![]() "As always, we investigate reports of content that violate our Acceptable Use Policy. "This link has been taken down and banned so it cannot be recirculated on Dropbox," the spokesperson said. Finally, some photos are crude collages showing a fully clothed service member in uniform on one side and a nude photo of the same woman on the other.įacebook has since shut down the closed (and exclusively male) group in which the link to the Dropbox folder first appeared - called "Blame Marines United (Non-Butthurt Edition)," and a Dropbox spokesperson told the Cut that the link has been removed. A few are of service members fully clothed, in apparent attempt to shame or discredit them. Per Vice News: Some of the photos are selfies, others are clearly taken by another person. military members, called "Hoes Hoin," has been making the rounds. Vice reports that a Dropbox folder containing hundreds of explicit photos of female U.S. It seems though that neither official threat of punishment nor sincere requests for the end of mistreatment could stop some military men from sharing nude photos of their female fellow service members. Marine and Navy laws being updated to specifically ban revenge porn, and to nearly 100 female Marine Corps veterans signing an open letter calling for the end of misogyny in the Corps. Last year, the Defense Department had to investigate members of a now-closed Facebook group (called "Marines United") for sharing nude photos of active female military members (the nude image sharers reportedly started a new group once the first one was discovered, as harassing their female counterparts seemed a temptation too great to resist). Meanwhile, the Corps has trained 200,000 Marines on proper social media usage.Revenge porn has been a pervasive issue in the U.S. In a video posted on Twitter last week, the Marine Corps said the NCIS has examined some 131,000 images on 168 websites and investigated 123 individuals. Another 19 cases are pending, according to the Corps, which said not all of the cases stemmed from the initial Marines United probe. Seven Marines have faced courts-martial, six have been administratively separated from service, 15 received unspecified non-judicial punishments and 27 received adverse administrative actions. The Marines announced last week that 55 Marines had been punished to date for involvement in online sexual harassment. Each service has updated its social media policies, clarifying the sharing of explicit photographs online was harassment. The Pentagon has cracked down on online misconduct in the year since the probe began. The other military services reported some of their servicemembers had been engaged in similar behaviors and others were victims. ![]() Robert Neller, commandant of the Marine Corps, responded to the scandal in a video, telling Marines to focus on training to fight adversaries, not “hiding on social media” and participating in or allowing online activities that disrespect or harm their fellow servicemembers. On March 7, 2017, three days after the initial Marines United report, Gen. The military has struggled to deal with servicemembers’ behavior on social media since last March, when it was revealed by the online news service War Horse that some 30,000 people had joined a now-defunct Facebook group called Marines United, where active-duty and veteran Marines shared nude photos of female servicemembers and others, made derogatory comments about them and threatened some of the women. Within that law, Congress approved court-martial punishment for servicemembers who engaged in the “wrongful broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images,” typically nude photographs shared without the subject’s permission, often called revenge porn. They would not say Monday whether active-duty or reserve servicemembers were suspected of distributing the content, which was made illegal in December as part of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act. Carla Gleason, a spokeswoman for the Pentagon, confirmed the new allegations span beyond the Marine Corps and could include all of the military services. The latest case, unveiled in a report by Vice News last week, alleges 267 photographs of female servicemembers had been shared online in a Dropbox folder titled “Hoes Hoin’.” Immediately upon learning of the new allegations, the Marine Corps alerted the Naval Criminal Investigative Service about the photographs, Marine Corps Capt. WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials have launched a new investigation into allegations files containing hundreds of lewd photographs of servicewomen have been recently shared on the internet, just about one year after a nude photo-sharing scandal rocked the Marine Corps and the Defense Department.
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![]() It is common practice for people to be aware of what their friends are up to but most people ignore what their enemies are doing. Yeah, it's a little pretentious, but mainly we suggest you avoid it for fear of insulting the Don. What does it mean to keep friends close but enemies closer Origin. If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10. Also, the line is quoted in High School Musical 3-which, like The Godfather: Part III, proves that making the third one is almost always taking it too far. Where you've heard itĭid you catch that Pretty Little Liars episode called "Keep Your Friends Close"? Uh-huh, guess what that's referencing? Other pop culture nods have come on Breaking Bad and the X-Files. ![]() Here's an offer you can't refuse: check out the clip here. This quote comes after an assassination attempt on Michael, when he advises one his underlings to pretend like he's cool with the guy who ordered the hit. 'Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer' means to keep em close, as silent reminders, so you can look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'Today, I am strong. The sequel also gives us flashbacks of his dad Vito Corleone's formative days in Sicily. Proving that a sequel can actually be better than the original, The Godfather: Part II continues the story of mafia boss Michael Corleone as he struggles to tighten his grip on his underworld empire. This line is spoken by Michael Corleone (played by Al Pacino) in the movie The Godfather: Part II, directed by Francis Ford Coppola (1974). Wisdom Friendship Peace Relationship The Godfather Trilogy Experience Movie Assorted Movie Character Context ![]() "See ya!" ― Bruce Banner to Cull Obsidian Obsidian confronts his enemies in Wakanda ![]() ![]() Confused upon the location that he was suddenly being thrown in, Obsidian looked above the Inter-Dimensional Portal and tried to return through it, but Wong closed it, cutting off his forearm. As Obsidian attacked, Wong used his Sling Ring to teleport him to Antarctica. Now having Stark being electrocuted from his suit and trapped by the hammer's grasp, Obsidian took this opportunity to kill him with his hidden blade. Obsidian is tricked into being in Antarctica During this time, Obsidian gained the upper hand against Stark by slamming him against the ground with his hammer. During the battle, the Cloak of Levitation flew past, leading Stark to tell Parker to chase after it. Obsidian was then attacked by Parker with the piece of the taxi cab was thrown by him. Obsidian grabbed a piece of the taxi cab that was cut off and threw it at Stark. Stark used his repulsors against Obsidian but he used his own shield to protect himself from the blast. ![]() However, he was stopped by Peter Parker, causing frustration and threw him out of the park. Obsidian chased him over to the park, breaking through a building and throwing his hammer at his way. As Maw battled against the rest of the group, Obsidian threw his chain hammer at Stark, sending him into a nearby park. Stark blasted Obsidian away with his repulsors, sending him flying across the street and Maw moving him away to land on the ground. Obsidian rushed over to fight Stark only to have his attack blocked from his shield and then punched in the face. Stark intended for Banner transform into the Hulk and take out Obsidian, but Banner was unable to transform, leaving Stark to confront him. After Maw grew irritated with Stark, Obsidian was ordered to bring the Time Stone to him. Upon arriving, Obsidian and Maw beamed down to the street and were confronted by Doctor Strange, Wong, Tony Stark, and Bruce Banner. Obsidian and Ebony Maw traveled to New York City on Earth in their Q-Ship. "Bring me the stone." ― Ebony Maw to Cull Obsidian Using the power of the newly acquired Space Stone, Thanos made a wormhole to teleport himself and the Order out of the Statesman, and used the Power Stone to destroy the ship. Loki then tried to distract them by telling Thanos that he will be of allegiance to him however, he was then killed after trying to kill Thanos. Obsidian and the Black Order teleport away Once the Space Stone was given to Thanos, he placed it in his Infinity Gauntlet, and demanded them to find the rest of the Infinity Stones on Earth so they could meet on Titan, leading Obsidian to humbly bow for their father. Obsidian bows down over Thanos' allegianceĪfter Thanos defeated Hulk, Obsidian watched as Heimdall used dark magic to send him away on the Bifrost Bridge, before being killed. Obsidian moved to intervene, but was restrained by Ebony Maw who told him to let Thanos have his fun. As Loki was going to give the Tesseract to Thanos, Hulk violently attacked him. After Obsidian and the Order killed half of the Asgardians on board, Thanos demanded that Loki hand over the Tesseract to him in exchange for Thor’s life. Obsidian participated in Thanos' assault on the Statesman in search of the Space Stone. Obsidian watches as Thanos fights the Hulk A week later, the Sanctuary II intercepted by he Statesman. They first went to Xandar, where Thanos stole the Orb from the Nova Corps Headquarters after defeating the Nova Corps and proceeded to massacre half of the Xandarians. In 2018, Obsidian and the rest of the Black Order accompanied Thanos on his quest to acquire the Infinity Stones. Obsidian watches on during Thor's suffering "Let him have his fun." ― Ebony Maw to Cull Obsidian Install the UNiGiNE Heaven software and then run Heaven Benchmark 4.0 from your Start menu.Once it’s open, you should run a base test to see how your graphics card performs on default clock settings. It’s now time to open the UNiGiNE Heaven stress testing software. This is the control panel – use this to overclock your core clock, memory clock, and fan speed.This is the memory clock speed – this can also be overclocked, but only after testing the core clock.This is your core clock speed – this is the main speed you’ll be overclocking.Details for each element have been provided below. In the image above, we’ve numbered the different elements in Afterburner that you need to pay attention to. You’ll need to get to grips with this software as you stress test your GPU. Now that we’ve gone over the basics, let’s look at how you can start to overclock your GPU.įirst, open up MSI Afterburner. Getting Started With The Overclocking Software It’s best to start slow and make your way up until you notice problems. If you try to push your GPU too hard with the MSI Afterburner overclocking software, your graphics card will either show graphical glitches, or your PC will crash.ĭon’t worry – you can simply dial your GPU speeds back down to a safe level if this happens. As a result, you must test your own overclocking speeds to find the sweet spot. For example, your GTX 1080 may be able to safely overclock to a higher speed than your friend’s GTX 1080. It’s important to find a good balance between more performance and a stable temperature for your graphics card.Įvery GPU is different. Understanding What Overclocking a GPU Doesīefore we get into the overclocking process, let’s first talk about what overclocking a GPU actually does.Įssentially, overclocking a GPU increases its performance by boosting the speed that the graphical processor works at.Īll GPUs are set to run at a certain speed, called the base clock, but different cards usually have the potential to surpass the speed set by the manufacturer.īy overclocking the speed, your GPU will increase in temperature and it will draw more power. Finally, if you’d like an extra temperature and voltage monitor, you can download GPU temp.For stress testing software, you should download Heaven Benchmark.For overclocking software, you should download MSI Afterburner from MSI.com.The overclocking software suggested below already does this, but it’s nice to have an external program that can be minimized to the system tray. You may also want to download an optional third program that can monitor your GPU temperature. Secondly, you’ll need a program that can stress test your system to make sure the settings you’ve used are stable. Firstly, you’ll need the software that can be used to set new speeds for your GPU. Modern graphics cards, such as the RTX 4000 series GPUs, are also insanely powerful and do not require overclocking.To overclock your graphics card, you’ll need two pieces of software. There are very capable and powerful processors in the market these days, like the AMD Ryzen 7000 series and Intel's 13th-gen Raptor Lake processors. The hardware vendor could well figure out what happened to the hardware if you attempt to return a damaged unit.īut generally, your system will shut down before anything truly horrendous happens. This is assuming you haven't damaged the CPU, of course. ![]() Yes, the warranty should be restored if you've reversed your CPU or GPU overclock and all the settings are now back to their default values. ![]() Is the Warranty Restored if I Reverse the Overclock? However, there is absolutely no way for the vendor to know unless you willingly tell them you overclocked it. ![]() Technically, yes, it does void the warranty of your CPU and GPU since you're exceeding the processor's default specs. Furthermore, CPU and motherboard manufacturers often build with overclocking in mind, producing special hardware that suits overclocking. Processors and graphics cards are now much more capable of handling heat because cooling systems have improved over the years. ![]() Overclocking is not as dangerous as it once was. Alphacool Eispumpe VPP755- Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper 360mm- Alphacool Cape Corp Coolplex Pro 10 LT- 5x Be Quiet! Silent Wings 3 PWM- Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (Used when Switching Coolers) Intel Core i7-7700K- MSI Z270 Gaming M7- Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 2400 MT/s- 1x 1TB Toshiba OCZ RD400 (M.2, System SSD)- 2x 960GB Toshiba OCZ TR150 (Storage, Images)- Be Quiet Dark Power Pro 11, 850W PSU- Windows 10 Pro (All Updates) Special thanks goes to AMD for ensuring our two labs received the same hardware for evaluation, Gigabyte for replacing our Founders Edition card with its GeForce GTX 1060 G1 Gaming 6G, and MSI for replacing our AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB with its own Radeon RX 480 Armor 8G OC. However, all results are generated using the latest drivers, including AMD's Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.2 package, the 500-series press driver, and Nvidia's 381.65 Game-Ready driver. After experimenting with the Windows 10 Creators Update, we were forced to uninstall it after discovering compatibility issues between several games and our measurement software. As mentioned, we set aside our reference-class boards in favor of factory-overclocked models that better represent today's selection of available products. ![]() ![]() (performance) and German (power, acoustics, thermal) labs. Specifically, for this review, we split testing between our U.S. If you'd like more detail about our general approach, check that piece out. We introduced our new test system and methodology in How We Test Graphics Cards. Specifications Test System and Methodology Interestingly, Sapphire deploys two HDMI 2.0 connectors, likely a nod to enthusiasts with VR headsets, and a pair of DisplayPort 1.4-ready outputs. It's quite a bit different than the Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 that precedes it. The diagram below illustrates Sapphire's design. Rather, we're told the aggressively-overclocked model will sell for $275, making it the priciest RX 580 at launch time. Don't expect to find this board anywhere near AMD's $230 starting price. But it should still address what AMD's "new" cards are capable of. ![]() All of our performance, power, temperature, and acoustic measurements are taken at the 1450 MHz setting, though that latter configuration is in line with what you'll see from most other partner boards.Ĭonsequently, our launch coverage of Radeon RX 580 is more a review of Sapphire's specific implementation than an evaluation of Ellesmere, revamped. It boasts two BIOSes with different clock rates: one sets an ambitious 1450 MHz boost clock and 1411 MHz silent mode, while the other employs a 1411 MHz boost frequency and 1340 MHz silent mode. and German labs received Sapphire's Nitro+ Radeon RX 580 Limited Edition card. Does the performance, pricing, and power of "Polaris, Enhanced" strike hard at Nvidia's GP106 processor, or does it only serve to obfuscate the mainstream market with a new name on something old? The question now is whether Radeon RX 580 changes the narrative in any way. 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I think that's more than enough time to get in whatever state of brainwave activity is needed for dreaming to occur and for the normal healthy psychological provesses to occur. Of course, I'd have no problem with them never sleeping either. I have no problem either with them having a more resiliant psyche or just not having the need to dream at all. Humans that are somehow kept from entering a dream state quickly start to develop psychological problems (thought Piratecat is the go-to guy on this, I think), but elves are not huiman. I have no problems with elves not dreaming because they are not human. There have been any number of explanations as to why elves are not masters of several crafts and professions by the time they would normally begin adventuring - I can even somewhat 'buy' the idea that they have no focus or that they simply live eash day as an hour or whatever, but they all ring false to me. For that reason I think the most common 'house ruled flavor' about elves I've encountered is that they age normally until they hit their late teens or so, then the clock slows down for them s per the rules. It would seem perfectly logical, but for the balance issues. This was part of the explanation for their resistance to Charm effects, that they have relived the events of their life so many times they know their own mind and desires quite well, and this gives them a measure of protection from effects which would tamper with their mind. They might not have symbolic or surreal dreams, but a lifespan in the centuries, with a childhood lasting decades would give somebody plenty of time to grasp abstract concepts, even if they came to them slower than they would to a human. ![]() Instead of "dreaming" like humans would, they relive past events of their life, or imagine alternate outcomes to them, over and over. ![]() The basic idea is that elves spend their 4 hours resting in a deep meditative state, reflecting on events of the day and of their life. What is in 3e called "trance" was referred to as "reverie" there. Okay, elves don't "sleep" the same way that humans do, they call it "trance" in 3e, but the basic idea that they don't sleep the same way other races do was first introduced in 2e in the Complete Book of Elves (which while full of broken "crunch", did establish a lot of background on D&D elves which has been reused elsewhere). ![]() S, E, NE, S, GET SANDWICHES, E, D, N, IN, DROP Stay tuned as the world of Colossal Cave keeps expanding.ĭJ Williams Director of Marketing 20 Press Kit: I (You start outside a small brick building) The latest thrilling chapter: an eagerly anticipated Xbox release! Upcoming releases are set to conquer PicoVR, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR2, iOS, and Android. A 'living game', Colossal Cave thrives on continuous enhancements with a pipeline of exciting updates lined up. Contact for scheduling.Ĭolossal Cave, already a hit on platforms like PC, Mac, Linux, SteamDeck, SteamVR, Meta Quest 2, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 5, continues its mission to captivate players across every gaming platform. Ken and Roberta are currently taking interview requests. Their saga is your saga let's tell it together. These pioneers are back, eager to share their visionary journey. Cygnus Entertainment, through games like Colossal Cave, is reigniting the legacy, reimagining the past for the future. Their ambition is no less than to reinvent the adventure genre, delivering a gaming experience that's both familiar and classic, but innovative and enhanced for modern platforms. Rekindling the magic of the golden age of gaming, Ken and Roberta Williams, the trailblazers behind the industry dominating Sierra On-Line, return with Cygnus Entertainment. The company invites all adventurers to dust off their home-crafted, vintage Colossal Cave maps and descend into the adventure of a lifetime. In honor of the game's launch, Cygnus Entertainment is offering a special launch promotion, available for a limited time only. It is something completely new, but with deep historical roots." Like Peter Jackson made The Lord of the Rings into a movie, we reimagined the Colossal Cave for modern technologies. I remind them that Lord of the Rings is an 'old' book. "I want them to sense danger, or experience exhilaration upon finding something important," Roberta WilliamsĪccording to Ken Williams, "Initially, I feared players may see this as an 'old' game. Players journey through 14 magical realms, each whispering hidden tales, offering breathtaking vistas, or hosting an array of cave-dwelling oddities. Today, Cygnus Entertainment stays true to the spirit of this golden age classic, all while breathing new life into it through the best technologies available. ![]() Colossal Cave would go on to inspire games like King's Quest, Zork, Monkey Island, ToeJam & Earl, and Carmen Sandiego. The game's sprawling cave system and intricate puzzles ignited the imagination of industry pioneers like Roberta Williams, leading to the birth of the world's first graphic computer game, Mystery House. Originally developed in the mid-1970s as a text-adventure game, Colossal Cave has enchanted generations of gamers and challenged their problem-solving prowess. For the first time ever, Xbox users can embark on a journey that marries retro-cool with magical adventure, exploring the enigmatic and fantastical world of Colossal Cave, brimming with secret treasures, mystical creatures, and riddles to confound even the wisest sage. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Cygnus Entertainment, a boutique studio helmed by industry legends Ken and Roberta Williams, proudly announces the launch of the legendary Colossal Cave game on Xbox One and Series X|S. Legendary Designer Roberta Williams Revives the Spirit of Classic Adventures with the Xbox Launch of Colossal Cave ![]() 30 days following the due date of the company tax return (with extensions) Contributions to correct failed plan testing - top heavy minimums. Non-safe harbor matching and nonelective contributions. Last day of the plan year following the plan year in which the contribution is being made. If you haven’t deposited employees’ elective deferrals as soon as you could have, find out how you can correct this mistake. Safe harbor matching and nonelective contributions. The Department of Labor provides a 7-business-day safe harbor rule for employee contributions to plans with fewer than 100 participants. Time for depositing elective deferralsĮmployers must deposit employee contributions to the retirement plan’s trust or individual accounts as soon as they can reasonably be segregated from the employer’s general assets. If the employee's total contributions exceed the deferral limit, the difference is included in the employee's gross income. Catch-up contributions may also be allowed if the employee is age 50 or older. ![]() The elective deferral limit for SIMPLE plans is 100% of compensation or $15,500 in 2023, $14,000 in 2022, and $13,500 in 20. SEP Contribution Limits (including grandfathered SARSEPs).401(k) and Profit-Sharing Plan Contribution Limits.The limits differ depending on the type of plan. The plan must specifically state that contributions or benefits cannot exceed certain limits. There are limits to how much employers and employees can contribute to a plan (or IRA) each year. A contribution is the amount an employer and employees (including self-employed individuals) pay into a retirement plan. The software libraries used to create FlightGear have varied over time. To turn it into a usable program it must be compiled for a given platform. Unlike commercial software titles, the main output of the project is simply the release of a collection of code.
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