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Art Story, the independent animated film directed by Aaron Blaise and Produced by Chuck Williams. is officially the first animated feature film to be funded at Kickstarter.
Chuck and Aaron have raised $365,000, enough to start work on their film - a hugely impressive start. Their goal was $350,000 and they have comfortably exceeeded that sum.
I figured they might make it when my Mum (who lives in Florida) sent me an email saying that her local paper had carried a big piece on this new animated feature film and did I know Aaron and Chuck?
Bear in mind we are talking about the local paper in Vero Beach, Florida - so I tip my hat to Aaron and Chuck's impressive publicity efforts to get their work disseminated. If the news reached the backwaters of Vero Beach - they must be doing well. Anyone who has tried to get an indie project off the ground knows how tough it is to get decent press, and how hard it is to get stories into newspapers.
Many congratulations to Aaron and Chuck, and the very best of luck from FLIP with their movie.
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The rain showers are gone, but now comes bitter nighttime cold, even in the Inland valleys, cautions the National Weather Service.
âSome of the wind-sheltered areas will see temperatures fall near or below freezing,â forecasters said in their analysis for Tuesday night, Dec. 18. âFrost will be more of an issue (Wednesday) night though as winds weaken across the area.â
The near freezing temperatures expected Tuesday night included a low of about 36 degrees in Wildomar â" where it will drop to 25 degrees Wednesday night.
Late this week should be warmer. But the weekend is likely to bring another round of rain.
âAnother (storm) system will ⦠move into the West Coast late Saturday night and Sunday,â forecasters predict. âThe models are varying on the timing of the precipitation making it this far south, but it could be as early as Saturday night, especially in Orange and San Bernardino Counties.
âSnow levels will not be quite as low with this next system, but a dusting of snow will be possible above 6,000 feet.â

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For once, the media pundits appear to have been caught on the hop, the new Mac Pro being a surprise to many. We've been waiting for Apple to update their workhorse desktop range for some time, we were promised an update by the main man himself, most of us were expecting the same form factor - at least I was...
The new Mac Pro unvieled last night and expected later this year completley blows the usual desktop design away. It also blows away much of the normal standard of desktop towers, mainly in the form of storage, internally it will have a PCIe based flash drive, being capable of up to 40GB/s. Something you can already get for the existing MacPro - at a price for the top of the range OCZ Z-drive 3.2TB version - its upwards of £15k!
There's also a bump in GPU power with Dual AMD FirePro cards each with up to 6GB of ram. GPU processing has traditionally been super fast to cope with moving large amounts of data about increasingly larger resolution displays. As well as running up to 3, 4K displays ( 3840 pixels × 2160). Smarter application designers have begun to take advantage of this power to use it for offloading intensive CPU tasks such as video rendering and decoding and even audio processing. Again this is cutting edge stuff, currently the AMD Firepro W9000 with 6GB of ram will set you back over £2k.
Processors will be up to 12-core with the Intel Xeon E5 chipset, introduced by Intel last year as server grade CPUs.
RAM - with a DDR-3 four channel controller - there are four RAM slots. Capable of running at 1866MHz you can get 60GB/s IO.
What's interesting about this machine is that it's jettisoned the internal drive bays and PCI slots in favour of external 6 Thunderbolt 2 connections. Thunderbolt 2 is capable of running at 20GB/s with up to 36 devices connected. Checking the comments on the various live blog postings from last nights presentation, you can find various witty individuals mentioning that you'd have trouble finding 36 Thunderbolt devices currently available. Thunderbolt 2 devices will be even scarcer for the time being. Additionally there are 4 USB3.0 slots, 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports and an HDMI port, plus Wifi (802.11ac) and Bluetooth 4.0.
All of this is wrapped around a single aluminium heatsink they call a unified thermal core with a large fan on the top to pull the cold air through from the bottom.
I'm not sure what I think about this form factor, I do know that if we upgrade here, its going to cost a packet in peripherals and external storage - even a thunberbolt cable is in the region of $30-50.
Having said that, I am slavering over the processing power, we work with a lot of video, and this would fly through our work. For an audio workstation, I would imagine it would be nigh impossible to reach the limit of what it can do, but you'll have trouble racking it up!
So given the price of some of the components that go into making it, I can't imagine the base model coming in at less than $2.5k - better start saving now - at least they've given us warning that its coming so I can start saving up.
Will you be tempted? Oh yeah, and they introduced iTunes Radio too...
You should probably just make a Hackintosh like Mark. For video editing specifically I think they missed the mark by including AMD GPUs instead of Nvidia's CUDA-enabled GPUs. Even my 5 year old PC handles 1080p video editing fine, with a fast Nvidia GPU.
The trick there is that although the PC is 5 years old, the video card is only 1. I've kept this rig going by upgrading the GPU and minor components independently. It does not appear that you will be able to just slap in a new model GPU to keep this Mac Pro relevant in 5 years time.
11-Jun-13 08:05 AM
Thats an interesting idea Tim, We went from a Dell Quad Core to our (2009) Mac Pro 8-core, but that is struggling to keep up with the Video requirements now, Sata is first gen, video card is original too. My current macBook pro does better...
11-Jun-13 08:08 AM
Can't wait to hear Rich talk about "Magma boxes of air" again :D
R.I.P. slots. :( Buy Magma stock now :P
11-Jun-13 08:13 AM
Tempted doesn't even BEGIN to describe it.... Tell me where to sign....... :-)
11-Jun-13 08:43 AM
I assume as there is access to the 2 AMD cards you may be able to upgrade them at a later date (with specific Mac Pro only cards). I think/hope that if this wasn't the case, Apple would have locked the two cards behind some sealed part of the internals like the imac and mac mini. I think the price is going to be the main problem, due to the 2 graphics cards, CPUs and flash storage I can't imagine a base model will be below £2.5k to start off.
11-Jun-13 08:46 AM
Without a doubt I will buy one. This is an absolutely elegant design. Expansion via Thunderbolt rather than PCIe is fine with me. The design reminds me of the upward cooling pattern that was the original Mac512. Back then, one could purchase a hat (think TinMan in the Wizard of Oz) that sat on top of the Mac to create an acceleration of the hot air rising, increasing the cooling. In this new Pro, details like efficient heat dissipation are worth the extra dollars from me.
11-Jun-13 09:10 AM
Tax evading . market fixing,worker exploiting,dodgey company. serving up a new product to it's ' docile consumers'
11-Jun-13 09:29 AM
No, serving new products to people with money, the thing you probably don't have "Yawn".
11-Jun-13 09:43 AM
>> I assume as there is access to the 2 AMD cards
You're assuming they're cards. :) There are no slots in this thing spare the one for the PCIe SSD module. The GPUs are soldered onto one of the boards.
11-Jun-13 09:59 AM
Yawn... Everyone I know that WILL be buying these are anything BUT docile.... Just intelligent, hard working, creative, successful musicians
11-Jun-13 10:47 AM
@Yawn: An Apple Fan from Ireland here. Yep - great to have Apple (Europe) on our soil.
Love the computer too - I already use SSD and Thunderbolt on a MBP, all of which is presently stunning. This should be an awesome release.
Any other US companies willing to shift jobs from Yawn's country (wonder which country that is???) to Ireland - we're open for business (at very favourable (spelt with a 'u') tax rates !!!
11-Jun-13 11:08 AM
Only Apple would design an awesome looking black cooling tower computer. This thing is a tricked out space pod with all the goodies. The cost may be high but the quality and power will be worth the price of admission. Now all I have to do is pray that my old MacPro holds out until this back tower hits the market. I wonder if it has flux capacitor cooling chambers with dilithium crystal cores?
11-Jun-13 12:34 PM
11-Jun-13 02:23 PM
I bought a Mac Pro in 2008 and I wondered at the time why it was so big..
This is precisely what us Mac-nerds hope for but continually never get; incredible new futuristic computers.
Regardless of how upgradable it is, this is the most exciting thing Apple have announced in years
11-Jun-13 02:26 PM
Like many, I am definitely mesmerized by Apple's move...
On one hand it isn't expandable in the common sense of a tower configuration. On the other, this thing is pretty damn awesome!
They totally have revamped the pro desktop, and I will definitely keep my eye on it for when it comes out!
11-Jun-13 04:38 PM
Exciting at first glance, but...
...if we have to wait another 3-5 years for an update, this in-upgradable machine may feel even older in a coupe of years, than my2009 MacPro feels right now.
I have been waiting months to purchase my company's next two editing systems. This non-announcement sneak peak may convince me to but a couple of 27" IMacs nested of waiting any longer fora Mac Pro .
11-Jun-13 07:35 PM
Unrackable but should be easy to transport. Just flip it on it's side and roll it wherever you need to :)
Do not let young children anywhere near your new MacPro!
I guess Mac users (which I'm not) should just be happy that Apple are making any sort of MacPro and that they didn't close the line down to concentrate on iphones and ipads.
11-Jun-13 07:40 PM
Won't that beautiful, clean and compact design get obliterated by a tangled mass of peripherals? It seems to me that they *almost* achieved elegance. True elegance would be the ability to internally contain everything one needed, with no costly and clunky peripherals.
11-Jun-13 10:42 PM
It even doubles as a toilet brush holder!
12-Jun-13 06:40 AM
It looks a lot like my trash can with the opening on the top...
Maybe it has a double purpose, so I can get rid of my current trash can.
Thanks Apple for decluttering my house!
12-Jun-13 06:49 AM
" Can't innovate no more my ass "
12-Jun-13 10:44 AM
Absolutely badass.
12-Jun-13 11:33 AM
Apple lost its touch with the Audio community.
Everybody that doesn't agree has no idea what this new Mac Pro stands for. ;)
13-Jun-13 04:32 AM
The perfect thing to go with your brand-new $8000 Mac Pro? a cable-management system so you don't have to reach behind the machine to plug/unplug devices.
Perhaps someone will invent a wine rack so you can stuff a bunch of these into a rack.
there's going to be a lot of clutter with all those external devices. and a cylinder is a very difficult physical shape to work with. what a terrible fugging idea.
13-Jun-13 05:42 PM
Larry you are an idiot. I usually don't comment on other peoples comments but your was so idiotic I just had too.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
lost in the labyrinth.
sorry, time for some venting. i am in the process of relocating from australia to take up a job in the UK. originally i was supposed to be leaving end of this month and stopping over in japan for wire08 before arriving in the UK. then my work permit got delayed, but that was ok, because it then looked like it would time perfectly so i could hit japan for the labyrinth festival (someone please tell me how RA didn't include this in their best festivals in september?). then i submitted my work visa application and i was told it would take 30 working days and not the advertised 20. great. and they took my passport. no labyrinth for chris. what does that mean? check below to see the lineup i am missing. keep in mind this is an outdoor party in the hills of japan. and with a funktion one sound system. i hate the world so much right now. but specifically the british home office. if someone can give me a good explanation for why i need to apply for a work permit and then a work visa, i am all ears... (i started applying for this in the middle of june and i won't get the bloody visa until the end of september). if i ever make it to the UK, i am going to be arriving with a very, very bad taste in my mouth (i should add that i will be based in wales, so it is not like i am going to have access to lots of parties in london or manchester either). ok, here is the lineup. if you are anywhere near japan, you should be booking yourself a ticket to labyrinth.
Substance & Vainqueur present Scion Versions [ chain reaction / scion versions: germany ]
Deepchord presents Echospace [ modern love / echospace : usa ]
Convextion [ down low / matrix : usa ]
Substance [ chain reaction / scion versions: germany ]
Pier Bucci [ crosstown rebels : chile ]
Move D [ smallville / modern love / binemusic / source records: germany ]
Pendle Coven [ modern love : uk ]
Peter van Hoesen [ time to express / lan muzic : belgium ]
Three [ hallucination / crosstown rebels : usa ]
Donato Dozzy [ dozzy records / persona / electronnica romana : italy ]
Mathias Kaden [ vakant / freude am tanzen : germany ]
Lee Burridge [ 365 / tyrant / global underground : uk ]
Dave Mothersole [ swag records / mos : uk ]
Ben Annand [ moontribe / tropical house : usa ]
Mike Parker [ dozzy records / orange groove / geophone: usa ]
Raudive aka Oliver Ho [ klang electronic / drumcode / meta : uk ]
MLZ [ pendle coven / modern love : uk ]
XDB [ metrolux / sistrum / deep space : germany ]
Move D [ smallville / modern love / binemusic / source records : germany ]
Peter van Hoesen [ time to express / lan muzic : belgium ]
So [ labyrinth / tri-bute : japan ]
Echospace [ modern love / echospace : usa ]
Hiyoshi [ dakini / global chillage : japan ]
more info here. it is fantastic to see that there are promoters putting on special parties like this. it would be even more fantastic if i was actually able to go.
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i was going to make a joke about it looking 'like a ssg fest', but that's not really in best taste - visas really suck, bad luck :(
if it's any consolation, if you're still in wales in a year's time you'll be in prime position for 2009's version of this, which looks like the one of the best festivals the UK has going:
http://www.freerotation.com/- AsifinditAugust 21, 2008 at 9:19 PM
It's so we're not flooded by hoardes of winnie aussies cunts...;-)
At least you're not complaining about being beaten by us at the Olympics....hey hey - AnonymousAugust 22, 2008 at 12:36 AM
depending where you are in wales, i know bristol has some good shit going on. not sure how close they are though, not so far.
too bad that lineup in japan looks ridiculous. Indeed the line-up is absolutely ridiculous. I nearly shat my pants when I first saw it and I literally haven't been able to think about anything BUT Labyrinth since then.
Deepchord is apparently preparing some sort of special live set with the location and the Funktion Ones in mind. When I heard this I nearly shat my pants all over again! Not to mension Convextion... I fucking love Convextion.
I'm sorry you can't come Chris, I was hoping I'd get to meet you, but next year! This will be my 4th year at Labyrinth and I can say with confidence that the line-up only gets better year to year. Although, I don't know how Mindgames will be able to pull off a line-up topping this one, but they will.
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Glenn Beck Calls 911 After Accidentally Eating Halal Pizza
Conservative radio host Glenn Beck called 911 today after accidentally eating a pizza prepared according to Muslim tradition from a Arab-owned pizzeria.
According to a review of the emergency 911 tapes, the 48-year-old commentator was afraid he had contracted food poisoning from the "contaminated" meal and expressed concern that the restaurant may have links to terrorism.
The incident began in the offices of the Blaze TV where an employee had ordered out from a new pizza place for lunch.
"I heard really good things about this pizzeria called Mazaras. According to Yelp its like one of the best in Texas," explains Howard Beale, a producer for Beck's network. "So I ordered it for the office. And everyone loved it. It was some of the best pizza we've ever had.
"But then someone asked me what this word 'Halal' on the box meant. And I didn't know. I figured it was like a style of pizza. You know like New York style, Chicago style, Halal style.
"We were all puzzled by this 'halal' thing so we Googled it. And wow were we shocked to find out it was an actually Muslim thing."
The term halal refers a method of preparing food that is consistent with Islamic teachings. It is comparable to the term kosher in Judaism.
"When he found that out, Glenn immediately started going into panic mode," Beale says. "After a few minutes in the bathroom he called 911."
The Daily Currant has exclusively obtained a transcript of the 911 call, which reads as follows:
911 : Hello this 911. What is your emergency?
Glenn Beck: Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Hello? Hello?
911: Hello sir what is your emergency?
Glenn Beck: Yes I think I might have been poisoned.Oh my god, please help. Please.
911: Okay calm down. How do you think you've been poisoned?
Glenn Beck: Pizza. I ate a pizza that I shouldn't have eaten.
911: Okay, so you think you have food poisoning then?
Glenn Beck: Yes ma'am.
911: Do you have any signs and symptoms? Any vomiting? Nausea? Diarrhea?
Glenn Beck: No, nothing like that yet. But I can feel the poison inside of me. I know it's coming. Please help!
911: Help is on the way sir, don't worry. What makes you think the pizza you ate was poisoned? Was it undercooked?
Glenn Beck: No no nothing like that.
911: Well then I don't understand. Did you put something on it?
Glenn Beck: No no. It's just...I don't trust the place that it came from.
911: Okay sir where did you get the pizza?
Glenn Beck: Its was from Mazaras in Fort Worth
911: Oh Mazaras? I love that place. Great sauce.
Glenn Beck: Oh yeah? Well did you know that it's run by Muslims?
911: I did not know that sir. Is that relevant to your problem though?
Glenn Beck: Relevant? Ha! That is the problem. You don't know what Muslims put in food they prepare for Christians. No one does.
911: Okay...
Glenn Beck: I mean think about it. It's the perfect opportunity. Millions of unsuspecting Americans. How do you know Al-Qaeda isn't opening halal restaurants all across the United States right now, just waiting for the right time to strike?
911: Well sir that's unlik...
Glenn Beck: And the Muslim Brotherhood. Have you seen what they're doing in Egypt? How do you know they're not already here in America funding these sleeper cells? Think about it. Family owned restaurant? It's the perfect cover!
911: So you think that a local Arab pizza place is associated with Al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood and might have poisoned you in an act of gastrointestinal terrorism?
Glenn Beck: Exactly.
911: Okay well, paramedics are on their way. Did anyone else eat the pizza with you sir?
Glenn Beck: Yes there were six of us. We're all gonna flipping die! Just hurry!
The owners of the pizzeria say they are shocked by the incident, saying there's nothing dangerous about eating halal food.
"It's basically just making sure we don't use pork. That's pretty much the only noticeable difference," explains Ahmad Rida, owner of the restaurant.
Authorities say that in the end Beck did not have food poisoning. He was diagnosed with an acute anxiety disorder and given sedatives to ease his paranoia.
In an interview with Fox News, the former governor of Alaska said that although federal investigators have yet to complete their work, the time for action is now. "We don't know everything about these suspects yet," Palin told Fox and Friends this morning, referring to Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who allegedly carried out the Boston Marathon attacks. "But we know they were Muslims from the Czech Republic.


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Friday, May 20, 2011
More Crayon Rolls!
Yesterday, I was making a custom crayon roll for Laura of Live.Laugh.Photograph. My original plan was to make about five of them so I can put them in my shop. That was a no-go. My husband ended up working on his truck for the majority of the day and I had to entertain my son.
I only got to make two crayon rolls while AJ watched Dinosaurs on YouTube. I had totally forgotten about that show! Do you remember it? "I'm the baby, gotta love me!" I could hardly concentrate on what I was doing because I kept getting distracted with the show. At one point, I rolled up my chair next to him and watched an entire episode. My stomach hurt so much from cracking up!
You much watch this episode: "Dinosaurs- Terrible Twos"
Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
I hope the links work. You won't be disappointed! They need to bring this show back!!
Anyway, back to the crayon rolls, Laura asked for one exactly like the one I made for Morgane but with an aqua lining.
For the other crayon roll, I used some Cars fabric for the outside and the same red alphabet fabric that I used for AJ's crayon roll.
This one is now in my shop. If you are interested in a crayon roll in a specific color or fabric, please contact me! I will be more than happy to make you one! Or you could check out my Crayon Roll Tutorial and make one yourself!
I might be MIA this weekend. I'm going on a little mini-vacay to San Antonio. I'll be taking my iPad so I might be able to blog or post pictures while I'm there. If not, then I'll see you on Monday! Have a fantastic weekend!
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aaaaah I LOVE IT!!!! thank you soo much Bonnie! Kylie will love it! She still asks when it's cominng.... if only she had concept of time!
AND OH MY GOSH thank you for reminding me of Dinosaurs! I used to love that show and watch it religiously! hahaha now I need to show Kylie. She'll love it!Beautiful crayon rolls - I love your fabric!
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Hope you have a great week!
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Last weekend, July 4th to 7th, was CONvergence 2013, a convention held in Bloomington, MN that I've been hearing good things about for several years now. I had the privileged of being a Guest of Honor, and the double-thrill of having my good friends John Picacio, Paul Cornell, Melinda Snodgrass, and Charlie Jane Anders all there as Guests of Honor as well!
Attendance at the convention was apparently a record-breaking 6,789 persons, who somehow all fit inside the Double Tree hotel. And not only did they fit - the Double Tree has a large indoor courtyard and attendees rent rooms with patios opening on to it, strip the rooms of furnishings, and convert them into elaborately constructed party palaces. My son loved the Japanese Tea House, so every evening we stopped by for a different tea and biscuits. I probably went through half-a-hundred fruit smoothies at the Space Lounge. And while I didn't sample "Green" nor "Orange" in the Enterprise, I did get to stand on a teleporter and and pose as a communications officer on a Star Trek: TOS set.
It's hard to communicate the energy and enthusiasm at this show--even the
hotel staff are wearing CONvergence t-shirts throughout the weekend - or the friendliness and professionalism of the con. We were all of us very impressed by the opening ceremonies. When I heard I was going to be interviewed by a puppet mascot, I confess to a feeling of dread. Instead, the opening puppet show was of professional puppeteer quality - though how could it not be when Bill Corbett (Crow T. Robot) and Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo) are regular guests? It was a blast. And now my son is in love with robot mascot Connie and her virtual evil twin.
Comic book artist Christopher Jones (Young Justice, The Batman Strikes!) is one of the founders of CONvergence, and kindly drew a unique badge for each one of the attendees. Mine is taking from my 2011 Hugo Award win. I'm 40 lbs heavier in that picture than I am now, but I'm also holding a glowing rocket, so hey. Really, I was just grinning and showing off my badge for hours after they gave it to me. Being animated by such a great artist was really something else. And speaking of something else...
My wrangler Andrew McKay was extraordinaire too, giving us a tour of the Mall of America--which everyone should see once. Actually, the aquarium is quite nice and the mirror maze was fantastic. The roller coasters looked amazing but - alas! - no one in my family does roller coasters but me. Also, I've never been able to sit still for a game at a con - too much to see and do - but my son was very curious about Munchkins and we weren't sure if it was age appropriate, so Andrew rounded up a game and ran one for us. We loved it and Steven Jackson has scored another customer.
Thursday night John Picacio, his assistant Tara Smith, and I snuck out to a dinner at Republic in downtown Minneapolis, where I had some great fish and chips, grilled vegetables with one of the spiciest habanero peppers I've had in a long while, and a fantastic (and fantastically named) beer called Dragon's Milk, which was rich, thick, and had the sort of bite you'd expect from a beer so called. The bartender was delighted that an appreciative audience had come from so far away and kept sending me free samples of his other wares all night too. Great place, great food and drink, great company. Highly recommended.
The whole weekend was marvelous, especially for being able to spend time with so many friends, the aforementioned guests, as well as Scott Lynch, Elizabeth Bear, new friend Peter Lee (of WotC), and many more. I also got to put faces on some blogger's names and see some folk I haven't seen in a long while.
Huge thanks to Guest Co-Head Tanya Brody, Director Michael Lee, artist in residence and founding member Christopher Jones, my excellent wrangler Andrew McKay, programming head Craig Finseth, Picacio's wrangler Carly Buchanan who also helped me out a time or two and everyone working in front of and behind the scenes who made this such a magnificent time! You're a great con CONvergence. I hope to come back!


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"I found these back in last year when I was on the funs of looking for good quality budget IEMS. I was very impressed by these back then, and I put it away for a while. Today, I got back to it, and I thought I better review it, and let more people know about it sound quality Conclusion: At sub 30$ with this much quality is un-beatable. Especially in the sub-bass,..." --Whitigir
Philips SHE9850 In-Ear Headphones with Advanced Acoustics
"Got these on a sale, and was very pleasantly surprised. Originally, I was looking for something that isolates well and does not sound tiring for use in the office, but ended up using them as my first choice HP (instead of Alessandro MS1, Porta Pro, KSC55). I have been using them with uDac2, 2nd gen iPod nano, and Audigy 2 ZS. They are easily driven by any of these..." --gvz
Philips SHE9700
" This IEM is definitely the best bang for the buck! Basshead person should purchase it without a doubt. Even it's higher brother, Philips SHE9800 didn't able to match the sound quality of this IEM! :D It produced very deep punching bass and high definition clarity on mid and treble. It feels like you have your own built in sub-woofer inside this IEM! Comfort to use in a long run,..." --chrone
Philips Fidelio S1
"As for any 'flat EQ' speakers these IEMs lacks a bit of energy and sparkle (not definition, they have plenty of it!), not everything is rendered precisely since they try to do everything (in particular I do not like the rendition of cymbals), so they do not excel in any particular area except for soundstage (I noticed that it's a common problem with IEMs that try to expand the soundstage)...." --Tetsuro P12
Philips SHE9800 In-Ear Headphones with Advanced Acoustics
" i dont want to say too much cuz its nearly discontinued , and its hard to find one , it was even then , the comfort is awesome ,the sound stage is the biggest i have ever heard even bigger then my cx500 . i own two of these , so you can think how much i love them .. good bass , nice mids , good highs and the best thing is its really fun to hear these .. onw thing i would like to..." --suman134
Philips SHE3680 Headphones, Wired
" get one if you can , come with a small plastic carry case too and about SQ its a 3580 with a bit more forward mids and smaller bass . bass is as deep as 3580 , nice detail , good mids , vocals are not most enjoyable but what can you ask for this price ? instruments are there thankfully if not clearly separable its good enough , sound stage is okay , nice highs though , a bit grainy but..." --suman134
Philips SHE3570BK/10 Black In-Ear Headphones
"While browsing through my local electronic store I came upon these Philips IEMs. G reviews on the forums persuaded me to pick this one up at €14,95 I stopped buying cheap headphones years ago when high quality portable audio became more portable and affordable. Before that time I was a Philips fan, back then I thought that Philips had an honest sound in their cheap earbuds (I hated IEMs). But..." --Mactire
Philips Fidelio S2
"Philips products are world renowned for quality and good pricing.Sure enough I was not disappointed. Worth every dollar of the US $150 I paid for. I would pay more for this beautiful piece of audio engineering that will be my perfect companions when I go mountain biking in the forest. The ear pieces that came ready for use sit well in my ears and should stay on while I ride those bumpy trails..." --Chiek
PureGear 36322PURE Pure Beats Premium Stereo Headset with In-Line Microphone
" i bought these buds several months before being introduced to the Hi-Fi community, so i had no idea what to expect. they look quite snazzy, reviews were good, so i clicked "buy" on amazon. they arrived, and i immediately started jamming out. i loved them, and wore them 24/7. my friend mentioned a 'burn in' so i googled it, and gave it a whirl with 20 hours of Dream Theater, Rush, and Iron..." --AHorseNamedJeff


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Tropical Fish Keeping - Aquarium fish care and resources
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Corydoras substrate in 10 gallon I am looking to replace my substrate in my 10gallon...The sand I currently have is very fine and it is going up into my water and clouding it up every time my Corydoras move around fast...which is pretty much constant as you probably know....:lol: I am thinking about switching back to gravel..I need to get a new filter because the sand has messed it up bigtime...Would a river rock type of gravel be ok? I don't want to hurt my corydoras...But I am pretty annoyed with sand ATM.:| What type of substrate are you all using with your corydoras? |
Assuming your corys are one of the "average" sized species, like the Peppered or the Bronze, a small gravel substrate will work provided it does not have sharp edges. Regular "natural" aquarium gravel is usually OK. Interesting about the sand. I have two tanks with playsand, and both have a dwarf Cory species in them, they do well over sand. Was it sand or detritus being stirred up? Byron. |
I would go to your local LFS/fish dealership and get some of this- http://picoreefs.com/wp/wp-content/u...reef_black.jpg despite the label, it's totally inert and perfect for freshwater. It's also a large sand, with grains about 1mm in size. All it takes is a quick rinse, and it works perfectly. I consider it a compromise between gravel and sand, and it's cheap. |
I have 8 tanks..This is the only one I am having this sort of issue with...This tank has been up and running almost a year now...I use the same type of water conditioner and tap water and cleaning routine on my other tanks.The only thing different with my other tanks is the substrate.....I use gravel for my other tanks... http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...y/DSCN1615.jpg Despite the nasty cloud of my water my betta and my corydoras are acting normal.I dont have a full test kit but my ammonia is usually always at 0 when I check it. |
The fish probably don't care. But that is quite something else to look at. As you other tanks are OK, changing to gravel would presumably work. Could be a combo of filter and sand though. Is there a strong flow from the filter? |
is it possible you have too much water movement? It can keep the sand from settling. Is it aquarium sand, or did you go out and buy craft sand? Or terrarium sand? |
My filter is baffled because my betta has really long fins..There is still quite a bit of movement though but not so much that would cause problems I don't think......Didn't want to get rid of the water movement all the way...just enough so it didn't push my betta around. I upped my water changes to 2 50% a week and it didn't make much of a difference...:lol: ..in fact..it just gets worse when I start moving things...:lol: So I went back to 1 50% a week..Was just checking to make sure a smooth gravel would be ok for my corys..I don't want to hurt the little guys. They're very cute.:-) I just want to find some solution to my sand storm of a tank eventually.haha |
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Embassy's flagship store. Here resides one of the largest selection of the world's most exclusive watch brands, as well as a few outrageously exclusive brands capable of seducing even the most discerning collectors. The staff doesn't just know watches – they live watches. Languages spoken are German, English, Chinese, French, Italian and Spanish. Grendelstrasse is also where you'll find the best espresso in Lucerne. |
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Mid December 2012 saw Embassy open its latest boutique on Lucerne's beautiful and historic Kapellplatz. Alongside high-value items from Pomellato, Piaget and Bulgari, it features also watches from Cartier and sections devoted to watches by Lange & Söhne and IWC. Do come in… |
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The Jeffersons/A House Divided
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Airdate | November 4, 1984 |
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Writer(s) | Ann Gibbs Joel Kimmel |
Director(s) | Oz Scott |
← 11x03 Bobbles, Bangles, and Booboos |
11x05 → Some Enchanted Evening |
The Jeffersons — Season Eleven |
Guest Stars: Jack Fletcher (Wittendale), David Fresco (Mr. Donlevy), Dale Reynolds (Mr. Parkins), Ned Wertimer (Ralph)
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Plot Overview
Certain that she will win by a landslide, Louise runs for the presidency of her apartment building's tenant council. Her confidence turns to panic when Louise discovers that she will be running opposite her own husband George.
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ISM manufacturing index shows growth but warning signs persist
The Institute of Supply Management has reported that manufacturing activity in July was basically flat compared to June.
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The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) has reported that manufacturing activity in July was basically flat compared to June.
The index the ISM uses to measure the manufacturing sector, or PMI, was 55.5% in July, which is down from 56.2% in June, 59.7% in May, and 60.4% in April. Any reading that is 50 or better represents economic growth. July represents the 12th consecutive month that the PMI is more than 50, coupled with the overall economy on a growth track for 15 straight months.
Norbert J. Ore, chair of the ISM's Manufacturing Business Survey Committee said in a statement that the manufacturing sector continued to grow during July but at a slightly slower rate than June.
"Employment [58.6% in July compared to 57.8% in June] , supplier deliveries [58.3% in July compared to 57.3% in June] and inventories [50.2% in July compared to 45.8% in June] improved during the month and reduced the impact of a month-over-month deceleration in new orders [53.5% in July compared to 58.5% in June] and production [57.0% in July compared to 61.4% in June]," said Ore. "July marks 12 consecutive months of growth in manufacturing, and indications are that demand is still quite strong in 10 of 18 industries. The prices that manufacturers paid for their inputs were slightly higher but stable, with only a few items on the short supply list."
Other notable readings from the July report include: prices at 57.5% compared to 57.0% in June; backlog of orders at 54.5% compared to 57.0% in June, and customers' inventories at 39.0% compared to 38.0% in June.
Even though the PMI has been down for three straight months, Ore explained that overall the manufacturing sector is relatively healthy and not hindering the economy, despite signs of economic stagnation in recent weeks.
What needs to start happening outside of manufacturing, he said, is an increase in consumer spending and business investment in order for the economy to get going on all cylinders.
"Last month, consumer readings were not good, and that makes you worry a little bit about what is going to happen in the second half," said Ore. [Another thing] is second quarter Gross Domestic Product at 2.4% subject to revision. We expect the second half of this year to be not as strong as the first half, so a 2.4% second quarter GDP is worrisome heading into the second half of the year, particularly in regards to what the consumer is going to do."
When asked about the respective 5.0% and 4.4% declines in New Orders and Production in July, Ore said that the drop in New Orders—which is considered a leading indicator of the PMI—is not welcome news, due to the uneven economy. More strength in New Orders, as well as Production, going forward would be welcome in the coming months.
What's more, Ore pointed out housing has yet to make a full recovery, which is also weighing down New Orders and Production.
"It is a very mixed signal [on the economy] we are getting overall," said Ore. "If consumer spending picks up, we should be fine. If that does not happen, we will lack the driver for a sustained recovery."
And the 4.4% gain in inventory levels, shows that inventories continue to grow at a small rate but this jump, according to Ore, needs to be treated as just one month of growth. But he cautioned if there is another increase around the same size in August, inventories will need to be closely monitored and could reflect an "involuntary inventory build up" occurring at a time when consumers and businesses remain cautious with their spending.
Pricing in the PMI appears to have stabilized, falling to its current level of 57.5% compared to 77.5% as recently as May. This decline represents pricing power shifting back to manufacturers, according to Ore. If manufacturers were to start raising prices, he said it would raise the possibility of raw materials' inflation, and if prices were to dip, there would be deflation which Ore said would be worse.
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This may at first seem to be a trivial matter… however when you look at the logistics of it all you would be truly amazed. Moving companies can be booked out for the month of March for 11 months in advance. The entire country goes into packing tape, and box shortages, as well as rashes of Newspaper recycling bin raids. In addition finding a moving van or company after January is absolutely hopeless.
Well we moved hopefully for the last time last year. Yes, we too moved the majority of March so that we could give up our old apartment on the 1st of April… which allowed me to work on a different project this year… I completed the what is pictured below…. How do you say… je ne
In related news… Labor Day… or as it is known in German "Tag der Arbeit" was on the first of may. However, this day is celebrated somewhat differently in
The second inconvenience is that women who decide late in the year put a relatively high stress on their offspring to develop in a gestation period that has been shortened by lack of planning on the part of its mother. This leads to the variations in the size of the Swiss. Those who come from the Bern # the countries Capitol are nationally known as those who take their time, plan ahead and are relatively slow about life… they are therefore much taller… as they had a full 12 months gestation period… allowing fully developed legs and minds. At the other extreme are the people from Appenzell #, they are from a small corner in the upper right hand or eastern corner of
Anyhow… the positive side to all of this… No one ever forgets their date of birth nor the date that others were born… it is never even asked… you simply know… May 1st. In addition no one can be a half a year older than anyone else and this eases tensions between people… because you are either younger 29 or older 30… there is no in-between…. Simple… no reason for one to think more of himself than the other… in addition for all those under 26 the 2nd of May is national Hang-over day… because everyone knows… how it was. So that said…
The first of May… Labor day was booming this year… and I got to stay at home and work on my balcony project.*
*Disclaimer: In the event you are pregnant… and do not find the humor in this… you should perhaps ask yourself "Am I one who takes things seriously… that were poked at me in fun?"
# Apendix: My family comes from both
Greetings to all of you out there in LALAland...
Well, Our computer lives... but not without a drastic overhaul... We got hit by sasser... someof you have had similar fun I imagine trying to pry your machine free from the devestating effects of this wonderful worm virus whatever... Well, following infection... I finally decided it was time to install my Norton Internet Security package... that I had purchased about a year beforehand... but never really got around to installing... because... well because... (I am trying to think of a good reason here) uh... because I really hate Virus-Security Programs... yeah... thats the ticket. However, Norton did not want to install... because the computer already had problems. So... I shipped it to work with Isa... imagining that she... working with the real techies for the state would have access to someone who knew how to fix my problem without wipeing the entire system... a week later I recieved the computer back in "working condition". Yeah... Well... needless to say... everything worked... that I didnt really care about... and the things I needed were still funktioning at a 1 glitch per hour... that crashed the computer... just as soon as I had finished what I had spent the previous hour working on. Needless to say... I had to do a complete system wipe... and start over from scratch... and now... since about 1,5 months we have a computer again... but I have yet to reinstall all of the programs... these things take time.
So... other than that ... I now have a much better understanding of the old saying... "Make hay while the sun shines..." chances are if you dont... you will simply have to sustain yourself with dirt.
We have had an unusually wet and stormy summer... dont get me wrong... I am unbelievably happy that things stay green and forestfires are simply stories from the land of "far far away"... but this summer has had approximately 2 weeks of sunny summer days (14 to be exact)... and they were by no means consequtive. We have had time however to plant a garden... and I will have pictures of it available soon. Lots and lots of tomatos... and some flowers... Cucumbers ... strawberries... johannes berries... mint...and up to date 1 Bell Pepper... It was a beautiful garden in our beautiful back yard... until yesterday... yesterday was beautiful Steel blue sky... no clouds to be seen... At lunch Isa came home... and decideing that It would be a warm day... warm evening decided to extend the awnings at both her parents house (which we are watching while they are out of town) and at our house... (awnings are roll out doodads... like many people have on the side of their motorhomes... to give shade when they are parked) . Well... at approximately 3:30 clouds appeared. at 3:45 it started to rain and hail... at 3:50 Meterlong branches were being blown around town... trees were up rooted and snapped in half and at 4:00 the skys began to clear. Now... in a half hour one would imagine that a weather system does not do too teribly much right? WRONG! At 5:00 I had a trial of my new 3 tooth bridge at the dentist about 15 minutes from my house... (bridge = not large enough for a Land Rover... but almost).. at 5:25 my cell phone starts ringing... and I push the hangup button... because with a mouth full of dental tools... I am really in no position to talk... The phone rings again 5 minutes later... I hang up again... the phone rings again... I hang up again... The dentist looks quite sternly at me... (by the way here Dentists are a strict cross between Hitler and Don Corlione with the fashinon sense of Elton John) and I decide to turn off my phone... he is relieved...
"Herr Clark... We are needing to be cutting some of your gums fleisch away for asthetical purposes, would you like to be euthanized?"
Ok... So... as my trial run... comes to an end... I leave the dentist slightly swollen wondering about my ability to give the presentation of the broschures tonight without drooling on myself... and I decide to call Isa back... and find out what was so important (thinking ... she must have known I was at the dentist... we discussed it this morning). Isa calmly informs me... that I will need to come by her parents house... to help her clean up... It seems that the awning (these are retractable with mechanical arms with a fabrich cloth over them) has blown down and destroyed a good portion of her mothers pot garden (things growing in pots) and she needs help to finish taking the awning down before it gets blown into the window. Then she has a second thought... uh... the Awnings were let out at our house too... perhaps you should go check on them before coming up here... Great I think... I am going through the wing like shape of our backyard in my mind and wondering about our garden and the 2 Meter high plastic wall that our landlord installed to seperate our yard from our neighbors... As I pull into town... I notice much debris on the streets... is that... no... is that... yep... the 100ft high trees by the church are splintered and broken... this does not bode well... I live at the far end of a long straight street... and I start counting the trees down or snapped in half as I drive down the street... pulling up on the farside of the house I see the cover that I had built to protect my beautiful tomato garden... I find this kind of odd... because it is a good 72 centimeters 2.5 feet shorter than the wall... my garden backs up against. As I park the car... and walk into the garden... the chaos is un believable... the 2 meter high (6ft) wall... is gone... my plant shhield all 1.5 meters x 4meters long is down crushing my flowers... the pots have been blown over... and there is a weber bbq imbedded into the hedge around the yard... where that camefrome I have no Idea... The tomatoes which had been 40-50% supported on the covering are all laying ontop of one another... and there is no chance... that I will be able to recoverthem without the wall that was standing there this morning. I find the wall... the centimeter thick bolts and support rods that ran up through each post have been bent and snapped like matchsticks... the frame is broken and bent... there is something not quite definable laying under the middle section... and at this point I hope it was not something alive... but most reasonably it is quite possibly the stand that goes to the weber.And last but not least both awnings have been torn down and are laying completely on our porch... their cast alluminum brackets have been snapped like chicken bones. Malo had been outside... and was not to be found at first... but came home about an hour after Isas arrivial... terrified... but glad to be inside again...
Up at Isas parents... things are not much better... all of the walls and fences are standing... but as previously stated... the awning is down. In coming down it has destroyed a wide variety of pots and plants... Cactuses etc... the archway that is covered in climbing rosevines is twisted and bent... leaning against the fence seperating from the neighbors yard. Ester is a potter by hobby... and she had made a number of really cool things .. some of which were also destroyed in this. So we remove the rest of the awning and clean as good as we can... then go home and start again... Some of the tomatoes will survive... but there was much damage to be cleared away... cut and sorted... which we did in the rain until 9pm... hoping that we may still harvest something.... from what was thismorning a beautiful bountiful garden.
Mayday¦Mayday We have been hit.... and are taking on water¦
So ends last week... well I am proud to say I have recieved my (our) very first computer virus... and are coping. Currently writing from work... because although i have been able to figure out all of the other negative aspects of what the virus did and repair... I still cant get the internet connection to work... who knows... maybe its a blessing... well... if you dont hear from us for a while... now you know why. Other than that we are enjoying a beautiful rainy spring here in the land of Green and Yellow... and red and pink and purple and blue... but mostly... Green and Yellow...
Till we find a cure for this sickness...(not likely)
Much love...
Crispen und Isabelle
Well... here we are... we apologize for the delay... but after vacation we have needed this week for catchup. We are just this side of needing a vacation from our vacation. A mistake we are sure not to make again! We are home and well... and missing many of you... and want you all to know when you are ready to come... WE ARE READY TO HAVE YOU VISIT.
We finished up our month of special activity... and with Isas upcoming reduction of workhours (Yay Isa shouts) she is looking into the opportunity to at least Aux. Pioneer on an ongoing basis. I... I will still continue to miss service in the States... but so is life... it is the work that is important and it will soon be over with anyways.
After leaving California we were able to spend 4 days in the Greater New York State area. We got to see somewonderful things and tour both Patterson and Parts of Brooklyn Bethel... as we have heard... and so have many of you... the 360 Furman St. building (former home of Shipping and other assorted tasks Cassettes, Carpentry, Upholstery) has been sold. The society has just completed a beautiful (from the outside at least) new addition to the Wallkill farm facility, and almost all or at least all of the MAJOR PRINTING has been moved to Wallkill, thus leaving other buildings available to the remaining departments in 360 Furman... some of which will be moved into the relatively empty factory buildings... and the rest of which will be distributed to the Wallkill and Patterson Facilities. Administrative offices are moving mostly into Brooklyn... from the country to the big city will be a big change for many I imagine... but everything seems to be working out very smoothly... or at least that was our impression in the short time we were there. I was also very greatful to be able to acquire the new 2003 WT LIBRARY CD in English while on location... because although I have ordered it, it will probably not arrive until the end of the year... yoohooi.
In addition.. I got to see an old time... childhood friend... that I had not seen for more than 13 years, Matt Hemmingson... he is a member of the Patterson family for 9 years now and works in Branch Services... I cant quite explain it in words... but it is really a wonderful feeling to know someone, who works at a branch... and really enjoys it. I am greatful that Jehovah has provided for us all in such a loving way as to have the orginisation that is manifest on earth today, and especially grateful that so many brothers and sisters have made sacrifices in there lives to serve the rest of us. Trust me, when you see the brothers and sisters working in the Laundry departments... especially in the areas that are designated for pressing or dry cleaning (where they only work in short shifts) you really realize what a sacrifice some have made.
Other than that... the big apple is still there... and the people are everybit as crazy... but much more friendly than most of us on the West Coast have been led to believe they are...
Photographs are developed and just arrived tonight.... I will scan some of the good ones... and have them up for y'all to look at in the near future....
Many love and greetings... especially to those of you we wished we could have taken with us...
Crispen and Isabelle
Well, Here we are in the big city... after an endless flight we have made it!!! Currently in internet cafe right outside of Times Square... Good nights sleep... but definately need more... but there is just so much to see!!! This morning after breakfast took a quick walk in Central Park and then down 5th Ave to Times Sq. Isa's first time! Tonight we fly to San Diego... and now we go get some food... On our way to CA Watch out... the KGB is coming to town
Nicoliewski & Tatiana
jetzt gahts aber los......mir lueget scho, dass alli gnueg plaget werdet....hehhehe
Well... we are approaching the final stages of prepareing to go... we have the last few details on the itinerary ironed out and all of the (Tenetive) details are now definative. Itinerary We are coming with a good deal of happiness and anxiety... but so is this life... We hope to see as many of you as possible in this short trip by the way... we are Auxilary Pioneering for the month of April... and look forward to working in service with as many as possible... This by the way is something that I really miss about the states... FIELD SERVICE... Oh well... I will be at it soon!
In other news... not much going on... In freetime I have been working with a brother on his new house, he is excavating and rebuilding it in almost entirety (built in the mid 1800's)... without removing the outershell. I will be bringing picutres! Other than that... this will be our last post... we hope to see all of you soon.
Greetings and Love,
Crispen and Isa
This is the opening page of the new and maybe not so much improved Clamark Website ! After a number of months of writing block... (nothing interesting has happened lately... trust me) we have been searching for a solution so that we could still keep in touch with people... but just a little at a time. This page what you see before you is known as a Weblog... or simply Blog. It is somewhere we can write our thoughts and greetings our well... just day to day basic experiences... and happenings... they are dated and recorded and archived... When you desire they will be available to read, when and wherever (and IF) you want to... without feeling compelled to read a book everytime I finally get around to writing.
Weblog's grow... from entry to entry a record is kept of everything written before. This Weblog has a few features that are not so readily available with e-mail. At the bottom of each dated text you will find two links one says "Say Somethng" and this is where you can automatically write a few words... or a small book about what is going on with you and yours in your life... or just thoughts in general. The other link says "Things Spoken" and this is where we can read what you wrote after you clicked "Say Something" . There are also links on the left side of the page... where we will have photos...and other whatnot in the future. Currently you can check out our Tour Dates... ahem.. Itinerary for our upcoming trip to the U.S.A.!
We are glad for your visit and even happier for your participation...
Many Love and Greetings....
Isabelle and Crispen


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Acer 5315 Wireless Driver Software
Linux driver for realtek based wlan cards. It's a fork of the inactive rtl8180-sa2400 project..
MikroTik Router Operating System will replace your hardware router and will provide more functions at a fraction of cost. Firewall, Wireless, Routing and VPN are just a few of the functions it provides. The most advanced wireless driver will provide. ...
ath9k is a 100% free wireless driver for Atheros IEEE 802.11n WLAN based chipsets.Supported chips:???N—?… AR5418+AR5133???N—?… AR5416+AR5133???N—?… AR5416+AR2133???N—?… AR9160???N—?… AR9280???N—?… AR9281Enabling ath9k:To enable ath9k, you must first enable mac80211:Networking --->Wireless ---> Improved wireless configuration API Generic IEEE 802.
ACER Wireless Laptop Router is a simple to use software that turns your WiFi-enabled ACER laptop into a wireless router. You may come across the situation of temporarily needing an extra wireless router, but you have only Broadband Connection. To share the Internet connection, you can use your ACER Laptop as a wireless router (for your iPod Touch, another laptop, etc.
Open Source Linux driver for wireless network cards (DWL-[G]520+ PCI, DWL-[G]650+ CardBus, GL-2422MP mini-PCI, DWL-120+ USB etc.) which use the entirely undocumented Texas Instruments (TI) ACX100/ACX111 chips, for 2.4.x , 2.6.x to 3.x kernels.
Linux driver for the ArrayComm* "iBurst*" wireless broadband devices. Based on an existing GPLed driver "ibut" written in C and distributed by ArrayComm, the project supports porting to new kernel and hardware versions, as well as development.
TiVo USB Wireless Adapter device driver for Linux and Windows. The adapter users the Broadcom BCM4320 (AirForce One. Single-Chip 802.11g USB 2.0 Transceiver) chipset and portions of this project may be directly applicable to other devices using the. ...
Download and update your Acer laptop drivers automatically supporting Acer laptop models like Aspire, Extensa, TravelMate series etc.)..
Driver for the built-in vfd display on the Acer Idea 500 media center..
Acer Access Point is an easy-to-use software that turns your Acer laptop into a Wi-Fi wireless access point. Anyone nearby can surf the Internet through your sharing. This is also an ideal solution for setting up a temporary AP in a hotel room, meeting ro. ...
Acer notebook WiFi Router is a software-based WiFi routing utility that turns your Acer notebook into a wireless router. Designed specially for Acer brand notebooks for sharing the Acer notebook's Internet with other WiFi-enabled devices.
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Well one of our favorite comedians and Twitter stars Ted Travelstead has created a series on Vine called 'Twins Talkin,' and they are the funniest thing since sliced bread. Which is hilarious, by the way.
As the videos show, it's pretty obvious that Ted isn't really a twin; in most of the videos you can see his arm holding the camera. Each twin has its own unique and weird personality though, and we love them both. The "twins" seem to do everything together, from bathroom breaks to co-sleeping, and each new video adds another layer of hilarity to their strangely close relationship.
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Lobbyists representing Natl Conference of Insurance Guaranty, 2009:
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Baker & Daniels | $200,000 | Natl Conference of Insurance Guaranty |
Kabel, Robert J Richardson, Charles T |
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Project by HighRockWoodworking | posted 08-10-2011 10:54 PM | 3567 views | 17 times favorited | 24 comments |
A few months ago I posted a picture on here of a Greene and Greene inspired hand plane that I designed and built. I decided to go ahead and build a set and finished a few weeks ago but am just getting around to posting on here. The planes all work great and have been fitted with Hock blades. The smoother (the middle one) is my favorite for use but I love the look of the big jointer plane.
I hope you enjoy them.
-- Chris Adkins, http://highrockwoodworking.com/
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#1 posted 08-10-2011 11:40 PM |
Those things are great man. I love the design. Build your handplane and greene and greene, I would have sat there for a week figuring out which to build first -- www.newageneanderthal.blogspot.com . @NANeanderthal on twitter |
#2 posted 08-10-2011 11:43 PM |
Man these really rock! Well done. -- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!" |
#3 posted 08-10-2011 11:43 PM |
The brothers would have been proud. These are great looking planes. -- Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work. |
#4 posted 08-11-2011 12:07 AM |
Some wonderful creative and personal planes. -- MAD F, the fanatical rhykenologist and vintage architect. Democraticwoodworking. |
#5 posted 08-11-2011 12:15 AM |
Beautiful work! What kind of wood did you make them from? -- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com |
#6 posted 08-11-2011 12:26 AM |
Thanks for the comments. I love designing new ideas and the planes were a blast. Hal, the body is Mahogany and the sole, cross pin, wedge, and plugs are Wenge. -- Chris Adkins, http://highrockwoodworking.com/ |
#7 posted 08-11-2011 02:50 AM |
You have serious talent for design and craftsman ship is incredible -- Bennett; If it can't be fixed with a hammer its an electical problem |
#8 posted 08-11-2011 04:37 AM |
WOW! -- Jim, Nebraska |
#9 posted 08-11-2011 07:52 AM |
I have to say that I can really appreciate the skill that it took to make those. I'm not a big fan of that style – personally – but you have done it well. Doc -- Hey, woodworking ain't brain surgery. Just do something and keep trying till you get it. Doc |
#10 posted 08-11-2011 08:20 AM |
Gorgeous, I would love to try them out! -- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch) |
#11 posted 08-11-2011 01:03 PM |
I love it when I find work that is outside the box. these HRW designed planes fit that category. Great idea and it takes homemeade palnes a real step up in glamour |
#12 posted 08-11-2011 03:27 PM |
Very very nice. -- http://timetestedtools.net - Collecting is an investment in the past, and the future. |
#13 posted 08-11-2011 07:19 PM |
Those are SEXY! -- Dan, SSgt/USMC, Jacksonville, NC, http://thefamelesswoodworker.com |
#14 posted 08-11-2011 08:32 PM |
Just amazing! Well done! -- Ty, Up in Washington |
#15 posted 08-12-2011 01:39 AM |
They look great and well made but too good to use. KIEEFER |
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ilouy (3370) 2003-12-31 7:47
Impressionnante lumière! Belle photo à l'ambiance très dramatique! Parcontre, une petit nettoyage à 2 ou 3 endroits serait bien! J'aime la couleur sepia.
dovi (1068) 2003-12-31 8:21
I wish you elaborated on the processing (?)techniques, this image looks very special and transmits the athmosphere at that point of time very well, the sun rays are amazing!
I think that the right tree is not important and even distructing a bit as it is too dark to see it's details I'd crop it out.
richtersl (3546) 2003-12-31 9:24
A very moody picture...I like it! Whatever technique you used to get this photo works very well!
andyohare (437) 2003-12-31 10:13
Wow, shows the power of nature very well. I'd consider cloning out the small bright spot halfway down the frame and about a quarter in from the left.
Very impressive, Richard - Happy New Year!
wtolyz (20) 2003-12-31 10:55
I like it! Very dramatic effect in this shot. Happy New Year, Richard!!!
mogens-j (56) 2003-12-31 11:29
Beautiful picture Richard and very dramatic. I really like the sepia tone in this picture. Though I agree with Andy, I also would have cloned out the two long white spots the one just over the sun and the one in the middle to the left.
Anyway it is a powerful shot.
Motrem (2392) 2003-12-31 13:23
Extraordinary light, it is very dramatic as atmosphere. Beautiful tone of sepia, some small spots to be removed and maybe a small recovery to put the right horizon. Anyway, it is an excellent image.
Extraordinaire lumière, c'est très dramatique comme atmosphère. Beau ton de sepia, quelques petites taches à enlever et peut-être un petit redressement pour mettre l'horizon droit. Quand même, c'est une excellente image.
nwoehnl (122) 2003-12-31 13:44
Brilliant capture of those beams of light here, Richard. The sepia is well-chosen. All improvements I could think of were already suggested by previous critiques. Very promising, keep on bringing more!
Jeppe (18654) 2003-12-31 14:12
What ever you done to get a picture like this you done right - well done - amazing shot.
Curioso (9271) 2004-01-01 8:43
I usually like these kinf of raylights effects coming from the clouds but here you really pushed the technics to its best limits. There is a wonderful silhouette and sun reflection as a strong character and this ray is the final touch.
Amazing shot to me it would worth cleaning by few clones. Well done !
Rhiannon (1728) 2004-01-22 5:58
Fantastic picture! I love the composition and the speia toned colours. A stunning and very, very beautiful shot.
pirulesco (1961) 2004-01-22 5:58
Impressive photo!
The whole in the clouds looks even like an angel!
An angel throwing its light on earth...
roconnell (327) 2004-02-11 1:06
What drama the light gives to this scene. The sepia tones bring out the contrast nicely. Well done.
reddyc (16) 2004-07-18 20:00
Very cool picture. It almost looks like it is a painting. I can't decide if the opening in the clouds looks like a boot or an angel.
nicoelrico (34) 2004-10-26 11:41 [Comment]
tdsi (246) 2006-09-13 10:20 [Comment]
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2016 Year of the Monkey
Horoscope 2016, forecast for the 2016 year of the Monkey
The 2016 Chinese Year is the 33 number in the sixty-year cycle called PING SHEN and described in Chinese tradition like "Monkey Climbing the Mountain". The 2016 year of the Red Fire Monkey is the meaningful and intelligent period that could grand us with clear picture of upcoming times.Read yearly 2016 Horoscope, astrology forecast for 2016 year of the Monkey for your zodiac sign.
The Monkey is the most versatile sign of the Chinese zodiac. Such people are often inventors, plotters, entertainers and the creative geniuses behind anything ingenious, including mischief. They have natural quick-wittedness which enables them to understand what is happening and then make a right decision. Even during a conversation person born in this year is aware of what is going on around him/her, and then make a mental note of who said what and store it away for future reference. In general, with their agile minds and multiple talents, monkey type of people can master any subject. They are reliable and host people so that any secret is safe in their hands. These people are also honest in their dealings. Monkey people are very good at problem-solving. Wherever you are, whoever you may be, if you've got a problem pick up the phone and dial-a-Monkey. Monkeys know how to listen closely and work out solutions at the same time.
In spit the fact that these people are trustworthy and unlikely to hurt someone out of spite, they would never let people escape if they have behaved badly or damaged monkey's reputation. Their stamina and determination to achieve their main goals can make these people appear vain or manipulative. It means that monkey type of people should be careful so not to damage their friendships. It is important to remember for this type of people that it would be wiser sometimes not to pursue their goals and simply let things pass.
Monkeys have flexible principles and serene self-confidence so they are completely content; but they usually manage to complicate the lives of others. After yet another plan or project has gone wrong, they are seldom there to help clean up the disorder and confusion that they leave in their wake. Monkeys can handle that too; with their charm and persuasiveness they can make people believe that just knowing them is a privilege!
A very busy life, filled with humour, passion, quarrels, tears and reconciliation will certainly be the standard fare in a romantic liaison with a person born in the year of monkey.
These people are attracted by romance and its excitement in all manifestations, and their love-life will be extremely active. Those monkey person is in love with are drawn by his/her openness, good humour and their good manners. On the other hand, there is a difficulty that lies in making a commitment, but when monkey person finally settles down he/she rarely strays.
At the very beginning, when relationship isn't shaped monkey person can be unpredictable or childish. Even the smallest mistake of his/her partner scares monkey and he/she takes it as an insult, or he/she suddenly may have a mood swing for no apparent reason. But this usually does not last long. Once the relationship is established monkey person turns out to be a supportive, adaptable and dependable partner. People of this type often excessively attach themselves to their partners and even when a relationship is over they will probably still be there if former partners need them in times of trouble.
The monkey type of people have a good chance of becoming famous or well-known. Whatever such person does, his/her charm and luck will make him/her successful. There are energetic persons and this quality makes them suitable for a wide variety of jobs. Those born in the Year of the Monkey, when they need to, they are capable of brilliant and imaginative planning, and are excellent at outwitting their competitors or enemies. These are intelligent, usually well-read and often intellectual people, and once they set a target it is a rare thing for them to fail. But it is very important to remember that there are some certain skills that these people should concentrate on. It is necessary for them to know they own limits and avoid gambling or speculating. It is not a secret that most of people born in the year of monkey are good at assessing risks and have a keen sense of financial situations. They have a special sense that helps them rise to new challenges and hammer away at a problem until the right solution is found. They usually possess great organizational skills and are perfectly suited for work which involves investigation and speedy responses.
Equivalent Western Sign: Leo
Element METAL
Color WHITE
Yin/Yang YIN
Direction WEST-SOUTH-WEST
Less Compatible with : Dog, Ram, Monkey, Rabbit, Horse, Ox
Least Compatible with : Snake, Tiger, Pig, Rooster
Positive: The Monkey can be reasonable, faithful, autonomous, candid, altruistic, successful, inventive, co-operative, loving, intelligent, individualistic and generous entertainers.
Negative: The Monkey can also be hyperemotional, capricious, guileful, self-indulgent, immature, insecure, indifferent, careless, gullible, petty and grabby scene-stealers.
A little worried 2016-04-20 09:03:39 It's the year of the Monkey and my child is supposed to be due in late October, early November. I'm a Snake...this does not bode well...does it...? [Reply] [Reply with quote] |
george 2016-03-02 12:02:34 its acurate [Reply] [Reply with quote] |
Steve 2016-02-12 00:01:02 I am a fire monkey born on the same day as Bjorn Borg. Previously married to a Capricorn snake and did not get along. Currently married to a Virgo snake. We also can't stand each other. The Chinese Zodiac is a very accurate thing. [Reply] [Reply with quote] |
FengChoi 2016-02-10 16:29:15 Apparently thanks to Demarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings) Year of the Monkey has now been deemed racist. [Reply] [Reply with quote] |
mark 2016-02-06 01:11:06 Right down to the T because iI can be your best friend or worse enemy. [Reply] [Reply with quote] |
Fan of feng shui 2015-12-14 03:10:43 Feng shui can change your life. [Reply] [Reply with quote] |
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Mo and Ryan return, and wrestle with the "Breaking Bad" finale for the full fifty-minute running time. Be sure to subscribe to the new feed for the podcast here if you like to listen on iTunes. You'll see plenty of ways in each post to stream or download MP3s if you hate iTunes with the same passion as the two Ryans hate that Brody won't return any of their calls. Also, we have an email for the podcast now! Click here to email us questions for future podcasts.


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Getting back to basics: why Fox and the GOP are pursuing Benghazi by digby On @foxnewssunday's "Panel Plus," @karlrove unearths fascinating facts in Benghazi emails. Starts at about 4:05 in. fb.me/JBtJOkwx — Brit Hume (@brithume) May 19, 2013 Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com That's right. Chief Fox news researcher Karl Rove gets everyone back on track with the "scoop" that the State Department spokeswoman said the National Security Staff was on the case. It's very important that everyone keep their eye on the prize which is the implication that the White House was petrified of being found out to be the national security blunderers they really are. I'm sure this is a banal observation but I'll make it anyway since it's an important factor in understanding why people drift to modern conservatism: it's the right that is afraid --- of losing its reputation as the military leaders of American culture. It is, after all, at the center of their emotional appeal. That's why this bizarre Benghazi obsession remains at the center of the Fox News cycle and why they are so excited about it. In their minds, it washes away any Democratic advantage from killing of bin Laden and puts the Democrats back in the coward corner where they rightfully belong. They have a deep psychological need to see themselves as the "manly party", protecting the babies from the bad guys. Sure, they hate taxes and love traditional values. These are very important pieces of their philosophy. But at the heart of their self-image is the idea that they are the warriors. If you look at the past 50 years of conservative thought, it's that which animates their engagement and it's that which they need to get back in order to feel confident again. The IRS thing speaks specifically to the paranoid, small government, anti-tax, Obamacare hating part of the Republican Party. That part overlaps with the larger macho, military-worshiping, imperial part of the GOP. (Unfortunately, that part also overlaps a big part of the Democratic party as well ...) It's been neglected since Bush screwed the pooch with Iraq. But they aren't going to give it up. It's a major piece of their identity. . digby 5/19/2013 12:00:00 PM
On @foxnewssunday's "Panel Plus," @karlrove unearths fascinating facts in Benghazi emails. Starts at about 4:05 in. fb.me/JBtJOkwx — Brit Hume (@brithume) May 19, 2013
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In "The Nose," Kovalyov's search for his missing nose, as orchestrated by a young but clearly fearless Dmitri Shostakovich, is a big noisy affair. Effusions of brass and long interludes of pure percussion mark the score, and the singing is mainly declamatory and boisterous. No attenuated love arias or heartbreak-by-moonlight songs here. What opera ever composed has so much work for the trombones?
The ICON movie theater in St. Louis Park was full on Saturday for the Metropolitan Opera's live telecast of Shostakovich's seldom-produced "The Nose," which premiered there in 2010 and is being revived this season. (The high-definition video will be seen again this Wednesday evening in several Twin Cities theaters. Details here.)
South African artist William Kentridge, who made his Met Opera with this brilliant production, has imagined a frenetic world of creatures made out of typography, of inky figures drawing monstrous cartloads as if all Russia were their burden. Then these figures drag in a new scenic element -- a cramped barber shop, a tilted sleeping room on which Kovalyov tosses and turns in misery on his too-small bed.
Kentridge brings great inventiveness and hurly-burly to bear on the Gogol story. Presented in the black, gray, white and brilliant red color scheme of the Russian Constructivists, it's a world where a newspaper office becomes a towering front page, out of which explode the pressman, the editors and reporters, each singing from their own grimy, newsprint-strewn window.
At one point, type moves like iron filings on a magnet until cohering into a giant image of Joseph Stalin, evoking the era when Shostakovich was emerging as a composer.
The production design shies away from the usual illusions of depth, opting instead for ladders, trap doors and trompe l'oeil effects in a dizzying, floor-to-ceiling 2D effect, like Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in as imagined by El Lissitzky. When an animated nose takes a dive, it splashes into a movie-reel swimming pool. The profusion of these dynamic visual effects throughout the opera is perhaps its biggest attraction. They added to, rather than distracting from, the music and the singers.
In Paulo Szot, the Met finds the ideal man for the lead role. The Brazilian-born singer-actor, who won a Tony on Broadway for his turn as Emile De Becque in "South Pacific," has an expressive face, self-pitying, teary-eyed and despairing one minute, but always up for further adventures the next. He's a Schnoz Quixote, tilting at windmills as he seeks to find and reclaim the nose that is missing when he wakes up one morning. Was it the fault of the barber Yakovlevich? The officious government inspector? Madame Podtochina, who wants him to marry her daughter? Szot knits the absurd adventures with his supple, molasses-rich baritone.
The crack Met orchestra was here conducted by Pavel Smelkov, and the terrific costumes are by Greta Goiris.
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Detailed plot synopsis reviews of White Jazz |
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Plot & ThemesHow difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: - 1930's-1950's Spying/Terrorism Thriller - Yes What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50% Special suspect? - relative Kind of investigator - police procedural, American Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards lover Crime Thriller - Yes Who's the terrorist enemy here? - evil subgroup in own govt Murder Mystery (killer unknown) - Yes General Crime (including known murderer) - Yes Who's the criminal enemy here? - drug dealers - stolen goods organizationMain CharacterGender - Male Profession/status: - police/lawman Age: - 40's-50'sSettingUnited States - Yes The US: - California City? - Yes City: - Los Angeles - dangerous - rude people Misc setting - resort/hotelWriting StyleAccounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture Explicit sex in book? - Yes What kind of sex: - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of male nudity - homosexuals doing their thing Unusual forms of death - decapitated - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? - Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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Very Large Array 1.4 GHz Catalogs of the A370 and A2390 Cluster Fields
Type | Journal Article |
Names | Isak G. B. Wold, Frazer N. Owen, Wei-Hao Wang, Amy J. Barger, Ryan C. Keenan |
Publication | The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series |
Volume | 202 |
Pages | 2 |
Journal Abbreviation | The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series |
Date | September 1, 2012 |
URL | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJS..202....2W |
Library Catalog | NASA ADS |
Abstract | We present 1.4 GHz catalogs for the cluster fields A370 and A2390 observed with the Very Large Array. These are two of the deepest radio images of cluster fields ever taken. The A370 image covers an area of 40' × 40' with a synthesized beam of ~1farcs7 and a noise level of ~5.7 μJy near the field center. The A2390 image covers an area of 34' × 34' with a synthesized beam of ~1farcs4 and a noise level of ~5.6 μJy near the field center. We catalog 200 redshifts for the A370 field. We construct differential number counts for the central regions (radius < 16') of both clusters. We find that the faint (S 1.4 GHz < 3 mJy) counts of A370 are roughly consistent with the highest blank field number counts, while the faint number counts of A2390 are roughly consistent with the lowest blank field number counts. Our analyses indicate that the number counts are primarily from field radio galaxies. We suggest that the disagreement of our number counts can be largely attributed to cosmic variance. |
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Mina Assadi
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Mina Assadi مینا اسدی |
Born | Sari, Iran |
12 March 1943
Nationality | Iran |
Citizenship | Iranian, Swedish |
Education | journalism |
Occupation | Poet |
Home town | Stockholm |
Mina Assadi (Persian: مینا اسدی; born March 12, 1943 in Sari, Iran) is a poet, author, journalist and songwriter who lives in exile in Stockholm, Sweden.
She is known for writing about controversial and provocative subjects, especially when she describes the fight against the Iranian government. In 2007 she wrote the poem called "Pimps" (Djakesha). It caused a lot of discussion for being too vulgar. The poem is about those who live in Iran and in exile who have forgot the struggle. She wrote her debut book, a collection of poems named "Minas Gift" (Armanghane Mina), at the age of 18. Thereafter she worked as a journalist for several well-known Iranian magazines, for example Kayhan. She has written 14 books in total, the book "Who throws rocks" (Che kasi sang miandazad) attracting most attention.
Mina Assadi has also written songs for Iranian singers like Ebi ("Halah"), Dariush ("Zendegi jek basie" and "Ahay javoon"), Hayedeh ("Onkeh jek rosi barajeh man khoda bod"), Giti ("Oje parvaz"), Ramesh ("To aftabi, to baroni") and Nooshafarin ("Koh he ghavei") and Afshin ("delam az ru nemire) to name a few. In the year of 1996 she won the Hellman/Hammett Grant from the Human Rights Watch of New York, USA. She has been compared to Persian poets Forough Farrokhzad, Simin Behbahani (who also is a Hellman/Hammet Grant winner) and Parvin E'tesami and Swedish poets Karl Vennberg and Edith Södergran.
- R M Chopra, "Eminent Poetesses of Persian", Iran Society, Kolkata, 2010.


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Wellington Timothy Mara was the co-owner of the NFL's New York Giants from 1959 until his death and one of the most influential and iconic figures in the history of the National Football League. He was the younger son of Tim Mara, who founded the Giants in 1925. Wellington Mara was an alumnus of the Jesuit schools, Loyola School and Fordham University in New York City.
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"I don't need one of those,"
Wellington Mara
"Ronnie, why are you so good to me?"
"Giants ownership has left at least $150 million of team net worth on the table."
"I can't help but think he would have been so embarrassed by this. He would have shook his head and tried to hide in a corner somewhere."
"Now cracks a noble heart. Goodnight sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
"My earliest recollection of the Giants was on a Sunday morning in the autumn of 1925,"
"We should all share I guess, ... Or we're going to lose some of the smaller teams down the line, and we've all stuck together."
"It's never needed vindication. It was that fancy stuff that needed to prove itself."
"I'm not taking that. Go ahead, it's here, just take it."
"I wanted a football man. Now I'm extremely happy the way it turned out."


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