![]() ![]() Sneaking into a warehouse at night, the presence of innocents, the criminal nature of an urban campaign were excellent elements, and everyone said they had a good time. I thought Gaedren might have such a thing and that it would make a useful hook later on. ![]() I also threw in a "red ledger" containing a list of contacts and bribed officials around the city. Head-in-the-hatbox found, they realize Zellara's true nature. In retrospect, I would keep Gaedren's hand on the chain as a readied action against anyone approaching, and let him gloat and lecture. Gaedren was "accidentally" fed to his croc. The bard ran and attacked, taking Gaedren down to 0hp in one blow. I ruled it was a "block and tackle with a chain", so that a clever rogue with a rapier might use her blade to halt the chain if he were to let it go. Sure enough, Lamm had the girl dangling over the croc pit. One of the players had her younger sister as a captured orphan working for Gaedren, and the others reported "She's been taken to see uncle Gaedren", just to build a little tension. While the map required some explaining ("What is this part here? It's UNDER the warehouse?") Gaedren was eventually cornered. Yargin got knocked unconscious quickly, the half-orc foreman went down in about one round, and the gnome was set-upon by the orphans shortly thereafter. The encounter with Gaedren Lamm went a little too slam-dunk. ![]() The Will save was a twist to help with the mood. I figured since she can manifest illusionary cards to get their attention, she can manifest an illusionary version of her deck to cast a harrow spread.Īlso, I slowed down the cadence of her story a bit and gave her an accent because I thought that the way Jacobs wrote her story was a little too matter-of-fact for a ghost/murdered mother and not emotional enough. The harrow cards she uses as she tells her backstory got some raised eyebrows, so the players KNEW something was weird about her story. I run the Zellara encounter just a BIT like a haunt: with a single Will save to resist a "wave of emotion that washes over you" (with no consequences). Session 1: Introductions and backstories all around, and I allow these things to flow into the initial encounter with Zellara. My prompt was "Gaedren Lamm has wronged each one of you in some way." Everyone created a bit of a dark background for their characters except the bard, who is a married man with a family and a career in Korvosa. It created a nice social hub for us outside of email. We did this with Kingmaker, and everyone got a kick out of it. Set up a campaign website w/google to post announcements, player writings, and general input. I'll post some sessions here for your amusement and input.įour players. The player has access to Covenants that allow Soriel to take on the essence of the females he lay with.Ī merchant was added in Chapter 3 resulting in a new currency as well as Trinkets.Hello everyone. Obtain powerful Covenants, and meet the beautiful occupants of a demonic realm within a volcano.Ĭrimson Keep is a RPG - Adventure game with multiple paths and varying covenants that you can receive and neglect depending on your choices within the game.Ĭombat is real-time based combat, where the time between moves is based on speed, where the objective is to the opponent rather than destroy them intermingled among them are opponents who cannot be tempted. Journey with Soriel as he discovers his once dormant Incubus powers, dominating powerful foes in this RPG - Adventure game. Things go awry in the Caldera as what were once powerful allies now become enemies within the volcano below the Demonlord Nen's Keep. ![]() Please support our Demonlord Intro by visiting his Newgrounds Page and supporting his Patreon, updates are often posted on Twitter.Ĭontrol Soriel, Son of Nen, as he journeys to become a better incubus. The contents held within are 18+ by browsing this wiki you consent to view the images shown. Welcome to the fan-made wiki for Introspurt's game, Crimson Keep. ![]()
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![]() This must be how it gets those speeds around 40 mb/s. Then I thought,”this app must just be using my data, not WiFi.”. Then I check my cellular data settings on my phone and it said VPN 360 had used 6 GB of data! How could this be I’m always on WiFi with this VPN. It said I had used 7 GIGS OF DATA! I never use this much. So I did what every frustrated person who data was almost gone would do, I checked how much I had used. Turns out I was right 2 weeks later I get a text from my mobile service provider(at&t) with a message stating,”you have used 75% of your data”. Maybe, Just maybe this app was using my data. But as time went on I became more suspicious if I was really using WiFi. Then I tried this app and was getting speeds over 40 mb/s and at first I thought, “man this is impressive, some paid services can’t even do this”. I tried multiple different apps with them all being very slow. So I figured I could just use a VPN to get around this. 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Effective immediately KAP7 balls will be used in many USA Water Polo hosted competitions including the Junior Olympics, Champions Cup, Rock-tober PCA 12 & Under Classic, and all Olympic Development Program events. The multi-year agreement will see KAP7 International, Inc., founded by water polo Olympians Bradley Schumacher and Wolf Wigo, place their signature KAP7 water polo balls into play at a variety of USAWP events. 15, 2017 Huntington Beach, CA - FebruKAP7 International, Inc., a fast-growing water polo equipment company, has been named the new official ball of USA Water Polo. On the eve of the Champions League Final Eight, the traditional coronation of the season, LEN is happy to announce that KAP7 will continue to serve European Aquatics in the next six years as well.Story Links Feb. LEN has been a tremendous partner for KAP7 and we are proud to continue the relationship through 2026.” This renewal further solidifies our partnership and LEN’s trust in KAP7 as the global leader for water polo. “It has been especially evident during these challenging times how LEN has navigated the ever-changing situation to make certain aquatics continued forward. “LEN continues to set the standard for event production in Aquatics and provides a positive direction globally” Bradley Schumacher, President KAP7 International, Inc. ![]() We are aware that its team is truly committed to offer the most developed ball the game has ever seen, which supports the best players to reach new levels in their performances.” We are glad to have KAP7 as our partner for these events. “At club level, no other continent has any similar competition structure, highlighted by the Champions League, LEN’s premium product, which set example for the entire water polo world. “Europe rules water polo, no doubt of that, all major titles and medals have landed in Europe in the men’s game for decades and European teams are also dominant among the women, while the European Water Polo Championships have grown into a not-to-miss showcase in the aquatic world” LEN President Paolo Barelli said. ![]() ![]() The balls debuted in the 2017 season in the Champions League, the competition which features the real elite of water polo players – and the best warriors immediately fell in love with the new playing tool.Įver since, the KAP7 ball has become a well-known feature at European events, which are the true highlights of the water polo calendar since the continent is the leading force in the discipline. Thousands of goals have been scored with KAP7 balls at the most-watched water polo matches in the past four years, thanks to the partnership between LEN and KAP7. Europe is the leading continent in water polo and KAP7 shall provide the ball for all LEN competitions in the coming seasons, including the European Water Polo Championships, the Champions League, all other club competitions and age-group events. LEN and KAP7 are proud to announce the extension of their partnership by six more years. ![]() ![]() ![]() I think the biggest mistake a novice might make is being too heavy handed with the brown: using too much and covering too large an area. I started out thinking I'd only use this for evening, but I find myself reaching for it during the day as well because, when properly applied, it is completely believable. I hope that helps.Īs you can tell, when it comes to S&I, I'm a huge and enthusiastic fan. Whether or not you get the brush just depends on what you've already got in your collection. I haven't had any issues with getting the colors mixed up in the compact nor have I had any problems with getting a muddied look on my face. I use the other side of the brush to apply the illuminate and blend with my fingers. I use one side of the brush to apply the shade and then blend the edges with my fingers. It is perfectly designed to give you a lot of control over the size of the area you want to shade or illuminate. ![]() It is fairly small (about the width of a finger) and stiff and is nothing like a bronzer/blusher brush. You don't need the brush that goes with this although it is genius. See my comment to Love Passion about how these work. Properly applied, they shape your face they don't replicate a tan. Both colors are quite sheer and let the natural skin tone show through. The white becomes invisible except for the gorgeous, natural sheen that it imparts to the cheekbones, Cupid's bow, or any area you want to spotlight. The brown blends out and merges with your skin tone to create a subtle shadow just under the cheekbones, along the jaw line, or wherever you want the area to recede. It is supposed to be subtle and replicate natural contours-unless, of course, you're Kim Kardashian! :-D The purpose of S&I is to create the illusion of symmetry and bring balance to the facial contours. There are three or four of them and none of them are repeats! The man is a great teacher.Ĭontouring is an art and so many people are afraid of those terrible racing stripes of the 70's-80's (Dynasty anyone? :-) ) A good contouring product correctly used will not do that. ![]() Wayne of Gossmakeupartist has some great instructional videos on contouring on YouTube. 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However, less, it is also very important, as it allows you to adjust the sound of overtones that can make the sound more airy, if you add an indicator. 12.5 kHz : This is a very high frequency, there are usually no basic tones of musical instruments.So the difference will be noticeable more. The easiest way to tune in compositions with vocals. 8 kHz : Adjusting to this frequency will allow you to adjust the clarity of the playback, especially with regard to hissing-hissing sounds.Weakening makes the sound dull and monotonous, increasing, - too bright, sharp and often very unpleasant for the human ear. 5 kHz : Responsible for clarity and clarity of sound transmission.If you weaken them unnecessarily, get a vague and inaudible sound, while while sharp amplification can cause tedious sound. 2 and 3.15 kHz : These two bands are responsible for the degree of legibility of vocals and sound recognition of many musical instruments.A here excessive force threatens with a “telephone” sound when the voice is distorted. Please note that if you strongly attenuate the sound at these frequencies, then the sound will be deaf and quiet, devoid of color. When setting up, it is recommended to use a recording with a voice, as this will help to quickly catch an unnatural sound. 500, 800 Hz and 1.25 kHz : These three bands can be considered the most important and informative, since it is here that the human ear perceives the bulk of the sound.It is necessary to slowly raise or lower the indicators until you achieve the most natural sound, it should remain saturated, without a boom and echo. 200 and 315 Hz : It is at these frequencies that interference is caused due to the resonance of the cabin.Therefore, the setting must be done very carefully and carefully. But with excessive amplification, the bass can become very tough. If you sharply weaken this range, it can lead to that the sound loses color, vigor and will become boring. 125 Hz : At this frequency, you can control the impact of the bass and the power of the pressure of the sound.With the adjustment on this frequency you need to be very careful, because this is where the main acoustics and the subwoofer are most often located. 80 Hz : This range is responsible for saturation and bass density.If the subwoofer is present in the speaker system, a small gain in the range will give depth. You can unnecessarily "overload" the speakers and get the opposite result. However, it is not it is necessary to add this figure where in the machine is not a subwoofer is installed. 50 Hz : You can control the bass on this frequency.So there are a total of 13 different frequencies that are responsible for our perception of music in whole: Features of adjusting the sound on different frequencies This will help you make the most of the features offered by Pioneer head units. Let's look at the available frequencies and the how they affect the sound reproduction. And here it is important to know exactly how to adjust the settings correctly, since with such a variety of possibilities you can easily make a mistake if you don’t know all the subtleties and features. If earlier most car receivers had very simple and primitive controls with which you could only slightly change the high or low frequencies, then the Pioneer radio tape recorders can be very flexible and fine-tuning the sound reproduction.įor example, if you take a model Pioneer MVH-S520BT in the sample quality, then it has a 13 band equalizer, with which comprehensive sound tuning in a wide variety of frequency ranges. Modern Pioneer head units offer a wide range of sound tuning options. ![]() ![]() ![]() With a smaller zoom range and Fujifilm’s 1.5x crop factor, the maximum effective reach of this lens is a more modest 345mm (in 35mm terms). Nikon AF-P 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR full review This makes it easier to track erratically moving objects in the viewfinder, and avoids any slowdown in high-speed continuous drive shooting. ![]() The former includes automatic panning detection while the latter applies VR only during exposures. The AF-P ‘Pulse’ stepping motor autofocus system is blazingly fast and incredibly silent in operation, while the advanced VR system has switchable normal and ‘Sport’ modes. Indeed, it works really well on full-frame Z-series mirrorless cameras via an FTZ mount adapter. Another bonus is that, should you upgrade from a DX format camera to a full-frame FX model, you can still use it without the restrictions of ‘crop’ mode. Nikon makes an entirely adequate DX format 70-300mm VR lens but this one is of much higher quality, from its weather-sealed construction to the performance of its autofocus and VR (Vibration Reduction) systems, along with super-sharp image quality throughout the entire zoom range. The aperture rating of f/8 at the long end of the zoom range might be a bit slower than some might like, but that’s the price you pay for the conveniently downsized design.Ĭanon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM full review Autofocus is super-fast, image stabilization is highly effective and image quality is impressive in all respects, with the only caveat that sharpness drops off noticeably when combining close focusing distances with the longest zoom setting. Given it's straying into super-telephoto territory, the RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM is actually fairly compact and lightweight - it looks and feels very much like shooting with a classic 70-300mm lens. ![]() The upside is you get noticeably more 'reach' at the long end - 400mm - compared with the more typical 70-200/70-300mm alternatives. With its 100mm shortest focal length, it's a little narrower than most options on this list, but if you're pairing it with a 24-70mm standard zoom, the missing 30mm between the two lenses isn't necessarily a deal-breaker. So let's get to the list of the best budget telephoto lenses you can buy right now.īudget telephoto lenses for EOS R-series mirrorless camera's aren't exactly commonplace, so the RF 100-400mm is as close as you'll get. We've also divided our list up by camera system, including Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Micro Four Thirds and Fujifilm. We've included a mix of camera manufacturers' own lenses and third-party alternatives in this guide, but either way, all of them are lenses we recommend as being worth their price tag. Most budget telephoto lenses tend to be zooms lenses for APS-C cameras, they generally have a plastic finish making them lighter and more compact than full-frame equivalents and although some are compatible with full-frame cameras, some are designed specifically for APS-C cameras and will result in vignetting on bigger sensors. Some of the best telephoto lenses can cost thousands of pounds so if you're just starting out in photography, chances are you're after something more bank account friendly. For many new photographers, a telephoto is the first new lens they buy to supplement the kit lens that came with their camera. However, they have other uses too, and many architecture and landscape photographers like to keep a telephoto in their roster for the striking, tightly-cropped perspective one can create. Telephoto lenses are well-known as the preferred tools of wildlife and sports photographers as they let you fill the frame with a subject in the distance. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here, the player is presented with a maze full of food items and must eat them all in order to collect the points on a countdown timer. (On some versions, higher levels might pay out the 2000 or 5000 points no matter what the symbols are.)īonus levels appear at intervals. Otherwise, the bonus is similar to the award for eating a ghost, which is 200, 400, 800 or 1600 points, depending on the level. If the star is eaten when two symbols match, the bonus is 2000 points for any match, and 5000 points if the matching symbols are the same as the level being played. Usually, one symbol stops while the other continues until the star is eaten, a life is lost, or too much time elapses. The Super power can then be prolonged by eating a power pellet or super pellet, if available.Ī point bonus can be scored if Pac-Man eats a star that appears between the two center boxes while assorted symbols flash inside them. When Super Pac-Man is about to revert to regular Pac-Man, he flashes white. He still cannot eat them without the help of the original power-up. He is also invulnerable to the ghosts, who appear thin and flat in order to give the illusion of Super Pac-Man 'flying' over them. In this form, he becomes much larger, can move with increased speed when the 'Super Speed' button is held down and has the ability to eat through doors without unlocking them. In addition to the original power pellets which allow Pac-Man to eat the ghosts, two 'Super' pellets are available and will turn Pac-Man into Super Pac-Man for a short time. Pac-Man can enter the ghost house at any time without a key. In earlier levels, keys unlock nearby doors, while as the player progresses through the levels, it is more common for keys to open faraway doors. Once all the food is eaten, the player advances to the next level, in which the food is worth more points. Sound and gameplay mechanics were altered radically from the first two entries into the Pac-Man series-instead of eating dots, the player is required to eat keys in order to open doors, which open up sections of the maze that contain what in earlier games were known as 'fruits' (foods such as apples and bananas, or other prizes such as Galaxian flagships), which are now the basic items that must be cleared. Pac-Man, which Namco had little involvement with. Super Pac-Man is Namco's take on a sequel to the original Pac-Man Midway had previously released Ms. It was distributed in North America by Midway Games. Super Pac-Man is a 1982 maze chase arcade game developed and published by Namco. Toru Iwatani, Yasunori Yamashita, Bob DeCrescenzo. ![]() This game can be played also in a version for DOS. Recommended, but not for the reflexes impaired (like yours truly).If you think that the game in your browser does not behave as it should, try to choose another online emulator from this table. With 5 different maze layouts in the game and challenging gameplay, even Pac-Man veterans will have a hard time finishing this one. In the intermissions, we see them run away from their parents, who don't approve of the forbidden love. The monsters are much tougher to kill: even with two extra power pellets, they are very hard to avoid, especially since there are no escape tunnels at the edge of the screen like the first two games.Īs if making Pac-Man have a family isn't enough, the game also introduces Yum-Yum, a monster Pac Jr. For starters, the game is much more difficult, with large mazes that won't fit on a single screen. The game at least sports several improvements from the earlier two Pac-Man games. Pac-Man stars the Pac Junior, the baby Pac who first appears in several intermission screens in Ms. Third in the Pac-Man series and the first Pac-Man game not converted to PC by Atari. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not sure what has changed, but complete nightmare running updates on 11.3 and 11.4.Īnyway, caching the full installer (11.6.1 as of today) is the only thing that consistently works. We had nothing but problems with minor updates (policy, command, script etc) until we got all devices on 11.6 first. We seem to have a workflow down that works for both M1 and intel- after exhausting every option. The Allow remote management of kernel extensions and automatic software updates option enabled in the Startup Security Utility (in macOS Recovery)įor more information about how to enable this setting, see Change startup disk security settings on a Mac with Apple silicon from Apple's support website.Īlternatively, enrolling computers with Jamf Pro via a PreStage enrollment can automatically enable this setting. There are additional requirements for computers with Apple silicon if you want the update to be installed automatically without user authentication:īootstrap token for target computers escrowed with Jamf Pro It's mentioned in this document Deploying macOS Upgrades and Updates with Jamf Pro Note: On computers with Apple silicon (i.e., M1 chip), users may be prompted to authenticate before an update can be installed. Otherwise you have to go into each devices starup security utility in the recovery console to enable the tick box. M1 Apple Silicon devices are 'required' to go through Automated Device Enrollment if you want to send remote update MDM commands to them via a mass action task. The best I can recommend for everyone who sees this is to start blowing apple up with feature requests, and prod your JAMF Reps on the pending feature requests JAMF has. JAMF still does not fully support "schedule an update" never mind they recommend using it to managed updates and we all know the complications of Auto Updates. With 11.3.0 released last week a security patch quickly followed it up with 11.3.1 and you really have no reliable way to force that update to install on Apple Silicon devices. Software Updates have been a long standing weakness where JAMF has done nothing to enhance the experience. However, we are all paying JAMF to provide solutions for "organizations to succeed with apple". ![]() It is very unfortunate that this is literally what Apple is intending. In enterprise the general concept is users cannot be trusted and generally this is very true in most cases. Basically if a Mac is out of date for a period of time it is totally locked down. All of this update business is putting us in a bad place. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the British Isles and parts of Western Europe, it was said that the harvest had to be completed by Michaelmas, and was the time when servants would be paid their wages, new servants would be hired, land was exchanged, and debts paid. It’s thought that, like many other Christian holidays, the feast was set near the autumnal equinox to draw people away from pagan celebrations. The Catholic feast day to celebrate Archangel Michael, Michaelmas traditionally involved gathering and eating nuts, blackberries, and feasting on a fattened goose. It’s essentially the “Day of the Dead” for the Japanese. So this holiday is a time to visit the graves of ancestors, clean them up, offer flowers, light incense, and leave them traditional Japanese food. Higan means the “other shore” of the river which separates this life from the afterlife, and in Japanese Buddhist belief, the equinoxes are symbolic of life’s transitions. HiganĪ national holiday in Japan, Higan is celebrated during both the spring and autumnal equinoxes. So from that time forward at the autumn equinox, Persephone would go down into the underworld, during which time Demeter stopped giving life to all the plants. Zeus tried to intervene, but Hades tricked Persephone into eating six pomegranate seeds, obliging her to spend six months of the year in the underworld. Demeter became so distraught that she refused to use her powers to make plants grow, causing crops to die and people to starve. Hades, god of the underworld, got smitten with and abducted Persephone, taking her down to his realm to be his queen. One of the most famous myths regarding this time of year is the ancient Greek legend of Persephone, the daughter of Demeter - the Greek goddess of agriculture and the harvest. It foreshadows the coming of shorter days and longer nights, and since time immemorial, this celestial turning point has played an important role in human culture around the world. ![]() Whereas the spring equinox brings with it the joyful anticipation of flowers and warmer weather, the autumnal equinox brings with it thoughts of death and the dormancy of crops and plants. ![]() It’s a time of agricultural harvest, sharing food, giving thanks for the abundance of summer, preparing for winter a time of balance, and of honoring both the light as well as the darkness. In fact, the word equinox comes from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” On this day, on or around September 23 rd in the Northern hemisphere, the sun rises directly in the east and sets exactly in the west, and the length of daylight is equal to that of night. The autumnal equinox is the day that marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall. ![]() |
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