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Hi, guys. It seems that I'm always providing some solutions and assistance for people to solve their problems in daily life. Now, I have got a tough one, which would need your help. As you all know, the Women's Day is just arriving, but I still could not decide which gift to give to my dear lady. So, could you guys give me some suggestions?
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As a way to thank you for your good suggestions, I would like to share some humors with all you guys about women, marriage and others.
1. Don't marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you cannot live without... but whatever you do, you'll regret it later.
2. You can't buy love, but you pay heavily for it.
3. Having one child makes you a parent; having two makes you a referee.
4. They said we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried - but they wanted cash.
5. My girlfriend and I always compromise. I admit I'm wrong and she agrees with me.
6. Ladies first. Pretty ladies sooner.
7. They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak.
8. Saving is the best thing, especially when your parents have done it for you.
9. Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.
10. Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent.
When you are to make a long journey alone for school, tourism, business matters, or far place your loved ones stay, what would you do to kill the long boring time on train, airplane or coach? Watching e-Books, playing cards with people around you, or just making a long sleep on train? Well, you must have your own ways to pass the boring time.
And Lee, one of my best friends, who travels a lot, prefers to watch movies with his notebook. But unfortunately, yesterday when he was on train towards California he has to kill his boring long journey by playing cards with others, which he hated most. Why? "Yesterday I forgot to bring DVD discs and the journey is really hateful. Do you know what the best software to use for I am trying to rip my DVDs to AVIs or WMV's so I can have them on my laptop all the time, instead of having to bring my DVDs with me on the journey?"
It is quite possible that a lot of people would have the same question. Have you got any suggestions for my friend, or do you know any good DVD tools to easily rip DVDs to common video files with good output quality
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For long waiting, the Apple iPad 2 was finally introduced in details on its March 2 launch in Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who made surprise appearance on the iPad 2 launch to introduce this much-anticipated gadget, had provided specifications about the Apple iPad 2.
Maybe for most people, the big news from Silicon Valley should be Steve Jobs' appearance on the iPad 2 debut, instead of a result for all anticipations towards iPad 2. "Jobs took the stage to a standing ovation, and shares of Apple, which had been flat, climbed as much as 1.4 percent," a report from Reuters. "He looks thin -- but not more so than he did at September's press event -- but upbeat." The appearance of this legendary leader who leads Apple to such top-notch in electronics had made a big surprise and excited all Apple fans. "Didn't want to miss today", Jobs said when strolling onto stage.
Anyway, the presence of Steve Jobs was to add stimulant to the iPad 2 launch. And let's just take a look what Steve Jobs had brought to Apple fans on the launch. Here I have collected the big staff of the new iPad 2 gadget. Check these specifications to see what anticipations about the Apple iPad 2 have been realized:
1GHz dual-core A5 CPU
RAM currently unknown, presumably 512MB
16GB, 32GB, 64GB storage options
Front & Rear Cameras, front is VGA, rear is 720p
9.7" LED display with 1024×768 screen resolution at 132ppi
GPU said to be 9X faster
Video output supports up to 1080p
Runs iOS 4.3
10 hour battery life
White & Black color options
3G models are AT&T and Verizon compatible
1.3 lbs
Thinner
Most of the features are just as people anticipated before. But rarely would people guess the "video output supports up to 1080p", which has successfully made it a surprise by Apple. And for the price and shipment availability, Steve Jobs also mentioned in the launch. The price would still start from $499 while white iPad 2 would be available on March 11 in America and "in at least 26 more countries on March 25".
Well, it seems now we only need to wait for days to get the newly iPad 2. Believe that the Apple iPad 2 would make a better performance than anticipated.
Today, March 2nd, will be absolutely a worthy exciting celebration day for Apple iPad fans, as the long long awaited Apple iPad 2 would finally be released in Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco.
So many rumors in the past days had been pushed on the release date and the new functions of this new gadget. People around the world all show their anticipations towards the new coming features and performance from Apple iPad 2. And after numerous delays on production or other reasons, the Apple iPad 2 was confirmed to be released today in San Francisco.
As the Apple iPad 2 has not been released officially, the specifications about this new popular gadget are still in guess. But so far, some features of Apple iPad 2 could be confirmed on the latest leaked news and pictures about iPad 2.
The main feature in the near upcoming iPad 2 that catches consumers' attention is the front and rear camera with a display for FaceTime. The rear camera will be able to take both high definition videos and photos. It will include a larger processor and hard drive, with a nifty feature with the ability to print wirelessly. And other supposed new features would include Multi-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, Dual-core SGX543 GPU, high definition 2048 x 1536 display at 260 dpi, GSM/CDMA chipset, SD card slot, larger memory space, etc.
There are also concerns about the shipment of the Apple iPad 2 since its launch today. Reports have indicated that hang-ups in the device’s production could cause some delay in the actual release of the new iPad. But Apple Insider sources say the tablet may arrive much faster than anyone expected. Some even rumors the Apple iPad 2 would be available immediately since the launch of March 2.
Besides the gadget, Apple fans also concern that whether Apple CEO Steve Jobs would be able to be there in San Francisco for the iPad 2 release. Steve Jobs, who is in medical leave for battling cancer, has been seen around Cupertino in recent weeks and had dinner with President Barack Obama last month. But, his appearance is still not confirmed. For Apple fans, it might be a pity if Steve Jobs is absent from this long anticipated launch of the Apple iPad 2.
Whatever, these are all something we expect or concern about. Let's just wait for good news from Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco.
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The 83rd Academy Awards 2011 Oscars ceremony was held at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California on last Sunday, 27thFebruary. Here are the nominee and winner list of this big film industry ceremony for the outstanding film achievement of 2010. And thanks all film makers, film writers, film directors, cast, and all related staffs to provide us such great film feast in 2010.
The one in pink is the winner in every group:
Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
James Franco in “127 Hours”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”
Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone” Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”
Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech” Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”
Animated Feature Film
“How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
“The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich
Art Direction
“Alice in Wonderland”
Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
“Inception”
Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
“The King's Speech”
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
“True Grit”
Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh
Cinematography
“Black Swan” Matthew Libatique
“Inception” Wally Pfister
“The King's Speech” Danny Cohen
“The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth
“True Grit” Roger Deakins
Costume Design
“Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood
“I Am Love” Antonella Cannarozzi
“The King's Speech” Jenny Beavan
“The Tempest” Sandy Powell
“True Grit” Mary Zophres
Directing
“Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter” David O. Russell “The King's Speech” Tom Hooper
“The Social Network” David Fincher
“True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Documentary (Feature)
“Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
“Gasland” Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic “Inside Job” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Restrepo” Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
“Waste Land” Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley
Documentary (Short Subject)
“Killing in the Name” Jed Rothstein
“Poster Girl” Sara Nesson and Mitchell W. Block “Strangers No More” Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
“Sun Come Up” Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
“The Warriors of Qiugang” Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
Film Editing
“Black Swan” Andrew Weisblum
“The Fighter” Pamela Martin
“The King's Speech” Tariq Anwar
“127 Hours” Jon Harris “The Social Network” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter
Foreign Language Film
“Biutiful” Mexico
“Dogtooth” Greece “In a Better World” Denmark
“Incendies” Canada
“Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” Algeria
Makeup
“Barney's Version” Adrien Morot
“The Way Back” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng “The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey
Music (Original Score)
“How to Train Your Dragon” John Powell
“Inception” Hans Zimmer
“The King's Speech” Alexandre Desplat
“127 Hours” A.R. Rahman “The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Music (Original Song)
“Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
Best Picture
“Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
“The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
“Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
“The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers “The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
“127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
“The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
“Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
“True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
“Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Short Film (Animated)
“Day & Night” Teddy Newton
“The Gruffalo” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
“Let's Pollute” Geefwee Boedoe “The Lost Thing” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
“Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” Bastien Dubois
Short Film (Live Action)
“The Confession” Tanel Toom
“The Crush” Michael Creagh “God of Love” Luke Matheny
“Na Wewe” Ivan Goldschmidt
“Wish 143” Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite
Sound Editing
“Inception” Richard King
“Toy Story 3” Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
“Tron: Legacy” Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
“True Grit” Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
“Unstoppable” Mark P. Stoeckinger
Sound Mixing
“Inception” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
“The King's Speech” Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
“Salt” Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
“The Social Network” Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
“True Grit” Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland
Visual Effects
“Alice in Wonderland” Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
“Hereafter” Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojansky and Joe Farrell “Inception” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
“Iron Man 2” Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy “The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
“Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
“True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Winter's Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini
Writing (Original Screenplay)
“Another Year” Written by Mike Leigh
“The Fighter” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;
Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
“Inception” Written by Christopher Nolan
“The Kids Are All Right” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg “The King's Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler
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