![]() What I Am Looking for in a Noise Reduction Tool The best results come from opening RAW files directly inside the standalone tool but I haven’t noticed a difference when, for example, opening the RAW file from Lightroom. It can be used as standalone software or as a plugin to Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop. The layout is the same as when used as a standalone tool. That sounds pretty good to me as a common issue with noise reduction has been images losing details and appearing soft. The long answer is that DeNoise AI is an intelligent noise reduction software that uses deep learning technology to accurately distinguish between real image detail and noise.Īccording to Topaz Labs, this allows you to reduce noise while recovering crucial image detail. The short answer is that Topaz DeNoise AI is a noise reduction software. So, before we open the first image, let’s take a quick look at what this software is and what its purpose is. Some of you reading this might be wondering what on earth Topaz DeNoise AI is. ![]() ![]() Keep on reading this Topaz DeNoise AI review to find out whether noisy images can be salvaged or not (and if it works for night photography too)Īlready know what DeNoise AI is? Click here to hop to the review. This is exactly what DeNoise AI is made for so I went ahead and purchased it to see if it really can perform miracles. After spending a week guiding a photography workshop in Greenland I’ve returned home with hundreds of high-ISO images that are in desperate need of some noise reduction.
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WOD names: Many benchmark CrossFit WODs have women’s names (a few are detailed below). RX: Means doing the WOD with the movement, reps and weight as prescribed, without scaling any of those factors down (it’s the US term for a medical prescription). ![]() You start a specified number of reps and sets of exercises at the start of one minute, then rest for whatever time you have left until starting again at the beginning of the next minute.įor time (or rounds for time, RFT): The goal is to complete the prescribed amount of work as fast as possible, with the workout finishing when all the reps and rounds have been completed. The goal is to complete a combination of moves as many times as you can within a set time.ĮMOM: Stands for ‘every minute on the minute’. Here's how to speak CrossFit, even if you haven’t yet stepped in a box.ĪMRAP: ‘As many rounds as possible’. Some key CrossFit termsĪs well as creating its own culture, CrossFit has developed its own language. One of CrossFit’s benefits is that, although the workouts are challenging, they’re also time efficient, generally lasting from five to 25 minutes, so they’re easy to fit into your day. As you get stronger and fitter (after a couple of months, say), you could add a second workout per week. You should think of it as a quality workout, like speedwork or a tempo run, so bookend it with easier runs or rest days. If you are fairly new to running and/or haven’t done any cross-training before, start with one CrossFit workout per week. How many days a week should you do CrossFit? ![]() Plus, you’ll gain all the benefits of strength training, including becoming more injury-resistant, and you will have more variety in your schedule. The takeaway for runners is that mixing CrossFit into your running should still enable you to improve your times – certainly over shorter distances such as the 5K. At the end of the 12 weeks, the researchers found that both the running-only group and the CrossFitters improved their 5K time trials by about 1.5 minutes – 5.5 to 6.2 per cent faster. The second group performed two days of threshold-to-high-intensity running, two days of CrossFit, and one day that included both a threshold/high intensity run and a CrossFit workout each week.īoth groups worked out for five days a week. The first followed a ‘polarized’ weekly running-only plan for three months, comprised of two days of easy running, one day of short HIIT (high-intensity interval training) intervals, one day of longer HIIT intervals or a 15-40-minute progression run, and one long, easy run each week. Most CrossFit workouts target the entire body rather than a single muscle group, meaning you’ll increase your overall muscular strength, improving running form and efficiency.įor a study published in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, researchers divided into two groups 26 runners who ran more than 10 miles a week. Can CrossFit help with running?ĬrossFit improves power, strength, endurance, speed, balance and coordination – all qualities central to good running performance. It’s an approach that combines high-intensity intervals, strength training, plyometrics, Olympic power-style weightlifting, gymnastics and endurance exercise. Read on for how you can try some of its key workouts without having to step inside a box. But introducing some CrossFit workouts into your routine offers tangible benefits, as, at its core, it’s an excellent – albeit challenging – form of cross-training. ![]() As a runner, you might be inclined to view CrossFit’s terminology and quirkily named workouts (more on those later) with suspicion, or think it mainly appeals to hardcore gym-goers. ![]() Its many passionate devotees argue that no other workout approach builds as much functional all-round fitness. Over the last decade, CrossFit has grown into one of the hottest fitness trends in the world, with over 14,000 CrossFit gyms – known as ‘boxes’ – springing up across the globe. ![]() OL12026862W Page_number_confidence 91.99 Pages 314 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.19 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220907081738 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 243 Scandate 20220831022933 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781592404445 Tts_version 5. Andy led us to a Eureka moment around how we define our category and tell our story to prospects, customers, investorseveryone. NPR Wade In The Water The Listener's Guide To African American Sacred Music J Produced in 1994 by NPR and the Smithsonian Institution, Wade in the Water is a 26-part documentary. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden recently observed that the sounds of the past enrich our understanding of the nation’s cultural history and our history in general. The book begins with Raskin’s obsession over Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant ramen (and gifted inspirational author, to boot), backtracking in time to slowly reveal just how a kid from Long Island got to be so wound up in the writings and philosophy of an ancient Japanese businessman. Steve Jobs achieved dazzling results with the Move. Urn:lcp:ramenkingihowinv0000rask:epub:1977d167-5db7-43b9-b82c-695af33d38b0 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier ramenkingihowinv0000rask Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2tkhkww4tn Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781592404445ġ592404448 Lccn 2008032423 Ocr tesseract 5.2.0-1-gc42a Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.8745 Ocr_module_version 0.0.18 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA14482 Openlibrary_edition Wanyu Zhang/NPR RAD Chief Laura Soto-Barra holding a reel-to-reel tape in the NPR RAD digitization lab. Andy Raskin Strategic narrative Published + Follow Elon Musk is a master of what I call the Move. Very literally, leadership is storytelling and leaders are storytellers. Brown border collie christmas ornament, Allison raskin stand up. Urn:lcp:ramenkingihowinv0000rask:lcpdf:945fa22f-5ab3-49c0-9211-aa54754c918e Andy Raskin is a longtime NPR commentator whose essays have been heard on All Things Considered and This American Life. RASKIN: In my view, storytelling isn’t a fashion accessory that leaders can decide to wear or not. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 03:09:39 Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA40679109 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() Regardless of your numbers, an epoxy solution is never as good on many levels Some food for thought though: if you designed and specified some U-bars extending from your column into your slab to develop moment, then the contractor should provide it I imagine you can't actually rely on this but at least there's some discussion in here that may help inform you Our seismic assessment guidelines could help provide some guidance as to realistic ideas of laps ![]() RE: Why is a decrease in tension lap splice length not allowed for excess reinforcement? bugbus (Structural) 11 Sep 22 22:55 But in my situation, if I calculate a one foot embedment satisfies the remainder of code provisions and presumably provides a reliability index of at least 3 or 4 (failure probability of one in several thousand), why do we need to punish the iron workers with having to drill several feet into column tops? Shouldn't the committees be striving to achieve uniform reliability across design? Let me know if I'm missing something here. I understand the committees want to incentivize me to detail my splices to be staggered in new construction. A class B lap on a typical column vertical requires a drill and epoxy solution with a drill bit several feet long, and it appears ACI ties my hands by forcing me to develop the full yield strength of the bar: "Reduction of development length in accordance with 25.4.10.1 is not permitted in calculating lap splice lengths." (ACI318-14 25.5.1.4)ĪCI408R-03 says "The extra length required for Class B splices is not based on strength criteria but rather is used as an incentive for designers to stagger splice locations."ĭarwin, Lutz, and Zuo say "Although tests demonstrate that splice strength where (As required) / (As provided) < 1 is conservatively represented by the modification factor in 2.5, this factor is not used to increase the level of reliability of lap splices." My intent is to transfer some moment between slab and column, and I frequently find my column tensile steel is like 5 or 10 times what's needed. A situation that arises on many projects: contractor forgot U bars at column tops or installed them at the wrong elevation, poured columns, and then asks me for a correction. It also works desirably for meshes that have open edges. The maximum value of Strength has been increased to 150, which can make the smoothing effect dramatically more intense. The new mesh smoothing algorithm allows you to get more desirable results without unnecessary extra mesh sliding and shrinking. LW Brush 1.05 : LWB Smooth has been greatly improved. The maximum value of Strength in Blur mode has been increased to 150, which can make the smoothing effect dramatically more intense, especially effective for smoothing weights on a high polygon count object. Paint Weights 1.05 : Fixed an issue where all elements in Layout’s viewports could not completely update immediately after painting weights, in LightWave 2018.0.4 or later. ![]() The Smoothing Group numbers of polygons newly created by editing are correctly taken from those of the original polygons. If necessary, please download and re-install them.ģD Sticker 1.01, LW Brush 1.06, MetaMesh 1.12 and BooleanTool 1.04 :Īdded support for Smoothing Groups the new feature in LightWave version 2019. There are update files available for users who want to use 3rd Powers plugins on the new macOS. MetaMesh 1.14 : Regularly modified and improved the Meta-Meshing algorithm.ĬageDeformer 1.11 and LatticeDeformer 2.02 : Fixed an issue that could cause Layout to crash when loading a scene with embedded Metamorphic data.Ĭompatibility with LightWave 2020 : We have released updates for all our products, which provide compatibility with LightWave 2020 by adding support for the changes.Ĭompatibility with macOS Catalina 10.15 : All of 3rd party plugins need to be notarized by apple, to run by default since macOS Catalina 10.15. ![]() Elements in background layers other than polygonal faces and patches, such as one-point polygons, two-point polygons, curves, Metaballs and Skelegons can also be duplicated. I will be doing more Lightwave plugin tutorials and reviews before Christmas this year, so please stay tuned.3D Sticker 1.04 : While you stretch the placement grid in Translate mode, the number of segments in the grid will change automatically and dynamically. I have used this over and over again over several years now, texturing cables, handrails, braided wires, water tubes, tunnels and more and more. This is clearly hands down the best UV mapping plugin for Lightwave for this purpose. I have had problem of this crashing on models which had problems. If the model has no modeling errors this will work. ![]() You just need to select two points along a line, this will tell to the plugin to look a position for a seam. UV_Creeper is super simple to use and it gives near perfect and often completely perfect results on shapes like tubes or wires. It’s great to see Lightwave plugin developers here in Japan. ![]() site has whole collection of their plugins and also you can find their stuff in their yummy! website which is completely in Japanese. I made a video about using a very useful UV_Creeper plugin by Pictrix, great developer here in Japan who have done Lightwave plugins such as PX_Bezier. Pictrix website is in Japanese, but don’t worry. ![]() Quirks like this are definitely the exception not the rule, but common enough that if you’re looking for that dedicated gaming console experience, know that it’s not quite there yet. NET framework, which is about as fun as it sounds and then it loaded in a window far too big for the display (using Ayaspace’s resolution picker and then alt-tabbing out and back into the game fixed). When I tried to install Hotline Miami, I was prompted to install the. When I installed Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR2) I had to google around to find out how to enter full screen mode (hint: change the graphics API in advanced settings to DirectX 12). And as true as that is, you can still find yourself hitting a few bugs and glitches. But it’s also not the smoothest experience if you’re coming over from something like the Steam Deck.įor the most part, compatibility with the Air Plus should be greater than that of Valve’s rival, just by virtue of it running vanilla Windows. Navigating it is easy enough, with the left analog stick controlling the mouse aided by a physical shortcut button up top that brings up the on-screen keyboard. It’s worth pointing out that Ayaspace is functional but you’ll regularly find yourself dealing with Windows. After that you’ll be dumped into Ayaspace, the company’s launcher that is designed to make the experience feel a bit more like a console than a tiny PC. The first time you turn on the Ayaneo Plus, you’ll go through a minor bit of Windows setup. The Plus is also about half an inch (13mm) wider than the original Air and Air Pro, which means if you had a case for one of those, it won’t fit the new model. ![]() There are also some other minor cosmetic tweaks that put the power button and headphone jack on the left and right, respectively - the inverse of the models before them. The Air Plus isn’t quite a straight processor upgrade from the Air Pro - there’s also a larger battery (46.2Wh up from the Pro’s 38Wh and the original Air’s 28Wh), along with a new 6-inch 1080p display. The Air Plus also sports two USB-C ports which opens up the possibility to use peripherals at the same time as charging it. That said, the Ayaneo sneaks in a few clever controls along the top and on the lower edge for tasks like bringing up the onscreen keyboard or jumping out of Ayaspace to the desktop. That extra heft does allow for more controls there are no touchpads or rear buttons here. While size is a key selling point here (the Steam Deck is over 2 inches wider and an inch taller), perhaps more importantly, Valve's handheld is over five ounces (145g) heavier. The success of Ayaneo’s last Indiegogo campaign tells us there’s an appetite for these devices regardless. That said, a lot of people really don’t like the size and weight of Valve’s handheld and appreciate the extra flexibility and power most of these alternatives offer. That’s a lot more money - even if you chose the Steam Deck with the same internal storage (512GB), it would still only cost $649. While the entry-level 64GB Steam Deck will set you back $400, the base Ayaneo Air Plus costs $790 for early birds before it eventually retails for $979. We should clarify right up top that this generation of Windows-based gaming handhelds don’t come cheap. While both are portable in the broadest sense of the word, the Air Plus is a shade smaller than a Nintendo Switch (albeit somewhat thicker), unlike the Ayaneo 2 which has a profile closer to the Steam Deck. Why make two handhelds with very similar specs? Because many people want the performance of the Ayaneo 2 in a more portable form factor. ![]() The model we’re looking at here has the Ryzen 6800U processor, meaning it’s technically very similar to the Ayaneo 2 we reviewed a few months ago. If the Air Plus looks familiar, that’s because it’s the third iteration of Ayaneo’s “Air” series and it comes with a choice of either AMD or Intel chipsets. Ayaneo, a relatively unknown player just a couple of years ago, has become one of the more prolific names in this space and its newest handheld, the Air Plus, is its latest effort to tempt folks over to the warm waters of portable PC gaming. And with ASUS throwing its hat in the ring, expect to see even more gaming handhelds trying to steal a bit of the Steam Deck’s lunch. If you’ve been following the handheld PC craze of late, you’ll know it’s a very kinetic category. There's a spot for everything in the home channel, and while Roku doesn't have the most interesting app selection in the world (we'll cover that in a second), it's not hard to find something to watch. Why? Everything is easy to find and relatively straight forward. Setup is one thing, but actually using the device on a day-to-day basis is another.Īfter using each interface for a number of years, we have to say, Roku probably has the best, most-intuitive interface. Winner(s): None of these players are hard to setup, but we quite liked how easy it was to setup both the Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV. You should also have a relatively fast internet connection (greater than 15mbps) if you plan on streaming 4K videos. What does that mean for you? Well, any TV you want to hook up to one of these players will require an HDMI port (except in the case of the Roku Express which can use standard composite RWY cables). While all four major players differ in the variety of ports offered along their backside, there's one common thread among all of them: the HDMI cable. ![]() Chromecast and Roku require you to connect the players to the web using a code that appears on your screen, while Apple and Amazon can connect to the internet without requiring you to go to a website to register them first. That being said, all four of the major streaming video players are pretty easy to setup. When looking for a brand-new streaming video player it's important to find one that's easy to setup – especially if you're buying it for someone who might not know their way around technology like you do. Easiest setup: Apple TV / Amazon Fire TV Stick ![]() If you want a budget-friendly streamer, the Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite is the cheapest streaming model from Amazon yet at just $29.99 / £29.99 / AU$59.99. ![]() First up, there’s the Amazon Fire TV Stick 2020, the latest version of the Amazon Fire TV Stick comes with HDR for better color and contrast, as well as enhanced performance. UPDATE: If you’re on the lookout for new streaming options, then check out the two latest releases from the Amazon Fire TV range. But because we built our test rifle part by part, it’s easy to spread the cost over a period of months - or even a year or two - and make a project like this more attainable. That’s still a lot of money for most of us. Notice we didn’t say “cheap” or even “inexpensive.” We set an all-inclusive project budget of $2,000, and came in pretty much right on the money, with some optional go-fast parts that could be sacrificed to pinch pennies if needed. So, we wanted to see exactly what kind of performance we could get for a fraction of that price. ( Photos by Niccole Elizabeth and Patrick McCarthy) This build was able to deliver rounds on targets of varying sizes out to 880 yards. The temptation to dismiss a long-range rifle as simply too expensive to consider is great.Ībove: Author fires his last round on a multi-range target drill. While this may be a worthwhile investment for dedicated competition shooters (or those who are professionally sponsored), prepared citizens who are simply interested in expanding their long-range firepower capabilities with a budget bolt action rifle may be left in the dust. It’s frighteningly easy to spend five figures on a long-range rifle, quality scope, and ancillary equipment. The flipside of that coin is that the popularity of precision shooting and the purpose-built rifles that go with it has driven a market expansion that, on the surface, seems to have significantly raised the cost of entry. For those who are interested in building a skillset, the proliferation of the Precision Rifle Series (PRS) has made competing at these ranges more accessible than ever. ![]() ![]() The ability to project firepower to 500 yards and beyond is a capability that can be directed to both game-getting and property protection. Having a dedicated precision rifle in the safe can be an invaluable addition to a well-rounded preparedness plan. ![]() This will create a virtual terminal session that will persist even after you have disconnected your terminal from the server. Once you have modified the file to your liking you will need to start a screen session. This does take a long time and can exhaust server resources.Ī seed for randomly generating your own world Set to RWG if you want to randomly generate your own. You'll need to set this to false if you plan on using mods. Leave blank for no passwordĮasy Anti Cheat support. If you change this you'll need to update your firewall The description to be shown in the server browser This is not a comprehensive list of all settings. ![]() Below is a chart of some of the more interesting settings you may wish to change. There are many settings within this file that can be tweaked, and they are all well documented. The server configuration file is named serverconfig.xml. Login as your non-root user 7d2d and update the server to the latest version so you have the most recent packages. The game developers are working on a new update and that might include 4K resolution. If it's a local machine you can simply login via the UI or if it's a server, you should ssh in. A new 7 Days To Die Xbox One Update will soon roll out for players. You can purchase the game on the Steam Storeįirst thing you'll need to do is gain access to your server. You may need more depending on your configuration and how many players you wish to support. Note: This server would do well to have at least 8GB of RAM and 4 CPUs. You may be better off building the server locally with an old PC. However, cloud hosting for your server can be expensive. I personally use a DigitalOcean server to host my game. Use this tutorial for initial server setup, except name your user days. An Ubuntu 20.04 server with a non-root user setup.Your goal is to gather resources, craft shelter, food, and weapons, and survive the notorious blood moons that happen every 7 days where massive hordes of zombies attack. ![]() The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. The Premise ¶ħ Days to Die is an open-world sandbox that combines a first person shooter with survival horror, tower defense and traditional RPG elements. In this tutorial you'll setup a 7D2D server on Ubuntu. It is essentially a cross between Minecraft and Left 4 Dead and I find it absolutely thrilling. How To Build a 7 Days To Die Server on Ubuntu ¶ħ Days to Die has easily become one of my favorite video games. ![]() ![]() The artist said that” I owed my children something they could listen to.” Some of the lyrics read “I know I can be what I wanna be. The song is often played at graduations to inspire children to excel in the next chapter of their lives. It is one of his biggest hits and is listened to in schools around the world as a motivational piece. The song was written to inspire children to be what they want to be in life. The song.* I Can” by Nas was written at the request of his mother. Anything that Beyonce puts out is met with acceptance from her millions of fans around the world. It seems that this song represents Beyonce’s own life as she began again to rebuild a stronger, healthier relationship with her husband Jay Z. It talks about how walking away is not an option, but instead starting over within the same relationship. The lyrics bring to life a bad relationship that leaves you feeling trapped. and Ester Dean for her fourth studio album in 2011. The song, “Start Over” was co-written by Beyonce. If anyone knows about starting over, it is Queen Bee. It is one of the great songs about starting over ever written from a man’s perspective.īrand New Day’ sung and written by Dizzee Rascal The song was co[written with Black and Hayden Nicholas. things I couldn’t do before, now I think I can. Some of the lyrics read “Yes I’m leaving here a better man. The lyrics are poignant and relevant when he says that he is a better man after knowing his lost love. “A Better Man” – sung and written by Clint BlackĪn up tempo country tune recorded by the great Clint Black in 1989 as his debut single, speaks of a relationship gone wrong with his lover. The song reached number 1 on the Billboard HOT 100 Billboard hot country singles and tracks and Hot Adult Contemporary. It is Womack’s biggest hit to date in her musical career. It tells a person to not just sit life out, but to dance and live life to your fullest potential. ![]() The songs talks about being a survivor after losing a loved one. It was recorded and released in March 2000 by Lee Ann Womack who is one of the biggest country legends in music. This beautifully recorded pop country song was written by Mark D. “Here Comes The Sun” – written and sung by The Beatles Newton wrote from personal experiences about the difficulties that were going on in his life. Some of the lyrics read, “I once was lost, but now I see” and have helped millions begin their lives again. It was first published in 1779 and has brought lyrics that are classics throughout time. Written in 1772 by English poet and clergyman John Newton, the song has been sung the world over. It is one of the oldest and most popular Christian hymns in the world. I Can See Clearly Now reached number 1 on the USA Hot 100. other artists like Ray Charles and Jamaican artist Jimmy Cliff have redone the song with different arrangements and musical genres The song has also been in films like Thelma and Louise and Cool Runnings. While Johnny Nash was the first to sing it. ![]() It’s gonna be a bright, bright sun shiny day.” Some of the lyrics read “I can see clearly now the rain is gone. It references more clarity in life after getting pass the troubles that have held you back. It talks about life becoming brighter after the rain is gone. The song was originally recorded in 1971 and released in 1972 by American singer Johnny Nash. It is one of the most popular songs used regarding starting over. |
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