![]() ![]() If you think that I am gushing uncontrollably then you may want to look the other way, because things are still looking up. Everything feels perfect, and the conveyance of the atmosphere is top notch. One moment you’re playing in a quiet summer setting, and the next through a cold and frightening factory. This is especially impressive due to how drastically the themes in the game alter with each passing chapter. Everything is polished and looks excellent. Strange and disturbing cut-scenes move the game along with a very unique and likeable quality, while the main game is conveyed with some of the best 2D graphics I’ve seen in recent memory. The artwork and style of this game is beautifully bizarre. ![]() That is the backbone at play, and of course as you go things will progress to further exciting twists and turns. Of course, being an actual person and not a ball of goo, you become aware that each pipe is a gateway to the mighty World of Goo factory. You, the goo balls, curiously venture towards pipes at the end of each stage that lead to who knows where. The plot centres around a maniacal corporation called World of Goo, that manufactures gooey drinks for the everyday consumer. ![]() World of Goo is available now on iPad, for £2.99 / $4.99 / €3.99.Reviewed on WII Puzzle game with a plot that works (cntd.) “We’d much rather have a happy non-customer than an unhappy customer.” “For exactly these cases of false expectations and disappointment, we wish Apple offered a mechanism by which a developer can issue a refund to unsatisfied customers.” The studio notes that it offers refunds to unhappy customers on PC, but can’t do so (easily) on iPhone. To placate these people, an update added a more prominently featured 'skip level' button, and an unlimited number of skips. “What we neglected to consider is that the iOS audience might be looking for a different kind of fast-fun entertainment, where punishment for failure, no matter how slight, is not an option, and no matter how badly you play the game you always feel you have a reasonable chance of success.” The developer also dropped the price.Īnother interesting point is that the developer saw a handful of negative reviews regarding the game’s difficulty level - something it never heard about on PC or Wii. It worked closely with Apple to ensure World of Goo would be a featured title on iTunes, and even timed its release carefully so the game would be featured throughout 2010’s Christmas App Store lockdown. That’s thanks, in part, to some rather shrewd methods on 2D Boy’s part. But on iPad, the developer cashed in 125,000 downloads, in a month. On PC game distribution platform Steam, the studio took 97,000 sales in 31 days, due to two promotions at discounted prices. On WiiWare the team saw 68,000 copies sold in a single month, thanks in part to a mass mailing by Nintendo. Despite being a two year old game, and launching at the premium price of £5.99 / $9.99, World of Goo's best 31 day period on iPad dwarfed similar sale periods on Steam and WiiWare. The most interesting factoid was the game’s incredible success on iPad. ![]() Indie developer 2D Boy has taken to its blog to discuss the design, promotion, release, and sales of gloopy iPad puzzler World of Goo. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Suggested retail price for the 4- and 5-piece place settings is $26.99 (MAP) and $48 (MSRP). Most of the standard dinnerware pieces will be available in Marigold, including 4- and 5-piece sets, and a variety of plates, platters, bowls, cups, vases, the signature disk pitcher, and a wide range of bakeware and serving pieces (sold separately). ![]() Also available for just 75 weeks from Apthrough September 1, 2012, presale starts Apand items will begin shipping June 1, 2011. In addition to the other collectible Marigold pieces, the complete dinnerware line will also be available in the special limited edition color. This spring they’ve already been introduced to the cheerful hue leading up to this year’s 75th Anniversary – Marigold. “The 75th Anniversary Soup Tureen is such a special piece, not only because of its limited availability and collectability, but also because of its stunning presence on the dinner table or on display,” says Fiesta Dinnerware’s Rich Brinkman.ħ5th Anniversary Marigold Dinnerware LineĮach spring, Fiesta enthusiasts anxiously await the introduction of the new color. The 4 ½-inch ceramic handle is glazed with the matching 75th Anniversary Marigold color. capacity) is made of durable stainless steel and is imprinted with the Fiesta logo. A gently rounded lid is topped with a signature Fiesta knob for easy removal it also has a perfectly sized notch to hold the stem of the ladle. The bowl also has two scalloped edged handles for secure serving. The substantial bowl has a sculpted base that fits snugly in a crevice in the platter. The round platter is embossed with the Fiesta logo and the 75th Anniversary logo. The four-piece Soup Tureen will feature an 11 5/8-inch round platter, 3 quart bowl (10 ½-inch diameter, 5-inch height), lid, and stainless steel ladle with a ceramic handle. Presale starts Apand items will begin shipping J(MAP $279 MSRP $400). The Soup Tureen will only be available for 75 weeks from Apthrough September 1, 2012, while quantities last. “The color of comfort (and many comfort foods), Fiesta Dinnerware’s Marigold reminds of vibrant florals and cheering sunshine – guaranteed to coax a smile and provide the perfect background for edibles (and drinkables),” says color expert Leatrice Eiseman, and 75th Anniversary Soup TureenĪvailable ONLY in 75th Anniversary color Marigold, just 10,000 numbered Soup Tureens will be created enhancing the collectability, each will be numbered on the bottom of the bowl. Following the launch of the Three Piece Mixing Bowls (2008), 19 ¼-inch Oval Serving Platter (2009), and 2PC Prep Baking Bowl Set (2010), Homer Laughlin is releasing a highly collectible Soup Tureen and the complete dinnerware line in Marigold. The manufacturer is unveiling the final pieces in the limited edition 75th Anniversary color Marigold collection at the International Home & Housewares Show in Chicago, March 6-8, 2011, Booth S2003. The Homer Laughlin China Company™ Celebrates 75th Anniversary of Fiesta® Dinnerware Company adds to series of Marigold collectible pieces: expanded dinnerware line and limited edition Soup Tureen debut at International Home & Housewares Show Newell, W.Va.-(March 6, 2011)-The Homer Laughlin China Company™ is celebrating the 75th Anniversary of its iconic Fiesta® Dinnerware Brand, made in the USA. ![]() ![]() ![]() The current tested version of blender is blender-2.93.7, the plugin is downloaded from RenderManForBlender, the compatible version of the plugin is: RenderMan 24. The libtinfo.so.5 dependency is required for RenderManProServer. RenderMan-Installer-ncr-24.3 requires this dependency. in most situations than Blenders Cycles, but you can get Arnold for Blender as a plugin. Chapter 9: The Args File and the Blender RenderMan Addon Arg File Contents Adding Variables to Args File Args File Location Use with Tools Summary Chapter 10: Wrapup: Lights & Procedural OSL Pattern (Texture) Generation Light Plugins Custom Lights Other Plugins Open Shading Language Summary & Conclusions. Added a method validatetoken() to the public Blender ID Add. Urge the user to log out & back in again to refresh the auth token if it expires within 2 weeks. Show 'validate' button when the token expiration is unknown. Download the icu-release-50-2.zip, compile and install it. Renderman is a 3rd-party rendering software, or renderer. The Blender ID add-on was upgraded to version 1.3.0: Show a message after logging out. ![]() Libssl requires version 1.0.0, opensuse natively uses libssl.so.1.1, openssl version is not compatible, the installer will show Failed to query serial number: an unknown network-related error was Failed to query serial number: an unknown network-related error was detected. zypper install libopenssl1_0_0 ln -sv /usr/lib64/libssl.so.1.0.0 /opt/pixar/RenderMan-Installer-ncr-24.3/lib/3rdparty/Qt-5.12.6/lib/ libssl.so. ![]() To install the NCR (Non-Commercial) version of Renderman on OpenSUSE, you need to register via email on the Renderman Store, due to the differences between Linux systems, you need to pay attention to the following points: Using accurate ACES color management system. Modular Materials advanced layered material development. Use XPU for visual effects stage development to speed up creation. Render Engine XPU technology released to render images using both CPU and GPU. ![]() ![]() ‘Our fleet includes nine passenger vans available for shared or private transfers, plus sedans, limousines, mini coaches and full-size motor coaches.’įor Mike, a family business goes well beyond blood relatives though, and in his eyes, success is measured far beyond just profits. Now, Karmel Shuttle employs over 100 people and offers a variety of vehicles in their fleet to suit all kinds of airport transfers, whether passengers want a shared shuttle or private limousine. Karmel Shuttle was born from this and morphed into a “One Stop Shop” for all transportation needs.’ ‘We were moving parcels and packages 24/7 for our clientele and figured we should branch out and offer passenger transportation services to our same customers. ![]() The company was an immediate success and led to Karmel Shuttle,’ says Mike, looking back on the evolution of the company. We provided same-day messenger services to businesses throughout California. ‘Prior to starting Karmel Shuttle, we had a company called Karmel Courier back in 1990. Having a strong staff support is paramount to a successful business and great customer service, Mike says,and employees are treated like family That, right there, is exceptional customer service,’ explains Mike.Ĭustomer service and ensuring a comfortable, enjoyable experience for passengers is the name of the game for Karmel Shuttle these days, but it wasn’t always people that the Karmel brand transported. I’m sure you can guess how happily that story ended. ‘She had just come down to ask for assistance when our driver walked in. She realised it was missing when the timer went off alerting them that their child was in need of their medication. Apparently the bag contained her child’s insulin medication. Once he was able to grab her attention, the lady screamed in relief and hugged him. He approached her with the bag and quickly realised that she was a bit frantic and upset. As he entered the hotel lobby, he coincidentally noticed a member of the family at the concierge desk. ‘Without any instruction, the driver took it upon himself to jump in his own car and, in his own time, return the bag to the guests at their hotel. The bag had the family’s name on it, so he knew who it belonged to. The driver discovered it while cleaning out the van, just after he returned to the yard at the end of his shift. ‘In December last year, a family travelling to the Disneyland Resort had left a very small bag hidden away under the seat in one of our vans. He recalls a particularly memorable event where one of the Karmel drivers went above and beyond, returning lost property that, unknown to the driver, contained something extremely valuable. Mike knows that words aren’t enough though, and action is needed for truly great customer service. All of these things combined make for an excellent customer experience.’ Mike Afram (pictured) is the president of SoCal transfer company Karmel Shuttle Service Kindness, helpfulness, compassion, knowledge, respect, appreciation, responsiveness, timeliness, watchfulness, attentiveness, clear communication, and a positive attitude. ![]() It’s about striving to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers, and it comes in so many forms. ![]() ‘Customer service is all about perception. I think we’re all of the same mindset that we’re a team and we’re all ready to roll up our sleeves and do whatever’s needed to get the job done,’ explains Mike, who started Karmel Shuttle back in 1996.Īnd getting the job done is what they do best. ‘Technically, my title is president however we’re not too big on titles around here. He’s the president of Karmel Shuttle Service, but for this family-run business, titles aren’t what’s most important. Nobody knows this better than Mike Afram. Mike Afram, president of Southern California transfer company Karmel Shuttle Service, tells us all his favourite SoCal spots and the benefits of managing a family-run business.Ĭalifornia is rich with culture and history, and is a mecca for stardom, sunny golden beaches and great food. In this Meet & Greet series, we meet the people behind some of the amazing transfer companies working with. ![]() ![]() ![]() Flying Formation has never been that easy ever. And it will not just replicate your current flight path, it will be impacted by the winds and speeds alteration. Record, Play, fly with a Ghost, move the timeslider directly in MSFS.įly LIVE with an AI GHOST right beside your plane. FlightControlReplay 5 is also displayed in MSFS and added to the simulator toolbar. ![]() Keep control of your tool directly from MSFS without leaving the simulator window. 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I am proud to present the new generation of FlightControlReplay, version 5, for Microsoft Flight Simulator and Prepar3D 5.x. FlightControlReplay v5 Released for MSFS and P3D5 ![]() ![]() ![]() But Luk Kop didn’t need much encouragement. Soldier rewarded the elephants with apples and bananas, or petted their fat pink tongues, which some elephants love. Elephants tend to keep a steadier beat than humans do, a study by the neuroscientist Aniruddh Patel later found, and Luk Kop’s sense of timing was uncanny. And yet, when Soldier set one before him and handed him a stick, he grabbed it with his trunk and quickly learned how to wield it. Luk Kop had never touched a drum in his life. Within four years, sixteen elephants were playing a full orchestra’s worth of instruments. A metalworker in nearby Lampang built some marimbas and thunder sheets a Canadian artist designed a synthesizer that the elephants could play with their trunks and Soldier brought in bells, harmonicas, and mouth organs from northeastern Thailand. Then he mixed in more instruments and tunings. Initially, Soldier had all the instruments tuned to a C-sharp pentatonic scale, so they would sound good together. ![]() The blade of a huge circular saw that was abandoned by a tree poacher in the forest was turned into a gong. Working with Lair and the carpenters at the sanctuary, Soldier built an elephant-size xylophone, a drum, and a single-stringed instrument that looked like a washtub bass. It had to be operable without hands or fingers, and it had to be very large. Anything an elephant played had to be weatherproof and extremely durable. The first challenge was making instruments. When Soldier explained his plan to the elephant trainers at the sanctuary, they reacted with “slightly irritated bemusement,” he later recalled. But that didn’t mean they would make good musicians-at least of the sort that play in an orchestra. Studies had found that elephants could identify simple melodies and distinguish pitches as little as a half step apart. Some female elephants are both so intelligent and so even-tempered that villagers in Thailand have used them as babysitters. They’ve learned to pull plows, carry tree trunks, clear paths, and trample armies. Why would elephants be any better?Īsian elephants have been trained by humans for more than four thousand years. To anyone other than a parent, a grade-school orchestra sounds like a crate of instruments falling down a staircase. But bright colors on a canvas are easy to like music is a harder sell. One critic compared them to Abstract Expressionism. The results were exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia and auctioned off at Christie’s for more than thirty thousand dollars. The Russian artists Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid had recently taught some of the sanctuary’s animals to paint with oils by holding brushes in their trunks. In the spring of 1999, when Lair was on a research trip in New York, he and Soldier stayed up late one night at Soldier’s place in Chinatown, talking about elephant art. He had hit upon the idea with Richard Lair, a conservationist and adviser at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center, where Luk Kop lived. Soldier was in Thailand to recruit musicians for an elephant orchestra. He’d been deemed too truculent to mix with tourists. When the composer and instrumentalist Dave Soldier first met him, in Thailand, in 2000, Luk Kop spent most of his time eating grass and hanging around with the other elephants. He had a brief moment of fame as a child actor, in the Disney film “Operation Dumbo Drop,” but grew into a sullen and ungainly teen. He didn’t build instruments out of sticks and gourds or blow trumpet solos as a five-year-old. He didn’t hum made-up tunes to himself as a youngster or shake his head when someone sang flat. Luk Kop didn’t seem to have the makings of a musical prodigy. ![]() ![]() ![]() One time when we drove through the tree, we got a flat tire. Its official name is the Chandelier Tree, but we call it the Drive-Thru Tree. The California redwoods grow to be over 350 feet tall and our favorite tree is so big around that you can drive a car right through a tunnel made in the trunk. Guess where those blue jeans were invented? In San Francisco, California in 1873 by a man named Levi Strauss.Ĭhandelier Tree - California is lucky to have the biggest, tallest trees in the world. We welcome everyone.īlue Jeans - I know that Wyoming is famous for its cowboys and that cowboys wear blue jeans. Over 40 different languages, customs, celebrations, histories. ![]() When my kids were younger, there were students from over 40 different countries at their school. We are a state made up of all different kinds of people from lots of different places. ![]() Until then, have fun learning!Īll Are Welcome - This is probably my favorite thing about California. I hope you and your family can come visit California someday soon. Here is my postcard with a list of reasons I love California. Your mom (who I have known since she was in kindergarten) shared your request for a postcard and I am excited to share. 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When an equation is multiplied by the LCD (which is a polynomial in the variable). When an equation involves fractions, it can be put in a simpler form when both sides of the equation are multiplied by the LCD of all the fractions in the equation. Many problems require the solution of a formula for one of the letters involved.ħ.7 Equations Involving Algebraic Fractions Formulas may be considered special types of literal equations. They are widely used in many fields of study. To check, substitute a+2 for x in the original equation.įormulas are rules expressed in symbols or literal numbers. If (a-4) ≠ 0, that is, a ≠ 4, we can divide both sides of the equation by (a-4) to get Click on "Solve Similar" button to see more examples.ĮXAMPLE Solve the following equation for x and check: Let’s see how our step by step math solver solves this and similar problems. 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