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6/5/2023 0 Comments Music bar lines with notes![]() ![]() It's a bit unconventional, but it can work.Ībout three years ago someone brought to my viola da gamba trio an In Nomine by John Bull. Of course a musician is able to recognize the phrases but if we consider that a song is like a poem an artwork the note lines should be set analog to the text I think modern digital layouts of music writings should much more respect the poetic aspect of a composition showing the verses and phrases. The main purpose is to save space and paper! But today in digital settings could help to keep the structure and emphasize the formal aspects of an musical artwork (where it exists!) In a solo album and concert sheet music the layout doesn't show this structure. ![]() ![]() Look up a church choir book or a song book: you'll find this break when ever it was possible. But it would help to read and interpret a song and composition, and the most phrasing bows would be superfluous.Īre there other professional scores that also follow this practice? This may be opinion based and individual. Would musicians reading such a score, prefer this technique or does it impair readability/functionality? It helps to understand the musical structure and would support to learn a piece by heart. Is this a good practice is it breaking any engraving guidelines or rules? You don't see printed books where every line ends with a punctuation mark either, for the same reason. The reason nobody has done this for hundreds of years is not because they weren't smart enough to think of it, but because they were smart enough to realize that it doesn't make music easier to read. If you split the single note into two notes tied together, that is making the notation more complicated without a good reason. In the OP's example, if the bass player has a single note for the whole bar 4, how do you write it? If you put it at the end of the first line, there is an empty space at the start of the second like which looks like a mistake. More empty space on the page means more money, but that's a digression.Įven then, bars are not split up at an anacrusis. It does boost the wages of music copyists whose union rates are per page, not per note. Of course that only makes sense because the music is rhythmically boring with nothing but four-bar phrases! There is a convention that scores for music theater (particularly on Broadway) are always written with four bars per line. The music should be as clear as it possibly can be. In general, I think it's best to avoid anything that will make your reader go "Huh?" when they see it. So it's not completely forbidden, but it should be the exception rather than the rule. Very often any eighth notes are not beamed so it's missing the visual cues you expect from modern, thoughtfully typeset music. I've also seen old hymn books which have this style of layout. I've seen this too, but far less frequently. I've seen this in some of the Bach and Handel I've played.Īs already noted, if the bar contains lots of 16th or 32nd notes, or a cadenza passage, and starts towards the right-hand end of the stave, you might consider breaking the line like this. In these circumstances you have to put the end-repeat :| bar line one quarter note before the end of an actual bar. ![]() there's a repeated section which requires you to go back to the beginning and repeat the anacrusis.the music starts with an anacrusis (say one quarter note for the sake of this example) and.I would consider breaking measures like this, but only when: ![]() 6/5/2023 0 Comments New injustice 3![]() ![]() Using different combinations of directional inputs and button presses, players must perform basic attacks, special moves, and combos to try to damage and knock out the opposing fighter. Injustice 2 is a fighting game in which players compete in one-on-one combat using characters from the DC Universe and other third-party franchises. ![]() The game won numerous awards and received positive reviews from critics, who praised its story, presentation, improved gameplay mechanics, abundance of in-game content, and character customization options, while criticizing its random loot and microtransaction systems.Ī gameplay screenshot of the Flash and Deadshot on the Metropolis stage. Injustice 2 's storyline centers around Batman and his insurgency's attempt to restore society after the fall of Superman's Regime however, the arrivals of the newly formed supervillain group " The Society" and the alien Brainiac force Batman to consider freeing the imprisoned Superman to help combat the threats. Director Ed Boon also sought to incorporate gameplay mechanics used by multiplayer shooter games, such as personalization, character creation, loot, and leveling up, into the fighting game genre, which led to the development of the Gear System. According to developers, the idea for implementing a role playing game (RPG)-style progression system into a fighting game had existed since before the fall of Midway Games, the original publisher for the Mortal Kombat series. Injustice 2 introduces a new feature called the Gear System, a loot-dropping system that rewards players with costume pieces and equipment that can be used to customize characters' appearances and modify their abilities and stats. The core gameplay remains similar to its predecessor, albeit with minor adjustments to returning game mechanics. A prequel comic book series of the same name, written by Tom Taylor, was also released beginning in April 2017. Similar to the previous installment, a companion mobile app was released for Android and iOS devices. An expanded version of the game, titled Injustice 2: Legendary Edition, was released in March 2018 for the PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. The game was initially released in May 2017 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One a Windows version was released later in November 2017. It is developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. It is the sequel to 2013's Injustice: Gods Among Us and the second installment in the Injustice franchise based upon the DC Universe. The organization most recently released Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019.Injustice 2 is a 2017 fighting video game. NetherRealm Studios is a video game development company that was founded in 2010. ![]() However, it is being reported that work has already begun on both titles. Neither game has an official release date at this time. “At the same time, you don’t have to use any of these Batman or Superman characters that might be tied up in licensing if you try to get rid of NetherRealm or sell it to whoever.” “It lines up with the reality and it lines up with what I’ve heard, where Mortal Kombat 12 would make the most sense because that’s a game they know will make money, it will sell well… Mortal Kombat 11 was great, it’s doing well, but if you come out with Mortal Kombat 12 it will also sell and do well,” said esports journalist Jeff Grubb in a recent YouTube video. This prioritization comes about because NetherRealm’s future with WB Games, the organization that holds the licensing for DC characters and entities, is uncertain at this time. NetherRealm Studios is reportedly shifting its focus from Injustice 3 to Mortal Kombat 12. ![]() 6/5/2023 0 Comments Quentin quarantino gofundme![]() “I’m with two children, 3 and 6 years old, hiding in the Kyiv region. “You have no idea how valuable it is now. Hopefully this will all be alright and going to be over soon.”Īnother host, Oksana, responded to another individual who rented her Airbnb. “Stay safe and come stay with us after the war. “I really appreciate your heart,” Irina wrote. ROMAN PILIPEY A man stands in front of rubble left behind by shelling in the village of Stoyanka, west of Kyiv. A woman with a bag coming from the city of Bucha walks past a destroyed building on the front line in the town of Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine. In response, Irina informed Cebulec she would use the money for “human aid or in the military,” a screenshot of the interaction shows. “Obviously I am not coming, just wanted to support you directly with a small gesture,” Cebulec told host, Irina. □□ #IStandWithUkriane #ukraine /jze7OmHaqe- Bobbley – I stand with □□ March 4, 2022ĭenis Cebulec, a fashion model in Switzerland, also booked a stay in the capital city of Kyiv and let the host know that his intention was purely to show his support. “I only had £15 ($20ish), but I’m hoping it buys someone a meal or something.”īooked an Airbnb in Kiev for £15. “I thought it was a good idea to get some cash to those that need it,” Mason said. He told The Post he was inspired to contribute when he saw that Airbnb dropped the fees. Rob Mason, 38, from Leicester, England, wrote: “Booked an Airbnb in Kyiv for £15. I am still waiting for a reply back from her.” A conversation between Karina and Alesia Burnazi, who booked an Airbnb. ![]() “I wish I could say the same for Natalija, another host I’ve booked from. She told me her and her family were in Kharkiv and there were no bombings for the time being,” Burnazi explained. She was so touched and expressed sincere gratitude. My help is small, but everyone does what they can.”īurnazi helped hosts Karina and Natalija. “I couldn’t sit still at home and not do anything to help. “No one deserves such suffering,” she said. ![]() Hundreds of Airbnb homes are listed in Ukraine. AirbnbĪirbnb revealed in the past two days alone, there were more than 61,000 nights booked in Ukraine - 34,000 of which were booked by US residents.Ī flood of comments have since poured in as people share their experiences after booking an Airbnb to support the people of Ukraine.Īlesia Burnazi, 27, who holds dual American and Albanian citizenship booked two Airbnb’s in Ukraine, telling The Post she felt a moral obligation to help. “To date, we have seen an overwhelming response to this effort, with more than 357,000 visitors to this page.” The Airbnb homepage for searching homes for vacation rentals in Ukraine. “We also encourage anyone interested in getting involved with to go to /help-ukraine, and support ’s initiative to provide housing to refugees fleeing Ukraine, by becoming a Host or donating,” DeBold added. ![]() “Airbnb is temporarily waiving guest and Host fees on bookings in Ukraine at this time.” “We are so humbled by the inspiring generosity of our community during this moment of crisis,” Airbnb Communications Director Liz DeBold Fusco, told The Post. The San Francisco-based company has since come out in support of the initiative by revealing they would be canceling any fees associated with those bookings. The message in response from the hosts are so moving.” Hundreds of people are booking Airbnb rentals in Ukraine to financially support families in the war-ravaged country. “24 hours later, 100’s of people are booking AirBnbs in Ukraine as a way to send immediate monetary assistance to people in hard-hit areas. ![]() “Yesterday I shared an idea to support Ukraine by booking rooms for rent on AirBnb,” explained the account, which is run by Brooklyn-based influencer Tommy Marcus, who last year raised $7 million on GoFundMe to help evacuate Afghan refugees. Within a day, hundreds of people joined in on the mission and booked an Airbnb in areas where Ukraine has been most affected. On Wednesday, the popular Instagram account Quentin.Quarantino took to social media to announce an initiative to financially support families in Ukraine by booking Airbnb rentals. Sending F-16s to Ukraine carries ‘enormous risks’: Russian officialĭespite the ongoing war with Russia, homes in Ukraine are getting booked up faster than a seaside town at spring break. Zelensky says ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Ukraine loses control of destroyed city to Russia, Wagner armyīiden wraps arm around Zelensky in show of support ahead of G7 talks Biden pledges ‘we have Ukraine’s back,’ Zelensky says reports of Bakhmut’s fall were premature ![]() 6/5/2023 0 Comments Yoli aint no stoppin sunshine![]() ![]() The lyrics of Yoli’s song “Ain’t No Stoppin Sunshine” remind us of the importance of believing in ourselves and our dreams despite any doubts or criticisms from others. ![]() ![]() (spoken) I know that you'll never let me down You can't hide for long in your doubt, oh noĭon't you let it rain on your inner light I'll be the one who couldn't walk but learned to danceĮach day my world turns one more revolutionīring on the dawn gotta light one more solution I won't believe it if you say I've lost my chance You can't keep me down, I'll tell you whyĪin't no stopping all the love that sets the people freeĪin't no stopping this love from changing peoples mindsĪin't no stopping sunshine, gonna leave the dark behind You can't stop the light in my eyes, oh no I push the fear away/ you remember what I said. No matter what you say, you can't cloud my head You can't convince me that what I dream is wrong The scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating high school Latina senior that will be attending a two or four-year higher learning institution or a first-year Latina student at a two or four-year higher learning institution.Don't try to tell me to wait till I belong The scholarship is named after Darilís García's grandmother and Maria Victoria Ramos' sister. The Lydia Cruz & Sandra Maria Ramos Scholarship Fund was established in March of 1995. In 2003, the first graduate chapter was created for the Detroit metropolitan area. The Beta chapter was established in 1999 at Roosevelt University by Michelle Gonzalez and Rocio Dominguez. The sorority tag line, "Women by chance, sisters by choice, phenomenal by nature," was created by Damaris Madrigal. The first line of the organization-Alejandra Montes, Carmela Kudyba, and Adriana Rendon-was initiated on April 5, 1996. In March of 1995 the founders created the Lydia Cruz and Sandra Maria Ramos Scholarship, named after Darilís’ grandmother and Maria's older sister. That fall they hosted the first Salute to Latinas, Fuerza de la Mujer Latina, which has become a staple event for the sorority. The founders, Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos focused their efforts on academic achievement, community service and professionalism, as well as supporting causes related to breast cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and mental health. It was the first Latina-based sorority in the Ann Arbor campus. Many projects focus on the Latina/Latino community, including a scholarship fund.įounders Maria Victoria Ramos and Darilis Garcia-McMillianĭelta Tau Lambda was founded by Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos on April 2, 1994. Community projects are said to include Thanksgiving baskets and child welfare, as well as national projects such as the American Diabetes Association walk and Race for the Cure. Undergraduate, graduate and professional members engage in community service projects and fundraising for charitable causes service endeavors encompass both national and local efforts. The sorority has ten collegiate and six professional/alumni chapters in the United States. Women are eligible to join regardless of race, ethnicity, creed, sexual orientation, ability or national origin. It was founded on Ap at the University of Michigan by Darilís García and Maria Victoria Ramos with a vision to empower women across the United States and create a network that provides opportunities. Delta Tau Lambda ( ΔΤΛ) is a collegiate and professional Latina-based Greek-lettered sorority. ![]() 6/5/2023 0 Comments Us memory pictures on state![]() ![]() Today, the United Nations estimates there are nearly 6 million Palestinian refugees, about a quarter of whom continue to live in 58 UN-recognised camps scattered across the region from Gaza to Jenin, East Jerusalem to Jordan, southern Lebanon to Syria. “It’s indelible in the consciousness of Palestinians and much of the Arab world.” A photo of Giries’s childhood home in Ayn Karim, which was depopulated by Israeli forces in 1948 Ībandoned remnants of former Palestinian communities are scattered across the landscape of modern Israel, quiet reminders of the more than 400 cities and villages that were depopulated to make way for the creation of a Jewish state on land where, in 1948, a large majority of the population was Palestinian.Īs villages were levelled by Israeli forces to prevent Palestinians from returning home, refugee camps sprung up to accommodate their displaced inhabitants. ![]() “1948 is a crucible where many of the elements of Palestinian identity as we understand it today are formed,” Rashid Khalidi, a professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University and the author of several books on Palestine, told Al Jazeera in a recent phone call. Indeed, she is quick to add that every Palestinian family has a story like hers, memories of displacement and exile that continue to resonate. The world of Leila’s childhood, of Ayn Karim as a vibrant Palestinian community where people greeted her in the street and children played among rows of almond trees, was shattered alongside Palestinian society in the violence of 1948.įor Palestinians, that year represents the beginning of decades of ongoing violence and dispossession, referred to simply as Al-Nakba – the catastrophe. ![]() It felt like the end of the world.” The key to Leila Giries’s house in Ayn Karim is now framed in her Los Angeles home “The sky was lit up with the fire of the guns. We had only the clothes on our back,” Giries, who now lives in a suburb of Los Angeles in the US state of California, recalled in a recent phone call with Al Jazeera. More than seven decades later, her memories remain vivid: families rushing to pack their most vital belongings, prayers as a truck full of refugees drove along a cliffside road, the searing pain of her mother using a flaming piece of cloth to cauterise an open wound when she stepped on a nail. Nonetheless, all 50 states are included here - plus the District of Columbia.Los Angeles, United States – Leila Giries was eight years old when she fled with her family from Ayn Karim, a Palestinian village on the outskirts of Jerusalem, during the creation of the Israeli state and violent expulsion of more than 750,000 Palestinians in 1948. In 1850, for example, right around the boom of photography in the country, we had only 31 states and four territories. Of course, the United States didn't always include 50 of them. The photos are often portraits of important people and, for the more western states, often landscapes and construction scenes. ![]() For this list, we relied largely on the photo archives of the Library of Congress and a few other sources. The records don't always exist, the photos seldom survive, pictures appear in unorganized collections, and not all of them are easily accessible. Looking at the earliest photos across the United States offers a sense of where the country was at the time, what the landscape looked like, and what its people looked like.īut it's not always easy to tell what the oldest photo is from each state. The technology of photography was invented in fits and starts in the early 1800s. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]() 6/5/2023 0 Comments Qfinder pro cannot find nas![]() ![]() ![]() With Linux and ZFS, QuTS hero supports advanced data reduction technologies for further driving down costs and increasing reliablility of SSD (all-flash) storage. QuTS hero is the operating system for high-end and enterprise QNAP NAS models. WIth Linux and ext4, QTS enables reliable storage for everyone with versatile value-added features and apps, such as snapshots, Plex media servers, and easy access of your personal cloud. I f you can Hear Two Beeps, Please follow my other documents.QTS is the operating system for entry- and mid-level QNAP NAS. To fix this problem, please follow “Qnap firmware Recovery / Reflash” Documents. If you cannot Hear the two beeps, the NAS Firmware is Damaged. If you cannot hear first beep, Please contact your local reseller or distributor for repair or replacement service. You will hear a beep after pressing the power button, followed by 2 beeps 2 minutes later. I take this document from Qnap helpdesk, It continues with “send it to technical departmant”, but you can solve it by yourself, so please keep on reading my fixed document If you still cannot access the NAS after Step 3, please do the following: This will clear the administrator password and network settings (DHCP will be used and the default user name and password is: admin/admin).After two beeps on the system startup, run the Finder again to find your NAS or open a web browser and enter (If your NAS is connected to your PC directly, the NAS IP is 169.254.100.100:8080). To enable this service, go to Control Panel > Network & File Services > Service Discovery and in the tab UPnP Discovery Service, you may enable the UPnP Discovery service to address this issue. Reset the NAS by pressing the reset button for 3–4 seconds. All QTS Firmware Versions This issue could be caused, because UPnP discovery service is disabled.If the Status/Power LED flashes red or red and green alternatively, the NAS is not initialized or the hard drive(s) are not ready. ![]() Check if the Status LED (same as the Power LED for some models) glows green.Check your LAN cable connection and the LAN LED is flashing.If you still cannot access your NAS by the Finder or by entering the NAS IP in the web browser directly, please do the following: If the problem persists, check if other anti-virus programs or firewalls are running disable them and run the Finder again. Windows 7 users can click “Allow access” to unblock the Finder from Windows Firewall. If you are using Windows XP SP2, click “Unblock” when the Windows Firewall dialog appears to run the Finder. 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I think we’ve all experienced a final act resolution that seemed to come out of nowhere. Or, even worse, using this plot device can seem like a lazy way to resolve a hopeless situation for a reader. The problem with deus ex machina is that it can come off as cheap and uninspired by readers. And, even the use of time travel in the Marvel blockbuster film Avengers: Endgame could be considered a deus ex machina. The plot device has continued in popularity into modern times, although it has evolved to encompass more than just divine intervention.įor example, in the theatrical comedy, Tartuffe, written in 1664, the characters are saved in the end by French King Louis XIV rather than a god. The Greeks accomplished this scene with a crane that would lower the chariot from off stage. In this scene, the actress playing Medea would appear above the stage in the chariot. After killing her children, Medea escapes to Athens on a chariot given to her by her grandfather and the sun god, Helios. When Jason leaves Medea for another woman, she takes vengeance on him by killing his new wife as well as her own children. Medea is a tragedy about a princess and wife of the Greek hero- Jason. Most Euripides’ plays are tragedies, and over half of them conclude with a deus ex machina. The most well-known user of this plot device was the Greek dramatist Euripides. In these plays, actors playing gods were literally entering the stage from a machine. Actors playing gods would lower from a crane or rise from the floor using a lift. Deus ex machina originĪs a plot device, deus ex machina originated in ancient Greek theater, where it was common for gods to intervene to resolve the plot. Deus ex machina is a calque, or loan translation of the Greek term apò mēkhanês theós, but don’t ask me how to say that. Deus ex machina meaningĭeus ex machina literally means “god from the machine.” It is a Latin phrase, but the term originated in ancient Greece. This event, or character, usually saves the hero from an otherwise hopeless situation. Deus ex machina definitionĭeus ex machina is a storytelling technique where a character’s conflict is solved by the sudden appearance of a new character or an implausible event. Deus ex machina also robs the story’s hero of their agency, as they are not solving the plot’s conflict. These events seem contrived by a writer who can’t develop a natural solution to their hero’s dilemma. ![]() When something happens ‘out of nowhere’ that resolves a hero’s problem, readers view that as lazy storytelling. The problem with deus ex machina is that it comes off as cheap to readers.īy its nature, deus ex machina is not foreshadowed or hinted at by the author. ![]() What is deus ex machina?ĭeus ex machina is a storytelling technique where a character’s conflict is solved by the sudden appearance of a new character or an implausible event. Today we’re going to answer the question, “What is deus ex machina?” We’ll also teach you how to pronounce it, look at some examples, and discuss the origins of deus ex machina. Ok, maybe you’re not as big a Star Wars fan as I am, but don’t worry! Have you ever read or watched a story where the characters get out of trouble, seemingly, by chance? Like in The Phantom Menace, where a giant fish is chasing Qui Gon and Obi-Wan when an even bigger fish eats the first one out of nowhere? If so, then you’ve experienced deus ex machina. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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