![]() ![]() Take, for example, Cynthia Nixon of Sex and The City fame. “Such statements,” she writes, “infuse biological accounts with an obligatory and nearly coercive force, suggesting that anyone who describes homosexual desire as a choice or social construction is playing into the hands of the enemy.” People who challenge the Born This Way narrative are often cast as homophobic, and their thinking is considered backward – even if they are themselves gay. But what feels most accurate to say is that I’m gay – but I wasn’t born this way.Īs Jane Ward notes in Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men, what’s interesting about many of these claims is how transparent their speakers are with their political motivations. But that doesn’t feel like an accurate description of my sexual history, either. How do I explain that I was honestly in love with a woman? Some people might argue that I am innately bisexual, with the capacity to love both women and men. If so, that ‘blip in the road’ has always been a thorn in my flesh. After all, most kids experiment with heterosexuality in college, don’t they? But that was nothing more than a blip in the road. Well, you must have been gay the whole time, some might think, and because of some religious shame, you decided to lie to yourself and experiment with a girl. To this day, she and I joke about how she was the only girl I was ever in love with, and how I would’ve been quite happy marrying her.Īs a writer, this kind of complicated story is incredibly interesting to me – mostly because it shows that my own personal history resists the kind of easy classifications that have come to dominate discussions of sexuality. I even went so far as to fall in love with one. During that time, we both pal’d around with girls on the side. ![]() I came out at a conservative Christian college in the US and was in a gay relationship for around two years with a basketball player who ended up marrying a woman. My sexual journey through college was anything but run-of-the-mill. ![]() They weren’t subject to human imagination or experimentation – to the frustration of many sociologists, and kids, like myself, who found themselves inexplicably in bed with a player from the other team. If you happened to engage in activity that ran counter to your sexual identity, then you had two options: you were lying to yourself and everyone else, or you were just experimenting. It was 2006, a full five years before Lady Gaga would set the Born This Way argument atop its unassailable cultural perch, but even then the popular understanding of orientation was that it was something you were born with, something you couldn’t change. You so obviously cannot be gay, was her implication, because this is good sex. Here, the "evil game" refers to love as a destructive activity.It wasn’t a command - it was a challenge. TO PUT YOU IN= To introduce you (inside the box with sugar)ĮVIL= / i:vəl/ (he mispronounces it and says * / ev ɪ l/) wicked, of a bad moral condition, very bad. SUGAR= He mispronounces this word */s ugar/ but the correct pronunciation is /ʃ ʊg ə*/ WORSE= He says / w ɒ r s/ but the correct pronunciation is / w ɜ:* s/īLAME= If you blame someone, you think they are responsible for something wrong that happened. Frankly, I think he's confusing both things in the song) (Don't confuse with LOVESICK= Totally in love. The complete expression was "sick and tired of", which is an emphatic form of "tired of" with the meaning of "I don’t want it anymore", but now you can say only "sick of" with the same meaning: I’m sick of love = I’m sick and tired of love = I’m tired of love = I don’t want it anymore. If you are sick of something you are very tired of it, you don’t want it anymore. This sentence has a double negative, which is wrong in standard English, though often found in colloquial English (correct: "I cannot feel the air anymore" or "I can feel the air no more") (he mispronounces it and says */k æn n ɒ t/, which is totally wrong) ![]() I CANNOT FEEL THE AIR NO MORE= Remember the negative form of can is "can't" or "cannot" /k æn ə t/, but we can't say "can not". ![]()
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![]() Get the most beautiful and pixel perfect references and see how they could help you. The high fidelity wireframe should be naked and functional, without any extra aesthetic bit. But, keep it poor on details, avoid all extra bit of information. High fidelityĪfter reviewing your prototype, it's time to refine it and add content. If you are testing with users, see if they have other concerns, observe if they can use your prototype without getting stuck. If you are testing with other teams, ask if your idea solves their pain with clients. Just show your ideas around and see how people react to it, let them ask questions and play with it. I'm sure you will learn more from real experiences than most of those beautiful dribbble UI shots. If you are working on an app experience, download similar apps and analyse every pixel of them. I like to get a pen and paper and draw wireframes of the references, that helps me pay attention to the minimalist details that look transparent to the user's eyes. Try to figure it out how it was built and abstract the wireframe behind the aesthetic details. Use references wiselyĮvery time you look at a reference, keep in mind what you need to learn from it. Get a pencil and sketch many possibilities to solve the pain points you found. Forget that amazing UI reference or that new trend everyone is talking about. With all the data you have collected and analysed from the UX Research, it's time give life to your ideas and design solutions. ![]() Minimalism should be transparent and give peace of mind. ![]() If it looks ugly, boring or incomplete, it's because something is wrong. It's important to keep in mind that minimalism is not an excuse for lazy or bad design. Thinking about that, I follow a creative process to focus on my project goals and get to a minimalist design at the end of the process. ![]() But, most of those ideas are useless to the first steps of a UX project, because they are UI pixel-perfect references of final products. When starting a UX/UI project, it's normal to look for references and get excited by details, flourishes and crazy interactions ideas. Every extra unit of information in a dialogue competes with the relevant units of information and diminishes their relative visibility. Dialogues should not contain information which is irrelevant or rarely needed. But this is just the start to achieve minimalism. The #8 Heuristic for User Interface Design says that we need to cut every extra unit of information. While poor minimalism is boring and evident, by lack of elements and content strategy. The difference is that good minimalism is attractive and transparent, by using the appropriate amount of content and polished details. I usually struggle with two situations, depending on the project:ġ- Having lots of elements to include and content to fit, which makes minimalism a challenge Ģ- Lack of elements and content guidance, which leads to poor minimalism, instead of elegant. The question is how to be less in order to be more? How to be elegantly minimalist like Apple, for example? ![]() We need to communicate a lot of information and promote the business, but being attractive at the same time. When we have a new job, it's very challenging to marry clients' goals with design rules, especially minimalism practices. We keep repeating it, but it's not that simple to achieve it, especially in the real world. As designers, we all know that less is more. ![]() ![]() In love with the handsome prince from Earth known as Darien, Serenity pined away for her love. Weapons/Equipment: Neo Queen Serenity wields the Silver Imperium Crystal.īorn into royalty back in the Silver Millennium Neo Queen Serenity was known as Princess Serenity, princess of the Moon Kingdom. Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss: She uses this with her Eternal Tiera Silver Crystal Power: She says this to use the Imperium Silver Crystal Powers Based On: The Moon and the Imperium Silver Crystal Her moon insignia is also shown on her forehead. She wears three white hair pins in her hair as well as two pink circles on her odangos. The ribbon on the back of her skirt is pink and trails down to her white boots which are lined with pink. Her ascot is blue with three white stripes. The arms of her fuku come to mid forearm with pink binding matching the binding on her elbow length gloves. Two ribbons adorn the waist of her fuku of yellow and pink. Senshi Appearance: Eternal Sailor Moon wears a white fuku with wings on the back, her skirt has three layers the top yellow pink then a dark blue. Her royal golden crown rests between her two ponytails. A yellow moon insignia is on her forehead and she wears her long blonde hair in two royal odangos os on top of her head. Gossamer white transparent ribbbons shaped in wings adorn the back of her dress. The dress falls naturally from her hips down and is slightly longer than Serenity is tall and the material forms a pool around her feet. Normal Appearance: Neo Queen Serenity wears a white, strapless, form-fitting, empire waisted dress, decorated with yellow wings across the top. As a teenager she was a klutzy a cry-baby who never woke up on time, having out grown much of that she is a true lady, but even now her former self can appear. Like her true mother she rules in a very fair way, she is very trusting and loves her duties as the Queen. Personality: Neo-Queen Serenity is a kind and very gentile woman. Goals: To have the world live in peace, and grow older with her family and friends, and to protect Earth from any evilįears: Earth will be overrun by evil, and to see any of her loved ones hurt Weaknesses: As a younger child Serena did not study much and therefore lacks a bit in that area, as a grown up Serenity has outgrown the cry-baby klutz but she can still appear at times Strengths: Standing up for what is right, protecting the good and innocent, righting wrongs įavorite Food: Candy, chocolates, any type of desert Hobbies: Spending time with her husband daughter and royal court, attending balls and soirees ruling Crystal Tokyo. ![]() Name: Neo Queen Serenity (Serena Tsuniko Shields)Īge: Looks as if late 20's but is in actuality much older IPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad iPad, iPad Mini 2, iPad Mini 3, iPad Mini 4, 9.The Ruler of Tokyo, Neo Queen Serenity NEO-QUEEN SERENITY IPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Plus: 1284x2778 IPhone Xs Max, iPhone 11 Pro Max: 1242x2688 IPhone X, iPhone Xs, iPhone 11 Pro: 1125x2436 ![]() IPhone 6 plus, iPhone 6s plus, iPhone 7 plus, iPhone 8 plus: 1242x2208 IPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, iPhone 8: 750x1334 IPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone SE: 640x1136 IPhone: iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS: 320x480 ![]() ![]() ![]() However, as enemies from both past and present begin to emerge, will the reformed killer be able to uphold his new ideals? Ī hundred years after catastrophic shifts in tectonic plates caused most of its area to submerge, Japan now thrives as a maritime nation. ![]() Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan tells the story of Kenshin as he strives to save those in need of saving. After receiving help from Kenshin, Kaoru allows him to stay at the dojo, and so the former assassin temporarily ceases his travels. One day, he stumbles across Kaoru Kamiya at her kendo dojo, which is being threatened by an impostor claiming to be Battousai. Vowing never to kill again, Kenshin dedicates himself to protecting the weak. Unbeknownst to them, Battousai has abandoned his bloodstained lifestyle in an effort to repent for his sins, now living as Kenshin Himura, a wandering swordsman with a cheerful attitude and a strong will. It has been ten peaceful years since then, but the very mention of Battousai still strikes terror into the hearts of war veterans. Feared as a merciless killer, he was unmatched throughout the country, but mysteriously disappeared at the peak of the Japanese Revolution. ![]() In the final years of the Bakumatsu era lived a legendary assassin known as Hitokiri Battousai. Kochin takes Bulma hostage, forcing Roushi’s agreement to accompany him in mysterious plans involving his master. Under the impression of Muten-Roushi being the strongest man in the world, Dr. Refusing, he easily defeats the creatures, piquing Dr. After regaining consciousness, they return home to Kame House only to encounter Bio-Men, demanding Muten-Roushi to follow them. When the ice beneath them breaks, it cuts their altercation short, burying Gohan and Oolong within. Attempting to locate the dragon balls, Gohan Son and Oolong arrive at the scene and are ambushed by several creatures known as “Bio-Men.” Training nearby, Piccolo attempts to save them but is then attacked by three mysterious warriors. Uirou, a mad scientist hellbent on ruling the world, forever frozen in the never-melting ice of the Tsurumai-Tsuburi Mountains. Kochin gathers the dragon balls intending to free his master Dr. In his laboratory, biotechnology expert Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() KMplayer FeaturesĪnother attribute that has allowed this application to be a valuable package is the ability to be used to work with virtual reality images. But, it isn’t without competition, and some of its top alternatives include VLC Player, GOM Player Potplayer, AIMP. Users can also adjust the settings so they can tailor the application to their preferences. With it, you can play a variety of kinds of media files as well as browse through images. KMPlayer is a well-known and secure media player you can download to your personal computer. KMPlayer can be accessed through a variety of advertisements, such as on the homepage, in dedicated panels for side panels as well as the options panel and pop-ups. It has a substantial customer base and has received a number of positive reviews and ratings from major download sites that are independent like Softonic, Adobe, and CNET. This software could be harmful or could contain malicious software that is bundled. Google Store as well as through the Apple App Store. The apps can be downloaded via Google Store or the Apple App Store. Because of it being the case that KMPlayer was downloaded over 811 million times and has versions for each of the Android or iOS operating systems. KMPlayer does not support the 3D format, and the latest version of the software has removed the majority of the 3D functions. The latest version of km player adds a number of features like the quick button video zoom and move the playlist and subtitle settings, and more. It is significantly improved in performance to improve the speed of playback for premium quality content on high-end PCs.īlockedIt’s extremely likely that this application is malware-ridden or has undesirable bundled software. It’s a powerful player that can play any content, such as 4K 8K, 60FPS, etc. The brand new KMPlayer can be described as a player designed for premium PCs like the 8K or 60FPS models. ![]() ![]() It’s not just giving you more options, it’s also free. KMPlayer however, offers the user a wide range of options and endless options to alter the settings of the player’s appearance. If you encounter any issue or you’d want to make minor changes for your enjoyment It is likely that there is not anything you can do. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There is in the IPTC Fields a folder called "Schlüsselwörter (german) / keywords" - if I import the keywords from Adobe PS Elements they are shown there. The only question would be - if necessary - how to change the categories in the old files to keywords or to find a way to select / filter categories and keywords.īut thank you so much for explanation, thats really big support. If I do that in Adobe and then import the files they are written in IPTC keywords.Īnyhow I think for organizing the files I should stick to XN View but maybe change to write keywords not categories. In my settings it is defined to create IPTC as well as XMP Metadates.Ģ) For raw files, check "update or create sidecar xmp". An old iptc metadata is called category. Got it - but in XNVIEWMP there is in the IPTC Fields a folder called "Schlüsselwörter (german) / keywords" - if I import the keywords from Adobe PS Elements they are shown there.įrom 2013 on I just worked with XN View and there with categories in IPTC, and all are written in the IPTC. ![]() The tags will be read and added in categories of XnViewMP catalog.ĭear Michel - Thank you so much / Merci Beaucoup In Settings > Catalog, use "Import Folder" button. If you have many photos tagged with other softwares, you can set XnViewMP to read the tags (settings > Metadata > Import. Select files, click on "View > Update files from catalog" (the catalog IS the categories database, and it will update your photos by writng keywords) (you need to know what you want)Ģ) For raw files, check "update or create sidecar xmp" If you have a lot of photos having categories, but where export option was not enabled, you'll have to force XnViewMP to write keywords.ġ) For jpeg's, check "export.", check "create iptc" or "create xmp" or both. ", and check "create xmp", then adding a category to a photo will WRITE xmp keywords. In Settings > metadata, if you check "export categories to. "Categories" in XnViewMP is a tool designed to manage a database (filter, search. in XnViewMP "tag" is a marking feature, no metadata corresponding. Many kinds of metadata keywords are possible (exif kw, iptc kw, xmp kw, xmp sidecar kw, xmp hierarchical kw) The AVIF format provides animated, transparent, and lossless images.- in most softwares, "tag" means "keyword" Supporting up to 12 bits of color at full resolution, it provides images up to ten times smaller than other formats. ![]() The AVIF format is compatible with high dynamic range images as opposed to image formats including WebP, JPEG, JPEG2000, PNG, and GIF. The new format is supported by several well-known companies, including Apple, Google, VideoLAN, Facebook, and Netflix. HDR support is another critical advantage over other formats. The use of this format is also royalty-free, it offers better compression than existing image formats, and it supports a broader range of features than existing formats. AVIF is a newly developed image format making images smaller while preserving their quality without degradation. This specification describes how to store images or image sequences compressed with AV1 in HEIF format. The AV1 Image File Format (AVIF) was developed by the Alliance for Open Media (AOM)and is designed specifically for image files. ![]() ![]() Throughout our journey of life, cycles will complete and endings will come. One of the reasons you may see the angel number 69 can be as a sign from your guardians that you can expect an ending in this current cycle of life. Here are some lessons being communicated by the angel number 69. It is a number both of assurance and comfort but also one of challenges and change. This number relates to finding the balance of life and the beauty of life. There are many reasons why the angel number 69 could be showing up in your world. It's an invitation from your angels to reassess and readdress your current life circumstances so you can sine. Within this number could be a message regarding a lack of balance and how negative people and difficulties in life could be holding us back. Together, they communicate an understanding that our relationships and our everyday life play a major role when it comes to our spiritual progress. The number 9 is about communication, our soul mission, karmic reasons for choices, lightwork, and our divine soul. The number 6 is linked to our home life, household activities, responsibility, family, committed relationships, love, and gratitude. Made of the number 6 and the number 9, there is plenty of meaning and symbolism in the sequence of 69. Each angel number has its own meaning and the angel number 69 is here to let us know that a turning point may be close by. You may see this number when telling the time, reading a book, coming across addresses or phone numbers, or the fleeting glimpse of a license plate - there are plenty of everyday places where numbers show up. If you keep seeing a number sequence show up, it could be a powerful angel number trying to share a message with you. When it comes to seeing angel numbers, it's important to understand that our guardian angels always want the best for us and will be doing all they can to guide us through difficult times and to put us on our divine life path.Īngel numbers show up in our life quite often but we don't always see them as we aren't always aware that connecting with certain numbers time and time again is more than a coincidence. Sometimes this number can be a warning sign regarding your current situation, but rather than a negative influence, it can be a message of encouragement that is guiding you toward a happier life. ![]() This number is ripe with idealist energy and has many meanings that are linked to family relationships, domestic life, and changes coming that can be challenging. 69 angel number – What Does It Mean?Ħ9 angel number means that your guardian angels have a powerful message for you. The meaning of angel number 69 is a sign sent from your guardian angels that it's time to turn your attention to your family life, the harmony of the home, deepening compassion, and working with the divine realm to find your true life path. ![]() What is the significance of 69 angel number? ![]() ![]() ![]() Their property market has come to a head. You're even seeing them start to invest in Miami, a city that does not really resonate historically with the Chinese. real estate market," says Horacio LeDon, in charge of development and marketing for California and Florida at Douglas Elliman. "I see no stopping to China's investment in the general U.S. real estate.Īround 14% of California's real estate sales come from foreign buyers, making it second only to Florida, which is dominated by Latin Americans and Canadians. It won't be over-run by Chinese buyers, but Greenland's arrival stands as a testament to the fact that China is becoming a bigger player in U.S. They're building the largest mixed-use development in the state, at 1.2 million square feet. It bought a $1.5 billion six acre lot in downtown Los Angeles in February. 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