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Carrie Wong: "A Guy On Tinder Asked Me To Be His Friend With Benefits."
Guess what was her reply?
By Jocelyn Lee
Updated 29 May 2017 18:15
She may be just 23, but Carrie Wong is playing the love interest of Shaun Chen, who's 15 years her senior, in new Ch 8 sci-fi drama My Friends From Afar. In the show, Carrie is an alien who travels to Earth to start life anew, and attracts the attention of a jobless bum played by Shaun Chen. This is not the first time she and the soon-to-be father-of-two are acting as lovers. Three years ago, they romanced each other in The Journey: Tumultuous Times, the drama that made Carrie a household name after her superb turn as a feisty dessert seller drew praises from viewers and critics. We catch up with the actress, who tells us about her preference for older men and her experience with using dating app Tinder.
8 DAYS: How does it feel getting paired with Shaun Chen, who is 15 years older than you are?
CARRIE WONG: It's fine for me because I like older guys (chuckles). In reality, I would prefer to date someone who is at least five to six years older than I am. I don't even mind having a boyfriend 10 years older. I think I'm pretty mature for a 23-year-old, so I'd prefer my other half to be a lot more mature than I am. I want to date someone who is capable of taking care of me, and someone who can advise me in life.
This is the second time the two of you are playing love interests.
Yes (laughs). But it's different. In Tumultuous Times, I liked him but he rejected me as he only treated me as his younger sister. This time round, he is the one who falls in love with me first. I guess it's payback time! (Laughs).
You mentioned that you prefer older guys. But at what age do you draw the line?
As long as he isn't too old, I'm fine. I'm 23 now. If my boyfriend is 35, I think it's okay too. As for younger guys, I wouldn't rule out dating them as long as they are mature. But from the guys I've met so far, I don't think so (guffaws). Yeah, I've met younger guys who like me, but they are all too childish. I don't think I can accept that.
You told us that you were going to go on Tinder to widen your social circle. How's that going for you?
I did, but a very ridiculous thing happened to me. I set up an account on Tinder a few months ago, but I used a fake name and I didn't upload my real picture. I matched with some guys, and the first guy who talked to me, asked me for my picture. I told him I preferred to be mysterious so perhaps we could chat first. And guess what? He told me: "I'm actually looking for friends with benefits. Are you interested to be [mine]?" I was so shocked. I told him I was just there to explore the app and that I wasn't interested. I even asked him if everyone on the app was like him, and he said no. It was too overwhelming for me, and I deleted the app after that. I was quite put off by the experience. I can't do this! (guffaws).
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Energy Micro acquired by Silicon Labs
June 7, 2013	News 577 Views
Silicon Labs has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Energy Micro AS. Based in Oslo, Norway, the late-stage privately held company has developed a broad range of power-efficient 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) and is developing multi-protocol wireless RF solutions based on the ARM Cortex-M architecture. Energy Micro's energy-friendly MCU and radio solutions are designed to enable a broad range of power-sensitive applications for the Internet of Things (IoT), smart energy, home automation, security and portable electronics markets.
This strategic acquisition will help to accelerate Silicon Labs' growth opportunities and positions the company as a leading innovator in energy-friendly embedded solutions. The growth of the IoT market, coupled with continued deployment of smart grid and smart energy infrastructure, is driving strong demand for energy-efficient processing and wireless connectivity technology to enable connected devices in which low-power capabilities are increasingly important. Industry experts predict that the number of connected devices for the IoT will top 15 billion nodes by 2015 and reach 50 billion nodes by 2020.
Energy Micro's portfolio complements Silicon Labs' 32-bit Precision32 MCU, Ember ZigBee and sub-GHz wireless products and targets a growing embedded market. The acquisition will greatly expand Silicon Labs' MCU portfolio, adding nearly 250 ARM-based EFM32 Gecko MCU products ranging from extreme-low-power, small-footprint MCUs based on the ARM Cortex-M0+ core to higher-performance, energy-friendly MCUs powered by the Cortex-M4 core capable of DSP and floating-point operations. The acquisition is expected to enhance Silicon Labs' radio portfolio with the addition of Energy Micro's ultra-low-power EFR Draco radio products. These versatile wireless transceivers and system-on-chip (SoC) devices will support frequency bands ranging from sub-GHz to 2.4 GHz and multiple standard and proprietary protocols including Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), 6LoWPAN, ZigBee, RF4CE, 802.15.4(g), KNX, ANT+ and additional protocols.
"Silicon Labs and Energy Micro share a complementary vision of a greener, smarter, wirelessly connected world, and the foundation for this combined vision is ultra-low-power technology enabled by each company's innovative mixed-signal design," said Tyson Tuttle, president and CEO of Silicon Labs. "This acquisition combines two proven leaders in nano-power MCU and wireless SoC design into a formidable force that will accelerate the deployment of energy-friendly solutions across the Internet of Things and smart energy industries."
The company expects the addition of Energy Micro's EFM32 Gecko MCUs and EFR Draco Radios, ultra-low-power technology expertise, energy-aware Simplicity development tools, and world-class design and applications teams will drive the rapid expansion of its Broad-based business. Silicon Labs intends to apply these complementary embedded technology platforms and expertise to enable the industry's most energy-efficient solutions for the burgeoning IoT and smart energy markets, as well as the proliferation of battery-powered portable electronics devices. In addition, both companies' 32-bit MCU and wireless products leverage the same ARM Cortex-M architecture, which is expected to accelerate the combined roadmap and support rapid adoption among the existing customer base.
"The Energy Micro team is excited to join Silicon Labs," said Geir Førre, president and CEO of Energy Micro, who after the closing, is expected to become vice president and general manager of Silicon Lab's Energy-Friendly Microcontroller and Radio business unit, based in Oslo. "Silicon Labs' excellent resources and technology will help the combined company develop new products and gain market share more quickly. The combination of our broad portfolios of energy-friendly MCU, radio, wireless connectivity and sensing solutions will redefine 'ultra-low power' for the embedded industry. Our unified solutions will give customers a large choice of 32-bit microcontroller and sub-GHz, ZigBee and Bluetooth LE connectivity options based on the most energy-efficient ARM platforms in the industry," he said.
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Russian investigators say nine trapped miners likely dead
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Nine miners who have been trapped by smoke inside a mine of Russian potash producer Uralkali, are likely to have died, the Russia's Investigative Committee said on Saturday.
Reuters December 23, 2018 00:06:14 IST
Uralkali, one of world's largest potash producers, said a rescue operation got underway after an incident just after 10 am (0700 GMT) at a mine in Solikamsk, some 1,500 km (930 miles) northeast of Moscow.
The Investigative Committee, the state body that investigates major crimes, said eight miners had managed to escape but nine remained unaccounted for.
"There is no contact with those who had stayed underground," it said in a statement.
The committee said it has opened up a criminal case "as there were enough grounds to believe that the people, who are in the area of the smoke, have died".
The Russian mining industry has been plagued by the accidents for years. In February 2016, 36 miners and rescue workers died in a coal mine above the Arctic circle.
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Colé Italia
Colé is a young Italian design brand whose mission is to create beautiful, comfortable design icons that are entirely made in Italy and that stand the test of time. The company was founded by architect Matteo De Ponti, who grew up in one of the most outstanding Milanese design families, and Laura Macagno, who has a degree in economics and a passion for art and design. We love objects that have deep roots and we are convinced that in a world almost full of objects, the product should be first of all a service Colé's collection stems from references to traditional furniture with a certain degree of semiotic contamination of materials and cultures, leading to a reinterpretation of many archetypal forms in a light, ironic manner. The brand's collections are created in collaboration with established designers using artisanal and semi-industrial methods rooted in the territory of Italy, a land of great art and culture.
Colé is a young Italian design brand whose mission is to create beautiful, comfortable design icons that are entirely made in Italy and that stand the test of time.
The company was founded by architect Matteo De Ponti, who grew up in one of the most outstanding Milanese design families, and Laura Macagno, who has a degree in economics and a passion for art and design.
We love objects that have deep roots and we are convinced that in a world almost full of objects, the product should be first of all a service
Colé's collection stems from references to traditional furniture with a certain degree of semiotic contamination of materials and cultures, leading to a reinterpretation of many archetypal forms in a light, ironic manner.
The brand's collections are created in collaboration with established designers using artisanal and semi-industrial methods rooted in the territory of Italy, a land of great art and culture.


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17 Types of Telescopes and Their Uses (with Pictures)
All telescopes magnify your view of space to let you see distant celestial bodies that you could never see with the naked eye. These devices refract light and magnify it to provide the image you see, but they don't all do so the same way.
From refractor telescopes to infrared to Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes, these tools take on a diverse array of looks and uses in various sizes. Some are affordable and meant for getting started in the science, others are high-tech and expensive, built for the professionals to view distant galaxies with the latest and greatest features.
To help clarify all the different types of telescopes, we're going to briefly define and discuss each of these valuable tools in greater detail.
Consumer & Professional Class Telescopes
Telescopes can range in price from under $200 to tens of thousands. Naturally, only the top professionals and scientific institutions are going to shell out more than $10k for a telescope. But that doesn't mean that the average person looking to explore the heavens should be left out.
Luckily, the consumer and professional class of telescopes is meant exactly for the average person to the advanced hobbyist. These telescopes are equipped with the useful tools and features you need to take your hobby to the next level, finding, tracking, and observing different celestial bodies.
But these telescopes are also built to fit into the average person's budget. Telescopes in this class bridge the gap between professional astronomy tools and the telescopes used for beginners to get started with. They represent the best all-around value and will provide you with a great tool to expand your knowledge and love of astronomy.
The 17 Types of Telescopes
1. Refractor Telescopes
Refractors are a type of telescope built with lenses that refract light and send it along a focal path within the telescope tube. An eyepiece captures the light at its focal point, creating the image you see within. Below are 4 types of refractor scopes and their common uses.
2. Achromatic Telescopes
A refractor telescope gathers light at every wavelength, but not all wavelengths have the same focal length inside the telescope tube. This type of telescope creates chromatic aberration, a sort of fuzziness around the outside of the object you're viewing as the light waves scatter toward the edges. An achromatic telescope uses a special lens made by combining Flint glass and Crown glass to achieve different light dispersion, correcting these aberrations.
3. Apochromatic Telescopes
Like an achromatic telescope, the apochromatic type of telescope uses a special lens to correct chromatic aberration. The apochromatic lens differs in that it disperses three wavelengths at a time instead of two. While apochromats contain the same glass as the achromatic lens, they typically also contain liquid between the lenses for added dispersion.
4. Superachromat Telescopes
Like the apochromatic and achromatic lenses, a superachromat corrects aberrations by bringing different colors into focus at the same time. The superachromat is quartic, meaning it disperses four colors simultaneously. These highly fine-tuned lenses are built with expensive fluorite glass to achieve the best type of image correction.
5. Galileoscopes
An inexpensive telescope produced for the 2009 International Year of Astronomy, a Galileoscope is a refractor scope built to bring astronomy to the masses. It is versatile enough to use with various eyepieces to enhance magnification, and economical enough for kids and amateur enthusiasts. Its narrow field of view and 17x magnification are meant to parallel the kind of telescope Galileo would have used, in effect harnessing the astronomy of the past to bring new interest to the field. The best part is, they come in a kit so you can build them yourself.
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6. Keplerian Telescopes
Invented in 1611 by Johannes Kepler, the Keplerian telescope uses convex lenses to widen the field of view from Galileo's concave lens prototype. While Kepler's invention meant higher magnification strength for telescopes, it also inverted the image.
7. Reflector Telescopes
A reflector telescope is built with mirrors that elongate the focal path of the light entering it. This style was invented by Sir Isaac Newton in the 1680s and became popular due to its enhanced image clarity.
8. Newtonian Reflector
Isaac Newton's original invention from 1668, and the basis for most reflector telescopes developed since. Light enters through a parabolic or spherical primary mirror, which bounces the light back up the telescope to a secondary plane mirror, when then sends the light to the eyepiece at a 90-degree angle. Because they are optically "fast," they tend to be much shorter than a refractor. The absence of lenses also solves the problem of chromatic aberration.
Image credit: Kizar, Wikimedia
RELATED: we also reviewed Dobsonian telescopes here. (these are very close to Newtonian reflectors)
9. Cassegrain Reflector Telescopes
A Cassegrain reflector telescope uses a series of concave and convex mirrors to fold the light path to enhance its focal length and improve magnification. A hole in the center of the primary, parabolic mirror sends light to the eyepiece.
10. Catadioptric Telescopes
The marriage of catoptric and dioptric (refractor and reflector) engineering is the catadioptric telescope. This combination is the best of both worlds, providing mirrors and lenses that better correct aberrations and provide a wider field of view. Their method of folding the light path within the telescope tube means faster optics and a shorter device.
11. Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes
A catadioptric telescope that uses spherical mirrors and corrector plates to prevent spherical aberration. Their focal path is long, but their field of view is narrow, perfect for observing planets or for deep-sky viewing. Most catadioptric telescopes are derivatives of the Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, or SCT.
12. Infrared Telescopes
Infrared telescopes must be in a dry, high altitude environment to detect infrared space radiation without interference. These telescopes are used to gather information about our universe's history. Because light travels for so long before it reaches Earth, it has had time to become detectable infrared radiation. This radiation dates back to the beginning of the universe, providing insights into the vast history of the cosmos.
Scientific Class Telescope Types
Not all types of telescope types are available to the general public. Even if they were, their astronomical price tags would prevent most people from buying them. These are the telescopes that fall into the scientific class, meant specifically for astronomy professionals and scientific institutions to observe the farthest reaches of the cosmos.
These telescopes have incredible powers that have pushed our knowledge of space, stars, the planets, and more, helping us to continually grow our understanding of the universe.
Scientific class telescopes are complex, large instruments that require teams of people to operate, whole buildings to fit them, and massive budgets to build. These are the telescopes at the forefront of astronomical science.
13. Ultraviolet Telescopes
Ultraviolet telescopes can tell us a lot about the physical components of distant planets and stars. They pull UV light apart into a spectrum so that brightness can be measured at each wavelength. This reveals the presence of elements, an object's density, and temperature. These telescopes require precision lens coating and smoothness to be effective, and because Earth's ozone filters out UV rays, they must be mounted to satellites above the ozone layer.
Image Credit: trinity5445, Pixabay
14. Liquid Mirror Telescope
Instead of a glass mirror, a liquid mirror telescope uses a rotating dish of highly reflective liquid, usually mercury. The rotation causes a parabola effect in the liquid's surface, which reflects light onto a non-liquid mirror for viewing. This method is used to create a telescope both quickly and inexpensively.
15. Three-Mirror Anastigmat Telescopes
This type of telescope contains three parabolic mirrors that help correct aberrations such as spherical, astigmatism, and coma. Typically, the first mirror will correct any spherical aberrations on its own. But adding a second and third mirror eliminate the other two aberrations. Together, they widen the field of view and provide a clearer image.
Image credit: Jason Miller, Pinterest
16. X-Ray Telescopes
Extremely hot objects in the universe radiate X-rays, so X-ray telescopes were invented to observe the effects of huge explosions, collapsed neutron stars, and black holes. These telescopes tend to be barrel-shaped in order to harness the ricochet effect of X-rays when they strike a mirror. To detect this unfiltered radiation, X-ray telescopes must also be mounted on satellites.
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17. Lensless Schmidt Telescopes
A telescope used for astrophotography. Containing a spherical primary mirror and Schmidt corrector, the device sends light to a focal point where it is captured by film. They have a wide field of view and are often used to track satellites, comets, and asteroids.
This is a small sampling of the types of telescopes that engineers have created over the past few hundred years, and they won't be the last. Digital technology and scientific knowledge both advances at a breathtaking pace, and new discoveries are always around the corner. Still, something is fascinating about the technology Galileo and Newton used to make their observations and discoveries so long ago. It's also exciting to think about where technology will take us next.
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The Central Washington University football team is picked to repeat as Great Northwest Athletic Conference champions in 2018, receiving four first-place votes in the GNAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
The Wildcats are coming off a historic run in 2017, going 11-0 in the regular season, and the top overall seed in the NCAA Super Region Four Championships.
Central is getting much preseason praise after finishing 7th in the nation a year ago. The Wildcats are ranked 6th in the College Football America Yearbook's Division II Preseason Poll, and 11th in Street & Smith's Preseason Top 25.
Azusa Pacific earned one first-place vote and is picked to finish second, followed in order by Western Oregon, Humboldt State, and Simon Fraser.
Central Washington returns eight all-conference players, four on offense and four on defense. Offensively, the Wildcats return first-team all-GNAC performers in: James Moore (OL), Nicholas Streubel (OL), and Reilly Hennessey (QB). Senior offensive lineman Luke Asbjornsen returns as a second-team performer.
On the defensive side, Billy Greer and Tyler Hasty return as first-team all-GNAC performers, followed by Darien Williams and Elisha Pa'aga who were named as second-team and honorable mention, respectively.
The 2018 season opens on Sept. 1 in Cheney, Wash. against FCS Powerhouse Eastern Washington University at 1:05 p.m.
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The Peer Jury program is an innovative, alternative tool used to divert non-violent, first-time juvenile offenders from formal court action. Operating on the philosophy that it is better to prevent crime than to punish it, police youth officers have several options in juvenile cases to hold them accountable for their actions. Peer Jury is a positive approach to juvenile crime that often has a greater impact on the juvenile offender than court. Communities that have established peer juries have seen a 95% success rate of completion by the teen offenders.
Offenders can avoid formal court convictions by choosing to participate in the Peer Jury program and agreeing to comply with the sentence imposed by the jury of their peers. Prior to appearing before the Peer Jury, the defendant and their parent must agree to a statement of guilt. A police youth officer then reads the charges. A panel of teenage jurors then discusses the charges with the offender. The panel then deliberates on an appropriate disposition based on the severity of the charges and the attitude of the offender. A discharge hearing is held after a period of time to ensure that the offender successfully completed the jury's requirements.
Misdemeanors and Status offenses are the only cases heard by Peer Jury. Typical cases include retail theft, criminal damage to property, and curfew. Frequently offenders are assigned community service work (typically ranging from eight to thirty hours) and must complete a letter of apology.
A goal of the program is to choose high school age volunteers from the community who represent diverse backgrounds to be peer jurors. They must be persons of character, mature and trustworthy. They must be recommended by members of their school and the community. Once selected, they participate in a training program designed to give them a background in juvenile law. They learn how to ask appropriate questions, arrive at appropriate solutions, and maintain strict confidentiality about the defendant. Once their service with the Elmhurst Peer Jury has come to an end, each juror is recognized by members of the City government at a ceremony.
Peer Jury is a community based solution to juvenile crime that works!


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Man arrested after police say he shot his wife to end her pain
The documents said Dave Meyer told officers that he shot his wife while rubbing her back with his other hand, then waited several days before reporting what happened to police.
By Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com
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A 69-year-old man was arrested on Saturday and accused of killing his wife.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
A 69-year-old man was arrested on Saturday and accused of killing his wife. He told police his wife has been asking him to kill her for years because of back pain and nerve damage from a car accident 11 years ago, according to a jail booking affidavit.
Meyer was arrested for investigation of murder, obstruction of justice and purchase or possession of a firearm as a restricted person, due to marijuana use.
The man also told police he and his wife both used marijuana nightly but neither had a medical marijuana card.
The booking affidavit said Meyer was not able to give an exact date, but officers believe based on his statements that his wife was shot and killed on Tuesday. He did not speak to officers until Saturday.
Meyer does not have previous criminal history in Utah; however, in the last two months he settled a debt collection lawsuit with Meyer Family Dental for under $1,000 and an eviction lawsuit; he agreed to be out of the home with all tenants out by Jan. 15.


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The Kindness of Ted Lasso
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What's the difference between nice and kind? Between gullible and kind? Between being a doormat and being kind? It's easy to get this fruit of the Spirit wrong, so we get some help from everyone's favorite football coach, Ted Lasso.
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If you know me, you know I'm a fan of superheros. So I was thrilled when Netflix produced a series of TV shows on Marvel's Defenders – Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist.
Iron Fist was last, and I had so thoroughly enjoyed the first seasons of the other three that I couldn't wait. Danny Rand is my favorite of the four characters, and the Iron Fist is a martial artist. Like that's his whole power set. And since the action was so good in Daredevil, I was hyped through the roof.
And then Iron Fist released. And it was… very bad.
You'd think the worst thing would be that the main actor didn't know martial arts. He wore a hoodie in every action sequence so he could put the hood up and they could use a stunt double who actually knew how to fight.
But the worst worst was what they did to his character. In the show, Danny Rand is an idiot. He's naive to the point of implausibility. Other characters betray him over and over, then apologize, and he forgives them. He's Charlie Brown, trying over and over to kick that football.
What made me sad about the way the show depicted Iron Fist is how different he is in the comics. Danny Rand in the comics is one of the kindest, most positive and optimistic characters in the Marvel Universe. But he's not gullible. He's not an idiot.
We're not going to talk any more about Iron Fist today, but I wanted to begin here because I think so often we miss this subtle distinction between being kind and being a doormat. Iron Fist in the comics is kind. Iron Fist in the show is a doormat.
Too often, this is the picture we have of Christians – that we're supposed to be doormats. We hear "love your neighbor" as "let people treat you however they want."
Living that way – as a doormat – is nice, not kind. And Niceness isn't a fruit of the Spirit. Kindness is.
What does Christian kindness look like? For that, we need a different TV show to help us out.
Join us Sunday as we learn how ruthless kindness can change the world.
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Actress Claudia Raia poses for the cover of the April issue of Junior magazine.
She looks a little Frank N. Furter-ish.
Is she paying homage to Liz or Liza ? Because the resemblance is pretty obvious. And what is up with the headlines?


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'Never Forget Tibet' film featuring the Dalai Lama premieres in Australia
Campaign Actionstibetanreview - January 26, 2023
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Dalai Lamatibetanreview - January 23, 2023
Dalai Lama book on compassionate revolution for protecting our planet, its inhabitants set for release
Japanese Buddhists express outrage at China's meddling in Dalai Lama reincarnation process
(TibetanReview.net, Dec08'22) – "Never Forget Tibet: The Dalai Lama's Untold Story," which first premiered at 800 theatres across the United States and Canada on Mar 31, the 63rd anniversary of the Dalai Lama's safe arrival in India, made its Australia debut on Dec 7. The feature-length film follows the Dalai Lama as he returns to the Tibetan borderlands for the first time to retrace his remarkable journey and escape into exile in 1959.
The film was shown in theatres across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide on that day and will be released in Perth, Western Australia, and other regions in the coming weeks, said the Central Tibetan Administration on its Tibet.net website Dec 8.
Directed by Jean-Paul Mertinez and produced by Compassionate Films, UK, the film has the Dalai Lama telling the story of his extraordinary escape from occupied Tibet.
The film also explores themes of world history, spirituality, art, culture and Tibetan Buddhism. In addition to the details of the historic escape, His Holiness imparts messages on the climate crisis and tolerance and calls for a global revolution of love.
At its world premiere on Mar 31, Mertinez had said: "We were so honoured to be granted exclusive interviews with His Holiness, members of the Dalai Lama's family, the Tibetan community in exile and Friends of Tibet. Combined with animated Tibetan artworks, stories, calligraphy, music, historical photographs, and prayers, the film celebrates Tibetan culture and offers rarely seen insights into Tibetan spirituality. It will be a highly moving and inspirational film for those who care about the future of our global society. I am thrilled Fathom Events have created this unique, unmissable Cinema Event with us for everyone to attend the World Premiere in movie theatres nationwide."
The movie is inspired by the book "An Officer and His Holiness" by Rani Singh.
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Our Funarena!: Remembering Kamalananda Bhattacharyya--the Poet-Composer-Freedom Fighter of Assam!
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Today is the 62nd Death Anniversary of Poet-Composer-Singer-Playwright-Actor-Freedom Fighter Bauli Kavi Kamalananda Bhattacharyya.
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If you fire up Google, the first definition you'll get for compression is the reduction of an audio signal's dynamic range. In lamen's terms, this can be done by making loud signals quieter, or by making quiet signals louder. Simple, right?
Well, a multiband compressor isn't actually all that different. It's like having 3 or 4 instances of a compressor all at once (each with their own ratios, thresholds, attack and release) but for each band! This means, quite frankly, that the level of control and accuracy you gain from using a multiband compressor is second to none. That's exactly why we're about to dive deep into our favorite multiband compressor tips, techniques and plugins.
Consider this blog post a Masterclass on multiband compression. Over the past month, we've been uploading 2 videos per week on the Hyperbits YouTube channel detailing 8 incredible ways to use multiband compression in your productions. By the end of this article, you should be completely caught up to speed on how to utilize multiband compression throughout your mix to help achieve you achieve clean and powerful masters.
Before we get deep into our favorite multiband compression strategies, we thought it might be helpful to list out our top 5 favorite multiband compressors. This is by no means an extensive list, just our personal favorites with a few notes about what makes them so great.
FabFilter Pro-MB: Fantastic user-interface with extremely transparent results. Great for both mixing and mastering.
iZotope Ozone Dynamics: Does a great job balancing out the low end, getting your sub to sit right in the mix.
Waves C4 Multiband Parametric Processor: Amazing for vocals to reign in a very dynamic performance and shape the tone.
Ableton Multiband Compressor: CPU savor without any lacking quality. Super simple interface as well.
UAD Precision Multiband: Great analog flavor of multiband compression. Nice on real instruments.
Gelling together synth stacks or various instrument layers is crucial in getting your sounds to feel unified and cohesive. Multiband compression can work wonders here because unlike a normal compressor, multiband compression has much more control in handling a full-spectrum sound. Essentially, you can take wildly different sounds with different dynamic ranges and still find a way to mesh them together in a transparent way.
There is also the added benefit of complete tonal balance control by adjusting each frequency band. Think of each band as an EQ. The more compression happening on a given band means the quieter that band is (unless you make up the gain reduction). So, if you want less high end in the sound, try compressing the high band more. This can be applied at various bands of the multiband compressor to have complete control over the tone of the sound.
Bonus Tip: Be careful to watch out for distortion down here! The attack and release settings of your multiband compressor are super important here (longer attack and quicker release generally yield less distortion).
Sidechaining can be the key to making space in your mix when you use two similar element are playing at once. Although most commonly used to make space for a kick drum, sidechain can be used on many other elements in the mix. Multiband sidechaining takes that to another level by allowing you to only sidechain certain frequencies of a sound as opposed to the entire signal.
This can work wonders for masking. Let's say you have a vocal and a guitar playing at once – you could find the conflicting frequency bands between the guitar and vocal, and then dip the guitar signal ONLY when the vocal is playing! This results in an incredible, beautiful dynamic relationship that will almost always beat out static EQ moves.
What's great about this is that the entire guitar signal doesn't diminish in its energy and presence. In fact, in this scenario, we've only corrected the masking problem at the exact moment it occurs. That's an amazing thing.
Multiband compressors are also great for isolating individual bands in the mastering process. Where this is really eye opening is when you compare certain frequencies of your song to a reference. It's sometimes hard to judge your song to a reference when you're hearing the whole spectrum all at once, but being able to solo certain frequency bands will allow your ear to hone in and focus on a smaller frequency section, and thus, make adjustments as necessary.
You can also make volume adjustments here too. If you find that one band is way quieter than your reference, simple raise the volume or apply some subtle compression and added gain to create a similar energy level to your reference. In an ideal situation, you could make these moves within the mix, but sometimes as mastering engineers, you don't always have that luxury and are forced to work with only a one-track stereo pre-master.
If you want to learn more about loudness in your master, check out The Ultimate Guide to Loudness.
De-essing is a common multiband compression technique to remove unwanted harshness from Vocal Sibilance (harsh sounds in the 3-10K range, usually derived from 's' sounds). This can work wonders directly on a very sibilant sound but can also be effective on send or bus tracks. Specifically, reverbs on vocals can exaggerate that nasty sibilance if not properly managed. Placing a de-esser on the reverb signal and eliminating that harshness can not only clean up your vocal but allow for a louder and more intense reverb effect.
Don't let this stop just with vocals either. Multiband de-essing can be super useful in reducing unwanted harshness from any sound in the mix. Try this on your leads, percussion, etc. especially if you have already applied lots of distortion and saturation.
To learn similar techniques to de-essing head over to our 8 Step Finishing Checklist.
OTT or "over-the-top" compression has really changed the game with making your sounds pop in the mix. In combining both traditional downward compression with upward compression, a sound is able to appear much fuller and louder than it is. This is because the dynamic range is being forced to become smaller and smaller, so that finally, when make-up gain is applied the sound feels huge. This is also super effective because it's a multiband compression process. Having control over each individual band really lets you decide which part of the sound you want to become full and present.
Be careful to not overdo it though! Often, I'm scaling back my OTT moves because they're simply too drastic. Check out the dry/wet and time scaling features of OTT and make sure to adjust them to provide transparency and to not destroy the dynamics of your sounds too much.
It's really easy to have harsh high-end frequencies destroy your mix. This can especially be a problem when using impacts and highly-transient material during your track (usually due to white noise effects and crashes/cymbals). Using multiband compression on the highs of your mix or even just the high-end elements cause really help diminish the shrill impact of most sounds. You can think of this as piercing high frequency transients that need to be tamed. If we were to use a normal compressor we'd essentially be destroying all the energy and presence of a sound, but if we only apply this to the higher frequencies (>7k Hz) it's far less damaging.
This is can also be really fun to experiment with on just the sides on your mix. It's very easy for the high end on the sides to become harsh, so only fixing issues there might be the right course of action as opposed to applying this type of treatment across the entire stereo sound.
Electronic music completely relies on a powerful and full low-end. It can be one of the hardest things to get right, especially when comparing to properly mixed reference tracks. Multiband compression can be the perfect solution to getting your sub frequencies to remain constant, full and steady.
This really helps when you have sub notes that don't hit as hard as that E0-G#0 range. In fact, the smaller and more limited your dynamics are in your sub the larger and bigger your hard-hitting electronic track can sound. Try tightening up the kick-sub relationship below ~130Hz by applying compression to just this lower band and add back the make-up gain. This will give more presence and constant sub energy to your mix.
Note: Be careful to watch out for distortion down here! The attack and release settings of your multiband compressor are super important here (longer attack and quicker release generally yield less distortion).
Still struggling with fullness in your low-end? You might need more layering. That's why I put together an epic, FREE 90-minute workshop covering some of my favorite production techniques, layering included.
Hardware synths can be fairly unpredictable at times (this is also why they are so amazing, btw). However, it's often necessary to tame the aggressive characteristics of a hardware synth to make sure it's not creating problems in your mix.
This method can be applied to any sound, but hardware synths generally need more correctional work than digital ones. Essentially, multiband compression can be used as a general tool brush to adjust frequency bands throughout any sound. Think of compression here as a type of EQ with the ability to also increase RMS and perceived loudness of a sound. Any particular band of a synth can be increased or decreased in presence and fullness with a multiband compressor. It's sometimes much better to use compression to handle this over EQ because it can appear to be a lot more transparent.
If you're still at all confused, try to think of multiband compression as a way to adjust the volume and presence of any particular band. If you compress something, it gets quieter and its dynamic range gets smaller. So, if something is too bright, try compressing the highs more. Just using an EQ can also work, but the sound might not appear as full as the alternative of using a multiband compressor.
Multiband Compression: is it worth it?
Multiband compression is one of the easiest ways to mess up your track – but it shouldn't be feared. Just because it might look a little scary and overwhelming doesn't mean it can't be mastered with some help and guidance. By no means is this a complete and extensive list of ways to use multiband compression, but it certainly is enough to get you going.
Be sure to watch all the example videos in their entirety to fully grasp 8 new ways to use multiband compression, and follow us on the Hyperbits YouTube channel for consistent, high-quality production tips twice per week.
How are you guys using multiband compressors? Do find them hard to work with? Do you have any tips or techniques we should add to this article? Let us know in the comments.


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Home Top News Brazil dedicates World Cup win to ailing soccer legend Pele
Brazil dedicates World Cup win to ailing soccer legend Pele
'This victory is for him': Vinicius Jr mentioned of win over South Korea devoted to Pele who's hospitalised in Sao Paulo.
Brazil's World Cup group has paid tribute to their nation's footballing legend Pele by dedicating their 4-1 victory over South Korea to the ailing 82-year-old who's receiving remedy for respiratory an infection at a Sao Paulo hospital and can also be present process remedy for colon most cancers.
The Brazilian gamers unfurled a big banner that includes Pele's identify and an image of him in his footballing prime following Monday's match towards South Korea at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar. Brazil gained the match 4-1 and certified for the event's quarter-finals.
Brazil's supporters within the stands additionally unfurled an infinite banner with a get nicely quickly message for Pele, who's extensively considered one of many best soccer gamers of all time and was a part of Brazilian groups that gained three of their 5 World Cup titles.
"It's hard to talk about what Pele is going through right now but I wish him all the best," Brazil's star participant Neymar mentioned after the match.
"I hope he will be back in good health as soon as possible and that we could have at least comforted him with the victory," Neymar informed Brazilian media outlet Globo.
An enormous banner with a message for Pele to 'get well soon' is unfurled within the stands at Stadium 974 on December 5, 2022. Brazil beat South Korea 4-1 [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]
Striker Neymar additionally revealed that he had feared the World Cup may be over for him after hobbling off in his first match in Qatar towards Serbia with a closely swollen ankle.
The world's most costly participant needed to sit out his group's final two matches as he obtained remedy.
"The night I got injured was very hard for me because I had a thousand things in my head — doubts, fears — but I had the support of my teammates and my family," he informed reporters, saying he had cried that night.
"I had to find strength where there wasn't any."
Brazil's Vinicius Jr opened the scoring towards South Korea after simply seven minutes on Monday and Neymar added one other objective from the penalty spot to move to 76 targets for his nation, leaving him only one away from equalling Pele's all-time document tally.
Vinicius Jr devoted the victory over South Korea to Pele.
"He needs a lot of strength from us and this victory is for him, so that he can come out of this situation and that we can be champions for him," he mentioned.
Brazilian footballing legend Pele (left) in motion in 1975 (File: AP Photo)
Richarlison gave Brazil their third objective within the 26th minute, and 10 minutes later, Lucas Paqueta put away their fourth objective.
It was a chastening expertise for the intrepid South Koreans, although Paik Seung-ho did put one objective away for his facet to finish the match 4-1.
Coach Paulo Bento confirmed after the match that he won't renew his contract with South Korea and the defeat by Brazil could be his final with the Taegeuk Warriors.
"I just announced to the players and president of the Confederation this decision I made in September. This was a decision set in stone, and today I confirmed it," he mentioned.
"I have to thank them for everything, they gave their best. I have been proud to be their manager," mentioned Bento, who had been within the place since 2018.
"From now, we just have to think of the future, and it will not be with the national team for South Korea," he mentioned.
Brazil are actually on account of face Croatia within the World Cup quarter-finals on Friday.
The Croatians beat Japan on penalties earlier on Monday after their last-16 tie completed 1-1.
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Q: How to delete all nagios availability history data? After play a little with nagios tuning some variables etc. I want go to production and clear all the so far collected availability data, so my nagios history begin today. How can I do that?

A: According to the Nagios Support Forum here: Clear state, logs, etc. What is the best way?
Shut down the nagios service and remove the retention file:
service nagios stop
rm /usr/local/nagios/var/retention.dat
service nagios start

Delete the archived nagios.log files:
/usr/local/nagios/var/archives/
That said, I've never actually done either of these in any Nagios environment...so make sure you backup the folders/files first somewhere and then try it and verify it did what was intended.

A:
It could be that when the service was removed, it did not get removed
from the retention.dat file or the objects.cache file.
/usr/local/nagios/var/retention.dat
/usr/local/nagios/var/objects.cache

When nagios starts, it reads those files for the running
configurations and for the status when the system was shutdown.   What
you could do is to stop the Nagios daemon, edit those files and remove
the entry and start the Nagios Daemon when you are done.

Reference
In my case I've just moved those files into other place (home folder, for example):
$ sudo systemctl stop nagios
$ sudo mv /usr/local/nagios/var/retention.dat ~/
$ sudo mv /usr/local/nagios/var/objects.cache ~/
$ sudo systemctl start nagios

And it looked like I've started nagios the first time.

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This series takes you through the physics of stress, and how to prevent it. Start here – and dig deeper into each element.
The most important hormones when it comes to stress are – as you perhaps already know – Adrenaline and Cortisol.
But what do they do to us and how do they actually work? Are they dangerous and why?
To put it short; while adrenaline is useful and mostly harmless, cortisol is not meant to play with. Under normal, healthy conditions, we have a daily rhythm of cortisol levels in our blood. Highest level in the morning and lowest around midnight. It starts to rise again at 3-4 am. This is why you wake up at the middle of the night if you are under pressure*.
Cortisol formation and release into the blood, is triggered by events that is perceived dangerous. It is the ultimate survival hormone, as it mobilizes everything the body has for the single purpose of surviving from an immediate threat. Cortisol makes us instant superheroes.
But it also means that everything not critically needed for immediate survival is shut down.
It increases glucose levels in the blood, so that the big muscles and the brain, have more easily available energy. It does so, by making the liver create glucose from proteins and lipids (gluconeogenesis). This means that is forces the breakdown of proteins into amino acids and at the same time inhibits synthesis of new proteins.
Collagen that makes up the structure in our skin, the blood vessels and our joints, is the most abundant protein in our bodies. Cortisol stimulates degradation of collagen, to free up amino acids for energy. Also stored lipids are broken down and released into the blood as fatty acids.
Cortisol increases blood pressure, so that the glucose and other nutrients gets as quickly as possible to the brain and the muscles needed for fight or flight.
Cortisol increases blood coagulation, so that we don't bleed to death if wounded – but slows down the overall healing process.
Cortisol reduces the inflammatory response and the overall immune response in the body, so that you don't waste energy in fighting something that can wait. This is why you get ill in weekends and the first days of your holiday, if working under pressure. It is the immune system starting up again when cortisol levels are lowered.
Cortisol reduces bone formation and it inhibits collagen formation as we need the energy to something else. And it suppresses the reproductive system. You don't have time for kids, when you are fighting against monsters.
Overall, cortisol increases our focus, our mental strength and our courage. It 'opens up' the blood-brain barrier, so that more electrolytes and glucose can get into the brain. It reduces the level of pain we feel, but it also narrows our focus to only the immediate danger.
Cortisol stimulates the amygdala as a feedback mechanism to strengthen emotional memory creation. Hippocampus have quite many cortisol-receptors, and is as such very sensitive to cortisol. Together with adrenaline it improves the memory on the dangerous event as a mean to remember what to avoid in the future, but cortisol also reduces the ability to take in new information in the situation and to be creative.
Cortisol is a steroid-based hormone and is synthesized from cholesterol. It belongs to a group of hormones called glucocorticoids. Cortisol is made in the adrenal cortex of the adrenal gland, which is near the kidney.
What happens if we get too much for too long?
Cortisol makes the blood thick with many fatty acids and amino acids, the blood pressure high and the blood easily coagulating. This is the fast lane to blood cloths and other heart disease.
Collagen is being broken down and not replaced. Your skin will fracture and the joints loosen..
With your immune response set on 'low', you obviously get ill easier.
Reduced bone formation leads to osteoporosis.
In the brain, too much cortisol overstimulates the amygdala. Amygdala have shown to grow after a period with elevated cortisol levels in the blood. The result is feeling more fear, more anger, more sadness and anxiety. Even panic attacks.
Long-term exposure to cortisol results in damage to cells in the hippocampus and this damage impairs learning, short-term memory and creativity: You lose your ability to learn new. You have little or no short-term memory. You will find it more and more difficult to remember what you used to know. And you stop being creative.
Eventually, it will lead to numb-ness in the brain: depression.
Science still discuss if these effects are reversible or not, but my qualified guess is, that the longer the exposure, the longer it takes to recover. Three weeks of holiday are not enough.
*A trick on how to deal with the 'cortisol-sleep', i.e .when you wake up at 3-4 O'clock; is acceptance. Know, that this is why you wake up: Because cortisol levels in your blood is rising again. Basic physiology.
If you are in times with lot of pressure, your body is in a sensitive and hyperactive state, and it takes very little to alert the brain. Rising levels of cortisol is perceived as if it is time to out and fight the monster. But don't listen. Instead praise the body for still working as intended, accept that it's just cortisol levels rising and 'now let me go back to sleep'.
This series takes you through the physics of stress, and how to prevent it.
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Since asking a question about Pip vs Package Manager for handling Python Packages I've learned a lot, especially about virtual environments with the venv module. These days I almost exclusively install packages with pip inside virtual environments. I almost rarely install a system-wide python package.
One thing I'm always terrified of, though, is the possibility that I'll run a pip install command without realizing I don't have a venv activated.
Is there a way to blacklist pip only when I'm not in a venv?
You could possibly use a shell alias to take over pip when outside the venv.
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First Look: M40-66
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When the U.S. entered Vietnam, the military found itself in desperate need of trained snipers and appropriate rifles—it essentially began the conflict with neither. After making due with various off-the-shelf hunting rifles, such as the Winchester Model 70 .30-06 fielded by Carlos Hathcock, the Marine Corps developed a standardized sniper rifle called the M40. The rifle was a modified Remington 40X target rifle chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO. Introduced in 1966 and fielded until the 1970s, when they were replaced by the synthetic-stocked M40A, the M40 stands as one of this nation's iconic rifles. To honor the service of the M40 and the men who carried them, these rifles are being replicated as the M40-66 and made available in limited quantities.
1. It's built to match the original M40 specs, with a few tweaks thrown-in.
Each M40-66 starts as a standard Remington 700 and is trued on the lathe so that it provides a square and concentric platform for a match-grade barrel. 1-10" twist stainless steel cut-rifled Krieger barrels are installed one at a time using manual machinery and finished at 24". The chamber is cut using a match .308 Winchester chamber, rather than a 7.62 NATO, in order to accommodate the wide variety of match and hunting ammunition on the market. The factory recoil lug is replaced with a precision-ground stainless unit and the bottom metal is also made from stainless. All of the metal is coated matte black with a moly-based coating to simulate the matte blue of the original while providing additional corrosion resistance. Triggers are set to 2¾ pounds and are adjustable.
2. It features an American Black Walnut stock.
The market is awash with sniper-style rifles built using synthetic stocks but few, if any, are seen wearing walnut. Like the original, the M40-66 uses an American Black Walnut stock that should make the rifle more attractive to the many hunters and shooters who can't grow to love fiberglass. The stocks are oil finished by hand and pillar-bedded with Marine-Tex epoxy. The action and bottom metal bedded into the stock to provide the rigid fit that is necessary for great accuracy and consistency, and the barrel channel is coated with epoxy to waterproof and stiffen the forend. Despite the bedding material in the forend, the barrel is free-floated. The M40-66 captures the nostalgia of one of our nation's last wood-stocked military arms and adds some modern touches.
3. It comes with a ½-MOA accuracy guarantee.
The company guarantees 3-shot groups of under ½" at 100 yards with match ammo. Sample guns from this lot have shot as well as ¼" MOA with Federal Gold Metal Match ammo, so expect excellent accuracy out of the box. Great accuracy is no big secret—you start with quality components and assemble them using best practices. This doesn't come cheap, though.
4. It's suited for targets as well as game.
At 8.7 pounds, this rifle fits comfortably in the overlap between a precision target rifle and a hunting arm. I killed my first whitetail buck with a very similar rifle and maintain a varmint weight .308 for shooting steel and stand hunting. Snipers choose rifles on the heavy side because they are easier to shoot with precision from field positions—hunters often have the same needs.
5. It's available for immediate delivery.
I love custom rifles, but I hate waiting for them. You write the check and you wait, and you wait—often for years. Because these rifles are identical, the parts can be ordered ahead of time, which is often the holdup when it comes to hand-built rifles. The M40-66 rifles are being produced in batches and the first run is complete and ready to ship. MSRP on the M40-66 is $3695.
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