![]() as Rylan hits out at the 'ridiculous' prices Suki Waterhouse says she was exploited by modelling agency when she first started out and would 'spend the summer trying to get skinny' to please themĮurovision resale tickets are being flogged for almost £5,000 on third-party websites. Gemma Collins opts for chic glamour as she dons dramatic pleated black lamé cloak teamed with an animal print top and pleather leggingsĮastEnders' fans brand Nish a 'monster' and believe he knows about Suki's affair with Eve after menacing threat Madonna, 64, CONFIRMS she is dating boxer Josh Popper, 29, as she kisses him while going Instagram official 'I don't feel old, so I don't want to look old': Bucks Fizz's Cheryl Baker admits she is considering having a facelift as she marks her 69th birthday ![]() He managed a similar feat in 2022, this time occupying a front row seat for Balenciaga’s Haute Couture show after arriving as cosmetically enhanced socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein. The performer as previously cosplayed the likes Madonna and Cher and Dolly Parton, with his convincing transformation into country star winning him a front row seat for Balenciaga show’s New York Stock Exchange. Stone opted to portray Coolidge - who is currently enjoying a career renaissance - after pulling off more than 250 similar stunts at a variety of high-profile events. Making his way onto the red carpet after completing his transformation, Stone managed to pull off the star's trademark pout and shoulder shake while posing for photographers.ĭressed in a latex denim jacket and silver cargo pants, he even found time to accost actress Haley Richardson, best known for her role as Portia's overworked and underappreciated assistant. Lifelike: But the old adage about appearances being deceiving proved to be true, because it was actually drag queen Alexis Stone pretending to be the American actressĪ four minute video tutorial posted on YouTube shows the painstaking, step-by-step process required to turn Stone into a remarkably believable doppelgänger. Using a portrait photo of the actress as a guide, the British performer, real name Elliot Joseph Rentz, transformed into Coolidge with the use of a lifelike prosthetic mask, wig and false teeth. Indeed, while the real Coolidge attended the premiere of new Netflix comedy-horror We Have A Ghost in Los Angeles, drag queen Alexis Stone was impersonating the actress in the Italian fashion capital. ![]() Those in attendance as Italian brand Diesel unveiled their latest ready-to-wear womenswear collection in Milan were convinced the popular actress had graced them with her presence as a familiar looking figure swept in and occupied a front row seat.īut the old adage about appearances being deceiving proved to be true, at least on this occasion, because Coolidge, who plays emotionally insecure Portia in The White Lotus, was actually 6,043 miles away from Milan on Wednesday evening. She was last seen plummeting head first into the Mediterranean, but The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge appeared to be back on dry land as she attended a fashion show on Wednesday. ![]()
0 Comments
![]() ![]() Lenovo has some fantastic laptop deals underway right now with thousands to be saved on select models. All-day battery life and extensive accessory support including for the latest Apple Pencil, Magic Keyboard, and Smart Keyboard Folio ensure this is an investment that can revolutionize your workflow. At the front is a 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage support for video calls. Camera-wise, you get a 12MP Wide camera, 10MP Ultra Wide back camera, and LiDAR scanner for immersive AR. Its 12.9-inch display is a Liquid Retina XDR display with ProMotion, True Tone, and P3 wide color so there’s nothing quite like it visually either. It’s excessive for casual use but if you need a tablet with performance on a par with a laptop, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch will serve you well. It uses Apple’s latest M2 chip which you’ll see on its latest MacBooks and the performance is truly phenomenal. One of the ultimate Black Friday iPad deals around, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch is overkill for some users but there’s really nothing else quite like it. Stereo landscape speakers round things off nicely for what’s easily one of the most tempting Black Friday iPad deals around.Īpple iPad Pro 12.9-inch - $999, was $1,099 Joe Maring/Digital Trends A 12MP wide camera is useful for snaps while there’s a 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage support. That goes for any lighting situation, too, thanks to its antireflective coating. A 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display has True Tone and P3 wide color support so it looks fantastic. It uses Apple’s M1 chip which you see in many MacBooks so it’s truly powerful. It’s effectively the best choice for anyone that doesn’t need the potential overkill of the iPad Pro range. The Apple iPad Air tops our look at the best iPads for many different reasons. Landscape stereo speakers help with the professional edge here, while there’s up to 10 hours of battery life to keep it going all day long.īest gaming PC deals: Save on RTX 3070, 3080, 3090 PCsīest AirPods Deals: Save on AirPods Pro, AirPods Maxīest Apple Watch deals: Save on Series 8, Ultra, and moreĪpple iPad Air - $559, was $599 Andy Boxall/Digital Trends A 12MP wide back camera is useful for occasional snaps while a 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage support ensures you stay the focus of any video call. Its A15 Bionic chip is remarkably powerful so you can play all the latest games from Apple Arcade and multitask at speed. Its 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone and wide color support means it looks fantastic at all times. One of the best Apple Black Friday deals around, the Apple iPad Mini is an utter delight to use. Up to 10 hours of battery life means it’s reliable all day long, too.Īpple iPad Mini - $400, was $499 Adam Doud/Digital Trends It also has 64GB of storage space, an 8MP wide back camera, 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Support (vital for taking video calls), and stereo speakers. ![]() The tablet has an A13 Bionic chip which may be aging but still offers strong performance for the price. It has a gorgeous 10.2-inch Retina display with True Tone support so whether you’re browsing online, watching a show, or playing a game, it looks great. The Apple iPad 10.2 is a fairly respectable entry point for anyone looking to buy one of the best tablets while still keeping costs lower than elsewhere. Fitbit Versa 3īest Black Friday iPad Deals Apple iPad 10.2 - $270, was $329 Joe Maring/Digital Trends ![]() ![]() Highlights include the mosaics (with weird spinning-on-wolf's-testicle tradition) and old school Bar Zucca (near the Duomo), where Verdi once hung out. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II - similar to Naples' Galleria Umberto, this fancy glass-covered shopping area, called il Salotto di Milano (Milan's living room), is what every mall wishes it were. La Scala - watch a show at Europe's most famous opera house, the Teatro della Scala, or at least get a peek at the stage when you check out their museum The nearby museum is supposed to be good, and offers a combo ticket with the roof elevator. Peter's, this huge Gothic cathedral built over 500 years is impressive, but the best part is the view from the roof, where you can get a closer look at the Madonnina (the statue at the top, a symbol for the city). also essentially scalps the tickets and sells them for €29 within 4 days in advance, although they also include an English-speaking guideĭuomo (Cathedral) - the largest church in Italy after St. Show up when they open at 8:30 to see if last-minute tickets are availableīook at tour with (pretty good ratings), or both of which include a visit (both are ~3-3.5 hrs, €50-60).similarly, offers a shorter tour including Sforza castle for €32 ![]() No tickets online? You have four options:Ĭall 02 or 02 occasionally people cancel and it's not reflected on the website Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" - Book online early for this (in high seasons it often sells out 2 months in advance!), €8 per ticket.only 25 people at a time get to view it for 15 minutes to protect it from humidity. ![]() ![]() The FTP Site Boneyard is a collection of various FTP sites from around the internet, gathering what were once the dominant form of file transfer online but which have fallen to the wayside in favor of other update servers and cloud-based storage. The collection contains shareware, freeware, and demo programs, all DOS or Windows-based. The DEMU collection is a curated collection hosting over 4,000 classic PC-based games from a quarter century. CDR files, as well as browsed online through the Internet Archive's file listing interface. Most of these CD-ROMs can be downloaded as. Other CD-ROMs include images and digitized music, documentation sets and game modifications. With over 2,500 discs now hosted, the archive allows access to a wide range of historical collections, including curations by defunct groups like Walnut Creek and Linux/Unix distributions of the past. ![]() The CD Archive collects thousands of Shareware and Cover CD-ROMs from the heyday of the CD-ROM (late 1980s to mid 2000s) and provides ISO images as well as links inside these collections of software. In addition to this, the project also catalogs other computing and gaming resources such as software and hardware manuals, magazine scans and computing catalogs. The goal of the TOSEC project is to maintain a database of all software and firmware images for all microcomputers, minicomputers and video game consoles. The project has identified and cataloged over 450,000 different software images/sets, consisting of over 3.60TB of software, firmware and resources. TOSEC catalogs over 200 unique computing platforms and continues to grow. The main goal of the project is to catalog and audit various kinds of software and firmware images for these systems. The Old School Emulation Center (TOSEC) is a retrocomputing initiative dedicated to the cataloging and preservation of software, firmware and resources for microcomputers, minicomputers and video game consoles. ![]() The collection includes a broad range of software related materials including shareware, freeware, video news releases about software titles, speed runs of actual software game play, previews and promos for software games, high-score and skill replays of various game genres, and the art of filmmaking with real-time computer game engines. Learn more about the complete Readerware system for cataloging your books, music and videos by visiting our web site.DESCRIPTION The Internet Archive Software Collection is the largest vintage and historical software library in the world, providing instant access to millions of programs, CD-ROM images, documentation and multimedia. Support for multiple platforms, Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Standalone or client/server versions available. Simple searching, want list, printing, global search and replace, import/export and more. Multiple views, choose from table, tree and thumbnail views. Integrated loan tracker, check items in and out, query/print items on loan and over due. Support for all formats, Blu-ray, DVD, LaserDisc, VHS etc. Features include:Īuto-Catalog, enter the UPC or scan the barcode, the video is cataloged. Readerware is used by collectors, sellers, many small libraries, schools, churches etc. Readerware on your desktop is a complete solution for cataloging and managing your video collection. Use the camera on your device as a barcode scanner with Readerware auto-catalog on your desktop. You know what you have and what you are looking for. The iOS version lets you easily sync your database to your device and take it with you when you visit your favorite brick and mortar stores. Readerware then does the rest, building your database for you. Have a large collection? Readerware auto-catalog lets you feed in a list of UPCs or barcode scans. ![]() The easiest, fastest way to catalog your video collection, nothing else comes close. Readerware 3 (Video) is not a standalone app, it works with Readerware on your desktop, (Windows, Mac OS X & Linux). ![]() ![]() With the development of the modern fashion industry in the 19th century, designers started using technical sketches to communicate their design ideas so teams could work on them.Ī flat sketch is a two-dimensional technical drawing that illustrates a garment with basic solid lines. The scribes, painters, and stone cutters of ancient Egypt (3200 BC-30 BC) were among the first "commercial" artists, working as paid or conscripted artisans for the Egyptian nation-state. Since the dawn of man, humans have sought out ways of communicating, sharing ideas, practices, customs, and beliefs. You'll be an expert by the time you're done reading this! The back of the shoe appears to be somewhat of a triangle shape while the top portion of the foot is a circular shape.Welcome to our crash course in fashion flats! Come and take a deep dive into the world of fashion with flat sketches, also known as tech sketches, line drawings, and design development sketches (DDS). The back view: Just like the profile view, make sure the bottom of the heel falls on the same line as the front platform. The back of the shoe always curves out- it may help to draw a circle at the back to visualize this organic concept better. ![]() Keep in mind that in a profile view, the heel and front platform should fall on the same line/surface. The profile view: Once you get the hang of the correct proportions, this will be a fun shoe placement to draw. The platform of the shoe appears to be shorter and extends upwards in a more exaggerated fashion. As opposed to a profile view, a three quarter view is drawn such that the heel and the front of the shoe appear to be closer together. Practice three quarter shoe placement by focusing mainly on the front curves and the position of the heel in relation to the body of the shoe. ![]() Three quarter views: This one is a bit tricky because it requires some foreshortening. The front view: Keep it simple by drawing just the curved impression of the front. Here are four main shoe perspectives to practice: Just like you did for the hands, practice some individual sketches of shoes at different views and placements. The figure will still look finished but this makes it much easier to draw a fashion figure without jeopardizing movement, flow and proportion. Display the back leg with a simple line capturing a gesture of its movement in the back. Sketch a simple impression of the foot/shoe of the front leg. Don't stress too much about drawing both feet fully. Each foot should fall on opposing sides of the vertical balance line- this is where the vertical balance line becomes essential in distributing balance and weight. This is due to the fact that the back leg and lower hip (especially in the image displayed here) are both in a relaxed position. The back leg usually corresponds to the hip that points down. This leg corresponds to the hip that points up. The leg positioned in the front is usually the "balance holder"- all the weight will fall on it. Keep in mind the following elements when drawing crossing legs: You will most likely experience some trial and error when sketching crossing and bent legs even if you know all the proportionality/movement rules by heart. When it comes to drawing crossing legs, balance is quite important. You can usually estimate foot placement by the fashion figure's movement which we'll show you how to do below. However, it is quite OK if the foot crosses over a bit more on the opposite side of the line. ![]() The same rule applies to the semi-curved vertical balance line displayed above. It is quite okay if one of the feet is touching the vertical line as long as most of the foot surface stays on the opposite side of the line than the second foot. Each foot should be positioned on opposite sides of the vertical line. The traditional vertical balance line rule is: Both feet CANNOT be positioned on the same side of the line or it will make the figure look like it is falling over. This semi-curved line will still allow you to draw the correct balance in your fashion figure but it will also help you capture the figure's movement much easier, especially if you are a beginner. To make it a bit easier, we are bending the rules and making this line semi-curved. Traditionally, a vertical balance line is a straight line that determines figure balance and foot placement. ![]() ![]() ![]() And the company has a market cap over $162 billion-larger than Goldman Sachs or IBM.Įthereum’s network is a thriving ecosystem with thousands of projects, including NFT platform OpenSea… which chose Ethereum’s blockchain due to its increasing scalability and security features.īut there’s a major problem: the Ethereum network comes with ridiculously high fees of up to $20 per transaction. There are over 1 million ETH transactions a day. The Ethereum blockchain also has its own currency, ETH, which is used around the world to purchase NFTs, virtual land, and exchange currencies. So before we dig into the details of Near Protocol, let’s look at what’s driving its growth story… and why Google is backing it… Why crypto investors are searching for an ‘Ethereum killer’Įveryone knows Ethereum… it’s one of the largest blockchains in the world… and arguably the face of the crypto sector (alongside Bitcoin).Įthereum is a decentralized blockchain that allows users to securely send and receive digital assets. It’s a bit ironic, since Google is a tech giant that profits off its users’ data… while Pagoda aims to help push big businesses out of the picture. In simple terms, it will allow musicians, artists, and other content creators to launch their products and keep their earnings (instead of big corporations taking a cut). ![]() The Pagoda platform comes with all the tools needed to start a project instantly. Google Cloud announced it will provide infrastructure and tech support for Near Protocol (NEAR)’s startup Pagoda project, the first-ever Web3 platform where developers can build and launch new blockchain products. One of the biggest tech companies in the world has just partnered with a crypto most folks have never heard of… but it could soon give Ethereum a run for its money. This week’s letter focuses on only one piece of crypto news… for good reason. ![]() ![]() ![]() Also, while in the game, they have to protect themselves from other invaders who are other players worldwide. They need to defend the land of Norheim against the gnomes. In the game, the players enact to be the resourceful Lord. It was released in December 2020 for Android device users, and the iOS version was released in January 2021. The developer and publisher of the game are YOUZU(SINGAPORE)PTE.LTD. Infinity Kingdom is a cartoon-style free massively multiplayer online (MMO) video game. So, it would be best to avoid investing in them unless you have no other choice. The units of this tier come at the last for a reason. It would be best not to invest too much into the immortals of this tier. Although they appear quite useful in the early game, you would soon want to replace them with better immortals. ![]() These immortals are similar to but weaker than those of Tier C. So, you should invest in them only if you do not have an alternate choice. The immortals of this tier are highly useful in the early game but not so much in the late game. Although they require specific units to show their true colors, they are easily attainable. If you are a F2P player, the immortals of this tier can prove to be solid choices to move levels ahead. So, if you can put them in the right group, you should go ahead and pursue that. They are compatible only with a specific type of troop. Tier A immortals may fall off in the ideal situations compared to those of S Tier. They are compatible with any unit or troops and are still viable with only one unlocked skill. They get even more powerful when you upgrade them throughout the game. S Tier immortals are powerful right from the very beginning. ![]() Infinity Kingdom Best Immortals Tier List Immortalįlavius Belisarius, Mediterranean ConquerorĪlexander the Great, Conqueror of the World So, get on your gaming seats and read through this post to get started with your game. However, worry no more! We have the Infinity Kingdom Tier list to help you prosper in your game. However, if you are a F2P player, you might go through a hard time choosing a few out of them to invest in. Infinity Kingdom has many immortals in the game. Are you in search of the best immortals in the Infinity Kingdom? Have you been struggling to gather the tier list in Infinity Kingdom? Then you have arrived at the right place. ![]() ![]() ![]() You can aim down the sights of any weapon, not just scoped ones. And there’s still an AI Director controlling the ebb and flow of enemies throughout each campaign map, keeping the pressure up to make sure you never feel too comfortable.Įverything here plays just as well as in Left 4 Dead, albeit with plenty of modern conveniences. You’re still searching through rooms as you go for new weapons, ammo, throwables like molotovs and pipe bombs, and healing supplies. You’re still picking from a group of playable survivors (now called Cleaners) and heading from safe room to safe room across maps full of common infected (now the worm-infested Ridden) and special variants that are harder to kill and more powerful. From a gameplay standpoint, the studio’s latest take on the concept keeps everything that worked about the older games fully intact, and then layers on some fairly solid ideas. The good news for Turtle Rock is that Back 4 Blood doesn’t immediately collapse under the weight of the comparison, even with the added heft on my nostalgia. Nearly every aspect of Back 4 Blood, right down to its title, invites direct comparison with Left 4 Dead. That doesn’t even include the ample time I spent playing its predecessor, either.Īll of this is to say that, even if Turtle Rock Studios hadn’t drawn its own parallels between its new co-op zombie shooter and the franchise it launched back in 2008, I don’t think I could possibly stop myself. The figure is staggering: That’s 14 and half days of my life, playing a game with about 10 hours of content. That’s less than the 2,300 hours I’ve put into Team Fortress 2 and the nearly 900 I spent in Apex Legends before moving on, but I’m quite certain it’s good enough for third place on my all-time list. According to Steam, I’ve clocked nearly 350 hours playing Left 4 Dead 2. ![]() ![]() ![]() Coffee and Piano by Spotify – Soft and relaxing music to soothe those nerves while working on a deadline.Chilled Instrumental by Spotify – Want to feel like you’re in a movie? These beautiful, cinematic instrumentals serve as a great background to motivate you and keep you on your work schedule.Upbeat to keep you energized, but soft enough not to distract you. Focus Flow by Spotify – If you like lo-fi, this is a great playlist for getting into your work zone.Productive Morning by Spotify – A selection of calm, ambient music to keep you focused on your tasks.Again, I find them a bit too distracting and can take your attention away from the task at hand. Note that I didn’t put any with lyrics for this one. You’ll need the right type of music to help you concentrate. Spotify playlists for focused workįrom time to time (or most of the time), we need to put our game face on and give our best on those special projects or beat the deadlines. Get into the groove of working from home. Morning Motivation by Spotify – As the playlist name suggests, get your dose of morning motivation with these pop hits.I use this when I run and it keeps me going! ![]() Happy Beats by Spotify – Upbeat dance music that can keep that mood up all day.Feelin’ Good by Spotify – Feel good with feel-good music from all decades.Maplestory BGM by Ian Goh – Whether you played the game or not, these bright piano songs won’t fail to get you started on that thing your boss asked for weeks ago.Feel Good Piano by Spotify – Positive piano music that will make you read your 1,000 emails with a smile on your face.Happy Music by Cafe Music BGM channel – These cheerful, upbeat instrumentals will motivate you to work and move your hips while you’re at it.These are some of my favorite songs to play while working from home. When you’re motivated and excited to start the day, you want your music to mirror that mood and keep your energy levels up. Play these Spotify playlists for all work from home moods.Songs to play for when you’re feeling stressed out ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s easy to use, compatible with multiplier devices and there are plenty of plans to suit your storage capacity requirements, usage scenario and budget. IDrive is a comprehensively featured cloud storage solution that offers plenty of storage capacity for a very reasonable outlay. If you’d like a cloud storage account that can be accessed by multiple users, iDrive’s Team account is the plan to go for, and there are also storage plans aimed at businesses. This price for 10TB storage is simply sensational and demolishes the competition! Higher amounts of storage are available, which are also discounted for the first year. However, at the time of writing, the 2TB iDrive Personal account has been upped to 10TB, and the price dropped to $3.98 for your first year (opens in new tab). ![]() ![]() Our preferred pricing plan for individual users is iDrive’s Personal plan, which gets you 2TB of storage space for $79.50 – that’s less than a 2TB Google Drive plan, and substantially less than the price of a 2TB iCloud or Dropbox account. Not only does iDrive compare well with major storage solutions in terms of features, it does so while also significantly undercutting them on price. We also tested the Android mobile app, which is equally easy to get to grips with and lets you back up images and video, along with your contacts, SMS text message and calendar data. The local client isn’t blessed with the most modern interface design, but that’s a minor criticism as the app is still simple to learn and use. The only catch is anyone you share files with must first create their own iDrive account in order to access shared files.īoth iDrive’s web and computer app’s interfaces are intuitive and easy to use. Sharing files stored on iDrive is also simple – just click the sharing button and you’re taken to options for entering one or more recipient’s email address/s. We didn’t encounter any issues with the speed of backing up or restoring files, though this reviewer’s home-working internet connection is far from the fastest out there, so isn’t exactly the ultimate benchmark for file transfer speed. IDrive's advanced settings offer comprehensive server data back-up options (Image credit: Future) (opens in new tab) It’s easy to modify the location of files you want to back up and the frequency of automatic back-ups, create custom back-up schedules to suit your work routine. This will automatically select commonly accessed files/folders on your system to back-up and automatically sync according to your preferred back-up schedule. Once you’ve signed up, you can either upload files via your web account, or download the iDrive app for your computer/mobile device. IDrive offers a free 5GB of storage, so you don’t need to enter any credit card details to try out the service and familiarize yourself with how it works. There’s also two-factor login authentication to protect you in the even that your account login details are compromised.įiles stored on iDrive can be uploaded and accessed via the iDrive website, but for full back-up and syncing functionality, download the iDrive app for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android. Security is always a concern with any cloud storage provider, so iDrive offers 256-bit AES encryption, secured by a user-chosen encrypting key that isn’t stored on iDrive’s servers. Express back-up is free once a year for iDrive Personal users, and Express restores are charged at $99.50 for US residents. If you need to perform a full system restore, iDrive Express works in reverse, as you can then request a physical drive with your data saved on it. You then back up your computer to the drive, send it to iDrive and they upload your data to their cloud servers. iDrive has thought of this though, as iDrive Express allows you to request a physical storage drive in the post. ![]() Of course, backing up your whole computer is likely to use a serious amount of network bandwidth, and if your internet connection doesn’t have a particularly fast upload speed, backing up a full PC/Mac system could take days. Not only can individual files and folders be backed up, you can also use iDrive to store the contents of your entire computer, cloning its hard drive so you can perform a full system restore. IDrive’s Snapshots feature that stores up to 30 previous versions of all files backed up to iDrive (Image credit: Future) (opens in new tab) ![]() |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |