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DEUS EX THE FALL

6/23/2023

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There are a variety of ways to approach the game's situations: players can use a
violent approach and shoot their way through environments while using cover to
hide from enemy fire. Completing quests, along with other actions such as combat
with enemies and environmental interaction, awards experience points (EXP). In
these environments, players can perform contextual actions such as climbing
ladders, using cover, and talking with non-playable characters (NPCs) that will
advance both the main story quest and provide optional side quests. Players
navigate the game's environments in first-person perspective, though some
actions switch to a third-person view. Players take the role of Ben Saxon, a man
equipped with mechanical cybernetic implants called Augmentations. Protagonist
Ben Saxon fights against a mech during one section of the game.ĭeus Ex: The Fall
is an action role-playing game with incorporated first-person shooter and
stealth mechanics. The Windows version saw negative responses from critics due
to technical and control issues. Reception of the mobile version was mixed, but
many critics praised it as a serviceable attempt at translating Deus Ex into the
mobile format. The team used assets from Human Revolution as references to
create the game's environments, and Michael McCann composed new tracks for the
game. The team, between twelve and fifteen people, also consulted staff from
Human Revolution to ensure consistency between the two products. While intended
as the first in an episodic narrative, the story remains incomplete.ĭevelopment
of The Fall started in 2012 and lasted twelve months. Set after the spin-off
novel Deus Ex: Icarus Effect but during the events of Deus Ex: Human Revolution,
the story follows fugitives Ben Saxon and Anna Kelso as they hide from the
forces of the Illuminati. The Fall is set in a near-future cyberpunk Earth where
the covert Illuminati seek to exert control over the world as a technological
revolution prompts the development of advanced artificial organs dubbed
"Augmentations". The gameplay-combining first-person shooter, stealth and
role-playing elements-features exploration and combat in Panama City and quests
which grant experience and allow customization of the main character's
abilities. Android and Windows versions released in 2014. A spin-off of the Deus
Ex series, the game was published by Square Enix's European branch for iOS in
2013. Action role-playing, first-person shooter, stealthĭeus Ex: The Fall is an
action role-playing video game developed by N-Fusion Interactive under the
supervision of Eidos-Montréal.


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SPIDER MAN 2

6/23/2023

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Peter Parker was an insecure high school student, in grade trouble, inarticulate
in love, unready to assume the responsibilities that came with his unexpected
superpowers. It succeeds by being true to the insight that allowed Marvel Comics
to upturn decades of comic-book tradition: Readers could identify more
completely with heroes like themselves than with remote godlike paragons. We've
put together some tips and tricks for completing each of the Taskmaster's
challenge types so you can shortcut the grind to Gold and get your upgrades
quicker."Spider-Man 2" is the best superhero movie since the modern genre was
launched with " Superman" (1978). Getting those Golds is a serious undertaking
though, requiring pitch-perfect fighting and swinging on Spider-Man's part. This
means doing well can reward you with a bunch of key tokens at once. The Amazing
tier earns you one token, the Spectacular rewards two, and you get a total of
three tokens for achieving Ultimate. Taskmaster Challenges have three tiers:
Amazing (bronze), Spectacular (silver), and Ultimate (gold). That means you'll
want to complete the Taskmaster's jobs, and what's more, you'll want to be good
at them. Supposedly used to test Spider-Man's abilities in an elaborate attempt
to defeat him, these mini-games offer an important reward: Challenge Tokens - a
currency used for some of Spidey's equipment upgrades and new suit purchases. If
you're looking to really test your spider skills, the toughest are the
challenges set up by a bad guy known as the Taskmaster. With the PlayStation 5
release of Spider-Man: Miles Morales including a remastered version of the base
game, which is also available on PC, there's never been a better excuse to
return to the open world of Marvel's Spider-Man. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles
Morales coming soon to PC with ultrawide support The one setting that deflates
playing Spider-Man Miles Morales on PC PlayStation’s Spider-Man cameos in
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer PS5 and Xbox Series X need to show
us what they’re capable of in 2023 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2will release exclusively
for PlayStation 5 sometime this fall.ģ big things I need to see from the next
PlayStation Showcase

Still, it’s worth a read if you want to get reacquainted with this Marvel
universe, the headspace of the heroes within it, and the gadgets they use ahead
of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s launch.

There’s little more than a passing mention of Norman Osborn, and we don’t see
Harry Osborn, Kraven, or Venom in action, so there aren’t any must-know reveals
from this free comic. Jonah Jameson decides to buy back ownership of the Daily
Bugle.

Meanwhile, Miles decides to pursue a Music Technology major at Empire State
University, and J.

As Peter now lives in Aunt May and Uncle Ben’s old house in Queens, that could
mean we’ll get to explore more boroughs of New York City in Marvel’s Spider-Man
2. Peter is now trying to get a teaching certificate and to convince MJ to move
in with him. On the more character-focused side of things, we learn that Peter,
Miles, and MJ are now all working together as a tight crime-fighting unit. In
terms of new villains introduced here that could show up in the game, the
Spider-Men fight The Tarantula, an arachnid-themed assassin, and The Hood, a
gang leader who’s trying to use magic for personal gain. It’s a breezy read that
doesn’t contain many shocking revelations, but gives more context on what Peter
Parker, Miles Morales, and Mary Jane Watson have been up to since the events of
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.


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BOXY SVG VS INKSCAPE

6/23/2023

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Vector images are made from a series of equations that determine the properties,
unlike raster images that are made of pixels. Comprehensive vector graphic
editing software You can zoom in to vector images as closely as you want since
the image resolution quality will not be impacted. The zoom tool is a convenient
feature that lets you drag and drop a selection area above your vector image to
get closer to the details. While you can slice through vector graphics with the
eraser, you cannot remove portions of text with the tool. The eraser functions
as a drawing tool since the path that you draw with the eraser will become
erased.

The spray tool can create multiple objects at the same time. More featuresĪ
spray tool lets you pretend that you have a spray can in your hand that lets you
instantly put a preselected shape onto the canvas. Additional actions that you
can do with the tweak tool include blurring, duplicating, recoloring, rotating,
and shrinking the impacted items. You can shift objects that you touch with the
cursor once you highlight the area you want to work in with the tweak tool. In
case you want to manipulate multiple pieces at once, you can use the tweak tool
to perform various manipulations to your selections. A fill tool lets you color
in closed areas. A tiny preview of the current color you are generating in the
color picker will be shown beside the cursor.

You can click your cursor and drag over a picture to create an average hue of
the colors in the chosen area. Inkscape even has an impressive text tool that
lets you write and manipulate vector text.Ī color picker lets you sample colors
from either vector or raster images. You can create classic penmanship imagery
with the calligraphy pen that features a thicker to skinnier pen stroke.
Inkscape will automatically even out the drawing after you are finished with the
freehand pen. The freehand tool lets you draw continuous lines without nodes. In
case you want more structure, the Bezier pen lets you force parallel lines,
curved edges, and more. The creations that you make with the Bezier pen will be
comprised of nodes and lines that you can go back to further adjust after you
let go of the clicker. Inkscape includes a Bezier pen to let you draw custom
shapes and lines. A series of shape tools are available in the toolbar to let
you quickly create squares, rectangles, circles, ellipses, stars, and polygons,
along with abstract shapes like 3D boxes and even spirals. Whether you want to
learn by trial and error or follow a tutorial, Inkscape is easy to use. Nodes
will have handles attached that you can latch onto with your cursor to finetune
the adjustments. You can add and delete nodes to further transform the designs.
Objects will have coordinates called nodes that you can slide around the screen
to change the structures of shapes. The button beneath the select tool lets you
edit paths to change the appearances of shapes. You can move, rotate, scale, and
skew the components by moving the edges and nodes around on the canvas. The
mouse tool lets you choose one item by simply tapping the element or multiple
objects by dragging and dropping a selection area around the parts. The select
tool is represented by the cursor icon in the toolbar, and probably the option
you will be using the most often. The gradient option lets you fill objects on
the virtual canvas with a color transition that fades two or more colors into
each other. The ‘Fill and Stroke’ tool lets you type in HEX codes to pick
specific color hues for your designs. Colors are important to the design
process, which Inkscape respects by keeping a color palette always available to
use at the bottom of the screen. The UI is interactive since the main menu bar
changes according to the tool that you pick from the vertical toolbar on the
left. In case you want to step by step instructions rather than experiment, you
can find tutorials on YouTube to watch, along with written content like FAQs and
forums. Inkscape is ideal for beginners because the user interface is clean and
intuitive to use. The Inkscape download is available to install on Apple macOS,
Linux, and Microsoft Windows PC operating systems, yet Inkscape warns that the
user experience on Mac is not the best. In case you want to become a contributor
to Inkscape, you can contribute to the source code with new development or
donate money to the team.


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CLE VPN IPVANISH

6/23/2023

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I spend at least 6 hours on the phone with AT&T and in person at their store.
The WiFi symbol wouldn’t even appear on my phone.

Then when I’m home I couldn’t even connect to my WiFi. Most other apps wouldn’t
even open because they said I didn’t have an internet connection. I couldn’t
even stream ANY music and when FB did open, no pictures would load. Then I
updated my phone OS to iOS 13.1.2 an as I did that, my cellular data basically
stopped. Then slowly and slowly it went down to between 7-9 mbps ddownlaod and
around 5-7 upload speed. For instance, when I first downloaded it I would get my
normal WiFi speeds (109 mbps download and 127 mbps upload). When I did, it did
work., but the longer I had it on my phone the less it worked.

You probably end up keeping it if you’re busy with work and money through your
devices. To anyone who may be apprehensive just get a few months of service for
a try out, if you’re not satisfied cancel or let it expire and forget about it.
My trial is finishing sometime in the future and it looks like I’m keeping it
for the next year. Don’t know much about the business and the background of the
app but from the website was berry simple to access, setup and activate. The
account is transferred from phone, tablet and desktop with such ease access and
setup it was really comforting to do. I recommend it to anyone who wants to keep
their privacy intact. The same people who provides the internet connection are
good at keeping the connection clean and alive but hackers are the worst enemies
of us the internet customers. I’m impressed with the service it providesĪll I’m
going to say is that IPVanish does what it supposed to do and very good at it.
If you need help, have a question, or just want to leave some feedback, email us
at or start a live chat within the app or at Internet connection kill switch to
prevent lapses in protection.IPv6 leak protection, which drives all traffic
through IPv4.Split-tunneling, which allows specific apps to operate outside the
VPN.WireGuard®, OpenVPN, and IKEv2 connection protocols.Encrypted connections
for every device you own, from one account.24/7 customer support via in-app live
chat, email, and phone.No traffic logs are recorded, verified in a third-party
audit.High-speed access to over 2,000 VPN servers in 75+ locations.Free trial to
download and try IPVanish at no cost.Encrypt network traffic to protect it from
snoopers.Defend yourself from DDoS attacks while gaming.

Shield your data from advertisers & sites.With 24/7 customer support through
phone, email, and in-app live chat, a team member is always available to answer
questions or lend a helping hand. To use IPVanish, launch the application and
select the source location of your new IP address to establish a safe online
environment.ĭelivering reliable VPN service for more than a decade, IPVanish is
committed to giving subscribers the quality care they deserve. The app works as
a tunnel that allows you to surf the web and stream video more securely.
IPVanish VPN helps secure your connection and conceal your IP address to defend
your personal data from advertisers, network interferences, and hackers. Start a
free trial and experience the best VPN protection. IPVanish provides simple
solutions for online privacy, network security, and internet freedom.


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ICON SWAPS FIFA 22

6/23/2023

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Rooney would be nice in our team, ngl | © EA Sports When Will The Icon Swaps
Come In Ultimate Team? by checking the complete list of Icons, it actually looks
quite okay, doesn't it? Besides the legends, we can also expect different Packs
and Player Picks. are not the most amazing meta cards, but what do you expect
from the first round of Icon Swaps in FIFA 22. 17 tokens – Base, Mid, or Prime
ICON Player PickĬasillas, Ferdinand, Overmars, Desailly, Del Piero, Zambrotta
and Rooney.14 tokens – Base or Mid ICON Player Pick.Here's a list of Icons and
packs that you can grind and collect tokens for: Rooney, Casillas, Desailly and
Del Piero as Icon Swaps 1Īt first, it was said that we have to wait until 2022,
but luckily, the Icon Swaps came in December already. Through ball assist in 5
different matches.Check out the table below to see how you can grab each token:
Game Mode 16 Tokens – 92+ Prime/Moments Icon PackĮA Sports released the next
batch of tokens on March 21 – pretty much exactly a month after the launch of
Icon Swaps 2.Here we show you what you get for your tokens in Icon Swaps 2:
Henry, Xavi And Garrincha In Icon Swaps 2 That makes it very important that you
know what rewards are waiting for you in Icon Swaps 2. By collecting the tokens,
you can even get them without packs and probabilities and get icons directly.
Icon Swaps 2 brings you the opportunity to unlock Icons for FUT! That makes our
hearts beat faster. World Class) with 11 First Owned players in your starting
squad World Class) with 11 English players in your starting squad World Class)
with 11 Brazilian players in your starting squad World Class) with 11 MLS
players in your starting squad World Class) with 11 Silver players in your
starting squad Through Ball Assist in 5 different games with Bundesliga
players.Score in 10 different games with Bundesliga players.Win 6 games with at
least 8 First Owned Bundesliga players.Assist with a cross in 5 different games
with Ligue 1 players.Score in 10 different games with Ligue 1 players.Win 6
games with at least 8 First Owned Ligue 1 players.Through Ball Assist in 5
different games with Serie A players.

Finesse Goal in 6 different games with Serie A players.Win 6 games with at least
8 First Owned Serie A players.Keep in mind that only the first half of the
tokens has been released as of now – as soon as the rest gets added to the game,
we will of course update the following table. To make it easier for you to
collect the tokens, we have created a small overview of the tasks you need to
complete for each of them.


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ICON SWAPS FIFA 22

6/23/2023

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Rooney would be nice in our team, ngl | © EA Sports When Will The Icon Swaps
Come In Ultimate Team? by checking the complete list of Icons, it actually looks
quite okay, doesn't it? Besides the legends, we can also expect different Packs
and Player Picks. are not the most amazing meta cards, but what do you expect
from the first round of Icon Swaps in FIFA 22. 17 tokens – Base, Mid, or Prime
ICON Player PickĬasillas, Ferdinand, Overmars, Desailly, Del Piero, Zambrotta
and Rooney.14 tokens – Base or Mid ICON Player Pick.Here's a list of Icons and
packs that you can grind and collect tokens for: Rooney, Casillas, Desailly and
Del Piero as Icon Swaps 1Īt first, it was said that we have to wait until 2022,
but luckily, the Icon Swaps came in December already. Through ball assist in 5
different matches.Check out the table below to see how you can grab each token:
Game Mode 16 Tokens – 92+ Prime/Moments Icon PackĮA Sports released the next
batch of tokens on March 21 – pretty much exactly a month after the launch of
Icon Swaps 2.Here we show you what you get for your tokens in Icon Swaps 2:
Henry, Xavi And Garrincha In Icon Swaps 2 That makes it very important that you
know what rewards are waiting for you in Icon Swaps 2. By collecting the tokens,
you can even get them without packs and probabilities and get icons directly.
Icon Swaps 2 brings you the opportunity to unlock Icons for FUT! That makes our
hearts beat faster. World Class) with 11 First Owned players in your starting
squad World Class) with 11 English players in your starting squad World Class)
with 11 Brazilian players in your starting squad World Class) with 11 MLS
players in your starting squad World Class) with 11 Silver players in your
starting squad Through Ball Assist in 5 different games with Bundesliga
players.Score in 10 different games with Bundesliga players.Win 6 games with at
least 8 First Owned Bundesliga players.Assist with a cross in 5 different games
with Ligue 1 players.Score in 10 different games with Ligue 1 players.Win 6
games with at least 8 First Owned Ligue 1 players.Through Ball Assist in 5
different games with Serie A players.

Finesse Goal in 6 different games with Serie A players.Win 6 games with at least
8 First Owned Serie A players.Keep in mind that only the first half of the
tokens has been released as of now – as soon as the rest gets added to the game,
we will of course update the following table. To make it easier for you to
collect the tokens, we have created a small overview of the tasks you need to
complete for each of them.


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PHYSIC PARTICLES

6/23/2023

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When two objects are attracted to each other, we can imagine the exchange
happening like this: When forces interact between two objects, an exchange
particle is passed between them.

The bosons or force carrier particles is discussed in the next section below.
The particles in bold are NOT part of the course and will not be tested. The
example interactions include attraction, repulsion, decay and annihilation.īelow
is a table of their relative strengths and ranges. The universe exists upon four
forces and interactions. This process is reversible, therefore a photon can
produce a matter and an antimatter pair. This interaction conserves energy,
momentum and charge.įor example, an electron and positron can annihilate each
other to produce to photons. When matter and antimatter collide they annihilate
each other and produce two photons. The energy of a photon can be calculated by
the following relationship:Īs discussed all matter particles have antimatter
pairs. Photon Model of Electromagnetic Radiation Notice how all antiparticles
have a line drawn on top the symbol. Particles Antiparticles & PhotonsĪs
discussed beforehand all particles have an antiparticle pair. In order to ensure
that momentum was conserved, scientists predicted that a new particle was also
being created and ejected. When beta decay occurs, there was some momentum that
went missing and was unexplained. Neutrinos and antineutrinos were hypothesised
due to the conservation law of momentum. It also has a new particle called an
antineutrino Just like the alpha decay, beta decay also includes Q - the energy
released in the decay. We will focus on the alpha and beta decay equations.
These can take the form of either alpha radiation (helium nucleus) or beta
radiation (an electron). The nucleus will release energy to become more stable
and sometimes it will also release matter as well. It might have too many
neutrons or too few (though this is very unlikely). This can be for a few
reasons such as having too much energy or being large and heavy. Sometimes the
nucleus can become unstable. It has a short range attraction up to 3 fm and a
very short range repulsion closer than 0.5 fm. The strong force keeps the
nucleus together and stable. We will focus on the strong force for now and
return to the others in another learning episode. The strong nuclear force (also
known as the strong force), the weak force, the electromagnetic force and
gravity. There are four fundamental forces in nature. What is the specific
charge of the calcium ion? Your answer should include: 4.8 / 106 Explanation:
4.8 × 106 C kg–1 Stable & Unstable Nuclei The units of specific charge is Ckg-1
What is the relative charge of a positron? 1 Explanation: +1 is correct! A
calcium ion is formed by removing two electrons from an atom of 4020Ca. The
specific charge of a particle is a ratio between the total charge and the total
mass. This means that not all elements have the same number of neutrons, but
they must have the same number of protons. If you need to work out how many
neutrons there are in an atom then you need to minus the atomic number from the
mass number or:Īn isotope is an element that has a certain number of neutrons.
Sometimes the atomic number is also called the proton number. The constituents
of atoms are shown in a particular way known as nuclide notation.Īs above, the
mass number is both protons and neutrons and the atomic number is just protons.
When a matter particle and antimatter particle meet, they annihilate into pure
energy! The anti-matter pair of an electron is called a positron. Gravity
affects matter and antimatter the same way because gravity is not a charged
property and a matter particle has the same mass as its antiparticle. For
instance, a proton is electrically positive whereas an antiproton is
electrically negative. This is because the charge from all of the protons
combined ‘cancels out’ the overall charge from all of the electrons.įor every
type of matter particle we’ve found, there also exists a corresponding
antimatter particle, or antiparticle.Īntiparticles look and behave just like
their matter particle counterparts, except they have opposite charges. This
means that the overall charge of an atom is zero or neutral. The key information
for subatomic particles are shown in the table below.Īn atom normally has the
same number of protons and electrons. Electromagnetic Radiation & Quantum
Phenomena.


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KEYSHOT 6 RELEASE

6/23/2023

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OpenGL 2.x or higher is required, as it a three-button mouse. KeyShot 7 runs on
Apple macOS for system 10.7 and better, on Intel Core 2 Duo or higher, as well
as Microsoft Windows on Pentium 4 or better or AMD processors on Windows 7, 8 or
10 or Windows Server 2012 or later.

It lets photographers work as photographers.” Platform Support Studios are a
natural, but nonetheless wonderful, addition to KeyShot 7. When a material gets
complex, this is such a huge time saver. That’s big but one of my favorite
little features is the ability to label your nodes in the material graph. Our
latest client project wouldn’t have been possible without the flexibility in
KeyShot 7 to import deforming mesh animations. Mike James of TB&O said: “There
are so many great things about KeyShot 7. KeyShot 7 has remarkably low system
and hardware requirements. As a product designer, the updated, high-resolution
library is a game changer for client presentation,” says Benny Lee, of Coca-Cola
Design.Ġ2 – An image of the KeyShot 7 user interface which is the same for both
Windows and Mac versions. “KeyShot 7 is jam-packed with advanced features that
cost twice as much in other software. The real-time speed of KeyShot has always
been one of its stand-out features as well as its Mac and Windows cross-platform
nature. KeyShot 7 offers wide support for popular 3D file formats, cutting
across industries and engineering and design disciplines. With the input from
our users, I’m convinced we have done that with KeyShot 7.” “Every one of these
features and every improvement must consider the user’s workflow from import to
final render-simplifying every task, providing absolute flexibility and complete
control across the interface, camera, materials, and lighting. “KeyShot 7 has
amazing capabilities, but we are not satisfied with only adding features,” says
Claus Wann Jensen, co-founder, and CEO of Luxion. Panoramic camera animations
are also available.01 – An example of the rendering quality and materials that
come with KeyShot 7. The updated Geometry Editor lets users split surfaces,
calculate vertex normals, separate individual surfaces and close open
boundaries.įeature control now offers new plugins for 3ds Max, Maya and Cinema
4D. Geometric views are now a party of Keyshot, which provides an additional
camera viewpoint, 1 1 animation playback and camera path animation control. Also
added is material animation and occlusion procedural. With the material graph,
users can open a separate window to display materials, textures and labels as
nodes in a graph to visualize connections. Material Graph is now available for
greater material control. Capabilities for evaluating geometry have also been
added.įor design, Keyshot 6 has several new lighting modes powered by a new
algorithm, real-time region render, multi-layer PSD still rendering and active
Scene Set saving. Version 6 includes improved workflow efficiency, greater
material control and feature enhancements. Luxion has released Keyshot 6 which,
according to the company, brings even more speed and simplicity to creating
high-quality visuals.


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MONTENEGRO ROAD TO NOWHERE

6/23/2023

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The current government has admitted revenue from tolls will not even cover the
road’s annual maintenance, estimated at 77 million euros (RM 388.8 million).
They warned that any benefits to commerce and tourism on the Adriatic, or
development for poorer northern regions, would never outweigh the costs.

Problems with the project were not unforeseen - experts queued up a decade ago
to tell the government that it was not viable. The government has promised to
investigate any corruption claims.įurther questions have been asked about the
environmental impact after the construction work ruined a UNESCO-protected
stretch of river near Matesevo, the Chinese firm agreeing to fund work to undo
the damage. “Decisions on construction were wrongly made out of the public eye,
and that is something we will now have to pay for,“ said the group’s Dejan
Milovac. There were no public tenders and the relationship between payments
received and the work carried out was not clear, according to anti-corruption
watchdog MANS. More than one-third of local subcontractors chosen to work on the
project had links to the former ruling socialists of President Milo Djukanovic.
Risky, reckless and, according to campaigners, corrupt. “If we do not find
sources of funding to build on, then we are in big trouble,“ Infrastructure
Minister Mladen Bojanic told AFP, saying he was committed to finishing the
road.īojanic is now trying to get help from the European Union to rescue a
project he bitterly opposed when he was in opposition, labelling it risky and
reckless. With Montenegro’s first repayment due in July, it could become the
first European country to put those claims to the test. “If someone puts
negative labels on China’s investment, it is not only unfair to China, but also
disrespectful to the countries of the western Balkans.” “This cooperation is
mutually beneficial and win-win,“ said China’s Montenegrin embassy in a
statement last month.

If Montenegro cannot pay, it faces arbitration in Beijing and could be forced to
give up control of key infrastructure, according to a copy of the contract seen
by AFP.Ĭhina has been widely criticised for saddling small countries with
unmanageable debt as part of its global Belt and Road Initiative.Ĭritics worry
that it will use financial leverage to boost its political power, in what they
dub “debt-trap diplomacy”.īut Chinese officials have strenuously denied any
ulterior motive to the investment in Montenegro and the wider region. It is
unclear where the money will come from or how Montenegro - a country with a GDP
of 4.9 billion euros (RM 24.7 billion) - will repay its existing debt to China.
The section linking Matesevo to a town near the capital Podgorica - the most
difficult part to build - is set to open in November.īut the road is meant to
connect the Adriatic port of Bar in the south with the Serbian border in the
north, with the intention that the Serbians will then extend it to their
capital, Belgrade. “I manage to sell some vegetables and chickens to the
workers,“ added the man who did not want to be named, reflecting also that dirt
mounds from the construction site stop the river from flooding. Some managed to
sell their land and leave, which was impossible before,“ said one villager,
whose two-storey home now sits metres from gargantuan concrete pillars propping
up the four-lane highway. “This story has some good sides for us villagers.
“It’s like buying an expensive car and just leaving it parked in the
garage.”Ĭritics question how the rest of the road will be paid for and highlight
environmental damage caused by the construction along with corruption
allegations over the awarding of work contracts.īut locals are inclined to talk
up the positives.

“The construction looks impressive, but we must not stop at this,“ says
67-year-old Dragan who retired to the village of Matesevo. The government has
already burnt through $944 million (RM 3.9 billion) in Chinese loans to complete
the first stretch of road, just 41 km, making it among the world’s most
expensive pieces of tarmac.Ĭhinese workers have spent six years carving tunnels
through solid rock and raising concrete pillars above gorges and canyons, but
the road in effect goes nowhere.Īlmost 130 km still needs to be built at a
likely cost of at least one billion euros (RM 5 billion). MATESEVO: Two sleek
new roads vanish into mountain tunnels high above a sleepy Montenegrin village,
the unlikely endpoint of a billion-dollar project bankrolled by China that is
threatening to derail the tiny country’s economy.


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SKETCH FOR MAC M1

6/23/2023

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Plus, there’s a 3D perspective tool which lets you snap different objects to the
grid. Nonetheless, there are still more than enough brushes, color and layer
options, and settings to create cool-looking vectors. In terms of tools and
features, FireAlpaca doesn’t offer as much as some other entries on this list.
Mind you the software runs on MacOS X 10.7 and later. First of all, this app is
exceptionally lightweight which makes it a great solution if you are using an
older Mac. With that in mind, let’s see which apps made it on our top five
list.įireAlpaca earned its rightful place on this list for a few reasons. All in
all, you should consider what you need out of an app before diving into any of
these. Professional or novice, the software in this write-up allows you to hone
your drawing skills, and you can hardly go wrong regardless of which one you
choose. For example, a good drawing tablet is roughly the same price as Adobe
Photoshop or the latest edition of Corel Painter. If you are really serious
about digital drawing, the money you save on app subscription can go towards
other gear. This means they allow you to create professional-grade sketches,
vectors, and concept art. In fact, while apps like Illustrator can be pretty
expensive, there are plenty of apps that offer similar, if not identical,
features as what you’ll find in Adobe’s drawing app. Thankfully, if you have a
Mac, drawing on your computer doesn’t have to cost a pretty penny. Apps like
Adobe’s Illustrator and Procreate have made it so anyone with a computer or
tablet and some decent talent can start crafting some fantastic pieces, but
unfortunately, the price of both pieces of software can stop incredible artists
from getting to share their talent. Digital art has made it easier than ever
before for creatives to get to work on their passion projects, but
unfortunately, premium professional art tools still cost an arm and a leg.


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