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![]() In small communities like Buscalan, village women are traditionally married at a young age, some as young as 14 or 15. She’s more than an artist, Apo Whang-Od is a role model for women who choose unconventional paths. For me-a woman that’s already heavily tattooed-making the 12+ hour journey to see Whang-Od is simply an honor. She doesn’t do custom work, and still uses a pomelo thorn as a needle and soot from her cooking pot as ink. Whang-Od works with the same traditional designs that have adorned her tribe for centuries. As a community, they now have more advanced means of farming, for example, and a paved road that leads to the trailhead of their town, which sits high atop a mountain of rice terraces. Over the years, her work became internationally recognized, leading to the prosperity of her village. Her 80+ year career began when Whang-Od was a teenager tattooing headhunters and warriors from her tribe, the Butbut people, who would earn their ink after killing to protect their community from enemies. No one is certain of Whang-Od age, and there are no official documents confirming her birth. Depending on who you ask, Whang-Od is either 98 or 101 or 103. “It’s difficult to see Whang-Od,” Glenn said proudly whilst showing me his tattoo, the symbol for ‘traveler.’ “But this will probably be the only and last time that you can.” Like the start of most of my favorite travel adventures, I first heard about her from a local named Glenn, who owns a small dive resort called Azure Dive on the island of Dumaguete. She’s received accolades and worldwide press and has been the subject of documentaries featured on BBC and CNN. Whang-Od is the last living mambabatuk, upholding a tradition that has spanned centuries. ![]() Caesar’s tattooing has been forged from trial by fire, and reflects the core of his principles things he has accomplished.Apo Whang-Od giving a tattoo to a traveler © | Travel Trilogy The Woman Who Changed a Village To truly be different means having that difference reflect in all aspects of your life and work. His REBEL tattoo machines are specifically manufactured to his design, to reflect the most efficient and finest tattoo experience for both the artist and the client. His Killer Silver Ink is one of the few ink lines that is non-cancerous and EU-certified. Even though clients do not know enough to seek high quality ink, Caesar feels that it is right to give them the best ink, even if it does not turn a profit. But Caesar treats the customer as an extension of his own honor. There is nothing to stop an artist from deceiving their customer when they do not know any better. With that looming uncertainty that confronted him every day, he has challenged that fear.Īnd regarding integrity, it is what sets Caesar apart. Regarding bravery, it is impossibly frightening to jump into a foreign country headfirst and earn the title of a top artist. It is his commitment to becoming the very best that is evident in each of his work. Regarding excellence, for Caesar, what makes a life worth living is to strive towards perfection. ![]() ![]() There are three principles that Caesar lives by: excellence, bravery, and integrity. A tattoo piece must be as integral to someone’s identity and the life that they lead. Thousands of clients made something clear to Caesar: no person and tattoo must be the same. The bravery of Hungary, the freedom of America, the peace of New Zealand, the beauty of Costa Rica and countless other places. He is capable of what no on else does, because he’s lived it.Ĭaesar’s extraordinary journey exposed him to all walks of life. He knows what it means to stand out and take risks no reasonable person would chance. He has overcome not knowing any English and having started with nothing, driven by sheer determination and principles. Caesar set his eyes on this lofty goal in early 2000, moving to the United States from Hungary with the goal of becoming an icon tattooist in New York City. It means taking the long road, choosing one’s own style every step of the way with unclouded eyes, never borrowing someone’s work. It requires someone with tremendous discipline and passion in order to see it through. And what style could be more distinct than that of a rogue artist who has created and honed his style from scratch, with no traditional teachers and influence? After decades of refinement, there is no tattoo style like Caesar’s on the market.Ĭlaiming a new iconic style is rare for a reason. With unique experience comes unique perspective. ![]() ![]() We'll eventually circle back to launch-window games for both consoles as more of a head-to-head console-war breakdown, but if you're coming to either new Xbox at launch with visions of triumphant, next-gen games to play, be advised that Microsoft and its third-party partners didn't help us make that case for you as of today's embargo lift. There's only a mild amount of truly "next-gen" content available to the press ahead of today's embargo. But with one major performance outlier as of press time, and some concerns about its value compared to Series X, I wade into the Series S half of this review more reluctantly than I'd like.Ībove all, both Xbox Series consoles have something in common. Sometimes, that pans out exactly as advertised, especially with first-party software like Gears 5 and Sea of Thieves. We certainly haven't seen a "next-gen" gaming machine this small and quiet since the cartridge era, and in some ways, its emphasis on "next-gen, but lower-res" is a smashing success.īut as of press time, I can't definitively confirm that the $299 Series S locks onto Microsoft's inherent promise: same gameplay as Series X, with the kinds of downgrades you can't perceive on a 1080p TV. Meanwhile, the X's diminutive cousin/sibling/homeboy, Xbox Series S, is remarkably efficient for its size, price, and power draw. This is a remarkable $499 machine. It's sleek, it's powerful, and its high-end games currently load at higher speeds than my own $1,000-plus testing PC can manage. I've already said glowing things about Xbox Series X in preview form, and rounding today's "review" corner doesn't change them. Thus, when I think about what each Xbox Series console gets right, it's usually in the form of, "I'd rather use a new Xbox for that." It's as if the engineers behind these consoles took Spencer's "Xbox on all the things" philosophy as a challenge, to beat most other hardware options in usability, power, and price. After weeks of testing each, I can safely say they were built to compete not just against other platforms (particularly Sony's PlayStation 5) but also against other Xbox-compatible devices like computers. ![]() This is where Series X and S become more interesting. The folks at Xbox seem like they're fine with that: play how I want to, so long as it's in their playground some of the time. Between my powerful PC and my Android smartphone, I can already play plenty from the Xbox ecosystem, especially first-party games (with help from the aforementioned Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service, that is). Like other power users at Ars Technica, I don't technically need either new console to play Xbox games. Windows 10 PCs, a cloud-streaming service, consoles old and new: they're all largely compatible with the same Xbox-branded software these days, and a single subscription service delivers over 100 games on each of them. ![]() ![]() ![]() As a public-facing Xbox figure, he's emphasized a major company philosophy since taking over in 2014: open up "Xbox" access to as many devices as possible. This is arguably a very good thing and a direct result of Phil Spencer righting the ship as the chief of Microsoft's Xbox division. This year's newest Xbox consoles, Series X and Series S, are the least imperative devices in the history of the Xbox ecosystem. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() had eight tackles and one sack in 35 snaps at No. had two tackles and one tackle for loss in 32 snaps at Wake Forest on Nov. had eight tackles and two tackles for loss in 49 snaps against Syracuse on Oct. had five tackles and one sack in 29 snaps at Boston College on Oct. had three tackles, 0.5 sacks and a team-high three quarterback pressures in 28 snaps against NC State on Oct. had six tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup in 62 snaps against North Carolina on Sept. had five tackles and one tackle for loss in 59 snaps at No. had four tackles and one tackle for loss in 22 snaps against SC State on Sept. 30 it was his first career start named team special teams player-of-the-game. had a team-high 12 tackles, including four special teams tackles, in 44 snaps at No. had 141 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 14 quarterback pressures, three pass breakups, one caused fumble and one recovered fumble in 771 snaps over 43 games (12 starts) in his career.Ģ014: Had 73 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, a team-high 13 quarterback pressures and one pass breakup in 495 snaps over 12 games (12 starts). This is nothing less than a standard-setter in the studies of South Asia, Islam, and literature.Talented linebacker who was hampered by injury during most of his career, but emerged as one of the team’s best defensive players in 2014. ![]() The translated versions we encounter here are true to the English idiom at its eloquent best while they retain the flavors of South Asian languages. "While inspiring readers to acquire fresh methodological and analytical tools for studying religion and region, history, and aesthetics, this triumph of a book also causes us to pause and marvel at the art of translation. It is a pathbreaking work in many ways, one whose theoretical, conceptual, and methodological insights will be valuable to scholars of religion, literature, and history-of Bengal, South Asia, and beyond.”-Farina Mir, Department of History, University of Michigan “This is a work of great erudition the sophisticated analysis is testament to Stewart’s deep engagement with Bengal’s religious, cultural, and literary histories. This is essential reading for everyone interested in precolonial South Asia."-Amitav Ghosh, author of The Great Derangement In these stories beings of all sorts-animal, human, superhuman and divine-are seen to be deeply engaged with each other. ![]() Stewart's book depict a Bengal that is miraculously hybrid, innocent of the estrangements of the modern era. Stewart’s masterful work makes a tremendous contribution to the fields of religious studies and comparative literature." - Reading Religion "An essential book that illuminates Bengali Islam and challenges scholars of Islam to expand the vision of their field." - Religious Studies Review"The tales that are the subject of Tony K. His analysis is conceptually rich and offers abundant opportunities to think about the directions that the study of similar narratives can take in the scholarship of other Indian languages." - Marginalia Review of Books "The book will be of interest to scholars who work on Islam in South Asia, as well as those who engage in literary studies, while the stories translated here will be a great resource for courses that engage in South Asian Islam." - New Books Network "With its elegant translations and careful literary analysis, Witness to Marvels allows non-Bengali-speaking scholars to enter the long-overlooked narrative world of the fictional Sufi saints of Bengal. Reviews "Stewart provides rich insights into the nature of fiction in the context of premodern forms of storytelling. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Since our products are watches, it makes sense that they weigh less one kilogram. Move to Product Weight (kg), and in cell D2 enter =rand(). You now have random prices for your products. Use the autofill cross in the bottom right to fill out the following rows. In cell C2, type =rand()*50 and press enter. Let’s use it for Product Price and Product Weight. The rand() function output is a number between 0 and 1, which means you can multiply it by a constant to get a percent of that constant.Put this into cell B2, then slide the autofill cross in the bottom right of that cell down to cell B11 to match the number of Product ID (pro tip: you can double click it to automatically match the number of cells in an adjacent column). Imagine we only have 3 product categories. In our case, let’s use it for Product Category. The randombetween() function output is a random number between two parameters that you provide.Use rand() and randombetween() Excel formulas to fill in numeric dimensions with dummy data.Excel will automatically create a sequence of ten PNs. To do this, choose cell A1 in an Excel sheet and write “Product ID.” In cell A2, write “PN1.” In cell A3, write “PN2.” Then highlight those two cells and drag the arrow in the bottom right corner down 8 cells. Once you know them, fill in the observation IDs. For example, you might use “Product Category, Product Price, Product Weight, Product Brand” as dimensions. You need to identify what information you will include about each product, and include them as headers in your data table. They’re a piece of information about the observation ID. Dimension (or field) is another word for characteristic or trait. For example, you might use “PN1, PN2, PN3… PN10” as observation IDs for products. You need to identify the observations on which the table will be based. In the case of products, observation IDs could be product names or a numeric substitute. ![]() Observation IDs are unique identifiers for each line of the data table. Identify observation IDs for the data set. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Naturally the first thought (after a crash) is about the driver, and you hope he’s okay-he’s part of the team,” said Matt Scott, chief mechanic for the Haas team, on when a big accident happens. It is a process that takes some of the best mechanics in the world. Ultimately, the team will put the car back together again and make it ready to race. On that occasion, Haas opted not to rebuild his car for the race, citing the risk of compromising its Melbourne prospects. Haas team principal Guenther Steiner estimated it cost the team between $500,000 and $1 million (Steiner said this one was closer to $1 million), but aside from the financial damage it also created an extra workload for the team. The most recent prominent example in Formula 1 came in Saudi Arabia, when Haas F1 Team driver Mick Schumacher suffered a violent accident during qualifying, causing severe damage to his VF-22. ![]() However, sometimes in between even the best of plans, there can be a wrench thrown into the works when a driver puts the car into the wall. Mick Schumacher’s accident in Jeddah “was one of the big ones, no doubt about it” and it registered over 40 g's.įormula 1 cars are assembled every Thursday at a race weekend and then stripped down on Sunday night for the journey to the next venue.Aside from the financial damage it also creates an extra workload for the team.Haas team principal Guenther Steiner estimates it costs the team between $500,000 and $1 million when one of the team's F1 cars goes hard into the wall. ![]() ![]() If the weapon draws the string for you, do you still need two hands to use a bow with the repeating shot infusion?Assuming you mean for a hand Crossbow, just for aiming and stability as above.īut if that wasn't shorthand and you do mean a regular old Bow. but if another DM decided to rule that you still needed a free hand with the repeating shot infusion then I would say it is his game and he can run it as he sees fit. However, as pointed out, the text does not say explicitly state where the ammunition is produced and does not explicitly state that the ammunition property does not apply to weapons with the repeating shot infusion. ![]() however, for the repeating shot infusion, it does not say the ammunition is created in a container or any other specific location - so from the perspective of the ammunition property, you don't need a free hand, since you don't need to pull the ammunition from a container and place it on the weapon. In addition, the ammunition property states "Drawing the Ammunition from a Quiver, case, or other container is part of the Attack (you need a free hand to load a one-handed weapon).". That's how I would run it and that is how I believe it is meant to be interpreted. The common location in any scenario is in the proper location on the weapon. The weapon could be fired, dropped, picked up by someone else and by the rules it would still produce its own ammunition. The weapon does not know where the hand of the operator is located, or even whether it is being held at all. I'd argue that if the weapon is creating its own ammunition, it would be creating it where the ammunition would be launched from. ![]() The ammunition created by the weapon vanishes the instant after it hits or misses a target." ![]() "If you load no ammunition in the weapon, it produces its own, automatically creating one piece of magic ammunition when you make a ranged attack with it. ![]() ![]() ![]() The focus of Sim Update 9 is stability and bug fixing, following the promise from Asobo and Microsoft to strive for a more stable platform where things work as intended. This free update is now available upon the launch of MSFS. confirms a critical incident happened around 11 p.m. (WAOW) - The Grand Rapids Police Dept.It will have new software on board, more or less guaranteed to be called watchOS 10. This fall, we will, if the natural order of things is followed, see the launch of Apple Watch Series 9. pressure on warring military factions to halt fighting. Friday in the Town of Grand Rapids.See full list on KHARTOUM, April 18 (Reuters) - Heavy gunfire shattered a 24-hour truce in Sudan on Tuesday shortly after it was due to take effect under U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily halted lower court rulings that set limits on access to the abortion pill mifepristone, giving the nation's top judicial body time to. Added the option to select a preference for match. ![]() Introducing Operation Riptide, featuring new maps, new missions, and new ways to play your favorite game modes! Activate an Operation Riptide Pass and complete your missions to earn rewards including all new agents, weapon collections, stickers, and patches. The spin up is longer, and she only gets 1 … 2percent27 x 3percent27 window Release Notes for. 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Gold traded between $1,815 and $1865 per ounce with heavy trading action between $1835 and $1845 per ounce.U.S. Last night we saw sizeable Asian demand for gold and silver, which drove the markets higher. ![]() ![]() ![]() It goes from 51, super damaged, to 0, nearly lossless. On the Video Tab, you’ll see a Quality setting. This can help prevent the video looking jagged during movement. Handbrake lets you choose encoding settings specifically based on how much quality you want to retain. t has wide format support, allowing users to rip and convert DVDs and digital videos to. HandBrake is a free and open-source digital video transcoder. If your source video is already interlaced, change the Deinterlace drop-down list to Off. the best free FLV to MP4 converter here and start the conversion effortlessly as follows: Step 1.Note that with automatic cropping on, HandBrake aggressively attempts to remove black borders from around the video, which may cause issues with subtitles. Handbrake is a pretty popular program as it has been around for quite a few years and as the. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. We recommend limiting your video to a maximum of 1080px wide for use in Sitebuilder. How to rip Blu-ray to MP4 with H264 video using Handbrake. No.8 best HandBrake alternative Avidemux. ![]() If it's not already visible, go to the Picture tab to set the dimensions of the output video and any cropping. In the Destination field, specify the file name and folder to save the converted video to: Browse to the video you wish to convert.Select the Open Source button at the top left.The HandBrake interface varies depending on your operating system Convert Videos for Use with iTunes and iOS Devices There are plenty of different video file types out there, but it seems that Apple favours the MP4. Download the HandBrake software (available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Ubuntu) and install it.For large videos though, or when you need a fine degree of control over the video quality, we recommend you use the open source software, HandBrake, to prepare your video before uploading to SiteBuilder. SiteBuilder can convert a video to H.264 MP4 when you upload it. Subscribe to DCP YouTube for more free video tutorials.We recommend the H.264 MP4 format for video on the web because the majority of web browsers and devices support it. Once you have completed your video conversion then why not add the video to your website or even better share it by uploading a video to YouTube. The program HANDBRAKE is a fantastic tool that can be used to convert larger video files to the mp4 format (saving you potentially significant upload time) and address problems with a video clips resolution or initial encoding. MP4 also has a better compression ratio reducing the overall file size but maintaining quality. This allows us to upload our videos to various streaming content providers such as YouTube or Vimeo. At DCP we have re-encoded all of our old AVI video tutorials into the more popular MP4 video format. In other words, HandBrake does not support audio-only conversion, and it is impossible for you to use HandBrake to convert MP4 to MP3, extract audio from video, or rip DVD audio. This is an older video format and many videos are still encoded in this format. AVI (Audio Video Interleave) is a video format created by Microsoft in 1992. Step 3: Now Click on Browse to select a location for the new MP3 files and then click Start to begin the. Step 2: Once you have opened the Facebook video or other MP4 file, navigate to Output Settings and select MP3 as the container format. You can also select the check boxes below for different usages. Click the Format button under Summary, select MP4. Now, go to Open File to locate and open your MP4 file. Open HandBrake, select Folder to add a folder containing multiple MKV videos or select File to import a single MKV video for conversion. MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14) is a popular video format which can be used to stream video content over the Internet. Step 1: Launch HandBrake and navigate to Source. In this video tutorial, I will show you how to convert an AVI video to MP4 video using Handbrake. Step 3: If you dont want to save converted AVI file to the default HandBrake folder, you can click Browse under Destination to set a new destination folder. Browse and add your MKV or VOB video to HandBrake. ![]() (Click image above to watch video tutorial) Step 2: Select Video File from the Source drop-down list on the top. ![]() ![]() Add common adjustments to only a portion of your photo.Paint-in adjustments to lighten or darken, or add detail, vibrance, and glow.Soften the transition between your mask and the background.Remove halos or fringes along the edge of your masks.Brush your look on an area of your photo using edge detection.Brush over an area to automatically create a great mask.Get a full-screen preview of how the look appears on your photo.The software belongs to Photo & Graphics Tools. Commonly, this program's installer has the following filename: ON1 Effects Free 10.exe. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. We’ve designed our collection of tools to solve specific problems, be simple to use, and perform complex tasks – the easy way. was available to download from the developer's website when we last checked.Filters respond fast and presets are easy to find and apply. We’ve made sure that your tools and slider adjustments won’t stick, giving you a fast and smooth editing experience. Effects works as a plug-in with Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe Lightroom®, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Apple® Aperture®, or as a standalone app.Have a preset you use over and over? Customize it and save it as your own. With the wide variety of filters to add different looks to your photos, its perfect for fine tuning and creating any look you want. Create and save your own custom presets. ![]() From the viewpoint of a battle tested Lightroom and Photoshop user, I have to say that this newest offering from ON1 is both ambitious and incredibly capable of filling the role of “ the other guy” in terms of both quality and usability. What ON1 brings to the table with Photo RAW 2018.5 is a standalone program that embodies virtually everything that the current champion of processing software provides… *cough* … Adobe. Does it offer what, in my opinion, is one of the most comprehensive photo editing platforms available today? I believe so. Note that we’ve already examined how Alien Skin Exposure and Capture One compare to Lightroom here at Photography Life. Is Photo RAW 2018 perfect? Of course not. ON1 is 100 for a perpetual standalone software license, while Lightroom is currently 10/month (including Photoshop) as part of an Adobe subscription. What’s more, they have continually worked to improve their product with each successive generation. The team at ON1 has consistently offered top tier customer support and technical innovation that is not commonly seen either in the photography world or anywhere else. Over the years I’ve had the somewhat unique opportunity to observe the evolution of a company as they have evolved within an admittedly competitive industry. ![]() ![]() Let’s take a quick walk around ON1 Photo RAW 2018.5. The software itself packs in so many options and possibilities that it could seem to be a bit overwhelming to from some users especially if you don’t have a background in using programs like Lightroom. We’ll also shine some light on whether or not this newest offering from ON1 can play in the same league as the big boys from Adobe. We’ll look at the features you might like and the ones you might not. This review will walk you through some of the big features of ON1 Photo RAW 2018.5. In fact, ON1 designed Photo RAW 2018.5 to work right along side Photoshop and Lightroom as a plugin.Įven though Photo RAW 2018.5 offers plenty of post processing punch (which we’re about to cover in a minute) it also targets, and could very well solve, what might be the biggest obstacle most of us must glide over when switching from a well known editing platform: the fear of the unknown. ON1 Photo RAW 2018.5 was released a few weeks ago and it is the latest ultra-powered offering from ON1 that strives to not so much dethrone Lightroom and Photoshop but rather provide a gentle reminder to the user that there are in fact other outstanding pieces of software available. Let’s go ahead and acknowledge the extremely large elephant in the room: we’re talking about Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop. Their team has worked to make an image editing platform that combines the best of top tier photo processing software and bundle everything together into an extremely dense standalone image editor. Over the past few years I’ve had the opportunity to evaluate and review multiple generations of photo processing apps and software from a company called ON1. ![]() |