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How to work out in your third trimester – like Meghan Markle
Jessica Salter
The Telegraph February 8, 2019
Right: Jessica Salter in the gym during her pregnancy. Left: The Duchess of Sussex is believed to be doing early morning yoga sessions
Pregnancy is a time when you're told there's lots you can't do – but when it comes to exercise, you're advised to keep it up
If you're someone who does regular exercise, then a little thing like being in the third trimester of your pregnancy, as the Duchess of Sussex is, isn't going to stop you. Not only can it be essential for your own mental and physical health, but studies show that it's good for the baby, too.
We know that the Duchess previously had a punishing exercise regime including weekly six-mile runs, "Megaformer" Pilates sessions (a terrifying-looking machine that the former Ms Markle credited with "transforming" her body), vinyasa yoga and personal training sessions.
Now she's in the Firm it's likely that she'll talk less about her workouts – but it's a fair guess that she hasn't given up exercise entirely now she's pregnant. In fact, she told a well-wisher in Australia that she had been up at 4.30am doing yoga.
Like her, I continued to work out while I was pregnant with my daughter just over two years ago. I was even in the gym on my due date – well, what else was I going to do?
Jessica Salter gets a workout in... on her due date
Although science supported my decision to keep up exercising – the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (ACOG) actually recommends that pregnant women aim for 20-30 minutes of "moderate intensity exercise, including running and weight training, most days of the week – I found finding classes that would let me exercise more of a challenge.
Now, two years on, there's a myriad of pre-natal classes available, both in gyms and online. The message is clear: while pregnant women are often told what they can't do, actually, when it comes to exercise, there's a lot they can.
Resistance training can help ease pregnancy discomforts, including fatigue, nausea and insomnia, according to researchers at the University of Gothenburg; a separate study found that women who exercised were less likely to develop gestational diabetes; while pregnant women who exercise at a moderate intensity three times a week halved the risk of their babies being born with a high birth weight, according to scientists at the University of Granada.
The old adage of resting for nine months is no longer the best option for most women. In fact, the ACOG say that even pregnant women who don't normally exercise would benefit from starting slowly on a gentle regime. But for those – like the Duchess – who are used to an endorphin-fuelled, sweat drenched work-out, what can you keep doing in your third trimester and how far can you push it?
We ask four pre-natal personal trainers – three of whom are pregnant themselves – for advice.
"Pregnancy is not easy on the body and it is important that you stay strong to adapt to all the changes coming your way," Charlie Launder, founder of the pre and post natal PT specialists, Bumps & Burpees, says. "Not only will your bump grow, your centre of balance will change, your ligaments will soften and you will be carrying some extra pounds.
"Using weights is a very effective way to increase your strength and make sure that your body is able to cope with all these changes and prevent the aches and pains that so often accompany pregnancy."
She says that there are some things pregnant women – especially those in their third trimester – need to be aware of. "Always make sure to lift a weight that you can do 8-10 reps with comfortably, and check that you are performing each exercise with the correct form. There are adaptations that you will need to make as your bump grows to take the pressure off the abdominals and to make way for your growing bump so seek advice from a professional if you are unsure of these. Give yourself plenty of water breaks, and make sure you can keep up a conversation to check you are at the correct intensity."
Launder's e-book has exercises that are safe for pre and post-natal women to follow (£14.99; bumpsandburpees.com)
"Yoga in pregnancy strengthens parts of the body that you use to give birth as well as relieving common aches and pains," says Libby Stevenson, a MY:METHOD yoga teacher with a pre-natal specialism. She recommends Warrior I, II and malasana to open the hips, the mountain pose to maintain proper posture, and cat/cow or child's pose to help relieve lower back pain. Pregnant women should avoid inversions, including downward dog, she says.
In addition, Stevenson says that yogic breathing and meditation can help women. "For many pregnant women, pregnancy can be a time of confusion and anxiety. The breathing practices in pregnancy yoga slow down and extend the exhalation, which switches off the autonomic nervous system – the fight flight freeze response – and switch on the parasympathetic nervous system – the rest and digest response.
"These breathing techniques can be used while giving birth to reduce pain or at any time when you feel overwhelmed or stressed."
Pilates is a great exercise to take up or continue while pregnant as it's low impact and safe for all trimesters. "Pilates focuses on posture, strength and flexibility, all areas that suffer, or adapt, during pregnancy," says Hollie Grant, founder of Pilates PT Method and 29 weeks pregnant herself. "As a pregnant woman's bump grows, her centre of gravity shifts massively, which can cause changes to the spine which can lead to back pain."
Pilates works to stablise joints – for example hips – that have been affected by the hormone relaxin, released during pregnancy. It's also an option for those who suffer from Pelvic Girdle Pain.
"Personally, I have found Pilates during pregnancy a lifesaver," she says. "It has meant I have stayed in touch with how my body feels, how it is changing, any aches or pains I have noticed and helped to make sure that my posture does not change excessively despite having a very big bump. The skills you learn in Pilates can be used during labour (such as the awareness and use of breath) and is perfectly safe if taught by a qualified pre/post-natal Pilates instructor."
High Intensity fitness is still trending in the fitness world, thanks to its fat-burning properties. Personal trainer Kelly Bedford, founder of Fitness Fox London, and 24 weeks pregnant herself, says that pregnant women can keep up their HIIT sessions during your third trimester, but cautions, "it may look a lot different from your pre-pregnancy interval sessions."
She advises against high impact exercises, like jumps or burpees, and instead, using "compound strength moves using big muscle groups to increase the heart rate and get the blood pumping." Some exercises will need modification to allow for a large bump. "Press ups performed on an incline are more comfortable and put less downward pressure on the belly," she says.
Bedford recommends supersets that alternate different body parts, for instance squats then incline press ups. She also says that you need to pay attention to your body and allow more rest, but, "I've loved keeping moving throughout though and plan to without albeit modifying as a go until the day I give birth."
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Lexus is two years into an experiment with The&Partnership which has seen a team of 30 creatives from the WPP agency move into its European headquarters. It's resulting in "bolder work" says the marketer charged with leading it, but it hasn't all been smooth sailing.
At the end of 2016, Lexus-owner Toyota dropped Publicis Group's Saatchi & Saatchi and Zenith from its pan-European creative business in favour of WPP's The&Partnership – but the £240m account came with strings attached.
It wanted to create a new agency, dubbed &Toyota, into the Toyota/Lexus headquarters in Burgh Heath, Surrey, an hour's drive from London which would see creative, media, digital, content and data analytics consolidated into this new hybrid client-agency model.
Two years down the line, brand communications manager of Lexus, Emma Lane, has spoken on the challenge of embedding 30 adland creatives into the alien setting of a traditional, Japanese automaker.
But there were other, more pressing, frictions as she worked to a strict 100 day deadline of establishing the new set-up. Lane was still delivering campaigns with Publicis while planning future work with new WPP allies as she simultaneously tried to recruit and settle 30 WPP creatives within its walls.
But there have been immediate benefits with the integration. "It has made [the creatives] much bolder in their ideas, and push the boundaries, in the old model, you would be lucky to see the creatives. They now challenge us and push us in terms of the boundaries," she said.
To sweeten the deal, the team – which may spend a day or two a week liasing in London and the rest at the HQ – has access to subsidised company cars, the on-site gym and more. Finding benefits creatives might not necessarily be given within an traditional ad agency have helped keep staff turnover, "very low", she said.
Challenges around 'culture' are what many brands experimenting with an in-house or hybrid model often encounter. But Lane said having a "dual culture" can work in its favour.
"We are a Japanese company with a strong culture so we had to find people who are the right fit and embrace the corporate lifestyle. They may be in London two days a week but they do feel part of our organisation.
Dan Whitmarsh, global chief strategy officer, m/SIX – the media division of The&Partnership – explained that the approach has broken down siloes, and have opened fruitful discussions between the department and the media buyer responsible with executing the ideas.
"Rather than a creative start coming first and being set in stone before we question how it comes alive for audiences, we need to put everyone together so that their point of view is equal. We don't want to be 'we are an ad agency, so the answer is and advert', we want everyone to be agenda-less.
Lexus late in November used an AI to script an ad, it was claiming the word's first. The work told the story of a self-aware car involved in a televised crash test. This was a taster of how it would lean on data and tech to cut new creative.


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This Is Lorelai's Best 'Gilmore' Moment
by S. Atkinson
Lorelai Gilmore is the wittiest character on one of the funniest shows on TV ever. So asking yourself when Lorelai Gilmore's funniest moment was is a seriously tricky question. After all, there's a whole treasure trove of scenes and pithy one-liners to sift through. But for me, Lorelai's funniest scene isn't one where she's in control (as she almost always is — no one dominates an argument, a dinner party, a back-and-forth better than raconteur/goddess Lorelai). It's the scene where she's most out of her comfort zone, something that happens surprisingly early on, in Season 1, Episode 2, when she's accompanying Rory to her first day at her fancy new school, Chilton.
Despite setting the alarm, Lorelai manages to sleep through it, meaning she doesn't have time to pick up her clothes from the dry cleaners. Like so many other women on this planet, Lorelai's laundry day leftovers are some slim pickings: she's reduced to taking Rory to school in nothing but a tie-dye t-shirt, some denim hotpants, cowboy boots. Yep. Lorelai Gilmore looks like Coachella threw up on her. Luckily she has a plan. A floor length overcoat buttoned up over the top. But as you can imagine, the Chilton scene involves a lot of Lorelai being forced to take her coat off.
While Lorelai tries to wriggle out of getting out of the car, Rory's having none of it. "You're kidding right? You have to go in with me." And this is what leads to Lorelai Gilmore entering the office of one of those most intimidating characters on the show, Headmaster Charleston, looking like, in her words "that chick from the Dukes of Hazzard." "Well, would you like to take off your coat and have a seat?" asks Headmaster Charleston. While Lorelai hopes to brazen it out in her overcoat, both etiquette and climate are against her. Her mother is there and can't believe her rudeness in trying to sit through an entire meeting in a coat, while Headmaster Charleston has a roaring fire in the grate. Eventually Emily Gilmore has had enough. That's when it happens:
"Laundry day," Lorelai half-whispers, bright red as the blood drains out of Emily Gilmore's face at how inappropriately attired her daughter is for the occasion. I can't overstate how much I enjoy this moment. I love this moment in particular precisely because it's so atypical for Lorelai. Despite being a single mother with a challenging managerial job, Lorelai seems to have a great deal of poise in her day to day life, reacting to crises at the inn with pluck and humor. This has to be the first time in the series that we see the rarest of things: a flustered Lorelai Gilmore. Second of all, Lorelai Gilmore's most distinguishing characteristic is her eloquence — she has never been short of words before. Her "laundry day" comment is wonderful because this is exactly the moment where Lorelai most needs to draw on her eloquence to explain why she's dressed like a Jessica Simpson back-up dancer.
Besides which, it's so funny because it's so different to the comedic rhythms we'd already come to expect from Gilmore Girls after just one episode. For a show in which the humor is all about the wordplay, this moment is pure slapstick: it's wordless, visual comedy. Emily and Rory's faces on seeing Lorelai's outfit are just part of what makes this Lorelai's funniest moment.
So there you have it folks. It wasn't about puns, it wasn't about smarts, it was all about short shorts. Lorelai Gilmore would go on to make us laugh again and again, but never as much as the one time she was stumped for words.
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Q: How to load 64-bit ActiveX control in 64-bit IE version 11? I am trying to figure out how to load 64-bit ActiveX control in 64-bit IE version 11 on Windows 8.1.
This is what I did/tried already:

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*Changed UAC setting

*Turned 'Enable 64-bit process for Enhanced Protected Mode*' and 'Enable Enhanced Protected Mode*' on in IE settings

*Registered 64-bit ActiveX control as one that is compatible with AppContainer
When I launch IE with just Google.com in a single tab, the Task Manger is showing both the main process and the tab process as 64-bit process which is expected. But when I open HTML file containing 64-bit OCX integration I get the message box 'Internet Explorer restricted this webpage from running scripts or ActiveX controls'. When I click on 'Allow blocked content' there is nothing on the screen. The Task Manager is showing that newly created tab process is 32-bit.
If I set HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\TabProcGrowth to 0 then 64-bit ActiveX content is loaded IE 11 and everything works just fine.
I can repro this issue with 64-bit hhctrl.ocx used in HTML Help Workshop
This is the simple HTML test file:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN">

<HTML>

<HEAD>

<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft® HTML Help Workshop 4.1">

<Title>TestOCX</Title>

</HEAD>

<BODY>

<OBJECT id=hhctrl type="application/x-oleobject"

        classid="clsid:adb880a6-d8ff-11cf-9377-00aa003b7a11"

        codebase="hhctrl.ocx#Version=6,3,9600,18006"

        width=100

        height=100

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    <PARAM name="Command" value="HH Version">

    <PARAM name="Button" value="Text:Version">

</OBJECT>

</BODY>

</HTML>

If this HTML file is loaded in 64-bit IE the newly created process is 32-bit for some reason and embedded OCX cannot be loaded.
This issue can be reproduced using Microsoft Tabular Data Control (TDC) ActiveX control (TDC control).
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WHS Receives Donation from CONSOL for Healthcare Worker Appreciation
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Scott Leslie, MD, Physician at WHS Occupational Medicine
Dennis Ewedosh, Manager of Occupation Health & Wellness for CONSOL Energy, Inc.
Brook Ward, President and CEO of Washington Health System
December, 2020: Last week, Washington Health System (WHS) was honored to receive a $15,000 donation from the CONSOL Cares Foundation. CONSOL Cares Foundation is headquartered in Canonsburg Pa and through focused giving, they are striving to improve and strengthen the communities in which CONSOL operates.
"CONSOL truly appreciates the care that the WHS Occupational Medicine staff and the rest of the Health System have provided to our miner's and their families over the last few years," said Dennis Ewedosh, Manager of Occupation Health & Wellness for CONSOL Energy, Inc. "This year, they are working extra hard to keep our staff and the rest of this community healthy."
Since 1984, the WHS Occupational Medicine practice has partnered with businesses in this region to assist them with employee healthcare needs. WHS offers a full service Occupational Medicine Clinic with offices in Washington and Greene County. Services are tailored to meet the needs of each business client, from acute injury care to non-injury related services, such as; employment physicals, DOT exams, drug screening, respirator/audio testing, and more.
"Receiving support from partners like CONSOL is instrumental in helping us serve and care for our community and their healthcare needs," said Brook Ward, President and CEO of Washington Health System. "CONSOL has donated to the WHS Foundation for a number of years and we appreciate the continued support and partnership."
The donation will be used for the health system's greatest needs. At this time, some of those needs include the COVID assistance fund (medications, PPE, disinfecting treatments) and the expansion of telemedicine.
About Washington Health System:
Employing more than 2,300 highly trained medical professionals, Washington Health System provides health care services at more than 40 off-site locations throughout three counties. In addition to its flagship 260 licensed bed hospital in Washington, PA, WHS operates Washington Health System Greene, a community centered hospital, in Waynesburg Pennsylvania. Washington Health System's integrated system of care also consists of diagnostic centers, outpatient care facilities, the WHS Wilfred R. Cameron Wellness Center and Greenbriar Treatment Center all seamlessly working together to provide excellent patient-and-family-centered care.
About CONSOL Energy Inc.
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CEIX) is a Canonsburg-based producer and exporter of high-Btu bituminous thermal and crossover metallurgical coal. It owns and operates some of the most productive longwall mining operations in the Northern Appalachian Basin. Our flagship operation is the Pennsylvania Mining Complex, which has the capacity to produce approximately 28.5 million tons of coal per year and is comprised of 3 large-scale underground mines: Bailey, Enlow Fork, and Harvey. The company also owns and operates the CONSOL Marine Terminal, which is located in the port of Baltimore and has a throughput capacity of approximately 15 million tons per year. In addition to the ~698 million reserve tons associated with the Pennsylvania Mining Complex, the company also controls approximately 1.6 billion tons of greenfield thermal and metallurgical coal reserves located in the major coal-producing basins of the eastern United States. Additional information regarding CONSOL Energy may be found at www.consolenergy.com.
About CONSOL Cares Foundation
The CONSOL Cares Foundation was established in early 2019. Our mission is to improve and strengthen the communities in which CONSOL operates to make them better places to live, work, and prosper, by creating access to opportunities, and to strengthen their resilience and cohesion through focused giving to promote the health and safety of these communities. The CONSOL Cares Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directors who meet quarterly to review grant requests.


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New York Mets not out on Starling Marte despite Jake Marisnick trade (Report)
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The New York Mets' search for a center fielder appears to be far from over as Starling Marte's name continues to surface.
According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the New York Mets are not out of the running for Pirates' center fielder Starling Marte. Heyman states that the Pirates' goal is to acquire a young controllable catcher in any Marte trade.
The Mets have a few young controllable catchers who could fit what the Pirates are looking for. Tomas Nido is controllable for the foreseeable future, but he has little trade value. His lack of offense and only decent framing numbers mean Nido is lucky to even be on an MLB roster, let alone a major piece in a trade for Starling Marte.
The Mets have two young catching prospects who could fit the mold.
Ali Sanchez is one of the Mets' top 20 prospects. He reached AAA for the first time in 2019 and has an excellent defensive reputation. Some scouts say he's the best defensive catcher in the Mets' organization.
Sanchez's issue is his bat. He's never hit for much power and he's not an OBP guy. However, his hit tool has gotten better every year. He could be a future .250 hitter who provides above-average to elite defense behind the plate. He's certainly not an exciting prospect, but he should be a major league catcher.
The other prospect that fits the mold is Francisco Alvarez. Alvarez is one of the Mets' top-five prospects. He's already arguably one of the top 100 prospects in baseball and he hasn't played a single inning of full-season ball.
His bat is impressive. He can hit for average and for power and dominated the lower-level leagues at just 17-years-old this season. His glove needs work, but it's solid. Alvarez projects to fit the Mike Piazza role for a catcher, an offensive force who's defense isn't good but isn't a liability.
There are very few players worth acquiring in exchange for Alvarez. There's nothing more valuable in baseball right now than an elite catching prospect. There are only two elite catchers in all of baseball, and a chance at another one is rare. Alvarez has that kind of potential. If there's any prospect in the Mets' system, they should be hugging, it's Alvarez.
Heyman did report that the Mets' are meeting with the Pirates to discuss Marte. So, there must be some level of agreement for talks to be ongoing. However, this deal still doesn't seem likely. Marte's set to make $11.5 million in 2020, and the Mets still have pitching needs.
It'd be hard for the New York Mets to explain to the fanbase why they could afford Marte and Jake Marisnick, but not a starting pitcher.


What Are the Best Tech Support One-Liners Your Parents Have Asked You?
I'm at my parents' house for the weekend. Loosely translated, I'm doing some minor tech support for the next few days. My mother just implored: Siri now hates me. Can you help me? Sure, mom.
Most of you have experienced something similar. If you're of a certain age or have at least a little knowledge of how those damn smartphones work, chances are your moms and dads and aunts and uncles and grandmas and grandpas have asked for your assistance a time or seventeen. Sometimes it's frustrating, because to you, the answers are simple. But ultimately, you always lend a hand because it's your family and you love them. That doesn't mean you can't still laugh privately and on this website about those issues. What are the best questions you've ever gotten from dear old, not-so-technically-inclined mom and dad?


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    /// <summary>
    ///     Class SmileyIds.
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    public class SmileyIds
    {
        /// <summary>
        ///     Class Beta.
        /// </summary>
        public class Beta
        {
            #region Constants

            /// <summary>
            ///     The types of beta smilies.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Bewildered = 11;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The types of beta smilies.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Devil = 10;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The types of beta smilies.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Shades = 9;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The types of beta smilies.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Superfrustrated = 8;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The types of beta smilies.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Tear = 6;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The types of beta smilies.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Wink = 7;

            #endregion
        }

        /// <summary>
        ///     Class Contest.
        /// </summary>
        public class Contest
        {
            #region Constants

            /// <summary>
            ///     The types of smilies available for contest winners.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Bird = 29;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The types of smilies available for contest winners.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Bunny = 30;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The types of smilies available for contest winners.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Litpumpkin = 45;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The types of smilies available for contest winners.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Pumpkin = 44;

            #endregion
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        /// <summary>
        ///     Class Free.
        /// </summary>
        public class Free
        {
            #region Constants

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that are included by default.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Bigsmile = 1;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that are included by default.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Frown = 5;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that are included by default.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Frustrated = 4;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that are included by default.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Indifferent = 18;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that are included by default.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Smile = 0;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that are included by default.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Squinthappy = 3;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that are included by default.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Tongue = 2;

            #endregion
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        /// <summary>
        ///     Class Shop.
        /// </summary>
        public class Shop
        {
            #region Constants

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Alien = 70;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Angel = 36;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Astronaut = 71;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Bishop = 86;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Blacksmith = 67;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Bored = 51;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Bruce = 88;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Bully = 26;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Cannonball = 76;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Commando = 27;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Cow = 92;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Cowboy = 58;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Coy = 20;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Dog = 69;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Farmer = 93;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Female = 18;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Flame = 85;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Frankenstein = 40;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Gasmask = 63;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Ghost = 39;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Hardhat = 62;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Headhunter = 80;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Helen = 91;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Karate = 57;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Kiss = 28;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Knight = 35;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Lol = 68;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Madscientist = 79;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Maestro = 49;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Mailman = 34;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Monster = 77;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Nativeamerican = 42;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Newyears2010 = 19;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Newyears2013 = 83;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Ninja = 12;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Nurse = 37;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Peasant = 65;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Pilgrim = 43;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Pirate = 55;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Policeman = 53;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Propeller = 61;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Ranger = 82;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Reindeer = 47;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Robber = 52;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Robot = 64;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Safari = 81;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Santa = 13;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Scubadiver = 59;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
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            public const int Skull = 78;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
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            public const int Snowhat = 84;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
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            public const int Snowman = 46;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
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            public const int Soldier = 66;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Spartan = 90;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
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            public const int Suntanned = 60;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
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            public const int Surprised = 17;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
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            public const int Terminator = 24;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
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            public const int Tophat = 15;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
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            public const int Unit = 89;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Vampire = 38;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Viking = 56;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
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            public const int Worker = 14;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Xd = 25;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that can be bought using the shop.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Xp = 33;

            #endregion
        }

        /// <summary>
        ///     Class Special.
        /// </summary>
        public class Special
        {
            #region Constants

            /// <summary>
            ///     The special smilies that cannot be bought.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Blueparty = 74;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The special smilies that cannot be bought.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Bluewizard = 21;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The special smilies that cannot be bought.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Greenparty = 73;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The special smilies that cannot be bought.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Grinch = 48;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The special smilies that cannot be bought.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Orangeparty = 72;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The special smilies that cannot be bought.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Redparty = 75;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The special smilies that cannot be bought.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Redwizard = 32;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The special smilies that cannot be bought.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Superman = 16;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The special smilies that cannot be bought.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Ultimatefan = 22;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The special smilies that cannot be bought.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Witch = 41;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The special smilies that cannot be bought.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Zombie = 87;

            #endregion
        }

        /// <summary>
        ///     Class Unimplemented.
        /// </summary>
        public class Unimplemented
        {
            #region Constants

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that may or may not exist.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Dj = 50;

            /// <summary>
            ///     The smilies that may or may not exist.
            /// </summary>
            public const int Upsidedown = 54;

            #endregion
        }
    }
}


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Sometimes your décor calls for a touch of the spooky. If you want to add a little macabre to your decorations try out one or all of these ghoulishly fun candle holder ideas. Simple and inexpensive to make- all items were picked up at Dollar Tree or found around the home. Festive and fun decorating can be frugal too with a little imagination, and a trip or two to your local dollar store.
I used less than half a pack of eyeballs from Dollar tree to create this eerie candle holder. You could easily get 3-4 of these to place around your home or for your Halloween party. Fill Candle holders with eye balls, fill remaining space with water and 1-2 drops red food coloring. Place candle on top to complete the look. They also have rubber bloody fingers and toes you can use to make another similar candle holder, using the same method with the water.
A pack of spider web and 5 spider rings were only $1 at of course Dollar Tree, I used a very small portion of the webbing and only 2 spiders per candle holder. To recreate: pinch off about a golf ball sized portion of webbing, stretch to flatten into an approximate circle shape, place candle holder in center of webbing, pull up and stretch over candle-the webbing will stick to itself pretty well. Clip the ring portion off spiders, and attach to web.
Print out THESE bat shapes or free hand cut your own bat shapes from black construction paper. In a small bowl mix a combination of equal parts water and Elmer's glue to create a modge podge. With a paint brush apply a thin even coat of modge podge to candle holder, and the back of bat cutouts. Apply cutout to desired position on candle holder. Apply a layer of modge podge over the top of bat. Allow to dry 24 hours. This will cast delightful bat shapes on your wall when you place a votive candle to shine from behind it, place in a shadowy corner.
Too cute to be frightening this candle holder will add a touch of Halloween whimsy to your counter top, table, or shelf. Begin by hot gluing large googly eyes on a glass candle holder. Apply a thin bead of hot glue to the base of candle holder. Press the tip of a roll of gauze bandage into the glue and smooth. Wrap gauze around the candle holder, leaving openings around the eyes. Press down with a small bead of hot glue. Alternatively you can use medical tape ( that's what I did) Then you don't have to mess with hot glue or any other adhesive, the kids can get in on this too!
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Awesome ideas!!This really is a simple and classic way to dress up candles for a spooky Halloween look.This is adorable! Will definitely give it a try!
I am a sucker for inexpensive crafts! These are great!!


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The Best Song You've Never Heard
The Best Song You've Never Heard: "These Words" By The Lemon Twigs
April 7, 2021 by Jeff Penfield
Photo: Michael Hili
Keeping timeless music alive is one of our missions at KXT. New music is core to who we are as well, but some sounds deserve to be remembered forever. For today's The Best Song You've Never Heard, we have a little of both in one song.
Brothers Brian and Michael D'Addario grew up on Long Island with a musical theater background. Both performed on Broadway and Michael even had a few TV appearances. That experience bled into their music tastes outside of the theater as they were attracted to a lot of the theatrical rock artists of the 1970s like Todd Rundgren, Elton John, and others.
Soon they were recording their own music at home and formed The Lemon Twigs. Brian and Michael are multi-instrumentalists, and they changed instruments frequently on stage during their early tours. Soon their glam rock tinged music was noticed by record label 4AD, and Jonathan Rado of Foxygen invited them out to Los Angeles to record a full album. The duo recorded their first full album, Do Hollywood, when Brian was 17 and Michael was 15 years old. Since then they've released rock opera Go to School in 2018 and Songs for the General Public in 2020.
The first time I heard "These Words" from Do Hollywood, the label representative was playing new songs coming out in the following months. Usually they start with the music they know we're interested in before getting into songs that they feel are less likely to get played. "These Words" was one of those later songs, but it stood out immediately. You hear the throwback rock sounds but there's a theatrical aspect as well. The song starts and stops, gets big in the chorus, and exemplifies the fun that The Lemon Twigs incorporate into their music.
Jeff is a KXT weekend host and the Manager of Radio Operations for KERA 90.1 and KXT 91.7.
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One of the kindest and gentlest of men as well as a distinguished musician; born in the Italian village of Le Roncole, at the foot of the Apennines. Here his musical genius developed under great difficulties. Italy was a French province at the time of his birth and youth and his music in after years was associated with the cause of Italian liberty. His parents were extremely poor, eking out a living from the proceeds of a tiny inn and an adjoining shop. Giuseppe was a quiet little fellow, with rather a melancholy disposition. Probably it was because he was so unobtrusive that he was chosen, at seven years of age, to attend the priest at mass. The story is told that he was so enraptured at hearing the music of the organ that he could not give his attention to the service, thereby bringing down upon himself the wrath of the priest. He pleaded so hard that his father consented to his being taught by M. Baistrocchi, the organist, and also bought him a small spinet upon which to practise. He made such rapid strides that at ten years of age he succeeded Baistrocchi as organist. About this time he went to Busseto to attend school, walking three miles to Le Roncole every Sunday to fulfil his duties as organist, for the munificent salary of eight dollars a year. At the close of his second year at Busseto he was given employment in the warehouse of Antonio Barezzi. Association with him meant much for Verdi, for he was a thorough musician and president of the Philharmonic Society which met at his house. The leader of the society, Giovanni Provesi, was also chapelmaster and organist of the Cathedral. This man soon recognized Verdi's talent and offered to give him lessons in counterpoint for nothing and Barezzi allowed him to practise on his piano. He assisted the master as organist and conductor of the Philharmonic and spent some time in composition. Don Pietro Seletti, a canon of the Cathedral, taught him Latin. The canon wanted to make a priest of him, until he discovered what genius the boy possessed by hearing him improvise one Sunday morning, when he said to him: "Study music as much as you like; I will not advise you to drop it." After three years Provesi declared that Verdi knew all he could teach him, and advised him to enter the Conservatory at Milan. Through the influence of his friends he was granted a pension from a charitable institution, which annually gave four scholarships to assist young men in the study of the arts and sciences. Barezzi loaned him money for board and lodging, and when he reached Milan a nephew of Seletti's, a professor, insisted that he live with him. Verdi presented himself at the Conservatory, at the head of which was Francesco Easily, a learned musician and a pedant of the deepest dye. He found "little evidence of musical talent" in the candidate and refused him admission. Verdi did not despair but applied to Vincenzo Lavigna, a successful theatrical composer. Under him he studied composition and orchestration, receiving daily lessons in harmony, counterpoint and fugue, with a study of Mozart's Giovanni. Two years had passed when news came of the death of Provesi, and Verdi felt compelled to return to Busseto, as his friends had contributed for his instruction, to the end that he become organist there. During this stay at Busscto he lived with his friend, Barezzi, and married his daughter, Margherita. In 1838, with his wife and two little children, he returned to Milan to try his fortune with his opera, Oberto Conte di San Bonifacio. But his erstwhile teacher, Lavigna, had died, and he found himself without friends. In 1833 or 1834, before Verdi's return to Busseto, he had taken the place of the conductor of a Choral Society in Milan, for the performance of Haydn's Creation, and had won much praise for his part. Through the encouragement of this conductor, Masini, he composed the opera, and it was he who now used his influence to get it performed. Through his efforts it was to have been produced at La Scala. The rehearsals had just begun when a principal became seriously ill, and the opera was abandoned. Much disheartened, Verdi was about to return to Busseto, when he was sent for by the impresario, M. Bartolomeo Merelli, who had become interested in the opera. He agreed to produce it, with alterations, and it was successfully performed in 1839. Following this he was engaged by Merelli to write three operas, one every eight months, and he was working upon one of them, Proscritto, when Merelli asked him to lay it aside and compose a comic opera for the autumn. About this time his little son died, followed soon by the little girl, and in a few weeks the young wife died. The three deaths came in less than three months' time and left Verdi desolate and consumed with grief. He struggled with his work, and U Giorno di Regno was produced, but was a complete failure. How could one in such deep sorrow be successful with a comic opera? He insisted upon breaking his contract with Merelli, who, however, told him if he ever again should take up his work to bring his compositions to him.
One evening, months afterward, Verdi chanced to meet Merelli, who was on his way to the theatre. Merelli took him up into his little room and showed him the libretto of Nabucco, and insisted that he take it home with him.
Verdi had resolved never to compose again, but a line in the libretto caught his fancy, and almost in spite of himself he read it through two or three times. Then, from day to day, appropriate strains of music would come to him, and so he hesitatingly wrote the score. Merelli produced it in 1842, during the carnival before Lent. Nabucco was a real triumph, and with it Verdi's career began. Its success was surpassed the next year by I Lombardi, which became Italy's most popular composition. In 1844 Ernani was produced at the Fenice Theatre in Venice. It was an enormous success, and Verdi's popularity was assured.
Since the fall of Napoleon Lombardy had been under the control of the Austrians. Verdi's operas breathed patriotism, and as a result he was the idol of his countrymen. The authorities watched his librettos closely and many had to be cut down and changed. Following Ernani, he was in great demand, and during the next few years he wrote many operas. In 1844 I Due Foscari was produced in Rome, and the next year Giovanni d'Arco came out in Milan, the overture of which alone survives. Later in the year Alzira was given at La Scala and was a failure. In 1848 Attila was produced in Venice and it was more fortunate. It, with Ernani, gave him European fame. Attila was followed the next year by Macbeth, and, had the libretto been better, this might have been a masterpiece. The music was the best he had written up to that time. It was given at the Pergola of Florence and was only moderately successful, owing to the lack of a tenor part During the same year he was engaged to write an opera by Lumley, of Her Majesty's Theatre, London. I Masnadieri, based upon Schiller's Robbers, was produced there with the idol of London, Jenny Lind, in the leading part. The English differed much in temperament from the Italians; Verdi's defects were seen, and the opera was a failure. Lumley wished him to remain and succeed Costa as conductor; but, owing partly to his failure and because he was under contract to write two operas for the publisher, Lucca, he started upon his homeward journey. Arriving in Paris, where I Lombardi was being rehearsed in a revised version, he remained until after its production in November under the title of Jerusalem. Retiring to Passy he wrote two operas, II Corsaro and La Battaglia di Legnano. Both were failures. After the production of the latter Verdi returned to Paris, but the terrible outbreak of cholera forced him to leave hurriedly. While in Paris he had written his opera, Luisa Miller, which was given successfully in Naples in 1849. Near the close of the following year his next work, Stiffelio, was performed at Trieste, and its failure seems to have been complete. When, seven years later, it was altered and given under the title of Arnoldo, it was fairly successful. During this year he married Signora Strepponi, the beautiful singer, who had helped many of his operas to be successful. He had now composed sixteen operas, of which Ernani, I Lombardi, and Luisa Miller alone survive. He had endeared himself to the Italian people by the spirit of patriotism embodied in his works. The Austrian police would not allow a conspiracy to bp acted upon the stage, and many of his plots had to be changed. In 1851 Verdi's second period began. This year Rigoletto, founded on Victor Hugo's Le Roi s'amuse and composed in forty days, was performed at Venice. It was an immediate success and was soon given in all parts of Europe. This production marks an era in the history of Italian Opera in that the aria takes the place of the declamatory monologue. The next two operas appeared within a few months of each other, after the lapse of nearly two years, II Trovatore in Rome, and La raviata in Venice. The former scored a success, but the latter failed, owing to a peculiar circumstance. The role of Violetta was taken by Signora Donatello, who was a very large woman, and when, in the third act, the doctor pronounced her dying of consumption, the audience was convulsed with laughter. Later it was successful and became one of the most frequently performed of Verdi's works. These three operas were the best and the last of the Italian Opera School as developed through Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti. Before this time Verdi's popularity had been chiefly confined to Italy; it now spread, even to France and England. One result was an invitation to write an opera for the Paris Imperial Academy of Music. Going to Paris he composed Les Vepres Siciliennes, which was produced in 1855 and was a great triumph. During this year he made a flying trip to London, where II Trovatore was being performed. Returning to Italy, Simon Boccanegra was composed, but proved a failure when produced in Venice in 1857. Verdi's next work was Un Ballo in Maschera, given in Rome, and is one of the greatest successes of his career. Some of the music has a lightness, grace and brilliancy not found before this time in his works. A commission from the Imperial Opera House at St. Petersburg brought forth La Forza del Destino in 1862. The same year occurred the World's Fair, in London, and four of the most famous composers were commissioned to write odes for the inauguration. Sterndale Bennett represented England; Auber, France; Meyerbeer, Germany, and Verdi, Italy. His production was the cantata, Inno delle Nazioni. The finale is on a grand scale and combined English, French and Italian national airs. Verdi was one of thirteen Italian composers who combined to write a requiem in memory of Rossini. For the second French Exhibition, in 1867, he composed Don Carlos. The Khedive of Egypt, wishing to enhance the glory of his theatre, specially requested a work from Verdi, who responded with Aida. It was performed in 1871 and was his most brilliant and original opera up to that time. Three years later he composed the splendid requiem on the death of Manzoni, to whom he had been strongly attached. Aside from operas, Verdi had composed a string quartet, a Pater Noster for two sopranos, contralto, tenor and bass, and an Ave Maria for soprano and strings. After the requiem Verdi retired for many years to the quiet life of his villa, Sant' Agato, near Busseto, where he devoted himself to his garden and farm. He was fond of animals, particularly horses. He was charitable, giving to the needy, and when the people of Busseto wanted a theatre he gave 10,000 francs toward it. He was kind to young musicians, but seldom talked of himself or his works. He had an iron constitution, and energy of character; was tall, agile and vigorous. The quiet of these years was broken in 1881, when a revised version of Simon Boccanegra was given at Milan. Verdi called upon the famous poet-composer, Arrigo Boito, to overhaul the libretto completely, and this time the opera was a great success. During the retirement which followed this production rumors of a new opera were circulating. These were eventually verified by the magnificent Otello, given in Milan, 1887. Its success was overwhelming; the verdict of the critics and musicians assembled from all over the world was unanimous. Verdi was feted as never composer had been feted before. Surely it would now seem that he could afford to rest on his laurels. But in his old age this musician, who never felt old, began on a work which is full of inspiration, beauty and youth. It is pure comedy throughout. Falstaff, given at La Scala, in Milan, 1893, electrified the musical world. It seems to breathe the spirit of youth, and Verdi said he thoroughly enjoyed writing it. In this, his farewell to the world, he has, like Rembrandt in his last portrait, taken leave of it with a smile on his face. The librettos for Otello and Falstaff were furnished by Boito and are the two finest in existence. These two works embody all the best features of the modern school of music, without losing touch with the great masters of the past. Verdi was no innovator; he did not change systems, but turned his genius to developing existing materials to the highest conceivable pitch of beauty and completeness.
Verdi is known to have refused the offer, in 1871, to succeed Mercadante as director of the Conservatory at Naples. He was a member of the Academic des Beaux Arts, Paris, succeeding Meyerbeer. He was elected deputy to the new kingdom of Parma, and was a member of the Italian Parliament, though he resigned after two or three years. In 1875 he was made senator by King Victor Emmanuel. Through all these honors he remained a simple gentleman. His wife died late in 1897, and was buried in the House of Rest, near Milan, a home for aged artists, founded by Verdi as a love-offering to her. He died in 1901 and is buried beside his wife.
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Alternative rock band RewOut have announced the release of their second full length studio album "On&On" which is due out on February, 28th through Italian independent rock label Zeta Factory (KLOGR, Alteria, Rezophonic).
The original style of the band, a blend of alternative rock and classical music is due to the fact that it's formed by four musicians from Campania and two academically educated singers: operatic singer and theatrical actress Xana Vazquez de Prada, born and raised in Spain and the Italian classical and contemporary dance Maestro and coreographer Domenico Simonelli (formed at a very young age at the Accademie de Danse Classique "Princesse Grace" in Montecarlo then at the "Real Conservatorio de Danza" in Madrid). The duo originally met in Spain in the early beginning of the XXI century, where they were working as professional artists in the zarzuela acting company Innova Lyrica, before forming RewOut in 2007.
Continuing their parallel artistic careers around the world, Xana and Domenico have later released with RewOut and the other musicians of the sextet their first album "Rewout" in 2015 and toured extensively, often as guests at important contests festivals (Ritmi Globali Europei, MEI, Red Bull Tour Bus, MusicaW Festival) and opening acts (Rezophonic with Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia, Teatro degli Orrori, Marina Rei).
"On&On" marks the musical evolution of the band, now more experienced, also due to the completion of classical singing studies of Xana and Domenico with worldwide famous opera singer Bruno Praticòand at the Naples Conservatorio "San Pietro a Majella". With influences spanning between Foo Fighters and classical music, On&On is filled with new melodies and sounds and lyrics about freedom, roots, action and a feeling of universality.
The release of On&On will be anticipated by the single and video"Circus" out on February 15th.
RewOut "On&On", artwork by Graziano Aletta.


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Express backup option in Google Photos is Becoming Increasing to all Android users in India.
After piloting the Express copy for pick Android users in the country in December last year, Google on Tuesday said that it has started to roll out the feature to more users from the country this week. The Express backup alternative will reach all of Android users in India with the most recent edition of Google Photos by the end of the week. The Express backup alternative can be found in Backup settings in the Google Photos program.
According to Google, the Express backup option is aimed at consumers who struggle to locate great data connections but are still looking to keep their pictures on Google's cloud. The Express copy, including High excellent or First excellent backups, stores the photos at a reduced resolution, allowing quicker upload without the necessity for a high-speed data connection.
"Express provides faster backup at a lesser resolution, making it easier to ensure memories are stored even when you might have inferior or infrequent Wi-Fi connectivity," composed Raja Ayyagari, Product Manager, Google Photos, in a blog article .
The business revealed that photographs saved using Express backup are reduced to 3-megapixel resolution, whereas uploaded videos will be decreased to 480p. The search giant also comments that closed captions or some other information may be lost in the movies when utilizing Express backup.
In addition to the Express backup, Google is also introducing a brand new Data Cap option for backup, which will give the users control over how much information Google Photos can utilize daily for backups. The Data Cap could be as low as 5MB.
It's very important to notice here that the original backup options — Top quality and authentic quality — will be accessible to users in India.
Express backup will probably be reaching to other markets gradually. The business is yet to share a timeline for its growth, but it said that Express backup will probably likely be arriving to"dozens" of nations.


Your little baby has grown to the size of a pear. From crown to rump, your baby measures about 5 inches, or 13 centimeters, and weighs about 5 ounces, or 140 grams.
More about maternity leave and some other things to prepare for baby on episode 7 of the Pregnancy Podcast.