![]() Here, too, the legacy of the art of the absurd invented by Marcel Duchamp is in evidence, albeit in very different fashion. Robert Rauschenberg came next in the succession of world records with "Overdrive." The very large canvas, 213.4 centimeters high, was painted in 1963 in oil and silkscreen ink. The artist, who died at age 30, had a deadpan sense of fun at the expense of the establishment, making him a direct heir to the art of the absurd devised by his French predecessors of the Dada movement. Part of a series dubbed "Achrome" by the artist, its format, 113.5 by 144.5 centimeters, or 44.75 by 57 inches, is larger than most, but otherwise differs little from the other "Achrome" works - folding a canvas and coating it in white kaolin can go just so far, when you attempt to introduce diversity into your creative efforts. At $10.12 million, it exceeded the high estimate by "only" half. Three lots later, it was the turn of a work done in 1958 by Piero Manzoni to rise to world record heights. That display of inventiveness made such a tremendous impression on bidders that they sent it climbing to $23.56 million, nearly triple Sotheby's high estimate. Seen at close quarters, the panel has a slightly grainy texture. Yves Klein coined the cryptic title "MG 9" for the panel that he painted a solid blue around 1962. The next world record price could not have gone to a more different work. Sotheby's expected it to go for $3 million to $4 million, plus the sale charge in excess of 12 percent. ![]() Too crude in its facile, almost schoolboyish eroticism to be reproduced in a newspaper intended for the general public, it seemed to have stepped out of a nightmarish version of Walt Disney's world. Titled "My Lonesome Cowboy," the fiberglass and iron character, painted in the garish colors that used to be those of porcelain dolls half a century ago, was produced in 1998, in an edition of three, plus two artist's proofs. The first record, which surprised many in the room, went to a larger-than-life figure of an adolescent standing, legs wide apart and penis erect, handled in video-game fashion by its maker, Takashi Murakami. ![]() The six world auction records that were set within the first hour of the two-hour session sum up the bewildering diversity in style, inspiration and even medium that triggered the most furious bidding matches Wednesday night. NEW YORK - In a sensational follow-up to Christie's $348.26 million auction of postwar and contemporary art on Tuesday, Sotheby's sold on Wednesday 73 works of art for $362.03 million.
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![]() It doesn’t support CMYK which I know is a dealbreaker for many, but it’s on their development roadmap at least.The interface can be a bit confusing and not as user-friendly as other alternatives, but in fairness, it can be difficult to cram in so much functionality without hindering the user interface.It’s highly customisable and expandable via plugins.It’s available on multiple operating systems including Windows, MacOS and Linux so anyone can use it.There are loads of user-created plugins to help you do anything that doesn’t come as standard.Pretty much anything – tools include layers, masks, advanced filters, colour adjustment and transformations.And let’s be honest, Photoshop isn’t particularly user-friendly anyway, we’re just used it. Where it does fall down is on looks and user-friendliness, but these issues do not hinder your ability to edit which is the most important thing. Thanks to being open source, it’s had a lot of development over the years and there really isn’t much it can’t do. You might think it’s lacking in features and tools but it’s not. GIMP has been around almost as long as Photoshop over 25 years! It was the original alternative to Photoshop because it boasts much of the same tools but it’s completely free. It’s a decent alternative to Photoshop and comes at a fraction of the cost.įrom $39.99 2. It’s great for creating small individual projects as well as simple graphic designs. Pixelmator can do many of the things that Photoshop does. It’s only available on Mac and iPad, you can’t use it on Windows.They provide excellent email support and online guides.There are a variety of tools on offer including a good selection of image effects.It’s easy to use with a simple interface.Add effects – a variety of popular effects are available to help you create the finish you’re looking for.Create layouts – you can add layers, text, apply a grid which makes designing in Pixelmator quick and simple.Edit your photos – the photo editing tools are good! They are surprisingly comprehensive for the price and cover the vast majority of needs.The latest version gives you more tools than ever before, so this is a great option for creative projects that involve more than just simple photo editing. Pixelmator is a great, affordable option for anyone who wants a sophisticated set of tools with similar functionality to Photoshop. So if you’re adding text, cropping, resizing, compositing, compressing or anything else to do with editing images, here are three affordable alternatives to Photoshop. But there are large parts of Adobe Photoshop that many of us never use and at great cost.įortunately, there are loads of alternatives out there that have more focus on image editing and are therefore easier to use for less-experienced users. There’s no doubt that it helps a lot of people though anyone remember the eye-watering cost to have the full Adobe suite where you could get it all on a single fee? And it’s good to know that you’re always going to have access to the latest features. Pixelmator is a triumph of an app that is a pleasure to work with - both in terms of intuitive ease of use and a wonderful selection of powerful image editing tools.It’s been a while since Adobe Creative Suite switched to a subscription-based model, but it still hurts thinking about the ongoing expenditure to run it. And if you find that you are sharing work with Photoshop users, Pixelmator is capable of opening and saving the Photoshop format complete with layers. Pixelmator can also be used to create images from scratch thanks to the inclusion of a wide selection of drawing tools - these are particularly useful if you are working with a graphics tablet. If you are working on a batch of images that all need much the same processes applied to them, Pixelmator can be used in conjunction with Automator to avoid repetitive work. There are more than 130 special filters to choose from, and if this isn't enough the plugin support means that Quartz Composer compositions can also be used.Īpp such as Pixelmator are most commonly used for editing digital photographs, and to this end the software includes options such as a range of selection tools, blending modes, gradient fills, Aperture support, a wide range of transformation tools, layer grouping and much, much more. The app comes at a bargain basement price, but this does not mean that it is bargain basement software. This is not as powerful or as feature packed as Adobe's landmark app, but it is available at a fraction of the costs and includes more well designed features than most people will have need for. That said, Pixelmator can be thought of as Photoshop for the masses. Few live up to expectation, and to some extent it is unfair comparison to make. Any image editor has to endure comparison with Photoshop - it is par for the course. ![]() Though Merrill tells The Post that they got the contract by “coming in at around $50 million below the nearest bidder,” it still promised to make everyone rich.īut complications arose. Their order included mortar shells, rocket grenades and 93 million rounds of AK-47 ammo. In January 2007, Diveroli landed his career-making deal to supply the Afghan army with $298 million worth of gear. The movie didn’t touch on that, but everything else about Merrill is pretty much wrong: “ Jewish, lives in Miami and a dry cleaner.” “I ordered stuff from and Efraim became my rep,” says Merrill. ![]() The real-life Efraim Diveroli (right) and David Packouz. Back then, Merrill, a Mormon based in Utah, made his living by producing and selling automatic weapons for hobbyists. Merrill and Diveroli met through business in 2003. I didn’t know if it was psychosis or acting, but he absolutely believed what he was saying.”īacking AEY was Ralph Merrill, now 73, who invested his life savings with the gun-running stoners. But if he was about to lose a deal, his voice would start shaking. “He would be toasted, but you would never know it,” Packouz told Rolling Stone. The real Packouz has explained that Diveroli’s talent as an expert liar made him a natural for arms dealing. ![]() Business boomed as the American government contracted them to send Russian-designed machine guns and grenades to allies in the world’s most volatile hot zones. I didn’t know anything about the situation in that part of the world.” - David Packouzĭiveroli recruited Hebrew-school chum David Packouz (played by Miles Teller) to handle the logistics of shipping weapons from the Eastern Bloc to the Middle East. “Here I was, dealing with matters of international security, and I was half-baked. After a spat over money, he returned home to Florida and launched a company called AEY. It’s a wild ride of drugs, guns and stacks of Benjamins.īut the real tale looked a little different.Īt the center of it all is Efraim Diveroli (played by Jonah Hill), just 18 when the gambit kicked into gear, who learned the weapons business while working with his gun-selling uncle in Los Angeles at age 14. That’s the way it plays in “War Dogs,” the Hollywood version of a true story involving Miami potheads who earn millions of dollars selling weapons to friendly armies in the Middle East on behalf of the US government. Later, with pistols delivered and cash in hand, they return to the States for bong rips, lines of cocaine and hotel hookers. Crates of Berettas rattle around in the back of their truck they elude gunfire in Fallujah. It looks like the adventure of a lifetime: Two gun-dealing stoners bump and grind through Iraq’s so-called Triangle of Death. ![]() A solid commanding position, she says, can enable you to “open yourself up to opportunities and see clarity and wisdom in your life.” With this idea in mind, “you want to situate your bed so you can see the door without being directly in line with it,” Anjie continues. “In feng shui, there’s a principle called the commanding position, which governs how you locate yourself in relation to your spaces,” Anjie shares. Furthermore, if you’re not sleeping well or don’t feel well-rested, your bedroom could likely use some adjustments.ĥ Steps to Create a Feng Shui Bedroom Layout Anchor Your Bed Strategically ![]() It’s pretty hard to fall asleep when you don’t feel relaxed in your space.” How Feng Shui Can HelpĪnjie explains that feng shui, which means wind and water, “teaches us how to live in tune with nature.” Feng shui encourages us to “look at our environment, see how the energy flows, and shape it so it can support and enhance our lives,” she continues.īut how can you tell if your bedroom is off? “ if you love your bedroom, or if it’s a place in which you don’t want to spend time,” Anjie advises. “A cluttered space usually creates a cluttered mind,” she says, the latter of which can encompass “uneasiness, anxiety, or a general feeling of control over your life. Similarly, Amy emphasizes the mental and emotional toll that such quarters can create. “If you sleep in a difficult bedroom, where it’s hard to open the door and everything is cluttered, it can affect your day-to-day life.” “Think about how many hours you spend in your bedroom and in bed compared to other places,” she suggests. Why Your Bedroom Matters A Much needed safe havenĪnjie emphasizes the importance of your bedroom, as it’s your most private space and one in which you spend a lot of time. Here’s their take on small yet impactful steps for better sleep with a calm and clear bedroom. We also chatted with Amy Friedman, founder of Clutter Away LA, a personal organizing business dedicated to clearing your space and mind alike. (The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends adults aged 18 to 60 sleep at least seven hours each night to promote optimal health and wellness.) To create a more harmonious place for rest, consider adopting a decluttered feng shui bedroom layout.įor greater insight, we consulted Anjie Cho, an architect, feng shui expert, and author of Holistic Spaces: 108 Ways to Create a Mindful and Peaceful Home. Sure, we all sleep-but how many of us truly get a restorative night’s rest? According to a 2016 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three adults don’t get enough sleep. Press Command + Option + H simultaneously and all other app windows disappear, leaving you focused on one app at a time. Mac power users can often have a dozen or more apps up and running at the same time, and if there are multiple windows open for each app things can quickly get lost… Fortunately, there’s a way to focus on just the app you’re currently working on. Press Command + ` repeatedly and you’ll flip through all of the open windows in the current app.Ħ) Hide all other app windows (Command + Option + H) That accent key is to the left of the “1” key on the Mac keyboard. This keyboard shortcut uses the Command key and the (accent) key. I love this keyboard shortcut, because I like to double-click on emails to open them in their own windows, and sometimes my Mac screen is cluttered with individual emails. Oddly enough, this keyboard shortcut does not work with Safari…ĥ) Flip between open application windows (Command + ) Pressing the same keyboard shortcut will toggle it back to the original size. ![]() The window should toggle to fill the entire screen but leave the menu bar exposed. Now go to almost any window and press Command, Option and the equal sign at the same time. We’ll choose Command + Option + = (equal sign) as the shortcut, then click the Add button (see image below): Creating a keyboard shortcut to zoom into / out of a window Here, we’ll type in “Zoom”į – Type the keyboard command you wish to use. However, it’s easy to make your own shortcut key combination:ī – Click on Keyboard, then click the Shortcuts tabĭ – Click the Add ( + ) button at the bottom of the dialogĮ – In the dialog that appears, enter a name for the menu command. There’s no keyboard shortcut built into macOS for maximizing a window that is, making it take up all the available space on the screen without covering the menu bar. That makes Command + M a very useful command, as it can get app windows out of the way while still keeping them nearby.Ĥ) Maximize the current window (No built-in shortcut) Minimizing a window by clicking the yellow “minimize” button or using this keyboard shortcut doesn’t close it instead, it moves a small thumbnail image of the window down to the right side of the menu bar. Press Command ( ⌘ ), Option, and W keys at the same time, and all of those open windows are closed.ģ) Minimize the current window (Command + M) You really don’t want to have to click the close button on every one of those windows, do you? To close all open windows in an application or the Finder, just add the Option key to the first keyboard shortcut listed above. You’ve been doing a lot of photo cropping in the Preview app and you have a hundred windows that are all open. ![]() Boom - it’s closed.Ģ) Close all open windows (Command + Option + W) To close an active open window, just press the Command ( ⌘ ) and W keys. However, it’s not something that a lot of new Mac users seem to be aware of, so it bears repeating here. It’s a very common keyboard shortcut to use, and it can save a lot of time and poking around with your favorite pointing device. ![]() This keyboard shortcut has been around since the first Macs rolled out of the factories back in 1984. Today we’re going to focus on one variety of keyboard shortcut: shortcuts that are targeted at managing Mac windows.ġ) Close the current window (Command + W) Ten More macOS Keyboard Shortcuts To Improve Productivity.15 macOS Keyboard Shortcuts To Improve Your Productivity.OS X Keyboard Shortcuts You May Have Forgotten… Or Never Knew.We’ve shown you some other keyboard shortcuts in the past: That’s why learning keyboard shortcuts is the top way that Mac professionals improve their productivity. Mice and trackpads may have made it easier for us to point to a specific spot on our Mac screens, but there are some cases where constantly reaching for that pointing control device can slow down our work. ImageNet is an image database organized according to the WordNet hierarchy, in which each node of the hierarchy is depicted by hundreds and thousands of images.From ImageNet - Explore, we could download images in different categories.ĭo not forget to save the number of each species in a text file. Download the training images from Image-Net Now, the last step is to get a weight before running YOLO v2. rm -rf MakefileĬp ~ /darknet/Make/Makefile_CPU ~ /darknet/MakefileĬp ~ /darknet/Make/Makefile_GPU ~ /darknet/Makefile And for CPU version, only OpenCV was necessary. For GPU version, please make sure you have already installed CUDA, Cudnn, and OpenCV on your system. Then, please copy the script which you need. You also can find my previous blog about how to implement the Object Detection with YOLO 9000. In this blog, I will only introduce how to do train the YOLO v2 model from zero. Please find more details about it to click here. At 40 FPS, YOLOv2 gets 78.6 mAP, outperforming state-of-the-art methods like Faster R-CNN with ResNet and SSD while still running significantly faster. ![]() At 67 FPS, YOLO v2 gets 76.8 mAP on VOC 2007. ![]() Using a novel, multi-scale training method the same YOLOv2 model can run at varying sizes, offering an easy tradeoff between speed and accuracy. The improved model, YOLO v2, is state-of-the-art on standard detection tasks like PASCAL VOC and COCO. Joseph Redmon and Ali Farhadi built YOLO in 2015. ![]() YOLO: You only look once! It is a state-of-the-art, real-time object detection system in deep learning domain. |
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