![]() ![]() The coloured section is the ‘software calibration’ colour space, and the wire frame the ‘hardware calibrated’ Eizo custom space – click the image to view larger in a separate window. The same that is, until I look at the colour spaces of the two generated ICC profiles: Here’s the funny thing though if I ‘software calibrate’ the CS270 using the ColorMunki software with the spectro plugged into the Mac instead of the monitor, I visually get the same result using D65/120cdm² as I do ‘hardware calibrating’ at D55 and 100cdm². (yes- warmer – don’t let that temp slider in Lightroom cloud your thinking!).Īfter all, 1000k is a noticeable variation – unlike the brightness 20cdm² shift. What struck me as odd though was the white point setting of D55 or 5500K – that’s 1000K warmer than I’m used to. The difference between 100 and 120 cdm² is less than 1/4 stop in camera Ev terms – so not a lot.The working environment should be somewhere between 32 and 64 lux or cdm² ambient – think Bat Cave! The ratio of ambient to monitor output should always remain at between 32:75/80 and 64:120/140 (ish) – in other words between 1:2 and 1:3 – see earlier post here. This value is always slightly arbitrary and very much dependent on working/viewing conditions. ![]() Now before anyone gets their knickers in a knot over the brightness value discrepancy there’s a couple of things to bare in mind: Once the monitor calibration profile has been done we get a result screen of the physical profile: The recommended white point is D55 not D65. The recommended brightness value is 100 cdm² – not 120. The start screen for ColorNavigator shows us some interesting items: To carry out a hardware monitor calibration on my new CS270 ColorEdge – or indeed any ColorEdge – we need to employ the Eizo ColorNavigator. However, these more specialised colour management monitors have the added bonus of giving you a ‘hardware monitor calbration’ option. This setup for ‘standard monitor calibration’ works extremely well, and has stood me in good stead for more years than I care to add up.Īs I mentioned in my previous post, standard monitor calibration refers to a standard method of calibration, which can be thought of as ‘software calibration’, and I have done many print workshops where I have used this method to calibrate Eizo ColorEdge and NEC Spectraviews with great effect. The ubiquitous ColorMunki Photo ‘standard monitor calibration’ method setup screen. Industry-standard documentation by folk a lot cleverer than me has for years recommended the same calibration target settings as I have alluded to in previous blog posts:īrightness: 120 cdm² or candelas per square meter The ‘brightness’ of the backlight is really the only true variable on a standard type of LCD display, and the inter-relationship between backlight brightness and colour temperature, and the size of the monitors CLUT (colour look-up table) can have a massive effect on the total number of colours that the monitor can display. The colour temperature of the backlighting gives the monitor a ‘native white point’. Wide CCFL gave a noticeably greater colour reproduction range and slightly warmer colour temperature than CCFL – and my old monitor was fitted with WCCFL back lighting, hence I used to be able to do my monitor calibration to near 98% of AdobeRGB.ĬCFL back lights have one major property – that of being ‘cool’ in colour, and LEDs commonly exhibit a slightly ‘warmer’ colour temperature.īut there’s LEDs – and there’s LEDs, and some are cooler than others, some are of fixed output and others are of a variable output. In my previous post I did mention one of them – the most important one – the back light type.ĬCFL and WCCFL – cold cathode fluorescent lamps, or LED.ĬCFL & WCCFL (wide CCFL) used to be the common type of back light, but they are now less common, being replaced by LED for added colour reproduction, improved signal response time and reduced power consumption. There are a few things to consider when it comes to monitor calibration, and they are mainly due to the physical attributes of the monitor itself. But I was favoring the Eizo CS2420, on the grounds of cost, both in terms of monitor and calibration tool options.īut I got offered a sweet deal on a factory-fresh Eizo CS270 by John Willis at Calumet – so I got my desire for more screen real-estate fulfilled, while keeping the costs down by not having to buy a new calibrator.īut it still hurt to pay for it! Monitor Calibration What have you gone for Andy? Well if you remember, in my last post I was undecided between 24″ and 27″, Eizo or BenQ. ![]() Okay, so I no longer NEED a new monitor, because I’ve got one – and my wallet is in Leighton Hospital Intensive Care Unit on the critical list. ![]()
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This beer is so special because it was designed to be an initiative where brewers from all over the world could collaborate in order to bring awareness to the injustices that many people of color face on a daily basis. They shared with us how they are brewing their version of a beer recipe designed by their friends brewery in San Antonio, Texas, Weathered Souls called Black is Beautiful. We are excited to share this special collaboration project with you!Ī few week’s ago we were contacted by our friend’s at Casa Agria Specialty Ales (located in Oxnard, CA) to see if we would be interested in collaborating with them on a very special imperial stout. Others will go on sleeping, waiting for better days.Pictured left to right ( Marcus Mac & Thom Cunningham from Casa Agria Specialty Ales, and Shawn Pritchett from Ragamuffin Roasters). Some of them you can wake up and they will help you in the best possible way, depending on abilities they have. 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But she’s observed how Thomas behaves in different situations, and it turns out that he gets scared of things, too. Kenya Davis also saw a pet snake in class a couple years ago. When asked what a snake sounds like, Johnson said, "Like a slithery little snake.” Like how can they slither around the floor and stuff without no legs? And they just have a long tongue with a triangle shape in the middle. Unlike some of the others, Johnson has no reservations about having Thomas in the classroom. "I think it had a rattle – probably a rattlesnake." "It was like a white snake with white eyes," she said. While these elongated reptiles are new to some students, Carmen Johnson saw a snake in class a couple years ago. And he’s pretty much a nice snake that likes to randomly, at random times, climb - slither not climb they don’t have arms or legs - onto his box, his little log,” Timmerman said. “All I so far know is that he’s de-fanged. Her classmate, John Henry Timmerman is still learning about the python. Ross: Do you feel differently about snakes now?Ĭlouse: "Not really. It didn’t take Clouse long to get used to Thomas, but she’s still not a snake fan. So then I’m like, ‘I want to touch him now!’ But I don’t think you’re really supposed to.” "Then the teacher started talking about him, how he’s like a python and he’s not poisonous. “At first I was like scared of Thomas, ‘cause I don’t like snakes," she said. Having a snake in the classroom is a new experience for many of the students. “Thomas had just nudged his way out of the cage, slithered all the way across my classroom and then ended up in my supply cabinet with all my sharpies,” she said. So he had escaped.”Īfter hours of searching, Thomas was found in a box of markers. "He’s in a giant cage with a lid that has books on top of it. “I couldn’t really believe what was going on, because how is that even possible?" she said. “Usually in the morning when I come in I just bend down and look in his cage and I say, ‘Hi Thomas,’” she said.īut when Bolduc checked on Thomas on the first day of school, he wasn’t there. It’s Bolduc's first year at the school district, and she was happy to take care of Thomas. ![]() But yeah, he’s really sweet and I was just really excited to get to learn about this snake.” ![]() "Nick refers to him as ‘low key’ because he doesn’t need a lot of maintenance. “He’s probably a four or five foot ball python," said Haley Bolduc, the fifth grade teacher. 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Inside can be found an Easter egg, consisting in initials and a date ("DMM 1999"). The room right below Shephard's dormitory exists but can only be accessed by noclipping. ![]() The sleeping quarters of the recruits and the target range bears similarities to "Full Metal Jacket".In Shephard's dormitory where Boot Camp starts, each trunk can be seen bearing the name of a Gearbox employee, such as Randy Pitchford, Stephen Bahl, Rob Heironimus, David Mertz, John Faulkenbury, etc., mirroring the Easter egg from Half-Life in the locker rooms of the Sector C of Black Mesa."Santiago" is a spelling variant of "San Diego", which is a city in Southern California, which houses the Marine Corps Base Pendleton, which Santego Military Base seems to be heavily based off. 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![]() The brothers’ shared goals are to genuinely honor the property’s fascinating past, and to cultivate responsibly for the future. With revitalized, organically farmed vineyards, it became home to Scribe Winery, now operated by fourth generation California farmers (and brothers) Andrew and Adam Mariani. In 2007 an old, pre-Prohibition, historic Dresel wine estate in Sonoma County was restored into a modern-day wine property. Show up anytime between 4:30 - 7:30, no reservations required or taken, seating as available with COVID spacing observed. Wild yeast is used for all fermentation.Our Flight Nights had barely started last year when COVID hit, and we are thrilled to be resuming the program. Biodiversity on the land improves the ecosystem health the habitat becomes a corridor for beneficial insects and birds whose prey are common vineyard pests, thus alleviating the need for pesticides and fertilizers. They practice what they call "Forever Wild Farming," which aims to integrate their farming and the existent wild ecosystem. The Marianis believe that the best wines are the result of a healthy relationship between man and nature, and that a vineyard managed in harmony with the greater ecosystem results in more site specific, terroir driven grapes. Scribe is an ecotone, a distinct microclimate created by the convergence of San Pablo Bay marine influence, Petaluma Gap winds and the steep herbaceous terrain of Arrowhead Mountain. These man-made divisions were inspired by a natural transition between ecological communities. The southwest border of Scribe's property marks the dividing line between the Carneros and Sonoma Valley viticultural appellations, while its northeast border sits on the Sonoma and Napa line. The volcanic, ashy and mineral-rich soils of the cool-climate Sonoma region are ideal for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. In addition to their estate vineyards, the Mariani brothers lease a vineyard in Napa Valley on Atlas Peak, which they call Scribe Outpost East. ![]() In addition to growing vines, Scribe has an acre of organic fruits and vegetables as well as an apiary to help pollinate everything. Today, a total of 35 acres are planted to vines. In addition, they planted Riesling and Silvaner, to respect the estate’s history. ![]() New vines of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay were planted. Mountains of debris, derelict sheds, invasive plants and acres of poison oak had to be torn out and discarded. (The Dresels may have planted the first Riesling and Silvaner in the U.S.) For the first few years, Adam and Andrew worked hard to restore and revitalize the estate. Neighbor to Gundlach Bundschu, their property’s history dates back to 1857 when Emil Dresel and his brother Julius established the wine estate. In 2007, the Mariani brothers acquired a former turkey farm with 256 acres three miles east of the Sonoma Town Square in Carneros. to make wine from their own winery in Carneros. After working at wineries in Europe, they came back to the U.S. The Mariani brothers grew up in Winters, California farming walnuts and almonds, and enjoyed it enough that they longed for a life in agriculture. Owners, and brothers, Adam and Andrew Mariani are 4th generation farmers producing vibrant wines that express an unmistakable sense of place unique to Northern California, particularly Sonoma. Twitter: Winery has been turning heads in the wine world since opening in 2009. Huffington Post: Andrew Mariani on San Francisco Wine, Restaurants and Fog ![]() Refinery29: Tasting Notes - Meet Cali's Hippest Winemakers PaperMag: The Food Networks Scribe WineryĪ: A Perish Trust Installation Tasting Table: Great Grapes - Scribe Winery Reintroduces California to Sylvaner Huckberry: Behind the Scenes at Scribe Winery Scribe Winery 2021 Nouveau of Pinot Noir, Carneros Scribe Winery 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Atlas Peak, Napa Valley ![]() Scribe Winery 2022 Pinot Noir Rose, Carneros Scribe Winery 2021 Pinot Noir Rose, Carneros Scribe Winery 2022 'Una Lou' Rose of Pinot Noir, Carneros Scribe Winery 2022 Estate Sylvaner, Arrowhead Slope, Sonoma Coast Scribe Winery 2022 Estate Riesling, Arrowhead Slope, Sonoma Scribe Winery 2021 'Along The Palms' Chardonnay, Sonoma Valley Items Scribe Winery 2021 Rose of Pinot Noir Petillant Naturel, Sonoma Valley People: Adam & Andrew Mariani | Owners & Winemakers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The opening of the burrow has a tight fit and squeezes water from its fur.During the day, it shelters in its burrow.Males have venomous spurs on their hind legs.It has a relatively low body temperature of 32☌, which is low for a mammal.It grinds its food between two bony plates on its upper and lower jaws.The platypus stores its catch in cheek pouches.Occasionally, it also eats fish, frogs and insects. The platypus feeds on small bottom-dwelling creatures.Its beak works like a metal detector or radar to locate its prey under the gravel of a river bed.This beak is flat, rubbery and looks like it's made of plastic.It is also called the Duck-billed platypus because it has a beak like a duck. ![]() The platypus uses its webbed front feet to paddle through water, steers and brakes with its back feet and uses its tail as a stabiliser.The platypus is about the size of a cat.The male platypus's spurs can inject venom into its victim. The platypus is an example of what early mammals may have been like.It has no nipples and oozes milk from pores in its skin instead.Platypuses are biofluorescent, their fur glows bluish-green under ultraviolet (UV) light.The platypus lives in the waterways of eastern Australia.It is called a monotreme because it has only one rear opening.This is very unusual because mammals don't usually lay eggs.The platypus is a mammal that lays eggs!.Once copulation is complete, the male departs to find another female, and the female starts preparing her nesting burrow. Copulation occurs when the male partially mounts the female, inserts his four-pronged penis in her cloaca and ejaculates into her. He will nip hers in return, and they will swim in a circle and indulge in other aquatic courting rituals for a few days more before mating. She will indicate her readiness to mate by nipping the male on his tail. The courting ritual lasts for several weeks, during which time the female plays coy and refuses his advances until she is receptive. They mate with any male in their territory, assuming he is probably the biggest and strongest in the area. Females do not appear to be picky about the male they couple up with. The victor wins whatever females reside in his newly won territory. These fights are rarely fatal the toxins usually paralyse the loser until it retreats. To do this, the male produces venom in its rear spurs and battles other males for the female's affection. Scientists believe the platypus lost its stomach because its diet does not require a complex organ, such as a stomach, to break down its food.ĭuring the mating season between June and October, a male platypus has only one aim: to win territory and secure any females within it. Instead, it has a sac between its oesophagus and intestine that secretes powerful digestive acids and enzymes to break down its food. The platypus spends 10-12 hours a day foraging for food and consumes 15-30% of its body mass in food each day. Once on the surface, the platypus retrieves the morsels stored in its cheek pouches, grinds its food between two bony plates on their upper and lower jaws, and swallows the mashed-up food. In 30 to 60 seconds, when its oxygen supply starts to run out, the platypus heads back up to the surface. Then, it continues to search for more prey. It stores its catch temporarily in cheek pouches located just behind its jaw. Then, quickly homing in on these signals, the platypus shovels them out of the stream-bed with its bill and pounces on them. 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![]() None of this is a deal-breaker though Dinocide is easy to pick up and play once you get past the generic premise and rather stark mechanics. ![]() This means fairly flat-looking environments and sprites with minimal animation, and the bad kind of rudimentary chiptunes-the kind that cycle too often and get on your nerves. The visuals and sound feel like they’ve been ripped right out of a late-era NES game, or maybe a middling Genesis side-scroller. Dinocide’s heart is in the right place but the execution leaves something to be desired.įrom the get-go this is clearly an homage to those early 90s platformers. Dinocide has some decent ideas but it feels like an early beta or even alpha build for something that never quite got finished. This game feels like a cocktail napkin idea sketched out during a heavy buzz-good enough to be interesting but without a meaningful or memorable follow-through. So it is with Dinocide, a prehistoric platformer from Atomic Torch Studios. So it goes today some are great, some are awful and a lot are just floating in the middle somewhere. Unfortunately like the 90s, this surge of software runs the gamut for every Mario World and Earthworm Jim there were a dozen Bubsy the cat and mediocre X-Men spinoffs. ![]() From mind-bending puzzlers like The Swapper and Typoman to clever ideas like Adventures of Pip, this genre is seeing a full-blown renaissance. A Clinton is vying for the Democratic nomination, gas is under two dollars a gallon and 2D platformers are all the rage-it’s feeling awfully 90s in here. ![]() |
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