![]() Through that merger, they were then able to increase distribution to over 40 million homes.Ĭablevision then sold its 50% stake to NBC when the deal was completed. CNBC wasted no time in joining the two workforces and hired around 60 of FNN’s 300-strong workforce. Following a protracted bidding war with a Dow Jones-Westinghouse Broadcasting company, CNBC acquired FNN for $154.3 million on May 21, 1991, just two years after they began operations. What would help propel CNBC’s expansion would be FNN’s financial troubles. Gene Inger, a Registered Investment Advisor, was also responsible for financial programming in several cities like San Francisco and Miami. Some examples of these already well-established shows included programmes in WCIU Chicago and KWHY Los Angeles. The format for these shows had been established since the late 1960s. This was less than half of the viewership of FNN.ĬNBC also found itself in a very competitive space considering that there were several independent TV stations with their own financial programming. That would be shown clearly by the end of 1990 when CNBC’s reach was just about 17 million homes in the US. Their dominance in the field would pose a considerable obstacle to the newly formed CNBC. How CNBC carved a space in Business NewsĪt the time of their launch, there was a more established voice in the business news sector called the Financial News Network. At this point, the two companies, NBC and Cablevision, operated CNBC as a 50-50 joint venture with the headquarters being Fort Lee, New Jersey. With the direction of Tom Rogers, the channel was relaunched on April 17, 1989, where it was rebranded the Consumer News and Business Channel. That did not pan out and NBC instead decided on a deal to lease the channel’s transponder in June 1988. NBC became interested in acquiring the network and signed a letter of intent to acquire Tempo. They eventually changed the name of the company to Tempo Television. ![]() ![]() They were known then as the Satellite Program Network (SPN). Many might not be aware but when CNBC started operations in 1979, they showed an eclectic and low-budget mix of old movies, instructional and entertainment programs. NBCUniversal has either maintained ownership or is a minority stakeholder, in many of these versions. These versions are operated in various regions around the world. The network has also become trusted for business news and now has many localized versions of CNBC. In 2007, CNBC was valued at $4 billion and came in as the 19th-most valuable cable channel in the United States. For perspective, that’s about 80.4% of households with a television in the United States. The network has steadily grown in popularity and as of February 2015, CNBC Live and CNBC Live Stream is available to approximately 93,623,000 pay television households. Eventually, Cablevision sold its stake to NBC which gave NBC sole ownership. This bold move would enable an expansion not just in distribution but in its workforce as well. The venture would not take long to show that it would have longevity as just two years after its creation the owners were able to acquire its main competitor, the Financial News Network. ![]() The two companies that came together at that time were NBC and Cablevision. The now well-known business network got its start through a joint venture which began on April 17, 1989. The network is based in New Jersey and their headquarters are in Englewood Cliffs. Towards the night they often carry reality shows. On the non-trading days, the network switches its focus to financial and business-themed documentaries. and international financial markets during the day. The network focuses on business day coverage of U.S. The channel falls under the umbrella of NBCUniversal, and both organisations are owned, even though indirectly by Comcast. The American pay television business news channel is currently owned by the NBCUniversal News Group. The Consumer News and Business Channel better known as CNBC has become a staple for many when it comes to business news and analysis. ![]() Why only 1? Because you would have to cut more efficient removal to run more, and it's catch-all nature doesn't make it worth cutting say, a lightning bolt or an abrupt decay to significantly raise your removal's average mana cost. Why at all? Because it's nice to have a truly universal catch-all if you cut it, what does this deck do against Ugin, or Karn, or Elspeth Sun's Champion, or even Prime Time? Though I do have two questions: Why Maelstrom Pulse? And why only one? For now I'll go ahead and sub in Lightning Bolt(4), Liliana of the Veil(3), Inquisition(+1), and Abrupt Decay(+1) like you suggested for making it stronger (albeit, not wholly in theme). ![]() Though I'm going to nix the Puncture Blast, Blowfly Infestation, Crumbling Ashes, and Splendid Agony because I actually ruled those exact cards out. It's also possible the deck could use something like Sign in Blood, Dark Confidant, Kitchen Finks, Eternal Witness, or Pyrexian Arena (just something to generate card advantage).ĭarth Xentus wrote:I think you meant the Scorpion God. The deck almost looks like it wants 21/22 land, but having Druid and Channeler makes it less of an issue. Probably over some mix of Crumbling Ashes, Obelisk Spider, and Splendid Agony.Ĭard that were cut were cut either becaues they were too inefficient, to conditional/low impact, or in order to add comprable cards that increased the deck's synergy. Actually there's a decent argument for putting Redcap in the above list. Maybe Kulrath Knight, or Murderous Redcap, or Midnight Banshee, or maybe, conversely, Heartmender or Kitchen Finx. ![]() If I wanted to make this list weaker but more thematic, I'd cut Fatal Push and Inquisition for less efficient "cuter" cards with -1/-1 synergy. If I wanted to make it stronger but less thematic I'd cut Puncture Blast, Blowfly Infestation, Crumbling Ashes, and Splendid Agony for Lightning Bolt(4), Liliana of the Veil(3), Inquisition(+1), and Abrupt Decay(+1). It doesn't *need* red, but it's so easy to splash in modern that I did, for Puncture Blast and The Scarab God In that context the deck looks like it wants to be a grindy control deck with Quilspike Combo as a win condition, so I trimmed back the creatures for more robust disruption and removal and added some very powerful old-school -1/-1 counter snygery cards. Well I made a lite first-pass at making it as competitive as I can without just turning it into a BG Tarmagoyf/Liliana Deck and trying to keep to the -1/-1 counter theme. I'm looking to adhere to the Modern format. Let me know what you all think? As in other threads I've posted, no worries about card prices. So I've been thinking a 3rd color is in order. Current weaknesses seem to be boardwipers and blue counters. So, below is my attempt at making such a deck. However, with the release of cards like "Haptra Vizier of Poisons", "Obelisk Spider", and "Nest of Scarabs" whose effects proc when a -1/-1 counter gets played, it can make for an interesting time. Usually this just lets you get a single powerful creature with no flying, vigilance, or anything. Generate, eat, generate, eat, repeat ad-nausium. Druid taps for mana, then untaps by putting a -1/-1 counter on herself, then Quill eats both mana and counter to give itself +3/+3 until end of turn with no limit. Bit dangerous outside of standard, but I've stumbled across an old strategy of Quilspike and Devoted Druid. With the release of Ahmonket and Hour of Devastation, there is a lot of play with -1/-1 counters. So right now, we're both not learning anything and are back to making our cheesy decks. Similarly, I have enacted a similar hiatus on my friend's eldrazi deck. ![]() So in my online play, my token spam deck is taking a forced hiatus due to my friends getting bored by getting swamped by a hoard of creatures. ![]() If you’re assessing whether a nursing home or skilled nursing community is right for you, Seniorly Gerontologists have created a Care Needs Calculator to support families in their search for the right type of. UMASH has compiled materials that ag educators can use to highlight agricultural safety and health in the classroom, including lesson plans, resources on a variety of health and safety topics, awareness events, planning tools, and tips on how to use the material in the classroom. Harvest Health & Rehab Of Johns Island is located at 3647 Maybank Highway, and offers 24/7 skilled medical care for older adults. Teaching agricultural safety and health is an important topic for the next generation of farmers and related agriculture professions. We are an independent dispensary, a cannabis retailer in Delta 8 THC, CBD, CBN, CBG, tinctures, vapes, gummies, and more Shop online or at our stores. 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Harvest & Wellness is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives. The UMASH Farm Safety Check is a quick monthly review to identify and fix potential hazards before they cause harm to your family and employees – and your bottom line. ![]() National Farm Safety and Health Week is led by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS), the agricultural partner of the National Safety Council. This annual promotion initiated by the National Safety Council has been proclaimed as such by each sitting U.S. ![]() For this reason, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety and Health Week. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous in America with 573 fatalities, or an equivalent of 23.1 deaths per 100,000 workers.įall harvest time can be one of the busiest and most dangerous seasons of the year for the agriculture industry. September 17-23, 2023 #NoOneCanTakeYourPlace HISTORY ![]() Summoning SpellsWhen the Master Summoner, Ostentatious Arrival, and Legendary Summoner feats refer to summoning spells, they mean spells that conjure a creature with the summoned trait. Tandem actions often let both you and your eidolon take separate actions, but these must be actions taken separately by you and your eidolon you can't use a tandem action to take another tandem action. You can't use a tandem action if either you or your eidolon can't act, if you haven't Manifested your Eidolon, or if you've Manifested your Eidolon in a way where it isn't a separate entity (such as with the Meld into Eidolon feat). Tandem: Actions with this trait involve you and your eidolon acting in concert. (An eidolon can have up to two items invested.)Įvolution: Feats with this trait affect your eidolon instead of you, typically by granting it additional physical capabilities. An item with this trait can be used or worn by an eidolon only, and an eidolon can't use items that don't have this trait. An action or spell with this trait can be performed by an eidolon only. Key TermsThe following key terms can be found in many summoner class features.Įidolon: A creature with this trait is an eidolon. You increase your maximum number of HP by this number at 1st level and every level thereafter. ![]() Hit Points: 10 plus your Constitution modifier Whether your eidolon is a friend, a servant, or even a personal god, your connection to it marks you as extraordinary, shaping the course of your life dramaticallyĪt 1st level, your class gives you an ability boost to Charisma. You can magically beckon a powerful being called an eidolon to your side, serving as the mortal conduit that anchors it to the world. Summoner Details | Summoner Feats | Summoner Focus Spells | Summoner Sample Builds Ruby drops from killing a Wormhole boss scale with Wormhole level.Alchemist | Barbarian | Bard | Champion | Cleric | Druid | Fighter | Gunslinger | Inventor | Investigator | Kineticist | Magus | Monk | Oracle | Psychic | Ranger | Rogue | Sorcerer | Summoner | Swashbuckler | Thaumaturge | Witch | WizardĪnimal Companions | Construct Companions | Eidolons | Familiar Abilities | Specific Familiars | Undead Companions.Mystery Chests can drop from all Wormhole bosses.If you die in a wormhole, the wormhole is lost and you have to open a new one.Wormholes are the best way to grind experience. Experience scales with Wormhole level.You can´t port back to town in Wormholes.A level 100 wormhole has +100% HP and +50% Damage for monsters. ![]() HP scales by ~1% per level while Damage scales by ~0.5% per level. Enemies in upgraded wormholes deal more damage, have more hit points based on wormhole level.You can only level up the Wormhole by 1 level per map.Wormhole bosses have a chance to drop really rare Satanic Loot!.However, if Player C then leaves the Wormhole level will become 40 again. If Player A and B get to Wormhole 40, but then Player C joins the game the Wormhole level will become 1 again. The Wormhole level is saved for the particular group you have.If you managed to kill all the monsters in the map before the timer ran out then your Wormhole level will automatically increase by 1. Sometimes killing the boss will also spawn a crystal chest when defeated. If you manage to kill the boss, an exit portal and mystery chest will spawn, and loot will drop from the boss. Once all monster have been defeated the timer will stop and you can prepare yourself to fight the boss back at the beginning of the map. You must kill all monsters on the map before the timer bar at the top of the screen runs out this is around 4 minutes. ![]() Once inside, you are transported to a random map with monsters. Tinker Dink in Inoya and choose an oprion to open Wormhole which will open a portal. You have to be level 80 and unlocked Hell Difficulty to open a Wormhole.
Vitamix and Blendtec are the best blenders for making nut butter. It’s one of the most challenging tasks for any blender!įor making nut butter, a high-performance blender is the best choice. ![]() Not all blenders are designed for this kind of job, though. Store-bought almond or cashew butter is super expensive!īlenders, not only make delicious smoothies, but some of them also make creamy nut butter or delicious nut milk. In the long run, it can even save you money. You can control exactly what’s going in and how much sugar is added. It’s so much healthier and even tastes better! There are so many reasons to start making your own nut butter and milk. They’re great for making shakes or smoothies.īlenders only come with one blade attachment.įood processors sometimes come with different blades and cutting discs designed for a wide variety of kitchen tasks. It’s also the best option for making mayonnaise, salad dressings, pesto, hummus, salsa, or grinding flour.īlenders, on the other hand, are designed to pulverize ingredients. It’s easy to confuse a blender with a food processor, as they share some similarities.īlenders and food processors both have a motorized base and use rotating sharp blades.Įach appliance performs different tasks, though.įood processors are great for chopping, slicing, shredding, pureeing, and grinding almost any food. If you’re looking for a good blender for chopping nuts, a food processor is often the better option. ![]() I’ll show you a device that’s both a blender and a food processor. If you’re torn between the two kitchen appliances, don’t worry. Whether you want to make your own nut butter, or simply chop nuts, the best blenders for nuts will get the job done.īefore you can decide on a good blender for nuts, it’s helpful to know the difference between a blender and a food processor. ![]() SkyWatcher EvoStar ED80 Pro – Semi-APO standalone, tube-only telescope.Zhumell Z12 Deluxe – 12” Dobsonian with cooling fan.This is the starting price point for catadioptrics as you will find that they can be even more expensive. They usually come with a fork-arm mount with alt-azimuth movement, but there are EQ mounts too. This price range also introduces catadioptric telescopes, the SCT and MAK. ![]() You will see semi-APO telescopes under $1000 as tube-only buys or with mounts included. Rather than getting bigger in aperture, optical quality goes up. Mounts are more stable, accurate, and heavier-duty which all aids with achieving maximum performance from your setup.Īpertures get bigger with 6” to 12” reflectors, mostly Dobsonians, and refractors also get bigger with sizes starting to vary between 114 mm, 127 mm, and 152 mm. GoTo is better, PushTo is an option, there should be no spherical mirrors on a fast Newtonian here, and all Newtonians should have collimatable primary mirrors. These telescopes offer everything at a decent price point. It’s the budget that would be considered mid-range for people who know about telescopes and yet it would be expensive for beginners and those who don’t know much about them.
![]() There are also Liquify and Tone Mapping Personas.įor those considering upgrading from V1, the new version allows you to develop raw files non-destructively and choose to embed them into a document file or link them externally. The software has other tricks up its sleeve, too, including panorama stitching, Plus HDR, Focus, and Astrophotography Stacking. I won’t go through all the tools individually because most editors have similar functions, and like others, Affinity Photo has layers and the ability to apply blending modes and layer masks. The layers-based adjustments are on the right. Affinity is no different, with various tools on the left of the screen with their settings in the top bar. Many photo editors are similar and based upon the layout of Photoshop. Nevertheless, users of the first version or Photoshop will not feel lost at this point. ![]() ![]() I say mostly because there are some new tools added. Here, the user interface has changed from V1, but the changes are mostly cosmetic. When you have finished developing your image, you click the Develop button on the top left of the window, and then your image opens in the Photo Persona. This means a lot of scrolling up and down that panel when moving between adjustments. Another slightly bizarre feature is that you cannot minimize those sections without turning those adjustments off, as you can with Solo mode in LR. Alas, you must scroll down that panel and find them in a separate section further down. One would expect the Shadows and Highlights adjustments to sit alongside the other tonal adjustments, i.e. The layout of the basic adjustment sliders doesn’t seem that intuitive to me. The contrast slider in Affinity is very sensitive and needs a lighter touch than in Lightroom. With Lightroom, I would usually barely touch that. For example, I could push the clarity slider up to 50% on some images, and they didn’t look over-processed. With Affinity Photo, it means you don’t have to be so scared of over-adjusting the settings, as is so easy to do in ACR or LR. That might take a little getting used to if you are an Adobe user and must pussyfoot with the presence sliders. The adjustment sliders are gentle in their response compared to LR. Increasing noise reduction in both resulted in a muddier-looking image using Lightroom. If you look at the back of the lapwing in the middle, Affinity, on the left, handles the noise far better than Lightroom does. Each is a 100% crop, and the sharpening and all noise sliders are reduced to zero, as opposed to the default values. The photo was underexposed and brightened in development to accentuate the noise. The above image was shot at a high ISO with noise control turned off in the camera. Furthermore, increasing the noise reduction didn’t leave the image looking as muddy as it does with some competition. Even at higher ISOs, opening photos into external noise reduction programs was unnecessary. The noise reduction from the Serif Raw Engine is pretty good, far better than Lightroom’s. Regarding sharpening, most raw developers find it hard to compete with AI-based noise reduction software, such as Topaz Denoise AI and ON1 No Noise AI. Furthermore, images shot at higher ISOs were much cleaner with Affinity than LR, even if I reduced Lightroom’s sharpening down to zero. This is good news, as it means less image development and editing time. I opened the same raw file in both Affinity Photo and Lightroom (LR), and the initial results in Affinity were far closer to the image on the rear screen of my camera, which I have set to closely match what my eyes see. The most important thing to me about any software is the results, and the Develop Persona does deliver. The different functions of the software are split between what Affinity calls “Personas.” The one I spent the most time in was Develop. It's not without a couple of shortcomings, but what software isn't? I am pleased that this has been addressed with Affinity Photo 2, and after hours of fun trying out the features, I found it stable and running smoothly on the computers I tried it on. That was mainly because an annoying glitch ruined my raw developments. I’ll have to start by admitting that I was not a fan of the first version of Affinity Photo. I’m hyper-critical of raw development tools, as that’s where most of my work is carried out. ![]() When something needs to be changed - they are exported to an XML file and imported into the game with one button. The Storyteller talks about them:Īll texts and all their variants in all languages from INMOST are stored within a Google Sheet. These locations, as well as the location to the left of the house with a scythe inside (where the puzzle with bells), were added during the Steam release.īut the jumpers have been mentioned before. The first version of INMOST, which came out on Apple Arcade, didn't have them. Little, long-eared cuties that live in a cave and bounce around squeaking like rubber toys. It reminds me of some sage words my fellow game dev friend likes to say "Video game development is when you drive a steam train and continuously throw tracks in front of it to keep going" It's funny how when you look at a finished work - it seems like it was originally clearly planned out, carved in stone, and brought to life unchanged. BUT! It's a beautiful “Chekhov’s gun!” (narrative principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed.) The flue pipe was in plain sight the whole game! I shrunk it down to make moving it a little less weird) and then she uses a crowbar to smash the wall. My thought process went something like… The flue pipe! Why is it here? It probably leads to the basement! Why don't we allow Lizzie to break it? Yeah, the little girl moves the huge floor clock first (it used to be even bigger, by the way. When I was initially planning the story, I had written a vague note that she was supposed to find a secret passage or something.Īnd then, as I was drawing more details in the house, the pieces seemed to come together. Lizzie was supposed to get into the basement, but it wasn't spelled out exactly how. At the time, it had no meaning other than decorative. I had added the chimney because I felt the roof seemed a bit barren. I had created the shadow animation in the attic for the announcement trailer, which came out two years before the game was completed. However, the basic skeleton was written, the emotions that should be caused at this or that moment, but there were none of the finer details. Some of the art was created before the story was complete. The thing is, when I was developing the game, I got a kick out of that moment myself. I've seen many playthroughs of INMOST, and usually this moment works perfectly and players are hooked by the thought. ![]() However, there is no fireplace downstairs in the house! She gets upset, but after a brief moment, Rabbit notices the fireplace chimney. She discovers that there is nothing unusual in the locked room just some dusty, old junk. ![]() You probably remember the moment towards the end of the game when Lizzie meets the raccoon in the attic. If you haven't completed INMOST yet, I recommend you finish it before reading this post, as it contains a huge amount of spoilers that will tarnish your experience. I'll cover development details, interesting facts, and details you may have missed, or that you've been asking us about all these years… The anniversary of INMOST’s release is approaching and I thought it would be a good time to share some of the game's secrets. Thank you so much for all the support and love we have received from you! It's been three years since the game's release on PC. *This text has been translated from Russian to English to celebrate the INMOST Anniversary* We returned home that day our room and found that neither had our beds been made nor had anything been done about the smell-it was as strong as the previous night. The receptionist on this shift said that the cleaners would try remove the smell on our return. The next morning I told the receptionist that the room smelt very bad of cigarette smoke. We tried opening the windows but this did not air the smell. It sprayed very little as the bottle was almost empty. The receptionist came upstairs with an anti-tobacco spray. I went to reception to ask them if there is something that can be done. I mean an extremely strong pungent smell like being inside a smoker’s room making it difficult to breathe. I do not mean the subtle smell one often finds in hotel rooms everywhere. The room smelt terribly of cigarette smoke. There were small but noticeable red stains on the sheets. The reception is open 24/7 (late at night you might have to ring the doorbell to have someone open the door). The hotel is smoke free (might have changed since some old reviews on here). ![]() Towels are small, so if you like to have a large towel after the shower bring one. TV, shower soap, hand soap and a hair dryer are all present. ![]() The rooms are small and clean, and silent at night. All in all a good deal if you can manage to eat all of this however, I'm generally good with a croissant and a small coffee, so I probably would have spent less in a bar. Speaking about the breakfast, it goes for 9 euros, for a hot beverage of your choice, croissant, a bread, some jam, butter, a small piece of cheese and a yogurt. Also, we had requested breakfast, which in principle was only for two, but they were kind enough to provide hot beverages for one of the kids (the other already took breakfast in the room before going downstairs) at no additional price (although in principle they are 4 euros, according to the price list). The hotel is kid friendly, we went with our two kids (2 and 4 years old) and we had no problems in taking just one double room and having the kids sleep with us in the bed the person on the phone proposed the possibility to add a third bed for a fee, but did not insist at all when we said we preferred having the kids with us. It is a simple place without pretensions. This is a good hotel for those who want to stay in the 5th arrondissement without paying a fortune. Rue Mouffetard - 0.7 km / 0.5 mi Place d'Italie - 1 km / 0.6 mi Jardin des Plantes - 1 km / 0.6 mi Cochin Hospital - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi Place Denfert-Rocherau - 1.3 km / 0.8 mi Paris Catacombs - 1.4 km / 0.8 mi Panthéon - 1.5 km / 0.9 mi Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital - 1.6 km / 1 mi Sorbonne University - 1.7 km / 1 mi Luxembourg Gardens - 1.7 km / 1.1 mi Île de la Cité - 2.1 km / 1.3 mi Île Saint-Louis - 2.1 km / 1.3 mi Notre-Dame - 2.4 km / 1.5 mi Sainte-Chapelle - 2.6 km / 1.6 mi Tour Montparnasse - 2.6 km / 1.6 mi The nearest airports are: Paris Orly Airport (ORY) - 13.6 km / 8.5 mi Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) - 36.3 km / 22.6 mi The preferred airport for Hôtel Aladin is Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG).This is a good hotel for those who want to stay in the 5th arrondissement without paying a fortune. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer. This hotel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Notre-Dame and 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Louvre Museum. ![]() With a stay at Hôtel Aladin in Paris (13th Arrondissement), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Paris Catacombs and Luxembourg Gardens. Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and an elevator. |
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