6/12/2023 0 Comments Ajnr silenz pulse sequence![]() Neuroimaging modalities sensitive to the dynamics and patterns of tissue degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are required as objective biological markers of disease activity in vivo. Combining these and other innovative imaging protocols with more sophisticated techniques to analyse ever-increasing datasets holds the exciting prospect of transforming understanding of the biological processes and temporal evolution of the ALS syndrome, and can only benefit from multicentre collaboration across the entire ALS research community. Furthermore, novel neuroimaging data analysis approaches such as Event-Based Modeling (EBM) may be able to circumvent the requirement for longitudinal scanning as a means to comprehend the dynamic stages of neurodegeneration in vivo. Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging (NODDI a form of diffusion imaging), and quantitative Magnetization Transfer Imaging (qMTi) are two such emerging modalities which have each broadened the understanding of other neurological disorders and have the potential to provide new insights into structural alterations initiated by the disease process in ALS. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a promising, non-invasive biomarker candidate whose acquisition techniques and analysis methods are undergoing constant evolution in the pursuit of parameters which more closely represent biologically-applicable tissue changes. Objective markers of disease sensitive to the clinical activity, symptomatic progression, and underlying substrates of neurodegeneration are highly coveted in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in order to more eloquently stratify the highly heterogeneous phenotype and facilitate the discovery of effective disease modifying treatments for patients. 3Department of Neuroscience, Trafford Centre for Biomedical Research, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, United Kingdom.2Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, United Kingdom.1Clinical Imaging Sciences Centre, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, United Kingdom.
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Nonetheless, Show is a rather easy watch, as long as you’re not recapping it, because I think most of us will just sweep the loopholes and facepalmy writing under the rug.Īs I was telling sab, the OTP is probably the best thing about Show (hey, there’re rumors out there saying Yoo Chun ad-libbed many of the kisses!). ![]() I read that alot of people have alot to say about the writing of Show, and I do agree that it’s nothing outstanding, and in fact, there’s alot of lazy writing and loopholes. I actually find myself getting mildly excited whenever Cho-rim sees a scent, juz to see how the smell is represented. Chef Kwon is all sharp, spiky yellowy-golden knives, representing his role as a murderer and chef (both kill things), and danger (yellow). Cho-rim, on the other hand, can be rather impulsive and emotional she heavily relies on Moo-gak’s clearheadedness and stability in times of crisis. If she doesn’t have Moo-gak as background support when she enters the lion’s liar, she may have died of fright.Īnother thing which I like about Girl is the CGI effects - aren’t the smells pretty? And they are symbolic too - Moo-gak is all blue, hard crystals, symbolising his inability to feel properly, his logical thinking and also his previous marine diver job. Cho-rim compensates for Moo-gak’s inability to emote, by having an extra-sensory ability. It’s a big bonus that they complement each other’s lack too. ![]() And unlike other rom-coms, the pair don’t beat around the bush that long to admit their feelings for each other. And what makes me watch Girl isn’t its patchy storyline of a twisted psychopath, but our OTP.Ĭho-rim and Moo-gak have already fallen in love at first sight from the moment they crash-bang and meet on that busy street. Cos Girl is all about senses isn’t it, one has an “extra” sense of “smell”/ sight, the other has a lack. I much prefer the other title - Sensory Couple. In that line of thought, having the title focusing only on Cho-rim is also a misnomer. He’s juz a rather nicely developed plot device to bring our OTP together. Whether or not we get answers to why Chef Kwon kills people, and how he goes about killing them, are irrelevant. Juz happen that the catalyst is a psychopath. ![]() Yes, I agree that his Barcode Murders remain one of the more memorable serial murders I’ve seen in kdramaland, but Girl isn’t really about him.Ĭhef Kwon’s Barcode Murder is juz a pretext for Cho-rim and Moo-gak’s fates to intertwine. And while there are many viewers who are baying for blood on the not-so-tidy conclusion to Chef Kwon, I personally don’t feel that upset about it. (in fact, she watches Girl faster than me, even though i’ve been the one reviewing the show) And even more surprisingly, kooriyuki volunteers to work with me on the final review (remember she has backlogs?) This is one show which kooriyuki surprisingly doesn’t put on the backburner to become her ever-increasing backlog. 6/12/2023 0 Comments Jalbum link to subfolder![]() It appears that the link is on a sub-page (within a page called gallery)? Looking at the screenshots you gave it’s difficult to give you a perfect relative address. I’m assuming that you decided to go with the open into a new page option? What most people call a “link” in HTML is really called an anchor or an a tag. Markdown allows you to use any HTML that You want. Thank you again and I appreciate your patience and time in helping me! I understand that the reference will be different for every gallery I make, but basically I’d need to know the full structure of the html so that I can modify it as needed to link different page text to each gallery I create. You mentioned that Markdown allows for html to be inserted directly, so I’d like to know if you could advise on what my html link reference would be for the galleries. The location column will not be part of the linked text, just the bulleted text will be. ![]() On all my webpages, I used Markdown for the text I’ll link from (with bullets) and plain text for the column next to it (location). I’ll be creating hundreds of these galleries for all the events I’ve shot since 2004, so once I learn to link these properly I’ll be repeating it many times. The black arrow points to the folder where I saved my RW8 website and all the folders that will hold the galleries I create. At the top is the location of those files on my local drive. In fact, all the files you see on the left side of the screenshot are what the app creates in making the gallery. So basically I need to create a link from the highlighted text on my web page to the “index” file that’s created in every gallery I make in the other app I use, jAlbum. I’ve attached three images - one showing one of my webpages, the second showing my folder setup with my RW8 website project and the other showing the file hierarchy of a typical gallery. So, further to your question regarding how/what I’m linking to, please see below: Sorry for my delayed reply, but I spent the last few days compiling all my data and creating all the web pages I need for all the galleries I’ll be including on my site. I hope I’m clear enough? Otherwise this evening I can send you a screenshot showing what I mean. After that, it’s a question of inputting the path to the index file. I don’t link to the app in any way, I only use the app to make up the galleries. So when I’d populate my web pages with links, I’d click to browse my file path that would lead to that index.html file. I created folders within my site folder to hold all those galleries, organized by category. All I’m left to do is link to the index.html page that will lead users to view my images. It creates the thumbnails, larger images, watermarks, all the nav elements… everything. I use an app called jAlbum that automatically creates my galleries. ![]() Sorry if I wasn’t clear about my galleries. I guess the “_new” in DW was proprietary to that app, as each new gallery I’d click on would open in a new tab you can try it on my site.Įither way, I may take your advice and have one tab accommodate all galleries that’d get clicked on. I’ll rethink that when I make my galleries. I used to have galleries open in new as I figured at least users can continue browsing by simply closing the new window and not keep using “back” button. 6/12/2023 0 Comments Hydro handbrakeHowever disc brakes have shown better heat dissipation and greater resistance to 'fading' and are therefore generally safer than drum brakes. Later, disc brakes were used for the front and drum brakes for the rear. The system is usually filled with a glycol-ether based brake fluid (other fluids may also be used).Īt one time, passenger vehicles commonly employed drum brakes on all four wheels. Brake caliper assembly usually consisting of one or two hollow aluminum or chrome-plated steel pistons (called caliper pistons), a set of thermally conductive brake pads and a rotor (also called a brake disc) or drum attached to an axle.A master cylinder assembly containing a piston assembly (made up of either one or two pistons, a return spring, a series of gaskets/ O-rings and a fluid reservoir).A pushrod (also called an actuating rod).The most common arrangement of hydraulic brakes for passenger vehicles, motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds, consists of the following: ![]() ![]() The technology was carried forward in automotive use and eventually led to the introduction of the self-energizing hydraulic drum brake system (Edward Bishop Boughton, London England, June 28, 1927) which is still in use today. Knox Motors Company of Springfield, MA was equipping its tractors with hydraulic brakes, beginning in 1915. "Lockheed" is a common term for brake fluid in France.įred Duesenberg used Lockheed Corporation hydraulic brakes on his 1914 racing cars and his car company, Duesenberg, was the first to use the technology on the Duesenberg Model A in 1921. Malcolm Loughead (who later changed the spelling of his name to Lockheed) invented hydraulic brakes, which he patented in 1917. used hydraulic brakes in 1915, in a Tractor unit. Although more cars had the brake system installed and the company advertised heavily, it disappeared without achieving the success it deserved. The company, which had a factory at Luckwell Lane, Bristol, installed a four-wheel hydraulic braking system on a Metallurgique chassis, fitted with a Hill and Boll body, which was exhibited at the November 1910 London Motor Show. of 23 Bridge Street, Bristol when it was established in 1909/10. His brother, William Herbert Weight improved the patent (GB190921122A) and both were assigned to the Weight Patent Automobile Brake Ltd. He patented it in Great Britain (GB190800241A) in December 1908, later in Europe and the USA and then exhibited it at the 1909 London Motor Show. ![]() In 1908, Ernest Walter Weight of Bristol, England devised and fitted a four-wheel hydraulic (oil) braking system to a motor car. He obtained patent GB190403651A for “Improvements in hydraulic actuated brakes for cycles and motors”, as well as subsequently for improved flexible rubber hydraulic pipes. A schematic illustrating the major components of a hydraulic disc brake system.Ī hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically containing glycol ethers or diethylene glycol, to transfer pressure from the controlling mechanism to the braking mechanism.ĭuring 1904, Frederick George Heath (Heath Hydraulic Brake Co., Ltd.), Redditch, England devised and fitted a hydraulic (water/glycerine) brake system to a cycle using a handlebar lever and piston. 6/12/2023 0 Comments Hell let loose xbox costLimited ammo and firepower are not ideal for attacking. Best played defensively, waiting for teammates to go down and reviving them under cover of smoke. Includes a rifle or pistol, morphine syrettes, smoke grenades, and bandages. Includes an automatic rifle or SMG, grenades, and bandages. Includes automatic rifle or SMG, grenades, bandages, and smoke grenades. Can place ammunition on the ground for other teammates to pick up. ![]() Standard grunt with rifle, grenades, bandages, and ammo box. Has a direct voice channel to other Infantry, Recon, and Armor squads, as well as the Commander. Can place Garrisons and Outposts with a watch. Can also reinforce points, spawn tanks and supply trucks, and place Garrisons. Can call in various supporting items, like supply drops and bombing runs. Oversees the entire game and gives orders to Squad Leaders, Armor, and Recon. Here are the classes you can play as in Hell Let Loose. This will unlock new loadouts and cosmetics for each class. There are five zones on all maps to ensure no draws.Īs you earn XP playing as each class, you will level up. If the time limit is reached without a team capturing all zones, the team with the most zones at the end of the game wins. It's up to each team to push the other back behind their lines and capture all zones. Warfare has the two factions begin a match fighting over a central neutral zone with two other zones already captured on both sides. There are currently two game modes to enjoy: Warfare and Offensive. ![]() No need to worry about the Barracks yet, as you won't have any cosmetics unlocked if you're just starting out. This brings up a server browser with official and hosted servers. ![]() This will keep you from team-killing, as uniforms look similar at long distances. A requisite for most people is also to turn up friendly unit markers to their max (500 meters). You'll no doubt want to tweak the graphics settings and controls to your own (and your PC's) liking in the Settings menu. Upon launching the game, you'll see the main menu with important tabs including Enlist, Barracks, and Settings. Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central) 6/12/2023 0 Comments Autodesk maya for macIt is a complete offline setup of Autodesk Maya 2020 macOS with a single click download link. System Requirements for Autodesk Maya 2020 for MacĬlick on the button given below to download Autodesk Maya 2020 setup free. Software File Name: Autodesk-Maya-2020.3.rar.Forums Home > Subscription, Installation and. Technical Details of Autodesk Maya 2020 for Mac HellowWhere do Maya 2022 for mac download LinkI cant find download link. Excellent coordination with other software modeling and animating.Enables you to design clothes, hair and sex and different scenarios. ![]()
6/12/2023 0 Comments Advanced inkscape tutorials![]() ![]() You can also control where the copies overlap, how they connect, and merge ("fuse") them together. The Mirror Symmetry LPE creates a copy of an object and mirrors it across lines. Here's a demonstration from Jabiertxof Foxteibaj on using this tool to create kaleidoscope designs: The Rotate Copies LPE is similar to the Mirror Symmetry LPE rather than creating mirror-image copies, it creates multiple copies rotated around a point, and you can customize the various parameters of this rotation to create cool effects. The Rotate Copies and Mirror Symmetry LPEs take the goodness of the Tiled Clones feature of Inkscape and make it less clunky and confusing as well as allow for the interactive adjustment of the resulting compositions. This video demonstration from Jabiertxof Foxtreibaj (based on an early prototype) shows the basics of using the tool: Similar to how the Mesh Gradient control gives you finer control of the colors and shades in a gradient by introducing more control points in a grid, the Lattice LPE allows you greater creative control than the four points of the Envelope LPE via a grid of deformation control points. The second, from Jabiertxof Foxtreibaj, demonstrates both the Envelope and Perspective effects using an early, unstable version of the tool. The first, from Rob of ScrappyDew Creations, focuses on using the Envelope effect to create warped text. ![]() We recommend a couple of video tutorial on these effects. Envelope stretches and squashes the shape on a flat plane as you modify the control points Perspective maps the object to match the perspective of the plane created by your manipulation of the control points. These effects allow you to deform a path using four control points that Inkscape provides around the object. Inkscape 0.92 has introduced a large family of LPEs let's take a look at several of them. The effects can be composed together in any order you choose for a wide range of possibilities. The Live Path Effects (LPEs) system is a powerful, non-destructive tool for applying live and interactive effects on the vector paths you draw in Inkscape. Live Path Effects (Envelope/Perspective, Lattice, Mirror/Rotate) To learn more, you can read his blog post Now You Can Easily Create Conical Gradients with Inkscape or watch his video: Speaking of gradients, Inkscape's Mesh Gradient feature offers a Conical Gradient function! Nick Saporito of Logos By Nick has a great tutorial on how to create a Conical Gradient. Here is a sweet little introductory tutorial on Mesh Gradients that shows you how to create an illustration of a realistic-looking mangosteen, created by James Auble for his HueDroid YouTube channel: This provides a lot more artistic control over the appearance of the fill and can make it much easier to achieve photorealistic coloring and shading in Inkscape illustrations. The addition of Mesh Gradients means the control points for an object's fill are in a grid ("mesh"), and individual control points can be given different values. Inkscape's gradient tool has long had the ability to create multi-point linear and radial gradients. Mesh GradientsĪn example of in-progress work towards collaboration with the W3C SVG Standards Committee is 0.92's new Mesh Gradients feature, one of the features Adobe Illustrator converts have long pined for the Inkscape team is hoping for the feature to be adopted into the SVG specification. Here's a selection of tutorials to help you get started using them right away. Inkscape added a variety of new features in 2017. This collaboration has manifested in new and improved SVG and CSS properties in the SVG specification. Inkscape, as a project, is dedicated not only to open source but open standards as well: The project team collaborates with the upstream W3C Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Standards Committee. The Inkscape team has a long-term goal to fully implement the SVG 1.1 specification in Inkscape and will advance the version number to 1.0 to demarcate that accomplishment. The current stable version is 0.92.2, released on August 7, 2017. Inkscape 0.92 was released in January last year with a couple of subsequent updates. Open source creatives were rewarded in 2017 with the first major new release of Inkscape since 2015. ![]() In the coming weeks we’ll reveal more detail about the new Regional Standings process. There, they’ll compete against teams that enter from an open qualifier. For Paris, some teams who aren’t directly invited will get to skip the open qualifiers–teams that consistently perform well in Valve and third-party events will be directly invited to a closed qualifier. ![]() ![]() Previously teams entered the RMRs by direct invitation, or through a series of open qualifiers. Starting with the 2023 Paris Major, we’re going to change the way we invite teams to the RMRs. To celebrate our new champions, today we’re releasing the champions autograph capsule, featuring autographs from FL1T, fame, Jame, n0rb3r7, and Qikert in paper, glitter, holo, and gold. In the end, only one team was left standing as Outsiders bested Heroic on Mirage and Overpass to secure their first Major championship! While it is intended to reach the people of Russia, anyone who plays Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can access it, and so if you’re a player of Valve’s huge FPS then you can go take a look yourself.įor more unusual stories about the intersection between the Ukraine war and games, take a look at how the Steam Deck is being used on the frontlines.Over the past two weeks Rio de Janeiro has been the center of Counter-Strike, where 24 of the best teams in the world fought to become IEM Rio Major champions. The map, titled “de_vonya” (the Russian term for ‘war’, which is currently censored by Russian authorities) depicts a town devastated by battle. “The secret room built into the game is meant to force Russian gamers to face what's really going on in the war in Ukraine,” he added. ![]() Noting that games are still left unchecked by Russian authorities, Mukka said “We built a map of a Slavic city devastated by a war, inside the game, with a secret room that offers Russian gamers an uncensored access to the horrors of the war in Ukraine in their native language." But with Counter-Strike being one of the most popular games in Russia (it’s played by around four million people in the country) this was an opportunity for reporters to tell uncensored stories to those within the country. Talking to GamesRadar+, Helsingin Sanomat editor-in-chief Antero Mukka said “Russians have very little chance to receive independent information about Putin's invasion of Ukraine." This is due to the heavy restrictions placed on Russian media in the wake of the war by the country's authorities, which bans what the state considers "false information" about the operations in Ukraine. Returning to Riocentro and Jeunesse Arena, IEM Rio is likely the last chance to win a big CS:GO trophy in front of a roaring Brazilian crowd. Inside is a collection of Russian-language stories from Helsingin Sanomat that detail the actions of Russia’s military during their invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, with Counter-Strike’s current iteration, Global Offensive (CS:GO), in its final stretch, IEM Rio is also one of few tournaments left to settle old scores and round out legacies. The organization has created a new map for the FPS that contains a hidden room which can only be found using the spectator cam. In a tactic designed to highlight World Press Freedom Day, Helsingin Sanomat – Finland’s largest daily newspaper – has opted to use Counter-Strike as a way to bypass Russian media restrictions. 6/12/2023 0 Comments Pdf reader pro edition for macdo anything in the easiest way possible and improve your files in a matter of seconds thanks to this useful program. Get rid of complete paragraphs, move texts, change the font size. On top of all that, this tool also gives you the option to convert all your PDF files to Excel, Word, PPT, or an image so you also have the option to do the opposite with just one click.Īnother one of the great things about PDF Reader Pro is its powerful editor that lets you change anything without having to leave the program. PDF Reader Pro lets you convert any of your office documents to PDF, as well as your images or other text elements like TXT or HTML, among others. To return to the menu, you just have to click on the back button in the upper part of the screen. FineReader Pros' OCR engine outclasses anything else available. To start using any of the options, you just have to select the one you need and follow the steps the program gives you. Despite these minor first-version problems, Abbyy's FineReader Pro is the only serious choice for OCR on a Mac. The interface in PDF Reader Pro is very intuitive, perfectly separating the different features that it offers so you can work with them without getting lost or confused along the way. Plus, it lets you convert your documents into PDF format without any compatibility problems. This program is designed to work with these types of files in a way that's as convenient and complete as possible. 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Schultz himself evolved as an artist over the course of the series, so some of his early work lacked the attention for detail that later issues possessed. unless they play Scrabble.Ĭ&D may be only 144 pages long but it is a densely packed 144 pages, with two columns of small-type text on most pages.īlack-and-white illustrations coming almost exclusively from the comics make up the bulk of art. Various factions in the City in the Sea vie for control of the tribe while the Wassoon jealously eye the vast hoard of old world relics their neighbor possesses.Īnd don't forget the Grith, an intelligent race of humanoid dinosaurs whose thought processes are so alien that no humans can understand them. There also is plenty of political intrigue. A healthy black market exists for dinosaur body parts, and the tribes repeatedly send expeditions into the interior in search of natural resources and old world technology. The conflict between environmental stewardship and technological progress is a central theme of the series, with some characters trying to prevent the ecologic mishaps that led to the earlier disaster and others pushing for mankind to once again reign over nature. Add to the mix a dozen colorful characters, from marauding poachers to a muscle-bound female villain who could bully Hulk Hogan into crying uncle. Sexual tension comes in the form of Hannah Dundee, the voluptuous ambassador (and spy) from the neighboring Wassoon tribe. Most of the action takes place around the ruins of New York City, which has become an archipelago of skyscrapers named "The City in the Sea." One of the main characters is Jack Tenrec, an "Old Blood Mechanic" who restores antique Cadillacs and preaches a form of environmentalism so unyielding it would leave Al Gore shell shocked. Humanity is scattered into tribes that live on scraps of old world technology. Schultz drew his inspiration, and his art style, from many classic comic strips, such as "Tarzan" and "Prince Valiant." In tone, the setting is a mix of "The Lost World," Indiana Jones, and "An Inconvenient Truth," with a dash of Mad Max thrown in. How it got that way is one of the central mysteries of the series. (Chadwick will never be accused of slouching on his science.) The world after the apocalypse isn't a desert wasteland, but rather a lush, jungle world where dinosaurs, mammoths, sabertooth cats, terror birds, and every prehistoric animal you can think of live side-by-side. While details of the disaster were only hinted at in the comics, Chadwick gives a very thorough and plausible-sounding explanation of what happened. ![]() Still, C&D provides a wealth of information about its setting, making it invaluable for anyone who wants to adapt their favorite system to the world of the comics.Ĭ&D is set 450 years in the future after a planet-wide disaster destroyed most of civilization. ![]() The Twilight: 2000 system is a relatively tactics-heavy system, but C&D at its heart is a fast-paced, pulp adventure, and the two don't mesh. It uses the rules from another CDW post-apocalyptic game, "Twilight: 2000," and that's its major downfall. ![]() Despite its age, it's still relatively easy to find on sites such as Ebay or, and I've spotted it a few times while browsing through comic and hobby shops. Then, of course, there was "C&D: The Roleplaying Game," written by none other than Frank Chadwick of "Space: 1889" fame.Ĭ&D is a 144-page, magazine-sized paperback published in 1990. (The album is decent, if you can get past the corny lyrics: "We make love with fang and claw! Fa-a-ang and claw-w-w!") It was the basis for a beat-'em-up arcade game a Sega CD shooter a few toys a sharply animated, if dumbed-down, Saturday morning cartoon and even a music album with 1950s-ish songs. The series may have only lasted 14 issues and ended mid-story, but it enjoyed a surprising amount of marketing success for an alternative comic. C&D was the catchier title so it's the one that stuck. Technically, "Cadillacs & Dinosaurs" (abbreviated hereafter as "C&D") is the nickname for a short-lived comics series titled "Xenozoic Tales." It was the brainchild of Mark Schultz, who both wrote and provided most of the artwork for each of the series' 14 issues. But if it sounds familiar, that's because it's the setting of a comic book series you might have heard of: Cadillacs & Dinosaurs. Chances are you've never heard of the Xenozoic, that as-yet-to-come geologic era when every creature that ever existed once again roams the Earth, and when what's left of mankind cruises the countryside in retrofitted 1940s and '50s Cadillacs. |