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Stormlight archive book 57/31/2023 ![]() Please help The Coppermind by expanding it. This meta article is still missing information. Several pieces of concept art were commissioned by Dragonsteel for the book. This is the 5th and final volume of the first sequence of The Stormlight Archive saga. The second progress update was published on Reddit on March 13th, 2023, and featured a piece of concept art created by Petar Penev. The Stormlight Archive saga continues in Knights of Wind and Truth, the eagerly awaited sequel to Brandon Sanderson's 1 New York Times bestselling Rhythm of War, from an epic fantasy writer at the top of his game.Dalinar will play an even larger role than in Rhythm of War.During Dragonsteel 2022, Brandon did a reading of Szeth Flashback 3, which can be read and listened to here on Arcanum.During Dragonsteel 2022, Brandon did a reading of Kaladin Chapters 1-2, which can be read and listened to here on Arcanum. ![]() And there’s the little matter of the hotly anticipated fifth Stormlight Archive bookwhich, as it turns out. The first progress update was published on Reddit on September 6th, 2022, and featured a piece of concept art created by Randy Vargas. There’s the new Mistborn book, The Lost Metal, which comes out in November. A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade.Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive 4) by Brandon Sanderson. At New York Comic Con in 2022, Brandon did a reading of the first draft of Szeth's first flashback chapter, which can be read and listened to here on Arcanum. The Dark Talent (Alcatraz 5) by Brandon Sanderson.of Kings (Download Set) The Stormlight Archive 1: The Way of Kings 1 of 5. At FanX in 2022, Brandon did a reading of a Kaladin chapter from the first draft, which can be read and listened to here on Arcanum In Oathbringer, the third volume of the New York Times best-selling Stormlight Archive, humanity faces a new Desolation with the return of the Voidbringers, a foe with numbers as great as their thirst for vengeance. The Stormlight Archive is a collection of books set in the fictional world of.5, 53, 61, 89 and 120 by Isaac Stewart Viewpoint icons by Isaac Stewart, Ben McSweeney and Howard. It can be read and listened to here on Arcanum. The Stormlight Archive Book Three Brandon Sanderson. In March 2022, Brandon did a reading of the first draft of the prologue on his YouTube channel. Brandon Sandersons epic fantasy cycle tells the story of Roshar, a world of stone and storms. ![]()
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Diy valve cover desk lamp7/31/2023 ![]() Grab an IKEA torka decorative dried willow bouquet, IKEA ROD 14″ silver table lamp base, and IKEA JARA 9″ lamp to build this driftwood lamp. This accent driftwood lamp will cost you $28. DIY Driftwood Lamps – IKEA Hackīring a great rustic decor character to your home decor by building this driftwood lamp, a lovely IKEA hack. Further, you need a rubber plug, cloth-covered wire, porcelain sock, and a cloth-covered wire. Next, the drill hole in its top adds the light bulb. Cut a thick wooden dowel piece to s shorter length to make the base of the lamp. ![]() Minimal Wood LampĪre you following minimalism? Then you will give ten out of ten to this minimal wooden lamp. Build a crate like a box with lumber to serve as the base of the DIY lamp and top it up with a wood circle having a hold in it to hold a tree branch lamp. It is just creative recycling too of discarded tree branches. DIY Branch Table Lampįeature rusticity to a particular modern room interior using this branch table lamp. Drill a hole in this salvaged wood piece to pass the electric wire through and then finish with a bulb. Willing to feature a live wood edge to your home for added rusticity? Then opt for this modern yet rustic type of wood lamp, made of a raw wood piece. Install bulb on the top of the wooden block base. Next, use wire and metallic painted coffee stirrer straws to make this himmeli shade. Use a 4×4 wood block to make the base of the DIY lamp. DIY Wood Lamp with Himmeli ShadeĪre you a big fan of geometrical decor? If yes, then you will love having this wood lamp with himmeli shade, will make a cool handmade gift too. Use 1x2x8′ to make the base of the lamp and next grab 2 lengths of 1/2 x 3′ to make a cube-shaped lampshade frame. This project will cost you $9 and will complete in less than 1 and 1/2 an hour. Satisfy your love for modern minimalistic decor by building this modern table lamp that comes with an enchanting wooden base. Don’t forget to add a cool lampshade that should match your decor style. Make the base of this DIY lamp using square wood dowels and then install the make-a-lamp kit and finish with a bulb. Show off with your lamps that can be exhibited as prominent room decor in your home. Browse the entire list of these DIY lamp ideas to see some fabulous readymade samples more. ![]() The list will provide creative IKEA hacks to build expensive and modern looking DIY lamps inexpensively at home. Go for a big geometrical decor statement by whipping up himmeli shade lamps at home. Rock your living room with a criss-cross wooden lamp and also stack the birch wood slices to build rustic wooden lamps in no time. Fix the pendant light bulbs in the hollow wooden frames to make pendant minimal lamps. How to make a lamp? Just fit the light bulbs with the recycled wood pieces to make minimal lamp designs. If you are afraid of higher price tags of lamps, then consider making your own DIY lamps with these free lamp ideas. A lamp is a big need for every bedroom and living room, and you should not miss it out in any way. From rustic wooden lamps to minimal light lamps, you are going to see all in this collection. Look through these 30 DIY lamp ideas to see a variety of homemade lamps that will look much expensive but will cost next to nothing. Get smartly crafty with the around-the-home items, leftover materials, and scrap items to build stylishly beautiful lamps. ![]() Make fabulous lamps at home with these DIY lamp ideas that are easy to make. ![]() Light up your rooms with some homemade creative light fixtures. ![]()
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Dragon dictate legal7/30/2023 ![]() Click on the link to begin the download process. You can find the download link on the Dragon Legal Individual website.
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Chrome new tab browser location url7/30/2023 ![]() Once that’s active, simply click your user profile name in the upper-right corner of the browser and select Guest from the drop-down list. ![]() Open up the Settings once more, and in the People section, check the Enable guest browsing box. Fortunately, Chrome offers a guest mode for just those occasions. You don’t want your uncle accidentally sending messages from your Gmail when he’s over for the big game. One of Chrome’s greatest strengths-how tightly it ties into your Google account and the greater Google ecosystem-can also be one of its greatest weaknesses if multiple people use your computer. It’s a handy trick-and the Manage search engines… button in Chrome’s settings lets you add any site that supports searches to take advantage of it. The omnibox’s left-side dialog will change to show “Search ” instead. The default search engines available for Chrome’s omnibox.įun fact: You can search any of those sites on the fly from Chrome’s omnibox by typing in its full URL (,, etc) and then pressing Tab. Simply click on it and you can choose to make one of several alternatives your default omnibox search engine, from DuckDuckGo to Bing to even Twitter. Open Chrome’s settings and you’ll see a drop-down box in the Search section, with “Google” listed. That search defaults to Google, naturally-but you can change that fairly quickly if you’d like. ![]() (You can also whitelist entire sites like-YouTube and Twitch-where you always want HTML5 videos to play.) Change the omnibox search engineīy default, Chrome’s omnibox acts as both a URL bar and search. Install it, enable it, and HTML5 videos will only play if you choose to run them by clicking the big Play icon this extension slaps on them. That’s where the handy Disable HTML5 Autoplay extension comes in. Many videos are moving to HTML5, however, especially as restrictions on Flash increase. The click-to-play message you’ll see when Chrome blocks Flash content. Now, whenever there’s a Flash element on a page it’ll be blocked unless you right-click on it and allow it to play. Scroll down to the Flash portion and select Block sites from running Flash. Once again, we’re heading to Settings > Show advanced settings > Content settings… (in the Privacy section). There’s a workaround, though it takes a couple of steps. ![]() Yay!Ĭhrome doesn’t include an option that disables auto-playing videos by default. Boo! But fear not, as Chrome is one of the few major Windows apps with fairly useful UI scaling options of its own. Scale the interfaceĬhrome doesn’t play nice with Windows’ default interface scaling, which sucks when you’re browsing on a display with an exceptionally high or exceptionally low resolution as it means on-screen elements can look too small or too large, respectively. If you want to blacklist the prompts but allow specific sites access, both the Location and Notification sections feature a Manage Exceptions button that allow you to whitelist handpicked pages. The Do not allow any site to track your physical location option does the same for location prompts, but be warned that some websites may not behave as intended if you don’t share your whereabouts. Simply select the Do not allow any site to show notifications option to ban those pesky prompts. ![]() You’re looking for the Location and Notifications options in the menu that appears. Click Show advanced settings at the bottom, then the Content settings button in the Privacy section. IDGĬlick the three vertical dots in Chrome’s upper right-hand corner to open the browser’s options, then select Settings. That’s a good thing! But it gets awfully annoying, awfully fast as you wander across the vast expanse of the web, especially if your answer is a uniform “lolnope.” Fortunately you can tell Chrome to quit bugging you with these prompts by automatically declining the requests. Chrome asks permission before it allows websites to access your location or push you notifications. ![]()
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Tomodachi life pc review7/30/2023 ![]() Likes, dislikes, how needy they are, how often they need to be fed, and their compatibility with other Miis are all linked into each character's personality profile. That profile isn't just for show, either. Likewise, a set of assignable attributes, such as how much energy your Miis have or how serious or light their moods are, add personality and generate a specific profile for each one. Granted, the text-to-speech engine isn't the most flattering, but its slightly robotic qualities add to the kitsch charm of the game. You can create some eerily recognizable caricatures of your chums using the standard Mii creation tools, along with the new customizable voices for the game's text-to-speech engine. ![]() Still, Tomodachi Life is quite the wacky novelty while it lasts, particularly if you're populating your virtual island with friends and family from your own life-or, in my case, members of the GameSpot UK crew. But, like that piece of '90s virtual pet nostalgia, it wasn't enough to keep me entertained once the novelty wore off. Tomodachi Life is the Tamagotchi all grown up. They cry out to be played with in wonderfully odd minigames, and update you with the latest happenings on their island home from behind a suitably cheesy news desk. Your animated collection of Miis need to be fed and watered, and their wants for the finer things in their virtual lives satisfied. At times it's hilarious at other times it's utterly bewildering. ![]() But a truly fun and silly video game can be a therapy itself.A cross between The Sims, Animal Crossing, and the stranger parts of otaku culture, Tomodachi Life is a game that's unashamedly Japanese. I can’t say it touched us as a family on a deep level – it’s not meant to, it’s just meant to be fun. With humour and also learning that fights with their game characters, just as in real life, can be resolved. They create lyrics for the different song styles in the game, act them out and generally have a great, happy time when playing it.įor a hobby that has so many negative connotations associated with it I found Tomodachi Life allowing my kids to express themselves in a positive and creative way. And they love playing with Tomodachi Life in a way I haven’t seen them do before. My kids on the other hand, well let’s just say reviewing this game has meant getting another 3DS for both my game-playing sons to use as they absolutely adore the world Nintendo has created. On this occasion even though I can appreciate the madness I just didn’t find it holding my attention as I’d hoped. Perhaps you’ll notice I said the kids 3ds and not mine – I was fully expecting Tomodachi Life to grip me in the way Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon usually does. I imagine that just like Animal Crossing, special events will happen on specific days meaning this is going to be kept in the kids 3ds for a long time. This is all an excellent setup and the game has enough ridiculous minigames to keep you occupied for many hours – especially with a real-time clock which comes with specific time-appropriate events. None of it is meant to realistic and it makes the nonsense spouted by the characters even more hilarious when you can hear it being said. This humour wouldn’t be half as funny if the Mii’s were silent but fortunately Tomodachi Life has built in voice synthesizer which can replicate a variety of different voices. If all of this sounds dull or rote then Tomodachi Life isn’t really about playing a game, it’s more about observing what your miis get up to and the absurd shenanigans programmed into the game. News reports will keep you up to date with what’s going on and you can even invade your mii’s dreams to see what their inner thoughts and desires are. You’ll solve their problems watch them build relationships or rivalries and as you do so, unlock more of the island with more things to do on it. So food, clothes, different room decor etc. Once in the game these guys are going to need looking after. ![]() From game characters like Mario, or Lightning Farron from FF13, or celebrities like Reggie Fils-Aime from Nintendo of America or the 11th Doctor, just as some personal examples. Though I used my family you can put anyone or anybody in there. You can put all the Mii’s from your Mii Plaza into the game and as a family, I went ahead and put them all in to see what happened. Taking cues from Animal Crossing and the Mii Streetpass games, Tomodachi Life is all about creating Mii’s and putting them into your game where they’ll have a ton of madcap, insane fun in only the way a game developed in Japan can have. Which, as far as anyone is concerned, equals awesome. But that doesn’t mean a boring 9-5 office simulator, it means more mad and crazy Japanese things to do with your Mii kinda game. Tomodachi Life is the new life simulator game from Nintendo. ![]()
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Google chrome vs safari for mac7/30/2023 ![]() While Chrome doesn’t have Apple Pay, it has its own Google Pay for a faster payment experience. Plus, you can use Apple Pay for online shopping with supported websites. There’s also an inbuilt reading mode to strip away everything from the page except the article you are reading. When it comes to features, Safari naturally integrates with apps like Apple Mail, Apple Calendar, and iMessage. Besides, Chrome offers more customization options to make it look and feel your own. However, unlike Safari, Chrome shows bookmarks in favicon icons which helps you quickly find the websites you are looking for without reading the text. ![]() There’s also a menu button to give you quick access to apps like Gmail, Drive, Photos, and many more. Overall experience in Safari is satisfactory, and we also like how you can view all the tabs using this four-square icon.Ĭhrome has a similar user interface that’s easy to get your head around. Up top, there’s a search bar, and all the frequently visited sites are at the center of the home screen. As you can see, Safari has a pretty minimal and intuitive user interface. To help you decide, we have done some research and compared them side by side. Safari and Chrome are two of the bigger names in the browser world. So, which one should you pick for your Mac? Safari vs Chrome They do have pretty close competition, as Chrome is often recommended for its flexibility and power features, whereas Safari is the default Mac option and more secure. While Safari comes prebuilt on Apple devices, that doesn’t mean it’s perfect, as Chrome is often considered a better option. ![]() Safari and Chrome are two of the most widely used browsers on Mac. ![]()
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Pdf to epub converter7/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Step 2: Drag and drop your PDF file to the screen filed, choose the folder you want to save the converted ePUB file, and click Convert Now. Find the PDF to ePUB option on the home screen and click to continue. You have the option to convert your pdf file to epub, as well as a variety of other formats, using our free online converter. Our PDF to EPUB conversion tool is easy to use: select the desired file type, then define the output format of your document, upload the file and click Upload. ![]() You can simply click Ok and go with the defaults, or you can tweak the settings. The convertor window has lots of options, so you can get your ePub book exactly like you want. Select whether you want to convert them individually or bulk convert them. Once the upload is complete, the converter will redirect a web page to display. Aspose.Total Product Family Aspose.Words Product Solution Aspose.PDF Product Solution Aspose.Cells Product Solution Aspose.Email Product Solution Aspose.Slides Product Solution Aspose.Imaging Product Solution Aspose.BarCode Product Solution Aspose.Diagram Product Solution Aspose.Tasks Product Solution Aspose.OCR Product Solution Aspose.OMR Product Solution Aspose.CAD Product Solution Aspose.3D Product Solution Aspose.HTML Product Solution Aspose. Step 1: Download PDF WIZ, launch it on your PC. Select the book or books you want to convert, and click Convert E-books. Click the Convert button to start uploading your files. ![]()
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Angellist growbot7/30/2023 ![]() After all, overpaying for a company’s stock pre-IPO might mean being underwater come the time of an actual initial public offering. And even if you do find shares available, you’ll have to consider whether it’s a fair price to pay. That said, it’s competitive to find those kinds of offerings, even on marketplaces designed to help connect buyers and sellers. Users generally utilize these platforms to order shares of a specific private company-like SpaceX, Airbnb, Chime, or Uniswap -from employees or investors looking to exit their positions. These platforms enable institutional investors or employees of valuable private firms to offload shares on their terms. One alternative to investing in a special purpose vehicle is using a secondary marketplace like EquityZen or MicroVentures, which are both restricted to accredited investors. If their investments don’t bear fruit, you might be stuck paying sky-high fees for diminished returns.īuying pre-IPO stocks on secondary marketplaces If you invest in a fund managed by other investors, you might pay fees to participate in their fund or special purpose vehicle. Last, but certainly not least, are fund fees. However, the fact that you cannot pull your money out means you’re along for the ride, whether or not you want to be. ![]() Fortunately, if you invest in a diversified portfolio of companies, you should be able to weather those losses. Naturally, the inability to time the market might mean that you invest in some companies that grow but eventually collapse-that means losses. However, they bear some irredeemable elements-which means giving up the benefit of selling at any time. As mentioned earlier: these are not your cash, bond, or stock market returns. Many venture investments are illiquid, which means you have limited options to sell your stock. After all, to get actual returns, companies have to exit. That means higher paper returns for investors in the near term, but ones that might not last. Unfortunately, because the market has been hot, the number of illegitimate unicorns might be higher than ever. In the last five and a half years, the number of unicorns-companies worth over $1 billion-has risen by 4.5x to 743, according to consultancy firm PwC. In response to the demand, many companies have simply raised bigger rounds at higher valuations. Practically everyone wants to be a venture investor now-individual investors must compete with other potential investors like venture capitalists and hedge funds. ![]() The COVID-19 pandemic turned pre-IPO investments into something of a phenomenon. That’s all to say that investing early means risk, but you’re always early when you’re a private investor-and the allure of hype, demand, and growth might be deceiving. Today, it’s a fraction of what private investors paid for it. ![]() It ultimately canceled its IPO and was made to go public in a less-desirable way. The coworking office company was once valued at over $47 billion before its expected IPO, which exploded fantastically after the company released details about itself to the public. Those returns are hard to achieve as is, but they’re a world apart from the returns you’d get in your bank account, bonds, or stock market trades. That's like investing in a stock at $1 while the company is private and then selling it at an IPO price of $70. Research from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that among companies that exit (either get acquired or go public), the average return is almost 700%. Your winners could cover your losses from the losers and leave you with a nice pot of gold at the end of the proverbial venture rainbow. Private equity experts and venture capitalists call this "infant mortality."īut even with those duds, picking a few unicorns-the ‘successful 10%’-more than makes up for the trouble. Broadly speaking, as many as 90% of startups will die within five years. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that 20% of privately-owned firms fail in the first year. You have higher odds-especially as an early investor-of investing in a dud instead of a unicorn. After all, companies only go public after they’ve proven that they can scale, grow, and compete. In spite of all its excitement and growth, the venture market is not like your tried-and-true S&P 500 index fund. According to private investment firm Cambridge Associates, the top 25% of investment firms in VC have annual returns from 15% to 27%.īut most investors should know that those returns are not without their risks. So, why are investors cutting checks and raising funds to buy these pre-IPO stocks? Simply put, it's the returns. As you can imagine, there’s only one place that venture money will go- private companies. ![]()
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Cosmo run seattle7/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() In Washington seafood’s industry, the coronavirus has had the biggest impacts on companies that ship shellfish to Chinese restaurants and markets. Just last week, concerns about the coronavirus prompted the postponement of a Boston seafood show that is one of North America’s big industry events. And as the coronavirus has spread from China to Japan, major consumer seafood markets have been increasingly on edge. Thomas said the magnitude of the February downturn is not yet clear because a monthly analysis has not been completed.įor Pacific Northwest companies that process seafood from Alaska and Washington, countries in Asia have long provided key markets for salmon, crab and many other products. “It is always supply and demand, and they (vessel operators) are just pulling ships out because there is just not any cargo to put on,” said Zack Thomas, operations service manager for the Northwest Seaport Alliance, which includes the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. And the slowdown in trade, which has spread to other Asian countries along with the coronavirus, also has resulted in a downturn of freight moved through the air and seaports. companies that do business with Chinese companies. Their financial problems are part of a much broader fallout from the virus that has hit a multitude of U.S. For these businesses, sales nose dived back in January, when the Chinese government, after announcing the initial detection of a new coronavirus, launched sweeping nationwide measures to slow its spread that kept workers away from manufacturing plants and customers out of restaurants. Those stung by the virus include the Cosmo mill, which relies on China for 95% of its sales, and some seafood producers who sell to China’s food and restaurant industries. Though the Seattle area has emerged as the center of the nation’s outbreak of the coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, some of the earliest and harshest economic blows have hit more rural parts of the state, where companies whose fortunes are tied to China have been struggling for weeks amid slumping sales. ![]()
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Retrospect client 77/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() An optional add-on enables the backup and restore of open files on Windows desktops and laptops.Ĭompletely new Mac release Replaced an aging code base with a state-of-the-art architecture Renewed commitment to the Mac market Multiple updates released in the first year Leapfrogs Retrospect 7.7 for WindowRemote management, custom reporting, modern UI Core technology and principles remain the same Compares the source to the destination bacSaves a point-in-time file/folder/metadata/ACL listing with the backup Provides complete and partial point-in-time restores as well as the ability to search for files across time. One year of Annual Support and Maintenance is included in this package. In addition, Multi Server protects unlimited Macintosh, Windows, Linux, and Solaris desktops and notebooks. Full-Stack Observability Retrospect gives you a comprehensive view of your entire software stack in a single platform. Retrospect helps you collect, connect and select back-end traces and front-end events. I have to move my backup software by the end of October and if the Linux route is not an option then I will have to move it to my DC, which I’m not to keen on.Retrospect Multi Server Edition runs on current Macintosh operating systems, and provides licenses to protect an unlimited number of networked servers. Retrospect An open-source, full-stack observability tool for small, distributed applications. ![]() The reason for wanting to try Linux really, is costing. I have had a look at the installation files for Retrospect and there is a Red Hat and Solaris install file, ( ). If the card does fit in the server, would it be advisable, bearing in mind that I have only played around with Linux (Ubuntu) at a very very basic level, but I do pick things up quickly, to run my Retrospect backup from the server with Linux installed. I saw that the NAS has one PCI 32bit slot which should be able to take the SCSI card if it fits (physical space might be an issue in the server). I opened up the Iomega to have a look at what expansion slots it has, as I will need to move my SCSI card for the tape drive. 8900 came with SSD but it was not setup as boot. My 8700 had an SSD boot drive and 3 internal HDDs and several USB externals for backup. El tamaño del fichero de instalación más reciente para descargar es de 45.4 MB. Slow backup from Ssd boot drive using Retrospect software in Backup and Restore I updated my system from a Dell XPS 8700 to a Dell XPS 8900. El nombre de archivo de instalación más frecuente para esta herramienta son Retrospect Client.exe. I installed Retrospect Client 7.6.107 on the Vista user and tried to add that machine to the. They all connect to the office network thru VPN. one user has a 64-bit Vista Ultimate whereas the rest have Windows XP PRO. Of the NAS devices one of them is an old Iomega 400r NAS which is just sitting in my server room as it was replaced by the new NAS. Nuestra página web le ofrece una descarga gratuita de Retrospect Client 11.00.0.252. Hi, I have a few clients that telecommute and i need to back up their computers. At the moment I am decommissioning some of my Windows servers and after this process is finished I will have one DC, one Exchange server, a Xserve with attached storage drives and 2 NAS devices. Users now have the ability to restore files and request backups directly from their desktop. ![]() I need to find out if it would be a good idea to use Linux to run my Retrospect backup software. Trumps lawyer admits his own client was crude and rude to women in rape trial wrap-up Matthew Chapman May 8, 2023, 7:18 PM ET In the closing arguments of the E. ![]() |