![]() I didn’t really know who I was until I stopped. I have never known myself so intimately until I stopped shaving. “I am empowered by the doors it has opened for me, into a happier, less stressful, and inspiring life. Many friends were inspired and empowered by this, and some of them too, stopped shaving. “My twin sister and I even dyed our armpit hair for fun in the beginning months. “My family was very supportive, my two sisters and I all stopped shaving and my mother eventually was inspired to discontinue shaving her armpits,” she said. Macey pictured with her twin sister (right). She was shocked to discover the amount of negative comments that were posted. One of her pictures ended up going viral on Facebook and the results shocked her. Macey admits that while she has felt this surge of empowerment since ditching the razors, walking among the public wasn’t easy as most people reacted badly. It took about a month for my hair to comfortably grow out, I have not used a razor blade since.” “I felt a deep appreciation for simply being myself. Macey pictured in the nude, showing her armpit hair. I felt this intense awareness because I no longer felt numb to the atmosphere around me. I grew a very personal connection for my own body. With each new day my hair began to get softer. “But I was able to get past that stage of prickly itchiness. The stubble was uncomfortable during the first few weeks, yet I can hardly even remember that period because now my hair is long and soft. “Lifting my armpits in public at first was scary. “I felt inspired and soon experimented with growing out my own body hair. Macey pictured showing her hairy legs and armpits. “My world shook when I witnessed a woman with body hair for the first time. I could not even describe the relief I felt knowing that there were women out there defying the standards placed for us to appeal to public eye as ‘beautiful’ and ‘sexy’ – even ‘worthy’. “I felt empowered just hearing about it, although I didn’t witness it personally. I saw a woman on Insta soon after and she had a photo of herself featuring her leg hair that was dark and apparent. My sister witnessed a woman in a one-piece swimming suit with thick hairy legs, armpits, and obvious pubic hair growing with confidence and at the beach. “It wasn’t until a few years later when my family moved to Hawaii that I chose to stop shaving. Macey pictured on a beach showing her hairy legs. “Why couldn’t I just be myself and why do I keep doing this? And is this seriously what this world expects of me? I struggled with the ability to comprehend why I needed to shave for someone else’s comfort and pleasure. Little did I consider the amount of energy I was reducing each time I shaved. I had no idea I could question or defy them at the time. “With every cut and razor burn from the repetitive motion of swiping away, I was silently despising myself for not being who they wanted me to be – I was angry and frustrated with these conditions. Macey pictured looking confident whilst showing her armpit hair. “I would shave any time hair began to grow I was fearful of anyone even slightly glancing at my armpits, legs and bikini line if I had any visible stubble. I struggled with accepting myself. For what reason? Just because all the women around me did it, being taught it was what women should do,” Macey said. “I started shaving around the age of ten. Since she and her twin sister, Ally, took the plunge, her older sister, Johannah (21), followed in their footsteps and let her body hair grow too. She has since been sharing her body hair in all its glory on her Instagram page, She wants to prove that being hairy can be a beautiful, feminine thing, contrary to what society has led us to believe. Macey pictured looking happier when letting her body hair grow. Macey says that this has only left her feeling more empowered by the impact it’s had on people. Throughout her journey, she has received a lot of criticism over her decision to let her body hair grow and has even had strangers approach her to express their disgust. Whilst it was a challenge initially with feeling fearful of the public’s reaction and the discomfort of the stubble, she has had no regrets and admits that she grew a personal connection with her own body and learnt to accept herself for who she is. It was enough to motivate her to stop shaving and let her hair grow. Not long after, she came across a woman on Instagram featuring her dark leg hair and this shocked her. Even though she was not the one to witness this woman herself, she was inspired. It wasn’t until 2016, when Macey and her family moved to Hawaii as her father got a job there, that her sister, Ally (19), witnessed a woman wearing a one-piece swimming suit while showing off her thick, hairy legs and armpits on a beach.
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![]() ![]() Lithium has many advantages over the deep cycle AGM batteries that many people use. This generator offers 1400 watt-hours of electrical energy.Īll of this running off of a lithium battery bank. I thought their Yeti 1400 portable solar power generator would be the perfect solution for what I was looking for. I came across this company during my research and was intrigued by their offerings. I decided to look for a ready-made solar system that was one unit and had everything already done for me and provided standard 120 volt AC outlets as well as USB ports and a 12-volt connection for all of my 12-volt accessories. ![]() A simple, small conversion van should have no problems whatsoever having a solar system that runs everything within the rig. I’m a big proponent of solar power and with today’s better systems, it’s easy to generate more power from the sun than it ever has been. I also wanted it to be a solar system because I want to be able to rely solely on the sun for the majority of my energy usage. I wanted a system that would be fully installed in my van and would be ready to use at any given time. Some people do not use a full-fledged electrical system and only use portable power or generators. I knew there had to be a simple way to add electricity to the van since so many people are building camper vans nowadays. If I were to hire an electrician to come in and do it for me, I would probably end up getting it done the way that they wanted to do it since I was not very concrete in my ideas to begin with. I am not an electrician.Īlthough I do have a background in low-voltage wiring and electronics, I do not have very much knowledge of high-voltage systems and I am not qualified to install a full-blown electrical system in a van, house or any other type of structure.Īt first, I considered hiring this out to an electrician but being the perfectionist that I am, I find it difficult to relinquish tasks to others, especially on a project like this when I didn’t have a solid plan yet on what I wanted. When I decided to build a conversion van, an electrical system was one of the things that scared me the most. This means that I may earn a small commission if you click on them and make a purchase. Disclosure: Some of the links in the article below may be affiliate links. ![]() I’m not being hyperbolic, the Emmy nominee exclusively told Us. A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria. Voting for the SAG nominations closed on Sunday, January 8 and the awards ceremony is due to take place on Sunday, February 26 at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Elle Fanning and Max Minghella sparked a relationship while working on 2018s Teen Spirit exclusive details. With Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom. sunshine, his T-shirt an homage to the French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Love, his adopted shepherd mix, Rhye. ![]() Written and directed by Damien Chazelle (the. Jill Greenberg/Hulu Max Minghella is sitting in his backyard in the L.A. The screen scarlets revealed this year's film and television nominees, including Viola Davis' The Woman King and Abbott Elementary, live via the SAG Awards Instagram page, marking the third time the SAG Awards has opted to announce the nominees in this fashion. Its just a miscalculated, big-budget dud with awards aspirations but with a second-rate plot of a trashy B-movie. In 2004, he received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and British Academy Film Award nominations for his role in Anthony Minghellas epic war film Cold. This year marks the first career Emmy nomination for Minghella. ![]() The Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023 is set to take place on Sunday, Februat Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Minghellas acting credits include The Internship, The Ides of March & The Social Network (Minghella was nominated for a SAG award for his ensemble work). GAME/BOX ONLY Original disc or cartridge with original insert/cover art. 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This is my ongoing exploration of the Red Faction Universe.A GUIDE TO CONDITION TYPES Condition Types With Eos suspected dead in Capek’s secret underground lab, due to its self-destruction, it was down to Parker and an unnamed miner to go on to the next objective… I suspected this newcomer would be dead in the following three minutes… Whether you’re a newcomer or an old-goer, I hope to make this something you can read along with and enjoy. We drove down the canyon, him driving erratically and me behind the mounted gun as guards popped out here and there. Surprisingly, I didn’t see him die - maybe this was a change to the status quo! At the end of the canyon the other miner said that he would guard the rear, as I went on ahead. I made my way around some crumbled rocks and into the planet once more. There were a couple of small mutants and some foliage, and I went up into a ventilation shaft. It led me to an elevator and a cable car across a chasm. Hendrix had Parker insert a disc into one of Ultor’s computers - I have no idea where he got it - and I left to take out the missile defence system. Unfortunately, Ultor had now called in their band of mercenaries, who were apparently taking out both miners and guards. I encountered some and made my way to the nearby tram system. I jumped into a tram and it left, pulling up at a station. As I was pinned down by enemy fire, I decided to pick them off. After only a couple of mercs down, the tram left much to my surprise. It turned out that I needed to go to the next station anyway, which the mercs tried to prevent by chasing me in another tram. I forgot to screenshot before I capped them all.Įos came through my comm to confirm she had the cure, and was indeed alive, before I pulled up to the next platform. I made my way to another computer, which Parker put another disc into to override the missile hatches. Instead of being blown up, I was instead smashed into a wall as the timer reached three… It started a timer, so I legged it back to the tram. Waking up to Hendrix asking if I was okay, I went out through the window of the tram and made my way through loads of mercs. Because there was another timer going, and I had seven minutes to get to the shuttle before it left! This was made much easier due to the APC I then stole. The APC took hardly any damage as guards and mercs all tried to stop me, but I reached the warehouse and boarded the shuttle. On the station, I spotted some wanted posters, and found that Parker was just as wanted as Eos, and for a longer list of reasons too! Unlike the one in Part One - not being blown out of the sky I managed to hide - which was required for some reason - and the shuttle took off, headed for Ultor’s orbital station above Mars. I had to take out the orbital station, so headed for the security section to unlock the escape pods. No, not because I was afraid, but because I was planning my escape! There were some floating drones which fired lasers at me, but the lower gravity aided my evasion as I blasted them and subsequently some guards. I pressed a button, then returned to the reactor. It didn’t react to weapons fire, so I went looking. My third countdown in the past twenty minutes! I found a switch at the top and it didn’t do anything, however the switch at the very bottom of the room turned the upper switch on - and pressing both started a two minute countdown. I felt like I was in the Millennium Falcon! I ran for the escape pod and got in with seconds to spare, launching back to the relative safety of the planet below. Waking once more to Hendrix’s voice, I got out of the remains of the pod. He told me that he had sent a miner to check on me, who told me to follow him. Moments later he was shot in front of me. ![]() Its altitude causes greater snowfall than locations further east: averaging 11” per year (with maximum values of about 40”) 27 to 102 cm. ![]() Snow can fall in the area at any time between September and May (the first snowfall takes place usually, on the first week of December). Rainfall is 28.8 inches per year (731 mm), reflecting the drier conditions of Western Oklahoma. During winter (Jan), the average high 46.8° (8.2☌) is and the low is below freezing: 22.1☏ (-5.5☌) Summers are warm and wetter than winters which are cool and dry.Īverage high in summer (Jul) is 92.6☏ (33.7☌) and the low is 68☏ (20☌). This part of Oklahoma is a relatively dry region. > Book your Hotels in Elk City Lodging Near Elk City along Route 66įind accommodation nearby in other towns along Route 66. There are quite a few motels in the city. Where to Stayīook your hotel at Elk City. Further west, in Texas is the town of: Shamrock (57 mi.). To the west, is Sayre (18 mi.) and Erick (36 mi.) and the "last town in Oklahoma on Route 66": Texola (41 mi.). Heading east from Elk City along Route 66 are the towns of: Canute (6 mi.), Foss (13 mi.), Clinton (27 mi.), Weatherford (43 mi.) and even further, Oklahoma City (116 mi.) The economy originally focused on farming now has a strong backing from the oil and natural gas (first found in 1947), and led to its self-proclamation as "Natural Gas Capital of the World". 3, this increased local business as motels, diners and service stations sprung up to cater to the travelers. Route 66 was aligned through the town in 1926 along the former Oklahoma State Highway No. Miss America 1981 Susan Powell and songwriter James "Jimmy" Webb are from Elk City It was hit by two fires, one in 1903 and another in 1906 which burned many of the wood frame buildings to the ground. That year population was 3,165 residents. The tracks reached the town in 1901 and another railway went through Elk City in 1910. The first post office (1901) was named Busch, but it was changed (because there was another one with the same name) to Elk City in 1907. ![]() In those days the town was in the south of Roger Mills County, but in 1907 it became a new county: Beckham. Sold lots for a town along the railroad that the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad (later Rock Island RR) was building towards Texas. Settlers staked out their homesteads in the area after the 1892 Cherokee & Arapaho Opening, but the town would have to wait until 1901 when the Choctaw Townsite and Development Company See the Bull Elk Statue on the corner of 3rd and Washingtonįrom 1875 to 1895 cattle was driven through the area from Texas to the railheads in Dodge City - Kansas for sale in the eastern markets along The Great Western Cattle Trail which passed close to present Elk City's location. So it was named after the elk or wapiti ( Cervus canadensis) a large member of the deer family native to North America. elk were frequently seen in the Wichita Mountains but now they are seldom met with in this part of the country" Passed in our march today, I have called it 'Elk Creek'. Marcy explored the area in 1852 and when they reached the area where Elk City is now located, Marcy noticed " elk tracks upon the stream we This created a surplus territory which was then "opened" to settlement to non-natives. The Reservations were disolved by giving each tribal member a plot of 160 acres andīuying back the rest of the land. But later, in the 1880s the policy changed: Indians were to be assimilated. Were granted Reservations in the Indian Territory. government relocated in Oklahoma tribes from eastern US (from Ohio to Delaware to Florida) and also from other parts west of the Mississippi River. Same buildings (Casa Grande hotel, and former Conoco Station). and US 66 in the 1930s (the Mother road crosses from left to right) Looking south along Main St. Was seeking his own "Eldorado", (Quivira), a mythical city of gold. The historical period begins with the 1541 expedition of Spanish explorer Francisco de Coronado, who This part of Oklahoma has been inhabited for over ten thousand years. It is the "Natural Gas Capital of the World". Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5).Įlk City is an important town in Western Oklahoma, in the northeastern part of Beckham County, on Route 66. Time zone: Central (CST): UTC minus 6 hours. Enable Javascript for a better user experience, and to see the images on this webpage About Elk City, Oklahoma Facts, Trivia and useful informationĮlevation: 1,919 ft (585 m). When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. Large US Highway 66 shield at the National Route 66 Museum, Elk City US 66 shield by National Route 66 Museum in Elk City, OK. Don't forget to stop at Elk City OK on your Route 66 roadtrip.Ĭlinton Site of the tallest oil rig on Route 66 ![]() Recently I was browsing minitokyo, looking for things to set as my wallpaper or some shit, when I came across these images. Mangahere English up-to-date on the Lost Canvas series but contains early Saintia Sho chapters and most Next Dimension chapters Mangahere Español up-to-date on all series except Saintia Sho Provided below are links to both an English and Spanish version of the Mangahere website. We will provide you with whatever websites we find that have the most chapters for each canon & non-canon series. Unfortunately for our English-only redditters, there are certain chapters in the series that cannot be found online to read. ![]() We also recommend using websites like 9anime as not all anime streaming services have the entirety of the Classic series. The majority of Saint Seiya anime may be found on Crunchyroll. As such, do expect most of the links to direct you to a Spanish site.ĭiscord Threads for all Saint Seiya series Please note: The SS series has had a far better reception in Japan and Latin America than in the US. The story is said to lead into an Olympus Arc and following a Titanomachy arc against the Titan Kronos. Saint Seiya: Next Dimension is the canonical sequel to the original manga and is currently ongoing. Even after an animation of the entire manga, five movies, and three non-canon side mangas the series is still loved and continues to this day. Saint Seiya (聖闘士星矢(セイントセイヤ) Seinto Seiya), also known as Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac or simply Knights of the Zodiac, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1986 to 1991. This is a subreddit for the fans of the Saint Seiya series! I am unsure whether these issues I am experiencing are just me being conditioned to the traditional usage of analog stick over 15+ years of console gaming or if these are inherent flaws to this technique. With regular gyro this has never been an issue since I can just aim the traditional way whenever I want and combine it with gyro in a way that feels seemless and comfortable. ![]() Expecially in Fortnite which has a fair bit of verticality there are so many situations where I suddenly end up holding the controller in uncomfortable positions and am frantically trying to reset the camera in the midst of combat because there is no way to look up and down other than using gyro. ![]() the lack of a y-axis and having to recenter the the camera feels limiting and tedious to me.Therefor I can adjust pretty well to the initial flick where flicking backwards = camera moves backwards but continuing from there with anything that involves the stick is a nightmare. For example up means up, down means down etc. Maybe it's just me being so accustumed to traditional analog stick controls but I really prefer the directional input be fixed. Trying to fine tune with the stick is really weird because due to the 360° range it is extremely sensitive and on top of that I have to mentally readjust that I am currently pushing the stick backwards but targeting an enemy in front of me. But if I then want to readjust the camera because maybe I was a bit off with my initial flick things get tricky. For example if I hear gun shots behind me I am able to quickly do a 180° turn by pushing the stick backwards, so far so good. While I think I somewhat got accustomed to just flicking the camera into different directions the subsequent adjustments and more fine tuned aim by sliding around the stick is something I can't seem to get right.If it helps the discussion, here are some things that I think I identified as trouble spots for me personally: Is it superior to regular gyro? And how was your learning curve with this technique? So I'm not going to write flick stick off just yet but before I decide whether to investing many more hours of practice or not I would like to know what the gyro community thinks. That being said I know that it comes with a learning curve and that the few hours of play I had may not be sufficient to get a good enough impression. This provided the first opportunity for me to try out flick stick.Īnd while I love "regular" gyro aiming that simply sits on top of the normal stick aiming scheme I have to say that flick stick is completely messing me up. So I finally redownloaded Fortnite on my Playstation last weekend because of the "no building" mode and recent gyro aiming update. This allows heavier molds to have a better chance of showing up on testing. In this case, we are not relying on the fact that the mold spores will be airborne when testing. This testing analyzes the moldiness index in dust that has settled in the home. ERMI is an objective, standardized DNA-based method of testing that will both identify and quantify molds. These samples are essential because they may reveal reservoirs of mold that have not yet become airborne.ĮRMI (Environmental Relative Moldiness Index) – This test is carried out by a third-party lab called Envirobiomics. Direct examination shows precisely what is on the surface sampled. The objective is to validate the presence of mold, identify the genera of mold present, and determine the spore counts. They can be collected via sterile swab, tape lift, or by taking a piece of suspect material. SURFACE TESTING (Source Testing)- Surface samples are typically taken from areas of visible suspect growth. Being up to speed on the latest advances in mold testing helps us minimize the chances that we may overlook an issue that would threaten our client’s health. In addition, we routinely research and get the latest information on new testing that is available. Other tests that we commonly perform on a home to get a complete picture of the severity of the mold issue are the EPA 36 swab test, ERMI and HERTSMI surface testing, mycotoxin testing, and endotoxin testing. These molds will, however, show up on surface testing, which comes in many forms. Incidentally, these are known to be very toxic molds that make people very sick. For example, heavier molds such as Stachybotrys or C haetomium globosom will rarely show up on air testing. It can also serve as a good point of reference compared to other tests we might perform on the home.įrom our perspective, to find mold at even minute levels that might make a hypersensitive individual sick, air testing only tells a tiny part of the picture. If the issue is found in air testing, which is essentially a broad overview, we know that it is a grave mold issue that presents a health concern. That being said, spore trap analysis is always an excellent place to start. ![]() If the inspector did no testing beyond spore trap analysis and told the client that the test did not show any mold and there is no mold issue, a great disservice has been done. Instead, the issue becomes how this information is analyzed and presented to the client. To put it simply, spore trap analysis, or “air testing” as it is commonly referred to, is not inherently faulty testing. Our job as inspectors is to remain neutral, be scientific, and collect as much information as possible, giving the client as complete a picture as possible as to what is happening behind the walls of their home. Each sample is information that tells part of the home’s story regarding water intrusion and mold infestation. The Pros and Cons of Spore Trap AnalysisĮvery sample that is collected is a puzzle piece. In that case, it is usually concluded that there is no severe mold problem that presents an issue in terms of air quality. For example, suppose the indoor air is comparable in levels and species to the outdoor sample without any glaring elevations. This comparison aims to show which species of mold are native to the area where the home or dwelling is. The lab will compare this sample to the sample taken indoors at one or more areas (usually each floor). In most cases, the inspector will take what is called an “outdoor baseline” air sample. Typically, results are reported in spores per cubic meter of air (spores/m3 ) along with the number and percentage of each spore type. The lab technician will do their best to identify what species of mold are present on the slide. The inspector then sends the slide to a laboratory, where a technician will examine the spores on the slide under a microscope. This testing is done using an air pump that pulls spores from the air and “traps” them onto a slide. When someone mentions the term “air” testing, what they are referring to is technically called “spore trap analysis.” Almost any mold inspection company uses spore trap analysis as their primary form of testing when testing indoor mold levels. Comprehensive testing beyond what is commonly known as “air” testing is necessary to get a complete picture of a severe mold issue. It is essential to step back and systematically assess the home holistically. If we hyperfocus on a tiny piece of the story, we miss the bigger picture. It is not very scientific to stop looking after you find one small part of the problem. Homes with mold infestations usually have more than one issue. ![]() Can you tell what the mosaic is depicting? You cannot, right? However, if you step back about 10 feet, you can now see what all the small pieces in the mosaic represent in the whole work. Once you have these set to your own preferences, you’ll be able to take screenshots and record online videos and audio with ease. To do so, just click the corresponding fields and press the desired keys on your keyboard. You can customise any of these hotkey combinations at your own convenience. There are also default hotkeys for the following functions: Copy(CTRL+Shift+C), saving a shot as a URL (CTRL+Shift+U), Zoom In (F10), Switch Control (CTRL+Shift+G by default).Draw (CTRL+Shift+D by default).Show panel (CTRL+Shift+H), Cancel the changes (CTRL+Shift+E), Webcam (CTRL+Shift+W), Zoom-out (F9). You can edit these parameters to your own preferences if you prefer. If you use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Shift+T to take a screenshot the default parameters will be the same as the one previously captured. The program’s default hotkeys allow you to record and pause by hitting CTRL+Shift+R. Using hotkeys is a way to seamlessly manage the screen recording process. Under the ‘System’ tab, you’ll be able to select the desired image format of the screenshot as either PNG or JPG. When you open the panel you’ll be able to tweak the configurations for your specific needs. When you first open the app, you’ll see the ‘Settings’ button in the bottom right corner. ![]() The app allows you to modify volume levels. You can also decide whether to choose audio or not and decide which microphone or audio device you’ll use. You have the choice of your preferred bitrate, either low, medium, or high. The app also has a mode that allows you to record audio only. Game captures are either saved as AVI or MP4. You are able to customise the frame rate, the size of the recording, and also if you prefer a MJPEG or H264 codec. ![]() Icecream Screen Recorder has a game capture mode where you can record all of your best playtime. ![]() All of your screenshots will be saved directly onto your hard drive within whatever destination you choose. You can add annotations such as circles, lines, boxes, and arrows. As the name indicates, this desktop application allows you to take a shot of the entire screen or selected areas. |
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