![]() ![]() The player must then direct Jill to create the cake each customer wants, before the customer becomes tired of waiting and leaves, whereupon Jill loses a life. Customers come in and line up, giving Jill their orders. Gameplay Īs Jill, the player bakes and decorates cakes, trying to fulfill customer's orders as quickly as possible In Cake Mania: Back to the Bakery, Jill tries to win her grandparents a Hawaiian cruise vacation while renovating the bakery. ![]() She also learns how to deal with some very tricky customers along the way. Jill decides to open her own bakery and work her way up the business ladder so she can buy back her grandparents' bakery. When Jill comes back from culinary school, she finds her grandparents' bakery, Evans' Bakery, closed. Jill Evans, who was inspired by her baker grandparents, developed a love for pastry cooking and went to a culinary school. Cake Mania received mixed reviews from critics, with some reviewers praising the game's 'addictive' and 'simple' casual gameplay, while others criticized this as being 'repetitive' and 'shallow'. Some ports of Cake Mania have different titles the Wii version is known as Cake Mania: In the Mix!, and the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions are titled Cake Mania: Bakers Challenge. Windows, Adobe Flash Player, Nintendo DS, Palm OS, Java ME, Mac OS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, WiiĬake Mania is a cooking time management video game developed and published by Sandlot Games in 2006. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Reach out to a local roaster you like and see if they’d be interested in working together. Some place you or your fans may frequent daily. Plus, it’s easier to develop a relationship with someone in your neighborhood. “Obviously freshness is important, so having a local supplier helps a ton,” says Wade. He says the benefits of working with someone close by are numerous. Source LocallyĪt Wooden Robot, Wade works with a local roaster called Enderly Coffee Company. The options are truly endless here, but in talking with both Wade and Chan, along with AleSmith Brewing Company Quality Manager Peter Cronin, we have a few tips to share. Photography courtesy of Wooden Robot Brewery Preparation will be crucial and it all starts with figuring out where to source your coffee. It will all come down to the decisions you make around a few key variables: “The amount of coffee you want to use, the variety and roast of coffee you want to use, how you are going to crush it, then how much time and temperature you’re going to expose it to,” says Wade. “What’s really important is that the aroma and flavor carries through all the way.”īut what are the best ways to achieve this balance? “You should know you’re drinking a coffee beer,” he says. “What’s really important is that you maintain the beer itself, that it has a good balance between coffee and beer, not one or the other.” “A good coffee beer should let the coffee shine,” says Chan. The same can be said by AleSmith Brewing Company Head Brewer Anthony Chan. ![]() But despite the experimentation, Wade says that he always comes back to that key word: balance. In fact, the North Carolina-based brewery loves brewing with coffee so much that they even installed their own coffee bar in the taproom six months ago.Īll in the pursuit to continue finding not only the best way, but also more innovative ways to add coffee to beer. “You want the character of the coffee to complement the character of the beer, not overpower it or get lost in it.” At Wooden Robot, Wade has experimented with a wide variety of coffee beer styles, but at the moment his coffee vanilla blonde ale called Good Morning Vietnam is the most popular. “The most important thing is balance,” says Wooden Robot Brewery Co-Founder and Head Brewer Dan Wade. Otherwise, what’s the point of even attempting to add coffee into a recipe? Photography courtesy of | AleSmith Brewing Companyīefore you even attempt to brew a coffee beer, it’s important to understand the building blocks to a great one. (Hint: it included drinking many cups of coffee and pints of coffee beer) So here, we’ve done our best to wrangle this ever-popular style, breaking down all the different choices you can make to show you the pros and cons of all the considerations you need to make in order to brew your best coffee beer. In an article for Hop Culture on Everything You Need to Know About Coffee Beers, Moksa Brewing Company Head Brewer Derek Gallanosa says there are “hundreds of combinations that a brewery can use” for making coffee beer. Today, with over 9.1k breweries in the country ( Brewers Association,) it’s actually probably pretty hard to find a brewery that hasn’t experimented with putting beans, grinds, cold brew, espresso, and more into a recipe.Ībove photo: Photography courtesy of (on the left) and Wooden Robot Brewery (on the right)Īnd the experimentation with coffee has expanded way beyond stouts and porters, encompassing all manner of styles from coffee blonde ales to coffee lagers to coffee cream ales to coffee saisons to even coffee IPAs.Īt this point, the permutations for writing a coffee beer recipe probably number in the hundreds of thousands. In the next couple of decades, many iconic versions of coffee beers emerged, including Founders Brewing Breakfast Stout, Three Floyds Dark Lord, and Toppling Goliath’s Mornin’ Delight, to name a few. In other words, a beer style chockful of chocolate character highlighted those same flavor profiles in coffee. ![]() Putting coffee into beer can probably be traced back to the mid-to late-1990s when Dogfish Head Brewery, Wisconsin’s New Glarus Brewing, and AleSmith Brewing Company all released coffee stouts.Ī style perfect for an addition of java, stouts, with their darker malts, provided a deep dark base that perfectly complemented the roasted qualities of coffee beans. Whether you get your buzz in the morning (with coffee) or your buzz at night (with beer), there’s no denying that one of craft brewers’ brilliant moves has been putting the two together. ![]() ![]() ![]() Khalifa stated to that the name also came from being called "young Wiz 'cause I was good at everything I did, and my granddad is Muslim, so he gave me that name he felt like that's what I was doing with my music." He got a tattoo of his stage name on his 17th birthday. His stage name is derived from Khalifa, an Arabic word meaning "successor", and wisdom, which was shortened to Wiz when Khalifa was a young boy. Khalifa lived in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School. He is a military brat with his parents' military service causing him to move regularly. His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three years old. Khalifa was born Cameron Jibril Thomaz on Septemin Minot, North Dakota, to parents serving in the military. ![]() In March 2015, he released "See You Again" for the soundtrack of the film Furious 7 and the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks. Wiz released his fifth album Blacc Hollywood on August 18, 2014, backed by the lead single "We Dem Boyz". on December 4, 2012, which was backed by the singles "Work Hard, Play Hard" and "Remember You". His debut album for the label, Rolling Papers, was released on March 29, 2011. He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic, "Black and Yellow", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010 he then signed with Atlantic Records. and released his second album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. His Eurodance-influenced single, "Say Yeah", received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All TimeĬameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), known professionally as Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and actor. ![]() ![]() To diagnose an engine misfire on a Mercedes, all you need is a generic OBD II code reader that can be bought in some cases for under 20 at your local auto parts store or on Amazon’s Best Selling OBD II scanners list. Luckily, the misfire codes are stored in the ECU and are very easy (and inexpensive) to retrieve. If you have the proper tools diagnosing Mercedes cars is easy. Many mechanics and car owners dislike working on Mercedes because they believe MB cars are difficult to diagnose due to the large sensors and electronics. How to diagnose Mercedes Misfire Problems Vibrations go away at high RPMS, typically over 3000.Shaking / Vibrations Noticeable at Low RPMS and idle.Common Engine Misfire Symptomsĭepending on the type of misfire and what caused it, you will notice one or more of the following misfire symptoms: When the fuel/air mixture doesn’t get ignited, one or more cylinders don’t provide any power to turn the engine which gets detected by the Engine Control Unit (ECU) and triggers an engine misfire code. Under normal operation, the fuel and air mixture entering the combustion chamber of your Mercedes-Benz engine ignites. What does it mean when you have Mercedes Engine Misfire This article discusses Mercedes Engine Misfire problems, the most common causes that trigger misfires, and how to diagnose an engine misfire on Mercedes-Benz cars. The first thing that comes to mind when you get an engine misfire is: “This is going to be expensive.” Please take a deep breath because, in most cases, it doesn’t have to be. As soon as an engine misfire occurs on a Mercedes-Benz, you will notice poor engine performance and strange vibrations that can sometimes be felt even in the driver’s cabin. Honestly, it is not because MB cars are weak in this area but because most owners forget that spark plugs are worn items that must be replaced at the recommended intervals. Engine misfires are one of the most common problems in many Mercedes-Benz cars. ![]() ![]() Regular packing slips (= the current process) still have to be handed over during the deliveries at the DCs, at the docks.At the barrier, the driver must communicate the reservation number of the time slot via the intercom.When delivering via the Fastlane, the driver must be present between the start of the period and 15 minutes afterwards, at the barriers of the distribution center.An appointment must be registered in the system by 20:00, the day before delivery.A time slot must be reserved in the system for each transport movement.Tries to estimate the users bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.In order to make the process run smoothly, we will observe the following rules: Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. ![]() Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. Used by Google Tag Manager to control the loading of a Google Analytics script tag. Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. Remembers any wish-list products and visitor credentials when checking out. Used in context with the shopping cart functionality. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.Ĭollects information on which products have been viewed by the visitor - This is used for optimizing the specific visitor's navigation on the website. This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. Necessary for the compare-products function on the website.Īppends a random, unique number and time to pages with customer content to prevent them from being cached on the server. Preserves user session state across page requests. Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function. ![]() The cache is usually stored on the visitor’s browser. A cache is used by the website to optimize the response time between the visitor and the website. This cookie is necessary for the cache function. ![]() This cookie is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor. Used to remember the store view you were last on.Įnsures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. ![]() Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain The website cannot function properly without these cookies. Essential cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like course bookings and access to secure areas of the website. ![]() ![]() ![]() Overall, Google Translate for Chrome is a great utility program to have whenever you’re surfing online. Due to this, the detected language will also sometimes be incorrect. Similar to the original service, this tool also has a hard time with romanized languages, wherein different writing systems are converted into Roman or Latin scripts so their pronunciations are clear. ![]() You can even activate this by right-clicking after highlighting, and then choosing “Google Translate.” This is handy because sometimes, the icon doesn’t even pop up-especially when the word is next to punctuations or the extension doesn’t consider it to be in a different language. You can also click on the main extension icon at the search bar to translate the whole webpage. You can also click “Extension Options” to set your preferred language and choose what the pop-ups should do when you highlight something, and “More” to open a new tab for the Translate website. Underneath it is the highlighted text, and then your default language and the translation for it-both with their pronunciations that you can listen to. This box will contain the detected language in a drop-down menu. Click on it and a small box will appear, showing you the translation. Simply highlight what you need and Translate’s icon will pop up where your cursor is. You don’t have to open up a new tab for the service, as the extension immediately works when you highlight the text. Unlike the original Google Translate, this extension is designed for processing unfamiliar languages quickly while you’re browsing online. In this browser extension, however, things just stay closer to the typed text. How do I use Google Translate on my browser? However, its most advanced features are the camera scanning, which will take a photo and scan the visible text there and the speech recognition, which will translate your recorded voice to the selected language. You can also do freehand writing-the tool will scan your written characters for familiar symbols on its database to parse your handwriting. You can do the old-fashioned way of typing in the words or copy-pasting it to the translation box. Your text will be automatically translated from Dutch -> English in this case.The program allows you to input text any way you want. Example video automatic translation in Microsoft Word Press Review and select the translate section Select translate selection to select texts you wish to translate Select your text and at the bottom right press insert to insert the custom text As a Microsoft Office 365 subscriber, you have access to this service and can use it to translate documents into the language you need. Word Translator is a convenient way to quickly and easily translate documents into all supported languages. The document will now be translated in real time and the translated text will be displayed in the document. Click "Translate" to translate the document.Select the language to which you want to translate the document from the "To" drop-down menu.Select the language from which you want to translate the document from the "From" drop-down menu.Click on "Translate" in the "Text" group on the right.Click the "Insert" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen. ![]()
![]() ![]() The defendants caused losses to Medicare, TRICARE, and CHAMPVA of approximately $93 million. Herbstman provided these patient referrals to others in exchange for kickbacks and bribes from companies that performed the tests and fraudulently billed them to health care programs. Herbstman and his conspirators had business relationships with call centers through which they obtained patient referrals for genetic cancer screening tests. From March 2018 to October 2019, Hogan and others withdrew approximately $1.16 million in ill-gotten gains. Hogan and his conspirators agreed to launder the proceeds of the health care fraud conspiracy. ![]() The DME companies paid kickbacks to suppliers in exchange for DME orders, which the DME companies fraudulently billed to Medicare, TRICARE, CHAMPVA, and other health care benefit programs.
![]() ![]() It may not be quite as good as current-gen titles – with their expansive, blossoming tech-trees – but it's very well put together nonetheless. The base-building mechanics are as good as any old skool RTS you’d find on the PC. The controls aren’t the only surprisingly well-engineered thing about Starfront. But this is actually more a credit to the surprisingly good touch controls than it is a flaw in the Play’s buttons. These controls, while helpful, just don’t seem as fluid, and you usually end up going back to using the touchscreen all the time. The X button returns your camera to your HQ and the touchpads are used to pan the camera and zoom in and out. The L and R shoulder buttons select and de-select all units on screen respectively, which is incredibly useful when you can’t afford to obscure the view of a firefight with your own greasy mitts. The Play’s physical controls have also been introduced in this version, providing a few useful shortcuts. It’s intuitive and simple, and most of the time it works fine. You can select single units by tapping on them or select a group of units by dragging a box around them with two fingers. This hasn’t changed in the Xperia Play version. If there was one thing to be said for the Android and iPhone editions, it’s that they made very good use of the touchscreen when implementing the strategy controls. ![]() Luckily, Starfront: Collision does exactly this. Then again, if you’ve been anywhere near Pocket Gamer in the past you’ll know that we tend to turn a blind eye to Gameloft's copycat ways, so long as the game plays solidly. It isn’t so much a gentle nod toward StarCraft II as a giant headbutt. If you’ve been anywhere near an RTS in the past year, you’ll immediately recognise the influences behind Gameloft’s Starfront: Collision. ![]() ![]() When you can’t get more resources to do the work - your resources are fixed.When the number of resources you have for the task is the first or main thing you know.Use Fixed Unit tasks in situations such as: Fixed Units Tasksįixed unit tasks means that in the formula Duration * Units = Work the units are fixed. So how do you know which one to use? Here are some guidelines. Note! Most of the time I leave “Effort-driven” unchecked.Īs I stated earlier, you must set your task to be one of three types. Select the Effort Driven checkbox if desired. Use the Task type: drop-down menu to select the appropriate task type. If you only select one task, you can double-click anywhere on the task row to open the Task Information dialog box. Select the Task Information button and go to the Advanced tab.If choosing multiple tasks, you can click and drag for serial tasks or click and Ctrl-click to select non-serial tasks. Open your project plan and select the task or tasks you desire to change.Here are the steps for selecting a task type for one or more tasks in Project 2007: (Keep in mind that when you add resources to a task, this does cause some increase to the task’s duration due to increased communication needs between the resources.) Effort-driven scheduling only occurs if you keep this option clicked in the Task Information dialog and you add or remove resources from a task. One person or 10 can back up a computer - it will still take the same amount of time. Another example is backing up a computer. No matter how many instructors one assigns to a three-day training course, it will still take three days. For other tasks, adding resources won’t decrease the duration, such as training. ![]() The duration of a task will shrink or grow as resources are added or removed, while the amount of total effort expended on that task stays the same.įor example if you have a week long task to test several units, you can decrease the amount of duration by adding more testers. This is called effort-driven scheduling, which is Project’s default. Regarding work, there are some tasks that you can add more resources to and the task’s duration will decrease. The total work for a task is the sum of all those time units, no matter how many resources are assigned to the task. Work is the amount of effort a resource must expend on a task, usually measured in units such as hours per week. I should note that in my experience, resources are rarely available a hundred percent of the time unless they work on only a single project. For example, if a person is available 10 hours per week (assuming a standard 40-hour week), this represents a quarter of her available time. Units is the number of resources assigned to work on a task. For any tasks, you can choose which piece of the equation Project will calculate by setting the task type.ĭuration is the length of a task measured in business or calendar day. To understand these, you have to learn the underlying formula used by the scheduling engine:īefore I explain each aspect of the formula, please note that with this formula, as you change any given component, that will change the other components too. ![]() In this article I explain the basics of task types.įor each task in your project, you must set three task type choices: If you understand that, then Project can become the most powerful weapon in your project management arsenal. When people stumble in their use of Microsoft Project, frequently the problem stems from a lack of understanding of how task types work. ![]() Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Training.Project Management Office (PMO) Training.Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Training.Project Management Certification Training. ![]() ![]() ![]() Why do you need MAMP in place to install and test your WordPress site locally and not just via the browser? WordPress is based on PHP, a server-side programming language.
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