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Target maya angelou barbie12/31/2023 Each doll includes a mini replica of her autobiography, and she’s wearing a head wrap and floor-length dress with a floral print. She was an author, activist, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and more than 50 honorary doctorates, was nominated for a National Book Award in the ‘70s, and more. The doll release comes just two weeks before Black History Month and it retails for 29.99 online at Barbie, Amazon, or in stores at Target. This issue is called the ‘ Dream Gap.’ Early indicators suggest that for Black girls, the impact is even larger and this self-perception at a young age can be detrimental."Īs such, Barbie is committed to bringing more female Black role models to the spotlight, and Angelou is a perfect match. “Research shows, starting at the age of 5, girls stop believing that their gender can be anything. This falls in line perfectly with Barbie’s other initiative, the Barbie Dream Gap Project, “to support girls in reaching their limitless potential through research, curriculum, programming, and funding." This is part of the brand’s commitment to the Black community. Maya Angelou, whose numerous awards and accolades include over 50 honorary doctorates and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. She will be available at Target, Amazon, and the Barbie website on Jan. 26.99When purchased online Out of Stock About this item Highlights Barbie honors writer, author, activist, and teacher Dr. Barbie Mattel Inspiring Women: Maya Angelou Brand: Barbie 4.8 1,093 ratings Barbie honors writer, author, activist, and teacher Dr. And included among these women is the new Maya Angelou Barbie, coming to the Inspiring Women Series. The doll is currently available at Amazon, Target, and on the Mattel website. Barbie's New Maya Angelou Doll Is Already Sold Out Facebook Flipboard Email January 22, 20217:02 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Listen 2:27 2-Minute Listen Playlist Download Embed Transcript. Sculpted to her likeness and dressed in a head wrap and dress with floral print, Maya Angelou Barbie® doll features a curvy body and articulation for endless posing possibilities. Maya Angelous activism, work and achievements. While I loved them dearly (thanks again for that Barbie Dream House, Mom), I’m so excited to learn that not only does Barbie offer diverse body types, but the “Inspiring Women Series" collection features tributes to women who “took risks, changed rules, and paved the way” for generations of women to come. Maya Angelou Barbie® doll is being presented to honor the history and impact of Dr. Back in my day, Barbies were the OG blonde, long-legged version - and the majority of them were white.
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Flume reddit electric forest12/31/2023 In 2013, I was attending The Hangout Fest a month prior, and Tomorrowland the month after, and it just really wasn’t in my budget to get to the forest that year. I remember he asked me, being the festival queen that I am (duh), if I had a ticket and if I wanted to come through. My buddy from college, rocked up to EFF with this crew in 2013. I was super lucky getting thrown into this group of wackos.īecoming a part of the Forest Fam started last year. These people have brought me ridiculous amounts of love, happiness, and sense of belonging, more than anywhere else in the world. It’s because of the festival families these two events ( Electric Forest and The Groove Cruise) have blessed me with, that truly make them what they are, and really keep me coming back for more. There are only two festivals that I hold so high above the rest, so much so, that I don’t think I’ll never stop going to them. Doesn’t matter where you are, it’s who you’re with that really matters. For me it’s all about the people you’re with. THE FOREST FAMILYįestival families are a big part of the festival community and the underlying growth of a festival’s brand and continued success. This was only my second year attending Electric Forest festival, but I assure you, I don’t think I’ll ever stop, and here’s why. A magical ball that I want the world to be, and then I want to live in that world forever. But the Forest is different it’s special, it’s practically unexplainable. Lots of them you can explain what it’s like to be there, how it was overall, justifying the venue, the people, the music, the art, the production, the experience in general that the festival gave you. I’ve been to almost twenty music festivals world-wide. So many people ask me how Electric Forest is, what’s it like? I hope this post can bring you some insight, but I’m telling you right now, you’ll never come close to understanding unless you go there yourself. The things you saw, the people you interacted with, the melodies you heard. It’s your own little world you don’t ever want to leave. Your brain and heart are perfectly aligned with one another, which leaves you happily retracing those four glorious days within your own brain waves. I think that’s the effect Electric Forest has on people. The drive home to New Jersey from Rothbury, Michigan has been the same for the past two years.
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Video game lingo12/31/2023 Scrub -An insult used to demoralize another player, implying that they're bad. Respawn- Refers to when a player comes back to life after being killed in-game. Rage Quit - To angrily leave a game in frustration. Ex: “I beat you three times in a row in Fortnite! You totally got pwned!” To pwn someone means to have mastery over them. Pwned- Pronounced “poned” (like moaned), this term is a variation of “owned” - originally from a typo because the letters P and O are next to each other on a computer keyboard. environment." This could be a monster that players have to beat, for example. OP -Stands for "overpowered," typically in reference to a gun or ammo type in the game. NPC - Stands for “non-player character” that is, characters controlled by the computer. Noob - Refers to an inexperienced gamer derived from “newbie.” Mod- Short for “modification” refers to when a player changes an aspect of the game to create a new feature. MMORPG - Stands for “massively multiplayer online role-playing game” these are usually sci-fi or fantasy games (World of Warcraft is a good example) that allow players to interact with large numbers of other players. Matchmaking - The process by which a game assigns players against each other, usually taking into account skill level and ranking. This system has come under criticism for being a little too much like gambling. Loot boxes - An example of “pay to win” gaming, where players use real money to get randomized “loot boxes” that may contain skins, weapons, and in-game advantages. Ammo and health are common examples of loot that players can scavenge. Loot - The beneficial items a player can pick up while playing, usually after killing an enemy. In many games, players return to the lobby after each session. They can learn about the next game session, look at results from the last, change settings, and talk to each other. Lobby - A lobby is a menu screen where players wait before a game officially begins. Lag - When there’s a delay between a player’s action and on-screen activity, similar to when Zoom freezes up during a call. Killstreak - The total number of consecutive kills a player can rack up before dying themselves. Griefing - Intentionally annoying, harassing, or trolling other players in a video game, usually through voice or text chat. Glitching - When a player exploits a bug (or glitch) in a video game to get an unfair advantage, like running through walls. GG EZ - Stands for "good game, easy," and snarkily implies that a player had no challenge in beating their opponent. GG - Stands for “good game” usually said in the text chat after a game ends. An example would be a poster on a character’s bedroom wall that depicts the video game developer’s favorite movie.Įsports - The catch-all term for competitive, professional gaming where players (often on leagues or teams) go head-to-head for lots of money.įPS - Stands for “first-person shooter” a type of weapons-based game where the player sees through a character’s eyes and interacts with the world head-on. The higher the DPS, the more deadly the player.Įaster egg - A hard-to-find image, message, feature, or location hidden in a video game. It ranges from cosmetic upgrades all the way to new levels and game expansions.ĭPS - Stands for “damage per second” and refers to the amount of destruction a player can exert in a single second. For example, collecting rubbing alcohol and cloth to make a first-aid kit.ĭLC - Stands for “downloadable content” that gamers can buy for a video game. They’re usually bigger, stronger, and harder to beat than the others.Ĭamping - When a character stays in one spot - “camps out” - to gain an unfair advantage and attack other characters without being seen.ĬOD - Short for "Call of Duty, " one of the most popular first-person shooter video games in history.Ĭrafting - The act of building virtual items in a game. This is kind of like a Bitmoji - which you're probably familiar with!īoss - The final bad guy a player has to beat in every level. You can customize them with features, props, and clothes, and more. AFK - Stands for “away from keyboard” and is used when a player steps away, like “BRB.”Īvatar - What a player’s character looks like in the game.
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Thigh high compression hose12/31/2023 Then you pull or unroll the rest of the stocking up the leg to the proper height, smoothing as you go. You also can do this with the stocking rolled down or folded inside out to the ankle level. One way involves gently pulling the unbunched, unrolled stocking over the foot until it fits well over the foot and heel. Putting on, or donning, a compression stocking can be done a few different ways. If your legs are severely swollen, you may need to wrap them with compression bandages leading up to your fitting to keep swelling to a minimum.Ĭompression stockings are designed to provide the strongest pressure around your ankle, with decreasing pressure as the stocking goes up the leg. A key factor is measuring your legs when they are at their least swollen - typically early in the morning. Typically, your prescription is filled by trained staff at a medical supply store where your legs are properly measured for fit. There are also a number of personal preference features, such as having a closed or open toe and stocking color, as well as numerous brands from which to choose. Stronger compression stockings are prescribed by your care provider with certain specifications - such as strength of compression and length of stocking - based on the condition being treated. In addition, compression stockings can help lessen the pain caused by varicose veins.Ĭompression stockings with a small amount of compression are sold without a prescription. They may also help prevent venous ulcers and can prevent the development of blood clots in the leg - especially if used after surgery or when you may be inactive for a while. Stockings that rise to just below the knee help limit lower leg swelling due to fluid buildup. Thigh or waist-high stockings help reduce pooling of blood in the legs and help prevent lightheadedness or falling when you stand up ( orthostatic hypotension). A number of tips and tricks can help to properly use and care for them so that they provide the intended therapeutic benefit with minimal risk of side effects.Ĭompression stockings - sometimes referred to as pressure socks - gently squeeze your legs in a way that helps promote blood flow from the legs back toward the heart. They’re typically prescribed with certain specifications and require professional fitting. How will that help, and are they all the same?ĪNSWER: Compression stockings aren’t like regular stockings. DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My doctor prescribed compression stockings to prevent my legs from swelling during the day.
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Blackguards 2 adamant fortress12/30/2023 There is an easy way to avoid this in the future - interrogate bandits with the promise of release (or a stay of execution) *if* they cooperate. Having said that, the only questionable act you described was the killing of the bandit you had promised to let live. Kingmaker is full of grey areas and problems with multiple solutions, and not every challenge has an easy way out of it. The party have had absolutely no qualms about this, and as a GM I feel they have been acting in complete accordance with their alignments doing so (including LG!). However, bandits have been consistently captured and/or killed, interrogated if possible, and frequently hung (either as execution or as warnings) on the sides of roads or in prominent positions. The party I GM for is mostly LG (the party is lead by a cleric of Erastil), and there have been some vigorous arguments at the table about how best to handle certain NPC's and situations. There's a heap of scenarios which can be a bit of a nightmare to negotiate if your party doesn't pull in the same moral direction (be that benign or malevolent). We tracked the boar down and killed it.īe prepared for the ranger's player to make life *interesting* in some of the situations you'll be presented with in Kingmaker, regardless of the character he's playing. After careful deliberation we fought it and killed it.Ĥ: A hunter we met told us of an abnormally powerful wild boar that had attacked him. We found the temple and the bear displayed hostility towards us. He knew that there was something that had to be done there, but didn't know what. We knew they were bandits because they attacked a trading post.Ģ: We promised one bandit that he would live, but we decided to kill him anyway because he was obviously not cooperating.ģ: A priest told us he had seen a vision of a mysterious bear in a temple. We hung their corpses on the wall of a trading post as a warning to other bandits (only two corpses are on display if I remember correctly. Notice that some things might not be Kingmaker "canon" because the GM has admitted that he's changed some things around a bit.ġ: We've killed a group of bandits. He made a list of the things he believes we have done which are evil. His ranger just died in an encounter and now he's going to stat a new one next session. He MIGHT be doing some devil's advocatish thing here in order to justify his desires for playing a lawful evil inquisitor in a group where all characters are good aligned, but I'll write this post as if he isn't. Basically the guy believes that our group of characters are acting too evil for our alignment. I have not yet had the opportunity to discuss it with the rest of the players. I got into an alignment discussion with one of the other players over skype. Fully functional Old Man Glitch/Missingno.This might spoil some stuff from the first Kingmaker module.Bag Monster Ultimate Collector’s Edition.Read the list of 2000+ Pokemon ROM Hacks 2023 and get the hack you want. Like and subscribe this page for newer updates. It is great if you have happy playing time, we always want to bring such joy to you.
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Darth vader actor in rogue one12/30/2023 Don't worry though - there's plenty movies they can appear in. Han Solo directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller were also meant to appear in the film on Jedha, but had to miss the shoot due to the latter looking at schools for his kids ahead of their movie's shoot. Of course, like anything involved in that film, who that is is a closely guarded secret. And what a part: he and producer Ram Bergman play the Death Star laser-room operators, getting to shield their faces from the unprotected kyber crystal blast (and, quite possibly, playing characters who appear in the original trilogy). Johnson has repaid the favour by giving Edwards a cameo in his Episode VIII. This obviously means that they’re pouring a lot of love into their respective projects, although simply making a Star Wars movie doesn’t scratch the ultimate fan wish of being in a Star Wars movie.Īs a nice solution, the gaggle of directors have worked their way into each other’s movies, with Rian Johnson’s turn in Rogue One. One of the most striking things about the directors Lucasfilm has chosen to helm its new Star Wars films is how they’re all mega-fans of the franchise. There's been a lot of speculation amongst fans about whether the Ghost crew will eventually become a key part of the Rebellion, and this cute appearance confirms they will be spending some time with the core group on Yavin. It's not seen later, but presumably made the hyperspace jump escape with the rest of the fleet. Most noticeably, the gang's ship, the Ghost, is seen twice in the film once outside the Massassi temple as Jyn and Cassian first leave Yavin IV for Jedha, and it was later as one of the Rebel ships in the all-out assault on Scarif. While, like fellow Disney-owned company Marvel, it doesn’t seem like there’s going to be much in the ways of direct integration of TV into movies, Lucasfilm did provide a few little easter eggs for fans of the show. Rogue One isn’t the only current piece of Star Wars set in the pre-A New Hope era Disney XD’s Rebels is also charting the early days of the Rebellion, seeing the various anti-Empire cells come together into a big Alliance through the eyes of a ragtag gang of Rebels. This means that there's several noteworthy returning parts for iconic characters that are either too big to call a cameo – Tarkin and Mon Mothma – or too obvious – R2-D2, C-3PO, and Leia – which won't feature (although it should be said that each and every one of those was awesome). This list is concerned with exciting cameos from known actors or previous Star Wars characters that may fly under the radar. Here's the fifteen cameos you most probably missed. There's so many in there, however, that it's impossible to pick up on it all in one go. The film is chock-a-block with easter eggs and references to the classic film, along with an awful lot of well-known Star Wars characters and other recognizable faces (more than anybody really expected). However, with the film being set in the days leading up to the original trilogy, there's ample opportunity for director Gareth Edwards to indulge his Star Wars fanboy side. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the first standalone movie from the franchise, and as such endeavours to be, well, standalone despite having a very well-known ending, it's telling a new story mostly concerned with never-before-seen characters.
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With a finely structured, photogenic face and highstyle gowns usually designed by Adrian, she idealized She made the changes with pace-setting makeup, coiffures, costumes-and craftsmanship.įrom a symbol of flaming youth in the Jazz Age, she successively portrayed a shopgirl, a sophisticate, a tenacious woman fighting for success in love and/or a career in a male-dominated milieu, and later a repressed and anguished older woman.Įxhibitors voted her one of the 10 top money-making stars from 1932 through 1936, and in the late 1930's she was one of the highest-paid actresses. When audiences began to tire of one image, she toiled to produce a new one. In more than 80 movies, she adapted easily to changing times and tastes. She made the most of her large blue eyes, wide mouth, broad shoulders and slim figured and eventually became an Oscar-winning dramatic actress. Self-educated and intensely professional, Miss Crawford studied and trained assiduously to learn her art. Her career, a chorine-to-grande dame rise, with some setbacks, was due largely to determination, shrewd timing, flexibility, hard work and discipline. On to become one of the more endurable movie queens. With a wind-blown bob, mocking eyes and swirling short skirt, she spun to stardom in 1928, frenziedly dancing the Charleston stop a table in the silent melodrama "Our Dancing Daughters."Īs a frivolous flapper she quickly made a series of spin-offs, including "Our Modern Maidens," "Laughing Sinners" and "This Modern Age." Endowed with a low voice, she easily made the transition to sound pictures and went Miss Crawford was a quintessential superstar-an epitome of timeless glamour who personified for decades the dreams and disappointments of millions of American women. Steele, the board chairman of the company, in 1959, but she had not been actively involved in the business in recent months.Ī spokesman for Pepsi-Cola said Miss Crawford had no history of cardiac trouble and had appeared to be in good health except for recent complaints of back pains. Miss Crawford had been a director of the Pepsi-Cola Company since the death of her fourth husband, Alfred N. She gave her age as 69, but some reference works list her as two to four years older. Joan Crawford, who rose from waitress and chorus girl to become one of the great movie stars, died yesterday of a heart attack in her apartment at 158 East 68th Street. OBITUARY Joan Crawford Dies at Home By PETER B. Newspaper in Education (NIE) Teacher Resources
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Bluej installation12/30/2023 They ship a Windows Link File containing the correct classpath. In M255, there is another required piece of software: OUWorkspace Icon=/files/software/BlueJ/lib/images/bluej-icon.gif If you would like to have a Desktop Entry for BlueJ, create one named sktop with the following content (alter the paths): Install BlueJ (and ONLY BlueJ) and copy everything from the new program folder to your Linux installation. If the editor doesn't open up for you, launch the setup on the DVD with wine. Copy those to where you installed BlueJ, in the subfolder "lib".īlueJ is ready to rumble. There is a directory named "applicationLibraries" (or similar) on it. Now get the OU DVD containing BlueJ and mount it. The installation wizard should be self explanatory, follow it. Open up a console, go to where you downloaded BlueJ and type In case you need a different version, go here and choose a jar file. Luckily, you can (after a little investigation) find all older versions of BlueJ on their website: Download version 205 here. To use it, you have to install the Java 5 JDK, unless you did that already.įirst you have to get the right version of BlueJ. The website provides installation instructions and documentation to help you get started with the IDE.BlueJ is an integrated development environment for Java, focused on teaching. You can download BlueJ from its official website at. As students progress in their Java programming skills, they may eventually transition to more comprehensive IDEs for professional development. However, it’s important to note that BlueJ may not offer the same level of features and capabilities as more advanced IDEs like Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, or NetBeans. It provides a beginner-friendly environment that promotes active learning and hands-on programming experiences. These extensions provide additional tools, libraries, and educational resources to further assist students in their Java learning journey.īlueJ is primarily aimed at educational institutions and individuals learning Java programming. It also supports version control integration, enabling collaboration and code sharing among students.Įxtensions and Plugins: BlueJ supports extensions and plugins that enhance its functionality. Project Management: BlueJ provides project management features, allowing students to organize their Java projects into packages and folders. It includes a class diagram viewer, object inspector, and interaction diagram viewer, which provide visual representations of class relationships and object interactions. Visual Tools: BlueJ offers various visual tools that aid in learning and understanding Java programming. This feature helps in understanding the flow of program execution and in identifying and fixing errors. Interactive Debugger: BlueJ provides a built-in debugger that allows students to step through their code, set breakpoints, and inspect variables. It also has a built-in Java compiler, which allows students to write, compile, and run Java code directly within the IDE. It allows students to create and manipulate objects directly within the IDE, making it easier to experiment and understand OOP concepts.Ĭode Editor and Compiler: BlueJ includes a built-in code editor with syntax highlighting and auto-completion features. Object-Oriented Emphasis: BlueJ focuses on object-oriented programming (OOP) and encourages a hands-on approach to learning. It provides a visual representation of object-oriented concepts, such as classes and objects, which helps students visualize and understand how Java programs work. Simple Interface: BlueJ offers a clean and intuitive interface, making it easy for beginners to navigate and understand. It provides a simplified and user-friendly interface that helps students grasp fundamental programming concepts. BlueJ is an integrated development environment (IDE) specifically designed for beginners learning Java programming. |