![]() He laughs as he charges toward the frost giant who dared poach his people’s elk herd.Ī half-orc snarls at the latest challenger to her authority over their savage tribe, ready to break his neck with her bare hands as she did to the last six rivals.įrothing at the mouth, a dwarf slams his helmet into the face of his Drow foe, then turns to drive his armored elbow into the gut of another. While “fighters” come from all cultures, The Player’s Handbook (one of the three core rulebooks for D&D) specifies that barbarians only come from “savage” “tribes” that lie outside of “civilization”.Ī tall human tribesman strides through a blizzard, draped in fur and hefting his axe. But that is not all that sets them apart. The key thing that sets the “barbarian” class (i.e., the archetype a player can choose for their character) apart from the “fighter” class in D&D is that barbarians can activate an intense “rage” that gives them special powers. The first is early medieval Old Norse accounts of “berserkers.” The second is racist depictions of Indigenous peoples. But while Arnold’s tanned, hairless and be-loinclothed Cimmerian is the key cultural touchstone for most American ideas of “barbarian”, the current version of D&D seems to draw from two entirely different sources. ![]() Or, if you’re into deep nerdy cuts, maybe you think of the Marvel Comics run from 1970–1993. It’s more likely the Conan of the popular Arnold Schwarzenegger films from 19 (which had the good sense to ditch the racism). ![]() Howard (who was, himself, disgustingly racist). Cover of Conan the Barbarian story “The Treasue of Tranicos” by Earl Norem, 1979įor those of you who don’t play D&D, when you hear the word “barbarian”, the first thing that likely comes to mind is “Conan.” And the Conan who is lodged there is probably not from the original stories by Robert E. Note: If you play D&D and know all about how barbarians work in it, feel free to skip this section. There’s a lot more racism baked into the core of D&D-and by extension, the whole fantasy genre-that needs to be addressed. They recently published a new supplement book, Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, which gives players the option to further decouple their character’s abilities from their race. In June 2020, they published an article on their website that outlined those changes: discontinuing links between race and morality (i.e., orcs aren’t an “evil race”), allowing players to decouple race and ability scores (so orcs are not, by definition, stronger than others), and making other changes to remove some of the obvious racism from their published adventures in consultation with sensitivity readers and consultants. Roleplaying game designers, players, and communities took to social media to discuss these issues and press Wizards of the Coast, the company that publishes Dungeons and Dragons, to make changes. Graeme Barber wrote an excellent piece in February of 2019 on how D&D deals with “half-“ races (i.e., half-elves, half-orcs, etc.), replicates deeply racist ideas around miscegenation. James Mendez Hodes wrote a pair of must-read articles exposing the racist and colonialist underpinnings of Orcs. Several other members of the D&D gaming community-particularly people of color-have been doing the hard work of calling this out amidst a fan culture that can be deeply hostile to criticisms. I am far from alone in pointing this out. As I wrote in 2017 here on The Public Medievalist, the game has racism built into some of its core aspects. During the pandemic, D&D’s popularity has only grown as friends and family look for new ways to keep connected.īut D&D is also going through a long overdue reckoning. And professional D&D players-like the casts of popular Twitch show Critical Role or the podcast The Adventure Zone-have become celebrities. Whereas prior editions of the game had long been a mainstay in hardcore “nerd” cultures, the current 5 th edition of D&D (published in 2014) has found a much broader audience. Find the rest of the series here.ĭungeons and Dragons is massively popular-probably the most popular fantasy rehash of the Middle Ages in the world today. This article is part 47 of The Public Medievalist’s series on Race, Racism and the Middle Ages, by Paul B.
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![]() It also helps that, for the most part, these characters are fantasy tropes built on the game that helped create fantasy tropes. It’s clear that these two were definitely conceived as the “pilot” Kickstarter episodes, and they function exactly like that, giving hints at bigger stories to come. ![]() ![]() The first two episodes do a perfect job of laying out the show’s dynamic and pulling you into all the characters. While you’re sure to get more out of The Legend of Vox Machina having been a fan of Critical Role or knowledgeable of tabletop gaming, none of that is required. After those two episodes, the series starts rolling into a bigger storyline, focusing on Percy and his past while delving into the other characters more as well. All those voice actors are from Critical Role, and there hasn’t been any recasting. That team is composed of Pike Trickfoot, the Gnome Cleric (Ashley Johnson) Keyleth, the Half-Elf Druid (Marisha Ray) Percival “Percy” Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III, the Human Gunslinger (Taliesin Jaffe) Grog Strongjaw, the Goliath Barbarian (Travis Willingham) Scanlan Shorthalt, the Gnome Bard (Sam Riegel) Vex’ahlia, the Half-Elf Ranger (Laura Bailey) and Vax’ildan, the Half-Elf Rogue (Liam O’Brien). The series kicks off with a two-part story about an evil dragon attacking the kingdom, using this as an intro to the Vox Machina team, all of whom have their own unique fantasy powers. Now it is set to premiere on January 28 on Amazon Prime. Amazon swooped in and picked the series up, ordering another 14 episodes of the show. That kind of money allowed them to expand the special into a 10-episode season and also attracted the attention of bigger fish. It did more than well, breaking Kickstarter records for Film & Video and raising $11.3 million dollars. ![]() In 2019 Critical Role launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a 22-minute animated special based on the Vox Machina campaign. The name Vox Machina means “voice machine” and is a nod to the fact that everyone participating is a voice actor. Their first campaign was a massive success, and they’ve gone on to grow into a sizeable content juggernaut on the internet and are now on their third campaign, all based in the land of Exandria. So first, for those of you who don’t know what Critical Role is and are too lazy to go to their FAQ page, here are the basics: The web series is a live-streamed RPG game put on by a collection of voice actors. However, the reality is probably that the majority of people know little to nothing about tabletop gaming, so I can discuss whether The Legend of Vox Machina is watchable for people like me, who exist outside of a niche fanbase. (That’s a D&D character that Google tells me is blind.) We got screeners for the first six episodes, and I came into it blinder than a balhannoth on a stormy night. That is all to say that I am coming with especially fresh eyes to review Amazon’s new animated series The Legend of Vox Machina, the show based on the first campaign of the wildly popular tabletop gaming series Critical Role. I haven’t, though, so I pretty much know the bare minimum someone who writes for a site like The Escapist should know. I suppose we all have our own blind spots in nerdom, but I always felt like I should have at least tried out a Dungeons & Dragons campaign once or maybe just watched more than 10 seconds of a game going on at MAGFest one year. Once the submission is complete, you will be able to see your filing in your Dashboard. The submission will be reviewed by the Secretary of State’s office, and you will be notified by email when the filing is complete. Congratulations! 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Ironically, the survey was launched in the Year of the Nurse and right as the COVID-19. Select NO to the “File by Paper” question. This report is the first of its kind analyzing the demand of nurses in the State of Iowa, conducted by the Iowa Center for Nursing Workforce under the Iowa Board of Nursing in partnership with Iowa Workforce Development, Labor Market Information Division. You will now be taken to a “Business Entities Search” tab, where you have the option of searching your business by Business Name or Business Number. On the Fast Track Filing home page, you can either create an account or you can select the link that says, “Click here to file biennial report (no account required)”. ![]() If you would like to create an account before you begin, you can see how to here. With an FTF Account, you can see your saved filing history on your Dashboard, save your payment information for future use, and share documents with colleagues who also use the system.) (Please note that it is strongly recommended that you create an account to have the best experience with Fast Track Filing. This also lets creditors and other interested parties look up your business address in case they need to contact you.Ī Biennial Report is one of the easiest and quickest reports to file on Fast Track Filing, simply because it is the only filing on the site that doesn’t require you to create an account. Staying up-to-date with your Biennial Report is important, as it keeps your business records current and accurate with the state of Iowa. Many opt to file their reports online to save money and convenience.) (Please note that if you choose to file your documents through mail or in-person, your filing fee will be $60. This report must state the name of the LLC. A21056961 Iowa 2021 Biennial Report for an Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Required by Iowa Code Chapter 504.1613 DURANT AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. Traveler information, 511ia, and information on public safety. Biennial Report: Every two years, Iowa LLCs have to file a biennial report with the Secretary of State. ![]() Failure to do so may result in administrative dissolution or revocation of the entity.A Biennial Report in Iowa is a regular filing that your entity must complete every two years with the Secretary of State. Find information on drivers licenses, vehicle registration, travel conditions, highway construction and various programs. The report, and required fee, must be delivered by April 1, 2019. It has the corporation number and a temporary code that is needed to log onto their website at to complete the report and submit the fee. The body of the email will have the words "Official Notice" on the top right-hand corner. The email will be from the Iowa Secretary of State business services with the subject line: 2019 Biennial Report Notice. ![]() This year, the Iowa Secretary of State's office is sending the biennial report notice in the form of an email, if they have your email address on file. A Biennial Report in Iowa is a regular filing that your entity must complete every two years with the Secretary of State. In the past, a post card or letter has been mailed to the registered agent for the business. This is the year for LLCs and Non-profit organizations. Every business in Iowa is required to file an annual report with the Iowa Secretary of State on a biennial (every other year) basis in order to remain in good standing with the state. ![]() Overall, if you're a fan of musicals, I think you'll find it hard to dislike this one. The fact that this feels both like a low-budget indie and an expensive musical at times was a very nice blend. This film felt like a breath of fresh air for the musical genre. By the end of the film, I just wanted to start it again to appreciate it even more. There are quite a few scenes throughout the first two acts where the songs are just random lines of dialogue being sung, which worked great, but I needed to adjust to that style. I will admit that this film took a little longer than expect to win me over, but that's only because the musical numbers were not what I was expecting. I would not be surprised if he starts getting nominated for this performance in the coming months. There is one monologue that he signs at the end of the film that brought me to tears. His performance with dialogue is great as always here, but the added depth that it's actually him singing is what sold the conclusion of the film for me. I've been a massive fan of him since his incredible work in The Social Network and have loved him in nearly everything since, but I had no idea he was also musically talented. Now, to talk about the true star of the show here, Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson. The film crescendos with some of the best musical moments I've seen in quite a few years though, so the slow build to the conclusion felt very moving. There are very rarely numbers for the sake of having numbers and I loved that. There are quite a few musical numbers, but most of them are calm, quiet, or story-driven. Trying to write a musical that he hopes will make him famous, while also juggling losing friends, loved ones, and a girlfriend that is likely moving in a different direction, the optimism that this film holds onto is breathtaking. As the awards season ramps up, here's why tick, tick, BOOM! should absolutely be on your radar.īased on the true story of the life of Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield) before he created the renowned musical Rent, tick, tick, BOOM! chronicles the period in his life when nothing was going right for him. tick, tick… BOOM! has just started streaming on Netflix and I was already intrigued due to it being the first film that Lin-Manuel Miranda has ever directed, and all I will start off with saying is that he absolutely knocked it out of the park for his first time. ![]() There's usually something great to see in theatres or on streaming when the holidays begin to roll around, due to the fact that studios like to dump their movies at the end of the year for awards consideration. It distinguishes between many types of memory, depending on whether pages are in use, can be swapped out when necessary, can be overwritten because they are no longer needed, or free. In reality, Windows 10’s memory management is more complicated than that. That’s one reason why fitting an SSD makes a laptop feel much more responsive: swapfile pages reload much faster. What happens when it runs out of space? It saves the pages of code it’s not using to the swapfile and reloads them into RAM only when they are needed. In my experience, Windows 10 can use anything from 1.2GB to about 3.5GB or more, depending on how much memory you have. Windows 10 makes such good use of memory, its swapfile (pagefile.sys, hidden on your hard drive) and other resources that it is best left to do its thing. When we were using Windows XP and Vista, geeks could improve on Windows’ use of memory. Task Manager can show you how much memory is being used at any one time. Nobody should be buying laptops with less than 128GB of SSD, or a bigger hard drive. Thankfully, that idea seems to have been abandoned. Its main purpose was to fit on tablets and cheap laptops with only 16GB or 32GB of storage. Probably neither of those is still important thanks to tumbling memory prices and the failure of Windows smartphones.Ī couple of years ago, Microsoft experimented with a version of Windows 10 called Windows Lean, but it didn’t use less memory. Another was to enable Windows to run on smartphones and tablets that only had 1GB or 2GB. One was to enable PC manufacturers to make cheaper laptops. Of course, Microsoft had ulterior motives. A laptop that could run Vista well in January 2007 can probably run Windows 10 well today. Microsoft has spent more than a decade making Windows more memory efficient. ![]() ![]() Windows 10 has been designed to run well on most computers, including low-power machines with limited memory, such as the Surface Go. ![]() However, their fees are pricier than the post office. If you're looking for more delivery options, companies such as Yamato Transport, Sagawa Express, and Nippon Express handle international shipments. Japan Post Website “Cashless Payments at the Postal Counter”: Use the Convenient International Mail Service If you prefer to use a credit card, check Japan Post’s website for locations that accept cashless payments. Most post offices only accept cash payments. Japan Post Website “How to Fill Out the Parcel Label”: Check for Post Offices Accepting Cashless Payments Please refer to Japan Post's website on how to fill out the label. If you have several packages to send, you can ask the post office for shipping labels to fill out at home. ![]() To avoid any mistakes, it would be a good idea to write a memo and make a list of the items beforehand.ĭon't forget to include a spare address, such as a friend's house, if the package cannot be delivered to your address or parents' house. Shipping labels for international mail must be properly filled out with details on the content of the item(s), value, and number. Take a look at the article below for more information on this shipping method. Please check Japan Post's official website for details on when this service will resume. It is available in a total of eight countries, including Taiwan, Thailand, and France.Īs of August 2020, Cool EMS has been temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cool EMS is another service that ships packages at low temperatures. This service is ideal for quickly shipping items such as important documents and food products with a short shelf life. Moreover, its delivery has the top priority among international mail.įees for shipping a package over 10 kg (22 lbs) or less is 10,500 yen to China, 10,500 yen to Thailand, and 14,500 yen to the U.S. Packages are transported by plane and delivered to the destination country within two to five days. EMS (Express Mail Service)ĮMS is the fastest international mail service out of all four shipping methods. This method is suited for items that you want to have quickly delivered, like food products. Fees for shipping a package over 10 kg (22 lbs) or less is 7,850 yen to China, 12,500 yen to Thailand, and 17,650 yen to the U.S. Delivery time is around three to six days. AirmailĪs its name implies, airmail is the method of transporting packages by plane. Japan Post Website “Countries with Economy Air (SAL) Service”: 3. As of August 2020, the service ships to countries such as China, Thailand, the U.S., and Canada. The countries where this service is available are limited, so check whether you can ship parcels to your home country on the Japan Post website. ![]() The fee for shipping a package 10 kg (22 lbs) or less is 6,700 yen to China, 8,000 yen to Thailand, and 12,550 yen to the U.S. More days may be required depending on the country. ![]() The advantages of this method include cheaper rates than Airmail and quicker delivery time than Surface Mail.ĭelivery time ranges from six to 13 days. Economy Air (SAL)Įconomy Air (SAL) utilizes the vacant space in an aircraft to deliver packages. As such, it would be safer to avoid shipping food products with short expiration dates or items that deteriorate due to inconsistent temperatures. Shipping by Surface Mail will take over a month. Products susceptible to water damage should be packaged in waterproof material for safe travel. Additionally, the exterior of the box may get wet due to weather during transportation. Prevent heavy items-such as electronics, furniture, and books-from colliding against one another and breaking by carefully packaging them in cushioning material. Next, let’s take a look at the features of each shipping method. The number of days will vary based on when the transported parcel is clearing customs and arrives at its destination facility. *Delivery time indicated in the table does not include customs clearance. Japan Post Website "Rates and Delivery Days": Shipping Method You can check for rates in advance on Japan Post's official website. It steadily becomes more expensive in this order: Southeast Asia, Central and North America, Oceania, Europe, South America, and Africa. Parcels sent to East Asia (China, Taiwan) require the lowest shipping costs. Packages can be a maximum weight of 30 kg (66 lbs) per individual parcel. The table below has a brief description of the features of each shipping method.įees vary based on the shipping method, weight of the parcel, destination country, and transportation method. There are four shipping types- Surface Mail, Economy Air (SAL), Airmail, and Express Mail Service (EMS)-available for international mail from the post office. Change base station and network settings, or manage advanced features such as security modes, wireless channels, IPv6 configuration, and more.ĪirPort Utility works with all Apple 802.11n and 802.11ac Wi-Fi base stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule. See a graphical overview of your Wi-Fi network and devices. The AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow for Mac OS X 10.4 or later software supports the original Apple AirPort. The program will download the firmware and extract the software. Now enter your device details and choose other options accordingly. Step 1: Open Fixppo for Android on your computer and click on the Start button. AirPort Dienstprogramm (AirPort Utility) Apples eigene Access Points, Router oder Time Capsules können im Netzwerk komfortabel verwaltet werden. two different iPads, two different iPhones, and a Samsung Android tablet. Download and play Oslo Airport Express android on PC will allow you have more excited mobile experience on a Windows computer. So dont hesitate to leave feedback for creators or upload your add-ons too. I have an Apple Airport Express set up that Im having trouble connecting to. Anyone can upload their own created add-ons for the game here to enhance the in-sim experience. Once the AirPort is initially configured, Android can then join and operate as can any other Wi-Fi client. This as the configuration tool known as AirPort Utility is available for these platforms. Use AirPort Utility to manage your Wi-Fi network and AirPort base stations, including AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and AirPort Time Capsule - right from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Follow the instructions given below to fix the Samsung issues using Fixppo for Android. The Toolkits Utilities mods and add-ons have been created by Community creators and shared for the Flight Simulation Community. AirPort will first need to be configured for use from a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Windows system, however. or Android KitKat 4.4, Lollipop 5.0, Marshmallow 6.0, Nougat 7.0, Oreo 8.0, Android Pie 9.0, Quince Tart 10, Red velvet cake 11, Snow cone 12 or later versions ![]() ![]() Compatibility: Requires iOS 9.0 or later. ![]() Shevchenko has a stacked list of wins as well, beating the likes of ex-strawweight champions Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Andrade, as well as Holm. As mentioned, The Lioness is viewed by the MMA community as the greatest female fighter of all time, holding several wins over the whos’ who of women’s fighting, including ex-featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, and former bantamweight champions Ronda Rousey, Meisha Tate and Holly Holm. Nunes is the reigning featherweight and bantamweight champion, and has a professional MMA record of 21-4. 2 on the women’s pound-for-pound rankings, respectively. Nunes and Shevchenko are highly dominant champions who are ranked No. And now being four years removed from the controversial decision, a contest between Bullet and The Lioness is as relevant as ever. But many view Bullet’s loss to Nunes at UFC 215 as a robbery, scoring the fight for Shevchenko. Both fights were close affairs, but Nunes edged the scorecards each time, winning a unanimous decision in 2016 and split decision in 2017.Īlthough their fight at UFC 196 was close, the majority of fans scored the fight for Nunes. Shevchenko and “The Lioness” fought at bantamweight both times, squaring off at UFC 196 in March 2016 and then again in September 2017 at UFC 215. Eastern time at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Her matchup with Murphy at UFC 266 takes place September 25 at 10 p.m. Overall, Bullet is 10-2 in the UFC.Īnd her only two losses have come by the hands of Nunes. ![]() She is currently riding a seven-fight win streak that includes five defenses of her 125-pound belt. Shevchenko has a professional MMA record of 21-3, with seven wins coming way by KO/TKO, seven by submission and seven by decision. 3-ranked contender Lauren Murphy, and if “Bullet” wins, talks of her fighting consensus female GOAT Amanda Nunes will once again fire back up. The co-main event of UFC 266 is a clash between women’s flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko and No. ![]() Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko at the weigh-in for UFC 213. ![]() ![]() a transformer, it wires directly to the doorbell. Wired button wires directly to the doorbell transformer using "bell wire." If you wired a doorbell using batteries vs. Other models have a metallic finish in the middle button (rather than white) and feature a LED halo that surrounds the center button.Ĭommon Doorbell Pushbutton Questions What's the difference between wired doorbell pushbutton & wireless door chime buttons? There are white doorbell replacement buttons (lighted and non-lighted available) finished with a silver or brass ring around the white button. carries a couple of different styles available in different finishes. Most wired doorbell buttons have a circular center push and are usually easy to replace with a lighted doorbell center push or a non-lighted doorbell button replacement button. Need a wired doorbellfor your wired push button? Visit or wired doorbell page. Click the image below to go to the respective category. ![]() Call or email us for assistance.īelow are two main subcategories of push buttons, wired buttons & wireless buttons. Please browse the sections below to choose the right wired or wireless product to fit your needs. Even if you are using the same manufacturer, double-check compatibility. Most wireless buttons (transmitters) are only compatible with other products by the same manufacturers.In general terms, most wired buttons will work in any wired doorbell system, regardless of manufacturer.Wired Doorbell Pushbutton – Lighted Doorbell Button or Non Lighted Push Button Wireless Push Button Compatibility For lighted buttons, use a wired transformer. Do not use lighted buttons with battery powered chimes. With battery powered wired doorbells you would connect the button directly to the chime. Wired push buttons – these typically connect to the doorbell transformer. Safeguard Supply Long Range Alert SeriesĬhoosing the Right Wired Push Button or Wireless Doorbell Button. ![]() All Macs shipped with an SSD have TRIM enabled, however, and yours can be checked by clicking on the Apple logo > About This Mac > System Report > SATA/SATA Express and look for “Trim Support”. You need to enable trimming manually when installing a third party SSD. Back Up Your Mac Before Enabling the TRIM Command This enables less write amplification and, as it doesn’t use up the precious P/E cycles, the SSD’s lifespan will be much longer. The TRIM command allows the operating system to inform the SSD about regions where the data marked for deletion are stored, and after trimming the SSD won’t preserve the contents of the block when it writes new data to a page. ![]() TRIM can be considered a more efficient way of handling “garbage” and was introduced shortly after SSDs became available. The same data (and metadata) ends up being written over and over again in our daily use of computers generating a phenomenon called write amplification, which uses up the limited P/E cycles. When data changes, it must be written again. Unlike traditional hard drives, data on SSDs can’t be directly overwritten. Each block contains a specified number of pages (from 32 to 256), which contain a specified amount of data (2 to 8KB). What represents a challenge is that with an SSD you can write on a page any time, but you can erase only one block at a time. SSDs contain memory cells organized into pages and blocks. Manufacturers address this issue with so-called wear leveling, which prevents SSD memory cells (the pages) from wearing out. Writing to an SSD is like writing on a piece of paper with a pencil: if you erase the same space too many times, it can wear out. There is one thing to note, though, and that is that there are a limited number of P/E cycles an SSD can support. Writing to an SSD is totally different than writing to a traditional hard drive: the SSD first clears existing information from the flash memory cells and programs new data into them hence, the writing process is often referred as program/erase cycles or P/E cycles. There is one tiny command line you must type into Terminal to enable a feature meant to expand the lifespan of the newly installed drive this feature is called TRIM. However, you shouldn’t stop at installing a new SSD. You’ll notice the huge performance improvement right from the first time you boot up and immediately praise yourself for making this investment. ![]() The best way to expand your Mac’s lifespan and obtain a significant speed boost is by replacing the hard drive with a solid state drive (SSD). |
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