![]() ![]() Sarah Beth Morgan (02:19): She's an amazing freelancer, but I love this like subtle bug animation. Um, she's a colleague of mine in the industry. So this first animation I have here is by Lynn Fritz. I'd say level one is most suited to visual designers or illustrators who are just getting their feet wet with after effects and motion design or animation. Is there typically looping gifs, mostly created with simple key frame animation and after effects, which no, we'll go into a bit more later. Y'all so before we get into the nitty-gritty of designing for animation, I want to pull back the curtain a bit on the different levels of motion design we encounter in the world here in this lab, we'll be honing in on level one, which involves very subtle movement, often added for a little extra pizazz on editorial illustrations or on websites, or sometimes in social media posts. And again, we're just so happy that you're here. And then we'll also start in Photoshop and we'll learn how to create a Photoshop file from scratch that actually will work really well to bring into after effects later, feel free to ask questions in the chat pod. Um, I'll kind of go into a little bit of backstory about what different levels of motion there are and how you can implement those into your future work. After I talk about design and Nol designs into some motion and after effects today, in part one, we'll focus in on the beginning stages, researching and concepting. And to give you some context here is what our final product will look like at the end of the four parts. That's what this four-part lab series is all about. So you've definitely come to the right place. Really focusing on teaching technique to those of y'all, who haven't really dove into after effects yet to those of you who might be really into design and illustration, but you want to add some more emotion to your work. And I will go into detail about animating your designs from scratch. And I am super excited that you've joined us today for this Adobe lab. I'm also an instructor for Skillshare and school of motion. I'm Sarah Beth Morgan, and I'm a freelance illustrator and art director from Portland, Oregon. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to create incredible illustrated works of art that you can use in your animation projects right away. In Illustration for Motion, you'll learn the foundations of modern illustration from Sarah Beth Morgan.
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Women had to be at least 5 feet tall and at least 95 pounds with 20/20 vision (wearing corrective glasses was okay). They were required to have three references in support of their background. They had to be native-born American and at least 18 years old with a good character. WAVES during World War II were not allowed to serve aboard combat ships or in aircraft.Īll women interested in serving in the WAVES had to adhere to several strict regulations. ![]() Their military activity was restricted only to duty in the continental US. ![]() Although, WAVES were able to serve in many fields that were once considered only for men, they still had to endure geographical restrictions. WAVES served in several atypical fields including those in the aviation community, in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, in the medical professions, communications, intelligence, and in science and technology. This organization allowed thousands of women to enlist and it even commissioned several hundred others to supervise. On July 30, 1942, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) became a division of the US Navy. Women were needed in all branches of the military to assist with the war effort. In general during the heighten World War II and Vietnam War years, over 85,000 women black, white, and others from different ethnic backgrounds served as air traffic controllers, artists, bakers, couriers, cryptologists, draftsmen, hospital corpsmen, lawyers, meteorologists, and translators. This series contains photographs showcasing the achievements and contributions of women, including black women in the US Navy. The General Photographic File of the Department of Navy (NAID 558506), compiled between the years 19, documents the highlights of WAVES activity. These record groups contain textual documents, motion pictures, aerial photographs, and still pictures that relates to the administration of the United States Navy and the Marine Corps. The selected photographs on the activities of black women in the US Navy came from Record Group 80 General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1798-1947 and Record Group 428 General Records of the Department of the Navy, 1947 to the present. Left to right: Jeanne McIver, Harriet Berry, Muriel Alberti, Nancy Grant, Maleina Bagley, and Matti Ethridge.” (NAID 520646) “Pin-up girls at NAS Seattle, Spring Formal Dance. Sprinkled within the majority of the series related to WAVES activity, are a few photographs displaying black women who also served in the Navy. The records concentrate on WAVES activities in recruiting new members, in caring for wounded soldiers, and in participating in physical training. The few selected series contains photographs, moving images, and a few textual documents showcasing the experience of American women in the military during World War II. Most of the records that are held at the National Archives related to women in the US Navy, primarily focused on their involvement as WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). ![]() Ligon, Archivist at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland ![]() Smooze returned in the series and first appeared in the episode of the fifth season called "Make New Friends but Keep Discord", though he was a vastly different character there.Įven without the Flume and remaining unfinished, the Smooze boasted immense destructive power and size, consuming entire mountain ranges and causing ripples on the earth marking its arrival. Smooze in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Generation 4 ( Friendship is Magic) Main article: Smooze in Heroes Wiki Yet just as the Smooze seemed ready to devour the last bit of Ponyland not corrupted by its presence, the Flutter Ponies arrived - using their magic they managed to cast the Smooze away and undo its evil before lifting the mass of slime into the air and dumping it back into the volcano it came from along with Hydia and her two daughters. Even the Rainbow being ultimately overwhelmed by the Smooze's power. The ponies were originally powerless to stop the beast after the witch Hydia released it. This is shown with animalistic roars and grunts (as well as limited speech (see trivia). ![]() The Smooze was semi-sentient, able to form hands and faces but only able to express rage and malice. It also threw chunks of itself around that when attached to living beings turned them "mean" and "grumpy" (which despite the childish language is actually a more dangerous threat than one might think as removing living creatures' ability to care about each other can lead to apathy and despair (also without the ability to care for other beings people often develop sociopathic tendencies) ). The Smooze is a genuinely terrifying being, especially giving the setting it was in - with the ability to grow to gargantuan sizes it spread across all of Ponyland (the original Ponyville) and buried anything (living or not) in its path completely ruining the land and turning once paradise-like fields and castles into barren wastelands. 1.2 Generation 4 ( Friendship is Magic).Check it out! FarDreamer's Toy SalesĪdded a tutorial that should help with re-hairing Perfume Puff ponies: Rerooting Tutorial - How to reroot a doll with YarnĪdded some information about Glitter Rust Stains. and anonymous!īesides selling on Ebay, I've also started a public Facebook group where I post my sales. Thanks so much for your generous Ko-fi donation, Melanie K. I added new info, new photos, and tried to simply the tutorials. So many updates finished! I had more than a year's worth stored up. Things may look a little weird until I get it finished. I'm working to catch up on nearly 3 years of updates (pathetic, I know, but my personal and work life have been nuts). Thank you so much to Gingerbread, Karan M., Brittany B., and all the others who have supported this site through Ko-fi. I wish I knew how to make my website look pretty like hers!Ī new tip added to t he Mohawks section on the Hair page. I clarified some of the language about Benzyl Peroxide on the Materials page.Īdded a link to information on re-hairing tails.Īdded a link to Shimmer Locks on the Hair page. ![]() Some of the drop down links are no longer working. I made lots of updates here and there on the Materials page. It's not the easiest project, but expect to see some things moving around.įinally posted the photos from de-flocking Twist!Īdded tips about model glue in the Accessories and Body sections. I'm trying to make the whole site easier to navigate. General updates to the text and I'm removing some links. Updated links to sunfading tutorials and Peek-A-Boo Baby head removal on the Body page. Several updates to the Hair section including: updated links for tutorials and where to buy replacement hair, added more links to re-pinking tutorials, added another styling tutorial, and updated links for replacement tinsel. Added a link to a nice re-glittering tutorial in the Symbols section. Added a resource for repro princess wands, a link to Hasbro instruction manuals, more sticker printouts, and hear bleaching cream safety tips to the Accessories page. Updated contact info for repro Surprise Twins babies and added information on fixing blotchy Decorating Starcatcher in the Misc. Hopefully it'll be much easier to navigate! You can also jump to specific sections on a page now.Īdded tips about model glue in the Accessories and Body sections. I finished re-arranging the My Collection section by year. I'm especially proud of how Twilight turned out.įinally posted the photos from de-flocking Twist ! Added the info from fixing up my 2nd Set So Soft Ponies. Added BabyStarz to the list of folks available to be commissioned for restorations.Īll of My Collection Year 5 now finished. The car is a joint venture of SAIC Motor Corp Ltd (600104.SS), General Motors Co (GM.N) and Wuling Motors (0305.HK). read moreĬarmakers in China have rolled out small, low-cost EVs like the Wuling Hongguang Mini - which even with recent battery price rises still sells for around $6,500. but with the same experience as today (with fossil-fuel cars) where you can fill up in 5 minutes."Ĭhina dominates global EV battery production and companies like Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) (300750.SZ)are developing batteries to go farther on a single charge. "For more cost-sensitive mainstream adoption, you need smaller battery packs. ![]() "Early adopters at the higher end of the market wanted bigger battery packs and longer range because they could afford it," said Sai Shivareddy, chief executive of Nyobolt, a startup developing niobium oxide anode materials for batteries that can charge in minutes. ![]() The battery is an EV's most expensive part, so true fast charging coupled with widely available chargers - a lack of charging infrastructure today is seen as slowing broader adoption of EVs - would allow automakers to build cars with smaller batteries at more affordable prices, yet boost profit by selling more vehicles to a broader audience. In the quest for smaller batteries that charge extremely quickly, the startup firms are experimenting with materials like silicon-carbon, tungsten and niobium. ![]() While carmakers today chase market leader Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), seeking to build cars that can travel 300 miles (482 km) or more between charges, battery startups expect range will matter less as public electric vehicle (EV) chargers become ubiquitous. CAMBRIDGE, England, July 11 (Reuters) - In the race to go electric, carmakers have focused on range to ease consumer anxiety over charging infrastructure, but battery makers are already working on the smaller, longer-lasting and cheaper batteries of the future, which also charge more quickly. Look out for the "timing" of the different paths, or try to adjust them to your favor with walls. On the other hand, if the nest is located at the end of a very long path, longer than what the monsters approaching from adjacent labyrinth fields would have to go, it's good to keep it and have the monsters coming less crowded. (The same is true for beacons too.) You might want to get rid of a monster nest if it's too near to your orb, or if it's connected to your orb with a path otherwise not used, and so you would have to build additional towers and gems to protect your flank. Sometimes it's worth destroying the monster nests, other times it's not. You can leech more mana from the slowed monster or have a greater chance of shocking it or tearing down its armor. Place a trap right next to an other one, place a slowing gem in the first trap and a mana gain/armor reduce/shocking gem in the second one. Place a trap near a group of towers and place a slowing gem in it, this way the monsters will have to crawl by the towers for a longer time, taking more shots. Look out for the small icons above the wave numbers on the stones. The wave stones on the left side of the screen show you what kind of monsters will appear. A giant monster approaching your orb the second time will take a huge mana toll. ![]() If they are surrounded with lots of other monsters though, they can be very dangerous. If they are along, try to lure them into paths that you can later close and force them to crawl back from the dead end you made. Giant monsters have high armor and lots of hit points, but they move slowly. Have multiple towers firing at them and try to get rid of them quickly. They can take the fire of your towers while the tougher and slower monsters pass by, so they can act like a living shield, but if you don't shoot them, they will quickly reach your orb again and again, resulting in a very high mana toll for the repeated banishments. Swarm monsters are easy to kill (usually one shot), and cheap to banish, but they come in very large numbers, and run very fast. Watch our for fast monsters that run by your towers and can reach your orb more than once before being killed. Each time a monster gets to your orb, its banishment cost increases. This costs you soma mana tougher monsters take more mana to banish. When a monster is just about to crush your orb, the orb will banish it back to its spawning location. If an apparition flies by, and your towers are busy killing monsters, click on the apparition to have the towers target it. If a monster with a high armor level approached however, a strong gem might be very useful - the monster's armor will absorb most of the damage weaker gems can inflict.Ĭlick on a monster to view info about it, but also to highlight it for your towers to shoot. It's better to have more towers with somewhat weaker gems in them, than a few towers with stronger gems. ![]() Look at the range indicator (yellow circle) of the inserted gem to see how far it can shoot, and place it in a tower that can give it the longest path to cover. It might be worth placing a tower at one square distance from the path instead of right next to it. If you want to shoot them, they should be in the gem's range you want to place in the tower. Place your towers in positions where they can cover the longest path possible, but also look out for beacons, shards, nests, and tombs. ![]() Try to avoid making gems containing more than three base types. If you want a gem to have a strong special ability, but also benefit from the triple (or dual) bonuses, create 2 or 3 grade 1 gems, each of a different type, combine them together, and then build onward using only pure gems of the type you want to boost. So if you want to use the special ability of a gem, combine it only with gems of the same type. If you combine two gems of different types, you get both specials but with a decreased power. ![]() Pure gems have the strongest special abilities. These bonuses can be further increased with the Dual gem and Triple gem mastery skills. Dual gems are superior to pure gems, they get bonuses to their damage, range, and firing speed. ![]() Norton offers what it calls bank-grade encryption, standard AES-256. "Symantec worked with (international auditing firm) RSM to conduct a third-party privacy assessment of Norton Secure VPN that is in the process of being finalized," the spokesperson said. To that end, a Norton spokesperson told CNET back in September 2019 (before Symantec sold Norton that November) that new security assessments were on the way. Read more: ExpressVPN review: A VPN speed leader with a secure reputation Security and privacyĪlong with city-specific server selection, publicly disclosing more information about its servers would also greatly improve Norton's security offerings. US speeds, in particular, could be improved if you could choose which coast to connect to. The inconsistency in connection speeds and load times could be starkly improved by allowing you to choose the city you connect to. And while US servers landed a disappointing 92Mbps average, UK servers shone with a 181Mbps average. Mainland European scores could have been better, crossing the finish line with a 78Mbps average, as French servers outperformed German ones. Australian servers performed marginally better, averaging around 50Mbps. So if you're looking for a VPN to use while traveling in China, you may want to consider a different option. Norton's Hong Kong servers dragged down overall speed scores, averaging just 6Mbps. Unlike many other VPNs, Norton doesn't allow you to choose the city you connect to - only the country. Overall, Norton's speeds are on par with other midtier VPNs, achieving only about 43% of the average 187Mbps speed achieved on a 1Gbps-capable fiber connection during testing, while still maintaining an average of around 81Mbps globally. That's one reason I'm more interested in testing the amount of speed lost (which for most VPNs is typically half or more) across both high-speed and slower connection types, and in using tools like to even out the playing field. And with any speed test, results are going to rely on your local infrastructure, with hyperfast internet service yielding higher test speed results. Internet speeds in the US vary widely by state and provider. I ran my speed tests over the course of three days, in two locations, using both wireless and Ethernet connections - one location offered slower broadband speeds, and the other offered higher speeds via fiber-optic internet. Norton doesn't publicly post its server count on its website, but at last count there were 1,500 servers. Number of server locations: 29 countries, 73 cities.We will update our reviews and, if necessary, our rankings to account for this new competitive landscape. We're in the process of reevaluating all of our top picks in light of these changes. In February, NordVPN and Surfshark announced the two companies were merging, though they'll continue to operate autonomously. In December, ExpressVPN announced that it had officially joined Kape Technologies, a company that already owns several other VPNs and has raised privacy concerns in the past. 9, 2022: The VPN industry has undergone significant change in the past few months, with all three of our top VPN choices announcing major changes in corporate ownership. But with limited server options and a few dealbreaker security issues, it's clear that the Norton Secure VPN still has some work to do before it can meet the high standards set by its sibling security products.Įditors' note, Feb. Long known for their competitive antivirus protection and ability to adapt to an ever-changing security industry, a virtual private network from NortonLifeLock sounds promising at the outset. There are few more familiar names in information security than Norton and LifeLock. ![]() Bookkeepers often take on payroll duties and manage accounts payable and receivable.īookkeeping attracts finance-oriented people with strong attention to detail and solid math skills. They also update internal records and cross-check company finances with bank statements. These accounting professionals track and record financial transactions. We will be fully transparent with you regarding who is working on your books and work with you to staff your file appropriately.Bookkeepers keep track of the money flowing through their employer's business. That would mean your point of contact is in Canada but some of the work like the reconciling of your accounts is done by a Philippine team member who is overseen by your Canadian account manager. We will offer the option to have your main point of contact still be in Canada if that’s important to you. Our research has shown us that thanks to cloud software and Zoom, and the fact that English is the primary language in the Philippines, and their very strong college accounting programs, and their willingness to work during their night to match our business hours, we can offer as good or better service to Canadian clients with some of the work being done in the Philippines. ![]() We will work to mitigate all the concerns our Canadian clients have. ![]() Right now our team members are all based in Canada (Ontario and Alberta), but we have learned over the pandemic that staff need vacations and sometimes get sick, and we need redundancy to make sure our client's books can always be kept up to date.Īs such, in the coming months, we will be exploring how to add English-speaking, fully trained accountants located in the Philippines to our team. Most growing accounting and bookkeeping agencies are being forced to consider hiring team members in other countries that are training more bookkeepers than Canada is. For context, there is a shortage of cloud bookkeepers in Canada and the demand will exceed supply for the next several years. Our team is currently located in Canada but we are exploring the possibility of hiring a team in the Philippines to provide additional support and capacity. Our clients love how it puts all the requests in one list for them. We use bookkeeping management software called Financial Cents to manage our workflow and reminders and it has a nice feature that enables us to send you a list of documents we need and it reminds you until you check them all off. In terms of cloud accounting systems, we only use Xero and Quickbooks Online and we are experts in both systems and integrating them with other third-party systems. Dext has built-in contextual messaging so our bookkeepers can ask you for clarifications about receipts, without cluttering up your email. Dext serves as the central database for the bookkeeping process. You'll be able to contact them on a schedule that you agree on.Ĭorrespondence between you and the bookkeeper will be primarily done via email, but you can also arrange to set up calls or web meetings.ĭext is the preferred way for you and your bookkeeper to share the documents (for security reasons). You'll be working with a dedicated bookkeeper. ![]()
And, thanks to iCloud Syncing (iOS only) your spelling list will appear on all your iCloud enable devices. That's it! Now you are ready to study your word list and be quizzed on it. ![]() Optionally, you can add a written and/or spoken phrase. SpellBoard will take it from there using the iOS’s built in speech technology to quiz you on the words (if desired you can record audio in your own voice as well). All you need to do is enter the word (correctly spelled), the grade level (1-12). SpellBoard provides a fast and intuitive way for you to enter your list of spelling words. Parent-controlled features include auto shut-off and volume control. The Write and Learn Advanced Spellboard comes with 30 pre-printed worksheets, two writing pencils and an interactive drawing area. That's right, you could even use this for your Spanish class! It also teaches children how to spell three- to six-letter words through 12 different learning activities. SpellBoard allows you to create any spelling quiz in any language. A V. Well, all that may have just changed – say hello to SpellBoard! Shop direct for our award winning learning toys like Innotab, Kidizoom Smartwatch, GoGo SmartWheels, Go Go Smart Animals, Switch & Go Dinos and more. SpellBoard provides a fast and intuitive way for you to enter your list of spelling words. SpellBoard will take it from there using the iOS’s built in speech technology to quiz you on the words (if desired you can record audio in your own voice as well. ![]() Of course, during the week there are endless impromptu spelling quizzes, – at home, in the car, at dinner, before bed – you get the idea. SpellBoard provides a fast and intuitive way for you to enter your list of spelling words. Wednesday, we have our pre-quiz and Friday is the spelling test. Whether you are a student, teacher or parent, we all know the weekly spelling drill. There are also three activities –- “Word Scramble,” “Word Search,” and “Missing Letters” –- for fun spelling practice.SpellBoard now supports iCloud Syncing on both iOS and macOS Starbooks Priddy Learning My First Lets Spell Board book. Lists can also be shared via email or iTunes, and kids can connect with other SpellBoard users via Bluetooth. Shop a large selection of Learning Toys including Books All product 100 authentic satifaction. Parent-controlled klepon include auto shut-off and volume control. Kids choose to study or take a quiz, and the app records scores. The Write and Learn Advanced Spellboard comes with 30 pre-printed worksheets, two writing pencils and an interactive drawing area. In addition to entering their own spelling list words, kids can also speak the word or a phrase containing the word, add a photo, and look up the definition. Up for auction Vtech Write & Learn Spellboard Advanced Has two levels one for younger children and one for older children I used it for 4-10 years old. Spelling lists of some of the most commonly written words are also already built into the app for premade study tools.įirst, a student selects whether to enter a spelling list or practice a list already included. Founded in October 1st, 1976 on Hong Kong, China 1977 On August 20th, but new circuit board. SpellBoard also has a feature that lets users find the definition of a word within the app. The box contains the Enchanted Spellboard, which is an 18 inch square, a 33 page book that describes each of the symbols on the board and how to use it, a planchette and a bracelet that can be worn while using the board. You can put spelling lists into the app (in any language) by typing the word, recording the word with the iPad's microphone, using the word in a sentence, writing the word on an on-screen whiteboard, and by including a related photo for each word on the list. The Enchanted Spellboard by Amy Zerner and Monte Farber is a spirit board that is similar to The Psychic Circle. SpellBoard is a study app that can be used with custom spelling lists. The Write & Learn Spellboard Advanced teaches children how to print letters, print numbers, and even keeps them in the loop with cursive writing lessons The smart LCD screen recognizes your child’s handwriting and encourages their efforts as they perfect their penmanship. ![]() The increase of giving in the US was driven by both individual and corporate donors, backed by a strong stock market. In comparison, in 2018, Americans gave an estimated $431.43 billion to charities, which means an increase of $18.21 billion in 2019. In 2019, charitable giving rose by 4.2% in the US, reaching 449.64 billion dollars. It may be helpful to leave unnecessary bureaucracy behind and start thinking about finding more valuable solutions and better ways of resource distribution for those who need it the most.įor more information about this issue, go to It is important to reconsider if the access to resources and funding for NGOs is the appropriate one. We are going through times in which speed of action and efficiency are essential to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in vulnerable communities. So we need to be much more swift in our response in getting that money out to the front line,” said Sarah Champion, member of Parliament and chair of IDC. “It’s very clear there is a window where we can be shoring up and making resilient and indeed preventing outbreaks of COVID-19, particularly in the global south, but that window is closing very, very quickly, if not shutting. Although a lot of that UN money actually ends up going to NGOs, it takes two to three months to get there. The funding insufficiency leads to a lack of actions taken by the NGOs, who are trying to give a quick response and fighting to prevent severe outbreaks of COVID-19 among vulnerable communities. ![]() Most of the funding is being directed through the United Nations or other multilateral organizations instead of being directly given to NGOs, which slows down the distribution. government must increase humanitarian funding to front-line NGOs to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, because of politicians and aid leaders insisting that less than 2% of funding committed under the Global Humanitarian Response Plan has so far made it properly and rapidly to NGOs. The decisions of political cooperation that we make today will form the civic space for tomorrow. Protecting and the civic spaces and the responsibility of the OSC build on the principles of inclusive dialogue and participation. The point of this document is creating a guide for the members of DAC to encourage them to promote auspicious environments for the civil society. Identifies four plausible futures that could materialize by 2030 and try to help at who are responsible of designing development cooperation policies and form the civic space of the future in a dynamic way empowering the opportunities that digital transformation offers while mitigating its risks. The document provides a general vision of the variables that could decide the path of civic space in this context of digital transformation. An open and dynamic civic space is essential for this. These trends challenging the ways that Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and other providers of development co-operation strive to promote an enabling environment for civil society to contribute to sustainable development. The implication of digital transformation for fundamental freedoms and civic space are particularly relevant in COVID-19 context, marked with a widespread display of digital technologies for replay at the global health crisis. The digital transformation, related to economic and social effects about digitization is altering the civic, physical, virtual and legal space where people associate, articulate and gather. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a document about digital transformation and the futures of civic space to 2030. |