![]() ![]() Though the extra steps and encryption layers slow down any Internet connection, the best VPN providers have connections that are speedy enough to keep browsing and online services snappy. ![]() Ideally, that makes your traffic traceable only to the VPN server, not to your home, office, or computer. Beyond the VPN server (in other words, on the rest of the way to whatever Internet server you're connecting to), your traffic mixes with traffic from other people on the VPN and the rest of the Internet. A VPN encrypts all the Internet traffic between your computer and the VPN server, preventing anyone on your local network, or connection points along the way, from monitoring or modifying your traffic. Story continues What is a VPN and what can (and can't) it do?Ī VPN, or virtual private network, is not a magic bullet for online privacy, but it may be a useful tool in some circumstances. Similarly, before you rush to sign up for a VPN subscription, you should consider these other ways to up your privacy game. If you have a drafty house with paper-thin walls and halogen light bulbs, you'd get far more value out of every dollar by sealing cracks, insulating, and switching to LEDs than you would by putting solar panels on your roof. Most people leave their privacy and security vulnerable in ways that are easier to fix with methods other than signing up for a VPN-methods that are potentially more effective. What you should do before considering a VPN We found that most people should prioritize other security tools and privacy practices first, but in the cases where a VPN makes sense-such as when you're connecting to public Wi-Fi- IVPN is the most trustworthy provider that offers fast, secure connections with an easy setup process on both computers and mobile devices. We spent more than 130 hours over four months researching 32 VPN services, testing 12, interviewing the leadership of five, and consulting information security and legal experts about our results. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Bury St Edmunds is the home of Greene King which has been brewing award-winning beers in the town for over 200 years using water from Bury’s chalk wells which date back to 1086, when monks would brew ale on the site of the Great Abbey of St Edmund. ![]() Our sunny valleys and fertile fields are great for growers, and the local appetite for high quality products has helped fuel a surge in craft and artisan food and drink production.īury St Edmunds is home to over 80 eateries with a great mix of independents and chains and offers foodies everything from award-winning fine dining (Bury St Edmunds has the only Michelin starred restaurant in Suffolk) to great pub food and from family friendly restaurants to pretty cafes to while away an afternoon.Īnd it's not just food. Agriculture, food production and fishery have always been central to Suffolk’s economy and today’s producers of fine fare are following in the footsteps of centuries of farmers, butchers and brewers before them.īury St Edmunds and the surrounding area is home to producers large and small, who provide restaurants, retailers and direct customers with an abundant supply of produce that has been harvested, reared or produced on Suffolk soil. With a wealth of outstanding food and drink producers, Suffolk fully deserves its moniker of ‘the Foodie County’ and Bury St Edmunds ' Suffolk's Foodie Town'. Abbey of St Edmund 1000th Anniversary Celebrations ![]() ![]() ![]() While I do firmly believe that a half dose is likely to be less adverse vaccine event-inducing when administered to any dog, I can’t be sure that a half-dose will be effective in every dog. Splitting up vaccines so no one gets more than one vaccine per visit is something I’m already jiggy with. Forgoing vaccines at 1-3 is also a recommendation I’d never consider. So what’s the upshot of all this? Do we not spay and neuter? Do we forego vaccines from 1-3 years of age? Do we alter the timing of vaccines? Do we administer half doses? I think these findings are interesting as a basis for greater study.īy themselves, these numbers do little to alter my already highly individualized take on recommending spays and neuters in my patients. Then it went one further with the unexpected timing of greater reaction risk (more for 1-3 year-olds than for 2-9 month-olds), and, the most surprising finding of all (I think), that the risk was higher for spayed and neutered dogs. Moreover, it confirmed (and this time quantified) a previous study’s finding on the higher risks in smaller dogs. So it is that - as I think stands to reason - the injection of multiple vaccines at one time is likelier to yield adverse vaccine events. The risk of a VAAE significantly increased as the number of vaccine doses administered per office visit increased each additional vaccine significantly increased risk of an adverse event by 27% in dogs ≤ 10 kg (22 lb) and 12% in dogs > 10 kg. Risk was 27% to 38% greater for neutered versus sexually intact dogs and 35% to 64% greater for dogs approximately 1 to 3 years old versus 2 to 9 months old. What was surprising, however, were the following observations: The VAAE rate decreased significantly as body weight increased. Which is not a big number of vaccine reactions. ![]() Ultimately, in this retrospective study evaluating 3.5 million full vaccine doses administered to 1.2 million dogs, 38.2 adverse vaccine reactions were observed for every 10,000 dogs. Therefore, a 1-mL vaccine dose results in a ratio of vaccine volume received per kilogram of body weight that can vary widely. Mature weights of dogs of different breeds may vary by 5 to 10 times and occasionally by > 50 times. Prelicensing clinical trials also investigate the safety of vaccines in several hundred dogs at multiple hospital locations, but specific breeds may be under- or overrepresented. The results of this study suggest that trials in dogs that weigh > 10 kg underestimate the expected VAAE rate in smaller dogs. Prelicensing clinical trials investigate the safety of vaccines with doses in excess of label directions but only in a limited number of dogs. Vaccines, in contrast to virtually all veterinary pharmaceuticals, are prescribed on a 1-dose-fits-all basis, rather than by body weight. The manufacturers’ recommended dose for all vaccines administered in our study was 1 mL regardless of body weight, and all vaccines were from single-dose vials. This weight-response relationship was previously suggested by results of a study in which dogs of toy breeds had significantly more suspected VAAEs than other dogs, although body weight was not evaluated. Here’s a detailed explanation from a 2005 study on this which appeared in JAVMA: The risk of a VAAE (vaccine-associated adverse events) in this study population was inversely related to a dog’s weight. Which is perhaps why a greater percentage of small dogs suffer vaccine reactions. They’re not usually Yorkies, Maltese, Pomeranians, Chihuahuas, or any other sub-ten-pound breed or breed-mix. And average dogs are well … average sized. So it is that most canine vaccines are tested on "average" dogs. The fact that extreme variation within the species exists, however, throws a significant monkey wrench into the works. Mostly, they need only to prove their vaccine is safe and effective in the species for which the vaccine is intended. Truth be told, there’s only so much testing a biological (vaccine) manufacturer can be reasonably expected to undertake. …because everyone knows that the drug companies perform extensive tests on Great Danes and Chihuahuas and everything in between so that it’s crystal clear who needs what and why. Which almost invariably makes most veterinarians roll their eyes… Rather, I’m often told I must administer only half the recommended dose (one cc) because that’s what the breeder, friend, relative, or Dr. Great question! It’s one I almost never get asked. ![]() ![]() There are even “boss” levels that feature a large creature though these feel just as uninspired as the main levels with little new or interesting here. None of the ideas feel truly memorable and are rarely fleshed out enough to make you feel like the gameplay is anything more than exploring. Again however the idea seems half baked and really there aren’t sufficient differences between the various evolution paths for it to be worth worrying about.Įach of the levels has different layouts and often its own gimmick, one stage for example had swirling vortexes that kept your Evo moving and made navigation slightly tricky. There are 3 different paths your Evo can take, collect red orbs and your Evo will be faster and more aggressive, green orbs make your Evo slower and more defensive whilst blue orbs act as a mix of the two. The other wrinkle the game offers is differing evolutionary traits for your Evo. ![]() ![]() None of it is particularly taxing though. The game does try to mix things up a bit, offering various layers to navigate in any given layer, requiring you to hop back and forth between the background to get past walls or reach more food. Unfortunately there is no real hostile threats you can encounter, just occasional annoyances such as a jellyfish that can bounce you up a layer, there’s no real threat, no bigger fish to come eat you. You start small and can feed off little scraps around the stage but later levels allow you to tackle other creatures and eat more. It’s a simplistic idea and is about as enthralling as it sounds. Sparkle 2 Evo spawned several successors: Sparkle 3 Genesis (2015), Sparkle Zero (2016), and Sparkle 4 Tales (2020).Sparkle 2 EVO is a departure from the other Sparkle 2 title, where instead of firing colourful orbs into lines we’re tasked with making our way up the evolutionary food chain by eating anything we can get our little mouths around. Visually, however, Sparkle 2 EVO is quite appealing and serves one purpose above all: to relax. " (" The gameplay is extremely simple, there are no real challenges. Visuell ist Sparkle 2 EVO jedoch recht ansprechend und dient vor allem Dingen einem Zweck: Sich zu entspannen. German online video game magazine ntower gave the game 5 out of 10 points and wrote: " Das Gameplay ist extrem simpel gehalten, wirkliche Herausforderungen gibt es nicht. Nintendo Life gave the game 5 out of 10 points, and stated, the game "feels like a proof of concept that isn’t given the push it needs to be something more engaging and impactful." Sparkle 2 Evo received average reviews, criticizing its simplicity and praising its graphics.īonus Stage gave the game 6 out of 10 points and said, " the AI is pretty incompetent" and Sparkle 2 Evo " has a lot of cool design and graphical appeal". The second game mode is an experimental mode in which the player can eat food without competing against another player. The first is about to compete against another microorganism, played by an AI. There are different levels in which the player can move around and rise up or sink into the depths. The goal of the game is to evolve as far as possible. The more it eats, the farther it will evolve. It can eat food which influences how it will evolve. The player controls the title creature, a microorganism. On November 2, 2017, the game was ported on Nintendo Switch. Sparkle 2 Evo was developed by Madman Theory Games in collaboration with Plastic Games and published by Polish video game development studio Forever Entertainment on Novemfor Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. ![]() ![]() ![]() Nevertheless, as indicated by O’Dor (In Darmaillacq et al. ![]() The aphorism “live fast, die young” describes quite well the life history strategy of these coleoid cephalopods, which have epipelagic and benthic habitats. The broad category of “coastal and shelf species” (neritic species) covers the relatively well-known cephalopod groups. 3.4), which is not a true shell but a brood chamber. This last group includes Argonauta species whose females produce an external calcareous structure (Fig. 3.3), vampire squids, Dumbo octopuses and octopods. 3.2), long-fin and short-fin squids (Fig. 3.1), which are the only living cephalopods with outer shells, and the Coleoidea, which is represented by about 800 species, containing the cuttlefishes and bobtail squids (Fig. There are two major divisions within present-day cephalopods: the Nautiloidea with six species of the pearly nautilus (Fig. These traits make cephalopods the most active and intriguing of the molluscs (Nixon and Young 2003). Increase in brain size and complexity, development of effective sense organs, and changes in the skin concurred to the development of sophisticated behaviours. Some of the shelled ammonites that were the dominant elements of the marine fauna during the Mesozoic were of 3 m in diameter. The most well known of these fossil records are the nautiloids, ammonoids, and belemnites. The shells of some of these species reached nearly 10 m in length. They flourished in Palaeozoic oceans between the Ordovician (488 mya) and Triassic periods (200 mya). All members of these clades were squid-like, but had straight external shells. Palaeontologists have identified three distinct fossil clades that are entirely extinct. Clearly, the lineages of extinct taxa were prolific and diverse. ![]() Some 17,000 fossil species are known, most of them provided with an outer calcareous shell, whose abundance and distribution have experience important fluctuations throughout the different geologic eras. They have acquired the ability to regulate buoyancy, followed by reduction and internalization of the shell and the development of the mantle musculature. Its evolution is related directly to the development of low-pressure buoyancy mechanisms. This group has been among the dominant large predators in the ocean at various times in geological history. Cephalopods constitute one of the most complex groups of invertebrates and the most evolved of molluscs. The Cephalopoda is an ancient class of the Phylum Mollusca dating from the Upper Cambrian Period (around 500 million years ago mya). ![]() ![]() ![]() There's also a browser extension to convert web content to speech more easily. This means you can very easily use the feature in your web browser, word processor and a range of other programs. In this mode, you can highlight text in any application and use the toolbar controls to start and customize text-to-speech. The second option takes the form of a floating toolbar. There's also OCR, which enables you to load up a photo or scan of text, and have it spoken to you. This is a neat way to manage multiple files, and the number of supported file types is impressive, including eBook formats. The first is to load documents into its library and have them read aloud from there. You'll find plenty of user options and customizations. It even features online and desktop versions. Natural Reader offers one of the best free text-to-speech software experiences, thanks to an easy-going interface and stellar results. Limited free voices compared to paid plans ![]() To help you find the right tool, we’ve tested out the best free text-to-speech software across user-experience, performance, output, and any pricing upgrades. That’s not great if you’re looking for the best text-to-speech software for YouTube videos and social media platforms. In some cases, you can’t even download the audio files. Results are generally accurate, and improving all the time.īut, like the browsers that also have this type of lightweight text-to-speech reader, app-bound TTS tools - not to be confused with speech-to-text apps - are significantly limited compared to fully featured, free text-to-talk software. Microsoft Word and Google Docs both let you hear your text aloud. Today’s free word processors often include a basic TTS feature. It’s an ideal tool if you want to create more accessible content, increase workplace productivity, add realistic voice-overs to videos, or just proof-read your work out loud. They understand how to say those words - and the very best text-to-speech software offers a range of natural-sounding voices to fit any preference or project. Text-to-speech (TTS) software is capable of processing and reading content - AI may be deployed, but the programs don’t typically understand the context. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Business in a Red Ocean: Surviving the Squeeze' will feature Wade Tinney (Large Animal Games), David Rohrl (Casual Games - Zynga), Dan Prigg (RealGames, RealNetworks, Inc.), and Ofer Leidner (Oberon Media) discussing their survival techniques. The Casual Games Summit is a single super-strength dose of everything you need to know to create and to sell casual games in 2009, in this fast-changing but incredibly promising environment."Įlsewhere at the Summit, while genres are expanding, the current economic climate is tightening budgets everywhere. ![]() Industry veteran and Summit co-organizer Steve Meretzky of YouPlus commented of this year's line-up: "The field of casual games continues to expand to new platforms, new demographics, and new methods of monetization. They’ll also recap recent developments in Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure Puzzle, Card/Board, Match and Strategy Simulation games. These notables will weigh in on designing today's leading game genres and provide tips for standing out in a crowded field. In addition, the 'Design Today' segment will feature a series of mini-lectures from some of the most successful designers in the industry Kenny Shea Dinkin (PlayFirst), Jane Jensen (Oberon), Nick Fortugno (Rebel Monkey), Miguel Tartaj (KatGames), Jason Kapalka (PopCap Games), Michael Wyman (Big Splash Games), and Todd Kerpelman (EA/Pogo). Back by popular demand, Juan & Nick will dissect the most successful casual games of the past year in their own unique way. ![]() Top sessions include 'The Year in Casual Game Design' with Nick Fortugno (Rebel Monkey) & Juan Gril (Joju Games). In particular, they will look at hot topics like publisher’s funding criteria, optimizing the portal, the state of monetization, common design pitfalls, connecting people through casual games, and emerging platforms and business models. The makers of Bejeweled, Women’s Murder Club, Build-A-Lot, Fairy Godmother Tycoon, Diner Dash and more will evaluate opportunities and challenges of the Red Ocean (established markets, audiences, and players) and the Blue Ocean (newly recognized or created markets addressing new segments) approaches in casual games. CGS' theme for this year is based on the dueling business strategies from the book 'Blue Ocean Strategy', by W. This always popular Summit returns to GDC with a broad range of topics that reflect the increasingly diversified casual games industry. The GDC Casual Games Summit will take place on Monday and Tuesday, March 23rd and 24th, 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco as part of Game Developers Conference. The organizers of the Casual Games Summit at the 2009 Game Developers Conference have revealed speakers and sessions for the two-day March summit, with notables from PopCap, EA/Pogo, Oberon Media, Playfirst and more discussing the state and future of casual games. ![]() ![]() Thanks to the Bios files and PCSX2 emulator, you can now play your favorite PS2 games on your desktop. ![]() As long as you follow the instructions on screen, you will be able to setup the controller without much hassle. ![]() Now, you will be guided through the rest of the process.From here, you must go to the Controllers (PAD) option and then click on plugin settings.To set up the controller, you must launch the emulator and click on the Config option.PCSX2 supports DirectInput or Xinput controllers as well as driving wheel, mouse and keyboard, Dualshock3, or Xbox One controllers. You can follow the list of instructions given below to setup the controller. Once you have installed and set up the PCSX2 emulator, you might want to setup a controller to play with. Pcsx2 1.4.0 Bios And Plugins Download PS2 BI0S Pcsx2 1.4.0 Bios And Plugins Download Hyperlink Remedy The PCSX2 1.2.1 compatibility prices present over 80 of all PlayStation 2 video games as playable and provides an pleasurable expertise for reasonably powerful Personal computers, but provides support for lower finish PCs for those wondering to. Next, in the System menu, select Start CDVD (Full) or Start CDVD (Fast), and wait for the game to load.Go to the folder where you downloaded the GBA ROMs image, select and open the GBA ROMs.Open the emulator and click on the CDVD>select GBA ROMs from the drop-down list>click on the GBA ROMs option>click on the GBA ROMs selector>select the GBA ROMs image for the desired games.Choose from the vast options, considering the sample, I am downloading GBA ROMs image file.We are using GBA ROMs games as a sample here, so follow the directions below in the order listed. Step 16: All the Bios files will be displayed choose the desired one.įinally, you’ll be able to play PS2 games on your desktop, but how? For that refer the next section.Step 15: Close the windows and click refresh list.Step 14: Past the files in the new window that opened.Step 13: Reopen the setup window and click on the Open Explorer to request PS2 Bios files.Copy all the files from it and close the window. Step 12: Open another window to open the Bios file folder.Step 11: Double click on the emulator’s icon>select the language>Next(change plugin in needed)>Next(you’ll be asked to select the Bios files) Minimize the current window.Īlso Read | Best Nintendo Switch Emulators.Step 10: First, download and extract the PS2 Bios file.Step 9: Emulator is successfully installed and now it’s time to set up.Step 8: Next, you’ll be asked to install DirectX 2010 edition, install it.Step 7: Installation will begin & in the meanwhile, you will be asked to install Microsoft Visual C ++, accept the license, and install.Step 6: Don’t click on anything else further, simply click browse and then click next.Step 5: A window with numerous options will appear.Step 4: Click yes for the administrative privileges.Step 1: Download the emulator from the above links given above.As a result, the PCSX2 emulator tutorial is provided below. ![]() Note: Although files may be downloaded with a single click, you will need an emulator to make them function. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tile Mate Bluetooth Tracker – Was £19.99, Now £14.Echo Dot 5 with two Philips Hue bulbs – Was £84.98, Now £36.99.16GB Smarty SIM – Double data, Now £7/month.Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 with 100GB on Three – No upfront cost, Only £34/month. ![]() Pixel 6a with 100GB on Three – No upfront cost, Only £18/month.Pixel 6 with 50GB on Vodafone – No upfront cost, Only £21/month. ![]() iPhone 14 with 100GB data on Vodafone – No upfront cost, Only £45/month.Pixel 7 with 100GB data on Vodafone – No upfront cost, Only £28/month.After your device is powered off, reboot it by pressing and holding the power. PS5 Console with 2 games and a £10 gift card – Was £609.98, Now £592.85 Press and hold the power button on your device until a prompt appears asking if you wish to turn off your tablet.So, to avoid keeping you waiting any longer, here are our top picks of the best post-Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals that are still on offer. Programming: Alexa did right The Fire HD 10, similar to all Amazon tablets, runs Fire OS, the organization’s forked form of Android. We saw higher scores of 37,117 from the iPad and 6,029 from Tab 4. To our surprise, some of our personal highlights from Black Friday have now been given a new lease of life, giving everyone a final opportunity before the holidays to bag a bargain. The Fire HD 10 fared correspondingly on the 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited test, posting 5,815, which is underneath the 20,120 tablets normal. If you were away for the Black Friday weekend or simply too busy to browse then you’ll be glad to know that some retailers have actually kept a couple of their best deals going.Įven though the Black Friday and Cyber Monday wording has all but vanished from most online retailers, the deals themselves have been less eager to retire just yet, so with that in mind we’ve done one last sweep to see what’s actually available. Starting at 179, it takes one of the best Android tablets you can. This year’s sale was easily won by Microsoft and Google, with massive discounts on the Xbox Series S and Pixel 6 respectively. The Amazon Fire HD 10 Plus is a 10.1-inch Android tablet aimed squarely at folks looking for something that’s good enough. Hopefully you were able to make use of our coverage to find exactly what you were looking for. It’s been a truly chaotic couple of days with a seemingly neverending supply of deals pouring in from every corner of the internet, but if you stuck with us throughout the sale then you’ll know that we’ve been hard at work to cut through all the noise and bring you the best of the bunch. You can put it back once we’re done.Black Friday and Cyber Monday are officially over! While the sales have had there day in the sun, some retailers have still kept a few of their best deals live, and we’ve tracked them down. If you don’t do this, it’s possible you could lose data during the Play Store install process. ![]() Warning: Remove the microSD card if you have one inserted in the tablet. We’ve found a solution to get the Play Store working on the F(12th Gen) tablet with Fire OS 8.3.1.3. Enjoy your tablet at home, on the go, and during all of your travels with added functionality, protection, and the best part, style Showcase Your Style Complete wrap-around design, your selected design will be printed using state-of-the-art HD process to deliver your selected design in the most stunning and vibrant fashion. While it’s very affordable especially when compared to other tablets and iPads the Fire HD 10 is still packed to the brim with good features and. Update, 11/16/22: The instructions below work with all Fire tablets. It’s just a matter of downloading and installing a few APK files from the tablet itself, and you’ll be up and running with the Play Store just like your regular Android phone or tablet! Let’s get started. Discussion Forum Board of Fawn Creek Montgomery County Kansas, US. The best part of installing the Play Store on your Fire Tablet is that it doesn’t require any in-depth “hacking” like rooting or running scripts from a PC. TOPIX, Facebook Group, Craigslist, City-Data Replacement (Alternative). That means you can install Google’s Play Store to gain access to millions of Android apps and games, including Google apps like Gmail, Chrome, Google Maps, and more. Google doesn't officially offer the Play Store on Fire tablets, but it does work well.Īmazon Fire Tablets restrict you to the Amazon Appstore, but they run Fire OS, a custom version of Android. To install the Google Play Store on an Amazon Fire Tablet, you must download the Google Play Store app and its dependences from a trusted website like and install them manually. ![]() ![]() ![]() Step 5: Click the Close button to exit the window and then OK. Step 4: Click Send/ Receive tab and select Perform an automatic Send / Receive when existing. Step 3: Check the Send immediately when connected box in the Send / Receive section. Step 2: In the Options dialog box, click on the Mail Setup tab. Step 1: Click on Tools tab and select Options. Follow the steps given to know how you can re-synchronize Outlook. Re-synchronizing your Outlook folders can quickly fix this error. Re-synchronize Outlook folders To Email Sync Issue Note: If you are facing any errors while working offline in Outlook, read this informative write-up. Incase if you find the your Outlook profile is corrupt, you might have to repair Outlook profile.To save all the changes just click on Close and exit the Account Settings window.Just make sure that the box next to Use Cached Exchange Mode is selected and then click OK.After completion, just click the Email tab -> Mailbox – account name, and click Change.Now check whether the Mailbox – account name is set to default or not.In Account Settings, just click Data Files.Open Outlook -> File tab and select Account Settings.If the number of items differs in both the sections then, you will have to verify the profile settings. If the number of items in the Server folder contains section (is same as) with that of in the Offline folder, your Outlook folders are properly synched. If the statistics are not recent, then follow the troubleshooting methods Outlook OST file is inaccessible to fix the sync error. ![]() Step 3: Now, check the stats of the Last Synchronized data. Step 2: Select Properties and click on Synchronization tab and look for Statistics for this folder Step 1: Open Outlook and right-click on any of the folder present in your Inbox, Sent Items, Drafts, etc. If you are not aware, all the Imap accounts in Outlook will sync with the Online server To check whether your OST file is being synchronized or not follow the below steps: How To Check If Your OST File Is Synchronized Or Not?īefore trying to fix the Outlook sync error with the given methods, check if the sync issue is between your Microsoft Exchange Server (MES) mailbox and the OST (offline folder) file.
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