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Fontexplorer x pro windows full4/25/2023 Regardless of how much RAM you have, you’re still slowed down by Hobo and all those other unused fonts because each and every font has to be loaded one by one into memory. When you have just a few fonts active on your computer, you don’t notice the drag, but when it’s several hundred fonts - or a thousand or more - they add up to a sizable chunk of power that should be going to your software applications rather than to fonts you don’t use. including 2 versions of Hobo, one from Microsoft, and the other from Adobe!Įach font that’s loaded on your computer eats up a small portion of RAM. ![]() The total: 110 basic Windows and ClearType fonts, 139 non-Latin language fonts, 187 Office fonts, and 200+ from Adobe's CS, depending on which suite you installed. Here's Adobe's list of fonts installed with CS5.5. See Microsoft's list of fonts installed with Windows 7 and with Office 2010. Bleah! My students know how “fond” I am of the typeface Hobo that is installed on Windows computers by Microsoft’s products.) Windows and MS Office install more than 400 fonts on your computer system, and if you install an Adobe CS product, you’ll have an additional 200+ fonts. Here’s my review of FEX and why it should be on your computer. Linotype-Monotype just released Font Explorer X Pro for Windows (FEX), the sibling of the Macintosh version that helps designers manage their font libraries and perform other tasks.ĭownload a free 30-day trial of FEX and take it for a test drive: I’ve been holding my breath and waiting to tell my clients and subscribers about it for quite some time - and now I can spill the beans. ![]() Starting today, Windows users now have the best font manager available to turn off, turn on, and install fonts on their systems. Oh, happy day! I now can turn off “ Hobo,” my favorite font to hate in Windows. ![]() Windows users can now have the same thing Mac users have: the best font manager on the market, Linotype's FontExplorer X Pro, was released today for Windows.īy Bevi Chagnon, PubCom Here's a short review of why you should use a font manager on your computer and what features make Linotype's FontExplorer X Pro your best choice.
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Knuckle buster4/25/2023 With the help of the post blacksmith, tailor, and plumber, the embryonic air force kept its machine flying and even made some improvements. Simmons, the Army’s first civilian airplane mechanic. Vernon Burge and Glen Modale-would later be among the first men officially rated as “aviation mechanicians.” At Fort Sam, however, they learned their skills largely on the job under Foulois and Oliver G. Herbert Marcus and Steven Idzorek and Cpls. They had served briefly on the ground crew of the Army’s first dirigible. He was given a voucher for $150 (to maintain the machine for a year) and eight enlisted men to help.įour of the soldiers had some experience with aviation. Foulois was the only one still on aviation duty and the least trained of the trio, but after less than an hour’s instruction, he was sent to Fort Sam Houston in Texas with orders to take plenty of spare parts and to teach himself to fly. Remembered as a pilot and later as Chief of the Air Corps, Foulois probably was also the Air Force’s first airplane mechanic.īy 1909, the Army had bought one flying machine, and the Wrights had taught three officers to fly it. Foulois put on his coveralls, grabbed some tools, and followed Wright’s advice. Wilbur Wright told him to forget the books and get acquainted with the machine itself. When they brought their machine to Washington to show it to the Army in 1908, a young lieutenant named Benjamin Foulois told them he had read a lot about flying. They made their own airframes and engines and fussed over both like mother hens. The first worthy of the name probably were the Wright brothers. In the beginning, of course, all aircraft mechanics were civilians. The old breed of wrench-benders may have gone the way of wire wheels and wooden props, but even in an era of computerized systems and exotic building materials, their legacy remains. The old-timers indeed might have been able to diagnose an engine by its sound, but future ground crews would shut out the roar with earplugs and study the blips on monitors. Engines and aircraft systems were getting too complicated to trust to instinct. The Air Force lost some grizzled old “knuckle-busters” in the process, but the SKTs became a permanent institution. You couldn’t measure that kind of knowledge with pencil-and-paper tests. Written exams might be all right for clerks, they said, but a good mechanic could tell you what ailed an engine just by listening to it, and then could fix it with his pen knife, if he had to. Some senior aircraft mechanics snickered. Considering the value price of the Knuckle Buster, I would certainly look at purchasing a fiver and rate this a 86.Soon after the Air Force broke from the Army in 1947 and went into business for itself, the Pentagon came out with a set of specialty knowledge tests (SKTs) for technical as well as clerical skills. From a construction perspective it did have some waves and and off burn that required a touch up and once the ash fell, it revealed a flat and inward burn. It did have a spot of sourness deep in the second third which lasted for a short time but then found itself again offering rich cream and coffee notes. ![]() Overall, the Punch Knuckle Buster Toro was a surprisingly flavorful cigar experience considering the value price of the cigar. Total Smoking Time was 1 hour and 30 minutes.Cream and coffee continues down through the final.Off burn develops that requires a touch-up to keep it moving along.Bits of leaf are coming out the head of the cigar.Slight sour note enters moving through the second third.Cream and coffee notes enter with a hint of citrus.Ash fell in a decent chunk revealing a flat and inward burn cone.Buttery notes add to complete the early profile.Light spice build moving through the first third.A light grey ash evolves on top of a jagged char line.Cream notes start the journey off the first puff of full volume of smoke.
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Anytime fitness hero member discount4/25/2023 ![]() Finding great employees isn’t always easy, but with the many incentives Anytime Fitness provides its workforce, attracting excellent workers and high-quality trainers may not be as hard as you might imagine.įor instance, when it comes to benefits, healthcare is one of the most competitive and important areas that potential employees expect support from their employer. Naturally, you’ll employ a team of people when you open an Anytime Fitness location. When you open your location, Anytime Fitness will be there to support you throughout your tenure. The company wants its franchisees to strive for financial success but have fun.Īnytime Fitness focuses on four P’s of its culture:Īnytime Fitness wants its franchisees to succeed. The CultureĪnytime Fitness cares about the culture in its gyms, not just for members working out but for employees and franchisees who run their locations. While you might only be looking to start with one piece of real estate, 60% of Anytime Fitness’s existing franchisees own more than one club because of the income potential of owning multiple locations. Growth Potentialīecause you will join an established franchise with a successful business model, your location will have a head start versus starting your own fitness franchise from scratch. Customers who know Anytime Fitness will already be familiar with the company's unique offerings and environment. Brand Name Recognitionĭid you know that Anytime Fitness gains a new member every minute of every day?īecause Anytime Fitness is the first franchise on all seven continents, with over 4,700 territories sold and 4 million members worldwide, your location will have built-in visibility and customer loyalty.īecause Anytime Fitness is an internationally recognized name, you won’t have to worry about building a following or customer base from scratch. If you’re researching reasons to own an Anytime Fitness center, look below at some of Anytime Fitness’s most attractive aspects. There are so many business ventures to choose from, so you must pick the right franchise opportunity. Why Might Anytime Fitness Be a Good Franchise Choice? Related: Considering franchise ownership? Get started now and take this quiz to find your personalized list of franchises that match your lifestyle, interests and budget.
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Family tree builder free4/25/2023 This is for characters that may be adopted, living together without being married or for any other relationship you want to differentiate from a 'normal' relationship.Ĭlick again and the line will disappear again. A short orange line will appear and it'll allow you to connect the characters with each other.Ĭlick it again and the line will turn into a dotted line. ![]() Top, bottom, left, right connection: After you click on the character in the family tree (its border will turn white) you can click on these 4 buttons to enable a corresponding connection. Note that this will also randomize any character you may have selected, so make sure you deselect it first (click it again to turn its border orange again). Randomize: Click this button and a completely randomized character will pop up. You can now also change the look of your selected character like you did before. If you make any changes to this text make sure you click outside of the box after you're done, this'll make sure the changes are saved. You can click on the characters in the family tree to select them (border will turn white) and this'll show you the text you may have entered earlier in the main editing section. ![]() The top is for the oldest generation, like the grandparent, and the bottom is for the youngest generation, like the grandchildren. You simply put together your character by clicking on all the different face pieces and the different colors whenever applicable, enter a name, age, a description or any other information you'd like and then click on either 'Add to top', 'Add to second', 'Add to third' or 'Add to bottom' to add your created character to the family tree canvas. This tool is pretty easy to use, at least I hope it is. ![]() The faces are all in a rather cartoony style, but hopefully it'll help you with stories and other works that require different styles. This family creator allows you to create customized faces and link them together by activating lines, adding and dragging other lines and possibly adding more yourself in post editing.
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Print izip python4/25/2023 ![]() _repr_() methods must return strings, so they encode Unicode characters into specific byte representations called character sets. encode ( 'unicode_escape' )Īs you can see, this implementation delegates some work to avoid duplication by calling the built-in unicode() function on itself.īoth. login def _str_ ( self ): return unicode ( self ). password = password def _unicode_ ( self ): return self. To fix it, you can simply tell print() to forcefully flush the stream without waiting for a newline character in the buffer using its flush flag:Ĭlass User ( object ): def _init_ ( self, login, password ): self. On the other hand, buffering can sometimes have undesired effects as you just saw with the countdown example. What an overhead! It would make sense to wait until at least a few characters are typed and then send them together. When you connect to a remote server to execute commands over the SSH protocol, each of your keystrokes may actually produce an individual data packet, which is orders of magnitude bigger than its payload. Think about sending messages over a high-latency network, for example. Standard output is both line-buffered and block-buffered, depending on which event comes first.īuffering helps to reduce the number of expensive I/O calls. A line-buffered stream waits before firing any I/O calls until a line break appears somewhere in the buffer, whereas a block-buffered one simply allows the buffer to fill up to a certain size regardless of its content. Unbuffered is self-explanatory, that is, no buffering is taking place, and all writes have immediate effect. You need to know that there are three kinds of streams with respect to buffering: That’s because the operating system buffers subsequent writes to the standard output in this case. Unexpectedly, instead of counting down every second, the program idles wastefully for three seconds, and then suddenly prints the entire line at once: Finally, when the countdown is finished, it prints Go! and terminates the line. sleep ( 1 ) else : print ( 'Go!' )Īs long as the countdown variable is greater than zero, the code keeps appending text without a trailing newline and then goes to sleep for one second. Import time num_seconds = 3 for countdown in reversed ( range ( num_seconds 1 )): if countdown > 0 : print ( countdown, end = '.' ) time. To compare ASCII character codes, you may want to use the built-in ord() function: However, not all characters allow for this–only the special ones. The first command would move the carriage back to the beginning of the current line, while the second one would advance the roll to the next line.īy comparing the corresponding ASCII character codes, you’ll see that putting a backslash in front of a character changes its meaning completely. The last two are reminiscent of mechanical typewriters, which required two separate commands to insert a newline. \n: newline, also known as line feed (LF).Most programming languages come with a predefined set of escape sequences for special characters such as these: Such sequences allow for representing control characters, which would be otherwise invisible on screen. They use special syntax with a preceding backslash ( \) to denote the start of an escape character sequence. Notice how these characters appear in string literals. Otherwise, feel free to skip that part and jump around as you see fit. If you’re a complete beginner, then you’ll benefit most from reading the first part of this tutorial, which illustrates the essentials of printing in Python. Build advanced user interfaces in the terminal.Deal with newlines, character encodings, and buffering.Avoid common mistakes with Python’s print().You may be surprised how much print() has to offer!īy the end of this tutorial, you’ll know how to: ![]() However, prepare for a deep dive as you go through the sections. This tutorial will get you up to speed with using Python print() effectively. Keep reading to take full advantage of this seemingly boring and unappreciated little function. But if you think that’s all there is to know about Python’s print() function, then you’re missing out on a lot! You can use it to display formatted messages onto the screen and perhaps find some bugs. It helped you write your very own hello world one-liner. If you’re like most Python users, including me, then you probably started your Python journey by learning about print(). Watch it together with the written tutorial to deepen your understanding: The Python print() Function: Go Beyond the Basics Watch Now This tutorial has a related video course created by the Real Python team.
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Magnesium citrate liquid4/25/2023 ![]() Vi-Jon, LLC is notifying its customers by phone and email and is arranging for return or destruction of all recalled product. Vi-Jon, LLC is continuing their investigation into the cause of the problem. The product was distributed Nationwide to wholesale and retail outlets. The affected brands of Magnesium Citrate Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor manufactured at Vi-Jon, LLC in Smyrna, TN are:ĭISCOUNT DRUG MART 10OZ LEMON MAG CITRATE The product is packaged in a 10 oz clear round plastic bottle. The product is used for relief of occasional constipation (irregularity) and generally produces bowel movement in ½ to 6 hours. Vi-Jon, LLC is in the process of investigating this report. To date, Vi-Jon, LLC has received one report of an adverse reaction potentially related to this recall. Risk Statement: Immunocompromised patients, who consume this product, may be at increased risk for invasive infections caused by Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens that could lead to serious, life-threatening adverse health consequences. The recall was initiated after 3rd Party and Vi-Jon, LLC microbial testing identified the presence of Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens. ![]() J– Smyrna, TN, Vi-Jon, LLC is expanding its voluntary recall to include all lots of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor, 10 FL OZ (296 mL) within expiry to the consumer level. Food and Drug Administration.Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution, Lemon Flavor This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Regular Mail or Fax: Download form or call 1- 80 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-80.Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using this drug product. Consumers that have this recalled product should stop using and return any remaining product to the place of purchase.Ĭonsumers with questions regarding this recall can contact Vi-Jon, LLC by e-mail ( or phone call (615) 208-2441, Monday-Friday, from 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, Central Time. The product was distributed in the United States, Canada and Panama to wholesale and retail outlets. In addition to the lemon flavor, the recall includes the Cherry flavor and Grape flavor noted below in the table.ĪugThe Recall product list has been updated to include the products noted below in Bold print. ![]() Vi-Jon, LLC is in the process of investigating these reports. To date, Vi-Jon, LLC is aware of 3 (three) reports of serious adverse reactions potentially related to this recall. The recall was initiated after Vi-Jon, LLCs third party microbial testing identified the presence of Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens. On July 14, 2022, Vi-Jon, LLC recalled all lots of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Lemon Flavor, 10 FL OZ (296 mL) within expiry. This includes all lots of Cherry Flavor and Grape Flavor of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution, 10 FL OZ (296 mL) within expiry. Vi-Jon, LLC is revising a previously reported list of all flavors of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution within expiry that were voluntarily recalled to the consumer level to include product that was distributed in the United States, Canada and Panama. ![]() Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution
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Athlete vs mathlete outfit ideas4/25/2023 ![]() It sounded like a jet flying too low, but instead of ducking, I turned around and saw Coach Baxter waving one arm in the air. I’ll see you at home, he said, heading for the stairs. The thing is, my brother never actually boiled over. Mom said I was a short fuse and he was a slow boil. Russ never let stuff bug him, and I got mad a couple of times a day, minimum. Hey, Russ, I said, picking up a couple of books and handing them to him. Even in his brown cords, his legs look like toothpicks and his crazy curly hair is nothing like mine. He’s almost five inches taller than I am and has arms like wet spaghetti. We were twins, but nobody ever believed it, even when we said we were fraternal, not identical. I can’t believe you guys are related, Chris said, shaking his head. He stopped to fix the top book on his stack and ended up dropping the whole pile on the floor. He was carrying more books than any other kid in the hallway and his glasses were sliding down his nose, like they always did. We grabbed our stuff from our lockers, and I saw my brother, Russell, coming our way. Once we were back in the hallway, I groaned, This totally stinks. I nodded, and Chris pushed me out the door. Okay, then I’ll see you next Wednesday, ready to work. I’m sorry if you don’t like it, but that’s the way it is. Nobody gets a jersey just because they played last year. I’m in charge, and I’ll pick my team the way I want to. I don’t think you do, he said, dropping into his chair. Getting a whole sentence out of my mouth would have been awesome. He was probably closer to fourteen feet tall.īecause I was on the team last year, and. And why is that? he asked, standing up straight and crossing his arms over his chest. I just don’t think I need to."Ĭoach Baxter finally looked at me, and I wished he hadn’t. No exceptions.Ĭhris elbowed me and whispered, Let’s go.īut I wasn’t finished. I saw the sign, but I wanted to talk to you about it because. ![]() Uh … it’s about the tryouts.Ĭoach lined up the books on the middle shelf, from tallest to shortest. The clock is ticking, Coach Baxter growled. But so did we, the Lewis and Clark Middle School Pioneers. The guy obviously knew what he was doing. I checked out the team photos on the wall behind his desk, the framed newspaper pages with champ headlines, and the shiny trophies on top of his bookcase. What can I do for you? he asked, without looking up from the box of books he was unpacking. It sounded like a squeak, so I cleared my throat and tried again. And it was all muscle.īefore I could say anything, I heard Chris breathing next to me. ![]() He wanted us to try out for our own team. I only knew three facts about our new coach:ģ. I rolled my eyes, turned the knob, and swung the door open. Uh … He took a couple of steps away from me. You coming? I asked Chris, hoping I had backup. Talk to the coach, I said, knocking on his door.Ĭome in, a deep voice boomed from inside the office. Next Wednesday afternoon, Chris said, then pointed at the word as he read it. We were undefeated in sixth grade (if you didn’t count our five losses, which I didn’t because the refs had been out to get us), and we’d been shooting hoops at Sunset Park all summer to stay on top of our game. Unbelievable, I muttered, staring at the sign-up sheet on our new coach’s office door.Ĭhris, the rest of the guys, and I had been playing together since Cotter Elementary. Seventh-grade basketball started out all wrong, and it only got worse.
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4k dead pixel tester4/25/2023 Normally customers will accept it as one or two stuck pixels won’t really affect them. If the stuck pixels still won’t go away even after you have run the software for many hours, then it could no longer be repaired and the only way is to replace the LCD panel or just send the LCD Monitor back to your customers telling them about the problem. UDPixel 2.1 – A free Windows application which help you to locate and fix 1 or more stuck pixels. It also has a pixel exerciser built in to possibly get lazy pixels working again. ![]() JScreenFix – A website that randomly turns on and off each pixel at up to 60 times a second to fix stuck pixels.ĭPT 2.20 – A Windows application to help locate and identify dead/stuck pixels. There are screensavers available for download that will do this to your LCD screen. Stuck pixels can often be re-energized by rapidly turning them on and off. If the stuck pixel is still there even after you have used the pressure method then I guess you have to use the software method. Continue to apply the pressure on the stuck pixel until it totally gone (sometimes the stuck pixel may appeared again so you have to do it few more rounds).ĥ. While still applying pressure you can turn the screen off and back “On” again for several timesĤ. Gently apply little pressure (massaging) on only the stuck pixel area otherwise you may create more stuck pixels. Use a damp washcloth and fold the washcloth around your finger so that when pressure is applied, you won’t scratch the screen.ģ. Turn “On” the LCD Monitor and display a black image so that you can clearly locate where the stuck pixel is.Ģ. ![]() The Pressure Method can be use to try repair stuck pixel.ġ. Visit below website to turn your LCD Monitor to any background you prefer. The dead pixel are the once, whose one of the three sub-pixels are permanently off, producing a black pixel. Stuck pixels are most easily noticed on dark or black screens where it will appear red, green, blue, or any combination of the three colors including yellow, purple or even white. This can often be fixed.Ī stuck pixel is a common pixel defect on LCD screens. If you come across LCD Monitors that has a stuck pixel (a point on the screen that is always lit), it is usually due to a transistor malfunction or uneven distribution of liquid in the liquid crystal display (TFT LCD). ![]() However, intermittent dead pixel can be fixed it using the pressure method-there is no harm trying. Dead pixels appear black while stuck pixels can be one constant color like red, blue or green. A dead pixel occurs when the transistor that activates the amount of light that shows through all three sub-pixels malfunctions and results in a permanently black pixel. Dead pixels are always black and are most noticeable on a white background. ![]() If it does not move then it is most likely a dead pixel, if it does move then it is probably a mark on the outside of the screen.A dead pixel is a defective pixel that remains unlit on an LCD screen. Hint : After placing a Marker you can move about to check if the pixel moves in the area or not. if your screen is 1680x1050, make sure the resolution for that monitor is set at 1680x1050.ģ) Use the right mouse button to toggle the main menu on and off, so that you can see the whole screen without any interference.Ĥ) Use the left mouse button to toggle through the basic application colours of Black (Check for stuck on pixels), Blue (Check for dead blue pixels), Red (Check for dead red pixels), Green (Check for dead green pixels), and White (Check for dead pixel group)ĥ) Each time you select a new colour, scan your screen carefully looking for defects (Black spots will be dead pixels on any colour screen)Ħ) Use the key to toggle a Marker at any suspect point on the screen.This allows you to scan the rest of the screen and come back to that area/check the screen is clean. DPT was written to help me check my own screens (Couldn't find one that worked across multiple desktops so had to write my own!) by cycling through the three primary colours used (red,green,blue) and all on (white) and all off (black).ġ) Ensure your screen is free from dirt and marks,if possible clean it with correct recommended products.Ģ) Make sure your screen resolutions are correct for your monitor, e.g. There's only a slim chance that all of these will be perfect more likely, some will be stuck on (creating a "bright" defect) or dead (resulting in a "dark" defect). NEW VER 3.00 - TFT screens have thousands of pixels, on a 1024x768 monitor, there are three cells for each pixel - one each for red, green, and blue - which amounts to nearly 2.4 million cells (1024x768x 3 = 2,359,296).
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Starmade overdrive4/25/2023 and I think most of us would all agree that the later option is less preferable.ĭiscussing this post with /u/Wazubaba, I came up with a side idea, and a bit of a change to how the power of the weapons scales. Either the AMCs must be made to follow a curve as well, or shield diminishing returns must be removed to make it match the AMC linear scaling. That modifier will have count turret AMC blocks and pass the DR modifier to the turrets eventually as well, because otherwise we will go from seeing hundreds of 2k AMC block machine guns to hundreds of 2k AMC turrets.Įssentially, the problem is that shields follow a curve, and AMCs follow a line. Have individual AMC groupings suffer no diminishing returns, but give all AMC groupings a diminishing returns modifier based on the total AMC block count on the ship. Therefore, the diminishing returns on AMCs must be handled on a total-block-count basis. Diminishing returns on shields may be necessary to properly balance capitol ships, but as long as AMCs are scaled per-grouping, they will always effectively scale linearly, meaning no amount of steep diminishing returns curve or nerfed base damage will stop them from overshadowing shields on a sufficiently large ship, and nerfing their base damage further would have the side effect make small ship fights longer and more tedious. The issue with AMCs is that they scale on a per-grouping basis, whereas shields scale on a total-block-count basis. Most Sci-Fi movies / shows have different shielding areas on large ships which allows for combat maneuvering to prevent shields from dropping (once back is weak maneuver to make them only be able to attack your side / front) so shooting the front of the ship vs the back / side won't stop all regen across the whole ship, but only for that area. Take a look at some of the "Shield Ships" which use docked ships as shield barriers to allow for multiple layers of shields. Having different shield banks would also be nice. Slowing down the firing rate would also allow shields to regen as is, or would require people to have different types of weapons (maybe even multiple computers that they have to switch between) to keep up the pressure and not allow the shields to recharge. Please look into changing how AMCs work, they are way, way, way over powered which makes Missiles, Hull, Hardened Hull, and Shields all worthless in fights with ships over a few hundred mass. That means fights can be over between large ships in under 30 seconds!ġ30,000 shield blocks: 2,070,322.12 healthĢ7,710.96 regen (76 seconds to fully rechage if out of combat)ĩ.95 shots per second (398 shots per second total)ġ4 seconds to destroy 13x the amount of shield blocks, then killing upto 398 BLOCKS per second Since you are shooting hundreds of shots PER second, you can kill 200+ BLOCKS per second after the shields drop. That means you are taking out 2 million shield health (over 130,000 blocks) in under 15 seconds. Right now once you have AMCs that do 200 damage per shot, you can 1 shot most blocks (2 shot hardened hull) and with only 10,000 blocks 140-150k DPS easily. This would allow for small ships with small number of AMCs to have faster paced combat as well as making large ship combat have more critical timing. I think modifying AMCs so they do say 1/10 the damage by default, but fire faster and instead of scaling up damage and speed have recharge speed get slower while damage gets higher. The change to remove in combat regen makes it more like most Sci-Fi where shields are always dropping in combat and manuverability / hull and (luck) are what bring them through the fight, not being untouchable.ĪMCs however scale WAY to well and in large numbers just do ridiculous amounts of DPS. I think AMCs need to be looked at before modifying shields again.
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L.a. guns cocked and reloaded4/25/2023 (C) 1989 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Guns – The Ballad Of Jayne (Official Video) Reviewed by Metal Mike for Sleaze Roxx, August 2019 Official Website ( Riley / Nickels version) Produced by Duane Baron, John Purdell and Tom WermanĮngineered by Duane Baron and John Purdell Kelly Nickels – bass, harmonica, backing vocals Mick Cripps – electric and acoustic guitars, piano, backing vocals Tracii Guns – electric, acoustic 12-string guitars, electric coral sitar, theremin, backing vocals Leave a comment about what you think of Cocked And Loaded! ![]() That said, sometimes albums have emotional connections that create or destroy perceptions of its value. It has to be in your collection if it isn’t already. Featuring hits like Rip And Tear and The Ballad of Jayne, the album peaked at 38 on Billboard ’s Hot 200 and charted for 56 weeks. Guns unleashed Cocked And Loaded upon the world. I am in no way a fan of ballads on hard rock albums, but every once in awhile, one hooks me, and “The Ballad of Jayne” has always been a fave of mine.Ĭocked And Loaded is an example of a classic pure sleaze album, at a time when pure sleaze albums were a dime a dozen. GUNS COCKED AND LOADED Released on Aug(Island Def Jam) Review: On August 22, 1989, L.A. Finally, betraying the over-the-top sleaziness of every other song, “The Ballad of Jayne” is a truly beautiful ballad, from the production to the performance, to the execution. The song is silly in the sense that back in the day, sometimes bands would take themselves too seriously, even when it was silly. “Give A Little” was always a fun stomp that my band would sometimes cover. The two songs I skipped over above were so that I could highlight them on their own. “17 Crash” is a killer, and I hear its tempo and style re-created many times in more recent releases by newer bands. Not saying they’re bad, but just that I’d passed them by so many times over the years, they were forgotten. Similarly, “Magdalaine” is a tad White Lion. I remember the video for “Never Enough” as being a bit pretentious for the time, kinda comparing themselves to The Beatles… but who cares, the song kicks ass on many levels mostly by being a fun hard rock tune. “Malaria” is a bit Mötley Crüe, but that’s OK. Kelly Nickels’ bass line opening “Sleazy Come, Easy Go” identifies the song as something dirty, but in a fun way. The way the tempo picks up near the end… wow! And doesn’t “Rip And Tear” easily rank up there as a defining song of the LA gutter band era? That interlude works beautifully between the guitars and vocals. Seamlessly mixing into “Slap In The Face”, the sleaze is dripping out of the speakers. I have always contended that Extreme’s Pornograffiti was one of the best productions of the era, but Cocked And Loaded sure comes close. I love how the album kicks off with “Letting Go.” At just over a minute, the track tells you exactly what to expect over the next 55 minutes. Every riff, bass note, hi-hat flourish pops hard. ![]() That may be, but boy does it sound beautiful. Some would say the album is a tad overproduced… too slick for the material. ![]() I’ll add that on my 90 minute Maxell tape, the flip side was Long Cold Winter by Cinderella, so needless to say, the cassette rarely left my deck. Feelgood had minimal impact on me compared to this. I rank this album right up there with Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction and Skid Row‘s self-titled debut. In less than a year, Cocked And Loaded was certified gold in the US, with over 500,000 units sold.Ĭocked And Loaded lands directly in the middle of my own personal exploration of sleaze metal, so yeah, I have a soft spot for it. Featuring hits like “Rip And Tear” and “The Ballad of Jayne”, the album peaked at #38 on Billboard’s Hot 200 and charted for 56 weeks. If you don't have the original "Cocked & Loaded," make sure to buy that first.On August 22, 1989, L.A. Still, "Cocked & Reloaded" should please fans of the band and is recommended to those that already have the original. The one real downside is that singer Phil Lewis's voice, while not shot, is not what it once was. While "Cocked & Re-Loaded" can't compare to the original album, if you are a fan of the band and the original album, "Cocked & Re-Loaded" is worth owning, as it offers an interesting take on one of the band's finest recordings. The band has obviously been playing these songs for years, went into the studio, cut their album, and went home, probably in a week. Because Vertigo Records owned the masters to the original "Cocked & Loaded" and wouldn't release them to the LA Guns, the band had no choice but to re-record the entire album if they wanted to do whatever they wanted to do with the songs.Ĭompared to the original "Cocked & Loaded," "Cocked & Re-Loaded" sounds far rawer, more live, more one-take, spur-of-the-moment. Why would a band re-record an album that is already a classic? But the LA Guns had their reasons. |