An overview of the process can be found HERE. Guiding and serving the Buyer starts with the first contact and requires systems and scripts to work toward a successful conclusion. If you enjoy the content – PLEASE leave me a comment on the blog post you find most helpful! Add your own ideas together we can make 2010 our best year yet! Stay tuned. If you’re a first time visitor – welcome to the “new” ! If you’re coming back – welcome back to the “improved” ! Our training schedule is more robust than ever this year, as we have added more instructors and broadened the scope of our content to address the full range of needs that Realtors are facing in a changed environment – including information on wealth building and financial planning. I hope that each visitor has found something unique and helpful for your business.Īs a result, I have decided to continue this blog with added content from more of our classes. The result? In less than four months, well over 1,000 unique visitors came to this site and the attached presentations and documents were viewed and downloaded more than 1,500 times. This class ( GO F.A.R.) is only one of many classes that we teach locally every week, all year long. Additionally, I hoped that some of the local Realtors would get a chance to sample our training and want to see what else we have to offer. With three locations and many Associates who cannot make it to a particular class or another, I decided a blog format would best help them get easy access to the information from class. When got started, it was designed to reach out to my own Keller Williams Select Realtors in Maryland. I’m not here to argue symantics, but I like how he thinks! One of my favorite comedians, Brian Regan, does a bit on the “new and improved” concept – he says, “I don’t think you need the word ‘new’.” If it’s new, it can’t already be improved – and if it’s been improved on the original, it can’t also be new.
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![]() Then again, as long as Petty continues to compose old-fashioned ballads ("Accused of Love" is a prime example) or flat-out rock anthems (there are several to choose from here), more reminders of his strong ties to the past aren't really necessary. References to historical figures abound on "Echo," ranging from Benny Goodman to Sonny Liston, all reminders of just how uninterested Petty is in prevailing pop fashions. Like Dylan, too, Petty isn't averse to engaging in some name-dropping when the song calls for it - and even when it doesn't. "One More Day, One More Night" is an account of a man's struggle to focus on "what's real." And on "Rhino Skin," Petty offers a Dylanesque philosophy ("You need rhino skin/ if you're gonna pretend you're not hurt by this world") to go along with his now customary Dylanesque way of phrasing a lyric. "Free Girl Now" and "Swingin' " are impassioned salutes to fellow survivors. But beginning with the opening track, "Room at the Top," Petty sounds more defiant than despairing, intent on never making the same mistake twice ("I've got a room at the top of the world tonight/ and I ain't comin' down").Īs the album unfolds, several other songs resonate with similar resolve and hard-won wisdom. Since Petty has acknowledged that his recent divorce led to a bout of depression that stifled his creativity, it's tempting to read between the lines of some of his new songs, to trace their bitter emotions to his personal anguish. Their new album, "Echo" (Warner Brothers), reasserts the band's faith in the cathartic power of '60s roots rock. In the Original French Concept album, Cosette takes Marius' solo.Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have helped sustain their popularity over the past 20 years by seeming oblivious to passing industry trends, and they're not about to change now.In the 2012 version, when the Thenardiers sing, "Never know your luck when there's a free-for-all!", Joly passes by, whom Madame Thenardier briefly kisses.While Marius does meet up with his club, Eponine is seen outside across from the cafe. Some of Eponine and Marius Pontmercy parts: Like them meeting up during the song is not in the 2012 film.Towards the end of the movie version of One Day More: " I will join these people's heroes, I will follow where they go": The version is changed to " We will join these people's heroes." /" We will follow where they go." and so forth.In the Original French production, the song is a little longer.Philip Quast and Michael McCarthy sing different lines for Javert: " I will join these little schoolboys" instead of " We'll be ready for these schoolboys".The Spanish subtitles of the 25th anniversary concert label the song as Un Dìa Mas (literally "One Day More"), and change all its lyrics, but in the Spanish production onstage the song is known as Sale el Sol, meaning "The Sun Comes Out.".The song is known as Demain ("Tomorrow") in the original French production, Le Grand Jour ("The Big Day") in the 1991 Paris revival, Morgen Schon in the German production and Nog Eén Dag in the Dutch production.At the end of the song, everyone sings the melody of Who Am I?.The revolutionaries repeat the bridge melody of I Dreamed a Dream in a major key with a counter melody that is only instrumental in Fantine's solo.The Thénardiers sing to a slightly changed melody from " Master of the House.".Javert sings to the already often-used theme from " Valjean Arrested/Valjean Forgiven" or " Fantine's Arrest", only slower and in a major key. ![]() Enjolras repeats the bridge melody of I Dreamed a Dream but in a major key.Marius, Cosette and Éponine sing to the melody of " I Dreamed a Dream" with Éponine's taking the bridge ("But the tigers come at night", sung by Éponine as "One more day all on my own").In the 2012 film Who Am I is already lowered. Valjean picks up the melody of " Who Am I?" lowered slightly to A Major. ![]() Each character sings their part to a different melody at the same time, before joining for the final chorus:. ![]() The first three lines of the main song was sung by Anne Hathaway instead of Jackman. ![]() This could give you a headstart, or you might even land up on a name. To get a few ideas, you could try using Name Generators. However, sometimes you hit a ‘team-name’ block! It’s okay to look for a way out. Name Generator: This might seem un-creative and lazy.This could be in a spreadsheet, document, presentation format, etc. Moreover, ask everyone to present their ideas in the same format. Time to Meet Up: After members are done researching, it is time to pool their ideas! Schedule a brainstorming session.This could be adjectives, descriptive words, roles, responsibilities, etc. Describe the Team: While researching, ask yourself - What is the function of your team? Are you getting together for a common interest, passion, or to solve a problem? Start throwing in a few words that best describe your team.Who knows, you might even find inspiration in a dictionary or even a thesaurus. Look For Inspiration: You don’t have to go too far to look for inspiration! Search for words or phrases in books, series, and pop culture which relate to your team.You could start by asking them to research team names individually. Let your members be a part of the creative process. Start with the Team: The team-naming process is the perfect time to get your team spirit rolling.Hence, the first step is to be open to suggestions and ideas. You have to make sure your team members feel included in the process. So arriving at a name based on solo reflections is a mistake. Be Open: Remember, you are deciding on a team name.However, there are a few common steps that you could follow before arriving at a team name: However, this initial excitement around finding a name could soon become a source of disagreements.Įach team has a unique name-building process. Initially, you might try to cater to all sorts of suggestions. When people get together, we may expect conflicting opinions. I don't think you're ready for Pacioretti (.A post shared by Calm Collective Asia How to Come Up With Good Team Names for All Occasions?ĭeciding on a team name is a challenging task. if you take one from this list and use it for your team this season, please tag me on the socials so I can share in this joy! Some of these might be longer than your team name allows so feel free to shorten them or use them as inspiration for another name: So, without further ado, some team names to get your creative juices flowing. Postgame analysis and highlight show airing each night throughout the season from Barry Melrose and Linda Cohn. ![]() (Bonus points from me for the deep cut references). Take a team name, player name, something that relates to anything hockey or pop culture and make it a play on words, something that rhymes, something like that. Puns are easy (especially if you're a parent). He says there are two main categories that make your team names pop: puns, and digs at your opponents. What goes into a banger fantasy team name?įor this answer I consulted Matthew Berry, who knows a thing or two or seven hundred about fantasy sports, teams and naming your team. For that, I decided to go to the perfect person at ESPN to ask. Some of us are inherently creative and can think of a dozen fantasy hockey names on the fly. Granted, it's tough to do that, because most have some sort of redeeming quality, but there are some stinkers out there (in fact, there will certainly be stinkers on my list, at least to some people. Create or join a league and play ESPN Fantasy Hockey! Sign up for free!īut that's many hockey fans - each year, we scratch our brains putting together mock drafts, read up on projections and try and find diamonds in the rough for our teams so we can crush our friends and hold bragging rights all the way until the next season when you do it all over again (and if you're in a league that has a trophy, like say a fantasy hockey championship belt, that's awesome and please tag me in a picture with it on Twitter thing that you don't want to be caught doing, though, is having a terrible fantasy hockey name. But one thing that has kept that hockey flame flickering year over year has been fantasy hockey. I feel like it's split between Rangers, Bruins, Devils and Islanders fans, with a smattering from the rest of the league depending on where you look. Our Bristol, Connecticut campus, for example, is full of passionate hockey fans, always has been. We are very excited about this.īut, I'll let you in on a little secret - in some ways, the NHL never left ESPN. You may have heard, but the NHL is back on ESPN. You can read the monitor’s manual or check out its settings to disable the auto-dimming feature. If the problem is resolved, then the original monitor has an active auto-dimming feature. ![]() If you think that the main reason for auto-dimming is the monitor itself, as it comes with an auto-dimming feature, you can confirm it by using another monitor. If you cannot find the adaptive brightness setting in the Power Options or Display Settings, it is not supported on your laptop. If you are using a laptop, you can do the same at the battery icon on the system tray. If the adaptive brightness is because of your computer’s power-saving mode, go to Power Options and switch the computer’s power mode to the standard settings. You may need to disable it for both On battery and Plugged states. Check if the Adaptive brightness feature was turned on disable it. Find Display, and look for Enable adaptive brightness under it. You need to access Control Panel, go to Power Options > Change Plan Settings > Change Advanced Power Settings. Most laptops come with an adaptive brightness feature that allows them to change the brightness based on the ambient light. ![]() Here are some ways by which you can stop the screen from dimming while playing games on your Windows 11/10 computer: 1] Disabling Adaptive Brightness Rolling Back Or Reinstalling Your Display Driver.Installing Pending Window Driver Updates.The only way to decide the main cause is by implementing quick fixes and troubleshooting to resolve the issue. Fix Screen Dims when playing Games on full screen on PCĪny of the above-discussed issues can be a probable reason for the dimming of the screen while playing. Make sure to update the driver and configure the settings through the GPU software. At times, older drivers cause the dimming because of configuration mismatch. ![]() After updating your Windows PC, the drivers may need an update to work with the OS. Windows Update & Drivers: Finally, the most common reason is your Windows 11/10 drivers. At times, the settings are configured so that when you start a game, it will display a completely different color, making your screen look less bright than it should be. GPU Settings: For your Windows 11/10 PC, if you are using a separate graphics card, it can also be an issue because of the graphic card’s settings. The laptop also tries to conserve your battery to play longer because games consume more battery power. So when you are playing a game in the dark, it will lower the brightness to optimize and balance the surrounding light level with your screen. This generally happens when the game is optimized for lesser brightness settings or if your screen recognizes that you may not need the extra brightness for that game.Īmbient Sensor in Laptops: It is more common with laptop users because some gaming laptops have a light sensor that recognizes the light requirement and dims the screen. The monitor has an auto-dimming feature that automatically adjusts the monitor’s brightness the moment you start playing your game. A recent Windows Update, a driver issue, or it can be your monitor or laptop settings that drop the brightness.Īuto-Dimming Feature: The first probable reason, although not the common one, is that it can be because of the auto-dimming attribute found on your computer screen. Why Does The Screen Dim When You Are Playing Games On Windows? In this post, we are looking at various ways to fix the problem to resolve the screen dimming issue in full screen on Windows. At times, when playing games on full screen, the screen may start looking a lot darker or than you need, and you will have quint your eyes only to realize it’s an issue with the monitor or the display. ![]() While playing your favorite games on Windows 11/10 PC, do your screen dim or get darker? Well, it’s not only you who is annoyed by this issue. ![]() The cochlea plays a special role with it being the information bottleneck in hearing.īasic effects like the representation of a signal masked by noise will provide us with essential information to describe the neural code of hearing and to utilize this to compensate for detrimental effects of hearing impairment.įigure 2: Peak amplitudes of auditory evoked potentials measured on human listeners. With non-invasive electrophysiological and numerical methods we investigate how sound information is represented in the neural representation of the brain. And we can not yet build a device that matches the performance of the hearing system in separating simultaneously present sound sources. In cases of hearing impairment we observe deficits in perception that we can not yet compensate for technologically. Knowledge wise is the brain just as mystical as deep space. How is acoustical information represented in the auditory brain and how does an impairment of the cochlea affect the neural representations along the auditory pathway? Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 128(4), 1870-1883. ![]() Modeling cochlear dynamics: Interrelation between cochlea mechanics and psychoacoustics. Acta Acustica United With Acustica, 103(5), 721-724. A Nonlinear Transmission Line Model of the Cochlea With Temporal Integration Accounts for Duration Effects in Threshold Fine Structure. In To the Ear and Back Again - Advances in Auditory Biophysics American Institute of Physics. The mechanisms underlying multiple lobes in SOAE suppression tuning curves in a transmission line model of the cochlea. Clustering in an array of nonlinear and active oscillators as a model of spontaneous otoacoustic emissions. Regarding the cochlea as the biophysical system it is will help us to overcome current limitations set by oversimplifying its role to a simple filter bank. It is not the cochlea that determines perception, but it provides the input into the neural system which shapes and encodes the relevant information that makes us hear. We think that this phenomenon plays a key role in the processing of sound. Driving all oscillators with a sinusoidal force will change these plateaus. Coupling leads to organization of the oscillators into frequency plateaus. If the oscillators were not connected, each would oscillate at its individual frequency. This approach questions current ideas about how the cochlea maps incoming sound onto a monotonic frequency-place map.įigure 1: A chain of coupled, nonlinear oscillators driven by a sinusoidal force. These models can also be used to investigate clustering effects due to entrainment and synchronization and to link them to both, otoacoustic emissions and perception. We found that a nonlinear model solved in the time domain can account not only for physiological measures, but also links cochlear mechanics to basic psychoacoustical tasks. Numerical models help to identify these effects in hearing. We are convinced that nonlinear effects like synchronisation play a crucial role in the processing of sound. It outperforms all current technical systems in terms of dynamic range, energy efficiency, and sensitivity. ![]() The inner ear of humans is a sophisticated acousto-hydro-electro-mechanical transduction device. How is acoustical information encoded in the mechanical- and mechano-electrical transduction in the inner ear, the cochlea? We learn from nature how to solve this task (neurobiology) and we try to mimic nature in quantitative models (engineering). To answer these questions, we use various methodologies to describe what we observe (physics and mathematics) and how information contained in sound is processed by humans (psychology, physiology). The primary interest is the sense of hearing and, in particular, how acoustic information is processed and represented along the auditory pathway. Our focus lies on neurosensory systems to identify the physical and biological processes underlying information encoding and decoding in nature. We work, collaborate and share knowledge across disciplines to solve the global challenges caused by hearing loss, affecting up to one billion people worldwide. We are convinced that interdisciplinary work is the key to success. ![]() I don’t mind an abstract representation - I’m a big fan of Risk, for instance, and that’s about as abstract as you can get - but when I can’t “see the state of the board” in any remotely meaningful way by looking at the game map, that does bother me. I think that a lot of games in the 4X genre tend to be too submenu-driven for my taste, if that makes sense. ![]() There are definitely more RTSs that I have liked historically, but in terms of my very favorite strategy games, there’s an even mix between 4X and RTS. What were your motives to do so?Ĭhris Park: For me it really depends on the game. SS: What are your opinions about the 4X genre? You’ve obviously toyed around with the genre in the past and are now going forward with a title that seems to be closer to the traditional 4X formula. For those who want an even more direct and detailed description of the game, the following interview may be helpful. You can go to the game’s official page if you wish to get a more stylised features description of the game (warning: Arcen has a sense of humour with everything they do, despite the things that happen in their games are far from being a joking matter, usually). As always, Arcen doesn’t like to stay in the box of established conventions and this game hints to being no exception. Despite all this, the game is still a full 4X title, which means this is not SimCity with 4X elements but a 4X game with SimCity-like elements. Just like City Builders, the game has simulated populations you need to oversee their needs like crime control, health, and pollution. However, unlike Civilization: Beyond Earth or Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, this title seems to take a page from the City Builder genre where the player expands out their settlements by placing buildings and districts as they sprawl out. Stars Beyond Reach is a turn-based, sci-fi themed, planetary scale 4X strategy game. Stars Beyond Reach was showcased in our List of Games you shouldn’t miss, and with the release fast approaching, we thought it was appropriate to get more insight on the game. We decided to ask Chris Park, the lead developer, a few questions to get a better grasp of the game. Arcen Games latest title still in production, Stars Beyond Reach, is nearing release. ![]() While not foolproof (see last year’s Handbrake debacle), it reduces the likelihood of exposure to malware. Meanwhile, remember to always seek out updates from more official channels. If you recently used this site - especially if you downloaded one of the affected apps - consider firing up your security software for a closer look at your system. While convenient, it is a potentially serious point of vulnerability in fact, this is not the first time MacUpdate has served up malware by mistake. Though the problem was noticed relatively quickly, and the offending links corrected, it still showcases some of the dangers inherent in using unofficial “app stores” to gather updates for your software, such as MacUpdate. It then passed any mined cryptocurrency (in this case, Monero) back to the author of the app. ![]() Ultimately, once the decoy process completes, the malware loads a command line-based utility that works to solve cryptographic problems using your system’s resources. Clues such as this could quickly tip off users to the fact that something isn’t quite right. It’s here that the sloppiness in the programming of the malware becomes clearer, as this process can either fail or result in the incorrect app launching. ![]() The malware then goes to work, working through a convoluted process to download the actual malware payload and attempting to launch it to mine cryptocurrency.ĭuring this stage, the malware appears to take steps to conceal its actions by launching a decoy, a copy of the actual software the user thought they were updating. Because they look legitimate, users would likely install them as normal. By altering the site to point users to download links that were only subtly different from the correct URLs, they could trick users to download an infected disk image (.dmg) file. Uncovered by security researcher Arnaud Abbati, the hack affected three apps that we know of, including Deeper (personalization software), OnyX, and Firefox. Unfortunately, it looks like several apps on the site were compromised and pushed malware to user machines. This Mac app scans your applications folders, checks the version of each app present, and consults its database. That’s a noble goal, as some of the worst security flaws and crashing behavior appear in slightly older versions of software we use routinely. A popular site for many years, MacUpdate acts like a “one stop shop” for software updates, allowing users to grab updated copies of their favorite software quickly. MacUpdater has a simple mission: keeping your apps up to date. We’ve seen the emergence of a new type of malware that’s hitting Mac users through a service used to streamline the updating process, MacUpdate. Keeping the software on your Mac up to date is essential, particularly because it can help to keep you safe from new threats and vulnerabilities. Popular MacUpdate Website Hacked to Distribute Crypto Miner ![]() If you’d like to try Mac System 1.0 yourself but you don’t have an original Macintosh machine, you can run it in an emulator called Mini vMac that supports Windows 10, Mac, Linux, and more. How to Experience Mac System 1.0 Yourself In particular, the System 1.0 Control Panel stands out for being far more primitive than today’s, occupying only a single window with a single pane of options related to date/time, keyboard and mouse options, sound volume, and a way to alter the desktop pattern by clicking black and white squares in a repeating 8×8 pixel grid. System 1.0 desk accessories included Scrapbook (a visual clipboard that could hold multiple entries of text or graphics for pasting between apps), Alarm Clock, Notepad (a place to write eight pages of text for later reference), Calculator, Key Caps (for keyboard input with the mouse), Control Panel, and Puzzle (a small sliding puzzle game). ![]() You could run these desk accessories at any time via the Apple menu in the upper-left corner of the screen. In lieu of multitasking, Apple did include a small suite of applets called “ Desk Accessories” with its Mac system software. To run an application, you’d often eject the system disk, insert another disk and run a program, and then eject that disk and reinsert the system disk again depending on what task you were trying to complete. Compare that to macOS 11, which is over 14,000,000 KB (14 GB) in size when installed.Ī Macintosh hard drive wouldn’t come until late 1985, so using applications involved a lot of floppy disk swapping. As a result, Apple stripped the OS down to a mere 216 KB package, including a 42 KB Finder. That means that System 1.0 needed to work well under lean conditions and fit on a single 400 KB floppy disk. The original Macintosh shipped with only 128 kilobytes of RAM and a single-sided, double-density 3.5″ floppy drive. RELATED: What Are Teletypes, and Why Were They Used with Computers? The 200 KB Mac Operating System This was a huge contrast to other computer systems that required people to memorize special commands and syntax typed into a command prompt to use their machines. Double-clicking a document or application icon opened it-just point and click. This resembled placing pieces of paper inside a folder on a real desk surface. It included a virtual “desktop” surface as the farthest background layer behind application windows.Īs with the Mac today, System 1.0 displayed files and applications as graphical icons that could be placed spatially on a two-dimensional plane on the desktop or within folders. Macintosh System 1.0 utilized the desktop metaphor pioneered at Xerox PARC (and used earlier on the Apple Lisa) as the conceptual model for working with files and applications. RELATED: 20 Years Later: How the Mac OS X Public Beta Saved the Mac The Desktop Metaphor With the release of 10.12 (Sierra) in 2016, Apple changed the OS name to “macOS,” which is how it continues to be referenced today. A variation of that spanned Mac OS X 10.0 to Mac OS X 10.11. With System 5 in 1987, Apple began calling the OS “Macintosh System Software.” Apple changed the name again to “Mac OS” with the release of Mac OS 7.6 in 1997, and that continued until Mac OS 9. So technically, there isn’t a “Mac OS 1.0,” only System 1.0. ![]() Originally, Apple didn’t publicize the version numbers of the system software and referred to it as just “System 1.0” or “System 2.0” internally. Over time, Apple has referred to its Macintosh operating system by different names. RELATED: 35 Years of Microsoft Windows: Remembering Windows 1.0 What’s in a Mac OS Name? Despite that, what set the Mac apart most was its innovative operating system, which went on to inspire how Windows works as well. It also pushed the state-of-the-art forward in user interfaces with a completely bitmapped display and support for proportional fonts.Īt the time of its launch, the IBM PC had not yet turned three years old, but Apple found itself on the defensive, running to catch up in market share, as IBM’s PC had already been hailed as the new industry standard for business-class PCs. It brought the graphical user interface (GUI) concept to the masses for the first time and promised a very user-friendly experience compared to most computers on the market. Released in 1984, the Apple Macintosh radically altered the course of personal computer history. Mix well with a whisk and bring to a boil over medium-low heat. In a 2 quart saucepan, combine the sugar, half and half, cocoa, salt, and corn syrup. ![]() Keep this fudge in an airtight container in the fridge for 2 to 3 weeks - if it lasts that long. Combine all ingredients except butter and vanilla. No need to grease or even get out a sharp knife to cut the fudge in pieces! Can I freeze this fudge Then they can just get flip over the molds and pop them out when they are set from the fridge. The mixed fudge has a pliable texture like play dough (Play-Doh) but edible - so much fun!
![]() Nomads have a rich choice of weapons, including one-handed or two-handed swords, axes, maces, and six-foot sticks. ![]() ![]() In “Last Oasis” there are dynamic targeted melee combat that focuses on technique. You can enter the adjacent oasis here, or hide your Wingwalker and belongings here, without worrying about being attacked after logging out. Some people will choose to settle somewhere temporarily, but everyone will eventually head east and escape the scorching sun.īarren land refers to the empty desert between the last oasis on the earth where humans can live. Some nomads can choose to rest and reserve water resources. You can explore in the oasis, discover novel and unique biomes, and collect a limited number of resources. The number of oasis will be automatically adjusted according to the number of players. The game theory can allow thousands of oases to exist at the same time. The vast open world is made up of multiple interconnected oases, each covering an area of more than 100 square kilometers. If it threatens the interests of other tribes, perhaps you will become their next target. However, it is always wise to observe potential competitors carefully. Other nomads can choose to produce or search for rare and regional resources. In this globalized, player-driven economy, shrewd businessmen can quickly capture the dynamics of supply and demand and amass wealth. There are trading networks between different oases. |
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