![]() ![]() Introduced along with the multi-spot-metering Olympus OM-4 in 1983, this 7-element, 6-group classic is one of the few Olympus lenses of its era to incorporate ED glass. A new version of this lens re-introduced in 2013 is available new and thankfully they haven’t “improved” it. It’s not that sharp wide open but it delivers the much sought after “swirly bokeh” with backgrounds like trees and flowers, and it’s quite sharp stopped down. Made in Russia from the mid ‘50s to the ‘90s this ponderous 6-element Double Gauss lens is said to be based on Zeiss Biotar design and it’s usually found in M42 (Pentax/Practica) mount in black finish and manual (pre-set) aperture configuration. It’s quite sharp in the center but soft at the edges at f/2 surprisingly sharp overall at f/5.6 on down, renders moderate contrast images with that classic “roundness,” and produces gorgeous bokeh. The first “super-speed” f/2 normal lens for screw-mount Leicas, Leitz turned out 127,950 of these collapsible 6-element, 4-group beauties from 1933-40. Get ’em quickly before someone else snaps them up! (Scroll down to the bottom of this story to read my tips on choosing and using vintage lenses on digital cameras.) The following are my personal 10 favorite vintage lenses to use on digital cameras. Regrettably it has also resulted in skyrocketing prices for some vintage lenses that have become cult classics. Indeed, the use of vintage lenses on digital cameras has become so popular over the past few years it has spawned a cottage industry of small and medium sized companies offering relatively inexpensive adapters that will let you mount the majority of vintage lenses on your current digital marvel with varying degrees of convenience and functionality. And for photographers who want to create unique images that express their personal style, character can be even more important than MTF and resolution numbers, corner-to-corner sharpness, freedom from aberrations, evenness of illumination, high contrast, low distortion, and color fidelity-in short, all the criteria lens testers consider crucial in evaluating lens performance. Why would anyone in their right mind want to use old lenses on their shiny new high-performance DSLR or mirrorless camera? The simple answer is that some older lenses can capture images that have that elusive quality known as character. ![]()
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Information sessions for interested applicants will be conducted in the DVC Student Union on Thursday, March 27, 11 a.m. If you want to make a difference for the students of the Contra Costa Community College District, consider running for 2014-15 Student Trustee. You must be a California resident or AB540 student to qualify for a fee waiver. The deadline to submit a 2013-14 fee waiver application is May 21.ĭVC will be electing the 2014-15 Contra Costa Community College District Student Trustee It's not too late to apply to have your fees waived for the summer 2013, fall 2013, and spring 2014 terms! You may apply online or submit a paper application. Please allow 2-3 weeks for processing. For assistance please visit the Enrollment Lab.Ģ013-14 Board of Governor's Fee Waiver application If you have already applied, please check your InSite email to determine if you have a Missing Information Letter and require a drop-in appointment to submit additional documentation. 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They are beginning to lose hope when an older gray-haired woman with a crossbow begins fighting off the blemmyae. They don’t make it very far, however, before they are cornered in a plaza by the blemmyae. An army of blemmyae begins approaching Leo, Calypso and Apollo, but the three friends are able to outsmart the creatures and escape on a nearby bulldozer. Nanette states that she is arresting the three friends in the name of the Triumvirate - a group of three immortal evil Roman emperors that are planning to overthrow the gods by cutting them off from all their sources of prophecy. ![]() Blemmyae are headless human-like monsters, whose faces stretch across their chests and abdomens. Apollo then realizes that the woman is actually a creature called a blemmyae disguising herself as a human. Calypso attempts to punch the woman, but breaks her hand on Nanette’s metal face. She states that they can’t go until they have been welcomed properly and makes a phone call, stating that Apollo has arrived and that she needs back up. The friends are wary and attempt to leave. When the three friends land in Indianapolis, a woman named Nanette greets them. When Apollo fills Leo and Calypso in on what has happened at the camp over the past few months, they volunteer to fly to Indiana with him and help complete the quest. Leo had been missing for months after flying his bronze mechanical dragon to rescue his girlfriend, Calypso, from Ogygia - the enchanted island where she had been imprisoned for thousands of years. ![]() Before he departs, an acquaintance of Apollo’s, Leo Valdez, returns to Camp Halfblood. After discovering the Grove of Dodona - a grove of ancient prophetic trees - in the woods at Camp Half Blood, former Greek god Apollo receives a prophecy instructing him to go to Indiana in search of another oracle. ![]() ![]() ![]() Included are 6 classic Amp models, from Mesa Boogie models, to Rolands and even a couple Fender heads.Īdd to that 7 matching cabinets, with 8 mic options for each in addition to room mics and you've got a really customizable sound out of one, legendary guitar.Ī Strum Sequencer is also present, with fully customizable rhythm, letting you design full, rocking rhythm sections, as well as screeching solos. With different types of guitars available, our favourite, the Ample Guitar G II is a sampled Gibson Les Paul electric guitar VST plugin. ![]() Revered in the community, AmpleSounds' awesome metal and heavy rock tones have been popular ever since being released. With awesome amps included and plenty of sonic customizability, you can make Shreddage 3 sound indistinguishable from a real guitarist. Shreddage 3 allows you to play both rhyhm and lead, with tons of strum patterns and ways to express your great guitar skills. When trying to emulate real instruments in the digital world, either through sampling, or emulation, the key to making a believable recording is the playability of your instrument. That being said, they sell every instrument separately, so we've linked to the free version of Stratus, for you to check out. You get built-in amps, mics and mic placements in addition to FX and a powerful mix section, to control your tone exactly the way you want it. In addition to this, you can also choose from different picking and fretting modes, as well as go up and down the neck, and even play with a capo. can be performed with this guitar plugin. While it may not be the absolute pinnacle in incredibly realistic guitar tones, the playability and customizability of Shreddage 3 is inspiring.Īnything from palm mutes, pinch harmonics, vibrato etc. So let's start with our first guitar plugin! Shreddage 3 – Impact Sound Worksįrom heavily overdriven rock, to wailing wah-wah sounds of the 70s, Shreddage 3 by Impact Sound Works, is an impressively versatile collection of guitar sounds. That's why we'll try to run through what we think are the best electric guitar vst plugins you can get today, and why we like them. With that in mind, you can't be expected to try all of the electric guitar vst plugins and decide for yourself. When looking for the best electric guitar VST, you'll encounter, what might seem like an unending amount of options.
![]() ![]() To ensure that the lid continues to close correctly it is important to clear foodĭebris from the surfaces of the feeder each time that you replace the food. Although this may stop the lid from sealing onto the bowl it shouldĬontinue to prevent uncontrolled access to the food in all but the most extremeĬases. This has probably been caused by food debris getting caught under the lid or in the The feeder lid is not closing all the way. Takes the lid to close after the pet has finished eating. If greedy pets are trying to steal food from an open feeder, try reducing the time it If the time delay for the lid to close after your pet has finished eating and stepped back is not right for them, you can increase the time it takes the lid to close.Ĭhange the delay slider to (III).Orientation that the feeder must be placed in, so if you can change it to help your pets feel more comfortable don’t be afraid to move it. Do they always approach their bowl from a set angle? Are they worried about having their back to the door? There is no set Assess your pet’s feeding environment.If your pet is still very cautious of the feeder then try following the steps on page 11 ensuring you don’t try to force your pet to feed at any point.Repeat the training process - see page 9 - allowing more time for your pet to feel comfortable between each step.Attach the collar tag to your pet’s collar and repeat the setup process see pages 8-10. If there is no microchip or it has moved significantly becoming hard to read, the provided SureFlap Collar Tag may be used instead. Please check with your vet to ensure that your pet’s microchip is working and that it is located in the normal place.Then re-learn your pet(s) in to the feeder again. Reset the feeder to factory settings, holding down the Add Pet button for 10 seconds (until the light starts alternating red / green and the lid opens and closes).Re-learn your pet using the Add Pet button.Move the feeder away from any metallic or electrical appliances.Ensure they are all the correct orientation. Fit new, good quality 1.5V alkaline C cell batteries.Ensure the sensors inside the hoop are clean.The feeder is now sealed and in daily use mode. The lid will close fully and the light will no longer flash. ![]()
![]() ![]() He also notes that RippleX, its open-source payments network, was seeing new capabilities being added to the XRP Ledger including NFTs, CBDCs, interoperability bridges, and sidechains. Garlinghouse noted that RippleNet currently handles a volume rate greater than $10 billion for its clients. Regardless of the battle with the SEC, Ripple was able to enter several partnerships with international banks to provide cross-border payment services, bringing crypto native services to the traditional financial institutions. Even with 2021’s headwinds, it was our best year on record, and Ripple’s financial position ($1B in the bank) is the strongest we’ve ever been,” he quipped. ![]() “2022 – ‘slow down’ is not in our vocabulary. Garlinghouse notes that despite tough times the company faced in 2021, Ripple recorded its best year yet financially as it was able to accumulate a $1 billion war chest. He proceeds to outline why Ripple was set to get bigger than it has ever been in 2022. “Excited to announce Ripple bought back our Series C (Dec 2019) shares at a $15B valuation!” Garlinghouse said. Garlinghouse adds that the buyback has raised the valuation of Ripple to $15 billion. In a series of tweets, CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that the firm completed the buyback of shares it sold to Tetragon Financial Group. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announces shares buyback with an optimistic outlook However, several interpretations of the implication of the buyback have now emerged in the market. The shares buyback has hiked Ripple’s valuation to over $15 billion. The move closes the long-standing dispute between the two firms that began after the SEC brought a lawsuit against Ripple in 2020, accusing the fintech company of selling unregistered securities in the form of XRP tokens. Ripple, the crypto company behind XRP, recently bought back its shares from Tetragon Financial Group. Market sentiment about the move remains mixed.Making the announcement, Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, says that 2022 will be massive for the company. ![]() ![]() ![]() Alex and Ben do not care for each other, initially. Somehow, Alex, Ben and the dog survive a crash that rips off the tail and the wings of the plane. Somewhere over the mountains of the High Uintas Wilderness, Walter has a stroke. The small plane is piloted by Walter (Beau Bridges), a daffy old guy with a dog, who decides to fly the two of them through the storm without a flight plan. They do not know each other, but both agree to charter a small, private plane INTO A STORM in order to make it to their destinations. Photojournalist Alex (Kate Winslet) and neurosurgeon Ben (Idris Elba) each have pressing engagements to get to (Alex, her wedding Ben, surgery on a 10-year-old boy), but they are left stranded in an Idaho airport by an oncoming storm. It is beyond far-fetched, like The Bridges of Madison County crossed with Alive (minus the cannibalism).īy way of explaining the plot, here’s a short list of the mounting absurdities: It is, instead, a mishmash of genres that do not belong together: A disaster film and a romantic drama. It’s based on a novel (one that presumably many people inexplicably read), and it has no basis in fact whatsoever. But when fiction is far stranger than truth, it’s hard to buy into the implausibilities with something suggesting this scenario is even in the realm of possibility. If it were, then I’d understand why Fox might have greenit the picture, because truth is often stranger than fiction. ![]() It feels like one of those implausible, miraculous, inspired by actual events films. I don’t understand why The Mountain Between Us was made. ![]() ![]() ![]() Īcidic foods or so-called citrusy fruit juices can flush out toxins away from pores with their incredible antioxidant properties. The skin lightening and bleaching properties of lemons can greatly help with spot lightening treatments, fading acne scars and pigmentation. You must repeat this treatment every alternate day. Dip a cotton pad into the lemon solution and dab all over the affected areas. Squeeze the juice from a lemon or you can use few drops of lemon essential oil. ![]() Lemon is well-known as a natural bleach which not only reduces pigmentation but also retains back skin’s elasticity. įor pigmentation or lightening the dark spots, lemons are a great option. This mixture of turmeric and honey will exfoliate dead skin cells and keeps your skin clean, soft, and lightens dark spots or acne scars. Repeat this treatment every alternate day. Let it stay on your skin for 20-30 minutes before rinsing it off. Make a smooth paste and apply all over your affected areas. Take equal portions of both the ingredients into a mixing bowl. The antioxidant and antiseptic properties of turmeric fight with free radicals clogging the pores and keeps your skin glowing, soft and flawless. As it contains an antioxidant compound, called curcumin, turmeric reduces the production of melanin which is responsible to add pigmentation to scar. ![]() This is obviously a well-known home remedy for treating either acne or acne scars. Furthermore, coconut oil is enriched with vitamins and antioxidants will repair your skin and promotes healthy skin. The anti-inflammatory properties of coconut oil will help fade away acne scars and help heal the wounds or burns. Do this treatment every day since it’s the best home remedies for acne scars. You can leave the coconut oil on your face overnight. Dab palms over acne scars affected areas and massage for a while. Now, take some coconut oil onto your palms and rub your palms. You’ll needįirstly, cleanse your face thoroughly and pat dry. The fatty acids also help maintain moisture and keep your skin soft and supple. Loaded with fatty acids like lauric acid, coconut oil can also fight acne-causing bacteria. Ĭoconut oil is one of the effective home remedies to naturally reduce acne scars and blemishes. The medicinal properties of aloe vera help to reduce the appearance of scars. When you apply aloe vera gel topically, it helps repair damaged cells, protects cell tissues, increases the amount of collagen and will moisturise or soothes your skin. Repeat this 2-3 times daily for better results. Finally, rinse off by massaging your face with circular motions. Let is stay on your face until it dries completely. Then gently apply aloe gel over the scars affected area. Now, cleanse your face thoroughly and pat dry. Squeeze out the gel from the leaf using a knife into a bowl. Take a whole aloe vera leaf and simply cut off a section of the leaf. The antioxidants reduce swelling or scaring produced by acne. The natural astringent properties in aloe vera will remove dirt, excess oils and bacteria from clogged pores. With anti-inflammatory and cooling properties, aloe vera gel is a perfect home remedy for acne scars and sunburnt skin. Turmeric also has anti-inflammatory properties which can reduce acne or resulting scars by targeting the pores and cleaning them. The antiseptic, antibacterial and anti-fungal properties of neem leaves will help fight acne and removes the scars left behind by acne. Let it stay on your face for about 30 minutes and rinse off. Apply the mask over your face or on scars affected areas. Mix all the ingredients together until they get combined. You can prick and open a vitamin e capsule with a sterile safety pin and then squeeze the oil into neem paste. To the paste, add a pinch of turmeric and vitamin e oil. Take a handful of neem leaves and grind them to make a smooth paste. Neem has antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-fungal properties that help in removal of scars left by acne and other burns. The paste made out of neem leaves has diverse benefits to offer for your skin such as fighting acne, healing scars, controlling sebum production, treating pigmentation, moisturising and exfoliating your skin. In Ayurveda, this amazing leaf has many medicinal uses. Neem is considered as a miracle herb to heal many skin and health issues. Home remedies with Neem leaf for acne scars Natural Home Remedies for Acne Scars to remove Overnightġ. ![]() ![]() It was reported that most end users, however, wouldn't notice the feature omissions. Reception was mixed with some media outlets reporting IT professionals and network administrators being frustrated over some removed features. On January 30, 2013, Apple released AirPort Utility 6.0 for macOS featuring a redesign of the user interface focused on increasing usability for novice users. The current versions are 6.3.6 for recent versions of macOS, 5.6.1 for Microsoft Windows and older versions of Mac OS X, and 1.3.4 for iOS. It allows users to configure their network preferences, assign Back to My Mac accounts to the network, and configure USB attached Printers and hard drives. It provides a graphical overview of AirPort devices attached to a network, and provides tools to manage each one individually. AirPort Utility is unique in that it offers network configuration in a native application as opposed to a web application. ![]() It comes pre-installed on macOS, and is available to download for Microsoft Windows and iOS. AirPort Utility ĪirPort Utility is a program that allows users to configure an AirPort wireless network and manage services associated with and devices connected to AirPort Routers. In OS X 10.9, Activity Monitor was significantly revamped and gained a fifth tab for "energy" (in addition to CPU, memory, disk, and network). Activity Monitor appeared in Mac OS X v10.3, when it subsumed the functionality of the programs Process Viewer (a task manager) and CPU Monitor found in the previous version of OS X. For the generic system component, see System monitor.Īctivity Monitor is a system monitor for the macOS operating system, which also incorporates task manager functionality. For the fitness device, see Activity tracker. Launchpad can be used to uninstall apps that came from the Mac App Store. Launchpad provides an alternative way to start applications in macOS, in addition to other options such as the Dock, Finder, and Spotlight search. It displays all applications installed on the user's machine in a grid of icons, which can be put into folders. Launchpad is an application launcher that was first introduced in OS X Lion. As of Snow Leopard only the Image Capture Web Server opens in Script Editor. As of Tiger, Image Capture's AppleScript dictionary does not open in Script Editor. Image Capture is scriptable with AppleScript, and may be manipulated with Tiger's Automator application. It provides no organizational tools like iPhoto but is useful for collating pictures from a variety of sources with no need for drivers. Image Capture is an application program from Apple that enables users to upload pictures from digital cameras or scanners which are either connected directly to the computer or the network. Home is the front-end for Apple's HomeKit software framework providing integration with other smart devices. Its design was maintained with the same basic math operations until the final release of classic Mac OS in 2002. Its original incarnation was developed by Chris Espinosa and its appearance was designed, in part, by Steve Jobs when Espinosa, flustered by Jobs's dissatisfaction with all of his prototype designs, conceived an application called The Steve Jobs Roll Your Own Calculator Construction Set that allowed Jobs to tailor the look of the calculator to his liking. The Calculator appeared first as a desk accessory in first version of Macintosh System for the 1984 Macintosh 128k. Apple currently ships a different application called Grapher.Ĭalculator has Reverse Polish notation support, and can also speak the buttons pressed and result returned. Though no higher math capability was included, third-party developers provided upgrades, and Apple released the Graphing Calculator application with the first PowerPC release (7.1.2) of the Mac OS, and it was a standard component through Mac OS 9. ![]() The Calculator program has a long history going back to the very beginning of the Macintosh platform, where a simple four-function calculator program was a standard desk accessory from the earliest system versions. Scientific mode supports exponents and trigonometric functions, and programmer mode gives the user access to more options related to computer programming. Basic includes a number pad, buttons for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, as well as memory keys. It has three modes: basic, scientific, and programmer. Calculator is a basic calculator application made by Apple Inc. ![]() |
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