While Genie was the main headline, I was personally more intrigued by the advancements that were made by Slack and Salesforce. Unleashed Collaboration with Slack Canvas Its impressive growth in the last few years shows no signs of slowing as the company pushed its long-term revenue target to more than $50 billion by 2026 in its investor day event that took place during Dreamforce. According to the keynote presentation from CEO Marc Benioff, Salesforce is one the biggest enterprise software companies in the world, including the leader in cloud-based CRM. Its annual Dreamforce 2022 conference - which saw an estimated 40,00 in-person attendees - delivered some big innovations and announcements. Photographer: Marlena Sloss/Bloomberg © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP Tens of thousands of techies will frolic through kitschy national park-themed decorations in San Francisco’s downtown this week as Salesforce Inc.’s annual Dreamforce conference returns in full after two pandemic years. ![]() executive officer of Inc., during a keynote at the 2022 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Sept. Marc Benioff, co-chief executive officer of Inc., left, and Bret Taylor, co-chief.
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![]() The larval provision consists of a mixture of pollen and regurgitated nectar formed into a ball. She excavates the gallery at the rate of about 1 inch in six days.Įach female bee creates a series of provisioned brood cells in a gallery. She bores into the wood perpendicular to the grain then turns at about a right angle (about 90 degrees) and excavates along the wood grain for 4 to 6 inches to create a gallery (tunnel). In order to create an entirely new nest, the female uses her strong jaws (mandibles) to excavate a clean-cut, round nest entrance hole that is slightly less than a half-inch wide, approximately the diameter of her body. She may reuse an existing gallery, lengthen an existing gallery, or excavate a new gallery from an existing entrance hole. Because gallery construction is a time- and energy-consuming process, the female preferentially refurbishes an old nest rather than creating a new one. Territorial males hover nearby as mated females begin nesting activities. Male and female carpenter bees emerge in the spring (April and early May) and mate. Galleries contain the remnants of wood pulp separating each brood cell. Numerous nest galleries in wood, with arrow pointing to nest entrance hole. Numerous carpenter bees often occupy the same piece of wood, with nest galleries occurring close to each other (Figure 2), but each carpenter bee behaves independently of the other bees.įigure 2. Each female bee has its own separate nest gallery inside the wood where its offspring develop. Biology and Life HistoryĬarpenter bees are solitary insects that do not form colonies. Bumble bees are social insects that live in colonies with nests typically located in the ground. Unlike carpenter bees, bumble bees have a very hairy abdomen with yellow markings and they also have large pollen baskets on their hind legs. Carpenter bees have a dense brush of hairs on their hind legs.Ĭarpenter bees resemble bumble bees as they are similar in size except for their head, with the bumble bee’s head being much narrower than the width of the thorax. The female has an entirely black head, whereas the male has yellow or white markings. The head is almost as wide as the thorax. The thorax is covered with yellow, orange, or white hairs. The upper surface of their abdomen is largely bare and appears shiny black (Figure 1). Shetlar, OSU Entomology.)Ĭarpenter bees are large (~three-quarters- to 1-inch long) and robust. virginica, with the common name of carpenter bee.įigure 1. A number of native carpenter bees also occur in the western United States. Two native species, Xylocopa virginica and Xylocopa micans, occur in the eastern United States. ![]() Large carpenter bees belong to the genus Xylocopa. ![]() These bees do not consume wood they feed on pollen and nectar and are important plant pollinators. Carpenter bees get their common name due to the females' habit of excavating galleries in wood to create nest sites for their young. ![]() If you have a Disruptor, you can snipe from quite far away, and pick off enemies before they even know you're there. Always try to kill enemies from distance before moving in close.Also, if you're on a ledge, use a weapon that knocks an enemy back, and you'll get a cheap kill if they fall off. If you're getting dinged up, duck back behind cover, then recompose yourself and spring back out to deal damage. ![]() Use your environment to your advantage.The alternate attack is similar to that of the thermal detonator. If a target crosses its laser beam, the mine will detonate. Trip Mine: Trip mines can be placed on floors or walls.Not as helpful in combat as it could be… although it does allow you to set traps. Detonation Pack: This weapon allows you to set multiple detonation packs, then explode them all with a trigger.Toss it and wait for the blast, or use the secondary attack to make the det explode on contact. Thermal Detonator: Just like in Jedi, the detonator is basically a heat grenade.The secondary attack is a target-seeking missile. This amazing piece of weaponry is stocked with missiles similar the ones AT-STs are armed with. Merr-Sonn PLX-2M Portable Missile System: Every game needs a rocket launcher… even a Jedi game.The secondary attack will cause enemies to be tossed into the air. Stouker Concussion Rifle: An all-or-nothing weapon, the concussion rifle will even damage you when you fire it.Get up close to your target, and you'll send them flying. Golan Arms FC-1 Flechette Weapon: Devastating at close range, the Flechette is like an intergalactic shotgun.It wreaks havoc on electrical systems, including those of droids. Destructive Electromagnetic Pulse Gun: If you know you're entering a mission stocked with droids, like the Coruscant mission, this is the heater to pack.It's like that line from Jackie Brown… "When you absolutely, positively, have to kill every mutha**** in the room." The secondary function is a deadly energy grenade, which will either kill or knock a target off his feet. Imperial Heavy Repeater: The rate of fire on this weapon is ultra-impressive.The bowcaster works well early in the game, but once the Repeater and Flechette are available, it should be left behind. The secondary attack is a deflecting bolt. Hold down the primary attack button, then release for several bolts at once. Wookiee Bowcaster: The Wookiee weapon of choice has two settings, but both fire green energy bolts.Not the best selection, unless the mission you're on requires lots of long-range shooting. Tenloss Disruptor Rifle: The weapon of choice for the Rodian characters in the game, the Disruptor has a sniper zoom function as secondary.This is a good standard weapon choice, simply because it's versatile. It's primary fire is a single laser bolt, and its secondary is a barrage of laser blasts. E-11 Blaster Rifle: This bad boy is exactly what the stormtroopers tote around.Beyond these two, however, there is a whole world of extra weaponry. The standard weapons you will always begin every mission with are the lightsaber and handheld blaster. Every time you finish a level, both your shields and health will reset, so don't worry about trying to save health before returning to the Academy. Secondly, you can use the Force Power Force Heal to regain some vitality (you must first purchase that ability). First off, you can collect Med Packs scattered throughout the levels. ![]() To heal your body, you have a few options. If your shields are depleted in combat, your health will start decreasing when you take damage. To gain more shields, pick up Small or Large Shield Boosters, or refill at the glowing green shield recharge stations scattered throughout the game. Therefore, it's always crucial to make sure your shields are in order. If you have a shield activated, you can take 100 points of damage before any harm to your person. Health and Shields There are two separate things to keep track of in the health department: health and shields. Go ahead and choose the coolest looking Jedi with the baddest laser blade, and get to the Academy, before you're tardy. Later in the game, you'll be able to level up to Fast Lightsaber Combat Style, but your choices in the beginning do not affect progression. ![]() The same applies to your clothing and lightsaber choices. Explore it, and your game will be much deeper. It's like a mini strat guide… minus the walkthrough and secrets. You'll also find extensive weapon and Force Power information inside. Read it to understand all of the various combat controls and understand the basic mechanics of gameplay. Then follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the enrollment.
![]() They believed each other always when it came to boys, though not always other things. They bickered, they fought, they argued, but they also had each other’s backs. Ten Times They Were Really Gayįrom day one, Jo and Blair were at each other’s throats. Plus her favourite grandfather (Judge Carlton Blair) was a member and supporter of the KKK. Blair has lived through her mother’s multiple marriages and divorces, and doesn’t see her father (any of them) all that much. She’s incredibly proud of who she is (rich) and quite ignorant about everything else. Her mother has been married three times, and Blair is the heiress to Warner Textiles. Blair is smart, though she lacks common sense from time to time, and she’s absolutely stuck up on appearances. Blair Warnerīy contrast to Jo, we have rich, blonde, Blair. Jo has the highest grades on the entrance exam (her 98 beats Blair’s 96) and she’s very much not en vogue with the rest of the students. In no short order we find out Jo doesn’t want to be at school, but was sent there because her single mother thought she was getting too serious with her first boyfriend, Eddie (who at 17 was in the Navy already). ![]() She arrives dressed head to toe in denim, and is straight away confused for a boy: Seriously, why does Jo have tape hanging off her belt? In season two, we meet the new scholarship student, Polish, Bronx born, Jo. The first season concentrated on seven girls and three adults.īut if you ask the queers, it really starts in season two when we meet Jo. Girls of all ages live in the same house, sharing space an interacting, dealing with life and boys and peer pressure. In this world, we originally have a boarding house where a group of girls all live, monitored by a house mother, Mrs. ![]() In the 1980s, it was still relatively common for well-off or upwardly mobile families to send their children off to school as young as 11. This is, by the way, a real town in upstate New York (along the Hudson River), and there are many boarding school setups like this in the area. Eastland Academy is based in Peekskill, New York. The Facts of Life takes place, as I said, in a boarding school. Created by Tim Kring of Providence fame, the weekly, 60-minute Crossing Jordan was to have made its NBC bow on September 17, 2001, but breaking news events pushed up the series' premiere date to September 24.My dear queers, let me help explain the passion our generation has with this silly little show. Rounding out the cast was Miguel Ferrer as Jordan's combative rule-bound boss, Garret Macy. Acting as Jordan's unofficial leg man was her father, Max (Ken Howard), an ex-cop plagued by memories of his murdered wife and by the scandal that cost him his job. The heroine was the sort of forensic sleuth who popped up at funerals to snap the cuffs on the "grieving" spouse in preparation for a murder charge. A brilliant Boston-based medical examiner, Jordan tended to rub her superiors the wrong way with her feistiness and insubordination, but her expertise and persistence inevitably proved to be indispensable to Beantown's coroner's office. Jordan Cavanaugh, played by former Law and Order regular Jill Hennessy. The title of this NBC detective drama referred not to the Biblical river but to Dr. ![]() Occasionally, a scene will start with a gun leveled directly at your head, which can be rather intimidating, as being hit with a single bullet (or any attack for that matter) will kill you instantly and take you back to the last checkpoint. You’ll be happy that it works this way later on though, when the action starts ramping up and the guy about to punch you in the face is the least threatening thing in the scene.Īs long as you don’t move much, you can survey the scene around you before you act. The punching mechanics aren’t exactly fleshed out-the red enemies will take goofy swings at you when they aren’t even close enough, and a single punch of almost any force dispatches them with ease. The beginning of the game is a bit bland as a few enemies come at you unarmed, one at a time, looking for a first fight. With bullets flying toward your face from multiple directions, you’ll find this power quite handy as you pause to think about what to do next. If you begin to move your hands or head, the action picks up speed until you stop again. If you stand completely still, the game world is frozen. ![]() Superhot VR is built around an interesting slow-motion mechanic: time only moves forward as you move. I’m listening to the soundtrack of The Matrix right now, and it’s because I just played SUPERHOT VR, a one-of-a-kind game exclusively for Oculus Touch that will make you feel like you’re in the midst of the highly choreographed slow motion action that The Matrix is known for-except in VR, you’re the director.Īvailable On: Oculus Touch ( Oculus Home) ![]() Instead, the hot toys will be the ones that are actually in stock.” Though Christmas is now just days away, there are a handful of the year’s top toys that are still in stock and will ship in time for December 25 - ahead, we’ve listed those first to help you find the best last-minute gifts.įor more great gift options, we also have guides for kids of all ages, including 1-year-olds, 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds, 4-year-olds, 5-year-olds, 6-year-olds, 7-year-olds, 8-year-olds, and 9-year-olds. Let It Snow Sweater (1 - 40 of 1,000+ results) Price () Shipping All Sellers Let it Snow Sweatshirt, Christmas Sweatshirt, Gift for Her, Let it Snow Shirt, Christmas Gift, Let it Snow Hoodie, Snowflake Sweatshirt (252) 38. Your best bet for buying it is checking back for the odd restock at Walmart or eBay, where it’s two times the suggested retail price.) Adrienne Appel, SVP of marketing communications at The Toy Association explains, “Because of the ongoing impact of supply-chain disruptions hindering toymakers this year, we don’t think there is necessarily going to be one stand-out toy like in years’ past. (In fact, our pick for the hottest holiday toy - the Magic Mixies Cauldron - has already sold out a few times at Amazon, Target, and Walmart. Well, this year the experts suggest stocking up even sooner. Soft and drapable, warm and breathable this cheerily comfortable sweater will put you in a festive mood. ![]() Last year we advocated for shopping early because of pandemic-related shipping delays. (A quick preview for those who can’t wait: because this year is the 25th anniversary of Pokémon, toys that feature Pikachu, Charizard, Mewtwo, or Squirtle will be extremely popular.) Instead of praying to the inventory gods last minute, we want you to have a head start on finding the animatronic Labradoodles, tiny collectible grocery items, and magical steaming cauldrons that kids will be clamoring for this holiday season. Photo-Illustration: The Strategist Photos: RetailersĮach year we reach out to toy-trend experts to get a sneak peek at their lists of the hottest, most covetable toys ahead of the holiday season. It was the first car that Derek recalled from his childhood and he remembers many personal experiences as a kid when it comes to the ‘56 Buick. Derek’s late father owned the Buick before him and the car became an important part of the Bieri family legacy over the years. It took Derek ten long years before he was finally able to track down this family legacy Buick in Texas.ĭerek owned the car prior to selling it to its former owner due to a series of circumstances in Derek’s life. ![]() Derek does not travel with a safety net crew like a few other car guy adventure shows.ĭerek changed up his game a little when he purchased a 1956 Buick Special two-door hardtop, an aptly named car because of its special links to his family. ![]() He would rather get them fired up and drive the old rides home, despite the ravages that time has inflicted on them.ĭerek’s popularity as a Youtube star has soared since his show’s debut a few years ago, a fact he largely attributes to his belief that “85% of my viewers have something like that (i.e., an old vehicle with huge issues) and are too nervous or gun-shy to start the process… but enjoy watching somebody else do it”.ĭerek’s fearless approach to a particular old vehicle’s challenges is something he compares to “jumping out of a plane at 20,000 feet with no parachute”, and it’s a popular theme in each of his Youtube episodes. The main strength of ‘Vice Grip Garage’ is Derek’s willingness to tackle a challenge without a script, or hauler trailer for that matter, when he rescues a forlorn old vehicle. To say the years have not been kind to these old relics from the past would be a massive understatement, but Derek wants to give them a brighter future after a long history of neglect. Most have been driven or dragged to a permanent resting place and forgotten-accidentally or on purpose-take your pick. The show is based upon host Derek Bieri’s misadventures in the car hobby as he tracks down a wide variety of vintage vehicles that have been off the road for many years, or even decades in some cases. There’s also the things like missing wipers, a sketchy four-wheel drum brake setup that isn’t thrilled to be working again, a fuel tank with indigestion, and other little tiny tidbits.One of the best car guy shows is not on regular TV- it’s on YouTube and it’s called ‘Vice Grip Garage’. Under the hood is a rowdy small-block, the body is impressively nice, the interior is Street Machine-style cool down to the electrical panel, and the winning point (to your author, at least) are the Cragar SS/T Super Trick mags at all four corners that just need to be polished up a bit to really stand out. Derek is the third owner of the car, the second one having bought the car in 1977, and the Chevelle has been squirreled away since the late 1980s. ![]() But what it will be, even without one sentence spoken, is a potential drag-and-drive beauty. We don’t know if this 1971 Chevelle is that car. Naturally, the question every has for him is, “What’s next?” What car is going to step into Independence’s role now that the Rusty Chevrolet is retired? ![]() The patriotic A-body put on plenty of good shows, but being very honest, between the wall taps and the car’s structural rigidity, if he didn’t retire it to the garage that car wasn’t going to be much longer for the world. As much as I’m sure it pained Derek to do, retiring the Independence Chevelle from competition was the right thing to do. ![]() You’re not cheating by doing this, you’re merely learning and allowing yourself to become more educated. One of the best things you can do to educate yourself id to use the WWF dictionary or word cheat such as this WWF Word Finder. Words are literally your friend with this game, the more you know the more chance you have of coming up with the highest score. Be wary of other players that play this way, you could be in for a long yet interesting game if you’re both doing this. You need to assume that every opportunity that appears to you, you’re opponent will see it too. Try to use up the bonus squares or add an ‘S’ every now and aging if it’s going to prevent your opponent from using them or going in a favorable place on the board. Running through all your possibilities is the best way to find all the best moves and learn the board.Īlthough it is good to score as many points as possible, sometimes playing a lower scoring word or skipping a turn in a tactical way is going to win you the game. Use this to your advantage to see which word is going to score you more. One of the best bits about WWF is the fact that is has a built-in a robot that accurately and automatically shows you your potential score, with scrabble you have to do this in your head. Tips on Winning in Words With Friends and WWF 2 Use bonus tiles to boost your score quickly You receive the total of all words and bonuses combined. If you create multiple words in a single turn, score each word separately, including bonuses.35 bonus points are given to any player who uses all seven tiles at once.The game can also end prematurely if three turns pass with no scoring turns, if the score is not 0 to 0.The game ends when one of the players uses all tiles in his or her rack and there are no tiles left to draw from.Use our WWF dictionary to check the validity of a word. You can't place a tile if it makes an invalid word on another set of tiles.You can make more than 1 word when you place your tiles.Each tile must be placed to make words only horizontally or vertically.All other words after the first word is played, must be placed so that at least one tile is shared from a previous word on the board.The first word must be placed so that one of the letters is on the star in the center of the board.You should try to score as many points possible for each word you place on the board because the highest score wins. You can form words horizontally or vertically. Your task is forming words on the board in crossword puzzle style fashion. This Words With Friends cheat also works with Words With Friends 2, Scrabble, Text Twist, Daily Jumble, and other similar word scramble games.Įxample Words With Friends Board image courtesy of WikipediaĪt the start of the game, you are given seven random letters. For example, if you choose 4 Letters, you will only get 4 letter words, 3 letter words, and 2 letter words, no matter how many letters you enter. Max Length: You can choose the maximum length for your unscrambled words. Starts With: You can choose what tile or tiles (letter or letters) you want all the unscrambled word answers to start with.Įnds With: You can choose the ending letters for your unscrambled words. Repeat over and over again, until you win. If letters are already on the board then you can add the letter you want to start from in your letter search to find the best words to play with the highest point value. The letters will be grouped by length, so if you notice any 7 letter words from the results, you will be rewarded with a bingo worth 35 extra points! Our Words With Friends helper will give you a list of best words with your letters, like AUTOING 11. Enter these letters into our Words With Friends cheat and then the fun begins! For example,let's say you are dealt these random letters: T N A G O I, or even blank tiles. ![]() Here are the links for WWF word games in the app store: Android, and iOSĪt the start of the board game, each player receives seven tiles/letters. Start a new board game of WWF on your favorite platform. If you need more than our Words With Friends cheat site to win, try our WWF Help Guide for expert tips and tricks to win every game.įour Simple Steps For Our Words With Friends Word Finder: Best of all, it is easy to use! Enter your scrambled letters, including '?' as blank tiles, and then click the magnifying glass button to find all possible answers, along with the scores. Our Words With Friends cheat tool isn't just a simple word search or word generator it is a complete solution to all your WWF & WWF 2 troubles. How to Use Our Words With Friends Word Finder Version 1.8 – 11 May, 2018 + fixed Camera Transitions on MacOS Version 2.0 – 18 May, 2018 New Tutorial: How to make transition copies + 2 new transition categories: Panoramic RGB-split, Light Leaks Version 3.0 – 26 June, 2018 + Transitions updated to drag-n-drop presets Version 3.1 – 28 June, 2018 Added presets for vertical videos Version 4.0 – 14 August, 2018 + 400+ new transitions + Added help file about applying text presets Version 4.1 – 3 September, 2018 + Added 80+ Text Transition Presets Version 4.2 – 27 September, 2018 + Added 50+ new transitions: Light Leaks (v2), Warp Light Leaks, Panoramic Light Leaks, Flat Light Leaks Version 4.3 – 3 October, 2018 + Fixed "The importer reported a generic error" on MacOS Version 4.4 – 10 October, 2018 + Added 50+ new transitions: ![]() Version 4.5 – 22 October, 2018 Added 70+ new transitions: Version 4.5.1 – 13 November, 2018 Small fixies in additional resolution project files Version 5.0 – 26 January, 2019 + 100+ color presets added Version 5.0.1 – 23 February, 2019 Resolution has been fixed in "4K Flat - 3996x2160" project file Version 5.0.2 – 25 February, 2019 Added new resolution "Instagram Ads - 1080x1350" Version 5.1 – 15 July, 2019 Added new luma fade transitions Version 6 – 05 May, 2020 We've added the plugin! Version 6.5 – 20 May, 2020 Added new awesome feature of adjusting transitions duration. Version 6.5.2 – 3 June, 2020 Duration control improvements. Version 6.5.3 – 22 June, 2020 Stability improvements and minor fixes. Please, rate my projectif you like it!Thank you Feel free to email me if you’re wondering about music used in the promo video.Music is not included: Track 1, Track 2.So just switch to Metal in your GPU acceleration settings to fix this. Please note, that some effects are not supported by Radeon GPU (OpenCL), such as VR Glitch for example. Fast previews right inside Premiere Pro. ![]()
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