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![]() ![]() In the years that followed, the word Verdun came to represent carnage and heavy losses. Get your history fix in one place: sign up for the weekly TIME History newsletter And, despite its pivotal place in the history of World War I, it ended with the French and German armies in much the same position-at least on a map-that they had held before the whole thing started. The battle, which lasted from 21 February 1916 until 19 December 1916 caused over an estimated 700,000 casualties. The region had also been physically devastated. Though some historians have argued that what we call “Verdun” was in fact a series of battles with elements that not only filled 1916 but also stretched before and after that year, the importance of what Verdun means to 20th-century military history is hard to debate.īy Britannica’s estimation, about 300,000 were killed during the course of those brutal months, out of a total of 400,000 French casualties and 350,000 German. The idea wasn’t wrong: France was in fact willing to go to extreme lengths to repel the enemy at Verdun, successfully pushing back German advances at great cost. The idea was that France would spend too much effort on that goal, weakening its position and helping the German effort. The Battle of Verdun was so fierce that it became the mother of all great battles in. ![]() With its strategic location, the German military determined that Verdun would not only be worthy of attack, but that French forces would go to great lengths to defend it. And among all the battlefields, the largest is world-famous - Verdun. 18, 1916-100 years ago this weekend, after what TIME later called “the crudest ten months of World War I.” By that point, it had become the Great War’s longest fight. Sadly, it is mostly remembered throughout history for the lives lost on its dear soil. Led by the talented General Hannibal, the Carthaginian forces enveloped the. The Battle of Verdun by Shania Brendon 2nd March 2Verdun is located in Northeast France, on the banks of the Meuse River. Fighting began at Verdun, named for the French town that was its focus point, on Feb. The Battle of Cannae was a key battle fought between the classical Roman Republic and its enemy, Carthage, in 216 BCE. At 4am on 21 February 1916 the battle began, with a massive artillery bombardment and a steady advance by troops of the German Fifth Army under Crown Prince Wilhelm. The 10 photographs seen here all bear the same basic place and date information: Verdun, 1916.īut that information hardly does justice to the battle they depict. The Battle of Verdun was a warlike conflict that took place between February 21 and December 19, 1916, within the framework of the First World War. The Battle of Verdun, 21 February-15 December 1916, became the longest battle in modern history. ![]()
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Cast of easy rider3/19/2023 ![]() ![]() A legal dispute ensued after the auction, but the house claimed it eventually ended in the sale of the chopper for $1.35 million. He was finally credited for his work when auction house The Profiles in History announced the sale of the reportedly authentic Captain America in 2014, owned by Michael Eisenberg, who had bought it from Haggerty. “Soney” Vaughs and Ben Hardy did everything on their own, following Fonda’s instructions.Īfter a falling out with producers before the movie started shooting, Vaughs was fired and erased from history. However, it’s more likely that L.A.-based builders Clifford A. Fonda himself would tell reporters that he built the bike himself, along with bike customizer Tex Hall and actor Dan Haggerty. Who designed it is a matter of much controversy as well and, because how much time has passed since then, the debate can’t be settled accurately. The latter theory claims that a replica was destroyed while shooting the final scene, and the other three were stolen right before the premiere and were lost for good. Depending on who you believe, either two or four bikes were made for and used in the film. Another says that four 1962 FLH Panheads were used. One theory has it that it’s based on a 1952 HD Hydra-Glide, which Fonda bought at a police auction, keeping only the original Panhead engine. If reported claims that it was sold in October 2014 for $1.35 million are accurate, it’s also one of the most expensive Harleys.Įveryone involved in the production of the movie has a different story to tell about the Captain America, from what bike they used as a starting point to who designed and built it, and even how many of them were made, used and destroyed in the process. It’s also the most legendary Harley-Davidson in the world and a huge movie star, and one of the most disputed and controversial at the same time. ![]() Entirely crafted by hand over an existing frame, Paul D’Orleans, author of the book The Chopper: The Real Story, describes them as a “quintessentially American folk art form,” being a “type of customized motorcycle usually defined by a stretched out wheel-base, and pulled back handlebars, and a sissy bar, and a wild paint job.”Ĭaptain America is just that. Easy Rider became an instant hit, not just because of the stellar cast (Fonda, Hopper himself, Jack Nicholson), but also because of the choppers used.Ĭhoppers had been around for some time, but this film literally took them into mainstream. Peter Fonda’s character took it on a cross-country, tragic ride, and it also featured in the final, fiery scene in the film’s third act. The bike was featured in the 1969 movie Easy Rider, directed by Dennis Hopper after a script he co-wrote. It embodies the rebellious spirit that signaled a cultural shift and inspired a counter-culture movement, and became a symbol of the anti-establishment. But is the country ready for such unapologetic, "radical" behavior? In the words of one of the protagonists, "They may talk about individual freedom, but if they see a free individual, it makes them makes them dangerous." His words prove to be prophetic.The Captain America bike is quintessentially American, and not just because of the bold American flag motif on the tank, made to stand out by the chrome paintwork on the body. After one gigantic misstep resulting in tragedy, they reach New Orleans at Mardi Gras and, accompanied by two women from an infamous brothel, live out their grandest fantasies. Marijuana and alcohol fuel their journey as profoundly as the gasoline with which they fill their tanks. The two men encounter both friends and foes along the way: a Mexican family trying to make a home in the desert, a budding commune filled with idealistic counterculture youth, mean good ol' boys (brutally representing the bigotry of the southern states), and a slick and funny alcoholic lawyer named George (an astonishing, Oscar-nominated performance by Jack Nicholson). Financing their pleasure-seeking and identify-giving odyssey with money they received from a cocaine deal, they feel rich and invulnerable. Riding motorcycles ("chopper"-style) emblazoned with insignia that announce their "freedom" and wearing the in-your-face attire of the 1960s hippie culture, Wyatt, aka Captain America (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper) set off in Easy Rider to cross the U.S., taking the southern route from Los Angeles to New Orleans. ![]()
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Mail designer pro 2.5.23/19/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Update : added Useful links with Florian’s link list. Update : added What’s a build? at the beginning. By Mail Designer Pro, What's new in Mail Designer Pro Mail Designer Pro 2.6 We’re excited to launch Mail Designer Pro 2.6 it’s got some great new features and a lot of improvements we hope you’re going to love. ![]() Update : added Set Hidden App Preferences, fixed broken link in Useful scripts (thx Florian). designers are being required to deal with building occupiers of different cultures and various professional backgrounds. Table 2 states physical and chemical pro. Update : updated and corrected links, added build number tables. support the designer and be integrated into the technical fulfillment of. Update : updated for Glyphs 2 and added beta downloads (thanks oneweioranother!) Update : added note about the change log in newer versions. To disable the setting, do the same with the value 0, or click Reset. guide to panel designers for interfacing DSE Synchronising / Load Sharing Controllers to. A mobile preview makes it easy to optimize your newsletter design for a variety of different mobile devices. GSShowVersionNumberInDockIcon will display the build number in the app icon the same way Mail.app displays the number of unread e-mails, which is useful if you run multiple versions of Glyphs.app side by side and you need to be able to differentiate them when you switch from one to the other with Cmd-Tab. Mail Designer Pro 2 v2.3.1 (Mac OSX) 221 MB Mail Designer Pro lets you create HTML-mails and newsletters with an optimized layout for mobile devices. Apps may not charge a maximum APR higher than 36, including costs and fees, and may not require repayment in full in 60 days or less.GSShowVersionNumberInTitleBar will display the current app version and build number in the top right corner of every font window, which is useful if you post screenshots on the forum,.Also in the mekkablue scripts, App > Set Hidden App Preferences offers options related to the app version: In some versions of macOS (10.14 and 10.15), Apple’s support for SMB network shares may send packets over a VPN tunnel interface that can trigger this warning. ![]()
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Xampp install stuck3/19/2023 ![]() ![]() Image also contains the minimal LaTeX installation needed to The official Docker images for pandoc can be found at and at dockerhub. This will automatically build and configure pandoc for the ![]() On Chrome OS, pandoc can be installed using the chromebrew (On Debian/Ubuntu, apt-get install texlive.) Chrome OS We recommend installing TeX Live via your package For example, on Debian/Ubuntu, you can install itįor PDF output, you’ll need LaTeX. Note that most distros have the Haskell platform in their package You can also install from source, using the instructions below Which don’t provide a tarball, try instead ar p $DEB | tar xvz -strip-components 2 -C $DEST On any distro, you may install from the tarball into $DEST (say, /usr/local/ or $HOME/.local) by doing tar xvzf $TGZ -strip-components 1 -C $DEST ![]() If you use an RPM-based distro, you may be able to install the This will install the pandoc executable and man Use lua filters that require external lua modules written inīoth a tarball and a deb installer are provided. Of the static linking, the pandoc binary from this package cannot The executable is statically linked and has no dynamicĭependencies or dependencies on external data files. To get the latest release, we provide a binary package for Pandoc is in the Debian, Ubuntu, Slackware, If you receive errors warning ofįonts not found: tlmgr install collection-fontsrecommended LinuxĬheck whether the pandoc version in your package manager is not Gigabytes of disk space, we recommend BasicTeXĪdditional packages as needed. Because a full MacTeX installation uses four The file and move the binaries and man pages to whatever directoryīy default, Pandoc creates PDFs using LaTeX. Pages, for those who prefer not to use the installer. We also provide a zip file containing the binaries and man Releases old), Homebrew installs from source, which takesĪdditional time and disk space for the ghc compiler and dependent Note: On unsupported versions of macOS (more than three (to typeset PDFs with LaTeX): brew install librsvg python homebrew/cask/basictex ![]() For example, to install librsvg (itsįormats without SVG support), Python (to use Pandoc filters), Homebrew can also install other software that integrates with Script and running it with perl .Īlternatively, you can install pandoc using Homebrew: brew install pandoc If you later want to uninstall the package, you can do Pandoc before switching to an alternative installation method.īy default, Pandoc creates PDFs using LaTeX. Installations of pandoc it is recommended to properly uninstall Using multiple installation methods can result in two separate Or, you can install pandoc using winget: winget install pandoc LaTeX): choco install rsvg-convert python miktex For example, to install rsvg-convert (from librsvg,Ĭovering formats without SVG support), Python (to use Pandoc filters), Unzip this file and move the binaries to a directory of yourĪlternatively, you can install pandoc using Chocolatey: choco install pandocĬhocolatey can also install other software that integrates with Zip file that contains pandoc’s binaries and documentation. If you prefer not to use the msi installer, we also provide a Update your path to include the directory where pandoc’s binaries This will install pandoc, replacing older versions, and There is a package installer at pandoc’s download The simplest way to get the latest pandoc release is to use theįor alternative ways to install pandoc, see below under the ![]()
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Ffxi toau leveling zone map3/19/2023 ![]() ![]() Speaking of inventory management, while Final Fantasy XI taunted me with greyed out inventory slots and a promise I could somehow unlock those slots, I never knew where to make that happen. Nor did the game clue me into how to stack items or manage my inventory. I did NOT get a tutorial on how to set up macros. What I did NOT acquire in my thirty-plus hours was a full understanding of how to play it efficiently or with any sense of satisfaction. I had an excessive amount of raw materials for the smithing mechanic, crystals I could utilize to enchant equipment, and a myriad of class-specific weapons to use if I intended to switch things up with my character's job. I spent upwards of thirty-five hours completing the initial suite of quests and was left astonished at what little I had to show for it. ![]() Even Final Fantasy XI's most ardent defenders will struggle to say its "vanilla" storyline is its best effort. However, these plotlines were tried and true tropes I have seen in countless prior Final Fantasy games. Sure, the base game provides an exciting story about kings and queens trying to restore their decrepit nations' former glory. I felt as if I had seen broad brushstrokes hinting at an epic story or world, but nothing ever transpired into something grand. After concluding my time with the game's original questline, the game left me with an empty and unsatisfying impression. First, no game quite like Final Fantasy XI has ever made me feel like a useless sack. I want to weave you all a tale regarding why the highly anticipated "conclusion" to my series on Final Fantasy XI has taken as long as it has to write and publish. Part 11: I Completed All Of The Starting Quests, And I Want My Goddamn Time Back Easier said than done. I Spent My Summer Playing The WRONG Final Fantasy MMORPG - Part 1: Mistakes Were Made.Author's Note: If you missed the first part of this series, here's the link: ![]()
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![]() ![]() The winding down of a story is referred to as the falling action, which comes immediately after the climax. The denouement is the resolution or outcome of a story. Where in the book the “Hobbit” Bilbo would be on his way home. Your 5 acts would be Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Denouement.Ī denouement (pronounced day-noo-maun) is the part of the story just before the conclusion and after the climax. It adds Inciting Incident and Denouement. This has the same 5 elements as above but adds two more for a more complete understanding of plot (this is mostly done in literature). There is also another plot diagram that some use called Gustav Freytag’s Pyramid. I took the Cinderella story and broke it down into the five stages to make it even more understandable. Download PDF file here.Įxposition, Rising Action, and Climax (or beginning, middle and end) is what is called the 3 acts of a story, each plays an important part to the story. Resolution brings the story to a close in some manner. Rising Action is the problem and/or conflict the character attempts to resolve.Ĭlimax is where the story is at its worst.įalling Action is where the character begins to solve the problem. There are a couple of different types of plot structure that can be found but the basic one consists of Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.Įxposition sets up the story and lets the stakes become known. ![]() ![]() It is the main outline of what is going on and everything else exists solely to support that structure. Plot diagram is also called the structure of the story. ![]()
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Sea of squares quilt pattern3/18/2023 ![]() ![]() (Good general instructions on how to figure yardage are included in "More Bang for the Buck" the same method is used for any quilt design.) You will also need pieces in Set A for a 12" finished block or Set B for a 9" finished block or Sets B and D for a 6" finished block. The instructions do not include yardage for specific size quilts. Stitchy Squares Quilt PatternFree PDF by Riley Blake Designs. They are shown on a double bed but I use them as table covers. Paper Pieced Storm At Sea Quilt Pattern - 16 images - unique sea quilt pattern related items etsy, pin by. These quilts were made to a traditional pattern, usually known as Storm at Sea. Mark the diagonal as shown, and sew through all layers ON the marked line. Instructions include how to cut the pieces and make the diamond-and-triangle units, along with guidelines for Storm at Sea bed size quilts. To make the corner squares, place a Color 2 2' square, right sides together, atop a Color 1 3-1/2' square. ![]() The same diamond-and-triangle unit is used in many other block designs, too. Our easy quilt patterns for 4 patch, 9 patch, and 16 patch quilt. Here you will find illustrated instructions on how to make Flying Geese Patches, Half Square Triangles, Quarter Square Triangles, Triangle in a Square, and strip piecing. Sets A and B have been in production since 1995 and we're excited to have this companion set in the line because now we can use it to make Storm at Sea blocks, too! :)Ĭut the diamonds and triangles needed for the rectangular units in Storm at Sea blocks in three sizes. We have collected an array of free quilt patterns using some of Eleanor Burns’ quick and easy techniques. This set fits with the squares and triangles in Sets A and B to make the Storm at Sea block. This is the diamond and triangle set that many quilters have asked us for. It includes only 2 pieces, each marked to cut 3 sizes of the diamond-and-triangle rectangle unit. Make a Storm At Sea block using Foundation Paper Piecing, and get inspired with block variations from AQS QuiltWeek contest quilts featuring the block. Please Note: This template set is used with pieces in other sets. No complex or intricate fabric piecing is required and there are no stretchy fabric. – This set is an ADD-ON for SETS A, B or D. SMOOTH SAILING Quilt Pattern - Pam Goggans - Studio 180 Design - Diamond Rects - Square Squared - Square2 Storm at Sea Ocean Blue Coast CreeksideQuiltsShop (13,257) 12.00 Ocean Waves QuiltsByTheOcean (25) 500.00 FREE shipping NAUTICAL Quilt Pattern, from Gull's Nest Quilts GullsNestQuilts 18.52 Sea waves queen size patchwork quilt. ![]()
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The hype house3/18/2023 ![]() ![]() These people are all conventionally attractive (and for the most part, White), though never overwhelmingly so. ![]() In a piece for The Atlantic, writer Rachel Monroe writes that Charli D’Amelio’s success is in large part due to her relatability and attainability, managing “to telegraph an ordinary kind of specialness,” an attribute which can be applied to D’Amelio’s fellow Hype House members. So, when I saw that Netflix’s show “Hype House” - a show about, well, Hype House - came out, I was curious what is it about these people that enamors hordes of teenagers to watch every ten-second video that they produce? What started out as a guilty indulgence very quickly became a bleak insight into the influencer industry, and the pitfalls of modern self-commodification. They dance, they sing, they act, and they’re almost always incredibly mediocre at it. Influencers are a sort of morbid fascination for me, particularly the way in which they revel in almost-celebrity lifestyles without quite ever reaching the pantheon of A-Listers. The Restaurant, and a Sports Academy gym in Los Angeles also feature in the series for brief moments.What looked like a funny-in-a-bad-way, watered-down version of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” turned out to be a sad-in-an-awfully-depressing-way show about the culture and industries that have been built by the Internet. Furthermore, establishments like Starday Vintage, Barton G. Los Angeles County, CaliforniaĬhase “Lil Huddy” Hudson’s private Spanish-style residence in Encino, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley of California, is a major production location in ‘Hype House’ as well, especially considering how he’s a co-founder of the collective. Apart from the house, the other filming spot in Ventura County is Underwood Family Farms, where fan-favorite couple Alex Warren and Kouvr Annon went to pick strawberries in episode 1. Hence, even with the beautiful swimming pool (and slide), there is still a lot of open space both in front of the villa and the back, allowing the creators to utilize the same for their shenanigans. ![]() This manor is in a gated community and sits on approximately 20 acres of land, with 11,293 sq. Though, we will mention that after two temporary estates that they’d leased, in December 2020, the business bought a $5 million mansion in Moorpark, California, to be its permanent base. But let’s delve into all the details now, shall we? Ventura County, Californiaīecause The Hype House is a place where some of the most talked-about internet celebrities reside, we’re not going to reveal its exact address. Therefore, Netflix’s ‘Hype House’ is also filmed in The Golden State, with a vast majority of the scenes being set against the backdrop of the collaborative house. Since The Hype House is an actual house where the young influencers spend most of their time creating online content, it’s no surprise that they’re based in California - the region known for its devotion to the entertainment industry. And now, if you’re curious to know more about this production, we’ve got you covered. ![]() In other words, we get an inside look into the everyday lives of a few social media stars as they navigate fame, friendship, and romance, all the while trying to have fun with their career. So, of course, Netflix’s ‘Hype House’ is a reality series that follows each group member as they collaborate or live together in an extravagant mansion for better opportunities. ![]()
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Linux hide folders3/18/2023 ![]() ![]() Or long-click Show hidden button to show/hide hidden drives. To show such hidden drives, click Show button at bottom of list and choose to show hidden storage. Use same hide/unhide functions that works for hiding files. Although this is rarely needed, on some devices X-plore may be showing same drive with different paths, so in such case user may hide some drives. There are hidden files in Linux that aren’t. If you want to see them, add -a or -A to your ls command. hidden files are those that are invisible to the naked eye. If you have a limited number of FTP user accounts that should not be restricted to their home directory you can exclude those from that policy by adding their usernames to the file chrootlistfile/etc/vsftpd.chrootlist. The files beginning with as are used by Linux and Unix systems. So the contents of my own file at /home/mhsabbagh/. ![]() It is also possible to hide some unwanted file-system drives shown as top level items. You can hide or show hidden files or folders by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl H. hidden text file in your home directory, and put the name of the files/folders you want to hide in each separate line. The rest is up to Android system to deal with it and show or not show media files in other apps. nomedia file for folders that you mark/unmark as hidden in X-plore. But after device restart, Android attempts to scan files and fix possible inconsistency. Don’t complain to X-plore, this is Media Scanner that manages visibility of media files to user. “Should” is right word, because Android’s Media scanner is buggy, and often won’t notice adding/removing of this. When performing the above procedure, the next thing to do is save changes. It is very important to insert one file per line and that each of the files also has the extension. Use the touch command to create an empty test.txt file: touch test.txt. Open the.hidden file using a document or text manager and within this document all you need to do is include the name of all those files you want to hide. nomedia (this can be empty file), then Android Media scanner won’t scan media files in this folder and sub-folders, and media files stored here should not show in media players and galleries. To mark a file as hidden, use the mv (move) command. There is also another option for media files – if folder contains a file named. ![]()
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Flic movie3/18/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() So while he may not be the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of the French New Wave, it was he who introduced Godard to the idea of jump-cuts, for example. The same genre that would be redefined by films like “Le Samourai,” “The Army of Shadows,” and “Le Cercle Rouge” - the cornerstones of his lasting legacy. His experience during the war, coupled with a high admiration for Hollywood gangster pictures of the ’30s and ’40s, fused together a filmmaking style that thrived most vividly in the crime genre. Born Jean-Pierre Grumbach and adopting the moniker “Melville” after his favorite American author, he fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII, and started making independent films in the late ’40s after he was denied an assistant director’s license. Unlike many of the others, he didn’t go out of his way to bend the rules of cinematic convention - he did it casually, like one of his gangsters. Put them in a single room and somewhere in a shadowy corner, wearing a rain-slicked trench-coat, his eyes obscured by the brim of his fedora, sits Jean-Pierre Melville. You know the ones Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, Robert Bresson, et al. When sifting through the catalogue of illustrious French filmmakers, the pioneers and precursors to the French New Wave, those creators of a new cinematic language, immediately pop out. ![]() |