Something is performing some difficult to understand processing (e.g. non-linear) on the audio signal. The major culprit is the one Steve has mentioned, the "audio enhancements" being enabled on Windows. This isn't a problem limited to the Surface Pro at all, but many laptop manufacturers.


We all want gorgeous shiny hair and we all use products to do this. Unfortunately the same products that help us can also leave our hair greasy and heavy-feeling by building up on our hair.
Here are a few ways to cleanse and hydrate oil-prone hair but also light and bouncy.
1. A clever cleanse. Wash your hair with a lightweight shampoo like Organic Root Stimulator Uplifting Shampoo do away with greasiness.
2. Hydrate sparingly. If you feel the need to moisturise daily, try mixing Dark and Lovely Moisture Plus Satin Oil with water in a spray bottle and spritzing it on your hair daily. Just create small amounts of this DIY hair helper at a time, as if it's left too long it'll spoil.
Always remember to use products sparingly and your hair will soon feel as light as a feather.
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The Master of Health Science (MHSc) degree is a degree designed to give the graduate strong clinical research methodology skills that can be applied to their academic and clinical interests. The program is adapted towards students who have an MD or equivalent (e.g., dentistry or veterinary medicine), and want to gain skills in applying epidemiological and statistical methods to evaluating and conducting clinical research.
Students pursue course work in clinical research skills. These skills will include epidemiological design and analysis, systematic reviews, clinical trial design, data analysis and presentation. Qualitative as well as program and economic evaluation methodology courses are available. The underlying precepts for all courses are critical thinking skills. There will be an opportunity to explore health policy and population health concepts through a limited number of electives that are part of the program.
This is the only program in B.C. that offers formal training in clinical research methods to MDs (and equivalents). The program is ideally suited for residents, fellows, junior faculty and others who wish to incorporate clinical research into their career plans. The program is flexible and can be done on a part-time basis, allowing students to continue their clinical training or practice, while in the program.
The program is restricted to applicants who have an MD or equivalent (e.g., dentistry or veterinary medicine).
Upon graduation, students will be able to carry out clinical research in their area of specialization, as an independent researcher or a member of a research team. The MHSc degree makes graduates highly competitive for academic positions in health science centres and for research positions in industry.


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Here's an odor you don't want floating around inside your house: a moldy stench that smells like a pile of dirty socks. It seems to be coming from the air conditioning vents. What's causing it and what can you do about it?
It won't shock you to learn that what you're experiencing is a common problem with air conditioners known as "dirty sock syndrome." Yes, the people who named it knew exactly what they were talking about. No, nobody has tossed a bunch of dirty socks into your HVAC system (I mean, we don't think so). But the odor is coming from the same source as smelly socks—bacteria from microbes. You've got a source of it in your AC, and we can probably guess what it is. Below we'll talk more about how dirty sock syndrome happens in an air conditioner and what you can do about it.
The Moldy AC Evaporator Coil
We bring up this topic now because spring is the season when this is most likely to affect your air conditioning. The reason is a combination of high humidity and less work for the AC. You won't run your air conditioner as often in this time of year, and that allows more time for moisture as well as dust to start to build up inside the unit, primarily across the indoor evaporator coil. This coil is where the most moisture collects in the air conditioner. The damp environment makes it easy for mold, mildew, and bacteria to develop. As air moves through the HVAC system, it must pass by the coil, where it will pick up the unpleasant odor from these growths and spread them around the house.
The Bad News About a Moldy AC
What, aside from the odor? Yes, that's definitely bad enough on its own. But this isn't just a cosmetic problem—you don't want mold and bacteria developing along your AC because of two other factors:
It will lower the efficiency of the AC. Any layer of grime over the evaporator coil makes it harder for the air conditioner to absorb heat through the coil.
It can harm your indoor air quality. Dangerous mold can send toxic mold spores into the house that will trigger allergies and asthma in sensitive people.
What to Do About Dirty Sock Syndrome
The easiest way to deal with dirty sock syndrome is to call us for air conditioning repair in Conyers, GA. It's not just that you need us to clean the coils and the rest of the air conditioning system to remove all the mold, mildew, and bacteria. You also need us to find out why it started to develop in the first place.
Often, the reason for the spike in humidity inside the AC is due to a problem with the condensate drainage system. If the condensate drain is partially clogged or water is leaking from the condensate pan, it will increase the humidity inside the unit and lead to problems like this. You'll want condensate problems fixed because they will eventually cause the entire air conditioning system to shut down.
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Pours out of the bottle a beautiful sunset orange with some reddish and amber highlights, with a huge topping of creamy, off white foam.
The aroma is complex and definitely fresh smelling. Malt, biscuit, pine, fruits, orange zest and a lemony grassy note.
The beer is creamy and starts off with a tangerine fruitiness with sweet malt upfront and a bubbly and bitter center that fades to an herbal and earthy hop finish, with some leafy green grass qualities with a lasting bitter citrus rind twang of a finish.
This is a very fresh tasting American IPA, but isn't as bitter or intense as I expected. The hops taste fresh but do not completely dominate the brew. Very good sipper, I suggest pairing with some slightly spicy dry rubbed ribs, a good burger, or step it up with grilled pork chop with a fruity sauce. Again don't worry about the weight of the sauce, the carbonation of the beer will stand up.
The beer is copper colored with a tight creamy off white head and very sticky lace.
It is very herbal and floral to the smell. There are notes of lemon and grapefruit, with orange peel. Overall, very fresh smelling with some caramel and biscuit.
Upfront the beer is malty, with some grain, and then a citrusy grapefruit burst in the center with a grassy bitter finish. It has a resiny stick, and is highly quaffable. The fine balance of biscuity malt and bittersweet citrus makes it intriguing and delicious. Grab a bottle when it comes out this spring!
Pours a light burnt sunset orange with a capping of white foam. Really beautiful bright color and enticing appearance in the glass.
A sweet bready malt aroma up front, followed by bittersweet citrus and other fruity hop notes. Orange peel, Lemon peel, apricot and pear skin are all apparent.
An effervescent and bitter blast followed up by some pale malt then a bitter grapefruit finish with some fading earthy hops.
It's creamy on the palate with bright carbonation. A light and refreshing bitter hop blast.
It would go really well with Mexican or spicy Thai food. All the fruity notes will blend with most Thai sauces and the carbonation will lift any coating flavors. A lightly seasoned grilled salmon would also go really well. The IPA is a great grilling beer and the carbonation will cut through the fat and let the flavors of both the beer and salmon be showcased in harmony.
Pours a dark copper with some orange/amber highlights with a full khaki head.
Sweet caramel malt in the nose with some bright hop fruitiness and pine. Apricot, pineapple, mango and earthy hops are most noticeable.
The caramel sweet transfers from the nose and into the flavor with bready malt upfront which then transforms to a moderately piney and floral hop that fades into a bitter and lasting, dry finish.
Nice bitter hop and sweet malt flavors gives a nice even balance and makes for a tasty IPA.
I suggest some grilled chicken or salmon to go with Hop Devil. Spicy Pad Thai would be a nice match as well.
Pours a light copper/amber with an ample and frothy khaki head, of course with more sticky lace.
The glass is full of light grassy and earth tones with a hint of fruitiness, fresh flowers and caramel malt throughout.
Freshly cut grass, resinous pine, grapefruit rind and earthy hops all culminate to a bitter finish.
Bubbly mouthfeel, medium body and a bit sticky from the hop resins.
I suggest Indian, stir fry maybe spicy crab cakes. The hop profile will play into the spice and remaining powerful enough to cut through the shellfish.
First let me start out by saying that I am a big fan of the Tomahawk hop variety. Obviously a badass name, but besides that, it is the first commercially grown "Super Alpha" variety. It is called such because of it's high level of alpha acid (14-18%) compared to the (4.5-6%) Cascade, or even the lower still ~3% Saaz hop used in pilsners. Simply put, without going to deep into the brewing process, alpha acids are responsible for IBUs, or the amount of bitterness in the beer.
Pours a bright copper with an off-white meringue head with sticky lace.
Gives off a floral and fruity aroma with notes of pine which then flourishes into fruity pineapple, mango skin, apricot, green banana, grapefruit and some lingering grain.
The taste is of pine and bright, tart grapefruit, with some herbal and earthy tones followed up by malt on the back that barrels into a delightfully bitter finish.
Creamy and well carbonated, with a medium body, just as the previous beers in the series most likely due to the same grain bill used to create identical beers, with just different kinds of hops used.
All the great aspects of Tomahawk are on display in this really well done IPA. My favorite so far.
Try it with some brie and crostini. Also BBQ chicken came to mind while drinking it. The tangy sauce would dance with the bright tart flavors of the hops.
Hazy dark apricot color, with a large creamy off-white, sticky head, that leaves lacing around the glass.
Bright fruity floral aroma with notes of pineapple, orange pith, fresh flowers, ripe pear and pale malt underneath.
Floral and bright flavors on the palate. More pineapple, orange and tangerine, some banana and bready malt in back. This beer is minimally bitter, more fruity, with an expected grapefruit finish.
Creamy mouthfeel, with prickly carbonation.
A very tasty IPA, great drinkability. Try it with a summer salad with grilled tuna.
This is another beer from the Single Hop series from Mikkeller. This beer pours a light copper with burnt orange highlights, which produces a creamy, dense and sticky head.
Its aroma is extremely fruity, with a malt undertone. Fresh pine transforms to tropical fruits like pineapple along with apricot, orange and red apple.
The taste is bitter from the very first sip, with some malt, then an explosion of pineapple, orange and apple, unripe banana then earthy, herbal hop flavor on back with a hint of tobacco in the bitter finish.
It has a smooth mouthfeel with a medium body, very refreshing and a good straightforward hop character with nice even malt.
This is not really a pine or grapefruit bomb that most IPA's embody, but it has some great hop profile.
The assertive quality of the beer will pair well with pungent cheese. A good goat cheese will do well with this beer, the carbonation will lift the cheese off the palate and the flavors will blend well. I also would love to try this with a prosciutto Panini or another salty meat would contrast well with the flavors in this beer. Another good match would be something like Chilean seabass with some mango chutney or pico de gallo and some chiles.
This beer is part of Mikkeller's Single Hop Series, which I think is incredible. Pricey, but awesome, nonetheless. At $5.49 a 12oz. bottle it's a bit of an investment per ounce but definitely worth experiencing a single hop in all of its glory. As to what extent that glory goes, is up to your own taste buds. This is a great way to find out what hop flavors you like as well as giving you a mental inventory of hop flavors so you can identify what hop varieties are in what beers. How well this works to impress girls is up to you.
Here's my review of he Warrior Single Hop IPA.
Deep amber in color with hazy, burnt orange highlights. Develops a bountiful and creamy off white head with lasting retention.
The aroma is the distinct pine that I have grown to love. Pine and grapefruit are smells I find myself craving in my beers when just a few years ago I would have rallied against that in my glass. In addition to pine, a floral aroma is present along with earthy and leafy green notes, like fresh cut grass. Some biscuity malt on back with a touch of fusel alcohol.
The drink is briefly sweet but as the creamy beer flows over the palate, lively carbonation attacks with a powerful piney bitter bite with notes of green grass, lemon, and grapefruit rind. The burst of carbonation reveals a resounding bitterness that lasts through the finish.
Mikkeller Warrior IPA is very bitter, but very tasty and it is not very complex, but the simplicity is where the beer succeeds.
This would be a great beer before dinner (as long as you let your tongue recover from the hop attack). It will cut through the fats of guacamole and the carbonation will lift any cheese you choose off your palate. I think the lemon aspect will go great with grilled chicken and it would be delicious with Brie, but then again, what isn't? If you really want to amp up the aperitif bitterness, try an endive and radicchio salad with simple vinaigrette.
This is a wet hop American IPA. Wet hopping is somewhat of a rarity as it is very time sensitive. Dry hopping is something which is done more often in beer, where dried (usually in pellet form) hops are added to steep in the fermented bee. This adds hop aroma. Hops are added during the boil of the ingredients at different stages: for bittering, flavor and aroma. The less time the hops boil, the more they move from bittering to aroma. Wet hopping uses freshly picked and undried hop cones to be added to the beer while being fermented. Sierra Nevada ships Cascade and Centennial hops from the Yakima valley in Washington to Chico, CA where they add them to the beer for a fresh, green hop flavor and aroma.
Pours a clear light amber with orange highlights and a frothy, off-white head that leaves a sticky lace around the inside of the glass.
Smells of sweet pine, with grassy notes and some citrus. There is some malt on back with bready notes.
The first sip reveals green pine flavors, tart grapefruit and floral hops on the back with a bitter but bright finish, and a touch of malt in the background.
This beer has a deliciously creamy mouthfeel and has a medium to full body.
The bittering from the hops is dead on perfect. It's not too much, a perfect amount for a good hop bite in the back with great fresh hops up front.
This beer is extremely drinkable, and it delivers awesome hop flavors. A must drink for hop-heads. The balance definitely favors the hops, but malt is not this beer's focus. The Harvest and "wet hop" promises, and the taste delivers.
My suggestion: this will go great with some lamb or ribs. Make sure to drink it fresh. Don't let all that hard work to deliver it fresh to you go to waste.


Export and render your videos up to 10x faster from Adobe Premiere Pro with these 5 simple tips and tricks. Save time and speed up your video editing workflow in this tutorial.
Another weekend has passed and it's Creative Tuesday again. The weeks are going faster and faster. I guess that's normal when you are having fun. However, do you know what really needs to go faster? Rendering! This can be so time consuming and can really interfere with your deadlines. But no worries, we have your back with this week's video. Today we are explaining you 5 rendering tips and how you can improve the speed of it.
When looking on YouTube, everybody focuses on speeding the editing part. We agree this is very important. In the past we also made videos about creating faster workflows and using shortcuts to speed up your editing. And this is necessary, because needless to say time is money. When working on projects for you clients, you need to be fast so you can show results in a short time-span. And of course this also means saving time on rendering, without losing quality of course.
I must say, the hardware that you are using is also a big factor in the rendering speed. You can follow all the tips from our video perfectly, but if your computer or laptop is outdated then the tips won't do very much. And we experienced this at first hand here at the office. I always work on the MSI desktop we received last year for a build video. And this desktop is the beast of the office and this is also noticeable in rendering speeds. However I'm not telling you to get the best of the best, because that would get expensive. But there are very good desktops and laptops on the market.
The MSI P65 creator laptop is a premium, powerful notebook designed specifically for content creators and professionals on the go.
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Verastar's Learning & Development Team have been recognised for their hard work with a Highly Commended for Best People Development at the Call North West Contact Centre Awards 2018.
This year was the first time the utilities and telecoms supplier has been involved in the Call North Awards, so they were thrilled to be named as finalists in two categories: Support Team of the Year and Best People Development. Both nominations were celebrating the work carried out by the dedicated Learning & Development Team.
Launched in 2003, Call North West aims to support the call and contact centre industry which spans across many sectors in the North West. Today, it supports the 700 plus contact centres in the region through a diverse calendar of events including the Annual Call North West Awards Ceremony.
This year's black-tie event took place on the 19th October at the Midland Hotel, Manchester. The Verastar Team enjoyed a brilliantly organised evening with live music, an appetising three-course dinner and entertainment from the hilarious host Tom Allen. The individuals who are standing out in the North West contact centre industry were celebrated in the first half of the evening, with a break for dinner before moving on to the team categories.
The Verastar Learning & Development Team work tirelessly to ensure the continued development of all Contact Centre staff working across brands kinex, Clear Business and Unicom. From initial induction to ongoing support whilst on the job, the aim of the L&D Team is to encourage colleagues to see working in a Contact Centre as a career, not just a job. And for people to be rewarded for their output, not just their length of service. It was a real accolade for this to be celebrated by the Call North West Contact Centre Awards judges with a Highly Commended in Best People Development.
One of the initiatives the judges were particularly impressed with was the STAR Pay Progression scheme, launched in May 2017, which enables colleagues to achieve a higher level of pay by progressing through levels within their job role. Verastar's overall objective for pay progression is to develop and retain experienced colleagues and the scheme has delivered above expectations in its first year.
The night culminated with celebrations from all attendees on the dancefloor accompanied by live band Juno. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners and thank you to Call North West from Verastar.
Would you like to join a company that is invested in and celebrated for People Development? See the latest opportunities at Verastar on our Careers Page – come and join the family!


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Game Of Thrones Season 8 Premiere Review: Enough Setup, Let's Do This Thing
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The final season of Game of Thrones is here. The premiere episode aired on HBO tonight, marking the beginning of the end. There are just five more episodes left to go now, and Game of Thrones has a lot to fit in before the finale if the show wants to wrap up every loose end created over the last eight years. For now, though, Season 8 Episode 1 was focused on one thing above all others: setup. Events in Winterfell set up the battle to come, as well as the interpersonal conflicts that will ultimately help determine the outcome of that battle. The characters in King's Landing continued to maneuver for the inevitable conclusion of the war of Westeros's Great Houses, and offscreen, the White Walkers struck their first blow south of the Wall. There were some monumental events in this episode–which will hopefully be the case for every episode of the final season. But from Jon finally riding a dragon to his finding out that he's the true heir to the Iron Throne, even these long-awaited, emotionally charged moments are really just setup for conflicts to come. Jon learning that he's a Targaryen is something book readers have been waiting for ever since the first book was published back in 1996 and fans originally theorized about his true parentage (the books are so far behind at this point that the theory still hasn't been confirmed officially in the source material). Jon and Daenerys being related doesn't necessarily spell doom… [Read full story]
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An appeals court in upstate New York has ruled in favor of landowners who are fighting against a gas company's plans to build a pipeline from Pennsylvania to Lake Ontario.
WIVB-TV in Buffalo reports the court ruled corporations can use eminent domain to gain access to private property only if the project is legal, which it says the planned project by National Fuel Gas is not.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation previously ruled that the pipeline by National Fuel does not meet water quality standards.
The suburban Buffalo-based company has issued a statement saying it remains committed to the project and is considering an appeal.
Lia Oprea, one of four landowners opposed to the project, says they are thrilled.
National Fuel has until Dec. 9 to file its appeal.


Thanks for being with us as we jump into a new series today leading up to Easter.
Listen today as Matt looks at our culture and how much it values freedom and what that means; In contrast to what the Bible has to say about freedom, and how we can find it in Jesus Christ.
Thanks for joining us today! As we continue in the series"Freedom" we look at what it means to re-gain our sight - spiritually. Just as physical blindness can limit our freedom, spiritual blindness limits our spiritual freedom. Listen as Matt talks about the new covenant God has made with us through Christ, and the freedom it can bring.
Thanks for joining us to day as we celbrate the resurection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ!!
Listen as Matt looks at the events of Jesus' resurection and pulls out some principles we can apply to our lives today.
Thanks for joining us for the final installment in the series "Freedom"
Listen as Matt talks about "running the race", Today we will look at the freedom faith in Christ gives us. We are no longer bound by the law of the Old Testament but obey Christ out of love for Him.


As Thanksgiving Day and Christmas is around the corner, you may plan to send others some special gifts. Have you already got any idea? To be special, maybe you can create something memorable and meaningful instead of purchasing in supermarket. Everyone wants to have one's own magazine, maybe a hard page photobook(flip page maker) which is made of photos is a nice choice. Each photo unveils a different experience and life moment!
1. Define a type: After you determined to create a photobook, then it is think time to determine what you want to share and present in this photobook. If your key point is landscape for your first photobook, then you will need to figure out the structure in your mind.
2. Choose photos: To ensure your virgin work is of the highest level, it is especially important that there is a rhyme or plotline that describing a complete story. The basic point is that the image chosen must be of high quality and theme-associated with each other. Never prepare to include too much photos in your photo books. There are some aspects you need to care about, like the image quantity, size, background, color which is important for designing a photobook of nice layout and visual experience.
3. Sequence of photos: It is not just the sequence of images, but the sequence of plot goes. Your photos are telling an interesting story, so please consider which role that each photo stands for. The best photobook must be the one that engage readers and make them feel on the scene. For example, if you plan to reveal the process of maple leaves turning red from green, then the photo sequence is green, yellow, orange and red.
4. Template and style: After you finished the things above, next it is time to consider how to decorate your photobook to meet the theme and your need. There are a large amount of template options varying from childlike to mature, lively to serious, simple to delicate etc. To vary your book with different elements, you can jazz up it with clipart, effect, soft music etc so that the viewers will not get bored.
5. Add caption for photos: By using the Kvisoft digital flipbook software, it allows you to customize the font, color and place of the caption in anywhere you like. However, adding caption for each page will not make any sense. So it can be inserted when there is a necessity. Be simple, brief and poetic!
Besides, you can also decorate your photobook with soft background music, dynamic effect and funny animations by using the digital magazine maker which is a nice applications for such use, you can get more nice tips and guides on its site.
When more and more friends love to purchase daily articles like applicance, clothes, foods etc online, it looks that there a bright future of e-commerce. If you have a website selling various goods online, and you'll never neglect the digital presentation which plays an important role in marketing online business.
E-commerce is not similar with face-to-face business contact that it appears more virtual and impalpable. So how can you make your online business more visualized, and how to make your clients convinced about your products and service via digital presentation (can be created by some turning page software)? Hereof we'll share some tips with you in this article.
Why digital presentation is very important for online business?
1. Main online communicative means: A good online presentation is definitely the most reachable way to let your potential clients understand your product categories, uses, price as well as other specifications. A nice customer-service worker cannot guarantee a 24-hours service, but with a great online presentation definitely can help your communicate effectively with your site visitors anytime.
2. Useful content for enhancing business: Product introduction, images, e-catalog, blog entry etc are main components of online business presentations. They will help you represent your company and products. If you have excellent digital presentations on your site, you will give a nice reading experience and good feeling to the web visitors. In addition to that, the digital presentations are very effective content for search engine optimization which helps your site to get a nice rank in search engines, so that your products can get more exposures.
3. Free way to market your business on internet: It is easy to find useful e-documents like PDF, PPT files etc on some document-sharing sites on internet, or you may often review delicate sheets or cards in E-mail. It may give you a sense of feeling surrounded by various by various digital files. This is just because digital presentations are widely used in e-commerce marketing.
How to make effective online presentations?
1. Get to the point with accurate information: to capture audience, the very first part is that you must ensure the presented contents are brief and worthy-reading. Usually, interesting and helpful presentations are easier to get higher downloads or dofollows.
2. Illustrate your words with rich media: Comparing with words, rich media like photos and video looks more intuitional and believable in representation. If you want to create digital presentations of cool reading experience and rich media, you may try Kvisoft flipbook maker pro.
3. Pay attention to the layout and style: Along with common use of various digital devices such as iPhone and iPad, we can never look down upon the big quantity who read your descriptions via apps. Therefore, it is wise to make your e-presentations compatible with portable devices.
4. Helpful links instead of too much marketing: when you make e-presentations like documents for public sharing, then you'd better pay more attention to the place of links. Sometimes a link can be very helpful in readers' mind, but sometimes it will be considered as spam. Helpful links which can let readers know more information will be liked by others.
Have you ever used some classic video clips to highlight your company presentation, report, statistics or school lessons? For some special need, sometimes you may need to edit video such as clip to remove some useless parts. When there are countless paid video editting tools or video format converter online, actually you can still hunt some free but nice video editors for personal use. Stick around and take a look at the below video editors, and you may need them one day.
1. Microsoft movie maker: This tool has already been installed on newer computers and it works on windows XP operating system. The Microsoft video tool can allow computer users to make and customize videos simply by drag. It also offers some add-on features like split, trim, drop and much more. Besides, it's free to upgrade the movie maker online.
2. Wax: It's another free video tool with wonderful features, which was firstly coming from a colleague project. It is suitable for both private use and professional use. You can run it on your computer as a stand-alone program, or let it work with other video editors as a plug-in. The freeware also stands out from other tools with unlimited video and audio tracks.
3. Zwei-Stein: This free utility looks more suitable for experienced movie editors as its interface is very technical and complex. Through it is difficult to handle, it provides countless effects that can help you deliver what you need accurately. It is powerful to edit 256 video or audio files. Cropping movie, panning and effect customization can be done without cost.
4. Pinnacle VideoSpin: The freeware is another great movie tool that you may use. It provides many useful features that suitable for both amateurs and professional video editors. It is easy to learn and use the tool to customize video as its interface appears very clean and intuitive. Nearly all basic functions have been offered here.
5. Avidemux: It's free that can be easily used to cut, filter and encode movies as you like. I noticed that it supports many popular videos formats including AVI, MP4, MPG and etc. To use the freeware, you must install it beforehand.
These are the top free video tools that voted by worldwide video users, and they are totally free and clean for use. Except these free tools can do video editting for you, some all-in-one video converters like Kvisoft video conversion software can also do such use for you along with powerful video format conversion between alomost all video formats.
Finally Apple released its new smartphone iPhone 5, and a large number of people have a great interest in the new handset. If you are one of the people who want to purchase an iPhone 5 to replace the old smartphone iPhone 4S, then there are a lot of thing that you must think before you make any decisions. If you like to enjoy movies or digital magazines (you can easily make one with flip page maker) on new smartphone iPhone 5 anywhere and anytime as you like, so is the new portable multimedia player an ideal player that better than iPhone 4S? Just see the comparison here.
In this article, we are not going to tell whether it is worthy to upgrade your iPhone 4S to newly-launched iPhone 5 as everyone's viewpoint is different. Instead, we'll present some facts and expert thoughts hereof to help you make decisions.
Larger screen: It is the first time that Apple brings changes to iPhone screen size ever since 2007. The iPhone is now coming with a much taller screen which is as long as 4 inches, while the old iPhone 4S is of 3.5 inch screen. When the big-screen smartphone of other brands are getting hot day by day, now Apple has forced to enlarge the iPhone 5 screen size to meet needs of clients.
Slimmer figure: Impressively the new handset looks much slimmer than previous ones. The old iPhone 4S is about 140g, but the iPhone 5 is more light-in-weight with only 112g. While the weight of iPhone 5 decreased about 20%, the thickness is also decreased about 18% comparing with iPhone 4S. Now a lot of people name the new handset iconically with the thinnest smartphone.
2. Difference in processor: Perhaps processor the most important point in this Apple upgrade. The new iPhone 5 uses a smaller A6 chip, while iPhone 4S gets the old dual-core A5 chip. It is reported that the new app iPhone 5 can work twice as fast as the old iPhone 4S, and also the graphics performance is also better that upgraded about 2 times.
3. Storage: It seems that iPhone 5 gets the same internal storage as old smartphone iPhone 4S: 16GB, 32GB and 64 GB. It is said that the iPhone 5 will be put on sale on September 21 in USA as well as many other countries with price little higher than iPhone 4S on market. When iOS 6 gets integration with iCloud, iPhone 5 will provide extra storage for its users.
4. Difference in camera: As you know that camera of higher megapixels takes photos of higher definition. Both iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s has the same camera megapixels, and the difference is that the camera size of iPhone 5 appears 25% smaller than iPhone 4S. Besides, the iPhone 5 stands out from iPhone 4S with a dynamic low light mode, which means that iPhone 5 can work much better than iPhone 4S in low-light condition.
Is iPhone 5 your satisfactory smartphone which is bettter than iPhone 4S? Someone thought that iPhone 5 is not successful as previous ones, so what's you mind? Anyway, the new smartphone brings a lot of freshness to our digital life, just enjoy. Please get more about page flip at Kvisoft.com.
Will iPhone 5 Come with Great Surprises?
Do you like to watch movies on iPhone or iPad? It has been annouced that Apple will release new product iPhone 5, there are many rumors listed here that you may have a great interest. For friends who like to watch movies on iPhone, this video conversion software will help you a lot in video conversion. Want to know more rumors about iPhone 5, just go ahead to read the below scoops.
When iPhone5 will be released?
It is not easy to make sure which date the new handset will be launched on. There is no news about the iPhone 5 on Apple WWDC but discussed more about iOS6.
The first indication about coming of the new device is the iPhone orders. Macotakara, which is a trustworthy news resource of Apple, announces that the new device is currently in production period.
Another scoop is coming from a Chinese accessory corporation who got a head up from Apple, disclosing that the new handset will be announced to worldwide people on 21th of the month. The rumor now gets consistent approval from other news resources. A large quantity of people and Apple fans now believe that the handset will be declared to public on September 12.
You may have already become accustomed to the design and look of iPhone 3G, iPhone4 and iPhone 4S. Are you expecting something fresh shocking eyeballs? Of course Apple will bring brand-new designing conception to iPhone 5 to satisfy our curiosity.
1. Screen and size: There are various rumors about the design of new iPhone 5. It is commonly estimated that the screen of the new device might be larger of 3.95 inch, possibly with a higher resolution of 1136*640, more sensitive and of strong scratch resistant capability. It looks like that the new handset will be thinner and lighter than former iPhone mobiles.
2. Processor: About the processor of new iPhone, many people guess that it might be similar with the quad-core processor of iPad. But many other people suspect that Apple may discard the quad-core in order to reduce the power consumption.
3. SIM card: The newest scoop reports that Apple will bring Nano-Sim card into use on the new device, which will be the smallest Sim card.
As there is no official news talking about the design and specifications, anything might happen and change before the release, and we can only guess. But one thing is believable that the screen has already been produced by Takashi Okuda and already shipped to Apple.
How much the iPhone 5 would be?
If you search iPhone 5 in a famous Chinese online store Taobao, you will get a lot of advertisements telling that the new handset is on sale at 749 pounds per each, although the iPhone 5 has not been released up to now. That's so ridiculous.
Along with the coming of iPhone 5, you may need this video converter to transfer videos to play on iPhone, iPad, PSP etc, so that you can enjoy wonderful video clips or movies on portable players anywhere and anytime as per your need.
Paper-made magazine and e-magazine, which publication you like to read more in leisure? When millions of people love to read news and content via iPad, iPhone, Android, smartphones and tablets, it seems that e-magazine plays a key point in engaging audience and marketing online business. In this blog entry, we'll make a comparasion between paper-made magazine and e-magagzine to make clear what are the bright points of e-magazine (can be made by Kvisoft pdf to flash magazine converter ).
Once you published a digital magazine on your site, you can easily get datas like magazines hits, reading time, hyperlink clicks, new readers, returning readers and much more points via Google Analytics. But for traditional paper magazine, you need to wait a long time to get accurate statistics and reports if you want to track its marketing effect.
Comparing with paper magazines, the digital magazine has the obvious advantage in interactivity. While there are only pictures and texts on printed magazines, digital magazine is more flexible that can be enriched with video clips, YouTube movies, hyperlinks, music, clipart, dynamic effect and so forth to highlight magazine content and reading experience. Besides, readers can leave feedbacks or suggestions online conveniently after reading digital magazine, but this does not work so conveniently while we are reading realistic magazines.
The hard page magazines are heavy in weight and large in size, so it is inconvenient if you want to read them on subway, in canteen or during tourism. However, digital magazine appears more portable that you can enjoy it online or offline on digital devices like iPad, iPhone and other tablets anytime and anywhere as per your need.
Because of heavy weight and large size, it may cost a lot in hard page magazine delivery. Besides, paper magazines consume too many papers and cost a lot in printing which are not cost-effectively and eco-friendly. Comparing with digital magazines, the paper magazine is much more expensive for readers to access which means that readers might be limited to rich ones.
You may consider that reading digital magazine is not comfortable as reading real paper books. But currently powerful digital magazine publishing tools creates a nice feeling as reading realistic printed books. Digital magazines can flip pages with other features like zoom, share, bookmark etc. Readers may feel more comfortable as they can enjoy engaging content and news in a way which is completely new and userfriendly.
If people think an online magazine is very helpful and worth-sharing, they only need to click Share button to communicate the magazine content with friends, families, and colleagues via social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Digg etc, or copy the magazine link for distribution. But paper magazine cannot offer such convenience for readers.
Want to design some outstanding e-magazines to attract more readers and boom business, to learn more about flip page tool to see how can you make 3D page flipping magazines effortlessly.
How to Design Eye-catching E-publications to Boom Business?
Have you ever written some blog entries for online distribution but the the visits were not satisfactory? If so, this will be the right tips to steer you out from worries. Following the below tips, and you'll be inspired about how to attract more people to read and share your e-publications (can be made by pdf page flip software ) with the world. In return, it can also help you boom your online business.
To find what your readers are interested about, you'd better take several minutes everyday to analyze your web analytics and traffic datas, so that you can easily identify which webpage gets the busiest traffic or most visitors. By sorting the hottest web pages out, you can sum up the favorite and interesting topics and then divide them into different categories. What's more, interesting and helpful contents may also drive more audience to share your site with more people.
Readers are more likely to read fresh things, so continuous update is important. You can keep a schedule to do content update regularly to ensure your audience can get the newest update every visit. This may convince the readers that your site is reliable and live. Besides, don't neglect to answer the feedbacks or comments left on your site. Be interactive, your audience will be happy to see the comments are answered. By the way, you may be inspired.
It is important to ensure your readers can easily subscribe your content, so you can put a subscribe icon beside your posts. If there is no subscribe icon, you can also inform your readers of the newest scoops and helpful blog entries via cost-effective email marketing. The two ways may help your audience get the newest updates in due course.
The followers of your social networks, like Facebook, Twitter, Google+ etc, are the people who want to know your thoughts and posts. So why not share a link of your e-publications with your followers? This may enhance the exposures of your publications, and keep more people engaged with your news, tips, story and business.
A large number of people love to get news via some social bookmarks like LinkedIn, Digg, Reddit, Excite and more, so it would be great if you can take fully use of those famous bookmark sites to grab more attentions. If your content is interesting, unique or helpful enough, readers will vote up which in return increases audience base.
People always like reading something new and special, so it would be more excellent if you bring some unqueness into publication presenting style. I've seen the special turning page effect that makes a virtual paper book. The vivid 3D page-turning animation definitely can bring your audience a comfortable reading experience, maybe you can create it with this Flipbook Maker Pro which is a leading page flip tool of kvisoft.com.
Do you want to bring more exposure opportunities for your online business? Do you want to let more people know your product and brand? If so, you may also need the bellow free online presentation tools to distribute your presentations. Some friends use paid presentation tools like Kvisoft pdf to digital magazine tool to create unique online presentation, but there are also some free and nice tools listed for you.
Why you need to present yourself online?
In the current times of information and internet, people who can catch the most eyeballs will benefit the most from online business. In such case, a unique and attractive presentation is an indispensable point for enhancing your product exposure times or web visits. If you stuck on making online publications, just let the following tools give you some fresh inspirations.
1. 280 Slides: It is a free online tool coming with a clean and clear user interface. It allows everyone to create own presentation, also it supports uploading your existing files as slides. The powerful freeware can easily transfer your rich-media Flickr files and YouTube movies to your 280 Slide presentations. Many built-in themes are provided for users to make captivating slides easily. The created rich-media file can be downloaded as PPT. For online distribution, you can also send the file to your friends or potential clients via email, or display it on your web, blog etc.
2. Google Doc: With the free service Google Docs, you can load your existing photos, PDF, PowerPoint and video to design your own presentation. It also allows users to create presentation from blank page with embedded image and link. The free service also supports others to read or modify your content.
3. PreZentit: It is also a free online service for making, sharing or showing presentations online. The free tool even allows you and your collaborators to create the same presentation at the same time. Frankly speaking, it offers an easy and fast solution in making presentation. Besides, each of your creation will get its own web address, so that the file can be applied in both offline sharing and online distribution. If your creation is not satisfactory, the free tool also offers you a chance to edit it.
4. SlideShare: It is another presentation resource which provides both free and paid services. Using the free option, you can upload your documents like PDF, PowerPoint etc freely without quantity limitation. But if you want to share your videos on SlideShare, you must upgrade to pro version. Aiming to drive more audience to your web, then you can embed a link (clickable) into your presentation. The published content can be shared to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, In Share etc conveniently by your readers.
5. Empressr: It is another free rich-media presentation application. With the freeware, you are allowed to load photos, video and music from your local driver to make your stylistic online presentations for public sharing or private use. The free tool allows you to create presentation from blank pages or import PowerPoint file as the content. The creations can be shared among your friends, or be showed on web or blog.
To get more similiar presentation sites, you can simply search with keyword online presentation and you'll get more choices. You may also want to bring more creative inspirations to online business presentation, then the digital page turning program will provide you some special clues.
Hello, everyone. If you are still presenting your company information and holiday discount news via PDF files, then there is a great possibility that your clients have become bored of seeing the same things time by time. How to catch the first sight of your potential clients with a unforgettable impression, how to make your company brochure outstanding from your competitors' presentations? If you are racking brain about such problems, then the following top 5 tips will drag you out from frustrations.
It occurs to me that maybe you can create a unqiue flipbook-like digital brochure (can be made by digital publishing tool ) as your company profile.
Why company brochure is important for you?
A brochure is a nice method to package lots of information about your company, your service, products and expertise into digital format which is easy to be distributed to your clients via email and social networks. A brochure is just like a face-to-face communication with your potential clients to inform them about your discounts, business and product uses. It is of great possibility that someone suddenly becomes interested in your products or service after viewing your brochure.
1. Lay stress on your target audience: A right orientation will make your brochure more effective. Before creating brochure, you must make certain that what kind of people might be your target consumer group. It will help you to determine what content and information should be put in. This will drive your potential clients to read brochure.
2. Put important information in headline or subhead: Usually there is little patience when people read promotional or advertising content, so they are used to skimming fast to read instead of reading the whole brochure body. For such reason, it is reasonable to put the most important information in well-marked headlines or subheads to make sure the important content can get across anyway.
3. Ensure brochure cover is eye-catching enough: When you design brochure, please bear in mind that the cover might be the only part that will be read by your audience. To make full use of it, then the cover is where you should place your promotion event or product benefits. Besides, an eye-catching brochure will stand you out from competitors.
4. Make sure your brochure easy to read in simple and clear style: The customer is god. When you compose brochure, please sincerely write messages as if you are writing a letter to friends. It is the best to express you with proper font size, style, simple language instead of intricate jargons, so that everyone can easily understand the content.
5. Present brochure with unique but simple design: Suppose the brochure was too showy and over-designed, then it might take attentions away from reading the inner content; but if your brochure is not attractive enought, then you might lose attentions of your target audience when there is an intense competition. Ensure your company brochure look outstanding but not too showy, you can simply add a page flipping effect to your digital brochure while Kvisoft turning page software.
If you are aiming to creating some special digital publications for online distribution to bring more visits to your web, or if you want to show your products in a unique way to attract potential customers, then you must make your publications worth-sharing, so that it can drive your readers to subscribe and share it with more people to increase its exposure. Stay here for a moment, you may need the below tips about how to create a stunning yet unique e-publications.
1. Name e-publications with killing titles: A good headline is half of success, which can attract new readers but also direct current audiences to recommend it to their friends for further read. There are always too many new things online, so a killing headline can ensure you standing out from other subscriptions, attract people to click and get the highest exposures.
2. First impression is powerful. Usually, the first impression will infect the mood of whole reading process, so you must make your audience happy by a wonderful reading experience, such as match your digital edition with clear-to-see fonts, high-definition image, dynamic page turning effect (it can be made by flip page maker ), or other multi-media components.
3. Worth-reading content is the key. It is another half of success. If an article attracts readers to click by a killing headline, but then disappoint them with worthless yet uninteresting content, it must leave a terrible impression to followers and subscribers. Worth-reading e-publication content can be useful tips, newest scoops, popular topics, happy things or any other something beneficial.
4. Ensure it's easy to share and subscribe. If you want others to follow or share your digital publications online, then you must make it easy and convenient for them. At this point, YouTube sets a good example for us with easy buttons like share via Twitter, Facebook, BlogSpot, Email, Google+, LinkedIn and many popular social networks. Adding these buttons to your e-publications interface to reach more people, it is also can be easily done by some tools like Kvisoft digital magazine maker.
5. Choose the right time to publish: Reading digital publications, just like doing anything else, needs a good mood. If you send your publication link to your readers via e-mail at busy time like early morning which is time for handing the most important emails, then your digital editions might be ignored with great possibility as they received too many emails, let alone share your contents with others. It would be better to distribute digital editions to your readers at their leisure.


[toc]Hair loss is a common problem from which many people suffer these days. Hair fall to some extent is considered normal, but if you start losing too much hair whenever you comb or otherwise, then surely there must be some problem which must be attended too immediately.
Various factors like unhealthy diet, pollution, too much stress and certain genetic factors often lead to hair loss. An average hair loss of 40 to 50 strands is considered normal but if it is more, then you must not neglect it and take proper hair care measures in order to prevent the hair loss successfully.
There are nowadays various hair care products in the market that prevent hair loss, but it is always better to follow natural home remedies to prevent hair loss successfully.Below are a few very effective remedies to prevent hair loss completely.
In order to prevent hair loss you must exercise every day. Try to exercise at least half an hour either in the morning or the evening every day. Regular exercise allows the sweat to clean and unclog the hair pores.
This stimulates new hair growth and also reduces hair loss to a considerable extent. Moreover regular exercise would also make your body healthy and your tresses stronger.
It is very important to massage the entire scalp with hot oil regularly in order to prevent hair loss. Massage the scalp well with natural oils like olive oil, coconut oil, castor oil or canola oil as these oils promotes hair growth and also keeps the hair healthy. Take any of these hair oils in a bowl and warm it. After this, gently massage the scalp with this hot oil and leave it for some time.
Let the oil get absorbed in the hair completely. After a while wash your hair with a mild herbal shampoo. If you follow this home remedy at least three times a week then you can successfully prevent hair loss to a great extent.
It is very important to wash your hair gently with a mild herbal shampoo in order to keep your hair clean and prevent hair loss. Use a herbal shampoo that is free from chemicals, else your hair might get damaged.
While you apply shampoo gently massage the scalp so that all clogged pores are opened. If you keep your hair clean then you can prevent hair loss to a considerable extent.
It is very important to drink plenty of fluids in the form of water or fresh fruit juices in order to prevent hair loss. Drink at least 2 – 3 litres of water every day as it helps to flush out the toxins in the body, keeps you healthy and reduces hair fall.
You should also drink fresh fruits and vegetables juices and avoid all kinds of oily and fatty foods in order to prevent hair loss completely.
It is very important to avoid both smoking and drinking in order to prevent hair loss. Both smoking and drinking hampers the immune system which often leads to loss of hair. If you stop these bad habits of smoking and drinking then you can successfully prevent the problem of hair loss to a considerable extent.
If you follow these home remedies regularly then you can successfully prevent the problem of hair loss to a great extent.


Where's your sense of adventure? Is your idea of a great weekend taking your partner or kids to the movies? Or a trip to the local steakhouse? Or maybe you really push the boundaries, with a visit to a museum or nature reserve.
There is a group of people, however, with real adventures to relate. Like the time they and their vehicles were dragged by hand across a river. Or successfully navigated the notorious Swartberg Pass, in the Western Cape. Or sang along with David Kramer. Or shared lunch with strangers, overlooking remote lakes.
Oh, and while they were at it, they were transforming the lives of thousands of children.
Supporters of Rally to Read, the rural education programme which celebrates its 20th birthday in 2018, travel with us to meet the children and communities they are helping.
They see how their money is spent. And they see the results.
The Rally to Read idea is simple: teach rural children to read and write by reviving remote primary schools that have fallen off provincial education budgets. Starved of funding, they lack most of the facilities urban schools take for granted. Even the most basic materials like books and pencils are in short supply, sometimes absent altogether.
A R35,000 sponsorship pays for two portable classroom libraries and a year of teacher training by SA's leading education NGO, the Read Educational Trust. Each school is supported for at least three years.
At no extra cost, sponsors are encouraged to join us on rally weekends, when we deliver libraries to schools and meet the children. This is where the adventure comes in. Because many schools are so far off the beaten track, reaching them is not straightforward.
Participants gather early Saturday to load libraries into their vehicles, then travel in convoy to schools, where they interact with children, parents and community members.
The evening is spent at a local hotel, where experiences and stories are swapped over dinner.
On Sunday morning there is the opportunity to explore local places of interest before heading home.
Previous participants have plenty of stories to tell.
Like travelling with Cyril Ramaphosa, a past sponsor. Or struggling to tear themselves away from villagers afraid that their new friends may never return. Or being reduced to tears by an elderly lady explaining how her grandson, after learning to read through Rally to Read, taught her by candlelight in their hut.
There are four rallies in 2018. The Free State rally, hosted by the OneLogix/United Bulk transport group, is on September 8-9 around Reitz, Petrus Steyn and Tweeling. The second, hosted by Shell, is a one-day event on October 20 but is already full. The following weekend, October 27-28, it's the Western Cape, in the farmlands around Robertson. This rally is hosted by Jonsson Workwear. Finally, on November 3-4, it's the Eastern Cape, when host Mercedes-Benz SA will take sponsors to schools around Butterworth. This rally was originally scheduled for September.
Rally hosts pay for participants' rally food and accommodation costs. It says much for Rally to Read's proven effectiveness that many of SA's biggest companies are among our long-term supporters. But we also have a lot of small sponsors, including private individuals. One of the drawcards of the programme is that no-one owns it. Big or small, sponsors are drawn by a common purpose to eliminate child illiteracy.


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In a magnificent setting between the Rhône and Saône rivers, in the heart of Lyon's Presqu'île district, Boscolo Lyon opened its 133 rooms in a beautifully renovated nineteenth-century building.
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This late nineteenth-century building, with an architectural style typical of the Presqu'île district, was one of Lyon's first hotels. Earning four stars in 1964, over the years it has welcomed celebrities such as Martin Luther King, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, the Duchess of Kent, Jean Marais, Jean Gabin and Edith Piaf.
Already present in Nice, the Italian group Boscolo has returned the building to its former splendour, bringing together Italian refinement and French classicism. The contemporary, refined and elegant interior design features marble, mirrors, fine fabrics and glass in this new 5-stars hotel.
The hotel has 133 rooms (including 17 suites) divided into five categories and on six floors.
The rooms measure from 30 to 40m², and the suites 45 to 55m².
From the comfort of the Italian bedding to the hand-made furniture, attention is paid to every detail to make stays here a memorable experience.
Beneath the glass roof covering the inner courtyard, the bar and breakfast area is well-lit and warm. It is also used to host corporate events and private functions, ranging from conferences to exhibitions, meetings and gala evenings.
The gastronomic restaurant Angelo, dedicated to Mediterranean flavours, offers guests a journey through Italian culinary traditions.
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Christmas is always celebrated in Washington DC, with an amazing assortment of decorations and a massive outdoor tree close to the White House itself. What has Christmas in the White House looked at over the past few centuries and what impact had for the real estate agents in Washington DC ?
1800: The first "official White House Christmas party was a children's party thrown by President and Mrs. Adams for their four-year-old granddaughter Suzannah and the children of "official" Washington VIPs.
1834: President Andrew Jackson's famous "frolic" for the children of his household included games, dancing, a grand dinner, and an indoor cotton ball "snowball fight".
1889: The first White House Christmas Tree was set up in the second floor Yellow Oval Room and decorated with candles, toys, etc. for Benjamin Harrison's grandchildren.
1909: William Howard Taft's children had their first tree on the State floor in the Blue Room and the tradition was continued by Woodrow Wilson's family during all his years in the White House.
1923: President Calvin Coolidge presided over the National Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the Ellipse in 1923. Every President since has followed through with this tradition.
1929: First Lady Lou Henry Hoover established the custom of holding an official event to decorate White House tree in the oval Blue Room, a tradition that has held for decades.
1961: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy selected the first "theme" for the official White House Christmas tree, decorating with ornamental toys, birds and angels modeled after Petr Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" ballet.
1969: First Lady Patricia Nixon decided to have disabled workers in Florida to make velvet and satin balls featuring each state's official flower.
Since the '70s, the White House has seen the number of trees in the residence rise – with twenty or thirty trees now being the norm. We can expect grandiose and lavishly trimmed Christmas trees when President Trump takes office – Melania will likely take on the role the First Lady does of overseeing trimming.


Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) has announced the North American release of The Last of Us, available exclusively for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) computer entertainment system.
Developed by Naughty Dog, The Last of Us delivers an evocative journey of survival in a world radically transformed, set twenty years after a virulent pandemic spread by the cordyceps virus has ravaged the course of humanity.
According to Sony, The Last of Us is a gritty, realistic experience that explores the depths of humanity through main characters Joel and Ellie.
The two are brought together by chance and thrust into life-changing circumstances. Their journey is rife with emotionally charged moments as the narrative centers on themes of survival, loyalty, love and redemption.
The Last of Us is now available exclusively for PS3 system on Blu-ray disc and is also available digitally. Gamers can start playing the game before it has completely downloaded and installed.
Depending on your internet connection speed and other factors, most players can likely expect to start playing two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through the install. The installer application will let you know when you're ready to start playing.
The standard release retails for $59.99, the Survival Edition for $79.99, and the Post-Pandemic Edition for $159.99. The game's soundtrack, composed by Grammy Award winner and two-time Academy Award winning film composer Gustavo Santoalalla, also is now available on Sony Masterworks.
The Last of Us has been rated "M" for Mature with Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, and Strong Language by the ESRB.


To me, iOS 7 is sailing in a completely wrong direction. What needed to happen was a significant rethinking of iPhone but all we received was a facelift. An ugly one at that. […] Where the 920 really makes the iPhone look ugly is with software. Windows Phone 8 is a much more successful execution of a truly "digital" aesthetic. The overly fine lines and microscopic use of Helvetica on iPhone look dishonest and tedious in comparison to Windows Phone.


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package org.apache.spark.sql.execution.columnar.compression

import java.nio.{ByteBuffer, ByteOrder}

import org.apache.spark.Logging
import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.InternalRow
import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.columnar.{ColumnBuilder, NativeColumnBuilder}
import org.apache.spark.sql.types.AtomicType

/**
 * A stackable trait that builds optionally compressed byte buffer for a column.  Memory layout of
 * the final byte buffer is:
 * {{{
 *    .----------------------- Null count N (4 bytes)
 *    |   .------------------- Null positions (4 x N bytes, empty if null count is zero)
 *    |   |     .------------- Compression scheme ID (4 bytes)
 *    |   |     |   .--------- Compressed non-null elements
 *    V   V     V   V
 *   +---+-----+---+---------+
 *   |   | ... |   | ... ... |
 *   +---+-----+---+---------+
 *    \-------/ \-----------/
 *     header         body
 * }}}
 */
private[columnar] trait CompressibleColumnBuilder[T <: AtomicType]
  extends ColumnBuilder with Logging {

  this: NativeColumnBuilder[T] with WithCompressionSchemes =>

  var compressionEncoders: Seq[Encoder[T]] = _

  abstract override def initialize(
      initialSize: Int,
      columnName: String,
      useCompression: Boolean): Unit = {

    compressionEncoders =
      if (useCompression) {
        schemes.filter(_.supports(columnType)).map(_.encoder[T](columnType))
      } else {
        Seq(PassThrough.encoder(columnType))
      }
    super.initialize(initialSize, columnName, useCompression)
  }

  protected def isWorthCompressing(encoder: Encoder[T]) = {
    encoder.compressionRatio < 0.8
  }

  private def gatherCompressibilityStats(row: InternalRow, ordinal: Int): Unit = {
    var i = 0
    while (i < compressionEncoders.length) {
      compressionEncoders(i).gatherCompressibilityStats(row, ordinal)
      i += 1
    }
  }

  abstract override def appendFrom(row: InternalRow, ordinal: Int): Unit = {
    super.appendFrom(row, ordinal)
    if (!row.isNullAt(ordinal)) {
      gatherCompressibilityStats(row, ordinal)
    }
  }

  override def build(): ByteBuffer = {
    val nonNullBuffer = buildNonNulls()
    val encoder: Encoder[T] = {
      val candidate = compressionEncoders.minBy(_.compressionRatio)
      if (isWorthCompressing(candidate)) candidate else PassThrough.encoder(columnType)
    }

    // Header = null count + null positions
    val headerSize = 4 + nulls.limit()
    val compressedSize = if (encoder.compressedSize == 0) {
      nonNullBuffer.remaining()
    } else {
      encoder.compressedSize
    }

    val compressedBuffer = ByteBuffer
      // Reserves 4 bytes for compression scheme ID
      .allocate(headerSize + 4 + compressedSize)
      .order(ByteOrder.nativeOrder)
      // Write the header
      .putInt(nullCount)
      .put(nulls)

    logDebug(s"Compressor for [$columnName]: $encoder, ratio: ${encoder.compressionRatio}")
    encoder.compress(nonNullBuffer, compressedBuffer)
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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Facebooker2.module_eval do
  class << self
    attr_accessor :permissions
  end

  def self.configuration=(hash)
    self.api_key = hash[:api_key]
    self.secret = hash[:secret]
    self.app_id = hash[:app_id]
    self.permissions = hash[:permissions] || ''
  end
end

Facebooker2::Rails::Helpers::FacebookConnect.module_eval do
  def fb_login_and_connect(options = {})
    fb_login_and_redirect(
      url_for(:controller => 'user_sessions', :action => 'connect'),
      options
    )
  end

  def fb_login_and_redirect(url, options = {})
    text = options.delete(:text)
    options.merge!(:onlogin =>"facebooker.login('#{url}');")
    options.merge!(:perms => Facebooker2.permissions) unless options.has_key?(:perms)

    content_tag("fb:login-button", text, options)
  end

  def fb_logout_link(text, url, *args)
    function = "facebooker.logout('#{url}');"
    link_to_function text, function, *args
  end
end


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Voting can be a complicated process for anyone. For citizens whose first language is not English, the process is even more difficult to navigate. Nearly one-third of Asian Americans have some difficulty communicating in English, making voting that much more intimidating. Voters have rights to assistance in voting if they have difficulty communicating in English.
1-888-API-Vote: Call for in-language help on Election Day
On Election Day, Advancing Justice | AAJC and APIA Vote will be administering a national Asian-language Election Protection hotline, 1-888-API-VOTE or 1-888-274-8683. Voters can call in from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST, and volunteers will be available to assist in Bengali/Bangla, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog and Vietnamese.
You may have the right to in-language assistance and materials when you vote
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires certain counties and jurisdictions to provide bilingual voting materials in communities with language minorities and limited-English proficient residents, was enacted by Congress in 1975 upon recognizing that certain minority citizens experienced historical discrimination and disenfranchisement due to limited English proficiency. This means that all information provided in English must also be provided in the covered languages, including written materials, oral assistance at polling sites, and publicity prior to Election Day about the availability of language assistance at polling sites.
Find out more about Section 203, whether your county or city is covered, and what materials might be available to you.
You have the right to bring someone to help you in the voting booth
One tool that LEP voters can easily use to participate in elections is to bring someone to help in the voting booth. Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act allows voters needing assistance because of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write, including voters who have difficulty with English, to bring someone into the voting booth to help them understand and cast a ballot. Download our translated fact sheet on how Section 208 can help you:
Fact sheet: Your Right to Bring Someone to Help You in the Voting Booth (Section 208)
Chinese (Simplified) (中文 (简) )
Fact sheet: Your Right to Language Voting Assistance (Section 203)
Chinese (Traditional) (中文 (繁) )
Bangla (বাংলা)
Hindi (हिंदी)
Khmer (ខ្មែរ)
At a Historic Moment for Asian-American Candidates, Andrew Yang Leans In
For the first time, there are three Asian-American and Pacific Islanders seeking a major party's nomination for president
LATINO VOTERS, CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS REACH SETTLEMENT WITH TEXAS OVER PURGING OF VOTER ROLLS
The Texas Secretary of State will reform the way it identifies voters for investigation of U.S. citizenship.
Enfranchised: How a Collaborative Fund Advances Voting Rights and Protections
Ensuring fairness of election systems—which set the stage for what funders want to accomplish—has jumped higher on philanthropy's agenda.
LULAC et al v. Whitley
Settlement agreement regarding how the Texas Secretary will reform the way it identifies voters for investigation of U.S. citizenship.
Lawsuit against Texas Secretary of State for Investigation of Immigrants' Voting Eligibility
We joined with AALDEF to represent OCA-Houston in the lawsuit originally filed by MALDEF against the Texas Secretary of State
Join one of our workshops to receive free legal assistance to help you apply for naturalization


Bank NISP TBK is a publicly quoted financial institution that offers a wide range of banking and other financial services in Indonesia. The company, with registered head office located in Jakarta, was founded in 1941. Formerly known as NV. Nederlandsch Indische Spaar En Deposito Bank, it is listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.
Bank NISP, the 9th largest private bank in Indonesia, provides commercial banking services primarily in Indonesia. It offers various deposit products, including current and savings accounts, time deposits, and certificates of deposits. The company also offers working capital loans, investment loans, and consumer loans, as well as foreign currencies. Its others activities consist of clearing settlements, automatic teller machines (ATM), and settlement of ATM cash advance liabilities. Through its subsidiary, PT NISP Sekuritas, the company is also engaged in investment management and stock broking activities. As of December 2007, the company had 41 branch offices, 240 representative offices and 34 cash offices throughout Indonesia. Bank NISP is committed to become one of leading banks in Indonesia in line with its vision "to be the bank of choice with world-class standards recognized for its caring and trustworthiness".
Effective November 3, 2008, the Bank changed its name from PT Bank Nisp Tbk to Pt Bank OCBC Nisp.


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HomeNewsHow Brexit will impact the US tech industry
How Brexit will impact the US tech industry
Falling currency, data concerns and the uncertainty of it all
he UK's decision to leave the European Union has led to predictions of doom for the region's tech industry. TechRadar reported how the move could cripple the sector by removing EU talent and funding, cut off access to data and markets, and complicate trading and data privacy laws for years.
American tech industry investors might see fit to cheer the weakening of international competition, but in truth they have little reason to celebrate: the effects of Brexit on the US tech industry strike a harsh financial blow, and could have long-term ramifications on US businesses, from tech giants to fledgling startups.
Through our own research and a conversation with Stanford University professor and technology forecaster Paul Saffo, we set out to determine just how unfavorable these events will be to US tech businesses, and whether there's any silver lining to Brexit's chaotic impact on the technological economy.
Strong dollar = weak foreign profits
Financial markets reacted violently to the news of Brexit, with the pound decreasing to a 31-year low, the euro similarly plummeting and the dollar rising 6.3% in one day, its fastest rise in 50 years.
This trend is, somewhat counter-intuitively, terrible for US businesses, as foreign consumers and businesses will avoid purchasing increasingly expensive US goods. CNN Money reports that the strong dollar has already cost American companies tens of thousands of jobs from reduced foreign sales in early 2016, and this will only become exacerbated post-Brexit. Worse, any sales already made, paid in pounds and euros, become less valuable by the second until businesses have the chance to exchange the currency.
Silicon Valley tech companies do huge business in Europe, and this has shown in their soaring profit and stock losses, both in recent months and immediately after Brexit. Apple, for example, lost $2.3 billion in profits due to weakening foreign currency this past quarter, and its stocks fell another 3% just one day after Brexit. Microsoft's stocks fell 4% on June 24, and another 3% on Monday. Facebook, which gets a quarter of its revenue from Europe, fell 3% Tuesday.
We asked Google, Microsoft and Apple how they plan to combat foreign losses; Microsoft had no comment, and Google and Apple didn't respond by time of publication.
"Nobody in Silicon Valley just has a company in Silicon Valley," says Saffo of the globalized tech market. Companies from giants to startups tend to branch out throughout international markets; the fact that London has traditionally been the bridge to the rest of Europe means almost the entire Valley is facing scrutiny and worry from investors after Brexit. Saffo notes that Apple, which located its main EU headquarters in Ireland, "looks really smart right now."
Strangely, the biggest financial winners of Brexit might be British companies that deal primarily with US firms and consumers. Market Watch points to Arm Holdings PLC, a British supplier of silicon for Apple microchips, which soared in the stock market because its profits primarily stem from US currency. Thus, we could see more British companies trying to export to American businesses in future, so long as the EU market and currency remain in turmoil.
See http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/how-brexit-will-impact-the-us-tech-industry-1324154 for full story