![]() Review: Shokz OpenRun Pro review: Outstanding bone conduction headset for safe training When our tech writer Matthew Miller tried out the OpenRun Pro headset, he lauded the "lightweight, comfortable, and durable" design of the headset and noted how little discomfort or pressure he felt while wearing and exercising with the headset. Thanks to Shokz TurboPitch engineering and Shokz ninth bone conduction technology, our testing concluded that with these headphones, safer running no longer has an ample sound tradeoff. Unlike earlier iterations of bone conduction headphones, the Shokz OpenRun Pro skip the in-ear buds design without jeopardizing audio quality and clarity. Shokz OpenRun Pro specs: Type: Open ear | Wired/wireless: Wireless | Waterproof rating: IP55 | Weight: 1.02 ounces | Battery life: 10 hours | Dimensions: 6.61 x 5.35 x 2.64 inches Read on to learn more about the top bone conduction headphones. Thanks to their fantastic audio quality, lightweight fit, and generous battery life, the Shokz OpenRun Pro take ZDNET's top honors for best bone conduction headphones overall. ZDNET has done hands-on testing and research to round up the best bone conduction headphones on the market. But don't worry, you'll still feel each note and every beat.Īlso: The best headphones for working out Additionally, many runners attribute the open-air design to increased environmental awareness and safety from cars. This unique engineering might reduce the inner-ear trauma of jamming out with earbuds. Unlike in-ear buds or over-ear headphones, which seal in sounds and transmit noise that vibrates from the eardrum and to the cochlea (the part of your ear that responds to noise), bone conduction headphones work by emitting vibrations that avoid the eardrum and go straight to the cochlea, SoundGuys writer Lily Katz explained in a recent article. If you see inaccuracies in our content, please report the mistake via this form. ![]() If we have made an error or published misleading information, we will correct or clarify the article. Our editors thoroughly review and fact-check every article to ensure that our content meets the highest standards. ![]() Our goal is to deliver the most accurate information and the most knowledgeable advice possible in order to help you make smarter buying decisions on tech gear and a wide array of products and services. ZDNET's editorial team writes on behalf of you, our reader. Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Neither ZDNET nor the author are compensated for these independent reviews. This helps support our work, but does not affect what we cover or how, and it does not affect the price you pay. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or service, we may earn affiliate commissions. ![]() And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. ![]() We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. ![]()
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![]() ![]() When you arrive at C17 and you depart from C15 it’s a pretty short walk. ![]() We are a few minutes early, but not a ton. It’s just starting to cool off here in the South.Īnd onto the ground here in Atlanta. Southwest is still(for now) blocking middle seats, I like this policy.Ĭoming into Atlanta it was a super clear day. Thinking back on it, I’ve not had a rough flight in a long time. This way everyone else is still wearing their masks while I have mine off.Ībove the small cloud layer it was a very smooth day for flying. It was lunch time so a quickly scarfed down my meal before they started the drink service. Usually takeoff is to the north, so sitting on the right side of the plane is the best view for the whole flight.Īt MCO I grabbed a sandwich from Jersey Mike’s. Looking out over the Atlantic Coast is one of my favorite parts of leaving MCO. It’s shaping up to be a beautiful day down here in Central Florida.Īnd away we go. Especially because the only entertainment options are streaming on your own device.Īt least the view is nice. There’s also no power available, while this doesn’t matter on this hour long flight, I would be a little disappointed if I was flying Southwest trans-con or to Hawaii and didn’t have the ability to charge my device. No in-seat entertainment on this plane or any Southwest flight. During these Covid times, they are only lining up and boarding 15 people at a time, not the normal 60.Īnyway, with my nice early boarding number, I was able to score a sweet exit row. I don’t much like the check-in process but I somewhat like the boarding process. This 737-700 wears the older livery that Southwest has flying. This whole terminal is dedicated to Southwest.Īt the gate it seemed like a pretty light load. View from the people mover out over the apron. The Orlando airport fascinates me, it has lots of disused roads and even overpasses. ![]() I’m not sure why this style of airport was popular in Florida, but I’m not a fan of the hub and spoke airport. Not that it’s very different, just a mirror image. I’ve been to this airport a hundred times, but I usually come in via the B terminal, since the rental car facility on that side is closed, I’ve seen lots of the A terminal. In This Trip 1 :Let’s go to Orlando again: GSP-ATL-MCO Delta 717 and 757 Economy 2 :Let’s go to Orlando again: Home2 Suites By Hilton Orlando Near Universal Review 3 :Letss go to Orlando again: MCO-ATL-GSP Southwest Airlines 737 Review 3.1: MCO Aiport 3.2: Southwest 737-700 Exit Row Review 3.3: ATL Airport Transfer 3.4: Southwest 737-700 Review 3.5: Final Thoughts MCO Aiport Southwest was also running a very short term promotion that would give a promotional companion pass if you booked and flew a flight within a window, this qualified. I booked this flight with Southwest because the prices were excellent and the times were good. I don’t like the check-in process, but I like flying them. Southwest is my second favorite US airline that services GSP. However, this review isn’t about Delta, It’s about Southwest. I’ve stuck with them because they are an excellent airline. This was previously because they have the most convenient service into GSP and they were on my companies preferred vendor list. ![]() But this project keeps turning into “one more week” and unfortunately we don’t have a very rigid structure.Īs is pretty obvious, I’m mostly a Delta flyer. If I would have known, I likely would have stayed down in Florida and had Val join me here for the weekend. As I’ve alluded to, this won’t be my last week in Orlando. It’s time to go home after another week of work in Orlando. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Will he confront the terrible sins of his checkered past and speak out to end the injustice of slavery? In this episode of The Torchlighters, meet the author of 'Amazing Grace' and learn how God's grace set him free. John hopes to forget his slaving days, but when his friend William Wilberforce begs him to join the fight to abolish the slave trade, John must make a choice. The Ultimate Activity Book includes historic facts based on each hero fun activities like extreme dot-to-dots, a challenging maze, hidden images, and word searches. As for Michelle, she did not become an overseas missionary. This 144-page, full-color companion to the series features the first sixteen heroes of faith. Our hope today remains the same as it was in 2005, when our first episode released: that many children will become Torchlighters themselves, carrying the light of the Gospel into the world. ![]() Upon returning to England, John becomes a respected pastor and writes hymns and sermons that change the world. Extend your child’s fun and learning with The Torchlighters Ultimate Activity Book. Torchlighters: The John Newton Story DVD Galleon Product ID 48719873 UPC / ISBN 727985019444 Shipping Weight 0.16 lbs Shipping Dimension 7.52 x 5.35 x. But after a dramatic conversion, John begins to comprehend the great evil of slavery. He shamelessly transported kidnapped Africans across the Atlantic in the bowels of his ship. How could a man guilty of selling Africans into slavery compose one of our most beloved hymns? Irreverent, foul-mouthed John Newton began his life at sea as a deserting sailor, then became a slave, and finally a slave trader. Each 30-minute episode presents the story. Little did she know, God had a plan, and she was part of it.Director: Robert. You're here » Christian Books Index » Torchlighters: The John Newton Story DVD The Torchlighters is a series of animated programs with strong values and educational content for youth ages 8-12. The latest Torchlighter John Newton was saved by grace, just like you and me More of his incredible story in this excellent post by Aubrynn Whitted. Every day Harriet Tubman prayed for deliverance from the oppression of slavery. StarringHayden Panettiere Glenn Close Amy Poehler Bill Hader Joan Cusack. Torchlighters: The John Newton Story DVD Little Red Riding Hood tracks down Hansel and Gretel when they go missing and teams up with her other fairy tale pals for the adventure. ![]() ![]() Therefore, researchers and clinicians are looking for alternative or adjunct measures that (i) do not rely on patients’ behavioral responses, (ii) are time and cost efficient, (iii) and can be easily applied at beside. However, they require special expertise, come with high time and financial requirements and often rely on tasks that are still challenging for patients. Approaches based on neuroimaging methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) or electroencephalography (EEG) have been used as additional tools to improve the validity of DOC diagnoses. Hence, distinguishing between UWS and (E)MCS continues to be a challenge in clinical practice, and the rate of misdiagnoses is high (i.e., ∼40%). ![]() Consequently, the absence of evidence for consciousness must not be mistaken for evidence of its absence. Finally, the fluctuating levels of consciousness carry the risk of examinations taking place during windows of unconsciousness. ![]() This is because patients may be unable to respond behaviorally (and thus give evidence of their consciousness) for example due to sensory or motor impairments. Unfortunately, behavioral assessments involve the risk of underestimating the level of consciousness. Thus, while patients with UWS are assumed to be unconscious, patients in MCS and EMCS are assumed to be (minimally) conscious.Ĭlinical diagnoses are usually based on observations of the patients’ behavior using for instance the Glasgow Coma Scale for acute situations or the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) for tracing their development during recovery. If patients can communicate functionally and use objects adequately, their state is denoted as emergence from minimally conscious state (EMCS). More specifically, while patients with an unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) show some return of arousal (i.e., phases of sleep and wakefulness ) without signs of awareness during behavioral assessment, patients in a minimally conscious state (MCS) show inconsistent but reproducible signs of awareness that can be differentiated from reflexive behavior (e.g., response to commands, visual pursuit, intentional communication). In patients living with DOC, wakefulness is preserved but awareness is only intermittently present or completely absent. In a simplified approach, two major components are thought to be necessary for consciousness: wakefulness (i.e., the level of arousal) and awareness of the environment and the self (i.e., contents of consciousness). These states are subsumed under the term ‘disorders of consciousness’ (DOC). Severe brain injury can cause coma and, upon recovery, changes in consciousness often persist. Thus, HR and HRV seem to mirror the integrity of brain functioning and consequently might serve as supplementary measures for improving the validity of assessments in patients with DOC. Moreover, also the interaction of heart and brain appears to follow a diurnal rhythm. Thus, cardiac activity varies with a diurnal pattern in patients with DOC and can differentiate between patients’ diagnoses and etiologies. Patients in UWS showed larger IBIs compared to patients in (E)MCS, and patients with non-traumatic brain injury showed lower ECG entropy than patients with traumatic brain injury. Additionally, higher HRV entropy was associated with higher EEG entropy during the night. ![]() ![]() Results indicate that patients’ interbeat intervals (IBIs) were larger during the night than during the day indicating HR slowing. To examine diurnal variations, HR and HRV indices in the time, frequency, and entropy domains were computed for periods of clear day- (forenoon: 8am-2pm afternoon: 2pm-8pm) and nighttime (11pm-5am). We recorded 24-h ECG in 26 patients with DOC (i.e., unresponsive wakefulness syndrome and (exit) minimally conscious state ). The current study investigated heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) across day and night in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC). ![]() ![]() Her treasure trove revealed a wide range of items, from mundane items to high-priced products. She paid $1 per mystery box for a hundred mystery boxes, then unwrapped them for her audience. You can search for unclaimed returns at the nearest American Pallet Liquidators near wants a bedazzler video! Part 111/200 in series of me opening Unclaimed mail for $1 each! #savemoney American Pallet Liquidators has one of the biggest warehouses, allowing users to physically see the areas containing more than 2500 pallets. Coupled with a rich experience in dealing with Amazon unclaimed package liquidation, the company offers a proficient platform for customers on the lookout for available unclaimed orders. American Pallet LiquidatorsĪmerican Pallet Liquidators is one of the biggest liquidation companies in the US, based in Indiana. You pay the bid price, shipping costs, and 7% commission through wire transfer each time you buy unclaimed mail from here. 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Direct LiquidationīULQ is a liquidation business based in the USA which directly deals with Amazon and other e-commerce companies. We’ve compiled some top Amazon liquidation and auction sites and tips on how to find suitable products. Therefore, finding the best liquidation site to buy unclaimed Amazon packages is important. You can have a truckload of items with little or zero resale value. You can buy unclaimed items at huge discounts. For instance, you can look for boxes containing consumer electronics or clothes.Īmazon liquidation websites look very profitable. Some listings on the Amazon website simply show a pallet of boxes and have a simple description that reads “Pallet of Assorted Tools & More.” The good news is that you can search the available inventory by product type. You might find a treasure trove of tools, or you might find out that you overpaid. ![]() Sometimes, you’re not quite sure what you’re buying until you open it up. Naturally, purchasing Amazon unclaimed packages is a risk. ![]() ![]() ![]() Glue the message endpoint without the arrowhead to a connection point on the lifeline of the object sending the message. The message shape you choose depends upon the kind of message you want to send (regular, asynchronous, procedure call, or return). Messagesĭrag a Message shape onto the drawing page. Use a Lifeline shape to show conditionality on an object lifeline. An object's destruction is marked with a large X. ![]() If the object is created or destroyed during the time period the diagram represents, the lifeline stops or starts at the appropriate point. Use an Object lifeline shape for each participant and system component in your process.Īn object lifeline represents the existence of an object at a particular time. Read on for more guidance about working with sequence diagrams. Note: If the tree view isn't visible, point to View on the UML menu, and then click Model Explorer. The new diagram, with the related stencil, opens in your browser. When you find the diagram you want to use, click its Create button. The other items in the row are sample diagrams that have some shapes already drawn to help you get started quickly. The first item in the row represents a blank template plus the companion stencil. ![]() In the Gallery, scroll down to the UML Sequence row. Near the upper right corner of the page, select More templates. For more details, see Self-service purchase FAQ. If your admin has turned on "self-service purchasing," you can buy a license for Visio yourself. For more information, contact your Microsoft 365 admin. Note: Creating and editing UML diagrams on Visio for the web requires a Visio Plan 1 or Visio Plan 2 license, which is purchased separately from Microsoft 365. Below the title corner, click the prompt if you want to enter the conditions that would end that process. Use the sizing handles on the fragment shape to ensure it encloses all of the related interactions.ĭouble-click in the title corner of the fragment shape to add a title or short description of the process enclosed by the fragment. To add another condition, drag an Interaction operand onto the shape.ĭrag the fragment shape to the interactions it relates to. The fragment comes with two sections, which let you show the alternative interaction. Use the Alternative fragment shape for an if-then or if-then-else process or interaction. Use the Optional fragment for steps that are only performed if a certain condition is met. Use the Loop fragment for a basic repeating interaction. If one or more interactions form a loop, or require a condition to be met to end the interaction, enclose those interactions in a fragment shape: To change the shape of a connector message:Īt the bottom of the pop-up menu, select from the three options ( Right-Angle, Straight, Curved).Ĭlick and drag the connector to change its shape. Use the Asynchronous Message shape to show when an action might not happen immediately. Use a Self Message to represent a recursive call of an operation, or one method calling another method belonging to the same object. Use a Return Message shape (a dashed line) to represent a response to a prior message. Use a Message shape (a solid line) to represent a request or the transmitting of information. The connections points disappear when you are done dragging.Īttach the beginning endpoint to the lifeline sending the message, then drag the head endpoint to the lifeline receiving the message.ĭouble-click the message shape to create a text box, and type a name for the message. A green circle appears at the endpoint when it glues to a connection point. Visio helps you glue the message endpoints to each lifeline. ![]() Use an Actor lifeline shape for each participant, and an Object lifeline shape for each system component in your process. To rename text labels, double-click the labels. Now, drag shapes you want to include in your diagram from the Shapes window to the page. This option makes connection points appear when you start connecting shapes. On the View tab, make sure the check box next to Connection Points is selected. If you still don’t see it, click the Expand the Shapes window button on the left. If you don’t see it, go to View > Task Panes and make sure that Shapes is selected. You should see the Shapes window next to the diagram. (A description of each one is shown on the right when you select it.) Then select either Metric Units or US Units. In the dialog box, select the blank template or one of the three starter diagrams. Or if you have a file open already, click File > New. Drag shapes from the stencil onto the drawing canvas to build the diagram. To build a sequence diagram, use a UML Sequence template or starter diagram, which includes the UML Sequence stencil. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just before midnight, a choir will sing on the Latin Bridge, beside which Franz Ferdinand and his pregnant wife Sophie were killed by Princip. The presidents of several European countries are expected. ![]() A range of international figures are attending ceremonies on Saturday, including a concert of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra at the newly restored city hall, where Franz Ferdinand attended a reception shortly before the assassination, and which housed the city's library, destroyed by Serb artillery during the war. This is Sarajevo's biggest international moment since the end of the Bosnian war almost 20 years ago. "Now we're sending a different message of peace, love and understanding." "For the past 100 years, the information that the world has received from here was about war and atrocities," says Ivo Komsic, Sarajevo's mayor. Princip remains a polarising figure, revered by many of Bosnia's Serbs, but derided as a murderer by the country's Muslims and Croats. But stark divisions remain, both from the most recent war between 1992-1995, in which 100,000 people died and Sarajevo suffered a 1,425-day siege by Serb forces, and events 100 years ago. The anniversary is being marked by concerts, conferences and exhibitions, as the city projects itself as a beacon of peace following a century in which it has been associated with war. ![]() ![]() However, he stayed true to Walt and chose to stand by him. He was one of the animators targeted by Universal and was offered a ton of money to jump ship. What isn’t up for debate, however, is how important the role Iwerks played in the creation of Mickey Mouse. Either way, he wasn't ever going to give up.” After all, it is more interesting to tell a story about how the mouse ran around what he was drawing on in the old days and that he came up with this great idea on the train ride home. “Sometimes he was a fabulist, but he was always honest. “My take on it is that Walt was always telling stories, and sometimes he would massage the truth,” Cline told IGN. We wanted something appealing, and we thought of a tiny mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of Chaplin – a little fellow trying to do the best he could.”īecky Cline, the director of The Walt Disney Archives, says the truth about the creation of Mickey Mouse probably lies somewhere in the middle of all of these tales. “I think we are rather indebted to Charlie Chaplin for the idea. ![]() “We felt that the public, and especially the children, like animals that are cute and little,” Walt said of Mickey. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in a new Disney+ Short of the Same Name. Unfortunately, Walt didn’t realize that he didn’t own the rights to the character and he would soon lose not only Oswald to Universal and Mintz, but also most of his animators. Walt contracted with Margaret Winkler’s husband, Charles Mintz, and Universal Pictures to distribute Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. However, this happy-go-lucky rabbit quickly led to one of the darkest moments in the company’s history. He was the star of 26 silent cartoons made by Walt, Ub Iwerks, and rest of Disney between 19, and proved to be very popular for Disney. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was the Mickey Mouse before there ever was a Mickey Mouse. Who did you think we were talking about? It Was All Started By a Mouse ![]() That character, of course, is Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Without this character, Disney as we know it may have been completely different. Image Credit: Disneyĭisney would make these Alice Comedies for four years, and then the team decided to start developing an all-cartoon series with a loveable character that would change the company forever. After receiving a telegram that said Winkler would pay him $1,500 for six Alice Comedies, he convinced Roy to join him on this new adventure as equal partners. Walt would use this film to sell a series of shorts known as Alice Comedies to a film distributor named Margaret Winkler. This new way would involve utilizing Alice’s Wonderland, an unreleased pilot film that he had made back in Kansas City that starred a real-life little girl who found herself in a cartoon world. Much as he had done before, he persevered and found a new way forward. He began by searching for a job directing live-action films but kept getting rejected over and over again. He took his dreams of building a successful business with him to California to join Roy. ![]() I’ve never had the feeling I couldn’t walk out and get a job doing something.”Īnd that’s exactly what he did. Because of it I’ve never had any fear in my whole life when we’ve been near collapse and all of that. Because it makes you kind of aware of what can happen to you. ![]() “I think it’s important to have a good hard failure when you're young,” Walt said, as presented in The Official Walt Disney Quote Book. These failures, as Walt himself would say later in his life, were important – even as they must have been heartbreaking for him. From Left to Right: Walt Disney, Virginia Davis (Star of the Alice Comedies), and Roy Disney. Prior to founding Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt had a couple of failed attempts at starting his own companies, including one with legendary animator Ub Iwerks, who would go on to be the one to sketch Mickey Mouse for the first time. However, that road was anything but smooth. That special moment and feeling Walt had would guide him throughout his life and pave the way for what we now know as The Walt Disney Company to be born. This drawing and the nickel he made from it was the first commission Walt ever earned and was, according to his brother Roy, the “highlight” of his life. This doctor had a prized horse named Rupert and, one day around 1909, he asked a young Walt Disney to draw a portrait of him and Rupert’s halter rope. Walt and his family moved to Marceline when he was just four years old, and there they were neighbors of a doctor who was lovingly referred to as Doc Sherwood. Walt Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 5, 1901, but one of his life's first and most important moments took place in the small town of Marceline, Missouri. ![]() ![]() ![]() Select Cookies and site permissions ▸ JavaScript.Ī now appears on your Allow list.Select ☰ Settings in the top-left corner. ![]() To enable JavaScript for the entire domain, follow the steps below: The information below applies to the new version of Microsoft Edge (version 79.0.309 and higher). Apple Support ▸ Manage cookies and website data in Safari on Mac.For more information about the options available, refer to the following article from Apple Support: However, you can manage global cookie preferences that apply to all websites you visit using Safari. It is not possible to enable cookies for specific websites in Safari. ![]() JavaScript is now enabled for all websites that you visit using Safari.
![]() ![]() cash conversion cycle deteriorated from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022. number of days of payables outstanding decreased from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.Ī financial metric that measures the length of time required for a company to convert cash invested in its operations to cash received as a result of its operations equal to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period minus average payables payment period.Ī Inc. ![]() operating cycle deteriorated from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.Īn estimate of the average number of days it takes a company to pay its suppliers equal to the number of days in the period divided by payables turnover ratio for the period.Ī Inc. Since we now have the two necessary inputs to calculate the turnover ratio, the remaining step is to divide net sales by NWC. The formula is working capital divided by gross sales times. Net Working Capital (NWC) (60,000 + 80,000) (40,000 + 5,000) 95,000. number of days of receivables outstanding deteriorated from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.Įqual to average inventory processing period plus average receivables collection period.Ī Inc. Calculate working capital as a percentage of sales using gross sales revenue figures from the profit-and-loss or income statement. Working capital turnover is calculated every year, and it uses the average working capital at the beginning and the end of a financial year. It is a measure of the ability of a business to use. number of days of inventory outstanding deteriorated from 2020 to 2021 but then slightly improved from 2021 to 2022.Īn activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by receivables turnover.Ī Inc. The working capital turnover ratio is a ratio of the turnover of the business to its working capital. An activity ratio equal to the number of days in the period divided by inventory turnover over the period.Ī Inc. On average, the Fortune 500 companies use 0.20 in working capital to generate 1.00 in sales, although the ratio differs substantially from industry to. ![]() |
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