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Describe this object's life cycle.
CC: The mask begins as an ovoid stone, proceeds to pupal form as a drop of blood, reaches reproductive maturity as a cephallus, turns to pollen, and dies. The process then reverses and repeats indefinitely.
SC: It sucks the life from neighboring stegosaurus eggs in order to procreate. It lays eggs on the tops of mountains or inside the soft belly of a whale, whichever is convenient.
ML: Fractal folding ever into itself. Kindred to our ids.
SM: Gurgling up from sticky black, it forms in fire and, shedding its face, becomes flight.
Does it correspond to any particular political ideology?
CC: It eats politics for brunch
SC: Anarcho-primitivism. Maoism on Sundays.
ML: Trotskyist crusader
SM: The mask is worn under the face.
There is a land where everyone is born with this mask on their face. What does that world look like?
CC: It is a nighttime planet with stars in the ocean.
SC: The people have legs but the legs have atrophied from disuse. This is because everyone floats from place to place. The clouds are white.
ML: Our own, but all the surfaces are softer and alive. The rooms breath. The roads are muscled.
SM: It is a place where toads hyperventilate.
To what emotion does it correspond?
CC: Inquisitiveness
SC: Timid uncertainty
ML: An ability to know when you are wrong. The skin is a trick we slip on.
SM: Hazy confusion
What scent goes with it?
CC: Ambergris
SC: The smell of a decaying old house
ML: Confederate jasmine & turpentine
SM: Sulphur
Can it die and, if so, how?
CC: It dies with time.
SC: Split in two by an axe and thrown into the mouth of a volcano
ML: It molts like a snake skin and is reborn in infant form, a slippery fetal-soft membrane.
SM: It is as immortal as plastic.

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In 2019 the Tarragindi Tigers Football Club (TTFC) is again offering the Aldi MiniRoos KickOff Program for boys and girls born in 2014. This introductory program is fun, social and skill-development based, with no competitive games. This program is perfect for boys and girls just starting out on their "football journey".
At TTFC, we are working towards building a quality female football program and as such we will endeavour to nurture young girls' skills and joy of the game by placing them in "Girls Only" groups where numbers allow.
We offer two nine week programs with the first starting on Saturday 27th April 2019. In 2019, TTFC will continue providing the KickOff Program on Saturday mornings at Esher
Street from 8.00am to 9.00am
Do you have a child wanting to learn a new, safe and fun sport? Then our Aldi MiniRoo KickOff program is just right for you. Every player gets plenty of time on the ball and the prime aim of each session is for children to build fundamental motor skills in a fun, engaging, and inclusive environment.
The weekly sessions are the perfect introduction to the world's most popular game for boys and girls aged between 4 and 5 years old. Children are given a ball and have a ball!
Coaches take the class through a series of skill-based football drills that focus on fun before sticking on bibs and playing some modified, small sided games within the 45 minute sessions.
What are the benefits of signing up your children to our MiniRoo Kick Off program?
What are the benefits for parents?
TTFC will be running two KickOff programs during the 2019 season. Each MiniRoo Kick Off program will run for 9 weeks. If you choose to attend both programs you must register separately for each program.
When: Saturdays, 8.00am to 9.00am
Where: Esher Street Fields, Tarragindi
Cost: $99 per 9 week block
Block 1 Starts: Saturday April 27th
Block 2 Starts: Saturday July 20th
Does my child require a uniform?Sports wear is fine. However, some parents do choose to purchase the Tarragindi Tigers Training Uniform from the uniform shop.Does my child require football boots?Regular trainers are fine. Football boots are optional.Does my child require shinpads?Yes. These are available for purchase from our uniform shop.What happens in Wet Weather?The TTFC website will be updated and our social media platforms will be updated if the session is cancelled.


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We've all had those awful mornings when we've stared at our computer screen for half an hour and it has been too much effort to actually type anything. When you work from home, getting motivated can be a real challenge. After all, you just have to glance around you to see lots of other things that you could be going. You could be loading the dishwasher, tidying away some clothes or even taking the dog for a walk!
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Spartan outfits, crazy dance moves and shenanigans aside, Zachary and Elsa's big day started with an epic gatecrash that was unlike any other.
Plenty of good vides filled the air as guests gathered in the florally furnished church hall, each relaying their blessings. Witty speeches aside, it was truly heartwarming when the couple thanked everyone for gracing the occasion.
It was the ton of laughter, tears, new-found family bonds and memories shared between family and friends that will be most fondly remembered. And this was a day that will always be held dear to their hearts.SAVE TO WISHLIST
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PARIS (Bloomberg) -- PSA/Peugeot-Citroen increased vehicle sales by 4 percent in the fourth quarter, stemming its decline for the year as the company seeks to raise money to fund a turnaround plan.
Deliveries in the last three months of 2013 rose to 748,000 vehicles, boosted by demand for the 2008 crossover and 308 hatchback, PSA said today in a statement.
Full-year sales fell 5 percent to 2.82 million cars and light commercial vehicles.
PSA helped offset weakness in Europe by expanding sales overseas. Deliveries outside its home region accounted for 42 percent of total sales last year. The company has a target of selling half of its cars outside Europe by 2015.
The automaker's deliveries in China climbed 26 percent to 557,000 vehicles last year. New models in China include the Peugeot 3008 and the Citroen C4L sedan. Sales in Latin America rose nearly 7 percent 303,000 autos, PSA said.
PSA's European registrations fell 9 percent last year, the steepest drop among the top 10 sellers in the region, according to figures from the ACEA trade group. A ranking published by industry magazine Autohaus PulsSchlag of carmakers' price cuts in Germany included PSA and Renault among the top three discounters every month in 2013.
PSA is struggling to end losses following a European auto-market contraction that lasted into a sixth year in 2013.
The automaker's reorganization has included moves to add models and shutter an auto plant at Aulnay near Paris. The company hired Carlos Tavares, a former manager at competitor Renault, to become CEO later this year.
PSA's board met yesterday to discuss plans to raise about 3 billion euros ($4.1 billion), according to people familiar with the matter. Under the proposal, Chinese partner Dongfeng Motor Corp. and the French state would each contribute at least 500 million euros in exchange for holdings of about 10 percent of PSA's stock. The remaining funds would be raised through a share sale, the people said on Jan. 17.


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Classic example of arrogant American manufacturer resting on their laurels instead of continuously improving.
This is precisely how Honda, Toyota, and Nissan derailed Detroit. American car manufacturers thought they had it made, that no significant percentage of the market would ever buy a car made overseas.
They were wrong. S&W is wrong, too.
The Six Sigma approach aims to have just 1 defect out of 1,000,000. To old-school American manufacturers, that can't be done. But to both American and foreign manufacturers who've been achieving that goal for decades, it's simply the way to do things right.
When I bought my first firearm, I spent a LOT of time looking at pretty much everything on the market, not merely how it felt in my hand, but how it was put together, the company's reputation, examining negative reports -- the whole nine yards.
I discovered a foreign manufacturer whose firearms had a reputation for handling 100,000 rounds before any component of the firearm failed.
That, the company's reputation for outstanding customer service, and the way it felt in my hand and it's action is what convinced me I was making a good buy. Turned out to be an outstanding buy. :)


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My mum is one of those ladies who always seems to get it right with style. I have never seen her put a foot wrong! She always looks so classy and feminine and I would happily wear just about everything in her wardrobe too!
Last winter she bought a pair of black leather boots from Hobbs and I have had my eye on them ever since! Sadly, we don't share the same sized feet, so I kept a look out for the sales to come along. Anyway, a year later the very same boots came into our local Hobbs, marked down too! I was too excited not to try them! Needless to say, I fell in love!
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What is MyChart?
MyChart enables patients of UT Health Physicians to access their health information online, anytime, anywhere. MyChart is password protected and delivered via an encrypted connection, so all information is safe from unauthorized access.
The MyChart tool can be used to request appointments, view test results and conduct routine communication with your provider and practice. It is not intended to replace office visits with your provider.
Providers may not be able to answer all of your questions electronically and may request that you schedule an appointment. This will allow for a more accurate diagnosis and determine the best treatment plan for your condition.
To obtain an account, please ask for an access code next time you are visiting a UT Health Physicians practice, or call 210-450-4111 and our office will mail you a letter with the access code.
For help logging in or for answers to other MyChart questions, please call 210-450-4111.
Once online, patients can:
- Send secure emails to your UT Health providers and receive responses within 24 hours
- Request appointments (for participating offices)
- View most laboratory results
- View current medications, immunizations and allergies
- Request medication refills
- Update personal and insurance information
- Receive offers for an appointment sooner than your current appointment (for participating offices)
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Southwark Pastoral Auxiliary Ministry
Southwark Pastoral Auxiliaries (SPAs) are lay men and women authorised by the Diocese to help develop caring and pastoral work on behalf of the church, in a voluntary capacity. At present there are about 190 active SPAs in the Diocese.
SPAs are called to help put God's caring concern for all people into practice. They do this:
- through their own direct contact with people;
- by encouraging and enabling others to exercise a caring ministry;
- by raising awareness of pastoral care needs within their local church and neighbourhood.
No two SPAs have the same shape to their ministry. Some work mainly within their local church; others work mainly within the local community, based in a local caring agency or project. In many cases it is a mix of the two.
The focus of each SPA's ministry will vary with the needs within their church and local community, and their own gifts, experience, knowledge and interests. SPAs will vary in how much time they can commit to their ministry.
SPAs are commissioned to serve on behalf of the Diocese, but at the end of training a specific Agreement is drawn up between the SPA, their local church and/or any caring agency where the SPA will be involved, outlining the focus of ministry and arrangements for support.
SPAs are entrusted to be representatives of the Church in its task of building up a society that is both caring and just. They are to encourage and develop the pastoral care offered by the whole people of God.
[From the SPA Commissioning Service]
The SPA Council
The Council has overall responsibility at Diocesan level for SPA ministry support, oversight, and training. It is accountable to the Diocesan Bishop via the Ministry and Training Committee
- The Council is responsible for ensuring the provision of appropriate recruitment, selection, training, assessment, and in-service training for SPAs, and for monitoring the work of those involved in these processes.
- The Council seeks to identify issues affecting SPAs in their work and to act proactively to address them
- The Council seeks to promote SPA ministry within the diocese
- The Council works to ensure that those currently involved in SPA ministry are adequately resourced.
Contacting the SPA Council
If you have issues or suggestions you would like the SPA Council to consider please contact:
Bishop Christopher Chessun
President of the SPA Council
or Co-ordinator of Training
020 7939 9424
SPA Discernment and Training
SPA is an authorised ministry on behalf of the church. You will need the backing of your incumbent / priest-in-charge and the PCC before you proceed to selection and training for SPA ministry and you will need to attend a Vocations Forum. Click here for more information about a Vocations Forum.
We will ask you to fill in an application form and provide a reference from your priest and someone of your choosing who can comment on your suitability for pastoral care ministry.
You may then be invited to a selection day.
The SPA Training Programme
Lasts two years on a part time basis. Sessions normally take place on Tuesday evenings in Trinity House from 7pm to 8.50pm. There is usually one Saturday session per term, and three residential weekends over the two-year training programme. The Programme includes:
- visits and a placement in different caring agencies (e.g. a hospital, a prison, a centre for refugee and asylum seekers).
- skills based training on listening, assessing people needs, team working and planning new caring initiatives
It also:
- Brings together personal and spiritual development with skills and knowledge related to pastoral care work in a variety of settings.
- Seeks to value the experience you bring and to build on it.
- Aims to make you more confident and skilled in your own pastoral care work, and to enable you to provide leadership and guidance to others involved in caring ministry in your church.
Uses a variety of methods and is aimed at being both accessible and challenging.
The cost of the SPA course is £600 for a two-year course.
To enquire about SPA Training, please contact Zoe Skilton.


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Sunday, April 6, 2008
Adding links I frequent to the sidebar. ..
I'm trying to add most of the links I frequent so folks can jump over and enjoy them too, but it won't let me add all of them, hence the space between. Ideas? Rachel? People with computer know-how? I use to be one of those folks, then I had kids. Unfortunately, while they were in utero, they absorbed all of my brain cells, along with their much needed nutrients. Well, upon speaking, they seemed to assume they know everything. Odd, how this happens. All too soon (read 20 to 30 years), I believe they'll realize we aren't such bad folks after all.
4 comments:
- Rachel said...
Hmm. It looks like something in your formatting that's causing the double space in between links. Let me get into my wordpress and see if I can help you fix it. I use another host but I have a wordpress blog on the side just in case I need it for something such as this. If someone else figures it out first, cool..if not, I'm lookin'!
- April 7, 2008 at 8:24 PM
- Jenny said...
Thank you girlie! How did the birthday party go?!?
- April 7, 2008 at 8:41 PM
- Rachel said...
It went great, if you call 9 three year olds running around and screaming like crazy great. :) I do! It was so cute...lil pill prayed for sunshine for his party, and darn it all if he didn't get it for 4 straight hours!
(I'll figure out the wordpress thing at work tomorrow. tee hee)
- April 8, 2008 at 10:05 PM
- Rachel said...
Try this link Jen, see if it helps
- April 9, 2008 at 2:02 PM
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I just had the loveliest visit with a woman I've known since high school. We were brought back together via Facebook, and it turns out we have more in common than either of us knew. I was delighted to get to spend some real quality time with her and so grateful for her delivery of the best medicine on earth: matzo ball soup! Dubbed "Jewish penicillin", it turns out there have been several scientific studies that support its curative properties. One study proved that the steaming broth improves upper respiratory. Another demonstrated that it inhibits the migration of white blood cells producing an anti-inflammatory effect. Obviously, scientists have overlooked the real secret ingredient. It's my belief that it's the soup maker's intention for the soup to show love and desire for it to restore health combined with the receiver's acknowledgment of that love that brings about its true healing powers.
I've posted a few times about the wonderful meals we have received, so I hate to be redundant but until my diagnosis I don't think I fully realized how strong an expression of love preparing and giving homemade food is. Nor did I understand how nourishing it is to the body and soul to be the recipient of such a gift.
So, I've decided to launch my own scientific experiment. My hypothesis: chocolate chip cookies, Boston cream pie, spaghetti and meatballs and brownies can cure cancer. Ya gotta love science.


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See the MassDEP website "Soil Transport, Re-Use and Disposal at
for current information
MassDEP strives to have clear, consistent definitions across its regulatory programs. Here are some definitions of terms related to the issue of soil management and common acronyms. If you hear or see the Department use a term that is unfamiliar to you, please leave a comment below so that we may add a definition to the list.
Contaminated Media – means Contaminated Groundwater, Contaminated Sediment, Contaminated Soil, and/or Contaminated Surface Water. (defined in 310 CMR 40.0006)
Contaminated Soil means soil containing oil and/or hazardous material at concentrations equal to or greater than a release notification threshold established by 310 CMR 40.0300 and 40.1600. (defined in 310 CMR 40.0006)
Department means the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
Disposal Site, as defined by M.G.L. Chapter 21E, means any structure, well, pit, pond, lagoon, impoundment, ditch, landfill or other place or area, excluding ambient air or surface water, where uncontrolled oil and/or hazardous material has come to be located as a result of any spilling, leaking, pouring, abandoning, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, discarding or otherwise disposing of such oil and/or hazardous material. The term shall not include any site containing only oil or hazardous materials which: are lead‑based paint residues emanating from a point of original application of such paint; resulted from emissions from the exhaust of an engine; are building materials still serving their original intended use or emanating from such use; or resulted from release of source, byproduct or special nuclear material from a nuclear incident, as those terms are defined in 42 U.S.C. 2014, if such release was subject to requirements with respect to financial protection established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 42 U.S.C. 2210. (defined in 310 CMR 40.0006)
Hazardous Waste means a waste, or combination of wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, or welfare or to the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, used or disposed of, or otherwise managed. See 310 CMR 30.1004 for characteristics of hazardous wastes, lists of hazardous wastes and when a hazardous waste ceases to be a hazardous waste.
Massachusetts Contingency Plan (or MCP) means 310 CMR 40.0000.
MassDEP means the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
MCP means the Massachusetts Contingency Plan, 310 CMR 40.0000.
OHM means oil and/or hazardous material (defined in 310 CMR 40.0006).
Reclamation Soil – To be defined as part of the Reclamation Soil Project.
Working definition: Reclamation Soil means soil containing only levels of oil and/or hazardous material that are suitable for reuse as fill material in quarries, sand pits and gravel pits [or other development projects] as specified in [TBD]. Reclamation Soil does not include soil containing [TBD].
Release (defined in 310 CMR 40.0006) means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into the environment, but excludes:
(a) emissions from the exhaust of an engine;
(b) release of source, byproduct, or special nuclear material from a nuclear incident, as those terms are defined in 42 U.S.C. § 2014, if such release is subject to requirements with respect to financial protection established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 42 U.S.C. § 2210;
(c) the normal application of fertilizer;
(d) the application of pesticides in a manner consistent with their labelling; and
(e) the application of residuals in accordance with 310 CMR 32.00: Land Application of Sludge and Septage.
Remediation Waste – means any Uncontainerized Waste, Contaminated Media, and/or Contaminated Debris that is managed pursuant to 310 CMR 40.0030. (defined in 310 CMR 40.0006)
Reporting Category RCS-1 means the category of criteria listed in 310 CMR 40.1600 applicable to soil samples obtained at or within 500 feet of a residential dwelling, a residentially-zoned property, school, playground, recreational area or park; or within the geographic boundaries of a groundwater resource area categorized as RCGW-1. Reporting Category RCS-1 applies whenever and wherever reasonable doubt exists over the selection of the appropriate soil Reportable Concentration category (310 CMR 40.0361).
Reporting Category RCS-2 means the category of criteria applicable to all soil samples that are not obtained from reporting category RCS-1 areas.
RCRA means the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Federal Hazardous Waste statute: 42 U.S.C. Sections 6901 et. seq and federal regulations issued there under.
Site means any building, structure, installation, equipment, pipe or pipeline, including any pipe discharging into a sewer or publicly-owned treatment works, well, pit, pond, lagoon, impoundment, ditch, landfill, storage container, motor vehicle, rolling stock, or aircraft, or any other place or area where oil or hazardous material has been deposited, stored, disposed of or placed, or otherwise come to be located. The term shall not include any consumer product in consumer use or any vessel. (defined in 310 CMR 40.0006)
Soil means any unconsolidated mineral and organic matter overlying bedrock that has been subjected to and influenced by geologic and other environmental factors, excluding sediment as defined in 310 CMR 40.006.
Solid Waste or Waste (as defined in 310 CMR 19.000) means useless, unwanted or discarded solid, liquid or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining, agricultural, municipal or household activities that is abandoned by being disposed or incinerated or is stored, treated or transferred pending such disposal, incineration or other treatment, but does not include;
(a) hazardous wastes as defined and regulated pursuant to 310 CMR 30.000;
(b) sludge or septage which is land applied in compliance with 310 CMR 32.00;
(c) waste water treatment facility residuals and sludge ash from either publicly or privately owned waste water treatment facilities that treat only sewage, which is treated and/or disposed at a site regulated pursuant to M.G.L. c. 83, §§ 6 & 7 and/or M.G.L. c. 21, §§ 26 through 53 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the waste water treatment residuals and/or sludge ash are co-disposed with solid waste;
(d) septage and sewage as defined and regulated pursuant 314 CMR 5.00: Ground Water Discharge Permit Program, and regulated pursuant to either M.G.L. c. 21, §§ 26 through 53 or 310 CMR 15.00: The State Environmental Code, Title 5: Standard Requirements for the Siting, Construction, Inspection, Upgrade and Expansion of On-site Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems and for the Transport and Disposal of Septage, provided that 310 CMR 19.000 do apply to solid waste management facilities which co-dispose septage and sewage with solid waste;
(e) ash produced from the combustion of coal when reused as prescribed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, § 150A;
(f) solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows;
(g) source, special nuclear or by-product material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended;
(h) those materials and by-products generated from and reused within an original manufacturing process; and
(i) compostable or recyclable materials when composted or recycled in an operation not required to be assigned pursuant to 310 CMR 16.05(2) through (5).


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Foo Fighters performed Rush's classic song 'Tom Sawyer' at a recent show in Illinois with help from an audience member.
After performing a cover of Van Halen's 'Jump', Dave pointed at the 16,500 capacity crowd at the State Farm Center saying: "Who knows how to sing 'Tom Sawyer'? Somebody here knows 'Tom Sawyer'. No bulls**t, who knows it? You? You're pointing at yourself. Get up here mother***er. You're going to do a Rush song."
The audience member then walked on stage and introduced himself to Dave, with the frontman adding: "You look like you know a Rush song. Ladies and gentlemen Mike Carpenter says he knows 'Tom Sawyer'. Ready? We haven't done this in f***ing years so let's see what happens."
Watch the performance here:
It was the first time Foo Fighters had played 'Tom Sawyer' in over two years and only their tenth performance of the seminal anthem in their entire career - having performed it once in 2000, Foos then played it eight times in 2015 on the Sonic Highways World Tour.
Two of those 2015 shows at the Honda Center in Anaheim and at Rexall Place in Edmonton also featured audience members guesting on vocals.
Foo Fighters are outspoken fans of Rush and Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins inducted the Canadian trio into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. The Foos also performed Rush's '2112' at the ceremony disguised in wigs and white kimonos.


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A Thought About Farewells
Being the avid Disney nerd I am, it no longer surprises me when, in movies, within the first half hour or so, someone important leaves or dies; some sort of goodbye takes place before the plot can advance any further. Which means that Marvel movies have majorly screwed with me, because NO ONE IMPORTANT EVER ACTUALLY DIES (and if anyone says Agent Coulsen, you clearly haven't seen Agents of SHIELD…spoiler alert…), so it's like, "Goodbye–NO WAIT WHAT OH MY GOSH YOU'RE ALIVE". And in retrospect, there have been a fair amount of movies, Disney or otherwise, that do sort of the same thing (mostly Disney, because typically there's some sort of magic or prophecy involved).
But there's one Disney goodbye that still haunts me and tears at my heart: when Widow Tweed says goodbye to Todd in The Fox and The Hound.
Because not only is that goodbye accompanied with Tweed's reminiscences and a tear-jerker of a harmonica-led song; it's a devastatingly final goodbye. When she drives away from Todd, leaving him alone in the woods as she cries, and he just looks after her, confused, there's no question in anyone's mind: this is it, the last time they'll ever see one another. There is no sudden return to the way things were; the film ends with Todd looking down on his old home from his new home in the woods.
Now there are two quotes about goodbyes that I have wrestled with: that sickeningly sweet "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" dealio, and a quote by C.S. Lewis that says, essentially, "Christians never say goodbye". The first is pretty easy, in my mind, to question. It's all well and good to say that we ought to rejoice in the good times that have been had, and there is no doubt that I look back with a (bittersweet) smile on the friends to whom I have said goodbye. And yet, when you stand before the ones you love, looking them in the eye and knowing that you may never see them again, feeling like your heart is being ripped from your chest, even if you can manage a smile, how can you not (at least internally) shed tears? How can you ignore that you are about to lose a person who has been precious to you? What greatness is there in denying to yourself that you will miss their laugh, their smile, the way they used to talk and walk, and just their very presence?
The second quote is less troubling, but still makes me uneasy. Essentially, the quote is recognizing the intimate bond we share as members of the Body of Christ, which keeps us always united no matter where we are, and is the source of our eternal union in Heaven. Still, even as we Catholics say to each other, "I'll see you in the Eucharist", even as our eyes of faith see the one to whom we have said goodbye in Christ's Mystical body, and even as our hope tells us that we will see our loved ones in Heaven someday, isn't there an ache? Can you deny that there is a hole in your heart where the other used to be?
Brethren, for anyone who has said goodbye and known that it was a truly final farewell, life afterwards is the life of an amputee. When we give another person a room in our hearts, we can't help but feel the cold drafts through the open door and the cobwebs in the corners when they have gone. We have to go on living, knowing that we will never be the same.
That's just it, though, I guess…we will never be the same. That is the glorious thing about our friendships and our familial bonds. The moment they are forged, we are changed. Love is a strange thing; once it enters your heart, you will never know a deeper ache, and yet every heart-wrenching moment is pure bliss, because you get to look into the eyes of the one you love. So when that terrible, inevitable moment comes when you have to say goodbye, and every part of your being is moaning for just another moment more with the beloved, we shouldn't hide behind melancholy reminiscence or joyful hope, no matter how noble either might prove to be later. No.
When your universe suddenly seems as if its very light is about to be sucked away, when the air you breathe is about to be torn from your lungs, put every ounce of love you can into that last embrace, the final moment in which the one who brought music to your life pulls you close to them, letting your heart bleed out in one final, painful, blissful rapture of a moment. Then let them slip away, like rain slipping through your fingertips, burning like acid, and smile, because the tears that are sure to come mean that you have been lucky enough, in the few years of your life on this strange and beautiful place called Earth, to have met another person who entered into your life and you into theirs so deeply that your parting is torturous.
Finally, if you can stand it yet, say a prayer that you may both have the strength to go on to love again, and begin to find solace in the love of God, the one and only lover about Whom you can truly say that you will never have to say goodbye.
The Holy Spirit and Beauty?
So guys. Depending on what I learn in my classes on the Holy Spirit and the Nature of Love next semester, I might have found a topic for my thesis.
And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. (Deut. 30:6)
OK I promise it's more than just this cringe-worthy biblical quote, just hear me out. And tell me what you think, I'd love to hear your insights/input.
The reason I started with this quote is because I think this idea of "circumcision of the heart" is a linking factor. "Circumcision of the heart" has to do with the transition from the Old Covenant to the New Covenant in Christ. Under the Mosaic Covenant, and in fact all the way up to the New Covenant, the sign of being formally brought into the covenant was circumcision, representing the casting off of sin and one's former way of life to live in God's love, under His paternal care.
In the New Covenant in Christ, we are given rather a "circumcision of the heart", an interior circumcision worked by grace in which the person is radically transformed, his sinfulness removed from him and dignity as child of God restored to him. This occurs sacramentally in Baptism first and subsequently through each Reconciliation.
The Holy Spirit is particularly involved in these acts of grace; it is He Who brings the graces, which were won by Christ on the cross, to each individual soul to unite them to Christ and present them to the Father. It is also He Who first "cuts to the heart", so to speak, concerning man's sinfulness and need for repentance, leading him to turn in metanoia (conversion of the heart) to God's mercy. (See John 16:8)
How does beauty play into this?
If you have yet to have been truly touched by beauty, this will make no sense to you, and I question how you are able to function as a normal human being. If you have, continue on, fortunate soul.
Think of the last really beautiful moment in your life. It can be some big moment or change in your life, a moment of healing from a past wound, a particularly beautiful piece of music or art, a breathtaking moment spent in nature, or anything else similar. These moments touch us in the deepest parts of ourselves, and have a cutting sort of sweetness, a potency that feels something like pain to the heart and yet is deliciously sweet. It's almost as if something cuts into us and strips away a veil, a veil that hung between our deepest, truest selves and the sweet something expressed in beauty that we all crave.
Coincidence? I think not.
Perhaps beauty is a way in which the Holy Spirit cuts to the heart of man, showing him both the splendor of something beyond him and humbling him as he recognizes his own incongruity, insufficiency, or brokenness. Perhaps beauty is one of the Holy Spirit's instruments of "circumcision of the heart", moving man to repentance and true transformative change in his life through grace given by God. Perhaps, in beauty, we see both our potential and our lacking, and we are given the courage, the incentive, which moves us to cast off what is imperfect in us. In the sacraments, the heart torn by recognition of sinfulness thanks to the Holy Spirit is healed and separated from that sinfulness by the Same Holy Spirit.
Quick stipulation: I realize that beauty isn't the ONLY means used by the Holy Spirit to "cut to the heart". There are moments of intense recognition which He grants when we self-reflect; I think that moments of beauty can be a starting point for these self-reflections. In fact, come to think of it, this self-reflection is where the true decision to commit and submit to the "circumcision of the heart" has to occur. I think another starting point can be moments of suffering, if approached in the right spirit and with right understanding of the mystery of suffering in light of the Paschal Mystery and the beautiful truth that is our understanding of suffering as potentially redemptive.
This is just based on classes and readings and formation so far; I have a while to go on this, obviously. Is there actually a connection here? Anything I'm missing? Did I say something heretical or inaccurate? What are your thoughts? What's your favorite flavor of ice cream? If two trains leave at the same time from the same point on the moon, one with rocket boosters and one with a standard engine, which one is carrying carrier pigeons?


text: Who needs the CFPB when you are keeping the peasants being peasants. The internet loves to hate you with your history. 114 is a long life to live, could you do it? 'Ode to Joy' is a great way to go out. Former Governor says what you're not supposed to say out loud about voter suppression. She's got a bad history of calling the cops with African Americans. Don Blankenship is really a sore loser. John Kelly & embarrassment, how can you be somewhat about it? FREAK OUT! Or NOT about China's buying weapons for war. Dick's is in hot water again over guns.


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Together with the Poznań International Fair we would like to invite you to the POZNAŃ SPORT EXPO, which will be held April 12 – 14.2019.
The fair is an interesting event for all people actively engaged in sports as well as half-marathon runners.
At the POZNAŃ SPORT EXPO one can find summer collections of sports clothing, footwear, dietary and nutrition supplements, and sport equipment. On top of that, the exposition will feature books on running and healthy diets.
As the finish line of the 12th PKO Poznań Half-marathon will be located in close vicinity of the fair stands, we encourage all visitors to support the competitors.
Yet, these are not the only attraction of the POZNAŃ SPORT EXPO as, additionally, many interesting lectures complementing the knowledge of all sports people will be held on Saturday.
Entry is free of charge.
Opening hours:
- Friday 11.00 – 20.00
- Saturday 10.00 – 20.00
- Sunday 07.00 – 14.00


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Former Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Official Who Stole From Tribe Is Sentenced
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN THOMAS, 39, of Mashantucket, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to one day of imprisonment, time already served, for stealing from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Government. THOMAS also was ordered to serve two years of supervised release, the first three months of which must be served in home confinement, and to pay restitution of $177,603.69.
According to court documents and statements made in court, THOMAS served as the Assistant Director of the Office of Natural Resources Protection, an agency of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Government. As an employee of the tribal government, THOMAS was required to complete and submit time cards on a weekly basis to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation ("MPTN") documenting that he reported to work for 40 hours each week. However, THOMAS was a "no-show" employee and rarely reported to work or performed work of any kind. Between January 2007 and January 2008, THOMAS submitted false weekly time cards to the MPTN that falsely reported the hours he worked. During that period, THOMAS was paid approximately $177,603.69 by the MPTN based upon the false weekly time cards.
On October 3, 2013, THOMAS pleaded guilty to one count of theft from an Indian tribal government. THOMAS resigned his position as Treasurer of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council in advance of his guilty plea.
This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Interior – Office of Inspector General. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher M. Mattei and Douglas P. Morabito.
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722


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I lost my young-gun status years ago, yet I'm driving it farther than ever. My secret? A solid setup that lets me max out my turn and launch it. Follow my lead—and prepare for liftoff.
I'm hitting it about 15 yards longer now than I was a few years ago. Credit goes to my address position, which I've tweaked to produce more power.
Last year, nearly 70 percent of my drives broke the 300-yard barrier. In 2013 that number was 50. Obviously, I made some changes that boosted my driving, the easiest of which was finding a driver/club combination at the start of the 2015 season that improved my launch conditions. Extra yards are out there, through even a basic fitting.
The other thing that really helped was tightening up my address position. I've always had good posture, but my coach, Brad Malone, and I thought I was losing some of my angles at setup, especially in my hips. For maximum rotation and speed creation, your hips need to tilt forward at address. (Think "belt buckle pointed toward the ball.") When you see me on TV doing my pre-shot routine, you might notice me pushing my rear end forward and then back out—that's how I lock my hips into position. Try it—you'll instantly feel more athletic. Better yet, the move frees up your spine while silencing your lower body. That's the power-rich coil every player craves. So copy what you see here. Stats don't lie—these address-position keys can hand you yards in a hurry.
ARMS: Loose and dangling, yet slightly tucked against the sides of your torso.
HIPS (KEY MOVE!): Tilted forward, so your belt buckle points toward the ball. This doesn't mean bend forward—stick out your butt and actively tilt your hips.
SHAFT: Point it at your belt buckle. This will help you stand the correct distance from the ball so you can swing freely through impact.
HANDS: With driver, set them far enough away from your body for the butt of the grip to sit just outside your toe line.
FEET: I like them shoulder-width apart, which gives me stability and freedom to turn.
NECK: In line with your spine. Avoid lifting your chin.
BACK: Nice and straight. No curve at the base or "hump" at top.
KNEES: Flexed (not bent) enough so that you feel as though your feet are sinking into the ground.
Driving it longer doesn't help if the ball lands in a hazard. Here's how to hit it deep and straight.
We big hitters miss our fair share of fairways, but last season I was in the top 15 in Total Driving (the stat that combines distance and accuracy), and the year before that I had a top-10 finish. Controlling the clubface is the key. This drill helps: At address, picture the arc that the clubhead travels on in your entire backswing—make it a bright, thick line. Your goal? Keep the clubface square to the clubhead path from start to finish. In practice, I stop my swing and look back at the clubhead to make sure this is happening, as I'm doing in the photo below. If you have difficulty, you're probably moving too many parts at once. Take the club back by moving your shoulders, chest, arms, hands and club as a single unit. A "one-piece" takeaway is the secret to on-plane swings.
ONE PIECE, HUNDREDS OF YARDS: In your takeaway, avoid a lifting or snatching move, and don't unduly cock your wrists. Move your body and club as a single piece. This helps you stay on plane and better control the clubface for square strikes.
At the top, I picture my perfect finish position. My only goal on the downswing is to get there.
You hear a lot about "firing your hips" to start the downswing. I favor "firing your shoulders." For one, even those with moderate athletic ability will instinctively "fire" the hips—it's a natural hitting impulse. But when you think of where your upper body needs to be at the finish—with your chest facing left of the target and your right shoulder ahead of your left—the upper body has work to do. So from the top my mantra is "Turn your shoulders, Adam!" And don't worry about "coming over the top"; a full shoulder turn—rather than simply lifting your arms—takes care of that. Just assertively rotate your upper body through impact and let the ball get in the way. It won't know what hit it.
IT'S A TURN, NOT A HIT: Don't stop rotating at impact! That's a slicer's move. Keep turning your body until you reach your finish, let the ball get in the way—and watch it soar!


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Salmon River, New York
September 27th 1989
Found in: Rivers & Ocean
Cold Waters 12C
The coho salmon's body is fusiform, streamlined, somewhat laterally compressed; the snout becomes extended, narrow, and turned down at the tip in breeding males; the mouth is greatly deformed in breeding males, with the lower jaw enlarged and turned up at the tip so that the mouth is unable to close; the body colour of marine or Great Lakes adults is steel blue to slightly green on the back, brilliant silver on the sides, white on the underside, and small black spots on the back and sides above the lateral line and upper lobe of the caudal fin; breeding males become darker on the head and back, the sides are dull with a brilliant red stripe, and the underside is grey to black; the colour of females changes little and colour changes in Great Lakes males are less spectacular.
The coho salmon spends about 18 months in the lake and returns to streams to spawn in the fall, usually at age 3 or 4 years. Adults move upstream during the day and usually do not travelmore than 240 km (150 miles) in larger rivers. Spawning takes place in swifter water of shallow, gravelly areas of river tributaries from The female prepares the nest in medium to small gravel by lying on her side and beating vigorously with her tail. The eggs fall into spaces between the gravel and immediately the female begins digging at the upstream edge of the nest covering the eggs with the displaced gravel. The female guards the nest as long as she can, but the adults die shortly after spawning. Some fry migrate almost immediately to the sea or lake but most remain at least 1 year in freshwater or lake tributaries. Usually in March or April of the year following their emergence, the young coho salmon (smolts) begin to migrate to the lake.
The food of the marine adult coho is more varied than that of many pacific salmon and consists mostly of fish and invertebrates. In the Great Lakes, the bulk of the food of larger coho consists of rainbow smelt and alewifes.


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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Man Utd to REJECT £43.5m Radamel Falcao deal to secure PSG striker Edinson Cavani
MANCHESTER UNITED will not take up their chance to sign AS Monaco's Radamel Falcao for £43.5m when his loan deal expires in the summer.
Radamel Falcao will not join Manchester United in the summer
According to reports in France, United have instead set their sights on Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani due to Falcao's fitness concerns.
The Colombian target man has been out of action since October after picking up a calf problem in training, missing vital clashes against Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal.
Before that, Falcao - who has today returned to first-team training - managed just one goal in five Premier League outings.
The Red Devils' change of heart has put PSG on red alert, and the Ligue 1 champions are willing to offload Cavani in order to land Falcao.
United are long-term admirers of the Uruguay international and boss Louis van Gaal is reportedly readying a £50m move for his services next summer.
Cavani - who has also attracted Arsenal and Liverpool - has been heavily linked with a move away from the Parc des Princes, with manager Laurent Blanc insisting on playing him out of position on the flanks.


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Pushlets - Whitepaper
Author: Just van den Broecke
Date: August 6, 2002
Pushlets are a servlet-based mechanism where data is pushed directly from server-side Java objects to (Dynamic) HTML pages within a client-browser without using Java applets or plug-ins. This allows a web page to be periodically updated by the server.
Server-side notification to browser-clients is often implemented using applets with RMI, CORBA or custom TCP/IP messaging. These techniques are often complex to implement, have firewall restrictions, and require additional server development/maintenance. Also it is hard to integrate the state of the client-applet with the browser's page-content other than refreshing the page or doing all content-layout within the applet.
The mechanism is lightweight in the sense that uses the servlet server's connection management and threading facilities, the javax.servlet APIs and standard Java features such as producer/consumer through Object wait() and notify(). In principle the framework could run within any servlet-supporting server and behind firewalls. When JavaScript/DHTML is used on the client this provides a convenient way to build applications quickly through scripting and to integrate and layout new content with HTML/CSS features.
Now that more and more Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSPs) are being deployed on the web, there is often a need to notify and synchronize client web-browsers from state changes in server objects after the browser has loaded a page.
These changes can be caused by users updating an EJB through a servlet or database record or by events in a multi-user application such as chat and shared whiteboard. These type of applications often use a distributed Model View Controller (MVC) pattern where the Model is on the server (with possible caching in clients) and the Control and View (possibly combined) reside within the client.
There are also applications where we would like to subcribe to dynamic content that is continuously pushed from the server. Examples stock feeds, system status, weather conditions or other monitoring applications. This follows an Observer (a.k.a. Publish/Subscribe) pattern where remote clients (Observers) register for updates from server objects (Subjects).
How can we notify browser-clients after their HTML page has loaded ? Or what to do if we would like to selectively update only parts of a page. For example only the stock item in an HTML TABLE whose rate has changed ?
Let's assume that we have a Java web/application server from which we want to notify client browsers. Solutions we have can be categorized as "polling", "server-side callbacks" and "messaging".
Each of the above solutions has its advantages/disadvantages in complexity, security, performance, scalability, browser Java compatibility and restrictions like firewalls. The most optimal solution strongly depends on what your application is supposed to do. For example, when users require a direct interaction with the state such as in a shared whiteboard, server side-callbacks or messaging can be a powerful technique.
But we are still within a browser and unless the applet constitutes the entire client application, it is hard to integrate updates coming from the server with the HTML content. How can we alter this content from within the applet when it gets the callback or message ? One solution is to refresh the page by calling AppletContext.showDocument(URL) within the callback method.
Since HTML is meant for layout, wouldn't it be nice to be able to directly alter parts of the HTML content with incremental data coming from the server ? This would be an ideal scheme for web-applications where content on the server is dynamically changing and the required user-to-server interaction is minimal, e.g. driven by HTML FORMs.
In addition to the above solutions I have developed a technique that is lightweight, thin on the client, requires no applets or plug-ins, directly integrates with scripting/HTML, uses standard HTTP connections and can be deployed (in theory!) in any Java servlet-server. It is certainly not meant to replace the above solutions. My intention is to add another option to your toolbox. You as Java architects/developers should determine the trade-offs and choose what is best for your particular application.
So what are these Pushlets and how do they work ? In its basic form a Pushlet is luckily extremely simple. Through a few examples I will show the basics. It is by now also time for some code !
Pushlets are based on HTTP streaming, a technique that is sometimes used in multimedia viewing applications such as QuickTime. Instead of closing the HTTP connection after fetching an HTML page, the connection is kept open while fresh data is pushed to the client.
Taking the idea of HTTP streaming we could develop a JSP (since that it easier to deploy, but it could be a servlet as well) that continuously sends new HTML content back to the client in a timer loop.
Click example 1 on the examples/basics page. This is not very useful since the pushed content is continuously appended to the page while we would like to refresh it.
Here we jump right into the Pushlet mechanics. Click on example 2 on the examples/basics page and see that the page is refreshed every 3 seconds. How the ... is this done ?
This example consists of three files: push-js-stream.html, push-js-stream-pusher.jsp and push-js-stream-display.html. push-js-stream.html is the main page which contains each of the two other files in HTML FRAMEs. Let's just follow the route of the events.
The following lists push-js-stream-pusher.jsp. This is a JavaServer page that is executed on the server when requested. The main body of this file is listed below.
NB there may be a problem with examples 1 and 2 when using JSPs: some servlet engines will "eat" the IOException when a client leaves such that the JSP page will never catch the exception. In that case the loop may run forever. This is one of the reasons that the Pushlet implementation uses a Servlet (where the IOException can be and is caught).
We see the push() function called from within the JSP frame (pushletFrame) is writing whatever it gets passed in its argument 'content' into the displayFrame. This is a piece of Dynamic HTML: you can refresh the content of a frame or window by calling 'writeln' of its 'document' object. So the displayFrame is the real View where the content is displayed. It is initially black and displaying a 'Wait...' text until the first content is pushed from the server.
This example showed the mechanics, but there are still a couple of issues to be solved and features to be added. For this reason I've built a small server-side Pushlet framework shown in the class diagram, plus some JavaScript libraries for the client. Since the client heavily will rely on more DHTML features such as Layers we will walk through some DHTML first. See examples/dthml.
Long gone (in Internet time) are the days when websites could be produced by the local sysop who scanned in some images from the company's brochure and knew a few HTML-tags. The possibilities for manipulating content and user interaction within the browser are expanding through something called "Dynamic HTML" (DHTML). As a Java programmer using servlets and JSPs, DHTML is something that should become part of your toolkit.
This hits an issue that has witheld many developers from embracing DHTML. First of all you need a version 4+ browser. The "official" standards body for DHTML-related specifications is the World Wide Web Consortium (W3). However the Microsoft and Netscape type 4+ browsers each have proprietary DHTML extensions that you must track as well.
So with Java gaining more market on the server and DHTML having these powerful features on the client, my idea with Pushlets was to directly couple these two great technologies in a very direct way. For this I have implemented a lightweight framework for the server and some DHTML libraries for the client. These are discussed next in the Design section.
The Pushlet framework allows clients to subscribe to subjects within a server from which they subsequently receive events. The framework's basic design pattern is Publish-Subscribe also known as Observer and has both server and client components:
Below is the UML class diagram of the server-side Java classes [reflects v0.0.4; rework required].
Figure 1. Pushlet Framework Class Diagram.
The key classes are the Pushlet servlet, the Publisher class, Subscriber interface, and the Event class (see class diagram). By invoking the Pushlet servlet through an HTTP request, clients subscribe to receive Events. In the request is indicated:
An example request for receiving AEX stock rates formatted as JavaScript through an HTTP response stream would be:
Subject identifiers are organized as an hierarchical "topic-tree". For example, "/stocks" identifies all Events related to stock rates, while "/stocks/aex" identifies stock rates for the Amsterdam EXchange. Likewise the subject "/" indicates all events.
Currently the only receiver protocol is a client HTTP response stream. In a future extension also the receiver protocol and address can be indicated, e.g. TCP, UDP, RMI, HTTP POSTing, or even SMTP (email).
An Event is merely a set of name/value String pairs (implemented with java.util.Properties). The Publisher has an interface through which classes that generate Events can publish them. The Publisher keeps a list of Subscribers and sends each Event to those Subscribers whose subject matches to the Event's subject. Events may be originating within the server through EventGenerators who may listen to external events such as a stock feed. In addition clients may publish Events through HTTP with the Postlet class. The responsibilities of other classes in class diagram, PushletSubscriber and its contained classes can best be explained through scenario's.
Figure 2. Subscribe Sequence Diagram.
Above is the UML sequence diagram for a browser client subscribing for events from the Publisher. The Pushlet is invoked with the servlet method doGet(). Because multiple clients may invoke the same Pushlet object, it should itself not be a Subscriber. Instead it delegates all subscription (and subsequent Event handling) by creating a new PushletSubscriber object for each doGet() and letting it run until finished with eventLoop(). The PushletSubscriber is a Subscriber object towards the Publisher where it registers with the join() method. To deal with different client formats and protocols it creates a specialized ClientAdapter object, in this case a BrowserPushletAdapter. For browsers supporting Multipart MIME such as Netscape 4+, this would be a MultipartBrowserClientAdapter. The final call in this scenario is a "wait for event loop". Note that deQueue() is a method that suspends the execution of the current thread until an Event becomes available (indicated with half-arrow). This is explained through the next scenario.
Figure 3. Publish Sequence Diagram.
Above is the UML sequence diagram for sending an Event. It shows how an Event is generated and dispatched to the browser client. In this scenario an EventGenerator creates an Event and calls Publisher.publish() to have it dispatched. The Publisher walks through its list of Subscribers and asks each if the Event matches its subscription criteria (currently only the subject). If it matches it calls send() on the Subscriber.
Each PushletSubscriber object has a GuardedQueue object in which it queues incoming Events when send() is called. So why isn't it just directly pushing the Event to the BrowserPushletAdapter ? First of all we want to suspend execution of the BrowserPushletAdapter-thread until an Event becomes available, i.e. we don't want to do a "busy-wait" (a.k.a. as polling). The second reason is that a Publisher may notify multiple clients. Having a synchronous send() call a slow client on the other end of the line may block all other clients that are to be notified next. This is actually a design pitfall which I see also in RMI or CORBA callback examples where a list of clients is called back synchronously. Client #13 on a slow connection and 386 processor may spoil it for the rest.
By now we have arrived on the client browser side. The Pushlet itself was assigned to a hidden HTML FRAME. The parent of that FRAME is called and has to implement the push() method. Since this is a common task for all browser clients, two reusable files are provided for the client: pushlet.html (see /src/nl/justobjects/pushlet/pushlet.html) and pushlet.js (see /src/nl/justobjects/pushlet/pushlet.js).
pushlet.html is meant to be included in a FRAME within the application-specific client HTML document. It can be parameterized with the subject identifier and a background color (such that it remains invisible). The most important thing it does is implementing the JavaScript push() method as follows:
The function push() first creates a JavaScript object from the parameters passed in. Yes you can do object-based programming in JavaScript. Reminiscent of 'varargs' in C/C++, JavaScript functions may have variable number of arguments. A PushletEvent object is created with whatever arguments were passed to push() from the server. PushletEvent is implemented in pushlet.js shown next.
pushlet.js in turn uses a Map JavaScript object, a java.util.Hashtable-like object I've added.
Next push() calls updateStatusFrame() to show a blinking light to indicate we are still receiving events and if a parent.onPush() function exists, it calls it with the PushletEvent. parent.onPush() is the application-specific event handling function that in this case may update the 'philips' stock-related Layer in a DHTML page.
This ends the description of the basic framework design.
Pushlets allow many types of web applications to be developed. Since the framework also allows for clients to upload events (through the Postlet), possible applications are not just passive pushing of data. Each application can be categorized according to:
Also since live events are made available to JavaScripting, this allows also scriptable plug-ins to receive live updates. For example you may script your Macromedia Flash or VRML World application.
Below is a range of applications. On the Pushlets website several simple demos are provided.
Various data sources may be monitored live such as stocks, weather, votes, flight arrivals and systems.
See a real-world FX stocks/news application that I worked on at www.rabotreasuryweb.com (IE only).
I also discovered other real-time stock/news sites that are deploying Pushlets or a variant:
From a two-user tic-tac-toe up and chess up to more elaborate Risk and Monopoly.
This refers to a design pattern often found in user interface frameworks such as Java Swing and Microsoft MFC. In the distributed variant a Model (often the data) resides on a server while clients hold the Views and Controls. Through the Controls the Model is modified. The Model will then notify all attached Views who will subsequently refresh themselves.
Many applications may have a web front-end through which data on the server is updated by multiple users. Examples are reservation systems and bookings. If one client makes an update, the others won't see the update unless they continuously refresh their pages. In some cases this is a simple and workable solution, but there are also cases where users need to be synchronized with the update as it happens. This type of application is easily done with Pushlets pushing a URL as the single event. When a client receives the URL it will refresh the page with it.
One notable example are the much discussed Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs). Although Java clients are able to talk directly to an EJB (through RMI or CORBA), more often servlets and JSPs are used as a front-end. In this case notification becomes much harder. With Pushlets an EJB could notify its attached web-clients whenever its state changes.
Also known as WebTours or like I dubbed once: "Are you being surfed ?". This is actually an application from which I derived Pushlets. I abandoned PowerPoint for making Java course content and developed a content management framework based on XML with presentation (slides etc) in HTML. Since in many situations the classroom had no beamer but all students a networked computer, I developed a simple application (WebPres) that allowed me to change HTML slides with all students automatically following them in their browsers.
This type of application can also be useful in situations like call centers, banks or help-desks or e-commerce web applications in general. When I phone in with a question the agent may surf me to URLs with solutions, offers or other information.
A real-world application where this example of Pushlet-technology is currently used is a foreign-exchange trading application I helped developing at one of my clients. See the result at www.rabotreasuryweb.com (IE only).
Using a back-end of EJBs and a JSP front-end, clients can buy or sell foreign currencies. An "AutoTrader" object automates the offering process. If somehow the automatic offering fails or the client requests a human dealer, a "Dealer Intervention" takes place, whereby a dealer is notified and enters a new offer which is pushed to the client browser using Pushlet technology.
Various applications where multiple users can join in a live session. I originally had a prototype of the framework where a multi-user session was realized as a collection of HTTP Session objects. I am planning to extend the Pushlet framework with these capabilities. For now I have a simple web-chat and what I call WCQ (in Dutch this sounds almost like We Seek You), a simple ICQ-like desktop window where you can monitor the presence of friends.
Other applications in this area include live forums and shared document editing.
This chapter describes the consequences of using Pushlets
As with any mechanism or design pattern there are obvious advantages and disadvantages with Pushlets as compared to Java-based applet solutions that use messaging or client callbacks with CORBA/RMI.
I am further testing the viability of Pushlets. The Pushlet framework is actually a generic Publish/Subscribe pattern with HTTP-based Pushlet clients as a special case. I am evolving the framework with the following extensions
One interesting area is the possibility to call an applet that receives UDP messages from within the Pushlet frame on the client. This would mean that we don't keep the HTTP connection. In general clients will subscribe with a HTTP request on which they indicate through which protocol (TCP, UDP, RMI, HTTP-stream, HTTP POST) they want to receive events and in which format (XML, Java serialized objects,...). Where required the address of the receiver is specified. For example to receive XML formatted stock events through UDP on port 5001:
With UDP a lease time may need to be specified (since the server would never know when the client leaves). If the lease is not renewed after this time the server will drop the client.
Currently events are generated internally or through the Postlet by using the HTTP POST request. Additional protocols such as RMI, TCP and UDP may be applied.
Currently a subject is just an hierarchical string and a client that subscribes gets no history that may have been built up. For example in a chat some discussion may have been going on. In a next version subjects will become first class objects such that when clients subscribe they may implicitly get the current state or may explicitly request the state.
Although some multi-user applications are possible there is no knowledge or management on the server. In earlier versions I have experimented with combining multiple HTTP Sessions into a multi-user HTTP session.
An in-depth look at RMI callbacks (4/20/99); www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javaqa/1999-04/05-rmicallback.html
Java Tip 34: POSTing via Java/ Learn how to POST data to Web servers in Java; www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip34.html/
Java Tip 41: POSTing via Java revisited. Learn how to display the HTML document returned by the Web server; www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javatips/jw-javatip41.htm
Connect to a Java server via HTTP; www.javaworld.com/javaworld/javaqa/1999-12/02-qa-firewall.html
Networking our whiteboard with servlets.; www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-01-1998/jw-01-step.html
Subject-oriented programming through RMI (Gerald de Jong); www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-08-1998/jw-08-subjectop.html
Jason Hunter's ("Java Servlet Programming", O'Reilly) servlet site.; http://www.servlets.com
Doug Lea - Concurrent Programming in Java - 2nd edition.; www.amazon.com
The Dynamic Duo; Cross-Browser Dynamic HTML; dansteinman.com/dynduo
JavaScript and Dynamic HTML; Danny Goodman ("Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference", O'Reilly); www.dannyg.com
Scott Isaacs' ("Inside DHTML") community site on DHTML; www.siteExperts.com and www.insideDHTML.com
WebMonkey (Wired Magazine) DHTML zone http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/collections/dynamic_html.html/?tw=dynamic_html


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Screaming Queens New York based entertainment company specializing in exquisitely costumed performers for private and corporate events. We provide sparkling showgirls, dazzling drag queens, and vivacious variety acts. CEO and spokesmodel Miss Understood reports from her East Village headquarters.
Monday, May 08, 2006
It Came From Outer Space...
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
it's their turn
When we went to visit the husband's mother and siblings, one of his sisters said something about coming down to visit us in Spring. Her family have been to visit several times ever since we moved down south and those are fun times. Last year, upon searching online for vacation rentals, they found one in Myrtle Beach and we stayed with them for days. Good thing they timed it for the husband's days off. True it will be a few months before Spring and we have to brave the winter but I am now looking forward to their visit. I am sure the little man will enjoy it and the husband will be happy to see one of his sisters. We hope that we will hear good news from his other sister who is sick right now.
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Dual Enrollment
Unique Duel Enrollment, complete High School and prepare for the future. A collaboration between Warren County School District and St. Bonaventure University provides an opportunity for High School juniors and seniors to earn college credits. Go to www.sbu.edu Duel Enrollment Program for High School Students for more information and get a jump start on your future.


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Malt from the 50th anniversary Maris Otter barley harvest is on the market and will be available to brewers for the production of craft beers for the next ten months or so.
To celebrate Maris Otter's extraordinary half century, two MPs put aside party differences to stand on the same platform in support of a 'national treasure'.
The North Norfolk region, represented by MP Norman Lamb and MP Keith Simpson, plays a crucial part in the success of Maris Otter. Grain merchants H Banham are based in the region and they, together with Robin Appel, rescued the variety from almost certain extinction, cleaned it up and revived it.
Mr Simpson said: "Maris Otter can definitely be counted among our national agricultural treasures, most cereal varieties are superseded after five years, but this amazing barley variety has lasted for 50. It has a great story, with skilful agronomy and great beer at the heart of it."
In Norfolk farmers benefit from the sunny climate, sea breezes and light soils to consistently produce crops of the highest quality. Here Maris Otter is traditionally floor-malted by Crisp Malting Group for use by craft brewers all over Britain and indeed the world.
Maris Otter is a low-nitrogen winter barley sown in the autumn and harvested a few weeks before spring varieties. It was cross-bred from Proctor and Pioneer in 1965 by the Plant Breeding Institute in Cambridge.
Its popularity grew quickly and it dominated the market throughout the 1970s. However, by the late 1980s it had fallen out of favour with many of the larger breweries and was taken off the NIAB Recommended List in 1989.
Despite the fall in volumes, a number of brewers remained loyal to the breed. They said the malt produced performed excellently in the mash tun, and the resulting beers had a depth of flavour unmatched by those made with other malts.
See also: Two new barley varieties win maltsters' approval
This commitment from a small group of brewers encouraged grain merchants Mr Banham and Mr Appel in their quest to save the variety. Between them, in 1992, the merchants bought the rights to Maris Otter and they remainthe sole owners.


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I can't believe it's May already. Where did Spring go? So! May. May means two books I'm very, very curious about are being released soon. Hooray for new books!
The Killing Moon
N.K. Jemisin
May 1, 2012
448 pages
The blurb, from Goodreads:
In the city-state of Gujaareh, peace is the only law. Along its ancient stone streets, where time is marked by the river's floods, there is no crime or violence. Within the city's colored shadows, priests of the dream-goddess harvest the wild power of the sleeping mind as magic, using it to heal, soothe… and kill.
But when corruption blooms at the heart of Gujaareh's great temple, Ehiru—most famous of the city's Gatherers—cannot defeat it alone. With the aid of his cold-eyed apprentice and a beautiful foreign spy, he must thwart a conspiracy whose roots lie in his own past. And to prevent the unleashing of deadly forbidden magic, he must somehow defeat a Gatherer's most terrifying nemesis: the Reaper.
The Battle of Blood and Ink
Jarod Axelrod, writer
Steve Walker, artist
fantasy, graphic novel
May 8, 2012
Tor Books
The blurb, from Goodreads:
If you're visiting the flying city of Amperstam without the latest printing of The Lurker's Guide, you might as well be lost. This one-sheet is written, edited, and printed by Ashe, a girl raised on the streets of the flying city, and is dedicated to revealing its hidden treasures and deepest secrets—including many that the overcontrolling government doesn't want anyone to know. The stakes are raised when Ashe accidentally uncovers the horror of exactly how Amperstam travels among the skies and garners the attention of those who would rather that secret be kept in the hands of the city's powerful leaders. Soon Ashe is on the run from thugs and assassins, faced with the choice of imperiling her life just to keep publishing, or giving in to the suggestion of a rich patron that she trade in her voice and identity for a quiet, comfortable life. It's a war of confusion for Ashe, but one thing is very clear: just because you live in a flying city, you can't always keep your head in the clouds.


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Toilet Seats
Although you might not think toilet seats can be state of the art, ours definitely are. From soft-close and slow-close toilet seats to D-shape and square designs, we look after the details to ensure every aspect of your bathroom is stylish and comfortable.
To match our extensive range of quality bathroom suites, there's an equally impressive choice of toilet seats. With modern, timeless, minimal and traditional styles, it's easy to find a toilet seat to perfectly complement your design scheme.


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Experience, integrity and communication are the key factors to Sue's ongoing success in the business of helping people buy and sell real estate in the Parksville-Qualicum Beach area. Whether purchasing your first home or property, buying or selling an investment property, or selling your home in order to find that perfect new home and lifestyle to enjoy your retirement years, she will put these skills to work for you.
Sue's experience dates back to 2006, when as a newly licensed realtor, she joined Coast Realty Group in Parksville. After 11 years in the business, she has gained a wealth of knowledge. Sue has worked through busy markets as well as some very challenging markets, one that saw board membership drop from over 210 realtors in Parksville-Qualicum Beach to approximately 150. Only those able to combine a strong work ethic, with the ability to change and adapt to challenging times and new technologies can survive and flourish in today's market. As a high profile, progressive independent company, 460 Realty's fast growth and market share provides worldwide recognition and excellent exposure for both staff and clients.
Sue believes that communication is the cornerstone of business and in order to provide a superior level of service to her clients, they must be kept well informed on an ongoing basis. Sue's keen aptitude recognizes that the fine art of negotiation requires a strong bargaining position which is necessary to achieve her client's goals and interests. Sue is passionate about doing the best job for her clients and recognizes that it's not just about selling or buying a home, it's usually a life-style change for many.
Over the years, Sue has been active in the community in volunteer positions including Oceanside Minor Hockey, Oceanside Minor Lacrosse and has been an avid supporter for the Daffodil Campaign for the Canadian Cancer Society and Heart & Stroke Foundations annual Big Bike fundraiser. She also partnered with BC Lung Association to raise awareness of their Golf Privilege Book as one of their main annual fundraisers. She also proudly sponsors the Qualicum & District Curling Club.
In her spare time, Sue loves to spend time with friends and family. She's raised two sons in the Oceanside area, now young adults with their own careers, one an electrician, the other a musician. Sue also enjoys golf, downhill skiing, snowshoeing, curling, biking and travel. Other pursuits include cooking, gardening, painting, playing cards and music.


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PARADE'S What People Earn: What's Your Office Personality?
By Anne Kreamer forPARADE
There's never been a more confusing time to be a working American, and not just because of the economy. People are letting it all hang out on the job -- look at teary-eyed Speaker of the House John Boehner or angry flight attendant Steven Slater. That's why it can pay off to know how to navigate today's expressive work environments. If you understand your colleagues' emotional styles, and your own, you can dodge dust-ups, increase your effectiveness, and boost the overall mood of the office.
For my new book, 'It's Always Personal,' I partnered with ad giant JWT to survey 1,239 Americans, from managers to entry-level folks. From the data, we identified four types: Solvers, Accepters, Believers, and Spouters. Solvers had the highest average income, $80,000, versus $59,253 for Spouters, $65,674 for Accepters, and $62,738 for Believers. More of the Solvers were CEOs and business owners than people in the other groups.
Pros: The rarest type, they work best under stress. Generally content, they possess a solid sense of inner strength.
Cons: Because they're so decisive, they may shut down discussions before other people feel they have a chance to be heard. They can be seen as aloof.
Best advice: Solvers should always share the thinking behind their choices with colleagues.
Pros: They're detail-oriented and diplomatic. (More people fall into this group than any other.)
Cons: Pessimists and procrastinators, they keep their emotions hidden and tend to feel unappreciated.
Best advice: Accepters do need some emotional outlet, so they should write down their feelings or find a trusted friend to confide in.
Pros: Typically satisfied with their lives, they find meaning in things outside themselves: faith, country, organizations, etc.
Cons: While they're OK with others expressing emotion, they aren't comfortable doing so themselves. They're cautious.
Best advice: Believers can help resolve conflicts at work by stepping in and reminding colleagues of their shared goals and beliefs.
Pros: Charismatic and exciting, they embrace all public displays of emotion, including tears.
Cons: The most anxious type, they talk more than they listen. When things go wrong, they often blame colleagues.
Best advice: Spouters work -- and play -- hard, so engaging in physical activities like yoga or running can help them deal with stress and prevent outbursts.
More From PARADE
- What Job Personality Are You? Take Our Quiz and Find Out!
- What People Earn: See Hundreds of Real Americans' Salaries
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Better information. Better understanding. Better decisions.
MACRA's impact will fundamentally alter the way services and care are evaluated and reimbursed. And while groups representing providers, plans and payers are actively discussing MACRA's potential effects on their particular constituents, NRHI is assessing the law from every perspective. With stakeholder-members from the entire spectrum of the healthcare community, we're looking at MACRA with an eye toward helping all of our stakeholders to prepare for the coming changes – and to leverage their potential to positively impact healthcare for providers, payers, purchasers and consumers alike.
NRHI Knows MACRA represents our commitment to the stakeholders and communities we represent. As MACRA implementation moves forward, we remain committed to providing the most relevant, most comprehensive – and above all else, most objective information available on the Law, the Rules, and on their effects on healthcare stakeholders of every stripe. Because of MACRA's broad impact, the information is moving at lightning speed – and our efforts to share what's relevant will strive to keep pace. And while we'll create some of the editorial, analytical and informational content, we'll also act as curators to identify other resources whose perspectives may enhance your understanding of the changes MACRA will inevitably bring.


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Flameworked and hot-sculpted reconstructed Avon glass.
This red glassware from the "1876 Cape Cod Collection" was made by Wheaton Glass Company exclusively for Avon beginning in 1976. The pattern was inspired by an old Boston & Sandwich Glass pattern called Roman Rosette. The entire line was named "The Cape Cod Collection" since that is where the original Sandwich Glass was produced and refers also to the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial.


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Artist-in-Business Training Text Size
Event takes place on March 14, 2015 at
100 Bigelow Street, Holyoke, MA
As part of AES's Arts Entrepreneurship Initiative, AES will be offering an Artist-in-Business Training in Holyoke, March 14-15. In this weekend-long intensive, artists learn and create elements of both their business and marketing plans and leave with next steps to build their business. Sessions topics include pricing, web and offline marketing, understanding your market, finding funds, and finance basics. This training is sponsored by the ARTery Project through the Holyoke Creative Arts Center (HCAC).
This weekend long intensive is an integration of two trainings offered by UMass-Amherst Arts Extension Service: Artists Marketing and Business Planning for Artists. You can read more about these trainings at the AES website: http://bit.ly/1vwf7Ev
Registration fee is $40 for this weekend-long training; space is limited. Lunch is included. Holyoke-based artists can register by visiting the HCAC registration page: http://bit.ly/16fGB5h.
If you are not a Holyoke-based artist, email email@example.com to be placed on the non-resident waiting list.
Training is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Holyoke Cultural Council.
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The sacrament of Baptism is the entrance into the Church and into the life of grace. Baptisms are conferred on the first and third Sunday of every month at 1:30 pm. Sometimes for one reason or another a family may request an individual baptism. This request is granted and a convenient time is arranged. Children should be baptized as soon as possible after birth. There should be no undue delay. We suggest that you call the rectory to make arrangements for the baptism and your participation in our baptismal class.
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Death is the cessation of the connection between our mind and our body.
Although intellectually we all know that one day we shall die, usually we are so reluctant to think of our death that this knowledge does not touch our hearts, and we live our life as if we were going to be in this world forever. As a result, the things of this world – such as material possessions, reputation, popularity, and the pleasures of the senses – become of paramount importance, so we devote almost all our time and energy to obtaining them and engage in many negative actions for their sake. We are so preoccupied with the concerns of this life that there is no or very little room in our mind for genuine spiritual reflexion and practice. When the time of death finally arrives, on our death bed, we discover that by having ignored death all our life we are completely unprepared. All the empires we built become meaningless. We meet death with sadness, despair and even anger. All our efforts and smiles are replaced by dejection; our positive energy is replaced with negative energy. We depart with sadness and tears. Our loved ones are not spared either. A times, we leave them with poverty and tears, having spent all the earnings on our illness.


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Sherman, Deborah Susan (nee Duguid) age 63 of Corunna passed away peacefully in the comfort of her own home on Monday August 4, 2014 after a courageous three year battle with cancer. Adored wife of 33 years to Tom. Cherished Mom and best friend to Kate (Wes) of Point Edward. Loving daughter of Vi and the late Stan Duguid of Windsor. Deb will be missed by her sisters, Wendy (late Kenny) and Jamie (Rick) of Windsor. Pre-deceased by her brothers, David and Danny and brother-in-law, Bill. Treasured sister-in-law to Jack and Marianna of Corunna, Dan and Cathy of Waterloo, and Maria of Sardinia, Italy. Admired by many nieces, nephews, numerous cousins and close friends. Deb loved the simple pleasures in life: feeding and watching the birds, being with her family at the cottage, walking on the beach skipping stones, a good card game and a cold beer. She also had a special place in her heart for all animals. Deb's final wishes were made possible by the incredible care and compassion provided by Ann Wallace and Kristen Friesen of VON under the kind-hearted guidance of Dr. Monique Dostaler. Family and friends will be received at Knight Funeral Home 588 St. Clair Parkway, Corunna on Thursday August 7, 2014 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm & 7:00pm – 9:00pm where the funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday with long time family friend, Pastor Dawson Brooks of Saskatchewan officiating. Cremation has already taken place and a private family graveside service will be held at Sherman Cemetery, Thamesville at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate donations be made to support one of the following: VON Erie St. Clair District, Bluewater Health Palliative Care, St. Joseph's Hospice, or the Sarnia Humane Society. Messages and condolences may be left online at knightfuneralhome.ca Knight 519-862-2845
Sherman, Deborah Susan of Corunna
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I made sets of cards to take home to my Granddaughters when we went to visit.
One Granddaughter loves Hello Kitty and Michaels had a 12x12 paper pad on sale for $5.00!!
Of course I grabbed it. I was hunting for something to put the finished cards in and
ran across the refills for my Xyron 5" machine, they were perfect, holding up to
12 cards a box. The girls can keep them or empty the cards out to use the box
to house a gift.
These are super simple, fast and fun cards!
I started making them just a couple of days before
we were to leave! So nothing could be too involved in order
to get them all finished in time.
I used odds and ends from around my crafty area to
embellish and bling up.
The paper came with a couple of envelopes you cut out
and folded so of course I had to make a few more for some
of the other square cards. Such fun.
I hadn't done a bow like this for so long, have you done this?
So simple, poke two holes run the ribbon from the front to the
back through the holes, cross over and return to the front
through the opposite holes.
I have these fabric letters and I have such a hard time
trying to figure out how to use them, but they worked out
pretty good on the front of this card.
Doesn't take much to make this Kitty sparkle
I tried to add a little glitter, a little bling on each card
and utilize some punches that had been neglected for way too long!
little cut out window with sparkles all around
love the papers, the color combos are just great.
This was a fun project, not mind boggling just
taking time to revert back to the basics and
have a good time in the process.
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