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dune – movie review
Thoughts and reactions while wondering the Gom Jabbar scene was triggering to the anti-vaccine crowd…
So I watched Dune.
Despite the most peer-pressure I've felt since high school, that viewing took place in the comfort of my own home, via an internet streaming device connected to my television set. I understand this violates the catholic doctrine that has swept the world of film criticism, where anything less than 100% adherence to seeing the movie on the biggest theatrical screen available requires immediate confession and will result in generations to come being required to buy AMC Indulgences™.
Somehow I was able to still enjoy the movie and appreciate the work of director Denis Villeneuve and cinematographer Greig Fraser. This is obviously because, based on the opinions of various essayists and sharers of hot takes, I do not truly love film, nor do I support filmmakers.
Still, there are a handful of thoughts I'd like to share, though of course you are free to give my opinions the weight you consider appropriate given the shameful admissions above.
on the presentation…
I'm the first one to agree that theatrical viewing is great, but we need to do away with the notion that there's some sort of hallowed experience that needs to be preserved. Even putting issues of the quality of the theater – including the parking lot, lobby and everything else connected with it – aside, arguments that seeing a movie theatrically is "immersive" fall apart quickly. That's especially true with any movie over 1:45. After that point I'm no longer immersed in whatever I'm watching and can only concentrate after I miss 10 minutes of the movie and come back to my seat.
Tell me how that's a more pure viewing experience than being able to pause the film and come back to it without missing a single scene.
Also, I'm going to assume every critic and columnist insisting people can only fully appreciate the movie on a massive screen will not be buying or viewing any home video release, including its current streaming on HBO Max. Wouldn't want to sully yourself, after all.
Which leads me to:
on the box-office…
Dune's $40 million domestic opening weekend total may seem somewhat on the small side, especially since both Halloween Kills and No Time To Die recently hit or exceeded $50 million and Venom: Let There Be Carnage hit $90.
Conventional wisdom has suggested that, if Dune hadn't been on HBO Max in addition to theaters, it might have scored closer to $80 million or so. But that $40 million is significantly better than Villeneuve's last two big budget sci-fi movies, and given the…imposing…nature of the source material in this instance, it could have been a lot lower.
While it's impossible to prove a hypothetical alternative, I'm inclined to believe the constant "go see it in theaters!" message from the filmmakers, critics and the campaign itself motivated a lot of people to go do just that. In a non-HBO Max timeline my hunch is the weekend total would still be under $50 million, and the long-term value of the hybrid release to Warner Bros. is probably greater than the difference.
on the visual design…
One thing Villeneuve, with the help of his production designers and other trades experts, seems to do better than many other current filmmakers is create a sense of proportion between massive sets (both practical and virtual) and the performers being asked to move in and around them.
Throughout Dune, especially in the first 1:30, characters are walking around massive 50-foot tall inscribed solid walls. Somehow the director and his team are able to successfully convey the size of these while also showing the characters as fully inhabiting them instead of being dwarfed by them.
on the performances…
That's in part because the performances of the actors are not trying to fill the room. Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson and Timothée Chalamet all seem to be acting in a small, storefront black-box theater instead of on the set of an epic sci-fi motion picture. The focus from all of them and others is on the moment and the emotions contained therein, not on trying to act next to a huge dragonfly-esque flying craft.
There's not really a weak link in the chain in terms of cast. The three mentioned above are all great, Chamalet conveying a lot about Paul Atreides simply by staring at the sculpture of his grandfather fighting a bull, Isaac being stoically honorable behind his thick beard and Ferguson clearly demonstrating love for her son Paul despite repeatedly setting him up for various tortures and tests.
Also completely enjoyable are Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Charlotte Rampling and others. Rampling in particular manages to be more menacing behind her black veil than most mustache-twirling villains in other movies.
Speaking of which:
Charlotte Rampling actually goes around administering Gom Jabbar on every young movie star. This is just the first time she has been caught on camera.
— Jackson McHenry (@McHenryJD) October 22, 2021
on the score…
The praise being given to composer Hans Zimmer for his score is absolutely deserved. But you really have to stand up and applaud how the music fits into the overall sound design from Mark Mangini and Theo Green, who are responsible for creating everything from huge mining vehicles to the smallest sound of two grains of sand bouncing off each other.
I mean it's no Toto, but in this economy, what is?
on the comparisons to David Lynch's 1984 film…
The two can't really be compared, at least not objectively. They're both trying to do completely different things and convey completely different themes and messages.
Villeneuve's movie is more straightforward, seeing the whole story about honor and destiny, whereas Lynch's is more about the machinations of the characters that lead them to take the actions they do and break the trusts they do. That's most seen by considering what scenes Lynch included but Villeneuve did not and vice versa.
The visuals are just as stunning in both versions but in different ways, most clearly exemplified by the different approaches to portraying Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård), not just because certain…unsavory…aspects of the character have been excised in the new version but in the general design of the gluttonous leader of the clan opposing House Atreides.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2021-10-25 2021-10-25 Categories Movie ReviewsTags David Lynch, Denis Villeneuve, dune, hbo max, warner bros.Leave a comment on dune – movie review
dune – marketing recap
Dear Paul Atreides…
If you've seen David Lynch's 1984 version of Frank Herbert's Dune you know that the conventional wisdom of the novel being essentially unadaptable might not entirely be hyperbole from die-hard fans who want their favorite book to remain unadulterated. Herbert's text is dense with detail and story, making it an imposing wall to climb for anyone trying to translate it to another medium.
Dune movie poster
This week brings another attempt to scale that wall in the form of Dune, directed by Denis Villeneuve. Timothée Chalamet stars as Paul Atreides, the son of Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) and his concubine Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson). House Atreides is called by the emperor to take on stewardship of the desert planet Arrakis, important because it's the only source of spice – a drug that extends human life and which is so pervasive it's now essential to life itself – in the galaxy. But the enemies of House Atreides stand in the shadows to attack. And once on Arrakis, Paul and the others will have to work with the Fremen, natives of the planet that include Chani (Zendaya), a young woman Paul has been having visions of in his dreams.
Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Charlotte Rampling, Dave Bautista, Javier Bardem and others round out the cast.
That the movie, which runs over two-and-a-half hours, only covers the first half of the first book indicates just how dense that book is, though Villeneuve's luxurious, unhurried style surely contributes as well. With that in mind, let's see how it's been sold.
While there had been other projects that had attempted to get off the ground over the years, this one was officially announced all the way back in 2017, when Villeneuve was revealed as the director of this new version.
Though Blade Runner 2049 wasn't a smash success, that didn't dampen the enthusiasm for Villeneuve to take on Dune, with the director being called the "sci-fi remake master" in this interview where he discussed both movies. Later on he revealed he planned to make the adaptation a two-parter, a format he confirmed in a separate interview.
Chalamet and Ferguson were cast in mid-2018, with others added that year and up to the beginning of production in mid-2019.
One of the first cross-media expansions of the story announced was a video game from Funcom, news that showed the movie was renewing interest in the universe as a whole.
Warner Bros. announced in May 2019 that the series "Dune: The Sisterhood" would debut on its upcoming WarnerMedia streaming service. The series would focus on the women of the Bene Gesserit, the enigmatic mystical power brokers in the story's universe and be produced by Villeneuve, who would also direct the first episode.
marketing phase 1: pandemic is the release date killer
An interview with the filmmakers was accompanied by a number of first-look photos from the film in April 2020, showing off Chalamet, Issac and others in the cast. More photos along with additional comments from Villeneuve came a bit later.
DUNE pic.twitter.com/5KlrIh4cUq
— Timothée Chalamet (@RealChalamet) April 13, 2020
Also on the tie-in front, a comic version of the "House Atreides" novel was announced in May, telling a story set some 30 years prior to the events of the movie.
Reports circulated in mid-June that WB was planning to release a first look at footage from the film along with Inception when that movie returned to theaters to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
A Q&A featurette with the cast was released in early September at the same time as the first trailer.
Despite the marketing seeming to get up and running through September, in early October reports emerged that WB was pulling the movie from its planned December release date and pushing it all the way to October, 2021.
A first-look package in Empire included Villeneuve talking about the expanded role he gave Lady Jessica, Issac talking about the relevance of the story in today's world and more.
Warner Bros. debuted the first trailer in theaters in front of Tenet's release at the end of August 2020, weeks before it came online.
When it did (37.5m YouTube views) at the beginning of September of last year it went a long way toward making even skeptics eager with anticipation. The focus of course is on Paul as we follow from his training to his life on Arrakis and the adventures and people waiting for him there. It offers significant glimpses at other major characters as well, especially in how they relate to Paul, but only at the end do we get a look at the worms that dominate the planet, offering the key to its place in the universe while also presenting a clear threat to the humans living there. It's…just great.
Just after the first trailer came out, Zimmer was interviewed about working with a full choir on the version of Pink Floyd's "Eclipse" that appears in that spot. The use of Floyd is also a nod, intentional or not, back to the development of a Dune adaptation in the mid-70s with Alejandro Jodorowsky set to direct. At the time, Jodorowsky intended to have the movie's soundtrack created by the band.
There was a feature profile of Chalamet that covered the actor's role in this film as well as his rise to stardom over the last few years, including comments from Villeneuve.
Like the rest of Warner Bros.' 2021 slate, the release of Dune was altered in December of last year to include both theaters and HBO Max, a concession of pandemic reality by the studio. But that didn't sit well with financier Legendary, who blasted the decision, or with Villeneuve, who penned an op-ed criticizing WB for grabbing cash instead of respecting artists.
When Chalamet appeared on "Saturday Night Live" in December of last year, about the time the movie was originally meant to be in theaters, his choice to wear a "Legendary" branded t-shirt raised lots of eyebrows given that company's disapproval of WB's HBO Max decision.
Is it me or is @RealChalamet sending a message to @wbpictures? He wore a Dune tee at the beginning and closed like this. Remember WarnerMedia slid Dune onto HBOMax with no warning. #SNL pic.twitter.com/yrhL4ts8gj
— Kim Masters (@kimmasters) December 13, 2020
Zendaya commented on making the movie when she was promoting Malcolm & Marie earlier this year.
Rumors came early in 2021 that the studio may not have completely settled on a release plan for the film despite it appearing in a number of HBO Max promos, but nothing solid was reported or announced. Eventually WB execs confirmed it would receive a hybrid release just like the rest of this year's lineup, and not be exempted from that plan.
marketing phase 2: hope clouds observation
With Warner Bros. now committed to that theatrical/HBO Max release plan, the marketing restarted in July of this year.
That's when a series of character posters came out showing extreme close-ups of Paul, Chani and others.
Timothée Chalamet is Paul. #DuneMovie pic.twitter.com/AXuedXnY6X
— DUNE (@dunemovie) July 19, 2021
The second trailer also came out at this point. It opens with Chani describing how beautiful the planet Arrakis can be but also how that beauty is marred by the greed and brutality of the outsiders who want her homeworld for the spice, regardless of who gets hurt. The focus then shifts to Paul and the rest of House Atreidis, which has been tasked with managing the spice and the world as a whole. As loyalties are betrayed and war comes to the planet, we're reminded numerous times that Paul may have a destiny that's unknown and unexpected by others, one that seems intimately tied to the Fremen and Dune as a whole.
IMAX offered theater goers at that time not only the trailer but also an exclusive look at even more of the film at a special event slated for late July.
An interview with Villeneuve had him talking more about the imposing nature of the story and how casting Chalamet was crucial to his deciding to make the movie at all.
"It begins" we're told ominously on the next poster, released in early August. It shows Pau wandering the vast nothingness of Dune at the bottom while above the main cast is shown assembled in the standard franchise design.
IGN offered introductions to the heroes of the movie that included exclusive images and character backgrounds. The site would later publish similar roundups of the Fremen, House Harkonnen and other major groups from the story.
marketing phase 3: if you don't see this movie in theaters, we'll kill this dog
At this point the director began hitting on a notion that would become common through the rest of the publicity campaign, namely that this may be the first movie but it's just the first part of the larger story he's telling. Building on that, he makes it clear fans shouldn't take the second installment for granted as it will depend on this first one being successful.
The message is this, then: You better go to the theater because that's the yardstick WB is using to measure whether or not it greenlights Part 2. The fate of Dune as a movie series is thus clearly placed in the hands of the audience. That message is underlined by his additional comments about how moviegoing is an almost religious experience, one that should take place communally, not just on your own at home.
Screenwriters Eric Roth and Jon Spaihts were interviewed about the challenges in adapting what's long been seen as an unfilmable book and story. A later interview with the movie's costume designers covered their own struggles with recreating the looks described in such detail in the book, as would the director of photography in his own conversation.
Warner Bros. included footage from the movie in their presentation to exhibition executives and others at CinemaCon in August.
Shorter videos – likely used as TV spots, social media and other promos – started coming out at this time that each focused on a slightly different aspect of the story, from Paul's journey to the other characters like his mother and father that influence his path and more.
"With my life." #DuneMovie coming October 22. https://t.co/CVUm4OenYL pic.twitter.com/meCrvcW4QR
— DUNE (@dunemovie) August 13, 2021
The IMAX exclusive poster simply zooms in on the image of Paul in the desert seen on the earlier one-sheet while calling out that the movie was "filmed for IMAX" to lure in those who want to see it in the format it was apparently intended for. The same message was shared in a commercial for IMAX and in an exclusive featurette on how Villeneuve shot the film specifically for big screens.
The movie's appearance at the 2021 Cannes International Film Festival was confirmed in May. It was also scheduled (out of competition) for September's Venice International Film Festival and as a "special presentation" at the Toronto Film Festival. Villeneuve received the TIFF Ebert Director Award at Toronto. It was later added to the lineup of the New York Film Festival.
That Venice appearance garnered mostly positive buzz and reviews, with critics calling it some mix of exhilarating and impressive and mildly disappointing, though many of the latter comments seem to stem from this not being the complete story. In interviews from the festival Villeneuve again called for audiences to see it on the big screen and urged for them to turn out in droves so the studio will allow him to make the sequel.
The desert is calling us all to Venice, and it is saying one word: Dune. #DuneMovie has arrived for our World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival. pic.twitter.com/4mT3brDW0D
— DUNE (@dunemovie) September 3, 2021
We're introduced to the characters, especially the warring houses that drive the action and drama, in a featurette given to Fandango's MovieClips.
The director joined Chamalet and Zendaya in a short featurette about the process of making the movie together. In another he talked about working with composer Hans Zimmer on the score of the film.
Dolby's exclusive poster shows Paul still wandering the desert, but this time from a slightly different and harsher looking point of view. It also had its own featurette on how Villeneuve directed and crafted the sound of the movie.
The cast and crew headed to Paris in early September for a screening there.
Additional interviews with Villeneuve had him talking about why he chose Abu Dhabi to serve as Arrakis and how he wanted the screenwriters to focus specifically on the influence and importance of the story's female characters.
A takeover ad campaign run on IMDb at the beginning of October caused more than a few negative reactions for being too obtrusive, covering information on pages and rendering the site largely unusable because the ads couldn't be minimized.
Both Ferguson and Villeneuve appeared on "The Late Show" to hype the movie while revealing as little of what it entails as possible.
An exclusive poster for RealD 3D pulls the camera out a bit but, like the others, shows Paul walking along a massive sand dune
MovieClips received an exclusive featurette that had the cast and crew talking about the massive scale of the movie and how it was filled with visuals and more that the audience had never seen before.
The final trailer (3.1m YouTube views) came out in the first week of October. It doesn't have a whole lot that's brand new, though there are a few scenes we haven't seen before, but does sum up the story and the epic nature of the movie nicely, including some quotes from positive reviews to help make the case to the audience.
At the same time, Villeneuve and composer Hans Zimmer were hosting a screening and Q&A at New York Film Festival.
EW ran a cover story package of features that went into the making of the movie, including how Villeneuve first began considering how a new adaptation might be made, the process of bringing the cast together and lots more.
Momoa praised Chalamet when he appeared on "The Tonight Show."
AMC Theaters had a couple exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, as did Regal Cinemas.
Cinematographer Greig Fraser talked about how he worked to make a big movie that felt small in terms of the focus on the characters.
The movie took over @TwitterMovies this week, sharing videos of the cast and crew answering fan questions.
#DuneWeek begins tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/IbwBsFWsaL
— Twitter Movies (@TwitterMovies) October 17, 2021
Another interview with Villeneuve had him making it clear that he took this job not in spite of being seen as difficult but because it was seen as difficult, which is a nice sentiment.
HBO Max announced just days before release that the movie would be available on Thursday, not Friday, as part of a "special preview event."
Let's be about what works in the campaign.
It focuses on Paul Atreides, which makes sense given the entire story revolves around that character, but it doesn't go too hard in the paint in setting him up as a white savior out to rule the native people and their lands. Nor does it spend too much time tipping its hat toward Paul's role as a prophet or Christ-like figure. Instead he's a young man put in a rough situation and making the best of it and trying to fulfill his destiny as well as his father's expectations for him.
It highlights bits of comedy – or at least levity – that are wholly missing from the source novel or previous adaptations. Those especially come through in some of the scenes featuring Isaac's Duke Leto Atreides and Duncan Idaho, played by Jason Momoa. With such a weighty product being pitched to audiences, it's good to include a few lighter moments added by screenwriters Ross, Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts to make it a bit more attractive.
It keeps the scale both massive and human. This is addressed in one of the interviews linked above, but the marketing nicely balances showing how big the movie is while also making it clear the story hinges not on those huge ships or the grand, detailed buildings we see but on the characters walking around and through them. That helps communicate that the audience won't be overwhelmed or wonder who they're being asked to care about or why they should care.
With those all in mind there's one thing that strikes me as odd about the marketing.
Namely, the message sent by Villeneuve and others that the fate of the second movie being made at all hinges on audiences going to theaters in huge numbers to see this one.
It's odd, especially in this age of franchises being central to studio success, that there would be any contingency placed on the second installment, especially given the admission that this is only the first half of the first of multiple stories that could be told. If not "odd" then it's at least out of character for a major studio to not immediately say that both movies will be made and released. After all, that's the approach WB itself took with both the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, reassuring fans that they would see the whole thing over a few years and wouldn't be left hanging without The Return of the King because The Two Towers had underperformed. We know when the next 12 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies are coming out, so why not lock dates in for the entire Dune two-parter?
Instead we have the cast and crew sounding increasingly desperate in their appeals.
Critics, who have given the movie positive reviews adding up to an 87% Fresh Rotten Tomatoes ranking, have added to that. For a while now the unofficial line has been that the movie needs to be seen on the biggest screen possible to get the full experience. While that may be true and is relatively common/innocuous, many have gone further recently and suggested anyone who doesn't go to the theater is someone who doesn't actually love movies.
That's not fair and does a disservice to critics in general, who should be more concerned with substance than delivery platform. And, based on what's seen in the marketing campaign, Dune has plenty of substance and style, both of which can be just as easily enjoyed at home as on a big theater screen.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2021-10-20 2021-10-20 Categories Marketing Recap, Movie MarketingTags Charlotte Rampling, dave bautista, Denis Villeneuve. Timothée Chalamet, dune, Frank Herbert, jason momoa, javier bardem, josh brolin, oscar isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, zendayaLeave a comment on dune – marketing recap
Looking Toward the Fall Movie Season
We should be more confident, but that's not working out.
Last month's grand reopening of movie theaters in many parts of the country did not turn out as expected, though that in and of itself should have been expected. Tenet, seen as the salvation for theaters that had been closed for months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, grossed an estimated $41 million in its first three weeks combined, and that was the best performing film since mid-September. Weekend box-office totals have fallen since its release without another major feature to attract audience interest.
Also falling in that time has been advertising spending by studios, largely because Tenet acted not as a savior but a warning signal to others, including Disney, which pushed just about everything on its release calendar – including Black Widow and West Side Story – by anywhere from six to 12 months down the road.
Key to all of this is that a handful of major markets including Los Angeles and New York City are still keeping theaters closed. San Francisco officials have given the greenlight for opening, but the recently-announced delay of both No Time To Die – pushed from November to April of next year – and Dune – pushed from December to October – has created even more chaos.
Looking at how things stand as of this moment, the biggest titles still on the 2020 calendar, all of which are slated for mid-November at the earliest, are:
11-20-20: Soul
12-11-20: Free Guy
12-18-20: Coming 2 America
12-18-20: Death on the Nile
12-25-20: News of the World
12-25-20: Respect
12-25-20: Wonder Woman 1984
That list, which doesn't include a handful of smaller titles with great word of mouth like Nomadland and Ammonite as well as streaming releases like The Prom, raises a number of questions and other points to consider.
What's the Plan Until November 20th?
Between now and the middle of November, the major releases are all happening on Netflix while theaters only have a smattering of art-house titles to program. The Trial of The Chicago 7, Rebecca and others are all streaming, meaning unless The War With Grandpa unexpectedly breaks out into blockbuster territory theaters are going to have minimal new films to play and even fewer that benefit from any sort of mass advertising or marketing campaigns.
That landscape is why theaters are reducing hours or closing on select days in certain markets to reduce overhead during times when no one is coming to see any of the movies being shown. Regal even just announced it will be closing all theaters in the U.S. and U.K. It's also why a coalition of The National Association of Theatre Owners, the Directors Guild of America, the Motion Picture Association and scores of high-profile filmmakers have once again petitioned congressional leaders for an industry bailout package, citing the monumental losses they've suffered.
Such a bailout seems unlikely, though. While the House of Representatives has unproductive talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on a stimulus bill that's $1 billion less than what the House passed in May, the Senate is solely focused on rushing through a Supreme Court justice approval. And if the news that Disney Parks will be laying off 28,000 people in California and Florida or that airlines are on the verge of letting 50,000 employees go isn't enough to spur significant action, it's hard to imagine a strongly-worded letter will do the trick.
Some of Those Dates Are Sketchy At Best
If Disney were going to move Free Guy, which originated with Fox, it likely would have done so last week when it made other changes. And Sony seems to have revived the No Time To Die campaign in earnest, so the odds it's released as scheduled are at least decent.
But it's hard to believe Coming 2 America remains on that mid-December date for much longer. With October now begun, the campaign for a long-anticipated sequel starring the recently revived Eddie Murphy should have started by now. Instead there hasn't even been a teaser trailer or announcement poster. The same goes for News of the World, directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Tom Hanks Elizabeth Marvel.
Also, of the nine titles on that list, eight of them are bunched on just three dates: 11/20, 12/18 and 12/25. That's literally putting all the eggs in a single basket and means studios are counting on people feeling like it's simultaneously too dangerous to visit family and friends during the holidays but also safe enough to hang out in theaters. Those are both big assumptions or bets to make.
They also assume that the attention of the U.S. audience won't be focused tightly on what's shaping up to be a contested election cycle. With cries of hoaxes, frauds and conspiracies already abundant there's a good chance the end of November will still find the country watching the legal battles being threatened by a certain incumbent president. Either that, or a clear defeat of that same individual will consume 40% of the nation in planning the armed rebellion he and others like him have been encouraging for months now should he lose.
The Question of The Audience Remains
NATO head John Fithian may find New York governor Andrew Cuomo to be an easy target to blame, citing Cuomo's insistence on keeping NY theaters closed. Financial analysts may suggest studios take one for the team and keep putting movies in theaters to help exhibitors, who are seeing their stocks take a massive hit. It may be true that Tenet simply wasn't the best movie to lead with last month.
Even if all those things are true, it remains unclear what percentage of the audience NATO, Wall Street or anyone else thinks is coming back to theaters any time soon for two reasons.
First is simply because of health concerns. The number of coronavirus cases are rising across almost the entire country, there's massive uncertainty because not only does the president have Covid-19 but the information coming out of the White House – which is increasingly looking like a super-spreader hotspot – is unclear and inconsistent. A lot of people are either still taking the same precautions, for a variety of reasons, they have been for the last seven months or are newly concerned about potential exposure. As Lucas Shaw said on Twitter:
If government health officials say it's not safe, and consumers don't feel safe… it makes no sense for studios to release big movies in theaters?
— Lucas Shaw (@Lucas_Shaw) October 5, 2020
Second, the economic picture has not improved substantially for a good percentage of the U.S. population. While stock indexes continue to inexplicably rise:
60% of U.S. households have reported the loss of all or some of their income in the last several months, with the impact falling disproportionally on non-white demographic groups and forcing many women out of the workforce because they're now responsible for monitoring the at-home learning of their children.
The number of people who have been out of work for six months – the threshold for labeling those losses "permanent" – is growing, in part because companies aren't filling open positions, asking those still at work to do more in a push for productivity.
Personal spending has dropped with the ending of enhanced unemployment benefits, or because people have dropped out of the workforce.
With that all in mind, it's unclear what disposable income the analyst quoted in the THR piece linked above thinks people have to be spending on what is essentially an outing explicitly designed to give them Covid-19.
And, as I've said before, it's unclear exactly what studios are supposed to do. Any option available to them at the moment may bring in only a percentage of what a movie was expected to given a fully functioning economy and box-office. So they must decide between honking off consumers and exhibitors by holding movies back from any kind of release or honking off only exhibitors and punting titles to streaming of PVOD. Only one of those comes without putting studios in the position of the bait that lures audiences into an infectious disease trap.
Author Chris ThilkPosted on 2020-10-05 2020-10-05 Categories Movie MarketingTags dune, free guy, no time to die, Wonder Woman 1984Leave a comment on Looking Toward the Fall Movie Season


Qasim Basir's film, which recently premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in the NEXT section, is set in such recent history that it's hard to believe a movie has already been made about it.On the night of the 2017 American presidential elections, two strangers meet by chance.Over the course of the next 90 minutes, the film—shot in a single take in real-time—follows Cass (Omari Hardwick) and Frida (Meagan Good) from nightclub to taxi to house party and beyond as they roam Los Angeles, intermittently tuning into the election results.
To pull off the 90-minute one-take, cinematographer Steve Holleran devised a 50-pound antigravity rig and unconventional Sony camera and Panavision anamorphic lens combination.
No Film School sat down with Holleran at Sundance to discuss how he approached the shoot like a balletic athlete, how he learned to "find a frame out of nothing" in transitional moments, and why, after shooting this film, nothing will scare him again. Qasim came by and saw the film and he said he loved it and he was like, "We should stay in touch.
When I have the right project, I'll reach out to you." About a year and a half later, he touched base with me about .
It was right around the new year and the inauguration of Donald Trump was coming up, and we were all feeling really frustrated about the situation. We had a really long meeting and just bled our hearts out to each other and talked about the state of the country and where things were going and how art fit into it all.
Qasim said, "I wrote this story about these two strangers that fall in love. I want to set it the night of the presidential election." It was a study in how two people that don't know each other can be bonded by a big cataclysmic change. Eventually, we decided, "Let's go make a really different movie.
Let's shoot it at night and let's shoot it as a one-er so we can immerse the audience in this 90-minute experience—the last 90 minutes of the election.It'll also be these two people falling in love with each other and making some life-changing decisions at the end." NFS: How did you conceive of the one-er in the first place? Holleran: The oner grew out of our desire to immerse our audience in a real-time exploration of what the last 90 minutes of the election were like for people last year.We let our two leads, Omari and Meagan, have the freedom to explore that as a complete, uninhibited performance. They knew each other, thankfully, and had a relationship, so they were able to feed off of that.We couldn't go around getting coverage all day and expect to get all of our locations. Finally, Qasim and I just said, "Let's do it." Like a quarterback and a wide receiver, we were spending a lot of time together and practicing, and we just threw up the pass and tried to see what was going to happen. They knew the characters—they spent a lot of time rehearsing over the phone with Qasim. I was able to pre-light the interiors of three locations.But of course, there were a lot of unknown moving parts. People in the public were walking around on some of our sets. There were a lot of dynamic things changing in the moment.I knew doing the film handheld was going to be too overtly visceral.


Standing regally in the Midtown Arts District of Miami is the 1800 Biscayne Plaza Condos, a 22-story building. With its mix of stylish condominium residences and upscale lofts, those who choose this building are in for a spectacular living experience. Stunning views of the Miami cityscape and the water, top-notch amenities, superb location, 1800 Biscayne Plaza in Miami is a representation of the numerous qualities that continue to draw hundreds, if not thousands of people to choose Miami as their permanent or vacation home.
Most of us live extremely busy lives where the precious time we have to ourselves can be few and far between. Thankfully, 1800 Biscayne Condo floor plans are spacious and the plaza has a large swimming pool and jacuzzi so you can arrive home in your condo and head over for some rest and relaxation without having to drive anywhere or remain far from home. Additionally, 1800 Biscayne Plaza boasts features like a fitness center, multimedia theater, and much more. With units as small as 628 square feet or as large as 2,287 square feet, the residences of 1800 Biscayne Plaza are a great choice for single individuals or couples. The residences have plenty of high-end features including marble vanities and European cabinetry.
You'll be near the best of Miami by choosing 1800 Biscayne Plaza Condos including Edgewater as well as the art and style of the Wynwood neighborhood. Margaret Pace Park is just a few blocks to the east of the building while the downtown area sights and attractions are minutes away to the south.


NumericBase treats circular dependency not as an error, but as a mean to create better solutions. A circular dependency happens when the formula controlling a cell refers, either directly or indirectly, to the same cell.
When this happens, NumericBase sets the value of the cell be a "circular" message value. No other message or pop up window is displayed to indicate this circular dependency.
In the following screenshot, two cells refer to each other to implement temperature conversion between Celsius and Fahrenheit. Both cells refer to each other, creating a circular dependency.
Screenshot: Circular dependency between two cells.
Some problems consist of several values. If you know enough of these values, you can calculate the rest using the relationships that exist among the values. For example, a loan with fixed interest rate and fixed payment consist of four values : interest rate, loan amount, term, and the fixed payment. If you know any 3 of the four values, you can calculate the remaining value.
Another example is temperature measurement. You can express the temperature in two alternative scales: Celsius or Fahrenheit. If you know the value in one scale, you can calculate the value in the other, using the conversion formulas.
Using Circular dependency to solve "What you know" problems.
NumericBase let you solve "what you know" problems like these, by using circular formulas. You define the circular formulas in the base row, and then override them with the values that you know at the data rows. NumericBase will calculate the rest of the values in the data rows, by using the formulas that you defined in the base row.
The following screenshot, uses this trick to do some bi-directional temperature conversions. It convert 10 degree Celsius to 50 degree Fahrenheit, and 100 degree Fahrenheit to 37.777777 degrees Celsius.
Screenshot: using circular dependency for temperature conversion.
The "alt" operator let you specify several alternative formulas in a cell. NumericBase will use the first formula that does not result in a (circular) message value or an error value.
This is useful to solve "what you know" problems that can not be solved using the method outlined above. For example, elaborating on the last problem, temperature conversion between three scales : Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin. This can not be solved using the last method alone, but it can be solved using the "alt" operator.
The formula uses the alt operator to specify two different conversion formulas: from Celsius and from Kelvin.
The screenshot shows three conversion from three different scales. These conversions are from 10 degrees Celsius, from 10 degrees Fahrenheit, and from 10 degrees Kelvin.
Screenshot: using the alt operator.


Process Engineering, the science and art of transforming raw materials and energy into a vast array of commercial materials, was conceived at the end of the 19th Century. Its history in the role of the Process Industries has been quite honorable, and techniques and products have contributed to improve health, welfare and quality of life. Today, industrial enterprises, which are still a major source of wealth, have to deal with new challenges in a global world. They need to reconsider their strategy taking into account environmental constraints, social requirements, profit, competition, and resource depletion. Systems thinking is a prerequisite from process development at the lab level to good project management. New manufacturing concepts have to be considered, taking into account LCA, supply chain management, recycling, plant flexibility, continuous development, process intensification and innovation. This book combines experience from academia and industry in the field of industrialization, i.e. in all processes involved in the conversion of research into successful operations. Enterprises are facing major challenges in a world of fierce competition and globalization. Process engineering techniques provide Process Industries with the necessary tools to cope with these issues. The chapters of this book give a new approach to the management of technology, projects and manufacturing. Contents Part 1: The Company as of Today 1. The Industrial Company: its Purpose, History, Context, and its Tomorrow?, Jean-Pierre Dal Pont. 2. The Two Modes of Operation of the Company Operational and Entrepreneurial, Jean-Pierre Dal Pont. 3. The Strategic Management of the Company: Industrial Aspects, Jean-Pierre Dal Pont. Part 2: Process Development and Industrialization 4. Chemical Engineering and Process Engineering, Jean-Pierre Dal Pont. 5. Foundations of Process Industrialization, Jean-Francois Joly. 6. The Industrialization Process: Preliminary Projects, Jean-Pierre Dal Pont and Michel Royer. 7. Lifecycle Analysis and Eco-Design: Innovation Tools for Sustainable Industrial Chemistry, Sylvain Caillol. 8. Methods for Design and Evaluation of Sustainable Processes and Industrial Systems, Catherine Azzaro-Pantel. 9. Project Management Techniques: Engineering, Jean-Pierre Dal Pont. Part 3: The Necessary Adaptation of the Company for the Future 10. Japanese Methods, Jean-Pierre Dal Pont. 11. Innovation in Chemical Engineering Industries, Oliver Potier and Mauricio Camargo. 12. The Place of Intensified Processes in the Plant of the Future, Laurent Falk. 13. Change Management, Jean-Pierre Dal Pont. 14. The Plant of the Future, Jean-Pierre Dal Pont.
Jean-Pierre Dal Pont is President of SFGP(French Chemical Engineering Society ), General Secretary of EFCE(European Federation of Chemical Engineering) and President of SECF (Societ des Experts Chimistes de France).


OpenPro offers an modern, scalable open source solution to run all your key back-offices operation and financial business processes. OpenPro Easy is designed for the Small to Medium size business. OpenPro unlike other providers, give the customer the option to deploy on the cloud or on premise. OpenPro uses proven open source technology for highly powerful and reliable transaction processing. OpenPro offers comprehensive APPS that include financial management capabilities, including sophisticated revenue management and billing solutions, inventory, supply chain distribution, warehouse management, job costing and project management solutions, mobile, e-commerce, payroll, time card and hrms solutions, OpenPro empowers businesses of all sizes, across all industries. OpenPro has mobile applications for the companies on the move, built in paperless work flow, and business intelligence with real-time reporting and analytics. OpenPro also has features like Electronic Data Interface (EDI) to interface with all your customers. Powerful paperless work flow processing for approval of transactions. One of the most comprehensive products on the market today.
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Definition - What does Ultraviolet Light mean?
Ultraviolet Light, also known as UV light, is a form of radiation which is emitted as radio waves, X-rays, infrared rays, or gamma rays. It is electromagnetic and cannot be seen by the human eye. This light is a part of the electromagnetic spectrum. In the oil and gas industry it is mainly used in the seismic research of hydrocarbons in reservoirs.
The sun emits ultraviolet light which is completely invisible to the naked eye. UV light is responsible for making the human skin dark and summer tanned. The exposure of human beings to UV light for a long period of time increases the risk of skin cancer and can also damage the human tissues. There are many uses of UV radiations such as in ultrasonic flow meters, ultrasonic devices, and in various other tools that are used in the oil and gas industry. Ultraviolet light is also used in several other industrial processes such as killing bacteria and creating fluorescent effects.


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Oxford is a residential neighbourhood in the Palisades area of north west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

According to the 2001 federal census, residential development of the neighbourhood began in the second half of the 1980s and continued through the 1990s.  Nine out of ten (90%) of residences in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, are single-family dwellings.  The remaining one out of ten (10%) are duplexes.  Almost nine in ten (88%) residences are owner-occupied while the remaining one in ten (12%) are rented.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by 153 Avenue, on the north by 167 Avenue, and on the east by 127 Street.  The western boundary is half a block west of 132 Street.

The community is represented by the Cumberland-Oxford Community League, established in 2002.

Demographics
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Oxford had a population of  living in  dwellings, a 1.5% change from its 2009 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of  people/km2 in 2012.

Surrounding neighbourhoods

See also
 Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues

References

External links
 Oxford Neighbourhood Profile

Neighbourhoods in Edmonton

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Prof: Strunk & White Are "Idiosyncratic Bumblers"
E.B. White, New Yorker magazine writer and author of "Charlotte's Web," "significantly degraded" American's grasp of English grammar, according to Prof. Geoffrey K. Pullum.
When it rolls around April 16, one angry academic will not be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the esteemed Strunk and White's Elements of Style.
Before those vexed by grammar throw a death-of-structure party (you know you want to), keep in mind that Geoffrey K. Pullum's essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education calls out Strunk and White for being haphazard, sloppy and, most damningly, "grammatical incompetents."
White, of course, was E. B. White, New Yorker writer and author of Charlotte's Web; Strunk was William Strunk, a professor who wrote the first edition and taught White in college in 1919. Pullum attacks both men with the venom usually reserved for war criminals, relief pitchers who can't get an out and people who sing poorly on American Idol.
The kindest words Mr. Pullum has for the 50-year-old guide -- that many deem indispensable -- pertain to its style advice, which he dubs (quoting The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, mind you) "mostly harmless."
Pullum, the head of linguistics and English language at the University of Edinburgh and co-author of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, seems like he has been carrying this baggage for quite a while (maybe 50 years), and he positively unloads.
"English syntax is a deep and interesting subject. It is much too important to be reduced to a bunch of trivial don't-do-this prescriptions by a pair of idiosyncratic bumblers who can't even tell when they've broken their own misbegotten rules."
He must be really fun at parties.


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Tamara Beckwith furious as The Jump 2016 rival Heather Mills FILMS her on parallel slalom
Posted February 15, 2016 00:10 by Matt Scott
Heather Mills
Tamara Beckwith was left fuming on The Jump 2016 when her parallel slalom opponent Heather Mills used a mobile phone to RECORD her training.
The pair, described as two of the best skiers in the competition by the show's commentators, were pit against each other in the latest event for tonight's show.
Tamara was extremely confident she'd grab victory, proclaiming: "I believe I can win it if I put my mind to it. I'll take any of them on."
However, Heather - who has returned as a replacement contestant this year, having previously been the third celeb eliminated from last year's series - wasn't going down without a fight.
"I've never done a parallel slalom, but I'm like a greyhound - if someone's next to me it just makes me go faster," she commented.
Determined to make it to the final, Heather decided to employ the unusual tactic of filming the training attempts. "All the top coaches do it, I want to watch where I can try and pip her at the post,' she reasoned.
But Tamara objected to being recorded, and let her rival know as soon as she stopped in the landing area.
"Stop f***ing filming Heather. Stop it. You're a f***ing stalker man," she raged. "It's like having a bloody peeping Tom."
"She's getting worried. She's getting very stressed," observed Heather. "She's gonna get herself wound up, that's not a good idea. I think she's getting a bit nervous."
Heather's efforts eventually paid off, as she eventually beat Tamara by a nose in an extremely tight live race during tonight's episode.
Therefore, Tamara had to face the air jump to keep her place in the competition. She narrowly avoided the axe with the second-worst height score of 8.55 metres - as James 'Arg' Argent's 8.27 metres meant he was eliminated for the second time.
The Jump continues next Sunday on Channel 4.
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Just because your mom regarded her diamond ring as valuable doesn't mean it would fetch you a good selling price. Therefore, before you head to the market, have a clear idea about its quality and value. An experienced appraiser, who usually doesn't buy or sell diamonds can be you an impartial opinion about the characteristics of the jewelry piece and highlight the good qualities and flaws that you affect its price. Gemologists are of the view that if your diamond is valued at less than $2000, then you can have it verified free of cost from a jeweler who deals in used diamond pieces. You can visit some jewelry stores for this purpose.
If you have too high expectations from your diamond jewelry, then you are likely to be disappointed in the long run. There are two ways to set a realistic price. First, in case you come across an appraisal, enquire the price of the stone in specific markets. An experienced appraiser can follow existing marketing trends and help you get a clear idea about the probable resale value of your diamond.You can also have a clear idea about the prices of similar jewelry on sites such as eBay. Make it a point to view the price range that online jewelry stores are offering.
As a reseller of diamond jewelry, you have two selling options the general public and jewelry industry. The selling price isn't the only criteria to sell a buyer. Other factors such as how quickly you can finish a deal and the amount of trust you can have on the buyer also matter.The time factor is a major advantage of selling your assets to a jeweler. You can seal a deal within a short span of time by getting in touch with a jeweler or pawnbroker. But make it a point to check their Better Business Bureau rating to be sure that they follow the existing ethical standards in the jewelry industry.
So, to get rid of financial troubles, selling off your diamond jewelry can be a wise decision in the long run.


Lava Engineering supplies a comprehensive range of offshore acid tanks in Europe that meet every demanding safety standard necessary for storage and transportation of Oil, Acids and Hazardous chemicals.
Based on the chemicals that are being transported, these acid and chemical tanks are equipped with extra lining to avoid corrosion and ensure safe transport. The Lining could be Rubber Lining / FRP Lining / PE Lining. Also, the outer frame is made of steel, which ensures durability against the harsh chemicals being transported.
Our assortment of offshore tanks include: Acid Mixing Tank, Batch Mixer, Box Container, Offshore transportable container, Mud storage tanks and Frac tanks. Our customization goes a step further in providing DNV certified accessories for offshore tanks.
LLava Engineering is one of the ISO certified offshore tanks manufacturer for Middle East and European countries, supplying quality tanks built in accordance to international design standards like ASME VIII, DNV 2.7-1 and EN 12079 -1, for the offshore industry.
Our innovative solutions in the offshore tanks category not just enhance the operability but are also built to ensure peak safety, easy accessibility and stress free maintenance.
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There may be a wide chasm between what one's position description states, and what one actually does in the position of the Federal or Postal job slot which one occupies.
Further, the fact that there may be a radical modification to one's official duties in practical and real terms, does not obviate the fact that one may be required, at any time, to fulfill those duties and responsibilities as described in the official configuration of the position.
Finally, since the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, in making a determination on a Federal Disability Retirement application, will never personally assess or observe what a Federal or Postal employee is actually doing in one's office, out in the field, at the work station, etc., you must therefore always envision the process as one of bureaucratic administration — i.e., of looking at the paper presentation of the position description, and being restricted and constrained by what is contained therein.
That being said, in a Federal Disability Retirement application, whether under FERS or CSRS, it is often a good idea to review the official position description when beginning to formulate one's Applicant's Statement of Disability (SF 3112A). Some position descriptions are so generic in nature that it may required more "filling in the blanks" for purposes of describing the pragmatic essential elements which one must work; other descriptions may enlighten the Federal or Postal Worker and make the entire administrative process easier because of the onerous requirements as delineated in the official position description.
In either event, one must always remember that it is from the Federal or Postal position which one is medically retiring from and not what one may actually be doing. Thus, recognition of the wide chasm which exists between what one ought to be doing, and what one actually does, may be one of the keys to a successful formulation of a Federal Disability Retirement application, whether under FERS or CSRS, from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.


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Q: GE Plugin KML Network Link Duplicate Placemark Issue I have a very simple network link being loaded into the Google Earth Plugin with a single placemark (for sake of simplicity...ultimately I will have several hundred).  I have this link refreshing on a one second interval.  The placemark displays fine on the globe.  My problem is that when the user clicks the placemark it creates a duplicate placemark that stays on the globe.  This happens if the placemark location changes between refreshes or not.  At first I thought this might be a data problem with the download.  It is not. The duplicate placemark will remain exactly at the point where the user clicks.  If the coordinates are static Google Earth treats as overlapping placemarks.  When I set the point in motion you get breadcrumbs whenever a click occurs.
Here is my KML to load the network link.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2">
  <Folder>
    <name>Network Link Folder</name>
    <visibility>1</visibility>
    <open>0</open>
    <description>Network Link Example 1</description>
    <NetworkLink>
      <name>Placemark</name>
      <visibility>1</visibility>
      <open>0</open>
      <description>Test</description>
      <refreshVisibility>1</refreshVisibility>
      <flyToView>0</flyToView>
      <Link>
        <href>http://localhost:8080/link1?param=2</href>
       <refreshMode>onInterval</refreshMode>
       <refreshInterval>1</refreshInterval>
      </Link>
    </NetworkLink>
  </Folder>
</kml>

Here is my KML.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:gx="http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:xal="urn:oasis:names:tc:ciq:xsdschema:xAL:2.0">
    <Folder>
        <Placemark id="mark0">
            <name>mark0</name>
            <Style>
                <LabelStyle>
                    <scale>0.0</scale>
                </LabelStyle>
            </Style>
            <Point>
                <coordinates>30.961997255872557,-1.6772876374935848</coordinates>
            </Point>
        </Placemark>
    </Folder>
</kml>

I toyed with my approach trying to use fetchKml instead but there are issues with that as well.  Mainly there is a caching bug discussed here https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/google-earth-browser-plugin/M5tDZfAV4gA.
I have also tried adding a click handler in an attempt to try to swallow the click event to prevent this from happening.  That did not work out either.
Perhaps someone out there can help. Below is my Google Earth Version Info.
Google Earth
7.1.2.2041
Build Date
10/7/2013
Build Time
12:28:36 pm
Renderer
DirectX
Operating System
Microsoft Windows (6.0.6002.2)
Video Driver
Google Inc. (00008.00015.00010.02202)
Max Texture Size
4096x4096
available video memory
1759 MB
Server
kh.google.com

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But though it's relatively new on the scene with ambitious young professionals, creatine has a long history with bodybuilders, who have been taking it for decades to improve their muscle #gains. In the US, sports supplements are a multibillion-dollar industry – and the majority contain creatine. According to a survey conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs last year, 22% of adults said they had taken a sports supplement in the last year. If creatine was going to have a major impact in the workplace, surely we would have seen some signs of this already.
My intent here is not to promote illegal drugs or promote the abuse of prescription drugs. In fact, I have identified which drugs require a prescription. If you are a servicemember and you take a drug (such as Modafinil and Adderall) without a prescription, then you will fail a urinalysis test. Thus, you will most likely be discharged from the military.
As with any thesis, there are exceptions to this general practice. For example, theanine for dogs is sold under the brand Anxitane is sold at almost a dollar a pill, and apparently a month's supply costs $50+ vs $13 for human-branded theanine; on the other hand, this thesis predicts downgrading if the market priced pet versions higher than human versions, and that Reddit poster appears to be doing just that with her dog.↩
Ashwagandha has been shown to improve cognition and motivation, by means of reducing anxiety [46]. It has been shown to significantly reduce stress and anxiety. As measured by cortisol levels, anxiety symptoms were reduced by around 30% compared to a placebo-controlled (double-blind) group [47]. And it may have neuroprotective effects and improve sleep, but these claims are still being researched.
Given the size of the literature just reviewed, it is surprising that so many basic questions remain open. Although d-AMP and MPH appear to enhance retention of recently learned information and, in at least some individuals, also enhance working memory and cognitive control, there remains great uncertainty regarding the size and robustness of these effects and their dependence on dosage, individual differences, and specifics of the task.
If I stop tonight and do nothing Monday (and I sleep the normal eight hours and do not pay any penalty), then that'll be 4 out of 5 days on modafinil, each saving 3 or 4 hours. Each day took one pill which cost me $1.20, but each pill saved let's call it 3.5 hours; if I value my time at minimum wage, or 7.25/hr (federal minimum wage), then that 3.5 hours is worth $25.37, which is much more than $1.20, ~21x more.
If you haven't seen the movie, imagine unfathomable brain power in capsule form. Picture a drug from another universe. It can transform an unsuccessful couch potato into a millionaire financial mogul. Ingesting the powerful smart pill boosts intelligence and turns you into a prodigy. Its results are instant. Sounds great, right? If only it were real.
Smart pills have huge potential and several important applications, particularly in diagnosis. Smart pills are growing as a highly effective method of endoscopy, particularly for gastrointestinal diseases. Urbanization and rapid lifestyle changes leaning toward unhealthy diets and poor eating habits have led to distinctive increasing lifestyle disorders such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obesity, and gastric ulcers.
In paired-associates learning, subjects are presented with pairs of stimuli and must learn to recall the second item of the pair when presented with the first. For these tasks, as with tasks involving memory for individual items, there is a trend for stimulants to enhance performance with longer delays. For immediate measures of learning, no effects of d-AMP or MPH were observed by Brumaghim and Klorman (1998); Fleming et al. (1995); Hurst, Radlow, and Weidner (1968); or Strauss et al. (1984). However, when Hurst et al.'s subjects were tested a week later, they recalled more if their initial learning had been carried out with d-AMP than with placebo. Weitzner (1965) assessed paired-associates learning with an immediate cued-recall test and found facilitation when the associate word was semantically related to the cue, provided it was not also related to other cue words. Finally, Burns, House, French, and Miller (1967) found a borderline-significant impairment of performance with d-AMP on a nonverbal associative learning task.
Two variants of the Towers of London task were used by Elliott et al. (1997) to study the effects of MPH on planning. The object of this task is for subjects to move game pieces from one position to another while adhering to rules that constrain the ways in which they can move the pieces, thus requiring subjects to plan their moves several steps ahead. Neither version of the task revealed overall effects of the drug, but one version showed impairment for the group that received the drug first, and the other version showed enhancement for the group that received the placebo first.
It's not clear that there is much of an effect at all. This makes it hard to design a self-experiment - how big an effect on, say, dual n-back should I be expecting? Do I need an arduous long trial or an easy short one? This would principally determine the value of information too; chocolate seems like a net benefit even if it does not affect the mind, but it's also fairly costly, especially if one likes (as I do) dark chocolate. Given the mixed research, I don't think cocoa powder is worth investigating further as a nootropic.
All of the coefficients are positive, as one would hope, and one specific factor (MR7) squeaks in at d=0.34 (p=0.05). The graph is much less impressive than the graph for just MP, suggesting that the correlation may be spread out over a lot of factors, the current dataset isn't doing a good job of capturing the effect compared to the MP self-rating, or it really was a placebo effect:
So with these 8 results in hand, what do I think? Roughly, I was right 5 of the days and wrong 3 of them. If not for the sleep effect on #4, which is - in a way - cheating (one hopes to detect modafinil due to good effects), the ratio would be 5:4 which is awfully close to a coin-flip. Indeed, a scoring rule ranks my performance at almost identical to a coin flip: -5.49 vs -5.5419. (The bright side is that I didn't do worse than a coin flip: I was at least calibrated.)
The majority of nonmedical users reported obtaining prescription stimulants from a peer with a prescription (Barrett et al., 2005; Carroll et al., 2006; DeSantis et al., 2008, 2009; DuPont et al., 2008; McCabe & Boyd, 2005; Novak et al., 2007; Rabiner et al., 2009; White et al., 2006). Consistent with nonmedical user reports, McCabe, Teter, and Boyd (2006) found 54% of prescribed college students had been approached to divert (sell, exchange, or give) their medication. Studies of secondary school students supported a similar conclusion (McCabe et al., 2004; Poulin, 2001, 2007). In Poulin's (2007) sample, 26% of students with prescribed stimulants reported giving or selling some of their medication to other students in the past month. She also found that the number of students in a class with medically prescribed stimulants was predictive of the prevalence of nonmedical stimulant use in the class (Poulin, 2001). In McCabe et al.'s (2004) middle and high school sample, 23% of students with prescriptions reported being asked to sell or trade or give away their pills over their lifetime.
It is not because of the few thousand francs which would have to be spent to put a roof [!] over the third-class carriages or to upholster the third-class seats that some company or other has open carriages with wooden benches. What the company is trying to do is to prevent the passengers who can pay the second class fare from traveling third class; it hits the poor, not because it wants to hurt them, but to frighten the rich. And it is again for the same reason that the companies, having proved almost cruel to the third-class passengers and mean to the second-class ones, become lavish in dealing with first-class passengers. Having refused the poor what is necessary, they give the rich what is superfluous.
I can't try either of the products myself – I am pregnant and my doctor doesn't recommend it – but my husband agrees to. He describes the effect of the Nootrobox product as like having a cup of coffee but not feeling as jittery. "I had a very productive day, but I don't know if that was why," he says. His Nootroo experience ends after one capsule. He gets a headache, which he is convinced is related, and refuses to take more. "It is just not a beginner friendly cocktail," offers Noehr.
I tried taking whole pills at 1 and 3 AM. I felt kind of bushed at 9 AM after all the reading, and the 50 minute nap didn't help much - I was sleep only around 10 minutes and spent most of it thinking or meditation. Just as well the 3D driver is still broken; I doubt the scores would be reasonable. Began to perk up again past 10 AM, then felt more bushed at 1 PM, and so on throughout the day; kind of gave up and began watching & finishing anime (Amagami and Voices of a Distant Star) for the rest of the day with occasional reading breaks (eg. to start James C. Scotts Seeing Like A State, which is as described so far). As expected from the low quality of the day, the recovery sleep was bigger than before: a full 10 hours rather than 9:40; the next day, I slept a normal 8:50, and the following day ~8:20 (woken up early); 10:20 (slept in); 8:44; 8:18 (▁▇▁▁). It will be interesting to see whether my excess sleep remains in the hour range for 'good modafinil nights and two hours for bad modafinil nights.
In avoiding experimenting with more Russian Noopept pills and using instead the easily-purchased powder form of Noopept, there are two opposing considerations: Russian Noopept is reportedly the best, so we might expect anything I buy online to be weaker or impure or inferior somehow and the effect size smaller than in the pilot experiment; but by buying my own supply & using powder I can double or triple the dose to 20mg or 30mg (to compensate for the original under-dosing of 10mg) and so the effect size larger than in the pilot experiment.
Power times prior times benefit minus cost of experimentation: (0.20 \times 0.30 \times 540) - 41 = -9. So the VoI is negative: because my default is that fish oil works and I am taking it, weak information that it doesn't work isn't enough. If the power calculation were giving us 40% reliable information, then the chance of learning I should drop fish oil is improved enough to make the experiment worthwhile (going from 20% to 40% switches the value from -$9 to +$23.8).
In this large population-based cohort, we saw consistent robust associations between cola consumption and low BMD in women. The consistency of pattern across cola types and after adjustment for potential confounding variables, including calcium intake, supports the likelihood that this is not due to displacement of milk or other healthy beverages in the diet. The major differences between cola and other carbonated beverages are caffeine, phosphoric acid, and cola extract. Although caffeine likely contributes to lower BMD, the result also observed for decaffeinated cola, the lack of difference in total caffeine intake across cola intake groups, and the lack of attenuation after adjustment for caffeine content suggest that caffeine does not explain these results. A deleterious effect of phosphoric acid has been proposed (26). Cola beverages contain phosphoric acid, whereas other carbonated soft drinks (with some exceptions) do not.
The power calculation indicates a 20% chance of getting useful information. My quasi-experiment has <70% chance of being right, and I preserve a general skepticism about any experiment, even one as well done as the medical student one seems to be, and give that one a <80% chance of being right; so let's call it 70% the effect exists, or 30% it doesn't exist (which is the case in which I save money by dropping fish oil for 10 years).
Iluminal is an example of an over-the-counter serotonergic drug used by people looking for performance enhancement, memory improvements, and mood-brightening. Also noteworthy, a wide class of prescription anti-depression drugs are based on serotonin reuptake inhibitors that slow the absorption of serotonin by the presynaptic cell, increasing the effect of the neurotransmitter on the receptor neuron – essentially facilitating the free flow of serotonin throughout the brain.
along with the previous bit of globalization is an important factor: shipping is ridiculously cheap. The most expensive S&H in my modafinil price table is ~$15 (and most are international). To put this in perspective, I remember in the 90s you could easily pay $15 for domestic S&H when you ordered online - but it's 2013, and the dollar has lost at least half its value, so in real terms, ordering from abroad may be like a quarter of what it used to cost, which makes a big difference to people dipping their toes in and contemplating a small order to try out this 'nootropics thing they've heard about.
There is a similar substance which can be purchased legally almost anywhere in the world called adrafinil. This is a prodrug for modafinil. You can take it, and then the body will metabolize it into modafinil, providing similar beneficial effects. Unfortunately, it takes longer for adrafinil to kick in—about an hour—rather than a matter of minutes. In addition, there are more potential side-effects to taking the prodrug as compared to the actual drug.
The easiest way to use 2mg was to use half a gum; I tried not chewing it but just holding it in my cheek. The first night I tried, this seemed to work well for motivation; I knocked off a few long-standing to-do items. Subsequently, I began using it for writing, where it has been similarly useful. One difficult night, I wound up using the other half (for a total of 4mg over ~5 hours), and it worked but gave me a fairly mild headache and a faint sensation of nausea; these may have been due to forgetting to eat dinner, but this still indicates 3mg should probably be my personal ceiling until and unless tolerance to lower doses sets in.
The Smart Pills Technology are primarily utilized for dairy products, soft drinks, and water catering in diverse shapes and sizes to various consumers. The rising preference for easy-to-carry liquid foods is expected to boost the demand for these packaging cartons, thereby, fueling the market growth. The changing lifestyle of people coupled with the convenience of utilizing carton packaging is projected to propel the market. In addition, Smart Pills Technology have an edge over the glass and plastic packaging, in terms of environmental-friendliness and recyclability of the material, which mitigates the wastage and reduces the product cost. Thus, the aforementioned factors are expected to drive the Smart Pills Technology market growth over the projected period.
(I was more than a little nonplussed when the mushroom seller included a little pamphlet educating one about how papaya leaves can cure cancer, and how I'm shortening my life by decades by not eating many raw fruits & vegetables. There were some studies cited, but usually for points disconnected from any actual curing or longevity-inducing results.)
Ethical issues also arise with the use of drugs to boost brain power. Their use as cognitive enhancers isn't currently regulated. But should it be, just as the use of certain performance-enhancing drugs is regulated for professional athletes? Should universities consider dope testing to check that students aren't gaining an unfair advantage through drug use?
Increasing incidences of chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer are also impacting positive growth for the global smart pills market. The above-mentioned factors have increased the need for on-site diagnosis, which can be achieved by smart pills. Moreover, the expanding geriatric population and the resulting increasing in degenerative diseases has increased demand for smart pills
Began double-blind trial. Today I took one pill blindly at 1:53 PM. at the end of the day when I have written down my impressions and guess whether it was one of the Adderall pills, then I can look in the baggy and count and see whether it was. there are many other procedures one can take to blind oneself (have an accomplice mix up a sequence of pills and record what the sequence was; don't count & see but blindly take a photograph of the pill each day, etc.) Around 3, I begin to wonder whether it was Adderall because I am arguing more than usual on IRC and my heart rate seems a bit high just sitting down. 6 PM: I've started to think it was a placebo. My heart rate is back to normal, I am having difficulty concentrating on long text, and my appetite has shown up for dinner (although I didn't have lunch, I don't think I had lunch yesterday and yesterday the hunger didn't show up until past 7). Productivity wise, it has been a normal day. All in all, I'm not too sure, but I think I'd guess it was Adderall with 40% confidence (another way of saying placebo with 60% confidence). When I go to examine the baggie at 8:20 PM, I find out… it was an Adderall pill after all. Oh dear. One little strike against Adderall that I guessed wrong. It may be that the problem is that I am intrinsically a little worse today (normal variation? come down from Adderall?).
Cognitive control is a broad concept that refers to guidance of cognitive processes in situations where the most natural, automatic, or available action is not necessarily the correct one. Such situations typically evoke a strong inclination to respond but require people to resist responding, or they evoke a strong inclination to carry out one type of action but require a different type of action. The sources of these inclinations that must be overridden are various and include overlearning (e.g., the overlearned tendency to read printed words in the Stroop task), priming by recent practice (e.g., the tendency to respond in the go/no-go task when the majority of the trials are go trials, or the tendency to continue sorting cards according to the previously correct dimension in the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test [WCST]; Grant & Berg, 1948) and perceptual salience (e.g., the tendency to respond to the numerous flanker stimuli as opposed to the single target stimulus in the flanker task). For the sake of inclusiveness, we also consider the results of studies of reward processing in this section, in which the response tendency to be overridden comes from the desire to have the reward immediately.
Use of prescription stimulants by normal healthy individuals to enhance cognition is said to be on the rise. Who is using these medications for cognitive enhancement, and how prevalent is this practice? Do prescription stimulants in fact enhance cognition for normal healthy people? We review the epidemiological and cognitive neuroscience literatures in search of answers to these questions. Epidemiological issues addressed include the prevalence of nonmedical stimulant use, user demographics, methods by which users obtain prescription stimulants, and motivations for use. Cognitive neuroscience issues addressed include the effects of prescription stimulants on learning and executive function, as well as the task and individual variables associated with these effects. Little is known about the prevalence of prescription stimulant use for cognitive enhancement outside of student populations. Among college students, estimates of use vary widely but, taken together, suggest that the practice is commonplace. The cognitive effects of stimulants on normal healthy people cannot yet be characterized definitively, despite the volume of research that has been carried out on these issues. Published evidence suggests that declarative memory can be improved by stimulants, with some evidence consistent with enhanced consolidation of memories. Effects on the executive functions of working memory and cognitive control are less reliable but have been found for at least some individuals on some tasks. In closing, we enumerate the many outstanding questions that remain to be addressed by future research and also identify obstacles facing this research.
Accordingly, we searched the literature for studies in which MPH or d-AMP was administered orally to nonelderly adults in a placebo-controlled design. Some of the studies compared the effects of multiple drugs, in which case we report only the results of stimulant–placebo comparisons; some of the studies compared the effects of stimulants on a patient group and on normal control subjects, in which case we report only the results for control subjects. The studies varied in many other ways, including the types of tasks used, the specific drug used, the way in which dosage was determined (fixed dose or weight-dependent dose), sample size, and subject characteristics (e.g., age, college sample or not, gender). Our approach to the classic splitting versus lumping dilemma has been to take a moderate lumping approach. We group studies according to the general type of cognitive process studied and, within that grouping, the type of task. The drug and dose are reported, as well as sample characteristics, but in the absence of pronounced effects of these factors, we do not attempt to make generalizations about them.
I've been actively benefitting from nootropics since 1997, when I was struggling with cognitive performance and ordered almost $1000 worth of smart drugs from Europe (the only place where you could get them at the time). I remember opening the unmarked brown package and wondering whether the pharmaceuticals and natural substances would really enhance my brain.


Investing is not an easy exercise and it takes lot of effort to create wealth. But the basic principles are simple. As simple that anyone can become a good investor just by following simple and easily understood rules, which also help avoid big mistakes. Here are some basic rules for investment success.
Develop a Plan: For your short-term goals, make sure you're taking appropriate risks. Invest money that you'll need in the next two years to five years in cash and short-term bonds. If you've taken on too much risk for short-term objectives, pull back now. There's no telling where the bottom of this market is. It's better to cut your losses and preserve the money you already have for short-term goals. For your long-term financial goals, consider equities.
Keep It Simple: Buy a diversified equity fund or an index fund for equity exposure and a floating-rate bond fund for fixed income exposure. These are the basics of the investment world. Sure, you can buy many other types of funds (Petro, MNC, Gilt, Fixed Maturity, Serial Plans etc), but it's hard to go wrong with these two. To keep fund selection simple, stick with a diversified equity funds of well-established fund families. Equities prove to be the best performing long-term asset class. Stay away from exotic speciality and sector funds, unless you have a huge risk appetite and you can take in your stride a 25% loss in a quarter.
Ignore the hot stocks and funds: If you buy this year's top-performing fund or stock, be prepared to see it at the bottom next year. The fancy academic expression for this phenomenon is -- Reversion to the Mean. But the old saying explains it just as well -- what goes up must come down.
Invest Regularly: Investing a little bit of money each month is the surest way to reduce the risk of investing, because you lessen the possibility of buying at the market top. Also, no one is smart enough to anticipate all the moves, both up and down.
Buy and Hold: Short-term trading makes more brokers than investors rich. The income tax department likes the practice, too. If you meet anyone who claims to have made money through short-term trading, resist your temptation to listen any further and move on to a more productive conversation.
Investing is a long-term proposition. Research your investments, remember your goals, re-examine your risk, and limit how much you listen to day-to-day market commentary. And don't let your emotions overpower your sense of reason.
Thank you for the great tips. I too personally agree with you regarding diversifying the investments because that way you know you are not at a total loss.


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Q: Setting up Application Load Balancer for Private Subnet EC2 instances running tomcat I have setup a VPC with two public subnets and two private subnets. The two private subnets have two EC2 instates and each has tomcat server running on port 8080.
I have set up a load balancer (terraform) as following but the health check is always failing. Can someone help me with what's wrong here.
Security Groups:
# Create Security Group for the Application Load Balancer
# terraform aws create security group
resource "aws_security_group" "alb-security-group" {
  name        = "ALB Security Group"
  description = "Enable HTTP/HTTPS access on Port 80/443"
  vpc_id      = aws_vpc.OrchVPC.id

  ingress {
    description = "HTTP Access"
    from_port   = 80
    to_port     = 80
    protocol    = "tcp"
    cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
  }

  ingress {
    description = "HTTPS Access"
    from_port   = 443
    to_port     = 443
    protocol    = "tcp"
    cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
  }

  egress {
    from_port   = 0
    to_port     = 0
    protocol    = "-1"
    cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
  }

  tags = {
    Name = "ALB Security Group"
  }
}

# Create Security Group for the Bastion Host aka Jump Box
# terraform aws create security group
resource "aws_security_group" "ssh-security-group" {
  name        = "SSH Security Group"
  description = "Enable SSH access on Port 22"
  vpc_id      = aws_vpc.OrchVPC.id

  ingress {
    description = "SSH Access"
    from_port   = 22
    to_port     = 22
    protocol    = "tcp"
    cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
  }

  egress {
    from_port   = 0
    to_port     = 0
    protocol    = "-1"
    cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
  }

  tags = {
    Name = "SSH Security Group"
  }
}

# Create Security Group for the Web Server
# terraform aws create security group
resource "aws_security_group" "webserver-security-group" {
  name        = "Web Server Security Group"
  description = "Enable HTTP/HTTPS access on Port 80/443 via ALB and SSH access on Port 22 via SSH SG"
  vpc_id      = aws_vpc.OrchVPC.id

  ingress {
    description     = "HTTP Access"
    from_port       = 80
    to_port         = 80
    protocol        = "tcp"
    security_groups = ["${aws_security_group.alb-security-group.id}"]
  }

  ingress {
    description     = "HTTPS Access"
    from_port       = 443
    to_port         = 443
    protocol        = "tcp"
    security_groups = ["${aws_security_group.alb-security-group.id}"]
  }

  ingress {
    description     = "HTTP/HTTPS Access"
    from_port       = 8080
    to_port         = 8080
    protocol        = "tcp"
    security_groups = ["${aws_security_group.alb-security-group.id}"]
  }

  ingress {
    description     = "SSH Access"
    from_port       = 22
    to_port         = 22
    protocol        = "tcp"
    security_groups = ["${aws_security_group.ssh-security-group.id}"]
  }

  egress {
    from_port   = 0
    to_port     = 0
    protocol    = "-1"
    cidr_blocks = ["0.0.0.0/0"]
  }

  tags = {
    Name = "Web Server Security Group"
  }
}

Load Balancer:
# Target group for application load balancer
resource "aws_lb_target_group" "targetgroup" {
  health_check {
    interval            = 5
    path                = "/"
    protocol            = "HTTP"
    timeout             = 2
    healthy_threshold   = 2
    unhealthy_threshold = 2
  }

  stickiness {
    type    = "lb_cookie"
    enabled = true
  }

  name        = "targetgroup"
  port        = 8080
  protocol    = "HTTP"
  target_type = "instance"
  vpc_id      = aws_vpc.OrchVPC.id
}

# Load Balancer Target Group attachment for first instance
resource "aws_lb_target_group_attachment" "myec2vm1tg1" {
  target_group_arn = aws_lb_target_group.targetgroup.arn
  target_id        = aws_instance.myec2vm1.id
  port             = 8080
}

# Load Balancer Target Group attachment for second instance
resource "aws_lb_target_group_attachment" "myec2vm2tg1" {
  target_group_arn = aws_lb_target_group.targetgroup.arn
  target_id        = aws_instance.myec2vm2.id
  port             = 8080
}

# Applicaiton Load Balancer
resource "aws_lb" "alb" {
  name               = "alb"
  internal           = false
  load_balancer_type = "application"
  security_groups    = [aws_security_group.alb-security-group.id]
  subnets            = [aws_subnet.PublicSubnet1.id, aws_subnet.PublicSubnet2.id]

  tags = {
    Name = "alb"
  }

  timeouts {
    create = "30m"
    delete = "30m"
  }
}

# Load Balancer Listener
resource "aws_lb_listener" "alblistener" {
  load_balancer_arn = aws_lb.alb.arn
  port              = "80"
  protocol          = "HTTP"

  default_action {
    type             = "forward"
    target_group_arn = aws_lb_target_group.targetgroup.arn
  }
}

A: Can you check in console -> security group of those instances to ensure, it has given inbound rule so that load balancer can do the HTTP request to your web server.
security group inbound rule


Covers Endoscope Washer Dsinfectors, Endoscope Drying Cabinets.
Northern Ireland addendum to CFPP 01-06: Periodic testing of Endoscope Washer Disinfectors (EWD) and Endoscope Drying Cabinets (EDC).
This document provides specific guidance on the periodic testing of Endoscope Washer Disinfectors and Endoscope Drying Cabinets.


GREECE said it was temporarily closing state broadcaster ERT on Tuesday to lay off staff and slim down the organisation as part of budget cuts, drawing protests from workers and junior partners in the ruling coalition.
The announcement was one of the most drastic measures yet to pare down the country's public institutions as part of austerity measures imposed on Greece as a condition of its bailout.
"At a time when the Greek people are enduring sacrifices, there is no room for delay, hesitation or tolerance for sacred cows," government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said in a televised statement aired on the state broadcaster.
Large crowds of ERT employees – the stations employed over 2,000 – gathered outside its Athens headquarters after the announcement, vowing to fight the decision and calling for a general media blackout in protest.
Superb facts is often observed on this online website.


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Vinicius Nelson de Souza Zanocelo (born 30 January 2001), known as Vinicius Zanocelo or just Zanocelo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos.

Club career

Ponte Preta
Born in Santo André, São Paulo, Zanocelo joined Ponte Preta's youth setup in July 2016, from Juventus-SP, after previously playing futsal for Corinthians, Remo and Portuguesa. On 23 February 2019, he renewed his contract until December 2021.

Zanocelo made his first team debut on 20 March 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Nathan Silva in a 0–1 Campeonato Paulista away loss against Palmeiras. He scored his first goal ten days later, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against Oeste.

Zanocelo only started to feature more regularly in the 2020 campaign, where he contributed with 15 league appearances.

Ferroviária
On 23 January 2021, Ponte Preta reached an agreement with Ferroviária for the transfer of Zanocelo, for a fee of R$ 2.3 million. He was announced at his new club on 3 February, after agreeing to a four-year contract.

Zanocelo immediately became a starter at his new club, contributing with one goal in 12 appearances in the 2021 Campeonato Paulista.

Santos

On 4 June 2021, Zanocelo moved to Santos on a two-year loan deal, with a buyout clause. He made his club – and Série A – debut thirteen days later, replacing Gabriel Pirani in a 0–1 away loss against Fluminense.

Zanocelo scored his first goal for Peixe on 23 February 2022, netting his team's second in a 3–0 away win over Salgueiro, for the year's Copa do Brasil.

On 21 November 2022, Ferroviária announced the permanent transfer of Zanocelo to Santos, after the latter club activated his buyout clause.

Career statistics

References

External links
SMG Brasil profile

2001 births
Living people
People from Santo André, São Paulo
Brazilian footballers
Association football midfielders
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
Santos FC players
Brazil under-20 international footballers
Footballers from São Paulo (state)


Home Review Accessories Boat Rockerz 400 Review : Best Budget Wireless Headset?
It's 2018 and every major smartphones maker have started removing 3.5mm jack. So if you want to listen to the music then you have to use a USB type C headphone or a wireless Headphone. Actually, you have another option you can play the audio on the loudspeaker. But do you really wanna play a voice message loud which you got from your friend? I don't think so. Well, the best option is to use a Bluetooth headset or headphone. Finding a Bluetooth headphone/headset under INR 1000 or USD 15 is a tough job. We bought Boat Rockerz 400 for Review, which cost us INR 999. I bought this from Amazon India on a sale. Anyways let's roll into the Boat Rockerz 400 review and find out if it is the best Bluetooth headset available in the market or not.
To be honest I was not expecting too much from this wireless headphone as it's price 1000INR. So what do you think? Am I wrong or right? Let's find this out. This headset gave me a wired result. The result with wired and Bluetooth was different. in the first part, we will talk about the sound quality using 3.5mm jack. Well when I listen using the jack, the music quality is surprisingly good. The audio is clear and rich. The bass is deep too. The vocals are loud and clear. By that time I got impressed. Soon after that I turned on the Bluetooth and connected the mobile device with the headset. Pairing was easy and fast. Started listing another song but this time everything was same but I have noticed that I am getting some noise with the audio. I know it's weird but when I increased the volume the noise got disappeared. Everything else was same as before. The vocals are clear and loud and the bass are deep too.
By the way, Boat Rockerz 400 has a microphone so that means you can accept calls using this device. but when I tried this the other person was unable to hear me. Later I made a replacement order from Amazon. And this the audio is clear so I think the previous model was defective.
There are 3 buttons on the right earcup. One is a forward button which can be used as a volume up button if you press the button for more than 1 sec. The next button is play/pause button which is situated next to the forward button. You have to use this button to turn on/ turn off the headset. In a nut cell, it's the power button. The next button is Previous button but which can be used as a volume down button if you press the button for more than 1 sec. If you want to receive a call then made a short press on the power button and to reject press the power button for 1 sec.
The most important thing in my opinion for a headset after sound quality is the comfort. Unfortunately, this headset isn't my favourite when it comes to comfort. You can use this headphone for 1 or 2 hours. Then your ears start to hurt. So it's not recommended from my side to use this headphone to watch a movie. I will suggest you to purchase an over-ear headset those are more comfortable to watch a movie unless like on the ear headset.
This Boat Rockerz 400 takes almost 200 minutes to charge and can last up to 8 hours. When it charges a LED glows in red and when it gets fully charged the LED will turn into blue.
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Plus: how to take better notes, and why you should quit bad books, summarizes Clay Skipper, Staff Writer — GQ.
Reading is a skill that once you've learned, you probably don't spend much time trying to get better at. (Not all that different from, say, breathing.) And yet, many of us don't have to look far to see signs that there's plenty of room for improvement. We only read at the end of the day—and only for the three minutes between cracking open a book and falling asleep. We're halfway through about nine books. And our bookshelves are littered with titles that we remember reading but don't exactly remember anything about..
Shane Parrish is not one of us. He cannot afford to read at a lackluster level. His site Farnam Street has become immensely popular largely because of his ability to mine a deep library for ideas that will help "you develop an understanding of how the world really works, make better decisions, and live a better life." What does that mean?


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LC simulations workshop at Argonne. Please add to this topic your comments and suggestions to this list. Comments from reconstruction algorithm developers are specially encouraged.
- distance to closest detector element (is this needed)?