![]() Only a couple stood still where they had been hit, vacant surprise mirrored in their lifeless faces, then slipped down tiredly to the stony ground at their feet. Schmeissers-it was no war, as he had said, but sheer, pitiful massacre, with the defenceless figures on the slope below, figures still stunned and uncomprehending, jerking, spinning round and collapsing like marionettes in the hands of a mad puppeteer, some to lie where they fell, others to roll down the steep slope, legs and arms flailing in the grotesque disjointedness of death. With four machine-guns in their hands-two Brens and two 9 mm. His last words were caught up and drowned in the tearing, rapid-fire crash of the automatic carbines. He shook out his pack of cigarettes.Have one? Jus' daydreamin', boss he said easily.Jus' daydreamin'. Miller studied the guns drawn up on the road behind the two trucks and cleared his throat. Bitter-mouthed, savage, the American was swearing softly and continuously, oblivious to the pain as he pounded his fist time and again into the sharp-edged gravel before him. Then he became aware of the low murmuring to his left, shifted round again. The gravelly earth beneath his elbows grated harshly as Mallory shifted his weight slightly, looked at the two men to his right, Andrea with his impassive face empty of all expression, Louki with the sheen of tears in his eyes. The sudden silence was curiously oppressive, louder, more obtrusive than the clamour that had gone before. The frenetic stammering of the machine-guns stopped abruptly and in unison, the sound sheared off as by a guillotine. I do not believe it, Andrea said flatly.You couldn't make a mistake like that, my Captain. ![]()
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![]() Behold the the metagame of Papers, Please, where you are bombarded with multifaceted incentives and deterrents for accepting or rejecting those who want to cross the border. However, the juicy fruit of Papers, Please is found in how you will become aware of the fact that you are trying to find more ways to deny entry into Arstotzka than permit people, as if you had a personal stake in reducing the number of eligible entrants. That’s just the basic premise of the game. (I would almost never reject those who should have been approved). There were several times during my play sessions that I found processing dull and uninteresting, and through fatigue would miss subtle discrepancies such as a boarder crosser being a couple inches too tall, or the month/day combination for a birthdate being reversed, and would permit individuals who should have been rejected. One of the unintentionally intentional features of Papers, Please is the game resembling a desk job similar. If this sounds tedious, then mission accomplished. The premise is that you play as an immigration inspector for the fictional Arstotzka that is clearly a satire of the USSR in the 1980’s, and your job is to process individuals passing through the country’s borders by evaluating their credentials such as passports, ID cards, and other variable official documents for the admission or rejection of those with legitimate or invalid records. Although it gives the impression that it was designed as a merely a mobile game that narrowly exceeds the technical capabilities of an iOS/Android interface, Papers, Please is engaging enough such that it lacks the kind of depth that requires several weeks’ investment, but in its brevity will stimulate the mind. Not sure if I should celebrate or weep bitterly. It was cheap enough such that I did not think the risk to be too great and was rumored to have some political spark to it, so I thought I’d give it a try. Papers, Please is the kind of game that I would have never purchased had I not noticed some Indie game hype during the Steam Winter sale of 2013. I first played through Gone Home, and my thoughts on it can be found here. So I chose some games whose time commitment would not be excessive. #PAPERS PLEASE PASSPORT NOTEBOOK TV#I have tried in home streaming by hooking up my laptop to my living room TV via HDMI, but have run into issues concerning framerates or lack of sound. #PAPERS PLEASE PASSPORT NOTEBOOK PC#I’m still in the middle of Mark of the Ninja, but it’s a game that’s so good, I’m milking it for all it has and I don’t EVER want it to be over because I love ninja! I have a strong urge to play Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, but I heard it’s on the same tier of New Super Mario Bros Wii U, so I want to wait until I’ve played Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends, with the latter being on PC I want to play it with my kids, so I’d have to move the PC from the bedroom to the living room to display on the big screen, a major inconvenience and a reason why a steam machine would be nice. Looking on my backlog, I tried to figure out which I could do first. I then quit again because I do not want to commit to something that I really cannot. By the time I pick it up again, I have forgotten the controls and have to do the introduction mission and retrieve the croquet bat. I have already started Zombi U twice, but I keep putting it down because of poor timing it is a game that I can’t play while the kids are up, and by the time I get them in bed, I’m either winding down myself or end up on DotA 2 again. In between rounds of DotA 2 and Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, I decided that my fill my “other” gaming time with games that would not occupy a significant amount of time. ![]() ![]() Expect narrow, rock strewn portage trails sometimes impeded by down trees or thick brush. If a beaver dam floods a portage, you might get wet feet (and shins). While the Forest Service maintains portages and campsites to keep them useable, they also let nature run its course. Forest Service, I think many people expect the Boundary Waters to be a slightly wilder national park. The Boundary Waters are NOT a national park If you want a deep-dive into Boundary Waters history, check out this documentary I made back in 2013 that explains the W’s significance. That “W,” signifying “wilderness,” is an important piece of the Boundary Waters’ identity. You’ll often see people referring to the Boundary Waters as the BWCA, although the correct abbreviation is BWCAW. Rinse and repeat until you find a campsite (all equipped with a fire grate and latrine) that suits your group for the night. At the portage, you pick up all your gear and canoe and carry it to the next lake. To move around the Boundary Waters, you load all your gear into a canoe, paddle across a lake or down a creek to a portage. Portage trails connect these lakes into navigable canoe camping routes. Nearly 1200 lakes populate the Boundary Waters. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is a million-acre tract of public landing stretching along northeastern Minnesota’s Canadian border. STEP ONE: Deciding if a Boundary Waters trip is right for you and your group It’s really never too late for a first-time Boundary Waters trip! Many people discover the Boundary Waters in their early twenties. If you didn’t grow up visiting the Boundary Waters, don’t worry. This isn’t just the place your grandpa goes for his annual fishing trip with his college buddies anymore. 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In 2018, he appeared in Genius: Picasso as Carlos Casagemas and in The Young Offenders Christmas special as a caricatured version of himself. During 2017, he also appeared in Geostorm and featured in the second season of Fortitude, for which he was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award. It was filmed prior to 2014, and reflecting on the role in 2019, Sheehan described himself as "immensely proud". The Song of Sway Lake premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2017, and was released theatrically the following year. In a 2018 interview with Hot Press, Sheehan described the role as his recent favourite, citing the "magic" and "transcendent experience" of being on stage. In late 2015, he played Richard III in Trevor Nunn's revival of The Wars of the Roses, an adaption of William Shakespeare's plays Richard III and the three part Henry VI. He played Simon Lewis in the 2013 film The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, and followed it with roles in Anita B., The Road Within, Moonwalkers, and The Messenger in 20. Sheehan appeared in the second season of the BBC crime drama series Accused, which aired in 2012. The following year, he starred in the film Killing Bono, and in John Crowley's production of The Playboy of the Western World at the Old Vic Theatre. Sheehan was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award in the Rising Star category in 2010. In 2011, Sheehan played Kay in Season of the Witch alongside Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman. He was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award for the role in 20. After leaving the series, his character's ubiquitous blue hoodie was donated to the Dunamaise Theater in Portlaoise, and he remarked it was "tough to watch show carry on without ". He accepted the part because he wanted to work with Stuart Carolan and Dave Caffrey, and featured in three seasons. Beginning in 2010, he played Darren, a member of gangland Dublin in Love/Hate. In May 2011 he was nominated for a BAFTA Award in the "Male Supporting Actor" category for his role in Misfits. Regarded as a "cult favourite", Sheehan connected "intensely" with the role, which he later described as "defining", and "a lovely, gorgeous memory for me," and remarked it was "challenging" to leave it behind. In April 2011, it was announced that Sheehan would not be returning to the show for the third season. KLAUS UMBRELLA ACADEMY TVįrom 2009 to 2010, he starred as Nathan Young, a young offender, in the first two series of the British TV series Misfits. Sheehan described the role as "weighty" and a "step up" from his previous work, and credits the show with changing his career. In March 2009, he appeared in the role of BJ in the Channel 4 trilogy Red Riding. Sheehan at the BAFTA Television Awards in May 2012Īfter leaving the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Sheehan starred as one of the lead characters in the Cherrybomb in 2009. During this time, he also appeared in films including Ghostwood. In 2008, he appeared in Rock Rivals and Bitter Sweet, a two-part television comedy drama. He followed it with roles in The Clinic and The Tudors, and portrayed Louis XIV of France in Young Blades. At the age of 16, Sheehan appeared in the Australian television show Foreign Exchange. He later joined the Laois Open Door theatre group, and played the crippled boy in a production of The Cripple of Inishmaan. At the age of fourteen, he auditioned for Song for a Raggy Boy, and won the role, spending three months in Cork to film. Sheehan became interested in acting in primary school, when he played Oliver in Oliver with a Twist. He missed several months of the course to film Summer of the Flying Saucer, and failed his first year examinations, and decided not to attempt the repeats. Unsure of whether acting was a sustainable career choice, he studied film and television at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. Sheehan attended St Paul's school in Portlaoise. Īt school, he played the banjo, the bodhrán, and the spoons, having joked that he was like " Footloose with spoons" he also participated in Fleadh Cheoil. He is the youngest of three children born to Maria and Joe Sheehan, who was a garda. Sheehan was born in Portlaoise, County Laois. ![]() ![]() Compatibility is the buyers responsibility. The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority not only is moving forward on a 5.3 billion reconstruction of the 274-mile system, but it now has replacement Velcro fasteners in stock. 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Manufacturers can stretch an original aircraft design and create a load more space for passengers and cargo and this can often be done without a complete redesign. This results in pressure coming off the switches, letting the aircraft systems know that the aircraft is now in the air. When the aircraft gets airborne, there is no longer weight on the wheels. When there is "weight on wheels," these switches are compressed telling the aircraft that the aircraft is on the ground. On each of the main landing gear beams, there are micro-switch sensors. So how does the aircraft know where it is? As you'd hope, the landing gear lever will not allow the gear to move to the up position when the aircraft is on the ground. Read more: Cabin pressure: How pilots avoid disaster in the cockpit Air-ground sensing systemĬertain systems only work on the ground, and others in the air. This makes for a much more straightforward and easier maneuver to fly. On the -9 and -10, the early gear door opening eradicates this problem as the initial pitch angle we must fly does not change. If not done carefully, it can result in the aircraft "porpoising" as we attempt to fly the ideal flight path. With this adjustment made and the landing gear retracting, we then have to raise the nose again. As the gear doors open, the change in aerodynamics causes the TOGA reference line to dip, requiring us to lower the nose slightly. On the 787-8, at the moment, we've just found the right nose-up angle, it's time to bring the gear up. To hit the sweet spot in between these two extremes, pilots must rotate the nose up to a line projected in the head-up display called the "TOGA reference line." Once there, and the aircraft is stable, we can then transfer back to normal guidance. Rotate too quickly and the aircraft may be flying too slowly to climb safely away from the ground. Rotate too slowly and the aircraft may not get airborne before the end of the runway. If this happens, how the pilots rotate the nose into the air is absolutely crucial. This action may seem random but it is done quite deliberately.Īll takeoff performance is done presuming that an engine will fail at the critical moment of takeoff. This happens even before the pilots select the landing gear lever to the up position. To improve aircraft performance on the 787-9 and 787-10, one second after the aircraft detects that it is airborne, the main landing gear doors automatically open. When all the gear is down and locked, the gear position indicator in the flight deck shows "down" in green, as seen in the photo above. When in the down position, it locks into position to stop them from folding on touchdown. When the gear lever is moved to the down position, the gear bay doors open and the wheels free-fall out of their stowage without the use of the hydraulics system. To lower the gear, pilots simply do the opposite. As a result, before the wheels are folded away, the brakes on the main wheels are applied to stop them from spinning. Bringing them up inside the aircraft at this speed could cause some serious vibration to be felt in the passenger cabin. On liftoff, the tires will be spinning at around 180 mph. However, before this occurs, one other important thing must happen first. Firstly, the gear bay doors start to open, creating space for the wheels to be retracted into the belly and nose of the aircraft. To raise the gear, we simply move the gear lever to the up position and this starts the gear retraction sequence. The nose gear has two wheels, neither of which have a brake. Each main gear set up has four wheels, each of which has an electronic brake. The landing gear system on the 787 Dreamliner consists of two main landing gear assemblies and one nose gear assembly. In the video below (starting at 1:29) you can see how the aircraft "sits down" onto the oleos as it settles onto the runway. This uses a mix of compressed air and hydraulic fluid to dissipate the forces experienced on landing across the airframe and also to dampen any recoil to reduce the chances of the aircraft bouncing back up into the air. To absorb the shock of the landing impact, the landing gear has an oleo strut, which acts as a type of suspension. Here, manufacturers drop the gear to simulate forces experienced in not only normal and testing conditions, but also those well beyond what the aircraft might ever expect to encounter. In order to do this, before an aircraft is certified for flight, the gear must undergo a test known as the drop test. ![]() ![]()
![]() It's one of those catchy upbeat intros to a pre-school cartoon that introduces the entire cast and their wacky adventures. This one was very bad and what's worse was that it replayed every time you returned to the main menu. This may be entirely subjective as I personally think vocals in music themes can either be good or bad. CHOCOBO, CAMILLA, AND CAMILLA'S PA!īooting up Chocobo GP, I was treated to the most awful menu theme my ears have ever heard in their lives. Ironic, considering what we got instead is probably worse than what the 3DS title would have been. The reason was that Square allegedly didn't like the quality of the game during its development. Apparently, there was supposed to be a sequel on the 3DS, titled Chocobo Racing 3D, until it was canceled. Before Chocobo Racing, the series was best known for its Chocobo Dungeon series, a dungeon-crawling RPG featuring Chocobo and Mog the Moogle. The original Chocobo Racing, much like Chocobo GP, is a part of a spin-off series based on Final Fantasy simply titled Chocobo. #CHOCOBO GP REDDIT FULL#Naturally, the original game released in 1999 featured 2D sprites with 3D backgrounds, so maybe seeing Chocobo and friends in full 3D was the outlier? I didn't think of these things at the time, I was just excited to see Chocobo make his return. Even looking at the trailer, something felt off. A sequel to one of my favorite niche kart racers, Chocobo Racing, in 2022? The sudden announcement of this feathered friend with rocket skates seemed too good to be true. When Chocobo GP was first announced during a Nintendo Direct late last year, it was something I never expected to be announced. 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