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Fake katana vs real katana9/6/2023 ![]() ![]() If we define a real sword as being handmade, with a real hamon temper line, extremely sharp, well-balanced, with a high-quality nomenclature and capable of cutting like a lightsaber then you can find prices under $5000. However, let's define what we mean by “genuine”. But if you want an authentic Katana with Tamahagane steel, then you will have to save money. However, you can find replicas in Japan between 100 and $1000 € which are of very good quality. Every master smith therefore has a production limit on swords, and this is one of the reasons why genuine Japanese made Katana is so expensive. The production of real swords is strictly regulated, Japan has some of the strictest laws on weapons ownership in the world. Real Katana vs “Fake” KatanaĪs for the debate between real and fake Katana, some purists claim that the only real Nihonto Katana made in Japan cost more than $5000. The result of this procedure produces a blade with a strong edge while the whole blade remains flexible. It will then be heated to about 750 degrees Celsius and then soaked in water to cool the edge more quickly. The practice consists of covering the blade with a layer of clay.Ī thick layer is needed on the spine and a thin layer on the edge. The concept of a soft back and a hard edge comes into play in clay and differential tempering. The blade must also be surrounded by a soft envelope. ![]() The general principle of the procedure is therefore to produce a blade with a hard edge. All these methods have one thing in common: they consist of fusing steel parts of different harnesses.įusion produces a blade that is able to retain an edge without breaking. These include the simplest form, the Kobuse, the Sanmai and the Shoshu Kitae for the more complicated ones. This process produced Tamahagane, the famous traditional Katana steel.įorging contributes to the vital physical aspects of a Katana, and there are different ways of doing this. It took 72 hours to complete the purification technique, and they did this in a specially designed furnace, the Tatara. But thanks to the innovative skills of the sword smiths, they used various impure iron plates, which they then purified with a flame. In ancient Japan, the quality of iron ore was not very good. Yet, despite the reduction in the number of folds, it is still possible to create an impressive number of layers, often reaching over 32,000 layers. Note that the method of bending a Katana does not require a thousand times, as one might think. These include bending, rolling and differential hardening, which are difficult tasks requiring extensive and appropriate expertise to create a perfect Katana. Technically, these classic, traditionally forged Katana swords are characterized by unique and lengthy production processes. ![]() Often these cost around 10,000 to $25,000 and sometime even more.īasically, Katanas are expensive, and when it comes to an authentic samurai Katana, things get even more expensive.Ĭompared to Chinese productions, prices generally vary between 1,000 and $4,500 for an object considered “reasonably traditional”. An authentic handmade katana in Japan is called a nihonto. ![]()
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Encore gx 20229/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has not evaluated the. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave the 2022 Encore GX an overall safety rating of five out of five stars, with five stars in the frontal and side crash tests and four stars in the rollover test. Another engine available here is a 1.2-liter Turbo Inline 3 that makes 137 hp 5000 rpm and 162 lb. 2022 Buick Encore GX Safety Score: 9.7/10 Crash Test Results. The 2022 Buick Encore GX SUV can reach a top speed of 120 mph with this engine configuration. This is pretty much expected at this point because the 2022 Encore GX already has a handsome and sharp styling for an SUV at that price, and to be honest, it already looks modern enough as it is. ![]() 2023 Buick Encore GX Essence 4dr SUV (1.3L 3cyl Turbo CVT)Ģ024 Buick Encore GX Preferred 4dr SUV (1.2L 3cyl Turbo CVT)Ģ023 Buick Encore GX Select 4dr SUV (1.2L 3cyl Turbo CVT)Ģ023 Buick Encore GX Essence 4dr SUV AWD (1.3L 3cyl Turbo 9A)Ģ024 Buick Encore GX Sport Touring 4dr SUV AWD (1.3L 3cyl Turbo 9A)Ģ024 Buick Encore GX Avenir 4dr SUV (1.3L 3cyl Turbo CVT)Ģ023 Buick Encore GX Select 4dr SUV AWD (1.3L 3cyl Turbo 9A)Ģ023 Buick Encore GX Preferred 4dr SUV AWD (1.3L 3cyl Turbo 9A)Ģ024 Buick Encore GX Avenir 4dr SUV AWD (1.3L 3cyl Turbo 9A)Įdmunds has 4,011 New Buick Encore GXes for sale near you, including a 2024 Encore GX Preferred SUV and a 2024 Encore GX Avenir SUV ranging in price from $27,290 to $39,435. Equipped with this engine, the 2022 Buick Encore GX SUV takes 9.15 seconds to reach 60 mph from a standstill and achieves the quarter-mile in - seconds. From what I know so far, Buick doesn’t seem to want to redesign its exterior too much. ![]()
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Virtual job shadow anesthesiology9/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() A student with a broken bone learns first-hand what a radiologic technician does. Students who gain a strong interest will often point to their experiences.You can learn a lot by speaking with health care professionals if you can access them through your network of friends and family. These adults can suggest ways that you can interact with those that work in health care. Once you learn a bit about the range of health care careers that exist and can name a few that you want to know more about, be sure to talk to parents and relatives about it. This website allows you to explore a wealth of valuable information as well as videos showing careers in the work environment. How do you develop a strong career interest? Beyond that, it takes hard work to gain knowledge and skills. ![]() In fact, inspiration is the only secret weapon to achieve a rewarding career. Some students have specific and less common interests, such as “I want to be a radiologic technician.” Or, “I want to be an anesthesiologist.” It is certainly not necessary to choose a specific field while still in high school, but being interested, being inspired looks like a lot more fun than being uninterested. ![]() But there are vast possibilities you have never even heard of. Interested parties, please email the details.Which health care career interests you the most? Of course, there are a lot of students who want to be a doctor or nurse. Priority will be given to applicants who are in their tertiary education years. If the attachment has been terminated for breach of regulations, there will be no refund of fees. Fees are not refundable unless the department is unable to fulfill its obligations due to extenuating circumstances. GST) is required to apply for the official job shadowing programme. areas where N95 masks need to be worn.Īn upfront payment of $216.00 (Incl. Supervisors are encouraged to assess the infection risks of patients and not expose the job-shadowing student to unnecessary risks e.g. SKH will not be liable for any loss of personal belongings. Personal belongings should not be left lying around. Students may be stopped by security officers for identification checks. In line with the PDPA act, all students doing job shadowing in the hospital must undergo a compulsory set of PDPA reading slides and attempt a quiz before commencing placement.
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Istat menus sensors9/6/2023 ![]() Each of the dropdown menus provides access to even greater detail including history graphs for access to up to 30 days of data. IStat Menus features a wide range of different menubar text and graph styles that are all completely customizable. ![]() iStat Menus is highly configurable, with full support for macOS’ light and dark menubar modes. All in a highly optimised, low resource package. IStat Menus covers a huge range of stats, including a CPU monitor, GPU, memory, network usage, disk usage, disk activity, date & time, battery and more. Anything that bridges the gap between a veteran user and a certified technician, giving users more power and preventing an unnecessary trip to the Genius Bar to diagnose an issue, is never a bad thing.The most powerful system monitoring app for macOS, right in your menubar. For $16, you get as much technical information as you want, plus a means of reviewing that data to see which components might need repairs or replacement. You use the iStat Menus preferences window to choose the hardware modules you’d like to monitor.ījango has created a standout application for hardware-level monitoring of your Mac. This is a driver issue, however, that will likely require collaboration between AMD and Apple to nail down, so the company doesn’t have an official estimate when this bug will be fixed. Bjango has noted that the company is fighting a memory-usage bug relating to particular AMD graphics cards on current MacBook Pro notebooks. ![]() Day-to-day functionality was smooth, with no latency or spinning beach balls to speak of, even as the application monitored everything it could. Throughout my testing, iStat Menus ran well on my MacBook Pro’s OS X 10.8.3 partition. This single click saves you a trip to a Get Info window or the Disk Utility application-a convenience that does not go unappreciated. ![]() Click the Hard Drive module, and you can quickly determine how much storage is used or available on each of your Mac’s mounted volumes, as well as each supported drive’s current S.M.A.R.T. Click the Network module, and you can clearly see your current IP address as well as useful tidbits such as your upstream- and downstream-data speeds. Where the program truly shines is in its user interface. Shortcuts for Apple’s Activity Monitor, Console, Terminal, System Profiler, and System Preferences give you easy access, so you don’t have to wade through the /Applications/Utilities folder to get to the app you want.Ĭlick the Hard Drive module to get info about your Mac’s mounted volumes. Other features, such as a battery-cycle counter and -condition readout, help answer pertinent questions, such as whether your battery is in good shape and when you might need to fork out some dough to Apple for a replacement. An easy-to-understand readout displays your battery’s health, cycles, and overall status. This feature is handy for diagnosing components that may be failing, and outside of a few programs-including the tools generally leased to Apple Certified Macintosh Technicians-it’s rare to find a program that offers readouts for specific modules, sensors, and system components. The utility can display historical data as a chart that allows you to see exactly how each component in your Mac has performed over time. A quick click on the Temperature-sensor module, for instance, reveals the temperatures for each element of your computer, down to components such as the CPU cores, your MacBook’s palm rest and battery, and so on. IStat Menus offers generous portions of valuable technical information in a readily digestible format. Dragging the desired components into place is easy enough.Ĭharts in the CPU module display what your processor is going through, and if anything is out of order. On my 2011 13-inch MacBook Pro, I prefer to display the Battery, Network, Hard Drive, RAM, and CPU modules on display. You can customize the application, which now resides in your menu bar, to display information about the specific components you’d like to watch. Over the years, iStat Menus has had a few radical transformations, growing beyond its origins as a freeware System Preferences pane to become a full-fledged application-but it has grown up gracefully. The Temperature module shows readouts for just about every sensor and component in your Mac. If you crave useful, at-a-glance information about your Mac’s components, iStat Menus puts that data right in your menu bar. To that end, almost no piece of software does what Bjango’s $16 iStat Menus 4.05 achieves, offering full monitoring of your system’s CPU, RAM, and disk usage network activity component temperatures fan speeds Bluetooth functionality and international dates and times. It pays to know what’s going on inside your Mac, whether you’re watching your free memory or monitoring hardware. ![]()
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Themaker of old west boots9/6/2023 ![]() ![]() We have been producing this boot for six or seven years. For your comfort, we lined the boot with leather from top to toe. We used stitching because we haven’t found a machine and no craftsman today can duplicate the work of a 1860s pegging machine. They were machine pegged, nine pegs to the inch. We bought the originals when the museum broke up. Look at the original on the right in the picture and the Fugawee model on the left. In that year it was placed on a mannequin of the Drummer Boy of Shiloh and so was preserved in a museum exhibit until 1968. We sent the master bootmaker an actual, unworn original model 1859 Ankle Boot made in 1865. Without it, the boots tend to wrinkle in the front and cause blisters on the instep. I don’t think that any other two-piece CW boot made in America has an accurate molded shape. These fine boots are made to Fugawee’s specifications by one of the few bootmakers in the world that still produces the antique molded front piece. ![]() Also see: Dress regulations throughout the period … mention only the “ankle boot” and the “Jefferson boot.” Both types were prescribed for officers and the mounted service….It can be concluded that the ankle boot was a medium height riding boot without lacing and otherwise called a ‘half boot.’ “Since the mounted man’s boot (if he wore such instead of bootees) were, by regulation, covered by his trousers………they must have been of the Wellington pattern.”įrom: American Military Equipage 1851-1872 The Company of Military Historians-Providence, R.I…… not rated $159.49 Select optionsĬivil War Artillery Boots Sometimes called Ankle Boots. With a tab on the back for ease of entry, it has a smooth black leather toe, two elastic gussets one either side and a stacked heel. But otherwise, and contrary to movie myth, these Mexican Loop holsters that were usually worn high on the hip into the 20th century were not fast-draw holsters, and the so-called Hollywood fast-draw holsters of the 1950s movie boom simply did not exist in the 1800s and that is why we created a separate category for what we call Fast Draw Holsters or in some cases Hollywood Fast Draw Holsters.The Congressgaitor is more of an ankle boot. Yes, some individuals probably created their own fast-draw holsters during this time, and perhaps some even tied down their holsters with a rawhide thong around their thighs so that the holster wouldn’t ride up the leg on a fast draw. But over the years, the top side of the holster was cut down further and further until a.com ll of the handle of the gun and part of the trigger guard were exposed so that the gun could be gripped faster and pulled from the holster faster. And the fold at the top of the holster formed a loop for a belt to go through, so that the holster hung on the belt, not below it.Īt first, the top of the outer side of the Mexican Loop holster was so high that it was nothing more than a pocket for the pistol to fall into. The other half of the leather was folded down behind the full length of the pouch to make the “skirt.” From two to six slits were then cut horizontally through the middle of this skirt, forming one, two or three straps that the pouch was inserted down through to form the finished holster. It was cut out of one piece of leather, shaped so that one half of the leather folded over like a sandwich, with the open bottom edge and the contoured open side edges stitched closed to form the pouch for the gun. It is uncertain who first thought up the idea of what became the traditional“cowboy” holster, commonly referred to as the Mexican Loop or El Paso Loop holster. also created because of our belief in maintaining the historical accuracy of Gun Holsters and Gun Leather throughout the products development. ![]()
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Apple pencil9/6/2023 ![]() ![]() To sum up, Adonit Note+ is another Apple Pencil 2 alternative for iPad Air (4th Gen) that costs less and brings almost all the major features. ![]() Finally, the accuracy is also on point and many professionals recommend it for its precision. What I love about Adonit Note+ is that it comes with a USB C port so you can use any Type-C power brick to charge your pencil. You can configure the buttons for Undo, Redo or Erase which is awesome. Adonit Note+ also features palm rejection technology and offers two quick shortcut buttons. Similar to Logitech Crayon, it’s also pressure-sensitive and can draw or create a shade effect by tilting the pen tip. All in all, I would say, for significantly less price, the Logitech Crayon Digital Pencil is a great Apple Pencil 2 alternative and you should give it a look.Īdonit Note+ is another Apple Pencil 2 alternative that can be a great companion for the iPad Air (4th Gen). Having said all of that, the only cons is that it does not attach to the iPad Air (4th Gen) magnetically which is expected as it’s a third-party accessory. Not to mention, Logitech Crayon is one of the few Apple Pencil 2 alternatives that can adjust the line by how much pressure you exert. And the best part is that its tips are interchangeable and you can use tips of all sizes (sold separately). Next, the accuracy is pretty close to the official Apple Pencil 2 and many professionals have endorsed Logitech’s precision. First of all, it features the palm rejection technology so you will be able to sketch or draw without any stray touches. The pencil costs nearly half of what the official Apple Pencil 2 costs and you get almost all the features which is great. Logitech Crayon Digital Pencil is one of the best Apple Pencil 2 alternatives and it’s also compatible with the new iPad Air (4th Gen). ![]() List of Top Apple Pencil 2 Alternatives for iPad Air 4 1. Take a look at all the alternatives below and click on the link to move to the corresponding pen. We have also mentioned a feature-packed Apple Pencil 2 alternative for Indian users so that you don’t end up buying an incompatible stylus. However, since Scribble converts your handwriting into text, there's a chance that it'll record that as "hat." Since there's no ambiguity in text, you might get confused-what did you mean by "He lives in a hat?" So, you'll have to take a few more seconds to understand that there was a typo-it's supposed to be "hut," not "hat.Here, we have enlisted the top Apple Pencil 2 alternatives that are compatible with iPad Air (4th Gen). With that, you'll know you meant "hut," not "hat" in the sentence. If you write, "He lives in a h(a/e/u)t," since you're unsure if you wrote hat or hut, you'll automatically use context clues to determine the correct word. For example, say your lowercase script a, e, and u look similar. ![]() So, whether you're trying to catch up on your professor's lecture or are simply tired from writing several pages of notes, Scribble might make several mistakes.Īnother advantage of just using your raw handwriting over Scribble to take notes is ambiguity. And even though you might write clearly when relaxed, your legibility might drop when stressed. Scribble might struggle to keep up with you if you don't have excellent penmanship. ![]()
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Other places like army aer9/5/2023 ![]() ![]() 5G is available in select markets and through select carriers. Battery life varies by use and configuration.When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the iPad Air screen is 10.86 inches. More details are available from Apple’s trade‑in partner for trade‑in and recycling of eligible devices. Apple or its trade‑in partners reserve the right to refuse or limit quantity of any trade‑in transaction for any reason. ![]() Some stores may have additional requirements. Offer may not be available in all stores, and may vary between in-store and online trade‑in. In-store trade‑in requires presentation of a valid photo ID (local law may require saving this information). Sales tax may be assessed on full value of a new device purchase. Actual value awarded is based on receipt of a qualifying device matching the description provided when estimate was made. Trade‑in value may be applied toward qualifying new device purchase, or added to an Apple Gift Card. You must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to trade in for credit or for an Apple Gift Card.
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Pietro bembo de aetna9/5/2023 ![]() ![]() The English text is set in Stanley Morison's Monotype Bembo. The Latin text was set in Mardersteig's handcut Griffo font which was has its roots in the 1496 edition of De Aetna published by Aldus Manutius. ![]() ![]() Aside from a foldout page with an engraving of a man sitting and writing outside his villa (Il Noniano) in a formal garden, taken from Bembo's Works, Venice, 1729, there are no illustrations or "embellishments". This was the first English language translation of De Aetna. Pages 11 to 67 give the original Latin version and pages 71 to 131 give an English transation by Betty Radice. The paper is a fine handmade by Cartiera Cernobbio. Of the English language edition only 125 numbered copies were printed using the hand press. It is a small (octavo) book with quarter brick-red morocco and matching Ingres paper over boards. In many ways, it is similar to the Alberto Tallone edition - understated and elegant, albeit smaller in size. The link below will take you to all of their available books in the English language. A poetry cycle by Pablo Neruda entitled 'The Book Where the Rain Was Born' is also a winner. Their recent English edition, a generous and thoughtful collection of Emily Dickinson's poems (2017), is certainly worthy of serious consideration. My one complaint? Only a handful of their editions are printed in English with nearly all of their titles in the Italian language and a larger handful (than English, that is) in Latin. The Alcantara paper made in Sicily is one of their very finest papers that Tallone uses. This is an excellent example of the work done by Alberto Tallone Editore - that is to say, austere and elegant, with flawless printing, choice of an unusual and beautiful type from their type collection, with type examples occasionally dating back several centuries, and an outstanding handmade paper from one the small private paper mills that remain in Italy. ![]() The letters were published in a limited edition, as Messer Pietro Mio, by Libanus Press, Marlborough, 1985. Their relationship is documented in, what Lord Byron called "The prettiest love letters in the world". In addition to climbing volcanoes, he couldn't help but having an affair with the infamous Lucrezia Borgia, who at the time was married to the son of his employer. On a side note I would like to add that during his time, not only was Pietro a famous scholar and poet. The book title is letterpress-printed on the slipcase’s spine. The volume is housed in a slipcase and box, custom hand-made to an exact size, whose exteriors are covered with Ingres paper. This edition is a tribute to the famous incunabulum printed by Aldus Manutius in 1495, which is considered for many reasons the first modern book.This edition takes account of the typographic corrections handwritten on the original edition.įinal notes in Italian by Enrico Tallone and Piero Scapecchi, chief curator at the National Library in Florence. This Garamond type was hand-cut on punches by Henri Parmentier in 1914 and cast in Paris by Deberny & Peignot Foundry.īembo tells about his trip to Sicily to learn the Greek and his ascent to the top of volcano Etna. The volume has the same 8vo format (15x24cm) established by Aldus Manutius for the first edition, which inaugurates the smaller-format book, the ancestor of today's paperbacks.The 96 pages of this book have been typeset by hand in Garamond, a type which owes a great deal to Aldus Manutius's roman type, engraved for him by Francesco Griffo. Included is an etching by Walter Valentini, numbered and signed, made especially for this edition. The papers have been made using the groundwater of the volcano Etna area. Limited and numbered print run of 23 copies on pure cotton Alcantara paper made in Sicily. Letterpress printed by Alberto Tallone Editore ![]()
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Orlando magical dining menus9/5/2023 ![]() TOY STORY LAND IS OPEN at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!!! Click here to see ALL of our coverage!!īooking is NOW OPEN for the 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival! Find out EVERYTHING you need to know about the festival on our Epcot Food and Wine Festival pages! We’ve got plenty of merch, food, and construction updates for ya, so let’s dive right on in!įiled Under: Disney News, Disney Springs, Featured, Snacks, Walt Disney World Tagged With: Amorette's, Basin, BB Wolf's, Bongo's, Candy Cauldron, Chewbacca Cake, curl, days of christmas, Disney, disney springs, disney style, disney villains collection, Disney World, ever after, evil queen loungefly backpack, Ghirardelli Disney Springs, Gun Metal Corkcicle, halloween petit cake, Hurricane, hurricane dorian, Jaleo, Joffrey's, lego store, maleficent loungefly backpack, Millennium Falcon Chocolate Pop, NBA Experience Store, Orlando Magical Dining Month, Pumpkin Creme Brulee Cold Brew Coffee, pumpkin minnie cake, Raglan Road, splitsville disney springs, sprinkles, star wars, star wars galactic outpost, star wars rice krispie treats, star wars trading post, Starbucks, texas chili-cheese dog, the dress shop, The Ganachery, The Great Irish Hooley at Raglan Road, what's new at disney springs, Wine Bar George, World of Disney Disney Food News This Week: July 15, 2018 Recommended Disneyland Restaurants for First-Timers. ![]() Recommended Disney World Restaurants for First-Timers.Disney World Restaurants Menus & Reviews.Disney World Annual Passholder Discounts. ![]() |