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By Hanleigh Daniels 1 November 2012
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At the high-end and midrange smartphone spectrum Nokia competes against the likes of the iPhone and Galaxy S3 with its Windows Phone-based smartphones. When it comes to the low end of the smartphone market however, Nokia uses its Asha feature phone range to woo buyers away from entry-level Android-running contenders.
The latest addition to the Asha series is the Finnish firm's touch-friendly Asha 311 (promo video posted below). It packs a revamped Series 40 user interface and snappy 1 GHz single-core processor (make unspecified) to lure buyers away from competitors such as Samsung's Galaxy Pocket smartphone.
The look and feel
On the design front, this chubby little feature phone measures 106 x 52 x 12.9 mm and weighs in at 95 g. Like most of Nokia's other devices it sports an excellent build quality that makes it feel really solidly constructed and easier on the eyes compared to similarly priced (R1 500) smartphones such as LG's Optimus L3 for instance.
We liked the two-tone (black and blue) colour of this mobile, with the all-plastic design stylishly contrasted by a chromed strip that houses the two physical buttons right underneath the touchscreen. These buttons (answer call and end call) provide a decent amount of responsiveness and are easy to press.
Nokia equipped the Asha 311 with a 3" touchscreen that sports a low 240 x 400 resolution, translating to a below-par 155 ppi pixel density. Unfortunately, the resolution is not the worst thing about the display, since it feels more like a resistive touchscreen than the capacitive display that it is and does not provide the most responsive user experience.
However it is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass, a common feature on smartphones but not on budget feature phones. Furthermore, the Asha's ppi is at least better than that (125 ppi) on offer on the 3.2" (240 x 320) screen of the LG L3 and is also more much more effective in reducing glare when outdoors in direct sunlight.
A more intuitive, touch-loving Series 40
The less-than-smooth touchscreen puts a slight damper on the enhancements Nokia have made to its Series 40 feature phone operating system (OS) running on this Asha device. Most of these have come courtesy of the dead-on-arrival MeeGo platform that handles the operating on Nokia's N9.
From the lockscreen, the Asha 311 is unlocking by swiping to either side (left or right) in the lock screen. This MeeGo-inspired motion takes users to the main screen (app drawer) with rows of application shortcuts.
Users are able to swipe left to access the device's second homescreen, the active standby screen. This screen features a shortcuts to your most used applications such as alarm and music player or favourite contacts.
When a user taps and holds one of the app icons within this menu they will enter an edit mode, which enables one to select the app shortcuts or frequently contacted people to add to this screen.
The third and final homescreen is the phone's dialer, and this too can be customised. You can opt to replace the dialler with either the music player or FM radio if you listen to music or the radio more than you phone people.
In addition, it is easy to quickly get to handy settings (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi toggle on/off switches) and apps (message composer) via the Android-esque pull-down notifications bar.
Unfortunately, Series 40 does not boast multitasking capabilities so you have to close an application before opening a new one. This can be annoying on occasion, since one cannot quickly send an SMS whilst in the midst of a challenging Angry Birds level for instance.
A user choose from over 120 000 apps available within the Nokia Store, which matches the app tally on offer on Microsoft's Windows Phone Store (formerly Windows Phone Marketplace). However it remains a far cry from Google Play's number of 675 000 and the Apple App Store's 700 000 apps.
Internal storage for these apps as well as your multimedia content comes to a paltry 140 MB, but you can expand upon this via a microSD card slot that supports cards up to 32 GB in size. Luckily, a 2 GB card is also included in the retail box. A 1 110 mAh battery sees the Asha 311 lasting well past the one-day smartphone benchmark, and easily crossing the two day usage milestone before having to reach for the charger.
In terms of connectivity, the Asha 311 offers 3G HSDPA connectivity with download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 n, and Bluetooth v2.1.
Also onboard is a 3.15 MP camera that captures so-so stills and records VGA (640 x 480) videos at 25 fps, as well as a voucher to download a more-than-generous 40 EA games for free via the Nokia Store including Need for Speed: The Run, addictive puzzle game Bejeweled and The Sims 3 World Adventures.
Nokia's Asha 311 sports some well thought out, swipe-loving, Series 40 OS enhancements plus decent specs for its recommended retail price of R1 500. In this price bracket it competes against the cheaper (R1 000) Android-running Samsung Galaxy Pocket and LG Optimus L3 (R1 500). Both these devices are proper smartphones that can multi-task, as opposed to the one-task-at-a-time Asha 311 feature phone. Plus they provide access to a much wider selection of apps via Google Play.
The Samsung Pocket might sport a slightly smaller, lower resolution 2.8" (240 x 320; 143 pixels per inch) display and slower (832 MHz) ARM 11 CPU, but is a lot (R500) cheaper than the Asha 311.
It also provides users with access to the exclusive Pocket Musiq service, allowing you to download thousands of free music tracks including many local artists such as Die Heuwels Fantasties, Karen Zoid and Locnville. For us, this means that the Asha 311, does not do enough to knock the Galaxy Pocket off its budget leading perch.
Great battery life; 40 free EA Games voucher; snappy performance; FM Radio; 2 GB memory card included in retail package.
Resistive-like touchscreen experience on a capacitive display; and paltry internal storage.
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Christian Actor Fired for Reportedly Refusing to Be in Sex Scenes
Photo courtesy of Neal McDonough via Instagram
52-year-old actor Neal McDonough (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS) is getting some attention for something that should be praised. According to an interview with McDonough, when he was set to star in the ABC series SCOUNDRELS years ago, he refused to be in sex scenes with his female co-star.
Three days into filming the series, McDonough, a devout Catholic, was replaced with David James Elliott, something ABC referred to as a "casting change." Closer Weekly recently spoke to McDonough about the ordeal that occurred in 2010 and brought the public's attention to the debacle. The actor said, "I was [surprised], and it was a horrible situation for me. After that, I couldn't get a job because everybody thought I was this religious zealot. I am very religious. I put God and family first, and me second. That's what I live by. It was hard for a few years."
McDonough met his wife of 16 years, Ruvé McDonough, while shooting BAND OF BROTHERS. The couple has five children together and McDonough won't kiss another woman due to his beliefs, stating, "these lips are for one woman."
One year ago today, Ruvé and I at the Monte Carlo television festival. Looking forward to going back again soon!! #love #MonteCarlo #montecarlotvfestival #projectbluebook #vanhelsing #yellowstonetvshow #yellowstonetv #alteredcarbon #arrow #damiendarhk #cw #cwlegendsoftomorrow
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The devotion to his wife was not a new thing for the actor when he took the SCOUNDRELS role. Before that he had a one-year run on DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES in 2008. McDonough openly proclaimed to the series showrunner that he wouldn't kiss another woman. "I said, 'I'm sure you know, but I won't kiss anybody.' He was like, 'But this is DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES!' I said, 'I know.' He paused for about five seconds and said, 'All right, I'm just going to have to write better.' And, we had a great time."
Unshakeable resolve for standing up for your marriage and Christian beliefs might mean taking a hit professionally, but God rewards those who seek to obey Him. McDonough echoes this sentiment, "God gave me this talent of being an actor, and I'm not going to waste it. That's just who I am. I love working, and with five kids and a fantastic wife, I want to make sure I'm taking care of everyone."
McDonough's continued, "If you had told me back then that I would be in 100 movies, I would've just laughed. It's remarkable all the people I've gotten to work with and all the places I've gotten to travel to. And believe me, I appreciate every second of it."
McDonough's latest work on PROJECT BLUE BOOK aired on the History Channel this past week.
Thank you San Diego for a fantastic Comic Con for Project Blue Book! Your support and love is so inspiring! Thank you for being so good to Ruve' and myself. @historybluebook @sdcc_2019 #family #actor #god @aenetworks
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Review of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Kingsolver offers an epic story of a faulted, unlikely hero in danger of being crushed by exceptionally difficult circumstances. His golden heart and grit allow him to keep fighting through brokenness, pain, and disappointment in rural Virginia.
Like every boy in Lee County I was raised to be a proud mule in a world that has scant use for mules.
The newest Barbara Kingsolver book, which has been called an Appalachian David Copperfield, is epic. It's 560 pages and driven by the unique voice and gritty, heartbreakingly hopeful, broken voice of Demon (named Damon, a redhead, hence the "Copperhead").
Charles Dickens's experience with extreme poverty in Victorian England inspired him to highlight its cruel impacts on children in his story David Copperfield. That book inspired Demon Copperhead, in which Kingsolver showcases the invisibility of the rural poor in Appalachia as well as a tragic cycle of poverty, drug dependence, and death--with signature Kingsolver characters who have unique voices and are complex, flawed, and irresistible.
"Anyone will tell you the born of this world are marked from the get-out, win or lose."
Demon Copperhead is about a young boy born in a rural area of southern Virginia to a teenaged single mom in a single-wide trailer. She is an addict reliant on the wrong men for security and self-esteem. Demon's father is long dead (the circumstances surrounding his death have never been made clear to Demon), and he has little more than a growing, fierce desire for survival, his dad's red hair, and his biting humor to see him through.
Demon's vividly described rural Lee County, Virginia, world is made up of close-knit, imperfect families (with holes in the family tree where various members have died or are in prison), and many branches come with shocking stories that make up the patchwork of family folklore.
The nearby Peggott family is crucial to Demon's life; the extended family includes Demon's best friend, his surrogate grandparents, an aunt he has a crush on but also counts on as a mother figure, and her adopted daughter (her niece), who he adores.
Yet when tragedy strikes the last of his own shaky family, they're unable to take him in and he's sent into foster care, beginning years of hunger, relentless work, the beginnings of his cycle of drug use for escapism, and the destructive impact of general, shocking neglect.
I thought about what Rose said, wanting to see the rest of us hurt, because she was hurting. You have to wonder how much of the whole world's turning is fueled by that very fire.
Glimmers of hope appear from time to time in the form of tragically small, thrilling amounts of money that could offer temporary food security; seemingly reliable sleeping conditions for a time; or the promise of outside figures who might extend a helping hand. But luck is fleeting, and disappointment seems to always come roaring back to cut Demon off at the knees. Any support feels conditional, and Demon learns to mistrust others and to doubt his own worth.
Addiction begins taking over both the story and Demon's life, and Demon Copperhead digs in deeply to explore the destructive trap of oxycodone, meth, and other drugs--the cycle of poverty, addiction, the lure of zonking out, the physical dependence, the desperation of achieving a fix, and the death and destroyed families left in the wake of it all.
Everything I looked at made my eyes water. It felt like being in love with somebody that's married. I could never have this. Staying here, alone and sober, was beyond my powers. And I still wanted it with all my hungry parts.
Those around Demon (June, Angus, Emmy, Tommy) see the golden heart inside him even as he is unaware of his promise and his best qualities. I love that their optimistic views of him persist and seem to push through into his consciousness in tiny ways, even in moments when he feels most unlovable and worthy.
What matters in a story is the heart of its hero.
Demon Copperhead is full of unforgettable, broken characters, both likable and not; a richly built, unforgiving, starkly beautiful setting of small-town southern Virginia; and a commentary on poverty, addiction, and greed. Demon's story arc reaches from the legendary conditions of his birth through brushes with death and destruction through to the book's ending.
If you're standing on a small pile of shit, fighting for your one place to stand, God almighty how you fight.
The downward spiral kept going and going, and its grimness took my breath away. Yet Kingsolver keeps Demon's voice strong even as he falters and as everything he has counted on seems swept away. His rock-bottom--it isn't a moment; it feels as though he drags the bottom for years--sets up a situation in which he seems washed clean for some version of a new beginning.
The prospects for Demon's future seem far from neat and perfect, but by the end of the book there are glimmers of hope for our faulted hero.
Barbara Kingsolver is also the author of The Poisonwood Bible, Prodigal Summer, The Lacuna, Unsheltered, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, and other books.
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Церковь Святого Григория Просветителя () — храм Армянской Апостольской церкви в столице Судана Хартуме.

История
В Судане живёт около 1 тысячи армян. В основном они поселились в столице — Хартуме. Практически все эти армяне —- потомки беженцев из Западной Армении, жертв Геноцида армян. Церковь была основана в XX веке. На сегодняшний день церковь Сурб Григор Лусаворич является действующей.

См. также
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Армянские храмы XX века

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Q: Creating Rectangle in PictureBox using PictureBox.CreateGraphics in code below in button click function i want to create a rectangle in the picureBox but when I execute it for first time it draws nothing , but for the second time clicking the rectngle appears , why?
the if statement is true in both time.
    private void btnChamber_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

        //pictureBox1.Visible = true;

        if (cmbShowResult.SelectedIndex == 0 && ChamberType.SelectedIndex == 0)
        {
            chart1.Visible = false;
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            chart5.Visible = false;
            pictureBox1.Visible = true;
            //pictureBox1.Enabled = true;
            Graphics gg = pictureBox1.CreateGraphics();

            //gg.ClipBounds.X = 0;
            //gg.ClipBounds.Y = 0;
            //AddChartStyle(gg);
            chartArea1.X = 0;
            chartArea1.Y = 0;
            chartArea1.Height = 298;
            chartArea1.Width = 450;

            plotArea.X = 40;
            plotArea.Y = 10;
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            plotArea.Width = 400;

            xLimMin = -(float.Parse(txtWidth.Text)) / 2;
            xLimMax = (float.Parse(txtWidth.Text)) / 2;
            yLimMin = -(float.Parse(txtLeft.Text)) * 3f;
            yLimMax = (float.Parse(txtLeft.Text)) * 3f;

            Pen aPen = new Pen(chartBorderColor, 1f);
            SolidBrush aBrush = new SolidBrush(chartBorderColor);
            gg.FillRectangle(aBrush, chartArea1);
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            aBrush = new SolidBrush(plotBackColor);
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            gg.DrawRectangle(aPen, plotArea);
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A: Because you're doing this on the Click event. You should do it on the Paint event.

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The Official Robert Fuller Website without the consent of the website owners.
Legendary western actor and Gainesville resident Robert Fuller was inducted into the Texas Trail OF Fame at Fort Worth Stockyards on 27th October 2018.
Robert Fuller starred on TV in Laramie and Wagon Train in the 50's and 60's and has featured in many western movies including Return Of The Seven and Incident At Phantom Hill.
This award is in recognition of his lifelong contribution to the Western way of life in and out of the entertainment industry, and puts him in the company of other western legends such as John Wayne and Randolph Scott.
Fuller said he was immensely honoured and proud to have received this award.


Discussion in 'Introductions, Help and Recommendations' started by ixeo, Nov 4, 2018.
My TripleFi 10 is falling apart after going through 3 sets of cables.. but now the shell is disintegrating. I love it very much, and while there are "better" earphones out there, i like the detail, soundstage and sound signature of the TF10.
My primary source is my iPhone 7, no amplification. And I use the IEMs in airplanes quite often with the in-flight entertainment system. With comply 500 series, it does an OK job with isolation.
I'm looking at the Campfire Audio Comet, like the fact that its a stainless steel shell so it won't fall apart, ever. And I can replace the cable.
If anybody upgraded from a TF10 feel free to share your experience.
My tf10 has still held together and running strong for the last 9 years. It's been my daily driver but I have poked around looking for a new modern daily iem. The fiio fh5 is one I loved but it had a short nozzle so I had some fitment issues(I cram my tf10 into my ear canal). The mids and highs weren't as sparkly as the tf10 but the bass hit harder and since its a nice aluminum shell I doubt it will fall apart. My buddy let me try his bgvp dm6 and those sound the most similar to my tf10 but they have more life to them sound wise. I ordered that so I have to wait a month for it to ship but the dm6 is more than likely gonna replace my tf10 for daily use. The fh5 is $269 and dm6 is $210. fh5 is a 1 dynamic and 3 BA and the dm6 is 5 BA drivers. I tried some campfire iems and didn't feel any attachment to go buy a set. I have a backup tf10 in box so I always have a working set since it's still my favorite iem. I also use my tf10 with a null audio lune cable which has lasted 3 years now and I walk around with them alot.
Can you compare FH5 and DM6? Is DM6 that much better?
Didn't know there was ciem of DM6. What is the going price on the CIEM?
The FH5 is very warm compared to the DM6, sub bass hits well on the FH5 better but the mids and highs feel recessed when I a/b tested them against my tf10 and the DM6 for the night I had the DM6. The DM6 was super neutral sounding but everything sounded super clean and detailed. When a nice bass hit happened you could still hear it and feel a slight thump but the FH5 added that warm and sweet bass to everything while DM6 only did nice bass notes if the song called for it. Super clinical is how I feel about the DM6 I had no idea they existed till my buddy had me try and them and I thought they were like $600+ iems initially. I still have my FH5 and I like it minus the short nozzle as tips are still a constant battle. The DM6 nozzle was slightly longer or must of been cause I just used the medium tips he had on there and I got a perfect seal right off the bat. I'll do a review/ comparison of those and my isine 20's when I get my own DM6 in. As of right now I only have 5 hours of DM6 listening.
Maybe you kick-off a dedicated DM6 thread with your impressions.
I just got my DM6 Yesterday and I've been enjoying them all day. It sounds damn good. I have a pair of Heir Audio 10.0, UE900, and TF10 and been testing against them all day. The DM6 handedly beat out the UE900, kill the TF10 (which I love and have bought 2 pairs), and make the Tin Audio T2 sound puny in comparison. Quality is not bad. These DM8 aren't going to touch the Heir Audio 10.0 but they are close. Value for money is def the highest I've experienced. Not VE Monk level, but close. Might be a good 11.11 buy.
I'm Curious about the FH5 too, but these DM6 will keep me happy for quite a while.
Come on for $4, VE monks are pretty good money spent. They are just a pair of beat arounds.
Can we agree that the DM6 sound good at least?
How does it "kill" the TF10? Bass? Level of detail? Soundstage? More information would be helpful. Considering the fact I can't audition the DM6. Quite a lot of money with no chance of return since i plan to custom it. Thanks in advance for sharing your impressions.
@ixeo The DM6 is in every way superior to the TF10. The bass is fuller and has more weight. The highs are more detailed and get this, there is something that you'll notice, those will be mids. Soundstage is not any larger, but the sound is fuller and envelopes you. The layering of instruments is more present and the DM6 is more musical and fun to listen. And they simply show you what is there in the recording. I have to say that in every way, it has surpassed my expectations of a $200 IEM. I do think that if the 11.11 price is at $160, then it's a worthy upgrade to the TF10. I cannot tell you about the DM6 in comparison to other Chi-Fi in the $100-$250 range because there are so many out nowadays that when having to choose only one pair, the DM6 proved a good choice for me. I would watch all the BGGR reviews and rants about the DM6 on youtube, they were very helpful to me.
i'm using a UE TF10 for over 6 years and now i'm torn between DM6 *value for $$ as some say* and westone UM pro50. the dilemma.
DM6 will kill the UM pro50. I stopped using my Heir Audio 10.0, so imagine. With the money left over from your DM6 purchase you can get an entry level DAP and some decent balanced cables. There, all you need this Christmas.
Oh, and they will trounce the TF10. Mine TF10s will just sit in my drawer for sentimental value, otherwise I'd just chuck 'em in the trash. Really, listen to the DM6 and you can tell me if I'm exaggerating.
can't bare to leave the TF 10 as i got it 2 sets for free and to be frank the UM pro 50 v2 looks kind of nice and was i tried the um3x few years back i was blown away.
Hey there, I happened to get the UM Pro 50 yesterday. I started out a little iffy on them, but they're definitely growing on me. Here are my initial impressions if you want to check them out (sorry, no experience with the DM6, but there was somebody in that thread recommending them)... Note that I start out with quite a few complaints, but start to change my mind a little later.


Klondike, also know as Solitaire, is one of the most famous patience card games. Here you can choose between playing two variations: Turn One (medium) or Turn Three (hard).
There are four Foundation piles (top right), seven Tableau piles (below foundations), one Stock (top left) and one Waste (next to Stock).
You can move any groups of cards if they are in sequence down by alternate color.
The top card may be used.
Empty spaces in the tableau may be filled with a King or a pile starting with a King.
This is the easiest variation. So if you want to learn how to play or just want to have fun, you should play this version.
It is very common to be found stuck. If this happen, you can use the "undo" button to try something different or you can start a new game or restart the game.
You can also move a group of cards, but they must be in sequence down by alternate color.


He lived in an age when you could get away with writing in dialect (like Robbie Burns or Walter Scott before him) and his most famous work, The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke makes one cringe nowadays. Although we love one of his titles; The Glugs of Gosh.
The 'Laureate of the Larrikin' was born in Auburn in the Clare Valley of South Australia, and spent most of his life in Melbourne. He's buried in the cemetery at Box Hill.
Oh, w'erefore art you Romeo, young sir?
Chuck yer ole pot, an' change yer moniker!"
The swell two-dollar touch. Bong tong, yeh know.
About a barmy goat called Romeo.
"Lady, be yonder moon I swear!" sez 'e.
I nudge Doreen. She whispers, "Ain't it grand!"
'Er eyes is shining an' I squeeze 'er 'and.
'Wot's in a name?" she sez. 'Struth, I dunno.
Billo is just as good as Romeo.
Names never count ... But ar, I like "Doreen!"
'Is thorts turns 'er way, like a 'omin' dove.
A dead tough crowd o' crooks -- called Montague.
Ixcep' they fights wiv skewers 'stid o' bricks.
Wot's in a name? Wot's in a string o' words?
In Little Lon., they're low, degraded broots.
Is "valler" if yer fur enough away.
When 'e's bin dead five 'undred years or so.
Fair Juli-et, she gives 'er boy the tip.
'E swears 'e's done wiv lash; 'e'll chuck it clean.
They smooge some more at that. Ar, strike me blue!
An' 'ang around 'im like she feared 'e'd bolt.
A secret weddin'; an' they plan it out.
Now, 'ere's the place where I fair git the pip!
She's 'is for keeps, an' yet 'e lets 'er slip!
Ar! but 'e makes me sick! A fair gazob!
'E crools the pitch, an' tries to kid it's Fate.
An' mix it wiv that push o' Capulets.
They look fer trouble; an' it's wot they gets.
Sprags 'em an' makes a start to sling off dirt.
"Ar rats!" 'e sez, an' passes in 'is check.
"Put in the boot!" I sez. "Put in the boot!"
"'Ush!" sez Doreen ... "Shame!" sez some silly coot.
Then Romeo, 'e dunno wot to do.
They wants 'is tart to wed some other guy.
"Ah, strike!" she sez. "I wish that I could die!"
Now, this 'ere gorspil bloke's a fair shrewd 'ead.
Sez 'e "I'll dope yeh, so they'll think yer dead."
They think she's snuffed, an' plant 'er in 'er tomb.
Then things gits mixed a treat an' starts to whirl.
'Ead over turkey, an' 'is soul 'as flit.
"Dear love," she sez, "I cannot live alone!"
"Peanuts or lollies!" sez a boy upstairs."


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Q: Custom ads in iOS app I would like to include ads into my iOS app. I don't want to use iAd, because I don't have that many impressions on my app (it is an app made for a very limited audience) and because of the special audience I want to display special ads which might be more interesting for them.
So I gathered that I have to implement a custom ad system for my app. How can I best go on about it?
What view can I use to display my ads? I thought about showing them in animated gifs in a UIWebView and every time someone sees/taps the gif, I send a request to a webserver to increment a counter. Now I don't want the webserver to react to any request, but only to requests made from my app. How can I assure that? What technologies can I use?

A: You can use an imageview to display ads, rest there are so many advertisements network providers where you can create your own ads, manage them, have a look on the visitors as well.
Some of the providers are, revmob, chartboost, admob etc.


With all the overwhelming aspects of planning a wedding, it's nice to add some simplicity to your life. These 12 minimalist jewelry pieces from Etsy for your bridesmaids (or you!) will match most outfits, and are great gifts.
Let your bridesmaids know you care with these personalized heart necklaces from earringsnation.
This simple, personalized necklace from ForTheMaids is a sweet way to say thank you.
Give this tiny rose gold initial necklace from OliveYewJewels as a bridesmaids gift. It will be worn time and time again.
The crane is a symbol of both happiness and eternal youth, so there is not a better gift than this rose gold crane necklace from OliveYewJewels for your bridesmaids.
Raw quartz is such a beautiful stone. These earrings from Borcik, dipped in gold leaf, are under $20!
Stylish, handmade and personalized – what's not to love about these single initial clay necklaces from JillMakes?
Your bridesmaids won't be able to take their eyes off these stunning druzy necklaces from friedasophie.
Geometric jewelry makes any outfit pop! This Scandinavian inspired necklace from ShlomitOfir is a charming way to thank your bridesmaids.
Stacking rings are a must for anyone who even remotely likes jewelry. These dainty gold stacking rings from GLDNjewelry are very versatile. They can be worn on their own, or paired with an assortment of rings.
Any minimalist will love these mountain studs from LUNATICART.
This sleek sterling silver owl ring from ElinaGleizer adds a moderns flair that will dress up any outfit.
Simple does not mean boring. These geometric wooden bangles from GwynethHulseDesign prove that!


On May 22-23, 2018, John Jay's Center on Media, Crime and Justice held the second of its special workshops aimed at bringing journalists covering justice, gender issues and related beats together with experts in the field of intimate partner violence. Our first workshop, "Behind Closed Doors," was held in October, 2016. Details available here.
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Oh, ICK! It's Raining
…bodies!! I don't think I'd recover, either.
Jumpers leave workers sleepless in Seattle
A bridge over Seattle is becoming hazardous to the mental health of the dot-com employees and other office workers below, who keep seeing people jump to their deaths from the span.
Thirty-nine people over the past decade have committed suicide off the 155-foot-high Aurora Bridge — eight in 2006 alone — and counselors are regularly brought in to help office workers deal with the shock of seeing the leap or the bloody aftermath.
At least one woman, Sarah Edwards, drives on the left side of the street near her office ever since a body landed on the hood of a co-worker's car.
I'd never sleep again.
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Friend of mine was in the Slavic Department at Pitt, which boasts the second tallest University building in the world.
Once in a while someone takes a dive off of an upper floor. They have to be careful, because, as you can see there are some sections that jut out from the main phallus column, and the jumper may wind up on some 12th story roof instead of the ground after their 36th floor launch.
My friend's office was a few floors above such an abutment and he got to see someone hurtle past, then hear the thud as they hit the roof.
The closest I ever got to something like that was being at a party on the 5th floor of an apartment where a minor serial killer was dismembering some poor girl in the sub-basement. The really scary thing was that he was the building's super so he had a key to my friend's apartment. The moring after the party I get up and turn on the news, and there's my friend going "Ayup, he was always a strange one" – the girl's cut up remains were found in the dumpster that moring by an alert sanitation worker. They think that she was already dead when he brought her to the apartment, so I don't think I was upstairs drinking while someone was being killed.
Maybe the City of Seattle should restrict jumping to nights and weekends. Just a thought.
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Reminds me of that damn Python skit about people falling past the window. "Oh, there goes Larry."
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Contra: Hard Corps, released in Japan as Contra: The Hard Corps (魂斗羅 ザ・ハードコア?) and in Europe and Australia as Probotector, is a side-scrolling run and gun-style shoot-'em-up video game released by Konami for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1994. It is part of the Contra series and serves as a follow-up to Contra III: The Alien Wars. The plot takes place several years after the events of that game.Contra: Hard Corps follows the same gameplay as its predecessors. New features include branching story paths and multiple endings.
Contra: Hard Corps, released in Japan as Contra: The Hard Corps (魂斗羅 ザ・ハードコア?) and in Europe and Australia as Probotector, is a side-scrolling run and gun-style shoot-'em-up video game released by Konami for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1994. It is part of the Contra series and serves as a follow-up to Contra III: The Alien Wars. The plot takes place several years after the events of that game. Contra: Hard Corps follows the same gameplay as its predecessors. New features include branching story paths and multiple endings.
Contra: Hard Corps is a side-scrolling run and gun-style shoot-'em-up video game released by Konami for the Sega Genesis in North America and South Korea in 1994. It was also released for the Mega Drive as Contra: The Hard Corps (魂斗羅 ザ・ハードコア?) in Japan and as Probotector in Europe and Australia . It was the first game in the Contra series released for a Sega platform and serves as a departure from preceding games in the series in many ways.This hack will give you 99 lives to be able to finish the game.
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January 23, 2023 January 23, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia
Bulgaria summoned its ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia, Angel Angelov, for consultations in Sofia, the Foreign Ministry said on January 23.
The reason for Angelov to return temporarily to Bulgaria's capital city was the serious situation regarding the rights of Bulgarians in North Macedonia and the escalation of acts and hate crimes against them in recent months, the ministry said.
The Foreign Ministry listed these as the arson attack on the Ivan Mihailov Bulgarian Cultural Centre in Bitola in early June 2022, three consecutive attacks on the King Boris III Bulgarian culture club in Ohrid, including a shooting on November 24 2022, the aggressive anti-Bulgarian social media campaign in North Macedonia, the brutal attack of January 19 2023, on Hristian Pendikov, secretary of the King Boris III club, and the adoption in November 2022 of the discriminatory Associations and Foundations Act in the Republic of North Macedonia.
The purpose of the consultations is to discuss the possibilities of stopping the dangerous trend of increasing pressure on the citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia who identify as Bulgarians and the prospects for further development of bilateral relations, the statement said.
A special sitting of Bulgaria's National Assembly on January 24 is to include a hearing of caretaker Foreign Minister Nikolai Milkov in connection with the latest case of physical assault on Bulgarians and Bulgarian citizens in the Republic of North Macedonia, Bulgarian National Television reported.
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Is this the end of retirement as we know it?
The 'retirement ideal' has been changing for years. Older people are increasingly unretiring, changing the shape of this life stage.
Picture retirement in your head. It's a laughing, grey-haired couple sipping piña coladas on a white sand beach; perhaps they're getting some liquid courage for their sky dive later. Not a care in the world, their only responsibility is getting their grandchildren good gifts for their birthdays. It's a beautiful fantasy – and for many retirees, present and future, it's just that: a fantasy.
The concept of retirement as we know it is changing, and has been for a long time. The number of people working past retirement age has grown consistently since the 1990s. In the US, 32% of people aged 65 to 69 were in work in 2017, far more than the 22% who were working in 1994. In the UK, employment rates for people older than 65 doubled between 1993 and 2018.
Then came Covid-19. "Society was already poised for a real shift in how it's thinking about retirement," says Michelle Silver, associate professor of gerontology at the University of Toronto Scarborough. "But the pandemic has definitely exacerbated it."
When the pandemic hit, labour trends went awry. First, there was an exodus of older professionals from the workforce; in the UK, at least an extra 250,000 50- to 64-year-olds left, while more than 3 million Americans retired early.
Now, however, as inflation spikes, the number of people coming out of retirement is growing. In the US, job site Indeed reports 'unretirement' levels are at 3.3%, much higher than the sub-3% average seen since 2017. In the UK, Indeed saw a spike in 55-to-64 year-olds 'urgently seeking work', while another survey found that two-thirds of people who retired during the pandemic expect to keep working in some form.
Gaëlle Blake, UK and Ireland director for permanent appointments at recruitment firm Hays, says she believes "this is the start of a phenomenon where people are feeling the pressure financially, so they will come back to work". Whether that's part-time, full-time or a side gig, people are increasingly expecting and needing to work past traditional retirement age – perhaps permanently reshaping our idea of what this life stage might look like
In many cases, older workers with specific skills are being called back by former companies to plug knowledge gaps
'Our savings have gone down'
While there are several factors behind retirees' return to the workforce, it's clear that concerns linked to the cost of living are currently a major motivator. In the UK, of the over-50s who have returned to work since leaving during the pandemic, 48% said they did so because they needed money, while 23% said they couldn't afford to retire.
Blake says she's seen retirees' positions change dramatically during the pandemic. Early on, they were leaving the workforce in droves, partly due to fears linked to Covid-19, but also to do with their assets; house prices started soaring, and investments were up. "It would have meant their pension programmes were very high, their houses were valued very high." But now, she says, inflation means people don't feel as comfortable as they did a year ago. "People are definitely wanting to come back to work."
It's a similar story in the US. Anthony retired from his job at a shipping multinational in January 2020. He took his package early, in his late 50s, because he was tired of working for corporate America and a boss he didn't like. But his retirement plan didn't account for historic inflation increases. "Everything that we had planned for the future was based on having X amount invested," he says. "But this year has been such a correction, our savings have gone down 20%."
Luckily for Anthony, he had already re-joined the workforce when his investments started to drop, and the cost of living began to rise. A year into the pandemic, his former company called him, told him his old boss was gone and asked if he wanted to come back to work on a project.
"The deal is they're paying me basically the same salary as I was making. And that's on top of my retirement [pension]," says Anthony. He believes they brought him back to plug a skills shortage. "Whenever you have mass exodus from a company, you lose knowledge," he says. "Sometimes you need fresh blood to get new ideas. But sometimes, to get things done quickly, you need older blood that knows how to get it done. And I'm in that latter half."
It's really important to recognise that retirement is just a phase that was invented, it's not a natural progression or an essential stage of life – Michelle Silver
Many retirees are being courted by companies with skilled vacancies to fill. In the UK, the unemployment rate is 3.7%, the lowest it's been in 50 years. "But there's also a record number of jobs," says Blake. "So, you've got no talent pool." She says the people who've chosen to retire are exactly the people that are needed in the labour market – knowledge workers like teachers, nurses, doctors, surveyors, technology professionals. "Where there is demand, they have the matching skill set," says Blake. "They are the missing people."
In the US, where unemployment is the lowest it's been since the 1960s, unretirement is being touted as a solution to a raft of labour shortages – and many retirees are on board. Richard Sartiano retired from a medical device company in April 2021, but only a few months later – motivated by both rising living costs and boredom – he was job hunting again.
"I wanted to do something productive," says Sartiano. "One of my children suggested I take up painting." Instead, he applied for a director position at Purdue University, Indiana. "I wanted something challenging," he says. "I have a pretty good education and I still want to use it." Just a year after retiring, Sartiano had a new, full-time job.
Flexible retirement
While returning to full-time employment may work for some older workers, other retirees are seeking more flexible employment. In the UK, of the 50-to-70-year-olds who left the workforce during the pandemic, 69% of those looking to come back want to work part-time – planning a semi-retirement, rather than a fully-fledged one.
New Jersey-based Richard Eisenberg, who started his semi-retirement from journalism in January 2022, divides his time among writing part-time and volunteering, mentoring and experimenting with new challenges he didn't have time for when he was in full-time work. Eisenberg says he's "glad to have the extra income", because the possibility of running out of money is always a back-of-the-mind concern, even though he and his wife have built up solid pension pots. But he's also keen to keep working for mental stimulation. "I'm not somebody who plays golf," he says, "so I just felt like if I wasn't going to be doing some kind of work, I wouldn't know what to do with myself. And I would get pretty bored, possibly depressed, and I didn't want that to happen."
Instead of taking on full-time jobs, some retirees are opting for more flexible, part-time work
Unhappiness in retirement is a well-documented issue. Silver, of the University of Toronto Scarborough, says retirement can be "an incredibly dissatisfying experience" for those whose personal and work identities are intertwined. She suggests the pandemic offered many people a preview of retirement - being with your partner all day, or alone all day, without the traditional structures of work – and that some people who traditionally would have retired by now realised the lifestyle didn't appeal to them.
Plus, as flexible work practices increasingly become the norm, it's become much easier to continue to do some work from a retirement setting – as Annie Llewellyn discovered. She retired 10 years ago, after a career as a university lecturer. "The first year, I really enjoyed it," she says. "But then I realised, I didn't have enough money to really support myself." So, she took on freelance work, such as marking papers and giving lectures. "Now I really enjoy the flexibility of having a retirement income plus a job," says Llewellyn, who lives between Italy and a shared house in Wales.
Since the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of more flexible working practices, Llewellyn has found it much easier to maintain her unretired lifestyle. "Coronavirus changed the world of homeworking," she says. "I don't work full time by any means, I wouldn't want that, but I think it's a new stage of life."
A natural progression?
If current cost-of-living concerns ease, it's possible that some older workers will no longer feel the need to be employed past retirement. But general trends – we're living and working longer, and many of us aren't saving adequate pension pots – suggest that 'retirement', for many, will include working in some form.
The shift to flexible work, however, could benefit both today's retirees and also the younger workers lamented as the generations who will never be able to afford to retire. Before, the wealth gap between boomers and later generations might have meant many people toiling away at their desks well into their 70s.
But flexible working offers a new option – a different version of the beachy retirement fantasy. Last week, Llewellyn took a weekend trip to Corfu with a friend. "I was working for a few hours, but I was swimming, too," she says.
This flexible version of retirement won't be available to everyone, but it is an indicator of how the concept itself can and should evolve. "I think it's really important to recognise that retirement is just a phase that was invented, it's not a natural progression or an essential stage of life," says Silver. "I think that now, lots more people will questions what it means, and whether it is really a life goal for everyone."
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Qri shares her recent activities, future goals and deep thoughts in an interview with BNT
Posted on February 15, 2017 at 2:50 am by Stew / 3 Comments
A girl group with many ups and downs. Debuted in 2009, they climbed to the top with hit songs like Lovey Dovey, Roly Poly, etc. Despite this, they have also overcome exceptionally severe adversity. It's T-ara.
They've pulled through quite a few adversities and experienced numerous hardships which has earned them a the title of 'Longevity Girl Group,' while most of their peers who debuted around the same time as them are currently either appearing lesser or have disbanded. T-ara is still staying strong, promoting with full members. They are so active both domestically and overseas, to the point where they have clinched the 1st place title of K-Pop girl group in China.
We have Qri who spent her 20s as T-ara. Now stepping into her 30s, she still has many sides to her that she wants to show to the public. We listened to Qri's story on both T-ara and also herself.
Q. Thoughts on your 2nd photoshoot with BNT?
Last time we focused on a more natural theme. This time I think I can pull a concept that suits me more, I'm very satisified. I'm very excited.
Q. Concepts you liked the most and why?
I liked the 3rd and 4th concept. It's a style that suits my image and I like it. Although I'm usually bright and cheery, I like a feminine and girl-crush style too. I don't like it to be too feminine, but something more towards unique and casual.
Q. How have you been recently?
T-ara made a comeback in autumn of 2016 afterwards we focused on promoting overseas. Now we have China schedules and Japan fan meeting. And also we're expected to be making an appearance on SBS The Show 100-episode special on Valentine's Day. Going on stage after such a long time, we'll be able to show ourselves again.
Q. The time you debuted as a girl group.
I debuted a bit late compared to my peers. I got my dream after watching 90s seniors like Fin.K.L, SES etc. I felt like I also wanted to show my cool side like the seniors. I also danced a lot to the seniors choreographs in middles school (laughs.) Just like that, I dreamed of being an idol and I passed my trainee period and debuted with T-ara.
Q. How did you end up with the nickname 'Cutie Pretty?'
We went to MBC Radio Star before our first music stage appearance before debut. As a rookie, I was asked what 'Qri' meant and so I answered 'Cutie Pretty.' After that fans also started using Cutie Pretty. Also, many people misunderstood, Qri is just a stage name. People thought I changed my name to Qri, but I have my own real name as well.
Q. Did you have other dreams when you were young?
I don't know about others but surprisingly I only had one dream, and it was becoming an idol. That's why I have preserved towards only that one goal.
Q. Most memorable post-debut incident?
My debut day, and also the day we received our newcomer awards, and every moment of every number 1 we've won.
Q. Thoughts on becoming the 5th leader?
The CEO suggested what do you think of rotating the leadership role and we followed that suggestion and rotated the leadership around. The system is still going on. One advantage of the system is that every member gets a sense of responsibility instilled upon them, they have to think twice before making a decision and take things more seriously.
Q. Intention to publicize relationship?
I still don't want to date publicly. Even if I do get into a relationship, I don't think I want to announce it (laughs.) It's burdening to be observed by the public's eye. Unless I'm caught, I have no intention of announcing it publicly. Haha.
Q. The agency placed no restriction on dating; are you single now?
The members are not young anymore. The members averaged on early 30s, so they know what to do themselves, haha. And I'm currently single (laughs.)
Q. How do you feel when reading bad comments?
I'm not the type to read comments. I think I only read 1 out of 10. However, it's hard to stop reading the comments. If I plan to only read up till the 3rd page, I somehow go as far as 4 or 5 pages (laughs.) It's pretty embarrassing reading the bad comments. I can't exactly explain one by one that it's wrong. Because I can't cope with it any other way so I just calmly skip them. Instead of feeling burdened inside, I'm the style who just skips them coolly.
Q. Plans on releasing a solo album?
There's no exact plan for now but for the fans, I've always hoped for a solo stage.
Q. How do you find the members acting skills?
I don't I can judge the members' acting skills, but interestingly, all of us are acting majors. That's why all the members hope acting opportunities, and everyone is thinking positively of it. We also recently filmed a web drama where all 6 members get to have a main role. We take in our characters personally and have a fun time filming. It's something memorable.
Q. Intention to try out acting?
As I'm an acting major, I certainly have an inclination towards it. If there's a project I'd like to try in the future, it's would possibly be romantic comedy.
Q. Areas you'd like to try out?
I'd like to try being a program MC. I have many interests in make-up, so I'd like to be a beauty MC or something related to it at least once. Other than that, I'd also like to a try a variety of things like acting, photoshoots, music programs, etc.
Q. We heard you're the number 1 girl group in China. Do you feel that popularity in China?
Many people come to the airport when we go overseas, many people cheer for us and I think that's when it feels real (laughs.) Every time there's a foreign polling, we always get good results. I'm very thankful for such reaction and support.
Q. As a Hallyu star, is there any restriction while promoting in China?
Speaking for our group only, things like concert tours, etc. proceed without any difficulties. Also, not too long ago, our Korean comeback activities also proceeded without any problems.
Q. It's going to be 9 years since you debuted, when you're performing at music broadcasts, it may seem like you're a middle-grade idol now.
I've been worried about this anyway, but thankfully many 90s seniors are coming back out promoting, we don't really hear that a lot (laughs.) Although we've debuted for a while, we're still promoting like a rookie instead of thinking ourselves as big seniors. But many of our peers who promoted alongside us last time have disappeared, so there's a regretful feeling when attending music shows.
Q. What do you think of the recently debuted juniors? As an idol senior, what is the one thing you want to advise them on?
They're so pretty, it's so cute (laughs.) Just like their rookie status, their music style is also very lovable and pure, fitting of a rookie. Looking those sides, I feel quiet envious, haha. Personally, I like Blackpink and WJSN's skills and stage, they all look good, and I have a good impression of them.
I'm not worthy of advising them but I hope they will think of their fans and keep pursuing their dream as idols without giving up, I think that way they will be idols for a very very long time.
Q. Until now, the characteristic that only T-ara is loved for is…
Firstly, it's the strong addictive melody in T-ara's songs. Another thing, we haven't actually tried out feminine and pretty concepts even once. I think our most recent album is probably the most feminine we've been (laughs.) I think we've always change to a different style/concept without much hesitation every time.
Q. There's a saying of a 7-year jinx for idols. How did you go past it?
In our case, our contracts with the agency isn't 7 years, so I don't think it rightly applies to us. We had a much shorter period to our contracts and have also re-signed several contracts in the past so our situation doesn't apply to other idols. I don't know when but the members became a family and we're carrying on with that strong relationship.
Q. Genre you want to try out a solo artist?
Something T-ara has never tried, something dreamy and calm indie type of song. Otherwise, I also like hip-hop rap genre.
Q. Thoughts on going past 30s?
I really hated it when I was 29 going 30, but now only the age changes. I'm still living like I'm in my 20s and there's really not much of a different (laughs.) However, if I can, I'd still like to reduce my age by even 1 year if possible (laughs.)
Q. Secret to youthful looks?
Actually, I'm not really big on management. As you age, you have to take care of your skin by putting on facial masks every day. I'm currently trying the 1-day-1-mask pack routine and I diligently apply eye-cream. Isn't it a profession where you can't afford to not look youthful? Haha. That's why I pay attention to skincare. Also, I usually carry myself on a younger style compared to my actual age.
Q. Body-managing technique?
I eat more than an average woman. I'm not a picky-eater and I've been said to eat more than others. That's why instead of restricting on the amount I eat, I exercise as much as I eat. Even if I don't get to exercise, I still move around a lot to burn calories.
Q. Usual personality?
Like many people noticed, I'm very feminine. That's why I think I should maintain looking coy and feminine in front of people I meet. But among my close friends, I'm very lively and active (laughs.) I'm not the type who tried to be funny, bu I heard I'm quite funny, haha.
Q. Usual hobbies or talents?
I like bowling, I'm currently a member of a bowling club and am quite actively participating. There are also other idols and a number of athletes. We used to gather every day after our schedules end, but since I was busy preparing for our comeback, I haven't been able to attend. I average about 140 and am currently last place in the group (laughs.)
As for talent, I used to play instruments before. I played piano since I was young and I've also played instruments in a different agency's idol band in my early 20s, before debuting with T-ara. I played bass then, so I can handle a bit of bass.
Q. Members with unique hobbies?
There are members who will start knitting once autumn comes. Scarves, cardigans, etc. will be made, and they're really good at it. Excluding Boram and I, everyone else is really good at knitting. They'll go shopping for threads and whip up something in a short time, it really looks feminine.
But I don't think I have such feminine hobby. I like something more active and involves other people. I like to experience things so I recently enjoy travelling. I'm not really the type who likes places with many people, I also like to travel domestically (laughs.)
Q. Looking at your SNS, you seem very close to Han Boreum.
We're very close, not too long ago, we had the same schedule and went to Hong Kong for a launch party. I got to know her from a junior at my university's department. As we promote together in the entertainment industry, we got closer.
Q. When will you get married?
At the moment I have no marriage plans, but for my age, I get to hear many talks of marriage from people around me. I'm not planning to live a single life, I'll definitely get married one day. But now I still like working, I like being with the members. Also, I have my fans, I don't think a lot about marriage.
Q. There must be some things you disagree on with the members.
I can't say for other groups but in our group, we have an extremely good relationship with one another. We hear people complimenting us like, "you guys have a very good relationship," quite often. We have a really strong determination among us. There are many people who say they like us and support us, but there are also people who hate us and during these times, encouraging words like "stay strong" will make us even closer. There is a lot of negativity towards T-ara right now, but every time it gets difficult, if you're to ask who are the people who give me strength, I would say it's the members.
That's why until now, there's not really anything that the members disagree on or are uncomfortable with. We've always settled everything with rock-paper-scissors (laughs.) Even during overseas schedules, we settle the make-up order by rock-paper-scissors (laughs.)
Q. What is T-ara to Qri?
Because I gave all of my 20s to T-ara, I think of T-ara as all of my 20s. Because I spent a big part of my 20s with the members, everything is not that different.
Q. Variety shows you want to guest on?
I really eating, I want to go on an eating show like tvN Three Meals a Day. I also want to go on MBC We Got Married. At the moment I'm single. I think it would be interesting to experience a virtual relationship or get to experience various things in marriage. (laughs.)
Q. Your goal?
We have many overseas schedules in place. We're currently promoting in Asia only, but in the future I'd like to expand the promotions to various other countries and meet fans in those countries. As for my personal goals, I hope I will be able to broaden my acitivities in a variety of fields. Until now, I have been working only as a T-ara member. I would like to challenge myself in various fields such as acting, variety and MCing.
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Soyeon shares her feelings ahead of her first performance in Japan after 2 years and impending solo debut
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Soyeon talked about her never-changing feelings as she heads towards her first performance in Japan in 2 years. "I was very happy about the news that I would be able to see all my Japanese fans again." She spoke about her state of mind when it was decided that she will stand on Japan's stage after so long, and her…
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T-ara member turned actress, Park Jiyeon, certainly made a strong impression with viewers through the KBS drama 'I Wanna Hear Your Song.' 'I Wanna Hear Your Song' is a mystery rom-com about a timpanist, played by Kim Sejeong, who lost her memory on the day of a murder and is searching for the truth with the help of a strange…
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Korean female artist and representative of petite figures – Jeon Boram, even though she is not very tall, she knows how to take advantage of coordinating her outfit to emphasize her proportions. She even has her own unique way of healthcare and makeup. It's such a rare opportunity to have her share her private life at our interview today. We…
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Hyomin talks about being a solo artist, T-ara's upcoming 10th anniversary and what she hopes for the future
February 27, 2019 at 7:35 am by hyominniemouse / 2 Comments
This year, T-ara is welcoming their 10th anniversary. Having been loved as T-ara's Hyomin for the past 10 years, solo singer Hyomin begins her 2nd chapter through a new agency. In an interview recently conducted at a cafe in Sinsa-dong, Hyomin made time to talk frankly about welcoming T-ara's 10th anniversary and her solo activities. 4 months after her 1st…
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