![]() There’s variety in the game’s environments, which span vast desert canyons, creepy caves, an abandoned fort, and otherworldly spaces. After finding refuge from the blistering desert sun, Rebirth quickly reverts to The Dark Descent’s mechanics of terrifying darkness, which can lead to insanity and death. Rebirth initially teaches Tasi to fear the light, and take refuge in the dark. Plane crash survivor Tasi Trianon wakes up alone and addled after a plane crash. The game’s desert setting offers new layers of fear. Rebirth scares me in new ways, not just in the unknown of the dark and of terror of skittering beasts creeping up behind you. ![]() ![]() But the scares don’t feel as intense this time. I’m happy to say I did not nope out of Rebirth, in part due to the first-person horror game’s well-crafted, though often-disorienting, story of survival. Maybe all it takes is a work deadline to strengthen my resolve and power through. I’m not the breed of player who can withstand hours-long stretches feeling defenseless, so I approached Amnesia: Rebirth, Frictional Games’ sequel to the original The Dark Descent, as an opportunity to boost my immunity to horror game scares. After one twitching attack from Lisa, I was done. Before that, I did the same with the original Outlast, and a more recent playthrough of P.T. I gave up just hours in - my second attempt at playing the game. I quickly noped out of the original Amnesia: The Dark Descent back in 2017, when the Amnesia: Collection was available through PlayStation Plus. In Amnesia, your tools for survival are to run and hide, putting a door or a bright light between you and your enemy. I prefer my scares balanced with the acquisition of a powerful shotgun or flamethrower, with which to torch a roomful of zombies. Where the Resident Evil and Silent Hill games give me the weapons to fight back against my enemies, the appeal of games like Amnesia and Outlast have long eluded me. Olsson has referenced a "custom" mode arriving at the same time, which sounds like it'll give players the opportunity to create a horror experience better suited to their particular tastes - including by individually turning Shell Shocked's new features off and on.Įurogamer contributor Vikki Blake called Amnesia: The Bunker "scary in that special kind of way that sees you gasp for breath because, until that very moment, you didn't realise you'd been holding it" when she reviewed it earlier this year, slapping it with four out of five stars.Survival horror video games are improved with a dose of power fantasy. Shell Shocked mode will be available as part of a free update arriving for Amnesia: The Bunker sometime this October. But because this isn't an update particularly concerned with plus sides, finding them will require you to smash open crates - risking drawing the monster's attention with your noisy bonking.Īnd lastly for now! Players won't start the game with their (admittedly dubiously useful) pistol in Shell Shocked, instead needing to find it in a randomly spawned location. On the plus side, Shell Shocked makes it possible to randomly find life-saving resources in crates dotted around the bunker. Want more? Shellshocked also goes wild with the randomisation corpses, dog tags, and bunker rats will all spawn in new and randomised locations, while some mission-critical lockers will no longer appear in Mission Storage, instead being randomly distributed somewhere out in the bunker's sub-levels. Now, its reassuringly sturdy steel doors will be replaced wood, which, you know, isn't all that resistant to scrambling, pounding, shredding monster claws.Īmnesia: The Bunker launched for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC back in June.Īnd if that's still not enough to get masochistic heart a-quivering, how about this: time will no longer stop when you dive into your inventory, meaning you'll want to be pretty damned sure you've found a relatively safe spot before diving in there to craft those life-saving items. This year, though, it's going in completely the opposite direction, and its recently launched WW1 horror Amnesia: The Bunker will be getting even more nerve-frayingly horrifying, just in time for Halloween.Īs spotted by Rock Paper Shotgun, Frictional's creative lead Fredrik Olsson has recently been using social media to detail some of the delightfully sadistic new features coming to Amnesia: The Bunker soon in what will known as Shell Shocked mode.įor starters, players who've been relying on the comparative tranquility of The Bunker's Admin Office safe room to emotionally, physically, and mentally regroup will, in Shell Shocked mode, be a little bit screwed. Frictional Games fans could be forgiven for thinking the horror-focused studio has been getting a little soft in recent years, having introduced death-free and monster-free modes in post-launch updates for its acclaimed SOMA and Amnesia: Rebirth.
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There are all kinds of ways to spend money, but one thing you will always need to do is, “keep the lights on.” Here’s another thing you’ve probably heard a lot in terms of necessity over frivolity. Some people’s households find a dramatic improvement in their finances overall when they meet this household budget percentage. But, paying too much for housing may be one of them. If you are having trouble with your budget, it could be any number of things. ![]() You should allot the right portion of your income to a housing cost that is sustainable and reliable for you. Percentages help you figure out where your sweet spot is on that spectrum because you can make an informed decision on housing based on your income.Īccording to many finance gurus, many budget categories have room to budge, but housing costs are not one of them. There is the primal necessity to have shelter, but there are different ways of doing that. It’s a major life decision whether you rent or own and how much (if any) real estate you purchase. Housing accounts for 1/4 of your total household budget. The largest household budget percentages are not always the most important ones, but this one certainly is. If you want to let it go longer than that, then invest it to help you build wealth. If you want to use your money within 5 years, save it in the bank. investing money with your 10%, consider when you want to be able to use those funds. One way to guard against that is to make sure your money goes to the right place, especially for categories like saving that is easy to get pushed aside. It’s one thing to have a budget, and it’s another thing to stay within that budget. That’s just how it works.īudget how much you want to bank each month and set that money aside right away so that you can’t lose it to other types of spending. Why? Because if you wait until everything is paid, you won’t have anything for yourself. The Ideal Household Budget Percentages 1. These percentages are an excellent starting point if you are just starting to get a grip on your finances.Īs you gain confidence, you can make more room in your budget by cutting the amount you need for expenses like insurance. It not only helps you break up your expenses into manageable segments, but it also tells you where you are overspending and need to cut costs. ![]() These are the amount per hundred dollars you spend on things like utility bills and food. Knowing your household budget percentages is an essential part of creating your budget. You can move from debt to wealth, and suddenly, you will find yourself in a position where you can leverage that wealth to do important things. Once you know the balance of your income and spending, you can start to shape how you balance your budget. In fact, I’d go as far as to say that knowing your household budget percentages is empowering and it’s addictive. If you aren’t a fan of math and percentages, you soon will be. And it all starts with knowing your household budget percentages. All budgeting is, is taking control of your money, so it doesn’t control you. ![]() I just want to put that out there in case the word “budget” makes you cringe! It’s also fun. This is important not only for the protection of our native species and environment but for agricultural and urban areas close to our parks.įeral deer can pose a threat to park neighbours and agriculture by competing with livestock for grazing resources, dispersing weeds, damaging crops and fences, and potentially spreading disease. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is responsible for the management of feral deer in our national parks. Herbivory and environmental degradation caused by feral deer has been listed as a key threatening process in New South Wales by the NSW Scientific Committee. increase the risk of accidents and transport disruption due to collisions with vehicles and trains.have the potential to transmit diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease.cause soil erosion due to impacts of hard hooves in sensitive areas.foul waterholes due to wallowing behaviour of some species.destroy native plants by trampling plants, grazing on them and ringbarking young trees – in the Royal National Park, they have had a major impact on the variety and abundance of plant species.Why are deer a pest?ĭeer have a range of major negative impacts in our parks and reserves because they: They were introduced to New South Wales as domestic livestock with European settlement.įive species of deer have established feral populations in New South Wales:Ī sixth species, the hog deer ( Axis porcinus ), has been recorded in New South Wales but established populations are unknown. Want to know about changes in military benefits as they happen? Subscribe to to get the latest benefits news delivered directly straight to your inbox.Feral deer are introduced species that threaten biodiversity and cause significant damage to the environment.ĭeer are not native to Australia. Keep Up with Changes to Tricare and Your Other Benefits ![]() When you turn 65, the medical section of your military ID card may also need to be updated.
![]() The main purpose of these sports drinks is to help you maintain your electrolytes while you’re on the fast. If you don’t like Gatorade, you can also drink Propel, VitaminWater, or Pedialyte. These colors contain trace amounts of red dye, which can still interfere with the results of your exam. While red is the only color that most doctors outright prohibit, you should also avoid blue, pink, and purple. You can’t eat or drink anything with red dye, as it will interfere with the test, as such, you’re limited to clear Gatorade flavors. If your favorite flavor of Gatorade is the red fruit punch, you’re out of luck. ![]() You might think it’s silly that doctors dictate what kinds of Gatorade you can drink for your colonoscopy prep, but it’s a very important measure. See also Gatorade Citrus Cooler What Color Gatorades Can You Drink For Colonoscopy Prep? On the day of the procedure, you should drink 8 ounces of clear liquid every hour after you wake up. This includes beans, nuts, seeds, multigrain bread, or fresh fruits and vegetables. In addition, three days before your exam, you must be careful not to eat any foods high in fiber. Two 32-ounce bottles of Gatorade (not the red color).5mg of bisacodyl (Dulcolax® laxative tablets).You must prepare for your colonoscopy for five days, this includes taking: ![]() Patients must not eat anything for the entire day of the procedure, drinking only clear liquids. For some context, here are the details from the Cleveland Clinic’s colonoscopy prep sheet: Many doctors prescribe Gatorade to help you take the laxatives they’ve also prescribed. This will help clear out your system so that they can do an accurate colon exam. Can You Drink Gatorade During Colonoscopy Prep?īefore you head into your doctor’s office for a colonoscopy exam, your doctor will put you on a clear liquid diet paired with laxatives. ![]() Here is a paste from the EXIF of a full-size JPEG I posted to Flickr (exported from LR). ![]() But the date of jpeg creation is there too, along with any modifications. What matters is capture and when the raw file was digitized. No one cares when the jpeg was created from the raw. You always want to know the date-time of capture no matter what kind of file you are viewing. However, that said, I want the capture date to be in the metadata of the exported jpeg because I want to be able to see that on my Flickr jpeg. JPEGs? I create them from LR, use them how I want (like email, posting to Flickr, etc.), then I delete them. It is also in the exported JPEG Exif and metadata info. The capture date is always in the metadata of the raw file because I always see it in LR no matter what. ![]() That's why the photo industry long ago decided to encode the capture date inside the photo's metadata. Too many programs and utilities, including some from Apple itself, won't preserve those fields in the way you'd like. See this post for a hint about the correct command-line magic spell:Īlternatively alternatively, you could use the A Better Finder Attributes utility to set the Date Created from the capture date recorded in the photo's EXIF fields.Ī huge caveat: Relying on files' Date Created and Date Modified for a workflow is quite fragile. You could ask the author of Metadata Wrangler to add an option to set the file's Date Created as well, which should be easy for him to implement.Īlternatively, you could use the Run Any Command plugin to run the free Exiftool utility (which is used by Metadata Wrangler) to set the file's Date Created. That would allow you to sort exported files in Finder by their capture dates. However, the Metadata Wrangler plugin will optionally set the exported file's Date Modified (but not Date Created) to the capture date recorded in the photo's metadata. There is no way with built-in LR commands to set an exported file's Date Created from the capture date recorded in the original photo's metadata. ![]() A strong password combined with a two-step verification protocol provides the most protection. ![]() Add more security to your vault by two-factor authentication.Everything you save in LastPass is synced automatically so you can access them on any device. A command line client is also an option wherever NodeJS is installed. Browser extensions exist for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, Brave, Safari, Vivaldi, and Tor Browser. ![]() It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, Android, and iOS. ![]() A password manager is only useful if you can access it wherever and whenever you need it. Bitwarden (Cloud) Bitwarden is an open source password manager that is available free of charge. If you have any weak or reused passwords, use the LastPass password generator to create new ones and update those accounts.
![]() Designed by NYC architecture firm WASA/Studio A, the building has met United States Green Building Council standards for LEED-gold certification. Pratt recently opened a 120,000-square-foot green academic and administrative building named Myrtle Hall at 536 Myrtle Avenue between Grand Avenue and Steuben Street that houses the college's Department of Digital Arts as well as several administrative offices. Together these buildings create a magnificent and inspirational educational environment on a campus that is unlike any other in New York City.” “Pratt takes great pride in its historic campus and in recent years has added a number of modern structures by some of today's leading architects that complement its late-19th and early-20th century buildings. “We are thrilled and delighted that Pratt's campus has been recognized for its architectural significance,” said Pratt President Thomas F. Pantas residence hall designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as well as for the “dozens of campus structures built between 1885 and World War II that put Pratt on the National Register of Historic Places.” The magazine announced the publication of the list in its September 2011 issue and encourages readers to visit to view their top-ten list of “the most architecturally significant college campuses across the country.” Others on the list include University of Virginia, Harvard University, Yale University, Cornell University, Brown University, Bennington College, Florida Southern College, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Īccording to Architectural Digest, Pratt was featured for its contemporary architecture including Steven Holl's 2005 addition to Higgins Hall and its Leo J. Architectural Digest named Pratt Institute among the top 10 colleges nationwide with the best architecture, making it the only campus in New York City and the only specialty college of art, design, and architecture to make the list. ![]() Think of it! - Googie is produced by architects, not by ambitious mechanics, and some of these architects starve for it. “You underestimate the seriousness of Googie. Haskell, writing sarcastically as Professor Thrugg: Haskell was an advocate of modernism, but a modernism constrained by his ideas of taste and refinement. The New York-based Haskell wrote part of his article, “Googie Architecture,” in the voice of a fictional Professor Thrugg, whose over-the-top praise was an indictment of Googie’s popular appeal. Architecture critic Douglas Haskell was the first to use “Googie” to describe the architectural movement, after driving by the West Hollywood coffee shop and finally feeling like he had found a name for this style that was flourishing in the postwar era.īut Haskell was no fan of Googie and wrote a scathing (by architecture critic standards) satire of the style in the February 1952 issue of House and Home magazine. Oddly enough, Googie was used as a deragatory term almost from the start - born in Southern California and named for a West Hollywood coffee shop designed in 1949 by John Lautner, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. Googie is an odd word a funny word a word that feels like it’s doing a few vowel-drenched laps around your tongue before finally flopping out of your mouth. We find Googie at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, the Space Needle in Seattle, the mid-century design of Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, in Arthur Radebaugh‘s postwar illustrations, and in countless coffee shops and motels across the U.S. It draws inspiration from Space Age ideals and rocketship dreams. It’s a style built on exaggeration on dramatic angles on plastic and steel and neon and wide-eyed technological optimism. Googie is a modern (ultramodern, even) architectural style that helps us understand post-WWII American futurism - an era thought of as a “golden age” of futurist design for many here in the year 2012. I didn’t know the word, but I definitely knew the style. In fact, when a friend - a native Californian - used the term I initially thought it must have something to do with Google. Before I moved to Los Angeles (almost 2 years ago now) I had never heard the word Googie. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 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The dryer boasted just as much efficiency with its AI technology, which selects a compatible drying cycle based on the settings you used during the wash load. In a home setting, we found the washing machine to be a game changer for never-ending laundry piles, thanks to the 15-minute Speedwash Cycle. We’ve had the opportunity to test the LG WM4000HWA 4.5-cubic-feet Ultra Large Capacity Smart Wi-Fi Enabled Front Load Washer and LG DLEX4000W 7.4-cubic-feet Large Capacity Vented Smart Stackable Electric Dryer, and we also use this duo in the lab regularly to support cleanup after testing. While some front-load washing machine designs can be a pain to keep clean, we’re big fans of this efficient and high-capacity duo from LG. Keeping Ahoni's guidance in mind, we researched dozens of washer and dryer sets-and we even tested a few in The Lab-evaluating them on tub capacity, efficiency, value, and features. Whether you're on a tight budget and need a duo that can still tackle tough stains, or you're looking for a smart washer and dryer to optimize your cleaning routine and sync up with your other smart home devices, we've included the latest models from a variety of brands.Įditor's Note: This review was revised in October 2023 with updated testing findings. "For example, if a consumer wears a lot of athletic wear, they may be interested in a machine with cycles specifically designed for washing athletic garments." "Consumers should think about their key laundry problems and needs and may consider machines with specific cycles that can meet ," says Jennifer Ahoni, P&G Fabric Care principal scientist and laundry expert. ![]() On top of being efficient and economical, the right set will align with your household's needs, whether it be cycling through multiple loads per day or per week. The Spruce Home Improvement Review BoardĪ quality washer and dryer set will help you streamline your laundry routine and save you money. |
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