But when he explained what he meant, it all made sense. The strength coach in my head was barking at me not to listen, to keep my chest up and pull my shoulder blades together as tight as possible. Now keep in mind that I’ve fallen victim to some really sloppy deadlift form recently. He told me to just relax at the top, to push my hips through and let my shoulders go once I got the bar past my knees. Berby, a Vermont lifting legend and eventual winner of the 198 class, pulled me aside and told me to stop being such a tight-ass with my shoulders. I opened at 475 and it was slower than it should have been. I got one red light for lifting my ass off the bench, but two out of three whites – count it!Įven though the deadlift was by far my worst lift during preparation for the meet, I was relieved knowing I only needed to pull 500 to secure a personal record 1330 total. I pulled it down evenly, got a quick press command and blasted through the midway point to lockout. 330 came out of the rack smooth and my setup was just about perfect. I warmed up completely pain-free which was a nice feeling since I’ve been battling shoulder pain for the past 10 weeks. I missed 330 last year and missed it several times in training between then and now. With a 500-pound squat in the books, a 330 bench was my longest-standing obstacle to overcome. It took a good five-count to get through the sticking point, but it got me the heaviest squat of the meet for the second year in a row. This was the single slowest successfully completed rep of my life. But I stuck with the plan and called for 501 for my last attempt. With first attempt jitters aside, I took 485 and it felt good out of the rack but went up slower than I expected. Good news is I smoked it and called for 485. Even though this was my third meet, I was pretty nervous and it’s always a trip stepping on to the platform for your first attempt. ![]() I opened at 445 and I honestly don’t even remember unracking the weight. There was only one flight of everything so it went quickly and we didn’t have to sit around too long between lifts. We had a separate warm-up room with three Rogue power racks, and everything felt light and breezy all the way up to my last warm-up set at 425. I got to the venue (Champlain Valley CrossFit – oh, the irony), weighed in, caught up with some old friends and chilled out til the rules meeting. Since this was a Saturday night meet and we had weigh-ins two hours before lifting, I didn’t cut any weight. ![]() My only concrete goals going in were to bench 330 and total 1330, so I was beyond stoked to lift as well as I did. I went 9 for 9, set PRs in all three lifts and missed winning the whole thing by 1.5 kilograms. I placed second overall in the Open 198 division with a 1371 total – a 91 pound meet personal record. At a body weight of 190.8 pounds, I squatted 501, benched 330 and deadlifted 540. On Saturday I competed in my third powerlifting meet – the Old School Iron Wars, sanctioned by 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation – in Williston, Vt.
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They also seem to me to be both intimate and authentic. I imagine that they might be encoded with poignant fragments of history but it is more likely that in gathering them up – over three days – that I was merely taking possession of 145 variations of nothing.īut there is nothing that is merely nothing.įor me they isolate an aspect of beauty, in their minimalism, their obscurity, their variation and the sheer circumstance of their survival. These tableaux noir - not quite black, not quite blank – are for me, a mute correspondence with the past. In whatever condition the school remained it would be very unlikely to find anything – other than the essential architecture – that might be a fragment of that remote era, but amid the ruin I did find something or rather I found some things: one hundred and forty five little blackboards blackboards used then and subsequently by the junior grades chalkboards as held in the lap of the middle kid in the front row for the annual class photograph. The school has for several years been deregistered and is now a site of desolation and vandalism. In December of 2011 we revisited the suburb and the school. I attended this school in the company of two of my brothers Jamie and Mark and with my friend Peter Van Der Veer. From 1959 to 1961 I was a student at the newly opened Campmeadows Primary School. ![]() In the decade 1955 to 1964 I lived in the migrant suburb of Broadmeadows on the north west fringe of Melbourne. ![]() Tabula Rasa is the epistemological theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that their knowledge comes from experience and perception…The term in Latin equates to the English ‘blank slate’ (or more accurately ‘erased slate’, which refers to writing on a slate sheet in chalk) but comes from the Roman tabula or wax tablet, used for notes, which was blanked by heating the wax and then smoothing it to give a tabula rasa. So, some forty years after an initial plan to introduce BR Standard Class 2MT locomotives to the island The Ivatt Trust came to a long-term agreement with the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (IOWSR), that will see 41313 and class mate 41298 restored for use on the Isle of Wight. In 2014 it was announced that 41313 would be overhauled on a commercial basis at the Cranmore workshops of the East Somerset Railway with an estimated completion timescale of two years. 41313 was moved to Havenstreet in 2006 where some conservation work was carried out before it was placed in store pending overhaul. It was then decided that the engine should be restored to working order, the trustees choosing the Isle of Wight Steam Railway as a suitable location for their three Ivatt locomotives’ future operation. It was then sold to Woodham Brothers scrap merchants in 1966, 41313 was towed to their yard at Barry Docks, South Wales, where it was to stay until purchase by the Ivatt Trust in 1975.Ĥ1313 was moved to the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton Road, as it was initially intended that 41313 would act as a source of spare parts for class mate 41298 and provide a change of boiler for 46447, which were also owned by the trust. By June 1965 diesel power was ousting steam in the area and 41313 was laid aside, officially withdrawn in November 1965. In June 1964 it was sent to its final BR home, Eastleigh and then spent more than a year on local passenger and van trains in the district, and some freight duties including the petrol tank car trains on the Fawley branch. ![]() Two visits to Eastleigh works for intermediate repairs were made, one in 1962 when it came up from Barnstaple, and the other in 1963, after it had transferred to Brighton. Three months later at the beginning of 1963, 41313 returned to the Southern Region at Brighton where work included passenger turns to Horsham and Guildford, shunting, parcels trains, and the ‘Lancing Belle’ workman’s train to Lancing Carriage Works. As it was still at Barnstaple at the end of 1962 it was transferred to Western Region stock when all the lines west of Salisbury fell under Swindon and Paddington. The duties it had first sampled in 1955, to Torrington and Halwill, became its regular activity. Duties were light passenger and goods trains. In November 1959 the engine was taken to Eastleigh Works for a general repair and when repainted went West again, this time to Barnstaple, where it joined 41298. ![]() Again the 2-6-2T was successful and it heralded the end of the Drummond 0-4-4T’s on these duties. In 1957 whilst at Faversham 41313 was tested for empty stock train working between Clapham Junction and Waterloo. In February 1955 it moved to Three Bridges shed in West Sussex before it transfer to Faversham, Kent in June 1955 where it stayed for four years until the depot closed to steam in 1959. ![]() For nearly 3 years 41313 continued to work from Exmouth Junction. Soon after this it shared with 41315 the privilege being the first 2-6-2T’s on the Bere Alston to Callington branch near Plymouth. 41313 piloted West Country 34036 on an Exeter Central to Okehampton train, becoming the first 2-6-2T to be used on the Bude branch from Halwill Junction. Along with other members of the class it was also tried on banking duties between St Davids and Central Stations. ![]() Built at Crewe in 1952 41313 entered service at Brighton in and after a month was reallocated to Exmouth Junction shed in May 1952, displacing aged Drummond M7 0-4-4T engines on local passenger work in the Exeter area, especially on the Sidmouth and Exmouth branches. ![]() Rule of Rose’s central love story is a time-fucked and dreamlike reconstruction of Jennifer’s trauma. Even in all its cruelty, the world of children is freer and less bound by the cultural norms of the game’s 1930s setting. Identities are abolished, relationships destroyed by men eager to claim young femme flesh as their own. Patriarchy is a destructive force towards each of the principal players in some way. Cis men tend to be grubby pedos or craven child murderers, with little wiggle room. Most of the child characters are openly gay. ![]() Gender is played with and broken consistently throughout the story. Heterosexual and cisnormative doctrines are a threat to Rule of Rose’s sapphic garden. Diana immediately lashes out at Jennifer, blinded by her own pain. We see her power drain in seconds, and understand that she’s beholden to a higher, more malevolent power-the power of an old, wealthy, white pedophile. The confirmed pedophile corners her, then caresses her body from hip to head. Yet an encounter with the orphanage’s headmaster flips the script. She’s a budding psychopath if there ever was one. The catty teen is responsible for some of the most reprehensible actions in the game, from constant verbal degradation to detached violence towards living creatures. Take HBIC Diana-Duchess of the Red Crayon-for instance. Bullies are depicted not as senseless aggressors, but as fragile children clinging onto what little power they have. But where Flies is obsessed with Calvinist doctrine about man’s inherent wickedness, Tomo Ikeda’s script is built around a delicate and deliberate empathy. It’s tempting to read Rule of Rose as analogous with texts like Lord of the Flies, in how it frequently mines children’s cruelty for horror. When she awakens on a mostly empty zeppelin (!), the protagonist is forced into servitude by the Red Crayon Aristocrats-a pseudo high society governed entirely by young girls. No sooner does she follow an erstwhile boy, however, than Jennifer is knocked unconscious and forced into a makeshift casket. The game follows timid and frail 19-year-old Jennifer, as she traverses a dilapidated and overgrown orphanage. Punchline’s 2005 horror game, Rule of Rose, mines those very fears for a sticky slice of queer horror. They’re already asking the questions fascists are afraid of. And if they fight to stay near kids, well hey-who’s to say that married forty-something with a loving husband isn’t a closet pervert?īut kids will learn, whether or not we teach them. That gay teacher needs to hit the bricks, and those drag queens need to pack up their brunch. But above all, it’s important that children don’t know queerness exists in any capacity. Learning about sex will make them too curious, too young. Critical race theory, they say, will teach white kids to hate themselves. Pushes from contemporary conservatives to reshape our education system are built on that assumption. Public school curriculums are often built around something called an “indoctrination model”-a regimented, state-sponsored brainwashing plan meant to stave off creative and intellectual divergences. ![]() ![]() Much of our culture is built around the assumption that kids are unruly by nature, and need to be molded by rigid hegemonies. Children know more than we give them credit for. ![]() Behold, the power of Requests: > r requests. If you want to change data on the server, use POST, PUT, PATCH, or DELETE methods. Requests is an elegant and simple HTTP library for Python, built for human beings. GET requests cannot send data to the server in the body of a GET message and cannot change the server's state. The GET method should only be used to retrieve data from the server. ''' import datetime import sys Import encoding now. The Python requests library abstracts the complexities of making complex Python. coding: utf-8 -''' requests.models This module contains the primary objects that power Requests. These tokens can easily be embedded in the headers of a request that’s being made. The Python requests library allows you to send Python HTTP requests from basic to complicated ones. The HTTP GET method is one of nine standard methods of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Response Object Requests Module Example Make a request to a web page, and return the status code: import requests x requests.get (' print(x.statuscode) Run Example Definition and Usage The requests.Response () Object contains the server's response to the HTTP request. The Python requests library makes working with these types of authorizations very easy. The GET request method is used to request a resource from the server using the provided URL. However, the Requests Library is not included in the Python distribution. The implementation provided by the toolbelt is naïve. The best way to use a Session is to use one per thread. Python has a built-in urllib3 module for handling HTTP requests with similar functionality, but almost all use Python Requests as the code is simple and easy to read. A requests Session is documented as threadsafe but there are still a couple corner cases where it isn’t perfectly threadsafe. The Requests Library makes it easy to send GET and POST requests to protected resources that require Basic or Digest user authentication, can automatically handle session cookies, and automatically decompress the response content. The Requests library can automatically validate server SSL certificates, supports Client-Side certificates, and has built-in support for International Domain Names, URLs, and Unicode response bodies. The Requests library provides a set of handly methods that make it easy to work with HTTP protocol. Asking about client side web browsing security to view the data that has already been transferred maybe a totally different question/topic.Requests Library is a popular library for sending HTTP requests ( POST, GET, DELETE, etc) in Python. The HTTP request returns a Response Object with all the response data (content, encoding, status, etc). REST APIs or Web Scraping requests must be mastered before progressing with these technologies. The requests module allows you to send HTTP requests using Python. What are Python requests The python requests library is a third-party library for making HTTP requests to a specific URL. Thanks for any advice I am still learning how to make this 'secure' on the data transfer from the rasp to to cloud server. Python’s Requests module is used to make the http requests. ![]() Find out how to maximize common features of the Requests module in. This data can then be rendered thru typical javacript front end web development. Python Requests Library is one the most powerful tools for automating HTTP requests. With the script above on the level of security would it matter if I am posting to a server that is running http or https? The code above is similar to my real world example (that I run on a rasp pi scheduled task) where I am posting data with a time stamp to an http (Not https) server (flask app on pythonanywhere cloud site) which then saves the data to sql. r requests. Basically corrupt my data and create havoc for what I am trying to do. How to Use Python Requests Install the Python Requests Package pip install requests Import the Requests Module import requests Make a Request using the GET method Use the GET method and store the response in a variable. I apologize if this question is real entry level type programmer.īut if I am posting data with the requests package, is the data secure? OR while the http message is 'in the air' between my PC and http bin could someone intercept/replicate what I am doing?. ![]() Don’t make the mistake of having your healing right next to your shotgun when you actually want to bring out your SMG. You can’t individually select an item or bind a specific one to an input, you instead have to press your way through it until you find what you need. The thing that will get you killed the quickest is not organising your Fortnite inventory and especially on console. Turn it off and freely edit doors and openings in your walls to get out quicker than ever and turn the tide of an engagement. ![]() It may be useful for when you’re starting out, but it’s actually hindrance the more you play and the better you get. Typically, if you go to edit a structure you’ve placed, the cursor will automatically try to veer itself towards a certain square. Take the time to work on your building by dropping on Wailing Woods or Lonely Lodge, farming a load of wood, and then using Builder Pro and your higher sensitivity to build some neat things as quickly as you can.Ī strange decision from Epic, this. There’s a tighter skill gap on console than PC, meaning that most engagements come down to the tiniest of details. It’s also easy to cancel if you need to back out quickly.Ī very general Fortnite controller tip this, but one that feels particularly pertinent when talking about console. While they panic and spam the button, you only need to press it once. This becomes useful in Fortnite for when you are going for a chest at the same time as someone else. Holding down a button to interact with an item is a pain that just slows you down you’ll want to turn that off immediately. Whoever decided this was to be a part of every game in the world needs to be jettisoned into space. Don’t forget, however, that you can now have different sensitivity settings for building, shooting, and general movement. It will take a little while to get used to, but try to learn “flicks” on the sticks to line up properly with opponents and you’ll find yourself becoming a far better shot. Slowly cranking it up until it’s anywhere between 7 and 8 is a good idea as it will allow you to build quicker and also react more swiftly to being shot right in the back, which is wonderfully common in Fortnite. ![]() Combine it with turbo building and you will be able to build a 1×1 in seconds.įortnite’s default building sensitivity on PS4 and Xbox One with a controller is beyond lethargic. It takes a little while for muscle memory to kick in, but the pain is worth the reward. This allows you to build structures extremely quickly by pressing anyone of the four bumper buttons. The first thing you should do when you start playing Fortnite on console is to switch your configuration to Builder Pro. Some of them are obvious and may not be suitable for older Fortnite players, but if you’re brand new to the bewildering battle royale experience, here’s what you need to embrace. However, if you’re constantly coming up against trouble and could do with a nudge in the right direction, these tips for Fortnite on console could make the difference. While you may never be able to match PC and keyboard players in terms of sheer speed of inputs, these Fortnite PS4 and Xbox One controller tips will help you to close the gap.īear in mind that these aren’t gospel and are rather basic just to help you out with a controller in hand. However, if you want to find the highest skill ceiling and come up against the best players, you’ll want to come up against PC opponents. Hell, it would probably revitalise the Vita if it was ported, such is its pulling power. Fortnite is a phenonemon no matter what platform it’s on. Honestly, Art Rage hasn't had a decent update in years, and lags like crazy even on bang up to date hardware. ArtRage for iPhone - Download now (opens in new tab).ArtRage for iPad - Download now (opens in new tab).ArtRage for Mac or Windows - Download now.On the other hand, if what you're after is an easy to use tool for creating on the go art… this is the app for you! Overall Impression If you're looking for a full-fledged art program for your iPhone, you may want to keep looking. Trust me when I say… Murphy was an optimist… if an app can crash, I can make it happen. The application is quick to respond and has yet to give even the slightest indication that it's remotely capable of crashing. In my opinion, this is their weakest area in the software.ĪrtRage seems to be turning out top-notch iOS applications. Similar to the iPad variant, the iPhone has a clunky file management interface. The reason for this is the obvious lack of screen real estate available on the iPhone. There is also no option of keeping the entire set present while working. The only difference is that the iPhone version brings up a full screen for tool selection. ![]() Accessing the toolset and color wheel is identical in the iPhone version as it is on the iPad version. While it's not as robust as it's iPad counterpart, the interface is clean and intuitive. But, considering the small screen size, the tools present do seem adequate. It boils down to this… the iPhone version only comes with the Basic Artist Tools: Oil Brush, Pencil, Palette Knife, Paint Tube, Color Sampler, Crayon, and Eraser. Surprisingly, some of the tools present in the iPad version and missing in the iPhone version. Just like the iPad version, the iPhone version doesn't include all of the tools present in the desktop versions. Overall, ArtRage for iPad is an absolutely a keeper! Whether you're on the go, or just sitting on your favorite couch… ArtRage for iPad is an excellent creative companion for both the novice and professional. I found myself having to tap a few of the buttons in order to find the options I needed. My only gripe with the iPad version is how the file management (Gallery) is handled. Alternatively, you may choose to minimize the panels, only showing the currently selected tool. An excellent feature is having the option to keep the toolset and color wheel present at all times. Honestly, it has so much to offer, that I didn't miss those tools at all.Īll of the tools are accessible by tapping on the designated corner, and the color wheel is accessible by tapping on the opposite corner. The iPad version comes with most of the tools with the exception of the Effects Tools ('Gloop' Pen, Sticker Spray, Selection Tool, Transformation Tool, Text Tool) and the Utility Tools (Cloner, Gradient Fill, Pattern Fill). ![]() ![]() If you look at the comparison chart, you'll notice there are some tools that are present in the desktop versions that are missing in the iPad version. If you're looking to create that digital masterpiece on the go, and more importantly, you're looking to do it on a budget… ArtRage for iPad is a good place to start. ![]() To download your favorite videos in MP4 simply, you can copy the address of the video link and paste it. In addition to converting, you can also trim, combine, crop, and resize your videos, as well as add music, text, animations, and transitions to them. Free Video Downloader: Download Online Videos to MP4. These file formats will be converted to mp4 for ease of use and transfer. You'll see these conversions happen in real time for files like FLVs, WAVs, WMVs, AVIs, and more. ![]() ![]() Uploading various file types that are not natively playable in the browser will trigger a conversion on upload. Video file types like FLV, WEBM, and AVI don't always play correctly on all devices, and with Kapwing these files can be easily converted to a more widely accessible container format like MP4. 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When your video is uploaded to Kapwing, you can make any edits to your video, or you can go straight to conversion by clicking Export Project on the right sidebar. CloudConvert converts your video files online. ![]() ![]() This exclusive sale ends on 18 November 2022 – visit /timetogopro to get involved. By partnering with Indiegogo, Rotolight will provide early access – and discounts of up to 25% – to customers (also known as ‘backers’) who fund the campaign. Indiegogo – a one-stop shop for “unconventional things that solve everyday problems” – allows entrepreneurs to launch innovative tech and design products before they hit mainstream markets. Flic is a simple and stylish wireless button that lets you create a shortcut to your favorite actions so that you dont have to touch your phone. Various items are available, including the NEO 3 (NEO 3, diffusion dome, battery, charger, case, ball head, and cold shoe) and AEOS 2 (AEOS 2, diffusion dome, yoke, shoulder bag, battery, and charger) PRO Creator bundles, priced at £649 and £1799, respectively. Finally, true aperture dimming (FDIM) replaces a light meter. Additionally, the PRO editions have four new SFX: Fireworks, Candle, Disco, and Throb. The Flic Indiegogo project has managed to surpass its original funding of 80,000 and if you’d like to pledge your support anyway, head on over to its Indiegogo page for the details. Users can access these features either on the lights themselves or via Rotolight’s app. Implementation is a three-step process including evaluation, reduction, and notification. The NEO 3 and AEOS 2 include over 100 built-in colour pre-sets and tutorials from the likes of Roy Wagner ( Nightmare on Elm Street) and Stefan Lange ( Batman, No Time to Die), as well as cinematographer Denson Baker and fashion photographers Jake Hicks, Sam Nash, and Jason Lanier. The PRO editions are designed to save time during shoots. The idea is simple: using a wireless button to do action(s) that you have setup through your phone. So I came across this project called Flic in indiegogo. The PRO editions will incorporate new features, including brightness boost, wireless flash trigger compatibility, and a range of pre-sets and special effects designed by Emmy award-winning filmmakers. Flic Wireless Smart Button: It’s Kinda Sleek. Rotolight is partnering with innovation platform Indiegogo to launch the NEO 3 and AEOS 2 PRO edition lights. The two NEO 3 and AEOS 2 PRO LED lights are available now – but only to those who fund the campaign Next, they striped away parts of the gold layer to leave behind an array of V-shaped structures, evenly spaced in rows across the surface. Principal investigator Federico Capasso and his team have created the flat lens by plating a very thin wafer of silicon with a nanometre-thin layer of gold. Scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have devised an ultra-thin, flat lens that focuses light without imparting the distortions of conventional lenses. Special thanks to our reader Mark Naftel for calling our attention to this piece of news. The Plustek OpticFilm 120 comes bundled with SilverFast Ai Studio 8. The scope of delivery includes holders for 35mm and medium-format film strips - including a patent-pending adjustable pitch 120/220mm film holder that holds the film flat -, as well as mounted slides. Core features include a highly sensitive colour CCD and stepper motor delivering a maximum resolution of 10,660ppi, an 8-element glass lens for sharp scans, an infra-red channel for dust and scratch detection, motorised film transport for automated batch scanning, and an innovative folding rear cover that reduces the size of the scanner to save desktop space and prevent dust from entering the device. Sold by WEX Photographic, the OpticFilm 120 from Plustek supports roll film frame sizes from 6x4.5 to 6x12cm and sells for £1999. Your photos are safe, and are present in the folder on your computer that you specified when importing them.The Plustek OpticFilm 120, a brand new dedicated desktop film scanner that handles both 35mm and medium format, is now available to pre-order in the UK. If you used Photoshop Album Starter Edition to import your files from the camera without changing the default folder, look in this folder: New features available in Adobe Revel 1.5 include: Albums to organize photos Create an album on one device and it is automatically updated and accessible everywhere. Windows® XP: C:\Documents and Settings\\My Documents\My Pictures\Adobe\Digital Camera Photos.Windows Vista ®/7: C:\Users\\Pictures\Adobe\Digital Camera Photos The new Adobe Lightroom 4 beta also contains an export plug-in to Adobe Revel.I am aware that revel is no longer valid. A minor update to the program offers some small fixes, including the addition of auto import from the iPhone or iPad. ![]() ![]() ![]() Is it possible that I can transfer/recover my photos from there Thank you. By the new function of Photoshop now it is possible to access images on all your devices and share them. Note: The thumbnail of your photos you see in Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition are copies of your original photos. ![]() We recommend that you remove and discontinue use of the Revel apps. There fore the gratis App Adobe Revel has do be. You can use the Revel Downloader to download your assets until May 24, 2016, which will be the last day customers can download of all their Revel photos and videos. Revel - iOS Issues: You encounter Software Update Required every time you launch Revel. If you cannot find your photos in this folder, it is most probably because you: #Recover adobe revel photos update Specified another folder during import/Moved your files after import: If you do not remember the location, search for your files using their filenames or filename extensions (for example, JPG, PNG, and so on).Search files in Windows Vista and Windows 7.Deleted your photos after import: If you did not permanently delete your files, look for your photos in the Recycle Bin. |