![]() I have wanted it for my own boat, but it is one reason these boats are so expensive the motor retails in the US for $4,549 and the battery pack is $2,900. One of the iconic builders of this era was the Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Company of Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Most importantly, they are powered by Torqeedo 2.0 FP pod drives that pump out 1,120 watts, equivalent to about 6 horsepower, connected to Torqeedo's Power 24-3500 Lithium-Ion battery pack holding 3,500 Wh sealed in a waterproof box. John Wooldridge Illustration by Jim Ewing If you grew up boating in the 1950s, you probably found yourself afloat in one of the affordable wooden runabouts that were suddenly available everywhere. The mahogany deck is encased in epoxy fibreglass for zero maintenance ![]() Unlike the classic woodies, these boats have low maintenance fiberglass hulls. Mirror polished stainless-steel castings and hardware enhance the nautical air. Luxury details include a hand-carved mahogany tiller and joystick, one-inch thick leather seat covers that snap off for easy storage, removable two-compartment cooler and charcuterie board. Buzz is a versatile, planing outboard runabout measuring 11 ft. These self-draining electric boats consist of three primary construction components the hull, cockpit liner and deck surface, while an ergonomically designed, hand-carved wooden tiller with joystick component steers its course. The difference between the two appears to be that the Tahoe (fancy wooden boats were popular there too) has the gorgeous mahogany top, and the Lugano has a sportier, more European vibe. Lee Kline and Paul Lavoie probably know these boats from Lake Ontario and Muskoka where they grew up, and now their company, Beau Lake ( the people who brought us a $20,000 pedal boat! ), has launched the Tahoe and Lugano electric boats. Lovely to look at, but high maintenance and often those big old engines are polluting the air and water. To this day, up on the big Muskoka lakes north of Toronto, Canada, rich people put on their straw boaters and blue blazers, and tool around in very beautiful, very expensive old mahogany runabouts. Written by Lloyd Alter Load up the Krug and the caviar and go for a spin.
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![]() I am not planning on ditching Lightroom anytime soon, but I plan on using Aurora HDR and Luminar as plugins in Lightroom and Photoshop. If you like Luminar and are ready to purchase the program, use the PHOTOTRACES discount code to receive $10 off. To help you figure out if Skylum’s Luminar is the right tool for your photography, I have adapted my Lightroom Free Travel Preset Collection to Luminar and am offering it as a gift to all my subscribers.ĭownload trial version of Luminar, install the Travel Presets Pack, and take it for a spin! ![]() Aurora HDR is a dedicated HDR program that can be used as a standalone application or as a plugin with Lightroom or Photoshop. I’ve been using Skylum photo editors for a couple of months now and I am impressed with what I’ve seen.Ī few weeks ago, I reviewed Skylum’s HDR editor called Aurora HDR on PhotoTraces. The day after Adobe’s big announcement, Skylum published a section on its website dedicated to unsatisfied Lightroom users looking for alternatives. For a long time, it was a Mac-only company but, after expanding to the Windows platform last year, they became a major player in the realm of photo editing. One of those companies is Skylum (formerly MacPhun). Right- or command-click anywhere in those presets and the option to Import will appear. The presets you already have will be on the left side panel. Open Lightroom and enter the Develop mode. If you downloaded the presets they might be saved into a. To install your Skylum preset pack, download the zip file and unzip it. Sure enough, other companies saw the opportunity to grab the market share from Adobe and have started offering their own innovative and exciting photo editing tools. Now drag the preset files you want to add to Luminar into this presets folder. Since Adobe killed Lightroom’s standalone version and forced photographers to move to the subscription model, people started looking for Lightroom alternatives. Mario is an unequivocal "good guy", yet his form has been intriguingly fluid. If there is a gap that you have to cross, everyone is going to try to run to jump across… because of the simplicity of these experiences as well as the interactive nature of controlling the character and seeing the response on the game screen – that's what really resonated with people." "Everyone is afraid of falling from a great height. ![]() "I think that Mario became so popular because the actions in the Mario game are something that are innate to humans everywhere," Miyamoto told NPR in a 2015 interview. Mario's original 8-bit design was instantly recognisable: stout, bright, bearing a distinctive cap and moustache by the arcade release of Mario Bros (1983), his character was adapted, switching roles from carpenter to Italian-American plumber (reflecting that game's landscape of pipes, as well as Miyamoto's love of Western comics), while the controls remained intuitive. His creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, referenced global pop culture influences, envisioning a protagonist that could make recurring cameos across different games, rather like Alfred Hitchcock cropping up in the movies he directed. Prior to his 1981 debut in Donkey Kong, Mario had been called Ossan (Japanese for "middle-aged guy"), Mr Video and Jumpman in development he was eventually named after the landlord of Nintendo's US HQ. Mario's now massive "everyman" presence stems from low-key beginnings. More than any other video-gaming character, Mario has steadily powered up from an arcade sprite to a household name and pop culture icon. His adventures have inspired multi-generational merch (toys, trading cards, designer kimonos), spin-offs including new animated feature The Super Mario Bros Movie, and theme park attractions. Over the decades, Mario has appeared in more than 200 games, among them Nintendo's original Mario Bros (which marks its 40th anniversary in March 2023), alongside his sibling Luigi, and the Mario Kart series (1992 onwards). The music most embedded in our psyches? Mario had three lives in this platform game, but an apparently infinite appeal beyond it. I played the game obsessively, captivated by its split screen liquid-crystal display, and the simple expressiveness of its hero character: a plucky monochrome figure called Mario, who would scale a construction site to rescue a captive princess. Back in the mid-1980s, I was thrilled to unwrap a hi-tech gift for my ninth birthday: a handheld Game + Watch version of the arcade hit Donkey Kong. The following section provides a list of the properties supported by the SharePoint Online List source. Note that the apostrophe (') is not allowed in file names.įor a full list of sections and properties that are available for defining activities, see Pipelines. The type property of the dataset must be set to SharePointOnlineLResource. The following section provides a list of the properties supported by the SAP table dataset. If not specified, the default Azure Integration Runtime is used.įor a full list of sections and properties that are available for defining datasets, see Datasets and linked services. The Integration Runtime to use to connect to the data store. The tenant ID under which your application resides. Mark this field as a SecureString to store it securely, or reference a secret stored in Azure Key Vault. Refer to Prerequisites for more details including the permission settings. The Application (client) ID of the application registered in Azure Active Directory. The type property must be set to: SharePointOnlineList. The following properties are supported for a SharePoint Online List linked service: Property The following sections provide details about properties you can use to define entities that are specific to SharePoint Online List connector. Search for SharePoint and select the SharePoint Online List connector.Ĭonfigure the service details, test the connection, and create the new linked service. Use the following steps to create a linked service to a SharePoint Online List in the Azure portal UI.īrowse to the Manage tab in your Azure Data Factory or Synapse workspace and select Linked Services, then click New: To perform the Copy activity with a pipeline, you can use one of the following tools or SDKs:Ĭreate a linked service to a SharePoint Online List using UI For example, you could use the URL of a page that displays a list of files in a library, or a page that displays the contents of a document. This URL should be a page on your SharePoint site that the app has permission to access. The "Redirect URL" is the URL that the SharePoint app will redirect to after the user has authenticated and granted permissions to the app. For example, if your SharePoint site is located at "", then the "App Domain" would be "". The "App Domain" is the domain where your SharePoint site is hosted. In the context of configuring the SharePoint connector, the "App Domain" and "Redirect URL" refer to the SharePoint app that you have registered in Azure Active Directory (AAD) to allow access to your SharePoint data. Search the application ID you registered, fill the empty fields, and click "Create". Grant SharePoint Online site permission to your registered application by following the steps below. Make note of these values, which you use to define the linked service: To learn how, see Quickstart: Register an application with the Microsoft identity platform. Register an application with the Microsoft Identity platform. The SharePoint List Online connector uses service principal authentication to connect to SharePoint. Learn how to copy file from Copy file from SharePoint Online section. ![]() This connector supports copying data from SharePoint Online List but not file. ![]() Clicking the camera icon will allow the player to cycle between the external cameras.Other active Cyclops modules such as the Cyclops Shield Generator and Cyclops Sonar Upgrade will add icons to this panel, allowing the player to toggle them on or off. External Cameras & Silent-Running Mode - Displayed on the right side of the window, these buttons allow the player to look through the external cameras, toggle Silent Running mode and activate the Decoy Launcher, as well as showing how many decoys are loaded.Creature attacks and fire warnings will show here The creature attack warning showing a yellow triangle with an icon of a mouth and 2 eyes and the fire warning showing a red triangle with the icon of a fire. Cyclops Health and Noise Emissions - Displayed as two bars on the lower-left of the window.However, these speed settings are only visible on the HUD if the engine is turned on. Below it, players can select one of three speed settings. Engine Power & Propeller Speed - Displayed on the upper-left of the window, the propeller icon toggles the engine on or off.Compass - Displayed at the bottom of the window, attached to the top of the steering controls. ![]() Depth Indicator & Engine Power - Displayed at the top-center of the window, these values indicate the Cyclops' current/maximum depth, and the engine's remaining power (as a percentage).The Cyclops is incapable of movement if the engine is disabled, and will display "Engine off" in red on the HUD to remind the player. The middle of the HUD area is largely clear, but much of the HUD available to the pilot is not visible until the player engages the controls. If the player takes one of these, they can replace it (or place a different Fire Extinguisher) by equipping the Extinguisher and looking at the wall bracket, which will bring up a "replace fire extinguisher" button prompt. More information on noise can be found in the Noise subsection.Ī Cyclops is built with a full set of six standard Power Cells inserted into racks of three sockets on either side of the engine, and two wall-mounted Fire Extinguishers, one located next to the damage control console and the other in the engine room. ![]() ![]() The Cyclops has three speed settings: "slow," "standard" and "flank." As well as speed, each setting affects the amount of noise generated and, in turn, the attention drawn from hostile fauna. These cameras are located on the keel, sail and screw, which in layman's terms are below, above and at the rear of the submarine, respectively. The submarine is equipped with three external cameras which are operated via the HUD. It cannot "strafe" sideways, nor can it pitch forward or back as the Seamoth can. The Cyclops takes over the movement controls, with forward and back moving the submarine in that direction, swim up and swim down being used to ascend and descend, and left and right used to turn. While controlling the helm, the player is still able to move their viewpoint in a limited arc to look around. The Cyclops functions as a cross between a Seabase and a vehicle: the player can freely walk around inside it, only controlling it when they approach the helm control and "use" it. A far safer option for finding all hull and bridge blueprints could be either of the Mushroom Forests, and engine fragments can be found with relative ease in the Crag Field. It should be noted that while the East side of Mountain Island is a viable place to find many / all of the parts, a Reaper Leviathan and Boneshark patrols the area, and the parts reside at a depth of below 200m. Each completed component will progress the overall Cyclops blueprint by 33% to fully complete the Cyclops blueprint, the player must find and scan nine fragments in total. Each component is shown individually in the PDA.
Originally featured on Taoist Hermit and Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage, hexproof was pretty rare until it was formally keyworded in Magic 2012. Hexproof became the “new and improved” shroud as of 2011. Shroud was an evergreen mechanic featured in the highest levels of Magic over and over again until it was basically replaced by hexproof in 2011. Morphling was considered the best creature ever printed for a while, and it also showed up in the Pro Tour. Blastoderm was an important centerpiece to the Fires of Yavimaya deck that dominated the Pro Tour in 2000. That win eventually earned him his face on Sylvan Safekeeper, a card that’s played extensively in Legacy even today.Ĭreatures with shroud have an important place in Magic’s history as an answer to decks with strong interaction. If you’ve read my previous pieces then you know that I have a mild adoration for Olle Rade’s Pro Tour-winning deck, one that featured Deadly Insect as a large threat that eluded the aforementioned Lightning Bolt and Swords to Plowshares. Shroud originally appeared pretty sparingly, and most cards that mentioned it only got it after paying some sort of cost or in specific situations, like on Svyelunite Priest and Spectral Guardian. Shroud first earned that status on Quagnoth in Future Sight. From that point in 1994 until 2007 it spent a long, long time without a keyword. Shroud has a fairly long history as a mechanic, with cards as early as Legends featuring it. MTG Comprehensive Rules The History of Shroud in MTG Pretty much any spell or ability that has the word “target” doesn’t work if the creature (or player) it would target has shroud.įor the sticklers, here are the rules text of shroud:ħ02.18a Shroud is a static ability, “Shroud” means “This permanent or player can’t be the target of spells or abilities. Or, in some rare cases, a player with shroud. Shroud basically means that neither you nor your opponent can target a permanent. Sylvan Safekeeper | Illustration by Magali Villeneuve While the keyword protection existed earlier, that mechanic was much more brutal in its purpose at the time and a significant combat boost in providing immunity against a whole color.īut how does shroud work, and why is it so important? Let’s dig in! ![]() This mechanic is so important because it elevates creatures beyond their combat capabilities and allows them to be evaluated on an axis where size and efficiency isn’t necessarily everything. It doesn’t provide any inherent advantage in dealing damage unlike all the mechanics introduced in Alpha. Shroud was one of the earliest mechanics that allowed creatures to do this.įrom a design philosophy, shroud was one of the first mechanics that didn’t affect combat. Being able to dodge spells like Lightning Bolt, Swords to Plowshares, and Mind Control is incredibly valuable. Many an entrenched Magic player has explained the “dies to Doom Blade” argument, one that suggests that any creature that dies to an efficient removal spell is greatly diminished in power level. On today’s MTG mechanics menu we have shroud.Įfficient removal has been omnipresent in Constructed formats since the dawn of Magic. Argothian Enchantress | Illustration by Daren Bader Specifically, it’s best for those manual-shifting vehicles whose owner’s manuals recommend that they be filled with automatic transmission fluid. Royal Purple Synchromax is an alternative choice for drivers with manual transmissions. 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Bottle Size: Depending on your vehicle, it could require 6 or more quarts of transmission fluid for a complete flush and change.If you have an older vehicle, check which fluid it’s been running on, and don’t switch fluid types to ensure the best performance. Age of Car: A number of older cars will run better on mineral-oil based transmission fluid, and introducing a synthetic ATF could actually lead to damage.Monolec is one example of a beneficial additive you can look for. While a number of these can be helpful for improving performance and the overall life of both the transmission and the fluid itself, others can be harmful. ![]() Additives: Some synthetic- and mineral-oil-based transmission fluids also contain additives. ![]() Moisture, chemicals, and a whole host of other factors can wreak havoc on your transmission, so be sure to change your transmission fluid when recommended to reduce these potential problems. 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Why is Inscription Useful in Dragonflight? There are no changes to the Specialization trees coming, so players who may have missed a few weeks of Knowledge Point generation can breathe easy! Meet Ponzo! Knowledge Points & Recipes in Dragonflight Patch 10.1įor those players still working on catching up with their chosen Specialization, don't worry - patch 10.1 isn't going to bring you further behind. ![]() ![]() By interacting with Ponzo, a new Niffen that definitely isn't running a ponzi scheme, Scribes can earn Ponzo's Cream and Glimmerogg Timeshare Voucher, used to trade for recipes such as Contract: Loamm Niffen.įor more information on Ponzo, take a look at our guide below! Inscription is no exception, and has fun recipes to learn from Scridorsa the Chiseler, found in Loamm when arriving in the Zaralek Cavern. In Patch 10.1, players explore the underground Zaralek Cavern, and Professions gain several new recipes! Just wanted to show the idea.Dragonflight Patch 10.1 Inscription Changes Screens on different maps have advantages and disadvantages (here is my keyrun character and the whole presentation was created in 10 min :)). The picture with ass view is intentional - I wanted to show how beautiful the glider is (from the front, unfortunately, it doesn't see as well as the circles spread out). You could also explore screenshots in different places as well.Ī little lacking in the screenshot variety but otherwise solid gold rating! And yea it's a pity the website still isn't fixed and probably won't be fixed :( The screenshots are also well framed mostly, just a few are a bit awkward like the mid-jump ones and that last ass shot. The armor pieces all fit together nicely as well. I love it, great use of the back piece in a thematically fitting way. Weapons: Timekeeper Staff + Timekeeper Sword = Apparently the page still doesn't work properly, can't use colors / armor parts tool at the moment= I hope you like my mysterious time shifter After experiments with white gold, grey, purple. And I thought for a while, which colour should I use besides white/gold. The colours are adapted to weapon colours. The tips of shoulders are repeated with details on boots. The wheels on the leg dress and gloves harmonize well with "watch parts" on the weapons. So besides the mysterious Sun-Blessed Vision and Spellforged Backpack, I chose some armor parts with steam punk details. When I recently got some of the Timekeeper weapons skins, I had the idea to create a time traveller. Since then, I have always thought about which character it would suit. ![]() When I made my sun king, I had thoughts of using the Sun-Blessed Vision headboard, but I rejected it. I know what awaits me, but I can't stop hoping. Turn around, echo it in my head, you don't want to see it. And my feet carry me fast, but not fast enough. I hardly touch it, pay no attention to my kick. And not even I can say when my first "once upon a time" began.įor the second time. So long that the years turned to dust, to fragments of a time that had forgotten itself. And it could indeed have been a fairy tale, but that was a long, long time ago. Once upon a time - this is how fairy tales begin and this is how my life began. I found myself running out of steam as I tried to cross large open areas, and it took me a while to get a good sense of how to utilize the system to make getting around fun instead of arduous. It seems that while parkouring around the map will be a main focus of the experience, the parkour mechanics are better for shorter trips around objects-at least until you unlock more capabilities as you explore and Frey levels up. A fast-travel system you unlock by visiting key locations helps make it quicker and easier to get to objectives that are vastly far apart. But even the demo we saw had a pretty huge open world, with a lot of space between points of interest. Getting around in Forspoken feels pretty good, and the game keeps controls simple so that it's easy to navigate terrain fluidly. It's not just that you bound over obstacles and perform sick flips, but that the addition of magic makes it possible to do parkour moves to cross big gaps or get large increases in speed. You'll also want to combine the parkour system with Frey's ability to grab onto ledges or special rocks with a sort of magical rope, which allows her to zip forward or upward like Spidey making his way up a building or across rooftops.Įverything in Forspoken is infused with magic, co-director Takefumi Terada said in an interview with GameSpot, and that's what makes the parkour system stand out from similar approaches in other games. For instance, just bounding across an open field will let you move fast for a short period, but you'll get farther if you cut through a stand of trees, because Frey will kick off them as she passes to get extra speed and distance. To get the most out of the traversal system, you want to plan your moves through the world to actually hit obstacles and use them to your advantage. You can't parkour forever, though-Frey has a limited amount of stamina that has to be recharged after a while. Holding down a single face button on your controller activates the ability, which causes Frey to bound forward and to automatically climb up or spring off any obstacles that get in her way. Most of the time, you'll get around with Forspoken's magical parkour system, which has been a big highlight in trailers and gameplay videos so far. The demo we played took place in a series of vast fields, craggy valleys, and swampy lowlands. While you'll have to think about how to best use all the magic weapons at your disposal, the fun of Forspoken is in the speed-it relies less on methodical planning and more on hitting opponents with everything you've got. Especially in combat, it can be a fast and frenetic game, thanks to a huge amount of magical abilities to use against enemies. Where Forspoken stands apart is in its traversal and combat, once you get the hang of both. ![]() ![]() ![]() In some ways, what we saw of Forspoken felt familiar for anyone who's played a lot of open-world games-there were a lot of locations to unlock, small challenges to complete, and items to collect to upgrade protagonist Frey's powers. Along the way, she finds herself gaining control of powerful magical abilities, and has to fight against a corrupting force that's spreading across Athia in order to find her way home. Players take on the role of Frey, a New Yorker from our world who finds herself transported to Athia. 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