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In this article, we talked about some tips and tricks to record better videos with your smartphone. By applying these tricks, you can shoot better videos on your smartphone. Read the article now to learn how to do it
It is a popular saying that best camera is the camera you own, and foremost offers it is the smartphone camera that is always there in our pockets.
And most of us underestimate its capabilities.
Today, in this article we are going to talk about how you can use your smartphone camera to take better videos.
There are hundreds of videos that were shot on mobile phones and they have gained millions of views on YouTube. While it is said that the camera gear can only improve the production quality, not the story.
You can still work on some tips and tricks to get the best production quality even with your smartphone camera, and this is what we are going to talk about in this article.
Always record in a landscape mode
Just because it is easier to hold a lot of people record videos in vertical form without realizing that if they ever have to play the video on, TV or anything that is not a smartphone, then you will have to bear those thick bars on both sides of the video.
So, always try to capture videos in landscape mode, all you need to do is hold your camera horizontally, this way you will able to cover a wider area, which is Pleasure to watch when you play on a big screen.
Lock the exposure
When you recording in auto mode, the exposure will also be selected auto, which means it will try to lighten or dim the video depending on how old it the scene you are recording is.
If you are recording a video where a lot of camera movement is involved then you will end up having a video that will sometimes be too dark, or too light.
To overcome this, you can lock the exposure, the option to lock exposure depends on the smartphone you use and the UI of the camera app, but it’s quite easy to find.
You can also use a third party app called Open Camera which gives you a bit of manual control for recording videos, it is available for free from Playstore you can install on your phone and play with it to know how it works.
Try not using the Zoom feature
Smartphones have digital zones, at least the ones which have single camera setup if this is the case with your smartphone, try capturing the video without using the digital zone because it will result in loss of quality of the video.
You can try capturing the video close to the subject, this way you will be able to retain the quality.
Shooting in proper light conditions
Even though smartphones have come a long way in providing good photography low light conditions, the same cannot be said for videos.
If you are shooting indoors make sure you have proper lighting, in the lighting should always fall on the subject rather than falling on the camera.
And it is better to shoot videos in natural light, which will help you get the best quality video.
Proper framing of the video
This one is a bit tricky but you will get a hold of it by practice, proper framing means, making the subject up here within the frame throughout the video. Small things like proper alignment of the scene, placing the subject in the camera can improve the quality of video drastically.
Give your videos a bit of motion
You may have noticed how the camera moves in the movies if you haven’t, you will now after reading this article. Notice how the scene becomes interesting when the camera keeps moving.
You can do a similar thing while shooting videos from your mobile if there is no particular action going on anywhere recording seems like market mountains etc, you can Pan your camera from bottom to, top, or from right to left, just give it a simple smooth pan.
Shoot stabilized videos from your smartphone
If you want a flagship smartphone, chances are that your smartphone has got optical image stabilization (OIS) which means there are tiny Motors installed in the camera that helps it take smoother videos by eliminating small jerks and shocks.
Even if the optical image stabilization is not available on your phone, few Smartphone manufacturers have something called electronic image stabilization (EIS) which can also be useful in taking stable shots.
The way IAS works is, it evaluates the entire frame and then cuts the corners of the frame to give a video that is a little bit stabilized, though you get a bit of zoomed video because of the corners getting cropped out.
If OIS or EIS is available in the or smartphone, and you know how to hold your smartphone sturdy, you can take some amazing shots from your mobile phone.
There are few smartphone gimbals also available in the market which or also helpful in recording stabilized videos.
One of such Gimble is, Smooth Q from Zhiyun, which is available for just about $100, but totally worth the investment.
Use an external microphone for high-quality audio
If you are shooting a video which also involves dialogues are subject to talk, make sure you use an external microphone to get Chrisp audio.
The funda is to make the microphone available as near as possible to the subject, the selection of a microphone will depend on the type of video you are trying to shoot.
The best microphone that might work in several conditions would be a Lapel Mic or collar mic.
The Boya M1 microphone is the one I use all the time, it’s cable is 20ft long which is quite enough if you want to record far away from the subject and still want his/her voice to be recorded in the video.
I’ve done a separate article talking about this Boya M1 Mic you can check it out here.
Lastly, keep a lot of patience
If you want to get out the best quality video then you should keep a lot of patience as well, if you want to record something in hurry you will always end up making mistakes.
So, in the end, my advice would be to plan everything ahead of shooting the video if you can. Your first video is definitely not going to be a Masterpiece, but I can assure that it will improve over time as you make more videos more often.
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I do have been making videos from last few years, and we have a tech YouTube channel, I tried to keep it alive by posting videos every now and then. I would recommend that you subscribe my channel. I shared quite a lot of useful stuff about the technology.

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As people live longer, the nature of Hospice Care is changing dramatically and we have to change and expand accordingly.
In particular, demand for hospice care in the home is escalating ? this year alone the number of patients receiving care at home has increased by 20 per cent and the hours of home respite we have delivered by 30 per cent.
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Built in 1929 under the name La Belle Tour, this 56 unit apartment building appears to be an inspiration for Disneyworld’s “Tower of Terror” in both look and name. Also, it happens to be haunted.
The Hollywood Reporter listed this among LA’s most haunted locations, writing:
Spectral Residents: “There are many spirits here,” says April Brooks, a manager at the Hollywood Tower. “A lot of people report the ghost of a man standing on the seventh floor, in ’30s period clothing, staring at the Hollywood Hills. Then he disappears.”
Paranormal investigators Scott Markus and Connor Bright with “What’s Your Ghost Story?” got a peek inside the building and brought their video cameras with them:

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Melissa Gorga - Photo's from the launch party for BRAVO'S first scripted series 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce' The party was held at the Crosby Hotel in New York City, New York, United States - Thursday 20th November 2014
'Fruitvale Station' star Michael B. Jordan arrives on the red carpet at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of his latest film, sports drama 'We Could Be King', in New York alongside the movie's director Judd Ehrlich.
Paul McCartney is working with Greg Kurstin for his forthcoming new album.
…While a geeky kid finds himself as The Rock.
The critically-acclaimed anthology series may return for a third season, with the first two episodes already written.
Superman is missing from the 'Justice League' trailer.
The 'Power Rangers' reminded Elizabeth Banks of that 'team' aesthetic.

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Trump delays release of some JFK assassination files until 2021, bowing to national security concernsBreaking News
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After President Trump vowed last year to release all the long-secret files related to the JFK assassination, the administration announced Thursday that some documents will be withheld until October 2021 for national security reasons.
In a White House memo, Trump said that the nation’s intelligence community persuaded him to keep some documents secret because their exposure could harm “identifiable national security, law enforcement, and foreign affairs concerns.”
Trump gave the CIA, FBI and other agencies a deadline of April 24 to release the last remaining documents related to the investigation into President John F. Kennedy’s assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald on Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas. Last year Trump, who once suggested Sen. Ted Cruz’s father played a role in the assassination, promised he was going to release the entirety of the 5 million pages of records, most of which have been available since the late 1990s.
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- Abris acquired a majority stake in GreenGroup in 2016
- Zalvaris is GreenGroup’s seventh bolt-on since Abris’ initial investment
- Abris is a ESG transformation private equity fund manager
GreenGroup, backed by Abris Capital Partners, has acquired UAB Zalvaris, an industrial waste management company.
Zalvaris is based in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Zalvaris’ acquisition is part of GreenGroup’s new investment plan, totalling up to €200 million, focused on consolidating its market position in Central Europe via capex investments and bolt-on acquisitions, according to a release.
Abris acquired a majority stake in GreenGroup in 2016.
“Zalvaris is the latest significant acquisition completed by GreenGroup as part of its ambitious strategy to become the leading player in the industrial waste management sector in Central Europe,” said Adrian Stănculescu, partner and head of Abris Romania.
This deal follows GreenGroup’s acquisitions of SIGAD, and UAB Ecso, the release added.
Zalvaris is GreenGroup’s seventh bolt-on since Abris’ initial investment in the company, and the third add-on in the past nine months.
This acquisition will bring significant synergies with other GreenGroup divisions, including those who manage polyolefins, the release said.
Abris is a ESG transformation private equity fund manager focused on mid-market opportunities in the major countries of Central Europe. The firm is based in Warsaw, Poland.
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
Foil embelishment tutorial
The wonderful part about all this is ..It is free.
And it is a great way to recycle.
You can use the same embelishment over and over to make your own light weight original piece of art,finished with the colors you choose.
They can be used for jewelry as well.

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Mixed Emotions: Real Stories of Mixed Marriage
by Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association
Chapter 3: Family is the most important thing
Chris and Roisin, who are in their mid-thirties, live in the Oldpark area of north Belfast. Chris is a bakery worker, Roisin a supervisor in a solicitor’s practice. They have been married for more than 11 years and are proud parents of seven-and-a-half-year-old Matthew. He says that the ‘half’ is very important.
“We keep politics out of our home,” says Roisin. “In Northern Ireland it is divisive and there is no place for it in our relationship. We don’t watch the news about this place and neither of us feels that any of the politicians have the welfare of ordinary people at heart.” “Obviously, we have our own views on many things”, agrees Chris, “we’d both lived in this society for more than 20 years before we met, so we have attitudes whether we like it or not. But, we’ve found that our family life is more important than religion or politics and it comes first every time.”
Roisin was born in the Ardoyne area of the city and is convent-educated. She has two brothers and two sisters and lives not far from her Mum and Dad. She manages a successful solicitor’s practice less than half a mile from her home and has worked there since leaving school.
“We bought this house despite the fact it was the first we had viewed”, she says, “because I knew it was right and it had the advantage of being close to my parents. Family is the most important thing in my life; my husband, my son and my extended family. Oh, and it’s also handy for work.
Her first memories are typical of many Belfast youngsters of her generation. “I remember bin lids being banged, deafening noise and burning. The first of the hunger strikers was dying and Ardoyne went crazy. It is not the sort of memory I would wish on any child, but in those days, where I came from, there was a constant atmosphere of tension and violence. I remember the strangeness of English accents and the constant harassment of older people in the street by the army who seemed to be everywhere, all the time.”
Roisin’s parents moved their family to the relative quiet of the Cliftonville Road area, but after less than five years and frequently smashed front windows, they were intimidated out of their home by loyalist paramilitaries. “It was sad and shocking at the same time, as we were forced to move back to Ardoyne after our house was bought under a vesting order, at a fraction of its cost, by the Housing Executive, but worse was to come. My father’s brother was murdered in his café on the Crumlin Road by unknown loyalist killers. We were devastated and my memory of my father’s tears will stay with me forever.”
“I had been sheltered from the Troubles, as they’re called, by my parents. They wanted only what was best for us. I’d gone from knowing no Protestants at all when I lived in Ardoyne originally to taking part in Girl’s Brigade activities regularly during our five-year stay on the Cliftonville Road. Then, it was back to Ardoyne again and a Catholic-only environment.” Through all of this time, Roisin was involved in Gaelic games. “I have been a member of the Ardoyne GAA club for nearly as long as I can remember. I was a Camogie player for more than 20 years at all club levels and, subsequently, I have taken up coaching some of the younger girls. It is a healthy and disciplined sport and one that I love.” Roisin has also enjoyed a successful county career with the Antrim team and still spends up to five evenings a week volunteering her time to help the young of her community. “The GAA was my life as a teenager: my sporting life and my social life to the exclusion of everything else I suppose. I didn’t venture into town much in the evenings, so it was really by chance, on the invitation of my sister and her friend, who worked together in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, that I met Chris. But for fate, I’m sure our paths really could not have crossed.”
Chris, who works in a busy North Belfast home bakery, comes originally from a townland outside the County Antrim coastal town of Larne. “We moved about quite a lot when I was a youngster”, he says, “mainly around the Carrickfergus area. So, as you can imagine, I didn’t meet a lot of Catholics for the first ten years of my life. I’ll correct that, I didn’t meet any Catholics at all.” That was rectified when the family, Chris, his mum and dad and brother, Scott, moved to Newtownbreda village in the countryside to the south of Belfast as he prepared for secondary school.
“Technically our family was Methodist, but we didn’t attend church and it certainly wasn’t a big deal in our house, so a person’s religion didn’t much matter to me either way. But Newtownbreda was a mixed area and, before long, I had taken a part-time job in a local petrol station, made Catholic friends and very good ones at that.”
Chris attended Newtownbreda High School and like most of the other boys gathered firewood for the bonfire and looked forward to ‘The Twelfth’ celebrations. “It was a season of the year, like the others we had for games and sports and one that I enjoyed, but that was it. A bit of a laugh. I wasn’t brought up to be sectarian or, to be honest, even to care what anyone else ‘was’. It just didn’t occur to me then and it still doesn’t today.”
“I had been socialising in Belfast, particularly around Lavery’s pub, which was totally mixed, for a few years when I first met Roisin. I already knew her sister and we all got along well.”
“We got on better than well”, says Roisin. “Chris and I walked and talked until five o’clock that first morning, and despite the fact that he had forgotten my Christian name by the time I rang him later that morning, I knew that this was the real thing or whatever they call it today.” “I was half awake when she rang”, says Chris, “I could hardly remember my own name after a night on the town.”
Chris and Roisin courted for four years before marrying. Chris says, “We were party animals in those days, trouble or no trouble, and we had a great time before we eventually settled down. They were often difficult times”, says Roisin. “There was tension with things like Drumcree and lots of sectarian trouble and Chris and I lived on polar opposites of Belfast. He in the far south, me in the extreme north. Both sets of parents were worried. It was only natural when you are going out at night and travelling so far, but we continued to meet in the city centre and somehow I think that adversity actually strengthened our relationship.”
“Our parents were never a problem”, says Chris. “They saw how we were together and were happy for us. As we have said, we are very family orientated – both sides of our family.”
Chris and Roisin, whose younger sister is also in a mixed relationship, married in her local Catholic church with both families in attendance. “We had talked through what we wanted well beforehand”, says Roisin “and the day went well. We had also discussed our attitudes toward children long before we were married. Like most mixed marriage couples, I suppose we talked more because we had more to talk about. Chris was happy for Matthew to be baptized Catholic, because he himself has no religion, and we both recognise that our son will make his own decisions when he comes of age.”
“We have always tried to compromise rather than argue”, says Chris, “because we love each other and we always remember that it’s easy to fall into sectarian traps. I’m not political, Roisin isn’t either and, while Matthew will make his First Communion soon, religion plays little part in our home life. I just know that we got on from the start and we have kept it going. That’s all the advice I could give any young people thinking about a mixed marriage.”
“Yes”, says Roisin, “love is love and if religion means anything, it should mean that it should never get in the way of two people in love.”
Chris & Roisin

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Song of the Day: The Lathums – Struggle
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Whoever is in charge of choosing the plays for the Bush Theatre certainly has a social concussion. So far this year they’ve covered themes from racism to legal aids cuts, and tonight, we come upon global warming. One thing they can never be accused of is not tackling some meaty topics.
Knowing the theme of the play, the title does sort of speak for itself really, but the polar bear also takes physical form in the young daughter’s stuffed toy, lost somewhere in the home that the parents are trying to sell in order to move to somewhere nicer by the river, a move being made possible by the father’s high powered job in an energy company and who is working on a deal that will make the move even more possible.
Added to the stress of the lost toy and father’s job, we have the wife, stressed about everything in life and desperate to give her daughter everything she can to make sure she has the best start in life, then the energy conscious au pair from Iceland who is stressed about the tiniest little piece of silver foil in the bin rather than it being in the recycling, and finally the ex-drug addict brother, happy with his simple life and girlfriend who “isn’t a looker but she makes me happy” but stressed about making amends with the brother who he admires. Oh and there is also the hamster that needs its twice daily exercise. There is a lot of stress in this household.
And as ever with the Bush Theatre, it’s all played out on a stage that has been so well thought out. One of the joys of attending a new play here is in seeing how the space has been laid out; this time around they return to a centre stage, with seating around the outside. And with just 144 seats its always intimate, no matter where you sit. You’re so close to the action at times you could almost reach out and touch the actors; in fact tonight I was sitting alongside one of the four entrances into the stage and at a rather dramatic point between young daughter and father, was almost face to face with him as he raved and slowly lost his mind. It was slightly disturbing to say the least. The knife in his hand didn’t help much either.
The set is as simple as always here; one room, a few items of furniture, walls defined by strips of lights, which are used for great effect as the play progresses, and almost everything else is left to the imagination and aided by sound and light effects. The four exits off stage and between the seated audience become the rest of the house; through one door you know it’s the kitchen, you can even hear the tumble dryer, much to the dismay of the au pair who feels they could hang clothes out to dry!
It’s played out at a fast, at times hectic, pace, and over and done in 90 minutes flat without a break, just to add to the stress that is building. And to drum home the central message of global warming, there is a lot of talk of energy consumption, mobile phones are constantly plugged in, the aforementioned tumble dryer comes on and off, lights flicker, and we see family life on the edge for the first hour as mum and dad rush around with their busy important lives, while brother and au pair try to stay calm and enjoy the simpler life. And at the same time, they all seek the lost polar bear.
The play is certainly funny, the writing keeps it moving along nicely and the staging keeps your eyes focused and your mind engaged. It’s not until the last half hour that the play starts to really preach it’s message, but in a way that isn’t as clear cut as you might expect. Yes the message is that we are killing the planet, but the central argument becomes one of whether one person can make a difference, or even whether many people can change things. And if I was to be critical at all, I’d say here it slightly fails, as over a short space of time we go through too many options and thoughts, although it is probably the intention to show how things cannot be as black or white as we would wish. But this one issue aside, it’s a play worth an evening out.
And as ever with anything I’ve seen at Bush Theatre, you do walk out knowing you have not only enjoyed an evening out seeing a great play as well as knowing that you will be discussing this for the rest of the evening afterwards with whoever you may have seen it with.


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Home > News > Iran Ranks 25th in Nanotechnology
October 27th, 2008
Iran Ranks 25th in Nanotechnology
Iran ranked 25th in the field of nanotechnology, improving its ranking by 35 place compared to seven years ago.
Head of Nanotechnology Association, Mojtaba Shariati-Niasar said that Iran took the 60th place in 2000 in the field in the world and sixth among the Islamic countries.
But it reached 25th place in the international scene and first in the Islamic world, he said.
He further said that the organizers of the Second International Nanotech Congress intend to show the international community how Iran managed to attain such a position in the field.
The congress will be held in Tabriz University from October 28-30 with the participation of Iranian and foreign scientists.
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Julia Austin Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 On May 22, 2008 NRG Systems issued Technical Support Bulletin TSB-008 regarding the NRG #40C anemometer. Specifically, TSB-008 provided details on a manufacturing defect detected in the epoxy potting process of the sensor magnet that could cause a sensor to underreport wind speeds. It outlined corrective actions put in place and provided guidance to our customers on how to detect potential anomalies in collected data. In the weeks following this initial communication, we discovered that the problem was much more complex than we initially thought. Customers with new sensors were reporting similar problems with sensor slow-down obligating us to reexamine our initial conclusion. What appeared to be a simple root cause branched out into many possible causes. This required us to develop new science for analyzing and testing the performance of our anemometer. We concluded that the epoxy process was not the primary cause of wind speed underreporting. After this determination, we dedicated all available resources, solicited the help of outside materials experts to analyze the components and structure of the #40C, and designed and executed dozens of experiments. Additionally, we formed an industry roundtable and joined forces with other industry experts and consultants to better understand the problem. Some in the industry thought the interaction of the boom and sensor was the root cause of the slow down. While this may have been a contributing factor, we did not believe it to be the primary cause and we felt it was our responsibility to continue investigating the sensor itself. Through our exhaustive investigation we have explored and ruled out numerous possible causes. We can now report that we have recently confirmed, in both laboratory and field tests, the underreporting of wind speeds by some NRG #40C anemometers is caused by the sensor entering into a vibratory mode. We have further confirmed that this vibratory mode is a state of the sensor itself and is not dependent on the boom or tower configuration. We now have enough solid information to begin the process of designing a solution. While we hope this news provides some assurance, we also know you seek answers now ? the reliability of your wind measurement data is of paramount importance. That is why we have scheduled a webinar for you to understand our progress to date and ask questions. Please see details below. We hope you will join us. Sincerely, Barton Merle-Smith, Director of Marketing and Sales Join us for a Webinar on December 2, 2008 at 11:00 EST. Space is limited. Title: NRG Systems #40C Progress Report Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST Reserve your Webinar Seat Now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/899905197 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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It’s another Monday morning, computers are turned on, buzzing and the click, click of fingertips to keyboards. It’s almost like any other Monday morning – checking email, the news headlines and settling down to write – all except I’m doing it in a hotel lobby in Berlin. My co-workers: a group of environmental journalists from the U.S. and Canada. We were traveling around Germany last week touring green schools, office and apartment buildings when the volcano on Iceland began to erupt.
I was supposed to fly out Saturday morning and get back to D.C. in plenty of time to throw myself into another crazy workweek. But by Friday night, most of our flights were canceled and we had no idea where we’d sleep the next night or what we’d do as the ash cloud wafted through the atmosphere far above Europe. Of course, we’re all grown adults, journalists no less and fully equipped to survive such inconveniences. And, with the help of our hosts in the German government and the think tank, Ecologic Institute, we were quickly installed in a funky little hotel on the edge of Berlin’s Tiergarten, the city’s version of Central Park and a wonderful place that is right now full of gently unfurling buds and the first flowers of springtime.
It’s such a pleasure to experience springtime. And, here in Berlin, where they have had a hard winter, it’s easy to get caught up in the joyousness of the growing grass, chirping birds and happy Berliners who took full advantage of the mild weather and ample sunshine this weekend. They were picnicking in the park, walking and biking all over town.
It’s a beautiful city – particularly this time of year. I would like to say that I handled this unexpected change of plans with the utmost grace but there was a lot of hand-wringing and wrinkled brows before we arrived at our new digs and had rebooked our flights. Three of us rented bikes yesterday and biked – YES WE BIKED! – out to the airport, a marvelous ride which I’ll likely tell you more about later. I’m finally scheduled to go on Thursday now – which was seemingly like a lifetime-long delay only a day or two ago. That was before adjusting my expectations to the forces of nature. While we all knew we’d survive, it is something of a mindbend to be told that there is no certainly when or if you will be able to get home. We’ve all become accustomed to crossing at will the Atlantic (Pacific, Sea of Japan, whatever) that it is quite disconcerting to learn nature really doesn’t care that we have work to do, deadlines to meet and places to be.
Now that I’ve stopped worrying, I realize it’s really not much different from a regular day in the District. In fact, since it’s only just before 6 am at home, I’m really getting an early start to a productive workday! Everyone is quietly getting things done here in the lobby of the Motel One. I’ve decided to embrace the uncertainty. Tonight, in fact, we may venture to a special restaurant, Unsicht-Bar, where a wait staff of blind people serve you dinner entirely in the dark. Somehow, it seems like just the right meal for the moment.


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T.I.T.S. is an independent performance collective that creates atmospheric and sensual performances. They joined forces at the Norwegian Theatre Academy and started to work with the light, sound, architecture of the given space, physical and vocal presence of performers, aiming to make all of these components equally important. The simplicity is an important keyword. T.I.T.S. want to deal with instinct and emotions the audience can relate to directly.
Nela H. Kornetová (CZ/NOR), concept, choreography, performer – http://kornetova.net
Ann Sofie Godø (NOR), scenography and light design
Lærke Grøntved (DK), choreography, performer
Heidi Dalene (NOR), scenography and special effects
Jonas Qvale (NOR), sound desing – http://www.hornorkesteret.no
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Ramadoss to focus on liquor ban now
Buoyed by the nationwide enforcement of the ban on smoking, the Union Health Minister geared up to launch a campaign against alcohol by bringing in a policy to regulate its sale in the country.india Updated: Oct 11, 2008 20:50 IST
Buoyed by the nationwide enforcement of the ban on smoking, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has geared up to launch a campaign against alcohol by bringing in a policy to regulate its sale in the country.
"We need a strong policy to prevent the young generation from getting addicted to alcohol. We have initiated talks with various agencies to come out with a national-level policy to regulate the sales of alcohol in the country and it will be made into an Act after considerable deliberation," Ramadoss told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar on "Alcohol Control Policy" in Chennai on Saturday.
Ramadoss said there had been tremendous response to the smoking ban in Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal.
"We have asked the state governments to use the fine amount collected either for anti-tobacco activities or provide it to treasury bench. Soon a vigorous advertisement campaign will be launched to highlight the ill effects of tobacco consumption," he said.
On his proposal to introduce a blanket ban on tobacco products in the country, he said a decision could be taken only after providing alternative employment to thousands of beedi workers and others employed in tobacco industry.
"A committee, comprising Union Labour Minister Oscar Fernandez, has been set up to evolve an alternative employment for these workers. The Centre is also planning to introduce a scheme to help the tobacco growers with alternative crops, mainly medicinal plants," he said.
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Brian Healy admitted possession of the firearm on February 3
AN alcoholic who admitted having a sawn-off shotgun which was found in a car following a road accident in Limerick was to be paid “a few hundred euro” for acting as backup during the sale of the firearm, a court has has heard.
Brian Healy, aged 51, who has an address at Sexton Street North, Thomondgate has pleaded guilty to suspicious possession of the firearm at Cregane, Bruree, on February 3, last.
During a sentencing hearing, Detective Garda David Gee said Healy was a passenger in a silver Volkswagen Passat which collided with a van around two miles on the Limerick side of Charleville.
The car was being pursued by gardai at the time as it had driven off “at speed” having been stopped in Charleville a short time earlier.
Following the collision Healy and the driver of the car were taken to University Hospital Limerick for treatment.
Judge Tom O’Donnell was told the Turkish-made sawn-off shotgun was found in the footwell of the passenger seat by members of the fire service who attended the scene of the road collision.
The driver of the car, who was also charged and brought before the court, has since died, he was told.
Yvonne Quinn BL said her client was “of material assistance” and made admissions following his arrest.
She said while he was aware the gun was in the car, he had no role in acquiring the firearm and did not intend using it.
She said he met the driver a few weeks earlier and agreed to accompany him to Mallow where he had arranged to sell the firearm.
However, the sale fell through and the pair were returning to Limerick when the collision happened.
Ms Quinn said Healy, who has a number of previous convictions, was to be paid around €250 which he intended using to have “a good weekend”.
“His sole motivation was to get €250. He had tunnel vision, he was only thinking of getting money to fuel his addiction,” she said.
Judge O’Donnell has indicated he will impose sentence in February.


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Welcome in Studios Enastron and Kythira
"Studios Enastron" Recently built, with care and respect, with architecture that respects the style of the island and the special space that was built. The combination of green from the small pine forest next to us and the smells that flood the atmosphere through it, blend harmoniously with the sea view and its blue color. In the evening, a starry sky comes and puts its own touch on the picture, letting us relax and travel!
"Studios Enastron" are 150 meters from the beach with crystal clear waters and endless sandy beach of Agia Pelagia Beach. Ideal choice for those seeking peaceful and idyllic holidays near the sea.
"Studios Enastron" are located in the seaside settlement of Agia Pelagia. The beautiful beach of Agia Pelagia is located in the north part of Kythira and it is located next to the old harbor. It is located near the villages of Potamos and Karavas and access is easy as it is connected to the main road network.
Beaches that also belong to the settlement of Agia Pelagia are less than three kilometers away from the New World, Fyri Ammos, Kalamitsi, Lorentzou, Blue flag, and Lake.
Some sports events are organized in the summer, since its fine sand offers endless hours of staying and activities. The whole island of Kythera is full of beautiful beaches that cover all tastes. Panagia Myrtidiotissa is called the icon of the Virgin Mary found in Kythira in the Monastery of Myrtidi. Celebrated on September 24 is worth visiting!!


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Who Should I Draft?
Montee Ball or Giovani Bernard (2014)
|“We expect Ball to take over this season but that being said, Moreno will still have value if the Broncos decide to keep him around.”|
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|“I love watching Gio run on the field. He is an outstanding RB talent and his PPR upside is amazing. He will be given more workload in 2014 and will see double-digit TDs.”||“Currently have to keep an eye on Moreno, but Ball has to be seen as the future of Denver's ground game. Being on a top offense is a great place to be for RB's and he will always get the garbage time bump for yards.”|
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|“Bernard finished his rookie season as the 16th ranked fantasy back, despite tallying only 170 rushing attempts and 56 receptions. He should have a bigger role in the Bengals offense next year and be a Top 10 running back. Think Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice in his second year with the Ravens.”||“I think Ball is going to emerge as the lead back in Denver in 2014, especially with Knowshon Moreno now in Miami. Ball showed enough in the second half of the season to make me think the Broncos have faith in him to handle the starting job next year.”|

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Boston Celtics legendary big man Bill Russell will auction a massive collection of sports memorabilia collected over the course of his hall of fame career to benefit charities he supports, partnering with Hunt auctions to sell the unparalleled collection of irreplaceable, historic items that ought to fetch a pretty penny for Russell’s favorite causes.
The 11-time Celtics champion had an unequaled career on the court as the driving force behind the golden age of Boston basketball in the late 1950s and 1960s, winning copious honors, the hardware of which makes up the bulk of the collection to be auctioned.
Russell himself appeared on a recent episode of the “CBS Mornings” show, speaking with Nate Burleson from its trio of co-hosts also including Gayle King, and Tony Dokoupil. Burleson and Big Bill talk about the Celtics icon’s historic career with the team, his plans to auction his related memorabilia, and the charities they will benefit in the clip.
Watch the video embedded above to see the interview in full.
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On 11 December 2001, orphan designation (EU/3/01/077) was granted by the European Commission to Pharm Research Associates (UK) Ltd, United Kingdom, for [gly2]-recombinant human glucagon-like peptide for the treatment of short-bowel syndrome.
[gly2]-recombinant human glucagon-like peptide has been authorised in the EU as Revestive since 30 August 2012.
[Gly2]-recombinant human glucagon-like peptide
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During its meeting of 10-11 July 2012, the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) reviewed the designation EU/3/01/077 for Revestive (teduglutide)1 as an orphan medicinal product for the treatment of short-bowel syndrome. The COMP assessed whether, at the time of marketing authorisation, the medicinal product still met the criteria for orphan designation. The Committee looked at the seriousness and prevalence of the condition, and the existence of other satisfactory methods of treatment. The COMP recommended that the orphan designation of the medicine be maintained2.
1 At time of orphan designation teduglutide was known as [gly2]-recombinant human glucagon-like peptide.
2 The maintenance of the orphan designation at time of marketing authorisation would, except in specific situations, give an orphan medicinal product 10 years of market exclusivity in the European Union (EU). This means that in the 10 years after its authorisation, similar products with a comparable therapeutic indication cannot be placed on the market.
|October 2022||The sponsor's address was updated.|
|April 2022||The sponsorship was transferred to Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG Ireland Branch.|
|April 2016||The sponsorship was transferred to Shire Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited, Ireland.|
|October 2013||The sponsorship was transferred to NPS Pharma Holdings Limited, Ireland.|
|September 2013||Nycomed Danmark ApS changed name to Takeda Pharma A/S.|
|April 2008||The sponsorship was transferred to Nycomed Danmark ApS, Denmark.|
|November 2002||The sponsorship was transferred to PAREXEL International Limited, United Kingdom.|
Documents related to this orphan designation evaluation
Recommendation for maintenance of orphan designation at the time of marketing authorisation: Revestive (teduglutide) for the treatment of short-bowel syndrome (PDF/111.78 KB)
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For contact details of patients’ organisations whose activities are targeted at rare diseases, see:
European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS), a non-governmental alliance of patient organisations and individuals active in the field of rare diseases.
Orphanet, a database containing information on rare diseases, which includes a directory of patients’ organisations registered in Europe.
EU register of orphan medicines
The list of medicines that have received an orphan designation in the EU is available on the European Commission's website:


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Considered a rising star among New York’s literary elite in the 1840s, Moby-Dick novelist and native Manhattanite Herman Melville had published several books by the age of 35. Within a decade, however, the public’s adulation for the author’s work had begun to fade. The married father of four also realized he could no longer provide the proper financial support for his family’s lifestyle by farming and writing at their Pittsfield, Massachusetts home he called “Arrowhead.”
Allan Melville, a lawyer and younger brother of the writer, offered to sell his 104 East 26th Street townhouse in Flatiron to Herman, according to Melville historian Hershel Parker in the 1997 edition of the Harvard Library Bulletin. “Elizabeth Melville paid over to Allan approximately $5,750 from her inheritance from her father, who had died in 1861,” said Parker of the property purchase, and by 1863, the family made their move to the District.
The three-story home measured 20′ x 45′ on a 98′ 9″ lot with “a narrow backyard stretching a good forty feet,” noted Parker. “It was dark–no windows on either side because it was a row house.” The New York Times wrote in 1982, “Melville could look up from the stoop of his home and see a nude golden Diana, the mythical huntress, poised on one foot, aiming her arrow in his direction from her tower crown on Stanford White’s gleaming new Madison Square Garden.”
Mostly furnished with inherited items, the home’s features included a green fabric sofa, a set of Empire chairs with dolphin handrests, and oil paintings of Melville and his maternal grandfather, American Revolutionary War General Peter Gansevoort. According to Herman’s granddaughter Eleanor in Hershel Parker’s Herman Melville: A Biography Volume 2 1851-1891, his second floor study was seen “as a place of mystery and awe. The great mahogany desk, heavily bearing up four shelves of dull gilt and leather books.” Added granddaughter Frances, “There was no wall space at all, just books, books, books. His huge desk had interesting things on it including a rolling ruler decorated with different varieties of green ferns, a large velvet pincushion mounted on an iron stand and a little black metal candlestick for sealing wax.”
Primarily a poetry, magazine, and occasional book writer now, Melville’s wages reportedly contributed little to the household’s income. His earnings, however, changed in 1866 when he was hired as a $1,000-a-year Custom House Service district inspector. ”He walked from his house west to the Hudson River,” said Prof. Stanton Garner of the University of Texas at Arlington to The New York Times in 1982 about Melville’s work in the civil service sector until his resignation in 1885. “But he used his idle hours near the piers to write on little scraps of paper.”
Melville lived the last 28 years of his life in the townhouse. He died of heart failure at his home on September 28, 1891 at the age of 72 and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx. Within several months of his death, Melville’s wife Elizabeth sold their Flatiron home for a reported $16,250.
In tribute to the late author, the Herman Melville Society, whose members are dedicated to the study and appreciation of the 19th century writer, placed a bronze plaque at the former location of Melville’s Flatiron home in 1982. It reads: “Herman Melville The American Author Resided from 1863-1891 at This Site 104 East 26th Street Where He Wrote Billy Budd Among Other Works.” And in 1985, the Society dedicated the intersection of Park Avenue South and 26th Street as Herman Melville Square in 1985. “Melville was a born romancer,” reported The New York Times in their 1891 obit essay. “It was the romance and the mystery of the great ocean and its groups of islands that made so alluring to his own generation the series of fantastic tales in which these things were celebrated.”

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“When people are angry with you, it is often an expression of their hurt. Most people feel that they only get angry with just cause, and only get hurt when someone lets them down, aggravates them, rejects them or makes unreasonable demands. But anger can also be used be used to control others. Is your fear of other peoples’ anger controlling your behavior around them? Do you use a threat of anger to control others?
When people get angry with you, or appear to want to hurt you, they may be doing it because they are in pain themselves. Because of their programs and upbringing, because of the way they look at the world, some people may think you have hurt them when you had no intention to do so. Sometimes people get angry when all you are doing is expressing an opinion that differs from theirs, or stating a preference of your own. Be sure you are not coming from a desire to control or manipulate, and if you are not, do not let their anger trigger pain within you.”
Sanaya Roman, in “Personal Power through Awareness”
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Jeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified and Codi’s Journey, launched Pondercentral.com in April 2007 as a Web-based forum for “PONDER on THIS,” a series of weekday inspirational email messages he began sending to subscribers in March 1999. A FREE service since its inception, “PONDER on THIS” provides subscribers with meaningful content to assist them on their individual paths of spiritual growth. In addition, it benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including links to Amazon.com where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it.

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The BMW M135i is the epitome of compact speed right now. Before any customer has ever set foot in the car, it’s already being heralded into the world as an ideal driving machine. All that excitement comes from fitting the smallest car with the 3.0-liter straight six you normally find in a 335i 3-Series. Along with the 320-horsepower M135i, fresh engines and features are among the new treats, as well as Sport Line, Urban Line and M Sport Package trims.
The new 102-hp 114i model establishes the base, followed by the 136-hp 116i, 170-hp 118i and 218-hp 125i on the gasoline side, the 116-hp 116d, 143-hp 118d, 184-hp 120d and 218-hp 125d on the diesel side. Six-speed manuals are the go-to, with two eight-speed automatic transmissions in the options column. The M135i and 120d can be had with xDrive all-wheel drive, a first-time application on the 1 Series.
The BMW M135i’s body has been specially designed to handle the impressive power delivered by its powerful engine. It will get the usual M design elements, including a new front apron with large air intake vents to meet the cooling demands of the high-performance straight six-cylinder engine, auxiliary units, and over-sized brakes. The three-dimensional flaps on the outer air vents were inspired by automobile racing and take the space reserved for the fog lights in other versions of the three-door BMW 1-Series.


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Where there's Geralt, there must be his foe. Prime 1 did not only make a statue of Geralt, but one of Eredin Bréacc Glass as well. The 24" inches tall statue shows Eredin in a menacing pose that is featured in game artworks, his hound next to him. The statue is limited to 800 pieces worldwide, comes with swappable accessories (head, hand) and is hand-painted.


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During the Gathering, the Prime Minister, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development John Duncan and other representatives of the Government of Canada will meet with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo and a delegation of First Nation Chiefs to discuss key priority areas. The announcement was made today following a meeting in Ottawa between Prime Minister Harper and National Chief Atleo.
“Our Government is taking real action to address important and pressing issues in First Nations communities,” said Prime Minister Harper. “I look forward to meeting with First Nations representatives early in the new year to determine how we can work together to further improve the quality of life and long-term economic prosperity of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples.”
“It is more and more evident to everyone that we need action to deal with the long-standing problems facing First Nations and Canada,” National Chief A-in-chut Atleo said. “We have communities in crisis that need action now, but we must stop lurching from crisis to crisis. This requires action and commitment to address systemic problems, and it requires that we work together. It is time to reset the relationship to the one formed at the time of Treaty – based on partnership and respect.”
The Crown-First Nations Gathering will be an opportunity for the Government and the First Nations to discuss and identify ways for Canada’s Aboriginal peoples to benefit from increased social and economic participation in Canadian society and improved living conditions in First Nations communities. The opening remarks and plenary closing sessions will be webcast, and interactive breakout sessions will allow First Nations leaders from across the country to participate in real-time using webinar technology.
“First Nations are diverse and face many challenges, but by focusing on key critical issues we can set out a long-term strategic plan for progress and prosperity,” National Chief Atleo stated. “We must strengthen our relationship and give life to our Treaties as the foundation to build strong First Nation economies, boost First Nation education and foster healthy citizens and safe communities. This will unlock the tremendous potential of our people and create a stronger country for all of us.”
The announcement comes as First Nations from across the country are preparing to convene for the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly next week in Ottawa. National Chief Atleo said a special session on the Crown-First Nations Gathering will be added to the agenda to share information. First Nations have already put forward detailed, workable plans in key, critical areas like education, building economies, implementing the Treaties, improving housing and infrastructure, strengthening First Nation governments and other key priorities.
The Gathering will build on the Canada-First Nations Joint Action Plan that was agreed to by the Government of Canada and the Assembly of First Nations in June 2011. Both the Government of Canada and the Assembly of First Nations committed to advancing a constructive relationship based on the core principles of mutual understanding, respect, ensuring mutually acceptable outcomes and accountability.

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The Brain Research Trust has launched its first national call for project grant applications. The charity is looking to fund projects in these areas:
- Acquired brain damage: research into interventions that promote recovery at the impairment level, particularly those that bring together enhanced plasticity or stimulation with rehabilitation
- Neuro-oncology: research addressing the biology, treatment and diagnosis of primary brain tumours and associated neurological complications
- Headache and facial pain: research addressing the fundamental causes, mechanisms and relief of headache and facial pain
The application deadline is soon – 29 March. Visit brt.org.uk/research-grants for details.


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For those unfamiliar with Pitch Wars, it’s a contest where published/agented authors, editors, or interns (mentor list here) choose one writer each, read their entire manuscript, and offer suggestions to shine it up for these agents here. The mentors also critique the writer’s pitch to get it ready for the agent round. Mentors also pick two alternates each in case their writer drops out of the contest. A special alternate showcase is held on some of the mentors’ blogs and the mentors will critique the alternates’ pitches. Writers send applications (query and first 5 pages of manuscript) to the four mentors that best fit their work. The mentors then read all their applications and choose the writer they want to mentor for the next five weeks to be ready for the agent round January 22 through January 23.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to deadlines, I’m not mentoring this time.
Check out this vlog message by the talented (and so cute) Megan Whitmer who is a mentor this year …
Submission Guidelines …
Submission window opens on December 2 from 12:01AM to 11:59PM EST for applications (query and first five pages of manuscript – that’s double spaced manuscript pages but make them single spaced in your application – see below). Please do not send applications before or after the submission time or they will be deleted.
If you make it into Pitch Wars, you may not enter any contests during the coaching period and until after the agent round, which is January 22 -23. (That’s after 12/11. You may enter Baker’s Dozen.)
On submission day, send your applications to firstname.lastname@example.org. Writers can apply for up to 4 coaches. The coaches’ categories are set. Coaches can only consider the categories they’ve signed up for. Writers cannot apply for a coach that is not in their category or the application will be deleted. No nonfiction, picture books, or previously published works. If you’re an unagented author and have self-published before, you may enter the contest with a never-before-published manuscript.
· This is open to finished manuscripts only.
· You may only enter one manuscript.
· Only the genres requested by each coach will be considered for the contest.
Send four separate emails addressed to each of your chosen mentors. Not one email for all four. That’s four individual emails. The query should be addressed to the mentor(s) you’re applying to, and it’s up to you if you want to personalize it as you do when sending to an agent. It’s not a requirement to tell the mentors why you’re choosing them, but it may be an added push to get the mentor to notice you.
Subject line: Pitch Wars Application: Coach Name you want to apply for: Title (Example: Pitch Wars Application: Brenda Drake: LIBRARY JUMPERS).
Name: Your Name (Example – Name: Brenda Drake)
Category/Genre: The category/genre of your manuscript (Example – Category/Genre: YA Urban Fantasy)
Word Count: The word count of your manuscript (Example – Word Count: 86,000) (make sure to round up or down to the nearest 1000’s
Query letter here (embedded in email). Single spaced. No indentions. A space between each paragraph.
First five double-spaced pages of the manuscript here (embedded in email). Single spaced. No indentions. A space between each paragraph.
REMINDER: You can send an application for up to 4 coaches.
WARNING: Just like an agent, mentors may request more pages of your manuscript to help them make their final decision.
For those who do not make it into Pitch Wars (and those who want to join in) we’ll hold a Twitter Pitch Party on #PitMad January 8 from 8AM to 8PM EST. If you make it into Pitch Wars you may not pitch in #PitMad.

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In an emergency, activating your vessel's EPIRB is the most certain method of summoning help. But, have you ever wondered what happens if you flip the switch? Wonder no more. The U.S. Coast Guard has released, Anatomy of SAR Case: EPIRBs. The two and a half-minute video explains how the Coast Guard responds to the distress signal, using an actual SAR case as an example.
This past November, a crew member on the sailboat, Marie Elena, suffered an apparent heart attack. The boat was 270 NM off Cape Hatteras and the Coast Guard was able to locate and effect a medical evacuation of the stricken sailor, in no small part, because the boat was equipped with an EPRIB. The Coast Guard wants you to know how important it is to register your EPIRB. One reason that the rescue went smoothly is that Coast Guard responders were able to access the registration information to learn the identity of the boat and other information useful in a search and rescue operation. The Federal Communications Commission requires all EPIRB owners to register their beacons with NOAA and keep the registration information up-to-date.
However, unregistered EPIRBS are a real problem. “We handle EPIRB alerts with a bias for action,” said Lt. Daniel Dunn, a command duty officer in the Fifth Coast Guard District’s command center. “We have to treat them as actual distress calls until we can prove otherwise.” If the Coast Guard receives an EPIRB alert and can't trace it to the owner due to missing or outdated registration information, they must launch aircraft and boat crews, at a cost of many thousands of dollars.
According to the video release, "Coast Guard personnel were only able to contact 163 of the more than 700 EPIRB owners to determine the cause of the false alerts. The other individuals had not registered their beacons, not updated their registration information, or had disposed of them improperly."
If your unregistered beacon activates, the FCC can prosecute you based on evidence provided by the Coast Guard and you can be fined up to $10,000. You can register your EPIRB at http://beaconregistration.noaa.gov/.


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Belts are the perfect accessory for creating a focal point at the waist or hips. These parts of the body are very much the embodiment of femininity, so cinch one on and celebrate your curves. Guide on how to pick and purchase the best belts:
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- Skinny belt: Slim women can carry off ribbon-thin belts best.
- Medium belt: Medium-width belts are versatile enough to be worn for any occasion and suit all figure types.
- Wide belt: Its bold and dramatic effect means that it's great for play but not really appropriate for work wear.
- Patterned belt: Printed, woven or embellished belts can literally give monochromatic outfits or plain jeans a brand new look.
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Roxas: P100,000 for valedictorians, an investment
As the election season grows nearer, Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas has unveiled concrete plans to increase funding and state attention to the country's top students. The LP stalwart promised that he would allocate P100,000 for the valedictorians, so that money may be no bar anymore for pursuing a course they would really want.
LP's anointed successor, Roxas, promised that if he were elected he would push for a program that would give P100,000 for each valedictorian who graduates from public high schools. Additionally, those who are part of the top 10 will also receive P10,000. These money would be given in the form of an education grant, in order to remove money as a barrier for students wanting to pursue other careers.
He considers this an investment for the future for the country.
"This is to help our best and brightest among our high school graduates. With these financial assistance, they can now pursue the courses they want in any college or university because the government will be there for them," said Mar.
The grant will be given to valedictorians and the top 10 percent of the graduating class. This grant will be implemented yearly. Currently, there are 5,902 public high schools nationwide.
The LP candidate stressed that this is no mere campaign gimmick, as a concrete plan is already in place in order to follow this big investment.
"This is not a mere campaign promise, I have already calculated this. I know how much will be spent for this and I know where I will I get that from the budget," said Mar.
For comparison, the Department of Education has received P411.905 billion for this year 2016. The grant would be nearly P7 billion, a fraction of the allocated budget well within spending means of the government.
Roxas implied that he was the only one presenting concrete plans compared to other candidate who are just starting to promise college scholarships. He alone has the concrete plan to realize the project, as well as where to get the money, according to Roxas.
"With that big amount, this could just be another huge amount of expenses of the government. But for me, I take this as a good investment to the most important wealth of the Philippines: The Filipinos... In this way, there will be assurance that the best and brightest children of the poor will have an opportunity, an assurance that they will graduate, get a job, help in improving the lives of their family and eventually get his family out of being dependent from government assistance," he said.


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I taught our dog to sweep the floor. I noticed one day that he skipped his chore. When I asked him about it, he told me that he did sweep the floor that day. I didn't press the issue: Sometimes it is best to let sweeping dogs lie.
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text: Like many Lips fans; i became familiar with them via 'The Soft Bulletin' and it's 5/5, 10 out of 10, album of the year etc accolades back in 1999. However I only started to listen to the pre 'Soft Bulletin' and post 'At War With The Mystics' albums 3 years ago. I now have all their regular albums and the recent 'Scratching The Door 'compilation, some older CD singles and the 'Due to high expectations...' Ep. I would like to class myself as a big fan, however... What I don't own: The Dark Side Of The Moon/Sgt Pepper/Stone Roses albums covered in their entirety whilst collaborating with other artists. Zaireeka. (Don't have four stereos systems or the lightning fast reflexes needed to get four systems to start at precisely the same time) The numerous vinyl Eps, many of which are further collaboration releases. The very limited vinyl single releases that have fruit flavoured beer mixed in with the vinyl. The EXTREMELY limited edition : A: USB sticks hidden in edible candy brains in edible candy skulls. B: USB sticks in edible candy foetus'. C: USB sticks in strobe light boxes. D: USB sticks featuring one 24 hour song placed in real human skills limited to 10 copies. E: A whole new album limited to only ONE commercially released copy. Released only on 8 track cartridge hidden in a banana hidden in a watermelon hidden in a cannoe which has been hand painted by those mysterious 2 new lips members who wear green wigs which is then dropped at random in the Pacific by a helicopter piloted by Michael Ivins. (I may have made this one up!) So my question is: Are The Flaming Lips the most reassuringly imaginative band ever? Or The most frustratingly elitist band ever who dilute their 'core' catalogue with TOO much 'other stuff ' including material exclusive to releases so limited that it's almost impossible to become a Flaming Lips completist?


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Fura Gems Inc. has taken a huge step for transparency in the colored gem industry and the promotion of Colombian gems by launching a blockchain-powered colored gem tracking platform,. This according to a press release published on Nasdaq, February 11, 2019.
A First for Gems
One of the many diverse uses for blockchain is the tracking of various products across the supply chain. This has made it popular with firms in the precious stones industry to track gems and ensure authenticity. Fura is the latest firm to get in on the action as they announced on February 11, 2019, that they have developed a blockchain-based platform to track the supply chain of colored gemstones. Interestingly enough, unlike previous platforms that have been set-up for a similar purpose, Fura’s platform is completely free.
The blockchain in question is called the Provenance Proof Blockchain and was officially launched by Gübelin Gem Lab with Everledger, at the Tucson Gem Show, Arizona. It was developed as part of the Provenance Proof initiative, which was started by the Gübelin Gem Lab in a bid to increase overall transparency in the industry. While diamond-tracking platforms already exist, this is the first platform that tracks colored gems. It is also free and accessible via mobile phones.
How the Tracker Works
It works by marking use of the Emerald Paternity Test, which uses nanoparticles to determine the origin of each gem while the blockchain tech keeps a ledger of this Information. It was first tested in the diamond industry before being used to test products from Fura’s Coscuez Emerald Mine, in Colombia. The platform is also a way by which Fura plans to promote the Colombian gem industry as a world standard.
The blockchain process begins at the mine when the gem is first extracted. A logbook is created which takes note of mining location, a simple description of the stone, and a time stamp. The individual at the next stage of the supply chain is given a digital key through which they can access this Information and add their own. This continues until the gems reach their final destination at which point their origins can be tracked and through the use of the Emerald Paternity Test, this Information cannot be tampered with.
The management of Fura fully believes that this new platform will be a game-changer for the industry, Dev Shetty, the President & CEO of Fura said:
“We firmly believe that the application of blockchain technology to the coloured gemstone industry will raise best practices and serve the entire supply chain, by educating consumers, promoting transparency and providing a platform from which producers can demonstrate their commitment to preserving the environment and contributing to local communities through education, training and employment opportunities,”


Once again I have my TFS instance on EC2 up to date, and I’m able to connect to it successfully from my Visual Studio 2010 RC instance here at home. One word of advice though; once you install VS2010 RC, VS seems to crash if you then try to install Team Explorer 2010 Beta 2 so make sure your code is all checked in before the upgrade, otherwise won’t be able to make this available to anyone else on your team until the process is complete!
I was surprised that I didn’t run into a few issues as part of this process, but the upgrade was fairly painless – thanks mostly to the TFS 2010 Beta 2 to RC Upgrade Guide posted by Brian Krieger. I ran into a bit of trouble setting up SSRS and WSS again … but that was my own fault, not an issue with the upgrade process (I’d forgotten the credentials I’d used last time … L).
The good news though is that now seems to be working, including my old VS2010 Beta 2 solution files which opened without any issues or the need for an upgrade.
I did come across a breaking change in the TFS APIs. It would seem that the TeamFoundationServer class no longer supports the AuthorisedIdentity property (in fact the TeamFoundationServer class has now been depreciated in favor of TeamProjectCollection). Changing the reference to use TeamProjectCollection.AuthorizedIdentity seems to have resolved the problem, and everything is building again.


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I don’t understand how people claim that this monster or hunter are OP’d just because you get you rear end handed to you a few times. Some people play better than others and there will undoubtedly be times when you run into monsters or hunters that are way above your skill level. This is about average people like myself I am not an extraordinary player, far from it matter of fact. Sometimes I win sometimes I lose but normal run of the mill players screaming OP every time you get served up is ridiculous. I respect top tier players that really have legitimate claims about imbalance and can tell the difference when something is too strong or too weak. However, normal people acting like you can’t reach the upper echelons of Evolve fame because of imbalance? Stop crying and play. I lost every game yesterday as the monster and it was because I was outplayed not because the game doesn’t work. Any opinions about the effects of imbalance on average players or lack there of chime in below.
I know this is a bit cynical, but…
Welcome to the Internet, 2015. Last year, Call of Duty doesn’t even hide that they sell more copies to kids than they do to adults.
Its just video games man. Most people never think its there skill level.
I agree I miss the days when the didn’t have to update games every other week for a never satisfied fan base. It doesn’t matter how many adjustments are made people will always say it’s broken no matter what game it is.
The newest patch is the first one I’m actually discontent with. I wouldn’t mind the perks and buffs getting nerfed, but I think it was overdone. Although I am sure that, in some way, TRS devs have the stats to show WHY they needed a nerf. Yeah, okay, 15 percent to 10 percent isn’t too big of a deal. It’s just 5 percent. It’s the bigger nerfs, like Damage Buff down to 25 percent from 35 percent, that are going to slow the game down.
People expect themselves to win each and every game no matter how good or bad they play. Everyone has something to complain about when they lose no matter what the situation is.
How often have you played a FPS like COD and died and said “Yea, that was my fault” instead of the plethora of excuses. Same happens in this game.
The only difference here is that there really isn’t that big of a pool for hunters and monsters. 16 hunters and 4 monster isn’t a whole lot so it’s pretty easy to point fingers at which specific hunter is giving you problems.
Dude, the 35% damage buff was gg. It needed to be toned down.
You see, gaming and the gaming community have taken a rather poor turn for the worst. Back in the golden days of gaming, games used to be actually challenging and difficult to master this made the game last longer do to redos and mess ups. Those challenges that were so difficult, also gave the player a sense of far greater accomplishment in skill and feel after finally beating the game. Over the years, the popular games that took up a lot of the gaming population, became easier and easier with each sequel (like COD for example). Then, those sequels not only gave the older fans a greater sense of skill without any real improvement, but also affected the new fans and younger players setting their skill level lower than the previous generation. But this lower skill requirement has taken hold of the campaigns mostly which also has driven players to adopt the online play. The online play was a great endeavor to players because they can play against other players yes, but another and probably the most driving factor that makes those players want to play online to to overcome the challenge of other human beings and showing their dominance which appeals to some of our more primitive instincts deep within our subconscious yet we don’t realize it because it has been adapted into a normal sense of fun. But as previously stated, since games have gotten easier, that sense of falsified skill leads to an inflated ego. We all have encountered this problem including myself and I admit that. But as I’ve gamed over the years, I’ve noticed that same ego also took the fun out of it by an extreme amount just by getting my butt handed to me once in a blue moon. Then I’ve considered of what caused me to get so angry and what made the game so unenjoyable. It was for the reasons I have previously stated. In other words, the people/ players that give us a run for our money, also are the same people that put the real ‘challenge’ that gaming was born with so many years ago. Now whenever we get beaten we try to blame the game instead of ourselves because of that inflated ego. That’s why I ditched that ego and took the step to really enjoy the game, which is accept my losses and enjoy the battle that lead to it’s conclusion. The only time I call anything OP is after experiencing something that gives a hint to it and I conduct tests with other players or if there is an option, a private match with dummies that stand still (which is rare nowadays and sucks lol). Those tests can take up to an hour with the simplest occurrences to countless hours with a game like Evolve. I’ve conducted tests with Evolve and I’ve had help from @AscendedOne to come up with some of my conclusions and if it weren’t for him sometimes I overlooked some results and see what I missed. Like he helped me come up with the conclusion that Caira needs a 5% healing nerf per grenade at maximum because 5 grenades adds up to a 25% overall healing reduction and I think that might be a little high as is and I’m a main monster player, but I don’t let bias get in the way for balance so all players can enjoy the game whether they win or lose. So the next time whether you win or lose, make sure to review how you played and how your opponent has played, before trying to jump to the OP or UP conclusion. I’ve actually had glorious battles from losing as Monster because I imagine the good guys triumphing the beast for the greater good of humanity in a badass monster movie setting. If I win, I imagine the same thing except the monster is hunting the last victim down and as he thought he lost me, he turns around seeing nothing releasing a sigh of relief but then the sound of the beast smelling pierces his eardrums as he turns to look into the eyes of the beast. Then the camera rises to the tree tops with nothing for the audience to hear but the startling screams of the hunter being ripped to shreds in a merciless slaughter.
Undo this massive wall of text. It is an abomination. Use some damn formatting.
I’m on mobile so it’s quite difficult to do and my PC is being fixed
Because it is unfun to lose in this game a lot of the time. If you’re losing hard to a monster, you probably won’t see amazing plays from them, you probably won’t see them at all. If you’re losing hard to hunters, you also probably won’t see amazing plays from them, you’ll just see them on your ass constantly with no (apparent) way to escape.
This doesn’t apply so much in symmetric games, because in those anything your opponent uses on you you can use on them.
It doesn’t help that the balance in the game actually is a bit iffy.
Ik a few close rounds im like
"Argh! I wouldve won if the spore gun wasnt op( noob as a kraken tryna snipe) or
“dam torvald still op as hell with the damn mortars”(playing as goliath and close to win but lost due to not focusing on VIP hunters and playing messy) these guys honestly believe they shouldnt lose instead of being a lil mad for a few minutes.
Just replying that sometimes there is one thing that is OP, and that would have to be the Kraken’s ability to stay in air.
The Wraith’s movement was bursty and best for evasion but it wasn’t too much use in combat. Behemoth’s roll and Goliath’s leap are both fine.
Kraken can stay in air indefinitely and is pretty much unaffected by all the Trapper’s equipment except the dome (obviously, not too helpful since he can stay at the tippy top all the time) and the harpoons (only a split second). Between that and how rapidly the moves can be chained, it can be quite comfortably said that the Kraken needs tweaking.
Pre-nerf Wraith could be comfortably countered by a change in thinking. All Monsters, except Kraken, can be countered by a change in thought process.
Kraken requires monster player incompetence to be brought down.
I got around to trying to read your monstrosity.
What? If you reduce the healing of each grenade by 5% then the overall healing of all 4 (not 5) grenades Is still only reduced by 5%. I am of the belief that Caira needs no change and is right where she should be and would rather the other medics be balanced to her level rather than taking Caira down to their level.
For the record, Caira’s healing grenades heal targets other than herself for 125 health out of the 1600 max health for hunters. She heals herself for less than she does others with her grenades but I have not established what that number actually is.
You said yourself that it would be 5% buddy lol unless you’re not the same ascended one I talk to and I mistakened ya for him
In our original conversation I said something along the lines of the largest healing nerf caira could sustain was 5% to her grenades, but that didn’t mean I agreed with such a change. You said a 5% nerf to her grenades would add up to 25% for 5 grenades. Which makes no sense.
Most humans are sore losers, and instead of using the brains cells to think of a legitimate reason for their claims, or really think about why they lost, they give into impulse (the easy way), give irrational, invalid excuses, and inthis case, they scream OP. People don’t like losing. The player in Evolve are no exception. However, yesterday I some how managed to do extremely well against a what seemed to a premade team with a Sunny as a support (her shield drone is the bane of my monster play). I somehow won the first match, and the second match I won with no health loss. I was using a hit and run tactic, where every time I downed someone I would flee, regain armor, and then attack that person again and flee again when I get another a strike. It involved a shit ton of running in circles, but it worked.
At the end of the match the players complimented me saying I did well, though they would assume I must get a lot of shit from players who play against my Goliath. I couldn’t tell if they were being sarcastic or not, but they kept emphasizing they did not want to have any misconceptions and generally thought I was one of the best Goliath players.
I personally think I am not too good, but it was nice change to hear people accepting defeat and willing to play against me again. They considered switching up there hunters to see how effective it would be, which shows me they actually want to adapt and learn to a monster play style, not just rage and quit.
Again, they could have been sarcastic about it for all I know… I couldn’t really tell.
Which is why I said it might be too high. I am unsure if it is even the correct way. That’s why I was passive about it my man
What is the “which” of which you speak? There is no reason in my post for why a 5% nerf would be too large. When did you say it was too high? (Assuming you mean the nerf amount of 5%)
Don’t remember that. You suggested 15% and 10% nerfs, going beyond the 5% nerf amount I apparently argued you to and perhaps beyond. Think you even suggested nerfing Caira down to Val’s level before the 50% self heal increase occurred.
When something is consistent though…you have to check for it being OP.
New skyborne Kraken is OP.

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Controlling Brushless Motors | Arduino Tutorial
A neat tutorial on how to control brushless DC motors with an Arduino board! I know there are some bugs in the code (me forgetting to clear the LCD!) but they're minor, so why not enjoy tinkering with the code yourself to make it perfect!
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Altitude training (or training in hypobaric hypoxia, that is, with an artificial hypoxia generator) is one of the most popular ergogenic methods among elite athletes. This type of training stimulates the production of erythropoietin, a hormone that promotes the creation of new red blood cells with subsequent increases in oxygen transport, which eventually results in an enhancement of exercise performance.
However, these training methods are not feasible for all athletes, especially for amateur ones. For this reason, new tools that aim to simulate the altitude-induced hypoxia have emerged in recent years, such as the so-called ‘altitude masks’. These masks, which hinder airflow by means of adjustable valves, are now common in both resistance and endurance athletes. A study (Porcari, 2016) assessed the effectiveness of this type of masks in a group of athletes who performed HIIT sessions (2 sessions/week, ten 30-second sets of high-intensity exercise during each session) either with the mask or without it for 6 weeks. Results showed that the group that trained with the mask perceived more fatigue during the training sessions than the control group. Moreover, arterial oxygen saturation was lower in the group that trained with the mask (although only 2% lower), but no differences were observed in lactate levels. However, the most important fact was that, after the 6-week intervention period, no between-group differences were observed for hematological variables (e.g., hematocrit or hemoglobin) or pulmonary capacity. Moreover, both groups similarly improved their maximal aerobic power and maximal oxygen consumption, although it must be noted that only the group that trained with the mask improved performance at the ventilatory threshold.
On the contrary, no between-group differences were observed in maximum oxygen consumption or pulmonary variables in a similar study (Biggs, 2017) in which participants trained HIIT (in this case 90-second sets at 80% of maximum heart rate) with or without the mask for 6 weeks. Another study (Sellers, 2016) also assessed the effects of the training mask, but in this case during resistance training circuits and high-intensity running performed 4 days per week during 6 weeks. No differences were observed in this study in anaerobic (Wingate test) or aerobic performance (maximal oxygen comsumption) between those participants who trained with the mask or without it. Moreover, other authors have observed that training with these masks during resistance training sessions can acutely hinder performance (decreased number of repetitions or velocity) (Andre, 2018; Jagim, 2018), which might attenuate training-induced adaptations in the long-term.
In summary, the benefits -if any- of the so-called altitude masks are yet unclear, and apparently lower than those induced by altitude training. More research is warranted to confirm some of the preliminary effects reported on performance, but there is currently not sufficient evidence to support the use of this tool.
Porcari, J. P. et al (2016) Effect of Wearing the Elevation Training Mask on Aerobic Capacity, Lung Function, and Hematological Variables. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 15: 379-389.
Sellers, J. H. et al (2016) Efficacy of a ventilatory training mask to improve anaerobic and aerobic capacity in reserve officers’ training corps cadets. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 30: 1155-1160.
Andre, T. L. et al (2018) Restrictive Breathing Mask Reduces Repetitions to Failure During a Session of Lower-Body Resistance Exercise. Journal of strength and conditioning research. In press
Jagim, A. R. et al (2018) The Acute Effects of the Elevation Training Mask on Strength Performance in Recreational Weightlifters. Journal of strength and conditioning research. In press.