![]() Not only does the upright model have a high-capacity tank to house tons of dirt, but it can also squeeze into hard-to-reach areas and capture dust and irritants, thanks to its anti-allergen seal. ![]() What Is The Best Vacuum Cleaner On The Market?īased on rigorous research, we believe the Shark Navigator Lift-Away Professional to be the absolute best vacuum for most people. Some vacuums also do better with certain types of flooring than others. Apartments and smaller spaces may benefit from a light stick vacuum whereas larger rooms typically call for something heavier like a standard upright vacuum. Space needs to be taken into account, as well. ![]() And a lightweight vacuum won’t do the trick for your car or tougher surfaces like garages in this case, look for utility and car-specific vacuums. If you own furry pets, for example, you’ll need a dedicated vacuum for pet hair that specializes in lifting fur from floors and carpets. These devices are especially great for small jobs or hard-to-reach areas like stairs, upholstered furniture or your car.Īlso important to consider are your unique cleaning needs.
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![]() That said, some towns in Alaska are better for Aurora Borealis viewing than others. What is the Best Place to See Northern Lights in Alaska?Īlaska is by far the best place to see the northern lights in the U.S., though they have been reported as far south as Honolulu. If you’d rather cruise to Alaska in summer, don’t expect to see the northern lights, but do soak up that midnight sunshine. They also love to come out near the equinox as that’s when there are more disturbances in earth’s magnetic field, so choosing an itinerary close to the Autumnal Equinox may help your chances. These finnicky ballerinas prefer the hours between midnight and 4:00 a.m. As far as cruises go, Alaska cruises in September is a good pick because nights are long and dark. The best time to visit Alaska for Northern Lights is winter or early spring. That said, being in the right place at the right time of year increases the odds.Īlaska’s northern lights viewing season stretches from late August through late April. Like other natural occurrences, the Aurora Borealis come out to play when they feel like it. ![]() The sky may be nature’s theater, but there’s no set time for this show. Watch the Kp-index, an aurora activity indicator to find out when conditions are ideal What is the Best Time to See Northern Lights in Alaska? We just headed into a high activity cycle, Solar Cycle 25. The sun alternates between a high activity cycle and low activity cycle every eleven years or so. The northern lights or aurora borealis aren’t predictable, but they are more likely to display during high solar activity cycles. They occur all year long but are only visible when the sky is dark and clear. The northern lights happen when charged particles from the sun enter the atmosphere and collide with gas atoms in Earth's atmosphere. The Northern Lights and Aurora Borealis are one and the same - most people call them Northern Lights, while the scientific name is Aurora Borealis. Here’s all you need to know to pick the best time to see northern lights in Alaska. But like most things in nature, they might not show, even if you visit Alaska at the best time. Some claim they can even hear auroral sounds! The northern lights or Aurora Borealis is a top-listed experience on many travelers’ bucket lists. Spectators gaze at the sky in awe or snap photos well into the middle of the night. The supernal shimmer of emerald and violet begins with a few streaks and then breaks out into a graceful ballet. Viewing the Alaska northern lights takes the right timing, the right location and the right conditions. Pearl Jam has outlasted many of its contemporaries from the alternative rock breakthrough of the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade, and "the most popular American rock band of the 1990s". Since its inception, the band has sold 30 million records in the U.S., and an estimated 60 million albums worldwide. Rolling Stone described the band as having "spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame." However, its members became noted for their refusal to adhere to traditional music industry practices as their career progressed, including refusing to make music videos and engaging in a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster. One of the key bands of the grunge movement in the early 1990s, Pearl Jam was nevertheless criticized early on as being a corporate cash-in on the alternative rock explosion. ![]() The band's current drummer is Matt Cameron, formerly of Soundgarden, who has been with the band since 1998.įormed after the demise of Ament and Gossard's previous band Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with its debut album Ten. The band's original line-up consisted of Eddie Vedder (lead vocals), Jeff Ament (bass), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Dave Krusen (drums). Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. ![]() With added Aloe Vera Gel, Vitamin E and a fresh beach fragrance. ![]() ![]() Udderly Smooth® Hands & Body Lotion: For daily moisturizing, leave a bottle on the bathroom vanity top (for the whole family) or office table (to share with colleagues) to replenish lost moisture from air-conditioning anytime, anywhere.Now also available in a convenient tube for handy travel even soothes holiday sunburns and windburns. This water-based cream out-performs other regular moisturizers in the absorption rate and moisturizing power. Udderly Smooth® Udder Cream: Rich moisture therapy for the young and old with dry elbows, chapped hands & cracked heels.For daddies (or mummies) who travel a lot especially to countries with dry or cold weather, this cream will come in handy to combat the cold and prevent dry and chapped skin.įor The Young And Old…And Anyone In Between says, founder of Udderly Smooth.() Daddies can also use this as a shaving cream to prevent nicks, or as an aftershave to soothe razor bumps and highly recommended for a smooth bald head shave. “We target the product to women, but men like it too because its fragrance-free,” Bill Kennedy Jr. Who Says Moisturizers Are Only For The Ladies? Apply some everyday to prevent wrinkly skin.ĭoes your baby have sensitive skin and prone to diaper rash? The rich moisturizing ingredients in Udderly Smooth® helps to soothe eczema symptoms and skin flare-ups, and is udderly safe for babies. For hardworking homemakers out there with rugged and dry hands from all the cleaning and washing, you still can have smooth and callous-free hands. Udder-standably Smooth: A Multi-Purpose Moisturizer for The Entire FamilyĪre your nipples sore (or cracked) from all the breastfeeding? Apply some of the Udder Cream cream after feeding and let the cream do the healing, this cream is non-toxic and safe for babies. No more greasy after-feel and the need to wash your hands after applying! What we love is how this water-based moisturizer doesn’t leave your skin feeling oily and greasy. We tried on the cream and the first thing we noticed was how absorbent it is. Packed with moisture and allantoin (an odourless, safe and non-toxic chemical compound naturally produced by organisms) it leaves your skin feeling soft, supple and smooth. So what makes Udderly Smooth® stand out from the rest of the moisturizers? World renowned TV Talk show host Oprah Winfrey once dubbed this moisturizer as her favourite “health and beauty aid”. With a whole slew of moisturizing products out there, we are all spoilt for choice.ĭeveloped and made in USA, you wouldn’t miss its trademark black-and-white cow-spots packaging. In a hot country like Singapore, it’s common to get dry skin from the sun. ![]() I have only one question about the mystery chuzzle: Why? Just why do these mystery chuzzle exist? All they do is waste your time and annoy you. Anyways that’s it for this edit.Įdit 2: So I did the daily do today, and I ran into a mystery chuzzle. It’s just complete luck based because you have to hope that the right amount of the chosen chuzzle spawn. But anyways, the raptures one were pretty interesting, but also annoying. Might add more to this if I run into new concepts or stuff.Įdit 1: I am now almost done with world 3, and apparently the worlds are called levels, which was strange to me. Anyways, that’s about it for my review on this game. They are almost always stressful because you can’t waste any time or else game over. The biggest issue is THE STUPID TIMED LOCK LEVELS. I am like 70% done with the 2nd world or whatever you call it, and I gotta say, the duel levels are pretty fun. Pretty solid game, but sometimes stressful ![]() So, great game for casual, once in a while playing, but if you really get into it like I did the bugs can be a huge turnoff. While I have put tons of time into this game and thoroughly enjoyed my time with it, these issues have caused me to permanently uninstall the game. The online version of this game requires Internet Explorer. While it seems they did, this also erased all data (expected), and reverted my game back to the unpurchased, full of ads version (not expected, and frankly unethical). Chuzzle Deluxe comes from the same creative minds that brought us Zuma and Bejeweled 2. I uninstalled the game to see if these issues resolved. The daily dos went away, some of the challenges went back to very easy instead of how they should be at later levels, and far earlier on (level 10, maybe) the sound bugged and stopped giving me the classic Chuzzle popping sounds we know and love, even after closing the app and rebooting. However, after getting to level 18 or so, the game completely bugged out for me. It was a great way for me to relax on breaks, and I played so much that I sometimes even dreamed of Chuzzles. This game initially brought me back to my childhood. Once you catch sight of one, you can try to catch it with your in-app Pokeballs. You might find a sleeping Pokemon like Snorlax or any other Pokemon from the famous series. People could open the app, walk around, and look for Pokemon around the neighborhood. It truly revolutionized walking - at least for Pokemon fans. Through the app, many people started walking around their neighborhoods to catch Pokemon. The app was a success, and the Pokemon Company knows that very well. Since its launch in July 2016, Pokemon GO garnered $3.5 billion in revenue with 571.3 million downloads. Pokemon Go vs Pokemon Sleep: The Differences © Photo by However, it’s unclear whether that will be the case because we’re still unsure whether you’ll have to pay upfront to access this game. It’ll work like most smartwatches with sleep tracking capabilities, except that it comes with a fun Pokemon app.Īs for how Pokemon Sleep will make money, it’ll likely be similar to Pokemon GO’s microtransaction strategy. You can connect it to your device via Bluetooth, and it’ll track and feed your sleeping habits to your phone. With the same accessory, Pokemon Sleep users can track their sleeping habits by pairing it with the app. So, not only can you catch Pokemon with it, you can now catch up on sleep, too. If you’re unfamiliar, the Pokemon GO Plus+ is an accessory that you use to track Pokemon with Pokemon GO. We’re still unsure which sleeping metrics will be rewarded and penalized.Īpart from speculation regarding Pokemon Sleep gameplay, we do know that it’s going to use the new Pokemon GO Plus+. However, it’s all still up in the air at this point given that we know very little about the details. You can gain points or demerits depending on certain targets like sleep duration, regularity, etc. Some speculate that Pokemon Sleep will track your sleep at night and give you scores based on certain metrics. How Does Pokemon Sleep Work? © Photo by bbc.co.ukįrom what we can infer, Pokemon Sleep will likely come out as a sleep tracker rather than a game. However, we’re already at the latter half of 2020 and there’s still no updates about the app. The Pokemon Company only stated that the Pokemon Sleep release date would be sometime in 2020. Hopefully, that excitement doesn’t die down since there’s no clear timeline yet. Nonetheless, Pokemon Sleep is already exciting Pokemon and Pokemon GO fans around the world. However, it’s likely a sleep-tracking app that’ll incentivize certain aspects of sleep. We’re not even sure if it’s a paid or free app. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.We don’t know a lot about the app’s gameplay, if there’s even going to be any gameplay in it at all. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior. ![]()
![]() But they will still be able to produce bottles with up to 100% rPET if they so choose (and if the application allows).įor converters producing preforms, for example, it will make a lot of sense to use hot runner systems that have been upgraded to prevent accumulation of PET powder – an issue that can be more of a problem with rPET than it is with virgin PET. In many cases, customers will not even have to invest in new systems, but rather make highly affordable adjustments to equipment they already have. So for customers that prefer to venture not so far from their comfort zone, SIPA can supply more conventional XFORM injection molding systems, and SFL or XTRA linear and rotary stretch-blow molding systems, incorporating special features that make processing with rPET a relatively simple affair. Conventional technology can be good too.But this is just one option, and it does require investment in equipment that many converters are unfamiliar with. It now offers a range of solutions that make it possible to make bottles with as much as 100% rPET.įor example, the joint development between SIPA and Erema on the Xtreme Renew process incorporates ground-breaking technologies that enable rPET to be converted in a fully integrated system directly into injection-compression molded preforms. ![]() SIPA has been working for a long time now to help ensure that these demands can be met. That means rPET arriving at the converter has to be clean and consistent, and with processability during preform injection molding and bottle blowing that is virtually if not exactly the same as virgin PET. Containers incorporating rPET will only be accepted by brand owners and consumers if they perform as well as containers made from virgin material. This trend, a response to growing concern about the scale of the global plastics waste problem, presents an important challenge for the entire PET bottle production chain. Similar pieces of legislation are being introduced in other regions of the world too. European Union law says that from 2025, PET beverage bottles will have to contain at least 25 % rPET (calculated as an average for all PET bottles placed on the market within any member state). PET bottles containing post-consumer recycled material will soon be the norm, not the exception. Additionally, the biggest advantage the Flip 5 had was its ability to produce more driving bass. Of note, when you crank the volume up on both speakers, the JBL Flip 5 is undoubtedly the louder speaker - by a lot. It also really seemed to handle the high and mid-range tones much better than the JBL Flip 5. To my ear the Sonos Roam sounds unquestionably cleaner and more balanced. Additionally, these audio files won’t be manipulated in any way. For this sound comparison I’ll play the same 20-second sound clip from a song with deeper bass on each of these speakers at fifty percent volume under the exact same conditions. Next let’s do a quick sound comparison between the JBL Flip 5 and Sonos Roam portable Bluetooth speakers. Alternatively, the JBL Flip 5 doesn’t offer integration with any smart assistants or with Apple’s AirPlay. I do want to note that while the Sonos Roam does have a built-in microphone, that mic is only for accessing smart assistants and can’t be used as a speakerphone. Additionally, you can interact with Apple’s Siri to control AirPlay content. The Roam has a built-in speaker that can be set up through the Sonos app to interact with either Google Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa when you’re connected to a wifi network. This is another area where the Sonos Roam shines. Now let’s discuss each speaker’s integration with smart assistants. On the plus side, JBL does let you connect up to 100 speakers together through PartyBoost. Additionally, JBL seems to change its connection technology every couple of years, so there’s always the risk that future speakers you get will have something different and you won’t be able to connect all of your speakers together if you want to. Because PartyBoost is a relatively new technology from JBL, not a lot of its speakers have PartyBoost. The JBL Flip 5 uses PartyBoost as its connection technology, and it can only be connected to other JBL PartyBoost speakers. And Sonos lets you connect up to 32 Sonos smart Bluetooth speakers together. Sonos has stuck with the same connection technology, so all of its smart speakers can be connected together using the Sonos app. This is one of the areas where the Sonos Roam shines. Next let’s discuss the ability to connect each speaker to other speakers. Alternatively the Sonos Roam just has simple rubber end caps, where the right side serves as the base of the speaker when set upright, and the left side houses the buttons used to control the speaker. The JBL Flip 5 has passive radiators on each end of the Bluetooth speaker that add to it visually and enable the speaker to generate deeper tones. The final item I’ll discuss is the end caps. The Flip 5 does have the plastic bar that runs along the back, but it feels like it would hold up well under repeated drops. The metal face of the Sonos Roam feels sturdy, but I would have some concerns about the plastic part of the body not holding up under repeated drops. The rest of the outer Roam shell is plastic. Alternatively, the Sonos Roam grill is metal and just faces front. The JBL Flip 5 grill is comprised of a wire and fabric mesh that makes it easy to hold, wraps around the majority of the speaker body, gives it a unique, clean look, and I would also assume adds to the durability a little bit. Next, the material used for the grill on each speaker is slightly different. The Sonos Roam doesn’t have anything built in that enables you to either hang or hook the speaker onto something. The JBL Flip 5 has a strap that makes it easy to hang the speaker in places like the shower or on a bike, or to connect with a clip to something else. The biggest difference is probably the lack of a carrying strap attached to the Sonos Roam. Now let’s look at some of the exterior differences. The waterproof rating means they can be submerged in up to three feet of water for up to 30 minutes and continue operating just fine. ![]() Finally for the things the speakers have in common in this section, they are both rated IP67, which means they are both waterproof and dustproof. Alternatively, the Sonos Roam be can stood upright with the volume controls visible on top, or you can sit the speaker horizontally on the rubber feet on the corners of the bottom. The JBL Flip 5 can be stood up on either end cap, or you can position it horizontally so that it rests on the plastic bar that runs across the back of the speaker. Both speakers can easily be positioned either vertically or horizontally. Alternatively, the Sonos Roam measures in at 6.61-inches tall, 2.44-inches wide, 2.36-inches deep and weighs just under one pound. The Flip 5 is slightly larger checking in at 7.1-inches wide, 2.7-inches tall, and 2.9-inches deep, and weighing almost two pounds. First let’s look at the build and form factor of each device.īoth the Sonos Roam and the JBL Flip 5 have a cylindrical shape. When a terrorist called the Mandarin was claiming responsibility for a string of domestic terrorist attacks, Rhodes was dispatched to hunt him down. In response to the Chitauri Invasion, Rhodes took on the identity of the Iron Patriot and worked directly for President Matthew Ellis. However, just when War Machine was being presented to the world, Ivan Vanko returned and attacked the Stark Expo with an army of Hammer Drones, as War Machine teamed up with Iron Man to bring him down, resulting in Rhodes keeping the armor for himself, despite Stark's continued objections. However, as Stark's reckless behavior got even worse, Rhodes had no choice but to take the Mark II before handing it over to the military, with Justin Hammer upgrading it with his new weapons to rebrand Rhodes as War Machine. With Iron Man's identity known, Rhodes found himself under pressure from the United States Congress and the military to take possession of the armor for himself, something that he was against. Despite all of his fears for his friend's safety, Rhodes still joined Iron Man in bringing down Obadiah Stane's schemes, while trying to keep Stark's secrets, only for Stark to reveal them to the media himself. However, upon their return, Rhodes saw Stark moving away from developing his weapons for the military and soon discovered that he was instead focusing on becoming a hero known as Iron Man. When Stark had been kidnapped by the Ten Rings, Rhodes personally led a mission to rescue his best friend. ![]() ![]() Because the fight needed to be fought." ―James Rhodes to Tony Stark Ĭolonel James Rupert "Rhodey" Rhodes is an officer with the United States Air Force and liaison between the military in the Department of Acquisitions and Stark Industries, where he became close friends with Tony Stark. Every one of them could've been my last, but I flew 'em. |
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