5/18/2023 0 Comments Lingon berry plantIf you have grown blueberries, use that as your guidethe needs are very similar. It needs rich, well-composted, acidic soil and it appreciates a peaty composition, combined with a heavy mulch. Vaccinium Koralle Lingonberry is very resistant to pests and diseases, the only thing Koralle is picky about is soil type. Of course, it also makes a great mass planting (as it was intended) in full sun in northern climates, partial shade farther south and west. The foliage is evergreen, turning mahogany in fall. Vaccinium Koralle Lingonberry is self-pollinating, so you need grow only one, but if you have the space for two, we would recommend ityou will get a bigger crop, and they're just so beautiful. Get your canning supplies ready, because you have just discovered the perfect holiday gift as well as a great boon for your own pantry. The flavor is juicy, tart, and highly addictive. But if you love lingonberry jam, you are in luck with this variety. Of course, many of us grow Vaccinium Koralle Lingonberry with no thought of canning the berriesthe birds do our harvesting for us, repaying us in sweet song. So much beauty and productivity in such a compact package. The glossy, small light green leaves really perk up with the addition of flowers, and the blooms are promptly followed by masses of bright crimson berries, which are ready to harvest first in summer, then again in fall. Vaccinium Koralle Lingonberry reaches just 12 to 18 inches high and wide, yet covers itself in shell pink blooms, first in spring and again in summer. Give it a try this season, and start enjoying twice the flowers and fruit of other varieties. This super-compact shrub, actually developed as a groundcover nearly 50 years ago before gardeners discovered how wonderful its fruit would be, is ideal for containers of all kinds as well as the sunny to lightly shaded garden. If you have ever longed to grow lingonberryso popular in Europe, but less well known herethen Vaccinium Koralle Lingonberry is the variety to try.
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5/18/2023 0 Comments Torchlight 2 character editorWho's Your Friend - Defeat the Manticore's Mate.Īfter defeating the boss, step up onto the ledge where the Automaton Power Source and chest are waiting for you. Well Dressed - Wear a completed armor set. Veterenated - Defeat the Nether King in Veteran difficulty. Unstoppable - Defeat the Nether King in hardcore mode (elite). Twinkle Twinkle Bobba - Socket 50 gems into items. True Outlander - Defeat the Nether King as an Outlander. True Engineer - Defeat the Nether King as an Engineer. True Embermage - Defeat the Nether King as an Embermage. True Berserker - Defeat the Nether King as a Berserker. Trader - Trade an item with another player. Thinking Critically - Deal 1,000 critical strikes. The King is Dead - Defeat the Nether King. The Felled Guardian - Defeat the Fallen Guardian. The Fall of the Wild - Defeat the Grizzled Alpha. The Blingbearer - Socket 500 gems into items. Spectacular Find - Find a legendary item. Skill Master - Obtain a tier 3 skill bonus. Skill Enthusiast - Obtain a tier 1 skill bonus. Skill Devotee - Obtain a tier 2 skill bonus. Siege Breaker - Defeat the Siege Guardian. Self Improvement - Use an enchanter 50 times. Revolt Against Artifice - Defeat the Artificer. Playing With Dolls - Defeat the Ancient Rag Doll. Pinned to the Mist - Defeat the Wraith Lord. Performance Enhancer - Use an enchanter 500 times. Overpower - Do 10,000 damage with a single attack. Normally Hardcore - Defeat the Nether King in hardcore mode (normal). Normalized - Defeat the Nether King in Normal difficulty. Modpocalypse - Play a game using 10 mods. In Service of Secrets - Find 10 secret rooms. Mission Accomplished - Defeat the Dark Alchemist. Massive Crits - Deal 10,000 critical strikes. Gambling Enthusiast - Purchase 20 items from the gambler. Hypercritical - Deal 100,000 critical strikes.Ĭlassist - Defeat the Nether King with each of the 4 classes.Įlitist - Defeat the Nether King in Elite difficulty.įetch A Fair Price - Send your pet to town. Hardcore Veteran - Defeat the Nether King in hardcore mode (veteran). Grand Regicide - Defeat Grand Regent Eldrayn. Goodbye Cruel World - Die with a hardcore character. Get This Party Started - Start a multiplayer game. Gem Recovery - Recover a gem from an item. Gem Preservation - Recover 10 gems from items. Gem Hoarding - Recover 100 gems from items. Gambling Professional - Purchase 50 items from the gambler. Gambling Fiend - Purchase 100 items from the gambler. Open the console and type "item #" where # is one of the following numbers:ġ766 - Elitch's Eye (15 mana stolen per hit / 12 magic)Ģ597 - The Earthstar Cold Ember Shard ( 33 ice damage / 28 ice resistance)Ģ599 - The Eternal Flow Ember Shard ( 33 electric damage / 28 electric resistance)Ģ600 - The Fire Queen Ember Shard ( 33 fire damage / 28 fire resistance)Ģ603 - The Grand Depths Ember Shard (-48 armor per hit / 12 dexterity)Ģ607 - The Infinite Pure Ember Shard ( 49 damage / 34 armor)Ģ629 - The Sea King's Core Ember Shard ( 19 health per second / 12 strength)Ģ631 - The Spire City Life Ember Shard ( 33 poison damage / 28 poison resistance)Ģ627 - The Pirate Skull (48 health stolen per hit / 12 defense)Īrachnothanatology - Defeat the Winter Widow.īull In A China Shop - Break 10,000 breakables.Ĭasuality - Defeat the Nether King in Casual difficulty.Ĭasually Hardcore - Defeat the Nether King in hardcore mode (casual). SPEED - Toggles additional speed for the character. SETTIMESCALE - Sets the timescale for time of day. SETDIFFICULTY - Sets the current difficulty. RESETSTATS - Resets the player's stat points. RESETPLAYERLEVEL - Resets the player's level to 1. RESETPLAYER - Resets the player's stats, skills, and level. RESETPETLEVEL - Resets the player's pet level to 1. QUESTCOMPLETE - Sets a quest to complete. PLAYERNOTARGET - Makes monsters not target the player. ITEM, - Creates an a an item the given number of times. IDENTIFYALL - Identifies all items in the player's inventory. HURTME - Reduces the player's and the player's pet HP by the given percent. GODSPEED - Toggles both Godmode and Speed mode. Change 'Console:0' to 'Console:1' Once you are in game, press the key to open up the console, and then enter the following codes:ĪDDFRIENDBYUSER - Add a friend by username or email.ĪIFREEZE - Toggles monster AI on and off.ĪLWAYSCRIT - Player will always score critical hits.ĭIFFICULTY - Displays the current game difficulty.įPS - Shows the frame rate and other information. Open that folder, then open up settings.txt (back up recommended, like always). The number will be different from person to person, the point is that it is a string of numbers. To enable the console, go to "C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\Documents\my games\Runic Games\Torchlight 2\save\(number)". 5/18/2023 0 Comments Titans stomp on ravens logo(Harbaugh, perhaps recognizing that he’d been lured into a classic psych-out trap, declined to discuss the logo incident afterward, saying only, “before the game, it’s irrelevant. And since no one ever went broke overestimating the volatility of a Harbaugh, the Ravens made for a ready target, a wide-open eye for the Titans to poke a finger into. Thing is, a coach like Vrabel knows that if a team needs “bulletin board material” as an excuse to get fired up, they’re easy pickings already. Wary of “bulletin board material,” coaches try to keep players from giving opponents easy motivation the way logo disrespect does. In the NFL’s corporate environment, getting flustered over something as silly as cleats on painted grass doesn’t fit the do-your-job ethos. In Week 11, the Titans ruffled the Ravens feathers after huddling on Baltimores logo during pregame warmups. NHL teams take things to a finicky extreme by getting flustered whenever anyone steps on the logo in the middle of their locker room, which is less “protect this house” and more “don’t misbehave in this house.” NBA teams, on the other hand, step on each others’ logo with every possession, and if you’re stomping on a baseball team’s logo, you’re probably in foul territory, so who cares? Logo-oriented passion runs to different degrees in other sports. The NFL fined Ravens star CB Marcus Peters 15,000 for celebrating his big interception last week on the Titans logo and physical actions directed at the Tennessee bench, per source. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. 5/18/2023 0 Comments Diablo iii season 22 end dateI’m not exactly the biggest fan of it because it feels a bit piddly given that you have to keep weaving in normal attacks or you just stop functioning entirely. It is perfectly cromulent and is technically supposed to be the best set currently for progression. This time around the Gears of Dreadlands set was on Haedrigs Gift, which meant that I completed most of the early seasonal accomplishments on that set. When I want an easy mode season, I always lean heavily on the Demon Hunter. I am not sure exactly which of the things I did actually solved the problem, or even what the problem was exactly… but for now I am going to stop asking questions. I swapped that and from that point forward the game has been extremely smooth and I’ve yet to crash out to the desktop again. When I got into the game I noticed that for some reason it was set to 32-bit mode instead of 64-bit mode. From there I attempted a client repair again, and this time around it took about 10 minutes to complete making me think that maybe it was actually doing something that time. Instead what I ended up doing is exiting entirely, moving my D3 install, and then going through the process of reinstalling the game while pointing at the new directory. I tried to do a client repair but it did not seem to be doing much of anything. I am not sure what caused this or honestly what solved it. This stabilized but when it came to the actual seasonal launch, I started encountering a problem where I would hard lock every 30 mins or so and then have to hard kill the application to get out of it and back into the game… occasionally having to go so far as to go into task manager and kill entirely. I logged in early Friday morning and was encountering all sorts of issues where my stash tabs were not loading immediately and when they did load it looked like a 90s-era GeoCities site loading one icon at a time. Speaking of maintenance… I had a bit of a rough start. We decided to come back to Diablo in part because this is probably the last great hurrah for the game before the launch of Diablo 4, and the title goes even further into “maintenance mode”. Good Morning Friends! On Friday evening Season 28 of Diablo 3 started, and I returned to my regular rhythm with my good friend Ace in attempting to complete it. 5/18/2023 0 Comments Zaccaria pinball cabinet modeIf they have good ideas we are happy to implement them.” “As we did it in development of mobile versions, feedback of our Community members is very important to us and we always listen to them. How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process? “The full version with all features will have a higher price.” Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access? Optimized graphics engine for smoother gameplay.Unlockable achievements (from 5 to 2000+).Advanced physics engine for more realistic experience.Pinball tables for unlocked achievements.Real-time raytraced ball and flipper shadows.Modernized version of original Zaccaria tables.Improved cabinet support (secondary display for backglass).It is playable fully and runs smoothly.įollowing features have been implemented in Early Access: “The current version has 38 licensed with original rule sheets and sounds, 15 remake, 16 retro, 9 award pinball tables. What is the current state of the Early Access version? Not to mention those features which will be implemented or changed on feedback of our Community members.īased on our plans the following features will be implemented: During Early Access we would like to implement these features, improve performance and make optimizations. “There are several new features which haven't been implemented so far in the current version. How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version? We are estimating the game will be completed in 2019 Q1.” “This time value depends on activity of Community members, how many changes or new features they would like to see in our game in the future. In Early Access we will have the opportunity to implement these features.”Īpproximately how long will this game be in Early Access? Based on feedbacks, ideas and suggestions of Community members the game will be improved to that way that makes our customers very satisfied. “Early Access program gives an opportunity to us to make our game better. 5/18/2023 0 Comments Icab review"It’s not our job to roll over so the governor can impress out-of-state bullies and rich out-of-state venture capitalists, and consolidate her power,” Trone Garriott said. Sarah Trone Garriott, D-West Des Moines, criticized the Legislature for moving forward with a largely unchanged piece of legislation after hearing from Iowans in subcommittee meetings about the issues they saw in the bill. The office paid the consulting firm $994,000 for developing a government realignment plan and implementation strategy. Reynolds and staff worked with a Virginia-based consultant, Guidehouse, on developing the plan. The governor has said the extensive changes will reduce government costs by $215 million in the four years after implementation, and would not eliminate any current employees. The House State Government Committee advanced House Study Bill 126 early Friday after Democrats introduced 39 amendments, all of which failed. That approval came after hours of subcommittee meetings going through the various sections of the bill. They’re going to have the ability to control, to answer for, and to report to the people of Iowa, what they’re doing in a more consistent, even-handed, accountable manner.”ĭemocratic senators said House Republicans may consider more changes to the bill. "This is not a power grab,” Schultz said. "I’m a believer in checks and balances and the three branches of government.”īut Schultz said that as the head of Iowa’s executive branch, Reynolds already is in charge of the agencies impacted. "I really just have concerns about this bill, how big it is, how much power it gives to our governor,” Sen. Current law requires 33 votes the original bill would have required 30 votes to confirming the governor’s appointees.ĭemocrats called the bill a "power grab” by the governor, arguing on the Senate floor the bill will reduce government oversight and hurt the quality of government services for some Iowans. Jason Schultz, R-Schleswig, the bill manager, offered the amendment, which scrapped a provision lowering the Senate approval threshold for gubernatorial appointees. It advanced after senators adopted one of 11 proposed amendments. The 1,500-plus-page bill would consolidate Iowa’s current 37 executive cabinet agencies to 16. The Iowa Senate approved Senate File 514 on a 34-15 vote. Kim Reynolds’ state government restructuring bill moved forward Tuesday, despite criticisms from Democrats that the proposed changes would stymie government oversight and accountability. 5/18/2023 0 Comments Accuplacer math practice test pdfGrades of I (for an unconverted Incomplete) and W (a Withdrawal) may be considered unsuccessful or may be excluded from the analysis. Typically, grades of A, B or C are counted as successful, while grades of D and F are counted as unsuccessful. Since grades serve as a common indirect measure of student learning, in the customary analysis, a binary logistic regression is run using the test score as the independent variable, and course grades as the dependent conditions. Once in use, placement tests are assessed for the degree to which they predict the achievements of students once they have been assigned to remedial or standard classes. "Performance level descriptors" define the required skills for remedial and standard courses. SMEs sort test items into categories of appropriate difficulty, or correlate item difficulty to course levels. "Cut scores" are the minimum scores used to divide students into higher and lower level courses. In the construction of a test, subject matter experts (SMEs) construct questions that assess skills typically required of students for that content area. Placement testing can also serve a gatekeeper function, keeping academically challenged students from progressing into college programs, particularly in competitive admissions programs such as nursing within otherwise open-entry colleges. Historically, placement tests also served additional purposes such as providing individual instructors a prediction of each student's likely academic success, sorting students into homogeneous skill groups within the same course level and introducing students to course material. Less-prepared students are placed into various remedial situations, from adult basic education through various levels of developmental college courses. The goal is to offer low-scoring students remedial coursework to prepare them for regular coursework. Placement tests assess abilities in English, mathematics and reading they may also be used in other disciplines such as foreign languages, computer and internet technologies, health and natural sciences. Since most two-year colleges have open, non-competitive admissions policies, many students are admitted without college-level academic qualifications. Placement testing is a practice that many colleges and universities use to assess college readiness and determine which classes a student should initially take. It has been suggested that Placement exam be merged into this article. 5/17/2023 0 Comments Tales of zestiria wiki simonThe second mode is called "Lone Wolf Mode," which allows Sorey to fight on his own without the aid of his Seraphim companions. In this mode, Sorey can use Armatization, which allows him to fuse with his Seraphim partner and gain powerful new abilities. The first is called "Shepherd Mode," which allows Sorey to fight alongside his Seraphim companions. One of the unique features of the combat system is the ability to switch between two different combat modes. Battles take place on a 3D battlefield, where players can move Sorey around to dodge enemy attacks and position themselves for strategic advantage. Players control Sorey, the main character, as he battles hordes of enemies with a variety of weapons, abilities, and special attacks. The combat system in Tales of Zestiria is real-time and action-oriented. The game features a fast-paced, action-packed combat system, a deep and immersive story, and a vast open world to explore. Tales of Zestiria is a Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) developed by Bandai Namco that was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows. Of course, there are many side quests, optional dungeons, and hidden secrets to discover along the way. That's a brief overview of the main story of Tales of Zestiria. The fate of Glenwood hangs in the balance, and it's up to Sorey to use all of his powers and abilities to save the world from destruction. In the final chapter of the game, Sorey and his companions face off against Heldalf and his army of Hellions. Along the way, they will encounter a powerful Hellion named Heldalf, who serves as the primary antagonist of the game. In this chapter, Sorey and his companions travel to the ruins of an ancient temple, where they must decipher the Celestial Record, a magical artifact that contains the history of the world. Along the way, they will encounter a group of warriors known as the "Scattered Bones," who become important allies in the fight against the malevolent forces that threaten Glenwood. In this chapter, Sorey and his companions travel to the earth temple, where they must face off against a powerful Hellion named Bartlow. Here, they will encounter a powerful Seraphim named Dezel, who becomes a key member of their team. Sorey and his companions travel to the ruins of the underwater city of Elysia, where they investigate a mysterious energy source that is causing the city to flood. Here, they face off against a powerful Hellion named Ifrit, and Sorey gains the power of the "Dragon Slayer," which allows him to deal massive damage to dragon-type enemies. Along the way, they will encounter new allies, including the eccentric scientist Edna and her pet dragon, Lailah.Īfter completing the Wind Trial, Sorey and his companions head to the Fire Shrine to continue their quest. They discover that a powerful Hellion is responsible for the unnatural storms, and set out to defeat it. Sorey and his friends travel to the town of Marlind, where they investigate a series of bizarre weather patterns. After a few battles and cutscenes, Sorey will be granted the power of the "Armatization," which allows him to fuse with his Seraphim companion and access powerful new abilities. In Ladylake, Sorey and his companions will investigate a series of attacks on the city's sacred Seraphim, who are beings of great power and wisdom. He is then summoned to the capital city of Ladylake, where he meets Princess Alisha and learns that he is the chosen "Shepherd" who will purify the world of Glenwood. After a brief tutorial, the two friends are attacked by a Hellion, and Sorey discovers that he has the ability to see and communicate with these malevolent beings. The game begins with Sorey and his friend Mikleo exploring the ruins of an ancient civilization. If you're looking to embark on Sorey's epic adventure, here's a step-by-step walkthrough of the game: 5/17/2023 0 Comments Pyre definitionThe tribesmen were burned on a pyre so the evil spirits could not capture their bodies. It is sometimes linked to the myth of the Hindu goddess Sati, who burned. Definition of Pyre a pile of flammable materials, often used for burning bodies Examples of Pyre in a sentence Over the pyre of wood in the backyard, we roasted marshmallows and hot dogs. Although never widely practiced, suttee was the ideal of womanly devotion held by certain Brahman and royal castes. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'pyre.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. suttee, Sanskrit sati (good woman or chaste wife), the Indian custom of a wife immolating herself either on the funeral pyre of her dead husband or in some other fashion soon after his death. 2022 Within minutes, flames engulfed his 52-foot frame, turning the Texas idol into a funeral pyre before worried onlookers, who let out a collective wail when the conflagration consumed his once-beaming face. 2022 The family and its inner circle gather as the child's body is burned on a funeral pyre. 2023 The child is burned on a pyre in yet another death ceremony. 2023 Think of the blazing boat burials written about in Icelandic sagas, or the pyre of legendary Beowulf. pyre noun C uk / pa r/ us / par / a large pile of wood on which a dead body is burned in some parts of the world: A traditional Hindu custom used to involve widows burning themselves alive on their husbands ' funeral pyres. A bill in the state legislature would allow designated sites in the state to conduct open. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learners Dictionary. burn A primitive root to cremate, ie To be (near) of kin (such being privileged to kindle the pyre) - burn. Cremating dead bodies on open-air funeral pyres may soon be legal in Maine. A pyre is a high pile of wood built outdoors on which people burn a dead body or other things in a ceremony. As a form of cremation, a body is placed upon or under the pyre, which is then set on fire. Although it is debated whether it received scriptural mention in early Hinduism, it has been linked to related Hindu practices in the Indo-Aryan speaking regions of India which diminished the rights of women, especially those to the inheritance of property. ( n.) A funeral pile a combustible heap on which the dead are burned hence, any pile to be burnt. A pyre (Ancient Greek:, romanized: pur from (pr) 'fire'), also known as a funeral pyre, is a structure, usually made of wood, for burning a body as part of a funeral rite or execution. 2023 As a priest lit the funeral pyre, close friends of Paudel came together to reminisce. Sati or suttee is a historical Hindu practice in which a widow sacrifices herself by sitting atop her deceased husband's funeral pyre. 2023 As a priest lit the funeral pyre, close friends of Paudel came together to reminisce. 2023 The fact that they were included on the same cremation pyre suggests that the adult was someone of importance who brought their horse and dog with them - and the animals may have been sacrificed when the person died. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. Recent Examples on the Web These were not coffin nails, which are usually found intact, and nails weren't used in the construction of the funeral pyre. 5/17/2023 0 Comments Quartzcode vs core animatorYou can mix and match animation strategies however you want.Ĭharacter Animator is based entirely around creating rigged puppets. Rigging Character PuppetsĪnimate CC, in addition to being able to draw frame-by-frame, can save time by reusing art work and creating puppets that can be posed without redrawing. You can import sequences of animation frames that you can incorporate into your Character Animator projects, but those would need to be prepared in some other program. If you want the ability to draw animation frame-by-frame, Animate CC is definitely the way to go. Animate, at its core, is about using digital tools to create individual frames of animation.Ĭharacter Animator doesn’t have the ability to draw frame-by-frame animation. You build a character with its individual parts as separate objects in Illustrator, or on separate layers in Photoshop, and then use Character Animator to rig those pieces together into an animatable puppet.Īnimation Features Frame-by-Frame Animation Instead it works in tandem with either Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop. Character AnimatorĬharacter Animator doesn’t have any tools for creating artwork. If you’re afraid that vector tools are too clunky for character animation, know that tools in Adobe Animate work differently from those in Adobe Illustrator for example and are much better suited for free hand drawing. If you’re used to drawing with a bitmap drawing program like Photoshop or Procreate, it can take some getting used to. If you are less interested in learning animation skills and more interested in bringing your ideas to life ASAP, this is the choice for you.Īdobe Animate has a series of vector drawing tools for creating crisp, scalable, artwork with a low file size, and relatively low memory usage. There’s a very clear workflow to follow and not a lot of extraneous features to distract you.Ĭharacter Animator is designed around making the process of animating intuitive and non-technical. That is because Character Animator is designed for a very specific method of animation. Character AnimatorĬharacter Animator is especially easy to pick up. There’s a lot of techniques to learn in order to best make use of Animate’s features, and the vector-based drawing tools will take some getting used to, but the basic interface and workflow for making animation is generally intuitive and easy to pickup. Puppet Characters or Hand Drawn Animation.Īdobe Animate is generally considered one of the easier animation programs of it’s kind to learn.Character Animator: Main differences Animate CC: YouTubers who use Adobe Animate (Flash):Īlan Becker (Check out his animation course)Īnimate CC vs. Now, Animate's ease of use and low barrier to entry continue to make it a go-to for independent animators producing content for Youtube. It offers the ability to do hand drawn frame-by-frame animation, limited animation where individual pieces of the character can be swapped, and puppet animation where a character rig can be posed without redrawing it.Īnimate, back when it was still called Flash, used to be the only practical way of creating animation for the web. Which one should you choose? Contents:Īdobe Animate is better suited for creating what you would think of as traditional “cartoons”. In this post we'll look at the differences between these programs to find the one that best suits your needs. It’s important to understand the differences between these programs, because they offer very different feature sets and represent different approaches to making animation. Animate CC and Character Animator are two animation programs available through Adobe’s Creative Cloud Subscription service. |