Without any actual puzzles to solve save one, the game becomes a lot of walking and note finding. Every time I picked up something up, I felt like Cole Phelps examining useless objects in LA Noire. You find a pair of keys to unlock a pair of doors, but those are the only useful objects in the game. The other two safe combinations are simply laying around next to the locked objects, and all the bananas and cereal boxes and pens you pick up never serve any greater purpose. ![]() That's the only thing that resembles a puzzle in the entire game. ![]() In the compartments you'll find the combination to Sam's locker which furthers the central plot, and in the passageways you'll get to where you'll need to go next in the house.īut.that's it. You discover a map that points out secret passageways in the house and secret compartments in the walls, and they become marked on your own map. In truth, there are only three main puzzles, a locked locker in Sam's room, a locked filing cabinet in your dad's study and a locked safe in the basement, all of which have four digit combinations. "I might need to use one later for something." But that's never the case. "I'd better keep track of where I can find a pen," I thought early on. I thought I'd have to solve puzzles within the house using the household objects I found. I was expecting gameplay to be different here. Only a fraction of these objects have any significance to the greater plot, and most that do are obvious, like the aforementioned notes and letters. For some reason, the game gives you the ability to pick up literally any object in the house, from pencils to apples to books to board games to tampons. It's a mystery/puzzle game without all that many mysteries or puzzles. Though I love the concept of this game, the execution could use some work. Rather, the story Gone Home wants to tell is more ordinary than you might initially believe. Eventually, after enough of these, you learn to stop being scared, as nothing is going to ever jump out at you. As soon as you pick up a homemade crucifix, the lightbulb snaps out of existence above you. You find a secret passageway in the house with some of Oscar's old things in it. I gasped when I entered a bathroom and found red splatters on the tub, but then I found a bottle of red hair dye on the ground and a note from my sister about coloring instructions. Even if it's a place you're familiar with, it's still spooky, and that's certainly the case in Gone Home.īut eventually you learn this is not that type of game. It effectively channels the feeling of terror you may have felt in your youth (or still feel now) when you're home alone in the dark. You enter the house during a thunderstorm, and for the duration of the game, the lights won't stop flickering. The kids at school call Sam the girl that lives in the "psycho house," and it's strongly hinted that your once beloved uncle did something very, very bad.Ī recurring theme in the Gone Home is that it's constantly masquerading as a horror game. Lastly, the specter of your father's uncle Oscar looms over everything. Your father, who once wrote a book about a man who goes back in time to save JFK, is now writing crappy home theater reviews and there are a worryingly large amount of liquor bottles scattered around the house. Your mother, a forest ranger, has been making eyes at a new man in her department, as she tells her friend Carol in a letter. You'll check a few calendars and find that your parents are at a couples workshop retreat to get their marriage on track, and further exploration reveals why. There are a few side stories as well regarding other family members, though none have narration to accompany them. You get to hear how their relationship developed over the time which you were gone, and how it has affected Sam and your family and relates to her disappearance. Sam's story is about a 15 year old girl discovering her sexuality via a girl she meets and crushes on at school. Sam's story is the main plotline, and when you discover significant items belonging to her, a note passed in class, a photo, a concert flyer, you'll hear a voiceover diary entry from Sam addressed to you.
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Transport power demand will grow by 14 percent CAGR as a result of the rollout of the electrification infrastructure and national regulations on emissions (for example, if cities ban internal-combustion engines and impose fiscal measures to discourage the use of nonelectric vehicles). The main factors behind the surge will be the electrification of transport and a ramp-up in the production of green hydrogen through electrolysis, requiring renewable power (Exhibit 1). Sustained growth in power demand, supported by climate-related targetsĮlectricity demand is expected to increase steadily in Europe, at a CAGR of about 2 percent until 2035. The European power market is undergoing major changes. What’s ahead for the European power sector? In this article, we explore five trends that will shape the European power sector in the decade to come and offer some perspectives on how utilities and large consumers might respond. Navigating this next normal will be a key challenge for utilities, traders, and large power consumers, and that highlights the importance of developing resilient power-asset portfolios and managing risk. This development has affected the cost of power produced by natural-gas power plants, which broadly set prices in European markets.Īt the same time, price volatility is reaching new heights as a result of the uncertain output of renewable assets and a tight supply-and-demand balance in the European power system. That increase has been prompted largely by a surge in natural-gas and carbon prices, which currently exceed €100 per MWh 2 TTF (Title Transfer Facility). in a number of European countries-about four times the average historical level. Power prices have touched new highs: baseload week-ahead prices have risen above €200 per megawatt-hour (MWh) 1 Platts European Power Daily, S&P Global,. ![]() European power markets have entered a period of unprecedented change. The closest nearby locations are the following: Columbus Fire Station 27 located at 7560 Smokey Row. Recycling contributes to sustainability and provides valuable materials for American manufacturers, so we encourage you to continue recycling when and where possible. Neighborhood recycling drop off container program. Please contact individual locations if you have further questions about. Thank you for your support of plastic film recycling. WestRock Anchorage Recycling Center: 6161 Rosewood Street, Drop-off open 24. If you do shop, please take appropriate steps to help protect store employees so they can continue to provide essential products during this crisis. You can do your part to help us reach this goal by reducing waste and recycling. For these reasons, the City has established a goal of increasing waste reduction and recycling and reducing the per capita disposal by 30 percent by 2040. Bags/wraps can be compressed and stored inside another plastic bag.Īs always, please follow the direction of your local and state public health officials, and do not shop or take anything to a store/drop-off if there’s reason to suspect anyone in your household has been exposed to the coronavirus. Recycling helps to save landfill space, creates jobs to collect and process the recyclables, conserves resources and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. If either is the case, please collect your bags/wraps at home until events change. ![]() And some of you are not able to venture out. Some stores have temporarily halted collection of plastic bags and wraps. Thank you for recycling your plastic bags and wraps.ĭuring this COVID-19 pandemic, we urge you to recycle your plastic bags, wraps, and other film packaging at drop-off locations ONLY WHEN AND WHERE POSSIBLE. ![]() They must be returned to participating drop-off locations such as retail stores for recycling. NOTE: Plastic bags/wraps typically do not get recycled in curbside bins.
Beginning with v1.87, the sprite would later be replaced with the gem’s in-game appearance (unless it is being shown on a 256-color display, in which case it falls back onto the original sprite) albeit with a thick outline. This bug was never fixed.Įarlier versions of Bejeweled originally featured the Blue Gem as it appeared in Diamond Mine, the game Bejeweled would evolve from. ![]() Oddly, a version of the logo with the DELUXE byline appears on the Trial Version's DRM launcher.Ĭontinuing a game from after the game was closed that was left in Time Trial mode will not play the according Data Jack music instead, it'll play Network, like as if it were in Normal mode. The Mac OS X version of the game features the "DELUXE" byline on the Bejeweled logo, which is not present on the PC version. Later revisions (including the Steam version) use the 2006-2011 version of the logo, without the GAMES wordmark. The PopCap CD version of the game features the 2003-2006 logo, with the GAMES wordmark on the side. The Diamond Mine logo to the left of the board has a shadow, while the Bejeweled logo has an embedded outline, same as the buttons.īejeweled Deluxe v1.87 (Steam/PopCap, latest)Įarlier revisions of the game used older variants of the PopCap logo. Or y for YAHOO! displayed right after the version number however, this wasn't always consistent. Some versions,ĭepending on the vendor, had a letter, such as r for realArcade/ RealOnearcade, sw for , v1.87 Windows Vista Compliance, it had two different PopCap logos despite it being the same version.īejeweled was originally called Diamond Mine but due to copyright issues, with an unrelated game already having a similar title, Microsoft suggested the name of Bejeweled, a pun based off of Bedazzled, among other alternative names that never got revealed or chosen.įor unknown reasons, the Diamond Mine name remained on some releases, from some vendors.v1.862 was the final bug fixing update. ![]()
![]() B., Adhe, K., Putra, K., Khory, F., & Harianto, T. Some infants develop faster than others, and knowing this could help the parents and teachers know how to deal with each child.Īl Ardha, M. Parents and teachers should learn more about this as it will enable them to know their children better. In conclusion, the cephalocaudal and proximodistal development is necessary for the development of an infant. Their fingers then grow, and they can use them to write (Wright, 2016). When the legs are strong enough, they begin to walk and use their arms to carry things. The infant then starts crawling as they learn how to use their legs. The neck can support the head, and then the spine starts to be healthy. When infants are born, they gradually begin to strengthen their neck muscles. The exercises given to the children should be to build their motor development and should be gradual (Ardha, 2018) For example, a young child who hasn’t fully developed all the bones and muscles cannot be expected to perform tough exercises. In physical education, the teachers give the children exercises according to the development of the child. In school, the teachers have a responsibility for the child’s development. As the child grows, the parents of the infant begin to train the child on how to walk as the bones of the child begin to become strong. For example, when an infant is born, their bones are very weak, and the neck of the child cannot even support the head. ![]() Now let’s look at a framework for examining development.Cephalocaudal and proximodistal development help parents and teachers when it comes to supporting a child’s development. ![]() The key here is to understand that behaviors, motivations, emotions, and choices are all part of a bigger picture.3 Development is multicontextual.2 We are influenced by both nature (genetics) and nurture (the environment) - when and where we live and our actions, beliefs, and values are a response to circumstances surrounding us.Early experiences are important, but children are remarkably resilient (able to overcome adversity). Development is characterized by plasticity, which is our ability to change and that many of our characteristics are malleable.It is also important to note that a change in one domain may cascade and prompt changes in the other domains. The social and emotional domain (also referred to as psychosocial) focuses on changes in emotion, self-perception, and interpersonal relationships with families, peers, and friends.Īll three domains influence each other.The cognitive domain encompasses the changes in intelligence, wisdom, perception, problem-solving, memory, and language.The physical domain includes changes in height and weight, changes in gross and fine motor skills, sensory capabilities, the nervous system, as well as the propensity for disease and illness.We change across three general domains/dimensions physical, cognitive, and social and emotional. We show gains in some areas of development while showing loss in other areas. And early experiences affect later development. Development is lifelong and change is apparent across the lifespan (although this text ends with adolescence). ![]() There are several underlying principles of development to keep in mind: Meanwhile, several delegations, including Libya, Iraq, Egypt and Malaysia, disassociated from the term “multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination” contained in paragraphs 11, 12 and 20 of the draft. ![]() Among other provisions, it would urge Governments to ensure that Indigenous Peoples are not forcibly removed from their territories and that no relocation takes place without their free and informed consent.Īddressing the draft, the representative of New Zealand, speaking also on behalf of Australia and Canada, called for partnerships with Indigenous Peoples to advance reconciliation and address inequalities nationally. In other action, the Committee approved by consensus a draft resolution on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, by which the Assembly would stress the urgent need to enhance their adaptive capacity to climate change. ![]() The delegate of Belarus, recalling that more than 60 million citizens of the anti-Hitler coalition gave their lives to defeat fascism, criticized the amendment as an attempt to erode memory of the victory over fascism. Nicaragua’s delegate rejected attempts to politicize the resolution, citing double standards. In a similar vein, Malaysia’s delegate cautioned that the amendment has shifted the focus of the text away from a thematic resolution to attack specific countries. Rejecting the amendment, as it politicizes the issue of elimination of racism while introducing a narrow, country-specific approach, the delegate of the Russian Federation said that “ this is a thematic resolution, not a country-resolution". Meanwhile, several delegates disassociated from the amendment, which notes with alarm that the Russian Federation seeks to justify its territorial aggression against Ukraine on the purported basis of eliminating neo-Nazism. In the same vein, Australia’s delegate called Moscow’s weaponization of the Holocaust and Nazism unacceptable. The United States’ delegate called the resolution “a cynical attempt” of Moscow to further its geopolitical aims by invoking the Holocaust and Second World War. ![]() Echoing his concerns, the United Kingdom’s delegate stressed that the resolution is part of Moscow’s attempt to justify its aggression against Ukraine by furthering lies and distorting history. Several delegates took to the floor to express concerns over Moscow’s attempt to exploit the pretext of combating neo-Nazism to justify its brutal war against Ukraine, with Ukraine’s delegate asserting that the draft has nothing in common with the genuine fight against Nazism and neo-Nazism. Introducing the text, the Russian Federation’s delegate voiced concern over an increase in racist and xenophobic rhetoric, calls to deport migrants and refugees, Islamophobia, Afrophobia and antisemitism. ![]() The draft resolution would have the Assembly express deep concern about the glorification of the Nazi movement, neo-Nazism and former members of the Waffen SS organization, including by erecting monuments and holding public demonstrations in glorification of the Nazi past. In a half day of intense action, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) approved eight draft resolutions covering a range of human rights issues, from the right to literacy and protection of children from sexual exploitation to matters of crime prevention and criminal justice as well as efforts to combat the glorification of Nazism.Īmid spirited debate, the Committee approved a draft resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism by a recorded vote of 105 in favour to 52 against, with 15 abstentions, following the approval of an amendment to the draft - proposed by Australia, Japan, Liberia and North Macedonia - by a recorded vote of 63 in favour to 23 against, with 65 abstentions. Finally, they have an FTL cost when you unpack one, and a small static FTL cost per open gate. Gate can be packed up and (slowly) moved as well, so you don’t have to build them all in their final destination systems. The Gate stations themselves can be destroyed or boarded as usual, but if boarded, the gate is no longer connected to your network. Gates can only be used by the empire that built them they can’t be subverted, stolen, or otherwise used by anyone else (including allies I believe). They are permanent stable connections, and a ship entering any gate of yours can jump to any other gate instantly. However, you’ll have to either build another one at the other end or slowboat home. These are great for attackers because you can just fire your fleets at the enemy system and unlike Slipstream they won’t see you coming. No matter what you send, or how far, it will arrive 10 seconds after being fired, and I believe cost only depends on the mass of what you’re firing, not distance, so they tend to be FTL-cheap. For attacking, fire the far end at interstellar space near your target system, but not inside it.įling Beacons are basically gigantic cannons that fire ships away from them. Also slipstream holes can be used by anyone. Powerful for moving fleets long distances, but it takes time to charge up, and the far end can be seen before it opens, allowing enemies to react and ambush you. Slipstream lets you rip open temporary wormholes through which ships can move instantly. ![]() This allows for great maneuverability because it doesn’t depend on any external infrastructure other than your FTL resource. Hyperdrive involves sticking a jump drive onto your ships and boosting them at very high, but not instant, speeds across space. Also be aware that ‘FTL’ exists and is a global resource, so you’ll need to manage that.
![]() If you have a mix of unicode and bytestring values, decode just the bytestrings or encode just the unicode values try to avoid mixing the types. Layer=layer, enabled_drivers=enabled_drivers, **kwargs)įile "C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.8\lib\site-packages\fiona\collection.py", line 154, in _init_įile "fiona\ogrext.pyx", line 466, in . The solution is to not encode data that is already encoded, or first decode using a suitable codec before trying to encode again, if the data was encoded to a different codec than what you needed. With reader(path_or_bytes, **kwargs) as features:įile "C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.8\lib\site-packages\fiona\env.py", line 398, in wrapperįile "C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.8\lib\site-packages\fiona\_init_.py", line 257, in open To fix this, you can specify the correct codec when opening the file or when calling the decode method. Gdf_corridor_sorted.to_file('G:\Jason Ma\2022Q3 HERE shapefiles\Corridors\Old corridors\Toronto1_done.shp')įile "C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.8\lib\site-packages\geopandas\io\file.py", line 76, in read_file The 'UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte' error occurs when trying to decode non-ASCII bytes using the ASCII codec. I had the same error, with URLs containing non-ascii chars (bytes with values > 128) url url.decode( 'utf8' ).encode( 'utf-8' ) Worked for me, in Python 2.7, I suppose this assignment changed ‘something’ in the str internal representationi.e., it forces the right decoding of the backed byte sequence in url and finally puts the string. ![]() Gdf_corridor_sorted = MM.Order_the_Links(corridor_name,gdf_corr) I have a file called example.txt with the following contents. ![]() Here is an example of how the error occurs. To solve the error, specify the correct encoding, e.g. Gdf_corr = gpd.read_file('G:\Jason Ma\2022Q3 HERE shapefiles\Corridors\Old corridors\Toronto1.shp') The Python 'UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte in position' occurs when we use the ascii codec to decode bytes that were encoded using a different codec. ![]() To make sure there is nothing wrong with them, check all transcripts and notes one by one. ![]() Moreover, before leaving the merchant, read the receipt again. Although some sensitive things are hidden. You will receive a receipt after the transaction containing information about the number of the card. Don't save your PIN on a note, smartphone, or anything that you are using. Report it immediately if your PIN is compromised. You're going to end up with a scamming problem instead of validation if you are providing your PIN. ![]() It seems fine to enter a credit card number except to add a PIN. Be careful when adding the card number in the forms. When using an online credit card validator for valid credit card number, better to take security measures. Take Security Measures Before Using card Validator PIN The Softo card validator also evaluates MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and JCB cards. Next, credit card verification is done with the checksum by matching the prefix in the number of the credit card, IIN code and PAN number. The credit card validator checks your credit card number and returns a valid result that will be carefully analyzed and reviewed for the accurate Identifier of the primary industry, the MII code. Furthermore, you can better manage the status of your credit card by having access to the current type of card. It is highly useful for scenarios where an accompanying payment method icon (Visa, MasterCard, etc.) is required to know. Our credit card checker also provides the specified type of card (using a type of credit card). In credit card validator, the usual case of use is to notify users if the data entered is valid or invalid. Credit Card Validator provides credit card data input validation tool. ![]() Here’s how to quickly reset Origin with CleanMyMac X:Īs you can see, problems with Origin cache can be resolved manually with Finder or really quickly with CleanMyMac X. There’s also a much simpler way - using CleanMyMac X. Install the tool, launch it, click Reset Origin, then download the latest version of Origin itself and reinstall it. One way to do it is to download the official Reset Origin tool from Electronic Arts. Navigate to Macintosh HD ➙ Library ➙ Application SupportĪnother trick to getting Origin offline mode stuck problem resolved is resetting the Origin app to its original state.From the menu bar, select Go ➙ Computer. ![]() If you find that Origin is stuck or your Mac is slowing down because of Origin cache accumulation, you can delete those cache files manually. Not sure how to do it? This guide is for you. from time to time (just like you’d do with web browser cache files). In addition, old cache files tend to accumulate and occupy more and more space on your Mac without being used.Īll these are the reasons for you to consider deleting Origin cache files.
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