![]() A few of the boss battles are a true sight to behold, and though the final battle isn’t as illustrious as its forebearers, the obstacles it throws at me are nothing less than a test of everything I master in the preceding four hours. Though it doesn’t feature the imaginative settings of its less-grounded contemporaries, the world of Oddmar is lush, rife with life and little touches I only catch on my second trip through each stage. The methodical details of the level structure mesh well with the art direction. Oddmar wisely chooses a more calculated arrangement of enemies, creating a pulse for every stage I can ride to the end or ignore in favor of a more thorough exploration of every last nook. If the developer is going for an exploratory game, bunching up baddies in haphazard patterns is fine because players are expected to take it slow through each stage. Because not every platformer is the same, proper enemy placement will vary from title to title. Enemy placement is a key and oft-overlooked aspect of 2D game design as it is one of the deciding factors in just what type of game is being created. There is discipline in Oddmar‘s structure, learned from decades of previous platformers. Throughout the 24-stage adventure, its story brought to life by voice actor Julian Casey channeling every enthusiastic father reading to their child before bed, I am filled with delight as I bounce off every baddie, discover every hidden area, or ride atop one of my massive animal friends. Rather, it embodies the design discipline and fun factor of games like Rayman Origins and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Oddmar is an odd-man-out in this regard as it doesn’t feel like another platformer app. It’s why so many games feature similar interfaces, microtransactions, and generally have a familiar aura about them. Most mobile games feel as though they were created in the smartphone bubble, taking ideas freely from one release to the next but never incorporating the lessons the history of the medium provides them. I like auto-runners, I do, but Oddmar is on a level of its own. I won’t argue they’re not addictive - I have far too many hours logged in Spider-Man Unlimited to make that claim - but the compulsion to play because of some inane reward loop algorithm can never provide the satisfaction I gain from a game that empowers me to study its hand-crafted structure and tests more than just my hand-eye coordination. Developers choke the concept with loot boxes, play counters, and other nonsense, but the challenge of the gameplay remains the same. If you are engaged in a situation where multiple projectiles are coming towards you, this is a great way to escape unscathed instead of jumping and dodging them.Auto-runners are as ubiquitous as match-3 puzzlers in app stores, but the genre hasn’t really evolved outside of adding an extra dimension to the perspective. For example, the whirlwind attack can repel any projectiles aimed at you and re-direct it elsewhere. Take note that the special attacks you earn from purchasing new weapons would also be effective on specific instances. ![]() What this does aside from giving you the capacity to attack from a distance, is enabling you to activate some time-sensitive event triggers that are usually not plausible when using simple melee attacks to trigger. For instance, there is a spear weapon that you'd probably be able to purchase in the last chapter of the game ( Helheim), which you can actually use as a ranged weapon as you throw the spear. ![]() To actually buys from the store, you have to simply hit the bell with your normal attack and you'll open up a menu that will enable you to pick the weapon/ shield you wish to purchase (as long as you have enough coins to actually push through with the purchase).īasically, these weapons and shield enable you to perform special moves that are used for particular obstacles, or as an efficient way to deal with a particular type of enemy, monster, or situation in the game. As you progress in the levels of the game, you’ll have a new weapons/shields to purchase from it as well. Although it is not present in all levels, you’ll have no problems looking for it as it available in most of stages and to boot, usually found in areas near the starting point of a stage. In a non-standard fare, you’ll encounter this NPC while coursing through the levels themselves. Weapons are found within a special NPC in the game that looks like a small thrift shop peddled by a hooded creature. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Spain again will have its hands full even with a USA team possibly playing without four-time Olympian lead guard Sue Bird (19.4 minutes) who is listed day-to-day for action. Later that year Romero suited up for the 2014 Women’s World Championship runner-up in Istanbul after losing 77-64 behind USA’s Maya Moore 17 points. Point guard Leticia Romero (Florida State) and Laura Quevedo played with Ndour on the 2014 u20 runner-up to France. Ndour was the 2013 U20 MVP for champion Spain. That team featured present rostered players Marta Xargay, Laia Palau, Laura Nicholls and Torrens. Spain’s next step was to take the 2013 FIBA EuroBasket championship behind 6-3 power forward Sancho Lyttle (18.4 pts, 11.4 reb.) who missed the 2015 EuroBasket and now the Rio Olympics due to a foot injury with the WNBA Altantia Dream. The other addition was star then 6-3 center Astou Ndour (13.6 pts, 28 min.) who burst onto the scene at the 2011 FIBA u19 world championships in Chile, the same event where fellow Olympians Breanna Stewart (USA) and guard Rui Machida of Japan made All-Tournament. Star wing Alba Torrens (16.1 pts, 29 min.) headed a new generation of players into the Spanish ranks – long guard and wings with enough big guard skills to be an outside-inside threat. Spain had to regroup after failing to make the 2012 Olympics. Their reward is the most dominate team in the world, the USA. The Spanish women are about to take that same measure of acclaim getting to their first Olympic medal round and gold medal final in Rio after defeating Serbia for the second time (pool and semifinals) in this event. ![]() Their run started in 2006 with the FIBA World Championship, two silver Olympic medals (2008, 2012) and FIBA EuroBasket winners (2009, 2011, 2015) and this year’s Rio Olympics semifinals against the USA. In men’s basketball is has been the last decade of play by such names as Gasol brothers (Marc and Pau), Rudy Fernandez, Nikola Mirotic, Serge Ibaka, Felipe Reyes, Juan Carlos Navarro (5 th Olympics), Jose Calderon and even Ricky Rubio for the Spaniards. RIO DE JANEIRO - In Spain there is, as in other countries, special teams that perform in a sport over years, even decades to such acclaim they are called Generation teams. ![]() ![]() ![]() Surface area= (perimeters of the base*length of the prism) + (2 * base area) = (S1+S2+S3)L+ bh. The formula for calculating the surface area of a triangular prism is The surface area of a triangular prism is demonstrated in square units. If the bases are placed horizontally, they can be considered as the top and bottom faces of the prism respectively. On the other hand, triangular faces are called bases. It is also considered to be the lateral face. ![]() It has three rectangular and two triangular faces. The total surface area of a triangular prism is calculated by the sum of the areas of all the faces of the prism. His also includes three triangular faces joined by two triangular faces. It comprises 2 triangular and three rectangular faces. The total area of all the faces of a triangular prism is its total surface area. The total surface area of a triangular prism In the third step, the value of the surface area is obtained and the unit of the same is placed in the end in terms of square units. That is, (2*base area) + (base parameter* height). In the second step, one should substitute the dimension area of the prism formula. In the first step, one should note the given dimensions of the prism. There are a few steps to calculate the surface area of a prism. This is due to the bases of the prism which are different, such as the formula of calculating the surface area of the prism. The formulas of various types of prisms are different. That is, multiplication of base perimeters with height of the prism added by base area * 2. This can further be described as the multiplication of base area with 2 added by lateral surface area. ![]() Therefore, the total surface area of a prism can be obtained by adding lateral surface area of a prism with the area of the two bases. That is a lateral Surface area of prism= base parameters*height. The lateral area is the region of vertical faces of the prism when the base of a prism faces either up or down. It has been known that the total surface area of a prism is the sum of all lateral surface area along with two flat surface bases. A general is also there to calculate any kind of prism. There are different kinds of prisms and the formula for calculating the total surface area is also different. The total surface area of a prism formula In the following, various aspects of the prism such as the total surface area of a prism formula, the total surface area of a triangular prism and its application have been discussed. In another word, finding or calculating the surface area means calculating the total spaces occupied by all the faces of that respective type of prism or can also be calculated by adding the amount of area of all the faces in a 3D plane. Its calculation is the total space occupied by all the sides of a particular kind of prism. The surface area of a prism is considered to be the amount of aggregate occupied area by the flat faces of the prism. ![]() ![]() ![]() The gravitas and raw emotion in his performances-including the breakout “Finer Things” and the smash “Pop Out”-make his recent debut, Die a Legend (Columbia), a lock for one of the year’s best albums. Raised in Old Town’s Marshall Field Garden Apartments project, he’s leading a new wave of local rappers who’ve adapted drill’s hard-edged aesthetics to melodic, pop-forward songs. Among those rising stars is Chicago’s Taurus Bartlett, better known as Polo G. You could also see the bill as a fascinating cross section of current rap, represented by some of its most notable success stories-among them Charlotte spitter DaBaby, ferocious Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion, and New York crossover darling A Boogie Wit da Hoodie (whose recent Hoodie Szn became the lowest-selling album to hit number one). The Summer Smash bill is stacked with rappers who’ve worked with Bennett, including flamboyant Florida wordsmith Ski Mask the Slump God, Seattle crooner Lil Mosey, and mischievous LA personality Blueface. The site and its festival have become synonymous with “Soundcloud rap,” partly because Lyrical Lemonade founder Cole Bennett has directed videos by some of the best-known MCs in that ill-defined scene. If anything demonstrates how important Lyrical Lemonade has become in hip-hop, it’s that histrionic young rapper Juice Wrld-who’s had albums debut at number one and number two on the Billboard 200 in the past eight months-is headlining the Summer Smash and not Lollapalooza. After debuting in August 2018 as a one-day event with two stages, the Summer Smash has expanded to two days, with three stages and 51 acts. ![]() The Summer Smash, presented by Chicago hip-hop blog turned cultural powerhouse Lyrical Lemonade, is already the biggest rap festival in the city-and it’s on track to be one of the biggest in the country. Updated Wed 6/26 at 2 PM: This preview has been edited to reflect the addition of Gucci Mane and Famous Dex to the Summer Smash bill (and the removal of Kodak Black). Best of Chicago 2022: Music & Nightlife.Best of Chicago 2022: Sports & Recreation.“I look at the things that they do to try to see their efficiencies and their inefficiencies and try to apply it to our event as best as possible. ![]() “Every event I go to, I look at the processes,” said Solorio, who says he attended Lollapalooza. ![]() CVS, Walgreens, Walmart) in the vicinity of Douglass Park where rapid over-the-counter COVID tests are available. Festival officials also have notified attendees of local pharmacies (e.g. On Friday, security was checking IDs and proof of vax cards at the entrance. Summer Smash festival organizers are mandating festival-goers bring proof - screenshot, photo or email - of a recent negative COVID-19 test or COVID vaccination card. Some of the artists that we booked and start working with are just starting off their careers, but it’s so great to see them progress from their humble beginnings.”ĭespite initial concerns regarding COVID-19 and mass-gathering events such as the recent Lollapalooza, Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Allison Arwady announced last week that Lolla showed no signs of having been a “superspreader event.” “We take a lot of pride in a lot of our bookings that we booked early on. “I feel like that’s my biggest skill set is finding those local acts and even giving them a platform,” said festival co-founder Berto Solorio. ![]() ![]() ![]() The later versions (Studio, Studio Pro, and ArtRage 4) include more standard digital tools, such as Select, Transform, Cloner, Symmetry, Fill, and custom brushes (“Sticker”).Įach tool is highly customisable, and comes with several presets. It includes a wide array of real life tools, as well as stencils, scrap layers to use as scrap paper or mixing palettes, and the option to integrate reference or tracing images. This includes varying thickness and textures of media and canvas, the ability to mix media, and a realistic colour blending option, as well as the standard digital RGB blending. crumpled paper, smooth paper, wrinkled tin foil, etc.), as well as special effects, custom brushes and basic digital editing tools.Ī quick demonstration of the blendable texture of paint and the realistic colour mixing in ArtRage 4Īn example of the painting tools in ArtRage 4: Gloop Pen, Airbrush, Glitter, Ink Pen, Pencil, Oil Brush, Watercolor, Paint Tube, Paint Roller, Pastel/Chalk, Pencil, Felt PenĪrtRage is designed to be as realistic as possible. Other tools include tracing, smearing, blurring, mixing, symmetry, different types of paper for the “canvas” (i.e. Its mediums include tools such as oil paint, spray paint, pencil, acrylic, and others, using relatively realistic physics to simulate actual painting. It is designed to be used with a tablet PC or graphics tablet, but it can be used with a regular mouse as well. ArtRage 5 was announced for January 2017 and finally released in February 2017. ![]() It caters to all ages and skill levels, from children to professional artists. ![]() It is currently in version 6, and supports Windows, macOS and mobile Apple and Android devices and is available in multiple languages. This article is a part of NFT Wiki on ĪrtRage is a bitmap graphics editor for digital painting created by Ambient Design Ltd. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some types of weather radar data are available, although not in real time, on the World Wide Web. Recently, the lower cost of reasonably sophisticated ground-based weather radars, some Doppler capable, has made them affordable by a broader range of commercial weather services and broadcast weather facilities. ![]() Remote single-radar and multiradar composite data service is provided by value-added NEXRAD Imagery Dissemination System (NIDS) vendors. In the late 1980s and 1990s, responding to the successful development of techniques for employing single-Doppler weather radar observations, the Department of Commerce, Department of Defense (DOD), and Department of Transportation (DOT) jointly fielded two highly sophisticated, ground-based Doppler weather radar systems, the Next-Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD), now called the WSR-88D, and the DOT’s Terminal Doppler Weather Radar. The sophistication of the remote information provided in response to this demand grew significantly, from the simple, facsimile-based systems of the 1960s to the computer-based techniques used today. From the late 1960s through the present time, demand continued for remote radar weather information, originating from radars not under local control. By 1969, a few television stations in the midwestern United States and along the southeast coast had installed radars for use in the weather segments of their news broadcasts the trend broadened through the 1970s, as ground-based weather radars became more capable and more affordable. The capabilities of aircraft weather radars have steadily grown, and they are now widely available. Some of these systems were adapted for use on the ground. In the 1960s, increased availability of lighter-weight, solid-state electronics made it practical to manufacture a storm avoidance radar for use in commercial and eventually private aircraft. Later the cost and complexity of these systems limited their operational use to government agencies, principally the military and civil weather services however, remote displays from weather radar systems became affordable at airline weather offices, commercial weather services, and broadcast weather facilities. Initially the security classification attached to radar systems of all kinds limited their use to the military weather services. Commercial applications of weather radar could not be covered in the space available Jorgensen and Gerdes (1951) present a good example. ![]() Length restrictions prevented addressing the history of the operational use of cloud detection radars, wind profilers, and most other clear-air applications, the exception being the widely used single-Doppler clear-air wind measurement technique. Here we concentrate on the history of application of storm detection radar for operational purposes, such as severe storm identification. Research conducted by operational weather agencies is discussed here, as are research threads that have found their way into operational use or have been of great benefit to operational radar meteorology. Weather Bureau that material is updated and expanded in this paper. ![]() (1962) and Bigler (1981) summarize the history and status of the weather radar program conducted by what was then called the U.S. The history of those early developments, and of the research aspects of radar meteorology, is well described in Hitschfeld (1986), Atlas (1990a), and Rogers and Smith (1996). The use of radar to observe the weather developed as an outcome of the intensive work on radar technology during World War II. The papers are based on the experience of some of those who, at various times, have participated in or led operational weather radar programs. This and the companion paper describe the history of the operational use of storm surveillance radars by U.S. Military applications of radar weather data Education, training, and professional development activities Advances in operational radar data processing and digital applications Use of air defense and air traffic control radars for weather detection Radar reporting code and radar summary chart Acquisition, deployment, and employment of AN/FPS-77 storm-detection radar and interim replacement Expansion of Weather Bureau radar and warning capabilities Acquisition, deployment, and operational use of the first weather radar Post-war use of World War II radars at weather stations First radar networks used for weather surveillance First radar operations at individual stations ![]() ![]() ![]() Part 1:Directly Transfer WhatApp Photos from iPhone to Macįirstly,please download iPhone Data Exporter and launch it on computer.From the “ Export from iOS Device” tab, click “ Start” to proceed. Part 2:Transfer WhatApp Photos to Mac from iTunes Backup.Part 1:Directly Transfer WhatApp Photos from iPhone to Mac. ![]() Backup Photos from WhatsApp to MacĪ pretty good tool called iPhone Data Exporter can do a favor for you,help to backup WhatsApp data to Mac completely,including text,photos,videos and attachments.With this wonderful tool,you are allow to transfer photos from WhatsApp to Mac freely.Furthermore,iPhone Data Exporter enables to transfer data from iPhone/iTunes/iCloud to computer,including contacts,SMS,photos,video,note,calendar,reminder,apps data(WhatsApp,WeChat,Skype,Viber,Kik,Line,Skype) and so on.What’s more,iPhone Data Exporter allows to preview iCloud/iTunes data before exporting to computer. “ I have 1000+ photos on the WhatsApp app that saved on my iPhone 6,now I need to transfer the WhatsApp photos to my Mac,and then selling the iPhone device.How to backup these photos on computer without complicated steps?”-RachelĪs the chat apps are more and more popular these days,most people around us are used to communicate with each other with the chat apps instead of SMS and phone call.There are a lot of people like to chat with others via WhatsApp app,it’s no double that WhatsApp is an useful app among all chat apps.All of us sent friends text,photos,videos via this app,it’s convenient and immediate.However,most of WhatsApp users don’t know how to export WhatsApp data to Mac or PC for backup/transfer,especially photos.In this article, we will show you a quick way on how to transfer photos from WhatsApp to Mac directly. By Selena Komez Updated on April 06, 2017 ![]() ![]() Memory is the most consistently affected domain ( 11– 16), with specific deficits in verbal memory ( 11, 12). Studies report decrements in general intelligence, attention/concentration, memory, perceptual function, language, psychomotor function, and executive function. ![]() Overt hypothyroidism can affect a range of cognitive domains ( 6, 7, 10, 11). Subclinical hypothyroidism is particularly pertinent, because it is common, especially in the older population with prevalent cognitive issues. In reality, these are part of a continuum of hypothyroidism, but they will be discussed separately. Overt hypothyroidism is defined as an elevated serum TSH level with a low free T4 (fT4) level, while mild or “subclinical” hypothyroidism is defined as an elevated TSH with a normal fT4. Hypothyroidism is usually divided into two conditions. The major emphasis will be on studies and reviews published in 2013–2014, although pertinent older studies will be summarized. This review will summarize data on neuropsychiatric (mood and cognitive) effects of adult-onset hypothyroidism, as well as two related issues: effects of variations in thyroid function within the normal range, and effects of nonstandard thyroid hormone therapies. This suggests that L-T4 is often prescribed for marginal reasons, which are commonly neuropsychiatric in nature. In this regard, a recent report from the United Kingdom showed that L-T4 is being prescribed more frequently and for more mild degrees of hypothyroidism ( 4**). ![]() This can lead to overtreatment or use of nonstandard thyroid hormone preparations, with attendant risks. On the other hand, patients with mild hypothyroidism may attribute unrelated symptoms to their thyroid condition. The brain is a major target organ for thyroid hormones, and adult-onset hypothyroidism can have significant effects on neuropsychiatric function ( 1*– 3*). ![]() ![]() ![]() He goes on to say that he might look back to the life he abandoned if he ever saw Helena again, however the idea that belief alone can cut us free from sin seems preposterous. Any change can be made within this world, despite what others may say. This world is different to each and every person. Now, when we say "world", we mean the percieved world we see through our own eyes. Ariel continues to sing about how many others come up with different methods to dodge the ominous idea of no life after death, and how we truly are the most amazing and complicated creatures ever to walk amongst the stars.Īriel questions religion itself and its ideal of an afterlife, saying how one should live life the way one deems it so, and that one is the real god of their own world, shaping and shifting it to their personal mold. There is a sense of denial and reminiscence within the first verse that inform us of several world issues such as abortion, religion versus science, and war, while looking on into the future, wondering if someday humans will ever come to peace within ourselves, along with a link to Helena, whose companionship he longs for desperately. This song and its lyrics are the thoughts and spirit of Ariel in his moments before death.Īt first, Ariel laments for the human race partially, but also for himself and his life in this world. ![]() This is when Mephistopheles has come for Ariel's soul, which means Ariel is about to die. He sings about the inner turmoil over this fact, and the need for the truth. There will be no legacy in the end, no remembrance. Roy Khan, the lead singer for Kamelot, sings of how despite the physical, mental, or spiritual riches you may earn in your lifetime, you will someday die. It features the main characters that have occured so far the troubled alchemist Ariel, his lover Helena, and the tainted angel that seeks to lead Ariel down the path of immorality and living sinfully, Mephistopheles. Writer(s): Thomas Duncan Searle, Alex Anthony Dean, Daniel Joseph Searle, Samuel David CarterLyrics powered by Mori is the last part of a musical series based on Goethe's famous work "Faust". ![]() As above, so below Dismantled piece by piece, what′s left will not decease As within, so without The seasons bring relief, let me live and die in peace (Let me live and die in peace, let me live and die in peace) (Let me live and die in peace, let me live and die in peace) I will be consumed, returned into the Earth Only passing through, nothing left to hold on to Like the thaw against the snow, into the undertow Cut the chord and cast me out, and cast me out It's a promise that you cannot break Was your life worth dying for? The universe survives on give and take Death is an open door It′s a promise that you cannot break Was your life worth dying for? The universe survives on give and take Decay is the only law As above, so below Dismantled piece by piece, what's left will not decease As within, so without The seasons bring relief, just let me live and die in peace "Change, and everything is change, nothing can be held on to" "To the degree that you go with a stream" "You see, you are still" "You are flowing with it" "But to the degree you resist the stream, then you notice" "That the current is rushing past you and fighting you" "So swim with it, go with it" "And you're there, you′re at rest" It′ll wear you down through skin and bone, through skin and bone It's as if my mind has a mind of its own, has a mind of its own It′ll wear you down through skin and bone, through skin and bone It's as if my mind has a mind of its own, has a mind of its own When my heart skips two beats I am hidden deep, fast asleep The sea will part where oceans meet Finally complete It′s a promise that you cannot break Was your life worth dying for? The universe survives on give and take Death is an open door It's a promise that you cannot break Was your life worth dying for? The universe survives on give and take Decay is the only law Swan song, a declaration of endlessness I swear I will not look back as I return into the black When the veil lifts, how will I know? How will I know? Will I see God? As above, so below Dismantled piece by piece, what′s left will not decease As within, so without The seasons bring relief, just let me live and die in peace "You can't hang on to yourself" "You don't have to try not to hang on to yourself" "It can′t be done, and that is salvation" "′Memento Mori', be mindful of death" ![]() |
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