![]() ![]() “This Changes Everything” spends the least amount of time on that last part, problem-solving, but it’s the most interesting aspect of the film because it shows some forward movement in the conversation. Ultimately, it’s about blowing the lid off the problem, highlighting the journey of how we got to this point, and what the industry is doing to fix it.Īlso Read: David Lynch, Geena Davis Named Honorary Oscar Recipients The short answer seems to be, to quote one of the film’s interviews, to build a community around the outspoken supporters –going beyond actors and directors to writers, casting agents, and showrunners - who have often been siloed to deal with their individual grievances alone. Then the question becomes, What is the point of this film? That concern is intensified as we see interviews with women who have been at the forefront of the #TimesUp movement - actors Reese Witherspoon and Rosario Dawson, producers Geena Davis and Tracee Ellis Ross, and directors Julie Dash (“Daughters of the Dust”) and Kimberly Peirce - because none of them really add anything new. So when director Tom Donahue (“Casting By”) begins to echo these statistics early on in “This Changes Everything,” you think it’s going to be another fruitless conversation about the lack of equality in Hollywood. Then the enraging discussion inevitably reaches a dead end because, despite decades of case studies and reporting, these numbers have barely budged. Not to mention, 92% of directors of 2018’s top-grossing domestic releases were male, even though 2017 proved that the top 100 films with female leads made 38% more money. Those include: only 11 women of color had lead roles in films last year, and only one female filmmaker (Kathryn Bigelow, “The Hurt Locker”) has ever won an Oscar for Best Director. It seems like every time the subject of gender parity in Hollywood comes up, the conversation immediately becomes about sharing and dissecting the dismal stats we’ve already seen countless times before. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Once the Legions are taken care of, continue repeating the steps above until you defeat the Forest Ancient, where you'll receive a Healthstone, a Ragestone, some Hacksilver and Shattered Runes, Bonded Leather, and a Chaos Flame upgrade for your Blades of Chaos. While not ideal, we recommend taking out these creatures before finishing off the Forest Ancient, as their quick speed and unblockable melee attacks will quickly be your undoing. Upon depleting its health below half, it’ll spawn a group of Legions. Here you’ll be prompted to press R3, followed by R1 or R2, to launch powerful melee attacks at its core, depleting significant chunks of health. Unfortunately, the Forest Ancient’s laser-like beam can not be blocked, so you’ll need to roll out of the way or use the environment to block this dangerous beam.Īfter dealing enough damage to stun the creature, launch several light Axe throws into its chest and watch as the creature drops to its knees. Once it's safe to pick up the icy orb, toss it at the creature – ideally when its chest is exposed – to stun it temporarily.Īlternatively, if you’re using the Dauntless Shield, you’ll be able to parry its red orb attack back into the creature's chest. With each successful hit, the Forest Ancient will spew a small volatile orb from its chest – while the orb can be picked up straight away, it’s wise that you wait until it has finished launching its current attack otherwise, you’ll be open to taking damage. But, before doing so, you may want to do a little exploring, as there are two collectibles you can find.ĭo note if you speak with Freyr before exploring, you won’t be able to collect the Rune Read in the area.Īvoid standing too close to the Forest Ancient, as it’ll launch a powerful stomp attack that will send you flying back into the air. With Freya convincing the group to allow Kratos to pass through the camp, you’ll now have the opportunity to speak with Freyr by the large stone table. Crawl through the opening, and you’ll enter a lengthy cutscene where Kratos encounters a campsite. Boost Brok up the ledge and then grapple to the top.īefore too long, Brok will be dragged away through a small gap beneath the large tree. Once dealt with, lift the large rock, and proceed to shoot the latch when prompted by Brok. Don’t forget, much like Atreus, Brok can also draw aggro with his attacks when commanded with Square. On the other side, climb the small path on the right to find a Hacksilver pouch.Īs you continue along the path, you’ll encounter two Wulvers – take them down. Continuing forward, follow Brok across the river. When jumping down the ledge, just northwest of the Nornir Chest, you’ll find some Bramble to your left that can be destroyed to access a Red Coffin containing Rawhide, honed metal, and some Hacksilver. Hit the left-hand paddle once to spin it to the R! Luckily, the Bramble has extended down the left-hand bank, which you can then light to clear it away. It too is covered in Hel’s Bramble, but it’s too far away to ignite. The R Rune’s switch is back to the South-East and up the wall. Now you can hit the switch once on the left paddle to spin it to the N. Equip the Blades of Chaos, use L2 to aim, then press R2 to use the Blazing Surge skill, setting it alight. The N Rune switch is to the right of the Nornir Chest, but is covered in Hel’s Bramble. Hit it once on the right paddle to turn it to the C. ![]() ![]() The C Rune’s switch will be up the wall to the left of the Nornir Chest. To solve the Nornir Chest, you’ll need to hit several switches found nearby. As you enter the market, turn right, and you’ll find a Hacksilver chest – remember to destroy the nearby plant before getting too close.Īs you continue through the market, destroy the plant on the stone pillar and then look to the wall to your left, next to the large tree roots, where you’ll find a small gap in the wall.Ĭrawl through this gap, and you’ll discover a Legendary Chest containing the Tap to Reveal. Worried she’ll be torn from the realm, she’ll transform into her falcon form.Ĭontinue following Brok and Freya through the forest until you reach a large door – open it and continue into the old market. Ready to continue, follow the path northwest and squeeze through the passage, where you’ll learn that Freya’s spell is weakening. Do note, when returning to the large tree and taking the path to the right, you’ll discover a Red Coffin covered in Red Fungi Bramble – you’ll need to backtrack to this area once you have unlocked the necessary magic to clear the vines. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Wild guess, you can say he stay sedated." Madvillainy is anything but: The samples are smart and never played-out, and the production and rhymes reveal a determined sense of cooperation, as Doom spouts off his most brilliant lyrical change-ups and production-conscious playoffs. The leak seemed to be a huge kick in the ass, especially for Madlib, who in the past few years has been garnering the reputation of being brilliant and prolific, but distracted: His Blunted in the Bomb Shelter mix (rumored to have been concocted in less than a day), Blue Note-sampling Shades of Blue, and even the Jaylib collaboration are fresh, but sloppy and often unfocused. Undoubtedly, Madlib and Doom felt the pressure. If "Peeyano Keys" and "Powerball #5" were just rough drafts, what could be expected of the completed project? As a true testament to both fidelity's fragility and the power of file-sharing, both discs leaked a few months later, giving birth to a logical buzz, but more importantly, heightening expectations to impossible heights these demos were pretty fucking tight. For the trip, he compiled two mix CDs of beats and unfinished tracks: one stored his collaborations with Detroit's Jay Dee the second held work with Brooklyn's Daniel Dumile (aka MF Doom). (aka Madlib) went south to Brazil on business. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The social worker told the police she’d been working with adult protection services in two Minnesota counties “trying to get emergency guardianship” but had been unable to get court orders to do so.Īn Olmsted County Adult Protective Services official told police that “Mayo was requesting in gaining guardianship of Alyssa because they were concerned for the mother’s mental health and the medical decisions that were being made for Alyssa.”īut something didn’t quite make sense to John Sherwin, captain of investigations for the Rochester Police Department. The social worker also told police she “understood there was no formal diagnosis” for Amber.Īmber told CNN she has no history of mental illness and took offense to the social worker making such an unqualified pronouncement.Īlyssa Gilderhus as a child with her grandmother Betty Stalheim, mother, Amber Engebretson, and younger siblings. “We have a patient abduction,” the caller said.Īn officer arrived on the scene 20 minutes later.Ī Mayo social worker told him that Alyssa “cannot make decisions for herself” and that her mother couldn’t care for her “because Amber has mental health issues.” “It was like the biggest weight off my shoulders,” she said.Īt 4:28 p.m., a Rochester Police dispatcher received a call from Mayo Clinic security. Recalling her escape some months later, Alyssa says it felt “phenomenal.” “Get out of here, Amber,” he tells his wife. “Get your hands off my daughter,” Duane yells at the aide.ĭuane closes the car door and gets in the back seat. A nursing aide would later tell police she had tried to grab her. The video shows a hand grabbing Alyssa’s arm as Duane helps her into the car. “Yes, she is! Yes, she is!” Duane and Amber yell back. Come on,” Amber says to her daughter.Īs Duane helps his stepdaughter out of the wheelchair and into the passenger seat, the two women in scrubs run toward her, and someone yells, “No!” ![]() ![]() Instead, Alyssa’s mother is in the driver’s seat. When the group arrives in the lobby, there is no Grandma Betty.ĭuane says he sees Grandma Betty’s car at the entrance and walks out the hospital doors with the two staff members trailing behind him.Īs he approaches the car, the front passenger door opens. She has a bandage on her neck where her breathing tube had been removed a few days before. The video shows Duane pushing Alyssa in her wheelchair down the hospital hallway. He told CNN he wanted the videotape to show that Alyssa had left the hospital willingly and that he hadn’t been violent with staff, and to record actions taken by Mayo employees.ĭuane told the nurses he wanted to take Alyssa downstairs to say hello to Grandma Betty in the lobby. He put his plan into action about 4 p.m., with his 9-year-old daughter, Allie, secretly videotaping with a small GoPro camera hidden in her hand. If he told the nurses that Grandma Betty wanted to visit but couldn’t make it all the way upstairs to Alyssa’s room, it might just sound believable, he figured. She had been with them a few weeks before, when Alyssa’s great-grandmother had come for a visit.īetty Stalheim was 80. Two nurses had been assigned to watch over her at all times.īut on February 28, 2017, an idea struck Duane as he sat in Alyssa’s hospital room. Courtesy Amber Engebretsonĭuane and his wife, Amber Engebretson, weren’t sure how to get their daughter out of Mayo. Alyssa Gilderhus with her siblings at the Mayo Clinic. ![]() ![]() ![]() We even created a new bib, what we like to call our ‘baby hazmat suit,’ because a Hollywood executive asked us to recommend a full coverage bib that was also cute,” Rusli adds.ĭr. “We’ve asked several of our VIP clients to nominate seasonal ingredients, which have become the base of new meals. The Ratatouille dish includes zucchini, red bell pepper, summer squash, tomato, white bean, sweet potato, pear, kale and basil. Yumi’s menu plays on seasonal produce with gourmet ingredients and superfoods like dragon fruit, pumpkin seeds and spirulina. Hollywood's New Meal Delivery Service for Babies “We’ve been overwhelmed by the demand from Hollywood, which has been almost entirely driven by word-of-mouth buzz,” says co-founder Evelyn Rusli. “The thing that hit me the most was the animal cruelty in the factory farms, and I was also struck by the environmental impact of eating meat and dairy, as well as what happens to your body.” Her kids loved Yumi’s pumpkin pie, and learned to say early the L.A. The food is made in Los Angeles, free of common allergens including gluten, and are all vegan and organic.ĭeschanel says she’s been vegan for 25 years since watching the documentary Diet for a New America in high school, and wanted her kids to eat plant-based as well. Plans start at $35 a week, and chefs prepare the meals and ship them fresh to your door with ice packs. Yumi is another Hollywood fave: Alba, Sims, Hammer and Deschanel are customers, along with Jamie-Lynn Sigler ( The Sopranos), Steven Yeun ( The Walking Dead), Lyndsy Fonseca ( Agent Carter) and Caterina Scorsone ( Grey’s Anatomy). Vegan and vegetarian options are available, and there’s no artificial ingredients, food coloring, added sugar, salt or preservatives. The initial plan ($125) includes 21 single-ingredient organic baby purées, and more elaborate plans include wild salmon and baby beef casserole. ![]() ![]() ![]() Options for treatment may include cough suppressants, antibiotics, steroids or other drugs, and even surgery, but you should work with your vet to find the best option. Treatment for you cat's cough will depend on what’s causing it. Don’t treat your pet without talking to a vet. It’s one reason your pet gets regular blood and fecal tests at the vet. ![]() Pressure on your cat’s windpipe can cause damage and lead to a cough. Congestive Heart FailureĬoughing may also be a sign of congestive heart failure, which be diagnosed by your vet with an ultrasound or electrocardiogram. While it certainly sounds like your cat is coughing, they are actually retching or gagging, since the hairball is emerging from the digestive tract, not the respiratory tract. ![]() PneumoniaĬoughing can be a sign of pneumonia, which can be diagnosed with x-rays and may respond to antibiotics and other therapies. When a cat’s cough brings up a hairball, you’re probably not dealing with a cough at all. Some tumors can be controlled with medication. If your cat is trying to cough up a hairball, she may start wheezing and may develop. Lung cancer, could also be the cause of a cat cough. One of the most common and mildest causes of wheezing in cats is hairball. You can get preventative medicine from your vet. If you live in an area with these bugs, your cat is more at risk. Heartworm disease is spread by mosquitos. Your outdoor cat could pick up a fungus from the soil, and coughing is a common symptom. A wet cough sounds like water or something caught in the back of your cat’s throatperhaps like crackles. AllergiesĪllergies may also be the cause of your cat's cough. A dry cough sounds like a honk or wheeze and your cat does not swallow afterward. and honestly sometimes cats just like people will cough from time to time.and there's nothing going on.but some signs that would indicate that. Asthma is the most common feline respiratory disorder, and cats who spend at least part of their time outdoors are most likely to get it and may experience a cough. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is no official version of Discord for PS4 but you can use Discord on PS4 using some workarounds such as using the PS4 web browser to access Discord. In this article, we will discuss some of these workarounds on how to use Discord on PS4 without a PC. However, there are workarounds to using Discord on PS4. ![]() While there is an official version of ] Discord for PS5, there is no official version for PS4. ![]() Each set also comes with an AC adapter.Discord is a popular communication app that allows users to voice chat, text chat, and share media. For less than $60, you can have a complete charging solution for two consoles that only requires a single USB connection to get the job done. A subtle white light flashes if they’re low, and remains solid when they’re fully charged.īest of all, the PS4 model is compatible with a similar set that Nyko makes for the Xbox One. Thanks to a handy little inch-long nubbin that attaches to the DualShock 4’s micro-USB port, your controllers will charge whenever they’re docked on the holder. The Charge Block Duo is a modular charging solution that doubles as a receptacle for your PS4 controllers when they’re not in use. That’s why I picked up the Nyko Charge Block Duo several years ago, and it has made all the difference in the world. Since the DualShock 4 doesn’t have a removable battery pack, keeping it charged can be a bit of a pain. Charlie Hall/Polygon Best gamepad charging solution The Nyko Charge Block Duo is a modular solution that allows you to charge both PlayStation and Xbox controllers with a single USB connection. Best of all, thanks to a free app available on the PlayStation Store, it also controls my TV. And it works via Bluetooth, so it doesn’t require line of sight like standard IR remotes. For $29.99, it has all the functionality of a standard PS4 controller in a user-friendly format. How I wish I’d had a decent media remote then.Įventually, I found the PDP Cloud Remote. Early on, however, the hardest part of running the whole thing was teaching everyone how to use the DualShock 4 controller. Over the last half-decade, the PS4 has become the center of my family’s living room entertainment center. This stereo headset came in second place thanks to its excellent positional audio, wireless connectivity and outstanding battery life. Its high price point typically reflects its quality, but now it’s on sale for $229.99, $100 off MSRP and $30 lower than we’ve ever seen it.įor a lower-priced alternative, try the Plantronics Rig 800HS ($139.89). ![]() The SteelSeries Arctis Pro topped our list of best gaming headsets last year, due to its superb sound quality and host of useful features. So if you’ve got opinions on what does or doesn’t belong here, feel free to drop them in the comments. The list will be refreshed on a semi-regular basis as we continue testing new accessories. But just about all of it is stuff that I’ve used personally (except where stated otherwise), and I stand behind my recommendations. Not everything here is required, that’s for sure. Others, like a good solution for charging your controllers, will simply help you to play more often. Some, like a good headset, will improve your experience while you play. In selecting the products below, I’ve put an eye toward defeating some of the most obnoxious shortcomings of the PS4, and enhancing what makes it special. The goal of this roundup is to help point you toward the very best accessories on the market. Picking up one or two accessories is bound to improve your day-to-day experience with the PS4. But as a gaming platform, it’s not without its quirks. The credit for that partly belongs to a bevy of software improvements and hardware upgrades. The PlayStation 4 is an excellent console that has aged well since its launch more than five years ago. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lines must be active and in good standing when card is issued. This promotion is not associated, sponsored, or endorsed by Mastercard or Sunrise Banks N.A. 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Don’t worry, there likely to be really good beer and even better views wherever you land. North Conway Airbnb Rentals Waterfront Cottage on Swains Lake Echo Lake Quiet Home Beautiful Lakefront Cabin with Private Beach 3-Bedroom Newfound Lake. That means you’ll hunker down in a warm, inviting, and tastefully designed cabin along the perimeter of the Whites in a few of its adventure hubs like Conway, Lincoln, and Jackson. Whatever your activity of choice, be it leaf peeping, skiing, climbing, thru-hiking, or a traverse along one of its world-famous ridgelines, the National Forest itself is largely undeveloped and thus pretty dang pristine. ![]() The mountain is well-known to have the world’s worst weather and the region’s most epic backcountry skiing all in the same place. It’s home to some of our favorite cabins in the northeast, and more notably, the highest peak in the East: 6,288-foot-tall Mount Washington, known to Indigenous peoples as Agiocochook, “the place of the Great Spirit”. To explore New Hampshire is to explore the wide expanses of untouched terrain throughout its beloved White Mountain region.Ī spectacular expanse of rugged granite peaks and primitive forests, with 500 miles of some of the country’s oldest and most historic hiking trails, New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest is a raw and beautiful slice of New England outdoors. ![]() ![]() ![]() In one scene, the stage floor fills with real water in just a few minutes. By mapping the videos onto these layers and projecting them through the material as it were, we achieved a very special, abstract and mysterious effect. In the center of the space, a kinetic projection surface made up of hundreds of fabric panels attached to 150 girders on the ceiling could be raised and lowered to create movementand to cause the sensation of being deep inside the dragon's moving belly.Īfter extensive testing, a semi-transparent, gray and frayed gauze proved to be the right material. To do so, we created a 360-degree projection mapping that covered the entire space, floors, walls ceilings, the actors and the audience. It was important to take the audience on a journey with the actors. For this unique theater production, we created an immersive experience where the viewer felt like they were sitting in an installation - not in front of a stage. It is a nice touch though.Flora&faunavisions once again teamed up with director Chen Shi-Zheng and the creative crew for a multimedia extravaganza. The water was really cool, but maybe a bit overkill and not worth it if it causes this much work and stress for everyone involved. Maybe go with some fake water or something. I hope they sorted that out and no one got in too much trouble. ![]() Eventually it was all good and the show went on. So we understood that they needed to take as long as it took to address it. Hey, things happen, and the dancer’s safety is priority. I had cool people around me so we were talking and joking around while it was being addressed. Something went wrong there and we spent about 30 minutes waiting on it to be sorted out. There was a scene were real water came up, and then at the end it was supposed to be dried up and drained out. One of the scenes, and this I’m sure was a source of stress for the staff, was the water scene. I’m not crapping on the show, I enjoyed it and like I said, I was moved to tears a few times solely on the beauty of it. I’m being a bit more open with my critique because this was their “preview” so I presume they want feedback from the audience members. They gotta sort out the volume and the bass situation. When music was playing over dialogue, it was also very difficult to hear what was being said. Sadly, the music drowned out the vocals and I couldn’t really hear the songs. It is a musical so there was some singing which I’ve never cared much for on Broadway, but it was beautiful here. But though familiar, it was still fresh and new in its overall delivery.Īll that being said, the choreography, the music by Sia, the dancing, the set, it was absolutely beautiful. Overall, this follows a familiar trajectory in kung fu type shows where loved ones are pitted against each other by opposing forces. There are things you just don’t get to do and walk away! No, no, no! I didn’t understand that very much, if you watch the show, you’ll understand why I was tripping.Īlso, there were a few things that confused me regarding the plot, certain natural reactions and responses one would expect to see based on the story line and certain discoveries that were made by the characters. All I’m saying (without dropping spoilers) is that there has to be a time when you don’t just let someone walk away. Some of the stuff that happened didn’t make sense and left me kind of confused. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to take pictures during the show, but the set was beautiful. Several times throughout the production I was moved to tears simply because of the artistic beauty of it. So about the show, I’ll tell you guys, this show was a thing of beauty. ![]() ![]() This is tricky and if not for my wife catching it, I might have made the same mistake. Some folks thought they were buying seats next to each other, but because of the way the rows are actually setup, they ended up behind each other as opposed to next to one another. One thing I will say about buying tickets to The Shed is that you should definitely take note of the seating legend, especially if you getting seats on the side. I forgot my glasses, and from I was sitting in the H row I could see their faces clearly. This particular layout is intimate enough that even nosebleed seats are still relatively close. Don’t let the seating charts fool you, there really wasn’t a “bad seat” in the house. We had some really good seats by the way, they appear to be to the side, but the way this set was laid out, we were very close and had a spectacular view. We caught it on opening day this past Saturday. Also, we were catching the previews of it so the tickets were a bit cheaper. Seeing as though it has been quite sometime since we’ve been to a show, we both figured this would be a nice one to hit. So this show appeared on my wife’s IG page and she showed it to me as a show of interest. ![]() |