Simonds – A F/F romance that involves naughty nipple play with knitting needles. It’s cute, a little more on the lighter side. Safeword by Delphine Dryden – Best friends to lovers story, or should I say, a best friends to “paddle my ass as my lover” story. Very dark.Įach Step Sublime by Bettie Sharpe – DNF this one. The ending is very abrupt…but I liked it. Their fighting leads to a very intense sexual encounter. Didn’t like this one, skipped most of it.Ĭaged by J.K Coi – A woman meets a man who has been transformed into a werewolf to fight him to learn to be a better agent. The Sybil by Jean Johnson – A warrior, emperor type story. I could have read 350 pages about these two. In this story she dresses in a 1950’s housewife fashion, and whips him. Her story features a dominatrix and a former marine who submits himself. And she is the one author that has a story on both the Agony side and Ecstasy side. Transfixed/Transformed by Anne Calhoun – One of the main reasons I picked up this anthology is because I wanted to read a story by Anne Calhoun (Liberating Lacey is a favorite of mine!). I decided to give my brief thoughts on each one. ![]() But I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed them. The Agony/Ecstasy anthology is made up of “11 stories of agonizing pleasure and 10 stories of exquisite pain.” I was hesitant to read this, because I’m not huge on anthologies to begin with and I thought 21 very short stories would not be for me. If you're brave enough to step outside the romance genre Jane is associated with, this is a great collection of erotica. The strongest entries far outweigh the weakest ones, leaving the lasting impression of a satisfying read. It's diverse in theme, sexual orientation and culture and packs enough emotion to keep it from being a volume of forgettable stroke fiction. If you're in the market for quick and dirty erotic short stories, Agony/Ecstasy is a quality offering. Isn't that really the best you can hope for in an anthology? For every bad story there were two okay ones and one great one. Yes, "Wetwire" was derivative Neuromancer fanfic, the dialog-free "Taken" a boring Indian captive story and "The Wooden Pony" a phoned-in maledom BDSM cliche, but they didn't manage to spoil the bunch. "Bruised Ego" and "Overtaken" took two different takes on boxer/fighter heroes, managing to show both sides of the same coin. "Into the Red" was an imaginative futuristic gladiator tale with some of the hottest emotion in the anthology. "Caged" breathed new life into the tired werewolf theme and left me begging for more. The raw desire and emotion of "Shameless," the pulse-quickening suspense of "Rescue Me" and the convention-bucking "Safeword" seemed better than a mere three star read. Somehow that just didn't match my perception of the anthology as a whole. If I added up my grades for the stories to find the mathematical average, the book comes in at a three. Rest assured that none of the stories are downers, but if you're a romance reader you might not know what to make of the stories with fully ambiguous endings. Most have at least a thread of romance to them, but only a few had an HEA. Definitely erotica, not romance, but not all BDSM themed. So, to begin with, it's like most anthologies: some great stories, some terrible ones, and a bunch of ok ones. So I'd suppose my job as a reviewer is to try explain if they succeeded or not. The authors' goals were to entertain, not enlighten. Since this is a genre collection, rather than a literary one, there's not a ton to talk about thematically. ![]() When you're working with stories that are a mere 20 pages in length, how do you review them without giving away all the details? When the anthology is one of numerous short stories, rather than a handful of novellas, the task grows even more difficult. Of all the reviews I write, anthologies are the hardest nut to crack.
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![]() Para sintetizadores, teclistas e pianistas, a Srie MONTAGE M representa uma revoluo no som, controlo e fluxo de trabalho. If you feel you have been unfairly banned, message the moderators to discuss it. Este o nosso sintetizador de ltima gerao: MONTAGE M. Compatibility MONTAGE is directly compatible with Motif XF Voices. An heir of the company's powerful DX and Motif series, the beating heart of the Motif 7 is a programmable Motion Control matrix which gives seamless control over a. We ban people, not accounts if you evade bans, you will be banned again. MONTAGE features a huge range of incredible sounds like a brand-new Yamaha CFX Premium Grand Piano, detailed new strings and woodwinds and select content from the DX and TX family, all modernized to take advantage of the Motion Control Synthesis Engine. For those after a complete command center for music production, the Yamaha Montage 7 76-key Synthesizer serves some of the most tech-pushing sound crafting the company has to offer.Please refrain from misogyny, misandry, racism, homophobia or any other form of discrimination. Welcome to the new era from the company that brought you the DX and the Motif.Montage sets the next milestone with sophisticated dynamic control, massive sound creation and streamlined workflow. ![]() Please contact a mod if your post accidentally got stuck in the spam filter!.If you've gotten the image from another subreddit, mark it as x-post.Promotion of piracy is prohibited here. 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And remember, this was her first show, so when the audience made her sing it again - 11 times, by some reports - she must've just thought, "Well, this is how Broadway works." ![]() ![]() She sang it sweetly, like the ingenue she was then, but she also did a sort of mock strip-tease, dropping the shoulders of her fur coat, and the combination just brought the house down on opening night. Or Mary Martin singing a little Cole Porter ditty - "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" - in her first Broadway show. Real showstopping encores, where the audience takes control and won't let the show start up again until the actors sing the song a second time, I had read about, but they always seemed to be from some previous era: Ethel Merman holding the "I" in "I Got Rhythm" for 16 bars -ġ6! - and the audience making her sing it over and over, because they couldn't believe she'd done it. Really smart staging, but not a real showstopper. It was gonna happen even if nobody applauded. For her to be able to play this next scene, they had to dance all those waiters off the stage. And that's the moment when it's clear that the whole thing - all that saying "No," the watch-checking - was fake. Only this time, all those waiters dance off the stage and into the wings, leaving just her to play the next scene. Īnd they're off, Bailey whipping up a frenzy all over again. And the audience roars, because now it's clear that she's gonna do another chorus. But they're still cheering, so finally she walks to the side of the stage, kicks off her shoes, and hitches up her girdle. Then after a while, she looked down at the conductor - and he pointed to his watch and shook his head no. I remember Pearl Bailey really milking that applause, the crowd screaming "More!" and her grinning broadly but shaking her head no. All those waiters arrayed behind her, arms stretched high. There's a runway around the orchestra pit, and right at the climax of the song, she leads them in an arm-waving parade around it, close enough to touch. Hello, Dolly! Two dozen tuxedoed waiters at the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant have for several minutes been welcoming our heroine "back where she belongs," with flamboyant choreography and compliments sung to the rafters. Take the encore that audiences have always demanded after the title number in And until I saw the genuine article, I used to think I've only ever seen one real, audience-driven, can't-go-on-with-the-show-until-you-sing-it-again (because encore means again) showstopper. Just don't do it unless you have no other options.I'm not much of an opera buff, but I've been going to concerts and musicals for decades, and I'd give anything to see another encore. The further you grow with this company, the more you'll learn of its toxicity. If you do pick this employer, get what YOU want from them and leave (or stay part-time so you can access their training modules. I wish I had done that rather than waste 8 years of my life, and sacrificing countless hours with my family, all for nothing. In 2018, when the company was forced to pay far more in bonuses (due to exceptional service scores), instead of congratulating everyone on a job well done, they made the metric higher (impossible to obtain for 90% of the locations).ĭo yourself a favor and join your local IATSE instead. They claim to value their people, yet they make it nearly impossible to hit their goals. Most locations are seriously understaffed to provide "world class service", and the tiers of fat cat above property managers is ridiculous. The benefits are pretty good, but not good enough for the low wages and hour expectations. They pay their techs well below industry standard, and expect unreasonable amounts of work from you. They have truly lost their way on the path of global domination. Being PSAV management for 8 years, I feel I know this company well, and advise to avoid this company. ![]() Greater San Marcos Partnership, Schertz Bank & Trust, Hill Country Tech Guys, Sweetwater Promotions, Transdev, San Marcos Daily Record, Gary Jobs Corps, Jack’s Roadhouse and Nephew’s are silver sponsors. Gold sponsors for this year’s Sights & Sounds include H-E-B, Astound Broadcast, McCoy’s Building Supply, Lions Club of San Marcos, Frost Bank and Tek Rescue. Presenting sponsors include La Cima, Chuck Nash Auto Group, CHRISTUS Health, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos and The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. The City of San Marcos is this year’s title sponsor, which donated $100,000 for the event, according to Sights & Sounds. Sights & Sounds hosted the Lighting of the Park, where volunteers and sponsors were also thanked for their help with the annual festival. The first weekend takes place through Saturday. ![]() Sights & Sounds of Christmas - a two-weekend festival which began in 1987 - officially began Thursday night. So, this is very, very special to be a part of it in this particular way.” “I couldn’t imagine San Marcos without Sights & Sounds. “As somebody who grew up in San Marcos here, Sights & Sounds is such an exciting time of the year,” said Stephanie Reyes, Interim City Manager, who was invited to help turn on the lights. The holiday-themed lights turned on with the flip of the switch Wednesday evening. Sights & Sounds of Christmas marked the beginning of the two-weekend festival by lighting City and Plaza parks. Next, take the convex lens and tape it to one end of the tube.The tube should be long enough to hold the convex and concave lenses. Start by cutting out a cardboard tube for the telescope’s body.A cardboard tube (such as a paper towel roll or mailing tube).To build a simple refracting telescope (with a single tube), you will need the following materials and tools: Additionally, the quality of the lenses will affect the final performance of the telescope. Remember that this is just a basic guide with many variations in design and materials. Simple Ways to Build a DIY Telescope for Kids It can be made with basic materials like PVC pipe, a base plate, and some screws and nuts. It helps to keep the telescope steady and point it in the direction of the object you want to observe. In addition, you can also build a telescope mount. Kids may look through this simple constellation telescope and see several star constellations. But you can make the DIY telescope by using printable constellation cards. This telescope is designed to track and maintain a specific alignment with a particular group of stars, known as a constellation. This type of telescope is very simple to build and can be made with a cardboard box, a pin, and some basic tools. They are also often used as a simple demonstration of the principles of image formation in lenses and mirrors. Pinhole telescopes can be used to observe the sun, stars, and other celestial objects and study the basic principles of optics. It is essentially a box with a small hole in one end that allows light to pass through and project an image onto the opposite end of the box. It is a simple optical device that uses a small aperture (the “pinhole”) to project an inverted image of a distant object onto a surface. This makes reflecting telescopes a popular choice for amateur and professional astronomers alike. The advantage of a reflecting telescope over a refracting telescope (which uses lenses to focus light) is that mirrors are less susceptible to distortion and chromatic aberration and are often cheaper to produce. The most common type of reflecting telescope is the Newtonian telescope, which uses a concave primary mirror to reflect light to a flat secondary mirror, which reflects the light to the eyepiece. This type of telescope uses mirrors to reflect and focus light to form an image. Refracting telescopes are often used for astronomical observations because the lenses can produce sharp, high-contrast images. The objective lens gathers and focuses light, and the eyepiece magnifies the focused light to make the image appear larger. The most common design for a refracting telescope is a long, narrow tube with an objective lens at the front and an eyepiece at the back. ![]() This is a telescope that uses lenses to bend and focus light. ![]() When it comes to making a DIY telescope for kids, there are several types that you can build at home with basic materials and tools. The eyepiece, situated in the back of the telescope, is used to magnify the image formed by the objective lens or mirror.The objective lens or mirror, which is located at the front of the telescope and is responsible for collecting light.That’s why you can see the object in more detail than the naked eye. Building a Simple Constellation Telescope for KidsĪ telescope collects light from distant objects and focuses it onto an eyepiece.Building a Simple Sliding Refracting Telescope for Kids. ![]() Simple Ways to Build a DIY Telescope for Kids. ![]() If you want to customize your trackpad in macOS without paying, then Jitouch 2 will work, but it's no longer being updated, so it may not work with newer Macs. Touchpad++ and ExtraMagic are fine but are limited to Boot Camp. Karabiner Elements works for keyboard controls. Bettermouse - Who needs Logitech Options when you have Bettermouse Dollar. There are two new controls that allow you to control rudder with keyboard, the rudder automatically centres when you release the. If you want a free app to customize your Mac controls, there aren’t many options. 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When you run this exe file, it lets you quickly manage mouse cursors on Windows 11/10. inf file, the Cursor Manager is a dedicated free cursor manager that comes as an executable file. They enable you to use keyboard combinations and gestures not just for basic controls but for more complex actions as well. Unlike the other cursors pack that includes a. ![]() Swish does something similar for Mac trackpads.īetterTouchTool and Keyboard Maestro are much more powerful tools. SteerMouse, for example, is focused simply on improving the performance of third-party mice on Macs. For example, left-click, right-click, double-click, etc. You can choose which click you want this software to automate. You can automate your mouse clicks using this software. It is one of the best free mouse mover software for Windows. This software is a product of Murgee Softwares Pvt. The macro recording process can capture mouse. Auto mouse clicker is a free mouse mover software. This tool offers a very simple user interface that is easy to learn. If I quit BetterMouse and turn my mouse (MX Master 2s) off and back on again it returns to normal scrolling speeds. You can choose the color and type you like. Ghost Mouse is a free utility that is designed to record macros. It has 37 different color schemes for mouse cursors to select from. The 16 Best Free Mouse Cursors for Windows 11/10 Written by: Patrick Hearn, Twitter: PatrickSHearn Posted on: November 13th, 2021 in: Reviews Are you bored of your standard mouse cursor You can customize your cursor to fit your tastes and style, and there are a lot of different options out there. ![]() The reason why I recommend Oxygen first is its clean, clear, and beautiful design. Some of these applications are relatively simple, while others are much more complicated. Here are the top 10 best free mouse cursors and pointers for you. Free Download BetterMouse 1.5 (4230) macOS 5 mb BetterMouse is a macOS utility improving external mouse performance and functionalities, aiming for replacing bulky, intrusive, and resource-hungry mouse drivers like Logitech Options. Per-app independent settings for scroll setting & button/gesture mapping.Ĭlean & safe, with no custom network access, no file access.įully optimized algorithm with extremely low CPU & power usage.Which App Should You Use To Customize Your Mac Controls? Up/down/left/right gestures mapping for every extra mouse buttons.Ĭlick-through feature for left/right click for direct actions to inactive window with one click.Ĭlick-through option for every mapping independently. Mapping every extra mouse button to any keyboard shortcuts & extensive special actions. Separated cursor acceleration & speed control, acceleration can be completely eliminated. Shift-scroll to horizontal on/off, with configurable speed, direction. Precise configurable discrete scroll with or without acceleration. It's feature-rich, light-weighted, efficiency-optimized, and perfectly privacy safe, trying to meet all your needs for using a 3rd-party mouse on macOS.īutter smooth scroll, with fully configurable settings of duration, direction, acceleration, etc. Free Download BetterMouse 1.5 (4230) | macOS | 5 mbīetterMouse is a macOS utility improving external mouse performance and functionalities, aiming for replacing bulky, intrusive, and resource-hungry mouse drivers like Logitech Options. For iPad, the supported devices include iPad Pro, iPad, iPad Air, and iPad mini. It supports most iOS devices, from iPhone series and iPad to iPods. What iOS devices are supported by AnyTrans iPod manager? Or you can check the tools above to see how each works regarding transferring data. Yes, you can transfer songs to the iPod using a data transfer tool, directly transfer music to iPod through a USB, or sync music to your iPhone via iCloud. Part 2: FAQs about the Best iPod ManagerĬan you transfer songs to an iPod without iTunes? Sending to other devices was relatively slow. Cons Have many limitations in the free version. Copy pics and videos from and to iPhone & PC in one click only. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.Pros Create and edit iPad photo albums. ![]() Previous versions of the operating system shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista having been tested. It can run on a PC with Windows 11 or Windows 10. Is MagicDisc for Windows 10 or Windows 11? Download and installation of this PC software is free and 2.7.106 is the latest version last time we checked. MagicDisc is provided under a freeware license on Windows from disc utilities with no restrictions on usage.
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The last several years have seen a plethora of websites appear that allow us marketers to easily create infographics to empower our marketing, giving us full control of the creative, editorial, and budget aspects of infographics creation. And if you need to purchase infographics from an agency, they can be very expensive. Unfortunately, they are also very difficult to create unless you are a proficient graphic designer. That’s why infographics are so powerful as a marketing tool. We all know that infographics are a power tool for content marketing, social media marketing, and even blogger outreach to enhance our SEO backlink building efforts. Editorial Note: I may earn a commission when you visit links from my website. |
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