![]() In the absence of familiar physicality, and again going back to the sorcerer comparison, Aragami instead relies on arcane and supernatural trickery to affect similar results to those shadowy, flesh and blood executioners that we’ve been used to in the past.Ī being that has been fashioned out of pure shadow, Aragami is a creature that gains his power from the darkness. Now if you’re sat there shaking your head thinking “what the heck sort of stealth game is this?”, you’ll be cheered to know that the answer is one that is perfectly satisfying. Oh, and they still feel as great to pull off today as they did all those years ago, too. When it comes to the important topic of stabbery, Aragami borrows yet further from that stealthy cult classic as the titular supernatural assassin can execute enemies in a number of violent ways, from cutting the tendons of his foes and then slitting their throat, through to a good old fashioned blade to the gut all of these gory finishers will be familiar to those who have dabbled with Acquire’s 1998 PSOne classic. The audio side of things also matches up neatly with such inspirations boasting a wonderful soundtrack that elicits deft use of strings and pipes, before knocking things up a gear with rock style serenades that are busted out for Aragami’s boss encounters. Indeed, Aragami certainly bares a number of resemblances to that highly regarded title, embracing a similar feudal Japanese setting replete with slowly falling cherry blossoms, pagoda roofs and ceremonial dojos with which to slaughter folk within. ![]() Greatly elevated over the typically repetitive small talk that such grunts and goons usually perpetrate, the idle chatter in Aragami actually bears listening to as it frequently imparts key information about the setting, lore and overall plot.Īs alluded to already, one of the key inspirations that is keenly felt when playing Aragami are those pertaining to ninja stealth title Tenchu something that Spanish developer Lince Works makes no attempt to deny. ![]() Providing further texture to the narrative, is the incidental banter that you’ll occasionally eavesdrop from the various guards that you’ll encounter. Cast as the spectral Aragami, a spirit of vengeance who has been resurrected by the imprisoned princess Yamiko, the narrative flips the script by putting the player in the shadowy shoes of a protagonist belonging to the forces of darkness who must use their shadowy abilities to defeat the ‘Kaiho’ a legion of light-bearing warriors who have conquered the land and murdered all of the shadow folk who dwelled there previously.Ī surprisingly well-constructed plot, Aragami’s narrative unfurls across its thirteen or so chapters, taking in all manner of twists, turns and surprising swerves as the princess Yamiko frequently manifests herself to Aragami throughout the game in a fashion akin to some sort of twisted, supernatural buddy movie. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Several loci causing BDMIs have been isolated from plant and animal species 3, 5. According to this model, novel alleles at one or more loci become fixed in separated populations, either due to genetic drift or selection, and produce detrimental consequences when combined in hybrid offspring after crossing 2. Such post-zygotic barriers to gene flow often result from the establishment of Bateson–Dobzhansky–Muller incompatibilities (BDMIs) 1, 2, 3, 4. Gene-flow barriers can act at the prezygotic stage, for example, by restricting the temporal overlap of the reproductive periods, or at the post-zygotic stage, by decreasing the fitness of hybrid progeny. Speciation proceeds by the establishment of barriers to gene-flow between different populations, ultimately resulting in reproductive isolation 1. Thus, by maintaining differentiated alleles at high frequencies, balancing selection on ancestral polymorphisms can facilitate establishing gene-flow barriers between derived populations through lineage sorting of the alternative alleles. grandiflora, and were divergently sorted into the derived C. Compatible and incompatible NPR1 haplotypes are maintained by balancing selection in C. rubella, while the incompatible NPR1 allele is frequent in the ancestral C. The incompatible RPP5 allele results from a mutation in C. rubella, and the more distantly related C. Here we show that NPR1 and RPP5 loci cause a genetic incompatibility between the incipient species Capsella grandiflora and C. Many such incompatibilities are polymorphic in plants, implying an important role for genetic drift or balancing selection in their origin and evolution. ![]() In the Bateson–Dobzhansky–Muller model of genetic incompatibilities post-zygotic gene-flow barriers arise by fixation of novel alleles at interacting loci in separated populations. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I suppose they can come in handy sometimes.ĭefenestrate: To throw someone out the windowĭeipnosophist: A person skilled in the art of dining and dinner table conversationīe sure to invite a deipnosophist to your next gathering!ĭoryphore: A pedantic and annoyingly persistent criticĭunandunate: To overuse a word or phrase you’ve recently learned Kennedy’s “Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country.”Ĭoprolalia: Involuntary repetitive use of obscene languageĭactylomegaly: Abnormally large fingers or toes If you have bruxism, you might want to make a dentist appointment.Ĭhiasmus: Repeating the words you’ve used in reverse orderįor example, John F. If “I’m hungry” doesn’t suffice, you can always say you have borborygms. You just have to nod along and pretend you’re interested. This has to be the most fun job out there!īlatherskite: A person who talks a lot without making much sense ![]() How nice it would be to live under the sea.īibliopole: Someone who buys or sells books, especially rare books ![]() But this is a good reminder that we all need to just rest and do nothing sometimes-it’s our mind and body’s way of healing and resetting.Īmphibology: A phrase or sentence that is grammatically ambiguousĪs a writer and editor, this is one of my biggest pet peeves.Īpricity: The warmth of the sun in the winterĪspergillum: A device used for sprinkling holy water at religious ceremoniesīenthos: Flora or fauna at the bottom of a sea or lake Sometimes you’re just so desperate to get on with your daily activities, but you can’t because you’re sick and need to stay in bed. This word first appeared in the book Depraved English.Īlysm: The feeling of restlessness or boredom that comes from being unwell Not sure I would recommend this, but at least we know there’s a word for it.Īgastopia: A fascination or love for a particular part of the human body Luckily in today’s day and age, there is plenty out there to read-and unfortunately too little time.Īccubation: The act of reclining during a meal This is also the first entry of the Oxford English Dictionary.Ībibliophobia: Fear of running out of things to readīy far my favorite entry on this list. That certainly speaks to the obscurity of these words!Īa: A volcanic lava that forms jagged masses with a light frothy texture The next time you’re talking to one of your friends, it might be fun to slip in some of these words.įun fact: As I’m writing this post, a large proportion of these entries have the squiggly red spelling error indicator underneath. In this post, we’ll look at 67 examples of such words you may not have previously heard of. With over a quarter of a million words, English has many similarly obscure terms to the foreign ones we explored earlier-ones that are just not used in everyday conversation. These words can be useful for easily explaining thoughts and ideas that would otherwise come across as clunky and long-winded-and the clunkiness might not even fully convey the meaning you are going for.Īs it turns out, English has a pretty rich vocabulary as well. In a recent blog post, we looked at 94 obscure foreign words that don’t have a direct English translation. 67 Obscure English Words to Use in Your Next Conversation ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a good amount of coverage, but you could get by without it. You can get an idea of what 2 oz of shredded cheese looks like in the photo above. One note you’ll see in the recipe card is about reducing the cheese on top (and in the sauce) to reduce the fat and calorie content. You can either mix everything together in the original pot or in the baking dish, it doesn’t really matter! We used a 13×8 baking dish, but an oven safe skillet would work fine as well. Once you have your bbq chicken and mac ‘n’ cheese sorted, it’s time to assemble. ![]() Assembling the BBQ Chicken Mac and Cheese For best results, shred your cheese fresh off the block instead of buying pre-shredded. And for the cheese, we used a blend of cheddar, Monterey jack, and mozzarella. You should be able to use any milk, but using real milk with a little fat (say 2% or whole) will work best. You want the starch in the pasta water for making a smooth cheese sauce that sticks to the pasta. Just be sure to save some of the water after cooking the pasta. Though any pasta will get the job done here. The Pasta and Cheese Sauceįor the pasta, we used Banza chickpea pasta shells like in our breakfast mac and cheese. ![]() You’ll need a pound of cooked chicken for this recipe, so I’ll leave it up to you to decide how much sauce you want for that amount of chicken.įor red meat lovers, check out my pressure cooker pulled pork or slow cooker beef shoulder roast recipes. If you don’t want to take the time to prep your own chicken, you could use some shredded rotisserie chicken mixed with your favorite bbq sauce. My Instant Pot bbq chicken, Dutch oven shredded chicken, and smoked chicken thighs are also great options.Both recipes work with boneless skinless chicken thighs or chicken breast and are perfect for preparing in bulk to use in recipes like this mac and cheese, bbq chicken sliders, or loaded bbq chicken nachos. The Pulled BBQ ChickenĪs you’ll see in the recipe card at the bottom of the post, I used my slow cooker bbq chicken recipe. You’ll only need 5 things to make this recipe:īelow, you’ll find details on everything we used and how to make substitutions to make this bbq chicken mac and cheese your own. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualified sales. Mac and cheese with 30 grams of protein per serving? C’mon! Every serving has 30 grams of protein with just 21 grams of carbs, and it can be customized to be even lower calorie if you’re on a calorie budget. You’ll only need around 5 ingredients and about 25 minutes to make it. Whether you have leftover pulled bbq chicken or a rotisserie chicken you’re trying to figure out what to do with, this bbq chicken mac and cheese is a super simple, tasty way to repurpose leftover chicken. ![]() movie as the voice of Spike, Mario and Luigi’s boss. During an interview on comedian Bert Kreischer’s podcast The Bertcast, fellow comedian Sebastian Maniscalco revealed he is currently working on the upcoming Super Mario Bros. animated movie was announced to be in the works by the same studio behind Minions, we finally have the first details - er, detail - about it. If Miyamoto was in charge of producing the mailine mario games now, we wouldnt have SMO, this is the problem here, and why we feel is important to explain he shouldnt be attributed for creating stuff that other people expanded or actually gave a fuck about, just becuase he was the creator of the original game.Nearly four years after a Super Mario Bros. It doesnt matter what young Miyamoto (who was a very different thinking man than what he is now) thought when he made Jumpman be in a city against Donkey Kong, its what other people do with those ideas to move them forward, when we already know Miyamoto perosnally has said he doesnt give a fuck and he would gladly take ALL story out like when he forced koizumi to erase the any kind of story in SMG2. Is Koizumi who has always tried to give the franchise a little bit of an actual backgroung of Mario being a hero and Mushoroom kingdom and other worlds surrounding it actually existing, and things being actual adventures and not "plays" If you asked him about this movie's mario, he would probably say its as canon as all the other games, as in, theres not an actual sotry, and this is just another gig Mario had were he fitted the role of the movie with all the other character surrouding him. He has always treated Mario more like an actor with multiple "jobs" than he actually being a plumber that came from a city, thats what Odyssey hints at, and funnily its what external companies that were let used Mario franchise did. I think that might be a neat idea!Ĭlick to shrink.He always tried to stay as far from that idea as possible when he finally planted Mario in the Mushroom kingdom. Maybe we'll get flashbacks to earlier moments such as Yoshi's Island and Donkey Kong, and Mario's time working at construction, before he started his adventures in the Mushroom Kingdom. I timestamped the part where he covers Foreman Spike, but I'd suggest watching the whole video if you got the time, its a good look at early Mario history, and Wrecking Crew is an awesome NES game that I feel doesn't get too much respect now a days!Īnyways, what do you folks think about this potential news? I'm personally wondering if this means the Mario movie is going to be an origin story of sorts. ![]() You can see how he works here in this excellent retrospective on Wrecking Crew by Jeremy Parish. He's the foreman of the construction site, but he's also a dick and tries to sabotage you in the game. For those that don't know: Foreman Spike was a character from Wrecking Crew. If it's really Foreman Spike, that's one hell of a deep cut pick. Now he doesn't get too specific about Spike beyond him "being their boss", which is why there's speculation that he's referring to Foreman Spike, rather than the Mario enemy, Spike. Here's the timestamp given at by Nintendo Wire where Maniscalo drops the mention. ![]() Saw this on Nintendo Wire, surprised this wasn't posted yet! ![]() ![]() ![]() Since we know that both Velocity Potential and Electric Potential similarly obey Laplace’s Equation, and that there is an analogous relationship between Fluid Velocity and Electric Field, I thought it would be interesting to use this relationship to model Fluid Flow through the application of the Gauss-Seidel method, a method we also covered in Chapter 5 of our textbook. ![]() ![]() ![]() The negative derivative value for the Electric and Velocity Potential for each Cartesian coordinate is equivalent to each respective component of the Electric Field and Velocity. In class, we studied Laplace’s Equation in Chapter 5 of the textbook as it applied to Electrostatic conditions where we were solving for Electric Potential and the Electric Field instead.īy solving for the Electric Potential in a similar fashion to how we solved for the Velocity Potential, we can see how these potentials are algebraically the same.Īdditionally, we can find an analogous relationship between the negative derivative of each potential. It tells us that the value of potential at any point is the average of its neighboring points. This equation can be simplified by assuming that delta_ x=delta_ y=delta_ z. The second-derivative can be expressed as follows:īy plugging the second-derivative for each Cartesian coordinate into Laplace’s equation, we can find the equation to solve for the Velocity Potential. It can be written in a variety of ways as seen below: The first derivative is essentially the change in potential with respect to the appropriate Cartesian coordinate, which in this case is x-coordinate. In order to create the equation to solve for the Velocity Potential, we must first determine the first-order derivative of each function. Using Laplace’s Equation, we can move toward solving for the Velocity Potential. Laplace’s equation states that the sum of the second-order partial derivatives of a function, with respect to the Cartesian coordinates, equals zero: In completing research about Fluid Dynamics, I gained a better understanding about the physics behind Fluid Flow and was able to study the relationship Fluid Velocity had to Laplace’s Equation and how Velocity Potential obeys this equation under ideal conditions. I found this topic to be particularly fascinating since fluid dynamics is a type of mechanical physics that we do not have a chance to explore in our curriculum and for the simple fact that modeling invisible interactions is always a cool topic to explore. One example of this showed the application of these techniques onto devices that aid in the study of ocean surface currents and allowed for more accurate modeling of fluid dynamics. Kristy Schlueter-Kuck, a Mechanical Engineer whose research focuses on the applications of coherent pattern recognition techniques to needed fields to aid in solving a variety of problems. My interest in investigating Fluid Dynamics stemmed from a lecture given on campus in early February by Dr. I used the Gauss-Seidel Method to model velocity/electric field changes using vectors that correlate to changes in velocity/electric potential which depend on the points proximity to metal conductors/walls of pipes. My Computational Physics final project models fluid flow by relying on the analogous relationship between Electric Potential and Velocity Potential as solved through Laplace’s Equation. ![]() ![]() ![]() I always struggle to capture how juicy pastas like this are – when the sauce is clear rather than bright red and meaty like Bolognese. Toss the pasta, sauce, water and cheese until it’s nice and juicy. Put everything in pot – Drain the pasta and return to the same pot. Scoop out 1 cup pasta cooking water <– KEY STEP! This is how we make plenty of sauce without using tons of oil! Add 1/2 cup of this into the sauce and shake (reserve the rest of the water for later in case you need it). Make sauce – Make the simple lemony pasta sauce Here’s how it goes down:Ĭhop & cook broccoli – While the pasta is cooking, chop the broccoli then add it into the water when the pasta is 2 minutes from being done. No no no! This is a totally effortless 12 minute recipe with a great flow to it. This is not a Jamie Oliver 15 Minute Meals type recipe where you use every appliance, pot and pan in your kitchen and it’s a whirlwind of frantic chaos for 15 30 minutes then you spend a good 40 minutes cleaning up afterwards. I love using lemon in this recipe – but it’s optional. It’s not a strong tangy lemon flavour, it’s in the background and helps create more sauce to toss through the pasta without adding tons of oil. ![]() So even if you have just the above 4 ingredients, your broccoli pasta is still going to be very tasty – everything else I use is a flavour bonus! Some kind of fat – preferably extra virgin olive oil, otherwise normal olive oil or butter Some kind of cheese – either parmesan or something that can melt into the sauce (both is the best case scenario) Some kind of pasta – preferably short, but even long will work It’s also what you make when you’re a food blogger who can’t resist a bargain and “accidentally” brought home SIX heads of broccoli….□ What goes in broccoli pasta You’re after a quick side dish to serve with that charcoal chook you picked up enroute home, the sticky chicken thighs or crispy pan fried fish you’re making, those marinated pork chops or the garlic butter mushrooms you’re roasting in the oven. There’s 2 whole heads in this – but it definitely doesn’t seem like it! ![]() You want to hide a LOT of broccoli in something that everyone will love. It’s a mad house and you just need to get dinner on the table, stat! You’re staring at broccoli with not much else in the pantry, wondering how on earth you’re going to transform that into a totally delicious meal If you dream of 12 minute dinner magic, you’re going to love this broccoli recipe as much as I do. The broccoli is cooked with the pasta then stirred vigorously with sauce to make it juicy and saucyĪdd this to your arsenal of broccoli recipes – this one is a keeper! Super QUICK broccoli pasta! Broccoli, pasta and not much else, it’s a little bit lemony, a little bit cheesy and a whole lot of yum. This is one of my best emergency quick dinner ideas and 2-in-1 veg plus carb side dish. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Check out these related stores, or visit our complete directory to search our database of over one hundred thousand coupon codes. If you seek more than just TransUnion SmartMove coupon codes, we provide coupons and discounts for over 3,000 brands and retailers. 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The moral of the story is that yes, coronavirus tests should be free, but that doesn't mean you won't front any costs, and you might have to put up a fight against your insurance company. ![]() ![]() #20 – 7th Street East, Brooks Alberta.įor more information about the event check out the official Brooks Medieval Faire webpage here. The Brooks Medieval Faire is held at Ye Olde Rodeo Grounds in Brooks Alberta. Always one for adventure, I thought I would take in the Oxford Renaissance Festival to see what all the fanfare was about. Seniors and teens $15, Children 6 to 12 years-old $5. Seniors and teens $10, Children 6 to 12 years-old $5. New this year is a beer tent offering craft beer from Calgary’s Village Brewery.ĭay Pass: Adults $15. Get your tickets today as this is expected to sell out quickly. Saturday “big” Feast - August 11 from 6 – 8 pm. Watch the official site for the schedule of competitions and shows here.įriday “light” Feast - August 10 from 7 – 9 pm is the Meet and Greet Feast, an opportunity to hob-nob with knights, jousters and other re-enactors in an informal environment. The Artisan Marketplace has food and crafts and everything a medieval (or modern) family could want. A petting zoo, fun, crafts and games will amuse them for hours. The Kids Kingdom will be a hit with the princesses and princes in your clan. Get a preview of the Brooks Medieval Faire here It’s a rough knock em down real event that get the crowd on their feet. Rigged in full armour atop beautiful steeds they charge at each other and take aim to knock each other down. This troupe of tough guys put on a show/competition that will amaze you. You won’t want to miss the jousting display by The Knights of Valour. New this year, try out axe throwing and learn how to throw your weapon like a barbarian! (not to the bitter end of course…this is 20!). There will be lots of clashing of the clans going on with knights in armour engaging in real battles. It’s like MMA but using ancient weapons like longswords, sword & shields and daggers.Īll weekend long performers and re-enactors bring the medieval times to life with a 14th century tent encampment. Teams of Medieval armoured competitors from all over Western Canada come for the weekend to compete in the historical European Martial arts competition. ![]() And of course…a king and queen with their glittering court! The Brooks Medieval Faire started as a fund raiser in 2003 for the local library but has grown into a massive event of clashing swords, armoured combats and real jousting on yes, real horses! Nearly 5 acres of action, three stages of entertainment, food, fine spirits, and dances. ![]() |
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