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![]() ![]() This flavor was the first companion flavor that was released with codes under the cap, which has continued for every Game Fuel release in the United States since with the exception of promotion-free Game Fuel (Citrus Cherry) in 2014.Thank you Keep an eye on your inbox for the latest. As its name suggests, this flavor was similar to Game Fuel (Tropical Smash) and Game Fuel (Charged Tropical Strike). Make 2022 your boldest year yet with MTN DEW SPARK® Zero Sugar, our bold and exciting take on the classic Raspberry Lemonade flavor you love with zero sugar.Game Fuel (Tropical) was the second companion flavor to promote a video game release along with Game Fuel (Citrus Cherry), a returning flavor.It also awarded consumers access to exclusive giveaways of Call of Duty themed promotional material.īoth Game Fuel flavors stayed on shelves until the end of the year when the Dew XP promotion ended and both Dew flavors were discontinued. The Dew XP website had to be linked through the Call of Duty online account before you would get the double XP (2XP) in-game. It had another rebranded design to coincide with the release of the first-person shooter video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.ĭuring this release, the two Dew flavors feature generated codes under the bottle cap that earn players double experience points (2XP), where consumers had to went on the Dew XP website to enter them. The flavors were officially revealed on the Mountain Dew Facebook page on August 24th, 2011, and Game Fuel (Citrus Cherry) returned for a limited time in October that year, alongside a new companion flavor, Game Fuel (Tropical). A release date of Fall 2011 was also mentioned, along with the fact that the green soda was the same aforementioned drink sampled by Dew Labs members. In early August 2011, an eBay auction for two upcoming Game Fuel flavors appeared, with pictures showing the original Game Fuel flavor alongside a new, green soda. Its tagline was 'DEW with a Blast of Mixed Berry with other natural. The Romanian version used a similar formula, but its color was violet. It was midnight blue in color, much like Dark Berry Bash. Dark Berry was a mixed-berry flavor of Mountain Dew. It was well-received by most members, some of whom who compared its flavor to that of Baja Blast and Code Red, and its color to that of Distortion. Dark Berry was a Mountain Dew flavor released in 2012 as a part of The Dark Knight Rises Partnership. ![]() An Mountain Dew e-mail sent explaining that they should test the flavor and use websites such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter to give their feedback. In May 2011, five hundred Dew Labs members were sent a test can of a new "mystery flavor," numbered #614. Kickstart Hydrating Boost (Energizing Raspberry Citrus) Kickstart Hydrating Boost (Energizing Strawberry Kiwi) Kickstart Hydrating Boost (Energizing Watermelon) Kickstart Recharge (Energizing Blueberry Pomegranate) Kryptonite Ice. Its tagline was " DEW with a charge of Tropical Flavor with other natural flavors." History Main article: Game Fuel Promotion Game Fuel (Tropical) was a Tropical flavor of Mountain Dew and had a green look. ![]() ![]() Looking for new books to read? Try these upcoming titles from Southern California authors.These 10 books by Southern California authors made an impact in 2021.This story is part of a collection of stories printed Sunday, January 23, 2022.We have hundreds of books and most people come in and think they are just decoration - but Charlie has read pretty much all of them and is always going back to them for reference or inspiration.” More ‘Bookish’ I think we need to build an entire library at this point. Last year, he was a judge for the National Book Awards, and boxes of books were sent to us for him to read! Charlie has gone through a couple book purges to make space for his new books (we donate them to the OC Public Library), and we have books stored in the garage for our future bookshelf. “Charlie has a voracious appetite for books, and his collection keeps growing. My only advice to others that are organizing is to have fun with it.” It was a fun way to organize the books, and also keep the room decorated and colorful. ![]() ![]() ![]() A former publicist-turned-stay-at-home-mom to the couple’s two children (plus one Maltipoo!), Jue had a plan for arranging them: “I decided it would be fun to organize them by color and to add some accessories with the colored book spines. “In our old house, we had a Pottery Barn bookshelf, and over time it got so overloaded the shelves started to warp and the books were triple stacked.”īut when the couple moved into a new home in Irvine, she promised to build a room just for his books, with built-ins. Call it an occupational hazard for authors: Too many books, not enough space.Ĭharles Yu, the National Book Award-winning author of “Interior Chinatown,” among other novels, has an “enormous collection,” reports his wife, Michelle Jue. ![]() ![]() ![]() Simply let us know if your plant has died within one year of receiving it and we’ll get you a new one shipped out. We will cover 100% of the price of the plant but the warranty does not cover shipping cost. The warranty is purchased on a per plant basis and must be purchased at the same time as the plant purchase. The Plant Addicts Warranty is a 1 year warranty protecting you from all the unknowns and will replace your plant if it moves on to the plant afterlife. Examples would be hungry animals, drought, poor soil conditions, over watering, disease, insects & many other factors. 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Plant Addict Guarantee (Included On All Plant Orders) Dividing the root is easy, a sharp knife and judicious division of the root ball will yield several viable plants for the next season, although it will reduce some of the plants vigor. If you would like to preserve your papyrus from one season to another in cold regions, move the container into a warm well-lit room in the house. Allow 36 to 48 inches of space between plantings to give it plenty of room. Growing up to 48 to 72 inches tall and 36 to 48 inches tall, papyrus can quickly take over a small space. Graceful Grasses King Tut Egyptian Papyrus Spacing Do not fertilize in the winter either. Last, try to keep the plant between 60 and 65 degrees for the best chances of survival. The plants will need to maintain quite a bit of moisture, so we recommend the container has great drainage but sits on top of a 2nd container (like a small kids pool) that is filled with water so the moisture remains constant for the plant. To overwinter the plants, make sure they get a lot of sunlight from a south facing window or a grow light. And the plants still go dormant in the winter, so its a lot of work without a lot of reward (besides not having to buy them each year, which is really nice). You can overwinter the plants, but it takes quite a bit of care and work to do so. In its native habitat it can form dense mats and serves as a water purifier. In the water garden papyrus can form free floating clumps adding to its appeal as a specimen plant. Old spikelets will dry out adding visual interest, and new ones will appear quickly. No deadheading or pruning is needed as this plant keeps its shape gracefully. Papyrus makes an incredible specimen plant in a fancy decorated ceramic pot. If planted in containers, use ones without holes for drainage to retain as much water as possible. Do not allow it to freeze as that will spell the end of your papyrus. In fact, it performs best in just inches of water. Plant it in the water garden, being careful not to submerge the entire crown of the root in the water. Water, water, water! This plant loves water, in fact, it thrives in bog and water gardens with proper placement and care. Graceful Grasses King Tut Egyptian Papyrus Care Papyrus is a versatile annual in areas of the country where winter temperatures fall below 35 degrees and a tender perennial in areas that have warmer than normal winters, dying back to the ground and reappearing in spring. In Zones 3-9 treat it like an annual, as it's fast growing habit won’t make you wait long for its tall lacy spikelets to appear. Native to Africa, this heat loving, moisture loving grass-like perennial thrives in Zone 10a through 11b. Sometimes called Niles grass or paper reed, papyrus has been used for millennia as a source for paper-like writing material. With triangular green stems and pendulous umbels of greenish flower spikelets, papyrus is a showy bog or water garden feature and can be planted out in very moist areas of your garden that do not support other plants. Unique showy plant perfect for wet areas!Īlthough not actually a grass, King Tut Papyrus falls in the category of grass-like plants and behaves similar to grass in the garden.Use as a thriller when using in containers. ![]() ![]() ![]() The iBook G3 also included a sleep indicator beacon light that indicated when the iBook was asleep or turned off. Its integrated power plug glowed amber when the battery was charging and turned green when it was fully charged. Powered by a PowerPC G3 processor, it included a 6-hour lithium-ion battery and a trackpad that supported tap, double-tap and dragging capabilities. high-resolution active-matrix display, a built-in CD-ROM drive, a 3.2GB hard disk drive, wireless networking and a convenient carrying handle. It featured a polycarbonate shell in two translucent colors, a 12.1-in. Now known as the “clamshell,” Apple's first iBook design was influenced by the first iMac. It also featured a flip-up keyboard for easy access to the RAM expansion slot and removable hard disk drive. It offered a PowerPC G3 chip that was up to two times faster than the Pentium and Pentium II processors used in PC notebooks and desktops, a CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drive, built-in video output, swappable expansion bays for multiple storage options and lithium-ion batteries. The PowerBook G3 was Apple’s most customizable laptop. black-and-white or color display and a Motorola 68LC040 CPU. Depending on the model, it also included a 9.5-in. It included a trackpad, which replaced the trackball, a built-in microphone, Ethernet and stereo speakers. PowerBook 500 IDG / Danamania (CC BY 2.5)Īpple released its PowerBook 500 series in 1994. PCworld named it the 10 th greatest PC of all time in 2006. Manufactured by Sony, it featured a Motorola 68000 processor, 2MB of RAM and a 9-in. PowerBook 100 IDG / Danamania (CC BY-SA 3.0)Ī successor to Apple’s first-ever laptop - the Mac Portable - the PowerBook 100 featured a setback keyboard, which made room for palm rests, and a front-and-center trackball - for both left- and right-handed users - that would set the default standard for laptops.Īlthough it was criticized for lacking a floppy disk drive, it went on to become a huge success. ![]() ![]() Like licking a lemon tree that got sprayed by a skunk, in a good way of course. The price is pretty hefty but this thing hits like a truck and tastes amazing. So naturally when they popped on the menu yesterday I picked up a Super Lemon Haze cart. ![]() Although cerebral, Amnesia Haze also has enough of an indica backbone to also provide relaxation and contemplativeness. I’ve read mixed reviews, majority being positive. Users may feel an improvement in mood as well as an energy to accomplish tasks. In a positive set and setting, this mental sharpening can lead to a euphoric state of mind. The high comes up almost immediately, inducing cerebral thinking and a sudden acute awareness of surroundings. Rust-colored pistils, meant for the flowers to catch pollen from other male cannabis plants, stand out against the leaves.Īmnesia Haze has many of the great qualities that mark both indica and sativa varieties, although users may land on the more thoughtful (or even hyper-thoughthful) end of that spectrum. Depending on how they’re cured, buds will have a greenish to yellow tint. The combination results in a high quality, high potency oil with a wide variety of strain-specific flavor and effects- so sativas feel more stimulating and indicas more sleepy. This strain is distinguished by its chunky, dense flowers which show a synthesis of indica and sativa bud structures: although tightly-packed, the buds are more tapered and comical than round. - Elite Live combines the same quality oil you’ve come to know from Select, now infused with freshly harvested live resin terpenes. The THC content of Amnesia Haze ranges from about 20% to 22%. It won 1st place overall in the 2004 Cannabis Cup and Best Sativa in the 2012 Cannabis Cup. ![]() The strain is a favorite for its uplifting vibes and its rich flavor. The Afghani indica in its genetics makes for a well-balanced, albeit somewhat cerebral high.Īmnesia Haze that exists in the commercial market is mainly derived from two sources: First Medical Seed and Soma Seeds, the Amsterdam-based company responsible for creative strains like Lavender. Composed from a cross of staple strain Haze and several different worldwide landraces, including Thai, Hawaiian, and Afghani, Amnesia Haze may actually drive inspiration rather than forgetfulness. Blue Dragon strain, a hybrid indica dominant strain thats a cross between Sour D and Blueberry. After taking 2nd place in the Sativa Cup at the High Times Cannabis Cup in 2012, this strain. Description Amnesia Haze by Dispensary Near MeĪmnesia Haze has a somewhat misleading name: it’s a sativa-dominant hybrid that, despite its potency, won’t leave you with a severely impaired memory. Sour Amnesia has an earthy, floral aroma that is enhanced by the citrus, diesel zest of Sour Diesel. ![]() ![]() Yes, some of the series regulars were cartoonish (the lawyer Calhoun, the kingfish's disapproving mother-in-law, etc.) but those were all caricatures of PERSONALITY types present in ALL races - not just blacks. NONE of them were negative black stereotypes except the slow-moving janitor at the Kingfish's Lodge Hall. On Amos 'n' Andy, almost every upper crust role was filled by black talent - doctors, teachers, etc. Bilko and various cronies, Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton, Bud Abbott & Lou Costello and countless other comic pairs used variations on exactly the same plot device plus others pioneered on Amos 'n' Andy (shrewish in-laws, etc.) - but those shows are considered PC today because the actors were all white. Most of the stories centered around the Kingfish, who loved to devise get-rick-quick schemes, and kind, good-hearted Andy, was was gullible and trusting enough (at first, at least) to fall for them. His greatest moment came in the Christmas episode in which he explained "The Lord's Prayer" to his young daughter, Arabella - a magic moment so poignant that it was actually released as a Columbia 45 RPM record. His role on the series was largely as narrator as his life was so exemplary and free of conflict that few story lines could be developed around him. Upright Citizen: a highly respectable family man who loved his wife and daughter and supported them all as an independent taxi driver. So what was the series about? Well, Amos was Mr. One thing nearly all people who find "Amos 'n' Andy" racist have in common is that THEY'VE NEVER SEEN THE SHOW. Just remember that whenever Jack travelled with Eddie Anderson, if an hotel said Eddie couldn't stay there, Jack wouldn't stay there either. Later, when Scotti makes some other lousy gag and Benny exclaims: "That's the worst joke I ever heard," the short member of The Kingston Trio said: "You should have been here for the wetback joke." Jack had not entered yet, so he was spared this awful joke. I was to leave the dry cleaning but bring the wet back." "Someone tried to swim across the reevir?" Scotti is on the phone and taking notes from orders delivered over the phone: "Bring the wetback," he says.īenny Rubin was right on it. After all, where would they find an actor of Mexican descent in Los Angeles? (Do I need to add that Mel Blanc was a prisoner in the cell with Jack, a lawyer named "Sy," who felt Jack should sue. God forbid an actual Mexican should have snuck onto the set, even as a dress extra. His deputy was the well-known Hispanic actor Benny Rubin, and their cop was the deeply-Spanish Don Wilson in "swarthy" make-up. The Tiajuana Chief of Police was played by that famous Mexican actor Vitto Scotti with his usual Italian accent. On an episode with The Kingston Trio, they do a lenghthy sketch set in the Tiajuana Jail. Speaking of racist gags on Jack Benny, I've also been watching a ton of Benny on Antennae TV lately, in fact, one I recorded last night is playing as I type this. He was asked how he had first met The Kingfish, and he said: "I was at a carnival and I wanted something to eat, so I reached into my pocket to get my wallet and shook hands with The Kingfish." The Kingfish was on trial for something or other, and Andy was called to the stand as a character witness. It wasn't until puberty that I began to see what was wrong there. We knew where they were in the kitchen making dinner. It did not occur to me however to wonder where all the black people were when watching other shows. Amos 'n' Andy seemed to take place on a planet without white people, and I knew of no such planet. The only thing that struck me odd as a child was wondering where all the white people were. ![]() Bilko was Anti-Semetic, despite his being a Jew who was obssessed with money. But I don't think I ever heard anyone say Sgt. They all had ugly mothers-in-law and shrewish wives, and if there was much difference between The Kingfish and Sgt. ![]() Loved this show when I was a wee lad, though I also didn't understand why Amos, a minor character on the TV sreies who didn't even seem to be in every episode, got top billing, and George "Kingfush" Stevens was the whole show, doing routines with Andy that were just modern versions of Sir Toby Belch cheating money out of Sir Andrew Aguecheek's idiot pocket from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, only since those characters are seldom played black, no one calls it racist.Īs a kid, I saw no difference between the funny black people on Amos 'n' Andy and the funny white people on every other show. ![]() ![]() ![]() Windows 10 comes with this facility and this is the correct scenario to take advantage of this feature. If you’re done with FIX 1 and 2 and nothing worked, the last option you’ve is to reinstall Windows 10 without affecting your personal files and apps. FIX 3 : Reinstall Windows without affecting your data So try enabling Start Screen and revert back, check the status of issue. ![]() Since the error looks confined to Start Menu, Start Screen should work normally then. One more suggestion I want to add here is to enable Start Screen. Hence if your Start Menu is malfunctioned due to some other feature, creation of new user account will be able to solve this.Īlso, if you’ve switched to Microsoft account, try switching back to local account and vice versa, see if this contributes to solve the problem. FIX 2 : Create a new user accountĬreating a new user account will not only re-register Start Menu but Store and all other apps as well. In case if the error gets resolved, you’re good to go! In case if it’s not, try the FIX 2. How to re-register Start Menu in Windows 10Īfter re-registering Start Menu, reboot the machine and check if the issue gets resolved. Following Windows PowerShell guide will help you for that: You can re-register the Start Menu to reset it to factory defaults. We’ll Try To Fix It The Next Time You Sign In. While, if you’re keep getting the same error even after after multiple re-logons, here are the ways you need to follow now: FIX : Your Start Menu Isn’t Working. ![]() For some users, Windows will be able to solve the issue at next logon or reboot. And if you have, follow these below-explained steps and learn how to restore Windows 10 computer to an earlier date using the Windows System Restore. The message also promises that the issue MAY got fixed if you re-logon. If you are a newbie computer user, we would like to let you know that, you will be able to follow this method only if you have already created a system restore point on your computer a while ago. These errors clearly indicates that Start Menu or Cortana has lost their functionality – but it may also possible that some other feature integrated with them is not working. ![]() ![]() ![]() Prior to joining Footwear News, she worked for Esquire and Traditional Home. She also serves as the assistant to editorial director Michael Atmore. With their understated clean lines, designed in the style of. She mainly covers topics from celebrity style to new footwear launches and collaborations. These blue shoes from the Samba range, designed for comfort and style, should not be overlooked. Tara Larson is the editorial assistant for Footwear News. The brand also released a blue Hello Kitty print Nike Air Presto sneaker last year.īest Adidas Gazelle Shoes About the Author: ![]() Hello Kitty has also teamed up with Crocs with a fun new pink printed clog and accompanying Jibbitz collection. The iconic shoe even features the beloved character in the form of a pouch as well as a fuzzy heel patch. So, if you can’t wait for the Sambas, Adidas x Hello Kitty Stan Smiths are on sale right now. The two brands worked together before, creating a new take on the Stan Smith shoe, which was announced back in March. No release date has been confirmed for the Hello Kitty x Adidas Samba 2.0 yet, but it’s likely these will be available at as well as select retailers later this year. adidas Samba Shoes Back to School at DICK'S Home adidas Samba Shoes Filter SHIPPING Ship To Me My Store select a nearby store Picking Up Shopping In-Store Sort: Most Relevant Gender Men's (1) Women's (1) Boys' (1) Girls' (1) Mens Shoe Size 6.5 ( 1) 7.0 ( 1) 7.5 ( 1) 8.0 ( 1) 8.5 ( 1) 9.0 ( 1) 9.5 ( 1) 10.0 ( 1) 10.5 ( 1) 11. Lastly, light pink accents adorn the ribbed heels that match the sole, and sharp white laces tie the shoes together. and Rome Odunze Hello Kitty x Adidas Samba Instagram / KicksdongĪ black and white Hello Kitty character print is seen covering the entire upper, as well as Hello Kitty branding on the insoles and lateral side of the sneaker. All three are expected to be available on May 4th.Adidas Expands Its NIL Roster With Washington Huskies Stars Michael Penix Jr. And with the exception of the black and white colorway - whose look bears a resemblance to one of the sneaker’s original appearances - the co-branding across the profile and spine are dressed in the same color as the Stripes/heel tab and tumbled leather upper, respectively.įor a look at each version of the Sporty & Rich x adidas Samba OG, check out the official imagery added ahead. Here, Sporty & Rich have prepared the adidas Samba OG three ways, applying their signature branding atop every pair. ![]() Come very soon, Sporty & Rich and the Three Stripes will be delivering their second collaboration, which is centered entirely around one of adidas’ most iconic silhouettes: the Samba. The partnership, which initially began back in November of last year, is now evolving into something more long-term. /rebates/2fus2fblue-buy-samba-shoes&. adidas, too, has taken a liking to Oberg’s work, providing the former Creative Lead of KITH Womenswear the opportunity to design her own collaborative capsule. Emily Oberg has since turned the lifestyle label into something of a household name, one stocked across some of the biggest retailers in the world. First released in 1949 the original Samba sneaker was one of the first adidas sneakers to feature the. Timeless and classic with the famous low-rise cut, the globally-loved and iconic adidas blue Samba throws a distinct nod to street culture with some legendary style. In either colourway, the smooth lines and classic rubber outsole of the adidas Samba Classic equal total street cred. Sporty & Rich‘s origins are not unlike that of JJJJound, as they evolved from what was essentially a digital moodboard. For a brighter look, adidas Samba in white have the versatility of a tennis shoe for everyday wear. ![]() ![]() (I don’t expect to do any hard-code tasks in the VM, so as long as the VM is reasonably responsive I’m good.)Ĭonfiguration options in a VM are pretty much as expected:Īs I do a fair amount of work with bare metal imaging (yes, even on ARM64), I always want to see the firmware menus: How well does it work? I have no complaints - I can do everything I need in the Windows VM, and performance is quite reasonable. ![]() The Parallels Tools get updated any time Parallels Desktop gets updated, so I hadn’t started this VM since I last upgraded Parallels.) (Notice that my VM is labeled “Windows 10” - that was the current release when I first created the VM, and since it was an insider build, it has since upgraded to Windows 11. Once Windows 11 is installed, it will automatically install the Parallels Tools in the VM, to better integrate Windows 11 into your environment. And of course it can download and install various flavors of Linux as well. to meet the Windows hardware requirements. To run Windows 11, it does provide the expected virtual TPM 2.0 support, UEFI, Secure Boot, etc. It will even download the Windows 11 VHDX for you: Parallels goes out of its way to show Windows front-and-center, even though Microsoft barely supports this with a VHDX disk image of the latest ARM64 Windows 11 Insider Preview build. ![]() Next, you get a choice of OSes to install. As there can be a lot of confusion around what you can (ARM64) and can’t (Intel) emulate on an M1 Mac, Parallels needs to start with a screenful of information: You typically start off with a virtualization solution by creating a VM, so let’s start there. So what’s the difference? Let’s do a quick comparison. VMware then later released a tech preview for their own VMware Fusion software (free while in preview). Initially, the only option for running virtual machines on M1 Macs was Parallels Desktop, so that’s where I started. (You might think the first VM was a Windows VM, but that’s not the case, the first was a Fedora 34 Linux installation. ![]() Not surprisingly, the first thing I wanted to do on it was to run virtual machines. I have a Mac Mini with the original ARM-based M1 chip. Oh, and you can generate your own Windows 11 ARM64 ISOs now too, just like Parallels does. Also see this post that clarifies Microsoft’s licensing for Windows for ARM64. : Feel free to read through this post and then check out the new follow-up post that compares the latest versions of Parallels and VMware Fusion. ![]() |
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