Along the way, we explore some of the most iconic night scenes in the film, culminating with Wick's brutal staircase fight. Here we explore the tenacious work of cast and crew members who tough it out night after night in pursuit of Wick's dark, iconic aesthetic. For film crews, that meant enduring hundreds of night shoots, with crews switching to a virtually nocturnal mode of life for long stretches of production. A Shot in the Dark : The John Wick series takes audiences into a world that is both thematically and visually dark.Killing at the Speed of Traffic : Take a look at a nonstop action sequence featuring John Wick's car-fu at the Arc de Triomphe! The driving force of this piece will be a look at the effects achieved at the iconic location, and sets the stakes of every assassin in Paris descending on Wick. Fight Choreographers Jeremy Marinas and Laurent Demianoff team up with Stunt Coordinator Scott Rogers to dive into the creative challenges that went into planning this one-shot sequence that sees John Wick take on Paris's deadliest killers. One Killer Shot : John Wick: Chapter 4 features one of the boldest single-take shots ever attempted in action filmmaking.Get a behind-the-scenes look at the way Team Wick incorporates special effects into the practical stunts and locations of the film. Packing a Punch: Pulling off a kill takes a village.We also explore the more refined looks of the Marquis and the Old West-inspired garb of the Tracker. Suit Up / Shoot Up : Costume Designer Paco Delgado uncovers the cooler-than-cool suits worn by the assassins of John Wick that feature bulletproof lining – just what every killer needs for a night out on the town.Here we uncover Yen's journey on this film, exploring his prep for the role, his insight into the character, and his intense training regimen to portray this unlikely killer. With a style not seen since The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, Caine shows that a killer's greatest instincts come not from his eyes, but from his mind. The Blind Leading the Fight : John Wick: Chapter 4 witnesses the arrival of Caine, a blind killer played by legendary actor and martial artist Donnie Yen.We unpack the complicated code of ethics that Wick lives by, and the ironic bonds he shares with the men trying to kill him. The Psychology of a Killer : Chad Stahelski explores the psychology of John Wick, a character who, despite four films, is still a mystery in many ways.Here we explore the craft at play in designing the sets of John Wick: Chapter 4 and the ways set design and action choreography go hand in hand in this legendary series. Making A Killing: In John Wick, sets are not merely the backdrop for each scene – they are integral parts of the action, with Wick often using whatever is on hand to take the fight to his enemies.
0 Comments
A creamy matte texture that spreads and sinks into the skin.Travel-friendly and leak-proof packaging.Leaves a non-shiny finish due to its oil-free formula. Pros and cons of Neutrogena UltraSheer Dry Touch Sunblock SPF 50+ PA+++: Pros My experience with Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunscreen was amazing. But it needs reapplication after every 2-3 hours. It doesn’t come out with sweat and also doesn’t cause acne breakouts. I have a combination and sweaty skin type in summer, but this sunscreen provided me with an oil-free and sweat-free look. This Neutrogena sunscreen comes with SPF 50+ with a helioplex broad spectrum against UVA-UVB PA+++ rating that protects the skin from harmful sun rays. It has a non-greasy formula that gives your skin a matte finish look.Īlso, I noticed almost zero tanning on my face after using this Neutrogena sunscreen. You also make sure not to skip the moisturizer, do not worry, it won’t make your skin greasy. You won’t feel the need to apply moisturizer because of its nice creamy texture and hydrating nature but still, I use serum and moisturizer, both, on my face before using the sunscreen, to lock the moisture into the skin. Its creamy matte texture is so unique that it spreads easily and just sinks into the skin and does not feel sticky or greasy. I apply a genuine amount of this Neutrogena Sunscreen on my face, neck, ear, and feet, and massage it properly onto the skin for a couple of minutes to absorb the sunscreen. This Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunscreen sunblock comes in white and has a creamy texture with a slightly thick matte consistency which, when applied on the skin gets spread and absorbed in no time. is labeled on the packaging on the outer pack and on the tube too, but the packing of a smaller tube (30ml) does not contain the ingredient list. Information like how to use, ingredients, benefits, price, etc. You can it with you wherever you want to go. This Neutrogena Sunblock Sunscreen comes in a plastic tube with a screw cap sturdy, lightweight packaging, and it is quite easy to use and travel-friendly. Let us see all the aspects of this Neutrogena Sunscreen. But after using this Neutrogena Sunscreen, I have some second thoughts. My Experience with Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunscreen SPF 50+īefore this Neutrogena Sunscreen, my favorite one was Lotus Matte Gel Sunscreen which has an SPF 50, and its gel texture is amazing for a combination and oily skin type beauties. For added protection, reapply after swimming, towel drying, or extended sun exposure. How to use Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch SunscreenĪpply liberally on the face and body 15-30 min before sun exposure. Water, Homosalate, Benzophenone-3, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Silica, Styrene/ Acrylates Copolymer, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Beeswax, Glyceryl Stearate, PEF-100 Stearate, Dimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, Cetyl Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglyerin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Behenyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Chlorphenesin, Acrylates/C12-22 Alkyl Methacrylate, Copolymer, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, BHT, Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Ethylparaben, Trideceth-6, Diethylhexyl 2,6-Naphtalate. Ingredients in Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock Sunscreen Water resistant, sweat resistant, resists rub off.Feels Clean & Light: Goes on easily and absorbs quickly for an invisible, weightless feel on your skin.Leaves a non-shiny finish: The oil-free formula leaves a non-greasy, matte finish so your skin is shine-free.Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunscreen Benefits Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock SPF 50+ has Helioplex™ Technology which offers powerful protection against sun damage while leaving a weightlessly invisible feeling on your skin. About Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock Sunscreen Some of the face sunscreens that I have used for summer are: Lotus Herbals UV Screen Matte Gel SPF 50, Mamaearth HydraGel Indian Sunscreen, Mamaearth Aqua Glow Hydrating Sunscreen Gel, etc. I have combination skin (oily t-zone & dry cheeks) and I always try new sunscreens, especially during the summer. I have been using this Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunscreen for a month and, actually, I was going to review this after a week due to its results but I thought it would be too soon to judge this Neutrogena Face Sunscreen, so I waited till now. Today, I am going to review, a sunscreen with which I fell in love, Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock with SPF 50+ and PA+++. Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Sunscreen: Hello everyone. Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Dry Touch Sunblock SPF 50+ PA+++ Review And let’s not forget the speed and performance boosts… Speed, User Friendliness and Navigability There are what seems like endless options for batch renaming, expanded capabilities for batch resizing, improved searching and watermarking, and the ability to quickly and accurately crop multiple photos. Other new features in Ultimate 2021 include text in a frame or with an adjustable path, a new Develop mode user interface, the ability to refine selections in the Edit mode, GoPro raw file and new camera support, the introduction of Presets and History panes in the Develop mode, and the ability to import face date from Lightroom and Picasa. Some, such as tone and color wheels, are available before they find their way into Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom or Bridge. ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2021 Review: The OverviewĪCDSee continues to surprise with the range of new and useful features it incorporates into each update. There are also subscription plans for Ultimate 2021 beginning at $69 per year and other ACDSee programs as well as cloud storage offerings. Upgrade pricing from the previous boxed version costs $79.95 while the MSRP for new users is $149.95. While ACDSee offers another version of its software for Mac, Photo Studio Ultimate is available only for 64-bit Windows computers but at a variety of pricing options. The good news is, it does that and much more, which is what makes it, in my opinion, one of the best all-in-one photo editors on the market right now. With the recent ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2021 release comes a myriad of new features, all with one goal in mind-to combine the capabilities of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe Bridge, several features of Adobe Photoshop and a few from Capture One, into a single, lower cost program. ZLA is approximately where the wing chord line is. Not the flight path, and not the fuselage centerline. If you do not have inverted fuel and oil capability your engine will be coughing and quitting during the roll.įor the line before and the line after the roll, however, the judging standard is the ZLA, or Zero Lift Axis of the wing. That is the Aresti judging standard for all competition rolls. These uncoordinated inputs are needed so that the Center of Gravity Track (CGT) of the aircrafts’ CG dot follows a straight 45 degree downline while performing the roll. By coordinated, I mean the ball in the inclinometer is centered during the roll.Ī negative g push must be used initially to hold the line before the roll, followed by a ‘boot full’ of top rudder as the roll is driven toward the knife edge. The coordinated Bob Hoover 1 g Aileron Roll, or a zero g Primary Aileron Roll, do not exist in the Aresti language. This roll must also be flown as a Slow Roll, even though Aresti language calls it an Aileron Roll. On the 45-degree line the roll must be centered. The 45 Degree down line, the Roll, and the Aresti judging standards Higher speed aircraft don’t have as much trouble with this segment. So Giles had to enter the maneuver faster and faster until he had enough energy for the judges to ‘see’ the up line. Some of the the judges kept writing “no line” on his scoring sheets. Giles found that pulling to vertical, pausing for a split – second on the up line, and then flying the radius across the top (what he called “bump and pull” or “bump and go”) was not good enough. The great Giles Henderson, 4 - time Sportsman National Champion and 4 – time Soucy Award winner, had difficulty with drawing an acceptable up line when flying the Wedge in his Clipped Wing Cub (See Giles article “13 Seconds” in the April 2007 issue of ‘Sport Aerobatics’). Also, the Aresti pictographic language is set to always have you fly into the arc, not against the arc, of the rolling segment arrow. Flying a maneuver backwards is a zero score. Don’t do a Wedge when a Reverse Wedge is called for, or vice versa. Look closely at the figure for the start dot and the end cap to know which way to fly the figure. It ends with a horizontal cap line for figures that exit on the Y – axis. The maneuver ends with a vertical cap line for figures that exit on the X – axis of the box. Remember, in Aresti language any maneuver starts with a dot. A Reverse Wedge would be just like a Reverse Half Cuban, where the 45 degree up line is flown first followed by the vertical down line. When we say ‘Wedge’ we mean when the up line comes first followed by the 45 degree downline. The vertical line does not have to be any minimum length, but the judges have to see it. Put the wedge and the previous maneuver close enough together to ensure that you can feed enough energy into the Wedge to do both jobs. Start this maneuver fast, as fast as you can. It will be very hard, though, for low horsepower/high drag aircraft to have enough energy to show the vertical line and to also draw a constant radius across the top. That is another feature of Family 1 figures. Second, the lines within the figure do not have to be the same length. A non – constant radius across the top is a downgrade. With that being said you must still have enough energy to draw a constant radius across the top. The Wedge is a Family 1 figure, which means that the 3 partial loops, or radii (radius plural is ray-dee-eye, not ray-dee-uss-uzzz) do not have to be the same size. The gray lines and bands depict the average daily melt area for 1981 to 2010, the interquartile range, and the interdecile range. The bottom graph shows daily melt area from April 1 to June 15, 2023, with daily melt area for the preceding four years, plus the record high year of 2012. The top right map illustrates the difference from the 1981 to 2010 average melt days for the same period. The top left map illustrates the cumulative melt days on the Greenland Ice Sheet for the 2023 melt season through June 15. We post analysis periodically as conditions warrant.Ĭlick an image for a high-resolution version.įigure 1. Get daily satellite images and information about melting on the Greenland ice sheet. Occasional short-term delays and data outages do occur and are usually resolved in a few days. However, visitors may notice that the date on the image is occasionally more than one day behind. The daily image update is produced from near-real-time operational satellite data, with a data lag of approximately one day. The daily image update isn’t current why? Read about the data and other problems which occasionally occur in near-real-time data. We are working to improve the ice sheet mask. This issue does not affect trends for the entire ice sheet. This is a false melt signal from seasonal snow and patchy ice areas, where our method of determining surface melting does not work. Note that the northeast coast (northern Peary Land and Kronprince Christian Land) is showing erroneous melt pixels. The Cumulative Melt Days image (right) shows the total number of days that melt occurred, year to date.Īreas along the coast are masked out because the satellite sensor’s resolution is not fine enough to distinguish ice from land when a pixel overlaps the coast. The Daily Melt image (left) shows where the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet showed melt on that day. Check all pages to see the full range of data.The Greenland melt images here are updated daily, with a one-day lag. The second email contains a link for you to download the data you requested, in a multi-page data table. Usually, just a few minutes later, you'll receive an email stating that your order has been processed. First, you'll receive a notice that the request has been submitted. The action will now move to your email inbox. The REQUEST SUBMITTED page offers further information You can also find Help links on this page. On the Review Order page, enter your email address (twice) and click SUBMIT ORDER. On the Select Cart Options page, continue with the default selections. Click the orange VIEW ALL ITEMS button to go to the Select Cart Options page. Place your cursor over the Cart button in the upper right.Click the orange ADD TO CART button in the left column (these data are free).Your search results show up in the left column with a map of your ZIP code on the right. Enter the ZIP code of interest as the Search term, and then click Search.Under the Search for dropdown, select ZIP codes.Under Select Data Range, click the calendar icon and select dates on the Start and End calendars to reflect your dates of interest.Under Select Weather Observation Type/Dataset, select Daily Summaries.Go to the Climate Data Online Search page (opens in a new tab) NOTE: You may want to print these instructions so you can read them while you perform each step in another browser tab. This spirited, highly recommended audio story pairs action with realistic observations of the Amazon and its environmental and social challenges. Is the old man right? Are they facing dangers certain to harm them despite the watchful attention of Paco and other adults? The Amazon environment comes to life in an engrossing combination of Stephanie Quinn’s vivid rendition and William Graham’s descriptions of high adventure rooted in a solid sense of place. After a grueling, long plane trip and a harrowing bus ride, Olivia is at last in the Amazon jungle, where the dire warnings of a fisherman portends dangers Olivia and her group hadn’t expected.Stephanie Quinn’s voice guides readers all the way, capturing Olivia’s excitement, the lower-voiced and firm admonitions of Paco (“The mosquitoes are your welcoming party…get used to them…it is their jungle not yours…”), and the other people Olivia encounters as part of her group and in the course of her Amazon encounters.Īs Olivia and her friends help build the first school in Ascension, they face a brutally hot sun, a river filled with harmful creatures large and small, the lure of playing hooky and breaking the rules to have fun, and the consequences of rash actions and spontaneous invitations. Little does she know that her trip will be even more adventurous than she anticipates. She’s lucky to be part of a small group of five students slated for a once-in-a-lifetime journey that seems perfect, given her determination to excel in everything she does. Stephanie Quinn’s youthful, enthusiastic voice is the perfect match for narrating Olivia Turner’s Amazing Amazon Adventure, a vibrant story set in Ecuador that captures the culture and atmosphere of the Amazon jungle.ġ4-year-old Olivia Turner has dreamed about the Amazon even while at home in Vermont because she and her Spanish language class are slated to visit the jungle in an upcoming field trip which she’s been looking forward to for months. Looking for an engrossing audiobook for middle school readers, consider “Olivia Turner’s Amazing Amazon Adventure.” See recent review below. Have a great audiobook recommendation? Share it with us in comments. Peter and the Starcatchers (narrated by Dave Barry).The Wizard of Oz (performed by Anne Hathaway).Your suggestions for older grade school and middle school kids: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (and the whole Fudge series).Your suggestions for grade schoolers (and older): Ballet Shoes (Kathleen Kelly’s favorite).Little House in the Big Woods (the whole series as read by Cherry Jones is fantastic)īooks our whole family can listen to together (maybe on our summer road trips?).The House at Pooh Corner (the version performed by Peter Dennis).This great community of readers will help you out.) My kids’ faves: If you have a question about whether or not a book is appropriate for your kid, leave a question in comments. (A note about the age recommendations: it’s tough to recommend books based on age alone because so much depends on the individual child. Whatever your child chooses to read next, they can keep track in My Reading Adventures: A Book Journal for Kids. Happy reading! Get ready to take notes: there’s lots of good books to choose from here. I’m sharing my own family’s favorites, the ones we’re looking forward to listening to in the car and during quiet time this summer, and your favorites that you shared on facebook. I mostly listen to audiobooks while I’m running, driving solo, or washing dishes, but with summer road trips coming up, I wanted to curate a list of terrific audiobooks for kids. I got hooked with a free trial of (you can get yours here) and haven’t looked back. I’ve been listening to audiobooks more these past few months than I have in years. The issues with humans was a brief scene, and the fox was introduced about 20 minutes before the climax, meaning that one of the biggest decisions in the movie had almost no buildup, foreshadowing, or even support, due to the short run time of Ame’s storyline. From Yuki’s perspective, Ame just ran away while she was at school one day From Hana’s perspective, her son ran away forever, barely saying goodbye as he left, and from Ame’s perspective, his family is gone and he will never see them again. One, for a movie about family and its importance, Ame running off really destroys the family togetherness for everybody. Sam: Lets talk about the Ame wolf side ending for a little bit, because that is what really pushed this movie over the edge for me. Also, the tragedy was a very forced thing the dad’s death came out of nowhere and Ame leaning into his wolf side came off as an edgy bishonen darkside plot that many, many battle series have done to death. I contrast it with Usagi Drop, which needed nothing supernatural and ran the same story in a bunch of 20-minute episodes with much less of a budget. I’m just so done with this.ĭrew: It’s the kind of movie where I feel there was a decent plot lurking in there somewhere, but it got so caught up in the “kids are werewolves” themes that it forgot to really focus on a mom raising children and got no message across, if it had one it was going for. The characters really didn’t seem to mesh with them though. Nothing went right for me, except for the backgrounds looking very nice. It felt like it dragged on forever, but that’s nothing new for how I feel about anime movies. It felt like Grave of the Fireflies to me, in that it was supposed to be sad or something, but I felt nothing for any of the characters, the ending was obvious, and I really just wanted it to end so badly. I didn’t really know what the movie would end up being like or about, but that was just awful. To be fair, it’s a premise I kind of hate, but I was going in with high expectations. And it took two hours to hit an ending that was obvious in a tenth that time. The beginning was pretentious and didn’t know how to use animation budget, there were times when the animation was just jerky, the story felt like something that would have been better if the main element (wolves) were removed entirely, and it felt dead-set on its own conflicts without really paying attention to aspects that could have been interesting. Welcome to the latest installment of the column where we, the Animetics crew, trade lowbrow thoughts on stuff we just finished! In this installment, we discuss the 2013 Tokyo Anime Fair Best Animation Winner, Mamoru Hosoda’s Wolf Children, and the many ways it disappointed us.įor one, it focused far too heavily on this element rather than a more solid core storyĭrew: I’m just gonna start us off by saying that, being the one who originally suggested this movie, that it felt like basic mistakes the movie. eBay is not affiliated with or endorsed by Sony.
I also put some floating shelves up above the toilet again in our recent modern farmhouse bathroom renovation. Now, this isn’t the first time I’ve decorated shelves – in our old house, we built bathroom floating shelves and decorated them up for our farmhouse master bathroom reveal. That night…and the nights that followed, I was stuck to my laptop dreaming and scheming…looking for that inspiration again! But this time I was zeroed in – on how to decorate shelves! Please tell me I’m not the only one that never knows what to ask for at Christmastime. He was a little shocked at my decisiveness, which is totally uncommon. So, this year when Logan asked me what I wanted for Christmas, instead of using my typical answer “oh, I don’t need anything honey…”, I replied, “I would like a shelving unit, here’s the link to the one I want.“. My quest for my own shelving unit for the living room This how to decorate shelves guide contains affiliate links, but nothing that I wouldn’t wholeheartedly recommend anyway! Read my full disclosure here. Does anyone else out there dream about having shelves too? For a couple of years now, I’ve been admiring perfectly decorated shelves all while filling up my inspiration jar.Īll while hoping that someday, I too, would have some pretty shelves in my house to decorate. One thing that I absolutely love looking at is how other people decorate shelves. Other times, inspiration comes in the more obvious form…through other designer’s rooms on Pinterest or blogs. Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes, sometimes inspiration can strike with a breath of fresh air on a walk. Usually, I’m looking for one thing….inspiration. If I don’t have anything to do on a Saturday night, you can usually find me cozied up on the couch with a blanket and my laptop scrolling through Pinterest, checking out some of my favorite blogs, or thumbing through the latest copy of Magnolia Journal. With these simple tips and tricks on how to decorate shelving, you’ll be styling shelves like a pro in no time!Īll of the sources for the items shown in the photos are linked at the very bottom of the post for your convenience! Decorating shelves doesn’t have to be so overwhelming. Risk of loss and title for all electronically delivered purchases pass to the purchaser in California upon electronic transmission to the recipient.Ģ.1 The contents of the services, including, are intended for your personal, noncommercial use. Customers are encouraged to review the Terms and Conditions on a periodic basis for modifications.ġ.6 All sales from and our mobile applications are governed by California law, without giving effect to its conflict of law provisions. Your continued use of the services will indicate acceptance by you of the terms and conditions.ġ.4 If you are found in violation of our terms and conditions, we may suspend any aspect of the services at any time, including the availability of any Services features, database, or content.ġ.5 Astrograph Software, Inc., reserves the right to change the Terms and Conditions at any time. It is your responsibility to review these terms and conditions.ġ.3 If any of these terms and conditions are unacceptable to you, you may 1.) cancel your account, and/or 2.) discontinue your use of the services. Such changes shall become effective immediately upon posting. collects, uses, and shares any personal information, please see our Privacy Policy ().ġ.1 If you choose to use any TimePassages products or services, including, our mobile applications, and desktop software, you will be agreeing to abide by all of the terms and conditions.ġ.2 We may change, add, or remove portions of these Terms and Conditions at any time. Please read these terms carefully before using any TimePassages products or services.įor information on how Astrograph Software Inc. This page describes the terms and conditions that govern your use of TimePassages products or services, including ASTROGRAPH.COM and mobile applications, offered by Astrograph Software, Inc. As you celebrate your earthly experience that nevertheless has a touch of the beyond, you accept and honor all which lies within you, and as well your capacity for real human connection and empathy to blossom into meaningful activity on every level. This radical state of acceptance can be applied outwardly to those around you, and inwardly to yourself also, and in either case, it forms the underlying context for healing. The underlying currents of healing that are indicated now point the way to not only a more free-flowing release of individual essence, but also the recognition that we all need approval and love, just as we are. As the fantastic musicians and songwriters of these intense and interesting times constantly remind us, love is the glue and the salve that holds everything together so that greater acceptance of ourselves and others is only a gesture away.Īs you recognize that which is unique in every being, each human yearning for freedom, each expression of that which is distinctly one's own, so do you come to your own freedom and uniqueness. With Chiron thus invoked, this configuration can be viewed as a kind of portal, offering a heightened opportunity to have a glimpse into expanded heart space, and to connect with one another in a way that brings us closer to our higher selves. This is a true celebration of relationship, healing and human-ness. It is important, also, to mention that Chiron, the Wounded Healer, at 21 degrees of Pisces, is therefore in square to the Moon, and in inconjunct to Venus and Jupiter. This lovely and congenial pairing is forming a grand trine with Uranus in Aries and the Moon passing through Sagittarius, all taking their places at 20-21 degrees of Fire signs. Today, Venus and Jupiter near their exact conjunction in Leo, an astrological and astronomical phenomenon that has been making quite the display these last few days in our evening skies. By Henry Seltzer for ASTROGRAPH Horoscopes |