![]() ![]() When he brought his Ubass for the Beatles’ Carpool Karaoke jam session on Thursday 12th July 2018, Chifuru Noda certainly wouldn’t have known that he’d not live to see his 64th, 63rd, or 62nd birthday. Chifuru Noda (3-29-1957 to 12-26-2018)Ĭhief Noda, as he was affectionately called, would be 64 years old on 29th March 2021. The third series of 16 consecutive weeks started at the beginning of 2022. The second (continuation of the first) started in October 2021 at alternating weeks, until end of December (seven sessions). The first series of seven weekly one-hour class started in June 2021. Introducing my group piano class online: Group Piano Class in Zoom. Review of first three pieces from the new book Modern Pieces for Ukulele by Paul Mansell Group piano class in Zoom Yet it takes a guitarist who understands the possibilities of the re-entrant tuned REVIEW: Modern Pieces for Ukulele by Paul Mansell Guitarists who play the ukulele are few and far between, for many adult learners pick up the ukulele without knowing the guitar. This 40-page book is the latest contribution to the ukulele repertoire by the UK-based ukulele and guitar composer Paul Mansell. REVIEW: Ukulele Picking Tunes Classical Gems by Paul Mansell The composer Heleen Verleur knows just what pianists love playing: music that is easy to read, sounds hard to play, but is so much fun that you don’t want to stop until it ends. This 31-page book of four hand piano music is sheer FUN with a capital F. REVIEW: Piano Animals (duet) by Heleen Verleur 3 Chord Thursday Collaborations June 25, 2022.3 Chord Thursday Surprisingly Simple Songs to Sing and Memorize June 25, 2022.3 Chord Thursday Full Moon June 25, 2022.Guitar transcriptions for ukulele July 7, 2022.Playing music for church on piano and organ July 21, 2022.3 Chord Thursday California July 31, 2022.3 Chord Thursday Wear a Hat July 31, 2022.3 Chord Thursday Colors of the Rainbow July 31, 2022.3 Chord Thursday Workshops August 16, 2022.Music Theory for Song Writing September 13, 2022.3 Chord Thursday: Chinese Mandarin Songs September 19, 2022.3 Chord Thursday: Nursery Rhymes September 20, 2022.Tian An Men Square, Berlin Wall, Chile etc…. There I also premiered the documentary “ Following the Ninth” to a full house, all about how the “Ode to Joy” was used in times of crises and distress to unite the people e.g. This virtual jam could easily be the equivalent of a global flash mob. Years ago, when I was teaching at UH Maui College, I arranged Ode to Joy in its original key for easy piano. Looping: record each part and play against it Accompaniment: different strum patterns for the chordsĦ. Chord melody arrangement: use the first sheet (melody and chords) and play the melody and chords together.ĥ. In our online, interactive workshop on March 21st, 2020, we did the followingĤ. Replace G6 and F#7 with A and D respectively. To play with the other parts, please replace G with A. So I will host the ZOOM session with the following schedule. The playalong on March 22nd is not a VIRTUAL one in Germany. On Sunday 22nd March 2020, about 53 of us gathered on ZOOM for the jam, with participation from Germany, Italy, England, and USA.Ībout 30 of us gathered on ZOOM for my first virtual ukulele fingerstyle workshop today. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s Lockdown page has the multi-part sheet music to their version of Ode to Joy as well as a Youtube clip of their performance at a Proms concert. The bar saying C will work because a C major chord is made up from the 3 notes. It’s my goal to get everyone together AFTER the pandemic is over, to sing and play together in the official version of symphonies and choirs. The letters over each bar relate to the chord that will fit with those notes. This song is significant for many reasons, not least the European Union anthem. F chord (above) with the full barre on first fret.We gathered for Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” sing along and play along on Sunday March 22nd, 2020, after a fingerstyle ukulele workshop the previous day. It involves stretching your index finger across all six strings of the guitar while playing the rest of the chord with your other fingers, which is standard for barre chords. To help memorize these string names, there are a couple of sayings that we can use: Eddie Ate Dynamite, Good Bye Eddie or Eat A Dead Grasshopper Before Everything. ![]() Listed from low to high, the guitar string notes are: E, A, D, G, B, E. Once you know these, learning sharps and flats is as simple as moving up or down. All your sharps and flats occur between these notes. They’re called natural since you have no flats or sharps. With the natural musical alphabet, you only have seven notes – A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. The sharp notes, or ‘accidentals’, fall on the black keys, while the regular or ‘natural’ notes fall on the white keys. In Western music, there are a total of twelve notes per octave, named A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G and G#. ![]()
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![]() I know that while it works for me, everyone’s body is different! It also comes with a one year warranty and there is a payment plan available. The Wave has 30-day money back guarantee, which is one of the reasons I feel confident recommending it. It’s currently $299 (plus free shipping and you can save 10% with my affiliate code: GRIT). If you can and want/need to prioritize your own comfort, then absolutely. Embr Labs Is Embr Wave Worth the Investment? This creates a natural response that makes you feel colder or warmer overall in minutes.”Įmbr Wave leverages a phenomenon called the “Peltier Effect” and a unique control system to generate dynamic thermal sensations. According to Embr Labs, “Embr’s patented technology, Embr Thermal Waveforms, cool or warm the temperature-sensitive skin on your wrist in waves. You’re supposed to wear the Wave on the inside of your wrist (although I’ve put it in my bra too, and it worked there too!). Science shows that warming or cooling sensitive areas of your body changes your overall comfort. Plus, a special discount code: GRIT so you can save 10%! So How Does the Embr Wave Work? You know I’m a big fan of affiliate marketing, so I reached out to Embr and they were cool enough to give me an affiliate link. Psych Central recommends using an ice cube on your wrist to calm anxiety, but this was less messy!
![]() ![]() Keeping a personal log of your medication history to see when you missed your medications Taking photos of your medications so you can tell the difference between each one Using a drug database while entering medications to make the setup process easier Tracking different medication types (like injections or eye drops) in addition to oral pills ![]() Syncing your data across multiple devices This is done similarly to Medisafe, the app described above.īut there are also a number of paid features. Dosecast: My Pill Reminder App (free/paid, iOS, and Android)ĭosecast is free, but it also has premium features you have to pay to unlock.ĭosecast’s basic feature includes inputting your oral medications to set up reminders. You can also sync health data - like your blood pressure - in the app if you choose. It can also give medication interaction warnings, such as to avoid certain foods or alcoholic beverages with your medications. Medisafe can also remind you when you’re low on medication and may need a refill. They can check to see if you’re missing any doses. If you like, you can share the report with a family member or caregiver. To use the app, you would type in your medications, similar to what we described above.Īfter you type in all of your medications, the app builds a report of when you take each of your medications. It’s a favorite for many people and is free to use. Medisafe has been around for almost a decade. For this, we recommend that you read the terms of use provided by the apps to determine if they seem appropriate to your individual needs. You may also have questions regarding data security or access to data that you share in an app. This process is similar for all apps mentioned in this list. You repeat this process for each medication that you take. An app can send an alert to remind you to take lisinopril at 8AM. For each medication, you input its name, dose, how often you take it, and when you'd like to be reminded to take it.įor example, you could type in that you take lisinopril 5 mg once a day at 8AM for blood pressure. ![]() Most of these apps work by having you type in each of your medications. For example, there aren’t any apps included that are only meant to help manage Type 2 diabetes medications. But these apps aren’t specific to particular conditions. This list includes common medications that many people would likely use. We’ve put together a list that includes popular medication reminder apps available for Apple (iOS) and Android devices. With so many apps out there, you may be wondering: How do I find the right app to help me with my medications? There are well over 300,000 health-related apps on smartphones available through the Apple App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android). What are some popular medication reminder apps? Here, we’ll talk about medication reminder apps - which ones are popular, why they’re relevant, and what to know. But if you own a smartphone, you have access to simple tools - such as mobile apps - to remind you when to take your medications. So, what tools are available to help you remember to take them?Ĭurrently, there are devices, pillboxes, and other tools to help you take your medications as your healthcare provider prescribed. Taking medications can get even harder when you have more to take. Research has shown that almost 50% of people struggle to take their medications as prescribed. Over 10% of people take 5 or more medications a day. In the U.S., almost 25% of people take 3 or more medications a day. Remembering to take your medications can be pretty tricky, especially if you’re taking several at different times during the day. ![]() ![]() ![]() It barely made a peep too, heated up accurately in the lab, and 91% were happy with how long it took to get red carpet ready. It banished static and left our entire panel's hair feeling softer and looking bouncier, with their style lasting all day. This high-tech tool is the Bugatti of hairdryers, and impressed our testers so much that everyone said they'd swap it in for their current model. When Dyson decided to enter the beauty world, they did so with a bang. Now go show the Duchess of Cambridge who's the blowdry boss. We've also included the ones that made it on to our editors' list of best buys. We also tested each hairdryer’s frizz-fighting powers, thanks to our Bossa Nova Shuffle machine, which assessed how many flyaways occurred once hair was introduced to humidity. In the ELLE Beauty lab, we measured the temperature of the airflow, casing and nozzle, as well as assessing instructions, simplicity and design. They rigorously judged the speed of drying hair, ease of use, weight, noise level and the finished results of each appliance. Over 300 testers with a variety of hair types reviewed 20 hairdryers. We've rounded up the best hairdryers out there so you can invest your money wisely (and thank us later). Finish with a blast of cold air to close the cuticle to reduce frizz.' Damp hair equals frizz so, keep a water spray bottle handy to re-wet damp sections before thoroughly blow-drying. Multi-award-winnning Afro Hairstylist Charlotte Mensah provides her top tip to a sleek blow-out: 'My top tip is to blow dry in small sections ensuring each section is completely dry before moving onto the next. What’s the best method for blow drying hair? Due to the even airflow, it means you can dry strands quicker, which means you have less chance of frying more vulnerable ends. In general, though, ionic devices tend to be better suited to curly, thick or frizzy hair, as water is prevented from soaking into the hair shaft, which helps preserve the definition of your curls.Ĭeramic models are great for those with finer hair. It sounds complicated, but essentially it means you can use the hairdryer at a lower temperature, causing less frizz and damage.Ĭeramic hairdryers, on the other hand, focus on flawless engineering, as they work to automatically even out airflow and adjust temperatures depending on your hair needs.īoth options have become a go-to for helping to keep damage at bay. To answer this, here's a quick science lesson: ionic hairdryers work by producing negatively charged ions, to break down positively charged water molecules. Is an ionic or ceramic hair dryer best?īoth ionic and ceramic hairdryers are known for being kinder to tresses, helping to reduce dreaded heat damage. Keep scrolling to discover which passed our rigorous lab testing, plus the top pick from our editors too. There’s one for every aesthetic and, more importantly, hair texture on the shelves, so you can mimic salon-worthy results from your own home. No matter what the occasion, having the best hairdryer up your sleeve is going to save you time and stress. If you haven't found 'the one' yet, it's time to start investing. Create a multitude of styles in premium comfort with The Airshot Hair Dryer by CLOUD NINE.Amongst all the TikTok air drying tricks and embracing your natural hair texture, hairdryers have been put on the sidelines, but a study actually found that they're better for your hair than leaving it to dry naturally. A Cool Shot button rapidly cools and sets the style for a longer lasting result with increased luminosity. With three heat settings, an LED temperature indicator and balanced weight distribution, the Airshot offers a personalised styling experience based on the concerns of each hair type for an enhanced finish. Anti-static technology minimises the amount of negatively charged particles, diminishing frizz and flyaways while adding a glossy shine. This powerhouse blow-dryer features tourmaline and vitamin-infused ceramic heating elements which delivers a premium level of care and protection to the hair whilst styling. Offering sleek styling with a 2000W high airflow, the CLOUD NINE Alchemy Airshot Hair Dryer creates a variety of finishes with an ergonomic design that reduces wrist pressure and fatigue. The recommended retail price (RRP) for this item is $240.00. Lightweight and ergonomically designed to reduce wrist pressure.3 heat settings and an LED temperature indicator.Cool Shot button allows for rapid cooling and style setting.Anti-static technology diminishes frizz and flyaways.Tourmaline and vitamin-infused ceramic heating to protect and care for hair.2000W high airflow professional blow-dryer. ![]() ![]() ![]() “It is very sharp and very smooth at the microscopic level.” Green said. At 30 angstroms - a unit of measurement equal to one hundred millionth of a centimeter - an obsidian scalpel can beat diamond in the fineness of its edge. Well-crafted obsidian blades made out of black volcanic glass has a cutting edge 100 times sharper and unbelievably smoother under an electron microscope as compared to the high-quality steel surgical scalpels and metal knives with jagged blades. “The biggest advantage with obsidian is that it is the sharpest edge there is, it causes very little trauma to tissue, it heals faster, and more importantly, it heals with less scarring,” says Green. Lee Green, professor and chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta, confirmed using obsidian blades on regular basis for removing moles and repairing torn earlobes. A handful of surgeons are benefiting themselves by using them for fine incisions that they say heal with minimal scarring.ĭr. ![]() Believe it or not, but the sharpest knives produced lately are mounted with stone flakes made of obsidian. Interestingly, Stone Age blades are still used for cutting in modern surgery. It is formed as an extrusive igneous rock and was used in the past in cutting and piercing tools. Obsidian, which is a naturally occurring volcanic glass, is known to be one of the sharpest materials found in nature. While there is still enough conjecture about the mystery holes in the skull that apparently worked as aspirin to cure everything from epilepsy to migraines in Neolithic times, what remains relevant today is the substance used to carry out the primitive surgery. Have you ever wondered if ancient technology is still relevant to MedTech today? Let us surprise you! ![]() ![]() Part of the appeal is meant to be the setting. of Environment Furniture Inc., which sells furniture made from reclaimed Brazilian hardwood and linen light fixtures at H.D. "It can be a very big failure or a very big success," said Davide Berruto, the C.E.O. ![]() In some cases, they are vendors who could not otherwise afford to have their own stores. Cole's venture is based on eliminating the middleman, so manufacturers can earn more than they make selling to chains like Pottery Barn, while consumers get a price just above wholesale. ![]() Cole pays the building lease, tracks inventory and handles store operations, including cash registers and a concierge. Instead of rent, the vendors pay him 30 to 50 percent of their sales, depending on whether they use their own sales staff or his. Cole has dubbed "manutailers" (a blending of manufacturer and retailer) sell everything from midcentury modern sofas to Asian antiques. Cole sold his shares in ABC to her and moved west. I don't want to compare him in print to Bart Simpson, but in a sea of school principals, he was in your face. "When he coupled with Paulette, they became the darlings of retail, the retail renegades. "Evan is kind of a visionary," said Ray Allegrezza, editor in chief of Furniture Today, a trade magazine. The couple reinvented it in 1985 as ABC Carpet & Home, a stylized flea market stuffed with merchandise old and new, and the business shot from $5 million in annual sales in the early 1980's to $200 million today. Cole's family opened ABC in 1897 as a carpet store. Cole, along with his former wife and business partner, Paulette Cole, is known for changing the way New Yorkers shopped for furnishings by creating a downtown alternative to traditional department stores at their flagship furniture emporium on lower Broadway. ![]() Cole said, he is investing $10 million (not to mention his reputation) on a retail experiment, a 100,000-square-foot home furnishings mart housing 50 high-end manufacturers selling directly to consumers, a sort of farmers' market of furniture and home accessories. Buttercup, housed in the Art Deco Helms Bakery building in Culver City. Last month was the grand opening of his new venture: H.D. and co-founder of the home division of ABC Carpet & Home, waving his arm around the 1960's ranch house perched on a hill in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles. Los Angeles - EVAN COLE may be an impresario in the home furnishings world, but he has been too busy to make a mark on his own house, which he bought in November with all the furniture and accessories intact, down to the forks and plates. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Forever in Time PC040Forever in Time Post Bound Album Refill Pack, 12-Inch x 12-Inch 4.2 out of 5 stars 41. Pioneer P6A Extra Variety Pack 5, 8, 12mm Extension Posts (6 sets) f/all Post Bound albums 4.4 out of 5 stars 289. You can customize your to do list, set reminder, share tasks with your friends, family members or colleagues and sync with your google tasks perfectly and is a todo list manager in the office & productivity category. Watches CARNIVAL Women’s Automatic Watch SF8685 97.00 107.00. Until then, it seems like I’ll be dealing with a little more friction when it comes to my task management system then I’d like. GTasksTo-Do List is described as GTasks is a simple and efficient task management app with both local and google account modes. Hopefully, the next version will feature a simplified design as well and the wait will be worthwhile. Tags are at least on the roadmap, and sharing of lists has at least been hinted at so it seems like my best bet is to keep waiting. Multiple tags is on the roadmap for Omnifocus 3, but it is yet another thing to be desired in my current set up.įor now, I’ve resigned myself to keep using Omnifocus. While not critical to my workflow, I do think there is value in being able to assign things like energy levels, priorities, or people to certain tasks in addition to just their context. Testing out Things 3, GoodTask, and 2Do really opened my eyes to how valuable a tagging system could be. For a brief time, I explored GoodTask and 2Do which both sync with Reminders, but found GoodTask lacking in features and 2Do just too complicated. Now that I’m sharing tasks with another person, mainly my grocery list, I’ve had to look elsewhere and abandon my wonderfully organized list in Omnifocus. If they’d add the ability to have headers in Areas, I’d be thrilled. Amplenote combines the complexities of to-do lists with the simplicity of note-taking. Siri Shortcuts There are 2 kinds of shortcuts supported. I also find that the sidebar gets quite overwhelming fairly quickly if you use a task manager to the extent that I do. GoodTask 4.1 includes Siri Shortcuts, new complications for Apple Watch Series 4 and several more improvements. I’d switch to Things in a heartbeat, but it’s lack of sequential tasks or perspectives are deal breakers. Looking at Omnifocus feels like I’m looking at a complicated spreadsheet now. Sie nutzt quasi als Motor Erinnerungen, fügt aber wichtige Komponenten hinzu. Designįor anyone interested in GTD or task management, I doubt I need to mention how gorgeous Things 3 is. Die Software GoodTask leistet genau dies. But lately, I’ve been running into a few hiccups. It’s effectively become my second brain at this point. I’ve been using Omnifocus for over 3 years now. ![]() ![]() ![]() This Digital recording can be used as an official evidence at any court.įinally : It is really a steady android Call Recorder. ![]() You can set your application to open the last recorded call automatically to listen to it, or you can skip this feature from the settings page. If you encounter any recording issues or wish to improve voice quality, try recording from a different audio source, or use auto-on speaker mode. ![]() We therefore suggest that you check the audio format and audio source in the settings page. Please note that call recording does not work on certain handsets and can result in inferior quality recordings. Recordings are saved to your phone only, it is your responsibilities to store it to the cloud or share it to available social media like twitter, Facebook, Whatsapp, Gmail etc. Listen to the recording, delete, replay or share it to available social media. Not only this, but cube call recorder also supports recording for Phone calls, Signal, Skype, Viber, WhatsApp, Hangouts, Facebook, etc. It’s an important update to the application as many users enjoy recording Skype conversations or other voice-based calls in order to avoid any awkward pauses in conversation. This application can be used as Skype Recorder, Viber Recorder, oovoo Recorder and Tango Recorder for android based devices. The Viber app, which is one of the most popular alternative apps for making phone calls on Android and iPhone has a new feature that lets you record video chats. Set your phone to automatically Record any incoming or outgoing phone call as well as Skype, Viber, oovoo and Tango calls. ![]() ![]() ![]() This way, you can have swift access to your most-utilized colours without disrupting your workflow. As an case in point, we’ll go over how to create a shade palette in Procreate. How to Manually Build a Palette With Procreate’s Shade PickerĮven though color picker is valuable on its personal, there are innovative purposes. You now have access to the chosen coloration.Hold out for the coloration to look in the color selection resource in the top rated-suitable corner of the display screen.You may see a circle choose on your color.Push and hold down with your finger where you want to pull the colour from.To select a color to get the job done with, abide by these techniques: You could also want to reuse a color that you have now utilised in your image. For occasion, you could pull a coloration from an graphic you might be working with as a reference. That’s it! With those three quick steps you can identify and match any color in any image any time.There are a assortment of situations that phone for Procreate’s shade picker. Once the desired color is displayed, I click, and the selected objects change to that color. As I drag it across the image, the eyedropper displays the color it is currently hovering above, along with the associated hexadecimal (HEX) color value. To match the selected items to a particular color in the image, I’ll open the color picker and click the eyedropper icon. Step 3: Select the eyedropper tool and click the desired color ![]() I can select all 3 simultaneously by holding shift and clicking on each. Step 2: Select the shape, text, callout, or another element to be colored Step 1: Open the image with the color you need to matchįor this example, I want the red circles in the image to match the blue text. You can use the same process with Camtasia to match the color of callouts, text, and other shapes to specific colors in a video. In the three steps that follow, I demonstrate how to use the color picker in Snagit to match an exact color found in an image. The color matching feature in most color pickers is indicated by an eyedropper icon. This allows you to perfectly match brand guidelines or maintain a consistent theme. After identifying the color, you can apply it to shapes, text, or other elements on the canvas. When you are using a color picker, you can click a space that contains a color in question and the color picker will display it. Nowadays, the color pickers in most image and video editing software include a feature that will identify a color in an image based on its RGB or hexadecimal (HEX) values. It allows you to choose the colors of visual elements like text or shapes in a document or graphic. How to Use a Color Picker to Perfectly Match ColorsĪ color picker is a feature of virtually all software or online image and text editing tools. Instead, you’re better off using a color picker. Of course, you can memorize the color values for all of your brand’s colors and enter them every time you need to pick a color, but that can be a bit difficult. If, for example, you’re creating imagery for a marketing campaign, an important presentation, or user documentation, you’ll probably need to follow brand guidelines that include a particular set of colors. When working with visuals, you often need to make text, a shape, or another graphic perfectly match a particular color. ![]() |