![]() (c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Matthew Holms evocation of the exact kid-culture landmarks of the fall of 1976 and spring of 1977 (Love Will Keep Us Together, Brady Bunch reruns) will be as madeleines to a certain demographic. But its Sunnys relationship with Dale that is of primary resonance here the family drama is so, so good, and resolved hopefully but honestly. A new, older girl moves in next door, providing Sunny with the welcome experience of a supportive big sister-and lessons in flag-swinging (for the marching band) to boot. Three wordless panels ensue to convey all the whoopses of that moment. Both author and illustrator are adept at shifting the mood quickly, as when Sunny and her mother are laughing over something cute the babys done, and Mom asks Sunny to call Dale to dinner. The subject is manifestly serious, and the Holms respect just how dark the story can get while maintaining its mainstream appeal as a middle-grade graphic-novel comedy. She begins middle school with some trepidation, and she faces it without the (complicated) presence of her troubled older brother Dale, who has been sent away to military school in hopes he can be helped. 9/15), Sunny is now back home in Pennsylvania. Review by Horn Book ReviewĪfter her visit to Grampss surprisingly lively retirement community in Florida (Sunny Side Up, rev. (c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. ![]() Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. VERDICT A must-have for middle grade graphic novel collections.-Marissa Lieberman, East -Orange Public Library, NJ © Copyright 2017. The Holms are realistic about Sunny's complicated family situation yet imbue the upbeat narrative with hope. References to 1970s pop culture, such as General Hospital and pet rocks, add authenticity. The exaggerated, cartoonlike artwork strikes the right balance of humor and heart, candidly conveying Sunny's emotions. Fans of Sunny Side Up will adore this sequel, which provides enough background for new readers to jump right in. With some sage advice from Gramps, Sunny learns that she can't always fix everything but that offering her brother love and support may be enough. When Dale returns home for Thanksgiving, he's angry that his family sent him away. She and her best friend plan their Halloween costumes, watch popular TV shows, listen to records, and read comics. Her older brother, Dale, has been sent to boarding school to help with his drug problem, and life isn't the same at home. Gr 4-6-It's autumn of 1976, and Sunny has just entered middle school. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier.-Hunter, Sarah Copyright 2017 Booklist From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. The Holms do an impressive job of tapping into the free-associative way kids process anxiety, and Sunny's gradual process of facing her fears and finding a way to relate to her brother is sweet and inspiring. While bright, cartoonish art and lively atmosphere are certainly playful, there's a serious undercurrent of emotional complexity here. In breezy vignettes spanning a school year, the Holms offer glimpses into Sunny's day-to-day, but her fun is frequently interrupted by fears about her brother, which are often triggered by totally unrelated things, like a TV show and an idle joke made by her parents. ![]() ![]() She's starting middle school, hanging out with her best friend, playing with her baby brother, and making friends with her new next-door neighbor, but her brother's in a military boarding school after getting into trouble with drugs, and she's worried about whether he's okay. Sunny Lewin is back home after spending the summer with Gramps in Florida (Sunny Side Up, 2015), but things aren't quite back to normal.
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![]() The included photos are nothing special by any means, but they do demonstrate just how surprisingly sharp this lens is even in the corners. Loading up my Kiev-4M with the cheapest film available to me at the time – Fuji C200 – I took a little walk around my town in western Poland called Wroclaw. A cyclist emerging from an underground passage. A statue of a scholarly dwarf shot at f1.8 A warmly-coloured alley in Wroclaw. If by some magic you do, you still have yourself a rather handsome book stand or display-piece all for about the price of 2 rolls of Cinestill 800T. This is all part of the challenge and charm, you’ll never get bored with this camera and all its quirks and rattles. You might have noticed I haven’t yet mentioned anything about the included light meter, that’s because they usually weren’t very accurate and mine falls in that category so it’s best to get your metering elsewhere. The viewfinder is surprisingly big and bright compared to other cheap soviet cameras, but the focusing patch is rather difficult to see.Īlso of note is the ability to use 1/1250th of a second for your shutter speed, eat your heart out Leica. This is because you need to depress the cog wheel found on its top plate to unlock the lens from infinity focus. A little about its use.īeing a Contax copy, you must learn to wield it with the mighty tiger-claw-Contax-grip. I managed to strike the jackpot and haven’t had any significant issues with my copy. However, what you get when you sign up for eastern european camera roulette is a spin of the quality control wheel and this is no expectation for the Kiev. I can’t claim to be qualified enough to say for sure but rumour has it that rather than being of Sonnar design, the Helios 103 appears more similar to a Summitar/Summicron. Correct, it’s not a huge advantage but what this lens provides is lovely subject separation and sharpness which rivals its western equivalent (maybe). These frequently came with the now well known 50mm f2 Jupiter-8 lens, but my copy came with the arguably-superior 53mm f1.8 Helios-103! What’s the big deal I hear you say? It’s only 1/3 of a stop. The Kiev 4M is “rough” copy of the classic Contax rangefinders of the 1930s. Why? In search of hidden treasure of course, like the Kiev 4M that I managed to find one day for no more than $30. What this left behind is the most fun you’ll ever have scouring through bazaars and online shops. The soviets famously copied almost all the most popular western camera systems from brands such as Leica, Hasselblad, Contax, Zeiss, Pentax and others. Externally, the serial number began to be applied to the ring with the name.Starting out on film photography in eastern Europe is interesting, here you can find an absolute abundance of cheap old soviet cameras for sale. Production began in 1967 - this year Zenit-E switched to a threaded mount on the m42. The lens received a new name Helios-44-2, and the body became completely black. They completed Zenith-3M of the last years of production.The next step in the modernization was the transition from the M39 to M42 threaded mount due to the transition of SLR cameras to the M42 1 threaded connection with a working length of 45.5 mm, which corresponded to the threaded connection common in the world. Therefore, these lenses are often called Helios-44 \"Zebra\". Interestingly, the lens was black and there are chrome stripes on the focus ring - by analogy with the German Carl Zeiss Jena. At the same time, the chemical composition of the optics coating changed from violet to golden yellow. In the same 1962, the Helios-44 lens for the Start camera also reduced the number of petals to nine.In the late 60s, Helios-44 (m39) continued to be produced in Belarus at the BelOMO production association. These lenses were equipped with Zenit-3M cameras in 1962-70. It is often called White Helios.The third Helios-44 completely repeats the previous one, but the number of aperture blades was changed - they were reduced to 9. It already had a threaded mount for M39 optics and a classic layout of controls. The second Helios-44 served as a standard lens for Zenit-3 SLR cameras in 1960-62. ![]() The workmanship was of a very high standard. ![]() The aperture control ring was placed on the back of the lens and switched in steps. The lens had a unique bayonet mount optics, \"jumping\" diaphragm and 13 aperture blades. This optical phenomenon gives images rendered by these vintage lenses a distinct character, which has created a cult following among fine art photographers.The first Helios-44 was equipped with a Start reflex camera, starting in 1958. The bokeh \"circles\" become more elliptical in shape as you move away from the center of the photo. As all lenses based on the Biotar formula, the Helios-44 and Helios-40 produce an unusual \"swirly\" bokeh effect to the out-of-focus background. The Helios-44 and Helios-40 are derivatives of the Carl Zeiss Biotar optical formula. The MBI, considered an industry standard, has been fielded across large samples of diverse occupations in multiple countries. Two common measures are the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and a five-choice, single item based on self-defined burnout. Within this context of heightened attention to clinician and staff well-being, greater understanding of the instruments used to measure burnout is essential. 6 The American Board of Family Medicine added work experience questions to its 2016 recertification registration to better understand and track burnout, 7 and CEOs of leading healthcare organizations have issued a call to action that argues for regular measurement of physician well-being. 5 The Society for General Internal Medicine made burnout a theme of its 2017 Annual Meeting. 4 The American Medical Association’s “STEPS Forward” modules offer guidance on practice transformation and clinician and trainee well-being. Several burnout-related initiatives aim to support the “quadruple aim” of a sustainable clinician and staff work experience in addition to improved patient experience, quality, and lower costs. A burntout workforce may adversely affect clinical quality, patient experience, and costs of care. High levels of burnout are concerning not only for clinician and staff well-being. The National Academy of Medicine 1 and Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research 2, 3 have spotlighted concerning levels of burnout among clinicians and healthcare staff, particularly in primary care. ![]() As Cadillac’s engineers trade their deep internal-combustion experience to enter the brave new world of E.V.s, they’re excited about the possibilities. The old-school shifter gets new-tech stuff like an automated launch control a virtual unicorn in a manual car. I also tested the smaller, more affordable Blackwing, the CT4-V, which has a 474-horsepower V-6, also offering a choice of a manual or brisk 10-speed automatic. on this road course’s longest straightaway, lap after thrilling lap, before it was time to squeeze optional carbon-ceramic brakes and ease into a curling right-hander. With its supercharged, 668-horsepower V-8, the Blackwing is a delirious good time on road or track, with a top speed above 200 m.p.h. But find a dark alley, or a blazing circuit like Virginia International Raceway, and the killer comes out, with a six-gun of manual gears at its disposal. Jekyll, meet Hyde: In polite society, the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing can drive like a doctor’s luxury sedan. Earlier this year, the Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator announced that they will remove auto-LPG from all their forecourts by 2024.Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwingīase price: $59,990 (CT4-V), $84,990 (CT5-V) So, bear in mind that if you opt for an LPG vehicle, you’ll have to plan journeys a little more carefully.Īlthough there is a relatively widespread concentration of LPG stations throughout the UK, availability falls a little short of the public’s needs and is now dwindling. At present, 368 UK fuelling stations offer LPG for public sale (just 4% of the total number), whereas petrol and diesel fuel are available everywhere. LPG fuel’s limited availability also presents a challenge for its users. It’s highly efficient, better for the environment than premium fuels, but not every car is equipped to run on it. It’s cheaper than regular petrol and diesel, but cars need to be specifically converted to run on the gas. LPG stands for ‘Liquefied Petroleum Gas’, and is made of propane and butane. And, as diesel is more expensive than petrol anyway, this might not be the best economical option. If not, then you probably won’t notice too much of a difference when using premium diesel and it’s considerably more expensive at the pump. Premium diesel is only really worthwhile if a vehicle has had the chance to accumulate sediments within the engine. Some drivers report that it has also contributed to a cleaner Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) with fewer warnings and issues, but this isn’t scientifically proven. This may be more noticeable with older or higher mileage vehicles than with brand-new cars that haven't yet had time to develop engine build-up. Premium diesel might help your engine to run smoother and cleaner, which can improve performance and economy with regular use. Instead, premium diesel features chemicals in its mixture that are designed to shift soot deposits and other build-up from the engine’s fuel system. Premium diesel, unlike premium petrol, doesn’t usually feature a higher octane rating, as diesel engines don’t ignite fuel to create power. ![]() Premium fuel also costs considerably more than standard petrol, so you’ll find yourself more out of pocket when filling up. There isn’t any physical proof or research to show the benefits of premium petrol, apart from the claims made by those who produce them. The only cars that really need premium petrol are high-performance vehicles. Older vehicles in particular might benefit from additional cleaning with premium fuels – using premium petrol for a couple of full tanks can create a cleaner, more efficiently running engine. Premium petrol can also help to reduce friction, resulting in cleaner engine components and a more efficient performance. Unleaded premium fuel has an octane rating which shows how well the fuel resists pressure and premature ignition. One of the main advantages of premium petrol is that it has an official rating. Standard petrol usually has a RON of 95, whereas premium petrol has a higher RON of around 97 – in some cases, reaching up to 100. Octane is one of the chemical components within petrol, and the amount of octane in the fuel will affect how well the petrol will work in higher compression engines. Premium performance petrol, also known as super fuel, is petrol that has a higher Research Octane Number (RON). Really irregular verbs like to be are much less common. Knowing about these other patterns can help when you come across an unfamiliar irregular verb.Īlso note that this is actually the most common form of irregularity in English verbs. (Note that the -en ending might be added to the past tense form or the infinitive form.) What I have been given, I have tried to use wisely. What do you want now? You've taken everything! He took all I had and I got nothing in return. I bet someone they couldn't eat a whole steak last week, and now I have no money.Īnd there are verbs who experience a vowel shift between infinitive and simple past, and then add -n or -en to form the past participle: If you look at tables of verbs, you will see some patterns (though not perfectly consistent), that relate to the different origins of words in different languages, or similar journeys of development in the English language.įor example, some don't change between infinitive, simple past and past participle, such as bet:
It’s an intimate and compelling piece on a very personal album. The laid-back, slow jam tempo suits the tune, allowing Cornell to sound as if he’s creating the lyrics off the top of his head. This rock classic about cleansing the Earth through total destruction is stripped down to voice and guitar. ![]() The best of this very good record is “Black Hole Sun,” from Cornell’s Soundgarden tenure. There is a pretty version of John Lennon’s “Imagine” that ranks among the best covers of the classic available, and the Audioslave hit “Doesn’t Remind Me” is also notable. Cornell is thoughtful in recasting his Temple of the Dog tune “Call Me a Dog” as a strum ’n’ hum ballad, and he actually achieves a dreamy folk quality on the darkly dangerous original “Cleaning My Gun,” which he says “is a song I wrote a while ago,” but never recorded. Woman,” his last recording with The Doors.Īmong the many peaks on this record is the cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Thank You,” on which Cornell pays vocal homage to Robert Plant’s essential wailing vibrato. Unplugged yet energized, the singer deconstructs originals and classic rock covers, letting the weight of each song rest on his gritty baritone.Ĭornell is a unique vocalist in today’s pop his bluesy, emotional delivery seems to draw its influences from Jim Morrison on “L.A. ![]() In each of the record’s 16 tracks, Cornell is alone onstage, with just a guitar. “Songbook” is a live compilation featuring the best performances from his 2011 spring tour. While Chris Cornell is famous as the frontman for big, loud bands such as Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden and Audioslave, this year the singer has experimented with quiet-riot arrangements in a series of small-theater solo concerts. ![]() Mass Effect: Andromeda Standard Recruit Edition takes players on a. However, although it is not coming to the regular version of EA Play, the Mass Effect Legendary Edition will be. Online multiplayer on console requires Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or Xbox Live Gold (subscription sold separately). The Mass Effect Legendary Edition is not coming to EA Play. There are leagues of players having the same issues over on Reddit from years past, so this latest wrinkle isn't surprising. Mass Effect: Andromeda Standard Recruit Edition. For Mass Effect Legendary Edition on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled How do you launch mass effect legendary edition from steam to ea play. three games within Mass Effect: Legendary Edition begins with the player choosing a class. Interestingly, players using the web store to try and find a way around have also been presented with an error message. Mass Effect - Legendary Edition - EA App - Achievements don. This could be if you decide not to top off your EA Play sub for another year (thus losing the Mass Effect license), or the service crashes and burns. This is an issue because claiming a game via PS Plus allows you to add it to your library and download it for as long as you have an active subscription, thus future-proofing your library if EA Play ever goes away. Players who already have an EA Play subscription and have already downloaded the game from there, appear to be locked out of getting the game via PS Plus Essential as it says it has already been purchased. 2 pt Somebody please help, I am trying to play the suicide mission but every time I load into the cargo hold after the cutscenes my game just completely freezes and crashes. Reports are flooding in about Mass Effect issues with the latest PS Plus games, though we have first heard it from our own Only1PJA that players are having a licencing issue with Mass Effect Legendary Edition. The game also fails to launch when I try to launch from the EA launcher directly. EA launcher opens when I launch from steam but just crashes down to the main menu. ![]() Mass Effect on PS Plus seems to be causing licencing issuesĮA Play casing PS Plus Mass Effect download errorsYou are not imagining it, this is a tale you will have heard before. Redownloaded Mass Effect Legendary Edition after a break (played 100+ hours without issue when the game came out) and now the game just will not launch. The hair is usually left natural, without any wax or styling products. It is a full, thick beard that covers the entire face. Gujarati Mutton Chops Beard Style is a popular facial hair style among Gujarati men. With a little practice, you’ll be able to achieve the perfect Friendly Mutton Chops beard style in no time. Finally, use the trimmer to tidy up your mustache and goatee. Next, continue trimming up the sides of your face until you reach your temples. 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Once they are the right length, it’s time to start shaping them. Let them grow until they are about an inch long. ![]() The first step is to grow out your sideburns. ![]() Important notes for the late mysql extension users: With all aforementioned variables properly set, we will have proper PDO instance in $pdo variable. Throw new \ PDOException ( $e -> getMessage (), (int) $e -> getCode ()) $pdo = new PDO ( $dsn, $user, $pass, $options ) PDO :: ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO :: FETCH_ASSOC , PDO :: ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO :: ERRMODE_EXCEPTION , $dsn = "mysql:host= $host dbname= $db charset= $charset " Here goes an example for mysql: $host = '127.0.0.1' Note that it's important to follow the proper format - no spaces or quotes or other decorations have to be used in DSN, but only parameters, values and delimiters, as shown in the manual. Where DSN is a semicolon-delimited string, consists of param=value pairs, that begins from the driver name and a colon: mysql : host = localhost dbname = test port = 3306 charset = utf8mb4ĭriver ^ ^ colon ^ param = value pair ^ semicolon all other options go into options array.username and password go to constructor.database driver, host, db (schema) name and charset, as well as less frequently used port and unix_socket go into DSN.It's nothing complicated though - instead of one plain and simple list of options, PDO asks you to input different configuration directives in three different places: PDO has a fancy connection method called DSN. Aura.SQL is a good example of a PDO wrapper with many additional features.Įither way, it's good to know the basic tools first. Good ORMs are Doctrine, Eloquent, RedBean, and Yii::AR. Note that although PDO is the best out of native db drivers, for a modern web-application consider to use an ORM with a Query Builder, or any other higher level abstraction library, with only occasional fallback to vanilla PDO. reusability (unified API to access multitude of databases, from SQLite to Oracle).usability (many helper functions to automate routine operations).Still incomplete though, but at least usable. Unlike mysql and mysqli, both of which are low level bare APIs not intended to be used directly (but only as a building material for some higher level abstraction layer), PDO is such an abstraction already. PDO abstracts not only a database API, but also basic operations that otherwise have to be repeated hundreds of times in every application, making your code extremely WET. ![]() However, it is not it is much, much more. Thus, for the average LAMP developer, this point is rather insignificant, and to him, PDO is just a more complicated version of familiar mysql(i)_query() function. And, despite some rumors, it is impossible to switch database backends by changing a single line in PDO config - due to different SQL flavors (to do so, one needs to use an averaged query language like DQL). Although this feature is magnificent by itself, it doesn't make a big deal for the particular application, where only one database backend is used anyway. The abstraction, however, is two-fold: one is widely known but less significant, while another is obscure but of most importance.Įveryone knows that PDO offers unified interface to access many different databases. PDO is a Database Access Abstraction Layer. Following the mission of this site, this article will disprove various delusions and bad practices, while showing the right way instead.Īlthough this tutorial is based on mysql driver, the information, in general, is applicable for any driver supported. Unlike those, this tutorial is written by someone who has used PDO for many years, dug through it, and answered thousands questions on Stack Overflow (the sole gold PDO badge bearer). As a result, half of PDO's features remain in obscurity and are almost never used by PHP developers, who, as a result, are constantly trying to reinvent the wheel which already exists in PDO. The only two exceptions are and, but they miss a lot of important information. There are many tutorials on PDO already, but unfortunately, most of them fail to explain the real benefits of PDO, or even promote rather bad practices. 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