![]() ![]() While 111 Damage is by no means impressive compared to other RFs, M14’s self boost to Damage and new secondary Skill more than compensates for this shortcoming. Post-chip arrival, it is buffed to a whopping +20 RoF and +20 Damage, not only making it worth more than AR chips, but making her Mod 3 even more worth it.M14 Mod pulls no punches, adding another point to her already high Rate of Fire, now 44, and backing that up with a base Damage of 111. M4's SPEQ buffs her +15 Armor, which is what lets her tank damage on cheap farms, and +5 Damage, which fixes her somewhat low Damage stat. M4A1's strong AR buffing tiles gets even stronger with her Mod, buffing a whopping 32% Crit Rate and 20%, capable of guaranteeing 90% Crit Rate for ARs equipped with VFL, and max Crit Rate for the rare ARs that have a base Crit Rate of 30%, instead of the usual 20%. M4's Skill 2 interaction with ST AR-15 Mod's Skill 2 gives her an additional 20% damage buff which is a helpful buff when they're paired together. OP Skill 2 - Skill 2 interaction with ST AT-15 For example, when 10-4E farm was the best way to acquire cores, M4A1 Mod 3 was the only other way to farm it if Commanders did not have a duplicate of Carcano M91/38.Īnother example is that M4A1 Mod 3 + shield HG (P22 or HS2000) is the most efficient way to farm p22 in Faith of Blood II EX, a map in Isomer, which presents a much higher yield of P22s, and cores, than its Normal map counterpart. M4A1 Mod 3 enables cheap farming compositions that either required more dolls to achieve the same farming ability or presents a much lower cost in repairs and/or resources spent on farming teams because of her SPEQ that has +15 Armor. The AoE splash is also beneficial, and so it's recommended to field a PEQ over a VFL on night missions.īecause of it's huge Damage buff, at the cost of RoF, it enabled building Double Jupiters and M4xodias, where HGs buff M4 (and her partner, usually IWS2000, on Double Jupiter) before 2 of them are retreated so M4 can trigger the cannon aspect (increase 600% Damage while reducing 70% RoF) of her Skill.įor more details, check this in-depth guide on how to use M4A1 Mod. ![]() Her Skill 2 opens up a variety of farming compositions and exodias previously impossible to make, and one of the main reasons is because of her 600% damage buff. It is this incredible utility that makes M4A1 a great T-Doll to use at any point of the game, and for this reason, it is strongly recommended to level her up as soon as possible. In summary, M4A1 possesses all the tools she needs to out damage her competitors while also buffing her fellow ARs’ damage with her tiles. This stat allows her to possess considerable damage output compared to many other ARs. It is her 79 RoF which is arguably M4A1’s best quality. 48 Accuracy allows M4A1 to hit most targets, though since ARs are naturally accurate this stat does not really speak to her strength. She has 46 Damage, which is 1 less than her comparable Gr G36. M4A1’s statline is also quite well balanced. Her 16 Second cooldown, however, can be problematic when one is facing prolonged fights where M4A1 sees her skill run out. Her short Initial Cooldown makes her an excellent fit for ‘quick burst’ Echelon compositions, while her 10 second skill duration means that she will likely be boosted for the majority of many fights. Moving onto her performance as an AR, M4A1’s skill is Damage Focus T, which boasts a 4 second Initial Cooldown, a 10 second duration, and a 70% damage boost effect. This can be done by making use of HGs that can buff every team member when placed on Tile 5 and Offtank SMGs that will make use of the additional buffs provided. It should be noted, however, that this can be offset by running more damage-oriented Echelon compositions. Because of this, an SMG such as UMP45 which buffs Crit Rate for the entire AR column could still top M4A1 in buff efficiency. Really, the only downside to these buffs is that M4A1 does not apply them to herself. While another Crit buffer can be employed, this is not recommended as it would break the cap by 8%, causing inefficiencies. Assuming these ARs are equipped with five-star VFL Crit Scopes, M4A1 will push them to 88% Crit Rate, which is as good as AR Crit Rate gets. M4A1 provides other ARs in the Echelon with 18% Damage and 30% Crit Rate via her buff tiles. Toting unique formation buffs, an excellent self-buffing skill, and a well-rounded statline, M4A1’s versatility makes her a common choice for many Echelons. M4A1 is the first story AR received for free by clearing chapter 2 stage 6, but don’t take that to mean she’s anywhere close to subpar. ![]()
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Free Shipping all bay area of San Francisco, San Jose, Fremont, Tracy, Stockton, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and some nearest bay area.ĭelivery FREE IN HOME is available on all of our items. ![]() ![]() ![]() Specifies how to wrap long lines for printing. Whether gedit should include a document header when printing documents. Whether gedit should print syntax highlighting when printing documents. Whether the side panel at the left of editing windows should be visible. ![]() Whether the status bar at the bottom of editing windows should be visible. Note that the values are case-sensitive, so make sure they appear exactly as mentioned here. Use “never” to never show the tabs, “always” to always show the tabs, and “auto” to show the tabs only when there is more than one tab. Specifies when to show the notebook tabs. Whether gedit will ensure that documents always end with a trailing newline. Whether gedit should highlight all the occurrences of the searched text. Whether gedit should enable syntax highlighting. Whether gedit should restore the previous cursor position when a file is loaded. Use “disabled” to always move at the start/end of the line, “after” to move to the start/end of the line the first time the keys are pressed and to the start/end of the text ignoring whitespaces the second time the keys are pressed, “before” to move to the start/end of the text before moving to the start/end of the line and “always” to always move to the start/end of the text instead of the start/end of the line. Specifies how the cursor moves when the HOME and END keys are pressed. Whether the document will get a background pattern painted. Specifies the position of the right margin. Whether gedit should display the right margin in the editing area. Whether gedit should highlight matching brackets. Whether gedit should highlight the current line. Whether gedit should display line numbers in the editing area. Whether gedit should enable automatic indentation. Whether gedit should insert spaces instead of tabs. Specifies the number of spaces that should be displayed instead of Tab characters. Use “word” for wrapping at word boundaries, and “char” for wrapping at individual character boundaries. Specifies the last split mode used with line wrapping mode, so that when wrapping mode is off we still remember the split mode choice. Last split mode choice for line wrapping mode Use “none” for no wrapping, “word” for wrapping at word boundaries, and “char” for wrapping at individual character boundaries. Specifies how to wrap long lines in the editing area. Use “-1” for unlimited number of actions. Maximum number of actions that gedit will be able to undo or redo. This will only take effect if the “Autosave” option is turned on. Number of minutes after which gedit will automatically save modified files. ![]() You can set the time interval with the “Autosave Interval” option. Whether gedit should automatically save modified files after a time interval. Whether gedit should create backup copies for the files it saves. The ID of a GtkSourceView Style Scheme used to color the text. This will only take effect if the “Use Default Font” option is turned off. If this option is turned off, then the font named in the “Editor Font” option will be used instead of the system font.Ī custom font that will be used for the editing area. Once the downloads finish, the importation is the same as with locally made style files.Whether to use the system’s default fixed width font for editing text instead of a font specific to gedit. GtkSourceView/StyleSchemes is an excellent page that contains Gedit color schemes. Not only can users create schemes, but users can also download schemes. Browse for the XML file and then click "Add Scheme". Click this button to import a new color scheme. Notice at the bottom of this box is a plus sign button. Remember that this is where you can select a new color scheme. To load a scheme, open Gedit and click "Edit" in the menu bar. Lastly, "line-numbers" controls the color of the numbers in the left column that count the lines. The only requirement in a line of code is the object to be modified and one field declaring the change. Notice that the foreground is not specified because it is not necessary. The current line is the line that contains the cursor. After that line is code that configures the color scheme of the current line. The next line controls selection which is the text selected. When specifying a color, put the pound sign "#" before the color indicated. NOTE: This XML file allows users to specify colors with names (yellow) or hex values (000099). The line also says that the surrounding background of the text is to be the color generated by the hex code. For instance, the second line says the text is to be yellow (foreground). The name field declares an object and the next fields specify what is done with that object. The first line is a comment that provides the programmer with a note concerning this block of code. ![]() ![]() If you liked the previous Stronghold games, make no mistake: you can leap into this new episode without worry. The Latest in Medieval Strategy in Real Time The only thing missing is animation for constructing the buildings, a detail that doesn't detract from the pleasure that comes with playing Stronghold Crusader II. The resources appear and disappear in real time with the storehouses, and the battles are impressive to watch. The units have really well-made animations, and the screen is full of little elements that give a sense life and realism to the whole game. Even though the graphics motor is somewhat less than impressive, the game delights the eyes because of the care taken with regard to detail. In its technical aspects, the second installment of Stronghold Crusader makes the grade. That's terrible for a game that debuted in 2014, four years after Starcraft II set the standards that a modern strategy game should live up to with respect to the interface. It isn't possible to issue orders in series, nor is it easy to select a unit. The orders that you can give to your units are limited and don't include any text bubbles explaining how to use the options that are available. What's worse about the menus is that the game-management interface with the mouse seems to have been created hurriedly and on the fly, without integrating it into the mechanisms that make up the foundation of today's strategy games. From the very beginning, it will leave its poor players blinded by grubby little menus that contrast with the skillfully rendered graphics of the title. ![]() The second installment of Stronghold Crusader stands out because of its playability and content, but unfortunately its interface does not. ![]() An Interface that Could Be Improved in a Number of Ways You have a lot of freedom to build and expand your lands, and the aesthetically inclined can lose themselves in putting all of the details on the castle in honor of the king. The tactical aspect is just as exciting because of the available construction possibilities. The military nature of Stronghold Crusader is very well done: it offers intricate combat, thanks to the numerous units available, which provide depth to the traditional system of real-time strategy games (where archers confront pikemen, who at the same time confront cavalry). Multi-player mode has all the little things to keep you entertained, above all else through an excellent on-line cooperation mode, which allows you to join up with a friend to control the same army. In different game-play modes (campaign, skirmish, multi-player), you undertake missions that are assigned to you or to protect your king, attempting at all times to defeat your sovereign enemy. Stronghold Crusader II returns to the basics of its predecessor, offering an excellent mixture of strategy and tactics that will captivate newcomers. Put yourself at the front lines of the war, manage the economy, and finish your opponents with shots from your catapult! A Game with Varied Strategy and Game Play Stronghold Crusader adds a very engaging tactical element to mechanics that are similar to that of Age of Empires, in that one must develop one's own castle. Stronghold Crusader II is the continuation of the excellent strategy game from 2002.
![]() ![]() This can be corrected by quitting all kinds of smoking. Smoker/non-smoker-Smokers tend to have higher resting heart rates as compared to normal persons.Body Fitness Level, i.e., sedentary or active lifestyle - It is often found that persons with a long-term sedentary lifestyle may suffer from cardiac diseases and have abnormal heartbeats.For an adult, the Heart rate varies between 72-78 beats per minute. Age -Children have a higher heart rate compared to adults.However, the following factors affect the resting Heart rate and must be monitored closely. For a healthy adult, the average resting heartbeat is around 72 beats per minute. Children have a faster heartbeat as compared to adults. ![]() Conditions such as Tachycardia, when the heartbeat is too fast, and bradycardia, when the heartbeat is too slow, may happen, but usually, several underlying factors are responsible for such conditions. You can count the number of beats for 15 seconds and multiply it by 4 to get the beats per minute. You can do this by holding your index finger and thumb between the bone and tendon on your radial artery. Trained athletes have comparatively lower heart rates as they undergo regular cardiac training and exercise and have a healthy body and good cardiac output. You can measure your heartbeat by simply measuring your pulse on your wrist. On the other hand, a faster heartbeat indicates incomplete filling of the chambers of the heart and poor cardiac output. Studies have shown that a lower heart resting rate reveals better cardiovascular function. The contractions of the heart help the heart to pump deoxygenated blood to your lungs for oxygenation and the oxygenated blood via the aorta to the different organs of the body. Conditions when the heartbeat goes beyond 120-140 beats per minute or falls below 60 beats per minute, can be considered dangerous, and immediate doctor's intervention is a must. If unnoticed and untreated, this can sometimes be fatal. Abnormal Heart Rates or Heart Beats reflect the cardiac conditions of the body. A normal resting heartbeat varies between 60-100 beats per minute. This happens due to the contractions of the heart per minute. Heart or Pulse is the number of times the heart beats per minute. ![]() ![]() At the end of the episode, Michael explains why he didn't marry her. Michael's ex-fiancee shows up and there's a lot of awkward confrontation with Fiona. ![]() Most of the time when Michael accepts a job he keeps it vague, saying something along the lines of I'll see what I can do, however with this job he speaks in certainties of his own accord, down to telling the client he'll get the family their money's back By any means necessary.Michael has decided to do it all for him. When Michael decides to help the father, the normal 'The Client' title pops up.Even though Michael was nearly killed in an explosion earlier, is shell-shocked and has every reason to be paranoid, he still recognizes the specific body language of someone Driven to Suicide and manages to intervene. The earlier scene where Michael meets the boy's father.And later in the same episode, when a female medical scam artist is laughing about comforting the parents of the children she's allowed to die, Fiona can't stop herself from beating the woman up."You're going to need some tactical support," indeed. Fiona playing toy soldiers with the little boy who might be dying in "Do No Harm". ![]() Note that he very nearly succeeded in that attempt. It wasn't being tied up and tortured for hours that broke him, it was being unable to save his friends while being tied up and tortured. When he's reduced to asking his captors to kill him, and they don't, the look on Sam's face is heartbreaking.Sam in the season one finale, sending a coded message in his hostage proof-of-life photo to Michael and Fiona.Michael eventually goes deep undercover for the network, lead by a man named James Kendrick. Season 7Michael is given an ultimatum by the CIA: work with them to bring down a dangerous and elusive terrorist network, or his friends and family would spend the rest of their days in prison. Just as things start to go their way, a new party gets involved that sends massive ramifications across the characters. Michael has to jump through CIA hoops, including contacting his old CIA trainer Tom Card, in order to get any sort of leverage to help her while she has to fend off fellow inmates and attacks on her life from outside conspirators. Season 6Anson is at large while Fiona took the blame for a bombing and is placed in prison. Is he paranoid, or is he right? The answer leads him to Anson. Season 5Michael's back in with the CIA and he's managed to pick apart the organization that burned him, only he's not convinced the fight is over. Only it turns out this crappy, boring, going-to-last-forever assignment is actually a much more dangerous situation that's going to ruin a few careers and get people killed. Sam makes one little mistake (sleeping with the wrong woman) and ends up getting sent to a shit assignment in Colombia indefinitely. Prequel:The Fall of Sam AxeThe story of how Sam Axe left the Navy. His investigation ends up compromising the classified data of a counter-intelligence agent named Jesse Porter, who ended up being burned and Michael recruits as part of team Westen but hides his real motivations. This common enemy ends up being the lynch pin of a NOC list that could undermine the entire organization. Season 4Michael is once again working with the people who burned him, this time he is given leeway by "higher-up" leader Vaughn to hunt a common enemy connected with Simon's actions in the finale. Michael figures his best shot is to get back in with the CIA, though this leads to him working with a series of very dangerous and unpredictable people like Strickler, Gilroy and Simon. Season 3Michael is out from under the thumb of the organization that burned him, but he's still burned and no longer has the benefits of their resources keeping him hidden from old enemies looking to settle some scores. He meets a fellow burned spy named Victor who sheds some light on who they are and why he was ultimately burned. Season 2Michael is now communicating with the people who burned him and working jobs for his handler Carla while trying to stay one step ahead of them with the big picture. Also on the roster are Michael's mother, Madeleine, and younger brother, Nathan. ![]() Michael is helped by his old friend, ex-Navy SEAL Sam Axe and his ex-girlfriend, former IRA terrorist and gun-runner Fiona Glenanne. In the mean time, he takes on a number of local clients just to survive. Season 1Michael is burned and spends his time trying to find out who burned him and why. ![]() ![]() ![]() The beige G3 supports 256 MB DIMMs, but they must be built using 128 Mb chips. ![]() Pulled G4s from Apple’s Yikes! G4 and some OEM G4s are specifically designed for a 100 MHz bus and will not work properly in the beige G3. ![]() When buying a G4 upgrade for the beige G3, make sure it is compatible with this model’s 66 MHz bus. Some of these issues were addressed by later versions of the Mac OS. LocalTalk printing slow on busy networks.Needs new ethernet driver for use on 10/100 autosensing hubs.Needs updated drivers for StyleWriter 4100 & 4500.Must disconnect LocalTalk if using ethernet.There are also reports that the G3 will not stay asleep. Apple also notes that the 100 MHz Pentium PC Compatibility card is incompatible, although this seems to be due to an audio cable problem. Cautionsĭata on the RAM Disk is lost during a restart, unlike earlier Macs. Panther can be installed using XPostFacto 3, although built-in video is not currently supported. The beige G3 is not officially supported under OS X 10.3 Panther or later, but it does work with 10.2.8 and earlier. Non-Apple upgrades and peripherals (such as unsupported USB devices, replacement drives, and third-party memory) may cause problems when installing or booting into Mac OS X.īe sure to read and follow Apple’s “Read Before You Install” instructions to increase the likelihood of getting OS X installed and running on the first try. If the hard drive is set to slave, you will not be able to boot from it. If the CD-ROM is set to slave, you will not be able to install OS X. This applies to hard drives and CD-ROM drives. You can only boot OS X from a “master” drive. Mac OS X must be completely within the first 8 GB of space on your hard drive or you will not be able to run OS X. If you are creating the partition within OS X, it must be smaller than 7.45 as reported by Disk Utility (because sometimes a GB is billion bytes and sometimes it’s 1,073,741,824 bytes) we suggest simply setting it at 7 GB to avoid having to redo the whole installation if the partition ends up bigger than specified (it happens). ![]() If you have an IDE hard drive over 8 GB in size, you must partition it or you will not be able to install Mac OS X. These Macs can work successfully with larger drives for some time, but once a System file goes outside of the first 8 GB of space, you’ll have nothing but problems. Failure to do this could eventually result in an unbootable computer, as all System files must be within the first 8 GB of drive space. If you have a hard drive larger than 8 GB, you should partition is so that the first partition is under 8 GB in size (for simplicity, we suggest 7 GB). A lot of users, especially educators, missed having an integrated Power Mac with PCI slots. Unfortunately, this machine was discontinued to make room for the iMac. A 4 GB EIDE hard drive, 24x CD-ROM player, and 10Base-T ethernet are standard. The motherboard is on a slide-out tray for easier upgrade and service. The All-in-One was specifically designed for the education market, where less wires and parts to remove are a big plus. Key features include the G3 processor and a 15″ multiscan display (13.8″ viewable). The G3 All-in-One succeeded the Power Mac 5000 series for the education market. ![]() ![]() ![]() It also aligns with other efforts by the Government to break down barriers to equality, such as the Menstrual Equity Fund, through which women’s shelters, not-for-profits, charities, community-based organizations and youth-led organizations would make menstrual products available to Canadians in need. Treating pads and tampons as basic needs will help improve equity, reduce stigma, and create healthier, more inclusive workplaces. Because they apply to a wide variety of federally regulated private and public sector workplaces, the Regulations provide employers with flexibility in how they implement these changes in their workplace. The final Regulations, which are now available in Part II of the Canada Gazette, were developed following extensive consultations with stakeholders, experts and Canadians. These workers would no longer have to turn to unsuitable solutions, such as extending the use of menstrual products beyond the recommended time frame or avoiding work altogether. ![]() This initiative is inclusive of all workers who menstruate, and it will improve the well-being of nearly half a million workers who may require menstrual products during their workdays, including cisgender women, non-binary individuals, transgender men, and intersex individuals. That means putting pads and tampons in washrooms (or another space controlled by the employer) so that any worker who needs them while on the job has access. announced that, as of December 15, 2023, federally regulated employers will be required to make menstrual products available to workers at no cost while they are in the workplace. Today, Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan Jr. ![]() That is why, in 2021, the Government of Canada committed to making changes to the Canada Labour Code to ensure access to menstrual products in all federally regulated workplaces. Menstrual products like pads and tampons are as necessary as toilet paper and soap, but they are not treated that way in most workplaces. Gatineau, Quebec Employment and Social Development Canada ![]() ![]() ![]() This will occur on some occasions and happens when the previously webbed area continues to grow. ![]() It’s also important to keep on the lookout for web creep. After this, depending on the complexity of the condition, complete healing will take between three to six months. The purpose is to immobilize the toes to protect them as they heal.įor about a month, you shouldn’t put any pressure on your toes. What to Expect Post SurgeryĪfter the surgery, the doctor will either wrap the toes in layers of bandages or a cast. The skin graft will promote healthy and proper healing. Skin grafts can be taken from another part of the body and stitched over sections that remain exposed. This pattern prevents scarring from affecting healthy growth. This will require x-rays or ultrasounds to be done and the surgery will take about two to five hours.ĭuring the surgery, the surgeon starts by cutting along the middle of the webbing in a zigzag pattern. What to Expect From Surgeryīefore the surgery can happen, doctors need to know what body parts have been affected. The cost of surgery is covered by most insurance companies. This is important to help avoid other issues as the toes grow and develop further. Surgery is recommended between a year and a year and a half. The treatment, whether it’s needed or simply wanted, is surgery. Some cases of webbed toes don’t require any treatment since most cases don’t experience pain. Incomplete syndactyly is when the fusion only goes up part of the way. Complete syndactyly is when the fusion occurs all the way to the tip of the toes. The symptoms of webbed toes can also be complete or incomplete. In more severe cases, a complex condition can involve other body parts like blood vessels, muscles, and nerves. Simple syndactyly is when the adjacent toes are fused but only by the soft tissue.Ĭomplex syndactyly occurs when fusion happens with both soft and hard tissue. Webbed toe symptoms can range from simple to complex. It is most common in disorders that cause abnormal growth of the bones in the feet like the following: Genetic ConditionsĪlthough there isn’t a specific known cause, webbed toes have been associated with several genetic disorders. When this process doesn’t’ occur, then the child is born with webbed toes. These include the webbed cells in the hands and feet. About six weeks into development, the fetus undergoes a process called apoptosis.Īpoptosis is when certain unwanted cells are programmed to die. In the early stages of the human fetus, the hands and toes start webbed. Webbed toes (or hands) occur at random and the exact reason for it happening is unknown. This condition is discovered at birth but, why does it happen? Causes of Webbed Toes Webbed toes, known as syndactyly in the feet, are when two or more digits are fused together. ![]() ![]() Milton claims that his use of blank verse will overturn all of these presuppositions, that he has for the first time ever in English created the equivalent of the unrhymed forms of Homer’s and Virgil’s classical epics. Before the publication of Paradise Lost blank verse was regarded as occupying a middle ground between poetic and non-poetic language and suitable only for plays with non-dramatic verse there had to be rhyme. Milton’s own note on ‘The Verse’ is a defence of his use of blank verse. Marvell’s poem is largely a fulsome tribute to Milton’s achievement but this is interposed with cautiously framed questions which are thought to reflect the mood of awe and perplexity which surrounded Paradise Lostduring the seven years between its publication and the addition of Marvell’s piece (lines 5–8, 11–12, 15–16). ![]() There are two significant pieces of prefatory material a 54-line poem by his friend Andrew Marvell (added in 1674) and Milton’s own prose note on ‘The Verse’ (added to the sixth issue of the 1667 first edition). The first edition (1667) was comprised of 10 books and its restructuring to 12 book occurred in the 1674 edition. ![]() Paradise Lost was probably written between 1660–65, although there is evidence that Milton had had long term plans for a biblical epic: there are rough outlines for such a poem, thought to have been produced in the 1640s, in the Trinity MS, and Edward Phillips (1694:13) claims that Milton had during the same period shown him passages similar to parts of Book IV of the published work. Paradise-Lost-A-New-Language-for-Poetry Audio Lecture First, to what extent did Milton diverge from orthodox perceptions of Genesis? Second, how did his own experiences, feelings, allegiances, prejudices and disappointments, play some part in the writing of the poem and, in respect of this, in what ways does it reflect the theological and political tensions of the seventeenth century? Two questions arise from this and these have attended interpretations of the poem since its publication in 1667. It is a literary text that goes beyond the traditional limitations of literary story telling, because for the Christian reader and for the predominant ethos of Western thinking and culture it involved the original story, the exploration of everything that man would subsequently be and do. It tells the story of the fall of Satan and his compatriots, the creation of man, and, most significantly, of man’s act of disobedience and its consequences: paradise was lost for us. Paradise Lost is a poetic rewriting of the book of Genesis. ![]() |