![]() ![]() And they don’t even require a for your consideration billboard.Ħ. 12 Days of Canned Wine Advent Calendar at Maker, $139Ī mix of red, white, rosè, and sparkling wines - these cute wine cans come with a holiday card and qualify as the perfect Christmas gift! Each advent calendar contains 12 cans and each wine is from a different award-winning producer. Three bottles each of Moscato Spumante, Pink Moscato, Brut Rosè, and Brut Cuvée - the perfect countdown to Christmas and an excellent gift!ĥ. Check out this drawer-based advent calendar, containing varietals of Barefoot Bubbly. Vintner’s Choice 12 Days of Bubbles Advent Calendar at Harry & David, $99.99īarefoot fans? Here are some champagnes for your everyday pains. Wine Adventure Wine Advent Calendar at Costco, $99.99Įxclusively available at Costco, this wine advent calendar contains 24 half (375ml) bottles, featuring a vino selection from Bulgaria, Macedonia, South Africa, Italy, and beyond.Ĥ. Open each flap to discover what you’ll be sipping for the night! Can somebody please inform my wine-loving co-worker friend that we’ve decided to keep this one for ourselves?ģ. You don’t want to miss out on these 12 half-bottles of Season’s Greetings wine. ![]() Vintage Wine Estates 12 Nights of Wine at QVC, $89.00 Our favorite thing about it? It’s priced at about half the cost of similar options on this list.Ģ. Holiday Magic Wine Advent Calendar at Aldi, $59.99ĭesigned to be savored from the first of December through Christmas eve, this advent calendar features 24 mid-level bottles of globally-sourced red wine, whites, and rosés. Oh, and if our wine puns make you cringe at any point, don’t whine - we know they’re grape. If you’re looking to booze it up with friends, snag one of our vino selections. (And sometimes, whisky.)Īnd, if you’re a wine lover who’d appreciate a treat-a-day type setup for the holiday season, we’ve rounded up the most delectable wine advent calendars of 2022 from Harry & David to Costco, we’ve got all the best ones. ![]() You’re thinking, what can I possibly do differently this year to make things all the more exciting? Well, three words - Wine Advent Calendars.ĭidn’t you love those chocolate-filled advent calendars as a kid? Toy advent calendars? So now we’re here to tell you there’s an adult iteration of the thing you loved as a kid: just in a form that features mini bottles of wine and champagne. The holidays are here, Mariah Carey has defrosted, and the Christmas spirit is already simmering on a low flame. ![]()
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![]() New games at similar settings to older games often look and perform better, game engines have had time to mature and gain performance. Dropping the settings isn't the horrible thing that marketing teams want use to believe that it is, at least not anymore. If I can do this stuff on a GTX 680, imagine the experiance people would have on a 780 or a 980. 4k brings out detail in the "lower" settings you never noticed before. You can get a decent quality 40" 4k monitor for around $400 and I think many people avoid adopting 4k because they think it isn't possible on their current hardware. You can see a wider area of the battle field and it helps you see options you weren't really aware you had before. The higher resolution also benefits me greatly in AOEII HD and CiV V. You aren't going to be winning any pro matches of CSGO, but playing single player games like Fallout 4 and Skyrim is absolutely amazing. I was delighted to find that with minimal tweaking of settings, I can game in 4k. I was thinking that "if I really want to play games I'll just drop it to 1440 or 1080". My situation is that I bought the screen mainly for image quality and screen realestate to work on, gaming was an after thought. ![]() ![]() At least while GUI scaling is as poor as it is. I'm a really big fan of the increased screen real estate that 4k allows. Sure, this has gotten a little off topic, but the reason this relates to the 970 is that because of the memory flaw it will have a difficult time handling the larger resolutions at these settings. 4k gaming is possible on a budget and I'm sure many budgeted minded readers would be interested in reading about it. I say the immersion you feel outways the special effects that you lose. Having this expansive screen in front of your face does a lot for making an immersive experience. What I'm essentially doing is playing games at current gen console image settings in native 4k.Ĭlick to expand.Look, I know me and you fight a lot, but I REALLY want you to do the experiment. The believably of many games is often ruined by poorly implemented special effects. There is a lot more to image fidelity than just shaders. I'd rather have okay shadows that cover the whole area I'm looking at rather than seeing distance objects completely void of shadows. Many graphics effects I think makes games look worse since they can't uniformly look the same across an image. I see things as lens flare and god rays as silly gimmicks that suck up performance. Games don't need to be played at max settings to be enjoyed. Until you've seen it for yourself you really have no business commenting on it. I'm sure you have access to some type of 4k TV, try the experiment for yourself. I'd rather have a 40" 4k image at medium settings than a 40" 1080p image at high settings. And I assure you, when blown up to 40 inches, the increase in resolution over graphics effects is a large improvement. 4 years ago, graphics were pretty good and I am happy with the image quality I'm getting. ![]() I understand exactly what I'm doing, I'm essentially playing games at the equivalent settings of 4 years ago. ![]() ![]() ![]() The potential risks for January 2023 associated with CVE-2023-24069 are more or less understandable. Thus, in further transmissions, the user will distribute the spoofed file instead of the one he intended to forward. That is, if the forwarded file opens on the client's desktop, someone can replace it in the local folder with a fake one. In theory, this allows an attacker to replace them. It turned out that the program does not have a file verification mechanism. The second vulnerability, CVE-2023-24068, was discovered by closer examination of the client from Signal. Two vulnerabilities were discovered in the Signal messenger, allowing anyone to view attachments in correspondence Moreover, despite the fact that Signal is positioned as a secure messenger and all messages are encrypted through it, files are stored in an unprotected form. When a file is deleted, it disappears from the directory unless someone responds to it or forwards it to another chat. When a user sends a file to a Signal chat, the desktop client saves it in the local directory. The first vulnerability, CVE-2023-24069, lies in an ill-conceived mechanism for processing files sent via Signal. All versions are vulnerable up to the latest version on Janu(6.2.0). ![]() Since Signal desktop applications for all operating systems share a common code base, both vulnerabilities are present not only in the Windows client, but also in the MacOS and Linux clients. They were designated CVE-2023-24069 and CVE-2023-24068.Īccording to the expert, attackers can use these vulnerabilities for espionage. 2023: A hole in the messenger allows you to view attachments in the correspondence of other usersĪt the end of January 2023, John Jackson, a specialist in information security, published a study on two vulnerabilities he discovered in the Signal messenger desktop client. ![]() ![]() ![]() How can I read a teleprompter and not move my eyes? Many of those apps allow you to record as well. You could also use an Android tablet, iPad pro, or whatever. I tried a couple of other Free TelePrompTer Apps before TelePrompTer Lite but got bogged down in not being to store separate short scripts without upgrading.Sure, there are apps and websites that let you use your computer as a teleprompter for YouTube videos (a BlueTooth mouse even doubles as a remote control). TelePrompTer Lite helped me get out of the Discomfort zone, and I’m feeling OK about having to do it again. That was good because you get a few seconds composure time and with practice you’re actually letting the text scroll up until you’re ready. Then because I needed 10 seconds between turning the camera on, walking out in front of it, standing on the mark I put on the floor, and trying to keep a straight face, I just hit returns ahead of the text so it created a delay. Spent a few minutes ahead of time tweaking the text, (learned I don’t talk how I write) - and practicing it, I found I needed to adjust the speed in TelePrompTer Lite - very easy. Screwed the Handicam onto the tripod, taped the iPad with TelePrompTer Lite running, below it and done. ![]() I needed to get some talking head, and wasn’t very thrilled about the experience because it had to be my talking head. 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Some of the hundreds of customer reviews: (Optional) Enable Cloud Sync to synchronise your scripts between all of your devices automatically.Easily export all of your script and settings to share with others, or as a backup file.Use Timed Scrolling to have your script scroll from start to end in a specified amount of time.Export and share your scripts with others quickly.AirDrop your saved scripts to nearby devices.Re-arrange your scripts by title, date or arrange them in a custom order.Add a countdown timer before scrolling begins.Select between "Continuous" or "Paging" scroll modes.Customise the background colour behind your script.Customise the text size and colour of your scripts.Compose and manage unlimited scripts with no script length limit.Control your script full screen on a connected display or AirPlay TV.Control the Teleprompter from any web browser on the same WiFi network. ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() We did walk into a culture that had been very “Downton Abbey.”ĭespite this, Langer is involved in her kids’ PTA - and is also teaching them to surf. People only asking me questions about the kids and the house, me talking to a bank manager and him responding to my husband. It was, “Welcome to the patriarchy,” which I had never experienced. In a recent interview with People, she explained how strange it was for her: His death prompted the family to officially move from California to his family’s estate. In 2015, when Courtenay’s father, the Earl of Devon, died, the title was passed on to both of them, making her the Countess of Devon by marriage. The 43-year-old grew up and lived most of her life in Los Angeles, so moving to the English countryside was definitely a huge transition for her. Sounds very “Downton Abbey,” doesn’t it? Not a portrait of Hollywood, exactly (although still a portrait of luxury, of course). Courtenay is the 19th Earl of Devon, and the couple is currently raising their children Joscelyn, 10, and Jack, 8, in his ancestral home of Powderham Castle in the English countryside. In 2005, Langer, who is Jewish, married Charles Courtenay in California (they danced the hora at their wedding). And a countess on the school PTA, nonetheless, illustrating that she still has a rebellious streak. Langer? She played Rayanne, the wild, rebellious best friend of Angela of the ’90s hit “My So-Called Life.” Langer’s actual life is anything but wild she’s now a countess. ![]() ![]() When your iPhone enters the DFU mode, you can upgrade or downgrade the iOS version, unlock the SIM card, or jailbreak your device.Īlthough sometimes it is regarded as one of the Recovery modes, it is different from the traditional Recovery mode since the DFU mode displays a black screen. Let's check it together.ĭFU, abbreviated from Device Firmware Update, is a recovery mode for iPhone that allows you to interact with iTunes without entering the boot loader and fix various iPhone system glitches if needed. What Is the iPhone DFU Mode and How to Put iPhone in DFU Mode?īefore you exit DFU mode on your iPhone, you may want to figure out what the DFU mode is and how you have booted your iPhone 6 into DFU mode. How to Remove iPhone from DFU Mode by Contacting Apple Support? Part 1. How to Get iPhone/iPad Out of DFU Mode without iTunes? How to Take iPhone/iPad Out of DFU Mode via iTunes? ![]() How to Exit DFU Mode via Force Restart/Hard Reset? ![]() Why Does Your iPhone Get Stuck in DFU Mode? What Is the iPhone DFU Mode and How to Put iPhone in DFU Mode? Fortunately, you will learn how to get your iPhone out of DFU mode quickly with the help of this guide. It makes people panic when the iPhone is stuck in DFU mode. When I connect iTunes, it orders me to enter my PIN code, but it is not asked on the iPhone. But now, the iPhone has been stuck on the Apple logo with the empty progression bar beneath it. I followed a tutorial to reset my iPhone in DFU mode. ![]() To exit DFU mode, disconnect iPhone Xr from the computer, and then click the Volume Up → the Volume Down one by one, and then hold down the Power key till the APPLE logo screen lights up Pay Attention:Įven slightly damaged APPLE device, especially water damaged, can fail to perform DFU restore correctly and lead to complete failure.īefore using the Device Firmware Upgrade method of restoring, don’t forget to back up your data on iCloud or PC storage."Hello everyone, I've been having a hardware problem on my iPhone, so I wanted to reset my iPhone to send it for warranty. What is DFU Mode Used For?ĭevice Firmware Upgrade mode is intended to restore or upgrade the APPLE device.ĭFU mode can help fix problems that may appear while using the iPhone Xr by changing software version or wiping data. This mode is a non-removable part of the SecureROM. Firmware is the programming that controls the hardware of your iPhone Xr.ĭFU mode is a mode, where the BootROM accept iBSS. When you are alerted by iTunes saying that it has detected a device in Recovery Mode then please release Volume down button.ĭevice Firmware Upgrade is a deeper and more advanced than the normal Recovery mode. If the screen switchs off press and hold Volume Down in short while for 5 sec then let go of only Power key.Ĥ. Then click buttons in the following order, one after another Volume up then Volume down and press and hold Side button.ģ. At first connect your phone with PC or laptop.Ģ. Also, you need a Mac or computer with the Windows OS, where iTunes will be installed, and the USB cable to be able to connect APPLE iPhone Xr with the PC.ĭevice Firmware Upgrade mode does not load the iOS system but gives possibility to link it with iTunes software. This mode works in tandem with the iTunes program. iPhone Xr DFU ModeĭFU mode gives a possibility to recover iPhone Xr, update system version and reset settings from any state. The simple tutorial of booting DFU Mode. Here you will see how to get access to iOS hidden mode and how to leave it. How to enter DFU Mode on APPLE iPhone Xr? How to exit DFU Mode on device? How to open Device Firmware Upgrade mode on APPLE device? How to run DFU mode correctly? ![]() ![]() Each bearing allows the mast above it to rotate under extreme load. Maltese Falcon’s innovative DynaRig sail design allows the masts to rotate depending on wind direction. Marine Results has regularly provided support with ongoing rigging work on this revolutionary vessel. Todays episode of The Boaters TV features sailing yacht The Maltese Falcon (and tells you how you can get a piece of it). ![]() Maltese Falcon has a maximum speed of eighteen knots and a range of 3,000 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 14 knots Further to this world’s leading superyacht rigging company removed and serviced all the sail control sheaves, replacing each central composite bearing with new. One of the world’s most iconic sailing superyachts, Maltese Falcon, has returned to the ocean with a fresh refit for the summer charter season. Seventy-two Kevlar stays in total were replaced. The Marine Results team carried out the removal, survey, supply and refit of a full set of Kevlar standing rigging. The Perini Navi yacht’s revolutionary sailing system consists of three self-standing and rotating masts hosting 15 sails for a total sail area of 2,400 square meters (25,791 ft square. MALTESE FALCON has a decent amount of water toys to play with, from Jet-skis to SUPs and scuba diving equipment, and with her ability to make timely passages, while offering optimum luxury on board, she offers a truly iconic charter experience.Marine Results has completed a refit this spring, on the 88m 289 ft superyacht Maltese Falcon. Other highlights include the circular bar in the main salon, which can be split in two using sliding doors, creating both an indoor and outdoor bar. Watch a movie under the stars with the largest outdoor screen of any yacht, an experience best enjoyed from the upper-deck Jacuzzi, or revitalise yourself in the revamped spa and gym. There are lots of communal dining options, from the more formal full-beam dining room inside, to lots of possibilities for alfresco dining. This impressive fortune is a testament to her success in the finance industry and her ownership of the prestigious Maltese Falcon sailing yacht. ![]() The Maltese Falcon yacht interior boasts skylights that let in masses of light, and you can kick back in the reading room or the capacious main salon. Elena Ambrosiadou’s net worth is estimated to be around 400 million, although some sources claim it could be as high as 1 billion. ![]() With both interior and exterior styling by the revered yacht designer Ken Freivokh, she boasts a mix of high-tech wizardry and functional design – fitting for the most radical sailing yacht in the world. MALTESE FALCON can accommodate up to 12 guests across six cabins, including a full-beam master cabin, a VIP suite and four doubles. The three-masted schooner is one of the biggest sailing yachts on the planet and she was the first to incorporate the now renowned ‘Falcon Rig’, which has a classic square-rigger appearance but is twice as efficient as its predecessors, leading the yacht to be lauded a triumph in design and innovation. MALTESE FALCON is a forerunner in yacht design. The 88m 2006 Perini Navi-built sailing yacht MALTESE FALCON is available to charter and is ready to show off the results of her extensive 2016 refit. The award-winning sailing yacht, MALTESE FALCON is available for charter, offering sublime luxury aboard a revolutionary queen of the seas ![]() ![]() ![]() Actually, participants have to make a lot of efforts in order not to be the ones who crash it. However, here the serious excitement reigns and the passions are heated as the tower grows because the higher it is, the less it is stable, and each turn can be the last. ![]() So, the main advantages of the giant Jenga are the company, team spirit, and the possibility to play it outdoors.įor many people it may seem a disadvantage that a giant Jenga is a calm game because all the participants are standing still – they do not run and jump. The more participants, the more passions, the higher will be the rivalry spirit. This will give an opportunity to engage in the process of the game and interest all guests. In this case, each new bar will be rearranged by a new person. On large-scale events with a large number of guests, you can play with teams. It is not difficult to guess from the rules that you can play this game either one-on-one or the whole company. It is also important to note that the first player who takes the bar should be the one who constructed the tower. The winner is the one who put the bar last before the next competitor crashed down the Jenga construction. The process continues until one of the players crashes the tower. Holding the construction and use both hands is strictly prohibited. After that, the most interesting part begins: players should pull out the bars from the floors below the last one by one and put them on top as if increasing the “skyscraper” in height. In general, you should get the 10 floors. ![]() The next “floors” are stacked in a similar way until all the bars are stacked in the high tower. The main condition is that they must lie perpendicularly to the bottom ones. For those who do not know or forgot the rules, we will remind them now.Įverything is very simple: from the absolutely identical rectangular wooden bars (giant bars, of course) the participant builds the tower according to the following principle: 3 bars should be laid flat on the one floor and then 3 more bars should be placed on top of them. Rules for both these versions are similar and the difference is only in size of the tower and bars. ![]() The giant version is many times magnified copy of the traditional Jenga game which has become a real boom in the world of board games for already more than thirty years ago. You can arrange a competition not on only one Jenga but on two at once: the teams take turns making a move, rearranging the bars of their tower… Are you ready to fight for the height of the pyramid without crushing it before your rivals? Let’s consider rules, risks, and advantages of this unusual version of so popular board game.įirstly, let’s consider how to create a really giant Jenga and what is the main its difference from the traditional version. Nowadays the new version of this game is waiting for you – giant Jenga where the “sticks” can be as long as 50 cm in length and the height of the entire stack in the game can reach a height of 3 meters! Impressive, right? It’s spectacular and unusual and it can be, for example, the finale of your interactive team building program. One of the world-famous board games – Jenga has got its world popularity long ago and ceased to be a curiosity: in any toy store, it is possible to buy this game and enjoy playing with friends, grinding accuracy, the correctness of movements and coordination. ![]() ![]() And the best part: Lola’s minimal design allows you to wear whatever you’re in the mood for! Wedge heels for all occasions While the cork-latex footbed offers premium grip and daylong comfort, an individually adjustable backstrap gently wraps around your ankle, keeping the sandals in place at all times. Are you looking for feminine leather wedge sandals that can be combined with the majority of your favorite outfits? 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At ECCO, we love the great outdoors and let the curiosity for what is waiting around the corner guide us. ![]() ![]() Many artist managers, casting directors and artistic administrators who were not serving as judges would observe these auditions from the balcony of the 92nd St Y to keep track of rising talent. Exposure was the primary benefit of these auditions. Because this opportunity to be seen and heard through the lens of these auditions was so important, I was told that it almost didn’t even matter whether I won or not. I never did.Īccording to the list on the Tucker Foundation’s website, the Sara Tucker Study Grant has been awarded 96 times since it began in 1998. It has been awarded to only 1 Asian-American singer: tenor Andrew Stenson in 2011. Of those 96 Sara Tucker Grant awards, only 9 went to black singers. All six of the most recent round of Sara Tucker Grant winners in 2019 were white. This is just the lowest level of award given by the Foundation. I remember the first time I received a letter from the Richard Tucker Music Foundation inviting me to audition for the Sara Tucker Study Grant.Its top prize, the Richard Tucker Award, which comes with a $50,000 award and a gala concert that is one of the primary highlights of the New York opera season, has been given 39 times since 1978, and only once to a Black singer: tenor Lawrence Brownlee. The letter invited me to the 92nd St Y on the Upper East Side of New York City, where I would sing an audition for a panel of judges comprised of casting directors, music directors, and senior artistic administrators from opera houses around the country. I soon learned that this invitation was a very coveted and special one: only a handful of young American singers deemed the most promising were selected for these auditions. I never learned who nominated me the years I was invited to audition for the Sara Tucker Grant. All I understood was that it was based on the recommendations of operatic gate keepers and tastemakers who served in the administrations of the nation’s top opera houses.Įach Spring, I was granted a special release from my employment in the Houston Grand Opera Studio in order to fly to New York to attend these auditions, which I was told were important. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Its top prize, the Richard Tucker Award, which comes with a $50,000 award and a gala concert that is one of the primary highlights of the New York opera season, has been given 39 times since 1978, and only once to a Black singer: tenor Lawrence Brownlee. ![]() |
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