In a new report entitled "Innovation and the Big Screen", the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) highlights how the cinema sector is embracing new technological and consumer trends by exploring the key areas of creative audience engagement, the big-screen experience and social innovation. "Audience growth and box-office results over recent years across UNIC territories clearly show that cinemagoing in Europe is thriving, becoming an ever more engaging, diverse and immersive experience," says Phil Clapp, president of UNIC and CEO of the UK Cinema Association.
In 2015, the 36 European territories represented by UNIC saw admissions increase by 6% and box-office revenue by 12.5%. As cinemagoing becomes an increasingly eventful and digitally connected experience, the sector can confidently compete with the myriad of online entertainment options available to consumers today. Changing consumption habits and audience demographics present cinemas with a huge opportunity to engage in more innovative and personal ways with those who love the big screen. Rather than starting in the cinema lobby, the cinema journey begins days or even weeks before, most likely on a smartphone or a tablet. Research confirms that around 80% of Europeans watch film trailers online. With teen screenings and ladies' nights, for instance, cinemagoing is becoming more eventful and experience-driven.
To gain better customer insight, cinemas across Europe are currently rolling out a variety of data-analytics programmes. The cloud-based Showtime Analytics platform helps users to understand customer trends by aggregating data from loyalty programmes, ticket and retail transactions, mobile apps and social media. The results are used to optimise scheduling and marketing campaigns. Meanwhile, Berlin-based company Smart Pricer applies pricing strategies from the airline industry to the entertainment sector, and is currently piloting its dynamic pricing software with a number of internationally established as well as independent cinema operators. Its web-based software allows cinemas to increase revenue by using data to dynamically adapt prices to demand.
Furthermore, virtual reality (VR) can further enhance the cinemagoing journey. Pan-European operator Odeon & UCI Cinemas is set to open a VR centre in Manchester that makes it possible to accompany major international film releases with VR content. For the release of The Legend of Tarzan, London-based Powster teamed up with Warner Bros to allow users to find cinemas and show times in an immersive 3D jungle, and to experience 360° videos in VR. Currently, US director Michael Bay is working on a VR experience to promote the release of his new film Transformers: The Last Knight, which will open in June 2017.
According to research, audiences agree that nothing beats experiencing great films on the big screen together with friends and family. Since exhibitors continue to experiment with a vast array of innovations and creative solutions such as immersive sound, high dynamic range, event cinema, laser illumination and video game competitions, the "cinema of tomorrow" may have many faces.
An online version of the Innovation and the Big Screen report can be accessed here.


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The most complete home improvement manual on the market, this newly updated edition of Ultimate Guide to Home Repair and Improvement offers thousands of photos, 800 drawings, and understandable, practical text. Readers will find essential instruction on plumbing and electrical repairs, heating and cooling, roofing and siding, cabinets and countertops, and more. Information is also provided on tools, materials, and basic skills, plus 325 step-by-step DIY projects with how-to photo sequences. The Ultimate Guide to Home Repair and Improvement also includes a remodeling guide and a resource guide. Top to bottom, inside and out, this is the single, ultimate resource book for home projects and repairs. New edition includes current code updates and changes, as well as information on USB outlets, AFCI/GFCI breakers, and tankless water heaters.
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War Hero In Russia, Villain In Chechnya, Security Officer Honored With A Street In Grozny
March 20, 2014 16:29 GMT
By Farangis Najibullah
Many Chechens say German Ugryumov's operations included the kidnapping of villagers, who were then tortured and killed in the notorious Khankala military base east of Grozny.
He was a man many Chechens believed responsible for the disappearances, torture, and killings of civilians during Chechnya's bloody war.
Now, German Ugryumov, a Russian security official who oversaw a series of military operations in Chechnya, has a street named in his honor in central Grozny.
Chechen officials renamed Dagestanskaya Street after Ugryumov, who was in charge of so-called "antiterrorist operations" in Chechnya.
In a ceremony on March 19, Chechnya's pro-Kremlin leader Ramzan Kadyrov praised Ugryumov's role in defending what he called "the constitutional order and the fight against terrorism" in Chechnya.
Joining Kadyrov in the renaming ceremony was Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia's Security Council. Patrushev said naming a street after Ugryumov, who died of a heart attack in 2001, will ensure that "the memory of the man will live on" in Chechnya.
Ugryumov rose through the ranks of the Soviet Navy as a counterintelligence officer and later, the Federal Security Service (FSB). He masterminded the arrest of Chechen warlord Salman Raduyev in 2000.
When Putin transferred the supervision of military operations in Chechnya to the FSB in 2001, he put Ugryumov in charge of the regional counterterrorist staff. In 2000, Putin awarded him with the Hero of Russia title for his role in the Chechen war.
Those operations, however, were notoriously known among Chechens as "zachistki," or cleansings, in which security officers aggressively swept through villages in search of alleged militants.
Many Chechens say Ugryumov's operations included the kidnapping of villagers, who were then tortured and killed in the notorious Khankala military base east of Grozny.
Grozny resident Khuseyn Khatayev says that Ugryumov "is a hero for the other side, for [Russia]," but "here in Chechnya people have a different perception of him."
He continues: "People suffered. And the reason behind it was the war and military operations. Someone led those operations, he took part in those operations. I don't understand this decision. I think the authorities don't know what they are creating."
One Grozny resident told Kavkaz-uzel.ru that Chechens "have an extremely negative attitude to the FSB and its leaders," who they believe were behind "many war crimes" against civilians.
Naming a street after Ugryumov continues a trend in the Chechen capital. The newly renamed Ugryumov Street intersects with Putin Avenue. Another street bears the name of Russian General Gennady Troshev, who once reportedly said the Grozny ruins following the war should be left intact as a "warning" for Chechens.
RFE/RL's North Caucasus Service contributed to this report
Farangis Najibullah
Farangis Najibullah is a senior correspondent for RFE/RL who has reported on a wide range of topics from Central Asia, including the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the region. She has extensively covered efforts by Central Asian states to repatriate and reintegrate their citizens who joined Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
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Hong Kong-based East Sunrise Group revealed that it has ordered ten jack-up platforms from China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC).
The newbuilds, worth around USD 1.6 billion, are scheduled for delivery within 18 months from the start of construction.
The first platform is expected to join East Sunrise Group by early 2016, whereas the rest will follow within three month intervals.
The jack-ups feature 81.3m in length, 40.4m in width and 5.8m in depth, boasting a deck area of about 1,500 m3 each.
East Sunrise Group is engaged in international shipping, ship leasing and offshore engineering operations.
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3 Sherman Realty Corp is categorized under Real Estate Buyers Representatives in Armonk, New York .
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It now employs 1 to 4 personnel and its BOTH services by Real Estate Buyers Representatives in the greater New York area contribute to the company's annual revenue of $100.000 to $499.999. Visit the single location of 3 Sherman Realty Corp at the coordinates 41.135998,-73.694069, or at their street address of 11 Birch Grove Drive in NY 10504, United States.
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In Mayan mythology, Hun Hunahpu was the father of the Mayan hero twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Hun Hunahpu, along with his brother Vucub Hunahpu, was tricked by the Dark Lords of the underworld and slain. Hun Hunahpu's corpse morphed into a cacao tree, his head becoming a cacao pod, which in typically awesome mythology fashion, spit upon the hand of a young maiden named Xquic who promptly became pregnant with the hero twins. The twins would ultimately grow up to avenge their father and uncle and defeat the Dark Lords and ascend the heavens to become the moon and sun.
Extremely dark in color with a brown head with notes of big notes of chocolate and espresso, moderate notes of vanilla and cinnamon and mild notes of tobacco and chilis. Flavor opens with a big blast of chocolate and moderate espresso with notes of dark toffee and interjecting notes of vanilla with lingering hints of cinnamon and tobacco and chili notes with a mild Scoville heat in the finish. Extensive aging in both rum and apple brandy barrels adds candied apple, allspice, vanilla and oaky tannic qualities to this rare and complex stout.


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16 '90s Rom-Coms That You Must Rewatch at Least Once a Year
In a decade filled with romantic movies, these are the absolute best.
By Kate Erbland
1. Drive Me Crazy (1999)
Melissa Joan Hart and a pre-Entourage Adrian Grenier star in this high school-set romance that feels familiar — it's basically She's All That in reverse, a modern update of the '80s classic Can't Buy Me Love — but is still crazy enjoyable on its own. In need of a prom date (romantic comedies: someone is always in need of a prom date) Cool Girl Nicole ends up kinda/sorta dating her decidedly uncool neighbor Chase (Grenier) as a last-ditch option. Nicole's coolness rubs off on Chase (who, in a nice change of pace, isn't so much dorky as he is adorably indie), and he quickly becomes popular beyond his wildest dreams, much to the chagrin of his friends and even Nicole, who might be feeling something more than kinda/sorta affection for the guy.
2. Runaway Bride (1999)
Nearly a decade after they made the gold standard Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts and Richard Gere reunited with director Garry Marshall for the story of a girl, a guy, and a whole lot of weddings. The movie isn't as charming as Pretty Woman — a tall order for any film — but there's still something special about seeing these two on screen as a mismatched pair desperate to prove they're not totally nuts about each other. Special bonus: a bunch of (ill-fated) weddings to drool over.
3. Notting Hill (1999)
Roberts had quite the year in 1999, churning out both Runaway Bride and Notting Hill, which both hit the big screen that summer. Notting Hill is the more iconic of the two, thanks to the mega-chemistry between her and co-star Hugh Grant, but we all know the real reason why this one is so essential. Roberts's instantly classic plea to Grant: "I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her." That's rom-com glory right there.
4. Never Been Kissed (1999)
Drew Barrymore's doofy, goofy charm is out-of-control awesome in Never Been Kissed, and she plays Josie "Grossy" Geller with so much heart and soul that it actually hurts to watch her stumble through high school again. Never Been Kissed isn't just a great romantic comedy, it's also a great film about the high school experience.
5. You've Got Mail (1999)
Sure, the "we met in an AOL chat room" premise may be hopelessly dated — and the sound of literal dial-up Internet is now remarkably foreign — but Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks romance the hell out of each other in this incredibly sweet example of the genre. It's one of those "oh, New York City is basically its own character" movies, and that's fine by me, because few things are as genuinely enjoyable as watching Hanks and Ryan fall in love with each other (secretly, accidentally) around various NYC landmarks. And that last scene in Riverside Park? Waterworks, every time.
6. She's All That (1999)
There are plenty of arguments for She's All That as the definitive '90s-era rom-com — the least of which that it co-stars Matthew Lillard as a dude famous for appearing on The Real World, perhaps the most '90s sentence imaginable — and most of them are hard to rebuff. The movie has it all: a solid makeover (remove ponytail and glasses, now you're done), Usher, a really great sequence that simply involves Rachael Leigh Cook walking down a stairway, Paul Walker (RIP), and the best (and most random) choreographed dance sequence in all of cinematic history.
7. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
If She's All That is not the definitive '90s-era rom-com, than the real winner has to be 10 Things I Hate About You. A riff on The Taming of the Shrew, the movie combines an extremely talented cast (the late Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles) and a super-fun light spin on timeless material. It also comes complete with a paintball season, because it was the '90s.
8. Picture Perfect (1997)
Jennifer Aniston's bid for rom-com glory never quite panned out, but her turn in Picture Perfect is proof positive that it really, really should have. She plays a career girl so desperate to get ahead that she actually hires a dude (Jay Mohr, who has never been more charming) to pretend to be her fiancé (to approximate stability and all that). It's criminally underrated, but it's also an essential, unexpectedly forward-thinking entry into the genre.
9. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Is Julia Roberts our finest rom-com queen? She's definitely up there, and her ability to do the romance and the comedy in new and different ways certainly doesn't hurt. In the hands of another actress, My Best Friend's Wedding could be a little icky — this girl is going to break up her BFF's wedding because she suddenly realizes she's into him?! — but Roberts brings the charm so hard that you almost forgive her.
10. Addicted to Love (1997)
Love makes you do some crazy things, and no '90s-era rom-com illustrates that point so finely as the riotously funny (and, frankly, really weird) Addicted to Love. Matthew Broderick and Meg Ryan co-star as strangers who discover their exes are dating each other, leading them to — and this really happens — set up a shop in an abandoned apartment directly across the street from their new love nest, all the better to watch them and mess with them. Can you guess what happens next?
11. Chasing Amy (1997)
Unrequited love always makes for fine rom-com fodder, but this Ben Affleck-starring film pushes that idea to the brink. Instead of chasing a woman (Joey Lauren Adams) who's just not interested in him, he chases a woman who is not interested in any man. The movie unfolds in surprising fashion, toying with the fluidity of sexuality and the boundaries of friendship in equal measure, a thoroughly modern take on the genre.
12. One Fine Day (1997)
Another criminally underseen romance, George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer make total magic in this grown-up love story. Both harried and hassled single parents, they are brought together by a missed field trip that forces them to spend an already messy day caring for their kids, who should be on a boat tour around Manhattan. As they trade off parenting duties and attempt to keep their careers from imploding, they also start falling in L-O-V-E.
13. Emma (1996)
Just one year after Clueless modernized Jane Austen's novel of the same name — to, like, totally awesome effect — Gwyneth Paltrow played dippy heroine Emma Woodhouse in a mostly faithful period adaptation. Just like Cher Horowitz, Emma is a horrible matchmaker, but her dedication to love, her friends, and happily ever afters keeps her trucking right along, blinding her to the actual affection she feels for the handsome Mr. Knightley (Jeremy Northam). The costumes are divine, the wit is even better.
14. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Sandra Bullock falls in love with a guy in a coma — or, more precisely, she develops a crush on a dude who then falls (literally) into a coma, finds herself mixed up in a lie that she's his fiancée, then falls in love with his brother (and the rest of his family). It's a mess, but it's a sweet, sincere mess, and Bullock has never been better.
15. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Ryan and Hanks get dated again — Who listens to radio call-in shows? Who calls them? — but like You've Got Mail, the sweetness of the film transcends old school technology. Ryan's Annie and Hanks's Sam are apart for the vast majority of the film, falling in love with each other sort of by proxy and definitely by accident. Also, any film that ends with the Empire State Building lit up like a big heart is undoubtedly essential.
16. Pretty Woman (1990)
Although it's got plenty of dark undertones, Pretty Woman has a lightness and joy to it that's totally due to Julia Robert's mega-watt charm. Has anyone ever looked as appealing as Roberts does when a jewelry box nearly crushes her hand and she breaks out with that trademark full-mouthed laugh? No, they have not! Roberts's Vivian wins over Richard Gere's Edward with ease, but how could she not? By the time Pretty Woman is over, everyone is in love with her.
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To assign a second warehouse to your products in ecomdash you would follow the steps below.
1. Navigate to Administration -> Warehouses.
3. Fill in the name and any information you want to set.
4. Click the blue 'Save' button when finished.
Your new warehouse automatically gets assigned to all your products when added. To see this you would navigate to Inventory -> Inventory Management. Once here click the binoculars for your SKU and scroll to the bottom where you will see the warehouses section.


A 13-year study by Dogsbite.org reveals that dogs killed 433 U.S. residents between 2005 and 2017, with pit bulls responsible for 66 percent of fatalities, Rottweilers for 9 percent, and the remainder by mixed breeds, bulldogs, mastiffs, and huskies.
Although a comparably small death toll compared to other injuries, dogs bite and injure 4.5 million people per year in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one out of five of these injuries becomes infected.
Dogs have long held the moniker of man's best friend, and the vast majority of them are friendly. Nevertheless, aggressive, territorial, and poorly trained dogs do attack, and the injuries can prove severe or sometimes fatal. Whether a dog attacked you while walking through your neighborhood, delivering a package, or enjoying a public park, you might qualify for compensation related to any serious injuries. Call one of the attorneys at Robert Pahlke Law Group at (308) 633-4444 to discuss the details of your case during a free consultation.
The skilled attorneys at Robert Pahlke Law Group have represented clients in multiple types of personal injury cases, including those involving dog bite injuries. Cases vary widely on specifics and severity, but our team has recovered millions of dollars in damages for our clients in past cases. Although we cannot guarantee results in a particular case, our legal team will diligently pursue the best possible outcome for your individual dog bite injury.
Contraction of disease, including rabies, Capnocytophaga bacteria, Pasteurella, MRSA, and tetanus. Although these diseases are treatable, they cause severe health issues in those with weak immune systems.
Torn tissue damage including muscles, ligaments, and tendons.
Psychological trauma from the attack, especially in children, who are more vulnerable to dog attacks.
Death, although rare, might occur from some attacks or infected bites. In this situation, discuss a wrongful death claim with your personal injury attorney.
Dog owners are not strictly liable when a victim provokes the animal.
Dog owners are not strictly liable when a dog bites a trespasser.
Property owners are not liable when a tenant's dog attacks someone on the leased property.
Dog owners are not liable for damages caused by police or military dogs while in the line of duty.
Nebraska also has comparative negligence rules that might apply in some dog bite cases, especially in situations where the dog owner claims that the victim provoked an attack. Comparative negligence is the notion of shared liability.
If the court applies this rule to a dog bite case, it will assign a percentage of fault to each party. In the event that the victim holds some liability, the court will reduce damages by that percentage. For example, if the court finds the defendant 80 percent at fault and the plaintiff 20 percent at fault, it will reduce a $100,000 award by 20 percent, to $80,000.
Nebraska's version of modified comparative negligence prohibits victims from collecting damages if they are more than 50 percent responsible for their dog bite injuries.
This gives the defense an opportunity to avoid paying some or all damages by shifting liability to the victim. A skilled personal injury attorney who has experience with dog bite injuries will fight against strategies like these and others to maximize your chances to recover as much compensation as possible.
Expenses for medical treatment, including hospital stays—which for dog bite injury victims are 50 percent more costly than the average injury— reconstructive surgeries, and prescription medication.
Future medical costs, especially in the case of scarring or disfigurement, where recovery requires multiple surgeries—according to the American Association of Plastic Surgeons almost 28,000 persons had reconstructive plastic surgery for dog bite injuries in 2017.
Lost wages for time missed from work.
Future lost wages in severe cases.
Compensation for pain and suffering associated with the physical and mental anguish involved with a dog bite injury.
In the rare case of a fatality, surviving family members may recover funeral and burial expenses in wrongful death claims.
If a dog attacked you or your child, you need to call the police, call animal control, and seek immediate medical attention. Make sure to get all contact information possible from the dog owner, including homeowners' insurance information if applicable. Dog bites are traumatic experiences for most victims, and dog owners who harbor dangerous pets, neglect them, or don't protect others from their dog's behavior need to accept responsibility. This is much easier to do with a competent dog bite attorney by your side.
Like most personal injury law firms, we offer no-obligation, free consultations to evaluate your case. We often handle cases on a contingent fee basis, meaning that you'll pay attorney fees only if we help you to recover a verdict or settlement.
If you were injured by a dog bite in Nebraska, the legal team at Robert Pahlke Law Group can handle the details of your case, including investigating the circumstances of the dog attack, speaking to witnesses, filing essential paperwork, communicating with insurance companies, and more. During this difficult time, you need to focus on healing and recovery while a skilled dog bite injury lawyer handles the legal process for you. Contact Robert Pahlke Law Group online or call our office at (308) 633-4444 to schedule a free consultation.


When selling products online, the quality of your product photography is paramount. It tells the consumer the value of your brand, the quality of your products and how trustworthy your business is. A striking image is also likely to be the reason that a potential customer has visited your website and will be the main reason that their visit converts to a sale.
With social media platforms such as Pinterest and Instagram being increasingly used by consumers to make purchasing decisions, the need for high quality digital product photography is more important than ever.
As of April 2017, Instagram had over 700 million active users and is growing at a rate of 150 million new users per year. Instagram also beats all other channels, including parent Facebook, when it comes to engagement. A 2015 report from Forrester suggested that Instagram delivered as much as 58 times more engagement per user than Twitter.
High quality product images can turn an undecided customer into a conversion, especially if you are selling on highly competitive platforms such as Amazon or Ebay, or relying on Google shopping for your traffic. If you are a wholesaler, your retail customers will expect you to provide them with high quality product photos, not least because the time, effort and cost of shooting the products themselves will be prohibitive to them stocking your brand.
Our product photographers understand that a consistent set of product photographs, showcasing your products as part of a collection, helps to consolidate your brand identity and increase its authority: buyers will see your images and immediately recognise your work, especially where a well-directed lifestyle or creative product shoot is concerned. The use of striking, original product shots on social media, especially visual platforms like Instagram and Pinterest, will draw more people to your store and build brand engagement with an increased chance of reposting and sharing.
Many photography companies will offer you a 'production line' approach to product photography. We believe that great product images can be produced with care and attention, without compromising on speed and efficiency, at a reasonable price and using our product photography studios in London and Oxford, we will work with you to produce professional product shots that set you apart from your competitors.
If you are a retailer, you may also be interested in our retail photography service to provide professional interior shots for your website or catalogue and to sit alongside your product photography.
Contact us to talk about your photography requirements.


Designed around your room, your family and the way you wish to use the cinema room, we develop a completely bespoke solution. We have the skils and experience to provide the level of service you are looking for, ranging from a "Turn Key" solution of complete interior and acoustic design, project management, structural build, decoration, AV installation and calibration; to simple audio visual system design and installation.
The key to providing the best possible experience from your cinema room is to ensure all your requirements are included in the design. Whether working alongside your architect, interior designer and builder or providing a full turn key solution in house, Blankenstein Digital Solutions offer the highest standard of interior, acoustic and ergonomic design, making the difference between an average home cinema and a work of art that is a natural extension of your home.


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D.C. court likely to uphold fiduciary rule in NAFA case
The judge in the U.S. Department of Labor fiduciary rule case will likely deny NAFA's request for an injunction against the rule. But one annuities expert says it's not the end of the world.
By Nick Thornton | August 29, 2016 at 10:27 AM | Originally published on Benefitspro.Com
An ERISA expert says the line of questioning from Judge Randolph Moss suggested he will uphold the Labor Department's fiduciary rule. (Photo: Getty)
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia will most likely deny the National Association for Fixed Annuities request for an injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor's fiduciary rule, according to one legal expert.
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Eight of the 10 best-returning exchange-traded products in 2019 have less than $100 million in assets.


The goal of Condition Yellow Academy's Defensive Pistol II Course is to provide the student with training in a private range atmosphere to take pistol skills to the next level. This private outdoor range is designed to allow students freedom of movement and provide stationary and moving targets and different barricades to teach a student how to shoot on the move and from different shooting positions. This course puts the student in an environment that allows a very high level of realism and stress to be added to the training, and includes steel and moving targets for more dynamic training.


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David is a veteran of the international banking scene. He spent the first two decades of his career working for the likes of ABN AMRO, where he honed his skills around a wide suite of debt and corporate finance solutions. David made the successful transition from investment banking to professional services in 2009, after returning from the UK to lead the Australian Debt Advisory business. He now proudly states he has been at KPMG longer than any other institution during his career, which has allowed him to take on many diverse and challenging roles, including Service Group Head for Deal Advisory, Global Head of Debt Advisory and KPMG's Global Lead Partner for the Macquarie Group.
It is not surprising David is in his element as the National Managing Partner for Deals, Tax & Legal. "I like the challenge of providing solutions where 1 + 1 = 3. It can be complex and challenging at the same time, but creating value and finding solutions for clients where others can't is really very rewarding." He also loves working in partnership with the firm's clients, "where you are leveraging off different skill-sets to get an optimal outcome".
Among other things, David's years in the United Kingdom taught him how not to behave. "Witnessing the financial crisis in London first hand, you saw how important your own ethics and morals were in building sustainability and resilience in your work."
David is very happy to spend his spare hours in the water, preferably surfski paddling or surfing. He also loves time with his family, including a beautiful Rhodesian Ridgeback called Ruby. "Our dog is definitely the fourth member of our family."
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//  MP4Descriptor.m
//  ffmpeg-wrapper
//
//  Created by Min Kim on 10/18/13.
//  Copyright (c) 2013 iFactory Lab Limited. All rights reserved.
//

#import "MP4Descriptor.h"
#import "IFBytesData.h"
#import "NSData+Hex.h"

const int kMP4ESDescriptorTag = 3;
const int kMP4DecoderConfigDescriptorTag = 4;
const int kMP4DecSpecificInfoDescriptorTag = 5;

@interface MP4Descriptor () {

}

/**
 @abstract
  Loads the MP4ES_Descriptor from the input data.

 @param bytes data the input stream
 */
- (void)createESDescriptor:(IFBytesData *)data;

/**
 @abstract
  Loads the MP4DecoderConfigDescriptor from the input data.

 @param bytes data the input stream
 */
- (void)createDecoderConfigDescriptor:(IFBytesData *)data;

/**
 @abstract
  Loads the MP4DecSpecificInfoDescriptor from the input data.

 @param bytes data the input stream
 */
- (void)createDecSpecificInfoDescriptor:(IFBytesData *)data;

@end

@implementation MP4Descriptor

@synthesize size;
@synthesize type;
@synthesize read;
@synthesize children;
@synthesize decSpecificDataOffset;
@synthesize decSpecificDataSize;
@synthesize dsID;

+ (MP4Descriptor *)createDescriptor:(IFBytesData *)data {
  int tag = [data getInt8];
  int read = 1;
  int size = 0;
  int b = 0;
  do {
    b = [data getInt8];
    size <<= 7;
    size |= b & 0x7f;
    read++;
  } while ((b & 0x80) == 0x80);

  MP4Descriptor *descriptor = [[MP4Descriptor alloc] init];
  descriptor.type = tag;
  descriptor.size = size;
  switch (tag) {
    case kMP4ESDescriptorTag:
      [descriptor createESDescriptor:data];
      break;
    case kMP4DecoderConfigDescriptorTag:
      [descriptor createDecoderConfigDescriptor:data];
      break;
    case kMP4DecSpecificInfoDescriptorTag:
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  }
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The restaurant, which you may have previously only recognized for its ever-plentiful breadsticks and spinach artichoke dip, will be offering a new, exclusive rosé starting on May 29.
Head to Head is a bright coral pink and, according to the winemakers, features intense, complex red fruit aromas dominated by apple and cherry notes.
Giulia Zingarelli said that she hopes the wine inspires people who dine at Olive Garden to think of Italy — and, perhaps, take a trip there.
True, this may be little more than a ploy to ensnare notoriously rosé-thirsty millennials. But who cares? It's working. Don't know about you, but we'll be at Olive Garden a lot more this summer.
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In a significant Judgement the High Court of Kerala held that no Schools seeking recognition in Kerala can provide instruction in only one religion while excluding other faiths.
The High Court was considering the writ petition filed by the Trustee, Hidaya Educational and Charitable Trust against the Order of the Government to close down the School after it was found to be functioning without recognition and to be imparting exclusive religious instruction after admitting students from a particular community alone. The Court observed that the schools imparting elementary education were discharging a State function and therefore bound by the principles of secularism.
The Court has considered the correlation between the minority rights and secularism. The Court has said that the minority rights under Article 30 do not provide any permission to dilute the secular nature of education. These rights cannot override the basic values of the Constitution. The status of minority institutions in relation to imparting elementary education is relatable to State function. Minority institutions, therefore, cannot shrug off their role as State functionaries and protect sectarian education under the garb of Article 29 and 30.
The Court has also considered the issue in the perspective of Fundamental Right to Education under Article 21 A of the Constitution and the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act. The RTE Act was enacted by the Parliament after the insertion of Article 21A in the Constitution. Section 29 of the Act has mandated the curriculum and evaluation procedure should be as laid down by the appropriate authority to be specified by the Government. Appropriate authority in relation to school within the State is the State Government. In such circumstances, no school which is required to have recognition shall impart any religious instruction or religious study without permission from the Government.
The Court held as follows : 1) No School which is required to have recognition under the RTE Act is entitled to impart religious instructions or religious study of one religion exclusively in preference to other religion.
2) The private School which requires recognition is entitled to impart religious instruction or study based on religious pluralism after obtaining permission from the State Government.
As the issue is of great significance, the Court has directed the Secretary of General Education Department to issue a general Government Order directing all recognized private schools in the State to desist from imparting religious instruction or religious study without permission from the Government.
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Professor YoungJu Choie Receives the Hyeoksin Medal of the Order of Science and Technology Merit
Professor YoungJu Choie (Department of Mathematics) has recently won the Hyeoksin Medal of the Order of Science and Technology Merit at the 2022 Science and ICT Day Ceremony.
After graduating from Ewha Womans University, Professor YoungJu Choie received her Ph.D. from Temple University in the U.S. and was appointed to POSTECH in 1990. Since then, she has been making significant contributions to the advancement of mathematics in Korea by serving as president of the Korean Women in Mathematical Sciences (KWMS) and as a deliberative member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology, and to the development of POSTECH's Department of Mathematics.
Recognized for her academic achievements in mathematics and extensive involvement in the international community, Professor Choie was selected as an inaugural fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2013 and as a fellow member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology in 2018. She was also the winner of last year's Kyung-Ahm Prize.
Among her accomplishments, one that particularly stands out is leading the academic development on the theory of automorphic forms. She was awarded the Hyeoksin Medal for her contribution in elevating the prestige of Korean mathematics through her vast international activity and for fostering talent and raising the public understanding of science.
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Q: Inserting the Data using simple insert query in using php I am creating the simple registration form using php.
I have done the validation check using php it works fine.. Select statement works fine to check whether the user name exits or not..
But here i have the problem in inserting the data.. Nothing happens while submitting . here is the full code.. all code is fine problem is with insert section.. please take a look on that..

* Required Fields

         <?php
         if(isset($_POST['username'])){
    # connect to the database here
    # search the database to see if the user name has been taken or not
    include 'config.php';
    $username=$_POST['username'];

    $query = "SELECT * FROM account WHERE userid='$username' ";
    //$sql = mysql_query($query);
    //$row = mysql_fetch_array($sql);

    $sql=mysql_query($query) or die($sql.">>".mysql_error());
    $row=mysql_num_rows($sql);
    //if($num>0){ //check if

    #check too see what fields have been left empty, and if the passwords match
    if($row>0|| empty($_POST['fname'])||empty($_POST['lastname'])|| empty($_POST['username'])||empty($_POST['password1'])|| empty($_POST['password2'])|| empty($_POST['day'])|| empty($_POST['Month'])|| empty($_POST['year'])|| empty($_POST['gender']) || empty($_POST['contact'])||$_POST['password1']!=$_POST['password2']|| $_POST['gender_select']='gender'|| $_POST['month_select']='month'|| $_POST['day_select']='day'|| $_POST['year_select']='year'){
        # if a field is empty, or the passwords don't match make a message
        $error = '
';

        if(empty($_POST['fname'])){
            $error .= 'First Name can\'t be empty
';
        }
        if(empty($_POST['lastname'])){
            $error .= 'Last Name can\'t be empty
';
        }
        if(empty($_POST['username'])){
            $error .= 'Email can\'t be empty
';
        }
        if(empty($_POST['password1'])){
            $error .= 'Password can\'t be empty
';
        }
        if(empty($_POST['password2'])){
            $error .= 'You must re-type your password
';
        }

        if(empty($_POST['contact'])){
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        }
        if($_POST['password1']!=$_POST['password2']){
            $error .= 'Passwords don\'t match
';
        }
        if($row>0){
            $error .= 'User Name already exists
';
        }
        if($_POST['gender_select'] == 'gender'){
        $error.= "Please select a gender
";
        }
        if($_POST['month_select'] == 'month'){
        $error.= "Please select a month
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        }
        if($_POST['day_select'] == 'day'){
        $error.= "Please select a day
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        }
        if($_POST['year_select'] == 'year'){
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";
        }

        $error .= '
';
    }else{

                $ftname=$_POST['fname'];
                $lastname=$_POST['lastname'];
                $gender=$_POST['gender'];
                $bday=$_POST['day_select'];
                $byear=$_POST['year_select'];
                $bmonth=$_POST['month_select'];
                $username=$_POST['username'];
                $password=$_POST['password1'];
                $contact=$_POST['contact'];
        $query= mysql_query(" insert into Account (firstname,lastname,gender,bday,byear,bmonth,userid,password,contactno) values
                             ('$ftname','$lastname','$gender','$bday','$byear','$bmonth','$username','$password','$contact')") or die(mysql_error());

                if($query){

                    echo "New record was saved.";
               // echo "";
                          }
                else
                {
                     echo "Sorry no record saved.";
                }
    }
}
# echo out each variable that was set from above,
# then destroy the variable.
if(isset($error)){
    echo $error;
    unset($error);
}
?>

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                Name *
                <input type="text" name="fname"  />

                Father Name *
                <input type="text" name="lastname"  />

                Email Address *
                <input type="text" name="username"  />

                Password *
                <input type="password" name="password1"  />

                Confirm Password *
                <input type="password" name="password2"   />

                Date of Birth *
                <select name="day_select">
                 <option value="day" >Day </option>
                  <?php for($i=0;$i<=31;$i++)
                                {
                                 ?>
            <option value="<?php echo $i; ?>"><?php echo $i."
"; ?></option>
            <?php } ?>
          </select>

          <select name="month_select"  >
              <option value="month" >Month*</option>

              <option value="January">January</option>
              <option value="February">February</option>
              <option value="March">March</option>
              <option value="April">April</option>
              <option value="May">May</option>
              <option value="June">June</option>
              <option value="July">July</option>
              <option value="August">August</option>
              <option value="September">September</option>
              <option value="October">October</option>
              <option value="November">November</option>
              <option value="December">December</option>
              <option value="unknown" >Unknown</option>
            </select>

           <select name="year_select" >
           <option value="year" >Year  </option>
            <?php for($i=1920;$i<=2013;$i++)
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            <option value="<?php echo $i; ?>"><?php echo  $i."
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                Gender *

                <select name="gender_select"  >
                <option value="gender">Gender </option>
                <option value="male">Male </option>
                <option value="female">Female</option>
                <option value="other">other</option>
                </select>

                Contact No *
                <input type="text" name="contact"  />

                <input type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" value="Sign Up" />

            </form>

        <?php include('footer.php'); ?>

A: You should be using MySQLi now instead of MySQL. And you also definitely need to check your inputs first to avoid SQL injection!
$ftname=mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST['fname']);
$lastname=mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST['lastname']);
$gender=mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST['gender']);
$bday=mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST['day_select']);
$byear=mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST['year_select']);
$bmonth=mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST['month_select']);
$username=mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST['username']);
$password=mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST['password1']);
$contact=mysqli_real_escape_string($con, $_POST['contact']);

mysqli_query($con, "INSERT INTO Account
(firstname,lastname,gender,bday,byear,bmonth,userid,password,contactno)
VALUES ('".$ftname."','".$lastname."','".$gender."','".$bday."','".$byear."','".$bmonth."','".$username."','".$password."','".$contact."')")
or die(mysqli_error($con));

However you'll need to define $con at the start of the script. It's the connection to the MySQL database -
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","username","password","databasename");

Hope that helps :)

A: You are not concatenating your values correctly in your insert statement.
should be
mysql_query(" insert into Account (firstname,lastname,gender,bday,byear,bmonth,userid,password,contactno) values
                             ('".$ftname."','".$lastname."','".$gender."','".$bday."','".$byear."','".$bmonth."','".$username."','".$password."','".$contact."')") or die(mysql_error());
However be carefull your approach is prone to sql injection. You shouldn't be concatenating values originating from public forms directly to sql queries. You need to either escape the values carefully or use prepared statements with PDO.

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Lee Laughead's Video Game Success
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God Hand Sucks
Posted on April 1, 2013 by Lee
Gamers are a superstitious and cowardly lot. They're a group of greedy, needy, weak-willed cowards who demand entitlement and see a conspiracy around every corner. So when the well-respected gaming journalist website IGN refused to bow down to one of their sacred cows, they threw a fit the likes of which only gamers can make.
God Hand, a sniggering beat-em-up made in 2006 by Clover, the detritus of Capcom's discarded and unwanted employees, is a frustrating exercise in tedium and attrition as you mash the continue button as frequently as you mash your punch button. It's plagued with boring level layouts, copy-pasted hordes of enemies, hundreds of nearly-identical moves, dreary money-grinding to obtain those homogenous moves, and some of the most obnoxious MONKEY CHEESE RANDOM humor since Invader Zim.
So wacky!
You play as an (allegedly) wisecracking ripoff of Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star as he punches gimps, dominatrices, and guys in gorilla costumes. So wacky! Its worshipers claim that God Hand offers an incredibly challenging experience that tests the player's skill in a series of pugilistic gauntlets. "It's hard, but fair," they say, as if a legion of overpowered foes attacking from all directions is supposed to be fair. While playing the game I found myself constantly running away, letting the pack chase me while I got in a hit now and then until the herd thinned a little. The only skill that God Hand tested was my patience, and even that has its limits.
The much-lauded bosses are easy to beat, though. Though not quite as brainless as the counter-attacks in Arkham City, you can mash the right joystick in God Hand to avoid any attack from any enemy. And when you're faced with a single enemy, it becomes trivially easy to defeat them. I don't think I ever needed to use roulette or invincibility during a single boss fight in this game, at least not the bosses who fought solo. Compared to the parrying in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike or The Legend of Zelda: the Ocarina of Time, God Hand is a weak imitator that can't run with the big boys. Even the final boss is a bore; his heavily-telegraphed attacks can be easily dodged and countered with your new game-breaking powerups. There is none of the exciting combat mentioned by the game's devotees to be found.
The levels of God Hand are blank spaces, dull environments of brown buildings and stairs with the occasional cardboard box to avoid complete bareness. The (thankfully adjustable) camera will even clip through these boring surroundings to reveal the insides of the unfinished buildings, like some early 1990s mess of polygon. How did this get past the testing stage? Did Capcom's bigshots look at this game's glitchy, fragmented visuals and decide it was good enough to release to the public?
And did I mention the grinding before? To get the best versions of the duplicate moves, you have to go to the casino and play a roulette wheel to watch numbers go up. Why is this in a beat-em-up? I expect this kind of foolishness from Square-Enix, lovers of the pointless mini-game, but I had more faith in Capcom. And next to the casino and shop is an arena where you can fight some enemies who might actually challenge you, but in this case it still means mashing the thumbstick to dodge except the enemies kill you in three hits instead of five. If that is supposed to be a test of my skill and ingenuity, I'll stick with the meatier Dynasty Warriors series, thanks. Koei can make a mean beat-em-up that really gets the blood pumping.
Oh man my sides are bursting—not from laughing, but from beatings!
So how about God Hand's aesthetics? The plot is deliberately stupid, but that doesn't excuse it for being, you know, stupid. Poisonous Chihuahuas? Pimps with giant afros? Gay midget Power Rangers clones? This game uses every lame shortcut to "funny" it can think of in lieu of good comedy writing. There's one scene where you save a guy's life and he shows his gratitude by giving you an item and shoving his ass in the air, presumably in expectation for gay sex that never arrives. The Beavises who created and played this game undoubtedly find this to be the pinnacle of humor even as their DVR records the latest episode of the classic TV show Family Guy.
And similarly to Family Guy, God Hand has an unwarranted infatuation with tepid nostalgia; there are bleeps and bloops that try to make us pretend that video games haven't advanced in complexity beyond those found in 1980 arcades, tired references to other games (one of the bosses is a fat Mexican version of Akuma from Street Fighter), and lots of puerile sexual content, which always excites morons. Unwilling to explore sexual themes in a mature manner like the newest Tomb Raider, God Hand instead gives us a cavalcade of rapists, clichéd bimbos, and other assorted morons instead of legitimate characterization. This game would have been more popular with 12-year-old brats had Capcom spent more than a button and a shoelace while marketing it.
BUT BUT BUT THE MUSIC! WHAT ABOUT THE MUSIC!?!?!? When people talk about God Hand's amazing soundtrack, they really only mean "Gene's Rock-A-Bye" (stolen from the theme to Hawaii Five-0) because the rest of the songs are junk. You have a warbling, cacophonous Elvis impersonator belting out literal gibberish; several iterations of dreary, soulless techno; irritating whining; some boring "atmospheric" noodling. And the ending song, another ripoff (this one of the Mazinger Z theme), has more of the horrible "random" humor that saturates the whole stupid game. This is simply a poor soundtrack overall, and one containing a lot of plagiarism homages to superior works.
God Hand is a badly-made game full of poor design choices, blasé combat, schizophrenic challenge levels, and idiotic jokes. The fact that internet nerds keep clamoring for a sequel or for its main character to appear in other Capcom games is the greatest indictment against their good taste.
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13 Responses to God Hand Sucks
Brian G. Wood says:
What the HELL is this pile of flaming CRAP??? I've been a fan of you're site for almost a year now but I will NEVER come here again. Unfollowed.
EPIC FAIL.
YK says:
Wow. Finally someone who *gets* it. This is the only website I trust with the truth. I mean, who else would have the balls to "defile" such an undeserving "fan favorite". Really, this game sucks, one of the worst games ever. Lee also forgot the horrific load times, which as I have been reliably told, are absolutely game-destroying (this is all heresay because I have not actually played the game). I can't see why Capcom approved this steaming pile of rabid kangaroo feces. Oh well. At least we have Street Fighter X Tekken, which means they did *something* right.
Mike Laughead says:
So you lost a reader, and he was angry enough to comment about it. That means you're getting somewhere, right?
I agree with Mike. Solid article and website, keep it up Lee!
Strider says:
So, it's April 2; how do you feel about God Hand today?
Hey, not *everything* in this article was false. After all: "I expect this kind of foolishness from Square-Enix, lovers of the pointless mini-game…" is *very* true!
jyu says:
gamers also cant ignore what other people like or dislike ,like this lee nerd . lol . why writting an article about how you think other players are wrong for liking a game? you reaLLY MUST CARE ABOUT WHAT OTHERS ENJOY
I wrote this article for April Fool's Day in 2013. God Hand is one of my favorite games.
qpoti says:
eh i guess i can see some of these problems… but i liked it
i saw you write about dmc on some other post, how could you have trouble with this game if you do so well in those?
i don't see how god hand's enemies are "overpowered", imo they're some of the best in the genre, not saying much considering most enemies are braindead in 3d beat-em-ups but still… they are smart and aggressive but not to the point where they're "cheap" or you have to back up and ambush them, which is actually one of the least efficient ways to fight
you have to experiment with the various moves at your disposal to really get a feel for how to control crowds, one of the easiest ones is your starter "triangle" move and using the sideways dash, i don't really get how they're "overpowered" when most of them can be taken down with 2 parts of your moveset–triangle+dodge to cause damage, light jab combo to interrupt attacks
god hand's biggest problems, which you didn't even really touch on, are the roulette and "god hand", they're just way too strong and it's very easy to play the game "dishonestly" while you spam these two things
but then again, you can spam overpowered moves and go unscathed in the overwhelming majority of 3d-beat-em-ups in existence, from ninja gaiden to dmc to god of war to bayonetta to metal gear rising, so i think it'd be unfair to hold this against god hand
the casino is problematic… i never used it, i forgot it even existed
the levels are ugly… but i liked exploring them, there was always something worth finding–a secret arena, hostages, a new moves, etc., moreover most fights are like 8 seconds away from each other… i often forgot about the levels in the heat of battle
i can't speak on the aesthetic parts… i think god hand is amusing, sometimes it's uncomfortable but mostly a nice distraction, can't say much past that
i also don't really understand the OoT and SFIII comparisons… you already have an example of parrying in this genre in dmc3, onimusha and bayonetta
i get it if you don't like it, this is a sloppy, awkward game in a sloppy, awkward genre and i say that as someone who's finished 40+ 3d beat-em-ups… but i've only played this once and i quite liked it, i experienced a 3d beat em up with an above-average level of challenge, some intelligent enemies, levels with some cool little secrets, and decent boss fights
April 1's over, dude.
mudassir says:
Iam very happy to see this game thank you
Lol "IGN" and "respected" in the same phrase. Nice corporate spunk gargling btw.
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Q: compatibility DAKeyboard in iOS 9 i'm using DAKeyboard in my app , since iOS 9 many app like Viber and ... problem with panning gesture to dismiss keyboard with this component.
DAKeyboard iOS 9 support
a person write a code for finding keyboard in iOS 9 and it's working good in portrait.
Problem
but many problem will happen in Landscape mode.
anybody know how we can fix it ?
-(UIView*) findInputSetHostView {
if([[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] floatValue] >= 9.0 && [UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait ) {
    for(UIWindow* window in [[UIApplication sharedApplication] windows])
        if([window isKindOfClass:NSClassFromString(@"UIRemoteKeyboardWindow")])
            for(UIView* subView in window.subviews)
                if([subView isKindOfClass:NSClassFromString(@"UIInputSetHostView")])
                    for(UIView* subsubView in subView.subviews)
                        if([subsubView isKindOfClass:NSClassFromString(@"UIInputSetHostView")])
                            return subsubView;
} else
    return self.keyboardActiveInput.inputAccessoryView.superview;
   return nil;
}

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only for preventing bad behavior in landscape ,  i have checked  the orientation in my code


McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles asked us to get involved with a project in the historic centre and conservation area in Wickham in Hampshire. The Council wanted to see a high quality development that related positively to the historic context and took the view that an apartment scheme would be difficult to integrate successfully into the urban grain.
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import { Plugin } from '@ckeditor/ckeditor5-core';

export default class StandardEditingModeEditing extends Plugin {
    static readonly pluginName: 'StandardEditingModeEditing';
    init(): void;
}


The Friend of the Court's office provides assistance to the Circuit Court Family Division Judges in matters pertaining to custody, parenting time and support as well as enforces court orders pertaining to custody, parenting time and support.
The individual who makes the ultimate decision in any domestic relations is the Judge to whom the case is assigned.
The Friend of the Court CANNOT provide legal advice.


There are many things we are not taught at school or by our parents or the people around us. The trouble is that this can give us an unconscious or conscious idea that we don't need to learn - it will come naturally to us. We end up learning the hard way, when there are some practical things to do and ways of looking at things which can make life a lot easier.
How to survive and thrive in an intimate relationship is one of those things.
A common negative pattern that couples get into is one of constant attack and defence.
If I am being attacked I need to defend myself. In doing that I go on the attack. "You don't listen". I have heard every word they have said but they are wrong; I don't do that they do that. "I am not the one doing that you are. You are the one." I am so fully convinced of that.
Let's go back to a time when we were perhaps judged as children. We have horrible feelings about that. It was very painful. So we need to keep away from these feelings, we can't have it that we are in the wrong, that we are bad. So we look outside ourselves for the blame.
But what if there is no right or wrong? Or what if we are right and the other person is right too.
When both people in the relationship feel attacked and the need to defend, then it is a constant battle.
There are some practical things we can do to take ourselves out of the battle and approach each other differently.
It is helpful to look inside myself and really give time to what I am feeling. What is my problem? What is lacking? What is it I want from the other? It can be helpful to write down what comes into my head as I am doing this. Or draw something. In this time I can find out more about myself and what it is I can give to myself. Then I can look at what I want from the other, what I need in the relationship.
Giving myself that time; either on my own, with a friend or in counselling can help to soothe me down, to make me feel better and to then be able to express my feelings and needs to my partner without attack. I am then more able to give him space to express his feelings and needs to me and to hear what he is saying and to empathise so that he then doesn't feel on the defence and the need to attack. I can maybe facilitate him to talk in a way that expresses these things rather than in talking in a defensive way.
I know this is not a magic formula to take away all bad feelings towards each other, but it can help us take the first steps towards understanding ourselves and the other, towards turning conflict into communication.


I know that the Yongnuo YN560-TX Manual Flash Controller is to control multiple flash units, and that the Yongnuo YN-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter is also to control multiple flash units.
The YN560-TX is a manual controller, but you can still mount it on the camera.
You can use the YN560-TX a flash transmitter-trigger by the camera.
The YN-E3-RT is specifically used to be mounted on cameras and for the camera shutter to trigger the flashes.
The YN-E3-RT won't work by itself, as opposed to the YN560-TX.
Are any of the above points incorrect? If they are all correct, what is the functional/workflow difference between the two units?
The YN560-TX is manual only. It is made to control manual flashes (e.g. YN-560 IV) or some compatible TTL flashes (e.g. YN685 set to 'RF603 receive') set to manual power.
The YN560-TX uses a communication protocol shared by the RF-602/RF-603/RF-603 II/RF-605 series of transceivers. No other system transmits using this protocol. Units in the YN622 system made since December 15, 2014 can be set to receive signals from YN560/RF-603/RF-603 II/RF-605 transmitters, but the YN622 pieces can not transmit on the YN560/RF-603/RF-603 II/RF-605 protocol.
The YN560-TX can control compatible flashes (or flashes attached to compatible triggers) even when not attached to a camera. That is, one can change the settings on the YN-560 series of flashes or on, for example, a YN568EX II set to manual power and attached to an RF-603 II or RF-605 trigger. To get a synced 'fire' signal a transmitter needs to be attached to the flash. However, one could place an RF-603/RF-603 II/RF-605 on the camera's hot shoe to trigger the synced "fire" signal and use a YN560-TX not attached to the camera to control the settings of each flash before each shot.
It is a 'clone' of the Canon ST-E3-RT. It was "copied" from the Canon unit to function in the place of the much more expensive Canon flash controller. The Yongnuo version actually has some additional features and functionality (e.g. AF Assist light, USB port for firmware upgrades, controls on the radio unit, etc) not included in the Canon version.
The YN-E3-RT can control 'RT' compatible flashes manually or using TTL. If the flash has the capability, it can be used with HSS, Multi flash, 2nd curtain sync, etc. It allows off camera flashes to use pretty much all of the same capabilities they would have if directly attached to the camera's hot shoe.
It operates on the Canon 'RT' radio protocol. This protocol is not compatible with the YN560/RF-603/RF-603 II/RF-605 protocol. It is also not compatible with the YN622 protocol.
The ST-E3-RT must be attached to the camera's hot shoe to be at all functional. The Canon system for which the ST-E3-RT (and the YN-E3-RT clone) is designed has an extensive flash control menu in compatible Canon DSLRs (2012 and newer for "full" functionality - some compatibility with slightly older Canon bodies) and the settings are selected and changed via the in-camera 'external flash control' menu. Depending on the specific camera model, up to 5 separate groups can be controlled via the camera's menu. The YN-E3-RT includes controls and a display on the controller. This allows the YN-E3-RT to control up to five groups - even when using pre-2012 Canon cameras that can not control groups via the camera's 'external flash control' menu. It also allows controlling up to five groups with camera models that only have provision for three groups in the camera's menu. It also allows the YN-E3-RT to be used to control RT flashes in manual mode even when shooting with a non-Canon EOS camera (as long as the camera has an ISO compliant hot shoe with the single "fire" pin in the middle).
The various protocols different wireless flash systems use are like different human languages. They do the same thing, facilitate communication, but they use different 'words' and 'syntax' to communicate. The YN622 units that can be set to receive but not to transmit signals from a YN560/RF603/RF-603 II/RF-605 transmitter would be analogous to a person whose native language is French, which they can both speak and understand very well, who can also understand Spanish when they hear it but can not speak Spanish well enough to be understood in that language. To take the analogy a bit further, if the YN622 protocol is 'French' and the YN560/RF-603 protocol is 'Spanish', then the Canon 'RT' protocol might as well be 'Hungarian'.
The main difference between the two transmitters it that they're used for different radio triggering systems. The YN-560-TX is for Yongnuo's manual-only 560/60x system; the YN-E3-RT is for Yongnuo's cloning of the Canon -RT radio triggering system built into Canon's latest speedlites.
My understanding is that ... the YN-E3-RT won't work by itself, as opposed to the YN560-TX.
This is incorrect. The YN-E3-RT can be used in-hand (off the camera hotshoe) to make setting adjustments and test fire off-camera flashes, just like a YN-560-TX.
... what is the functional/workflow difference between the two units?
They are essentially identical in workflow. You place them on the camera hotshoe, set it to the same channel as the receiver units (built into the flashes, or added onto the flash foot/cabled to strobes), and then you control the remote flashes via the interface of the transmitter and fire the flashes either with the transmitter's TEST button, or the camera's shutter button.
The difference is in the functionality of the triggering systems.
The YN-560-TX can only give you sync (firing the flashes) with RF-602/603/603II receivers/transceivers, sync and group on/off with RF-605 receivers, and sync, zoom, and power control over Yongnuo YN-560III/-560IV/-660/-740 speedlights.
The YN-E3-RT transmitter only works with the Canon -RT system and clones (which will be more expensive than manual-only Yongnuo triggers), but gives you nearly full control over the remote speedlights, as if they were on the camera hotshoe. You will have HSS, TTL, 2nd curtain, Gr mode control, etc. As well as a slough of other UI enhancements and features such as being able to use an -RT flash as a remote shutter release via the YN-E3-RT/camera hotshoe connection (if the camera is a post-2012 body) and four-digit ID codes to avoid radio interference from other shooters using the same system in your vicinity. There's a lot more control over the remote speedlights in this system.
Manual-only gear has the advantages of being universal to all camera brands and cheaper/simpler to produce, while TTL/HSS gear is (usually) dedicated to a single camera system and is much more difficult to reverse-engineer, because the communication between the camera and flash is much more complex.
There is also the fact that you can't really mix these two systems. While you can use a YN-600EX-RT II speedlight from a YN-560-TX, but functionally, it can't do anything more with that transmitter than a YN-560 IV could. And you can't trip a YN-560 IV from a YN-E3-RT, unless you put a YN-E3-RX on its foot, and it will still be a manual-only flash whose power cannot be controlled from the transmitter.
This is why the -RT gear will be more expensive. All the flashes have to have -RT built in if you want the full set of features the YN-E3-RT can offer.
Other brands do offer systems where TTL and manual-only gear can be mixed, but they won't offer the same breadth of features the -RT system does. Whether or not you need those features is up to you.
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