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Canon full frame sensor dslr8/28/2023 Expert planetary imagers process planets photos with single line infrared filters as a luminance channel. The infrared wavelength is significantly less susceptible to poor seeing (atmospheric turbulences) and consequently the resulting images are considerably sharper. The Full Spectrum modification is the best conversion for planetary astrophotography because the possibility of using infrared isolating filters like the Astronomik ProPlanet 742 IR-pass and 807 IR-pass. (Ultraviolet + Visible + H-Alpha + Sulfur II + Infrared) Full Spectrum conversion with Astronomik Anti-Reflective Clear Glass only This chromatic aberration could be mitigated with post processing correction using computer software.ģ. Out of focus NIR: With the Enhanced Spectrum modification, depending on the lens, telescope or optical corrector used, some imagers might experience a little bit bloated stars due to the near infrared light slightly out of focus when a refractive optical system does not have at least one ED (Extra-Low Dispersion glass) element. With the Low Pass Anti-Aliasing Filter removed, the Camera Sensor performs at native maximum sharpness, which is also great for solar and planetary astrophotography. The camera can be used for daylight photography setting the custom white balance with a gray card shot under the specific light source for "In-Camera" white balance correction or with Adobe Camera Raw white balance presets without the need of additional original white balance filters. Perfect focus to infinity with lenses capability including autofocus with Pentaprism/Pentamirror mode is guaranteed for most Canon Full Frame cameras models. This conversion does not require an additional or external UV/IR Cut filter. On this conversion both Low Pass Anti-Aliasing filter with self-cleaning function and the UV/IR blocking bluish filter are removed and replaced by the Optolong UV/IR Cut Anti-Reflective filter with enhanced H-alpha and Sulfur II sensitivity. Enhanced Spectrum Conversion with Optolong Luminance Filter only There is a layer of glass protecting the micro-lenses and bayer filters on top of the pixels.Ģ. When the stock UV/IR blocking filter is removed the surface of the sensor is not really naked. Without any glass above the sensor there are no internal reflections coming from a replacement filter. When combined with a Clip-in filter like the Astronomik L-2 UV/IR blocking or the Clip-in MC Clear glass, the total price of this conversion is less than the internal filters modifications. Internal UV/IR blocking luminance filter and internal clear glass modifications (Options 2 and 3) are compatible with all Canon Full Frame Cameras. With the bare sensor modification, the sensor distance to the lens bayonet will be adjusted to reach focus to infinity with lenses and autofocus calibration in Pentaprism/Pentamirror mode with DSLR cameras when a Clip-in body filter like the Astronomik L-2 UV/IR blocking or CLS is attached to the camera body (Some Canon Full Frame DSLR Cameras are not compatible, please check compatibility list above). Having the sensor bare or "naked" the camera will become Full Spectrum (For a complete description of a FS conversion please read option 3). This is the most unexpensive conversion, most recommended to save money. (Full Spectrum: Ultraviolet + Visible + H-Alpha + Sulfur II + Infrared) UV/IR blocking filter removal without LPF Telescopes will always reach focus to infinity without any problem.ġB. Perfect focus of subjects closer than infinity will always be achieved in Live View Mode, but for focus to infinity with lenses capability including autofocus with Pentaprism/Pentamirror mode with DSLR cameras, options 2 and 3 are guaranteed for most models. The sensor repositioning distance range can be confirmed once the camera is disassembled. With the Low Pass Filter only preserved, in most cases the sensor distance to the lens bayonet can be adjusted accordinly to match the diffraction index differential to reach perfect focus to infinity with lenses. The main purpose of the LPF is eliminate moire effect but at the cost of sacrificing sharpness slightly introducing a little blur effect and it also reduces color noise. The spectral sensitivity of the camera sensor will be Enhanced Spectrum (For a complete description of a ES conversion please read option 2), allowing Hydrogen Alpha and Sulfur II wavelength emissions pass but still blocking UV/IR light. This conversion preserves the Low Pass Anti-Aliasing filter with self-cleaning function. (Enhanced Spectrum: Visible + H-Alpha + Sulfur II) DSLR and Mirrorless Settings for AstrophotographyġA.
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Harmony vet care near me8/28/2023 Clean soiled areas thoroughly with a cleaner specifically designed to eliminate urine odor.Punishment only increases their anxiety and may cause them to hide when they need to go to the bathroom, thereby decreasing their ability to give you a cue when they need to go outside. Use techniques for housetraining an adult dog to modify your dog's marking behavior. Because it has become a learned behavior, spaying or neutering alone won't solve the problem. Spaying or neutering your dog should reduce urine-marking and may stop it altogether.īut if they have been marking for a long time, a pattern may already be established. The longer a dog goes before being spayed or neutered, the more difficult it will be to train them not to mark in the house. Spay or neuter your dog as soon as possible. It will take time for your dog to gain confidence, but with time, they can overcome their fears and blossom into a happier, more confident dog. If your dog is extremely fearful, ask your vet about medications that may help during the retraining process.Ībove all, be patient.Don't punish or scold them for submissive urination.
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Touchez pas au grisbi albert simonin8/28/2023 Jacques Becker's rapid adaptation of Touchez pas au Grisbi also established Simonin as a film director. His approach was more literary than that of Le Breton, who really did frequent the underworld. The reasons for his imprisonment were sealed and it was said that he had learnt slang from his fellow prisoners, but there were many rumours about it. Was slang in the noir novel becoming a trend?Īuguste Le Breton was also very successful with his book, Du Rififi chez les hommes, but critics differentiated between the two novelists and their use of slang Simonin was a stylist, he had never known the world of the mobsters he wrote about. The publication was an immediate success and became the best-seller of the Série Noire. He was released in 1949 and in 1952, he wrote Touchez pas au Grisbi, in reaction to an American noir/hardboiled novel. He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in various jails, some of them quite harsh. During the occupation, he worked as a journalist and collaborator. He met a rather eccentric character, Jean Bazin, already an author at the NRF, with whom he wrote Voilà taxi!’, in which he tells the story of his job using slang, even including a glossary at the end of the book. He came from a rather modest background, lived in the Chapelle district of Paris and, between the two wars, divided his time between his job as a taxi driver and writing. Franck Lhomeau, historian of the detective novel, who edited, presented and annotated the book, shares the story of the author of The Counterfeiters of Paris.īorn in 1905, he was fifteen years older than Michel Audiard. After the publication last year of three screenplays by Michel Audiard adapted from Georges Simenon's novels, the Lumière Institute /Actes Sud publishers are now focusing on the collaboration between the screenwriter-dialogist and Albert Simonin, from whom the iconic Les Tontons flingueurs/Crooks in Clover originated.
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William ockham promoted8/28/2023 The final condemnation of the Periphyseon compromised its commentary potential and steady historical reception as well as restricted the stature and influence of its author in high scholasticism. Eriugena 1996-2003), in which an enigmatic speculative philosophy was developed based on both the Greek and Latin patristic and philosophical traditions and which could be regarded as a sophisticated philosophical interchange between the Medieval West and East, was condemned as heretical in 1050, 1059, 1210 and finally in 1225, as a precursor to the infamous Paris condemnations of 1277. John Scottus Eriugena's (815-877) magistral five-volume dialogue Periphyseon (written between 864 and 866 cf. More than three centuries after it was written, the primary text of the only speculative Western philosopher from the Carolingian period in Medieval philosophy met a cruel fate. Keywords: John Scottus Eriugena (815-877) a companion to John Scottus Eriugena Adrian Guiu Edouard Jeauneau Willemien Otten John O'Meara Periphyseon Society for the Promotion of Eriugena Studies SPES Inglis Sheldon-Williams. The article is descriptive and analytical in its presentation of the relevant history of ideas and synthetical in its attempt to coherently integrate the most recent secondary texts on the relevant philosophical themes in Eriugena research.ĬONTRIBUTION: The article contributes to the Society for the Promotion of Eriugenian Studies' 50-year jubileum by summarising its conference outputs over the past five decades in an extensive overview as well as connecting its work to A Companion to John Scottus Eriugena (Brill, Leiden, 2020), thereby furthering the society's efforts and specialist research outputs to a broader, non-specialised readership After a brief introduction to the thought of John Scottus Eriugena (815-877), with emphasis on his primary text (in five volumes), Periphyseon, written between 864 and 866 and condemned as heretical in 1050, 1059, 1210 and finally in 1225, the development of SPES over the past five decades is surveyed in detail and connected to an outstanding work published in the Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition series in Leiden (2020), under the editorship of Adrian Guiu (A Companion to John Scottus Eriugena). This article charters the history and work of the Society for the Promotion of Eriugenian Studies (SPES), which celebrated its 50-year jubileum in 2020. IICenter for the History of Philosophy and Science, Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands IDepartment of Philosophy and Classics, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa The 50-year jubileum of the Society for the Promotion of Eriugenian Studies in the John Scottus Eriugena (815-877) research, 1970-2020
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Yt music vs spotify 20218/28/2023 The personalised Discover Weekly playlist seems to have a supernatural sense of your tastes. Plus, the service’s recommendations and music discovery capabilities are second to none. There’s an extensive library of around 80 million songs and 4.7 million podcasts ( some estimates say that over 100,000 are uploaded to Spotify and other DSPs per day). The desktop app, mobile apps and web player are slickly designed and a breeze to use. It’s easy to see why Spotify is so popular. It’s £9.99 a month for a single subscription, £5.99 for students, £13.99 for a Duo (two-account) subscription and £16.99 for a six-account Family plan. The Premium version nixes the ads, increases streaming quality to 320kbps, enables downloads for offline playback and gives you real control over what you’re listening to. Podcasts and audiobooks are still available for free, though. Price-wise, it offers an ad-supported free tier (with some of the most annoying commercials you’ll ever hear), which restricts track skipping and doesn’t allow for offline listening. The original all-you-can-eat music streaming service, Spotify is still the go-to option for millions of listeners. Still, with its high audio quality, big library and reasonable pricing, Music Unlimited is a very credible alternative, particularly if you’re already a Prime member. There’s little sense of the algorithm-derived magic you get with Spotify suggestions, and not much in the way of editorial curation. The suggestions are adequate enough, but they feel both uninspired and uninspiring. It’s also accessible through Fire tablets and Fire TVs, Sonos multi-room wireless speakers, Bluesound and NAD BluOS devices.įor finding new tunes, the ‘My Discovery Mix’ feature is updated in your library every Monday (an idea clearly borrowed from Spotify). You can listen to Amazon Music Unlimited through a web player, iOS and Android mobile apps or the desktop app, as well as requesting tracks, albums and artists from Alexa through Echo speakers. For that, you also gain access to Amazon Music’s HD tier for no extra cost. Music Unlimited is priced at £9.99 a month, putting it on a par with Spotify’s offering. It’s also thrown its hat into the spatial audio game. It has a library of over 90 million ad-free tracks and has made higher bitrate tracks (which it calls “HD” and “Ultra HD”) available to all subscribers at no extra cost. Not to be confused with Amazon Music Prime, Amazon Music Unlimited ( sign up in the US or in the UK) is the company’s current Spotify rival. For those that make the switch, Apple has built a very solid house for them to play in – especially if you have an existing iTunes library to integrate.Īmazon Music Unlimited (from £9.99 per month)Īmazon has offered a digital music service of some kind since 2007, but it still feels like a newcomer. If Spotify HiFi does end up costing more (if it ever arrives), we suspect many will flock to Apple Music without feeling too sad about it. It also doesn’t sound significantly different from the tracks mixed in Sony’s Atmos rival, 360 Reality Audio, which is available on Deezer and Tidal – so it’s not strictly unique to Apple Music. Spatial audio has more obvious room for different compositional elements, but whether it’s worth the extra cost depends largely on how bothered you are about immersive audio. These don’t quite hit the heights of Spotify’s discovery algorithm, but Apple does offer thousands of rarer tracks that simply cannot be found on Spotify and the likes. Like its rivals, Apple Music offers a wide selection of curated playlists based on a particular mood, genre or other unifying theme, as well as algorithm-generated playlists designed specifically for the user. There’s no free tier here: Apple Music is £4.99 each month, £5.99 for students, £10.99 for a full individual profile and £16.99 for families. For a little bit more, Apple also offers spatial audio listening and offline access to your library.Ĭurrently, subscribers can try out Apple Music for one month for free, and can also get 6 months of Apple Music for free with some audio devices. For the base £4.99, subscribers can access over 100 million tracks, more than 30,000 playlists and a host of original shows and on-demand radio. Apple Music launched in 2015 and has quickly become one of the streaming wars frontrunners.
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Kid tables without proposition 658/28/2023 Noe that the FDA and the EPA do regulate products and set standards for safe consumption on the federal level. In addition, there’s a statement leading people to California’s right to know website. It also identifies the exact chemical(s) of concern in the product. Every label now includes a yellow warning triangle with an exclamation point. After 2018, the label’s requirements changed. Until 2018, a Prop 65 warning label only had to state that a product contains a chemical recognized by the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive harm. The list is reviewed annually and as of 2020, the list contains over 900 chemicals. If a product contained these chemicals, it required a warning label. In 1987, 235 toxic chemicals were added to the California Prop 65 list. The new law called for “businesses to provide warnings to Californians about significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.” This includes all products that consumers purchase or interact with. Celebrities like Jane Fonda, Cher, and Rob Lowe supported the bill, and it was voted for by the state’s population. At the time, there was a large concern about the safety of California drinking water from oil spills and solvent runoff. The History of California’s Proposition 65Įnacted in 1986, Prop 65, formally known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act. After all, we deserve to know what’s in the products we purchase for our children and our home. That said, all parents want to keep their children safe from dangerous toxins, so it’s important to know more about these warnings. After all, these warning labels are everywhere. Some of us may see the warning label and avoid the product, and some may not give much pause before buying the product anyway. “Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.” This is the California Prop 65 warning label, and it causes a lot of confusion among consumers. Find out about what this warning means and how you can make informed, safe choices for your family. Has Proposition 65 been successful in protecting consumers from toxic chemicals?įrom vitamin supplements to home furnishings, the California Prop 65 warning seems like it’s posted on just about everything.What if I want to find out more about the chemical in the product with a California Prop 65 Warning?.What if a store says all their products are California compliant?.What products are affected by the California Prop 65 Warning?.Why do I see these warning labels when I don’t live in California?.
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Toys r us kids telescope8/28/2023 "As so many of us at Toys"R"Us are parents ourselves, we understand the thrill gift-givers feel seeing the excitement and joy on our children's faces when they open their gifts on the big day to find that perfect item, that special toy they've been dreaming of to fuel their imagination," said Adelene Teo, General Manager, Toys"R"Us Singapore"Our exciting Top Toys choices are products that kids will love and parents can trust, and are sure to provide hours of fun and entertainment while creating special bonding moments for the whole family." And with all items on the shelves subject to strict international quality and safety standards and testing, Toys"R"Us offers gift-givers unparalleled peace of mind. The Top Toys have been determined by Toys"R"Us through extensive analysis, taking into account a wide array of considerations, including the hot trends this season, local market preference, age range suitability, developmental benefits, affordability, fun-factor and all-around awesomeness. With so many options to choose from, it can be challenging to find the perfect gifts which create countless hours of fun and imaginative play for children, but which also support cognitive, motor, social, emotional and linguistic skill development. Toys“R”Us Singapore’s Christmas Top Toy List is determined by factors such as hot trends, local market preference and developmental benefits
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Monopoly economics project powewrpoint8/28/2023 Legal barriers to entry into a monopolistic industry also exist in the form of patents and licenses. Government usually gives one firm the right to operate a public utility industry in exchange for government regulation of its power. Public utilities are often natural monopolies because they have economies of scale in the extreme case where one firm is most efficient in satisfying the entire demand. Google and Amazon both enjoy economies of scale in their respective markets. Because a very large firm with a large market share is most efficient, new firms cannot afford to start up in industries with economies of scale. This occurs where the lowest unit costs and, therefore, lowest unit prices for consumers depend on the existence of a small number of large firms or, in the case of a pure monopoly, only one firm. The Last Word examines how some Internet companies have achieved near monopoly power due to network effects and economies of scale.Įconomies of scale constitute one major barrier. Some basic issues involved in the regulation of public service monopolies are reviewed. This section ends with a discussion of the effects of monopoly power in the U.S. The case of price discrimination and its effects are discussed along with the conditions necessary for it to occur. The misconceptions about monopoly pricing behavior are presented, as well as a comparison of efficiency in pure competition and pure monopoly. Emphasis here is on the major difference between the determination of marginal revenue in pure competition and in pure monopoly. The concept of a natural monopoly is addressed in this section.īuilding on the analysis of the preceding chapter, the discussion of the price‑output decision-making by monopoly firms points out that the marginal-revenue=marginal-cost rule still applies. The discussion of barriers to entry asserts at the outset that these barriers may occur to some extent in any form of imperfect competition, not just in a pure monopoly. This chapter is divided into seven learning objectives: the characteristics of pure monopoly, the barriers to entry that create and protect monopolies, how demand is viewed by a monopolist, price and output determination under monopoly, the economic effects of monopoly, price discrimination, and the regulation of monopolies. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
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Whiskey sour cocktail8/28/2023 However, the basic recipe was known for over a century prior. The recipe itself was first written down in the 1862 book The Bartender's Guide by Jerry Thomas. Gum (simple) syrup was later substituted for the sugar and water in some recipes, which is easier to blend into the cocktail. The citrus should be just present enough to balance out the sweetness of the sugar. The sugar needs the juice and water or soda to help dissolve the sugar. The base spirit is always the dominant flavor. The proportions are a bit off, but you get the idea. It has the elements of “ one sour, two sweet, three strong, four weak” that a classic punch has, but in an individual serving size. There are some historians that believe the sour category is a scaled down version of the basic punch. There is a base spirit, water, sugar, and a citrus element, usually lemon. It's as simple as you can get and still be called a cocktail. Daiquiris, Margaritas, Old Fashioneds, Gin and Tonics, are all starting to find their way back onto the menus of great cocktail establishments.Īnother cocktail that is starting to see the light of day is one that has used the simplest of building material, and enjoyed widespread popularity in the United States even before it was written down - the Whiskey Sour. They are enjoyable and well known from a customer standpoint, and easy to assemble from behind the bar. There is something special about the simple cocktails. There has been a movement back to the basic blocks when it comes to cocktails. Food and drink are not immune to this arc. They get tired of all the whirling gizmos and extreme iterations and just want something simple that works. The product becomes so complex that the people buying the product yearn for something simpler. The original product begins to get more and more complex as competitors try to outdo each other with the most extreme versions they can find. Some of them catch on, some of them are mercifully discarded. More and more people begin to work with this new trend, everyone adding their own twist or adaptation. People use what they can find, adding new ingredients or processes as they become available. Go with your heart.There is a grand pendulum that swings back and forth in trends. Serve it up or on the rocks, with or without egg white, and whatever garnish speaks to you. Many folks will also argue that a sour should be served up in a coupe glass, but presentation is the last step in customizing your personal best whiskey sour. If you want something a little texturally richer, an egg white is a wonderful addition, but there’s nothing wrong with skipping it if you’re just looking for a refresher on a warm day. Purists will sometimes demand egg white in a whiskey sour, but history has repeatedly shown us that plenty of sours were shaken and sipped without this accoutrement, including the sours found in the aforementioned first cocktail book. Then just keep your lemon fresh (within 12 hours of juicing is best) and your syrup simple (just equal parts white sugar and filtered water.) Some great sippers don’t jibe great with citrus, and some dusty whiskeys you might normally pass over seem to explode when mixed with fresh lemon. Personally, I like a solid bourbon that doesn’t get in the way of things but also doesn’t lack character (Buffalo Trace is a go-to), but this classic cocktail is a wonderful vehicle for exploring a wide range of whiskeys. The most important choice you have before you when making a whiskey sour is the selection of base spirit. Today, from the most highfalutin cocktail church to your second cousin’s wedding, the whiskey sour is waiting in the wings to brighten your affairs. The simple combination of whiskey, sugar, and fresh lemon juice is one of the most important developments of early mixed drinks and has managed to transcend centuries while spawning hundreds of variations. It is the standard-bearer of the sour family, which dates back well before the first cocktail book was published in 1862. The whiskey sour is one of the great classic cocktails.
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Asian teen no gag deepthroat cum8/28/2023 You, not your partner, should decide how far the penis goes into your mouth, the speed of the movement, and all the other little elements involved. Most of all, you need to be in charge during a blow job, unless you decide to get all 50 Shades of Throat Fuckery with your boo-but this is not a game I’d recommend for you yet. Anything that causes a dry mouth (including pot!) is likely to be an impediment. Have some water handy it can also help to slick up the cock with lube. This is easier to manage than trying to breathe out as the penis comes in, blocking the air.įinally, if your throat is at all dry, the friction of the penis-throat contact will be another gag trigger. When you breathe in, let the penis in control how far it enters you, especially at first, to give the gag reflex time to subside. One way to work with this tension is via deep breathing it relaxes you and opens your throat at the same time. Second, tension in your throat can lead to gagging. If you have gag reflex problems, never give a blow job with a partner kneeling over you-it’s just too hard to relax. Pay attention to the curve angle and try to match your throat accordingly. Kneeling in front of someone or between their legs mismatches this curve unless your person doesn’t have much of one, curves down instead of up, or is only semi-erect. But often when we give a blow job it’s face-to-dick, and the curves do not match up. If you want to add the fanfare that used to make you gag, here are a few technique tips.įirst, note that most penises curve, and your throat curves, too. If your person stops thrusting as if your mouth was interchangeable with a vagina or other orifice, you can take your time, lavish that part with attention, add more sensation via hand stroking, and give a stellar blow job. The most sensitive part of a penis is the head, especially around the coronal ridge. Instead, think about a blow job as more than just trying to get a dick as far down your throat as possible. I wouldn’t recommend numbing spray during sex and am not even sure this would do much good, since it’s not just the surface mucosa that’s responsible for gagging, and the spray wouldn’t affect the musculature below. |