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Let the countdown begin for the world's most beautiful babies: On Tuesday (July 16), a rep for Adam Levine announced that the hunky Maroon 5 frontman and his girlfriend, Victoria's Secret Angel Behati Prinsloo are engaged.
"Adam Levine and his girlfriend Behati Prinsloo are excited to announce they are engaged to be married," his rep told People. "The couple recently reunited and Adam proposed this weekend in Los Angeles."
Levine, who previously dated another model, Anne Vyalitsyna, began dating Prinsloo last year, but the two reportedly broke up in late spring. The news comes as a crushing blow to the millions of women who have proposed to him through the screen whenever he appears on the reality competition show "The Voice," as well as to the hundreds of men who attempted to woo Prinsloo from between the pages of the Victoria's Secret catalog.
Levine is signed to a contract that ensures that "The Voice" will retain his participation until at least 2014. Meanwhile, he continues to expand his repertoire as a performer with a four-episode arc on the television program "American Horror Story," and took a starring role in the upcoming film "Can A Song Save Your Life?"
At 24, Prinsloo is 10 years younger than Levine, but she has already accumulated an impressive resume, with modeling stints for Chanel, Prada, Miu Miu, Gap, DKNY and many more. She has appeared in the past six Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows, and on the night prior to the 2012 Fashion Show broadcast, she and two other Victoria's Secret models appeared on an episode of CBS' "Hawaii Five-O."


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According to the regulations of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), a Tourist visa is issued for foreign nationals who are interested to travel to Iran individually or with a group for the purpose of visiting Iran, or their friends and relatives. This Iran Visa is issued for a maximum stay of 30 days with option of Extensions in Iran. Iran Visa remains valid for a period of 3 months from the date of issue in the passport.
Consulates need an Authorization Letter for e-visa(called Grant Notice of Iran Visa, Invitation Letter, Reference Number , Approval Number and Authorization Number) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran. Getting this authorization number is the most important step in Iran visa application and there is not much left when you have it. You will usually have your visa in 1 or 2 days, after having the authorization code.

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Brandberg Smoky Amethyst Quartz Point from Brandberg Mountain Range in Namibia, Africa - Natural - Raw - Smoky & Purple Hues
Double Terminated Brandberg Smoky Amethyst Quartz Point with smoky hues throughout. Awesome colors! Love the deep smoky purple!
Height: 42 mm / 1.6" inches
Width: 23 mm / 0.9" inches
Depth: 16 mm / 0.6" inches
Weight: 17 grams
Country of Origin: Brandberg Mountain Range in Namibia, Africa
1-3 business days
I'll do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but can't guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
Just contact me within: 7 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 14 days of delivery
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.comments2020-08-21T02:24:00.957-07:00Cat's CrossingLaura Bhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-22515362956073066522013-06-16T14:40:43.793-07:002013-06-16T14:40:43.793-07:00Great, Susan. Any and all input is appreciated. Ne...Great, Susan. Any and all input is appreciated. Never thought I'd try one of these quilts, but it looks like I probably will.Laura Bhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-72269673235980046602013-06-16T14:15:17.554-07:002013-06-16T14:15:17.554-07:00I'm in the midst of doing a postage stamp size...I'm in the midst of doing a postage stamp sized pixel quilt. They are 1" squares and there are about 4800 of them. I found a way to put them together pretty quickly. It takes about 4.5 hours to do a "full row" which is between 275 - 350 depending on where I am in the pattern. Here's a blog post where I describe the piecing the individual squares if you want yet another perspective:

http://www.theboredzombie.com/2013/04/bowser-clown-car-postage-stamp-quilt-am.html

Wont be long and I will be posting an update (I've made it to the 1/2 point!) with some cutting tips. Susan at TheBoredZombie.comhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-54161392758405686192013-06-16T13:55:34.871-07:002013-06-16T13:55:34.871-07:00After mulling it over for awhile, my brain kicked ...After mulling it over for awhile, my brain kicked into gear and I realized that I do not have to do that many squares. There are large sections of the same colour in this picture, so even if I choose to do a base unit of 1-inch squares, a lot of it will be done in bigger pieces. So, I redid the picture once more on Pic 2 Pat (I think I've redone it at least 5 times) and came up with a picture with a 1-inch square base where the picture will just cover the top of the mattress, with only a slight overhang on the sides, so that most of the overhang on the quilt will be done in borders. That way the Bluenose will not be hanging over the side of the bed. :-) The biggest section of actual 1-inch squares will be the water, but that only takes up 1/4 of the picture. This (hopefully) final rendition of the Bluenose II will require 75 different colours. I need to get some ink cartridges for my colour printer and start collecting blue fabric. Laura Bhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-27261982873515077162013-06-16T12:01:38.966-07:002013-06-16T12:01:38.966-07:00Hi Laura, So glad my Timmies moment struck a cord ...Hi Laura,
So glad my Timmies moment struck a cord that lead you to such fun inspiration. I hope the bluenose image works out and I look forward to seeing it. Fun, fun.Anonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-68846316798316780602013-06-13T21:58:49.783-07:002013-06-13T21:58:49.783-07:00Beautiful block!Beautiful block!Ada Kopitopoulouhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-4705434256158974592013-06-13T16:14:19.226-07:002013-06-13T16:14:19.226-07:00Very pretty! I love it..Very pretty! I love it..Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-24130536533838250672013-06-11T15:33:29.162-07:002013-06-11T15:33:29.162-07:00One of the best, easiest and cheapest way of deali...One of the best, easiest and cheapest way of dealing with weeds that I know of is to smother them: you just cover the ground in something like cardboard or black plastic (pref with holes for the rain to drain through) for a good few months (over the growing season) - and that's it. I used this technique on my allotment and it's brilliant! The trouble with weeds is that the seeds can lie dormant in the soil for years and years (some for decades apparently) and if you disturb them by digging or tilling it can spur them into growth. There's a little info here, but I'm sure you'll find lots on the web :) http://www.green-and-simple-living.com/organic-weed-control.html Hope it helps!Stephiehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-52615834895934025482013-06-11T00:10:32.371-07:002013-06-11T00:10:32.371-07:00Good job on making that work in the end, Laura! It...Good job on making that work in the end, Laura! It looks great!! A bit of quilting and noone will ever be able to spot any issue with the centre points. :-)Elita@Busy Needle Quiltinghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-56911738462777096992013-06-10T08:21:23.012-07:002013-06-10T08:21:23.012-07:00Phil suggested that they provide a shuttle service...Phil suggested that they provide a shuttle service for the quilt show next year. There's plenty of parking at the nearest mall and we wouldn't have to fight for parking at the actual site. Or, I suppose, they could change venues to a place where there is more parking available, and maybe a bigger site, so it wouldn't seem so crowded inside (though I don't know that it was that crowded since I never went in. I could only surmise based on the number of vehicles outside).Laura Bhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-465288745050255532013-06-10T08:13:33.329-07:002013-06-10T08:13:33.329-07:00One of my colleagues at work has a red Sierra. She...One of my colleagues at work has a red Sierra. She bought it not long after I bought my Silverado. We have discussed the perils of parking in our parking lot at work. Not much maneuvering room there.
I can relate to the struggles of parking your truck in the suburbs - not something I even like to think about. Fortunately, I live in a small town with a double wide driveway - and I can even get the truck into the garage!
I was never much good at parallel parking at the best of times. I've just basically given it up since buying the truck.
I wish I could afford something small and economical like your Cube in addition to my truck, but I'd never want to have to replace the truck with it. Laura Bhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-74966143011878419312013-06-10T08:04:50.822-07:002013-06-10T08:04:50.822-07:00Oh, you make me miss my pickup! I had a tomato red...Oh, you make me miss my pickup! I had a tomato red GMC Sierra with an extended cab & step back bed. Loved it. Hated parking it in the suburbs and with a baby seat - it was awkward at best. Sigh. Out went the pickup - in came the mom van...(of course, I now drive a teeny Nissan Cube that I LOVE!!)

Maybe next time you'll have better luck and make it IN to the quilt show!Jackie Kirnerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-82071622970047240812013-06-03T18:11:22.231-07:002013-06-03T18:11:22.231-07:00Oh well, the battle goes on. There are days when I...Oh well, the battle goes on. There are days when I wish I had bought a condo instead of a house. Then the battle would be someone else's, at least. It's very challenging trying to maintain both the inside and the outside of a house - doing all the traditionally "man-type" work, plus all of the traditionally "woman-type" work, plus holding down a full-time job. If I had a condo, I'd have more time for quilting. :-). I really do love my house, but there are days... I was out mowing the lawn and mowing under a tree, I bumped my arm against a broken-off end of a tree branch. Fortunately, it wasn't sharp, but it certainly was hard. Got a big bruise on my arm now.
I tried spraying my weeds with my vinegar-salt-dishsoap concoction again. It's a clear blue sky, so hopefully no rain for at least 24 hours. By Thursday night, if the weeds are not dead or dying, I might try the bleach...
Wish I could afford a landscape company to deal with my yard issues.Laura Bhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-688983785183483272013-06-03T13:22:07.124-07:002013-06-03T13:22:07.124-07:00Weeds! When we bought our condo-townhouse in 1990...Weeds! When we bought our condo-townhouse in 1990, the area was kept weedless, very nice lawn. Then the ban on chemicals came and the area has quickly become a sea of dandelions and other weeds. Last spring the management finally decided to try and get the grass back...so they hired a firm to do something! I can't say that I am seeing much change despite them using something to kill the weeds...it seems to be making them healthier! But our management sent a letter last week assuring us that it was working...and that by next year, it will be grass instead of weeds. I am not holding my breathe! My daughter thinks Orillia needs to change their slogan from "Sunshine City" to "Dandelion City"!.Wendyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-13002093456348053732013-05-30T18:51:10.552-07:002013-05-30T18:51:10.552-07:00Oh shoot! It wasn't supposed to rain until Sat...Oh shoot! It wasn't supposed to rain until Saturday. And now it is raining. And while we really need the rain, and I praise God for it, it's going to wash away all of my weed killer... At least it's cheap enough that I haven't lost much money-wise.
Hmm, the sun was actually shining while I was spraying the weeds, but that's weather in Alberta. Laura Bhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-50312138000231406512013-05-30T00:17:31.130-07:002013-05-30T00:17:31.130-07:00Hi Laura, those green rotary cutters are made by C...Hi Laura, those green rotary cutters are made by Clover. Amazon carries them. I haven't used them but assume they are similar to the straight Olfa style. I too love that Fanfare Log Cabin quilt. That's a log cabin I wouldn't mind doing!Elita@Busy Needle Quiltinghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-76093655038134476632013-05-29T02:42:43.319-07:002013-05-29T02:42:43.319-07:00I love that fabric too! It would be the perfect ba...I love that fabric too! It would be the perfect background for a quilt for my space loving son. Oh, the ideas are forming now! Looking forward to seeing your work!Elita@Busy Needle Quiltinghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-87387313564716115792013-05-28T19:52:01.761-07:002013-05-28T19:52:01.761-07:00Don't you just love a great fabric find???! C...Don't you just love a great fabric find???! Can't wait to see your progress!Lorna McMahonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-43445864880047377692013-04-24T20:15:42.681-07:002013-04-24T20:15:42.681-07:00It's a sampler quilt, the purpose of which is ...It's a sampler quilt, the purpose of which is learning different blocks and techniques, so each block is different. This one is really different because the blocks are different sizes as well. If you look at my April 22 post, "Quilting Book and Colouring Page," you will see the colouring page at the bottom of the post. While I haven't finished colouring it yet, it does give you the suggested layout and an idea of what the final project will look like. I don't think I will bother finishing the colouring because blending colours in Windows Paint takes about as long as creating the actual block. I think I've done enough to know I will be pleased with it when I'm done. This one is just a throw size, so I'm hoping to make it into a quillow (a quilt that folds up into a pillow) for my living room. Laura Bhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-66504232508041753672013-04-24T18:26:20.248-07:002013-04-24T18:26:20.248-07:00Love the tulips, Laura. Its very interesting to wa...Love the tulips, Laura. Its very interesting to watch your progress here. Not sure that I see the whole plan for the quilt yet. What with all the different size squares, it seems unusual but trust you have a plan.Deb Protherohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-21341906608752101882013-04-22T13:05:50.254-07:002013-04-22T13:05:50.254-07:00looks good! I am jealous...I like the quilting pr...looks good! I am jealous...I like the quilting process but my colour sense is lousy!Wendyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-23179706538427311052013-03-16T18:14:46.660-07:002013-03-16T18:14:46.660-07:00I have always been surprised by the lack of custom...I have always been surprised by the lack of customer service that we get from service people - I thought it was perhaps because they are hired by the "condo" board, so they don't see the individual owner as important...apparently the problem runs deeper!
Hope the repairs go well!Wendyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-68313874061709462352013-03-06T19:53:42.509-08:002013-03-06T19:53:42.509-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Laura Bhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-60420279050684783542013-03-04T23:51:54.697-08:002013-03-04T23:51:54.697-08:00Thanks for clarifying that link which I shared. I&...Thanks for clarifying that link which I shared. I've long suspected that cancer treatment was an industry designed to make profit for someone with little regard for the patient. Since I'm not in the healthcare field, I was basing my premise on anecdote and on holistic health readings. I'm happy to see a healthcare professional confirm my suspicions that diet and exercise are the real answer. Now if we only knew that labels were accurate, we'd be all set.Deb Protherohttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-18971319836223621492012-06-17T12:11:04.267-07:002012-06-17T12:11:04.267-07:00Thanks, Wendy. It was disappointing, but I do know...Thanks, Wendy. It was disappointing, but I do know that God has other plans. It is really a pity. The foster parents that just do it for the money would probably agree to accept anything just so that they could get the money, while those more conscientious would refuse to accept a child they weren't prepared to handle. In the end, the children are the losers.
I got a lot of grief from one of my friends on facebook for saying that I want parenting to be rewarding, not just demanding and that I refuse to be a martyr to motherhood. Of course, she's single and childless.Laura Bhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5201499384040045485.post-85426827240111687972012-06-17T11:04:29.434-07:002012-06-17T11:04:29.434-07:00A long process to endure, only to discover at the ...A long process to endure, only to discover at the end that the true expectations of the agency are different than initially expressed. Little wonder that foster parents are so hard to find, and that the quality of those accepted are often poor - if people feel they need to "fit" the expectations in order to get accepted into the system.
I am sure the Lord has special assignments for you, just around the corner!Wendyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Webinar Replay: Personalized experiences & customer segments
Before you start personalizing your website it's important to think about your customer segments. The easiest way to do this is to think of your segments as folders and each new persona that you create goes into a separate folder (i.e. a segment). So segmentation is simply the act of taking your contact list and breaking it down into smaller lists - these are your segments.
In today's webinar, I share two case-studies of companies who execute a proper segmentation strategy to execute a 7-figure launch and another to see a 250% lift in conversions for opt-ins and 70% lift in sales.
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Liz from Fully Promoted has outstanding product knowledge and was able to guide me through selecting uniforms that not only suit our brand but are also easy to care for, comfortable and durable. Liz and her team made the entire process seamless and I could not be happier with the service.
We use Fully Promoted for our uniforms and promotional products. No matter how big or small our order is they are always happy to help. The jobs they have done for us have always been great and on time. We couldn't be happier with the service we receive.


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Getting Started
The whole signup process of Elements is optimised to immediately create serious value in the businesses that you're advising.
High Level Process
- Create an Account for your practice.
- Connect your first business by linking to their accounting platform.
Elements imports sales data from:
Intuit QuickBooks Online Xero Accounting / PSO / Sales Reporting systems that can create reports in CSV format
Inherent in Elements is the use of online accounting and Point of Sale systems. The POS system must have a client name attached to the transaction as in a "loyalty system".
Elements relies on the existence of a central point of sales data which includes:
- Reference #
- Transaction Date
- Client Name
- Transaction type
- Sale Value
Start with your own business. (Importing data)
Import your sales from as far back as exists in your data file. You derive meaningful trends from reviewing past data so most data is preferable.
Confirm that your data is accurate and complete.
Check that:
- your reference numbers are sequential and that none are missing.
- all invoices and adjustment (credit) notes refer to trading stock only. Delete asset sales or refunds and any other non-sales related transactions. (Removing a line of data)
- Apply the "Sales Equation" to a few transactions listed on the Growth screen under "Data". Confirm their accuracy (no more than three or four lines is prudent)
Income = Active Clients x Average Sales Value x Number of Transactions
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Read the blogs on each "Handle" of the equation to understand how they are determined. (Active Clients, Average Number of Transaction, Average Sales Value )
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TAMPA, Fla. — While Tampa Bay has been thought of as having an affordable cost of living, Central Florida has found itself on the not-so-affordable list of housing.
The Affordable Housing Gap Analysis gives an annual report on the availability of affordable housing to people living near or below the poverty line.
The 2019 poverty guidelines determine the eligibility for certain federal programs. In order for a U.S. household of three people to be eligible, the household must make less than $21,330.
The March 2019 report put Tampa Bay and Orlando on the list of metropolitan cities with the most severe shortages of affordable rental homes available for low-income households.
Orlando has the most severe shortages of affordable housing of the 50 largest metropolitan areas. The city has 13 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income renters, the report shows.
Tampa, including St. Petersburg and Clearwater, is also in the top 10 list of cities with the most severe shortages of affordable housing. The report shows there are 21 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income renters in Tampa Bay.
Florida's statewide average shows there are 26 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 low-income renters.
A Zillow report showed rent prices in Tampa were estimated at around $1,402 per month in November 2018, with at least a 2.9 percent increase of rent year after year. A separate report from Apartment List found a one bedroom apartment rents on average for $1,012 in Tampa and a two bedroom averages $1,259.
According to Zillow's Rent Affordability Calculator, you'd need to make $18.88 an hour to afford the average one bedroom apartment and $23.49 to afford the average two bedroom apartment. Florida's minimum wage is currently $8.46.
On average, The report finds that 37 affordable and available homes exist for every 100 low-income renters across the United States. More than 70 percent, or 7.8 million of the 11 million low-income renter households, spend more than half of their incomes on rent and utilities.
The report states that President Trump proposed higher rents, ineffective work requirements, and other rent reforms to "encourage work among low-income recipients of housing assistance." The report also states that 39 percent of the low-income renter households are in the labor force, 26 percent are seniors, 22 percent have disabilities and five-percent are students or single-adult caregivers to young kids or a disabled family member.
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The Order: 1886: Evolution of Half Breeds trailer shows off the Lycans
Today the team behind The Order: 1886 thanked everybody for their support at E3, stating, "It was great to see players finally get their hands on the demo and accustom themselves with one of our signature weapons, the Thermite Rifle. We also debuted Blacksight, a gameplay mechanic based on the Knights' use of Blackwater, and saw many players make good use of it against the Rebels."
After thanking everybody they've decided to unveil the second trailer in their behind-the-scenes series, showing off the evolution of the Lycans in the game. This trailer can be seen above.
What are your thoughts on what we've seen of the title so far? Is it a game that interests you, or do you think it'll be standard fare for Sony's newest console?


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After two months, over 2400 entries, and several weekly raffle drawings, our Back to School Scavenger Hunt Contest has finally come to a close. While the bad news is that you can no longer enter to win awesome prizes, the good news is that our San Diego CA dentist has chosen the final winners!
Please help us congratulate the following patients:
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After a six-month study into machine learning, MotoLease will be making changes to its program to reach more subprime consumers and enable them to build their credit score, Managing Partner Emre Ucer told Powersports Finance.
MotoLease will categorize borrowers into three groups: Fast Track, Select, and Credit Builder. Fast Track is for prime customers and puts borrowers in the "fast lane to exit the dealership," as a more simplified way to get approvals, Ucer said.
Select is for near-prime consumers, and Credit Builder is for subprime. Specifically, the Credit Builder category is for consumers who may have had credit challenges that affected their credit score. By making on-time payments, consumers can raise their credit score and, in 12 to 18 months, become eligible to have their lease re-priced and advance to the Select group.
"The key point is to pinpoint either subprime or near-prime people who may have a low score for various reasons," Ucer said. "However, for our purposes, they may represent a still relatively lower risk that we can put them in upper credit tiers and much more competitive pricing."
For More Read: EXCLUSIVE: MotoLease to Offer Loans
To better identify these subprime consumers, MotoLease launched a study into machine learning. Through the study, the company was able to implement program changes based around a new scoring algorithm that tailors itself to each customer.
"The scoring is dynamically adapting, and it's not a static score," Ucer said. "Let's say one variable may have a lot of weight on your score and a lot less weight on mine. It is dynamic, and it's custom tailored to each person."
Previously, MotoLease operated with six credit tiers and a different fee structure, so the changes simplify the program and make it easier for dealerships to understand. "[Dealers are] bombarded with so many marketing materials, program sheets, and financing programs from OEMs and finance companies that they don't have the time to really understand all the details of everything," Ucer said. "We said, 'Okay, how can we simplify the program to the point that they don't need to spend too much time trying to understand all the little details about every approval?'"
Los Angeles-based Motolease plans to implement the program changes in the next "few weeks," Ucer said.


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This September SCP launch the new Autumn | Winter collection at Maison & Objet in Paris.
SCP welcome new designers to the fold, including American illustrator Mark McGinnis with ceramic collections, Megatropolis and Alphabet. Stoke-On-Trent-based ceramicist Reiko Kaneko has created the bone china Adderley Works pendant light while emerging UK designer Lucy Kurrein has designed the Lincoln sofa and the Lily coffee and side table.
New products by Donna Wilson include the This Way That bean bag and Field Day; a range of throws and cushions made from 100% wool in vibrant colour ways. As well as Blocks & Peaks; a collection of woven baskets, bowls, placemats and vases specially made in collaboration between Donna Wilson and People of the Sun; a non-profit social enterprise based in Malawi. Also launching are designs from Sarah Kay, Alex Hellum, Faudet-Harrison, Terence Woodgate, Andrea Stemmer and Peter Marigold.
The 2013 editions of the Woodgate sofa system and Parallel shelving system by Terence Woodgate will also be on display. Originally designed in the mid-90s these are the first SCP products to be revisited, providing a unique opportunity to update these classic designs with modern manufacturing technology.
Maison & Objet – 6th-10th September 2013
Stand F11-G12
Hall 8
now! design à vivre
Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre
ZAC Paris Nord 2
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Frozen 2 (U)
Chris Buck | Jennifer Lee | USA | 2019 | 103'
The long-awaited sequel to the smash-hit animated musical. The original cast assemble with Idina Menzel returning as ice-shifting princess Elsa, Kristen Bell as her sister Anna, Jonathan Groff as Kristoff the iceman and Josh Gad as snowman Olaf. 'The past is not what it seems' and Elsa must explore her powers in preparation for an unknown challenge.
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|Ema Twumasi
|Wake Forest
Twumasi came up big for the Demon Deacons when he skillfully directed a shot inside the far post in the 89th minute of play to give Wake Forest a 2-1 come from behind win over a good South Carolina team. Senior forward Jon Bakero provided the assist on the goal.
Twumasi also scored Wake Forest's first two goals in their 3-2 victory over fellow ACC foe and nationally ranked Clemson in overtime. Senior midfielder Steven Echevarria netted the game-winner for the Demon Deacons in the 103rd minute of play.
Wake Forest improves to 10-1-0 overall and moves forward to face nationally ranked North Carolina on Friday, October 6 in what promises to be another outstanding college soccer contest.
|Marcelo Acuna
|Virginia Tech
Acuna is a difference maker for the Hokies. He converted a penalty kick after teamate Elias Tamburini was taken down in the box to help the Hokies defeat Davidson 2-1. Acuna also came up big for Virginia Tech when he scored twice to help power the Hokies past previously unbeaten Notre Dame 2-1 in an Atlantic Coast Conference contest.
Virgina Tech goalkeeper Ben Lundgaard also had an impressive evening in the win over the Irish recording ten saves betweem the pipes.
The victories give the Hokies momentum as they improve to 4-4-0 overall heading into a non-conference contest Tuesday against Longwood before traveling to face Boston College on Friday in ACC play.
|Alan Winn
|North Carolina
Winn has been a force for the Tar Heels since returning to the pitch after missing the first three contests of the season due to injury. This week he scored twice including the game-winning goal in UNC's 3-2 win over William and Mary. He also contributed a goal to help the Tar Helps top rival Duke 2-1.
Winn has netted four goals in four games.
The Tar Heels will face George Washington on Tuesday and travel to Charlottesville to tangle with Virginia on Friday in a key Atlantic Coast Conference contest.
|Brandon Bye
|Western Michigan
Bye contributed a goal in three different contests last week as Western Michigan topped Cincinnati 2-0, Butler 3-2 and Drake 2-1 to improve to 5-0-1.
The Broncos travel to face Oakland on Wednesday.


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Drone Cell Tower inspection is mainly focused on acquiring as many images as possible to guarantee a full analysis of the different components and geometries during the upcoming stages.
Designing the data acquisition plan
Setting reference
Sub-mission selection
Quality of images
In order to design a good data acquisition, it is important to ensure images show the highest possible detail in the structure and antennas:
- Antenna images from all possible angles. To get the shape of the antenna as well as the rear photo of the antenna.
- Port configuration of the bottom. The image beneath the antenna is essential for the identification.
- Tower structure including the foundation and ground cabinets.
Quality of the scene reconstruction
The final point cloud should meet the following criteria:
- Low noise level.
- Surface definition and defined edges.
- High point density.
- High relative accuracy, including the correct scale, orientation, and verticality of the tower.
|Figure 1.: Left: Noisy point cloud.
|Center: Low-density point cloud.
|Right: (Required) High-quality point cloud
Designing the data acquisition plan
Flight planning depends on the tower structure, the number of points of interest, specific site requirements and tower dimensions.
As a generic example, we can consider a 35m (115 feet) cell tower with 2 antenna nests. Ideally, the missions to perform would be:
- One Orbit per antenna nest (green).
- One Underneath Orbit per antenna nest (blue).
- Cylinder (orange).
Setting references
Cell Tower mission flights are based on certain references that are set based on the drone positions while it is flying.
After tapping the Cell Tower mission in the mission selection menu, follow the guide and determine the Point of interest center and the Point of interest altitude.
Point of interest center
This is done in order to be as accurate as possible to get the center reference of the Cell Tower to be mapped, warranting that all the flights within the same Cell Tower mission will share the same center position.
If Return to Home (RTH) altitude is lower than the current drone height when setting the center reference, a pop-up dialog will ask the user to confirm in order to update that value to the current height. This way the RTH will be a safe known altitude, higher than the tower to avoid potential collisions in case of an RTH.
The steps to perform this action are:
- Place the drone on top of the tower (at least 10m higher for security reasons).
- Ensure that the gimbal pitch is -90º (looking down). It can be set automatically by tapping Set to -90º.
- Point the camera so that it aims at the center of the tower with the cross-hair.
- Tap on Set to confirm the current center reference.
Point of interest altitude
The next step is to determine the maximum altitude of the tower. This value is used for planning cylinder missions.
To determine the height reference:
- Align the drone with the highest point of the tower.
- Ensure that the gimbal pitch is 0º (looking forward). It can be set automatically by tapping Set to 0º.
- Point the camera so that it aims at the top of the tower with the cross-hair center.
- Tap Set to confirm the current highest point reference.
Sub-mission selection
Once all the references are set, the sub-mission selection panel will be shown. This panel allows the user to select between the different available Cell tower sub-missions.
Select the sub-mission to fly by tapping on the sub-mission icon and then tap on Set.
The number of finished sub-missions and the total number of images for each sub-mission type are shown in case we are currently executing a Cell tower mission. After finishing any of the sub-missions, the Cell tower mission dialog is displayed. It is then possible to execute another sub-mission selecting it and tapping Set or to exit the mission by tapping Exit.
Camera parameters
In order to avoid acquiring overexposed or underexposed images, we recommend using the following exposure values (EV) in the camera parameters for the different missions.
Orbit sub-mission
The main goal of orbit sub-missions is to acquire images with high overlap around the point of interest. In the case of cell towers, this is typically the area of an isolated antenna or of antenna nests, where a group of antennas is located at the same height. Learn which types of antennas are recognized by Pix4Dinspect in AI recognition of antennas.
In order to get an optimally reconstructed point cloud, it is recommended to increase the overlap in the most interesting areas. These areas are normally where the antennas are located, but orbits can be executed at any height where the user wants to have a higher definition/density in the point cloud.
Rather than choosing parameters in the panel, values such as gimbal pitch, radius, and altitude are based on the video feed on the screen, so from the current drone position, which is manually adjusted with the drone's controller. This is to ensure that we are viewing what we are going to map, so having a correct point of view for the orbit images.
The following parameters can be adjusted.
|Recommended value
|Images per orbit
|The number of images that will be taken along the orbit
|80 images
|Gimbal pitch
|Camera pitch at which the images are taken
|-40º to -35º(min -60º, max -30º)
|2D distance from the previously set reference center
|8 m
|Orbit altitude relative to the take-off point
|Based on drone position, and depending on the POI altitude
Cylinder sub-mission
The purpose of cylinder sub-missions is to guarantee the full mapping of the tower. The overlap between images can be lower as usually there is no need to get a high density/definition point cloud from the tower structure like the one needed for antennas.
The following parameters can be adjusted.
|Recommended value
|The number of vertical lines of the cylinder
|Images per vertical
|The number of images per vertical line
|12 images
|Min height
|The minimum height of the lowest point in the vertical lines *
|10 m
|The radius of the cylinder *
* The value of the parameter is based on the current drone value.
The following values are automatically calculated:
- Gimbal pitch: Values will be interpolated along each vertical between -45º at the highest point and the resulting value from looking to the tower base from the minimum height.
- The Max flight height: Maximum height for the drone to fly. The drone will start the first line from the top, at a height of Max height = Tower height + Radius.
Underneath orbit sub-mission
It is designed to get high-quality images from the lower side of the antennas, connection board, cables, etc. Basically, the strategy is the same as for the orbit sub-mission but with a lower number of images.
The following parameters can be adjusted.
|Recommended value
|Images per orbit
|The number of images that will be taken along the orbit
|16 images
|Gimbal pitch
|Camera pitch at which the images are taken
|25º (min 0, max 30º)
|2D distance from the previously set reference center
|8 m


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Things To Consider before Applying for Installment Loans and the Benefits.
We all end to face some financial problems as we go about our lives. We at times find ourselves in dire need of finances and we need a way out. Therefore, we lend money from the banks as well as from certain individuals. With the increased number of people in need of loans, it is not hard to get access to any type of loans that we need.It is possible to get online installment loans through the use of the internet. These installment loans should be paid in a duration of the given time by making monthly deposits according to the amount of money that you have borrowed. There are a number of advantages in online installment loans. You need to put some things into consideration before/when applying for an online installment loan.
An installment loan is very important when you need to pay for unexpected bills. It is very normal for bills to arise out of nowhere especially at the wrong time such as the middle of the month. An online installment loan is the best chance you have to save the day.
You should put in mind the city in which you reside. You should apply for an installment loan offered by your state and not other states.
How you repay your loam differs in different companies. Hence, it is important for you to do a bit of research before applying for an online installment loan. Ensure that you go by the one that interests you.
Learn about many different companies and make sure that you are well informed on them.It is very essential for any lending company to be certified and have authority to carry on with issuing of loans.If it is not licensed, then continue looking until you find a licensed one.
They help you in sorting your life out.They come in handy when you are faced with money problems and have a poor credibility reputation.The following are reasons as to why you need an online installment loan even with a bad credit score.
You are eligible for a loan even without any credit check.This makes it easy for you get a loan without having to look at your credit ratings and you are hence treated similarly like other customers who have very good credit scores.
Once you apply for an online installment loan, it takes around ten to fifteen minutes for it to be approved and once it is approved it takes only one working day for it to be deposited in your personal account.This means you can get to work with it as soon as possible especially if you needed it very urgently. You are able to improve your life with a reasonable amount of money.
They can help in building your credibility since it is very convenient for you to pay within the time that you are supposed to as compared to short-term loans which may be difficult to pay.
Short Course on Services – Getting to Square 1


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White Buddha Vairocana
- White Buddha expresses the energy of lungs
- His Immeasurable Feeling is Confidence
- His main teaching is Acceptance of refuge in the Three Jewels (Triratna)
Vairocana is a disciple of all other Buddhas and Dakinis and represents the image of the ideal student: respectful, modest gatherer of all the teachings with the mind supple as bamboo, an example for the whole Sangha. With all the qualities of an ideal student, he helps the practitioner to take refuge in the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha). Taking a decision about accepting refuge in the Three Jewels is the beginning and the foundation of the Path.
The Three Jewels – Triratna
The Three Jewels of Buddhism are:
- Buddha
- Dharma
- Sangha
The mind nature of Buddha gives us shelter from fear. All fear is really a fear death. Even when we lose simple and everyday objects we experience helplessness and danger of death. For a mind, death is as shallow waters and it can be simply crossed over. The nature of mind is not being trapped in the body, thoughts or experiences, so death is like shallow waters for it.
Dharma gives us refuge from the desire to benefit. Since all is variable and not constant in the material world, the only true benefit is in learning the Dharma.
Sangha gives us refuge from disturbing emotions. Sangha develops our Immeasurable Feelings through interaction with other Sangha members.
Accepting the refuge in the Three Jewels makes us good disciples and gives us confidence that we can progress on the Path.
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Essex Senior League: Sporting Bengal United ready for busy spell
PUBLISHED: 15:00 24 November 2017
Imrul Gazi's team host West Essex just days after drawing 2-2 with Takeley and visit Enfield on Monday night
Sporting Bengal United's long run without an Essex Senior League game came to an end this week and they are now bracing themselves for a busy period.
Imrul Gazi's team hosted Takeley on Wednesday night at the Mile End Stadium and claimed a 2-2 draw with Steve Carvell and Oscar Mendes on target.
It was Bengal's first competitive match since losing 5-1 at Basildon United on November 4 – two-and-a-half weeks ago.
The lengthy period of time without a fixture has seen the east Londoners slide down the table having been in the top half for most of the early part of the season.
After going so long without a game, Bengal are now ready for a busy end to the month with Gazi's side set to entertain West Essex this weekend.
Then on Monday they'll make the trip up the M11 to play Enfield at their Barrow Farm venue in Harlow.
It is a crucial period for Bengal and with relegation coming into play this season, they'll be determined to start moving up the table again.
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Not sure what trends to rock this Summer? Well fear no more! Farfetch have put together the ultimate Summer style guide to give you a heads up on whats hot right now. Give some new trends a whirl or even mix and match a few to tick all the right boxes this festival season. I will definitely be opting for the bomber jacket, statement necklaces and pastels.
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Jennifer Eneanya uses irony and humor to great effect in her story, The Slayer's Religion, about a cheating husband who meets his match.
Interview with Past Winners of the Africa Book Club Short Reads Competition
This month, we interview two past winners of the competition, Nicola Coady from South Africa and Mark Mngomezulu from Swaziland. Coady, (pictured), won our September 2013 competition with her short story, Obio, about a man who embarks on a journey to the town of Boje in search of a cure for his ailment. Mngomezulu's story, The Village Breadman, won the competition in October 2013.
December 2013 Africa Book Club Short Reads Competition Winners
Africa Book Club is pleased to announce the winners of our December 2013 Africa Book Club Short Reads competition. Six stories made our final shortlist. The winning entry for December is Into the Bush, a story by Mulumba Ivan Matthias from Uganda, about a family forced to flee the city and seek refuge in the village when the violence of war starts to take its toll. Andrew Dakalira from Malawi, David Chasumba from Zimbabwe, and Christopher Otim from Uganda share the runner-up spot.
Congratulations to our September 2013 Winners of the Africa Book Club Short Story Writing Competition
Congratulations to our September winners of the Africa Book Club Short Reads competition. Nicola Coady (pictured) from South Africa is the winner of our September competition with her short story, Obio, about a man on his way to Boje, a city in Nigeria. Obio has never left his village before, not even to visit the neighboring villages, and now he nervously embarks on this must-trip to renew his life after a harrowing experience. This is a short story with all the magical ingredients – great dialogue, tension, and humor all throughout. Our first runner-up , May Kisanya from Kenya, submitted Lemayian's Invention, a touching story about a young Maasai boy , who not only survives a difficult birth, but goes on to make it to the circumcision ceremony – an initiation rite that presages the transition to manhood. And in Endangered, our second runner-up Constant va Graan from Namibia writes about a students' hiking trip to the Kruger National Park visit that goes horribly wrong.
Announcing Our Africa Book Club Short Reads Competition Inaugural Winners
We are pleased to announce the inaugural winners of our monthly Africa Book Club Short Reads competition. Fifty-three entries were received during the month. So what is our take? In one word – fabulous. When we launched the competition in the last week of July, we didn't know what to expect. Afterall, this is by no means the richest competition out there. More than the number of entries, what's impressed us most is the sheer richness of the entries.


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NFC simplifies Smart home wireless energy harvesting
At the 2014 International CES, NXP has demonstrated a wireless smart lighting network offering easy installation in the home. With an energy harvesting switch (featuring no battery and no wires) from EnOcean, the demonstration network uses the NXP JN5161 wireless microcontroller and implements the ZigBee Green Power feature.
Taking full advantage of NFC technology, EnOcean's energy harvesting switch can be added to a home network simply by tapping an NFC-equipped smartphone on the gateway to collect important network parameters. The smartphone is then used to pass them on to the switch. The NXP-designed gateway plugs into the home router via an Ethernet port to connect devices using ZigBee (ZigBee Light Link or ZigBee Home Automation) or JenNet-IP to the Internet via an existing home WiFi router. Controlled via an Android smartphone, wireless colour LEDs and tunable white dimmable LED lamps can also be added to the network using NFC. A video of the demonstartion from 2014 CES is available below.
Based on the JN5168 wireless microcontroller, the reference design for the 802.15.4 to Ethernet bridge is available now. Offering very high brightness and colour saturation, the RGB and tunable white LEDs utilise NXP's patented sensorless sensing technology.
Thomas Lorbach, Marketing Manager, RF connectivity solutions product line, NXP Semiconductors, commented: "Wireless smart light bulbs are now available from major retailers in the US. The challenge now is to ensure that setting up and expanding a wireless smart lighting network is as painless as possible for the everyday home user. NFC provides a quick, secure and easy way to add new devices to home networks and to the broader 'Internet of Things.' We're excited to be working with EnOcean and other partners in fine-tuning the overall user experience – and ultimately helping consumers to control their lighting and energy use more effectively."
"We are very proud to partner with NXP, one of the world leading semiconductor companies, in exploring further energy harvesting wireless sensor solutions. It's great to see how our joint technological forces result in next generation solutions that bring energy harvesting wireless possibilities and benefits to the specific requirements of the consumer market. Very quickly, we were able to develop a battery-less wireless switch module prototype for the first time operating a 2.4GHz radio and NFC powered by energy harvesting. Such new technologies add to EnOcean's more than 12 years of experience in energy harvesting, ultra-low power wireless communication and energy management thus enabling easy installation and exciting new use cases for our sensor solutions," comments Matthias Poppel, Chief Operation Officer, EnOcean.


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Benguerra Island: Where you have to count fish to sleep!
It's 02h00 in the morning on Benguerra Island, and I am trying to sleep again.
But I just can't. Every time I close my eyes, imagery from the previous day's fishing out off Benguerra Island in Mozambique, comes smashing through my mind, in 4K Technicolour. Screaming reels, crocodile couta, gas bottle yellowfin, bus sharks, acres of bait and baitballs so intense that the fish were pushing themselves out of and onto the top of the foaming ocean. And you know what that means – marlin!
But, let's rewind and try play the day out in words…luckily we got some great pics and some video that we will also explain with.
Yesterday (Sunday 19 August Diogo Martinez' birthday) was one of the most mind gobbling days I've ever had on the water…
Here goes …
Diogo Martinez. My latest victim. This guy has lost it. Completely. He even stopped partying as hard as his reputation. 6am, I'm collected. We're both in perfect shape. Unbelievably for a Sunday morning in Vilanchaos.
Bahia Mar is where all the cool kids work and our rendezvous with our brand new ride. Reflection. Owned and operated by Hooper and Louw, she comes with a pro skipper, Simon, and pro guide, Dean Taylor. Who came with a girlfriend, Mazerine, who has also already lost it to the fishing fairies.
We collected another fishing crazy girl Lwana, from Bahia Mar, and carried our coolers and equipment down to the surreal beach out front. Dhows and Sportfishers anchored up and down.
The three of us chatted and enjoyed a thoroughly peaceful moment as the good ship Reflection, came in to get us. Soon we were at Benguerra, where we collected Keegan, of Cape Town.
There was a lively congregation gathered on the beach at Marlin where we got Keegan, on the inshore lee of Benguerra, and pro guide Dean sprang into action! Halfbeaks! And then the breakthrough idea of the day…Lula! Huge. They are called East African Squid. Or Potter's Squid. And this one weighed in at four pounds! Since my mate in Jeffery's Bay, Marc White, chatted with me about swimming a big squid bait down deep with a Mydo, I been very eager to swim a huge squid around here. I also have been under the heavy influence of my colleague Dr. Mario Lebrato, who says that in Europe he fishes with Lula all the time. For blue fin tuna!
We bought the squid! A few actually. And some of the biggest halfbeaks ever seen. Plus a few small ones too. Halfbeaks are the best and most hardy bait of them all.
And then…Margaruque became a reality, by about 7am. But someone told the fish there that we were coming and they were totally in hiding. But that's Margaruque. And after a solid two hours of serious casting, we gave up, with the wind luckily. The pumping South South West had backed off and we were looking at melted plastic. But the swell was way up and the washing machine from back of Margaruque to the blue is about 10 clicks! Of bashing and bouncing.
But it's so worth it! We got through the surf easily enough that Dean started tying the biggest squid together with wax thread. He tied the head to the body. And then stitched in a huge circle up top. Then he cunningly inserted a stinger single for wahoo. And buried it's tip in the head so a marlin wouldn't feel it. It's just a 8/0 single wire hook that would rust away if left behind. Tied on with seven strand.
And here starts many stories…
One many named lure (Rapala since I was born, Halco later, and now every man and his dog makes them). One halfbeak on a Mydo. One on a pink Hawaiin eye (I am 48 and thats what they were called back when I started!) And the huge squid. No gaff. But I don't mind fishing without a gaff, I find the fish really win, and I'm actually on their side these days.
Nothing comes along. The huge squid is skipping and slapping the water audibly from the boat. Well those brand new Suzuki 140s on Reflection, are literally silent. The huge half beak is sliding along solid. The Mydo and other thing with many brand names are down and away.
Still no fish. It's mid-day. Mozambleak.
Then…all of a sardine…
Birds and bait. Baitballs. Action. The whales start performing. And we get close…and closer, until, spoons and dropshots away!
But the still green crew weren't getting their range and targets right.
And then it began. The lure with many names on a TLD 25 spooled with 30lb that literally melted off the reel to the most delightful sound. After such a long morning of nothingness. I grabbed the nearest victim and she bucketed up and took over. "Put some drag, more drag!", consented Dean, as I pushed to sunset. The lines cleared and the fight was well on. Lwana is well versed in big game fishing and she had control soon enough. Lwana has already battled a marlin! Assisted by some great driving by Simon, I thought she may have had a a chance. But what I never thought about, cost us the fish. It must have been a 30kg class animal and it had so much line out still. That, when we fought the fish with the boat, we got ourselves on one side of the 30m ledge, and the fish on the other deeper side. I saw the rod twitch and flick, I grabbed it from Lwana and started cranking. I felt the line hit the ledge again. And pop, it was gone. That's 0 for 1 on big gamefish. And one no name R200 lure gone.
Then the next one went, a far more controlled fish this time. Skipper Simon and I, actually saw the shoal of wahoo come smashing into our wake, we were screaming. I am used to fishing without a gaff. I actually like it. I crossed the floor a long times ago. It's risky business having no gaff. But I really release literally every fish I catch. And often, they are what I call forced releases…when the hook shakes right next to the boat. This is actually ideal scenario for me – except for getting a nice photo and measurements. But we don't even touch the fish. It gets away scott free!
And this is exactly what happened to our second wahoo. It was green as hell and Dean hung over as far as his lanky frame could and grabbed the fish by the tail. It went mad. Shaking it's head furiously, splashing everyone. Then the hook fell out. And the fish did a cartwheel type maneuver right out of Dean's hands. It just twisted itself free!
0 for 2 on big gamefish.
By now people were kind of avoiding each other on the boat.
But we had found the fish, and we were on a ledge, and so the jigging sticks came out.
The first victim was Keegan. All dressed up with a 30lb braid weapon and lots of innocent intent. BANG! But it let go!
0 for 3?
But I had a beautiful rigged half beak from the mornings shopping, and it was happy to swim to the bottom in the zero wind and minimal current. And so I dropped it to the bottom. Dean suggested, "Hey man, crank that thing to the top?"
And so I started. It wasn't five when the THING hit! And absolutely annihilated me. The first 15 seconds I had the edge of surprise, and instinctively hit the throttle. But I got pulled back down, so hard, it could have only been Ambo, GT or Garupa! The fish reefed me in less than a thrifty thirty seconds! Mydo trace gone!
0 for 4?
0 for 5 was another on off on the jigging, only lasted a few seconds.
Now Dean knows his game, and he has the drag on his huge 8000 coffee grinder as tight as it can go. It's to stop GT's going into the reef and cutting you off as they do. The drag is so tight that I could not pull any of the 130lb braid at all. Dean calls it GT drag.
And he had it on this setting, when all hell broke loose. I was in one back corner. Diogo in the other. Dean in the middle. Dean had the simbiri pole and 8000 with 130lb braid tied to a plastic and he was cranking it up off the bottom at hyper speed. Keegan was watching eagerly from the front and noticed a hyper huge fish come under the boat at the same hyper speed. It was going for the dropshot. And it connected with Dean, very, very hard. Right under the motors. The couta hit that lure and Dean buckled. The impact was so severe it pulled Dean a metre, almost right out of the always open tuna door between the motors. He had jammed himself between the sides for grip by the time I got to him. The fish never had a chance to turn away and run, it was trapped by the amazingly powerful drag and short line, to Dean. It just went around in hyper high speed short circles under the boat. Dean grappled over and around the starboard motor and was hanging over the gunwhale with the rod tip pointed right into the water going round and round in circles. I was hanging onto Dean. Keegan was hanging on to me.
Dean eventually got the drag off a turn. And the huge fish finally it got it's head away and tore off towards Linene. At blistering speed. Only Keegan saw the fish so I was convinced at a huge GT. So much violent and raw power. Dean was just hanging on for life. But he also said Serra (Couta).
Then the fish stopped. The sharks got it. And we got the head back from a fish that might have gone 35kgs. Or 25. We will never know.
0 for 6.
We were all stunned, even I went quiet, after all that.
But the birds came back, the fish surfaced, and I threw my Luck Shot into the fray. Bang, I got one. I gave it to Lwana to bring home, and soon I had my favourite livebait. A jube jube bonito. I had made a two treble trace just for this eventuality, earlier on during the morning. It fitted perfect, and I dropped my beautiful little bonito over the side.
It wasn't one minute and I got smoked. Whoohoo! This is my game and soon I had an angry couta, another really big one, at boat side. Dean went into fish tailing mode, and luckily the cameras were rolling. On the first pass, Dean couldn't a decent grip around the fishes real thick tail. And the second and now the fish was getting angry. Only one of the trebles was holding. The other was flailing about a foot up the line. So dangerous. So Dean couldn't go for the gills. I brought the fish around again, and Dean grabbed hold. The fish was really big, and as usual when tailing a fish, the hook came free. I knew straight away what would happen next. The fish got it's head back into the water, found purchase, and literally blasted off out of Deans hands. It's impossible to hold a fish that size like that. I really like fishing without a gaff! The fish escaped in perfect shape and health! Stoked!
0 for 7? Livebaits don't count!
I realised now that we had better get a fish for the hatch. To at least remove the theatrical mombakkies we were still wearing (South African for No Fish masks).
I set lines in a more tuna like pattern, and we moved off to find the bigger yellowfin. And man did we find a big one. Diogo got on the rod. It was a double up strike. Diogo was doing real well. Keegan on the other rod too. But Keegans fish was acting strange, and so was Diogo's. They were coming to easy, because when I saw Diogos fish, it was huge! Well for this place anyway. It looked 30kgs.
Then the sharks hit. They smoked Keegan and soon he was watching line melt off his TLD. I went into panic mode and grabbed Diogos line. I almost got to the leader when the line snapped. But, above me. Diogo had been pulling against me so hard he snapped the 30lb. But I still had the fish on, and was winning as the sharks circled below. Then Simon ran over to help and grabbed the leader, pulled too hard, and the hooks came out?!
Zero for 8?
Nobody could believe it. And everyone was facing outwards on the boat, or looking down.
Now I really felt the need for a fish.
The yellowfin came up, I got in a real good cast, cranked the handle twice and bang. It was a small guy, maybe 5kgs, and Keegan thoroughly enjoyed the tough little fish. His first ever. And Dean grabbed it's tail so hard he left fingerprints as he triumphantly hauled our only fish over the gunwhale. The boat erupted with life.
It was far from over as we got our groove on and forced released and released a bunch more fish. The sharks were living off our live baits though, so we were mainly jigging and sight casting. We got a another lovely yellowfin, about 10kgs or more. And were drifting merrily down the ledge.
The huge squid bait from before was still intact and lolling around having fun behind the boat. A ratchet made a noise and we all looked around confused. The TLD 2 speed has a normal sounding ratchet, not like those gold reels who gurgle and gargle. It was the big stick. I sprang up and got the rod from the rocket launchers. But, I was too late as it turned out. By the time I had gotten the 2kgs of drag off – the fish had started jumping already. It had found the stinger buried in the head for wahoo. And was not going to swallow the whole lula now, so that circle hook could do it's work.
All I could do was hold on knowing that the trace would fail. The marlin wasn't small, and jumped three beautiful times before breaking the seven strand that was holding the wahoo stinger! Some people on board hadn't ever encountered a marlin before, and the looks on their faces were unforgettable.fg++
The day never even ended then. The fishing still continued for hours, but after the marlin, my memory kind of just faded away! It all became a blur of ratchets, flying spoons and jigs, and fish on. Double and triple strike action.
Until 02h00 on Monday morning! When it all came flooding back at me.
Benguerra Island is a very hard place to sleep!
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dmMediaConverter is a crossplatform FFmpeg frontend (GUI) exposing some of its features. It is intended to be simple and easy to use but also to be able to achieve complex tasks. I have inspired myself from a lot of media converters like Handbrake, WinFF and MkvMergeGui. One feature was lacking from most of them, video stream copy (pass-through), that made me build this.
Download and more details here: (Win and Linux)
On a Mac machine, you can run it under WineBottler for free. Works at the same speed as native. A native (dmg) paid version exists on Amazon.
Please share any thoughts and feedback here.
Thank you.
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Last edited by mdalacu; 29th Sep 2015 at 00:21.
hate to break it to you but arguably one of the worst gui's i've ever used, right down there with "super". those ridiculous popups are annoying, the options are poorly laid out, it barely exposes any configuration of the encoders, just a mishmash of a design.
but other than that, great job
I think that the UI is efficient as possible and it follows Gnome Desgin Guidlines. Do to some compiler bugs on windows the trackbar looks a little funny. I don't see how my interface is any uglier the Handbrake or MkvToolnix but my opinion is a little biased.
Also the popups are shown only at startup and when the first file is added, only once so i don't think that that they are a problem!
The app features can adapt with constructive feedback not by trashing it.
Can increase some configuration for encoders both for video as well as audio and remember they all should be somewhat compliant to bluray or dvd or in future uhd so it will be worth wasting time on it.
Haven't tried the Linux version yet, only the win32 version. It was able to join my 1080-60p AVCHD files ok with metadata intact (that's good). It would error out when trying to split them however. On Win7 x64 running the win32 version, It doesn't show the CRF value in the settings. Also even after a successful completion, it shows a memory error on exit.
Last edited by racer-x; 12th Jun 2014 at 06:49.Got my retirement plans all set. Looks like I only have to work another 5 years after I die........
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Last edited by mdalacu; 12th Jun 2014 at 06:39.
The last screenshot that you have posted is a harmless Debugging info showing that the app does not have any memory leaks ( 0 unfreed memory blocks). I think i will remove this info in a later version.
What is the split error that you ware talking about? Can you give more details?
Thank you very much for your feedback.
I think it has something to do with the metadata from the camera. I can split mp4, ts and mkv files just fine. here is the log:
ffmpeg version N-63439-g96470ca Copyright (c) 2000-2014 the FFmpeg developers
built on May 25 2014 22:01:51 with gcc 4.8.2 (GCC)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --disable-w32threads --enable-avisynth --enable-bzlib --enable-fontconfig --enable-frei0r --enable-gnutls --enable-iconv --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libcaca --enable-libfreetype --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libilbc --enable-libmodplug --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopus --enable-librtmp --enable-libschroedinger --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvo-aacenc --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxavs --enable-libxvid --enable-decklink --enable-zlib
libavutil 52. 86.100 / 52. 86.100
libavcodec 55. 65.100 / 55. 65.100
libavformat 55. 41.100 / 55. 41.100
libavdevice 55. 13.101 / 55. 13.101
libavfilter 4. 5.100 / 4. 5.100
libswscale 2. 6.100 / 2. 6.100
libswresample 0. 19.100 / 0. 19.100
libpostproc 52. 3.100 / 52. 3.100
Input #0, mpegts, from 'D:\Capture\Pan_V700\00000.MTS':
Duration: 00:00:50.05, start: 2.306356, bitrate: 25180 kb/s
Program 1
Stream #0:0[0x1011]: Video: h264 (High) (HDPR / 0x52504448), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 59.94 fps, 59.94 tbr, 90k tbn, 119.88 tbc
Stream #0:1[0x1100]: Audio: ac3 (AC-3 / 0x332D4341), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 256 kb/s
Stream #0:2[0x1200]: Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle ([144][0][0][0] / 0x0090), 1920x1080
Output #0, segment, to 'C:\Users\R X\Desktop\Junk\split_%03d.mkv':
encoder : Lavf55.41.100
Stream #0:0: Video: h264 (HDPR / 0x52504448), yuv420p, 1920x1080 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], q=2-31, 59.94 fps, 90k tbn, 59.94 tbc
Stream #0:1: Audio: ac3 (AC-3 / 0x332D4341), 48000 Hz, stereo, 256 kb/s
Stream #0:2: Subtitle: hdmv_pgs_subtitle ([144][0][0][0] / 0x0090), 1920x1080
Stream mapping:
Stream #0:0 -> #0:0 (copy)
Stream #0:1 -> #0:1 (copy)
Stream #0:2 -> #0:2 (copy)
Press [q] to stop, [?] for help
[segment @ 04640d40] Application provided invalid, non monotonically increasing dts to muxer in stream 2: -5920 >= -5920
av_interleaved_write_frame(): Invalid argument
frame= 0 fps=0.0 q=-1.0 Lsize=N/A time=00:00:00.00 bitrate=N/A
video:0kB audio:0kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead: 52704984324326293504.000000%
Conversion failed!Got my retirement plans all set. Looks like I only have to work another 5 years after I die........
How can you disable stream 2? There are no options that I can see.Got my retirement plans all set. Looks like I only have to work another 5 years after I die........
If I use TsMuxer to mux only Stream0 and Stream1 into a TS, I can then split it using your program. That's why I think it has something to do with the metadata.Got my retirement plans all set. Looks like I only have to work another 5 years after I die........
[QUOTE=racer-x;2327067]How can you disable stream 2? There are no options that I can see.
Sorry, you are right. I should implement this.
Can you do this test in 2 steps. First using "Convert" strip stream 2 (uncheck "Enable" for that stream and leave "copy" for all the others) and then, with the resulting file can you try to do the split again? It is fast, no reencoding.
Here is a short source example if you want to do some tests.
https://forum.videohelp.com/attachments/22183-1387375850/00003.MTSGot my retirement plans all set. Looks like I only have to work another 5 years after I die........
Do you think this app is useful to someone and to invest a little time to develop it further or, by jugging from the lack of feedback received and from the first reply , to find something else to do?
I just tried it in Linux and it seams a bit smoother. I think this is a good conversion program, better than many I've tried. This is more designed for the novice user, but still has a lot of good functions. You should submit it as a new tool and see what kind response you get.
Personally I use ffmpeg via commandline bat files for more control over all setting, but most people prefer a GUI.Got my retirement plans all set. Looks like I only have to work another 5 years after I die........
I have tried your video sampled and i didn't find any solution to keep the hdmv_pgs_subtitle (stream 2) and split it. An workaround is to do it in 2 steps, as previously stated but instead of disable the subtitle , try to convert it to dvdsub and then the split works. I hope it will get corrected in ffmpeg soon.
Have a nice day.
First, Great program program.Thank you for developing this nice and handy ffmpeg gui.
I have some feature requests.Can you add function that program automatically detect external subtitles (ass,ssa,srt) with the same name as video and auto add them to streams, it is easier when hardcode subtitles to video.It would be nice if you add something like profiles or at least use last settings that have been selected.
Sorry for my bad English
@mycek: Fist, thank you for your feedback and kind words.
Regarding your requests : In version 0.9.9 (coming within days) you will be able to drag and drop multiple files at once is source file area, so, i think it will be much easier for you to add subtitles. I will not auto-detect subtitle presence since will add an unnecessary complexity and could create confusion.
For your second request - it is a little tougher to implement since , for now, i have no idea how to do it and not lose some features. I will think at something for a feature version.
Version 0.9.9 is dragging a bit since i can not correct the track-bar appearance in windowze ....
Version 0.9.9 is up!
dmMediaConverter v1.0.0
MAJOR RELEASE! New Features!
- Stream Profiles!
- Bulk Convert mode! Convert multiple files at once.
- 2 pass encoding for video codecs
- DeShake filter (not so good ...)
- Creation_time tag
- HiDPI support
- Added all ISO 639-2 language codes - Added color coded stream types for easy identification.
I hope you like it and please, provide feedback.
Hi mdalacu,
I'm reviewing your new version as a interested (almost retired) gui developer with the experience
that what developers consider as obvious, for users may be totally unclear.
You certainly are on the good track and I think some small changes would already make it a
useful GUI that deserves much more attention. Actually most all ingredients are already there and
only need some polishing.
These are my suggestions (FWIW);
Take off the tooltip pop-ups at first run. I know it's meant to help and the intention is good
but it's very "uncommon" and probably for most users annoying. Just make it normal tooltips that
show up when you go over a item or section of the gui. Also add a option to the menu to disable
the tooltips because once a user is faimiliar with your GUI, it gets annoying again whenever they
show up.
I spend a whole afternoon on your gui and for some things I really had to do a lot of searching
before I found what you actually meant in the help (at your web site) so I think you have to add
more details.
At first I thought that the list on top was already the job queue but later found that it's a very
powerful way to set up complex convert/mux operations for a single job like encode/mux a mix of
e.g. a video, two audio and two subtitle streams. I had to find out myself that in the "Streams" list
I can double-click on the language field to get a list with language codes and that if I double-click on
the title field, I can add a stream title. Very user friendly and useful but you should document it better.
Users should be informed that these whole setups at the "Source files/Streams" lists can be moved
as jobs to the job queue.
I also think it would be less confusing if you by default disable the copy box when a file is loaded.
In the way you do it now the user may wonder why all the encoding settings are blocked.
Another thing is the picture at the "stream settings" section. I know your tooltip says something
about it but I had to find out myself that when I double-click on it, I get a very nice option
to scale, rotate, crop and pad (you do not mention that negative values pad and that the
user can use the mouse scroll-wheel to adjust the values). And this all with a WYSIWYG preview.
You offer to save settings as profiles but the help says "right-click on the video tab" to select
a profile. But actually there is no video tab and I found I had to right-click on a field (e.g. codec)
of the "Streams settings" section to get the list of profiles. You should be more detailed in the
help and add it e.g. as a html or something to the download zip.
Oh yeah... make downloading easier. Just one zip to download, Not a folder full of stuff where the
potential user has to find out what to download.
You focus on users that are mainly interested in x264, x265, vp8 and vp9 encoding. Thats fine,
there are a lot who are but as someone already mentioned in a earlier post you should expand
the options with specific options like bluray compatibility and what's more.
It's nice that you can run a setup at the "Source files/Streams" lists directly as a single job
but I should add a cancel button there and would not clear the lists when the job is done.
Of course it stays a logical procedure to clear the lists when the job is moved to the job queue
to make room to prepare the next job.
It would also be nice if the user could move a job from the queue back to the "Source file/Streams"
lists to make modifications.
One last suggestion is to store the ini files locally in the users install folder. Since your application
doesn't write anything to the registry, this would make it fully portable.
Keep up the good work,
Last edited by Chris K; 23rd Aug 2014 at 17:22.
@Chris K - First let me thank you for taking time to write such a thorough and long review.
All the help related issues i will do my best to address them. I think it will be best if someone would make a presentation video.
About the duble click-ing on the screenshot, i could add an button near it which will open the window. What do you think?
Regarding popups...they are shown only once. If you reinstall and ini is present they will not be shown I really don't see them as an issue.
Regarding not resetting and reveting back from job list, i can not do this now ... it will take an complete code redesign.
About the ini file... this is the proper way to store files on linux and windows since you can not write to Program files without elevation. I can make an switch (let's say-p) and if you start the app with that argument then it will write to the executable folder.
Thank you very much.
Make downloading as easy as possible. Ensure that the user gets a good impression at a first trial.
Spend time on writing good documentation.
IMO the "Source files/Streams" lists are the most powerful part of your gui because they bundle most
everything that's needed for multi-input stream to output mapping, managing of language/title tags
and the ability to select for conversion or direct stream copy.
The encoding settings for e.g. x264 are not realy limited but still lack some options like to set
bluray compatibility. It should not be to hard to add that. It's one of the x264 options.
Regarding not resetting and reveting back from job list, i can not do this now ... it will take an
complete code redesign.
Convert mode is the most important (even essential) and should not require a complete code redesign.
I give a example. I made a setup with two input clips. both had audio and video streams. I also added a
separate ass subtitle stream to the input section. I decided to convert the video stream from the first
clip to x264 with 2-pass encoding and to mux-in (copy) the audio of both clips and the subtitle stream.
I wanted it to finally be muxed into a mkv container. Setting this up was relatively easy. I started the
process and according to the FFmpeg log, mapping was ok and it was doing the first pass.
But then... when FFmpeg started the second pass, it throwed an error. Not to blame on your command line
which was fine but because of a problem with the subtitle stream. Then when I returned to the settings tab,
both lists were cleared because your gui assumed the job was finished. I did not go into the process of
setting up the whole thing again and fix the subtitle issue but unhooked. I'm afraid that most users will
do the same in such case.
You could do more tests and even force user errors to see how your gui acts on that.
I also think that most, if not all users would highly appreciate it when the gui stores the last setup
and last opened source and destination paths and opens with these when launched again.
Note that moving setups to the job queue and process them works pretty well but your gui offers more
than simple batch conversions of single clips so the direct convert mode is just as important.
Since the direct convert mode is also very useful to check-out a setup before it is moved to the
job queue, a cancel (stop) button is also essential there. And add the option to open the converted
clip at the destination path in the system default video player like you already did for the loaded
source files. A very simple but useful feature.
Last edited by Chris K; 26th Aug 2014 at 05:50.
@Chris K: Can i put bluray_compat always enabled or thre is a downside of that?
FFmpeg description is "iPod H.264 MP4 format".
Perhaps add a command field where the user can add its own additional commands to the settings form the dropdown lists.
Thanks again Chris for your valuable input on this.
I didn't have enough time to even create a few links on the page to files directly ...
P.S. You can stop a Run Now task by going in Job Queue and press Stop.
FFmpeg log when they introduce errors.
P.S. You can stop a Run Now task by going in Job Queue and press Stop.
- Added Preferences in main menu. Please learn how to use Latest option because in the feature i will not ship FFmpeg anymore.
- Added Test Run.
- Now you can rearrange and remove source files.
- Metadata edit for stream and container.
- Show complete stream and container info.
- x264 and x265 extra settings field (ex. put there bluraycompat, etc)
- More output container options.
- On failure does not clear settings.
Have fun and, please, provide feedback or donate !


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