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A number of LE agencies have since adopted the pistol as their issued duty sidearm. Between their submission to the MHS trials in 2016 and the FN 509’s commercial release, they took their redesigned fighting pistol and approached a number of law enforcement agencies around the country with test guns to collect real-time feedback from officers, leading directly to the enhanced magazine release, slide and barrel changes, as well as some size and shape input to optimize it for duty holsters. While the Modular Handgun System solicitation was trudging along, FN wasn’t content to rest on their laurels. This process actually alters the surface of the barrel material on its surface layers, as opposed to being an applied finish, offering greater wear resistance over long-term use. They moved away from commercial PVD finishes and use ferritic nitrocarburation (also known as “nitride”) finish on these barrels. The stainless steel barrel was also redesigned with an 11-degree recessed target crown, and the barrel itself is cold-hammer-forged in the tradition of FN’s other military-grade offerings. These are easily replaced by the end user by simply tapping out a roll pin and sliding off one backstrap, then sliding the new one on and replacing the pin. ![]() All commercially available 509 models also ship with two separate backstraps - a curved medium and straight-back small. All of this was to achieve maximum ergonomics and tactile feedback to the user’s hand regardless of hot, cold, wet, or slippery conditions, or while wearing duty gloves. ![]() The slide serrations were also enhanced with more aggressive texturing. Additionally, molded guards “fence in” the controls in order to minimize the possibility of accidental activation of the slide-lock lever or magazine-release button. To achieve this, the FN 509 actually uses three separate texture patterns: a pyramid-like block structure on the sides, a scalloped “dragon scale” style on the front and backstraps, and a finer skid tape texture on the high edges. Grip texture was enhanced and optimized for hard use under all conditions. Specifically, they targeted the 5th to 95th percentiles of hand sizes for both men and women, in accordance with MHS program requirements. The fiberglass-reinforced-polymer frame was reshaped and contoured to fit almost every possible combination of hand size and shape out there. The military was also interested in enhanced ergonomic features that could accommodate a wide variety of hand sizes. ![]() ![]() Other requirements included fully ambidextrous controls, the ability to accept “ targeting enhancers” (lights and lasers) on a Picatinny rail, and a matte finish in a neutral color. No caliber was specified for final selection, but all submitted prototypes would undergo a terminal ballistics test and be expected to achieve 14 inches of penetration into a block of ballistic gelatin. The pistol had to be capable of 90-percent accuracy inside a 4-inch circle out to 50 meters. Many competed, and more were interested in what would come from Fabrique Nationale: The FN 509. This increased battlefield presence, combined with rapid commercial advancements in pistol capability, led the Defense Department to pursue what would eventually become the Modular Handgun System. In addition to the need to retire guns that had reached the end of their mechanical service life, handguns were seeing increased use by both special operations and conventional forces in an age of asymmetric warfare that required more direct-engagement by military personnel with local populations. Air Force announced they’d be undertaking a program to replace the military’s aging fleet of service pistols. ![]() We hear his mother’s voice off-camera say “Pierce wake up! Pierce! Well, I guess it speaks for itself. The video continues to show kids hugging and dancing with their Pillow Pets, until the last frame of the video which shows Pierce, who is still sleeping soundly on his Jumbo Eeyore Pillow Pet. ![]() It’s for you! It’s a Pillow Pet! Not for the pets, either. Third kid’s response: “Nobody likes sleeping, but this just makes me want to sleep.”įourth kid’s response: “Whenever I want to go on a car trip, I always ask if I can bring my unicorn because she’s so fluffy, and I can always nap on her whenever I want.”įifth kid’s response: “It’s not a parent pillow, ok? So don’t let your parents use it. FREE delivery Fri, Oct 6 on 35 of items shipped by Amazon. 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So if I got a stain on it, just pop it in the washing machine, and then boom it’s ready.”įourth kid’s response: “I would be able to just fold it up and store it really easily in, like, my backpack or my suitcase.”įifth kid’s response: Actually, Pierce can’t respond. Pokémon 12' Large Snorlax Plush - Officially Licensed - Generation One - Quality & Soft Stuffed Animal Toy - Add Snorlax to Your Collection - Great Gift for. ![]() It's a Pillow Pet! It has silky soft plush fabric.” Second kid’s response: “It’s not one of those regular pillows. Pokmon Center is the official site for Pokmon shopping, featuring original items such as plush, clothing, figures, Pokmon TCG trading cards, and more. This video asks a group of kids several questions about Pillow Pets.įirst question: Why is everyone raving about Pillow Pets?įirst kid’s response: “So a Pillow Pet is almost like a pet, except you can also use it as a pillow.” In Pokémon Sword and Shield and later Pokémon GO updates, the unique tail pattern is present on all female Eevee as a true gender difference.Pillow Pets! “It’s a Pillow, It’s a Pet, It’s a Pillow Pet!” Before Pokémon Sword and Shield, this trait was unique and wasn't found on other female Eevee. The marking on the tip of a female Partner Eevee's tail is heart-shaped. More Details: Estimated Delivery Time: 5-9 business days with Standard shipping. Happy little Marill looks up to you Pokémon Center Original. A pair of petite feet keep this extra-round plush from rolling away Measures about 7 inches tall and 9 inches long. Partner Eevee is the only Pokémon capable of performing Bouncy Bubble, Buzzy Buzz, Sizzly Slide, Glitzy Glow, Baddy Bad, Sappy Seed, Freezy Frost, Sparkly Swirl, and the Partner Power, Veevee Volley. This Marill Poké Plush has a soft white belly and super-cute ears. Partner Eevee has higher base stats and access to moves that normal Eevee do not. These design elements were likely taken from the anime, which implemented similar traits starting in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. The Partner Eevee has purple eyes and a lighter shade of fur. ![]() In Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, the player starts with a special Eevee known as a Partner Eevee. It is also the rival's starter Pokémon in Pokémon Yellow, although Professor Oak originally intended to give it to the player. It is the starting Pokémon and first Pokémon employee of the player in Pokémon Café Mix. It evolves into one of eight different Pokémon through various methods.Įevee is the game mascot and starter Pokémon in Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, as well as for the main characters of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness and Pokémon Conquest. Eevee is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. Layer the tater tots into the greased dish, the cooked bacon or sausage and finally mix together 8 eggs with 1/2 cup milk (season the eggs with S & P). Breakfast Tater Tot Casserole: rather than beef, use cooked bacon or cooked and crumbled sausage.Top with cheese and the frozen tater tots. Taco Tater Tot Casserole: Make a Mexican version of Tater Tot Casserole: Season the ground beef with taco seasoning.Swap green beans for carrots, peas or corn. ![]()
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![]() online zombies, has the option to add a second player for split-screen, but even when you do this the game won't launch and will often come up with a error stating this mode has exceeded the maximum amount of players, (unsure if ths is a glitch or the fact zombies isn't supposed to be split-screen at all) offline zombies has no option for split-screen or adding a controller when playing offline period (unsure if this is a glitch or the fact zombies has no split-screen option offline at all when playing split-screen multiplayer (versus) often player 2 can not select a class when starting the match at all. when playing split-screen multiplayer (versus) player 2 can do create-a-class but only edit the main weapon, they can not edit any attachments V1.08 you can no longer play split-screen offline, when adding player 2, it will attempt to add player 2 and just fail each time. 1.10 update - literally nothing added for offline 1.09 update - literally nothing added for offline KNOWN MAJOR OFFLINE ISSUES/BUGS all present in latest 1.08 'season one' version (tested on PS4/PS5) Please read these as it may answer some questions instead of posting a comment. Prop hunt is available offline now, however no bot support. RAID and PINES map are available offline now Multiplayer offline split-screen is working again, it seems to have all the same issues it had prior to the 1.09 update where it got broken, rough menus, class selection not working in certain scenarios, I've also found Nuketown 84 in split-screen will crash every time it loads into the match.etc etc. Zombies now allows 2 player split-screen in offline, you can add a controller as well as start/boot the match fine, however the same issues persist with offline split-screen, visual/menu glitches/bugs just like the normal multiplayer split-screen Offline experience is getting better, very slowly, but it's getting there. no new weapons or any other feautres, many previous split-screen glitches/issues still present. outbreak game mode with 3 maps playable offline in zombies ![]() ![]() Firebase Z is playable offline in zombies Raid map is now playable in normal multiplayer vs Same issues as before, glitches galore, same split-screen/menu issues since launch. 4 Gunfight maps have been added, however this seems to be a glitch as the Gunfight mode is missing, if you force it, it will work but no bot support so pretty useless at this stage. Express map is now playable in normal multiplayer vs- Zombies Outbreak has 4 maps total now, Alpine, Ruka, Sanatorium, Golova 1.15/1.16/1.7 UPDATES no noticable changes for offline play at all, same glitches/issues since launch still there. Same issues present from launch, split-screen still has graphical issues, bots can't change difficulty, menu glitches etc. Handcannon scorestreak has been added, pretty cool 45 Long Slide with laser sighting so you can pretend you are the terminator. Restrictions have finally been fixed, both in the menus and now actually working.new maps, Yamantau, Miami Strike (a smaller daytime/slightly different version to Miami) and Diesel (which does not support bots even though it should) Gunfight maps added, but again the mode isn't properly support nor does it support bots. Two new maps added for offline Hijacked and Collateral, Collateral does not support botsīots difficulty finally fixed since launch, you can now change difficulty of bots from regular to anything how it should be. ![]() That’s a big deal when it comes to Rick and Morty. This new season is swinging in full force. That’s right, Season 5’s premiere wasn’t a one-off thing. Rick and Morty is back with an all-new episode this week. 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Ginger cats and redheads have something in common Thus, every ginger cat has visible orange tabby stripes. ![]() The non-agouti gene is disabled in the presence of the orange gene. There’s a phenomenon in genetics called “epistasis.” It means that one gene is disabled by the presence of another. There’s one situation in which the non-agouti gene doesn’t work at all: in orange cats. You can usually see ghost tabby stripes on “solid-colored” cats.īut the "non-tabby" gene doesn't work on ginger cats The non-agouti gene prevents the hair from growing in with those stripes of lighter and darker color. The non-agouti genes simply hide the tabbiness. But these genes don’t create non-tabby cats. Solid-colored cats have “non-agouti” genes. If you have a tabby cat, take a close look at a loose hair. The agouti gene gives every strand of fur on a tabby cat horizontal stripes of lighter and darker color. The stripes and swirls that we associate with tabby cats comes from the agouti gene. It takes two Xs to make a girl cat orange (This is putting aside all the special genes that could alter his black or orange genes, of course.)īut the point is that it only takes one orange gene for a boy cat to be ginger. It only takes one X to make a boy cat orangeīecause a boy only has one X chromosome, he is whatever color is on his X. But all cats, underneath their special colors, are really just orange or black. You’re going to say that you have a gray cat, or a cream-colored cat, or a Siamese cat with points.īut all of those colors come from other genes that “do something” to whatever orange or black genes a cat has, or even hide the orange or black. Now, I know you’re going to tell me that I’m wrong, because you happen to have a pure-white cat, or a brown cat, or a calico. Those are the only two color choices for cats. ![]() You’ll never believe this, but cat genetics say that a cat is going to be either orange or black. ![]() There are two car manufacturers whose names are misspellings of ’anus’, a clothing firm called “ProLaps”, and an airline called “Air Biscuit”. ![]() In this world, there’s a kids cartoon where space marines conquer the galaxy in a giant dildo. This is where GTA may be perfectly and uniquely placed to take on reality: it’s already laced with crass incongruity, its very molecules teeming with bizarre juxtaposition. He’s not funnier than a Jetski company being called “Speedophile”, though. Love or hate the man (and you shouldn’t love him), Donald Trump himself was effortlessly funnier than anyone writing lines for his Spitting Image puppet, and visibly more grotesque than Alec Baldwin in a fatsuit. At the mere prospect of what was to come, the world’s leading comedy writers were already throwing in the towel.įive years, countless crises, a pandemic, an endless string of fatuous SNL sketches, and a bizarrely jokeless revival of Spitting Image later, it’s hard not to conclude that satire is dead. Armando Iannucci (another Scottish export famed for parodying America as an observant outsider) said as much back in 2016 when asked about the prospect of a post-coalition revival of The Thick of It: "I now find the political landscape so alien and awful that it’s hard to match the waves of cynicism it transmits on its own.” For context, this was said in the weeks before Brexit became a reality, when the presidency of Donald Trump was generally regarded as a remote possibility. What isn’t overblown is the existential issue that satirists of all kinds face that the real world is now absurd beyond parody. Existing somewhere in the space between them is something beautiful that only video games can do, and something innately understood by an audience which has never known a world without them. Audiences are smart enough to understand 9000 different Spider-Man continuities running concurrently people are more than equipped to make a distinction between player freedom and narrative rigidity. Hobbies: waging a bloody one-man war against the LCPD for no apparent reason.Īs an aside, ludonarrative dissonance is an overblown problem. GTA 4's Niko Bellic: PTSD suffering former child soldier of the Yugoslav Wars, in America seeking a better life. This is a series which started with silent protagonists existing only as a conduit for player agency, but grew so invested in its character arcs that it came to embody the term “ludonarrative dissonance” – wankspeak for the phenomenon of player action being incongruous to character motive.Į.g. I’m not sure it even works outside of Scotland.īut BAWSAQ and choose-your-own-adventure prostitution persist as heritage markers in a game universe that has, against all expectation, matured and refined over the years as the world it intended to darkly mirror degenerated into a screaming parody of itself. It’s a world in which the stockmarket is called BAWSAQ a sort of school jotter gag more likely to raise an acknowledging “hm” than a real laugh, and not exactly a deft skewering of late capitalism. Grand Theft Auto is so old that it carries its legacy jokes in the same way that Windows 11 features an MS-DOS command prompt. But evidence of its unrefined, uncouth past remains in abundance – particularly in its long-toothed mainstays. Nowadays, the form no longer has anything to prove: its legitimacy is self-evident, and needs no grasping-at-straws intellectualising. ![]() We felt inclined to defend video games as a medium back then, as it always seemed precariously balanced on the cusp of mainstream acceptance, never quite tipping over (see: blowjobs, murder). “Actually, Grand Theft Auto is a clever satire of the American Dream” is the sort of toe-curlingly obvious declaration that tiresome pseuds like me used to come out with in the early 2000s, in order to assert the artistic merit of a game in which you could get a blowjob from a prostitute to replenish your health, then murder her to get your money back. |
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