![]() ![]() These false set-ups are at least a welcome sign that we are about to tuck into a good old-fashioned horror movie. We’re introduced to our first character Haley in an almost stereotypical instance of voyeuristic undressing via a mirror that we would commonly expect in horror, but it tastefully cuts it short due to our first creepy knocking in the film. Not only is there the overwhelming familiarity with the trusty laptop screen and webcam, but the fact that the film is set within the current coronavirus pandemic with specific references to the lockdown adds a touch of realism that is rarely achieved in horror films today. ![]() To this end, there’s a great deal of verisimilitude with HOST from the very get-go, especially when watching it on a laptop yourself. Utilised by our main characters, the format of Zoom is one that would be all too familiar with us at the moment, being relegated to strictly online or telephone communications due to social distancing. It wasn’t until 2007’s Paranormal Activity (Oren Peli), however, that the genre really went mainstream and was followed by a plethora of low-budget chillers, almost all viewed through the shaky camera lens of the protagonist(s).įollowing in the same footsteps as 2014’s Unfriended (Levan Gabriadze, 2014), HOST takes place entirely on a computer screen and via a Zoom call. Commonly accepted as the progenitor of the subgenre, Eduardo Sanchez and Daniel Myrick’s huge indie hit featured shaky handheld shots, naturalistic dialogue, unsettling compositions and an unpredictable catalogue of scares. For some horror fans, the found footage genre is nothing particularly unique.įrom humble origins in the mondo genre of the 60s and some notably nasty precursors in Italian shockers like 1980’s Cannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato, 1980), found footage only really hit its stride with The Blair Witch Project (Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez, 1999). Both produced and set during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the plot follows a small group of friends who conduct a seance over a Zoom call only to trigger terrifying phenomena that threaten their very lives. There’s rarely, if ever, been a more uncertain time and everyone is dealing with the crisis and coping in a variety of ways taking up hobbies, starting new businesses, or in the case of one particular British project, making a horror movie.ĭebuting on the VOD service Shudder at the end of July this year, horror fans were thrilled to discover a new British found footage film entitled HOST (2020, Rob Savage). T he year 2020 has certainly gone in a direction even the most nihilistic cynic couldn’t have predicted.Ī mysterious new virus has flooded most of the civilised world and the entire globe is bearing the brunt of pervasive social distancing, lockdown restrictions, mass infections and deaths.
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![]() It's kind of a combination of the two, it's significantly cheaper than either and even though the plug-ins it comes with are garbage compared with the standard AAX/RTAS or AU plug-ins Pro Tools and Logic come with, it's free to try out for as a long as you want and there's lots of online resources for learning it's interface. One thing that I think people overlook is Reaper. There's nothing that can touch Pro Tools for editing/mixing but Logic has a vast array of plug-ins, much better dynamic processors in it's standard suite (like multi-band compressors instead of using multiple compressors with different Lo/Hi band EQ settings on the input like you need to do as a work-around in Pro Tools without buying a third party plug-in), it has much better sequencer features, much better CPU utilisation (less so now they've killed Logic node but still offers more CPU-based plug-ins for your system resources than Pro Tools). It still appears far from intuitive even but now with it's lower price of £139, I might concider it. As I tolerated Digidesign, then Avid's forced obscelecence, I started playing around with a "borrowed" version of Logic Pro 8 to see how it faired. I swapped from Logic to Pro Tools years ago when Logic was garbage and barely more than a ported over Atari ST/Falcon sequencer. ![]() I have Logic, and I still fire up Garageband on the regular when I just want to sketch out an idea for a song without getting distracted by six dozen options to tweak. It's more DAW than most people will ever need, and under the hood it's using the power of Logic's audio engine and virtual instruments, just in a more accessible way.Īs others have said, start there and stay there until you find a compelling reason to try something else. Renoise is great if you like the vertical-scrolling old-school tracker style of composition.īut if you're on a Mac, it's hard to argue against starting with Garageband. ![]() Reason is great if you like fiddling with patch cables in a pretty, pretty interface. Live is great if you want to use your DAW to perform, well.Live.Īrdour is great if you want to use the same DAW on Mac and Linux MOTU has continued working hard to compete with Logic in that arena, though, throwing more and more effects&instruments into each release. Meanwhile, Logic has long been a favorite of heavy users of MIDI, because the Environment view is a Swiss Army knife for MIDI, and because the value-for-money of the built-in virtual instruments is awesome. Pro Tools is not " the industry standard", but if you qualify it as "the industry standard for multi-track audio with little or no MIDI involved" you're much closer to right. Every DAW has it's strengths and weaknesses. ![]() A standalone expansion, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, was released in 2017. With over 15 million copies sold, it is the highest-selling Uncharted game and one of the best-selling PlayStation 4 games. Considered one of the greatest video games ever made, it won year-end accolades, including Game of the Year awards from several gaming publications, critics, and award ceremonies. The game was acclaimed by critics, who praised its gameplay, narrative, emotional depth, visuals, and multiplayer, with several reviewers finding the game a worthy conclusion to Nathan's story. The team took advantage of the hardware to process larger dynamic environments.įollowing its announcement in November 2013, A Thief's End was widely anticipated. It was the first Naughty Dog game developed specifically for the PlayStation 4. A Thief's End was released in May 2016 for the PlayStation 4. The relationship between Nathan and Elena was central, and Naughty Dog attempted to humanize them more than in previous games. The team sought to incorporate elements of open-world gameplay, with larger levels to encourage free-roaming exploration and combat. Development was hampered in 2014 due to Hennig and Richmond's departure from Naughty Dog they were replaced by Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley. It was led by creative director Amy Hennig and game director Justin Richmond. In the online multiplayer mode, up to ten players engage in co-operative and competitive modes.ĭevelopment of Uncharted 4 began in 2011, soon after the release of Uncharted 3. Players solve puzzles and use firearms, melee combat, and stealth to combat enemies. ![]() A Thief's End is played from a third-person perspective, and incorporates platformer elements. With Nathan's longtime partner, Victor Sullivan, they search for clues to the location of Henry Avery's long-lost treasure. Set several years after the events of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, players control Nathan Drake, a former treasure hunter coaxed out of retirement by his presumed-dead brother Samuel. It is the fourth main entry in the Uncharted series. Climb down the cliff by the broken bridge to get it.Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is a 2016 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. On the cliff with the broken bridge after the catacomb rooms. The bridge in this chamber is out, so you'll need to find another way across the gap. ![]() Head through the doorway ahead of you then through the opening beneath the large statue on your left. Use the crate to reach the ledge and climb up. Follow it down to the floor, then push it into position below the wide opening on the far side of the room. Use the exposed bricks to climb up into the cathedral foundation, then push the crate to drop it down to Sam. Swing to gain momentum, then jump to the rocks and climb up to the ledge. Instead, wait for Nate to settle on the rope, then slide downwards until you can see the climbable surface on your left. Use the anchor point to swing our over the chasm, but do not jump to the other side. Drop down to the floor below and make a wide U-Turn to the right through the catacomb. Once the cutscene ends, continue climbing along the wall, around the corner to your right. The treasure is behind a fallen statue on a ledge. Treasure: Pewter Box In a side catacomb room after the cathedral cut scene. The remote device handles one-finger touch inputs. Touch mode with two-finger pan and zoom: Control the desktop position and scale using 2 fingers.The desktop stays zoomed out to fit the window. Direct touch mode: The remote device can detect all touch inputs.Touch and hold, then drag: Press and hold with a finger until a gray circle appears, then drag.įor remote devices running Windows, touch input modes are supported:.Zoom: Pinch and stretch with 2 fingers.Middle-click: Tap the screen with 3 fingers.Right-click: Tap the screen with 2 fingers.Move the mouse: Swipe anywhere on the screen.Tip: If your remote device is a Mac or Linux, this option won’t be available. In “Input controls,” tap Configure touch input.On the edge of the screen, to open the session menu, tap the Arrow.If your remote device runs on Windows, you can choose touch input modes. To control the remote device, use a virtual trackpad. Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen.This is the only way to view your remote desktop in full-screen. When you add Chrome Remote Desktop to your home screen, it makes the app accessible from your home screen and it hides the address bar. If your remote device runs on Windows, you can choose a different input mode.Īdd Chrome Remote Desktop to your home screen.Control the computer with a virtual trackpad.If a computer is dimmed, it’s offline or unavailable.Tap the computer you want to access from the list.To find the “Remote Access” page, tap Menu Remote Access.Follow the instructions on the page to add the Chrome Remote Desktop to your home screen. Tip: For a better user experience, hide the address bar.If you don't have it, on the browser, go to /access.On your iPhone or iPad, open the Chrome Remote Desktop app.Important: For your security, all remote desktop sessions are fully encrypted. If you are sharing your computer, you will be asked to confirm that you want to continue to share your computer every 30 minutes. To end a sharing session, click Stop Sharing.Select Share to allow them full access to your computer. When that person enters your access code on the site, you'll see a dialog with their email address. ![]() Copy the code and send to the person you want to have access to your computer. ![]()
![]() Shortly afterwards, Tony is offered a job as the director of the community center.įor this film, Alex and Stephen Kendrick decided to move away from Sherwood Pictures, the church-based film production company which had previously produced their films. Tony and his daughter's team takes second place in the competition, creating a new bond between him and his daughter.Įlizabeth successfully sells Miss Clara's house to a retired pastor who realises someone has been praying in the closet. Tony begins to show an interest in his daughter's skipping rope skills and offers to participate with her and her friends in the upcoming double Dutch competition at the local community center. Tony meets with his former boss and confesses his former boss is moved by his willingness to admit his wrongdoing and make amends, and decides not to press charges. He now realises that he has to return both the stolen samples and his ill-gotten gains, even though revealing what he's done could send him to prison. Realising he has hit rock bottom, Tony rededicates his life to God. Shortly afterward, Tony is fired for stealing drug samples unbeknownst to Elizabeth and Danielle, he has been illegally selling those stolen samples to make even more money. Just as he is about to leave with her, he becomes nauseous and runs to the bathroom to vomit. Miss Clara shows Elizabeth a special closet she has dedicated to praying, which she calls her "War Room" as she puts it, "in order to stand up and fight the enemy, you need to get on your knees and pray." As Elizabeth starts to seriously pray for her husband, Tony leaves for a business trip, having dinner with a beautiful woman who invites him back to her flat. Miss Clara senses the stress Elizabeth is under, and suggests that Elizabeth fight for their marriage by praying for Tony. In addition, because his job requires frequent travel, he is almost never there for his daughter.Įlizabeth goes to work with an elderly woman, Miss Clara, to sell her house. ![]() Tony is callous, verbally abusive and thinking about cheating on Elizabeth. Behind the façade, however, Tony and Elizabeth's relationship is strained. Plot ĭrug salesman Tony Jordan and his wife, estate agent, Elizabeth Jordan, appear outwardly successful they have a large house, plenty of money, and a beautiful daughter named Danielle. The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing in North American theaters on August 28, 2015, and received generally negative reviews from secular critics, while Christian critics gave generally positive reviews, and became a box office success and a sleeper hit, grossing $74 million worldwide including $67.8 million domestically to become the 7th highest-grossing Christian film in the United States. The film was produced by Provident Films, Affirm Films and TriStar Pictures in partnership with the Kendrick brothers. It is the Kendrick brothers' fifth film and their first through their subsidiary, Kendrick Brothers Productions. War Room is a 2015 American Christian drama film directed by Alex Kendrick and written by him and Stephen Kendrick. ![]() At least when I went to the one from the prologue (haven't unlocked the others yet) it just started the combat from the beginning, but I'd much rather be able to view the scenes from that battle that I'd like to see - i.e. Same with the action oriented sounds being controlled by the Sound Volume being much louder in combat than the sounds during sex.Ģ) the Gallery for the sex battles. Music in the beginning is a LOT louder in main menu, combat, and the sex battle as opposed to the sex scenes with Dynae and around the town/forest. I've found that I'm frequently going into preferences to adjust the volume. Two problems I've found so far though:ġ) Inconsistent volumes. Only got to play prologue today, but so far I'm loving it! It's a great game with, great story and I love the animations. => little bites on my neck.īug in Eldrien: Selecting "Boost soldiers' morale" also triggers "take a walk."īug in Nocverchis: Izuin is almost constantly present in the scenes ![]() Ione: Sometimes she even gives little biteboon my neck.Ione: And if we win, will be likely thanks to it as well => And if we win, it will likely be thanks to it as well (And it should be Nulkan, no?).maybe "It smells precum." or "It smells like precum." Misha: It smells to precum and there's no other smell around here.Nulkan: No more assasinnations => assassinations.Other tried to fight, but they soon fleed => fled (2 places) Nulkan: About 15 Nocverchians are there captured in cages => are there, captured in cages.Luth: When did you have intend to teach her to fight => either "When did you intend to teach her to fight" or "When were you intending to teach her to fight" (I prefer the 2nd version, past tense).to the north of Nocverchis there's the 6th Executor Something tells me he must be the one responsible => Needs an update, does not make great sense when we're going to Nocverchis from Eldrien. => As we continue, the forest progressively. Nulkan: As we continue the forest progressively.Nulkan: "leaving the Yalen border behind" => needs an update, in this case I left from Eldrien.Nulkan: It's an excellent opportunity to bolster our away from the prying eyes of Arax => "bolster our away"? Not sure what is meant by this.Dynae: his attempted casting failed to stablize => stabilize.Yraselle: I command you to stop and release my dad! => my father.Yraselle: Pyrus!! Retreat, now! and realease my dad!! I command you => release my father (typo, and "dad" is really weird in this context).Nulkan: This seems to have started at the same time as Drascys' assasination => assassination.Yraselle: Araxian influece has been like a noose => influence.Nulkan: A Political marriage? Why? Isn't that a bit outdated? => A political (lowercase P, yes I'm a nit picker).Luth: He was Drascy's right hand for many years, and something tells me he's the real force behind Drascy's assassination => Drascys' (twice).Saraith: Yes sir! => Saraith? Shouldn't this be just "soldier", or something similar?.Dynae: (after rejecting Nadine): Well, nadine told us about this => Saraith told us about this.Saraith: Even though I'm happy to see you two aren't lossing your time, heehee.Wave 3: they see Tregor running away with some of their man => with some of his men.Misha battle: I carry her and pay for her to have a room to spend the night in in another inn.As soon as she lays on one of the tween beds => twin beds.=> And I must say Tregor won't be able to do anything. "feran Girl" => "Feran girl" or "Feran Girl" (3 places).=> It's not that I am regretting anything (2 t's, no "of") Dynae: It's not that I am regreting of anything.Saraith: Dynae is a great archmage, but also very beatiful, isn't she => beautiful.The demon girl imbues some kind of magic unto me. Dynae: There's strenght inside you Nulkan.Dynae: Drascy's arrival was blessing => Drascys'.Dynae: I don't need to know what Drascy's was hiding.Saraith: Let me just say that in Betresh you and your men.Saraith: They would respect the decision => They would not respect the decision.Nulkan: Now I see that my doubts were real.That I've done all I could to right the wrongs done today => This should be "Stranger", not Nulkan The most of the skills consum AP => Most of the skills consume AP.before my body lays in the ground => on the ground.Not least not so soon => At least not so soon The last free realm on the contininent => continent A couple of weeks ago, I asked for the best way to send you a list of typos, but either you did not see that post or prefer not to disclose a public way to contact you, so here's my list of typos: ![]() To do this, the ALG FTP plugin redirects all traffic that passes through the NAT and that is destined for port 21 (FTP control port) to a private listening port in the 3000–5000 range on the Microsoft loopback adapter. The ALG FTP plugin is designed to support active FTP sessions through the NAT engine in Windows. Windows Server 2003 also includes an ALG FTP plugin. ALG plugins can open ports and change data that is embedded in packets, such as ports and IP addresses. ![]() The Application Layer Gateway service in Microsoft Windows provides support for third-party plugins that allow network protocols to pass through the Windows Firewall and work behind it and Internet Connection Sharing. The client is then explicitly aware of the proxy and connects to it, rather than the real server. A proxy, on the other hand, usually needs to be configured in the client application. There seems to be an industry convention that an ALG does its job without the application being configured to use it, by intercepting the messages. Īn ALG is very similar to a proxy server, as it sits between the client and real server, facilitating the exchange. It is common for SIP ALG on some equipment to interfere with other technologies that try to solve the same problem, and various providers recommend turning it off. A SIP ALG will also handle SDP in the body of SIP messages (which is used ubiquitously in VoIP to set up media endpoints), since SDP also contains literal IP addresses and ports that must be translated. Basically a NAT with a built-in ALG can rewrite information within the SIP messages and can hold address bindings until the session terminates. An ALG can solve another major SIP headache: NAT traversal. If the firewall has its SIP traffic terminated on an ALG then the responsibility for permitting SIP sessions passes to the ALG instead of the firewall. An ALG understands the protocol used by the specific applications that it supports.įor instance, for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Back-to-Back User agent ( B2BUA), an ALG can allow firewall traversal with SIP. ![]() ĭeep packet inspection of all the packets handled by ALGs over a given network makes this functionality possible. An ALG can prevent the control connection getting timed out by network devices before the lengthy file transfer completes. During large file transfers, the control connection may remain idle. For example, an FTP application may use separate connections for passing control commands and for exchanging data between the client and a remote server. synchronizing between multiple streams/sessions of data between two hosts exchanging data.recognizing application-specific commands and offering granular security controls over them.This aspect introduces the term 'gateway' for an ALG. converting the network layer address information found inside an application payload between the addresses acceptable by the hosts on either side of the firewall/NAT.In the absence of an ALG, either the ports would get blocked or the network administrator would need to explicitly open up a large number of ports in the firewall - rendering the network vulnerable to attacks on those ports. allowing client applications to use dynamic ephemeral TCP/UDP ports to communicate with the known ports used by the server applications, even though a firewall configuration may allow only a limited number of known ports.Legitimate application data can thus be passed through the security checks of the firewall or NAT that would have otherwise restricted the traffic for not meeting its limited filter criteria.Īn ALG may offer the following functions: In order for these protocols to work through NAT or a firewall, either the application has to know about an address/port number combination that allows incoming packets, or the NAT has to monitor the control traffic and open up port mappings ( firewall pinholes) dynamically as required. It allows customized NAT traversal filters to be plugged into the gateway to support address and port translation for certain application layer "control/data" protocols such as FTP, BitTorrent, SIP, RTSP, file transfer in IM applications. Security component that augments a firewall or NAT employed in a computer networkĪn application-level gateway ( ALG, also known as application layer gateway, application gateway, application proxy, or application-level proxy) is a security component that augments a firewall or NAT employed in a computer network. ![]() True, despite the fast focus, the number of misses was more than expected. The lens that I visited in review sometimes emitted a thin squeak when focusing, which annoyed me very much. Sigma 24-70 / 2.8 EX DG HSM focuses quickly. The lens has only one switch - focus mode 'AF / M'.įocusing speed is very pleased. When the focal length is changed, the lens trunk is noticeably lengthened, but, at the same time, it does not rotate. Sigma 24-70 / 2.8 EX DG HSM has an internal focusing type. Typically, the letter 'D' is located near the focal length indicated on the case, such as 20-40mmD, 24-60mmD, 24-70mmD, 28-70mmD) D - a letter in the name of the lens, which was placed only on some lenses for Nikon F cameras (analogue ' Nikon D') and Sony / Minolta (because the name of the lenses from the list is ). ![]() ![]() С ( Ccontemporary) - a line of modern lenses with a good price / quality ratio.A ( Art) - Sigma Art Premium Lens Range.OS ( Optical Stabilizer) - built-in optical image stabilizer.HSM ( Hyper Sabout nothing Motor) - ultrasonic focusing motor.ASP SLD ( ASPherical Special Low Dispersion) - special elements that are simultaneously aspherical and low dispersion.FLD - ( Fluorite-like Low Dispersion) - special low-disperse elements in the optical scheme with characteristics close to fluorite.SLD ( Special Low Dispersion) - special low dispersion elements in the optical scheme.aspherical ( ASP) - the presence of aspherical elements in the optical scheme.IF ( Iinternal Focusing) - internal focus.Df ( Dual Focus) - a focusing system for convenient work with the focusing ring (DF is written near the front lens, or on the box / instruction). ![]()
Or animate a lunar eclipse such as the "Blood Moon" so you know what to expect before you set up your telescope. Look ahead to see when Jupiter's Great Red Spot will be visible. ![]() Simulate the night sky up to 100 years in the past or future to plan your observing session.View a custom list of all the best celestial objects to view based on your time, date, and location.Zoom in to view fainter objects not visible to the naked eye. SkyPortal's intuitive Compass Mode enables you to hold your device up to the night sky and instantly identify stars, planets, galaxies, and more.Slew your mount by tilting your phone/tablet. Introducing Celestron’s All-Star Polar Alignment routine, allowing you to easily polar align your German Equatorial or wedge-mounted Alt-AZ mount, without accessories that aid in polar alignment.It’s also compatible with StarSense AutoAlign for automatic alignment via smartphone. SkyPortal is compatible with both iOS and Android devices and works exclusively with the SkyPortal WiFi Module for telescope control. SkyPortal includes everything you need to experience the night sky in an exciting new way.īest of all, you can control your compatible Celestron telescope from your device using SkyPortal and the SkyPortal WiFi Module (sold separately). You can even listen to audio descriptions of the most popular objects while you observe. ![]() ![]() Explore the Solar System, 120,000 stars, more than 200 star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and dozens of asteroids, comets, and satellites-including the International Space Station. The telescope experts at Celestron have partnered with the renowned app developers at SkySafari to provide the best planetarium app and telescope control solution.Ĭelestron’s SkyPortal redefines how you experience the night sky. After running a few route searches, we found these consistent prices below, but do check for your specific route:Įxcess baggage fees are charged in addition to the standard baggage fee. 1 stroller and 1 car seat can be checked into the hold at the check-in desk or gate free of charge.Īll checked bags must adhere to a maximum weight of 50 pounds (22 kg) and maximum linear dimensions of 62 inches (157 cm).įor purchased luggage, fees are route-dependent and Breeze advises passengers to use the airline’s online bag price checker.Lap infants are not entitled to any carry-on, so a diaper bag would need to be carried as part of the adult’s allowance.Standard: 24 x 14 x 10 inches (61 x 35 x 25 cm) and a maximum weight of 35 poundsīreeze does not disclose any weight restrictions for the personal item.Personal: 17 x 13 x 8 inches (43 x 33 x 20 cm).Standard Carry-on Bag: 1 included with the “Nicer” and “Nicest” fare bundlesįor “Nice” fares, passengers can purchase a carry-on bag for $35. When adding luggage separately, Breeze’s fees are a little higher than some other airlines, starting at $35 for the first bag or $45 for the second, with no discount for prepaying in advance. ![]() Breeze Airways is a low-cost carrier that offers flexible fares, with or without luggage included, allowing passengers to keep costs low when traveling light.įor passengers that require carry-on and checked luggage, the airline’s fare bundles offer good value for money, combining luggage and premium seat selection at a cheaper rate. |
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