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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
FITNESS TOGETHER - 1 Client, 1 Trainer, 1 Goal: Obesity Rate ...
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Obesity Rate Underestimated. Many researchers conclude that the Body Mass Index or BMI is too simple, and needs a multifaceted approach to measure overall health and fitness. Several doctors, including Eric Braverman, ...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Pinterest Added to Wordpress Social Plugin | Internet Marketing Blog
After tallying over 34,000 downloads of their original Wordpress plugin, Ecreative Internet Marketing has developed an upgraded version. The plugin is now available for free download.
3 April 2012?Following last year?s successful launch of their ?Trackable Social Share Icons,? the Ecreative Internet Marketing team have released an updated, new-and-improved version of the popular Wordpress blog plugin. The plugin is available for both businesses and individuals, and can be downloaded for free at Wordpress.org.
In addition to the original Trackable Social Share Icons? linking badges for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other popular social media networks, the updated version includes a linking icon for up-and-coming social site Pinterest. Several other functionality and usability improvements are included, as well.
Social media is one of the fastest, easiest, and most effective ways to share information. Social media has proven to be an ideal method by which companies and businesses can provide their customers and potential clients with information on their products, services, news, and events. As social media continues to grown, many companies are working to harness its full marketing potential. Ecreative Internet Marketing?s Social Media Share Icons help make this task an easier one.
Ecreative Internet Marketing created their social media sharing plugin to outperform other, similar Wordpress plugins in a number of ways. In addition to adding ?share icons? at the bottom of a company?s or individual?s blog posts and/or content pages, this unique plugin also creates a direct link to the user?s Google Analytics account. This is meant to make tracking of clicks, content ?shares,? and other useful information easy. Ecreative Internet Marketing stresses that this tracking information is never available to any third party?themselves included?and is only accessible to those with access to Google Analytics for the site in question.
The Ecreative Internet Marketing Wordpress plugin features icons that are highly customizable to the user?s needs. Multiple icon styles are available, and their size can be scaled to the user?s preference. Icons for most major social networks are included, and these icons can be added or removed with just a click. Users can even determine the order in which the social media icons are displayed.
Ecreative Internet Marketing, along with its sister company, Ecreativeworks, provides complete website design and development services. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ecreative Internet Marketing works with businesses of all stripes?from small, family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies?to drive online success through search engine optimization, internet marketing programs, and more. Visit them online at http://www.ecreativeim.com, and visit Ecreativeworks at http://www.ecreativeworks.com.
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Hamworhy of UK Scoops FSRU Contract from ... - LNG World News
Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems has secured a contract to supply its innovative LNG regasification technology for the third H?egh LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
Working together with Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering (SOE) W?rtsil? Hamworthy will design and supply the system concept whilst the key equipment and fabrication will be supplied by SOE. This partnership agreement follows on from the contract to supply a propane-seawater regasification system for the first two 170,000m3 capacity vessels signed in November last year.
The floating regasification market is experiencing significant uptake and H?egh have projected annual growth in the LNG market of 6-7% over the coming few years. Sveinung St?hle, H?egh LNG?s President and Chief Executive, was quoted as saying: ?Our strategy to expand in the floating regasification market worldwide remains firm and we believe in strong continued growth in this segment.?
Reidar Strande, LNG Business Unit Director, Hamworthy Oil and Gas Systems said: ?This contract for H?egh LNG follows on from the joint project with SOE in supplying our regasification module for the converted Golar Khannur. The module concept was a fast-track project allowing the regasification system to be almost complete before lifting onboard the vessel, with very few interfaces. Delivery of this equipment took place in November 2011.?
LNG World News Staff, April 2, 2012; Image: H?egh LNG
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Restaurant Review - Taconic on ...
I admit it, I was not looking forward to Taconic on Bedford. I mean really, in our precious world of hipster Brooklyn dining, this place is the very hippest, the most precious of all. But you know what - Taconic on Bedford pulls it off, and I highly recommend that you try it.
The Percivals found a wonderful spot for their restaurant. Set just off the street on a lovely corner of Bedford Avenue, the place feels like it is of the woods.
And the view from the main dining room is utterly gorgeous, emphasizing the bucolic beauty that can still be found in the part of Williamsburg near Newtown Creek.
There are a few problems with Taconic on Bedford, and I'm going to get those out of the way first. Taconic does not take reservations. If you or someone in your party can present a valid hunting or fishing license you will get priority for a table. Otherwise, go for a stroll in Williamsburg and Fenton will send a telegram when your table is ready. Secondly, it can take a long time to be noticed by the staff at Taconic, even after being seated. I felt so grateful to be there, though, that I didn't mind the fact that 45 minutes went by before someone came to take a drink order. That said, the servers, most of whom are former rodeo clowns, are not entirely adverse to being interrupted as they socialize, and will take your order if you are a little pushy about it.
These are minor problems, though, and there is a lot to love at Taconic on Bedford. All of the wood that went into building Taconic was reclaimed from Home Depot, and the place looks great.
Taconic offers a convenient and enviro-friendly valet service, and your car will be parked in a bed of local dried leaves while you dine.
Wine is served in deerskin pouches, and there is an innovative hydration program, offering diners a variety of hand-poured waters. I usually go with the over-sized watering can, and the water is fresh and cold, very impressive indeed. You can enjoy it plain or with house-pickled ice cubes - I find both to be very satisfying.
And how about the food at Taconic? I cannot profess to have tried everything, but what I've had is excellent. Most of the vegetables and grains served at Taconic are locally foraged, and in a truly innovative touch, foraging is outsourced to a small team of Siberian Husky pups. The above photo shows Amaranth, the current leader of the pack.
Taconic adheres to strict nose-to-tail vegetable practices, and every part of the plant is used. Pictured above is the Cabbage, Celery, and Carrot ($17), a delicious melange of the whole vegetables, sliced and served with a light and tangy "mayo-vinegar jus."
Moss salad ($23) is served on the rock it grew on, and is woodsy and redolent of chlorophyll. It is pleasantly textured, but I felt that a dressing of some sort might have improved the dish.
There are a variety of meat dishes made from locally sourced animals, but if you order these dishes you must be willing to actually butcher the meat before the kitchen staff will prepare it. I was initially put off by this, as I don't know how to butcher, but in the end its a nice opportunity to learn. The butchering station is next to the bar and the first-aid area so diners can watch and learn from each others' mistakes.
After one lunchtime visit Abraham Percival took me into his office so we could chat. He is a lovely guy, his brother too. I asked about future plans and he said that the Percivals just opened a general store next to Taconic.
He gave me a quick tour and so far it seems to hold a wide array of soda. Abraham said that there will soon be a variety of very expensive pickles and candles, and also Hellman's mayonnaise.
Taconic on Bedford
5 and 1/2 Bedford Avenue at the corner of Lorimer
413-497-0033
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
Toy Story 3D Blu-ray Review | AVForums.com - UK Online
A real game changer
It?s incredible to think that Toy Story will be 17 years old in November but we?re still feeling its impact even now as countless computer animated movies are churned out each year. At the time of its production though, it was considered something of a risk and it took the combined efforts of John Lasseter, Jeffery Katzenberg and the late Steve Jobs to get it made. Of course, it was so successful that these days children think the first man on the Moon was Buzz Aldrin, a fact that probably pleases old Buzz no end.
Toy Story?s director was John Lasseter, who originally started out as a traditional animator at Disney, until he saw a sneak preview of the light cycle chase from Tron. He was impressed by what he saw and felt computers could also be used as a tool in traditional animation, especially...
[Read the complete movie review]Picture
This region free 3D Blu-ray of Toy Story is presented at 1080p/24 and framed at 1.78:1 which is slightly more open than its theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. As you would expect from a studio has been setting the benchmark for video presentation since the days of Laserdisc, the overall picture quality is exemplary. Obviously the computer animation is rather simplistic by today?s standards but the transfer perfectly renders the original look of this groundbreaking and genuinely game changing film. The movie is transferred directly from the original digital files, so the image is free of any blemishes, dirt, scratches or other artefacts and the level of detail is amazing. The transfer uses the entire disc just for the film and as a result there are no compression artefacts, no aliasing and nor is there any banding, which can often be a problem with animated movies. The colours are bright and primary as you would expect for an animated film about toys but the image always remains accurate and never over saturated. The blacks are both deep and cleanly rendered giving the entire image a wonderfully effective dynamic range and the motion is smooth and judder free.
Of course none of this should come as a surprise to anyone who has seen the previous 2D Blu-ray of Toy Story or any other Pixar releases for that matter - but what about the 3D? Well considering that Toy Story was never conceived as a 3D film, the results are simply incredible. Pixar spent four months locating all the original data files for both the original Toy Story films and then spent another six months creating the 3D versions. Unlike conversions such as Hoodwinked Too, where the final film is converted into 3D in post-production, Toy Story was actually re-rendered for 3D. This means that using the original computer data, a second virtual camera was added into each scene to create the left eye view, thus producing a genuine 3D movie. The results are as impressive and immersive as they would be had Toy Story been made in 3D originally. What is surprising is how effectively the scenes lend themselves to the 3D format, even though they weren?t conceived for it. This might well be a result of the nature of computer animation, where a 3D environment is created as part of the animation process but it also shows that since a lot of 2D filmmaking is about creating the illusion of depth, once you add it properly, it actually enhances the scene. The stereographer also used the 3D as a part of the creative process, deliberately increasing the 3D effect when the toys were outside the comfort of Andy?s bedroom, in order to enhance the danger. The result is a marvelous 3D experience that is free of any crosstalk or other artefacts and makes Toy Story an essential purchase for fans of 3D movies.
Picture score : 10
Sound
This 3D Blu-ray release of Toy Story uses the same DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1-channel soundtrack that was included the film's original 2D Blu-ray release. Quite simply, this is one of the best soundtracks you will ever hear, perfectly capturing both the action of the film and Randy Newman?s wonderful score. The sound design was by Gary Rydstrom, who originally started out at Skywalker Sound back when Pixar was owned by Lucasfilm, and the resulting mix is a masterclass in film sound that is perfectly delivered in lossless audio. Since this is an animated feature all the voice actors were recorded using ADR but these recordings have been integrated perfectly into the soundtrack and the resulting dialogue has a natural sense of spatial realism and clarity, whilst remaining firmly anchored to the centre speaker. The score is spread across the front sound stage, even moving to the sides at times but never overpowering the rest of the mix and Randy Newman?s songs are equally as well integrated. The surrounds are very active with effects being panned around the room, going from side to side and front to back. Since the soundtrack for an animated feature is created from scratch, there are plenty of opportunities for very precise placement of sounds and localised effects, all of which combine to create an enveloping soundfield that is as immersive as the visuals. The audio fidelity is exemplary and the overall sound design is spectacularly well presented and the resulting dynamic range propels the action with intensity whilst maintaing a natural presence, including atmospheric and sound effects which are perfectly mixed throughout and are also highly directional. The bass is deep and supportive when it needs to be, without overpowering the overall sound mix, with solid LFE engagement such as during the scene with Scud the dog. This is a fantastic soundtrack that perfectly compliments the 3D visuals and delivers a reference performance.
Sound score : 10
Extras
This 3D Blu-ray release of Toy Story comes as part of a box set that includes just the three Toy Story movies in 3D and no other extras. If you already own Toy Story on Blu-ray, this offers a cost effective way of adding the 3D versions to your collection without having to buy the 2D version again. However, for those that don't own it at all, Toy Story has also been released as a stand alone four disc set that includes the 3D version as well as the same 2D Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy and extras that have already been reviewed here.
Extras score : 0
Verdict
Toy Story has survived the test of time despite the advancements in computer animation because ultimately it's a great story about friendship. The screenplay is clever, the dialogue is laser sharp, the voice work spot and the animation is imaginative, resulting in a film with real heart that will resonate with children of all ages.?This region free 3D Blu-ray release?is presented at 1080p/24 and framed at 1.78:1 which is slightly more open than its theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The image quality is absolutely reference and despite not originally being conceived in 3D the Blu-ray offers a fantastically immersive experience. This is because Pixar located the original data files and re-rendered the entire film into 3D by adding a second virtual camera to the original computer animation. The result of over a year's work is a genuine 3D version of Toy Story and the results are superb, with the added dimensionality being correctly used to enhance the narrative.?This 3D Blu-ray release of?Toy Story?uses the same DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1-channel soundtrack that was included the film's original 2D Blu-ray release and it is an absolutely stunning sound design that is delivered in lossless audio for a reference experience. Toy Story is a wonderful film that is delivered with superb picture and sound, if you're a fan of 3D then it's an essential purchase.
Overall score : 10
1,234 word review written by Stephen Withers.
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