![]() ![]() When you are done editing the photo you can Save to Picasa so that the edited image is saved to your computer.ĥ. Use the tools in Picnik to touch-up your photos, add effects, and do what you would like.Ĥ. ![]() Picnik will load within the Picasa window so there will be no need to use the browser.ģ. When the Edit in Picnik confirmation window opens, click on Yes to proceed with editing the image. To edit your picture with Picnik, click on the Picnik button.Ģ. When you open a single image in Picasa (to edit the image) you will notice that in the Basic Fixes tab a new button is available. The guide below will show how to use the new Picnik editing tool in Picasa 3.8.ġ. If you’re a Picnik fan you are going to love this integration, however if you are new to Picnik you definately need to check it out. In Picasa 3.8 you will be able to edit photos using Picnik’s online tools within the Picasa window, there will be no need to use a browser to access all of these photo editing tools. With this acquisition Google has been quickly incorporating Picnik’s cool photo editing features in Picasa Web Albums and just this past week to the latest version of Picasa. If you own an iPad, check out Web Albums for iPad.In a recent acquisition, Google bought online photo editing company Picnik.
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![]() Read the full Dyson V15 review Continue reading. But the smug satisfaction of knowing your house is scientifically sparkling makes it totally worth it. Our only grumble is you do have to press the trigger constantly while vacuuming, which gets a bit tedious. We also loved the slim 25cm-wide cleaner head, which could reach into narrow gaps and around table legs, so we didn’t miss a single spot. Unlike many cordless vacuums, it has no problem tackling larger debris, either, while its anti-tangle technology clears hair from the brush bar, so you don’t end up with a matted mess. It’s a dream to glide between hard floors and carpets, adapting power for each as it goes, and suction doesn’t falter for the entire hour’s running time. Once you’ve recovered from the shock of spotting areas you’ve always missed, you’ll be wowed by this vacuum’s overall performance. ![]() There’s no need to rely on your eyesight either – the Dyson has an eye-safe laser to magically reveal even invisible dust on hard floors. It also logs precisely how much dirt has been collected and displays real-time results on an LCD screen, so you know when floors are immaculate. The space-age stick has an ingenious sensor that continuously sizes and counts dust particles, automatically increasing the machine’s suction power when needed. If you really want to know your house is clean, no other vacuum comes close to Dyson’s cordless whizz. Finally, the hose folds back on itself, for compact and freestanding storage and charging. ![]() Secondly, you can attach an anti-odour pack to make the floors smell as good as they look. Firstly, it has a dual battery pack offering 120 minutes of runtime, which is double the next best model. It was also super easy to convert into a handheld vacuum for cleaning staircases or car upholstery.īut there were three features that impressed us the most. ![]() We love the LED highlights that helped us make the most out of every use, showing us where dirt had piled up and illuminating under furniture. No pet hair, clothing fluff or larger than usual objects came close to getting stuck in the brush, making it useful for busy households when there’s barely enough time to use it, let alone untangle things that are clogging it up. All you have to do is steer, and it uses clean sense IQ technology to automatically sense the mess you can’t see and adjust cleaning power for up to 50 per cent more dirt pick-up. It’s constantly working out what power levels you need to pick up the most mess. Suction power on carpet and hard floor is a dream. If having a clean home fills you with joy, the Shark stratos will make you euphoric. You can even get ones with digital displays to show what suction power setting you’re on and how much battery time you have left. Some had LED lights, so we could see under furniture, while others had anti-hair-wrap brushes to prevent tangled pet hair getting in the way of cleaning. ![]() All of the models we tested were upright ones that lift out to convert to handheld, which means you can use them on sofas and on car upholstery as well as on your floors. The two main types of cordless vacuum cleaner are handheld and upright stick ones. You’re only consuming electricity when they’re charging, compared with corded cleaners that are sucking up your power at the same time as household dirt. Not only do cordless vacuum cleaners save you time, they’re more economical to operate, too. That’s plenty of time to scoot over a three-bedroom home, given that they’re light and easy to steer, and you save time on plugging in and out of different power sockets. Previously, they often died before you could fully clean one room but, these days, they now offer the same suction power as their corded cousins, for up to 60 minutes. Instead of being tied to a power socket when you’re vacuuming, a cordless vacuum cleaner will allow you to move without restriction and reach every edge without thinking about how far a cord can stretch.ĭevelopments in vacuum cleaner technology also mean cordless models have longer battery lives than ever before. For that reason, it makes sense to streamline the process as much as possible. Vacuum cleaning is a chore that needs doing several times a week, especially if you have pets or young children. ![]() ![]() ![]() Finally, consumer testers report their personal feedback on the product after at-home use, including perceived changes in skin tone, firmness, wrinkles, brightness and softness, plus ease of use, including texture, scent, absorption and any irritation. The Lab analysts also measure changes in skin's firmness before and after the same time period with the Cutometer machine, which gauges skin laxity. For the next four weeks, testers regularly use their assigned anti-aging serum as GH Beauty Lab scientists record data on changes in wrinkles, dark spots, pores, skin tone and texture using the Visia. Then, dozens of consumer testers across a range of ages and skin types sit in one of the GH Beauty Lab's climate-controlled rooms as Lab scientists use the Visia Complexion Analyzer (pictured) take high-resolution digital images of their faces at three angles. These selections are then label-masked to eliminate brand bias. GH beauty editors spend hours researching the market for the newest and most popular anti-aging serums across price points and make sure the companies behind the products are reputable. The GH Beauty Lab is constantly testing the latest anti-aging serum formulations to gauge their efficacy. These data sets are then tallied to find the top formulas on the market. The serums are also evaluated by consumer testers, who rate them on factors like ease of use, scent, texture and look of skin after use over a set time period. GH Beauty Lab scientists at the Good Housekeeping Institute test anti-aging serums in the Lab using technical instruments that can measure changes in wrinkles, dark spots, pores and firmness. With lightweight gel-like or liquid formulas that are beneficial for targeting all types of skin - including sensitive, oily, combination and dry - serums are an excellent addition to any skincare routine, especially if you're looking for an anti-aging product that will reduce lines and wrinkles, hyperpigmentation and sagging. That means a good serum delivers maximum anti-aging benefits when it comes to skincare. Serums are the superheroes of the skincare product world, made with fewer fillers and more powerful skincare ingredients than face moisturizers. ![]() ![]() ![]() They are perfect for everyday activities such as cooking meals, taking quizzes, giving speeches, playing sports, or practicing music. The countdown works, I can buy multiple potions, each one with there own countdown clock ticking down. Create your timers with optional alarms and start/pause/stop them simultaneously or sequentially. Now main question I have is how to handle the countdown? Currently I just have the countdown inside the here, running in a spawn() function as to not stop the script from sitting there for an hour doing nothing. Model file below for reproduction purposes. And if you instead meant a timer that displays the length of time the player has been in the server (which counts upwards from zero), then here you go. Basic run down, when you click to buy a potion, it checks the server to make you got the required amount for the set Potion, server handles giving you the powers, etc. You found a solution but here’s a script for those who weren’t sure. If purchasePotion:InvokeServer(allPotions.Name, 'Gold') thenĬurrently got this. Set the second, minute or hour for the online countdown. When the timer time is up, there is a buzzer and an hourglass appears in the center of the timer. You can enter your time and select seconds, minutes and hours. If purchasePotion:InvokeServer(allPotions.Name, 'Gems') thenĪ:Connect(function() is an online timer that allows you to measure the time elapsed occurring for a specific time interval. Return string.format("%02d:%02d", minutes, seconds)įor _, allPotions in pairs(potions:GetChildren()) doĪ:Connect(function() Local seconds = math.floor(currentTime) % 60 Let me know if any parts need clarifying.Local minutes = math.floor(currentTime / 60) Sorry for the messiness - currently in the middle of a lot of university work. When the specified time has been reached, the Lua. A Timer is an internal function that monitors the movement or rotation of a brick, while ticking a certain amount of time. The Wait() function's 1 number equals to one second. note that days is now the total days, so two years would be around 730 days. Timers are used internally by Roblox to time various things within the Wait() function of the Lua script (and various other coding). cs = diffSeconds - Whatever's left is seconds Parts.mins = math.floor( diffSeconds / MIN ) - Get minutesĭiffSeconds = diffSeconds - parts.mins * MIN Parts.hours = math.floor( diffSeconds / HOUR ) - Get hoursĭiffSeconds = diffSeconds - parts.hours * HOUR this ad PLAY QUIZ Score 0/15 Timer 03:00 Recently Published Eyes Song Titles Music. Parts.days = math.floor( diffSeconds / DAY ) - Get daysĭiffSeconds = diffSeconds - parts.days * DAY Weve given you the location of all 30 basketball teams in the NBA. If you’re expecting it to be over a year I’d probably do the division manually, which would look like this: local MIN = 60 year part of the response from os.date, though this method begins to produce inaccuracies if the year is a leap year. If your countdown will span years, you’d also need to account for the. 16 hours ago &0183 &32 Roblox is launching on Metas App Lab for Quest devices in the coming weeks. Print( ( 'There are %i days, %i hours, %i minutes and %i seconds until 12:00 BST on 20 April 2020!' ):format( countdown.yday, countdown.hour, countdown.min, c ) ) Timers are used internally by Roblox to time various things within the Wait() function of the Lua script (and various other coding). function Format (Int) return string.format ('02i', Int) end function convertToHMS (Seconds) local Minutes (Seconds - Seconds60)/60 Seconds Seconds - Minutes60 local Hours (Minutes - Minutes60)/60 Minutes Minutes - Hours60 return Format (Hours).':'.Format (Minutes).':'.Form. here you would update a GUI or whatever it is you need to do Here’s a bit of code I typed up that should work. Local countdown = os.date( '!*t', diffSeconds ) - The first argument is important to say we're working in UTC so no offsets get applied Timer Script Server Edition ROBLOX Studio. Local diffSeconds = TARGET_TIME - os.time() Pastebin is a website where you can store text online for a set period of time. In your code you would then find the current timestamp (again, in UTC) and calculate the difference: local TARGET_TIME = 1587380400 - 12:00 on 20 April 2020 BST This is always in UTC/GMT in seconds since 1 January 1970, so this is technically 11:00 on the 20 April 2020 in UTC due to the timezone difference with daylight savings. The timestamp 1587380400 is provided as the Epoch timestamp. Using the website I linked to, I enter the time in my local format, and select Local time for the timezone: ![]() Let’s take the example of a countdown to 20 April 2020, at 12:00 (midday) BST (my local timezone right now). Sure! There is also the built-in function os.date which can be given a time argument to save you having to do the division by 60 and 24 yourself. This is how to make a timer using minutes and seconds in Roblox Studio.HERE IS THE CODE FOR THE LOCAL (CLIENT) TIMER SCRIPT:timerGui script.ParentgameOverG. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lastly, if this was a fucking Metallica concert or something, people would have been devastated for them, and the only thing they would be discussing is how sad the band must have been feeling. They are a fucking monopoly that should be fucking shut down years now. Secondly, he hired the fucking MOST DISGUSTING COMPANY OF ALL TIME to organize his event, security and shit for him. The only difference is that people who go to metal shows are of a decent age. My point is, 90% of the people don't know why Travis is saying the stuff he is saying, they don't understand that he draws his whe inspiration from metal as far as concerts go. Imagine if someone DID actually died in there. I grew up in this shit, and went to multiple concerts that bands suggested if nobody died in the crowd the concert would have been a failure. I’m surprised that the Travis Scott vibe would have such a radically different playbook where pushing and shoving from the back is totally normal rather than completely douchey.īro, first of all for all the other people commenting, people who have not been in the metal scene have NO IDEA why travis is saying all this rage and moshing stuff. Seems to me that anyone who was pushing and shoving from the back has some serious reflecting to do on how they came to believe it’s totally cool to just press their body forward into people standing in front of them, as hard as they can, as a way to get themselves closer to the stage. ![]() Maybe it just needs to happen to you once to believe it, but as a veteran festival attendee this phenomenon at this scale is bewildering. But I have to say, as someone who’s attended maybe 2500 live and EDM shows, well over 100 festivals, 16 burning mans etc etc that I have a hard time picturing exactly how the entire back of an audience can collectively share the same lack of awareness of personal space, literally ramming their bodies into the backs of other bodies in front of them, claiming the space where another body is already standing rather than trying to navigate around it, at such a massive scale. It makes sense that the focus for accountability would be on organizers, security, and anyone formally tasked with crowd safety and crowd control. It's like he only cares about his ego, not even his physical safety.īut how responsible he is for this is still up in the air for me. And I still think he is garbage reckless weirdo for repeatedly encouraging fans to rush the stage and disregard security and sneak into his shows, like dude doesn't care about his own safety?! Or how about his BM and toddler who were there (I know they have more security than the pope but that was a big crowd)? Like I guess he has some callous disregard for fans but that's weird. I still think he needed to stop the music and a lot of the flashing light show stuff and ask all the people to chill and take a few steps back (not just the people by the ambulances). When/if he knew the venue was dangerously over capacity. ![]() When he was aware that deaths had occurred and what his team said to him exactly regarding causing a mass panic.The locations of deaths and serious serious injuries within the crowd.time of deaths of each person to understand what went down and what could have been prevented by him as a performer). When each of the deaths and serious injuries (which will likely be approx) occurred (I think it is important to get the approx.Yeah I will need to know before I can make a judgement on exactly how much is his fault: Travis' hands are not clean because he had multiple opportunities to improve the situation and encourages insane behavior at his shows but the people putting on the event are MUCH more blameworthy IMO. The crowd cannot move when they try to get into help. Security and EMT's have a hard time getting to the bodies due to the crowd density. But because the crowd was so densely packed they're basically holding each other up so it's like a domino effect turned into a jenga tower of bodies. What it seems like happened (from a photo where you can see three of the deceased together lying on the ground in the crowd) is that the crowd was crushed at an unsafe capacity and then people started to fall. ![]() By no means am I defending Travis because he shares some of the blame, but it's not entirely his fault.Ī lot of the fatalities happened right as his set began (in the first few songs people reported a crowd collapse). ![]() ![]() I really believe that in doing these things, it will not only give you a greater perspective on the world around you, but it will also give you a new perspective about yourself. It’s important to experience different things and cultures and people, to educate yourself about the world you live in and to also get lost sometimes. McCandless states, “The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences” (Krakauer, 57), and I completely agree. I believe that since this is our only life to live, we shouldn’t live it averagely, we should live it adventurously. It is in everything and anything we might experience” (Krakauer, 57). He wrote, “You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships. I think that’s the message Alex/Chris wanted to get across to Ron, whom he felt was unhappy and living a “monotonous” lifestyle. Whether it’s exploring the woods or going out to the Grand Canyon, being one with nature has such a calming, freeing effect on the soul. There is beauty in nature and simplicity, and most people are too wrapped up in their cell phones, their work, or other things to see it. I think that even if someone doesn’t want to completely abandon everything and start a whole knew life, at least at one point in their existence, they should “throw what they know”, go out of their comfort zone, and experience a different side of life, away from our modern, fast-paced, constantly connected society. In fact, that letter that he writes to Ron is one of my favorite parts of the novel. ![]() Question: Do you believe that Alex is right and that we should all take a journey and change our lifestyle to experience the beauty of nature? Alex draws into Ron’s past slightly by saying that he doesn’t need people to give him happiness, but the vast open land that lays right outside of the common civil life. Alex writes on his own experiences of the beauties and encounters he has come across and how,” there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon.” Alex ends the letter off by pointing out that Ron has been living a one-track mind by mentioning how he knows Ron didn’t stop at the Grand Canyon, even though it is a sight Alex believes people should visit and see at some point during their life. Alex uses sharp words to say that,” mak a radicle change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things,” is a way for people to find relief from,” unhappy circumstances.” Alex mentions that he is repeating himself, showing emphasis that Alex feels his words are one of the grand truths of the world. Though the time Alex spent with Ron was short, Alex understood that Ron had felt lonely and empty inside, thus Alex feels that the only way for Ron to fill the empty hole within himself is to see life from a different point-of-view.Īlex also sees Ron as an average American man and uses his letter to Ron to talk about reasons why one should live out the land and seek adventure. However, Alex’s letter to Ron greatly emphasizes on Alex trying to persuade Ron to start a journey of his own. Near the end of the chapter, after Alex had left Ron, Alex sent a lengthy letter to Ron explaining how he was doing fine, which is common since the book tends to mention that many of the people that Alex met with on his adventure usually get letters and postcards from Alex every now and then again. ![]() This man was Ronald Franz.In Chapter 6, readers learn about the close relationship between Alex and Ronald Franz and how close they bonded to one another. Ronald Franz Meets Chris In January 1992, Chris was on his way back to camp from a supply run when an old man asked if he needed a ride. And what this reporter discovered is that the Alaska McCandless featured in “Into the Wild,” billed as a “true story,” is a fictional character. What McCandless was or wasn’t doing in Alaska is hard to say based on the scant record he left behind. Eighty years old, muscular and tall, Franz is a recovered alcoholic and a widowed father who lost his son to a drunk driving accident while he was overseas. A Vietnam veteran and leatherworker who befriends McCandless in Salton City, California. In response, Franz renounces God, and buys his first bottle of whiskey in a long time. Franz waits for McCandless’s return, but one day when he picks up two hitchhikers and tells them about his friend “Alex,” they tell him that they just read an article in Outside magazine about it, and he’s dead. How does Ronald Franz react to Chris McCandless death?Īnswers 1. Russell Fritz, the real name of Ron Franz, was a retired old man who befriended Chris. ![]() ![]() Bongs usually consist of parts including a 'bowl' (where you put the herb), a 'joint' where the bowl fits into (a totally different use of the word 'joint' than many smokers are used to - not at all referring to a rolled cigarette but instead simply the glass joint where two pieces fit together), often a removable 'downstem' (the tube through which the smoke passes from the bowl down into the water area) or a 'stemless' design meaning that instead of a removable downstem there is fixed glass tubing creating the path through which the smoke will enter the water), maybe a 'diffuser' at the base of the downstem and one or more 'percolators' (parts that disperse the smoke and usually break them up into smaller sized bubbles as they filter through the water). Many bongs allow for the addition of ice to presumably further 'cool' the smoke before it is inhaled. There are so many interesting items and practices that have been invented, developed and co-opted for use in the consumption of cannabis that we've realized the need for clarification for many of our customers, whether they are new to the 'culture' or due to different terminology and products being used in different places, or simply as a result of how complex and wide-ranging the options can be! The following is our attempt to provide a little clarification - it is by no means anywhere near comprehensive and of course people have different interpretations and definitions of terminology for various reasons - please feel free to suggest additions or changes to this Glossary if you feel they may be helpful!įirst, to start with the most basic: a "bong" is a water-pipe - a pipe (usually made of glass) through which you can smoke your favorite herb with the smoke passing through (usually clean, cold) water such that the smoke may be somewhat 'cooled' or 'filtered' (there is little evidence that any productive filtering actually happens however) and which allows you to 'pack' your herb into a (usually relatively small) 'bowl' and smoke small 'hits' rather than smoking a more time-consuming (and possibly more herb-consuming) 'joint' (cigarette). (our Glossary of alphabetically-listed commonly-used terms and phrases begins further down, and a hopefully-helpful diagram for your reference is also included below) Most phones have a timer.DAB & GLASS GLOSSARY: COMMON TERMINOLOGY RELATING TO DABBING, CONCENTRATES, GLASS - Brought to you by Toronto Hemp Company (THC) TimerĪs stated previously, waiting a few seconds after you heat a nail ensures it reaches the best temperature and heats evenly. Keep in mind, using e-nails cut out the need for a torch since it can heat itself up. The ones to heat certain desserts like Crème Brulee are often used, though you can find torches specifically for dabbing. This one should be obvious - the torch is used to heat the nail. Each is designed for specific types of concentrate. They have many shapes and sizes, such as needlepoint, ballpoint, spoon, scoop, and paddle. Dabberĭabbers are tools that hold the concentrate. Most dab rigs include a carb cap, though you can buy one separately. It looks similar to a bong, except there’s an area to place the nail. ![]() You can buy bangers separately, just make sure the nail you choose is compatible with your dab rig. Electronic nails (e-nails) heat using electricity and have more temperature control properties. Most nails are made of quartz, though you can also find titanium and ceramic nails. The nail is attached to your dab rig some rigs Nails have a similar bucket shape as bowls so you can easily place the shatter in the nail. Think of the nail (commonly called a banger) as if it was a bowl. ![]() ![]() If you’re not sure what those tools are, no worries. As you saw in the last section, smoking shatter requires some specific tools. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Inspector Butterman attempts to escape in a car but crashes into a tree when the swan Angel caught attacks him from the back seat.Īngel's former superiors arrive from London, begging him to return, as the crime rate has risen dramatically without him, but Angel chooses to remain in Sandford. There, Angel battles Skinner, who accidentally impales his jaw on the spire of the miniature cathedral. Skinner and Inspector Butterman flee and are pursued by Angel and Danny to a nearby miniature park. ![]() ![]() Confronted by their colleagues, who are quickly persuaded of the truth, Angel and Danny take the battle to the supermarket. After Angel meets with Danny in the village, the two begin to dispatch the members of the NWA in an increasingly destructive and frantic series of gun fights. He drives back to town and arms himself with the firearms he confiscated earlier. At a motorway service station, Angel sees Point Break and Bad Boys II on a nearby DVD rack and is inspired to stop the NWA. Danny urges Angel to go back to London, reasoning that no one would believe the truth about Sandford. Having tricked the NWA into believing that Angel is dead, Danny drives him to the village limits and releases him, insisting that he knew nothing about their true activities. Angel discovers the bodies of various "problem" people whom the NWA disposed of, before being cornered and 'stabbed' by Danny, apparently a member of the NWA. Inspector Butterman reveals that his wife committed suicide after the village lost the title many years ago, motivating him to use extreme methods. Angel heads to a nearby castle where he discovers the truth: Skinner, Inspector Butterman, and the Neighbourhood Watch Alliance (NWA), intent on keeping Sandford's title of "Village of the Year", have been murdering anyone who they saw as a threat to the village's charming image, and the property deal Angel discovered was actually just a coincidence. He knocks the attacker unconscious, discovering it is the trolley boy at Skinner's supermarket, sent by Skinner to kill Angel. When Angel returns to his hotel room, he is attacked by a cloaked figure. Skinner is able to provide plausible explanations for all of Angel's charges, and a videotape of himself working at his supermarket while the murders took place. He attempts to arrest Simon Skinner (Timothy Dalton), the manager of the local Somerfield supermarket, under suspicion of murdering the victims due to their involvement in a lucrative property deal. Angel, believing the deaths to be murders, begins to investigate. Ī series of gruesome deaths rock the village and all are labelled as accidents. Angel and Danny eventually bond over drinks at the local pub and action films, Point Break and Bad Boys II. His attention to the letter of the law also makes him the focus of dislike by some of his co-workers. Despite clearing up several otherwise unnoticed crimes in short order, including confiscating a naval mine and a large number of unlicensed firearms, Angel soon finds his most pressing concern to be an escaped swan. Angel struggles to adjust to the slow, uneventful pace of the village. Danny, a well-meaning but naive police constable, is in awe of his new partner. Once there, he immediately arrests a large group of underage drinkers, and a drunk driver who turns out to be his partner, Danny Butterman (Nick Frost), the son of the local police Inspector, Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent). As a result, his superiors transfer him to crime-free Sandford, a village in rural Gloucestershire. Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg), an extremely dedicated police officer in London's Metropolitan Police Service, performs his duties so well that he is accused of making his colleagues look bad. ![]() ![]() ![]() Luckily, the club has support between themselves and this is thanks to Kanamori’s ability to compromise and create an environment where they can express ideas freely. Plus, let’s not forget that making animation demands meeting timely deadlines so there’s no doubt the club runs into crunch time issues. This creates tension in the club to the point where one of its members feels they may not be good enough. The group makes mistakes early by setting expectations far beyond their standards. They’re humans after all and learning from mistakes is important so they can rise above them. It is a tedious job that takes expertise in the field, dedicated minds to create something unique, and knowing when mistakes are made. But for starters, we have to understand what making anime is not easy. What this means is the series can open many opportunities for the trio to experiment with whatever ideas they come up with. Interestingly, the show’s setting offers a technological advanced setting, one that is believable but also not too farfetched to be unrealistic. It’s like following a boyhood dream together and see how far their journey takes them. With our trio of and the right hands, they embark this journey to not just make anime but also learn about what it really takes to be an animator. However, Eizouken has enough confidence to be its own show. But know this, we are also introduced about the fundamentals of the anime industry. As a club together, they are united under the passion of making anime, a dream they hope to share with others.ĭespite the realistic idea of making anime, this show follows more of an artistic adventures together as the Eizouken Club. It doesn’t take long for her to form a trio with Sayaka Kanamori and Tsubame Mizusaki, two high school students with similar interests. Starting off, we meet Midori Asakusa, a girl who is fascinated by how animation is made. From unique sports show Ping Pong: The Animation to the wildly space odyssey of Space Dandy, he’s here to show the world once again that animation has an unlimited realm of imagination. and evolving his techniques in the field of animation. With decades of experience, he’s been progressively adapting Masaaki Yuasa is no stranger when it comes animating and storyboarding in his past projects. It’s not a program that follows a specific code as every anime is different, in shape, in form, and in seeking its ways to entertain the audience. ![]() It takes an immense level of commitment, passion, and expertise to make what we see on the screen. ![]() Before Eizouken debuted on TV, we have to remember that creating anime isn’t an easy task. Thus begins the trio's journey of producing animation that will awe the world.įrom the brilliant mind of Masaaki Yuasa, Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! is a love letter to animation, wildly creative in its approach, and a testament to the potential of the medium.īeing an anime fan, the question of how animation is made is probably one I’m sure most people have asked themselves before. ![]() Sensing a money-making opportunity, Kanamori suggests that they start an animation club, which they disguise as a motion picture club since the school already has an anime club. Whereas Asakusa is interested in backgrounds and settings, Misuzaki loves drawing the human form. The pair are stark opposites, with Asakusa's childlike wonder contrasted by Kanamori's calculated approach to life.Īfter a chance encounter where the two "save" the young model Tsubame Misuzaki from her overprotective bodyguard, a connection instantly sparks between Asakusa and Misuzaki, as both share an intense passion for art and animation. She is only brought back to reality by her best friend Sayaka Kanamori. Even the simple act of doodling on a wall evolves into an emergency repair on the outer hull of her spaceship. Always having her nose in a sketchbook, Asakusa draws detailed landscapes and backgrounds of both the world around her and the one within her boundless imagination. It requires a rush job, but the club is able to finish the altered movie just in the nick of time.Midori Asakusa sees the world a bit differently. Mizusaki's deleted scene can be used as a DVD extra and eventually published online as an alternate ending, but giving the story a less cheerful ending would be both more realistic and only require two additional shots. With less than a day to finish the film and get DVDs produced, Asakusa makes a tough but necessary decision: keep the soundtrack but cut the dance party. It just doesn't fit at all for the dance party happy ending Mizusaki's poured her heart and soul into. The new piano track works just fine for the war scenes. Nobody was sabotaging the project the composer just had a last-minute new idea that didn't entirely work. Turns out there was nothing nefarious behind the "Shibahama UFO Wars" short film's sudden change of soundtrack. WRITE FOR US! Do you have proven online publishing experience? Click HERE and join our team! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So, after all that effort, why did neither the Buran nor the Energia rocket ever fly in space again? The November flight would be the Buran program’s only flight into space, and even the Energia rocket would never fly again. Indeed, Mir had been set up with two docking ports capable of handling Buran (technically one port for Buran, one for the telescope). There were plans for the second Buran shuttle, “Ptichka” (name meaning “little bird”) to do a manned flight to the Mir space station to deliver an X-ray telescope payload. There was big talk of what the Buran program would do next and about a year later, another Soviet shuttle and Energia rocket was seen stacked on the pad at Baikonur for testing. They had done it!Īfter the mission and a post-flight inspection, Buran made an appearance at the Paris Airshow in 1989 on the back of the An-225 transport jet, to date still the largest heavy transport aircraft in the world. Joy appeared on the faces of the many program managers and engineers who had spent years working on the Soviet shuttle. ![]() Two orbits later it fired its deorbit engines and returned to Baikonur for a picture perfect automated landing, a feat which not even the American shuttle had done. But even though nobody saw the vehicle as it went upwards, everything seemed to be working perfectly. The stack disappeared into the clouds shortly after liftoff. When Buran did fly on November 15 th, 1988, it lived up to its namesake as the launch area was in the middle of a snowstorm. One attempt was made in October to fly Buran, but the launch called off at the last minute due to a technical fault. Even though they missed out on that opportunity, chances were good that Buran could fly before Atlantis did on STS-27, and give the West the perception that the Soviets had a new capability which was “equal” to the Americans. For those two-and-a-half years, the Soviets had commanded the space headlines with their successful launching and occupation of the Mir space station, and Buran would have added to the prestige if they had gotten it to fly before the Americans did. The program went through a two-and-a half-year delay before shuttle Discovery rose into orbit on STS-26 in September 1988. In 1986, NASA’s program was grounded after the loss of space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51L. But it likely would have taken an additional two years to finish those systems for either a manned or unmanned two-day flight.Īs to why the decision was made to fly the unfinished Buran in 1988, it probably had a lot to do with NASA’s shuttle plans. Several cosmonauts in the program tried to lobby for the shuttle to be flown manned on an all-up test, just like Columbia (STS-1, flown on Apby the United States). The second would be a test of the other systems to show that Buran could stay in orbit once there. One would be a two orbit test to verify getting up and getting back. Two plans were apparently on the table to fly the ship unmanned. Work on the orbiter’s exterior, guidance and propulsion system was complete, but lots of work was still needed on its life support, heat exchangers (in the payload bay doors), and orbital power systems. A few short weeks before the first flight of the booster with the “Polyus” payload, Glushko made the decision to call it “Energia” and the name was painted on the booster in big red letters.Įven with all the work that had been accomplished, Buran was still not a 100% finished system when the decision was made to fly it in late 1988. The rocket booster gained the “Energia” name in similar fashion. But when it was mated with its booster, it had “Buran” painted on the side in an italics-style font, and that became the name when it was revealed publicly to the world press. The Proton rocket was named in a similar way because its first payload was a science satellite called “Proton.” When the first Soviet orbiter was rolled out, it did not have a name painted on the side. In the case of Salyut, it was known by the acronym DOS until just before launch when somebody suggested calling it “Salyut” (Russian for “salute”) since it would be flying on the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight. Soviet spacecraft and rocket programs tend to be known by three word acronyms when they are in development. So why is the program called Buran, which means “Snowstorm” in Russian? That has to do with Soviet naming traditions in regards to space programs. Here is part two of space historian Jay Chladek’s series about the real history of the Buran orbiter and its launch system, Energia. Photo by author Kobel, from Wikimedia Commons. ![]() |
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