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First ladies detective agency8/15/2023 Matekoni's advice, Precious winds up at the Go Go Handsome Men's Bar armed with a photograph of Kremlin. Alice Busang, suspecting her husband Kremlin of being a philanderer, hires the agency to find out the truth. The next day, Precious stakes out Happy's home, only to witness the man doing a jig seconds after his daughter has served him breakfast and rushed off to work.īack at the office, as Botswana's only female detective ponders how she will expose this "Daddy," a second case walks in the door. Being infirm, he's taken up residence in Happy's home, freeloading off her hard-earned success and her desire to be a dutiful daughter. Then out of nowhere the agency gets its first case: Happy Bapetsi and her dubious "Daddy." Happy Bapetsi's father has miraculously returned after abandoning his little girl and her now-deceased mother years ago. Relieved to have work after losing out on job opportunities to younger, more scantily-clad but less competent classmates, the off-putting Mme Makutsi still manages to make Precious think twice about her decision. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.Īlthough business is slow (as in non-existent), Mme Ramotswe gives the awkward and officious Grace Makutsi - who graduated from the Botswana College of Secretarial and Office Skills with unprecedented score of 97% on her examinations - a month's trial as her secretary. Matekoni and BK, the flamboyant owner of the Last Chance Beauty Salon next door, Precious opens the No. "Dumela, Mma." In Gaborone, Mma Ramotswe sets up shop in a small disheveled former post office in a neighborly Kgale Hill shopping center. Disturbed by what they've learned, Precious and JLB continue their journey, hoping that the worst has not happened - that the son has been murdered and his body used for witchcraft. The police and the local community are out in force with search lights and efforts to comfort his distraught father, Ernest Morapedi. Impressed by her ability to size him up, JLB is convinced she will do well in her new profession.Īs they near Gaborone and the skies darken, they encounter a tragedy - a young boy has disappeared. As they get acquainted, she tells JLB of her plans to be a detective. JLB Matekoni, the owner of the Tlokweng Road Speedy Motors repair shop, comes from Gaborone to tow her in. When her van breaks down along the way, Mr. But Precious has her own ideas of what to do with her windfall: She sells the herd at auction and hits the road for Botswana's big-city capital Gaborone. Lucky presses an affronted Precious to consider his help with her great inheritance. And before his passing, he gave her 180 cows and requested that should she ever marry again that her second husband be a kind man.Īs the villagers of Mochudi mourn her late daddy, Precious's abusive ex-husband Note (a trumpet player) and her father's conniving former lawyer, Lucky Sesana, pay their respects. He told her to be patient but most of all "to love my country, Botswana - the finest place on God's earth." When she got older he gave her his van - a little white pickup truck. Rra Obed Ramotswe taught her to use her eyes, ears and memory, instilled a sense of justice and helped her take pleasure in solving a mystery. "I learned many things from my father," recalls Precious Ramotswe. Written by Richard Curtis and Anthony Minghella
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Game of life 2 switch review8/15/2023 These themes were the highlight of the experience for me as a lot of imagination was poured into finely-tuning each theme and they all come alive with colourful graphics and cute animations. On top of all that, there will be many more boards available down the road as DLC. Right now, you can choose to play on the classic board as well as the chilly frozen lands, the Halloween-inspired haunted hills, or the magical fairytale kingdom. That's right The Game of Life 2 features a handful of board themes that not only change the in-game visuals, they also alter the careers, choices, and more. Plus, there are some rather interesting themes as well. However, it does have many modernizations in its careers, choices, and such that make it a much more contemporary experience. Now, The Game of Life 2 follows the classic board game formula very closely as all you do is spin a wheel, move along a board with occasional branching paths, and make the odd decision. However, as an adult The Game of Life doesn't really have as much of an appeal because you may have already accomplished some of these milestones. Will you get married? Have kids? What kind of job will you settle with? As a kid, it really gets your imagination going. Back then, the primary appeal of the game was imagining all of the different paths you can take in life. When I was a kid, I remember playing The Game of Life. Enjoy your stay and visit us again soon! □ Time for this naughty witch to give the wheel a spin! │ We value your experience at Video Chums so we display very few ads. The Game of Life 2 is also available for PS4, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Oneīelieve it or not, The Game of Life has been around since 1860 and after all these many years, it finally has a digital-only sequel. Maciejewski playing a Nintendo Switch on Ma□
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Hp spectre x360 15 2 in 18/15/2023 That means the Home key is to the right of the Backspace key. HP put the Home-key row to the right of the keyboard, running down vertically. I will, however, raise one possible issue: the Home key. There's no flex on the body when typing on a desk, and it is just a satisfying experience. The Spectre x360 15's keyboard is likely my favorite keyboard on any laptop. HP also ensured that each key feels the same, for consistency. If it's too fast the key pushes your finger, too slow and the key feels stuck. Ideally, the keys bounce back at the same rate as your fingers leave them. HP spent a lot of time on the so-called "force curves" of each key, or how the keys feel when you push them down, as well as on the return. You get the same 1.5mm of key travel, but because the keys are now ash silver you get much better contrast with the backlit chicklet keys. The Spectre x360 15's keyboard is even better than the 13-inch version's keypad. So you'll likely have even more options later this year when that device is released.Ī typing delight HP Spectre x360 15 keyboard HP also says the Spectre x360 15 will work with the forthcoming N-Trig Universal Pen, which should work on Wacom tablets and all Windows products that use a stylus. I'm not an artist, but I can't say it felt radically different from use on the Surface. Microsoft Surface Pen (top) vs HP Active Pen (bottom)īeing able to flip the Spectre x360 into tablet mode and use the pen, or just use it on the display to navigate, use Stick Notes or draw, is a great option to have. The colors are not overly vibrant, and while the screen is glossy, I didn't find reflections too bothersome. I like this display panel in the Spectre x360 15. The 4K (3840 x 2160) IPS display HP uses in the Spectre x360 15 is a different class than Sharp IGZO display found in Dell's XPS line. The real concerns are impacts on performance and battery life. The argument over the need for 4K displays in laptops won't end anytime soon, but no one can deny that they look great. Overall, while the Spectre x360 15 is one of the heavier 15.6-inch laptops that's not quad-core, its outstanding build quality, machined body, and elegant color choice makes this notebook feel substantial and worth every dollar. I'm not sure how you engineer around that, as the hinge needs to be flexible enough to switch to tent, presentation and tablet modes without much force. To be clear, this doesn't happen when typing in your lap, but it's an apparent side effect of having a large, 15.6-inch touch display with an aluminum chassis. Due to the x360 hinge that lets you turn the device into a tablet, you can shake the laptop until the display slips down on its hinge. My only real gripe with this laptop is a small one. Nonetheless, HP maintains a very distinct look with the Spectre x360 series, and no one will mistake it for a MacBook Pro. It's a dense beast that very much mimics the beautiful qualities of Apple's devices. The all-metal feel makes it rather heavy at 4.42lbs (2kg), but that just adds to the quality feel. The HP Spectre x360 15 is made from CNC machined aluminum, and it's outstanding. That's a good thing, too, because HP found, in my opinion, the sweet spot between form and function. The 15-inch Spectre is very similar in design to the 13-inch version, just bigger. 2x USB-C (1x Thunderbolt 3 1x USB-C 3.1)įront-facing HP TrueVision FHD IR webcam with integrated dual-array digital microphonesġ7.78 mm (H) x 355.6 mm (W) x 253.49 mm (D)Īn all-metal beauty HP Spectre x360 design
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Open sqlite file in r8/14/2023 # Write the mtcars dataset into a table names mtcars_data It should be an R data frame or an object coercible to an R data frame.Īfter that, you can use the function dbListTables() with the SQLite database connection as an argument to check that you have successfully created the table. value: The data that you want to insert.name: The name you want to use for your table.conn: The connection to your SQLite database.This function can take multiple arguments, but, for now, let's focus on the following: Once you have the database created and your data in proper shape, you can go ahead and create a table inside the database using the dbWriteTable() function. db file has been created on your working directoryĬonn <- dbConnect(RSQLite::SQLite(), "CarsDB.db") # Create a connection to our new database, CarsDB.db # Load the mtcars as an R data frame put the row names as a column, and print the header. If you want to operate with a transient in-memory database however, you can omit the path argument or type ":memory:"). If you are creating a new one, simply give it a name of your choice as I do below. However, this is not usually what you want, so let's create a proper database for the mtcars dataset using the function dbConnect(), which takes the following arguments: RSQLite can create ephemeral in-memory transient SQLite databases just as it happens when you open the SQLite command line. The first step as you may have guessed is to create a database. Furthermore, I will cover how to use parameterized queries and operations like INSERT or DELETE that do not return tabular results. We will go over the basics of how to perform essential tasks such as sending queries to a SQLite database or creating tables using RSQLite. However, in this tutorial, we will focus on how to use SQLite databases in R using the RSQLite package. So far in DataCamp, you have been exposed to how to operate with SQLite databases from Python (see the SQLite in Python tutorial by Sayak Paul to learn how to manipulate SQLite databases through the sqlite3 package in Python). As mentioned at the end of my previous tutorial, Beginners Guide to SQLite, SQLite databases are most powerful when used along R and Python.
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Awakened ragna shadowverse deck8/14/2023 Now I'm not sure if you are stuck with 2pp forever or your max pp can still naturally recover until it reaches 10 again (I'm assuming yes), IMO she's the best choice in attrition scenario when you are in topdecking mode. In simple terms, she's Aegis with Rush, but cap you at 2pp instead. You can also play Cocytus or gasp New Order to get around her demerit. It's not easy to both remove a 10/10 body and set up a ward in the same turn, it seems like she'll go well with Maisha and the Gorilla.Įven without Maisha, clearing the board and leave behind a big body is very good against board based decks like Elana, and you still have 3 turns to win before decking out. Not possible at the moment, but someday maybe you can make a deck with almost every single card being storm follower or burn spell so your top deck will guarantee lethal.Ī Bahamut that banishes instead, but in true Portal fashion, also fucks up your deck and makes you deck out in 3 turns. Also, with the new Neutral legendary Shiva, if you can survive until turn 11th it's lethal as well. Luckily, she has great synergy with Odin so an Evo Portal deck with her as finisher may be a thing now. However, none of them will win you the game on the spot and they come with big demerits when played, so you need to have a clear plan on how to win after playing them while taking their demerits into consideration.Ī better Izudia - if not for her demerit of discarding your entire hand. Now for the tokens, all of them are very impactful, "all-or-nothing" and can turn the tide of the match in an instance. Official EN translation here.Īlso, now I know where all the fancy effects for Portal legendary had gone to.įirst thing first, the base spell is nothing to write home about, but it's also a generic 2pp 3 damage (random) removal so it's easy to slot in most decks. So the final Portal legendary was revealed some hours ago, and it's quite an impactful card that's hard to judge at first glance, the tokens all have strong effects but also significant demerits.
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Download buddy list pidgin8/14/2023 You can set the repeat sound to suit your preferences: 60 seconds, 30 seconds, etc. It also lets staff nearby in their offices know when the desk is slammed and no one is immediately picking up a chat, so that we can pitch in on the fly to help out. We rely on sound alerts to let us know of incoming chats, and the looping sound prevents us from accidentally missing anything when the phone rings or we're away from the desk for a short time. In my library's main chat service, we answer the chats on computers near, but not actually right at, the reference desk. The second feature, the repeating new chat alert sound, is especially handy for staffing models where it is not guaranteed that a librarian will be physically looking for incoming chats visually all the time. It means the the librarian answering a transferred chat does not need to follow the "chat management" link in order to read the prior discussion between the patron and the first librarian. The first feature, showing the full history of a chat to the recipient of a transfer, is a very helpful time saver. Automatically cleans up all those buddies that accumulate in your buddy list. Automatically approves incoming buddy requests.Repeats an incoming chat alert noise at a configurable interval in seconds until a librarian sends a message to the patron.Displays the full roll-back of a chat to the recipient of a transfer.Today we're releasing the first version of our LibraryH3lp plugin for Pidgin (Windows version).
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Tim peel video8/14/2023 If one team is earning power plays, you can’t punish them because the other team is not.”ĭuchene and other players around the league cast doubt on “make-up calls” being a regular part of hockey, though he acknowledged “there’s definitely nights where you’re skeptical of it.” “I’ve always been frustrated when I’ve seen even-up calls or stuff like that. “The crazy part is he was talking to (teammate Filip) Forsberg in that clip, and he told our bench that. Nashville’s Matt Duchene on a local radio appearance Wednesday wondered aloud what would have happened if Detroit scored on the power play, won the game and the Predators missed the playoffs by a point. The Predators won 2-0 and were called for four penalties, compared with the Red Wings’ three. I think that was more true 20 years ago.” “I haven’t felt that they’ve felt he need to even it up. “If they absolutely blow a call, I think the referees just leave it there and I don’t think they bring it into the rest of the game,” Maurice said. Peel worked the game with referee Kelly Sutherland. “It wasn’t much, but I wanted to get a (expletive) penalty against Nashville early in the,” the unidentified official was heard saying before the audio cut off. The NHL determined it was Peel’s voice on the TV broadcast of the Predators home game against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night after Nashville forward Viktor Arvidsson was issued a minor tripping penalty five minutes into the second period. NHL vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell said “nothing is more important than ensuring the integrity of our game” and that Peel’s conduct “is in direct contradiction to the adherence to that cornerstone principle that we demand from our officials and that of our fans, players, coaches and all those associated with our game expect and deserve.” It’s just human nature to maybe look for the team that’s down, but it seems to happen all the time.” I don’t believe that that’s how they go about it. “It seems to always get a power play, the team that’s behind. “Watch what happens at the end of games,” said Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour, a former center who played more than 1,600 NHL games. The 54-year-old Peel had planned to retire next month, but his early exit sparked discussion across the league about the approach and mindset of officials tracking the games. Peel will “no longer will be working NHL games now or in the future,” the league said. The NHL announced Wednesday that Tim Peel’s career as a league referee is over after he was picked up by a TV microphone saying he wanted to give the Nashville Predators a penalty, an incident that put the notion of “make-up” calls squarely in the spotlight. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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Miami vice actors8/14/2023 Those four players and Robinson combined for 43 points in Game 1 and 50 in Game 2 against Denver. Martin, on assignment from Charlotte, shot 6 of 17 in the first game and made one of his nine 3-point attempts on the weekend.įast forward three years, and it’s a different world. They were non-factors in a 127-120 game where 11 players scored in double figures three years later, only two other players from that game were still in the NBA ( Shake Milton and Wenyen Gabriel).Īs for Strus, he scored 11 points in his team’s first game that weekend and tore his ACL in the second, leading to his release from a two-way with Chicago and the eventual offseason ride that landed him in Miami. Scattered in one-horse towns across America, each had gone undrafted, and only Martin had signed an NBA contract.įor instance, Highsmith’s team played Vincent’s in one of the first games of the weekend Vincent scored five points on 2-of-11 shooting, and Highsmith scored seven. Viewers that weekend in Vegas in 2019 would have had a tough time discerning that future Heat quartet destined for glory. To say these players weren’t obvious choices is the epitome of understatement. Instead, it’s a story of an organization set up to identify free talent early and quickly pounce when the opportunity becomes available. This is a veteran team that has been in win-now mode for several years some seasons that’s worked out better than others, but what it’s meant in all of them is that relatively few roster spots were available for player development gambles - particularly with tax considerations often forcing them to keep just 14 players. It’s not like Miami’s history with two-ways and minimum guys is littered with bombs and the Heat just got lucky on a few. Indeed, one of the huge (and somewhat ironic) success stories behind the Miami Minimums has been the front office’s willingness to go outside its own organization for player talent. You’ll note that not only were these guys not notable players at the time, but also they weren’t in Miami’s system. There, in a makeshift arena in a convention hall in Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, in front of no fans whatsoever but wall-to-wall NBA scouts, four of Miami’s future NBA finalists would do battle at the G League Showcase: Highsmith of the Delaware Blue Coats, Strus of the Windy City Bulls, Vincent of the Stockton Kings and Martin of the Greensboro Swarm. For instance, you’d be forgiven if you didn’t recognize the significance of the weekend of Dec. Suffice it to say that the successes of these players were not pre-ordained. Forget #HeatCulture this is more like #HeatVultures. The player development part can only happen because the front office keeps finding talent left by the side of the road, over and over and over again. 'It's not for everybody': The truth about 'Heat Culture', according to those who live it |