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World time zone clock converter3/10/2024 The North American zones were named Intercolonial, Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific. It was inaugurated on Sunday, November 18, 1883, also called "The Day of Two Noons", when each railroad station clock was reset as standard-time noon was reached within each time zone. For example, the border between its Eastern and Central time zones ran through Detroit, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, and Charleston. The borders of its time zones ran through railroad stations, often in major cities. Allen, the editor of the Traveler's Official Railway Guide. In time, the American government, influenced in part by Abbe´s 1879 paper, adopted the time-zone system. In 1884, Britain, which had already adopted its own standard time system for England, Scotland, and Wales, helped gather international consent for global time. In 1883, he convinced North American railroad companies to adopt his time-zone system. In 1879, he published a paper titled Report on Standard Time. Dowd's system was never accepted by North American railroads.Ĭhief meteorologist at the United States Weather Bureau Cleveland Abbbe divided the United States into four standard time zones for consistency among the weather stations. In 1870 he proposed four ideal time zones having north–south borders, the first centered on Washington, D.C., but by 1872 the first was centered on meridian 75° west of Greenwich, with natural borders such as sections of the Appalachian Mountains. Dowd proposed a system of hourly standard time zones for North American railroads, although he published nothing on the matter at that time and did not consult railroad officials until 1869. Some junctions served by several railroads had a clock for each railroad, each showing a different time. Each railroad used its own standard time, usually based on the local time of its headquarters or most important terminus, and the railroad's train schedules were published using its own time. Timekeeping on North American railroads in the 19th century was complex. 1913 time zone map of the United States, showing boundaries very different from today This standard was known as New Zealand Mean Time. It was based on longitude 172☃0′ east of Greenwich, that is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT. On November 2, 1868, the then British Colony of New Zealand officially adopted a standard time to be observed throughout the colony. Some British clocks from this period have two minute hands, one for the local time and one for GMT. ![]() ![]() By 1855, 98% of Great Britain's public clocks were using GMT, but it was not made the island's legal time until August 2, 1880. This practice was soon followed by other railway companies in Great Britain and became known as Railway Time.Īround August 23, 1852, time signals were first transmitted by telegraph from the Royal Observatory. In November 1840, the British Great Western Railway started using GMT kept by portable chronometers. In the 19th century, as transportation and telecommunications improved, it became increasingly inconvenient for each location to observe its own solar time. ![]() Main article: Railway time Plaque commemorating the Railway General Time Convention of 1883 in North America The control panel of the Time Zone Clock in front of Coventry Transport Museum DST is usually used for about half of the year, typically by adding one hour to local time during spring and summer. The UTC offsets range from UTC−12:00 to UTC+14:00, and are usually a whole number of hours, but a few zones are offset by an additional 30 or 45 minutes (such as in India, South Australia and Nepal).Īreas of extreme latitude are more likely to use DST. ![]() Some time zones switch between offsets throughout the year due to daylight saving time (DST). Time zones are defined as one or two offsets from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), and (if two offsets are used) the days when the offset changes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it is convenient for areas in frequent communication to keep the same time. For other uses, see Time zone (disambiguation).Ī time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. For more time zone lists, see Lists of time zones. For a list of time zones by country, see List of time zones by country. This article is about time zones in general.
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Hollow knight all charms locations3/10/2024 ![]() Once again the Knight has the choice to either save him or leave him, though this time leaving him does not result in his death. Ogrim disappears after this encounter, leaving behind a statue of the Knight made of dung.įound stuck in spider webs, presumably having been captured by the beasts of Deepnest. ![]() When he is defeated five times in his dreams as White Defender, Ogrim wonders if the line of Hallownest's Great Knights ends with him or whether it can be passed on, mentioning that he can easily imagine the Knight standing amongst the greatest heroes of the age. Due to this, he seems to be unaware of Isma's fate and the fate of the other Great Knights. Although he misses Isma in particular, he is not able to visit her grove due to his duties and an oath that he swore. He hopes to meet the other Great Knights again and see Hallownest be reborn. The most loyal of the Five Great Knights, Ogrim is found in the Royal Waterways where he is known as " Dung Defender". While the False Knight who stole his shell wields a mace with an armoured bug attached to the end, Hegemol himself is always shown without any weapon. It is unknown whether Hegemol is alive after this or if he was murdered by the maggot. While Hegemol was sleeping, his armoured shell was stolen by a Maggot who wanted to defend his siblings. Ogrim mentions that he misses Hegemol's humour.Ī statue of Hegemol can be found outside the City of Tears, requiring the City Crest to open the gate to the city. He was a towering figure but soft spoken, which was surprising for somebody of his stature. He was the favourite Great Knight of Nailmaster Sheo, who calls him "Mighty Hegemol". Hegemol is the only Great Knight whose whereabouts are largely unknown. The White Lady is not aware of Dryya's death. She was tasked with standing guard over the White Lady in the Queen's Gardens.Īfter defeating numerous Mantis Traitors, evidenced by the pile of their corpses aside Dryya's own, they eventually overwhelmed her. Ogrim mentions that he misses her wisdom. She dissipates after the Knight delivers the Delicate Flower to the grave of her lover.ĭryya had a hard front, and Nailmaster Sheo refers to her as "Fierce Dryya", although she is noted to have been a caring type. There is not much known about Ze'mer when she was a Great Knight, but Ogrim remarks on how she told stories.Īfter her Mantis lover died, Ze'mer turned to mourning and retreated to her house in the Resting Grounds. She is not native to Hallownest, originating from "lands serene", a location from which she also brought Delicate Flowers. Sheo refers to her as "mysterious Ze'mer". Located in the Resting Grounds where she is known as the " Grey Mourner", Ze'mer is the only remaining Great Knight besides Ogrim. Beating him grants the Rivalry achievement. He is quite inept in combat and regularly messes up his jumps. He simply has to be attacked until the fight is over. As a boss, he deals no damage due to his nail being made of shellwood. He then becomes the final boss of the first trial. If the Knight saves him both times, he is captured and can be found in the resting area of the Colosseum of Fools, where he brags about his skills and how his capture was part of his plan. If saved, he once again complains about the Knight meddling in his supposed heroics. He has forgotten the Knight and introduces himself again.įound stuck in spider webs, presumably having been captured by the beasts of Deepnest. Zote can be found in a corridor leading back to the storerooms of the City of Tears. If he is saved in Greenpath, Zote shows up in Dirtmouth, where he once again talks to the Knight in an arrogant fashion. Hitting his shell here grants the Neglect achievement. If he is not saved before acquiring the Mantis Claw, he dies in this location, with his nail and shell remaining. If saved, he complains that the Knight got in the way between him and his "prey", he introduces himself and boasts about his supposed mighty deeds. He is held in the mandibles of a Vengefly King, and the Knight has the choice to either save him or leave him. ![]() ![]() He regards the Knight as beneath him and accuses them of constantly getting in his way.įound along the path leading to Greenpath. While he claims to be the strongest warrior in the land, he is found trapped by weak enemies or claiming the glory of another bug's deeds. Unfortunately, because it is made of shellwood, it cannot deal damage. He named his nail "Life Ender" because names supposedly have power. This is ultimately revealed to be a promise of glory for himself. Zote is a traveller from outside Hallownest who came to the Kingdom to fulfill a promise.
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Ping the internal loopback3/10/2024 ![]() Still, I'm intrigued by the technical aspects of this and want to experiment on this subject on my own.Ģ: eth0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP qlen 1000 Since this seems to be harder than expected, our team at work made the decision to test the Linux boxen ethernet ports by picking up a small home NAT router and then pinging the router, and putting that in the hardware test fixtures. Maybe make my own "loopback adapter plug" using a keystone jack + some wires from a hardware store, and try to see if I can peek at the signals using an oscilloscope or logic analyser to ensure that signals are actually hitting the wire. I'll have to try out some of these ideas this weekend to see what happens. UPDATE: Added comments about why I'm testing the boxes in the above comments. Ex: ping -I AddressA AddressBĪlso, is there a test available that would test the Ethernet interface solely on a L2 / MAC address level using the loopback plug? If I recall, RealTek had a diagnostics tool for their 8139 ethernet adapters that did a L2-only loopback test of sorts, and I was wondering if there was a linux tool that did the same. I'd like to be able to setup two different IP addresses (AddressA and AddressB) on one Ethernet interface, and then run a ping from AddressA to AddressB. For a project at work, I need to be able to test various Ethernet NICs by connecting them to a "loopback adapter plug", like this one on various embedded Linux boxen that come off a production assembly line.
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Classic mac theme for windows 103/10/2024 ![]() When I had that moment with Windows 10 and discovered it wasn't possible, I had only one option. Throughout my Windows experience I've almost always had a time when I just wanted to revert to the good old, solid classic theme. My very first Windows was 95, but 98 is the one I fell in love with (despite the occasional instabilities). Even When Windows XP/Vista/7 brought the Luna(XP) and Aero(Vista and later) themes with it which looked nice as well in my opinion, I would just switch back to classic because that's what I preferred and was so used to. I was always attracted to this theme ever since Windows 95 released and when Windows 98 brought the gradient title bars with it, I thought those were so freakin' cool. So, your recreation of the Classic Theme is a welcome addition to the mix. Although I can tolerate the default Windows 8/8.1/10 theme by MIcrosoft if I had to, it just looked depressing to me and I hated when Microsoft ditched the Classic Theme option for Windows 8 and later. I'll be using this for my Windows 10 installation for the foreseeable future. I have NOT tested it with either Windows 7 or 8. Please rate and leave feedback.Ĭompatible with Windows 10 1909. Again, happy to include if Mods say it's OK. 3D borders on immersive menus: you need a registry edit to recreate this. Search for Windows 98 Scaled by rdtg in the IconPackager section. You can find this awesome set here on WinCustomize. Again, Classic Shell Explorer toolbar with custom icon. The little black Windows watermark in Explorer. Not sure if I'm allowed to upload/link this to WinCustomize. A "modernised" classic version, that adds very few and very subtle modern elements, such as mouseover highlights. A fully recolourable UI - so you can recreate that hideous Eggplant colour scheme Windows used to have! This is very much a first attempt/work in progress, so some items may be missing (please comment below and I'll attempt to fix). I have done my utmost best to remain as faithful as possible to the original Windows 98 standard theme, including the exact colour codes used, with some licence to change things that simply would not look good with the way Windows 10's UI is structured. This is my very first attempt at WindowBlinds skinning. I was quite disappointed when I learned that Microsoft removed the ability to apply the classic Windows 9x theme to Windows 10, and all the themes attempting to recreate it I found on the Internet were juuuuust not quite perfect.
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Google photos duplicate cleaner3/10/2024 The only small issue is the ad for their other app that will show up at the end of identifying duplicates, but it doesn’t get in the way and is a small price to pay for a great free app.Updated to Remove Duplicate Files Tips by Amy on | Approved by Daryl Baxterĭigital cameras or phones allow you to click and take photos with heedless abandon. Overall, it is a very easy process with clear instructions. If you run it on a folder, the photos are moved to the trash after you finish reviewing them in the app. If you run it on a photos library, the duplicate photos are moved to an album where you can once again review them, and then you can just do command + a and hit delete. For the autoselection process, you can have it choose which one to select based on things like size or how recent each copy is. You can either look through all the photos that it identifies as duplicates or allow it to autoselect which ones to delete. By default, it will only find duplicates in your photos library (the pictures in your Photos app), but you can also scan any folder on your computer as well. Would love to see a few, hopefully simple improvements: 1) ability to mark for deleting using custom filters like “all dups in _ folder,” 2) words in filenames like “conflict” or "(1)” should be triggers that it is probably the dup to mark, 3) ability to double click on the folder tree at the bottom to open Finder and examine folder contents or 4) right click and choose “mark all dups in this folder” would save tremendous amounts of time, 5) ability to select-all-from-selected-to-end would be great for when you don’t have time to finish reviewing the next ~1,000 pix, 6) ability to mark an unmarked dup and app would unselect the next-most-likely dup, 7) ability to mark all dups in a group for deletion when you don’t want the photo (e.g., blurry or temporary photo of my shopping list). I’ll be much more cautious when I start using it for my Photos Library. It crashed a couple times when handling several thousand photos, but no bad effects when deleting from my file folders. This app saved me so much time and space. Great free app! A couple bugs, but worth the price Photos Duplicate Cleaner by Systweak Software will remove unwanted duplicate photos seamlessly. You can select or unselect groups of duplicate photos before cleaning them.One-click cleaner feature saves you time.Recover up to gigabytes of disk space by cleaning all duplicate photos.No manual efforts required to search and delete duplicates in a folder.Multiple copies created of a photograph.Duplicate photos on any external storage device.Pictures that are exactly the same regardless of their names.Photos Duplicate Cleaner by Systweak Software works on: This can save you invaluable disk space not just on your Mac but even on any external storage device. All copies of a photo are deleted except the original one. Photos Duplicate Cleaner creates groups of duplicate photos so that it is easy to find out the number of occurrences of similar photos and clean selected duplicates. ![]() ![]() As a result, you’ll save ample space on your Mac. Instead of searching your Mac manually for duplicates, select a particular folder and let this cleaner do its work. ![]() Photos Duplicate Cleaner by Systweak Software minimizes the tedious efforts used for searching your entire system for duplicate photos. A quick, accurate, and highly effective program to remove identical or duplicate photographs from even large photo collections.
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Tanel plugin pack paintnet3/9/2024 ![]() ![]() Pdn, bmp, gif, jpg, jpeg, jpe, jfif, png, png(optimized), tif, tiff, tga, txt, avi, blp, bmpx, dds, ico, cur, ani, jp2, j2c, jpg2, pcx, raw, dng, nef, crw, cr2, mrw, raf, x3f, xpm, orf, vtf. Asmageddon Strange_Bulger Kaleidoscope 3.3 ![]() Asmageddon Inverto pushing Caleidoscope 3.3 NET Framework 3.0 SP2 or 3.5 SP1 and Visual C++ 2008. Build a multi-lingual and includes languages: English, Russianīefore installing make sure that you have. The composition of the assembly also includes additional programs for various purposes. Also build a support set of file types such as: bmp32bit, ico, jpeg2000, optimized png, pcx, blp, avi, raw, and others. Key features: working with layers, the use of effects work with a scanner and camera red-eye correction, scaling from 1% to 3200%.īuilding contains over 255 plug-ins, with a large set of different effects for every taste and every need. Supported formats: BMP, IPEG, PNG, TIF, GIF, TGA and its own format PDN. Positioned as the perfect replacement of the standard MS Paint from the supply of Windows. Paint.NET - A simple but powerful and user-friendly graphics editor.
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True grit texture supply debaser3/9/2024 Once I solidify the layout, I add rough lettering by drawing a solid shape that fills the space and carving out the words and letters super organically. I sometimes make quick thumbnails but very often my finished piece is worlds apart from the original so I just use them to start thinking of all the elements that need to be included.įor this illustration, I wanted the pose and face pretty well locked-in before even thinking about type. Generally my focal point is the central character but I do dabble with other elements early on as well. I usually start with a paper texture from Infinite Pulp, Debaser or KraftTone just to get a feel for how my artwork looks with it right from the start. This gives me enough flexibility with size/ number of layers / speed of working and allows me to keep a ton of my art on my device so I can find them easily. I work small… like 2048x2048 pix small, since most of my work starts as an Instagram post (and the fact that I don’t have unlimited space on my iPad). Third idea: Have him carrying a toolbox and use the phrase “tools of the trade” to reference the True Grit brushes and effects I use in my work.Second idea: Have him dressed in overalls and striped shirt like the wolfman from my favorite show as a kid, Hilarious House of Frightenstein.I'll be giving pointers on some of the technical stuff but if you know how to use the basic functions of Procreate and Illustrator you'll be able to follow along.įor this particular drawing my thought process was something like this… Then shift over to Adobe Illustrator where we’ll vectorize the art, simplify the color palette and prepare my artwork to be printed on a t-shirt. In this tutorial, I’ll start with some sketching, inking and finessing the art in Procreate ready to post on Instagram. Then I come up with a phrase that aligns (or doesn’t) and either typeset it in illustrator or draw it myself.Īlright, enough of this malarky, let’s get to the tutorial. Favorite t-shirts with obscure sayings our parents bought us when we were kids, weird signs we see while at a flea market, etc, etc.Ĭoming up with an idea looks something like this… first I come up with something stupid to draw, it may be a character from a favorite movie or just a specific thing like if Robert Crumb drew an armadillo wearing a cowboy hat ( seriously… you can just get a weird category map and combine them together … famous artist+random animal+random action or accessory+famous quote from a movie… voila ART!). We all have favorite films, tv shows, books, artists and more that give us joy. Along the way I had developed my own creative formula that kept things very personal to me and was an endless well of stupid ideas for me to draw. Debaser covered up the flaws and even made some of them seem intentional. Gradually I started to lose the inhibitions and just draw the shit that popped into my head and started to get better at drawing too. ![]() BUT the tools were there…procreate after an initial learning period, is such a joy to use and I had just purchased a set of tools that promised to give my art the look of the old comics I loved so much… True Grit’s Debaser Lo-Fi Comic Coloring Kit.ĭebaser really opened up a new world of creativity for me. It was a struggle at first, I hated my drawings and my ideas were forced and to be honest…I just wasn’t having fun. “I DECIDED THE BEST WAY WAS TO DRAW EVERYDAY AND POST ON INSTAGRAM” I decided the best way was to draw everyday and post on Instagram, which was also a source of much anxiety as I was struggling to find an audience and my art was not inspiring the reaction I was hoping for. I had to relearn how to approach drawing like a child, having fun and trying to put any or all ideas down on the page without fear of lack of skill or nuance. “DRAWING HAD BECOME SCARY TO ME AND PUTTING PENCIL TO PAPER FILLED ME WITH AN EXISTENTIAL DREAD OF FAILURE AND SELF LOATHING.”Ī selection of images from those early days around 2018, including one celebrating my 1,000th follower (now approaching 100,000). I had 25 years as a graphic designer and vector artist but drawing had come to a full stop after a failed year taking illustration in school. I was trying to kill two birds with one stone, learning new software with a new medium (iPad pro and Apple Pencil) and starting drawing again after a 20+ year hiatus. ![]() When I first started drawing in procreate it was nerve wracking. Notes on creation and ideation (or how I learned to love drawing and built an Instagram following while drawing testicles). ![]() I’m an Illustrator/Graphic Designer from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, with an unhealthy addiction to drawing and posting humorous drawings on my instagram and working with some fantastic clients such as Netflix, Ernie Ball, Jimmy Kimmel and Naked and Famous Denim. Howdy, My name is Jon Kutt, otherwise known as The High Road Design.
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Driver's license issue date missouri3/9/2024 IMPORTANT: When applying for a REAL ID-compliant license or ID card, please allow time for its processing and mailing (typically 10-15 days). You may also refer to our complete list of acceptable documents for REAL ID-compliant license and ID card processing. Utilize the Department's interactive guide to ensure you have the documents required to apply for your REAL ID. Additional items, such as a certified marriage license or court order, may be required to verify a new or prior name change if your name is different from the name on your identity and date of birth verification document.Missouri Residency (two acceptable documents verifying your Missouri residential address) and.Social Security Number (one acceptable document).Lawful Status in the United States (one acceptable document to verify United States citizenship or immigration status).Identity (one acceptable document to verify full legal name and date of birth).You are not required and likely do not need to obtain a REAL ID-compliant license or ID card if: Also beginning October 1, 2021, you will be required to present a REAL ID-compliant license or ID card, or another form of acceptable ID, to access federal facilities and to enter nuclear power plants. ![]() If you are age 15 to age 18, please read the Graduated Driver License Law information.Įffective October 1, 2021, you will be required to present a REAL ID-compliant driver license or nondriver ID card, or another form of identification accepted by the Transportation Security Administration, to board domestic flights. New Missouri residents applying for a instruction permit or driver license must provide acceptable documents of the following:ĭriver Examination Record (Form 100) from the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) indicating successful completion of tests (not required for nondriver identification card) New Missouri Instruction Permit or Driver License (first-time driver) NOTE: IF you are upgrading your driver license, take the above documents to a MSHP driver examination station when you take the written, vision, road sign recognition, or driving tests. If the out-of-state driver license or nondriver license is lost, stolen, or destroyed, you may instead submit a current Clearance Letter from that state. ![]() New Missouri residents with an out-of-state driver license or nondriver license, either valid or expired no more than 184 days, must provide acceptable documents of the following: New Missouri Resident (with an out-of-state driver license or nondriver license)
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Dominations iron age base layout3/9/2024 ![]() ![]() If you have ever played Clash of Clans, Game of War, and are an experienced player there, you will likely become a great attacker in DomiNations. When I was in your shoes, I did not know much about attacking or whether I was a "good" attacker. NOTE: If you are reading this post for advice, that means you have not gotten very far in DomiNations yet. The Germans are great for an adept DomiNations player who carefully plans his attacks. Regardless of reason, having rally more often is helpful. Sometimes you need rally to get a last ditch star or to group together your troops before using a war tactic. As you progress in DomiNations, you will find yourself relying on rallying more and more often. On the other hand, the improved rally is incredibly useful. Therefore, the buffed vandal is as important as a buffed chevalier or companion (Greek). Experience HD graphics, unique animations, and immersive sound.Final consensus: Expanding upon the statement that soldiers aren't meant to do much damage-a good attacker uses soldiers to clear less important buildings, distract ballista towers, and destroy enemy cavalry. ![]()
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Best map for camino de santiago3/9/2024 Biarritz is a small airport operated by Air France and a few low cost carriers. Anyway, you can fly to Paris (and easy city to get to from anywhere in the world), and from there take one of the following options: And your reasoning isn’t completely wrong, though Saint Jean Pied de Port is really on the border of France and Spain. Flying directly to Santiago de Compostela (and then going back to Saint Jean or other starting point)Ĭamino Frances, or the “ French Camino” starts in France, so you may be tempted to think that logically you should head for the country of wine and cheese.Flying to Madrid to start your Camino Frances. ![]() Anyway, let’s have a loot at each option in detail. There is also an option to fly to London (since it services flights from all over the world) and than taking a low cost flight with Ryanair or Wizzair, that actually operate flights to small airports quite close to Saint Jean. Basically you can take one of two major routes–either flying to Paris (and from then on) or to Madrid (and from there to one of the Spanish airports close to Saint Jean). If you have also waited for this opportunity and look forward to cover the famous 800 kilometers long journey from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela, you likely wonder how to get there.įlying from overseas (US, Canada, Australia, Korea, etc), you actually have some options, and I will try to describe them in this post. But things are getting slowly back to normal, borders are opening again, and Camino is ready for a new wave of pilgrims hungry for spiritual and other experiences. ![]() Some airlines closed down, some airports were almost shut for a year. ![]() Many things have changes with the pandemics. |