![]() Is there any way to quickly go through and tag or mark photos, other than as a 'favourite'? I guess this is through keywords with a shortcut key (e.g. the photos / recents / imports etc)? As far as I can see you can't do a 'permanent deletion' from an album (it just removes the image from the album)? If so, can a 'permanent deletion' only take place from the 'library' section (i.e. doesn't just get hidden by Photos with the image file still residing somewhere and taking up space)? If you use Photos as a managed system and delete an image (then empty the Photos trash) does it permanently delete that image from the library (i.e. how Photos works on a Mac.sorry in advance for mangling the terminology. referenced files HiĪ couple of questions re. ![]() The sheer volume of files I work with daily, and the need to check all of them at once adds SO much needless tedium to my day, and I cannot for the life of me understand why they thought it'd be a good idea not to have this functionality in finder.ĭeleting from Photos plus other queries re. ![]() So the question is, if the system can SEE that metadata, why can we not have it as a finder column?Īnd before pointing out that "get info" will show this information, understand that I need it to be displayed in finder as a column I can sort by. Users should NOT have to write scripts to return baseline functionality to a file browser. The shell command "mdls" with parameters "KMDitemaudio" will return this information, and "get info" displays this information (which I can then organize), and it's EVEN recognized in finder's advanced options but is not selectable as a column for finder to display. I currently have to use applescript with automator to get this information automatically and it is an egregious solution. Not just for me, but for anyone looking to organize files by this data. Finder does not have an option to show various metadata information like this as a column, and it is confusing to me why as it would be largely helpful. I regularly work with large volumes of files that need to be different sample rates/bit depths. Why did apple remove sample rate/bit depth columns from finder? I work for one of the largest media companies in North America. I'm also open to other suggestions that would solve this challenge. Here are the questions about 'Keywords' or 'Description' or 'Movie information' (if you're still following along).Īre any or all three of those user-editable? If so, how do I edit them?ĭoes the information in any or all three of those sections live with the file or is it Finder-specific or computer-specific? I could use the 'Keywords' or 'Description' or 'Movie information' sections to enter the information I need to help me sort through the files when I need a specific one.if I can find a way to get there. If that's the case, how do I get to the metadata Finder lists in the preview window? (I didn't know there were different sets of metadata.) According to MetaDoctor support, software like theirs is meant to edit iTunes metadata. I'm now convinced that these are two sets of metadata. There are also several fields in MetaDoctor that are not in Finder, like…Actors, Artist, Screenwriters, etc.Īnd fields in Finder that are not in MetaDoctor, like…Keywords, Movie Information, etc. Notice that the Finder metadata is named something different than the metadata listed in MetaDoctor.ĭescription Short Description & Long DescriptionĮncoding Software Encoding Tool & Encoded By Here is a screenshot of MetaDoctor and the fields it will let me affect (the field names are the same across the metadata editors I've tried). Here's what Finder let's me select for (what I thought were) metadata options to view. They are writing metadata somewhere, but it is not in the location that Finder looks when searching. I'm playing around with programs like MetaZ, Subler, MetaDoctor, etc. ![]() This time around, I'm looking for a way to write my notes into the metadata so the information lives with the file and won't be lost when I move the files from one computer to another or on and off cloud storage. Oh, and Adobe Bridge Keywords don't help either. Also, the keywords in the native Apple Photos app are specific to it. In my preliminary research, I discovered that the comments you enter in the Cmd-I popup window are specific to Finder. Now they are all gone and thousands of files need to be retagged. I didn't realize the Finder tags were specific to the computer. This worked great until I upgraded to a newer Mac. I assigned Finder tags to each file so I could easily locate what I needed with a simple Finder search.
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![]() This is basically chicken wire, and adds an extra layer of support for any rocks. Make sure it overlaps the edge of the basin so that any rocks or other items you place around the fountain won’t fall in.Ħ- Cover the grate with hardware cloth Once your grill is in place, cover the grate with the hardware cloth. Like I said, this is an optional step but it seems to make a lot of sense and will keep any debris from getting into your pump and causing it to clog up.ĥ- Place metal grate on top of basin level with the groundGrate for pondless water feature Set your grate on top of the basin and dirt. If you don’t have a food cloche you can also wrap the pump in cheesecloth to keep out the debris. Also, measure the distance from the bottom of your basin to the top of the fountain so you know the length of tubing you’ll need.Ĥ- Cover pump with cloth and anchor to bottom of basincover the pump with a mesh food tent to screen debris Set the mesh screen food cover tent over your pump, and then place some rocks/stones along the edges to hold the mesh down so it doesn’t float away when you fill the basin with water. ![]() Be sure to read the specs on your pump so that you know what size tubing you’ll need. You’ll also need to connect the pump to the top of your fountain using pipe or rubber tubing. ![]() A solar pump will have a solar panel attached to a wire that you’ll need to set in a really sunny location (solar does not mean wireless) An electric pump will have a wire that you’ll need to plug into an outlet. Just make sure that you bury the basin but keep the top of the basin level with the ground so that you can set the grill on top at exactly ground level.Ģ- Place Pot in the holePut your pot into the hole and backfill the outside to make sure it’s nice and secure.ģ- Assemble the pumpAssemble your pump and place it at the bottom of the basin. I actually built my fountain inside a raised garden bed, which worked out great…. How to build a pondless fountain 1- Dig a hole to fit Pot Dig a hole to fit your Pot. You don’t want the extra maintenance of having water plants or fish in your fountain. You have children or pets that you don’t want to worry about falling into the pond, destroying the pond, jumping into the pond, etc. It’s more eco-friendly than a traditional fountain (requires less water due to less evaporation). You like to be different and you like cool things. It’s a great option if you have a limited amount of space. ![]() Well there’s a few reasons why you may want this type of fountain: Tuck a small waterfall near the front entrance of your home to greet visitors, or delight in a longer waterfall in the backyard where you can incorporate interesting twists and turns. This simple recirculation system requires very little maintenance, is easy to install, and ideal for families with young children or pets that love to play in water.Įnjoy the beauty and soothing sounds of a pondless waterfall from any location in your yard. Pondless waterfalls work by pumping water contained in a large, in-ground reservoir up and through the Waterfall Spillway, allowing the water to flow back down into the reservoir. Pondless water features have like ten different names… but most commonly people call them disappearing, pondless, or invisible fountains (water features, waterfalls, bubblers, etc etc).Ī Pondless Waterfall is simply a re-circulating waterfall or stream without the presence of a pond. It can also be a pretty cool visual effect, as the water will disappear into your base. How the heck does that work? How you can build this easy and super cool pondless water feature in literally just one afternoon!Ī pondless water feature is a really easy DIY project that will add a lot of peacefulness to your backyard landscaping or curb appeal to your front yard. What’s so interesting about this particular design is that the basin is “invisible” so it looks like water from the fountain is just seeping into the ground. You can build this in a few hours… with very little DIY skills or know-how. And like it took you way longer than a few hours. So, I decided to create a pondless water feature instead… one that actually looks real. Honestly… this type of stuff is just not for me. A fake rock or a fake pot or a fake animal mouth that spills water gracefully into a cheesy bucket where you can usually see a tube that carries the water back up to the top. But water features are just so… overdone. Sitting in my open space of home one day I decided that the calm, bubbling white noise from a water feature is just what I needed when relaxing after a long day of work. ![]() RHP Scribner was selected from Triple-A Salt Lake.īlue Jays: SS Troy Tulowitzki (sprained right ankle) was placed on the 10-day DL and INF Rob Refsnyder was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo. Petit walked none and struck out five.Īngels slugger Albert Pujols went 0 for 3 with a walk and is hitless in 24 at bats.Īngels: INF Nick Franklin, acquired from Milwaukee last month, was designated for assignment. Making his first start of the season after 36 relief appearances, Angels right-hander Yusmeiro Petit allowed one run and three hits in four innings. The Blue Jays added two more against Keynan Middleton in the fifth on back-to-back doubles by Darwin Barney and Ryan Goins. Toronto took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Josh Donaldson scored on Simmons' throwing error after advancing to third on a fly ball. Toronto answered in the bottom half when Miguel Montero hit a two-run homer off Scribner, his first since joining the Blue Jays earlier this month. Mike Trout drove in the first run and Andrelton Simmons hit a two-out, two-run single. With several scouts in attendance to watch his performance ahead of Monday's trade deadline, Blue Jays left-hander Francisco Liriano allowed three runs and five hits in six innings.Īll the scoring off Liriano came in the sixth, when the Angels rallied from a 3-0 deficit. Troy Scribner (1-0) worked two innings to earn the win in his major league debut and Bud Norris finished for his 16th save in 18 chances, putting runners at first and second before getting Jose Bautista to ground into a double play. Three of those blown saves came before April 28. The blown save was Osuna's fifth of the season. Los Angeles won for the 13th time in its past 17 games at Rogers Centre. Revere scored the go-ahead run on Pennington's sacrifice fly to shallow center. ![]() Kole Calhoun hit a one-out single, Martin Maldonado was hit by a pitch, Ben Revere hit an RBI double, and pinch-runner Kaleb Cowart scored on a wild pitch, sending Revere to third. Trailing 5-3 against Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna (3-1), the Angels took the lead with a three-run ninth. ![]() "Three hours out of your day needs to be completely focused on trying to win.TORONTO (AP) - Cliff Pennington drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Saturday. "Guys are going to have to look at the standings and understand that every game is important," Schneider said. muffed a throw from shortstop Bo Bichette that cost a run in the eighth inning. The Blue Jays not only struggled at the plate against the Angels but were sloppy on the field. We have good leaders in the locker room who we've relied on all year to be vocal and to lead by example." 'Every game is important' "Guys like Springer, Whit Merrifield, Jackie, myself, David Phelps. "Guys who have been here for a while or have been on teams that have had ups and downs. "You've got to rely on your leaders in situations like this," Stripling said. Ohtani outduels Manoah as Angels shut out Blue Jays for 2nd straight game.However, the Dodgers lost 11 games in a row in September. Stripling played on the 2017 Los Angeles Dodgers, who won a Major League Baseball-leading 104 games and went to the World Series. You're not going to see us get too down because, after lows, we've had a lot of highs." We've had more highs and lows this year than any team I've been a part of. "The word that's going to follow the 2022 Blue Jays for the years to come is streaky. "But they came and punched us in the mouth. "Coming off a really good road trip to get swept by the Angels, we didn't expect it," Blue Jays starter Ross Stripling said. arrival from Boston on Friday.īut the Blue Jays' offence never got on track, failing to score a run in the first 21 innings of the series. They had a built-in excuse for the series opener against the Angels because of an overworked bullpen in a pair of extra-inning wins to close out the Red Sox. Still, the Blue Jays rebounded by taking six of seven against the Yankees and Red Sox. Opposite field blast for Shohei Ohtani! □ /COoesrwgc3- was coming off a horrible 2-4 homestand against the Cleveland Guardians and Baltimore Orioles. ![]() When I run 'sudo systemctl status deluge-web' I get this error at the bottom "Apr 29 03:10:41 HOSTNAME deluge-web: 03:10:41 Unable to connect to daemon, check host_id "127.0.0.1:58846" is correct. ![]() I've tried everything I can think of to try and get it to auto-connect. When I make changes to this file I stop the deluged & deluge-web service first. I've used 'chmod 444' on the 'web.conf' file to make sure it's not being overwritten. Inside the '/home/service-deluge/.config/deluge/web.conf' file. I have tried using just the IP in the web.conf (127.0.0.1), i've tried using the IP & the port (127.0.0.1:58846), i've even tried specifiying To confirm, this is in the web.conf value of: Full Encryption WebUI Plugin System Much more. What is Deluge Deluge is a lightweight, Free Software, cross-platform BitTorrent client. Pages: 1 1 05:03:02 nescoceo Member Registered: Posts: 2 I'm attempting to run the deluge daemon as 1.3.15 as windows thinclient currently does not have support for deluge 2.x. So have tried adding dependencies and 'sleeps' into the system d scripts to make sure the web service starts after. Download now Available for Linux, macOS and Windows. I thought at first the Deluge-Web service might be starting too quick, before the deamon service starts and therefore unable to connect as the daemon it wants to connect to hasn't yet started. I have the exact same config as the old box yet it won't auto-connect. My old torrent server was CentOS 7 with Deluged & Deluge-Web version 1.3.15. So, the local clients are able to see the server. The problem is that I am not able to connect to it with my client (v 1.3.15) running on Mac OS: It's looks pretty weird to me, as I can connect to the server locally via deluge-console: Deluge-web also works fine. when I bring up the WebUI after a reboot it will bring up the connection manager, and make me press connect manually. 1 I have a deluge daemon (version 2.0.3) running on my home server (Ubuntu 20.04). The WebUI won't auto-connect to the deamon. I've just this second finished installing my new torrent server. ![]() ![]() Even with some features like religion locked away in expansion packs, this is easily the best Civilization game ever made. With hexes replacing the standard grids of previous games, empires could expand in more directions and more naturally. It also includes some of the most engaging AI personalities in the franchise, making even single-player games fun to play. Summary: Civilization Revolution offers players a chance to experience the epic empire-building world of Civilization in an all new accessible, visually immersive, and action-packed world specifically designed for the console and handheld gamer. Just edging out its predecessor for our top spot is Civilization V, which did away with some of the most tedious tasks such as unit stacking, and allowed cities to defend themselves. Generally favorable reviews based on 99 Ratings. 1) Civilization V Image via Firaxis Games For many people, this is where the Civilization series finally found its groove and has a legitimate claim to being the best game in the franchise. It also included religion as a viable way to control other nations and had a stronger focus on non-military units like spies and settlers. Schneider, an expert in China's history, noted that pro-Chinese politicians and historians sometimes claim China's civilization is the world's longest-lasting, as "a point of legitimacy." But "what was Chinese? - that is the problem." The region encompassed a vast area and many different ethnicities at different times, and what happened in the Chinese heartlands could be "culturally very far away" than what happened elsewhere, she said.Civilization IV feels like the first modern Civilization game, with 3D graphics and a sweeping score that would go on to win a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement. Related: Have any human societies ever lived underground? That means it’s time once again to talk about Sid Meier’s A few notes before we begin: O nly the primary Civilization titles are being included. "I don't think that what is happening today in China is closely related to things that happened, say, before 1949 or 1911 ," Julia Schneider, a conceptual historian at University College Cork in Ireland, told Live Science. But some historians see China's present as too different from its past for it to qualify as one continuous civilization. ![]() But the Incas, who ruled parts of South America for about 400 years until the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, seem to have had no writing (although they used knotted cords called quipu or khipu to encode information.) Ancient and modern Chinaįog along the Great Wall of China (Image credit: Darrell Gulin via Getty Images)īased on the archaeology of early states in what's now Chinese territory, including Neolithic ruins of the Liangzhu culture in the Yangtze River Delta, it's sometimes claimed that Chinese civilization is over 5,000 years old. Writing was also known to the Maya after about 250 B.C. For example, the earliest writing in the Americas is attributed to the Olmecs in about 900 B.C. Civilization IV (also known as Sid Meier's Civilization IV) is a 4X turn-based strategy computer game and the fourth installment of the Civilization series, and designed by Soren Johnson under the direction of Sid Meier and his video game development studio Firaxis Games. Overview: - Estimated achievement difficulty: 4/10 - Offline: 50 (1000 ) - Online: 0 (0) - Approximate amount of time to 1000: 20-30 Hours - Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 16 (one per. "When you think about the written language, there's absolutely no controversy that there's continuity from 3,250 years ago or so to the present," he said.īut the same criterion can't be used elsewhere, Flad said. "It depends on how you define civilization and how you define Chinese, because I think there are reasonable multiple ways you can define both of those concepts," said Flad, an expert in the emergence of complex societies in China.Īs an example, he highlighted Chinese writing forms of the same symbols are used today and on the 3,200-year-old Oracle Bones, the earliest examples of writing in China. How it should be measured, however, is disputed. (Image credit: The History Collection / Alamy Stock Photo)īy most measures - the use of writing, the establishment of cities (what "civilization" originally meant) or continuous traditions - it seems the Chinese civilization may be the longest-lasting. Steps Download Article 1 Select a civilization that reflects your playing style. This guide will walk you through the steps of winning the game. This Chinese text may be the oldest known atlas of the human body. Civilization Revolution is a fun, competitive strategy game where you control a civilization in the attempts to make it match one of the four victory conditions. Luke Reilly of IGN praised Electronic Arts for repairing the problems of the game's predecessor, Need for Speed, but criticized its "scripted" story, lack of police chases during free roam, scripted police chases, loot box-like mechanisms during customization, poor car handling, unrealistic car damage and several other issues. ![]() Need for Speed Payback received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Electronic Arts later confirmed in their January 2017 earnings call that the next game in the franchise was in development and set to be launched during EA's fiscal year 2018 (comprising from April 2017 to March 2018). In January 2016, Ghost Games began development on the next Need for Speed game to be released in 2017. He welcomes Weir to Arkwright, the true power behind the House. Kobashi, a customer whom Jess had driven, calls Weir and tells him his gamble worked, and that "The Collector" is finished. Thus, Navarro and "The Collector" are defeated and the House's hold over Silver Rock is broken. Simultaneously, Jess infiltrates the House and learns of their plans to take over the entire city.Īt "The Outlaw's Rush", Tyler manages to win both the street and the offroad event with the help of all the race crews they allied with during the game, and in the end, defeats Navarro herself. Tyler reassembles his old crew and they successfully defeat all rivaling racing leagues and are thus allowed to enter "The Outlaw's Rush". Tyler is to enter and win "The Outlaw's Rush", a massive street racing event that has the nation's top racers participating, which The House plans to rig for their own ends. Weir proposes Tyler a way to take down The House and Lina along with it. Contacting The House as a racer, he enters a race and wins it, despite Lina having rigged the race for profit. Frustrated at the lack of progress, he decides to take matters into his own hands. Six months later, working as a valet for Weir, Tyler spots Lina threatening Weir to hand over the casino to The House, a cartel who controls Fortune Valley's underworld. Upon learning that Lina betrayed both of them, Weir initially considers leaving Tyler to be arrested, but instead protects Tyler, planning their revenge. Lina appears, revealing that she set up Tyler and his crew to take the fall for the stolen car and she drives away, leaving them at the mercy of the oncoming police force. However, as Tyler arrives at the drop point, he finds Rav knocked out. Fixer Lina Navarro ( Dominique Tipper) tasks them with stealing a precious Koenigsegg Regera belonging to Marcus "The Gambler" Weir. Tyler "Ty" Morgan ( Jack Derges), Sean "Mac" McAlister ( David Ajala), Jessica "Jess" Miller ( Jessica Madsen) and mechanic Ravindra "Rav" Chaudhry ( Ramon Tikaram) are part of a crew in Silver Rock, Fortune Valley. Aston Martin, Audi, Buick, Jaguar, Koenigsegg, Land Rover, Mercury, Pagani, and Plymouth make their return after their absence from the 2015 installment, while Alfa Romeo, Infiniti, Mini and Pontiac were added via downloadable content. However, the Subaru BRZ appears in the game. Toyota, Scion and Ferrari are not involved in the game due to licensing issues. Payback features a total of 74 vehicles with downloadable contents. Unlike the 2015 Need for Speed reboot, Payback includes an offline single-player mode. In contrast with the previous game, it also features a 24-hour day-night cycle. It is focused on "action driving" and has three playable characters (each with different sets of skills) working together to pull off action movie-like sequences. ![]() Need for Speed Payback is a racing game set in an open world environment of Fortune Valley a fictional version of Las Vegas, Nevada. The game was succeeded by Need for Speed Heat in 2019. The game was released worldwide on November 10, 2017, with mixed reviews from critics. ![]() ![]() It is the twenty-third installment in the Need for Speed series. Need for Speed Payback is a racing video game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. ![]() It is time to whisper the truth that dare not speak its name. This being so, it’s time that we liberated ourselves from outmoded forms of repressed truthfulness. If we take the trouble to unmask the myths surrounding Wilde, we discover a man who was never comfortable with the homosexual lifestyle and a man who described his homosexual predilections as a “pathology.” Indeed, and to court real controversy by using the sexually “correct” language of our deplorable times, Wilde should be considered a “homophobe” and not a “gay” icon. The irony is that this latest pathetic and pathological effort to erect a homosexist myth around the controversial figure of Oscar Wilde is based upon a misunderstanding about Wilde himself, and indeed, and to get to the point without mincing words, is erected on an outright lie. ![]() It will, for instance, come as no surprise that all proceeds from the “Oscar Wilde Temple” will go to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center across the street from the church. All of which brings us back to the spirit of the shrine to St. An exhibition she curated last year at the Frieze Art Fair in London, charmingly titled “Sex Work: Feminist Art and Radical Politics”, was criticized for being a thinly-veiled attempt to “exhibit erotic art” under the pretense of politics and was described by one review as little more than “the dilution of feminist rhetoric for commercial ends.” The unimpressed critic continued: “What is Gingeras’s goal, with her exhibition title equating these artists to sex workers, beyond mere sensationalism? With the smell of stale champagne and cologne wafting through the galleries, it’s extremely hard to digest this deluge of genitalia as anything more than a fetishistic amuse-bouche for the crowds.” These are damning words indeed, suggestive of the curator’s role as being synonymous with that of the prostitute or the pimp, or the brothel owner. Gingeras is no stranger to sensationalist stunts. The temple’s curator, Alison Gingeras, suggested, no doubt jokingly, that a séance should be conducted at the shrine on November thirtieth to honor Wilde’s death day.Īpart from boasting a delightfully and grotesquely apt Dickensian surname, Ms. Oscar the Sinner is described as a “ritualistic space” that will be available to rent for “weddings”, poetry readings, and for a planned discussion on queer theology (whatever that might be). It was the latest but will doubtless not be the last. It was with a queer sense of déjà vu that I heard the news that a “temple” in homage to Oscar Wilde has been opened in a Methodist church in New York City “to celebrate the Irish legend … who was imprisoned and shamed for his sexuality.” This was, after all, only the latest of many efforts to canonize Wilde as a homosexual icon and as a martyr to (homo)sexual liberation. In short, it’s time to face the real facts about Oscar Wilde and his real views on homosexuality… ![]() For even greater convenience, you may be interested in our motorized retractable solar screens, which allow you to raise and lower your solar screens with the push of a button or even on a timer. We offer fixed solar screens as well as retractable solar screens, so that you can have versatility or permanence depending on your own personal needs. Our solar screens at Screen and Shade Sacramento are rated to block up to 97% of the sun’s harmful UV rays, thus protecting you from skin damage and your furniture and decorations from fading. Many businesses choose transparent solar screens, especially for their east and west facing windows, because these allow customers and employees to look outside while taking away the blinding glare of the rising and setting sun during the morning and afternoon hours. ![]() The solar screens you choose will depend on your business’s or home’s needs and aesthetic design: for instance, if you need a room to be completely darkened as for a home theater you may want opaque, light-blocking solar screens, while if you want a lighter feel to the room you may simply opt for light-filtering screens that still give the appearance of sunlight without any harsh glare. Contact Screen and Shade Solutions if you are considering any type, style or design of Retractable Screen Doors, Disappearing Screens, Security Screens, Solar Screens, Window Screens and or our new line of Motorized Drop Screens.We offer a wide variety of solar screens to meet your Sacramento, CA home’s or business’s needs, such as light-blocking solar screens, light-filtering solar screens, and transparent solar screens. Don’t miss out on any more great weather for opening up your house and getting fresh breezes. It is especially frustrating to get fresh air in the evening if you do not have screens up, because moths quickly fly in and flap around your light bulbs, causing annoyance and distraction. Mosquitoes, wasps, bees, moths, and flies do not belong indoors, and you do not need to let them in when you open up your windows and doors to let the air in. Having bugs in your home, though, is the antithesis of a well-run home. Our retractable screen doors at Screen and Shade Sacramento slide out when you need them, and then retract seamlessly and easily into their small, unobtrusive casing when you are not using them.įresh air is extremely important for any well-run home in Sacramento, CA. Retractable screen doors and disappearing screen doors, on the other hand, are a fantastic option for homeowners of this sort. While we certainly love regular screen doors, they look good on certain architectural styles and not on others, and they work best for homeowners who do not really want to decorate their solid front doors.įor homeowners whose houses do not lend themselves as well to conventional screen doors, or for homeowners who want to be able to decorate their doors so that they will be noticed from the street, conventional screen doors are not such a good option. Retractable screen doors allow you to enjoy the benefits of the beautiful California weather during the warm months without having to worry about bugs and pests getting into your home, and also without having to have your front door blocked or obscured by a conventional screen door. If you are looking for retractable screen doors, solar screens, drop shades or solar screens in the Sacramento, CA area, you have come to the right place at Screen and Shade Sacramento! Our retractable screen doors are the best in the area, made with high quality materials and installed by our team of experts, all for affordable prices that make our retractable screen doors an incredible value. Retractable Screen Doors & Solar Screens in Sacramento They are useful on any door opening, window opening, garage door opening, gazebo opening, as well as patio openings because they are only extended across the opening when needed. They can be used in many different sizes including windows and doors. Retractable Screens are a cost effective screen that retracts into a small housing when not being used. Serving Sacramento: Retractable Screens Sacramento, Window Screens, Solar Screens, Solar Shades and much more. ![]() ![]() It brings a new element of shade and shelter from the elments while still enjoying the outdoors. Patio covers can transform your backyard into a new oasis. PATIO & Shade Solutions Patio Covers, Retractable Screens, Security Screens & Doors Specializing in Aluminum Patio Covers, Retractable Screen Doors, Window Screens, Security Screens, Sun Shades, Solar Screens & More! ![]() Take some time to be silly and record it for posterity! Make the most of virtual backgrounds, funny filters, or even costumes. Whether you use physical drawings that you can hold up to your camera or tools like Google Drawingsor Zoom annotation, these games allow colleagues to flex their creativity and sense of humor together. Host Online Drawing or Word GamesĬlassic games such as Pictionary or Charades are other great candidates for virtual parties. And since some of these games split the group into teams, it can be an effective (and fun) way to get people working with colleagues they might not otherwise collaborate with for their regular work. (Some teams at Alley even do a quick round to break the ice before Scrum events.) Online games like Drawful 2 (a Pictionary-inspired game), Quiplash (similar to Mad-Lib), and Fishbowl are easy options that can help take the pressure off admins to facilitate game time. ![]() Virtual games can be a great way to get people working together. Here are a few virtual events you can use to facilitate online team building: 1. Weekly happy hours, donut buddies calls, Alley Film Club, Alley Book Club, Halloween parties, and holiday gift exchanges are just a few of the fun virtual gatherings we’ve had here at Alley. One of the ways we’ve built such a strong team culture in our fully-remote organization has been by creating opportunities for camaraderie and connection. But you don’t have to miss out on that face time just because you’re remote. While remote work can be incredibly fulfilling and collaborative, you might miss the sense of joy and connection from team gatherings. You can also easily add any of these tools to the Quick Access Toolbar in AutoCAD.Working from home comes with some great perks, but it isn’t just one big party. The Navigate panel will now be active on the View ribbon. Select Navigate from the menu that opens. Select Show Panels from the menu that opens. To open the Navigate panel on the View ribbon, right-click in any empty part of the View ribbon. However, you might find that your View ribbon doesn't include the Navigate panel. In AutoCAD, these tools are located on the Navigation panel on the View ribbon. If you need to access the Pan, Orbit, or Zoom tools via buttons in F/X CAD, you can add them to the Quick Access Toolbar. The ribbon panel where these three tool buttons are located in AutoCAD is not available in F/X CAD. Otherwise, if you'd rather use these tools as buttons, the access is different between F/X CAD and AutoCAD. If you don't have a mouse wheel, or if you'd just rather use the commands themselves rather than relying on your mouse wheel, you can access these tools in F/X CAD or AutoCAD by typing their names and pressing Enter: Orbit: Hold down the SHIFT key while also pressing and holding the mouse wheel and moving the mouse around your drawing.Īccessing the Pan, Orbit, and Zoom Tools as Keyboard Commands or Buttons Keyboard Commands Zoom to the extents of a drawing (aka Zoom Extents or Zoom to Extents): Double-click the mouse wheel. Zoom out: Roll the mouse wheel backward (i.e., toward you). Zoom in: Roll the mouse wheel forward (i.e., toward your computer). Pan: Hold down the mouse wheel as you move the mouse around your drawing. ![]() In Defense of Ted Lasso, the Show Everyone Now Loves to HateĮvery Perfect Little Detail From Kim Cattrall’s Sex and the City Announcementįlounder Is Not a Flounder, and Other Things You Notice Watching The Little Mermaid if You’re a Fish Person Unless you count QAnon, 2020 is really not there. A lot of Songbird is familiar Walking Dead territory: warlords fighting one another for scraps, impromptu cults emerging out of the wreckage. Meanwhile, our legislatures and courts continue mostly as before, and if our leaders are unhelpful to those suffering in the pandemic, it’s not because they’re dead of COVID, but just because their hearts are frozen in their chests. (In my town, even our raked-leaf pickup days continued as normal this year.) The government has collapsed, and only a few people have anything recognizable as power-the enterprising head of a delivery service, a former sanitation worker turned quarantine enforcer. ![]() This world is a 28 Days Later–style mess-empty streets full of trash, where the only humans to be seen are wearing full biohazard suits. The things that happen in Songbird, this pumped-up world where COVID-19 “gets worse,” make it an object lesson in all the ways our own pandemic has been, among other things, catastrophically uncinematic. Send me updates about Slate special offers. How could you even make a movie about a pandemic like ours, caused by a virus nobody is immune to, that can be spread asymptomatically, and results in a disease that has a relatively low case-fatality rate? A disease that-rather than infecting you right when you leave your house, like the airborne COVID-23 of Songbird, and killing you in 48 hours’ time-can be easily survived by many, and can be effectively stemmed by small interventions like mask-wearing? One that, because you can survive it, some people, including many in the government, don’t take it seriously, and so its unchecked spread causes many deaths? A movie about this kind of stretched-out catastrophe would be almost impossible to make, which, I think, is part of why some Americans have a hard time believing our COVID is “that bad.” If 9/11 was “like a movie,” our pandemic is not. Songbird is supposed to be a thought experiment: “What if COVID-19, but worse?” But instead, this film just shows how pandemic movies failed to prepare us for the real experience of COVID-19. In my town, even our raked-leaf pickup days continued as normal this year. The’s movie’s world is a 28 Days Later-style mess. |
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