![]() ![]() Microphone - FL Studio can record audio.Photos/Media/Files - FL Studio Mobile accesses audio files etc.It's required because it may be possible to guess the location of an Android device by seeing which BT devices are nearby. Location - Related to Bluetooth MIDI support Apps that scan for BT devices must request LOCATION permission.In app purchases - There is an in-App shop (content and additional synths).MANUAL / SUPPORT / TRAINING / VIDEOS REQUIRED Wirelessly share project data with other FL Studio Mobile Android, iOS and Windows App instances.Load your projects in the FL STUDIO* FREE Plugin Version of this App# and take them to the next level!.Share your songs via Sync to other Mobile 3 devices / installations.Save and load your songs, export to WAV and MP3.Intuitive screen layout configurable to work with all screen resolutions and sizes.Piano roll editor to enter notes & chords or to edit recorded performances.Effects include: Auto Ducker, Chorus, Compressor, Limiter, Distortion, Parametric Equalizer, Graphic Equalizer, Flanger, Reverb, High-Pass/Low-Pass/Band-Pass/Formant (Vox) Filters, Delays and Phaser to enhance your mix.Mixer: Per-track mute, solo, effect bus, pan and volume adjustment.High quality audio engine (input/output latency depends on your device).Pan, volume, release and attack time configurable per instrument.Browse sample and presets with pitchable-preview.Audio recording (with monitoring), track-length stem/wav import.Play instruments and link to knobs/sliders Configurable virtual piano-keyboard & Drumpads.Step sequencer for fast percussion programming.High quality synthesizers, sampler, drum kits & sliced-loop beats.Record, sequence, edit, mix and render complete songs.FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS Ĭreate and save complete multi-track music projects on your Android Phone or Tablet. Also, you can easily export your project to another location. Additionally, you can export songs to many formats, including FLAC, MP3 and WAV. Advertisement You can also load projects to edit them right away. You can connect other synths, keyboards and additional drum sets for more accurate results. Creating songs from scratch requires adding additional layers to songs and using the keyboard’s instruments. Creating a mix requires additional songs to be added to the track. Just follow these steps to begin: The app needs to import music files stored on the device's memory or on an external storage device. FL Studio Mobile is easy to use once you understand how it works. Additionally, they can do lots of other things in the mixer, like adjust the effect bus, solo and blend. Plus, it features a mixer that lets users adjust volume, pan and channel mute per track. This mobile app supports the import and export of MIDI files for convenience. You can even use virtual piano-keyboard and drum pads that are configurable. The app uses synthesizers, samplers, drum kits and sliced-loop beats to create musical tracks. With FL Studio Mobile App, you can create diverse music with a wide range of effects. Another music editing app you could check out is Djay 2. You soon learn how to take full advantage of this. FX Leveller's additional effects empower it to create strong points of reference. However, be warned that these videos won’t help if you have no experience with music editing software. Many of the software’s videos are specifically intended to assist people in creating EDM tracks. The FL Studio Mobile software’s creator designed it to be easy to use by new music editors. After choosing to apply the effect, you can customize it to suit your needs. DirectWave automatically plays your draft for you to listen to before you decide to apply the effect. It provides several sets of sample parameters for filters in the photography app. The FX Equalizer app allows you to adjust settings like Frequency, Bandwidth, Gain and other parameters related to speed. Next, choose a melody to edit to every detail. Creating an original song in this program is easy thanks to a background track to get started with. FL Studio Mobile is an intuitive music-making program that comes complete with a wide variety of tools.
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NOTE: Paragraph styles do not store bullet settings or bullet style attributes.Ī character style is a set of font attributes-such as size, color, and styling like bold, italic, and strikethrough-that determines how specific selected text looks. To modify a paragraph style, make the changes you want to the text, then click Update next to the paragraph style name.In other words, you can’t use this to assign only a single attribute, such as a drop shadow, to title or bullet text without all the text in that paragraph looking the same. The good news is that this generally works fine, but when a paragraph style is applied to text, all the text then has the same size, color, font… etc. If you want to only apply that format to that specific text, don’t click anything.If you want to update the style so that all text assigned to that style has the same look, click the blue Update button.Give the style a new name and click outside the menu to save changes. If you want to create a new style based on the changes you just made, click the down chevron, then click the icon next to Paragraph Style.Click the down-pointing chevron ( top red arrow) to display a list of all existing styles.(For example, next to the word “Title” above.) When you modify text in Keynote, either on a slide or slide layout, an asterisk appears next the paragraph style name. Using the settings in this pane, modify how the text looks. To modify text, select it on the slide or slide layout, then click Format to display the Formatting sidebar ( top red arrow below). For example, text associated with a single bullet is a paragraph. NOTE: Creating/modifying styles in Keynote is the same as in Pages.īy default, all text created in PowerPoint is assigned a paragraph style, based upon the slide template. List illustration courtesy of Apple Support. A list style saves formatting for a bulleted, ordered (numbered) or hierarchical list.įor any of these three types, we can modify existing styles or create new styles. A character style is a set of font attributes-such as size, color, and styling like bold, italic, and strikethrough-that determines how specific text within a paragraph looks. When you apply a paragraph style to a paragraph, all the text in the paragraph change to match that look. A paragraph style is a set of attributes - such as font, font size, color and formatting - that define how a paragraph looks. Keynote supports creating and modifying three different style types: These include Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Grass Valley Edius, and many others. ![]() NOTE: Animated text movies created in Keynote can be used in any Mac or Windows video editor. The answer is: “yes, but with limitations.” Here’s how. One of the questions asked during the presentation was whether we could create styles for text in Keynote. ![]() NOTE: Here’s the webinar: Animate Text Using Apple Keynote. This popular session highlighted how we can animate text more easily and quickly in Keynote than using either Apple Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere Pro without the complexity of learning Motion or After Effects. Last week, I presented a webinar showing how to use Apple Keynote to create animated text. ![]() Starting out, we grabbed Kevin’s Chopa Chopa Salad for $15.99, which is made of purple cabbage and arugula with tomatoes, cucumber, edamame, crispy pork belly, pulled rotisserie chicken, green banana chips and a mustard ale vinaigrette. We also loved the Pop Rocks! Drinks! Despica-Bowls This one we liked a lot better! It tastes like a strawberry Sweet Tart in liquid form, and while it’s not carbonated, it definitely is kid-geared. The other drink is the PX-41 Punch also for $6.99, which is lemonade with bright flavors of strawberry and kiwi, with Evil Minion-colored topping and Blue Raspberry Pop Rocks. But it is adorable! That’s a lot of cream! We weren’t a fan of this one, unfortunately - it tasted like cream soda mixed with fake Laffy Taffy banana flavoring and is topped with a fake cream that doesn’t go well with the drink. First is the Antidote for $6.99, made of oodles of banana flavor with Minion-colored topping and graham cracker crumbles. ![]() There are two specialty drinks you can grab at this new restaurant. This restaurant has lots of different options for guests - pork sandwiches, salads, pizza, and a few other delicious-sounding desserts. ![]() Let’s just say that we were quite the center of attention with our table looking like this! SO much food We decided to order our food and have it delivered to our table and grabbed one of everything on the menu. The Dine-In option shows up as just the Minion Cafe, while the Pickup option specifically says Pickup - both allow you to mobile order. On the app, they’re shown as two different locations, right next to each other. There are actually two ways to order your food here at Minion Cafe - Dine-In Table Service (where you order your food via mobile order and they bring it to your table) and a Pickup Window. The dining room is also split into three different sections, each inspired by Stuart, Bob, and Otto with their own unique themes. The restaurant has a 400-person capacity limit and has tables that can hold up to 8 guests. Heading into Minion Cafe, there are a TON of Minion-themed details to spot! Everything is painted Minion yellow, and are those…bananas in the vents? □□ /Q6EvAwYs86 When you enter the restaurant, you walk into the kitchen! However, to dine, you could end up in the dining room or the Minion break room. We have a closer look at Minion Cafe! Should we go inside and order EVERYTHING? It’s a rhetorical question- we’re already ON it! /FKM45tetZiĪll the music inside the restaurant is from the films, but if you hear “bluto, bluto, bluto,” don’t panic, the kitchen may be on fire OR it could be a party! A look inside! The story behind Minion Cafe is that Kevin is the head chef since he’s the most serious and the cafe wouldn’t have worked without him leading the kitchen! Come with us to Minion Cafe to try, quite literally, everything! While Disney World may have tons of construction going on, so does Universal Orlando! We’ve known that a new area of the park, Minion Land, was on its way, and now it’s time to try out one of its newest offerings. It’s finally time, everyone! Universal Orlando Construction We Ate EVERYTHING at Universal Orlando’s Brand New Restaurant!
![]() When converting ERDAS IMAGINE Grid files it is extra important to check for completeness by comparing the export with the original.ĮRDAS IMAGINE File Format is a non-preferred format for file type raster GIS and a non-preferred format for file type Images (georeference). ![]() It is recommended to save this color information (“attribute table” / “color map”) as a CSV file. This coloring is accessible as tabular data within GIS applications and can be exported and treated separately. In addition, an IMG Grid file can be provided with coloring that would be lost with direct export to ASCII. A Grid conversion in applications such as ArcGIS and MapInfo often focuses automatically on the first band. Find out more about the history of JPEG images, what to use them for, and how to take advantage of their compression capabilities. This can mean that separate colors are recorded in separate “bands”. Seen on web browsers and smartphones everywhere, the JPEG file format is the bread and butter of everyday image file storage and display. Note: Grid files from ERDAS can be built in “multiband”. It is recommended to convert Grid files to ASCII text. It is recommended to save a georeferenced image as GeoTIFF. IMG is directly linked to a commercial package and not an open format.įor the long term, it is advisable to export the data to an open, wider supported format. ![]() However, the accessibility and interoperability of the data is relatively limited. Various GIS applications can open data from ERDAS IMAGINE. img file can be associated with corresponding files. If other cases the default format is used. When writing a file to disk, the file format is determined by the format argument if supplied, or else by the file extension (if the extension is known). See writeValues for writing in chunks (e.g. The content of this file can vary: it can be a georeferenced image or a GIS grid file. Write an entire Raster object to a file, using one of the many supported formats. It has its own binary “img” format for images. There are three ways in which your raster and image data may be supported in ArcGIS: as a raster dataset that is derived from a storage format, as a raster product that is derived from specific metadata files, or as a raster type. ERDAS Imagine is a software package designed for working with GIS raster data. The maximum instantaneous flow achieved during a FVC maneuverįorced inspiratory flow: (Specific measurement of the forced inspiratory curve is denoted by nomenclature analogous to that for the forced expiratory curve. Volume that has been exhaled at the end of the first second of forced expirationįorced expiratory flow related to some portion of the FVC curve modifiers refer to amount of FVC already exhaled ![]() Residual volume expressed as percent of TLCĪctual volume of the lung including the volume of the conducting airway.įorced vital capacity: the determination of the vital capacity from a maximally forced expiratory effortįorced expiratory volume (time): a generic term indicating the volume of air exhaled under forced conditions in the first t seconds Tidal volume: that volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during quiet breathing (VT indicates a subdivision of the lung when tidal volume is precisely measured, as in gas exchange calculation, the symbol TV or V T is used.)įunctional residual capacity: the volume in the lungs at the end-expiratory position Vital capacity: the volume of air breathed out after the deepest inhalation. Inspiratory vital capacity: the maximum volume of air inhaled from the point of maximum expiration Inspiratory capacity: the sum of IRV and TV Inspiratory reserve volume: the maximal volume that can be inhaled from the end-inspiratory level Residual volume: the volume of air remaining in the lungs after a maximal exhalationĮxpiratory reserve volume: the maximal volume of air that can be exhaled from the end-expiratory position Tidal volume: that volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during quiet breathing (TV indicates a subdivision of the lung when tidal volume is precisely measured, as in gas exchange calculation, the symbol TV or V T is used.) Total lung capacity: the volume in the lungs at maximal inflation, the sum of VC and RV. (Note the FEV1 value is arbitrary in this graph and just shown for illustrative purposes these values must be calculated as part of the procedure). After the starting point the curve rapidly mounts to a peak (the peak expiratory flow). The trace moves clockwise for expiration followed by inspiration. At the start of the test both flow and volume are equal to zero (representing the volume in the spirometer rather than the lung). Positive values represent expiration, negative values represent inspiration. It is about 6000 ml.Flow-Volume loop showing successful FVC maneuver. Total lung capacity- Maximum amount of air that can be held at any time in the two lungs, called total lung capacity. The average Residual Volume (RV) in healthy males is about 1200 ml. ![]() Residual volume- The volume of air that remains in the lungs even after maximum or forceful expiration. Vital capacity- The maximum amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation. Expiratory reserve volume- The expiratory reserve volume (ERV)is the additional air that can be forcibly exhaled after the expiration of a normal tidal volume. It is the additional air that can be forcibly inhaled after the inspiration of a normal tidal volume.ĥ. Inspiratory reserve volume- The inspiratory reserve volume (IRV), about 3,000 mL. Alveolar air- The tidal volume contained in alveoli. Dead air space- Some of the air in the trachea and bronchi do not take part in breathing, called dead air space. Tidal volume- The amount of air breathed in and out in normal quiet breathing. ![]() This light applies only to electric vehicles (EV) and indicates the vehicle is in power-saving mode. It’s not recommended to drive the vehicle with this light on. The steering wheel may be tough to turn, but it will still work. This light means that there is a problem with the electronic power steering assist. This light means there is a problem with the electronic power control module. The park brakes motor may fail, which means the parking brakes may not be able to engage at all. They may get stuck engaged and therefore prevent you from driving. This light means that there is a problem with the electric parking brakes. This light means that one of the doors is open or not fully closed. This light means that cruise control has been turned on. If the collision alert light stays on all the time, it means that the system has been disabled due to a problem. If the collision alert flashes or turns on briefly, it means that the vehicle has intervened and avoided a collision. If needed, call an auto mechanic and ask for advice. It could also indicate a problem with the brake system.ĭo not drive if the brake light stays on. If the brake light stays on, it could be due to the low brake fluid level in the brake reservoir. First, make sure that the parking brake is released. This light means that the lights will switch between high and low beams automatically. This light means that adaptive cruise control has been turned on. This light means that vehicle is set to switch between 2WD and 4WD as needed. If the light stays on, you may have a bad battery or alternator or a broken serpentine belt. The battery light should not stay on when you are driving. This light means that there is a problem with the charging system. Open the driver’s door, and you will see the tire pressure label. Inflate the tires to about 35-40 PSI.Ī sticker on the door frame shows you exactly how much air your Chevy needs. This light means that the air pressure in one of the tires is below 30 PSI. Once the engine has completely cooled down, you should check the engine coolant level.ĭo not drive or keep the engine running if the engine overheating light stays on or is flashing. ![]() Allow the engine to cool down for at least 30 min. Pull over as soon as it is safe to do so and shut off the engine. This light means the engine is overheating. Note that most generic OBD-II scanners can not read Airbag Codes. You need to read the Airbag / SRS module’s fault codes with a Chevrolet Airbag Scanner to find out why your Chevrolet airbag light is on. Other possible problems include low battery voltage or faulty clock spring. A common problem that triggers the airbag light is a faulty passenger weight seat sensor mounted on the front passenger seat. Airbags have been disabled and most likely won’t deploy if you get involved in an accident. This light means that there is a problem with the airbag system. To find out why your Chevrolet check engine light is on, you will need to use an OBD-II scanner to read the ECM module’s codes. One or more fault codes will be stored in the Engine Control Module (ECM). This light means that the onboard diagnostic system has detected a problem. To troubleshoot the ABS light on a Chevrolet vehicle, you need an ABS OBD-II Scanner. Use the scanner to read the codes from the ABS module to find out which sensor is bad. In most cases, this problem is caused due to a faulty ABS wheel speed sensor. The vehicle may take longer to bring to a stop or may skid during hard braking. This light means that the anti-lock brake system is disabled. Is there a warning light appearing on your Chevrolet dashboard? Learn the warning light’s meaning and possible solutions to fix the problem.īelow are all Chevrolet dashboard warning lights, symbols, and what each light means. ![]() It gives you all you need to protect your PC from existing or emerging threats, while still allowing you to use your PC for resource-intensive tasks, like watching movies, playing games, editing videos, etc. Protection of powerful : The Internet application seems suspicious activity way Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition are blocked.īitdefender Antivirus Free Edition is easy to install and easy to use. Works with PC games : Players can benefit from the use of Bitdefender software as antivirus solutions, because the main system scanning process can be paused when playing games on the computer. It works by scanning all the links you access through your web browser. scanner link : Software includes link scanner to protect against phishing efforts related to credit cards. Feature Sandbox : The program is run through a safe environment first to ensure they are operating normally, then Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition will bring the program to the usual computer so you can use use without fear of malware. Regular updates : Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition updated regularly to always grasp the new threats. Bitdefender also has a free antivirus app for Android. Extensive support for Windows and Android : Windows 10, Windows 8 and Windows 7 are officially supported operating systems for Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition. Some other features of Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition The scanner starts up as soon as critical services are loaded, which means it can check for malware, worms, etc., as soon as the operating system loads. Although this virus scanner scans all files, it does not overload the available system resources, which means that your computer will not have much performance impact when using Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition. Top Features of Bitdefender Antivirus Free Editionīitdefender Antivirus Free Edition includes a virus shield to prevent Zero-day attacks, spyware and other malware. This means that Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition can completely replace the anti-virus software of companies like McAfee and Norton, charge a fee for the software and require access to annual updates. ![]() It always checks for viruses, worms, trojans, rootkits, etc.īitdefender Antivirus Free Edition provides continuous anti-virus protection, also known as access protection, for free. Unlike on-demand virus scanners, Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition doesn't need to be "turned on" or started every time you want to check for malware as it can run at all times. You get a clean, easy-to-understand virus scanner that keeps you covered with features. This free virus scanner from Bitdefender is extremely easy to use and doesn't mess you up with a wide range of tools like most other antivirus programs include.
One might assume that sushi and sashimi have been staples of the Japanese diet for centuries, but in fact the widespread consumption of raw fish is a relatively modern phenomenon. The bluefin did not become valuable as a food fish until the latter half of the 20th century, when sushi began to appear on menus around the globe. Although swordfish were certainly considered edible, tuna and marlin were thought of as strictly objects of the hunt. Zane Grey, the popular author of Western novels such as Riders of the Purple Sage, invested most of his not inconsiderable royalties (his books sold more than 13 million copies) on fishing gear, boats and travel to exotic locales in search of tuna, swordfish and marlin. Nevertheless, big-game fishers off New Jersey and Nova Scotia targeted the bluefin because these powerful fish were considered worthy opponents. In the early 1900s the fish was known as “horse mackerel,” and its red, strong-flavored flesh was considered suitable fare only for dogs and cats. The bluefin was not always considered a delicacy. (Other prey included butterfish, silver hake, windowpane flounder, winter flounder, menhaden, sea horses, cod, plaice, pollack, filefish, halfbeak, sculpin, spiny dogfish, skate, octopus, shrimp, lobster, crab, salp and sponges.) Tuna will eat anything they can catch, and they can catch almost anything that swims (or floats, crawls or just sits on the bottom). A study of the stomach contents of New England bluefins by Bradford Chase of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries revealed that the predominant food item, by weight, was Atlantic herring, followed by sand lance, bluefish and miscellaneous squid. Tuna are metabolically adapted for high-speed chases, but as opportunistic (and by necessity, compulsive) feeders, they will eat whatever presents itself, whether it is fast-swimming mackerel, bottom-dwelling flounder or sedentary sponge. Like wolves, bluefins often hunt in packs, forming a high-speed parabola that concentrates the prey, making it easier for the hunters to close in. “The more sophisticated our robotic-tuna designs become,” the Triantafyllou brothers wrote, “the more admiration we have for the flesh-and-blood model.” The researchers found that the tail’s efficiency lay in the interaction of the vortices created by its rapid flexing, but the hydrodynamics of their electronic models did not even come close to that of a true bluefin. It is such a marvelous swimmer that when scientists in the 1990s endeavored to build a mechanical fish, they used the species as a model, designing a robot with a tapered, bullet-shaped body and a rigid, quarter-moon tail fin. The bluefin is also among the fastest of all fishes, capable of speeds up to 80 kilometers per hour and able to migrate across entire oceans. During a dive to one kilometer below the surface, where the ambient water temperature can be five degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit), the bluefin can maintain a body temperature of 27 degrees C (81 degrees F), close to that of a mammal. Whereas most of the approximately 20,000 fish species are cold-blooded, possessing a body temperature the same as that of the water in which they swim, the bluefin is one of the few warm-blooded fishes. Reaching a maximum known weight close to three quarters of a ton and a length of four meters, the bluefin is a massive hunk of superheated muscle that cleaves the water by flicking its scimitar-shaped tail. ![]() Heedless overfishing is steadily pushing the bluefin toward extinction, and the species may soon disappear unless entrepreneurial fish farmers can learn how to breed the tuna in captivity. As such, it has vaulted to the top of another, more insidious list: it is probably the most endangered of all large fish species. But the bluefin tuna, a giant among fishes, is the premier choice for sushi and sashimi and has become the most desirable food fish in the world. The canned tuna fish in sandwiches and salads comes from either skipjack, a meter-long species that is caught in prodigious quantities around the world and served as “light meat tuna,” or albacore, another small fish that is marketed as “white meat tuna.” The yellowfin and the bigeye tuna are larger species that are also heavily fished, but neither makes for particularly wonderful sushi, and they are usually served grilled. Editor's Note: This story was originally printed in the March 2008 issue of Scientific American.Īll tuna are not alike. ![]() Graduates of the program will be prepared for jobs as analysts, auditors, managers and planners within the cybersecurity function. BIT-Cyber students will gain proficiency in cyber policy, risk management, incident business response, using data to understand attacks on business assets, and overall management of the cybersecurity function within a business. The cybersecurity management and analytics (BIT-Cyber) option emphasizes business processes and data analytics as applied to cybersecurity management. Cybersecurity Management and Analytics (BIT-Cyber) ![]() Some course topics are database management, visual interface design, artificial intelligence, and computer languages, such as C++, Visual Basic, and JAVA. Students in this program take a variety of information technology courses that enhance their ability to develop computer decision support systems. The DSS program educates students in the design, implementation, and use of computerized systems that support business managers in the decision‐making process. OSM graduates are often hired into management, staff training, and supervisory positions where they manage and oversee company operations. Students in this program take specialized courses that focus on logistics, quality management, scheduling, forecasting, project management, and other supply chain management functions. The OSM option is designed to teach students how to manage operations in business and government. Operations Supply Chain Management (BIT-OSM) Cybersecurity Management and Analytics (BIT-Cyber).Operations Supply Chain Management (BIT-OSM).The degree program focuses on the practical application of computing to business problem-solving. Students learn the necessary information technology and computing skills to develop and implement sophisticated business-related computer systems. The Business Information Technology (BIT) major is designed to provide students with expertise in the development and use of computer systems and quantitative modeling techniques for solving business problems and making managerial decisions. Liberal Arts and Human Sciences (undecided) ![]()
![]() SPIRAL (1998) - first and best of the RING sequels.THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939) - the pick of t.PUPPET ON A CHAIN (1971) - rare Alistair Maclean a.INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009) early homages in new T.Links to the other Ring movie reviews are here on the Ring Overview. There's plenty of screengrabs, but a less good review over at The Ring Cycle site. It also used to be available in the UK as Spiral (artwork at top). Spiral is available in the US Ring Anthology boxset, under the Japanese name, Rasen. Eventually I'll also plough through the TV series made of Rasen in 1999. Speaking of which, I'll review that one next. Ring: Virus would have been a more apt title, but confusingly the South Korean remake (1999) was called that. Suzuki's books are so full of ideas that the stories about Sadako can spin off in many directions.Īs a title, Spiral is an undescriptive name and the original generic poster art didn't help. It's also interesting for Ring fans to see the same characters, with the same actors, following completely different paths than they take in Ring 2. Director Joji Iida went on to direct Another Heaven and the post-apocalyptic Dragonhead. The growing realisation of what Sadako is planning is both dramatic and very powerful, reminiscent of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Pulse ( Kairo). This is as much a medical thriller as a horror. A better story, that doesn't suffer by repeating the highlights of the first film. But over the years, and being less impressed by re-watching Ring 2, Spiral is now my favourite of the sequels. When I first saw this, when it was confusingly being sold around Asia as Ring 2: The Spiral, I was disappointed with the lack of videotape deaths and the twitchy, jerky Sadako that we all love. Another change of tactics is to spread her curse in other ways besides boring old videotape. When Sadako appears, she's not shrouded in black hair and a shroud, but a sexy nightdress. He teams up with a journalist to investigate, while more and more witnesses continue to die mysteriously. The cause of death makes no sense to him, neither does talk of a cursed videotape. He finds himself haunted by his former friend and how he died, mixed in with his suicidal despair over the accidental drowning of his young son (shades of Suzuki's Dark Water). Spiral begins the day after the events of Ring, with a pathologist being called in to perform an autopsy on a former colleague, the latest victim of Sadako. But Spiral primarily uses ideas from Suzuki's second novel, with a subtler but ultimately far more horrifying scenario where Sadako could become more powerful than you could possibly imagine. Ring 2 gave audiences more of what they (we) wanted - more videotapes and more twitchy, scary Sadako. While Ring was immediately popular, Spiral wasn't, encouraging producers to pursue a different storyline for Ring 2 the following year. But their stories were drastically different to Koji Suzuki's original books, and ignored the events of the very first sequel, Spiral, which was actually released at the same time as Ring. The success of Ring (1998) in Japan lead to a successful sequel Ring 2 (1999) and a prequel Ring 0 (2000). Continuing a series of reviews from the Ring phenomenon |
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