![]() Also, NordVPN offers a 30 day trial period that you can get without paying a penny.įor your data privacy and security needs, including the trouble-free use of Kodi, NordVPN is a service we recommend. Getting one of the available packages is definitely the more affordable way to go. Paying for NordVPN month-by-month is fairly expensive. You can rest assured that you won’t have to delete your Google history, since it’s a total secret. One of the best features of NordVPN is that it maintains a strict policy against keeping any logs. You’ll find options for double encryption, using TOR with NordVPN and a CyberSec feature that protects you from online threats. Each one boasts plenty of security including AES 256-bit encryption. There are many useful apps in NordVPN, which allow this service can be used with just about any operating system. You’ll even find posts in the company blog regarding how to do things like watch movies through Kodi. This may provide you with essential tips regarding how to unblock Kodi. NordVPN’s website actually has a page that deals with Kodi. If you want to use Kodi in connection with NordVPN, then you’re in luck. You’ll have an impressive array of servers from which to choose, guaranteeing fast data transfer rates and a stable connection. None of these choices keeps any logs, so you won’t have to be concerned that anyone is tracking your viewing habits.Īdditionally, they offer exceptional performance and speed that allow you to watch without restrictions. While your ISP cannot trace your Internet behavior, your VPN can, and this is a major privacy concern. Of even greater concern are the VPN providers who keep logs of their customers’ online activities. The less reliable VPNs may slow down your internet connection to an alarming degree. Some do not offer adequate encryption or they have an inferior network of servers. This also means that hackers and other cybercriminals can’t follow you either. A VPN prevents this from happening.Ī VPN reroutes your web traffic through their own servers, thereby hiding your true IP address and making it impossible for your ISP to see what you’re doing online. All of your data may now be hijacked at any time and used for any malicious purpose. This leads to a lot of peer-to-peer file sharing.Īccordingly, your IP address may be recorded and stored by a nefarious party. ![]() Many of these add-ons are intended to work with torrents. The second is that these third-party add-ons may expose you to hackers. The best way you can do this is by using a good VPN provider. It is imperative for you to protect yourself and your IP address.Īdditionally, we should note that it’s especially important to protect your children from online threats and suspicious content. If you watch something that is protected by copyright or is not legally available to you, your ISP will know about it. Your ISP can track everything that you do online if you are not using a VPN. The first is the possibility of detection by your Internet Service Provider. There are two factors that anyone who uses these add-ons should be aware of. They could contain malicious elements that put your system in jeopardy. These third-party add-ons are high-profile, dangerous cyber security risks. Nonetheless, many people can’t resist the temptation. It’s technically not legal to use these, and Kodi warns users against them. Many of these add-ons are designed to allow users to access pirated content and illegal streams. However, if you use any third-party add-ons, then it is absolutely essential that you always use a VPN. If you’re going to just use the bare-bones, basic software, you don’t have too much reason to worry about privacy. Kodi is a convenient software package that lets you access and manages your media libraries with ease.
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![]() The man from Wisconsin deserved more credit than he received for keeping Leeds up last term. If you look at the cold hard facts, though, then maybe the scepticism over Marsch, who has managed RB Salzburg and has been both assistant and manager at RB Leipzig, are unfair. In 2017 Wagner helped Huddersfield gain promotion to the top flight for the first time in 35 years, before leading them to Premier League safety the following season.Įnglish football fans have long held concerns over how Americans view the beautiful game, especially their continuing desire to call it soccer. Two Americans had previously managed in the Premier League, with varying degrees of success.īob Bradley was in charge of Swansea for just 85 days in 2016, while David Wagner – capped eight times by the USA but born in Germany, where he spent most of his career as a player and coach – enjoyed better results. The question marks were not just about the club opting to part company with the experienced Argentinian, who had led the Whites back to the promised land of the Premier League, but also over the identity of his successor.Īt 48, Marsch is not particularly inexperienced and had managed in one of Europe's top leagues, the German Bundesliga, before moving to Yorkshire, so were the concerns based more on his nationality? It’s fair to say there have been more than a few doubts over the Elland Road board's decision to replace the legendary Marcelo Bielsa with Marsch in February. One manager who was towards the head of the ante-post 'sack race' market was Leeds boss Jesse Marsch, who is now available at a best-priced 12-1. The pressure is already mounting on new Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag following a home defeat to Brighton while Frank Lampard, Bruno Lage and Brendan Rodgers also have questions to answer after just one game. ![]() The new Premier League season has kicked off with the usual excitement and fanfare and the opening round of fixtures delivered as ever, with some cracking games and several big talking points. And if you size up your mattress, keep in mind you’ll have to buy a new bed frame and sheets to accommodate all the extra inches. Some mattress sizes, like king- and California king-size mattresses, can cost the same, but this isn’t always true. Mattress Price: In general, the larger the mattress, the higher the price.Consider how much room you may need to move around or spread out at night when picking a bed size. This means that even if you fall asleep on your back, you may wake up on your side. ![]()
![]() Sunspire Studios (Jasmin Patry, Patrick Gilhuly, Eric Hall, Rick Knowles, Vincent Ma, and Mark Riddell) Gameplay of Tux Racer featuring the main character, Tux. Tux Racer is a Free Software 3D computer game starring the Linux mascot, Tux the penguin. In the game, the player controls Tux (or one of three other characters) as he slides down a course of snow and ice collecting herring. Sliding on ice makes Tux go faster, while sliding on snow allows for more maneuverability and sliding on rocky patches will slow Tux down. There are also trees to block Tux's path and flags for the sake of marking out the course. The left/right steering controls are typical of a racing simulation game, except that the up arrow key causes Tux to “paddle” with his flippers. Correct use of the paddle command is essential to getting good race times. Paddling slows Tux down when at a high speed but speeds him up at slow speeds. Paddling when in mid-air may also be used to increase the length of a jump. Jumps can be caused by the shape of the landscape or by holding down the "energy" key (usually e) and releasing it. Releasing the key when a jump is imminent will naturally make a larger jump. Versions with other controls instead of keyboard exist for example, wiimote and an arcade version with a steering wheel. Points are also scored by collecting herring that are scattered along the various courses. ![]() In order to progress to the next level of the game you have to both collect sufficient herring and reach the end of the course within a preset time limit. Like many open-source games, the replay value of Tux Racer is extended by easy modification of the game. New maps can be created by making three raster images to indicate height, surface, and object placement. Tux Racer was developed in the University of Waterloo Computer Graphics Lab. Tux Racer was originally developed by Jasmin Patry, a student attending the University of Waterloo (UW) in Ontario, Canada, where he aimed to begin a career in the video game industry by pursuing a computer systems analyst (CSA) degree. Development of the game as a project began in August 1999 as a final computer graphics project in Computer Graphics Lab (CGL). The game was completed and presented in three days a webpage for the game was then started, when one of Patry's classmates, having enjoyed the presentation, suggested he released the software as open source. Patry felt releasing the game as open source "made sense" due to Tux being the mascot for Linux, an open source software, and continued to work on the game throughout the year, hoping fellow students would join in on developing the game. In December 1999, Patry and his former classmates Patrick Gilhuly, Eric Hall, Rick Knowles, Mark Riddell, and Rob Kroeger announced the foundation of the company Sunspire Studios to develop a video game project. Patry stated the game "would feature a massively multiplayer, persistent universe with real-time strategy and first-person shooter components," " something that would make the Quake 3 or Unreal engine look tame in comparison." Fine arts undergraduate classmate Roger Fernandez was chosen as the artist however, the project was eventually abandoned due to limitations in current graphical software. Version reviewed: 0.3.In August 2000, Knowles suggested the company resume working on Tux Racer, which became their first official project. The SuperTux team is excited to announce the availability of the stable release 0.6.0 after almost two years of development. In conclusion: If you like Super Mario, then I think the transition to this game won't be hard at all. SuperTux is a open-source classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games. If you have a wide screen, the program's resolution sometimes messes up the icon setup on your desktop. Pluses: It's a very good game that can get you addictive, if you like the classic jump-n-run style games.ĭrawbacks / flaws: It uses a 4:3 screen resolutions that won't fit very well on your wide screen. Jump-n-run games can be best played by using a game pad, which improves the control a lot. The game also supports extension packs that bring new levels to you.Įven though the keyboard commands can be customized, the controls can be a little difficult to use. Besides its improved gameplay, it brings new levels. However, with this Mac version this game has known a real evolution. ![]() I used to play this under some Linux distributions. In fact, SuperTux is an Open Source game. The link with the Linux world is not a mistake. Tux, the penguin, replaces Mario in his adventures. If you don't know who or what Tux is, then I am telling you that Tux is Linux's logo. This improved gameplay looks different from the original one.Īs the name of the game suggests, the main character is Tux. The current version evolved a lot, because it has an improved gameplay. Yes, this game is a Super Mario imitation, but I must say that it's one of the best imitations I've seen. 'SuperTux' is a jump-n-run game that is a Super Mario imitation. The company’s net profit grew by 7.5% to $3.4bn. Spanish multinational electric utility company Iberdrola registered a 12.2% year-on-year revenue growth to $39.79bn in 2018. Iberdrola – $39.79bn Iberdrola’s net profit grew by 7.5% to $3.4bn in 2018. The GE Renewable Energy segment provides onshore and offshore wind turbines and blades, as well as hydropower solutions. The GE Power segment provides products and services related to energy production, while the GE Lighting segment develops lighting solutions. Revenue from its renewable energy segment, however, increased by 4% during the year. The company’s revenue from the power segment decreased by 22%, whereas that from the lighting business dropped by 11%. The three segments respectively contributed $27.3bn, $9.53bn, and $1.7bn to the company. General Electric’s (GE) three energy segments Power, Renewable Energy, and Lighting generated $38.5bn in revenues, accounting for 31.7% of the company’s total revenue of $121.6bn during the year. General Electric Co – $38.5bn General Electric’s (GE) Power, Renewable Energy and Lighting segments contributed $38.5bn revenues in 2018. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, which is engaged in the wind power business, reported a 5% decrease in revenue, but an 8% increase in orders. The Energy Management segment engaged in the supply of power transmission and distribution products, reported a 5% increase in revenue, but a 10% decrease in orders. The Power and Gas segment, which provides products and solutions for the operation of fossil fuel and renewable power plants, witnessed a 14% decrease, while the total orders in this segment increased by 14%. Siemens’ energy segments, including Power and Gas, Energy Management, and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, contributed $14.13bn, $13.93bn, and $10.36bn respectively to its total consolidated revenue of $94.35bn in 2018. Siemens – $38.42bn Siemens’ Power and Gas segment generated $14.13bn in revenue in 2018. The European Commission (EC) approved the acquisition of E.ON and Innogy’s renewable businesses by RWE in February 2019. It also operates a nuclear power business in Germany through PreussenElektra. The company’s Non-Core Business accounted for 4% of the total revenue.Į.ON operates more than 5GW of renewable power plants worldwide. ![]() Its Energy Networks segment accounted for 29.5% of the total revenue during the period, followed by Customer Solutions 20%, and the Renewable segment 3.3%. ![]() Germany-based, privately owned international energy company E.ON’s revenues for the year ending September 2018 stood at $36.93bn. E.ON – $36.93bn E.ON’s revenue for the year ending September 2018 was estimated at $36.93bn. ![]() Any empty pile can be filled with a king, or a pile of cards starting with a king.Ĭards should be arranged in order from large to small, should be alternating in colors. ![]() SOLITAIRE TURN 3 : This solitaire variant is the standard solitaire game. You can move faced-up cards from the stock pile to foundation or tableau column. SOLITAIRE TURN 1: From the word itself, in Solitaire Turn 1, the Stock deals one card at a time and allows unlimited passes. Poki has the best online game selection and offers the most fun experience to play alone or. In order to be consistent, several games have been renamed: Old Name. However some variants don't follow this rule such as Crescent Relaxed and Pyramid Easy. These variants are usually in parenthesis following the game name. To win, all cards must be faced up in a pile of suits.Īfter dealing, Partial of complete piles can be moved from one column to another if they are made of alternating colors and ascending order. On Poki you can play free online games at home or on the road. World of Solitaire has many game 'Variants' such as Klondike (Turn One) and Spider (1 Suit). The goal of a Klondike Solitaire is to move all cards to the foundation at the top of the screen. Initially, 28 cards are on deck as seven piles of tableau, and the number of cards per pile increases from 1 to 7 from left to right. Klondike Solitaire is played with a standard 52-card deck without jokers. Although there are many solitaire variations such as FreeCell, Spider, Pyramid, TriPeaks and Patience, Klondike is the most famous variant of Solitaire! Klondike Solitaire is the solitaire card game that you may simply recognize as the "classic solitaire". The first pile would have one card the second one would have two the third pile would have three, and so on. Deal 28 cards in seven piles across your table. The goal is to build the four suits into a foundation of aces. Left - Hand Mode: We offer a left-hand mode for left-handers! You will need a standard deck to play a classic klondike game. Easy Control: A single finger is all you need! Decorating FUN: Set up themes, with any taste you want! Collecting FUN: Collect Trophies with Daily Challenges New FUN: Collect Stars and open new Chapters When waiting for the bus, 30 minutes before bed, or even in a long-time flight, World of Solitaire: Klondike will always help you enjoy the best of FUN! The Card Games you enjoyed in your PC, Klondike Solitaire. ![]() Generally, now, any type of weed I smoke makes me tired. Other days, I wait until later in the afternoon. Some days I wake up and start smoking right away. What’s your day-to-day consumption like today? I haven’t kissed her on the mouth in like eight years!” And I was like, “She’s going to know I’m high. I didn’t know how to operate my body normally. And when I left, I kissed my mom on the mouth. ![]() I have a vivid memory of being high in high school and one of my friends drove me to my house so that I could pick up clothes, and we were already high. It’s different and I wish I could get that stoned now. Getting stoned in high school feels like a different drug. We would sit under a blanket on a deck and hotbox it. I was happy.ĭid it become a regular part of your life from then on?Įvery Saturday, when I hung out with my friends, we would try to sneak away from whoever’s parents and smoke. I just had a great time, and everything was a million times funnier. And then the second time I smoked weed was out of a cheap purple plastic bubbler. I had been so eager to rebel in some fashion. I was slightly high, but I was more just in love with the experience of doing something I wasn’t supposed to. That man definitely didn’t give a shit.ĭid you get stoned during this first time smoking? They were wandering around the area and I was like, “We’re gonna get arrested by this park ranger for smoking weed!” I was so scared for absolutely no reason. So we were smoking weed out of an Arizona Iced Tea can and I remember being very paranoid cuz there was some sort of park maintenance person whose truck was parked nearby. Maya Kendrick: My first time smoking weed was on a trail in the park across from my house with a bunch of my friends during the summer after eighth grade. What was your first time smoking weed like? This was a very fun conversation with a very lovely person - thanks Maya! She was accompanied by some trippy scientists at a crypto conference, and the bros blabbed about shooting mice with lasers while she laughed her ass off throughout the trip. Over the course of an hour phone call, Maya explained how smoking weed in high school felt like a totally different high, bravely admitted that she doesn’t know how to roll joints, and also detailed the first time she tried DMT. She took a brief hiatus from working this past November to “get mommy milkers” - as she explained on Twitter - so we thought now would be a good time to publish a very fun conversation with the performer and pot lover. Maya entered the smut industry in 2016 and has appeared in hundreds of scenes and movies since. We met through mutual friends and I quickly became a fan of her Instagram, which features snapshots from her mellow day-to-day life - hitting the bong, hanging with the cats, lots of hot girl ring light selfies, etc. Maya Kendrick is a cool ass stoner chick based in L.A., who’s known for her adult film work. ![]() You will find a bit more information on the subject in this discussion. Convince Greg to turn himself into the police. This video of Simulacra shows how to get the Save Both Taylor And Anna Ending, Save Anna Ending, Save Taylor Ending, and Abandon All Hope Ending. Ashley must confess her love for Anna she will give you a photo and later in the game you will have to make Ashley profile in Spark and then see the notifications of James. The place referred to in the last message you are sent by the contact, actually exists. For you to unlock this achievement you need to: Dont tell Ashley about the disappearance of Anna. If you answer Iris (the OS running on the mobile phone) it will give you a cryptic message and the achievement will pop up. Anyway, after starting the conversation it will ask you what do you see, and after you input the decoded morse (A POLAR FEATHERED BEAR WADDLES ABOVE THE HAMMER) it will ask you what you doubt/fear the most. Thanks to the information that can be collected from the phone, you could start searching immediately. There is also the possibility to talk to Anna’s friends, read news or look at the pictures. Some users report you need not to use Ashley for the account, but I just don't remember/can't confirm if that's the case. The main task is to find Anna again and for that you need your mobile phone first. In order to continue, you need to wait until you create the fake Spark account. At this point you will need to insert the 4 subsequent digits of Pi (6535), which will open a new chat contact. ![]() If you write them down and call it (6339106), you will start hearing another sequence of numbers (3.141592). I ASKED FOR YOUR NAME' Simulacra/Simulacrum - It will say 'It is not you, and you are not it. If you click on it a few times it will start showing some hidden code source in the background while muttering several numbers. Anna/Anna Hardy - It will say 'I asked for YOUR name.' Toby/Tobias - It will say 'Toby, is the cat. You will have to decide whether you prefer to save Taylor or Anna from death. Welcome back to Simulacra So, we got the 'Abandon All Hope' ending in the previous video, so today we're making up for it by going for the. While going through Surfer and the Iris/Applesauce page, you will find a morse code at the very end of the page. I stumbled on this guide [while looking for more information about a particular morse code I wasn't able to easily decode (read: couldn't be arsed to separate the code letter by letter). He conveys every human emotion that is possible as Winslow slowly but surely begins to succumb to the depths of insanity.ĭafoe, on the other hand, is no slouch as Wake. Here, he gives what has to be the best performance of his career so far. Pattinson, for one, has washed away the stigma of being in the Twilight films, and has proven himself as an actor with some fantastic performances, be it in Good Time or The Rover. Both of them are incredibly talented and woefully underrated actors. ![]() With a film like this, you need two actors who are capable of carrying it, and both Pattinson and Dafoe are up to the task. Days begin to blend together, and the two men lose their grasp on reality as they slowly begin to go insane.Ī two-man show between two talented actors Cut off from the rest of the world, their stay is extended when a storm hits the island. Tensions between the two men arise, exasperated by Wake’s alcoholism. Taking place on a remote New England island in the 1890s, the film follows two lighthouse keepers, Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) and Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson), who tend and maintain a lighthouse for a four-week shift. Now, Eggers brings his follow-up with the maritime psychological horror film, The Lighthouse. Instead, they got a minimalist, introspective psychological horror movie that explored religious paranoia in Puritan times. They went in expecting a traditional modern horror movie with blood and jump scares. However, it was divisive among the general moviegoing audience. Upon release, it received praise from critics, namely for its cinematography and its use of slow-building, atmospheric horror. ![]() ![]() The film followed a Puritan family in 1630s New England, who are haunted by an unknown evil that lurks in the woods at the edge of their farm. Originally starting out as a production designer in theater, he transitioned to film and made his debut back in 2015 with the religious period horror film, The Witch. New England-born director Robert Eggers is one of the many on-the-rise directors that critics and film-lovers should look out for. ![]() Oath of King Alfonso VI in Santa Gadea by Marcos Hiráldez Acosta, 1864, via Senado de EspanaĮl Cid is known for his military achievements but also his legendary tragic love story with Jimena Díaz. El Cid reintegrated Alfonso VI’s army a few years later, but the king banned him again in 1088. It is an adaptation of the word سيد, meaning “the Lord” in Arabic. During this time with the Moors, Rodrigo got another moniker, El Cid. ![]() The knight put his sword, named Tizona, to the service of al-Mu’taman Billah, ruler of the Taifa of Zaragoza (North-East Spanish territories), joining Alfonso’s enemies. Rodrigo’s life took an unexpected turn in 1081 when he angered Alfonso, who banned him from the kingdom. Rodrigo earned the nickname El Campeador which means, in Old Spanish, the “Master of the battlefield.” For several years, Rodrigo served Sancho II, and later the king’s brother and former rival, Alfonso VI. A brave and skillful fighter, the knight became one of the king’s captains. Rodrigo was part of the lower nobility and a knight at Sancho II’s service, King of Castile. He grew up in the village of Vivar, near Burgos, in the Kingdom of Castile, in today’s Spain. Díaz distinguished himself during the Reconquista : the Christian reconquest of lands ruled by Arab-Berber populations in the Iberic peninsula. Perhaps you do not know this famous knight by his birth name, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, but by his nickname, El Cid or El Campeador. Rodrigo Díaz De Vivar: Also Known As El Cid Campeador Equestrian Statue of El Cid (Burgos) by Juan Cristóbal González Quesada, 1955 Yet, it does not diminish their remarkable feats.ġ. The knight’s impressive achievements have been told and written for centuries, with added embellishments. Sometimes history blends with the legend. Instead, read along to discover more about great medieval knights who really existed. We will not evoke legendary knights such as the famous King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table. Countless tales, novels, and movies exalt these fearless warriors with an impeccable moral. Legacy Of Medieval Knights Jacques de Lalaing Fighting the Lord of Espiry at the Passage of Arms of the Fountain of Tears, based on Master of the Getty Lalaing, ca. The chivalry ideal implied following a code of conduct, serving one’s lord and king, showing bravery, being pious, and sometimes rescuing the damsel in distress. Along with the development of chivalry in literature, medieval knights became more than simple warriors. At first, a simple function, knighthood became a lower nobility title during the High Middle Ages. Kings, lords, and popes granted the title of knighthood to men appointed to serve as mounted warriors. They jousted in their shiny armor, wearing a token of their damsel’s love. In the collective imagination, knights, whether real or fictitious, represent superheroes of the Middle Ages. When we evoke the Middle Ages, images of fortified castles, mighty kings, and great knights in armor immediately come to mind. 1530 Duguesclin, Constable in 1370, illumination from Les Chroniques de France, 1370 Taking of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, 15th July 1099 by Emile Signol, 1847 and Richard I, The Lionheart, King of England in 1189 by Merry Joseph Blondel, 1841 ![]() Details from Jacques de Lalaing Fighting the Lord of Espiry at the Passage of Arms of the Fountain of Tears, based on Master of the Getty Lalaing, ca. |
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