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Camera Phones & MMS in 2003
In this report we look at the sales and usage of camera phones in Europe, and estimate future sales based in part on the results of our regular survey of UK mobile users. As a consequence of these findings, we have downgraded our forecast of UK MMS revenues.
|Telecoms, Mobile
|5 March 2003
Can mobile save print publishers? - Do tablets bring salvation, or 40 years in the wilderness?
Large parts of print media face existential problems from the structural decline of consumption and core advertising businesses, and the growth of an internet model of free content and large-scale disaggregation
Employment trends in US media underline the depth of the decline in sales of print media (no similar data is available for the UK), across newspapers, periodicals and books
Publishers are being forced to search for business models that align with new patterns of consumer behaviour –and which make money
|Media, Internet
|1 February 2010
Can NTL Service its new debt?
In the next few days, NTL expects to emerge from Chapter 11, relieved of $11 billion of debt. While the long negotiations over financial restructuring have been in progress, NTL management has been conducting a huge cost reduction exercise largely out of the public eye.
|12 December 2002
Can Sky deliver a German pay-TV turnaround?
The News Corp management has given Sky Deutschland a full and costly revamp in 2009, leading to a steep year on year increase in negative EBITDA of around €200 million
Underlying trends of improvement in net subscriber additions, ARPU growth and churn reduction, assisted by its HD offer, suggest that Sky management will get close to, if not actually meet, its 2011 breakeven target
However, there are significant downside risks in the historically tough German pay-TV market, and robust profitable growth beyond 2012 presents a real challenge
|Media, TV, Non-UK Media
|11 March 2010
Can TF1 meet its 2012 Ebitda target?
To encourage investors, TF1 announced continued diversification of group revenues from reliance on the flagship TF1 channel, and an increase in group Ebitda from 16% in 2007 to 20% in '4-5 years'. Accelerating audience share decline at the TF1 channel indicates that new programming is also urgently required to maintain TF1's 'premium' for advertisers
|Media, TV, Non-UK Media
|18 March 2008
Canal Plus and French Pay-TV
This in-depth report on pay-TV in France charts the course of Canal Plus and its main, but much smaller, competitor, TPS, over the period 2004-06. We anticipate pay-TV penetration will rise from 35% in 2003 to 38.7% by 2006, driven mainly by aggressive competition between TPS and Canal Plus in an improving economic environment.
|3 May 2004
Canal+ and Cegetel
The November 12th bids for football rights are a nightmare for Canal+. Its operating margins and cash flow are under pressure, but failure to outbid TPS would mean a probable loss of perhaps 25% of its subscribers. This makes it likely, we think, that TPS will end up buying Canal+ from Vivendi, whoever wins the football rights, at a much lower price than the valuation of €3.5bn suggested recently by Morgan Stanley. Similarly, Vivendi may realise that it will be forced to sell the studio and the record business to Bronfman/Diller for less than current valuations. This potential devastating scenario perhaps explains why M. Fourtou is so keen to buy the rest of Cegetel, rather than selling out to Vodafone. Otherwise he would have little else left to manage. Or perhaps he is simply playing poker with Chris Gent, but running the risk that he ends up over paying. Vodafone cannot lose. It will either buy Cegetel now, or wait for it to fall into its hands when the bankers withdraw support for Vivendi.
|8 November 2002
Canal+ at 30: time for a strategic review
In 2014 Canal+'s core premium French pay-TV business has continued to lose subscribers and swallowed a VAT increase. But this was offset by growth in FTA ad sales, in ARPU, in overseas subscriptions and by acquisitions. EBITDA has continued the decline which commenced in 2013
Eleven years ago Canal+ in France and Sky in Britain had the same household penetration, but since then a gap has opened up and now Canal+ lags behind at 21% compared to Sky's 34%. The French platform suffers from its regulated focus on films and its neglect of hardware
A deep revision of Canal+'s model is needed, through building a library of scripted series, and a revamp of the consumer proposition to differentiate on quality and user experience. Building on recent initiatives, mediocre IPTV services should be bypassed by OTT bundles on fibre, and the satellite offering upgraded
|Media, Non-UK Telecoms, Telecoms
|17 December 2014
Canal+ at 30: time for a strategic review
In 2014 Canal+'s core premium French pay-TV business has continued to lose subscribers and swallowed a VAT increase. But this was offset by growth in FTA ad sales, in ARPU, in overseas subscriptions and by acquisitions. EBITDA has continued the decline which commenced in 2013
Eleven years ago Canal+ in France and Sky in Britain had the same household penetration, but since then a gap has opened up and now Canal+ lags behind at 21% compared to Sky's 34%. The French platform suffers from its regulated focus on films and its neglect of hardware
A deep revision of Canal+'s model is needed, through building a library of scripted series and a revamp of the consumer proposition to differentiate on quality and user experience. Building on recent initiatives, mediocre IPTV services should be bypassed by OTT bundles on fibre, and the satellite offering upgraded
|Non-UK Media, TV, Media
|18 December 2014
Canal+ bursts into free TV
Advancing its free-to-air TV project, France's Canal+ is to buy Bolloré TV's national channels for €465 million to gain (scarce) licences for FTA terrestrial broadcast
Canal+ plans to leverage its library of original programming to attract upscale audiences, neglected by commercial rivals
However, the Vivendi investment case of a 9% return on capital is built on incompatible assumptions about profit margins and market share – to grow the latter in a mature market, a channel needs to sacrifice the former
|TV, Media
|15 September 2011
Canal+ France prospectus
Canal+ France has issued a prospectus in view of the April flotation of Lagardère's 20% stake, which could still reach an agreement to sell with majority owner Vivendi
The prospectus provides a unique insight on the performance of Canal+, which has increased ARPU and profitability in the past three years, despite erosion of its subscriber base due to competitive pressures and the recession
Management's revenue and profit targets for 2013 appear within reach, and we also see potential upsides
|Non-UK Media, TV, Media
|2 March 2011
Canal+ FY 2008 results
Vivendi's Canal+ Group overshot its 2008 EBITA target, despite sluggish subscription growth, delivering to shareholders some of the promised post-merger gains from "synergies" with TPS
For 2009, Vivendi has issued cautious revenue and EBITA guidance that, on current trends, will easily be met. However, management has now recognised that initial targets for 2010 will be "hard to reach" – as we have already warned
In the medium term, a further downside risk for Canal+ Group is the likely loss of exclusivity for the distribution of themed channels, which could be the outcome of the anti-trust investigation of CanalSat, with a ruling expected in 2009
|Media, TV, Non-UK Media
|11 March 2009
Canal+ Group after the merger
Ten years of fierce and implacable rivalry between Canal+ Group and TPS, the two French pay-TV operators, is expected to end in November 2006, when they close their merger deal and Canal+ France emerges. This report examines the strategic rationale for pay-TV consolidation in the French TV market, where digital terrestrial TV has recently launched and where TV-over-DSL is rapidly being deployed, as well as the potential for the currently low pay-TV margins to rise
|Media, TV, Non-UK Media
|9 October 2006
Canal+ in audacious model revamp
With the decline in its subscriber base accelerating and following an antitrust veto over its planned tie up with BeIN Sports, Canal+ has decided to radically restructure its retailing on IPTV – where over 60% of subscriber recruitment takes place
The basic channel package is now wholesale to ISPs and included in upper tier triple play bundles – much higher volumes should more than balance a deep price cut. Soon premium and optional packages are to be unbundled on all platforms to create cheaper entry points and favour subscriber customisation
Canal+ is thus increasingly focused on supplying premium content, leaving the user interface to ISPs. Without the scale of other international content producers and in a nationalistic political context, we believe that this market rationale will eventually lead Vivendi to sell Canal+ to Orange
|Media, Telecoms
|6 October 2016
Canal+ outlook for sub growth
Vivendi Q1 2006 quarterly results show solid underlying improvement in earnings, but disappointing subscription figures, which fell by 40,000 in the quarter
We regard meeting even this extended deadline as difficult given their slowing growth, churn problems and the increasing network costs associated with their network outsourcing deals, and furthermore EBITDA is unlikely to improve significantly from 2007 onwards
|12 June 2006
Canal+ post-merger targets for 2010
Canal+ targeted subscription (as opposed to subscriber) growth of 1.3 million by 2010 has a lot of stretch in view of the intense competition from free-to-air (FTA) services and in particular digital terrestrial TV
|Media, TV, Non-UK Media
|26 March 2007
Canal+ subscriptions disappoint
Vivendi's preliminary results for FY 2007 show weak subscription growth by France's leading pay-TV operator Canal+ despite the existence of special positive factors. Strengthening free-to-air (FTA) competition on the DTT and DSL platforms appears the main cause
|TV, Media, Non-UK Media
|5 February 2008
Canal+ The Showdown
Based on the recent announcement by the French Professional Football League, we now expect Canal+ to be awarded the exclusive rights to broadcast Premier League events for the three seasons starting in 2004, for which it offered €480 million. (Rival TPS is challenging the League's approach to the Competition Commission, so the story may yet have an unexpected ending.) These payments will add to an already hefty calendar of payments for Canal+ under the 1999 contract, as a result of which Canal+ is likely to report no or low profits in FY 2002. This note details the aggressive cost cutting and revenue-raising measures that will be needed to achieve a modest level of profitability going forward. By FY 2005, when Canal+ becomes the sole purveyor of Premier League events and payments rise by 60%, the subscriber base will have to be 180,000 higher just to maintain profits at 2004 levels. This seems a challenging target given that Canal+ lost 70,000 subscribers this year. In short, we think that Canal+ may have won the battle for Premier League rights at the price of its profitability in the medium-term.
|26 November 2002
Canal+ thinking positive
Vivendi's pay-TV unit Canal+ posted flat revenues in 2009, as international growth balanced domestic erosion
Driven mainly by growth internationally, we anticipate recovery to annual revenue growth barely above 2% by 2012, with a slightly deteriorating EBITA margin
Canal+ could do better if it invests in the latest generation of set-tops and, possibly, free to air television
|Media, TV, Non-UK Media
|16 March 2010
Canal+ vs. TPS
On 23 January, the French Competition Council dealt what is likely to be a deathblow to the ambitions of Canal+ Group to obtain exclusive rights to French Premier League football events. The Competition Council ruled in favour of TPS and ordered the 2002 competition suspended pending delivery of its final ruling.
|30 January 2003


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The Planet Eater, the third and last entry in the animated Godzilla trilogy released on Netflix in North America and in theaters internationally, is much better than the previous two frustrating installments, which were difficult to connect with both emotionally and viscerally. I reviewed both previous films and while I found Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters' biggest selling point to be its fresh take on the titular creature, I deemed its followup Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle a "huge failure." Getting through the first two films may have felt like a chore, but The Planet Eater offers an emotional payoff and makes the trilogy as a whole much better when viewed as the conclusion of a single, ambitious longform story.
The Planet Eater follows protagonist Haruo Sakaki in his third face-off against kaiju, after meeting Godzilla on Earth in Planet of the Monsters and then luring him to the city-sized Mecha Godzilla facility for a showdown in City on the Edge of Battle. As teased in the post-credits sting of the second film, King Ghidorah appears here to confront Godzilla Earth in a final battle. Drawn with geometric CG and golden in color, King Ghidorah arrives to the roaring sound of thunder, bringing a sense of awe and intensity befitting his godlike status. More of this visually rich show-don't-tell approach would have made the appearance of Godzilla in the two previous films much more exciting.
While there's still not a lot of kaiju action in this final chapter, Godzilla thankfully gets a little more screen time here in what's been a largely talky series. The previous two installments omitted the kinds of scenes that fans of kaiju movies and Godzilla movies would expect – the wrestling bouts between gigantic monsters. While the lack of monster-on-monster action in this series remains a disappointment, the despair that pervades The Planet Eater is another important element in the best Godzilla movies. For all this seemingly boundless pessimism, though, The Planet Eater does at least propose the value in appreciating what we already have.
The Planet Eater boils down the essence of Godzilla movies to a metaphysical dialogue on monsters as it explores its themes of humanity and survival. It asks: What is the point in fighting a creature such as Godzilla, rather than simply accepting it and living alongside it? What is survival really worth? What is the meaning of civilization, and the damage it can cause? I hadn't expected this kind of philosophical thinking from a Godzilla anime movie series, but with this final film the saga's overall thematic aims came into sharper focus.
When taken as a whole, the trilogy also poses an interesting commentary on doctrines of mind control. In the first film, Haruo commits to military action and his people follow without question. The second film portrays a totalitarian state where the machine and the self are integrated. In this third film, the weary survivors turn to religion and form a death cult, which leads to a thrilling thread of human drama that could not have worked without the costly strategic failures that played out in the previous two films. It's a long trek through three films to reach this payoff, but when it does arrive it is gripping.
It's important to remember that the original Godzilla was not concerned with the future but with the past. Released in 1954, the king of monsters was unleashed on postwar Japan to prevent us from forgetting the atrocities we tried to put behind us, from atomic bombings to those lost in battle. In this animated Godzilla trilogy, the echoes of this message can be heard. Haruo certainly resembles Dr Daisuke Serizawa, the character in the original movie who comes to fear the weapon of mass destruction that he himself had created. But Haruo is an even more wretched character than Dr Serizawa because his cause is based on selfish reasons.
The saga's endless bleakness, and its distrust of humanity in general, made the characters of the previous two films feel unrelatable. The damaged, tragic Haruo is a character driven by mindless obsession, thrashing around in vain. As a result of his actions, a great many of his comrades are dead. Even heading into The Planet Eater, his compulsion to defeat Godzilla does not make him seem heroic – he behaves like an automaton, just another cog in the machine.
Being so impenetrable had made Haruo a difficult character to relate to, but thankfully there's an emotional satisfaction to be found by the end of this film. Haruo's behavior now all seems by storytelling design, making the lack of sympathy for him thus far feel less like a huge fault and more like a major highlight of these animated films. This had-to-define, complicated, bitter flavor is the essence of the best Godzilla movies, and The Planet Eater offers this in spades. While it took awhile to get there, the animated Godzilla trilogy ends with a fascinating chapter that – while unexpected – is worthy of the franchise.
Naoya Fujita is a freelance writer for IGN Japan.
The Verdict
The three chapters of this animated Godzilla saga -- where the titular monster has sadly played second fiddle throughout -- gets a strong, more emotional payoff in The Planet Eater. It may have been a long and uneven journey but The Planet Eater ultimately makes it all one worth taking for Godzilla fans.

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There's a minor dispute ongoing on whether the new 2011 Ford Fiesta small car is either right on schedule or late by a few weeks. Ford claims that it is on schedule for a summer launch and in fact, the cars have been shipped from an assembly plant in Mexico this week.
However, some customers and dealers claim that the car was supposed to arrive weeks ago.
On Ford's Fiesta Facebook page, we read several complaints from customers who said that their pre-ordered car was at least two weeks late. Many mentioned Ford's failure to communicate about the holdup.
Ford asserts that the accusations are false. Ford spokeswoman Angie Kozleski said that the company has been very transparent with customers who made pre-orders. She pointed out further that Ford has a reservations call center and a reservations hotline.
She claims there has been a lot of communication with these customers. Kozleski also pointed out that there are no production problems at Cuautitlan, Mexico plant, where Ford started producing the Fiesta in May.
She said that transporting the Fiestas from the plant to the US border takes two to three weeks. She insists that the car isn´t late to arrive and that the company's promise was for summer.


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This word makes me think of a famous book that doesn't exist: The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism. It's the seditious book in George Orwell's 1984. I think it was in that title that I first encountered – well, not the exact word oligarchy, but a mark of its presence.
It's not really a pretty word, is it, oligarchy? It has resonances of ugly and gawky and gherkin (though it does have a faint echo of olive garden). It makes me think of hold the car key, which is something that, in a family, only parents can do – the local oligarchy. (Well, big brother might get to hold the car key too.) The oli is oily, the lig might bring to mind ligament (and what ties bind a family or state together?), and the garch – well, I find it rather unlikeable, reminiscent of a harsh bird cry or a sound someone makes from deep within the throat just before expectorating.
On the other hand, the archy may seem more open and certainly is more familiar: anarchy, monarchy, and such like. It's from the Greek root ἀρχός arkhos "ruler". And the olig? From Greek ὀλίγος oligos, "small, little, few". So oligarchy means "rule by a small group".
Unsurprisingly, this is not a new word. It's been in English at least since the 1500s, but was in Greek back in classical times. Rule by tight little in-groups – families, cabals, and so on – has occurred many times throughout history. Indeed, even in modern democracies, a small group may come to have power and to wield it largely unchecked for quite some time, helping their friends and doing things just the way they want with little or no regard for the main mass of the populace. And how rarely are they held to account – after years of depredations, they get re-elected yet again. And the announcement of the election poll results might as well be an "olly olly oxenfree" – or I should say "oligarchy oxenfree": "Hey, power people, you made it without being caught out. You get to hold the car keys once again."


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[BRUSSELS] A six-year push to impose a tax on financial transactions in Europe may have run its course, with Germany and France dragging their feet as they prepare for Brexit and a redrawing of the financial map that has already begun.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said earlier this month that Brexit could bring "thousands of jobs to Paris," an opportunity that could be lost if the tax were imposed. His German counterpart, Wolfgang Schaeuble, said that "quite a bit speaks in favor of the French argument to look first at how the Brexit negotiations are going." With the heavyweight boosters among the 10 countries pursuing the tax getting cold feet, the plan's future looks bleak.
"Some had said Brexit could prompt further interest" in the financial-transaction tax, said Dan Neidle, a partner at Clifford Chance in London. "In fact it looks like the opposite is the case. Brexit has prompted impressive efforts from the French and others to attract the financial sector - those efforts would be completely undermined by the FTT." The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, proposed the tax in 2011 to make sure the industry made a "fair contribution" after taxpayers bore the costs of the financial crisis. When some member states opposed the levy, a smaller group sought a compromise under "enhanced cooperation" rules. Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain are still at the table.
A decision to impose the tax could benefit Ireland and Luxembourg, which have also actively courted the big banks and are not part of the group pursuing the tax.
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Governments have recently grown increasingly wary of pushing the tax while banks in the UK are deciding where to move staff to keep servicing clients inside the single market. President Emmanuel Macron's new French administration has also changed gear and made luring firms to Paris a priority.
"Sure I want the tax, I just want us to take into account this change that is the UK exiting the EU," Le Maire said. "And I want these decisions to be taken collectively." Mr Schaeuble said the pause "doesn't mean a suspension until the end of the Brexit negotiations, but one should be a bit more generous on the time horizon." German politicians are already pushing to relax the country's restrictive labor laws to make it more appealing to foreign banks.


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Today is Thursday which means it's almost time to step on the scale. I'm nervous because I was away last week, and while I didn't do anything horrible, I definitely didn't eat as well as I would have if I had been at home.
If you read my blog then you know that I travel a lot, and I feel so lucky to go to such beautiful places so often. I definitely would not trade my traveling habits for a pound or two of loss, but I would like to feel confident that I can go away and still lose weight.
I did a lot of walking while I was in Colorado, but I didn't hit the gym or do much intense cardio. But I did not snack much while I was away. I ate a high fiber breakfast everyday then ate lunch and dinner with everyone else. And while I had a couple bites of an unhealthy treat, I said no to myself a lot. And I'm getting better at that.
I like fudge and caramel apples and other chocolate goodies, but not as much as weighing a little less when I step on the scale. So the day that I did induldge in a mid-afternoon snack, I ate a bite instead of the whole piece of candy. And every time I skipped eating something decadent, I made a mental note to give myself a pat on the back. 😉
I honestly don't know what the scale will show today, but I have seen an improvement in myself regardless. I'm learning to make good choices, and I'm trying to balance my lifestyle so I never have to change it again.
And I'm happy to say that regardless of what happens on the scale, I'm back into my routine. I don't have any trips planned for the immediate future so I should be able to concentrate on my healthy lifestyle without interruption.
Wish me luck today because I really did try to do well with my eating. And I climbed around on big rocks in the Garden of the Gods to get a little more exercise which is something I would not have attempted six months ago. That deserves a pound of loss, doesn't it? 😉


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"Puti" is a film entry by Mike Alcazaren to the 1st CineFilipino Festival. Puti is the story of Amir Luna (Ian Veneracion), skilled artist who makes a living painting forgeries. These are sold in the art black market. But his life changes when he gets into a car accident with his 8- year old son. Amir survives the accident but suffers a head injury that renders him colour blind. His son is comatose. His world collapses as he struggles with the twin tragedies. While recuperating, strange things start happening to him.
The film also stars Ian Veneracion, Lauren Young, Leo Rialp and Bryan Pagala. 'Puti' is written and directed by Mike Alcazaren. He has been directing television commercials for over two decades. He has also worked on several documentaries for the History Asia channel. Mike is a 2007 Carlos Palanca awardee forScreenplay, winning first prize for the Ninoy Aquino bio-pic, "Prisoner Alpha". "Puti" is his directorial feature film debut.
Congratulation to Puti for winning at the
first CineFilpino Film Festival ;
Best Cinematography (Robert Yñiguez),
Best in Production Design (Rious Caliso) and
Best in Sound (Mark Laccay)


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NEWS10 June 2009
NEWS10 June 2009
US— Respondents who are members of multiple panels are not necessarily a threat to data quality, according to results of a new study by the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF).
Findings of the study into duplication and overlap of online panel members concluded that multiple membership only has an impact on data quality when members take part in the same survey more than once.
Duplication rates when combining two panels – a realistic scenario for a survey – ranged from 2% to 19%, with the average "well below 10%", the study said. However, for surveys taking place in localised markets the rate could be significantly higher.
Preliminary results of the Foundations of Quality research-on-research project, conducted across a broad array of online panels, were presented at the foundation's annual Re:think conference in April. Yesterday saw the release of the first of several papers setting out the findings in full at a meeting of the foundation's Online Research Quality Council (ORQC).
The paper was written by Bob Walker, president of research agency Surveys & Forecasts; together with the ARF's chief research officer Joel Rubinson and senior vice president Raymond Pettit.
Further papers will look at survey response quality, inter-study comparability and benchmarking. The full industry report, incorporating all the papers, will be published later this year.
Committees of the ORQC focusing on industry solutions and metrics will review the results on overlap and duplication in panels to come up with principles, recommendations and guidelines for the industry, the foundation said.
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NewVIc students remember the Holocaust with survivor Steven Frank at Stratford Picture House
More than ninety NewVIc students and staff attended the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust Event this Thursday 18 January at Stratford Picture House, ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day which will be held on 27 January.
Using film footage and photographs about the personal account of the holocaust, survivor Steven Frank delivered an inspiring and invaluable experience to share his personal experience of how the holocaust affected him and his family. Steven Frank was born in 1935 to a well-known Dutch lawyer Leonard Frank. With the outbreak of war, the family remained in Holland because Leonard was a board member that governed one of the most advanced Jewish mental hospitals in the world. Joining the Dutch Resistance Leonard organised false papers to enable people to escape across the border to the safety of Switzerland, he helped Jews to find hiding places including his own home. Miraculously he achieved all of this, while working reluctantly for the Jewish Council of Amsterdam, where he was forced to carry out Nazi orders.
In 1942 he was betrayed and arrested in his office in Amsterdam and imprisoned, tortured and sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau where, due to his poor physical condition, he was gassed in January 1943.
NewVIc student Adriana Perez who is currently studying GCSE's in History, English and Psychology said "we learnt a little about the holocaust in class, but this was more intensive I feel stronger in my knowledge to talk about it to others. Listening to Steven and watching the videos makes me think that we don't fully appreciate the life we have. I feel this experience teaches us to realise the effects of racism and the importance of taking a stand"
Steven's remarkable ability to reach acceptance and hold no anger was all too apparent as he explained his feelings.'' There is no room for hatred in my heart. I have forgiven all of those that have wronged me during the holocaust and I am at peace with myself now".
Steven ended his talk with some final thoughts brought on from the Q&A: "There is so much evil in the world. Race and religious prejudices are still prevalent…we must not forget the past and what happened, think about what I have seen in the holocaust and how we can make the world different place."
The Nazis assumed power in Germany in 1933, using propaganda, persecution, and legislation to deny human and civil rights to Jews. They used centuries of antisemitism as their foundation. By the end of the Holocaust, six million Jewish men, women and children had perished in ghettos, mass-shootings, in concentration camps and extermination camps.
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NewVIc (Newham Sixth Form College) is a place to learn, thrive and achieve for students aged 16-18. It combines high quality facilities with excellent teaching, tailored support and a strong sense of community. An investment of £8m in a new building which opened in 2017 provides a state-of-the-art technology-enabled learning resource centre.
Established in 1992, the College celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2017/18. It has 2,500 students and is based in Plaistow, Newham.


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One Week On Top – 10 Years Ago This Week
Ten years ago this week, Patrick Rafter was on top of the world. On July 26, 1999 the Aussie hunk and two-time U.S. Open champion reached the career pinnacle by earning the No. 1 ranking on the ATP computer. Rafter's reign, however, last only one week and he never again attained the top spot in the computer rankings, marking the shortest ever reign as a world's top ranked player. The following text describes Rafter's No. 1 ascent and other events that happened in tennis history this week as excerpted from the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTOR Y ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisHistoryBook.com).
July 26
1999 – Patrick Rafter of Australia begins his one – and only – week as the world's No. 1 ranked player, replacing Andre Agassi in the top spot on the ATP computer. Rafter's curious one-week reign as the No. 1 ranked player is the briefest stint in the top spot of any man or woman. Carlos Moya of Spain ranks No. 1 for only two weeks in March of 1999, while Evonne Goolagong ranks as the No. 1 woman on the WTA Tour for a two-week period in April of 1976 (although not uncovered and announced by the WTA Tour until December of 2007).
1987 – The United States is relegated to zonal competition for the first time in Davis Cup history as Boris Becker defeats Tim Mayotte 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2 in the fifth and decisive match as West Germany defeats the United States 3-2 in the Davis Cup qualifying round in Hartford, Conn. The Becker-Mayotte match is called by John Feinstein of the Washington Post as, "the match of their lives," as Mayotte, who grew up in Springfield, Mass., a 25 miles from the Hartford Civic Center, plays inspired tennis in front of furiously vocal crowd. Says Becker after the epic match, "It was the most difficult match of my life. The circumstances made it hard, the crowd cheering every time I missed a serve made it hard and him playing for two sets like I have never seen him play in his life, it was all very tough. I just had to stay calm — stay calm, be patient and not go mad. If I go mad, I lose the match." Writes Feinstein, "For Mayotte, this was sweet agony. He miraculously came from two sets down to force a fifth set. He was playing in an emotional daze, carried by the fans, by his teammates, by the circumstances."
1969 – Nancy Richey is upset in the semifinals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships by Gail Sherriff Chanfreau, 6-3, 6-4 – ending her tournament record winning streak at 33 straight matches over seven years. Chanfreau goes on to win the title, beating Linda Tuero, 6-2, 6-2 in the final.
July 27
1986 – Martina Navratilova returns to her native Czechoslovakia and her hometown of Prague in triumph as a member of the U.S. Federation Cup team, clinching the U.S. 3-0 final-round victory over the Czechs with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Hana Mandlikova. "We all did it for Martina," says Chris Evert Lloyd, whose 7-5, 7-6 victory over Helena Sukova began the U.S. sweep of Czechoslovakia in the final series. "We dedicate this Federation Cup to her." Says Navratilova of the crowd support she received all week that results in a tearful closing ceremony for the Wimbledon champion and her U.S. teammates. "I wanted to tell them how special it was for me to be here. It exceeded my wildest expectations."
1946 – In the final of the first French Championship since the conclusion of World War II, Frenchmen Marcel Bernard dramatically defeats fellow left-hander Jaroslav Drobny of Czechoslovakia 3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 in the men's singles final. The French have to wait another 37 years before they celebrate another native men's singles champion when Yannick Noah wins the men's singles title in 1983. It will be another 59 years before another all left-handed men's singles final is played at Roland Garros when Rafael Nadal defeats Mariano Puerta in the 2005 final. In the women's singles final, Margaret Osbourne defeats fellow American Pauline Betz 1-6, 8-6, 7-5.
July 28
1991 – Andrei Chesnokov wins the Canadian Open in Montreal, defeating Petr Korda 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final and promises a high-spirited celebration. Says Chesnokov, "I'm going to New York, I'm going to go to Tower Records, have dinner at a very nice Italian restaurant and, of course, I'm going to get drunk."
July 29
1990 – Michael Chang defeats Jay Berger 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 in the final of the Canadian Open men's singles final in Toronto. The 24th-ranked Chang's $155,000 winner's check puts him in the million-dollar club for career prize money. "It feels good," says the 18-year-old Chang of his financial achievement. "I think my first priority as far as tennis is concerned is not making money. My priority is to be the best in the world – the best I can be."
1974 – Jimmy Connors becomes the No. 1 ranked player in the world for the first time in his career at the age of 21, replacing John Newcombe.
2001 – Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Mercedes Benz Cup in Los Angeles, Agassi's 17th consecutive match victory on hard courts. Identical twins Bob and Mike Bryan of Camarillo, Calif., win their third ATP doubles title in six weeks, defeating Jan-Michael Gambill and Andy Roddick 7-5, 7-6 (8-6).
July 30
1928 – France successfully defends its Davis Cup title against the United States as Henri Cochet defeats Bill Tilden 9-7, 8-6, 6-4 clinching the 4-1 victory for France at newly-dedicated Stade Roland Garros in Paris, which is constructed to host the Davis Cup matches. Writes P.J. Philip of the New York Times, "On the central court of the Roland Garros Stadium at Auteuil, that Napoleon of tennis, Big Bill Tilden, met his Waterloo today. In three straight sets, Henri Cochet swept him off the field, holding the Davis Cup for France and writing finis to the world championship career of the most brilliant tennis player of the past decade. It was Waterloo alright." Tilden's career was not entirely finished following the loss. He was kicked off the Davis Cup team prior to this famous series for his "professional" writing from tennis events, which U.S. Lawn Tennis Association officials said violated his amateur status. However, due to the huge demand to see Tilden play against the four French "Musketeers" at the newly-constructed Roland Garros Stadium, the French government and French Tennis Federation pressured the USLTA to re-instate Tilden to the team to appease the ticket-buying public. Tilden is, instead, suspended from the U.S. Championships later in the summer, but continues to play high-level amateur tennis through 1930.
1996 – Andre Agassi stages a stunning comeback to advance into the medal round at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, coming back from a 3-5 third-set deficit to defeat Wayne Ferreira of South Africa 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 in the quarterfinal of men's singles. Ferreira is upset with Agassi's behavior and profane language that results in Agassi receiving a point penalty in the first game of the second set. Says Ferreira, "I honestly believe he should be kicked off the court for the things he was saying. They were pretty rude and actually the worst I've ever heard anybody say. I'm surprised the umpires took it so lightly. If I was sitting in the chair, I probably would have done something different." Retorts Agassi, "It was about the only way he was going to beat me." Also advancing into the medal round in men's singles are Leander Paes of India, who defeats Renzo Furlan of Italy 6-1, 7-5, Sergi Bruguera of Spain, who defeats Mal Washington of the United States 7-6 (8), 4-6, 7-5 and Fernando Meligeni of Brazil, who defeats Russia's Andrei Olhovskiy 7-5, 6-3
July 31
1932 – In what Hall of Fame journalist and historian Bud Collins calls "The Great Cup Robbery," France defeats the United States in the Davis Cup Challenge Round for the fifth time in six years as Jean Borotra clinches the Davis Cup for France, erasing a two-sets-to-love deficit, a 3-5 fifth-set deficit and four match points to defeat Wilmer Allison 1-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5. Allison holds three match points while leading 5-3 in the fifth set – 40-15 and then with an advantage – but has his serve broken. In the next game, Allison holds another match point on Borotra's serve. After missing his first serve, Borotra hits a second serve that by all accounts is out – but not called by the linesman. Allison, who did not make a play on the serve, runs to the net to shake hands with Borotra, but stands in disbelief at the non-call. Allison wins only one point in the remainder of the match to lose 7-5 in the fifth set, giving France it's third point of the series, clinching the Cup.
2005 – Andre Agassi wins his 60th and what ultimately becomes his final ATP singles title, defeating 22-year-old Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-4, 7-5 in 1 hour, 28 minutes to win the Mercedes-Benz Cup in Los Angeles. The title is also the fourth tournament victory at the Los Angeles event for Agassi, who also wins on the campus at UCLA in 1998, 2001 and 2002. "It's been a dream week for me for sure," says the 35-year-old Agassi. "I couldn't have expected to come in here and find my comfort level so early on in the tournament and get better with each match. It's a great sign."
On This Day In Tennis History Is Latest Book Release From New Chapter Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New Chapter Press has announced the publication of its latest book – On This Day In Tennis History -a calendar-like compilation of historical and unique anniversaries, events and happenings from the world of tennis through the years – written by Randy Walker, the sports marketing and media specialist, tennis historian and former U.S. Tennis Association press officer.
On This Day In Tennis History ($19.95, 528 pages), is a fun and fact-filled, this compilation offers anniversaries, summaries, and anecdotes of events from the world of tennis for every day in the calendar year. Presented in a day-by-day format, the entries into this mini-encyclopedia include major tournament victory dates, summaries of the greatest matches ever played, trivia, and statistics as well as little-known and quirky happenings. Easy-to-use and packed with fascinating details, the book is the perfect companion for tennis and general sports fans alike and is an excellent gift idea for the holiday season. The book features fascinating and unique stories of players such as John McEnroe, Don Budge, Bill Tilden, Chris Evert, Billie Jean King, Jimmy Connors, Martina Navratilova, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Anna Kournikova among many others. On This Day In Tennis History is available for purchase via on-line book retailers and in bookstores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. More information on the book can be found at www.tennishistorybook.com
Said Hall of Famer Jim Courier of the book, "On This Day In Tennis History is a fun read that chronicles some of the most important-and unusual-moments in the annals of tennis. Randy Walker is an excellent narrator of tennis history and has done an incredible job of researching and compiling this entertaining volume." Said tennis historian Joel Drucker, author of Jimmy Connors Saved My Life, "An addictive feast that you can enjoy every possible way-dipping in for various morsels, devouring it day-by-day, or selectively finding essential ingredients. As a tennis writer, I will always keep this book at the head of my table." Said Bill Mountford, former Director of Tennis of the USTA National Tennis Center, "On This Day In Tennis History is an easy and unique way to absorb the greatest-and most quirky-moments in tennis history. It's best read a page a day!"
Walker is a writer, tennis historian and freelance publicist and sports marketer. A 12-year veteran of the U.S. Tennis Association's Marketing and Communications Division, he served as the press officer for the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1997 to 2005 and for the U.S. Olympic tennis teams in 1996, 2000 and 2004. He also served as the long-time editor of the U.S. Open Record Book during his tenure at the USTA from 1993 to 2005.
More information on the book can be found at www.tennistomes.com as well as on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1627089030&ref=name and on myspace at http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=428100548
People mentioned in the book include, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Goran Ivanisevic, Andre Agassi, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, Monica Seles, Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Amelie Mauresmo, Anna Kounikova, Jennifer Capriati, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Martina Hingis, Gustavo Kuerten, Svetlana Kuznetsova, James Blake, Wilmer Allison, Mal Anderson, Arthur Ashe, Juliette Atkinson, Henry "Bunny" Austin, Tracy Austin, Boris Becker, Kark Behr, Pauline Betz, Bjorn Borg, Jean Borotra, John Bromwich, Norman Brookes, Louise Brough, Jacques Brugnon, Butch Buchholz, Don Budge, Maria Bueno, Rosie Casals, Michael Chang, Philippe Chatrier, Dodo Cheney, Henri Cochet, Maureen Connolly, Jimmy Connors, Jim Courier, Ashley Cooper, Margaret Court, Jack Crawford, Allison Danzig, Dwight Davis, Lottie Dod, John Doeg, Laurence Doherty, Reggie Doherty, Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, Jaroslav Drobny, Margaret duPont, Francoise Durr, James Dwight, Stefan Edberg, Roy Emerson, Chis Evert, Bob Falkenburg, Neale Fraser, Shirley Fry, Althea Gibson, Pancho Gonzalez, Evonne Goolagong, Arthur Gore, Steffi Graf, Bitsy Grant, Darlene Hard, Doris Hart, Anne Jones, Gladys Heldman, Slew Hester, Bob Hewitt, Lew Hoad, Harry Hopman, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Joe Hunt, Frank Hunter, Helen Jacobs, Bill Johnston, Perry Jones, Bob Kelleher, Billie Jean King, Jan Kodes, Karel Kozeluh, Jack Kramer, Rene Lacoste, Bill Larned, Art Larsen, Rod Laver, Ivan Lendl, Suzanne Lenglen, George Lott, Gene Mako, Molla Mallory, Hana Mandlikova, Alice Marble, Dan Maskell, Simone Mathieu, Mark McCormack, John McEnroe, Ken McGregor, Kitty Godfree, Chuck McKinley, Maurice McLoughlin, Frew McMillian, Don McNeill, Elisabeth Moore, Angela Mortimer, Gardnar Mulloy, Ilie Nastase, Martina Navratilova, John Newcombe, Yannick Noah, Jana Novotna, Betty Nuthall, Alex Olmedo, Rafael Osuna, Frank Parker, Gerald Patterson, Budge Patty, Fred Perry, Nicola Pietrangeli, Adrian Quist, Patrick Rafter, Dennis Ralson, Vinnie Richards, Nancy Richey, Cliff Richey, Bobby Riggs, Tony Roche, Mervyn Rose, Ken Rosewall, Elizbeth Ryan, Gabriela Sabatini, Pete Sampras, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Manuel Santana, Dick Savitt, Ted Schroeder, Gene Scott, Richard Sears, Frank Sedgman, Pancho Segura, Vic Seixas, Frank Shields, Pam Shriver, Stan Smith, Fred Stolle, Bill Talbert, Bill Tilden, Tony Trabert, Lesley Turner, Jimmy Van Alen, John Van Ryn, Guillermo Vilas, Ellsworth Vines, Brian Gottfried, Virginia Wade, Holcombe Ward, Watson Washburn, Mal Whitman, Mats Wilander, Tony Wilding, Helen Wills Moody, Sidney Wood, Robert Wrenn, Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan, Todd Woodbridge, Marat Safin, Leslie Allen, Sue Barker, Jonas Bjorkman, Mahesh Bhupathi, Donald Dell, Albert Costa, Mark Cox, Owen Davidson, Pat Cash, Mary Carillo, John Isner, Roscoe Tanner, Vijay Amritraj, Mark Woodforde, Tim Henman, Richard Krajicek, Conchita Martinez, Mary Joe Fernandez, Cliff Drysdale, Mark Edmondson, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Zina Garrson, Roland Garros, Wojtek Fibak, Tom Gullikson, Andres Gimeno, Vitas Gerulaitis, Fernando Gonzalez, Tim Henman, Goran Ivanisevic, Andrea Jaeger, Ivo Karlovic, Richard Krajicek, Petr Korda, Luke Jensen, Murphy Jensen, Rick Leach, Iva Majoil, Barry MacKay, Ivan Ljubicic, Cecil Mamiit, David Caldwell, Alex Metreveli, Nicolas Massu, Todd Martin, Gene Mayer, Thomas Muster, Tom Okker, Charlie Pasarell, Mary Pierce, Whitney Reed, Leander Paes, Renee Richards, Helen Sukova, Michael Stich, Betty Stove, Ion Tiriac, Brian Teacher, Wendy Turnbull, Richards, Fabrice Santoro, Ai Sugiyama, Patrick McEnroe, Camille Pin, Phil Dent, Jelena Dokic, Mark Edmondson, Gael Monfils, Xavier Malisse, Dinara Safina, Barry Lorge, Stefano Pescosolido, Fabrice Santoro, Roscoe Tanner, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Roger Smith, Erik van Dillen, Gene Mayer, Tamara Pasek, Stefan Koubek, Jie Zheng, Gisela Dulko, Kristian Pless, Chuck McKinley, Marty Riessen, Brad Gilbert, Tim Mayotte, Andrea Petkovic, Klara Koukalova, Bobby Reynolds, Dominik Hrbaty, Andreas Seppi, Christopher Clarey, Casey Dellacqua, Anders Jarryd, Janko Tipsarevic, Nadia Petrova, Christian Bergstrom, Ramesh Krishnan, Emily Sanchez, Marcos Baghdatis, Mark Philippousssis, Wally Masur, Paul McNamee, Daniela Hantuchova, Gerry Armstrong, Younes El Aynaoui, Thomas Johansson, Pat Cash, Lisa Raymond, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Chanda Rubin, Tony Roche, Alex O'Brien, Petr Korda, Karol Kucera, Amelie Mauresmo, Juan Gisbert, Pablo Cuevas, Jim Pugh, Rick Leach, Julien Boutter, Larry Stefanki, Chris Woodruff, Jill Craybas, Sania Mirza, Mike Leach, Maggie Maleeva, Guillermo Canas, Guillermo Coria, Donald Young, Dick Stockton, Johan Kriek, Milan Srejber, Zina Garrison, Slyvia Hanika, Karin Knapp, Laura Granville, Kei Nishikori, Scott Davis, Paul Goldstein, Alberto Martin, Nicolas Kiefer, Joachim Johansson, Jonathan Stark, Jakob Hlasek, Jeff Tarango, Amanda Coetzer, Andres Gomez, Richey Reneberg, Francisco Clavet, Radek Stepanek, Miloslav Mecir, Jose-Luis Clerc, Colin Dibley, Mikael Pernfors, Martin Mulligan, Robbie Weiss, Hugo Chapacu, Victor Pecci, Charlie Bricker, Greg Rusedski, Robin Finn, Kimiko Date, David Nalbandian, Goran Ivanisevic, Mikhail Youzhny, Nicole Pratt, Bryanne Stewart, Novak Djokovic, Rennae Stubbs, Corina Morariu, Marc Rosset, Kenneth Carlsen, Kimiko Date, Ryan Harrison, Richard Gasquet, Jimmy Arias, Jim Leohr, Felix Mantilla, Cedric Pioline, Annabel Croft, Brooke Shields, Jaime Yzaga, Slobodan Zivojinovic, Alberto Mancini, Peter McNamara, Andrei Chesnokov, Fabrice Santoro, Bud Collins, Mardy Fish, Sebastien Grosjean, Donald Dell, Petr Kuczak, Magnus Norman, Hicham Arazi, Nduka Odizor, Lori McNeil, Horst Skoff, Karolina Sprem, Ros Fairbank, Linda Siegel, Chris Lewis, Kevin Curren, Thierry Tulasne, Guy Forget, Fred Tupper, Jaime Fillol, Belus Prajoux, Ricardo Cano, Georges Goven, Ray Moore, Charlie Pasarell, Paul Annacone, Tomas Smid, Dmitry Tursunov, Elena Dementieva, Arnaud DiPasquale, Carl Uwe Steeb, Bill Scanlon, Jose Higueras, Jay Berger, Jana Novotna, Bill Dwyre, Lisa Dillman, Sean Sorensen, Paul McNamee, Jiri Novak, Benjamin Becker, Ion Tiriac, Neil Amdur, Tim Gullikson, Jan-Michael Gambill, Taylor Dent, Bryan Shelton, Vijay Amritraj, Martin Verkerk, Brian Gottfried, Carlos Moya, Jacco Eltingh, Adriano Panatta, John Feinstein, Aaron Krickstein, Wilhelm Bungert, Derrick Rostagno, Torben Ulrich, Daniel Nestor, Ray Ruffels, Cliff Drysdale, James Reilly, Andy Murray, Leander Paes, Alicia Molik, Barry MacKay among others.
New Chapter Press is also the publisher of The Bud Colins History of Tennis by Bud Collins, The Roger Federer Story, Quest for Perfection by Rene Stauffer and Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games by Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli and the soon to be released title The Lennon Prophecy by Joe Niezgoda. Founded in 1987, New Chapter Press is an independent publisher of books and part of the Independent Publishers Group. More information can be found at www.newchapterpressmedia.com


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This tutorial guide is mainly discussing the following topics:
1.What is DVD authoring?
We live in a world where you can capture beautiful HD footage with just a few taps on your smartphone. If you have a creative soul, you can easily make high-quality movies, amateur films or simple videos at home.
However, all of this footage is relatively useless without powerful editing and publishing tools. If you Google "how to make the best videos", you would probably find DVD authoring software listed high on the top. So what is DVD authoring?
These programs not only allow you to burn videos onto a disc, but they also transform your raw footage into a highly polished video disc that you'll be proud to share with your family and friends.
DVD authoring is the second step in the process of producing finished DVDs. The first step is the creation of the movie (or programme) and the second, the authoring, is the creation of artwork, user menus, insertion of chapter points, text, music, overdubs/commentaries, animation, setting autoplay, repeat settings, and more. In short, authoring here means creating and composing. It is video post-production, turning your project into a complete viewing experience that's enjoyed on any of the following method: DVD and Blu-ray players, computers, mobile devices, USB flash drives and Internet streaming. The final step is the manufacturing (replication) process to mass-produce finished DVDs.
2.Why do we choose Blu-ray?
Blu-ray or Blu-ray Disc (BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association in October 2000, and the first prototype player was released in April 2003 in Japan. Blu-ray is now the standard HD format that will quickly be replacing regular DVDs in that it is capable of storing hours of video in high-definition (720p and 1080p) and ultra high-definition resolution2160p resolution (3840×2160 pixels), at up to 60 frames per second. DVD-Video discs had been limited to a maximum resolution of 480p (NTSC, 720×480 pixels) or 576p (PAL, 720×576 pixels). The main application of Blu-ray is as a medium for video material such as feature films and physical distribution of video games for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, and Xbox One. The name "Blu-ray" refers to the blue laser (specifically, a violet laser) used to read the disc, which allows information to be stored at a greater density than is possible with the longer-wavelength red laser used for DVDs.
3.Best blu ray authoring software on the market
The gap between professional film production and DVD authoring is shrinking as the technology democratizes the form, and this means that Blu-ray disc authoring is something that should be just as accessible to most home digital video producers as any DVD authoring. Now let's look at some best blu-ray authoring software in the market:
Leawo Blu-ray Creator
As an all-inclusive Blu-ray DVD burner software combo, Leawo Blu-ray Creator could burn video to Blu-ray/DVD, and burn Blu-ray/DVD photo slideshow from 180+ file formats, including: MP4, AVI, MKV, FLV, MOV, WMV, MPEG, VOB, MTS, JPG, BMP, etc. It could handle Blu-ray/DVD burning tasks like AVI to Blu-ray/DVD, MKV to Blu-ray, MP4 to Blu-ray/DVD, and others at the same time. It enables you to burn video to Blu-ray/DVD from various origins like camcorder video, smartphone recorded footage, downloaded online videos, saved screen activities, etc. You could burn video to Blu-ray/DVD disc, folder and/or ISO image file as you like in BD50, BD25, DVD5 or DVD9. You could also burn ISO image file to disc freely.
Leawo offers 40+ preset disc menu templates in 8 different categories: Standard, Business, Childhood, Education, Holiday, Nature, Sports and Wedding. Each category includes multiple free disc menu templates for you to download and apply to output Blu-ray/DVD content.
What's more, you can even burn 4K blu-ray films to disc if you choose the right program to do so!
Tutorial on how to use Leawo Blu-ray Creator:
Step 1: Download and launch the program
Step 2: Introduce source videos. Under the Burn menu, click the drop down box of Add Video. You can introduce videos by add video, add video folder, add ISO file or directly drag file into the program.
Step 3: Output settings. You can name the film; set its resolution, aspect ratio and quality; you can edit the video and the disc menu, choose the subtitles and sound tracks you like, and you can go to the Settings to choose the Burning Engine and Default video mode by click Copy & Burn.
Step 4: Burning settings. Click the green Burn button to draw a sidebar. You can burn the file to a Blu-ray/DVD folder or to ISO file by put a click in the Folder or ISO File box respectively.
CyberLink PowerDirector Deluxe
CyberLink PowerDirector Deluxe is DVD authoring software which combines powerful video editing and DVD maker tools together that allows you to take your raw footage, transform it into a beautiful, entertaining video and then burn it onto a disc that you can share with family and friends. However, there is no Mac version of this software.
Corel VideoStudio Pro X8.5
You can build and burn a brand new, fully functional DVD in less than an hour with Corel VideoStudio Pro X8.5. But its transitions and effects libraries are small compared to some other DVD makers in our review.
Pinnacle Studio 19
Pros: With more than 1,500 options out of the box, the transitions and effects libraries dwarf those of the competition.
Cons: You only get six tracks to edit with. That's enough to accomplish your goals, but not enough for the fine-tuning work that advanced users want.
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2016
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The annual Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) festival is in full swing and to reward travellers La Verda Suites & Villas, Dubai Marina has launched a special 'Sun-Sational' Summer offer for the period. As part of the promotion guests booking their stay at the hotel will get to enjoy 20% discount on the best available rate, along with other benefits, not only during DSS but until the end of September.
Elaborating on the offer, Mr Siddharth Mehra, General Manager of La Verda Suites & Villas, Dubai Marina, said, "Our 'Sun-Sational' Summer promotion is all about spending quality time with your loved ones in a beautiful setting whereby every member of our staff is committed to make your stay truly memorable. We want our guests to take back with them sweet memories of every moment spent at La Verda Suites & Villas, Dubai Marina that enjoys an exceptional location and is well equipped to meet the expectations of both leisure and business travellers from around the globe. DSS has positioned Dubai as a leading international summer destination and we are delight to extend this offer to visitors who come to experience this exciting shopping and entertainment bonanza".
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Same problem for Epiphany> right-click on picture> use as background.
Ok, this is working from gnome-background-properties now, but not from epiphany.
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If your only remaining issue was epiphany not setting the background, that issue
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A new one-year contract
After a highly remarkable season we finally had success in the Premier League, even though it took until the very last day of our fifth year before we secured the title. The Guardian successfully captured the tension of that memorable match day when Chelsea lost 3-4 to Man City and we defeated Spurs 2-0 at St.Mary's.
You can relive all the action here:
Saints v Spurs and Chelsea v City - as it happened
0 min: Finally out come the players! Handshakes all round and we're about to set. Saints have no less than four subs in their starting line-up because Kongolo, Bender and Clasie are banned while Lallana is injured. Van Dijk, Soares, Wanyama and Tadic are replacing them. Chelsea have no injury worries. With bookmakers they are the favourites for the title.
1 min: And we're off, on this overcast day! It's 17°C and the fans are more than excited, but the players are clearly very, very nervous! Last year the title slipped from Saints' grasp for the second year in a row. They won't want that to happen again, but that knowledge will only make them more nervous. Chelsea, on the other hand, have won the title these past two years and they are keen to win the Premier League for the third consecutive time, especially since they have been knocked out of all cups this year and they certainly don't want to end the season empty-handed!
5 min: Both teams are playing very cautiously. As long as there are no goals at Stamford Bridge and also no goals at St.Mary's the title will go to Chelsea again - and only because they have scored three more goals than Saints have. The difference in goals for and goals against is exactly the same: +45 for both teams!! Any goal in either match could tip the balance!! This is a bad day for most fans' hearts (but a good day for cardiologists!)
6 min: A free kick to Southampton. Sturridge was pushed by Kane! What was Kane doing there?? It's in a dangerous position and Goretzka lines up the free kick and fires it in, but the shot looks to have taken a deflection off the wall and it has gone just wide!
11 min: Goal!! Alexis Sánchez has scored for Saints!! Sánchez played a one-two with Soares and got into the area, drove the ball at goal and he scored!! Edwards never saw it!! And with this scoreline Saints actually win the Premier League!!
16 min: And a goal at Stamford Bridge!! It's Chelsea who have scored!! Agüero was knocked to the floor by Delph and the referee awarded a penalty. Agüero stepped up himself and scored the penalty that has put Chelsea back at the top of the virtual table! My goodness! With 74 minutes remaining this could be one exciting afternoon! But for now we are back where we started with both teams leading 1-0. There will surely be more goals to come though.
20 min: Another goal at Stamford Bridge!! This time for for Man City!! Within five minutes Dos Santos has cancelled out Agüero's opener with a horrendous strike which silenced the crowd at Stamford Bridge. But this is all very good news for Saints, of course. There was some cheering at St.Mary's when they got the news!
29 min: Wow! Mario Götze was just denied a great goal! Somehow he was left unmarked when he received the ball from Abdennour. It was a perfect pass and Götze struck the ball on the half-volley, but Edwards managed to turn it behind! Great goal keeping there!
33 min: Man City has scored a second goal!! What is happening?!? An avalance of goals here! It was Pröpper this time who hit the ball in low and found the net!! Begovic was stranded and helpless to save it so City is now leading 1-2! And at St.Mary's fans are celebrating Pröpper's goal as if they have just won the Premier League!! There is still almost an hour remaining though, but if truth be told it is beginning to look good for Saints!
37 min: A red card for Spurs!! Alli has just been sent off after head-butting Wanyama in a moment of total madness!! What was he thinking!?! The football gods are definitely smiling on Saints today!
45 min: Half-time at St.Mary's! The crowd got what they wanted. Saints are up 1-0 and Chelsea is losing at Stamford Bridge!
45 min: Goal!! Chelsea has just equalised!! Giménez hit the ball ahead of Hazard in the area and Hazard, finding himself with plenty of time, shot on the volley and scored an excellent goal in extra time. It's 2-2 at Stamford Bridge!!
HALF TIME: Saints 1-0 Spurs; Chelsea 2-2 Man City.
With these scorelines Saints win the title but it is so incredibly close and literally anything can still happen!! We all need a little break right now!!
46 min: We're off again! No changes in the line-up for Saints or Chelsea. The question is, will there be more goals in the second half?
52 min: Chelsea has scored again!! Agüero scored his second and Chelsea's third goal with a superb volley!! This means that Chelsea are now back in the driver's seat for the Premier League title! And this time it's the crowd at St.Mary's who are silenced. Less than twenty minutes ago they were so close to winning the title!! The balance keeps tipping!
59 min: Nothing much is happening at St.Mary's currently. Spurs cannot do much with ten men and Saints seem unwilling to take any risks. But with Chelsea leading 3-2 at Stamford Bridge Saints will have to score a second goal now! Merely defending is not enough anymore.
68 min: Van Dijk has hit a crashing drive from a distance but he scooped it over the crossbar. With just over twenty minutes remaining tension is mounting!!
70 min: And another goal for Man City!! Incredible! Kolarov fired in a freekick from 20 yards out and scored!! It's 3-3 at Stamford Bridge!! Tension in both stadiums is now unbearable! Saints are leading the virtual table again but there are still 20 minutes remaining, plus extra time.
71 min: Goretzka has scored for Saints!! The talented midfielder blasted the ball towards the top corner and he has found the back of the net!! Saints are leading 2-0 now!! In a matter of just two minutes the scenario has changed completely again and now Chelsea will have to score twice in order to retain the title, because surely Spurs won't score at St.Mary's? Not with ten men they won't?
77 min: A yellow card for Van Dijk who has upended Leandro Damião. The players are clearly getting more nervous by the minute! Chelsea still need two goals, but stranger things have happened as they very well know at St.Mary's.
83 min: Chelsea could score any minute! They get scoring chances but they are so unlucky today. They know they need two goals so they are in a rush!
86 min: Goal!! It's another goal at Stamford Bridge and it's Manchester City who have scored again!! It's all over! Chelsea were attacking ferociously when City countered. Pröpper was left unmarked and he did not fail when he got the chance!! City are leading 4-3 now. It's all over for Chelsea! Surely the title will go to St.Mary's!!
FULL TIME: Saints 2-0 Spurs; Chelsea 3-4 Man City.
And it's all over!! And the unbelievable has happened! Southampton Football Club have won their first trophy since they won the FA Cup 44 years ago - and this time it is that most coveted trophy of all!!
Saints have won the Premier League title!
Fans at St.Mary's are delirious as they celebrate Saints first piece of silverware in decades!
Meanwhile, at Stamford Bridge fans are leaving the stadium, many of them crying their unbelieving eyeballs out...
It was the best year ever for Southampton!
Mario Götze is our star player and the club's top scorer with 24 goals this past season. A remarkable achievement for a central midfielder! He was also named Man-of-the-Match ten times. Alexis Sánchez scored 22 goals as left winger. In comparison, Daniel Sturridge only scored 11 goals.
Fraser Forster has been invaluable and he actually received the European Goalkeeper of the Year award!
So why sign a new one-year contract? There were a number of reasons, fan pressure being one of them. But the main reason was a desire to help the club achieve success in Europe - provided the Board would address the lingering squad depth issue!
And the Board have responded and said that they are indeed prepared to look seriously at the club's squad depth problem. They are also continuing with their plans to enlarge the stadium, which has puzzled many since attendance has never been all that high at St.Mary's. But perhaps that will change now?
But more importantly, Saints are actually already considering negotiating to sign none other than Karim Benzema, the striker who has scored no less than 24 goals for Real Madrid this past season!
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Good Luck! It's gonna be tough. Will you do it inside two years. I don't know. You've got close previously but will you be able to go the extra step.
Interesting choice in Benzema.
Gotta be getting on a bit now surely.
Thought Selke would have been top of the shopping list!
Focus fully on CL this year?
Benzema is a great shout
Besides, Liverpool will not want to sell Selke after a year, certainly not to us!
Sacrifice the League Cup would be my advice.
Definately not the priority anymore.
Curious as to why you've started a new thread? It's the same save game/story?
The World of Football Management - Chapter 7 - Global Attraction
A tough challenge, turning Leamington Football Club from the smallest club in the English game to a worldwide name, all by building a squad of just one player from any nation!
I guess if it is a one (or two) year contract, you're not that bothered about Benzema's age, provided he still has the stamina for 90 minutes every week. Do any of your squad have any skeletons in their cupboards that Karim can blackmail (allegedly) to top up his salary ?
Anyone (Sturridge ?) departing to make room for him ? Should we expect to see some more Dutch players arriving ?
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Benzema signs with Southampton
Saints have signed Karim Benzema! Will he be the goal machine which the club needs? While other world class strikers were not interested, Benzema was more than happy to join Saints!
At least the fans are excited! And they certainly hope that Benzema is not the only new player to join the club this summer now that the European adventure is about to begin in earnest!
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Let's hope he does better than his predecessors.
Should bring that all important CL experience!
Saints ready for Europe?
The Board kept their word and Saints signed two new players in the summer months.
Steven Bergwijn can play as right winger when Lallana needs rest, which happened a lot last season. Bergwijn is still very young, but he is also extremely talented!
In addition to Bergwijn we signed Alphonse Aréola from Paris Saint-Germain! The 27-year-old French goalkeeper is potentially as good as Fraser Forster according to many pundits. Even so, PSG were willing to part with him for only 1.2M.
With our three new signings (Benzema, Bergwijn and Aréola) we have the necessary squad depth; the players are all happy again and looking forward to the new season! The only exception is Aleksandar Mitrovic...
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi also made the headlines again!
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Bergwijn looks cracking, I had him on a save with Cordoba and he did well for me (not sure if it's the same DB though). I hope that Benzema lives up to his promise - with a one-up-front formation, a striker who really fires could make the difference for you
Some good signings there. More quality instead of quantity
The World of Football Management - Chapter 7 - Global Attraction
A tough challenge, turning Leamington Football Club from the smallest club in the English game to a worldwide name, all by building a squad of just one player from any nation!
Definately 3 players there who will be in your thoughts for the starting 11. If Benzema works, he will be a great signing
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Was Messi not interested?
Imagine him playing on the South Coast!!
Benzema scores in friendly against Ajax
Our first two friendlies showed that we are still a bit rusty, although it was good to have Benzema score the only goal in his very first match against Ajax Amsterdam.
In our second friendly Benzema was more or less invisible, but we still won the match. Götze and Ward-Prowse found the net against Feyenoord Rotterdam.
Hopefully these two games helped us get ready for the first challenge of the season, the FA Community Shield match with Leeds at Wembley. It's the ideal chance to immediately win another trophy again.
But of course, what we really want is win the Champions League!
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That boy Messi has an impressive record
I guess that Ajax was a must win, but I'm surprised you didn't throw Feyenoord a late equalizer
Southampton v Leeds in the Charity Shield it could only happen in champ.
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The Falcons have decided to be the subject of the annual NFL-HBO voyeuristic enterprise called "Hard Knocks."
Well. This isn't the worst decision they've ever made in recent years. There was that one year they hired Bobby Petrino.
So let me understand this: The same organization that fell apart a season ago, and not just because of injuries, has decided to let a cable television show go behind the scenes in training camp and follow players in practices and meetings and areas of Fort Flowery Branch normally off limits to non-team personnel?
Headquarters in Flowery Branch will be a sea of wires, cameras and microphone holders, and a director yelling, "There's Bryan Cox making a rookie lineman cry! Shoot it! Hahahaha. Eat that, Jerry Springer!"
And this is a smart decision?
Let me put this in terms owner Arthur Blank can understand: "You just mandated that the sheet rock salesmen at Home Depot ride around the store on unicycles while juggling – all in the hopes it would stimulate sales of Home Depot painter hats.
This will fix an organization that runs through assistant coaches like socks and is 1-4 in the playoffs since 2008?
"We are looking forward to connecting with our fans across the country as the program chronicles our 2014 training camp," Falcons coach Mike Smith said in an emailed statement.
I'm not going to call Smith a liar. That's only because I refuse to believe he said that or typed that or would ever allow himself to think that. This is the same Smith who admitted when he was in Baltimore, he hid from the "Hard Knocks" cameras.
When Smith's statement was dreamed up by owner Arthur Blank or somebody in close proximity to his office, Smith likely was tied up and stuffed in a closet, with his mouth duct-taped shut.
Smith and general manager Thomas Dimitroff say they want to fix this team. I believe them. They're both incredibly competitive individuals and spent time with organizations that won Super Bowls. Both prefer to operate in secrecy. That's seldom what the media likes but it's understandable. Most of their NFL fraternity members are the same way.
The Falcons finished 4-12 last season. They have one playoff win in six seasons under Smith and Dimitroff. Jobs are on the line. (That statement wasn't in the disingenuous news release but it would've been far more honest.)
Focus was a problem a season ago. Effort and desire and emotion were problems after the season started to spiral.
There are a lot of ways to fix an organization and get everybody on the same page. But putting 90 players and a dozen coaches on a stage for a clown show isn't one of them. The show is more likely to create distractions than eliminate them.
The first quote in the Falcons' release came from Blank (duh): "We are excited about the opportunity to give our fans a behind the scenes look at what it takes to prepare an NFL team for the rigors of a 16-game regular season and beyond. This marks the first time that our franchise will be featured on 'Hard Knocks' and we look forward to showcasing our great players and coaches to football fans all across America."
Yes. This is the Falcons' first time on Hard Knocks. Do you know why? Because when HBO came after them in 2009, they said no. Actually, the business side of the building (read: Blank) said yes. The football side said no. Football won. Not this time. Branding won, football lost.
Perhaps the Falcons can find somebody in marketing to play inside linebacker, since marketing is carrying all of the weight here, anyway.
This is the same organization that wanted to make sure when Kroy Biermann was dating Kim Zolciak, his future wife and a co-star in the dumb reality show, "Real Housewives of Atlanta," that the show's camera crews weren't going to turn their practice facility into a sound stage for one hour of stupidity.
So explain to me how this is different.
Explain to me how this makes the Falcons better.
The Cleveland Browns recently turned down, "Hard Knocks." This is what new coach Mike Pettine said: "I just always felt that if there's anything that causes us to think for one second about something other than preparing our football team for the opener, then that's probably not a good thing."
Now there's some honesty.
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