![]() ![]() The defense bottled up the Dallas run game (more on that later) and the offensive line both held up in pass protection and eventually started clearing some running lanes for Dalvin Cook (25 carries, 100 yards, TD) and Alexander Mattison (eight carries, 52 yards). But the Vikings did not make very many mistakes in this one. You can win a game making mistakes like that if your opponent is also doing the same. ![]() Listen to the full show below and be sure to subscribe right here for daily NFL goodness fired into your eardrums. Fortunately Will Brinson, John Breech, Ryan Wilson and Sean Wagner-McGough are here to break everything down on the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast. It didn't happen.Ī wild Week 10 is almost in the books and there's a lot to go over. With Prescott marching the Cowboys down the field for a potential game-winning drive after spending most of the evening bailing out his offense by dicing the Vikings' secondary to pieces, the Cowboys took the ball out of his hands with back to back running plays, putting him behind the chains and ultimately giving him just one desperation shot to win it. It wasn't long before they stormed back into the game, but questionable play-calling and decision-making would come back to haunt them once again later on. Those decisions, combined with Cousins carving them up on screen passes and bootlegs, put the Cowboys in a hole. On each of its first three drives, Dallas drove into Vikings territory, only to punt the ball away from just outside the 40-yard line. The Vikings got out to a 14-0 lead early in the game, thanks to precision play-action passing from Kirk Cousins, as well as questionable play-calling and fourth-down decision-making from the Cowboys. ![]() The Vikings left AT&T Stadium with a 28-24 victory that should leave Minnesota fans elated and Dallas fans shaking their heads. With the game on the line, the Dallas Cowboys put the ball in Dak Prescott's hands. ![]()
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![]() Just a few words on “rigor”.ĭid you know we don’t learn calculus the way Newton and Leibniz discovered it? They used intuitive ideas of “fluxions” and “infinitesimals” which were replaced with limits because “Sure, it works in practice. I can feel the math pedants firing up their keyboards. That’s just not happening with your velocity equation. That ring/circle thing we made? You could build it out of several pipe cleaners, separate them, and straighten them into a crude triangle to see if the math really works. I prefer starting with physical, visual examples because it’s how our minds work. That’s great, but it can be hard to relate: honestly, how often do you know the equation for velocity for an object? Less than once a week, if that. Many calculus examples are based on physics. And sometimes the little things are easier to work with. This is a recurring theme in calculus: Big things are made from little things. Calculus showed us that a disc and ring are intimately related: a disc is really just a bunch of rings. This was a quick example, but did you catch the key idea? We took a disc, split it up, and put the segments together in a different way. Yowza! The combined area of the rings = the area of the triangle = area of circle! Calculus lets us start with $\text (r) (2 \pi r) = \pi r^2$, which is the formula for area! But most of us learn these formulas independently. Don’t these formulas seem related in some way? It all fits together.Ĭalculus is similarly enlightening. ![]() You know why sugar and fat taste sweet (encourage consumption of high-calorie foods in times of scarcity). ![]() You understand why drugs lead to resistant germs (survival of the fittest). ![]() My closest analogy is Darwin’s Theory of Evolution: once understood, you start seeing Nature in terms of survival. I have a love/hate relationship with calculus: it demonstrates the beauty of math and the agony of math education.Ĭalculus relates topics in an elegant, brain-bending manner. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is deliberately offensive and it makes my stomach lurch watching it. Not even in a- "childhood show" kind of ignorant way. Ontop of that, as a Pagan, Jun is genuinely offensive. The main characters name is Tom, and he has Mary-Sue sickness. Lets start with the base-review, then explain my reasonings on why its a 1 star. I usually dont review things, but this time i felt as if it was needed. They alone are keeping it from a 1/10Įven if you're a big fan of HTTYD I still wouldn't suggest checking it out honestly if you like the concept just go on a fanfic site and I guarantee there's something that does concept better. The only character that really works is the nerdy character who has some very good delivery and some of the only good lines in the show. The issues for this show are made more frustrating by the fact that the show is only 6 episodes which prevents any interesting or real change from happening. The characters just aren't as interesting as the original Dragon Riders in RTTE and you can try so hard they're trying to emulate those dynamics but without any of the chemistry or dialogue that made it work. It also doesn't help that the animation might be the weakest the series has had since Riders of Berk. It honestly feels more akin to a bad modern AU fanfic than a proper show. My personal favorite piece of HTTYD content is Race to the Edge, I thought it was fun well developed and interesting. ![]() Please, just watch the HTTYD shows before this like Tales from Berk and Race to The Edge, they are far better. ![]() There is funny lines here and there but this show as well Spirit Riding Free is another Dreamworks show being a slap in the face to it's fans and the lore of these amazing films. I don't care for any of the characters no matter how hard they try to make you care. But where Trollhunters had better animation with the models to absorb you into the world, as well as interesting characters, Nine Realms is a husk. I swear this show just feels like a copy of Trollhunters with dragons inserted, especially with some of the animation style but removing all the good from it. Like there are media that I feel didn't need to be made like HTTYD: Hidden World and Toy Story 4 since things seemed already wrapped up, but with respect to those movies they at least tried to be impactful and show the progress in animation. If you do not provide this information, it will not be possible to send you newsletters.There is almost nothing redeeming to this show or gives motivation for why it needed to exist. Mandatory information is marked with an asterisk. In the event of a dispute, you can refer the matter to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés. ![]() These rights can be exercised using the unsubscribe link in newsletters or by email. You have a right to access and delete it on legitimate grounds and a right of portability over all data, as well as the right to formulate specific and general instructions on the communication of your data after your death. This data is kept until you withdraw your consent and is intended for use by Bandai Namco Europe departments responsible for managing relations with users. This processing is based on your consent. In accordance with Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, your first name, surname and email address are used by Bandai Namco Europe in order to send you a newsletter and information about Bandai Namco Europe's activities. ![]() ![]() ![]() In other words, everyone within the small vicinity. Alone." He emphasized the word 'alone' to whom it may have concerned. The G Corporation owner, both entertained and offended by his offspring's insult towards the girl, kept the idol's anger at bay, who was ready to shove her kitty claws where the sun does not shine. Even Chaolan and Alexandersson cracked a smile, making Lucky's face turn red. The Korean smirked while the girls suppressed their laughter, finding Jin's blunt choice of words quite humorous although he was serious. "Out of all the men and women down there, you chose this to present to me?" "I hired her."ĭisappointed by this, the Devil Gene-bearer shook his head in dissatisfaction. She is an official member of Team Lee." Lars introduced the blonde, to which Kazama leaned in slightly as if he were expecting more of an explanation. However, the half-Mishima disproved his initial thoughts. The burn of his glare became hotter on Lee, believing that the girl's acceptance into the likes of this establishment would be the silver head's doing. Feeling his eyes on her body, she rolled her hips in a circular motion, winking at him. "Who is this?" Distaste laced in his voice as he obtained a view of her in suggestive Tekken Force.attire. Jin crossed his arms over his bare chest, glaring at his family members, unamused. The pop sensation's smile dropped once she saw her target, Asuka Kazama, who stared back at her with a sour expression. Several heads snapped in Lucky Chloe's direction as result of her need to make an entrance for all to see. Welcomed by Jin Kazama's biting words sent towards the younger individuals of the squadron, the three strolled in, which interrupted the Zaibatsu leader's ever so encouraging (note the sarcasm) version of a 'pep talk'. As the former Rebel leader unlocked the door with a key that his half-nephew entrusted him with, the girl was reprimanded by her exhausted boss, who began to regret assigning her this mission. ![]() I'm just so excited to help people in need." Lucky lied through her teeth, but the brothers didn't give her cynical apology much thought. Sheepishly connecting her hands behind her back, she cleared her throat. Lars blinked, one of his eyebrows raised in a manner that showed a hint of intolerance. "Aye, aye, captain!" She replied with a salute, causing the men to look at her, alarmed by her sudden outburst. Don't leave a millimeter uncovered." Kazuya ordered his employee. Three pairs of feet approached the double doors that served as an entrance to the Zaibatsu squadron's personalized training room. "You'll see." He turned his direction to the right, the other two following him into the next hallway. Lars kept walking, not bothering to acknowledge her insult. Her red-eyed, generally fearsome employer, Kazuya Mishima. Anyone could guess who the condescending speaker was. "Where are you two weirdos-I mean, wonderful people-taking me?"Ī voice shouted at her through her earpiece, telling her to watch her mouth and to focus on her objective at hand. Wagging her head around, she observed the area as if she were studying every wall and every inch of marble flooring in this hallway. "After you, Miss Chloe." Lee held the door open for the undercover G Corp associate, flashing a hollow set of pearly whites as she strutted through the door with a hand on her hip. ![]() ![]() ![]() Exercises in these pdf worksheets have multiplication problems on 5-digit with 2 or 3 digit multiplicands. The Lattice Method 4NBT1 4NBT2 4NBT4 4NBT5 5NBT1 Directions. Solve the following problems using the lattice method. ![]() Ad Parents worldwide trust IXL to help their kids reach their academic potential. ![]() Lattice multiplication worksheets 4 by 1. Lattice Multiplication Worksheets And Grids Lattice Multiplication Multiplication Worksheets Multiplication On these PDF files students can find the products of 3-digit numbers and 1-digit numbers. On this page you have a large selection of 2-digit by 1-digit multiplication worksheets to choose from. At first, it might seem like a complicated task, but you'll learn to do it with time.3 by 3. This method helps students in improving their organizational skills it breaks down the process of long multiplication into smaller steps. This method of multiplication has been around for ages, probably since the Middle Ages, or even before your parents were born into this world. The next diagonal has us find the sum of 2 + 4 + 1 = 7. The next diagonal up has us add 0, 1, 8 (0 + 1 + 8 = 9)which is 9, so we write that digit in that place. We can see 5 by itself, in the bottom right, so the sum is 5. Starting in the bottom right we find the sum of all the digits found within the diagonals. The best way to go about this is to extend the diagonal by ending the slash in each box. Step 3: Add’em Up - You will add each diagonal value within the grid. Place the tens value of that product to the left of the diagonal slash and the ones place to the right of it. These pairs meet up 4 and 6, 4 and 5, 3 and 6, 3 and 5. Step 2: Multiple the Digits - You will match up each of the digits that meet in each box in the rows and columns. For the purposes of this exercise, we will work on find the product of 43 and 65 (43 x 65). You will then place the two-digit values that are being multiplied on around the squares with the multiplier on top and the multiplicand on the right of the boxes. You then place right faced diagonal slashes in each box. Step 1: Prepare Lattice - This requires you first to draw the lattice which is just four squares stacked in a two-by-two arrangement. There are three basic steps to using this method are: This can be very handy because it takes large values and breaks everything down into simple math facts. If you look around you will find out many crisscrosses or lattice patterns in your daily life, such as your grandma's delicious blueberry pie. The method uses a grid with diagonally written numbers that make a crisscross pattern. The lattice method gives you an alternative way to multiply more than one digits. You may also hear it referred to as Chinese multiplication. There are many other ways you can multiply with two- or three-digit numbers without using the long multiplication method. The good news is mathematics has an alternate for almost every concept. What is the Lattice Method of Multiplication?ĭo you find long multiplication, boring and tiring? Well, there's no doubt that sometimes long multiplication takes forever. Practice 3 - Find the sum of the numbers that are under the same diagonal line.Separate the products place values (tens and ones) using the diagonal line. Practice 2 - Multiply the numbers that meet at each box.Practice 1 - Place numbers involved across the top and side of the lattice.Them organized and they shouldn't have any problems. This might be were the lattice method loses students. Homework 3 - Add the numbers between the diagonals to get your answer.Homework 2 - Multiply the numbers that meet in each box separate the products into place values using the diagonal line.Homework 1 - Set the numbers we are multiplying across the top and side of the lattice we have created.We step it up to the next level 2 digit by 2 digit products. Practice 5 - Since we have two 2-digit numbers we will need 4 boxes.Practice 4 - The lattice uses boxes that break things into place values.Practice 3 - When you are multiplying large numbers you can use the lattice method to simplify it for you.Just two more to give you even more practice. Answer Keys - These are for all the unlocked materials above.You can use these as DO NOW problems or review. 2 x 1 Practice Worksheet 2- The second page with only two problems is purposeful.2x1 Practice Sheet 1 - 10 problems spread over 2 pages.I think it will make it easy for students to do by themselves. Guided Lesson Explanation - I made a detailed visual key for these.Guided Lesson - Two problems with a empty lattice matrices for you to use.Lattice Method Step-by-Step Lesson- We show you how to use this approach to simplify your products. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you receive a toll statement for a vehicle you no longer own, file a Vehicle Transfer Notification Form (VTR-346) with the Texas DMV and call us at 1-88 after you receive confirmation of the title transfer. You must deactivate your TxTag by logging into your account or contacting the TxTag Customer Service Center as soon as possible if your vehicle is sold or stolen. Notify us if your vehicle is sold or stolen.If your address information on file with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is not current, you may not receive statements on time, which could result in late payment charges. If you have moved, update the mailing address on your TxTag account and download Form VTR-146 to update the address on your vehicle title. 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![]() Leonard missed all of last season after partially tearing his ACL in the 2021 NBA playoffs. (Durantula, KD, Slim Reaper, Easy Money Sniper, The Servant, Green Room). Durant tore his Achilles against Leonard's Raptors in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. Checkout the latest stats of Kevin Durant. The duel is especially sweet given Leonard and Durant's injury history. Larry Bird ( Celtics) vs Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lakers) Hakeem Olajuwon ( Rockets) vs Magic Johnson (Lakers) ![]() Tim Duncan (Spurs) vs Shaquille O'Neal ( Lakers) Tim Duncan (Spurs) vs Shaquille O'Neal (Suns) LeBron James ( Heat) vs Tim Duncan ( Spurs) Kawhi Leonard ( Clippers) vs Kevin Durant ( Suns) LeBron James averaged 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists in 5 games in the 2012 NBA Finals versus Kevin Durant. Series between players with multiple Finals MVPs Series The last time it happened was nine years ago when LeBron James and Tim Duncan squared off in the 2014 NBA Finals. This is just the sixth series in NBA history between players entering with multiple Finals MVPs. LeBron's and KD's teams have played one another 11 times since Christmas Day 2018, but because of injuries and other circumstances, James and Durant haven't actually played against each other. It's the type of performance you would hope for between two of the most accomplished players in playoff history. The only other time it happened was in 2017 when LeBron James and Paul George did it against each other in the first round. It's the second time ever that opposing players opened the postseason with back-to-back 25-point, five-rebound and five-assist games against each other. He has also been quoted saying that Durant is one of his driving forces and always wants to stay in shape.Durant's game hasn't lagged behind either as the duel between these players is off to a historic start. On the other hand, LeBron has managed to stay in shape past what critics consider the prime age and is still averaging some of the highest points in the league. NBA 2K23 is near What are your expectations on the upcoming NBA 2K23 Are you expecting less so that you wont get disappointed Or has high expectatio. Durant is number 14 on the list, with 11,281 fewer points than LeBron in 419 fewer. Kevin Durant is a good rebounder as well, he averages about 7. Still, KD has been putting up some of the best performances we've seen and has been quoted on several occasions saying that his ultimate ambition is to reach LeBron's statistical achievements. When you look at the all-time scoring leaders, the only player thats even close to LeBron James is Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant has averaged 31.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 14 games in the playoffs versus LeBron James in his career. LeBrons career high in rebounds is a score of 19. How much does LeBron average against KD? Well, the debate of LeBron vs Durant might seems like a home run for LeBron, for he has a four-year career advantage over Durant. For the fifth year in a row, the ASG features a different format than the traditional Eastern Conference vs. Team Durant odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets. ![]() Source: Getty Images Break down: LeBron vs KD head to head The NBA All-Star Game is Sunday in Cleveland.Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. KD tries to steal the ball away from Lebron during the third quarter of an NBA game at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on 21st February 2016. In 2019, he moved to the Brooklyn Nets, where he continues to put out some of the best performances in recent history. ![]() In 2016, after 9 years with the club, he transferred to Golden State Warrior, where he won two championship titles. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Not good for the local plant and wildlife, who grow and hide on the leeward side of rocks. On some trails, there are literally hundreds of these stacks in a relatively small area. It destroys the feeling of being in nature, and turns it into someone else’s private play space. It’s become a thing, and you wind up with stacks and stacks of rocks, everywhere you go. However, unlike you, I also dislike the rock stacking. Admire the view, snap a few shots, then move on! At some point, you ought to let people enjoy the view without you in it. Everyone else is coming to see these rocks. I don’t begrudge letting kids run around, but there’s a whole park full of rocks the kids would have been just as happy to run over that didn’t have the unique “firewave” striations. In my case, it was families and kids, running over the rocks. I circled on around the hill, and discovered that the red-and-pink bands continue, although they’re not quite as dramatic as what you’ll find in the actual Fire Wave formation. That might be Virgin Peak, on the Arizona-Nevada border to the east. Granted, it’s not the photo of the Fire Wave that you’ll see on park brochures, but it’s still pretty interesting.Īnd with a little effort, I managed to line up a shot that also included some snow-capped mountains. I realized that just about everyone was gathering on the rock, but nobody was walking around it, to see it from a different angle.Ĭlimbing down and circling around turned out to be a pretty good idea. They were clearly on a mission to become social media influencers, and therefore decided to spend their day taking a lifetime supply of Instagram photos while ignoring everyone else on the trail.Īfter waiting a few minutes for a chance to take a picture that wasn’t full of millennials, I decided to develop a different strategy. You may experience slightly different people, but trust me, they’ll be there.ĭuring my visit, there was a group of about a half-dozen young adults who had thoughtfully brought a Bluetooth speaker with them, so everyone could enjoy their music. Oh, and those are the people standing in your way of taking a picture. This is the Fire Wave, and it’s pretty impressive. This area is beautiful enough to be an attraction on its own, but if you follow the cairns a bit further… …you climb back up onto a wide-open plateau of slickrock. The trail drops down and passes through this strange little valley as it circles around that hill. Sure, I don’t want people leaving graffiti behind, or vandalizing the park, but seriously… “including stacked rocks”? That counts as vandalism? This was all understandable, to a point, in the interest of managing the crowds and protecting the land. It had been tough to find a parking spot, and I wasn’t allowed to stop along the road to get the photos I wanted to take. I must admit, there were a few things that annoyed me about Valley of Fire. I still expected it to turn north eventually, but instead, it went the other way, circling around to the right, almost directly below the road. … but instead, it headed directly towards this big sandstone hill. I thought it was going to head towards this wide-open space to the north… The Fire Wave trail didn’t go the way I was expecting. On this trip, it looked like a great hiking option - one that I could knock out in an hour or so. Of course, the rock formation existed, but the official trail was only developed back around 2012. The trail was short and steep, and it took us high above the valley and to solitude! We ended up having the whole lake to ourselves that night - what a good surprise! Despite battling some altitude sickness (the first Sierra trip always chews you up and spits you back up again), it was a wonderful weekend in the mountains.I didn’t hike the Fire Wave trail on my previous visit to Valley of Fire, because it didn’t exist. Our only plan was to go as far as we felt comfortable with and set up shop wherever that might be! We were pleasantly surprised to find that the trail was pretty snow-free until you got to Long Lake, and then it was a winter wonderland □ Long Lake was packed with tents (rightly so - such a beautiful area!!), so when we happened upon a side trail to Ruwau Lake, we couldn’t help but try it out. Early last week, we perused permits and found quite a few available permits for Bishop Pass! After such a strong winter, we had no idea what to expect in terms of lingering snow. ![]() |
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