![]() ![]() ![]() This perhaps explains why the book does not read well in translation. "Most English-speaking writers would hesitate to address such broad topics in a few pages each.We read him because he is a marvellous novelist and not because of the uniqueness of his political thought." - Nicholas Shakespeare, Sunday Telegraph Vastly more stimulating are Fuentes's insights into art and literature. "Fuentes's solutions to the threat posed by authoritarian capitalism tend to be clunky statements of the obvious, sounding like Martin Luther King without the blaze.(.) It's eccentric for Fuentes to quote Wittgenstein twice on one page - the same sentence - but zany for her to translate it two different ways." - Adam Mars-Jones, The Observer As a translator, she is some way short of competence. It's possible Fuentes writes a hideous Spanish which she faithfully renders into hideous English, but it seems more likely that he's an old smoothie as a stylist, which is how he can get away with so much vacuous preening in the original. (.) Some of the trouble must be due to Kristina Cordero, the translator. The implication is that these utterances are definitive, clinching what passes here for argument. "He quotes his own novels more frequently (on every subject) than any other literary source and pays far more respect to their continuity than he does when it comes to poor Shakespeare.Sadly, this political-pulpit style tarnishes too much of This I Believe" - Ian Jack, The New York Times Book Review "Tony Blair can be excused such bromides, possibly, but no gifted novelist should write this way.Weaving together a wealth of ideas, influences and experiences, it gives a wonderful glimpse into the personal and intellectual life of Mexico's leading novelist." - Aimee Shalan, The Guardian "Skilfully translated by Kristina Cordera, this collection of essays has a rare warmth and immediacy.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the authorī : quite good pieces, forced arrangement Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. ![]()
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Switching out of QMM you'll see that we have a selection that excludes the very center of the image. ![]() I basically just wanted to see some light splatters that fell beyond the distorted guy's layer mask.įor the vignette, lets switch over to Quick Mask Mode (Q), and choose a very large soft black brush and click once in the center of the image. I took one large dark splatter and placed it on a layer behind the guy. But this time we want to leave it solid white, and use a black splatter brush to remove portions of the guy to reveal some of the background.įor the final touches lets add a bit of vignette and highlight. Now use the splatter brushes to reveal portions of the layer by clicking the mask using solid white as the foreground color.įor the top non-distorted guy layer, we also want to create a layer mask. Select the distorted guy layer and click the layer mask icon at the bottom of the layers palette. Lets go ahead and create that mask for the distorted guy layer. The idea here is that we're giving a color area for our splatters to pick up via a mask. I roughly selected his arm and leg and moved them back to the edge of the non-distorted guy in the layer above. You want to stretch the guy horizontally. Select the bottom most guy layer and press (Cmd+T) to transform him. So you should have two layers that have our guy jumping. Lets go ahead and duplicate the guy layer one time. If you're extra picky, you can remove the silhouette with the Clone Stamp Tool (S). We just want some of the background color to show through. There is still a silhouette visible, but that's okay, we'll be covering most of it up. I then loaded the selection again, and with the background layer selected, I chose (Edit | Fill | Content Aware).Ĭontent Aware did a pretty good job of removing the guy from the background. Using the Quick Selection Tool (W), I made a selection of the guy and copied and pasted him to a new layer. So our dispersion effect will help to enhance that motion.Ĭopy and paste the photo into a new PS document. This is a great photo for this effect because the subject is in motion. WeGraphics members will want to grab this brush set for the tutorial:įor non-WeGraphics members a good free alternative can be found here:Īfter a little bit of searching I found this photo of a guy jumping in the air by Camera Eye Photography. In this tutorial, I'm going to walk you through 3 easy steps to create this dispersion effect. The best part is, it's very quick and easy to do with a few Photoshop brushes, but the end result can look very complex as if it took you hours to create. The dispersion brush will disperse the light in the direction that you specify.Giving a subject a dispersion or splatter effect can create an incredibly dynamic image. To use the dispersion brush, first select the area of the image that you want to apply the dispersion to, and then click on the brush to apply the dispersion. The Frequency option allows you to control the frequency of the dispersion brush. The Angle option allows you to control the angle of the dispersion brush. The Color option allows you to control the color of the dispersion brush. ![]() The Size option allows you to control the size of the dispersion brush. Only download dispersion brushes from trusted sources, and make sure your computer is protected with a good antivirus program before downloading anything. Many of these websites will try to install malware or viruses onto your computer, so it is important to be careful when downloading anything from the internet. PRO TIP: If you are looking for dispersion brushes in Photoshop, be warned that there are many fake and dangerous websites that claim to offer these brushes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kolob Arch spanned a close second at 287.4 feet.Ĭlick here for more information about Arches and the surrounding area. 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The path to Pine Tree Arch forks left 300 feet off of the Devils Garden Trail , and is just over a kilometer long. The organization provides services to landscape architects and students to help them obtain certification. This little trail branches off of the main, heading north for a look at these two lesser known arches. Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) Telephone: 57Website: prepares and scores the exams for students and professionals seeking licensure in landscape architec-ture. The improved Devils Garden Trail ends at Landscape Arch a Primitive Loop Trail extends from there, providing access to many of the area's most spectacular structures. This is a nice trail, paved, wide, and level, as good as it gets in the barren Arches landscape. The Devils Garden area hosts an awesome number of arches and other natural sculptures. Landscape Arch is located at the end of the manicured Devils Garden Trail, in the top portion of Arches National Park, off of the Arches Entrance Road. Either way, Landscape is an awesome sight the amazing width of the stone arch, held in place by such a delicate, slender center. This leads to two schools of thought: Landscape is at the end of its life cycle and will soon be a pile of rubble, or that Landscape has just shed some pounds and that the new, balanced arch may be around for a few hundred more years after all. Pieces of Landscape Arch have broken off during the past few centuries, some chunks the size of automobiles. ![]() Landscape Arch is the largest arch on the planet, beating out Zion National Park’s Kolob Arch by a scant 3 feet. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Probably the most polished program I've seen from a design perspective. They really don't compete because most who love e-Sword won't love theWord and vice versa (theWord isn't as simple to use, caters to a more advanced audience, offers a level of depth not in e-Sword but that makes it more complicated). Yeah, it has a cool factor, but give up other Bible translations for it? And pay for public domain content? Balance that with how often will I use those features. I found little value in these relative to the problems above. There's also a dozen other unique things, like audible pronunciation of words. I've suggested that this feature be included in theWord and theWord's author is receptive. This index let's you use Topic or Book modules in a very different way (rather than being buried all the time, you will actually use them). Then you can find every reference (quickly) to any verse. Plus Side: The program has a nice indexing feature, which looks through all of your modules. I think I've said on more than one occasion to him if he wants his program to be more popular like theWord (another more advanced Bible study program), then stop charging for content (i.e. If the converter worked very well, then you wouldn't need to buy much of the content. That pushes you into buying the public domain content they sell. I'm a perfectionist and it drove me absolutely crazy reading a module converted by BA. The importer from e-Sword is bordering on terrible. You're locked into his grid, especially on Bible translations.ģ. I'm not saying that's "bad", I'm just saying "it is". If it disagrees with his theology, he won't include it (unless it's one he thinks has "study value" beyond the opposing theology). So a lot of our modules will never be included there. Dave on most things actually, it's just a reference point on the theological grid). He's substantially more conservative than even Dr. ![]() He's highly conservative, independent Baptist type. Unless you make modules yourself, you will be in the author's tight theological grid. Most extended features of BA (that users really want to use) are also available in theWord (which is free).Ģ. I can't see any Bible study program, that competes with free Bible study programs, becoming overly popular unless it's also free. Most public domain content we provide free, you have to buy for BA. Yeah, it's one of the e-Sword clones that appeared trying to build on the functionality of e-Sword. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s important to note that nothing will be lost by either player in this encounter – you don’t actually “attack” the other player, only a copy of their settlement, and there are benefits to be gained by both parties. This mode will involve turn-based tactical combat as you explore and battle through another player’s fortress, claiming rare resources that may be difficult or impossible to acquire otherwise. This drives the basis of the adventure mode – you put together a party of champions from your settlement’s population, and go off on an adventure to explore another player’s creation. * Player-driven content – Have you ever spent hours in a creative game building something, only for it to sit hidden away on your computer? In King under the Mountain, players can opt-in to automatically upload their settlements for other players to visit. More than just different races to play as, we want to introduce completely new play styles as unusual factions – perhaps a lone wizard building their secret lair with golems they have constructed, an evil necromancer raising an army of the dead, a dragon amassing a hoard of gold in a giant cave system, or even an invasion of demons attacking the material world. You could build a dwarven fortress dug deep into the side of a mountain, a town of humans at an important river crossing, or a tribe of orcs hunting and raiding others. * Multiple ways to play – As well as different ways to build and grow your settlement (do you focus on mining? farming? crafting? buying and selling goods?), in King under the Mountain you can play as several different races and factions each with their own unique gameplay elements. Although weapons and combat can be significant parts of gameplay, we wanted to make sure you can peacefully build up a fully-functioning town to have the satisfaction of sitting back and watching your settlers go about their business in an “art farm” style of play. * Peaceful expansion – It’s an important design goal that it’s possible to play the entire game without getting into armed conflict with other factions (if you choose to). * Procedural generation – Every map is randomly generated from an initial seed (a large number) so that no two maps will ever be the same – unless you choose to use the same seed! The art assets for the game have been created in such a way that they can be drawn by the game engine for near limitless variation in colour – so every tree, plant and character will have their own unique combination of colours and appearance. ![]() Your settlers and other characters have their own personal social and physical needs that you’ll have to fulfil to keep them happy (or at least stop them from breaking and going insane!) The local environment and changing seasons have effects on the native flora and fauna. As night changes to day, trees and plants will grow (or not) based on sunlight and rainfall. The game is based around these central pillars:Ī simulated world – The game world is built on a series of interlocking systems which combine together to simulate a living, breathing world. King under the Mountain is a simulation-based settlement-building strategy game set in a fantasy world. ![]() ![]() Those killed were among more than 50 shooting victims during that period, the Chicago Tribune reported. 1 day ago &0183 &32 The couple and their sons - 6-year-old William and 3-year-old James - were not far from their Dallas home when a gunman opened fire at an outdoor mall as they shopped earlier this month in the. EAST HUMBOLDT PARK Two gunmen ambushed a couple walking home from a bar early Sunday, threatening the woman with rape and forcing the man to strip to his underwear each with guns to their. Police say a 12-year-old shot and killed an employee at the local. Chicago police announced an arrest Saturday afternoon in the deadly shooting of a couple at the city’s Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade last month. Arzuaga, who was seen on the ground nearly covering her, was then shot by a gunman in a white tank top.Īrzuaga and Perez were among eight people fatally shot in Chicago from 6 p.m. Shock and disbelief in the community of Keene located about 30 miles south of Fort Worth. Video of the shooting showed Perez being dragged by several people from a dark SUV with a Puerto Rican flag sticking out of a window. The Justice Department is also launching strike forces in cities including Chicago to help take down illegal gun traffickers.Ĭhicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the shootings of Perez and Arzuaga “horrific” on Monday and vowed that authorities would track down those involved. 210 victims have been killed in Chicago in 2023. You can help fund this journalism by supporting the Chicago Sun-Times today. In an attempt to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, President Joe Biden is announcing new efforts Wednesday that focus in part on addressing gun violence. It’s compiled from Chicago Sun-Times reporting and information from law enforcement agencies and the Cook County medical examiner’s office and updated every day. Jay Halstead is a former member of the CPD Intelligence Unit and partner of his wife, Detective Hailey Upton. The deadly attack was captured on a video that was shared widely online, drawing more national attention following violence that included a recent mass shooting that killed five people in Chicago. By Mina Bloom and Alisa Hauser Ap11:03am. Find out about crime in your neighborhood right here. ![]() Police said the couple was ambushed by several men in the middle of a street after the crash. Armed Robbers Ambush Couple, Threaten Woman With Rape, Force Man To Strip. The latest Michigan and Metro Detroit crime news and reports from ClickOnDetroit and WDIV Local 4. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you find Mini vMac useful, please consider helping the Gryphel Project,of which it is a part. How-To guides, Documentation, Macintosh Software, and more. Then click on the close box of the Mini vMac window to quit theapplication. When you’re done looking at this, choose the “ShutDown” command from the “Special” menu on the emulatedscreen: The emulated computer should boot from thisimage, starting up the Finder, with a menu bar at the top of theemulated screen: The Mini vMac window should fill with a gray pattern, with a picture ofa floppy disk in the center, with a blinking question mark on it:ĭrag the icon of your bootable disk image, “System Startup”,onto the Mini vMac window. To get past this, drag the icon of your ROM imagefile, “vMac.ROM”, onto the Mini vMac window. Unless Mini vMac finds the ROM image file in one of the places it looks,it will display this message in the new window it opens: For most operating systems, you can double clickon the application’s icon. Use the ua608dcommand line toolto get the disk image “System Startup”from “SSW_6.0.8-1.4MB_”.(If you don't wish to use ua608d, see the Alternatives page.) Next, you will need a bootable disk image for the Macintosh Plus. (If you don’t have a Macintosh Plus, you could check the“ Where to buy an old Macintosh”page.)(And before you ask, the FAQ page has a section about ROM images.) On a Mac, The Unarchiver does handle all sorts of compressed files. Newer versions of Stuffit archives can not be handled by version 4, as you have seen. If my memory is correct the last Stuffit version for 68k was 4.1, so you should have the latest possible. ![]() Next you will need a ROMimage file from a Macintosh Plus.This file should be named “vMac.ROM”.A utility such as“ CopyRoms”can be used to obtain this file from your MacintoshPlus. Re: Trouble extracting sit files on MiniVMac. First, if you have not already done so, download a standard variation,choosing the appropriate version of Mini vMac for your operating system.If your web browser doesn’t automatically expand it, doso manually.(For the OS X version, see these notes to makeMini vMac work correctly.) ![]() ![]() It is even referenced when the Doctor compares Biroc to the Cheshire Cat. Warriors’ Gate is set within the rabbit hole, and this is an opportunity to veer towards the surreal. We don’t get Wonderland on the other side. When I wrote about Full Circle, I compared the CVE to a rabbit hole, but with the problem being that there is the same thing on either side of the hole. ![]() It is tempting to look upon earlier examples as an accident caused by a clash between a script editor who wanted things grounded in science and some writers and directors who didn’t, but accident or not it has all been leading up to this point. I mentioned above that it does something interesting instead, and that is to focus on the barrier between the realms of fiction and reality by investigating the clash between science and fantasy, something the entire series has been doing to varying extents. But what we are shown is a cop-out because it should have been The Mind Robber turned up to eleven and bursting out through the fourth wall, but instead it’s The Mind Robber turned down to a half. The CVE representing a screen is possibly the single bravest idea Doctor Who has offered, with the gateway between universes defined as passing through our televisions (represented by the mirror). Another little clue is the naming of Biroc (I assume) after one of the most influential cinematographers of all time, a man who filmed inside Dachau during the war, pioneered the first feature-length 3D colour film, and shortly before this was going on in Doctor Who was making Airplane! Now there’s an interesting career. So we have a charged vacuum in a box, or emboîtement. The cathode ray is actually a stream of electrons accelerated by an electric field. Most of those are in landfill now, but televisions at the time (and I suppose I need to explain this for future readers!) worked by controlling the direction of a cathode ray travelling down a vacuum tube and reflected on a screen. ![]() And that’s a clear reference to cathode ray tube televisions. However, this is ignoring those other two words, the “charged vacuum”. ![]() ![]() It is tempting to see this as a parallel for the TARDIS, with the whole universe functioning like the Doctor’s ship: step through the doors of the TARDIS and you pass through a CVE. The word is derived from emboiter, to “fit in a box”. To take the last of those three words first, we have an Anglicisation of emboîtement, an outdated scientific concept that all living things come from germs which encase the germs of all future things, enclosed inside each other. CVE stands for “Charged Vacuum Emboitment”. In Full Circle the TARDIS passed through the CVE into another universe and now has to pass back through it so the Doctor can escape back to the “normal” universe. It’s also one of the biggest missed opportunities of them all, because it chickens out on an idea that could have been breathtaking, but still does something fascinating albeit half-baked. So here it is, the most incorrectly apostrophized story on websites of them all (yes, there is more than one warrior!). ![]() |