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Another great video from TED. This time Eames Demetrios passionately presents rarely seen footage of the designs and processes of his grandparents and legendary designers Charles and Ray Eames, who made films, houses and classic mid century modern furniture. He talks about how they approach design with their philosophy on the relationship between design,business and lifestyle.
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Size: 15.25 X 6.75 INCHES
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I like to work on paper, the old fashioned way, using paint, ink, bleach, gesso and anything else I can think of to produce print designs in many styles and techniques.
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Chelsea youngster Archange Nkumu joins Yeovil Town
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Yeovil Town have signed Chelsea acadamy youngster Archange Nkumu on a month-long loan deal.
The 18-year-old, who can play in either midfield or central defence, made 24 reserve appearances for the Blues during the 2011-12 season.
"He's a young lad with lots of potential," Glovers manager Gary Johnson told BBC Somerset.
"We need a bit of cover in central defence and midfield so if one person can do both jobs then that's good."
Johnson added: "I think Chelsea would give us a little bit longer to look at him if needed.
"He's only young and we're going on our gut feeling that if he's needed in the starting XI then he could handle it."
Nkumu is the second Chelsea youngster to join the League One club this season, following the arrival of Rohan Ince.


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Technology development leads to the appearance of electronic books. Most of ebook are available in PDF format, therefore, to read these books, specialized reading software is needed. Foxit Reader and Adobe Reader are two free tools supporting for reading other gadgets using ebook.
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Dr. Paul Runkle and Professor Larry Carin founded SIG in 2004 to continue and extend applied defense research that originated in an academic setting at Duke University. SIG's initial work focused on radar signal processing for combat target identification, sonar‐based automatic target recognition (ATR), and airborne minefield detection. SIG's application areas quickly grew to include unexploded ordnance (UXO) detection, IED detection, and video image analysis including target detection, tracking, classification, and activity models. To address a critical customer need across multiple applications, SIG has also developed Analyst‐in‐the‐Loop (AIL) technologies that enable algorithms to utilize operator or analyst feedback to enhance the performance of their models. This approach leverages the speed and consistency of an algorithm, with the accuracy and contextbased decisions that can be provided by an analyst or warfighter.
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SIG continues to evolve its core technologies and apply them to many different problems to national security, public safety, and commercial surveillance. Our solutions help people make sense of vast amounts of data associated with a broad range of disciplines.
SIG innovates new technologies and synthesizes applied solutions that can be transitioned to prototypes for test and evaluation. Such innovation and synthesis is core to SIG's continued success with an array of government customers and industry partners in National Security, Public Safety, and Commercial Surveillance. SIG engages on government contracts from a wide range of agencies including Office of Naval Research, Air Force Research Laboratory, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Army Research Office, U.S. Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, Naval Research Laboratory, and The Environmental Security Technology Certification Program.
SIG is an experienced partner in developing advanced decision systems for multiple sensor and data types. Our senior technical development leadership has significant experience serving on large integration teams to ensure success in joint architecture development, software interface development and integration, and test and evaluation.
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AppSymphony™ has been used to build multi‐INT tipping and cueing scenarios that combine social media text exploitation with vehicle identification and tracking from full motion video feeds.
AppSymphony™ has been used to build social media analytics apps from "tweets" as well as vehicle identification and tracking from full motion video feeds.
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SIG's Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) software suite can be deployed on real‐time SWaP (size, weight, and power) constrained platforms. The software has been developed using a multi‐thread parallel architecture to meet processing requirements for both large wide area motion imagery (WAMI) and for full motion video systems.
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SIG's target recognition software suite offers a combination of stateof‐ the‐art detection, classification, and identification techniques that can be tailored to anyapplication space. The software contains multiple statistical data models within a flexible and modular architecture that is readily optimized for any sensor modality, including the fusion of multiple sensors. The software can be configured for onboard integration with manned or unmanned platforms to provide real‐time processing or delivered as stand‐alone modules to support analysts and post‐mission objectives.
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SIG's hierarchical security assessment algorithms can be deployed to determine risk in a variety of security environments. The algorithms scale to the analysis of systems with hundreds of elements, each facing dozens of threats. The resulting probabilistic threat assessments have been found to accurately characterize system risk profiles, allowing an analyst to adjust protections of security domains, including network security, sensor networks and intellectual property protections against reverse engineering.
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SIG's multi‐source intelligence analysis suite of tools offer a combination of state‐of‐the‐art natural language processing, search, and network modeling techniques that can be tailored to any application space. The suite of tools includes a variety of statistical models in a flexible and modular architecture that can be optimized for any search or knowledge‐understanding problem, including everything from the analysis of text reports to the understanding of cyber‐security threats.
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SIG's fixed‐camera video analytics software suite can be deployed for real‐time analysis of surveillance video. The software incorporates a multi‐thread parallel architecture to provide a solution that scales well for large multi‐camera video surveillance systems. The alert types (e.g., abnormal motion, checkpoint evasion) are configurable to address the specific surveillance goals of individual customers and camera installations. In addition, the sensitivity of the system can be adjusted to control the frequency of alerts. Depending on the number of simultaneous videos streams, the software can be installed onto a desktop workstation or a rack server for larger systems.
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SIG offers real‐time image stabilization, tracking, target classification, and normalcy modeling in a PC‐based form factor. ALPR wide‐field of view multi‐purpose color cameras are used to provide robust license plate recognition in multiple scenarios. The solution is robust to variations in state plates and custom plates. SIG's mobile analytics platforms can be used with a variety of standard digital camera formats and can be integrated with a wide range of existing mobile platform and back‐office configurations.
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SIG Awarded Phase II SBIR contract with the Army to develop a modular data processing architecture
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) was awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract with the Army. Under the newly awarded effort, SIG will build upon the progress of the Phase I and Phase I Option to develop a modular data processing architecture that provides adaptability to changing operating environments and target and clutter types through the use of semi‐supervised multi‐task learning (MTL) and human‐in‐theloop (HIL) active learning (AL), as applied to both elevated and airborne sensor systems.
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The four words below ring hollow and are a true knife in the gut.
Updated – 7 March 2011 – 0730 Eastern.
Space shuttle Discovery, the world's most traveled spaceship, has left the International Space Station for the last time. This is the final flight for Discovery, due back on Earth on Wednesday. It's being retired and sent to a museum. NASA's two other shuttles will join Discovery in retirement, following their upcoming missions.
Actor William Shatner, who played Capt. Kirk on the original "Star Trek" TV series, paid tribute to space shuttle Discovery's voyages over the decades. He said the shuttle has boldly gone and done what no spacecraft has done before. Shatner introduced Monday's wake-up music for the six shuttle astronauts. The song was "Theme from Star Trek." It was the runner-up in a pick-the-wake-up-music contest sponsored by NASA. The No. 1 vote-getter will be beamed up Tuesday.
I can think of no other way to describe this…… The actuality and most definitely the government-induced and mandated 'spin' trying to put a nice face on it all…… Even NASA has been turned into American Idol.
The deliberate takedown of American Exceptionalism, advancements in science and much more, continue unabated by the administration and helped along by a more-than-willing set of people and groups in……… I'd better stop or I might get 'edgy'.
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When and how to use the right BitmapCacheOption setting
by Ben Vincent
I keep stumbling across the consequences of changing which BitmapCacheOption I use. Despite the fact that metadata in a file isn't really that big in the grand scheme of things, changing which caching option you use can have annoying consequences. The two typical issues I run into are: running of our memory when process lots of files or not having any data to work with. Let's look at the code:
Reading Geotagging in Photos Using Windows Imaging Component
by Ben Vincent
In this blog I'm going to explain how Geotagging metadata can be read and written using Windows Imaging Component. First lets look at all the queries. These are the common ones, there are plenty more but I have not found any immediate need to use them.
Fotofly v0.1 available for Download on Codeplex
by Ben Vincent
After several years of evolving my photo metadata code I'm finally ready to put it online. Being the nice corporate citizen that I am, I'm using CodePlex and you can find Fotofly here for download. My somewhat lofty description of the project is: "A comprehensive C# library for reading, manipulating and writing metadata stored in jpg photos using WPF and the Windows Imaging Component. Includes support for Windows Live Photo Gallery People Tags, GPS Coordinates and most EXIF, XMP & IPTC properties." Hopefully I'll get lots of downloads and feedback to help improve it further.
Reading and Creating Exif Rationals
by Ben Vincent
Quite why Jeida who created Exif decided to use Rationals is beyond me but they did so you have to work with them if you're playing with jpg metadata. In this blog post I'll share my Rational class so you don't have to go through all the pain I went through in creating it. It's amusingly short now I look at it here but it took way too long to work it out. The class has two constructors, one for the value you've retrieved from BitmapMetadata, the second when you're creating your own rationals.
Basic Editing of Photo Metadata Using Windows Imaging Component
by Ben Vincent
In my previous posts I've provided examples on using Windows Imaging Component to Read & Write jpg metadata. In this post I'll explain how to use ContainsQuery , GetQuery , SetQuery and RemoveQuery . As an added bonus I'm going to use the IPTC address fields as my example. Whilst BitmapMetadata does provide some standard properties like Subject and Title, it is far from comprehensive. In order to get at the other data you have to provide the right query.
Writing Photo Metadata Using Windows Imaging Component
by Ben Vincent
In this blog I'm going to build on my previous posting on Reading Metadata and explain how to write metadata stored in a jpg file using Windows Imaging Component . You can find all my blogs on Windows Imaging Component here . If you want to change any of the metadata, the first thing you have to do is make sure there's room for your changes. This is done by adding padding to the metadata. If you don't do this, I guess it's possible to remove data or change it to the exact same size but you can't add new data. The general recommendation appears to be around 5k, so I normally use 5120.
Reading Photo Metadata Using Windows Imaging Component
by Ben Vincent
I still see a lot of questions on the Internet and at work on how to read (& write) metadata in Photos. There are plenty of examples out there but they all appear to have some pitfalls. To be quite honest, the code I've been using for a number of years now is mature enough that it solves almost all the problems I've seen. This blog is the first in a series that document how to read (this blog), write and manipulate photo metadata.
Using WIC & C# to read Windows Live Photo Gallery's People Tags
by Ben Vincent
In my last posting I talked about how Windows Live Photo Gallery (WLPG) stores People tags in XMP. In this post I'm going to extend the Windows Imaging Component code from Robert Wlodarczyk's Blog to read the data. The code is pretty simple to use, just make sure you have PresentationCore registered in your project and the System.Windows.Media.Imaging namespace.
Understanding how Windows Live Photo Gallery's People Tags are Stored
by Ben Vincent
Since writing Tassography.com tags have been an important part of my workflow. For as long as I can remember I have been using Microsoft's Digital Image Pro 2006. With the release of the new version of Windows Live Photo Gallery (WLPG), I took this Christmas the time to switch over and take advantage of some of the cool new features. The most compelling new feature for me is the new people tagging capabilities.
Copying Jpeg Metadata using C# and Windows Imaging Component
by Ben Vincent
It's a scenario I keep finding myself in, I have two copies of the same photo but I want all metadata changes from one file in the other. For example, I want update my backup with changes I've made to metadata but don't want to touch the source image, or I have the original and a small version of the same file. I haven't found any reliable way to do this, so I finally sat down and wrote my own using plenty of excellent data on Robert Wlodarczyk's Blog and the Windows Imaging Component. First, let's look at the metadata stored in my two files using WICExplorer :
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America's Evangelicals Must Stand With Christian Converts in Iran
By Karmel Melamed
As an Iranian American journalist, I am frequently contacted on social media on almost regular basis by Iranian new converts to Christianity living in Iran who have curiosity about Israel and non-Muslim Iranians living in the U.S. These Christian converts in Iran face potential imprisonment, torture and even death by the current radical Islamic regime for leaving the Shiite Islamic faith and embracing Christianity. While their numbers are growing exponentially every day in Iran, they are looking to the evangelical Christian communities in America for help and support. As Iran's regime is seeking to gain nuclear weapons to threaten the free world, we in the West must at same time never forget the crimes the regime is committing against Christians and other religious minorities living in Iran today.
According to various groups of Iranian converts to Christianity living in Europe and America today, in 1979 Iran had about 400 to 500 Christian converts, yet today there are between 800,000 to a million converts to Christianity in Iran. The majority of these converts are former Muslims who have been disillusioned with the "cult of death" and message of violence and hate preached by Iran's Islamic theocracy. These Christian converts meet in various cities across Iran secretly in a fast-growing house churches under the threat of arrest and imprisonment. The house churches operate illegally in Iran and those attending services in such house churches risk torture and imprisonment in Iran. If arrested, they are pressured to recant their allegiances to Christ and if they do not, they are criminally charged with the crime of "enmity against God" or under Iran's penal code, the crime of "insulting the prophet" which has a punishment of the death penalty. While apostasy is not specifically criminalized, the Islamic regime's constitution specifies that any cases not covered by civil laws are tried under Islamic Shariah law which calls for the death penalty for those converting out of Islam. Over the years the house churches for new Christian converts in Iran have frequently been raided by the Iranian regime's security forces and just last December, 114 Christian converts were arrested in one week after raids on house churches in the country. In fact, the Iranian regime has regularly launched wars on Christmas celebrations in the country as well. In December 2015, the Iranian Trade Development Organization, a department under the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade issued a list of 227 banned items from the United States which included "things for Christmas celebrations", such as Christmas tree ornaments, lights, Christian symbols, nativity displays, religious pictures and statues. Likewise, on a regular basis the Iranian regime's thugs confiscate and burn truckloads of Bibles sent to Iran by Christians abroad, calling them "contraband".
While Iran permits Christians of Assyrian and Armenian background to practice their faith in restricted conditions and have registered church buildings for their own communities, the regime strictly prohibits former Muslims who have secretly converted to Christianity inside these churches. If members of these existing churches help out the Christian converts by providing them with pamphlets or Bibles in Farsi, those clergy or parishioners are imprisoned or may even face the death penalty. In fact, the Iranian regime does not allow any Christian materials in Farsi language in the country and those caught with such materials or Bibles translated into Farsi are arrested and imprisoned. The threat to those born into the Christian faith in Iran is quite real. According to Iranian Armenians I have interviewed in recent years, the registered churches in Iran are under close scrutiny by the regime's security apparatus which monitors the lists of church members in order to pick out Muslims who go to churches, or who are inclined to convert. Iranian American activists who advocate on behalf of religious minorities in Iran have reported that currently at least two major church properties in Tehran have been taken over by Islamic entities supported by the Iranian regime. Such takeovers are not uncommon and in addition to their economic impact, are extremely humiliating traditions which are designed by the regime to help push Christians out of the country.
One might wonder why the Iranian regime has cracked down so hard on Muslim converts to Christianity in the last few decades? The best answer to that question came to me last year from an Iranian convert to Christianity who had fled Iran for Turkey and contacted me via social media. He said; "the greatest threat the Iranian regime today is not the U.S. or Israeli armies, but the gospel of Jesus Christ!" His comments reflect the very real fear the Iranian regime has of the mass population of Iran increasingly rejecting their radical Shiite Islamic theology which the regime bases their power on. Essentially the regime fears that if more and more average Iranians embrace other religions such as Christianity or Zoroastrianism, while rejecting radical Shiite Islamic dogma from the ayatollahs in power, then the population will eventually revolt against and depose the oppressive regime altogether. In fact, in an October 2010 speech before a religious a crowd in the Iranian city of Qom, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned against the "network of house churches" that "threaten Islamic faith and deceive young Muslims." Clearly the Iranian regime today fears the spread of the Christian faith among the Iranian population and especially the younger generation of Iranians which may one day ultimately lead to their demise.
As many know, the Iranian population is already increasingly opposed to this regime because of their poor economic situation, their crumbling infrastructure, their lack of freedoms and the rampant corruption from the regime's ruling elite. Therefore when a message of peace, love, tolerance and hope for a brighter future comes from an alternative religious source, without a doubt the Iranian population will likely gravitate towards it. Of times Americans and Europeans forget the fact that nearly sixty percent of Iran's population is under the age of 30 and have never experienced a life of freedom, economic stability or hope for a better future. Many of these young people Iran have been drawn increasingly to the gospel of Christ which has given them some hope of a path towards a better life and a message of peace instead of the cult of death and martyrdom which the current radical Islamic regime in Iran offers them. Interestingly an ever increasing number of Iranian refugees who have fled Iran for Turkey have set up scores of evangelical churches in Turkey to worship their new faith more freely.
While I do not hail from the Christian faith, as an Iranian American my heart breaks for these freedom and peace loving Christian converts in Iran. It is sad that Iran, a country which for most of the 20th century offered a safe home for thousands of non-Muslims, since 1979 has turned into a totalitarian regime that oppresses Jews, Christians, Bahai's, Zoroastrians and even Sunni Muslims. The politically active and socially conscious Evangelical Christian community in America has a duty to speak up and stand in solidarity with Iranian converts to Christianity, not only because doing so would help undermine the power base of Iran's radical regime, but because it would be the moral thing to do. All freedom loving members of humanity also have a responsibility to call for an end to the oppressive rule of the ayatollahs in Iran who not only constantly threaten Iran's population, but also threaten the peace of the world.


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I have been acquiring a few glass fermentation containers over the summer, and now the time has come for using the first of them.
Ideally, mead should be stored for at least a year before bottling, to let the brew settle, and the taste get richer.
Up until now I haven't done this, as I didn't have the proper means of storage - plastic containers let the brew 'breathe', which can ruin the result, and thus I needed to get some good old-fashioned glass containers.
Note the stainless chain in there; a good method for cleaning the inside of a glass container is to slide a chain around the inside; it rubs off most dirt that may stick to the surface.
The next brew that finishes fermenting (can happen any day soon) is going in this container, which will be sealed with some plastic for starters (allowing carbondioxide to escape, should the fermenting process have not stopped completely), later with a rubber cap of some sorts.
From now on, I shall store every second brew this way (until all four containers I've got are in use), hopefully giving me some nice results.


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"What a time to be alive", says Alloysious Massaquoi as Young Fathers take to the stage at Trinity Centre. The last time we saw the Mercury Prize winners was at FarmFest 2016, where they stole the event with an electrifying headline performance. Since then, they've released their fifth album, Cocoa Sugar, taking their abrasive trip hop to newer territory. Bringing this and more to the intimate 500 capacity venue is a rare site to see, considering the calibre of the Edinburgh trio; making tonight's show all the more anticipated.
Opening with 'Wow' from the album, we're immediately strapped into the madness as the group unleash their machine drones, loops and melodies, thrashing and dancing through hits old and new. Massaquoi as well as Kayus Bankole and Graham Hastings all take turns on vocal duties, each adding their own dynamic. From 'Queen Is Dead', 'Rain Or Shine' and 'Holy Ghost' to 'Dare Me', 'In My View' and 'Get Up'; we're struck by sermon-esque freestyles that are twisted, violated and sharp. 'Get Up' in particular ignites the chaotic affair as everyone sings and swings around manically to the chart-topping anthem. Everything moving as one as the trio's coordination remains on point. The crowd soak it all in, no one pulling their phones out but instead appreciating the raging beasts that are in front of them.
Skipping the encore, the band close with 'Shame', delivering one last thunderclap of swag to the audience. One of the most raw, beautiful and joyous live performances ever to be witnessed; Young Fathers know their craft and do it ever so well, showing why they're the current kings of trip hop.


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Last week, I was invited along to one of the most enjoyable evening events I have attended in a long while. Taking place in Chorlton (the 'trendy and hip' town in Manchester), myself and 8 other lifestyle bloggers turned up at The Post Box cafe to join in with the 'Smoothie Wars' blogger competition, held by Ninja Kitchen– a brand who retail a fantastic range of blenders to encourage healthy eating and incorporating fruit and vegetables into your everyday diets.
The aim of the evening was for the 9 of us to battle it out by making smoothies from a wide range of ingredients, making our smoothie personal to how we would like it to look and taste, then rating each other's and seeing which one comes out on top to be crowned the most tastiest smoothie. We were greeted with a lovely champagne reception, and seated together to chat and look over the ingredients whilst learning about the Nutri Ninja Auto IQ Blender….
The ingredients laid out for us featured a bundle of healthy fruits and vegetables, but also a handful of 'naughty' additions such as milk chocolate, white chocolate buttons and maple syrup. Well, you do have to consider the taste, right?
The evening was being filmed by the lovely crew from The Post Box cafe and Ninja Kitchen, as they watched each one of us head up to the table, chop up our chosen ingredients, pop them into our blenders and blend away with a little bit of ice. The great thing about these blender's is that they are super quick – even if you have tougher ingredients in your blender they manage to have one touch intelligence for nutrient and vitamin extraction in seconds. No need to shake, stir or mix! Just press the blend option and let the Nutri Ninja work it's blending magic.
So what vital ingredients did I opt for to make my smoothie then? Well, as you all know I spent the last year in Australia, where everyone and I mean everyone lives on a diet of smoothies as the entire country is ridiculously healthy. Smoothie cafes are on every corner, so I incorporated them into my diet on a daily basis over there. Sadly, the UK is very much behind on this diet trend, however I tried to remember some of my fave Aussie inspired concoctions and show the other bloggers my healthy potion!
I put together a more creamier, healthy smoothie by combining Avocado, Banana, Kiwi, Spinach, a little bit of Kale… and then a teeny tiny squirt of syrup just to sweeten things up along with the banana. It kind of mixed together to form a bit of a murky brown-ish green-ish colour, where as everyone else made lots of pretty red berry coloured ones… ah well! Looks aren't everything they say!
Going slightly off topic here, but The Post Box cafe in Chorlton is actually a really cute and quaint place to come along for food and a drink. It has lots of retro styled artwork on the walls and an old school book shelf type wall filled with old pottery and books. A really interesting place to lunch, where you feel intrigued looking around the place and eyeing up the decor.
We continued sipping our fizz, blending our smoothies, grading each other out of 10 and then nibbling on some tasty treats that The Post Box Cafe rustled up for us. Lots of bruschetta topped with salmon, cheese, steak, cranberry… and the most amazing little chocolate bites! The ideal snacks to fuel our evening.
The camera crew were enjoying capturing the moments from the evening, which ended with some short interviews with all us bloggers, talking about our experience with the blender and what we thought of our creations. Sadly, I didn't win. In fact, I didn't even make the top 3… but I personally love the mix of avocado, bananas and spinach so mine was still a winner in my eyes! Although it didn't look the most appealing in comparison to the others with their attractive pink mixtures…
I had the loveliest evening and learnt lots about the correct use of blenders and all the different types of smoothies you can create, which incorporates your 5 a day into your daily diet. I don't really like vegetables too much, therefore I have to kind of 'hide' them in my food, working out a way to mix them in with something else so I can't taste them as much. Therefore, blending together smoothies is perfect for me! When I got home, I started to try and mock up some smoothies using inspiration from the evening using my new Nutri Ninja blender. Of course, I threw in some green vegetables and added them to a little bit of fruit, which gave me a bright green version. Well they do say you should eat your greens! In my case, I'm drinking them… (I do usually drink smoothies from a glass, but this particular morning I felt a mug was quite acceptable!)
This was created using the following:
x1 Banana
x1 Avocado
Handful of Spinach leaves
Handful of Kale leaves
1 cup of Almond Milk
If you are looking for a way to work in those vital nutrients to your daily diet, perhaps a blender is the way forward for you? It certainly helps me, as I don't always feel like chomping away on apples or carrots or other healthy foods most days. Do feel free to share with me your favorite smoothie recipes too if you are already a smoothie fanatic?


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In this 2008 novel by Pulitzer-prize winning author Geraldine Brooks, we are invited to view a fictionalized history of the Sarajevo Haggadah. For those who don't know, a Haggadah is a Jewish religious text used to oversee the Passover seder. Here, Ms. Brooks dreams up a fictionalized journey for one of the more famous editions. Australian antique manuscript expert Hanna Heath is called by the UN to catalogue and conserve the newly resurfaced 15th century text. This Haggadah is different than most, in that it's intricately illustrated and is one of the oldest known copies in existence. As Hanna carefully unlocks the mysteries the book holds, she finds a series of artifacts (part of a butterfly's wing, a white hair, a red stain) that gives her clues to the book's incredible journey. Interspersed with Hanna's story are flashbacks that give the reader insights into how the artifacts link to those who created and cherished the book throughout history. The physical evidence takes us from 15th century Spain, to 17th century Venice, to the 1990s and although the evidence itself is fascinating, it's truly the "people of the book" that Ms. Brooks highlights. As we trace the book's path, we relive the struggles of the Jewish people across time and space.
I admit I was far more interested in the physical artifacts than in the stories (just a personal preference) but the stories are undeniably moving and the book serves as the bridge to link these disparate groups together. If you are like me and don't read much in the way of eastern European history, this book is really eye opening. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Look here for a neat map that shows the journey of the fictional Sarajevo Haggadah.
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.— The Cal Lutheran men's water polo team needed its defense to step up in the fourth and the Kingsmen did just that as they sent back shot after shot over the final 4:58 and took down the La Verne Leopards, 13-11, Wednesday afternoon at the Samuelson Aquatics Center.
The Kingsmen stayed hot and won their third straight game. They have won eight of their last 10 games and scored double-digits in all but one. CLU improved to 13-10 on the year and 5-5 in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) play. The Kingsmen are one game back of the fourth spot in the SCIAC.
George Lundgren led the offense with four goals. He was big on the defensive end as well and recorded two field blocks.
Ben Brown recorded a hat trick and scored his three goals on only five shots. He had an all-around game and added two steals and one assist, drawn ejection and field block.
Dillon Goldsmith and Wyatt Lowe chipped in with two goals apiece and Matt Fong and Tanner Kaplan each added one. Goldsmith gave the offense plenty of power play opportunities as he tallied seven drawn ejections. Fong added three field blocks and two assists to his stat line.
Andre Rivas was in goal for the Kingsmen. He protected the cage with 11 saves, and made several down the final stretch of the fourth quarter. He added three steals and one assist.
Cal Lutheran was impressive on power play opportunities and converted on seven of their 13 tries. La Verne was only 3-of-7 on the day.
Cal Lutheran opened the game with a goal on their first possession and set the tone for the match as Brown converted on his first shot. The teams exchanged goals throughout the rest of the quarter and the Kingsmen had a 3-2 lead at the end of one. Lundgren and Jory both added a goal in the first.
The Kingsmen started the scoring in the second quarter as Goldsmith found Lowe for the goal. CLU outscored the Leopards 3-2, again, and had a 6-4 lead at the half. Brown and Kaplan both converted on their shots, with the assists coming from Lundgren and Fong.
After La Verne scored the first goal of the third quarter, Cal Lutheran fired right back. CLU improved to 4-of-8 on power play opportunities with the goal as Brown recorded his hat trick. Goldsmith drew the ejection that gave Cal Lutheran the advantage and the Kingsmen were up 7-5.
The Kingsmen then scored back-to-back goals as Goldsmith and Lundgren increased the lead. La Verne didn't back down and scored four unanswered goals and tied the game at 9 with 1:44 left in the third. CLU stopped the run as Goldsmith converted on a penalty shot. La Verne added one more goal and the game was tied at 10 going into the fourth.
The scoring was hard to come by in the fourth quarter. Fong put the Kingsmen up, but the Leopards were right there with an answer. Cal Lutheran used great ball movement for its next goal as four different players touched the ball during the possession. The ball finally got to Lowe who had a clear shot for the goal.
With 3:11 left in the game, Lundgren bounced a shot under La Verne's goalie and gave CLU a 13-11 lead. La Verne had its chances to score on its next possessions, but Rivas and the defense were there for the stop every time. The Kingsmen held off La Verne the rest of the way and took the game with a final score of 13-11.
The Kingsmen continue their SCIAC playoff push on the road. Cal Lutheran is at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday with the match starting at 11 a.m.
Interview with George Lundgren and Matt Fong:
Box Score: CLU 13, ULV 11
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Pulau Batam Warnings and Dangers
Stay safe in Batam with these tips.
Make Sure You Have All Your Paperwork
If you want to make sure that you do not fork out any extra money to the authorities, make sure that you have the neccessary visa or immigration card, and that your passport is not close to expiring. If the authorities catch you with something missing, you will definitely have to offer them some cash for their leniency – In local terms, that's called offering them coffee money.
Stuck in Batam – Confirm Return Tickets
When you buy your ferry tickets from Singapore, confirm your return time and tickets also to make sure you get a ride back to Singapore. On weekends and public holidays, there are usually a lot of people rushing back to Singapore, and you may get a nasty surprise if you leave your return ticket open – the seats on the afternoon and evening ferries disappear very quickly. Don't assume that just becuase there are several ferries going back in the evening you will be able to get on one.
For Non-Smokers
Smoking is allowed in practically almost all places in Batam, air-conditioned or not, and enclosed or not. So, don't be surprised if the diner sitting next to you decides to light up in a fully enclosed air-conditioned restaurant.
Ticketing Cons
When you're leaving Batam through the ports, be wary of certain people who hang around the ticketing area. They will, on the pretext of kindness, offer to submit your passport and ticket to the ticketing office. One of two things will happen if you allow them to help you.
First, if you remain near them, they will submit your documentation for you but then will ask for a RP10,000 "help fee."
Second, if you do not remain near them, they will take off with your passport.
Indonesia has a large black market in foreign passports. If the latter happens to you, you will have to go to Jakarta to your country's embassy to report the loss. Don't depend on the port authorities to help you out there. Policemen are often around but are very likely to turn a blind eye to the plight of the foreigner.
Editor's note: The information contained on this page was compiled using real traveler reviews about warnings and dangers in Pulau Batam.
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A host of TV stars were snapped on the red carpet at the 'Hitchcock' premiere in New York. Among them were Anvil frontman Steve 'Lips' Kudlow who knows the movie's director Sacha Gervasi from when he used to be a roadie for the band.
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An entertaining but hideous romp on the circus side of crystal meth addiction, "Spun" wants to be another "Trainspotting" and/or "Requiem for a Dream." Inundated with trip-cam trickery that keeps the audience riding the ups and downs of the main character's drug buzzes, the film is nothing if not stylish, but falls short for lack of depth.
Music video guru and first-time feature director Jonas Akerlund makes liberal use of the disorienting, grainy, washed-out look of bleach-bypass photography. When Ross -- a downward-spiraling college dropout (played by Jason Schwartzman of "Rushmore" fame) on the leading edge of addiction but still clinging to his letter-jacket memories -- takes a hit of speed, the movie's tempo is fed a brief burst of shaky acceleration. A rapid montage of sensory-assault, nervous-tension images dance across the screen, sometimes in the form of cinematic hyper-awareness (e.g., fish-eye lens ultra-close-ups of chapped lips, bloodshot eyes and nervous-ticking fingers), sometimes in the form of animated, soddenly pornographic hallucinations.
The world of "Spun" is an acutely realized day-lit underground of ghetto shacks and combustible meth labs in cheap, airless hotel rooms (greatly enhanced by a hip-trippy score from the Smashing Pumpkin's Billy Corgan) in which all the characters seem acquiescently ensnared.
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There is a point about an hour into "Head Over Heels" -- a romantic comedy about a girl who thinks her Mr. Right might be a murderer -- at which the sheer idiocy of the plot and the complete incompetence of the actors seems to be suspended and the singular nugget of potential buried in the script begins to peek out.
The highly contrived, failed Farrelly Brother gimmickry (boy meets girl when his Great Dane knocks her down and tries to hump her) disappears. The lackluster dialogue becomes lucid and out of nowhere several promising, truly funny gags are strung together for long enough that I wrote in my notes "has some seriously clever moments"...
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Left Ventricular Hypertrophy is outlined as an increase in the mass of the left ventricle, which may also be secondary to an expand in wall thickness, and broaden in cavity measurement. Left ventricular hypertrophy more often than not develops steadily. Whilst ventricular hypertrophy happens naturally as a response to aerobic undertaking and strength coaching, it is most commonly known as a pathological response to cardiovascular disorder, or high blood stress.
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Así reaccionó el mundo musical a la muerte de Mac Miller
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This was going to be Mac Miller's year. He made a quantum leap in his music. That's incredibly hard to do, to evolve and get better and more focused while your career is already underway. You don't get there without a lot of work, and Mac had put the work in. I didn't expect to play on his album the day he played some songs for me at his house, but when I heard "Small Worlds," I gave it a short, chirpy little "yup," which is the highest praise I can give a track. It means we don't need to say another word, it's going down. I grabbed the nearest guitar in the room and within a couple of hours we had finished a tune that made me so incredibly happy to have a part in, not to mention we established a nice little friendship. He was so funny I just kind of stopped typing "LOL" back in our texts. Mac was, to me, on permanent LOL status. I gave him whatever guidance I thought I had the right to, having been through the press ringer in the past and wanting him to understand that none of that noise could ever really take a bite out of the music he was about to put out. The last time I saw him, he was playing Hotel Cafe' in Los Angeles for a crowd of 100 people. He was nervous, and honest about it with the audience. I thought that was so endearing, especially seeing as he would go on to play one of the best sets I'd seen in a very long time. His band was unreal. You gotta know that if you weren't familiar with Mac Miller, you were about to be, whether you would have seen him at a festival, or a friend was going to catch a show and tell everyone they knew about it (like I did.) Mac put in the work. He made his best album and formed the band that was weeks away from becoming a breakout live sensation. Believe me when I say that. I send my love and support to everyone who knew him better, because what relative little I did, I just adored.
Rest in your peace Mac Miller.
Always exuded so much kindness and goodness.
Thank you for sharing your gifts with us all.
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) 7 de septiembre de 2018
I'm so saddened to hear about @MacMiller☹😩 such a kind spirit Sending prayers for strength for his family & friends & fans during this difficult time🙏🏾
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) 7 de septiembre de 2018
God fucking dammit. You were such an incredible person. You changed so many lives. Had so much love in your heart. You inspired me throughout highschool, and I wouldn't be where I was today without you. Never a more kind and sincere and beautiful person. I fucking love you mac.
— Beerbongs & Bentleys (@PostMalone) 7 de septiembre de 2018
I dont know what to say Mac Miller took me on my second tour ever. But beyond helping me launch my career he was one of the sweetest guys I ever knew. Great man. I loved him for real. Im completely broken. God bless him.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) 7 de septiembre de 2018
I am so deeply saddened to hear of the passing of @MacMiller. Sending love and light to all of his friends, family and fans.
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As you've probably heard, people are just a little excited about Tegra. The new chip from Nvidia is capable of rendering high quality video with very low power consumption. The Tegra chip is also an excellent multitasker, which makes it a perfect choice for smartbooks and their ilk. At least, that's what Foxconn (from Digitimes) must have figured when they built an 8.9" smartbook around it.
This new smartbook has already been picked up by telecom providers in Europe and North America, and should arrive in stores before the end of the year. Another smartbook by Compal Communication is also expected to hit this holiday season. Asustek, Quanta, Wistron, and Inventec are all also allegedly working on Tegra-based products.
Nvidia's definitely succeeded in building a lot of buzz up around their new chip. Smartbooks need to be fast-booting, with a long battery life and the ability to handle high-def playback efficiently and with a low power drain. Tegra is perfect for that sort of application, which is why we're going to see Tegra-based devices flood the market over the next year.


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Youths and Social Media — The Message Matters tooBy: admintest admintest | Apr 15, 2016 | Hits: 3321
The youth vote can have a powerful impact, making or breaking a politician's election campaign. United States President Barack Obama secured more than 60% of the youth vote when he first won the presidency in 2008. Tsai Ing-wen, who won the February 2016 Taiwanese presidential election, rode on youths' political and economic frustrations. Young voters…..Read More
Slow Beginnings: WhatsApp as a Political Communication ToolBy: admintest admintest | Apr 02, 2016 | Hits: 2949
As the Bukit Batok by-election looms, one question that arises will be the impact of social media in the contest between the candidates – the People's Action Party's Murali Pillai and the Singapore Democratic Party's chief Chee Soon Juan. In particular, will the role of WhatsApp be even greater than in the General Election (GE)…..Read More
Whispers, Not Shouts: A Re-reading of the Social Media SpaceBy: admintest admintest | Dec 04, 2015 | Hits: 2131
One of the puzzles of the recent general election in Singapore was why 10 per cent of voters swung back towards the People's Action Party (PAP) when many predictions based on social media saw the ruling party doing worse or not much better than in 2011. Were social media interactions not reflective of electoral sentiments?…..Read More
The realities of social media's impact on GE2015By: admintest admintest | Nov 19, 2015 | Hits: 2650
Two hours after polling closed, as sample vote counts were released to the public, it became evident that the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) was the runaway winner in the 2015 General Election. While some wondered "what went wrong" and others "what went right", for many, the reaction was "what happened to social media"? The…..Read More
The Paradox of Democracy and the Liberal DilemmaBy: admintest admintest | Oct 05, 2015 | Hits: 7279
On the 11 September, Singaporeans voted in a general election that saw the incumbent PAP government enjoy a 9.8% vote swing in its favour. Since then, many commentators and public intellectuals have tried to understand the swing and what it means for Singapore's future. Of particular note, several liberal commentators, on both mainstream and social…..Read More
Spoilt votes in the GE — a view from the groundBy: admintest admintest | Oct 02, 2015 | Hits: 4515
Between January and September 2015, I interviewed 75 Singaporeans and did research on the issue of spoilt votes. Spoilt votes — or ballots that are deformed such that they cannot be counted as valid votes — accounted for an average of 2.3% of all votes over the course of Singapore's general elections from 1972 to…..Read More
[The Angle] GE2015: What impact did new citizens have on the PAP's vote share?By: admintest admintest | Sep 18, 2015 | Hits: 18316
The 9.8% swing in favour of the People's Action Party (PAP) in the 11 September 2015 General Election in Singapore (GE2015) caught many by surprise. Many online voices have suggested that new citizens – or those who became Singaporeans after GE2011 – played a large part in the percentage increase of votes for the PAP……Read More
[The Angle] The shaping up of the 4G leadershipBy: admintest admintest | Sep 18, 2015 | Hits: 4121
At the Post-General Election Press Conference, Secretary General of the People's Action Party and Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong has said that the issue of leadership renewal for Singapore is urgent and the pace of succession will be quickened. An interesting benchmark would be to see what happened post-GE2001. Then-PM Goh Chok Tong had said that…..Read More
Ten reflections on GE2015By: admintest admintest | Sep 17, 2015 | Hits: 9629
On Cooling Off Day, a good friend invited me to lunch with a group of eminent Singaporeans. I decided to use them as a focus group. I asked them to predict whether the People's Action Party's (PAP) popular vote would go up or down. The majority said it would go down. I asked them whether…..Read More
What the GE2015 results meanBy: admintest admintest | Sep 12, 2015 | Hits: 3685
Like we did after GE2011, IPS will be conducting a survey starting today to understand the outcome of the Sept 11 election. Till the scientific work is done, we can only speculate on the factors behind the surprising 9.8% increase in the People's Action Party's share of the popular vote based on what the parties have said and…..Read More
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By Gillian Koh | Jan 16, 2016 | Hits: 4888[The Angle] "Refreshing" Singapore's Political System
By Gillian Koh | Sep 29, 2015 | Hits: 4235[The Angle] 4th generation leaders and the new Cabinet line-up
By Gillian Koh | Sep 10, 2015 | Hits: 2574[The Angle] A closer look at the contested issues in the GE2015 campaign
By Tan Ern Ser | Sep 07, 2015 | Hits: 3097[The Angle] Age, class and the General Election
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ABC News is getting in on the parade of traditional media outlets launching daily news podcasts.
Starting March 28, ABC News debut "Start Here," a twenty-minute session hosted by Brad Mielke that taps ABC News personnel and offers insight on events shaping the world. New episodes will post each weekday at 6 a.m. eastern on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play Music and the ABC News app.


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Over 12,000 square metres, accessible with a single ticket, crammed with new, used and collectable musical instruments and accessories. Visitors can look at, try, exchange, and buy the instruments on show.
The ticket costs € 13 and can be bought online or directly at the entrance. Visitors who came Saturday can buy the Saturday ticket at the dedicated cash at the special price of Euro 5 if they still wear the intact bracelet given Saturday.
Children up to 13 years (i.e. under 14) enter free of charge by showing a document proving their age. The entrance is free for disabled people with one attendant.
The daily ticket includes free access to the live stage areas, where non-stop top-quality performances, demos and workshops take place, featuring artists, pros, teachers, instrument makers and builders.
The ticket includes the right to put for sale up to two instruments in the dedicated and guarded area, without the necessity to keep an eye on them. Learn how!
There are places for relaxationto get together with friends and chill out, to play something together and swap impressions. The bar-restaurants offers meals, sandwiches and drinks at a special price for visitors.


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Monday, June 17 – Sacramento 2019 Regional Convening & Implementation Plan Workshop10:00-12:00noon CSU, Sacramento Alumni Center.
The State 2020 Census office and local Complete Count Committees will be conducting Regional Convenings across California this summer. The Sacramento Regional Convening will be held June 17 from 10:00-12:00noon at the CSU, Sacramento Alumni Center. This morning session will bring together community leaders and regional state contractors to continue collaborating on reaching California's hard-to-count populations to achieve a complete count. An afternoon workshop for state contractors will facilitate the development of effective and efficient implementation plans. Use this link to register for the morning session. https://census.ca.gov/events/
Monday, June 24 Census 2020 Job Fair – SETA, 925 Del Paso Blvd, 10:00-2:00pm
The US Census Bureau, State of California, Sacramento City and County and more are hiring!! Free RT Passes for the day of the event can be picked up at SETA (Sacramento Employment & Training Agency, 925 Del Paso Blvd.) while supplies last. To ensure availability please call (916) 263-3800. For information on Census jobs contact Maria Steele, (916) 563-5148 Direct, email: email@example.com.
March 16-23, 2020 – Mailing #1 sent to homes
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March 2020 – Service-based enumeration begins for transitory locations like RV parks and
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April 1, 2020 – NATIONAL CENSUS DAY!
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As one of the longest running Signet-recorded Southdown flocks, Stephen Humphrey is truly convinced of the merits of using EBVS to select the best possible animals
"It's the measuring stick of your genetic improvement in your flock. There's no point having a good looking ewe if it won't perform," he says. "You find out stuff about your flock that you can't tell by eye – especially the growth and the fat cover now.
The 165 ewe East Dean Southdown flock originates from the Eartham Flock that Stephen's father purchased in the early seventies. More recently, Stephen and brother Paul have been marrying flock EBVs with visual assessments to select their ideal South Down breeding animal.
Stephen explains: "Over the last 10 years, we've selected for growth, leanness and length – more by eye. Plus the eye muscle – that's a bit secondary but we don't want a small eye muscle. An ideal ram is one that produces a fast growing lamb that finishes easily off grass or you can take it to the hogget stage and produce a quality hogget at up to 18-21kg."
Over the last decade, The East Dean flock has made marked gains in muscle depth, with the muscle depth EBV improving from around 0.1 to about 1.4mm. This compares favourably to the breed average of about 1.18mm. This indicates improved genetics for muscling in the eye muscle across the loin. Growth rates to scanning have also improved. The flock has an overall genetic index of 198, versus a breed average of 191.
Stephen retains about 2-3 of his best rams from the top 5 per cent. He will also buy in some tups, usually from Signet-recorded flocks.
His own Southdown rams are also used on the 150-ewe flock of commercial Suffolk cross Mules to produce hoggets which are sold liveweight.
Pedigree Southdown ewe lamb replacements are selected first by eye and then by EBVs – although an animal must have good figures in order to be retained. Stephen adds: "I try and keep a bit more true to type and you want milkiness. That links back to the rams. You want a ram that will throw good mothering traits."
Around 20-25 tups and 70-80 females will be sold a year, with most heading to commercial producers. Some will be sold at the Southdown national sale at Worcester and also at Builth Wells. The rest go off farm.
"The EBVs get you a good name as they know they're getting good sheep from you," adds Stephen.
The main Southdown flock lambs in February-March with a handful lambing in January to produce show sheep. The Humphreys have had good success on the show circuit, including reserve female champion at the recent Devon Show. They have also won the Royal Welsh Southdown Champion over the years.
On winning The Decade of Progress flock Award, Stephen says: "I'm very proud to win the award. It reflects all of the hard work we've done. We've been in it for 20-30 years. It's good to be recognised for the achievement in the flock."


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Deer Stalking in Buckinghamshire
As well as being frequented by Roe Deer, Buckinghamshire is the home of the ever expanding Muntjac Deer. Since its release from parks in the 1950's it has spread widely.
At County Deer Stalking we are delighted to offer some challenging stalking for Muntjac in some unusual settings in areas where their numbers are becoming a nuisance to many gardeners and landholders. Muntjac are also thought to offer some of the very best Venison which is rarely available in restaurants due to its small size making it uneconomical to farm.
As well as Buckinghamshire, Muntjac can be found in many other counties in South East England so if you are interested in Stalking Muntjac or any other species of deer then please contact us for more information.


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In this article, guest blogger Christian James will tackle about the 10 Must Have Android Apps for 2019
The rapid increase in mobile application development has led the smartphone manufactures, an edge to supersede their major competitors, one such delusion is the growing rate of android applications in each quarter of the year.
Precisely, iOS and Android rivalry have incubated a wide variety of applications, downloaded by millions of users from AppStore and Google Play Store.
With age-old dilemma and rivalry pushing the users of both operating systems, pertaining to provide quality oriented applications whether you've recently adopted Android, or you're a long-time user of Android.
Likewise, the catalog of Google Play Store's has reached the target audiences of 3.5 million, it might be a distinguished fact that would arise. Certainly, the android application development market has entered the stage of revamping the dimensions of the smartphone and cellular marketplace.
With the advent of 2019, Android developers have been producing up-to-date revisions and latest apps catering to the needs of the android users
Moreover, in recent years, the statistical scale of the apps accompanying different categories might get prioritization to devise the gaps between the following ratings such as Editor's Choice, Featured and Top Selling, Best Paid and Top Free categories of each specific app.
In this article, we've collected information about the top-notch and important apps that would hit the market in 2019.
10 Must have Android Apps for 2019
1 Nova Launcher
It's been around half of the decade that Nova Launcher has been revolving around the market since then. However, Nova Launcher is still at the front line among its competitors and is still getting more affection and popularity among the users, each month.
Significantly, Nova Launcher is considered to be one of the best launchers for Android existing on the Play Store for quite a long time.
The familiarity with launcher dives in the smoothness, flexibility, lightweight, quick responsiveness and along with further customized features such as a variety of icons placed in Google Play Store to change its look and feel so a user can experience a great gesture of theme customization.
Nova Launcher is equipped with great features such as app-drawer customization, scrollable dock, notification badges, folder, and icon customization, and contains various gestures for quick navigation.
The App is available for free download on Google's Play Store, although its premium version consists of new features, like locked gestures and vice versa.
2 Solid Explorer
Having a file browser is something evitable and the most recommended application software, that allows you to explore anything on your Android phone, whether it may be your important tasks or something else.
Frequently, Solid Explorer File Manager is the right thing you'll need, as it features material designs, archiving support, most popular cloud-based services support, and network support techniques and protocols such as FTP, SFPT, WebDAV and SMB/CIFS Support.
It seems a good option and it works very well. A 14 days trial period for free, with a price tag of $2.99 after the completion of a trial. Probably, Solid Explorer seems to be the best file manager for Android Users.
3 SwiftKey
SwiftKey Keyboard is one of the most popular and modifiable third-party keyboards available in the market.
It was revealed in the market several years ago, encompassing a predictive analytics engine apart from any other keyboard previously released .The hits of the app have crossed the market across the years.
It's available on Google Play Store as a free downloadable app, although additional features such as themes can be purchased online if you want to.
The most exciting feature of SwiftKey is the number row, that allows gesture typing, multiple language support, cross-platform sync support of your library tools and many more.
4 Dashlane
Tired of forgetting password? Don't Worry, now you can save your password by using password managers.
One of the best password manager application available for Mac, iOS and Android is Dashlane which has the capability of syncing your passwords in your Android, iOS, Mac and Windows OS Enabled Devices.
The best feature of Dashlane is that it makes easy to update old passwords and protects your privacy with online privacy monitoring tools like Dark Web Scanner that traverses through the whole process and looks for authorized accounts along with a built-in VPN Supportability.
5 Evernote
Evernote is a multiple purpose mobile application specifically designed for organizing, maintaining tasks lists, making notes, acting as a voice recorder and as a to-do manager.
Initially, it seems devastating, but shortly it'll enable you to figure out several ways to properly understand and get used to it.
The impressive feature in Evernote is Optical Character Recognition (OCR), which transforms text in photos making it searchable.
Evernote is quite beneficial, suppose if someone gives you a visiting card, you'll just require to take a snapshot of the visiting card, and Evernote will capture all of the confidential information and will transform in such a manner that it is searchable from all of your gadgets via web access.
6 PicsArt
It's an image editing app designed for Android, Mac & iOS operating systems enabled devices, with over 100 million of downloaders around the world, PicsArt is considered to be to be one of the best photo editing apps developed for Android.
Certainly, you'll be astonished by a couple of features you'll experience to customize your photos.
Furthermore, it comprises of a social network for sharing photos pre-installed within the app. The photo-editing features include collage drawing on photos, frames, banners, stickers, cropping and much more.
The App is available for Free download on Google Play Store, along with some premium features and display advertisement that are unlocked after purchasing the feature online.
7 Comixology Comics
Acquainting few remaining comic book stores in America can be a troublesome task, it'll be a devising task to store all of your bagged and boarded treasures.
In such circumstances, the Comixology Comics app acts both as a storefront and a long box.
You can now find an apparent collection of titles and then purchase new books with a single click. It's quite easy! Depending upon your affordability, it might be much easier.
You can access unlimited features for $5.99 per month.
8 Signal Private Messenger
Signal app is an encrypted and free messaging platform. It supports text messages, voice, and video calls and much more, making it a highly adaptable mobile application.
Most of the popular messaging apps are purchased by companies having poor tracking records, particularly the user privacy, in this way using Signal is a better option to elevate these risks overall.
Maintaining Signal is also an easy task. You'll just have to enter your username and phone number and you can easily experience secure communication easily.
9 Spotify
Spotify is a platform independent fully featured audio streaming service application.
This app allows you to stream music from any type of device, you can also make your own playlists, follow the artists and synchronize your favorite tracks while you are listening to the music offline.
10 Google Podcasts
Podcasts or Pocket Casts are a versatile app to gather news, understand, listen to enjoy stories and learn more about the listed topics.
The smooth and completely customizable Pocket Casts is the personal assistant for making an enjoyable time spare with your favorite show.
The app can also be utilized to synchronize your audio among various devices so that you can resume where you previously left it.
About the Author
This post is written by Christian James, who is currently working as an Android developer @AppExperts, a renowned mobile application development company in Dubai, UAE. He has more than 10 years of experience as a smartphone app developer in various firms in the UAE.


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A PlayStation 2 game collection site. PS2 gamers are invited to post reviews of the games featured here.
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Cape Town [South Africa], Dec 31 (ANI): Indian Cricket team coach Ravi Shastri on Sunday said the team was on the verge of achieving something special in South Africa, despite its poor record in the country since 1992.
"Tell me one team in world cricket that has travelled well over the last two years? We have that opportunity and we sense it," Shastri told Sport24.
Having drawn one and lost five Test series in South Africa since 1992, the pressure will be on India to perform well. However, Shastri is optimistic and feels that the demons of the previous disastrous tours are a thing of the past.
"This team is up for the challenge. If you had asked me four years ago if it was up for the challenge, I would have said 'no'," he said.
He added, "This team has gained in experience now. We have strength in our fast bowling department which is key in taking 20 wickets."
The India-South Africa series will include three Test matches, six One-Day Internationals and three T20Is.
The first Test match at the Newlands in Cape Town will commence from January 5. (ANI)


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HKUST RI and TI held the second joint workshop at TI Kilby Labs on Sep 21. As part of the Industrial Partnership Program directive, regular workshop is held to review the collaboration between RI and TI and to brainstorm new research directions.
Joined by TI's CTO, Dr. Ahmad Bahai, the two teams spent the day focusing on the following areas:
· Overview on TI's technology, product and research, especially related to Robotics, IoT, Autonomous Driving.
· Tour of TI witnessing product development excellence
· Discussions on motor drive, tactile sensors, fingerprint recognition, Bluetooth module, image transmission, TOF, finger vision, etc.


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Why post DIY projects?
I LOVE to see what others create. Talent, styles and skill levels vary from person to person. Where do I consider myself? Definitely a beginner is some areas, dabbler in others, and a work in progress overall 😉
In the past, I have been one of those people that plan a project in detail, even purchasing most of what is needed. But many times, I would not complete the project. Why? Laziness? Maybe a bit. But mostly, from lack of confidence. If it is not "professional looking", then why bother.
Well, what is "professional looking" anyway??? "Professional" is subjective, depending upon individual taste and style. My style (if you can call it that) is eclectic.
My home is a mixture of styles and traditions. I know what I like and what I don't, regardless of whether it officially "goes together" or looks "professional".
As for personal care, I am frustrated with many of the ingredients I find in commercial products. I can't pronounce most of them, much less know what they actually do. I Google them and become even more confused. Why on earth would THAT be in my body lotion? So, DIY it is. Here are a few of my projects 🙂
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