![]() ![]() Return to the Runecarver with these and he’ll help you craft a new Legendary at the new item level. To upgrade your legendary, you’ll need the existing piece, the new base item at the new item level (which you must purchase again), and the difference in Soul Ash or Soul Cinders between the two. You can craft as many legendary items as you like, but you can only equip one at a time. You’ll have a quest to take all of them to the Runecarver, and he will open up an interface for you that allows you to plunk in all those items and craft your new armor. Those are player-crafted Inscription items that set which secondary stats the item will have, such as Critical Strike or Versatility. ![]() When you've obtained the Recovered Memory you want, you will then collect a base item for the slot where it will go, the necessary Soul Ash (and Soul Cinders if you're going for rank 5 or above) and two Missives. (Image credit: Blizzard) Crafting your legendary This Shards of Domination guide should help you work out the best gear slot for your legendary, depending on your armor type. If you care enough to truly maximize your results, I recommend using the many simulation tools out there to figure out what the result of one slot versus another would be.Īnother thing to consider when choosing slots for your legendary gear is the new power system introduced in 9.1. For some classes, the legendary item is so much better in terms of stats than what can be found on raid gear in a particular slot, so it might be worth crafting even if the total amount of stats on the piece is sub-optimal. In general, crafting your legendary as armor will give you a larger stat boost than making it as a ring or neck piece, and beefier armor pieces will have larger stat budgets than others. When you find a Recovered Memory of the Runecarver, it will indicate which slots it can be used on. Gear slots Choosing a slot for your legendary gear See above for the list of Soul Ash and Soul Cinders costs. It’ll take 1,250 Ash to make a level 190 Legendary: That 235 will set you back 5,150. It might be tempting to jump right in and buy a Rank 4 base with 235 item level, but remember that it also takes a lot more Soul Ash and/or Soul Cinders to make higher-level legendary items. ![]() The item level of the base piece will determine the item level of the legendary you make. The base armor piece you’ll use is crafted by players and purchasable on the auction house.
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![]() I still have the game on my computer after all these years, so I'll be sure to play your levels when I have the time. My mind was blown - my last memory of the game before that was how the official online servers for level sharing were shut down a few years ago (in 2017 if I'm not mistaken), so I was elated to see a backup server with all the levels intact! Then my mind was blown again when I saw that people were making mods for the game, too! So I love how someone else happens to be bringing this old game into the spotlight this year, too! (Although I was kinda expecting this when I saw Rykon in the Ricochet Players Discord, but it's still awesome!) This is so amazing, but to me it's also so funny! You see, literally at the beginning of this year (January 1, 2023), I was thinking about Ricochet Infinity for random nostalgia reasons, and I looked up longplays of the game, but in doing so I also found that Ricochet Universe site you also linked here. Last edited on 07:14:34 PM by Tahixham MM102 This is my second monster set next to Mpr s forms. If you stay under the arrow, you'll get a No Ship bonus. The Lost Worlds 1.1-this has 41 levels in total, being the one with the most levels: Here, the Reflexive logo is displayed in a way.ĥ(exception of round 6) Colourful Masterpiece: This includes some of the worst I've done. Round 5 Expansion Adds an additional 40 levels to expand on the original 170 levels from the base. It was released on November 2001 for Windows, that also features 3 official add-ons that can enhance the user's experience. If you did find my levelsets, you'll realise there's a lot. Ricochet Xtreme (also known as Rebound by some game distributors) is a breakout-style game developed by Reflexive Entertainment and is the first game in the Ricochet series. Here are screens from more of my levelsets. There's a DIscord channel anyone can join and there are other thing that any levelset designing player can use. If you do want to see more, feel free to visit this link for more details. I gave you a level screenshot per levelset. Here's a screenshot from the 12th set, named differently: Have a screen from Reinis 9th(greatest rounds): Here's one from Reini 2:īelow is a screenshot from Reini's 7th or s 7th for short: I'm not going to post from every levelset, just a few. Here's a screenshot from the first levelset I uploaded for the game: I did start bad, but I did improve as I made level sets for Ricochet. Additionally, the level editor allows players to create their own custom levels, providing endless hours of entertainment and replayability. You'll find it a bit confusing, but it's the good order: Without further ado, let me present the order of my levelset. I'll give the link to 2 users.ĭon't worry, as I'll make the link way later in the description. ![]() ![]() To play these levelset of mine, you'll need either:įor the modern levelset, you'll need Ricochet Infinity. Well, no, the first levelset of mine was released in 2006. You might thinking this is something recent. I'm posting specific screens of certain levels of mine from the Ricochet series. It's not SMW, but it's something no one saw this coming. ![]() ![]() It is worth mentioning here that the Lumin P1 Network Player does not process any video content itself, but at least passes through content in 4K, i.e. Two-channel AV system – HDMI with AV passthrough Not only are there optical and coaxial S/PDIF and AES/EBU ports, but also three HDMI 2.0 ports as inputs, rounded off by another HDMI 2.0 interface as an output that supports ARC, i.e. | Lumin P1 Network Player A multitude of digital interfacesĪ really outstanding feature of the Lumin P1 Network Player is that it has a large number of digital interfaces. It must be emphasised here that both interfaces can be used simultaneously, so that for streaming in one’s own network, for example, one can rely on the optical signal transmission to the NAS (Network Attached Storage) alone. The new Lumin P1 Network Player has a special feature in terms of network integration, because it not only has a Gigabit Ethernet interface in the form of an RJ45 socket, but also a Fibre Network in the form of an SFP port. You can also control the playback of content that is directly available to the new Lumin P1 Network Player via USB, such as data that can be used via the rear USB-A interface and corresponding storage media. With the app, however, direct access to Spotify, TIDAL, Qobuz and TuneIn Internet Radio is also possible. 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This enables the new Lumin P1 Network Player to play back all relevant data formats up to hi-res audio, with Linear PCM audio data with up to 32 bits and 384 kHz as well as DSD including DSD512 being supported, and signal processing of lossy compressed MQA is also possible. ![]() The most important task of the new Lumin P1 Network Player is of course its role as a streamer, whereby the manufacturer relies on the only actual industry standard, namely UPnP, more precisely the UPnP AV protocol with Audio Streaming Extension and OpenHome Platform. Lumin P1 Network Player – An extremely flexible streamer Instead of dividing this up into different components, however, you get it here in the form of a highly integrated solution and the quality standard that befits a high-end hi-fi forge. reads like a list of what a modern hi-fi system must have in order to offer the highest possible flexibility. The description of the new Lumin P1 Network Player by Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. The new Lumin P1 Network Player is thus designed to be the central interface of a high-end hi-fi system, according to the manufacturer’s promise. The Lumin P1 Network Player is not only an extremely versatile streaming client, it is also equipped with analogue and digital interfaces and can therefore also be used as a D/A converter and even as a preamplifier. about the latest solution of the Lumin brand. The new Lumin P1 Network Player is the most versatile player offered so far, according to high-end hi-fi manufacturer Pixel Magic Systems Ltd. ![]() Not only can it be used as an extremely flexible streamer, but it also has analogue and digital interfaces and therefore serves as a streamer, DAC and preamplifier in one. ![]() The new Lumin P1 Network Player is supposed to be the heart of a high-end hi-fi system. ![]() ![]() ![]() Directly working with peer partners, retailers, and farmers, negotiating prices and dispatching goods, these platforms circumvent the involvement of intermediaries and local suppliers. ![]() These platforms safeguard farmers against the aforementioned malpractices by bridging the last mile between the suppliers and farmers via doorstep delivery, providing input from the factory to the farmer. As we head into our Amrit Kal, accompanied by their innovative digitized designs, AgriTech platforms emerge as the much-needed relief clouds, safeguarding farmers against unadulterated input.ĪgriTech platforms enable farmers to procure dependable and superior quality input by harnessing technological advancements such as data analytics and machine learning. Increasing intermediaries and other factors in this chain engender a reduction in transparency. This compels them to depend on local suppliers and intermediaries to procure such input, resulting in low valuation. The farm-to-fork food value chain is extremely protracted and is riddled with multiple stakeholders who might not necessarily prioritize the welfare of farmers. Traditionally, farmers in India have encountered restricted access to credible information concerning the quality of agricultural input, including seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides. With 55% of our population dependent on agriculture, it remains one of India's primary industries. It has been 70 years since Roy's classic, and this scene is as true of Indian farmers today as it was just after Independence, looking upward for innovations to empower them.Īgriculture has been the backbone of sustenance and livelihood in India, marking a significant aspect of the country's socioeconomic landscape. As the clouds gather, so do the farmers, expecting the rains to bestow their fields. TThe screen flashes, and Bimal Roy's 'Do Bigha Zameen' comes to life with an opening scene of farmers anxiously looking at the sky. Next month, EPHA will present its position paper on why Europe needs a health-oriented food system, and what policies this requires.AgriTech platforms provide high-quality input for farmers which has proven to be instrumental in driving up crop yields ![]() It also means using the upcoming sustainable food systems law as a game changer for the public good. To make this happen, European leaders should keep steady course and not dilute the Farm to Fork’s ambitions. A food system that strives to fulfil people’s right to health, as well as other human rights, can contribute to people-centred societies that put the public, not private, interest first.A food system focused on the health and welfare of animals will support a transition to sustainable animal farming systems with its many societal co-benefits.A food system guided by the recognition that human flourishing depends on the health of the planet will prioritise tackling the climate and biodiversity emergencies.A food system based on health equity will ensure dignity and well-being for consumers, producers and workers alike.A food system designed around healthy eating is the surest way to achieve food security within planetary boundaries.To secure a prosperous future, Europe needs is a paradigm shift towards a food system that puts the health of people, planet, and animals at its core.Ī health-oriented food system can boast many achievements: But the strategy’s vision for a sustainable food systems transition is needed now more than ever. Today, on its second anniversary, faced with unprecedented turmoil in Europe, the fate of the EU Farm to Fork strategy hangs in the balance. ![]() ![]() ![]() He maketh his angels ministering spirits and his ministers flames of fire. ![]() It captures the stunning diversity of the cultural and historical legacy. "Even during the most difficult and oppressive times," Simmons and Thomas write in the preface, "the delivery, creativity, charisma, expressivity, fervor, forcefulness, passion, persuasiveness, poise, power, rhetoric, spirit, style, and vision of black preaching gave and gives hope to a community under siege." This magnificent work beautifully renders the complexity, spiritual richness, and strength of African American life. If our God is a consuming fire, then we as his church, his body, must have the fire. A groundbreaking anthology, Preaching with Sacred Fire is a unique and powerful work. What they all have in common is hope, resilience, and sacred fire. Sister Thea Bowman’s 1989 address to the U.S. ![]() They draw on a vast and luminous landscape of poetic language, using metaphor, rhythm, and imagery to communicate with their congregations. The preachers of these sermons are men and women from a range of faiths, ancestries, and educational backgrounds. Published as 3 separate books: book 1: Matthew 1-7 (most recent publish date:2007) book 2: Matthew 8-20 (most recent publish date: 2001) book 3: Matthew 21-28 (most recent publish date: 2005) Considered a really tough commentary by one expert. Biographies of the preachers put their work in the cultural and homiletic context of their periods. She is one of two general editors of Preaching with Sacred Fire: African American Sermons from 1750 to the Present (W.W. Sermons from the first decade of the twenty-first century point toward the future of African American preaching. 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I’m not talking about punishing gameplay here –nervously trotting over the same ground after dying in Fatal Frame (because you can’t actually run) doesn’t make the game more challenging or satisfying the way it might in a game like Elden Ring or Hades, it just makes it longer. What is not a cool fun time is making me replay 20 to 30 minutes of banal item collection and minor battles that barely held my attention the first time around (see: every fight is exactly the same) because there are only a handful of save points scattered throughout each sprawling section of the island. Fatal Frame might be wearing the mask of a modern game, but it is very much from 2008 in the way it wastes players' time.Įscaping the spectre of death is part of what makes survival horror games fun, and my reflexes are not the greatest, so of course I expect to fall in combat every once in a while. These encounters don't really get more challenging as you progress through the game either, it just gets longer because the ghosts have more health. You learn all of this within the first ten minutes of the game and there are no additional mechanics or approaches to combat. ![]() ![]() Manage to snap a shot of a ghost as it’s attacking you and you get a “Fatal Frame” which deals extra damage while allowing you to chain attacks. The effectiveness of your attacks is influenced by timing and how close you get to the spirits, as well as upgrades and different film types you find scattered throughout the hospital. Both tools present a unique, less-violent approach to combat – or exorcism, I suppose – and are pretty intuitive to use from the get-go. Shortly after entering Haibara Hospital, your protagonists are armed with the Camera Obscura and Spirit Flashlight, occult technology used to fend off the attacks of angry ghosts. It’s up to you if you think that’s worth it – I bought the Mass Effect remaster, so I’m hardly one to judge – but while the graphics have been thoroughly airbrushed, that’s no cure for Fatal Frame’s dated gameplay and undead pacing. Overall, it’s a thoroughly okay game from 2008 that’s been papered over with some hazy lofi graphics to justify selling it at full price in 2023. Well, except the detective, who is just confused because he never really figured out what was going on in the first place. ![]() ![]() They all have amnesia, of course, because that’s a low-effort way to generate an air of mystery. But while this unique combat may have carried the game’s lifeless story back in 2008, this rerelease is nothing more than an expensive reskin of a relic.įatal Frame: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse plunges players into the dreadful past of Rougetsu Island as three (Young women? Girls? I have no idea how old they are supposed to be and for some reason that’s not surprising.) survivors and a stalwart detective revisit the ruins of a hospital that was once home to a haunting ceremony. Fatal Frame: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse reviewĪ serviceable survival horror game in which three young women and a detective excise ghosts of the past with an occult camera and a flashlight. ![]() ![]() ![]() I really like Jessica Seinfeld and have been very disappointed with the book so far. The burgers were impossible to keep together in the pan and turned out to be more of a sloppy joe. The chocolate chip cookies were very cakey although not too bad. The macaroni and cheese also turned out to be one big glob, not at all creamy the way the picture depicted. It actually did not taste to bad but my kids (for whom all this work was for) would not touch it with a ten foot pole because of its appearance. The puree mixture and bread crumb mixtures did not stick to the chicken and therefore completely fell apart as it was frying. The chicken nuggets looked nothing like the picture and was very gloopy(for lack of a better word). I am very sad to report that I have been very disappointed by all the recipes I have tried. I was very excited about getting the new Jessica Seinfeld book Deceptively Delicious and immediately ran out to the grocery store to buy out the store of their veggies so I could start pureeing. If you are new to startcooking, or are a regular visitor here, please consider subscribing for free. If you are going to eat brownies, SPLURGE and eat the real thing! They were AWFUL! No one ate more than one bite. I made the brownies and served them to some friends. At I have discovered a picture is worth a thousand words! I also like that almost all the recipes have photos to match. The format, layout, and design of Deceptively Delicious are totally retro and work brilliantly. All of these tips are creatively dispersed throughout the book with quotes from (famous) moms, Jessica’s children and of course Jerry. Everyone who has children should buy this book for that reason alone. The BEST part of this book is all the parenting tips. Mealtimes were reduced to a constant pushing and pulling, with me forever begging my kids to eat. Jessica starts her book with, I had tried everything, and yet all my efforts to feed my family were being undermined by a powerful force: vegetables. I would probably recommend buying a few jars of puree baby food just to get a jump start on some of these recipes. Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld offers simple secrets to get kids eating good food. Many fans of my site, would be hard pressed to figure out how to make all these purees from scratch. That is true if you have a well stocked kitchen, with both food and equipment, and know your way around the kitchen. In the very beginning of this book, Jessica says that “no training or kitchen knowledge whatsoever” is necessary to make these recipes. My only reservation about this book is how much advanced planning is needed to make these unique and health-conscious recipes. Forget the kids, I want one of these! (Oops, maybe not-see PS at the bottom of this post!) The brownies made with spinach and carrot puree sound most intriguing! According to Joy Bauer, the resident dietician for this book, the brownies each have 133 calories, and 3 grams of fiber. Mixing in some puree sweet potato or butternut squash to shredded cheese for a grilled cheese sandwich is more the theme here. It’s not quite like adding ketchup to your Big Mac and counting that as a vegetable. I must stress though that the recipes in this book are very healthy to begin with. Adding pureed vegetables in small un-noticeable amounts, so as not to change the flavor too much, is indeed a great way to add veggies to a child’s diet. Traditionally, we all have enjoyed carrot cake, pumpkin muffins and zucchini bread. The idea is quite brilliant and not as far-fetched as you might think. The whole premise of this book is to get kids to eat healthily, by “hiding” pureed vegetables and fruits in everyday foods that your kids eat. We had our polenta alongside our Slow-Cooked Beef Osso Buco, but this polenta can be served in replacement to potato mash in any meals with sauce.With all the great celebrity endorsements that it has already received, I have to ask myself, is the new book by Jessica Seinfeld (Jerry’s wife) something one would buy who does not have a private chef, round the clock nannies, six personal assistants, and rides in private jets? Taste for seasoning and serve with plenty of black pepper (and a little more melted butter) on top. Stir the milk into the polenta to loosen, then add the cheese and butter and continue stirring until melted. ![]() If the polenta becomes too thick and starts sticking, add a little more water/stock. Whisk in the polenta and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring often to break up any lumps. ![]() Ingredients (this recipe serves 6, amend quantities accordingly):Ĩ0g of unsalted butter, softened, plus a little extra melted butter for drizzlingīring the water/stock to the boil and add plenty of salt. If you're looking for side dish inspiration (it goes nicely with any dish with sauce), give our super simple and deceptively delicious recipe a try. Since our virtual lunch demo last Friday, we've gone a bit polenta 'mash' mad here at COOK. ![]() ![]() ![]() Apparently, the Russian intelligence did not like the idea. While that “spyware” could be anything, we have no doubts it was the iCloud service transferring phone’s usage information to a certain online cloud service coincidentally based in the US. After just a little while, the official Kremlin reported that some “spyware” was discovered in that device. What exactly can become a matter of national security? Well, if you follow the news, you can recall how an Apple director handed an iPhone to Dmitry Medvedev, who served as a president of Russia at the time. Privacy advocates can spend hours (literally) just citing examples of how extremely broad these “interests of national security” can be, how far stretched and how excessively executed they can become. Instead, the leading role in determining whether or not personal information is protected is now given to intelligence and homeland security agencies. End-user service agreements, privacy policies and legislations are no longer the determining factor of the privacy or personal information. This leads to a very important conclusion. However, based on legislations introduced after September 11th, the intelligence can gain access to information about a user based in a given country without a warrant – if such access is deemed to the interests of national security. Apple iCloud does not have a similar clause in its end-user agreement. Skype made agreements with special services of many countries to provide wiretapping access to users’ communications without a legal warrant. Recently, Skype was included as part of Windows 8. Since then, pretty much all providers of digital communications are legally obligated to provide the ability to deliver their customer’s personal information to special services regardless of what’s written in their end-user service agreements and privacy policies. US National Security Agency (NSA) gained powers to access American telephone, cable and satellite networks. After September 11th, “warrantless wiretapping” of Internet communications, as well as many other intrusions into personal privacy have become a fact of life. ![]() Either way, a corresponding warrant must be issued in order to seize the computer and/or the iOS device in question.Įmploying Apple iCloud for spying on users of iOS devices are not restricted with such pesky obstacles. Acquiring information from an iOS device requires physical access to that device. In order to obtain information from a phone backup, investigators need access to a PC that has those backups. However, there is something making this one different. There are so many ways to retrieve information from mobile devices that yet another backdoor may not seem like a big deal. Other than the combination of a unique Apple ID and password, nothing protects the data on its way to an intruder except some encryption (which could not be easier to circumvent because the decryption key is available along with the data). Interestingly, unlike offline backups that feature a rather strong protection making ElcomSoft’s own recovery tools spend hours guessing the original password, data stored in the iCloud is stored unprotected. Information from the iCloud can be transferred to any remote computer with an Internet connection. At this time, information about recent iCloud activities is not reported to the owner of the device, so it will be impossible to learn about someone accessing information in the iCloud. The user will never know that their data has been accessed as no access to the physical device is required. The newly discovered backdoor allows anyone having the money to buy Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker and having a way to discover the original Apple ID and password of the user accessing information from all iOS devices belonging to a user with that particular Apple ID. The company even built the technology for accessing this information in one of its mobile forensic products, Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker, allowing investigators accessing backup copies of the phone’s content via iCloud services. ElcomSoft researchers discovered that information stored in the iCloud can be retrieved by anyone without having access to a physical device, provided that the original Apple ID and password are known. The service opens governments a back door for spying on iOS users without them even knowing. Using the iCloud is so simple and unobtrusive that more than 190 million customers (as of November, 2012) are using the service on regular basis. Apple iCloud is a popular service providing Apple users the much needed backup storage space. ![]() |