Soft Power

How do you put video files into PowerPoint? Can you show video in a PowerPoint presentation? The answer is yes! In fact, it’s very easy.

Video files come in several formats. The formats that work well in PowerPoint are:

* AVI

* WMV

* MPG (or MPEG)

Before you start, you must put the video file in the same folder as the PowerPoint presentation. The reason for this is that if you ever move your presentation to another computer, you video probably won’t play. Not following this advice is probably the #1 reason videos don’t play in PowerPoint.

Then, choose Insert> Movies and Sounds> Movie from File. (In PowerPoint 2007, go to Insert tab> Media Clips Group> Movie.) From the dialog box, find and double-click the video file. (Note that “video” and “movie” mean the same thing.)

You see a message asking you if you want the video to play automatically or when clicked. Choose whichever you want. You can change the option later. The first frame of the video appears on your slide.

— Change how the video plays in PowerPoint —
You have some control over how the video plays in PowerPoint. Right-click the video on the slide, and choose Edit Movie Object to open the Movie Options dialog box. (In PowerPoint 2007, select the video, and click the Movie Tools Options tab. Most of the options are on the tab, but not all. For more options, click the dialog box launcher arrow at the right side of the group’s title bar to open the Movie Options dialog box.)
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Martial Arts Flow Theory, what I call Flux theory, is prevalent throughout all the arts. The problem is that most people don’t understand how these theories come together, and when they oppose. One must understand each type of energy and how they fit together if one is to be a complete martial artist.

One thing to remember, as we go through the theories, is that there is a hard and a soft to everything. Sometimes hard and soft is merely a distinction of direction, which is to say one collides or one guides. Sometimes the distinction is a little more difficult to follow, but we will do our best to illustrate the difference.

The first theory that most everybody comes in contact with is that of Explosive Power. You’re going to find this power in Karate, Taekwondo, or most any art (or piece of art) wherein the fist collides with the face.

We have circular energy, but there are a few things that must be understood here. There is circular, as in turning the waist in kung fu, and then there is circular, as in aikido harmony. Obviously, we have a first class example here of how one energy can be considered as hard or soft.

The next energy is spiral, as in Bagua. This is an odd type of energy, as it depends on rotating limbs on a circling body. Weird or not, it is incredibly functional, simple to understand, but sometimes difficult to implement in the real world.
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HP has introduced a new Pavilion DM4 laptop in the market. Pavilion DM3 has already become popular because of its advance technology and amazing features. It has added some more extra features it the Pavilion DM4 notebook. It comes with thin and lightweight design and include big 14 inch bright view HD LED screen. It is designed with full metal chassis and brushed aluminum lid. Pavilion DM4 is designed on a platform of Core series which measures only one inch thin. This Pavilion series laptop is packed with full entertainment features which is going to attract the young generation.

This is a powerful laptop that comes with Intel Core i5 processor running at 2.26GHz. It is incorporated with 8GB of RAM and 500GB of hard drives that allow you to store maximum data. It has also large multi-touch touchpad and flat topped keypad that has widely spaced soft keys. You will feel soft and nice while typing anything on the keyboard. The Pavilion DM4 also has inbuilt webcam with microphone, five-in-one card reader, Bluetooth, wi-fi and many other wireless technology.

Some of the salient features of power packed HP Pavilion DM4 notebook are given below:
Packed with Intel Core i5 processor
Genuine Windows 7 Home Basic 64-bit operating system
500GB of hard drive
8GB of DDR3 RAM
Access Wireless internet with WLAN 802.11
Five-in-one integrated card reader
Digital webcam with microphone
3 usb 2.0 port and one VGA port
Dolby surrounds audio speakers
Rechargeable 6 cell lithium-ion battery
Weight: 2 Kg
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