![]() ![]() Leaving, then, the white world, I have stepped within the Veil, raising it that you may view faintly its deeper recesses,-the meaning of its religion, the passion of its human sorrow, and the struggle of its greater souls. Have sought to make clear the present relations of the sons of master and man. Venturing now into deeper detail, I have in two chapters studied the struggles of the massed millions of the black peasantry, and in another Then, in two other chapters I have sketched in swift outline the two worlds within and without the Veil, and thus have come to the central problem of training men for life. In a third chapter I have pointed out the slow rise of personal leadership, and criticised candidly the leader who bears the chief burden of his race to-day. First, in two chapters I have tried to show what Emancipation meant to them, and what was its aftermath. I have sought here to sketch, in vague, uncertain outline, the spiritual world in which ten thousand thousand Americans live and strive. I pray you, then, receive my little book in all charity, studying my words with me, forgiving mistake and foible for sake of the faith and passion that is in me, and seeking the grain of truth hidden there. Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line. This meaning is not without interest to you, Gentle Reader for the problem of the HEREIN lie buried many things which if read with patience may show the strange meaning of being black here at the dawning of the Twentieth Century. African Americans - Social conditions.įinished TEI-conformant encoding and final proofing.African Americans - Economic conditions.Library of Congress Subject Headings, 21st edition, 1998 Spell-check and verification made against printed text using Author/Editor (SoftQuad) and Microsoft Word spell check programs. Indentation in lines has not been preserved. Typographical errors have been preserved, and appear in red type.Īny hyphens occurring in line breaks have been removed, and the trailing part of a word has been joined to the preceding line.Īll quotation marks, em dashes and ampersand have been transcribed asĪll double right and left quotation marks are encoded as " and "Īll single right and left quotation marks are encoded as ' and ' respectively. Original grammar, punctuation, and spelling have been preserved. Recommendations for Level 4 of the TEI in Libraries Guidelines. OCR-ed text has been compared against the This electronic edition has been created by OpticalĬharacter Recognition (OCR). ![]() The electronic edition is a part of the UNC-CHĭigitization project, Documenting the American South. (title page) The Souls of Black Folk Essays and Sketches University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963įunding from the Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital Library Competition supported the electronic publication of this title. The Souls of Black Folk Essays and Sketches:ĭu Bois, W. ![]()
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Chris and Ben arrive to the concert to shut it down, but Leslie tells them everything has been donated and nothing is on the taxpayer's dime. In explaining her dedication, Ron accidentally alerts them about the Freddy Spaghetti concert. A small government advocate, Ron is delighted at the prospect of deep municipal cuts, gloating and chanting at the cuts Chris and Ben propose, but when he learns the auditors plan to fire Leslie, Ron refuses and offers his job instead. Meanwhile, Ron ( Nick Offerman) has been assigned to a task force to help fix the city's budget problem. Meanwhile, April ( Aubrey Plaza) and Andy finally reveal their feelings to each other, but April still rejects him, believing Andy still has feelings for Ann. ![]() Later, Ann suggests to Leslie she should hold the concert at Lot 48, as it is not a park and therefore not shut down. Meanwhile, Ann is struggling with her redeveloping feelings for her ex-boyfriend Andy ( Chris Pratt). ![]() When Leslie goes to city planner Mark ( Paul Schneider) to vent about her situation and seek help, she is stunned to learn that he has taken a buyout and plans to join a construction company, as he tells the camera that the combination of Ann ( Rashida Jones) breaking up with him, the government shutdown, and a bird going to the bathroom on him made it clear it was time for him to move on she angrily calls him "Mark Brendana-Quits". Leslie visits state auditors Chris ( Rob Lowe) and Ben ( Adam Scott) seeking a way to still have the concert, but Ben insists there is simply no money for it. When Leslie ( Amy Poehler) explains at a town meeting that a family concert featuring children's entertainer Freddy Spaghetti ( Brian McCann) must be cancelled due to the shutdown, the citizens are outraged. The Pawnee government has shut down due to a budget crisis. "Freddy Spaghetti" and the rest of the second season of Parks and Recreation was released on DVD in the United States on November 30, 2010, which included an extended 26-minute "producer's cut" of the episode. The episode received generally positive reviews, with many commentators calling it a strong ending to an excellent season. "Freddy Spaghetti" was also a turning point in the romantic subplot between Andy and April, who share their first kiss in the episode.Īccording to Nielsen Media Research, "Freddy Spaghetti" was seen by 4.55 million household viewers, a five percent increase in viewership compared to the previous episode, " The Master Plan". The final scene between Mark and Leslie, sitting on a bench together at a lot Leslie hopes to turn into a park, mirrored their scenes together in the first season finale " Rock Show". "Freddy Spaghetti" marked the final performance for Paul Schneider playing Mark Brendanawicz, and also the last time anyone on the show mentioned him in any capacity. Jama Williamson reprised her recurring guest role as Tom's ex-wife Wendy, and comedian and writer Brian McCann portrayed Freddy Spaghetti. "Freddy Spaghetti" featured the second performances of Adam Scott and Rob Lowe as two state auditors sent to help Pawnee through its budget crisis, as well as the second appearance by Natalie Morales as Tom's girlfriend Lucy. Meanwhile, Andy asks April to be his girlfriend, while Ann tries to cope with her renewed feelings for Andy following her breakup with Mark. In the episode, as Ron helps state auditors make governmental cuts amid a government shutdown, Leslie tries to save a children's concert starring musician Freddy Spaghetti. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on May 20, 2010. " Freddy Spaghetti" is the second season finale of the American comedy television series Parks and Recreation, and the 30th overall episode of the series. 24th episode of the 2nd season of Parks and Recreation " Freddy Spaghetti" ![]() ![]() ![]() We insist on the same thing, if you have played Clash Royale, you already know the basics. How to play Master Royale Infinity or Chinese Clash Royale for Android? At first it may seem crazy to you but we assure you that it is extremely enjoyable and just as competitive. Of course, it does not lose any of the fun because, as we have already told you, it keeps everything good from the original and takes it to another level. This second modification of the original game is called Master Royale Infinity, although it is popularly called the Chinese Clash Royale. The game community, looking for more, continued to tweak the game to a point where it is possible to have the same Son-Goku among your cards.īut it is just to mention an example, since the amount of changes in the mechanics and effects of the cards is such that it is practically another game. All players have their cards at the same level, However, this not all. Taking that into account, you will understand why it is a more balanced experience. In it, you will find the opportunity to improve the cards of your choice to the maximum since you will start with many gems and everything unlocked. Starting from the basics, Master Royale net is a modified version of Clash Royale that runs on a private server of this game. In the latter, you can use cards from well-known pop culture characters. In addition, they have not been satisfied with that, but have modified the game to create its Infinity version. Today we want to talk to you about this interesting and entertaining alternative where players have much more freedom and opportunities from the beginning. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Haven app can then send end-to-end encrypted alerts to a user’s primary phone via Signal, and they can also monitor activity remotely through a Tor hidden service.ĭeveloped by the Freedom of the Press Foundation and Guardian Project, the app is being promoted as a means of helping journalists and human rights defenders to ensure their privacy when operating in hostile environments. Haven detects environmental changes using the sensors in a typical smartphone – the camera, microphone, gyroscope, accelerometer, ambient light, and USB power – to send alerts if anyone enters your space, such as a hotel room, or attempts to tamper with your devices while you aren’t there. Spearheaded by NSA whistleblower and Freedom of the Press Foundation board president, Edward Snowden, Haven is pegged as a “personal security system” that enables individuals to use a cheap second phone running free, open source software to monitor their possessions and physical spaces when they are away from them. Last December, the non-profit Freedom of the Press Foundation announced the launch of Haven – a new Android app that enables users to monitor their possessions when they are out of sight. If you don't fall into any of those clandestine categories, you can still have a little fun with it on a spouse you don't trust, or to keep an eye on your mischievous kids or co-workers.Raft of new features planned for Snowden-endorsed security system "By combining the array of sensors found in any smartphone, with the world’s most secure communications technologies, like Signal and Tor, Haven prevents the worst kind of people from silencing citizens without getting caught in the act." "We designed Haven for investigative journalists, human rights defenders, and people at risk of forced disappearance to create a new kind of herd immunity," the app page says. While the app is more designed for the type of people that use burner phones, it can be put on your personal phone if you tend to leave it around the house - or hotel room - when you are out. While the idea of turning your devices into security monitors is not new, Haven definitely seems to be much more full-featured. "Take all the surveillance technologies in smartphones and flip them on their head, to keep watch on all the things you care about when you’re not there?" "We thought, is there a way we can use a smartphone as a security device," The Guardian Project director Nathan Freitas told Wired. ![]() The two used foundation developers in partnership with nonprofit security group Guardian Project to build the app, with the goal of protecting your electronics and belongings while you are out and about. The app became the brainchild of Micah Lee, a foundation board member, and Snowden earlier this year. "The real idea is to establish that the physical spaces around you can be trusted." ![]() And it’s actually smart, and it witnesses everything that happens and creates a record of it," Snowden told Wired in an encrypted phone call from his home-in-exile Moscow. "Imagine if you had a guard dog you could take with you to any hotel room and leave it in your room when you’re not there. * Power: detect device being unplugged or power loss * Light: change in light from ambient light sensor * Camera: motion in the phone’s visible surroundings from front or back camera * Accelerometer: phone’s motion and vibration The follow sensors are monitored for a measurable change, and then recorded to an event log on the device: Get secure notifications of intrusion events instantly and access the logs remotely or anytime later. You can position the device’s camera to capture visible motion, or set your phone somewhere discreet to just listen for noises. Haven only saves images and sound when triggered by motion or volume, and stores everything locally on the device. The app page explains in detail what it does: Haven, a joint open-source project between The Guardian Project and Snowden's Freedom of the Press Foundation, has launched on the Google Play Store and turns the hardware of your smartphone or computer into a security center. ![]() If you have ever had the feeling you are being watched or followed, or could swear that someone was in your home or used your devices while you were away, NSA leaker Edward Snowden has helped launch an Android-only app in beta that turns your electronics into instant monitoring tools. ![]() ![]() ![]() *** Barbara Cipak is an Independent Associate participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon UK,, ,, - Amazon, the Amazon logo, MYHABIT, and the MYHABIT logo are trademarks of, Inc. The products featured are suggested from companies I've established an affiliated relationship with including ShopStyle, Etsy/Awin, Amazon, Shareasale/Awin, eBay, Viglink, and in return, earn a commission for qualified purchases. Visit FAQs for more about Funkthishouse and the whole funky story. I'm a home decor rebel who blames her decades in the real estate industry for my love of color! Since leaving neutral behind, I've built, a place where souls once trapped in neutral-decor-world roam free and funk'n love it. My nutty passion is finding funky, and interesting products for the home or office. I'm Barbara Cipak, Owner of Funkthishouse a place where you can safely rebel against neutral decor. "Hey There! Thanks for stopping by today. If you need ideas, check out these living room arrangements. Sit in your finished project with a cup of tea or glass of wine and soak in your hard work. Your home will feel different to you, and your family members will love the change. Psychology Today provides a more in-depth analysis as to why this is. Taking on a room re-shuffle is a lot of work, but the reward is a great sense of satisfaction. The End Result Will Give You a Sense of Accomplishment We’ve also converted a family room to an office and later to a dining room. We gated off the entryways, so we could see him while he played when we were cooking in the kitchen. When our second son was little, we converted the dining room off the kitchen to a lovely and safe playroom for him. Whatever you want to do, do it! We’ve spent years doing this. Use a family room for a game room, use a living room as an office, or forget the dining room and turn it into a spare room or play area. Think about your family, friends, and visitors, then go ahead and make those changes. Our living room rarely gets used, but the dining room table does. ![]() It’s pretty and uncluttered, just the way we prefer things. The living room is the dining room, and the dining room is a clean office area. We have a living-dining room combination and recently altered the design. Get rid of the living room, and use that space for something else. Who says the living room has to be the living room? If your family has no use for a particular place, switch it up. Flip a Living Room Dining Room Combination That alone will draw people into using it. Or change that living room around to give it a fresh new look. You deserve to enjoy your home and have it reflect your lifestyle. Maybe you’d prefer a media room, music room, office or library. Consider converting your rarely used living room into a usable space you’ve always wanted. Today’s family structures and needs vary wildly and are continually changing. These days, maximum use of space is critical, especially if you live in a condo or smaller home. Unused Rooms Get a Practical Re-do and Become Usable Space You get the picture your room will be spotless and inviting. When you decide to rearrange your furniture, you’re also opening the door to thoroughly cleaning areas you wouldn’t usually get to under beds, behind bulky furnishings, in the china cabinet, polishing the silver, shelves, cupboards, bookcases. How often do you pull out the furniture to vacuum behind? Because some pieces are just too heavy, probably rarely. You Get the Opportunity to Clean Items and Areas Thoroughly While cleaning, consider each room, or just one, and how you could rearrange the furniture to give it a fresh, inviting facelift. So, start with where you would if you were about to sell your home, cleaning it. Remember, moving is a life-changing decision. It’s not just money it’s time, cleaning, and possibly even renovations. Before jumping into selling or buying or both, think about how expensive it is to move. If you’ve ever experienced the urge to move, especially as spring approaches, that feeling is telling you to change things up. That Urge to Sell Your Home and Move Is Saying You Need a Change The answers to why you should rearrange your furniture are numerous. If your furniture has been in the same place for decades, it’s time to move it around. *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualified commissions* ![]() ![]() ![]() You can press the new snipping keyboard shortcut Win + Shift + S to directly start a region screenshot. You can launch Screen Sketch app and start a snip by clicking the New button on the toolbar or pressing Ctrl+N. ![]() There are a few ways to start a screenshot (screen capture) with Screen Sketch. Since it’s already released to Windows 10 Insider build 17704, we’ve got a chance to try it out and see how it works first hand. Contact us today to find out how we can help your business.Screen Sketch is the new snipping tool on Windows 10 and will be available at the next feature update due late this year. Through our Business IT Support Services, we offer advice and tailored IT solutions – using tools such as Snip & Sketch – which proactively contribute to your productivity and success. These tools have been designed to work best using a stylus on a touch-enabled device, but they also work with a keyboard and mouse.Īt Pro Drive IT, our job is to make your life (and your employees’ lives) easier. For any mistakes, there is also an eraser function to delete one or all of the strokes from the screenshot. Here you can change the colour, size and thickness of the pen or switch between the ruler and protractor tool. If you click on the lower part of any of these tools (with the exception of touch writing and the crop tool), you get extra options. Once you have the screenshot or image (you can edit any other images by clicking on the folder icon), there are a variety of Markup tools you can use including touch writing, ballpoint pen, pencil, highlighter, ruler/protractor and the crop tool. If you want to annotate the snip or save it into a file, you need to click the Snip & Sketch notifications in Action Centre. When using the Screen Snip button or the Print Screen key, the screenshot will copy to the clipboard. Hit the Print Screen button (alternatively, you can use the Windows Key + Shift + S shortcut to open the snipping toolbar).If you have enabled the Print Screen button (go to Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard > Print Screen shortcut to turn it on), you can also take screenshots on Windows 10 using this option: Select the type of snip you want to use: rectangular, freeform or full screen.Open Action Centre (use the Windows Key + A keyboard shortcut or click the Action Centre button in the notification area).Or if you want to take a screenshot and paste it on a document, you can use the new Screen Snip button: The marked area will now appear in the canvas of the Snip & Sketch app. ![]() Select the type of snip you want to use: rectangular, freeform or full screen (if using anything other than full screen, hold the left key while doing it).Click the New button in the top-left corner.Search for Snip & Sketch and click the top result.The easiest way to get to the snipping tools is to use the Snip & Sketch app: There are at least three ways to access and take screenshots on Windows 10 using Snip & Sketch. Beyond that, the tool is also great for capturing and sharing ideas. ![]() From an IT standpoint, the tool can be used to record bugs or glitches which is useful to help get the problem fixed quickly and effectively. For example, you can use it to create step-by-step tutorials which are helpful when trying to show colleagues, employees or even your customers how to do things – particularly if they are quite technical. The new-and-improved Snip & Sketch is a handy addition to your desktop (and one we use regularly!). And when you’re done, you simply save as a PNG file, copy and share the final image using email, nearby sharing or another supported application. If you have a touchscreen, you can even write with a stylus or your finger. When it comes to annotating your screenshots, Snip & Sketch also has more features than the original Snipping Tool – allowing users to modify the ‘snip’ virtually any way they like by cropping, highlighting, writing on or drawing on the image. The updated version then lets you save and reuse multiple items and even sync those clips to other devices. But unlike with the previous Snipping Tool, users can now take an immediate screenshot or set it to snap via a timer, with a delay of three or 10 seconds. The tool enables you to take a shot of the entire screen, a rectangular section or a freeform area and copy it to the Clipboard – this is nothing new. ‘Snip & Sketch’ combines the legacy Snipping Tool with Screen Sketch (previously part of Windows Ink Workspace) to create a single app for capturing and annotating screenshots of the desktop, apps, and games without the need for third-party tools. Windows 10 has long allowed you to take and save screenshots using the Snipping Tool but thanks to a recent Windows update, users now have access to a complete set of screen-capture tools. There’s a new screenshot tool in town and we’ve been making full use of it on our desktops here at Pro Drive IT. ![]() |
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