![]() ![]() ![]() Sammy is placed in Squad 53 and befriends squadmate Ben Parish, who is coincidentally Cassie's long-lost crush from high school. It is revealed over the course of the story that the soldiers are recruiting (truly, abducting) children into an army, telling them they are the last hope for fighting back against the Others. Meanwhile, Sammy arrives at Wright-Patterson AFB, which is now a "training camp" called Camp Haven. Cassie is shot by an Other-affiliated sniper, a "Silencer", from the woods on her trek, and is later rescued by Evan Walker, who nurses her back to health and agrees to help her find her brother. The book opens in the midst of the Fourth Wave and follows Cassie's quest to find her brother, Sammy, after he is taken by U.S. The 5th Wave is the first book in the series and was released on May 7, 2013. So, when I was working through how the attacks might work, I realized first that it couldn’t just be one attack-the world’s too big-you’d have to do it in stages, or waves." The first book was officially published on May 7, 2013. They would learn how we think, they would learn about what do humans do in times of crisis, and they would turn that to their own advantage. "It was basically trying to think like an alien, and considering the fact that if they are out there, they probably wouldn’t attack without getting to know us very, very well. conversations where your mind starts going, and I asked her, on the spur of the moment, 'What is your greatest fear?' She said, without hesitation, 'Alien abduction.'" Yancey continued on, telling how he developed the plot for the series. Yancey stated in an interview with Lightspeed Magazine that the basis for The 5th Wave came from a question he asked his wife about her worst fears. The story follows a group of children as they try to find their way through a world that is slowly reverting to the Stone Age. After the first four waves have decimated the human population, the remaining populace is terrifyingly awaiting the arrival a new Fifth Wave, one that will supposedly wipe the human race clean off the planet. They exist in an unknown form and attack through a series of waves. Earth is systematically attacked by a group of aliens known as "the Others".
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![]() The ninjas' base is a flying junk ship named "Destiny's Bounty", which has varied in design over the course of the series. The series began with the ninja team being formed and trained by their ancient master Sensei Wu in the fictional martial art of "Spinjitzu", which is the main fighting method depicted in the show. The plot focuses on a group of six teenage ninja fighting against the forces of evil, who are also defined as "Elemental Masters", several characters who have elemental powers. While featuring historically designed buildings and traditional clothing, Ninjago exists in a modern setting centered around the large metropolis of Ninjago City, which features skyscrapers, current-age and futuristic vehicles, modern electronics, mechanical exo-suits ( mechs), and other futuristic technology. ![]() The show is largely set in the fictional realm of Ninjago, a place loosely inspired by East Asian myths and culture. In Canada, the series is broadcast on Teletoon and YTV. It airs on various Nickelodeon networks internationally and on Cartoon Network in the United States, United Kingdom, Poland and Southeast Asia. In Denmark, where the series' original production companies are located, it premiered on Nickelodeon. The production was relocated to WildBrain Studios in Canada for the eleventh season, and the series was retitled Ninjago. Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu was produced in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Wil Film ApS for its first ten seasons. However, the success of the series and its product line led to the show continuing production, with fifteen seasons, a special, a feature film adaptation, and a four-episode miniseries being released as of May 2022. Both the Lego theme and the series had an intended shelf life of three years with the second season planned as the original ending. It began with two pilot episodes in January 2011, which were followed by two 13-episode seasons that aired from December 2011 to November 2012. The series has been in continuous production for over a decade, and celebrated its tenth anniversary on January 14, 2021. The music is scored by composers Michael Kramer and Jay Vincent. The English-language voice cast has been recorded in Canada for its entire run. The show features a large ensemble cast of voice actors who have recurring roles in the series. The storyline was written by Dan and Kevin Hageman until the ninth season their successor as the head writer is Bragi Schut. The series was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen, two Danish film producers. It centres on the fictional world of Ninjago, telling the story of a group of six teenage ninjas and their battles against the forces of evil. It was created to coincide with the Lego Ninjago line of construction toys, which is based on the characters and events of the series. Ninjago (previously known as Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu until 2019) is a computer-animated television series produced by The Lego Group. ![]() If you once had purchased an old version of Mac OS X from the App Store, open it and go to the Purchased tab. How to download older Mac OS X versions via the App Store If you succeed in downloading the OS installation, your next step is to create a bootable USB or DVD and then reinstall the OS on your computer. The main challenge is to download the OS installation file itself, because your Mac may already be running a newer version. That’s why going back to a past Apple OS version is problematic. Normally, it is assumed that updating OS is a one-way road. It deletes system junk, old broken apps, and the rest of hidden junk on your drive.ĭownload CleanMyMac for OS 10.4 - 10.8 (free version)ĭownload CleanMyMac for OS 10.9 (free version)ĭownload CleanMyMac for OS 10.10 - 10.14 (free version) Our favorite is CleanMyMac as it’s most simple to use of all. If you aren’t comfortable with cleaning the Mac manually, there are some nice automatic “room cleaners”. Then you can move your space hoggers onto an external drive or a cloud storage. Go to Finder > All My Files > Arrange by size ![]() Locate the biggest files on your computer:.Here are some ideas to free up space on your drive: Next, you will need enough disk space available, for example, to create Recovery Partition. Note, that it is recommended that you install OS on a clean drive. The chart below tells you how much free space is needed. One more argument is that the free space on your disk translates into virtual memory so your apps have “fuel” to operate on. This includes not just space for the OS itself but also space for other applications and your user data. Given your Mac isn’t new and is filled with data, you will probably need enough free space on your Mac. We’ll be repeatedly referring to these Apple OS versions below, so it’s good to know the basic macOS timeline. Further down we’ll explain where to get one and what problems you may face down the road. Finally, if you want to run a parallel copy of Mac OS X on a virtual machine, you too will need a working installation file of an older Mac OS X. Also, you may have noticed your Mac’s performance went down right after the last update. To begin with, some of your apps may not be working properly (or simply crash) on newer operating systems. There are many reasons that could point you to this radical decision. So, you’ve decided to download an older version of Mac OS X. Now, check out our more solutions below.įeatures described in this article refer to the MacPaw site version of CleanMyMac X. It removes only safe-to-delete files and is notarized by Apple. ![]() and many other countries and regions.So here’s the tip for you: download CleanMyMac X to refresh your Mac’s drive automatically.
Joseph Paxton grants +1 Amenity and +3 tiles. ![]() Jane Drew grants +3 Amenities and +4 housing for the relevant city.The Great People not only provide different luxuries but also help boost amenities impact on the cities. Levi Strauss grants 2x jeans which result in +4 amenities.John Spilsbury 1x toys which result in +4 amenities.Irene of Athens raises your trade route capacity and gives +4 amenities.Helena Rubinstein grants 2x perfume which results in +4 amenities.Estee Lauder grants 2x perfume which results in +6 amenities.Coleus grants +4 amenities and 100+ faith to your Civilization.Quarries offer +4 amenities for Gypsum, Marble.Camps offer +4 amenities for Furs, Ivory, Truffles.Fishing Boats give you +4 Amenities for Pearls, Whales.Mines also have +4 amenities for Diamonds, Jade, Mercury, Salt, Silver.You will get +4 amenities for Plantations of Citrus, Cocoa, Coffee, Cotton, Dyes, Incense, Silk, Spices, Sugar, Tea, Tobacco, Wine. However, if you are playing as the Aztecs, you will instead get +6 from luxuries. Civilization 6 Amenities Guideįirst, you need to understand that Civilization 6 gives you +4 Amenities from luxuries. The following guide will help you understand amenities from Civilization 6 and how they work, along with their sources.įor more help on Civilization VI check out Best Placements For Districts, Planning Wonders, Building Improvements, Tile Placements and Starter Guide – Leaders, City-States, Turns. Amenities increase the value of properties and include entities that provide different facilities. Civilization 6 amenities are really important in making sure your population is happy. It was a reasonable compromise considering I got the equivalent of an omelet (just deconstructed - scrambled eggs and veggies). Last year on Christmas Eve I was served a side of veggies with my eggs and charged for an omelet instead of just scrambled eggs. This is an accommodation that has been made for me innumerable times in other restaurants but this server was DETERMINED to stand her ground. I also made it clear that a vegetable was a dietary necessity and that if she chose not to accommodate the request I would not be able to eat there. I had already ordered the rest of my meal so our server knew that that I was willing to spend some money (and more than average, I might add, since I usually have to order breakfast a la carte) to get the meal I needed. They were closing early today but the produce was definitely onsite. Bear in mind that this place is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and they have a number of salads on their menu. I ordered a garden salad and was told I couldn’t have it because they were serving breakfast. This breakfast was supposed to be a rare treat since I don’t often eat carbs and certainly not that early in the day. As I told the server, this isn’t a weird personal preference, it is part of a dietary regimen that has helped me lose almost 200 pounds over the past year and a half. I have some very specific but easy-to-accommodate dietary needs, one of which is having a balance of protein and vegetable with each meal. ![]() Today, however, was the final nail in the coffin. There have been LOTS of exchanges like that with the waitstaff here. A patron at the next table overheard the conversation and handed me two. Just for the sake of example, I once asked for a pack of strawberry jelly and was told by the server that she «didn’t have the time» to find me one. They clearly don’t care if you have a good experience (they don’t even ask «How was everything?» when you cash out). They speak to their patrons like we’re dogs and flatly refuse to do anything remotely proactive to satisfy the customer. I could deal with a little apathy but they take it too far. In fact, there are several older female servers who exude more than a little bit of an «I’ve been at this too long» attitude. ![]() ![]() My son and I have had the tradition of having breakfast at The Lucky Strike in Chicopee, MA on Christmas Eve for the last four years running and I have patronized them for breakfast on a number of occasions previous. ![]() Switched to flat rate pricing with 14-day trial period.Improved the sources section of our website.Added an option to halt syncs when an associated view has a conflict.Added automated trial expiration notifications.Added a trial duration banner to the console.Added a real-time backfill progress indicator for new syncs.Close is generally availableĬlose is now generally available as a new source! Sync all your leads, contacts, and opportunities right to your production database. wait returns a 200 ok only after we've confirmed that your database is up-to-date and in-sync with Shopify. So, to ensure a recent write – like a new Shopify order – has been synced to your database, you'll call our /wait endpoint. But there's a race condition: it can take a second or two for that change to propagate to your database. Sometimes, you want your code to read from your database right after making a change via the API. Those write changes you made will flow down to your Sequin database for you to read again. You read from your database, but write changes back to the upstream API. We advocate for a one-way data flow: data flows from the upstream platform to your Sequin database. (Airtable already supports writes via our special Airtable proxy.) With the /wait endpoint, we're completing the write story for new sources like Stripe, Close, and Shopify. Improved the experience for setting up self-hosted databases.Added platform specific sources pages to the website.Added ORMs, self-hosted databases, and the /wait endpoint to our docs.Added ORMs and the /wait endpoint to the connect modal.Now, you can do this all on your own! Just click on the "Users" tab and you can invite and manage the users on your team. We've supported teams since we launched, you just needed to ask us to merge your team together into the same organization. Team members can set up new syncs (eg., developer databases), edit existing syncs, or pull up credentials for their database or /wait endpoint. You can build faster when everyone on your dev team has a Sequin account. Integrate faster by using SQL or your favorite ORM to work with all your conversation data. Twilio is now ready for syncing! We'll sync messages, phone calls, and recordings right to your production database. Fixed an issue that caused sync statuses to show an error during schema rebuilds.Added the ability to request an SSH tunnel into your database.This new sync process allows you to add views, triggers, and indexes to your database out of the box. Improved Airtable syncs to handle schema migrations in place, without dropping tables.Improved the onboarding experience to include the proxy, /wait endpoint, and events.Please send us a note if you'd like to start using events. You can work with these events directly in your database or use one of our client libraries to trigger as soon as data you care about changes. When you opt in to events, you'll see a new table in your database called _sync_event that logs every change in the API. Sequin's events let you skip all that work.Įvents are a durable event stream right in the Postgres database we sync for you. This typically requires polling the API, setting up Webhooks, or doing both. You want to know as soon as a payment fails in Stripe, or when a status changes in Airtable. Often, you need to write code that responds to creates, updates, or deletes in an API we sync for you. Add a "Skip" button during on-boarding.Added docs around our updated usage-based pricing model.Fix situations where the "Login" and "Sign up" buttons on landing page would swap.Fix issue of accounts not fully activating after subscribing.But we're looking forward to hear how this approach works for customers so we can iterate from here. It's not a perfect solution this means there will be race conditions around foreign key columns. When B is finally inserted, we put the reference into place. We call it "lazy foreign keys." The idea: if we insert row A and row A references row B but row B hasn't been inserted yet, we'll still insert row A but we'll remove the reference to B. We've released our first approach into alpha. We have a few ideas for how to solve this. When inserting a new row, we can't be certain all the rows it references have already been inserted. This is because the ordering of inserts and updates is not guaranteed. Tools and clients like ORMs use foreign keys to determine how tables and columns in a database relate to one another.Īdding foreign keys to a table that is synced from another source presents a unique challenge. And they model the relationships of your database. Foreign keys serve two important functions in databases: They provide "referential integrity" or the confidence that if one row references another, that other row exists. ![]() ![]() You stand by a flag to capture it, or you arm radio communication rigs with explosives y’all know the drill by now. The modes themselves are virtually identical to what BC2 fans are used to, which is definitely not a negative. I haven’t personally run into anything that dramatic, but some of my statistics for medals and things of that nature don’t appear to be updating accurately. I’ve heard reports that some people are having their unlocks and rank reset, which isn’t entirely surprising considering prior Battlefield launches. Each platform will get the final map once its players build up a collective 69 million team actions (spotting, reviving, etc.). I’m glad DICE went this way, and I’m also glad that all four modes - Rush, Conquest, Squad Rush, and Squad Deathmatch - are playable on all four (soon to be five) multiplayer maps. If you had all of the class gear unlocked in BC2, you’ll have the ’60s-era counterparts in Vietnam, too, minus whatever items wouldn’t make sense for the period. Perhaps the decision has to do with all of your multiplayer statistics and progression, which are shared between the core game and this expansion. Because really, all of the parts are there: new maps, weapons, vehicles, voice-overs, and even a 49-song soundtrack are what you’ll find.īut no, this content gets its own little menu directly inside of Bad Company 2, complete with “Fortunate Son” by CCR. It’s surprising to me that Vietnam was released as an expansion rather than a standalone product. Released: December 18 for PC / December 21 for consoles Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam is one of those rare products where if it simply works as promised - or gets even marginally close - it’s a crowd pleaser.ĭICE ran into some temporary technical issues with online multiplayer in Battlefield 1943 and Bad Company 2 right around each game’s launch, causing me to be more than a little nervous for the just-released multiplayer-only Vietnam expansion, but that’s thankfully not the case here (for the most part).Īnd, guess what? The crowds seem to be mighty pleased with this one.īattlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam (Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network, PC) 'I woke up all night thinking it was a dream,' Kourtney gushed on Instagram at the time. Later, it was revealed there was drama as Kris Jenner made the call not to include Kourtney's children in the happy moment - which resulted in her daughter Penelope becoming upset. Travis popped the question in October to Kourtney, whisking her away to a beach in Montecito, California, as the special moment was captured for the Kardashians Hulu reality show. The reality star is mother to Mason, 12 Penelope, nine and Reign, seven - with her former partner Scott Disick, whom she dated from 2005 until 2015. ![]() ![]() In an episode of the Kardashians, Kourt confessed their doctor had taken them down 'this road of doing IVF' saying 'it hasn't been the most amazing experience.' While the couple's romance has seen many highs, Kourtney has revealed they've also faced heartbreak as she's struggled to have a child with Travis. The first of many: Kravis made their red carpet debut at the MTV VMAs in September last year Travis also took to his Instagram Story to show an up close photo of his wedding suit, which appeared to be a shiny black material.Īnd the information comes as the finishing touches are being made at the couple's luxe castle venue. MailOnline this morning witnessed a last minute rehearsal for the reality star’s wedding which is expected to take place later today in a garden grotto beside the walls of a medieval castle in the Italian resort of Portofino. It was then that onlookers watching from a beach and a rocky outcrop below got the first glimpse of her in her figure-hugging white wedding dress with what appeared to be a long headdress and long sleeves.Ĭamera flashes were later seen, indicating that the couple were posing for official pictures with their family and friends The newlywed couple were then seen leaving the grotto area as man and wife, and climbing steps back up to the historic house where it is believed they had prepared for the ceremony. Minutes later as dusk fell, Travis was heard saying his marriage vows, although the exact words could not be made out. Kourtney remained hidden from view as she entered the garden to a moving rendition of a woman singing Ave Maria, as earlier correctly predicted by MailOnline. Landon was accompanied by two bridesmaids and was followed into the ceremony by one of Kourtney’s sisters, believed to be Khloé, and Kourtney’s daughter Penelope, nine, who is also believed have been a bridesmaid. ![]() He was closely followed by his son Landon, 18, who appeared to be wearing the same bejewelled Dolce & Gabbana ensemble that he wore earlier when he was spotted walking around the Portofino harbour area. Travis was spotted arriving at the ceremony in a smart dark suit with a white shirt and his famous bald tattooed head clearly visible as he negotiated his way through the floral displays into the garden venue. He serves as a supporting character in the Neutral and True Pacifist routes and as the final boss and heroic main antagonist in a Genocide Route. He first appears in the forest after the protagonist exits the Ruins. The sound of a woman singing what appeared to be an operatic song then began to ring out as guests waited for the bride to appear. sans the skeleton.' sans the skeleton Sans is the older brother of Papyrus and a major character in Undertale. Jamming out: He also shared a snap to his Instagram Stories of him playing guitar on a boat ![]() Like in the previous parts of the game, animatronics are out of control and they are extremely hostile towards you. In this game you will meet old and new animatronics, including the glam-rock versions of those you remember from the previous parts of the franchise – they are dressed in a very unusual way and have a makeup in the KISS style. You won’t recognize these animals at night – during the daytime, they dance and sing with kids, but when the night falls, they turn into murderers. They have no mercy and what is more – they are a bit broken, so their only desire is to kill. You will have to deal with mad animatronics one more time and do your best to survive in the opposition with the real monsters. As we have already mentioned the actions take place in a huge mall created by Freddy and his colleagues. The plot is based on the story around Vanessa, a lady in the costume of a white rabbit – she is possessed by the spirit of William Afton, that came back to life as a ghost and tries to continue his nasty deeds with the hands of another person. With years, our Freddy Fazbear managed to turn his small town pizzeria into a huge mall, which means that there are more animatronics here, as well as that they are more technically advanced. Now she appears at the epicenter of animatronics’ life – this is Freddy’s Pizza Megaplex. They come to scare her to death and there is nothing she can do. She is cursed and animatronics are chasing her at night. The game unwarps itself around the main character and this time, this is a young blond woman you have seen in the previous trailers of the game. This means that the only potential victim of the mechanical animals is you. Unluckily, you are the only one at this huge entertainment center at night. The animatronics, mad and bloodthirsty, are here to kill people. Do you hear the sirens? It seems like we have a security breach here. Neither Yukkuru nor Mine are all that tore up over their (self inflicted) loss of eye and arm.It doesn't help that he keeps killing off potential recruits to intimidate the rest either. Zero-Percent Approval Rating: Despite being called the Demon Army, the Shimazu troops don't truly believe in Xavier's cause and refuse to fight for him.If you're interested about the Rance universe itself, go to this website right her. The pace of the plot also starts to pick up around halfway through the game when a minor accident sets in motion a disaster that has its roots all the way back in the founding of JAPAN, and which will pave the way for its future unification.Ī Character sheet is now in progress. As mentioned above it has a surprisingly challenging strategy mode that pits the player against the other warring families of JAPAN, some of which you may recognise as famous people from the Sengoku Era.except occasionally as a Funny Animal or Gender Flipped. That's not to say the game is all about sex, though. Oh yeah, and have sex with as many beautiful women as possible. once she grows up) Rance becomes the real power behind the throne and raises an army to quash dissenters within the Oda family itself, and then conquer all of JAPAN. After accepting (and with his sights set on the Oda family's young heiress Kou-hime. Unfortunately, he and his companion slave Sill get caught up in the power struggles of JAPAN's Sengoku Era and have their aid enlisted by a feudal lord by the name of Oda Nobunaga, who doesn't really feel up to this whole conquering territory thing. And second, to have sex with as many beautiful women as he possibly can. The truth of the matter is, Rance came to JAPAN for two reasons: first, to enjoy a relaxing hot springs vacation after narrowly escaping becoming the ruler of Zeth. The game is known for its deep, challenging and engaging gameplay, as well as the no-less-impressive quality of its music. It chronicles the adventures of the wandering swordsman Rance and his traveling companion/slave girl Sill Plain as they journey across the Tenma Bridge to the distant country of JAPAN (yes, it's capitalized for a reason). Sengoku Rance is a Turn-Based Strategy game created by Alice Soft and is the seventh installment in the long-running Rance series (the first was released in 1989). 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