It appears to be part of a “systematic campaign to portray themselves as pro-climate to the public,” InfluenceMap program manager Faye Holder told CNN. Still, InfluenceMap says the companies’ imbalance between “green” messaging and investment is striking. And the company noted the InfluenceMap analysis does not account for investments outside of its Renewables and Energy Solutions division – investments such as electric vehicle charging, biofuels and sustainable aviation fuel, all of which climate scientists have said are important in the effort to wean off fossil fuel. Shell, for example, says it plans to spend 12% of its capital expenses on renewable energy this year, up from 10% in 2021. In some cases, those figures are on the rise. InfluenceMap then calculated the amount of money the energy companies expected to spend on green investments last year and found on average just 12% of their capital expenditure budgets were going toward what the companies themselves consider low-carbon or renewable activities. The think tank analyzed 3,421 items of public communications materials for 2021 across the five companies and found that 60% of their messaging contained at least one “green” claim. ![]() Oil slides to fresh seven-month lows as selloff deepens (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images ![]() If the 30 corporate emitters highlighted in the GEM report reduced their methane emissions to zero, this would account for more than 80% of the total reductions envisioned for the fossil fuel sector to meet the 2030 pledge, Inman said.NEW JERSEY, USA - MAY 11: An aerial view of Phillips 66 oil refinery is seen in Linden, New Jersey, United States on May 11, 2022. More than 120 countries have signed the Global Methane Pledge, a US and EU-led effort that aims to slash methane emission at least 30% by the end of this decade and maintain a pathway that limits global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius. “About half of oil and gas methane emissions could be eliminated at no net cost to the companies, since they would capture more natural gas and be able to sell it.” This shows that these emissions are avoidable,” Mason Inman, one of the authors of the report, said. “There are vast differences between countries in how much methane they emit for each unit of oil and gas they extract. Read more: The Cheap and Easy Climate Fix That Can Cool the Planet Fast It has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide during its first two decades in the atmosphere and is responsible for around 30% of the global rise in temperatures since the industrial revolution.įor decades, fossil fuel producers deliberately released methane if they didn’t have the infrastructure to get it to market, but governments and institutions including the International Energy Agency are now calling on them to halt all non-emergency releases of the gas. That action is seen as one of the easiest and cheapest ways to cool the planet fast. ![]() Methane is the primary component of natural gas but can also be generated during oil and coal production. Gazprom said it “consistently reduces the impact of its production activities on the environment” and has “minimal methane emissions throughout the entire production chain.” China Energy and Iran’s oil ministry and company did not immediately respond to requests for comment. ![]() They include state-owned oil firms, publicly-listed energy majors and big coal producers, with National Iranian Oil Co., Russia’s Gazprom PJSC and China Energy Investment Corp. Just 30 fossil fuel companies account for nearly half of the planet-warming methane emitted by the world’s energy sector, according to a new analysis by Global Energy Monitor.
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![]() ![]() Shut off "UAC" (Control Panel \ User Accounts \ Change UAC settings) "drop-down slider" press "OK". ![]() This installer is recommended for those with 16 GB of RAM, during installation, he eats about 12 GB of RAM, thereby helping to establish the game faster.ġ) Set repak, zaregalsya left ACC in XBOX and enable developer mode (all parameters \ updates and security \ For developers) choose "Developer mode", to restart a computer. The installer # 2 (fast-install-setup.exe): To work with the console in debug mode, you need to download a language "English (United Kingdom)" (All settings \ Time and language \ Region and Language \ add language), the button " ` " It includes console. After the launch version of the game will be displayed as 1.0.99.2, this is done to ensure that the game would not require updating since the current version of the store 1.0.42 ![]() OpusRelease run in debug mode with the console, as well access to all the DLC released and not released to the example of Porsche CarPack and several new machines, some machines still can not choose. Forza Horizon 3, the final version, all released DLC c wheelbarrows available.
![]() ![]() It will be there for future quick loading. Simply drag your Bolder library onto this browser. Once you've clicked on the QUICK LOAD button, at the bottom of the Kontakt rack you will see a browser appear. The QUICK LOAD feature works very similar to the Libraries Tab only without the sexy graphics. Use the QUICK LOAD feature located just to the left of the FILES icon mentioned above. From here you can navigate anywhere in your computers file system and load program or multi files.Ĥ. Click on the the far left tab which says "files". To the left of Kontakt your browser appears. In the Kontakt toolbar - click the BROWSE icon. Load via the FILES menu (locate the floppy disc icon in the center of the Kontakt toolbar).ģ. nkm) directly onto the Kontakt rack from your desktop or hard drive.Ģ. ![]() Drag any Kontakt instrument or multi (.nki or. See below for the various choices you have for loading this library into Kontakt.ġ. This library is NOT loaded into Kontakt via the "Add Library" function. **Please be aware - this library is not encrypted for use in the FREE Kontakt PLAYER. There are 4 methods in which you can load you Bolder library into Kontakt. Be aware - if you are using the FREE Kontakt PLAYER, you will be severely limited in the length of time you may demo the library which will be quite frustrating! However - do not fear, you can still load and use any Bolder library into the Kontakt SAMPLER. It is necessary for Bolder Sounds to pay a substantial licensing fee per library to Native Instruments in order to have libraries encoded for use in the LIBRARY section of the Kontakt browser. I am trying to add my Bolder Sounds library to the NI Kontakt Libraries Tab and it says "no library found" or it times-out as in DEMO mode - what do I do ? It is always possible that a download may become corrupted, we are happy to reset your download if the above solution does not solve the problem. We have found Stuffit Expander to be problematic. Also on the Mac, we recommend you use either RAR EXPANDER - or UnRarX. If you try to open part 2 you will get an error. Let's say you have the Bluegrass Banjo Bluegrass_Banjo_Kontakt.part1 and Bluegrass_Banjo_Kontakt.part2 files on you hard drive after downloading them.ONLY double-click (open) Bluegrass_Banjo_Kontakt.part1, part 2 will self extract. rar file, all the subsequent parts will self extract automatically. It is extremely important to ONLY OPEN PART 1 of a multi-part. rar file I always get an error - is my download corrupted? RAR files as well as how to install Bolder Sounds libraries into the FULL RETAIL version of Kontakt. Please watch the below video demonstrating how to extract multi-part. ![]() Local radio broadcasters were reluctant to play the EP's single, "Dog Beats", because Inner City Posse's members were white. Later that year the group released the self-produced EP entitled Dog Beats. Seeing a need for a manager, Bruce's brother Robert recommended his friend and record store owner Alex Abbiss, who established the Psychopathic Records record label with the group in 1991. Back on the streets, Bruce, Utsler and Utsler's brother John performed hip hop music at local night clubs, using the stage names Violent J, 2 Dope, and John Kickjazz, under the name of their gang, Inner City Posse. During this time Bruce brought Utsler backstage with him, and all four became close friends.īruce became frustrated with the backstage politics of the wrestling business and began searching for another career. Bruce began his professional wrestling career after getting out of jail, and it was at his first show that he met Rob Van Dam and Sabu, two other first-timers with whom he became very good friends. ![]() Bruce was jailed for ninety days in 1989–1990 for death threats, robbery, and violating probation this experience convinced him to reduce his involvement in gang life. įeeling a sense of home and belonging, Bruce formed a gang called Inner City Posse, which was composed of Joseph Utsler, Rudy Hill, other friends of Bruce, and a number of other connections he had made in Southwest Detroit. Poverty and a difficult home life drove Bruce to move in with Rudy "The Rude Boy" Hill in River Rouge, a city near the industrial southwest side of Detroit. In 1989, Joseph Bruce as Jagged Joe, Joseph Utsler as Kangol Joe and John Utsler as Master J, released the single titled " Party at the Top of the Hill" under the name of JJ Boys, but the group did not pursue a serious career in music. They also listened to hip hop music, including 3rd Bass, Beastie Boys, N.W.A and local rappers like Awesome Dre. Along with Utsler's brother, John, and friend, Lacy, they wrestled in backyard rings that they had built themselves. Joseph Bruce (Violent J) and Joseph Utsler (Shaggy 2 Dope) met in Oak Park, a suburb on the north border of Detroit, Michigan. 1.3.5 2015–2017: The Marvelous Missing Link: Lost/ Found era.1.3.3 2012–2014: The Mighty Death Pop! era and appearance on 1000 Ways To Die.1.3 2009–present: Second Joker Card Deck.1.2.5.3 Amazing Jeckel Brothers Tour troubles.1.2.5 1999: The Amazing Jeckel Brothers era.The Dark Carnival is elaborated through a series of stories called Joker's Cards, each of which offers a specific lesson designed to change the "evil ways" of listeners before "the end consumes us all". ![]() ![]() The songs of Insane Clown Posse center thematically on the mythology of the Dark Carnival, a metaphoric limbo in which the lives of the dead are judged by one of several entities. They formed their own professional wrestling promotion, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, and have collaborated with many hip hop and rock musicians. The duo founded the independent record label Psychopathic Records with Alex Abbiss as manager, and produced and starred in the feature films Big Money Hustlas and Big Money Rustlas. Originally known as JJ Boyz and Inner City Posse, the group introduced supernatural and horror-themed lyrics as a means of distinguishing itself stylistically. The group has established a dedicated following called Juggalos numbering in the "tens of thousands". According to Nielsen SoundScan, the entire catalog of the group had sold 6.5 million units in the United States and Canada as of April 2007. The duo has earned two platinum and five gold albums. Insane Clown Posse is known for its elaborate live performances and theatrical horror-inspired lyrics. Formed in Detroit in 1989 as a gangsta rap group, ICP's best known lineup consists of rappers Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (originally 2 Dope Joseph Utsler). Insane Clown Posse, often abbreviated as ICP, is an American hip hop duo. (I trained my choral ear on his Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus as well as Margaret Hillis’s Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus). He founded the Robert Shaw Chorale and later was the conductor of the superb Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. ![]() ![]() (Who’s Robert Shaw, you’re asking? The late Robert Shaw was considered the Dean of Choral Music. Is he the Robert Shaw of South Africa or of Cape Town. The Conductor for the Cape Town Youth Choir is Leon Starker. The size of the ensemble/Chorus is irrelevant. Any Chorus can sound like the Cape Town Youth Choir or the MDR-Rundfunkchor (up above in the Brahms’ EDR video from Frankfurt) IF they are trained properly and the choristers are auditioned and selected properly. Either that, or they’re incompetent and need to be replaced. Yes, achieving perfect intonation in all voice sections requires work, but that’s what they’re being paid to do. The same goes for the Boston University Symphony Chorus (soprano and alto sections especially), or the choral ensembles at Shenandoah Conservatory with their wobbling and fluttering voices? Trying to emulate an Opera Chorus, are you, where they’ve never heard the term perfect intonation (one of the foundations of choral excellence)? Why? Because their Chorus Directors are not doing their job in striving for perfect intonation in all voice sections (SATB). Why can’t the New England Conservatory Concert Choir sound like this? They could if they were trained properly. I’ve heard this hymn many times and have played it even more, but I’ve never heard it sung like this before: Polished, choral excellence and sung with perfect intonation in all voice sections. She has a lovely voice, but then don’t they all? This is beautifully done. And they have one soprano - not the entire soprano section - singing a beautiful descant on the final verse. I love their “Full Chorus” sound on the second verse. I’m going to get technical here from a choral perspective: They sing this A cappella (that means without any instrumental accompaniment) and they carry-over nearly all their phrases - that’s a good thing - which requires staggered breathing in all voice sections. You’ve probably never heard it like this. That’s where I first heard it):Īlso featured in the Conservatory: The Cape Town Youth Choir (South Africa) performing the gospel hymn, “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.” See video below. (We sang this at the Conservatory where I trained. So to keep the choral sound going and consistent, that does indeed require staggered breathing within the SATB sections and the perfect blending of voices. This required quite a bit of staggered breathing because they only have 3 sopranos, 3 altos, 2 tenors and 2 basses. Listen for one Chorus answering the other, just as in Händel’s oratorio Israel in Egypt. ![]() Andreas Meier is their Conductor/Chorus Director. Pachelbel – Nun danket alle Gott for Double Chorus, performed by Voces Suaves. The award for the best Beethoven’s Ninth goes to the University of Maryland Chorus Pentecostal Washington National Cathedral (District of Columbia) Menu Skip to contentįeatured Performance: A Glorious Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ MDR-Rundfunkchor ∙ Solisten ∙ Philipp Ahmann, Chorus Director: Read article here. ![]() "Authorities warn of twin COVID and flu surge." Last week I read this headline: "Extremely low booster rates suggest NYC area has no COVID cares left to give." Well, I've learned that you can't fix stupid and people who obviously don't care about their own health, so don't waste your time trying. Then yesterday, there was the headline about the approaching "Twindemic" of COVID and the flu being a major concern to medical experts and scientists. I wonder if he sees the network's "post-pandemic" language and shakes his head asking "What is going on in the news room?" Their news footage from various parts of the world (particularly Asia) show the majority of people wearing COVID face masks, such as in Seoul and in China. Then immediately afterwards they promote their weekly COVID programme with their science expert. Pink barrio 31 October 2022: The Disconnect: On Deutsche Welle-TV Berlin, I've seen the headlines many times with the words "post-pandemic" in them. ![]() You are tasked with rebuilding the universe, bit by bit, or rather Element by Element. *** 3rd best reviewed game on WP7 ! 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These are generic custom characters who don't have any influence on plot or questlines, and have no special dialogue options. Starting in Act 2 you will have your recruited Origin characters, and gain the ability to recruit mercenaries (if you feel like you really need to swap someone out, or if one of your characters dies permanently). You then get one last chance at selecting Origin characters to stick with you, any you don't pick will leave for good. Once you reach the end of Act 1, your party members will all "leave" and go wander the area you are in. You can do this at any time for the rest of the Act, and the characters will just hang around in their usual spots if you dismiss them. If your team is full just dismiss one of your current party members and you can pick up another Origin character. Note: While in Act 1 you can swap companions whenever you want, test their combat abilities, get to know them, run their sidequest content, etc. Other places where you can find them are: on Lady Vengeance mostly on the 2nd floor. Initially, If your companion goes missing, you can find them back at their recruiting point, or they sit a bit east of Amadia's Sanctuary at the beach (next to the corpse of a Magister Swordsman) (x:390 y:21). They have unique conversation Tags and have their own Class and equipment. If you want to play split-screen with a friend, be sure you know how to set up local split-screen co-op in Divinity: Original Sin 2.Companions in Divinity: Original Sin 2 are Party Members that can join the player during the course of the game. Now that you know how to find and meet each of the Companions in Divinity: Original Sin 2, you are well on your way to recruiting new party members for your journey. a squadron of tiny unseen servants that create a campsite for you and your companions. To meet Fane, you must start on The Teleporter quest and tell Gawin you have the Gloves of Teleportation in order to access the alcove. This Skill Line was called Witchcraft in Divinity: Original Sin. ![]() Instead, look for Fane inside the Hidden Alcove north of the area. Unlike the other Companions, Fane is not located on the main grounds of Fort Joy itself. Fane Companion Locationįane is an undead, mask-collecting skeleton Companion unique to Divinity: Original Sin 2. Dismiss Ifan, and he will wander around near the kitchen. He may be near a small group of humans and elves. Ifan Ben-Mezd is a human Companion who can be found close to the front entrance of Fort Joy. She will be located near the Divine’s shrine statue near the courtyard on the north side of the main building. Lohse can be found behind the Camp Kitchen of Fort Joy. Lohse is a human Companion who can join your party in Divinity: Original Sin 2. Lohse Companion Location Lohse can be found at the shrine in the back of the Camp Kitchen. ![]() If this is the case, you will have to persuade Sebille to join you, otherwise she can be recruited to your party normally. Given her grievous experiences with Lizards in the past, she will not take kindly to you if you are playing as a Lizard race character or are travelling with The Red Prince. Sebille is located just beyond the southern gate of Fort Joy, lurking near Stingtail’s camp near some boat debris. He will likely be standing at the edge of a rock sticking out from the shore, overlooking the sea. ![]() The Red Prince is a crimson-skinned Lizard who can be found along the beach to the south of the shipwreck, not far from the Fort Joy starting location. The Red Prince Companion Location The Red Prince is located near the beach south of Fort Joy, standing on a rock ledge. You’ll find Beast near the wreckage of an old destroyed ship along the shore, trying to repair the ship. To find Beast, head west of Fort Joy toward the beach. Beast Companion Locationīeast is a seafaring dwarf Companion in Divinity: Original Sin 2. They are the only four who will auto-level up with you, as well as all having a single unique quest tied to them as well as unique banter, they are: Madora: Found: in the King Crab Tavern in Cyseal. These origin characters all come with their their own unique backstories and personality quirks, as well as. There are four semi unique companions in the game. There are six Companions available to choose from in Divinity: Original Sin 2, but the maximum party size is four members. There are a total of five characters that you can recruit in Divinity: Original Sin 2. If the player opts to create a custom character instead of playing as an Origin, the Origins will become available as party Companions. Divinity: Original Sin 2 Companion LocationsĬompanions are equipped with their own unique backstories, conversation tags, and talents, which is why they are also available as Origin options when starting a new game. This guide will explain where to find each of the Companion NPCs available in Divinity: Original Sin 2, assuming the player did not choose these characters as their Origin. Companions who join the player’s party will accompany the player throughout the course of the game. In Divinity: Original Sin 2, there are several Companion characters that players can meet who can be recruited as Party Members. ![]() ![]() Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.Inside, the open plan social spaces maximise the mesmerising views and hues of blue and soft linens reflect the coastal surroundings. This service may contain translations powered by Google. 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Towards the end there are some tougher battles and platforming sections, otherwise the challenge comes from optional areas. In fact the game is very fast moving with very few sticking points. If you fall in a pit you’ll respawn at the last platform you stood on and the checkpoints are numerous. ![]() In general Guacamelee! 2 is quite forgiving. You will often enter areas and be required to defeat all the enemies before you progress, but these aren’t overly long and even if you die you’ll be checkpointed just before you started the fight. There is a good variety in enemies, with each having their own forms of attacks requiring a decent amount of adaptation by the player. It is quite in depth with an invincible dodge roll which also works in the air and the ability to combo all Juan’s specials to juggle opponents. Having to run to the teleporter, then run from the teleporter on the other end to where you want to go can mean repeating platforming sections or obstacles you’ve already completed which isn’t the end of the world but can be a little disheartening.īeyond the exploring and platforming is the combat. ![]() There is a teleport stone in each area to get around quickly, though, perhaps because I’ve been playing Dead Cells recently, I’d have liked a more flexible teleport system. It’s what makes a Metroidvania a Metroidvania and Guacamelee! 2 is very generous, showing you any coloured blocks or chests you’ve seen on the map screen, along with a completion percentage for each area allowing you to know exactly where to explore when going for 100% completion. The uppercut also launches you into the air a bit, meaning if you can’t quite make a jump then an uppercut might just give you the height to make it.Īs you explore the levels you’ll see blocks of other colours, so you’ll need to return at a later time once you’ve collected a new ability to find out what’s behind it. Similarly in battle you’ll sometimes encounter enemies with coloured shields around them, a red one can be destroyed with, you guessed it, the uppercut. If you see a red block on the ceiling then you can destroy it with the uppercut to access a new area. It does not take long to get your first move, an uppercut that, like all Juan’s special moves, aids him in combat, exploration and platforming.Īll special moves are colour coded, the uppercut being red. Like the majority of Metroidvania sequels this means that you start from scratch, Juan doesn’t start with his luchador mask and has forgotten all his moves from the first game bar a basic punch/kick combo, a jump and a dodge roll. Here a different hero saved the day in the first game, but that same hero must be stopped before he destroys all dimensions. Holes start appearing in the sky and Juan must travel to a different dimension, the Darkest Timeline, in order to save the Mexiverse. ![]() He has aged and grown both larger, weaker and started a family since his heroic days, but is quickly called back into action. You return as Juan the luchador from the original, but time has been unkind. I was happy to play the sequel, Guacamelee! 2, for review however and I was not disappointed. I always meant to, a critically acclaimed Metroidvania is right up my street but when you’re living the high thrills, jet setting lifestyle of a games reviewer you don’t always get to play the games you would otherwise. Augin PS4 tagged day of the dead / guacamelee! / luchador / metroidvania / mexico / super meat boy by GarethĬonfession time – I have not played the first Guacamelee! title. ![]() Similarly, given the limited control over the portfolio, those investing larger sums for longer periods may not regard Acorns as a primary investment tool. Given that the performance of ETFs fluctuates daily, those who want to get out in a hurry risk exiting at a low point. Unless you quickly get your investment balance over $2000, fees can erode your savings.īeyond the six major banks, there is no guarantee that credit or debit cards held with smaller banks will recognise the Acorns app, so you'll need to check. 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