Unbreakable

‌Backstreet boys

Backstreet Boys were, in many ways, a contradictory band. Comprised entirely of white, middle-class Americans, the group sang a hybrid of new jack balladry, hip-hop, R&B, and dance club pop that originally found its greatest success in Canada and Europe, with their 1996 debut album charting in the Top Ten in nearly every country on the continent; ironically, success in their native land did not follow until nearly two years later.

The core of Backstreet Boys is cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell, who both hail from Lexington, KY. The two began singing while they were children, performing in local church choirs, as well as festivals, where they sang doo wop and new jack R&B in the style of Boyz II Men. Two of the other remaining members, Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean, were natives of Orlando, FL, who met each other -- as well as transplanted New Yorker and fifth Backstreeter Nick Carter -- through auditions for local commercials, theater, and television. At one audition, the three discovered that they shared an affection for classic soul and could harmonize together. In no time, they were singing as a trio. Shortly after the trio had formed, Richardson moved to Orlando, where he became a tour guide at Disney World; at night, he concentrated on becoming a professional musician. Eventually, he met Dorough, Carter, and McLean through a co-worker, and the four decided to form a group, naming themselves after an Orlando flea market; Littrell was invited to join to make the band into a quintet.

Through a friend, record producer Louis J. Pearlman, the band secured management from Donna and Johnny Wright, who put the group out on the road and had several A&R reps come see the Boys perform live. Eventually, Jive Records became interested in the band, signing the group in 1994. Jive/Zomba set Backstreet Boys up with producers Veit Renn and Tim Allen and they labored over the album with the band for several months. The group's eponymous album was released throughout Europe in late 1995. The record was a success, spending several weeks in the Top Ten in most continental countries where it charted. In the U.K., Backstreet Boys were named Best Newcomers of 1995 at the Smash Hits Awards thanks to their international hit single "We've Got It Goin' On." After scoring another European hit with "I'll Never Break Your Heart," the group released their eponymous debut album in Europe and Canada in late 1996; it was a success, spending several weeks in the Top Ten in most of the countries where it charted. Despite their popularity in Europe and Canada, "We've Got It Goin' On" stalled in the lower reaches of the U.S. charts in 1995; this may have been due to the fact that the American version of Backstreet Boys was not released until 1997. Combining their international singles with new tracks (which also formed the centerpiece of that year's European-only album Backstreet's Back), the American Backstreet Boys finally began their rise to U.S. success, scoring hits with the singles "Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart)" and "As Long as You Love Me" (the former of which went platinum). The album continued to spin off hits into 1999, with "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)," "I'll Never Break Your Heart," and "All I Have to Give" all landing on the charts; both the former and the latter were platinum Top Five hits, and the album ended up with sales of over 13 million copies. In the meantime, the group saw its share of turmoil; Littrell underwent surgery in early 1998 to correct a congenital heart defect, and the Boys became embroiled in lawsuits against Pearlman and the rest of their management over royalties for most of the rest of the year. When the dust settled, Pearlman remained the group's manager (though the rest of the team was fired), and the Boys began work on their follow-up album.

Millennium was released in the summer of 1999, and debuted at number one with first-week sales of over a million copies. Despite the fact that no singles were officially released from the album in the U.S., "I Want It That Way," "Larger Than Life," "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely," and "The One" all hit the charts based on airplay alone. The group released its Christmas Album before the end of the year, by which time Millennium was well on its way to sales of 12 million copies in the U.S. alone. Once again striking immediately after their previous album stopped producing hits, Backstreet Boys issued Black & Blue in fall 2000.

A tour supported the album, but after 7 years of non-stop touring and recording, the band agreed it was time for a break. Brian Littrell became a father while Kevin Richardson tried his hand at Broadway and took a starring role in the musical Chicago. Nick Carter released his solo album Now or Never in 2002, Howie Dorough did charity work for the Dorough Lupus Foundation in honor of the sister he had lost to the disease, and A.J. McLean made headlines with his stint in rehab. In 2004 the band rejoined and began work on a new album. The result, Never Gone, was released in June of 2005. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Keira knightley

Keira Knightley is an English actress. She was born on March 26th, 1985 in Teddlington, England. She is the youngest of two children and daughter of the theatre actor Will Knightley and the writer Sharman Macdonald. When she was a kid, she developed her performing vocation. At the age of four she started taking ballet lessons, and two years later she made her debut in TV. Her persistence and talent were amazing, and soon she obtained her first role in a movie.

In 1994, she made her first steps in the cinema in Moira Armstrong’s movie “A Village Affair”. She continued improving her performing skills and had the opportunity to participate in a Hollywood super production: “Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace”. Her role was limited, but her character Sabé gave her the dreamt popularity. She appeared in several magazines as well as in many presentations of the George Lucas’s masterpiece, and her name started to sound familiar for many directors and producers

Two years later, she shared the set with Thora Birch during the shooting of the terror movie: “The Hole”.

But the success in her career occurred later in 2002, when she played the leading role in the comedy “Bend it like Backham”. Keira was only 17 when all the press praised her work in the movie. She demonstrated her versatility and impressed the public with her spontaneity. This captivating young star was convoked to take part in the adventures movie “Pirated of the Caribbean”, where she worked together with Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.

 

Apart from her appearances in the big screen she also made some performances for TV productions like “Oliver Twist” (1999) and “Doctor Zhivago”. In 2004, she placed the part of Ginebra in “King Arthur”. But the role that helped her to demonstrate her talent and quality as an actress was the one in which she played Elizabeth Bennett in the movie adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel “Pride and Prejudice”(2005). For her outstanding performance, she was nominated for an Oscar award and a Golden Globe, both for the same category: “Best Actress”. She also participated in the following parts of the Disney production “Pirates of the Caribbean”.

For the near future, Knightley is working on several projects. She has signed a contract with Chanel to promote their perfumes in 2007, and she will participate in John Maybury’s “The Edge of Love”, in which she will play a leading role

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مطمئنأ تمامی شما نرم افزار مایکروسافت پاورپوینت را میشناسید. به وسیله پاورپوینت میتوانید اسلایدهایی از ناگفتنی های خود فراهم آورید ، آن را تزئین کنید و در نهایت بر روی صفحه نمایش یا به كمك یك ویدیو پروژكتور بر روی پرده به نمایش درآورید. محیط این نرم افزار بر عكس محیط MS Word جای گزافه گویی نیست ، بلكه شما در آن رئوس مطالب را می گویید و شكلها و نمودارهای خود را در آن نمایش می دهید و در نهایت آنچه در ذهنتان می گذرد و در قالب بیان نمی گنجد را به تصویر میکشید. اسلایدهای حاصل در اصل پوستری از سخنان شما هستند. نکات کلیدی خاصی در پاورپوینت نهفته است که با دانستن آنها میتوانید به این بوم متحرک ، طراوت بیشتری ببخشید. در این ترفند قصد داریم به معرفی این نکات اساسی و کلیدی بپردازیم.

چیدمان داخلی یک اسلاید
سعی کنید اکثر تغییر و تحولات مورد نظر خود را از طریق روشهای کلی و استانداردی که Powerpoint ارائه می نماید انجام دهید. هر چیز در پاور پوینت در قاب مخصوص خود جای می گیرد. همین طوری نمی توان در یک اسلاید شروع به تایپ نمود. باید یک جعبه متنی داشته باشیم و در آن متن یا تیتر مورد نظر خود را بنویسیم. برای ارائه و نمایش مجموعه اسلایدهایتان بدون هول شدن F5 را بفشارید و برای رفتن از یک اسلاید به اسلاید بعدی کافی است یکبار ماوس را کلیک کنید و یا دکمه فلش سمت راست یا بالا را بفشارید. F5 نمایش را از اولین اسلاید شروع می کند.

ساختن اسلاید و پنهان کردن آن
گزینه Duplicate silde منوی Insert از اسلاید جاری یک کپی دیگر درست می کند. ترفند کلیک راست روی آیکن اسلاید برای حذف یا پنهان کردن اسلایدها نیز بسیار کارآمد است. امتحانش کنید Hidden یا پنهان بودن یک اسلاید برای اسلایدهای توضیحی که به کمک Hyperlink به سراغشان می رویم. ولی نمی خواهیم در روال عادی نمایش دیده شوند و فقط در صورتی که رویشان کلیک کنیم نشان داده شوند کلی به کار می آید.

اسلایدها افقی یا عمودی
می توانید بگویید اسلایدها Lanscape و Portrait باشند. برای این کار سراغ Page Setup از منوی File بروید. نمی توان در آن واحد در یک نمایش هم اسلاید عمودی داشت و هم اسلاید افقی.
برای چنین هدفی بایستی دو نمایش جداگانه بسازید و در اولی یک لینک به دومی ایجاد کنید. نمایش اول دارای تنظیم صفحات افقی و نمایش دوم دارای تنظیم صفحات عمودی می باشد. در خاتمه نمایش دوم درباره آن را لینک به نمایش اول می کنید.
در حین اجرای یک پرزنتیشن برای متوقف ساختن یا ادامه دادن نمایش در پرزنتیشن کلید S و یا علامت بعلاوه را بفشارید برای ختمه نمایش اسلایدها Esc و یا Ctrl + Break را بفشارید.
برای رفتن به یک اسلاید با شماره خاص شماره اسلاید را وارد نموده Enter را فشارید. برای رفتن به اسلاید مخفی بعدی از کلید H استفاده کنید.
برای رفتن به اولین اسلاید 1+Enter را بفشارید و یا آنکه هر دو دکمه ماوس را همزمان دو ثانیه نگهدارید.

توقف نمایش اسلایدها
برای آنکه در حین نمایش متوقف شوید و یک صفحه با زمینه مشکی رنگ نشان داده شود کلیه B را بفشارید. برای نمایش یک صفحه یا زمینه سفید کلید W را بفشارید.

استفاده از اشاره گر ماوس به عنوان پرینتر
برای نمایش یا مخفی کردن اشاره گر ماوس و همینطور نوار ابزار Slideshow در حین نمایش کلید A و یا علامت مساوی را بفشارید. (بعضی وقتها علامت سفید اشاره گر ماوس روی زمینه نمایش ما خیلی توی چشم می آید) برای تبدیل اشاره گر ماوس به یک نقطه رنگی مثل یک پوینتر Ctrl + P کمک بگیرید.
برای مخفی کردن سریع نوار ابزار Slideshow کلید Ctrl + H و برای خاموش کردن آن ظرف 15 ثانیه Ctrl + U را بفشارید. برای نمایش دوباره اشاره گر ماوس Ctrl + A در خدمت شماست.
برای اجرای انیمیشن بعدی یا رفتن به اسلاید بعدی از N استفاده کنید. برای قبلی هم از P استفاده نمایید.

ساختن یک اسلاید خلاصه مطالب
اگر به طور خلاصه در یک اسلاید بخواهید بگویید که در اسلایدهای بعدی چه خواهید گفت یک اسلاید خلاصه مطالب بسیار کارآمد خواهد بود. برای این کار به نمایش Slide Sorter از منوی View‌ بروید و در آنجا اسلایدهای مورد نظر برای خلاصه سازی را با پایین نگهداشتن کلید Shift انتخاب کنید. سپس از نوار ابزار Slide Sorter گزینه Summary Slide را انتخاب کنید. این اسلاید خلاصه به صورت پیش فرض به عنوان دومین اسلاید نمایش قرار می گیرد و حاوی تیتر اسلایدهای منتخب خواهد بود. خلاصه مطالب به طور پیش فرض دارای رئوس مطالب تیترهای اسلایدهای موجود می باشد.

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