![]() ![]() Always be sure to flip pork chops halfway through cooking time. They are low-carb which makes them a great keto/ paleo/ Whole30 meal option. These kebabs are fun and kid-friendly, especially if you are trying to feed your kids more protein. Perfect for parties, gatherings or an easy weeknight dinner. Bone-in pork chops require about 5 more minutes. Make them in an air fryer in less than 15 minutes or in the oven in 20-25 minutes. How Long Does it Take for Pork Chops to Cook in the Air Fryer?īoneless pork chops need about 10 minutes in the air fryer to cook fully. If serving up a classic bbq feast, check out this BBQ Menu – Chicken Shish Kabobs, Grilled Onions, Corn & Potato Salad.įor extra-tasty pork chops, make your own Instant Pot BBQ Sauce Recipe. Use a pastry brush to apply bbq sauce to pork chops.Add bbq sauce at end of cooking time to avoid a sticky mess in the air fryer.Be sure to season both side of pork chops and rub in seasoning to coat.Use a spatula to remove from air fryer basket and place on serving plate. For our recipe, we used boneless pieces about 1' thick. If not, place the basket back in the air fryer for a few more minutes of cooking. How long should I cook pork chops in the air fryer It totally depends on the size of your pork chops. How to Cook Pork Chops in an Air Fryer Season the Pork Chops Pop pork chops into a plastic storage bag. They should register at least 145 degrees with meat thermometer. What’s better You can quickly reheat them in the air fryer to return them to that fresh-out-of-the-fryer state. ![]() Flip pork chops over, brush additional sauce on top of pork chops and cook for an additional 3 minutes.Īt this point, you’ll want to check the internal temperature of the pork to make sure the chops are fully cooked. Cook at 400 degrees for 8 minutes, flipping the pork chops halfway through cooking time.īrush tops of pork chops with bbq sauce, then cook at 400 degrees for 2 minutes. Be sure to rub in the seasonings and flip over to season both sides of the pork chops. You can use any season you like, this recipe calls for salt and pepper. You will add the bbq sauce at the end, to avoid a sticky mess in your air fryer. It’s important to spray the basket with nonstick spray or brush it with oil, in preparation for the pork chops. The best pork chop marinade for extra juicy pork chops with big flavor no matter how you cook them, with just a touch. Looking for more air fryer bbq recipes? Try these Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Wings or Air Fryer BBQ Chicken Legs- both are crowd-pleasers that you’ll love to cook up over and over again. Serve these with some hearty sides, like Brussels Sprouts and Air Fryer Diced Potatoes for a home-cooked meal that will warm you up. The air fryer cooks boneless pork chops just the way you like them– soft and fork tender with tons of flavor. Related recipes: honey garlic pork chops, air fryer bake 'N shake pork chops, sauteed cabbage, and slow roasted lamb shoulder.These pork chops cook up tender and juicy in the air fryer! Some BBQ sauce brushed on top and they are perfection. I find that cooking air fryer pork steak at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 8-10 minutes works perfectly depending on the thickness of the steak. It is also important to cook the meat at the right temperature. It adds so much flavor and makes the meat juicy and moist. That's it! I like to season my steak with my homemade pork rub, it is robust and simply the best. You only need a handful of ingredients, cooking oil, seasoning or herbs, salt, and pepper. When it comes to cooking pork steak in the air fryer, the process is straightforward and everything comes together in under 15 minutes. However, if you want to make a quick dinner, this air fryer pork steak is the way to go! If you love pork then you are in for a treat from the best- baked pork steak recipe to this easy pork marinade and oven-baked pork chops, the options are endless. There is no doubt that pork steak makes a quick and easy dinner option and here in the dinner bite household, we sure know how to make the best. ![]()
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This was a very basic drawing app - touching only the surface of what's possible with this amazing library. We are starting from a fresh react native project. Getting started Create a new react native project Export the drawing to standard SVG format.We will be building a very simple free-hand drawing app in React Native with the following features: The most prominent ones have been react-native-reanimated and Today we will be using to build a fully native, 60 FPS, free-hand drawing app to explore the possibilities. However, it's still very uncertain (due to lack of proper documentation) how the new architecture actually works.Ĭurrently only a handful of libraries have used this new architecture. Today the new architecture is in it's final stages and about to be released to the public in the next React Native release changing many things for React Native. So the React Native team started to work on the new architecture (JSI + Fabric + Turbo Modules). ![]() React Native needed a better and faster way of communication with native side. React Native had a good increase in performance when Hermes came out but soon the React Native team realized that the only factor holding back performance was the JS-Native bridge. Communication between Javascript and Android/iOS environment with JSI ![]() ![]() ![]() The Authority doesn't have a release date yet either, but we do know that Superman: Legacy is planned to release in theaters on July 11, 2025. In Gunn's release plan announcement, it appears that Lanterns will release sometime between Gunn's Superman reboot, Superman: Legacy (2025), and the super anti-hero ensemble film, The Authority. Since the show is still in very early production, Lanterns doesn't have a hard release date or schedule yet, but it does have a vague release window. The 2011 film, the Justice League animated shows, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, and just about every Green Lantern animated film can be found on one of the best streaming services money can buy right now. ![]() This comes as no surprise given that HBO Max has become a one-stop shop for all your DC content needs, especially when it comes to Green Lantern. Gunn confirmed in his announcement video that Lanterns will be released as an HBO Max exclusive series. Related: Everything DC Just Announced, From a New Superman Movie to 'The Brave and the Bold' When and Where Is Lanterns Releasing? Simply titled Lanterns, the plural use of the word is deliberate as the show will star not one, but two heroes who share the title of Green Lantern. With the many wielders of the Green Lantern ring seemingly feeling much more comfortable on the small screen, it makes sense that new DC Studios CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran have opted to use the serialized television format to bring the Green Lanterns into their new DC Universe. Green Lantern has, however, found far more success in television, nearly all of them being animated like the legendary Justice League (2001-2004) series and the fan-favorite Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011-2013). Since then, apart from a brief cameo from a Green Lantern Corps member in Justice League (2017), we haven't seen the famous green ring appear in any other DC live-action project since the first film. It had a fantastic action filmmaker in Casino Royale (2006) director Marin Campbell, an extremely talented cast led by future Deadpool Ryan Reynolds, and rich source material Alas, the movie is remembered as a critical and financial failure, with nearly everyone who was a part of the film's production treating it as a practical joke in their careers. Of course, DC certainly tried with 2011's Green Lantern, one of the most infamous comic book films of all time that really shouldn't have been the disaster that it was. It's frankly shocking that the Green Lantern hasn't gotten a truly stellar live-action adaptation yet. Do We Know Anything About the Plot of Lanterns?.What Are the Comic Origins of Hal Jordan and John Stewart?. ![]() ![]() ![]() For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Celestial Rex's "body" magenta. This information can be used to alter the Celestial Rex's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor in the cheat console. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Celestial Rex will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. I get an ascendant Giga saddle blueprint, and a high level Rex saddle blueprint.Subscrib. One shot with the laser gun consumes 4 of the equipped element, that means that you can shoot 25 times with one element. Like the primitive Tapejara Saddle the Tek Saddle has also three seats. It is an upgraded version of the Tapejara Saddle. the Blueprint path, Where summontamed spawns a random level without saddle. The Tapejara Tek Saddle is used to ride a Tapejara after you have tamed it. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Celestial Rex. I show you where to get high level T-Rex and Giga saddle blueprints. 2016 Halloween comes to dinosaur game Ark: Survival Evolved watch the video. This section displays the Celestial Rex's natural colors and regions. The Alpha T-Rex is one of the Alpha Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved. ![]() ![]() Quantities and items vary per kill, there is also a chance instead of the item the blueprint would drop. I get an ascendant Giga saddle blueprint, and a high level Rex saddle blueprint. The following has a chance to drop once the creature is killed. ![]() ![]() ![]() “When you have a natural disaster, the county exec calls a state of emergency, you need a place for all these people to meet and to do their job and to respond to the crisis.” “Let me tell you something, the gals and guys that are up there 24-7, 365 do one hell of a job,” Troncillito said of the staff at the Ulster County Emergency Services Department. The topic brought one comment during the Legislature’s public session at its meeting on Tuesday, November 15, with Marlboro Fire Department Assistant Chief Mike Troncillito favoring the plan. The leading idea at this time, the legislator reported, is for storing of buses. The remainder of the 57.3-acre site is being reserved for future development, but Legislator Eve Walter (D-New Paltz) quashed rumors that it’s going to be dedicated to affordable housing. The existing facility is located at Golden Hill. The Paradies Lane site was selected from among ten potential properties. The scope of the plan will likely be revealed once the county begins seeking bids for design and construction. ![]() Six acres of the 57.3-acre property on Paradies Lane near Exit 18 of the New York State Thruway will be used for the siting of the facility, which will expand the county’s E-911 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Center and provide a centralized hub for emergency management and other county government functions. The land is owned by Wildberry Lodge, LLC. The Ulster County Legislature this week approved a $3 million property purchase of a former apple orchard in the Town of New Paltz as the future site of a state-of-the-art emergency management and government operations center. Six acres of the 57.3-acre property on Paradies Lane near Exit 18 of the New York State Thruway will be used for the siting of a state-of-the-art emergency management and government operations center. ![]() ![]() Also finding the correct audio files should be easier with Live 10, as a timestamp will now be added to the filename of recorded audio. Now, the original file and history position are remembered when creating, loading and saving a Live set and the information is used to restore the Live set after a crash. Saving often enough in case of a crash, but not too often as the undo history would be gone. Another great new feature is that the undo history is no longer cleared, when saving a Live Set. I’m wondering if the limit of only up to 10 old versions of the Set being stored in this folder, might cause new issues though as I often end up with 30 or more versions until I’ve finished the song. When saving a Set using “Save Live Set”, “Save Live Set As” or “Save a Copy”, the previous version now gets moved into a backup folder of the current Project. File HandlingĮxporting Live Sets can now finally be done as MP3, FLAC and WAVPACK, a feature high on many wish lists. Especially for beginners, the file handling in Live has been confusing so far, leading to missing samples. There’s also Mono switch, a Bass Mono switch, a Bass Mono Frequency slider, a Bass Mono Audition button, and a Balance knob control. Now the Gain can be adjusted from -infinite dB to +35 dB. One thing that was really annoying was that the Gain knob only went down to – 35 dB, which made it useless for proper fade ins and outs. When a selection of a clip in the Arrangement View has been made, Detail View’s display now zooms in on the selected time automatically. Pressing Alt (Mac/Win) while scrolling vertically zooms the amplitude/pitch axis of the selected track(s). It is finally possible to zoom vertically and horizontally in the Arrangement View, using two-finger trackpad gestures or a mousewheel. This is another thing, a lot of us have wanted for forever. Most noteworthy is that Cmd/Ctrl + L now toggles the Arrangement Loop, instead of forgetting about the off setting for the feature as before. A lot of them are added for an improved editing and automation workflow. There are other new context related shortcuts that will be immensely helpful for the workflow in Live 10. Z: zoom to time selection in Arrangement and in Detail View (Shift + Z zooms back out).R: Reverse can now be performed on a time selection with this shortcut.M: toggle the Computer MIDI Keyboard on and off (off by default).A: toggles the visibility of all automation lanes in the Arrangement View on or off.Five new single key shortcuts are introduced in Live 10 alone. New ShortcutsĪs regular readers of Sonic Bloom already know, I’m a huge fan of shortcuts as they can improve the workflow so much. We’re going to see a lot more fantastic Max for Live releases and mad hybrid devices because of this move. In addition, Max for Live devices can now send and receive SysEx data, providing new capabilities in conjunction with external hardware full access to synthesiser parameters, preset dumping through MIDI dumps, custom external synths and effects controls, and much more. Not only does this mean, you don’t have to install Max separately anymore, but Max for Live devices load faster and require less CPU. I’m very excited about Max for Live now being fully integrated into Live. With Max for Live, we’re seeing what acquiring Cycling ’74 made possible. For me, it’s not the individual features that make this upgrade intriguing, but the sum of all of them making Live 10 much more enjoyable to produce with. ![]() There are a lot of small improvements, that together make working with Live 10 that much smoother and more easy going. Overall, the focus this time appears to be the workflow. ![]() Since everyone’s going to write about these new features and Ableton have provided lots of information as well as the video, I’m going to concentrate on the features Ableton deem less noteworthy, but surely aren’t. ![]()
![]() Jay Inslee vetoed the measure, though, arguing that Washington needs a program in place before starting to collect citizens’ personal data. Lawmakers passed a bill last month that would have begun early steps toward a program by allowing collection of motorists’ odometer readings on a voluntary basis. ![]() Indeed, a chicken-and-egg dispute over how to proceed in Washington state has stymied road usage charging efforts there. “That doesn’t mean that a program can’t be designed to do so, but I feel like if you can’t even conceive of the program architecture that seems like something that would work, you probably shouldn’t put too much faith in it.” “There’s no program design that I have seen that I think can be implemented at scale in a way that is publicly acceptable,” he said. “We’ve been doing it one way for 100 years, and that way is not going to work anymore.”Įric Paul Dennis, a transportation analyst at the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, said the failure of states to convert years of research into even one fully functional, mandatory program by now raises questions about whether road usage charging can really work. “This is about the relationship between the people who are using our roads and bridges and how we’re paying for it,” Hendren said. Guy Broderick of Kriska shares how he successfully combined data reports and a simple understanding of human nature to become one of the best driver coaches in North America. Tune in above or by going to. The biggest hurdle, she said, is to inform the public about the diminishing returns from the gas tax that has long paid for roads. Hendren’s organization, a 17-state partnership that researches transportation safety and technology innovations, participated in one of the earliest pilot projects and eight others since. Virginia’s program, launched in 2022, is already the largest in the nation and will provide valuable lessons, she said. Patricia Hendren, executive director of the Eastern Transportation Coalition, said figuring out how to account for multistate trips is particularly important in the eastern U.S., where states are smaller and closer together than those in the West. S&P Global Mobility forecasts they will make up 40% of the sales by 2030, while other projections are even rosier. rose from just 0.1% of total car sales in 2011 to 4.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. “The impetus at this point is less about collecting revenue than about establishing these systems, working out the kinks, getting the public comfortable with it, expanding awareness around it,” he said.Įlectric car sales in the U.S. Some states also are testing electronic tolling systems.īut road usage charges - also known as mileage-based user fees, distance-based fees or vehicle-miles-traveled taxes - are attracting the bulk of the academic attention, research dollars and legislative activity.ĭoug Shinkle, transportation program director at the nonpartisan National Conference of State Legislatures, predicts that after some 20 years of anticipation, more than a decade of pilot projects and years of voluntary participation, states will soon need to make the programs mandatory. Last year, Colorado began adding a 27-cent tax to home deliveries from Amazon and other online retailers to help fund transportation projects. Many states have implemented stopgap measures, such as imposing additional taxes or registration fees on electric vehicles and, more recently, adding per-kilowatt-hour taxes to electricity accessed at public charging stations. Without action, the gap could reach $67 billion by 2050 due to fuel efficiency alone, Boston-based CDM Smith estimates. ![]() So far, only three states - Oregon, Utah and Virginia - are generating revenue from road usage charges despite the looming threat of an ever-widening gap between states’ gas tax proceeds and their transportation budgets. The federal government is about to pilot its own such program, funded by $125 million from the infrastructure measure President Biden signed in November 2021. He said the first vaccines, which would be received by the state the following day, would go to health care workers and those in long-term care facilities.Motor fuel taxes are generating less each year. ![]() The governor praised the federal government’s review of the vaccine and said an independent review conducted by a consortium of western states had reached the same conclusions on its efficacy and safety. T14:42:05-05:00 Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) held a news conference on the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which began shipping around the country earlier in the day after receiving emergency use authorization by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ![]() ![]() #9 – Clickworker – You will have the flexibility to work whichever hours you prefer. You will be able to log in whenever you are available and complete as much work as you can manage. #8 – Smart Crowd– Read Review – This company hires online data entry keyers to complete various typing tasks from home. The hours are flexible and the pay is $8.75 an hour.Īlso check out 22 Real Online Survey Jobs That Pay Cash for Taking Surveys Online. #7 – ORC International – The job entails carrying out telephone research interviews where you would be conducting interviews on behalf of fortune 500 companies. You do need to have a land-line telephone. You get paid training while you work from home in the evening hours. #6 – Advanis – This Canadian company hires people to carry out market research. You May Also Like: 99 Companies Offering Part-Time Work at Home Jobsįlexible Market Research Jobs for Night Owls The hours you choose to work are entirely up to you. #5 – Voice log – Read Review – You would be hired as a Live Operator to work from home. 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On a more serious note, the role of fonts is becoming increasingly visible and important in our data and news-saturated world. Kooky and quirky variable fonts, bouncy retro serifs, and childlike type styles are all set to make a refreshingly welcome appearance across print, web, packaging, and branding in the coming months, and won’t fail to raise a smile. It’s been a long and strange year, but there’s a reactionary mood brewing. A smartphone gimbal does more than just keep your camera steady.From logo design to new calligraphic fonts, here’s our 2021 type trend forecast with free font suggestions for the (better) year ahead.Ĭan’t wait to skip ahead to 2021? For designers and type fans, there’s plenty to get excited about in the year ahead, with an optimistic and individualist mood set to pervade design, filtering across into typography trends. Many of them have built-in features that elevate your cinematography game, even including utility software and Bluetooth capabilities that connect to your mobile app. The single most important feature of a gimbal is its ability to eliminate camera movements in videos and images. There are two different types of gimbals – two-axis stabilizers and three-axis stabilizers. ![]() Two-axis gimbals stabilize your Tilt and Roll, and three-axis gimbals stabilize your Pan. Two-axis stabilizers are generally more affordable, but three-axis stabilizers are better for shooting moving footage with an action camera. Some models use standard alkaline batteries which have to be replaced in regular intervals, while others use rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, but these tend to have shorter battery life.īattery lifeīattery-powered gimbals come in one of two ways. Most gimbals don’t weigh more than a couple of pounds, but even two or three pounds can get heavy if you have to hold it up for extended periods of time. As a rule of thumb, the lighter the gimbal, the better. But make sure you’re not sacrificing performance just to save half a pound. Most smartphone gimbals come with installed utility software. This software can be a powerful tool, enabling you to get more out of not only your gimbal but your camera as well. That said, the software often only works with a particular operating system, so make sure your phone gimbal is compatible with your device. You need to make sure the gimbal you purchase is compatible with your camera or phone’s camera, as well as your computer. If your gimbal doesn’t work with iOS and you have an iPhone, you’re going to be out of luck. In addition, many mobile gimbals only work with specific phone models, regardless of the operating system, so keep this in mind. The first one on our list is Zhiyun Smooth X Gimbal Stabilizer, a smartphone gimbal that is flexible, packed with cool features, and smooths out the phone screen shake to help you film the perfect video every time. It has a joystick on the control board and comes with a tripod and travel case. This affordable gimbal comes with the ZY Cami companion app, which allows you to control programmable filming techniques. What’s more, the stabilizer has a few shooting modes, such as the Gimbal Mode, the Selfie Mode, and the Tripod Mode, which help you take professional shots. It also has SMART modes like Face/Object tracking, Gesture Control, and Filmmaking Features, like slow motion and timelapse through the Cami app. This stabilizer has 2 arms, the Pan Axis and the Roll Axis. Its batteries last up to 4 hours of continuous use and it comes with a USB–C cable for fast charging. The attention to detail when it comes to the design of this gimbal stabilizer is surprising considering how inexpensive it is. In terms of durability and reliability, at least in my opinion, Zhiyun Smooth X is the ultimate gimbal stabilizer for vlogging and shooting scenery photos. A lot of pros are using it, and for good reasons too. ![]() ![]() The greatest feature of the Zhiyun Smooth X is its weight and compact design. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The touchpad is a slightly different story. We find that when we’re using the arrow keys for gaming, we often miss the ‘Up’ arrow key because the ‘Down’ arrow one is taller than we’re used to. Our only complaint is that the bottom keys are taller than the others. However, it is as effective as all keyboards should be. That said, the Function shortcut keys manage things like turning the touchpad on and off, choosing different display options and adjusting volume – and at least the WASD keys are highlighted. Like the design, the keyboard doesn’t have any incredible features that stand out or give it a gaming edge. It’s not only comfortable, ergonomically speaking, with good enough bounce, sufficient travel, and a matte feel to keep your fingers from slipping but it’s also responsive and accurate. ![]() We actually like the keyboard on this gaming laptop. You might say that the design is an indication of how this gaming laptop is overall: it’s not the best and it has a couple of flaws, but it does well enough in other areas that you’ll find very little reason to complain. Although our review unit is missing a hard drive, and we wonder how much heavier it gets if there is one. The laptop is mid-sized – definitely not small but also not too bulky, and surprisingly lighter than it looks. On top of two USB 2.0 ports and a headphone jack, it also boasts a USB 3.0 port, a USB 3.1 port, an HDMI port, Ethernet and an SD card reader, which definitely comes in handy if you’re using this for your amateur photography and such. We appreciate the number of available ports on this laptop, too. The Predator lettering and logo in silver adorn the top cover, while the bottom plastic cover has two, easy-to-remove compartments for the hard drive and the RAM, which you can upgrade. This gaming laptop does try to stick to the gamer aesthetic with its metal chassis in a gun-metal finish, black color with red accents, and geometric cuts and tapered edges. It’s nothing amazing and hardly a stand-out, but it’s not poor either. We can’t find fault in the Acer Predator Helios 300’s design. ![]() |
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