![]() ![]() If the doctor put silicone oil in your eye during your surgery, you may need a second surgery to remove the oil. This involves removing the vitreous gel from the eye so that it can no longer pull on the. Avoid flying in an airplane or traveling to high altitudes while the bubble is in your eyeĪsk your doctor how long you need to keep doing these things after surgery.Įventually, your eye will make new fluid to replace the vitreous that was removed during the surgery. Retinal detachment describes an emergency situation in which a thin layer of tissue (the retina) at the back of the eye pulls away from its normal position. The most common method now is an operation called vitrectomy.Hold your head in a certain position for a few days to a few weeks, to keep the gas bubble in the right spot.If the doctor puts a gas bubble in your eye, you’ll need to: During the surgery, your surgeon removes the vitreous and replaces it with another solution. Take some time off work - usually 2 to 4 weeksĪsk your doctor when it’s safe to go back to work and start driving and exercising again. Vitrectomy What is vitrectomy A vitrectomy is a type of eye surgery to treat various problems with the retina and vitreous.Avoid some activities - like driving, intense exercise, and heavy lifting - while your eye heals.Use eye drops to reduce swelling and prevent infections. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Upon waking up, Princess Bubblegum and Gumbald agree to end the conflict however, he accidentally trips and douses himself in his "Dum-Dum Solution," thus reverting into Punchy and revealing his true intention to betray her. In their dreams, Bubblegum and Gumbald duel while Finn reconciles with his grass clone Fern. In an attempt to prevent the war, Jake throws a potion that makes Finn, Bubblegum, Gumbald, Fern, and himself fall asleep. Princess Bubblegum and her allies are preparing to go into battle with her creation and "uncle," Gumbald. The King is then revealed to be an older BMO who relays to the two the events that occurred during the Gum War. It was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, a first for the series which, due to its usually shorter episode length, previously competed for Short Form Animated Program.ġ,000 years after the events of Adventure Time, a cat-like being named Shermy and his best friend Beth, a descendant of Jake and Lady Rainicorn, find a rusty mechanical arm and set out to find the King of Ooo to learn about its origins. "Come Along with Me" was watched by 0.92 million viewers during its premiere, and was universally acclaimed by critics, who praised its emotional weight, scale, writing, animation, and message, as well as the conclusion of the show's storylines, themes, and character arcs most called it a perfect ending to the series. Former crew members Ghostshrimp and Rebecca Sugar returned for the episode. The episode is named after the opening line of the series' ending theme, "The Island Song". When the antagonists realize that violent conflict is unnecessary, they team up to keep the malevolent deity GOLB from destroying the Land of Ooo. In the special, the duo must help their friend Princess Bubblegum battle Gumbald, her vengeful creation. The series follows the adventures of Finn the Human (voiced by Jeremy Shada) and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake the Dog (voiced by John DiMaggio), who has magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will. The episode first aired on Septemon Cartoon Network. A 44-minute four-part episode, it is counted as the 13th to 16th episodes of the series' tenth season and as the 280th to 283rd episodes of the series overall. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely." Come Along with Me" is the series finale of the American animated television series Adventure Time. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. 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Many users appreciate the highly detailed interior of the Jeep’s trailer, which includes a bed and a computer workstation. The Baryonyx Face-Off is a great starter set for young Lego builders (aged 7 and up), with four minifigures made in the likenesses of Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, Danny Nedermeyer, and Sinjin Prescott. In a separate adventure, the human characters can also search for hidden treasure inside the Nublar volcano, which comes with an opening function. rex and the mechanical dinosaur, which has character Danny Nedermeyer at the controls. rex vs Dino-Mech Battle gives builders all they need to stage a pretend nail-biting battle between the T. However, note that there actually isn’t any overlap with the included minifigs, the vehicles, or the dinosaurs.) (Despite what we just said about little duplication among sets, there is some duplication going on here, as the gyrosphere also comes with the Indominus Rex Breakout and the Dilophosaurus Ambush. The Carnotaurus Gyrosphere features the fun, clear orb that will hold minifigs as they escape the hungry carnivore that towers over them. Like with most Lego lines, each Jurassic set will complement the others well, as there’s not a lot of duplication.įour exciting, relatively new sets come on board in this update. The manufacturer did an especially good job of replicating the movie characters’ faces (think Chris Pratt as “Owen” and Bryce Dallas Howard as “Claire”). ![]() Each is created with extensive detail, much of which is true to the movie scenes, which you’ll want to act out once you’ve got any of the sets built. Youngsters and adults alike who are big fans of both the Jurassic Park movies and Lego building sets are likely to love each and every one of these Jurassic World building sets. ![]() ![]() ![]() 1.2.8 update () Ping optimization added. ![]() 1.2.7 update () Cutscene teleport system fixed.1.2.6 update () Replacer weapons classes fixed.1.2.5 update () Wrong gun classes during apocalypse fixed. Description Postal 2 Nicks Coop - Multiplayer co-op modification for Postal 2 Complete.Type in SISSY to enable the cheat modes then enter any of. 1.2.2 update () Travel portal fixed for any game-ports. Postal 2 Cheats Codes Cheat Codes Press the shift and the key or the key on some systems to make the Game Console Window Appear. Das ist ein Mod, der (mit Ausnahmen) sämtliche Texte ins Deutsche übersetzt: Spielmenü, Untertitel und der Splash-Screen.1.2.0 update () Dedicated server added.The main difference between BETA, almost all replication systems were recreated from scratch without changes in source code of the game, like it was in BETA. Press the shift and the key or the key on some systems to make the Game Console Window Appear. Work on this version was started, and was released. 1.0.0 initial release for steam workshop.Full walkthrough on this version you can watch here. BETA build.Early build of Coop mod was presented in 2015, it was based on original Postal 2 Share The Pain 1407, but unfortunately it was not released.In addition to this, the API (kit of useful editor ACTION_*s) created by A-Mod for the Co-op mod was released allowing modders to create custom Co-op maps taking advantage of the new features. When one's health runs out, the fallen Postal Dude is surrounded by a "help me" graphic and has a timer before he can be revived by a living Postal Dude (merely by touching). Contents 1 Description 1.1 Gameplay 1.2 API 2 Version history 3 Links Description This mod allows one to play the POSTAL 2 base game, Apocalypse Weekend expansion, the A Week in Paradise mod, and Corkscrew RuLes with up to 16 other players in POSTAL 2 Complete. In addition, death is handled differently than the base game. You can find this mod in the Workshop named 'Nick's Coop'What a pity that It is 'different' from Postal 2's coreWhich means. 1.30 Status Active Nick's Co-op is a mod by Evil. Errands only need to be completed by a single character to count for the group. In addition to this, it allows one to play custom maps in Co-op fashion.Įach player has their own health and is able to traverse a given area without any restrictions except being unable to move to the next area unless a certain percentage of the players move through a load zone or if one is the Host/Admin. This mod allows one to play the POSTAL 2 base game, Apocalypse Weekend expansion, the A Week in Paradise mod, and Corkscrew RuLes with up to 16 other players in POSTAL 2 Complete. ![]() ![]() ![]() You can rebuild what you need to rebuild and repair any damage you have suffered before. ![]() There may be opportunities to take more power or assume more authority. When transit Pluto is trine your natal Sun, it is favorable to find creative resources in your life and act more effectively. The whole subconscious plays a very important role, and it is a moment to become aware of certain energies that are operating in your inner being. Care must be taken not to violate the rights of others and establish a strong and honest position. You are surrounded by collapsing conditions as a sign of the internal change that is coming. Sometimes, under extreme conditions, this transit releases its energies at once, causing dangerous physical damage or physical struggles. However, it is a critical time to do an internal reconstruction. The body has a difficult period to handle, because the external confrontations can cause exhaustion. ![]() You have to be willing to compromise your will as long as you determine exactly what you want and what your needs are. There are power struggles with another person or people caused by selfishness, either yours or that of the other person or persons, either in your profession or with an authoritarian person in your environment or with a personal relationship. You will know who you are through a series of crises that prove your control over yourself. When transit Pluto is square your natal Sun, it is a great test of the strength and energy you have to establish yourself in the world. You can see the essential mind-body unity and express it with creativity and individuality. It is favorable for recovery and physical regeneration, to be cured of any disease. It is possible that this gives an enormous vision of oneself and the capacity to make the necessary changes that you want both in yourself and in the environment. There may be a reward for challenges that have been overcome previously. You can alter your life goals, because your true purposes will become evident now.Īmbitions can be carried out effectively. When transit Pluto is sextile your natal Sun, it is favorable to find creative resources in your life and act more effectively. Every effort must be made to expand your awareness of who and what you are, and what you contribute to your environment and to humanity in general. You have to be especially careful with egotism, or selfish motivations, because the force that this transit gives must be used to improve everything around, not only oneself. You will feel forced to face reprehensible psychological aspects of yourself. You have to break useless structures and make immense progress in your outer life. When transit Pluto is conjunct your natal Sun, it can transform ambitions and goals, and, if handled well, you can achieve things considered unattainable before. It means a change of direction in the subjects indicated by the signs and house involved in the transit. You also feel that you have no control over your life until all the old habits disappear and you make room for some new ones. You can provoke furious oppositions if you do not change all your attitudes, and if you do not use this energy to transform your life, because, if not, circumstances force change at all costs. It is better not to try to dominate others and concentrate on mastering oneself. ![]() One must mold and control a devastating energy that arises from within, because it also has a violence that is not only caused by the environment but also caused by the way we provoke the environment. The emergence of huge willpower and resistance is typical at this time, even in people considered weak.Įverything that was once considered important in the outer life, or what was consciously aspired, is totally transformed through this period of confrontations. It is an extremely difficult period, through which you will come out with a renewed force, as a creative rebirth. We must, therefore, overcome very difficult obstacles to realize our internal power, and to realize what we are able to overcome when Pluto puts us to the test. All the subconscious force buried for years comes to the surface and is sometimes very difficult to handle, because we have to confront directly the way we treat our hidden power. Pluto transiting your natal sun produces a very radical change in life, especially when it comes to creative potentials, ambitions and regenerative resources. ![]() ![]() ![]() Primary key fingerprint: 79C8 F02A 726E 9EF5 3646 D712 B2BF 814F A145 CB2Dĭoes not look reassuring, the key provided by Mickey is not certified. Gpg: There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner. Gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature! Gpg: Good signature from " Mickey Mouse (CODE SIGNING KEY) MickeyMouse Next the downloaded zip file is verified: gpg -verify netbeans.asc downloads/ Mickey Mouse is one of the Apache developers in the Netbeans project (we do value privacy!). Gpg: key B2BF814FA145CB2D: public key "Mickey Mouse (CODE SIGNING KEY) MickeyMouse imported ![]() The next step is the import of the public keys of the developers: gpg -import netbeans.keys The Netbeans zip file is downloaded from this mirror Īs netbeans.keys. The tool itself can be checked for integrity with: gpg -print-md SHA256 downloads/gpg4win-3.1.10.exeĭownloads/gpg4win-3.1.10.exe: 7F3CEAF5 4BCFF0F6 3716900F 6769B935 97AAE33E The gpg tool is now available from the Powershell command line: gpg -version The location C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuPG is added to the Windows PATH. The GNU privacy guard is downloaded from. Dowloads take place via mirrors and therefore a integrity check is on order. ![]() The Netbeans text editor has moved to the Apache software foundation and the latest release is version 11. Objective: download new version of Netbeans (Windows) and verify the integrity. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some computers might require a re-start, if yours does just re-start and open your photoshop, it shouldn’t ask you for a serial number or anything, and is now an extended version not a trial. Your Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 should now contain two amtlib’s: amtlib1.dll and amtlib.dll ( like this) The folder should contain a file with this name: “ amtlib.dll” drag it into the Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 folder a box might pop-up just click and continue. Now this is where the hephap-byeolibichnan folder comes into play. Inside the folder locate the file with this name “ amtlib.dll” and rename it like this: “ amtlib1.dll” if a box pops up just click OK and continue. Inside the Program Files folder locate the “ Adobe” folder.įind the “ Adobe Photoshop CS5.1” folder. In your “Hard Disk Drives”, click on Local Disk (C:). Go to your “ Computer” located in your Start Menu. ![]() When you get to this part don’t enter a serial number but select install as a trial. If you are downloading from the adobe site, you’ll need an account. If you have Photoshop installed skip this step. If for some reason you don’t want to download it from the official site send me an ask and I will try my best to upload the installer somewhere. Plus is more secure and contains no virus. As you see above the link for Photoshop directs you to the official site, and this is because I can’t find any other links (and I always download it from there). Let’s get started!~ So I’m hoping you either have Photoshop installed or you are installing it. If you did everything correctly, congrats! You're done.How to get Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 for FREE!Īdobe Photoshop CS5.1 (installed or not) | downloadĪmtlib.dll | download: ZIP // RAR (excuse the “hephap-byeolibichnan” name) Repeat for all the programs you installed. Click on it, and then click on "Open" in the bottom right corner of the window. (If you are doing Acrobat, this is the Acrobat folder) Scroll down until you find "amtlib.dll". Go into the folder and then into the support files folder. Now, navigate to the install directory (default Program Files > Adobe > or Program Files (x86) > Adobe > ). ![]() On the top, under the "look in" dropdown menu, find your installation drive (mine is the C: drive). Select one of the programs that you've installed from the drop-down list and press "install". (I will not be accepting PMs for the AMTEmu anymore unless you follow the instructions in EDIT3 at the bottom of the post.) Do NOT launch anything yet (if it launches automatically, close it!). If you are installing Acrobat, choose "trial" when asked if you own the software. Once you have done this, run all of the Set-up.exe files, one by one. This can be done by physically unplugging the yellow ethernet cable in the back of your desktop, turning off WiFi, or disabling your internet adapter in the Network and Sharing Center adapter settings. Once you have successfully extracted all the software, (any extracted software should have the following components - 3 folders "packages", "products", and "resources" and one executable "Set-up.exe") you need to disable your internet Right-click the file, hover over "7-zip" and then press on "Extract files to "filename"" If the items you downloaded come in an archive (zip, 7z, gz, etc.) use 7-zip. Have the extractor extract the files to a location of your choice - please note that I recommend creating a separate folder for extracting files to. If the items you downloaded are a singular EXE file, run it and it will pop up with an extractor. Now, go to this link and download Acrobat DC if you want it. Make sure to read the instructions on the page. Go to this link for downloading other apps that are CC 2015. Go to this link and download the CC apps that you want. If you have another archive extractor on your computer, that will work too. Downloading Legitimate Copies of Adobe Software Now you are done with the Adobe account thing. A box will pop up on the bottom of your screen - choose "Save". Then, uncheck everything about sharing information with Adobe. Choose the "Security and Privacy" tab, and in the top-right panel labelled "Privacy" press the "Manage" button. Please note this guide is Windows only! Creating an Adobe IDįirst things first, you need to make an Adobe account - go to and then below the "Sign in" button, choose "Get an Adobe ID" Hey there - so this subreddit gets a lot of questions daily about pirating Windows and Adobe CC and it's kind of retarded, so I'm making a detailed guide to help you all out. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If the App requires a purchase, just follow the purchase link to the TI Online Store to buy the App. You will be prompted to Sign In to View "My Collection." Once you register your Calculator, you can select My Collection in the Download Center to Retrieve all the Preloaded Free Apps for your Calculator. If you have the Download option and the page indicates that the App is "Preloaded" on your calculator, you just have to register your calculator to receive this App for Free! If necessary, download TI Connect™ and/or upgrade your calculator’s OS. Just follow the link and save the App file on your desktop. If you have the Download option, you will be taken to the download center to retrieve your free or preloaded App. Check out this latest App listing for all Flash-based TI Graphing Calculators.ī. Select Download or Buy/Purchase button next to your calculator model. Got everything in place now to get your Apps? Follow these directions to Download Apps.Ī. Go to the page for the App you would like to download. Learn More about TI-Connectivity CablesĤ. The TI Connectivity Cable is a Standard A to Mini-B USB Cable for the TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition and TI-89 Titanium or a Silver USB Cable for Windows® /Mac® for the TI-73 Explorer™, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-86, TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, TI-92, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage™ 200. Connect your calculator to your computerĪfter installing TI Connect, you'll need a TI Connectivity Cable to make the physical connection from computer to calculator. Don’t have it yet? TI Connect Download and Installation Instructionsģ. This free software makes it possible not only to transfer your Apps to your TI calculator, but will also capture screen images to use in presentations, manage your programs, download OS upgrades, and more. Check out the Latest App & OS Versions.Ģ. From the home screen of the calculator, press F1. To check which OS is on your calculator, follow these instructions:įor a TI-73 Explorer™, TI-83 Plus Family or TI-84 Plus Family:įor a TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, TI-92 Plus or Voyage™ 200:Ģ. To download Apps you need the latest Operating System (OS) version for your calculator. It does not store any personal data.Step by Step Instructions for downloading Calculator Software Applications (Apps) and Operating Systems (OS) onto TI Graphing Calculators.ġ. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. To view how to enable Airdrop via Ethernet on unsupported Mac’s, v iew Richard’s previous Blog post. Mac Pro (Early 2009 with AirPort Extreme card, or Mid 2010).In fact, you don’t need to be connected to any network at all for this to work.Īirdrop will only work with Mac computers running Mac OS X Lion and the following hardware The great thing about Airdrop is you don’t even need to be connected to the same wireless network. Once they do, close down the menu and carry on working.Drag the file to their icon and it will prompt them to accept.and instantly see any user’s in range who also have Airdrop open.With Airdrop, all the above is no longer necessary. Or do you pull out your trusty USB stick and manually take the file over to them? How often do you find yourself sitting in the office and needing to share a file with a colleague?ĭo you ask your colleague to turn on personal file sharing and copy it to their drop box?ĭo you connect to a file server then email them the path to the location? Airdrop is a new feature built into OS X Lion to easily facilitate the transfer of data between two computers wirelessly without any configuration necessary. ![]() ![]() This may be something to do with ActiveSupport::EventedFileUpdateChecker and how the listen gem monitors changes to your source code per process. Note: I tried setting CONFIG=config/puma.rb and WORKERS=3 and ran into system stability problems which I think was related to too many fsevent_watch processes running after a few hours of development work, preventing any forking. So what should these be set to? In short, I only recommend setting THREADS=3 and leaving the other two unset. These don’t appear to have any effect when set per project, just globally for all Puma instances started by Puma-dev. You can configure the Puma server by setting the following variables in your ~/.powconfig file: CONFIG, THREADS, WORKERS. Note that any POW_* variables you may have used in the past will have no effect on Puma-dev’s operation. It will also source ~/.powconfig first if it exists. Your project’s environment variables will be loaded (in order, using source) from the following files in the project root path. To see debug information about Puma-dev’s operation, you can tail the log: tail -f ~/Library/Logs/puma-dev.log This will link v to ~/projects/other-path. puma-dev link -n other-name ~/projects/other-path To use a different domain or project path, there are two options, eg. This will link v to the app in ~/projects/my-project. For all new projects, a helper method is provided: cd ~/projects/my-project If you used the -dir ~/.pow/ option above then your existing Pow projects are already linked. How to link new projects in futureĪs with Pow, Puma-dev needs to know where to find the app code for each domain you want to use. You will definitely want to do this if your project doesn’t support SSL. dev TLD – you may want to take this opportunity to change to using a more appropriate. Note: Because we’re trying to achieve the simplest migration with the fewest changes, we are continuing to use the. Make yourself a simple bash script or alias instead, to ensure you always start with the correct options. If you’d rather run Puma-dev only when you need it, then don’t pass the -install option. dev extension, and refer to the ~/.pow/ directory for matching domain names to project folders. We’re going to install Puma-dev as a background service, using the. It also generates the root CA certificate that will be used to seamlessly generate valid SSL certificates for your projects. The following commands do the install and will make sure the DNS resolver can be set up properly later. Run bundle install to get the gem and its dependencies. Be sure not to change anything that will affect your production environment! ![]() You should remove any existing dev server, such as Unicorn. Update your project’s Gemfile to include gem 'puma' in the development group – newer Rails apps will have this by default. It was also possible to install Pow with Homebrew, so you did that, you’ll need: brew uninstall pow Here’s the rather-sketchy uninstall command for a standard Pow installation: curl /uninstall.sh | sh This is important! It also means all your current projects will need migrating at the same time, so make sure anyone else working on a project is also ready to follow this guide. If you have, please make sure you have removed any files they may have installed as there is a potential for conflicts here. This guide will assume you have been using Pow, but haven’t tried any other ways of supporting HTTPS on your dev machine (such as Powprox or Invoker). The guide below is designed specifically for migrating from Pow to Puma-dev with minimal impact to your environment, so if you’re starting fresh you may want to review their suggested defaults instead. This operates in a similar way to Pow, but uses the Rails-recommended Puma to serve your app in development. powprox, Invoker, docker, nginx), but the most effective one by far for quickly switching from Pow is Puma-dev. Pow doesn’t support HTTPS and Basecamp have ceased development of it after 7 years, so it’s time to move on. dev TLD, it is no longer recommended to run Ruby on Rails apps with Pow in development in OSX/macOS. Thanks to the recent changes with how Chrome handles the Google-owned. ![]() ![]() On the one hand, there are the utopian dreams of human self-transcendence, of tweaking our own genome in order to become stronger, smarter, and more than human. It draws upon, yet also subtly undermines, both extremes of opinion regarding these issues. Most obviously, Splice addresses our hopes and anxieties concerning the prospects of genetic engineering and transhumanism. In fact, Splice never departs from being a genre film but the way it twists genre conventions is powerful and original. I find this split to be symptomatic of a certain confusion on the part of viewers and critics who remain anxious about whether genre pieces can truly be embraced as works of art. Interestingly, reviewers’ complaints mostly have to do with the movie’s ending but where some critics dismiss the ending as a lapse into the most predictable and hoary genre cliches, others deplore it as being beyond the pale, absolutely reprehensible and unbearable. (For a representative sample of fan-based negative reactions, see the comments t o Annalee Newitz’s largely favorable review). It’s also gotten fairly mixed reviews, at best. The movie seems not to have performed as well at the box office during its first weekend as the studio had hoped (it earned $7.4M, well below pre-weekend projections of $12M - figures from ). As often happens, Splice seems to be one of those cases in which my own enthusiasm is not generally shared either by the critics or the fanboys. ![]() Although narratively straightforward, thematically and emotionally it is very rich, and I am not sure how much of it I was able to grasp in just one viewing. Kim has a great discussion of the film, to which my own discussion here is greatly indebted. I can’t stop thinking about Vincenzo Natali’s new SF/horror film Splice. ![]() |