Language preference manager kodi2/29/2024 ![]() ![]() You can find the latest list in the Plugins Catalog. TipsĮmby supports many subtitle providers including: Addic7ed, NapiSub, OpenSubtitles, Podnapisi & SubDb. You should also check the following link to see how to manage Manual Subtitle Downloads. This option when activated can greatly reduce your chances of downloading subtitles but will make sure the subtitle is "perfect" for you file. For example "Require a hash match" requires your media file to exactly match (byte for byte) the source file of the subtitle. If subtitles are not automatically downloading you should check the options listed above. ![]() If Subtitles are not automatically downloading Subtitles will now be downloaded as needed when available, via the Download Subtitles Scheduled Task. If you're ripping your own titles or using the DVR service to record files you will never get a hash match and will not be able to use this option. If this option is enabled as shown, then subtitles will ONLY be downloaded when your media file matches EXACTLY "byte for byte" with the Open Subtitle's database. These should be self explanatory with possibly the exception of "Require a hash match". The above picture shows several options available for you to configure. In this case only Open Subtitles is shown and selected. The second option will show any subtitle plugins you may have installed. The above picture shows English subtitles chosen for download. You will want to configure the language preference of any subtitles you want to download. You can now scroll down to find the following items. Did you try to run the default Ubuntu zesty version of kodi first How you have 8. When editing a library make sure to click the top right option "show advanced settings". Once you've installed a subtitle plugin, restarted the server and configured the plugin you are ready to configure each of your libraries to use the plugin. Setup your libraries to download subtitles Please make sure you have configured your plugin before continuing. Install a Subtitle Pluginīefore being able to setup automatic downloading of subtitles you will need to setup a plugin such as Open Subtitles. There are multiple subtitle plugin that can be used. Emby can automatically download subtitle files for your media.
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Rupaul drag race all stars 7 cast2/29/2024 ![]() Canción de lip sync: "I'm Not Perfect But I'm Perfect for You" de Grace Jones.Lipsync Assassin: Angeria Paris VanMicheals.Nominadas: Jaymes Mansfield y Kahanna Montrese.Temática de pasarela: Night of a Thousand Grace Joneses.Maxi reto: JOAN: The Unauthorised Rusical.On the Runway, category is “Night of 1,000 Grace Joneses.” Choreographer and director Adam Shankman coaches the queens and joins the judges’ panel." Sinopsis: " The All Stars channel Hollywood royalty, singing and dancing in “JOAN: The Unauthorized Rusical,” celebrating “Mommie Dearest” herself, Joan Crawford! Then, from one legend to another. Personajes del Snatch Game Snatchelor Grupo 1Įpisodio 6: " JOAN: The Unauthorized Rusical!" Mensaje de despedida: " Sending Y'all So much love ♡ Stay fab, Stay beautiful, and stay supple! XOXO Heidi N Closet □ PS Whats Said in the dark comes to the light ♡".Ganadora del lip sync: Jasmine Kennedie. ![]() Canción de lip sync: "Hallucinate" de Dua Lipa.Nominadas: Jessica Wild y Kahanna Montrese.Jurado invitado: Bowen Yang y Matt Rogers.Sinopsis: " Love is in the air as the queens serve up their flirtiest celebrity impersonations for guest judges Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers in the romantic and raucous “Snatch Game of Love.” But, before the queens hit the runway, the Werkroom is rocked by a game-changing shocker." Mensaje de despedida: " Darienne was here, twice! Love and laughs, see you soon?".Canción de lip sync: "Bad Reputation" de Joan Jett.Nominadas: Alexis Michelle, Darienne Lake y Jaymes Mansfield.Temática de pasarela: ASS The World Turns.Maxi reto: Crear tráilers para una serie de guion por equipos.Euphoria actress Maude Apatow helps decide which trailer is “must-she TV.”" Sinopsis: " The Golden Age of Television gets even sparklier, as the All Stars create and star in their own sickening scripted TV series trailers, directed by Emmy® Award winner Michelle Visage. Mensaje de despedida: " Look in your eyes and say I love you! Daily! Love you all, Miss Kasha ♡ =(". ![]()
Amazon music cds2/29/2024 ![]() Compared with similar tracks on Spotify (approximately 320kbps streams), Apple’s have greater subtlety and more space around instruments while its ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) streams match Tidal for openness and subtlety even sometimes sounding just a touch clearer. So if you want to listen to Apple Music tracks above 24-bit/48kHz on your iPhone, you’ll need to shell out for an external DAC and use a wired pair of headphones.Īpple hasn’t revealed the bitrate it uses for its standard streams, but tracks still sound clean, snappy and entertaining. For example, although Apple Music with Dolby Atmos will work with all headphones and Apple’s own HomePod and HomePod Mini will support Lossless at some point (following a software update), Apple’s own headphones don’t support lossless audio.Īlso, while Apple’s iPhones (since the iPhone 7) natively support lossless, that only applies to Apple Music Lossless and not the highest quality Hi-Res Lossless. However, there are some limitations on what kit can playback Apple’s new high-quality offering. That's a really good deal if you're into classical music with hi-res and spatial audio support. The service’s 100 million-strong catalogue is available in CD-quality (16-bit/44.1kHz) with most tracks available in hi-res (24-bit/48-192kHz), and subscribers will also receive access to the Apple Music Classical service at no extra cost. While there’s no free tier, Apple has now added support for lossless audio and spatial audio with Dolby Atmos without charging any extra. The service does a great job of curating playlists and serving up useful and intelligent recommendations. Whether using the desktop or mobile app, the interface is easy to navigate with a simple yet effective layout. You’ll need to switch to Individual or Family plans if you fancy any of those features, plans that'll set you back £11 / $11 / AU$13 and £17 / $17 / AU$20 respectively. What's more, Apple Music starts out at just £5 / $5 / AU$6 per month with Apple's 'Music Voice Plan'.Ĭrucially, though, ‘Apple Music Voice Plan won’t let you use the Apple Music app to play songs and doesn’t offer access to Apple Music’s premium offerings, including Spatial Audio, Lossless Audio, lyrics and music videos. However, if you’re fully immersed in Apple’s ecosystem, Apple Music makes a lot of sense. Unsurprisingly, Apple Music is aimed squarely at Apple users, so Android owners often want to look elsewhere – although that needn't be the case. Need an external DAC for lossless streaming If you’re a conscientious music fan looking for the best high-quality streaming experience, with an extensive catalogue, immersive content, broad device support, and improved discovery features (and you aren’t already tied into the Apple ecosystem), Tidal is still the one to choose. Tidal is also now distinguishing itself from the rest of the pack by introducing initiatives designed to provide artists with direct payments (from HiFi Plus subscribers only) that represent each user’s listening habits rather than being attributed by aggregation. Sonically Tidal still has the edge over almost all the competition, although Apple Music’s ALAC streams manage to match it for openness and subtlety. The CD-quality streams display excellent levels of detail and expression, and hi-res recordings take this up a level. It may have one of the priciest premium account tiers on our list, but Tidal’s ease of use is exemplary, and sound quality is exceptional across the board. Tidal Connect also now allows you to connect via wi-fi to a growing list of products from manufacturers including NAD, Naim, KEF, Bluesound, Dali, Cambridge Audio, McIntosh and more. You can access Tidal through iOS, Android, desktop – all of which offer hi-res streams – as well as a browser-based player and a good spread of other platforms, such as Sonos. Customers in the US can take advantage of the service’s first-ever free plan, called ‘Tidal Free’, which offers the company’s complete library of 100 million tracks at 160kbps with “limited interruptions” from Tidal that will “aim to educate consumers on the music industry”. Tidal now gives access to FLAC files as well as files encoded using MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) technology. It also includes tracks mixed in immersive sound formats ( Dolby Atmos Music and Sony 360 Audio recordings).īut hi-res and CD-quality streams aren’t the be-all and end-all of Tidal’s offering. Besides CD-quality streams, ‘Tidal HiFi Plus’ affords its subscribers access to millions of hi-res audio tracks that are typically 24-bit/96kHz but do go up to 24-bit/192kHz. However, there are still some perks that are reserved for Tidal’s top tier. ![]() Still, subscribers to the newly rebranded ‘Tidal HiFi’ plan get interruption-free access to audio at up to CD quality. Which tuning fork for fracture2/28/2024 ![]() The prevalence of fracture in these patients ranged from 10% to 80% using a reference standard such as magnetic resonance imaging, radiography, or bone scan. The patients ranged in age from 7 to 84 years. The 6 studies assessed the accuracy of 2 tuning-fork test methods (pain induction and reduction of sound transmission). Six primary studies (329 patients) were included in the review. Main Results: A total of 62 citations were initially identified. Data for the primary outcome measure (accuracy of the test) were presented in a 2 × 2 contingency table to show sensitivity and specificity (using the Wilson score method) and positive and negative likelihood ratios with 95% confidence intervals. A third researcher was consulted if the 2 initial reviewers did not reach consensus. The QUADAS-2 is an updated version of the original QUADAS and focuses on both the risk of bias and applicability of a study through a series of questions. All relevant articles were included and assessed for inclusion criteria and value using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS-2) tool, and relevant data were extracted. Studies were not eligible if they were case series, case-control studies, or narrative review papers.ĭata Extraction: Potentially eligible studies were independently assessed by 2 researchers. Studies included patients of all ages in all clinical settings with no exclusion for language of publication. Study Selection: Studies were eligible based on the following criteria: (1) primary studies that assessed the diagnostic accuracy of tuning forks (2) measured against a recognized reference standard such as magnetic resonance imaging, radiography, or bone scan and (3) the outcome was reported using pain or reduction of sound. ![]() The following key words were used independently or in combination: auscultation, barford test, exp fractures, fracture, tf test, tuning fork. In addition, they manually searched reference lists from the initial search result to identify relevant studies. 2014 4(8):e005238.Ĭlinical Question: Does evidence support the use of tuning-fork tests in the diagnosis of fractures in clinical practice?ĭata Sources: The authors performed a comprehensive literature search of AMED, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science from each database's start to November 2012. Is there sufficient evidence for tuning fork tests in diagnosing fractures? A systematic review. Reference/Citation: Mugunthan K, Doust J, Kurz B, Glasziou P. ![]() Lemon, jasmine, and apple bring out a unique aroma that is warm, deep, and alluring. On the other hand, Light Blue Intense has a good blend of fruity and floral elements. The lemon, Apple, and Bamboo are beautifully merged, allowing women to create an everlasting impression. Light Blue fragrance for women has punchy, zesty notes with hints of floral facets right from the start. Light Blue Is Citrusy Light Blue Intense Is Fruity Finally, musk and amber wood are ingredients that make the fragrance more alluring as the middle notes begin to settle down. The sweetness and fruitiness get mixed with floral elements to give depth to the cologne. Jasmine and marigold bring out the aroma that is hard to resist. It then swiftly moves towards the heart notes. Light Blue Eau Intense lets you experience the tartness of lemon in the strong presence of juicy Apple. The cedar and amber beautifully wrap up the perfume-making it more charming and sensational. The jasmine and white musk swiftly transform the fragrance into a musky, powdery scent. The Bamboo gets mixed up with the floral notes making the fragrance green and aromatic. The heart notes make the fragrance more interesting and intensely feminine. The slight tartness is then joined in by the freshness of fruits and the sweetness of bellflower. The lemon gives the fragrance a punchy, zesty start. The Opening Notes – It's A Tieĭolce and Gabbana Light Blue open up with a citrusy woody freshness. ![]() Longevity is where it gets beaten by Light Blue Eau Intense. The amber and cedar finally engulf the fragrance, making it woody and powdery. The middle of the scent is more aromatic and green, with Bamboo occupying the center stage. It is more fruity in the beginning with a slight hint of lemon. With pretty moderate longevity and sillage, the perfume is a fantastic fragrance for women and deserves a place on your vanity.ĭolce And Gabbana Light Blue is a relatively calm and settling fragrance. The musk and amber wood sweetly wrapped up the fragrance. Jasmine and marigold appear strongly in between the fruity elements (check the best smelling fruity perfumes). It begins with the zest of lemon but is soon joined in by the fruitiness of Apple. Intense: A Quick Round-Upĭolce and Gabbana Light Eau Intense is a more sensual fragrance with deep, intense notes. Intense and see which one is the ultimate best. Let's begin our Dolce And Gabbana Light Blue vs. But they differ from one another on so many grounds. But then which one should you choose?īelonging to the same lineup, the two Light Blue fragrances for women have similar compositions. The scent profile of Dolce and Gabbana's Light Blue fragrance for women matches every season, mood, and style.ĭolce And Gabbana's Light Blue Edt and Light Blue Eau Intense are two trendy fragrances with sweet, fruity, aromatic, and citrusy notes. The renowned fashion brand aims to produce luxury scents that genuinely embody the Mediterranean Sea. Questions & selections Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue vs Intense, which one is the ultimate best? 10 june 2022ĭolce & Gabbana's Light Blue lineup for women is famous worldwide. Lowell factory town video2/28/2024 Historically, workers in the town Hershey built around the factory were mostly former farmers-and the living conditions they found there in the first decades of the 20th century were considered enticing for the time period. In 1903, Milton Hershey, who founded the company, began to build what would become the world’s largest chocolate manufacturing pla nt. The Hershey chocolate company needed milk, and so, Green explains, it gravitated toward an area with dairy farms. The historical boardinghouse for Lowell’s first workers stands nearby, also part of the park. At the Boott Cotton Mills Museum, looms run “at top speed, allowing visitors to feel the buzz of a working mill.” The museum, whose weave room is pictured above, calls itself one of the largest industrial history exhibits in the nation. Today, visitors can explore the Lowell National Historical Park. ![]() In the mid-1830s, protests began, echoed later by several other company towns across the country. Factory bells woke the women up at 4:30 in the morning-and within 20 minutes, they had to be at the mill. Once at Lowell, they lived in boardinghouses and were required to attend church and lead a “moral” life. When it came to that other necessary resources-workers-Lowell’s founders recruited young, single women from rural areas. His pilfered ideas helped lay the groundwork for new textile production in Massachusetts, where, in the 1820s, a few years after Lowell’s death, a small group of capitalists founded Lowell-what Green calls “America’s first large-scale planned industrial community.”Īs with many of the business-built towns that would come later, Lowell’s location is based largely on its proximity to natural resources: in this case, a waterfall to power the looms. In the early 19th century, Francis Cabot Lowell, a merchant from Boston, visited factories in England to try to memorize and (illegally) bring back to the United States the technology he saw there. The first truly planned company town was Lowell, Massachusetts. Read on for a visit to five iconic locations: In all, there have been about 2,000 company towns across the U.S., from harsh places of abuse to picturesque communities. Companies in these places often required that workers live in barebones company housing and send their kids to company-built schools, where the boss’s perspective was king. During the boom in textile, coal, steel and other industries, workers often earned what’s called scrip instead of real money: a kind of credit they couldn’t spend anywhere but the company store, where prices were often higher than elsewhere. The post-Civil-War era also saw coal towns spread out by way of the railroad boom, and towns founded by steel companies followed a similar route.Īlthough some businesses offered idyllic-looking settings, a bevy of companies once made more money from swindling their workers than from what they mined or produced. ![]() Historically, textile towns popped up in the early 19th century in New England, then migrated to the Carolinas after the Civil War. Plus, as the LA Times writes, businesses such as Google and Facebook today are providing housing, amenities and transportation for their workers-meaning that while we think of company towns in sepia tones, they’re also in digital blue. The original coal and textile towns in America are now largely ghostly, but places like Hershey and Corning, New York, which was invigorated by the Corning glass company, are still going strong. Second, as Green explains, to speak about company towns in the past tense is to overlook that they still exist. Meanwhile, settlements like Hershey, Pennsylvania, built by the Hershey chocolate company, were meant to be closer to paradise-to woo workers with fancy amenities rather than mistreat them. Towns built by coal companies, for example, were often more on the prison camp end of the spectrum in terms of poverty and abuse. ![]() First, as Hardy Green, author of The Company Town: The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills That Shaped the American Economy, says, these places ranged from the awful to the enviable. For anyone who wants to tour what remains of them today, it’s helpful to remember two things. During the Industrial Revolution, company towns-communities built by businesses-sprouted up across the country. Unite instal the new for mac2/28/2024 RP Foundation: Crash on ScriptableRenderLoopJob when machine is left idle while the Editor is in Play mode RP Foundation: "Resources.FindObjectsOfTypeAll(typeof(Material)).Length" increases every time when entering/exiting Play Mode Metal: Framerate drops below 120fps when tapping the screen in a near-empty scene on iPhone 13 Pro MacOS: Editor freezes when saving prefab changes in Play Mode if “VSync” is enabled Linux: Crash on "_sigaction" when Vulkan is set as default Graphics API Linux: Crash on GUIView::IsVSyncEnabled when saving a preset IL2CPP: Build argument doesn't get passed when exporting the project Until then, be sure to check out exactly why these new install fees are spurring massive backlash among game developers and the Unity games that could be impacted most by these controversial changes.FrameDebugger: Frame Debugger VRAM memory leak We will obviously continue to follow this story closely and share all the new details as they are shared from Unity. The pushback got so severe that Unity offices in San Francisco and Austin had to close due to what it called a credible death threat. ![]() Others, like Massive Monster, threatened to delete its Unity-made game Cult of the Lamb on January 1 should these changes happen. The development community did not take kindly to these proposed changes and clarifications, and many teams across the globe, including Rust 2 developer Facepunch Studios, said they won't be making their games in Unity now. Unity also claimed that "90 percent of customers will not be affected by this change." Unity tried to clarify the policy, saying it will only count "net new installs" on any devices starting January 1 and devs would not be paying fees on re-installations, "fraudulent" installs via botnets and the like, trial version, web and streaming games, and charity-related installs. For example, will devs get charged for multiple installs from those who install, uninstall, and re-install their games? Even though there is no charge to the consumer after the monthly fee, do Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus installs count? This obviously raised a lot of eyebrows as the term install in today's day and age is a bit hard to pin down. The Unity Runtime Fee Policy is set to go into effect on January 1, 2024, and would charge $0.20 per install for any game with more than 200,000 installs. Thank you for your honest and critical feedback." We will share an update in a couple of days. We are listening, talking to our team members, community, customers, and partners, and will be making changes to the policy. ![]() "We apologize for the confusion and angst the runtime fee policy we announced on Tuesday caused. ![]() We will share an update in a couple of…- Unity September 17, 2023 We apologize for the confusion and angst the runtime fee policy we announced on Tuesday caused. While it didn't share any details on what those changes may be, it did promise another update will arrive in "a couple of days." ![]() Unity took to Twitter/X to share the news, saying it has been talking to a number of people inside and outside the company and is planning on changing course to the controversial policy. PREVIOUS STORY: Unity has apologized for the "confusion and angst the runtime fee policy" it announced last week has caused and has revealed it will be "making changes" to it. Also, it can now be configured with custom post-processing using shell scripts, custom filename formatting, and more. You can also copy and paste links to Downie - just press Command + O and paste all the links that you can find.ĭownie 4 has been tuned to load YouTube videos 6 times faster compared to Downie 3.If you have multiple links to download, on links that are within a bunch of texts, you can just drag the entire thing to Downie and let the app scan the text for supported links. ![]() Drag a link from any browser to Downie’s window or to the icon in the dock to start the download process.If you are new to downloading videos on Downie 4, then here are a few handy tips to getting you started on this cool app to download YouTube videos on Mac. There are also browser extensions that you can install for direct access to Downie. ![]() You can pause them anytime, prioritize them, and even remove them from the download queue. You get to have maximum control over each of these videos in the playlist. This makes it much easier to download individual videos from a playlist. If you are downloading a YouTube playlist or a video from a playlist, Downie 4 asks you if you want to download the video or the playlist. The screen flashes, and the video starts downloading based on the presets that you have chosen. The setup’s easy, and you are welcomed to a page where you can just paste the video URL. It gives you first-hand access to all the features that you would otherwise want to dig out after installing the app. Then you quickly head to sorting out the basic preferences such as the download destination, default video quality, forcing the MP4 format, using dark mode, and more. You are welcome with a page that shows what’s new in Downie 4. There’s even a button to access settings. The menu bar is essentially a miniaturized version of the app and manages to fit everything just well. Besides, the menu bar interface is neatly designed to include all the essential features in a small yet convenient space. It is pretty cool as you don’t have to keep the app open anymore. You also get to control the app from the menu bar. The setup process was also great and made us instantly familiar with the interface. We found that the app was easy to navigate through and that we didn’t have to hunt around for features. At least that’s what we thought!ĭownie, in its latest release, has seen a significant UI redesign to provide a decluttered experience while making more options accessible in the interface. When you install the app by dragging the setup icon to your Applications folder, you are welcomed to a setup process, which makes you wish that all the Mac apps had a similar setup process. It’s like a pretty coffee mug, which you got to really enjoy your coffee. At first glanceĭownie 4 is a cake at first glance. Decorated in the theme of how your downloaded videos look, it truly adds its bit to the entire multimedia experience that you have managed to set up around you. It’s quite convenient to find all your downloads in one place. ![]() All of this happens automatically with the minimum involvement of clicks.ĭownie 4 also gives an excellent shape to downloading online videos on your Mac by introducing history synchronization across devices over iCloud. It’s a highly useful feature that lets you post-process your downloaded videos into different formats. Unlike a lot of other YouTube video downloaders out there, it has support for YouTube videos up to 4K resolution.Īnother highlighting feature of the sleek Downie 4 is Postprocessing. So let’s get to know Downie a bit to find out if it’s actually the video downloader that you need to get for your video downloading vows.ĭownie 4 is a macOS app that easily lets you download videos from thousands of different sites, with more websites being regularly added to the list. Downie was also one of our top picks in the list of the best YouTube video downloader for Mac in 2020. Now, some apps can make the process of downloading YouTube videos on Mac much more accessible.ĭownie for Mac has emerged as a popular solution as it lets you download videos on your Mac from YouTube and other sites. That, along with limited server speeds, has always been the problem with online video downloaders. But often, the entire process sees many ads and possible malware that it feels disheartening. Yes, there are several reasons to download YouTube and internet videos. So you just upgraded your flash drive and want to find a way to download YouTube videos to view offline? It’s also great to share downloaded videos with friends and family? Taking a break from a relationship2/28/2024 ![]() If you’re using the break to determine whether you want to break up or not, it is important that you communicate this to your partner. If you know that you want your relationship to end, the best thing to do is to break up. Sometimes, taking a break can be a bad idea, like for those who are using the break to ease into a breakup. When Can Taking a Relationship Break Be Bad? You want space to cool down: It can be helpful to take a break to simply cool down after a series of arguments or big conflicts to reset and re-engage in a healthy way.It’s important to consider and learn how to express pain in healthy ways. Whether you’re healing from childhood trauma, betrayal trauma, or relationship PTSD, trauma can manifest in different ways and leave your partner confused. ![]() You’re working on healing from trauma : It can be helpful to take a break if you are struggling in your relationship due to some history of unprocessed and unhealed trauma. ![]() Improving your communication and learning how to put thoughts and feelings into words is important, as good communication in relationships is usually a sign of a healthy relationship.
Gigi fernandez y su pareja2/28/2024 I had one of the first electric cars back in the day. So we need a solution that's sustainable, and I love the idea of solar power. It didn't have to rain or be a storm, the power would just fail. Even when I was little girl we lost power for no reason. Like I said, even before Maria, the electricity grid in Puerto Rico has always been very spotty. Why did you think it was important to join the VIKTRE Challenge?įernandez: I think that powering Puerto Rico is a must because it’s one of the biggest problems that we've faced. Rowley: You were already doing great work individually fundraising for Puerto Rico. So I picked establishments that could benefit rather than just giving the generators to one family. If you run a fish shop and you don't have electricity your fish are going to die. We did that to get business establishments up and running again.Įven before Hurricane Maria hit, we would lose power constantly. I raised $20,000 dollars, and I sent $10,000 of that to an effort called Operation Airlift, which flew 10 generators to a town called Arecibo, where my dad was born. What are your initiatives there?įernandez: Yes. Now you’re aiding Puerto Rico in a few different ways. Rowley: You grew up in Puerto Rico, and you were the first Puerto Rican to win a gold medal. Like for example, if I go into a tournament and I didn't prepare properly, and I lost a match because I was tired, I know that when I’m going to the next tournament I’m going to go in prepared. So I kind of pride myself in not making the same mistakes twice in my life in general, not just in business. You're really forced to figure out what you did wrong and how to fix it. But in reality, you learn so much more from your losses. When you win most people think that’s the greatest thing. Rowley: What are some of the biggest lessons your tennis career has taught you?įernandez: Tennis taught me to learn from my mistakes. But I know it’s the right way because it's the way that won me 17 Grand Slams. I have a completely different way of teaching doubles than the rest of the world it seems. I’m not afraid to go against the grain or be controversial. I didn't just stand back there and wait for my opponent to miss. I came in and I kind of pushed the envelope. So I've been working really hard to face that, and understand that I don't know everything-that I have a lot to learn still.Īt the same time, I think the risk-taking of sport really helps me in my career. I always go into things with 100 percent conviction that they’re going to work, and sometimes that's not good because I don’t understand my limitations. So when I’ve started businesses in the past, I've never thought they weren’t going to be successful, even though there were times they weren’t. Rowley: How has tennis impacted the way you do business?įernandez: When you're an athlete you have this mentality that you can do anything. So I've always been very entrepreneurial. ![]() Then I started a weight loss center in Puerto Rico. I raised $3 million in venture capital money for the internet company. After that, I started redirecting my passion for business back to tennis because it's what I know. So I figured that I needed to learn business and got the MBA. I got caught in the bubble, and when it burst I lost a couple of million dollars. One of them was an internet company back in the 1990s when the internet first started booming. But before that, I started a couple of companies that were not very successful. Gigi Fernandez: After tennis, the first thing I did was finish my education, which I had neglected because I turned pro after my first year of college. How was it for you? Do you like being an entrepreneur? Melissa Jun Rowley: For a number of athletes moving from sports to another career is a difficult transition. I spoke with Fernandez to learn about how tennis has helped shape her entrepreneurial mindset and what her hopes are for the VIKTRE Challenge - Power for Puerto Rico, a crowdfunding campaign she’s leading with other pro athletes to support solar power solutions amid the island’s aging infrastructure. AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |