![]() And yet the success of his third studio album, 8701, was as unprecedented for the artist as it was inevitable. Never straying from the nebulous, racialized category of “urban” music, Usher created - and dominated - his own lane in the mid-to-late ’90s.īy the early 2000s, Usher had established himself as a fresh-faced charmer with obvious potential. Here was an artist who could take a “soft” genre like R&B and push it beyond the doo-wop crooning of groups like Boyz II Men. The titular track set itself apart by introducing a cocky, unabashedly hypermasculine side of the newly “grown” Usher ( My Way was released a month before his 19th birthday). “Slow Jam,” which featured R&B princess Monica, was the soundtrack of a thousand prom slow dances (including Jordan and Tamera’s on Sister Sister). “Bedtime” featured the legend Babyface, “Nice & Slow” showed a more overtly sensual side of Usher, and “You Make Me Wanna” became the triflin’ simp anthem we didn’t know we needed. 15 on the Billboard 200 chart and featured a laundry list of iconic R&B songs so long it’s hard to believe they’re on the same album. He may have felt like a little brother trying on grown-folk music for size, but it worked.Īnd My Way, his 1997 sophomore album, showed that he was here to stay. But, with a bouncy earnest quality reminiscent of Tevin Campbell and a baby-faced yearning not unlike Jodeci, the tracks set 15-year-old Usher up as an R&B newcomer to watch. Its biggest singles, “Think of You” and “Can U Get Wit It,” never broke above the 50s on the Billboard Hot 100. ![]() Usher, his eponymous 1994 debut, fell squarely in the tradition of the mid-’90s R&B released around it. I even gave in to the corny conceit that is “U-Turn,” quietly singing the chorus under my breath and reappropriating the wordplay any time my parents pulled one on the road.Īnd now, 15 years after its release, 8701 is still the album I turn to when I am struck with a sudden wave of appreciation for the glory that is early-2000s R&B.Ĩ701 was Usher’s first album released in the 2000s, and it diverged from his previous albums in that it expanded the artist’s range with artful, prominent nods to both pop and hip-hop. I memorized the choreography of the “U Remind Me” video after endless MTV2 loops, letting my shy girl moves take center stage when no one was around to see. I would dance around the house to “U Got It Bad,” twirling slowly as I imagined myself one day pining so hard after a man that I would “hang up and call right back” (ed. And so, of course, 8701 was the album I couldn’t stop playing. 8701 was the album I probably shouldn’t have been listening to. To my 10-year-old ears, Usher’s 8701 was verified grown ’n’ sexy music. Girl power! Or something.īut it was the other CD that really stuck with me. ![]() I would belt along to Songs in A Minor when no one was around and I fancied myself - and my dusty braids - as fly as Ms. That year, I had not one but two albums awaiting rotation. That year, my cousins had snuck me two CDs that signaled ya girl was growing up. Gone were the days of only being allowed to listen to Radio Disney. The summer I turned 10, I couldn’t wait to break out my Walkman.
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![]() ![]() It feels like a hybrid between a traditional campground and boondocking spot. This is our favorite boondocking spot of all time! It’s the perfect spot for boondocking newbies with well‑maintained roads and plenty of spots on BLM land. El Tiro Gliderport ‑ outside of Marana, AZ There is a lot of hiking and nature watching, making it one of the best places to camp in the winter. Bigger rigs, small vans, and tent campers can find great spots along this well-maintained dirt road. Sunsets are spectacular in these large boondocking spots. Best Arizona Boondocking Spots for the Winter: This combination of passes will get you to the best winter boondocking campsites and give you access to amazing hiking and recreational areas throughout the state. Visitor Access Permit by Luke Air Force Base (free online permit that requires a 10-min online training video).Arizona State Park Annual Pass ($75/year).Tonto Discovery Pass ($80/year – not including discounts for seniors).Arizona State Trust Land Permit (individual permit: $15/year family permit: $20/year).That being said, not all boondocking is free… Here are the permits we recommend if you want to find the best places to camp in the winter: Between state and federal land, Arizona has boondocking sites for all types of rigs and campers. The best part about winter camping in Arizona is that there is plenty of public and state trust land for boondocking. The best places to camp in the winter are in southern Arizona for sunshine and warm days year round. ![]() There are a few campgrounds in Sedona open year round, but they quickly become crowded. Where can you camp in the winter in Arizona?Ĭampgrounds in northern Arizona close during the winter due to snow and road conditions. We mostly stayed in Arizona due to the amazing views, open land, and winter temperatures. When it comes to winter camping (especially boondocking), the key is to chase the warmer weather! This led us to Arizona, California, and Mexico for the winter months. We quickly learned how to handle plummeting temperatures by finding the best places to camp in the winter. We kicked off full time RV living in October… right before winter hit in the US. Photoshop relies heavily on the CPU so investing in a good CPU will benefit you a lot.Ībout the processor series, any processor of the series H (that has a letter H, HK, or HQ in its name) will guarantee top performance and quality. The speed of the processor will need to have at least 2.4 GHz of base speed and make sure to have a maximum clocking speed of +4GHz. When talking about generation, anything from the last 3 generations from Intel (9th, 10th, and 11th generation) or the last two generations of AMD (4th and 5th generation) will work like a charm with any design software. The core of any device is the CPU, getting a good processor will always be the most important matter when choosing a laptop, however, there are a few things you need to consider like the generation, the base and max clocking speed, and the series of processors you’re going to get. Going for a device with +98% of the sRBG color gamut coverage would highly affect the quality of your work for the best. Photoshop is all about creative work and one of the most important aspects when choosing a laptop should also be color accuracy. Going for a refresh rate higher than 120Hz would also be the best option. ![]() Be it to properly appreciate your work, to be able to work on high-quality pieces, or to have accurate colors, getting anything less than an FHD display (1920 x 1080) will be a great disadvantage, especially if you’re not planning on getting a higher resolution separate monitor. Since Adobe Photoshop is a raster-graphics based software, getting a high-quality display is a must. How to Select the Best Laptop for Photoshop? Many variables will lead you to one model or another, let’s first check the basics we’ll need to know and look for to properly run Adobe Photoshop. If what you look for is content creation, then for sure you’d need a laptop that can also edit video without breaking a sweat, and if you’re focused on design, a laptop that can also run other design software like Adobe Illustrator or Affinity Designer. Thankfully, many laptops can run Photoshop, so if you work in the creative industry, getting a laptop that can run the software won’t be a problem at all, the issue would mostly lie in getting to know the specifications we need to look for when buying this laptop and also thinking about the other uses we want to give this device.Īny laptop can run Photoshop in its basic settings, however not any can handle big canvas files, multiple layers, or even the short animations that can be done in the software. Though there are many more uses and other software for digital art, Photoshop has been able to hold its ground as the industry standard for many years already.
![]() This is the easiest way to record your screen. Your recording can then be copied into memory, shared via the Share dialog, or Saved (by default, it will be saved in the Videos folder). Press Start and you will see a 3-second countdown begin for your recording.Click to drag and drop a rectangle indicating the portion of the screen you would like to record.In the top toolbar, press the Record button, then press New.To open Snipping Tool, simply search for it in the Start menu search box.Snipping Tool already allows you to take an image from your screen, but now it also allows you to select a portion of your screen and start video recording: Snipping Tool comes as part of Windows 11 and is also available via the Microsoft Store. Record any portion of your screen (or the whole screen) with Screen Recorder in Snipping Tool ![]() Thankfully, Windows 11 has a built-in application for recording your screen, but there are other methods as well. You can record a process or just something funny you’d like to share with others or save for later. Recording your screen in Windows 11 allows you to capture anything that’s taking place on the screen, just like you’d record something with a camera. Follow these steps to learn how to screen record on Windows 11. While taking a screenshot on Windows 11 couldn’t be easier, knowing how to record your screen on a desktop or laptop isn’t as obvious. If you’re a video creator, have plans to become one, or share gaming or demonstrational content, this could be something you use all the time. The tool did not change much until Windows 10.Screen recording can be an incredibly useful tool. Once you capture an image, you can add an annotation and save your capture to a *.png, *.jpg or *.gif file. It is able to capture screenshots of a window, of a screen area or the whole screen contents. The Snipping Tool was part of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition but went mainstream after it was included in Windows Vista. This will install the modern Snip and Sketch app + Snipping Tool bundle and restore the Snipping Tool in the start menu.To install Snipping Tool from the Microsoft Store, open this link.How to Install Snipping Tool from the Microsoft Store Select Uninstall and confirm the action operation.Find Snipping Tool in the list and click on it.Navigate to the Apps > Apps and features section.Remove the Snipping Tool (Store version) using Settings. Confirm the uninstall prompt to remove the Snipping tool from Windows 10.Right-click the application and select Uninstall.Find the Snipping Tool shortcut in the app list.It is hard to understand the logic behind this, so simply be aware of this fact, and not be confused when you see Snip and Sketch instead of Snipping Tool in the Microsoft Store. Now, uninstalling Snip and Sketch uninstalls Snipping Tool. Install or uninstall the Snipping Tool app from Microsoft StoreĪlthough Snipping Tool is now in the list of deprecated features, Microsoft combined this app with Snip and Sketch. This change means you can install, repair and uninstall Snipping Tool. You can now close the command prompt window.įinally, starting with Windows 10 build 21354, the Snipping Tool app followed Notepad and Paint, and it is now available from the Store. ![]()
Similar to DevTools, every call along with its headers and payloads will be logged to the Postman Console. Head to View in the application menu, and click on “Show Postman Console” or use the keyboard shortcut (CMD/CTRL + ALT + C). Network Calls with Postman Console For the native app for Mac / Windows / Linux You can also go to chrome://inspect/#apps and then click “inspect” just below requester.html under the Postman heading. Once this is done, you can access the Developer Tools window by right clicking anywhere inside Postman and selecting “inspect element”. Search for “packed” or try to find the “Enable debugging for packed apps” setting.Type chrome://flags/#debug-packed-apps in the URL bar in your Chrome browser window.In the DevTools window, clicking on the top level Console tab should show the app’s debug logs. ![]()
![]() What a cast of characters! Who knows what kinds of wacky adventures they’ll get into next? We don’t know a whole lot about their backgrounds, but I did find this: There’s also some sort of scared worm, but he seems to be more of a bit player. The label is adorable – there’s a polka-dotted bee…thing, a vampire-fanged spider (obviously the villain in the cartoon tie-in – I mean look at those eyebrows), a humble ladybug that may or may not have been poisoned by Fangs Eyebrow, and that obviously drunk guy at the bottom that my Internet research tells me must be some sort of centipede/millipede hybrid. Maybe that’s true, but hey – it was 8am, I was hungover, and I bought it. On first glance, it seems to be nothing more than a novelty kid’s drink, no more original than those little plastic baby bottles filled with candy that make me vaguely uncomfortable for some reason. Bug Juice – is it truly a junk food, you ask? Maybe not per se, but as I examined this little gem in the beverage section of my local convenience store, I just couldn’t resist its charms. If you can’t wait to find out if you’re the winner of Julie Sternberg’s Eleanor series, you can add this book to your collection now: LIKE CARROT JUICE ON A CUPCAKE. Thank you for entering this book giveaway. Prizing & samples courtesy of Amulet Books.
![]() ) as a valid decimal separator.Convierte el valor especificado en su representación de cadena equivalente. The Strįunction recognizes only the period (. The returned string contains a leading space and the plus sign is implied. When numbers are converted to strings, a leading space isĪlways reserved for the sign of number. Older function (dating back to earlier versions of BASIC) that converts a Whereas the equivalent "Cxxx" function would return a Type Mismatch The string argument cannot be converted to a number, Val will simply return 0, The "Cxxx" functions, one advantage to using Val is that if ![]() If the string cannot be converted to a number, 0 will be returned.Įxamples: lngX = Val(" 1615 198th Street N.E. Scanning the string at the first character that cannot be considered part of a The Val function recognizesĪ leading sign, digits, and a decimal point as part of a number it will stop Then converts the remaining characters to a number. ![]() It strips all blanks from a string argument and Generic (and less efficient) way to convert a string to a number. Numeric, the result is a Double for non-numeric values, the result is a Is a number, a string representation of the number is returned.ĬVar converts a variable to a Variant. The string "True" or "False" is returned. "short format" date (m/d/yy) is returned. String representation of a number) that is within the Single range.Ī variable of any datatype to a string. Values with digitsĪfter the decimal point are automatically rounded to the nearest integer.Īn expression to a Single data type. Representation of a number) that is within the Long range. The expression must be a number (or a string With digits after the decimal point are automatically rounded to the nearestĪn expression to a Long data type. String representation of a number) that is within the Integer range. The Decimal representation of 123.456 in vntDecValue and tells VB to use theĭecimal sub-type with the Variant variable vntDecValue:Īn expression to an Integer data type. Is not a "stand alone" VB data type and can only be used with Variant String representation of a number) that is within the Decimal range (roughly, aĢ9 digit number with a varying decimal point). ![]() String representation of a number) that is within the Double range.Īn expression to a Decimal data type. ) Numeric or string arguments outside of the rangeĪn expression to a Double data type. Is rounded off at the 4th digit after decimal point.ĬurX = CCur(1234.56789) ' curX = 1234.5679Ī numeric or string expression to a Date data type. String representation of a number) that is with the Currency range. Must not exceed 255, and must not be negative.Īn expression to a Currency data type. The value of the expression is rounded up, The strings "True" and "False" willĪlso work any other string will result in an error.Īn expression to a Byte data type. If theĮxpression is String, it must be a string that can be converted to a number Values of zero convert to False, all others to True. Each function is described below:ĬBool takes any valid expression and converts it toīoolean. In addition, two older functions, Val and Str,Įnable you to convert from a string to a number and from a number to a string, With the letter "C": CBool, CByte, CCur, CDate, CDbl, CDec, CInt,ĬLng, CSng, CStr, and CVar. The set of functions that enable you to do this all begin Set of functions that explicitly convert (or "cast") one type SuchĬonversions are called implicit conversions. Perform the necessary conversions in these cases wherever it could. Assignment statements were shown in a previous topic (i.e., a string wasĪssigned to an integer, a single was assigned to a string, etc.). ![]() It also provides all the additional information you need which you can then choose to save. ![]() Audials gives your recordings the correct names and finds the movie tags online. With its preconfigured recording methods for every video streaming service, Tunebite is lightyears ahead of any other tool. This means that all your recordings you will save in top quality HD and as an MP4, HVEC, H.264 or WMV. Audials is the only software that is optimized to adaptive streaming and the latest DRM mechanisms. You can record Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, YouTube, CNN, BBC, and a great deal of other Internet streams. Listen to Audible audiobooks wherever you are as MP3s or AACs. Audials records audiobooks from Spotify at lightning speed. The powerful recording engine makes sure that there is no loss in quality. Tunebite saves tracks as an MP3, AAC, FLAC or WMA in up to 320 kBit/s. The songs also come with the correct lyrics. All tracks are named according exactly to the original and are tagged and saved with the cover artwork. Spotify, Deezer, iTunes, Napster and a great deal of other music streaming services are already preconfigured with the best recording methods. No other software saves music streams as individual tracks as quickly as Tunebite! It’s able to open Spotify twice at the same time and record each session at 5 times the speed with no loss in quality! ![]() Audials Tunebite Platinum 2019 Features: MUSIC You will able to save your recordings in any desired format for PC, smartphone or tablet with all film tags included. BUY NOW Audials Tunebite 2019 PlatinumĪudials Tunebite also records protected streams for films and TV series from online media libraries and all video streams in top quality. Music tracks are separated individually and saved as MP3 files with all ID3 tags and without commercials. With Audials Tunebite Platinum, you can record the protected music streams of all music services and also the audio streams of websites. Audials Tunebite then gives you those files in the best possible quality and in any desired file format. It can record Movies from Video-on-demand Online Videotheques, TV series from Media Centers and Videos from Internet sites. Audials Tunebite 2019 software lets you record anything from the internet straight to your computer. ![]() ![]() ‘Return Flight’ is available now for pre-order and drops Friday, August 13 where it will also be available on vinyl and CD via Fat Beats. It peaked on the Billboard 200 charts at position 37 and the album has sold. Return Flight by Boom Bap Project, released 13 August 2021 1. Everyone from pseudo-journalistic pundits to rap. Boom Bap is a style/sub-genre of hip hop characterized by hard-hitting drums, usually containing the kick drum/snare drum/hi-hat combination rather than claps. Return of the Boom Bap is KRS-Ones first official solo album, released in 1993. We can only hope we don’t have to wait another decade-plus for more music from BBP. For many young rap fans, boom bap is a dirty term, associated with dusty beats, old heads, and the wave of the past. Rather than using full on breakbeats la late 1980s hip-hop, boom bap productions would typically feature precisely sliced drums, programmed with swing quantisation to funky effect. It’s that level of versatility, paired with unwavering artistry, that makes Return Flight such an engaging listen. Boom bap is an onomatopoeic term for golden age jazzy East Coast hip-hop, with the boom referring to a kick drum and the bap to a snare. Hearns” and “Rain or Shine.” Longtime collaborator Vitamin D provided the remaining two instrumentals on “Deion Sanders” and “Ink Drips,” which represent the group’s braggadocious and insightful sides, respectively. The track features thoughtful and jazzy production from Portland’s Trox, who produced five of the seven cuts on here, including the first singles “Hagler Vs. It also features tack-sharp rhymes from both emcees, like when Destro spits: “We still hip-hop to the core/ Unapologetic because that bullsh*t is a bore/ Rather hear them hard rhymes and beats/ Boom Bap Project the sound of the streets/ We back like we never been gone.” These are perfect sounds if you are looking for a new set. Download thousands of free Boom Bap sounds & samples for your beats and productions Check for a huge range of free Boom Bap drum loops, one shots, melodies & sample libraries. You can hear just what Karim means on the album’s opening track, “Been So Long,” a contemplative and soul-baring explanation of the whys and hows behind the group’s comeback. Our Boom Bap collection of sample packs contains all the elements needed to build professional Boom Bap music. “It’s about the different places we've been over the past 14, 15 years, all the life experiences we've gained and our growth as people and how we are bringing all those things together and coming back home.” Boom bap is a subgenre of hip-hop that originated in the 1990s and is characterized by its gritty, sample-based production and hard-hitting drum patterns. “Return Flight’ is about returning to doing music together,” Karim explains. ![]() Despite the gap in releases, emcees Karim (a/k/a Nightclubber Lang) and Destro Destructo, along with DJ Tre sound just as fired up, fresh, and relevant as ever. Boom Bap Project are making their grand return to music with the release of ‘Return Flight,’ the group’s first album in 14 years. And today, the influence of the old boom bap style can be found all over the place, from the popular lofi beats to chill/study to to the grandiose productions. ![]() get_value ( ) WARNING (): The cuda backend is deprecated and will be removed in the next release (v0.10). Shuffle_data (originX ,originY ) print train_data A random permutation is a random ordering of a set of objects, that is, a permutation-valued random variable. get_value (borrow = True ) print originX is x # true print originY is y # true #print '\nupdate train' #x = 100 #y = 100 print '\nshuffle train' #shuffle_data(train_data,train_data) Print type (shared_x ) ,type (shared_y ) ,type (y_cast ) print shared_y is y_cast Random sample from a list in Python (random.choice, sample, choices) To create a new list with all elements randomly shuffled, set the total number of elements in the list as the second. Your general idea was fine, np.zeros is often used to preallocate an array and fill it afterwards. cast (shared_y, "int32" ) # shared_y dtype int32, no copy, y_cast is TensorSharedVariable(int32,vector) # shared_y dtype float64, copy, y_cast is TensorVariable(int32,vector) print shared_x. Create a new shuffled list: random.sample() random.sample() returns a new list with selected random elements from a list. Yes, you can use np.zeros (rgbImg.shape), but there is an even more convenient way: np.zeroslike (rgbImg). shared (train_data, borrow = True ) #shared_x = theano.shared(np.asarray(train_data, dtype=), borrow=True) # no copy #shared_y = theano.shared(np.asarray(train_data, dtype=), borrow=True) # no copy shuffle (y ) # OK because of sharedtrain data Shuffle in theano with TensorVariable import time Y = train_data def shuffle_data (x ,y ) : #seed = int(time.time()) This function only shuffles the array along the first index of a multi-dimensional arrayĪrr = np. ![]() For example, compare the following transposition function and pseudorandom permutation: The transposition takes in a 4-digit number, and re-arranges the digits.Modify a sequence in-place by shuffling its contents. A permutation re-arranges the entire output domain. If x is an integer, randomly permute np.arange(x).If x is an array, make a copy and shuffle the elements randomly. What is the difference between shuffle and permutation?Ī shuffle (or transposition function) re-arranges elements of the input. permutation (x, axis 0) Randomly permute a sequence, or return a permuted range. p = randperm( n, k ) returns a row vector containing k unique integers selected randomly from 1 to n. P = randperm( n ) returns a row vector containing a random permutation of the integers from 1 to n without repeating elements. How do you generate random permutations in Matlab? RANDPERM(n) returns a random permutation of the integers 1:n. To sort the elements of a vector randomly you can use the RANDPERM() function. The assumption here is, we are given a function rand() that generates a random number in O(1) time.2 How do you Randomly permute a list in Matlab? Fisher–Yates shuffle Algorithm works in O(n) time complexity. ![]() This algorithm produces a new permutation. Syntax : (x) Return : Return the random sequence of permuted values. How do you generate a random number from 1 to n?Īpproach: Create an array of N elements and initialize the elements as 1, 2, 3, 4, …, N then shuffle the array elements using Fisher-Yates shuffle Algorithm. A random shuffle algorithm puts the values in a list into a random order, like shuffling a deck of cards. With the help of () method, we can get the random samples of sequence of permutation and return sequence by using this method. ![]() Def: A uniform random permutation is one in which each of the n! possible permutations are equally likely. The Fisher-Yates shuffle What is uniformly random permutation? Which algorithm follows random permutation? Today, we will learn to get the possible permutations of a single list by using different methods in Python.import itertools L = r = 2 P = list(itertools. permutation() method, we can get the random samples of sequence of permutation and return sequence by using this method.1 How do you Permute a list in Python? How do you generate random permutations?Ī simple algorithm to generate a permutation of n items uniformly at random without retries, known as the Fisher–Yates shuffle, is to start with any permutation (for example, the identity permutation), and then go through the positions 0 through n − 2 (we use a convention where the first element has index 0, and the What does NumPy random permutation do? The NumPy Random module provides two methods for this: shuffle() and permutation(). Random Permutations of Elements A permutation refers to an arrangement of elements. 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