![]() ![]() ![]() Even though she suspected that Clinton made the request because "he understood that I am the kind of person who really does bring people together", Angelou admitted feeling overwhelmed, and even requested that the audiences attending her speaking engagements pray for her. Īngelou told her friend Oprah Winfrey that the call requesting her to write and recite the poem came from television producer Harry Thomason, who organized the inauguration, shortly after Clinton's election. The press also pointed to the nation's social progress that a Black woman would "stand in the place of a white man" at his inauguration, and praised Angelou's involvement as the Clinton administration's "gesture of inclusion". When it was announced that Angelou would read one of her poems at Clinton's inauguration, many in the popular press compared her role as inaugural poet with that of Frost, especially what critic Zofia Burr called their "representativeness", or their ability to speak for and to the American people. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961, and the first Black woman. President Bill Clinton (with Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Clinton), taking the oath of office during his inauguration in 1993Īngelou was the first poet to read an inaugural poem since Robert Frost read his poem " The Gift Outright" at President John F. Flowers encouraged her to recite them, which helped bring her out of her self-imposed period of muteness caused by her trauma. After her rape at the age of eight, which she depicted in Caged Bird, Angelou memorized and studied great works of literature, including poetry. As scholar Marcia Ann Gillespie writes, Angelou had "fallen in love with poetry" during her early childhood in Stamps, Arkansas. Her first volume of poetry Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie, published in 1971 shortly after Caged Bird, became a best-seller. Early in her writing career she began alternating the publication of an autobiography and a volume of poetry. Although she was best known for her autobiographies, she was primarily known as a poet rather than an autobiographer. She had written five of the seven of her series of autobiographies, including the first and most highly acclaimed, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). ![]() When Angelou wrote and recited "On the Pulse of Morning", she was already well known as a writer and poet. Poetry critics, despite praising Angelou's recitation and performance, gave mostly negative reviews of the poem. Critic Mary Jane Lupton said that "Angelou's ultimate greatness will be attributed" to the poem, and that Angelou's "theatrical" performance of it, using skills she learned as an actor and speaker, marked a return to the African-American oral tradition of speakers such as Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr. The popular press praised Clinton's choice of Angelou as inaugural poet, and her "representiveness" of the American people and its president. It has been called Angelou's "autobiographical poem", and has received mixed reviews. Its symbols, references to contemporary issues, and personification of nature has inspired critics to compare "On the Pulse of Morning" with Frost's inaugural poem and with Clinton's inaugural address. The poem's themes are change, inclusion, responsibility, and role of both the President and the citizenry in establishing economic security. Kennedy.) Angelou's audio recording of the poem won the 1994 Grammy Award in the "Best Spoken Word" category, resulting in more fame and recognition for her previous works, and broadening her appeal. ( Robert Frost was the first inaugural poet, at the 1961 inauguration of John F. With her public recitation, Angelou became the second poet in history to read a poem at a presidential inauguration, and the first African American and woman. " On the Pulse of Morning" is a poem by writer and poet Maya Angelou that she read at the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton on January 20, 1993. Poem by Maya Angelou Angelou reciting "On the Pulse of Morning" at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton in 1993 ![]()
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![]() ![]() SmcFanControl is a freeware that allows users to set the minimum speed of the Intel Mac built-in fans, thus to cool down their computers and monitor temperature. What is smcFanControl & is it safe to use? How to perfectly uninstall smcFanControl on Mac? Read through the removal guide. I don’t know what has changed, I boutgh the Mac Fan Control Pro version thinking the preset would allow me to reduce the speed to 1200 has before, but no, still min of 3700 even with the Pro version.Howto Guide: Uninstall smcFanControl for Mac The HDD fan speed use to have a range from 1200 rpm to 5500 a few weeks ago. I went to the control and realize the slowest speed for all fans have change which explain the noise. Since a few weeks ago, fans speed are always faster and makes noise. I am using Mac Fan Control for several years on an iMac when the HDD was replaced by an SDD. Discovered that when booted from a USB drive, starting the SSD Fan Control daemon causes the SSD to entirely disappear from the System Information – hence the freeze when booted from the SSD itself.Ĭhris Upton: did the proposed solution fix the problem? ![]() Just encountered the same problem as Hugh. It took me a long time to isolate, but manually starting the daemon consistently froze the system. Has anyone else had the problem with SSD Fan Control or Macs Fan Control whereby the daemon freezes the system (keyboard and mouse have no effect, and spinning beachball of death spins until power cycle). I have 8GB of RAM and a 500GB SSD drive in mine. Love the 2011 iMac!! So upgradable and I still love the optical drive. This will blow out some dust and then you can set the fan speed at a more normal speed to keep your iMac cool. Set the fan speed to 100% (but not for too long). Randy, I forgot to say I use a 2011 imac still on Snow Leopard and loving it but I want to make my fans come on at 100% to blow the dust out.ĭownload and run Macs Fan Control ( ). Not very good ones here in Central FL and I don’t want to take back off. I don’t want to take it to a computer tech. The fans used to come on at full speed occasionally to blow dust out but they haven’t for two years. It was getting hot to the touch and I blew the top slit with compressed air, also in the back. Is there a way I can make them come on HIGH. ![]() Randy, I want my fans to come on at full speed to blow the dust out. Just follow the OWC video and you’ll do well. At some point I’m going to add 4 more GB of memory and I figure I’ll be able to use this machine for a few more years. No fan noise and the new SSD was much more responsive. Finally I updated to macOS High Sierra (can’t go any higher on the mid-2011), and the machine ran like a clock. I bent the Display Port Cable initially and had to order another one from ebay. Display Port Cable (not too difficult to disconnect but quite difficult to reattach).Now you have the four cables to disconnect: So, off comes the glass (you really don’t need suction cups), and after eight screws out comes the screen. I did not want to pay the $39.00 but I wanted to do the upgrade the right way and I knew that a hardware solution to the fan problem was the right way to go. ![]() I did not want to control the fans via a software solution so I “bit the bullet” and bought the $39.00 OWC In-Line Digital Thermal Sensor Cable. I also had to be constantly adjusting the smcFanControl settings.Ībout two months ago I decided to go with an SSD drive and I chose the Crucial MX500 SSD. I choose smcFanControl and I was fairly satisfied but I did notice that the back of the iMac still got very hot to the touch. I certainly didn’t want to open the thing back up so I went with a software solution. It therefore ran the fan speed at 100% all the time. My new drive had no temperature sensor on it, so my iMac motherboard didn’t know what the HD temperature was. The Hard Drive that Apple uses from the factory has a proprietary controller on it for reporting the drive temperatures to the motherboard. When I booted up the new install, the iMac fans went crazy. A few years ago I installed a new 1TB Hard Drive (spinning SATA). ![]() ![]() ![]() While some infectious diseases, such as chickenpox and measles, cause a very distinctive rash, a rash due to COVID-19 can take many forms: The appearance of COVID-19 rashes can vary. However, rashes impacting the toes may last 10–14 days. On average, most people have a rash for 8 days. ![]() In some instances, it may appear at COVID-19 symptom onset, while in others, it may happen several days after other symptoms have developed.Īccording to the American Academy of Dermatology, COVID-19 rash can last 2–12 days. When exactly the rash occurs during COVID-19 can vary. When do rashes appear and how long do they last? Itching: Many, but not all, types of COVID-19 rash may itch.Swelling: The affected area may appear swollen or puffy compared to surrounding skin.On dark skin, it may appear purple, ashy gray, or dark brown. On light skin, a rash may look red, pink, or purple. Skin discoloration: Rashes are typically discolored in comparison to neighboring skin.Some general symptoms associated with many COVID-19 rashes include: Some researchers think there may be regional variations and that skin symptoms like rash are more common among people who live in North America and Europe. Findings from studies range from 0.2% in a 2020 Chinese study to 60% in a 2021 European research review. It’s unclear how often people experience skin symptoms with COVID. While skin symptoms have been reported in adults and children, most available research centers on adults. Some people with COVID-19 may develop a rash. ![]() ![]() This route is not managed by our organization, but we remain grateful for the work they have done to promote this type of travel. Nassington is located just north of Fotheringhay in Northamptonshire. The Oregon Back Country Discovery Route was created a few decades ago by Bob & Cheryl Greenstreet as a concept to promote managed travel in the backcountry. This pretty West Sussex village is located within the South Downs National Park near Midhurst and the splendid Petworth Park. This Suffolk village is located in the Babergh district of the county. Note that the GPX Track contours the roads for the exact route they recorded, but the GPX Route only notes the point-to-point linear segments between the sparse points they recorded. This circular walk visits Pinkery Pond in the Barle Valley area of the Exmoor National Park. When I upload them into my fitness app (Strava), you can see the difference between a GPX Track and a GPX Route. Lodsworth is located between Midhurst and Petworth in West Sussex. This walk visits Burton Mill Pond and Chingford Pond near Duncton in West Sussex. See why we are one of the best rated offline vector maps app. This circular walk takes you around Loch Ashie in the Scottish Highlands. View gpx, kml, kmz, loc files, but get a lot more features. This historic West Sussex village is located near Pulborough in the District of Chichester. This walk takes you to the Stepping Stones on the Sher Brook in the Cannock Chase AONB. Attention: If the App is moved to the background, the GPS-receiving continues. GPS Tracks is now available for the Mac in the Mac App Store GPS Tracks is one of the only tracking applications to sync data between iOS and OS X. Runs on: All Android-Phones from version 2.1. This West Sussex village is located just south of Haslemere. GPS-Tracks for Android is designed for the application at hiking, theme trails, GEO-caching, cycling, snow trail tours, ski tours, MTB, site seeing tours, etc. Many of the routes follow the National Cycle Network (NCN) routes with the number of the route(s) followed specified in the description.Īll the routes come with a fantastic photgraphic aerial view of the route with points of interest and photographs Discover some tips and recommendation for GPS mobile app. ![]() Each route is available for download in a number of different GPS formats with a google map and Ordnance Survey map accompanying each route so you can see where you'll be heading. Cycle along with peace of mind, following the cycle route tracks on your smartphone or GPS device. You can use the links below to view a list of cycle and walking routes organised by county. You can also see a collection of walks in your area on the Walks Near Me page. There are also over 3000 walking routes including all of the National Trails, most of the UK's long distance trails, easy waterside routes on our Canal Walks, challenging climbs on our Mountain and Hill Walks and exhilirating cliff top trails on the Coastal Walks. We now have nearly 1000 cycle routes on the site, covering the whole of the UK's National Cycle Network in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ![]() ![]() In FontForge, I can only work on a single line of text at a time. (That’s 1378 pairs.) I even kerned combinations that will probably never be used, like qm and kB. ![]() Oh, how I have kerning woes.Īll letter pairs have been kerned, for all 52 letters. There is also a glyph (U+1F381) for a wrapped present, which is how I was able to see this lovely note in my spam folder: There’s another block for “Transportation and Map Symbols,” as well as the three mysteriously-named blocks “Miscellaneous Symbols,” “Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs,” and “Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs.” With these glyphs, the world’s need is fulfilled for symbols of beer mugs, pig noses, Dromedary camels (with the helpful note “has a single hump”), hot dogs, tacos, baby angels, and alien monsters. For some reason, may of them have cat ears, because of course they do. The next block is “Emoticons,” which in the Unicode platonic ideal, consists of actual smiley faces, not emoticons built out of punctuation marks. But this was not enough for Unicode oh, no. These are pretty standard-looking typographical symbols, such as numerals inside circles, arrows, stars, and hearts. The first block of Unicode dingbats (U+2700–U+27BF) consists mainly of glyphs from ITC Zapf Dingbats, an early dingbat font. With a universal character encoding system, why relegate dingbats only to specialty fonts that confound anyone exploring their word processor’s Fonts menu for the first time? Any font can now have a full complement of dingbats! (Whoever drew the cat glpyh in Webdings, however, should really bone up on what cats actually look like.) ![]() Some fonts consist entirely of dingbats, such as Wingdings and Webdings. With the advent of digital fonts, there has been an explosion of dingbats. Not bad… Now Emacs is my font editor! The code is at. This code actually generates the test file:įrom yattag import Doc import numpy as np import aglfn > doc, tag, text, line = Doc().ttl() fonts =, ,, ] strings = offsets = np.asarray(kerning_matrix) classes_left = ] classes_right = ] with tag( 'html'): with tag( 'head'): doc.asis(test_css(fonts)) with tag( 'body'): line( 'h1', 'Test headings') with tag( 'div', klass= "blog-heading"): doc.asis(test_html(strings)) line( 'h1', 'Kerning matrix') doc.asis(test_kerning_matrix(kerning_matrix)) return doc.getvalue()Īnd here's what that test.html looks like: Testing the font with a few blog headings Kerning pairs: black for specified pairs, gray for defaults > font = fontforge.font() font = import_glyphs(font, params) font = set_bearings(font, bearings) save_font(font, ") return doc.getvalue() def test_html(strings): doc, tag, text, line = Doc().ttl() with doc.tag( 'table', style= 'border-bottom: 1px solid gray width: 100% border-collapse: collapse'): for s in strings: for i, f in enumerate(fonts): style = 'border-top: 1px solid gray' if (i = 0) else "" with tag( 'tr', klass=f, style=style): line( 'td', f) line( 'td', s) return doc.getvalue() def test_kerning_matrix(kerning_matrix): doc, tag, text, line = Doc().ttl() with tag( 'table'): for r, row in enumerate(classes_left): if row is None: continue for first_letter in row: with tag( 'tr'): line( 'td', first_letter) for c, column in enumerate(classes_right): if column is None: continue for second_letter in column: klass = "kerned" if kerning_matrix else "default" line( 'td', aglfn.to_glyph(first_letter) + aglfn.to_glyph(second_letter), klass=klass) return doc.getvalue() By arranging my Emacs windows a certain way and adding :eval no to the Org Babel blocks I'm not currently using, I can easily change the relevant table entries and evaluate the whole buffer to regenerate the font versions, including exports to OTF and WOFF. ![]() If I execute a little bit of source code in my Org Mode, though, I can use my test web page to view all the different versions. This was a hassle with FontForge, since I had to open different font files in different Metrics windows. I wanted to be able to easily compare different versions of my font: my original glyphs versus my tweaked glyphs, simple spacing versus kerned. ![]() Def kern_by_char(font, kerning_matrix): # Add kerning by character as backup font.addLookupSubtable( "kern", "kern-2") offsets = np.asarray(kerning_matrix) classes_right = ] classes_left = ] for r, row in enumerate(classes_left): if row is None: continue for first_letter in row: g = font.createMappedChar(first_letter) for c, column in enumerate(classes_right): if column is None: continue for second_letter in column: if kerning_matrix: g.addPosSub( "kern-2", second_letter, 0, 0, kerning_matrix, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) return font ![]() ![]() ![]() Our test detected a low frame rate (FPS).Either the webcam hangs, or as a video source, it uses regular image. It seems your web camera streams video as a static image.Check your webcam settings and select a higher resolution. Perhaps this is a technical defect or a software error. Invalid aspect ratio (at least the image is too narrow).Invalid aspect ratio (at least the image is too wide).Otherwise, try to adjust the light in the room. If you are in the operating room, it’s all right. Turn on the light or make sure that the webcam’s LED lights shine brightly. Some devices may use this mode to conserve battery power. Your webcam operates in grayscale mode.Perhaps this is due to poor visibility or bad quality webcam. This may be due to a malfunction or third-party application that “mutes” the video stream. It seems your webcam shows a one-color filling.Please do not forget to leave a review about your webcam. The results are displayed in the “Webcam Information” table. Please read the following tips and do not forget to leave a review about your webcam. Please note that in order to obtain more accurate results it is recommended to keep enabled only one webcam. To check the functionality and supported properties of your camera, select it from the list below and press “Test my cam”. Press “Test my cam” to check the functionality and supported properties of your camera. Click here to try forcibly start the camera.Click here to allow access to webcam identifiers.For unknown reasons, the video track is disabled.Your webcam suddenly stopped transmitting video track.Video track not available due to technical issue.Your browser does not support features for accessing video tracks.Your webcam does not output any video tracks.Cannot detect any active stream of media content.The cause may be a defective camera or that it is currently being used by another application. Waiting time for your permission has expired.Because of this, it’s impossible to detect and manage all available webcams. It looks like your browser is blocking access to webcam identifiers.To start your webcam, you must temporarily close that application. ![]() Apparently, your webcam is being used or blocked by another application.You did not allow the browser to use the web camera.Please upgrade your browser or install another one. Your browser does not support features for accessing media devices.Most likely, this means that your webcam is not working properly or your browser cannot access it. Could not find a web camera, however there are other media devices (like speakers or microphones).Just remember that to start your webcam you need to allow our website to use it. Try to reload this page or open it using another browser. It is very likely that your browser does not allow access to these devices. Changing the camera will reset the current process.For more information visit the following pages:.Detecting the maximum supported resolution. ![]() ![]() ![]() Open the following directories one by one to clear out associated files: While still in Finder, use the combination of Shift+Command+G to open Go to the folder window. ![]() Begin with removing the main app from Applications folder in Finder.These instructions will guide you through the process: When you’ve cleaned all the duplicate files from your Mac, or are simply finished using the Gemini Cleaner, you may want to remove it from your Mac. With such a premium price Gemini 2 is a tough sell, especially considering that you will not be using this on the daily and only running an occasional scan every month or two. Consequently, two Macs license steps it up to $29.95, and a license for five Macs all the way to $44.95. Single user means that you can activate the app on a single Mac only. A serial key with a single user license will cost you $19.95. To use the full properties of the app to delete duplicate files and their data, you'll need to purchase a serial key to activate the full version and access all of Gemini’s features. After you’ve selected the files click the Smart Cleanup/Remove button in the bottom right corner.You can either let the app select the files to remove automatically, choose a preset (remove Oldest/Newest files), or Manually go over the files (recommended).A new window will open listing all the duplicates the app has found.Once the scanning process is complete, click Review Results to have a detailed look at the detected files.Click the Scan for Duplicates button to get started.Drag and drop the folder or drive you want the app to scan.The price tag can become a real deal-breaker considering you can get a full set of cleaning tools in a similar price range.Resource hungry during scanning which can significantly slow down (even freeze) some lower end Macs.The app is useful and great for dumping duplicate files, yet still comes with a few drawbacks: Offers a selection of preferences to optimize scan according to your needs.Looks up similar files as well as identical duplicates.Locates duplicates both on your local drive as well as external ones.As expected, it’s doing a great job at cleaning out duplicates all over your Mac: Instead of trying to be a swiss-army-knife type of Mac utility it focuses on doing one thing – purging duplicate files. Gemini 2 Duplicate Finder for Mac does not try to get in over its head. It’s also a good idea to get rid of them to ensure that any future work is done in a single copy of a file or folder to avoid confusion and frustration. It’s also easy to overlook those extra downloads, but it’s important to clean them up in order to prevent them from eating up memory and storage you need. It’s easy to inadvertently download more than one copy of files, documents, images, and videos. Gemini 2 quickly weeds out unnecessary, space-guzzling duplicates and gives you the extra space you need for relevant files, photos, downloads, and music. Eliminating those duplicates frees up lots of storage space and helps you make the most of every gigabyte of the storage you have. Gemini Duplicate Finder for Mac is a robust app that identifies duplicate files on your Mac and external hard drives. Gemini Duplicate Finder Review: Outlining Pros and Cons ![]() ![]() ![]() Trichinella Spiralis is a parasite found in pork, but its presence is minimal because processing plants must follow USDA guidelines to kill the parasite. Reheat cooked hams packaged in USDA-inspected plants to 140☏ and all others to 165☏.” For reasons of personal preference, consumers may choose to cook meat to higher temperatures. For safety and quality, allow meat to rest for at least three minutes before carving or consuming. Cook all raw fresh ham and ready-to-eat ham to a minimum internal temperature of 145☏ as measured with a food thermometer before removing meat from the heat source. The USDA recommendations state, “Set oven temperature to 325☏. Most hams are safe to keep three to five days days in the refrigerator, and three to six months in the freezer, but specific times can be found online as there is some variation. Country ham and prosciutto are examples of dry-cured ham. The exception is if the ham is canned or dry-cured, then it would be able to be stored at room temp. It should clearly state that cooking is required.Įven cured ham must be refrigerated at a temp of 40 degrees Farenheit or below. “cook thoroughly”), it should also display cooking directions. If a ham has the statement on the package label indicating that it needs cooking (ex. You can identify if the ham has been processed as the package will say what type of ham it is. You can also buy fresh ham, and it would have to be cooked prior to eating. As a deli meat, it can be eaten right out of the refrigerator, but other hams are typically reheated for improved flavor and texture. In fact, most ham that is sold to consumers is already cured, smoked or baked. This includes the ham that is purchased at the deli. The answer, in short, is if it is cured, smoked or baked, ham is considered “pre-cooked,” and would not technically need to be cooked. Do you ever wonder if you need to cook a ham or if you can eat it straight out of the cooler without cooking? We buy ham from the deli and we don’t need to cook it, which can be confusing. ![]() ![]() Colorful Starburst Band Bracelet Let’s make a starburst pattern rubber band bracelet! Here is the steps to make this rubber band bracelet via video. This bracelet was the most frustrating one so far, as it took a couple of tries to get the bands hooked in the correct order, but the finished product looks great! Supplies needed: The video tutorial from Justin Toys is very easy to follow. This is another one where older kids can probably do the hooking, and preschoolers can put the bands onto the loom. It seems that most of my kids favorites are the thicker bracelets. Turn the bracelet facing in so the black “creeper” line is visible. You will need 54 green bands and 14 black bands.Ĭreate your green and black ladder. Using the same tutorial as the Rainbow ladder, replace all the colored bands with bright green ones. This easy step by step loom tutorial video will have you creating a rainbow ladder design with ease! 4.
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