Waxworks 2 frankenstein6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Lionsgate’s Vestron Video label has just released a wonderful Blu-ray of both films.In both Waxwork films there are tons of great actors and actresses that grace the screen. In the tradition of The Fat Boys’ Are You Ready For Freddy, the rap group LA Posse recorded a song for Waxwork 2 and it is magic.īuy it, just for the Bruce Campbell bit alone. After the film ends, the credits become a music video. Now I have seen this movie dozens of times so I thought I remembered every wonderful thing about it, but I forgot one entirely. The Waxwork movies are the best things he did and I very much wish there had been a third. Those are all movies you either love in spite of their flaws or hate with a fiery passion. The film and its predecessor were directed and written by Anthony Hickox of Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat, Hellraiser 3, Full Eclipse, and Warlock: The Armageddon. I can’t begin to name all the movies with horrible actors playing characters that Zach Galligan would’ve made charming and funny. Zach Galligan is wonderful as the lead and I have to wonder why he didn’t become the king of low-budget horror. While the original wasn’t exactly serious horror, Waxwork 2 really takes the Evil Dead 2 route with cartoonish gore and a lot of physical comedy. The medieval times section of the movie does bring it to a screeching halt and there’s not a lot to love there until the film’s climax, but Waxwork 2 is fun. ![]() Jekyll & Mister Hyde, Dawn of the Dead, Jack the Ripper, Nosferatu, Godzilla, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The movie does redeem itself as Mark and the villain swordfight their way through worlds based on Dr. But eventually they become trapped in some boring swords and sorcery version of England for what seems like two hours. That section of the movie alone is worth the price of admission. The Haunting sequence is the best because it features Bruce Campbell and some wonderful physical comedy. Then they go into worlds based on Alien and The Haunting. Mark and Sarah go on a crazy adventure, starting out in a world based on Frankenstein. ![]() ![]() Since Sarah’s facing imprisonment and possible execution for her percieved crime, Mark investigates the home of a friend of his grandfather’s and finds a magic compass that points at doors which lead to another world. The hand kills Sarah’s step-Father (George “Buck” Flower) and she gets blamed for it. Unseen by them, a disembodied zombie hand from the Night of the Living Dead world climbs into their cab and comes home with Sarah. Waxwork 2 picks up the very moment that the first one ends Galligan’s character Mark and the lone other survivor Sarah (played by Deborah Foreman in the original and Monika Schnarre here) walk away from the burning waxwork. Worlds include werewolves, vampires, zombies, and a weirdly long venture into the world of The Marquis de Sade. It’s an enjoyable and gory romp starring Gremlins’ Zach Galligan as the only one of the kids competent enough to not become a victim of a wax sculpture world. The film is basically the original Cabin in the Woods. Whenever monster has a victim then all the wax sculptures awaken and take over the world or some nonsense. When foolish patrons cross the ropes into the exhibits they go into the worlds and become the victims of the monsters. Waxwork is the story of a group of kids who go to a wax museum depicting scenes from horror movie-esque worlds. ![]()
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Forgotten souls6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() None of the Society’s directors receive remuneration or any kind. The financial activities of the Society are operated under the aegis of Offaly Heritage Centre Limited, a charitable company whose directors also serve on the Society’s elected committee. A burgeoning library of books, CD-ROMs, videos, DVDs, oral and folklore recordings, manuscripts, newspapers and journals, maps, photographs and various artifacts.Currently these websites have an estimated 20 million records of all Ireland interest. The Society is linked to the renowned Irish Family Foundation website and Roots Ireland where some 900,000 records of Offaly/Laois interest can be accessed on a pay-per-view basis worldwide.Offaly History is the centre for Family History research in Counties Laois and Offaly.We play a unique role collecting and digitising original primary source materials especially photographs and oral history recordings.The publication of an annual journal Offaly Heritage – to date nine issues.Organising tours during the summer months to places of shared historical interest. The holding of monthly lectures, occasional seminars, exhibitions and film screenings.The Society focuses on enhancing educational opportunities, understanding and knowledge of the county heritage while fostering an inclusive approach and civic pride in local identity. Offaly History is a non-profit community group with a growing membership of some 150 individuals. Local literary, social, economic, military, political, scientific and sports history.Landscapes, heritage gardens and parks, farming and inland waterways.Flora, fauna and bogs, wildlife habitats, geology and Natural History.Industrial and urban development of towns and villages.Architectural heritage, historic monuments such as monastic and castle buildings.Our Society covers a diverse range of Offaly Heritage: The Society subscribes to almost all the premier historical journals in Ireland.Publication of books under the Society’s publishing arm Esker Press.Purchase and sale of Offaly interest books though the Society’s book store and website.Offaly photographic records for study and sale in addition to a limited number of publications on Laois and Irish general historical interest. ![]() Genealogy service for counties Laois and Offaly.Our Mission To promote Offaly History including community and family history ![]() Turntable built in pre amp6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() It’s generally the older model record players that come with one of these ‘genuine’ amplifiers, mainly so that they can be directly hooked up to (the usually included) set of small passive speakers. The odd one out here is the record player with a built-in power amp section, which is something entirely different from a preamp section. Do take note, however, that this phono input is not suitable for line signals. Does your amplifier boast a special phono input? Sweet! You won’t be needing a separate preamp.You can browse our collection of phono preamps here. External phono preamps come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and without a frightening price tag. This is often the case with older models and you’re going to need a separate phono preamp to again, convert the phono signal into a line signal to get your player to work. Near the connectors round the back, these type of record players will either indicate ‘phono’ or nothing at all and, since they offer no pre-amplification, will require the assistance of a preamp. Record Players Without a Built-In Phono Preamp Below, you can see a record player with nothing but a phono output. The top image shows a record player with line and phono connectors. Select ‘phono’ if your amplifier only has a special phono input. This type of record player usually comes with a little button to switch between the phono and line signal.All you need with one of these turntables, is one of those well-known, red-and-white RCA (Cinch) cables and voila, sound! ![]() But what does pre-amping even mean? It means that your record player is equipped with a phono preamp that takes the phono signal and converts it to the line signal needed for a connection to an amp or active speaker. More on this in a bit! Record Players With a Built-In Phono PreampĪny record player ith integrated pre-amplification will have the word ‘line’ printed somewhere on the back or in the manual and is the easiest to get to work when you want to connect it to a modern amplifier or pair of active speakers. Luckily, you won’t have to the break the bank to get your hands on one. ![]() If your record player doesn’t come with a phono preamp, you’re going to have to buy an external one. As with amplifiers, some turntables have this built-in and some don’t. To get vinyl records sounding as they should, record players require special phono pre-amplification. While you can plug a record player directly to either without the need for an amplifier, you might end up needing a phono preamp. Active speakers are easily recognised since they come fitted with a volume control or other controls and the same goes for Bluetooth speakers. Their counterpart, passive speakers, always require either an external amplifier or a record player that comes with an integrated amp. If you’re looking to connect your record player directly to your speakers, then they need to be active speakers, meaning that they come with a built-in amplifier. Record Players with a Built-In Power Ampįirst Things First: Amplifier or Active Speakers?.Record Players without a Built-In Phono Preamp.Record Players with Built-In Phono Preamp.First Things First: Amplifier or Active Speakers?.In this blog, I’ll present a (hopefully) clear-cut explanation of how to properly connect your turntable. Connecting a record player to an amplifier or a set of active speakers might seem like an effortless job but more often than not, a lot of people end up realising they’ve either bought the wrong audio cable or that the music sounds odd or distorted. ![]() Apple store naperville hours6/24/2023 ![]() If your computer or device is out-of-warranty, or even considered "vintage," we can help you! And if you have used Apple products, we want to buy them from you! 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In July, 7,445 illegal entry misdemeanor cases were prosecuted in the five federal districts along the border, 69 percent of the entire caseload there, according to government data obtained by TRAC, the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University, and analyzed by The Marshall Project. Source: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University ![]() marshals who would otherwise be fighting more serious borderland crimes. The prosecutions have swelled the dockets of the courts, straining the time and resources of judges, clerks, prosecutors, public defenders and U.S. “To that end we are resolutely committed.” 10 to newly-appointed immigration judges. “Our goal is not to just prosecute more, but to deter and end illegality,” he said in a speech on Sept. 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Ilana Panich-Linsman for The Marshall Project A few moments later, she and other family members approached a Border Patrol agent to turn themselves in. Magda, 45, from Nicaragua (in red), walks near the Rio Grande river after crossing into the United States. For the first time, those migrants-including people coming to seek asylum-face criminal prosecution anywhere they cross the border. But for all other border crossers, zero tolerance remains fully in effect. President Trump halted the separations in June after a nationwide outcry, and parents with children no longer are sent to criminal court. When the policy first took effect in April, migrant parents were separated from their children. These mass hearings, often with dozens of defendants, are happening regularly, sometimes twice a day, in federal courts across the southwest border, under the Trump administration’s policy known as zero tolerance. Then, in an exercise of wholesale justice at lightning speed, each of them is charged with the crime of illegal entry and convicted and sentenced-all before lunchtime. Alanis swears them in and they promise to tell the truth. They will be taken to a mass hearing where they will be prosecuted for illegal entry into the United States. Migrants in shackles remove their shoes for a security check before they enter the federal courthouse in McAllen, Texas. ![]() Apps like portraitpro6/24/2023 ![]()
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Peaceful takeover streets of rogue6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() b These differences became much more apparent during the Iraq insurgency. But, as it has been oft observed, some of the roots date back to differences in approach and doctrine apparent in Afghanistan before 9/11 between al-Qa`ida’s senior leadership and the relatively more extreme Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who maintained a significant degree of autonomy and would later lead al-Qa`ida in Iraq, the group that eventually turned into the Islamic State. The bifurcation of global jihad into two streams has complex causes that stretch back decades. The modern jihadi movement has, from its inception half a century ago, seen large divides between different groups and approaches. ![]() For example, in a speech released on September 11, 2018, al-Zawahiri railed against a “deviant” group containing “innovative extremists who declare takfir on us and deem our blood permissible, and against whom we may be forced to fight.” 5 Rather than ideological differences between the groups softening, the passage of time is hardening differences in approach and doctrine, creating the conditions for sustained competition and acrimony between the groups and a long-term schism between two different schools of jihad. ![]() Both groups continue to operate as rival and distinct entities and engage in a war of words. 4īy the fall of 2018, none of these scenarios-an al-Qa`ida takeover of the Islamic State, a fracturing of the Islamic State into smaller groups, or a merger between the global jihadi powerhouses-has materialized. The third was a merger between the two rivals by settling differences amongst leaders and finding ideological and doctrinal common ground. a The second was that the Islamic State would fracture into smaller groups. The first was that al-Qa`ida would boost its ranks with defeated Islamic State members either by reclaiming the mantle of global jihad 3 or pushing its own ideology closer to that of the Islamic State. These could be grouped into three potential scenarios. In this context, multiple theories emerged about the possible trajectories of the jihadi organizations in the coming years. ![]() 2 The Islamic State’s steady decline now seemed to hold the promise of vindicating al-Zawahiri’s strategy and seemed it could lead to disillusioned fighters and other jihadis joining al-Qa`ida’s ranks. In May 2016, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the Islamic State’s then spokesman, conceded that his group could be expelled out of its major strongholds in Sirte, Raqqa, and Mosul, 1 while Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qa`ida’s leader, mocked the deteriorating fortunes of the Islamic State. Prior to that, the military gains of the Islamic State and the caliphate that it had established had cast doubt over the viability of al-Qa`ida’s more patient strategy. As a result, by mid-2016, the Islamic State’s territorial decline had become vast and visible, and counterterrorism analysts began to wonder if al-Qa`ida could gain back its position as the standard bearer of the global jihadi movement. But by provoking conflict with much of the rest of the world, the Islamic State rallied a powerful coalition against it. When the Islamic State declared a caliphate in 2014, took over large parts of Syria and Iraq, and thereby energized Islamist extremists worldwide, some predicted it would forever eclipse al-Qa`ida. In recent years, the global jihadi movement has been in a state of flux. Neither group is on the brink of fracturing nor likely to accept the legitimacy of the other in the coming years. While the relative fortunes of the Islamic State and al-Qa`ida have oscillated in recent years, developments in the jihadi environment in Syria have hardened longstanding differences between them in doctrine and approach. But rather than being about to enter a period of mergers or takeovers, the global jihadi movement for the foreseeable future is likely to be led by two distinct and rival groups. Abstract: With the collapse of the Islamic State’s territorial caliphate, the global jihadi movement is in a state of flux. ![]() Divinity original sin 2 polymorph wings6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I wrote a Divinity: Original Sin 2 preview a few months ago. It is great for melee-oriented classes, especially those that rely on Strength such as Fighter or Paladin. Consoles may follow, as they did with Original Sin 1. Polymorph abilities allow you to inflict many negative statuses on enemies but also strengthen your character by increasing physical armor or giving an ability to fly on a battlefield. At the moment, there are a large number of skills for players to choose from, and each one has a different effect. There's a short reveal video as well as more in depth explanation video by Swen Vincke, head of Larian, who I can tell you with authority walks around the office in socks.ĭivinity: Original Sin 2 is due this year on PC, though there's no concrete date. 6 minutes read Divinity Original Sin 2 allows players to fight against their opponents using different skills. There's steel skin, chameleon invisibility and, best of all, you can turn enemies into chickens. The Polymorph skill tree, meanwhile, grants things like horns, allowing you to charge wings, allowing you to fly over surfaces and also great distances and a tentacle arm to disarm people. A water incarnate will heal you as a baseline ability, for example, but can also attack if you infuse it with power. They have a baseline ability but can be buffed by infusing them with power, which gives them extra abilities. oil totems shoot an oil attack to slow enemies and fire totems shoot fireballs. Totems are a bit like turrets that fire an appropriate attack each round - ie. Summoning summons totems or incarnates to help you in battle, whereas Polymorphing physically alters you, granting new abilities. This category is unique, in that level it up doesn't confer a special bonus but instead. I'm still trying to get my head around them. The Polymorph skill is one of the many Abilities and Skills found in Divinity: Original Sin 2. Look for rings that gives pyro and aero so you can take clear mind, teleport and nether swap.Summoning and Polymorph - two completely new, fan-voted skill trees - are now in the Early Access build of Divinity: Original Sin 2. Skills you need in order are Backslash, battlestomp, chloroform, Adrenalin, Chameleon cloak, clear mind, cloak and dagger, crippling blow, Teleport, nether swap, and skin graft. Lvl 13 +2 Finesse Warfare Bigger and better +2 witsīasically put all your points in into finesse but try to have enough wits to go 2nd in your party. ![]() Lvl 8 +2 Finesse scoundrel All Skilled up take poly Lvl 3 +2 memory scoundrel Take Executioner Lvl 2 +2 finesse w/e you didn't take last level Lvl 1 +2 finesse scoundrel and warfare/poly take glass cannon Rogues are simple to build so you want something like Vendor Prices, Bartering & Attitude Formula They equip this on you with the buff that they give then take it away from you when the buff expires. Level Up: Attribute, Skill & Talent Point Breakdown The polymorph skills 'Spread Your Wings' 'Bull Horns' 'Medusa Head' and 'Spider Legs' all give a cosmetic that goes in to the 'Back' slot (think capes) and Head Slot (a second cosmetic head slot). The Quick Questions and Looking for Group Threads exist for a reason, use them. >!This is spoilery!< to get This is spoilery Submissions should relate to Divinity Original Sin or other works of Larian Studios.ĭo not put spoilers in the title of your post and mark your posts. Join up with a friend to play online in co-op and make your own adventures with the powerful RPG toolkit. After he returned to normal he suddenly has permanent wings and flying in his skillbook. Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions fight foes in turn-based combat explore an open world and interact with everything and everyone you see. Im currently playing Act II and my character got hit by chicken claw. Welcome To The Divinity: Original Sin Subreddit! Looking for a Group to play with? Try this thread || Discussion Overview ![]() |