![]() ![]() ![]() It’s also possible for some women not to feel anything when the water breaks. It could be amniotic fluid, vaginal discharge, or even urine. Sometimes it can be difficult to know what you are seeing on your underwear, or while wiping yourself after using the toilet. This will happen as labour contractions start or as the baby moves. Once the premature rupture has occurred, the amniotic fluid behind the baby will continue to leak. In this case, only a small amount or a trickle of water will be discharged. In this case, the amniotic fluid has to travel further: it must go through the hole between the sac and the uterus, then past the baby’s body part (which acts as a plug), before it comes out. The rupture of membranes can also happen higher than the baby’s head (or bum). The amniotic fluid between the baby and the cervix has come out as soon as it is released. If the PROM is followed by a big gush, it means the breakage has happened very low down. This, and the amount of fluid leaked, help us understand where the membrane rupture has occurred. You might also hear a practitioner, midwife or doctor use the term ‘pre-labour rupture of membranes’ when talking to pregnant women.Īs pregnancy reaches full term the part of the baby’s body engaged inside the pelvis will act as a plug. It just means the water breakage has happened before labour has started. If the waters break before labour has started it’s called premature rupture of membranes or PROM.ĭon’t be alarmed by the word ‘premature’. This reduces the risk of infection while your baby is growing.Īfter the sac or membrane develops a hole or rupture, the amniotic fluid leaks out. One of the best ways the amniotic sac protects your baby is by keeping germs out. Let’s bring the other protagonist onto the stage: the amniotic sac or membranes. Your healthcare provider probably says it too.Īs we all know, a fluid doesn’t break. When referring to a pregnant woman, the expression ‘waters breaking’ is widely used. What happens if you are leaking amniotic fluid? We think they’re the best on the internet!Ĭlick to get the FREE weekly updates our fans are RAVING about. Īre You Getting BellyBelly’s Pregnancy Week By Week Updates? You can read more about amniotic fluid here. Yes, babies drink and pee in their own amniotic fluid while in utero. Wait a minute! Does this mean what it seems to mean? When a baby’s kidneys are fully functional, at around 16 weeks of pregnancy, they become the main producers of this unique fluid. ![]() In early pregnancy, amniotic fluid comes from the mother’s body. It provides a space for the baby’s physical development, and also protects the baby and the umbilical cord from trauma and compression.Īmniotic fluid also plays an important role in the baby’s digestive and respiratory systems. The water serves several purposes during pregnancy. The amniotic sac contains the baby, the amniotic fluid, commonly known as ‘water’ and the umbilical cord. Inside your uterus is the amniotic sac – a closed ‘bag’, formed from membranes. ![]() On the other hand, if you are like most women, suspecting you’re leaking amniotic fluid when your baby isn’t ready to come yet will definitely be a worry. If the amniotic fluid leak happens when your pregnancy has reached full term, it’s a comforting sign that labour is approaching. Leaking fluid, though, will definitely be one of the signs that won’t leave you feeling indifferent. Sometimes it can be hard to know what’s going on with your body. You’ll experience lots of physical changes during pregnancy. ![]()
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![]() They'd have tampered expectations for a couple of years until their feet got under them. Some coaches would've taken over a team and immediately focused on building. The results have since proven he was absolutely the right man for the job, but maybe the biggest reason why is just the attitude he brought to Starkville. Jans was hired at Mississippi State in March of 2022. Now here Mississippi State is among that group, thanks to a year-long, winding journey in which no one in the program, from the top down, would be denied. And it's special because only the best in college hoops get to experience it. It's just a different feel than anywhere else." "Even when you sit down in here for a press conference, the lights are brighter. "It's just different," MSU head coach Chris Jans would say of the NCAA Tournament later in the afternoon when talking to reporters. ![]() It was a quick indoctrination to March Madness, where literally everything is bigger. However, the Bulldogs hadn't experienced anything like this. Mississippi State had played road games before this year. ![]() The lobby of the hotel was turned into an impromptu jam session. State pulled up to the premises and the figurative red carpet was rolled out. But upon arrival to the Marriott on the campus of the University of Dayton, the party had already begun. The big dance was still several hours away. Within moments of landing, the Bulldogs were off the aircraft, on a bus and getting whisked away to the team hotel. DAYTON, Ohio – Early Monday afternoon, Mississippi State's team plane touched down in a snowy and cold Dayton, Ohio – the site of Tuesday's First Four NCAA Tournament game against Pittsburgh. ![]() ![]() ![]() Fans of Hong Kong cinema will enjoy the cameo from Kara Wai, who makes a brief appearance as a mountain witch. Thanks to his sheer physical presence and comic timing, Bautista comes off as both funny and imposing. ![]() He even gets a dim-witted henchman named Brutus. He’s having great fun playing the villainous Arun, who appears to be a riff on Khal Drogo from Game of Thrones. Ping in the Kung Fu Panda films to a distracting degree.īautista is a bright spot here. Chang’s magical ancient Chinese counterpart, Ng is the playful sorcerer with a twinkle in his eye. Miyagi – the presence of that hoary archetype is to be expected, given that Kamen wrote the Karate Kid screenplay. Ni Ni’s Sulin is the spoiled, feisty princess who spends the bulk of the film in captivity. Zhao teaches Jack martial arts and discipline Jack teaches Zhao to loosen up a little. You know the drill: Zhao thinks little of Jack, but the two eventually bond and learn from each other. Taiwanese-Canadian actor Chao, who starred in the TV series Black and White and its big-screen spin-off, does the stoic action hero thing well enough. It’s the kind of role Shia LaBeouf would’ve gotten 15 years ago, and Shelton is frequently just about as annoying. Jack is meant to be a shut-in who gets lost in his video games, but his BMX skills are on par with a professional stunt rider and when we see Jack with his shirt off, dude’s got abs. Somehow, an entire contingent of royal guards who have been trained since birth aren’t good enough to defend the kingdom: we need a modern-day millennial for that. Shelton, whom teen audiences might recognise from the Disney Channel sitcom Girl Meets World, play the designated white saviour. The Warrior’s Gate has nothing close to that. The Forbidden Kingdom boasted Jackie Chan and Jet Li going toe-to-toe on the big screen for the first time, in fights that were choreographed by Yuen Woo-Ping. In that film, it was a martial arts movie geek rather than a gamer who was pulled through a portal into ancient China, but most of the story beats are the same. The similarities between The Warrior’s Gate and 2009’s The Forbidden Kingdom are inescapable. A meek teenager who is habitually bullied is suddenly thrust into the middle of a grand adventure where he must beat the bad guys and save the girl despite lacking skills and being unfamiliar with the world. It does, however, play the Mary Sue (or Marty Stu) trope painfully straight. ![]() Thankfully, The Warrior’s Gate doesn’t take itself too seriously at all, and several jokes land. There’s a BMX bike chase scene straight out of the 90s and our hero has a rotund, bespectacled best friend who says “bro” a lot. It also feels horribly dated, as if the filmmakers are scrambling about wondering “this is what kids these days like, isn’t it?” The production notes refer to The Warrior’s Gate as “an action-packed adventure film with martial arts derring-do, seen through the eyes of a Gen Z video gamer and set to a hip-hop breakdance beat.” Excuse us while we roll our eyes. It’s a bog-standard coming-of-age hero’s journey story, combined with fish out of water hijinks. The Warrior’s Gate comes off as an extremely tired enterprise. EuropaCorp’s head honcho Luc Besson produced the film and co-wrote the screenplay with long-time collaborator Robert Mark Kamen. The Warrior’s Gate is a co-production between France’s EuropaCorp and China’s Fundamental Films. Standing alongside Zhao and with the help of the wizard Wu (Ng), Jack must rescue Sulin from the clutches of the ruthless Barbarian king Arun the Cruel (Bautista). When Sulin is abducted by barbarians, Jack leaps into the chest after her, and is transported to ancient China. Zhao gives Jack the mission of protecting the princess. One night, the warrior Zhao (Chao) and Princess Sulin (Ni) emerge from the chest through a portal called ‘the Warrior’s Gate’ into Jack’s bedroom. Chang (Mah), who entrusts Jack with a priceless chest. Jack works part-time for antiques dealer Mr. His single mother Annie (Guillory) is struggling to make ends meet, and their house will soon be foreclosed on. ![]() Jack Bronson (Shelton) spends most of his time engrossed in an online game, taking on the persona of a fearsome warrior called the Black Knight. Cast : Uriah Shelton, Mark Chao, Ni Ni, Dave Bautista, Henry Mah, Francis Ng, Sienna Guillory, Kara WaiĪn ancient Chinese kingdom is under threat, and only one person can save the land: an American teen gamer from the year 2015. ![]() ![]() ![]() Studies show that Millennials spent more time with physical ads than digital ads.When asked, “Which is more effective at getting you to take action?” 30% of Millennials said direct mail, while 24% said email.62% of Millennials said they had visited a store in the past month based on information received in the mail.75% of Millennials said that receiving personal mail (i.e., mail from friends or family) makes them feel special.69% of Millennials somewhat or very much like mailed coupons for local restaurants.All age groups are interested in direct mail, and 92% of Millennials have been influenced to make a purchasing decision by direct mail.Moreover, these studies also pointed out that the response rates are higher for direct mails and it is more likely to compel action. A few studies have claimed that Millennials still prefer receiving direct mail. However, Millennials still appreciate the sentiment coming from things people deem rather impersonal because of technology. Millennials and Generation Z are two of the most digital-savvy generations today. Brand recall Is 70% higher than digital ads.Ĭreated by Direct Mail’s Impact on Millennials. ![]() ![]() For every $167 that was spent on direct mail in the US, businesses incur an average ROI of $2,095.Direct mail recipients purchased 28% more items and spent 28% more money than people who didn’t get that piece of direct mail.60% of catalog recipients visit the website of the brand that mailed them.81% of people read or scan their mail daily.B2B marketers allot 18% of their budget to direct mail marketing and print advertising.The highest response rate came from oversized envelopes at 5%.In 2018, the average response rate for direct mails was 9% for house lists and 4.9% for prospect lists.54% of consumers say they want direct mail from brands that interest them.29% return on investment can be derived from direct mails.For businesses looking to grow their return on investment, the statistics below cannot be ignored. For that reason, direct mail is still one of the best ways to reach out to your target demographic. By nature, people respond more to what feels personal to them. However, nothing compares when businesses directly communicate with consumers. There are a lot of marketing tactics businesses do to increase revenue - ads, conferences, events, and more. Personalized and colorized mails increase the response rate of direct mail campaigns by up to 500%.Direct mail increases online donations 40%. ![]()
![]() ![]() Applications: LibreOffice 5.3.4.2, Firefox 52.2.0 ESR, Thunderbird 52.2.1, Chromium 57.Package versionsĪll of the software in the repository has been rebuilt and updated to include the latest and greatest from around the open source ecosystem, here are some of the major components that make up this release: Screenshot of the Mageia Control Center with its new iconsįull details of these highlights can be read in the Release Notes, and several of those will be detailed in their own blog posts in the coming weeks. While not a new feature, Mageia 6 supports over 25 desktop environments and window managers (more details in an upcoming blog post)!.New Xfce Live images to test Mageia with a lighter weight environment.Installation images are not available yet but will come in the future. Successful integration of the ARM port (ARMv5 and ARMv7) in the buildsystem, allowing to setup ARM chroots.Brand new icon theme for all Mageia tools, notably the Mageia Control Center.dnfdragora, a new GUI tool for package management inspired from rpmdrake.Support for Fedora COPR and openSUSE Build Service to provide third party packages for Mageia 6 and later.Support for AppStream and thus GNOME Software and Plasma Discover.The new package manager DNF is provided as an alternative to urpmi, enabling a great packaging ecosystem:.KDE Plasma 5 replaces the previous KDE SC 4 desktop environment.The extra time that has gone into this release has allowed for many exciting additions, here are a few of the major additions and key features of Mageia 6: Installation instructions in English and in many other languages as well.We thank our community for their patience, and also our packagers and QA team who provided an extended support for Mageia 5 far beyond the initial schedule.įor the most eager, here are the relevant links to download and prepare your Mageia 6 installation: ![]() Though Mageia 6’s development was much longer than anticipated, we took the time to polish it and ensure that it will be our greatest release so far. See the Release Notes for extensive details. Second Thunderbird 3.3 alpha release.The whole Mageia community is extremely happy to announce the release of Mageia 6, the shiny result of our longest release cycle so far! It comes with many new and exciting features, a new range of installation media and the usability and stability that can be expected from any Mageia release. End-of-life 3.1.x product line on 24 April 2012.įirst Thunderbird 3.3 alpha release. Fixed post-update crash affecting some users. Second Thunderbird 3.1 release candidate. End-of-life 3.0.x product lineįirst Thunderbird 3.1 alpha release. Improves the performance of indexing messages and accessing profiles stored on a network as well as the unread email notification on Mac OS X. Fix for missing folders or empty folder panel after updating to Thunderbird 3.0.2. Shipped with equivalent fixes to Firefox 2.0.0.20. Replacement for Thunderbird 2.0.0.15 which was officially abandoned on 27 June 2008. Includes fixes that would have been part of Thunderbird 2.0.0.13 which was officially abandoned on 14 April 2008. Afrikaans and Ukrainian locales were added. Windows Vista support, message tags, new visual theme, improved extension support, improved new email notifications, folder summary pop-ups, find text in messages search tool, new Windows installer, easy access to popular email services, advanced folder views, session history navigation, and saved search folder performance. Improved performance in saved search folders. Updates to the extension system to provide enhanced security and to allow for easier localization of extensions. New combined and improved Add-ons manager for extensions and themes. New Windows installer based on Nullsoft Scriptable Install System. End-of-life 1.5.0.x product lineįirst Thunderbird 2 alpha release. Native support for Intel-based Macintosh computers by shipping universal binary. Second Thunderbird 1.5 release candidate. Improvements to automated update system, website rendering and performance. Stability improvement and security fixes. End-of-life 1.0.x product lineįirst Thunderbird 1.1 alpha release. Improved Privacy Controls, Global Inbox, RSS/ Atom Integration, Improved data migration. Smaller download size, improved IMAP support, updated extension and theme managers. Pinstripe theme for Mac OS X, Windows installer, better junk mail handling, IMAP IDLE and LDAP version 3 support. Current supported release Thunderbird 102.9.0 ![]() ![]() ![]() You shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its affiliates and each of its representatives from all liabilities, losses, claims, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that arise from or relate to (i) your use or misuse of, or access to, the Service, or (ii) your violation of the Terms of Service or any applicable law, contract, policy, regulation or other obligation. 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![]() ![]() Sign in failed due to difference between current time and device time.An error occurred during an SSL connection.There are several possibilities for this problems, but we suggest to check whether your Internet connection is active when sign-in to the Samsung account. How To Fix Unable to Sign in to my Samsung Account ? – Error occurs when attempting to Sign in Follow steps to recovery forgotten Samsung Account at your Email Inbox / Mailbox.Please type our Samsung / Email account then click Next.We will see Find ID or Reset password.If we have some problems with removing Samsung account, please contact Samsung Support. If everything work without problems, then our account will successfully removed from Samsung cloud server, then it will effect to all our devices like Samsung Galaxy Android or other devices. ![]() If we are sure to remove, then choose Confirm
![]() Double bounce to reach the the top level storage area, where there should be a Shrine. Go forward and a bit to the left where there should be three storage lockers, and another one ontop. Play the level normally, after the LSD(Light Speed Dash!) on the rings, you should be on the Landing bay where the airplanes are located. Requirements: Bound Attack, Mystic Melody This doesn't happen often, and tends to not work for the most part. You can quickly home in on an enemy during your fall and reach there spring without Mystic Melody.
![]() ![]() If only we were so finely tuned when it comes to learning to draw! There is a dark / Invisible workmanship that reconciles /Discordant elements, and makes them move / In one society…” “The mind of man is framed even like the breath / And harmony of music. This famous text revolves around the power the poet’s natural surroundings have on his “mind’s eye,” How do you process what you see? How good are you at looking at your object? Do you get curious about it? Do you ask questions about what you’re looking at? Do you de-construct the image and take it to pieces in front of you? Do you imagine what it would be like to get the 3D onto a 2D shape?Īt the risk of sounding romantic about this the great nineteenth century romantic poets were acutely connected to the impact that their surroundings had on their “mind’s eyes.” One of my favourite texts is The Prelude by Wordsworth. How does your eye communicate the visual to your brain? This pre-step is the activity that takes place between your brain and your eye or vision. We all assume that the act of picking up a pencil and placing it to the paper is the first step. Have you ever stopped to wonder about what happens in your body when you draw? I’m not talking getting relaxed, I’m talking about how your eye, brain, and then body respond to the act of drawing?ĭid you know that becoming conscious of how your body responds to drawing will support you learn to draw? Understanding the physiology of drawing.Of all the basic principles, contour drawing, in my view, is worth spending more time mastering when you are first learning to draw.īut before I do so I want to take an even further step back. Mastering and understanding the concept of a good contour is step 1 in developing a good drawing habit that, within the first moments of your drawing sets out the shape and feel of what you are trying to draw. Many of the comments and feedback I regularly get is “I’d love my drawing to look a little more realistic as opposed to childlike.” “Be guided more by the sense of touch, than by sight.” Kimon Nicolaides in his famous classic book “The Natural Way to Draw,” is a staunch advocate of placing your pencil on the paper whilst imagining you are physically touching the object in front of you, keeping your eyes on the object as opposed to the paper. Grasping the importance of contours is fundamental in moving you beyond childlike drawings. In addition, our perception of edges, (in the case of drawing), where two things come together and the line that depicts this shared edge is known as a contour line. That is an outline.Ī contour conveys the shape, width and thickness of the object it surrounds. Imagine placing your hand down and drawing around it. I’d also add that we must not confuse the concept of an outline with a contour.Īn outline is flat and 2 dimensional. “an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.” The dictionary definition of a contour is as follows It’s my number one, go to action point when I get started.Ĭontours are the skeleton of your artwork and if you reach the end of your drawing and feel dissatisfied it is often as a result of the first few strokes of the pencil on the page. I lay down the entire shape on my paper first by capturing its contours. If you’ve ever joined me in person you will know that I pretty much start every drawing session with the contour line in my page, whether fast or slow. The first of the basic 5 drawing principles is known as the contour line. What does contour drawing mean and when should you use it? What is the logical order in which to get going? That blank piece of paper looks large and daunting. Where exactly do you start to draw and what does this thing called the contour line have to do with anything? ![]() So…you’ve picked up a pencil and have a piece of paper. ![]() ![]() ![]() While Evans is content to not throw in many plot developments until the second half of the film - two of the cops have different objectives from the start - he does just enough with each character to make their individual stories mean something when they start beating to each other to a pulp. If you prefer machetes, one seems to be one of the few amenities provided under all the dining room tables in the otherwise shabby tenement building.Īs clearly stated as its title, “The Raid” pits the cops in black against the ragtag group of drug dealers, murderers and thieves dressed in appropriately motley clothing, each side winnowing down the other side in glorious fashion until the film’s leads are able to take center stage and square off directly against each other. If you like gunplay, each gunshot will ripple through walls and rattle the speakers. If you like martial arts, there's a bone-breaking kick around every corner. Little do they know that once inside, Riyadi will offer free rent to all his tenants, who have probably all done things in their past to land them in this version of hell and won’t have an issue with slashing up a few cops to save a few bucks.įrom there, what writer/director Gareth Evans delivers is a little bit of nirvana for action fans. The cops need to take out Riyadi and his two henchmen, one serving as the brains (Joe Taslim) of the operation and the other the brawn (Yayan Ruhian). The filmmakers don’t even make much of an attempt to hide the fact that all the exposition for the hour-and-a-half ahead is in the instructions the captain (Doni Alamsyah) gives to his men in the back of the van, including Uwais’ Rama. team rides to the apartment complex of Tama Riyadi (Ray Sahetapy), a slumlord cum crime kingpin. The beauty of “The Raid” is in its simplicity, its premise and 80 percent of the plot explained away in the first 10 minutes as a fully armored S.W.A.T. ![]() Iko Uwais appeared to be a somewhat diminutive man when he appeared onstage at the Toronto Film Festival, genially complaining through a translator that he was suffering from jetlag and “I haven’t been able to enjoy a meal yet” since he made the trip all the way from Indonesia to present “The Raid.” But even at half-strength, I would steer clear of him if I suspected he was grumpy after seeing the film because he could kill me in at least 60 different ways. Read all our coverage of the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival here. ![]() |
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