![]() ![]() In the Independent they tend to be quite accurate (more like homophones, actually) while the Telegraph ones can be tortured and, as a result, hilarious. The daily concise puzzles in the Telegraph and Independent feature puns formed by the first two or three across answers. These partial homophones should perhaps not be called homophones at all – maybe we’re better to think of them merely as puns and, in the best tradition, it’s often the case that the more groan-inducing the pun the funnier it is. ![]() Fairness aside, we can say the same about many cryptic devices some hate cryptic definitions, some love them, some see anagrams as ‘weak’, others welcome them – the list goes on. Yes, it’s an interesting subject, and your comment “Solvers’ reactions are mixed” is telling because, really, that’s what it’s all about. Great post as ever Shuchi, and many thanks for including a couple of my clues. You can also subscribe by email and have articles delivered to your inbox, or follow me on twitter to get notified of new links. If you wish to keep track of further articles on Crossword Unclued, you can subscribe to it in a reader via RSS Feed. ![]() Times 24023: Child left men with lover reportedly (6) O_ Times 24964: Test some articulated with hesitation for several years (9) T_E_ What do you think of partial non-word homophone clues?įT 14029 (Loroso): Bill reportedly sick during party, a minor faux pas (10) P_L_ In both cases, the first vowel sound isn’t a perfect match, being a stressed “eu” (as in French “deux”) in the two candidates but an unstressed schwa in “berserk”. Since these are not words themselves, they have no established pronunciation, so I compared the alleged homophones with the relevant part of BERSERK (in either of its two pronunciations). Some clue used the partial homophones “bursar” and “burrs” for the BERSER and BERS parts of the answer respectively. In general, clue-writing contests appear to be critical of clues using non-word homophones.Īn interesting comment by Roger Phillips while judging a Times clue-writing contest for the word BERSERK: Here, SURVIV is a homophone of 'Sir Viv', but SURVIV in SURVIVAL does not sound like 'Sir Viv'. SURVIV (sounds like Sir Viv – West Indian batsman) (OF LIFE THAT)* TEST (game). Such clues can be tricky to solve as the intended spelling/pronunciation of a non-word is not fixed.įurther complexity is added when the pronunciation of the homophonic fragment is different from its pronunciation in the full answer.įT 13638 (Loroso): West Indian batsman said, of life, that playing the game leads to natural selection (8,2,3,7) SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST They're certainly accepted by the major UK crosswords, including the Times. The second part of the answer has been clued as a homophone, but that part is not a dictionary word by itself. SAR (Russian boss, without start) CASM ~chasm (split) Things get more contentious with clues that split the answer into fragments and serve only one of those fragments as a homophone.įT 13788 (Redshank): Russian boss doesn’t start split, say, using scorn (7) SARCASM Even the simplest of homophones are open to question due to accent differences. ![]()
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![]() ![]() There also may have been at least one other Toynbee Tile or copycat done in Scranton around eight years ago or earlier. Internet search engine street view images show they did not exist downtown before June 2021. It's not clear when the House of Hades' Toynbee Tiles were placed in Scranton. "I love House of Hades (versions) most, especially the mosaic tile pieces that have nothing to do with the Toynbee message tiles except for using the art form," Duerr said. ![]() The House of Hades versions are unique in that many do not contain messages, but instead are just artwork designs, Duerr said. ![]() They can last for many years if left undisturbed, Duerr said. Vehicles driving over the mosaics help cement them onto the road and the tar paper top eventually wears away to expose the design. Once placed down, the tiles initially blend in with the road and look like a patch of some sort. The creators likely drive to whatever destination they choose and place the tiles down, probably in the dead of nights when there is less traffic and people around. The designs and lettering of the tiles are believed to be cut or carved from linoleum - or in the case of the House of Hades creations, from asbestos tiles - and encased in tar paper with road-sealing tar, Duerr said. The Toynbee Tiles phenomenon also produced copycat and spinoff artists, including the person or persons using the "House of Hades" moniker seen in Scranton, Duerr said in a phone interview.ĭuerr was not aware of Toynbee Tiles in Scranton, but when told about them said they bear the hallmarks of the House of Hades artist or artists who began in Buffalo many years ago, spread into other states and now might outnumber the originals. The creations also became more varied in wording and messaging, with sidebar texts added and one done as a manifesto. Over time, Toynbee Tiles spread throughout the country. He then came up with the asphalt tiles as a way to disseminate his message. He then tried using shortwave radio, again to no avail. In the early 1980s, the original Toynbee tiler first tried getting his message out through traditional media outlets but was unsuccessful. It connected a notion about resurrection by Arnold Toynbee, a 20th Century British historian and philosopher of history, with Stanley Kubrick's 1968 movie, "2001: A Space Odyssey," which had a future astronaut getting reborn after a trip to Jupiter. They also believe they decoded the original Toynbee Tiles message. The documentary chronicles the trio's research that culminated in them identifying a reclusive South Philadelphia man who they believe started the tiles in that city. He later learned of two other residents similarly looking into the curious street messages and they joined together in their quest to identify the Toynbee tiler. He wanted to learn who the creator was and decipher the meanings of the messages. ![]() A few years later, he starting noticing more all over the city. Philadelphia resident Justin Duerr first noticed a Toynbee Tile on South Street in Philadelphia in 1994. Such pavement puzzlements also were the subject of the award-winning 2011 documentary by director Jon Foy titled, "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles." The documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011 and won the award for best director in its category.Īccording to the documentary, Toynbee Tiles began in Philadelphia in the 1980s with variations of a cryptic message: "TOYNBEE IDEA, IN MOVIE 2001, RESURRECT DEAD, ON PLANET JUPITER." Internet searching "Toynbee" and "House of Hades" shows the three designs likely are part of a long-running, urban street phenomenon known as "Toynbee Tiles." Hundreds of such designs - apparently done anonymously - have appeared in recent decades on streets in numerous cities throughout the United States and in a few cities in South America. ![]() ![]() ![]() A synth-heavy electronic track sampling “Moments in Love”, which would’ve been very fitting for the Dillatronic series a decade later.If you’re drawn to the idea of outdoor theater and goofy jukebox musicals that combine elements of Shakespeare and Star Trek-well, Scotty, the Penny Seats Theatre Company is currently staging a show in Ann Arbor's Burns Park that will likely beam you right up. J Dilla’s posthumous Jay Love Japan album sees daylight, including the track “First Time” featuring Slum Village OG member Baatin (RIP) and The Ruckazoid (on 2006’s Japan-only release known as “Fantasy” featuring Pacific Division, before the tracklist was changed due to legalities for the official global release). Sarah was a little hoarse by then-resulting in a better sound perhaps-but still cheerful.”įast-forward again to 2007. As the original creator, Tom Stewart, openly shares on a message board: “After a few hours in the non-air-conditioned studio we must have re-sampled 100 times before finally capturing The Perfect Sample/Loop”, he says. In 1980, a blues singer named Sarah was asked to sing in “a synthy kind of way”, looped with a variety of settings on the Fairlight CMI. But there’s a major plot twist here – it’s not a synth, it’s actually a human voice. The main synthy melody on “Moments in Love” was made with a sample from the Fairlight CMI called ARR1, one of its signature sounds. It slowly becomes more structured with the addition of a slow-paced drum pattern. Originally released on The Art of Noise’s 1983 EP Into Battle with the Art of Noise, and their subsequent 1984 album Who’s Afraid of The Art Of Noise, the record is a 10-minute dreamy soundscape with dominant synth-leads as well as an angelic voice shimmering through the background. So much so, that 18 different versions were released during the 80s-excluding unofficial remixes. ![]() ‘Moments in Love’ is the cornerstone of their digital sampling based work. The Art Of Noise weren’t the first to release music using the Fairlight CMI-credits go to Kate Bush with Never for Ever-but they mastered the 8-bit workstation to craft full compositions with it, disrupting the traditional way of working as a band. Introduced in 1979, the ‘Computer Musical Instrument’ enabled users to play short digital audio recordings through a keyboard. After the rise of synthesizers from the late 60s onwards, as well as the first use of drum machines, it was actually something else that laid the groundwork for The Art Of Noise – the Fairlight CMI. Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise? (1984) released on ZZT Recordsįast-forward to 1983. I guess that you can say that they were afraid of the art of noise. With the 87-page manifesto (which was in fact a letter to a friend eat that, social media-era pen pals!), he connected the Second Industrial Revolution to the way new industrial sounds, sonics and energies could enable futurist musicians to shift away from classical compositions and instrumentation, by “reproducing with appropriate mechanisms.” However, at that time Russolo’s own concerts with noise-generating devices and his ‘noise orchestra’ led to heavy objection and even violence from the audience. ![]() He was an Italian composer, Futurist painter and builder of experimental music instruments, who was well ahead of his time-we’re talking circa 1913. The group’s name and concept sprouted from L’arte dei Rumori (The Art of Noises), a futurist manifesto by Luigi Russolo. On the other hand they have been at the forefront of truly cutting-edge music and pioneering methods of digital sampling, which includes their essential debut album Who’s Afraid of the Art of Noise? On the one hand, they had Grammy Award-winning production for Yes’ 90125 (including the earworm-slash-guilty pleasure Owner of a Lonely Heart) and an official cover of Prince’s Kiss featuring Tom Jones, topping charts around the world. The catalogue of English avant-garde synthpop group The Art Of Noise is quite ambiguous. A collaboration with The Find Mag, discovering the story behind an iconic sample. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Salma Hayek as Santanico Pandemonium, the Vampire Queen of the Titty Twister and a former dhampir, in From Dusk till Dawn (Credit: Miramax Films / WENN) He had hired her to play the role of a stripper in a previous movie of his, Four Rooms. Hayek and Rodriguez had worked together before filming From Dusk Till Dawn. Salma Hayek was cast, too, but, as mentioned, she almost lost the part. Quentin Tarantino wrote the screenplay and George Clooney starred as Seth Gecko in the 1996 American action horror film From Dusk till Dawn (Credit: Miramax Films / WENN) Hayek’s Casting Storyįresh off his Best Writing Oscar win for Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino teamed up with director Robert Rodriguez and rounded up some of the finest actors Hollywood had to offer, like George Clooney and Harvey Keitel for the action-horror film From Dusk Till Dawn. To begin with, the actress had many small roles but was eventually cast in Desperado, which brought her to prominence in Hollywood.Ī year after acting in Desperado, Hayek starred in a film written by Quentin Tarantino, From Dusk Till Dawn. Salma Hayek had her breakthrough as Carolina in the 1995 American neo-Western action film Desperado (Credit: Sony Pictures) Hayek’s first role was in the Mexican telenovela Teresa, for which she played the titular role, but after just a few years starring in the show, she moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career in America. Hayek studied acting as a young girl, and after graduating from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, she sought a serious acting career. ![]() Salma Hayek was born in Mexico, and from the time she was a child, she knew she wanted to be an actress. Here’s how Salma Hayek got cast in cult classic From Dusk till Dawn: Salma Hayek’s Background The actress gained international fame thanks to one role, but she almost lost her opportunity. The babies' births occurred days after the actor decided to skip a peace prize ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia on 28 May, amid fears Amal would go into labour while he was away.Įxplaining his absence in a video message, he said,"I really would have been (in Yerevan) but if I came there and my wife had twins while I was there, I could never come home.Salma Hayek has been a Hollywood starlet for decades now, playing roles in dozens of films, and earning an Oscar nomination for her work in Frida. It seems as though George may be needing a strong drink after entering the world of parenthood, with his representative jokingly adding in a statement announcing the birth of the twins: "George is sedated and should recover in a few days." House of Friends is a direct translation of Casamigos, the name George and Rande chose when they set up their tequila company in 2012. #HouseOfFriends," Rande captioned the shot. Meanwhile, Rande Gerber, George's good friend and the husband of model Cindy Crawford, shared a video on his Instagram page of himself pushing a trolley loaded with boxes of diapers and their Casamigos Tequila through his office. ![]() Congratulations, George and Amal, or as I’m now calling you, Ocean’s Four." chat show host Ellen DeGeneres displayed her trademark humour as she tweeted: "Welcome to the world, Ella and Alexander Clooney. Other stars took to social media to congratulate George, who was widely considered to be the world's most eligible bachelor before he met and fell in love with British human rights lawyer Amal, with the pair marrying in 2014. The actress, who starred alongside George in 1996 movie From Dusk Till Dawn, was asked about her pal's new arrivals Ella and Alexander as she attended a screening of her new movie Beatriz at Dinner in New York on Tuesday night.Īnd questioned about any advice she would give the new parents, mother-of-one Salma smiled as she told People: "I have no advice because his wife is Lebanese like me and I know his mother-in-law and his sister-in-law and I know those kids cannot be in better hands." Salma Hayek is confident her former co-star George Clooney and his wife Amal's newborn twins "cannot be in better hands" following their birth on Tuesday (06Jun17). ![]() ![]() ![]() The writing team also had help from some of the female developers at Techland so that everything could work out as well as possible. The writer also explains that crafting one-dimensional female characters isn't just insulting to female gamers, but also reeks of bad writing, so no creative mind should actually resort to it.Ī few other women have also been remodeled in the game to have a bigger impact on the story and some of the other characters. We gave her a detailed backstory, an on-screen personal tragedy, some complex, conflicted emotions regarding the story’s protagonist – in short, we did our level best to put her on the same footing as any male character." Bland characters equal bad writing ![]() "From there, we added reasons for her to be as skilled and resilient and determined as we felt she should be. He explains this point of view with Jade Aldemir, one of the main characters in the game, whose backstory evolved from a rather cliché beauty pageant winner to that of a kickboxing champion that emanates power. While the main character is a male one, Techland writer Dan Jolley confirms on his Tumblr that he and the team went to great lengths to ensure that female characters are represented in a great way in the upcoming title.Įven if this aspect of the games industry is controversial nowadays, Jolley emphasizes that these questions have already been raised inside Techland's staff ever since work began on Dying Light a few years ago. Female characters are important to Techland Besides fighting the actual monsters, players will also have to go through some intense situations involving the remaining survivors in the city. ![]() Dying Light, the upcoming open world zombie survival game from Polish studio Techland, features an array of interesting female characters with rich backstories, at least according to one of the title's writers, Dan Jolley.ĭying Light launches next year and promises to deliver an impressive-looking zombie survival experience that takes place in a Turkish city that's been invaded by the undead. ![]() ![]() The Royal Expeditionary Force isn't very smart in the original game, and attacks in a very predictable pattern.Alternate History: In the Americas map, European nations are randomly assigned starting positions on the Atlantic Ocean, meaning that for instance the Spanish could colonize what is now New England, whereas the Dutch could battle the Inca and Aztec empires.Adventurous Irish Violins: Featured in a number of tracks from the original release, which includes renditions of traditional tunes such as the Fisher's Hornpipe.Adam Smith's own appearance in the game, however, averts this he enables you to build very useful factories in the original or increase your production rates in the remake.Furthermore, the price you get for selling goods is always lower than the price you pay for buying them. Key manufactured goods do get more expensive over time, but this is probably the game's not-so-subtle way to force you to develop your own economy.This game presents examples of the following tropes: In 2008 a remake named Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization came out.There's also an open-source Fan Remake of the game, called FreeCol (you can switch between "Classic" and "FreeCol" rules). Another important feature is that the player can get "founding fathers" like Washington, Cortez or Simon Bolivar, who give unique benefits to your country. To get a productive empire, you need to have a combination of all these specialists. ![]() You have lumberjacks, elder statesmen, fishermen, blacksmiths, indentured servants, gunsmiths and tons and tons of other types. However, the main difference with the Civilization games is that your population consists of different specialists. In many regards it resembles its spiritual predecessor, Civilization, as you build cities, grow your population, wage war with other factions and in general guide your faction towards an end goal, in this case independence from the mother land. In Colonization you colonize the New World as either England, Spain, France or the Netherlands. Sid Meier's Colonization is a Turn-Based Strategy game from 1994. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you press Home when the cursor is already at the start of the line, it will toggle the cursor between the first non-whitespace character and the real start of the line Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line. Moves the cursor to the end of the current line Scrolls up one screen in the editor window Scrolls down one screen in the editor window Moves the cursor one character to the right Moves the cursor one character to the left Available in the object browser or Class View window Moves to the next task in the TaskList window Switches focus to the Find/Command box on the Standard toolbar Opens the file whose name is under the cursor or is currently selected Moves the cursor to the previous item, for example in the TaskList window or Find Results windowįinds a reference to the selected item or the item under the cursor Moves the cursor to the next item, for example in the Switches from the code view to the design view in the editor Switches from the design view to the code view in the editor Opens smart tag and resolves a wide array of suggested code refactoringsĬloses a menu or dialog, cancels an operation in progress, or places focus in theįiles in the current project (usually the file that is being edited) Items on the clipboard by pressing the shortcut keys repeatedly ![]() Pastes an item from the clipboard ring tab of the Toolbox at the cursor in the fileĪnd automatically selects the pasted item. Pastes the item in the clipboard at the cursor (with selection in clipboard), or at the next line (with line in clipboard). ![]() Without selection it copies the entire line to the clipboard. Without selection it cuts the entire line to the clipboard.Ĭopies the currently selected item to the clipboard. Cuts the currently selected item to the clipboard. ![]() ![]() ![]() | Morgan reacts to GIGACHAD meme! Taking questions from Caedrel & English-speaking fans by Ashley Kang of Korizon at LCK Spring 2023 (trans. ![]() League of Legends Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Blitzcrank Nautilus Pyke Thresh Abilities Camilles Hookshot Semi-hook abilities. Tentacles deal physical damage to enemies hit, and will heal Illaoi if they damage a champion. Tentacles swing at spirits, Vessels, and victims of Illaoi's Harsh lesson. But it is undeniable that these games have similarities in terms of graphics & animations, gameplay & controls, and most of all, heroes and champions. Champions Hook Champions: Champions with at least one ability to pull the enemy closer from range. Illaoi and the Vessels she creates spawn Tentacles on nearby impassible terrain. A lot of lanes are decided by champions kill potential. | Peyz "Gen.G have 100% chance of making LCK finals!" by Ashley Kang of KORIZON Esports at 2023 LCK Spring (trans. League of Legends (or Wild Rift for Mobile) and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang are both free-to-play MOBA games that people love. There are many aspects of league of legends that require an in-depth guide of how to properly.Our Community Ranking tier lists update instantly with each new user. When League of Legends was first released back in 2009, there were 40 champions. Our LoL tier lists help you understand how each Champion performs in the current meta. and doesnt reflect the views or opinions of Riot Games or anyone officially involved in producing or managing League of Legends. Click here for detailed results of the Group Stage Week 1-5 matchesĬlick here for detailed results of the Group Stage Week 6-9 matches Playoffs Īiming, Bdd, BeryL, BuLLDoG, Burdol, callme, Canna, Canyon, Chovy, Clid, Clozer, Croco, Cuzz, Deft, Delight, deokdam, DnDn, Doran, DuDu, Effort, Envyy, Faker, FATE, FIESTA, Gumayusi, Hena, Juhan, Jun, Kael, Karis, Kellin, Keria, Kiin, Kingen, Lehends, Life, Moham, Morgan, Oner, Peanut, Peter, Peyz, Pleata, Rascal, ShowMaker, Sylvie, Taeyoon, UmTi, Viper, vital, Willer, Youngjae, Zeka, ZeusĪdditional Content Article Interviews Right now, there are a total of 161 champions, with the latest one being Nilah. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then each material attribute references a different material in UE. ![]() Each node has material assigned before they are merged so the material attribute is applied only to that specific set of geometry. I am attaching image that shows two separate nodes that are merged in the asset. So when you copy source from unreal use different material for each different material you want to have and then make sure your attributes actually have different geometry in them. Also the materials you put in each material node must be different or they will be combined. So you need to make sure you are not assigning your attribute nodes to all your geometry in your asset. is this right? To do what you want you need to assign the material attribute to the group you wish that material to have. Any chance you could run me through the process a bit more closely? And do I need to have materials applied to the asset in Houdini - I nevertheless have done this (you can see in Houdini it's red and blue), because I can't see how would Unreal know where the material divisions in the object are. I'm a bit of noob with both softwares, but here's what I've done (attached) I'm basically still only getting the option of selecting one material for the whole mesh. I'm still not getting anywhere, although you're post seems very promising. Add an option to disconnect modified landscape after modification in order to avoid chaining.įiled as RFE #72208 : Unreal Engine Landscape input support.Snappy_Darko Hi Aladin Sane, thanks so much for responding, no one else has.Add an option to modify existing landscape.Add an option to import lighting information for landscape (lit areas) - unreal_lightmap_color.Vertex indices for each landscape component start at 0,0. This can be used to locate a point within a component heightmap grid. Store point vertex x,y index within component (in unreal_vertex_index point attribute).This can be used to identify all points belonging to a certain tile / landscape component. Store landscape component name (in name point attribute).Store attribute detail meta data for grid / landscape components.If disabled, material name and material hole name string attributes will not be created. Add an option of marshalling in material info (enabled by default).Individual landscape component material and hole material as primitive attribute.Global landscape material and hole material as detail attribute.Input material names, material hole names. ![]() Input texture UVs (exported as vec3, with uv being 0 - Houdini friendly).Technically not necessary, but can be used for remeshing, for example iso point cloud. Input normal point data (in N attribute).Input position data (in P point attribute).Fix transformation issues (node path / transform: Into This Object).Commit landscape geometry and connect it to host asset (if you change landscape, you can resend data to Houdini Engine manually by clicking the button, or changing any of the parameters).Add an option to export UVs in normalized space (default UE4 landscape is not normalized).Add an option to export UVs per tile or export UVs globally, across landscape (default is global, how UVs are kept / created in UE4 landscape).Add an option to import the full mesh data as quads (can be rather heavy, alternatively you should be able to reconstruct geometry from the point cloud data and point attributes, by remeshing).Use landscape component selection tool in Landscape mode. 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