![]() Other effects, such as removal of OpenType features and characters, are only noticeable if you happened to expect those features and/or characters.I've been using font squirrel to generate web fonts for a while. The same goes for all operations that scale the original outlines: there are bound to be differences, but they may occur at pixel levels. The effect of removing 'hinting', for example, can be quite small (when there was not much of it anyway, or applied badly), or extreme, especially in small sizes. There can be lots of reasons you may not notice "quality loss", not in the least because you are not looking close enough. Not sure about what 'flattening' means here, but again, it's removing existing features.Īdvanced Options: Em Square Value Adjust Glyph SpacingĪgain, re-scaling the font to another grid than it was designed on, and changing the overall design. The most popular fonts from Font Squirrel are Open Sans, Lato, Roboto, Montserrat, Source Sans Pro, Playfair Display, Museo Sans, Raleway, Poppins and Work Sans. 185 of them appear in 159 samples, which have been liked 874 times. (I know: most of them are not supported anyway.) OpenType Flattening: If the features are available, the generator will flatten Font Squirrel has around 1,275 web fonts available. OpenType Features: Keep All Features Comma Feature List In my book, removing characters from a font counts as 'decreasing its quality'. 1,020 Font Families 7.4 Million Speakers. Subsetting: Basic Subsetting Custom Subsetting. Font Squirrel has desktop, app, e-book and web fonts in 186 languages. Read the agreement and download customized font. Than see if the Subset Preview has your special characters in it. Custom language support and find Hungarian language. Therefore, if you scale it, you are bound to loose some accuracy due to rounding. I usually download the font (or Kit), go to font-face Generator, upload the ttf (or other font file) file and choose Expert customisation. Re-scaling a font is inaccurate, as it's designed on a fixed grid. X-height Matching: Resize to match the selected font's x-height. Including 'generic' ones may lead to discrepancies in size (too narrow or too wide spaces) and style (consider a highly stylized font which suddenly contains a very plain hyphen). It's up to the font's creator to decide which characters should be in the font. "Remove Kerning" may be a 'fix' for browsers that do not support it, but a good font needs kerning, so removing it indeed decreases the font's overall quality. ![]() The GASP Table ("Grid-fitting and Scan-conversion Procedure"), again, should be determined by the font's creator. Not sure what may need to be 'fixed' in the vertical metrics. Rendering: Fix Vertical Metrics Fix GASP Table Remove Kerning Font Squirrel relies on advertising in order to keep bringing you great new free fonts and to keep making improvements to the web font generator. The two options that change it are automated, while the existing hinting may be 'optimal', according to the designer (and decided on a per-character basis). Free Fonts Legit Free & Quality Font Squirrel. ![]() Poppins is one of the new comers to this long tradition. We also have the world's greatest, and only of it's kind, font-face font generator' and is a Font Hosting service in the os & utilities category. We scour the internet for truly free, AND, high quality fonts. Hinting, in a properly made font, is its creator's choice of how the font will display at small pixel sizes. Geometric sans serif typefaces have been a popular design tool ever since these actors took to the world’s stage. Font Squirrel is described as 'collection of free fonts for commercial use. There are many places to find great free web fonts such as Google Fonts, Typekit, FontSquirrel, and. Truetype Hinting: Font Squirrel Keep Existing TTFAutohint Fonts used to be expensive, but not anymore. The mere act of changing a font's outlines to another format may change curves and hinting. The "Expert" field lists all possible adjustments, and there are lots of them that change the original font: Font Formats: TrueType WOFF WOFF2 EOT Lite EOT Compressed SVG
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![]() The idea is to "queue up" login items and launch them conscutively rather than all at once. The original idea came from Mac OS X Hints. This script is an attempt to speed up login times. I assumed it's just a nice script to share. I've added a script that is not meant to be used with LaunchBar, Alfred or any other launcher. Please note: Deactivate all Actions that you don't use in the Index in LaunchBar! Especially those in _Archive!.I can't remember from the top of my head what else I changed, but I tried to make this repository leaner and cleaner.I've tried to find scripts that don't work anymore (Tweetly Its dependency SuperTweet has ceased operation).Feel free to discuss with me whether the changes I made apply to "most" other folks as well and I'll change my opinion. Console Output Started by user Ed Merks Running as Ed Merks Agent basic-41chm is provisioned from template basic - apiVersion: 'v1' kind: 'Pod' metadata. desktop laucher will appear in the application overview only when it is valid. Moved everything that I personally found unnecessary and added bloat to _Archive."Most" means that scripts coming from third parties, especially from other projects that are merely linked to this repo as submodules, retain their own notification dependencies, i.e. Most scripts now use Notification Center instead of Growl.There are still some General Scripts in here which you can experiment with. ![]() I maintain some script in Keyboard Maestro and some in LaunchBar. I intended this repository to be one scripters generally can refer to but it doesn't work out for me. ![]() I removed all mentions of Keyboard Maestro.The biggest change this repository has received so far: all LaunchBar scripts are now Actions.All scripts linked that way will appear in LaunchBar's index. This will create aliases to the original files which will be recognized by LaunchBar. Feel free to send me a pull request of this readme file! LaunchBarĭrag the actions/scripts that you want to use to ~/Library/Application Support/LaunchBar/Actions/ while holding down ⌘ and ⌥. I'll provide instructions for the ones that I use, you can hopefully figure out how this works with your launcher. To install I created separate folders for each of them. This repo contains various scripts for LaunchBar. ![]() How you decide to organize your drum kits is entirely up to you, but it’s definitely helpful to have everything in one master folder. Inside this main folder you can further organize the samples by piece, making a folder for 808s, Kicks, Snares, etc. The first thing you’ll want to do is consolidate your samples into a single parent folder. Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how to add drum kits to FL Studio. The process is a simple one, but may be a little mysterious if you’re new to the DAW. Having quick access to these samples in FL Studio is essential for optimizing workflow. Many avid producers subscribe to sample subscription services like Splice as well, so their collection is constantly growing. These of course include drum samples, but also melodic loops and any other kind of audio. However, most producers have extensive collections of their own samples that they’ve spent months or years tracking down. ![]() ![]() The step sequencer, which launches with the software, comes pre-loaded with stock sounds for you to start hammering out a drum beat. This includes drum kits so you can hypothetically produce a song immediately upon opening the DAW. Step-by-Step: How to Add Drum Kits & Samples to FL StudioįL Studio comes with its own samples when you purchase it. Knowing how to add drum kits to FL Studio is an important concept to understand when opening the software for the first time. Today, the application is a popular choice amongst hip-hop and electronic producers who specialize in sample-based production. Four years later, FruityLoops became FL Studio and eventually grew into a successful full-fledged DAW. In 1998, FruityLoops debuted as a MIDI-only step sequencer inspired by early Propellerhead software. Eventually, one of the lead developers was drawn into music production applications. Image-Line started off as a video game company in 1992. ![]() Almost 200 modern invented versions have also been described.Ī 10th century ivory board from Muslim SpainĮvidence of the game was uncovered in Israel in the city of Gedera in an excavated Roman bathhouse where pottery boards and rock cuts were unearthed dating back to between the 2nd and 3rd century AD. Toguz korgool or Toguz kumalak – played in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, tournaments also in Europe.Īlthough more than 800 names of traditional mancala games are known, some names denote the same game, while others are used for more than one game.congkak, congka, tjongklak, jongklak) and Dakon (or dhakon) – played in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei boards are often sold in fairtrade shops in Germany and other European countries. Sungka – Popular variants are known as Congklak (a.k.a. ![]() Songo – played in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, also among expatriates in France.Pallanguzhi – played in Tamil Nadu, India.Oware ( awalé, awélé, awari) – Ashanti, but played world-wide including Europe ( England, France, Catalonia, Portugal), where it is mostly played (but not exclusively) by expatriates close variants in West Africa (e.g., Ayo by Yorubas ( Nigeria), Ouri ( Cape Verde)) and Warri in the Caribbean.Omweso ( mweso) – played in Uganda, some players and tournaments also in the UK.Kalah – North American variation, the most popular variant in the Western world.Gebeta (Tigrinya: ገበጣ) – played in Ethiopia and Eritrea (especially in Tigray).Bao – played in most of East Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Comoros, Madagascar Malawi, as well as some areas of DR Congo, and Burundi.Some of the most popular mancala games (concerning distribution area, the numbers of players and tournaments, and publications) are: The name is a classification or type of game, rather than any specific game. Game of Ô ăn quan on New Year's Day ( Tết) at Vinhomes Times City, Ha Noi ![]() ![]() LCS executives made clear to the intermediaries negotiating with ISIS that, in exchange for LCS paying ISIS 750 Syrian Pounds per each ton of cement that it sold, they expected ISIS to take action against its competitors, either by stopping the sale of competing imported Turkish cement in the areas under ISIS’s control, or by imposing taxes on competing cement that would allow LCS to raise the prices at which it sold cement. Lafarge and LCS executives intentionally structured their agreements with ISIS to compensate the terrorist organization based on the amount of cement that LCS was able to sell – effectively, a revenue-sharing agreement – to incentivize the terrorist group to act in LCS’s economic interest.Īs a condition of entering into this revenue-sharing agreement, Lafarge and LCS executives sought ISIS’s assistance to impose costs on competitors selling Turkish cement imported into northern Syria, which was often sold more cheaply than cement produced at the Jalabiyeh Cement Plant. LCS executives purchased raw materials needed to manufacture cement from ISIS-controlled suppliers paid monthly “donations” to armed groups, including ISIS and ANF, so that employees, customers and suppliers could traverse checkpoints controlled by the armed groups on roads around the Jalabiyeh Cement Plant and eventually agreed to make payments to ISIS based on the volume of cement that LCS sold to its customers, which Lafarge and LCS executives likened to paying “taxes.” After the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, Lafarge and LCS negotiated agreements to pay armed factions in the Civil War to protect LCS employees, to ensure continued operation of the Jalabiyeh Cement Plant, and to obtain economic advantage over their competitors in the Syrian cement market.Īs Lafarge executives made clear in contemporaneous emails, their motives were primarily economic. ![]() ![]() “There is simply no justification for a multi-national corporation authorizing payments to designated terrorist organizations.”įrom approximately May 2010 to September 2014, Lafarge, through LCS, operated a cement plant in the Jalabiyeh region of Northern Syria (the Jalabiyeh Cement Plant) that Lafarge had constructed at a cost of approximately $680 million. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “The defendants routed nearly six million dollars in illicit payments to two of the world’s most notorious terrorist organizations – ISIS and al-Nusrah Front in Syria – at a time those groups were brutalizing innocent civilians in Syria and actively plotting to harm Americans,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. This case sends the clear message to all companies, but especially those operating in high-risk environments, to invest in robust compliance programs, pay vigilant attention to national security compliance risks, and conduct careful due diligence in mergers and acquisitions.” “The defendants partnered with ISIS, one of the most brutal terrorist organizations the world has ever known, to enhance profits and increase market share - all while ISIS engaged in a notorious campaign of violence during the Syrian civil war. “The terrorism crimes to which Lafarge and its subsidiary have pleaded guilty are a vivid reminder of how corporate crime can intersect with national security,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Kuntz II sentenced the defendants to terms of probation and to pay financial penalties, including criminal fines and forfeiture, totaling $777.78 million.Īccording to court documents, Lafarge S.A., headquartered in Paris, France, and Lafarge Cement Syria (LCS) S.A., headquartered in Damascus, Syria, schemed to pay ISIS and ANF in exchange for permission to operate a cement plant in Syria from 2013 to 2014, which enabled LCS to obtain approximately $70.3 million in revenue. Immediately following the defendants’ guilty pleas this morning, U.S. A global building materials manufacturer and its subsidiary pleaded guilty today to a one-count criminal information charging them with conspiring to provide material support and resources in Northern Syria from 2013 to 2014 to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the al-Nusrah Front (ANF), both U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations. ![]() ![]() So I uninstalled all the Thunderbolt and Focusrite software that I could. When I got the Startech adapter today, it initially didn't work. The bad news is that I think I wasted another $82 on the Startech adapter. The good news is that my Clarett 8Pre is now working on my Lenovo P50 laptop running Windows 10 Pro. I have some good news and some bad news to report. or vice versa, connect the adapter with interface after Windows is completely booted and check whether it appear in device manager. like audio interface connected and powered on and running before you turn on the notebook. Also you might try different powering sequences. So different adapter can be certainly worth of try. Without that, no devices were detected at the bus and shown in device manager. So for example, it's known, that Apple adapter has issues with certain PD chips or old versions of NVM firmware (Intel provide update packages only for their own end user products like NUC boxes, so that is on OEM vendor responsibility), also there can be problems with hot-plug.įriend of mine had to swap cheaper Apple for Startech adapter to make external TB peripherals working at some Dell notebook. Finally there is vendor EFI/BIOS code and configuration options there and Intel TB driver running in Windows. Then you have Intel NVM firmware, which is supplied to OEMs and they can incorporate its updates to their packages (some of them do that, some don't). Hardware wise there's one of Alpine Ridge TB controller chips by Intel and additional USB-C PD (Power Delivery) chip by other vendor. Unfortunately there's multiple factors in play and some of them are out of control for audio interface vendor. There can be issue with particular TB3->2 adapter and notebook or motherboard. ![]() ![]() Donald said the allegation was "obviously false". Ivana stated in a deposition taken in 1990, during their divorce proceedings, that Donald had visited her plastic surgeon following which he had expressed anger and ripped out hair from her scalp. Ivana Trump and Donald Trump married in 1977. In October 2016, Trump publicly vowed to sue all the women who have made allegations of sexual misconduct against him, as well as The New York Times for publishing the allegations, but he has yet to follow through with any legal action. Trump has denied all the allegations against him, saying he has been the victim of media bias, conspiracies, and a political smear campaign. In October 2019, the book All the President's Women: Donald Trump and the Making of a Predator by Barry Levine and Monique El-Faizy was published, containing 43 additional allegations of sexual misconduct against Trump. Trump called the allegation fiction and denied ever meeting Carroll, although New York had published a photo of Trump and Carroll together in 1987. The magazine said two friends of Carroll confirmed that Carroll had previously confided in them in regard to the incident. Jean Carroll alleged in New York magazine that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in 1995 or 1996. Trump had already referred to this practice during a 2005 interview on The Howard Stern Show, saying he could "get away with things like that" because he owned the beauty pageants in which the women and girls were competing. ![]() Trump, who owned the Miss Universe franchise, which includes both pageants, was accused of going into dressing rooms in 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2006, while contestants were in various stages of undress. Many of his accusers stated that Trump's denials provoked them into going public with their allegations.Īnother type of accusation was made, primarily after the audio recording surfaced, by several former Miss USA and Miss Teen USA contestants, who accused Trump of entering the dressing rooms of beauty pageant contestants. Trump subsequently characterized those comments as "locker room talk" and denied actually behaving that way toward women, and he also apologized for the crude language. I don't even wait" and "grab 'em by the pussy". Trump was recorded bragging that a celebrity like himself "can do anything" to women, including "just start kissing them. ![]() Two of the allegations (by Ivana Trump and Jill Harth) became public before Trump's candidacy for president, but the rest arose after a 2005 audio recording was leaked during the 2016 presidential campaign. The accusations have resulted in three instances of litigation: his then-wife Ivana made a rape claim during their 1990 divorce litigation but later recanted that claim businesswoman Jill Harth sued Trump in 1997 alleging breach of contract while also suing for sexual harassment but agreed to forfeit her sexual harassment claim as part of a settlement she received relating to the former suit and, in 2017, former The Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos filed a defamation lawsuit after Trump accused her of lying about her sexual misconduct allegations against him. Donald Trump, the president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, has been accused of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment, including non-consensual kissing or groping, by at least 25 women since the 1970s. The bucket also comes with a lid, this will allow you to seal your bucket when you’re not using it, keeping it clean for the next time you go to use it. However, it’s built to fit the high-quality adams bucket. The grit guard is very similar to the ones listed above. This 5 Gallon bucket and guard is the key to keeping your car scratch free and clean at the same time. If you’re looking for a professional, heavy duty detailing bucket with a grit guard, look no further. They’re a US company and focus on product quality. Why go to the effort of buying something, having to return it and then find a new one? When you can just buy a wash bucket and grit guard that’s 100% made to go together? Adams Grit Guard Wash Bucket With LidĪdam’s Polishes are a great detailing brand. Best Car Wash Bucket And Grit Guard Bundleįor me, when I started detailing, I couldn’t be bothered with the hassle of getting a grit guard that may or may not fit in my bucket. You can buy the EOPER Grit Guards On Amazon. Having a cheap grit guard is going to be better than not having a grit guard at all. If you’re working on a budget and still want to buy some grit guards, you should definitely consider these. They’ll still filter a majority of the dirt. I think that grit guards are an area you can afford to save money on.Īnd as long as they fit well, it doesn’t matter what the design or technology behind them is. It’s split into 4 quadrants with 5 finger holes to make fitting and removing the guard easier. The build quality is ok and it’s the exact same design as the Viking one. This 2 pack of EOPER grid guards will save you up to 50%. You can buy the Detail Guardz Grit Guard On Amazon VIKING 919501 Grit Trap However, at twice the price of the Chemical Guys & Meguiars options, is it really worth it? I have absolutely no doubt that this grit guard is one of the best, if not the best on the market. You can literally feel the guard sucking the dirt from your mitt whenever you move it around in the bucket. The guard also has a freshwater return system that only allows clean water to come back above the screen.Īll of this is powered by the pumping motion of your hand in the bucket. This guard contains special “Dirt lock venturi filters and valves” which help to move the debris quickly to the bottom of the bucket separating it from the clean water with ease. ![]() Just like any other grit guard, the purpose of this is to keep your car wash water clean and reduce contamination to your mitt or sponge. With 220+ reviews on Amazon and a 4.5* rating, it could very well be worth the price they’re asking. It’d be higher up on this list if it wasn’t for the price. The Detail Guards grit guard is one that I like very much. Item Dimensions: 9.45 x 9.06 x 1.13 Inches You can find the best car wash bucket and grit guards bundles later on in this article. If you don’t feel like measuring your current wash buckets and trying to find a grit guard that fits well, do what I did, and buy a bundle. Sure, there are different patterns that are designed to trap more dirt than others, but, does it make that much of a difference?Īs long as the grit guard fits securely, traps dirt well, and doesn’t break with a slight amount of pressure, it’s good enough. Essentially just a piece of plastic, there isn’t too much difference between each grit guard.Īs long as the grit guard is the right size and fit for your wash bucket, it’s the best grit guard for you. Chemical Guys Two Bucket Wash & Dry Kitīecause they’re a very simple product. ![]()
He was a highly disciplined man who woke up for a 5 a.m. His friends and family remember a man of humility and quiet strength who strove to be a role model for those around him. Loans from Broadway Federal Bank helped establish Ward African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Second Baptist Church and the Lewis Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and several black neighborhoods in South Los Angeles. in 1946, and Hudson took over the bank in 1972.Īs president and CEO, Hudson focused less on profits and more on growing minority neighborhoods, his daughter said. Claude Hudson, founded one of the first black-owned banks in L.A. “I could not serve the best interests of the Police Department while serving the best interests of my organization and my community,” Hudson said. During a news conference announcing his resignation, he expressed reservations about the direction the department was taking. He resigned his post as vice president of the commission in 1971 to take a position as head of the L.A. He criticized officers for not understanding “the day-to-day oppression under which black and brown people live.” Hudson urged the LAPD to learn more about minority communities, and also counseled his own community against blaming police for things they had no control over. “In view of the present tensions and conflicts that exist in our city today, I am not really sure whether I should thank you for electing me to the presidency,” Hudson said in his acceptance remarks.īack then, the names ringing out at Police Commission meetings were not Ezell Ford and Brendon Glenn but Leonard Deadwyler and Jerry Lee Arnie, both shot and killed by LAPD officers during Hudson’s tenure. When he was named the first black president of the panel in 1966, shortly after the Watts Riots, he did not hide his reservations about the position. In 1963, Hudson was named to the Los Angeles Police Commission, where he became an outspoken advocate for the black community. After the war, he obtained an undergraduate degree at UCLA and earned a law degree at Loyola University. “He felt like he had a lot to live up to,” Karen said.ĭuring World War II, Hudson flew a P-51 Mustang as member of the Tuskegee Airmen, escorting bombers on 23 combat missions in the Mediterranean theater of operations. On Sundays, after church, he helped his father sell NAACP memberships, Karen said. His childhood was steeped in the traditions of the civil rights movement. He attended the 28th Street Grammar School, John Adams Junior High and Polytechnic High. He moved to Los Angeles when he was 3 because his father, head of the local NAACP chapter, was getting death threats. Hudson was born in 1921 in Shreveport, La., the fourth of six children. “He was firmly steeped in not only civil rights and community service, but the idea that for all your blessings you have to give something back,” his daughter said. He mentored dozens of black youth and served as the head of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP. During his tenure as president and CEO of one of the first black-owned banks in Los Angeles, he extended loans and job offers to black, Asian and Latino people who were discriminated against by other banks. 8 at his Los Angeles home.Īn outspoken advocate for black issues, Hudson strove to be an agent of change for his community, his daughter Karen said. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.Hudson, 96, died Aug. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Type of Resource Cartographic Identifiers NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15404146 Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b12b7d50-c5d3-012f-ea0b-58d385a7bc34 Rights Statement The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. Statement of responsibility: by Micheal Coignet, mathematitian of Antwarpe. 97-6027 Topics Geography Asia, Southeastern India Genres Maps Atlases Notes Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard. Dates / Origin Date Issued: 1603 Place: London Publisher: Printed for Ieames Shawe, and are to be solde at his shoppe nigh Ludgate, Library locations Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division Shelf locator: Map Div. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlasesĪbraham Ortelius his epitome of the theater of the worlde. Names Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598 (Cartographer) Coignet, Michel, 1549-1623 (Editor) Shawe, James (Publisher) Collection Additional title: The Easte Indies with the iles. So, if you don’t have the time to perform penetration testing, you might be better off opting for a vulnerability scanner. However, the two security testing strategies look for the same problems. The difference between penetration testing and vulnerability scanning is that penetration testing is performed manually, whereas vulnerability scanning is automated. By this strategy, you can identify security weaknesses and eradicate them before hackers spot them and compromise your system. The aim of Burp Suite Community Edition tools is to enable you to act like a hacker and try to damage your system. There are also several backdoors into your Web server that can allow hackers in. There are many attacks on businesses that hackers can implement by infecting websites. In this guide, we will be looking at the free tools in the Community Edition and how you can use them to check on the security of your websites. However, this has more automation in it than the Community Edition. The Professional Edition is, like the free version, intended for use during penetration testing. ![]() The Enterprise edition is fully automated, so that crosses into the definition of a vulnerability manager. The two paid versions of Burp Suite are the Professional Edition and the Enterprise Edition. This includes tools that you can use to test websites and Web services manually. The free version is called Community Edition. The bundle of tools is available in free and paid versions. ![]() Burp Suite offers penetration testing tools for Web applications. |