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Fat cat quincy ma12/28/2023 ![]() In the past we’ve also gotten the fried dill pickle appetizer which was very unique and tasty…dill pickle slices lightly battered and fried and served with a dipping sauce.Īt last our table was ready and we moved into the dining room side of the space. It was served with a slightly spicy remoulade. The calamari came in a paper cone and lightly fried and tossed with lightly fried cherry peppers and black olive slices. We ordered some calamari at the bar while we waited for our table. I got the Pink Panther which was one of their house special cocktails. We ordered a couple of drinks…All of Fat Cat’s specialty cocktails have cat-themed names. ![]() The bar itself is stylin’ with an off-white mock-crocodile bar top. ![]() My husband was happy as a clam with the sitting at the bar situation since they were playing the Sox game on the flat screens hanging over the bar. We waited in the bar area which takes up the entire length of one side of the restaurant. Fat Cat feels like it would be right at home in Cambridge or the South End. The decor is casual and industrial-chic, with visible heating ducts, wooden beams, and exposed brick walls. The interior of Fat Cat is kind of small with the room divided down the middle by a half-height wall to split the room into a bar side and a dining room side. We showed up at 8 PM on a Saturday night with our party of 2 and the wait for a table was 30-45 minutes. Fat Cat doesn’t take reservations and they won’t seat you until your entire party has arrived. Open daily for lunch and dinner, The Fat Cat is located at 24 Chestnut Street in downtown Quincy, Massachusetts.Ĭall 61 or visit Fat Cat is located just off of Quincy Center. For its cool atmosphere, comfort-food menu and commitment to quality, service and value, The Fat Cat will earn the Gold Plate. Busy as he was on the weekend night we visited, our amiable server never made us feel rushed nor neglected, checking in periodically with a friendly "how's everything." With appetizers in the $7 range, entrees $10 to $27 and desserts $6, The Fat Cat offers incredible value. The brownie in the brownie sundae, was more cake-like in texture and the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake had neither the heft, nor creaminess we prefer. Desserts were a few whiskers short of greatness. ![]() The substantial fillet, topped with beefsteak tomato, Parmesan and served over a primavera vegetable saute, was both appetizing and artful. And the baked haddock was no ordinary hunk of fish under the masterful hand of Executive Chef Thomas Coleman. A huge bowl of four-cheese cavatappi pasta, topped with marinated tomato slices, panko and beef tips was outrageously delicious. We went with the steak mac and have to say that The Fat Cat's take on this standard, had us purring. We couldn't say no, to the gourmet mac n cheese, offered either plain or with a choice of seven varieties of protein. This popular appetizer deserves a little dressing up…but the house made roasted corn salsa was astonishingly good. The smoked chicken quesadilla was right on the money flavor-wise, but the presentation was bland. The lightly battered sour rounds, were a tempting treat, made even more amazing by an incredible Cajun remoulade. For starters, we dived into a massive order of fried dill pickle slices.
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Great vowel shift definition12/28/2023 ![]() However, this area is uniquely influenced by the acoustic accouterments associated with the gay identity which include fronting of back vowels and merging vowel sounds found in words such as cot and caught. The region of California that includes the Silicon Valley and the populous cities of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose utilizes the same speech vowel shifts as their native Northern California neighbors in regards to vowel shortening and centralization of the diphthong in words such as boat or coat. These shifts in vowel shortening and centralization, while not entirely unique to the region of Northern California natives, does represent the most obvious changes that are occurring within the area in regards to native speech acts. Additionally, Northern California speech acts are centralizing the sound that occurs in words such as boat (/oʊ/). Short front vowels that used to be higher are shifting to lower vowel spaces in native Northern California speech acts involving the vowels /i/, /ɛ/ and /æ/. In Northern California, there is a chain vowel shift occurring. While linguists recognize that not all native Californians have shifted their vowels to these placements within their speech acts, it is prevalent enough to recognize the chain shift that is occurring in the largest Western state. Since California is such a large state, and home to millions of people from diverse ethnic origins and backgrounds, California has seen vowel shifts within its own borders, allowing linguists to see phonological differences between Northern, Southern and Bay Area regions of California. ![]() Another identifying feature of CVS is the raising or backing of the vowel /æ/ such as that found in cat, depending on its linguistic environment and whether it is pre-nasal or not. These include the low back vowel mergers of words such as bought and bot, fronting of back vowels /oʊ/ as in coat and /ʊ/ in nook or look, as well as that which is found in words such as loot or hoot. ![]() ![]() To exemplify this Southern vowel change, the vowel in the word “bed” is commonly used, as the “e” moves upward and gains a glide and causes the word to be pronounced more like “bayd.”Ĭalifornia Vowel Shift (CVS) has several identifying features. In contrast to the changes in the North, however, the Southern Cities Vowel Shift is characterized by the shorter, front vowels moving upward and adopting the characteristics of traditionally longer vowels. In addition to the Northern Cities Vowel Shift, the dialect change patterns that are taking place in the South also indicate undeniable pronunciation changes in the region. This vowel rotation, for example, is noticeable as the vowel sound in “coffee” is moving toward the vowel in “father.” While there are undoubtedly several other change patterns that define the shift in the Northern Cities, they are diffusing throughout the North in a unique manner, and are inherently different from dialect shifts taking place in other regions. This change pattern is characterized by the longer and lower vowels moving forward and upward, while the shorter vowels move downward and backward. One of the several major vowel shifts that is currently underway in the US is the Northern Cities Vowel Shift. Among the Semitic languages, the Canaanite languages underwent a shift in which Proto-Semitic *ā became ō in Proto-Canaanite (a language likely very similar to Biblical Hebrew).Ī vowel shift can involve a merger of two previously different sounds, or it can be a chain shift. The Greek language also underwent a vowel shift near the beginning of the Common Era, which included iotacism. The best-known example in the English language is the Great Vowel Shift, which began in the 15th century. A vowel shift is a systematic sound change in the pronunciation of the vowel sounds of a language.
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Nirvana unplugged videos12/28/2023 ![]() The mastering in this is perfect however, with each instrument being crisp and clear. Perhaps this is done to provide the album with a ‘fresh’ and positive sound before delving into more darker musical tones, but in a weird way, it sounds like a slightly angstier version of ‘Celebrity Skin’ by Hole. I can get with it, but the modulation towards a major scale throws me off. More melodic guitars enter the soundscape, painting a picture typical of ‘angsty’, teenage rock music. Besides the song, and throughout the entire album, the drummer truly shines in giving the group’s songs with the structure and direction it needs. The song starts with youthful, punk-influenced riffs accented and modulated with the steadfast beat of the drummer. Will the painting of the tapestry of post-grunge rock be revitalized in this album? It has a charm and beauty to it, analogous to a painter attempting to restore an old painting. It is a different path in music production, as you really don’t have to rush to keep up with newer genres that employ all kinds of novel production techniques. To be fair, if you are a revivalist act, you have all the time to polish your genre and deliver a certain kind of feel and nostalgia. It is also rare to find an artist that produces a stellar body of work even after a 17 year hiatus. It is rare to find a breakthrough artist with as much acclaim as LongRoad- their debut album, ‘This Too Shall Pass’ met with great reception. LongRoad is no exception to this cyclic rehash. Understandably, many artists grew up with that genre resonating with them at one point of their music evolution- some of us move on, some of us branch out, but some of us become trailblazers in the genre itself. The exposure to bands like Nirvana does not leave without memories entangled with it. It’s a genre that has had its impact in the cuneiform tablets marking the evolution of music. Once again, as I’ve written before, the permeability and universality of 90s grunge and revivalist acts is hard to truly ignore.
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Surface duo 202212/28/2023 ![]() Drag and drop to move images, text, files. Enhanced apps (1) make the most of two screens and light up new reading, gaming, music, and entertainment experiences. Now with lightning-fast 5G and dynamic triple lens camera. This camera will be pulling double-duty, both acting as a selfie-cam and also as the main camera. Open two screens and discover limitless possibilities. Links on this page may be affiliate links which help support production on this website. The Surface Duo only has a single-lens 11MP camera, which is on the front of the right-hand screen. The complete list of how you can contribute to production on this channel AND get yourself some cool stuff! Patreon, Amazon, Humble Bundle, OnePlus, Audible, Merch, and MORE! ![]() ![]() We haven’t heard any news on a Duo 3, but here’s why that might be OK… Below is the list of confirmed apps with dual-screen optimization on Surface Duo so far. It’s an extremely powerful pocket tablet. Almost a year later, the Duo 2 is running better than ever.
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Beyond good and evil 2 hybrids12/28/2023 ![]() Ubisoft's final trick is to open the map screen-zooming out more to show the scale of System 3 and the many stars and planets within it. This is about managing expectations, after all. That might seem like a pedantic point, but the guy sat next to me literally gasped during this sequence, and, while it's still an impressive sight, it's not magic. Mostly seamlessly, at least-the jump into hyperspace does lower the texture quality and detail of the city quite noticeably. The demo ends with the dev jumping in a ship, hitting hyperspace and seamlessly flying their pirate out of the planet's atmosphere and towards their mothership. One dev hops in a spaceship to go and dogfight with police, while another grabs a hoverbike to give us a quick tour. ![]() A shop can be visited for new clothes and equipment. A police station, for instance, could be holding a fellow pirate for you to free. Using the scanner we can check distant landmarks, and are given suggestions as to what might (eventually) happen in them. Still we get another hint of the freedom Ubisoft hopes to offer in the final game. We only see a small slice of the city, and while the scale seems impressive, the visual detail leaves something to be desired. With the scientists thoroughly defeated, the devs head out of the temple and into the city of Ganesha proper.
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Fanatec shifter handbrake12/28/2023 Use the bolts provided to mount the shifter to any drilled metal plate or bracket. Just take the little corner pieces off by unscrewing them, and slot the nuts in. The shifter comes with little t-slot nuts which makes side or rear mounting relatively simple. This is quick and painless and the cable connects on the rear of the housing, which allows you to hide it from most angles with reasonable success. Base mounting is simple with 4 bolts, and that’s how I installed it on my rig. For more specialised rigs like 8020 offerings, there are lots of brackets available for base mounting, rear mounding or side mounting. There’s not a sim chassis available today whose universal shifter bracket doesn’t cater for the Clubsport shifter. My Simetik K2 rig has the optional shifter mount which allows me to bottom mount this shifter for a super clean and sturdy look. However, this seems to be with good reason as the build quality of the fanatec shifter far surpasses any of the others I’ve tried. This is by far the heaviest of the shifters I’ve reviewed since I started this channel, and it also takes up the most space. It’s now 2020 and a lot has changed in sim racing, but why do people still consider a 7 year old shifter as one of the best, if not the best shifter on the market? Let’s find out! This shifter is still very highly regarded in the sim racing world, even by those who have left the fanatec ecosystem for more exotic brands. If you’re about to buy a Clubsport Shifter, I would definitely add the adapter whether you think you need it or not! You’ll be saving yourself quite a lot of money in the long run.The fanatec Clubsport shifter SQ v1.5 has been around for a while… since 2013 to be exact. I just wish that Fanatec would charge less for the delivery of these tiny accessories. There’s a tiny gotcha in the final stage of gear calibration – leave the shifter in 7th gear when you click done or it messes up the calibration and you have to start again. When it’s done, close the dialogue – it doesn’t take any time at all.įinally, you’ll need to calibrate the shifter: Then update the USB adapter firmware with the correct device selected: Note that the adapter is pre-configured with the shifter firmware: Open up the properties dialogue and you’ll most likely see this dialogue. Open Windows Game Controllers and you should see it installed: When you connect the USB adapter, you have to install the driver for the device you’re converting to USB (if there’s a Fanatec driver already installed your PC will detect the device). It’s a tiny little circuit board with one of these chips. I was curious about this, so I took the lid off: Inside Fanatec’s USB adapter What does the USB adapter look like inside? To make it worthwhile I thought I’d try and squeeze a blog post out of it, too. I buckled and paid the £20 delivery fee for a £20 item. But it is present in order to soak-up the differences in the values output by the shifter. Often the calibration is near enough and it will work without the special driver. What it does internally is look at the values from the X and Y pots in the shifter, and then makes a decision which game port button to simulate based on the nearest gear it can deduce. ![]() Luckily the firmware out of the box is for the shifter. Secondly, there are two different firmwares one for the shifter and the other for the handbrake. Firstly, you have to install the Fanatec driver, otherwise you cannot calibrate it. The thing is it is not a normal game adapter. But there’s no other way to convert your Fanatec shifter to USB without this adapter. Unfortunately, the adapter is expensive (and delivery is extremely pricey too). ![]() If you’ve been dependent on your Fanatec wheelbase for game controller compatibility between your PC and Fanatec shifters, handbrake or pedals, it can come as quite a surprise to learn that upon migrating to a non-Fanatec wheelbase, the only way to maintain compatibility is to buy the Fanatec USB adapter.īasically, if you migrate to a non-Fanatec wheelbase you’ll be in need of a way to convert the RJ45 connector to USB.
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INet Network Scanner for ios download12/28/2023 Added option to export the current network devices list to a file (csv/tab-delimited/html/xml) every xx seconds (In 'Advanced Options' window).Fixed bug: On some systems with multiple network adapters, Wireless Network Watcher failed to automatically detect the active wireless network adapter.Added 'Reset Selected Items Dates' option, which resets the 'First Detected On' and 'Last Detected On' fields.You can also generate a filename with date/time (e.g: wnw20170920123320.csv) instead of numeric counter. Automatic export feature: You can now choose to generate a new filename on every session (When you close the program and then run it again) or on every save.Added option to choose disconnect audio file for every device (In 'Device Options' window).Fixed bug: When a device had an IP address that was previously assigned to another device, Wireless Network Watcher displayed the User Text or name of the previous device.cfg file from the current directory if full path is not specified. Fixed the /cfg command-line option to load the.Updated to work properly in high DPI mode.Fixed a few high DPI mode issues (Properties window, Choose Columns window).See the 'Custom Context Menu' section for more information.Custom context menu: You can now add your own menu items to the right-click context menu, by editing the configuration file (WNetWatcher.cfg).Updated the internal MAC addresses database.When it's turned on, the main table is displayed in black background and white text, instead of default system colors. Added 'Black Background' option (Under the View menu).Added new columns: 'IPv6 Address' and 'Link Local IPv6 Address', which display the IPv6 addresses of the computer/devices.although this utility is officially designed for wireless networks, you canĪlso use it to scan a small wired network.In rare cases, it's possible that Wireless Network Watcher won't detect theĬorrect wireless network adapter, and then you should go to 'Advanced Options' window (F9),Īnd manually choose the correct network adapter.This utility can only scan a wireless network that you're currently connected to.This utility works on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11.To the clipboard and then paste into Excel or other spreadsheet application. You can also export the connected devices list into html/xml/csv/text file, or copy the list Is displayed: IP address, MAC address, the company that manufactured the network card, Wireless Network Watcher is a small utility that scans your wireless networkĪnd displays the list of all computers and devices that are currently connected toįor every computer or device that is connected to your network, the following information ![]() NK2Edit - Edit, merge and repair the AutoComplete files (.NK2) of Microsoft Outlook.WakeMeOnLan - Turn on computers on your network with Wake-on-LAN packet.WhoIsConnectedSniffer - Detect who is connected to your network without scanning.WifiChannelMonitor - Monitor access points and wifi clients in your area (Monitor Mode).
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![]() Read our full PDF Candy review Best free PDF editor for Android and iPhone Overall, we found service delightfully simple, but as with even the best free PDF editors, an upgrade unlocks its full potential. In total, there are an impressive 47 different tools to help you manage and edit PDF files. All features are found in a handy list of buttons, so you won't spend ages looking for what you need. On top of that, PDF Candy lets you easily extract text and images, resize pages, and add watermarks. This includes the option to edit PDF files online, convert documents to a variety of formats, merge and compress PDFs. If restriction is too much to bear, and you don't need everything the platform offers, try PDF24 Creator - it's fully free across the board.Įlsewhere, PDF Candy has a good amount of useful tools and features. The latter also grants access to the Windows-only desktop PDF editor app. This can be removed by setting up a monthly or annual subscription, or purchasing it outright for a one-off payment. The free version places a one-task-per-hour limit - e.g., processing an edited PDF file or converting a document. And it's absolutely packed with functionality, with an impressive 47 different tools for editing, altering, converting PDF files, and so much more. During our tests, we found PDF editing as effortless every other function in the software, delighted that "editing text in a PDF file isn’t a million miles away from editing a word processor document." You’ll also find a desktop version available for Windows if you upgrade to the lifetime license.Įasily one of the best free PDF editors online, it's delightfully simple to use - everything is clean, clear, and easy to navigate. PDF Candy is ideal if you want a free online PDF editor and a way to edit PDF files in your browser. Read our full PDF24 Creator review Best free PDF editor onlineįree version only allows for one task each hour And yes, our top choice for best free PDF editor is genuinely free and unlimited, through and through. The interface can feel a little clunky at times, but all of the important features are easy to find and when you first open the software, you’re presented with a grid of editing options. PDF24 Creator has a minimalistic user interface and it’s clear that the program is designed around speed first and foremost. You can even optimize a PDF for the web or apply OCR to a PDF, so that you can convert scanned images to text. The Windows-only tool serves up a PDF editor for free document creation, PDF merging, PDF compressing, and converting PDFs into other formats. While we noted that it lacked more advanced features usually found in premium tools like Adobe Acrobat DC, we felt that most users will find more than enough utility within PDF24 Creator. It’s full of features, and has everything needed to create and edit PDF documents. When we tested the software, we rated it as one of the best free tools, going above and beyond what's expected. The free PDF editor is a very small program that can easily run on older systems - ideal, then, for businesses with limited resources or a suite of low-spec computers. You may have to pay for these, but they're some the top PDF software we've tried. Optional pricing upgrades are always noted, but every apps and platforms we tried here offers a completely free PDF editor. As part of our review process, we’ve tested out each free PDF app’s integrated tools, filetype support, collaboration and cloud storage facilities. Here's what we learned and why we recommend using these apps and platforms online, on desktop, and on mobile. Our team of PDF experts have been hand-testing the top-rated apps and platforms to find out which is really the best. But add in e-signatures, forms, and enhanced security tools, and you do have some of the best Adobe Acrobat alternatives without any subscriptions or lifetime licenses. There are limitations, and few free PDF editing software is as feature-packed as the likes of Adobe Acrobat. ![]() The best PDF editors we've tried - yes, even free versions - let you create and design seriously professional documents. They literally keep millions of businesses on the same page.
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E principle of original horizontality12/28/2023 How can ripple marks indicate the original position of rock layers? Because ripple marks form at the top of a rock layer, scientists can use the orientation of the ripple marks to determine which direction was “up” when the rock layers formed. How can ripple marks indicate the original position of rock layers? The main difference between principle of original horizontality and superposition is that principle of horizontality states that layers of sediments in a rock are originally deposited in a horizontal pattern whereas the principle of superposition states that the oldest strata are at the bottom line of the rock. What is the difference between the principle of original horizontality and the principle of superposition? What is the principle of original horizontality quizlet? This includes mountain building events, earthquakes, and faulting. This allows us to infer that something must have happened to the rocks to make them tilted. The Law of Original Horizontality suggests that all rock layers are originally laid down (deposited) horizontally and can later be deformed. What is the meaning of principle of original horizontality? Which principle of relative dating is the most important why?.Which is the most common way of determining absolute age of an igneous rock?.What are methods for determining absolute age?.What are the principles for relative dating?.Where can oldest fossils be found according to the law of superposition?.What is absolute in Earth and life science?.What is the principle of absolute age dating?.Which principle explains that each bed is older than the one above it and younger than the one below?.Which principle of relative age dating can be used to determine when the river formed?.Which principle states that younger organisms replace older organisms?.Who developed principle of crosscutting relationships?.What is the principle of uniformitarianism?.What is the difference between Chronostratigraphy and geochronology?.How can ripple marks indicate the original position of rock layers?. ![]() What is the difference between the principle of original horizontality and the principle of superposition?.How does Original Horizontality explain the relative age of rocks?.What is the principle of original superposition?.What is the principle of original horizontality examples?. ![]() ![]()
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