![]() But Charles has reinforced Royalty's granite sense of permanence, writes her biographerįrom walls to floors: 12 trends to know now for a stylish interiors update (and tips for getting it right in your home) When the Queen died, republicans foretold the monarchy's demise. Mercury Music Prize 2023: Jazz quintet Ezra Collective thank God as they beat Arctic Monkeys, Fred Again. International pop star shares a sweet throwback snap as she uncovers her childhood scrapbook of previously unseen photos - but can YOU guess who she is? Paul O'Grady helps dog who is too scared to go outside in one of the last episodes of For The Love of Dogs filmed before his death Kanye West is 'dominating and controlling' his 'wary and blank' wife Bianca Censori, body language expert revealsįrom London's Southbank to Berlin's street art - are these the coolest capitals in Europe? Here's what two locals think. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding cocktails revealed: Prestigious club that catered reception shares name behind one of the tipples as friend David Beckham SURPRISES him with a heartwarming speechĮamonn Holmes shares health update as he undergoes spine stretching procedure after admitting he 'can't walk'. ![]() Marc Anthony is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Laura Whitmore goes TOPLESS for a massage with husband Iain Stirling as they enjoy a belated honeymoon during PR trip to the MaldivesĪlmost one in FOUR people think a job interview is less stressful than selling their motor: Britain's car-selling secrets revealed Kimberley Garner sends temperatures soaring in sizzling swimwear photoshoot as she promotes her new mens range The Love Island stars had to be separated The real reason behind Maura Higgins and Faye Winter's furious hour-long bust-up at the NTAs has been revealed Prince Harry says the late Queen 'is looking down on us all, happy we're together' as he returns to the UK for the first time in months to attend WellChild awards Worried about hair loss? THIS clinically proven supplement could be the answer you've been looking for (and meet the women already seeing results!) Revealed: Dying without a will, what happens next (and why your loved ones will wish you'd written one)īig Brother reboot will feature ICONIC hot tub as bosses hope for more 'mischief' after THAT legendary rompįans of the show will no doubt be delightedĬoleen Rooney is the epitome of sophistication in a semi-sheer black gown as she celebrates her British Vogue cover at an event in LiverpoolĪnna Nicole Smith's lookalike daughter Dannielynn, 17, receives birthday tribute from father Larry Birkhead as he gushes late model 'would be so proud' REVEALED: Sophie Turner 'struggled' after second child and didn't want to leave home as 'less than supportive' Joe Jonas 'pressured' her into going to events Laura Anderson gives birth! Love Island star welcomes baby girl with Gary Lucy and shares daughter's sweet name Kanye West's 'wife' goes SHOPPING while sporting THAT topless cushion outfit - as she and rapper are seen hugging pal in Milan He was convicted on two counts of forcible rape in an LA court in May King Charles's moving tribute to the Queen as he marks the anniversary of her death at Balmoral - and releases a never-before-seen portraitĭanny Masterson is sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women The CDC report notes that these drugs have to be taken daily, making regulations even more difficult. Instead of condoms, he supports the widespread use of a prophylactic drug called Truvada that can lower the risks for HIV-negative porn actors. ![]() In 2004, when two porn stars contracted HIV, most of the major production companies agreed to shut down for 60 days to prevent the virus from spreading.Įric Paul Leue, the executive director of the Free Speech Coalition which represents pornography producers, said that biweekly HIV tests have successfully prevented outbreaks in more than a decade. They say because filming can last for hours on end, this form of protection can cause uncomfortable chafing or friction burns for both men and women. ![]() Many actors have spoken up against the mandatory use of condom. ![]() The porn industry disagrees, arguing that its own regulatory system of testing actors every 14 days is sufficient.Īctors are supposed to turn up on set with their results, and co-stars can refuse to work with an individual if they failed to get tested, or if the results came back positive for STIs. Because it can take up to 10 days before the virus can be detected the CDC warned: 'Adult film performers and production companies.should be aware that testing alone is not sufficient to prevent HIV transmission=' ![]()
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![]() Even today, where there is a habit to have girls’ names written in the kana syllabary rather than the ideogrammatic kanji, some will say “Oh, it doesn’t have a kanji,” when in point of fact, if it is a word, there is a kanji - they merely may not have thought of which of the synonymous kanji it might be. Japanese names are not random syllables strung together. Just as a girl named Rose is not a flower, a man named Takeshi need not be brave, nor would a woman named O-gin actually be made of silver. Such is not the case in Japan.Įven ancient names have meanings that can be understood if one knows the original language. Even names like Anthony, Charles, and Edmund have meanings it is just that they are lost on most people who don’t know the original languages of the names and their original forms. These are names the Japanese can relate to they have a meaning in our lingua franca, English. Consider the modern English names Heather, Holly, Pearl, Felicity, and Patience. This is an unsatisfactory solution, as it does not address how to deal with era-bridging figures such as Itagaki or Saigō Takamori.Īnother thing to keep in mind is that Japanese is written with what some may consider ideographs or pictographs every element has not only a sound but a meaning. Some publishing houses maintain the multiple-personality disorder of keeping in original order “historical” names (i.e., people before the Meiji Restoration of 1868), and reversing to “Western order” those post-dating the Restoration. ![]() This is a trend slowly being reversed by magazines and newspapers in Japan, which are now starting to use the proper name order regardless of media. It is a modern oddity that even today the names of Japanese, when appearing in English, are often reversed and written in the correct order when using kanji. The first Ashikaga shōgun, Takauji, was thus Ashikaga Takauji, not Takauji Ashikaga, despite the order sometimes given his name in many Western books. Religion became less influential and even trivialized by some courts, 1337 saw the beginning of the The Hundred Years War between England and France.The first thing that needs to be remembered about Japanese names is that the surname comes first. While knighthood was once a noble profession, now knight becoming less effective in the battle are more often were simple sporting entertainment for royal families. ![]() Courtsīy mid-1300 new orders like the Order of the Golden Fleece were formed by royal courts. Knights began fighting for the love of a woman or, if she was married, for another man’s wife and all his possessions. Nobles weren’t the only ones shifting to less ethical behavior. As these high-ranking sides fought, the class divisions grew deeper and the poor were further exploited in order to support the rich. This lead to the fighting of great wars-mostly between England and France – due to bickering among royal houses and noble families of different nations. The Age of Chivalry ebbed after several Crusades, in which Jerusalem was won and lost, and its focus was shifted toward vain and selfish pursuits. These were a kind of association, group representation or affiliation to a particular leader, queen or cause though all orders served the Christian (Catholic) Church in Rome. This lead to the establishment of numerous military orders. Military OrdersĪfter conquering Jerusalem in 1099, an army was established to keep control of the city. By comparison, other expeditions into China or India could last two or three years.īy 1291, the Crusades were at an end and the crusading soldiers abandoned the area and returned home. Each crusade generally lasted for a year or more before the area was secured and the queen could return home. ![]() The crusades happened in waves over the centuries as power shifted between the Christians and the Muslims, who fought back and reclaimed their territories. The goal was to drive the Muslim tribes out of Palestine so that they could control the sacred lands of Jesus and the Bible. Knights and kings were attacking the Holy Lands of the Middle East in the name of God and with the blessing of the Christian Church during this volatile period, which is sometimes called the Golden Age of Chivalry. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Malwarebytes accuses rival of software theft". "IOBit Steals Malwarebytes' Intellectual Property".
![]() ![]() ![]() He stated that "at the time, Google was a small company", and he did not want to go through "bruising browser wars". Google CEO Eric Schmidt opposed the development of an independent web browser for six years. Because of this success, Google has expanded the "Chrome" brand name to other products: ChromeOS, Chromecast, Chromebook, Chromebit, Chromebox, and Chromebase. ![]() Īs of October 2022, StatCounter estimates that Chrome has a 67% worldwide browser market share (after peaking at 72.38% in November 2018) on personal computers (PC), is most used on tablets (having surpassed Safari), and is also dominant on smartphones and at 65% across all platforms combined, making it the most used web browser in the world today. WebKit was the original rendering engine, but Google eventually forked it to create the Blink engine all Chrome variants except iOS used Blink as of 2017. Most of Chrome's source code comes from Google's free and open-source software project Chromium, but Chrome is licensed as proprietary freeware. The browser is also the main component of ChromeOS, where it serves as the platform for web applications. Versions were later released for Linux, macOS, iOS, and also for Android, where it is the default browser. It was first released in 2008 for Microsoft Windows, built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox. Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google. Proprietary freeware, based on open source components ![]() ![]() ![]() Some of the groups have icons, which you can also position around the perimeter using a control handle.Īll shapes have a set of four “NSEW” connection points that are located nice and tightly near the edge of the graphics. Note that the text is also freely positionable via control handle, and you can reset that as well!Īs groups change size, you’ll notice that the default text position stays nicely consistent: When you do this, the group shape simply becomes a rectangular frame that you can still freely place around icon shapes. You can turn off the container behavior via right-click or Shape Data. This lets you know that the icon belongs to the container. If you delete the container, the member shapes get deleted.Ĭontainers offer a lot of convenience without the headaches of grouping.īelow, we can see the green highlighting around the container when we’ve selected one of the icon member shapes. If you copy the container, the member shapes also get copied. If you move the container, all the contained shapes move along with it. Basically, it’s yucky.įor the groups, I’ve configured them to behave as actual Visio Containers (a feature added in Visio 2010.) Containers allow you to add shapes within their borders without grouping. It is really easy to have “errant subselecting”, where it’s not clear what shape has been selected, nor at what level the selection is within the group. When a shape has many levels of grouping and lots of subshapes, it can lead to user confusion. This really helps avoid a lot of confusion when working with shapes on the page. Here you can see how to turn off the scale-font-size-with-shape behavior, as well as how to reset the text position, in case you’ve moved it to a new location.įurthermore, you can’t subselect bits of the icon shapes. The text is easily editable in a number of ways, none of which involve subselecting:Īs I often do with my custom shapes, you can change shape behavior by using the Shape Data panel, or by simply right-clicking the shape. ![]() The text is easily repositionable using the control handle that I’ve added: The text resizes with the shape (even in scaled drawings!), but you can turn this feature off. The icon shapes that I provide have have a nice, tightly-enclosing alignment box. Hopefully, you’ll find the shapes I’ve built to have more features, be more usable, and appear more consistent. If you have several group frames on a page, you will notice the erratic spacing, and it won’t look good! How My Shapes are Better – aka: “Features” These shapes are mostly fine, but again, it is hard to edit the text, and the text moves away from the bottom of the rectangle as its height grows. (I’m no AWS architect, in case you haven’t noticed.) One nice feature the shapes have is that the font size scales with the shape: The group shapes appear to be some sort of container that you can place around related icon shapes on the page. While you are trying to subselect the text, it is easy to grab any of numerous subparts of the shape and move or delete them accidentally.It is hard to edit the text, as you have to subselect the text within the icon’s group.The text is WAY below the shape, and at inconsistent distances.They have alignment boxes that are nowhere near the actual boundaries of the shapes.While the icons look pretty nice, they have some deficiencies: There are basically two types of shapes in the set: icons and groups. The Amazon-provided Shapes are Pretty, but Lacking I whipped out my LINQPad and started cobbling C# code together to help with the build process. The article focused on a set of Amazon Web Services simple icons, and Jason offers his re-worked set of stencils for download, to save users the trouble of doing the work themselves.Īs I was reading the article, I got the idea of adding my own set of features to the AWS Icon shapes (originals located here). He went on to offers advice on how to import SVG graphics to create Visio shapes, and he listed some VBA macro code for adding control-handle steerable text blocks to shapes. In the article, Jason Ramsey, outlines some of the problems you’ll likely encounter when you download manufacturer-provided Visio shapes. I recently spotted a trackback from EasyDynamics that talked about improving vendor-provided Visio stencils and shapes. Amazon provides a set of shapes for use with Visio, but I’ve added my touch and provided a new and improved set for you to download! If you work with Amazon’s AWS services, you’ll likely need to create architecture diagrams to assist in your planning and maintenance. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The biggest change you'll find in KartRider: Drift since Closed Beta 3 is the addition of Mobile play! With its own control scheme designed to be used with Android and iOS devices, we hope to give you the same thrilling gameplay when you're on the go as when you're playing on your computer or console! Steam (PC) - Pre-Download now available!. ![]() Nexon Launcher (PC) - Pre-Download now available!.Get a look at everything we've been working on when the latest entry in this classic kart racing series begins a Global Racing Test on August 31st! There's no need for keys or sign-ups everyone will be able to play in this open beta on any of the following platforms! It's been a long time since our last Closed Beta, but we're just about ready to roll with the latest version of this epic kart racer with a Global Racing Test! Join us from 6:00 PM PDT August 31st through 6:00 AM PDT September 6th for the KartRider: Drift Global Racing Test and get your hands on what we've been working on all year long! The Global Racing Test Begins August 31st! We are working on resolving these issues, thank you for your patience, we will let you know when there are any updates. We are aware of issues that are currently preventing pre-download of the Xbox Global Racing Test game client. We apologize for the inconvenience, the PS4 client will be available when the Global Racing Test begins at 6:00 PM PDT on August 31st. : The Xbox game client is now available for pre-download! However, the PlayStation game client will not be available for pre-download for accounts that did not participate in an earlier Closed Beta. : Steam pre-download is now available! Racers on all platforms (besides PlayStation for new players) should now be able to pre-download the game client and get ready for the Global Racing Test, which begins at 6:00 PM PDT on August 31st. ![]() ![]() ![]() A speech therapist is the most qualified professional to help you overcome dysphagia, and they are often part of the medical team treating a traumatic brain injury. Because brain stem damage can impair this automatic reflex, survivors are at a greater risk of choking on their own saliva.įortunately, you can treat most swallowing problems with swallowing exercises for dysphagia. While the brain stem is not the only part of the brain that contributes to swallowing, it plays a significant role in automatic swallowing and the gag reflex. When this section of the brain stem sustains damage, it can cause swallowing problems such as dysphagia. The medulla (the bottom section of the brain stem) controls various basic life functions including swallowing. There are also computer programs that track eye movement so that the individual can communicate using specific eye movements. Supportive care is often the best option for survivors with locked-in syndrome. Everything else about the individual - including their ability to think, reason, and hear everything going on around them - remains functional.īecause locked-in syndrome is a serious condition, most people do not regain movement, although some have. This is a motor issue, meaning it only affects a person’s ability to move. This condition causes full paralysis of the body except for the eyes. One of the most severe effects that can occur after damage to the brain stem is locked-in syndrome. For example, patients who reach a minimally conscious state within three months have a high likelihood of regaining full consciousness compared to those who are still in a vegetative state after 12 months. The faster the person progresses through these stages, the higher their chances of making a full recovery will be. Confusional state. Person is awake and aware but does not have full control over their behavior.Person can respond by blinking or smiling but falls in and out of consciousness. ![]() Vegetative state. Eyes may open and shut but the person cannot respond in a meaningful way, like squeezing your hand.After that, a person will usually pass through three stages of consciousness before finally becoming alert. Most comas after brain injury will last until the swelling goes down. When the brain stem sustains damage, the reticular activating system can be affected and result in a coma. The brain stem houses a network of neurons called the reticular activating system, which is responsible for states of consciousness and your ability to wake up. Here are some of the most common effects of brain stem damage: 1. Because every brain injury is different, brain stem injury survivors may experiences some, all, or none of the possible effects. Many of them affect basic life functions. Regardless of how brain stem damage occurs, there are various effects associated with this type of brain injury. You can also suffer brain stem damage after a brain stem stroke or diffuse axonal injury that tears the brain cells in the midbrain, pons, or medulla. Most injuries to the brain stem are the result of swelling in other areas of the brain as swelling forces the brain stem against the skull. Effects of Brain Stem Damageīrain stem damage is rare. The medulla oversees essential life functions, such as breathing, heart rate, and swallowing.īecause the brain stem is the link between the spinal cord and the rest of the brain, damage to the brain stem can also affect other functions besides the ones listed above. Medulla. Finally, at the bottom of the brain stem is the medulla.The pons acts as a bridge between the cerebellum and spinal cord and helps control your balance, among other things. Pons. Below the midbrain lies the pons.This structure plays a large role in muscle movement, particularly eye movement. Midbrain. At the top of the brain stem rests the midbrain.The brain stem is comprised of three distinct sections, which each section contributing to different functions: The brain stem is also responsible for critical functions that keep you alive and aware of your surroundings, making it one of the most important areas of the brain. It connects the brain and spinal cord, which transports messages via neural pathways throughout the body. The brain stem is located at the base of the skull directly above the spinal cord. Use the following links to jump ahead to certain sections: This article will cover everything you need to know about brain stem damage and how the recovery process works. Fortunately, it is often possible for a person with a brain stem injury to recover through rehabilitation. When brain stem damage occurs, important basic life functions, like breathing, are impacted. ![]() ![]() ![]() Full Tactical Pause is an option that lets you pump the brakes during battle and carefully plan your next move. There are also promising features on the way even for those who aren’t as keen on real-time strategy as others. Flanking, breaching, and taking advantage of elevation are all on the table for those looking to get the drop on their enemies, and a new Dynamic Campaign Map will up the number of strategic choices at your disposal. It sounds like Relic is on top of that aspect, as they plan to build upon the series’ award-winning tactical gameplay by adding new gameplay features to the combat mechanics fans know and love. Maps will cover Italy and some parts of the North African campaign, and there’s most certainly more up Relic’s sleeve when it comes to recreating key World War II conflicts.Ĭonsidering the fact that-by the time it comes out, at least-it will have been the better part of a decade since the last entry, one would expect a bunch of refinements in the strategy at the core of Company of Heroes. Rather than tread the familiar ground from the first two games, Company of Heroes 3 is looking to expand even further, primarily with a campaign centered on the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. The second Company of Heroes game added the USSR’s Red Army as a new faction, kicking off an expansive campaign throughout the Eastern Front that spanned everything from Operation Barbarossa to the Battle of Berlin. Now there’s finally more on the horizon, with Company of Heroes 3 officially slated to bring Relic’s signature strategy back to PC sometime in 2022. ![]() After the ambitious massively multiplayer Company of Heroes Online was released in open beta in 2010 and summarily cancelled in 2011, a proper sequel followed in 2013 in the form of Company of Heroes 2. ![]() The first entry in developer Relic Entertainment’s strategy-minded saga launched on PC and OSX back in 2006, giving players control of two factions in the Second World War. The Company of Heroes series is, amazingly enough, already celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. ![]() ![]() ![]() In case you want to learn more about our process when building this list of best music player for Mac recommendations, we’re sharing the criteria applied during the selection. Supported OS: macOS, Windows Price: free trial, $69.99 How We Chose These 12 Audio Players Supported Formats: AIFF, WAVE, AAC, MP3, FLAC, Monkey Audio APE, WavPack, Apple Lossless, DSD, etc. One-time license purchase is available for Audirvana Origin. Audirvana Studio only offers a monthly/annual subscription.It also has Mac-specific controls, such as Touch Bar and media keys, and supports M1 and M2 Apple silicon. This small and powerful player is easy to navigate, with a clutter-free interface that blends in with macOS. With its easy connection to a range of external audio devices, you can enjoy quality music anywhere – on a simple set of headphones or a complex home theater system. JustPlay also comes with standalone volume control that’s independent of your Mac’s system sound settings. You can customize the playback to your liking using a built-in 10-band audio equalizer. Apart from MP3, it serves as a great WAV and FLAC player for Mac as well. This lightweight app will surprise you with its power and selection of essential features. JustPlayĪnother great audio player for Mac is JustPlay. Supported OS: macOS Price: free to use, PRO upgrade costs $19.95 2. Supported Formats: MP3, FLAC, APE, OGG, AC3, M4A, AAC, WMA, WAV, and many more. The more advanced features of Elmedia Player are only available in the PRO version and that’s not free.The interface is clean and intuitive, suited for both novice and advanced users. ![]() Despite all the available features, Elmedia Player remains easy to use. The built-in audio visualizer will complement your music with added graphics. You can also set up passthrough for hardware decoders like AC3 or DTS for surround sound. You can either manually tweak it or select one of the pre-defined presets. It features a 10-band audio equalizer for a personalized listening experience. From the popular MP3, M4A, AC3, AAC, or WMA, to lossless formats like FLAC, ALAC, and WAV, Elmedia Player can handle your entire audio library, organized in custom playlists. Its ability to play any music files to the highest standards of audio playback makes it very versatile. Our list begins with what we consider the best audio player Mac users should explore – Elmedia Player. Discover the Best Music Player for Mac (2023).You must rebuild mpv with a -disable-swift option. Go to the Video/Audio section and set Hardware decoder to Auto (copy).Check the Enable advanced settings option, then add a few options into the Additional mpv options field: Run IINA again, open Preferences, go to the Advanced section.The rest steps are for the first time installation only. Ln -s /usr/local/lib/libmpv.2.dylib /Applications/IINA.app/Contents/Frameworks/libmpv.2.dylib Ln -s /opt/homebrew/lib/libmpv.2.dylib /Applications/IINA.app/Contents/Frameworks/libmpv.2.dylib Link Homebrew's mpv to IINA.app (Apple M1/M2 systems):.Rm -f /Applications/IINA.app/Contents/Frameworks/libmpv.* ![]()
![]() ![]() 9.0/10 Rate Top-rated Fri, S4. Weilan learns a new detail about the dragon legend that suggests Nerissa is alive. Mako Mermaids is the new childrens series spin off of the smash hit H2O - Just Add Water, which is enjoyed by an audience in over 160 territories in the. ![]() With both shows originally airing in the 2000s and the 2010s, the target audience of both shows love nostalgia, and social media apps like TikTok create a demand for popular kids shows to be rebooted. A young man is magically turned a merman, and discovers his underwater origins, after he comes in contact with the magic waters at the mysterious Mako. Fri, S4.E16 Homecoming The vision reappears to Mimmi and Zac, this time speaking to them. At the end of the season, Rikki is told that she and her friends H2O: Just Add Water, Bella (Indiana Evans), Cleo (Phoebe Tonkin), and Emma (Claire Holt), can join the pod of mermaids.Įven though Mako Mermaids season 5 is not confirmed, it would make sense for future storylines to involve a combination of characters from Mako Mermaids and H2O: Just Add Water. Out at sea, Sirena is unable to convince the mermaid council that Zac is not a threat to them. The Mako Mermaids season 4 finale brings the storyline of the show full circle, and it also ties back to H2O: Just Add Water with the inclusion of Rikki. Mako Mermaids Episodes Season 2 Mako Mermaids Season 2 The Seventh Cycle (S02E01) buffered 00:00 Lyla and Nixie have left Sirena to join in a search for a new home. Their job is to protect the Moon Pool and guard it from trespassers, but on the night of a full moon, the mischievous mermaid girls neglect their duties. Real-life mermaids Sirena, Nixie and Lyla are part of a mermaid pod, living in the waters off Mako Island. Both Mako Mermaids and H2O: Just Add Water deal with similar themes of characters having to balance the human world with the mermaid world, jealousy, and the idea of who is deserving of power. Splash into the sequel of H2O: Just Add Water with Mako Mermaids - An H2O Adventure, Season 1. ![]() |
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