![]() MarketWatch: What’s something you’re willing to splurge on? I did a lot of voiceovers for years and jingles and whatnot, and that’s manipulation. Because I spent so much time in the advertising business. I’m really annoyed when I see anybody in my family spending big money on the big names. Linden: I hate being manipulated by brand names. MarketWatch: What’s something you hate spending money on? I don’t think I have that eye for detail that is necessary in a business, you know. If I ever had to go into business, I don’t think I would have been much of a success. But I thank heaven I found a career that I love doing and I did for all these years. I’ve never been a big gambler financially. MarketWatch: How have you approached your life from a financial perspective? Hal Linden uses the same acting technique whether he's performing the punchline or the straight line. Linden: Yes, I know insane for a 91-year-old man. MarketWatch: You just had a hip replacement?! So, what do I know now? I got great kids. And from the moment I left the hospital I had one child - either daughter or son, or son-in-law - with me every minute. Linden: I have just had a hip replacement. MarketWatch: Being a senior statesman of sorts, tell me something you know at age 91 that you didn’t know as a younger person. That’s kind of what it’s about, peppered with as many funny lines as possible. If you communicate with somebody honestly, you’ll have somebody on your side. The other theme has to do with friendship, the ability of two people to speak to each other and end up caring what happens to the other person. I wouldn’t say cynical, I’ll say skeptical. The major theme is skepticism versus belief - being able to believe in something as opposed to being very skeptical about it. Linden: Yes, there are larger issues that are talked about. MarketWatch: What would you say the play is about? It’s obviously a comedy about two older Jewish men talking, but it also has bits of wisdom that are imparted. Hal Linden (right) and Bernie Koppel star in the new off-Broadway play “Two Jews Talking.” That process is I guess what has energized me all my life, and it still does. Otherwise, it’s just execution…Not nearly as fulfilling as starting with words on a piece of paper and ending up with a human being. The creation of the character, the creation of everything. What I really like most is rehearsal because that’s where the process kicks in. The most asked question (I get) in most interviews is, “Which do you prefer - the screen, television or stage.” And I used to say, “All of the above.”Īnd then I realized about 25 years ago, that’s not really true. Linden: Well, first of all, I fell in love with the process of acting. MarketWatch: You’re at an age when most folks, if they’re lucky to still be around, are taking it easy. ![]() Here are edited excerpts from our conversation: MarketWatch caught up recently with Linden to ask about his life and work as well as to hear his money-related views. He formed his own band at the age of 15 - and as he says, “From that point on, I was a professional musician.” He played clarinet and saxophone and attended New York’s High School of Music and Art (now part of LaGuardia High School, otherwise known as the “Fame” school). He’s also appeared in several movies, from “Bells Are Ringing” (1970) to “Out to Sea” (1997).Īnd while Linden is best known as an actor, he started his career as a musician. Of course, Linden’s career goes well beyond “Barney Miller.” He’s been a regular on Broadway through the years and won the Tony Award for his performance in the musical “The Rothschilds” in the early ‘70s.
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![]() You will need boneless skinless chicken breasts or cutlets. I used six chicken cutlets for this recipe. Start by spraying the slow cooker with non-stick spray and place chicken breasts or cutlets at the bottom. Once the chicken is finished cooking, shred with forks and add to the top of mashed potatoes.Pour the water or chicken broth over the seasoning and replace the lid.Sprinkle the packet of dry ranch seasoning over the soup.Pour the cream of chicken soup over the top of the chicken.Place the chicken breasts or chicken cutlets into the bottom of the cooker.Grease the Crock Pot with non-stick spray.How To Make The Easy Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy Recipe If you’d like to make the mashed potatoes, I have a simple and delicious recipe for them on the blog. We like the Bob Evans brand of mashed potatoes around here, but there are a lot of different companies to choose from. If you don’t want to take the time to make mashed potatoes, grab some pre-made mashed potatoes at the grocery store, heat them up, top them with the shredded chicken and gravy, and you’ve got dinner. But, it also tastes great over white rice.Īnother option is to thicken the gravy and put over egg noodles. We love this particular recipe over mashed potatoes because the flavors go so well together and it’s filling. Approximate nutrition facts are listed below. ![]() Easy Slow Cooker Chicken And Gravy Ingredients:įull recipe with measurements and instructions listed at the bottom of the post in the recipe card. If you love slow cooker chicken, give No Plate Like Home’s brown sugar balsamic chicken a try. Most of the dry seasonings come in approximately one-ounce gravy packets and can be interchanged when you want to make dinner taste a little differently. Gravy seasoning (brown gravy mix or white gravy mix).If you’d like to change the flavors of the meal on occasion, here are a few alternate ideas: I’m notorious for not planning dinner ahead of time, so I try to keep both the soup and seasoning in the pantry and that way if I need to put something in the Crock Pot for dinner I can grab those, add them in with the chicken, turn it on, and it’s cooking. I usually use whatever is on sale.īeing able to buy the chicken on sale, helps make this a budget-friendly meal.Īll that is left to buy is cream of chicken soup and a small packet of ranch seasoning and you’re set. They have great prices and we honestly love the way both the ground beef and chicken taste.įor this recipe, you can use chicken breasts or chicken cutlets. We head over to The Fresh Market once a week and stock up on chicken and meat on sale day. I love slow cooker meals because they are such easy recipes and I could just about eat them any day of the week. I can’t get over how easy it is to make it. I love this meal, because it’s definitely one of our favorite recipes, it’s very budget-friendly, tastes amazing, and everyone here at the house loves it.Īnd, it’s such an easy chicken recipe. The Perfect Comfort Food RecipeĬhicken, ranch seasoning, cream of chicken soup, and water is the perfect comfort food. You will end up with a tender chicken dinner and plenty of happy eaters. With four simple ingredients, you can have dinner prepped and cooking in the slow cooker in five minutes. I placed the shredded chicken and more shredded cheese in corn tortillas and pour the remaining sauce over them and had a pan of chicken enchiladas fit for a king!! I also reserved 3/4 cup of the sauce and poured it over 2 chili rellenos (sp)I'd made! Seems as tho I may have had a lot of left overs, but there're only 2 of us and we don't eat heavily,so, this wonderful crockpot chicken made 2 fab different dinners.just enough shredded chicken leftover for soft tacos tonite.3 meals!!! (sorry this is long, just wanting to be informative on a great recipe).Easy slow cooker chicken and gravy recipe is made with simple ingredients, packed with flavor, and is a family favorite. velveeta cheese to the sauce and some garlic powder. T eat rice :( The 2nd best part was the next nite, I shredded the left over chicken,(I'd taken it out of the sauce)added 1/2cup sour cream, a 4 oz. I let this cook on low for 45 min and served over mashed garlic/tarragon potatoes. I intended and started early enough to use your time stated, but after 2 1/2 hrs, turned my crock on the "warm" setting (newer crocks have this setting,yay) until I added the broth/cream cheese mix. I think it would have burned around the edges. It actually only takes about 1/2 the 7hrs to cook and I think had I not been here and watched it,it wouldn't have turned out as well. This is a really great tasting, easy main dish meal! I made it exactly as written,except the time cooked. I recommend avoiding using your homunculus to deliver Like a familiar, your homunculus can deliver spells withĪ range of touch, allowing you to to more easily target allies with buffsĪnd healing. Possibly writing, thought it only explicitly understands languages. It can’t communicate verbally and you can’t share its senses, so yourįamiliar must resort to other means of communication like pantomime or While it is intelligent and understands languages that you speak, It’s tinyĪnd extremely frail, but can make an excellent assistant and can serve asĪ Scout. The Homunculus Servant is, in many ways, similar to a familiar. 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The Meatpacking District, near the beginning of the High Line in downtown Manhattan, is one of the most contemporary areas in the city. There is much less of a crowd which guarantees a far more relaxed shopping experience. Our tip: come early in the morning during the week. With some great unique cafés in the area, you will not struggle to find a spot to rest your feet after a day of shopping. SoHo has its own artistic charm and is home to many stores ranging from luxury brands and boutiques to more common brands like Forever 21 and H&M – SoHo truly has something for everyone. The entire area around Broadway in SoHo is one of our favorite shopping areas in downtown Manhattan. Shopping in SoHo can offer you everything that will make your heart skip a beat. You can find Columbus Circle directly in the bottom west corner of Central Park near 8th Avenue.Īddress: 10 Columbus Circle, New York, 10023 2. We like shopping here because of the well-known brands and the fact that it is not as crowded. ![]() The Shops at Columbus Circle is a small, manageable mall located directly at Central Park. One of the best parts of shopping in the fashion capital New York City is that many brands have a flagship store here. Shopping on Fifth Avenue and the Meatpacking District, or unique boutiques in city parts like SoHo, Williamsburg, and Greenwich Village will provide you different types of stores. ![]() You can shop for big-name brands anywhere in the city. Every neighborhood in New York features its own best areas for shopping. ![]() I tend to like having faster infantry and faster cavalry training so I can react dynamically to the war going on. Don’t expect to be able to send all your military buff cards before 40 or 60 minutes, just send the ones that you think are important to your strategy. This is self explanatory – why are you bringing in veteran musketeers into fight against imperial gendarmes? Upgrade your units, or you will get ripped to shreds with your KD/R. Maximize your military strength as much as possible, including natives Only resort to mills/plantations if there literally are NO natural resources left near you. You will stunt your economy and fall behind in score if you resort to mills/plantations fast. They are very slow and take awhile to get fast (via cards and upgrades). You will look like a noob if you bring resource cards into a treaty game, unless it’s an infinite one with a purpose (like 300W). In 30 minutes of fighting, a +15% plantation card will pay off dividends more than a mere 1000G card. Why? Think about the long run - these are temporary bursts. Put resource cards or villager cards in your deck. That’s how important these +50% gathering techs are. Even if you and someone else has 99 villagers and the same economic cards, the person who has these +50% gathering rates will vastly outgather the player who did not. You NEED to get the +50% gathering rate techs asap, as these crazily multiply your economic power. And also you need to race to Age 5 and build the capitol (for European civs). The quicker you plant both of them, the more value you get out of them before treaty ends. These considerably boost your economy by producing free resources for you. Another key thing to do is to race to Age 4 and plant your factories ASAP. So it is more effective to get market upgrades now, before you have to transition to mills and plantations. This is because early on, you can’t send all your fancy cards to boost mill/farm/estate/plantation rates to something great. It is worth getting market upgrades to harvest the map ASAP (hunting, woodcutting, gold mining). Get essential economic upgrades along the way. And don’t stop making villagers until you hit the maximum for your civilization.ģ. Having 3 TCs will triple your villager production to reach maximum villagers. This means you must get to Age 3 fast so you can build 3 TCs. Thus always make villagers constantly and make as much villagers as fast as you can. The more villagers you have and are working, the more your economy is producing. Also avoid cards that increase berry bush collecting speed (bushes are slow and run out) and hunting cards (hunts will run out will inevitably be overtaken by mills/farms).Ģ. Otherwise, wood will run out and the card has no use anymore). Try to avoid cards that boost woodcutting cards (unless you have a specific strategy for wood. Put all the ones that that are available for your civ, specifically the ones that increases gathering rates for mills, farms (infinite food), estates, and plantations (infinite gold). Put economic cards in your deck that increase gathering rates. You need to do the following few things to ensure you can last:ġ. You are expected to fight a long, hard, resource-intensive fight, so you need to make sure your economy is producing as much as it can to sustain the war. You have 40 minutes to make your economy as strong as possible. Maximize your economy, especially before treaty ends So hopefully I can give to the community and help out. I’ve been playing a lot of bad custom treaty games online, and I’ve noticed many players don’t seem to understand some necessary, fundamental concepts to win. It won’t cover everything (because that would take a novel) but I want to give newer players some important tips that I think are very important in getting them up-to-speed. 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He also traveled around Europe selling books, prints and maps. ![]() Luke as an illuminator of maps and worked as an engraver. Within a decade he compiled maps of the world on a heart-shaped projection (1564), of Egypt (1565), and of Asia (1567),” according to Britannica. About 1560, under the influence of Gerardus Mercator, Ortelius became interested in mapmaking. “Trained as an engraver, Ortelius about 1554 set up his book and antiquary business. ![]() Ortelius began his career as a map engraver. Ortelius Was Born in Antwerp in Modern-Day Belgium in 1527 Here’s to Abraham Ortelius, whose cartographic innovation helped give all a truly global view.”ġ. Google continues, “Adding his fellow scientists’ names to the atlas wasn’t just a professional courtesy – Ortelius was known for corresponding with prominent scientists and humanists from all over Europe, a practice that yielded much insight into the great thinkers of his time. “As every atlas is an aggregation of many maps, Ortelius was also one of the first cartographers to consistently add sources and names to the creators of the original maps, as evidenced by the first map pictured in today’s animated Doodle.” ![]() “Long before we were able to map the world and put it online, Abraham Ortelius made a lasting impact by collecting the latest information from scientists, geographers, and cartographers and transforming it into what the world now knows as the modern day atlas,” Google writes in its Doodle description. Abraham Ortelius is being celebrated with a Google Doodle.Ībraham Ortelius, a Flemish cartographer and geographer who is credited with creating the first modern day atlas, is being celebrated with a Google Doodle on May 20, 2018. ![]() As if the singer is playing a character, a greedy one at that. But to many, they read as ironic (at least at first). Given Waters’ moral reckoning, the lyrics for the song may seem a bit on the nose. It was Pink Floyd’s first hit track in the United States, the home of big money. While the song and the album it’s featured on remain popular amongst music fans and young people alike today, even fifty years later, the song originally hit the charts at No. Ironically, “Money” helped make Pink Floyd a great deal of it. I very much wanted all that material stuff.” The only way to get something like that was through rock or the football pools. I remember coveting a Bentley like crazy. I remember thinking, ‘Well, this is it and I have to decide whether I’m really a socialist or not.’ I’m still keen on a general welfare society, but I became a capitalist. Speaking to The Observer in 1993 on the 20th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon, Waters said, “Money interested me enormously. This was the sort of moral quandary that Pink Folyd’s songwriter Roger Waters debated as he was writing the tune. If I have one of the dollars, that means you don’t. If we could, would we shower ourselves with possessions, with lavish cars and mansions, gold back scratchers, and more-all at the expense of those without? For money is a zero-sum game. It’s a battle many of us face on a daily basis. Strap ColorĪs shown in the above table, there are 100 bills in each strap but only 10 straps in each bundle.Below, we will dive into the history, meaning, and subversive nature of the song. Currency straps have even helped catch the culprits in bank robberies, like the Dunbar Armored Robbery in 1997, after one of the culprits decided to pay a real estate broker with a still-strapped bundle of notes.ĪBA Standard (United States) A stack of $100 Federal Reserve Notes in $10,000 straps. Straps were visually inspected and weighed against a counterweight equal to the paper mass of 100 genuine U.S. To help the Currency Counting staff keep up, the Bank began strap-sorting the $1 to $20 notes. However, as the amount of currency in circulation increased, they found that they needed a more efficient way to count currency. That is, they employed 55 currency counters whose job it was to count as well as, by touch and feel, authenticate bills. For example, until the mid-1970s, The US Federal Reserve counted bills by hand. However, measured and standardized straps are a relatively new idea. ![]() History A simple homemade currency strap holding 80 $1 bills, made from a loop of paper secured with sellotapeīundling money together with a simple elastic or paper device is as old as paper currency itself. Special striped bands are used for straps exclusively containing star notes. The colors allow for quick accounting, even when the bills are stacked, such as in a vault. Note that all bills greater than $2 only come in straps of 100 count. ![]() In the United States, the American Bankers Association (ABA) has a standard for both value and color. ( December 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī stack of 100 United States $2 bills, secured with a green banknote strap indicating the denomination and total amount in the stack.Ī currency card, currency band, money band, banknote strap or bill strap is a simple paper device designed to hold a specific denomination and number of banknotes. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. ![]() Each time I explored these beautiful environments, I was continually shocked by a new, nonsensical area. A heavy atmosphere confines the player to dread what they could be dragged into next. The fidelity of the graphics strengthen how unsettling the journey gets. Zoetrope Interactive do a fantastic job of creating a horrific invasion of reality. ![]() The nature of forces beyond mere mortal comprehension puts the task of deciphering the insanity to the reader. Lovecraftian stories are incredibly visceral to the reader. While this is an interesting take on the source material, the incredibly rich environments are tainted by repetitive puzzles and gameplay. The game is more interested in trapping the player into horror and then preventing their escape. Instead, Conarium tries to capture the gentle slip into insanity. ![]() Games like Eternal Darkness, Eldritch, and Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth pit the player against the madness. Many games that contain Lovecraftian horror rely on the player combating this perversion of reality. Beings beyond comprehension and worlds made of madness lose their awe when they are perceived through someone else’s view. Lovecraft’s influence on pop culture is found everywhere, but very few things attempt to adapt the source material into something that is directly related to the original works. The developer website also offers several clues into the experience and mystery that unfolds in this game.H.P. The horror themes, environmental details, and subtle narrative are designed for an adult audience.įor more information, be sure to explore the game’s Steam Page and screenshots. Still, this title is best left to mature audiences. The gaming community has so far enjoyed this title, and they are looking forward to having it on the go. It has won several awards, and Metacritic is currently rating it at a strong 71. Originally released in 2017, this title has received a “Mostly Positive” status from over a thousand reviews. Remember that every decision matters in this title, as players slowly work to unlock multiple endings for the game. Combine that with the graphics from Unreal Engine 4, and players are met with an experience unlike any other. This title offers a deep narrative filled with secrets, Easter Eggs, and more. Everything is new yet old, strange yet familiar, and the tablet you awoke nearby holds the key to the entire experience. This atmospheric horror experience will push environmental details to guide the player through an alien sensation slowly. With very little to your memory, the players must explore the artic base and regain their memory of exactly what has happened to the crew. Players play as Frank Gilim, who awakens in a room filled with lights, noises, and more. This is a horror experience for the dedicated and should not be played by faint of heart. Lovecraft story, the scientist slowly unravel as dreams turn to visions and clues unlock dark secrets in their artic base. This title is the story of four scientists who challenge the limits of nature. RELATED: Star Conflict Has Announced A New Content Update Called 'A New Threat,' Star Systems Are Being Invaded And Players Must Unite To Halt This Threat RELATED: PC Building Simulator Has A Brand New Esports Expansion That Will Challenge Players Skills This is a great way to get an interesting horror experience on the go that looks beautiful on Nintendo Switch hardware. The game is also offering a 15% discount to its $19.99 price tag for anyone who pre-orders the title before February 4th. Conarium will be launching onto the Nintendo Eshop for Europe right now, but North American audiences are still left in the pre-order phase. After having a successful life on PC, the game is now branching to the ever portable audience on the Nintendo Switch. From indie publisher Iceberg Interactive and indie developer, Zoetrope Interactive comes a unique Lovecraftian themed horror title. ![]() ![]() 8650, Oversize Wall Art, Western Decor Cow Photo Print, Large Wrapped Canvas Cattle Photography, Barnwood Framed, Great Big Cow Print Canvas Expect natural variations in color and texture, with nail holes and knots for a beautiful and authentic rustic piece of art.īlack Angus Cow Photography Canvas, No. Our wood frames are genuine solid wood with a naturally rich finish and distinctive grain. 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