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![]() Surrounded by spacey, East-Asian influenced beats, Mos Def goes hard on each track, from the psychedelic energy of “Supermagic” to the Slick Rick-featured “Auditiorium,” storytelling tour-de-force “Life in Marvelous Times” and Black Star reunion joint “History” and turns in his best album since Black on Both Sides. Just moments ago, Yasiin Bey (f/k/a Mos Def) and Preservation released REcstatic a free remix project of Mos’ 2009 fourth solo album, The Ecstatic. ![]() The Ecstatic is, in a way, a return to form tighter album-oriented tracks, consistent backdrop from producers Madlib, Oh No and Dilla and a pleasantly unexpected appearance from Talib Kweli. Q-Tips recent The Renaissance set a pretty high bar for highly evolved 90s rappers returning to claim their post-Obama inheritance.And this improbably impeccable fifth album by Mos Def - aka. Since then, it’s been mainly Hollywood time, Mos coming back every now and then for a guest or two – one of them being a perplexing spot on Kanye’s “Drunk and Hot Girls,” which had fans all around the world scratching their heads. After an incredible start to his very-promising career, he dropped the brilliant, though equally puzzling The New Danger in 2004 and then True Magic, which was just plain bad, in 2006. Or rather, should I say, Mos Def wasn’t the kindest to hip-hop. But far more importantly, it also offers a thrillingly accessible demonstration of hip-hop's limitless creative possibilities to those whose experience of the medium stretches no farther than the occasional random episode of Run's House.Hip-hop wasn’t the kindest to Mos Def in the 2000s. With musical borrowings that range from Banda Black Rio to Selda Bagcan and Fela Kuti to Mary Wells, The Ecstatic is undoubtedly a crate-digger's wet dream. And Slick Rick's immortal guest verses contain more compressed humanity than is to be found in the entire oeuvre of Mos Def's TV tormentor, Christopher Hitchens. Outspoken and even prone to some fairly loony conspiracy theorising, The Ecstatic thankfully does not become such a platform, and is a refined selection of strong tracks, which skilfully tread the balance between tight beats and forthright exclamations. ![]() Mos Def's unhappy recent appearance on US talk show host Bill Maher's Real Time may have given YouTube viewers cause to doubt his political perspicacity, but his analytical skills are beyond reproach on this album. Best Tracks: Auditorium Priority The Embassy History Casa Bey. Mos Def has returned to his roots with consistant flow and amazing beats. Ultimately The Ecstatic is a instant classic album. with Noam Chomsky on remix duties, Pretty Dancer proclaims the survival of the phattest ("Too busy surviving to argue about Darwin, darlin'") and History's emotional reunion with Talib Kweli will have people whose lives were changed by Rawkus's first Soundbombing compilation crying into their port and lemon. Its a short track but carries much weight. It wasn’t just that the music was bad (though it certainly was). His last album, Tru3 Magic, was a complete flop. For a while there it appeared Mos was done with hip-hop forever. The irresistible Quiet Dog is Beyoncé's Single Ladies. The idea of celebrating the act of being alive seems so in line with the vibe of a classic hip-hop show, and Mos Def embodies the joy of the genre as well as anyone. Infused with Middle Eastern strings, prayer calls and desert-epic pipes, these stylistic experiments shape, rather than accessorize the album. But just as his co-headlining appearance with Jack Black in Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind and a sequence of Emmy, Tony, Obie and Golden Globe nomination-winning acting performances seemed to signal the end of his career's MC phase, The Ecstatic blasts it into another dimension. But by the shameful standards Mos Def set for himself, any album with some semblance of effort was bound to be heralded as a return to form, and The Ecstatic. The Ecstatic is clearly influenced by this faith, and perhaps Mos Def’s own indifference to the vacuity of mainstream Western culture. Like many of the golden generation of New York rappers whose rise was tied up with the New York independent label Rawkus, Mos Def seemed to lose his way somewhat after switching to a major. ![]() Is there anything fancy I should know regarding the other settings? Sorry for all the questions, I'm trying to get a good grasp.Ĭlick to expand.Thanks a lot Harold! I will set the CQP 15 and I will start using. General consensus on that seems to be 2, but I'm not too keen on the mechanics of the setting (plus they were all talking about streaming). Should I change the value? It's currently at 2.Įdit: Oh and the keyframe interval. Should I switch to VBR/CBR? Does it make much of a difference? What about other settings on the page? I've read around the forums, general consensus seems to be profile main for compatibility, level auto (which I'm unsure what it's for), gpu well depends on what your setup is (mine would be 0), but nothing consistent about b-frames. You mentioned NVEnc on HQ preset, do you use variable or constant bitrate? I was using CQP at like 20ish if I'm not mistaken, with defaults on the rest (meaning: I was not setting a bitrate value). I'm trying to get the absolute best quality source recording while minimizing impact, so I'll try the 50Mbps and see how that goes. I have an ssd but I don't record on it, I have a WD Caviar Blue.Ĭlick to expand.I meant 50 k as in thousand (of kbits), since you put in 50000 in OBS I guess I'm too used to old MMOs where you use k or kk to define amounts of currency, my bad ahah. My specs (which I'm going to upgrade sometime soon): If I have missed a PSA or general thread for this please redirect me there. What would be the best out of the three encoding options for this kind of games? What about those semi-demanding to demanding games though? Overwatch, CS:GO (which, for whatever reason, gives me choppy videos while Overwatch doesn't), GTA V etc. I could just go with x264 at like medium and be done with it (Hearthstone, retro gaming in general). For non-demanding games, this is a non-issue. I have a youtube channel where I usually upload 1080p 60 fps videos, unless it's a demanding game and I can't run it at that resolution while recording (Overwatch for example is very much on that border). I haven't found someone asking for high bitrate local recordings though. I noticed a lot of people were praising x264 for streams where bitrates are generally low, because it's the best looking at low bitrates. I have been using OBS for a while, and also been trying x264 and NVENC. ![]() Secondly, Sapixcraft, while available at very high resolutions, doesn't go for the hyper-realistic route with its textures. Firstly, there are lots of packs to choose from, each at a different resolution ranging from 16x all the way up to a staggering 512x so you can pick the right pack for your machine. Sapixcraft texture packs stand out from the rest in a couple of ways. Best Minecraft texture packs and download links Sapixcraft Texture Pack Sapixcraft Note that most of the texture packs below require Optifine to use. In the Settings menu, click on "Resource Packs", find your downloaded texture pack in the left column and click the arrow icon that appears when you hover over it. Move the ZIP file of your downloaded texture pack into this "resourcepacks" folder.Click on the "resourcepacks" folder to open it.You'll be brought to your Minecraft directory. Open up a new window of Windows Explorer and type into the address bar: "%appdata%\.minecraft" and hit Enter.It will appear in your Downloads folder as a ZIP file. Here's how to install a Minecraft texture pack for Java Edition: Watch on YouTube How to install Minecraft texture packs for Java Edition Note: if you don't use Java Edition, check out our list of the best free Minecraft Bedrock texture packs instead! They range from extremely realistic and high resolution (512x) all the way down to 8x and less, and I've also included a section at the top of the list explaining how to install a Minecraft texture pack, for those who are just now looking to try out their first texture pack. Some aim to make Minecraft's textures as realistic and high resolution as possible, while others opt for a more stylised, thematic approach.īelow we've listed the 15 best texture packs for Minecraft Java Edition 1.19. Some packs update every single block in the game to look different, while others only change one or two block types. There's a stunning variety of Minecraft texture packs out there nowadays. But there are so many other options out there once you start to introduce texture packs into your game. Every single face of every single block in the game is made up of 256 pixels of varying colours, and over 10 years of mining and exploring, we players can get very used to those textures. Want to know where to download the best Minecraft texture packs? Minecraft has a very familiar and distinctive default look. Because the slices are cut down to the bone for you, all you need to do is get them off the bone. Not only does a spiral ham allow the glaze (the best part!) to cover more surface area between each and every slice, it also makes carving so much easier. With the right type of ham (see below!) and a super easy technique (honestly, it's nothing like carving a turkey), you can serve your hungry guests in no time. Here's a tip: To keep the ham warm until it's time to glaze, cover it with foil or place it in a baking bag.There's no need to stress about being tasked with carving the ham. When you bake ham uncovered, the water can evaporate, leaving the ham dry and unappetizing. Yes, it is a good idea to cover the ham with foil while it bakes as this will help it stay moist. Should You Cover the Ham When You Bake It? This method simplifies the process of thawing and reheating the ham. It is a good idea to remove as much air from the bags as possible and label them with the freezing date. It is recommended that you divide the ham into equal portions in freezer bags and freeze each portion separately. You can freeze cooked ham for up to 2 months if you freeze it properly. Alternatively, you can place the ham in shallow airtight containers or wrap it tightly with aluminum foil. Then, wrap it with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator. Before storing your ham, allow it to cool to room temperature. How Long to Bake a Ham Per Pound How to Store Cooked Ham in the Fridge.Ĭooked ham can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days. Then, remove the ham from the water to a roasting pan, glaze it, and bake at 400 F for 15 minutes. Then, cover it with fresh water in a large pot and boil it for 25 minutes for each pound. Soak the ham in water in the refrigerator for 4 to 12 hours. You should let the spiral ham rest for about 5 minutes after cooking. So, 10 pounds of spiral ham will take about 100 minutes or 1 hour and 40 minutes. Spiral ham should be baked at 325 F for 10 minutes per pound. Ham Cooking Time Per Pound How Long to Cook a Fresh Ham Per Pound Type of Ham You should bake a pre-cooked packaged ham until the internal temperature reaches at least 145 F, but some brands of precooked ham should be cooked to 165 F instead. ![]() How Long to Bake a Precooked Smoked Ham Per Pound Cook for about 35 minutes at high pressure. To make your ham in a pressure cooker, add all the other ingredients to the pressure cooker and place the ham in it with the cut side facing down. Unlike slow cookers, pressure cookers allow you to throw all the ingredients in at once to make a delicious meal. In a Pressure Cooker: You probably consider your Instant Pot your best friend in the kitchen if you own one.Be sure to use a meat thermometer so that you know when your ham is done! Depending on the size of the ham, it may take up to 12 hours for it to fully cook. ![]() ![]() In a Slow Cooker: Slow-cooking your ham on the low setting for at least 6 to 8 hours is the best option if you have a slow cooker large enough that the ham will fit in it.According to your ham's weight, calculate how long it will take to cook in the oven. Make sure to place an inch of water in the roasting pan so the ham cooks evenly. In a Conventional Oven: Frozen ham should be cooked at 325 F for 18 to 20 minutes per pound.You can find more details in the following table regarding how long to cook a ham per pound: Ham Cut ![]() However, feel free to adjust the cooking time as cooking times can vary according to the cut and thickness of the ham. If you cook a ham at 350 F, you should cook the ham for 10 to 12 minutes per pound. Ham's Cooking Time Per Pound How Many Minutes Per Pound Should You Cook A Ham At 350 F? ![]() “It’s important to understand how the brain develops normally, partly because it helps us understand what makes humans unique and partly because it can give us important insights into how neurodevelopmental disorders can arise,” he said. John Mason, professor of molecular neural development at the University of Edinburgh, who was not involved in the research, said it highlighted the power of organoids for the study of brain development. Tests showed that delaying the effects of Zeb2 made gorilla brain tissue grow larger, while turning it on sooner in human brain organoids made them grow more like the ape ones. Known as Zeb2, it switches on later in human tissue, allowing the cells to divide more before they mature. The researchers went on to identify a gene that is crucial to the process. Mathematical modelling of the process showed that the difference in cell proliferation happens so early in brain development, that it ultimately leads to a near doubling in the number of neurons in the adult human cerebral cortex compared with that in the great apes. Lancaster, whose study is published in Cell, added: “You have an increase in the number of those cells, so once they switch to making the different brain cells, including neurons, you have more to start with, so you get an increase in the whole population of brain cells across the entire cortex.” In human brain tissue, so-called neural progenitor cells – which go on to make all of the cells in the brain – divided more than those in great ape brain tissue. They then grew these cells in such a way that encouraged them to turn into brain organoids – little lumps of brain tissue a few millimetres wide.Īfter several weeks, the human brain organoids were by far the largest of the lot, and close examination revealed why. In an effort to understand the process, Lancaster and her colleagues collected cells, often left over from medical tests or operations, from humans, gorillas and chimps, and reprogrammed them into stem cells. But working out why has been fraught with difficulty, not least because developing human and great ape brains cannot easily be studied. The healthy human brain typically reaches about 1,500cm 3 in adulthood, roughly three times the size of the 500cm 3 gorilla brain or the 400cm 3 chimp brain. “We are able to account for almost all of the size difference.” “What we see is a difference in cellular behaviour very, very early on that allows the human brain to grow larger,” said Dr Madeleine Lancaster, a developmental biologist at the Medical Research Council’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. Tinker with the switch and the human brain loses its growth advantage, while the great ape brain can be made to grow more like a human’s. ![]() ![]() Tests on the tiny “brain organoids” reveal a hitherto unknown molecular switch that controls brain growth and makes the human organ three times larger than brains in the great apes. ![]() Sets Veterinarian skill to desired level. Sets Snowboarding skill to desired level. Sets Rocket Science skill to desired level. Sets Rock Climbing skill to desired level. ![]() Sets Research Debate skill to desired level. Sets Gourmet Cooking skill to desired level. Sets Flower Arranging skill to desired level. Sets hidden Skating skill to desired level. For example, if you want to raise your Sim’s baking skill to level 8, you’d enter ‘ t_skill_level major_baking 8‘ into the cheat console. Makes the selected Sim an acquaintance with all other Sims.įor the below-listed skill cheats, you’ll need to enter the correct skill code followed by the level you want to set it to. Modifies the relationship between two targeted Sims. Promotes your Sim in their current career.ĭemotes your Sim in their current career. Replace ‘x’ with the career you’d like to assign to a Sim. Replace ‘x’ with the trait you want to add to your Sim (i.e ‘hardlyhungry’/ ‘snob’) Resets a Sim (useful if they’re stuck or not doing anything you tell them to).įills all needs for every Sim in the household. Replace ‘x’ with whichever motive you want to fill. It’s worth noting that while this cheat will then be enabled for your save going forward, many cheats listed below will need to be entered each time you load up the game.Ĭompletes the current Milestone for your Sim’s aspiration.Īllows Sims to be fully edited in CAS mode. If at any point you’d like to turn these off, simply type ‘ testingcheats off‘ or ‘ testingcheats false‘.Firstly, you’ll need to enter ‘ testingcheats true‘ or ‘ testingcheats on‘, as some cheats require this to work correctly.If you’ve done this correctly, a white bar will appear in the top left corner of your screen where you can now enter a cheat. How to turn on testing cheats in The Sims 4 PS4/PS4/Xbox: Hold down all four shoulder buttons.To bring it up, press the following buttons on your platform of choice: The cheat console is where you’ll be entering all of the codes found here in this guide. While there are mods that can be downloaded that enable cheats to be accessed by clicking on certain UI elements, using The Sims 4’s cheat console is the main method that Simmers will need to use. EA / Maxis Some of the cheats in The Sims 4 have been around since the very first game! How to enable cheats in The Sims 4 on PC and Console ![]() ![]() Green relies on the power of the Vivace RF microneedling device, which can be tailored to a variety of needle lengths, and is the only device of its kind to contain both monopolar and bipolar capabilities. There are many different RF microneedling devices, including the Infini and Factora devices, but few that successfully combine the flexibility of radiofrequency and microneedling treatments using a wide variety of modalities. RF microneedling combines microneedling with the power of fractional radiofrequency and is safe to use on patients with both fairer and darker skin, as well as those dealing with rosacea, melasma, or active acne lesions. This in turn is able to tighten and rejuvenate the skin, which can help to even skin tone and reduce the appearance of acne scars, fine lines, and stretch marks. 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Microneedling devices are excellent for reducing the appearance of the most common types of acne scars, known as ice-pick, rolling, and boxcar scars.Ģ5-34 year old woman treated with VBeam and Ematrix for Acne Scars Microneedling uses tiny pinpricks to the skin in order to stimulate the wound healing processes of the body, boosting elastin and collagen production and often rewiring the skin’s natural memory of scarring. The field of dermatology has developed a variety of different treatment options for removing acne scars in recent years, and one of the most popular methods to reduce the appearance of textured acne scars is that of microneedling. For many acne patients, it can be difficult later to minimize the appearance of acne scarring. Acne scars can affect patients from the teenage years and last throughout adulthood. It’s one of the most common skin conditions in the world and, unfortunately, painful acne can often leave a mark both physically and emotionally after it subsides. 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That said, United Front haven’t ironed out all the bugs with this version which is a shame. ![]() People are more tightly packed and their interactions are noticeably smoother, and they don’t force the engine to grind to a halt when more than twenty are on-screen at once. The main game is a good size on its own, but now you’re also seeing it running at (an albeit inconsistent) 60fps, and the improved visuals bring the dark-lit streets to life like never before. ![]() You can also partake of various side activities like street races or helping out random strangers with small favours.Īs with many Definitive Editions, you’re getting a good deal here, especially with the DLC thrown in. Combat is combo and counter-based, like a more arcadey Batman: Arkham Asylum, with retaliatory strikes and heavy-hitting combos interspersed with some truly mean environmental attacks (ram a guy’s head into a spinning fan for extra gore points). Sleeping Dogs uses the GTA template ably to allow you to commit questionable acts in a open environment, helping people out or beating them down as you work your way up the proverbial food chain. Which is all well and good and makes for a compelling, well acted plot, but what it ultimately amounts to (and this is not a criticism) is shooting people, beating up thugs and driving stolen cars ridiculously fast. As the story gathers pace and it becomes harder for him to trust anyone or even keep his own secret quiet, Shen struggles to decide where his true loyalties lie. Sleeping Dogs tells the story of Wei Shen, a former low-level Triad player turned LA cop turned undercover mole, who has relocated to his hometown in an effort to infiltrate his old gang, the Sun On Yee.īacked up by a handful of supporting characters voiced by, among others, Tom Wilkinson, Emma Stone, and Lucy Liu, Shen is a fairly textbook undercover hero, caught halfway between cop and criminal and unsure of which path suits him best. Rather than resurrect that under-performing franchise, United Front simply took the basic framework and setting and added as much cool as possible while completely reworking it. As with many good last-gen games, Sleeping Dogs is now receiving the Definitive Edition treatment as United Front port it over to PS4 and XBO along with all 27 (count them) pieces of DLC, from the zombie infested Nightmare in Northpoint, to various costume and weapon packs.įor those who missed the original release, Sleeping Dogs is essentially a rebuilt True Crime: Streets of Hong Kong. It was released in a comfortable lull, and a combination of high production values and effortless playability outweighed the various graphical glitches and performance issues that threatened to hold it back. It’s no surprise that Sleeping Dogs proved so popular. United Front know this, which is why Sleeping Dogs takes almost no risks with its storytelling but still manages to deliver a thoroughly engrossing and enjoyable experience. There’s something comforting about a well worn plot, about knowing where a narrative is going before it gets there. “I bet he’s gonna die next,” you sneer, as your other half silently weighs the pros and cons of your relationship in their head.īut part of the reason such stories are so successful and watchable is that we have become accustomed to them. “Here comes the ‘difficult moral choice'”, you remark glibly, as the hero is forced to choose between his brother cops and the criminal family he has come to respect. “He’s a bad guy,” you say, as the veteran actor with the “and…” billing is introduced as either the hero’s mentor, superior or weirdly older friend. The whole “undercover cop gets in too deep” storyline has been done a million times in both games and movies, to the point where it’s hard to watch a hardboiled detective story unfold without rolling your eyes and facetiously predicting the plot. |