![]() ![]() ![]() I don't find the Q150 tweeters to be harsh yet they are revealing and can point out weaknesses in up-stream electronics as well as in recordings. While the Q150's are tolerant of lesser quality amplifiers, they do benefit from higher quality amplification: I could readily identify differences between power amplifiers, prompting me to settle on one in particular. However over time (after break-in) I preferred listening without the foam inserts. Initially in my room, I preferred listening with the supplied foam cylinders inserted in the rear ports. While I haven't yet taken any measurements, frequency response sounds acceptably linear, and amplifier load seems to be an easy one making for an easy match with most any decent amplifier (or receiver, if you're so inclined). Right from the start, the Q150's impressed with wonderful detail minus obvious stand-out sonic aberrations, stable imaging, and neutrality. So are room placement considerations with some experimentation. So how does it sound? Just like most all loudspeakers, break-in time is required. (It is here at this price point certain material/construction compromises needed to be made this is understandable.) All are integral parts, yet from experience the final implementation still requires much testing, listening, refinement to arrive at an exceptional loudspeaker. Of course an accurately-designed enclosure is part of the equation. The Q150 sets a new standard using a specially-designed 'coaxial' (UniQ) driver with state-of-the-art cone material and finely-integrated well-designed tweeter as well a precision crossover utilizing quality components. KEF also developed several well-reviewed milestone loudspeaker systems. The famous BBC LS3/5a monitor employed KEF drivers as did other audiophile-grade loudspeakers of that era by IMF, Fried, JR, etc. Years (OK, decades) ago I employed KEF drivers such as the B110, T27, and B139 in some of my loudspeaker designs. ![]() With the addition of the damped tweeter loading tube providing a gentle termination of sound produced from the back of the tweeter, lower treble performance is improved dramatically and a new low-distortion inductor on the crossover provides cleaner bass.įeaturing a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) port design with the port repositioned to the rear of the speaker, clarity is improved by reducing the audibility of the midrange leakage through the port.As a long-time audiophile, audio engineer, and having previously designed several loudspeaker systems, I appreciate what KEF has achieved in this small package at this price point. To optimise the high-resolution purity of the Q Series bookshelf speakers, the Uni-Q driver is repositioned to the centre of the cabinet to reduce unwanted internal resonance and adding refinement to sonic clarity and detail. Uni-Q’s ultra-wide dispersion is further enhanced through KEF’s ‘tangerine’ waveguide over the tweeter dome. The result is a more detailed, accurate three-dimensional sound image, which is dispersed more evenly throughout the room than is possible with any conventional speaker. The signature innovation places the tweeter in the acoustic centre of the midrange and bass cone, bringing the acoustic idea of a single point source closer than ever to realisation. Featuring the signature KEF Uni-Q driver array with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) port design, the Q350s deliver detailed natural sound with high clarity and tight bass.Īt the heart of the evolved Q Series is the Uni-Q driver array. The remarkable Q Series bookshelf speakers excel when space is limited. Uni-Q array: 1x 6.5″ Uni-Q, 1x 1″ HF drivers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() There’s no substantial economic incentive to push that agenda.Ĭertainly not huge ones: there are huge economic incentives to deny global warming. And what money interest is there for the people who believe in global warming, the scientists and all them? What possible money interests - OK, maybe some minor thing, perhaps an alternative energy source is a minor possible way to make money. The global warming deniers, that’s mostly based on money, and the threat to industries, and having to retool and everything like that costs a lot of money. It’s just all the money in those kinds of situations. And seeing the way we squander resources and gorge the atmosphere 24 hours a day, seven days a week with carbons, it could be having a dire effect, scientists don’t know that much. Yeah, even if there’s the slightest possibility that they’re right. I would say in the case of global warming that the precautionary principle should be urgently applied. Well, in the case of global warming, OK, I don’t trust the scientific consensus myself, because there’s too many other areas where scientific consensus is also a put-up job. ![]() Every single Republican candidate, with the hedging exception of Romney and possibly Huntsman, who don’t stand a chance anyway, does not believe that there’s such a thing as global warming. Yeah there’s her, and then there’s that guy from Texas, I don’t know what he’s like. ![]() There’s that “Pacman” woman, what’s her name, Bachman? You know what’s going on over here in terms of the Republican candidates, right? I mean, perhaps even more so than 20 or 30 years ago. I was thinking just last night, that politically, the entire situation just seems completely hopeless. We haven’t come that far since Hitler, and the concentration camps, and the gas chambers, Stalin and Mao, all the people they had killed or sent off to Siberia or whatever. Well, not entirely, but human nature being what it is, somebody once said, “socialism: great idea, wrong species.” And you think of the Pharaohs getting the entire population of Egypt to build those pyramids just to their fucking glory. Yeah, I used to be such a strong believer in communism and socialism and stuff. But what the real truth is, you just see more and more the complexity of life. You come to realize, well, that certainly is not true. I think the wisdom of age is mostly negative wisdom. Why is that, do you think? Is it because you know more and you know more of what you don’t know? I'm less sure of what I believe now than I was 30 years ago. On some profound level don’t you believe that’s true? “No I’m not psycho, I’m as normal and sane as you. Am I nuts? Am I psycho? Like I said, what, I’m supposed to deny. īut I can’t get into an argument like that. No, the Meese Report was entirely rigged. Some were actually very repressed, like Christian types, or came from extremely repressive religious families, so no conclusion’s ever been come to about that. Some rapists looked at pornography, some didn’t. There were studies done showing there was no relation to pornography and rape or child abuse or anything. ![]() Playboy did a long series of articles trying to oppose that and show that it was spurious. They came out with these phony studies that showed how rapists and people like that had been influenced by pornography. In the ’80s they had the Meese Commission to suppress pornography under Reagan. Maybe I should be locked up, I have no idea.” People are willing to print my work and disseminate it, and they get away with it.īut then they'll ask, “Don’t you feel any responsibility to the audience?”Īnd I say, “Of course I do, but the question of the effect on the audience is not answered, the verdict’s not in.” I just throw up my hands and say, “I dunno. That’s why I said in that article, if I’m confronted by some angry child-abuse group I have no defense, I don’t know what to say. Nobody’s a saint, you know - when you do the kind of fringe stuff that I’ve done in my work, I’m not sure what the fuck I’m doing. Because people will use the truth, if you’re truthful and honest they’ll use it against you. Spin doctors and public relations and every goddamn thing, absolutely. That’s why you have this whole professional class of liars.Įxactly. That’s why lawyers tell you, “don’t say anything.” Features Robert Crumb-Live Online: The Interview That Didn’t Happen ![]() ![]() ![]() Radcliffe addressed the possibility of having a cameo in the Harry Potter TV show. The actor's earlier comments on the subject of the Harry Potter TV show have been much shorter. ![]() So it’ll be cool to like, see the, the torch get passed on,” And I think the thing, you know, the comparison I’ve made is like to a story like ‘Sherlock Holmes.’ You know, it was always gonna, I think the Potter series of books was always going to be bigger than like one interpretation or one franchise. I’m very, you know, I’m very excited to see what other people do with that. So I think it would be very weird for me to show up. I mean, I don’t, I think it’s very much like they’re going for a new series and it would be, there would be somebody else playing Harry. So for the people that were angry about things that were cut from the film, hopefully, they will finally be able to see the full version they wanted. They’ll see it as a TV series, so they’ll probably have time to go into all the things. It’s a nice thing that a whole new generation is going to get introduced to the stories in a new way. I’ll be able to enjoy it with everyone else possibly, with a slightly different perspective. The actor said that he was happy to be a viewer this time around, and he recognized that there were things cut from the films that angered audiences. ![]() In an interview with Varietyabout his Emmy nomination for portraying Weird Al in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Radcliffe stated that he hoped the Harry Potter TV show would satiate fans who were disappointed with the movies. Though HBO has remained relatively quiet since April when it comes to Harry Potter TV show updates, original Harry actor Daniel Radcliffe has been bombarded with questions about how he feels regarding the reboot. ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, after a first assessment in accident and emergency. Or if they don’t have enough information for a specific diagnosis. Psychiatrists also use this diagnosis when they choose not to specify the reasons why you do not fit into a specific disorder. This diagnosis is used where you dissociate but do not fit into a specific dissociative disorder. What is unspecified dissociative disorder? Or you might not respond to things and people around you because of trauma. ![]() This means you have very little awareness of things happening around you. It might be because of one or more stressful events. This means that your episode is short but severe. For example, if you were brainwashed, or imprisoned for a long time. This means someone else forced or persuaded you. Between these episodes you might not notice any changes. You might dissociate in separate, regular episodes. You dissociate regularly and have done for a long time.The reasons they give include the following. With this diagnosis you might regularly have the symptoms of dissociation but not fit into any of the types.Ī psychiatrist uses this diagnosis when they think the reason you dissociate is important. What is other specified dissociative disorder? When in fact the different parts of your identity don’t work together properly. As you grow up these behaviours become more fully formed until it looks like you have different identities. By experiencing trauma in childhood, you take on different identities and behaviours to protect yourself. They suggest that DID is caused by experiencing severe trauma over a long time in childhood. But some researchers think that that these are actually different parts of one identity which aren’t working together properly. We think of someone with DID as having different identities. There is a lot of disagreement between researchers over the notion of DID. Some people with DID are aware of their different identities, while others are not. You might also have some difficulty remembering things that have happened as you switch between identities. You might find that your behaviour changes depending on which identity has control. These identities might take control at different times. If you have DID you might seem to have 2 or more different identities, called ‘alternate identities. What is dissociative identity disorder (DID)?ĭissociative identity disorder (DID) is sometimes called ‘Multiple Personality Disorder. You may or may not have travelled on purpose. This is where someone with dissociative amnesia travels or wanders somewhere else, related to the things they can’t remember. You may have dissociative amnesia with dissociative fugue. But you might also have flashbacks, unpleasant thoughts or nightmares about the things you struggle to remember. ![]() You might also still remember other things and live a normal life. With dissociative amnesia you might still engage with other people, such as holding conversations. This means you can’t access the memory at that time, but they are also not permanently lost. This isn’t the same as simply forgetting something.
![]() Higher frequency waves can also be helpful during periods of high stress. And if that’s what you’re going for, Martin recommends listening to them when you’re wind downing before bed. Anything below 13 Hertz is where the effects become more relaxing and begin to feel closer to meditation. ![]() Once you have two working headphones and determine your desired results, whether that’s relaxing and going to sleep or energizing yourself to focus on a task, it’s a matter of picking your beats.īinaural beats at a higher frequency of around 40 Hertz have been linked with improvements in ability to learn, whereas lower beta frequencies between 14 and 30 Hertz are thought to be good for problem-solving, alertness, and memory. Listening to binaural beats out loud simply won’t have the same effects. “Binaural beats may not be safe for individuals with certain medical conditions,” such as epilepsy or other neurological conditions that could make a person more prone to seizures.įor optimal results, Mundin and Martin suggest listening with two fully functional earbuds - so if your kid hid one of them, you’re going to have to find it first. ![]() But unlike other wellness hacks that come with a high upcharge, beat-curious individuals have a number of free options to choose from on YouTube.Īlthough it costs nothing to see if binaural beats work for you, there are risks to consider before trying them, Mundin warns. “The effectiveness of binaural beats can vary widely between individuals, depending on factors such as age, hearing ability, and brainwave patterns,” says psychiatrist Joann Mundin, M.D. Likewise, listening to sound frequencies with an embedded binaural beat appeared to reduce anxiety among patients at the emergency department. Interestingly, another study found that higher frequency beats can boost cognitive performance, but only in people with low “spontaneous eye-blink rates,” which is an indicator of lower dopamine levels. In other words, you might be able to achieve a sense of flow or Zen without any awkward chanting or soul-searching that potentially put you off before.Īlthough the scientific community has yet to reach the same level of enthusiasm about binaural beats as they have about meditation, some emerging evidence suggests that higher frequency binaural beats can help increase a person’s focus. “This can help parents to stay focused and be more mindful throughout the day, even during busy times,” says Amira Martin, a psychotherapist and an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School of Social Work. The brain creates a “third frequency,” an auditory illusion known as a “binaural beat.” You hear it even though it’s not actually being piped into your ears and it’s thought to promote relaxation, reduce anxiety, and enhance cognitive functioning.Īlthough listening to binaural beats can make it easier for some people to meditate, there is absolutely no need to sit still and close your eyes to reap the benefits. What are binaural beats? These sounds are the result when you play a different frequency - one slightly higher-pitched and one lower-pitched - into each ear, usually via headphones. ![]() What if you could just put on your headphones and boost your brain, calm your nerves, and increase your focus with just a few odd tones? It’s a hack that sounds like something out of science fiction but is actually starting to gain traction among psychotherapists and other experts thanks to the growing evidence from some small studies showing that you can hack your brain with binaural beats. ![]() ![]() The check-in process was painful and took over an hour to get all of rooms assigned. The drinks were pretty good, and they would mix to preference. The service was very good and they were quick to accommodate. This is a beautiful resort, rooms are comfortable, pools and beaches are fantastic. And the kids club had a special early family magic show for little kids and families so we could get to bed a bit earlier.… A wonderful afternoon indeed! We also really enjoyed some of the evening shows, the fire show and the aquatic show were both big hits. Room service breakfast is amazing and you should do it at least once, the lunch and dinner menu are okay but not as great My wife had an afternoon in the spa she loved the relaxation massage she got and the hydrotherapy was amazing. Viña Del Mar is the buffet where we had breakfast good selection, the staff are very friendly and helpful. Alex, Joel and Josefina were amazing servers also there is a pop up grill poolside that has a rotating daily menu of tacos, burgers sausages etc. POOLSIDE/BEACH MENU is awesome!! Waiters will bring you food and drinks to your pool/beach chairs. Tuscany Trattoria is the Italian restaurant it was good solid food, but probably our least favorite restaurant. Very good filet, also great seafood and fish for those that like it. Isla Contoy is an open air restaurant poolside, with an outdoor seating area overlooking the ocean. The signature Mai tai drinks were good and the food was good too. Nah Kaax is a funky beach hut with a sand floor and Asian/ Mexican fusion cuisine. La Joya, the Mexican restaurant, was our favorite. Our kid LOVES swimming in the pool, so to ask to do Kidz Club instead, says a lot to the quality of their program. Our child then asked to go for the whole day the following day. We took the tour our first full day there, our child asked to stay, and we agreed to come back in a couple of hours for family lunch and pool time. They have arts and crafts and video games, and various activities on a rotating schedule. They have an open play time from 10/11 when parents can come in with the children and get a tour or just play together, then they basically offer daycare services from 11-5, no parents allowed. It was heavier than the winter comforter I use at home in Illinois USA. The only thing I would change is that the comforter is way too heavy for a tropical climate. ![]() The rooms are spacious, the beds and pillows are good. We were 2 adults with our 7 year old child. We traveled here mid June 2023, yes there was seaweed all week we were there, but that is the chance you take this time of year. This is a family friendly low key resort where the service is second to none.…įrom being greeted at the door with a scented, wet cloth, and a glass of sparkling wine while they check you in, service is the order of the day here. We made dinner reservations each night and found the lobby to be the place to join up to play games. This our first time staying at a resort and none of us knew what to expect. There are enough chairs but if you have your eye on a perfect spot then you will want to place towels on chairs early. Now because there were so many of us we did put towels on chairs around 530am. The drinks are not watered down and every bartender aims to please. The rooms are a bit run down but you are only in your room to shower and sleep. The rest stayed at the resort for the week with one excursion to Isla Mujeras. 1 family went on excursions for 2 days during the week. ![]() 1 of us did not enjoy the hydrotherapy experience. 3 of us experienced the Spa with messages and for one a chocolate wrap. 5 of us did go to Le Basilic which is an once in a lifetime experience. The beds are very comfortable, water pressure and hot water is great and the food at every place delicious. We came to the Fiesta Americana Coral Beach NOT the Condessa which people confuse for a family reunion. Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort.Hilton Playa del Carmen, an All-Inclusive Adult Only Resort.Hotels near Chabad Jewish Center Of Cancun.Hotels near Yevgeniy Sinchuk Russian Guide in Mexico.Adults Only and Adult Friendly Resorts Cancun.Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun All Inclusive Pool.Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun All Inclusive Rooms. ![]() ![]() Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun All Inclusive Features.Hotels near Grand Fiesta Americana Coral Beach Cancun All Inclusive. ![]() ![]() Being able to convert this format to a Python dictionary will help you work with both web development and data science. json file into a Python dictionary, then by loading a JSON string into a dictionary, and, finally, working with web APIs.īeing able to work with JSON data is an important skill, given the ubiquity of the file format. You learned three different ways of accomplishing this: first by loading a. In this tutorial, you learned how to convert JSON into a Python dictionary. json() method to the response object to convert it to a Python dictionary. This works by loading a response object using the. In the example above, we didn’t need to import the json library to convert the string into a Python dictionary. With open('/Users/nikpi/Desktop/iss-now.json', 'r') as file: Let’s see how you can use the load() function to load an external JSON file: # Loading a JSON File to a Python Dictionary The file represents data from the internal space station, the API we’ll explore later on in the tutorial. In the deserializing section, we created a dictionary called myobject. If you want to follow along, you can download the file here. The dumps() method converts a Python dictionary to a JSON string. In this section, you’ll learn how to use the json.load() function to load a JSON file into a Python dictionary. ![]() Load a JSON File into a Python dictionary In the following sections, you’ll learn how to use these functions to convert a JSON object into a Python dictionary. In the second function, as you may have guessed, the s suffix refers to string. dumps() method to convert the list to a JSON-formatted string, which we store in the jsonstring variable. json.loads(), which loads a string representation of a JSON file into a Python dictionary. ![]() json.load(), which loads a JSON file into a Python dictionary.In this tutorial, we’ll be looking at two of its functions that allow you to convert JSON objects to Python dictionaries: Python comes with a built-in library, json, that lets you work with JSON objects in meaningful ways. We need to convert that string into a Python dictionary in order to work with it in Python. However, in many cases, the data comes in a string representing the object. The format itself is quite similar to that of a Python dictionary. While originating from JavaScript, the format spread quickly due to its versatility. JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation and it’s a popular format used to represent data. Load JSON Data from an API into a Python Dictionary.Load a JSON String into a Python Dictionary.Load a JSON File into a Python dictionary.Terse Mode and Json Lines Mode - one object per line with no commas separating objects.Optionally do not write out field : value if field value is empty.Optionally output null instead of "" for empty fields.Convert value of NULL in CSV to be null in JSON.The next step is to initialize the json object. Sort CSV data in ascending or descending order before converting to JSON Using eval() Since here the objective is to convert a string to json file we will first import the json module.Create nested JSON output by using / in the column headings of CSV.Īrrays are created from duplicate column names or /0, /1.Filter JSON output by using the query tool.Select the fields to output and also rearrange JSON fields.Choose to limit the number of records processed.Choose your attribute names to be upper or lower case. ![]() ![]()
![]() You just have to search for the song that you like and play it. With the huge library spanning multiple countries, you can listen to the songs from a variety of music. Don’t worry the catalog of music is not restricted to certain countries but is available for everyone. Pandora comes with a huge library of songs. With simple categorization, it becomes easier for every user to navigate through the functions and access the features that they want. ![]() Many other apps have a lot of issues with their interface, which confuses the people. With the simple user interface, you don’t have to spend much time. Pandora comes with a super simple user interface,e which makes everything easier than ever. #3 – Is Pandora’s modded version safe to install?įeatures of Pandora #1 – Simple User Interface.#2 – Can we download music from Pandora?.#1 – Is Pandora Premium Mod APK free to use?.How to Install Pandora on your Android Smartphone?.In this post, we are going to share detailed information about the Pandora and also share the direct download link for your convenience. ![]() If you are interested in downloading Pandora Mod APK for Android, then you are at the right place. Millions of people use it to gain knowledge and consider it superior to any other music app for Android. Pandora is the best app as it helps you to fully utilize your free time to listen to the songs, freshen up your mood, and even listen to podcasts to gain knowledge. ![]() Pandora is one of the most popular music apps after Spotify Premium all over the world, as it contains a huge library of songs and podcasts. With the unique features and amazing library of music, you can be sure about anything that makes sense. Pandora is one such amazing app that comes with a lot of features one can expect from the music apps. With the combined app that provides access to the music library and podcasts, one can truly enjoy life and free time. Be it music or podcasts the real audiophiles love everything. ![]() ![]() Matcha donuts, coffee cakes, energy bites, cookies, pop-tarts and cinnamon rolls show up on the menu frequently. Every day they sell gluten-free avocado toast, almond butter toast and homemade waffles topped with maple syrup and fresh berries. Matcha Grove rotates their gluten-free and dairy-free sweet treats. ![]() In addition to selling strawberry and turmeric matcha lattes, Matcha Grove makes 100% dairy-free and gluten-free pastries and breakfast items. Jewel’s Bakery & Café is located at 4041 E. Jewel’s Bakery & Café Millionaire Waffles with candied ghost pepper thick-cut bacon, donut holes, popcorn chicken, maple glaze and sugar Jewel’s Bakery & Café Assorted Pastries The restaurant is dedicated to providing delicious gluten-free comfort food and also offers some vegan-friendly dishes. Jewel’s Bakery & Café Jewel’s Bakery & Café ChimichangaĪt Jewel’s Bakery & Café everything on the menu is 100% gluten-free including their hand-battered fried curds, pickle chips and classic chicken & waffles. Gluten-Free Creations Bakery has two locations: 7607 E. Many of their bread and pastries are sold throughout restaurants in the Valley. Gluten-Free Creations handcrafts gluten-free loaves of bread, bagels, scones, biscuits, cakes, donuts, muffins and cookies daily. In addition to not using gluten in any of their edible creations, their products are 100% free of top allergens, such as egg, dairy, soy, tree nuts, peanuts, corn, yeast, processed white sugar and grains. Gluten-Free Creations was founded with the sole purpose of helping people with celiac disease enjoy delicious food. Flower Child Gluten-Free Dessertsįlower Child has multiple locations throughout Arizona in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Tucson, Chandler and Gilbert. The menu includes a handy key directing guests on which items are vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free. Gluten-free menu items range from green salads and wraps to chicken enchiladas and white cheddar mac & cheese. With over 17 gluten-free entrees on the menu, Flower Child offers gluten-free diners a variety of delicious food to choose from. Flower Child Flower Child Ginger Miso Crunch Salad Check out these five local restaurants that offer gluten-free alternatives without compromising taste or quality. According to the Celiac Disease Foundation, one out of 100 people have celiac disease. ![]() Gluten-free restaurants have skyrocketed over the past couple of years, leaving lettuce-wrapped burgers and grilled chicken on the sidelines. ![]() ![]() Capture One: Capture One offers not just regular catalogs, but managed catalogs (like Aperture used to) and sessions with ‘live’ folder views – it might just work better for you than Lightroom.Adobe Li ghtroom Classic: for all-round organizing, searching, keywording and filtering, I’d say Lightroom Classic has it, but Capture One is very close with its own strengths.Affinity Photo: it’s really the only contender, and short of putting in Photoshop itself, there’s nothing else that matches Affinity Photo’s power, depth and professional capabilitiesīest photo editing software for image management.Best photo editing software for layers, composites and Photoshop style editing So it seems to me the simplest and most ‘neutral’ way to list these programs is in alphabetical order. This is even more true for people like me who use two or more applications to get the full spread of features they want. The fact is, everyone will be looking for something different in their software, so trying to put this list in order of merit really doesn’t make much sense. Photographers want software that will organize and catalog their images, offer creative and inspiring preset effects, let them try out different image ‘looks’ on single images, add an effect to whole folders full of images at a time… and so on. Image editing software now has to do more than retouching, compositing and detailed Photoshop style manipulation. This is how Life after Photoshop came about. The fact is, though, that the whole field of image editing has opened up to a far wider audience who want to do a lot more with their images – and more quickly and simply – than Photoshop was ever designed for. You would just say Photoshop, and that would be it. Choosing the best image editing software used to be easy. ![]() |
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