![]() With a Ryzen 2700 & the RX470, during GPU assisted encoding CPU = ~20%, GPU = ~50% - AVC without GPU assist CPU = ~ 30%, GPU = 0 - H.265 CPU = ~93%, GPU = 0. The H.265 encoder is not set up as well - of the 3 it was the only one that showed noisy artifacts, plus the larger file size - so again not a completely accurate comparison. ![]() To try and get a hint of the converter's performance without GPU assist & with encoding settings not tuned just for speed, I encoded the same clip with the same settings to H.265, which is *very roughly* similar, and it took just a little longer than the GPU assisted AVC conversion, with a file size of almost 138 MB. That alone would make the GPU assisted encoding take longer. The AMD encoder used something called CABAC - the X264 encoder settings did not - which takes more processing, both encoding & viewing, but being more efficient, creates smaller files. Using the AMD GPU assist, it took just over 6 minutes with a file size of 117 MB - it took less than 1/2 that time with the GPU assist off, with a file size of 120 MB. I converted 10 minutes worth of a 1080p AVC video with a max bit rate of 29.7 Mb/s to AVC 720p at a fixed bit rate of 1.5 Mb/s. Unfortunately I can't measure the difference in performance, because with the AMD GPU assist turned off, the hard coded X264 encoder settings are tuned more for speed than quality or efficiency, so the results don't really match. I tested using an AMD graphics card, and rather than using the pretty limited hardware acceleration available with the X264 H.264/AVC encoder that's included in ffmpeg, the Aiseesoft converter went the extra mile and used AMD's GPU-based encoder. ![]() Aiseesoft Total Video Converter, while well-polished, is basically your more-or-less average ffmpeg converter with additional capabilities for GPU assisted re-encoding. ![]()
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![]() The Independent 's Helen Brown said of the album 'At no point does The Album push for edge or originality. ![]() ![]() RetroPop Magazine called the album 'timeless' thanks to its 'plethora of influences from across the decades'. The Album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who described it as enjoyable and timeless. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores The third single, " Summer Baby", was sent to adult contemporary radio on June 5, 2023. The second single, " Waffle House", was released on April 7, 2023. The lead single of the album, " Wings", was released on February 24, 2023. To promote the album, the band performed most of the songs for the yet-unreleased album, along with their some of the older hit songs and some hit songs of the brothers' side musical projects (Nick as a solo artist and Joe's other band, DNCE), on the fifth and last night of their Broadway residency on March 18, 2023. On February 22, the brothers announced that the album had been pushed back exactly by a week to May 12 in order to release it alongside its vinyl version. The following day, all three brothers went on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in which they announced that the album would be titled The Album and released on May 5. On January 29, Joe teased a snippet of "Wings" through a video that showed him in a studio with both Nick and Kevin. Exactly two weeks later, Nick, Joe, and Kevin sat down for an interview with Variety, in which they revealed that the album includes of elements of 1970s pop and Americana and is partly influenced by the Bee Gees, America and the Doobie Brothers, while they also revealed the titles of a few songs from it: " Wings", "Montana Sky", "Vacation Eyes", "Little Bird", and " Waffle House". On January 13, 2023, Nick appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show, in which he shared that the album had been completed and that the Jonas Brothers were currently "kind of in that planning moment with the campaign, the album, the single – all the things". On September 23, 2022, the group posted a picture of Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas in a recording studio with Jon Bellion, who was sitting at a piano, writing that they were in the process of creating the album, in which Joe also hinted at its completion. On February 25, 2020, during an interview on the The Today Show, Nick Jonas revealed that the group had been working on a new album with Ryan Tedder and that the details are "going to be announced in the next couple weeks", also hinting that " What a Man Gotta Do", a single that they had released the previous month, would serve as the potential lead single for it. It serves as the follow-up to their previous album, Happiness Begins (2019). The album's release was supported by three singles, " Wings", " Waffle House", and " Summer Baby". Production was handled by Bellion himself, the Monsters & Strangerz, Pete Nappi, TenRoc, the Diner, Daniel Tashian, Ido Zmishlany, Johnny Simpson, and Colin Brittain. The album features a sole guest appearance from Jon Bellion. It was released through Republic Records on May 12, 2023. The Album is the sixth studio album by American pop rock band Jonas Brothers. ![]() ![]() (If I did do the autograph route I was thinking about giving him something to maybe help ease the pain of holding sharpies all day. :(ĭo I add myself more into the probable chaos/waiting in line just to get an autograph for a few seconds? Or do I just let it go, and get my photo op and enjoy the con? Thoughts? Thank you. ![]() My face and hands ache just thinking about it. if I buy an autograph ticket, that'll probably mean I'm going to spend a good amount of time standing in lines, and missing out on other opportunities.Īnd I already feel bad for Joseph, cramming in 3 days of convention into ONE. It's my first time going to a convention, so I wanna explore it. The Child Pass grants your child the same access as your Adult Badge. Children 5 and under are free and do not require a Child Pass. I'm tempted to order an autograph ticket. FAN EXPO PHILADELPHIA TICKETS CHILD PASS Which pass type does my child require 2 months ago Updated Children ages 6-12 need a Child Pass, available on our Tickets page. And poor Joseph.īut now the Philly Expo Instagram page posted that he has added some limited autograph/photo op tickets to Sunday as well. I had realized lines are probably going to be long and wait-times too. I was supposed to go to the Philadelphia Fan Expo today, Saturday, (but due to last minute changes) my photo op was switched to Sunday. More information about Fan Expo Philadelphia can be found on its website.Hey all. FAN EXPO Philadelphia is the ultimate go-to event for sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event in Center City Philadelphia that attracts. Personally, I’m eager to contribute to the incredible legacy of the Chicago event, the second oldest comic event in North America (1972), and restore it to its former glory and beyond.” We’re looking forward to getting to know each of these individual communities, learn what they’re looking for, and raise the bar! ![]() ![]() “We’re beyond thrilled to be able to offer that to fans in six new locations, and pleased that Wizard World recognized our ability to elevate guest experience to the next level. In a statement to Forbes, Fan Expo HQ President, Aman Gupta said: ![]() This summer, Wizard World sold its remaining six conventions to Fan Expo HQ, including Philadelphia and Chicago. Dan is famous for his work at Marvel comics, having worked on The Amazing Spider-Man for a decade alongside. Blerdcon is an event that highlights and celebrates Blerd culture and creates a marketplace of ideas where sharing that culture can take place with proper. Tickets for the three-day event will go on sale tomorrow (November 4) at 10 a.m. Right after his wonderful Marvel Fanfare panel at Philadelphia Fan Expo 2023, Dan Slott sat down to chat all things Spider-Man, Marvel, and the woes of avoiding repetition with our very own Tyler Davis. Getting your passes now means you have first access to your choice of ticket types at the lowest price possible, and the option for refunds up to 14 days before the show. Fox lives with Parkinson’s disease, but it seems that won’t get in the way of putting on a show. FAN EXPO Philadelphia FANEXPOPhilly 14h FAN EXPO Philadelphia 2024 tickets are now on sale. Fan Expo Philadelphia, which was once known as Wizard World Philadelphia, will arrive next spring.Īnnounced yesterday, the convention will take place at the Philadelphia Convention Center from April 8 through April 10. Fox fell onstage after being introduced during a 'Back to the Future' fan expo event on Sunday in Philadelphia. Fox appeared at a fan expo in Philadelphia on Sunday. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yellow submarine, yellow submarine The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger. The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: In the town where I was born The lives of significant men, women and children. An orchestral reprise to the song arranged by George Martin titled "Yellow Submarine in Pepperland" is featured at the end of the film and its soundtrack. It became the title song of the animated United Artists film, also called Yellow Submarine (1968), and the soundtrack album to the film, released as part of the Beatles' music catalogue. In the US, the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, behind "You Can't Hurry Love" by the Supremes and it became the most successful Beatles song to feature Starr as lead vocalist. As it happened, George Martin was out sick with food poisoning the night we began work on it he sent his secretary (and future wife), Judy, along to keep an. It won an Ivor Novello Award "for the highest certified sales of any single issued in the UK in 1966". The single went to number one on every major British chart, remained at number one for four weeks, and charted for 13 weeks. It was included on their 1966 album Revolver and issued as a single, coupled with "Eleanor Rigby". When asked in May 1966 about his vocal spot on the Beatles’ forthcoming album, Ringo Starr told an NME reporter, with reference to Yellow Submarine: John Lennon and Paul McCartney have written a song which they think is for me but if I mess it up then we might have to find another country-and-western song off somebody else’s LP. by SMF Published MaUpdated MaYellow Submarine is a song that was released on 5 August 1966, through Parlophone (and Capitol), as part of The Beatles’ album that came out that same day called Revolver. We all live in our yellow submarine, Yellow submarine, yellow submarine We all live in our yellow. "Yellow Submarine" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, with lead vocals by Ringo Starr. What song will you find on Lyrics Playground today. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is also the trauma of Simon feeling like he is not worthy of love after having such a cold upbringing. It’s a mix of being both unselfish in the sense that he can’t bear to think of confining Daphne in what he thinks would be a loveless, unhappy marriage because he can’t give her the life he desires and selfish in the sense that he cares more about sticking it to his father than anyone’s happiness, even his own. He feels like marrying her when he can’t give her the life she wants would be a form of ruin for her. He cared about Daphne and knew she wanted a love like her parents and lots of children and felt he could not give that to her as he was focused on keeping his vow to his father. Therefore, Simon vowed to never marry or have children to end the Hastings line as a final act of revenge on his father. As a result of Simon’s stutter, his father was unbearably cruel to him and made his disappointment well known. Simon vowed to end the Hastings bloodline when his father was dying because his father cared more about having an heir and the Hastings bloodline continuing. He was in a panic because ladies of her station certainly didn't know about birth control and from what I've read from historians, men wouldn't necessarily know either. ![]() ![]() She misinterprets his "I can't give you children" because she doesn't know much about reproduction (actually, in this era, no one did) and he didn't say WON'T. Also, (b) she cares for Simon, obviously, and she knows her parents' love was not based on her mother or father's ability to give each other children when it came down to it. (Anthony is a bit protected by his title and his wealth). Daphne is the opposite of Eloise in the trauma of their father's death and the birth of Hyacinth.īut (a) Daphne loves her siblings, and knows her ruination can ruin them (as the eldest daughter) and at the same time, an advantageous marriage will take her sisters far, especially. She wants the relationship she saw her parents have, and he thinks that she will say no if he says no children. To be honest, I think Simon had issues ofc, but that was quite selfish of him at that point as he knew that the price for a woman for being seen in public with a man - not a brother nor a father - was basically ruination and still hoped she’d accept not getting married.ĭaphne wants children. A man could be a rake and still deemed as desirable a woman could not have been perceived as a floozy - that’s what Daphne was telling him, that he’d survive, but she would not she’d rather be childless. Daphne clearly said that social ruin is the ruin biggest of all, of which it’s difficult to return from. The choice he was placing in front of her was either social ruin or the option of never having kids, thus ruining her other “reason” for living. She’d be married, but Simon says that “he wouldn’t be able to provide her with kids”, which in the society at the time would’ve been deemed as the failure on the woman, not the man. Basically, like Daphne said - her only role in life is to marry and have kids. ![]() ![]() ![]() All the details have been considered with care. With front and rear suspension like this, comfort and grip are guaranteed, both uphill and downhill. On the back, is a Deluxe Select shock that offers easy adjustment. On the front, a Yari RC fork, rigid and precise thanks to its 35mm uppers. The famous manufacturer ROCKSHOX is in control of the suspension. The MT501 brakes, also from SHIMANO, are fitted with 203mm discs so you can brake harder for longer. The new SHIMANO Deore 11-speed transmission with a big 11-51t block is as reliable as it is efficient. In terms of components, we focused on reliability and easy use. The new META AM 29 will therefore delight riders eager for performance and those who like to give it all regardless of the difficulty of the trail before them! Notably, the sharper lines highlight improved performance. The use of double-row Enduro Bearings allows a more homogeneous deformation of the frame without the loss of stiffness via the bearings.Īesthetically, the frame has evolved in depth. The stiffness of the frame is always the subject of much attention. ![]() The seat angle is straightened and the offset is reduced for optimized uphill positioning regardless of whether in the saddle or on the pedals. This means handling is not impeded and the bike feels like it has a good sense of direction. Lengthened for stability, equipped with a 40mm stem, a short fork offset (42/44mm), and a slacker’s head angle. With faster-than-ever speed to deal with, we decided to alter the geometry. Thanks to 170mm travel on the front and 160mm on the back, this META AM is an enduro platform designed above all, to go fast for extended periods of time. This results in less rider-leg fatigue and essentially the ability to ride the bike optimally towards the end of long race stages. The kinematics have been redesigned to enable a bike that is both more dynamic and more comfortable during suspension travel. The switch to a 29-inch wheeled META from 2019 onwards has enabled a significant improvement in performance.įor 2021, we’re taking advantage of the experience and knowledge of our EWS riders and numerous tests, to make it even more effective against the clock! The new META AM 29 is longer: 495mm reach (size large) vs 460mm on the old META AM 29-The seat angle is straighter: 78.5° vs 76.5° - Slacker head angle: 63.6° vs 65. New META AM 29: Much more than just a facelift! ![]() ![]() ![]() customers should not have to pay extra to begin with. It's been frustrating, exhausting and has robbed so much time. They saw ERROR pop up before I finished confirming a password. I've had Verizon tech open my account to see the actions as tried to sign up. I know my email is correct, so I have changed password over and over ( with stipulated uppercase, lowercase, number etc.). 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Valve offers the same free bandwidth and services to customers who activate a Steam Key as to customers who purchase a license directly on Steam. Steam Keys can be activated by customers on Steam to license Propnight. Steam Keys are intended as a useful tool for game developers to sell their game in other online stores and retail. Put in the code for Propnight CD key and have it in your Steam library, ready for download! You can install Steam to activate your Propnight key, if you click here. Log in and look at the left bottom corner and click on “Add a Game…” and then on “Activate a product on Steam”. ![]() How to activate Propnight on SteamĪctivate the Steam Digital CD Key Code on the Steam Client. ![]() If you don’t know how to do this, most stores offer help or a tutorial. Read the store’s description if it’s only required for activation or if you also need an European IP-Address in order to play Propnight CD key. 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![]() ![]() Released in the United States on April 28, 2006, Akeelah and the Bee was positively received by critics and audiences. Cast members said that although the film was aimed at children, they considered it had important lessons for the parents as well. It also deals with esteem and stigma in school while criticizing the public school system. The film alludes to the importance of community as well as to problems black communities face. He also said that he wanted to portray African Americans in a manner that was not stereotypical and tried to show how African-American children incorporate some stereotypes. Lionsgate Films undertook the production in 2004 and in the following year it was filmed in South Los Angeles on a budget of over $6 million.Ītchison remarked that his theme for the film, deemed an inspirational film, was about overcoming obstacles despite difficult challenges along the way. After an initial inability to secure funding, the project got a second wind as a result of the success of the 2002 documentary film Spellbound. After completing the script in 1999, Atchison won one of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting in 2000, which attracted producers Sid Ganis and Nancy Hult Ganis. The film was developed over a period of 10 years by Atchison, who came up with the initial concept after seeing the 1994 Scripps National Spelling Bee and noting that a majority of the competitors came from well-off socioeconomic backgrounds. ![]() Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable, Erica Hubbard, Lee Thompson Young, Julito McCullum, Sahara Garey, Eddie Steeples, and Tzi Ma. The cast also features Curtis Armstrong, J.R. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson ( Keke Palmer), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother ( Angela Bassett), her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. These are some of the hardest spelling bee wordsĮver munched on a pissaladière? Come across ‘a’ali’i in the wild?Ī 2019 analysis by Babbel and Merriam-Webster examined 10 years of words that stumped bee contestants in the final rounds, and perhaps unsurprisingly, many of them are borrowed from other languages.Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. The finals will also re-air on Scripps News on June 2 at 9 p.m. You can enter in your zip code on the Scripps website to find out where to watch in your area. Scripps Company, can be watched for free over the air, and are also available through most cable, satellite and streaming platforms. ION and Bounce, which both are owned by the E.W. (The semifinals air the night before at the same time on ION and Bounce.) The National Spelling Bee finals air live on Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m. This year’s winner will go home with a $50,000 cash prize, the official championship trophy and a number of other perks. Last year’s champion Harini Logan clinched her victory after a spell-off – a first for the National Spelling Bee. If no champion results from the final rounds, the bee will proceed to a spell-off in which the contestant who can spell the most words correctly in 90 seconds will win. Remember the record-breaking, eight-way tie in the 2019 bee? That’s unlikely to happen this time around. The second round in each leg of the competition will focus on word meaning, a component introduced in 2021 that requires contestants to select the correct definition of a word from a multiple choice list. There are four stages of the competition: The preliminary rounds take place on Tuesday, followed by the quarterfinals and semifinals on Wednesday and ultimately, the finals on Thursday.Īs in recent years, this year’s bee features a few extra challenges for spellers. More than 180 are national spelling bee first-timers, and 49 are returning contestants. Scripps Company, the organization that operates the bee. There are spellers from all 50 US states, and 11 students from the Bahamas, Canada, Germany, Ghana, the US Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico, according to the E.W. ![]() ![]() The 231 elementary and middle school students in the national spelling bee this year are as young as 9 and as old as 14. The bee contestants have spent months, if not years, studying word lists, memorizing Greek and Latin roots and sharpening their skills in smaller bees to reach what Merriam-Webster calls “ the Olympics of language.” Read on for more on how to cheer on these talented spellers (and for a test of your own spelling skills). Spellers will face off in the two-day event that culminates in the finals on Thursday. The 95th Scripps National Spelling Bee kicked off on Tuesday in National Harbor, Maryland, with 231 students from around the country and other parts of the world competing in the preliminary rounds. Some of the nation’s brightest young minds are putting their knowledge of the English language to the test at the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. ![]() |
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