![]() A design classic beloved by all watch connoisseurs, the instantly recognizable Monaco is cooler and more cutting-edge than ever before, a must-have timepiece.TAG Heuer is a Swiss luxury watchmaker that was founded in 1860. Complete with a TAG Heuer 2-year international warranty, it’s presented in stunning branded packaging which is ideal for gifting or storing. Powering this TAG Heuer is the new Heuer 02 an automatic in-house movement developed and manufactured in Switzerland, with an impressive 80 hours of power reserve and a 100 m water resistance. The blue dial is complemented by a new brushed and polished H-link steel bracelet which is ultra-strong and durable, and it fastens securely to the wrist with a folding clasp. This edition retains the styling of the original watch the crown features the brand’s embossed logo and it’s offset by two block pushers, so you can start, stop and reset the chronograph function without interfering with the watch. The iconic TAG Heuer Monaco branding completes the dial and it’s protected by a sapphire crystal glass cover and a transparent case back that allows you to see the intricate craftsmanship within. Updated silver-opaline chronograph counters sit at 3 and 9 o’clock and a new permanent second indicator can be seen above the date at 6 o’clock, keeping time for ¼ second, 30 minutes and 12 hours. ![]() Starting with its instantly recognisable square, 39mm stainless steel case the fine-brushed and highly polished design features a stunning blue sunray dial, adorned by rhodium-plated indexes and luminescent hour and minute hands, with a red central second hand adding a touch of vibrancy. ![]() Like the Formula 1 motor race and the city it's named after, the Monaco Men's Watch by TAG Heuer is the world’s first automatic chronograph which became legendary after Steve McQueen sported it in the classic 1970 Hollywood racing film “Le Mans.” It's the ultimate watch for those living life in the fast lane. 75388 TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph Blue & Steel Bracelet 39mm Automatic Watch 4650 6150 GBP OutOfStock /Watches /Watches/Gents Watches 59 60 TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph Blue & Steel Bracelet 39mm Automatic Watch Now offered on a distinctive steel bracelet, the show-stopping TAG Heuer Monaco has had a few visual tweaks and functional updates in its half-century history, but now it features a technological first – it’s powered by an in-house automatic manufacture movement for the first time ever. A design classic beloved by all watch connoisseurs, the instantly recognizable Monaco is cooler and more cutting-edge than ever before, a must-have timepiece. ![]() ![]() Now offered on a distinctive steel bracelet, the show-stopping TAG Heuer Monaco has had a few visual tweaks and functional updates in its half-century history, but now it features a technological first – it’s powered by an in-house automatic manufacture movement for the first time ever. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It's how many of us, particularly in this sort of post Civil Rights era, understand and explain racial inequities that persist in our society. ![]() This is what Eduardo Bonilla Silva calls colorblind racism and I'll offer you this framework. I want to bring your attention to the more subtle and arguably more powerful or self-sustaining version of interpersonal racism that predominates in the 21st century. This was done through the creation and enforcement of racist policies that were created by the US government, banking institutions, and neighborhood associations in a system that's referred to as redlining, which prevented Black families from obtaining mortgages in these same neighborhoods. It's important to note that Florham Park, where they lived, where my dad grew up-and essentially all suburban neighborhoods across the country-were intentionally created and maintained as white-only communities. They went on to live on a live comfortable middle and then upper-middle-class life. They bought and paid off their GI Bill-backed mortgage on their house in 1954 when they started with a $500.00 down payment. They perhaps, predictably settled down in the Lily-white suburbs in northern New Jersey and Florham Park. ![]() His wife was an aspiring concert pianist, but actually taught piano lessons out of their home. Afterwards he became a surgical pathologist because he had a shrapnel injury that meant he couldn't stand up for long enough to be a surgeon as he had hoped. He came home, he finished college, and then medical school. We're not sure where the photo was taken, but if you've seen the HBO miniseries, “The Pacific” that was my grandfather's division. This is him in 1943 or 1944 on either Guadalcanal, Okinawa, Peleliu, or. My dad's dad went to med school on the GI Bill after serving as a marine in the South Pacific during World War II. The guy on the left here is my grandfather. Maybe some of it was luck, but maybe some of it was structural and so we'll look back another generation. They've offered us an incredible life with tons of support and love and safety and emotional support as well, and it's important for me to think about the ways in which his success and my own were and were not related simply to his own hard work. He and my mom put 4 of us through college and they retired to New Hampshire a few years ago. He plays a mean guitar and he is hilarious when he gets on the dance floor. He worked as a lawyer for years and had 60-hour work weeks for basically his entire career, including into his 60s. For fun he literally rides his bike up mountains, because apparently that's fun. My dad works really, really hard and he has throughout his entire life. I'll say before I get into this, that we have a great relationship and he knows that I share this content publicly. ![]() ![]() Summon a gaster blaster aiming at your cursor, can be used 6 times in rapid succesion. Spawns an orange spear that aims in one of the chara's currently alive (also comes back) Undyne: Spawns a spear that aims in one of the chara's currently alive Spawns a bone zone that auto aims in one of the chara's currently alive Sans: Spawn a gaster blaster that auto aim in one of the chara's currently alive Sans and Undyne comes to help you after a while. You cannot run out of stamina or be killed in this phase. Cost 4000 EXP and 400 Wins to unlock the Phase.Ĭhara team's hp is doubled and is fully healed. If you want to access Phase 3 after Phase 2, use all your stamina until you run out of it. Its third Phase is extremely strong and very difficult to beat. While using your "Disbelief Color Blasters" hide in the blue beam and spam your "sharp spinning bone" as charas wont be able to see it coming, causing free damage. While using your "Bone jumps" move, attempt to hit one of the charas with your "Giant Blue blaster" move (its also recommended to jump so the blue beam covers more of the platform, alternatively you can just go to one of the platforms yourself and use it.) preferably the one with the lowest HP, or if there are 2 or more charas in one platform, then use your "Autoaim blasters" (the one that spawns 3 blasters to every chara currently alive) if they are caught inside the blue beam from the giant blaster, its free damage and most likely a kill. This phase is more used as a "Finisher phase" to take out players first life (in case they are using DT), once this phase begins, it is recommended to use your "Disbelief color blasters" to force players away from you, though you can also use your "Bone jumps" which works aswell, its up to preference. Side of the corridor that shoot an orange a blue beam Summons two humongous blasters from the sans That go horizontally across the corridor. Summons a barrage of orange and blue bone walls from theĬhara side of the corridor, and go across to the sans side. Summons multiple platforms around the corridor, thenįires 5 fast, corridor wide bones from each side of the Keeps the HP from your first phase (in case you took any damage while in phase 1)įires multiple auto aiming blasters around each chara.įires a giant blaster at your mouse cursor that fires a If you have the "Don't you hate fish with bones?" upgrade, you can not regen stamina in this phase Cost 1500 EXP and 150 Wins to unlock the Phase 2. If you want to access Phase 2 after Phase 1, keep blocking 10 times until your bone breaks. It is way better than Phase 1 if used correctly. Its second Phase is pretty strong and decent. Never panic, stay calm and dont lose too much HP on this phase, you'll understand why soon. You can hide your "Bone slash" move by shiftlocking into a wall and using it, this can catch rushers off guard for some easy damage. You can use your blaster wall while in a corner to make it harder for the chara team to dodge it without taking damage. You can take profit of your block move by forcing them into a corner with your spinning bone, making them forcefully take damage, you can also combine it with the "Disbelief bones" in case they are standing still inside your spinning bone or trying to escape from it. This happens six times in rapid succession. Summon a gaster blaster aiming at your mouse cursor. Summon either a blue or orange corridor wide bone to travel down the corridor. It will then flash either orange or blue, then spin fastly counter-clockwise 3 times in those colors If you have phase 2, blocking 10 times will go into phase 2. Prevent the next instance of damage done to you and force the charas away from where you are facing. After a couple seconds, it will spin faster and turn blue. When there, it will turn white and slowly spin. Two orange bones in a cross will slide towards your mouse cursor. All phases play on the Last Corridor map. First phase is weak if utilized incorrectly, but can still take down mid-level Charas. He requires a lot of EXP for all upgrades, only being beaten by Insanity Sans. He starts out as a very weak character, but becomes one of the most powerful in the game. Disbelief Papyrus was the first character with 4 phases added, as well as 3 phases. ![]() ![]() ![]() Paredon ( Paredon and Santa Elena sources), in the central highlands of Mexico.Orizaba (includes the Pico de Orizaba, Guadalupe Victoria, and Las Derrumbadas sources), in the south-central Gulf lowlands of Mexico.Bazoli (includes the Cranzido and Partigo sources), in the central highlands of Mexico.Zaragoza (includes the Zaragoza and Altotonga quarries), in the south-central Gulf lowlands of Mexico).These subdivisions, while effective at systemizing the source characteristics and allowing for a more easily visualized distribution of sources, are still tentative. Glascock, of the University of Missouri Research Reactor Center at the University of Missouri (which performs neutron activation analysis), has divided Mesoamerica into nine sub-regions with one or more obsidian sources in each. (1976) stated that an obsidian source area includes several outcroppings of obsidian, limited in spatial extent, which may or may not have common chemical features and may or may not have been used by ancient humans. Before discussing these obsidian sources, a definition of what an obsidian source is must be established, as many of the terms used allow for different and competing interpretations. These resources, however, are still quite abundant in the archaeological record and their origins can be traced by their physical and geological properties. Obsidian sources in Mesoamerica are limited in number and distribution, and are restricted to the volcanic regions of the Sierra Madre Mountains as they run through Mexico and Guatemala. Sources Map showing the locations of some of the main obsidian sources in Mesoamerica Other curation techniques of prismatic blades involve reshaping them into other tool types, such as projectile points and awls. In other words, as the edge of a blade lost its sharpness after long-term use, the blade may have been used in scraping activities, which does not require a very sharp edge, than as a cutting implement. While prismatic blades were generally not curated (in the traditional sense) due to their small size, utility of the tools may have been maintained by changing their function. As a result, tool curation through edge-rejuvenation and/or re sharpening was commonly used on larger-mass tools, such as bifaces, to prolong the tool's (and the raw material's) utility. It is in this manner: First they get out a knife stone (obsidian core) which is black like jet and 20 cm or slightly less in length, and they make it cylindrical and as thick as the calf of the leg, and they place the stone between the feet, and with a stick apply force to the edges of the stone, and at every push they give a little knife springs off with its edges like those of a razor." Īs the distribution of obsidian sources in Mesoamerica is generally limited, many areas and sites lacked a local obsidian source or direct access to one. ![]() Motolinia, a 16th-century Spanish observer, left this account of prismatic blade production: Modern attempts to redesign production techniques are heavily based on Spanish records and accounts of witnessed obsidian knapping. Prismatic blade production, a technique employing a pressure flaking-like technique that removed blades from a polyhedral core, was ubiquitous throughout Mesoamerica. The use of pecking, grinding, and carving techniques may also be employed to produce figurines, jewelry, eccentrics, or other types of objects. It is obtained by either quarrying source sites or in nodule form from riverbeds or fractured outcrops.įollowing the removal of cortex (when applicable), bifacial, unifacial, and expedient flake stone tools could be produced through lithic reduction. This contributed to its prolific use throughout Mesoamerica. Production techniques An obsidian prismatic blade fragment from the Maya site of Chunchucmilĭue to its glassy internal structure, obsidian is relatively easy to work, as it breaks in very predictable and controlled ways via conchoidal fracturing. Lithic and contextual analysis of obsidian, including source studies, are important components of archaeological studies of past Mesoamerican cultures and inform scholars on economy, technological organization, long-distance trade, ritual organization, and socio-cultural structure. Obsidian was a highly integrated part of daily and ritual life, and its widespread and varied use may be a significant contributor to Mesoamerica's lack of metallurgy. Obsidian is a naturally formed volcanic glass that was an important part of the material culture of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. ( June 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. ![]() ![]() This waste decomposes, producing ammonia and nitrites as it deteriorates.įor fish, both of those substances are extremely toxic. One must run the system through the nitrogen cycle before adding any fish to a tank. FiltrationĪny tank you choose must have a filtration system to keep the water clean. If you’re planning on having live plants, make sure they’re not toxic to your fish! 3. There are many different kinds of plants out there-some live underwater, some live on land-and it’s up to you to choose which one works best for your tank setup. You’ll also need some plants in order to keep the area clean and attractive. Make sure the substrate you are choosing is good for your fish. While others have a gravel substrate that is better for more temperate fish. Some tanks have a sand substrate that may be better for tropical fish. ![]() Substrateįirst, you need to think about what kind of atmosphere you want in your tank. Here are some factors that you must keep in mind when furnishing your 5 gallon tank: 1. How Should You Furnish a 5-Gallon Tank?įurnishing a 5 gallon tank is a lot like furnishing your home: you want to make it comfortable, but also look good. Therefore, make sure you do some research on different species before you house them in your 5-gallon aquarium. Quick Cue: While many fish become anxious if they are not housed in a group of at least six fish, certain fish are aggressive and happiest when housed alone. Your tank will have a lovely pop of color if you have one male Betta with a few cherry shrimps! They eat everything and they require freshwater and tropical waters. Their temperaments are moderately aggressive. This means that you should be prepared to spend more time with your pet goldfish than other types of fish. On the downside, goldfish require more maintenance than other types of fish because they require regular feedings and cleanings. They also do not need high levels of oxygen or carbon dioxide (like most other freshwater fish), so it is possible to keep them in a smaller tank. Goldfish are not as dependent on water quality as other types of fish. It is ideal to use two pellets for each GloFish. Due to their omnivorous nature, goldfish can eat a variety of foods, including flakes, pellets, fruits, and vegetables. GloFish are schooling fish – preferring to be in groups. Neon tetras are very social and will form schools with other neon tetras, but they also tend to get along with most other types of fish. Neon tetras are a species of fish that can be kept in a 5 gallon tank, but they should be housed with other fish. These species eat a variety of meals in captivity, ranging from commercial fish foods, live foods, freeze-dried foods, and frozen foods. ![]() They are a wonderful starter fish for novice aquarists since they are timid, quiet, flexible, inexpensive, and simple to care for. This species is loved by aquarium hobbyists as these fish are lovely, have flowing fins and a vibrant body. Guppies come at the top when you talk about having a 5 gallon tank. Let’s talk about these species in detail below. The best species to keep in a 5 gallon tank are: If you keep a larger fish in a 5-gallon tank, it won’t be able to stay as larger fish are more habitat towards larger water bodies. So, if you have a 5-gallon tank, you should keep 1-4 fish that do not grow larger than 1-inch in your aquarium. But, larger fish need more room to swim, grow, and generate waste.Īs a general rule of thumb, a 1-inch fish needs 1 gallon of water. This is due to the fact that they produce less waste. ![]() ![]() Smaller tanks can generally be used to accommodate smaller fish. ![]() ![]() ![]() The most popular way to reach that juicy flesh is by slicing your mango into three parts vertically. Since there’s so many different ways to present a mango or use it in cooking, whether you like it diced to go in some salsa or cut into thin slices, one of these slicers makes this sticky task all the more efficient. Some come with special knives, scoops or peelers that can assist with cutting your mango into your favourite style. What are mango slicers? Image: Amco/eBayĪ mango slicer or cutter is a handy kitchen gadget than can be used to neatly divide this delicious summer fruit into three sections. But if you’re seeking an easier way to crack one open that will reduce the risk of sticky fingers, then you need try one of these mango slicers. While there’s no wrong way to peel those juicy cheeks, there are plenty of cutting styles that will help you enjoy that mango magic. BTW – prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting.Ī little birdy told us that some of you don’t know how to slice a mango. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. Add them to your bowl of cubes.At Lifehacker, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. Use your knife to carve any remaining meaty pieces away from the pit. Peel the skin away from the pit it'll come off in a long strip. Use a knife or spoon to cut them off the skin. Gently press the skin inside-out, so the cubes separate. Working with one fleshy slice at a time, score in cubes to (but not through) the skin. You'll now have two nice fat pit-less slices and a flat pit surrounded with a thin layer of flesh (center, bottom photo). Remove the first slice, and repeat, cutting past the pit on the other side. As you slice, try (by feel) to come as close as possible to the large flat pit inside angle the knife around it. Take a sharp or serrated knife, and make a vertical slice just slightly to the right of center. An Ataulfo will naturally rest on one of its flat sides you want to turn it so a narrow side faces up. Take your ripe mango (the skin will be yellow-gold, not green), and turn it on its side. Think perfectly ripened peach, with hints of citrus.Īnyway, enough with the rapturous compliments. ![]() Inside, its flesh is bright gold, and firm/creamy not at all the coarse/stringy texture of a typical mango.Īnd flavor? There's not a sweeter fruit anywhere. Identify an Ataulfo mango by its flattened appearance, and golden (not green or red) skin. ![]() They're generally available late April to early August, so their season is shorter than the more common year-round varieties. If you've never tasted this super-sweet, creamy mango, run – don't walk – to your nearest supermarket and pick some up. Thanks to Susan Reid, a CIA-trained chef and my fellow test-kitchen baker, I now know the most efficient, effective way to prepare a mango for serving.Īnd I've been practicing a lot lately, as one of my very favorite fruits – Ataulfo mangoes (a.k.a. Hint: NOT the way I've just started in the picture above. What's the best way to cut a mango in perfect cubes – without peeling it first, and with absolutely no hassle? ![]() ![]() ![]() We are so grateful that you have knit us together with other families. Father, thank you for the family friends that you have given us.I ask that no weapon formed against my family will prosper. Help us to speak the same language and share the same vision that you have for us. Father, we thank you for your blessing over our family.May we have a listening ear and respond to each other with compassionate hearts. May we be kind to our family and use words to build each other up. God help us to speak life to each other this day. ![]() May they understand and live each day, asserting the authority you have given them as your children. Our gratitude for one another will bind us together as a family, and our prayers for each other will further unify us in gratitude and love. Help our family to be grateful for each member and to pray to one another continually.
![]() ![]() The department, however, is facing hiring delays because new passport adjudicators need security clearances before they can start working. The State Department is also deploying “surge teams” of volunteers, including retirees and new hires, to process passports before reporting to other assignments. The bureau hired 177 new passport adjudicators this year, growing its workforce by about 10% - and it’s looking to grow its workforce by an additional 10%. We knew it was going to be big, but this big? Hard to say.” I’m not sure if anybody could have seen it coming. “I know everybody’s frustrated, but this is abnormal - beyond expectations, the number of applications that we’ve received in the last year. I don’t even know what to call it anymore,” Wentz said. But Wentz said the department is getting an unprecedented “tsunami” of new applications that is unlike anything its workforce has had to deal with before. Lawmakers have grown frustrated with the State Department for not doing more to prepare for a surge in passport applications each summer. I’m not trying to sugarcoat it - it’s exhausting, but at the same time, we’re getting paid to do the job.” We want to do the job we get paid for, to help everybody get a passport. ![]() Having to work overtime every day can be a struggle. “We’re meeting the expectation of what we should be doing to meet the overtime demands. “If management says we need everybody to step up, it’s everybody’s responsibility to step up and do it,” Wentz said. Wentz said most of that overtime is voluntary, and that passport services employees are willing to put in extra hours when needed. NFFE represents about 1,300 passport services employees.īetween January and June this year, the Bureau of Consular Affairs authorized between 30,000 and 40,000 overtime hours each month. But when you hit unexpected requests for product, it’s hard.” “It would be nice if we could get everybody a passport in six-to-eight weeks, which we’ve done in the past. But at the same time, from the employee standpoint, we’re doing everything we can to help everybody,” Wentz said. We all totally get that, we totally understand it. And if we were on the other side of the coin … I’d be frustrated too. “We’re all here doing what we can to help everybody. ![]() National Federation of Federal Employees Local 1998 President Lee Wentz said in a recent interview that passport services employees are also frustrated by these delays. Lawmakers have written several letters complaining about the delays - and have introduced legislation to remedy the situation. The department is also looking to fully launch an online passport renewal platform by the end of this year, or early next year, after soft-launching the platform in late 2022 and earlier this year. (Pssst: It includes health and life insurance cheat sheets, too!) New to civil service? Check out Federal News Network's New Hire Guide, brought to you by United Healthcare, to provide insights and pointers to first-time feds. ![]() ![]() ![]() It can also be consumed straight from the bottle or used as an ingredient in recipes, including smoothies and other beverages. ![]() Montmorency tart cherry juice concentrate can be mixed with water or other juices. Montmorency tart cherries are available year-round in dried, frozen and juice forms -including juice concentrate, which was the form used in the UK study. "It is compelling to think what could occur with more regular consumption of tart cherries, and how that could translate into possible health benefits." "Our observations were after a one-time consumption," said lead author Seymour. Similar to the Howatson team in the UK, they also observed tart cherry anthocyanin metabolites in the blood and urine with both doses of the whole tart cherries. Warber from the University of Michigan found that the antioxidant capacity in the blood was elevated after eating whole frozen Montmorency tart cherries (45 or 90 cherries), and remained elevated even 12-hours after eating the 90 cherries. "Our current study was conducted with a healthy population, although more research is needed to determine the specific benefits of Montmorency tart cherry juice for individuals with inflammatory diseases, including gout and other arthritic conditions."Ī second study newly published in the Journal of Functional Foods conducted by Dr. "We have been investigating Montmorency tart cherries for several years because they're a unique fruit with a high concentration of anthocyanins," said co-author Howatson, whose previous studies have demonstrated the ability of tart cherry juice to reduce certain inflammation responses and oxidative stress after high-intensity exercise. The magnitude of the change was independent of the dose given that is, the 30 ml of the juice was just as effective as 60 ml. The results supported the researchers' hypothesis: blood levels of uric acid and C-reactive protein were reduced and urinary uric acid was increased following both doses of the tart cherry juice. The researchers collected blood and urine samples from the participants immediately before and at numerous intervals for 48 hours after the tart cherry juice was consumed. Each phase was comprised of two days drinking the tart cherry juice concentrate twice a day – in the morning and just before dinner. There was a washout period of at least 10 days between the phases. The researchers used a single blind, two-phase, randomized, cross-over design to identify the bioavailability of anthocyanins following the consumption of these two different doses. Glyn Howatson with PhD student Phillip Bell in the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation at Northumbria University in the UK gave 12 healthy participants (average age 26 years) two doses of Montmorency tart cherry juice concentrate: about 1 ounce (30 ml) of the juice concentrate mixed with 100 ml of water (equivalent to 90 whole Montmorency tart cherries) or 2 ounces (60 ml) of juice concentrate mixed with 100 ml of water. High levels of uric acid are linked to gout, a form of arthritis that can cause severe attacks of intense pain and swelling (inflammation) in various joints, including the big toe and other joints in the legs and arms.Ī research team led by Dr. In the study, Montmorency tart cherry juice reduced blood levels of uric acid and C-reactive protein, a measure of inflammation. The study also detected increases in specific anthocyanin compounds in the bloodstream after consuming tart cherries. A new study published in the Journal of Functional Foods is the first to report consumption of Montmorency tart cherries caused changes in uric acid metabolism, which can have an impact on joint pain. Tart cherries have long been researched for their association with pain relief – ranging from gout and arthritis joint pain to exercise-related muscle pain. ![]() |
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