![]() ClassificationĪ twin pregnancy can be broadly categorized into:Īlso known as fraternal twins resulting from independent fertilization of two ova, and always result in dichorionic - diamniotic pregnancies. Sources: Very Well Family, WebMD, Family Education, Very Well Family, Healthline, Very Well Family.Multifetal pregnancies account for ~1% of all pregnancies but are seen in much higher numbers in populations where in vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a common practice. NEXT: Identical Twins Marry Identical Twins, Then Plan Pregnancies Together Nevertheless, if a mom feels she is pregnant with twins, she should ask her doctor to perform an ultrasound in the second trimester. These claims, however, do not have scientific support. Other moms explain they felt movement in different parts of the uterus at the same time. Moms who've had multiple pregnancies report they felt movement in the first trimester. According to Very Well Family, moms with twins have high levels of AFP. This test is done later in pregnancy to detect congenital defects and chromosomal abnormalities. High levels of AFP (Alpha-fetoprotein) during screening can also indicate a mom has twins. However, your doctor will discover these high levels from a blood test. Home pregnancy kits do not detect these abnormal levels of HCG. ![]() During the same week, a mom with multiple pregnancies will record HCG levels of 348,000-480,000mIU/mL. Family Education explains in the 10 th gestational week, the HCG range of a mom with a single pregnancy is 96,000-144,000 mIU/mL. Moms with twins have unusually high levels of this hormone. Home pregnancy kits test for HCG levels for a positive or negative conclusion. The HCG levels spike when a woman is pregnant. If the fundal height is higher than expected, a mom likely has twins. The exercise involves the midwife measuring the distance from the pubic bone to the top of the uterus. Besides, midwives and doctors can detect multiple pregnancies by measuring the height of the uterine fundus. WebMDnotes that these mums can add up to 10 lbs. Pregnant moms with twins weigh more than those carrying one baby. As early as four weeks, their elevated hormones, frequent urination, and sleep disruptions result in lethargy and exhaustion. They find themselves exhausted from nurturing two babies. Moms with twins also suffer extreme fatigue in the first trimester. They experience pregnancy symptoms before their pregnancy test reads positive. Very Well Family reports that moms with multiple pregnancies have severe nausea and morning sickness as early as the 4 th week. Nevertheless, here are other tell-tale signs. The best way to ascertain that you are having twins is by performing an ultrasound from the 16 th week. Hidden twins barely go unnoticed from the 12 th week. If a mom conducts an early ultrasound exam and neglects prenatal care, she may be surprised to deliver twins. It is impossible, however, for a baby to go undetected in the second and third trimester. They may misinterpret the information from the ultrasound and mistake the twin for something else. Trained sonographers can fail to detect a second baby. This increases the chances of one sneaking away during the exam. Having an ultrasound in the early weeks of gestation means your babies are significantly small. The twin may position themselves behind their sibling, or find a spot in the uterine nook. It is also possible that the baby is good at hiding. This can force one baby to remain hidden during an ultrasound. The fetuses are forced to stay together in one sac. According to Healthline, twins who share an amniotic sac are known as mono-chorionic mono-amniotic twins (MoMo twins). Some twins have individual sacs while others share one. RELATED: Scientists Identify Shocking Case Of Twins From Different Parents The Twins Have One Amniotic Sac Similarly, an early ultrasound will only detect one embryo while the other remains invisible. A shadow is formed when one object is placed directly in front of the other. Very Well Family explains that 2D ultrasounds catch a glimpse of one twin because the other is shadowed from view. 2D ultrasounds are less accurate because the fetal poles and yolk sacs are not developed fully. ![]() The Ultrasound Was Conducted In The Early Weeks Of PregnancyĪ twin may go undetected when an ultrasound is performed before the 8 th week of pregnancy.
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![]() You can download it for free for any major operating system at Overview Today we look at a free painting program called “Tux Paint.” It was inspired by an older program called “Kid Pix,” but Tux Paint might be even better (and it’s free!) Tux paint was designed to be a kid-friendly drawing program. ![]() This month I will highlight a great tool for younger kids that fits with this month’s art theme. Painting for kids (and others) with Tux Paintįor the last few months I’ve been concentrating on tools that are more interesting for older kids. In the article, I also mention a much more sophisticated graphical editor called The Gimp You can also download a terrific stamp pack here: You can find Tux Paint for all major computers at This wonderful tool is very well adapted for younger kids, and is a marvelous early program. What's particularly nice about Tux Typing is that every game has different backdrops, sounds and effects so children shouldn't get bored too quickly, although adults might find the music to be repetitive.The June issue features a great program for kids called Tux Paint. With its varying levels of difficulty, it will challenge children and even teach adult users some skills they didn't have, particularly touch typing. Tux Typing is a charming, free typing tutorial game for children that will keep them entertained and rapidly improve their typing skills. Every time a mistake is made, a klaxon will sound to highlight the error to the user. The phrase typing section is very similar to lessons but involves typing phrases or complete sentences, with the aim to improve typing speed and accuracy each time. The software will measure the accuracy and typing speed for each lesson. The program will display a combination of the chosen letter and then show you which fingers you should use to type the combination. Lessons use XML-based scripting to run various tutorials on individual letters on the keyboard. What are lessons in Tux Typing?Īs well as the two games, Tux Typing includes lessons that are designed to help children become touch typists. Users who like the Tux4Kids ethos and want to have more learning adventures with Tux the penguin can try TuxMath and Tux Paint. There are various alternative typing tutorials to Tux Typing including PacWriter, Typing Magic, and Typing Game Collection. The user interface is simplistic, although it does have some slightly strange user pathways, with Phrase Typing, for example, being hidden under Options rather than the main menu item. Tux Typing is an extremely easy program to set up and start using so teachers will quickly be able to get students learning how to type. This makes Tux Typing highly customizable for different users. It's also possible to edit and add to Tux Typing's word lists, creating brand-new lists or adding additional words to the existing lists. Adults as well as children, therefore, are likely to gain benefits from using Tux Typing. On the hardest levels, words fall at a very rapid rate that would test even experienced touch typists. Within these difficulty levels are different challenges from typing just the alphabet to whole words. In the main menu, you can choose a level of difficulty for both games. The second game is similar, but the aim is to stop comets from dropping in a city. If fish still have letters in when Tux swallows them, then his belly gets sore and the player loses a life. When the player presses the matching key, or types the correct word, Tux will locate himself at the bottom of the screen ready to eat the fish. Each fish has a letter or a word written on it. In the first game, fish fall from the sky. The language can be selected in the program's main menu, although users will find that not every element of the game is translated – this might be frustrating to those who don't read English. Tux Typing supports a wide range of languages, including Armenian, Bokmal, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, Danish, German, English, Euskera, French, Spanish, Greek, Jamaican, Lithuanian, Nepalese, Russian, Swedish, Swahili and even a few smaller languages you might not expect to find. It was developed by Tux4Kids, a company that develops high-quality software for children. The software is available as a free download on a variety of platforms including Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows (Vista and up to Windows 10), and Linux (Ubuntu). ![]() Overusing our search engine with a very large number of searches in a very short amount of time. ![]() Using a badly configured (or badly written) browser add-on for blocking content.Running a "scraper" or "downloader" program that either does not identify itself or uses fake headers to elude detection.Using a script or add-on that scans GameFAQs for box and screen images (such as an emulator front-end), while overloading our search engine.There is no official GameFAQs app, and we do not support nor have any contact with the makers of these unofficial apps. Continued use of these apps may cause your IP to be blocked indefinitely. This triggers our anti-spambot measures, which are designed to stop automated systems from flooding the site with traffic. 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It’s where they’ve got animals engaging with the actual pen in the drawing. ![]() I always tell my students “Great art takes planning”. So what I kind of thought of doing, and this is not a very original idea, because I’ve seen it a lot on Pinterest. Medium Exploration Step 1 – Plan your drawing Medium exploration is when you play around with a specific medium such as watercolour, oil paints, pen or pencils, exploring various mark-making techniques. I would encourage you to do some medium exploration before you start. Stippling examplesĪnd then there’s the basic gradient going from dark to light. Stippling, which consists out of a lot of tiny little dots grouped together. Basket Weave examplesĬontour hatching which follows the form of the object. Cross-Hatching techniquesīasketweave, which is a staggering of short lines grouped together. Some of the most common ones are parallel hatching, which are fine lines that are parallel to each other, Parallel Hatching TechniquesĬross-hatching, that’s when we criss-cross lines over each other at various degrees and angles. There are various techniques that you can use when working with a ballpoint pen. You are also drawing flat and not on a table easel, as drawing on an easel will let your pen run dry. You don’t want that grain in your drawing. This prevents that you pick up any texture from the table and if you don’t have a drawing board you can just use newspaper that you folded, just so you don’t pick up the texture of the table, especially if you’re working on a wooden table. This just a piece of masonite you can cut to size. If you have one, place a drawing board underneath. It’s just cheap, plain printing paper, smooth as a baby’s bottom. ![]() The most important thing, it has no grain, it’s got no bumpy surface, it’s got no funky texture. I recommend that you use just plain card stock paper. Often when I’ve used black, people tend to think it’s fine liner, or I cheated somehow or printed it or whatever, but with blue they just don’t question it and they just go “Wow it’s ballpoint pen” The drawing station Today I’m going to use blue so people immediately recognize that it’s ballpoint pen that I’ve used. You get them in black and blue and there are various other colours. Since I’ve been a girl at school I used to doodle all the time in my school books and I always used to draw with these. ![]() You will have to move with Cuphead and jump through his levels to find the best shooting positions and kill all your rivals. Platform game - One of the characteristics of this game is that it has an important component of 2D platform games. Take full advantage of the Cuphead adventure! ![]() If you want to find out how Cuphead's storey ends, you can now do so by downloading the game's mobile version, which retains all of the game's visual quality from the PC version while also allowing you to fully enjoy the game's gameplay without missing an iota of it. Most gamers think that this game's adventure is incredibly engaging, with a well-crafted plot in which you'll have to make sure Cuphead does everything he needs to avoid a contract with negative forces. You'll have to guide Cuphead through many stages based on these drawings, which will take you to crazy car races, train chases, old theatres and cinemas, and a variety of other fascinating destinations. In this game, you'll be able to explore a world with a vintage style based on the animations of the first cartoons from almost a century ago, from the 1930s! This is a 2D adventure shooter reminiscent of the popular platform games of the 1990s, in which you could truly smash your opponents by firing sides and upwards as you progressed through the stages. If you want to win this game, you'll need to have lightning fast reflexes! Cuphead Lite blends features of platform games with parts of shoot and run games in such a way that you will need to manoeuvre through each level with great skill in order to destroy all of the adversaries and progress to the next. You'll be able to control Cuphead, a character with whom you'll go on spectacular adventures shooting your adversaries and avoiding his various assaults as much as possible, in a variety of classic cartoon scenarios. You will be able to discover the first cartoon adventures and plunge into the strange world of their adventures with this game. It's an adventure game modelled on early twentieth-century cartoons, when animation was still in black and white and cartoons were more closely resembling the original Mickey Mouse designs. ![]() Cuphead Lite is one of the greatest Android games to try if you want to have a good time with one of the top Android games. Power Management (Windows 98) control powercfg.cpl Power Management (Windows 95) control main.cpl power PC Card control main.cpl pc card (PCMCIA) Microsoft Mail Post Office control wgpocpl.cpl Keyboard Properties control main.cpl keyboard Also, note that your computer may not have all of the tools listed in this article, as your Windows installation may not include all of these components.Īdd New Hardware control sysdm.cpl add new hardwareĭate/Time Properties control timedate.cpl NOTE: If you want to run a command from a command prompt, you must do so from the Windows folder. To run a Control Panel tool in Windows, type the appropriate command in the Open box or at a command prompt. In Microsoft Windows 3.x, you can open the Control Panel window through the Main folder in Program Manager.This article describes how to run Control Panel tools in Windows by typing a command at a command prompt or in the Open box. How to open the Control Panel in Windows 3.x You can use the control command to open the Control Panel, and many of the Control Panel icons through the command line. Microsoft Windows 98 Control Panel How to open the Control Panel from the Windows command line You can switch between these two views by clicking the link in the top-left section of the Control Panel window. For example, clicking Appearance and Themes lets you adjust the theme, background, screen saver, and screen resolution. By default, Windows displays the Control Panel in Category View (shown above), listing icons under broad categories rather than each one individually. Windows XP introduced two different ways to display the Control Panel: Classic View and Category View. Microsoft Windows XP Control Panel Windows Classic View vs. You should see a window that resembles one of the following images. ![]() How to open the Control Panel in Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, and XP If you are having trouble finding a specific icon, there is a search box in the top-right corner of the Control Panel window. In the Power User Menu, select Control Panel.Move the mouse to the bottom left corner of the screen and right-click.How to open the Control Panel in Windows 8 and 8.1 In this list, select Control Panel.Īs mentioned in the Windows command line section below, you can also run the control command from the Windows 10 Command Prompt. Cortana lists best matches above as you type. Click the search bar to place your cursor in this box. The Cortana search bar is on the left side of the taskbar, next to Start Menu button.Scroll down to W, click Windows System, then click Control Panel.There are several ways to open the Control Panel in Windows 10. To open the Settings app, open the Start Menu and click the gear icon ( ⚙), or press Windows key+ I (hold down the Windows key and press "i"). In Windows 10, the Control Panel has largely been superseded by the Settings app. How to open the Control Panel in Windows 10 Open the Run box by pressing Windows key+ RĪs mentioned in the Windows command line section below, you can also run the control command from the Windows 11 Command Prompt. ![]() The control command can open the Control Panel from the Windows Run box.
![]() It also features weekly content updates and new game launches playable across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, available in one all-inclusive subscription with access for up to six family members. With no ads, no in-app purchases, and strong user privacy protections, the service offers a fun and safe gaming experience for users of all ages. Since its debut in 2019, Apple Arcade has provided unique benefits for subscribers. “Today’s launch boosts our award-winning catalog with 20 new games people will love playing and sharing with their friends and families.” “Apple Arcade brings together hundreds of fun titles in one gaming destination for our users to discover and enjoy,” said Alex Rofman, Apple’s senior director of Apple Arcade. The expansion also adds popular games from the App Store to the service, including Temple Run+, Playdead’s LIMBO+, PPKP+, and more. The new titles include WHAT THE CAR?, TMNT Splintered Fate, Disney SpellStruck, and Cityscapes: Sim Builder, all of which are only available on Apple Arcade. WHAT THE CAR?, TMNT Splintered Fate, Disney SpellStruck, and Cityscapes: Sim Builder are available today, along with more than 200 games on Apple ArcadeĪpple today announced 20 new titles launching on Apple Arcade, Apple’s game subscription service that offers unlimited access to over 200 incredibly fun games. Only you decide what your masterpiece will look like – there is no need to stick to the original.Apple launches 20 fun new games for its award-winning Apple Arcade service Also, you may enjoy pony games in which you need to turn black and white images into bright masterpieces. You can create a whole collection of unique ponies and share the results with your friends. Combine them in a way for your personage to be really stylish. Just check the menu – you will find a lot of bright items and hundreds of accessories to try on. Once you are happy with how your pony looks, you need to dress your heroine. ![]() ![]() Select the hero’s facial expression and even a pose. Pay special attention to mane and tail as these elements are a matter of pride for every pony. You can modify practically everything to your taste – select body parameters and other appearance details. These are so-called editors that enable you to develop your hero from scratch. Lots of games about these cute horses allow you to take on the role of a developer and decide on your own what your character will look like. There will be no time to rest as the fun in this fabulous world never stops! Create your unique pony The lovely ponies will go through various challenges, and you need to help them complete endless quests and puzzles. Here, you will find a lot of unbelievable adventures to enjoy! You will see almost all the popular personages from the famous show. But whenever you feel bored- take a break and participate in thrilling mini-games. This process requires a lot of time and patience. So other heroines need to join their forces and save Ponyville, rebuild it and make it the most beautiful town in Equestria! You will need to collect different resources to be able to construct as many buildings as possible. Moon Pony brings a lot of destruction – she is going to steal the light and immerse this world into eternal darkness. ![]() Some of them are more than evil and try to ruin cozy life in this universe. You know that not all personages from My Little Pony are positive. Are you ready to dive into this colorful world of fun and joy? Then select any game on this site and get started! Rebuild fabulous Ponyville! There are many games where ponies are your main heroes. And it will be even more exciting to enjoy online entertainment with these cute personages. All kids love the adventures of lovely characters from the My Little Pony TV show. ![]() The water volume of these bottles could fill up 2,400 Olympic stadiums, 4.8 million Olympic-size swimming pools, or 40 billion bathtubs. Take plastic waste, which is choking our oceans and making up 90% of marine debris. Countries are rapidly developing without adequate systems in place to manage the changing waste composition of citizens.Īccording to the World Bank’s What a Waste 2.0 report,Īn update to a previous edition, the 2018 report projects that ![]() While this is a topic that people are aware of, waste generation is increasing at an alarming rate. Ensuring effective and proper solid waste management is critical to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals,” said Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director of the World Bank’s Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice. “Solid waste management is everyone’s business. Greenhouse gasses from waste are also a key contributor to climate change. “Poorly managed waste is contaminating the world’s oceans, clogging drains and causing flooding, transmitting diseases, increasing respiratory problems from burning, harming animals that consume waste unknowingly, and affecting economic development, such as through tourism,” said Sameh Wahba, World Bank Director for Urban and Territorial Development, Disaster Risk Management and Resilience. And it is the poorest who often live near waste dumps and power their city’s recycling system through waste picking, leaving them susceptible to serious health repercussions. In recent years, landslides of waste dumps have buried homes and people under piles of waste. “Waste not, want not.” This old saying rings so true today, as global leaders and local communities alike increasingly call for a fix for the so-called “throwaway culture.” But beyond individuals and households, waste also represents a broader challenge that affects human health and livelihoods, the environment, and prosperity.Īnd with over 90% of waste openly dumped or burned in low-income countries, it is the poor and most vulnerable who are disproportionately affected. ![]() Often, people use whatever office chair is provided in the workplace, or if they’re at home, they use any chair that’s available, says Jacobs. But working at a desk all day can contribute to back pain as well, especially if you have poor posture or sit in a chair with a lack of back support, according to the NINDS. It makes sense that having a job requiring heavy lifting, pushing or pulling-particularly when it involves twisting or vibrating the spine-can lead to injury and back pain. Age, genetics, fitness level, weight gain, mental health, smoking and psychological factors are all cited as contributors, along with job-related factors. ![]() The risk factors for back pain are incredibly varied as well, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
![]() During that time, Thorn has actively participated in consultation with government, in its own right and as part of an industry leadership group. The consumer leasing industry has seen increased regulatory scrutiny over the past year, with the Government appointing an independent panel to review small amount credit contracts and consumer leases. sources and has proactively kept industry regulators advised. While the trial was positive overall, some issues remain around high customer acquisition costs and conversion numbers, with changes around the proposition and pricing currently being considered before a decision to maintain the brand is made. Thorn continued the trial of its second rental brand, Rentlo, which achieved positive results in its first year of trading with the “No Lock In” contract proving very popular, increasing market share and improving asset utilisation. Thorn considers this as a good indication for the future of the brand’s concept store plans, including the new brand, RR, modernised store design, strategic location in high traffic shopping centres and the introduction of new propositions such as “interest free quick buy.” In FY16, the first RR pilot store in Erina, NSW, was the highest revenue and customer growth store in the network. In the past year, key initiatives included a pilot rebrand of Radio Rentals, to RR, to reach a wider demographic, the development of new propositions and a second rental brand to increase market penetration and improve asset utilisation. This strategy has proven successful in supporting installation growthĪnd will extend Radio Rentals’ demographic reach.Īs a market leader, Radio Rentals constantly looks to improve its offering, from new products to brand and store evolutions and improved systems. In addition, Radio Rentals plans to transition six existing “Full Service Branch” locations to a “Hub and Spoke”īusiness model which will benefit from access to highįootfall shopping centres. ![]() In FY17, Radio Rentals will be opening two new outlets, one in Victoria and another one in Thorn has also started piloting a new small appliance range, which furtherĬomplements a broad electrical retail category. The launch of new smartphone ranges among major brands has resulted in the category growing Partnering directly with manufacturers to deliver these products has a Range expanding over the past few years and now includes televisions, a variety of fridge types, Thorn branded products are still very successful among Radio Rentals customers with volume and ![]() 48-month agreements continue to be in high demand, with moreĬustomers now opting for longer contracts that offer affordable weekly payments for larger Installation volume in FY16 remained high, with furniture and household essentials continuing toīe the most popular categories. A significant technology project has now commenced to improveĬustomer experience and transactional efficiency, while taking into account evolving regulatory This, andĪ provision for historic customer credit refunds, affected earnings, with underlying EBIT 4 perĬent lower at $49.7В million. Practices relating to evolving regulatory oversights and responsible lending concepts. Similar level to last year at $246 million, principally due to tightened credit assessment In FY16, Radio RentalsĬontinued to experience strong demand and high levels of customer satisfaction. Proven successful and will extend Radio Rentals’ demographic reach. Locations and ways of helping people access the goods they want and need. It is doing this by evolving and reinventing itself to customers, by creating new products, Thorn’s strategic intent is to continue to enhance its market leading positionĪs a provider of essential household goods. |
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