![]() ![]() Our pre-built and customizable kits provide the best solutions for prepping your vehicles for whatever the RVer can throw at them powering 12V fridges, lights, and other small appliances for longer. This is where the lineup of Elite Solar Expansion Kits by WAY fills the gap. This is a high-quality panel but may not provide enough current to the battery for those looking to go on an extended boondocking trip. Many RVs today come from the manufacturer with an existing solar panel installed, designed to provide a base level of supplemental power for the vehicle. And today’s solar panels and accessories for RVs are extremely efficient, inexpensive and easy to install. ![]() Solar power, on the other hand, is abundant, quiet, and clean. While portable generators can serve as a valuable power source, they are noisy, poor for the environment, and require lots of additional fuel to run. Without the electricity hook-ups provided at most campground facilities, boondocking requires a complete, self-contained power system. One of the most essential things to plan is power. And isn’t that why many RVers got their vehicles in the first place? To not be tethered down? To travel freely, confidently, beautifully?īoondocking has many advantages over paid campgrounds and RV parks, but also requires more advanced planning, from water and waste to food and fire. It is typically much cheaper while also being more secluded, scenic, and quiet. And why shouldn’t it be? Boondocking offers fewer restrictions and more flexibility. Whatever you call it, its popularity among RVers is growing. ![]()
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![]() The idea here is to encourage players to either spend time they have between games (if you happen to have free time you want to commit, no pressure here folks) or put in some money/time specifically for the games to make the campaign more in-depth and fun for everyone. And writing them up after the next session has come and gone will have vastly diminishing returns for the good they will do you as a player, as well as the rest of the group. Journals are meant to remind you a previous session’s events and get in your characters mindset between games. This will not earn any bonuses, but I would never turn them away. You can submit a journal entry after 8:00am the day before, or on the day of a session, or even retro-submit a journal entry later for sessions gone by. Journals must be added to the portal by 8:00am on the day before a session, which I believe would give everyone substantial time to read them before the session. Journals: You can earn XP in this category by writing a character journal between games. Adding your notes to the wiki, engaging in conversation in the forums, adding information about an NPC in the character section, and so on. Most commonly however, this section is filled out by contributing to the Obsidian Portal between sessions. This is also where any XP gained for doing the prologue will be placed. ![]() Purchasing/painting new miniatures for the game, providing me with soundtrack music, bribing me for XP by buying me dinner at-game, or bringing snacks for the group. Maximum XP bonus: 2XP.Ĭontribution: You can earn XP in the Contribution section for any number of contributions you make to the game. These almost never happen to such a degree that I feel the need to dock roleplay XP, but they have happened and will undoubtedly happen in this campaign. Excessive checking of electronic devices unrelated to the game to such a degree that I personally am distracted. Being too sick, or too tired to play for the full session so that we would have to end the game early. It can suffer however for a number of reasons: lack of focus, frequent OOG chatter/references, severe game interruptions, showing up extremely late, or unprepared for game. So long as people have a few cool roleplay encounters, and stay focused at the table, it is usually fine. Roleplay: This is a solid group, so this section is rarely not maxed out. These three areas are each worth, in total, 5 XP, and these are earned individually, not as a group. The next three areas of XP are earned in a more out-of-game fashion. The above two methods of XP generation are earned and awarded to the entire group, and will typically equal about 20 XP per session (it will vary based on the session and what happens, obviously). These could be any number of situations, but will often be earned through roleplay. ![]() These are often awarded not unlike Achievements in a video game. Story: Occasionally there will be hidden story rewards which will yield XP. Every combat is worth a certain amount of XP in total, and is awarded to the whole group. It’s all about overcoming challenges in my game, not just killing people. If you bypass a group of five Stormtroopers with diplomacy, or stealth, and don’t actually kill them, you still get the same amount of XP as if you had killed them. These can only be earned during the actual session.Ĭombat: Combat XP is gained through battling bad guys or overcoming combat challenges. The first two areas of XP are earned at-table. There are five areas in which XP can be earned: Combat, Story, Roleplay, Contribution, Journals. The most common way I’m sure you’re familiar with is through overcoming challenges, but there are several more. There are many ways to earn experience points through our game. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The water still contains radioactive tritium, even if the government, plant officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency say it is at levels that are safe. More than 1 million tons of contaminated water is stored in tanks at the plant. That figure soared tenfold last year, after official restrictions on fishing were lifted following extensive radiation testing.īut there are new worries for the community as the Fukushima Daiichi operator prepares to begin releasing treated wastewater into the sea this year. However, the increased catch is mainly down to the employment of longline techniques learned from fugu fishers in southwestern Yamaguchi, which helped the region's fisheries bring in nearly 3 metric tons of tiger puffer fish in 2019. "We're catching new, attractive species, and drawing attention from consumers," he said.įive years ago, few tiger puffer fish were caught off Fukushima, but local authorities said warmer-than-usual water temperatures may have helped the species thrive. So when tiger puffer fish, an expensive variety of the notorious fugu, began to appear in their catch, they saw an opportunity.įugu is often served raw at high-end restaurants in Japan, where chefs must hold a license proving they can safely slice around organs that contain a lethal poison.Įach morning at Matsukawaura port, 50 kilometers north of Fukushima Daiichi, boat crews heave buckets overflowing with fat, dark-spotted tiger puffer fish into the arms of waiting family members.įor 43-year-old Ishibashi, the fish marketed as fukutora, meaning lucky tiger, lives up to its name. The cooperative he belongs to has faced tight fishing restrictions, and consumers have avoided produce from the region over radiation concerns.Īnd as the plant operator prepares to release contaminated wastewater into the sea, the fishing community fears further reputational damage. In the 12 years since the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant caused by a deadly tsunami in northeastern Japan, "there hasn't been much good news", fisherman Masahiro Ishibashi said. But to a community devastated by a 2011 nuclear disaster, they are also a lifeline. SOMA, Japan - The puffer fish filling nets in Fukushima are a delicacy that can kill if wrongly prepared. 1.5: Can now be caught on Ginger Island during any season on Island West (ocean), South, Southeast, and in the Pirate Cove.Staff members transfer puffer fish at the Matsukawaura Fishing Port in Soma city of Japan's Fukushima Prefecture in January.1.4: Fixed bug with Aquatic Research quest reward showing as data-sort-value="750"> 750g in the mail.While playing local co-op on the switch, if the player or a farmhand has had exhaustion the previous day and consumes a poisonous item that reduces their energy to zero (or below), the game will softlock. Fishing: Willy may randomly request 1-4 pufferfish during Summer at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of data-sort-value="200"> 200g per fish.Item Delivery: One pufferfish may be randomly requested in Summer at the "Help Wanted" board outside Pierre's General Store for a reward of data-sort-value="600"> 600g and 150 Friendship points.The reward is data-sort-value="1000"> 1,000g and 1 Friendship heart. Demetrius requests a pufferfish by mail on the 6th of Summer (year 2) in the "Aquatic Research" Quest.The only possible output is yellow Pufferfish Roe.ģ Driftwood, 1 Frozen Geode, or 1-2 Seaweed The initial pond capacity is 3 fish, but the capacity can be increased to 10 by completing three quests. Pufferfish can be placed in a Fish Pond, where they will reproduce every 4 days. It can be used in dyeing, serving as a yellow dye at the dye pots, located in Emily's and Haley's house, 2 Willow Lane. Pufferfish can be used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the dyeable Sailor Shirt. ![]() ![]() It has been listed as one of the 2023 Global Top 100 Candy companies and won the Best Novelty of Buyer’s Choice Award 2022 by Candy Industry in the USA.Īs the inventor of 3D-shaped gummies, Amos has revolutionized traditional gummy candy and brought it to a new level with the signature 4D(3D+Delicious) Gummy series. ![]() For more information about Amos Sweets, follow us on Facebook and Instagram or visit ABOUT AMOS SWEETSĪmos Sweets, the world’s candy innovator, has specialized in producing and marketing innovative candies since 2004, owning three manufacturing centers with BRC-A, ISO22000, HACCP, Halal, and Kosher certifications and achieving international quality and dietary standards. And for every moment of celebration, Amos seasonal candy lines provide a wide array of holiday traditions and customized crazy sweets for everyone. In addition to the 4D Gummy Series, Amos also has TastySounds, an audio Lollipop product line that is a fusion of bone conduction technology and candy, allowing you to listen to music through your mouth. Amos offers more than a sweet indulgence, but a play toy, a tool for learning, and a way to express yourself and embody your sense of fun, spontaneity, and youthfulness. With Amos 3D technology, the detailed shapes of gummies are perfect for baking decoration, crafting or mixed candy dishes during holidays.Īmos Sweets wants to create a world where people can have a moment of smile anytime, anywhere, filled with innovative sweets that embody “Fun and Play”. Building gummy creations with stackable gummy blocks is a fun and festive way to enjoy quality time with loved ones. While bigger-sized packages are perfect for gatherings with family and friends or themed parties. Smaller packaging is great for a quick on-the-go snack at any time of the day. ![]() The series offers a standard 3.53 Oz bag, 5 Oz bag, 7 Oz bag, 12 Oz bag, and 3.53 Oz theatre box to adapt to every day and seasonal needs. The more senses are involved, the more people can learn and retain. Playing with sweets will enable people to see, smell, feel, and of course, taste. ![]() The 3D shapes of the gummy blocks make it possible for the gummies to stack upon each other and allow people to build edible animals, vehicles, buildings, or anything they can with their creative hands. Consumers can also create new mixed flavors by stacking two or more flavors together. The standard package comes in a resealable on-the-go bag with four fruit flavors, blueberry, strawberry, lemon, and apple. It can also be found in brick-and-mortar stores such as Ross, Dollar Tree, and Burlington and will enter Albertsons and Michaels in May. In the United States, it’s available online, including on Amazon,, and. It has gained substantial popularity and is expanding to the global market. This new design was first launched in Japan and then in China. ![]() The new package design takes on a lighter blue background with a block-shaped motif and features colorful and fun gummy-built figures, which visualize the key values of the product, Fun & Play, filled with fruit juice. Since its initial launch in 2017, Amos 4D Gummy Blocks has been loved and adored by children and parents in over 40 countries, including the USA, Canada, Japan, China, South East Asia, and some European countries. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Amos Sweets, the inventor of 3D-shaped gummies, has relaunched its star item, 4D(3D+Delicious)Gummy Blocks, in a brand-new design to better represent the value of #BuildYummyFun with stackable gummy blocks.Īmos 4D Gummy Blocks is more than just gummy candy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Updated at 3:24 PM with additional comments from BitTorrent. Either one will synchronize files on various devices without requiring those file to be stored in the cloud first. You provide your own USB hard drive with the $99 Transporter Sync. The original Transporter costs $199 and comes with a 500GB hard drive. If you don’t need the high capacity of a dedicated NAS device, you might also consider one of Connected Data’s Transporter devices. A BitTorrent spokesman said while it supports differential updates, BitTorrent performs them differently than rsync.) (A differential update saves only the changes to a particular file or folder, versus creating an entirely new file with everything. ![]() BitTorrentīitTorrent Sync seems much easier to configure and use than the Linux rsync command, although both support differential updates. On the other hand, BitTorrent Sync does support versioning, where older versions of a file are preserved instead of being written over (a number is added to the file name each time the file is saved, and these versions are stored in a hidden folder). This requires a bit of tweaking if you want to share only certain files, or if you want to enable a one-way sync. The most popular versions of the BitTorrent Sync are 2.4, 2.3 and 2.2. And it does this without your needing to open ports on your router. Download BitTorrent Sync 2.4.0.666 from our software library for free. It is not compatible with torrent file sharing applications.BitTorrent Sync automatically reads and encrypts designated files stored on one device on your network, and then writes them to your other networked devices-be they other NAS boxes, computers, or smartphones. Note: BitTorrent Sync is a personal file syncing manager. To get the best performance and to avoid running up your data charges while syncing folders, we recommend leaving the "Use Cellular Data" setting off. Sync photos, videos, music, PDFs, docs and books library to your Android phone or tablet.Clear synced files to free up space on your device.Selective Sync lets you save only the files you need. ![]()
![]() ![]() The Daily Mail's TV critic Sarah Vine has given the new season Clarkson Farm a five-star review Like all blunderbuss blokes of his ilk, he has a soft spot for a pair of big brown eyes and long lashes, especially if they happen to belong to a baby cow. In particular, he adores his animals, and I always think that's a good sign in a man. That said, he does muck in when the task truly demands it. He does an excellent line in contrite Clarkson. It's a bit disingenuous: in actual fact he's sharp as a box of tacks – as evidenced whenever he has to interact with the hostile locals or deal with anything really serious.īut his bumbling demeanour is a great ruse, not only for ensuring that those around him take care of all the really hard work (he's perfectly capable of driving a tractor in a straight line, but it's just so much easier, and more entertaining, to mess it up so someone else has to finish the job), but also in terms of comedic value. They are, after all, custodians of this green and pleasant land, and many can't even afford to pay themselves a living wage.Ĭlarkson himself takes the role of idiot savant, the townie incompetent, forever driving into fences and breaking expensive bits of machinery. The insanity of the situations that farmers face on a day-to-day basis, hamstrung by red tape and regulations, is a scandal that deserves much wider attention. Funny, clever, touching, tragic on a human (and animal) level but also hugely insightful, informative and eye-opening from the point of view of farming, and the issues facing rural communities in general. This second series of Clarkson's Farm is, I'm afraid, completely brilliant. Yes, some – indeed many – of the things he says are crass and outrageous but I for one still find him less annoying than all the sanctimonious snowflakes he specialises in scandalising. But for those who find his brand of unreconstructed, unapologetic, pot-bellied political incorrectness as refreshing as an ice-cold pint in the Gobi desert, the hoo-ha won't have made much difference. ![]() There are some things that are just better left unsaid. ![]() There's no doubt Clarkson went too far in his piece about Meghan. Many, it seems, hate him on a cellular levelĭespite repeated and profuse apologies, question marks now hang over the future of his two hit Amazon Prime Video shows, The Grand Tour and this, Clarkson's Farm, and it's not entirely clear where ITV stands on his role as presenter of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?. Few public figures divide opinion quite as much as Jeremy Clarkson. ![]() ![]() ![]() Series CĬompanies that make it to the Series C stage of funding are doing very well and are ready to expand to new markets, acquire other businesses, or develop new products. Because each round comes with a new valuation for the startup, previous investors often choose to reinvest in order to ensure that their piece of the pie is still significant.Ĭompanies at this stage may also attract the interest of venture capital firms that invest in late-stage startups. Series B funding usually comes from venture capital firms, often the same investors who led the previous round. Companies can expect a valuation between $30 million and $60 million. The big question here is: Can you make your company work at scale? Can you go from 100 users to a 1,000? How about 1 million?Ī Series B round is usually between $7 million and $10 million. Series BĪ startup that reaches the point where they’re ready to raise a Series B round has already found their product/market fit and needs help expanding. In a phenomenon known as “Series A crunch,” even startups that are successful with their seed round often have trouble securing a Series A round. Series A is a point at which many startups tend to fail. Additionally, more companies are using equity crowdfunding for their Series A. ![]() Series A funding usually comes from venture capital firms, although angel investors may also be involved. ![]() The typical valuation for a company raising a seed round is $10 million to $15 million. Once a startup makes it through the seed stage and they have some kind of traction - whether it’s number of users, revenue, views, or any other key performance indicator (KPI) - they’re ready to raise a Series A round. It’s described alphabetically: Series A, B, C, D, and E. Series funding is when a startup raises rounds of funds, each one higher than the next and each one increasing the value of the business. Let's explore the five most common types of startup funding sources, with links to more detailed explorations of each type of funding. There are many different funding options to navigate in the early stages of a startup. So, what do all the types of funding mean? What are angel investors? How does series funding work? What does equity funding entail? What’s the best way to land an investment from a venture capital firm? Is crowdfunding actually legitimate? Is external funding the best option?Īs Founder and CEO Wil Schroter likes to say, “There’s no ‘fun’ in funding.’” But it doesn’t have to be terrifying, either. If you’ve never heard about seed funding, equity stake, or venture capital funds, we are going to dive into how to raise funds for startups, and the difference between all the funding sources out there. Startups in the early stages need to raise funds to survive past the business idea (at minimum) but looking into all the types of funding can be overwhelming to a budding entrepreneur. When it comes to types of startup funding, there are a lot of options to consider. ![]() ![]() The price of hard drives is so low and back-up is so easy that every home user should have some sort of personal storage solution. Heaven forfend that a company retracts its largesse because, as as Howard Marks eloquently puts it, the folks with only a little data are essentially propping up the jerks slapping 600GB into the cloud every night.īut I have come to bury Mozy, not to praise it. It’ll be announced anyway in a couple of weeks, but it would be fun if you were to scoop it.Īnd then we got ten more when the actual change happened from people expressing outrage and disgust at the untoward jacking of prices on Mozy’s part from $5/Unlimited to $6/50GB. ![]() Two of the general managers that are running Mozy: Charlotte Yarkoni, Vance Checketts. I suggest you call Mozy headquarters in Seattle, or American Fork, Utah and ask to speak with someone about this. Since the EMC acquisition, they have had a difficult time controlling expenses and managing morale and they have lost control of their economic model.Īny Mozy employee can verify this. In the next few weeks, Mozy will be discontinuing their unlimited service offering. We got our first note on January 16 from a Mozy employee: We had a bit of an inkling that this would happen but no one wrote about it here because this isn’t ITCrunch and Mozy was apparently as sexy as granny panties to the regular TC crew. it cost to much to transfer and store terabytes of essentially useless information. The company, which long offered unlimited back-up of files for a paltry $5 a month, increased their prices and cut the unlimited plan, citing financial problems with the model i.e. You run their software and they spirit your precious files away to the cloud, on their own (presumably EMC-based) servers. Mozy, owned by EMC, is a back-up provider. ![]() ![]() Old-fashioned Basic interpreter which runs on almost all Macs. Software curiosities, I cannot recommend True BASIC. Unless you plan to be a museum curator of historical Even the freeware Chipmunk Basic (see below) is preferable. This author believes that no such update will ever be seen.ĭecade or two ago, but it is not viable product today. Version of True BASIC for Mac OS-X will be available in the future", ![]() You will not be able to use it on an Intel-based Mac. The demo can still be downloaded, but since it is a Classic application, What's New section describes a special upgrade price available Repeated attempts to contact True Basic, Inc., my emails have goneĪppear to be updated in at least two years, as their While proficient as a "How to Learn to Program inīasic" tool, it succeeds in very little else. To compile a standalone application,īasic contains only minimal set of GUI elements for building apps, as it appears toīe marketed toward the educational community. Particularly for the Mac, has been languishing for years without updates. That's the best that can be said about this product. Plus it's cross-platform, supporting the Mac, PC and That's right, these guys invented the actual language itself įurthermore, they have been selling True BASIC for more than two decades. Kurtz, the professors at Dartmouth College who invented $39 USD Bronze/$195 USD Silver/$495 USD, Gold/$19 USD Student Edition (same as For those looking for an viable alternative to REALbasic, this author recommends FutureBASIC. Product, I have come away very impressed. I first went into researching this article, I was admittedly pretty skepticalĪbout FutureBASIC. State exactly when this would be delivered. Support universal binaries in a future release, but (understandably) could not Of FB4 in April, a significant accomplishment. Remains down and internet access is sketchy. Past year has been an exceedingly difficult one as Staz Software wasĭirectly impacted by Hurricane Katrina, knocking them out of business for three full months Stasny, head of Staz Software, was kind enough to talk with me about FutureBASIC. License renewal plan does the monthly price swing back into RB's favor. $169 FutureBASIC license is good for a full year (and thus about Although FutureBASIC's pricing may appear higher than that of REALbasic, FB isĪre subscription based, but a new $99 REALbasic license is only good for 6 months (thus That's dedication, man.Ĭoding paradigm, FutureBASIC allows for more structured programming, a simpler and more common approach for most BasicĪ rather large number of sample projects to start you off with. Or as one to run on a Power Mac G5 running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Project can be used to build an app to run on a Mac Plus running System 6.0.5 Moreover, it even supports building apps that will run on Support both native Mac OS X and Classic PowerPC compilations, FutureBASIC continues support for 68K compilations, the onlyĬommercial compiler that I know of which still does. Although not cross-platform, its support of the Macintosh is very $169 USD new license, $99 USD annual license renewal.įirst and foremost alternative to REALbasic is FutureBASIC from Staz Software. This in mind, we will review other Basic environments relative to what REALbasic offers. On Mac OS X, no version of RB creates console apps in Classic (whereas virtually every other Basic compiler Consider the following:Īlthough the $399 Professional Edition is cross-platform, the $99 StandardĬross-platform Basics which are much less expensive.Īlthough Professional Edition allows you to create them Products which are not available in REALbasic, and these features may be critical to you. With that said, the natural question is: why botherĬonsidering any other Basic compiler? The answer is simply that there are features available in competing The Professional Edition is fully cross-platform. Rapid application development capabilities and has the largest marketshare in ![]() Without repeating that article in greatĭetail, we can sum it up with: REALbasic is the most powerful Basic compiler available on the Macintosh, with Annual Renewal: $49 USD Standard/$199 USD Professional.Ī dedicated review of REALbasic was written for the January 2006 column. Now having thoroughly examining the past, this month's column will lookĪt the present and the future of Mac Basic compilers. Basic Development Environments (Part I).We are now reviewing of Basic compilers on the Macintosh. Since last fall, we have been examining various cross-platform softwareĭevelopment options for Macintosh developers, including: Cross-Platform Software Development from a Macintosh Perspective: ![]() ![]() Improved support for tags (formerly categories) all across the applicationīe it an email, event, contact, task or a note, you can now use the same tags for each item in eM Client.Switch between your accounts using their avatars. ![]() With the left pane minimized you can save more space for your messages or sidebar. Minimized left pane view with an elementary functionality (account switching etc.).Looking for something specific in Settings? Can’t find a setting buried down in the lists? Use the search feature to get your results quickly. Support for multiple instances of eM Client at once.Fully customizable account avatars in the account list, left pane, searches and smart foldersĪccount avatars will help you determine which email account your messages belong to in mixed views or search results and you can also use them for quick navigation when using minimized left bar.įull overview of Version 8 features General.Tame your daily agenda with a brand new sidebar view. A new sidebar view for a current day events summary.Anybody can send encrypted messages to eM Keybook users. With our unique public key directory you’ll be able to share public keys easily. PGP technology requires public key exchange which may be a bit tedious and frustrating. eM Keybook - PGP public keys lookup service to further simplify encrypted communication.No more endless scrolling in the list of email folders. Pin the items that you use all the time on the top of the left pane to have them at your fingertips. Use the same gestures you know from your mobile applications to organize your emails. Touch mode is now even better with gestures. Support for swipe gestures in the message list. ![]() The only limitation is your cloud storage upload limit. ![]() Save storage on your mail server and send really large attachments using your preferred cloud storage service.
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