You can make it with your favorite coffee beans and vodka and it’s so easy to do (though it does take a little time). If you’re up for it, making homemade coffee liqueur is worth it. There are also a few coffee tequilas out there you can use to make a tequila espresso martini. Sweet and smooth, coffee liqueur brings these beloved qualities to the espresso martini.Ĭoffee Kahlua, Tia Maria and Mr Black Coffee Liqueur are some of the most well-known brands out there. Use instant espresso or instant coffee as a last resort!įeel free to use decaf espresso if you’re serving this one after 3 p.m. In a pinch, you can use strong coffee or cold brew concentrate instead, but espresso will have the best, smoothest flavor. Espresso is also usually brewed with a pressurized brewing method. Coffee uses a coarser grind of coffee beans, whereas espresso is ground more finely. Though espresso and coffee come from the same beans, espresso is different from coffee. (Though a true martini is a savory drink made with gin or vodka!) Ingredients Espressoįor an espresso martini, you want the titular ingredient to shine, so fresh-brewed espresso is best. In 1983, the drink was called a Vodka Espresso, but in the 1990s it adopted the “martini” moniker, like other sweet drinks of that era, including the Appletini and the P*rn Star Martini. The classic Espresso Martini is a dessert cocktail made with coffee liqueur, vodka and real espresso.Īccording to GQ, the drink was invented by London bartender Dick Bradsell in 1983.īradsell claims a future supermodel that is now world-famous (rumored to be either Kate Moss or Naomi Campbell) came into his bar and ordered a cocktail that would “wake her up,” and he served her a drink made with vodka, sugar, coffee liqueur and espresso. They are extra elegant to cap off a holiday meal, like Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. (But if you have one, great!)Įnjoy one as a nightcap or serve a round after a dinner party. ![]() You don’t need a fancy espresso machine to make an espresso martini.Made with just four ingredients, it’s easy to put together. ![]() With a strong coffee flavor and a jolt of caffeine, the Espresso Martini is the ultimate dessert cocktail.The Espresso Martini is a coffee lover’s dream cocktail! If you’re a fan of Irish coffee, you’ll love this tasty coffee cocktail. I prefer one of these to a big cup of coffee. These coffee cocktails are the perfect sippers after a great meal. I’m a dessert person, so of course, I say yes! I love seeing what options are on the menu, but when in doubt I order an espresso martini. Espresso Martini recipeĪfter a nice dinner out, when the server asks if you’d like an after-dinner drink, do you always say yes? As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. ![]() If you click on one and buy something, Feast + West receives a small commission at no additional cost to you. Perk up with an Espresso Martini! It’s a classic dessert cocktail made with just four ingredients: fresh espresso, coffee liqueur, vodka and simple syrup.
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![]() It started in 1966 with a capacity of 1438 cc, progressively increasing to 1608 cc in 1970 (although this was reduced to 1,592 cc in 1973), 1,756 cc in 1974, and finally 1,995 cc in 1979. The four-cylinder engine used in the spider and coupé is a double overhead cam, aluminum crossflow head version of the sedan's pushrod unit. The Fiat Spider 2000 ended manufacture in July 1982, and after the Italian summer holidays, production of Pininfarina-badged cars commenced in its place. Serial numbers started over from zero, while the 11th digit in the vehicle identification number was switched from an 8 to a 5. The car was manufactured by Fiat (with a Pininfarina body) in Turin until October 1981, when Pininfarina took over manufacture in their San Giorgio Canavese plant. In three years, Fiat manufactured less than 1000 CSA models, which were intended for sale to individual clients. The vehicle has a capacity of 128 hp (94 kW). Also in 1972, a sports version of the Spider debuted, required for type-approval of its rally version, and was marketed as 124 CSA (C-Spider-Abarth). The CS series Spider arrived during 1972. In July 1970, the 1.6-liter BS1 appeared this model is recognizable by its twin humps on the bonnet and bumper overriders. The early AS cars also have smaller taillights, while the BS received a mesh grille and black-rimmed gauges inside. AS models had a torque tube transmitting power to the rear wheels this crack-prone design was replaced by a trailing-arm rear axle with the second series (BS) during 1969, which was manufactured alongside the AS for the first six months of 1970. ![]() ![]() The succession of build series of the 124 were designated internally as AS, BS, BS1, CS, and CSA. The Sports Spider uses a shorter platform along with a shorter wheelbase, and in contrast to the Pininfarina-styled and manufactured spider, Fiat designed and manufactured the coupé in-house. The 124 Sport Spider, 124 Sport Coupé and 124 sedan share much of their running gear, and in the case of the coupé, platforms. The Fiat 124 Sport Spider was designed by Pininfarina and styled in-house by Tom Tjaarda. In 2015, a successor of the Fiat 124 Spider was presented at the Los Angeles Auto Show. After being retired by Fiat, Pininfarina continued the production of the model under its own brand as Pininfarina Spider Azzurra for the North American market and Pininfarina Spidereuropa for the European market for three more years, from August 1982 until 1985. Designed by and manufactured at the Italian carrozzeria Pininfarina factory, the monocoque, front-engined, rear-drive Sport Spider debuted at the November 1966 Turin Auto Show with styling by Tom Tjaarda.įiat later marketed the car as the Spider 2000 (1979–1982). The Fiat 124 Sport Spider is a convertible sports car marketed by Fiat for model years 1966–1985. ![]() Paid Contentīut now that we’ve seen some of the free content available for 2.8, let’s take a look at the paid content that’s available. ![]() I think this kind of format makes his channel good as a source of reference content to accompany the fundamental series or official documentation while making things. Now we come to Steven Scott, who instead of making all-in-one beginner videos, has made short videos that are focused on specific elements of the process, such as: But if you’ve got time to sit down and study the process, this video has a lot of value to give. There is quite a lot of information in this video, and he even provides some good demonstrations of how to do weight painting for bones, however the video is two hours long, so it’s not necessarily the best choice for people with low attention spans. This is where we come onto Alimayo Arango, who goes into a lot of detail with character rigging, including the creation of finger bones, in his video ‘ Blender 2.8 Character Rigging Step by Step‘. ![]() But one thing this video doesn’t do is provide a demonstration of how to rig fingers, but this can be a very tedious process and any educator could run the risk of frustrating the viewer if it’s not explained properly. ![]() Given the amount of information packed into the video, I would say that this is definitely an essential video to watch if you’re new to rigging with Blender. And this is all fit into a video that’s under 14 minutes, which is impressive. When it’s all set up, they quickly demonstrate how to pose the newly rigged character. They also briefly discuss the bendy bones feature in Blender, which is a way to replace long bones with smaller segments to get more organic bending of the mesh, which is great for things like spinal cords.To top this off, they also show you the appropriate way to symmetrize the armature data and which parameters in the constraints to adjust to make sure that both sides are working as intended. Like almost all other rigging tutorials, it’s based around getting a humanoid model rigged for animation, but I was impressed by the amount of detail they went into when discussing bone constraints for inverse kinematics. CG GeekĬG Geek has done a video for 2.8 called ‘ Rig ANY Character for Animation in 10 Minutes‘. So I think overall, this is quite a high-quality course for being freely available on YouTube. To top this off, in part five of his series, he even discusses face rigs, which is again something that not many people talk about when doing beginner content. This is quite nice to see, because knowing how to create control systems for traditional armatures is a key part of professional rigging, and not many people talk about this when doing beginner tutorials. This is a much more practical introduction for beginners that not only introduces the basic concepts, but also gives some insights on the possibility of creating more complex control rigs for characters. Relevant to rigging, they have a playlist called ‘ The Complete Beginners Guide to Animation in Blender 2.8‘. Grant Abbitt is quite well known for having a wealth of accessible beginner content. These videos can act as useful references to replace traditional documentation. Here are a selection of the fundamental videos that are relevant towards the subject: It contains a few videos that will be invaluable to someone who is not only new to the software, but also to the terms related to rigging. If you’re completely new to Blender, I would always suggest taking a look at the Blender Fundamentals playlist on the official YouTube channel. ![]() Left-over makeup glistens as she sips her coffee. ![]() She'll shave her head when she gets home. Stream out behind her as she boards the subway, rhinestone heels clicking, silk jacket over her hair, long and tangled. She wears giant ruffled skirts, pastel capes, and satin ribbons bound around her wrists. But who? She does not know. She has never even known to ask, She knows it at school, or at parties, a few martinis later staring into the crowd looking for It haunts her- first thing in the morning, waking, old mattress on the floor, soft light pouring through pinkĬurtains in her warehouse loft. Ok, yes she knows she is different, she can feel it even today as she struts across 2nd ave, allĮyes on her. ![]() Selkie, I'm Alive ss23 Fashion Week WATCH THE SHOW What a whirlwind! We already cannot wait until next year. It was produced by Emily Bungert and cast by Julia Show was styled by Alisha Silverstein with Kimberley Gordon and Justine Babb. ![]() This year we were so lucky to have the lead makeup artist Danessa Myricks, and our talented friend Linh Nguyen leading hair. This was an incrediblyĮxciting moment for our entire team! We brought our first ever handbags, a plethora of pastels and original jewelry like theĮffervescenent unicorn crowns and butterfly bustiers, made in collaboration with Stonehart. We are so proud to have shown for a second time in NY, and this year we were officially listed on NYFW. Her mother made sure this city will know her. The twinkle of something sharp, a spear? A.horn? No, she is not the last, and she is not the first. She sees herself in the water, too, but her image is unlike the one known to the world. Sun rippled on the water, red in its wet reflection. Others who watch the sunrise alone from the bridge, feet dangling barefoot over the edge, crystals sparkling from ankles, munching sandwiches and sipping champagne from flasks. Others who are filling their closets with gowns, making purses out of antique pillows, and decorating their faces with shimmering war paint. She does not know, not yet, that there are in fact many others in this big city, trotting to the beat of its pulsing heart, dressed up “crazy” kissing strangers, and dancing their feet raw in endless nights. She stays out late, eats up history books, would rather run than walk, and searches for others who feel the same. She laughs loudly and moves quickly, knowing that this human body is not quite right for her. She thinks of the night before, she drinks too much in an effort to push away the feelings, she blasts dubstep wearing big headphones to silence these circular thoughts in her head. Maybe she'll shave her head when she gets home. They stream out behind her as she boards the subway, rhinestone heels clicking, silk jacket over her hair, long and tangled. She knows it at school, or at parties, a few martinis later staring into the crowd looking for something or someone else. It haunts her- first thing in the morning, waking, old mattress on the floor, soft light pouring through pink curtains in her warehouse loft. Ok, yes she knows she is different, she can feel it even today as she struts across 2nd ave, all eyes on her. ![]() Before the Shipwrecked characters were released, they each had a locked character portrait, the title of "The Unfinished", the motto quote of " Don't look at me.For the characters' voices being played by instruments, the developers were inspired by both the teacher's voice in the Peanuts specials and the musical composition Peter and the Wolf. ![]() All characters are ambidextrous thanks to their sprite work.Wolfgang was previously unlocked after Wendy.Having all characters' names start with W was unintentional at first, but Klei decided to go with it.The trailer puzzles confirmed that Maxwell's real name is William Carter. Within the game's code, Maxwell's name is written "Waxwell," in line with the other characters and not to confuse playable Maxwell with NPC Maxwell. All playable characters' names start with W apart from Maxwell's.They will now be available for use after restarting. When the player starts up the game, they can click the Mods button to enable the character. Once downloaded, the character can be set up in its directory. On the PC version of Don't Starve, Characters created by users can be published on the Steam Workshop or the Klei Forums using the Don't Starve Mod Tools. Less nourished by physical food.Īt home in the Swamp. Not afraid of anything, except getting hurt. Food fills his stomach, but not his heart.Īrmed with an air horn. On a first-name basis with the night.Ī great inventor. Is thankful for bountiful harvests.Ĭan't talk. Is charged by lightning, but damaged by water Doesn't hit very hard.Ĭan upgrade with circuits. Upon selecting a silhouette, the Poster on the left will be a coffin shut with chains and a lock, and the description will simply say "The Unknown". ![]() If the player has not unlocked a Character, they will appear as their respective silhouette. There are currently six Characters that are not unlocked via experience, but through game feats. ![]() Most of the other Characters can be unlocked when sufficient Experience has been accrued, gained at Death or when escaping to a new world. The first accessible Characters are Wilson and Wagstaff, considered the protagonists and the focus of the game's story. The only exception to this is Wes, the speechless mime, who uses pantomimes instead of sounds or quotes. Each Character is "voiced" by a different instrument, and speaks differently when examining items and objects. Each Character has at least one character-specific perk, in addition to various bonuses and penalties to their stats, and usually are different in play style. There is currently a combined total of twenty-five playable Characters in Don't Starve, its DLCs, and Don't Starve Together (DST). In fact, you should probably click the link below for the full picture – after watching the lovely animated short.Character select before the world generates.Ĭharacter select in Don't Starve Together. Hmm… let’s see… yup, lots of other fun things too. Shared Unlocks also made it into this here update, although only between Xbox, Switch, Steam and WeGame, at the time of writing. Including new skins, streaming drops, bug fixes, and… hints at what the future hold, which just might include the ability to offline on Switch (and other platforms). They’ve also reverted the mouse targeting changes from the March 2022 Quality of Life… for now. Trust me, you don’t want to be starving when playing as this character, as that’ll cause you to lose electricity – much like getting wet – and when that runs out, health is next! Eek. Running low on health, sanity, or hunger? Eat gears! No, really. Neat little addition.Īfter the wiring to their long-unused empathy module is repaired, WX-78 finds themselves suddenly reconnecting with memories they’d hoped to keep buried. Oh right, Clockworks are also less aggressive towards WX-78 now. So, what’s new and different with everyone’s favorite robot? Well, first up, WX-78 now has the knowledge required to create circuits, unlocking special abilities when installed, powered by their electrical charge meter. It is however time for Don’t Starve Together‘s WX-78 character refresh, and… Shared Unlocks! link to a statement from Jacques00 on the forumsįorces the Treatment to use the default effects. This information is a bit outdated, so some codes may not work in current versions.
![]() This is the case in both New Haven and Toledo where Avelo Airlines and Allegiant, respectively, continue to fly. The airlines tend to operate routes with just several flights a week, catering to holidaygoers headed to, say, Orlando but not the corporate traveler on a sales trip or to a conference. cities that have fewer than three daily flights scheduled in June, Diio data show.Īnd ULCCs, like Allegiant Air and Spirit Airlines, are not panaceas for small markets. “Below three frequencies a day, really vulnerable,” Swelbar said.īinghamton and Elmira, N.Y., Columbus and Valdosta, Ga., and Roswell, N.M., are among other U.S. In Erie’s case, the Buffalo, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh airports are all within a roughly two-hour drive. American’s schedule of only two daily flights to Charlotte offers limited utility to connecting travelers and increases the likelihood that they will drive to a larger airport nearby. Swelbar agreed with Raja’s comments, and added that American’s ownership of the regional affiliates in question - Envoy, Piedmont Airlines, and PSA Airlines - changes the cost equation.īut the writing may be on the wall for a place like Erie. Chief Revenue Officer Vasu Raja said last year that the airline could cover the increased expense with the higher yields it generates from having a broader regional network than competitors. “In the smaller communities, it’s really going to have a longer term impact.”Īmerican has repeatedly defended the move. “Regional pilot pay doubling is really going to hurt communities,” Raymond James analyst Savanthi Syth said of the increases in January. The increase has since been matched at most regional airlines, and forced further changes in the space, including the retirement of many 50-seat jets. That’s when American unilaterally raised pilot pay rates at three of its wholly-owned affiliates to levels comparable with those paid at budget, or ultra low-cost, airlines. The question of regional flying economics came into sharp focus last year. And Delta has gone as far as to say will “exit” the type entirely this summer that is except for 50-seat regional jets flown by SkyWest Airlines at its own risk on federally subsidized routes that Delta does not count in its fleet plan. Whether due to the pilot shortage, economic trends, or other reasons, American, Delta, and United all flew at least 300 fewer small jets at the end of March than they did four years earlier. of 50-seat regional jets, whether Bombardier CRJ200s or Embraer ERJ-145s, contributes to the situation. ![]() Source: Ailevon Pacific Aviation Consulting For example, the number includes United’s decision to exit Erie, Pa., in June American continues to serve the Pennsylvania city. Not all of those markets have lost all commercial air service. ![]() “It’s different and harder now.”Ī recent analysis by Ailevon Pacific Aviation Consulting found that American, Delta, and United have exited a combined 74 markets since April 2020. “You can’t run your airline like it’s 2019,” United CEO Scott Kirby said in April. ![]() The trend has accelerated as the industry emerged from the pandemic facing a pilot shortage (now focused on captains), higher costs, supply chain issues, and a more challenging operating environment. last served by US Airways in 2008 and Delta in 2006, respectively, according to Cirium Diio schedules. As planes grew in size, and fuel prices and other expenses rose, airline planners could not make the math work for destinations like Farmington, N.M., or Hickory, N.C. cities have been losing air service for decades. Those air service losses have raised questions about the future of such service, both in the industry and Congress, and threatens what the Regional Airline Association (RAA) says is $152 billion in economic activity flights bring to small communities. The high cost of flying small planes, which has increased dramatically along with so many other airline industry expenses, along with limited pilot resources, has contributed to network carriers American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines deciding to end flights to cities like New Haven, Conn., Toledo, Ohio, and Williamsport, Pa. National Transportation Research Board meeting in Washington, D.C. “This is all about economics … it really is a lot more than pilots,” the chief industry analyst at the Swelbar-Zhong Consultancy said at a U.S. is the result of changing airline economics, and not just the pilot shortage airlines face, long-time industry analyst William Swelbar said Wednesday. Dwindling air service to small cities across the U.S. ![]() ![]() I want to create an Azure Function to process the queue messages independently from the containers running in Kubernetes and then will deactivate the background service entirely (I will leave it in the code in case you want to use it). Additionally, there is no insight into the background service and it would be nice to have some information about the queue processing logic, like how many messages were processed or how many errors occurred. The background service always scales with the OrderAPI, even though it might not be necessary and therefore wastes resources and as a result, increases the costs. The problem with this solution is that every container running in Kubernetes has this background service running. The OrderApi has a background service that checks the RabbitMQ queue for new messages and then takes these messages to update the customer names in its database. Every time a customer is updated, the CustomerApi places a message with the new information on either a RabbitMQ or Azure Service Bus Queue, depending on its Startup configuration. The demo application contains two microservices called OrderApi and CustomerApi. You can find the code of the demo on GitHub. You can use an App Service Plan which you pay monthly or you can use a Consumption plan and only pay when the function is running.Īzure Functions are great when you want to execute for background services like processing items on queues but it is not that great when users are waiting for the result because it might take some time to start the function. Microsoft offers a wide variety of triggers and programming languages like C#, Java, or Phyton for your function. Serverless means that Microsoft abstracts the infrastructure away and fully manages its operation and scaling.Īn Azure Function is usually one method that can be triggered by an event like an HTTP call or a message being placed in a queue. What are Azure Functions?Īzure Functions is a serverless compute platform that allows for quick development without the need to manage the underlying infrastructure. This post is part of “Microservice Series - From Zero to Hero”. This post will show how to use Azure Functions to read messages from an Azure Service Bus Queue and how to write data to an Azure SQL Database. This helps to efficiently develop event-driven solutions. Azure Functions is a serverless compute offering and lets developers execute code without thinking about the infrastructure it is running on. ![]() Electronically enabled sensors are embedded into the grip, automatically recording the distance and accuracy of every shot so golfers can track performance round-to-round and use analysis to improve practice sessions. RADSPEED Iron sets come standard with COBRA CONNECT™ Powered by Arccos, the award-winning smart golf system that helps players of all skill levels make smarter, data-driven decisions. Lamkin Crossline (58+) Cobra Connect - Black / Blue ![]() Shaft makeup, consisting of the KBS Tour 80 (4-6 irons), KBS Tour 90 (7-9 irons) and Tourġ20 (PW, SW) shaft in stiff or regular flex. The ONE Length offering comes standard with a progressive steel Again, please note that all new orders for Cobra golf clubs will exclude active Arccos Sensors on Arccos Grips.Īvailable in a Nickel Chrome finish with a Customers who receive these non-active sensors will be able to claim the active sensors from Arccos directly when setting up the app, and these will be sent to you once Arccos has the available stock. All Cobra golf clubs ordered with an Arccos grip option will have non-active sensors fitted at the butt end of the grip. Note: Due to global shortages outside our control, Cobra Golf currently has no stock of the Arccos sensors, and are unable to secure a date for when these will be available from Arccos (the supplier). In addition to the above-mentioned technologies, the RADSPEED Variable Length Irons feature progressive head shapes (two-piece metalwood construction on 4-7i and one-piece construction on 8-SW), groove shapes (V groove for reduced spin in the long irons and U groove for added spin in the short irons), and hosel lengths (shorter in the long irons and taller in the wedges) to optimize distance, launch characteristics, and accuracy for each respective iron category – long irons, mid-irons and wedges. The forged PWRSHELL Face insert in the RADSPEED iron is made of a high-strength 17-4 stainless steel, allowing for a thinner and more flexible face design that increases ball speed on and around the Sweet Spot. An all new black carbon fiber cosmetic creates the appearance of a thinner topline for a sleeker and more compact look at address.Ĭontinues to offer increased speed and higher launch even on stronger lofted irons. Saves 2g to lower the CG and improve launch and spin characteristics. The design of these irons is aimed at maximizing performance through the strategic placement of weight relative to the Center of Gravity (CG) to optimize speed and forgiveness. The medallion reduces weight to lower the CG and damp harsh vibrations at impact delivering a soft feel and great response to the golfer. Upon closer review, golfers may notice the detailed lattice structure provides a window into the cavity and through the medallion. This first ever 3D printed nylon medallion utilizes an intricate lattice structure to save weight and fine-tune feel. The 3D printed medallion featured in the RADSPEED irons is the brands second application of 3D printing and sets the stage for more innovations to be seen from COBRA Golf in the future using 3D printing. Featuring a game-changing innovations including Radial Weighting and debut the first ever 3D printed nylon medallion. Cobra introducing the new RADSPEED Irons – its most technologically advanced irons to date. Patriotic and Football Headcovers ( 2 )Ĭobra delivers a new level of iron performance with RADSPEED Irons.Traditional and Novelty Wood Headcovers ( 121 ). This is because the Profile Picture (which is already small to start with) will often be scaled down further to fit on different devices, Twitch navigation, etc. Whichever you choose, make sure the subject fits into as much of the frame as possible. ![]() We recommend using your main brand image here, whether that’s a kick-butt stream logo or a photo of your big beautiful mug. We suggest using 256 x 256, if possible, to ensure the highest image quality possible – anything over this size and Twitch will automatically scale down your image. Maximum file size is 10MB, and accepted file types include JPEG & PNG. Twitch recommends minimum dimensions of 200 x 200 pixels, with a maximum of 256 x 256 pixels. 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