![]() It took awhile for AWA to release their alley map, and they did so on their forums rather than the actual site itself. In the future, I'd really like to see AWA make the effort to link their artists. Because some names are extremely common (basically anything with 'kawaii' involved in the name), we weren't always 100% who our alley mates would be. A continued complaint is that AWA doesn't directly link artists on their Artist Alley page, which means Alex must Google everyone who sounds interesting. In the weeks before the convention, Alex, our con assistant, scoped out the other artists in then alley. Once I reached a stopping point with both Kara and Gizmo Granny, I began pressing, sewing, and assembling more Sailor Scout ribbon badges, and nearly last minute I painted a new, relatively small batch of mini watercolors. Reprinting and cutting stickers was much the same, something I did shortly after Mechacon was over to fill time, rather than in a last minute rush. During quiet evenings when I'd finished painting for the day, I'd reward myself with assembling new buttons, focusing not on the upcoming convention, but more on the process of crafting. Of course, Anime Weekend Atlanta did require some prep, especially since Mechacon depleted my stock of sassy feminist buttons, stickers, and mini watercolors. ![]() Working on these longer projects helps me recenter and remember my real goals- the eventual release of Kara as a webcomic and three volume book set, and more freelance illustration work, neither of which are served when my time is consumed either attending conventions or preparing for conventions. It's frustrating to know that customers often only purchase from me because I offer the cheapest commissions, not because they feel an affinity towards my work, and it's annoying to invest in business cards that are just going to lie forgotten at the bottom of a bag once the convention is over. My analytics support this hunch, and the fact that customers will email me about commissions after I've tried emailing them (often getting a bounce back stating the message was undeliverable), and have posted the finished piece to Tumblr. ![]() It was nice to be able to focus on these much neglected longterm progress, especially since I've felt that my at-con customers don't follow up after conventions by actually checking out my Tumblr or this blog. During those two months, I didn't take a vacation- I focused on working on 7" Kara Chapter 5 and illustrations for Gizmo Granny. Retrieved November 20, 2019.There's a little under two months of blissful convention free days between Mechacon in early August and Anime Weekend Atlanta in late September. ^ "VEVO UNVEILS ITS ARTISTS TO WATCH FOR 2020". ![]() "Premiere: AWA And Ebenezer Arrive With "F**kin' Love Songs" ".
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Most portions of the site are available in either English or Dutch the keyword search in the “browse by subject” page (discussed below) can be conducted in English, French, or German.Ī key feature of this site is its use of the Iconclass classification system. Only illuminations, not entire manuscripts, have been digitized for the site. The vast majority of the manuscripts are from France and the Low Countries. The primarily late medieval images are drawn from close to 400 manuscripts from the 8th through 16th centuries, although more than half date to the 15th century alone. The exhibition complements Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe, on view October 17, 2010–January 17, 2011, in the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Exhibition Hall.This site offers searchable database access to almost 11,000 manuscript illuminations (miniatures, initials, and border decorations) from the National Library of the Netherlands and the Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum in The Hague. This exhibition presents a selection of liturgical, academic, and biblical leaves from the museum's permanent collection. Often elaborately decorated in a multitude of styles and formats, illuminated manuscripts flourished in ecclesiastical, monastic, devotional, courtly, legal, and academic contexts throughout the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. The Middle Ages broke with this tradition by considering a literary text as something to be revealed visually to be understood through the written word. ![]() In antiquity, literature was thought of as something spoken or heard. These were enlivened by the application of colorful inks, pigments, and gold. ![]() Its texts were written on vellum (animal skin), not paper. ![]() An illuminated manuscript is a book that was written and decorated by hand sometime between the fall of Rome, in the late 5th century AD, and the perfection of printing technology towards the end of the 15th century. The history of manuscript illumination corresponds almost exactly with the epoch we know as the Middle Ages, a vast period of about a thousand years. The illuminated manuscript is undoubtedly the most tactile and recognizable of all such collectibles from this era. Their appeal is both intimate and timeless. Its history spans at least a millennium, and for many of us today these handwritten, richly embellished works of art represent the quintessential form of medieval artistic expression. The history of the book forms one of the chief categories of the material culture of medieval and Renaissance Europe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() LastPass is an evolved Host Proof hosted solution, which avoids the stated weakness of vulnerability to XSS as long as you're using the add-on. LastPass is a browser based password management service. LastPass is the leader of the online password managers because it's both easy to use and can be locked down pretty tightly. We need beyond these we should be serious about online privacy. There are a lot of tools or ways, shared online that any newbie can crack our information from our PC's/Laptops easily. But is it secure? A big NO! It's absolutely not the most secure or robust option. 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Ground Destroyman, and must avoid Flight Destroyman’s attacks when he attacks,Īnd run towards him when he comes to revive the ground one. It’s still annoying though, since you can’t stay too close to Required tactic to defeat an opponent in a single-player game, so kudos to theĭevelopment team. Multiplayer games… although it’s the first time I see that as an actual What’s moreīoring than camping around an opponent? I mean, some people do it in Strategy is simple, sure, but the execution is a pain in the ass. The flying one lands nearby to revive him, slash at the flying one. Strategy is fairly simple: Kill the ground one, then camp near him, wait till Ground to attack you, while the other flies around and cannot be reached. New Destroyman is probably the most annoying battle soįar, because you’re under attack on two fronts. ButĪ guy split in two, with both halves able to walk and fight? Pah! Completely That can cause earthquakes and a dude who shoots dollar bills from his gun. 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Some commonly stamped nonferrous metals are aluminum, brass, bronze, gold, silver, tin, and copper.Īluminum is a very popular metal for applications in which strength, weight, and corrosion resistance are factors. ![]() Because nonferrous metals do not contain iron, they are less likely to deteriorate through oxidation or rusting. With the exception of a few exotic specialty metals, ferrous metals are magnetic and nonferrous metals are nonmagnetic. Aluminum, however, contains no iron and is classified as a nonferrous metal. ![]() Steel is a classic ferrous metal because it is derived essentially from iron ore. Ferrous metals contain iron, and nonferrous metals are those without iron. Two Metal TypesĪlthough there are literally thousands of metals that can be stamped, all fall within two basic categories- ferrous and nonferrous. Because stampers are end users of metals, this article focuses on selecting and understanding the end-product behavior only and not the metal-making process. In addition, different metal types require different lubricants, press speeds, and capacities. The metal type that the die is forming and cutting often determines the tool steel that must be used, as well as how many operations are required. For example, if you are forming 5000 series aluminum and you follow the same process you use for deep drawing steel, the operation most likely will fail-not because aluminum is bad, it's just different from steel.Įach metal has its own unique mechanical characteristics. To process, design, and build a successful stamping die, it is necessary to fully understand the behavioral characteristics of the specific material to be cut and formed. This article discusses stamping materials-both ferrous and nonferrous. 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The Imperial German Navy adopted the cartridge in 1904, and in 1908, the German Army adopted it as well. Army for testing at Springfield Arsenal in mid-1903. In 1902, Luger presented the new round to the British Small Arms Committee, as well as three prototype versions to the U.S. This was achieved by removing the bottleneck shape of the 7.65×21mm Parabellum case, resulting in a tapered rimless cartridge encasing a bullet that was 9 millimeters in diameter. Demand from Germany for a larger caliber in their military sidearm led Luger to develop the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge for the eventual P08 pistol. Luger's work on the Borchardt design evolved into the Luger pistol, which was first patented in 1898 and chambered in 7.65×21mm Parabellum. Shortening the length of the cartridge case used in the Borchardt pistol allowed Luger to improve the design of the toggle lock and to incorporate a smaller, angled grip. The cartridge was derived from an earlier round designed by Luger ( 7.65×21mm Parabellum), which itself was derived from a cartridge used in the Borchardt C-93 pistol ( 7.65×25mm Borchardt). The cartridge was developed by Austrian firearm designer Georg Luger in 1901. Ī 2007 US survey concluded that "about 60 percent of the firearms in use by police are 9mm " and credited 9×19mm Parabellum pistol sales with making semiautomatic pistols more popular than revolvers. Since the cartridge was designed for the Luger semi-automatic pistol, it has been given the designation of 9mm Luger by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) and the Commission internationale permanente pour l'épreuve des armes à feu portatives (CIP). Originally designed by Austrian firearm designer Georg Luger in 1901, it is widely considered the most popular handgun and submachine gun cartridge due to its low cost and extensive availability. The 9×19mm Parabellum (also known as 9mm Parabellum or 9mm Luger or simply 9mm) is a rimless, tapered firearms cartridge. Source(s): Sellier & Bellot, CIP, Norma Ammunition, Many military and civilian agencies around the world Purchase from our selection of 9mm ammo for sale online today! Ammunition Store offers a large variety of pistol ammo, rifle ammo, shotgun ammo, and other bulk ammo.Left to right 9×19mm Parabellum. These 9mm cartridges are available in a variety of bullet types and loads including full metal jacket, frangible, hollow point, and subsonic. Continuous improvements were made on the 9x19mm cartridge resulting in a tapered rimless cartridge for use in the P08 pistol.ĩmm rounds first saw military action during World War I and remain the standard cartridge for NATO forces to this day. ![]() Austrian Designer Georg Luger shortened the length of the 7.65x25mm Borchardt cartridge which allowed for a toggle lock and a smaller, angled grip in the Luger pistol. 9mm Luger cartridge was first developed in Germany in 1901 for use in the Luger semi-automatic pistol. ![]() The majority of police within the United States use 9mm ammunition and it is also incredibly popular in the civilian market for use in self-defense weapons. Shop from our selection of 9mm ammo for sale now in our online Ammunition Store! The 9x19mm Parabellum is known as the most popular and widely used military handgun cartridge in the world. ![]() ![]() Getty Images/iStockphoto The city’s largest holiday light display, Zoolights, at Lincoln Park Zoo uses more than 1 million bulbs. AP TheMart, built in 1930, lights up its Art Deco facade in red and green. CTA Millennium Park has a skating ribbon, and then this skating rink right in front of The Bean. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Ima Inside the holiday trains, there’s candy cane poles, colorful lights, and some workers hand out candy. AP Wrapped in snowflakes and window lights, the CTA holiday train rolls into the station. ![]() AP For many Chicagoans, visiting the Walnut Room inside Macy’s to get a glimpse of the massive tree and special decorations is a yearly tradition. ![]() Getty Images/iStockphoto The famed Marshall Field’s clock anchors the holiday display at Macy’s State Street entrance. Getty Images The trees along Michigan Avenue wrapped in twinkly lights. Getty Images/iStockphoto The menorah in Daley Plaza next to the well-known Picasso sculpture and Christkindlmarket. Getty Images/iStockphoto The Wrigley building, a mix of French Renaissance and Spanish Revival styles, gets festive. The rust activator will speed up the oxidation process and create a beautiful, authentic rust finish in minutes. This is water-base and will rust naturally over time if exposed to the proper elements. Chicago’s Christmas tree in Millennium Park. All you need to achieve a faux patina finish is an over-the-counter rust activator like this one from Modern Metal Products. The grand Wrigley Building and the hulking Merchandise Mart are beautiful on their own, however, there’s something special about wandering the downtown corridors when there’s extra sparkle. Macy’s holiday window displays and sparkly lights along the Mag Mile are bound to bring cheer, even as the snow comes down and the cold season drags on. ![]() Here we capture some of the city’s most well-known holiday traditions such as dressing up the Art Institute lions, lighting up a 50-foot Christmas tree in Millennium Park, and raising a giant menorah in Daley Plaza. The city takes every opportunity to get a little festive from the downtown skyscrapers to L cars and historic plazas. The holiday season makes the start of Chicago’s winter dazzling. ![]() |
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