![]() Selling 200,000 units worldwide by September 2000, the game was a commercial success. Reviewers praised the game's graphics and some of the puzzles, but criticized the voice acting, plot and the game's brevity. There were dubbing mutations in French, English, Spanish, German, Italian and Czech.ĭracula received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to Metacritic. In North America, it was published by DreamCatcher Interactive the following year. The game underwent a rapid development cycle of 8 months, and was first launched in Europe in October 1999. ![]() Building from myths, legends, Bram Stoker's novel and films about vampires, Dracula 's creators sought to create a follow-up to Stoker's story that was imbued with the same atmosphere of dread as its predecessor. It was the company's first traditional video game: the team had previously created software with an educational and cultural tourism emphasis, a style that informed Dracula 's design. Production of Dracula was led by Jacques Simian of Index+. The player assumes the role of Jonathan and uses a point-and-click interface to solve puzzles and navigate the game's world, often with the help of an object called the Dragon Ring. Jonathan subsequently travels to Borgo Pass in an effort to rescue her. Seven years after the death of Count Dracula, Jonathan Harker's wife Mina finds herself mysteriously drawn back to Transylvania. Set in 1904 Transylvania, the game serves as a follow-up to Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. 4/10.Dracula: Resurrection is a 1999 graphic adventure video game developed by Index+. Nevertheless, if you like good old games, Dracula:Resurrection is a classic well worth its price. On the other hand, the game overall is quite short and some dialogues, animations, and cut scenes are a little silly. You still might get stuck but most puzzles are quite intuitive. It prods you to pay attention to the story and not to over-think the tasks at hand. ![]() No reminders from the protagonist, no quest log, no hint system. The user interface is also very basic: you have one context-sensitive cursor, a no-text inventory and that's it. Everything in it is there for a reason, there are no distractions, side stories, or unnecessary eye candy. ![]() The most important aspect of the game is how minimalistic it is. Back in its time, the unique graphical style of Dracula:Resurrection was critically acclaimed and it still translates to now as not very much games can compare. Not only Dracula is resurrected but also the Stoker's story, to which this game is a sequel. Back in its time, the The game title is a pun.
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![]() “The United States’ continued participation on the ISS will enhance innovation and competitiveness, as well as advance the research and technology necessary to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon under NASA’s Artemis program and pave the way for sending the first humans to Mars. I’m pleased that the Biden-Harris Administration has committed to continuing station operations through 2030,” Nelson said. “The International Space Station is a beacon of peaceful international scientific collaboration and for more than 20 years has returned enormous scientific, educational, and technological developments to benefit humanity. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced today the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to extend International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030, and to work with our international partners in Europe (ESA, European Space Agency) , Japan (JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Canada (CSA, Canadian Space Agency), and Russia (State Space Corporation Roscosmos) to enable continuation of the groundbreaking research being conducted in this unique orbiting laboratory through the rest of this decade. Hundreds of defunct spacecraft, including Russia’s Mir space station, have previously been ditched in that isolated part of the Pacific.The space station is viewed from the SpaceX Cargo Dragon during its automated approach before docking. Point Nemo - a spot that’s situated between New Zealand and the coast of Chile, 1,670 miles away from the nearest speck of land - would be the target point for falling debris. Ground controllers would manage the station’s descent so that the final, fiery plunge through the atmosphere occurred in early 2031 over a “spacecraft cemetery” known as the South Pacific Oceanic Uninhabited Area. Other spacecraft, perhaps including Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo ship, might also play a part.Ī crew would be aboard the station for the initial months of the deorbit operation, but the latter stages would be executed remotely after the last crew’s departure, toward the end of 2030. NASA’s current scenario calls for three Russian-built Progress supply spacecraft to fire their thrusters while docked to the station for a months-long deorbit operation. The report lays out a plan for shifting operations to those new outposts and gradually lowering the orbit of the old station’s remaining modules during the latter half of the 2020s, building up to a climax in 2030. ![]() Some of the space station’s modules could be split off to become part of other orbital outposts during the transition. NASA expects to select at least one commercial space station project in 2025 to be certified to host its astronauts for future missions. Yet another company, Axiom Space, is already building a commercial module for the ISS that’s meant eventually to become the springboard for a stand-alone space station. In December, NASA awarded a total of $415.6 million to three commercial teams - headed by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, Nanoracks and Northrop Grumman - to start working on concepts for commercial space stations suitable for low Earth orbit, or LEO. ![]() NASA said the members of the 15-nation space station partnership would work together “to ensure there is no threat to the long-term viability of the ISS.” At the same time, the report acknowledged that the station can’t last forever. Meanwhile, Russian space officials are continuing to assess how their part of the station is holding up, with special attention being given to an air leak in the Russian-built Zvezda service module. NASA says its portion of the space station should be structurally sound at least that long. The updated report comes a month after NASA announced the Biden administration’s decision to extend the station’s operating lifetime from 2024 to 2030. ![]() Possibly because of the Big Endian byte order? I can't wait for this editor none the less, his Mass Effect 2 editor was awesome. Also, they should hire me as a technical adviser.Įvery time I try to open a xbox360 save (extracted of course), it gives an error and says : "somehow I doubt there is a >1MB string to be read". would just make for such an awesome weapon.īioware should have hired me to write their Deux Ex Machina instead of whatever hack wrote ME3. It's difficult to shield against neutrons without lots of hydrogen between you and the source of radiation and the transmutation, collision cascades, dislocations, neutron swelling, brittleness, etc. Also, we could adapt mass effect technology to just throw semi-coherent beams of neutrons at the enemy. We have lots of theory for some REALLY nasty weaponry and other gadgetry that would be useful against an enemy that wasn't expecting it. No drastic changes like Illusive Man eyes or anything.īack to my rant: I'm surprised the Alliance didn't take heed when Shepherd learned about the Reapers giving the galaxy mass effect tech so their technology would always evolve along predictable lines. Mod my war assets so I can get the "best" ending. Have all the weapons mods at level V and weapons at X (I'm on 2nd playthrough, should happen either way) MAYBE get an extra bonus power on top of that Well, OddFuture, I used Idlehands' checksum fixer on it and I used the version released today at like 8-something, no joy. There's these decryptors and idk what they're there for so well see, he might have a new version today since there's a new one everyday No it's probably because his editor doesn't fix the checksum or it doesnt edit your save correctly. Maybe it's the nuclear engineer in me, but I'm sorely disappointed with the Systems Alliance's weapons of mass destruction. Stick an antimatter catalyzed teraton range fusion warhead behind it and you have a one-off Reaper-killing weapon. Casaba howitzers! A thin plate of low z material like Lithium oughta do it, detonate a nuke and beryllium channel behind it and the plate turns into a VERY tight beam/jet of nuclear plasma death. ![]() Just build a ton of them the low-tech way. Remember that a Thanix cannon (superheated plasma beams fired at high speed) could defeat the Collectors with relative ease. On a wholly unrelated note, I think the Systems Alliance of ME3 has gone full retard and forgotten their old school engineering in favor of fancy mass effect technology. Oh well, I'll just play the hell out of the game and scour the galaxy for quests to get my endings until someone smarter than me comes along to perfect this editor. Well, I've successfully gotten the game to run again, but the modifications I made didn't work at all. ![]() No matter what your goal is, there is a BT paintball gun to help you be an effective player in a scenario paintball game. If you are interested in high performance machines, look into the TM Series and D*Fender paintball guns. If you want a rugged paintball gun that needs little maintenance, the BT-4 Combat series is for you. With a large assortment of paintball gun variants, you can get exactly what fits your play style as a scenario paintball player. With their flagship markers like the BT-4 Combat and TM series paintball guns, BT always keeps up with the necessities of the scenario paintball player. BT Paintball Gunsīattle Tested (BT), Empire’s division of scenario style paintball guns and equipment has long been outfitting paintball players with the best gear to play scenario paintball. ![]() Check out each model of Azodin Paintball Guns for specs and benefits. 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As the Canadian distributor of Planet Eclipse, Badlands maintains a large selection of the latest Planet Eclipse paintball guns and paintball equipment in stock. Fast forward to the present and we have the line of amazing Planet Eclipse paintball guns such as the EGO LV1.1 PRO, EGO LV1, GEO 3.5, ETEK 5, and the ETHA. This revolutionized the autococker and initiated the development of higher performing autcocker paintball guns. Their big break began around 2002 with the famous E-Blade upgrade for the autococker paintball gun. Paintball planet sold equipment and upgrades for the existing paintball guns of the day. The inception of Planet Eclipse actually began as a small retail store called Paintball Planet in Manchester, England around 1994. Badlands has been carrying Tippmann paintball guns since 1988, when we opened as Canada's first paintball store. Whether you are looking for a simple, mechanical blow-back style marker, or a more sophisticated electro-pneumatic paintball gun, Tippmann has something to offer, with prices ranging from $129 to over $600 for a fully accessorized paintball gun. From the beginning, Tippmann paintball guns have been the first choice of many paintball field operators, and paintball players, alike. Tippmann has been making paintball guns since 1986 and they have always had the reputation of being durable and reliable. Whether you are a new player looking to get your very first paintball gun, or a seasoned veteran who is looking for some serious firepower, we are certain that you will find something in our vast selection that will be that perfect fit. Our marshals will be on hand throughout their paintballing experience, making sure that all safety rules and regulations are being followed.Since 1988 we have been the trusted source for Canadian paintball players looking for a paintball gun. 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Not only you have to focus on the proper control of the motor but you also have to balance your body. The physics model is one of the most advanced, ever created for any type of a motocross game. And it is the ground which provides the greatest challenge: mud, dust and dynamic deformations will be the master of all, while the sounds of enginesrunning at full throttle, souped up with a brand new engine, merge with the ambient noise of chainsaws.Īnd if this incisive generational breakthrough, with the use of the new graphics engine, is not enough to satisfy the most discerning palates, players will also find themselves with a career mode and enhanced customization, along with all official MXGP and MX2 2016 riders, the official tracks, including the MXoN, both in offline and online modes. One of the most important elements of the MXGP3 gameplay is the realistic, driving model. From sun to heavy rain, every change will decisively influence the rider’s visibility and the highly-deformable ground, putting even the most expert player to the test. Experience all the adrenaline of Motocross with the official Championship’s only videogame MXGP3 - The Official Motocross Videogame offers the most involving game experience ever, with. Hit the gas and get ready to tackle unpredictable, dynamic weather conditions in a competition which is unique in its genre. The new MXGP edition, based on the 2016 season, offers the player a dynamic, ever-more enjoyable gaming experience thanks to a series of innovative graphics and techniques introduced by the new UnrealEngine 4graphics engine which will take the game experience to a surprising new level. MXGP3 – The Official Motocross Videogame is set to be released in spring 2017 on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system, PlayStation4 and Windows PC/STEAM. Video game fan? Then you should check out the new MXGP3 game coming out soon! The official press release says: ![]() ![]() ![]() On newer iOS devices, we recommend using a good-quality digital guitar interface, because a good digital interface greatly reduces noise and virtually eliminates crosstalk, both key characteristics especially when using AmpKit's realistically-modeled high-gain amps. OR check out the widget below with Part I of my EP coming out, titled ‘Imagine.’ All recordings done with AmpKit and Presonus Studio one.AmpKit works with virtually all guitar interfaces available for iOS devices, including digital interfaces that connect to the 30-pin or Lightning ports on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and analog interfaces that connect through the headset port. To preview the sounds I get with AmpKit LiNK go to this link on SoundCloud. I’ve started a SoundCloud group for Superior Drummer users. That’s exactly what I’ve been doing, being broke and all. Throw in some Superior Drummer or EZDrummer from Toontrack, and you’ve got yourself a home studio. Once you send it to your favorite workstation and do your mixing and EQ, you can some surprising sounds. >$40 and you can get some amazing recordings for being from an emulator. (Sometimes it will start actually recording a couple milliseconds later than the last take. -Metronome isn’t consistent with the count-in pre-roll each time.-Sometimes the workflow can be a hassle, constantly hitting record, stop, record between takes.Much better with more room for everything. That’s somewhat due to the fact that you’re using a touchscreen. -Harder than in real life to find a good setting to suit you.Makes you really miss having a real interface, hence why they need to release the AmpKit LiNK HD! -Exporting via email is a hassle sometimes with large files.-Share presets via email, or on Peavey’s website.-Amps are obviously cheaper than in real life.-Customize and rearrange signal chain.-Export dry or wet recordings (.wav files) via email or upload direct to SoundCloud.-Copy/Paste any recording from other Audio apps on iOS.-Metronome, Tuner, Backing Tracks so you can jam to anything including what’s on your iPod library.The possibilities are endless once you send it to your favorite DAW for mixing. Truly the cheapest way to get yourself going into the recording world. -Amazing quality for something that costs only $35-$40.They’re actually based on the real things such as BOSS’s main top of the line collection of effects like Noise Reduction, tons of different distortions, Wah, Delay, etc. Their pedals/stompboxes are quite realistic as well.Peavey’s own infamous amp, the 6505+ is included, as well as Mesaboogie emulators, Marshall, Peavey ValveKing, and many others. Unfortunately for some reason, they’ve passed their supposed release date. They’re supposed to have already released the AmpKit LiNK HD, which doubles as a standard interface for direct input to a DAW (Pro Tools, Studio One, Logic, etc) and a standard LiNK for the iOS devices. They have a Mac application as well that you can use a normal interface with (such as an M-Audio MBOX). The less crosstalk, the better the quality, and the lower the latency. Crosstalk means the steps or barriers the signal needs to travel through before you get your sound. It features minimal crosstalk since it runs on batteries. There are a few other apps like it… But It’s my personal favorite.ĪmpKit LiNK is the actual module/interface that you connect your guitar or bass to, which then plugs into the headphone port on your iOS device. Much more after the break: What Is AmpKit LiNK?ĪmpKit itself is an iPhone/iPad/Mac application that emulates guitar and bass amps, microphones, heads, cabs, and pedals. I know there are other alternatives out there that are better in some ways, but I trust Peavey (one of the leading amp makers) to replicate theirs, and others’ leading amp models more than I could trust anyone else. Then I did some reading, and found that Peavey makes a something similar, with less crosstalk (since it runs on batteries). I had used the Amplitube iRig my friend had, and after playing around with it, I was impressed. I did my research and narrowed it down to a few options. I needed a way to practice my guitar skills on a budget of next to nothing. Don’t get me wrong, you can take it seriously and get some studio quality stuff without the price, and that’s the truth. Like those folk, I also do not have the resources to drop a few grand on a studio, nor could I waste money with studio time if I just want to mess around a bit. There are even popular artists out there that create incredible sounding albums from their homes with nothing close to a full studio of peripherals. More and more people these days are learning to create and produce music at home. ![]() This is probably the original of the name of this fallacy. ![]() Red herring is a very pungent, or smelly, fish that could be used to distract dogs from the scent of a trail. PowerPoint and YouTube are useful tools, but the most important resource is your brain!įallacies that aim to distract attention are known as red herring fallacies. There will be no understanding without actually thinking. ![]() To understand a fallacy, you need to think. Read carefully and consider the following informal fallacies. ![]() It is a de-facto confidentiality agreement.Red herring fallacies Activity 2: Reading Absolutely no information is shared, published or in any way compromised. It will never be used for any other purpose than to understand, analyze, review and judge the companies. No one outside of a select few members of the Red Herring team has access to a company’s submission information. The fee covers conference membership and materials, lunches, evening cocktail receptions, and the award dinner. The Red Herring Top 100 membership fee is applicable to all participants and companies participating in the final phase. The fee to attend an event, which is run independently from the publication, is fully disclosed and agreed upon by all companies. As a result, all participants wishing to attend and present at the regional Top 100 Forums are required to purchase a membership to the event. *Red Herring does not accept sponsorship of its events to avoid conflict of interest. Costs and logistics of attending the event are all disclosed. The invitation is formal, done both verbally and via official email notification. Companies making the short-list are asked to be part of the final phase of the award process, a live *presentation at their respective regional Top 100 event. Once companies are validated and graded, a short-list is established representing the most qualified companies. In some cases, the Red Herring team will advise the company to submit at a later date because the company may not have reached the critical mass required to give it chance of becoming a Red Herring 100 winner. Reports are read and vetted before a senior Red Herring representative validates the data in a phone conversation with the CEO and determines if their business model deserves further attention. Also, all companies are examined by at least four judges before the conference, and by one or two judges during the event.Īll companies submit a thorough report to help Red Herring judges reach a decisions. Red Herring interacts with individual companies at several times prior to granting them an award. Choosing the winners is not just an internal process. The event presentations help to verify the quality and the business model as much as the vision of the entrepreneur. Revenues and the company’s overall globalizationĪll companies that have attended past Red Herring events have gone through this process.International footprint (including international employees).Disruptiveness of the solution in its respective markets.IP in the solution created through internal R&D.Some criteria are scale-based and some are absolute numbers.Ĭriteria for the selection include, but are not limited to: Red Herring uses more than 20 criteria to analyze the companies. Red Herring 100 Awards are widely recognized as one of the industry’s more prestigious recognitions, with hundreds of candidates from each continent competing for a Top 100. Privately held and not listed on any exchanges anywhere in the world.Note: For our Global events, we invite companies across the globe from all countries and the HQ region does not apply. Headquartered in the specific region of the corresponding Red Herring Top 100 award program.The quality of Red Herring Award winners is proof of the thoroughness of the selection process. Hundreds of companies from each region are reviewed in a rigorous 3-step process that looks at all aspects of the company. The Red Herring Top 100 award highlight the most exciting startups from Asia, Europe and the Americas. Since 1996, technology industry executives, investors, and strategists have valued the Red Herring 100 lists as an instrument for discovering and advocating the most promising private ventures from around the world. ![]() As an example of a countdown we have the arrival of the new year, where it is common to count starting in the final 10 seconds and celebrating the turn when it reaches zero. It works using a unit of time (hours, minutes or seconds) starting counting with the highest number, and decreasing to the lowest number. Once installed, double-click the Online-Timer icon to start a desktop countdown. Using the website, click on the option to install the application when available. The online timer can be used to set a maximum or minimum time to perform some activity. Unlike a Stopwatch, a Timer is a clock that counts down from a certain time interval. After installation it will serve as a Countdown Widget, just access the Online-Timer icon and use the timer. On the website it is possible to install it on the cell phone to use when necessary. How to put a countdown timer on mobile screen? With Background Music, Custom Timer, To Do List, and Desktop Notifications How does it work It works like a 20 minute timer on steroids designed to study or work without procrastinating. It has the option of full screen, and can be used on large screens. With Pomodoro Timer Online, you will achieve your goals by staying focused and painless in the process. The tool is designed with simplicity in mind so you just select your preferred timer and start the countdown. This timer is perfect for classrooms and all activities you need such as sports, cooking, taking tests, etc. Start (Space-bar) Pause (Space-bar) Reset (Backspace) Full Screen (Enter) Pre-programmed timesĪ free online timer with alarm, start/stop/reset and ready-to-use presets. I learned how it can make a set-piece from a chain, a broken wall, and a guard with a key in their back pocket. I learned how it likes to play its little puzzles, with a locked safe and - seemingly - no note to the combination nearby. Not sure I'm up to that, but I did at least start to learn the way Gloomwood thinks over the course of my first hour or so with it. It's the freedom that's earned by understanding the systems, making the most of them, and hopefully thinking of something nobody's ever done before. This is the kind of freedom that a game can only give you when it deals, paradoxically, in real rigour. I had the shadows here, and the one-hit kill thingy. And I suddenly realised that I wasn't weak at all, but powerful. In the distance was a lighthouse, which is always money in the bank with me, and between me and the lighthouse. Gloomwood is sort of grim Victoriana, so I emerged from the brick chambers of a down-market fishery and onto a sort of sodden wharf. But then after a while I found myself outside. I liked all this when I was in these early stages, which are basically just an evocative tutorial. So much better to crouch, go slowly, considering the surfaces you're moving across, using the leaning buttons to check around blind corners, using patience, sweet patience, to learn the patrol routes and then go for the one-hit backstab. Take guards on and they'll slice your health away and slow you down. I always know where I want to go, but my path there has a bit of leeway to it.Ĭombat I quickly discover, even with the swordstick, is a bad idea. Gloomwood's linear but roomy: like I say, immersive-sim territory. I need to get out, which might mean finding the objects needed to call a kind of grain elevator, and may mean busting my swordstick out of a nearby lockup. ![]() Instead I'm in small squirrely rooms, keeping out of the path of patrolling guards, lurking in the dark, moving from one safe spot to the next.
![]() When you’re smaller munis are performing better than you are, that’s when you know you messed up.Īnd Metro, please stop giving the lame excuse of “we didn’t forecast something like this to occur.” Since June 2021 it was obvious that there was a shortage issue. I honestly want to see Metro fail and this idiotic Nextgen stunt that was apparently supposed to “radically change the way people use transit in LA” is turning out to be a huge embarrassment for the city and county. Please encourage friends, family and community members to become a part of the Metro team that provides excellence in service and support and keeps our region moving. Metro offers competitive hourly rates starting at $19.12 with benefits that include health insurance, tuition reimbursements, paid training, retirement plan options and flexible working hours. 27, to set a goal to return to full service levels no later than this June.Īs mentioned above, Metro is hiring and we’re offering a $3,000 bonus for new operators. The Metro Board of Directors approved a motion at their meeting on Thursday, Jan. ![]() These changes will result in fewer canceled trips and more reliable service. These canceled trips leave our riders with longer waits for the next bus or train. Although we are seeing progress in our hiring efforts, the recent COVID-19 spike combined with restoration of service hours in September 2021 to pre-pandemic levels has stretched our operators to their limits.Īs a result, Metro has experienced an increase in the number of canceled bus and rail trips in recent weeks. Metro staff shortages have been especially acute in recent months. Midday and weekend light rail service will remain at trains every 12 minutes and evenings will continue with trains every 20 minutes.
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