s How Was the Great Pyramid Built? By www.pbs.org Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:14:00 +0000 Records show how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid more than 4500 years ago. Full Article
s Why the Sky Changes Colors at Sunset By www.pbs.org Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 20:03:00 +0000 What causes those beautiful reds, oranges, and pinks at sunset? Full Article
s Education digital signage By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:42:54 GMT We have updated our sample digital signage presentation ideas for schools and colleges, both in landscape and portrait format. Full Article
s Care home digital signage By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:48:04 GMT We have updated our sample presentation ideas for using Repeat Signage software in care homes and nursing homes. Staff handover time can be reduced by displaying important messages on screens in the nurses station, ensuring excellent communication and that nothing important is missed. Full Article
s Displaying digital signage software with a Q management system By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:52:59 GMT A Malaysian security department needed a system that their programmers could incorporate Q management control with digital signage software. They display Repeat Signage on their screens to show live TV, the counter and announcements, in this case study. Full Article
s Our lastest digital signage case study comes from Illinois in the US. By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:59:46 GMT Minerallac Company, an electrical construction hardware manufacturer, find Repeat Signage software a useful tool for keeping staff updated on events and information. Staff is their satellite office, 2000 miles away, now feel more connected since digital signage was utilised. Full Article
s StarBoard Solution EU announces partnership with Repeat Software By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Sat, 19 Dec 2020 16:42:22 GMT StarBoard Solution EU, has collaborated with Repeat Software, a UK software developer of Repeat Signage software, to provide a digital signage solution for StarBoard users. Full Article
s Digital signage presentation samples for corporate offices and businesses By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:55:16 GMT We have added presentation sample design ideas for you to use in businesses and corporate offices including display graphs for a e-commerce warehouse distribution and electrical distribution companies. Full Article
s Digital signage design ideas By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:56:03 GMT To complement our digital signage design idea solutions we have published brief recorded MP4 videos of digital signage presentations for multiple applications Full Article
s Digital signage - getting started with Repeat Signage By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:56:40 GMT To help you get started with Repeat Signage software, we have created a walk-through of screenshots to show you how to create a simple dynamic digital signage presentation. Full Article
s Digital signage solutions By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:00:22 GMT We have updated our digital signage brochure to give you ideas and sample presentations for dynamic presentations to engage with your audience on display screens. Full Article
s Repeat Signage Blog By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:02:39 GMT You can keep up-to-date with the latest digital signage blog, Repeat Signage news and information. Full Article
s Repeat Signage Standard v Standalone editions By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:44:20 GMT Two minute video looks at the differences between Repeat Signage Standard edition and the Standalone edition. The former has full features and is ideal for displaying engaging content on any display screen anywhere in the world, whilst the latter is ideal for any application where the Internet is not possible, for example, military, army manoevers, evacuation, outdoor events, etc. Full Article
s Reseller Partner Program By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:45:12 GMT Join our reseller partner program and grow your digital signage business. Purchase software licences as and when you need them and we give you all the presales and technical support you need. Simple to use digital signage computer software allows content to be displayed on screens anywhere in the world. Full Article
s Digital signage tutorial video By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:46:11 GMT Repeat Signage software celebrates 12 years with the launch of Version 5 and a new licencing model. Repeat Signage V5 (Version 5), which supports Windows 10 and 11, has new and improved features including the ability to link with a user’s eBay account to display eBay auctions on screen. Full Article
s Display data with the Repeat Signage datagrid By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:46:53 GMT 7-minute video shows you how to filter and display data in a datagrid as part of your digital signage software presentations for display on any screen, anywhere. This feature is available in Repeat Signage Corporate or Media Wall editions and is ideal for corporate offices to help keep staff updated on relevant information Full Article
s Display single line of database or txt file text By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:48:59 GMT 7-minute video shows how you can a single line of text from either a .txt file or a database, for example, displaying name of duty manager. The ability to display database information is available in the Corporate and Media Wall editions of Repeat Signage digital signage software. Ideal for displaying company information on any screen anywhere. Full Article
s Input spreadsheets to your digital signage, data and graphics By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:49:38 GMT The spreadsheet control within Repeat Signage software allows you to display existing Microsoft Excel .xlsx files and allows you to use the built in editor to create spreadsheets within your presentations. You can also create and display spreadsheet graphs from your information. This gives you an easy way to display formatted information in grids and you also have the ability to insert pictures as well. Full Article
s How to split multi-page PDF documents into single PDF pages By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:50:14 GMT Repeat Signage software has a number of free tools including the Batch PDF splitter. This shows you how to add your PDF to a folder and create an empty output folder. Then click run and in seconds, individual PDF pages appear in your output folder, leaving the original PDF as it was. Full Article
s Repeat Signage designer screen and controls By www.repeatsoftware.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:50:51 GMT 7-minute video shows you how to use the Repeat Signage designer screen to insert controls, e.g. picture control, to create flexible, dynamic, digital signage presentations for display screens. Full Article
s Remembering superstar music producer Quincy Jones By www.npr.org Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:54:00 -0500 The renowned arranger, composer and producer worked with countless artists, including Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson. Jones died Nov. 3. Originally broadcast in 2001. Full Article
s Saoirse Ronan says her experience as a child actor continues to shape her work By www.npr.org Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:11:39 -0500 Ronan credits her parents and the filmmakers she worked with as a child for keeping acting fun. She stars as a woman struggling with addiction in The Outrun and as a World War II mother in Blitz. Full Article
s 'Pedro Páramo' captures the disorientation of Juan Rulfo's timeless novel By www.npr.org Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:28:41 -0500 Netflix's film is based on a 1955 novel about a man who goes in search of the father he’d never met — only to discover that his father is dead, and the village he inhabited is haunted by ghosts. Full Article
s Need a break from politics? Marvel at the 'Vanishing Treasures' of the natural world By www.npr.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:56:29 -0500 With 23 short essays on creatures ranging from the wombat to the spider, Katherine Rundell's new book is essential reading for anyone whose wonder could use a jumpstart. Full Article
s How the 1874 Freedman's Bank collapse connects to economic disparities we see today By www.npr.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:03:31 -0500 In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank. Created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, its collapse cost depositors millions. Full Article
s As a 'Seasoned Professional,' Jenny Slate now finds strength in her sensitivity By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:16:11 -0500 The comic can pick up on the "micro bad mood" of whoever she's talking to. She writes about pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood in a new book of essays, Lifeform. Originally broadcast March 12, 2024. Full Article
s A Marine Corps veteran expresses concerns for the military in a 2nd Trump presidency By www.npr.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:07:44 -0500 Essayist Phil Klay says Trump tried to use the military to push his partisan agenda before, and may further erode norms around the military as he looks for those willing to "go with his whims." Full Article
s 2024 Student Podcast Challenge Honorable Mentions By www.npr.org Published On :: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:00:00 -0400 Here are the honorable mentions from the 2024 Student Podcast Challenge. Congratulations! Full Article
s Want a Picasso? UChicago students borrow original art for their dorms By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0400 College students often use posters to help spruce up their dorm. At the University of Chicago, they get a chance to borrow works by prominent artists for a year. Full Article
s Schools in Asheville are reopening in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene By www.npr.org Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:14:10 -0400 After-school activities will still be suspended Monday and Tuesday. Full Article
s Fewer Black men are enrolling in HBCUs. Here's why and what's being done By www.npr.org Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0400 The absolute number of Black men enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the lowest it's been since 1976. Full Article
s Figuring out the male enrollment drop at HBCUs By www.npr.org Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:09:19 -0400 The number of Black men enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities is the lowest it’s been since 1976. Full Article
s Kids at an Arizona tribal school learn about democracy with their own lunch vote By www.npr.org Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:43:09 -0400 Kids at a tribal school in Arizona are preparing for their own election to determine their favorite school lunch: pizza or chicken nuggets? And they're learning about democracy along the way. Full Article
s Louisiana schools use Artificial Intelligence to help young children learn to read By www.npr.org Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:08:10 -0400 In Louisiana, more than 100,000 students are using an AI tutor that is helping to raise reading scores. Full Article
s In this school’s election, it’s pizza vs. chicken nuggets, with democracy as the winner By www.npr.org Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0400 At an Arizona tribal school, it's a fierce campaign to pick the top school lunch, as students learn about making their voice count Full Article
s Dear Life Kit: Is it a faux pas to create a 'happy graduation' registry for myself? By www.npr.org Published On :: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:00:08 -0400 An NPR listener is graduating soon with her MBA. She wants to know if it's OK celebrate her achievement by asking loved ones to buy her gifts from a registry, similar to what people do for weddings. Full Article
s What student loan borrowers can expect as the presidency changes By www.npr.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:21:29 -0500 With Donald Trump's re-election, millions of federal student loan borrowers are left to wonder if this is the end of the road for President Biden's promises of loan relief. Full Article
s Inside this maximum security prison, a film festival proves 'a little bit healing' By www.npr.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500 The Sing Sing maximum security prison in New York held its first-ever film festival recently, with incarcerated men invited to judge the five entries. Full Article
s A small town in Ohio embraces butterflies to symbolize change and recovery By www.npr.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:09:18 -0500 One small Ohio town designed a butterfly garden as a symbol of recovery for former flood land and for people who have struggled with addiction. Full Article
s President-elect Trump names John Ratcliffe as his pick for CIA director By www.npr.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:38:20 -0500 Ratcliffe previously served as the director of national intelligence during Trump's first term, where he oversaw all 18 of the nation's intelligence agencies. Full Article
s 'Orbital' by Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize By www.npr.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:01:53 -0500 Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her science fiction novel Orbital. The novel follows six international astronauts as they orbit the Earth for one day of their nine-month space mission. Full Article
s Hugh Grant shows his dark side in 'Heretic' By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500 In Heretic, Hugh Grant plays the villain. He tells Morning Edition that actors are drawn to the bad guys "rather than the dreary, goody-two-shoes lead." Full Article
s 'Juror #2' is a thorny legal thriller — and possibly Clint Eastwood's last film By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:17:34 -0500 Eastwood takes measured aim at the American justice system in a film that centers on a murder trial — and a juror who realizes he may be implicated in the crime. Full Article
s While votes are counted, we look at how counting is used in movies By www.npr.org Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 17:47:28 -0500 The process of counting ballots has stressed out a lot of people this week. NPR's movie critic says he's been distracting himself from the election with cinematic counting. Full Article
s 'Candyman' star Tony Todd dies at 69 By www.npr.org Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 14:33:02 -0500 The versatile actor had hundreds of screen credits to his name, including Platoon, The Rock and Final Destination. Full Article
s 'Emilia Pérez' trans narco musical actress calls for 'living our own life' By www.npr.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500 The new film Emilia Pérez follows a Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) who was assigned male at birth but transitions to become her true self as a woman. Full Article
s A Mexican drug lord comes out as a trans woman in the freewheeling 'Emilia Pérez' By www.npr.org Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:13:01 -0500 This Spanish-language musical about a cartel boss who undergoes gender-affirming surgery won two big prizes at Cannes, including a shared best actress award for its four women leads. Full Article
s With "Wicked," director Jon M. Chu writes his own story By www.npr.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:38:11 -0500 Wicked – the 20-year-old – smash hit on Broadway turns the story of the "Wizard of Oz" on its head. Now, the story of Elfaba the Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda the Good Witch, and the Wizard himself is making the shift from stage to screen. The director bringing the Broadway hit to screens across the country is Jon M. Chu, the director of the blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians.The movie version of Wicked is in many ways the culmination of Chu's own story as a person of color. Chu always wanted to be a filmmaker. Chu says his life experience and career lead him to tell the story of a person of color in a new way.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org. Full Article
s Denzel Washington details a retirement path that includes a role in 'Black Panther 3' By www.npr.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:31:05 -0500 teaser here Full Article
s 'Emilia Pérez' is Netflix's divisive musical about a trans cartel boss By www.npr.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:00:59 -0500 Emilia Pérez is Netflix's new divisive musical about a Mexican cartel boss who disappears from the criminal underworld to create a new life as a woman. But when her love for her kids proves overpowering, she ingratiates herself back into their lives, posing as a distant relative. The movie stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez. Full Article