![]() ReadMe! can be synced along between your phone and tablet. ![]() The Bee Line Reader uses color coding in order to train you to read at speeds that are 2–3 times faster than your normal reading speed. ReadMe! is another reader that utilizes the RSVP style, along with the Bee Line Reader style. Designed to minimize eye movement, which takes up as much as 80% of your time spent reading, the developers of Spritz claim the tool can help you read at a rate of up to 1,000 words per minute. Spritz allows you to read one word at a time at a certain WPM rate (similar to the Spreeder tool). The color gradient helps guide your eyes from the end of one line of text to the beginning of the next line, essentially helping you read faster and taking some of the strain off your eyes. It's integrated with two unique speed reading tools called BeeLine Reader and Spritz.īeeLine Reader takes a color-coded approach to speed reading by adding a color gradient to each line of text. ReadMe! is an e-reader fast reading app that allows you to store and sync all your favorite ebooks across your iOS or Android device. Here is the list of the best speed reading apps for your smartphone, tablet, or desktop computer for advancing your reading skills. You can certainly practice reading faster on your own with a stopwatch or timer, but chances are you might better improve by using a speed reading app that teaches you how to read at a pace the works best for you. When there's so much to read yet so little time to do it, being a quick reader sure does help. Some speed reading apps even allow you to track your progress. Speed reading apps can help us read faster without sacrificing reading comprehension. Absorbing and understanding the information as you read it at a lightning speed is the real challenge. Learning how to read faster is really only half the battle. Hence, we need to take concrete measures to improve reading skills. However, effective and efficient reading is of great importance in every sphere of life – personal, social, academic and professional fields. This makes reading an unpleasant and time-consuming task. We end up reading much below our natural potential speed and find it difficult to read efficiently. Many of us, once we are out of school or college we hardly pay attention to developing our reading abilities in terms of speed and comprehension. Speed Reading Apps helps in making you read faster and thus improves your learning skill. Reading is one of the four basic skills that indicate a person’s language proficiency.
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![]() In such a case, the first name comes first, as in English. However, there are Taiwanese individuals who use English first names, and when this is done, it is necessary to use their English first name in translation, rather than a transliteration of the Chinese. The rendering of the names for two of Taiwan’s last six presidents serve as good examples: A hyphen separates the two first names, and the second first name is never capitalized. Last name comes first followed by the first names. Unlike Mainland China, romanization of names in Taiwan is not standardized and one can often find idiosyncratic variants such as Lee or Soong, among others. In Taiwan, the vast majority of Taiwanese today romanize their names in Mandarin pronunciation using Wades-Giles or a similar system, which can be easily distinguished from the Hanyu Pinyin used for romanization in Mainland China and Singapore by the lack of the use of “q”, “zh”, and “x”, by the use of “hs” and by the inclusion of hyphens between the two parts of the first name. Transliteration of Chinese names in Taiwan Transliteration of the name becomes vastly more complicated when one leaves mainland China, as, outside of the region, there are no set standards. As a general rule, translation of documents written in China before 1949, written in Taiwan at any time, or written outside of Greater China by a Taiwanese expert should be rendered in Wades-Giles, while the translation of documents written in China or by an academic or known person associated with the People’s Republic after 1949 regardless of their location should adopt the modern Pinyin transliteration. The context, the age of the document and the origin (where written) all play a role in deciding what transliteration method to use. Some famous individuals in Chinese history are now written in modern Pinyin, while others have kept the original Wade-Giles spelling. When the person has more than one first name, the two first names never have a space between them and the family name (which always comes first) is never capitalized, for example:Įxceptions to the rule in mainland China occur with historical individuals including anyone born before 1900. The transliteration follows the pinyin system which can be looked up in any good Chinese-English dictionary from mainland China. They rarely use an English first name in printed form, even if they adopt one for informal use. Transliteration of Chinese names in ChinaĬhinese to English translation of the names of persons from Mainland China are the easiest as they follow a very standard set of rules. English to Chinese Translation: Risks of Using Machine Translation.Chinese to English translation and transliteration of Chinese names. ![]() He sends us the Holy Spirit to build unity!" He added, "Seek unity, unity builds the Church and comes from Jesus Christ. The ecumenical meeting was a part of Pope Francis' on-going efforts to bring unity among Christians, previously stating in public remarks, "Divisions among us, but also divisions among the communities: evangelical Christians, orthodox Christians, Catholic Christians, but why divided? We must try to bring about unity." The Fellowship is led by evangelical Christian minister Douglas Coe, who was noted by the Vatican Information Services as one of many guests received by Pope Francis on Thursday, cited simply as: "Doug Coe of the National Prayer Breakfast, U.S.A., and entourage." The Fellowship is the main organizer behind the annual National Prayer Breakfast held in Washington, D.C.īeebe, president of the interdenominational Christian liberal arts school Westmont College, was included in the party meeting the pope as a representative of "Christian higher education in the ecumenical conversation." According to Westmont College, Francis had invited more than a dozen "North American Protestant leaders" to discuss the question: "Can we find common ground in order to advance the life and ministry of Jesus so more people can experience the joy of Christian faith?" The Fellowship, or The International Foundation, reportedly organized the trip. Beebe, president of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Lee's and Osteen's presence, the publication reports that others in attendance included Tim Timmons, a pastor and author based in Newport Beach, Calif., and Gayle D. Osteen added, however, that the pope asked the group to pray for peace in the Middle East as well as for him.Īccording to Deseret News, the meeting with Pope Francis on Thursday was "part of a multiday, unofficial visit to Italy to promote ecumenical prayer and interfaith understanding." The megachurch pastor, who ministers to 52,000 worshippers weekly and reaches millions through his books and television broadcasts, added that the group's meeting with Francis was cut short due to the death of a cardinal, Simon Lourdusamy. That resonated with me," Osteen told the Houston Chronicle. He's not pushing people out but making the church more inclusive. ![]() "I like the fact that this pope is trying to make the church larger, not smaller. Osteen said he was honored to meet with Pope Francis, who leads the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. ![]()
![]() Here's the step by step way to update for those who aren't using the nVidia Maxwell graphics cards. Thanks to pantrychef who pointed this out in Post #14. For those who are using the MacPro6,1, iMac15,1, or iMac17,1 system definitions may need to re-apply the black screen fix. For Samsung 950 M.2 NVMe SSD owners, you will need to await the update of RehabMan's patcher script and installation instructions. Still awaiting the a Nvidia compatible driver. No support for GTX 1070/1080 graphics cards, yet. If you're using nVidia drivers for your GeForce GTX 750, 750Ti, 960, 970, 980, 980 Ti and the Titans 'Maxwell' graphics cards, you'll need to install the nVidia 10.12.3 Web driver(s) after the 10.12.3 update > NVIDIA Releases Alternate Graphics Drivers for macOS Sierra 10.12.3 (367.15.10.35). The macOS Sierra update brings more than just a brand new name for the software that runs on your Mac, MacBook, and iMac. This latest update adds new MacBook Emoji and other important updates. This update may break some of your Sierra functions, like audio and the nVidia Web drivers. The macOS Sierra 10.12.4 update adds Night Shift to your Mac and the newest macOS Sierra 10.12.6 update adds several reasons to update. MacOS Sierra is Now Available on the Mac App Store Good luck, and let us know how it goes! Report your results here. Testing is now underway- this post will be updated. You may then re-create your UniBeast installation USB. The updated 10.12.3 Install macOS Sierra App can be found in the Applications folder.
![]() ![]() Native Instruments Kontakt is an excellent sampler, as it will help you edit and control the exact sound you are looking to create. It provides advanced editing tools, an array of high quality filters, and a huge library of instruments. Kontakt is a professional sampler used in the music and film industry. You can also expand the library by purchasing and installing "Powered by KONTAKT" instruments or third party instruments from other professional sound design companies and instrument manufacturers. Instrument collections include synth, orchestral, choir, band, vintage, and urban beats. Kontakt's most impressive feature is its large and diverse library, as it comes with more than 1,000 different instruments, each professionally recorded and processed. Kontakt provides a 16 channel bus system which gives you routing options with integrated insert and send effects, while its MIDI file player lets you create instruments that can play loops, grooves, and patterns instead of just single notes. You can time-stretch sounds with Kontakt's Time Machine Pro algorithm, re-shape percussive sounds with the Transient Master effect, and choose from 37 high quality filters to apply to your audio. Kontakt provides advanced tools that allow you to edit, loop, and slice sounds and pitch shift in real time. It is available as a standalone product but also part of Native Instruments' Komplete suite. These libraries combine two morphable sound layers, many of which utilize KONTAKT’s wavetable synthesis engine, for exciting hybrid textures. Native Instruments Kontakt is a professional audio sampling application. KONTAKT 7 ships with three Play Series instruments: ANALOG DREAMS, ETHEREAL EARTH, and HYBRID KEYS. Interact with Native Instruments' diverse community of users KONTAKT 7 ships with three Play Series instruments: ANALOG DREAMS, ETHEREAL EARTH, and HYBRID KEYS. ![]() Choose from Kontakt's library of more than 1,000 instruments.Time-stretch sounds with the Time Machine Pro algorithm. ![]() The perfect replacement for your physical keyboard!įree Virtual Keyboard is an easy and simple-to-use portable app for Windows 10 and other PCs. Free Virtual Keyboard is compatible with the new Windows 11 operating system. You can also use this app whenever there’s an issue with the physical keyboard, ensuring you don’t have to skip work or entertainment. Free Virtual Keyboard is the perfect choice for touchscreen PCs. While using this app, you can type into an active on-screen keyboard. Compared to the Google virtual keyboard download, Free Virtual Keyboard has a simpler and cleaner interface with several functions of a physical keyboard. It’s a popular standalone application, which can be used from a basic USB stick. A full list of restrictions is given in an article on the Kaspersky Technical Support website.Swati Mishra Updated a month ago An easy-to-use virtual keyboard!įree Virtual Keyboard is a great tool to help you write in Microsoft Windows PCs without the native physical keyboard. The preceding list describes the main restrictions in functionality for protection of data input. Kaspersky Internet Security does not provide protection against unauthorized screenshots in Microsoft Windows 8 and 8.1 (64-bit only) if the On-Screen Keyboard window is open but the Protected Browser process is not started. ![]()
![]() If you have a tractor with a front-mounted rotary sweeper, having a rear PTO-driven spreader can be a highly-productive and efficient complement. When that happens, you can go over the slippery footprints with sand, salt, or a chemical such as magnesium chloride. When the rotary sweeper goes over the print, it will polish it, and it becomes slippery. There is another nuance - when a person or animal walks on the snow before it is swept. During a heavy snowfall, it is best if the operator just keeps up with the snowfall by making a few passes. If the snowfall is heavier, rotary sweepers lose their effectiveness. Snow removal is easier with a rotary sweeper.įor snowfalls of 2” or less, a rotary sweeper is effective at cleaning / clearing to the bare surface. A rotary sweeper excels at this task and is far easier on the turf. If the ground is still frozen, a landscape rake can be used. Cleaning the lawn from the pushed/blown gravel is a slow, high effort process with a rake. Backfilling a hole is simpler with a rotary sweeper.įor properties with gravel drives, winter plowing/snow blowing provides another challenge once spring rolls around. At the same time, they can clear your lawn of sticks, stones, pebbles, and even acorns.Ī rotary sweeper can be used to backfill the cut trench. Rotary sweepers are great for collecting leaves. They can even push the plugs into a pile where the turf can be reclaimed later.Ī rotary sweeper can be used to thin out a lawn thatch. A rotary sweeper can speed up the process. This makes it easier for the collection system to gather them up.ĭo you do plug aerating? Those little plugs can take weeks to dissipate. A rotary sweeper brushes the needles into a pile. Collection systems struggle to pick them up. If leaves collect on your drive, a rotary sweeper can gather them for later pickup by a pull/tow-behind collection system. If your drive is near a slope, and debris gathers after a rain, a rotary sweeper is an effective and effortless way to clean it up. What can a tractor-driven rotary sweeper be used for? Many rotary sweepers have gauge wheels which also help reattaching. A storage stand makes reattaching much easier. Rotary sweepers are heavy, weighing a few hundred pounds or more. This would make them prone to tipping over and flattening the bristles. ![]() Without a stand, the rotary sweeper would rest on the soft bristles. On larger tractors, water dispensing systems might be part of the package to hold down dust. Others, such as found on subcompact and compact tractors, may have hydraulic angling systems. Some setups use a manual crank to change the angle. On a smaller lawn tractor, changing angle might be accomplished by the operator simply getting off the tractor, pulling a pin, and manually changing the angle. It allows the operator to direct the debris to the sides. Many tractors will require suitcase weights, ballast box, or an appropriate rear implement to maintain friction and keep adverse loads off the tractor.Īngling a rotary sweeper adds versatility. You can mount a rotary sweeper to a three-point hitch (3PH), tractor loader boom, and/or tractor-specific, specialty mounts or quick hitches. Some rotary sweepers have a reverse broom rotation, which makes it easy to use against a building, while the tractor backs up and “pulls.” Most rotary sweepers, when observed from the right side, will rotate clockwise (counterclockwise when viewed from the left). They can be powered by the tractor engine/transmission using a belt-driven or chain-driven gearbox - a hydraulic mower powered off the tractor hydraulic system - a driveshaft from the transaxle / transmission - or from a separate pump, powered by the tractor power take-off (PTO). Rotary sweepers, used with tractors, can be powered in many ways. We are going to focus on rotary sweepers used with tractors. There are street sweepers, walk-behind sidewalk sweepers, and those that are powered by an ATV, UTV, or a tractor. Rotary sweepers have been around for a long time.Īs of this writing, many types of sweepers and brooms are on the market. We want to help you understand everything you need to know about rotary sweepers. ![]() Marley got to work almost immediately, calling the federation the following morning to ask what it needed. The flier Marley’s son brought home was a fundraising request from the JFF to help restart the program. Six years earlier, in 2008, underfunding had led to the Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) disbanding the women’s national team program. “I’m reading it … I’m like: ‘Wait, Jamaica has a women’s football team? Where did this come from?” she said. Though she has loved soccer for as long as she can remember, for many years, Marley’s involvement in the game didn’t extend beyond kickabouts with her father and brothers.īut that all changed in 2014 when one day her son came home from school and handed her a flier, saying that his soccer coach had asked him to deliver it to her. ![]() ‘Wait, Jamaica has a women’s football team?’ Soccer has always been a huge part of Cedella Marley's life. “I’d be like: ‘I’m just going for the goal,’ and that love is just something that is just in my DNA. “So everything to me was a penalty,” Marley laughed. Recalling advice given to her by Pelé, Cadella smiled broadly as she repeated the words the Brazilian all-time great told her: “The ball is round and always take the penalty.” I love to kick a ball and was super competitive when my brothers would challenge me.” They played football growing up, too, and it was just always something that I loved. “I watched him growing up, I also watch my brothers, Ziggy and Steve. “Sometimes, it would be the photographers who were out there, you know sometimes, it would be the journalists and it would be the band against the journalists. “He would play anywhere he was: on the road, you’d find a field, you’d find a team. “Daddy played every day,” Marley told CNN Sport. Had he not been a musician, Cedella recalls her father telling her, he would have wanted to be a soccer player. But perhaps that should not come as a surprise.Īs the daughter of global reggae icon Bob Marley, who was a renowned lover of the beautiful game, Cedella was never far from a soccer ball growing up. Football has consumed much of Cedella Marley’s life. ![]() The Markdown content and editing experience will be identical, but there may be slight differences in how the final HTML is generated when published.īest for: People who want to always be able to edit in Markdown. Markdown Card: Will take iA Writer Markdown, then embed that raw Markdown into a Ghost post.Completely consistent formatting, but the editing experience in Ghost will just be editing raw HTML.īest for: People who have complex content and want total format consistency. HTML Card: Will convert iA Writer Markdown to HTML locally, then embed the raw HTML into a Ghost post.This is the recommended setting, but if you notice any formatting inconsistencies with your specific writing, you may want to try one of the other options. 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