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We’re a society ruled by plastic and convenient shopping. The days of “Dodgy Dan’s Emporium of Spurious Imports” are long gone, replaced with the clean convenience of web-based comfort and purchasing ease. Come to think of it, you can pretty much use your parents’ or partner’s credit details to buy anything from Mace to Tazers, from nanchuks to nightsticks and from night vision goggles to spy camera glasses.

I Spy
Spy camera glasses are fixtures of spy movies. The only thing more disturbing than the fact that they’re used in everyday life is the possibility that there is a sufficient corresponding demand to warrant what appears to be a sizeable international market for it. Rather than being the reserve of some backwoods survivalist cult, a quick Google search will throw up any number of physical and web-based outlets where anyone in practically any country can purchase a set of spy camera glasses. These spy camera glasses can set you back anywhere from around US$50 for the school boy spy-on-the-girls-in-gym-class variety to thousands of dollars for the covert, top secret, high-grade, special forces military specification version that makes you feel you’ve had computers implanted in your cornea. A set of spy camera glasses like these may be the closest you can get to being either a T-1000 Terminator or an MI6 agent.

Now More than Fiction
Spy camera glasses do occupy an interesting place in the evolution of gadgets and widgets, from fantasy spy fiction right up there with Maxwell Smart’s “shoe-phone” to real-life, not-to-leave-home-without essential secret agent equipment. In many ways, spy camera glasses hold a similar position in the world of modern day popular culture as video conferencing, remote satellite surveillance imaging, video telephones, and even the now humble cellular telephone.

No more than two decades ago, spy camera glasses were regarded as nothing more than childish fancies. The first time I came across the idea of a videophone conference was in a Disney comic circa the 1980s. Daisy and Donald were making plans via Uncle Gyro’s new “fandangled crackpot invention” - a TV screen with a small camera built into the top casing connected to a telephone. Today, I can talk to my editor via the webcam/microphone device built into the top of my laptop screen. I remember the back pages of the same comic featuring ads for zit-makers, switchblade combs, sea monkeys, x-ray specs, and of course, some kind of practical joke spy camera glasses.

The Fashionable Spy
Spy camera glasses may have been fiction once upon a time, but they’re not the fodder of books and comics anymore. As a matter of fact, these spy camera glasses evolved so much over the years you can now find them in any color and style. Most of the spy camera glasses on the market currently would look more at home on an Olympic speed skater or a gold medal-winning sailboard rider. Sure, they were cool back in the late eighties and even the early nineties, but a pair of these spy camera glasses are certainly not going to help even the most invisible of men keep themselves under cover and out of danger. Remember, when it comes to spy camera glasses or any glasses for the matter, fashion first - function later!

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So you want to get in on the online poker room boom? Well do yourself a favor, and learn how to play first. You can play for free online, or you can participate in low-limit games. Either way, be sure that you understand the rules of the game before you start dropping money online.

Once you’ve mastered the basics, you need to continue practicing. Even the most successful professional poker players practice playing on a daily basis. Learn as much as you can and be experimental with your style.

Here are a few Texas Hold em secrets to consider before you start spending money in online poker rooms.

Don’t play every hand. So many people make this suggestion, but there seems to be a shortage of players who actually follow this simple rule. Wait for the right hand to present itself before committing chips to the pot. If you have trash cards, but you are still able to check before the flop, do so. You might get lucky and catch a hand. If the risks are minimal, keep playing, but as soon as you think that the stakes are higher than your hand, throw your cards away.

Play the players, not the game. Understand betting position, and learn how to read your opponents. When you’re playing Texas Hold em in person, you have a lot more observable info to go off of than when you’re playing online. In person, you can read a player’s eyes, follow their gestures, and look for tells. If a player seems super-nervous about a pot, let them take it, they probably have the nuts (the best available hand). If a player is looking toward their chip stack after they receive their cards, they might be considering how much they can afford to risk on their decent pocket cards.

In an online poker room, you have to read other players by following their betting patterns. If someone quickly re-raises you, and you don’t really have a strong hand, you might want to consider folding. If an opponent keeps raising the stakes, but then checks after the turn and/or river cards, then maybe this person didn’t hit the card they were chasing.

Play patiently. Don’t rush to take chips away from people, and take your time when you’re faced with a big decision. Keeping a consistently calm approach will help you outlast your opponents, especially in tournaments. Know when to let go of a hand, even if you think it’s pretty good. Read the situation, and don’t be afraid to fold any hand that you’re dealt.

Beware of new players. Newbies can be easy to take advantage of, but they can also be dangerous. Fresh players try to chase more hands, and sometimes these low probability moves end up working out, so watch out. Don’t try to bluff someone who doesn’t know how to play the game, because they’re likely to stay involved, pull a card out of nowhere, and take the pot.

If you really want to develop you’re Texas Hold em abilities, don’t ever stop being a student of the game. Always keep practicing. Develop your own style of play, mix it up, and learn from your mistakes.

Tom Shannahan has been playing poker since he was 16. He grew up watching his father play with friends once a week. He currently writes part time for Pokerlistings.com where you can find valuable information about pokerlistings.com/online-poker-rooms Poker Rooms and pokerlistings.com/poker-room-reviews Poker Room Reviews.

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Most poker players fall into one of four categories, and once you’re experienced enough, you’ll be able to place your opponents into particular groups very quickly. This is a detailed definition of the different types of poker players you’ll find. As you play poker online you should try to pick up as much information about a player to accurately place them into a category.

But remember the boundaries of the different types of poker players are not clearly defined and the best pokers players can change their style of play very quickly to mislead the rest of the table.

Types of Poker Players:

Tight-Passive:
A tight-passive player is one that won’t raise or call unless they have a very strong hand. This type of player is normally best suited for limit Texas Holdem poker games and will very seldom take a risk on their hand. If a tight passive player calls your raise – you’d better have the courage to backup your bet.

Loose-Passive:
Loose passive players are also known as “calling stations”. They call any bet you place and it’s best to avoid bluffing these players. They’ll very seldom fold once they’ve seen the flop.

Tight-Aggressive:
These players will only bluff occasionally. They only play good hands and once they’ve got that hand they’ll bet aggressively. Beware when this player raises he could end up taking a huge chunk out of your stack…

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Macro photography is underused by many amateur photographers. Professional photographer use macro photography to take extremely high quality macro photos that impress their viewers. Here are some facts about such macro digital photos.

We have all seen macro digital photos even if some of us did not realize that they were such. The two most common macro digital photos objects are flowers and insects. But macro photography is not limited to these objects. Creative photographers take macro photos of objects that you would never think of – and create astonishing digital photos. For example taking a macro photo of a simple screw that is half way screwed in a piece of wood can be an amazing digital photo if taken using the right techniques of lighting and macro photography.

So what is macro photography? There are many definitions that can be used. The most intuitive one is simple: digital photos that are taken from very close to the objects. Another definition is digital photos that present objects in real life sizes when printed on a 4X6 paper. Yet another definition extends this to a real life size (1:1 ratio) or better (i.e. bigger than in real life).

Professional photographers use special equipment that was designed specifically for macro photography. Special lenses, lens tube extenders, flash units such as ring flashes and more are used. There is no doubt that such equipment can help specially in scenes that are hard to photograph. But even the cheapest digital pocket camera is capable of pretty good macro photography if only used right by the photographer.

Practically all digital cameras can be put in a “macro mode”. Usually this mode is illustrated as a “flower icon” (probably because flowers are the most common object for macro photography). When you put the camera in a macro mode – the camera optimizes its settings for the best macro digital photo. If your camera allows manual control of some of its settings (like aperture and focus) you can improve the quality of the photos further more.

In macro mode the digital camera will set a wider aperture in order to achieve a narrower depth of field. This helps create a macro photo that is focused on a very close item with its background blurry. The camera will also optimize its focusing algorithms to focusing on a very close object. In fact in macro mode it will be hard to make the camera focus on objects in normal or infinite distances.

Some cameras also set the flash intensity to lower since the object is close less flash light energy is needed to light up the scene. Macro photography lighting is a complicated issue due to the close proximity of the object to the lens. A right angle, source and intensity of the flash are hard to achieve. For that reason it is always better to take macro digital photos in a highly lit environment like in daylight.

In conclusion – like most other photography techniques it is important to use macro photography in the right scenarios. It also takes a lot of practice to achieve high quality macro digital photos. For example if you want to get a macro photo of a bee on a flower – you need to learn how to lock the camera focus – press the shutter button half way while all the settings are set and wait for that bee to show up. Also take as many photos as you can so hopefully one of them will be the perfect one you were aiming at. Go out and start taking macro photos to practice your skills. It is a good idea not to limit yourself to flowers and insects, anything can be a good object, a nail, a screw or a piece of candy.

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If you wish to edit MPEG files, it is important to understand the basics of MPEG compression and the main differences between “frame editing” and “Group of Picture (GOP) editing.”

Let’s first start by stating that MPEG compression was not developed with the intention of supporting precise editing. Instead, MPEG serves as a high-powered compression tool made for pre-edited video. Nevertheless, with some fundamental knowledge and appropriate tools, it is possible to perform highly accurate edits of MPEG files.

Fundamentals of MPEG Compression

The main characteristic that complicates editing of MPEG video is the way in which MPEG encodes a compressed file. MPEG uses what’s referred to as “reference frames” and “difference frames.” For every 15 frames of movie footage, the normal standard of compression is 1 reference frame for every 14 difference frames. The difference frames only encode changes such as foreground movement, and therefore much less storage space than the preceding reference frames. This is where MPEG’s high compression comes from.

Since each set of difference frames depends on a previous reference frame in order to be decoded, the only place in a MPEG stream that you can do cuts is at the reference frame. If you were to cut the video at a difference frame, that difference frame and all subsequent difference frames would refer to a preceding reference frame that doesn’t exist any more. Such a stream of frames would then fail to decode properly at run-time, producing nonsensical movie playback. In everyday terms, the movie playback would be extremely choppy. This is the inherent weakness in editing MPEG.

Group of Picture (GOP) Editing

The simplest type of MPEG editor doesn’t try to work around this problem. So-called “GOP-accurate editors” only do cuts on a “group of pictures” boundary. GOP is adequate for cutting commercials out of a recorded television program, for example, but not accurate enough for serious video editing.

Pixela’s Pixe VRF Browser falls within this category of editors; however, it boasts additional capabilities that competing products in the category do not:

Pixela’s Pixe VRF Browser supports viewing and editing of popular DVD formats not supported by Mac. This makes viewing any movie recorded in the Video Recording Standard readable.

Furthermore, while most editing software only supports GOP (Group of Picture) unit editing, VRF Browser also supports highly precise frame editing with the use of frame markers.

Frame Editing

To create precise cuts and smooth transitions, it is necessary to move beyond GOP editing to frame-by-frame granularity. In the case of MPEG data streams, this requires enhancing the editing software with the power to decode an MPEG file’s GOPs into a sequence of uncompressed frames, which are then edited by the user as desired, then re-encoded into GOPs so that the advantages of MPEG compression are regained.

The ability to re-encode split GOPs allows you to do frame-accurate cuts. This type of MPEG editor can also offer tools that change the frames themselves (e.g., titling and transitions) because it can re-encode all the GOPs that contain changed frames.

Pixela’s Capty MPEG Edit EX resides in this more powerful category of editor.

“With the advanced editing features of Capty MPEG Edit EX software, you can create professional quality DVDs at an affordable price,” say Richard Yates of Pixela Corporation. “High performance frame by frame video and sound track editing features, with Dolby Digital support, enable you to tell your story the way you want it, without compromise.”

Richard Yates is the Marketing and E-Commerce Manager for Pixela Corporation.

The Associated Press announced today that Tiger Woods has handed in his entry for the inaugural Sadr City Golf Classic to be held Feb. 8 to Feb. 11 at the newly designed Jack Nicklaus Bushwood County Club on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq. The Sadr City Golf Classic is being held the week after the Dubai Desert Classic, a favorite stop on the European Tour. Past champions include a whose who of golfing legends including Seve Ballesteros, Ernie Els, Fred Couples, Marvin Himelfarb, Colin Montgomerie, Jose Maria Olazabal, Thomas Bjorn, two time champion Ernie Els, Mark O’Meara and the defending champion Tiger Woods.

Sadr City is a suburb of Baghdad with 2 million people which was built in response to the intense housing shortage in Baghdad in 1959. It was originally called Revolution City after the Beatles song “Revolution” then the name was changed to Saddam City. After Sunni Saddam’s statue was toppled in 2003 the Shiite neighborhood was renamed Sadr City after the Ayatollah Mohammed Sadeq al-Sadr, the grandfather of its present ruler Muqtada al-Sadr. Tiger’s move has caused quite a stir in golfing circles as it will cause Tiger to forego the 2007 Pebble Beach National Pro Am. At the time of his beheading Daniel Pearl had been investigating a story that Iranian President Ahmidinejad had guaranteed Tiger a $50 million appearance fee to play in the Sadr City which many Shiite Muslim Clerics believe will be a part of Shiite Iran by then. It was also revealed that Michael Richards and Jack Nicklaus were instrumental in arranging for Tiger to play the Muqtada Open.

The event will be governed by the rules of the R&A Golf Association however several local rules will be in effect. In the event of a gasoline powered golf cart exploding a player’s caddie into the next dimension the player will be allowed to change caddies instantly no penalty. Should the Lord Jesus Christ the Jewish born Rabbi and the awaited Messiah of Christianity and Islam suddenly Rapture every born again Christian during a player’s backswing thereby interfering with the player’s swing the player will be allowed a mulligan. This will be the first time in the history of the PGA Tour that mulligans will be allowed. The PGA went along with it in the interest of avoiding another Casey Martin situation heading to the United States Supreme Court. The final nail in the coffin was when the Democrats took over the American Congress and President Bush thereby lost the power to insert another Televangelist as the swing voter on the court.

Asked why he was playing in the event Tiger had this to say: “I am a Buddhist. I try to meditate on the course and stay in the zone. I felt that if I could stay focused while all Hell was breaking loose then I would be able to remain focused under the most intense conditions. I also have the assurances of the Sultan of Dubai, (Butch was instrumental in arranging this), President al-Maliki, President Ahmidinejad, President Assad, and the Saudi Royal family that during the week of the tournament all violence in the Middle East will come to an absolute halt. Elin and my mom have never been to Iraq and I hear that the food there is great. In the old days the USO was able to arrange for Marilyn Monroe, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Joey Heatherton and so many others to fly into war zones to boost the morale of the troops. Imagine the fairways at Bushwood lined with thousands of our brave American men and women soldiers who are giving their lives and limbs every day to protect our way of life being beamed world wide by satellites to the rest of the world. I can’t wait to go. Martyrdom did not seem to harm Jesus’ popularity, especially when it comes out that Elin had a bun in the oven at the time. I will become bigger than John Lennon, who released a new Beatles Album “Love” this week, decades after his assassination. Had he lived to old age, who would have bought it? He probably would have turned out worse than Sir Paul McCartney, accused by Yoko Ono of clubbing her over the head with her prosthetic leg in a public and messy divorce. Who needs the tsouris?”

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Who is Gary Magness? According to Forbes magazine, he is one of the 400 richest men in America. To be exact, Forbes ranks Gary at number three hundred and eighty four, with a net worth of nine hundred million dollars.

But other than being rich, who is Gary Magness? Well, Gary has what you’d have to call diverse interests. His company, Magness Investments Group, oversees over 30 operational businesses.

One of those 30 businesses is Magness Land and Cattle. This cattle operation routinely produces champion Limousin cattle every year. Limousin cattle are originally a French breed of cattle, easily distinguished by their beautiful red coats. They are also known for excellent lean meat production.

Magness Land and Cattle prides themselves on raising champion Limousin cattle. In fact, they just recently won both at American Royal Limousin Show in Kansas City, MO. Gary Magness’ company is actually working with Colorado State University and Smithfield Beef to breed the perfect beef cow.

The Cattle industry does not have a lock on the interests of Gary Magness, though. Gary also loves cars and trucks. Gary is a team leader for the Mango Racing team, the head driver for Truck 250. His team races in the famous Baja 1000, the most demanding off road race on this globe. Gary and his team race Pro-Trucks, a vehicle created by Ivan “Ironman” Stewart.

Gary Magness also enjoyes a wide variety of sports, including bird hunting, fly fishing, and reading. He and his family also actively support charities, including the Food Bank Of The Rockies.

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The tension between Janelle and Jose starts as the cast mates prepare for the grand opening of the Mystic Tan salon.

Janelle asks Zach to direct him to help her with marketing and Zach agrees.

Later, Janelle talks to Jose about the marketing duties, and comments that she doesn’t know what he’s doing as Assistant Manager. He gets slightly defensive but agrees to help with the marketing. She assigns him to pass out fliers in a two-mile-radius, while she will focus on the local hotels.

The next day, there is a mild crisis as the Mystic Tan booths stop working and they spend some harried minutes on the phone with tech support.

The booths get fixed, and Jose tells Janelle that he went out and hit the local hotels to do some marketing. She remains calm in front of him, but is later furious and vents to Zach. She’s angry because Jose didn’t follow her direction and so messed up her marketing plans.

That night, the gang goes out with some of Tyler visiting friends. It’s not the usual drunken night though, as Paula, on advice from her therapist, drinks in moderation.

Later that same evening, Janelle tries to rush the group home since they have a big day the next day. Jose loses his cool and mildly mouths off to her in response. Janelle is offended, and Jose mouths off more. She gets up in his face, and they yell at each other. The other cast mates manage to calm them down enough to get home, but it’s not resolved.

Back at the house, Janelle talks about how she won’t accept Jose’s inevitable apology, and Jose decompresses about the fight with one of Tyler’s friends. He seems to regret his lack of self-control in the incident.

The grand opening seems to go off well. A local marching band performs, and the crowd at the store seems to be healthy. The cast mates donate a portion of the profits to a local AIDS organization. At the end of the day, the profits are tallied, and the VP lets them know the cast mates are actually getting 100% of the profits instead of the 50% they were expecting.

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The Polar Express is a dramatic movie for children and adults about the beauty and magic of Christmas. It is a movie that everyone can enjoy together. Unlike most holiday kids’ movies, The Polar Express is a more serious look on the idea of Santa Claus. The movie is humorous in a few parts, but mostly dramatic. This is something not usually seen in movies of this type, so it makes it an unusual, yet pleasant experience.

Cast

Tom Hanks did most of the voices in The Polar Express, which is quite impressive. So, basically he is the main cast member for the entire movie. Hanks did a fantastic job of disguising his voice to make each character original and unique from the others. He shined once again in the roles he took on and helped make the movie a success.

Script

The storyline of The Polar Express was pretty interesting. It started off very interesting with the whole idea of the child wondering if there was a Santa and the mysterious train rolling through the towns. However, as the movie went on, it lost momentum. It became almost too complicated, for audience members had no idea where it was going at times. Although surprises are nice, when the audience is completely confused, it is not a good thing. However, in the ending, the whole thing was pulled together, somewhat. The movie ended beautifully, as everyone expected it to. It was just that portion in the middle of the film that got a little too scattered.

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