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- My entire life has been one mammoth game of grandiose design. Recently, I have been involved in a more minor game. My opponent in this game has been Shang-Chi ... my son.
- -- Fu Manchu
Appearing in "Death Masque!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Fu Manchu
- Ducharme (First appearance)
- Peko
- Council of Seven (First appearance)
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Synopsis for "Death Masque!"
- Part 1: Death Masque!
Shang-Chi is wandering the streets of New York on a foggy evening when he finds an effigy hanging from a streetlamp at the corner of Madison Avenue and 57th Street. When he gets closer, he sees that it wears his own outfit. A knife flies out of the darkness, barely missing him, and embeds itself in a window frame. Shang-Chi notices a paper wound around the knife's hilt and briefly wonders why someone would bother sending a written message along with the message implicit in the knife itself. Then he chases the robed figure who threw the knife. In an alleyway, a second robed figure ambushes him from above. The two remove their robes, revealing themselves as Si-Fan assassins. After a brief fight, the two kill themselves with poison capsules.
Shang-Chi returns to the effigy and cuts it down. The message on the knife is a birthday greeting from his father, Fu Manchu.In Fu's New York headquarters, Ducharme announces a servant, who reports that the two assassins have failed. Fu goes into another room, where five robed figures sit at a table with seven chairs. He calls in two new figures to replace the fallen assassins.
- Part 2: The Enemy Within!
- Part 3: The Council of 7
Shang-Chi kicks down the front door of Fu Manchu's headquarters. Fu learns that another assassin has failed, so he reconvenes his Council of Seven. Five members file in. A servant fetches the other two from the hall. Fu addresses the group and berates them for failing to kill Shang-Chi. When he pounds the table with his fist, one of the robed figures slumps forward. A servant lifts its hood and reveals a third effigy of Shang-Chi. Shang-Chi removes his robe, briefly explains that he ambushed two council members and substituted himself and the effigy for them, and launches himself at the remaining five.Shang-Chi puts his training to the ultimate test. He is the equal of any one of the Si-Fan's best assassins. Now he faces five of them at once. A long, grueling fight ends with the defeat of all five. He hurries to catch Fu but finds Ducharme instead. She says, "Your father ... has just left, Shang-Chi ... perhaps you may still ... catch him ...," and appears to be under the influence of opium. Fu has indeed just left, by helicopter, on his way to "the heart of America."
Appearing in "Frozen Past, Shattered Memories"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Fu Manchu
- three cat burglars, one named Morton
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- unnamed museum guard
- Buddha statue
Synopsis for "Frozen Past, Shattered Memories"Shang-Chi sees a familiar image in a Miami newspaper: a Buddha figure, now on display in a museum. Shang-Chi goes to the museum and overhears three thieves planning to steal it. They say that a Far Eastern sect, its original owners, plans to sell its temple for $300,000 to get it back— they conclude that they can ask the museum for the same amount in ransom. Shang-Chi reports the thieves to a guard, who dismisses him as a hippie. He waits until the thieves break in, follows them, and easily foils the robbery. He looks for the Buddha, but Fu Manchu has stolen it for himself.
Appearing in "The Coming of the Yellow Claw!"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for "The Coming of the Yellow Claw!"
reprints Yellow Claw #1 (October 1956)
Appearing in "Reflections in a Rippled Pool"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- three unnamed hitmen
Other Characters:
- unnamed landlord
- his wife
Synopsis for "Reflections in a Rippled Pool"Shang-Chi tries to find an inexpensive place to stay in Miami. The proprietor of a skid row flophouse turns him down because he is an oriental. Back on the street, Shang-Chi meets a blind beggar, who suddenly falls to the ground, shot. A rooftop assassin accidentally hit him instead of Shang-Chi but takes aim again. Shang-Chi races to the building and up the stairs, pursued by two more hitmen. Instead of going directly to the roof, he climbs from a top-floor window. While the three hitmen wonder how they lost him, he attacks. Two fall quickly; the third dives to the neighboring roof and through a skylight, with Shang-Chi on his heels. The hitman takes a hostage: the same landlord who turned Shang-Chi away moments ago. Shang-Chi literally pulls the rug out from under the man. He expects no thanks, and he gets none. He only says, "My father ... does not wish me to settle into a lodging."
- This issue was published between Master of Kung Fu #21-22.
- This issue includes a two-page feature by Frank McLaughlin entitled "Shaolin Temple Boxing."
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Master of Kung Fu Vol 1
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 #11
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 2 #15
- Shang-Chi Master of Kung Fu Vol 1
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The skate park is a place where accidents can and do happen. Even the most advanced skater or BMXer has had more than their fair share of spills. Broken bones and nasty scrapes might come with the territory, but there are certain safety measures that you can put into place to help reduce the risk of these things happening.
At the skate park, it's all about harm reduction. Here are our tips for staying safe while at the skate park.
One thing that can really cause accidents at a skate park is debris in the line of skaters. This can include things like leaves and dirt, or it can be items like trash or people's belongings. Even the smallest item on the floor can cause trips and falls. This means that before skating, take a look at the park and remove any hazardous debris.
An improperly cared for skate park can also cause accidents. This can either be crumbling concrete, loose bars, chipped surfaces, or broken parts. Skate parks need to be kept in good working order to keep everyone safe. Go over the park a few times a year and fix anything that is broken, or rope it off to make sure that skaters are aware of the hazard.
Novice skaters aren't as skilled or as aware of their surroundings as skaters that have many years of experience. At the park, it's always necessary to give the newer skaters a lot of room and to be very aware of them when skating yourself. Make sure to look out for them by giving them pointers and the explaining skating etiquette in the park, if they aren't sure.
Hitting the skate park alone is never a good idea. Accidents can and do happen all the time, which means that solo skating can end in tears. It is important to have a buddy around to call someone if you fall and injure yourself.
While night skating can look really cool and make you feel like a bit of a rockstar, if there aren't floodlights illuminating the park it can also be very dangerous. In the dark, you can't see properly and might miss some debris on the concrete, or easily misjudge a trick that you're trying to land.
The best skate parks are those that are designed well, checked often, and are maintained to a high standard. Whirl Construction can build a safe skate park or check one over to ensure that it's safe and that necessary repairs are made. If you'd like to chat more about skate park safety, then make sure to get in contact with us. Stay safe, and have fun doing it!
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We include three articles in this edition. In the first, "Fishing for drummerfish (Kyphosidae) with termites and spider webs on the weather coast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands", William T. Atu describes a unique traditional fishing method known as bulukochi, which was used by his forefathers to catch drummerfish. This fishing method is on the verge of disappearing, and the only person who knows about it and the associated customs is Mr Atu's elderly uncle. So Mr Atu decided to preserve some of this information here, because, as he says "With the passing of my uncle the techniques and intricate customs associated with this method will be lost forever".
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As is now well understood, a good ethnographic database is an essential prerequisite to fisheries surveys. However, before ethnographic data collection can begin and studies of local knowledge started, a practical knowledge of folk taxa is necessary. Identifying a folk taxa is also an excellent way of facilitating participatory monitoring of fisheries by resource users. In "Folk taxonomy of reef fish and the value of participatory monitoring in the Wakatobi National Park, southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia", Duncan May presents an etymological examination of folk taxa of nearshore fish caught around Kaledupa Island, in Wakatobi National Park (WNP). The suitability of folk taxa for monitoring and analysis, and the ability of participatory monitoring to stimulate appropriate fisheries management, are discussed in the context of Indonesia.
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Shankar Aswani, one of our frequent contributors. Anthropologist Shankar Aswani, of the University of California, Santa Barbara, was awarded a 2005 "Premier Ocean Award" from the Pew Foundation's Marine Conservation Program. He was one of five scholars this year to receive the world's most prestigious award in marine conservation. The Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation includes USD 150,000 to support a three-year project. Aswani, the first anthropologist to be so honored, will use the fellowship to continue and expand his work with communities in the Solomon Islands. Through education and collaboration, he aims to establish and consolidate a network of marine protected areas designed to preserve vital resources and vulnerable species, such as coconut crabs, sea turtles and sea cows. Aswani's Pew Fellowship will complement other recent major grants supporting his work to establish marine protected areas in the Solomon Islands. The Pew Fellowship will also enable him to carry out a project to integrate marine and social science research in ways that will facilitate the future development of marine conservation projects in the Pacific Islands.
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Hi, this is Ricky and our Daily Devotional today is found in Matthew 10:1-4. Feel free to read along in the show notes below.
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1 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
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I began making plastic mobiles out of waste plastic bags, back in 2013 in Bolivia - I then exhibited them in public spaces so they could be viewed alongside the natural environment they were threatening.
This blog starts in Bolivia. Whilst I was based there as a resident artist for NGO Sustainable Bolivia, I investigated how plastic was used in the South American nation. This led me to not only make mobiles out of plastic bags, but it fired up my desire to draw attention to the litter issue in Cochabamba, the city I was staying in. In time, it has led me to want to spread the message in the UK and highlight the problem we have with plastic waste.
Today in London I continue to make mobiles out of plastic from the canals, and plastics that are currently not widely recycled. I look at nature, natural forms and pattern, especially flowers and the algae that cover the canal during the summer months. Instead of exhibiting them along the canals, I hold workshops to help teach mobile creation, but also it's a way of sharing my passion for plastic waste.
During workshops I provide visual aids with a strong emphasis on the natural and architectural environment through which the canal passes. I then hand the creativity over to the participants, all the while standing by offering practical advice. I want those attending to make something meaningful to them, something that will make them feel good.
Humans Make Plastic is a huge mobile that I've constructed with the work made by participants of three workshops in conjunction with UCL. To connect the many smaller mobiles I used strands of plastic bags and wire, and wove sections of striking colour through the piece to give it some uniformity and make it visually stimulating. When hung the mobile moves and flows in the air.
Its delicate nature is a direct reflection of the fragilities of our environment.Camilla Brendon
I'm getting ready to give my next workshop, this time it will be at my studio, Kindred in Maida Hill a ten minute walk from the Regent's Canal. The workshop is called Trash Tree Decorations and will enable participants to make decorations out of plastic bottles. It will run from 2pm - 6pm on Saturday 17 of November. The open studio is 17/18 November 12 noon - 6pm, and there is a full program of events both days.
If you come along feel free to bring old plastic bottles from home and any you've picked up from canal tow paths, we can use them all.
The open studios are free and fun for all ages, dogs on leads are welcome.
Humans Make Plastic will be exhibited at Kindred during the open studio.
I'll be showing works from my series of paintings and collages COAST at the Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise, a ten minute walk form the Ladbroke Grove Canal. This showing will incorporate a site specific installation. November 27 - January 7 with an opening reception on the 27 November from 6:30 - 8:00.
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Camilla Brendon is a London based artist. Over the last decade she's been making art on found and recycled objects, including those found in the waterways near her.See more blogs from this author


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In November 2013 I was told I had a cancer and was scheduled for a biopsy in Dublin, which went well. I am not a diabetic but do carry the gene. Further surgery was required on December 30, 2013 but did not go well at all. I ended up in Macon the next day where I was advised it would be two more days before a mustarde flap surgery could be performed. On January 20, 2014 I had an outpatient same-day surgery where I had around 75 to 100 stitches and an 18-inch incision on the left side of my face by a surgeon just to close it up. It has healed but I still need additional surgery called Moh's to fix the hole left by a surgeon in Dublin.
I am writing not for sympathy because I didn't receive any but to thank a few people because most folks disregarded me as a human being during all of this.
I would like to thank my husband of almost 20 years and my gifted daughter for the long care I received at home, which required great sacrifice on their part often times feeding me through a straw and seeing me struggle to sleep, breath and eat.
I would also like to thank my husband who has taken me 12 times to Macon and paid for the large out of pocket medical expenses. I also want to thank a local tax agency, Liberty Tax and staff for the free tax-prep and local attorneys, Cannon Law Firm and staff for the free services. Maybe one or two people prayed for me, otherwise we have not received anything free.
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Education software company SynapticMash announced on Wednesday it has been acquired by Promethean World.
Promethean, a U.K.-based provider of interactive learning technology, will pay $10 million in cash, of which $1 million will be deferred for a year and a half. Promethean – which has 860 employees worldwide and is listed on the London Stock Exchange -- may hand over up to another $3 million in 18 months, depending on the company's keeping key employees and hitting sales targets. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of July.
Seattle-based SynapticMash, which will celebrate its third birthday in August, sells its software to U.S. school districts by subscription. Promethean says it plans to continue selling the software on its own. In 2009, SynapticMash had revenues of $700,000 and recorded a loss of $2.5 million. The company has 25 employees.
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Pierson worked as a neuropsychologist and – motivated by her own vision deficiencies – took to developing software to help those with impaired sight. Later she worked in Silicon Valley – and spent her free time volunteering for the San Francisco school district.
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Being an owner operated self storage facility gives us great pride. It also allows us the flexibility to react to any situation quickly. We do not need to petition through several levels of management to fix a problem or maintain the property. If any of us see a problem or something that needs to be fixed, we fix it right away. If something is broke, we fix it. Our onsite maintenance man can handle most repairs and maintenance so typically we don't have to wait for a specialized vendor to respond to a service call.
We like what we do and it shows. Give us a chance to show you the "owner operator difference" and what we can do to make your move and storage less stressful.


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Shalana, the Funky Felter says: There were so many lovely comments that she decided to use www.random.org to pick the winner because I just couldn't decide and also to be completely fair about it. The program there randomly chose the 22nd post which is by Jenny from the ETSY shop http://beeskneesknitting.etsy.com
Congratulations to Jenny! You will be contacted Shalana for the full name and address.


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It is with the greatest of pleasure that we at the Royal sponsored Inchcock Gazette, have to report that Police Officers in the Nottingham UK, are to be awarded with a humanitarian award for their kind, caring nature, and wonderfully helpful nature shown towards motorists, security guards, children, and protesters.
The leader of the Nottingham City Council explained: "This is a chance for the population of this wonderfully picturesque city to show their appreciation for the magnificent, kind, and gentle Police Service members we can rely on for our safety and comfort."
The award will be presented by Steven Seagal and Prime Minister David Cameron at the Theatre Royal on January 9th.
The presentation will take place at approximately 2100hrs, after Elvis finishes singing 'Don't Be Cruel', accompanied by Nat King Cole and Bix Beiderbecke.


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I feel like I should apologize to the 3 or 4 people who read my blog... sorry.
These have been a tough couple of weeks around here.
Shane's dad passed away while he was vacationing abroad, which means a lot of unsaid goodbyes and unfinished feelings. Shane's doing okay most of the time, but, you know, its still hard. He is my other. Its pretty upsetting.
On the up side; there were some good family times as everyone was in the same place at the same time for the first time in at least a year, and we're trying to be creative in our spare time. Sometimes you just need to be reminded of life to start doing what you love again. I know that both Shane and I had fallen into a bit of an uncreative rut lately (which for us usually means a few days... we're pretty good at keeping busy), so that's another positive. Shane's writing songs left, right and center, and I am painting and paying some attention to my recently neglected etsy shop. There are some new earrings posted as of this morning, including these, pictured below.
I'm going to try to be a better blogger from now on.


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There is nothing wrong with hiring a professional caregiver for your elderly relative. A caregiver helps your relative with tasks that they can no longer perform on their own. Once you decide to hire a caregiver, you need to make sure your relative is receiving the quality care they deserve. Here are several signs that you are hiring the best home caregiver for your relative.
They Assess and Respond to Situations Quickly
You need a caregiver who is quick to assess and respond to any situation. A good caregiver is familiar with the physical and emotional needs of their patient. They are quick to notice if there is a change in their behavior, and they keep working with their patient until they can solve the problem. The caregiver can adapt to changes and respond quickly to emergency situations.
They Know When to Take Control of a Situation
A good caregiver knows when to take control of a situation. They go above and beyond to protect and care for their patients, and they are not afraid to speak up and make sure the needs of their patients are met. This means making phone calls, running errands or speaking to physicians to solve a problem. Their priority is to make sure their patient is living in a comfortable environment around the clock.
They Become Part of the Family
If you are caring for a terminally ill relative, the thought of bringing someone into your home may be overwhelming. However, a good caregiver does more than just care for your relative during their final days. They become a part of the family by showing love and compassion. The caregiver may offer a shoulder to cry on or take care of tasks around the house during this difficult time.
They Know How to Communicate with Others
A good agency and caregiver knows how to communicate with your relative and the family. Whether it is about medications or meals, they make sure the information is delivered to everyone in a clear manner. The agency should have up to date management, verification and communications systems that provide family portals and third-party verification of service delivery. Next generation systems like Ankota are able to provide these types of capabilities. You can avoid a lot of misunderstandings by hiring a caregiver with good communication skills and one that uses the appropriate management technology. The caregiver also communicates with other medical and elder-care professionals to avoid health and safety issues.
There are many professional caregivers who offer in-home health care services. You just need to find the right caregiver for your situation. The right caregiver is strong, compassionate and devoted to caring for your relative.
Ankota provides software to improve the delivery of care outside the hospital, focusing on efficiency and care coordination. Ankota's primary focus is on Care Transitions for Readmission avoidance and on management of Private Duty non-medical home care. To learn more, please visit www.ankota.com or contact us.


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text: Recently a January 2016 performance of mine was broadcast on American Public Media's "Pipedreams" program. The selection is Elgar's "Triumphal March from Caractacus" (trans. Lemare), heard at Spivey Hall in Morrow, GA. At the link above you can hear that, as well as the rest of the broadcast, featuring Alan Morrison, Ken Cowan, Thomas Trotter, and others.


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It's a dark and stormy night, and your favorite radio station isn't coming in because the antenna on your C3 is shot. Time to upgrade! Corvette Central is now offering these newly updated antenna assemblies for 1969-78 Corvettes (not for powered antenna applications). Painstaking detail has been given to these new assemblies as every attempt has been made to make them more correct in comparison to the originals.
From Corvette Central
Our original replacement antenna lacked the OEM teeth to secure where the antenna mast met the metal base for the antenna cable. Our updated assembly addresses this issue, reinforcing the connection so as to prevent loosening of the mast. This also makes the antenna more correct compared to the original (pictured above).
We took painstaking measures to ensure accuracy. For example:
- We have more accurately replicated the OEM "bowtie" stamping on the base (OEM pictured on left, our version on right).
- On the antenna mast, we made the diameters more correct on both ends (base is 0.165-0.170 in diameter, tip is 0.300-0.305). Base and tip pictured below.
Our new assemblies not only reflect the attention to detail that judges are looking for during shows, but our dedication to producing the highest quality parts possible. As an example, the assemblies include several OEM components.
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At this point, I feel safe in saying that with absolutely no experience in making a major motion picture, I could safely do a better job than Warner Brothers and their current "movies" for DC comics. No cohesive plotline in any of the movies, just random DC characters showing up in a collection of segments of film from random projects. Ever what Batman V Superman – 2016? Oh boy, that was uh…confusing? For added confusion, get the extended version that is 3 hours long, the Flash, Cyborg, Aquaman and Wonder Woman all show up in the dreams of Bruce Wayne while he was decrypting files or something. I think. So when Batman and Superman finally get to the big fight there is no reason, no drama, you know the who and why,
I mean really even with 3 hours of stuff on the screen, it makes absolutely no sense. All it did was make me dislike what Warner Brothers is doing to DC Comics.
Wonder Woman. Ok. Great movie. Why does she show up in Batman V Superman? Why not call the movie Superman and Batman are jealous of each other and oh yeah this is also the roll out for the Justice League Movie in a few years bee tee dubs The Movie. There is NO reason for me to watch any of this trash, the stories suck, the guy who plays Superman literally doesn't want to play the character, Ben Affleck is Batman and is quite terrible at it, they had Joker played by Jared Leto and well, that's a whole different rant.


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14 Months Baby Playing With Python In Mirchigan city 14months baby playing with Python which is very dangerous.13mts lengthy barmees pyton looking very gritty but this little baby playing and enjoying.Baby's father adopted this python and he want to prove all snakes are not poison. Even his Elder daughter also very friendly with this python.After posting this playing video in ...Read More »
Breking News : Eath Quake In Japan
Earth Quake was happened in Japan today(7th December,2012) at 2.15pm(In India) 5.15pm(in Japan). It was scaled in rector scale as 7.4. It was happened 2 to 3 minutes. This was another big earth quake in Japan. Japan government announced Tsunami warning to the people. Complete information has be out, due to the communication collapsed in Japan, it is getting delayed. ...Read More »
Diamond Planet Invented By NASA
NASA made one new discovery that ever been happened ever, that they discovered new planet which was fully covered with diamonds. This is the 10th planet in our solar system. Earlier they thought that was normal star ,later on they found it nature and its internal architecture. On this planet temperature is around 2000 degrees. With this temperature only ...Read More »
Gangnam Spreads World Wide
'Gangnam' this name we don't know till we listen the album of 'Gangnam' and most of the people don't know till the famous cricket players and pop stars and other celebrities are imitating the style of Gangnam. This album got place in 'Guinness Book Of World'. As for the information more than 350 million people all over the world ...Read More »
Beer Fest Was Held On Hyderabad
'Beer Fest' this name we don't know till we celebrate and till we taste the joy in that. Recently on October 7th ,Hyderabadi's also conducted Beer Fest at Hyderabad. Most of the liquor lovers attended and enjoyed a lot. All over the world liquors are presented here and tasted. The main condition to enter into the fest was, you should ...Read More »
Earthquake At Columbia on Sunday
On midnight of Sunday earthquake occurred at Columbia.It was recorded 7.1 on rector scale.Earth shacked nearly 30km from Popayas in Columbia.Earthquake central point was located at 150km under the earth.Upto now no information was provided about the assets loss and how many was dead in Earthquake.We will post the latest updates.Read More »
Young India Won Under-19 World Cup
Indian young cricket player won under-19 world cup. This is one of the memorable moments for Indians as well as our young players too. Especially Unkmuk Chand played a key role to won the match,With his wonderful century he dragged the team to winning stage. All young guns played key role in the match. Last year we won senior world ...Read More »
'Neil Armstrong' No More…
The first who was stepped on Moon, Neil Armstrong is no more. Yesterday on August 25th he expired. From last 3years he has been suffered with heart attack. Last year one major operation did to Neil Armstrong. But the operation was failed.His education details are University of Southern California (1970), Purdue University (1947–1955), Blume High School (1947). Neil Armstrong have ...Read More »
India Entered Into Under-19 World Cup Cricket Semi Finals
India won the tug of war with Pakistan in semifinals of under-19 world cup cricket match. Pakistan scored 136/ all out and India defeated with 139/9. Till the end match ran very tough, finally won by India. Now India 2steps away to won the trophy. Next two matches will held on this week. Last year This trophy won by Australia, ...Read More »
Sachin Tendulkar Presentes BMW To Saina Nehwal
Master Blaster Sanchin Tendulakar now at hyderabad. Yester day he came to hyderabad to practice for his next one day which is held at Uppal stadium. Addition to this yester day he is at Hotel Taj Banjara, attended for the occasion of presenting Gift to Saina Nehwal ,who won Bronze Medal in Olympics-2012. Chamundeshwari nadh and his friends are planned ...Read More »


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Almost every job has it's fair share of stress and the fact that the present economic climate does not seem to be buoyant has added more anxiety and stress to people whose jobs are vulnerable or where they have been told that there would be cut backs.
The fact that unemployment seems to be rising by the hour, has added to the stress some workers feel. They feel the stress because they know that there are 101 other people out there who might be able to do their jobs better and the fear that they could lose their jobs over non performance or most commonly where the company can no longer afford to pay its staff.
There are however, ways in which stress can be managed in the workplace. Once these methods are mastered, instead of being stressed out due to the fear of being unable to complete a target or deadline, the simple methods outlined will be able to give you a way to manage yourself and in fact help colleagues who are feeling overwhelmed or stressed at work. These methods are so simple, one could almost pass them off as trivial.
Believe it or not, there are things in the workplace that you have absolute control over - that is your time! "No" you might say,"I don't have control over my time because my employer dictates the hours and I don't have time to fulfil all the tasks given to me in any one week". We all have our own "little" habits and perhaps one of these habits has contributed to the stress we feel at the workplace.
Not getting to work on time
If you are the type that tends to get to work late, then think about what you would have achieved had you been at work. It is amazing what only 10 minutes difference can make. You may want to re-set your alarm clock so that you wake up a bit early. At first this may prove to be difficult to accomplish, but once you have done this a couple of times, you will find that you wake up early, get to work on time and accomplish a lot of things at work.
Constant checking of e-mails
An example of how you have control over your time is how frequently you check your e-mails at work. Whether you realise this or not, checking your e-mails all the time will sometimes distract you and cause you to focus on things which may not necessarily be urgent at that particular moment in time.
The solution here is to plan ahead as to when you will check you e-mails everyday and stick to it. I have learnt from personal experience that when I have the e-mail off and only check at certain planned intervals, I tend to get a lot more done. On the flip side, when I am constantly checking my e-mails, I notice that all of sudden all the e-mails are urgent - when in actual fact they are not. I only believe they are urgent because I have opened them up and believe I need to respond to them all before I move on to something else.
Leaving tasks to the last minute
Another way of removing stress in the workplace is by ensuring that you do not leave things to last minute. Perhaps you are the type that only gets things going until the last minute - this would no doubt put you under a lot of stress and apart from that, either consciously or unconsciously, you might even become irritable towards colleagues because they are not allowing you to get on with your work.
What you could do here is to try and develop an attitude of planning ahead. This will not come naturally to those who are used to one particular way of doing things, but with practice you will see that you will be able to achieve a lot more by planning.
One of the ways you could pre-plan the project or task that you have at hand is to do it in chunks. You may want to record it in your office diary or wherever you find acessible and appropriate, what you intend to achieve for the day and mark it off as you go along. The mere fact that you have recorded your plan for the day, may serve as an incentive to get you going and to make you want to move on to the next step.
Coffee and cigarette breaks
Whilst there is nothing wrong in taking breaks - as a matter of fact you must take breaks! The point I want to raise here is that sometimes there is the tendency to spend a lot more time at such breaks especially if there are colleagues around. It might be during such breaks that you decide to have a 2 minute conversation which unfortunately turns into a 15 minute chat. By developing a conscious attitude about the time when going for such breaks can reduce the amount of time taken which could be chanelled into proper use completing a task or two.
Eat properly
Another simple way to manage stress in the workplace is to ensure you eat properly. If you eat properly, your energy level will be maintained and therefore you will be more productive at work. Apart from that, if you eat properly, you will avoid being easily drained before you even close for the day at work.
Engaging in simple exercises such as walking or cycling to work will not only keep you fit, but also reduce the level of stress you may have as you have found a place to channel some of your stress. Whilst it is not necessarily advisable to take your work outside, sometimes just thinking about the task or target you have to do at work may perhaps give you ideas as to how to go about it and how to plan ahead. In addition to this, you may want to look into doing some breathing exercises which would impact your stress level positively.
So here are some simple ways you can manage stress in the workplace yourself.


text: >> > Since it (as you say) is relatively fast, does it really matter if >> > the mail comes first or not? >> In my case it does. My internet connection is rather slow. > Exactly that was the reason why I sent the mail *first*. It means I > have more than enough time to schedule the next build and possible > patches. I understand this argument and I think I've recently sent the solution which is good for all side and all cases. That is to replace two stages report upload into single one upload_and_report. yes/no/thinking? -- Best regards, Aleksey Cheusov.


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The PortaPow USB Charger Cable for Android tablets is built with extra rugged connectors and cable. Rather than buy a cheap low quality mains charger to replace your lost/faulty charger, use this high quality cable together with your computer or existing usb charger.
Compatible with tablets which use a 2.5mm diameter round connector and charge at 5V / 2A or less. Check the pictures of the connector at the top of this page. 2.5mm is smaller than a headphone socket which is 3.5mm, if your charging socket is the same size as the headphones one, then this cable will not fit.
IMPORTANT – this cable will only work if the original charger had a 5V output. It is not compatible with devices that require a 9V or 12V charger.
Charging speed depends on how much power is being output by the USB socket. Most modern computers and mains chargers can charge at full speed
Compatible with a huge number of Android tablets and other devices including:
Arnova – 7 G1, 7c G2, 8, 8C G3, 7F G3
A1CS Fusion Premium Plus
Scroll Extreme
Fuhu NABI / NABI2-NV7A
Superpad Flytouch aPad / ePad (excluding the Flytouch 2)
Disco/Disgo 9104
iMiTO AM801
Roberts DAB Sports Radio 2
Onda Vi40 / V140
Momo8 IPS
Yarvik Tab250 Tab 250
Pipo M1
- Allows you to charge your tablet from a computer's USB socket or any other USB socket with sufficient power output
- Extra thick and strong 22 AWG low resistance copper cable (thicker than our 24AWG 150cm cable) for high speed charging despite the extra length
- Rather than buying a cheap low quality mains charger to replace your lost/faulty one, use this high quality cable together with your existing high quality mains charger or computer
- Only compatible with tablets which use a 2.5×0.8mm round connector and charge at 5V
- 250cm length makes it easy to pickup and use your tablet during charging


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Day Dreamer Tote Bag (Magnetic Closure) | Khaki
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Made from Neoprene the Daydreamer range are both lightweight and functional. Each tote comes with a matching zip close pouch and a dust bag.
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Dr. Karl Deisseroth
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Dr. Karl Deisseroth's work in optogenetics may open a door to treatments for depression, Parkinson's and even cocaine addiction. No wonder the words "Nobel Prize" keep coming up.
By Melissa Pandika
Karl Deisseroth was leafing through his notes at the nurse's station in the Palo Alto VA Hospital's psychiatric unit in 1998, when a patient burst into the room and began screaming at him. The patient's speech was jumbled and delusional — a classic symptom of schizoaffective disorder. But Deisseroth wasn't scared. He was enthralled.
"I felt the pain and the suffering," said Deisseroth, now a professor of bioengineering and psychiatry at Stanford University. "I was struck by the depth of the mystery that was facing me — that someone could be sitting there with an intact brain, yet his reality was so different from mine."
Deisseroth was starting clinical rotations as part of a joint program MD-PhD program at Stanford. He had just finished his doctorate in neuroscience and planned to specialize in neurosurgery. But his psychiatric rotation had "completely transformed" him. He was overcome with the desire to help the mentally ill and understand the mechanisms that give rise to psychiatric disorders. It wasn't enough to examine neurons in a dish, as he had done for his PhD research. Since behaviors arise from complex networks of neurons, he wanted to study the whole brain — but there were almost no techniques for doing so. Tools like functional MRI were too slow and imprecise to investigate the brain effectively.
So Deisseroth developed two game-changing techniques. The first, optogenetics, uses light to control specific neurons, a technique used by scientists for years — but without success. Researchers used it to switch off depression- and OCD-like symptoms, drug addiction and other neuropsychiatric conditions in mice. Some have applied it to other organs, allowing blind mice to perceive light, for example. For now, optogenetics is primarily a research tool, but Deisseroth hopes to see optogenetic-derived therapies in the clinic within a decade. Meanwhile, he has developed a new technique called CLARITY that renders entire brains transparent so scientists can study their wiring in 3-D. Both techniques can help scientists establish causal links between brain circuitry and disease symptoms, which could lead to highly targeted, effective therapies.
Someone could be sitting there with an intact brain, yet his reality was so different from mine.
Deisseroth has won international recognition for developing optogenetics, which other scientists have hailed as "revolutionary." Physicist Leonard Mlodinaw thinks "a Nobel Prize isn't far off."
Boyish and soft-spoken, Deisseroth, 42, has been studying behavior since childhood, when he developed a fascination with people. His father, a hematologist-oncologist, was also a professor whose faculty appointments took Deisseroth, his mother and two sisters to Boston, Maryland, California and Texas. He learned to enjoy meeting new people and developed a knack for engaging them in long, in-depth conversations.
The experience also made Deisseroth more open to new ways of thinking. "He takes his drive to do clinical good and an engineer's flair for innovation and brings them together," said neuroanatomist Richard Tsien, under whom Deisseroth earned his PhD. As a Stanford student, Deisseroth shared his ideas for studying the whole brain with researchers from diverse fields. During his residency, he met Edward Boyden, a doctoral student with a strong engineering background. The two began brainstorming ways to manipulate individual neurons.
One idea was to use light to control neuronal firing, which is triggered by the flow of ions through protein channels in the neuron cell membrane. Both researchers knew of similar proteins, called opsins, which open in response to light to allow ions in and out of cells. If they could engineer neurons to express opsins, they could activate or inhibit them with the flip of a light switch — in theory. Until that point, scientists had struggled to get opsins into mammalian neurons.
Both his techniques can help scientists establish causal links between brain circuitry and disease symptoms.
Deisseroth opened his own lab at Stanford in 2004 to focus on this challenging task. Other groups had used opsins from closely related species. But their biological pathways were highly complex, so the opsins had to be delivered as part of a package that included many different proteins — meaning more opportunities for error. But Deisseroth had a counterintuitive idea: to use opsins from algae, a more distantly related but much simpler organism. "It would be risky, but we thought it was worth a try," he said.
The risk paid off. A year later, his group reported that they had inserted opsins from algae into neurons grown in a dish. In 2008 the researchers got the technique to work in a mouse. The animal expressed opsins in the brain region that regulates locomotion, where a fiber optic implant delivered light from a laser. Turning on the laser made the mouse begin walking in a circle. Switching it off stopped it in its tracks. "It was exhilarating," Deisseroth said.
Deisseroth's new CLARITY technique renders entire brains transparent so scientists can study their wiring in 3-D.
Now that optogenetics can be used in animals — mice and monkeys so far — scientists have been studying how toggling brain circuits affects disease symptoms. In June, Deisseroth's team saw that shining light on the brain region associated with motivation and reward caused mice with depression-like symptoms to act more like healthy mice. Turning off the light reversed the effect. Deisseroth's group and others have also used optogenetics to induce and relieve OCD– and Parkinson's disease-like symptoms, seizures and even cocaine addiction.
Current medications for these conditions act on neurotransmitters found throughout the brain, causing a wide range of side effects. Companies are using optogenetics to reveal which circuits are responsible for disease symptoms so they can design drugs that specifically target them and minimize side effects.
With optogenetics already revolutionizing research on brain activity, Deisseroth set his sights on brain structure. Current techniques typically involve slicing the brain into thin sections, imaging them with a microscope and stacking the images together, often imprecisely.
Instead, Deisseroth wanted to make the brain transparent by extracting the fatty molecules, or lipids, in brain cells, which are impermeable to light. But when other groups had tried removing lipids, the brain turned into a "soggy, soupy" mess, Deisseroth said.
So he and his lab thought about how to build a structure that would hold up even without lipids. They settled on a material called hydrogel, which could also fix proteins, DNA and other structures in place so they could be tagged with fluorescent molecules. Immersing the brain in hydrogel solution caused the material to form a sturdy mesh around it. A special detergent could wash away the lipids, leaving the brain transparent.
The new technique, CLARITY, has already begun shedding light on brain disorders. The team reported in April that the neurons in the brain tissue of a patient with autism curved inward, rather than branching out like the neurons in typical brains — a pattern that would have been impossible to confirm with brain slices alone.
Today more than a thousand labs use optogenetics, and Deisseroth trains visiting researchers in the techniques — on top of running his own lab, mentoring students, seeing patients, and raising four kids. "It's a complicated life, but I enjoy it," he said.
Next up, Deisseroth wants to design a way to visualize activity that integrates optogenetics and CLARITY. The technique could be even more revolutionary than the last two. "I think he'll continue to surprise us," said Feng Zhang, one of Deisseroth's former graduate students. "Who knows what Karl has cooking in his tech kitchen?"
- Melissa Pandika, Melissa Pandika is a lab rat-turned-journalist with an eye to all things science, medicine and more. Likes distance running, snails, late-night Korean BBQ + R&B slow jams.Contact Melissa Pandika


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Achieving gender equality in innovation and technology
On September 14th UN Women launched the Global Innovation Coalition for Change (GICC), a unique new alliance of 22 partners from the private sector, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions committed to contributing toward the fulfillment of SDG #5 – achieving gender equality by 2030. More specifically, over the next two years the GICC members have committed to driving industry-wide action that will make the innovation market work better for women and girls.
The GICC launch event was held at Hudson Yards on the island of Manhattan – the largest private real estate development in U.S. history with more than 18 million square feet of commercial and residential space, as well as 14 acres of public space. For many New Yorkers, Hudson Yards is a symbol of vision, energy, transformation and an 'anything is possible' attitude, which made it the ideal place to launch the GICC.
Equal opportunities in innovation and technology
Since Ericsson is one of the 22 partners selected to join the GICC, I had the honor of attending the launch event. Providing access to quality education to all girls and encouraging girls to study STEM (science, technology and math) subjects were two hot topics of discussion at the launch. Both of these topics are close to my heart after all of my years working with Connect To Learn, a program that aims to increase student access to education globally, with a strong emphasis on girls.
During the launch, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women's Executive Director, energized us all with her clear vision of a future in which all the world's girls and women have the equal opportunity to enter into STEM careers and take full part in the digital economy. To get there, the GICC plans to make use of research and advocacy to build market awareness of the potential for innovations that meet the needs of women. It will also identify the key industry-specific barriers to women's and girls' advancement in innovation, technology and entrepreneurship, and work collaboratively to identify the actions required to address them. Such actions include sharing good practices, developing capacity and investing in specific innovations through targeted support.
Overcoming the barriers
After an inspiring launch, the next step for the GICC is for the coalition members to organize into work streams focused on specific barriers that prevent girls and women from becoming fully engaged in technological innovation, and figure out how they can be overcome. At Ericsson, we look forward to learning from our fellow coalition members and sharing our expertise with them. Together I am confident that we can find workable solutions.


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Nephi's Spiritual Ministry
Part of:
Gadianton Period
Nephi, having seen the rapid decline in righteousness among the Nephites, goes out and begins to preach to the people.
Despite the people's anger with him, Nephi preaches and ministers with power and authority; his brother dies, but he raises him from the dead in the name of Jesus.
Only a few people convert back to the Lord, but those people enjoy blessings and miracles from God.
Nephi continues preaching, and despite the overall unbelief of the people, there are many that believe, repent, and are baptized.
Messianic Ministry
Jacob and the New Secret Combination


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I had no need of tracking when it came to Hale – for a man who spent most of his life tracking people and working up timetables from patterns of behaviour he was not very good at keeping an irregular schedule in place for himself. That was one of the things we had always been taught – the whole idea that variety was the spice of life was a philosophy to die for as far as we were concerned. Hale had grown old and lazy quickly – how this flabby-minded motherfucker had got the drop on me I would never know; it had to mean that the others were way fucking better than he was and their over-compensation dragged up his batting average and made it look good.
The fact that I knew when and where to find this man meant that he had not changed things up in a long time. If they had run a spot check on him his ass would have been canned straight away. He was the weak link in the chain and in our line of work you didn't brook no entry point by which people could infiltrate your network.
The laziness spoke of arrogance, so I kind of knew that he wouldn't be expecting anyone to have the balls to try and attack him on his own turf – here he was thinking that he was safe and sound and free to do whatever the fuck he wanted. I stepped out of the shadows and I let him get a good look at me. Now a headless attacker would more than shock most people, would put them seriously on the back foot – but he was in a different line of work and had seen plenty of shit weirder than that. No, the thing that shocked him was he instantly knew who I was and that meant no good news for him.
He lunged at me, I grabbed his arm, pulled him off balance, tripped him, and was on top of him before he could barely form a thought. I pummelled at him, felt his ribs crack under the force of my blows, watched his face swell and burst. But I had to hold back, had to get him out of sight and try and pump him for information before I disposed of him.
Now, I know what you're thinking – how in the hell does a headless guy interrogate someone for information? Well, the whole deal with the modifications that were made to me is that this whole situation was an eventuality that they planned for, so there were devices in me for just such an occurrence. A vocal processor facing front, towards the enemy, just like a mine – yes, I know your mind went there, so why not use it?
I have never had a problem asking difficult questions and I have always had a certain finesse when it came to extracting information from reluctant subjects. Hale wasn't reluctant, but I pretended that he was – he had gone soft in the middle but I just made out like he was a hard nut to crack and kept going long after the questions had borne all the fruit they were going to bear. After a while with him there were no more questions and all I was working on were answers; answers to the questions that were my family's dead bodies.
I am hoping that it takes as little time as this to take the rest of this organisation apart and I hope that I derive as much pleasure from weighing out the justice as I am here. Pulled fingernails, gouged eyes, slices of tongue, pulled teeth, sliced extremities all spiced with screams that an uneducated man might not expect from a trained soldier. All men scream when it comes down to it – when a professional gets to work there isn't any place for a person to hide themselves, and I am a professional.
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We first came across the South Central native Cozz with his music video for "Dreams." It was the unsigned rapper's very first official release, and was (perhaps surprisingly) strong. The raw record found Cozz displaying his lyrical skills in a relate-able way. If you missed that watch it first here.
Now that you're up to speed-- Cozz has dropped off something new today in audio form, "I Need That", which is another dope cut. The rapper says this is not an official single, just something to hold fans over until he drops his debut effort Cozz & Effect.
Cozz & Effect is coming out on April 14th, and let us know if you're a new fan of the MC.Â
Quotable Lyrics
Hit the beach at day
Then I'm back at 65th at night
Bitch I ain't complaining,
I just really had to shed some light
Still leave the crib and make sure I don't forget the knife
The knife got me feeling like I'm Superman
But prayin' I don't run into a Cryp tonight
That orange Nike sign looking red in a different light
Niggas rather kill than fight


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One of the benefits of producing video today is that it can be done on a shoestring. Add the internet as a free distribution route and there's your network! A $50 web cam, upload to YouTube and you can get you a dandy one-shot video on the web in just minutes. This might just be all you need to establish credibility with your customers.
For in-depth videos that go beyond one head-shot, what kind of equipment you use is largely determined by budget. No doubt you've heard of the multi-gazillion dollar Hollywood budgets. The good news is that you can get started on the internet for a lot less. (However if you want to buy tons of cool electronic gadgets, video production is the obsession to have!) This lesson will focus on ways to produce videos cheaply.
If your piggy bank suffers from the scrawny syndrome, (trust me, I know the feeling!) but you want to do more than single head shots videos, you can produce professional quality videos with nothing more than a simple camcorder, available for $200-$500.
Don't feel like you can't shoot professional quality video because your budget won't allow lights. (Or you simply don't want to hassle with lights!) Today's cameras don't need much light. You can get a decent shot using natural lighting. Look for the brightest spot in the room. Shoot there.
Open blinds, curtains, doors, whatever you have to let in more natural light. Then, put the bright windows to the BACK of the camera. The natural light should fall on the face of the subject, otherwise you get a silhouette.
If all you have is a small camcorder, learn to maximize the characteristics of your on-camera microphone. A distance of about two to five feet is optimal. Speak loudly, slowly and clearly. Turn off any background noises such as radios or TVs. You can even shut off the air conditioner if you want to be picky.
Don't have a tripod? There are substitute tripods all around you. Try using use a nearby table, chair or even a rock as a tripod. Lay the camera on the ground for a steady shot and a cool bug's eye view of the world. I use a cheapie tripod I picked up for twenty-five bucks. I personally consider a tripod essential. Small cameras don't need much more than a cheap $20 tripod. You can buy one with an adapter for cell phone cameras.
Video editing programs, like Windows Movie Maker or iMovie, can be had for free. Learning them is relatively simple. iMovie by apple is a lot better in my opinion.
The basics of video editing are:
- Import the video into the video editing program. Sometimes this is actually the most difficult part!
- Organize your video and audio in your program.
- Cut, paste, move and add stuff to your video in the timeline, which is a visual representation of your story.
- Build your story in the timeline by adding various story-telling elements like music, graphics or narration.
- Convert your video into a sharing file format like mpeg4, .flv or .mov.
- Upload to free service like YouTube or Google.
Don't want to mess with editing? OK. You can still achieve a video that looks professionally editing. How? Edit in the camera.
While shooting, think editing.
Back when I used to shoot run-and-gun-news, (News Flash! Mayor Gets Drunk and Causes Twelve Car Pile-Up!) I knew that sometimes there simply wouldn't be time to edit. I had to shoot raw video that was presentable.
Here's how:
- Hold your shots steady at all times.
- Don't punch the record button until you've got the shot right.
- Punch out of the shot before you movie the camera.
- Don't hang on any one shot longer than ten seconds unless it's totally awesome. (The drunken mayor cussing out the police chief.)
- Use the fade feature of your camera to fade up from black at the beginning and down to black at the end. That one trick alone will make your videos look more professional!
Even if you will still be editing your video on a computer, shooting with these methods can save you tons of time in the edit room.
Narrate as you go. The on-camera microphone will pick up the sound of you speaking as you shoot very well. This can save you the trouble of scripting and recording narration later.
Of course, part of the fun with video is that it offers plenty of cool toys if you can afford them. The digital cameras and edit systems of today make me go gaga. Truly. I think they're incredible wonders far superior to the antiques I learned on. (Ever heard of a vacuum tube or a manual typewriter?)
The camera I used back in college shot blue video no matter how many times you white balanced it. Today, you hardly need to know what white balancing is. (In case you're the curious type: White balancing is a process of adjusting your camera to the light you are shooting under so the camera picks up the colors accurately. Different sources of light are different colors, even though they all look white to the eye. The human eye is a marvel at automatic white balancing. Sunlight is blue compared to incandescent light and the closer your get to dusk the bluer the sunlight is. Dawn is quite orange but nearly as orange as a standard incandescent light bulb. Fluorescent light is green.)
Your budget and how much work you care to take on determines what kind of equipment you will need. If you know how, professional quality video can be yours with nothing but a camera, just follow the suggestions above.
Thanks for reading video production tips.
Lorraine Grula
Internet video Gal


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AmanoCharge is designed to facilitate centralized processing of credit card transactions from Amano AGP revenue equipment and applicable lane equipment.
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First time usage of the NiSi Filter Professional Kit
Landscape photography with the NiSi Professional Kit Filter Box.
So far, I have only had a 77mm B+W Circular Polarizer, but I was eager to improve my sunrise and sunset shots. After some research on the internet, most sites recommended Lee-filters and NiSi-filters. Hence recently I acquired the NiSi-filters in 100mm format. I had the opportunity to get the Professional Kit at a good price.
This post has four sections:
- Unboxing,
- Preparation for usage
- Field test
- Conclusion – Cons and Pros
Most images are shown as thumbnails. Click on then to see them in large format.
The Professional Kit has four grayfilters; 3 stop, 6 stop, 10 stop and 16 stop(*), three graduated filters; Hard(*), Soft and Reversed. In addition, a high quality landscape Polarizer Filter(*) is included as well as the filter holder V5 Pro taking three filters. The (*)-marked items are additional items compared to the Advanced Kit. The V5 Pro Filter holder, the adapter rings and all seven filters fit nicely into the 'All-in-One' box. When the box is unpacked, all filters are neatly wrapped in thin paper for protection.
In addition to the All-in-One Box, the kit contains a strap, a special lens cap, an air blower – a good one with vents and soft nose – a filter square cleaner and a filter cloth.
Prepare for use
I decided to test the NiSi-filters with my X-T2 and the XF50-140mmf2.8 lens. I had spotted a good place for a November sunrise, and I wanted to be able to zoom in on the background. The xf50-144 lens has a 72mm filter ring, so I needed to screw the 72mm to 82mm filter ring on the adaptor plate. I tried to put the Polarizer on the adaptor as well. That was a bit tricky, since the filter ring on the adaptor rotates freely. I had to use a finger to fix the filter ring, before I was able to mount the polarizer. Polarizers and sunrises doesn´t match, so I unmounted the polarizer afterwards.
The filter holder can be mounted on the adapter by pulling the little knob on the side of the holder. With a little practice, you can do that with one hand. If you tilt your lens to upright position, it is very easy – and safe.
After initial testing, I removed the filter holder. Unfortunately, the filter holder cannot be stored in the All-in-One box with a graduated filter in one of the slots. Not a big problem, but I would prefer to be able to store the filter holder with the filter of choice, so I don't have to spend time on location with the equipment.
Before packing the gear away, I put on the NiSi lens cap on the outside of the adaptor. The original Fujifilm lens cap and lens hood was not usable, so they was left at home.
Field test
My first task was to find an easy way to carry the All-in-One box. With the camera and lens in my PeakDesign Event Messenger bag, I did not want to use the shoulder strap for the All-in-One Box. The box gives you two other options; attach the box to the belt or attach the box with a hook. I found a buckle on the shoulder strap on the messenger bag, and used the hook. The All-In-One box is not small, but carrying it on the chest is ok.
In the field, I don´t want to spend time boxing around with my gear. It should be functional, intuitive and easy to use. And preferably, I should be able to operate it with one hand. The All-in-One box is well designed, and the lid is closed by a magnetic latch, so It is easy to open and close with one hand. The hook is NOT easy to mount and dismount with neither one or two hands. But with a little bit of practice, you learn to cope. As mentioned, the filter holder can be put on the camera with one hand.
In addition to the All-in-One filter box, you need a storage place for the filter cleaner and the air blower. Also the NiSi Filter cap need a safe place, when it is not in use. In principle, you can put the cap in the box after you have put the filter holder on the adapter, but you cannot dismount the cap, take the filter holder, fixate the holder on the adapter and put the cap in the box with one hand only…
On location, with the tripod leveled, you can attach the All-in-One box to the tripod with the hook. Then all the filters are right at hand if needed. The hook is on the same side as the latch, so when you open the lid, the lid remains open until you close it again. So it is easy to dismount filters, store them away in the box and pick new ones. Good design!
The filter holder takes up to three filters. The filters sit firmly in the slots, and you need two hands to operate the graduated filters. Otherwise operation is smooth and easy; when the camera is tilted, it is easy to align the filter holder by simply rotating it 90 degrees.
The only quirky issue, was the graduated grey filters. The white balance in my camera (the Fujifilm X-T2) gave the images a yellow colorcast. It can easily be corrected in post (or the camera), if you know, that sunrises are at 3200K (Thanks to Ricky from Zenfoto for the tip), but the scene in the EVF is a bit strange to look at. Normally, the white balance is very good at guessing the right setting.
During the sunrise, I moved around along the shore. Suddenly I had spider web on my filter. Here the cloth was handy, and in no time, I was ready to shoot again.
At the end, it was easy to dismount the filters, putting the filter and afterwards the filter holder in the All-in-One box and finally putting the big lens cap on the adaptor. Again, the hook was a bit tricky to open, but not a big issue.
So all in all, the field test was successful, and I found the NiSi filter kit very functional.
- Additional storage place needed (the not so All-in-One box). I miss a place for the lens cap and square filter cleaner.
- Not possible to Store Filter holder with Graduated filter mounted.
- Graduated filters tends to get a yellow color cast with auto-white balance (more a camera issue). ND-filters do not rise this issue.
- Slight image degradation for Graduated Filters when pixel peeping.
- More filter flare due to more glas, when lens and filter is pointing towards the sun.
- High quality materials. Adapter, filter holder and filter glass is made very well
- Easy to mount and dismount filter holder from adapter with one hand
- Square grey (neutral density) filters are excellent, and the backside has soft foam to prevent light leaks.
- The All-in-One box is well made. The hook, magnetic lock and overall design is very user-friendly.


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Even if you have never studied Spanish, you will learn to directly communicate with employees with limited English capability.
This relaxed informal workshop provides a quick assist to the communication challenges of
supervising workers whose first language is Spanish. A non-Spanish speaker can quickly and logically learn techniques of communicating essential information and instructions in Spanish.
It's all about Understanding and Being Understood.
- Understanding of one's own culture and values and how they are perceived
- Identifying the cultures within the work environment (ethnic, generational, religious, etc)
- Awareness and acknowledgment of differences
- Knowledge, skills, and techniques to manage the differences effectively
Content will incorporate many of the following areas:
- Proper address and greetings
- Physical considerations (touching, gestures, personal distance etc.)
- Using people's names correctly and respectfully
- Formality and informality
- Noticing body language and non-verbal cues
- Establishing rapport with members of other cultures
- Question techniques and determining understanding
- Bridging language and accent barriers
- More effective listening techniques
- Avoiding misunderstandings
Anticipated Outcomes:
- Increased understanding and tolerance of cultural differences
- Stronger idea of ways to manage cultural differences and build rapport
- Establishing a base for more advanced, in-depth cultural competency training if required


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The Great Depression: Act 1.
Welsh melodic rock quintet CALLING APOLLO are pleased to announce the details of their forthcoming EP 'The Great Depression: Act I' and new single release 'Obelisk', the second single to be taken from their forthcoming EP. The single premiered on Alex Baker's Kerrang Radio Fresh Blood Show and is now available on Youtube.
"We find ourselves presented with so much information in the world designed to make us feel a certain way that a lot of people have no idea what to think and who to trust." explains vocalist Christian Neale, "Obelisk is how I deal with the propaganda war."
Lead single release 'Clone City' received rave reviews across the board, with the video for the single achieving airplay on Scuzz TV as part of their Scuzz Underground show after it was aired on Kerrang Radio.
'The Great Depression: Act 1' is the next anthemic EP in the CALLING APOLLO chapter, and a incredible follow up to the success of their previous EP 'Hunter | Gatherer', produced by Romesh Dodangoda (Funeral For A Friend/ Bring Me The Horizon).
'The Great Depression Act 1' track listing: 1) Light The Way, 2) Clone City, 3) Obelisk, 4) The Wars, 5) Act I: House of Cards, 6) … and The High Plateau
'The Great Depression: Act 1' is released via Signal & The Noise Records on the 19th August 2016.
'The Great Depression' is a two-part album with Act 1 being due for release on the 19th August, produced by Todd Campbell (Straight Lines/Samoans), on the band's own label Signal & The Noise Records. The EP will coincide with a UK tour, supporting Rory Indiana.
For fans of Arcane Roots and Mars Volta, CALLING APOLLO don't follow trends or scenes, they are five talented musicians who strive to write emotive, melodic and sometimes aggressive rock music.
CALLING APOLLO are: Christian James Neale – Vocals, Dan Hughes – Guitars, Kevin Williams – Guitars, Luke Walters – Bass and Zak Woolf – Drums.
For more information visit Calling Apollo bandcamp.