![]() ![]() The Protege5 is a heavier ride than the sedan – about 80 pounds in wagon bodywork and a little more in structural changes – and that’s a problem when it comes to pull. The driver is in command of the road, from start to stop, keeping things nicely centered just the same way the Protege impressed us six months ago when we drove the MP3 sedan. And wagonizing the Protege did nothing to blunt a rigid chassis and well-mannered grip. It is a mix of the Protege’s sharp lines, terrific steering and sharp handling – all things we loved about the Protege. With an extended roofline and increased cargo space, it is not the lowly wagon you used to make fun of. All new for 2002, the Protege5 is a five-door ride that Mazda hopes represents the next step as a sporty lifestyle hauler. It just doesn’t deliver all the gusto we’d like. All revved up, it still sounds like a real winner, a whiner more than a mover. It can still haul more stuff (the real point) than the sedan. Where the 2002 Protege5 is a great idea on paper, the wagon on the street is a great deal less powerful than we would have liked. That’s Protege5, as in the sporty little two-box version of the popular Protege sedan with more room yet still some zoom. And the company did it with a simple formula: Take a sedan that already works (the Protege), throw a “backpack” on the back end (rear hatch), and name it something familiar, with a numeric twist (the Protege5). As hard as it may be, Mazda has jumped in where few car companies have dared to go. ![]() What’s more, it’s the first in a long line of what’s to come: Mom-mobiles gone groovy that are meant to appeal to young drivers who want to haul things. No need to be embarrassed when you pull up to a light next to a Ferrari. Is it so? We will say it’s a lot closer than the wagons we remember. The automaker, which spent most of 2001 telling the world you could “zoom” your way to a better time, has created the better wagon. Zoom, zoom … huh? The last time we saw something called a “sport” wagon, Clark Griswold was trucking his way to Wally World in the family truckster, Carol Brady was speeding through syndication and, in the real world, wagons weren’t all that cool. Hold on to your wood paneling, your car seat and your kids eating ice cream in the back seat, with special thanks to our friends at Mazda, “wagonizing” has become a sport. ![]()
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![]() ![]() PC Work Break is another program that reminds you to take breaks and includes stretches, eye breaks, and various exercises. This program also gives you examples of exercises that you can do while on a break.Ĭost: $39.99 for single computer license with lifetime upgrades It has settings that let you configure it in a way that works best for you including when to take breaks and how long they should be. Workrave is a program that reminds you to take microbreaks throughout the day and can also help you limit your computer usage while at home. Alternatively it can be a simple reminder program to tell you when it’s your coffee break! The app even includes a link to a website where you can find some useful ideas on how to take advantage of your breaks.īig Stretch is a simple reminder tool that prompts you to take regular breaks and helps prevent the symptoms that come from sitting too long. If the app doesn’t detect activity in your computer after a set period of time, the timer will reset however, if you keep working without taking a break, the next time the timer goes off, the sound of the bowl will be played twice, and so forth. Once you reach a specific period of time without taking a break, the sound of a bowl will play, reminding you that it’s time to step away for a while. You can set up multiple reminders that match your schedule and needs.Īwareness is an app that sets a timer in your menu bar, counting the time you’ve been active in your computer. Your phone will make sure you get up from that chair and move! With the office exercise & stretch you can choose between 30 exercises and stretches and 5 "workout" sequences. Just pick a stretch or exercise, set a reminder (e.g., Monday and Tuesday at 2pm), and you are done. ![]() The program has 15 exercises and takes approximately 3-4 minutes to finish. The stretch exercises will help you to lower or even eliminate your neck, back, waist or shoulder pains and eye exercises will make your eyes stronger and your vision better. Taking breaks at least every 45 minutes is very important to your health. ![]() TakeBreak is a stretching and eye exercises app which notifies you when you need to take a break. How about a reminder to stop and do push-ups? Trying to make a habit? Or break one? This app will let you set any number of custom reminders that will remind you throughout the day for that and a whole lot more. You can set the reminder interval to a custom time.ĭo you have trouble drinking enough water during the day? Maybe you want a reminder to step away from the computer for a bit. StandApp includes 15 easy exercises anyone can perform at their desk during their standing breaks. StandApp promotes healthy living by providing an alarm reminder to stand up and take a break from your desk. ![]() Limit alarms to your office location so it doesn't bug you when you go out to lunch. The header shows you at a glance how you're doing, and how long to your next alarm. Set your reminder interval to any five-minute increment between five minutes and two hours. Create your own exercises to be absolutely anything you want.Ĭompletely customizable to your work schedule. Create a healthy habit through occasional reminders. Over 300 random workouts keep it exciting (more added every day). Get reminded every so often to stand up and do a tiny exercise. Mobile device reminder apps For iPhones and iPads The descriptions of the apps come from their website and give some examples of their features. Below are some apps that can be downloaded to your phone, computer, or other device to remind you to take breaks from sitting at a desk too long. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When someone responds ‘I am a pig’ it also imparts information about character, personality, preferences and compatibility with others as well as age. ![]() But zodiac signs tell you more than just when a person was born. To gage their age you have to look at them and judge how old they look and then pick the birth year of their sign that most closely matches their appearance. In China when you ask people how old they are it is not uncommon for them to respond with their a zodiac sign rather than their birth year. The year 2004 was the year the of the wood money, the previous wood-monkey year was in 1944 the next one is in 2064. The traditional Chinese calendar merges the 12-animal Chinese zodiac with the five basic elements (water, fire, metal, earth and wood) so that you can gave have a year of the metal rooster or fire pig that run on a 6 year cycle. The current 60-year cycle extends from 1996 to 2055. The years themselves are organized into 60-year calendar cycles: five times the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle. The traditional Chinese "lunar" way of designating years, months, days and hours was to use a system of combining one of the 10 Heavenly Stems (Tian Gan) with one of the 12 Earthly Branches (Di Zhi) to form 60 unique pairs in a complete cycle. New Years Day is celebrated on January 1st. Japan doesn't use the Chinese lunar calendar. In Taiwan and Vietnam, the Chinese calendar is only used to set the days of holidays. The Chinese calendar was not formally abandoned by the state until 1912 and is still used by in the countryside and used nationwide to set the dates of holidays. to record the Chinese Lunar New Year.īoth Gregorian and Chinese calendars are used in China and Korea, both of which celebrate two New Years - one on January 1st and one on the Chinese New Year in February. According to legend it was devised by the legendary Yellow Emperor in in 2600 B.C. The origin of Chinese astrology and the lunar calendar is not known. So the seasons don't get out of wack, an extra month is inserted every three years or so according to strict rules. A year of 12 lunar months is 354 days long. The full moon ideally falls on the 15th day of the month but often doesn’t. The Chinese calendar is divided into 12 lunar months of 29 or 30 days (an astronomical lunar month is 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 5 seconds). ![]() ![]() ![]() The resulting geodataframe has has each row representing single geometry in the form of POLYGON object, with height information derived from Z value of POLYGON Z and same properties for all polygons belonging to the same building. New_gdf = gpd.GeoDataFrame(feature_list, index=range(len(feature_list)), crs=crs) # Create a GeoDataFrame from new features New_feature = Polygon( for vertex in polygon]) # Assign new feature's height and vertices # Create new feature and assign properties to each Polygon # Flatten MultiPolygons into list of Polygons # Iterate through features of GeoDataFrame # Extract Coordinate Reference System (CRS) of the GeoDataFrame In order to create MapBox friendly 3D dataset, we basically need to extract each of the nested Polygons as an individual one, assign common properties (identifiers etc.), define its height based on Z value of its vertices and store vertices in format. |- coordinates - list of Polygons, each containing list of building vertices in format |- properties - all of the attributes stored in GDF columns Each feature have the following attributes: |- id - database unique identifier We can see it is a FeatureCollection with a list of features. Let’s convert gdf into JSON to explore further the structure of the file. Geometry: Building shape of `POLYGON Z` type. SOURCE_ID: Building shape source identifier. ![]() Assigned by City Planning.ĭOITT_ID: Unique identifier assigned by DOITT. NYC 3-D Building Model contains the following information: BIN: Building identification number. Let’s inspect the geodataframe with gdf.head(): ![]() Gdf = gpd.read_file(gdb_path, driver='FileGDB', layer=0) Or if data is in a GeoDataBase format: import fiona Now let’s load data into GeoDataFrame: gdf = gpd.read_file('>.shp') To start we have to import necessary libraries, which are: JSON, GeoPandas and Shapely. In order to work I needed to somehow decompose this nested collection of polygons and tease out height value. It requires plain 2D polygons defined by XY coordinates and assigned height information, which then can be used as an extrusion value. The only problem is that MapBox does not support Multipatches with XYZ coordinates. A collection that can be made up of triangle strips, triangle fans, triangles, or rings, multipatch features can be used to construct 3D features in ArcGIS®, save existing data, and exchange data with other non-GIS 3D software packages such as Collaborative Design Activity (COLLADA) and SketchUp®. The multipatch data format, a geographic information system (GIS) industry standard developed by ESRI in 1997, is a geometry used as a boundary representation for 3D objects. In this case we decided to build our own city model which could be extruded by MapBoxGL engine.Īs a basis for our model I chose NYC 3-D Building Model provided by NYC DOITT. The only problem was that, we needed to edit and interact with this layer in our tool. Especialy, that MapBox introduced extrusions to display building heights ( here is tutorial). Since we were already using eneterprise account of Carto as a data server and MapBox as a visualization platform (BTW, they are pretty nicely integrated), we decided to stick with it. There were already existing efforts trying to accomplish just that such as CesjumJS or OSMBuildings. While working on NYC Energy & Water Performance Map for NYC Mayor’s Office of Sustainaility we thought that it would be cool to display actual building shape in 3D rather than just the plain footprint outline. ![]() ![]() ![]() With continuous updates, plenty of maps, and hundreds of items, clothes and quests, it has something for everyone. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely. The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time is a sandboxy physics game for 1-8 players, with everything from sneaky heists to hilarous stupidity to baking pizzas. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. 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Running a "scraper" or "downloader" program that either does not identify itself or uses fake headers to elude detection The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time is the one and only 4 player CO-OP physics-based heist game featuring a bunch of kleptomanic penguins.Using a script or add-on that scans GameFAQs for box and screen images (such as an emulator front-end), while overloading our search engine.There is no official GameFAQs app, and we do not support nor have any contact with the makers of these unofficial apps. Continued use of these apps may cause your IP to be blocked indefinitely. ![]() This triggers our anti-spambot measures, which are designed to stop automated systems from flooding the site with traffic. Some unofficial phone apps appear to be using GameFAQs as a back-end, but they do not behave like a real web browser does.Using GameFAQs regularly with these browsers can cause temporary and even permanent IP blocks due to these additional requests. 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A new 19-inch wheel design is optional on the Titanium model, and a Class II Trailer Tow package is now available on Escapes with the optional turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. Elsewhere, adaptive cruise control and a traffic-sign recognition feature join the optional Co-Pilot360 Plus package a hands-free power liftgate and memory settings for the driver's seat and exterior mirrors are now part of the Technology package and a 10-way power-adjustable driver's seat, a keyless-entry keypad, and LED exterior lighting are now on the list of features in the Convenience package. What's New for 2021?įord has expanded the availability of the hybrid powertrain to the SE and SEL trims for 2021 it's now standard on the top-spec Titanium model. Despite its flaws, the Escape continues to be a decent option for compact SUV buyers, but competitors such as the Mazda CX-5 and Volkswagen Tiguan offer greater refinement, nicer furnishings, and more driving pleasure for similar money. The Escape's stylish cabin matches its smooth-edged exterior styling, but the most affordable models project an air of cheapness that may put some buyers off. ![]() Four different powertrains are offered including optional hybrid and plug-in hybrid setups, which aim to sip fuel and provide extra electric-powered boost when needed. All-wheel drive is available, but the Escape lacks the sophisticated all-terrain gear of its new, larger go-anywhere stablemate. Ford's new off-road capable Bronco signals the brand's fresh focus on off-the-grid adventure, but its bread-and-butter Escape crossover still caters to the on-road, family-car crowd. ![]() ![]() ![]() The team that kills all the players of the breaking team will win. Once a team reaches 1000 points, the other will begin to break, meaning they cannot respawn unless revived. Dominion - Capture and secure objectives on a battlefield which give you 100 points for securing them - 100 points you can lose if the enemy team secures them.There are a few other different modes in the game to play. Members of this class include the lawbringer, centurion, gryphon, valkyrie, highlander, nobushi, arumusha, shaolin, and zhanhu. Hybrid - Hybrids are a combination class of two of the above three categories and have some skills limited to them.A good defensive class for holding point, heroes in this category include the conqueror, black prior, warlord, jormungandr, shugoki, hitokiri, and jiang jun. Heavy - These are tanks that are more resistant to damage at the cost of having slower attacks.Heroes of this class include the peacekeeper, gladiator, berserker, shaman, orochi, shinobi, and nuxia. You also have to constantly shift blocking directions with them since they will expire after a short duration. ![]() Assassin - They are quick and efficient at dueling enemies but their attacks don't deal as much damage as some, making them better in one-on-one fights.Heroes belonging to the vanguard class include the warden, raider, kensei, tiandi, and warmonger. Vanguard - Considered to be a balanced character with great offense and defense.The heroes in For Honor come from one of four factions.Įach hero belongs to one of four classes with a level of easy, medium, or hard, based on their difficulty in handling. ![]() ![]() “Destiny” is a symphonic hard rock track with English lyrics from a male vocalist, but there is also a female soprano in the background, which makes the song sound more eerie and haunting. “Battle Dance”, which is the perfect song to keep you moving deeper into the fight, is a fast-paced industrial goth song. The track titled “Ice Cream” is a chiptune song, so expect it to be playful, happy and giggly. Here, the orchestra takes the stage and the children’s choir makes their first appearance. The first track titled “DAEMON X MACHINA” is the epic introduction to the realm of the game. There is a well-rounded variety of genres in this album we have pure orchestral tracks, proggressive rock, digital rock, symphonic rock and metal, industrial metal, hardcore, deathcore, electro-goth, noisecore and even a couple of chiptune tracks. This album has it all, piano and synths, acoustic and electric strings, wind instruments, programmed and acoustic percussion, samples, female and male vocals, a children's choir, and lyrics in Italian and English. 10 music producers from BANDAI NAMCO studios participated in this album, while 22 musicians including vocal arrangements took part in recording the songs. The soundtrack is massive in length but also in the number of composers. (Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo) Comes with limited first edition bonus: clear sleeve. Specifications: 3 CDs containing 45 songs. ![]() Title: DAEMON X MACHINA Original Soundtrack Samples of these songs were previously available on the official website, but now you can listen to the full versions. This massive 45-song original soundtrack includes the tracks “DAEMON X MACHINA”, “Grief”, “Mercenary Life”, and “Bravery”. The limited first edition of the CD comes with a clear sleeve featuring the “X” logo from DAEMON X MACHINA. The album was released on September 25th by U/M/A/A. About DAEMON X MACHINA Original Soundtrack ![]() Join the ranks of the Reclaimers – an elite group of mercenaries – and search for the secret of the Immortals before it’s too late. Now, an endless war rages between powerful consortiums and the Immortals to determine the fate of humanity. Hope for the future became a bitter battle for survival. However, the same disaster saw the arrival of the Immortals, an evil machine race who turned that AI against its masters. When the moon fell, mankind harnessed advanced AI to rebuild the world. You can also choose and equip your Arsenal with a multitude of weapons, obtain more from downed enemy Arsenals, and swap them on the fly to suit your strategy in the face of ever-changing threats that may bring about the end of the world. Players can take their Arsenal, a fully customizable powered suit, out for an array of missions to defeat the enemy at all costs. The trial version of “DAEMON X MACHINA Prototype Orders” was downloaded 1 million times worldwide. DAEMON X MACHINA is a brand-new, fast-paced mech action game from Kenichiro Tsukuda for the Nintendo Switch system. ![]() ![]() ![]() In our case, we had to check the physical sticks as the actual name is Patriot Viper Xtreme. You can easily view the amount of video RAM you have in Windows 10 by following these steps: Open the Settings menu by pressing Win + I. Using the manufacturer and part number provided by CPU-Z is often enough to be able to look up your RAM’s specs online and see what speed it should be running at. The advice doesn’t apply to laptops, which may have only one or two slots. One of the biggest upgrades you can make to an older computer is being sure it has enough memory (RAM) to handle the operating system and all the programs. So check inside your PC and move the sticks around if they’re not in optimal locations. This is because having one stick in each channel leads to better performance than having two sticks operating on the same channel. That’s why the manual will usually tell you to install one stick in “A2” and the other stick in “B2”, such as in the middle example below, rather than next to each other. Find your systems compatible memory and storage upgrades. Force Deleter, Auto Shutdown, Data Recovery, Fast Search, and Memory Optimizer. The left sidebar of CCleaner has links to all of its options Cleaner, Registry, Tools, Options and Upgrade. To clean up RAM and boost game performance, the Latency Optimizer is an ideal choice. The typical setup is two sticks, and these should be installed so they’re on separate channels. Here are some of the best free Windows System Optimizer Software. Developed by Badosoft, Latency Optimizer comes with a wide variety of performance-boosting and optimization features, making it the best game booster for PC Windows 8 available in the marketplace currently. I dont think Memory Optimizer helped but I still use it because I understand the premise of fragmented RAM. Perhaps BI fixed the bug that was killing my instances. Free Ram Optimizer XP maintains a level of free RAM that you determine. ![]() This will tell you which slots to install memory depending on the number of sticks you have. Yeah, I suggested it only because I have tried it to overcome the 0xc0000005 errors (memory access violation) I was getting constantly. This freeware utility is a handy tool to manage memory usage and keep your PC from crashing. However, to know is these are the optimal slots, you’ll need to refer to your motherboard manual. ![]() |