![]() ![]() Shipping is expensive and HF doesn't stock this, so you might have to go to your local hardware store to pick it up. They often use square steel tube for this but angle bar should work too. Many people, after practicing for a while, make their first project to weld together a table for their welder. I ground off of the powder coating, cut it to pieces, and welded it back together (at least I tried to). So, I used the extension to a weight bench for doing lat pulldowns (I'm a nerd, I'll never use it). I had an old steel basketball pole that I tried, but it's hard for a beginner to weld on something round. If it says stainless, galvanized, zinc-plated, or high carbon alloy, then it won't work. You can only weld "mild steel" with a flux core welder. Then, you're also going to need something to practice welding on. Slag Hammer: Harbor Freight, $6.00 or Amazon, $9.00 Welding Apron: Harbor Freight, $10.00 or Amazon, $25.00 Variety of cutters, grinders, and wire brushes for angle grinder (varies by grinder) Wire brushes: Harbor Freight, $6.00 or Amazon, $9.00. The apron is a must if you weld while sitting down, which beginners should (I found this out the hard way, too).Īngle grinder for preparing metal: Harbor Freight, $15.00 or Amazon, $23. A jacket is better than an apron because it protects your arms from flash burn and hot spatter. ![]() It would probably be worth getting a Prime membership just to save shipping on these items. It comes with a slag hammer and a brush, but the brush was ruined after my first time and the slag hammer is tiny. These other things, you might have around your house, but I'll give Harbor Freight and Amazon links in case you don't. Get gloves that go way up your arm like these at Harbor Freight for $10 or these on Amazon for $16. Gardening gloves just won't do it the splatters will burn right through. You must use fireproof welding gloves to protect from the intense UV and the splatter. Technically, it's called a flash burn, but same thing. They have welding goggles for like $5.00, but welding gives off ultraviolet light and your face will get sunburned (I learned that one the hard way!). Harbor Freight has them for about $45.00 or about $30.00 on Amazon. The welder comes with a simple mask, but it is handheld and you really should weld with two hands. You will ABSOLUTELY need a welding mask or helmet. In addition, you are going to need more equipment to weld well and weld safely. Here is one, maybe even a little better than that HF welder (more voltage settings) for a few dollars more. If there isn't a Harbor Freight near you, they have very similar offers on Amazon. Unfortunately, the 20% off coupons that HF advertises specifically say that they cannot be used on welders. The welder costs $99 or $89 when you find it on sale. So, I spent months researching this either famous or infamous welder at Harbor Freight that hobbyists love and experts hate. I know some CAD already and I have a lot of experience in 3D printing, so the next skill that I want to learn is welding. ![]() As part of my quest to become an aerospace engineer, I believe that it will be valuable to have skills in the machine shop. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Think of me as the Anthony Bourdain of scotch and world whiskies, instead of featuring excellent cuisine in far off and obscure locales, as seen on Bourdain's entertaining television program: No Reservations, I'd visit Japanese whisky bars, down-and-out Danish liquor stores, up-and-coming whisky distilleries in India, and that piece of rock jutting out into the inhospitable Scottish sea called: Isle of Jura.īarren, jagged, windswept, that's Jura. I am not a travel writer, but if I were, I am damn sure I would be a good one. But, I don't think I would ever tire of being a travel writer. A D is one star and a D- one-half of a star.I bore easily. A C- is two stars.ĭ+ to D-: Below average whiskey. A B- is three stars.Ĭ+ to C-: Average whiskey. The best of the mass market whiskeys fit in this category, as do the bulk of the premium brands. Five stars.Ī-: A fine bottle of whiskey, representing the top end of the conventional, premium range.ī and B-: Good and above average. Above five stars.Ī: An outstanding bottle of whiskey, but lacking that special something which makes for a true masterpiece. A+: A masterpiece and one of the ten best whiskeys of its type. Some "premium" whiskeys really are quite terrible, while some mass market products are good enough to pour into a decanter and serve to the Duke of Edinburgh. The following indicators should be taken as only a guide and not a set of hard and fast rules. The Whiskey Reviewer uses a letter-based rating system, instead of the numerical 100-grade rating system. In 2010, it returned to the International Wine and Spirits Competition to win another silver. The scotch won gold at the San Francisco Wine and Spirits Competition, silver and Best in Class at the International Wine and Spirits Competition, gold at the International Spirits Competition, and 93/100 from the Beverage Tasting Institute. Superstition carried the silver at the 2007 International Spirits Competition, but it’s best year was 2009. In the United States, the single malt goes for about $45 or $50. I typically see Isle of Jura’s Superstition priced at 32 euros in Europe, or about 27£ in the UK. The finish is of short-to-middling length, and smoky with a spicy bite on the end. On the palate, the scotch retains its peaty, woody character, but mixes in a little honey sweetness and pepper for good measure. The nose of Superstition is predominately one of peat smoke and wood, with a hint of orange blossoms poking about in the background. It is made from whiskeys that were aged between 13 and 21 years (two coincidentally mystical numbers?), with 13% of the contents drawn from heavily peated malt whiskey (there is that number 13 again). Isle of Jura Superstition single malt is bottled at 43% alcohol, and enjoys a lovely gold-amber color. Underneath it all is a respectable, mid-peaty single malt scotch. The “superstition” title is drawn from the superstitious nature of the islanders, and their tradition of not cutting the peat before May.ĭon’t let the New Age packaging discourage you, however. Supposedly they chose the ankh because it is the symbol of immortality, and the Jura islanders are an especially long-lived bunch. The idea of using Celtic imagery for a line of scotch makes sense, but the Egyptian ankh? It’s a bit much in my book. I have to admit finding Isle of Jura’s New Agey mystical marketing overdone at times, such as is the case with the Superstition single malt scotch. ![]() ![]() ![]() Intermittent fasting is a health and weight loss method that has recently grown in popularity, though losing weight isn’t the only goal of those who decide to take on this lifestyle shift.Īs with a ketogenic diet, long fasts allow the body to switch to ketosis, meaning that it focuses more on stored fat as a fuel source instead of sugar from carbohydrates. If you want, you can even invite your friends and use the community tab to encourage each other throughout your fitness journeys. They also offer users smart camera technology and trackers for macronutrients, water, and measurements to make logging their journey easier. Lose It is a calorie counter app that allows users to pre-log their personalized meal and exercise plans to ensure they will maintain a calorie deficit. There is also a 60,000-member community for you to connect with and a nutritionist at your disposal to answer your questions and provide the support you need when dealing with food cravings or keto flu.Ī more traditional form of weight loss is to aim to be in a calorie deficit, meaning that you use exercise and restricted calorie intake to ingest fewer calories than you burn throughout the day.īy restricting your calories and increasing the amount of physical activity you do, your body will naturally have to depend on stored fat as a fuel source, helping you lose weight in the form of fat you’ve struggled to get rid of.Ĭertain studies suggest that regardless of whether or not you choose to include exercise in a weight loss program, consuming fewer calories will help you reach your diet goals. Keto Cycle is a meal plan app that provides users with all the support they need to reach their health and weight goals using a ketogenic diet.Īfter becoming a member, you’ll have access to pre-recorded workouts, a meal planner with a shopping list, and an all-in-one tracker to record your progress. Studies suggest that a ketogenic diet can improve cardiovascular health and reverse diabetes, but these benefits can only be reaped when the diet is done correctly. Because of this, people experience greater mental clarity, higher energy levels, and heightened weight loss. When in ketosis, your body switches from burning carbs to burning fat for fuel. The ketogenic diet focuses on eating high-fat meals and severely restricting carb intake to get the body into a fat-burning state called ketosis. In this review, we will be providing readers with more information about some of the most popular weight loss programs and the apps that do the best job of helping their users follow them and finally see results. This is why we decided to put together this review of the 8 best alternatives to MyFitnessPal, to make your job a little bit easier. Many apps help you reach your dietary goals, and looking for alternatives to MyFitnessPal or other popular options can be time-consuming and confusing. When looking at food labels and food tracking in your homemade food diary – or the notes in your phone – doesn’t work, it’s time to call in the big guns.
![]() ![]() We here report the first single-crystal measurements at the Xpress beamline of the Elettra synchrotron, the Italian national synchrotron facility. The requirements for successful single-crystal diffraction experiments concern the stability of the X-ray source, low divergence of the beam, as well as the mechanical stability of the goniometer system. This may be crucial, for example, when only natural or synthetic samples of very small size (∼5–20 µm) are available or when the solution of complex crystal structures requires the simultaneous collection of diffraction data from at least two crystals with different orientation within the same DAC. ![]() Synchrotron radiation allows single-crystal X-ray diffraction to be performed on very small samples, allowing these experiments in a wide range of pressure and temperature ( T) (McMahon et al., 2013 Merlini & Hanfland, 2013 Dera et al., 2013 Dubrovinsky et al., 2010 ), possibly even using several samples loaded in a single DAC (Merlini et al., 2015 Yuan & Zhang, 2017 ). ![]() Miletich et al., 2000 ), the absorption of primary and diffracted X-ray radiation by the diamond anvils, and the shadowing of significant portions of the reciprocal lattice by the metallic components of the DAC may pose severe limitations on the results achievable by in situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments. However, the limited size of the pressure chambers of diamond anvil cells (DACs) ( e.g. Single-crystal diffraction at high pressure is one of the most relevant techniques for understanding the atomic-scale behavior of matter at non-ambient conditions. Most of the problems addressed by high-pressure experiments require, to be properly understood, a structural knowledge at the atomic scale. In materials science, high-pressure diffraction allows to disclose the relationships between the crystal structure and the physical–chemical properties of crystalline compounds and induce phase transitions to polymorphs of industrial or technological interest ( e.g. In Earth sciences, in situ high-pressure (H P) diffraction experiments are needed to determine accurate elastic constants of minerals, by fitting the experimental volume–pressure ( V– P) data by equations of state (Duffy & Wang, 1998 Angel, 2000 ), as well as to explore phase transitions, shedding light on the potential mineralogy of the Earth's interior (Boffa Ballaran et al., 2013 Dubrovinsky et al., 2010 Dera, 2010 ). High-pressure diffraction grew, during the last decades, from being a niche pioneering method to a widely used multidisciplinary technique. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sharknado star Ian Ziering admits he only made cult 2013 movie so he could earn enough money to qualify for SAG healthcare - and because his agent promised it would 'go straight to DVD and disappear'.Lawyer who earns more than £100,000 warns people against pursuing a six-figure career as 'it's not worth it'.Could 40-year fixed mortgages solve first-time buyer crisis? Ministers consider Dutch-style solution to help borrowers get on the property ladder - but critics slam it as 'fiddling while Rome burns' and a 'terrible idea'.Rishi Sunak says 'unacceptable' rogue solicitors who were found telling migrants how to cheat the asylum system must face the 'full force of sanctions' and calls for a review by the legal watchdog.Pictured: Seventeen-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at end-of-term marquee party on £1.5m Sussex farmhouse as 16-year-old boy is charged with murder. ![]()
![]() ![]() One of the things that’s easy to overlook on the Traktor Kontrol S8 is the 4-deck mixer section. These displays also make working with regular track playback a blast, giving you an added degree of hands-on control over track parameters.Ĭomplete 4-deck mixer section includes a stunning USB audio interface Not only do you get a full display that mirrors Traktor’s Remix Deck window, you also get a full set of controls that let you tweak playback options, adjust levels, set loops, and more. Many of us had been hoping for a controller build around Remix Decks since they were first introduced in the 2012 release of Traktor Pro, and these full-color displays totally blew us away. When Native Instruments unveiled their Traktor Kontrol S8 to us, many of the electronic musicians here at gave a collective whoop of joy and started clearing space on their desks. And if you’re totally new to Traktor Pro 3 (which comes included), you couldn’t ask for a better way to dive in.įull-color displays provide amazing Remix Deck control and much more You’ve never experienced a controller that keeps you in the zone quite like a Traktor Kontrol S8. There’s even a pair of touch strips onboard to give you fast and accurate track position scrubbing, pitch bend control, and more. Whether it’s digging through your virtual crates, piling on the effects to create a killer buildup, or leapfrogging through cue points to lay down a funky new groove, there’s not a thing in this beast can’t handle. Touch-sensitive controls let you command all aspects of Traktor Proĭon’t let the slightly unconventional look of the Traktor Kontrol S8 throw you – this bad boy is mission control HQ as far as Traktor Pro 3 is concerned. ![]() – Ableton Link integration for reliable synchronization – Stems format support provides a new way to DJ – Complete 4-deck mixer section includes a stunning USB audio interface – Full-color displays provide amazing Remix Deck control and much more ![]() – Touch-sensitive controls let you command all aspects of Traktor Pro Native Instruments Traktor S8 DJ Controller at a Glance – Ableton Link integration offers reliable synchronization – Integrated 24-bit/48kHz audio interface provides 4 stereo channels, 2 mic inputs, and XLR outputs – Dedicated effects controls let you take hold of over 30 included studio-quality effects – Touch strips let you skim through tracks, control pitch, and adjust other parameters on the fly – 4-deck mixer provides inline metering, 3-band EQs, dedicated filter controls, and smooth faders – 16 playable tri-color backlit pads let you trigger samples and cues, set loop points, and more – Full-color displays and dedicated controls provide access to Remix Decks with detailed visual feedback – Hands-on controls cover all aspects of Native Instruments Traktor Pro 3 DJ software (included) – Powerful and comprehensive control surface designed around Traktor Pro 3’s Remix Decks Beyond that, the Traktor Kontrol S8 gives you full 4-deck control, killer performance pads, and a whole lot more. In place of the large aluminum platter that typically takes up about 40% of each deck section, the S8 offers you a pair of large color displays with dedicated controls that mirror Traktor’s Remix Deck layout, but they’re also perfect for regular track playback as well. ![]() For us, Native Instruments came up with the Traktor Kontrol S8, a tactile control surface built around the parts of a traditional DJ controller we actually use. Many digital DJs and live electronic musicians today feel about as comfortable operating a turntable-style jog wheel as we would performing open-heart surgery. ![]() ![]() Radio communication allows working with another HL750 for long range remote display and monitoring capability. An anti-strobe sensor prevents false readings from site strobe lights. Selectable units of measure can be displayed meeting your application – mm, cm, ft, in or fractional inches.Ī 12.7 cm (5 inch) reception height, more than double the industry standard, allows quick acquisition of the laser beam. ![]() Accurate measurements can be made without moving the rod clamp, saving time and increasing productivity. The readout is displayed on the large front and rear LCD’s and shows exactly how far the elevation is from on-grade for fast and easy cut/fill readings. The HL750 features a digital readout of elevation that provides a numeric display of ± 5 cm (± 2 inches). The HL750 measures elevations across the site, and is ideal for use with any rotating transmitter. It is designed for general, concrete and site preparation contractors. Thank you for your business.The Spectra Precision® Laser HL750 Laserometer is a highly versatile laser receiver for basic and advanced leveling and aligning applications. 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The Selden CX Furler includes the top halyard swivel and furling drum with snap shackle. ![]() See the Parts and Accessories tab for further details. A dedicated halyard for Code 0 is required and 2:1 purchase is recommended to obtain the required luff tension and to reduce the load on the halyard sheave and. Snap shackle included for easy handlingĪ continuous control line can be led back to the cockpit or left short for handling from the foredeck depending on personal preferences and boat design, we offer an Endless Furling Line Splice so lines can be made to measure.Narrow line drive fitting leads the line into the driver and ensures good grip.Tried and tested line driver with metal teeth provides ample grip on the furling line.Impact resistant composite cover keeps the line captive and prevents damage to the boat during handling.The most rigid cable on the market, three times more rigid than the second best ensures easy furling (not included).Rubber fender prevents damage to the mast.A dedicated 2:1 purchase halyard is recommended to obtain the required luff tension and to reduce the load on the halyard sheave. The drum and the furling line can be permanently mounted to the bow and along the stanchions.Īdd a CX-GX Adapter for an all in one solution, one furling drum for both your Code Zero and Asymmetric Spinnaker / Gennaker.Īll structural parts are made of high strength duplex stainless steel, which has 50% greater breaking load than 316 stainless steel.Ĭomposite parts are glass-fibre/PA for strength and low weight. T he AT-cable (not included) is integrated in the luff of the sail with thimbles at each end using Seldén cable clamps. The thimbles are easily attached to the drum and halyard swivel with a spring loaded captive snap lock clevis pin, allowing different sails to be used with a single furling system, or stowed below decks without removing the drum and continuous line from the stanchions. It consists of a line driver drum and a top halyard swivel. The Selden CX furler makes sail handling easy, quickly add power to the boat and keep sailing in light wind conditions. The Seldén CX is a furling system for code zero sails.ĭesigned for quick setup and easy deployment, an essential feature for sails that are not used permanently. ![]() ![]() ![]() Traits: emo bangs, jealousy over Sookie’s male conquests, nearly sleeping with his great-great-granddaughter Are you really telling us that you’d rather be dead than a powerful fucking vampire who can take control of her life for the first time EVER? Ugh. Just shut the hell up about how mad you are that Sookie and Lafayette did this to you. Buck up and either stake yourself or realize that you’re now more powerful than you’ve ever been in your miserable life and take advantage of it! This could be the only time in all of True Blood that Tara isn’t a worthless, angry victim. I knew Tara The Vampire wasn’t going to be an easy road to walk on, but good grief. Though it may have just happened, I uttered an audible UUUGGHHH when she climbed in that bed and flipped the switch. But because I can’t really be unbiased about anything that happened in season 2 (because I hated it), I’ll stand firm in my decision. This one was a toss up between her masochistic tango with the UV lights and her entire role in Maryann’s evil tryst with Bon Temps in season 2. Most annoying moment: Trying to fry herself alive in a tanning bed. Traits: uncontrollable sass, sheer rage, masochistic, impressionable to a fault (However, if she wants to always drown her sorrows with copious amounts of liquor, I’m all for that.) I think that’s my biggest problem with Sookie: I just think she makes terrible decisions in the heat of the moment. Was it when she turned down Sam? Or when she turned down Eric and Bill at the same time? Or when she first said no to Bill’s proposal, only to come back and have him kidnapped? What about her decision to turn Tara into a vampire? Or what about her uncanny ability yo get angry with people after they’ve just done something for her (even if it is a little questionable)? Or, as Tara so aptly pointed out last week, is it her never-ending life of near death experiences, only to be handled/fixed/brought back to life/take a bullet/die all for her sake? Or how about how she always insists on defying all of the advice bestowed on her by those trying to look after her because she swears she should just stand her ground and face whatever comes? I was pissed when she couldn’t pick either Eric or Bill (even though I feel the answer was so obvious) I was pissed when Tara took a bullet for her I was pissed when she was so naive so as to believe that Debbie wanted to do anything other than hurt her. Most annoying moment: I know we’ve all got a laundry list a mile long of all the times Sookie has annoyed us. Traits: fairy powers, indecisiveness with men who are in love with her, ability to read minds, really bad luck with death in the family ![]() ![]() ![]() I love the plot of this anime, which centers around Onizuka. He may not be great at actually teaching the school curriculum, but he is great at teaching his students life lessons. ![]() The anime lives up to it’s name, sort of. The format really helped GTO to give that lighthearted feel that I enjoy in slice of life + comedy anime. The anime moves one problem at a time, and didn’t leave me feeling overwhelmed at any point – which is probably best for comedy. No point in over-complicating the plot design when the main focus is comedy I think. New student(s) try to cause trouble… and the cycle repeats.Įasy, simple, and it works.The trouble making students now like Onizuka and join his side.Student(s) purposely try to cause trouble for Onizuka / get him fired.But that doesn’t mean I can’t love GTO for this as well! ![]() I Love The Simple FormatĪ lot of anime have simple formats, especially slice of life anime. Below are some of my thoughts on the anime. I definitely think it’s a memorable anime that stands out, and I can see why it has such a great rating on MAL. I truly enjoyed the anime and what it had to offer. I’ve pretty much already laid out how I feel about Great Teacher Onizuka overall. What more could you ask for from an anime? It’s entertaining, interesting / exciting, and very funny. Sure, the animation won’t blow you away, and I feel like the voice acting is average compared to modern anime but the content of GTO really pulls its weight. I’ve never actually seen Cowboy Bebop despite it’s popularity, maybe I’ll give it a shot sometime.īefore I go into spoilers, I just wanted to say that GTO is an excellent slice of life + high school + comedy anime with a great plot. Maybe not right away, but I feel like my apprehension towards older anime is less than it was just a few weeks ago. So Evangelion didn’t manage to achieve what GTO did – make me want to dive into more older anime. Honestly, I didn’t enjoy it very much at all, it just seemed to drag on and I feel like it couldn’t keep me interested / excited (The End of Evangelion movie was pretty good though). Older anime tend to make me apprehensive, because I really enjoy modern animation / sound – but GTO has opened my eyes to the true potential of older anime and how they can shine despite their age. Despite the high ratings this anime has, I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Has my eye for anime drastically improved recently? I keep lucking out with my choices for what anime to watch! This time around the anime that kept me gleefully entertained was Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO). ![]() |
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