We can only imagine what horrors the Patriarch and his cohorts have been up to here in this remote location. Off the coast of Scotland in the East Shetland Basin of the North Sea, we’ve located a secret research lab hidden away in an oil drilling rig. 2 Free HRG Weapons: HRG Dragonsblaze for Firebug, HRG Locust for Survivalist.2 New DLC Weapons: Blood Sickle for Berserker, G36C Assault Rifle for SWAT.They will be a good addition to your arsenal, so check them out! Barmwich Town And finally, we bring you the Horzine Research Group's two latest creations: the HRG Locust for the Survivalist and the HRG Dragonsblaze for the Firebug. Of course, try to defend the VIP, we don't want the Zeds to fulfill their objective. You can check it out in our new weekly mode: Primary Target. Speaking of Zeds, it seems that lately, they are coordinating to attack specific targets, the ones we call VIPs. This medieval town is now the next battlefield for our mercs to fight in the moonlight. It was built centuries ago, and it's full of old buildings and bonfires. 2 Free HRG Weapons: HRG Ballistic Bouncer for Support, HRG Medic Missile for Field MedicĪ mysterious place has been settled by Zeds, Barmwich Town.2 New DLC Weapons: HV Storm Cannon for Sharpshooter, ZED MKIII for Demolitionist.Check them out and show the Zeds what you are made of! Crash But don’t worry, because you can still choose our two new HRG weapons just created by Horzine Research Group: the HRG Ballistic Bouncer for the Support and the HRG Medic Missile for the Field Medic. By the way, choosing Perk is sometimes a difficult decision, but it won’t be in the new Weekly Mode, Perk Roulette, in which every wave you will play as a different perk randomly assigned. Be sure to dispose of the threat and secure the cargo in this new map called Crash. New Weekly Outbreak: Contamination ZoneĪ Horzine cargo train traveling through the English countryside has crashed at an industrial plant, starting a Zed outbreak in the area.1 Free HRG Weapon: HRG Bombardier for Demolitionist.1 New DLC Weapon: S12 Shockgun for Support.Check this new content coming right from the Depths! Subduction A heavy-loaded Drone that will make Zeds go boom if they get near. Luckily, there’s a new HRG weapon to help you keep the crowd controlled and defend a spot: the HRG Bombardier. Defend the Safe Area in Contamination Zone Weekly Mode and be careful with staying outside, you might end up more beaten up than after fighting a Fleshpound. Unfortunately, there has been another outbreak besides the Zeds, and it’s a really dangerous Contamination in the air. Who knew Zeds could dive? Clean up the facility in the new map, Subduction. Unveil the secrets of a Horzine Deep Sea Underwater research base, deep in the Marianas Trench, that has definitely seen better days. New Zedconomy items, bug fixes and more. ![]() ![]() 1 Free HRG Weapon: HRG 93R Pistol all all-class 9mm Pistol replacement.1 New DLC Weapon: MG3 Shredder for Commando.We hope you enjoy the new content coming up this Halloween! Castle Volter Make sure you check it out on your Perk menu. Tired of your old 9mm? This new handgun weighs like a butterfly but stings like a bee. Try out the brand new HRG 93R, a burst-fire backup pistol. However, we must warn you that the longer it takes you to take down the Bounties, the more dangerous they’ll be. Hunt them down on the new Bounty Hunt Weekly Mode and make some good Dosh. Horzine has put a nice and shiny price tag on some unusually dangerous Zed specimens. Nevertheless, every operation needs funding. The time for the final assault to put the old man down for good has come in the new official map: Castle Volter. Your team has enough intel to determine that the castle is Volter’s personal clone laboratory. Veiled by the Alpine fog and forests, Castle Volter seems to be a fortress in disguise. Scanners all over the world found Hans Volter’s hidden castle. Last Hans Standing (2023) Killing Floor 2 update 17.4 Unlockable Outfit and ZED-Conomy Update.17.2 New Weapons: Helios Rifle for the Firebug.15.2 Things That Go "Bump" In The Night!.
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If it is well-written, the reader learns new things without even realizing.Īdverbs and the other kinds of errors that clutter your dialogue tags just get in the way of good dialogue and make it too… obvious. Good dialogue is very information-dense without hitting you over the head. what they keep inside, what people are planning to do, what people did, how people feel about things, etc. It tells us who a character is, how they talk, what they think, what they say aloud vs. They don’t add much - only in special circumstances do they work - and they are usually a sign of a writer not trusting their reader.ĭialogue conveys things. Don’t cut all adverbs out of your manuscript, but prune… aggressively. You think they’re a really good idea, then you eat a couple and you realize they’re much better in moderation. For the last time, folks, let’s lay it all out there: adverbs are like corn dogs. This one needs no introduction or explanation. The rest could be trimmed back significantly. The only actions we really needed, I suppose, are Chris taking out his phone to check the time and Suzie pushing herself away from the table. I couldn’t keep track of the dialogue because there was so much business in between. What’s going on in this scene? What are the characters saying? Do we even really care? I don’t. Suzie pushed her chair away from the table, leaving her sandwich nearly whole on its red checkered wrapper. “Impossible, there are at least a dozen vents.” Chris put his phone away and folded his hands in his lap. “It’s the third time this week Biff’s shoved him in that locker.”Ĭhris reached into his pocket and checked the time on his phone. Suzie chased her bite with a sip of Diet Coke from her dewy wax cup. ![]() “I gueff,” Chris said, his mouth full of burrito. “I don’t know, I mean, he’s got to come out of there sometime,” Suzie said, ripping a bite out of her turkey sandwich with her perfectly white teeth. Here’s an example of one short, continuous snippet that starts to read like choreography because of all the dialogue tags (sorry, indentation and blogging do not go together): Sure, but when you do it too much, it really drags your dialogue down. You want to make sure your reader gets what these characters are physically doing in space, right? You want them to see your characters like they see actors in a movie. In real life, we take pauses in our speech, we fiddle with our keys, we put a tea saucer down then pick it back up again (if we’re classy enough to drink it out of fine china). You have these characters in your head and they’re moving around the place you’ve imagined for them. Writing dialogue sometimes feels like doing blocking for a play or directing actors in a movie. Don’t Use Dialogue Tags to Choreograph Action Be careful not to repeat yourself (like I just did). If we separated those tags from the dialogue and used either the description or the dialogue alone, we would still convey the same emotions. In the examples above, the action or adverb basically echo what is conveyed in dialogue. These are technically not bad attempts at writing dialogue. “Oh yeah? What’s it to you?” she said, testily. ![]() ![]() “I’m so angry, I could spit!” she growled, nearly snorting fire from her flared nostrils.Īlex’s hands flew to blot at his crimson cheeks. Hint: this is where most of your ickiest adverbs will be. Go back through your manuscript and see if you’re saying anything twice in a single line… once in your dialogue, another time in your tag. Redundancy in dialogue tags is a big issue, as anything redundant in your manuscript sticks out like a big old zit in a prom photo. Here are some of the most common, so you can play along at home and edit them out of your revision. When I’m reading manuscripts, I always note some dialogue tag issues. ![]() Don’t clutter your scene with dialogue tags, let what’s being spoken take center stage. But there are dialogue tags, and there are excellent dialogue tags. If the actual line of dialogue is the meat of the sentence, these little guys hang somewhere around or within it and add information. ![]() They should have been aware of the prevailing inspection criteria that would have to be met. It is up to the license to have the permit signed off for a 100 amp subpanel. In your case, you hired and paid a licensed electrician for a legally installed and inspected subpanel. If this is not correct, it helps to more understand the inspectors position. I'm assuning that this subpanel is in your residence. ![]() Inspectors are increasingly adopting a more conservative approach to the inspection criteria in anticipation of future un-inspected modifications that will be made to electrical installations, by unlicensed individuals, ie. To attempt to protect future users from DIY's. What you are experiencing is a growing trend in electrical installation/inspection. It still may not overturn the inspectors position though.Ĭan you install an 80 amp breaker to pass the inspection, and then install a 100 amp breaker after you pass the inspection? Yes, and it will be a violation of your permit on record. ![]() In the meantime though you are without an inspected panel.Ĭan you prove that the wire is adequate? Possibly. There are processes that the license can go through to appeal the inspectors ruling. You contracted for a 100 amp sub panel, not an 80 amp panel. Should he of run #1 wire? Can I preove the #2 is ok or should I just change the breaker to a 80 amp breaker for the inspector.You hired the license, and paid the premium, to install a code legal 100 amp sub panel. Where can I look this up, my subpanel and main have about 8' of wire connectiong them. The electrition came back and had to run a new wire and he is insisting the 2awg alumin wire is fine for 100Amps. I had a subpanel installed and it failed for several things one item is that the electriction ran 3c 2awg alumin wire and the inspeactor says that is not good for 100A. ![]() We take an individual approach to each customer that is guaranteed by the safe delivery of your ordered merchandise and all the services you need.īohemia Crystal Glass ships all around the world. We can arrange small orders of several pallets up to large orders of several trucks or containers. In addition to the large range of products, we also offer complete services in the shipment of your merchandise. 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We started testing a multimodal AI update in December, so you can ask your glasses about what you’re seeing, and they’ll give you smart, helpful answers or suggestions. Just say, “Hey Meta,” and ask away! You can control the glasses using voice commands, and thanks to Meta AI, even get access to real-time information. And in the US and Canada, you also get Meta AI - an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done, create and connect with the people and things you care about. Video calling on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses is rolling out gradually, so if you don’t see the update right away, sit tight - it’s on the way! Meta AI Makes Your Smart Glasses Even Smarterįrom integrated audio to an ultra-wide 12 MP camera, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are jam-packed with tech. That’s why we’re adding the ability to share your view on a video call via WhatsApp and Messenger, completely hands-free.Īt the grocery store and not sure which brand of kombucha to buy? Can’t tell if that pineapple is ripe? Now you can hop on a video call with your mom and get her advice based on what you see. Share Your View on a Video Callįrom a breathtaking vista on a hike to experiencing your kid’s first steps, there are some moments in life that are just meant to be shared. Ray-Ban Meta for Scuderia Limited Edition brings together the legacy of Ferrari, timeless Ray-Ban design and cutting-edge tech from Meta, available April 24, 2024. We’re also introducing the first limited-edition Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses in an exclusive Scuderia Ferrari colorway for Miami 2024. These new styles are available in 15 countries, including the US, Canada, Australia, and throughout Europe. Skyler and the new Headliner low bridge fit are available for pre-order now on and. And our new styles are designed to be prescription lens compatible. There are hundreds of different custom frame and lens combinations on the Ray-Ban Remix platform, so you can mix and match to make the glasses your own on. To connect with other players and for the servers to securely identify a player’s identity, you need to enable IP forwarding. ![]() How To Setup IP Forwarding In BungeeCord? To see who is online on any of the BungeeCord servers that you’ve linked, run: /glist Switching Between Servers Without ReconnectingĬonnect to the BungeeCord address in Minecraft, and run /server name where name is the name you configured in the BungeeCord config.yml file. Save and exit.Ĭhange online-mode=true to online-mode=false. On the Spigot servers, navigate to the Spigot directory and open spigot.yml.Ĭhange bungeecord: false to bungeecord: true. Whenever you want to detach from the console, press Control-a followed by dĬonfiguring your Spigot servers for BungeeCord To connect to the server console, run: screen -r bungeecord Run chmod +x bungeestart.sh, to make the file executable. Screen -dmS "bungeecord" java -jar BungeeCord.jar You can do this by replacing the lobby in the line that says default_server: lobby with the label for your server. To allow for UUIDs to be correct in the Spigot servers, you should also ensure that you set ip_forward to true.įinally, you need to set the default server for players who connect. Change the line that reads motd: 'Just another Bungeecord - Forced Host' and put your custom message between the quotes. So that players can recognize your server more easily in their server list, you can set a custom message. These can be any word you want, but it’s important that they are descriptive, because they are used by the players to change servers. Servers : lobby : address : 203.0.113.112 : 25565 restricted : false motd : 'Just another BungeeCord - Forced Host' games : address : 203.0.113.198 : 25565 restricted : false motd : 'Just another BungeeCord - Forced Host'Įach server block has a label: In the case of the example, lobby or games. To prevent this, you can set up iptables to limit connections to only the BungeeCord server. This can make the servers vulnerable to people connecting directly, as they can connect with any username, potentially allowing for connection as a user with administrative permissions. To permit TCP on port 25565 run: sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -dport 25565 -j ACCEPTĬonfiguring the Firewall on the Spigot Server Linodesįor BungeeCord, the Spigot servers need to be in offline mode, as the BungeeCord proxy handles the authentication. If you’re using iptables or ufw to act as a firewall, you’ll need to make a rule on the Linode running BungeeCord. sudo adduser bungeecordĬonfiguring the Firewall on the BungeeCord Node You need to save this password for future reference. ![]() sudo apt-get install screenĬreate another user for the BungeeCord proxy, so that it doesn’t have the same privileges as the user. This allows BungeeCord to run in the background, even when you are not connected to SSH. If not previously installed, you need to install OpenJDK JRE, an open source Java environment: sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre-headless Update the system: sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgrade On the Linode that you plan to host BungeeCord: Updating and Installing Prerequisite Software This helps to keep it separate from other servers, and allows you to hide the IP of any back-end services.Īssume that the IP of the Linode you’re going to install BungeeCord on is 203.0.113.0, and there are two Spigot servers, with the IP addresses 203.0.113.112 and 203.0.113.198. Setting Up Your Linodeįor the purposes of this tutorial, you create another Debian or Ubuntu Linode to run BungeeCord. If you are not familiar with the sudo command, you can check the Users and Groups guide. Commands that require elevated privileges are prefixed with sudo. This guide is written for a non-root user. This makes them a great choice for creating a lasting floral arrangement. This makes them an ideal choice for creating a unique and colorful bouquet that will be sure to stand out.Ĭhrysanthemums are also a hardy flower, meaning they will last longer in an arrangement and wont wilt as quickly as some other flowers. The mixture of the two flowers creates an eye-catching arrangement that is sure to bring a smile to anyones face.Ĭhrysanthemums come in a variety of colors, from bright pinks and oranges to deep purples and blues. The large blooms of the sunflower provide a stunning backdrop for the smaller, clustered petals of the chrysanthemum. ![]() The cheerful, daisy-like petals of the chrysanthemum contrast beautifully with the bright, sunny yellow of the sunflower. The Cheerful Charm of ChrysanthemumsĬhrysanthemums, also known as mums, are the perfect flower to pair with sunflowers. Whether you’re planning a wedding or just want to add a bit of romance to your home dcor, baby’s breath is the perfect choice. Plus, the delicate, sweet fragrance of baby’s breath adds a romantic touch to any arrangement. The two create a beautiful, balanced bouquet that is sure to attract attention. With its delicate white blooms and airy texture, it’s no wonder why baby’s breath is such a popular choice for bouquets and flower arrangements.Īnd when paired with sunflowers, the combination can be truly breathtaking.īaby’s breath is the perfect complement to sunflowers, as its light, airy blooms provide a stark contrast to the bold yellow petals of the sunflower. When it comes to flowers, few are as romantic as baby’s breath. When choosing lilies to pair with sunflowers, opt for blooms with long stems and multiple petals, as these will create the most visually appealing arrangement. Lilies come in a variety of colors, from soft pastels to bold reds and purples, so you can easily find the perfect hue to complement your sunflowers. ![]() Their long stems, lush petals, and bright colors create a stunning contrast that adds depth and texture to any arrangement. Whether you choose tall, dramatic asiatic lilies, or the soft, romantic fragrance of stargazer lilies, these blooms are perfect for pairing with vibrant sunflowers. When it comes to creating a beautiful flower arrangement, few blooms can rival the elegance of lilies. Whether you choose to combine a single type of daisy with your sunflowers or create a more varied arrangement with multiple colors, these flowers are sure to create an eye-catching display. Plus, their delicate star-like shape and small size make them a great choice for adding contrast and depth to any bouquet. With their bright and cheery petals, these cheerful blooms can add a vibrant splash of color to any floral arrangement.ĭaisies come in a wide range of colors, from bright white to vibrant purple and every shade in between, so you can easily find a hue that complements your sunflowers. When it comes to pairing flowers with sunflowers, daisies are an excellent choice. Whether you are looking for a cheerful pick-me-up or an eye-catching centerpiece, sunflowers are sure to please. With their long stems and large, bright blooms, they make a great focal point for any arrangement. Sunflowers are usually available year-round, so you can enjoy them in any season. They are easy to care for and relatively low-maintenance, making them a popular choice for flower gardens and bouquets. Sunflowers are also a great way to add a pop of color to any arrangement. With their vibrant yellow petals, these blooms are a symbol of happiness, optimism, and joy. Sunflowers are bright, cheerful flowers that have been used for centuries in art, literature, and decor. If you are looking for a more unique pairing, consider pairing sunflowers with dahlias or bellflowers. Marigolds, cosmos, and zinnias are also great companions for sunflowers. Many different types of flowers pair nicely with sunflowers.ĭaisy, lilies, and snapdragons are all good options. ![]() "I said, 'Will you marry me.' She said, 'Yes. In relation to stats per game, Parker is averaging 4.0 assists in addition to 8.5 rebounds. "I got down on my knees and I looked up at her and she kind of knew what was going on," Irons said. Taurasi tends to get the nod, but a fourth title for Stewart could complicate things. ![]() That night, he asked Moore an important question. Holy Husky trinity Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore are considered the best in UConn history. So on July 2, Irons was a free man for the first time in 23 years. An appeal of the decision was unsuccessful and a retrial was decided against. In March, a judge threw out Irons' convictions, citing several problems with the case. "And I didn't want her to feel trapped and I wanted her to feel open and have the ability anytime if this is too much for you, go and find somebody. There are some athletes you know just have it. Moore was named Rookie of the Year after averaging 13.2 points and 4.6 rebounds. "I wanted to marry her but at the same time protect her because being in a relationship with a man in prison, it's extremely difficult and painful," he said. The Lynx had Lindsay Whalen, Seimone Augustus and Rebekkah Brunson. ![]() Irons, 40, said he had mentioned marriage to Moore once before while he was in prison. "Over the last 13 years, we have just developed a friendship and just entered into this huge battle to get him home," Moore said, "and just over time it was pretty clear what the Lord was doing in our hearts." In the years since that first meeting, Moore has accomplished a lot in the world of basketball, winning two NCAA titles with Connecticut, four WNBA titles with the Minnesota Lynx and two Olympic gold medals.īut something more was going on in her life as Moore, 31, became closer with the man whose conviction she was fighting to overturn. At the time, he was serving a 50-year sentence after being convicted of burglary and assault as a teenager in 1998. The Minnesota Lynx star left the WNBA in 2019 to help her now-husband Jonathan Irons win his release from prison by getting his 50-year sentence overturned in 2020. Moore was 18 when she met Irons at a maximum security prison through a ministry program. Maya Moore knew it was time to officially end her basketball career four years after stepping away. Good Morning America September 16, 2020 Congratulations to the happy couple! /oattxmhhzO WNBA star Maya Moore reveals she has married Jonathan Irons, the man she helped free from wrongful conviction. ![]() Just remember, you’re already winning with the talent that God gave you”.ĭuring my teenage years, I enjoy listening to Lauryn Hill’s album “ The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” because my heart was rhyming on every line and in every song. My Mama just told me “ If you lose, that’s okay. I felt bad but thank God, my Mama is always there for me. But there are also times that I lose in poem writing contests. I got multiple awards from these competitions. I remember, I was writing short stories and sharing it to my grade school classmates and I want them to criticize it so I can develop and re-write on what to enhance in the story.Īnd then, I joined poem writing contests, oratorical speech contests, and even poster making contests from Grade one until High School. And that’s the time I started to have an interest in writing my own stories and develop twists in the ending. ![]() ![]() What I love about these books is that you can choose your own adventure, a gamebook series where the reader chooses the story. Not because Science is my favorite subject and NatGeo is my favorite channel, but because I enjoy reading “Goosebumps” and watching “Are you Afraid of the Dark”. Something like…īut what I really love to do is to write short stories and novels about mystery, aliens, and dinosaurs. Those were just very simple two-to-three liner poems that I used to show to my Mama. Poems about animals, nature, family, and friends. I had this pre-school pad paper that I used for writing poems. I started writing poems when I was 7 years old. How exactly did you start writing poetry? Was it something that you were already interested in as a kid? Was there a definitive book, movie, or character (or any reference) that influenced your writing style? I wrote more poems about AIDS awareness every night because as an HIV Advocate, I want and I need to spread knowledge, end the stigma, and get the right information about HIV and AIDS in the Philippines. I started writing poems about HIV/AIDS after one of my best friends died to the illness caused by AIDS. Image: Dexler de Jesusīut after Kahel, which is focused on mental health awareness, I started writing poems about HIV and AIDS… though I already had some poems and spoken words about PLHIV or People living with HIV and AIDS in the Philippines. And before I go to bed, I’ll write two to three spoken word and short poems as my stress reliever. During daytime, I hustle with managing IT business projects and technical trainings at 8-5, Monday to Friday BUT at the end of the day, I read books from my favorite Filipino authors, Marcelo Santos III, Eugene Evasco, and Rolando Tinio. But I still continue what I love to do, writing poems. It was a rollercoaster ride because It was very hard to balance my passion in writing and my daily professional work life. How are you doing? What have you been up to since Kahel?Īmazing as always! I’ve been extremely busy at work as Senior Manager for IT Systems Engineering after I launched my first book “Kahel” last February 2020. We asked him some questions we didn’t get to ask him the first time. There’s still so much we need to know about Paul. He dedicates this to all those who are infected, died, and have mourned the loss of a loved one because of the disease. He is joined by writers, poets, and spoken word artists who all contributed and collaborated on the book. This year, on World AIDS Day, Paul Cardenas relaunches his second book Mabaya, a collection of poems and stories for and about people living with HIV in the Philippines. We interviewed him previously when he launched his first book Kahel-a collection of Tagalog poems inspired by his experience as a survivor. This is not the first time we’re featuring Paul Cardenas on the site. ![]() The key to mastering Desmos art is understanding advanced graphing techniques and sharing creations with a wider audience. Advanced Techniques and Sharing Your Work Experiment with these features to find out how different equations change the image and inspire your creativity. With these tools-equations for lines, curves, and circles, inequalities for shading, and sliders for interactive transformations-your journey into the world of Desmos art is just beginning. Dragging these sliders will alter your art, allowing for animations and more intricate designs. Add a slider by using curly braces in your equation like this: a. Sliders boost the interactive element, enabling you to adjust values dynamically and see how they transform your drawing in real-time. For example, using y < 2x + 3 will shade below the line, creating a filled effect. Adding Complexity with Inequalities and Slidersīy incorporating inequalities into your equations, you can shade areas on your Desmos graph, adding depth and complexity to your designs. Start with these basic shapes on your Desmos canvas to grasp how the equations turn into visual art. And to draw curves, input more complex equations-parabolas, hyperbolas, sine and cosine functions are just the start. For circles, the equation is a bit different use (x – h)^2 + (y – k)^2 = r^2, where (h, k) is the center and r is the radius. Lines can be drawn using simple linear equations. Drawing Basics: Lines, Circles, and Curves ![]() This environment uses a coordinate system where you can input equations to create visual shapes and lines. To begin, navigate to the Desmos website and choose the graphing calculator. ![]() This calculator isn’t just for solving equations it can become your digital canvas for artistic expression. Understanding the Desmos Platformĭesmos is an advanced graphing calculator that operates online. This section walks you through the foundational steps on how to harness the capabilities of the Desmos platform for crafting art with mathematical functions. Users can share their Desmos artwork, contributing to a community of math and art enthusiasts.ĭesmos provides a dynamic canvas for expressing creativity through mathematics, allowing beginners and experienced users to draw impressive artwork with the graphing calculator.The platform is approachable for beginners and offers tools for creating and animating art.Desmos Art turns math equations into visually appealing art using the graphing calculator’s features.Through the Desmos platform, users can adjust parameters, employ sliders, and animate parts of their creations to bring static images to life or to explore changes in real-time, making math an engaging and visual experience. This activity not only serves as a creative outlet but also provides a deeper understanding of how equations represent visual entities. Anyone with interest, from students to hobbyists, can transform equations into stunning visual pieces, which often resemble works of art found in galleries.Īrt generation through Desmos involves plotting various mathematical functions to form images, where each line, curve, and shape corresponds to a unique equation. This digital convergence harnesses the capabilities of the Desmos graphing calculator, a tool well-regarded for its lucid and interactive approach to visualizing equations. ![]() Combining the world of art with the precision of mathematics, Desmos Art Generator emerges as a tool that allows users to create intricate designs and images through the lens of mathematical functions. The singer was still pretty young then, but it was already clear that there was a lot of potential for a music career. “She said ‘You should listen to the radio,’” Garber recalls. She was in her sophomore year at the University of Kentucky when she received a phone call from her mom. Garber distinctly remembers the first time she became aware of the fact that something big might be happening for the little girl she’d once baby-sat. By that time, the Swift family had relocated to Nashville to facilitate Taylor’s career. Then they pretty much lost touch except for one isolated time when some of her family members saw Taylor Swift perform at the Wild Horse Saloon in Nashville. ![]() “(Andrea Swift) wrote that she was so sorry to see us go,” Garber remembers. “They were just a normal family,” she recalls, noting that the Swift family wrote her a “really heartfelt” letter telling her how much they would miss her when the move to Kentucky was about to take place. It didn’t seem like anything out of the ordinary. “I think her parents gave her free rein.” “She liked to crash around in there and play around with an instrument,” Garber said. Garber considered it a little bonding moment.Īnd she remembers Taylor as a “sweet, thoughtful, fun-loving child.” Garber said the little girl didn’t display any unusal musical talent on her watch, but she did love to be in a “breezeway” area of the house where there were numerous musical instruments. Though she’s a huge animal lover, Garber remembers being a little bit apprehensive about the Swift family’s Doberman, Asia, until the day she was holding newborn Austin with older sister Taylor sitting right beside her and the dog came up to lean on her legs. “She thought that was so much fun,” Garber said. The little girl liked to go outside in the field beside their modest house and have Garber spin her around and around. Garber’s memories of her time with the Swift children include a favorite playtime activity of Taylor’s. The Swift home, and their Christmas tree farm was across the country road, and Garber’s brothers also did small jobs for the farm.Īs a 14-year-old in the early 1990s as well as the families’ friendship and proximity, Garber was a natural choice to baby-sit for the Swift family, which she did for about a year (including one whole summer) before her mom and step-dad, Peggy and Bill Fidler, relocated their family to Henderson. Garber said her parents were friends with Andrea and Scott Swift, Taylor’s parents, in their Pennsylvania community. That tow-headed toddler is Taylor Swift, now one of the most famous pop music icons in the world. It pictures a tow-headed toddler and her younger brother in matching red-and-green plaid outfits. ![]() Included is a holiday photo card with a hand-written message wishing her a merry Christmas in 1992. ![]() And, of course, we couldn’t forget about the friendship bracelets - this DIY kit comes with everything you need!Īhead, shop the best gifts that’ll earn you a special place in their hearts, just like Taylor has in theirs.In a photo album of memories from her life, Adrianne Egan Garber saved some snapshots of two children she baby-sat as a teen-ager growing up in Pennsylvania. Maybe your friend has become a new Kansas City Chiefs fan, too? From official merch to the most minute picks that only a superfan who searches for easter eggs in the singer’s discography would know, this list has a bit of everything. Whether you need a cute gift for your bestie who enjoys dressing according to Taylor’s best concert fits’, or you’ve got a music lover friend who loves to serenade you with the pop star's pick of hits, we’ve got you covered. And with her upcoming album (mark your calendars for 4/19), there’ll be even more to choose from. While some Swifties may prefer Taylor’s cowboy boot-wearing, country-girl era (cue up “Teardrops on My Guitar”), others may like the sparkle and shimmer that came with the dazzling Midnights era. Our gift ideas span over a decade of merch, lyric references, and style evolutions. If you've got a best friend or a sibling who happens to be a Swiftie, we’ve got a list of the best gifts for Taylor Swift fans that we recommend checking out. |