16 report, saying: “We view this price hike as coming from a position of strength, likely supported by strong engagement and viewership in the fourth quarter.”īut given increased streaming competition from companies like Disney, WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS, some investors worry that Netflix has less “pricing power,” meaning that it can’t push up the monthly service cost without losing some subscribers through ever-volatile churn.Ĭredit Suisse’s Douglas Mitchelson commented on price hikes even before they were announced, pointing out investor “concerns that Netflix will have a harder time raising prices when there is more competition in the marketplace.” But he also highlighted a counterpoint, arguing that “Netflix’s usage would suggest the service is a very cheap entertainment option, even for international households.” ![]() “We think Netflix tends to raise prices when churn is low, and this could stimulate more bullish views around fourth quarter 20 net adds,” he wrote.Įvercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney echoed that in a Jan. 18 highlighted that management’s decision to raise prices could be a positive sign for recent subscriber trends. The '3 Body Problem' Scene That's Become a Political Lightning RodĬahall on Jan. When Netflix last raised prices in late 2020, its subscriber count only continued to grow (the global pandemic likely helped). The argument in favor of higher prices is that they underline the breadth of programming and value of the service, while boosting cash that can go into financing or acquiring content. ![]() 14 - basic plans will be $9.99 and the next tier will be $15.49 - the immediate reaction from the market was positive: Its stock price jolted upward. So when the streaming giant raised prices on its plans in North America by $1-$2 on Jan. As is typical of noir films, place is a manifestation of the drama itself, where every city and street acts as a shifting manifestation of the bristling suspense and impending entrapment.When Netflix raises the price of its streaming packages, Wall Street takes notice. The filming locations, mainly in Italy, become an indispensable part of the action. The introduction of the film noir aesthetic not only adds to the drama and atmosphere – cigarettes hiss and rain splashes with ASMR-style aplomb – but to the glamour and importance of setting and scenery. ![]() If the locations in the 1999 film were classy, those in this Netflix remake are explosively luxurious and atmospheric. Have the prolific and drool-worthy Andrew Scott (best known probably as ‘Hot Priest’ in Fleabag) take on the eponymous and hauntingly felonious lead role, film it in black and white, and throw in endlessly glamorous locations, though? It seems writer and director Steven Zaillian has got himself a winning formula. It’s bold, though, to revise a classic picture – made in 2000 and starring the effervescently gorgeous Jude Law, Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow – based on a classic 1955 thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. It’s hard to move for all the remakes and spin-offs these days. Lorenzo Sisti/NETFLIX © 2021 Lorenzo Sisti/NETFLIX Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in Episode 101 of RIPLEY.
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![]() Calling outside of the Delaware County, Pa area? Call 61 Director Boyce was appointed by Delaware County Council in the Fall of 2016 and leads 130 members of the Department of Emergency Services. There are 12 emergency services that are managed, including the Delaware County Citizen’s Corps. Nearly 2,500 911 calls are answered each day for over 40 law enforcement agencies, 65 fire departments and 31 emergency medical services agencies. Haverford Township Police Department to Participate in Aggressive-Driving Enforcement Initiative. These calls can be related to the necessity of police, fire or emergency medical services. The Delaware County Department of Emergency Services is a 24-hour emergency communications center and emergency management agency that is responsible for the 911 calls of 48 municipalities spread across 184 square miles in Delaware County. The first page you see when you navigate to is the live call feed. In that capacity, he serves as the County’s Emergency Manager and over sees operations of the 911 Center. Heres a brief overview of what Delco Dispatch enables you to do: See whats going on. Timothy Boyce is the Director of Emergency Services for the County of Delaware. ![]() Delaware County Emergency Communications Delaware County, Ohio 740.368.1911 THIS ACCOUNT IS. ![]() This mission of the Department is accomplished through the Divisions of Emergency Management, Special Operations Group and Emergency Communications. Delaware County, OH 911 - DELCOMM, Delaware, Ohio. The Emergency Services Department has the responsibility to support public safety agencies, programs and initiatives that protect the people, institutions and culture of Delaware County. Modeless determinate progress bars Indicate an operation's progress by filling from left to right and filling completely when the operation is complete. Note: This pattern is usually unnecessary and should be avoided. ![]() In this example, the first progress bar shows the progress of the current step and the second progress bar shows the overall progress. Instead, have all the steps in the operation share a portion of the progress and have a single progress bar go to completion once. Indicate the progress of a multi-step operation by showing the progress of the current step in the first progress bar, and the overall progress in the second bar.īecause the first progress bar provides little additional information and can be quite distracting, this pattern is not recommended. Modal determinate progress bars with a Cancel or Stop button and animation Allow users to halt the operation, and include an animation to help users visualize the effect of an operation. In this example, users can click Stop to halt the operation and leave the environment in its current state. Modal determinate progress bars with a Cancel or Stop button Allow users to halt the operation, perhaps because the operation is taking too long or isn't worth the wait. In this example, the progress bar gives feedback during configuration. Modal determinate progress bars Indicate an operation's progress by filling from left to right and filling completely when the operation is complete.īecause this feedback is modal, users cannot perform other tasks in the window (or its parent if displayed in a modal dialog box) until the operation is complete. Progress bars have several usage patterns: Determinate progress bars Label Use determinate progress bars whenever possible. Make sure that you provide progress feedback for lengthy operations and that the above information is clearly communicated. Use an indeterminate progress bar only if a determinate progress bar would cause users to conclude incorrectly that the operation has locked up. In this case, use a determinate progress bar and show progress when each step completes proportional to the amount of time each step usually takes. ![]() Don't choose an indeterminate progress bar based only on the possible lack of accuracy alone.įor example, suppose an operation requires five steps and each of those steps requires a bounded amount of time, but the amount of time for each step can vary greatly. Indeterminate progress bars show that progress is being made, but provide no other information. Use determinate progress bars for operations that require a bounded amount of time, even if that amount of time cannot be accurately predicted. If they should continue to wait or do something else while the operation completes.If they should cancel the operation if it isn't worth continuing to wait.The approximate percentage of the operation that has been completed (and therefore the percentage remaining).That progress is being made and that the operation will eventually complete (and therefore hasn't locked up).Doing so allows users to replay the results later.ĭuring a lengthy operation, users need a general idea of what the operation is doing. In this example, a slider is used to indicate progress while playing sound. Examples of such operations include video and audio recording and playback. ![]() When the operation is complete, will users be able to replay the results? If so, use a slider instead. Examples of such lengthy operations include printing, backup, system scans, and bulk data transfers or conversions. Using a notification allows users to perform other tasks without disruption. In this case, users do other tasks in the meantime and are not monitoring the progress. Is the operation a very lengthy (longer than two minutes) background task for which users are more interested in completion than progress? If so, use a notifications instead. The indeterminate progress bar is effectively a generic animation and adds no value to the animation. Is an indeterminate progress bar combined with an animation? If so, use just the animation instead. Progress bars are for computer progress, not user progress. Is an indeterminate progress bar used to wait for the user to complete a task? If so, don't use a progress bar. If the operation usually takes five seconds or less but sometimes takes more, start with a busy pointer and convert to a progress bar after five seconds. Will the operation complete in about five seconds or less? If so, use an activity indicator instead, because displaying a progress bar for such a short duration would be distracting. Guidelines related to layout are presented in a separate article. ![]() Type what you want to say, and listen to the pronunciation before you speak the sentence or word and get a rating for that. These lead to particular skills again.ĭictionary on the other hand is more of a free form training module. Topics focuses on certain subjects such as career path customer service, family, travel or business. The two other areas that you may dive in are topics and dictionary. The application keeps track of your progress, and you may repeat levels or skills as often as you like. Levels may test different language skills, for instance your listening or pronunciation. Levels are downloaded on demand, but you may also download all levels of a skill right away. Probably the most common forms is skills training that focuses either on specific pronunciations or topics.Ī skill, say "the /s/ and /sh/ contrast" or "aspiration sounds", consists of multiple levels that you complete one after the other. Training comes in several different forms. While you don't need to take the test, it may make sense to do so as you can start working on the main issues right away. You may play the recording again, or listen to a native speaker reading the paragraphs aloud.ĮLSA Speak adjusts the training based on your test results. The words are color coded, with green highlight excellent pronunciation, yellow okay-ish pronunciation, and red problematic pronunciation. This opens all sentences that you spoke aloud. ![]() You can open a detailed report when you swipe down to get the full listing of recommendations. When I ran the test for instance on the Android device, I was told that I could improve my pronunciation of voiced and unvoiced th, the letter r, ending sounds, and w/v. Probably the most interesting aspect of this is that it highlights areas that need improvement. ELSA Speak analyzes your speech, and gives you a score in the end. You are asked to read ten text paragraphs aloud using the device's microphone during the test. ELSA Speak will use the information to create a personalized curriculum based on the test. ![]() The app to improve your English pronunciation comes with a test that you can take that analyzes your pronunciation and gives you a native speaker score based on it. Pro accounts are available for €31,99 yearly, €9,49 quarterly, or €4,19 monthly. A free 7-day trial is available that unlocks all lessons during that time period. The first two lessons of each training group are free, the remaining ones are unlocked when you subscribe. ELSA, which stands for English Language Speech Assistant coaches non-native speakers in improving their (American) English. ![]() rWFyDk9saXĬostello was shot in the head in New York weeks after the Tropicana’s debut. Later it was controlled by the Kansas City mob. It was built by New Orleans mobster “Dandy Phil” Kastel and financed by New York mafia boss Frank Costello, a partner of Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lanksy. The Tropicana is one of the last of the true mob casinos in Las Vegas. They saved a few red $5 poker chips to remember the mob-era casino.īehind the scenes of the casino’s opening decades ago, the Tropicana had ties to organized crime, largely through reputed mobster Frank Costello. They tried their luck at blackjack and roulette and made conversation with a cocktail server who had worked there for 25 years. Seumala and his husband roamed the sprawling property during their visit, turning down random hallways and taking pictures of the purple-and-orange carpet, the wallpaper and the ceiling. “It does feel like you step back in time for a moment.” “When you first walk in, you see the stained glass and the low ceilings,” JT Seumala, a Las Vegas resident staying at the casino in March, said. Yet the casino still conjures up vintage Vegas nostalgia. Today, only the low-rise hotel room wings remain of the original Tropicana structure. Throughout its nearly 67 years in business, the Tropicana’s ownership has changed several times, and some of its early history even involved the mob. There was the 1980s rebrand as “the Island of Las Vegas,” with a swim-up blackjack table at the pool, and the South Beach-themed renovation completed in 2011. Now 72, Boggess has seen the Tropicana through its many iterations. In 1979, the casino’s now-beloved $1 million green-and-amber stained glass ceiling was installed above the casino floor.īarbara Boggess was 26 when she started working at the Tropicana in the late 1970s as a linen room attendant. Two hotel towers were added in later years. In a city known for reinvention, the Tropicana itself underwent major changes as Las Vegas evolved. “So I’m really clinging to a little piece of that.” “Old Vegas, it’s going,” Zappulla said with tears sliding down his cheeks. This is the scene in the waining hours of #tropicana /L6o1VnuTlI Slot machines turning off, restrooms locked, lots of restricted areas and $1 and $5 chips no longer being sold. It’s a version of Sin City that his parents loved. Zappulla grew up hearing glamorous tales from his parents, who honeymooned in Las Vegas in 1961 and visited often, about their run-ins with the Rat Pack during the Tropicana’s heyday. “When else can I do this in Vegas?” he said. He spent $600 for a room and fulfilled a Vegas fantasy: lying on top of a craps table on a casino floor. Mel Tormé and Eddie Fisher performed at the Tropicana.ĭecades later, New Jersey resident Joe Zappulla was among the final hotel guests to check out at the Tropicana before the locks went on the doors. □ So Long, Good Luck, Goodbye □ /FEu7Io85qYīlack and white photographs from that time give a view into what it was like inside the walls of the Tropicana at its height, playing host to A-list stars - from Elizabeth Taylor and Debbie Reynolds to Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. ![]() Its manicured lawns and flashy showroom earned it the nickname “Tiffany of the Strip.” There was a towering tulip-shaped fountain near the entrance, mosaic tiles and mahogany-paneled walls throughout. It cost $15 million to build three stories with 300 rooms split into two wings. ![]() The population of Clark County had just surpassed 100,000 when the Tropicana opened on a Strip surrounded by vast, open desert. But on the other hand, it’s a happy ending.” Harry Reid International Airport April 2, 2024Ĭharlie Granado, a bartender at the Tropicana, said it’s a bittersweet ending for the place he has called a second home for 38 years. □: Courtesy of LVCVA Archive /rvwqrIt8Iq Here’s a throwback to 1975, when we were both just growing. Today we bid adieu to one of our oldest neighbors, the Tropicana. Demolition is slated for October to make room for a $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium - part of the city’s latest rebrand as a hub for sports entertainment. ![]() The Acacian Dragoons are a tad anachronistic, seeing as they should not exist for another hundred or two hundred years (judging by the fact that Dario was something like the twelfth grandmaster, and taking a generation to be twenty years, puts the origin of the Dragoons to about 800AD. If anyone plays it and find grievous problems, do tell me, however. I'm still not sure how to fix this one, either.īeyond this, however, everything seems to work alright: Creeps drop CT items, and everything such as that. The net result is that one must play against actual people, or play single Mystic against Guardia. Finally, it appears that as I modded the Undead army, but used only a single resource gatherer, the Undead AI cannot fathom how to collect lumber. I meant for there to be a hero Tavern from which one could gain optional heroes, however they did not seem to work as tier choices, for some reason (even when I left most things unchanged) I thus added the heroes to the lists of their respective armies, but it still seems that if one chooses on of the extra heroes (as opposed to the four that belong inherently to the army), they do not add toward a tier choice. The second-to-last true problem, save from balancing, that comes to mind is that of the hero tiers. But it seems that once someone uses it, if they die normally thereafter and cannot yet use it again, they die forever: a great distress, as the two who use this are heroes, Flea and Melchior. I don't know why, as I didn't inherently alter a thing in it. I've yet to figure out how to remedy that) also with errors appears to be Reincarnation. From my testing, it seems as though all abilities work fine, save for Belthezar's techs (he has some four or five 'summons', actually he builds mechanical machines, or that's what it is supposed to be, but it seems that when one has three or four of the summons, using one of them summons a random assortment of things, not the one that was selected. Like I've said, I'm not certain how well the balancing works. Of course, this is very hard to get, and also require the upgrading of Sorcerer and Naga-ettes to their respective higher classes. The Mystic Jugglers have something akin to three levels of spellcaster upgrading, and six further upgrades in which they can cast +20 armour for 30s on three or four units before running out of mana, and are immortal to magic themselves. Defend changed a bit) is extremely good in this case, and adds attack speed, but they can't move. ![]() Of course, the Rainbow adds an insane amount of attack damage. In fact, he has ten sword upgrades alone! Thus the only way to get to the Rainbow is to forego Life, Luminaire, and the three Lightning levels. Same sorts of thing go for one such as Crono, but he has more than 10 different techs. Oh, well), and lastly his ultimate which is November Rain. though I've since learned from my brother that none of the three are actually in origin Slash's. Let's see, for example, Slash has two ability upgrades that pertain to his sword (the name being for the first one the Slasher, and for the second the Slasher II) in addition, he has Tornado, Wind-Walk, three levels of a custom ability Blade Solo (named each after a song by Slash: Live and Let Die, Knock'n on Heaven's Door, and Requiem for the Godfather. I changed almost all the techs and abilities, however, and I think all of two buildings ('farm' and 'lumber mill') remain unchanged in any way. Thus it plays as WCIII normally does, just with different soldiers. I truly do not know how to figure my way through triggers and all those sorts of things, so all the changes are in the armies and descriptions themselves, and none in the basic gameplay. I kept seeing DotA on the lists of custom games on, and was thinking 'what the heck is that?', so checked it out once, so the name is familiar, but beyond that, I know nothing of most of those mods.Īnyway, as I said, this is essentially a melee map, albeit with different armies. Oh, and the computer AI doesn't work for the Mystics: they are an Undead race, but the 'acolytes' are collecting both wood and gold, which I suppose changes things beyond my understanding. I've only played it twice against someone, and both times he nailed me with his Black Dragons of Guardia. As I said, there are still some errors, namely with tiering, with Belthesar's techs, and getting the reincarnation for Flea and Melchior to work aright, but beyond that, it works. I have found that the character model I am using for Slash might not be the most apt. I have a thing or two to change, however. I'll make certain to do that as soon as I get home. So why, you ask, doesn’t everyone make their infographics as SVGs? Well, because they take some smarts to create and upload. Your SVG infographic will look pixel-perfect at any size or zoom level-often with a smaller file size and faster load time. The V in SVGs stands for “vector,” meaning graphics don’t degrade as they get larger.Think: clickable CTAs, sources, and links to more information for folks who really want a deep dive on your subject matter. SVGs are indexable by search engines. Text within SVG infographics can be read by search engines, helping boost your SEO.Assistive technology like screen readers can read SVGs more easily than raster images like JPGs, making your infographic more accessible for users with visual or cognitive impairments. Notice how the text is selectable? How the graphics are sharp? And check out how we’ve linked both the call-to-action and each individual source. You know what they say about showing, not telling. The good thing? 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Overall paint and interior play a role too. ![]() The relays and hydraulics tend to go bad. This would make a 61 look like a Sports Roadster but there were none in 1961.Īs far as value, does the top work well on the car? The top mechanism on these cars is pretty complicated and tends to stop working when the cars sit. They also could be bought over the counter and added to a 61. Also the wire wheels, made by Kelsey Hayes were not sold in 1962. First off the tonneau cover (parade boot as you call it) that makes it look like a 2 seater is not original to the car, Ford didn't product it until 1962 although it certainly could have been added in 62 by the owner. This means that your car isn't a 'special' model but it still sounds special.Īs for the value, it is hard to tell what the car is worth without going through it. Likewise there was a special version of the convertible, called a Sports Roadster but that was also only offered in 19. The M Code you are talking about was a special 340HP engine with a tripower setup that was only offered in 19. All 1961s sold in the US came with a 300HP Z code 390CI engine. Kennedy inaugural parade cars.įirst, welcome to the boards and possibly to the club.ġ961 was the first year of the bulletbirds of course. The other thing that makes this car interesting is ? and while I have never personally seen ? but the man always told me that he has the documentation to prove this car was one of the 50 John F. I understand that the two seat cars had a special serial number? Also, something about it starting with an ?M? There was also something about a sheet behind the rear seat? I need to go take a long look at the car and was wondering if anyone can tell me some of the things I need to look for? Also, how do I go about to determine a value for this car? Everything is there and it is original and runs great. Overall, I would say that the car is an 8 on a scale of 10. It is kept in a temperature controlled garage and has no rust. The Thunderbird is an all original, two seat convertible, white on white, wire wheels and even has the original fiberglass parade boot cover. His family knows that I am interested in the car and asked me to tell them what it is worth and if I want to buy it. ![]() His family is now trying to clean out his house and among the toys there is a 1961 Thunderbird convertible - which I have always loved. Now it seems that the Post Vietnam trauma has caught up with him (three tours) and he has been placed in Vet hospital for long term care. He never married and instead always collected cars and toys. Depending on what I find out, I may be coming back a lot.Īn acquaintance of my brothers is a Vietnam Vet. I just joined this forum so I could ask you a question. Luckily, you will probably have at least one of these options already available to you: Where do I buy English otome games?įirst, it depends on what platform you can play them on. Bad endings usually end in someone leaving, feelings being unrequited, or worse. As they sound, good endings usually mean that you get a happy ending with the guy you chose. If you don’t reach the goals, or if you make a bad decision and die, you will proceed to a “bad ending.” Some games will also include a “normal” ending. If you succeed in building the correct parameters/stats, and you have answered enough criteria correctly, you will proceed to a “good” ending with your character. In other games, you begin by reading a prologue, and your suitor is then chosen for you based on the decisions you have made thus far. In some games you choose a male suitor to be with and play through their route, seeking to choose answers that will increase your affection rates with that suitor, among other parameters. You play as the (usually) female protagonist. The target audience is female and usually features anime-style artwork. You could consider it also a sub-genre of the dating sim genre, which is a sub-genre of the visual novel genre of video games. It’s a sub-genre of the visual novel genre of video games. Generally one of the goals, besides the main plot goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several male, or occasionally female characters.” What is an otome game?Ĭopied from Wikipedia, “an otome game ( 乙女ゲーム otome gēmu, literally “girl game”) is a story based video game that is targeted towards the female market. New to otome games? Heard of them and don’t know where to begin? You’re in the right place. Do I need antivirus software for my phone? If you’re downloading free antivirus software, verify that malware protection, detection, and removal are included without a premium upgrade. A lack of a firewall may seem like a major setback, but Malwarebytes’ effective malware infestation control and removal makes up for many of its pitfalls.ĭoes antivirus software protect against malware?Īntivirus software can be effective in protecting against malware. Even for free software, it works well to deter phishing scams and block malicious URLs. Malwarebytes is a little limited in what it offers, but it’s a great base option for scanning a variety of different devices. It doesn’t have the nicest interface, but it’s functional and easier to navigate after you spend a few minutes with it. However, the software excels in speed, completing scans faster than many free antivirus options. If you’re worried about malware and viruses, you’ll need to be proactive and run manual custom scans to hit every drive. The downside to Malwarebytes is that it doesn’t offer real-time protection. There is an iPhone app, but it’s only a spam call and ad blocker. You’ll find plenty of Windows-based free antivirus software, so Malwarebytes' broader scope is a nice change of pace. Minimum System Requirements for Avira Antivirus 2023īe sure for the following before going to start Avira Antivirus 2023.Ĭlick on ‘Download Now’ button and start Avira Antivirus 2020 Free Download.So long as you’re only looking for at-home protection, Malwarebytes’ downloadable free antivirus software should work for you especially if you’re looking to protect your Mac or Android devices.
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