![]() ![]() In addition, spirit is gained and lost by countering attacks and landing clean hits the more spirit you have, the more magic attacks you can use. Of course, turnabout is fair play, and your opponents can return the favour if they hit you with a critical attack. Enemies with higher morale can cause an issue, unless you can find a sneaky way to turn the tables – maybe a plunging attack from above, or a sneak attack from behind? These are known as Fatal Attacks, and they reduce the enemy’s morale if you pull it off. As you defeat your foes, and plant flags, your morale rises, and this means that you do more damage to enemies with lower morale. Without going into too much depth, the combat system in Wo Long runs on Morale and Spirit. When an enemy glows red (and not just bosses, even run of the mill foot soldiers can do it too) you have to counter doing so can turn the tide of a battle. You can obviously block ordinary attacks if you aren’t confident about countering, but critical attacks have to be countered. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Well, when some enemies land strings of attacks on you, and each hit needs to be countered, it rapidly gets harder. Luckily, parrying is pretty simple – just press B as an attack lands. You know how in Dark Souls you can parry attacks if you are good enough? In Wo Long, you have to parry in order to survive. See, the combat is much more timing based, and learning to counter is absolutely vital. Look away from that though and you’ll need to know that you should not approach Wo Long as a Dark Souls type game. The monsters all make different noises, the bosses (some of them) talk and taunt you, and all in all, the presentation of Wo Long is first rate. The sound is also very well done with some great voice acting on display in the cutscenes, and lovely music to listen to as you wander about. ![]() Choosing the right companions (at a certain point in the story) is very important. Having these guys fight by your side can be a great boon, especially as every different NPC has a buff that they apply just by being with you. It’s nice that the NPC characters that we meet are all drawn from actual Chinese history, and there’s a good chance you’ll recognise many of the names if you have played the likes of Dynasty Warriors previously. The bosses we face are again all very well designed, and certainly bring an increase in challenge to the game. The enemies that you face are a well designed bunch too, with various flavours of enemy soldiers and demons seemingly mixed in and working together. The levels are varied, from a burning village to a mountain rising into the clouds, whilst the design and look of the backgrounds is awesome. The story is absolutely bang on, as are the visuals – Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a beautiful game to look at. ![]()
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![]() IP scanners aid in deriving a complete picture of your network’s IP resource usage by offering insights into an IP’s associated device’s details. Based on this list, you can easily assign and reassign IPs to devices in your network without having to manually scan for available IPs every time a new device enters your network. This gives you a list of IPs that are currently not in use. While scanning your address space, IP scanners automatically log IP address statuses. They also enable you to correlate the scanned IP details with the data in your DHCP servers, which helps you monitor your DHCP server scopes alongside individual IP addresses in your network. By automating periodic scanning and eliminating the manual intervention involved in data updates, IP scanners ensure that data is tracked in real time and is error-free. With an advanced IP scanner like ManageEngine OpUtils, you can scan all your IPs and their allocations through a centralized console. ![]() For this reason, you need to periodically scan and monitor your IP address space. This means your IPs and DHCP servers together are crucial components when it comes to ensuring continuous network connectivity. Any device that requires network connectivity requires an IP address to be assigned to it. Today’s networks use both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, which are maintained and allocated by several Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers within the network. In this blog, we’ll discuss how deploying an IP scanner can help you simplify the IP address management process by enabling: You need an effective and reliable IP address management solution that gives you complete control over how your IP addresses are scanned and provides insights into your IP address space’s status, allocation, and utilization metrics. ![]() Traditional methods, such as spreadsheets and native command scanning, don’t make the cut anymore. This evolution has also had a considerable impact on how we monitor a network’s basic building block: IP addresses. Being a network admin is becoming more challenging by the day, with organizational networks continually evolving to meet today’s demanding network requirements. ![]() ![]() If you correctly close the paths you were drawing to create polygons, you’ll see your shape. If you’ve done everything right, you’ll find that SVG is saved in a readable format. Right click the SVG, and Open With your preferred text editor. If you have the option, save with SVG 1.1 format.Ĭonverting SVG to JSON FormatNow you need to use a tool like Sublime Text, or any other text editor, and open your. Once you’re happy with the way your map looks in your editor, save the file in. ![]() You might have to drag your obstacle up and off the screen to center them in the top-left corner. ![]() In Illustrator or Inkscape, the point is the top-left corner of your artboard or workspace. It’s important to have the map centred at, as this will be the centre of your screen when the map is fully zoomed out. Be mindful that you have less vertical space and vision in-game than you do horizontal. Everything should be a straight line.Īs a general rule of thumb, try and keep the core gameplay features of your map in a 4000 pixel wide, by 3000 pixel high region, centered at the top left point of your SVG workspace. In addition, make sure to not use the curvature tools that your SVG editor will have to make curved vectors. Make sure to close each of these objects into a shape, not just an open path, by clicking the first point of the line when you're done. In your SVG Editor, click without dragging to create straight lines from point to point with the Pen or Pencil tool. Otherwise, obstacle-loading may fail, and your map won't load correctly. ![]() In your SVG editor, you should use a basic Pen or Pencil tool to draw each of your planned obstacles: your background, any colliding water features and islands, and decorative obstacles.Īll islands that you draw should be totally contained within a water obstacle. It's helpful to import real metro maps or some satellite screenshots of a city at various resolutions, to have some references to trace your water bodies from. Since you’ll just be making relatively simple shapes without complex curvature, most software should let you work on this right out of the box. It’s easiest to design maps in SVG format using a vector editor, such as Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape or BoxySVG. Tools for Drawing PointsIt’s helpful to have a tool to draw your map’s obstacles with. ![]() ![]() One final thing to love: Fragrance-free skincare products can actually have an off-putting chemical smell. I don't have to special order it online or make a dedicated trip to a certain store to buy it I just pick some up when I'm out shopping. I also appreciate that Sun Bum is available everywhere I shop: grocery stores, drug stores, Target, and so on. Not Sun Bum, though: Even if I'm out in the water for an hour or more, I don't burn. Even so, many sunscreens I've tried don't last through one swim or body surfing session, and I start burning before it's time to reapply. I also burn easily, so I'm careful to apply sunscreen, particularly after swimming. Sun Bum is my own family's favorite: We're frequent beach-goers, and I prefer mineral products because conventional sunscreens irritate my skin and can make me itchy and rashy. ![]() ![]() It's also neither sticky nor thick, and spreads easily. Its protection is provided by 20 percent zinc oxide, a higher percentage than many competitors but unlike said competitors, it doesn't leave you with an intensely white cast. The differences between sunscreen brands are subtle yet important, and Sun Bum has every advantage: reasonable price, non-alarming ingredient list, and a formula that works. ![]() We asked for personal recommendations from Bab圜enter's editors, who use sunscreen for their own children, in a wide variety of situations.Additionally, since parents generally prefer mineral sunscreens for young children, the active ingredient in all these sunscreens is either zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, or both. All of the sunscreens on this list meet the AAP's recommendations: they're broad-spectrum, have a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15 (up to SPF 50), and do not contain the ingredient oxybenzone.We interviewed medical professionals like Vladyslava Doktor, MD and Sanober Pezad Doctor, M.D., and sought recommendations from advocacy groups such as the AAP and the National Eczema Association on what sunscreens are safe to use and best-tolerated by babies with issues such as sensitive skin.From Community posts, we learned which sunscreens parents use at home and what made them stand out from similar competitors. We utilized Bab圜enter's Community of more than 4 million caregivers for a group consensus from as many caregivers as possible.If, however, they will be outside briefly, she says "letting your child play without the use of sunscreen is absolutely fine." Opens a new window, who specializes in integrative and holistic dermatology, agrees and adds that sunscreen is important to wear if a child's out in the mid-afternoon sun for longer than 10 minutes. Vladyslava Doktor, M.D., and owner of Skin Center Boston Opens a new window says this is especially critical during the sun's strongest hours, between 10 a.m. You should apply sunscreen whenever your child's outside for any length of time, and reapply every two hours, or after activities like swimming. Children with dark skin should wear sunscreen routinely, as should children with light skin. The best baby sunscreens protect your baby from both visible and invisible UV damage, are easy to apply, stay on well, and don't irritate your baby's skin, eyes, or nose.Įxperts recommend putting sunscreen on your child on both sunny and cloudy days: the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says that up to 80 percent of the sun's UV rays can penetrate cloud cover Opens a new window. ![]() But fun in the sun brings the risk of burns and skin damage, so sunscreen is essential for outdoor activities. Taking your baby outdoors for exercise and fresh air is an important part of parenting, and a joyful one too. ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() ![]() To do this, launch Smart View and then click on the star icon at the top. Then when you need the application, open that section and click the application. However, if you have favorite apps or you want to quickly open an app without opening the app drawer, you can add them to the favorite section in the Flow app on your PC. When you mirror your phone to PC, you will see all the apps as they are on your phone. Similarly, you can check your phone battery from PC. Open Smart View and then go to the messaging app on your phone. View Messages and Check BatteryĪlthough Samsung Flow does not provide a native method to view SMS on your PC, you can check them using mirroring. The Flow app will directly open the folder containing your screenshots. For this, enable Smart View and then click on the screenshot icon at the top. You can capture screenshots of your mobile phone directly from PC using screen mirroring feature. Next, tap on the settings icon at the top and select Change resolution. To do this, first launch screen mirror from Smart View. Doing so will significantly increase speed. If you think screen mirroring is running slowly, you can change its resolution to low. Click on the Smart View icon at the top to open the screen mirror.Ī new window will open showing your mobile phone screen. When you enable this, your entire mobile screen will appear on your PC. Inside a small button in the Flow app, you’ll find many features, starting with the screen mirror. The icon turns blue when the clipboard is activated. Click the clipboard icon at the top of the Samsung Flow app to activate it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Culture: Learn about indigenous cultures and enjoy a taste of Costa Rica with a local coffee farm tour.Historical: For a fascinating insight into the past, visit the National Museum of Costa Rica and Pre-Columbian Gold Museum.If you’d rather chase a different kind of swell, take surfing lessons at Santa Teresa. Adventure: Hike the iconic Arenal Volcano and go white-water rafting on Rio Pacuare.Or book a boat tour at Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge to spot animals in the wild. Family-Friendly: The kids will love zip lining through the treetops at Ecoglide Arenal Park.When you’re ready to chase waterfalls, La Fortuna Waterfall is one of the best. Nature: Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve and Manuel Antonio National Park dazzle with their natural beauty.Discover the true meaning of the country’s motto “pura vida” (the simple life) with these top attractions and experiences: Jaco: Want to party on your trip to Costa Rica? When the sun goes down, live it up in this beach town’s clubs, bars and discos.Ī trip to Costa Rica is like no other. ![]()
![]() ![]() With the help of Touchdown and how broad their visibility and network is, I think it’ll improve our ability to know who’s doing what across a wide range of things within the insurance business,” said Kennedy. “We’ve always paid attention to what’s going on in the insurance business and who’s doing what. ![]() Having the support of a seasoned firm like Touchdown to manage the fund gives Erie a reach they would likely not have otherwise. “If you think about underwriting or claims management or loss prevention – there are a number of different themes and we’re seeing a lot of activity across the board.” So it’s a pretty vibrant market across the entire value chain,” Grant told Global Corporate Venturing. “If you look at just the overall venture ecosystem, I think close to a quarter – around 20% – of all venture deals were in the financial services space. It has, however, already been in talks with companies outside North America that want to expand their relationships in the region.įor Touchdown, the fund marks the first time it does direct work within the insurance sector, though it does have experience in its team from investing in the space, according to Touchdown Ventures co-founder and managing director Rich Grant (pictured right), who notes significant venture activity in the sector. That flexibility also extends to its strategy in terms of investment stage and geography – both of which the fund is generally agnostic on but will lean towards early-stage investments in North America-based companies. By executing, we’ll learn and will evolve from there,” he said. One of the things that we want to do is make sure that we retain the flexibility to execute this in a way that’s most effective. “We’re taking step one here as we’re doing this formally for the first time. The open-ended structure of the vehicle is such that it allows flexibility to try different things and find the best approach, according to Kennedy. Currently, the team is looking to make between three and five investments each year to begin with. Typical investments will range between $1m and $3m, with reserved capacity for follow-ons. For Touchdown, this new fund represents another key relationship in our growing industrial sector practice.“As we looked at options to continue to mature how we do that, more of a formal approach to a venture fund seemed like a good next step, consistent with our desire to support startups and entrepreneurs, and also recognising that we’re going to be most effective creating the future together, both within our insurance space as well as some spaces that are adjacent to that.”Įrie had already made a handful of venture investments in recent years, which will be rolled over into the new fund, and is already in talks with new prospective investees. ![]() ![]() We are optimistic about the opportunity for global impact with this new fund and look forward to working with entrepreneurs in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Israel. So many people worked very hard to bring us to the starting line on this opportunity, but I especially want to thank Artur Faria, Antonio Queiroz, Lívia Hallak, Renata Traldi Carriel Astroven, Dr. □ Touchdown is truly proud to announce our latest corporate venture capital relationship, working together with Oxygea to manage its $100 million CVC fund on behalf of its parent company Braskem, focusing on sustainability investments.Īt a time when the venture capital industry is swooning from the contraction of institutional LP commitments and preoccupied with startup valuations, we are very grateful to be able to continue to work with more global corporate leaders who can bring unique, strategic value to startups - so that we can focus on helping entrepreneurs who want to build real companies that make a difference in the world. ![]() ![]() The game is filled with small details like the crates in murkier or watery areas being covered in mould. Luis Serra and Jack Krauser also both get more time to shine than they did originally, and both end up being far more compelling characters than they initially were.Ĭapcom’s RE Engine continues to impress, offering silky smooth performance while looking absolutely gorgeous at the same time. Her relationship with Leon is one of the highlights of this version's story. Ashley – who received quite a bit of hatred in the original (undeserved, in my opinion) – is far more well-rounded and capable than her 2005 counterpart. Not only that but the side character’s all get some well deserved upgrades. Nick Apostolides reprises his role as Leon from Resident Evil 2, and perfectly adapts his performance to the more confident version of the character seen in Resident Evil 4. Nicole Tompkins’ performance as Jill in Resident Evil 3 was a highlight of that game and thankfully the trend continues in Resident Evil 4. One of the best examples of this is how Resident Evil 4 treats Leon being infected with the Plagas parasite something that felt almost shrugged off in the original is made to feel like far more of a threat in this re-imagining.Ī strong, yet underappreciated part of the Resident Evil series is the voice acting and character work. The story mostly follows the plot of the original 2005 release, but there are changes to keep things fresh for veterans. Shortly upon his arrival something is clearly amiss he’s attacked by the villagers, who are revealed to be hosting a parasite named Las Plagas, which is able to take over a human's consciousness, and is employed by the Los Illuminados cult. Kennedy is tasked with rescuing the US President's daughter, Ashley Graham, who’s gone missing in a remote Spanish village. Former cop-turned-government-agent Leon S. Resident Evil 4 takes place in 2004 – six years after the Racoon City incident of Resident Evil 1-3. Changing that could ruin it.īut as soon as I saw the title card drop, my fears evaporated. Resident Evil 4 still holds up in a way that the PS1 trilogy doesn’t, and the goofy tone is part of what makes it such an enduring classic. Rumours quickly surfaced that Resident Evil 4 would be next in line, and that it would strike a more serious tone, in line with the past remakes. Next in line for a revamp was Resident Evil 3 which – while still good – fell flat of the standards of Resident Evil 2. The Resident Evil 2’s remake knocked it out of the park, becoming a classic in its own right. With the fifth and sixth entries trying – and failing – to recapture what made Resident Evil 4 so special, Capcom was forced to go back to the drawing board.Īfter the success of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, the next title to hit the scene was a remake of 1998’s Resident Evil 2, taking the setting and horror focus of the PS1 classic and merging it with the over-the-shoulder gameplay of Resident Evil 4. ![]() Not only that, but it changed the trajectory of the entire Resident Evil series, taking it from a tense survival horror, to an action-packed adventure game. The 2005 original was revolutionary at the time and introduced mechanics that would change third-person shooters forever. Just from the trailer and what we know about Resident Evil 4, it already feels like a mix between Resident Evil Village and Resident Evil 2 - at least in terms of the action and survival horror aspect.Resident Evil 4 is often lauded as one of the greatest games ever made. ![]() The real point in question is how Resident Evil 4 Remake will play. Although, people just looking for a prettier nostalgia trip through RE4 might not be fans of that. Capcom has a lot of wiggle room to flip the order of some events to make it feel fresh. However, given how long the original Resident Evil 4 was, we might encounter a few twists and turns that we weren’t expecting. This storyline sounds pretty identical to the premise of the original, which is what we expected. And the curtain rises on this story of grueling survival horror and rescue.” He tracks her to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the villagers. ![]() ![]() With the experience of multiple missions on his back, Leon is sent to rescue the kidnapped daughter of the president of the United States. Kennedy, one of the survivors of the incident, has been recruited as an agent reporting directly to the president. According to a blog post, what we know so far is that “six years have passed since the biological disaster in Racoon City. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Interactive media & services dominates the fund’s return at 42.7%, followed by integrated telecommunication services (20%). It holds 73 stocks in its basket, with Meta Platforms taking the third spot at 9.5% share. IShares Global Comm Services ETF provides global exposure to companies in media, entertainment, social media, search engine, video/gaming and telecommunication services by tracking the S&P Global 1200 Communication Services 4.5/22.5/45 Capped Index. It charges 10 bps in annual fees and has a Zacks ETF Rank #3 with a Medium risk outlook. Vanguard Communication Services ETF has AUM of $2.7 billion and trades in a good volume of 305,000 shares a day, on average. Interactive media & services is the top sector, accounting for 37% of the portfolio, while movies & entertainment, integrated telecommunication services, and cable & satellite round off the next three. Holding 113 stocks in its basket, Meta Platform takes the second spot with a 10.5% share. Vanguard Communication Services ETF also targets the communication sector by tracking the MSCI US Investable Market Communication Services 25/50 Index. Vanguard Communication Services ETF (VOX) It charges 8 bps in annual fees and has a Zacks ETF Rank #2 (Buy) with a Medium risk outlook. It holds 113 stocks in its basket, with Meta Platforms occupying the second position at 10.7% (read: 5 ETFs to Ride On as Nasdaq Clocks Best January in 20 Years).įidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF has amassed $512.9 million in its asset base and trades in an average daily volume of 127,000 shares. It has a Zacks ETF Rank #3 (Hold).įidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF (FCOM)įidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF follows the MSCI USA IMI Communication Services 25/50 Index. About 40.9% of the portfolio is allocated to interactive media & services, while entertainment and media round off the next two.Ĭommunication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund charges 10 bps in annual fees and trades in an average daily volume of 5.6 million shares. It follows the Communication Services Select Sector Index and holds 25 stocks in its basket, with Meta Platforms occupying the top position at 16.8% share. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is of $27.18 billion.Ĭommunication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC)Ĭommunication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund offers exposure to companies from telecommunication services, media, entertainment and interactive media & services, and has accumulated $9.2 billion in its asset base. The world’s largest social media platform expects to post revenues in the range of $26-$28.5 billion for the first quarter. The company stated that about 2.96 billion people use at least one of the Family of services (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram or Messenger) every day, on average. Monthly active users grew 2% year over year, each to 2.96 billion. Meta Platforms’ global daily active users increased 4% year over year to 2.00 billion. The year-over-year decline came on the back of a downturn in the online advertising market and competition from rivals such as TikTok (see: all the Communication ETFs here). This marks Meta’s third consecutive year-over-year revenue decline since going public in 2012. Revenues dipped 4% year over year to $32.2 billion and came above the estimated $31.3 billion. Earnings in FocusĪdjusted earnings per share came in at $3.00, topping the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.12 but declining from the year-ago earnings of $3.67 per share. These include Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund XLC, Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF FCOM, Vanguard Communication Services ETF VOX, iShares Global Comm Services ETF IXP and MicroSectors FANG+ ETN FNGS. Investors should buy ETFs having a large allocation to this social media giant to tap the opportune moment. If the surge holds true when the market opens today, Meta would add about $76 billion to its market value, according to Bloomberg data, largely reversing the $89 billion hit at its third-quarter results amid investor anxiety over its costly metaverse bet. META shares spiked 20% in aftermarket hours on elevated volume. Though the social media giant reported its third consecutive quarterly drop in revenues, it provided an upbeat revenue forecast, signaling a rebound in demand for digital ads after months of weak sales. After the closing bell on Feb 1, Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms META reported solid fourth-quarter 2022 results, wherein it outpaced revenue and earnings estimates. ![]() |
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