de-elevate the cultural "conversation" in the Seventies.
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4/11/2023 0 Comments Nvidia geforce now logoIt’s available to the general public now, however, which means it’s time to put it through its paces. GeForce Now has only just exited a two-year beta testing period, during which time Google Stadia has dominated the headlines. The answer is simple: Nvidia hasn’t been crowing about it. It should have Google frantically rolling out content updates for Stadia. It’s a cheap game streaming platform built by a well-known PC gaming brand that has access to an impressive catalogue of titles and some unique technology. ![]() On paper, GeForce Now is an excellent idea. Fingers crossed the situation doesn't get any worse. ![]() Given that the publishers stand to gain very little from the service, however, it's easy to see how Now has ruffled a few feathers.įor the time being, we still recommend GeForce Now, as a unique streaming service that's well-suited to the many avid PC gamers out there. Nvidia says that it is currently in talks with these publishers, and hopes to convince them of the benefits of GeForce Now's platform. The list of publishers which no longer have games on GeForce Now is as follows: This is only the latest in an increasingly long line of publishers who have opted out of GeForce Now the feeling is that publishers are uncomfortable with gamers being able to stream their pre-owned games without paying for the privilege. ![]() UPDATE: Game publisher 2K Games - Borderlands, BioShock - has chosen to pull its games from the GeForce Now service. 4/11/2023 0 Comments Spindle assembly checkpoint![]() Chromosome segregation requires the formation of a microtubule network that connects the spindle poles located at either end of the cell, originating in centrosomes, with kinetochores (protein structures located at the centromeres of each chromosome) ( 4). Failure to do so correctly may lead to genomic instability, aneuploidy, and cancer ( 1– 3). The faithful separation of chromosomes prior to cell division at mitosis is essential for maintaining genomic integrity. Therefore, experimental verification of the results discussed here could provide a deeper understanding of how kinetochores and Aurora B cooperate in the spindle assembly checkpoint. This level of inhibitor concentrations has not yet been studied experimentally, to the authors' best knowledge. Furthermore, when Aurora B inhibition is considered within the model, for a certain range of inhibitor concentrations, a prolonged prometaphase/metaphase is observed. We find that the current model of the spindle assembly checkpoint is robust to variation in its key diffusion-limited parameters. Here, we use mathematical modeling to extend a current model of the spindle assembly checkpoint to incorporate all signaling kinetochores within a cell rather than just one and the role of Aurora B within the resulting model. Aurora B is overexpressed in a subset of cancers and is required for mitosis, making it an attractive anticancer target. Aurora B plays a role in the spindle assembly checkpoint, in part, by destabilizing the localization of BubR1 and Mad2 at centrosomes and responds to changes in tension caused by aberrant microtubule kinetochore attachments. One family of serine/threonine kinases that plays a central role in regulation is the Aurora family. Faithful separation of chromosomes prior to cell division at mitosis is a highly regulated process. 4/11/2023 0 Comments Privatus capital partnersWe work closely with our partners and invest alongside them with the objective of delivering long-term, real and sustainable performance. Our investment partners are at the core of what we do where we seek to build long-term relationships founded upon the principles of accountability, integrity, trust and excellence. 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We apply a rigorous investment evaluation process where we analyse the fundamentals that drive value of each asset such as entry price per sqm, initial and reversionary yields, as well as property specific attributes in relation to macro-economic conditions as well as its specific submarket. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Princeville Capital, an investment firm focused on backing rapidly-growing technology-related companies around the world and Privatus Capital Partners Pty Limited, an advisory and merchant banking firm focused on the private capital. ![]() We take a value-add approach to each opportunity by focusing on real estate assets which are attractively priced due to lack of active asset management leading to sub optimal performance, asset complexity or an inefficient sales process. Princeville Capital and Privatus Capital Partners Enter Into a Strategic Alliance. TE Capital Partners’ objective is to create value in all of our investment opportunities. 4/11/2023 0 Comments Hall of fame billiards![]() Having almost always been involved in the politics of our game, in 1992, I was once again back on the WPBA Board and involved in the creation of the WPBA Classic Tour which debuted in 1993. I loved seeing all of you again!I started my pool journey over 45 years ago and was involved with the WPBA almost since its inception and until my retirement from the WPBA Tour in 1999. It meant so much to me that each and every one of you carved out time in your busy lives to come. And again, I’d also like to thank all my Las Vegas friends who came to celebrate my special night with me. I’d also like to thank Kim Newsome for helping LJ iron out the many details. I’d like to thank the WPBA for my nomination and induction into our Hall of Fame.I’d like to thank my old friend & presenter, LoreeJon Ogonowski-Brown, for working so hard to make it a memorable evening for me. “I was both honored and proud to be inducted into the Women’s Professional Billiards Association Hall of Fame this past Saturday night. Mary recently posted the following message on FB to all her fans in the sport…. One of the association’s main functions is electing of billiard media members to the Billiard Congress of America’s Hall of Fame Board for the purpose of nominating and electing players and notable figures to the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.Mary Kenniston, was officially inducted into the WPBA Hall of Fame. And 100 years from now, people will see my name next to Mosconi’s, which is not a bad thing.”įounded in 2007, the United States Billiard Media Association (USBMA) is a non-profit association dedicated to elevating the visibility and status of billiards in the media at large. In the end, this is what 40 years of playing pool comes down to. “To be honest, I thought my record was good enough to get in before now, but better late than never. Now retired and playing golf daily, the Acworth, Georgia resident had been recommended for consideration by the Hall of Fame Veteran Players Committee after failing to garner enough votes for election on the general ballot prior to turning 60. I think my vision is now 20-180, which isn’t very good.” “It’s hard to compete with somebody who’s 21 and has great vision,” said Davenport by phone on Friday. He also developed a popular learning game called Target Pool.ĭavenport added eight more pro tour titles, before a 2002 injury to his left – a golf ball hit him in the eye resulting in three surgeries – ended his pool-playing career. But I figured out in ’85, I said, well if I don’t play in these tournaments and beat everybody in the world nobody’s gonna know so that’s when I started playing in tournaments.” I went to LA and then went to Michigan, you know went on the road and played other players – and got beat plenty of time. “You have to leave to get better because I was beating everybody in basically all of Northern California. When he was 20 he had to spread his wings and leave Ceres to pursue a career as a professional billiards player. Maybe I’m lucky that I found that skill that I had at such a young age.” “I was pretty good at that bowling thing so I’d put my dime in there and win a couple of hours of free pool a day. He remembers the old Ceres billiard room had a bowling game that offered a prize of an hour of billiard playing if a score of 250 or better was achieved. He graduated from Ceres High School in 1974. It closed about seven years ago.īorn in Oklahoma, Davenport grew up in Ceres and lived on Ninth Street in Ceres. Davenport lived in the Ceres-Modesto area for 52 years until he moved to the Atlanta, Georgia area 11 years ago to open up a billiard club. ![]() Connect with nature by swimming in the water, ride the pigs, discover hidden secrets, and escape from the merciless sharks. Explore Swindon Fart Gallery, workout in the Fart Gyms, and discover underground sewers filled with frog zombies.Ĭross the Wall to escape into Swindonshire, an exotic island spread over 20 km. Demolish the surroundings by shooting with the guns or laser, use the crossbow and aim at the targets. Jump on the trampolines, mattresses, exploding barrels, and much more. Get in the driver seat and roam around Swindon in the cars, buses, and scooters. As soon as you enter Swindon, you are exposed to a world numerous fun-filled activities. The split screen mode allows four players to play Amazing Frog at the same time. There are three game modes in the game – hideout, play on own, and split screen. ![]() The basic aim of the player is to search for trophies, gather achievements, and proceed in the game. There are multiple tasks in the game for you to achieve. During a jump in the sky or during a drive on the road, you will experience the mesmerizing graphics in virtual reality.Īs mentioned earlier, Amazing Frog is a sandbox game with no defined tasks, missions, or targets. Currently, it is compatible with Oculus Virtual Reality headset. Whether it’s the town of Swindon or the landscape of Swindonshire, everything has been designed intricately.Īmazing Frog game supports Virtual Reality as well (only on Windows PC, not on Playstation VR). ![]() They have paid attention to each and every detail. The developers of the Amazing Frog, Fayju, have worked relentlessly to produce such amazing graphics. Participate in numerous activities, earn points and rewards, and just keep on playing without any restrictions. The game is based on exploring the town of Swindon. Amazing Frog is an open world sandbox game where the protagonist is a restless frog. 4/10/2023 0 Comments Pritunl profile![]() In case the Enterprise license is chosen, which allows the installation on an unlimited number of Pritunl server, the high availability with automated failover feature can be leveraged, also given the fact that there are no master nodes, instead each node acts as the same functional level of the others. ![]() Integration for the use of SSO include services like Google Apps, Slack, OneLogin Okta, DUO and Radius: each one of these service can be used to guarantee users the access to the Pritunl infrastructure with their own accounts and without having to use dedicated credentials. In practice, it allows to easily connect devices inside or outside the walls, also in companies with two or more branches, creating a VPN managed with advanced rules and a centralized authentication system.Pritunl integrates several services of third parties like Amazon AWS VPC (Virtual Private Cloud, it’s a virtual network space in the Cloud available to users within the AWS suite) with automated failover and Single Sign On (SSO) authentication. By leveraging the OpenVPN protocol it allows -according to the chosen licensing model- to setup virtual network architectures. You will see the IP of the server along with connection time.Pritunl is an open source platform capable of realizing distributed VPN networks. And after successful authentication, it will show you the status of the connection on its interface. It will ask you to enter username and password for the server. For that, click on the hamburger icon from the top right and then click connect. You can see this screenshot.Īfter adding the profile, simply connect to the server. So, simply import the profile and then it will list the connection details on its interface. I assume that you already have connection configuration file. After that, you can run it and then add a connection profile in it. Now, download Pritunl and then install it. You download the ZIP file from there and then use the “.ovpn” file in the software to get started. If you don’t have any configuration file then you can get one from VPNBook for free. You just need the configuration profiles ready to use this software. If you have an idea of handling OpenVPN connections and configurations then it will be very easy to use this. Using This Free Open Source OpenVPN Client for Windows: Pritunl The UI of the software is very simple and you can anytime add or remove different profiles from it. Just import a configuration file and then simply login using the server credentials to activate the VPN. It is an extremely simple client that you can use to activate VPN connection right on your PC. ![]() There are very limited clients for it that work on major platforms. OpenVPN is probably the best VPN solution that you can get. And not just the local profiles but if you have saved the configuration profiles at some remote location then it lets you import them as well through a URL. It allows you to do all the operations using its simple interface and you can call it anytime from the system tray. It supports OpenVPN profiles that you can import and use them in the software. This software lets you connect to OpenVPN servers and create a VPN connection. Well, not just for Windows, it works with most platforms but here I will be using it on Windows to demonstrate its functionality. Pritunl is a free and open source OpenVPN client for Windows. 4/10/2023 0 Comments Online json formatter![]() You can download the JSONLint source code on GitHub. Thanks to Douglas Crockford of JSON and JS Lint, and Zach Carter, who built a pure JavaScript implementation. As a solution, either use direct URL input, or make sure your content's newlines match the architecture your system expects! Credits Essentially, if you have just newline characters (\n) in your JSON and paste it into JSONLint from a Windows computer, it may validate it as valid erroneously since Windows may need a carriage return (\r) as well to detect newlines properly. This is possibly due to the way Windows handles newlines. If you use a Windows computer you may end up with different results. For example, always use double quotes, always quotify your keys, and remove all callback functions. Make sure you follow JSON's syntax properly. JSON formatter is an online JSON formatter and validator tool that can perform many complex JSON operations such as format, validate, tree view, minify and.An empty object can be represented by.Objects are encapsulated within the opening and closing curly brackets.And though the knowledge of JavaScript isn't necessary, following specific rules is: Using JSON doesn't require any JavaScript knowledge, though having such would only improve your understanding of JSON. Countless JSON libraries are available for most programming languages.It's easy to analyze into logical syntactic components, especially in JavaScript.Compactness – JSON data format doesn't use a complete markup structure, unlike XML.Readability – JSON is human-readable, given proper formatting.This JSON online formatter can also work as JSON Lint. This can be used as notepad / Sublime / VSCode alternative. Stores data locally for the last JSON Formatted in Browsers Local Storage. Not only is JSON language-independent, but it also represents data that speaks common elements of many programming languages, effectively making it into a universal data representation understood by all systems. Supports JSON Graph View of JSON String which works as JSON debugger or corrector and can format Array and Object. There are several reasons why you should consider using JSON, the key reason being that JSON is independent of your system's programming language, despite being derived from JavaScript. The JSON format is often used for serializing and transmitting structured data over a network connection. The official Internet media type for JSON is application/json. As such, it's used by most but not all systems for communicating data. The JSON format was originally specified by Douglas Crockford, and is described in RFC 4627. It's a widespread data format with a diverse range of applications enabled by its simplicity and semblance to readable text. JSON (pronounced as Jason), stands for "JavaScript Object Notation," is a human-readable and compact solution to represent a complex data structure and facilitate data interchange between systems. Copy and paste, directly type, or input a URL in the editor above and let JSONLint tidy and validate your messy JSON code. JSONLint is a validator and reformatter for JSON, a lightweight data-interchange format. 4/10/2023 0 Comments Rain spout diverter![]() The rainwater then exits out of the upper spout, back into the downspout and out to the home’s standard drainage system.įor full back-pressuring to occur, it is best to used a fully-sealed rain barrel. ![]() As soon as the barrel is full, back-pressure occurs and the water stops flowing into lower exit spout and hose. ![]() The rainwater will take this path until the barrel is full (unless there are multiple rain barrels connected together!). When the reservoir fills, the water takes the path of least resistance, which is the unit’s lower exit spout and a hose (B) that leads to the rain barrel (C). With a diverter, debris continues to flow down the down spout instead of flowing into the top of your rain barrel as is the case of a rain barrel with out a diverter. Rainwater gets captured in the Watersaver’s reservoir. The Garden Watersaver Diverter is installed into a downspout (A). Gal terra cotta decorative rain barrel decorative rain barrel kit with planter rain water barrel urn planter decorative rain barrels and diy. Rainwater flows from the roof into the gutter, then into the gutter’s downspout. The Garden Watersaver is designed to capture as much of this rainwater as you desire, depending completely upon the number of downspouts you want to tie into and the number of barrels you link to those downspouts. This includes shipping and taxes throughout Canada and most of the United States.The average roof sheds 160 gallons of rainwater per hour during a moderate rain fall. You can order your diverter online now for $45. RainBarrel.ca is represented throughout Ontario and in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec through partnerships with well over 100 non-profit organizations, each raising funds for projects in their respective communities. CLICK HERE to learn about winterizing your rain barrel.įor those seeking a Do-it-Yourself (DIY) rain barrel solution, optional components are available through RainBarrel.ca which can be combined with the diverter to permit the repurposing of a standard plastic barrel into a rain barrel.Īll RainBarrel.ca products are distributed through non-profit partners at truckload rain barrel fundraising sales. Touch device users can explore by touch or with swipe gestures. When the auto-complete results are available, use the up and down arrows to review and Enter to select. See more ideas about rain diverter, downspout, rain barrel. The Universal Downspout Diverter is designed to allow homeowners to trim the top opening to any size with clear trim lines for the most common sizes of downspouts. Explore Mary Ann Deuvalls board 'RAIN DIVERTER' on Pinterest. Rain barrels must be disconnected and emptied, but the diverter and lower part of the downspout remain installed. Downspout diverters simplify the winterization process as winter caps replace all diverter hose fittings and therefore eliminate the bi-annual requirement to remove/re-attach the lower part of the downspout. A garden hose is all that is needed to direct rainwater from the diverter to rain barrels positioned in gardens.Ī rain barrel requires a downspout to be cut and homeowners must disconnect their barrels in winter to protect against the destructive forces of expanding ice. Standard garden hose attachments permit the option to locate rain barrels in gardens where rainwater is needed rather than against a house as in most traditional rain barrel installations. RainBarrel.ca’s new diverter feeds up to six water storage devices simultaneously through various sized hose attachments. ![]() A downspout diverter redirects rainwater to rain barrels, pools, hot tubs, ponds, gardens or to any other similar water storage device or area. 4/10/2023 0 Comments Pinterest lunark![]() ![]() Interacting with them always rewards players with dialogue, ranging from depressing to downright funny. Wandering Pecaminosa and the surrounding area yields plenty of pockets to explore with NPCs going about their routines. The game is separated into chapters, and each chapter has bullet points (get it) that keep Souza on track, which is handy considering Charlie’s list isn’t short. With that being said, it’s still a gritty, grimy place to live, which suits the noir style just fine.Īs for Pecaminosa – A Pixel Noir Game’s story, I found it to be organized and enjoyable. Even the later desert levels feel just a bit…off. With green lawns, wet sewers, and far too few adobe buildings with orange tile roofs, I’m not feeling much familiarity with this city. The setting is supposed to be a border town between the US and Mexico, but as someone from Los Angeles, I’d say it’s perhaps closer to the indiegogo page’s description of being more like Chicago. It certainly feels dated, like a good noir often does, around the 1940s. When exploring the dusty town of Pecaminosa, it’s clear the inspirations came from all over the place. Complete with dark and brooding music, Pecaminosa – A Pixel Noir Game looks and feels good. I was pleasantly surprised by the “cinematics” as it were, as they were very detailed images that seemed to come alive with moving lighting. ![]() The aesthetics are also fantastic the combination of pixel art and noir style really bring out the best of both worlds. WASD moves Souza around, hotkeys by way of the first three numbers allow the player to assign items as needed, and mouse to punch or shoot. Pecaminosa – A Pixel Noir Game’s controls work well as a twin-stick on a controller and are serviceable on a keyboard and mouse - either option will work just fine. Described on its Steam page as a “police action RPG,” Pecaminosa – A Pixel Noir Game asks players to “grab your gun, hit the streets and do what you do best: investigate and interact with the scum.” Available on PC and Switch for $14.99, Pecaminosa – A Pixel Noir Game is the result of a successful indiegogo campaign that raised nearly $15,000 USD in April of 2020. So begins Pecaminosa – A Pixel Noir Game, developed by Portuguese dev team Cereal Games and published by BadLand Publishing. Now, an unexpected visit from Charlie’s ghost offers both men a shot at redemption: Souza cleans up Charlie’s list, and Charlie lets Souza know his ex-partner’s whereabouts before his appointment with Saint Peter. Of course, that was a time when Charlie “Two Angels” was still alive - before he had eaten lead from Souza’s gun. There was a time when Souza and his partner, Sullivan, were respected detectives, their names striking fear in the hearts of the dark underbelly of Pecaminosa and hope into the poor souls stuck in this dusty town. There was a time when Johnny Souza wasn’t some washed out has-been who saw the bottom of a bottle more than any real action. |
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