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Justia Patents ReciprocatingUS Patent for Container for pictures having similar formats Patent (Patent # 4,458,434)
Container for pictures having similar formats
Jul 20, 1981 - Licinvest AG
Container for pictures, especially for photopositives, which is constructed to be at the same time a stand-up or hanging frame or a component of an archive. The container has centering elements by means of which the uppermost picture of a stored pile is completely visible in the viewing window.
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The invention relates to a container for pictures having similar formats. A container for pictures, that is to say for photopositives, is described and illustrated by the features mentioned in the precharacterising clause of patent claim 1 in DE-OS 27 42 347.
The containers illustrated and described in the above-mentioned specification have external dimensions that are slightly larger than the picture format itself; that is to say, when the uppermost picture of the pile lies under the viewing plate, its edges that rest against the internal faces of the container walls lie parallel to the edges of the viewing window and the picture lies "correctly" for the viewer. If the viewing window extends over the whole surface of the container, nothing is cut off even at the edges of the picture.
No objection may be made to the known container from the operational standpoint, but fault can be found with the aesthetic aspect. If, for example, the container is to be used not only for housing photographs, but, alternatively, also as a picture frame, either as a hanging frame or as a stand-up frame, the container differs unfavourably from the conventional design of such frames. In order to be capable of housing a suitable number of photographs, for example twenty four, the container is necessarily too thick in relation to its outline, and it lacks the very feature that constitutes a picture frame, that is to say, the framing areas of approximately equal width around the viewing window.
In a container of the type mentioned at the beginning that is currently on the market, attempts have been made to alleviate the last-mentioned disadvantages by constructing the viewing window to be smaller than the photograph format. This has the considerably disadvantage, however, that all the picture information, which, as is known, in photopositives frequently extends over the whole surface of the paper, is no longer presented through the viewing window.
The problem underlying the invention is to construct a picture container with two parts movable with respect to each other such the container is aesthetically satisfactory, while the entire content of the picture presented at the viewing plate is visible, and without the need to expend considerable cost for its manufacture, which would render it unattractive as a housing container.
Accordingly, the external dimensions of the container are increased in the plane of the picture by the widths of the framing areas, with the result that the surface to thickness ratio is aesthetically improved and the function as a picture frame can better be fulfilled. This measure alone is not sufficient, however; the pile or, at least, the uppermost picture must be in alignment with the viewing window and must be held permanently in this position. The edge stops serve for this purpose.
It can be seen that a container of this type can be manufactured with a relatively small amount of material and effort, especially when it is so constructed that it comprises two injection-moulded parts of plastics material that can be moved relative to one another.
Preferably, one part of the container is constructed in the form of a housing having the viewing window, into which the other part of the container, in the form of a slider member, is pushed parallel to the viewing window. Housing and slider member then have, as mentioned above, larger dimensions than would actually be necessary for the particular picture format; the pictures are nevertheless positioned very accurately underneath the viewing window by means of the centering elements, preferably stops. The enlargement of the housing contour makes it possible to use the boundary between the viewing window and the portions of the surface of the housing that surround it as a positively locking element which allows several similar containers to be stacked one above the other, without the front face of the container being disfigured by details that have a "technical appearance", which is important for its function as a picture frame. A very attractive solution consists in setting back the window face towards the inside and constructing a corresponding bulging portion on the underside of the housing so that the individual, similar containers can be arranged one above the other like a pile of plates. This, on the other hand, makes it possible to provide the end faces of the slider members lying one above the other in the pile with labels which again would be of importance for the housing and archiving functions.
Other features that develop the invention are defined in the subsidiary claims. Preferred embodiments are shown in the drawings and are explained in detail in the following; in all the embodiments the parts of the container are constructed, on the one side, in the form of a housing having a viewing window and, on the other side, in the form of a slider member.
FIGS. 1a-1d, are cross-sections through the case and slider member of four embodiments of the invention, the sections being taken perpendicularly to the direction of withdrawal of the slider member,
FIG. 2a shows, as an example, a perspective view of the container according to FIG. 1d, seen obliquely from above,
FIG. 2b shows the forward portion of the associated slider member,
FIG. 3 shows a schematic view, in elevation, of the end faces of a pile of containers according to FIG. 1a,
FIG. 4a shows a partial perspective view of the grip end of the slider member in the embodiment according to FIG. 1a,
FIG. 4b shows a perspective view of that end of the lower shell of the housing remote from the housing opening,
FIG. 4c shows, in elevation, the associated rear face strip of the slider member,
FIG. 5 shows a partial side view of the slider member according to FIG. 4,
FIG. 6 shows, on a larger scale than FIG. 5, a partial sectional view of a detail of the label mounting, and
FIGS. 7a to 7m illustrate the construction of the container according to FIGS. 1a and 3-6 on its rear face, especially the construction and arrangement of a stand-up foot.
As can be seen in FIGS. 1a-1d, for reasons of production engineering the housing preferably comprises an upper shell and a lower shell, a spring pressure arrangement being mounted in the lower shell. This is not shown in the Figures in the drawings because it does not require a special construction within the scope of the present invention and can be taken from the state of the art.
In the embodiment according to FIG. 1a the container comprises a viewing window component 702, which is inserted into the upper shell 724 and is welded or glued to this (the components consist of plastics material that can be injection-moulded, preferably polystyrene). Positioning lugs 704, between which the viewing window component 702 fits, are shaped onto the upper shell 724, and a framing or peripheral portion 722 engages over the flat upper face of the viewing window component 702. This face is accordingly set back with respect to the surface of this peripheral portion 722 which also serves to conceal the stops 684, 708 serving for the alignment of the pictures (these stops are shaped onto the upper shell and can be seen in plan view in FIG. 1a); it is also possible to see, however, that there is only a small peripheral region of the picture that cannot be seen through the viewing window.
The viewing window 702 has edge portions 616 which project in the direction towards the lower shell but which could also be shaped onto the upper shell; in the latter case the viewing window component would basically be a flat plate of transparent plastics material.
The lower shell 703 has an edge contour that is constructed to be approximately a mirror-image of the rounded-off edge region of the upper shell. Similarly as has been given above as a possible alternative for the upper shell, the lower shell is of double-walled construction in this edge region, the free edges of the external wall fitting, in a positively locking manner, into a correspondingly complementarily constructed cross-sectional shape 730 on the edge of the upper shell at point 728. Like the upper shell, the lower shell has lugs similar to the positioning lugs 704, which help to stiffen the whole housing and which also correctly distance the components before they are glued or, preferably, ultrasonically welded together. Since this connection can be made also at the place of abutment 720 between the periphery 616 of the viewing window component and the internal wall of the lower shell, the three components 702, 724, 703 are then durably connected to one another. The slider member 748 is inserted previously because this has stops (not shown in FIG. 1) to prevent it being removed completely.
Somewhat different from this is the embodiment according to FIG. 1b. Here, the upper shell 732 is merely a plate which is first of all welded to the cover frame 734. The stops for the withdrawal of the slider member are each arranged on the side struts 736 of the slider member and co-operate with counterstops on the lower shell 738 of the housing which are not visible in the sectional view. The lateral supporting limbs of the frame construction are not shown in this Figure and in FIGS. 1c and 1d; they correspond approximately to the embodiment according to FIG. 1a.
In FIG. 1c narrow lateral rails 744 and 746 project towards one another from the lower shell 740 and the upper shell 742 respectively, between which rails the stops shaped on the slider member 748 run. The counterstops are then provided both on the upper shell and on the lower shell.
FIG. 2a shows, as an example, a perspective view of a container as it is shown similarly in FIG. 1d. It is possible to see clearly the raised edge 104, by the thickness of which the viewing window is set back with respect to the framing portion of the upper shell, and an almost completely encircling groove 108 between the lower shell 106 and the upper shell 102 which here, for aesthetic reasons, is provided also on the end face of the slider member 114. This embodiment has no label window, as will be explained later. It is, however, possible to see the slide grip 112, which fits very exactly into the outline of the upper shell, so that only a very small gap is produced which is barely perceptible and aesthetically unobtrusive.
In FIG. 2b it is possible to see the end-face end of the slider member 114 having side ledges 124, a base reinforcement member 134 and an inwardly projecting grip part 140, which here, as a stop, abuts the edges of an inserted pile of pictures, that is to say, photographic prints (not shown). The ledges 124 themselves can form the lateral edge stops or alternatively these can be formed by an inserted foamed-plastics platelet 118. A resilient lug 120 having a claw 122 prevents the photographic prints immediately being ejected when the slider member is pulled out--as may happen if the prints have curved under the pressure of a pressure spring. The third stop for the edge of the photographic print opposite the grip part can likewise be arranged on the slider member but it is preferably shaped on the housing, as will be explained later. On comparing FIG. 2a with FIG. 2b it can be seen that the edges of the inserted photographic prints will lie almost flush with the boundary edge of the viewing window in the housing, in any case with regard to the stops described so far, and the same applies also to the fourth stop. The very narrow overlapping portion that remains corresponds to the tolerance when cutting the photographic prints: the size of the viewing window is tailored to the minimum tolerance limit and the distances of the edge stops are adapted to the maximum tolerance limit.
FIG. 3 shows a schematic front view of several containers, for example according to FIG. 1b, arranged one above the other and it can be seen that the projecting base portion or the bulging portion 852 fits exactly into the internal contour 854 of the portion of the surface surrounding the viewing window in the container lying directly below. Although it can be seen from FIGS. 1a-1d that the bulging portion of the housing base has the same wall thickness as the rest of the lower shell, which can be preferred for reasons of production engineering, this gradation can also be produced by increasing the thickness of the wall, which is advantageous when, for example, a stand-up foot (not yet described) is provided.
It can also be seen in FIG. 3 that a wedge shape is provided for the cross-sections of the interlocking contours of the containers. The upper container therefore does not rest by its outer region on the viewing window of the lower container (risk of scratching!) but by the region of the step on its base, so that variations caused by manufacturing tolerances can be taken up.
In FIG. 3 it is also possible to see the position and the dimensions of a label window that is provided on the slider member of the container and will now be described with reference to FIGS. 4-6.
FIGS. 4 to 6 show in detail the construction of the slider member close to its grip end; a slider of this type or of similar type can be provided in a container according to FIG. 1.
Slider member ledges 580 with injection-moulded lateral guides 582 and the grip 584 in the centre of the front wall 586 can be seen. The transverse edges of the pictures resting on the ledges 580 can be supported against grip 584 and lateral stops 588. Grip 584 and stops 588 are hollow. The stops 588 have on their upper side a depression 590 in which holding down cams on the housing are located. On the underside of the slider member the ledges are connected to one another by a base cross-member 592. The base cross-member fits into a complementary cut-out portion in the housing which does not extend over the entire width of the housing. For this reason, between the lateral guides 582 and the base cross-member 592 there remains a corresponding space and the lateral guides are in this region accessible at their lower edges. Close to their ends, these lower edges each have an elongate incision 594, into which a hinge-pin 596 of a label cover 598 is rotatable. When assembling the label cover, this is resiliently deformed and snapped into the incisions 594. Between the front wall 586 and the label cover, which is made of transparent plastics material, a label (not shown) can be inserted; thereafter, the cover 598 is hinged up out of the insertion position shown in FIG. 4a and is locked with shaped-on teeth 600 in a slot 602 on the underside of the top wall 604 of the grip. The outer face of the cover 598 then closes flush, as can be seen in the vertical section FIG. 5. FIG. 6 shows, on an enlarged scale, the locking mechanism of the label cover. The cover may be released when the slider member has been pulled out by pressing with the fingers in the region of two inwardly-projecting curvatures 606 in the front wall.
FIG. 4b shows a perspective, partly broken away view of the associated lower shell of the housing in a double-walled construction. The inner struts 712 are congruent with the side walls of the upper shell and along the contact faces the two shells are welded together ultrasonically.
From the housing wall 716 two picture edge stops 718 project inwards. They have to clear the path of the slider member and especially the path for the carrier comb 708.1 forming the rear wall of the slider member, shown in front view in FIG. 4c. For this reason the comb 708 has cut-out portions 718', 708', the latter clearing the way also for stops located on the upper shell.
It is advisable, of course, when using the container as a stand-up frame to arrange the particular edge provided with the label at the bottom; this results also in the preferred attachment of the stand-up foot according to FIGS. 7a-m.
FIGS. 7a to 7m show the arrangement and construction of a stand-up foot in a container for example according to FIG. 2a. In FIG. 7a the container can be seen from the rear with the stand-up foot 752 opened out. The stand-up foot has a longitudinal limb 754 and a transverse limb 756 and is connected by means of hinges 758 to the lower shell 760 of the housing in such a manner that, when opened out, it permits the device to be set up like a table-top stand both in upright format and sideways format, but when folded in, lies flush with the external face of the lower shell, so that the container may optionally also be used as a hanging frame. For that purpose, eyelets 761, 762 are provided.
On the lower shell 760 of the housing there is provided a depression 766 accommodating the foot 752; furthermore, there can be seen a finger incision 764 for the movement of the foot and three slot-shaped openings 776, 777 and 778. In the slot 777 there locks an elongated stud shaped on the foot 752, the strips defining the slot 777 then being able to move resiliently into the slots 776 and 778 respectively. The stud 768 is illustrated in FIGS. 7b and c.
FIGS. 7d-j shows in detail the construction of the hinges 758. Description of only the one hinge will be sufficient, the other being mirror symmetrically constructed. In FIG. 7h, which shows a plan view onto the rear side (lower shell) of the container, in each case those sections are marked which are illustrated on a greatly enlarged scale in FIGS. 7d-f, namely with the foot 752 folded in. FIG. 7g is a section corresponding to FIG. 7f but with the foot opened out. Viewed in the axial direction of the hinge, three portions can be distinguished: the stop portion as shown in FIG. 7d, in which a roll-off edge 780 on the foot engages in a complementary roll-off groove 782 of the lower shell; a holding portion as shown in FIG. 7e, in which a hinged portion 784 of the foot is snapped into a hinge aperture 786 in the base of the lower shell, (a lug 788 of this base is laterally limited by slots so that it is able to yield resiliently outwards cf. FIG. 7j); and a locking portion as shown in FIGS. 7f, g, wherein a projection 790 shaped on the foot 752 snaps resiliently over a rib 792 when the foot is opened out or folded in. In that operation, a second lug 794, likewise limited by slots 796, yields inwards. The opening out angle of the foot is defined by its stop edge 798 (FIG. 7g).
FIG. 7k shows, again on an enlarged scale, the eyelet 762 past which the slider member has to slide. For that reason a wall hook, on which the frame hangs, must not project too far into the housing so that the eyelet opening in the interior of the housing is closed off by a transverse wall 799 (FIG. 7m).
1. Container having a substantially rectangular outline for the accommodation of a pile of pictures of similar formats, consisting essentially of two parts which can be moved relative to one another and which, when in an open position, permit the pile to be removed, one of the parts comprising a housing having an upper and lower shell united together and having a transparent viewing window with edges in the upper shell, the other of the parts comprising a slider member which is slidable into the housing in a direction parallel with the viewing window, the parts in a closed position of the container, having a format similar to that of the piled pictures the uppermost of which is presented at the viewing window, the container having outer edges defining the outer perimeter of the container in closed condition, all viewing window edges being at substantially equal distances from the outer edges of the container so that the viewing window is framed substantially equally at all edges thereof by border surface portions of the container, the container having picture engaging centering elements therein at locations spaced substantially equally inwardly from all perimeter edges of the container in closed condition and by means of which, when the container is closed, at least all the edges of the uppermost picture are aligned with respect to the viewing window edges, said viewing window having dimensions substantially equal to those of said pictures, and said centering elements being disposed substantially perpendicular to said viewing window plane and coincident with the outline thereof for maintaining the entire uppermost picture within the viewing window.
2. Container according to claim 1, wherein the centering elements are stops assigned to the edges of at least the picture presented at the viewing window.
3. Container according to claim 2, wherein some of the stops are constructed on one part of the container and the remaining stops are constructed on the other part of the container.
4. Container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, and the slider member having a grip part to be manually grasped for moving the slider member, one of the stops being on the grip part.
5. Container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, and a pile pressure spring arrangement is provided opposite the viewing window in the housing.
6. Container according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the housing has a front surface surrounding and generally parallel to the window in the manner of a frame, the viewing window being set back towards the inside with respect to the portions of the front surface of the housing, and the underside of the housing remote from the viewing window having a bulging portion that is substantially congruent with the viewing window.
7. Container according to claim 6, wherein the bulging portion is constructed to fit, in a positively locking manner, onto the viewing window of a similar container.
8. Container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the slider member has an end face that, in the inserted position of the slider member, lies substantially flush with the contour of the housing.
9. Container according to claim 4 wherein the grip part of the slider member conforms to the contour of the housing.
10. Container according to claim 8, and the slider member having a label window adjacent its end face.
11. Container according to claim 10, wherein the label window includes a transparent cover that can be hinged upwards.
12. Container according to claim 6, and a part of the bulging portion is formed by a stand-up foot which can be hinged out from the underside of the housing.
13. Container according to claim 4, wherein the housing has a rear end remote from the grip part of the slider member, certain of said stops being on the rear end of the housing and adjacent the edge of the viewing window.
14. Container according to claim 13, wherein the slider member has a picture engaging carrier element constructed in the manner of a comb having teeth perpendicular to the edges of the picture there being, gaps between the teeth for passing by the stops on the rear end of the housing.
15. Container according to claim 14, wherein the carrier element of the slider member forms a transverse wall, opposite the grip part, of the slider member, and the slider member having lateral guide strips connecting the grip part to the transverse wall.
16. Container according to claim 15, wherein the housing has slider member guide strips and is of double-walled construction in the region of the slider member guide strips.
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Assignee: Licinvest AG (Chur)
Inventor: Peter Ackeret (Kusnacht)
Primary Examiner: Gene Mancene
Assistant Examiner: David L. Tarnoff
Law Firm: Peterson, Palmatier, Sturm, Sjoquist & Baker, Ltd.
Current U.S. Class: Reciprocating (40/513); Sliding (40/490); Having Continuous Cycle Of Item Or Item Support (40/511)


As Toronto wedding photographers we usually do not get the chance to be able to do "Trash the Dress" wedding photos with our couples. It is not something that is as popular up here, but is always really a ton of fun to do. In all the years of doing this kind of wedding photography we have never actually "trashed" a dress, in fact they often end up a bit cleaner, and usually wet! Rob & Adrienne hadn't really given much thought to a "trash the dress" destination wedding shoot until we told them about it. Once we showed them some pas pictures, and told them how we normally shoot this, they were on board 100% and really excited to do this kind of shoot. All of their guests ended up hearing that we were doing these photos with them and ended up coming down to the beach to get in on the action and even get a few of their own pictures of these two splashing in the ocean and jumping in the pool. This is not your typical Toronto wedding photography!


James Lee Byars–who was born in Detroit in 1932 and died in Cairo in 1997–was one of the twentieth-century art world's most unusual and elusive figures. Enamored with the imaginary and fleeting, pitting the immaterial against the material, Byars was not just an artist, he was a visionary and a dandy, who, always seeking perfection, knew how to cast a spell over his audience through his enigmatic performances, installations and sculptures. Using sandstone, marble, glass and gold, Byars created classical sculptural forms like spheres, circles, gates and columns. Im Full of Byars reveals his work to be a symbiosis of Fluxus, Minimalism and Conceptualism, that has lost none of its mystery or poetry with time. The volume includes a selection of sculptures, installations and never-before-seen documentation of his performances.
Text: McEvilley Thomas, Mullerschon Nicola et al. pp. 264; paperback. Publisher: Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld, 2008.
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Kelly Rigg reports at Huffington that US climate negotiator Todd Stern suggests that we abandon the 2° goal in favor of actions which are politically possible, whatever that means in the polarized context of the climate wars.
The 2°C goal, which he later equated with "old orthodoxies," is the threshold beyond which climate change could have truly unforeseen and catastrophic consequences. Many scientists and more than 100 governments argue that even a 2° rise in temperature is highly dangerous, and are calling for a global goal limiting temperature rise to 1.5°. To understand the significance of these numbers, read Bill McKibben's plain truth about the terrifying math of climate change, published in Rolling Stone last month.
Stern suggests that we abandon the 2° goal in favor of actions which are politically possible, whatever that means in the polarized context of the climate wars. Yet even he acknowledges that "this kind of flexible, evolving legal agreement cannot guarantee that we meet a 2 degree goal." In other words, half measures are better than nothing.
But they're not much better. Any scenario where net emissions do not get to near zero is a scenario where climate disruption is continuing to get worse.
This is very much how the Palestinians went from fighting for the vote in their homeland, to fighting for 22% of their homeland, to fighting for 22% minus their largest city and cultural and economic capital, to fighting for that minus a large region of the border.
You can ask them how continuing to scale back to more "realistic" demands is going.
It's a good point. One side decided to ask for a reasonable target be met that avoids what most agrees to be catastrophe outcomes. The other just has to say no because they are on the side of power and momentum, telling the world to roll with it. This is why you don't ask for the reasonable sticker price when buying a used automobile.
This is how reasonable and safe becomes "orthodoxy". I suppose, if anything, we should adopt the 1.5C target. At least we'd be doing something not considered orthodoxy.


As much as kids love being with their parents everywhere, they also love playing and running. Fairuz and I love traveling and exploring. Before we had 2 extra humans being living with us, we would travel whatever style we like. The budget was even less!
Some parents may be blessed with kids that are not as demanding as ours. Wildan isn't really keen with city sightseeing. He loves the museum, running around in the field, playing at the playground. I mean he's 5 and a boy. Alana doesn't really care most of the time. Just make sure she is not hungry nor tired then she'll be fine. Be it a city or a beach. But of course, give her beaches she'll rave about it forever.
When I was small, my parents took me everywhere. We travel the world. My dad particularly, being the wise man he is, he only brought us traveling when it is only involved beaches, Sunway lagoon, Disneyland and the likes. If it is a city or adult type of sightseeing, they'll leave us with the grandparents and have their own sweet time. Until today I remembered the details of all our travels and I remembered how happy I was. To that, I was very thankful for the memories.
Here are a few tips on places to travel with kids below 5.
1. City sightseeings are not for kids. To an extent of course. A city with parks and playgrounds and museums are for kids. Occasionally bring your kids to playgrounds. They will love you for that even if it means sacrificing a sight or 2 for us.
2. Beaches. IT. NEVER. FAILS.
3. The Huge field/garden outside of a mansion or a castle or a chateau. Running is somehow their passion. I supposed they needed a medium to let out the energy inside of them. What not to like! Gorgeous view and a plus point that you get to see your kid even at a distance. You'll thank me later.
4. The zoo. Well, it depends on your kid. My boy isn't really an animal kinda boy, he likes museum better. Alana loves the zoo.
5. Recreational or family center. Disneyland, Legoland, Center Parc, Waterpark. They will rave about it forever. I swear.
If you parents out there have more places that are kids suitable and friendly, please let me know. We love exploring as a family.
2. For someone who is a bit lazy to wear them and tends to forget, just place your moisturiser near your sink where you take your ablution. Once you've finished, dry your face and dab some on your face.
4. Before going to bed, wear vaseline on your face and sleep on it. You'll wake up having skin feeling like a baby.
5. Wash your face in the morning with oats. Yes rummage through your kitchen cabinet and find those oats that you kept thinking you'll eat them for breakfast. I know most of us Malaysian don't like oats but we have them in our kitchen thinking we are living healthy. Ha!
How to? Take a handful of oats and soak them in hot water for a few mins. Stir them together so the oats become soft and milky and just slather them on your face. Scrub! scrub!
I love being in Malaysia. It feels home although my home currently is in the UK, Malaysia still have that home feeling to me especially when we arrived at the immigration officer desk and we're waiting for our passport to be stamped.
My last trip was more of a business trip. My partner and I have closed down L'adorn Malaysia and we were very sad to see something that we truly passionate about have to find its end. I really hope this is a temporary closing because honestly I have big vision for Ladorn and I hate to see it ends just there. So I definitely am brewing something for my baby in the future.
L'adorn officially started in 2011 but I started selling scarves online in 2009 when I was studying in London. Back when only a small number of girls selling hijab on blogspot. We were one of the pioneers selling hijab on e-commerce so we had a lot of advantage those days. Our targeted market and prices was the upper middle classes. This was set based on the logistics and the materials cost. Because I was staying in London, I have to have a partner in Malaysia to do the deliveries and customers service.
Fast forward to today, L'adorn suffered an enormous amount of problems and challenges. Hence the life changing decision. Here are 5 things L'adorn got suffered from and a few things that I learn throughout the journey of running my own business.
1. Long distance = The founder is not there to set up the business properly and is trying hard to make it long distance in the 1st few years. The 1st few years of a start up is super demanding of your time and energy if you are the founder. Without a huge amount of capitals, you need to do everything yourself. Lesson : So be there for your business when you are starting out.
2. Market shifted = We lost of our market half way into the business. This was our biggest disappointments. 2 years after the business launched, competitors and imitators were mushrooming. And I had my visa problem so I weren't able to come back to Malaysia for 2 years. The business was left to the rest of the team. to make things worst, my partner was working full time so she weren't able to focus 101%. The team was afraid if we sell things at a higher price we were not able to compete so we were trying to compete in the region of not our market. So we lost our loyals who are able to pay a higher price and we couldn't grasp the lower end because there were so much imitators who sells below the market price. Lesson : Don't try to compete in other market but get to know your loyals and improve your service.
3. Time difference = Between UK and Msia. I used to work night time when my kids was sleeping, editing bad pictures, uploading and creating banners and doing promotions. But after months of working at night and taking care 2 babies in the daylight, my health started to take a toll on me. I was constantly sick and my mind was not focused. It had a huge effect on my mood which does not help when you are trying to raise kids. Until finally I decided to left everything on the hand of the team. Go easy on myself and I'll just come in when there are problems. The arrangement didn't work. Lesson : Refer no 1.
4. Cash flow and drastic expansion. = I knew this was going to be one of our problems but at that time i couldn't think of other solutions. We were making gold on sales and just when capitals starting to build, we rent a big warehouse and hired people with high pays. It was the easiest thing to do without me being there. We didn't anticipated the mushrooming of imitators and our business plans weren't solid enough. So we had cash flow problem after our 3rd year. Lesson : Don't try to expand to fast without having a solid financial plan.
5. Inventory = Our inventory was in-organised. All orders that were unpaid and canceled were left doing nothing for months. The stocks didn't went on the web as soon as it was supposed to. Lesson : Never leave your inventories in the hands of unreliable people.
Business is challenging and starting it alone was be a little demotivated. But most entrepreneur will say that it is worthwhile. It takes solid plan and perseverance (Istiqomah is what my mom always said) to surely make it successful. I wish you all the luck for those starting out.
Whenever my family and I are back in Malaysia and we had to deal with people behind the desk like the JPJ or Banks, they always asked me the same question. Is it nice living in the UK? Do you watch football (from the men)?... No dude, we don't live in a stadium like you would imagine. Haha.
Living overseas have its ups and downs. For a start, your family is far far away. For us Malaysian, we are known for our community living. Most of us stayed with our parents until we got married. For some, they even live with their parents and family members throughout their marriage life.
I have lived here for 9 years and 12 years for Fairuz. We just realised that's quite a long time. When I first came here for my studies, never in a million years I imagine I could be settling in another country other than my home country. I mean... I really love living in Malaysia. It's my comfort zone and somehow I strived in my comfort zone. But clearly Allah s.w.t have a better plan for us.
A few months before I started my PhD, I got married to Fairuz. Our plans was for him to follows me and stayed with me throughout my studies and we will returned back home to serve our bonds. Fairuz at that time was bonded with a big GLC company in Malaysia because he was on scholarship from that company. But fate took a little turn that after much unsuccessful appeals to the company, Fairuz decided to just follow his heart and let go. This was of course after much Solat Istikharah from us. Because seriously it was a huge commitment to have a huge debt at our belt.
Turns out it was one of the best decision we made. With the guide from Allah s.w.t, he became what he is today. His career development grew exponentially and his prospects are huge. Though I secretly wish sometimes we are living in Malaysia besides our loved ones, I couldn't be happier for our little family to be living overseas. It is truly a blessing to be living in this country or any other country for that matter. Because the truth is, rezq is everywhere and we are put here based on HIS plans. Especially for our kids in terms of their education. It's not that there isn't any great schools in Malaysia, but for them to be in our preferred school there is something that we really have to think about since it will cost us a lot. And a few little things that made us decided best to sacrifice something just for a better future of our little family.
For some family, their "rezeki" might be elsewhere back home but for us right now, It's here.
It is official. Today I've just signed a 3 months probation contract with Sugarscarf London. They have massive plans for their future in the UK and Europe market and I am very well excited to be in the team. The owner of Sugarscarf eyqa is a very very good friend of mine and I just couldn't help myself but giving out a helping hand in making their dream a reality.Along the way making friends, leaning about the trade here in the UK and earning for myself. Plus it will also help in building my little career portfolio once I decided to really work full time.
Eyqa and I have known each other since the early days of girls selling hijabs online on blogs in Malaysia and we were the people who were among the pioneers to sell hijabs online. Nowadays it is just one massive ocean of girls or even guys selling them online and offline in Malaysia. It seems to me it has become a phenomenal trend. I'm not against anyone who wanted to have a piece of that market however I do feel that it has become a trend of re-selling rather than a piece of cloth to cover our modesty. But who am I to judge and I sincerely hope everyone have a sincere heart in wearing the hijab rather than just for the sake of fashion or to sell them and make profit. Insha'Allah.
Going back to the Sugarscarf news! It is an exciting new venture. I know this because I used to run a company called L'adorn and it was an exciting period. L'adorn was once at its height and I was over the moon but I decided to closed L'adorn for circumstances that I am now living and settling overseas. I have excepted the fact that having a fast paced business that is just starting up while the founder is living in another country is just not feasible. I barely return to Malaysia and during my 2 years of not returning, L'adorn suffered a lot. I will write more on that one day and I will tell you some of the trade secrets that I've learn along the way.
I can't wait to tell you the journey of Sugarscarf expanding overseas. They are a great company and they have big potential. The have grown exponentially slowly throughout the years and I think it is high time that they expand to other country. The UK and Europe market is still new for hijabs but it is definitely growing. Pray for Sugarscarf.
Alana is at the stage where she believes that Peppa Pig is her BFF. For those who are not familiar with Peppa Pig, it is a famous children show in the UK and I think they have ventured into some other countries such as malaysia. Although the main character is a pig which to a certain part of Malaysia can be a taboo, it is actually a very good kids show. Their english are superb and their episodes are mostly about learning and exploring their day to day life. Wil and Alana learn quite a lot watching peppa pig. Sometimes I find myself watching the shows without Wil or Alana by my side.
Alana loves Peppa so much to a point she is obsessed. She wants every single Peppa merchandise that she saw in the shop. Peppa is genius I tell you and evil for us parents. Luckily their merchandise are not as expensive as Disney's and we still got Carboot Sale for last resort. haha cheapskate parents.
Tonight, Alana was crying her balls out because her favourite Peppa pyjamas was in the laundry. She was crying as if it was the end of Peppa and that she wouldn't see her again forever. So Fairuz and I was trying to console her by giving her other options but she continued crying saying "Peppaaaaaa....Peppaaaaaa bajuuuu..." It was so funny guys. I really need to find more the same Peppa baju and have them in her wardrobe because she wouldn't accept other Peppa baju that she has.
kids and their favourite character. You seriously can't keep them apart.
Oh my Alana. I feel sorry for daddy when she turns 15 and wanted that particular Gucci bag and wouldn't accept any other cheaper option.
I have been meaning to write consistently again in this blog but every time night time falls (these are usually the time I had it quiet with both kiddies are sleeping) all I want to do is just rest in front of the TV with Fairuz and just have a nice relaxation (usually it ended up Fairuz snoring earlier than I did). So I did just that and just forget about writing altogether.
But every now and them I do think about this space. In a long run it could be a space where I could reminisce and cherish my memories just incase I forget every little details that run through my journey of life. And I love looking back and remember them and this space is just perfect. It's not a diary that I have to bring everywhere. It is there despite it being public (because I love sharing) it is anywhere anytime when we have wifi. I love the internet to the point that I could not live without it.
These photos were taken on winter 2015 in our backyard. One of the fence went down due to the windy weather and we are still waiting for our builder to come and repair them. But the snow that came down were very lovely, peaceful, beautiful and it would be such a shame not to take a few pictures as "Momentos". We experience winter every year but this particular winter was very special because the kids are big enough to understand them to enjoy them and to love them like we do. My dad is here all the way from Malaysia just chilling with his grandkids and they were so happy that he is there to play and entertain. I just love watching them.
I wish moments like this are forever.


While I was at O' Byrnes Beverage house I was given a goodie bag containing two Syvturys beers and a glass, actually I got a second bag because my wife got one too so I have two glasses.
The first beer is their Ekstra which is a lager. It is a little fuller than your average lager and I think has a nicer more malty flavour profile as well as hop profile. That said the beer is a standard euro lager and not the sort of thing I am interested in. I have had much better lagers than this.
This was interesting. It was cloudy so not filtered which is probably what the name Nefiltruotas Raw means? It tasted similar to ekstra and perhaps it was nicer to me. Neither beer interested me though. I will however check out some of the other offerings at some point.
For free beer I could not go wrong though.
That top one looks incredibly thin.
The Tale Of The Ale: Lithuanian Beer huh?


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The Fifth Alliance Reveal New Track From "Death Poems" Via Cvlt Nation
22nd of October 2015, 22:47
Two years following the release of their critically-acclaimed debut album "Unrevealed Secrets Of Ruin", Dutch sludge/post-metal quintet The Fifth Alliance now return with their second album "Death Poems", which is set for release on CD on October 31st through Consouling Sounds.
Following the much-deserved praise that The Fifth Alliance received for their 2013 debut album "Unrevealed Secrets Of Ruin", the Dutch five-piece now return with their second album titled "Death Poems".
Powerful and dark, "Death Poems" consists of four new tracks that masterfully blend gritty and harsh sludge with emotive, gloomy post-metal moments. With this record, The Fifth Alliance have taken a significant step forward and developed a more powerful and emotionally intense sound, especially in the vocal delivery of Silvia Berger. There is something deeply disturbing and touching about the singer's performance as if she is lamenting the loss of a loved one. If you are a fan of doomy, harsh and emotive post-metal, then "Death Poems" is going to be one of your favourite releases of 2015.
www.cvltnation.com/cvlt-nation-premiere-streaming-the-fifth-alliance-your-abyss
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HOUSTON – AT&T will be out in full force at ATA 2012 this year, offering a wide array of solutions in its AT&T ForHealth practice area that are designed to "hit the biggest pain points around what's happening in healthcare today."
Ed Simcox, director of telehealth solutions for AT&T ForHealth, AT&T Business and Home Solutions, says the company's focus is on delivering wireless and advanced networking services to help the healthcare industry improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. He says ForHealth is based on four pillars: mHealth, telehealth, cloud-based solutions and connected care, or care at a distance.
"They all overlap," he points out. "And they all play a part in the critical transformation of healthcare. What we need to do is figure out how they can be proven applications."
Simcox, who will take part in an Industry Executive Panel discussion on "Telemedicine and HIT" at 1 p.m. Monday, says mobile healthcare and telehealth represent the kind of "inside-out thinking" that the healthcare industry needs to embrace in order to improve. And with the focus shifting to patient outcomes, he says, the technology has to be targeted and effective.
"We would rather nurse patients and not nurse equipment," he says.
Among the innovations that Simcox and AT&T are highlighting are the Telepresence Clinic, Virtual Care, DiebetesManager and the Global Smart Messaging Suite for Healthcare. The company will also be showing off a line of managed tablets that was introduced in February at the HIMSS12 show in Las Vegas, as well as AT&T Healthcare Community Online (a collaborative care and health information exchange platform designed to integrate with electronic medical records) and AT&T Medical Imaging and Information Management (a vendor-neutral, cloud-based imaging service).
"I think there's a lot of proving out to do," he says. "We're moving away from the traditional processes and integrating with clinician work streams and data systems. We're moving from quantity to quality. To do that, we need to fill in those care gaps."
Along with Simcox's presentation in the roundtable discussion, AT&T executives Geeta Nayyar and Nasrim Dayani will lead and education session titled "Mobile Health Innovations for Disease Management" at 10:45 a.m. Monday.
AT&T will be at Booth 1328 in the ATA Exhibit Hall.


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package com.nestedworld.nestedworld.helpers.bimap;

import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;

import java.util.HashMap;

public class BiMap<K, V> {

    private final HashMap<K, V> map = new HashMap<>();
    private final HashMap<V, K> invertedMap = new HashMap<>();

    /*
     * #############################################################################################
     * # Public method
     * #############################################################################################
     */
    public void put(@NonNull final K k,
                    @NonNull final V v) {
        map.put(k, v);
        invertedMap.put(v, k);
    }

    @Nullable
    public V getValueFromKey(@NonNull final K key) {
        return map.get(key);
    }

    @Nullable
    public K getKeyFromValue(@NonNull final V value) {
        return invertedMap.get(value);
    }

    public boolean containsValue(@NonNull final V value) {
        return map.containsValue(value);
    }
}

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There are no two like these two: Plácido Domingo and Woody Allen. In a sensational LA Opera production, they whisk their audience away into a world of love and cunning. Meet Gianni Schicchi – supposed to make a rich family even richer, he chooses to be fairy godfather to two young lovers instead. Woody Allen's staging of Puccini's comic masterpiece stars Plácido Domingo – and in a rave review, the LA Times stated that he 'sounded as if he could go on forever. He brought the unmistakable Domingo ping to the scheming Gianni Schicchi'.
A new 25' documentary shows how this Gianni Schicchi came to be - and what happens behind the stage of the LA Opera.


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Koullou est une commune rurale située dans le département de Bokin de la province du Passoré dans la région Nord au Burkina Faso.

Géographie

Koullou est situé à environ  à l'est du centre de Bokin, le chef-lieu du département, à  à l'est de Sarma et à environ  à l'est de Yako. La commune est traversée par la route régionale 20 reliant Yako à Kaya.

Histoire

Économie

Du fait de sa localisation sur un axe majeur de la région, l'activité économique de Koullou est fortement liée au commerce et aux échanges marchands.

Santé et éducation
Le centre de soins le plus proche de Koullou est le centre de santé et de promotion sociale (CSPS) de Sarma tandis que le centre médical avec antenne chirurgicale (CMA) de la province se trouve à Yako.

Notes et références

Ville dans le département de Bokin

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Q: Volley Login Error :Null Hi i am trying to create a login page using the volley library. When i run the application, enter the required credentials and finally hit the login button, my logcat displays this error:

i don't know what seems to be causing this error, here is my Login Activity :
public class LoginActivity extends Activity {
private static final String TAG = LoginActivity.class.getSimpleName();
private Button btnLogin;
private EditText inputUsername;
private EditText inputPassword;
private ProgressDialog pDialog;
private SessionManager session;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_login);

    inputUsername = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.username);
    inputPassword = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.password);
    btnLogin = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnLogin);

    // Progress dialog
    pDialog = new ProgressDialog(this);
    pDialog.setCancelable(false);

    // Session manager
    session = new SessionManager(getApplicationContext());

    // Check if user is already logged in or not
    if (session.isLoggedIn()) {
        // User is already logged in. Take him to main activity
        Intent intent = new Intent(LoginActivity.this, MainActivity.class);
        startActivity(intent);
        finish();
    }

    // Login button Click Event
    btnLogin.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        public void onClick(View view) {
            String username = inputUsername.getText().toString();
            String password = inputPassword.getText().toString();

            // Check for empty data in the form
            if (username.trim().length() > 0 && password.trim().length() > 0) {
                // login user
                checkLogin(username, password);
            } else {
                // Prompt user to enter credentials
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                        "Please enter the credentials!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                        .show();
            }
        }

    });
}
private void checkLogin(final String username, final String password) {
    // Tag used to cancel the request
    String tag_string_req = "req_login";

    pDialog.setMessage("Logging in ...");
    showDialog();

    StringRequest strReq = new StringRequest(Method.POST,
            AppConfig.URL_REGISTER, new Response.Listener<String>() {

        @Override
        public void onResponse(String response) {
            Log.d(TAG, "Login Response: " + response.toString());
            hideDialog();

            try {
                JSONObject jObj = new JSONObject(response);
                boolean error = jObj.getBoolean("error");

                // Check for error node in json
                if (!error) {
                    // user successfully logged in
                    // Create login session
                    session.setLogin(true);

                    // Launch main activity
                    Intent intent = new Intent(LoginActivity.this,
                            MainActivity.class);
                    startActivity(intent);
                    finish();
                } else {
                    // Error in login. Get the error message
                    String errorMsg = jObj.getString("error_msg");
                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                            errorMsg, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                }
            } catch (JSONException e) {
                // JSON error
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

        }
    }, new Response.ErrorListener() {

        @Override
        public void onErrorResponse(VolleyError error) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Login Error: " + error.getMessage());
            Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                    error.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            hideDialog();
        }
    }) {

        @Override
        protected Map<String, String> getParams() {
            // Posting parameters to login url
            Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<String, String>();
            params.put("tag", "login");
            params.put("username", username);
            params.put("password", password);

            return params;
        }

    };

    // Adding request to request queue
    AppController.getInstance().addToRequestQueue(strReq, tag_string_req);
}

private void showDialog() {
    if (!pDialog.isShowing())
        pDialog.show();
}

private void hideDialog() {
    if (pDialog.isShowing())
        pDialog.dismiss();
}}

Please assist me. Or help me find an easier way to log in using JSON and a MYSQL db. thanks
Here is my AppController class:
public class AppController extends Application {
public static final String TAG = AppController.class.getSimpleName();

private RequestQueue mRequestQueue;

private static AppController mInstance;

@Override
public void onCreate() {
    super.onCreate();
    mInstance = this;
}

public static synchronized AppController getInstance() {
    return mInstance;
}

public RequestQueue getRequestQueue() {
    if (mRequestQueue == null) {
        mRequestQueue = Volley.newRequestQueue(getApplicationContext());
    }

    return mRequestQueue;
}

public <T> void addToRequestQueue(Request<T> req, String tag) {
    req.setTag(TextUtils.isEmpty(tag) ? TAG : tag);
    getRequestQueue().add(req);
}

public <T> void addToRequestQueue(Request<T> req) {
    req.setTag(TAG);
    getRequestQueue().add(req);
}

public void cancelPendingRequests(Object tag) {
    if (mRequestQueue != null) {
        mRequestQueue.cancelAll(tag);
    }
}}

A: method getInstance() from this code
AppController.getInstance().addToRequestQueue(strReq, tag_string_req);

may be give you null.
can u post code of AppCnotroller class

A: In my case just, I change my local url to online
URL_REGISTER = "http://192.168.1.1/Register.php";

to
URL_REGISTER = "http://Webserver/Register.php"

don't know why this works for me lol

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NVM Express (NVMe) is a data storage protocol that delivers the fastest response times for business-critical enterprise applications. However, NVMe is more than a storage specification; the broader NVMe over Fabrics protocol encompasses the entire data path, from server to network to storage system.
This technical report focuses on building modern SANs on NVMe over Fabrics, especially NVMe over Fibre Channel (NVMe/FC, also known as FC-NVMe).
This document describes the industry-first NVMe/FC implementation in NetApp® ONTAP®, includes guidelines for SAN design and implementation, and provides links to testing and qualification recommendations.


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A Toy Story: Alles hört auf kein Kommando (umgangssprachlich und im Original bekannt als Toy Story 4) ist ein Film aus dem Jahr 2019 und die Fortsetzung von Toy Story 3 aus dem Jahr 2010. Wie seine drei Vorgänger ist er ein komplett computeranimierter Trickfilm der Pixar Animation Studios. Die Premiere war am 11. Juni 2019 in Los Angeles. Der offizielle Kinostart erfolgte in den USA am 21. Juni 2019. Der deutsche Kinostart war am 15. August 2019. Er wurde in Disney Digital 3-D gerendert. 2020 wurde der Film mit dem Oscar unter der Kategorie "Bester animierter Spielfilm" ausgezeichnet.

Handlung
Der Film beginnt mit einem Rückblick zur Zeit zwischen dem zweiten und dritten Film, neun Jahre vor Beginn der aktuellen Handlung. Woody und seine Freunde müssen mitansehen, wie Andys kleine Schwester Porzellinchen weiterverschenkt. Woody hat die Wahl mit ihr zu gehen, entscheidet sich letztendlich dagegen, da er Andys Lieblingsspielzeug ist und sein Verschwinden ihn traurig machen würde.

Mittlerweile leben Cowboy Woody und seine Freunde bei der kleinen Bonnie. Bonnie spielt lieber mit den anderen und Woody landet zusammen mit den älteren Spielsachen im Schrank. Als er unerlaubt Bonnie in die Vorschule begleitet, da sie sich fürchtet, hilft er ihr zufällig, ein neues Spielzeug namens Forky zu basteln. Forky besteht aus Abfall und muss sich an seine Existenz als Spielzeug gewöhnen. Ständig versucht er sich in Mülleimer zu begeben, da er sich selbst als Abfall sieht und nicht als Spielzeug.

Bei einem Familienausflug werden Woody und Forky vor dem nächsten Rastplatz von den anderen getrennt. Auf dem Rückweg zu den anderen erklärt Woody Forky, wieso er so wichtig für Bonnie ist, und dieser erkennt schließlich seine wahre Bestimmung an.

Die beiden kommen an einem Antiquitätenladen vorbei, wo Woody eine ihm bekannte Lampe sieht, nämlich die von Porzellinchen. Mit der Hoffnung, sie dort zu finden, betreten die beiden das Geschäft, treffen dort aber stattdessen auf eine Spielzeugpuppe namens Gabby. Da ihre Aufziehbox kaputt ist, will sie diese durch Woodys ersetzen, um endlich ganz zu sein und von der Enkelin der Besitzerin mitgenommen zu werden. Woody schafft es, vor ihr und den Handlangern zu fliehen, Forky bleibt jedoch zurück.

Unterdessen macht sich Buzz Lightyear auf den Weg, Woody und Forky zu finden.
Als er durch Umwege an einen Schießstand bei der Kirmes in der Nähe des Rastplatz landet, trifft er auf Ducky und Bunny, die bereit sind, ihm zu helfen, im Austausch dafür nimmt er die beiden mit zu Bonnie.

Woody ist inzwischen auf dem Weg zum Rastplatz, da er die Hilfe der anderen Spielsachen benötigt. Er verirrt sich auf einem Spielplatz mit lauter verlorenen Spielsachen, wo er überraschenderweise von Porzellinchen, ihren drei Schafen und Giggle McDimples gerettet wird. Sie sind bereit, ihm zu helfen, und so machen sie sich auf den Weg.

Auf dem Dach treffen sie auch auf Buzz und die beiden neuen Freunde. Im Inneren des Ladens suchen sie ein Spielzeug namens Duke Caboom, da sie seine Hilfe benötigen, um der Katze der Besitzerin zu entgehen.

Ihr Rettungsversuch geht schief, da Gabby durch eine Unterhaltung mit Forky von Woodys Loyalität erfahren hat und der Gruppe eine Falle stellt. Nachdem sie gerade so entkommen konnten, trennt sich Woody daraufhin von der Gruppe und kehrt zurück zu Gabby, wo er ihr seine Aufziehbox im Austausch für Forky anbietet.

Sie hält ihr Versprechen, doch sie wird von der Enkelin abgelehnt. Woody bietet ihr an, sich ihm und Forky anzuschließen. Kurz darauf stößt Porzellinchen mit den anderen zu ihnen, die für Woody nochmal umgekehrt ist.

Auf dem Weg zum Wohnmobil trennt sich Gabby von der Gruppe, als sie ein verlorenes Mädchen sieht und beschließt, bei ihr zu bleiben. Unterdessen konnten Buzz und Jessie sowie die anderen Spielsachen durch verschiedene Aktionen und Sabotagen das Wohnmobil auf die Kirmes lotsen, wo sie die anderen einsammeln wollen.

Während Woody hin- und hergerissen zwischen Bonnie und Porzellinchen ist, versichert ihm Buzz, dass Bonnie es auch ohne seine Hilfe schaffen wird, und er verabschiedet sich von den anderen Spielsachen, mit denen er schon seit seiner Zeit bei Andy zusammen ist. Er bleibt mit Porzellinchen, den Schafen, Giggle, Duke Caboom, Ducky und Bunny auf der Kirmes zurück, wo man im Abspann sieht, wie sie zusammen anderen Spielzeugen helfen, neue Besitzer zu finden.

Währenddessen wird Bonnie älter und kommt in die erste Klasse, hierbei bastelt Bonnie erneut einen Forky, doch dieses Mal ist dieser Forky weiblich.

Synchronisation
Der deutsche Sprecher von Charlie Naseweis, Hartmut Neugebauer, verstarb bereits im Juni 2017. Michael Rüth, der Specki in allen drei Filmen seine Stimme lieh, ging 2014 in den Ruhestand. Michi Beck, der im Film letztlich Duke Caboom spricht, wurde ursprünglich gemeinsam mit Smudo für das Figuren-Duo Bunny und Ducky angefragt. Auf Grund vertraglicher Verpflichtungen Smudos kam diese Besetzung nicht zu Stande. Für die Synchronregie und das Synchronbuch war Pierre Peters-Arnolds verantwortlich. Die Synchronisation entstand bei der FFS München.

Rezeption

Einspielergebnis
Die weltweiten Einnahmen aus Kinovorführungen belaufen sich bei einem Budget von rund 200 Millionen US-Dollar auf 1,07 Milliarden US-Dollar, von denen der Film allein 434,04 Millionen im nordamerikanischen Raum einspielen konnte. Damit befindet er sich auf Platz 8 der finanziell erfolgreichsten Filme des Jahres 2019 und auf Platz  der finanziell erfolgreichsten Filme aller Zeiten. In Deutschland verzeichnete der Film 901.523 Kinobesucher, durch die er 6,61 Millionen Euro erwirtschaften konnte.

Auszeichnungen (Auswahl)
Annie Awards 2020
 Nominierung als Bester Film
 Nominierung für die Besten Effekte – Spielfilm (Alexis Angelidis, Amit Ganapati Baadkar, Greg Gladstone, Kylie Wijsmuller & Matthew Kiyoshi Wong)
 Nominierung für die Beste Musik – Spielfilm (Randy Newman)
 Nominierung für die Beste Synchronarbeit – Spielfilm (Tony Hale)
 Nominierung für das Beste Drehbuch – Spielfilm (Andrew Stanton & Stephany Folsom)
 Nominierung für den Besten Schnitt – Spielfilm (Axel Geddes, Torbin Xan Bullock & Greg Snyder)

Art Directors Guild Awards 2020
 Auszeichnung in der Kategorie Animated Film

British Academy Film Awards 2020
 Nominierung als Bester animierter Spielfilm

Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2019
 Auszeichnung als Bester Animationsfilm

Cinema Audio Society Awards 2020
 Auszeichnung in der Kategorie Animationsfilm

Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020
 Auszeichnung als Bester Animationsfilm

Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2019
 Nominierung als Bester Animationsfilm

Eddie Awards 2020
 Auszeichnung in der Kategorie Bester Filmschnitt – Animationsfilm (Axel Geddes)

Golden Globe Awards 2020
 Nominierung als Bester Animationsfilm

Goldene Himbeere 2020
 Nominierung für den Himbeeren-Erlöser-Preis (Keanu Reeves, auch für John Wick: Kapitel 3)

Golden Reel Awards 2020
 Nominierung in der Kategorie Best Sound Editing: Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in an Animation Feature Film

Grammy Awards 2020
 Nominierung als Best Song Written for Visual Media ("The Ballad Of The Lonesome Cowboy", Randy Newman & Chris Stapleton)

Hollywood Critics Association Awards 2020
 Auszeichnung als Bester Animationsfilm
 Nominierung für die Beste animierte oder VFX-Schauspielleistung (Tom Hanks)

Hollywood Film Awards 2019
 Auszeichnung mit dem Hollywood Animation Award

Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2020
 Nominierung als Bester Animationsfilm

National Film & TV Awards 2019
 Auszeichnung als Bester Animationsfilm
 Nominierung für die Beste Darbietung in einem Animationsfilm (Tom Hanks)
 Nominierung für die Beste Darbietung in einem Animationsfilm (Tim Allen)

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2020
 Nominierung als Bester Animationsfilm
 Nominierung als Bester Synchronsprecher in einem Animationsfilm (Tom Hanks)

Online Film Critics Society Awards 2020
 Auszeichnung als Bester animierter Spielfilm

Oscarverleihung 2020
Auszeichnung  als Bester animierter Spielfilm
 Nominierung für den Besten Song (I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away)

Producers Guild of America Awards 2020
 Auszeichnung als Bester Animationsfilm (Mark Nielsen & Jonas Rivera)

San Diego Film Critics Society's Awards 2019
 Nominierung als Bester Animationsfilm

Satellite Awards 2019
 Nominierung als Bester Film – Animations- oder Mischfilm
 Nominierung für den Besten Filmsong (The Ballade of the Lonesome Cowboy)

Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2019
 Auszeichnung als Bester Animationsfilm

St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2019
 Auszeichnung als Bester Animationsfilm

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2019
 Nominierung als Bester Animationsfilm

Visual Effects Society Awards 2020
 Auszeichnung in der Kategorie Herausragende erschaffene Umgebungen in einem Animationsfilm (Antiques Mall; Hosuk Chang, Andrew Finley, Alison Leaf & Philip Shoebottom)
 Nominierung in der Kategorie Herausragende visuelle Effekte in einem Animationsfilm (Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen, Bob Moyer & Gary Bruins)
 Nominierung in der Kategorie Herausragende animierte Charaktere in einem Animationsfilm (Bo Peep; Radford Hurn, Tanja Krampfert, George Nguyen & Becki Rocha Tower)
 Nominierung in der Kategorie Herausragende virtuelle Kameraarbeit in einem CG-Projekt (Jean-claude Kalache & Patrick Lin)
 Nominierung in der Kategorie Herausragende Effektsimulationen in einem Animationsfilm (Alexis Angelidis, Amit Baadkar, Lyon Liew & Michael Lorenzen)

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2019
 Auszeichnung als Bester Animationsfilm
 Auszeichnung für die Beste Synchronarbeit (Tony Hale)
 Nominierung für die Beste Synchronarbeit (Tom Hanks)
 Nominierung für die Beste Synchronarbeit (Annie Potts)

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 Offizielle Website zum Film von Disney
 Offizielle Website zum Film von Pixar (englisch)

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Filmtitel 2019
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Q: How To Initialize JavaFX Tookit? I have a question.
How does one initialize the JavaFX toolkit with the method I found in an earlier StackOverflow Question? The topic can be found here: JavaFX 2.1: Toolkit not initialized
I am trying to use a solution similar to this solution from that thread:
Problem:  Non-trivial Swing GUI application needs to run JavaFX components. Application's startup process initializes the GUI after starting up a dependent service layer.
Solutions
Subclass JavaFX Application class and run it in a separate thread e.g.:*
public class JavaFXInitializer extends Application {
    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
        // JavaFX should be initialized
        someGlobalVar.setInitialized(true);
    }
}

The only problem I have is: What do I do with
someGlobalVar.setInitialized(true); ?

I don't know what to fill in there, and some tips would be appreciated :)

A: import com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl;

public class JavaFXInitializer
{

        public JavaFXInitializer()
        {
            initFx();
        }
        private synchronized static void initFx() {
            PlatformImpl.startup(() -> {
            });
        }
}

A: I am writing this answer for the comment you have done about how to support (.mp3,.wav,.flac,.ogg) etc in java.For .mp3 you can use JLayer http://www.javazoom.net/projects.html search on web for examples.
About (.mp3,.wav.flac,.ogg) and some more you can use JavaZoom BasicPlayer which uses some external libraries to support them you can download the zip folder here(download without installer and you open the zip folder).
Then go on the folder lib and copy all the .jars except kj_dsp which can be used for visual representation on audio data and contains also a class about fast fourier transform(FFT).Also change MP3_SPI1.9.3 with MP3SPI1.9.4
Then add these .jars into your project libraries and just use:
BasicPlayer player = new BasicPlayer();

The whole thing uses Service Provider Interface (SPI) mechanism.
It runs on a separate thread so you don't have to worry.It works really well but the project is a little bit old.It's a good start!About docs check the website.


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Home/Technology/Explainer: Securing the 5G future – what's the issue?
Explainer: Securing the 5G future – what's the issue?
BARCELONA (Reuters) – The security of next-generation 5G networks has dominated this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with conflicting views on the risks of moving to the new technology being debated on stage and in backroom meetings.
A visitor uses a mobile phone next to a 5G sign at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
5G promises super-fast connections which evangelists say will transform the way we live our lives, enabling everything from self-driving cars to augmented-reality glasses and downloading a feature-length film to your phone in seconds.
But there are also security concerns, some of which have fueled a drive by the United States and others to remove Chinese-made equipment from Western networks.
The concerns can be broken down into three main areas:
As 5G becomes embedded in everything from hospitals to transport systems and power plants it will rapidly become a part of each country's critical national infrastructure.
This makes the consequences of the networks failing or being deliberately sabotaged in a cyber attack significantly more serious.
"What makes people concerned is that you are not going to use 5G only for smartphones and consumers, you will connect, over time, infrastructure that is at the very core of our societies," said Thomas Noren, head of 5G commercialization business area networks at equipment maker Ericsson.
Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia are the world's leading suppliers of telecoms equipment.
As 5G makes high-speed internet increasingly available, the number of devices in the network will increase dramatically.
These will include traditional mobile and broadband connections, but also internet-enabled devices from dishwashers through to advanced medical equipment. Industry association GSMA forecasts the number of internet-enabled devices will triple to 25 billion by 2025.
The larger the network, the more opportunities there are for hackers to attack, meaning there is an increasingly complex system with more parts that need protecting.
"Once you have complexity across a broader system, regardless of what it is, the complexity itself is a vulnerability," said Gee Rittenhouse, senior vice president for security at networking gear maker Cisco.
"You don't have a coherent view through the system, and once you don't have that coherent view there are gaps, and the adversaries… take advantage of those gaps, which open up security holes."
DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM
One of 5G's biggest changes is the ability to take the advanced computing power usually kept in the protected "core" of a network and distribute it to other parts of the system.
This will provide more reliable high-speed connections, and also means that future technologies such as augmented-reality glasses will not need inbuilt computing power because they can pull it from the network instead.
But it also means engineers will no longer be able to clearly segregate the sensitive and less-restricted parts of the system.
"It is going to fundamentally change the architecture of the network," Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri told Reuters.
The United States and others have warned that this means equipment made by Chinese companies such as Huawei Technologies, which Washington has accused of spying for Beijing, will have access to protected information.
Huawei has denied the allegations.
Additional reporting by Douglas Busvine; Editing by Georgina Prodhan and Jane Merriman
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See The History
The Emerald Coast is quite famous for its sugar white sands and coastal lifestyle.
What a lot of people who visit aren't aware of is that this area has an important military history.
Our area is big on the military and we love our veterans.
Learn a little bit about our history as well as the Air Force at the Air Force Armament Museum. Located right outside of Shalimar, the AFAM is the only museum in the world that focuses on artifacts associated with Air Force Armament and its platforms of delivery.
Experience aviation warfare armament from World War I through the modern day!
n extensive exhibition of weaponry and interactive displays is certain to delight the veterans and military enthusiasts in your group.
Outside displays include vintage military aircraft such as the fastest plane ever built: the SR-71 Blackbird!
Inside are four aircraft representing specific eras. The P-51 Mustang and the P-47 Thunderbolt represent World War II. The F-80 Shooting Star comes from the Korean War and the F-105 Thunderchief was used in Vietnam.
The museum was built in 1976 in an old Enlisted Club facility where it stayed until 1981. A new museum was built and deeded to the United States Air Force in 1985. More than a million visitors have now experienced this unique Emerald Coast attraction.
Fun for the entire family!
Many important military-related ceremonies occur at the facility now. Frequent visits by school, church and veterans groups have made the museum an important educational, cultural and social landmark in the Destin/Ft. Walton Beach area.
The AFAM is open daily from 9:30 am. to 4:30 pm, Monday through Saturday except for federal holidays. Admission is free and tours are self-guided. For more information visit http://www.afarmamentmuseum.com/
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Pungent, strong and sturdy, marigolds produce shades of true cadmium yellow. Ours, grown with Russell's rooftop rainwater cistern and pump-powered drip-irrigation system, required seven months of growing from seeds in the studio to our Brooklyn rooftop planters, surviving the summer heat waves. This month, fresh cuttings will be passed through the press onto fabric panels for Marigold, celebrating cultivation, color and cloth.
..in fact for all gardeners I recommend plain uncomplicated faith, or if faith lacking, then elementary logic. There is no mystery about gardening, just the wonderous fact that seed time and harvest occur each year, generation after generation, wherever the soil is tilled. If gardeners do their part they can confidently expect the miracle to continue as it has through all time.
In both World War I and II, Victory Gardens were planted to reduce pressures on food supplies and to serve as civic morale boosters. In this highly charged political season, we are inviting a group of artists to create prints on t-shirts in the Victory Garden spirit. Stay tuned for a limited edition portfolio of artist print t-shirts, ready to wear for Election Day.
Purchase Victory Garden t-shirts here.
The warp-weighted loom was used in Ancient Greece and in the Viking era, a method of weaving utilizing a simple, vertical structure to produce wide panels of cloth. This summer, I constructed my own loom from trees found in the woods of New Hampshire and made a series of hand-thrown ceramic vessels for the warp weights. Back in the studio, the process of setting the loom up for weaving begins. With wood, wool and clay, we will be experimenting weaving blankets for the winter months ahead.
The beauty of the collaborative printmaking process is that two working together produce results not possible by one, expanding the thinking and experience of both. This fall, we invited artist Tara Geer to explore and make prints at Russell Janis studio.


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Диоксидифторид рения — неорганическое соединение, оксосоль металла рения и плавиковой кислоты с формулой ReOF,
бесцветные кристаллы.

Получение
 Действие на нагретый рений смеси фтора и кислорода с последующей фракционной перегонкой в вакууме:

Физические свойства
Диоксидифторид рения образует бесцветные кристаллы.

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Bremen tickets. Are you looking for the best football tickets in Bremen? Then look no further! LiveFootballTickets.com is the premier ticket website for football matches in Bremen and other cities throughout the world.
One of the most famous port cities gracing the country's map, Bremen is spread on the banks of River Weser. Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. is enriching the city's football landscape for over a century now. Die Werderaner, as the club is adoringly known among its supporters, have won four Bundesliga, six DFB-Pokal titles and one European Cup Winners' Cup in 1992. Bremen football tickets are treasured items among the city's football fanatics whenever there is a match scheduled to be played here. Weserstadion hosts most of football matches in Bremen. The stadium, established in 1924, is having close to 38,000 seats for international matches. It is also the home of Die Werderaner. The stadium has undergone modifications from time to time and one such is currently planned which will add a third tier to the stands.


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We have a trailer for the upcoming The Dooms Chapel Horror from Brain Damage Films. It is directed by John William Holt and stars Bill Oberst, Jr., Austin Madding, Abby Murphy, Shaun Gerardo, Josh Robinson, Josh Cornelius, Steve Crowley, Allan Walters, Wendy Keeling and more.
It will be released June 14th on VOD and DVD. You can view the trailer and poster for the film below.


Nordic Stella is a creative Atelier in Luxembourg City where you can paint you own personalised ceramic. We have a wide range of different ceramics and colors to choose from and professional staff to guide with tools and techniques.
Our Atelier is open for walk-ins during opening hours and you have the possibility to spend a fun hour or two with your family, friends or even colleagues to create something special and unique. You choose your favourite piece of ceramic from our nice collection, we give you an introduction in "how to" and will guide and assist you all the way. You pay by piece of ceramic you choose to paint. Our prices range from 8.00 – 48.00 € incl ceramic, glazing and firing. 1 week later your creation is waiting for you all shiny and colourful and ready for use!


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Verdict should allow all involved to move forward
Thursday, 5 December 2002, 8:09 am
Press Release: New Zealand Government
Today's verdict in the Stephen Wallace case should allow everyone involved to move on with their lives, Police Minister George Hawkins says.
Senior Constable Keith Abbot was today acquitted in the High Court of a murder charge following a private prosecution bought by Mr Wallace's family.
Mr Wallace was fatally shot in Waitara in April 2000.
"The strain on Constable Abbott, his family and friends and the wider police family has been immense," Mr Hawkins said.
Constable Abbot's acquittal will allow police to feel confident that they will receive a fair hearing if in the course of their duty, their actions are later questioned in a court of law.
Mr Hawkins also acknowledged the overwhelming sorrow felt by the Wallace family at this time.
"Today's verdict marks the point when it is appropriate that this tragedy is put behind us, and everyone begins to move forward in their lives," Mr Hawkins said.
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How Good Is A Diy Logo Design?
There is a manual or guide available for everything or anything that you want to do. If you want to build your home ceiling then you can easily get a manual and follow instructions. If you want to fix your car, then there are lots of tutorials available too. When it comes to the world of internet, there are DIY or Do It Yourself tools that allow you to take care of complicated tasks (that you cant even do manually) in a timely manner without any help at all. Whether you need to create a website or a Logo Design. for your brand identity there are tons of tools available that can help you create the designs yourself.
Now, what we intend to do here is to realistically discuss whether we should actually use such tools or not. Hey, if they are good for us then why not use then to save a buck or two. If they are bad for business, then we must avoid using them.
Now, why do people like to use DIY tools to create their logos or brand identity designs? Well, a simple answer is that these DIY tools provide you with lots of options and you can select any options like layout, colors, fonts, etc. to give the logo the touch you want. However, what we need to understand is that can we really create our brand identity this way? Can such a logo really represent our business model? Can we really use our creativity and produce an effective outcome?
See, even though DIY tools and templates give us lots of options, but they are still limited when it comes to your own creativity and imagination. They cant surpass the skills, knowledge and experience of a professional logo designer who has been creating custom logo designs for years.
Also, if you use a DIY tool or template, then you will (as a non-designer) be more interested in creating a catchy icon then a remarkable brand identity. You might be trying to create your logo that will look similar to a logo that you like and admire. This way, your logo wont be unique and you wont be able to give your business a unique face and touch. Remember, a poor logo can easily be spotted and can never help you win the trust of your market. So, if you cant win the trust of your potential buyers, you cant sell your products.
Now, what you need to do is calculate the loss you will have to bear because of your unprofessional logo design. Creating a customized logo doesnt cost much nowadays. However, due to bad branding, you will lose thousands of dollars because your market will hesitate to buy from you. Your logo is a powerful tool that helps you look trustworthy and reliable. If it looks cheap, your entire business will look cheap.
So, always hire a professional logo designer or brand identity designer to ensure that you dont ruin your credibility and run your business smoothly and effectively.
Claudia Winifred is a Brand Manager and also a content writer. She loves to write content for Logo Design & Logo Design Companies and website design Companies.


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Q: Is there any configuration available for Master to divide the load between the slaves in Distributed testing with JMeter? Is there any configuration available for Master to divide the load between the slaves?
Actually my test has many scripts with odd and even number of threads in it, for e.g. Script_1 = 15 users, Script_2 = 14 users etc.
So it will be difficult to set the number of threads or slaves. Please suggest.

A: It is

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*In Thread Groups define "Number of Threads" value using __P() function like ${__P(threads,)}

*In user.properties file (lives under "bin" folder of JMeter installation) on each slave node define "threads" property like:

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*threads=14 - for slave 1

*threads=15 - for slave 2

*etc.

You can also pass the property via -J command line option like:
jmeter-server.bat -Jthreads=15

See Apache JMeter Properties Customization Guide for more information on different JMeter properties types and ways of setting and overriding them