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![]() ![]() Ambassador in Russia, Markov claimed to be the only one of more than a hundred analysts who predicted Trump’s victory from the start of the presidential race.ĭescribing himself as a supporter of democracy who dislikes billionaires, Markov says the current trend in Western politics is an uprising against globalism and the elite. “The resistance will come from the security agencies and Congress.”īut other Russian experts, like pro-Kremlin political pundit Sergei Markov, have been more optimistic. “There will be resistance, and I’m not talking about a Maidan,” Reshetnikov said, referring to Ukraine’s revolution three years ago. “This will be a really difficult presidency.” president has acknowledged the crisis in his country,” he said. ![]() president faces major opposition at home. Addressing the audience in Moscow after Trump wrapped up his speech, Leonid Reshetnikov, a retired lieutenant general of Russia's foreign intelligence service who now heads a Russian think tank, warned that the new U.S. ![]() This was the backdrop for TV interviews and photo ops with reporters, whom Katasonova’s group courted energetically.Ĭoncerns about the challenges ahead were common among the event’s speakers, too. Like last time, the entrance was still decorated with the “triptych”: a trio of portraits featuring Donald Trump, French right-wing politician Marine Le Pen, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Her group even assembled political experts and analysts to facilitate this important dialogue.īut there were still moments of the old triumphalism. Maria Katasonova, a glamorous youth activist and the public face of the event, said it wasn’t a celebration, but a platform to discuss the future of relations between the United States and Russia. With Donald Trump’s presidency now a cold, hard reality, it was almost as if these Russian ultra-patriots suddenly recognized how bizarre it is to celebrate a foreign country’s election results. The crowd was quieter and the presence of the Russian nationalist TV channel TsarGrad - one of the event’s organizers - gave the gathering an awkward formality. This time, there was little of November’s friskiness. That would create opportunities for Russia on the international stage, they believed. That day, some of the people who came seemed like true believers, while others appeared to hope simply that Trump would sow discord within America, forcing the U.S. In November, the activists held a pro-Trump election-day party, where pro-Kremlin political analysts, ultra-patriotic politicians, and Russian Trump supporters drank whiskey and discussed their hopes for improved U.S.-Russian relations under Trump. The event was staged by ultra-patriotic activists who view President Trump as Moscow’s ally in the battle for a multipolar world, hoping America’s new commander-in-chief will bring about a new era of good relations with Russia.įriday wasn’t these activists’ first pro-Trump event, but they cooked up something special for Inauguration Day. But Belova’s professional reasons to support Trump made her something of an exception in this crowd, where most of the organizers operated on more ideological grounds. ![]() ![]() I don't know about you, but I have a sneaking suspicion that if any of us tried to do something like that even on a tiny scale we would be in serious criminal trouble. The AG also claims that Trump gave untrue statements to the IRS, overstating the values of land at two of his golf courses by counting the values of nonexistent mansions for which he then took deductions. The Trump Organization's Aberdeen Golf Club's value was massively inflated based upon lies about how many luxury houses it was planning to build. For instance, James brought receipts showing that Trump had refinanced the loan on his 40 Wall Street tower in Lower Manhattan by claiming that it was worth $735 million when it was worth less than half of that. This case by the NY attorney general is the first to take an official look at some of those allegations and it appears that there is plenty of evidence to back them up. ![]() Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer? Subscribe to our morning newsletter, Crash Course. This family business - as we know from previous cases such as the Trump University fraud case which Trump settled for 25 million dollars when he assumed the presidency and the embarrassing con game they ran called the "Trump Foundation" which turned out to be little more than a slush fund for themselves - has been skirting the edge of criminality for years. The joint investigation by Pro-Publica and WNYC called Trump Inc. and the book by its main producer Andrea Bernstein called "American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power" alone uncovered years of misrepresentations and double-dealing in Trump's real estate businesses in the U.S. There have been numerous other journalistic deep dives into Trump's corrupt business practices defrauding customers, investors and insurance companies. The New York Times exposed the massive tax fraud perpetrated by Trump's father over decades - and Trump learned everything he knows about "business" from his daddy. It's not that anyone's surprised by this. Last Tuesday, James filed a response to one of Trump's frivolous arguments with a filing and a statement that her office has "uncovered significant evidence indicating that the Trump Organization used fraudulent and misleading asset valuations on multiple properties to obtain economic benefits, including loans, insurance coverage, and tax deductions for years." The case that seems to be closest to coming to a head is the civil investigation by New York State Attorney General Leticia James. The former president is still facing a flurry of legal investigations from New York to Georgia while the evidence is piling up at the January 6th committee and the DOJ. So much for Robert Mueller's sanguine pronouncement that we needn't worry about his refusal to recommend indictment because, of course, they could always do it after the president left office.īut that's the only good news on this front that Trump's received in recent days. Unless they make a move very quickly, the statute of limitations is about to run out on that front. The good news for Trump is that it appears the Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided that all of the obstruction of justice Trump perpetrated in plain sight during the Russia investigation is not worth prosecuting. Let's look at all of the legal cases and investigations that seem to be pushing forward against Trump despite his best efforts to repel them with lawsuits and delaying tactics. ![]() If last week was considered Joe Biden's no-good, very bad week, there's a case to be made that this week was Donald Trump's no-good, even worse week. ![]() ![]() ![]() Plug It In, Plug It In - This brings us to the second thing Audio Hijack Pro does: it can process the sound digitally as it records it. And if all you want to do is record the sound coming into your computer, you might be happier with a program such as the $30 Amadeus II, which records the sound, lets you edit it (including click and pop removal and application of many other effects and filters), and can save to more file formats – and costs less – than Audio Hijack Pro. There is also the free Jack OS X, though this requires a separate application to generate the final sound file, and is more work to set up. Plus, even Audio Hijack has competitors: Ambrosia Software’s new WireTap Pro (which replaces their earlier free WireTap) is just $19 and can record to various formats. Still, AIFF is the best format for editing your sound files, and you can always use iTunes or any other QuickTime-savvy program to convert from AIFF to one of those other formats afterwards so you might reasonably feel that the capability to record directly to a compressed format on the fly is no great advantage. The main difference is that Audio Hijack records only to 16-bit AIFF files you can set the sample rate, but that’s your only choice. There’s Audio Hijack’s non-Pro little brother, Audio Hijack, which is only $16, and does the same thing. Granted, $32 is not a lot of money but there are alternatives that are cheaper still. ![]() At the other end of the scale of sound quality and file size, I can digitize a cassette tape or vinyl LP of classical music by recording in 24-bit AIFF format from my Tascam USB box, to which my stereo system is hooked up.Įven if this is does interest you, though, you still might not feel that it’s worth paying $32 for Audio Hijack Pro. For example, if I want to make a quick audio note to myself, I can set Audio Hijack Pro to record from the internal microphone to a highly compressed 32 Kbps MP3 file and just speak directly at my computer. So, if sound appears at your built-in microphone, your Line In port, or at your USB port through a "breakout box" such as the Griffin iMic or RadioSHARK, or any of a large number of other more-sophisticated devices, you can record it. Also, what’s generating the sound doesn’t have to an application it can be a port. The recording that Audio Hijack Pro generates can be a sound file in any of several standard compressed or uncompressed formats: 16-bit AIFF, 24-bit AIFF, MP3, AAC, or Apple’s new lossless (ALAC) format. And so forth – if any application on your computer is generating sound, you can record it. Similarly you can record the soundtrack from a DVD that you watch with DVD Player. But that sound is coming out of your computer, so with Audio Hijack Pro, you can record it. The actual sound exists only as it streams. With RealPlayer, there is no sound file: you download a tiny file to start with, but that’s essentially just a URL. For example, you might be listening to an audio stream via the Internet using RealPlayer – a live radio station webcast, perhaps, or a replay of some earlier show. To see why this is useful, think about sounds your computer generates from time to time that you might like to record to a file. Yet this second thing is extremely cool and, as far as I can tell, quite unique.įirst Things First - The first thing Audio Hijack Pro does is simple to describe: it records to a sound file any sound that your computer is generating. So, in reading about it, if you don’t particularly want it for the first thing it does, the second thing it does might not even register upon your consciousness. The conceptual difficulty is that Audio Hijack Pro occupies two niches at once – it does two quite different things. ![]() Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack Pro is a great program, but it seems to me that the developer’s own Web pages fail to explain exactly why. #1667: OS Rapid Security Responses, 1Password and 2FA, using Siri to request music. ![]() #1668: Updated Rapid Security Responses, OS public betas, screen saver bug fixed, “Red Team Blues” book review.#1669: OS security updates, ambiguity of emoji, small business payments with Melio, Twitter now X.#1670: Arc Web browser hits 1.0 release, “Do You Use It?” polls about Apple features.#1671: Apple Q3 2023 earnings, new Beats headphones and earbuds, Stage Manager adoption rate, do you use Spotlight?. ![]() ![]() ![]() r/AlternativeHealth - Health discussions welcomeįor the full list see the related subreddits wiki page. Reference Marketing Monday Related Subreddits: Find quality beverages products to add to your Shopping. 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If you are having trouble getting started, the r/tea FAQ includes many topics that may help.Īlso, check out The Non-Judgmental Guide to Tea. ![]() There's a whole world of tea out there beyond the humble (yet handy) bag, and this is a great place to learn! Talk about your favorite place to buy tea, the growers and farms, processing methods, vendors, or equipment. Tea! This subreddit is for discussion of beverages made from soaking Camellia sinensis leaves (or twigs) in water, and, to a lesser extent, herbal infusions, yerba mate, and other tisanes. ![]() ![]() The rain usually covers all other noises and allows us to concentrate on the monotone rain sounds instead. For those that live in the city, the nights can be full of sounds which tend to keep us awake. ![]() Since ‘white noise’ is one of the best ways to help conceal other racket which often impede us from sleeping, the rain sounds are music to our ears. One of the reasons as to why we love the rain sounds, can be linked to our need to mask annoying noises at night. The question of why we love the sound of rain has been asked many times. If enjoy the rain, then take a look at All sorts of rain sounds There are also a lot of popular searches on search engines titled “I love the sound of rain on a tin roof,” or “I love the sound of rain at night.” As a matter of fact, searches for rain related topics are some of the most popular when it comes to those looking for sleep aids. This is even harder in the instances where the weather is a bit colder and we tend to want to continue snuggling in bed while it rains outside. In addition, it is also very hard for most of us to be able to wake up whenever it is raining outside. This is because we all love the sound of rain as it helps us to relax and fall asleep faster. People have been using rain sounds to help them fall asleep from the beginning of time. ![]() Have you ever wondered why are rain sounds so relaxing? Exactly what is it about the sound of raindrops that makes us fall asleep so much easier and faster? Ambient Mixer takes a look at this question and examines it thoroughly in the following article. ![]() ![]() "And then the new products, what stunned me is that the vast majority of them can't show any real world impact being created. So you have to say, "I'm looking at ESG and it's great for the world and good ESG companies perform better, so this is a wonderful win-win, right?" Where we reward the better companies because they're more profitable, more capital goes to them. By the way, you have to say that, because as an investor, you're bound by a legal obligation to only focus on returns. Now, the idea behind that is that by looking at ESG information, you will become a better investor. The first thing that ESG and sustainable investing is about is trying to integrate ESG considerations and factors, just like any other new data center or set of parameters, into that $10 trillion. So let's just say it has $10 trillion worth of assets. I think they're below that now, but it's a giant investment firm. So I would say the simplest way to look at it is- and let's take BlackRock as an example-it's two things, right? BlackRock is the firm that last year hit $10 trillion in assets. Tariq: "First thing you need to do when you look at sustainable investing is define it, because it's sort-of all things to all people, and it's quite murky. We know assets under management (AUM) in these themes are $10 trillion, $12 trillion and growing every year-it's always talked about by the industry how more and more investors, especially young ones, want to get into this investing theme-but you have trouble with it, from the product side all the way through to the marketing side." You said there's a lot of marketing money put into this-this is one of the greatest marketing efforts probably in the last two decades that we've seen in the industry. But let's talk about what you see as the inherent problems with sustainable and responsible investing from the industry perspective. It's not like you try to do this under the radar-you name names here. You're talking about also individuals you worked with, some of them very high-profile. ![]() Some of our guests may sell or market securities mentioned on this podcast, but all listeners should do their own research or consult with a financial advisor or broker before making any investment decisions.Ĭaleb: "Yeah, and you do invite the industry to reply, to get into the conversation with you through your essays, which are super provocative, very personal. Some of our guests may invest in securities mentioned on this podcast. We will not make recommendations to buy, sell, or hold a particular security or asset, although we may discuss financial products with our guests. ![]() The Green Investor podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. ![]() ![]() ![]() Unlike the novels, the TV films are shot in the Northeastern United States. "Wannabe a Writer?" (Accent Press 2007, Jane Wenham-Jones)įforde's novels have been adapted into a series of German TV films. ![]() The Christmas Stocking and Other Stories (2017).A Christmas Feast and Other Stories (2014).Country House with Views / A Love in the Highlands (2019).A Summer by the Sea: can you be a girlfriend on vacation? (2017).Christmas like in a Picture Book (2016).Thyme Out (2000) aka Second Thyme Around.Bibliography įforde is the author of a number of works. Fforde takes the research for her books seriously, employing a 'method acting'-style approach to the different professions and backgrounds featured in her novels, using experiences such as being a porter in an auction house, making pottery, refurbishing furniture, examining the processes behind a dating website, and going on a Ray Mears survival course. Her novel Going Dutch was a Sunday Times top ten bestseller in June 2007. Cover art, synopsis, sequels, reviews, awards, publishing history, genres, and time period. Many of Fforde's own experiences end up in her books. Thyme Out // Second Thyme Around By Katie Fforde - FictionDB. įforde has lived near Stroud, Gloucestershire for over twenty years. She has three children: Guy, Francis and Briony, and did not start writing until after the birth of her third child. In 1972, she married Desmond Fforde, the nephew of banker John Standish Fforde and cousin of fellow writer Jasper Fforde. Her sister is fellow writer Jane Gordon-Cumming. Her grandfather was Sir William Gordon-Cumming. Biography Ĭatherine Rose Gordon-Cumming was born on 27 September 1952 in Wimbledon, London, the daughter of Shirley Barbara Laub and Michael Willoughby Gordon-Cumming. In 2016, she launched the Stroud Contemporary Fiction Writing Competition as part of the first Stroud Book Festival. In June 2010 she was announced as a patron of the UK's first National Short Story Week. She was for many years a committee member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and was elected its twenty-fifth chairman (2009–2011) and later its fourth president. She is founder of the Katie Fforde Bursary for writers who have yet to secure a publishing contract. Published since 1995, her romance novels are set in modern-day England. Katie Fforde, née Catherine Rose Gordon-Cumming (born 27 September 1952), is a British romance novelist. Sir William Gordon-Cumming (grandfather).Having a good heroine (even though Frances Smith had to be made younger and single) is such a good start. I remember this book with great pleasure. The only programme who’d let me in was Ready, Steady, Cook! They let me be in the audience. I wanted to write about a tv cookery programme and try as I might I couldn’t get behind the scenes at any of them. I suppose it’s because I admire these people as women and wish I was more like them! I think she was the basis for my ‘resourceful heroines’ I am so fond of writing. The last thing Perdita wants is a meddlesome man in her life-but shes about to get one, in the form of her completely infuriating ex-husband, Lucas. I went to stay with her for a night and had a terrific time. She was the one who convinced a chef (wish I could tell you which one) that they were a great garnish. She listened, she provided! It was she who brought us the pea shoot which we all eat every time. She was incredibly resourceful and among other things, sold some baby leeks, which were due to be planted, to a passing chef who told her that they were the perfect size for leeks. There’d been a ‘Black Day of the Week’ - can’t remember which one it was – but the stock market had collapsed and Frances decided that she had to use the property they lived in, which had a very large garden, to restore the family fortune. Frances Smith grew tiny vegetables for the restaurant market. Thyme Out by Katie Fforde - 9780099280248 We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. It is a long time ago now but I loved these tiny glimpses of other women’s lives. Thyme Out by Katie Fforde, 9780099280248, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. It was a series of very short films called ‘A Woman Called Smith’ and it was about – yes – woman called Smith. I was inspired by a television programme for this one. ![]() ![]() ![]() more commonly from Aureus, but only at level 7 and above. I've seen the blade for sale at both the quartermaster and from the legionnaire captain (Aureus). First, if youve followed the walkthrough, youve just. ![]() I thought a modder might do well to add something like "gives skill: battering ram" to the completed sword.ĭon't kill yourself trying to put it together, unless you want to make it some sort of treasure hunt for yourself. Youve got most of the quests for Hunters Edge, so its time to start chipping away at them. Fiery Heart + Bottle of Mud Sword of Planets C0 Rusty Sabre + Buffalo Amulet. the damage is decent, but with only 1 point of strength boost as the special, it pales to the specials on most of the other unique weapons. For Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition on the PC, Craft List by Offkorn. I found mine in a friggen haystack near some pigs in Cyseal at level 4.Īll that said, as a unique it lacks a bit of "oomph" compared to some of the other uniquest. you can find more damaging weapons though, if you get rares/legendaries with good elemental damage on them.īoth the buffalo headpiece and the blade are completely random unique drops. ![]() So, it is more powerful at higher levels.Īlso, it has the highest raw damage of anything short of tenebrium (about 20% higher than a normal sword of average quality of the same level). Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition - Gather your party and get back to the roots of great RPG gameplay. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Note: since it is crafted, the sabre is created at the same level as the crafter. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. 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Audio: Full AAA voice-overs for all characters (over 350k words) New sound effects and improvements made to existing effects.We strongly recommend you stop using this browser until this problem is corrected. The latest version of the Opera browser sends multiple invalid requests to our servers for every page you visit.The most common causes of this issue are: ago i believe best resaults start from level 18 onwards. Through crafting you can equip your party with decent rings, amulets and belts until you find a permanent replacement for them. Keep an eye out for the bottle of swirling mud. ago Buffalo Saber is decent, but Sword of Planets is easily the best 1h in the game. Your IP address has been temporarily blocked due to a large number of HTTP requests. 5 comments Best Add a Comment TheMostStupidest 5 yr. ![]() ![]() GarageBand is a sleeper hit on this list. If you want to make music on your computer, you can pick up LMMS for free before switching over to other paid Adobe Audition alternatives. This is strictly a composition tool which makes it one of the more specialized, and consequently limited, options on today’s list. LMMS also noticeably lacks the ability to edit audio. You’ll also be better off with a program like Audacity if you’re just interested in mastering vocals. It’s got a great set of tools whether you’re working with just your voice and an acoustic guitar or you’re looking to headline the next EDM festival.Ī notable downside to LMMS is that you need external tools to help you with recording live audio. LMMS is definitely a program that is focused on the musicians out there. It’s definitely not as popular as Adobe Audition or even Audacity, but it has a dedicated user base that is constantly working on new features. LMMS is packed with advanced features and has a thriving community. LMMS, or Linux MultiMedia Studio if you’ve been around for a while, is open-source-that means free-music production tool. ![]() ![]() This comparison comes down to whether or not you’re planning on making use of the other apps that come with your Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. If you’re looking to make audio editing more of a mainstay or you don’t want to pay for the comprehensive Creative Cloud subscription, a one-time Ableton purchase might be right for you.Ībleton Live is largely focused on music production which might limit the mileage you can get out of it if you’re only interested in audio and video work.Ībleton Live is a powerful audio editor that handles jobs Audition might struggle with. However, it really all depends on how you plan on using your audio editing software. Price is a noticeable trade-off when you look at Ableton Live compared to Adobe Audition. This might make it better than Adobe Audition for musicians. ![]() That’s great for photographers who want to clean up audio files before posting a completed video to social media.Īudacity might not have all of the power as some of the premium and pay it options on this list, but it’s more than effective enough to handle anything a beginner needs to get done.Įven professionals might find themselves returning to Audacity when they want something simple and reliable.Ībleton Live is an incredibly powerful Digital Audio Workstation that can easily challenge what Adobe Audition has to offer.Ībleton Live can handle most of what Audition can do, but it also excels at composing music and recording live audio. This functional audio editor does its best work for cleaning up vocals and voice over. The Audacity community is very active which also means that you’ve got a great source of support when it comes to fixing bugs and other problems. One of the best things about being an open source piece of software is that Audacity is constantly getting new tools and add-ons. ![]() This means it’s going to look a little dated and perhaps even feel a bit too old school for some users. It won’t cost you a dime to start producing music or editing your podcast with this program.Īudacity first got its start in the early 2000s, but the interface hasn’t changed much since. Audacity is an entirely free and open source audio editor program. ![]() |
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