![]() ![]() However, he was considered to be a kind-hearted friend to both Chuckles and Big Baby before they were accidentally abandoned and subsequently replaced.ĭue to his painful past, Lotso possessed a negative philosophy about being a toy, believing toys to be nothing special and originally made for future disposal. This nature was mostly brought about from his perceived betrayal from Daisy. Lotso's true colors revealed him to be a dark, sadistic, conniving, selfish, rage-driven tyrant and prison warden, ruling Sunnyside with an iron fist and imprisoning new toys in the Caterpillar Room to test their ability to endure the abuse of the reckless and destructive children there. However, this facade merely concealed his true nature later in the film. He even went so far as to the toys that different kids at the daycare center would continue to play with them and that they would never feel unloved or rejected. This was further emphasized by his strawberry aroma and his hugging of Buzz Lightyear when the toys first arrived at Sunnyside Daycare. So making a fourth movie just adds to relevancy.Lotso came across the toys' well being and at first seemed caring, welcoming, friendly, and possessed all of the good qualities of the stereotypical soft teddy bear. The monkey in “Toy Story 3,” for example, (called the Musical Jolly Chimp) was a real toy that people played with as well as all the other known toys (Barbie and Ken dolls, Chatter Telephone, Sergeant army action figures, etc). Adult played with the toys that are in the movie as kids, so they’re bringing back memories of the previous movies. The “Toy Story” saga itself is nostalgic, if you ask me. In addition, there may have been a little visit from the movie “Up” (which was also done by Pixar) when two of the toys are rummaging through items only to find and disregard the memorable grape soda pin from the film, which was released in 2009. ![]() Well, during a certain scene, we meet a ventriloquist dummy named Benson that weirdly looks similar to the one in “Goosebumps.” Next, there’s the duo of Bunny and Ducky, two plush carnival animals (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele) who add some humor to the original gang of toys. Stine, you’ve probably heard of his series “Goosebumps.” If you know “Goosebumps,” then you know the creepy little ventriloquist dummy named Slappy. The materials to make him were put in front of her and her imagination runs wild. But when Forky is made, he’s simply made out of Bonnie’s mind. For example, if a manufacturer is producing a Buzz Lightyear action figure, Buzz is a set idea. Usually, when making a toy, there is a set idea. “Forky” Is Made Out Of Bonnie’s Imagination READ Nearly One Year Into His Term, President Biden Has America Seeing Red and Feeling BlueĢ. I love that when Forky comes to life, he thinks that he’s trash (I mean the contents he was made out of did come out of a trash bin) but the toys assure him that he’s a toy and along the way, they teach him how amazing it is to be loved by a kid. Fast forward to 2019 where Bonnie is now about to start kindergarten and physically makes a new friend she feels very attached to - a spork with popsicle stick legs and googly eyes named Forky (voiced by Tony Hale). Prickle Pants (a porcupine voiced by Timothy Dalton) and Buttercup (a unicorn voiced by Jeff Garlin). That is, until they were saved and brought home by Bonnie who loved them dearly, including stuffed animals like Mr. Here are five reasons why “Toy Story 4” is better than “Toy Story 3”:īack in 2010, in “Toy Story 3” when Andy went off to college and the original gang of toys were thrown into Sunnyside Daycare Center and manipulated into following the ways of the other fellow toys that were there (a lot for a movie that personifies inanimate objects, I know). Potato Head (voiced by the late Don Rickles and Estelle Harris) slowly drifted away from their original owner, and changed the name on the bottom of their boots or stuffed paws – from Andy to a new child, a young girl named Bonnie which is where the fourth movie in iconic series kicks off. As time progressed, characters such as Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen), Jessie (voiced by Mary Kate Bergman in 1999 and Joan Cusack in 20), and Mr. Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) has been the glue that’s bonded all of Andy’s toys together over the course of the last 24 years (the first movie in the “Toy Story” saga came out in 1995). If you thought the phrase, “Andy’s coming!” was only synonymous to “Toy Story 3” (and the “TS” films prior it) you are mistaken.
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![]() So you can’t hit what you can’t see, right? Wrong. Now, with the inclusion of TrueSight there’s the possibility for hiding anti-tank guns just around corners, for using spotters to direct fire, even for turning a battle around with a smoke grenade. The first Company of Heroes was already a game of movement, of flanking tactics, of using one unit to suppress an enemy while another dashed forward. Having played more of Company of Heroes 2, I have to say that implementing a proper line-of-sight mechanic really changes everything. “Maybe it was a confidence, as we knew we were going to be bought up by somebody, but we just didn’t know who and there were a lot of rumours: It was going to Warner Brothers, it was going to be EA.” But there was no fear that anybody was going to lose their fears or that the game would be abandoned. “There was a general sense at Relic, more like an uncertainty, of wondering who was going to be our owner,” he says. While it did throw them into the unknown, Lee says it wasn’t a difficult time and they knew someone would want to snap them up. “We’re in it for the long haul.”ĭesigner Jason Lee reveals that this extended development was largely uninterrupted by the collapse of Relic’s publisher THQ at the end of last year. It’s short-term thinking and it’s harmful to the creative process to be focusing quarterly development.” Quality takes time, he says, reminding me that it’s been seven years since the last Company of Heroes, and it will pay off in the end. ![]() I think it’s about Wall Street, the pressure they put on everybody. “And it’s not actually about the publishers. “That’s the pattern we like and our expansions are not insubstantial.”Īnd Duffy is all for taking time making a game if it’s going to pay off in the long run, rather than crunching before an ever-approaching release date, one eye on the clock: “I think that’s one of the problems with game development in general,” he says. Company of Heroes shipped, then came the expansions,” he says. Dawn of War 2 shipped, and then there were all those expansions. “If you look at what we’ve done in the past, Dawn of War shipped and then we did the expansions. His vision of this sequel is of a game that is enormously expandable, a game with “a long tail” that justifies its lengthy development time and continues to deliver long after release. While this was just one of several scenarios I might have tried, Duffy explains that there is still much more to come. Picking one of these challenges, I found myself fighting off ever larger waves of Nazis with just a handful of units and mere seconds to regroup between each wave. In other words, Theatre of War isn’t just a few extra maps, it’s an opportunity for gamers to play Company of Heroes 2 in some new and very different ways. It also features challenges, he explains: “ an in-depth examination of tactics and mechanics, such as indirect fire challenges or an officer assassination challenge.” The game’s director, Quinn Duffy, describes it as eighteen more scenarios, with the possibility of co-op play. Theatre of War is the first expansion to be announced for the game, and it’s already being offered as a bonus to those who pre-ordered. ![]() Now, launch up /Applications/Mail.app and go to Mail and select Preferences. This step isn't necessary, but I highly recommend it, because it gives you a chance to spotcheck the merged emails before they go out. Then click on Outlook and select Work Offline. ![]() Since we're using a Gmail account as an example, you would click Other Email.Įnter the appropriate information, and then click Add Account. Launch up Outlook and select Outlook > Preferences.Īdd whatever account you plan on emailing from. Under Forwarding and POP/IMAP, make sure Enable IMAP is selected (you may have to scroll down a bit to see the option).įor some reason, Google doesn't consider Outlook to be secure, so in order to access Google from Outlook, you'll have to go to /settings/security/lesssecureapps and select Turn on. So, with Gmail as an example, go to Settings. I'm using Gmail as an example, but you can do an email merge with any kind of email account, as long as it can be put into Outlook (Exchange, POP, IMAP, etc.).Īlso, please be mindful, since you don't really have an unsubscribe button in Outlook email merges, that you should still be complying with the CAN-SPAM Act guide. This blog post is really about how to do an email merge using Microsoft Office on a Mac, so here are the steps and considerations. Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) Email Merge This Apple support communities discussion has some interesting other workarounds in Mac OS X for doing an email merge, including using the Mail Merge add-on for Thunderbird. If you don't mind the developers having access to your Google information, then you may want to explore these options: There are also some third-party add-on solutions. Here are some examples of those SaaS solutions: ![]()
The production across Birds’ 14 tracks is as big and important as any across Scott’s discography, but every outsourced producer here creates something bespoke to Scott’s developing aesthetic, with at least one alien soundbite making an otherwise conventional beat something special. The use of synthetic sound curios across Birds also help define this world, this pre-fab movie studio lot where Scott’s antics start to make more sense. His apocalyptic vanity is less high art than it is camp, but his commitment is similar to Lana Del Rey’s high-stakes ennui ballads on Ultraviolence, or all of the soapy affairs across David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks.” Because he does not provide great detail or context as to why he’s in dire need of salvation, it comes off as both grandiose and vacuous, which, at best, is just really fun to listen to. On “through the late night,” he utters, “Relieve my heart of malice,” but offers no reason why that may be necessary. Even the peak ridiculous moments on Birds are delivered with a completely straight face. Most Travis Scott songs sound very serious, and Birds finds him at his most melodramatic. Scott remains committed to his signature sound on Birds but has finally made small tweaks to make it his own. Rodeo simply amped up the grandeur with little substance or variation. Both those tapes featured a recognizable “Travis Scott Sound”-an even larger, even more gothic take on Lex Luger’s trap anthems. Further, his production selection showed little growth from his largely self-produced 2013 debut Owl Pharaoh, and its well-received follow-up mixtape Days Before Rodeo. Songs ran much longer than they needed, letting the vibes simmer until you realized they were trite. On last year’s Rodeo, Scott struggled to balance ambition, quality, and star power. Scott’s second studio album, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, is the Houston rapper’s most concise and cohesive project to date. He embodies its ethos: take the artificial and common, then distort, re-contextualize, and exaggerate to make it something beautiful. Long West’s mimic, Travis Scott has performed in the clothing and attended Vetements runway shows with his mentor. Among Gvasalia’s admirers is Kanye West, and with his taste goes the rest of contemporary hip-hop. Created by the Margiela and Louis Vuitton-trained designer Demna Gvasalia, the line takes inspiration from the common its name is even just French for “clothing.” Non-luxury materials often highlight Gvasalia’s runway shows, which take ordinary items and brands and fit them to haute couture with extreme, unnatural silhouettes. By the time The Weeknd and TRAVIS serve up a smooth send-off on Wonderful," you're in the Trap for life, and you won't want to leave.First presented in 2014, Vetements is among the buzziest new fashion lines. ![]() "Way Back" drips into a searing guitar solo as "Sweet Sweet" fires off one of his stickiest hooks to date. ![]() "The Ends" veers between a haunting hum and a verse-for-verse tandem of our protagonist and Andre 3000 of OutKast. Kendrick Lamar delivers hard-hitting and hypnotic bars in the middle of "Goosebumps" just before a signature chantable chorus. Over the course of 14 tracks, TRAVIS threads together an engaging, enthralling, and epic patchwork of anesthetized and apocalyptic production, mind-numbing raps, and glorious hooks punctuated by an A-list cast of collaborators. Pitchfork claimed, "SCOTT's second studio album, Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, is the Houston rapper's most concise and cohesive project to date, adding, "He has always been a mood-setter and a vocalist, and he is in full command of the vibe, tone, and mood of this entire project more than ever." Houston Press wrote, "SCOTT's playground is chaos the pure and unbridled variety that some have tried to emulate live but have ultimately settled for second place," while W Magazine fittingly dubbed him, "Your new rap superhero." Billboard described the album as "his own trap opera," and Rolling Stone profiled him extensively. In addition to inciting widespread fan fervor, Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight has drawn overwhelming critical and tastemaker support across the board. ![]() Travis Scott's critically acclaimed sophomore release debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop. The song has the sound of an infant crying interspersed throughout. “Reminisce when you came out the womb/Tears of joy I think filled up the room/You are now the reason that I fight,” he says. 2” is about another type of love, between the rapper and his first child. After all, just two years ago, he was haranguing (yet enjoying) promiscuous video vixens and groupies on “No Role Modelz.” “I never thought I’d see the day I’m drinking almond milk,” he laughs now, while in the same breath admitting, “You soft!” But like most 31-year-olds, he’s not fully converted to being a soccer dad. He now enjoys doing mundane, domestic chores like folding laundry, watching Netflix and eating Raisin Bran. Following his 2015 marriage to longtime girlfriend Melissa, Cole gives us a peek into his domestic life. This dovetails into the standout track “Foldin Clothes.” “I wanna fold clothes for you/I wanna make you feel good,” he says. “I never felt so alive,” he hums, his voice cracking with feeling. 1” has the rapper gushing about a romantic love. While most celebrities clamor to social media or glossy covers to share significant personal milestones, Cole only drops sonic hints of his maturation and vulnerability. Cole for '4 Your Eyez Only' Album Artwork Photographer Anthony Supreme Talks Working With J. “To die a young legend or live a long life unfulfilled?” he wails on “Immortal.” “Cause they only feel you after you gone, or I’ve been told/And now I’m caught between bein’ heard and gettin’ old/Damn, death creepin’ in my thoughts lately.” “I’m searching and praying and hoping for something I know I’m gonna see it… Lord.” Despite critical and commercial acclaim, he grapples with his mortality and what he’ll leave behind. The rapper is self-reflective, digging into his headspace. “I see the rain powering down, before my very eyes,” he moans against a jazz-tinged background on the title track. Sonically minimalistic, he forgoes catchy hooks and big features for a stripped-down, lyrically-focused album that delves into entangled and complex emotions about life, death and legacy.Ĥ Your Eyez Only is a personal conversation, first and foremost, with Cole himself. “For Whom The Bell Tolls” opens the rapper’s most melancholy and introspective effort to date. John Donne’s quote about the interconnectedness of humanity - in life and death - is omnipresent on J. ![]() Previous Christmas release “That’s Christmas To Me” will likely be #3 (and no lower than #4) on Top Album Sales with 53,895 pure sales it should take #5 on the Billboard 200 with 71,458 total units.“Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls it tolls for thee.” Based on BuzzAngle’s data (149,057 pure sales, 164,651 consumption units), “A Pentatonix Christmas” will be #2 on both charts. Pentatonix will also have a good showing on this week’s charts. The figures will also rank as the best ever posted by a J. Cole’s album will be #1 on Top Album Sales (sales) and the Billboard 200 (consumption). The discrepancy will not, however, affect the overall outcome: J. The figure also easily ranks as the week’s best.ĭue Sunday, Billboard’s more authoritative data will differ slightly from that reported by BuzzAngle. ![]() The inclusion of TEA (track sales/10) and SEA (track streams/1500) yields a consumption total of approximately 511,039. The count easily ranks as the week’s best. ![]() It also posted the week’s best consumption total.Īccording to BuzzAngle/HitsDailyDouble, “4 Your Eyez Only” sold approximately 377,529. Cole’s “4 Your Eyez Only” predictably dominated the weekly US album sales race. The Weeknd’s “Starboy” (#3, 109,000 units) and Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic” (#4, 74,000) also rank inside the Billboard 200’s Top 5. Pentatonix also has a second album in the top 5 its “That’s Christmas To Me” takes #5 with 65,000. Pentatonix’s “A Pentatonix Christmas,” the week’s #2 album, generated 156,000 in weekly consumption. The inclusion of TEA (track sales/10) and SEA (track streams/1500) yields a consumption total of 492,000, which convincingly positions “4 Your Eyez Only” atop the Billboard 200. It tops the former thanks to what Billboard reports as 363,000 first-week pure US sales. Cole’s “4 Your Eyez Only” debuts at #1 on Top Album Sales and the Billboard 200. Update: Billboard has made the news official: J. ![]() Here are some ways to ensure your resume is ATS-friendly: Writing a resume that is ATS optimized is imperative, as you could potentially miss out on opportunities even if you’re qualified. This software is called an Applicant Tracking System and it sorts, scans, and ranks job applications that come through to a recruiter or employer.ĪTS helps recruiters filter through candidates by scanning for relevant information and keywords in an application. If you’re applying for a job, there is a very high chance that the resume will first be seen by some software before it makes its way to a pair of human eyes.
Keep in mind that cultural differences between America and Japan appear in animenamely, sexual content and the occasional death of a 'good. Anime shows have age ratings like movies and DVDs, so its easy to pick appropriate shows. At last Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks and Piccolo return to Earth just as the Dark Planet explodes. For older kidssay, 12 and up'Naruto,' 'Fullmetal Alchemist,' 'Dragon Ball Z,' and 'Yu Yu Hakusho' are fine. Hatchiyack devastates the heroes until the Saiyans (after having transformed into their Super Saiyan states) and Piccolo combine their powers together into one massive wave of energy, ending the threat of the Dr. Hatchiyack appears in a powerful android body, whose power is said to match or perhaps even exceed that of Broly, according to Goku. When Vegeta vaporizes Lychee, preventing him from re-materializing, the hate of the last remaining Tuffle causes Hatchiyack to exceed its limit. Lychee is a ghost warrior himself, generated by Hatchiyack. Lychee on the Dark Planet and engage him, discovering that his ghost warriors are generated by a machine called Hatchiyack, a device powered by the Tuffles' hatred for the Saiyans. ![]() The barrier is destroyed by Bulma, who also came with the antidote for the Destron gas. You should watch dragon ball first, because it allows for you to see the background and the foundation of all the characters in the Dragon Ball Universe. It is revealed that these ghost warriors are made of Destron gas and cannot be beaten unless the gas is neutralized. The heroes continue to lose against their foes. Frieza, Cooler, Turles and Lord Slug appear and engage the heroes one on one. When trying to destroy the final machine, Vegeta discovers that it is protected by an impenetrable energy barrier. The Saiyans, plus Piccolo, only have 72 hours to destroy these machines and find Dr. He creates a machine that will emit Destron, a gas that could destroy all life on Earth. He now plans to take revenge on the remaining Saiyans, Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, and Gohan. ![]() Lychee may be the last of the Tuffle people, a race that was completely wiped some time ago by the Saiyans. Arno is a one-dimensional character whose motivation is little more than the standard revenge tale. Getting back on the story track, I found that Unity’s main Assassins-versus-Templars plot is relatively forgettable, and has none of the fun and levity of last year’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Navigating between pieces of cover is finicky, and it was never clear whether or not I was even hidden. It was also particularly frustrating in stealth sections, which Unity emphasizes heavily. I found myself quickly losing momentum and clumsily hopping about whenever I tried to enter a window and explore any of Unity’s huge array of interior spaces. The key phrase there was “when it all worked,” because the series-long frustration of your assassin not doing quite what you want him to do is still present here. When it all worked perfectly, guiding my Arno up, down, and across the Parisian skyline brought me a great sense of satisfaction. (Unless there was a haystack handy, I usually just lept off and hoped that I had enough health to survive.) Most of the time, traversal in Unity feels better than ever thanks to fantastic animations, buildings with plenty of climbable paths, and a new downward parkour system that adds certain finesse to the act of shimming down a wall, resolving one of my big gripes with previous AC games. The disgruntled masses make it even more of a necessity to scurry along rooftops instead of the streets, and thankfully, this mode of transportation does not disappoint. As the story progressed, I found that the masses of Parisians mostly got in the way, and spotting repeating character models was a crude reminder I was playing a video game. In particular, a late-game mission involving Louis XVI was populated with several thousand characters, and wading through the crowd was one of the most memorable moments of the campaign.ĭespite being technologically impressive and adding a lot to the atmosphere of Paris as a living and thriving city, I found myself oftentimes swearing at the digital hoards that populated the streets when I simply wanted to make my way from one place to another. But what makes it really unique and distinct from past games is its citizens, who form some of the largest, most impressive crowds I've ever encountered. Climbing to the top of Notre Dame, synchronizing with one of the series’ iconic viewpoints, and watching the camera pull back and show you the breadth of your universe is staggering.Įach of the various districts unfolds with its own sense of character and environmental storytelling, from the ornate palaces of the privileged, to back-alleys running with the blood of the revolutionaries. As we’ve come to expect from an Assassin’s Creed game, it’s sprawling, gorgeous, and absolutely packed with sights to see and things to do. The new consoles’ graphical power is put to good use in Ubisoft’s recreation of 18th-century Paris, which is absolutely stunning. However, it’s a bit disappointing to see how few of the long-standing problems with the series have been solved by the upgrade to the new generation of gaming hardware. Instead, I had to find my own fun throughout my 30 hours in Unity, which was generally easy to do in its large sandbox assassination scenarios. ![]() I was never given a real reason to care about new Assassin Arno, or the events that transpired. But at the same time, a lot of my journey through the French Revolution felt as cold and heartless as the darkest depths of the catacombs. On a purely technical level, Unity is a marvel to walk through and admire. ![]() ![]() Its highs of movement, customization options, and just the city of Paris itself pierce the sky like the spire of Notre Dame. Assassin’s Creed Unity is a game of impossible peaks and disappointing valleys. ![]() Turn on the device and make sure that you have an active Wi-Fi or mobile data connection.Turn off your Xperia device and remove the SD card to avoid deleting user data from the card.To reset the Xperia device using Find My Device Unless you remove the SD card before you reset your device, user data on the card will in most cases be deleted. Results: All user data on the internal memory of your device will be deleted, including downloaded apps, photos, and device settings.You also need access to a computer or a mobile device with an internet connection. A Google account has to be registered on your device and you need to know the account username and password. Requirements: This reset method requires that your device is turned on, has internet access and that Find My Device is turned on in your device.Using Find My Device to reset your Xperia device Tip: You can recover your Google account username and password using the Google Account Recovery page. If you don't remember your Google account username and password, you cannot unlock the device yourself. You then need to enter your Google account username and password in order to use the device. Depending on your security settings, your Xperia device may lock after a reset or repair. Read about the requirements and results of each option below, and choose the method that suits you best.Īttention! Before performing any of the actions described in this article, make sure you know your Google account username and password. If you forget your screen lock PIN, password or pattern, you can reset your Xperia device using either the Find My Device app from Google or the Xperia Companion computer application. ![]()
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