![]() They could have had a beautiful, brand-new bike for the same price.”įrame: Aluminum | Gears: Seven-speed | Brakes: Hand brakesĬalifornian brand Electra kicked off a beach-cruiser movement in the late 1990s when it started manufacturing fat-tire bikes that resembled vintage Schwinns. They’re somewhat disposable, being only “meant to last 30 or 40 miles in their entire lifespan.” Rockaway Beach Cycles co-owner Marjorie Grassini agrees: “Those are the ones people end up putting the most money into. For that reason, the experts I spoke with suggested avoiding mass-produced cruisers from brands like Huffy, which Kulp says have a smaller frame that will provide a less relaxed ride. She adds that riders who haven’t been on a bike for a long time will feel more confident on cruisers.Ī poorly designed cruiser bike will have a cramped frame and cheap parts that rust and rattle. “Which is a lot more comfortable for your knees and allows you to touch the ground more easily,” says Chelsea Kulp of Long Beach Island’s Shore Brake Cyclery. Whatever they’re made from, the best cruiser bikes have a stretched-out, step-through geometry that allows the rider to assume an upright position, or even lean back as they pedal. ![]() The difference between the two is weight, says Lee Oldak, owner of Amagansett Beach and Bicycle Company, and the fact that aluminum won’t rust quite as quickly. (If you’re skeptical that a cruiser could, for example, get someone around New York City, consider that 20,000 of them currently doing just that as part of the Citi Bike program.) Below, find the best cruiser bikes, according to veterans of boardwalks and beach resorts across the country as well as a few inland enthusiasts.īeach-cruiser bike frames are typically made from either steel or aluminum, the latter being lighter and more durable, albeit pricier. Nostalgic in look, they come in endless colors and customization options - but if you don’t love a retro aesthetic, many newer brands tone down the ’50s schtick and add modern conveniences like handbrakes, gears, and pedal assist. Ideal for farmer’s-market trips and bar crawls, they suit casual or anxious cyclists who don’t want or need to invest in high-maintenance hybrid bikes. With their coaster brakes and wide handlebars, beach cruisers are intuitive and enjoyable to ride - designed for leisure more than for commuting. ![]() Summertime cycling season is here, and the most fun way to enjoy it is on the wide, comfy seat of a beach-cruiser bike.
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![]() ![]() Darius is an humanitarian at heart and is currently in production for his show and podcast Beyond Black, which is dedicated to highlighting that people are more than just the color of their skin and excellence doesn't start or end at the category that others may place you. On stage, McCrary portrayed Malcolm Tremell in "The Maintenance Man," based on the novel by author Michael Baisden he was Ray Collins in "Vampires: Los Muertos." Other acting credits include Leah Daniels (Otis) on Fox's drama series, "Star" "Hostage," "Something to Sing About," "Kingdom Come," "The Breaks", Legendary Ivan Whitman's in "Big Shots" James Brown in front of "America's Soul", and the late great Gerald Lavert in "Mickey Howard's story". He appeared on the NBC/Paramount miniseries "Kingpin," HBO's multi-award-winning "Don King: Only in America," starring Ving Rhames and as Royce Slocumb in the classic comedy, "Kingdom Come" Other roles also include playing opposite to Robert De Niro in "15 Minutes" as detective Tommy Cullen, in the Oscar winning "Mississippi Burning" as Aaron Williams. ![]() McCrary has starred as a series regular on NBC's "Committed" as Bowie James and later as Jamal in UPN's "Eve." along with a role as Malcolm Winters on "The Young and the Restless". He began his career in Hollywood at the age of nine and has continued to provide performance excellence in multiple films, television, theater, and music projects. Darius McCrary is best known for his role as Eddie Winslow on the long-running television series "Family Matters". ![]() The new location will feature modern equipment and reformer-based workout classes.Ģ750 Dewey Road #102, Point Loma, The local Pilates studio that now spans nationally is opening a new state-of-the art studio in NTC Building 193. ![]() The restaurant will offer “traditional and modern Mexican dishes accompanied by an extensive selection of tequila and mezcal.” El Jardin will offer both indoor and patio seating.Ģ865 Sims Road, Point Loma, The owners of the acclaimed Breakfast Republic and Fig Tree Café restaurants are channeling south-of-the-border flavors in their newest project, El Jardin. Chloe at Scout will be located in Quarters D.Ģ675 Rosecrans St., Point Loma, In a few short months, the owners of Café Chloe will open a sister restaurant that will offer French dishes and cocktails in a new open-air location. Customers can access POKÉ 1-2-3’s healthy options through online ordering or delivery, or by dining indoors or on the patio.Ģ400 Historic Decatur Road #107, Point Loma.Ĭhloe is moving north from downtown. Aside from poke, the restaurant will offer chicken and vegan options, all of which can be used in POKÉ 1-2-3’s custom bowls, tacos and Norritos (seaweed-wrapped burritos). Located in the former Postal Annex building, POKÉ 1-2-3 will offer customers fresh ingredients in healthy dishes. Intrigued customers can expect to enjoy The Bar’s cocktails on Moniker General’s new extended patio.Ģ860 Sims Road, Point Loma, 619.255.8772 or POKÉ 1-2-3 (Late summer) Aside from Moniker General’s famous cocktails, Moniker Home will debut a complimentary barware collection. ![]() In this “indoor-outdoor eatery,” Peruvian dishes will be paired with South American wines and beers, as well as San Diego’s “Pisco-driven cocktails.”Ģ401 Truxton Road #102, Point Loma, Īs if a coffee shop and retail store weren’t enough, Moniker General is adding a 1950s-style bar to its property. Pisco Rotisserie & Cevicheria (Late July)Ī taste of Peru is coming to Point Loma. In the coming months, the former Naval Training Center is set to unveil new restaurants and businesses that locals and visitors can both enjoy. If unique restaurants, bustling boutiques and a high-end movie theater didn’t yet peak interests at Liberty Station, then just wait. No two movies will ever be the same, because no two perspectives are ever identical. Hopefully this illustrates how complicated things can get when you interact with so many different people, all of them directing their own life movies, all at the same time.Ĭan you imagine watching one of your scenes where a particular event is playing out, while simultaneously watching the same scene in someone else’s movie where you’re in a supporting role? Anyone seeing these two take place at the same time would quickly realize that while they are both about the same event, they each interpret the situations and emotions in entirely different ways. You can probably understand that the perspective you have as a character in someone else’s story is very different from the one you have in your own. In each of their films, you act as a secondary character, and it’s their turn to direct you. They have the lead role in their own movies and work as producer, writer, and director. Now to complete this analogy, all of the secondary characters (your parents, kids, siblings, teachers, friends, and so on) have also created their own movies, each called My Life. You interpret every scene through the lens of your camera. You get to tell the story of your life through your eyes only. However, since it’s the movie of your life, you get to direct all aspects of each individual’s performance. Every character has a unique vantage point or perspective from which he or she sees the script, sets, cinematography-everything about it. After all, this is your life.Įveryone else in your film is a secondary character and plays a supporting role, and some people play more important parts than others. In this movie, you not only play the lead character, but you are also the writer, director, cinematographer, and producer. To help further understand the idea of perspective, try imagining your life as a movie. But, if we’re able to understand the power of perspective we can find ways to get around this frustration. This can be quite frustrating, especially when we’re trying to communicate how we feel, what we see, or what we’re experiencing. No two people see the world in the exact same way. ![]() We all possess a unique perspective that cannot be shared or replicated. Most of us have a deep desire to be understood, and while we often expect others to fully comprehend what we’re saying and see things our way, this is actually impossible. ![]() ![]() While I felt completely alone and misunderstood, I only realized later that most people experience the same thing that I did at some point. I saw things in a way no one else could and had trouble getting others to view them from my perspective. That no matter how much you try to explain what you mean, no one seems to get it? You feel frustrated and think, If I understand, why can’t they? This is what I went through during the first 18 years of my life. Have you ever felt like no one understands you? The Power of Perspective by Micheal Eisen. ![]() Simply press on the site icon and find the video by entering a query into the search field. The in-app browser allows you to search and download audio and video right within the application with no need to open your computer browser. ![]() This feature became possible to implement entirely thanks to the code refactoring we told you above. This is the first thing you see when launching 4K Video Downloader+. Now let’s talk about the functional differences in detail. 4K Video Downloader+ lets you save individual videos even while the channel is being parsed with no need to wait till its finish.įeatures That 4K Video Downloader+ Has But 4K Video Downloader Doesn’t Now you don’t have to wait for the entire channel or playlist to be parsed. Thanks to the in-app browser and login within the app, more private content can be downloaded (we’ll talk about below). The in-app browser, implemented in the new app, allows you to log in to your Bilibili account, and thus, download videos from Bilibili in 720p and 1080p. However, it’s technically impossible to download them in a quality higher than 480p in 4K Video Downloader because Bilibili lets only registered users download high-quality content. Both 4K Video Downloader and 4K Video Downloader+ can save Bilibili videos. The code refactoring and, thus, the implementation of new features took us 1.5 years. ![]() If they were identical, they’d have the same pack of features and the same code base. Some of our users claim the apps are identical. It enables us to implement certain features that 4K Video Downloader lacks.Ĭode refactoring => more features become possible to implement => more content can be downloaded. To roll out 4K Video Downloader+, we refactored the code completely. General Differences Between 4K Video Downloader+ & 4K Video Downloader In this article, we’ll consider two apps’ differences in more detail. Update frequency isn’t affected, either the updates will be released just as they are now. Note that 4K Video Downloader will still be supported, and all the features you’ve paid for will be maintained at a decent level. Now, since the old code base doesn’t allow us to implement new features in the old app, we’ve decided to release the next generation of it. The old 4K Video Downloader was released in 2013, so it’s been supported, modified, and updated throughout these ten years.
![]() But the enormous poignancy of the story that unfolds in episode 3 is a feat built entirely upon two irreplaceable components: the astounding level of intimacy cultivated by the two lead performances of Nick Offerman and Murray Barlett (who play Bill and Frank respectively), as well as the deftly and elegantly conveyed direction that is employed in the telling of this heart-wrenching love story.Īny uninitiated viewer could sit down to watch this episode of TV with no prior narrative exposition or firm grasp of the overall lore, and still end up feeling utterly rocked to their emotional core by the end of its 80-minute runtime. The continuing journey and the growing relationship between the show’s leading pair of quarrelsome survivalists anchors this episode in both its opening and closing sequences. The flashback-based bottle episode framework of this week’s show does ultimately serve to further propel the narrative of its leading duo of characters, Joel and Ellie.
![]() Nutty Putty Cave And The Death Of John Jones. In an interview, he said Id gone in it, in the front, and kind of said, Thats it, thats enough. ![]() Jane uses this information to work out that an apparent Red John murder was a copycat crime. Bertram slips away as only Jane at this point knows he has the tattoo. She brings forward Red John's proposal for friendship and a "change" in Jane's lifestyle to help him overcome his depression. They remember Jones as a person who loved to make people. The American is 24-year-old Joshua Jones, who was killed in August. ![]() One was a concussion bomb that knocked out everyone in the room, at which point McAllister dragged Jane, Bertram, and Smith away from the more deadly bomb. Keith Jardine on Getting Killed By John Wick, Hollywood Stunt Work, Jon JonesSign Up for your Free Trail of ESPN+ The New Home Of UFC. I hated that people laughed when they said it, like what happened was somehow funny., In the 2005 book Dear People: Remembering Jonestown, survivor Mike Carter said he was deeply offended when he first heard that remark: I thought, How can these people trivialize such a horrific event as the mass suicide/murder of over 900 people. Knowing about the tattoo and using it as his leverage, Jane plans to gather the remaining five suspects at his old house where he has ammunition. Put on your happy face: Red John is dead. Two weeks later, Lennon is revealed to have survived the shooting, although in a coma, while Lorelei is found dead under Red John's smiley face with Homeland Security and police at the scene. Congressman Leo Ryan to visit Jonestown in November 1978. Nutty Putty Cave is a cave system located west of Utah Lake in Utah County, Utah, US. They found that using a pulley system to pull him free was the best plan. Snubbing the King: Why Don't Big Stars Want to Perform at Charles' Coronation? 23, with. In reference to the season 3 finale, the series creator, Bruno Heller, has stated: "What you get from that scene is what you should get. Bruno Heller, show's creator, has said that Red John isn't a "pathetic loser who is hiding out in a basement somewhere", and that Jane is "not fighting the Green River Killer. When Jason Lennon (who admitted to being an accomplice of Red John) awakes from an induced coma, he is interviewed by Kirkland. Jane, on a call with Lisbon during the shootout, tells her to use O'Laughlin's cell phone to redial the last number and tell the one who answered that O'Laughlin is dead. Bertram is later revealed to be among Jane's final list of Red John suspects. He was obsessed with religion he was obsessed with death. He was the only heterosexual on the planet, and that the women were all lesbians the guys were all gay. However, within minutes, he realized he was seriously stuck. He performed experiments on animals and conducted funerals for them. In the season 2 finale "Red Sky in the Morning", Red John and Jane meet when Red John rescues Jane from kidnappers however Red John wears a mask that obscures his face. ![]() Brooms & Brushware – A complete range of indoor and outdoor brooms and brushware to cover all home and garden needs.Handles & Accessories – Handles to suit all fittings and requiments including features such lightweight and extra durable materials.Firm and durable bristles and confortable soft grip handles make the Sabco brushware easy to use for fantastic results. ![]()
![]() The starter variant is free with limited options. The service operates on a freemium model. Whether you want to extract vocal, instrumental, drums, bass, piano, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, or synthesizer tracks, LALAL.AI does it quite seamlessly. It uses next-generation artificial intelligence to ensure minimum quality loss during extraction. Lalal.ai is a website where you can extract vocals, instruments, and other stems from any music. One of the bass Kontakt libraries/instruments for making basses. You don’t have to worry about phasing issues once layering basses as SUBSTANCE does the job for you. This will heavily process your sound, making it gritty, harsh, or ultra-deep. ![]() Output’s integrated engine adds layer FX and global FX such as filters, modulators, arpeggiators, or macros to your sound. Pick a sound you like out of the 300 specially crafted presets or go crazy and build your own wall of sound. This bass engine combines 3 sound sources, ranging from electric and acoustic basses to gritty reese basses, to create one massive sounding bass sound. This stand-alone Kontakt library lets you control the resonance and the rhythm of nylon and steel-string guitars and is one of the best Kontakt guitar libraries available today. This library contains 2.81 GB of information including 1040 samples, snapshot presets, motion presets, and 229 Kontakt files. Heavyocity succeeded to take their sound design to the next level by complementing every strum and vibration of a guitar. Scoring Acoustic Guitars is Heavyocity’s latest weapon to complete their award-winning instrument pack line called Gravity. | Best VST Plugins of 2023 – Click here to checkoutĭon’t look any further if you’re searching for cinematic guitar sounds to use in your music production. With versatile connectivity options and an appealing design, the LP-8 V2 monitors are the perfect choice for both professionals and hobbyists, elevating the audio experience to new heights. The upgraded V2 version boasts improved amplifier performance, increased volume range, refined HF response, updated EQ settings, and enhanced cabinet construction. Featuring advanced technologies like the 3-D Imaging Waveguide for an immersive audio experience and a low-noise port tube for rich bass without distortion, these monitors adapt to any room with boundary EQ settings. Priced affordably at $249 each, these 8-inch monitors offer precise and transparent sound reproduction, catering to musicians, content producers, and audio enthusiasts. The Kali Audio LP-8 V2 studio monitors have revolutionized the music industry. Kali Audio LP-8 V2 Studio Monitors: Accurate and Affordable Speakers Choose between several categories: dirty, airy, one-shot, creative, and pure to find your fitting vocal sample. ![]() These vocal samples are pre-processed using analog gear, vocoders, and tape machines. 500 unique vocal presets are available to use including many banks of loops and slices. The playable vocal engine is specially crafted for producers, artists, sound designers, and composers. Output has recorded real singers and a choir to offer you modern vocals for your next production. Down below you’ll find the 20 best Kontakt Libraries & Instruments in 2023.Ģ0 Best Kontakt Libraries & Instruments in 2023 for music producersĮXHALE is a modern vocal engine that can be used in current music productions and film scores. It can be hard to choose between so many different Kontakt libraries & instruments, but we have done this work for you. ![]() Many plugin development companies are switching to Kontakt Instruments for its ease of use and functionality. Kontakt is one of the most progressive sampling platforms in the world. ![]() Battlefield 2042's closed technical test went live this week (also under NDA), while players of Halo Infinite's recent technical test could stream the game to their heart's content. VIDEO CARD: 1 GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 740 / AMD Radeon HD 7770. Ubisoft's new live service shooter isn't the only upcoming FPS currently looking for player feedback. Here are the XDefiant System Requirements (Minimum) CPU: Intel Core i3-7300 / AMD FX-6350 or better. The developer has said more factions, including ones beyond the current Tom Clancy game universe, could also be in the cards. Each faction is based around different archetypes, like assault, support, and tank. Players can choose to join different four different in-game factions, each pulled from other Ubisoft Tom Clancy games like Splinter Cell, The Division, and more recent Ghost Recon titles like Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. XDefiant looks to include fast-paced action and weapon customization reminiscent to that of Call of Duty along with faction-based abilities. The full game will also release on streaming platforms like Google Stadia and Amazon Luna. Though this first test is only for PC players, later tests will be available for players on Xbox and PlayStation consoles, and the game is slated to support cross-play at launch. Ubisoft says it will provide more updates soon. It seems players are currently experiencing error messages that may impact load times for those looking to get into a match. If that’s left you curious waiting for the confirmation email – head over to our XDefiant gameplay preview to scratch the itch.Here's a sneak preview of #XDefiant Closed Test gameplay you'll be able to experience tomorrow! /vN507NazdE - Tom Clancy's XDefiant August 4, 2021 There are no previous versions or patches, like with the Cyberpunk 2077 ‘overdrive’ ray tracing update, which gamers can draw on to gain an idea of what to expect. Furthermore, this is a completely new Ubisoft game. Added to the fact that the release date of the full game is still unannounced the short Beta period is only adding to the general sense of mystery and excitement around the game. The XDefiant Beta is set to end on April 23 after only ten days of being live. We wish you the best of luck getting that code! In the meantime, it might be worth checking out some of the best games to play on PS5 with keyboard and mouse to while away the wait for the code. Head over to our investigation into if you can crossplay on XDefiant to check. If you do manage to get a code though – you may be wondering if you can play with other games. You will not be able to gain access without that code. ![]() If chosen you will receive an email with a code in it allowing access to the closed Beta. ![]() Sign into or create your Ubisoft account and choose which platform you wish to play on. So, regardless of which version of the game you have, you can play with friends even if they. Head to the Ubisoft XDefiant register page. XDefiant is cross-platform, allowing for cross-play and cross-progression between PC, PS5, and Xbox. Players can sign up for a chance to get a code on the website. Players on PS5, Xbox and PC can play XDefiant, but you’ll need a code for access to the Closed Beta. How to get access to XDefiant Beta for PS5įortunately, getting a shot at access to the XDefiant Beta for PS5 is an easy process. How to Get Access to the XDefiant Closed Beta. ![]() The Beta version is made all the more exciting by the fact that at the time of writing there is no confirmed release date for the full game, meaning this could be the only taste of the game players get for a while. Select the Games tab in Ubisoft Connect on your PC. Follow the step-by-step guide to join the closed be. During that time players can sign up to try out the brand new Ubisoft FPS. First, make sure you have downloaded Ubisoft Connect PC, as you will need this in order to launch the game during the open beta. In this video, you'll learn how to download and install XDefiant, Ubisoft's newest shooter game for free. The XDefiant Beta started April 13 and will last for ten days until April 23. For those wondering how to play the XDefiant Beta on PS5, don’t worry. |
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