But if you maintain a simple monthly budget, then tax calculation becomes super easy. Most of us pull our hair over taxes during the last 3 months of a financial year, that is, January, February and March. So you can adjust your spending accordingly. Let alone saving for your short term wants.Īnd a monthly budget visually shows you how much money is left at the end of the month. So most of the time, saving for your future remains ZERO. The account opening process is totally online, so you do not even have to visit a branch to open one of these accounts.Įach month you put some specific amount in this account, and you break it when you need to buy stuff that you want.īut if you don’t have a monthly budget, then you don’t even know how much money is going out at the end of the month. ![]() There are numerous online banking services available in India, like the Kotak 811 Savings Account or the Indusind Bank Savings Account or digital bank like the Niyo Bank or a small finance bank like Equitas Bank, where you can open a Saving Account with zero balance.Īnd these kinds of online saving accounts generally pay a higher saving interest compared to regular saving accounts. This saving account doesn’t have to be with a brick-and-mortar bank. Like saving towards the next smartphone or a new sound system or a brand new sofa for the living room, etc. If you are spending more than 10% to 15% of your monthly income on unnecessary online spending, then a monthly budget will visually remind you to cut back on those expenses.Ī monthly budget can also help you fulfill your dreams.Įveryone should have a separate Saving Account focused on saving for their “wants”. If you are earning a monthly income of Eighty Thousand Rupees, and you are paying Forty to Fifty Thousand Rupees in either house rent or home loan EMI, then a monthly budget will tell you visually that you are becoming house poor. Let us understand with an example – how a monthly budget protects your financial health from getting derailed. It protects your financial well being from jumping off a cliff. A monthly budget is like a guard rail on a hilly road. A monthly budget tracks your income and expenses, and it will let you know whether you are overspending or not.
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![]() ![]() Original | 1971 | Mediarts | search ebay ] If you’re lucky the vinyl also includes a pretty wild fold-out poster of Dennis Hopper toting a rifle and a joint that’s almost worth the price of the album itself. Like the film which birthed it, the soundtrack to American Dreamer has never been re-released on any modern format, but the record is definitely worth tracking down if you’re into Gene Clark or even just eccentric American folk music. The record closes with a reading of Fred Neil’s The Other Side of This Life by The Abbey Road Singers, which is not some long-haired religious choir as one might expect from the name, but rather a heavy acoustic rock-and-roll ensemble, with a singer who vaguely reminds me of John Kay, of Steppenwolf fame. ![]() The driving Look at Me, Mama is much better, accompanied by some righteous picking and boasting a solid chorus. Screaming Metaphysical Blues recounts the Last Movie expedition, and while it has some topical charm, it suffers from a case of weak songwriting. He scores three songs here, which are basically hit-and-miss. ![]() John Buck Wilkin was a friend of Kris Kristofferson’s who was introduced to Hopper just prior to the filming of The Last Movie, in which he would appear and perform. You can hear Hopper and others laughing and interacting with Sikelianos in the background, giving this one that grace of intimacy that is so hard to find in recorded music. The following number, a hushed performance of the country blues standard Easy Rider by Chris Sikelianos, is majestic American folk music in the best Jack Elliott tradition. His Outlaw Song is particularly powerful, a stark anthem of personal revolution against the rational lines that all men draw. Gene Clark’s contributions may be the crown jewels of this collection, though they only consist of two pieces, each less than two minutes in length. The album itself is relatively short, as are the individual tracks of which it is composed. American Dreamer would share in the fate of The Last Movie and quickly disappear into obscurity, but among the film’s remains lays a beautiful acoustic soundtrack, featuring original compositions courtesy of Hopper’s personal acquaintances, such as John Buck Wilkin and Chris Sikelianos, as well as better-known performers such as Gene Clark and gonzo-mime-band The Hello People. During the post-production of Dennis Hopper’s surreal and unjustly-forgotten South American anti-imperialist western, The Last Movie (which would prove disastrous for his career upon release, yet go on to become a cult classic and one of Hopper’s own proudest achievements), the actor and director was the subject of a sort of loose, biographical documentary, filmed around his Taos, New Mexico home as he wandered the desert, got wasted, and philosophized about life (see tag line: I’d rather die fighting than die getting fat). ![]() Solders less so but they the infantry add a LOT to the game. Graphics aren't Crysis or anything but the tanks look really good IMO. Ran smooth as silk on my 5 year old machine. Great performance too for such large maps filled with trees etc. Really spectacular atmosphere.Ĭhasing the few scattered remaining panicked defenders who were running off into the woods, while side by side with a bunch of PPSh wielding Russians yelling war cries was a lot of fun too. I loved it too when some Sturmoviks showed up and started strafing the enemy held trenches. 6 AT guns hidden around the outskirts of the village. Explosions going off everywhere, there were like. my platoon led this huge attack on this little village. On the other hand, if you stay buttoned there's a good chance you'll get nailed by some hidden threat you didn't see. it's extremely helpful to be unbuttoned with your binocs looking for sneaky AT guns (and armor obviously too but that's easier to spot), but it's really easy to get shot in that position. makes you realize just how tough it is to maintain situational awareness in these WW2 tanks. That's one thing this game really does well. It's no cakewalk either, AT guns in particular are pretty tough to spot sometimes, they're often in the brush or just hard to distinguish with all the bushes all over the place obscuring your vision. (war game as in game set in a war, not "wargame")īrings back fond memories of M1 Tank Platoon II, though blasting Stugs is a lot more satisfying than shooting a bunch of ancient T-55s and T-72s in your invincible Abrams. It's not perfect, it's def lacking some polish and the infantry act a bit wonky but all in all this is one of the best war games I've played in a looong time. Well after playing some more this is a really really fantastic game. The orders show up in the screen (the shouting + subtitles) but he refuses to do anything. what could be causing this? Am I accidentally pressing some sort of "disable the driver" key? Oh ya and also, I keep having this problem: For some reason, after a while my driver refuses to move anymore. I'm trying to read the manual about how to use the sights properly (tutorial said to refer to it), but I just can't make sense of it. Like kapula I skipped on the driver training after getting stuck in a tiny ditch for the 5th time in 30 minutes. ![]()
![]() With a script based on the themes of friendship, love and betrayal, the vocabulary is accessible at an intermediate level. Around a difficult theme and sometimes violent scenes, 13 Reasons Why is a series about the tumultuous relationships between a group of young people from the same high school. This series, based on Jay Asher's best-selling book, deals with youth suicide. The series presents a difficulty that is well suited to an intermediate level English speaker. ![]() The dialogues are in everyday language, without any particular accent. In 2012, Barack Obama, then President of the United States of America, declared Homeland to be his favourite TV series. This series reflects the American culture and state of mind: patriotism, sacrifice and devotion. Lead actors Claire Danes and Damian Lewis are convincing. This political thriller plunges us into the heart of the CIA and homeland security after 9/11. With 10 seasons, you have time to familiarize yourself with the accents of the actors to improve your listening comprehension! Don't focus on slang words or the few jokes that require American cultural references that you don't understand. The dialogues, mixing everyday words and common expressions, will help you improve your fluent American English. The level of vocabulary remains affordable for a beginner. The series deal with the emotional and professional lives of the characters. You are immersed in the tumultuous daily life of a bunch of friends living in New York. Whether you've seen it before or not, this series is ideal to get you started. This makes it easier to concentrate on understanding the language. You will find in our list of series for all tastes: comedy, political, medical, fantasy, historical, societal, etc.Ī first piece of advice before you start: start by watching your favourite series in OV, whose plot and perhaps even dialogue you already master. It's important to start with series that match your language level so you don't get discouraged. Here's a selection of ten TV series, some of which can be found on Netflix, sorted by level to help you progress smoothly. ![]() The advantages of watching a TV series are multiple: you improve your listening comprehension, you develop your vocabulary, you work on your pronunciation and your written expression with subtitles.ĭepending on the series you watch, you learn about the history of the country, its culture and current societal concerns. Learn English while having fun? It is possible by watching an American or British series in its original version (OV). ![]() ![]() Follow this pattern three times to teach the creepy mascot a lesson. Don’t worry about aiming - the reef blower always auto-locks onto a target, if that wasn’t clear from the more chaotic situations before this moment. Once it does, suck up enemies that show up, grab the nearest trampoline, and shoot the goo back at Glovey. He’ll first shoot off some projectiles your way, so dodge those and wait for a reef blower to spawn. Glovey’s battle can be split into three phases, but the only thing that really changes is the shape of the arena. Time to take down this single white Glove. Board surf and avoid the rotating pillars to make it to the ferris wheel, which you just need to climb onto one platform and wait until it reaches its peak, then karate kick a balloon and bounce up to the final area. There’s also still lots of things here trying to kill you, so defeat them all in order to get a bubble board to appear to take you to the next area. There’s also the easiest Spot’s Hiding Spot in the game to find in the theater area. Now you’re here on Main Street, which has two more games for you to play for doubloons. You can also absorb some of the jelly that the squid shoots at you, but you can’t absorb the scatter shot thing it does (like what shooter jellies do). Do this a couple of times to defeat it and open up the way to keep going. Rev up that reef blower and suck up everything you can in the jail, then shoot it at the new squid jelly enemy. Hold the speak button to drop it and fall into the Glove World Jail. Pick up and learn perhaps the most broken mechanic in this game, the reef blower! Try it out by absorbing everything in the area, though be careful about absorbing exploding tikis because they’ll still explode on you. Advance on more boats to the open pipe to the next area. Break a wall behind you to be able to freely go to and fro from both parts of the area and to pick up all the jelly if you need to. ![]() When you make it to the other side, there will be another huge battle. Jump on the boats going into the Tunnel of Glove and prepare for more of that uneasiness we mentioned earlier. When you reach the end of the area, a fight ensues, after which you can take a slingshot to the next portion. Lots of things to destroy for jelly at the opening, but also three different carnival games to play to get doubloons. See Our Other Guides to Collect Everything In Every Level! Once the level is over, however, you’re ushered forth onto the end of the game with only a moment to take a breath, so be prepared to save Bikini Bottom once and for all (until the next calamity that, let’s face it, will also be SpongeBob or Patrick’s fault). There may not be too much to see, but there’s definitely a lot to do, including finally learning how to use the reef blower, the most powerful move in the game. Patrick’s been taken hostage and Glovey is not giving off the friendliest vibes in his dark park, which when paired with the small size of the world, produces a surprisingly unnerving atmosphere. ![]() I've ignored politics almost entirely for two months now, and my peace of mind has increased more than I thought possible. ![]() You’ll be happier." A similar sentiment is expressed in section 65, relating to ignoring news and current events. He modernizes things at times, like in section 19 with, "Turn off your TV. In the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu compares the Tao to water. Let go of regret, it is a painful waste of energy. Possessions weigh you down, distract you and you're worried about protecting them. When the fame and money are gone, what's left is what's real in life. Don't do your work or art for praise, fame and money those things will disappear. These are things like following your path in life that doesn't compete with others, but flows with the least resistance. The best part of the book were the main principles it lays out at the start. What survives on earth is what effortlessly adapts to the changing environment and changing circumstances. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old taoism quotes, taoism sayings, and taoism proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources. Each Tao quote has a link to its chapter in the book. To attain knowledge, add things everyday. Here are the 388 Tao quotes extracted from the Tao Te ching by Lao Tzu, sorted into 19 topics. As you can see but when you do the things that you can do, you will find the way. To say ‘ I don’t have time ,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to. But if you try too hard to see it, you’ll only become confused. The way we do, the things we do, it’s all there in front of you. My favorite quote from the book was: "True wealth is having exactly what you need and being content." To know the way, we go the way, we do the way. Comparing the original with this I would say the author did a decent job, the basic principles expressed are repeated throughout the book a lot, but that isn't necessarily his fault. This book essentially distills it down to more straight-forward ideas. I've been meaning to read the Tao Te Ching, but it's pretty low on the pile. Living simply, minimalism and getting rid of distractions in life are things I have started focusing on in the past year. But this is non-fiction, written in a very simple style you could practically read anywhere. I tend to have a lot of free time there but I prefer to read when I know I won't get interrupted. Centuries after his death, Lao Tzu quotes remain. ![]() It cant be approached or withdrawn from, benefited or harmed, honored or brought into disgrace. Lao Tzu, also known as Laozi and Lao-Tze, was an ancient Chinese philosopher and author of Tao Te Ching. This is a very short book that I read at work. Close your mouth, block off your senses, blunt your sharpness, untie your knots, soften your glare, settle your dust. ![]() Mingo’s touchdown run came early in the second quarter and Judkins’ score gave the Rebels a 21-0 lead midway through the period.īrooks Buce’s 31-yard field goal as time expired trimmed the lead to 21-3 at halftime. ![]() Watson came back to throw a 3-yard touchdown pass to RaJae’ Johnson on fourth-and-goal midway through the fourth quarter to complete the scoring.Įvans’ 46-yard run led to Bentley rushing 2 yards for a touchdown that gave Ole Miss a 7-0 lead with 2:25 left in the first quarter. That lead held up through the end of the period after the Trojans reached the Rebels’ 26-yard line, but Watson lost a fumble when sacked on fourth-and-6. Ole Miss out-rushed Troy 266-60, though the Trojans possessed the ball for nearly 37 minutes.ĭart threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Mississippi State transfer Malik Heath to complete the first possession of the third quarter and give Ole Miss a 28-3 lead. In his career he's caught 61 passes for 897 yards 7 Touchdowns. North Carolina State OG Chandler Zavala: He tested incredibly well at his pro day and now looks like a lock to be drafted on Day 2. Sumrall, a former assistant at Troy and Kentucky, replaced Chip Lindsey, who was fired after three consecutive losing seasons, which included a 5-7 mark last season. Ole Miss WR Jonathan Mingo Mingo has been a good player for the Rebels but has a chance for a great season in 2022 as WR1. Ole Miss WR Jonathan Mingo: The 4.46-second 40-yard dash he ran at his pro day put him on even more radars. Redshirt junior Gunnar Watson, who was named the Trojans’ starter by first-year coach Jon Sumrall earlier this week, completed 34 of 47 for 275 yards with one touchdown and one interception. ![]() He completed 18 of 27 for 154 yards, one touchdown and one interception and ran for 40 yards before Altmyer replaced him in the fourth quarter. USC transfer Jaxson Dart started at quarterback for the Rebels after a preseason battle with Luke Altmyer, though the identity of the starter wasn’t publicly known until Dart took the field. 21 Rebels defeated Troy 28-10 in the season opener for both teams Saturday at Oxford, Miss.Įvans, a transfer from TCU, didn’t find the end zone on any of his 20 carries, but Ulysses Bentley IV, Jonathan Mingo and Quinshon Judkins each had a 2-yard touchdown run and the Rebels defense shut down the Trojans. He caught 22 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns in six games. Still, there is enough upside that he could become a late-round steal. Mingo has lots of good qualities but you can be the best player in the world and do nothing if you are injured on the sidelines. Any player who has an injury history is going to be a risky draft pick. Three Ole Miss players rushed for touchdowns and Zach Evans had 130 yards on the ground as the No. Mingo acknowledged he is ready to face any player after missing time last season because of a foot injury but has Nov. According to NFL Mock Draft Database, Mingo is a projected fifth-round pick. ![]() The Disney Lorcana Companion App is available to download now from the Apple Store and the Google Play Store. Wheels recommendations five trading card games that aren't Magic: The Gathering.ĭisney Lorcana is set to be published by Ravensburger, the publisher responsible for releasing Disney board games such as Disney Villainous – a board game in which players become a rogue’s gallery of classic Disney villains competing against each other – and the horror board game Horrified. Besides characters, players are also able to play useful permanent cards called items and song cards – which serve as instant spells and can cause a whole host of different effects. ![]() Battleship With Planes Strategy Board Game For Ages 7 and Up (Amazon Exclusive) 14.84. Ships from and sold by SpellbindersGames. This item: Race Car Genuine Monopoly Token. Players can also challenge any characters their opponent has exhausted, forcing them to exchange the character’s health and strength with their own and potentially causing them to discard the card. Total price: Some of these items ship sooner than the others. Monopoly games with the thimble will hit shelves in fall 2022 in the U.S., and spring 2023 globally. ![]() Getting lore requires players to exhaust an available character card, which will grant them a certain amount of lore depending on the character in question. Other original pieces include the boot, top hat, and race car. In order to put cards into play, players need to spend the required amount of ink from their inkwell. On their turn, players are able to place a single card facedown to add to their inkwell, which serves as their available currency. The card game sees players either using pre-built decks or decks they’ve created themselves in order to be the first to collect 20 lore. Image credit: Ravensburger, Disneyĭisney Lorcana is a new trading card game that features various characters and recognisable references, from across the history of animated Disney films: such as Sleeping Beauty and Rapunzal. Another useful feature is a built-in lore counter tool players can use during games to keep track of their and their opponents’ lore. Players will also have access to materials and videos to help them to learn how to play Disney Lorcana, on top of updates about the latest and upcoming releases for the game. The most important feature of the app is the card catalog, which enables players to keep track of the cards they have collected so far, as well as devise a wish-list for the cards that they’re looking to add to their decks.Īlongside this is a deckbuilding feature that helps players to create and edit their own deck-lists via the app, before assembling and altering the decks in real-life. The Disney Lorcana TCG Companion App is designed to help players learn how to play the trading card game and build their own decks. A companion app for the upcoming trading card game, Disney Lorcana, is now available to download for free. ![]() I often add club soda to a glass of wine in the summer to make a wine spritzer. Club soda is a calorie free, carbonated beverage that is flavorless – it takes on the flavor of whatever you add it to. A great way to stretch a margarita is to add club soda, turning it into a margarita spritzer.Use a citrus zester for removing the zest from the limes – this makes the job effortless! If you enjoy Asian foods, you can also use your citrus zester to zest fresh ginger root. Plus, not only does the lime zest look beautiful when combined with the salt on the rim of the glasses, it gives a really vibrant flavor to the margaritas. The zest of citrus (lemons, limes, oranges, as an example) is more powerful than the actual juice – so be sure you don’t skip it, even if the recipes calls for just a tiny amount – it’s worth it. Don’t skip the lime zest in this recipe! Nearly any type of citrus zest is a very powerful ingredient, just as the lime zest in this cocktail recipe.Helpful Tips for Making Big Batch Skinny Margaritas From Scratch – What Ingredients WilI I Need to Make Skinny Margaritas? No more having to make margaritas one-by-one.These margaritas hit the spot – perfect for your weekend.Skinny margaritas won’t wreck your healthy eating plan.These margaritas have a secret ingredient – amaretto!Īnother favorite at our house when the temperatures soar are Pitcher Mojitos, a cool Cuban cocktail made with rum and fresh mint. Refreshing Pitcher Margaritas are a favorite cocktails that we often make for friends and family. We enjoy making cocktails in a big batch so we can just pour them from a pitcher instead of having to make each one individually in a cocktail shaker. Since we are big fans, we enjoy margaritas year round as our “beverage” of choice.īecause on-the-rocks margaritas don’t involve a blender, they mix together quickly in a pitcher – I love that! This makes it super easy for serving my guests. The small drink, served in a cutesy mason jar with a brightly colored straw is so refreshing - like a booze-infused limeade - that you'll want to drink one after another when the temps start to rise.Fresh ingredients make the best margaritas – skinny or not. Based on a recipe from 1941, the bartender squeezes fresh lime after fresh lime into a shaker, adding Tierras Organic Tequila, Fruit Lab Orange Liqueur, and agave before muddling even more lime. It's tart, it's sweet, and it melts fast.Įverything at The Duce is made from old recipes, and its margarita is no different. It's blended with ice to create what we like to call the adult squishee. It's a simple mix of Jose Cuervo Tradicional, meaning 100 percent blue agave-rested tequila, plus triple sec, lime, and agave. ![]() That drink? It'll have to be the frozen house margarita - or Consuelo's Margarita. Taco Chelo's patio allows you to watch the denizens of Roosevelt Row walk by while enjoying tacos, chips, and something to drink. Combine all with one of Mi Patio's huge and inexpensive plates or just stick with the rapidly refilled chips and salsa. ![]() However, if you're riding solo, the house rocks margarita is just over $3 for a regular serving and $5 for an extra-large. Though Mi Patio's margarita kind of tastes like lime Gatorade, the fact that you get a huge pitcher for nearly $12 when other bars serve one marg for more than that puts this place in the running. Whatever you choose, try to go either during happy hour or on CRUjiente's Margarita Mondays when you can get any of these for a very reasonable $5 a pop from 3 to 10 p.m. But we've also been known to switch it up and order the bright, fresh Arcadia margarita, which adds cilantro, jalapeno, and cucumber to the mix, or the sweet and spicy Passion Fruit Serrano margarita. It's a mix of Chamucos Blanco Tequila with agave, pineapple, cilantro, and lime, and it's heaven.Īt CRUjiente Tacos, the Premier Cru margarita is our go-to - 100 percent blue agave tequila, house agave syrup, freshly squeezed lime, and a muddled orange to give it some character. All margaritas here are killer, but the Suave adds a little something. This tropical take on the classic cocktail is sure to brighten your afternoon, though if you're dining at Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza beloved Barrio Cafe you're probably already having a good day. daily. Just remember, you have to descend those brick stairs, so maybe cap it at three. What's more, all specialty margaritas are $6 during Guactail hour, which is 4 to 6 p.m. However, the immediate hit of the pineapple puree, mixed with the God-sent avocado pit and cilantro-infused tequila, gives it a nice balance. ![]() The chile de árbol is hot, apparently six times hotter than a jalapeño according to the menu. We do not have mild words for the extra-spicy Tropical Heat margarita from GuacStar. |
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