![]() Network's game fans to its video streaming rooms, while Bilibili can help X.D. Network presents a win-win situation Bilibili can promote its games through TapTap's distribution channels and attract X.D. However, the gaming sector showed flat growth over the past year, declining from 71% and 53% in 20.Īccording to Bilibili's financial report, its game sector generated total revenue of CNY1.13 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, down 11.7% month-over-month.Īs one of the cash cows of Bilibili, slowing revenue growth of the gaming sector is not a good sign, especially for a loss-making company like Bilibili, which has been in the red for 13 consecutive quarters. Their ambition is to become a comprehensive and vibrant community for all kinds of users and video creators.ĭespite its more diversified business, Bilibili's games are still its largest revenue-generating sector, which accounted for 40% of the total revenue in 2020. ![]() Initially positioned as a playground for China's ACG (anime, comics, and games) community, Bilibili has been expanding its offerings to a wide range of categories, like fashion, lifestyle, beauty, music, and technology. ![]() The investment aims to enrich the video platform's content that caters to the diverse tastes of animation fans, gamers, and merchants. Under the agreement, Hong Kong and Nasdaq listed Bilibili has purchased a 4.72% stake of Taptap's owner X.D. TapTap challenges the common unfair taxation of the Chinese game distributors, and will help Bilibili reach more gamer audience.Ĭhinese video sharing and streaming platform Bilibili has invested HKD9.6 billion in domestic game distribution platform TapTap. Bilibili's Investment in TapTap Is A Win-Win, And Here Is Why - PingWest English 中文īilibili's Investment in TapTap Is A Win-Win, And Here Is Why
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![]() Once I played more and got a better handle on the controls, I began having more fun and stopped finishing in last place. I later turned the game back on and put more time into playing career mode. I did give the online mode a try, but due to my less than excellent motocross racing skills, I got very discouraged by always finishing last. In online multiplayer, developers Milestone have included the ability to challenge opponents on custom tracks, create an event, and be be the Race Director so you can interact with other players. There have also been new multiplayer modes included so you can challenge the champions included within, or even challenge friends and others from around the world. ![]() Figuring out how to control my bike has been a massive learning curve. With updated features and improved gameplay, MXGP 2021 - The Official Motocross Videogame is still one of the more difficult games I have experienced. Whether your goal is to just hit the ground running and race the tracks or if you’re trying to make MXGP racing history and get your name to the top. This game has something for everyone who loves the genre of Motocross racing. Race on legendary tracks from historical races of the past, experience the most exciting tracks like Ottobiano, one of the largest venues in Europe for motocross, Ernée, Leon, and Agueda. Immerse yourself in this fast-paced, dirt bike racing game where you can experience all the tracks, riders and bikes to ignite the passion of Motocross! Do you have what it takes to finish first in this lively and realistic racing game? Welcome to the newest installment of the official Motocross Videogame. ![]() Funeral wants to improve his flirting habits. Noelle appears and consoles him that the curse is fake. Asta is walking with Finral Roulacase who tells him about the curse. In this episode, Asta seems exhausted and starving after a hard day of labor. ![]() One who has my heart, my mind, and my soul The place where they are now is Vermillion Estate. In this episode, all the main characters play their supreme role including Asta, Noelle, Captain Fuegole, Kirsch, Mimosa, and Sister Theresa. In the end, all three friends decide their riding positions. Because he gets insulted rather than thanking him for the riding service. Asta is not happy with Noelle’s fast flying. All these people are riding on a broomstick over the state. A New ResolveĪsta, Noelle, Silva, and Secre Swallowtail appear in this part. But though Yami asks another team to identify the missing pet beasts. Asta gives suggestions to everyone to write his/ her ideas about the exact location of the land. Henry LEGOLAND is not happy about the actual location of the state and tries to figure it out. It is obvious from the title that this part is about the return of Black Bulls. She makes a plan to punish them as they failed her idea of impressing the idea of magic Knight. In the dream, they encounter black bulls and other black characters.Charmy gets up and realizes her dreamy condition. Both of them go through a nightmare of 30 seconds. Yet, they find a toxic mushroom and get a new experience. They are wandering in a forest to find some unique elements to prepare a meal for yuno and the magical Knight. This section begins with the entry of Asta and Zora. The most striking thing about this part is the cast of Sekke who is the most supported character. Sekke also tries to sell his grilled meat and Asta wants to sell liquid. Here, you may see Jack in the guise of a ripper is trying to sell a punching bag. Here, Yami and Jack look trying to sell their food. This part of the series opens with an imaginative glimpse of Star Forest. Licht appears to be loyal to all the players, They are in pursuit of a mysterious rock from which to conquer the Sea Bed Temple (the capital of the Rival Kingdom). Opponents of the Clover Kingdom are so powerful that they have a great number of mages. The Secret of the Eye of Midnight has appeared quite momentous.
![]() J Comp Physiol A 150:175–184.Ĭanfield JG, Eaton RC (1990) Swim bladder acoustic pressure transduction initiates Mauthner-mediated escape. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.īuwalda RJA, Schuijf A, Hawkins AD (1983) Discrimination by the cod of sounds from opposing directions. 39–56.īraun C, Coombs S, Fay R (2002) Multisensory interactions within the octavolateralis systems: What is the nature of multisensory integration? Brain Behav Evol 59:162–176.īregman AS (1990) Auditory Scene Analysis. In: Tavolga WN, Popper AN, Fay RR (eds), Hearing and Sound Communication in Fishes. J Comp Neurol 25:87–128.īlaxter JH, Denton EJ, Gray JAB (1981) Acousticolateralis system in clupeid fishes. 167–175.īartelmez GW (1915) Mauthner’s cell and the nucleus motorious tegmenti. In: Lewis ER, Long GR, Lyon RF, Narins PM, Steele CR, Hecht-Poinar E (eds), Diversity in Auditory Mechanics. This work has implications for research in musical timbre, automatic media annotation, human talker identification, and computational auditory scene analysis.Allen J (1996) OHCs shift the excitation pattern via BM tension. The computer model's performance is robust with regard to the variations of reverberation and ambient noise (although not with regard to competing sound sources) in commercial compact disc recordings, and the system performs better than three out of fourteen skilled human listeners on a forced-choice classification task. ![]() The performance of the model is compared directly to that of skilled human listeners, using both isolated musical tones and excerpts from compact disc recordings as test stimuli. It explicitly extracts salient acoustic features and uses a novel improvisational taxonomic architecture (based on simple statistical pattern-recognition techniques) to classify the sound source. The model is based on current models of signal processing in the human auditory system. A computer model of the recognition process is developed that is capable of "listening" to a recording of a musical instrument and classifying the instrument as one of 25 possibilities. Previous research on the perception and production of orchestral instrument sounds is reviewed from a vantage point based on the excitation and resonance structure of the sound-production process, revealing a set of perceptually salient acoustic features. In order to explore the process, attention is restricted to isolated sounds produced by a small class of sound sources, the non-percussive orchestral musical instruments. This thesis proposes a theory of sound-source recognition, casting recognition as a process of gathering information to enable the listener to make inferences about objects in the environment or to predict their behavior. Robust listening requires extensive contextual knowledge, but the potential contribution of sound-source recognition to the process of auditory scene analysis has largely been neglected by researchers building computational models of the scene analysis process. In contrast, computer systems designed to recognize sound sources function precariously, breaking down whenever the target sound is degraded by reverberation, noise, or competing sounds. The ability of a normal human listener to recognize objects in the environment from only the sounds they produce is extraordinarily robust with regard to characteristics of the acoustic environment and of other competing sound sources. ![]() (Perhaps upgrading to ORGIN, I can avoid using PerfectTUNES) ~ Another question: Can anyone confirm if ORIGIN does a better job of data handling? It claims to. Sometimes, Audirvana (3.5) simply does not acknowledge the changes I’ve made.īTW: Using XLD seems to have similar results as dBpoweramp. Once I believe I have corrected the data properly, when I refresh the data in Audirvana, it’s a 50/50 proposition that it will “take” and that song will appear as part of the album/disk it was ripped from. (Plus the challenge of figuring out what is causing the problem is not always easy). When this happens, I have been using PerfectTUNES to clean up as best I can. This track may end up as a separate album from the rest of the origin album’s tracks. This is especially true when the track has a collaborative “Artist” field (Neil Young, feat Emmylou Harris). The result is a bunged up interpretation by Audirvana. That data is consistently, inconsistent (garbage in/garbage out).Įxample: Now and then, the same artist/band’s data can be just slightly differently entered at the datasource. ![]() However, the data (metadata) is only as good as the data discovered by the ripping software. The resulting files are fine and the error checking is very good. The reason I opened this thread is due to my experience so far using DBpoweramp and FLAC format. ~ Here’s the rub… I’m wondering if the less/simpler metadata provided by the ALAC format (ripped via Music) is, in the end better? The KISS principle, less is more, etc. To everyone who has responded thus far: Thank you! (It is heartening to have your input and extremely helpful.) So… I am asking for those with similar experience and keeping in mind my usage: Which of the two ripping software would you suggest I use and why? Purchased files metadata can be edited to the “standard.” When I re-rip everything, I am hoping to keep things consistent and cleaner. Note: My music libraries have major meta data continuity issues do to ripping using different apps and purchasing HD files. Audirvana is on a dedicated (stripped) MacMini and that mini is dedicated to music only. Note: I am not tasking Audirvana with using my Apple Music library and files. Audirvana on my dedicated music server (Mac mini) and Music on my desktop and iOS devices.Īfter using both softwares to rip CDs I am finding that while DbPoweramp provides much more metadata and better error detection, Music creates more consistent files that seem to be managed better/easier by Audirvana. For payback, I’ll be using Audirvana 3.5 (for now) and Apple Music. I have DbPoweramp and Apple “Music” - they both do the job. My latest plan is to commit to re-ripping my entire CD collection using ALAC format. But if you do prefer parks, San Francisco has those, too. As the third-most walkable city in America, you won’t need to find a park to take your dog for its daily walk. Living in an unwalkable city can turn your daily dog walks into a hassle. While the median home value of $228,300 in Las Vegas is relatively low compared to home values in our other top 10 cities, it rates above average in our study. One concern may be how much money you have left to spend on your pup. Las Vegas only sees rain about 14 days per year, according to our data. And you won’t have to check the weather reports to find a good time to hang out at your local park. This city has four dog parks per 100,000 residents, the fifth-most in our study. If you love taking your dog to dog parks, you will love Las Vegas. It’s unlikely any sudden rainstorms will ruin your dog-walking plans. The city also ranks in the top 20 for precipitation, with just 28 rainy days per year. With 2.3 dog parks per 100,000 residents, 171 dog-friendly restaurants and three dog friendly shopping centers, Albuquerque ranks no lower than 25th for our dog-related metrics. This city has some of the most dog-friendly infrastructure in the study. So, if you’re going out for lunch or running errands, odds are you’ll be able to bring your beloved pet with you.įinally, Tucson is the most affordable city in our top 10, so living here means you can afford to splurge on treats for Fido.Īnother dry, southwestern city takes the second spot. According to our research, there are 246 dog-friendly restaurants and four dog-friendly shopping centers. ![]() Other pluses for Tucson dog owners are the dog-friendly amenities. It barely ever rains in Tucson, so that’s one dog-walking obstacle you won’t need to worry about. Tucson, Arizona takes the top spot as the most dog-friendly city in the study. In fact, two of the most dog-friendly cities are also among the 10 most expensive cities. According to our data, none of the 20 most affordable cities in the country are a top 10 dog-friendly city. ![]() You will have to pay if you want the best for your pup – If you want to live in a dog-friendly city you’ll likely need to deep into your savings account.However, our top three cities are all non-California cities and have what many California city residents dream of: affordable housing. California in particular scores well with its sunny weather and plentiful dog parks. ![]() Go west – Seven of the top 10 most dog-friendly cities are in western states.Check out our data and methodology below to see where we got our data and how we put it together to create our final ranks. We looked at median home value, dog parks, walk score, dog-friendly restaurants, dog-friendly shops and average amount of precipitation per year. In order to find the most dog-friendly cities in America, SmartAsset looked at data on six different factors. Any goodwill attached to those brands rest with the brand owner. Loopmasters do not have (nor do they claim) any association with or endorsement by these brands. For example references to instrument brands are provided to describe the sound of the instrument and/or the instrument used in the sample. NOTE: The presets come as NI Absynth 5 preset files so please ensure you have the latest version before ordering.Īny references to any brands on this site/page, including reference to brands and instruments, are provided for description purposes only. Patchworx titles will be released often, for a variety of the most popular soft synths – check back for new releases! Instructions are included for a stress-free install, with support available.Ĭreate, Inspire and Perform with Patchworx - sound ammunition for your next production! The Patchworx series are brought to you by Loopmasters, and are a creative resource for producers who are looking to produce and perform their own musical parts, using genre specific sounds which have been designed by experts in their genre. In Detail: 64 Absynth Presets, 64 MIDI Files, 64 Wav Loops (taken from the MIDI and Presets) presets include 15 Bass Presets, 11 Drum Presets, 11 SFX Presets, 15 Lead Presets, 12 Pad Presets. And just wait till you hear those basses!” This pack has everything you could want to build a killer track, make sure to add this to your cart and get cracking! Proxima says “This sample pack has been so much fun to make! Getting in the studio and crafting these sounds, has been a riot. ![]() In addition to the presets you’ll receive 64 MIDI loops to sequence the presets, and their accompanying combination bounced out as WAVs. Proxima presents Neuro Tech Synths gives you 64 Presets for Absynth, tweaked and toned for an onslaught of epic proportions – with pounding bass, slick beats, searing leads, killer fx and spacey pads. In 2015 he returned to DnB, stronger than ever - and he hasn’t looked back, with top 5’s on Beatport - Proxima continues to raise the bar. In 2011, he focused his attention to Dubstep, followed by his critically acclaimed debut album APLHA in 2014. Proxima is certainly taking no prisoners! His aim is to merge the DnB environment with the space of Dubstep, and this original approach has been picked up by the likes of Hospital Records, Shogun Audio, Blackout Music, Neodigital and Plasma Audio amongst others. ![]() This unique pack is primed for sonic Neuro battles with Bass, Beats, Leads, Pads and FX direct from the upcoming king of noise: Proxima! Patchworx 85 - Proxima presents Neuro Tech Synths is a deeply dirty collection of sounds for Native Instruments gloriously versatile VST, Absynth. ![]() ![]() The CW show, which ran for eight seasons until 2017, took place in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, home to mythical creatures and humans alike. He is also close friends with Caroline Forbes.Vampires, witches and werewolves, oh my! The Vampire Diaries’ 2009 premiere introduced fans to one of the most memorable vampire-themed series to date. He is best friends with Jeremy Gilbert, Tyler Lockwood, Elena Gilbert, Alexandria Gilbert, and Bonnie Bennett. ![]() He took back the position of sheriff and became well-respected, thinking of running for mayor one day which he eventually became. He later returned to Mystic Falls and reunited with the spirits of his mother and sister, stopping them from helping Katherine destroy Mystic Falls. Matt decides to leave Mystic Falls and start a normal life outside the world of vampires.Īfter Matt left town, he went to look for his estranged father, Peter, and told him nothing of the supernatural creatures he dealt with for the last seven years of his life in Mystic Falls. However, after a series of events that forces Matt to try and save Bonnie from being a bloodthirsty Supernatural Huntress, Matt is done fighting the war between humans and vampires. After Penny's death, Matt is determined to get revenge on the vampire who made Matt impulsively, but accidentally kill Penny. He later falls in love with his partner, Penny Ares. During this time, Matt kicks out all vampires from the newly-human populated Mystic Falls. When Elena Gilbert falls into a magical, coma-like slumber after Kai Parker links her to Bonnie Bennett, Matt is forced to step up his game and eventually becomes the sheriff of Mystic Falls. Later on, he decided to become a deputy in Mystic Falls Police Department, and a vampire hunter. After Nadia's death, Matt helps his friends deal with the destruction of The Other Side, assisted by the witch twins - Olivia and Lucas Parker. Nadia later compelled him to forget that Elena was possessed by Katherine. In Season Five, he was possessed by a Traveler for a brief time, and was also involved with Nadia Petrova, Katherine's daughter. He began a brief relationship with Rebekah Mikaelson, and went to Europe with her at the end of Season Four, but they ended things before she left Mystic Falls. Later he becomes a Medium for a short while like Jeremy Gilbert, although he could only see his sister's ghost. Eventually he starts to help his friends defeat their enemies and protect their hometown, and he fixes his friendship with Caroline. Upon learning about the existence of supernatural creatures, he begins to distance himself from the Mystic Falls Gang. However, Caroline soon breaks up with him after her transition into a vampire - in order to protect him. Later on he begins dating Caroline Forbes, and encourages her to become a more caring, kind and selfless young woman. At the beginning of the series, Matt struggles with his sister, Vicki, because she was a drug user, but then she tragically dies. Despite the way they broke up, Matt still cares about Alexandria deeply and they've tried to managed to maintain a good friendship. After the death of Alexandria's parents, Alexandria broke up with Matt because she lost interest in him. He was born and raised in the town of Mystic Falls. Matt is also the ex-boyfriend of Alexandria Gilbert, Caroline Forbes, and Rebekah Mikaelson and former fiancé of Penny Ares. He had an older sister Vicki Donovan, who was turned into a vampire, and was later killed because she was unable to control her blood lust. He is the son of Kelly Donovan and Peter Maxwell. Donovan is a main character on The Vampire Diaries and a guest character in the third season of The Originalsand first season of Legacies. ![]() Combining a classic serif font with Adelicia will make this pairing feel fancy and elegant. Serif fonts are typically more classic by nature, and this font is no exception. Merriweather is a simple, serif font (fonts with the little feet at the ends of the lines). If you want your brand or event to feel classic and luxurious, you can (and should) download Adelicia Script fonts here!* Pairing: Merriweather There are also multiple versions of this font which gives you the flexibility of changing slant of the letters, as well as how uniform you want the letters to be. Because of both the slant of the letters and the steep hills and valleys of the letter shapes, this font is perfect for a luxurious or high-end brand, as well as a more elegant wedding or event. So if you’re designing invitations or putting together a party theme, this list is a great way to get you started!Īdelicia Script is more of a classic calligraphy font. Related Post –> How to Design a Feminine Brand (+ Resources to Help You Do So!)Ĭalligraphy is also HUGE for weddings and other events right now. (Currently, my hobbies include binge watching Netflix so I’m on a real roll there).Ĭalligraphy fonts are great for fun, feminine brands, or even classic and sophisticated brands. Okay so maybe I haven’t spent much time practicing, but it’s on my list of skills to learn and hobbies to master. Thank god for them though, because no matter how hard I practice, my hand lettering skills are still that of a 3rd grader. Then there are the designers that can turn their hand lettering into a FONT who blow my mind. Related Posts –> The Top Ten Best Brush Script Fonts and How to Use Them Modern calligraphy, or hand lettering, is super trendy these days and therefore is a skill I wish I had. ![]() ![]() This week we are talking all about hand lettered calligraphy fonts. Anything marked with an asterisk is an affiliate link – I promise I only promote products I use myself!īack by popular demand is another installment of my favorite font’s posts, thanks to the always amazing, Design Cuts*. ![]() In the meantime, shippers remain anxious to receive their containers from the ship. It will undergo inspections to determine what if any damage was caused during the grounding and refloating and to reconfirm the vessel’s seaworthiness before it will be permitted to continue its voyage. Coast Guard spokesperson indicated that once the vessel is afloat, they expect it will likely be moved to position possibly near Annapolis, Maryland. She was been stuck in that position since March 13. Two anchored pull barges are set at the stern of the Ever Forward to assist with the new effort to pull the vessel free of the mud. They plan to suspend all traffic when the pulling operation resumes. As such, they are only permitting one-way traffic through the area. They noted that the pull barges and cranes removing the containers are near the channel with some of the anchors encroaching on the edges of the shipping channel. Coast Guard starting this evening, April 13, is expanding the safety zone around the vessel to 1,000 feet. In anticipation of the new schedule, the U.S. While the timing of the next pulling effort has not been confirmed, it is believed that they hope to take advantage of the higher tides.īarges are ferrying the containers to the terminal in Baltimore (William Doyle/Twitter) The next full moon and high tide will occur in the Chesapeake Bay on April 16. It was used to reclaim Poplar Island in the bay. The lifting operation is proceeding during daylight hours although the effort to move containers to the Seagirt Marine Terminal continues around the clock.ĭredging operations at the site removed approximately 210,000 cubic yards of material according to Doyle. Coast Guard reporting the goal is to remove approximately 550 containers in the effort to reduce the weight of the ship. However, with favorable weather and sea conditions on the Chesapeake they have been able to increase the number of boxes coming ashore with the U.S. Crews have to manually attach the lifting frame to each container before the cranes can hoist them and place them on barges alongside the vessel. Doyle noted that the operations were slowed by weather conditions at the location. The lifting operation began on April 9 and during the first two days the crews were averaging just over 20 containers per day. “Shooting for another 100 cans today with additional deck barges arriving yesterday,” William Doyle, Executive Director for the Port of Baltimore wrote in a Twitter update today. The Port of Baltimore where the containers are being offloaded from barges reported that as of this morning, April 13, a total of 180 boxes have come ashore. While the timing of the next effort to pull the containership free has not been confirmed, it is believed they are targeting the full moon and high tides expected this weekend in the Chesapeake Bay. Coast Guard now expecting the container removal to be concluded on Friday, April 15. The maritime app Marine Traffic showed it in the Red Sea on Monday night, headed toward the Suez once again.The pace of the salvage operation at the Ever Forward has accelerated with the U.S. Since then, however, the Ever Given has managed to get through the canal without getting stuck. The vessel was trapped from 23 to 29 March. The effort to rescue the Ever Given, which weighs 220,000 metric tons, required dredging 30,000 cubic meters of sand, with the help of 13 tugboats and a rising tide. “Everything like this is kind of its own beast,” the coastguard petty officer Steven Lehmann told the Baltimore Sun. The ship needs water at least 43ft deep to move, but it was stuck in an area that was just 25ft deep. Other ships in the area were told to slow down and use a one-way traffic pattern. “Efforts have been under way since last night to try and free the ship and will continue today.” ![]() The Ever Forward’s grounding, on the other hand, was “not preventing other ships from transiting to the Port of Baltimore”, said William P Doyle, the executive director of the Maryland Port Association, to Bloomberg in a statement on Monday. ![]() The Ever Given’s plight caused headaches for more than 400 waiting vessels, costing global trade $6bn to $10bn a day, according to a study. Photograph: Marine Trafficīut the smaller ship’s grounding is unlikely to cause as much trouble as last year’s crisis. The Marine Traffic app listed the ship as ‘aground’. |