![]() ![]() Yet both games are getting 8/10's as if on the same level. Even though it was only a first episode, it doesn't even compare to the blowout that was the first episode of Tales from the Borderlands and I'm not even a fan of the Borderlands universe. It is easily the weakest of all the Telltale games available currently. Normally I consider myself to be with the majority, as far as game opinion is concerned, but I don't understand why everyone is going so crazy over this game. ![]() And yet it's getting praise from just about every media outlet and gaming forum. All three of us were disappointed and thought it was incredibly boring and weak-written. I played this, along with two of my friends, one being a female. The game was full of horrible dialogue and overly dramatic facial animations (mainly frowns) and unnecessarily drawn out conversations. The young boy had easily the most interesting part in the story, which isn't saying much. The art style is very pixelated which I wasn't a fan of and you spend the entire game playing a coward apprentice, a small child, and a selfish, entitled young girl. The writing and pace of this story was horribly slow and only barely managed to pick up just before the credits rolled. I'm a huge fan of The Wolf Among Us and the first episode of Tales from the Borderlands. Game of Thrones - A Telltale Games Series - Xbox 360 Brand: Telltale Games Platform : Xbox 360 Rated: Mature 125 ratings 4500 FREE Returns Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free Prime shipping. ![]() I don't understand how people enjoyed this iteration from Telltale. I'm a huge fan of The Wolf Among Us and the first episode of I don't. ![]()
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![]() Pacman has not won a Best of Denver since. Pacman "Best Bizarro Fashion/Rock Act" in 2002 as part of its "Best of Denver" awards Mr. Since 2001, the band has expanded to 4 members, adding first the Silver Ghost, then White Tiger, and finally Cockroach 3030 (now known as Anarchy Dragon).ĭenver alternative newspaper Westword named Mr. ![]() A running gag based on this is the intentional use of Engrish in the band's e-mail newsletters. Pacman now says he's from "Denver, Japan". ![]() After one such performance, some Japanese exchange students remarked, "Mr. Pacman started out as a project by film school student Avery Rains in 2001 who rapped over Commodore 64 video game music. Pacman songs are based on songs from classic video games, such as the Mega Man series. (Daniel Eriksson, who helped design the SidStation, was the first to use a Sidstation live on stage, at mekke 2000 Goto80 was the first to use a SID chip live onstage at the ECC in 1993.) Many Mr. Pacman uses a SidStation, controlled by his keytar, live on stage, and the Silver Ghost uses a Commodore SX-64 as a bass synthesizer. Although most musicians who use the MOS Technology SID chip do so only in the studio, Mr. Pacman's live shows include martial arts fighting with monsters, outrageous 1980s-style retro-futuristic outfits, and their signature Commodore 64-inspired electronic music with a rock attitude. Described as a performance art project as well as a band, Mr. Pacman is a bitpop/gamewave (or as the band calls themselves, "8-bit hero gangsta rock") band from Denver, Colorado. Silver Ghost, White Tiger, Anarchy Dragon,Ĭockroach 3030 (former name of Anarchy Dragon) ![]() ![]() ![]() (29−31,33) These investigations suggested Z– E isomerization happening on a picosecond time scale (from A to A′ in Figure 1c). Previous mechanistic studies of DASAs in solution have only focused on the initial photochemical step by means of ultrafast pump–probe spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, in combination with temperature-dependent steady-state UV/vis spectroscopy and photoaccumulation experiments at low temperature. Here, using time-resolved infrared absorption spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations, we show that competing photoswitching pathways are indeed far more complicated than one would have assumed a priori, and that rational control over it requires “turning knobs” that one normally would not consider. Whereas the actinic step of the reaction has been previously investigated in detail, (29−32) insight into the thermal part of the pathway is as yet largely lacking. ![]() It has become clear ( vide infra) that the functional use of DASAs along a productive photoswitching pathway depends on at least two key steps (see Figure 1c for mechanistic proposal): (23,29) a photoinduced Z– E isomerization within the triene and a thermal electrocyclization. The visible-light-triggered transformation starts from a strongly colored, linear triene (“open”) that cyclizes into a colorless (28) cyclopentenone (“cyclized”, Figure 1a), whose structure depends on the generation of DASAs used (24,25) ( Figure 1b), and then thermally reverts to the original form. The recently introduced donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts (DASA), (22−27) which have already found a wide range of applications, (27) feature in this respect favorable characteristics. Such switches open novel avenues for tailor-made, user-oriented chemical systems whose functionalities can be manipulated by directing the mechanistic pathway. Going beyond the possibilities offered by these “simple” systems requires photoswitches that undergo addressable transformations along multiple possible reaction pathways. (12−18) Switches such as azobenzenes, (19) stilbenes, hemithioindigos, (20) and diarylethenes (21) rely, for all practical purposes, on a simple transformation that is, the key step for their functioning involves one reaction coordinate such as E– Z isomerization or electrocyclization. (10,11) More recently, they have been used for biological and medicinal applications, with photopharmacology attracting tremendous interest. (1,2) Molecular photoswitches (3) have been particularly successful in this respect as they can be switched reversibly between isomers (4) whose distinct properties can be harnessed in applications ranging from receptors (5) and molecular muscles (6) to machines (7−9) and “smart” materials. Photochemical tools rely on light as external stimulus to manipulate chemical, biological, and materials systems with high spatiotemporal control and without contaminating the sample. These results break new ground for developing user-geared DASA switches but also shed light on the development of novel photoswitches in general. Through this combined experimental–theoretical approach, we are able to unravel the complexity of the multidimensional ground-state potential energy surface explored by the photoswitch and use this knowledge to predict, and subsequently confirm, how DASA switches can be guided along this potential energy surface. The spectroscopic data are interpreted in terms of structural transformations using kinetic modeling and quantum chemical calculations. Here, rapid-scan infrared absorption spectroscopy is used to obtain transient fingerprints of reactions occurring on the ground state potential energy surface after reaching structures generated through light absorption. The remaining thermal switching pathways are to date unknown. ![]() Their photochemistry is well understood, but is only responsible for part of their overall photoswitching mechanism. The recently developed donor–acceptor Stenhouse adducts (DASAs) are versatile switches suitable for such applications. Photoswitches with functionalities that depend on and can be addressed along multiple coordinates would offer novel means to tailor and control their behavior and performance. The operation of commonly employed molecular photoswitches revolves around one key structural coordinate. Switches that can be actively steered by external stimuli along multiple pathways at the molecular level are the basis for next-generation responsive material systems. ![]() ![]() I’m hitting the big eighteen in a few hours’ time!Ģ2. Do you feel the same way? It is reasonable for me to feel that way because my birthday is in 24 hours.Ģ1. My heart beats faster as the clock ticks and the night approaches. Am I the only one who’s noticed? I suspect there is a hand behind the clock swiveling it. Super excitement can’t define how I feel cause my birthday is here!Ģ0. Let me peep into my new year with a lot of goodies in it.ġ9. ![]() I thought I was in love until I inquired about my heart and checked my calendar. Rolling on my bed with my eyes open throughout the night, I was greatly excited to find out what it is with me. My heart races for joy as the days go by because I’ll be a year older in twelve days.ġ7. Ask me for anything, and I will grant it. It’s a new season and, of course, a new time. Having a great assurance that this year would be far better for me. Amidst the disappointment and shortcomings that life throws at me, I am getting better and wiser by the day. In two days, I’ll be a year older, thanks to all who I’m graced to meet this past 365 days!ġ3. It will be the beginning of another year for me. ![]() In a few days, everyone will be on a standing ovation to applaud me, and yes, I can picture what the day will look like already. I don’t know if you feel the same way, but I feel that because it’s my birthday tomorrow!ġ1. The days seem faster, and the hour keeps rolling. Three hundred sixty-five have been reduced to five days. It’s my birthday countdown – four days to go.ĩ. It’s the dawn of a new and better season, and I am ready to rock it.Ĩ. Do you know why? It’s going to be my birthday. In a few hours, the sun and the moon will stand still while the bird sings an orchestra, and I will dance with gladness in my heart. I am grateful and expectant of what lies ahead of me.ħ. The old year is winding up for me and another 365 days is around the corner. Just nine more days until my birthday!!!Ħ. Tick-tock sounds the clock, the time is ticking, but I’ll be calm to count my blessings! I’ll be a year older in three days!ĥ. ![]() It’s the final countdown, three days to go!Ĥ. Wishing myself a happy birthday in two days!ģ. My birthday is coming, and I’m going to blow out all the candles on my cake. Invite your friends and family to celebrate with you by posting one of these birthday countdown captions.ġ. It’s your birthday, and you can do what you want! Let the whole world know your big day is coming up. 6 Final Words Top 50 Birthday Countdown Captions For Instagram ![]() ![]() What I find more disturbing is that the editorial board and peer reviewers of a scholarly publication, in 2014, find this view of mental illness worthy of dissemination. People hold bizarre beliefs all the time, and it may be that Irmak is well-intentioned indeed, he dedicates his paper ‘to the American mathematician John Forbes Nash and to all schizophrenic patients’. What is most concerning about this argument is not that Irmak believes demonic possession to be worthy of serious consideration in explaining schizophrenia. 2 But, even so, in the words of the comedian Dara Ó Briain, ‘just because science doesn’t know everything doesn’t mean you can fill in the gaps with whatever fairy tale most appeals to you’. Admittedly, there is an important disanalogy between the two cases: science knows how and why children get compensated for their lost teeth, but not exactly how and why schizophrenics experience auditory hallucinations. If the uncanny similarity between schizophrenia and demonic possession is evidence that demonic possession is real, then the uncanny similarity between financial compensation for childhood tooth loss and visits by the tooth fairy is presumably evidence that the tooth fairy is real. His observation that ‘there exist similarities between the clinical symptoms of schizophrenia and demonic possession’ is no more surprising than the observation that there exist similarities between financial compensation for childhood tooth loss and visits by the tooth fairy: in each case, the latter is a hypothesis motivated by a desire to explain the former. Lest anyone suspect me of being unfairly prejudiced against the possibility of demons, let me point out that even those who subscribe to a demonic metaphysics should not be persuaded by Irmak’s argument. This is a dumbfounding argument, and it is shocking to find it published in a post-mediaeval peer-reviewed journal. Irmak concludes that ‘it is time for medical professions to consider the possibility of demonic possession in the etiology of schizophrenia’ and that ‘it would be useful for medical professions to work together with faith healers to define better treatment pathways for schizophrenia’ (p. On the other hand, auditory hallucinations expressed as voices arguing with one another and talking to the patient in the third person may be a result of the presence of more than one demon in the body. This input seems to be construed by the patient as “bad things,” reflecting the operation of the nervous system on the poorly structured sensory input to form an acceptable percept. The hallucination in schizophrenia may therefore be an illusion-a false interpretation of a real sensory image formed by demons. In schizophrenia, the hallucination may be an auditory input also derived from demons, and the patient may hear these inputs not audible to the observer. ![]() Delusions of schizophrenia such as “My feelings and movements are controlled by others in a certain way” and “They put thoughts in my head that are not mine” may be thoughts that stem from the effects of demons on the brain. Common symptoms in schizophrenia and demonic possession such as hallucinations and delusions may be a result of the fact that demons in the vicinity of the brain may form the symptoms of schizophrenia. The lessons for schizophrenia that Irmak draws from these observations are worth quoting in full:Īs seen above, there exist similarities between the clinical symptoms of schizophrenia and demonic possession. ![]() ![]() 775), in which case ‘emonic possession can manifest with a range of bizarre behaviors which could be interpreted as a number of different psychotic disorders’ (p. They have an ‘ability to possess and take over the minds and bodies of humans’ (p. Demons, he tells us, are ‘intelligent and unseen creatures that occupy a parallel world to that of mankind’ (p. Since it is difficult to make sense of these hallucinations, Irmak invites us ‘to consider the possibility of a demonic world’ (p. Kemal Irmak notes that schizophrenia is a devastating chronic mental condition often characterised by auditory hallucinations. Is there anything wrong with seriously entertaining this possibility? Not according to the author of a research article published this month in Journal of Religion and Health. ![]() ![]() ![]() Next, grab the “Bezier Curves” tool (also known as the “Paths” tool – red arrow in the image above) from the toolbox (you can also use the shortcut key “B”). For this example, I have my text justified to the center. Finally, to have it aligned to the right side of the curve set the text to be justified to the right. To have it centered, have the text justified to the center. If you want your text to be aligned to the far left of the curve you draw, make sure you have the text justified to the left. ![]() You’ll want to justify your text based on how you want it to sit on the curve (blue arrow). I went with Century Gothic for the font, and 72 pt for the font size. Once you have typed out your text, you can use the Tool Options bar to change the font (red arrow in the photo above) and size (green arrow) of your text. In my case, I just went with “CURVED TEXT” in all caps. Once you have the text tool selected, click on your canvas and type whatever text you’ll be curving. Now you can save the file as an SVG and import it into Design Space to cut.I’ll start by grabbing the text tool from the Toolbox (red arrow in the photo above – you can also use the shortcut key “T”). Click on the Path menu on the top bar and select Combine: If you went to cut it in Design Space right now it would tear all of the letters apart. Right now the text is only grouped together. If you grab the text you see you can move it all together now.īut wait! We're not done. Now you can either delete the shape or move it out of the way. Now go the the Text drop down menu at the top and select Put on Path:įeel free to drag the text around the shape at this point until you're good with the placement. Holding down the Shift Key, select both the text and the shape. Type out your names or text and play with the font and sizing until you're happy with it: Open up Inkscape, or if you need to download it first, see this tutorial.Įither open your heart svg in Inkscape or draw quick shape to practice with. There is, we just need to use a different program. You'll need to eyeball the spacing here.Īt this point you might be saying, that took forever! There has to be a faster way. You're going to move each letter one at a time:Īfter you move the letter to the edge of the shape, use the circular arrow on the top right of the box to spin it until is matches up. Moving time - this part can be a little tedious. See how all of the letters are listed separately on the right? That means we're ready for. In the latest beta version, make sure your text is selected and click on Ungroup at the top of the right hand column: If you're using an older version of Design Space, you will right click the text and select Ungroup. Next up is to ungroup everything so you can move the letters around. ![]() ![]() So you've picked a cute font and you're happy with your size. You'll want to make any font or size changes using the top bar before the next step. Now pick a font and type your names or text: If you like, you can also just draw a quick circle or square in Design Space to practice on. Once you have your files downloaded, import the solid heart into Cricut Design Space. You can download your own copy to practice with at the bottom of this post. For this tutorial, we'll be placing names around the word mom shaped like a heart, so we'll need a big heart with the same dimensions. Let's get you started!įirst up - pick a shape. The Cricut software can be a little limiting though, so we're going to look at two ways to get what you want. All you need is a shape and a little know how. You can bend those names and words to your will. ![]() ![]() Klipsch tells me the internal amplifiers deliver 100 watts each to the midwoofers and 30 watts each to the tweeters - double those figures for peak power output - which is more than enough to drive such an efficient speaker design. ![]() As for amplification, The Nines offer 240 watts total power and can peak at up to 480 watts. On the bottom, there’s a super-robust 8-inch midwoofer mated to a 1-inch Titanium dome tweeter set in Klipsch’s proprietary Tractrix horn enclosure. I wish it wasn’t there, but I’ll live with it. The only aesthetic annoyance is a little brag line on the speaker. I like the magnetic grills that came with this pair - just one of several elements that give me strong Forte Four vibes - though to be honest, I leave them off. The cabinets are well-built - they pass the knuckle test - and covered with a gorgeous real wood veneer. Build qualityĪs for build quality and internal components, The Nines are exactly as you’d expect if you’re familiar with the Kllipsch Brand. I also wish the app connected more quickly, but it is what it is. I should also point out that the app communicates with the speakers via Bluetooth, so you’ll want to be within range to use it. The app is where you can pick some sound profiles or create and save your own. And then there’s the Klipsch app, which is a little rudimentary, but gets the job done. You also get a remote with input selectors, volume control, sub control, and a play/pause button. The response of the knurled metal dials feels awesome and pairs nicely with the tactile experience of handling and playing back vinyl on a turntable, which I did a lot during my testing. There’s also a subwoofer output, although as I’ll discuss soon, The Nines take care of bass business just fine on their own.Īs for control, Klipsch offers an input selector dial and a volume dial on the top of the speaker, and they are a treat to use. Moving magnet cartridges only need apply - if you have a fancier moving coil cartridge, you’ll need to supply your own phono preamp. There’s an HDMI ARC connection so you can get all your TV audio out through the speakers, there’s a USB input (which even the KEF LS Wireless line doesn’t support anymore), optical digital if your TV doesn’t have HDMI ARC, and then my personal favorite, a phono input (switchable to use a built-in phono preamp or line-in) with a ground plug to connect your favorite turntable. This leads us nicely into how you connect and interact with The Nines. Rather, they function more like a replacement for the classic, midcentury awesomeness of a vintage receiver and speakers. The Fives, Sevens, and Nines don’t have that, so they aren’t really replacing a modern receiver and speakers. And I’ll concede that to a point, but these days, most people expect their receiver to have built-in Wi-Fi, Spotify Connect, AirPlay, etc. Klipsch calls them the best alternative to a receiver and stereo speakers. In fact, we called The Fives the best soundbar alternative for music lovers. Lots of others have now jumped on that bandwagon, but The Fives did it first and we thank them for creating the category. Well, they are a bigger, badder version of Klipsch’s The Fives, which I’ll remind you were the first powered speakers to include an HDMI ARC connection. ![]() The Nines aren’t really replacing a modern receiver and speakers. I’ll stop short of calling them “dumb” speakers because there is a handy companion app, but The Nines - just like The Fives that came out in 2020 - aren’t trying to be anything remotely like a HomePod, Echo, or Nest speaker. The second thing I want to get into is that The Nines are not a “smart speaker.” There’s no built-in Wi-Fi, no built-in Alexa, Siri, or Google Assistant. And if you do pick up The Nines, I highly recommend getting the speaker stands that Klipsch offers to go with them, or a suitable set of stands elsewhere, because while The Nines aren’t super picky about placement, there definitely is a right way to set them up, which I’ll get to in a moment. I personally have zero problems with the size, but you should know what you are getting into if you’re looking to purchase The Nines. The one on the right might best be called a “monitor.” If you prefer numbers, we’re talking 19.13 x 9.5 x 13.38 inches, and the speakers weigh 28.4 and 27 pounds each. The two on the left are bookshelf speakers. To help put The Nines’ size in context, see one of them pictured below, to the right of an SVS Prime Wireless Pro speaker, and an Elac UB5. Tivoli Model One Digital radio hands-on review: Small changes, big difference ![]() ![]() ![]() The code segment shows an example of using the APLine class to represent the two equations shown in the table.ĪPLine line1 = new APLine ( 5, 4, - 17 ) double slope1 = line1. Examples of two APLine equations are shown in the following table.Īssume that the following code segment appears in a class other than APLine. That is, a point represented by x and y is on the line ifĪx + by + c is equal to 0. A point (represented by integers x and y) is on an APLine if the equation of the APLine is satisfied when those x and y values are substituted into the equation. The slope of an APLine is defined to be the double value -a / b. An APLine is a line defined by the equation ax + by + c = 0,where a is not equal to zero, b is not equal to You can see all the free response questions from past exams at. The following is a free response question from 2010. Period.Support Runestone Academy Today 5.16. There is no tracking, advertising, or data-mining code in Cascadea. However, Cascadea does not store or transmit any data about what websites you’re visiting, nor any info like your browsing history, data you type into forms, or anything. But these permissions are essential to Cascadea’s ability to function, as Cascadea needs access to the raw source of the websites you’re visiting to inject your custom styles into them. When I look at Cascadea’s permissions in Safari, it says it can read sensitive information from webpages, including stuff like passwords and credit cards! You aren’t stealing my credit card info, are you?!Ībsolutely not! Safari lists these things as examples of the kinds of things an extension like Cascadea could hypothetically do, because Cascadea does have full access to the contents of any websites you visit. You can check this in Safari’s developer tools, as an error will typically appear in the Console. (You can reorder the Style List by simply dragging and dropping styles up and down the list!) In some cases, a site’s Content Security Policy may also block rules from working (or even stop Cascadea from injecting styles at all). One solution is to make a custom style for just your rules, and put it at the top of your Style List, so that those rules are always the first thing injected by Cascadea. If you try to add an rule to a style in the middle of the Style List (or in a later section of a style), and there are other styles or sections that get injected into the same page first, they won’t work. For Cascadea, all injected styles are injected into pages in a single element, in top-to-bottom order in the Style List. Keep in mind that rules have to be at the top of any stylesheet they’re included in. I’ve added an rule into my custom style, but it’s not working. ![]() However, you can still write rules to use webfonts in your custom styles. Since this is a deliberate Safari security measure, Cascadea doesn’t have a way to bypass this limitation. This prevents websites from fingerprinting and tracking users based on what fonts they have installed. What’s the problem?īeginning in Safari 12, Safari no longer allows sites to use locally-installed fonts on your computer, aside from a limited selection of system fonts. I am trying to use a font in my custom styles, but it doesn’t seem to load. At no point does Cascadea store or transmit any information about what websites you are visiting, or any information you are entering or viewing on those sites. The extension needs to see what webpages you are visiting so that it can determine what custom styles should be applied, and it needs permission to read and modify those webpages to inject your custom styles. These permissions are essential to Cascadea's ability to function. When you install Cascadea and enable the extension in Safari, you may notice that the extension requires the ability to see any webpages you are visiting, as well as view and modify the contents of these webpages. You can also optionally sync your styles and preferences using iCloud, which is governed by Apple's iCloud Terms and Conditions. If you have enabled App Analytics in macOS, Apple may supply me with anonymous crash reports to help me identify issues in the app. The app itself has absolutely no analytics code, no behavior tracking, and no A/B testing. 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