Passive voice to active voice4/10/2024 Miller said the park must introduce an entrance fee in order to facilitate uninterrupted service. This is because it's free from the tangle of phrases that often accompany the passive voice. But, this is yet again an instance of active voice and not of passive voice.Īctive voice instantly connects with the reader. If we rewrote the sentence "Reading Mark Twain's witty quotes is a favorite pastime of mine", it would sound great. Reading Mark Twain's witty quotes is loved by me. If we wrote the sentence in passive voice, it would sound awkward. I love reading Mark Twain's witty quotes. Since a sentence in active voice has a clear subject, it is easier for the reader to understand the sentence.Ĭonsider the below sentence, for example: Given this fact, there are more rules for when to use passive voice than there are for when to use active voice. This means unless there is a specific requirement making passive voice an ideal choice, we stick to active voice. Because using active voice helps make writing shorter, more precise, and more straightforward, a lot of people choose to use it in most of their communication. The active voice is the more preferred of the two voices. People call Orlando the theme park capital of the world.Ĭatherine doesn't enjoy visiting malls. ![]() The active voice is so called because, unlike the passive voice where the subject is passive, the subject here is active. Here, the subject always comes first, followed by the verb and the complements. The active voice is a style of writing where the subject acts upon its verb. In this lesson, we are going to take a look at how and when we use active and passive voices. While the active voice is undoubtedly the more common of the two, the passive voice is used to serve certain purposes. It's interesting to see how English enables us to play with sentences by changing the word order, and come up with two entirely different structures to form active and passive. Voice is the connection between the subject and the object, which are linked through a verb. The other four are mood, tense, person, and number. Voice is one of the five basic properties of English grammar. ![]() He sent a cable to the USA, which read: the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. Mark Twain was in London when he heard that his obituary news had been published by mistake.
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Trombone position chart4/10/2024 ![]() If you sound thin, you will have a hard time blending in with the other instruments. I’ll leave you with a couple of videos I produced of my favorite place to play: outside! If you plan to play alto within the context of a band expecting you to sound close to a tenor, you’ll need to work on your sound. I have never cared to have a trigger on my alto. With a trigger, you can play all those notes directly above pedal Eb. Of course, I am referring to an alto without a trigger. Unlike the natural notes, the false tones are mostly dependent on your ear. The second reason is to strengthen your ear for hearing pitch on the alto. (T the F attachment trigger plus the slide position number, TT both triggers plus the slide position number, Gb the Gb second trigger plus the slide position number.) Go Here for the slide position chart for a trombone with an F attachment trigger. These collections are for Low Brass Ensembles or for any of the three low brass instruments (trombone, euphonium or tuba). The first reason is so that you can play notes you might be expected to play from a tenor trombone part. This is the slide position chart for a Bb-F-Gb independent double trigger bass trombone. Go Here for the slide position chart for a tenor clef trombone with an F attachment trigger. ![]() I do recommend that you learn to play those false tones between E and Ab for two reasons. Pedal Eb is in first position and low A is the next natural tone on the horn. It was first described by Andre Braun circa 1795. C) Methodical approach: Others who want a broader, more methodical approach may want to consider a method book. Using your position chart and a little trial and error, jump right in and work out your solo or excerpt of choice. B) Immersion approach: Some people like to jump right in. The modern system has seven chromatic slide positions on a tenor trombone in B. A) Position chart: Here is an alto trombone position chart. In the above chart, I have identified the alternate positions after the “/”.īecause of the physics of the alto trombone, the lowest natural note just above the “false” tones is concert A. Basic slide positions Slide position chart (new system) most trombones are tenor trombones, like the valveless one in the middle. Especially if you are a tenor trombone player, you’ll want to learn the alto trombone using the same notation that you are used to.īelow is a comparison of the first position overtone series between alto and tenor. Unless you plan on being a symphonic player where those ancient parts for alto were written in alto clef, learn the instrument in bass clef. In fact, I think it is pretty silly to learn alto trombone in alto clef. Reading alto clef is NOT required for alto trombone. The second partial on a tenor is Bb at the bottom of the bass clef staff, and the corresponding partial for the alto is the Eb in the middle of the bass clef staff.īefore showing you the position chart, let me make one point. Learn how to play the trombone with a trombone position diagram that shows the position of the slide and the bell. That tells you that the partials on the alto are a fourth higher than tenor. The fundamental of a tenor trombone is concert Bb and the fundamental for an alto trombone is concert Eb. In case you may not be aware, the slide positions for alto trombone are completely different from tenor trombone. Cheat engine table dark souls remastered4/10/2024 Also made arrays so you can save physique/face/skin color/hair color/eye color data from character creation and slap it on your other characters Added extra pointer addresses for face/skin data. Also added sort by alphabetical order, ID Order and item category ![]() Added DLC item IDs from Phokz's excel spreadsheet from the Forum. The way Phokz did it was kinda dumb even though i used his other teleport scripts to make the improved one so he could have made it the way I did it since i used his scripts to make it Added an improved Save Position/Teleport based off the Teleport to Bloodstain/Initial Position. Fixed Character Save Slot Pointer Address to work with my NoSteam version of the game ![]() Added dropdowns for many options/pointer addresses like hairstyle and camera distance Changed descriptions for many options/pointer addresses to make them easier to understand what they do Reorganized layout and catagories for addresses to make things that i found useful easier to find Removed options/pointer addresses i didnt personally find useful to make it easier to find the stuff i use alot Made a tweaked table below Phokz's unalterated original It contains the following differences and features: This table was created based off the work from Phokz and contributers. ![]() I made a page for it which you can download here I made a tweaked version of Phokz's Cheat Table that includes his work unalterated so there's nothing to lose using this one instead the 1st address just changes the poise status menu screen number but has no effect in game. It would be great if somebody could help me figure out how to bypass the game crashing when looking for pointers related to the 2nd poise address since i can't get eventsuperarmor working or any character flags. Hope somebody sees this and finds my extra tweaks useful. I also left the original table unalterated below my tweaked non-steam tab in case you can get all of Phokz's pointers to work. I also added the DLC items from the Excel Spreadsheet and improved the appearance tab so now you can save face data and skin color arrays from character creation and put them on your other characters plus i labeled the hairstyles and a bunch of other stuff i dont remember ![]() most of the pointers work even though some of the addresses for stuff like HP and Stamina are alittle buggy so i fixed them up. I'm trying to find the pointer for one of the 2 addresses related to poise but the game crashes so it looks like no eventsuperarmor for me. I'm gonna guess this table was originally made on the steam remaster version because there's a few things that dont work at all like changing save slots, speed modifier and the character flags dont work so no negating knockback. Right click add dropdown selection options and copy/paste the values i put up above. I should have probably included that the hair pointer is in Hero/ChrAsm/Hair. I couldnt find a way at least.Īnything else to look up pointers/addresses for? there's alot to sift through on this thread Also you can't put male hairstyles on females vice versa. I wanna say its something to do with the face. Not sure if this has been clarified but in regards to the hair or hairstyle i added these dropdown selection options by rightclickingĭont know what the two 0's on the right side do though. Spongebob narrator text to speech4/9/2024 ![]() There have a new AI music generator from iMyFone-Musicai, which supported ai covers and also has the latest popular singer cover model to make songs Tutorial to use voice AI to make SpongeBob singing : He has skillfully used AI to train SpongeBob SquarePants AI voice models and make cover songs from other iconic singers in the early 2000s.īut if you're interested in how to make SpongeBob sing with voice AI, and also want to try, you can also read this article: Free AI Cover Song Generators Worth Trying Part 3: News about SpongeBob voice AI singing (AI covers)ĪI-powered technology is possible and creative, One such example is TikToker Adam Fneiche, who goes by the handle of the USA. It is ultra-fast in processing text-to-speech. It also shows graph analytics that users can process and examine. There are no conditions attached as this tool is free and does not contain ads. The user can select from thousands of voices and then convert text to speech easily. It has the simplest user interface among all the online tools. It will be installed and it will be selected as default. It will appear with a little yellow icon. Here, under the option of Text to Speech, the user can choose Google TTS and scroll down to find Spongebob. To get Spongebob's voice, the user can go to "Settings" >"General Management" >"Language and Input". The user can then open any app and choose the option of selecting to speak, and it will speak for the user. Click on "Select to Speak" and confirm your selection. ![]() The user can simply go to "Settings" Accessibility "> "Installed Services". It is easily available on every Android device, and there is no need to download it. Google Text to Speech is another way in which the user can get Spongebob's voice. It has millions of users, so it is safe to say that this tool is reliable and secure. The user can share the modified voice with friends and family.īaviux has 40 effects that users can add to the voice. It not only allows the user to change the voice but also works as a voice recorder. The user can download it for free from the App Store and Play Store. ![]() Certainly these phrases cannot be divorced from their context for their full significance, but even apart they convey some of the weight of the larger works in which they appear: the question of being, the valuing of life and death, the purposeful passage between. Phanopoeia – Pound again – meaning the throwing of the image on to the visual imagination. What these phrases have in common is worth noting: simple language suggestive of much more complex interior states of being. the hills/release the summer clouds/one by one by one.Įffects perhaps “too subtle for the intellect”, but powerful to the intuition.Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting.so much depends/upon//a red wheel/barrow//glazed with rain/water//beside the white/chickens.“Let us go then, you and I”- how seductive beyond its simplicity of phrasing but then, its author tells us, “genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood”. There are thousands of such knots into which we pour our truths, our lies, our culture, and which we recognise as retaining some portion of the original energy which forged them. If the knot is untied-that is, if we take the words out of their order, as in the list above-the energy drains away. The words come together in a specific pattern which holds the energy in. It holds weight beyond the assemblage of its constituent words. ” It has lost nothing in the hundred years since its author discovered it. the fire that stirs about her, when she stirs. Take, as an example, the following collection of words: about, fire, her, she, stirs, stirs, that, the, when.Īs a list, nothing special. It is the ability of certain combinations of words to maintain their energy over time that gives a poem durability. It is no surprise that Imagism, of which Pound was founder and theorist, is the poetry most like haiku in our tradition.Īll language carries its packet of energy, and all writers seek to encapsulate as much of this energy as possible into their work. ![]() use absolutely no word that not contribute to the presentation” and “An ‘Image’ is that which presents an intellectual and emotional complex in an instant of time”. Pound said it this way: “Direct treatment of the ‘thing,’ whether subjective or objective” and “. However, there is a tradition of poetry in the West, beginning with the Imagists and carrying through William Carlos Williams and Robert Frost to the present with Ted Kooser and Alice Notley and many others, which advocates similar qualities of diction. In fact, it is not far wrong to suggest that haiku is poetry written without what many people consider to be poetic language. So it follows that the language in haiku should be chosen with an eye toward making the expression of the experience, the haiku moment, as clear as it possibly can be.Īs a result, haiku employs a diction which is often very different from other Western forms of poetry. ![]() ![]() Anything which diverts the reader from that moment works against the purpose of the poem. That is, it is the poetry which seeks to convey as clearly as possible the actual events of an experience so that the reader may come to find the same experience in himself, and therefore share the insight which the experience prompted. Getting the words right is essential to helping others get the experience right. It is easy to forget that the moment is not the words, but that the words are only pointing to something beyond themselves. In other words, it is the language which creates content. The way this is achieved is to be as direct as possible in our treatment of the images and syntax of the words we use to convey our moment. Haiku is one way to share some of our deepest moments, perhaps even our wordless moments, in the most immediate fashion possible. And this is not a bad thing – it is human to wish to share one’s experiences with others. Does this matter? Chances are good that you would not be reading an article on how to write haiku if the private experience was sufficient to you. So it is a measure of how we succeed with language that will determine how well we are seen to be successful with haiku. Poetry, on the other hand, is about language, and poetry is the ultimate standard for haiku. All haiku is, in this sense, translation. This is true of the private experience of a moment of revelation, but it is not true of the shared experience of haiku. It might be said that the very best haiku, then, are wordless, that they don’t require words to achieve their goals. It has a language of its own, an emotive and sensuous language, and there is no very good correspondence between it and the spoken and written languages of the world. The nature of this experience may be such that it defies language, that it informs us wordlessly, or at least before we try to fit words to it. Haiku is not about language, but experience. It is essentially how a website communicates with its users, explaining what it does, how it works, and why it benefits the user. It can also refer to how colours and images are used together in a design to help users better understand what they are looking at and what actions they can take next. User Interface Design: The user interface (UI) design describes how graphics are used in a design to create an organised layout for the user to interact with. The most common type of typography used today is Helvetica, which has a clean and simple appearance. It's also used to describe how text is organised into columns and paragraphs. ![]() Typography: Typography refers to the style, size, and appearance of text used in a design. ![]() Images with higher resolution will appear clearer and more detailed. Although images with lower resolution can be seen, they are often blurry and distorted. The minimum resolution for viewing images on a computer is 72 pixels per inch (PPI). Resolution: Resolution refers to the quality of the image on the screen. This is one of the most common image file formats on the internet and has a maximum image size of 8 bits per channel at 256 colours. Also used as shorthand for pixel density when describing mobile devices. PPI: Pixels per inch - Used to describe screen resolution with reference to paper print design (e.g., 72 PPI). Mood board: A collection of inspirational images or graphics that help define the visual style and tone of a piece of digital media. While not suitable for print design, JPEG is commonly used for photographs due to its ability to compress large images without degrading their visual quality too much. ![]() JPEG: JPG - A file type that supports 24-bit colour, with 8 bits allocated to each of the red, green, and blue channels. Infographic: Information presented in an easy-to-digest (and often visually appealing) format. Hex code: A six-character hexadecimal number that represents the red, green, and blue values for a particular colour. CMYK colours are translated into RGB values for display on web pages and other electronic media. Visual communication glossary of useful termsīefore we go further into the graphic design role, here is a quick glossary of terms you may encounter when investigating graphics design courses or discussing graphic design:ĬMYK: A colour model used in printing. Some graphic designers create layouts and advertising campaigns for websites while others design logos and branding for businesses. ![]() Historically, graphic designers worked primarily in print media, but in today's digital world, the field can be very broad. As part of the creative team, they collaborate with artists, copywriters, and marketing managers to develop visual solutions that effectively promote a product or service. They create visual concepts, by hand or using computer software, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers. Graphic designers use their knowledge of design, colour, and typography to visually communicate a message or present a product. This guide provides an overview of the field and shows you how to break into the industry. If you want to design brands, websites, packaging, print ads, and create illustrations, animations, and interactive media-using both traditional and digital techniques-a career as a graphic designer might be right for you. You combine art and technology to produce effective brand imagery and other graphics that communicate the ideas of a product, service, or organisation. A graphic designer is someone who uses this set of skills to design or create messages and visuals that are used in websites, marketing campaigns, advertising, product packaging, and signage.Īs a graphic designer you will create visual concepts, using a variety of techniques to convey messages or create aesthetic effects. Graphic design is the art and process of visual communication and problem-solving through the use of images, typography, and colour. Free download google chrome setup4/9/2024 For automatic download and installation of Chrome, download the executable below, and it will automatically download the Chrome offline installer and install it for you. For this, you can use automatic installation services. Advertisements Download Chrome offline installer for latest stable versionĭownload: Google Chrome offline installerĭownload: Google Chrome MSI Installer ĭownload: Google Chrome offline installer for macOSĭownload: Google Chrome Offline Installer for Linuxĭownload: Google Chrome Portable Download Google Chrome Automatic InstallerĬhrome can also be downloaded and installed automatically (silent installation). TIP: If you are looking for an alternative to Chrome, you may try out the Firefox browser. This segment discusses the version history of Google Chrome, an important aspect for users to apprehend as it provides insight into the evolution and improvement of the browser over time, known as Google Chrome Releases Version History.Update Google Chrome to the latest version.For a complete guide, follow this step-by-step tutorial. ![]()
Contractor expense report template4/9/2024 ![]() To make an expense report, you should use either a template or expense-tracking software. Not sure what an expense report is? This article includes a straightforward definition and discusses why expense reports are important for small businesses. Follow the steps below to learn how to make your own expense report quickly and easily. Many expenses can be deducted from the total amount owed, according to The Balance.Ĭreating your own expense report doesn’t need to be daunting. You’ll need to track how much you’re spending via an expense report form.Īn expense report will also make sure you’re prepared come tax time. But as you grow, your expenses will multiply. Send invoices, track time, manage payments, and more…from anywhere.Ī new small business may not have many expenses to track. 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There’s nothing worse than turning in a budget to a client and realizing one of the spreadsheet formulas didn’t calculate. Check out the exclusions on each bid to be sure that you know what work is included and what is not before you make your selection. Not all subs bid the same scope of work, and taking a low bid that’s missing part of the project won’t give you an accurate number. Review subcontractor quotes carefullyīefore you automatically choose the lowest subcontractor bid, make sure you are reviewing them carefully. Tools like construction estimating and electronic take-off software can make quantifying the work easier and more exact. Having accurate takeoffs for the amount of work required for a project is key to providing an accurate budget. PDF Tips for creating an accurate construction budget Accurate take-off If you are using the Google Sheets or Excel versions of the template, the calculation formulas are already included. Tailor the items listed in these budgets to your specific project. We’ve also included a template to track budgeted expenses with actual job costs on any job. Below are budget templates for two main groups of construction projects: residential and commercial. Free Construction Budget TemplatesĮvery construction job is unique, but a project budget can be organized using common categories of expenses. ![]() These fees are based on the scope of work and size of the project. ![]() Permits and feesĪll projects, except minor repairs, are subject to review and permitting by the local jurisdiction. They include utilities, project supervision, dumpsters, printing, trailer rental, project management, and administrative costs. In construction, general conditions refers to the temporary facilities and necessities that are required to support the project and its workers. Learn more: How to assess & manage indirect costs 3. Architectural and engineering costs, insurance and bonds, and legal and accounting fees are included here. Soft costs, also called indirect costs, include design and other services that might be needed for a project, but aren’t directly tied to the building or materials. A contractor determines these costs based on pricing they receive from subcontractors and suppliers, as well as the costs to employ their own workers. Hard costs are for the actual construction of the building, including materials, labor, and equipment costs. Learn how to create a construction budget (and stick to it) 1. There are four main parts of a construction budget when you’re breaking down income and expenses for any project, whether residential or commercial. The four key parts of a construction budget Tips for creating an accurate construction budget.Commercial construction budget template.Residential construction budget template.The four key parts of a construction budget. ![]() Any such returned goods must be in perfect condition (including any packaging, instruction manuals etc.) and unused. You have 14 days following receipt of your order during which you may return goods. Please contact us in advance for advice on best procedure, as in certain circumstances we are able to send our courier to collect items. ![]() We will refund the cost of return postage using standard first or second class post. Goods received damaged or faulty may be returned for replacement or refund. The Customer must inspect the goods immediately upon delivery and in all cases must inform Chess & Bridge in writing (including email) within 3 days of delivery of any damage, shortages or non-delivery of the goods. New In Chess has published his books The Chess Toolbox and The Scandinavian for Club Players, both of which very well received by reviewers and customers alike. He is an experienced trainer of amateur players of all levels and has been the National Youth Coach of the Dutch Chess Federation. Thomas Willemze is an International Master from the Netherlands. And he guides you from the basics to more complex tactics in a highly instructive puzzle rush. ![]() He shows you the strength of all pieces, from the lonely pawn to the almighty queen. Willemze uses all his experience as a coach, and his familiarity with the famous Step Method, to carefully build up your chess knowledge step-by-step. He explains all the basic concepts, and provides you with a huge amount of exercises for each theme and each chess piece. In 1001 Chess Endgame Exercises for Beginners, IM Thomas Willemze does two things at once. In the endgame, you can focus on what is important without any distractions by a couple of random pawns and pieces. Since most of the pieces have left the board, endgame tactics have the clarity that enables you to grasp all basics concepts quickly and comprehensively. The best place to start your tactics training is in the endgame! Chess is 99% tactics – and if you want to win more games, nothing works better than training tactics. The Tactics Workbook that also Improves Your Endgame Skills 1001 Chess Endgame Exercises for Beginners by Thomas Willemze Chess online against computer4/9/2024 With it, you will not only move your king to safety but will also bring your rook to the center, where it can be more useful.įinally, you should take advantage of the chess simulator online and play chess against a computer. For instance, you could get your bishop and knight out early, as that will allow you to perform a castling move, which is actually two moves at once. The opening is a key part of online chess, as it sets up your positions for the entire game and creates opportunities for taking the opponent’s pieces later on. So as strange it seems, losing pieces is actually a vital part of winning! By being open to strategically sacrificing pieces, you can lure your opponent into making mistakes and opening up opportunities to take more important pieces from them. But while it’s not pleasant, losing pieces is actually a crucial part of winning. Losing a piece when playing online chess can be frustrating. That way, you’ll have a head start and be able to take advantage of the situation. ![]() So, as you’re playing in your first matches, try to make it a habit to analyze each move by looking at what your opponent has done and trying to guess what they might try to do next. Whether you play chess against a computer or a person, a key part of the game is learning to follow each move and analyze what your opponent is doing. The good news is that there aren’t that many pieces, so you can quickly grasp the difference between each piece and start making moves on the board. Only by being very familiar with the rules can you start developing your own strategy or try out tactics you learn online. Our experts have put together these five helpful tips to help new and veteran chess players improve their game today.Ī fundamental part of playing online chess is knowing how each piece moves on the board. But while the experience can be fun and engaging, it can also be incredibly frustrating when you’re just not hitting your stride. Playing chess games online can be a new and exciting challenge. Chess is won by placing your opponent’s king in “checkmate.” This simply means that it is impossible for your opponent to move their king to safety (or remove or block the threat) in a single move, and that you have won the chess match. You may either move your king, or block or capture the threatening piece. If any opponent piece threatens to take your king, you are placed in “check.” When in check, you must make your king safe with your next move. Rooks can move forward, backward or sideways, as long as there is space available. Kings can move in any direction, but only one square at a time. Queens are able to move in any direction and can move as many spaces as are available. Pawns can attack, but only diagonally and in a forward direction.īishops move diagonally and can move as many spaces on the chess board as are available. However, on its first move, it can move two squares. ![]() Pawns can only move forward one square at a time. They are the only piece that can jump over other pieces in the chess board. Knights move in an L-shape: Out two squares and over one. To begin playing chess, you can move either a pawn or a knight. AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |