Journey To Jah

Last week at the 2012 E3 Expo, EA Sports announced that it has partnered with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to publish its video games. I believe that this is bad news for fans of the current UFC Undisputed series.

The game’s former publisher, THQ, has produced three outstanding versions of the game, which they have managed to improve with each edition. THQ gave mixed martial arts fans the best video-gaming experience the sport has ever seen. The UFC is taking a risk by agreeing to a deal with a company that has never shown the same passion for creating an MMA game like THQ has.

In fact, one of the reasons that EA Sports didn’t have the original UFC license was due to the company’s lack of respect towards MMA.

“EA Sports told us, ‘You’re not a real sport’,” UFC president Dana White said in 2009. “‘We wouldn’t touch this thing. We want nothing to do with this.'”

THQ stepped in and made a deal with the UFC after EA Sports passed on the opportunity to publish the game. Three years later, EA’s attitude towards MMA has apparently changed, but that doesn’t mean fans shouldn’t be skeptical. The company that ignored the UFC later attempted to create its own game, EA Sports MMA, which failed miserably. Fans haven’t forgotten the problems that EA had developing that game.

EA’s first UFC game is going to be under a microscope from the moment it begins development through its release. THQ did an outstanding job with the Undisputed franchise. The games were so well-made that many of their flaws were ignored by fans. EA Sports won’t have that luxury. MMA fans are going to take a hard look at EA’s product, and if it doesn’t meet or exceed the standards set by THQ, then they won’t buy the game again in the future.

EA Sports has already seen its reputation slip with a string of good but not great editions of its other franchises. The Madden series has faced criticism for failing to improve in recent years. The company also attempted to replace the NBA Live franchise with NBA Elite, which didn’t even make it to stores before falling apart.

It’s hard to understand why the UFC would move away from its partnership with THQ, though a recent statement released by the publisher noted that transferring the license to EA “made sense to all parties.” But it doesn’t make sense for the UFC, not when EA has already struggled to produce one MMA game and can’t seem to improve their current sports products. The UFC is making a mistake. EA Sports is not a good fit for the Undisputed franchise.
It is not that EA Sports is does not have good content but when it comes to UFC, there needs to be a strong contender in the field and THQ has only added to its glory like a pokemon go account to all the pokemons.

To do some renovations without necessarily having to call an expert requires one to be equipped with the right equipments or tools. To do repairs of a hole in a drywall, mesh wall patch, a utility knife, sandpaper, joint compound, dust mask, and a tray for holding and combining the repair mix would be some of the essential working tools.

Unlike in the past, at the moment most hardware stores stock a mesh patch that can be placed over the hole, which has a sticky back that holds firmly to the wall. With the proper tools, the job cannot consume a lot of time.

Bear in mind that you cannot use the regular tacks and raw materials but tools belonging to a company of great repute like Makita as it has some of the best tools you can ever find online. Furthermore, Impact Driver Guide has rated Makita Impact Drivers at the top of their list in a recent survey, which is enough to conclude on its reliability.

Some of the techniques of repairing a hole in the drywall include the processes of ensuring that the floor if fully covered with a cloth to save it from damage because of the activities to be undertaken on the region being repaired. After this safety precaution is taken, the surface ought to be set up for the mesh patch by getting rid of any protruding pieces of the drywall using the utility knife. The sandpapers should come in handy where one need to tenderly sand around the hole gently until the entire hole is smooth.

After ensuring the surface is ready to start working on, the mesh patch is positioned directly over the hole and leveled to the edges. The paper ought to be unwrapped while backing off of from the patch. This is a process that ensures that the center of the patch is directly covering where the whole originates and the edges are smoothened in place.

The joining mixture or compound should then be loaded on its tray then applied on the patched area using the putty knife. It is very important to smooth the joining compound outwards side to side and top to bottom beyond the patched area so as to ensure uniformity and compatibility. This also gives a better finish.

The joining compound requires to be allowed to fully dry before sanding with the right grade sand paper can be done. The standard joining mixture is usually given about eight to ten hours of drying so that it is fully ready for sanding. Once the area is fully sanded, the repaired area must be cleaned of any dust using a damp rag.

The application of the joining compound should be done again on the patch to enhance the repairs, this time using a finer coat. The final sanding ought to be done with a finely grit sandpaper so as to give a perfect final finish.

The final task awaiting is to repaint the repaired area. Priming the repaired area before repainting is necessary where a latex based primer may be utilized. The prime is allowed to dry out completely before application of the final coat of paint is applied. Sometimes, the patched area may not match the wall and this call for the whole wall to be repainted to achieve the proper match. This is the reason why one is advised to plan for the whole wall repainting to avoid disappointments after patch repairs.

The first set joining compound is a choice available for those who might not be having the needed time for the repairs. One maybe very pressed to find enough time for the repairs but this compound is meant to enable them to finish the repair much faster and still achieve what was aimed at. It is usually a powdered compound mixed with water as per the manufacturing instructions. With the necessary strategies in place, the repairs of drywalls remain a basic task that can be performed by anyone without any trouble.

So, you think it is time for a little revamping of the kitchen… eh? Money’s tight you say? No need to fear… the Baconator is here with ajouter une balise. Do I have a suggestion for you! The kitchen happens to be my happy place. The aroma of bacon sizzling in the pan can always bring a smile to my face… but there was a time I was not as happy-go-lucky about visiting my happy place. You ask why… oh thank you and allow me to explain. My kitchen was a dark place. It felt closed in. I needed room, no; I needed light, no… I needed to simply brighten things up. So I pulled out my little bag of tricks and decided to put a little magic to work…

The last tenants that lived in this place had painted the trim around the kitchen cabinets this dreary, dark, horrid, I guess you would call it a mix between hunter green and dark teal green. The cabinet door where natural wood with a nice layer of grime.

Okay, here is where the overhaul comes in. Bear with me… I was a single mom, and on a very tight budget, so I had to use my creative thinking to make a change that would cost me less than $20.00 but looks like more. Paint and hard work were the answer to this particular dilemma.

I have posted pictures so you can see what just a little paint can accomplish with the throwing in of some hard work. However, the tricks did not lie just in the paint. Paint can get costly so previous creative thinking saved my wallet. See, where I lived before we had a Habitat for Humanities store. What they consist of is a bunch of paint that contractors have donated from jobs they were they had over purchased, kitchen cabinets they had removed from a home when remodeling, doors, screws, carpet, tiles, you name it. Just about everything from your bathroom sink to the kitchen sink and the prices are the best!

During the time I lived where I had access to this gold mine, I would buy paint like crazy for one project or another. When I moved some of this paint came with me, so, therefore, I needed no money for the paint to revamp this particular kitchen, just will power, insight, and elbow grease; all that was free! First off, I had to hide the hideous green… I have had good luck with Zinsser Bullseye 1.2.3 and Kilz as primers. Generally, you can find these as well at your local Habitat for Humanities store.

So, I removed the cabinet doors marking each one with some painters tape as to what location I took it down from as well as taped the screws with the masking tape to the inside of each cabinet door as to not to lose them when it came time to put them back up.

Then came the hard part… cleaning the trim/frames around the cabinets doors. A mixture of hot bleach or ammonia water works well and is cheap.

Once cleaned and dry, I primed them. The existing color was dark so I primed twice to make sure I would not have any bleed through from the existing paint or any cooking grease or smoke I may have missed in my cleaning.

After they dried I picked a color to paint the trim that was lighter then the walls but yet still in the same color tone, and commenced to painting the trim or cabinet frames if you like. You could also do texture style painting if you choose, but that would have to be another article. During each drying cycle, I worked on the kitchen cabinet doors. The wood was in great shape and just needed brightening up. So first I did a simple cleaning of the kitchen cabinet doors with some Murphy’s Wood Oil Soap, and then on to polishing them up. I used Guardsman Furniture Polish for that task. I think this was my most expensive purchase for this project running at about $6.00 I think but worth every penny of it! It made the old wood shine like new! A quick switch of handles on your kitchen cabinets can give them new life as well. These can also be found at your local Habitat for Humanities store. An occasional wipe down with the Guardsman on your wooden kitchen cabinets keeps the shine shinning!

After all, paint dried, it was just the matter or remounting the cabinet doors. Bigger cabinet doors can get a bit tricky trying to screw the screws back in and hold it at the same time. If you start getting frustrated, TAKE A BREAK! On the other hand, if you have someone to help you it should not be a problem. An occasional wipe down with the Guardsman on your wooden kitchen cabinets keeps the shine shinning!

This total project cost, if I added up the paint I already had with cleaning supplies included was about $20.00. Now that is just one way to revamp your kitchen cabinets. It does not always mean you have to buy new to get a new look or be happy in your happy place!

Every person is well aware of the theories as well as facts of the law of attraction. It is not a secret because, through the internet, more and more people are well aware of the facts and relativity of manifestation. There are several books as well as platforms where one can learn about What is Manifestation Magic? More often, by accessing online websites and pages, we can acknowledge about manifesting things in life. Every second individual is struggling to chase that thing that attracts them.  You can manifest almost everything which you want to consider in your life so that it becomes easy as well as relevant for you to learn the principals of manifestation. Also, now in the lower section, I am going to write about the 5 principals of life, which will help you to go through manifestation such as:

5 principals of manifestation:

1. The very first thing is to believe because it will help you to acknowledge the law of attraction. If you won’t believe than it is impossible for you self believe. Considering manifestation will become impossible for you if you will not believe it. These fundamentals are very important to consider in your day to day life. While starting a business or startup, there are lots of ups and downs which are negotiated, and if you render belief, then the universe will make strong your thinking and well as a self-belief for that particular thing.
2. The second principle for manifestation magic is to know what you want. It is required as well as crucial because there are lots of individuals who don’t know what is required for them. People who are lacking and falling through manifestation magic are because they are not aware of their requirements and necessity. For this, firstly, you want to ask yourself what you want in your life so that it will be strong your instances of believing something.
3. It is important for you to be patient as well as faith in those things, which are important as well as valuable for you. For considering this, you need to maintain the consistency of your patience level. There are lots of people who fail in manifesting because they lack in patience and faith. For considering manifestation magic, you need to make up your mind strong so that there will be no space for any second thought in your mind.
4. Somehow you need to pretend and act as you have already chased manifested magic. Relatively it is illogical for some individuals because it is required so that you can improve your instances as well as make a strong belief in the things which you have focused on.
5. Visualize things wisely so that you can learn the techniques to chase manifestation magic. For this, there are lots of things which are required for achieving your mind.

All the 5 principals of manifestation are listed on the upper section so that you can consider them wisely and get satisfactory outputs regarding the manifestation magic.

The days are starting to get warmer, and the temperature outside is starting to rise. Now is the time to think about getting your central air conditioner in shape for the summer cooling season.

Right now is probably the best time to think about getting that central air conditioner ready for the summer cooling season. The service company’s are slower now so they can get to you in a more timely manner. Many are looking for work to keep there service techs workings so they are offering discounts on clean and checks.

I am going to give you some helpful hints of things to do to help check your central air conditioner without calling a service tech.

One of the first things to do is uncover the unit if you covered it in the fall. Take your garden hose and with NO nozzle on the end rinse all the dirt from the coils on the unit outside.

All the dirt and dust that has accumulated since the past few months needs to be cleaned up at the earliest before peak summer arrives and if need be, you can also call up heating repair San Diego services to do the job as sometimes the dirt is quite stubborn and requires an expert hand to remove it.

If you go to your furnace you will see a medal box or part of your duct work usually right above the furnace. Two copper tubes and a poly or pvc tube coming out. You will want to check this pvc to make sure it is not clogged. This hose or tube is for the condensation to drain from the condensation coil.

Now turn the unit on to see if the unit starts. Also check your duct work to see if the unit is blowing cold air.

If the unit starts and is blowing cold air your off to a pretty good start. Many units have problems on start up after sitting for the winter. Some of the causes of this are that pest such as mice get into the control panel and short things out or they may have chewed some wires that you need to operate the unit.

Now when I said to check for cold air I mean cold air not just a breeze from the fan in your furnace.

If your central air conditioner has a leak in it the unit will run but the air coming out wont be that cool or as cool as it should be. This means that the unit needs to be checked by a certified technician and probably needs to be charged.

Where I live in Wisconsin the weather has been very accommodating to have service done to your central air conditioner. The weather during the middle of the day has been a very comfortable mid 70’s to low 80’s. These temperatures are perfect for checking your air conditioning Freon levels.

One big mistake people make when it comes to there central air conditioner is they wait until they really need the unit to be working to turn it on and check it. If there is a problem with the unit you could be in for a long hot wait for a service tech.

With so many people waiting till the last minute to check there units there is a high demand for the techs time. Also supply the HVAC company only stock so many parts and of these parts each tech only has so many on there trucks. If you wait till the last minute the tech may have to charge you for added time just to run to a supply house to get more parts.

The biggest advantage to taking these steps now is that when the weather get unbearably hot your central air conditioner should be running fine.