![]() Unfortunately, for some reason most of the images aren't showing any more, which makes part of the instructions a bit hard to follow.ĭo you know good software to make BG?(was:Background helps!) It might be possible to reasonably duplicate the effect using free programs like gimp, but I don't know. The method involves photoshop and some specific plugins. In the above thread, OokamiKasumi talks about the methods used to make the graphics of Faery Tale. The downside I see is that the style is nothing like most of the visual styles I see here. It uses GIMP, a free program, and is interesting looking. This is an offsite tutorial I've seen linked to in a couple threads. Anyways, on to it.ħ steps to turn a photo into a cartoon using Gimp And hopefully this will inspire people who are good at filtering photos to post their own methods here, and new tricks or things they discovered. So I have decided to make this thread where I will attempt to list and link to all the methods and tips posted on LSF. Well, the problem that a newbie like me faces (and I'm sure many other have this same problem) is that we have no idea what the right methods are, and don't even know where to begin. A lot of VNs have used them for some or all of their backgrounds, and with the right methods they can look quite nice. I notice that a lot of people here suggest that those who are in need of backgrounds, but lack the ability to draw them themselves, should consider the use of filtered photos.
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![]() After they finish reflecting about Alex, he asks to talk to Holden alone, and he reminds his captain of a time when Holden once said he would put Amos down if it came to it (that was a long time ago!). He finds his family has lost a member, though, and he, Naomi and Holden process that loss together. Erich proposes they work together again, but Amos turns it down - he has to go back to his family. Amos is safe on Luna, along with Erich and Clarissa (Nadine Nicole). Holden and Naomi reunite aboard the Roci, and he consoles her, saying Alex’s death wasn’t her fault she doesn’t seem to believe it, but she’s happy to be back with the man she loves. The actor on her character 'having nothing left to give versus having everything to fight for.' A New Family Member? She and one other of Drummer’s family leave, while two remain with her. “You knew this would be the price,” Oksana (Sandrine Holt) says, angered. The plan - and its impact - splits Drummer’s family down the center. He then sends Drummer the man’s recording of his final moments, as he begs for his life and pleads. He uses that treachery to send her a message by sending out of the airlock a member of her crew he traded for Karal several episodes earlier. Having a very bad day is Marco Inaros, who has learned about Drummer’s betrayal. She succeeds and it appears all is well, but when Bobbie radios Alex to tell him to get the auto-doc ready for Naomi, he doesn’t respondand there’s blood dripping from his nose. Thankfully, Alex and Bobbie are smart enough to figure out a way to get her without triggering the explosives Bobbie goes out, by herself in her Martian suit, to get Naomi. She doesn’t, and she has an extremely limited air supply. Naomi throws herself out the airlock of the ship (she’s wearing a space suit this time, though!), in hopes she can get far enough from it for her friends to rescue her without setting off the proximity detonator. Their only option is to dock with the ship to retrieve her, except for the fact that both ships are heavily damaged, and doing so requires a High G burn that might cause them both to have massive strokes. Naomi manages to rig the ship so it’s in a spiral, rather than flying away from Alex and Bobbie. Holden and his team opt to take the Free Navy vessels on in a fight, which gives Alex and Bobbie the chance to get away - and to find Naomi. Turning Around & FightingĪs the episode opens, the Roci is being pursued by five of Inaros’ ships (one of which Drummer and her crew are on). Undoubtedly, fans are already looking forward to the sixth (and final) season. At times, the action does drag, but the conclusion is stunning. Visually, the episode is as stunning as ever, and emotional beats with Drummer ( Cara Gee) and Naomi hit hard. Plus, how going from revengeful rich daddy's girl to born again hero has given her character the confidante she needs.Īnd yet, in “Nemesis Games,” one of the core four can evade death no longer. ![]() Tasty treats in Prague - Cukrárna Myšák and trdelnik and a bit about briocheĬheese, siroopwafels, windmills and canalsīergen, Bryggen, funicular, (more) pastries and (more) fjords Gelato on Ile Saint-Louis and au revoir Paris Gateau Breton aux cerises et la crème de citron vert Summer baking - peach blueberry cobbler and a bit more I rolled my puff to about 6-7 mm (~1/4”) thick and cut 80 mm (3 inch) squares. Since puff is not yeasted it’s more straight forward in its handling - no worries about the dough bubbling and puffing up during the rolling, cutting and shaping. However my online research found that many recipes call for puff pastry. At Le Cordon Bleu Paris we made them with croissant dough, and those that we’ve found in Parisian pâtisseries have been made that way as well. By the way, here’s a little historical tidbit for you - Algeria gained it’s independence from France on July 5, 1962.ĭuring our various trips-to and stays-in Paris over the years, oranais is always on Steve’s radar - he loves those sunny beauties!! Frankly they’re not often found in the many pastry shops around town so one has to keep an eye out for a good one. Did you know that Algeria is fourth in apricot production in the world? And let’s not forget that Algeria was once governed by France so there’s still a huge French influence there, both culturally and culinarily (is that even a word?). ![]() My research revealed that it reportedly originated in Algeria in and around the port city of Oran - hence the name oranais. lunette aux abricots, croissant aux abricots (en Bretagne) or abricotine (sud de la France). It may go by a different name in various parts of France, e.g. So what is oranais you might ask? A traditional pastry made with either puff pastry or croissant dough, it’s created with a combination of pastry cream and apricot halves. Desirous of doing something a bit different, I opted for my own peach version of oranais. You can cook the pitta and fruit in advance, but wait to fry the cheese until you’re about to eat.Kinda looks like a double yolked fried egg, eh?Īs we step ever so eagerly into prime baking season and autumn flavors like apples, pears, nuts, caramel, coffee, chocolate and pumpkin, here’s a farewell nod to the delicious summer fruits of west Michigan. In a hot cast iron pan, you’ll still get a good char. But if like me you end up with quite a lot sticking to the bars or falling through the grill, cook it on the stovetop. If you are good at it, by all means barbecue both your fruit and cheese. I am absolutely useless when it comes to barbecuing halloumi. I like to make this warm salad (which you could serve as it is or alongside something like lamb chops) in one pan. I love roasting them with thyme and honey and spooning them over ice cream, but they’re brilliant with salty cheese and a lick of heat, vinegar and citrus too. They are the Queens of the summer fruits partly, in my mind, because they’re more tart than sweet, more gutsy than floral. I’d have apricot jam on toast every day if it was acceptable to do so (preferably accompanied by a soft, sharp goats cheese, but failing that I’d take a salty butter). ![]() ![]() I’d eat them roasted, poached, pickled or raw. I like them in a tagine, an ice cream, a tart or a pastry (an abricotine beats an almond croissant any day of the week). I love apricots in just about every single shape or form it’s possible to consume them in. Finally, though, it’s time to talk about apricots. Until now, it has seemed a bit daft to write about summer’s bounty when the world outside my kitchen window has been so unendingly grey pointless to write about all the brilliant July produce coming into the grocers when the weather was whispering “shepherd’s pie” in my ear. We do like to moan but I’m not sure we’d have it any other way. A month of warm mizzle, and then just when you’re about to really lose your temper with her she pulls out all the stops and grants you a weekend of sunshine. She’s a fickle wench, the British summertime. I’m not saying that’s necessarily what I am, but if greatness were But it’s the search for the next great American designer. Woman would wear one of Uli’s dresses, and I agree, they’re beautifulĭresses. Robbed’…I understand the confusion with a lot of the people, that every Has anyone said anything negative to you? No, not at all. Just now figuring out what 5.6 millions viewers translates into. How have things changed since the show ended? The most markedĬhange? Recognition on the street. Items pieces here and there and dragging them over to Maxfield and He started with the same way I started, just having a few What about for how they’ve grown their businesses? Rick Owensįor sure. What designers do you admire? Alexander McQueen, Rick Owens, John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld. Who would be your dream person to dress? Kate Moss. And it was this protective, benevolent group, called the Cosa People had to form their own police force to protect themselves against In Sicily, the police were really corrupt in most of the towns, so The mafia called themselves when they came to America. Johnny Thunders album called the Cosa Nostra World Tour. Where does the phrase 'Cosa Nostra' come from? There was a Going to donate to the MAP fund, the organization that helped get me Iĭon’t know I have to find out what that means. ![]() What are you going to do with the prize money? Are you taking the mentorship with I.N.C.? I wasn’t anywhere financially close to being able to show there.ĭid your friend Santino from season two encourage you to do the show? He admits it helped him, even though he was painted in the light he was painted. It does cost thousands to show at Bryant Park. Online work is more accessible than ever, and freelance work platforms such as Upwork, and TaskRabbit are handy when you’re looking to make a couple of extra dollars. You may also want to get the money coming in again by picking up odd jobs - whatever you have to do to avoid paying bills late and damaging your credit file. There are also employment agencies and placement services that could help you find secure or temporary employment. This could include contacting colleagues and friends to see if they know of any appropriate opportunities you could apply for, updating your resume and connecting with people on services such as LinkedIn. You're much more likely to get a positive response if you're proactive and ask for help before the debt goes into default. They will most likely offer you a range of options based on your individual situation, such as a payment extension, an extension of the loan term so you have smaller repayments, or a temporary hold on your repayments. Reach out to your creditors and service providers and let them know that your employment circumstances have changed. If necessary, you can pay bills using a credit card to help float your finances. Gym memberships and subscription services like Netflix are examples of “wants” and can be canceled or suspended while you’re looking for work. Using your budget, identify which expenses are your “needs” and “wants.” The expenses in your “wants” list can be cut to free up extra cash while you’re looking for more work. Also, a budget can help you cut unnecessary spending by showing you where the majority of your money goes. Remember, this is your safety net and there's a chance that you could find employment sooner than expected. Work out a budget so you know how long you'll be able to live on your savings, outstanding payments and any income support payments you receive. But if it’s possible, you should always aim to pay at least the minimum required on all of your debts. ![]() Prioritize paying secured debts first, as creditors can reclaim assets secured to a debt if you don’t make your monthly payments. When it comes to debt repayments, you can divide them into unsecured and secured loans.įor example, credit cards and personal loans are types of unsecured debt, while a mortgage or car loan is secured debt. Start by looking at your regular and essential costs, such as groceries and utilities, before considering your ongoing debts. Prioritize your expenses for the next two months Credit card payment insurance will pay up to a percentage of your outstanding balance each month if you lose your job. For example, if you’re covered by income protection insurance, you can expect to receive a monthly payment until you’re employed again. You should also take stock of income-generating assets such as rental properties and figure out what you expect to receive each month.Īlso factor in any benefits you can expect to receive in the future. If you have any overdue invoices from past clients, insurance checks that haven't shown up from a car accident or flood last year or even friends who owe you money, now's the time to collect. Find out if you’re waiting on any outstanding payments Think about the outgoing costs you have and how long your savings will be able to support you so that you can focus on the most important tasks first. If you have savings, now is a good time to rely on your savings accounts and potentially trade in any stocks. You've dedicated time to this company and done your job, and it's why they pay for unemployment insurance in the first place. Unemployment can help spare you the financial hardship of being terminated by a company should you qualify for it. If you qualify for unemployment, you should take it. Follow these 9 steps to help keep yourself on stable footing while you hunt for your next job: 1. If you've recently lost your job, it's important to get in control of your financial situation before things start to go downhill. 9 steps to meeting your financial obligations And if that's not enough, there may be resources available to help you until you're back on your feet. There are steps to take to manage this difficult time including reaching out to debtors to help cover your bills. It should also guarantee the battery maintains a specific capacity. Since battery performance declines over time, a warranty that guarantees a number of cycles or years of good performance is essential. The last thing to consider is the battery’s warranty and guarantee. Like the depth of discharge, a higher round-trip efficiency percentage is a better value.
![]() I put the question to the community as to whether the galleries should welcome raster live effects and it was met with mixed results. While some previous GMs had a relaxed approach to featuring vector art with raster elements, I'm not comfortable with "bending the rules" and felt the issue needed to be tackled. Although that suited myself fine, it was a bit of a sting in the tail for some members. Previously, the galleries only welcomed work that was pure vector work, and if it contained raster elements then DA required it to be placed in the mixed medium galleries. In my spare time, I'm a Volunteer Gallery Moderator (GM) of the vector galleries on deviantART. You can change the resolution of the raster live effects by modifying the options, so is this argument redundant? Case Study: deviantART ![]() However, with these effects, you could argue that while they are scalable they do have a limit, which in theory vector doesn't have. This is why it's referred to as a "live effect." When you reshape/resize the object with this effect on, AI recalculates the effect applied and renders it in real time. You can see this process in closer detail by checking out my screencast on creating a vector drop shadow effect. Today's article isn't going into a debate we had previously which was on Vector vs Raster as we're still working with vector but with raster live effects however, exactly what are raster live effects?įrom an Adobe Illustrator point of view, when you use a raster live effect on a vector object it duplicates the vector object, rasterizes it, applies X effect and then groups it with the previous vector object. It got me thinking about how important purity is within our communities and whether going the extra mile to make something 100% vector is worth the extra time spent over saving time and potentially our clients money to add a quick effect? Or is it more of a case of pride rather than saving time? Raster Live Effects While others may share the pride of a scalable format, using a live effect can cut down the time needed to create the elaborate pieces and deliver more polished effects. There's often a sense of pride and achievement for those who are able to produce elaborate pieces of vector art without the need for raster live effects, such as feathering and blurs. Consider an artist using 90% vector in their work and only 10% raster live effects, would you class this artist as a "vector artist" or would you see them as a "mixed medium artist"? Do you think "vector art" should be without raster live effects? Today's article looks at this debate. ![]() These are speedups you will really feel on advanced web applications. If you try other JavaScript and DOM benchmarks on the web, you’ll see similar results – speedups of 2x or more. JavaScript Raytracer – The full mode of this JavaScript Ray Tracer is a test of many parts of the browser including JavaScript, DOM and layout.I’m reporting only the MD5 numbers – the other changes are similar. pentestmonkey MD5 test – This test times various cryptographic checksums coded in pure JavaScript.Celtic Kane Javascript Speed Test 2007 – This popular benchmark is easy to try in the browser and covers a variety of JavaScript and DOM processing tasks.Most of the other benchmarks listed below are easier to run yourself, but are not as realistic and comprehensive in their coverage. While you can download it yourself, it’s a bit of a pain to set up. i-Bench JavaScript Processing – The primary benchmark that Apple marketing has used is the JavaScript i-Bench.For the WebKit 3 results, I used Safari 3.0.4 on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. For the WebKit 2 results, I used Safari 2.0.4 on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. To gather the results below, I tested on a MacBook Pro (2 GHz Core Duo, 1 GB RAM). You can see this on a number of benchmarks. We have greatly improved the speed of JavaScript and DOM operations, both critical to the performance of today’s rich web applications. We expect even more web apps and toolkits to add support over time. We’ve also improved editing to support libraries like TinyMCE and FCKeditor. We now have support from web applications like WordPress, Google Docs, GMail, Blogger, and many more. WebKit 3 fixes many bugs, and supports additional text editing features like links and lists. Specifically, we have worked together with developers of RTE libraries and applications to improve compatibility. Here’s a sweet demo of our improved editing support, just click the text and editing controls appear. ![]() Enhanced Rich Text EditingĪs you browse the web with a WebKit 3 based browser, you will get a complete and functional rich text editing experience on the new read-write web. These features are all included in the WebKit that comes with Safari 3 – you don’t have to download nightlies or anything else to get them. ![]() Here’s a list of ten of the most exciting engine enhancements since the Safari 2 version of WebKit, with lots of details and demos. But a lot of the goodness is on the inside, in the WebKit engine that powers Safari. A corresponding version is available as the latest Safari for Windows Beta, including the new features and lots of stability and usability improvements.Īpple’s site can tell you a lot about the new end-user features of Safari 3. The latest Safari is also included in Mac OS X 10.4.11, the latest update to Tiger. ![]() But I’d like to take a step back and talk about some older features, namely all the great stuff in our recent stable release.Īpple recently released Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard”, including Safari 3. These features will likely make it to an official release someday. Lately we’ve been talking about a lot of great new features in the latest development trunk of WebKit – features like web fonts, client-side database storage, CSS transforms and CSS animation. ![]() ![]() Kumar once said he had watched For Whom the Bell Tolls, starring Ingrid Bergman, 21 times in seven days. The family shifted to Deolali near Nasik, and Bombay, in late 1920s. Like Raj Kapoor, and Shah Rukh Khan, Kumar’s roots were in Peshawar where his father was a fruit merchant. But the struggle to get it exhibited took its toll on him. The film was released following Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s intervention. Ironically, the Censor Board recommended major cuts to it on grounds of vulgarity and violence. “To me, it was his ultimate performance,” Amitabh Bachchan told TOI in 1990. He became the poster boy of aborted ardour.Ī notable moment in his career came with Ganga Jumna (1961) where he conveyed the despair of the innocent villager forced to become an outlaw. He induced intensity into loving and losing in a way that pain became indistinguishable from pleasure. Yet a generation later Dilip Kumar made the part his own. In the pre-independence era, Pramathesh Barua and KL Saigal had swayed a million hearts as Devdas. Kumar was so immersed in the selfdestructive protagonist of Devdas (1955) that he had to undergo psychiatric counselling. An obsessive perfectionist, he learnt to play the sitar for a song sequence in Kohinoor. His brooding intensity and comic flair influenced Bollywood A-listers such as Rajendra Kumar, Manoj Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. Kumar, whose real name was Yusuf Khan, even refused the part that made Omar Sharif a Hollywood star in David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia. ![]() Secure in his craft, he acted only in 60-odd films in a career spanning more than five decades. As academic Meghnad Desai wrote in his book, Nehru’s Hero, he “reflected the best of this country at the best of its times”.ĭilip Kumar’s best encapsulated the finest in popular cinema. The Peshawar-born actor’s passing away marks the closure of an affectionate and passionate chapter in the life of post-independent India. The film was the fourth highest earning film of the year 1948.Kumar's demise brings an end to the great triumvirate - Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand being the other two - who lorded over the Hindi film industry and a multitude of hearts in the 1950s and 1960s. Telegu film Chiranjeevulu (1956) was a remake of Mela. Singers: Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, Johrabai, Zohrabai Ambalewali, Shamshad Begum Noorjehan: Majnu’s Mother / Basanti (as Nurjehan) "Phir Aah Dil Se Nikali, Tapka Lahu Jigar Se" "Mera Dil Todne Wale Mere Dil Ki Dua Lena" "Aayi Sawan Ritu Aayi Sajan Mora Dhole Hai Man" "Gaye Ja Geet Milan Ke, Tu Apni Lagan Ke" "Ye Zindagi Ke Mele, Duniyaa Men Kam Na Honge" After the release, Mohan goes to the same place where Manju fall and following Manju’s spirit falls who the cliff edge and dies. Mohan got twenty years imprisonment for murdering Manju. One stormy night, Manju goes to meet Mohan and killed when she falls down accidentally from a hill. After some time the old man dies and Manju starts living the life of a widow. Due to the pressure of villagers and Mehkoo ( Jeevan) who has lust over Manju and influence over Manju’s step-mother got married to a seventy-year-old man. The marriage arranged and Mohan goes to a nearby town to buy jewelry for the occasion while on the way got robbed and become unconscious due to injuries and couldn’t reach his village on the wedding day. Mela hit the theatre on 8 October 1948 is a love story of Mohan ( Dilip Kumar) and Manju ( Nargis) who are childhood friends and as they grow up falls in love. Sunny, starring Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Jayant, Jeevan, Rehman, Amar, Roop Kamal, and Zubeida. For example, let’s take a look at the price of cheese. Prices of products in abundant supply, or so-called manufactured products (except those produced by a monopoly), generally do not remain high in the long run. The limited supply will cause the price of the product or service to be high and remain high in the long run if the demand is high. ![]() Products supplied by a monopoly are limited because the firm may be the sole owner of a resource, or the firm may have a patent, a license, or other government approval to be the only supplier. ![]() Because the supply of land is limited, the price of the land can remain high for a long period of time as long as the demand remains high. If, for example, the demand for land in a certain area rises because of increased population and increased housing activity, the price of the land will increase. Examples of limited supply goods and services include land, labor, natural resources such as oil, gas and minerals, tickets to major sporting events (the World Series, the Superbowl, or the World Cup Soccer final), and products supplied by a monopoly. In the long run, prices of products that are in limited supply fluctuate much more with changes in demand than products that are in abundant supply. ![]() The latter category of products includes products such as grocery items, clothes, cars, and electronic products. Here we distinguish between products that are in limited supply, such as land, labor, raw materials, and sports and performance event tickets, and manufactured products, or ones that are in nearly unlimited supply in the long run. Prices of some categories of goods increase in the long run as demand rises, while others do not. |
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