![]() And I think pop videos should be like that too. Kapranos commented:īasically it's a pop video and it should entertain you, but not just once – there're certain things you stare at in life that are just fascinating to look at like a fish tank or an open fire, they're actually quite simple things but there's something fascinating about them. Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos described the video's influences as Dada, the films of Busby Berkeley, and Soviet propaganda, and praised Odell's direction. The video is a blend of the live-action band superimposed into a 3D environment with animated 2D elements. It includes the band amid a Dadaist animation involving quirky vintage figures and machinery reminiscent of Terry Gilliam's cartoon segments for Monty Python. The music video for the song was directed by Jonas Odell. ![]() It's very organic, but we wanted it to sound like you're in a big workshop or something." Music video We didn't do any tricks of doing that on a different take and then doing the rest of the track." Johansson used multiple echo effects to achieve a "marching, machinery, industrial feel. Producer Johansson said: "there was no editing other than that we compiled the best take. The sound of the cymbal being caught as soon as it was hit was influenced by rock music such as Queen. The tempo changes were recorded live in the studio. The song was recorded at Gula Studion in Malmö, Sweden with producer Tore Johansson. I had this idea that we’re going to take all of the verses, put them at the beginning of the song, and then we’re going to slow it down and play all the choruses, which is kind of the wrong way to do it." Recording Alex Kapranos said: "The verses sounded better played a little bit faster and the chorus sounded better played a little slower and we could never quite work it out. The band attempted different arrangements before settling on a mid-song tempo change. The call and answer guitar riff and vocal melody were inspired by blues musician Howlin' Wolf. Its first section is fast tempo guitar driven, with notes of a chord separated into individual notes, which was influenced by Giorgio Moroder, followed by a slower second section with disco hi-hat patterns and snare drums. "Take Me Out" has been described musically as post-punk revival, indie rock, dance-rock, garage rock, and art rock. Songwriter Alex Kapranos said the idea for the song's theme came from watching a snipers' duel in Enemy at the Gates and that "it felt like a very good metaphor for the kind of romantic situations that we sometimes find ourselves in". Background įranz Ferdinand formed in Glasgow in 2002 and wrote "Take Me Out" the following year. In July 2009, it was voted number 100 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of All Time. The song was voted the best single of 2004 by The Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll, and number one on Australian youth radio network Triple J's Hottest 100 of the same year. ![]() In November 2004, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was a number-seven hit on the Canadian Singles Chart and also reached number one on the UK Indie Chart. In the United States, it reached number three on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single reached number three in the UK Singles Chart. It was released as 7-inch vinyl, a CD single, and a DVD single with the music video and a short interview with the band. It was released as the second single from their eponymous debut studio album in the United Kingdom on 12 January 2004 and in the United States on 12 April 2004, both through Domino Records. " Take Me Out" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. ![]()
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![]() ![]() To get access to this property bag you can use the INetwork interface and QueryInterface for IPropertyBag. The COM Object that implements INetwork also implements a property bag for additional properties. ![]() The SetName method sets or renames a network. The SetDescription method sets or replaces the description for a network. Callers of this API must be members of the Administrators group. The SetCategory method sets the category of a network. The GetTimeCreatedAndConnected method returns the local date and time when the network was created and connected. The GetNetworkId method returns the unique identifier of a network. A network can have multiple connections to it from different interfaces or different links from the same interface. ![]() The GetNetworkConnections method returns an enumeration of all network connections for a network. The GetName method returns the name of a network. The GetDomainType method returns the domain type of a network. The GetDescription method returns a description string for the network. ![]() The GetConnectivity method returns the connectivity state of the network. The GetCategory method returns the category of a network. The get_IsConnectedToInternet property specifies if the network has internet connectivity. The get_IsConnected property specifies if the network has any network connectivity. The INetwork interface has these methods. INetwork also has these types of members: Methods The INetwork interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. It can also represent a collection of network connections with a similar network signature. A number of key roles have been recruited to including : Trauma Co-ordinators, Advanced Nurse Practitioners for Critical Care and Major Trauma Ward and a Rehabilitation Consultant (non-medical) to help develop the rehabilitation model for the region.The INetwork interface represents a network on the local machine. It is recognised that the trauma network will require new ways of working and different roles to support this. Major Trauma Centre Clinical Lead, Finbar O’Sullivan, who will provide clinical leadership in developing the Major Trauma Centre at Queen Elizabeth University HospitalĪ West of Scotland Rehabilitation Group has been established to develop a model of care that will support delivery of the standards and a Major Trauma Centre Steering Group is well established to redesign services at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital to create the Major Trauma Centre. West of Scotland Interim Clinical Lead, Iain Wallace, who will provide clinical leadership for the region and chair the West of Scotland Clinical Governance Group To progress the development of the network, the West of Scotland Trauma Steering Group is well established with representation from clinicians and managers from NHS Ayrshire & Arran, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Dumfries & Galloway, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Highland, NHS Golden Jubilee and the Scottish Ambulance Service.Ī number of Clinical Leadership roles have been/are being appointed to support driving forward the agenda. The overall focus of the programme builds on existing networks and specifically those areas where improvements can be achieved within existing resources, and reinforcing the network links with the regional Trauma Units (TU) and Local Emergency Hospitals (LEH). Much has been achieved in the West of Scotland in the two years since the commitment to proceed with a National Trauma system. Trauma Units will provide most of the care and treatment for those trauma patients who do not require the services of the major trauma centre, but who do require highly skilled specialists offering immediate care and treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The MTC is supported by Trauma Units and Local Hospitals. The trauma network also makes appropriate links, via the NHS Boards, to social care and the voluntary sector. The network provides all aspects of trauma care, from the point of injury to rehabilitation, in the region.Īt the heart of the regional network, is the Major Trauma Centre (MTC) which is sited at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) and Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) in Glasgow which provides care for around 1,000 critically and severely injured patients per annum. The Boards which participate in the regional network are: The West of Scotland Trauma Network is a collaboration of 6 NHS Boards and the Scottish Ambulance Service. The model for West of Scotland trauma network has been drawn together to deliver the agreed standards and benefits as set out in the National Framework for Trauma. The West of Scotland provides emergency services to a population of 2.7m with access to services currently through 27 Emergency Department/Urgent Care Centres. ![]() ![]() ![]() You should be ashamed of calling yourself a veteran owned company then exploiting your veteran customer base by adding hidden cost to their purchase without informing them. There shouldnt be a company or store that takes advantage of their customer this way - hidden cost, up charging, or exploiting their customers is unethical business practice and just down right wrong. I was also informed and to no surprise of mine, that I was not the only customer to express their anger and disagreement with the additional fees. I spoke with the General Manager (Scott) and was told I have 2 options: return my purchase and pay a $100 restock fee or pay the $100 surcharge and complete my purchase. They told me that I had the option to return my order at a $10 per box restocking fee if I was not okay with this purchase. This was something that was not listed, displayed, or otherwise mentioned in any communication, invoice, and or the add. I was surprised two weeks later when I arrived at the store that they charged an additional surcharge of $10 per box of ammo (I ordered 10). I contacted the stores general manager to ensure availability, pricing, and finally placed my order. Being how ammo is these days I wanted to take advantage of the ammo availability even if I had to wait 2 weeks. It also helped to know that they were offering a great price on some pre-order 9mm ammo. I am usually in support of all veteran owned businesses and was more than happy to support this business even though it was located 36 miles away from me. Id recommend spending your money else where. The person was obviously uninterested in helping, so I left.So, if you want to be disregarded, and have a person blow you off due to not wanting to do paperwork, apparently Alpha dog is the place to go. I explained that it had been delivered earlier in the week, but was told it would still be $50. I went to pick up the parts, I was told that the fee would be $50, instead of $30 due to The girl who checks them in not working on the weekends. I generally cannot come in on weekdays to shop these days, so I generally do it on the weekends. Ive probably done 5-10 transfers with them in the last couple of years, and this was a first.2. Had receiver delivered to them, I was never Contacted about it being delivered. I Will continue to recommend alphadog, as I have done in the past.Just came home from there, and had a surprisingly bad experience. I will say the responsiveness was impressive, and the issue with the ffl fee was resolved(a miscommunication in house) and apparently I missed the call for the lower.Changed my rating due to the overall responsiveness and clear communication from the owner. UPDATE: had a email conversation with the Owner and got everything cleared up. ![]() ![]() Let’s dive right in! Round 1: Opening Day Left Half 1956 (71-83) vs. The first team listed in each matchup has home field advantage, and the series scores are written tennis-style. ![]() The lineups are also subject to change at the sim’s whim. You’ll see some platooning that wasn’t necessarily done in real life, along with matchups informed by the hindsight of that season’s actual performance from the player. There will be no intervention or alteration of pitcher use or lineups from me. Įach team has a reserve roster in case of in-tournament suspensions, although injuries and fatigue have been disabled. The image below shows the matchups via BracketMaker, with a simpler UI that was easier to use for displaying which years were pitted against which. The Opening Day rosters of the last 64 seasons of Phillies baseball have been randomly seeded and placed into a tourney bracket, where they will (tirelessly and without chance of injury) play best-of-seven series against one another in each round. Hey, it’s Bracket Season®, and if we’re not going to be indulgent now, when would we? With countless thanks and blessings for our friends at Out of the Park Developments, we’ve been given a chance to use the latest version of their world-class sim, OOTP 20, and we’ll be abusing that power in the most logical way possible: By using its tournament builder to create the exact scenario outlined above. ![]() If a baseball simulator lets you pit every Phils Opening Day roster from 1955 through 2018 against one another, in a tournament composed of best-of-seven series at each stage, where Ryan Howard could face off against Steve Carlton and Mike Schmidt could take hacks against Roy Halladay. ![]() ![]() Now that we have 6 kids, two home based businesses, and home renovations going on we do have weekly garbage, recycling, and yard waste pick up again, but we use the smallest garbage can available. Plus, I like not having huge roll carts to drag around my yard. It’s really encouraging to be producing less waste, and it certainly is helpful to save on the household expenses. I had noticed some homes with smaller cans so we called again and asked about them and sure enough, it was cheaper!Įven with the smaller roll cart we didn’t set it out every week. I had called Waste Management before and asked if they had on call recycling pickup but they didn’t offer it. We produced so little recycling at that point in our lives that the large roll cart was only heading out to the curb every couple of months. He also has dreams of starting his own nonprofit to help orphans and needy families in his home country.We also switched to a smaller recycling cart and cut our remaining garbage bill in half. “Love and light in your parenting journey,” one $20 donor said, adding a heart emoji.Įven though Amisial has surpassed his goal, he told CNN, he plans to use the extra money to fund Emilio’s education and support local orphanages in Haiti. On July 27 he set up an online fundraiser to help raise money for Emilio’s adoption fees.Īmisial set a goal of $60,000, and as of Friday morning he had raised over $79,000. He works as a part-time landscaper and delivery assistant. So, in 2020 Amisial decided to take a break from school, where he studied communications, to focus on working so he could save up money to adopt Emilio and support his family in Haiti. Haiti hikes minimum wage by up to 54% following worker protestsĪll God’s Children International, an adoption agency, estimates it costs over $40,000 to adopt a child from Haiti without including airfare, lodging and other fees associated with travel, according to its website. Georges Harry Rouzier/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Protestors are seen from the bridge during the demonstration held to demand an increase to their the minimum wages from 5 dollars to 15 dollars in textile factories in Port au Prince in Haiti on February 17, 2022. “I’ve always wanted to be a part of something great and to me, that was the moment.” I tossed and turned but my mother reminded me things happen for a reason,” Amisial told CNN. ![]() “After he asked me that question, I had a lot of sleepless nights. The next day a judge showed up to his mother’s house to ask him if he wanted temporary custody of the child since no one had come forward to claim him, Amisial said. “While cleaning him we noticed he had some fire ant bites and an allergic reaction so we used some lotion to help stop the pain,” Amisial said.Īmisial called police to report what he had found and kept the baby overnight while police investigated the case, as suggested by the authorities, he said. ![]() ![]() The night he found the boy Amisial took him to the home of his mother, Elicie Jean, who was shocked that her son had gone off to a party and returned with a 3-month-old infant. ![]() “When I woke up that day I was unaware my life was going to change forever,” Amisial told CNN.Įmilio at 4 months old, shortly after he was found discarded in trash. When I picked him up he immediately stopped crying.”Ī bond was made and now, more than four years later, Amisial is trying to make fatherhood official by formally adopting the boy he has not let go of since that night. He had fire ants crawling all over him because he’s been there for a couple of hours. While the locals were afraid to touch the infant because they feared the child was either cursed or evil, Amisial said, he nervously picked him up. “It was in a pile of trash crying, and there wasn’t a single soul who wanted to do anything about it.” “When I got to the place where the people were making noise I saw a baby,” said Amisial, 22 at the time and visiting his homeland on a break from school in Texas. Jimmy Amisial was walking through Gonaives, Haiti, on his way to a New Year’s Eve party to ring in 2018 when he spotted a large crowd and approached it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Higher video quality settings and more activity will shorten the amount of time it takes to fill up the internal memory.The Nest Cam (wired), Nest Cam (battery), Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen), and Nest Doorbell (battery) have enough internal memory to store up to one hour of recorded events when they're offline.Here are some more details about how local video storage works when your battery-powered camera or doorbell is offline: However, because they don't have a backup battery, they won't record and save video locally when the power goes out. They can still record video and store it locally when the Wi-Fi or internet goes out, and then upload it to the cloud when reconnected. The Nest Cam (wired) and Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd gen) save video to local storage a little bit differently. That way, you can still get video of what happened when the Wi-Fi, internet, or power goes out. To offer backup video storage when they go offline, the Nest Cam (battery) and Nest Doorbell (battery) can continue to record and save events to their internal memory, and then upload the video to the cloud when they reconnect to the Nest service. For example, there could be an issue with your internet service or router, your home could have a power outage, or your camera could be unplugged. But for your camera to upload video to the cloud, it needs to be connected to Wi-Fi and the Nest service.Ĭameras can disconnect for several reasons. Once your camera's video is safely uploaded, you can access it anytime. All Google Nest cameras and doorbells can upload and securely save video in the cloud, where it's protected from theft and damage. ![]() ![]() I play Chess on this app as my other friends are also on this app only. In ‘study’, you will learn about various moves that are popular worldwide.Īlso Read: How To Turn On/Off Facebook Notifications 3. Chess In ‘Training’, your game will be tested and improved with puzzles and questions about chess moves. There are two amazing sections, ‘Training’ and ‘Study’. On lichess, you can play in the tournaments, find and follow good players, watch their game on ‘Lichess TV’ etc. Here you get the option to try and play different variants of chess like Bullet, Blitz, Classical, Correspondence etc. It is an open source app that is free for all and without ads. Lichess by is one of the best chess apps for Android and iPhone with lots of stunning features. In both the modes, you can also enable game timer of 5, 10, 30 or 60 minutes. You can even undo your move, choose ‘Show CPU Thinking’ and also see pieces that are in danger. Levels on both the modes are same but all the aids given to you will be canceled in ‘Pro’ mode.Ĭasual mode has many options to choose like to enable the ‘Tutor’ that guides you with the steps and helps you develop skills for the game. You can even choose from ‘Casual’ and ‘Pro’ modes. There is also a level just to practice moves. To play with the CPU, you can select from 12 levels in which level 1 will be the easiest and 12th will be the toughest. This app has many features and completely free for users without any locked features or in-app purchases. You can play this board game with your friends or choose to play as a single player with CPU. But this isn’t the reason why it stands at the top of this list. Chess Free – By AI Factory LimitedĬhess Free is currently the most downloaded chess app on Google Play Store. 1.7 7. DroidFish Chess – By Peter Österlundīest Chess Apps For Learning And Playing 1.1.6 6. Chess Tactics Pro (Puzzles) – By LR Studios.1.4 4. Chess Tactics for Beginners – By Chess King.1 Best Chess Apps For Learning And Playing. ![]() ![]() Do not enter the NightGarden experience if you do not wish to be subject to the foregoing. Illuminations Botanica Reserve your time slot now Pre-purchased tickets are required for entry Limited times available each day. Each ticket allows 4 individuals to enter, and each family of 4. The museum is a living history attraction. A limited number of walk-through tickets will be provided to your functional executive admin. The buildings are home to exhibits and crafts. Qualifying donations will receive a coupon code to order online. For more information, please visit Old Cowtown Museum hosts its Victorian Christmas celebration Dec. Illuminations tickets must be ordered online, and scheduled in advance this year. Qualifying donations will receive free tickets to Illuminations at Botanica. NightGarden will operate in compliance with state and venue regulations and has implemented enhanced health and safety measures in an effort to limit transmission of COVID-19 however, all guests are reminded that COVID-19 is an extremely contagious disease that can lead to severe illness or death, and by agreeing to these terms you assume all risks related to exposure. Suggested donation value is 10+ per ticket. Please be aware that by entering The NightGarden Premises, you consent to your voice, name, and/or likeness being used, without compensation, in films, photos, and tapes for exploitation in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised, for eternity, and you release NightGarden LLC, their successors, assigns and licensees from any liability whatsoever of any nature. Photos and videos of your experience are encouraged. Day) Botanica - 701 Amidon St, Wichita, Ks 67203 Pre-purchase your tickets online. ![]() Guests must stay on the designated pathways and are strictly prohibited from climbing any walls, trees, installations or activations, destroying any plant or pathway, touching any audio visual components, or disrupting other guests’ experience and may be asked to leave by management if found doing any of the foregoing. Illuminations at Botanica is a wonderful event for the entire family. All guests enter the premises at their own risk. ![]() Neither NightGarden nor Fairchild Gardens will be liable for any harm or injury to any person at the Fairchild Gardens, nor for any loss or damage to any belongings or property. ![]() The NightGarden is only open at night and because it is an outdoor area immersed in nature it can be dark in some areas. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The software never overwrites the original file, but rather creates a new one with an amended file name in the location of your choice for example, “Studio Killers-In Tokyo.mp3” becomes “Studio Killers-In Tokyo_PN.mp3”. The final result, if Platinum Notes is doing what it’s purported to do, is music that sounds smoother and is loud without any clipping. As a final step, the audio runs through a high-grade IRC limiter volume adjuster said to be much more professional than an auto-gain setting found in iTunes or in DJ software. It also corrects pitch problems and can add a bit of vinyl-style analog warmth using an exciter processor. Platinum Notes’ special multiband compression algorithm repairs any clipped peaks in the waveform. Platinum Notes first analyzes track volume and uses multiband expansion and/or compression to achieve a consistent output volume, which you can configure if you don’t like the default template. Once you set your preferences, all you need to do is open the program, drag music into its window, and wait for the results. Like Mixed in Key, which detects and tags audio files for their tempo and musical key, Platinum Notes’ processes are fully automatic, with default settings that will work for many use cases, as well as some configurable options. Six years later, Platinum Notes 4 sticks with the original plan, with some new processing and options to make the software even more flexible and yield better results. It both boosts tracks that have been mastered at a low volume, and tames tracks that are mastered too hot. PLATINUM POLISHĪfter Mixed In Key helped make harmonic mixing accessible to DJs with its eponymous software, the small software company based in Miami introduced Platinum Notes in 2007 with the goal of making a DJ’s digital music collection a cohesive volume, where all the audio files will be better prepared to be played together, without clipping or distortion. Rather, it’s a utilitarian workflow tool that many professionals have found worthy of adding to their track-preparation routine. It’s not a magical, one-click solution to make everything suddenly sound way more awesome. ![]() The Bottom Line: Platinum Notes effectively cleans up clipped audio and adjusts the volume of your music collection to a standard level without altering the dynamics of the tracks. The Bad: High price compared to other Mixed In Key utilities. Several new output formats available, including lossless. The Good: High-grade processing using iZotope technology and proprietary algorithms. System Requirements: Mac OS 10.6 or higher / Windows XP or higher This software can fix audio clipping and set your music at consistent volume levels to make mixing songs from various sources a smoother experience. Yet your prep routine may be missing a step if you’re not using Platinum Notes. ![]() Track preparation: the decidedly unsexy aspect of professional DJing that almost always pays off in the end. ![]() ![]() Versus Mode: Your normal racing battle mode between you and a buddy.Fairly inexpensive, they can certainly pay off if you know when to use them, and it's always nice to know when you have something in your reserves that can give you an edge.Īside from the one player mode, there are several of other ones that are just as entertaining: On top of that, you are also able to purchase several items at the beginning of the race that might give you a starting boost. Naturally, the most expensive ones are the best, and if you're willing to shell out your winnings for a top-notch "Louie" or "Tirra," you'd better aim for one who you know will help win back your precious stash in no time flat. In that case, head over to the Stable and see what available creatures are for sale. Or perhaps you'd rather have a new animal to strap yourself down to. ![]() ![]() For one, if you're interested in playing at a new track, you can buy a ticket to race in it. Once you've collected a good stash, you're able to spend it on several different things. The you can play in the bonus round for even more cash! Placing high in the races can earn you loads of Bomberman Coins, used to enter into more races, especially if you come in first. The fact is, since you play the same courses over and over again to reach different goals and against different racers, the short course count doesn't matter too much. If you're expecting a mammoth amount, however, you should put your tail between your legs and scamper off, because Atlus' wacky racer can only brag about having seven courses. Gameplay Although not terribly huge, Bomberman Fantasy Race has several courses that boast enough variety to keep you coming back for awhile. ![]() The truth is that in most cases Bomberman titles are more fun to play with than the magazines hidden in your uncle's "No No Drawer." And Bomberman Fantasy Race is no exception to the rule! Sounds Japanese enough for you? Any game featuring curiously colored anime kangaroos and rhinos as your only mode of transportation most likely is, and I'll be damned if that isn't a perfect formula! ![]() |
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