![]() ![]() No matter what you specialize in, though, you should always make sure not to neglect your Constitution. You can even take away points to relocate elsewhere if you feel there is a stat you will have little use for with your particular class and build. It is an excellent idea to take note of these recommendations. It will highlight around three of the six stats that it recommends you pick based on your class. The character creation screen is actually beneficial with this. It is essential to consider what kind of character build you are crafting when deciding on your attributes. Resolve (Your determination and concentration) ![]() Perception (Your ability to spot subtle details) Might (Your strength both physically and spiritually) There are six attributes to play around with: Your attributes are a critical part of character creation. So, feel free to pick anything that you find the most exciting, allowing you to create a character as captivating as some of the exciting people you'll meet during your quest. The bonuses from your character's Race, Culture, and Background are handy but not too influential. So pick bonuses to skills you feel you will use a lot. By selecting a race, culture, and background that links to your class, you can give yourself quite a head start on your adventure. Choosing to have grown up in The Living Lands, for example, will give you a plus one bonus to your might - great for those picking melee-based classes. The culture section will also offer starting stats for you to consider. If you chose to be the Moon Godlike race, you would be a great fit as a support healer as their Silver Tide power will generate waves of healing moonlight for your party. For example, your character's race will offer certain benefits that can be useful for specific roles. Read through the various perks listed for each role, consider their class-specific powers and go for something that you believe you'll get the most fun out of, based on how you usually like to play.Īfter deciding what class you want to specialize in, it is a good idea to adapt your other choices to complement it. Take your time during this stage of the character creation. For sneaky tactics, the Rogue is your best bet. ![]() Want to focus on controlling the crowd with magic, pick a Cipher or a Wizard. Want to cause chaos from a distance? Perhaps go with a Ranger. If you are keen to take hits in the heat of the battle, go with a Barbarian, a Fighter, a monk, or a Paladin. If you want to be more of a support role for your party, perhaps pick a Chanter, Priest, or a Druid. It's important to decide on what type of gameplay you are seeking out in this particular playthrough. In the first game, there are 11 classes available: You could be a formidable Barbarian or a powerful Wizard. The Pillars of Eternity games have a wide range of classes and subclasses to pick from. ![]()
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![]() Gorgeous softness and beautiful skin tones right out of the gate. When you turn the camera on, the image is immediately pleasing. He says, “I found the new Lo Con Base LUT to be a beautiful way to experience the VENICE 2. It’s like a block of clay that gives colorists a starting point, and they can decide which way to push it – whether that’s to create a film noir look, a rom-com, or space opera,” explains Pines.Ĭinematographer James Whitaker, ASC (Marvel’s Hawkeye, Troop Zero, Patriot) used the new Lo Con Base LUT on a series of commercial projects over the past few months. It is low contrast and doesn’t severely limit the color gamut. ![]() “Compared to a LUT supplied by a camera manufacturer, the Sony Lo Con Base LUT is a kinder, gentler viewing transform that has knowledge of the camera’s codec and color space. This base LUT is designed for DITs and DPs who want to create their own LUT or look development for each project. It offers a low-contrast starting point and has the S-curve built into it. The Lo Con Base LUT is a low-contrast base LUT that’s intended to be modified and graded. ![]() He has worked on color grading on dozens of Academy Award-winning movies, from visual effects shot on film to look development on projects shot with digital cinema cameras.Īmong the new LUTs developed by Pines and Kutcka is Sony’s new Lo Con Base LUT, which was created after gathering user feedback. Pines is Picture Shop’s Chief Color Scientist. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rehiring staff has taken longer than planned.ĭelayed travelers sleep under the flight display screens at United Airlines' terminal in Newark International Airport on Wednesday. Many also permanently grounded older, less efficient aircraft. They were not allowed to involuntarily layoff staff but they did offer buyouts and early retirement packages. The US air travel system is unable to recover quickly from widespread weather problems because it doesn’t have the bodies to deal with the disruptions.ĭespite $54 billion of taxpayer funds funneled into airlines to keep them alive during the pandemic, most airlines greatly reduced staff during the first year of the pandemic when air travel, and fares, plunged. Storms in the Boston area caused a groundstop there early Wednesday and New York’s LaGuardia and Newark airports had a groundstop in the afternoon, keeping planes destined for those locations at the gate or parked on the tarmac at airports around the country.Īlthough that’s better than the 2,200 canceled flights in each of the last two days, or the more than 16,000 delayed flights between Monday and Tuesday, it’s hardly a smooth-running operation. As of 2:44 pm ET, FlightAware tracking service reported there were nearly 850 flights canceled and another 3,500 delays. The situation at US airports was only slightly better Wednesday. Staffing shortages, at both US airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control operations, took a bad situation and made it worse. But storms were only one factor behind the travel nightmare. Hundreds of thousands of US airline customers were stranded this week as severe weather grounded planes and led to canceled flights. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is the location where you can have access to the brand “ via a direct link, in the event that you were looking for it. The Dash Rapid Egg Cooker is presented here. In this piece, we’re going to discuss an egg cooker that many consider being among the very best currently available. Hello, and thank you for visiting Kitchen Appliance Lab! In order to save you time and effort, we do our culinary research and development here at the Lab. You will easily be able to create eggs that are prepared to the perfect consistency if you follow the recommendations in this article and keep them in mind as you work. The Rapid Egg Cooker is ideal for camper or RV travel, dorm life, small kitchens, and homes that are constantly on the move because of its portability and lightweight. Accessories that are nonstick and safe for the dishwasher include a Poaching Tray for two eggs, an Omelette Bowl, and a Boiling Tray to accommodate a range of egg preparation styles. Eggs may be cooked in a matter of minutes, and because the auto-shutoff mechanism protects eggs from being overcooked, you never have to worry about keeping an eye on the cooking process. Our team of kitchen and cooking experts are always testing new kitchen tools, appliances and more so you can shop for the best of the best.The Dash Rapid Egg Cooker produces eggs that are cooked to perfection in a fraction of the time it takes to bring water to a boil on the stove. Reviewed helps you find the best stuff and get the most out of what you already own. Purchases you make through our links may earn us and our publishing partners a commission. Reviewed-approved kitchen and cooking recommendations Wild rice is a type of grass seed and should be cooked slowly over low heat.
![]() For an Adobe Premiere export, the M2 Max finished 5 minutes faster than the M1 Max. While all video export performance won’t see quite the same 2x improvement that ProRes has, there’s still a boost across the board with the new media engines and GPUs. M2 Max surprisingly holds its own against M1 Ultra in ProRes video export test.In Brian’s MacBook Pro testing, the M2 Max was able to rip through a ProRes export almost exactly 2x faster than the M1 Max, and it even beat the M1 Ultra. Geekbench results have shown Apple’s claims to be true. Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW The M2 Max chip continues to include two video encode engines and two ProRes encode and decode engines like the M1 Max. And they feature the same amount of engines as the M1 Pro/Max.Īpple says the difference is the new media engines offer improved performance like “twice the ProRes support to dramatically accelerate media playback and transcoding.” Like their predecessors, both the M2 Pro and M2 Max feature dedicated media engines to offer hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW support. However, the single-core score between those is closer to a 14% improvement. Testing from both Brian Tong and Macworld on the new and previous Apple Silicon shows CPU performance has increased as much as Apple’s claim of 20% in Geekbench 5 results.įor example, the multi-core score for the M2 Max comes in at 15,240 compared to the M1 Max’s 12,750. The overall transistor count has gone from 33.7 billion on the M1 Pro to 40 billion on the M2 Pro and from 57 billion on the M1 Max to over 67 billion on the M2 Max. You’ve also got up to a 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU with the M2 Pro.įor M2 Max, Apple says the same 20, 30, and 40% performance improvements were achieved when compared to the M1 Max for CPU, GPU, and neural engine.Īnd M2 Max supports up to 96GB of unified memory, a 12-core CPU, and up to 38-core GPU. ![]() And the M2 Pro neural engine has seen a 40% speed increase over the M1 Pro. Whether you’re in the market for a new laptop or desktop Mac or are just curious about how everything compares, let’s dive in! M2 Pro/Max vs M1 Pro/Max CPU, GPU, memory, neural engine specsĪpple says the M2 Pro gives up to 20% faster CPU and 30% faster GPU performance than the M1 Pro. ![]() The machines are more capable and have more flexibility when it comes to configurations with the new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. Apple has given the MacBook Pro and Mac mini a big refresh to start 2023. ![]() ![]() There are other kinds of writing where the action itself, rather than the doer of the action, is the primary focus. In these kinds of reports, the passive voice is used to emphasize the action that occurred rather than the individual or group who committed the action, often because the perpetrator isn’t known or hasn’t yet been found guilty of the offense. Think about how news reports about crime and incidents are usually written and delivered:Ī car was broken into on Elm Street last night. In certain kinds of writing, though, the passive voice is necessary. For most of the writing you do, like emails, blog posts, and many kinds of essays, the active voice is a more effective way to communicate the ideas, themes, and facts you’re expressing. This is why the passive voice is used in lab reports -it conveys scientific objectivity by minimizing the focus on the doer of the action.Īlthough you may have been told that writing in the passive voice is “bad writing,” it’s actually more nuanced than that. Sometimes your writing needs this tone, like when you want your reader to focus on the action being described or the action’s target rather than on who or what is performing the action. The passive voice has a subtler tone than the active voice has. The Philippines is known for its marine biodiversity. Take a look at the example sentences below: However, sentences written in the passive voice don’t necessarily need a preposition. Take a look at this sentence in the passive voice: Often, sentences in the passive voice are longer than sentences in the active voice simply because they have to include additional words like prepositions. The sentences now contain a conjugated form of “to be” ( is ) and the main verb’s past participle ( liked and loved ). ![]() Notice how the targets of the action-also the direct objects of the sentences-are now the focus. Take a look at the previous examples, now written in passive voice: Every sentence in the passive voice contains two verbs: Or, to put it in the passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb. In the passive voice, the action’s target is the focus, and the verb acts upon the subject. Use it when you want the reader to focus on the subject of your sentence and the action it is doing rather than on the action’s target. The active voice has a direct, clear tone. No matter what verb you use, structuring your sentence so the subject performs the verb is writing in the active voice. Here are two examples of sentences in the active voice: ![]() Active voiceĪs we’ve learned, in the active voice, the sentence’s subject performs the action. For now, let’s look at how to recognize the active voice and the passive voice in your writing and in others’ work. There’s also a reason why the authors of opinion pieces sound so sure of their positions: They usually write in the active voice.Īlthough the idea of teachers telling their students to avoid the passive voice is repeated so frequently that it feels like a trope, the truth is that the passive voice does have its applications. ![]() ![]() There’s a reason why news anchors sound detached from the stories they’re reporting: They often speak using the passive voice. Neither is inherently better than the other, but each is suited to certain types of writing. In other words, the subject is passive :Īctive and passive are the two grammatical voices in English. The sentence gets flipped, and the subject is now being acted upon by the verb. In the passive voice, the action’s target, ball, is positioned first as the focus of the sentence. This is a simple, direct example of the active voice. Notice how the subject, dog, is performing the action, chase, on the target of the action, ball. In the active voice, the subject is performing an action: Grammarly helps you communicate confidently Write with Grammarly What is active voice, what is passive voice, and what are their different functions? ![]() ![]() ![]() So we sat through their show, which was really funny. It looked like I found my buddy for the day (meaning I'd talk to him more than once and he doesn't creep me out). Raphael: *pseudo-shocked* How old are you? I asked which was the least, he told me and vacillated about what to call it, I said just call it raunchy. I talked to him for a while and we were hawked at by one of the Tortuga Twins who told us the show was the most kid-friendly. Mama wanted to see some shows, so we wandered towards one of the stages and I ran into my old fencing coach, Tom. But with me, they get kisses and the phrase "you're sweet" and I send them on their way. Usually you'd call the kind of hitting on they do "flirting" except they don't always expect it to end at the end of the conversation. (As a side note, this is the exact reason when I worked at the faires and was underage, I introduced myself like this: "Hi, I'm Theresa and I'm illegal.") Of course, once they knew I was a-ok concerning the law, all bets were off. I'll be grateful for it later, I suppose. It's nice that they don't want to break the law, but still, I wish I managed to look like I was out of high school one day in my life. I still have a problem at faires and that is that all the guys who hit on me think I'm underage so they ask how old I am first. A lot of the vendors remembered me which was lots of fun. So my mama and I wandered in and out of shops, me buying omiyage for host family goodness and her buying an ear cuff and a rune. Mostly at the faires, you see vendors of all sorts. We get maybe 15 feet in and I run into Mike, so I talked with him for a while then keep going on my merry way. Then.BOOM, cannon goes off and we all get in. Then before they opened, a skit was put on by Prince John and Robin Hood. We stood around until one of the cast (a gypsy) came up to me and invited me to stop by the gypsy camp later and we talked in Roma accents for a while. I was all about getting tickets, since it was 2-for-1 on admission this weekend. We got there around 10 minutes til 10, and there was already a crowd waiting to get in. On the way, we listened to Faire-like music including Capercaillie, Heather Alexander filk and Loreena McKennitt. The Faire opened at 10 am, so we left here around 8:30 am and drove up to Geneva-on-the-lake. Because of all the stuff, my hips felt bigger than they actually were and that made walking interesting until I got the hang of it. ![]() I put on loads of eyeliner and was good to go. That was the really heavy part, especially when it was full. Then I had my green sash and a leather belt off of which I had my money pouch (also leather) and an 18 ounce glass bottle in a holster. ![]() I had 2 runes (for those who care, they were the Solomon runes Sallos and Ronove) plus a necklace with bells and charms and a hip scarf with 3 rows of the jingly coins. I had huge dangly earrings and an ear cuff that always kills when I take it off. I ended up wearing a huge bronze bracelet on one hand (I have bruises today!) and a coil with bells on the other. I wore my gypsy skirt and an off the shoulders top and about 6 pounds of accessories in total. Yesterday, I decided I would go as a gypsy. Now, I have a crapload of costumes to wear as well, even after I'd cleaned out a lot of them. It's nice to know that Johnny Phoenix did get married and that Mike's daughter Enniveh is doing well. I've managed to make friends with quite a few performers and vendors as well as guests over the years, so I like to go back and check up on them. So, having that history with the Faire, I have to go back every year. Basically when you're cast and it's a faire day, you act like you are ALWAYS being watched. They train you in at least 3 period dialects, including Shakespeare (although I would NEVER try to act it, it's not my strong suit at all), manners and deportment for all the classes such as serf up to the nobility, as well as mythological creatures, and training in staying in character for essentially 11 hours straight, whether you're eating, walking, parading, or even (I am so not kidding) going to the bathroom. I've had training out the wazoo that would make theatre majors weep. It's lots of fun when you have a job there if you're doing fencing because you get downtime to wander and make friends. I've done cast, vending and fencing show. Now, I am an old hand at this particular faire, since I've worked there for years (not the past 2) since I was 15. If you've never been and have the opportunity to go to ANY Medieval/Renaissance Faire, GO. It's a roaring good time for all and much love is to be had there. Although it's not out of my home range or anything like that, it IS a different experience. So yesterday I went for the first weekend in ages. ![]() ![]() It's yet to be seen what will become of New World, and it would be such a shame if the players started abandoning this game. They want a "WoW killer," (speaking of WOW: here is the WOW File Size) and they want it now. Still, the problem is that it will take lots of time for this game to thrive, and players simply don't have that much patience. This equity alliance between developers and players can certainly benefit both sides, and New World can become a truly remarkable MMORPG game. If you look at New World as a basic game with lots of potentials, which is the fact, you'll then realize that all these issues can become a thing of the past, but only if Amazon Games listens to what players have to say. ![]() But here's the thing - this is an MMORPG game, so that leaves lots of space for development and growth after its initial release. Nevertheless, New World did break some gaming records (even after a rough launch) and managed to become the seventh game on the Steam list based on the number of all-time players, with over 900 000 players. But once New World got fully released, the game has received mostly negative reviews from players, excluding the critics. So naturally, players have embraced New World and had high expectations, considering that Amazon Games Studios is behind New World. New World, Same Old ProblemsĮver since the first trailer for New World appeared, many gamers believed that this was going to be a new "WoW killer." Other than big names like WoW, Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV, and such, there aren't that many MMORPG games worth playing at this moment. Speaking of the latter, should you decide to buy New World on Amazon, you may choose between Standard Edition and Deluxe Edition, which includes in-game items and a digital artbook other than the base game. Additionally, you can buy this game on both Steam and Amazon. You can download New World only on Steam. It's worth mentioning that this size may modify with future updates, however, this is the actual current download size.įor more info about download sizes of other games, check out the download size of World of Warcraft and the download size of Halo Infinite, and Rust. ![]() You'll also need to add around 200 MB into the bargain for a Steam client. The download size of the New World is 39.79 gigabytes (similar to Genshin Impact). What Is The Download Size Of The New World? ![]() Unfortunately, this game is not playable on Linux or macOS, or consoles like Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5, which have been verified by the developers on Twitter. You can play New World exclusively on Steam (Microsoft Windows). So keep reading if you'd like to find out the most up-to-date download size of New World rather than its install size, along with other interesting details about this game. Still, once the game installs, its size becomes larger, which is the case for New World as well. This means less time spent downloading the game, and more time for playing, of course. Did you know that the file size of the New World listed on the Steam page and other official sources is actually different from its download size? This is the case with nearly every single video game because the game files are compressed, so they can come in more compact sizes. ![]() ![]() But in the world of Football Heads, the players write the history of football themselves. This was the 2020-21 season in the English Premier League. The well-deserved 6th place allowed them to get into the Europa League. It was a good season for West Ham United. Therefore, they failed to make it to the European championships. Arsenal showed a poor game, placed 8th in the leaderboard. Thus, taking third place saved the team from a disastrous season. If not for the winning streak of games at the end of the championship, Liverpool would not have made it even to the Champions League. Liverpool has failed to defend their title this season, losing to Manchester City. This is proved by the number of English teams that have made it to the Champions League and Europa League finals. The English Premier League is widely regarded as one of the most powerful in the world.
![]() If you’re having the party at home, get your kids in on the action and have them color in snowflakes, Christmas stockings, Christmas lights, or gingerbread men (to name a few). You can turn many Christmas coloring pages into decorations for a party, whether it’s at home, in the workplace, or at a third-party site like a restaurant. Have them use puffy paint or pom poms, glitter glue, or glue with glitter – the possibilities are endless, and the only limit is your imagination! 15. Using my Christmas stocking coloring pages, you can encourage your kids to create fun, textured, eye-catching designs. ![]() Have them write on the page a little sentence about what is happening and then color in the illustration.īind the pages together using a three-hole punch and some twine or ribbon. Have each child contribute one page if you’re at the head of a classroom, or each child does two or three pages. Perfect for Sunday School or a craft at home, you can turn my Nativity coloring pages into little mini-Nativity story books. Once cooled, string the ribbon through the holes and tie it off. Bake off the shrink sheets per the instructions and let cool. Then they’re going to cut them out and punch holes where they want the ornament to hang. You’re going to print off the page onto shrink sheet paper and have your kids color in the figures with markers. Christmas Tree Ornamentsįor this craft, your kids can pick from any number of my Christmas pages I recommend Disney, elves, snowflakes, or even the Christmas sweater illustrations. Then it’s up to their imaginations to see what kind of scenarios play out! 18. Then they’re going to paste the two pieces together and paste a craft stick on the back of the cardstock if they like. Next, they’re going to trace the cut-out onto a piece of cardstock or construction paper and then cut out that outline. You’re going to have your kids color in just the figures and then cut them out. You can choose any number of my Christmas coloring pages for their delightful characters, like the Disney Christmas illustrations or Elf On the Shelf. ![]() The result, once finished, is beautiful window decorations that will catch the light on those gorgeously sunny, snowy days. Then you’ll instruct your kids to “color” in the lines with the tissue paper, cutting it down to size to fit within the outline you have chosen. You’re going to print off the illustration of your choice – I highly recommend the snowflakes, candy canes, crosses, or Christmas sweaters – onto the transparency paper. To make Christmas-themed suncatchers, you will need transparency paper sheets and tissue paper in a variety of colors. Here are 20 affordable, fun, and creative craft ideas you can do with your completed coloring pages! 20. My favorite is the "s" that was turned into a bell.20 Craft Ideas To Do With Christmas Coloring Pages This coloring sheet has the words "Merry Christmas" decorated with holiday items. Merry Christmas Bubble Letter Coloring Page This one is darling with two kids baking gingerbread men and putting them on a cookie sheet. ![]() Here is Santa Clause digging in his big bag of toys for the kiddos! Kids Making Gingerbread Men Coloring Page I love this one! Rudolph is standing in front of a Christmas tree waiting for Santa! Santa Clause Toy Bag Coloring Page Here's a simple Christmas tree coloring page that has pretty ornaments and presents. Here's a cute coloring page with 3 elves on top of eachother's shoulders trying to reach a candy cane in the tree. I am so excited to share with you guys my brand spankin' new FREE Christmas coloring pages for kids to print! I had them designed and you won't find them anywhere else! Make sure to share with friends that have kids :) If you want to print the PDFs just click on the photos or the links below. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, thank you! Kids Christmas Coloring Pages This post may contain affiliate links, read our Disclosure Policy for more information. ![]() |
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