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![]() They tend to not have the correct amounts of certain question types, like “ Evidence Questions” or “ Vocab-in-Context Questions.” They usually don’t have the correct proportion of certain content topics in the test. They won’t have the right proportion of question difficulties (there are easy, medium, and hard questions) in them. These tests-while a VERY gallant effort at mimicking the real thing-will always differ from the real SAT in ways that make them less useful for your preparation and your testing strategy. ![]() Thing is, that’s not a reliable way to track your progress. See, any test prep company that writes practice tests will do their very best to make those practice tests just like the real SAT. I’m so glad you asked! I have to field this question a LOT with new students. “But Kristina! Why do you care so much about using “real” or “official” or “previously-administered” practice tests? Can’t I just use the ones from my Princeton Review or Kaplan book when I run out?” Test prep companies’ practice tests are NOT THE SAME (and NOT AS GOOD AS) official SAT tests. Please don't mess this up: these are limited resources and once you've used them all up, they're gone. That said, here’s the bad news: you still have only a very finite number of REAL SAT tests…which means you can’t waste them! Luckily for us, the College Board just released another two previously-administered official practice tests (#9 and #10) this past summer, so YOU have more wiggle room than your older friends did. This made things easier, but many students would still run out of tests to use for practice, especially if they came to me AFTER studying on their own and burning through them. These were actual, previously-administered tests with scoring guides based off the results of past test-takers. That made it QUITE difficult to work with to gets students prepared for test day, take it from me!Īfter over a year, the College Board released practice tests #5-8. You see, when the new SAT was first released, there were only FOUR official practice tests to use! Since the SAT had never actually been administered at that point, the scoring for tests #1-4 were based on the College Board’s analytics, NOT from bell curves from actual past test takers. ![]() Here’s the good news: you have ten College Board practice tests to work with to get your target SAT score. Not so for the SAT in its current form! For current SAT takers, official SAT practice tests are a finite resource, and you’ve got to make the most of the ones you have. The ACT only undergoes minor changes gradually over time, so there are (again) dozens and dozens of real, previously-administered ACT tests in circulation. It might sound weird to obsess over the proper usage of practice tests, but as an SAT test taker, YOU have a challenge that didn’t exist for SAT test-takers pre-2016 (or for ACT test-takers, for that matter): there are only a few official practice tests available to hone your testing chops before the real test day! BEFORE the SAT was redesigned, there were dozens and dozens of past tests in circulation. They have to do with how to properly utilize the 10 official practice SAT tests that the College Board makes available. Are you an SAT test-taker eager to get ahead and raise your score? If you already know that you’re going for the SAT over the ACT, there are some crucial things you need to know to prepare for Test Day that your ACT-taking friends DON’T. ![]() Not exactly right, but the spirit is there - and he gets bonus points for using a butcher knife. ![]() Daryl the Mincer, a minor side character in Jackals.When introducing himself to Al at one point, he notes one of his nicknames was "Barry the Butcher", but adds that he much preferred the name he usually goes by: Barry the Chopper. Fullmetal Alchemist has a serial killer named Barry whose actual job is that of a butcher.Fist of the North Star occasionally describes the despicable Jagi as "The Twisted Butcher of Hokuto." The name is both literal and metaphorical he is a violent and amoral sadist who takes pleasure in killing people, but he is also a slopppy and talentless hack who does not use Hokuto techniques with any of the skill, elegance, or power of his siblings Kenshiro, Toki, and Raoh (respectively).Sub-Trope of The Magnificent, and of Names to Run Away from Really Fast. Their job tends to consist of chopping large hunks of meat (sometimes directly from animal carcasses) into smaller cuts of meat, with an emphasis on precise knife strokes and good presentation. The stigma against butchery is largely unfair to professional meat cutters, who usually don't slaughter anything themselves. Due to the many negative connotations of the word, it's no surprise that many butchers prefer to go by "meat cutter." "To butcher" something can also mean to do a hack job of it, so the title can sometimes be a Stealth Insult. ![]() The title is most often slapped on Serial Killers and military leaders who are accused of war-time atrocities. Butchers hack up meat all day and are always surrounded by blood and gore, so they must be violent, scary people, right? You'll certainly never see "The Baker" or "The Candlestick Maker" used this way, we guarantee.īonus points if "The Butcher" is a literal butcher, complete with cleaver, apron, and a penchant for hacking up victims gruesomely.Īlthough the nickname can sound impressive, it's almost never intended to be a compliment in real life. Want to make sure everyone knows exactly how bad your badass is? Or how crazy your Ax-Crazy gets? Add "The Butcher" onto his name. Ryder's new robot pup malfunctions after its antenna breaks. Rubble gets into trouble while pretending to be his favorite super hero, Apollo the Super Pup. The hunt for a very special egg leads the pups on an exciting adventure. It is Adventure Bay's annual Easter Egg Hunt and the pups are excited to help with the egg decorating. When the animals don't show up in time for the circus to start, the pups step in to help. ![]() The pups discover that the local pool is empty due to a bent pipe. So Ryder and the PAW Patrol agree to help him find it before the school bus picks him up.Ĭhase's surprise birthday party is delayed after a storm results in a power outage. ![]() It's Alex's first day of school, but he has lost his backpack. Ryder and the PAW Patrol must help the frightened cat before she falls, and only Alex has the solution. While Cali is playing with her favorite toy on Farmer Yumi's farm, she gets stuck on the top of the silo, which is not safe. It is up to the pups to wrangle them up before the train leaves. Out-of-towner Farmer Al's herd of cows escape from their train car during Adventure Bay's Western Town Hoedown. Ryder, Katie, Cap'n Turbot, and the pups work to clean up an oil spill that has covered a young whale.Ĭap'n Turbot accidentally allows the statue of Mayor Goodway's great-great-grandfather to fall to the sea floor. Rocky is forced to confront his fear of water in order to participate in the "Pup-Tacular" dog show with Katie. The pups are called to relocate a group of rabbits that have invaded a farmer's carrot patch. Wally the Walrus gets tangled in an old fishing net after trying to complete a trick for Cap'n Turbot. ![]() This episode is a flashback story of how Rubble was found and how he joined the PAW Patrol when Jake gets trapped in a rockslide. When Santa Claus's sleigh crashes and the reindeer run off, the pups have to help Santa finish delivering presents and save Christmas. The chairlift at the local ski resort breaks down trapping Katie and Cali, but the mountain's slope is too steep for Marshall's truck.Ĭap'n Turbot holds a Halloween party on a pirate ship, but it mysteriously drifts off along with a boat-load of passengers and a series of unexplained ghostly actions. Porter's food truck of pup treats after it slides onto some thin ice. The pups help Marshall prepare for a firefighting obstacle course to win the fastest fire pup trophy. The pups help a young boy named Alex fix his broken tricycle and teach him a valuable lesson of taking new things slow. Marshall and Chase must rescue Chickaletta and get taped for "Hello Adventure Bay" in the process. When a circus elephant goes missing, it's up to the pups to find her. The pups are alerted to sightings of a mysterious snow creature near the ski resort and must investigate to prove that it does not exist. The pups decide to go snowboarding on a snowy day. Marshall befriends a young gosling named Fuzzy.Īdventure Bay's Mayor Goodway competes against Foggy Bottom's Mayor Humdinger in a hot-air balloon race. Ryder and the PAW Patrol battle the clock to fix the Adventure Bay lighthouse. ![]() While Chase and Rubble are playing Frisbee on the beach, they notice a kitten floating away on a toy boat to the open ocean.Īfter a rockslide, Rubble uses his bulldozer to clear a railroad track.Ĭhase and Rubble have to repair the train tracks after a wreck so a train carrying the latest version of Pup Pup Boogie can get through. The pups discover a nest of baby sea turtles hatching across the street and must make sure the turtles safely reach the ocean.Ĭap'n Turbot finds a beached baby whale and needs the pups to help him get it back out to sea. It is nearing winter and the pups must help bring in crops at the farm before they freeze. When Cap'n Turbot's boat runs aground, Ryder, Zuma, Skye, and Rocky must team up to save it before the boat sinks. From "Pups Save Apollo" (#307A) until his death, the episodes were directed by Charles E. Until "Pups Save Friendship Day" (#306), the episodes were directed by Jamie Whitney. ![]() Founded in 2001, Funkitron, Inc is a developer, publisher and distributor of casual games. ☆☆☆☆☆ Discover more Fun from Funkitron! ☆☆☆☆☆Īt Funkitron, we design and create top quality casual games that provide fun and relaxation for our fans. Slingo Supreme is truly a SUPREME casual game and is just PERFECT for your Mac! So get ready to play Slingo Supreme, and get ready to unlock new powerups, conquer daily challenges and build your own top scoring Slingo game! And check this out, it does it dynamically so you will never run out of daily challenges. Want a new challenge every day? Now, the game will create a custom challenge for you each day. Nothing like banging the machine to demand a match! Slingo Supreme contains the New Devil Mini Games that let you get back at the devil.īummed out when you don't get a match? Now you can enable Reel Nudge which will give you another chance to make a match by knocking the reels when no match exists. Hate the Devil? Is this game, instead of just taking half your points, you now finally get to beat him at his own game. And in Slingo Supreme, we are delivering them. ![]() We've always heard from fans about features they wanted. And get this, with 12 types of powerups, you can combine them each in different ways to create over 16,000 ways to play!!! Can you create your own favorite game to give you that top score?īut we just didn't stop there. Each combination makes a totally new play experience. These powerups will then let you build your own custom Slingo game! Unlock more powerups, and build even more types of Slingo games. In Supreme, as you play, you will unlock powerups. The heart of this fun new Slingo game is the innovative Supreme mode. Slingo Supreme is the game that we've always wanted to play on our Macs, it is the most polished, full-featured Slingo game ever. With Slingo Supreme, we really wanted to pull out all the stops and make the ultimate Slingo game that would be a flagship product for all the Slingo fans. Slingo is the addictive and fun combination of SLOTS and BINGO! Download Slingo Supreme for macOS 10.6.6 or later and enjoy it. The wait is over! Slingo has come to the Mac App Store!! Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Slingo Supreme. Sale price gets you a large amount of fun! ![]() We think the Manta is best for people over 5-foot-8, and the Mira is ideal for those under that height. The perfect companion for your next hut-to-hut, the Manta 34 is a premium hike hydration pack youd be remiss to leave behind. The Mira 22 and Manta 24 have identical features the “men’s” Manta pack is simply taller than the “women’s” Mira. These two bags provide more than enough space for a whole day on the trail, and our testers often forgot they were wearing them, which is truly the goal. And the 2.5-liter HydraPak Hydraulics reservoir adds a detachable hose (otherwise it’s the same one used in the Skimmer and Skarab). Description Reviews The perfect companion for your next hut-to-hut, the Manta 34 is a premium hike hydration pack you’d be remiss to leave behind. The mesh backing allows for excellent venting on hot days. The articulated hip belt is incredibly comfortable, and it significantly reduces the bag’s load on your shoulders. Dedicated hydration compartment with included Hydraulics LT 2. ![]() Plus these packs have more pockets as well as trekking-pole attachments (which would come in handy when you’re hiking over tougher terrain). For a higher price, you get capacity that can keep you supplied for twice as long as you get with the Skimmer or the Skarab. So we think the Mira and Manta are best for full-day hikes. /rebates/2fproduct2fosprey-manta-34-backpack10412961&252fproduct252fosprey-manta-34-backpack1041296126tc3dbing-&idmoosejaw&nameMoosejaw&ra4. Osprey’s updated Mira 22 and Manta 24 are significant upgrades on the Skimmer and Skarab bags. It’s tricky to see at a glance whether the valve is on or off. Manta 34 liter men’s hiking backpack includes 2.5L hydration reservoir, featuring the AirSpeed backpanel plus adjustable harness, and integrated raincover. The hose on the Skarab’s and Skimmer’s hydration packs doesn’t detach, and the bite valve can be turned off (to prevent leaks during transport) by rotating the barrel, but you’ll need two hands to do this. This setup also made the HydraPak reservoirs the quickest to dry-after 12 hours they were mostly free of residual moisture because the entire top can be held open most competitors still showed signs of moisture after 24 hours of dry time. These reservoirs have a zip-lock setup: A strip slides across the top of the reservoir’s panel to seal water in after filling up this also makes it easier to push out any air bubbles. The mens Osprey Manta 34 hydration pack helps you carry your gear and keep the H2O flowing while you get your boots dirty. They’re fairly easy to fill and drink from (you may dump some water during the first few gos, but the learning curve is quick!), and we found them fairly easy to clean. We found the Skimmer’s and Skarab’s water bladders (manufactured by HydraPak, a leading maker of reservoirs for various companies) to be the best of the bunch. ![]() I tend to do everything in excess, so I quickly became more aggressive with the type of acts we brought in and began to fill the calendar in a effort to really become a premier concert venue.” Among the heavy hitters who have performed over the last six years are Gregg Allman, Johnny Winter, Leon Russell, and Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna. “I soon realized that this was not going to be a ‘sleepy little’ endeavor. When the doors opened in July of 2011, The Funky Biscuit was outfitted with a quality sound system and extensive backline, including Poliak’s favorite instrument, the Hammond B3 Organ. When I saw the definition of a funky biscuit, I said ‘that has to be the name’.” That definition, which is prominently displayed on The Funky Biscuit’s website reads, “A beat or bass line that rocks the membranes of your brain, brings about a feeling of hedonism and ecstasy and puts a smile on your face.” The Funky Biscuit was born. However, when he was driving his two daughters to school one morning, he said to them “how about The Funky Biscuit?” “My daughters hated the name, but when I got home, I Googled it and discovered a site called Urban Dictionary. “I wanted to tie the concept of music and food together somehow and needed a name for the place, so I sent an email to all of my musician friends asking for their suggestions and feedback”. Originally, he intended it to be a sleepy little musician’s hangout. “The room sounded great and during a set break, someone mentioned the space may become available.” Poliak eventually decided to invest in the spot. One evening he was performing at Club 303 in Boca Raton. He eventually found his way into the investment banking industry, but his passion for music remained, so he juggled the two careers over the next 28 years. ![]() ![]() In his younger days, Poliak was a singer, songwriter, and touring musician, playing with a variety of bands. It took some heavy lifting to train people that you can go out and see a great artist on any given night.” “People down here weren’t used to having a venue featuring live music five, six and often times seven nights a week. Growing up in Washington D.C., Poliak was used to having lots of choices of where to see live music. However, owner Albert Poliak says that wasn’t always the case. These days, The Funky Biscuit often has a packed house to see national touring acts or local favorites. Most importantly….what areas you could cover.Owner Albert Poliak On Six Years Of Providing Live Music.If you are interested please send us an email at and provide the following information: In return, street team members will see shows at The Biscuit for free! Street team members will be expected to distribute posters and calendars monthly and help with weekly promotions and special events. We are looking for dedicated individuals to help promote our venue, its shows and our great food all around the State of Florida. The Funky Biscuit is recruiting a new street team and you can join! Please drop off your application at The Funky Biscuit Box Office Monday-Saturday between 1:00-5:30 pm or send your resume and contact information to Street Team The qualities we look for are integrity, strong personal work ethic, flexibility, and a serious commitment to customer service. If you are interested in working at The Funky Biscuit, please click here for an application. ![]() While the author says she had no intention of writing a Lewis-style Christian allegory, Piranesi clearly invites interpretation. Clarke is the daughter of a Methodist minister, after all. Then there is that other house with many rooms: Christian symbolism runs alongside Borgesian labyrinths and countless nods to Narnia, like the statues lining the halls. Susanna Clarke accepting the Women’s prize 2021 for Piranesi. “The World feels Complete and Whole, and I, its Child, fit into it seamlessly.” The reader, like Piranesi, becomes a charmed captive of Clarke’s deliquescent, dream-like world. In fact, he may be an advert for modern mindfulness, a sort of radiant yogi with fishbones in his hair. He spends his days wandering its endless halls, communing with the birds and writing his diaries (a sort of prototype pandemic journal). Our narrator Piranesi lives in a vast house that contains an ocean. ![]() “And that’s just the way it has been ever since.” “I found Lewis at a very impressionable age and then he sort of organised the inside of my head,” she says. ![]() If Jonathan Strange was a riotous meeting of Austen and Dickens, then Piranesi’s pole stars are Jorge Luis Borges and CS Lewis. The title recalls the 18th-century Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi, whose Escher-like etchings of Imaginary Prisons, with their formal elegance and impossible architecture, spaces at once cavernous and claustrophobic, conjure up the novel’s unsettling sense of recognisable and unreal worlds colliding. Piranesi is not the much-longed-for sequel although slimmer and quieter than Jonathan Strange, it is equally inventive, immersive and hard to pin down. “It all seemed so long ago and far away, like something that happened to somebody else.” I found Lewis at a very impressionable age and then he sort of organised the inside of my head Susanna Clarke “I’d really ceased to think of myself as a writer,” she says. “Sometimes I would feel that life stretched ahead but it was kind of blank and that was quite frightening.”Īn invitation on to the set of the BBC miniseries for Jonathan Strange in 2015 gave her the boost to start writing again. She was eventually diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, which at its worst left her housebound and depressed. “Having written about a woman with a 19th-century illness I then seemed to fall prey to a 19th-century illness myself,” she says. Six months after the publication of Jonathan Strange in 2004, when she was 44, she passed out at a dinner party and hasn’t been well since. “We arrived back at the hotel and we just drank camomile tea and flopped.”Īs she explained in a tearful acceptance speech, this was a book she thought she would never be able to write. But not for Clarke the traditional bleary-eyed morning-after interview. I haven’t processed it at all,” the author says from a hotel room in London, after the ceremony (one of the first post-lockdown publishing bashes) the previous evening. The immensity and ambiguity of these structures reinforces the sense of wonderment that inspired generations of artists, writers, and others to reassess the majesty and grandeur of classical design.An otherworldly study of solitude, celebrating everyday consolations and the comfort of nature, Piranesi appeared with uncanny timing just as we were beginning to emerge from a period of all too real isolation. Populated with indistinguishable figures that emphasize the scale and complexity of the scenes, the final series features greater detail and stronger tonal contrasts, enhancing the works’ sinister character. These etchings were issued as a collection of fourteen around 1749–50 and then reissued-after significant reworking-as a set of sixteen in 1761. The artist employed the same strategy-representing realistic settings imbued with an innovative creative spirit-in several other works. Chief among them is his highly unusual series of prints called Imaginary Prisons. Piranesi’s oeuvre reflects a singular combination of remarkable imagination and a deep understanding of construction, which helped to cultivate an unprecedented appreciation of Roman architecture. He derived the principal inspiration for this vast production of etchings from firsthand examinations of classical antiquities as well as from Renaissance and Baroque structures. The artist infused both conventional topographical scenes of wellknown buildings and ideal reconstructions with novel compositional devices, exaggerating scale and manipulating perspective through the use of multiple vanishing points. Throughout his career, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) produced carefully prepared views in and around Rome. ![]() Want more summertime recipe inspiration? Check out our summer side dish recipes, our summer salads, and our summer dessert recipes too. You could even skip the noodles altogether, like in our Caprese zoodle salad or green papaya salad-we bet you won’t even miss the carbs. Looking for something that’ll hit that pasta salad spot, but are feeling kind of over mayonnaise and macaroni? Try changing up your noodles or sauce, like in our Korean japchae (glass noodles), our Tuscan tortellini salad, our summer couscous salad, or our ramen noodle salad (we turn crunchy ramen and its flavor packet into something totally different). Want extra fresh produce in there? Try our vegan super green pasta salad, our Greek pasta salad, or our strawberry balsamic pasta salad. The first step in making macaroni salad is to bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook your noodles to al dente. In a small bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice, salt and pepper, dill, paprika and garlic until very well blended. Want to add some protein? Try our simple chicken pasta salad, our BLT pasta salad, or our tuna macaroni salad. Once you’ve got that one down, branch out with everything from basic to wilder additional ingredients. salt & pepper What to Serve with Macaroni Salad This creamy macaroni salad is delicious on its own But you can also pair it with grilled veggies, sandwiches, meat, or fish. It’s got a simple mayo- and vinegar-based dressing, and is full of classic ingredients like chopped celery, olives, red peppers, and carrots. Looking for the ULTIMATE pasta salad recipe? Look no further than our macaroni salad. Pop the yolks out into a large bowl and chop the egg whites. Check out our list of 54 pasta salad recipes for ideas-you’ll never come to a summer p otluck empty-handed again! Run cold water over the cooked pasta in the colander for 1 minute. ![]() These chewy little pasta dumplings traditionally made from potatoes are usually boiled and served with rich sauces. Can you even call it a proper cookout, picnic, or BBQ if no one brings pasta salad? We don't think so! Why not have that person be you? Whether you’re looking for a classic you can make over and over, or trying to change things up with new and exciting flavors, we’ve got a recipe for you. Jump to Recipe This macaroni salad recipe is simple to make and perfect for summer BBQs, cookouts, and picnics. A short, spiral pasta, versatile gemelli works well in hearty sauces, baked dishes, and lighter vegetable pasta dishes. ![]() Car Type: Compact? Minivan? SUV? Luxury? Your ride, your choice.Car Rental Brand: Choose your wheels from rental car suppliers.Rate: We have Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County rent-a cars starting at $8.99.The car you select is up to you, and so is the way you pick your ride. Could be you just want the best rate possible. Trunk full of choices Maybe it’s all about the make or model. You’ll find out the rental agency after you book, but we only work with the best car rental agencies in Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, so there’s no risk in rolling these dice. ![]() But if you want this vacation to be full of pleasant surprises, then choose a Hotwire Hot Rate car. Perhaps, this is the trip where you live it up and a luxury car sets the tone. ![]() Maybe you want to take the road not taken (or paved)-hop in an SUV. Imagining the wind in your hair as you fly down the highway? Book a convertible. Grab your wheels and go It’s not about the freedom of the open road, it’s about the liberty to make your vacation what you want. Better yet, ditch the trendy restaurant and cruise around to find a hidden hot spot that isn’t on everyone’s social feed…at least not yet. You can score a cheap Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County rental car through Hotwire and still have plenty leftover cash to cut across town to that restaurant your friend won’t stop talking about. But unless you want to live and die by the bus schedule or hope the ride shares are fast and frequent, your best bet is having your own set of wheels. You’re finally heading to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and you have your list of underground spots that have yet to make the “best of” roundups. |