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Matchbox dxt651/1/2024 ![]() Stinky the Garbage Truck is a pretty great toy for little boys who love vehicles, especially garbage trucks but only if the parent can deal with a loud motor constantly whirring during playtime. I was so worried that for the price this would end up being a toy that after a few minutes of play would be completely forgotten about but luckily for me that isn't the case. ![]() He'll spend hours laughing while playing and singing with Stinky. My nephew has a blast playing with Stinky and feeding him cars. Check out this listing I just found on Poshmark: 2009 Mattel Matchbox Stinky The Garbage Truck Green The Interactive Buddy DXT65. If there wasn't an issue with the volume of the motor this toy would definitely be a 5 star toy. iMattel Matchbox Stinky The Garbage Truck Green The Interactive Buddy DXT65 2009 Mattel Matchbox Stinky The Garbage Truck Green The Interactive Buddy DXT65. So whenever my nephew is playing with Stinky I have to listen to a squeaky, loud motor and It's quite annoying. The motor on Stinky that moves the mouth and other parts on the truck are so loud that you really cannot understand what Stinky is saying or singing. I bought Stinky the Garbage Truck for my 2 1/2 year old nephew for Christmas and it was a hit! He loves it and truly that's all that matters, I would have rated it 5 stars just because of how happy he was but I didn't because this toy has a big flaw.
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Smedley butler worksheet answers1/1/2024 ![]() There was one officer who has two CMHs, Marine General Smedley D. Most Medal of Honor winners die in the act of earning the award. Very few men win one Congressional Medals of Honor (CMH). ![]() The General Drives this book, not the writer A fascinating biography highly recommended to students of military history. As for his later turn towards pacifism, Schmidt suggests that it came less from principle than a falling out with the Marine Corps brass over a delayed promotion and bureaucratic infighting always outspoken and unvarnished in his opinions, Butler made many enemies even within the institution he served so faithfully. Schmidt explores this with commendable objectivity, allowing Old Gimlet Eye to speak for himself without editorializing his own words are pretty damning. Despite his about-face later in life, he clearly had no qualms about brutality or racism while actually serving (his epithets towards the Haitians in particular would make a Klansman blush), earning a memetic reputation as a deadly fighter (Nicaraguans of the era, Schmidt reports, cautioned misbehaving children that "Major Butler will get you"). For all his undoubted courage as a multiple Medal of Honor winner, Butler does not come off well here. Maverick Marine charts Smedley Butler's long and controversial career as an imperial enforcer, expanding American influence by force in Cuba, the Philippines, Nicaragua, Mexico, China, Haiti and France before becoming a staunch opponent of imperialism, fascism and war.
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Palette swap ninja malicious content1/1/2024 The first "true" release is within sight! Link12552 EDIT: Just noticed start page still says "Alpha 3.0", whoops. and you will receive a thank you and maybe even something else ). If you have any offsets saved on your end, please feel free to share :) I am starting to gather the offsets of MANY of the sprites within the pokemon GBA series roms, and bookmarking them. I will hopefully be working on MANY plug-ins in the not so distant future. The pokemon Plugin now has an "export all" button.NSE will now work with windows "open with" function on GBA roms.There are some other thing that should be mentioned: and "New Sprite" still doesn't do anything The current lack of these features will not severely impact of NSE. You will note that there are still some things missing in NSE, namely the Hex-Editor(low priority) and BookMark Scripting(higher priority). (a.k.a: things work better!) Bugs that have met my foot: Yes, even NSE loses its balance sometimes, but now not as much :cross-eye I include a newer version of the default Pokemon Bookmarks (added some ruby and a few Emerald) Stability Increases: Undo/Redo and the dynamic cursors work with any and all editor controls. You can drag around bookmarks and folders to reorganize them. The brush and pencil controls now use dynamic cursors. Ok now for some things to make your life a little easier. To alternate colors in the palette editor: It's quite simple actually, but you have to remember how! In NSE, you can now either swap colors (while preserving your sprites look) or alternate colors. (Usually resulting in a color being incorrectly transparent) You make an awesome Pokemon sprite and your like "hey, this is awesome!"īut when you index it the, palette goes all out of whack. (Normal or Compressed) Color Swapping and Alternating: Part of the file menu- Insert/Inject the sprite or palette into the ROM at some offset, or use the built in free-space finder. Which exactly contradicts what I had predicted would happen. Oh, and undo/redo works seamlessly with any plugin that uses the editor control, both new and old. More of a photoshop approach, compared to NSE This means that it takes a snap-shot of when the left mouse button goes down and when it comes back up. ![]() ![]() That's exactly what happened :P (It was quite trivial actually) Yes, it's been a long road to get here, I don't want to say I was putting it off, but. Beta means, at least in this case, that 99% of the core functionality is there,īut not everything's been rigorously tested for performance issues and bugs.
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Civilization vi pc1/1/2024 You gain more policy cards are you progress along the civics tree. You can also gain more slots by building wonders. The number of policies you can enact at one time is affected by your government, which you can improve later. There are four different kinds of social policies that you can enact, and these all affect a different aspect of gameplay. Unlocked by civics, social policies allow you to add to a certain aspect of your civilization to advance your goals. Try to reach your victory condition as fast as possible, as a score victory is boring and not something you should be aiming for.Įnact social policies. Score Victory - If no other victory condition is met in time, the player with the highest score will win a score victory.Diplomatic Victory - A diplomatic victory is won by earning a certain amount of diplomatic victory points (the exact number depends on the game speed), which can be earned through events, wonders, wars, and the world congress.It is essential that your religion be the dominant one in every civilization, so build a lot of missionaries and apostles, and generate as much faith as you can. Religious Victory - Win a religious victory by converting all other civilizations to your religion.In order to do this, you must generate a lot of culture and tourism through great works, buildings, and policies. Culture Victory - To win a culture victory, you must attract a lot of tourists from other civilizations by awing them with your cultural splendor.To win a science victory, it is essential to generate a large amount of science from your empire's scientific districts and buildings. To win a science victory you must launch an earth satellite, land a human on the moon, establish a martian colony, launch an exoplanet expedition, and finally, land on the exoplanet. Science Victory - A science victory is won by achieving certain milestones.In order to do this, you must have a powerful military. To win a domination victory, you must capture the original capital of every other civilization in the game. Domination Victory - The domination victory is the most straightforward victory type.Aiming for a specific victory type and focusing your efforts on that goal can help you win the game. ![]() There are six different ways to win a game of Civilization VI, and most civilizations lean towards a specific victory type. Strategic resources will also let you build powerful units to dominate the early game.
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Internet speed test google1/1/2024 Without high-speed internet, you may face delays with your work - especially if your work requires you to download and upload big files. Having high-speed internet when you work remotely isn’t just a benefit, it’s essential to your success. The more internet speed we have, the more we can do with that speed, and the less time it takes to complete various online activities. This could be for simply browsing the internet, gaming, scrolling on social media, streaming movies, etc. Having a good internet speed improves our experience when using the internet in our day-to-day lives. Benefits of High-Speed Internet for Your Daily Activities It’s measured in bits per second, and most internet service providers present numbers in megabits per second (Mbps), equivalent to 1 million bits per second. Internet speed is the amount of time it takes for data to be transferred to and from your devices through your internet connection. Good internet speed can be expensive, and that’s exactly why we need to monitor it with online tools such as Google Fiber speed test. With the amount that we rely on the internet, it’s important to know what internet speed we need as well as what our internet speed actually is. The internet gives us access to almost everything that we need and, as a result, we’ve become dependent on it. If we need to learn something, we can find a video or an explanation on the internet if we need to buy something, we can use the internet to find it, purchase it, and have it delivered to our homes. How fast is your internet? Find out now with the accurate and easy-to-use Speedtest from speed.io.Since the internet was first invented, it has become an increasingly important part of our lives. The following is an overview of the theoretical highest download speeds so you can compare your test results to see just how well your speed measures up. Your maximum possible data transmission speed depends on whether you have a broadband, fibre, WiFi or another connection, as well as your pricing plan and service provider. What data transfer rates should you expect to see in the test results? Pings refer to the response delay, which is particularly interesting to gamers. Connects show you the number of connections that can be established simultaneously, and the higher the value, the better. The upload value indicates how quickly you can transfer files from your computer, which is important to know for those who regularly use cloud services to store files. The download value tells you how much data your WiFi or broadband connection can move from the World Wide Web to your computer. The test results for your broadband or wireless network are broken down into four parts: download, upload, connects, and pings. ![]() The test program then establishes a link with three nearby servers and measures the speed of your broadband / fibre / wireless connection. Simply ensure that your computer or mobile phone / tablet is connected to the internet either directly via a router with a network cable or via a WiFi network and press the start button on the speed.io website. The speed test gives you the tools you need to run the test entirely in your browser. Armed with the test results from your speed test, you can optimise your connection and get the most out of your online experience. Our speed test is also useful for those who want to compare internet packages. Whether broadband, fibre, 3G, HSPA or 4G, the speed test from speed.io tests your connection, allowing you to verify whether or not your provider is giving you the service you’re paying for. The speed test from speed.io tells you just how fast your connection is In today’s digital age, the strength and speed of your internet connection is an important part of professional and private life. You can test all kind of connections (LTE, UMTS, GPRS, ISDN, DSL, VDSL or cable). We test your download (speed with which you receive data from the internet), upload (speed with which you send data to the internet), connection (maximal number of connections per minute) as well as ping (response time between your computer and the internet).Īll tests are performed within your browser over HTTP (TCP) and require no further software. Speed.io measures your current internet speed to the server closest to you ("nearest server" is not wrong but the other way sounds more eloquent) ![]() Just curious how fast it really is - speed.io is a perfect tool for a fast speed check - worldwide. If you find that your internet connection is too slow or you are Speed.io is a modern DSL speed test to analyze your broadband internet access. |