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Correction of microplate location effects improves performance of the thrombin generation test
Thrombosis Journal volume 11, Article number: 12 (2013)
Microplate-based thrombin generation test (TGT) is widely used as clinical measure of global hemostatic potential and it becomes a useful tool for control of drug potency and quality by drug manufactures. However, the convenience of the microtiter plate technology can be deceiving: microplate assays are prone to location-based variability in different parts of the microtiter plate.
In this report, we evaluated the well-to-well consistency of the TGT variant specifically applied to the quantitative detection of the thrombogenic substances in the immune globulin product. We also studied the utility of previously described microplate layout designs in the TGT experiment.
Location of the sample on the microplate (location effect) contributes to the variability of TGT measurements. Use of manual pipetting techniques and applications of the TGT to the evaluation of procoagulant enzymatic substances are especially sensitive. The effects were not sensitive to temperature or choice of microplate reader. Smallest location effects were observed with automated dispenser-based calibrated thrombogram instrument. Even for an automated instrument, the use of calibration curve resulted in up to 30% bias in thrombogenic potency assignment.
Use of symmetrical version of the strip-plot layout was demonstrated to help to minimize location artifacts even under the worst-case conditions. Strip-plot layouts are required for quantitative thrombin-generation based bioassays used in the biotechnological field.
Thrombin generation test (TGT) measures kinetics of thrombin activity during coagulation of a blood plasma sample mixed with activators of blood coagulation . The TGT is widely used in clinical research to measure global hemostatic potential in blood coagulation disorders either for diagnostic purposes [2, 3] or as means of treatment monitoring [4, 5]. More recently, TGT became a useful tool in drug development and control of drug potency and quality in drug manufacture [6–9]. Although proposed in the 1950s , the test gained popularity only a decade ago after the technique was revolutionized with the introduction of fluorogenic thrombin substrates and microtiter plate reader format . However, the convenience of the microtiter plate technology can be deceiving: microtiter plate assays are prone to a special kind of variability caused by the uneven microenvironments in different wells of the plate .
In order to describe the location-based effects for the TGT assay, a recent biotechnology application of TGT was used. We and others found that the procoagulant activity of IVIG correlates with reported myocardial infarction, stroke and other thromboembolic events [12, 13]. Commercial (CAT® by Stago and Technothrombin® by Technoclone) as well as in house variants of the fluorogenic TGT method were especially helpful in identification of procoagulant IVIG lots by manufacturers and regulatory agencies[14, 15]. In this report, we describe how both in house and commercial methods are prone to location-based biases which can be addressed with the use of symmetrical strip-plot layout design.
Materials and methods
Human normal pooled plasma (FACT) was from George King Biomedicals. Immunodepleted Factor XI deficient plasma was from Affinity Biologicals (Ontario, Canada). Human plasma-derived Factor XIa was from Haematologic Technologies Inc (Essex Junction, VT). Recombinant lipidated tissue factor (rTF, Dade Innovin) was from Dade Behring (Marburg, Germany). TF activity was determined using the Actichrome TF chromogenic kit (American Diagnostica). Fluorogenic substrate for thrombin Z-Gly-Gly-Arg-AMC was from Bachem (Torrance, CA). Phospholipid vesicles were from Technoclone (Diapharma, West Chester, OH). The Thrombin Calibrator and TF reagent PPP-low used in the CAT instrument experiment were from Thrombinoscope BV, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
In house thrombin generation test for IVIG procoagulant activity
Thrombin generation was measured as described in [8, 16, 17]. Thrombin generation profiles in FXI-deficient or normal plasma (75% by reaction volume) supplemented with fluorogenic substrate Z-Gly-Gly-Arg-AMC (800 μM) and phospholipids vesicles (4 μM) were mixed with serially diluted thrombogenic lot of IVIG or FXIa. To reduce procedural errors, all reagents and plates were kept on plate heater (37°C); plasma was mixed with substrate and lipids prior transfer to microtiter wells; IVIG and FXIa samples (20% by reaction volume) were transferred to plasma using a 12- or 8-channel pipette, and reaction was started by rapidly adding 2.54 μL (2.5% by reaction volume) of a mixture containing tissue factor (0.3 pM) and CaCl2 (20 mM) using another 12-channel pipette. Recording was conducted in two microplate readers, Infinite F500 (Tecan, Durham, NC) and Synergy H4 (Biotek, Winooski, VT) at 37°C.
TG curve processing software
In house assay data processing was performed using an automated software package designed by Dr. Mikhail Ovanesov using OriginPro (OriginLab, Northampton, MA; the package is available from us upon request). The software is capable of applying different processing algorithms during the conversion of raw fluorescence to the processed TG curve, and computes the final TG curve parameters. The software can also apply the thrombin calibration and thrombin-α2macroglobulin (α2MG) correction algorithms . For quantitative assessment of IVIG procoagulant activity (a bioassay approach ), a calibration curve was prepared from a serially diluted IVIG standard or FXIa. Thrombin peak height (TPH) values were plotted against FXIa concentration and fitted with a cubic polynomial equation. To calculate FXIa activity in the well, the calibration curve was applied to the TPH and multiplied by the pre-dilution of the sample in the well.
Commercial thrombin generation test (CAT)
IVIG samples were mixed with plasma as described in the in house method, but after that the experiment was performed and processed according to the manufacturer’s guidelines using CAT microplate reader and software package (Diagnostica Stago, Inc., Parsippany, NJ).
Row-dependent location artifacts of TGT
In 2010 we found that lots of IVIG products implicated in thrombotic adverse events can be evaluated with the TGT [14, 15]. Mixing normal or FXI-deficient plasma with a thrombotic lot resulted in increased peak thrombin heights and shortened times to peaks [14, 18]. FXI-deficient plasma provided better resolution of low and high procoagulant lots because almost no thrombin generation was observed in this plasma without added IVIG samples. To characterize the procoagulant activity of multiple IVIG products, we used thrombotic IVIG samples as internal assay controls. To simplify and standardize testing of hundreds of IVIG lots, controls were repeated on each row in the same position (i.e., as “row controls”), as shown in Figure 1A. This arrangement of samples is consistent with the high-throughput implementation of the manual TGT that utilizes 12-channel pipette for quick recalcification of samples in one row . Consistently with the use of the row-to-row recalcification strategy, we found some random row-to-row variability in TPHs between and within microplates (data not shown). These differences could be traced back to inaccurate dispensing of TF and calcium chloride reagent.
However, we found that TG in duplicate wells containing the same IVIG sample can differ in a non-random systematical manner by up to 50% if the wells are located on separate rows of the plate. This can be illustrated by progressively reduced and delayed TG of “row control” samples on rows A through H (Figure 1B). Since lag time and time to thrombin peak were affected greater than the TPH by this systematic error, we chose TPH as the primary measure of IVIG procoagulant activity.
Analysis of multiple TGT microplate experiments presented in Figure 1C demonstrates statistically significant trends between upper and lower rows of the microplate under variety of conditions. Similar trends were observed for two IVIG samples (Figure 1C, compare black and light gray bars). Normal plasma (white bars) was less sensitive to this trend which correlates well with lower sensitivity of normal plasma to procoagulant activity under the conditions of this experiment (data not shown). Interestingly, when the order of row recalcification was reversed from A ➔ H to H ➔ A, the trend was also reversed (Figure 1C, compare black and dark gray bars).
Effect of temperature
Previous investigations demonstrated that reduced temperature of plasma sample prior to placement of the microplate into the reader may lead to increased thrombin generation . However, the role of temperature in the observed row-to-row artifacts was ruled out in our experiments. We kept our plasma and microplates on heat plates (three different brands of heaters used) and used pre-warmed pipet tips and microplate readers. The temperature of plasma wells on the heater before, after recalcification and after readings in the microplate reader was the same as assessed by an infra-red thermometer (0.1°C resolution).
Row effect on IVIG samples with different procoagulant activities
Normalization of the sample responses on the response of internal standard control can be used to address random and systematic errors in biological assays. However, normalization of TG peak heights in various tested IVIG samples on the respective “row control” presented in Figure 1 failed to correct for row-to-row artifacts (data not shown). Further analysis revealed that normalization is ineffective because samples with high and low procoagulant activities are affected differently by row artifact. To model samples of different procoagulant activity, procoagulant IVIG lot was serially diluted and tested repeatedly on rows A through H (Figure 2A). On each row, the TG curves demonstrated clear dose-response (Figure 2B). Consistent with previous observations, there was significant row-to-row random error (e.g., row C lower than row D on Figure 2C) and a systematic trend across different rows (reduction of TPH from row A to row H). More importantly, highly concentrated IVIG sample was less affected by the systematic row drift than highly diluted samples, as evidenced by different slopes of respective TPHs (compare blue and red lines on Figure 2D). Therefore, a procoagulant activity calibration curve rather than normalization on a single concentration of row control should be used for correction of row artifacts.
Row effects for FXIa on different microplate reader instruments
Microplate reader models differ in the patterns of microplate movement, vibration rate and flow of heated air inside the instrument, possibly changing the kinetics of coagulation in microwells, e.g., “edge” artifacts of variable intensity. However, we found that two different microplate readers produced similar row-to-row artifacts when the same set of samples was tested in parallel (Figure 3C). Note that these experiments utilized titration of FXIa, a coagulation protein previously identified as the primary thrombogenic substance in IVIG products [14, 15, 18]. Procoagulant IVIG lot and purified FXIa produced similar dose responses in the TGT (compare Figures 2B and 3B) and similar row-to-row drifts (Figures 2D and 3C).
Correction of row-to-row artifacts with symmetrical duplicate well averaging
Systematic analysis of analytical and preanalytical variables revealed that the time period from recalcification of the well to placement of the microtiter plate into the plate reader (outside time) correlates with the TPH (e.g., see Figures 1C, 2D and 3C). Therefore, averaging identical samples on opposite rows, e.g., rows C + F and rows B + G (see white and green connected circles on Figure 3A diagram), compensated for the row drift at all FXIa concentrations (Figure 3D). In practice, quantitative assessment of procoagulant samples against the activity control would require serial dilutions of samples and controls to be arranged vertically and symmetrically with respect to the center of the microplate, as shown on Figure 4A diagram. To confirm utility of this approach, the IVIG sample dilutions from the experiment shown on Figure 2 were retested using the symmetrical vertical strip plot design (Figure 4A), resulting in correction of row artifacts (Figure 4B).
Row effects in a commercial TGT
Since row drifts were proportional to recalcification times, fast recalcification may improve row artifacts. Consistent with this prediction, we found less pronounced location-dependent effects in a commercially available CAT® variant of the TGT assay which is equipped with the automated calcium chloride dispenser. Separate experiments confirmed that other differences between in house and CAT assays (e.g., order of substrate addition, volume of plasma, TF concentration) could not explain the different degree of row effects (data not shown). To understand the difference between adjacent and symmetrical averaging of duplicate wells, we placed identical FXIa titrations along every column and the direction of the titration along the column was symmetrical with respect to the center of the plate (refer to Figure 5A). This order is roughly consistent with the left-to-right direction of column-wise recalcification order by the automated CAT instrument. Blue lines on Figure 5B demonstrate column drifts when adjacent duplicate wells containing same FXIa concentrations are averaged (examples of adjacent wells are marked with blue circles on Figure 5A). The drifts were eliminated when symmetrically arranged wells were averaged (Figure 5A, orange circles, and Figure 5B, orange lines). Furthermore, symmetrical averaging of wells produced overlapping dose-response curves for FXIa-dependent TPH (Figure 5D), while adjacent averaging produced shifted dose-response curves (Figure 5C).
Importance of row effect correction for quantitative bioassay
To estimate the potential bias in a FXIa bioassay  produced by the row and column artifacts, we utilized the data from the CAT experiment (Figure 5) that demonstrated the lowest systematic drift of all experiments. The data from the first column or averaged data from symmetrical columns 1 and 12 was used as a calibration curve, as shown on Figure 6A and B. Although the difference between fitted curves was seemingly small, the activity of FXIa dilutions on columns from left to right experienced progressive reduction up to 30% (Figure 6C, black line). In contrast, symmetrical averaging eliminated this trend completely (gray line).
The clinical laboratory version of the TGT is usually intended for comparison of coagulation potentials of patient and healthy donor plasma samples [2, 3] or patient-specific evaluation of the procoagulant and anti-coagulant effects of existing and investigational treatments [4, 5]. Consequently, prior research on TGT assay development largely focused on preanalytical conditions and proper calibration of assay in units of thrombin activity. Improved quality of collected blood plasma samples, control of plasma temperature as well as internal thrombin calibration or normalization on standard plasma sample were shown to improve assay performance.
Evaluation of drug efficacy and quality, unlike clinical applications, may be less sensitive to preanalytical conditions because several drug preparations are compared with each other on the same microplate using a single sample of plasma. However, quantitative assessment of the difference between drug preparations usually requires comparison of different drug doses. Ideally, a bioassay is employed in which comparison to a standard drug preparation employs a calibration curve or a parallel line assay. Therefore, biotechnology applications require additional TGT qualification to ensure consistent low limit of detection, linear dose-response range and parallelism of tested and standard drugs.
Randomization of samples is an effective solution to correct location effects in high throughput analytical assays, but complete randomization of sample layout on the microtiter plate is prone to procedural errors . A more practical approach is a strip-plot design in which samples are assigned to random columns and serial dilutions of each sample to one column . However, in a typical TGT experiment, more samples are tested than there are columns on a plate, and the number of serial dilutions is smaller than there are rows. Since all coagulation samples are tested at least in duplicates, we propose to use a symmetrical design in which duplicates are positioned symmetrically with respect to the center of the plate. When applied to IVIG-TGT, this approach corrects the row-to-row drift and is easy to implement: (a) prior to addition to plasma, double volumes of IVIG samples are arranged in columns 1 through 6 (half of the plate), each sample in a single well, dilutions arranged vertically, (b) plasma is mixed with other required reagents (e.g., lipids) and transferred to cover all 96 wells of another plate, (c) IVIG samples are transferred to columns 1 through 6 of the plasma plate, (d) the plasma plate is then rotated 180° degrees, and (e) step c is repeated.
While we encountered location errors during drug screening studies, these findings may be even more important for other TGT applications, e.g., use of TGT for diagnosis and treatment of patients . Sensitivity of coagulation assays to pre-analytical conditions has been known for decades yet the causes of TGT variability have only recently been investigated , but location artifacts were not discussed in the literature. Location effect can be introduced in various ways. We found that if a coagulation enzyme, e.g., FXIa or FVIIa, is added manually to multiple wells on a microtiter plate, a well-to-well drift appears due to the different durations of contact between the enzyme and plasma inhibitors. A similar effect may be observed if TF or contact activator is added manually before recalicification. In our experience, long exposure of plasma to fluorogenic substrate prior to recalcification also decreases the TGT response. Edge effects can be caused by uneven heating of microplate inside the reader and artifacts of liquid dispenser. It should be noted that internal normalization on the thrombin-α2macroglobulin activity calibrator (e.g., as proposed by Hemker et al. ) is not helpful here because the thrombin calibrator only corrects for fluorogenic signal-related inaccuracies and fails to correct for biological and pipetting variables . All location effects may be corrected with the use of the strip-plot sample design. Specifically, when edge artifacts are minor, our symmetrical strip-plot design provides the simplest practical solution for microplate-based TGT experiments.
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The authors are employees of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The findings and conclusions in this presentation have not been formally disseminated by the Food and Drug Administration and should not be construed to represent any Agency determination or policy.
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Dr. MVO designed the study, developed thrombin generation analysis software and wrote the paper. Dr. YL and SAW conducted the experiments presented in this paper. Dr. AMS conducted preliminary experiments and assisted with method development. Dr. TKL contributed to the study interpretations and helped writing the paper. All author’s read and approved the final manuscript.
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Liang, Y., Woodle, S.A., Shibeko, A.M. et al. Correction of microplate location effects improves performance of the thrombin generation test. Thrombosis J 11, 12 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-11-12
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Jungle Sniper Birds shooting game isWorld’sFavorite Hunting Game. Jungle Sniper Birds shooting 3D gameis verythrilling and easy to understand the features of games. Youare aBirds hunter and you love to hunt and enter in thisdangerousforest with your best sniper shooting gun. You canrecommend thisgame to anyone because it’s best hunting game. JungleSniper Birdsshooting game builds your hunting skills. Hunting is apassionwhich belongs to Royal peoples. We here brings to you thereal birdhunting experience ever with stunning 3D environment,Sniper gunsand Zoom for a perfect shot. You must have played otherhuntinggames, forest games, sniper shooting games, but this game isuniquein the sense that it provided you all in one. JungleSniperShooting game will make you addictive and you will desire toplaythis game again and again. Endless joy is here for you.★★★ Features ★★★★ Endless Cool Graphics and music★ Sniper rifle for best shoot★ Real Jungle environment★ Realistic environmentDownload and play Jungle Sniper Birds Shooting Game fromAndroidstore for free.
Counter Terrorist World War 1.0 APK
Counter Terrorist World War is a war gamewithfull of action. World is full of terrorists so survival ismoreimportant, we have to kill the terrorists to save our livesandalso the world. This game is full of action thrill and worldwar.Terrorists are everywhere in your city, you have to find themandkill them all to save your city. Shoot the Terrorists withPistol,MP5, M16 Ak-47, shotguns, Sniper and new destructiveweapons. Shootthem on site with every targeted gun shots you wouldget inpractice with your targets. Accurate and precise aim practicewilllead to more accuracy and eliminate terrorism in frontiershootingshowdown. Keep in mind; he is the brutal terrorist you aregoing toswat & kill. More advanced features of the crusadeagainstterror allow your choice of ammo, like pistol, M16, Ak-47,andmachine-guns from different places during action. Travel deepintoenemy territory to locate and eradicate hidden targets. Staredownyour rifle scope, zoom in to find and identify the target.Holdyour breath and shoot at site.Game play Features:• Complex situation, hijacked buildings, captured arenas andcrossfiring• Short & long shooter rifles• Exciting Map with Realistic Fighting ArenaEnvironment • Shooting all the terrorists will lead you to the next stage• Different auto loader Guns • Critical three different missions terror • Best Shooting Game• Amazing 3D GraphicsHow to Play• Choose your mission • Shoot with fire button• Move up down jump button
Jungle Sniper Birds Hunting 3D 1.6 APK
Welcome to the most authentic birds huntinggame on Google play store. This is a new released adventureshunting birds game, now you are able to experience the real lifehunting birds on mobile devices! It brings you the real flyingbird’s simulator and sniper shooting experience with a lot ofbirds. This is one of the most popular jungle hunting adventures inthe world. We bring you the extreme flying birds shoot adventure ina realistic safari jungle environment. Birds hunting are thebiggest habit of human beings all over the world. This is the onlyadventures game which is based on 3D physics. This offers you fastand realistic gun shooting control pull your trigger to hit thetarget. It provides world’s best sniping guns to choose from andallow you to select your favourite one to hunt in this challengingjungle bird’s game. It feels like shooting birds like aprofessional hunter.Every jungle animal shoot lover can now have the best shooting birdgame on the play store. You can hunt the maximum number of amazingbirds like eagle, seagull, duck, crow, owl, dove, quail, partridgesand cranes. Let’s enjoy the flying birds hunting physics for anextraordinary experience. In this Jungle Sniper Birds Hunting 3Dgame, the jungle with the beautiful natural environment is waitingfor the perfect birds hunting. Birds are increasing in the jungleday by day and you will make sure that no bird can hide from yoursniper gun. Where you have to face a lot of challenges becausethere are so many different kind of birds which are run and flyingvery fast. As the best sniper, you have to show sharpshootingskills, good aim and concentrations to complete the birds season.This jungle sniper birds hunting 3D game is going to be your besthunting experience ever. Hunt the clever and fast flying animal inthe world in the green environment. Be the professional junglehunter and aim at a fast flying ducks.You have multiple sniper guns and accurate in aiming and shooting.You have to shoot them as quick as possible. We hope you will likeour 3D graphics and realistic animation sniper bird hunt. There aremultiple exciting missions with realistic forest environment ofthis shooting and hunting game. You have to hunt many birds tocomplete the mission in given time, if you fail to hunt them, themission will be failed. Amazing sound effects and smooth control isthe real beauty of it. It is interesting and enjoyable simulator.You will really enjoy to play it.Features:Multiple and different exciting missionLimited time to shootReal 3d graphicsMap is available to find birdsLatest and multiple gunsAmazing sound effectsSmooth and easy controlNatural jungle environment
Bird Hunting 2.1 APK
Bird Hunting is a shooting game you canshootas many as possible birds, if you misses to hit bird you willloseone life maximum 3 life having in this game. You can easilyaimbirds by using zooming lenses, try to beat your high scoreandenjoy hunting birds.Features:*Easy to Play*Nice Forest Environment*Good flying birds with nice animationHow to Play:*Aim the birds using zooming lenses.*Fire the gun when bird comes to exact centre position ofyouraim.
Bird Hunting Season 2015 1.0.2 APK
Enter a beautiful jungle 3D environment,aim precisely and shoot flying birds to get the real bird huntingexperience. Play Bird Hunting Season 2015, the newest sniper huntgame to shoot ducks, pigeons, seagulls and many more flyingbirds.Weather keeps changing and birds fly from snowy mountains toAfrican jungles. This time around the year is bird hunting season.It is a perfect day to hunt birds like vulture, sparrow and blackcrow. Grab your sniper rifle, do camouflage and take position intrees. Keep looking in sky for flying birds and aim to shoot atfirst sight. Test your sharpshooter skills with ultimate birdhunting game. When sky is clear you will see lots of eagles,vultures and pigeons. Take a trip to realistic birds valley toenjoy brilliant shooting missions.Make sure you don’t miss any target and shoot every flying birdthat flies your way. Become an ultimate hunter and prove your sharpshooter skills. Hunt and enjoy the stunning jungle environment inAfrican forest near mountain and lake. If you have animal huntingand bird shooting passion then this sniper shooter game is for you.Fulfill your royal hobby as a hunter in the wild, ideal game forskeet shooting lovers.Features:10 exciting and challenging bird hunting missionsBest hunter experience by shooting pigeon, duck, seagulls,vultureAmazing sniper rifle with scope to zoom in and zoom outBreathtaking African safari jungle environment near hillsRealistic controls for best shooting experienceStunning birds and high quality 3D graphicsDownload Bird Hunting Season 2015 on your android smartphones ortablets and have unlimited fun shooting flying birds.
Hunting Birds In Desert 1.0.1 APK
Desert Hunter Africa Birds is veryaddictiveand thrilling hunting game if you love birds hunting thentake asniper gun and enter in african desert to hunt africa birds.Avariety of birds is present in desert which you can hunt. Huntthedesired birds of each level to unlock more levels, in thelimitedtime otherwise game will be over. Radar will show thebirdsposition so you can kill the birds very easily. One thingisnecessary for bird hunting be cool and relax to take accurateaimof the birds. You can improve your aim skills and buildyourstamina.Features:. Hunt different type of birds. A lot fun and enjoyment. Use radar to locate the birds. Cool african desert environment. Effective sound effects. Use the scope to take accurate aim. Easy control with challanging game play. Latest version of sniper gun
Flying Bird Hunting Season 3D 1.2 APK
Aim precisely to shoot the flying birds andgetreal bird hunting experience in a beautiful jungle 3Denvironment.Enjoy the latest sniper hunt game by shooting ducks,seagulls,pigeons and many more flying birds. Download the mostawesome andcoolest hunting season 2016 game to improveskeet shootingskills. Perfect day to hunt birds like black crow,vultures andsparrow. Weather keeps changing from sunny dry torainy & birdsfly from mountains. Shoot down your targets andmake the most ofhunting season 2016. Flying Bird Hunting Season3D is a superaddictive bird hunt game to improve real marksmanskills.Take a trip to realistic birds valley in the forest toenjoybrilliant shooting missions. Grab a sniper rifle, docamouflage andtake position in thick trees. Keep eyes in the skylooking forflying birds & aim with precision to shoot at firstsight.Flying Bird Hunting Season 3D is the ultimate shootinggameto test your sharpshooter skills. After rain when the sky isclearyou will spot lots of vultures, eagles and pigeons to huntdown.Make sure you shoot every flying bird that flies your way anddon’tmiss any target. Prove your sharp shooter skills to becomeanultimate bird hunter. If you love skeet shooting or deerhuntinggames and bird shooting passion then this is an idealsnipershooter game. Hunt and enjoy the stunning 3D jungleenvironment insavannah forest near mountains and lake. Become awild hunter tofulfill you royal hobby in a breathtaking birdsimulator game.Key Features of Flying Bird Hunting Season 3D:Multiple thrilling and challenging bird hunting missionsAwesome hunter experience by shooting ducks, pigeons, seagulls&vultureReal life bird forest environment near hillsRealistic physics & flawless controls for best shootingStunning sniper rifle with scope to zoom in & zoom outAmazing bird sounds and high quality 3D graphicsWe hope you enjoy our action filled game & have unlimitedfunshooting some real flying birds. If you have any suggestions,we arehappy to hear from you.
Birds Hunting 2018 - Desert Sniper Shooting Games 3.0 APK
Let's go for hunting in safari desert with themodern gun for shooting the flying birds. Have you ever donewingshooting in the desert? Let's start! Take your Sniper and Huntthe flying bird. Birds Hunting 2018 - Desert Sniper Shooting Gamesgame is just for you to hunt the bird. The game is one of the bestbird target hunts filled with a 3D Gun on Google Play Store.Enjoy real hunts experience as a HUNTER. Play the shooting game of2018 in the safari desert, which is full of eagles, sparrow, crow,an owl. Hurry up, Huntsman! You have to shoot them with differenthuntings skills, be a Real Hero of Wings Hunter (Shooter) Game.Show your Sniper Huntsman skills in front of crazy and trickybirds. Your mission is to survive yourself as well as shoot themwithin the given time. You are a frontline safari hunter, just showyour professional hunt tactics & skills to survive. You have tocomplete several challenging missions so shoot an eagle, sparrow,owl, crow.It's really awesome huntings quest to hunt in a fantasticenvironment, you have to aim your target with eagle eye so thatmakes you a skilled wild wings hunter. Birds Hunting 2018 - DesertSniper Shooting Games is all about thrill, fun adventure. Birds arevery smart so to be a professional Bird Hunter you must have goodaiming skills while holding your breath. You have to do commandoaction for winghunting with the evil eye. Some are sharp to getaway from your vision so, you have to take extra care while you arehunting them within the given time to unlock next mission.Shoot Flying Birds quickly to unlock next mission of the free game.Your success will also let you unlock new Bird for shootings. Enjoythe thrilling adventure with animals like flying bird. You have tosurvive by shoot most dangerous birds. You have modern weapons toperform in a frontline sniper target shooting. Flying wings huntinggives you a chance to be a modern wingshooting hunter. Never giveup at any level as every level is thrilling also a little bit hardfrom the first level. Every Mission is full of thrilling action,adventure and shoots excitement for winghunting Lovers.FEATURES- HD Graphics- Multiple Challenging Missions to become a Real Sniper- Friendly Graphical User Interface and Smooth Game Play- Birds Hunting is FPS (First Person Shooter) Game- Best Bird with Real Animations- Best Accuracy of Sniper Gun- Full of Thrill & Action in Game-Play- Easy to Locate Bird with the Help of Radar.-HOW TO PLAY- Aiming the bird by zooming lenses.- Tap Fire when the bird is the exact center position of youraim.Download Birds Hunting 2018 - Desert Sniper Shooting Games Play forFREE.Like us on Facebook.https://www.facebook.com/playvertex
Jungle Birds Hunting 2016 1.4 APK
Enter a beautiful jungle 3D environment, aimprecisely and shoot flying birds to get the real bird huntingexperience. Play Jungle Birds Hunting 2016 like real Hunter.Jungle Birds Hunting 2016 brings real hunting experience to you.Play the best bird hunting game for improving your hunting skillsin the jungle.In Jungle Birds hunting 2016 game, Flying Bird hunting will makeyou addicted as well as you will improve your skill to hunt realbirds while going for a hunt in the jungle. This game gives youmost addiction of real birds hunting. If you are hunter try thisgame and shoot and kill birds. Using sniper gun to shoot flyingbirds requires patience and also experience, so if you have goodexperience of hunting then jungle bird’s sniper hunting game isbest for you.In Jungle Birds hunting 2016 shoot only selected bird otherwiselevel would be failed. Select the birds to target & choose thelevel to play, hunt all to unlock nextFeatures:• Real Sniper Hunting GameAwesome night vision in jungle.Hunting in Night Vision• Best hunter experience by shooting flying Different birds• Amazing sniper rifle with scope to zoom in and zoom out• Rain And Storm effect• Realistic Sound of jungle and rain• Realistic controls for best shooting experience• Stunning birds and high quality 3D graphics
Jungle Sniper Assassin 1.8 APK
Just land yourself in a shooting battlefieldwhich is full of enemy shooters and wild monsters. As a trainedsniper shooter you have to fight alone against waves of enemyshooters without being damaging yourself.You are supposed toperform a mission cleanup in the Jungle Area occupied by enemysoldiers. Use your best army sniper training shooting skills toeliminate the enemies.The wild beasts wandering in jungle are alsoa great challenge to you.They may attack you after listening thesound of bullet so be careful and also hunt them down with yourtrained sniper hunting skills.This free fighting game makes your crazy in shooting adventures ina deadliest jungle where you are alone with your sniper assassinskills you have no squad or team to give you a fire cover. You haveto complete all the dangerous and challenging missions withinlimited time constrain to win this dangerous war against yourenemies.So be accurate while shooting your enemies down along with huntingof wild jungle animals.The blend of war against enemies and huntingof wild jungle animals is a much challenging and adventurous taskgiven to you as you are the best sniper assassin of your armysniper unit.So fight against your enemies to make your nationglorified with victory.Also you have to survive against wild beastsof jungle such as lion,rhino,wolf.bear,boar and many other wildjungle animals.Hunt them down with your sniper hunter experience tocomplete the mission cleanup successfully.Just be consistent and never give up at any level. Every level ofthe game is full of thrill and shooting excitement for actionadapters. Make the best use of professional sniper shooting riflewhile playing a role of best terminator shooter in a dangerous war.Show your courage and skills to save your land and innocentcreatures from the enemies’ assault attack.Game PlayThe game involves stunning and challenging game play filled withshooting thrills and commando tactics. Where you performed the roleof a trained commando who has special abilities to face deadlychallenges against bad forces without any help. You will require totarget your enemies as well as monsters and shoot them up to clearthe area from their attack. Be aware your enemies are powerfulthat’s why survival is important. If you die the mission will be afail. Thats why prove yourself as one of the greatest survivinglegend.Features⇛Challenging gameplay⇛Stunning 3D Graphics⇛Addictive First Person Shooting in 3D Environment⇛Forest environment with realistic sound effects and responsiveaction⇛Access modern sniper shooter weapons⇛Smooth and easy controlsFind us on your favorite network to hear about our newest games andother news updates:Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/NeoSoftWorld?ref=profile
Jungle Sniper Hunting Mission 1.0 APK
Thanks sniper for your amazingcontributiontowards survivor mission in this action huntingsimulator. Come outshooter with your fascinating hunting skillswhere an open huntingquest is waiting for you to master the perfectshoot, eliminate thetarget and clear the jungle arena.Aim and shoot from very close to the beasts and enjoy therealmarksman skills to ensure a fast kill of your enemy. Go andhuntall of the wild monsters before they make you fall down andturninto parts.Embark on an excellent action shooting filled with wildcreaturesin a unique and beautiful forest environment. Load yourforestsniper gun against the wild beast roaming around the bushesin thejungle. An exotic war begins when the monsters noticedyourpresence. They stats attack on you and come closer to kill you.Youhave to survive from their attack and shoot them before theymakeyou their food. Your survival depends on accuracy and speedduringwarfare. You have to respond quickly and make headshot killthemwithin the short time. As the whole forest is inhabited withtheseexotic creatures there is no way to escape and only last hopeofsurvival is to shoot them all with real hunting spirit.Professional and powerful guns are available to make thisjunglehunting adventure more favorable and interesting for you andhelpto win the thrilling challenges. Master your skills to taketheperfect shot and make the forest a peaceful land for allothercreatures. Remember enemies can run around but cannot hidefrom theeye of a smart sniper.Play Jungle Sniper Hunting 3D epic action game where you aretheone and only sniper with ultimate modern weapons to shoot downandwin the challenge. If you want the best sniper shootingassassingame on your phone just download for free and enjoy thebattlefieldin a dynamic environment and also Mountain SniperShootingFEATURES★ Hunt during Day and Night★ Eliminate monsters in a thrilling first-person shooting★ Incredible Hunting Environment★ Enjoy the art of kill with exciting contests★ Become the Ultimate jungle sniper★ Powerful and advanced weapons with unlimited bullets★ Easy and effective touch controls★ Thrilling and exciting action gameplayFight for your survival in an environment filled withwildcreatures; experience the sensation of firing in an immersive3Dfirst person adventure, blending stunning graphics, hearttouchingmusic and amazing sound effects.If you like our game, please rate us and give us yourvaluablefeedback, to stay up to date with our latest games
Duck Hunting 3D 1.4 APK
The hunting fever is at the high so grab thehunting gun and go for a duck hunt.Get ready for duck hunting season! Shoot ducks as much you can withhunting guns in a beautiful environment, mix up of beautiful junglebirds and duck sounds. Feel like in realistic duck huntingenvironment. If you are a good shooter and can accept thechallenge, then here is the perfect situation for you.Duck hunting 3D is a first person shooting game with efficientweapon control and eye-catching 3D graphics and sound effects.Enjoy duck hunting with realistic animations. Duck hunting has twointeresting modes. Unlock second mode of duck hunting 3D and becomeUS Champion by winning duck hunting competitions across allAmerican states.Share your feedback with us and let’s make it a better duck huntinggame together. Follow us on Facebook and twitter to keep yourselfupdated about new version of duck hunting 3D.
Gangstar Vegas - mafia game 3.5.0n APK
Modern Combat 5: eSports FPS 2.9.0k APK
MORTAL KOMBAT X APK
Experience the over-the-top, visceral fightingof MORTAL KOMBAT X!Bring the power of next-gen gaming to your mobile and tablet devicewith this visually groundbreaking fighting and card collectiongame.Assemble an elite team of Mortal Kombat warriors and prove yourselfin the greatest fighting tournament on Earth.BRUTAL 3 v 3 KOMBATCreate your own team of Mortal Kombat fighters and lead them intobattle to earn experience, new special attacks, and powerfulartifacts.MASSIVE ROSTER OF FIGHTERSCollect Mortal Kombat veterans like Scorpion, Johnny Cage,Sub-Zero, Sonya, Kitana, Ermac, and many others. Discover thenewest additions to Mortal Kombat such as the insect-like D’Vorah,fiery Cassie Cage, bloodthirsty Kotal Khan, and the mysterious KungJin.JAW DROPPING X-RAYS AND FATALITIESMortal Kombat X brings its trademark Fatalities and X-Rays tomobile, with stunning graphics, these over the top moves punch youright in the guts.CHALLENGE OTHER PLAYERSCompete with other players in Faction Wars, an online competitivemode where players engage other player teams. Rank up in yourown Faction’s leaderboard to earn weekly prizes.SUMMON ALLIES INTO BATTLEFind other players to be your Ally. Borrow a kombatant and strike adecisive blow against your enemies.UNLOCK REWARDS IN BOTH THE CONSOLE AND MOBILE GAMEPlay the game and unlock exclusive rewards for the console versionof Mortal Kombat X, including ultra rare characters like KlassicKitana and Injustice Scorpion. Playing the console version unlocksrewards in mobile as well.NOTICE:* Mortal Kombat X features high quality visuals. Performance is notoptimized on devices with less than 1GB RAM.** A minimum of 1.5 GB of free space is required on yourdevice.Content is generally suitable for ages 17 and up. Contains intenseviolence, blood, and gore.
Doodle Army 2 : Mini Militia 4.0.42 APK
Experience intense multiplayer combat with upto 6 players online or 12 using local wi-fi. Train with the Sargeand sharpen your skills in offline Training, Co-op and Survivalmodes. Shoot a multitude of weapon types including the sniper,shotgun and flamethrower.Features explosive online and local multiplayer warfare! Intuitivedual stick shooting controls. Open world maps utilizing rocketboots for extended vertical flight. Zoom control, melee attacks anddual wield ability with modern and futuristic heavy duty weaponsand grenades. Play team based battles in this fun cartoon themedcross between Soldat and Halo.Doodle Army 2 Mini Militia aka DA2, based on the original stickmanshooter Doodle Army, was created based on player feedback andsuggestions. We love to hear your ideas so thank you and keep themcoming! Give a call out to Sarge from the in-game email link!Purchase the Pro Player Pack to get full access to dual wieldability, extra avatar customization items and online weapons suchas the rocket launcher, sniper rifle, laser, saw gun andmore!Note the alternative In App Purchase offer: Your use of theunlocked Pro Pack trial access is free of charge, per device, inexchange for safely using some of your device's resources (WiFi andvery limited cellular data), and only when you are not using yourdevice. You may turn this off anytime when logging out of yourAppsomniacs account. Please see our TOS for further information.http://www.appsomniacs.com/home/terms (section 3.3)
WWE Immortals 2.6.3 APK
Take your favorite WWE Superstars out of thering and into the supernatural world of WWE IMMORTALS. WieldDEVASTATING POWERS to demolish opponents with innovativetouch-based combat from the makers of Injustice and Mortal Kombat.SUPERCHARGE YOUR ROSTER with spectacular signature moves, gear andsupport cards. Bring the pain during live BONE-CRUNCHING BATTLEStied to WWE events.FIGHTUse the touch screen mechanics of your mobile device to do epicbattle with your enemies in 3-on-3 combat. Swipe and tap to performcombos and build your power to pull off special attacks and useeach Superstars’s customized superpower.MASSIVE ROSTERCollect and play as fantastical versions of your favorite WWESuperstars: Triple H, John Cena, The Undertaker, The Bella Twins,The Rock, Stone Cold, and many more. Each iconic Superstar comeswith unique variations, featuring special powers and moves.LEVEL UPBuild your move set, increase your powers, upgrade your characters,and conquer your competition. Constantly evolve your roster to fityour style of play and put your best Immortals forward as you takeon a series of combatants.ONLINE MULTIPLAYERTake on real opponents in Online Battles and compete againstplayers around the world in live, in-game events tied to the WWEand earn awesome rewards.AMAZING GRAPHICSDelivers best-in-class graphics on your phone or tablet, withcustom animations for every single WWE Superstar. Engage in battleacross multiple worlds, all tailored for each Superstar’salter-ego, fully rendered in 3D.
Injustice: Gods Among Us 2.19 APK
Build an epic roster of DC super heroes andvillains and get ready for battle! INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US is afree-to-play collectible card game where you build a roster ofcharacters, moves, powers, and gear and enter the arena intouch-based 3-on-3 action combat.FIGHTUse the touch screen mechanics of your mobile device to battle yourenemies in 3-on-3 action combat. Swipe and tap to perform combosand build your power to pull off special attacks and super movestaken straight from the console version of the game.LEVEL UPBuild your move set, increase your powers, upgrade your charactersand gear, and beat your competition. Constantly evolve your cardcollection to fit your style of play and put your best team forwardas you take on a series of DC super hero and villiancombatants.zONLINE MULTIPLAYERTake on real opponents in Online Multiplayer Battles. Competeagainst players worldwide on the leaderboards, and in tournamentsfilled with awesome rewards. Watch replays of your previousoffensive and defensive battles to hone your skills and your teamlineup. Lead your team to victory!MASSIVE ROSTERCollect and play as your favorite DC Comics icons: Superman,Batman, Wonder Woman, The Joker, Green Arrow, Flash, Bane, GreenLantern, Doomsday, and many others. With each alternate version ofthese iconic characters you get a new set of powers and moves, anda whole new fight!AMAZING GRAPHICSDelivers best-in-class graphics on your phone or tablet, withcustom animations for every single super hero and villain. Take thebattle to Arkham Asylum, the Batcave, The Watchtower, and othericonic locales from DC Comics, fully rendered in 3D.Please Note: INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US is free to play, but itcontains items that can be purchased for real money.
GUNSHIP BATTLE: Helicopter 3D 2.6.01 APK
The world's most powerful combat helicoptersare at your fingertips.★★★ 70 million downloads!!! ★★★Become a helicopter pilot and engage in combat missions across theworld.Select from a variety of rotary and fixed-wing VTOL aircraft tocomplete your missions.『GUNSHIP BATTLE』 is a helicopter action game that combines stunning3D graphics with flight control simulation and engaging militaryscenarios to pull you into an immersive combat experience themoment you start the game.【 Features 】★ Enjoy controls optimized for 3D flight.★ Select from a wide range of helicopters, each with uniquecharacteristics.★ Arm your chopper with a variety of weapons and equipment.★ Complete missions in Episode mode inspired by real-lifeconflicts.★ Challenge yourself with the next mission or replay a custommission.★ Also optimized for tablet devices.If you enjoy FPS, shooting, or racing games, this is the perfectgame for you.You'll find yourself whirling through the skies across intensecrossfire."Fun and engrossing" - Pocketmeta"Perfectly suited for any action players out there" - Appzoom"Fans of the genre should try this game" - AppgamerThis game is free to play, but you can choose to pay real money forsome in-game items. Please note that some paid items may not berefundable depending on the type of item.----Find news on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/gunshipbattle.en
WARSHIP BATTLE:3D World War II 2.5.7 APK
Thrilling news for the over 70 million fans ofGunship Battle!Take the battle to the seas in WARSHIP BATTLE, a 3D warship actiongame, with missions inspired by the historic naval clashes of WorldWar II.From the USS Arizona to the HMS Bulldog, take control of authenticWorld War II era vessels and steer them through epic naval battlesto glorious victory!Game Features- High quality 3D graphics despite compact app size- Fast paced naval battles with authentic warships from the WorldWar II era- Customize your warships with different weapons and parts to winthe battle- Episodes and hidden missions based on real WWII navalbattles.- No network connection is required after downloading thegameThis game is free to play, but you can choose to pay real money forspecial in-game items.[Access Authorizations in JOYCITY Games]1. Access to Contacts(When logging into the game) It is essential to be able to identifythe Google account registered in the device for Google Login.[Access to Contacts] includes information to read the Googleaccount. You will be unable to login to the game if you deny theaccess request.2. Access to Photos, Media, and Files(When registering/editing profile) Access to [Photos, Media, andFiles] saved in the device is required when you register/editaccount profile image. Login and gameplay will not be affected evenif you deny the access.* Phrases used in [ ] may differ based on the device and OSversion.

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When you think of the holidays, you cannot help but salivate over the scrumptious starters, festive feasts, and decedent desserts that go hand in hand with the season. These are of course, the pleasures that humans enjoy during this time. For dogs, the holidays may mean a new bone, or a sweater.
There are ways to help your furry friend enjoy culinary benefits comparable to your own, at no extra cost to you. Scraps of your own holiday treats can become your dog’s gourmet. It should be noted, that it is discouraged to feed your pup scraps from the table. It encourages both aggressive behavior and bad habits, like begging. When fed to your pet in his or her own food dish, however, holiday scraps can increase the enjoyment of the holidays for everyone.
First off, it is important for you to know what is unsafe for your pooch. Fatty or greasy foods, like gravy, can cause everything from an upset stomach to a severe illness. Alcohol in any amount, from beer or champagne to harder alcohol, like eggnog, can make your pup very sick. Chocolate, coffee, tea, and all other forms of caffeine are very harmful as well, causing hyperventilation and shock. Chocolate, we all know by now, can cause seizures and even death in dogs. Bones from fish or poultry can splinter can get lodged in your dog’s digestive system. To ensure that no emergency vet visits are necessary during your holidays, keep your canine away from these hazards.
Now, onto the things you pet can enjoy.If ham is a holiday tradition for your family, the bone could become a tradition for your pet. Try to ensure that it is not such a small piece that it can be swallowed hole. Also, be sure to give your dog the bone only after the meat has been cooked. Consuming raw meat and eggs is just as dangerous for you dog as it is for you.
If ham isn’t your thing, lean bits of turkey or chicken minus the skin are also a delicious treat for your pet to enjoy. The skin adds fat and can be dangerous depending on what it was seasoned with. Garlic and onion are of course toxic to dogs.
Rice is also a safe doggie favorite. If you really want to treat your pooch, cook the rice in low sodium beef or chicken broth to give it some extra flavor. Vegetable broth is not a safe idea, depending on how the broth is seasoned. It could contain extracts of certain vegetables like broccoli, which have a harmful effect on your dog.
Potatoes, without the skin can be good. If you are serving your pooch your famous mashed potatoes, watch the salt content, as well as the dairy. Your dog’s system cannot handle dairy the way yours can. Depending on the recipe, they may also contain garlic and onions. It may be best to avoid mashed potatoes altogether. Yams and sweet potatoes are also a no-no.
Dessert type foods like candies, cookies, cakes, and pies, fruit pies specifically, must absolutely be avoided. There are some fruits that can be toxic to your pup. Some of these include peaches, plums, nectarines, olives and dates. If your pie dough contains yeast, be sure that your dog doesn’t get any of the unbaked dough. It can expand in your dog’s digestive system and cause extensive internal damage.
The most surprising holiday treat that your dog can enjoy is canned pumpkin filling. It is not only enjoyable, but also healthy for your pooch. It aids with digestion, and even can calm your dog’s upset stomach.
Although it may take some ‘policing’ on your part, if you are careful, your pup can enjoy all sorts of holiday treats alongside you, making your season that much more joyous and filled with love.
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Valerie Bertinelli may be excited to spend the rest of her life with her new fiancé, businessman Tom Vitale, yet it looks as though she's taking her wedding planning
one day at a time.
In fact, the gorgeous 50-year-old recently admitted that she'll be jet-setting around the globe before she slips a wedding ring
onto her finger.
"One of these days we're going to get married, but we just had an amazing three weeks in Italy, and so now we're planning our second honeymoon
for us to actually get married and go again," Bertinelli told People.com."We're doing all the honeymoons first."
It appears as though the lovebirds adore Europe, as Tom first bestowed Valerie with an engagement ring
earlier this year when the two were on a romantic jaunt in Italy.
This would be the second marriage for Bertinelli, who currently stars in the hit sitcom Hot in Cleveland. The actress was previously married to Eddie Van Halen for 26 years, with whom she has one son, 19-year-old Wolfgang.


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‘Zoom rooms’ and Dutch door offices show how remote work is changing the way we build new homes
March 11, 2023
The first thing Andrea Valeria did after buying her apartment in Mexico City last year was sort out her backdrop for her Zoom calls.
She hired a local artist to paint a bright, inspiring mural she could sit in front of for virtual meetings. “It was the first thing I did, even before I had a fridge or a washer-dryer,” the 34-year-old careers consultant said.
Having a dream home office was Valeria’s priority when she moved, and she’s not alone.
While many of us threw together workspaces on our dining tables and beds when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, a place to work has become a priority when homes are designed and built, architects and designers told Insider.
The real-estate site Zillow told Insider offices were mentioned in 11.5% of all listings in February 2023, up 4.5% from February 2022.
Listings that mention a home office or a “Zoom room,” which is set up for video calls, can sell for 1.6% more than expected and six days faster than similar homes without one, according to Zillow’s latest annual review, from March 2022.
Amanda Pendleton, Zillow’s home-trends expert, told Insider a home office was no longer a “nice-to-have luxury.”
“It’s becoming a must-have essential for today’s home shoppers and increasingly a standard feature in new construction homes,” Pendleton said.
A house “needs to work for us,” rather than “us working for the house,” Dafna Ben Porat Akiva, a cofounder of the construction-technology company Veev, said.
These are the four big trends architects and designers are seeing:
Keeping work and home divided — but connected
Remote workers often struggle to transition into home mode at the end of the day, said Jessica Hester, the CEO of Verdant Studio, an Arkansas architecture and design firm.
So architects like her are building spaces “that allow for a physical segue between your workday and your personal life,” she said.
Verdant Studio is adding interior Dutch doors to its latest constructions. These doors — which are split in half so that the bottom can remain shut while the top opens — divide a workspace from the rest of your home but also allow you to “still hear your kids in the other room,” Hester said.
They also create workspaces set at a higher or lower level within a room, separated by a step. Something as simple as moving up or down to get to the desk area can make you feel like you’re in a different space, Hester said.
2-office homes and nooks
Hester has noticed a rising interest in family homes with two offices — one for each partner — and she’s confident they’ll become the norm for anyone who can afford it.
And people with smaller homes are converting areas they don’t use much into offices.
“When people don’t have enough space or cash for two full-sized offices, they’re replacing rooms,” Hester said. She’s been asked to convert laundry rooms, pantries, and even closets into small workspaces or “office nooks.”
Amir Salihefendić, the CEO of the remote-first company Doist, is based in Barcelona. He told Insider that a home office was “critical” when his family was house hunting last year — but his wife is making do with a nook.
“I’m the lucky one because I have actual doors,” Salihefendić said. “It’d be a real luxury to have two offices — but real estate in Barcelona is really expensive and we have three kids.”
‘Flexspaces’ are getting more clever
When people can’t convert a space, the space they have needs to get flexible.
“The reality is that people are calling in from their bedrooms, their kids’ playroom, their lounge,” Veev’s Akiva said.
She said that worked but warned people to watch out for the “big design mistake” of putting a desk right in front of a bed.
Valeria’s home office has a foldout couch for guests, rather than a bed. “If you put in an actual bed, it instantly looks like a bedroom. And that doesn’t give you working vibes,” she told Insider.
Veev is building multipurpose rooms — or “flexspaces” — that can switch between, for example, a daytime office and an after-school playroom.
These rooms need to be light and open — and accessible from a corridor, rather than through a bedroom or bathroom, Akiva said, adding: “You don’t want someone to have to walk through the room while you’re on a video call.”
Alexander Briseño, the principal design leader at the global architectural firm HKS, is used to working with small spaces. He designs multifamily-apartment blocks in big cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Nashville, Tennessee.
He likes kitchen islands that are height-adjustable: They can be lowered to be a desk or raised to be a kitchen counter. Some have built-in storage to hide away your laptop in the evening.
Lighting is everything
The rise of videoconferencing means that “lighting is a big deal,” Akiva said.
She told Insider Veev’s homes had LED strips around the edge of the ceiling to make even lighting that works well on camera.
You can adjust the color and intensity of the lights to make it look like it’s daytime if you’re making evening calls, Akiva said, adding: “If you’re like me and you’re working with people from a different country, where it’s a different time of day, they don’t necessarily need to feel like you’re talking to them in the middle of the night.”
When designing for videoconferences, it’s important to “cut out the noise” of any objects in the background, Akiva said. So she makes closets or trunks of kids games unobtrusive by matching their color to the room’s walls.
“Something fantastic” came out of the “chaos” of remote work’s rise, Hester said: People realized that architecture could “genuinely improve” how we live and work at home.

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A Former Nigerian Senate President, Ayim Pius Ayim, had on Friday during an interview on Channels Television Politics Today said he had no grudge or personal loggerheads with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Ayim Pius in his appraisal of the former Nigerian president said Olusegun Obasanjo was someone who has always remained focused and determined in his activities.
“(Former) President Obasanjo was a very outstanding President Nigeria ever had. President Obasanjo was focused and determined in all that he wanted to do.”
Pius Anyim, who succeeded Chuba Okadigbo as the Senate President in August 2000 after the latter had been impeached – at a time when Obasanjo was president.
He represented Ebonyi South, held the position until May 2003, but with disagreement between the legislature and the executive, which led to a rift between the duo with purported impeachment plots.
Below are the exact words of the former Senate President, Ayim Pius Ayim during the interview on Channels Television Politics on Friday and I quote:
“We had a little disagreement, and it was the National Assembly and the Executive; not Pius Ayim and (former) President Obasanjo. What brought about the problem was a motion moved by Senator Idris Abubakar from Gombe, it wasn’t a motion moved by me,” he explained.
“It was the action taken in the Senate that the former President was reacting to, and it was friction between National Assembly and the Executive.
“Of course, being the head of the legislature, I cannot run away from it; I was leading the legislature and he (Obasanjo) was leading the Executive on the other hand, but there was nothing personal.”


Here is my scenario, on my application when the number of order increases on the UI the rendering becomes slow. So I ran 3 test with 10, 20 and 30 order respectively.
I am seeing from order 10 to 20 there is a spike in response time but on order 30 I see the better response time compared to 10 order.
Please refer to the image attached.
My question is is WPT maintain a cache, every time I am hitting the server? If yes then how to clear cache everytime I run my test.
I am running WPT on a VM machine and I am running my test outside the VM(i.e. local machine)


Los Cabos, Baja California Sur.- The famous artist of pop music, Rihannacelebrated his birthday 32 in the night of this Thursday 20. February to the destination Los Caboswith a ceremony very Mexican, accompanied by tequila, sombreros, the charros and mariachis, in turn, is surrounded by relatives and his friends in the vicinity.
Through the publication of a video shot by a friend of the popular and admired was celebrated, and from running like wildfire through the social networks, the singer, originally Barbados and be a winner Grammyshows the more than happy to enjoy the great your onomástico, in the facilities of a prestigious resort Los Cabos.
The are “Las Mañanitas“interprets commissioned by a number of mariachi, for the special occasion, the famous star, the musical, comes and put out the candles, a colorful cake designed in his honor, while the applause and the good wishes on the part of participants in your party.
Though Rihanna it is characterized by to be very cautious with your private life, to unleash a host of the celebration, not resistance he the temptation, and shared the video of the celebration, the anger among the millions of fans of ” the interpreter “Diamonds“on the digital platforms.
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All fans of the beautiful artists are eagerly waiting for the release of his new label productions for this year, however, the award-winning singer store in a good mood, accompanied by their loved ones in the most important tourist pole Baja California Surprepares his triumphant return in the world of music.


A couple of times recently when I’ve written about object audio and binaural systems, people have expressed disbelief that you can get a surround sound effect through ordinary headphones.
But that’s exactly what binaural sound does. If you’re a sceptic, dig out a pair of headphones and head along to the BBC RD trial page.
This is the 2003 production of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood, which added new actors to the original recording of Richard Burton. Under Milk Wood is, in my view, an amazing thing to listen too. Just set aside 90 minutes and let the sound wash over you.
And, in this trial, you can choose to listen to it remixed in surround sound, either to pass through your PC if you have it set up with the right number of speakers, or in a binaural mix specially designed for headphones.
You’ll need to be using Chrome to listen to it.


Yesterday evening I posted a detailed tutorial that explains how to flash/update the IPMI firmware on the X9DRW-iF server from Supermicro. Today I’m going to explain how to flash the BIOS on the same hardware. If you’re not familiar with what a BIOS firmware flash is, there’s no shame in not knowing, here is a good explanation. I’ve found the documentation out on the web to be scattered at best, and a little bit confusing. This is why I thought I’d put together a start-to-finish guide here, where we’ll create our own custom bootable ISO, and use it to update to a specific BIOS firmware for the X9DRW-iF.
I recently tasked myself with bringing IPMI up to date on a Supermicro X9DRW-iF server. This can be quite dangerous, as a bad IPMI flash can break IPMI in a way that requires you end up having to mail your hardware (RMA) to Supermicro to get it re-flashed. As such, I’m not hugely fond of doing these sorts of things through the IPMI web interface, as it depends on all network connections between your computer and the server working properly. What’s more, the web interface doesn’t give you much in the way of feedback during the firmware upgrade process. Today, we’ll be stepping through what I have found to be the most stable way of flashing the IPMI firmware on an X9DRW-iF. We’ll be doing so from an OS that is installed on the hardware itself — in our case from CentOS 6.6 64-bit (Note: this would work just fine in RHEL, and would very likely work on a Debian-based OS like Ubuntu Server as well).
In this post, I’ll begin to demonstrate how beneficial it can be to automate some of the more tedious tasks involved with setting up a new install of OS X Lion (10.7) or Mountain Lion (10.8). In this early post we’ll focus on getting our machine to a state where it has the tools and core utilities required to continue the deployment with an automation tool like Opscode Chef, which will be introduced in a future post in this series.


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Okorocha’s wife targets more homes for widows, orphans
Govt acquires land for industrial park
WIFE of Imo State Governor, Nkechi Okorocha, says her pet project, She Needs A Roof Project (SNARP), will build many more bungalows for indigent widows and orphans in the state’s 27 local councils in the second phase of the programme.
These would add to the over 152 bungalows built and furnished in the first phase of the project during her husband’s first tenure on the Women of Divine Destiny Initiative (WODDI) platform.
She told journalists in her office yesterday that the project being executed with the SNARP-generated funds was being commended at home and abroad, urging the media to partner it for success in caring for the indigent ones.
According to her, each of the bungalows cost SNARP about N3 million. Stating that she was touched at the number of persons thrown up in a survey on the people in that category, she disclosed that about 10 individuals, who saw the need for more homes being constructed, sponsored 10 bungalows for the same categories of people.
Meanwhile, the Imo State Government has acquired about 27, 000 hectares of land for a state-of-the-art industrial park in Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta local councils as it pursues its industrialising plans, Governor Rochas Okorocha has disclosed.
Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Trade and Investment/Industrial Summit in Owerri on Tuesday, Okorocha disclosed that on resumption of office for his second term, he had promised to industrialise the state by floating several industries and thereby creating more jobs.
He noted that the 400mw Egbema power project and other similar projects would be in use very soon to actualise his investment policy, while acknowledging the interest by local and foreign investors, including United States’ Senator Tony Muse, among others.
The governor disclosed that Muse and his investment team would invest in the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport to transform it into a real cargo airport. Also, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Acho Ihim, said the lawmakers have passed the necessary bills to facilitate investments in the state.

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There are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in New Braunfels or Comal County, but the impact of the global pandemic is starting to hit home.
Officials from Cedar Fair Entertainment Company on Friday announced they would temporarily close Schlitterbahn Waterparks in New Braunfels and Galveston until the end of the month.
Richard Zimmerman, CEO of the Ohio-based company that owns amusement and water parks in the U.S. and Canada, said the decision to temporarily close is the right choice for guests, associates and community.
“We continue to implement preventive measures as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as our own health and hygiene protocols,” Zimmerman said. “Additionally, we are maintaining close relationships with local, state, national and international public health authorities and are taking their guidance as additional preventive measures are deemed necessary.”
Schlitterbahn Resort hotels will remain open, however. The company said they will work with guests who have prepaid tickets or booked rooms during the time period of the park closures. Refunds or re-bookings may be requested by contacting the company at firstname.lastname@example.org.
The Texas Department of State Health Services was reporting 39 cases of COVID-19 as of Friday.
Officials report nine cases in Harris County, seven in Dallas County, six in Collins and Fort Bend counties, three in Montgomery and Smith counties, two in Travis County and one case each in Bell, Gregg and Tarrant counties.
Austin Public Health on Friday reported two presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Travis County, the first cases confirmed in that area.
Both cases are not believed to be community spread, meaning the illness did not come from an unknown infected person with whom they had come into contact.
“This is concerning but not surprising and we have been prepared for the arrival of COVID-19 in our area,” said Dr. Mark Escott, Austin-Travis County Interim Medical Authority, in a statement. “It is critical that the community continue to heed our recommendations and take personal hygiene seriously. This will be the key to ensuring that this virus doesn’t spread.”
The virus was first detected in Wuhan, China. The first infections were linked to a live animal market, but according to CDC, the virus is now spreading from person-to-person.
COVID-19 seems to be spreading easily and sustainably in the community — what public health officials term community spread — in some affected geographic areas, according to the CDC.
Community spread means people have been infected with the virus in an area, including some who are not sure how or where they became infected.

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SLEEPING BEAUTY (THE PANTOMIME MOVIE)
written by Barry Crossley
Directed by Daniel Oliver-Grant
Hyde Little Theatre
A Panto in June!
“Oh not it wasn’t!”
“Oh yes it was!”
After a wait of over 18 months it was my pleasure to step back inside a Theatre again to watch a show but one with a difference, a filmed version of the pantomime with a hybrid of engaging with characters, all done with Corvid restrictions of course.
No-one would have thought back in March 2019 that theatres would have to close to performances beyond the summer of that year and so Hyde Little Theatre, along with many others, would have expected to put on their annual offering to entertain the public during dreary December. To that aim, auditions via electronic means were held for dancers and principals with the view that come the autumn face to face rehearsals would ensue but as we know, this was not to be the case.
So, what is the answer? Do you decide not to go ahead with the project and disappoint a lot of people who would understand or look to continue in some other way? The committee of this theatre group chose the latter option. Using the skills that members possessed they decided to create a film version. The effort must have been immense and all the back stage and technical people involved should take a bow, especially Daniel and Steven Oliver-Grant, who I am reliably told spent over 700 hours editing and adding sparkly effects to the finished product.
This filmed version did remind me of The Slipper and the Rose film. Capesthorne Hall added the backdrop for scenes both inside and outside. While there were 15 scenes, each of these had been story boarded to add detail to character movement, dance routines and interaction. At times Daniel’s direction was reminiscent of music videos that one would see on Top of the Pops. The song choices were well chosen and relatively modern and showed off some impressive vocal skills. The added dimension of aerial shots from the use of drone technology really added another dimension for the outside dance routines which clearly showed the required spacing to comply with government guidelines.
The evening showing, a buzz of panto filled the auditorium as adults and children waited in anticipation to see the final product of all their efforts. In the pre-screening various characters from the celluloid appeared behind castle wall facades at the side of stage to whip the audience to a frenzy and encouraged participation. While, on the main stage a screen was ready to show the main feature.
The cinematography was clear and sound by Adrian and Martin Webber was well synchronised. The choreography by Clare Pascoe and Sue Bradbury was energetic and well thought out, I’m sure there had to be tweaks to the original versions due to restrictions. Some very special effects were used in post-production to enhance the staging.
For panto, the key aspect is the connection with the audience that is key. The actors, who I believe were divided into teams for the nightly performances, certainly worked hard behind their walled windows and projected as loud as they could to be heard. Both on film and on stage they strived tirelessly to give the production energy. At times the acting came across very like the old silent movies where the actors made movements and certainly facial expressions twice as big as they normally would.
Jake Ridgway (Muddles) really did give this production his all. He was very expressive and had good timing in dialogue delivery, giving an opportunity for the audience to react. This must have been very difficult to judge when filming but he made it look effortless. Throughout he looked to be having a ball and made every effort to include prat falls in his comedy. His vocal delivery in song was also strong.
Similarly, Simon Sullivan (Nurse Nelly) engaged well with the audience in his live segments. In this particular panto this character didn’t have a lot of screen time but when he did there was good, expressive, slow and deliberate vocal delivery. Normally I like a swift pace in dialogue but this approach worked well. Some of the other character’s dialogue got lost in speedier delivery.
We always need a baddie to boo and Gavin Chadwick’s Carabosse worked a treat. The costume and makeup (as with all the characters) was great. He oozed evilness and horrid intent. He worked the audience with menace. If ever anyone needs an evil Miss Hanigan, go no further. Sofia Butterworth was the counterpoint to this. She looked and sounded the part of the good Fairy Stardust.
For me, the Prince Valiant character stands on the delivery of a good Dorothy Ward thigh slap and Jem Marshall-Ayre did not disappoint. She worked well opposite Kat Rawling, the Princess Aurora. There was great singing from both of them in a duet and solo songs.
Kimberley Ross and Karen Schofield (Spit and Polish) worked hard to convey the slap stick humour that a comedy duo can convey. Paul Wood (King Putupon), Daniel Cope Aimey Saxon (Lord and Lady Chamber pot) all added to the mayhem and fun that is pantomime though these characters would find it easier to build a rapport with a live audience.
Some of the song choices really did make one listen. You will be found was delightfully sang by Kat Rawling but was made all the more poignant when Paul Wood contributed a harmonising vocal. Similarly, one of the youth chorus – Oliver delivered a super cameo and song.
This was a hybrid, immersive experience of projected film and in person character and everyone must be so pleased that there was a good, finished performance at the end of a very long wait. Though, like me, I bet everyone cannot wait to get front and centre in front of a live audience and have fun both for those in the audience and onstage, after all that is Pantomime!

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I have always been a big Eames fan and I got even more in love with Charles and Ray Eames after watching the great documentary about their life, Eames: the Architect and the Painter.
Their house was amazing and so creative, I really like how they play with forms!
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