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After our last assignment, hopefully it is easier for you to 'see' how light affects your subjects. In class we will cover different types of light that we can use (page 1 - 3) in our photos.
"Keep the sun at your back." Is the classic rule for using light when shooting outside.


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New FCC filing suggests Nintendo is working on improved Switch Joy-Cons
Despite its enormous success since its launch last year, the Nintendo Switch has been unable to shake one particular connectivity issue with its left Joy-Con controller, which keeps disconnecting for many people.
After several early attempts to fix the issue via firmware updates, Nintendo eventually narrowed the problem down to a hardware issue, advising its customers to avoid placing their Switch consoles "within three to four feet of another wireless device, such as a wireless speaker or a wireless access point."
The company has also suggested that Switch owners keep their consoles away from aquariums and microwaves and other devices which may provide interference.
Nintendo also came up with another, somewhat unorthodox fix involving the application of conductive foam above the controller's antenna, which supposedly shields it from RF interference. However, customers were required to send their controllers back to Nintendo for this particular fix to be applied.
Joy-Con division
Thankfully, it appears that Nintendo is finally planning to release updated Joy-Cons, with a new filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) suggesting that the gaming giant has found a fix to its disconnecting controller woes.
The filing includes photos of a device that's shaped exactly like one of the Switch's current Joy-Cons, albeit opened up and showing the circuit board that lies within.
Nintendo has yet to comment on its upcoming Joy-Con plans, though if this filing is anything to go by, we can probably expect some new and improved controllers to hit the market in the not-too-distant future.
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller review
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Chinese PUBG hack developers have been arrested and fined $5 million
Developers of the popular battle royale game, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) have released a statement updating players on the status of their anti-cheating efforts in the game.
The update was posted on PC-gaming platform Steam and details the arrest by Chinese authorities of 15 individuals that were suspected of developing and selling hack programs for PUBG. As a result of the arrests, the suspects have been fined over $5 million.
According to the statement from Chinese authorities, some of the programs included Trojan Horse viruses, which "developers used to control users' PCs, scan their data, and extract information illegally".
Of the 15 suspects, there were only five that were explicitly mentioned by name: "OMG", "FL", "火狐", "须弥" and "炎黄".
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds tips and tricks
Ongoing efforts
Cheating in PUBG is a major issue that the game's developers take "extremely seriously". This much is clear from the anti-cheating software that they've employed, BattlEye, which has banned over 1 million players in January 2018 alone.
Aside from the rising threat of Chinese hackers and cheaters, there are also growing concerns over mouse and keyboard players using emulations to dominate the mobile version of the game.
"We'll continue to crack down on hacking/cheating programs (and their creators)", promises the PUBG Corp team, "until our players are free to battle it out in a totally fair environment".
PUBG news and updates: what's new in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Fortnite vs PUBG: which is the game for you?
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Nikon confirms new mirrorless camera will be added to its lineup in 2019
Rumors of a new Nikon mirrorless system have been hotting up lately, but now we've got confirmation that the latest camera to join the Japanese company's lineup will arrive around March or April 2019.
Nikon Imaging Japan executive Kimito Uemura spilled the beans at this year's Camera & Photo Imaging Show (better known as CP+) during a televised interview aired on Japan's NKH network.
When asked about the company's plans on launching a new mirrorless camera, he said, "Unfortunately, we weren't able to bring out a mirrorless model for this year's event. But development is underway, and we expect to bring one to market by spring next year."
The 10 best mirrorless camera in 2018
A time for reflection
While this news is exciting, it is as yet unclear what kind of mirrorless system Nikon will reveal next year.
There is no indication whether the camera will be aimed at professionals or will be an entry-level offering.
Nikoneye, the first to report on the announcement, speculates that the camera could be an entry-level full-frame mirrorless featuring a new mount compatible with existing F-mount lenses. Predictions also point to a 30MP sensor with phase-detection autofocus.
Only time will tell what exactly Nikon is up to, but there's a strong possibility that we'll also find out more about mirrorless cameras from Canon, Sony and Olympus around the same time.
Mirrorless vs DSLR: 10 key differences
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Es oficial: AMD dará el salto a los 7 nanómetros en CPUs y GPUs en 2019 con la arquitectura 'Zen 2'
Mientras Intel sigue sufriendo, y mucho, por llegar a los 10 nanómetros, tanto así que lo ha vuelto a retrasar este 2018, AMD sigue a un ritmo imparable con anuncios que caen muy bien a los consumidores y seguramente no muy bien en Intel. La Dra. Lisa Su, CEO de AMD, confirmó a sus inversores que las pruebas de la arquitectura 'Zen 2' bajo 7 nanómetros han iniciado y su lanzamiento será en 2019.
Ahora con esto, podemos dar como oficial el salto de AMD a los 7nm sin siquiera pasar por los 10nm, que se le resisten a Intel. Pero eso no es todo, ya que también confirmaron que están probando una nueva tarjeta Radeon, también de 7nm, que sorpresivamente sería fabricada por TSMC y no Global Foundries, como sucede con los Ryzen. Continue reading "Es oficial: AMD dará el salto a los 7 nanómetros en CPUs y GPUs en 2019 con la arquitectura 'Zen 2'" →
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5G sounds amazing – but Sprint and T-Mobile's merger won't provide any instant miracles
T-Mobile and Sprint announced their plans to merge, with the biggest selling point being a faster deployment of 5G on a nationwide scale.
5G offers an exciting prospect, as it's supposedly faster and more reliable than the current 4G LTE network standard.
However, it's likely that carriers will face the same problems with deploying 5G as they have now with 4G LTE, largely because of the way that carrier infrastructure is handled in the US.
It's different in China, where telecoms companies face far fewer regulatory constraints to build out a network.
The American public is in desperate need of 5G, the next generation wireless networks that promise blazing speeds and rock-solid connections.
That's the urgent appeal being sounded by T-Mobile and Sprint as they push to get approval for their $146 billion mega-merger.
Neither Sprint or T-Mobile can create a nationwide 5G network on their own, T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert told Business Insider in an interview on Monday.
"Standalone T-Mobile hasn't been shy that we can create a broad 5G layer, but we don't have the resources to go really deep. Sprint can go deep with its 2.5GHz spectrum, but they can't go broad," Sievert said.
In other words, let the two phone giants combine, and the miracle of 5G will soon be yours.
If you're not familiar with 5G, here's why it's a big deal:
5G is the next generation of wireless network that will supposedly deliver far faster speeds with much less latency than 4G LTE (the current standard) to anything that connects to the internet, whether it be smartphones, computers, and even self-driving cars. It's also said take care of the current problems with 4G LTE networks where they can become overburdened and slow to a crawl during the busy hours in a populated area.
But while Sprint and T-Mobile's promise to accelerate the dawn of the 5G era sound great, the reality of the wireless landscape provides plenty of reason for caution.
So much for the LTE-A miracle
On paper, a 5G network from a merged T-Mobile and Sprint seems like it could be better than Verizon's and AT&T 5G networks. That's largely because T-Mobile could combine their incipient 5G networks to deliver 5G coverage in both urban and rural areas, whereas Verizon and AT&T's 5G networks will only really feature in densely populated cities at first.
Yet, 5G isn't the first network standard that promised to be better than 4G LTE. If you own a recent high-end smartphone – and depending on what carrier you use – you may have been using the 4G LTE Advanced (LTE-A) standard (Verizon calls it LTE+). LTE-A uses carrier aggregation, which essentially transmits data to your device over several bands and towers, and even from different carriers to your own. Carriers that deliver LTE-A tout similar benefits as 5G, like fast speeds and better performance in densely populated areas during busy times.
But if 5G will roll out in the same way that LTE-A rolled out, we shouldn't expect 5G to be the standard that will finally drench the nation in fast, high performance internet.
Verizon's coverage map says I should get LTE-A access pretty much everywhere I go. But that's not the case at all.
I commute into Manhattan on a major train corridor used by more than 300,000 people every day. But while I can get LTE-A speeds in the city, it's nowhere to be found during the 35-mile commute. Even though carriers began rolling LTE-A out two years ago, there's been little incentive to deliver LTE-A outside of major metropolitan areas.
And there's little indication that carriers will be able to deliver 5G any better, according to Gartner principal research analyst Bill Menezes. 5G networks will be great in areas where it is delivered, but you'll likely face the same performance issues wherever – and whenever – you had problems before, whether it's low signal strength or slow data speeds.
The solution sounds simple enough. "If [the carriers] don't have coverage to [a problem area] to any great extent now, they're going to have to do more buildup. That means acquiring right of way, getting radios out there," Menezes said. But that's a process and a cost that carriers are clearly struggling with. If they weren't struggling, your streaming song or video would never skip or need to buffer, which is an experience I believe many can relate to.
A tricky landscape that's not likely to change
Much of the struggle comes from the way carrier infrastructure is handled in the US, according to Menezes.
In the US, "every local zoning authority has a say over antenna placement." That includes where carriers can place antennas and how much local authorities charge carriers. "The carriers and the infrastructure providers are on the warpath about this. They're trying to get the FCC to intervene and say 'we've got to have a national standard for what you're allowed to do, how much you're allowed to charge, what the process has to be. Otherwise we're never going to get this deployed as well as we believe it should be in terms of the national interest.'"
These kinds of regulatory constraints aren't a problem in China, which is leading the "race to 5G" ahead of the US. If the Chinese government wants to accelerate the deployment of 5G, it can decide the regulatory constraints and make it much easier for Chinese telecom companies to build out their networks, Menezes said.
If LTE-A didn't really solve any of your issues – including mine during my commute to New York City – the outlook for 5G isn't that much better.
No matter how great the Sprint and T-Mobile sales pitch sounds, you'll probably be waiting a while before you see 5G.
SEE ALSO: IT'S OFFICIAL: T-Mobile and Sprint are coming together to form a $146 billion new company to take on Verizon and AT&T
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Billionaires, costume designers and beer: I spent a day at the Space Symposium and learned about how the tech elite will conquer the final frontier
The 34th annual Space Symposium recently took place in Colorado.
It was full of excitement, ranging from a visit from Vice President Pence to the rockets being built by tech billionaires like SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
There were four themes that were obvious at this year's Space Symposium conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1) The rising influence of tech billionaires like Bezos, SpaceX's Elon Musk and Virgin Group's Richard Branson;
2) The fact that between trade shows and the space industry, augmented reality and virtual reality have found their business use case — especially both, together.
3) Everyone is working on putting humans on Mars;
4) Space-based businesses are booming, with billions of dollars of venture funding pouring in annually.
Here's a look at my trip to the Space Symposium, and what I learned:
SEE ALSO: Jeff Bezos says a secretive company in the Texas desert is his 'most important work' — and it has nothing to do with Amazon
The annual Space Symposium took place earlier this month in Colorado Springs, CO,
Colorado Springs is the home of the Air Force Academy and the Cheyenne Mountain NORAD Complex, an underground nuclear bunker.
While Colorado is famous for its high country (in more ways than one), it has also become the nation's second largest space economy after California. Colorado is home to more than 400 aerospace companies who employ 25,000 private aerospace workers, according to the Colorado Space Coalition.
The industry group the Colorado Space Coalition has the cute tagline: one mile closer to space.
In fact, a small airport in Colorado is expected to achieve FAA approval in August to become a space launch port. There are only 10 other space ports in the nation.
Virgin Galactic, the space company owned by billionaire Richard Branson, is expected to use it as a launch point.
See the rest of the story at Business Insider
The best noise-cancelling headphones 2018
Best Noise-Cancelling Headphones Buying Guide: Welcome to TechRadar's round-up of the best noise-cancelling headphones you can buy in 2018.
Traveling, by all accounts, is one of life's great rewards. To travel, to see the world, whether for work or for pleasure, is not only an admirable venture but one of its best pursuits, too. Augustine of Hippo, a theologian from around the year 400 A.D. put it best, "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."
While we whole-heartedly agree with Augustine, one thing has changed since then, and that's the way in which we travel. We've gone from horse and chariot to jet-engine and Boeing 737, and the world has never been the same.
To that end, just as the nature of travel has changed, so too has the technology that we use to make the journey more comfortable. Take, for example, wireless noise-cancelling headphones. Put them on, and all the outside noise fades away.
So what makes a pair of truly excellent noise-cancelling headphones? Hi-Res Audio is a good start, batteries that offer several days of use, comfort and the best, most advanced noise cancelling algorithms to keep outside noise far away.
To help you pick out a pair of headphones that deliver all of the above in spades, we've put together a list of the top 10 noise-cancelling headphones, listed below and ranked by their price-to-performance ratio.
The Sony WH-1000XM2 are an excellent revision of an already great pair of headphones: They sound great, deftly wield noise cancellation technology and cost just as much as a pair of Bose QC35s. They might have a slightly shorter battery life than Bose's flagship over-ear headphones, but Sony's WH-1000XM2 outclass the QC35 in terms of performance and feature-set.
You'd want to pick these Sony headphones over the Bose because not only do they provide the same level of awesome noise-cancellation, but they have three neat tricks that Bose just doesn't have on its headphones: One is an ambient noise mode that only lets in mid-to-high frequency tones (announcements over a loudspeaker, for instance) and another being Quick Attention mode that allows you to let in all outside noise without taking off the headphones. (The latter is perfect when giving a drink order on a plane or speaking to a coworker for a brief moment before diving back into your work.) The last trick Sony has up its sleeve is the LDAC codec. Alongside the widely adopted aptX HD standard, LDAC enables Hi-Res Audio playback using the 1000XM2.
Great-sounding, feature-packed and just as affordable as the competition? The Sony WH-1000XM2 are our all-around pick for best noise-cancelling cans.
Read the full review: Sony WH-1000XM2
Philips presents a more elegant noise-cancelling solution with its NC1. These on-ear headphones aren't wireless like our top pick, but that's hardly a reason to knock them. Coming in at $299/£195, the NC1 are a compact set that's high on comfort and battery life.
You get a lot for the money here. In the box comes the headphones, a hard case for storage and the headphones rock a rechargeable battery that provides noise cancellation for close to 30 hours. But best of all, the sound performance is extremely well balanced and warm.
(A quite note for our Australian readers: Philips sadly no longer sells the NC1's down under, so you'll need to import a pair if you're keen.)
Read the full review: Philips Fidelio NC1
Coming in at the number three spot is the Bose QuietComfort 35 II – a nearly identical product to the already-excellent Bose QuietComfort 35 but updated for 2018 with Google Assistant. This means you still get the class-leading noise cancellation Bose is known for, good sound quality and incredible comfort, plus a convenient assistant to answer any inquiries you might have while traveling.
Taken as a whole, the Bose QC35 II NC is an excellent headphone for travelers and commuters. Bose has found a good balance of features that will satisfy most mainstream listeners. While we don't love them as much as the better-sounding Sony WH-1000XM2, they're still top of the class for noise cancellation.
Read the full review: Bose QuietComfort 35 II
A few years ago, the Bose QuietComfort 25 are the best noise-cancelling headphones we've ever used. The lows, mids and highs came through clear as day, never stepping over each other. Music of all sorts sounded predictably incredible. With the noise-cancellation turned on, we never felt further immersed and concentrated than when we let the QC25 engulf our ears.
But that was a few years ago and time has moved on since. Bose has released not just one sequel to these headphones, but two: the QC35 and QC35 II with Google Assistant built in, both of which we'd recommend above the QC25.
But, it's not all bad. If you don't mind using the older, wired headphones, the QC25s are a finely-tuned set of cans that provide over 35 hours of very good noise-cancelling performance with one AAA battery.
Read the full review: Bose QuietComfort 25
Bowers and Wilkins are a little late to the noise-cancellation game, but their first foray impresses.
The PX Wireless aren't just a great sounding pair of headphones, they've also got a number of other interesting tricks up their sleeve. They'll turn on and off automatically depending on whether you're wearing them or not, and they also feature the future-proof USB-C charging standard.
In our opinion their only downside is the sound quality, which we felt lacks the depth of the flagship headphones from Bose and Sony.
That said, if you've been a fan of the look of B&W's headphones in the past then the PX Wireless are certainly worth a listen.
Read the full review: Bowers and Wilkins PX Wireless
If you prefer on-ear noise-cancellation, then the AKG N60NC Wireless are a great pair of headphones.
At their mid-range price point the headphones offer fantastic value for money, with great sound quality and a level of noise-cancellation performance that's on a level with the much more premium entries on this list.
These are a fantastically compact pair of headphones, and offer a very complete package for the price.
Read the full review: AKG N60NC Wireless
With noise-cancelling tech just as effective as that in headphones from rival Bose, and with a more musical sonic ability, the Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC are a definite contender for the noise-cancelling crown. More affordable and easy to travel with, these lightweight headphones are a great value all-rounder, whether for flights, commuter trains or busy offices.
Design-wise, the Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNCs seem a more slimmed-down, lighter and more focused effort than the bulky and expensive alternatives from Bose and Sony; and crucially, the HD 4.50 BTNCs are just as good with audio, and almost as good on noise-canceling. Whether you're after noise canceling for long-haul ravel, for the commute, or just to stay more productive in a noisy office, the Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNCs are worth considering.
Read the full review: Sennheiser HD 4.50 BTNC
With the second generation Plantronics BackBeat Pro, Plantronics went back to the drawing board to fix many of the issues owners complained about the original. The BackBeat Pro 2, therefore, manage to keep all the great things about the original and improved upon its shortcomings, like its bulk and weight.
In terms of value, the BackBeat Pro 2 are basically a steal. With the BackBeat Pro 2, you're getting a travel headphone with incredible battery life, supreme comfort, the ability to pair two device as once and, most importantly, good sound quality for the cost. If you don't want to drop $350 (£290, AU$500) on the Bose QuietComfort 35 or $400 (£330 or AU$700) on Sony's flagship MDR-1000X, the Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2 should be on the top of your shopping list.
Read the full review: Plantronics BackBeat Pro 2
The PXC 550's greatest strength is their sound. Other wireless noise-cancelling headphones might offer a better user interface or better noise-cancellation technology, but ultimately none of the above match up to the sound quality of these Sennheisers.
However, that said, there are a couple of irritations that prevent us from being able to fully and unreservedly recommend them, such as unresponsive touch controls These annoyances aren't quite deal-breakers, but there are definitely other noise-cancelling headphones out there that don't suffer from the same issues.
Read the full review: Sennheiser PXC 550
The Samsung Level On Pro Wireless are one of the few headphones we've tested that feel like they're meant as a package deal for another device. Yes they'll work with every Bluetooth and 3.5mm jack-equipped handset on the market, but you're better off sticking to a Samsung device in order to squeeze every ounce of aural goodness from the Ultra High Quality (UHQ) audio codec.
It's one of the comfiest pair of cans on the market, and they're also much cheaper than a lot of the competition. If it had a better sound quality for the vast majority of cell phone users it would be an easy recommendation but, as it stands, really makes the most sense at checkout when purchased alongside Samsung's Next Big Thing.
Read the full review: Samsung Level On Pro Wireless Headphones
Can't decide which headphones to buy? Check out our guide video below.
We have exhaustive guides to the best headphones on the market buy today including the best on-ear headphones, the best in-ear headphones and the best over-ear headphones.
Want to go wire-free? Check out our guide to the best wireless headphones.
Looking for some headphones you can take in the pool or on a run? Check out our guide to the best swimming headphones and best running headphones.
We're constantly reviewing new noise-cancelling headphones, but let us know on Twitter if there is a set that you'd like us to take a look at.
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Q: Two nodes in cluster showing DN to each other, UN to everyone else I have a nine node Cassandra cluster and everything seems to be working fine, except for two of my servers show each other as DN.  All other nodes in the cluster show all nodes as UN.  These two show all nodes UN except for each other, where they show each other as DN.  There are no errors in the system.log on either server that indicates a problem.  All nodes are listed as seed nodes across the cluster.  I am able to telnet between the servers on port 7001, so I don't think it is a network issue.  We are using Internode Communication Encryption so I wonder if it might be an issue with that?
Related Nodetool Status Snippet on 64.6.220.249:
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Related Nodetol Status Snippet from another node in the cluster (all nodes show this, except for the two above):
UN  64.6.220.251    106.19 GB  256     ?       e008bc26-5d12-48b5-a381-6a175b085496  Rack1
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  INTERNAL_IP:64.6.220.249
  SEVERITY:0.0
  X_11_PADDING:{"workload":"Cassandra","active":"true"}
  RELEASE_VERSION:2.1.5.469
  NET_VERSION:8
  LOAD:1.13072884091E11
  HOST_ID:59709c2a-6270-40be-a444-042bdf18873e
  STATUS:NORMAL,-1027844444513030305

Nodetool describecluster from 64.6.220.249:
Cluster Information:
    Name: Fusion Cluster
    Snitch: org.apache.cassandra.locator.DynamicEndpointSnitch
    Partitioner: org.apache.cassandra.dht.Murmur3Partitioner
    Schema versions:
        a7b7f6f4-24ba-3153-90cc-dc8ad2754251: [64.6.220.254, 170.75.212.226, 170.75.212.225, 64.6.220.252, 170.75.212.224, 64.6.220.253, 64.6.220.250, 64.6.220.249]

        UNREACHABLE: [64.6.220.251]

Nodetool describecluster from 64.6.220.251:
Cluster Information:
    Name: Fusion Cluster
    Snitch: org.apache.cassandra.locator.DynamicEndpointSnitch
    Partitioner: org.apache.cassandra.dht.Murmur3Partitioner
    Schema versions:
        a7b7f6f4-24ba-3153-90cc-dc8ad2754251: [64.6.220.254, 170.75.212.226, 170.75.212.225, 64.6.220.252, 170.75.212.224, 64.6.220.253, 64.6.220.250, 64.6.220.251]

        UNREACHABLE: [64.6.220.249]

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to why these two nodes show each other as "DN", even though all other nodes see them as "UN?

A: I have seen this "mixed" gossip state before.  When this happens, typically bouncing the cassandra process on the nodes being reported as "DN" fixes it.
Also, when you see this it's also a good idea to run a nodetool describecluster.  You should check the results to ensure that you only have one schema version.  If you have multiple schema versions (known as "schema disagreement") it's best to bounce those affected nodes as well.
I'm not entirely sure as to why this happens, but a contributing factor is having too many nodes designated as "seed nodes."  When you have too many seed nodes, their gossip states can take longer to get in-sync, and that may lead to this condition.

A: I have seen this issue too with Cassandra version 2.2.13 following a few nodes being restarted soon after each other (10-15 minutes apart).
What's interesting is that looking at all the nodes in the cluster, using nodetool status, it's clear that the bulk of the nodes had a consensus on which nodes are UP or DN, and only a few nodes didn't have consensus.
My solution was to nodetool status on all nodes, identify the ones with inconsistent views, restart those nodes and tail the cassandra logs on the consistent nodes until you see the restarted (rogue) node is online with an entry like INFO  02:15:31 InetAddress /18.136.19.11 is now UP, and then move onto the next rogue node until all nodes are consistent.

A: In my case I had 2 nodes on status DN but they were actually UP and functioning.
I refreshed the gossip on both nodes and it solved the problem by running:
nodetool disablegossip && nodetool enablegossip
hope this helps.

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Something Callen is really good at (and I am so envious of) is his ability to stay connected to people from all periods of his life AND make time to see them when the opportunity arises. Whether it's inviting all his friends to hot tub every time we're in San Antonio, or reaching out to an old REI co-worker when driving through Zion, or facetiming Matt Minor across the country, he is always looking for ways to reconnect with people and spend quality time with them. We've been doing this mobile lifestyle for two weeks and we've already spent quality time with four sets of friends. Thats honestly more than our typical two weeks in Houston (I must point out, that is totally our own fault).
When Callen mentioned he'd like to meet up with his old friend Andres while we were in LA, I was hoping he had a girlfriend (no offense to Callen's single friends...I love you too, but sometimes it's nice to have a girl along!) and sure enough, he did! And they were both down to meet us in Joshua Tree National Park for a day of climbing, exploring, and camping! We had just bought our new Canon 5D Mark IV the night before, so I asked them if they'd be down to bring along some nice clothes and do a short session that evening. It's always so fun to do sessions for friends, especially at the end of a day spent playing together in the desert. Katy and Andres absolutely killed it as we ran around our campground taking beautiful photos in that dreamy California sunlight. Joshua Tree is definitely still one of my favorite places to do adventure portraits!
One thing I love about this session is it shows that professional photos are not just for weddings or babies :) These two just recently moved to LA to begin a new phase of life after doing their undergrad and master's degrees at MIT in Boston, so they're fully embracing the SoCal weather and exploring as much as they can. I hope that this session will always be a reminder to them of the beginning of this new season, the things they accomplished in the last one, and the exciting things that are in store for them in the future!


In the book of Revelation it is written, "Blessed is he who watches and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame" (Rev. 16:15). In a red-letter Bible this verse stands out because it is the only one in the chapter that is in red.
In our lesson we read the words, "Do not provoke him" (Exodus 23:20). This is said about the angel sent before the Children of Israel. They guarded their behavior because of the presence of an angel, and they knew that if they obeyed, the angel would keep them and bring them safely to their destination. The angel, then, knew the way in which they walked, and in some manner saw them.
There is a teaching in Heaven and Hell about how we look to angels. It is number 131. It says that when we are in good we are regarded by angels as beautiful, and when evil we appear ugly. The chapter is the chapter on light in heaven. We are told that when that light shines on you, you appear as you really are.
It is particularly interesting to see something we are familiar with from an entirely different angle. If there is an aerial photograph of our neighborhood, we might search in it for our house or office, and perhaps look with fascination at the route we regularly walk. That reference to the path we walk is of interest, because when we are viewed in the light of heaven, it is as if we are taking certain paths or ways (see HH 534). Sometimes, although we are not moving physically, we walk in the valley of the shadow, and sometimes although there may be confusion and turmoil around us, we walk beside the still waters.
Take some familiar thing and look at it through a microscope. It is surprising. The Writings invite us to look at an object such as a leaf or a flower or a bee and to examine it with some wisdom. Look at it first naturally, afterwards rationally, and at length spiritually. Use a microscope and you will see "wonderful things, while the interiors that you do not see are still more wonderful" (DP 3).
But the Writings emphasize something else much more than material objects. They emphasize the mental world of affections and ideas. We think the affections we experience and the ideas in our minds are simple. But they are wonderfully complex. Once in the spiritual world some doubted the wonders within a single idea, and the idea was then opened up for them so far that they seemed to see "a universe leading to the Lord" (AC 4946).
Each idea an individual has is in a way a picture of that individual. We read, "The quality of a spirit can be known in the other life from one single idea of his thought. Indeed angels have from the Lord the power of knowing at once when they but look upon anyone, what his character is … It is therefore evident that every single idea and every single affection of a person … is an image of him and a likeness of him" (AC 803).
What a different feeling we get about our own thoughts and about reading the Word when we have some awareness of how wondrous are the contents of our minds. We are told that angels are in particular delight when children read the Word. Indeed the Word, not on a book shelf but in a human mind, is a resting place for angelic wisdom.
In the sight of the angels, how are we dressed? If someone is going to look at us, we want to be becomingly dressed, and when our minds are engaged with truths from the Word we are so dressed. This brings us to the verse in Revelation 16. It is said that someone is blessed who is awake and keeps his garments lest he walk naked and they see his shame. Who sees his shame? It is the angels. We will mention this verse again. Let it be noted that the garments mean truths, and that to live without truths is to walk naked. As it is said in Apocalypse Revealed: "A person may indeed live like a Christian without truths, but this before men, but not before angels" (AR 706).
Is there such a thing as a beautiful deed? Yes, there is, and the real beauty is in the intention and love behind the deed. There is a saying in the Doctrine of Charity that everything a person does is an image of that person. "Before the angels he himself appears in his image … which I have seen a thousand times" (Charity 6).
As we make our choices from day to day, how much difference it can make to realize how unpleasant in the sight of heaven are some of the things in which we might be inclined to indulge. What a difference when we realize how beautiful to behold is life in which we do not harm others but wish them well.
Paint a picture, if you can, of some of the feelings that can motivate us, such as revenge or pride. What do they look like?
Listen to this from the Arcana Coelestia: "In order to obtain a clear idea of the nature of the life of the love of self and of the world (or what is the same, of a life of pride, avarice, envy, hatred, revenge, unmercifulness, adultery), let any person of talent make for himself an impersonation of it … and he will then see, in proportion to the energy of his description or picture, how horrible these evils are, and that they are devilish forms, in which there is nothing human. Forms such as these all those become after death who perceive the delight of their life in such evils … On the other hand, let the same person delineate for himself an impersonation of love and charity, or let him express it before his eyes under some form, and then in proportion to his power of description or portrayal he will see that the form is angelic, full of bliss and beauty, and pervaded within with what is heavenly and Divine" (AC 2363).
People who make it part of their lives to shun evils as sins against God "appear in heaven before the angels as beautiful human beings, and partners and companions of the angels" (DP 121).
The angels see things so differently. They see in the clearest light. Take all the doubts that can trouble you. Take all the arguments against the beautiful truth about the Lord's loving Providence. Write a whole book about them and put that book in the hand of any angel, " … and I know," says the seer, "that the angel will write underneath these few words, They are all appearances and fallacies" (DP 213). Our lesson this morning from the Sermon on the Mount was about worries. What shall we eat or what shall we drink? We do find ourselves sometimes filled with worries, and perhaps we feel that we could fill a book with them. But if an angel looked upon that book, would he not see that those worries are based on the appearances of self-life and the fallacies that cloud our trust in the Lord's Providence?
Happy is he that is awake and keeps his garments. The Writings seem to say that this is a wake-up call to people who are associated with the New Church. "Happy is he that is awake and keeps his garments lest he walk naked and they see his shame." Here is what the Writings say on this: "These things are said for those who will be of the Lord's New Church, that they may learn truths and remain in them, for without truths their connate evils, which are infernal loves, cannot be removed. A man may indeed live like a Christian without truths, but this only before people, not before angels" (AR 706).
Do you know something about the New Church? Then this is a message to you. Learn truths. Remain in them. Yes, remain in them. Do not lose those beautiful garments. What a shame that would be. Stay awake. Think of things the way they really are. Think of your life in this world and in the world to come as it really is. You can call this a warning, but remember that it is a happy warning. Happy is he that is awake and keeps his garments. Amen.
When the spirit of man first enters the world of spirits, which takes place shortly after his resuscitation, as described above, his face and his tone of voice resemble those he had in the world, because he is then in the state of his exteriors, and his interiors are not as yet uncovered. This is man's first state after death. But subsequently his face is changed, and becomes entirely different, resembling his ruling affection or ruling love, in conformity with which the interiors of his mind had been while he was in the world and his spirit while it was in the body. For the face of a man's spirit differs greatly from the face of his body. The face of his body is from his parents, but the face of his spirit is from his affection, and is an image of it. When the life of the spirit in the body is ended, and its exteriors are laid aside and its interiors disclosed, it comes into this affection. This is man's second state. I have seen some that have recently arrived from the world, and have recognized them from their face and speech, but seeing them afterwards I did not recognize them. Those that had been in good affections appeared with beautiful faces, but those that had been in evil affections, with misshapen faces; for man's spirit, viewed in itself, is nothing but his affection; and the face is its outward form. Another reason why faces are changed is that in the other life no one is permitted to counterfeit affections that are not his own, and thus assume looks that are contrary to his love. All in the other life are brought into such a state as to speak as they think, and to manifest in their looks and gestures the inclinations of their will. And because of this, the faces of all become forms and images of their affections; and in consequence all that have known each other in the world know each other in the world of spirits, but not in heaven nor in hell (as has been said above, n. 427).
The interiors of man from which come the thoughts which are also interiors are the affections, because as these are of his love, they are of his life. It is known that with those who are in innocence the affections are presented visibly in the face; and as the affections are so presented, so also are the thoughts in general, for these are the forms of the affections. Hence, regarded in itself the face is nothing else than a representative image of the interiors. To the angels all faces appear thus and not otherwise; for the angels do not see the faces of men in their material form, but in their spiritual form, that is, in the form which the affections and the derivative thoughts present. These are what make the very face of man, as may be known from the fact that when the face is deprived of them, it is a mere dead thing, and that the face has life from them, and is pleasing according to them.


This year a number of unwanted events have reminded me of just what a privileged life I live.
Earlier on in the year our boiler broke down and left us without hot water for a couple of weeks. It's only when you don't have it that you suddenly realise what a privilege it is to be able to turn on a tap and have hot water come gushing out. It's when you have to go around to a friend's house or fill the bath with kettlefuls of boiling water in order to wash that you appreciate just what a luxury it is to stand under a hot shower in your own home.
A second, more alarming, occasion was a Saturday afternoon when our youngest daughter came in from the garden with blood running from her lip – she'd had an accident on the trampoline and managed to knock out her top two front teeth (mercifully only baby teeth). Within a few minutes I was able to phone the emergency dental line, speak to a dental nurse and within a couple of hours of the accident she was being seen by an emergency dentist.
We now have a new boiler and our daughter is suffering no ill effects from her experience but those two events brought home to me just what level of physical blessings we enjoy living in a wealthy country at the beginning of the 21st Century. We take for granted that we can shower in the morning and that we have free emergency medical care from expertly trained staff available at any time of the day or night. But the fact is that it's only within the last 50 years or so of the long history of the world that such facilities have been available for anyone, and even then only for the minority of us who live in the richer countries of the world. A hundred years ago most houses in Britain didn't even have a bathroom. If there was an accident few people had a phone to call for help even assuming the doctor had one and was in. Nor did ordinary people have cars to take the patient for help. And of course any treatment would have to have been paid for.
The things we take for granted and accept as 'normal' in our day and age would be thought of as extraordinary luxuries by every other generation in history. Yet today in the UK no-one thinks of hot water, carpets, internet connections, washing machines, mobile phones, television, cars, electricity or shoes as luxuries. They have become the new standard of normality. We feel sorry for people who cannot afford to run a car. The idea of children without shoes has become unthinkable. Our culture has accepted a particular 'standard of living' and we can easily start to assume that we all have a right to that standard of living.
It's so easy to get into the mindset that these things are our rights – whilst we were without hot water I found myself getting grumpy about having to wait an extra day for a shower! On the rare occasions when the network drive fails at work people start grumbling that they can't do their work – that's human nature. But then I find the same is true of me at home if I can't access my e-mails for a couple of days. I start to think I can't manage without them – yet 20 years ago e-mails were a new idea!
We need to constantly be counting our blessings and thanking God for them. Why not write down all the ways God has blessed you and thank him for each of them? Then keep that long list and go back to it when you realise you are starting to take things for granted or are getting irritated because you've run out of printer ink or smoke alarm batteries and can't wait till tomorrow to replace them. And we need to be repenting of our grumpiness and dissatisfaction when we don't have the things that we 'feel' are our rights (even when we know in our heads that is ridiculous). Any blessing that we have is a gift from God and should be a cause for gratefulness, never an excuse for complaint.
When the rich young ruler came to Jesus he was told: "You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me." (Luke 18:21) That particular man could only be a follower of Jesus by getting rid of everything he owned, both luxuries and necessities – because his great temptation was to covetousness.
For others it may well be one particular thing or things which must be parted with. Some of us know that we could not follow Christ if we had a TV in or internet access to our houses, because that would be too much of a distraction or temptation. Others have to give up their attachment to a football team or a cherished sports car or their horse-riding because their love for those things would inevitably take away the time and effort they need to give to the life of the church and the work of the gospel.
But some of us will be called to give up everything – a well-paid job to pastor a church or care for an elderly parent. Or all the luxuries and safety nets of the UK to carry out pioneer missionary work in a third world country. Is there something in your life you need to be getting rid of?
It can be a real comfort and reassurance to know that we have a steady job with regular income, that we own our home, that we have a comfortable balance in the savings account or that there are free medical services available whenever we need them. But it's too easy to start relying and trusting in those things instead of the one who provides them for us. Jesus told his disciples that 'it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God' (Luke 18:25).
Throughout history the proportion of wealthy Christians has been very low compared with poor Christians because it's so difficult for rich people to stop trusting in what they have and to only rely on Christ.
It's no surprise that Christianity has been in decline in the West for the past 60 years while the church has been growing massively in the poorest parts of the world. It's a lesson we have to learn and God often uses poverty or the loss of things we value to teach us this lesson. Whenever we trust anything instead of Christ we are making that thing an idol – the Lord will never allow his people to continue in idolatry.
We all have to make choices about how we spend our money and it's right that part of that should reflect the standards of the culture we live in – we expect to live in brick houses rather than build mud huts, to be clean rather than smelly, to ensure our children can read and write – in some cultures those wouldn't be requirements for believers. But our choices must be made before God, seeking to please him and must be made with thoughtfulness and prayer rather than by copying other people.
If everyone else we know has two cars in their family then we can feel that we should have two. For some families that will be the right decision but for others they will want to catch buses or cycle in order to cut down that expense. One family will feel that having a dishwasher will save them valuable family time which can be used together for family worship – another family will wash up by hand but use a tumble dryer for their clothes. We mustn't be afraid of being different from other people, whether unbelievers or fellow church members. But we must also consider the effects of our choices on other believers in the church – maybe we could afford a second car but buying one would encourage others to spend money they don't really have.
It's so difficult for us to work things out in this area wisely and well. There was a time when there was little connection between believers in different lands but not so today. We know about Christians suffering intense persecutions and loss of all their possessions.
We read about churches in Sri Lanka and can easily feel guilty that they are struggling to grow enough food to eat while we shop in supermarkets piled high with things to eat. Our missionaries are often better off than those they've been sent to work among.
We need to recognise there are different standards of living in different countries. What's normal here is not normal there. The decisions we make living in the UK won't be the same as the ones we would make if living in another culture. God has put us in different places.
Being richer doesn't mean we are better off. Those believers struggling to survive in Sri Lanka have a joy and an appetite for the gospel which far outstrips our own. Which of us is really richer?
We aren't able to help and cannot help every situation we hear about. We have limits in our resources not only financially but also in the ongoing interest and prayers that ought to accompany anything we give. Much better to find one or two situations of need and commit our resources and gifts to those places.
Having wealth places great responsibility upon us. Not only to give but to give responsibly. We have to work at identifying situations where money coming from outside will be used well. Not to make people dependent on outside aid. Not to give in a way that puts people under obligation to us. That's another reason for limiting the situations we give to – because we have limited time to investigate and choose where to give.
These are all real dangers and there is far more we could say about all these areas but let me finish where I started. Whatever else we think about let us never take our blessings for granted and let us never stop giving thanks to God for all the blessings he continues to pour out upon us.


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Iran renews coronavirus warning as 'low risk' activities re-start
April 12, 2020 April 12, 2020 Millichronicle
Dubai (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani urged Iranians to continue to respect measures to guard against the new coronavirus as "low-risk" business activities resumed in most of the country on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported.
So-called low-risk businesses – including many shops, factories and workshops – resumed operations across the country, with the exception of the capital Tehran, where they will re-open from April 18.
"Easing restrictions does not mean ignoring health protocols … Social distancing and other health protocols should be respected seriously by people," Rouhani was quoted saying.
Many government offices also re-opened, with two-thirds of their staff to reduce crowding. In Qom, a city of 1.2 million which was the early epicentre of Iran's coronavirus outbreak, some 24,000 businesses were expected to re-open, state TV said.
"We have disinfected the shop and are providing gloves for customers," a bookseller in Qom told state television.
The Islamic Republic is the Middle Eastern country worst-affected by the COVID-19 respiratory disease and has been struggling to curb the spread of the infection. But the government is also concerned that measures to limit public activities could wreck an economy which has already been battered by sanctions.
High-risk businesses including theatres, swimming pools, saunas, beauty salons, schools, shopping centres and restaurants have yet to re-open.
Schools and universities remain closed, and a ban on cultural, religious and sports gatherings has been imposed. Iran is also likely to ban all public events marking the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan which starts in late April.
Yet health authorities have repeatedly complained that many Iranians have ignored appeals to stay at home, warning of a second wave of the outbreak. The death toll in Iran has reached 4,357 with 70,029 infected cases.
"If people become arrogant over the relatively better situation now and disregard anti-corona health measures … we will surely face a hard and heavy phase (of the disease)," Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on state TV.
News agencies carried pictures showing heavy traffic on inner-city freeways in Tehran and crowded buses and subway cars, despite warnings by officials that public transport was behind more than 20% of the spread of the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, Iran executed a death-row prisoner who had allegedly led a mass prison escape, IRNA reported, after fears of a coronavirus outbreak led to riots in several institutions.
IRNA said the man, Mostafa Salimi, had been sentenced to death over security offences including involvement in a clash that killed two security officers some 16 years ago. Salimi's name has long featured on lists of Kurdish political prisoners facing execution issued by rights group Amnesty International.
Iran has temporarily freed about 85,000 people from jail, including political prisoners, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, officials have said.
IRNA reported government spokesman Ali Rabiei as saying on Saturday: "In case of a long-term shutdown, some 4 million people could be out of work … Four million non-state employees face stoppage or reduction in activities, reduction of salaries and expulsion."
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We are at Computex 2015 taking a look at everything the event has to offer. We have been showing you a plethora of new devices and wanted to add Acer's new 2-in-1 tablet to the list.
Enter the Acer Aspire Switch 10 V, a new higher-end version over the Switch 10. There's no question that it's better than the predecessor, but what we really want to find out is whether it's good enough to take a spot in your bag.
This 2-in-1 tablet is actually quite a stunning little device. It performs relatively well and should take care of most casual tasks. We would love to see a higher-end version with more RAM and storage, but that is another thing Acer is staying pretty quiet about.
What we do know is that this is a very well built device many of you will enjoy. The build quality is awesome, as the tablet has a metallic back. The experience doesn't deteriorate when the tablet is docked into the keyboard, either. In fact, the whole thing is pretty solid.
We were surprised to find that Acer's removable keyboard is very sturdy and doesn't really bend when you apply reasonable force on it. We would go as far as saying they did a better job than ASUS did on their recent removable keyboards. We may not like the positioning and size of the shift keys, but that is a whole other story.
As it goes with most other tablets and laptops at Computex 2015, we don't know anything about pricing and availability. This device comes pre-loaded with Windows 8.1, though, which means it should be ready to hit the market relatively soon.
The Acer Aspire Switch 10 V is more than an acceptable tablet/netbook. It has good power, a solid design and functionality of both a tablet and a laptop. Hopefully we will get to learn more about it soon, and you can be sure we will pass the knowledge on to you when that happens.


El Camino College Compton Center operates as an educational center of El Camino College. Under an agreement with El Camino College, Compton Center offers accredited El Camino College courses to residents of Compton, Lynwood, Paramount and Willowbrook, as well as portions of Athens, Bellflower, Carson, Downey, Dominguez, Lakewood, Long Beach, and South Gate. Residents of the Compton Community College District have access to university transfer and career and technical education opportunities, as well as financial aid, basic skills courses and related support services.


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In the Past There was Moonlighting, Now it's the Side Hustle
By: Dr. Helen Ofosu
blog, Career Advice, Entrepreneurship
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As I've noted in a previous article, self-employment is becoming more common as new technology makes self-employment easier than ever before — and changes in the economy makes entrepreneurship a necessity. A 2017 survey conducted by Bankrate reports that 44 million Americans have part-time businesses or 'side hustles.' Startup Canada reports that we have a community of 2.3 million entrepreneurs in Canada, and some portion of those are part-time businesses.
Basically, what we are seeing is a new version of moonlighting. In the past, moonlighting was usually a second job that someone went to outside of their usual full-time work hours. The current version is different because the 'side hustle' is often some form of small business that's done outside of one's full-time job. Sometimes, the part-time entrepreneur is creating and selling products (e.g., fancy cakes, hot sauce, or jewelry), other times, the side hustle is a service (e.g., building and maintaining websites, managing social media accounts, or bookkeeping).
The success and viability of these side hustles vary. Some remain small and generate extra income for their owners while others become lucrative and grow larger in scale so that the owner can focus on it full-time.
I've met business coaches who refuse to work with people who have side hustles. They argue that those entrepreneurs don't have enough skin in the game to become successful. People who share this perspective will argue that part-time businesses are not 'real' businesses and there's just not enough time available during evenings and weekends to become successful (see this article from Entrepreneur.com for more details).
On the other hand, Organizational Psychologist Dr. Adam Grant has shared some insights based on applied research in his book called Originals. In that book, he notes that side hustles allow people to be more innovative and take bigger calculated risks because they aren't counting on the business to cover their monthly expenses. Apparently, the relative security of knowing you have a good day job can lead to innovation. More importantly, if you start a side hustle, you're 33% less likely to fail than if you start full-time from day one. Richard Branson, a famous entrepreneur is also a fan of the side hustle (see this June 17, 2019 article from Inc where Richard Branson weighs in on side hustles).
Both of these perspectives have merit, and both of these perspectives also overlook some of the benefits of a side hustle.
Hidden Benefits of a Side Hustle
Building Skills Outside of Work – Sometimes our full-time jobs help us to pay our bills, but they don't provide opportunities to develop new skills or abilities. Side hustles can allow us to engage in more strategic work, more creative, work, public speaking, or other domains. Once skills and abilities have been honed, it's for the owner of those skills to determine where and when to use them. It could lay the foundation for a full-time business, a career change, or a promotion.
Built-in Resilience – In my line of work, I've seen good people lose their jobs because of restructuring/downsizing, ageism, scapegoating, the glass cliff and other reasons (e.g., automation). Depending on the client's age and skill set, self-employment may be a very wise choice. In certain fields, having a modest side hustle in place creates a natural backup plan so that if things ever take a dramatic turn for the worse at work, you've got something to work with.
A Remedy for Underemployment – There are times when we are working in a role that we're overqualified for. When this happens, and someone has been pigeon-holed into a limited role, one way to break free of this is to find concrete and measurable ways to demonstrate their value in other roles. An excellent metric is earning money and testimonials – these are natural by-products of a viable side-hustle.
Are you curious about creating your own side hustle? Contact Dr. Helen today for a free and confidential initial consultation by phone, email, or via direct message on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
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How to draw human body
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How do you draw a man easy? Steps Start with a light color. Draw a circle for the man's head. Draw a rectangle attached to the man's head with a small line, leaving room for his neck. Draw two wooden legs on the man. Draw two stick hands and several fingers on the man. Add details to his arms. Add details to her legs.
How do you sketch a person?
Draw the person (person) from the upper part of the body. Draw a circle for the head, then add a sharp bend at the bottom to create an inverted egg. Then draw the neck. You can usually only draw two short, straight lines across the ears.
How to sketch people's faces?
Start by drawing the structure of the head. Rough facial structure.
Shape the layers of the face with highlights and shadows.
Determine the values in the sketch.
Work with line and contour.
Shade the face with a pencil.
A little note about pencils.
Sketch evaluation in progress.
Background crash.
Finish the sketch in Photoshop.
How do you draw a female body?
To draw a female body, first sketch the metal frame of the torso, arms, and legs to get a general idea of the person's proportions. Draw body shapes in this frame to add volume to the frame. Then add details like the collarbone and facial features.
How to draw a mango easy?
Step 1 Make a technical drawing of a handle. Start with a construction drawing of a handle. objective
Step 2 Draw a line. In the build frame, draw the outline of the handle and the shadows. In that
Step 3 Apply a base shade. Apply a series of straight or slightly curved movements to liquefy the mango. Try to go
Step 4 Finish drawing the handle. To complete the drawing, darken the shaded areas of the handle, as well as the shading.
How to draw a mustache easy?
Draw two adjacent squares.
Mark two points on the centerline.
Draw an oblique S with the end connected to the highest point.
Connect the S to the bottom point with a curved line.
Repeat the same steps for the other square to make it symmetrical.
Paint the shape black.
Eliminate unnecessary lines. Sketch
How to draw male hair step by step?
Step 1 Draw the head. Drawing of a male head. Start drawing the outline of the hairless head. This will help you later
Step 2 Draw a hairline.
Step 3 Draw the outline of the hair.
Step 4 Add details.
Step 5 Fill in the line drawings.
How do you draw a man easy for free
If you want to draw a human body, you need to follow this simple 6 step process:
Step 1 : First you need to draw a torso with a chest and a stomach.
Step 2 : Draw the thighs.
Step 3 : Draw the shoulders and arms.
Step 4 : Draw the legs.
Step 5 : Draw the head.
Step 6 : drawing facial features.
What is the easiest thing to draw?
Flowers are the simplest and most common things to paint. Roses, tulips and orchids only need a few petals and leaves. Flowers, from a children's drawing book to an art gallery, are a source of inspiration for all ages.
How to draw a hand easy?
Step 1 First, draw a D-shape for the center of the arm. Draw 5 lines from the center as an outline to
Step 2 Draw three circles on each of the finger lines. Finish the doll by drawing another line.
Step 3 At this stage, they pull the fingers off the hand and finish the wrist. Paint
Is there such a thing as a draw a person test?
Moving on to the different psychological dimensions of personality, this week I'm going to discuss the very strange (to say the least) personality testing method, the DrawAPerson Personality and Intelligence Test (DAP).
How old do you have to be to draw a person?
Smiling man (head and body together), drawn by a four and a half year old boy. The DravaPerson test (DAP, DAP or Goodenough-Harris DravaPerson test) is a cognitive-psychological or projective personality test for evaluating children and adolescents for various purposes.
How to do the Goodenough Draw a person test?
GOOD VICTOR - A - SELF TEST. INSTRUCTIONS: "I want you to get an idea of the person. Take your best chance. Take your time and work very carefully. Try hard and see what great photo you can get. TIME: No time limit. For young children, 10 minutes is usually sufficient.
What's the top score on the draw a person test?
The best score for the front view is 46 and the best score for the side view is 51. The standard deviation for this age is about 7 to 8 points. If your illustration scores 40 points or more, your skills are sufficient to illustrate a children's book. Otherwise, their sign age is 3 years plus 3 months for each point.
How do you draw a man easy step by step
Learn how to draw a man by following the instructions in this tutorial. Draw the skeleton of a male human figure. Draw the shapes needed to build the body. Draw a human figure by following the steps above as a guideline. Draw the clothes, hair and details of the face. Draw an outline on the sketch. Clear and erase the sketch marks. Add some color.
How do you draw people for kids?
Start the human drawing module for kids by drawing an elongated head. Add guidelines for her ■■■■. Add their facial features. Focus on her happy face. Do the neck, shoulders, torso, arms and legs. Design your clothes. Draw their ears.
How do you draw a little boy?
Start the first step in drawing a little boy by drawing an oval face. This is followed by the addition of facial features. Then illustrate the hairline and draw the lines that make up her short hair. Draw the neck, shoulders, torso, arms and legs for them. Make clothes for him. Mark your drawing.
How to draw a man running
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a running man 1. Draw a round, irregular shape, such as an inverted teardrop with a rounded tip. This will help you to outline it. 2. Delete one side of the form. Draw the man's profile instead.
What's the best way to draw a man?
Draw the man's profile instead. Use short, curvy lines that intersect to outline your hair. Then, using curved lines, draw the forehead, nose, mouth and ■■■■. Use two curved lines that meet at one point to form the mouth.
Why is the image of a person running important?
The figure of the bishop is still part of popular culture. Photos like the one in this photo guide often show marathons, high school sports, and good health. They can also be used to assess endurance in any context, compare performance, etc. with a race win.
How do you draw a man easy for beginners
According to them, they draw a person from three different angles. Draw the head first; As you can see, it is shaped like an oval or an inverted egg. Then draw the neck; it looks like a simple line, like the spine. Draw the shoulders, arms and legs in the same way.
How do you sketch a person easy
Drawing a person may seem overwhelming, but it's actually a simple process if you approach it consistently. The easiest way to draw people is by using the BallandSocket technique, a technique in which an artist draws several general ovals to form body parts of a human figure and draw the pose of the figures.
How to draw realistic people?
Article overview X. To draw realistic people, first draw a circle and cut it in half with a vertical line. Then add horizontal guides for the eyes, nose, mouth, jaw, and ■■■■.
How do you make a sketch?
To sketch in a part or assembly file, do one of the following: On the 3D Model tab, click Start 2D Sketch or Start 3D Sketch. Right-click in the browser and select New Sketch or New 3D Sketch. Click the part plane or work plane and select New Sketch. To create a sketch in a drawing file, click the Place Views tab > Start Sketch.
How do you draw easy faces?
How to draw a man's face easily
Step 1 : draw a circle
Step 2 : Draw the jawline
Step 3 : Draw the cheeks and jaw.
Step 4 : Draw guides for the face.
Step 5 : Draw the eyes and eyebrows.
Step 6 : Draw the nose
Step 7 : drawing lips
Step 8 : Draw the hair
Step 9 : Draw the ears
Step 10 : Complete her face.
What is sketch and who is it for?
Sketch is a vector graphics editor for macOS developed by the Dutch company Sketch. It was first published on September 7, 2010, and was awarded the Apple Design Award in 2012. Sketch recently added prototyping and collaboration capabilities. Since it's only available for macOS, third-party software and transfer tools can be used to display sketch designs on other pages.
How do you sketch a person face
Draw vertical and horizontal lines in the center of the head. Divide the lower part of the face in half and then in half again. Do the same for the upper part of the face. These lines are for eyes, nose, lips and hair. In the row with the words "Eyes", divide the face into 5 equal parts.
How to draw face in 8 steps?
Step 1 : Start with a circle. Draw a large circle and draw a horizontal line at the bottom of the ■■■■. Then draw the jaw. Draw a vertical line down
Step 2 : Draw landmarks on the face.
Step 3 : Draw the eyes in the right place.
Step 4 : Draw a proportional nose.
Step 5 : add eyebrows.
How do you draw a human face?
1.8 steps to draw human faces:
Step 1 : Starts in a circle
Step 2 : draw landmarks on the face
Step 3 : Draw the eyes in the right place
Step 4 : Draw a proportional nose
Step 5 : add eyebrows
Step 6 : Use a triangular shape to draw lips.
Step 7 : add ears
Step 8 : Draw the hair.
How to draw people's faces?
To draw a human face, first draw a slightly larger oval on top. Then divide the oval using horizontal and vertical lines. Then draw 2 almonds in a horizontal line to make the eyes, and draw the nose so that the bottom of the nose is halfway between the eyes and the ■■■■.
How do you sketch a person without
Practice the overview 1. Collect all the materials mentioned. Provide sufficient light. You can draw on the table, in the park, in the middle. 2. Practice some hand movements before you start drawing. For example, you can draw circles or horizontal lines. 3. Start with pencil H.
What is the easiest way to draw people?
The easiest way to draw people is to use the BalllandSocket technique, a technique in which the artist draws several common ovals to form body parts of a human figure and draw the poses of the figures.
Is it okay to draw someone without their permission?
As always, it depends on the circumstances. First, if you know this person, you'll be fine. They may be uncomfortable with what appeals to them, and if they ask you to stop, it's best to do so. Be careful about signing anyone without their permission.
What's the best way to do a gesture sketch?
To create a motion drawing, simply look at the object and slide your hand across the paper accordingly. If possible, hold the pencil down and use overlapping lines. Later you can go back and erase the extra lines and improve your sketch. This is good practice for a sketch that looks like a preliminary sketch.
How to draw a realistic person step by step?
Draw a realistic person 1 Draw a vertical line and divide it into 8 equal parts. Each section corresponds to 1 head length, ie the length of your person's head from top to bottom.
Where does the outline of a person start?
The circumference of the head should be the length of the head. The contours of the body and hands of a person should start from the second part of the length of the head and go to the fourth part. The contours of the legs should cover the lower 4 parts of the length of the head.
What's the best way to draw a woman?
To draw a person with feminine features, narrow the shoulders and chest and lengthen the hips and hips. Try to use more rounded and smoother lines to emphasize your figure. Add small details like hands and facial features.
How to draw a cartoon person with masculine features?
To draw a cartoon character with male strokes, enlarge the top part of the rectangle and shrink the bottom part. Draw cylinders for arms and legs and circles for knees and elbows. You need to draw 2 cylinders for each arm and leg and draw a circle between each pair. The circles are the contours of the joints in your drawing.
How do I learn to draw faces?
Steps Draw an oval. The oval represents your head, so make sure it's the right size. Divide the oval into four sections. Draw a line perpendicular to the center of the oval. Start drawing the eyes. First, draw small, clear ovals on the top two parts of the face. Draw the nose. Do the bridge of your nose first. Start with the lips.
How to sketch people' s faces images
In women, the eyes are usually slightly larger, the lips thinner, the nose shorter and the eyebrows clearly defined. Try to include some of these features in your drawing. You can also add dark lashes. Finally, try using more curves when drawing female faces and more angles when drawing male faces.
How many eyes do you need to draw a face?
In an anatomically correct face, five eyes fit the entire length of the face with one eye in between. The desired eyes, starting from the left, are the second and fourth. The inner corner of the eye is tilted down in most eyes, the outer corner of the eye can be tilted up or down depending on the case.
Is it easy to draw a baby face?
Drawing faces and heads is not as difficult as it sounds. Study this facial proportions tutorial and you will see how easy it is to draw baby faces. Learn to draw a face in basic proportions. This method may seem boring, but it is reliable and can be done very quickly if you remember how to do it.
Why is the face important in a portrait?
Facial expression is very important in any portrait, and the idea is to show the mood, the personality of the person at that particular moment. Drawing a human figure takes a lot of practice. Portraits are a great way to see how an artist uses their style to create them.
How to sketch people' s faces easy
Draw a large circle and draw a horizontal line at the bottom for the ■■■■. Then draw the jaw. Draw a vertical line down the center of the face, making sure both sides of the face are symmetrical. Step 2 : draw landmarks on the face.
Do you use a ruler to draw a face?
Draw a vertical line down the center of the face, making sure both sides of the face are symmetrical. There are 2 ways to do this: rule or not. I highly recommend using the ruler method for the first two faces you draw. Why? Because without this step can ruin your proportions insanely.
How many spaces do you need to draw a face?
To this there are 3 main chambers that you may want to add: one goes from the hairline to the forehead, the other goes from the forehead to the nose. This may seem confusing, but here's an example:.
What's the hardest part of drawing a face?
The hardest thing about creating a face is getting the proportions right. Once you have this detail, drawing faces is easy! For me, the hardest thing has always been to draw eyes of the right size and in the right place. They look at drawings or pictures, and it seems so easy, but when it's their turn, it's tenfold.
How to sketch people' s faces for beginners
Step 1 : Draw a circle Draw a circle, then draw vertical and horizontal lines in the center. Try to persevere.
Step 2 : Draw the jawline. To figure out where to draw the ■■■■, measure it with a ruler or pencil and your finger halfway.
What's the best way to draw a ■■■■?
To figure out where to draw the ■■■■, use a ruler or pencil and a finger to measure the half diameter of the circle (from the bottom of the circle to the horizontal line), then transfer the measurement to the bottom of the circle and draw a line A. for the ■■■■. Draw the cheeks and jawline connecting the ■■■■ to the circle.
How to sketch people' s faces on canvas
Line Drawing 1 Line Drawing Use the halftone method and a mechanical pencil to draw the line of a woman's face. 2 Apply Darks and start shaping the hair. After making sure it's accurate, carefully remove the grid lines with an eraser. Apply dark shades. 3 Stir and lift.
Is it easy to draw a realistic face?
Drawing faces and heads is not as difficult as it sounds. Use this facial proportions tutorial and you'll see how easy it is to draw faces. Here is a simple step-by-step guide to drawing a realistic eye and eyebrow.
Which is the least complicated face to draw?
Before you can draw a full face, you must first learn how to draw each facial feature individually. Only adding one feature at a time will give you an understanding of anatomy and understand what to look for and what to capture in your drawing. The nose is the least complex element, most similar to a sphere, as shown in the picture.
How do you draw a pregnant woman?
The fourth procedure of the online tutorial on how to draw a pregnant woman is to draw the structure of the neck, shoulders, trunk, arms and legs on the picture. Place your hands on your stomach and bend your legs. Make a suitable shape for the dress from the picture. Describe the shape and then apply appropriate shades to each part of the body.
How do you draw a body outline?
1. Draw the outline of the body. Draw the head in the shape of an egg. Divide it into top and bottom halves (for eye position) and left and right halves. Draw a diagonal line across your head. Draw three short lines on the right side of the head for the hairline, nose and mouth.
How do you draw a woman face?
The face of a mature woman Make a small outline of the face. Add dividers. Add a nose. Add a mouth. Add eyes. Shadow under the eyes. Add ears. Add her. Draw the neck. Add details. You may want to draw the clothes in a shaded style.
How to draw human body figures
How to draw a female body. Use these basic shapes and lines to draw the wireframe of the human body. Draw additional shapes to help you create the human form. Use the shapes as a guide to draw the female figure. Draw an outline on the sketch. Clear and erase the sketch marks. Add color to the skin. Add color or shade.
How to draw figure sketch?
Plan your drawing. Draw vertical and horizontal lines to guide your design. Planning is not that important.
Using a pencil, draw the basic shapes that represent the body parts. Circles, Rectangles, Ovals and Triangles
Lightly draw the outline with a pencil. This step is important because you should try to draw your figure inwards
What is a figure drawing?
Draw characters. A figure drawing is a drawing of a human form in one of its various forms and poses using one of the drawing media. The term may also refer to the fabrication of such a structure.
How to draw human body proportions
Measure the person's torso from the top of their head to the top of the seat of the chair they sit in. This is a measure of the length of the barrel. Subtract the length of the person's torso from their total height. This measurement is the length of your leg. Record your leg and torso measurements on a report.
How do you draw proportions?
Human figure proportions: how to draw a human figure in the correct proportions. Take the desired height or tap the crown and heels. Divide by eight. Two and a third of these units make up the relative width of the male figure. At this stage, there is no need to try to reproduce the anatomy correctly.
What is body proportions?
Body proportions determine the shape and size of the human body. While the proportions are completely individualistic and vary from person to person, there are common structures that are clearly male or female.
What is a human proportion?
proportions of the human body. Proportion of the human body - 1 - The human body is divided into two equal parts in the area of the pubis of the pelvis. Proportions of the human body - 2 - The width of the arms extended in both directions corresponds to the total height of the body.
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A wax replica of President Barack Obama, complete with his recent gray hairs, was unveiled at the Eiffel Tower this week—much to the surprise of tourists, who stopped to take snapshots. The statue, which was made by French sculptor Eric Saint Chaffray, who worked from photographs to achieve the uncanny likeness, traveled afterward to Paris' Musee Grevin wax museum. Obama, who is accompanied by two wax bodyguards, joins other world leaders, including Sarkozy, Merkel, and Putin, for a mock gathering of world leaders, simulated in the museum.


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Q: Not able to connect to Postgres server via java application In one of my project, we are trying to connect to Postgres server via Java application. It gives an error when try to open connection. Stack trace is below -
{"timestamp":"2016-03-17T06:57:18.853Z",
"level":"ERROR",
"thread":"main",
"logger":"com.abc.messaging.status.configuration.ValidateDatabaseConfiguration",
"message":"Failed to initialize data source: \n
### Error opening session.  Cause: java.lang.NullPointerException\n
### Cause: java.lang.NullPointerException","context":"default"}

While we have tried following -

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*Ping db server from application server - it's successful

*Telnet db server and port (from app server)- it's also successful

*We also tried a simple python script that connects to postgre server. It also connects to db successfully.

*We then moved back to our staging server and tried to connect production db server from there. This is also done successfully.

*We tried connecting staging db server from production app server, which also we COULDN'T.

We are assuming that we don't have any issue in our application. This is because, from staging server, application can connect to both staging db and production db. There by, it must be some application server issue or something.

PostgreSQL version -   Production - 9.4.5     Staging - 9.4.4
  Java version - 1.8.31

Any kind of help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.