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Mooncakes now come in various flavors, including chocolate, cherry and strawberry.ĭelicate mooncakes in the module display the process of making them. However, modern Chinese people are buying and giving mooncakes as gifts rather than making them at home. In some areas in China, people make mooncakes at night and distributed by a senior family member, signifying family unity. Making and eating mooncake is also a tradition done on Mid-Autumn Day. Worshiping the moon is a Chinese tradition, nowadays people prefer watching the moon and taking pictures. During the celebration, some Chinese people will also pray for what they want, such as a good fortunate, a baby or a spouse.Ī bright moon was captured by a photographer in Guangzhou city, Guangdong province on Mid-autumn Day. And that's the main reason why Chinese people think Mid-Autumn Day is important. The round mooncake indicates Chinese people's wishes for completeness and it's a time for families and friends to come together. They display fruits and mooncakes at their yards or dining rooms for people to enjoy. Worshiping the moon is an indispensable part for Chinese people's tradition on Mid-Autum Day. The story goes that he can only return to the human world after cutting down the tree. The tree grows back each time Wugang wields the axe at it. That's a punishment from a god for his obsession with immorality. An ancient Chinese story goes that it's a man named Wugang wielding an axe to cut a cassia tree at the moon palace. It's said that when one looks at the moon on the days of Mid-Autumn shadows can be seen. The gods were moved by Yutu's sacrifice and sent her spirit to the moon to accompany Chang'e. When the three gods asked Yutu for food, she jumped into a fire and sacrificed herself to feed them. It's been told among folks that three gods were dressed as old beggars. Chang'e is a mythological figure known among Chinese for her beauty and kindness.Īnother notable legend is about a rabbit named Yutu. When Hou Yi returned home, he felt so sad and displayed the cakes Chang'e liked in the yard, hoping one day Chang'e would come back.Ī young lady dressed up as Chang'e, the Chinese moon goddess, holds a rabbit dubbed "Yutu" on her palm in order to attract customers. She flew into the sky and chose the moon for residence. A mighty god awarded Hou Yi the elixir of immortality for shooting down the nine suns, however Chang'e took it while Hou Yi went hunting. She was also the wife of Chinese mythological hero Hou Yi, who shot down nine of ten suns in the sky, according to an ancient story. Chang'e, known as the moon Goddess, was a mortal thousands of years ago. The legend about Chang'e is one of the most popular stories in China, which explains the origin of moon worshiping during the festival. It is an occasion for family members to gather together, eat mooncakes and watch the moon, which is also called the "reunion festival" by Chinese.įor three thousand years, many legends about the Mid-Autumn Festival have been told from generation to generation among folks and some customs of the Festival vary from region to region in China. People nowadays still hold elaborate rituals to commemorate the Mid-Autumn Festival. 1600-B.C.1046), became a formal festival and gained popularity during the Tang dynasty(A.D.618-A.D.907). The festival has a long history, which has been celebrated since the Shang dynasty (B.C. The festival is traditionally celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar in China and it always coincides with the full moon. Saturday is the first day of the three-day Mid-Autumn Festival vacation in China this year. This will do for some but if you want 100% windows like mouse acceleration you need to get ControllerMate 4.6.Ever since Mac OS X 10.4, Apple did a disservice to the computing community by severely crippling the mouse movement behaviour. There may be news about a prospective mouse fix for Mac OS X: Project SmoothMouse. Anti-Slip Rubber Base & Smooth Mouse Control with Spill-Resistant Surface. Like many who download this I too was frustrated by the os x mouse acceleration. From the developer’s website (emphasis mine): The current development phase is pre-alpha. Open System Preferences > Mouse to speed up or slow down the mouse. The foundation is done for the most part, and we’re now looking to fix the bugs and extend the functionality. Go to System Preferences > Trackpad to change trackpad speed. I don't believe acceleration is native to OSX. I have Kensington Trackball Works installed (for my kensington trackball) which has acceleration, and your Logitech Mouse center may have the same. Laptop, Notebook, MacBook Pro(9.47.9 Inches). Whenever you move the mouse speed setting in preferences you will have to re-set the mouse acceleration. My wrist was getting sore from using the mouse under os x. I've tried SteerMouse, Mousefix 2, killamouseaccel commands, download MS drivers.nothing worked but ControllerMate. Not Advertising for them, but I am compelled to write here as I know somebody will find this info helpful. I realized that every solution I found on the internet has been written by somebody willing to sit down and take their time to write about it. So here is everything I learned about OS X mouse acceleration issue:ġ) There is no easy System Preference to turn in off in 2 seconds.Ģ) There IS a difference in mouse acceleration between WIN and OSx (your not imagining it).ģ) The only real solution is ControllerMatte unit some small app comes out that solves this.Ĥ) SmoothMouse is an app with a lot of hype that is being worked on right now, but it is not out yet. Now you go out and write about something that will help others.Well, this mouse lag is partly because mac os x seems to sync a lot of stuff to the update of its display which is most likely 60 Hz. Download SmoothMouse for Mac MacUpdate Home System Utilities SmoothMouse SmoothMouse Version 1.0.10 Preferences pane to control acceleration for mice and trackpads. This means you get 1000/60 which is about 17ms of delay just when clicking. SmoothMouse, the long-awaited fix for mouse problems in OS X, has been released. It is a project to improve mouse and trackpad usability. Further discussion about pointer jumping bug continues in the SmoothMouse Forum. It works great on my MacBook Air running OSX Mavericks. While using AutoCAD with Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or 10 within Parallels Desktop on a Mac, it expresses one or more of the following issues: Overall performance is slow, poor. Then in OSX mouse system preferences turn the tracking speed down almost all the way. Mouse cursor performance is sluggish and not smooth. There is also a prefpane app called secrets in which you can disable this 'annoying feature' called Beam Sync. (disable it and then reboot I think).įurthermore you can set the disableosx mouse accel cvar in ioUrban terror (I looked it up in the source code and it's legit). What I did is use USB Overdrive and disabled its acceleration option, but set the speed of the mouse cursor in the standard osx prefpane to minimum and the usb overdrive speed to max. (Using any of my mice I seriously need to loooower the sens in-game since they both top 5600 dpi). This seems to get me responses a lot closer to what I was used to back in the day using linux' low-level DGA mouse input which just mapped any pixel the mouse moved to a pixel on screen for perfect 1:1 control. KnowFully Learning retains the sole and exclusive discretion to determine whether Affiliate Partner’s marketing and conduct is in compliance with all laws. Affiliate Partner is solely responsible for ensuring Affiliate Partner’s compliance with all laws and regulations. Affiliate Partner shall publish or otherwise distribute Marketing Materials hereunder in strict compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. 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Thank you for your interest in becoming an affiliate partner of KnowFully Learning Group, its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “ KnowFully Learning,” “ we,” “ us,” or “ our”). If you do not plan to make enormous prints (enlarging image from R7 20 times will give you 12"x17" print at 300 dpi and you will need to enlarge the image from full frame only 13 times for the same size print) or if you do not really need better battery life of DSLR I see no reason to chose 5DM4. If R7 have fully electronic shutter mode - meaning no use of the mechanical one in this mode - this is also in most cases a plus: no vibrations, no wear and tear, faster frame rate. In-body stabilization if you do not always use tripod is a blessing too. I am guessing here (and you have to check) but R7 should be smaller and lighter - no mirror and crop sensor are the clues here - which is preferable in most cases.Įlectronic viewfinder will allow for better focusing. and the framing difference (for the same field of view) between full frame and crop sensor will be a plus for the crop.Īt about the same pixel count crop sensor will have more pixels per area so it can capture more details.Īnother plus for the crop is that you will be using only the central portion of the full frame lenses - less vignette, less distortion, more sharpness. In macro DOF and diffraction are almost always an issue. And there are ways around these obstacles, especially in studio settings. I am not familiar with R7 maybe it is with newer sensor and the technology could narrow or completely eliminate the difference. But difference is not really so big and may not be a real issue for most people. if the choice is between R7 and 5Dm4 you probably will be wiser to spend the money on newer system.Īs a general rule the smaller sensor is losing some dynamic range and noise levels are higher - this is for sensors made with the same technology. The R7 (APS-C sensor & 1.6 crop factor) has EFCS and the 5D has silent mode (full-frame CMOS sensor & mirror lockup continuous shooting). Im leaning more towards the R7 because its a newer system or the 5D for image quality. Im not planning on upgrading my ef lenses. The bodies are within the same price range + on ebay. I just have 2 macro lenses an EOS ef100mm f2.8 L and the EOS MP-e65 f2.8 1-5x, also extension tubes and teleconverter. I was looking at a Canon R7 but a friend suggested a R6 might be better, or the 5D Mark 4. I think the conclusion of the thread was the crop sensor was probably better in the long run but could not find the thread again to confirm. I seem to recall discussion about more light needed to cover the larger FF sensor, better suited with FF lenses and cropping reducing pixel density. I had read an article or some discussion about the advantages/disadvantages of full frame vs crop sensors for Macro. I’m considering upgrading my Canon 1DM4 (1.3x crop, APS-H sensor) to a newer body for macro but not for micro. Rik suggested I start a new thread for discussion. I thought I had read a thread here recently about the difference between full frame vs crop sensors for macro photography but can’t seem to find it. It’s one of those brain teasers where you really have to exercise critical thinking before jumping into things.Īs mentioned at the beginning of the video, there were a few stars missing throughout the entire run that were mistakenly left on the cutting room floor during editing. The trick to the game is that some of the puzzles are opened-ended, so players can solve them as they see fit. The game runs on the same engine technology that CroTeam has been evolving and advancing over the years. That’s how you’re supposed to do it.įor those of you who don’t know, The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle-adventure game from the same minds that brought you the Serious Sam series. It was fast, succinct, to-the-point and efficient. That is one of the slickest playthrough guides I’ve ever seen. This includes playing through the three main lands and each level in each land. The video is a fast-paced, step-by-step example showing how to get through each level and how to unlock all the stars. The video is condensed down into a 32 minute run-through by YouTube user Skumleren. For those of you looking for a guide for the PC or PS4 version of the game, this guide is the right proper one-stop-shop for your all-star needs. The Talos Principle 2 launches later this year on PlayStation 5.A complete walkthrough guide for The Talos Principle has made it online featuring a slick speed-run that reveals the locations for all the game’s hidden stars. The Talos Principle 2’s narrative is itself a puzzle to be solved, and any player who dedicates themselves to digging up its deepest, darkest secrets will have their inquisitiveness rewarded. You’ll also be directly involved in its complex, character-driven story, making decisions that can lead to multiple endings. If your brain is overheating and you need a break from puzzling, there are buried secrets and an entire forgotten history to unearth in the game’s vast, haunting world. You’ll visit several all-new locations including a city on the brink of a paradigm shift and the varied landscapes of an island that holds the keys to the future. These are the biggest, strangest, and most beautiful environments Croteam has ever made, taking full advantage of the latest in graphics tech. The Talos Principle 2 is a giant leap forward for the series-particularly the world design. Just watch out for the optional Gold puzzles, because they will melt your brain. You can finish the game without solving every puzzle, but those seeking true mastery can attempt to conquer them all. The Talos Principle 2 will feel familiar but fresh at the same time. The sequel builds on the first-person 3D puzzle design of the original game, including using refractors to direct beams of light and creating copies of yourself to trigger switches and bypass obstacles.īut these established puzzles are also joined by new gameplay including gravity manipulation and mind transference-but we’ll let you discover these intricacies of these unique mechanics for yourself. There are, naturally, puzzles to solve here as well: and with varying levels of difficulty to suit any player. It wants you to think-but not only about its epic narrative. Pretty heavy, right? The Talos Principle 2 doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to the depth of its story. You embark on a quest to investigate a mysterious megastructure, and along the way you’ll be confronted with questions about the nature of the cosmos, faith versus reason, and the fear of repeating humankind’s mistakes. Your adventure in The Talos Principle 2 begins in an era where humanity as we know it has long gone extinct, but our culture lives on in a world inhabited by robots made in our image. More mind-bending puzzles to solve, more surreal environments to explore, more secrets to uncover, a deeper story to lose yourself in, and bigger questions to boggle your brain. It will greatly (and we mean greatly) expand on everything that made the original special. The Talos Principle 2, launching on PlayStation 5 later this year, is the long-awaited sequel to this beloved puzzle game. The head has grown larger and turned red, presumably from excessive blood build-up.Ĭoncept art of a SCAF Science Division Twitcher in Dead Space 3. The head is highly mutated, with two glowing eyes and two mouths. The original arms are stuck in a crawling position on the Twitcher's chest. Unlike the two previous variants, these Twitchers have a completely new set of bladed arms created from muscle and bone. Only two are encountered in the series, created from the Oracles who attempted to kidnap Lexine Murdoch for further experiments. Clothing on the arms is damaged and the right blade sprouts from the back of the host's hand. Two sharpened appendages are formed in the torn abdomen. The jaw is stripped of flesh, having been split in the middle. The helmet's front is broken with most of the glass visor gone, partially exposing the host's face. Connective straps on some parts are either torn off or dangling loosely with the left pauldron going missing. Most of the uniform stays somewhat intact. They look exactly the same as their common Slasher counterpart, except they have superior speed and strength. Titan Station Security Officers that have a Stasis unit will mutate into a Twitcher. Titan Station Security Officer Twitcher Ī Sprawl Security Officer Twitcher attacks Gabe Weller. In the original game, this variant is also encountered on the Aegis VII Colony, presumably formed from colonists with Stasis modules. The blades are sprouted from the host's original hands that the Necromorph uses to cut its victims, with the fingers being crooked and frozen in rigor mortis. The host's shoulder blades have expanded outwards, making it look like the Twitcher has wings, giving them a unique appearance. The abdomen muscles and skin have been ripped off, exposing the intestines. In the original game, the face is stuck in a lifeless expression with the eyes having disappeared, unlike in the remake, where their heads are partially covered by their damaged helmets. The top part of the skull is cut off with the brain having gone missing, with only blood vessels tangling in place. The victims have their armor torn off during the mutation in the original game, whereas in the remake they retain some parts of the Advanced Soldier RIG. These variants are only encountered after the Valor collides with the USG Ishimura. This can cause it to be potentially difficult to dismember them, since it protects their blades.Ġ5 February 2013 Variants EDF Marine Twitcher ĮDF Marines of the USM Valor that have a Stasis unit installed on their RIG suit will turn into Twitchers. They will oftentimes bend themselves backwards and walk on their human legs and their slashing blades while the talons protruding from their stomach wave in the air. Furthermore, their faces seem to be almost static: they never change their facial expression, which is fixed in a blank and hollow stare. They also seem to be missing both of their eyes. Their heads have a massive, hollowed-out indentation on the top of the skull, and tiny tentacles fill the gap. Some lack the small chest appendages of the Slashers, but their talons are much larger. Their heads, legs, and bodies retain a vaguely human form, albeit much chunkier and muscular than Slashers (likely due to the fact that the infected soldiers or security personnel tend to be more well-built than civilians). Their design is similar to that of a Slasher however, this is hard to notice due to their speed. Their name is derived from their constant twitching and spasmodic behavior. They also make distinctive jabbering noises when they get close. Due to their incredible speed, they are very capable of dodging Isaac's weapons in harder difficulties when they see it coming. It also causes them to have highly erratic and spastic movements, and their features seem to blur as they move when seen close up. Because of the reversed Stasis Module merged into their bodies, Twitchers can react and move several times faster than any other Necromorph variant, making them very hard to hit before they close in to melee range. They are physically similar to Slashers in most aspects.Ī disturbing side-effect of the transformation is that the Stasis modules become fused with the resulting creature, and the effect of the Stasis Module are strangely reversed, with terrifying results. The Twitchers are the result of the Necromorph infection converting the corpses of people who were equipped with built-in Stasis Modules (such as soldiers, security personnel or special division scientists). 2.2 Titan Station Security Officer TwitcherĬoncept art of an EDF Marine Twitcher in Dead Space (2023). They work as hard as they can to remove the seaweed which is really all they can do as the Cancun area is all dealing with this. The area is beautiful with tons of animals and palm trees. Also they really stepped it up with activities and shows from the last time we visited as well. The food was not as great as it was in 2014, but it’s still too notch when it comes to food compared to other resorts we’ve been to. 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In response to a degenerative disease diagnosisĪlthough anticipating these situations might be stressful, resolving how you want to handle any unexpected crises can certainly be reassuring.To prepare for a major medical procedure or travel adventure.To choose the person you trust to control your healthcare, family, business, and financial decisions while you are unable to manage them yourself. To prepare for a time when you might become incapacitated from an accident or sudden illness.A durable power of attorney is necessary: It appears that they were quite valued even when new as is evidenced by this quote from Sound and Music, by J.A. Needless to say, these tuning forks are priceless antiques and should be treated as such. in Paris (owned by Koenig's father-in-law). Rudolph Koenig (they're inscribed with his initials) and sold by Marloye & Co. Most of ours are not aluminum and were made in the 1850's by Dr. Modern tuning forks are typically some hard aluminum alloy. This requires a special metal alloy (ordinary steel won't work, for example). A good tuning fork will "ring" for a couple of minutes. The resonant case was added subsequently by a French instrument-maker, Marloye. The tuning fork was invented by John Shore, a trumpeter in the service of George I of England, in 1711, nearly three hundred years ago. In England the notes were named after the first letters of the alphabet. In Italy do was substituted in place of ut, because it was easier to pronounce in singing. The seventh syllable, si, was added in 1684 by Lemaire. They are the beginnings of words which occur in a hymn to Saint John the Baptist, and are as follows: ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la. Being made in France, these tuning forks have the French inscriptions the first six notes bear the names given by the monk Guy of Aresso in 1026. The Equal Tempered Chromatic Scale has A 3=440 which makes C 3=261.63 The notes of the scale are variously designated in different countries. * These notes are based on the Scientific or Diatonic Scale in which C 3=256, thus making computations simple. Tonic 1st overtone of our fundamental frequency one of these forks is tunable The following table lists the various frequencies that we have available with comments. The simultaneous receding and approaching (via a blackboard reflection) tones of the tuning fork interfere and produce beats (from the students' frame of reference). Alternatively, beats may be produced by walking briskly away from the class towards the blackboard with tuning fork in hand. One of the 256 Hz tuning forks is also adjustable in frequency so that beats may by heard when it is sounded simultaneously with a regular 256 Hz fork. Additionally, a frequency analyzer shows a single frequency component (however, if the gain is turned up high, you may also see the frequency components due to the resonances of the sound box or harmonics of the tuning fork if it was whacked too hard). A microphone/preamp/scope setup may be used to visually demonstrate the pure sinusoidal sound wave. Selection of mounted tuning forks and rubber hammer.Įach tuning fork is mounted on a wooden sound box to amplify the sound (they're very difficult to hear without the box). |
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