![]() Review Quote: "Those looking for a new adventure with Donkey Kong and Diddy need look no further than DKC Mania. I thoroughly enjoying replaying Chrono Trigger with the additions brought by this hack. Being able to travel to 1999AD adds depth to the story, as you can identify and interact with a world that is about to be destroyed. I was not disappointed! This hack adds many great new features. Review Quote: "I’ve been meaning to replay Chrono Trigger for a few months now, and decided to wait on v2.0 of this hack. All the NPCs say new things, so it’s still worth talking to everyone. Names and items and equipment are changed and accurate. The lore matches the later games, and the story makes a lot more sense. ![]() Review Quote: "I cannot recommend this enough.This is possibly the best script rewrite I’ve personally played. Clearly, a lot of love and time went into this, and boy does it show."īreath of Fire: War of the Goddess (Breath of Fire) Just about everything imaginable is tweaked to make the ride more easily accessible. If the original threw you off, then I highly recommend you give this a shot. Review Quote: "Takes a very slow, and downright monotonous game, into a very fun and enjoyable time. Looking for the Best NES ROM hacks? Find it here: So, feel free to share the love for these games in a review if you enjoyed playing one of these hacks! The best way to help these awesome creators is leaving a review on the game page on. Love to hear your recommendations in the comments! This way there is something new to play for everyone, regardless of your genre preferences! The list is in alphabetical order. I thought it would be fun to create a list that would mainly focus on newer or recently updated ROM hacks, with one ROM hack per game. was used as the source for this list, with the following criteria: That's why I return this year with an updated list for 2022! To make things even better, this year the list is expanded to 20 entries! Last year's list of best SNES ROM hacks received a lot of positive feedback. Join us at /r/EmuDev Android Emulator accuracy tests:Īre you an emulator developer? Send the moderators a message if you'd like a user flair reflecting that. Game recommendations: /v/'s Recommended Games Wiki r/SBCGaming - Single Board Computer Gaming (Raspberry Pi, etc) r/EmulationOnPC - For PC and Mac emulation troubleshooting and support r/EmulationOnAndroid - Android emulation and troubleshooting General Computers Handhelds Consoles Nintendo Browse All FAQ Discussion Links Posts asking which games are playable/what the emulator is called/where to get it will be removed. There are very few playable commercial titles for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, and Xbox Series emulators.This is /r/ emulation - not /r/flashcarts or /r/consolehomebrew.Please abide by reddit's site-wide rules on self-promotion. Any further videos should be packaged into a self post, accompanied by a submission statement that facilitates discussion. ![]() Users are permitted to post one emulator demonstration video per day as a link post.Comments stepping significantly over the line will be removed- use some common sense. Simple tech support or general queries not fulfilling that requirement belong in the Weekly Question Thread and will be redirected there. Self posts should provide scope for wider, interesting discussion.Use Google and check The Emulation General Wiki before posting.Don't ask for or link directly to pirated software or copyrighted material without permission of the copyright holder. We're currently accepting enquiries from emulation-related communities and websites covering similar topics to /r/emulation who'd like to be platformed on /r/emulation - please see this thread for details.You can also join us on Discord! Related Communities To get started check out our wiki page or The Emulation General Wiki.
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The TMC2209 Stepper Motor Driver Module provides an analog voltage, data rate and delay information as a standard A1 interface to Arduino. It is similar to the voltage used in the Stepper Motor of Arduino. ![]() The output of the TMC2209 Stepper Motor Driver Module is an analog voltage. But what the wiring should be? If it had 5 wires I would have done it like this schematics. It also provides support for up to 3 power sockets. Since I do not have a driver at hand, I need to convert the circuit so it works with 4 transistors instead. And this is exactly the source of confusion: On arduino website, the sample circuit's stepper has 4 wires and is directly connected to a driver IC (a LMxxx), and the driver is connected to Arduino. I use the MOSFETs as fast switches: 4 Arduino pins control 4 MOSFET transistors. But a 4-wire doesn't make sense! there must be 2 or 4 poles in a motor, and each pole needs a connection to common ground, so there must be 5 wires, how does a 4 wire work? I'm using MOSFET for driving the stepper, not LMxxxīecause I forgot to buy one, and I can't get my hands on one for a couple of days. All the pictures and circuits of easy tutorials I found on Google had 5 wires, (and those with 4 wires had different color coding anyway). ![]() Wires are colored: white, blue, red, yellow. I have included a wiring diagram, a tutorial on how to set the current limit, and many example codes. Is it okay if my stepper motor has exactly 4 wires? To make it easy for beginners, we recommend using one of the following shields: Arduino Motor Shield Rev3: this is an official shield from Arduino. This article includes everything you need to know about controlling a stepper motor with the DRV8825 stepper motor driver and Arduino. Today I bought a stepper motor to play with, after 12 hours of struggling with it, I haven't been able to figure out how to connect it to an Arduino. Simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab ![]() What to Pack in Your Carry-OnĪKA: the most important things you absolutely cannot board your ship and start your contract without.Ĭhances are you will be traveling many hours over several flights to reach your ship. It’s not the most ideal way to store it, but at least it’s out of sight and your roommate won’t hate you for taking up extra space in the cabin. If you absolutely must bring a hard-shell suitcase (maybe it’s the only one you have, in which case I wouldn’t suggest spending extra money on getting another one just for this contract), a pro-tip when it comes to storing it in your room is to open it up completely like a book and put it under the bed unzipped. Nonetheless, many crew members do opt for plastic suitcases due to its durability. I highly DO NOT recommend hard case suitcases (the ones pictured above) as I’ve seen nearly every roommate of mine struggle to squeeze them under the bed.īecause they don’t squish down like soft-shell suitcases, sometimes the only place to store them is beside a wall in the cabin, taking up precious real estate. The most ideal luggage would be something collapsable like a duffel bag with wheels or ones that can nest within each other for optimal space-saving. What Type of Luggage is Best for Working on Ships? Keep in mind that where you fly to for the beginning of your contract may not be the same destination you’ll be flying out of to return home and this may incur additional baggage fees not covered by your company should you pack any more than I suggested.įor example: even if you get extra baggage allowance since you’re flying from the US to Europe to embark, you might be on a domestic flight home after the ship has crossed to the States, thus saddling you with excess baggage fees. ![]() There are a good number of crew members who bring two large suitcases, but I think that’s a bit excessive and not so much fun when you have an over-packer for a roommate.īut in general, the average that people bring, and what I’d recommend is one large bag (50 lbs/ 23kg check-in limit), one smaller bag (carry-on size), and a backpack (carry-on personal item). What size of luggage will fit into my cabin?.Let’s start with the most basic questions that typically come up when determining what to pack for working on a cruise ship: As an Amazon Associate, if you make a purchase through one of these links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Related: What Working on Cruise Ships is Really Likeĭisclosure: This post contains affiliate links. (My job onboard was a youth staff/counselor aka underpaid babysitter to 1500 kids and all-around clown on puppet strings if anyone is wondering.) ![]() If you’ve finally secured your first ship contract, congrats! Now you’re probably wondering what to pack when working on a cruise ship.Īfter working on ships on and off for a little over three years across six ships, I’ve put together this crew packing list for first-timers to help out any new seafarers looking for a bit of advice.Ī general preface before I get started: remember to take into account what your onboard position is and what your own requirements are.īe sure to ask your recruiter or hiring partner if you’re not sure about something because they will have more insight specific for your position than some random crew member writing on the internet. ![]() I've only started geeking out on the details and intricacies of the Cosmere after I've read all his books as I didn't want to accidentally stumble upon spoilers.Ĭosmere spoiler: The sub-context underlying his stories of how the existence of different Shards affect the Investiture in different worlds is sublime. This is another upgrade to 5-stars after a reread with the hindsight knowledge of the Cosmere. He has appeared on the New York Times Best-Seller List multiple times, with five novels hitting the #1 spot.Ĭurrently living in Utah with his wife and children, Brandon teaches creative writing at Brigham Young University. The Emperor’s Soul won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novella. The only author to make the short list for the David Gemmell Legend Award six times in four years, Brandon won that award in 2011 for The Way of Kings. Two more novellas, Legion and The Emperor’s Soul, were released by Subterranean Press and Tachyon Publications in 2012, and 2013 brought two young adult novels, The Rithmatist from Tor and Steelheart from Delacorte. the Evil Librarians series have been released in new editions by Starscape, and his novella Infinity Blade Awakening was an ebook bestseller for Epic Games accompanying their acclaimed Infinity Blade iOS video game series. Four books in his middle-grade Alcatraz vs. He was chosen to complete Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series 2009’s The Gathering Storm and 2010’s Towers of Midnight were followed by the final book in the series, A Memory of Light, in January 2013. Tor has published Elantris, the Mistborn trilogy and its followup The Alloy of Law, Warbreaker, and The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance, the first two in the planned ten-volume series The Stormlight Archive. This changed when an eighth grade teacher gave him Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly.īrandon was working on his thirteenth novel when Moshe Feder at Tor Books bought the sixth he had written. As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested to him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it. ![]() This collection features The Emperor’s Soul, Mistborn: Secret History, and a brand-new Stormlight Archive novella, Edgedancer.Įarlier this year he released Calamity, the finale of the #1 New York Times bestselling Reckoners trilogy that began with Steelheart.īrandon Sanderson was born in 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Brandon’s major books for the second half of 2016 are The Dark Talent, the final volume in Alcatraz Smedry’s autobiographical account of his battle against the Evil Librarians who secretly rule our world, and Arcanum Unbounded, the collection of short fiction in the Cosmere universe that includes the Mistborn series and the StormlightĪrchive, among others. ![]() ^ "Geoffrey Williams – Summer Breeze (song)".^ "Official Singles Chart Top 75 (16 August 1992 – 22 August 1992)".Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. ^ "British single certifications – Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze".^ "MC Hammer and Oakland Fight Club create a new Raiders Anthem - Field of Teams".Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ^ Adult Contemporary Archive, September 18, 2004.^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener".Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). "Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts | Songs, Reviews, Credits". ^ "Best Summer Songs of All Time – Rolling Stone".^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs".Tracklist Īll songs written by Peter Steele unless otherwise noted. ![]() Vanilla also did a cover/sample in their song "All in my mind" Released September 20, 2015. The song is featured in the opening of the 1997 horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer and is also included in the film's soundtrack. Their version was originally to be titled "Summer Girl", featuring new lyrics written by Peter Steele, but after Seals & Crofts found the lyrical content distasteful, the original lyrics were sung instead. Type O Negative released a cover of the song in August 1993 on their album Bloody Kisses altering their version to match their gothic metal style. It also peaked at number 32 on the week ending Novemon New Zealand's Official Top 40 Singles chart. It peaked at number 56 on the week ending Augon the UK Singles Chart. Clair) album, and was released in the UK as a 45 on the CBS label (S CBS 1196) in January 1973.Įnglish singer Geoffrey Williams released his version in 1992 as a single. The Ray Conniff Singers recorded a version in 1973, which appeared on the I Can See Clearly Now (a.k.a. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. Ernie Isley: electric & acoustic guitar, percussion.It was sampled in the track " All in My Mind" by MC Hammer along with his newly formed rap group, Oakland Fight Club featuring Mistah F.A.B. It was featured in season 8, episode 18 of The Blacklist and also in a 2014 episode of Scandal. The Isley Brothers performed "Summer Breeze" on the music TV show Soul Train in 1974. Issued also on their 1973 album 3 + 3, it reached number sixty on the pop chart, number ten on the R&B chart, and number sixteen on the UK Singles Chart. The song was covered in a harder rock- soulful style by the Isley Brothers as a single in 1974. "The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze, Pts. Dash Crofts: background vocals, electric guitar.Jim Seals: lead & background vocals, guitar, saxophone.Seals and Crofts performed the song live on the Bobby Darin Amusement Company variety show in 1972. appropriately ubiquitous on the radio and in the memory". Bruce Eder of AllMusic referred to it as "one of those relentlessly appealing 1970s harmony-rock anthems. 6 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the US that same year. Released nine days ahead of their 1972 Summer Breeze album, Seals and Crofts' original version reached No. The song also became a hit for the Isley Brothers in 1974. 13 in Rolling Stone′s "Best Summer Songs of All Time". 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US. It is the title track of their fourth studio album, and was released as the album's lead single in August 1972. " Summer Breeze" is a song written and originally recorded by American soft rock duo Seals and Crofts. Seals & Crofts - "Summer Breeze" (Official Audio) on YouTube ![]() Seniors can sit while they pound their drums or they might stand for a full workout. There’s normally some type of background track being played. Cardio DrummingĬardio drumming includes seniors playing drums as a type of arm workout.Ĭardio drumming encourages seniors to perform while playing together. Or, why not have the senior drum along to a YouTube video? While the experience wouldn’t be quite the same, it would still have many benefits. Hand out a drum to each elder for him or her to perform for the game, and let the fun begin!ĭrum circles are much harder for isolated seniors, but you could use technology to connect multiple drummers. In the drum circle, there may be a leader who directs the rest of the group and helps to keep people in sync with one another.Īlternatively, such circles could be much simpler, where the members are playing their own freestyle rhythm. This helps to promote coordination and coordination. Drum circles offer an outlet for elders to use music to communicate with each other.Ĭoordination between drummers is needed to create a harmonizing rhythm. This will include a circle of locals who perform drums in synchronization together. Why not use them as inspiration for finding your own approaches? Drum Circles You don’t need to follow the approaches as written either. However, you can easily adapt them for your family or even just for a single senior. Many of these music activities for seniors are designed for group settings, like at a nursing home. Unique experiences related to pleasant periods of life awaken.Music sessions are seen to provide the following benefits to people in general: People suffering from fatigue, depression, and/or anxiety.People dealing with serious diseases, such as cancer, asthma, cardiac disease, Parkinson’s disease.Elders who have a suspected or actual loss of autonomy.People dealing with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.Seniors who are no longer physically independent. ![]() Music sessions are particularly helpful for: Music also offers other advantages, such as alleviating fear, relieving stress, and improving the immune system. Regardless of the style, listening to your preferred music activates endorphins in the brain, helping relieve stress. Music is so significant that music therapy is now used in many settings.īut, you don’t need to focus on music therapy to see advantages from music. The ability to respond to music seems to persist, even as the condition worsens. This may be why dementia sufferers can still indulge in music and even recall it. In fact, music tends to affect us on an unconscious level. To some extent or another, even the most unenthusiastic individual can react to music. Music lovers aren’t the only ones that benefit from music. The right music can shift a person’s attitude entirely, changing a bad day into a good one. The first is simple – music is enjoyable. There are many reasons to focus on music. Why Focus on Music Activities for Seniors? Why not take advantage of one of the only hobbies that connects all ages and identities? Music activities for seniors can be a powerful way to bring people together and build the holiday spirit. Fifty Ninth Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)Who doesn’t love music? Undoubtedly, your parents or grandparents love it-and so do you (even if you do have different tastes in music).PS Here’s a sampling of the songs we sing: If you prefer, you can also toss $5 per visit in the hat. Membership of $15/year pays for this Meetup outreach. Location: Friendly House-Crawford Building: 1737 NW 26th Ave., Portland, OR 97210 Afterwards, we move to the next person in the circle and repeat! All talent levels are welcome.įun, lots of opportunity to sing your heart out to songs you love to sing. Our talented guitarist(s) leads us through the verses. We sing those classic pop and folk songs from the 1960s and 1970s in a song circle fashion, each person picking a favorite from a songbook we provide, from among 130+ popular songs from this era (see below). ![]() For starters, it has one of the largest wands - practically the size of a mascara wand - which makes it especially easy to swipe on. The large wand may be cumbersome to use if you have thinner, sparser brows.Īfter all of our testing, we found no eyebrow hold gel compared to Anastasia Beverly Hills Strong Hold Clear Brow Gel. Twelve did, though, including Anastasia Beverly Hills Strong Hold Clear Brow Gel, which came out on top as the best overall. Naturally, those clear brow gels didn’t make the cut. Some of their less stellar notes detailed sticky textures and dry-feeling brows, to seemingly cemented brow hairs and off-putting scents. A group of 20 InStyle reviewers tested 23 of the most popular clear brow gels and ranked them on a scale of 1 to 5 in four key categories, including application, feel, performance, and overall look. Because of this, it can be difficult to know which actually performs well. ![]() Like most makeup products, though, many eyebrow hold gels exist. No matter which camp you fall in, having a trusty clear brow gel in your kit is the trick to nailing this face-framing makeup trend. Where some people require extra strokes from an eyebrow pen or pencil, others can achieve the look with nothing more than an eyebrow hold gel. For those that don’t know, fluffy brows are eyebrows that have been brushed up and set in place to look fuller. If you’ve been on BeautyTok lately, then you’re well aware that one of the biggest TikTok trends of the year is #fluffybrows - which, by the way, has over 168.5 million mentions on the app. Returns of damaged or defective products must be made within 10 days from the issuance of the shipment tracking data of the product. ALL SALES ON VAPE DEALS PRODUCTS ARE FINAL. ALL E-LIQUID, BATTERY, CHARGER AND COIL SALES ARE FINAL. International customers will be responsible for the cost to return any products.Ĭustomer incurred shipping costs to return a product will not be refunded or credited. If you receive an incorrect product we will issue a return authorization and prepaid shipping label. We reserve the right to determine whether to issue an account credit or ship a replacement product. If the product is determined to be damaged due to shipping, defective, or incorrect we will ship a new replacement product to you (at our expense) or issue a credit to your Lightfire/Kanger Wholesale account. All return shipping costs shall be paid by the customer, unless we shipped you the wrong product. Returned products should be packaged appropriately to avoid any damage in transit. You must also provide the order number from your purchase of the product.Īll returned products will be subject to inspection and testing by our staff to determine if the product meets our return policy. Misused and customer damaged products will not be accepted for return. Returns that do not include ALL original packaging and contents will be rejected. All returned products must be in the original box and include ALL original packaging contents that came with the product. ![]() If authorized, you must ship the products back to us using a shipping provider that provides for tracking (this tracking information must be provided to us). You must contact our Customer Service Team for return authorization. Returns on all new/unopened, damaged, or defective products must be made within 45 days from the issuance of the shipment tracking data of the product. THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM OUR RETURN POLICY. All products listed in vape deals are FINAL SALES AND NOT SUBJECT TO RETURN FOR ANY REASON. ![]() This is why our products carry our exceptional Return Policy. We understand that sometimes products arrive damaged, defective, or we shipped an incorrect product. ![]() Customer satisfaction is our highest priority. This means it’s legal to share free PDFs, physical copies, or even, yes, audiobooks. We often think of classics when we think of works within the public domain, but this umbrella actually covers more than you might think.īecause books in the public domain don’t fall under copyright law, they’re free to share and distribute however the public would like. This copyright may have expired, been forfeited, or have never existed in the first place. Public domain covers books with no copyright. Quick warning, though: Audible subscriptions can be a little tricky to cancel, so make sure you understand how to access your account and cancel your subscription if you want to just get your free book and bounce. If there’s one specific book you’d like to listen to and you’d rather not wait to hear it, this might be a reasonably easy option! This only gets you one audiobook, and you’ll want to set a reminder to cancel your subscription before you’re charged. If you’re an avid audiobook reader, this can take some of the total cost of audiobook listening down, since you’re not having to buy them individually.Īudible has a free trial period, though, to let you try out the service and see if audiobooks are for you. Subscription services like Audible offer a monthly fee in exchange for credits, which can be used to get audiobooks. This is extra convenient if you listen to audiobooks while you’re commuting. Since Libby is available as an app on your phone, this is an especially helpful format for people on-the-go, since you listen right from your app. These are rented for a period of about two weeks, and you may need to wait a while if there’s a hold list. The app functions much like a library catalog, and through it, you can pick out eBooks and audiobooks just like you would at your library. Libby, an app released by Overdrive, can be accessed through your library card (if your library offers access). It may surprise you just how many there are! These will be rented the same way you’d rent a physical book, and you may have to wait on hold if there’s a wait for a popular title. Some of these might be physical cassettes or CD’s, and sometimes libraries have online copies available, which can be more easily used on a phone or laptop.Ĭheck out your library’s catalog to see what sorts of options they have for audiobooks. No surprise here-your local library likely has audiobooks available for you to rent. Here are a few ways you can find audiobooks for free, either to rent or revisit as often as you’d like! You definitely don’t have to break the bank to enjoy audiobooks if you know where to find them. There are plenty of places you can go to buy audiobooks individually as you want them, much like you can stop in at your local bookstore to get a book whenever you feel like it. Can you listen to audiobooks for free?īuying audiobooks is much like buying a physical book. So, how do we get around that? Free audiobooks! Let’s talk about ‘em. However, audiobooks can get expensive, and while some people will go back and listen to audiobooks again and again, a lot of readers might feel hesitant about dropping so much money on a book they’ll listen to once. People are often looking for something to fill that time, especially ‘dead’ time like commuting which would otherwise be spent in silence or listening to the radio.Īnd this boom is a great thing! Audiobooks make books more accessible, and having an easier way to read means people are likely to read more. Today’s lifestyle means that most people spend a lot of time on the go, whether that means they’re commuting to and from work, juggling a few different jobs, or managing household affairs. Audiobooks have absolutely boomed in popularity in recent years, and it’s not hard to understand why. They can grow in both full sun and partial shade, however, when in partial shade it will grow into and produce more vivid foliage. Said to be “near carefree to maintain” these vibrant trees can be both subtle and breathtaking. They can grow anywhere from 20-35 feet tall which means it will work great for small spaces while still providing a landscape with beautiful foliage. There are many different cultivars within the Japanese maple group such as the Crimson Prince Japanese Maple or the Fireglow Japanese Maple. Japanese maple trees grow wild across the hills of Japan-and across other countries like Korea and Russia as well. These maples can definitely thrive in city gardens as they are low maintenance and require minimal pruning. It can be found in the Eastern North American region where both its parent species live. It can thrive in both full sun and partial shade but definitely needs moist, slightly acidic, and well-drained soil. This type of maple is a naturally occurring hybrid maple that’s a cross between both the Acer saccharinum and Acer rubrum species.įreeman maples can grow up to 60 feet tall and about 40 feet wide. Freeman mapleįreeman maple trees are also known as Acer x freemanii. They are from the eastern deciduous forest but can thrive as far as Texas! 3. However, ensure it’s free from the shade if you want to see it reach its full potential. While this particular tree prefers moist soils and sun, it can and will remain strong in the face of cold weather. Most red maple leaves remain red all year round but definitely not all. Red maple leaves are known to be V-shaped and have three-lobed leaves with dips in between. ![]() It’s known as the Acer rubrum species and can grow up to 60 feet tall and 20-30 feet wide. The red maple tree is known for its prominent, beautiful red leaves. It’s native to Eastern North America but that does not mean it can’t be planted elsewhere! 2. It makes for a beautiful landscape but doesn’t do great around urban pollutants. Sugar maple leaves can be orange, red, and yellow. If you’re seeking a maple that has a wide range of beautiful colors when it comes to fall foliage, this type of maple tree delivers. ![]() You may recognize one red maple leaf in particular because one proudly blazes on the Canadian flag as Canada is known for its generous maple syrup. Sugar maples can sometimes grow up to 150 feet tall in exceptional conditions, making them one of the largest types of maple trees. Sugar maple trees are of the species Acer saccharum and can grow over 80 feet tall and 60-80 feet wide. ![]() As you may be able to guess, the sugar maple tree is known for being the source of maple syrup production. |
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