![]() When Schmidt met in mid-December with students at a vocational school in Tuzla, a town where Bosnia’s different ethnic groups have tended to live in rare harmony, he was repeatedly asked what he was doing to prevent a return to war. Schmidt, in a recent interview, played down the risk of a return to bloodletting and said he expected Dodik to back off his threat to form a separate ethnic Serb army.Īmong many Bosnians, however, fear is again on the march. A report in October by the United Nations’ senior official in Bosnia, Christian Schmidt of Germany, described the situation as “the greatest existential threat” to the country’s survival since the early 1990s. The trio of elected presidents are Dodik, who represents Serbs Dzaferovic, who represents Bosnian Muslims, known as Bosniaks and Zeljko Komsic, an ethnic Croat.ĭodik has made noises about Serb secession for more than a decade but has never before prompted such a volatile crisis. The deal stopped the fighting but created an elaborate and highly dysfunctional political system, with a weak central authority in which different ethnic groups share power. The frictions in Bosnia are rooted in the 1995 Dayton peace agreement, brokered by the United States. Russia, which wants to prevent Bosnia from joining the bloc or NATO, is already siding with Dodik. ![]() Now the United States and the European Union, which Bosnia aspires to join, are desperate to stop the new crisis from escalating into conflict or creating the sort of political instability that Russia could exploit. Those Balkan wars left roughly 140,000 people dead, drew in NATO warplanes and soldiers, and created a rift between Russia and the West that remains today. It was in Sarajevo, Bosnia’s capital, that a teenage Serb nationalist set off World War I by assassinating an Austrian archduke in June 1914 and where the seemingly deranged rants of a Serb psychiatrist, Radovan Karadzic, presaged a three-year spree of bloodletting in the 1990s.
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![]() Inspect the corpse to obtain the Luminstone Inquisitor Tool. I could have paid a month of rent, instead I bought a flashy new hideout and you. To the right of it is a larger platform with a corpse leaning over a Stone Circle, holding a crystal. ![]() After the bossfight, grab your loot and then grapple east of her arena onto a platform with an Obelisk. Luminstone is found after you fight the Marega Gredanya Boss at Corvius' Mire. Where to Find Luminstone in Salt and Sacrifice Moonlight is said to hold memories of places forgotten these memories can be trapped in circles of runed stone, briefly reemerging under the glow of a shard of luna. To reach Treacher’s Grotto, one of the hidden areas in Salt and Sacrifice, you must get both the Simple Key and the Hideout Key. Use: A shard of a rare mineral called luna. The Simple Key and Hideout Key in Salt and Sacrifice are key to getting into Treacher's Grotto and accessing other PvP modes.These Key Items include objects such as Keys and Items for Quests.These grant users access to next locations allowing them to move further within the game. Key Items are known as main important items that are necessary to progress. Activating a Stone Circle reveals hidden platforms, grappling hooks and other traversal implements, allowing you to reach greater heights and explore new areas. Forged Deed is a Key Item item in Salt and Sacrifice. Luminstone enables players to activate Stone Circles such as the one in the room where the tool is found. Salt and Sacrifice Luminstone Information They can be obtained through drops or found throughout the different Locations. These grant users access to next locations allowing them to move further within the game. These Key Items include objects such as Keys and Items for Quests. Key Items are known as main important items that are necessary to progress. Once you have found the Simple Key, use the same path and go above the Simple Key location to find the Hideout Key. The Simple Key is located in the box in Archridge District of Salt and Sacrifice video game. Campbell / 1:09 pm EST There are many hidden secrets to uncover in 'Salt and Sacrifice.' The new Metroidvania from Ska Studios is jam-packed with deadly mages to hunt and concealed items to uncover. Luminstone is a Key Item item in Salt and Sacrifice. From Ashbourne Village, head over to Archridge District and find the Simple Key. Salt And Sacrifice: Where To Use The Simple Key And Hideout Key Ska Studios By Cody D. Players who select Heresy as Crime at the start of the game receive the Krine Tablet.A shard of a rare mineral called luna. Where to Find Krine Tablet in Salt and Sacrifice The first and seventh acts of the Seven Heresies are to place one's foot on the tablet, symbolizing that one's actions begin and end according to the will of the individual, not the will of the gods. How to obtain and use the Simple Key and the Hideout Key in Salt and Sacrifice. Use: A tablet of Krine, the judging god.In order to do this, you must first rescue Sunlight Knight Beatrice at Ashbourne Village. She will then move to Pardoner's Vale. After cooperating with another player, and having at least 1 Dawnlight Token in your inventory, you can then dialogue with her and she will ask you for the Krine Tablet. The Krine Tablet can be redeemed for 5 Dawnlight Tokens. Salt and Sacrifice Krine Tablet Information Behind this door lies an NPC who is part of. This special key opens a certain door in the Stonehall Dungeon. They can be obtained through drops or found throughout the different Locations. This video will show you where to use the Hideout Key in Salt and Sacrifice. Krine Tablet is a Key Item item in Salt and Sacrifice. The first and seventh acts of the Seven Heresies are to place one's foot on the tablet, symbolizing that one's actions begin and end according to the will of the individual, not the will of the gods. ![]() ![]() It makes such a sweet decoration for any occasion! I’ve included a DIY version in the Rooted Childhood May Collection. Check out an awesome video of the process:Ī simplified version includes folding and cutting the tissue paper with sharp scissors to create designs, similar to cutting snowflakes. Traditionally, tissue paper was stacked and cut using a chisel and mallet to make as many as 50 banners at a time. Papel picado is a popular decoration for many holidays and life events in Mexico. The Spanish name literally means “perforated paper.”Ĭommon themes of papel picado include birds, floral designs, and skeletons. Papel picado is a type of Mexican folk art made by cutting elaborate designs into colorful tissue paper. With young kids, I don’t find we need to know everything, it’s enough to just learn about one or two things that make a culture special. We also have a rich community of artists who bring many of the arts and culture from Mexico to our city.Īnd in this day and age with the power of the Internet, there are so many way to learn about other cultures and dig deeper than the surface. Thankfully, we are in an area where learning from people born in Mexico isn’t hard to do. When at all possible, we like to go straight to the source. We love going in to practice our Spanish, taste test Mexican sweet breads and cookies, and seeing the sights and sounds of Mexican culture. Just a simple trip to a local tienda, or Mexican grocery store, is an amazing experience. My hometown of San Antonio is exploding with Mexican culture. In our home, celebrating Cinco de Mayo means digging in and learning about Mexican culture. How can we celebrate Cinco de Mayo with respect? No way! I love holidays and festivals of all kinds, and there’s no way I’m passing on a party.īut instead of throwing on sombreros and singing “La Cucaracha” I want to use this as opportunity to learn about Mexican culture and share some of the wonderful richness with my children. So do I take a stand and NOT celebrate Cinco de Mayo because it’s basically ridiculous and walks the line of cultural appropriation depending on how you celebrate? ![]() So if Cinco de Mayo isn’t really a holiday, why do we celebrate it? Basically, because Corona sells more beer on May 5th than any other day of the year. Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day that happens in September. Let’s be honest, Cinco de Mayo is a totally commercialized not-really-a-holiday that we celebrate here in the United States while Mexicans look at us scratching their heads. Hey, hey it’s fiesta time! Planning a Mexican themed party? This DIY papel picado cake banner adds the sweetest handmade touch with a nod to authentic Mexican culture. And let's get real.Looking for some great Cindo de Mayo crafts? Maybe it was being raised in San Diego, so close to Mexico, or with friends within the Mexican culture, it is part of who I am, and am proud. While I do not live in Mexico or come from a Mexican bloodline, it holds a special place in my heart. We have also highlighted this fun craft in our Day of the Dead Crafts, Cinco de Mayo Crafts, and October Crafts for Kids DIY MEXICAN CUTOUT BANNER Today, I'm not getting as intricate with my designs, but definitely can be with the right skills. The traditional folk art of the Papel Picado is to cut some amazing designs into paper. Mexican CelebrationsĪs Cinco De Mayo (5th of May) is quickly approaching, I thought I'd share one of my favorite quick, simple and inexpensive ways to decorate for your fiesta with these DIY Papel Picadao - Mexican Cutout Banners! If you enjoy it as much as we do, then you will not want to miss some of our other popular Cinco de Mayo craft posts including DIY Flower Crown, Pinata Planter, Cinco de Mayo Bingo, and Mini Rainbow Piñatas. ![]() Our tutorial for how to make a papel picado is all kinds of fun and great for the kids to help you brighten up any party.Ĭinco de Mayo is always a fun holiday to celebrate. ![]()
It has the classic mechanics of giving you dialogue options and branching choices at certain points in the story which change the course of events. In case I somehow manage to not make it clear, Perfect Gold is a short Yuri visual novel. After all, if I buckled down I could get it out before the 26th and wouldn’t that be great! I finished it in one go and was about to start a first replay to try and get the few CGs I was missing but I decided I should really write this review instead. What had started out as a game I was playing out of a mild sense of duty turned into the only thing I wanted to do this morning. Why is kickass the only thing I’m not self censoring? I’m an enigma!Īs such, it was with considerable enthusiasm that I started the game back up as soon as I got up this morning. Thankfully I brought a kickass gift so all was forgiven. It was with deep regret that I turned it off and got to the birthday party… 10 minutes late. I have played a lot of visual novels, this was something unexpected! I was pretty hooked at that point, not gonna lie. Avoid it? Will I be going after different people. What in the heck happened here? How did it get to this point and can I change it. And Audrey seems to be interested in someone else. They just want to get their shared detention over with so they don’t have to be in each other’s sight again. They’re catty and even mean to one another. They can barely stand to be in the same room. The point of view character switches to the other girl and it’s a year later. Of course, I had to leave for the bday party Saturday afternoon and I do review a couple of anime on Saturday as well but I figured I would at least play a few minutes to make sure everything worked and get a feel for the storytelling and visuals.Īnd then bam, chapter two starts. Then Friday evening I was completely wiped so I left it for the weekend. Thursday evenings I watch and review both Zombie Land and Demon Lord after work so I didn’t have time to open it. It was also a family birthday on Saturday… So I mentioned that I didn’t think I would be able to both play and review the game before April 26. ![]() I was super grateful for the key and opportunity but work and life have been especially busy these days. ![]() Now all of this was at the beginning of the week. She also mentioned that there is a 10% launch discount until April 26. She was kind enough to give me a steam key so I did not pay for my copy of the game. In any case, Danni let me know that they had a new Yuri game out and thought I might be interested since I had reviewed Kindred Spirits on the Roof. It’s going to give you a much better idea of the game. You can see the official press kit here and you should. I was contacted directly by Danni who is takes care of press relations for YangYang Mobile. Will you get lost in a temporary high, leave things a hot mess, or find closure? Be sure to listen to your customers! You’re not just serving donuts you’re serving advice.Let me give you the full context before we start. Watch your story come to life with animated comic book-styled panels and vibrant CGs! Meet them all, serve their favorite donuts, and find out what makes them tick.Ī cast of professional English voice actors will be bringing the characters to life. They’ve got their own baggage, but you’re a Mood Confectioner, not a bellboy.įrom a girl in a chicken suit to a walking Jojo reference, San Mazo is full of zany characters. Surprise! Your exes are back to complicate things. Manage your own Mood Café and serve special donuts that get the high times rolling! Know your clients, find out their tastes, and make those donuts that they’ve been craving for! Languages: English, Simplified & Traditional Chinese (please stay tuned for more languages!)Ĭhoose the face that broke many hearts for a more personal experience. Platforms: PC (Steam) Mobile (iOS/Android) Consoles (Nintendo Switch) Length: 8-10 hours, depending on reading speed (single playthrough) Story Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, Drama, Romance ![]() That isn’t the end of your problems, though - the exes whom you've ghosted are back in town and they all have a bone to pick with you. Set in the fictional world of San Mazo - which is totally not a rip off of LA - you're a Mood Confectioner (a fancy term for someone who bakes drugs into sweets) who must turn your boss' café, The Hotbox, into the hottest place in town or get fired. The greatest of them all? Drugs are now totally safe to consume! It's the year 2069 (nice!), and miracles have been made in the name of science. In this (anti) dating sim about drugs and donuts, you'll manage a café, serve special donuts that get customers high, and live out the ultimate fantasy - getting closure with your exes! In a world where you can get high with no consequences, the hardest drug to get over are your exes. We're super excited to publicly unveil our latest and sweetest creation: High Times. ![]() state_notifier_test: A testing library that makes it easy to test StateNotifier.bloc_test: Testing library, which makes it easy to test blocs.connectivity_plus: Flutter plugin for discovering the state of the network (WiFi & mobile/cellular) connectivity on Android and iOS.flutter_riverpod: A simple way to access state from anywhere in your application while robust and testable.equtable: Dart package that helps implement value-based equality without needing to override explicitly = and hashCode. ![]() flutter_bloc: The Flutter package makes it easy to integrate blocs and cubits into Flutter.dio: A powerful HTTP client for Dart, which supports Interceptors, Global configuration, FormData, Request Cancellation, File downloading, Timeout, etc.The random fact will then be returned and displayed on a card. By pressing the first button, we will demonstrate state management using Riverpod, and by pressing the second button state management using Bloc.Ĭreate a new Flutter application and add required dependencies in pubspec.yaml file. The main idea is to compare Bloc and Riverpod and see their similarities and dierences. We will use a Random Fact API, and every time we press the buttons the API will be called. In this blog, we will cover the basics of Bloc and Riverpod on a simple fetch data from the API example and see how they simplify state management. When working on complex and large production applications, it is crucial to choose a proper state management solution to make the application respond to the user accordingly and to be able to keep track of every change inside the application. There are many state management solutions, and deciding which one to use can be overwhelming, especially to someone relatively new to Flutter or without much experience. State management is simply a solution that takes care of the changes that occur in the application. You can also find out all the details about your campaign, including its status (sent or scheduled), sender name, sending date and time, total cost, and SMS text. Once you send your campaign, you can view statistics on your sent, delivered, redirects, and not delivered messages. When choosing a mailing list, you can also segment recipients by the content of their phone number or other variables.Ĭhoose the sending time: right away or on a scheduled date and time according to your account's time zone.īelow you can see the total number of SMS you will send, calculated by the number of recipients and SMS parts, and the sending price for each operator or country.Ĭlick “Submit” and your mailing list will be sent after moderation, which takes less than 5 minutes. the number is not in the international format or invalid - the money will not be returned to the balance, so we recommend that you carefully check your recipient lists before sending SMS to them. Note: if you try to send an SMS to an incorrect phone number -i.e. You can also select an existing mailing list with phone numbers so that you can use variables in your messages. You can use manual input - when you choose this option in the next window, you need to enter the recipient phone numbers in the international format. Choose RecipientsĬhoose the method for entering your recipients. It is 15 characters without the https protocol.Īfter sending a mailing list with the click-through data collection feature enabled, in the statistics section, you will see the "Clicks" column with recipients who clicked on the link. The link will be shortened to the standard size in the SendPulse service. To do this, uncheck the "Use https protocol for links" checkbox, and click Convert links. ![]() You can also remove the https protocol in the link body. To do this, convert the link to make analytics and reduce the length of your message.Īdd the necessary link to the text, and select the "Collect SMS click-through statistics" checkbox. You can add a link to the text of your message and collect data about your recipients by clicking on it. You can also add an unsubscribe link to the message - when clicking on it, the recipient will not receive future mailings from your account. To do this, click on to the right of the entry window and select a variable from the mailing list. You can also include variables in the message and send different information to each recipient. You can send a maximum of 6 messages - this is 402 Unicode characters and 942 transliterated characters. Also, 3 characters are taken for combining several messages into one. Note: spaces are counted along with other characters. ![]() One message, which is considered according to the pricing plans, includes 160 Latin characters or 70 Unicode characters. You can use the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet. The service supports any Unicode characters. ![]() To send SMS to some operators in different countries, you may need to register a Sender ID. Note: You can only replace the text and Sender ID after you refill your account balance. To create a campaign, go to the main menu and click "Send SMS". ![]() RV owners can configure this device as a basic electrical connection or a GX device system for remote VRM monitoring. It is a straightforward process, enabling RV owners to start monitoring their systems within minutes of unboxing. RV owners can download and install the VictronConnect app and manage their batteries. There is no need because all the battery information is in a Bluetooth-connected device (i.e., a smartphone). People will notice this battery monitor does not have a digital display. Its validity is on-point up to 0.4% amperes and 0.3% volts. It can monitor electrical parameters up to 0.1 amperes, 0.01 volts, 0.1 ampere-hours, and -4 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. My favorite is its accuracy and high resolution. I can check my battery’s state of charge, current draw, charging progress, remaining time, and other critical information. I like this battery monitor more than my old 12V battery monitor with shunt because it tracks more power parameters. ![]() So, when people buy the Victron Energy SHU050150050 SmartShunt 500, they expect nothing less than stellar performance in monitoring their RV battery systems. This company’s battery chargers and inverters are top-notch. Victron Energy is a Danish brand many people trust for their mobile power requirements. ![]() Victron Energy SmartShunt 500 Amp Battery Monitor
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![]() In French, this example requires the imperfect. ![]() There’s an odd quirk in English with regard to the word “would.” In the "Last year …" example just above, we can use "would" to refer to this habitual action in the past: "we would go to the movies" is perfectly correct and grammatical. Last year, we went to the movies every Friday. When I was 6 years old, I was often sick and I was afraid of dogs.Ģ) Habitual actions or states of being L’année dernière, nous allions au ciné chaque vendredi. Quand j’avais 6 ans, j’étais souvent malade et je craignais les chiens. The imparfait is usually equivalent to "was" or "was _-ing" in English ( past progressive) and is used for all of the following: 1) Descriptions ( age, feelings, health, time, weather…) Il pleuvait mais elle avait un parapluie. The Imparfaitis also used to describe two simultaneous past actions: Il parlait au téléphone pendant que je faisais la cuisine ( He was talking on the telephone while I was cooking.).They say practice makes perfect, so how can one of the most common French past tenses be imperfect? In grammatical terms, "perfect" means "complete," so the French imperfect tense is used to describe an incomplete or ongoing action or state of being.When I was young, I used to live in Montreal. Quand j'étais jeune, j'habitais à Montréal. Another use of the imparfait is to describe a state of being or an action that existed at some time in the past without indicating a specific beginning or end.In the latter sentences in which the verbs are in the passé composé, the actions were performed once, whereas in the examples in which the verbs are in the imparfait, the actions took place repeatedly in the past. Pierre est rentré à la maison vers cinq heures. Ĭompare these examples with the following which are very similar except that the verbs are in the passé composé. Pierre used to return home around 5 o'clock. Pierre rentrait à la maison vers cinq heures. It tells what you used to do or would do repeatedly. The imparfait describes actions that occurred habitually in the past.This is done to preserve the soft c sound. When conjugating verbs whose infinitive ends in c e r, such as commencer and placer, place a cedilla under the c before all endings except the first and second-person plural: je commençais, tu plaçais, but vous commenciez.This is done to preserve the soft g sound. When conjugating verbs whose infinitive ends in g e r, such as manger and voyager, place an e before all endings except the first and second-person plural: je mangeais, tu voyageais, but vous mangiez.The only irregular verb in the Imparfait is être.Did you notice the two i's in the nous and vous forms of étudier? This happens in all verbs whose infinitive ends in i e r.He, she, one used to speak, was speaking -įollowing are a few more examples. You - familiar- used to speak, were speaking. Listen carefully to your screen reader pronounce the verb parler conjugated in the Imparfait. All of the singular and the third-person plural endings are pronounced the same way. Add the following endings to the stem: a i s, a i s, a i t, i o n s, i e z, a i e n t.The stem consists of the first-person plural ( nous) form of the present tense without the o n s ending.In this module we will study another past tense, the Imparfait ( the Imperfect), which is easy to learn because there is only one irregular verb ( être). |