![]() When that happens, controllers will switch on Webb’s Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) to take a picture of a test star to begin the process of aligning the big mirror. Hidden behind a big sunshield, Webb’s optics and instruments will soon cool to about -230C (some sections of the telescope are already there). We’ll set them up in a similar way, and then fire the thruster. They’ll be doing those every 20 days or so with the trajectory calculations provided by our flight dynamics team. “The flight operations team is preparing routine station-keeping burns. “L2 is pseudo-stable,” said Jean-Paul Pinaud, who leads the Northrop engineers that keep Webb on track. Webb will now circle L2, keeping the Earth and the Sun in a near-straight line. “Seeing” in the infrared will allow the telescope to, for example, look through dust to image stars that would otherwise be obscured. Infrared light has waves that are just longer than those of visible light. It’s designed to view the cosmos in infrared light and must maintain therefore constant super-cold conditions for its hardware. The other advantage is that Webb will not experience at L2 the big swings in temperature and light endured by space telescopes positioned much closer to Earth. The Lagrange Point 2 is one of five gravitational “sweet-spots” around the Sun and Earth where satellites can hold their position with few orbital adjustments, thus conserving fuel. Even so, two course correction burns were necessary, with the third on Monday tipping Webb into its planned parking position. Its overarching goals are to take pictures of the very first stars to shine in the Universe and to probe far-off planets to see if they might be habitable.Įurope’s Ariane-5 gave the new observatory a near-perfect trajectory and velocity to get it out to L2. ![]() Webb, billed as the successor to the famous Hubble Space Telescope, was launched on 25 December by an Ariane-5 rocket from French Guiana. “We do this using the science images, which is why we need to get the science instruments activated and checked out with some initial calibration work,” he told BBC News. “There’s a pretty intensive effort to take all of those 18 segments from their current state and get them to act as one big mirror, and also to get the secondary mirror into its optimised condition,” explained Charlie Atkinson, the chief engineer on Webb at Northrop Grumman, the American aerospace company that co-led the telescope’s development with the US space agency (NASA). Key tasks include switching on the observatory’s four instruments, and also focusing its mirrors - in particular, its 6.5m-wide segmented primary reflector. Webb was finally nudged into an orbit around this location thanks to a short, five-minute thruster burn.Ĭontrollers back on Earth will now spend the coming months tuning the telescope to get it ready for science. ![]() ![]() The Lagrange Point 2, as it’s known, is a million miles (1.5 million km) from Earth on its nightside. Thirty days after it was launched, the James Webb telescope has arrived at the position in space where it will observe the Universe. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() To focus on plausibility structures is to be attentive to the broader sociocultural context in which our understandings of the world (including understandings which may be unconscious) make sense to us in the first place. Why is it that a proposition which, in one time and place, might seem completely self-evident and requiring little or no argument, will seem totally absurd in another era? Questions like this force us to be attentive to more than merely what people believe, but why certain beliefs might feel normal. ![]() Berger to refer to the conditions in a society that make certain beliefs appear reasonable or unreasonable. The phrase “plausibility structures” was coined by sociologist Peter L. Plausibility Structures and Implicit Theology For my part, I am comfortable being neutral on the first question, while presenting a tentative argument for the second and a strong argument for the third.īut what do I mean by “plausibility structures” within the context of the second of these options? Thirdly, a person might argue that Calvin’s theology shows evidence of correlations with nominalist and voluntarist ways of perceiving things, even aside from questions of historical causation.Ī problem occurs when scholars argue against the third of these senses by presenting arguments against the second, or when they argue against the second or third by presenting arguments against the first. Second, a person might argue that Calvin’s theology bears the marks of the more general nominalist milieu of the time, including ubiquitous plausibility structures that hinged on an implicitly nominalist way of viewing the world. (If you are unfamiliar with what I mean by Nominalism and why this question is important, then I recommend the first article in the present series as well as the series I wrote for the Colson Center.) Firstly, a person might argue that Calvin was influenced by reading of nominalist sources, perhaps during his theological training in Paris. I ended my previous article, ‘ Was Calvin a Nominalist? Part 2: Surveying the Scholarship’ by suggesting that there were three separate ways in which a person might talk about John Calvin being a Nominalist. To skip ahead to the section where I begin discussing Calvin specifically, click here. The first half of this article consists in laying out the background to medieval Nominalism, expanding on the historical material presented in Part 1. Was Calvin a Nominalist? Part 2: Surveying the Scholarship.Was Calvin a Nominalist? Part 1: Historical and Theological Background.To read the earlier articles in the series, click on the following links: This is the third article in a series on Calvin and Nominalism. Was Calvin a Nominalist? Part 3: Voluntarism, Nominalism and the Theology of Calvin ![]() ![]() We must set up an upper limit for exports. Pointing out that the government runs a massive food subsidy program in which it supplies both rice and wheat at cheap prices to nearly 700 million poor people, food policy analyst Devinder Sharma said, “We are walking on a tight rope. Unusually high temperatures in March, when the crop ripens in India, may have hurt output. Malteurop’s Geelong Malthouse was built in the 1990s with an annual capacity of 80,000t. Western Australia is Australia’s biggest producer and exporter of barley and malt. There are also fears that forecasts of a bumper wheat crop this year may not pan out. It is now the largest wheat-starch and gluten plant of its kind in the world, and the biggest distiller of ethanol in Australia and South-East Asia. ![]() “We should not move from saying we are going to feed the world to a situation where we suddenly have to curtail exports.”Įxperts also stress that in a country of 1.4 billion people, India's food security will have to be an important consideration, especially amid warnings by the World Food Program that the disruption in supplies due to the war in Ukraine could lead to the worst global food crisis since World War II. “We need to keep a very close watch on domestic stocks because the next crop will only come next April, so we must ensure sufficient reserves,” said Harish Damodaran, agriculture editor with The Indian Express newspaper. Laborers uses a shovel to separate grains of wheat from the husk at a wholesale grain market on the outskirts of Amritsar on April 16, 2022.Įxperts say that while it is possible to sell more wheat abroad than in the past, the government should be cautious as it looks to accelerating exports. ![]() India is targeting exports of 10 million tons of wheat this year, but that could go up to 15 million tons if conditions remain favorable, Commerce Minister Goyal has said. World food prices hit an all-time high in March as the war in Ukraine “spread shocks through markets for staple grains and vegetable oils," the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization said in a statement this month.Īn increase in exports was already witnessed in the fiscal year that ended in March – India’s wheat exports hit 7.85 million tons compared to 2.1 million tons in the previous year. India’s exports have traditionally been low because the government buys huge stocks of wheat from farmers at guaranteed prices – those prices are usually higher than overseas market prices, meaning exports are not competitive.īut the huge increase in global prices has changed that, making it lucrative for traders to sell Indian wheat abroad. Millions more tons will be added this month as farmers bring their produce into markets following the wheat harvest. In addition, Russia is a globally significant exporter of barley, sunflower oil and sunflower seeds. ![]() The country is holding nearly two-and-a-half times the buffer stocks that it needs to maintain. Figures from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) show that in 2020 Russia accounted for about 11 of global wheat production and 19 of global wheat exports (making Russia the world’s largest wheat exporter that year). India is relying on surplus stocks in its warehouses as it eyes exports - its vast northern and central plains grow millions of tons of wheat and farmers harvested bumper crops for five straight years until 2021. Here’s why wheat agents, wholesalers, and restaurant providers in the UK, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East choose us as their wheat export partner: 1. Modi said India had "enough food" for its 1.4 billion people and was "ready to supply food stocks to the world from tomorrow" if the World Trade Organization allowed. Food Export International is a leading choice for grain and wheat exports in the international markets. If exports continue decreasing in the MY 2022/2023, these countries will have to diversify their Wheat import pipelines by either finding alternative export markets or reinforcing their other existing ones.Farmers harvest wheat crop in a field on the outskirts of Amritsar on April 12, 2022. However, exports are not increasing YoY, due to lower yields caused by droughts, as well as the logistics difficulties in the Black Sea due to the ongoing war.įinally, Romania is a major Wheat supplier for the North African market, particularly for Algeria and Egypt. At The beginning of MY 2022/2023, Romania’s Wheat FOB prices were gradually decreasing. wheat, accounting for 41 percent of total U.S. In Jul 2022, with Russia agreeing to the Ukraine grain corridor agreement, Romania’s FOB prices declined to reach USD 393 /mt in Jul and Aug. Mexico, the Philippines, Japan, and South Korea continue as consistent buyers of U.S. ![]() However, since the war started in Ukraine in Feb 2022, Romania’s monthly exports have decreased, and FOB prices surged to peak at USD 430 /mt in Jun 2022. In the same MY, Romania’s exports reached 8.6 Mmt, to rank as the primary EU Wheat extra-trader. In MY 2021/2022, Romania produced 11 Mmt of Wheat and ranked as the fourth producer in the EU. Romania is a major European Wheat producer with a high potential to export its production. 2 (Xinhua) - Russia has boosted its corn exports by nearly four times to 1. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Too much Heavy S foods made with cream cheese can cause a stall for many people.įrost your favorite low carb THM baked goodies, like cupcakes, cakes, cookies, or muffins. This is a THM S recipe, and in particular, a Heavy S. In less than 5 minutes you’ve got low carb cream cheese frosting! How To Fit This Into Your THM Meal Plan. If your ingredients are at room temp, just beat them all together until it’s fluffy. Then, add the rest of your ingredients and beat until fluffy. I use a hand mixer, but some day will have a Kitchenaid □ Use a mixer to beat the butter until it’s fluffy. If you’re in a time crunch, it’s still possible though.ĬOLD INGREDIENTS TIP: Cut your butter into small pieces (I usually do about 1 tablespoon slices). Ideally, have your ingredients at room temperature. Tips For Making Sugar Free Cream Cheese Frosting. You can also blend your sweetener blends in a blender or coffee grinder to get a finer texture, if you like.Īs always, if you’re using a sweetener different than what’s in the recipe, it’s always best to add a small amount and increase as needed until it’s as sweet as you like. Of course, if you prefer to use something like THM Gentle Sweet, Super Sweet, Pyure, or a homemade sweetener blend such as my Mercy Sweet those all work just as well. It’s also very powerful and only a small amount is needed. Typically, I use the THM Pure Stevia Extract as it’s not grainy. ![]() I’ve used various types of sweeteners, depending on what I have on hand. Cream cheese (regular or 1/3 less fat, or neufchatel).Since we’re in the middle of holiday baking season, it’s a great time to publish an easy, low carb frosting recipe, right? What Do I Need For This Recipe? It was a Cinnadoodle Protein Pleasure Cookie from Trim Healthy Mama topped with a bit of cream cheese frosting.Īnother THM in the group asked how I made the frosting so I thought I should put it on the blog for you. Several days ago I shared my easy, I-don’t-feel-like-cooking supper. Don’t panic if your cream cheese frosting is too runny, use an electric whisk to whip it up for a few more minutes until it starts to thicken.When you’re craving cream cheese frosting, make my easy sugar free cream cheese frosting! Super easy, just a few ingredients, and perfect for topping your favorite THM baked goodies.When adding in the cream cheese, it’s best to slowly mix it in to avoid any lumps.To avoid a cloud of icing sugar in the air, beat it in little by little into the softened butter (and orange juice, if using).To achieve perfectly light and fluffy cream cheese icing, let the butter and cream cheese warm to room temperature before whisking together.To defrost, either leave it in the fridge overnight or at room temperature for around four hours. Freeze in a container for up to two months.Take it out of the fridge for an hour beforehand to soften, making sure you stir it before using. Store the leftover cream cheese frosting in the fridge in an airtight container for up to four days.How to store and freeze cream cheese frosting Alternatively, if you whisk it with an electric whisk or in a stand mixer with a whisk attachment on high it will thicken after 3-4 minutes. If the consistency is too thin or runny you can put the frosting mixture in the fridge for up to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.If it’s still too thin, take out some of the runny mixture and beat in some more cream cheese. ![]() You can also use a little orange juice for a hint of citrus. It’s important to use full-fat cream cheese as the lower-fat options won’t whip as thickly. This recipe for a classic cream cheese frosting combines butter, icing sugar and full-fat cream cheese. ![]() ![]() The pair will share custody of their son Angelo, but ‘financial, sales or other confidential business information’ regarding the proceedings will not be made public. In April last year, Adele’s request to keep the details of her £140million ($171 million) divorce private was granted by a court in Los Angeles. They are committed to raising their son together lovingly. The estranged couple announced they were going their separate ways in April 2020, with Adele filing court documents five months later, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.Īdele’s representative said in a statement in April 2020: ‘Adele and her partner have separated. The pair reportedly opted to use mediation to work out the details of how their properties and debts would be split up.īefore now, Adele and Simon had finished their work to finalize the divorce but were waiting for the judge to sign off on the paperwork to officially end their marriage. "Whenever I noticed how I was feeling I would sit down and I would sit with it.British singer, Adele has reached a divorce settlement with her ex-husband Simon Konecki two years after they announced their separation.Īccording to Us Weekly, the singer, 32, and the CEO of charity of Drop4Drop, 46, filed the terms of their divorce settlement with the court on Friday, January 15. I used to always, if a feeling came up I'd distract myself or I'd call a friend and be like, 'Oh, do you wanna go out,' or put a movie on or whatever," she said. "I spent a lot of time on my own, really sitting in my feelings and not keeping myself busy. When asked whether 30 was the divorce album, the singer said, "I think I'm divorcing myself on this one." And he came in and he was stable, the most stable person I've ever had in my life up until that point." I could've easily gone down some dodgy paths, sort of self-destructive from being so overwhelmed by all of it. "He came at such a moment, where the stability that he and Angelo have given me, no one else would have ever been able to give me, especially at that time in my life. The pair, who started dating in 2011, welcomed their son Angelo in 2012. When Winfrey asked the star what she thinks is the real reason Konecki came into her life, she said that the stability that she found when she met him, and later had her son Angelo, "probably saved life." Adele was married to the charity executive Simon Konecki for two years before filing for divorce in 2019. I felt like it was sort of from there that I was like, what am I doing it for?" she said. And it was when I admitted to my own friends who thought I was really happy that actually I'm really unhappy, and they were all aghast. Grammy Award winner Adele and her estranged husband, Simon Konecki, have finally reached a 190 million divorce settlement agreement two years after the couple called it quits in April 2019. "And I remember a lyric that I wrote that I put on a song on 25, which is 'I want to live and not just survive.' I definitely felt like that. After almost two years, the paperwork has been finalized and a judge has signed off on their settlement, according to Us Weekly. During their break-up, the singer spent much of her time with her son and focused on self-improvement. ADELE’S divorce from her ex Simon Konecki has officially been finalized, two years after she first announced they were splitting.The former couple s. I'm not living, I'm just plodding along,'" she said. She officially filed for divorce from Konecki in September 2019. "We were all answering these questions in this very bougie magazine, and it was something like, 'What's something that no one would ever know about you?' And I just said it in front of three of my friends, I was like, 'I'm really not happy. She also revealed the moment that she realized that she wanted a divorce, during a conversation with a group of her friends. I was so disappointed for myself, and I thought I was gonna be the one that stopped doing those bloody patterns all the time," she added. And I tried for a really, really long time." I just, from a very young age, promised myself that when I had kids, that we'd stay together. In all these movies and all these books, when you grow up reading them, that's what it should be. "I've been obsessed with the nuclear family my whole life because I never came from one. The pop star also got candid about her thoughts on marriage and the nuclear family. ![]() ![]() In her intimate interview with media icon Oprah Winfrey, the "Easy on Me" singer opened up about her decision to get divorced from her ex-husband, Simon Konecki, and how she reflected on the experience in her upcoming album, 30. ![]() Adele opened up about her realization that she wanted a divorce. ![]() ![]() In Japan, the "Nomade" tag was dropped from the five-door Escudos in October 1996. In 1996 the Vitara received a facelift, which meant that the V6 was upsized to 2.5-litre while a 2.0-litre four-cylinder was slotted into the range. A diesel option arrived in Europe in early 1996. In December 1994, a 2.0 V6 (Suzuki's first six-cylinder) and a 2.0-litre Mazda-sourced turbodiesel were added in return, Mazda got to sell the Escudo in the Japanese market as the Proceed Levante with V6 models styling in 1995. European deliveries of the five-door version began in the summer of 1991. 1991 brought the introduction of rear anti-lock brakes. It was thought that the 5-door would overlap with the shorter 3-door in the market instead, it appealed to a whole new segment and sales in the domestic Japanese market doubled as a result. Three months later a 5-door version with a lengthened wheelbase was introduced it was sold as the "Escudo Nomade" in Japan. At the same time, the commercial Van version was discontinued. In August 1990, the Japanese market received a 16-valve G16B engine with 100 PS (73.5 kW) as well as an optional 4-speed automatic. A carburetted version without a catalytic converter was available for some markets this model produces 75 PS (55 kW) at 5250 rpm. 1990 brought the deletion of the upscale JLX version. A fuel injected 80 hp (60 kW) 1.6-litre, 8-valve, four-cylinder Suzuki G16A engine was available on the JX and JLX. ![]() North American Sidekick became available for model year 1989 as a 2-door convertible or hardtop. The Suzuki Escudo was first introduced in the Japanese domestic market in July 1988. It is slightly larger than the SX4 S-Cross. The model introduced in 2022 for the Indian market only reuses the "Grand Vitara" nameplate. It shares the platform and many components with the slightly larger SX4 S-Cross. The fourth generation, released in 2015, reverted to the original name "Vitara" in most markets, but shifted from an off-road SUV towards a more road-oriented crossover style. The third generation was launched in 2005. It was accompanied by a still larger SUV known as the Suzuki XL-7 (known as Grand Escudo in Japan). The second generation was launched in 1998 under the "Grand Vitara" badge in most markets. It was also sold as the Santana 300 and 350 in Spain and in the Japanese market, it was also sold as the Mazda Proceed Levante. ![]() The North American version was produced as a joint venture between Suzuki and General Motors known as CAMI. The first generation was known as Suzuki Sidekick in the United States. The original series was designed to fill the slot above the Suzuki Jimny. "Escudo", the name primarily used in the Japanese Domestic Market, refers to the " escudo", the monetary unit of Portugal before adoption of the Euro. The choice of the name "Vitara" was inspired by the Latin word vita, as in English word vitality. In Japan and a number of other markets, all generations have used the name Suzuki Escudo ( Japanese: スズキ・エスクード, Hepburn: Suzuki Esukūdo). The second and third generation were known as the Suzuki Grand Vitara, while the fourth generation eschewing the "Grand" prefix. The Suzuki Vitara is a series of SUVs produced by Suzuki in five generations since 1988. ![]() ![]() Waystar IPO Delayed Until December or 2024 "I don't think they escape ," said Sherman, "but I think it's probably a little bit more defensive because of the higher-income consumer segment."īrooke DiPalma is a senior reporter for Yahoo Finance.Stocks, Bonds Extend Post-Fed Meeting Rallyįed Pause Helps Treasury Yields Retreat and Stocks Climb It's undeniable, though: People are increasingly looking for deals as inflation remains sticky and savings dwindle. Though the macroeconomic environment is volatile, Lululemon has been able to sell its inventory without taking a discount strategy, McDonald said at Goldman Sachs' Retail Conference earlier this year. Its $500 million acquisition of fitness startup Mirror in June 2020 also did not pan out. In her eyes, the brand could have pursued other untapped areas like kids. Sherman calls the brand's expansion into footwear last year a mistake, as it requires extensive development costs while diluting profit margins. ![]() It also launched its "Play" categories in 2022, which includes apparel for golf, tennis, and hiking. The move can unlock wholesale opportunities in the country as well, said Sherman. Besides expanding its product lines, the company aims to quadruple its international revenue and make China its No. Last year, Lululemon released its plans to double its 2021 revenue of $6.25 billion to $12.5 billion by 2026. More recently, non-athletic wear like belt bags and men's casual pants are gaining momentum, though it's too early to tell if Lululemon can become a universal brand like Nike or Adidas. Lululemon's digital sales jumped 27% in fiscal year 2017, hitting a peak jumping 101% year over year in fiscal year 2020. In the past few years, Lululemon has been able to ride "three waves of growth," which include e-commerce, athleisure wear booming during COVID lockdowns, and pent-up demand for high-quality casual apparel, Sherman said. It's now "perfectly normal" to wear leggings "to school, work, and church, and all sorts of ," Swartz said, far different than years ago when such attire would be similar to wearing pajamas to your job. 1 trend among upper-income teens, per Piper Sandler's latest semiannual Gen Z survey.Īnd the previous generation of teens that first grew up with athleisure are entering the workplace. The company has the ability to appeal to high schoolers alongside its core customer base of 35- to 55-year-olds, Sherman said. ![]() Multiple generations are buying in, a key growth driver for Lululemon. On Running co-CEO Martin Hoffmann told Yahoo Finance at the Goldman Sachs Retail Conference that "the trend for casualization is not over," but still growing. Since then, other brands like On Running ( ONON) and Hoka have been cashing in on the shift. The company capitalized on the trend at the right time, with a "premium price point with premium quality that worked with consumers," said Sherman. In 2017, imports of stretchy pants outpaced those of jeans, according to the US Census Bureau. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (Justin Sullivan via Getty Images) Leggings to work? It's the new normal.Īs Lululemon began its turnaround, athleisure wear kept growing in popularity. In August 2018, Calvin McDonald took the helm as CEO and carried forward the momentum as the company moved its appeal beyond yoga.Ī customer enters a Lululemon store on June 2, 2023, in Corte Madera, Calif. Among the issues was a rumored relationship with a female designer at the company.Īmid the noise, Lululemon marched on, pushing more into menswear in 2014 and investing in digital sales. That November, Wilson went on Bloomberg TV and said issues with his company's leggings was because "Some women’s bodies don’t work for the pants." He stepped down from the board a month later amid uproar from customers Lululemon's share price dropped by roughly a quarter in 2014.ĭay's successor, Laurent Potdevin, then resigned in 2018, which the company said was due to him falling short of expectations for employees when it comes to integrity and respect. Day declined to comment to Yahoo Finance. Its CEO Christine Day resigned that June, and later told Fortune she left due to conflicting views with its founder Chip Wilson. In March 2013, Lululemon recalled 17% of its black yoga pants for being too sheer, which cost it roughly $60 million in lost sales, reported the New York Times. By 2013, its share price had roughly quadrupled, as its revenue flew from $275 million to over $1.3 billion. The company, which first started making its signature legging in the late 90s, went public back in 2007. ![]() ![]() ![]() Please feel free to comment if you have any doubts and queries. I hope that the above-provided information might have helped you. Now, from the machine that will be hosting the Remote Play session, youll want to launch the game at least once to ensure its up to date and working correctly. That was everything about the StartMenuExperienceHost.exe file. In this way, you can fix your frozen or broken Start Menu by restarting the process. ![]() Doing this will automatically end the process and restart it. Crashes in Shell Experience Host or related can be found in System or Application event logs. Find exe, right-click on it, and select End Task.Ħ. Press the combination of Crtl + Shift + Esc keys to launch the Task Manager.ģ. So, today I am going to show you only one and the best method to give you an idea of how it works.ġ. There are various methods for restarting the Start Menu and that would need a completely different article on its own i.e, something like – “ How to Restart the Start Menu in Windows 10”. Many users have a complaint that StartMenuExperienceHost.exe either stopped working or crash frequently. The process itself is not much of a problem but there is a very common error that is associated with it and can be easily fixed.Īnd, it is when the Start Menu freezes, you can just restart the StartMenuExperienceHost.exe process to fix the Start Menu needing to restart the whole explorer that used to be earlier. Press the combination of Crtl + Shift + I keys to launch the Task Manager.Ĭommon Error and Fix for StartMenuExperienceHost.exe ![]() You can use the Task Manager to check the details of the StartMenuExperienceHost.exe file.ġ. So, let us see how you can verify its legitimacy and confirm that it’s not a virus. There haven’t been any reports or complaints by the Windows user regarding any suspicious activity of the StartMenuExperienceHost.exe program. It is completely safe, it is a legitimate program, was created and digitally signed by the Microsoft Corporation itself. That made it more reliable, increased its stability, faster as it increased the response time of the Start, and ultimately improved the overall Start Menu Experience. This had several benefits, from various potential issues impacting other surfaces. The main purpose of creating this program was to provide an independent and dedicated host process that would run the Start Menu and its subsidiary functions only. Thus to resolve such issues, Microsoft released StartMenuExperienceHost.exe. The whole explorer would crash and needed a restart if something went wrong with the Start Menu. This feature was introduced by Microsoft to provide a dedicated and independent host process that's only used to run the Start Menu and its subsidiary functions. This leads to instability and inconsistency in the performance of the Start Menu. As its name implies, StartMenuExperienceHost.exe is mainly used to manage Windows 10 Start Menu. The host already had a simultaneous process running which included processes related to the Explorer and the Windows Shell. Up until now, the Start Menu had been hosted by ShellEperienceHost.exe i.e, the Windows Shell Experience Host. What’re the uses of StartMenuExperienceHost ![]() ![]() ![]() Pin your favorite apps to the home screen for easy access or find your next favorite movie with personalized recommendations. The Google Assistant 3 button activates voice-powered search and the Find My Remote button makes your remote beep so you can quickly find it when it’s misplaced. The Stream TV Voice Remote connects via bluetooth and can control power and volume on your TV, sound bar, or audio receiver, allowing you to control your entertainment system from a single remote. New releases and old favorites can be rented or purchased in the Stream TV Store 2 and free live channels are available from Pluto TV - just press the Guide button. Hundreds of streaming apps are available to download from the Google Play Store 3 - including Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+ and so many more. Verizon Adaptive Sound delivers clearer, more expansive sound through your existing speakers to create a streaming experience that sounds as good as it looks. Stream your favorite movies and TV shows in up to 4K Ultra HD 1, with 4 times the resolution of Full HD and a deeper, wider color range. Stream TV lets you discover, organize, and watch your favorite content in 4K Ultra High Definition 1 with enhanced audio playback from Verizon Adaptive Sound. 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You can return or exchange most items purchased at the Accessory Store within 30 days with proof of purchase. What is the Accessories Store return policy?.If the products you purchase from the Accessories Store don't work, you may inquire about replacing them by contacting our support team at 88. The items shown as compatible with Fios have been tested to work with most Fios equipment configurations. Please note, a signature may be required for delivery. All orders are subject to credit authorization, verification, and inventory availability. Orders placed after 5:45 PM ET will not ship until the following business day excluding holidays. Orders placed by 5:45 PM ET on Monday - Friday, excluding holidays, will ship the day they are received. ![]() ![]() ![]() 45 ACP, you may only have 7 to 9 rounds compared to ten plus.Īs mentioned earlier, based on the frame size and model, your capacity will change. Capacityĩmm pistols are perfect for those who want a large round capacity in a small package.įor instance, if you purchase a. ![]() They are available in subcompact/micro-compact, compact, and full size.įull-size pistols will have improved recoil, faster follow-up shots, and are perfect for home defense and competition shooting.Ĭompact and subcompact pistols have a smaller profile, making them a go-to choice for concealed carry, but they will have a lower capacity, a smaller grip, and are less accurate. ![]() Guns come in various sizes to fit your particular needs. There are a few things to consider when purchasing a 9mm pistol, such as the frame size, the gun’s round capacity, and the ability to customize it to fit your needs. P320 Compact 9mm Pistol With Contrast Sights Glock 19 G5 Front Serrations 9mm Luger 4in Black nDLC ![]() They’re not night sights, but they’re highly visible even under subdued lighting. It’s a nice, clean sight picture, with enough room in the rear notch to acquire the front sight without much hesitation. The sights are three dot, with the rear adjustable for windage. It has serrations at the rear for racking the slide and a 5.5-inch sighting radius. The SIG Sauer Mosquito also features a magazine disconnect safety. By using the special supplied tool, the gun can be rendered inoperable by preventing the hammer from being cocked. Trzoniec was not a big fan of the DA/SA trigger pull, which was on the heavy side.In addition to the manual safety and the decocking lever, there’s an additional safety at the bottom of the magazine well. The squared-off trigger guard offers plenty of room, and the front is serrated to keep your support finger in place. The hammer is rounded off and has serrations for sure cocking. It’s ambidextrous, which is nice, but it works backwards from the thumb safety you’d find on, say, a 1911: Pushing it down engages the safety pushing it up allows the gun to fire. The gun also has a manual safety at the rear of the slide. When the SIG Sauer Mosquito is cocked, pushing downward on this lever drops the hammer to what looks like a modified half-cock position. Magazines jump out of the well at the press of this button, regardless of whether or not the mag was loaded with 10 rounds.ĭirectly above the trigger is the takedown lever, and to its rear is the decocking lever. The magazine release is located in the usual place, and I found it convenient because it protrudes nicely for easy use and is angled for maximum finger pressure. Breaking at 14 pounds, double action did not win a prize, either. In single action, it broke at eight pounds with a moderate amount of takeup. The rear sight is adjustable for windage, and although they're not night sights, the yellow dots are highly visible.The trigger face is a wider, target type and nicely curved. There's a manual safety on the slide, and underneath it is a decocker. And the front of the guard is serrated, and for those who place a support finger in that location, it incorporates a modest hook to keep your finger from sliding off. The trigger guard is squared off yet offers a decent amount of room in its interior whether shooting the gun single or double action. The polymer frame’s frontstrap has a generous amount of molded-in checkering and combined with the wraparound grip panels offers a good purchase. All models have an integrated Picatinny rail for lights and lasers. But it’s also available in pink, flat dark earth, purple and green, some of which can be had in threaded versions. For the more conservative, the SIG Sauer Mosquito comes in black, traditional two-tone and reverse two-tone with either the slide or the frame finished in natural stainless. It’s available in variations to please everyone. The grip is full-meaning none of the fingers of my shooting hand goes past the magazine floorplate-and the backstrap is curved nicely to fit into the meaty part of my hand. Placing the SIG Sauer Mosquito alongside a P226, it’s about 10 percent smaller, but in my average-size hand, it feels just right. It’s nice to see a semiautomatic that mimics its full-size counterpart. ![]() |
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