![]() “Our best Pikes Peak yet! Dark Helmet was so perfectly dialed by the Unplugged Performance team. ![]() Such parts, after all, allowed the Model S Plaid’s monstrous power to be utilized fully for the race. In a statement following the event, the veteran racer highlighted that Unplugged Performance’s modifications and the vehicle’s tires played a crucial part in the feat. ![]() ![]() On race day, legendary racecar driver Randy Pobst, a true veteran of Pikes Peak, who, for the past few years, has taken on the treacherous hill climb in a Tesla, completed the race in 9:54.901. The car was also fitted with Unplugged Performance UP-03 lightweight race wheels wrapped in Yokohama A005 Biomass tires, which are made from sustainable materials. These include UP x Ohlins TTX 4-way coilovers, billet aluminum adjustable control arms, sway bar, Superlight Carbon Ceramic Big Brake Kit and Carbon Fiber Brake Cooling Duct Kit to ensure optimal performance and control. As per a press release from the Tesla tuning shop, the Model S Plaid Pikes Peak racer is fitted with a number of modifications that help the vehicle handle its immense power better. But while “Dark Helmet” still features a factory Model S Plaid powertrain and drivetrain, Unplugged Performance did not hold back with the vehicle’s other upgrades. ![]()
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What greenfield township am i in1/21/2024 ![]() Eric Slebodnik, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2005, Totsky said there hasn't been any place in the township to recognize veterans. ![]() While the township's baseball field is named in honor of Sgt. ![]() "We wanted to give back to the community," she said. Bringing new life to the site has been Totsky's dream since she joined the board in 2014. It used to be home to a banquet facility that hosted dances and bands and a swimming pool. ![]() It's not the first time the land, which the township has owned for eight years, has drawn crowds. Officials are also hoping businesses sponsor the park. She expects to hear in September whether the township was selected for the grant. Patty Apostolakes, the park's project manager, submitted an application for a $60,000 grant from DCNR earlier this month to cover the second phase of construction, with the township supervisors providing an additional $30,000. In the future, officials hope to add a pavilion to the site. Plans for the park also call for a memorial to township veterans and first responders park committee members have begun fundraising for this already. Township supervisors in March awarded an $83,000 contract to Rock Bottom Construction of Jermyn to build the paved trail, access road and parking lot, with construction expected to start this spring.Ī second phase would include a playground. The township will fund the remaining $32,000. The township will use a $70,000 grant from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources it received last year, as well as an $8,000 donation from the Greenfield Twp. The first phase, with an estimated cost of $110,000, will include a parking lot and a paved walking trail encircling the park. Plans call for the park to be developed in phases. ![]() "People are using it, which is nice to see," she said. ![]() Darkest dungeon shrieker prize quest1/21/2024 ![]() ![]() For loot, they found coins and a ring of swimming. This combined effort was enough to kill the ghost. On the priest’s second attempt, the wizard used his scroll to help out. The priest cast sunray, but it had no effect on the ghost. At this point, the other ghost made its appearance. In the library they found a scroll – Symbol of Weakness. On the third day, they went back in the citadel to finish exploring the east wing. On the second day, they spent the entire day resting at their camp. That night, they were attacked by skeletons. They exited the citadel and camped in the woods. As they backtracked, Brian took damage from a basic arrow trap. Because they were low on spells and damaged, they decided to exit the citadel. ![]() The gnome used his alchemist’s fire to kill the golem. ![]() In the east wing, the party had to deal with a wood golem. The gnome was convinced to join the adventuring party. This spell destroyed the ghost (Baroness) which had possessed the gnome. The attack broke Abigail the elf’s longbow. At this point, they had to deal with a cursed gnome explorer. When it was activated, a dead end hallway became longer when a wall moved. In the west wing, they explored the rooms. When the PCs entered the courtyard, a group of undead soldiers came at them from the main bastion. Brian the wizard cast spider climb and climbed over the wall. When they arrived at the citadel, they had to deal with the locked portcullis. They soon discovered that it was occupied with plague zombies. Next, they entered a village which appeared to be empty. He was busy setting up a trap to catch animals. In the woods they encountered a half-orc tree cutter. The adventure started when the PCs were hired to clean out a citadel. I created my solo engine by changing one page of Crypt of the Everflame. This adventure was written for Mud & Blood (1 page, free, same place). It is a two page adventure which is included in Written In Blood (20 pages). ![]() During the last few days I have soloed my way through the fun adventure, Crestkeep. ![]() The golden hoof farm1/21/2024 ![]() ![]() Once a leader could be persuaded, however, the others usually followed without any trouble. Several river crossings were necessary, and Lorraine reported the ponies weren’t always keen to enter the water. Recent erosion of the river banks has meant scouting new paths compared to the last time any riders came through here. The route for the first day took the team up into the uninhabited Glen Banchor following the river Calder and several of its feed streams. Jennifer Speirs (below) also rode each day of the trek. Her pony was Lochy, an inexperienced four year old, and this would be his very first expedition into the Scottish Highlands. Team Leader (left) was Riding Centre manager Lorraine Duncan. Here she is riding Aimee (right) one of the Centre’s reliable Highland ponies. Fiona set off from Newtonmore Riding Centre with four friends on a drizzly Monday morning. ![]() Alice salvaged the cooktop from a 1930’s Banquet wood cookstove, and everything else we used came from scrap at the farm.The GOLDEN HOOF was a five-day trek over the highlands, inaugurated in memory of Cameron Ormiston and destined to become an annual event in aid of Cairngorms RDA (riding for the disabled). The glaze on the bricks was leftover from a downtown Denver loft renovation we did together in 2006. The granite cobbles, simmer burner left of the cooktop, the door to the fireplace, and the handle to the pizza oven door were recovered from debris after the Stareks lost their home in the Four Mile Fire in 2010. Most of the stone and metal on this project came from previous projects we built together. We also fabricated a funky steel slide gate that will allow smoke to be diverted through the pizza oven to smoke smaller cuts of meat. We designed the firebox for smoke to travel over and through a vertical stone chamber behind the firebox and enter the building near to the ground inside the old stone building, making it a smokehouse for large cuts of meat and hides. The stone building behind the oven and firebox/cooktop is one of the original structures on the farm, likely dating back to the 1850’s. We collaborated on this smokehouse, outdoor kitchen, and pizza oven project starting in Spring 2016. Karel and Alice Starek have been friends and clients for 18 years now and recently established the Golden Hoof Farm in Boulder. ![]() British amphibious tank modern1/20/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() The tank deck swept up above the waterline near the bow before falling away again to the ramp. They were designed on the same principle as a floating dock, with watertight side pontoons on each side joined by a tank deck set below the waterline. It was designed to land three of the heaviest tanks (40t) then envisaged for the British Army in 2 ft 6ins of water on a 1:35 gradient beach. The first LCT Mark 1 was launched by Hawthorn Leslie in November 1940. )Ģ × 350 hp (261 kW) Hall-Scott petrol engine, 2 shafts ![]() Designated the LCT Mark 1, 20 were ordered in July 1940 and a further 10 in October 1940. Its speed was 10 knots (19 km/h 12 mph) on engines delivering about 700 hp (520 kW). It was at the insistence of the British prime minister Winston Churchill in mid-1940 that the LCT was created. It was later developed into the landing craft mechanised. It weighed 16 tons, with a draught of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m), and was capable of about 6 knots (11 km/h 6.9 mph). In 1926, the first motor landing craft (MLC1) was built by the Royal Navy. Winston Churchill, Memo to War Department, 1940 ![]() Sonic the hedgehog movie mass murder1/20/2024 ![]() ![]() where you can be out in the countryside, if getting drunk for eternity isn’t your thing!”Ĭlassical paintings of Valhalla were too grand and over the top in their scale, which ran counter to the tone of show. If you die in battle, you either go to Valhalla, which is an eternal banquet with all of your fallen comrades for the rest of time, or to Fólkvangr. Uhtred is on the cusp between life and death. We were nervous because it was going to take quite a significant bunch of money to get it done, and it’s such an important moment. The film was locked and sent off for reviews to one of the executives who wanted it to be this much bigger thing at the end. It was shot that way and never meant to be visual effects. He hears this commotion, goes over, and it’s like a mirror of the hall that he has just left. It was filmed as scripted with Uhtred in the hall at Beddanburg. “The Valhalla sequence was something that came in quite late and wasn’t planned for. “You cut to this wide battle shot, and for the three seconds that it’s onscreen there are all of these nuances of the advancement in the configuration of the two sides that have to be communicated,” Frazer states. Outside of the usual numerous blood shots, the main focus was the battle at the end. There wasn’t any overlap with anything else that was going on.” “The main difference is that it’s one big linear focus. ![]() “The shot count of 375 doesn’t sound like much but they were extremely complex,” Frazer explains. ![]() We looked at it as if we were making one and a half or two episodes of the show.” Post-production lasted for seven to eight months. “Apart from the Valhalla stuff, there wasn’t anything crazy dissimilar to what we’ve done before. “We have to start from a point of authenticity and then take some creative license because we’re still making a piece of entertainment.” The methodology did not change going from a series to feature format. “This is not a documentary,” observes Richard Frazer, VFX Supervisor at BlueBolt. The story revolves around Uhtred of Bebbanburg attempting to unite England after the death of King Edward. After being the sole visual effects vendor on 10 th century British saga The Last Kingdom, BlueBolt gets to apply five seasons worth of expertise to the Netflix feature film The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die. ![]() Multiplayer games like diablo 31/20/2024 ![]() Some levels also depict burning corpses surrounded by large pools of blood that adds to the intensity of this title's violence making it unsuitable for younger players or those uncomfortable with such content. Battles are accompanied by slashing and flesh impact sounds with frequent blood splatter effects which give the game its realistic look. Players will assume control of a mortal hero who must traverse dungeons and use swords, axes, and magic attacks to kill human-like enemies. This timeless classic offers something special for everyone - no matter if they are seasoned veterans or newcomers looking out on the horizon hoping find something new!ĭiablo III is an action role-playing game suitable for persons aged 16 years and over. Its robust auction house allows gamers to purchase items using both real money or their hard earned gold while its wide array achievements give them even more incentive for replayability. The game features four Acts filled with formidable bosses that challenge players through various difficulties levels ranging from Normal to Inferno. With intense hack-and-slash combat, varied enemies to battle against, and an ever changing virtual world with endless amounts of loot to discover – Diablo III has become an essential experience for any fan of dungeon crawlers. Diablo III is one of the most beloved and revered action role-playing games in existence, captivating players since its initial release over a decade ago. ![]() Dead space 3 anime1/20/2024 ![]() ![]() You fight against insane Unitolgists, and these battles are made even more intense with the hallucinations. ![]() When you encounter the new stalker variants, a heavy snowstorm blows in, making visibility just above zero. As you turn around to get some distance to shoot them down, you get ambushed by twitchers. One of the first Necromorph encounters you will experience are 3 tentacles sprouting out of the ground, near a bridge you need to cross. Since Dead Space 3 is a co-op, having two characters means twice the manipulation, and you genuinely start to feel for both Issac and Carver as they start to loose their minds and attack each other.Įnemy design and positioning has taken a step up as well. What it lacks in time, it makes up for in intensity, as “Awakened” marks the return of a gameplay element that defined the Dead Space 2 experience: the mind-messing hallucinations. You can finish the DLC in just under 4 hours, less if you don’t spend time constantly adjusting you weapons at every bench. Issac and Carver must fight their way off the still infested Necromorph planet, and through a Unitologist controlled ship to get home.ĮA has designed “Awakened” to make you jump as much as possible in the short time frame it has to work with. Awakened takes place directly after the events of Dead Space 3, with Issac and Carver stranded on Tau Volantis after Ellie assumes them both dead, and heads back to Earth. Well, EA was apparently saving all the jump scares for its DLC. It was a lot of fun and had quite the replay value, but it wasn’t nearly as scary as it’s predecessors. ![]() Youtube is also a great place to be kept up to date on current affairs, and I must thank Roosterteeth and their Youtube channel, for making me aware of new DLC that I had to play – Dead Space 3: Awakened.ĭead Space 3 was one of the first games I reviewed when we started this site almost 2 months ago. So now, when anything new happens in the world of anime and gaming, I know about it right away, and the New York Times helps me keep up to date with world affairs. I follow three groups: IGN, the New York Times, and Anime News Network. So to that end, I have finally found a good reason to have a Twitter. It’s kind of a necessity so we can keep putting out relevant articles that people are actively searching for. One of the things that I struggle with on this site is keeping up to date with current affairs. ![]() Diablo 3 immortal king whirlwind build1/20/2024 ![]() ![]() Life on Hit/Lifesteal - This is how you're going to survive the damage you're tanking. Any less than 35% is going to leave you wanting on fury unless you specifically focus on fury generation (and therefore sacrifice damage). For maximum effectiveness, shoot for 50% buffed. The Hurricane rune lets you keep your sprint-enhanced mobility and encourages even more tornadoes to form, perfect for cutting down monsters and cutting time off of your run.Ĭritical Strike Chance - This is the lifeblood of this build, giving you the fury you need to keep fighting. Dealing AoE damage that can crit and granting you the ability to pass through monsters while Whirlwind is active, mobility has never looked so good. In this build, this skill is absurdly good. Whirlwind (Hurricane) - At first glance, this skill is good. This buff cannot be renewed before it expires, so spam away! Due to the potential to critically hit as well as triggering Life on Hit (LoH), this skill not only enables this build to survive with extra mobility but also generates enough fury to let this build thrive. Generating tornadoes that remain stationary and tick multiple times per second, the only trick is to travel enough distance to generate them. Sprint (Run Like the Wind) - Despite this build's namesake, this skill and its rune are your foremost damage dealers. Keep in mind that the effect only lasts for 120 seconds at a time, and should be up at all times. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whirlwind Barbarian is an MP10-viable Barbarian build that utilizes critical strike chance to abuse Battle Rage (Into the Fray), effectively giving you a fury generator for near-limitless AoE farming.īattle Rage (Into the Fray) - Your core fury generation skill, the skill itself offers additional damage and critical hit chance while the rune enables you to generate fury when you crit. ![]() Airport hotels near salt lake city1/19/2024 ![]() The airport is owned by the City of Salt Lake City and is administered by the municipal Department of Airports. ![]() The airport ranked first for on-time departures and arrivals and first for the percentage of cancellations as of April 2017. Salt Lake City International Airport continues to rank high for on-time departures/arrivals and the fewest flight cancellations among major US airports. ![]() It is by far the busiest airport in Utah. The airport sees 343 scheduled nonstop airline departures per day to 93 cities in North America and Europe. The airport serves as a hub for Delta Air Lines and is a major gateway to the Intermountain West and West Coast. The airport is the closest commercial airport for more than 2.5 million people and is within a 30-minute drive of nearly 1.3 million jobs. 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