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|2008-11-02, 03:24
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Liar Game
I just did a Search, and I didn't find a Thread dedicated to this Manga.
Liar game, the Manga.
Anyone know of it?
I've watched the Anime, and... It didn't really give me the same feel as the Manga.
Is that just me, or are there others like that?
/Anyway: Discussions everyone?
|2008-11-02, 03:52
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singing heartbreak
There isn't an anime of it, but there is a live-action drama of it, if that's what you mean. I like the psychological aspects of it. Akiyama is pretty clever, and I always like a character who's got wits. I also like Nao's naiveity, though that's what why some people consider it generic clever-guy-saves-stupid-girl plotline.
As for the j-drama, I watched it up to the end of the 2nd round(ep3? 4?), and, as you said, it wasn't as good as the manga. There's no way the j-drama could reproduce the manga's hilarious facial expressions of Nao when she gets screwed over, but all in all, it still did OK. I also didn't want to spoil myself of the manga ending.
|2008-11-02, 19:21
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Now that you mention it~ IT IS kind of the "Clever-Guy-Saves-Stupid-Girl" Plotline.
Though I wouldn't go as far as to say Nao is stupid. To me- Well, It feels like she's fitting in the Liar Game more and more, and becoming more confident. But I still like how she's so Naive aswell. ^^,
*donks head* Drama, that's what I meant. Thanks. xD
Well, I watched the whole series and it wasn't that bad but it didn't match up to the Manga.
|2009-05-31, 01:47
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I absolutely love this series. At first, i was a bit skeptical because i thought it would be some kind of Death Note rip-off. Thank goodness its not and im so glad that i had decided to stick around for this. I find myself at the edge of my seat tearing my hair out or sometimes even just laying back and laughing wildly at everything that's going on. I would highly recommend this series to anyone at all it is definitely worth the read.
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Hm, could it be knowing 10/16 (since we presume the 17th, the joker would always end up to the enemy) cards Aki is using a sort of statistically sound luck to determine the outcome, knowing that his enemy is ignoring the small fraction where still having a joker you loose. That's the warning flag that popet in my head when I started hearing the "exchange 5 cards". There's another catch, what exactly happens when both exchange 5?
|2009-06-01, 22:20
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The enemy knows where the Joker is; Akiyama makes next move; he determines cards that existing in the deck. Hey, since this is 17 cards poker, of course it's MUCH easier to remember than 312 cards you play in standard casino Black Jack. And (at least in shonen manga), someone already put this trick effectively.
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|2009-06-02, 13:27
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From the moment Akiyama requested the dealer to shuffle only with riffle-shuffle things changed. There's also a possibility that glasses guy are starting to see and guess the position of the joker incorrectly, as in chapter 69, it's explained that the decks have slightly different design. To actually graze the image underneath the card that was moving at such a speed already will strain your eyes, on top of that, his eyes already suffered retinal detachment, and it might affect his vision (might). Possibilities exist =D
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Court Hearing For Montana Man Delayed
CODY, Wyo. (AP) — The next court appearance for a Montana man suspected of abducting and assaulting an 11-year-old Wyoming girl has been delayed.
Thirty-nine-year-old Jesse Paul Speer of Manhattan, Mont., was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing Friday in Circuit Court in Cody.
However, court officials say the hearing has been continued and no new date has been set.
Prosecutors allege Speer forced a Cody girl into his SUV at gunpoint on Oct. 8, then assaulted and abandoned her outside of town. The girl was found by hunters driving through the mountainous area.
He was later arrested in Montana.
Speer is a nature photographer and divorced father of two children.
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While today marks the 40th anniversary of the monumental Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States, Newton's Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa provides a safe harbor for expectant mothers from a pro-life standpoint.
"Our mission is that for any baby that is conceived, to have it maintain life," PCCI executive director Christine Law said. "Whether that means the mother carrying the child to term and raising it herself or her choosing not to keep it, but to give it up for adoption for people who can't have kids normally, we've got a lot of different stories."
"We have some moms that choose not to go through the birthing process, but want a child," she added. "We try and help the mothers that do get pregnant unexpectedly and give them numerous options for how they can keep the child, if they so choose, or get them connected with an adoption agency."
Among the services that PCCI offers free of charge are pregnancy testing, counseling pertaining to options for expectant mothers, post-adoption counseling, parenting classes and referrals for medical care and similar services.
Over the course of 2012, PCCI served a total of 17 women, providing services from initial pregnancy testing to parenting classes and post-adoption counseling. According to Law, 15 of these 17 mothers carried their babies to term.
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PCCI is located at 709 First Ave. W. Suite 1 in Newton and can be reached at 800-395-HELP (4357) or 641-792-3050.
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Rose Glenda Gonzales Sakrak (35) who became a Muslim, explained that her unbelief of the trinity dogma in Christianity (Surely Allah is beyond that!) was effective in her decision. Catholic Rose Glenda married a Turkish civil engineer Irfan Sakrak (38) in Philippines. In ceremony of ihtida (religious conversion) held in the Office of Mufti in Karabaglar, Rose Glenda converted to Islam and changed her name as Zeynep. Zeynep Gonzales Sakrak stated that she was opposed to the trinity dogma since her childhood and now revealed her feelings by saying; "I always believe in the Oneness of Allah. I have had an opportunity to make some research and get to know Islam better after I married my husband Irfan. I comprehended that Islam certainly suits my faith. Therefore, I decided to convert to Islam with free will."


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Here's a great article about Billy G. He looks like a near perfect fit to be UK basketball Coach. He eats,sleeps and drinks basketball. All UK fans should read this and should be very excited about this hire. Time will tell if this is a great hire but as of right now it is! He kinda reminds of a young coach UK hired back in 1989.
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When all is said and done more is said than done.
They blew it Razor. UK missed the boat by not hiring our guy.
So you're saying it is not Billy Donovan or Thad Matta?
'When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.'
-Snoop on his retirement
Your Mom is happy.
They were going to get them a Billy one way or another.
The choice is not being received well by the fans on talk radio here. Billy G had just gotten a big bump in P.A.Y. to over $2 million, so they thought he was at A&M to stay. Being jilted at the foot of the money tree doesn't help their self-esteem, which was at an all-time high after 2 trips to the Sweet 16.
I heard a couple of weeks ago that Gillispie is a huge fan of horse racing. The lure of more money and the prospect of being at the center of the thoroughbred universe was too strong to resist.
I have to admit to knowing zero about Gillespie prior to his hiring [yeah I knew he was the A&M coach, but thats about it] but reading what I've read this morning and I feel comfortable. He's young, not married, and bleeds basketball. UK needs someone like that in my eyes.
Put me in the happy with the hire column.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Everything that happens before Death is what counts.
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
I'm not sure how big his office is, but I would consider that a small sample size. Everyone I've chatted with this morning is pleased. The worst thing I've heard about Gillispie is "I'm not familiar enough with him to have a strong opinion".Originally Posted by BRM
who he loved all his life but she loved someone else.
Well Janet catches her guy cheating on her and calls up Barnes and says "Rick....how about it"
Would Rick say " No Janet....I was your 2nd choice" ?
Anyway....I am glad Mr Barnes(who I was not a big fan of) did this and I am okay with BG !
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NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans have released running back Chris Johnson.
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Titans have released running back Chris Johnson.
The Titans made the decision after an unsuccessful effort to trade the six- year veteran.
"We have had an open dialogue with Chris' agent, Joel Segal, over the last few weeks, and we appreciate the patience and professionalism they have shown throughout this process," said Titans general manager Ruston Webster in a statement Friday. "We made an effort to trade Chris but were unable to do so.
"We wish Chris the best and thank him for the six seasons he spent with us."
Johnson ran for 1,077 yards with six touchdowns and added 42 receptions for 345 yards with four scores in 16 games last season. His 3.9-yard rushing average, however, was the lowest figure of his six-year career.
He also underwent minor knee surgery in January.
The East Carolina product has run for at least 1,000 yards in each of his first six NFL seasons, including 2,006 yards with 14 touchdowns in 2009. He also has 2,003 career yards receiving with eight scores.
"As an organization, we want to thank Chris for his contributions to the Titans," Webster added. "Chris produced many memorable moments, broke franchise records and was durable over his six year career with our team."
Johnson was the 24th overall selection in the 2008 NFL Draft. He missed just one game in his six seasons with the franchise.
In a statement released by his publicists, Johnson thanked teammates, fans and the Titans staff and coaches.
"I have grown so much as an individual and as teammate over the past few years, and I am excited about the opportunity to bring my experience and talents to a new organization," he said. "I'm looking forward to the next chapter and can't wait to contribute to my new team."


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THOUSANDS flocked to Broadmeadow for the traditional Boxing Day race meet.
The horses often provide a sideshow on Boxing Day, with attractions including a jazz ''precinct'', salsa music tent and DJs in the marquee.
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CHAPEL HILL – The Orange County Sheriff's office was involved in a foot chase yesterday— looking for a suspect on the run. The man's name is Jeffry Dawes—he's about 5'5. The chase began near Mount Sinai Road and Cascade Drive sometime around 4 p.m.
At this point—we don't know if local law enforcement was able to track Dawes down.
"He ran and there was a foot pursuit. He hasn't been caught. Our people are there with our tracking dogs trying to locate him," said Orange County Sheriff Lindy Pendergrass.
Pendergrass said Dawes is a 20-year-old black male —wearing a white shirt— last seen near 5805 Cascade and was not armed.
The OC Sheriff's Office worked with the NC Department of Public Safety, the State Bureau of Investigation and the ALE .
"The man has outstanding warrants on him and the future task force is trying to locate him," Pendergrass said.
WCHL first received reports of the chase via a phone alert issued by the Sheriff's Department.
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Japanese nuclear power plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) hopes it will be able to achieve cold shutdown of its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant within six to nine months, the company said on Sunday.
The firm said the first step would be cooling the reactors and spent fuel to a stable level within three months, then bringing the reactors to cold shutdown in six to nine months. That would make the plant safe and stable and end the immediate crisis, now rated on a par with the world's worst nuclear accident, the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
TEPCO, founded 60 years ago, added it later plans to cover the reactor buildings, damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck on March 11.
The latest data shows much more radiation leaked from the Daiichi plant in the early days of the crisis than first thought, prompting officials to rate it on a par with Chernobyl, although experts were quick to point out Japan's crisis was vastly different from Chernobyl in terms of radiation contamination.
TEPCO Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata said he was considering resigning over the accident, but that he couldn't say when.
"This is the biggest crisis since the founding of our company," Katsumata told a news conference at which the timetable was unveiled.
"Getting the nuclear plant under control, and the financial problems associated with that... How we can overcome these problems is a difficult matter."
The toll from Japan's triple catastrophe is rising. More than 13,000 people have been confirmed dead, and on Wednesday the government cut its outlook for the economy, in deflation for almost 15 years, for the first time in six months.
TEPCO and the government are under pressure to clarify when those who have had to evacuate the area around the damaged plant will be able to go home. Prime Minister Naoto Kan faced heavy criticism over comments, which he later denied making, suggesting the evacuees might not be able to return for 10 or 20 years.
"We would like to present objective facts to help the government make judgment and outlook on when those who have evacuated can come back home," TEPCO Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata told a news conference at which the timeframe was unveiled.
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The Make-A-Wish Foundation has announced that Blizzard Entertainment has donated $800,000 to the charity, which is known for making the dreams of sick and terminally ill children come true, GamePolitics.com reports.
But it was gamers who really made the large deposit a reality. The donation equals to 50 per cent of the total sales Blizzard Entertainment accrued during the months of November and December 2010 from selling a special in-game pet--the Moonkin Hatchling--for World of Warcraft.
On World Wish Day (April 29), Blizzard Entertainment made the wishes of two boys come true by inviting the fans and their families to the company's office in Irvine, California. According to the report, both children were able to enjoy "an exclusive learning experience with the World of Warcraft development team, including an inside look at how the game is created."
Blizzard CEO and co-founder, Mike Morhaime, noted that the developer behind such high profile franchises as Diablo and StarCraft has a long relationship with the charity and are "proud to help contribute to the great work they do for children."
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"PUSSYCAT DOLLS PRESENT: THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT DOLL" ?? (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET)
"Vegas, Baby" (TV-PG, L)
THE GIRLS' ROAD TRIP TO LAS VEGAS ?? The Pussycat Dolls' manager informs the remaining six they are booked for a show in Las Vegas at the Pussycat Dolls Lounge - that night! The girls quickly realize the challenges of learning new choreography while on a moving tour bus. After the show, the girls release their stress in different ways, one girl demanding a hamburger after a gourmet meal and another gorging on desserts after complaining about her weight all day. The girls perform duets for the judges and one aspiring doll is sent home. Judges include Grammy Award-winner Lil' Kim, Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin and Geffen Records Chairman Ron Fair. The special guest is Pussycat Dolls manager Jeff Haddad (#105).


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Happy starter, almost there
Onion bread: Onion bread made with semi-sour starter.
Sorry for the poor photo quality, but I'm so thrilled with myself, I had to share.
Day 5 of of my Very First Starter From Scratch, and things are going swimmingly. Started with rye, then added WW and white on subsequent days and it just keep getting bubbly and beautiful right on schedule. It also smells fine. Is that bad?
Anyway, yesterday when I was taking some out before feeding time, I thought, hm, this looks exactly like a nice healthy poolish. I know the consensus is that it should be pitched, but I figured, what have I got to lose at this point? So I used it in a small batch of wheat/white onion bread, just to see what would happen. And boy did it work.
I did add a 1/4 tsp of commercial yeast, thinkiing that the starter wouldn't be strong enough, but the dough became so springy and light I probably could have done without it. It tastes great too, with a little bit of sour tang, although not what it will be in a few more days, I'm sure.
If this keeps up, I may never go back to non-sourdough at all.


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Oh please.Give it a rest.jsia
This is exactly why I quit posting on this board for a while. Very few people here actually want to talk about the issue and instead want every other sentence to be 'YOU LIBS' and "you're just saying that because you're ______ < fill in political affiliation >". Hardly anyone seems able to get past the Motive Fallacy to discuss the actual topic at hand. So...forget it. Just go on believing whatever you want.
I'm liberal, and I find you annoying.jsia


text: In Frankfurt, Germany's financial capital, all eyes are on the debt crisis meeting in Brussels. Frankfurt is home to Europe's leading stock exchange and some of the largest banks and investment firms on the continent. More recently it's also home to street demonstrators sharply critical of the current state of capitalism. The two worlds have yet to meet.


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Also against that O-line our D-line will have Bradford running for his life back there. Heck, we may even see our old friend Kellen Clemens again...
Positively not...
We all spent too many years watching the Brian Schottenheimer offense to have second thoughts about him being gone now. Having second thoughts about Schottenheimer is like having second thoughts about Wayne Hunter. Even Brett Favre basically told him to shut up and take a seat.
The Jets will win this game by a decent margin, I'm thinking like 10 points. The Jets will turn this season around into something respectable and it starts this sunday.
Jets - 24
Rams - 13
Also against that O-line our D-line will have Bradford running for his life back there. Heck, we may even see our old friend Kellen Clemens again...
I think this game will turn out to be a 6-3 affair since BOTH teams SUCK(for different reasons)....
I think the Jets will get to Bradford pretty well. The Rams are 19th against the run and allow 66.3% completions against them (4th worst in the league). This is not by any means a powerhouse defense. I think the Jets offense can move the ball here, and will.
IF Schotty upsets my friend jetswin once more....I'm shuddering, here.
I'm feeling a lot better about this game. Our D can manhandle this team and Bradford's sure to be sacked. All we need is for Sparano to make sensible QB switches instead of the crap he's been calling. Sparano - please let Sanchez or Tebow finish a drive! Quit swapping at the wrong time. And let's pass - pass - run. We can win this.
Look for Mulligan to score a TD or two against the Jets.
Our defense is so pathetic I can actually see us losing this game. So does Vegas.
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
Despite fact that Rams OC Brian Schottenheimer has been scheming all week to beat NY, Jets are paying portion of his salary next 2 seasons.
AAAAAAND There's your "revenge".
Schitty just proved how much of a problem he was for this Jets Franchise based on his playcalling today.
goddang JETS
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Good job today #NYJETS for beating up on Shotty n the #RAMS
how 'bout them jets
No revenge for Schotty
Brian Schottenheimer owned his former team for about ... oh, six minutes. After that, the Jets figured him out
Antonio Cromartie said he knew certain plays because he recognized the pre-snap audibles."He ran his game and didn't try to change it," Cromartie said after the Jets' 27-13 win over the Rams Sunday. "Some of their checks, I knew what they were ... I recognized some of the verbiage they were doing."
The Jets were on their heels on the first possession, as the Rams marched 13 plays for 86 yards. Sam Bradford hit a wide-open Brandon Gibson for a 1-yard TD pass -- on fourth down -- confusing the Jets with their formation.There was some irony. In six seasons as the Jets' offensive coordinator, Schottenheimer was often criticized for the offense's inability to score on its opening drive."I thought Schotty did a nice job of keeping us off balance that first drive," Rex Ryan said. "As the game went on, I thought defensive coordinator Mike Pettine and everyone did a great job of really playing fundamentals and the communication got much better, and we made some plays up front so I think that was huge.
After the first drive, the Rams were held to 195 total yards -- but only 79 yards in the second and third quarters. Bradford was sacked only once, but he was pressured several times by the blitzing Jets.Schottenheimer wasn't available after the game. He downplayed the game during the week, but it had to mean a lot to him after being forced out after last season. Several Jets said they exchanged pleasantries with Schottenheimer -- except for RB Joe McKnight, who said he didn't talk to him.
"I didn't even talk to him when he was here," McKnight said.
The Jets' no-longer-reliable special teams dodged a bullet at the end of the second quarter. Chris Givens returned a kickoff 98 yards for an apparent go-ahead score, but it was nullified by a holding penalty on Rodney McLeod. He apparently grabbed Chaz Schilens.Naturally, Schilens said he was held."I was just looking, waiting for them to throw it," he said.Rams coach Jeff Fisher disputed the call."I just saw the replay. It looked like his hands were inside," he said. "The player (Schilens) wouldn't have made the play. When the player throws his arms up in the air like that, sometimes it gets called. It didn't look to me like it was an egregious hold."
Ryan razzed LB Bart Scott for getting run down by former Jets TE Matt Mulligan on a 38-yard fumble return."I was shocked because Matthew Mulligan has never run that fast in his life," Ryan said. "It was great play by Mully and a good play by Bart to pick that ball up and was running with it. He will be quick to tell you that because of a toe injury he was walked down by Mulligan."
DE Muhammad Wilkerson recorded the Jets' only sack, his second of the season ... S Eric Smith, who played in the nickel, made his first interception of the year ... Rookie WR Stephen Hill continued to struggle. He had another dropped pass and was held without a catch for the second straight game, the fourth game overall ... NT Kenrick Ellis (knee) and DB Aaron Berry (quadriceps) suffered injuries. No update was given ... RT Austin Howard and RB Bilal Powell allowed sacks ... Kyle Wilson replaced Jeremy Kerley as the punt returner. Kerley muffed a punt last week and was slowed by heel and hamstring injuries.
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I couldn't help but notice this in the sidebar: "Chad Fowler to Keynote Aloha on Rails"
Matt,I'm not going to be bothered by that a bit. What happened last year is old news and has been dealt with.
Be sure to intersperse your presentation with midget porn.
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I am not sure that I will ever look at a piece of opal the same way again, after a patient at UCLH told me that the piece they were holding reminded them of jellied eel. Apparently, the opal looked, felt and even smelled like a slithery, slimy eel. I've heard of flint axe heads that look like poached flathead, amazonite that feels like soap and, eerie faces hidden in the sides of smoky quartz. But, this obviously takes things to a new level.
Fascinating use of objects and collections in a new and exciting way!


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When a gardener recommends a nursery, I pay attention. When I know that the gardener is knowledgeable and experienced, I have to check it out. So when Rita Sullivan-Smith of Bethlehem, local master gardener, garden designer and writer, told me that Tall Timbers Nursery was perfect for this column, I put it on the short list.
It was pouring the day I visited, but owner Alex Satkowski greeted me cheerfully and led me to the office where I met son, Trex, and daughter, Jennifer McCary, both involved in the daily operation of the nursery.
Tall Timbers opened about 36 years ago as a part-time venture on 11/4 acres. Alex, with a BS in forestry and a MS in polymer chemistry and adhesives, was working as a research director in the wood products industry for an Idaho-based company. The nursery became a full-time occupation when Alex, tired of the corporate life and the travel it entailed, learned that he was going to be a father. Trex and Jennifer grew up as the nursery expanded and both left for other careers but returned to the family business several years ago.
Tall Timbers has about eight acres of nursery fields and specializes in dwarf, rare and unusual plants. The conifers are magnificent, the variety substantial, and the stock, healthy and well maintained. The nursery stocks a wide variety of trees, shrubs and perennials; provides garden and pond design, hardscaping and installation services. Staffing includes a landscape architect and two certified horticulturalists. Son Trex is certified in hardscape installation of pavers and retaining walls.
The newest venture is golfscaping, the design and installation of personal putting and chipping greens in the garden. Trex demonstrated the synthetic green on the display hole at the nursery.
Alex is a font of knowledge eager to discuss the habits and needs of any plant he stocks. The most common problems he hears from customers are questions about insect pests and plants killed by overwatering. He recommends planting trees and shrubs about an inch above grade to encourage draining. Careful examination of the planting site should include examining not only your own yard but drainage problems that can result from runoff from a neighbor's yard.
We had a wonderful discussion of our favorite trees Alex's is Cole's Prostrata hemlock (Tsuga canadensis 'Cole'), a slow-growing prostrate/weeping plant grown in a staked up manner. There's one on display in the back of the pond near the parking lot. The stems curve and the needles are short, fine and green; it's a beautiful plant. Mine is the Korean fir (Abies koreana 'Horstmann's Silberlocke'), a dwarf fir with short curved glossy green needles that show the silvery white underside and purple, some say violet, cones that appear even on young trees.
The rain cut short my tour of the nursery, limiting it to only a small portion of the available stock. I look forward to returning on a dryer day and spending a lot more time at this interesting nursery and visiting with Alex, his family and staff.
Where: 4187 Huckleberry Road, South Whitehall Township
When: Monday and Tuesday: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Directions: One mile north of Route 22 between Cedar Crest Boulevard and Route 309, on Huckleberry Road; or I-78/Route 309 west to Exit 53. Continue north on Route 309; at the fourth light after the exit for Route 22 turn right on Huckleberry. Tall Timbers is about one mile ahead on the left.
Info.: 610-395-1544 or www.talltimbersnursery.com.
Sue Kittek writes The Morning Call's weekly ''Garden Keeper'' column.


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We are having a great week of celebrating and hope you can join us for our capstone event on Sunday afternoon: KLRU's 50th Birthday Party! Your favorite PBS characters will be celebrating KLRU's birthday with the city of Austin. Cookie Monster, Arthur, SuperWhy, Clifford, Maya & Miguel and others will take over 2ND Street with fun for the whole family including a Central Texas Gardener activity, story time with local celebrities, Arts In Context dance demonstrations and much more.
When your family joins KLRU Explorers, you not only support your favorite public television station, but you also get so much in return!
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- Want to see Clifford at the Long Center or a great musical performance at the Austin symphony? KLRU Explorers will get automatic entry into all family-fun ticket giveaways!
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Once a year, a KLRU Explorer family will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Washington DC to visit incredible museums, zoos, and meet your favorite PBS Kids characters!
For only $7 a month, your whole family will be part of the KLRU Explorers – and, if you're a grandparent or close family friend, a KLRU Explorers membership would be a great gift to give any time.
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Coastal Carolina's hiring of billionaire obscenely wealthy multi-millionaire banker Joe Moglia might work. He can buy himself a great staff, delegate, and concentrate on looking good, both on the sidelines and in front of the media.
If worse comes to worse, he can eliminate a middleman by giving some of his own golden handshakes.


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Leslie drops in on a busy Neil at Jabot. She tells him she can't sign the contract due to their past dating. Leslie admits she's still wondering what might have happened between them in her hotel suite if he hadn't been such a gentleman. She's worried about being inappropriate. Neil says if they're tempted to date, he'll fire her first.
Fen gives Lauren attitude at Crimson Lights and gets reprimanded by Michael. Lauren says they've noticed a change in him and it's not for the better - since he started hanging out with Summer. They bicker and Fen takes off. Lauren quips, "So much for bonding over breakfast." They talk about raising kids and Fen having a thing for Summer. Nearby, Devon and Lily dish about Neil running Jabot. Jamie arrives and Michael invites him over for dinner to meet Fen. Jamie says he knows him and they don't get along. Lauren thinks he seems intimidated, and decides to try again after Michael leaves. Fen returns and mocks them for being 'buds' now. Fen tells Jamie he's welcome to his life. Lauren angrily drags Fen away and asks if he's jealous because that's how he's acting. She hopes Fen will be a positive influence on Jamie. Fen goes and apologizes to Jamie for being a jerk. They get to talking about parents and Summer.
Phyllis arrives at the tackhouse after learning Summer's cut school for three days and Nick didn't call her. She warns him about leaving her out of the loop. Nick doesn't know where Summer is or where she's been hanging out.
In a storage unit, Summer pulls a trophy belonging to Avery Summers out of a box. She takes a call from Nick and Phyllis and says she's fine. They insist she come back and get driven to school.
At the tackhouse, Phyllis commends Nick on handling Summer, but they start bickering again. Summer arrives and says this is her problem - this family is too broken to fix. Phyllis confronts her about lying that everything was okay. Summer hugs Nick and apologizes. Phyllis tells her to stop manipulating. Noah arrives. Phyllis asks for time alone with Summer. Nick and Noah leave. Phyllis explains to Summer why she left home and says she has it so much better. Phyllis says she sees the same desire to leave in her - it scares her. Summer admits she wants to go somewhere and start a new life. Phyllis warns her issues may follow her and says she'll only end up hurting herself or others. Phyllis says the anger has to stop. Summer cries that she's mad because of what she did because it ruined their family. Summer knows she talks big, but says she could never leave - she'd miss them too much. Phyllis hugs her.
Nick and Noah are at the abandoned nightclub. Nick says he's considering buying it. Noah begins imagining design features. Nick guesses he likes the idea and says he's warming up to it too. Noah wants to be partners. Nick isn't sure about that. Noah says he can tend bar. Nick smiles.
Lily enters Neil's office where he's laughing with Leslie and welcoming her to Jabot. Later, Neil emerges from a meeting with Devon, who hated being in there surrounded by pinstripes - he thinks Jabot should be a hip, creative environment and suggests they start with casual Fridays. He tells Neil to loosen up - the attitudes could use some adjusting around there. Neil says he's lucky he's family.
Leslie and Lily talk over lunch at the restaurant. They laugh about Neil being uptight when he puts on a suit. Devon joins them and they all talk about Neil needing to loosen up.
Nick returns to the tackhouse and is happy to learn Phyllis made progress with Summer. Phyllis says she went to school. They talk about Noah and Phyllis mentions seeing Sharon there at Thanksgiving. When she's gone, Nick confronts Noah.
Summer comes into the coffee house and Jamie goes. Summer asks Fen why he's hanging out with him. He says he's following her lead.
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Nick tells Sharon that Noah said she was sick. She says she can't talk about that. Nick urges her to tell him what's wrong.
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This sign as you can see from the pictures hung over the breezeway at one of the entrances to my paternal grandparents store in Homer Louisiana. There was a "display" window, then a set of "double doors"( in pic two you see the edge of the 2nd "display" window), then another "double door" entrance and then a 3rd "display" window. There was an identical sign hanging over the 2nd "double door" entrance just to the right (and out of view) of the picture above (the 2nd wooden sign was given to my sister who later lost it or left it somewhere in one of her many moves). My sign above also hung in the old house I remodeled (see my previous posting) and the 1st pic above shows it hanging in my house I have presently. This sign is a part of my heritage and one I've been dragging around from home to home since the store was sold back in the mid 70's (I wished I'd salvaged some of the 30 some-odd fans that hung on long poles in the old store. They were so old and so damn awesome.) This sign is a piece I will "never" get rid of. If you have the time, please read the story about the 114 year old house I remodeled. That house was as cool as this sign is cool. Both equally awesome to say the least. The posters in pic #3 above are of the sale we had, when we were closing the store, having sold the store building.


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I have something to share here and it is very hard for me to do! Some of you know the turmoil that I have been dealing with for quite some time concerning my daughter and grandbaby. Basically things have been bad since my daughter became pregnant with Jenna, 3 years ago! :( Recently things have gotten much worse, and the stress level has been nearly intolerable in my life. I have had to make some very difficult decisions in many aspects of my life and the one I am sharing here has been one of the hardest. Please, I beg that everyone refrain from judging me at this time. If you cannot be supportive of my decision, then please just make no comment. I truly do not think I could endure any criticism right now! :(
Anyway, I have spent the last few weeks re-homing most of my cats. I have gone from 28 or 29 down to only 11 remaining kitties. I have known for a long time that my numbers were far too high, but adoptions were slow and my expecations were also too high! I finally came to the realization that it IS possible for other people to provide good homes and love and care, and I just had to allow that to happen. I was very careful in who I placed with whom and I can honestly say that I felt comfortable with every new adoptive home. I just hope and pray that all will be best for my precious babies that I have loved so dearly.
Some of the ones that I let go will shock you, but I had to place the easiest to place and the ones who I felt would be best suited in other homes with more attention or less competition amongst the cats that are still here. I really did take care and time in my choices!!! The only one that is still here whom I may place eventually is BoBo (Bocelli) ... but he has been under the weather, so I didn't want him leaving just yet, until I am sure he is ok.
Here are the remaining babies who, God willing, will stay here!
Grace, Dexter, Roxie, Boots, Bonnie, Redfurd, Tabitha, Harvey (daughter's kitty), Panda, Sammy and BoBo. That is 11 including my daughter's kitty and BoBo. I don't expect my daughter to be able to take Harvey for a very long time if ever, and as I stated, I'm not sure about BoBo's health at the present time.
Things have been so much better / less stressful with just these kitties here. I never would have thought that 11 cats would seem like so few! I know that this change has needed to be made for a VERY long time, but it was so hard to do. I do believe that it has been a positive one for all concerned though, and I hope you can all understand that.
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I traded a diesel engine from a wrecked truck for this Big 40. The outside looks great, and it ran great. The seller overhauled it, putting a new front on it, so I don't know what the serial number was. When they were refinishing to sell it, some parts got more attention than others, and they practically spray painted the entire guts, wiring, etc. I am trying to diagnose an issue because now because it won't start. I plan to get a new battery. The alternator is new. I stick the key in and push the button, but I here a small click, and nothing; once it clicks once, it won't click again. I welded with it the night he dropped it off, so I know it has worked, but the wiring looks rough. I want to get a book for it, and I have been trying to locate engine info. He said someone told him it was a 76. All I know is that that the engine has CWC F400A-612 on the bottom, and the top has F400A-531. Can anyone tell me anything about this welder? Does the starter sound bad? How can I find out what year it is, etc.? Many thanks for any assistance. There's also another number K156. I didn't take a picture of the top of the engine. I tried to upload pics of the welder, but it says they're too large.
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The clicking noise leads me to believe its a bad starter. I'd check all the wiring involved with it, positives and ground. Use a voltmeter or test light to make sure it's getting power. That's where I would start, but then again I'm a welder, not a technician....I hire people to fix these problems for me. Lol
Try tapping on the starter with a small hammer lightly when my startere went out in my truck I had to do that for a couple months. It would click then nothing turn it off then click and nothing.Lincoln Vantage Kubota diesel 30 amp spool gun , Hobart 210 with spool gun, Thermal dynamic pak master 75, miller 304xmt all mobile all ready to go.
I appreciate the help. I figured something may be wrong here. I've pulled the enclosure off, and I've noticed that some of the wiring either looks old or halfway put together. They had a wire spliced into this starter wire to the volt gauge, and if you wiggle it, you can either have no battery juice or some. I didn't want to rewire the entire thing, but some it needs major attention. I still think the starter is old, and they spray painted over the ground, so it may be losing some of its connection there. I simply want to identify the year too. i know its got to be a 70s model, but the Big40 manual on Miller's site is a 1984 and the machine looks different. I don't know if the specs still apply. Finally, since the shell is off, I can see the Amperage dial, the larger hand one on the left. When you look at it from the back, you can see where the contacts are supposed to line up. As you turn the handle on the front, the internal dial turns, and it lands on the copper connectors, but it's not flush on them. Should it be completely flush, sandwiching them, or is it fine as long as its touching the side of them--at least making contact at all?
Since I don't have a manual and part numbers, any suggestions for the fuel tank. it looks great with the fresh paint from the outside, but I noticed the inside is pretty rusted. Any tips on draining and refinishing or installing a new?


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• The new First State Bank of Arcadia will open its doors for the first time Saturday, July 14, in an Open House celebration. The purpose of the open house, according to bank officials, is to allow the public to get a look at the new banking facility before official banking business starts on July 17, 1973. The celebration, which will feature a host of state and local dignitaries for the official ribbon-cutting, begins at 9:30 a.m. and will continue until 3:30 p.m. Guided tours of the bank as well as refreshments will be featured. The official ceremonies will include: Invocation by Gerald Taylor; Welcome — the Honorable I.D. Eller, Jr., Mayor; official ribbon-cutting — tour of Bank with Burton Thornal, Chairman of the Board. William J. Briscoe, former president of the Avon Citrus Bank in Avon Park, will serve as the president of the new bank. Board members are Dr. H.S. Agnew, M.D., Gerald F. Tinsley, Richard E. Anderson, Dr. L.A. Fusco, D.D.S., John W. Parker and Edward Russell. The new financial institution will be a full service bank, and a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.


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I suspect we wouldn't have a music industry that's in such a blind panic it's gotten to the point of subpoenaing every ISP for lists of suspected pirates, who it's engaging in the fairly expensive and reputation-damaging practice of subsequently suing.
As for whether they'd be selling music over the Internet, and/or using DRM, I have no idea, but I don't see why they wouldn't be selling music. The fears of rampant piracy were heightened in large part because of Napster and its successors' success. Given e
Get your knickers out of a twist you pansie. It just means that you can still make a lot of money from something small, if you just sell enough of it.
1 billion sales with a tiny profit still amounts to a hell of a lot of money, China is well known for having the world largest population. Why do you think the US is bending over backwards for this communist country while Cuba (population 2 people and a dog) is on every banlist they can think up?
As for sandals, that is about as racist as saying the dutch wea
I had no idea Chinese people would be offended by the insinuation that they wear sandals. As far as I can tell most people wear sandals. As for the term "Chinaman", it is a bit archaic but little different from "Englishman" or "Frenchman". Maybe people should focus on substantive issues instead of whether or not they're offended by people not using the most recently preferred version of what your ethnic group likes to be called, or by insinuating that people in a given country might be open to the idea of b
For examples you might actually understand, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastica [wikipedia.org] and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger [wikipedia.org].
Of course, if you think that African Americans and the Jewish have nothing to be offended about, then may I suggest going somewhere where you could tell them that to their face.
It's archaic, but it isn't inherently racist unless you make an effort to know what language the PC corps of America has deemed unacceptable regardless of intent and use it despite that knowledge. I personally didn't know, I expect he didn't either.
In other words, you're asserting that words are only offensive because Those Damn Liberals are in your face about it. Whether the people you're referring to with a given term find the term derogatory or demeaning has nothing to do with it. So, really, "nigger" would be okay in all contexts if only the PC corps of America hadn't deemed it unacceptable. Before those damn academics and hippies came along, nobody could possibly have been offended by such a word.
Do you see a logic flaw here? Just a small one?
The article puts the term in quotes, but a Google search of the term just points back to the article in question.
Do you think that might be a clue? Go and google on any real 'racist epithet' and you'll find thousands of hits - but the one you are worked up about? One hit to the article and one hit to slashdot. If absolutely no one else has used the phrase, then it hardly qualifies as an epithet - a descriptive word or phrase that has become a fixed formula. [wikipedia.org]
Here's a stereotype for you - I would have expected anyone with a hawaiian username, especially one as obscure as the wild boar Kamapua`a, to be a lot more thic
It's hard to believe a gentleman-CEO on a semi-respectable website would throw racist terminology around.
If you were a Black person in the United States, you would not find it hard to believe. You should also not be surprised that nobody on Slashdot sees the problem, and you got modded down for even bringing it up.
Last week Snocap got pegged as among the year's top 11 losers: 6. Snocap Laid of 60% of workforce after losing CD Baby as a customer. CD Baby founder Derek Sivers offered illuminating insight to the eight-month partnership when he pointed to a paltry earning of $1,080 during the period.
I am on an indie musician mailing list that Derek either founded or co-founded. Derek is good people and he waited an awful long time to try and make the CD Baby/SNOCAP thing a success. I also have a SNOCAP account but I don't have any of my music ready for distribution. I've talked with enough successful indie musicians who also have SNOCAP accounts to know that SNOCAP is a massive failure. They all sell (thanks to CD Baby) successfully on iTunes, Rhaposdy, etc. and never have sales on SNOCAP. Of all the
The sad truth is that while the music business appears glamorous - and certain parts may be - the business of selling recorded music is unprofitable for everyone. That's right - everyone. Big box retailers move mountains of CDs but it's typically a loss leader designed to get people into the store rather than generate a profit. Offline music only retailers such as Tower Records have largely vanished.
If this is true (I haven't read up on all the figures), then this is what is wrong with the recording industry. If you can't make a profit selling millions of copies of something for £10 which costs (basically) nothing to replicate, and is the work of a few people over less than a year, your business is screwed. Seriously.
Selling music is like selling gravel. It's a commodity.
No, selling music is _not_ like selling gravel. When was the last time itunes ran out of stock of a downloadable song? The entire idea is stupid. If itunes sell me a song which I download, do they no longer have the song?
No, it's NOT like flipping burgers. Playing music requires serious skills. Now, playing BAD music requires very little skill, but if
"Recorded music will always have a market value of zero, or close to it. Even $1 per song is too high, and this price will fall."
You mean that recorded music has zero monetary value to you. I'll even wager that all your friends feel the same way: you enjoy acquiring music but you do not think it is worth paying for. No argument there -- but the iTunes Store is seeing its business grow each year, along with the rest of the digital music market. That's the problem that some record companies are having rig
Snocap had everything going for them, and could have probably succeeded, but their execution was so bad that it was unbearable.
Check out my What happened with CD Baby and Snocap [cdbaby.org] article, and especially the comments below it, with all these musicians so frustrated that Snocap won't reply to anybody's emails.
The most brilliant idea, with bad execution, is worth nothing. [oreillynet.com]
I mean, correct me if I'm wrong here but he's just some geek who wrote a poorly implemented, centralized, file sharing database engine that people used to keep track of who had what music so they could share it, right?
So, what makes that so 'special' that he's a 'guru' in the online music biz? He isn't. He's a guy who wrote a server application to t
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A property tax proposal to help pay for vocational education in central Michigan could come before voters by the end of next year.
Mt. Pleasant Public Schools Superintendent Mike Pung told members of his board that he and other superintendents across the Gratiot Isabella Regional Education Service District have been discussing the possibility of trying to craft a millage proposal. He emphasized that it�s still very much in the talking stage.
�I may be the last one to bring this to my board,� Pung said.
The Mt. Pleasant Area Technical Center is housed at Mt. Pleasant High School and run by the Mt.Pleasant school district. It serves students from across the region.
The tech center is supported by taking a share of each student�s state foundation grant. That means that the home district doesn�t get that money.
Pung said some school districts that send students to the tech center have resorted to limiting the number of students who attend.
�We have had some districts hold lotteries to see who�s coming,� Pung said. That�s limited the ability of the tech center to provide the kind of technical training that students want, he said.
�This will be the third year we haven�t built a school house,� Pung said. The building trades program once designed and built a new home each year, but the crash in the real estate market made it difficult to sell them and recoup the costs.
The cost of providing vocational and technical training often is higher than educating students in a regular classroom, the superintendent said. Tech programs require equipment, tools and materials.
Pung, whose career as an educator began in vocational education, said state law allows a consortium of districts to ask voters for up to 1 mill for up to 10 years to support technical education.
But board member Don Chiodo, noting that Mt. Pleasant schools also is likely to need money for major school building maintenance, had some reservations.
�You don�t want to see too many issues over too short a period of time,� Chiodo said.
Pung said that despite efforts to push post-secondary education, the need for technical workers remains. Vocational education can help employers fill those jobs.
�There�s a huge shortage,� Pung said. �You can�t find welders. You can�t find machinists.�
Such a vote, if it happens, probably would not happen before the November 2014 general election, the superintendent said.


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Summary: This tutorial provides a working example of how to create an Model-View-Controller (MVC) Java GUI using Swing, including the use of two child windows that share data with the main GUI and among themselves.
(1) An understanding of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture or pattern. If you are not familiar with the MVC architecture, I recommend you study the example at:
(2) A basic understanding of the process to build a GUI in Java using Swing, including the basic elements JFrame, JDialog, JButton, JTextField, and the use of ActionListeners. If you need more background in the use of Swing or the components mentioned, I recommend the series of Swing Tutorials on DIC by jinnveshere and the Java online documentation.
Im not an expert on MVC, or Java for that matter, and Ive discovered that not all MVC architecture examples on the web follow the same pattern. I used the information at the above link to begin my MVC study, and I attempted to faithfully follow that same same pattern in this tutorial. From that foundation I will demonstrate how to add and use child windows. For more info on MVC, search for other examples on the Internet, and/or review the Wikipedia article.
Examples that show how to create a Java GUI program using the MVC architecture do exist on the Internet, but I could not find an MVC example that showed how to create and use child windows or dialogs. Adding child windows to an MVC architecture presents challenges that do not exist in less structured architectures.
A SHORT summary of what youll find at the above link: MVC stands for Model -View-Controller. The model contains all of the programs data and the logic, or methods and functions, to manipulate the data. A restriction on the model is that it may not change the view. The view displays the data, and the view is not allowed to change the models data. The controller uses inputs to the view and the logic in the model to update the data. A way to think of this is that the controller maps the users actions in the view to the models functions and methods, resulting in updates to the programs data. The controller is in control, using its ActionListeners to detect inputs that are communicated to and through the view and the model to act on the data according to the users inputs.
Another file, separate from the MVC, contains a main() method that instantiates a view class and a model class and then instantiates a controller class, sending the view and model to the controller through the controllers constructor.
My code example includes a model (ExampleModel.java), controller (ExampleController), main view (ExampleView.java), and 2 child views (ShowTextDialog.java, and ShowReversedTextDialog.java). The code has not been optimized or simplified, and Im sure there are many improvements that could be made. I tested it, and it all works. Heres HOW it works:
Lets begin by reviewing the code for the M-V-C components in MVC order. First, the model:
/* ExampleModel.java * * Description: This class is the model for the Example program. It contains * the data and the methods and functions that are required to * manipulate the data. * * Author: GregBrannon, November 2010 */ package examplemfcgui; public class ExampleModel { // variables, methods, etc. required for the program's logic private String enteredText = null; // constructor ExampleModel() protected ExampleModel() { // nothing to do - expand as necessary } // end constructor ExampleModel() // getters, setters, and other methods to manipulate data // setter setEnteredText() to capture user-entered text protected void setEnteredText( String text ) { enteredText = text; } // end setter setEnteredText() // getter getEnteredText() returns enteredText; protected String getEnteredText() { return enteredText; } // end getter getEnteredText() // reverse the text protected String getReversedText() { StringBuffer reversedText = new StringBuffer( getEnteredText() ).reverse(); String reversedTextString = reversedText.toString(); return( reversedTextString ); } // end getter getReversedText() } // end class ExampleModel
As specified on line 10 of this source file, all files in this tutorial are members of the examplemfcgui package. Once my project is safely collected in a package, I use protected liberally as the access modifier for methods and, whenever possible, private for variable and method declarations. The MVC architecture provides the programmer with a framework to guard the applications variables and methods against unauthorized corruption and use by outside forces, and using the most restricted access modifier possible increases the protection. The use of static as an access modifier is discouraged, and a diligent programmer will find alternatives to creating global variables and methods.
ExampleModel.java contains the single class, ExampleModel, a constructor that doesnt do anything, and 3 simple accessor methods, 2 getters and 1 setter, included to demonstrate the proper use of the model and its complete control of the programs data. I choose to declare my accessors protected, which means they can be seen and used by all classes that belong to the package. Its worth noting that the accessors provide access to the class variables, but the variables are private and cannot be accessed directly by any force outside the containing class.
When I first constructed the code for this example, I included a simple, one-line piece of code in the controller that did the work of the accessor getReversedText() in ExampleModel. I decided that was outside the desired authority of the controller, violating the rule that changes to the programs data be done only by the model. If a violation at all, it was a minor one, because the data stored in memory with that variable name wasnt changed.
There are 3 view elements. Another important point to understand: just because the MVC architecture has one M, V, and C, the implementation is not restricted to a single code element for each. I think most small projects can be managed with a single model and a single controller, but even small projects will probably require multiple view elements. My small projects havent required more than one model or controller element - yet - but I can imagine that there is a size or complexity of a model or controller that is simply too big to easily manage. When that occurs, using more than one model or controller will make sense.
The first view element, ExampleView.java, included below, is the example programs main user interface. It is created and shown before the other views and remains on screen as long as the program is running.
/* ExampleView.java * * Description: This class sets up the main GUI screen of the Example program. * * Author: GregBrannon, November 2010. */ package examplemfcgui; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.WindowConstants; public class ExampleView extends JFrame { private ExampleView exampleViewFrame; private JButton showDialog1Btn; private JButton showDialog2Btn; private JButton cancelBtn; private JTextField shareTextArea; private JLabel textAreaLabel; private String showDialog1BtnName = "showDialog1Btn"; private String showDialog2BtnName = "showDialog2Btn"; private String cancelBtnName = "cancelBtn"; // constructor ExampleView() // does all of the work to build the Example's main GUI protected ExampleView() { // set the title, size, close action, location, resizability, and layout setTitle( " Example Frame " ); setPreferredSize( new Dimension( 400, 220 ) ); // width, height setDefaultCloseOperation( WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE ); setLocationRelativeTo( null ); setResizable( false ); // uses default layout add( createAndShowExampleContent() ); // finalize the frame's components and make it visible pack(); setVisible( true ); toFront(); // brings the window to the front } // end constructor ExampleView() // creates the content panel which shows the main elements of the GUI for // display on the frame private JPanel createAndShowExampleContent() { JPanel mainPanel = new JPanel(); JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel(); // create the button panel buttonPanel = new JPanel(); showDialog1Btn = new JButton( "Button 1" ); showDialog2Btn = new JButton( "Button 2" ); cancelBtn = new JButton( "Cancel" ); // add action names to buttons showDialog1Btn.setActionCommand( showDialog1BtnName ); showDialog2Btn.setActionCommand( showDialog2BtnName ); cancelBtn.setActionCommand( cancelBtnName ); // create a simple text area to hold a value shareTextArea = new JTextField( 20 ); // and a label to describe the text area's function textAreaLabel = new JLabel( "Share this text: " ); String instructionString = ( "

Enter text in the box, press " + "
Button 1 to pass that text to a new dialog. " + "
Press Button 2 to see the text reversed." ); JLabel instructions = new JLabel( instructionString ); // add buttons to buttonPanel buttonPanel.add( showDialog1Btn ); buttonPanel.add( showDialog2Btn ); buttonPanel.add( cancelBtn ); // add the GUI panels and text field to the main panel mainPanel.add( buttonPanel ); mainPanel.add( textAreaLabel ); mainPanel.add( shareTextArea ); mainPanel.add( instructions ); return mainPanel; } // end method createAndShowExampleFrame() protected void exampleViewBtnListener( ActionListener viewBl ) { showDialog1Btn.addActionListener( viewBl ); showDialog2Btn.addActionListener( viewBl ); cancelBtn.addActionListener( viewBl ); } // getters and setters (if any) to get and set displayed data protected String getShareTextField() { return shareTextArea.getText(); } } // end class ExampleView
I extended JFrame for the main class ExampleView. Lines 22 - 33 declare the components that Ill show on the JFrame: 3 JButtons, 2 to show the child JDialogs; a cancel button; a text area that will be used to share data between the other componentsa and a label to title the text area. The constructor, lines 37 - 54, does typical JFrame housekeeping: titles the frame, sets the size, defines close button behavior, frame location, and resizability. I use the default layout for all GUIs to minimize the code required. Line 47 calls the method createAndShowExampleContent() which creates a JPanel, mainPanel, that will be the main content panel on the JFrame. The method also creates a buttonPanel on which to stick the 3 buttons to help organize the components.
Note that the JFrame constructor sets the JFrame visible and brings it to the front. This makes the JFrame visible from the time it is constructed until the program ends.
Lines 70 - 72 are key to making the MVC architecture work. These lines set the ActionCommands using the String button names defined at lines 31 - 33. The ActionCommands can be detected by built-in methods so that they can be easily recognized by other classes, like the controller. This is a good time to point out that there is no ActionListener interface to the view. You can tell this, because there is no implements ActionListener on line 20 where the class ExampleView is defined, and there is no actionPerformed() method which would be required if there were an ActionListener interface present.
Lines 78 - 83 provide minimal instructions to the user in a JLabel which will display an HTML formatted String. Lines 86 - 88 add the buttons to the buttonPanel, and lines 91 - 94 add all of the constructed components to the mainPanel, including the buttonPanel. The mainPanel is returned by the method to the class constructor and added to the JFrame by line 47.
The second key piece of this class that makes the MVC architecture work is coded at lines 102 - 104 in the exampleViewBtnListener() method. This method is called by the controller, which passes its own ActionListener as the argument to detect button presses that can then be reacted to by code in the controllers actionPerformed() method.
A single accessor is used to return the contents of the JTextField that can be edited by the user for sharing with other components, as is and modified by the model.
Im going to briefly mention the two other view components (included below), ShowTextDialog.java and ShowReversedTextDialog.java, before moving to the controller. The two child views are JDialogs that contain a JTextField and OK and Cancel buttons. The JTextField in ShowTextDialog is passed the text typed by the user into the main views JTextField by the controller. Similarly, the ShowReversedTextDialog displays the text from the main view but after it has been reversed by the model. The construction of these two dialogs is very similar to the main view, and the same important MVC architecture elements exist.
/* ShowTextDialog.java * * Description: this class creates a modal dialog box that presents the user- * entered text in a text field, and 2 buttons, ok and cancel * * Author: GregBrannon, October 2010 */ package examplemfcgui; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JDialog; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.WindowConstants; public class ShowTextDialog extends JDialog { private JPanel mainPanel; private JButton showTextDialogOkBtn; private JButton showTextDialogCancelBtn; private String showTextDialogOkBtnName = "showTextDialogOkBtn"; private String showTextDialogCancelBtnName = "showTextDialogCancelBtn"; private JTextField textField; // constructor showTextDialog() public ShowTextDialog( String textToShow, ExampleView owner, boolean modality ) { super( owner, modality ); setTitle( "Show Text" ); setPreferredSize( new Dimension( 320, 150 ) ); setDefaultCloseOperation( WindowConstants.HIDE_ON_CLOSE ); setResizable( false ); // create the panel that will be the container mainPanel = new JPanel(); // create the buttons showTextDialogOkBtn = new JButton( "OK" ); showTextDialogCancelBtn = new JButton( "Cancel" ); // create the text area textField = new JTextField( textToShow, 20 ); // add text field mainPanel.add( new JLabel( "Text: " ) ); mainPanel.add( textField ); // add buttons mainPanel.add( showTextDialogOkBtn ); mainPanel.add( showTextDialogCancelBtn ); // add the components to the frame, specify placement, and arrange add( mainPanel ); setLocationRelativeTo( owner ); pack(); } // end constructor showTextDialog() // method showTextActionListeners is called by the controller to add its // action listener to this class' buttons. protected void showTextActionListeners( ActionListener showTextBl ) { showTextDialogOkBtn.setActionCommand( showTextDialogOkBtnName ); showTextDialogOkBtn.addActionListener( showTextBl ); showTextDialogCancelBtn.setActionCommand( showTextDialogCancelBtnName ); showTextDialogCancelBtn.addActionListener( showTextBl ); } // getter getTextField() returns the string entered by the user protected String getTextField() { String text = new String( textField.getText() ); return text; } // end getter getTextField() // setter that clears the text field protected void clearTextField() { textField.setText( "" ); } // end setter clearTextField() } // end class showTextDialog
/* ShowReversedTextDialog.java * * Description: this class presents a modal dialog box that presents the user- * entered text reversed in a text field, and 2 buttons, ok and * cancel * * Author: GregBrannon, October 2010 */ package examplemfcgui; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JCheckBox; import javax.swing.JDialog; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class ShowReversedTextDialog extends JDialog { private JPanel mainPanel; // clock-in dialog components private JButton showReversedTextDialogOkBtn; private JButton showReversedTextDialogCancelBtn; private String showReversedTextDialogOkBtnName = "showReversedTextDialogOkBtn"; private String showReversedTextDialogCancelBtnName = "showReversedTextDialogCancelBtn"; private JTextField textField; // constructor showReversedTextDialog() public ShowReversedTextDialog( String reversedTextToShow, ExampleView owner, boolean modality ) { super( owner, modality ); setTitle( "Show Text Reversed" ); setPreferredSize( new Dimension( 320, 150 ) ); setDefaultCloseOperation( JFrame.HIDE_ON_CLOSE ); setResizable( false ); // create the panel that will be the container mainPanel = new JPanel(); // create the buttons showReversedTextDialogOkBtn = new JButton( "OK" ); showReversedTextDialogCancelBtn = new JButton( "Cancel" ); showReversedTextDialogOkBtn.setActionCommand( showReversedTextDialogOkBtnName ); showReversedTextDialogCancelBtn.setActionCommand( showReversedTextDialogCancelBtnName ); // create the text area textField = new JTextField( reversedTextToShow, 20 ); // add text field mainPanel.add( new JLabel( "Text: " ) ); mainPanel.add( textField ); // add buttons mainPanel.add( showReversedTextDialogOkBtn ); mainPanel.add( showReversedTextDialogCancelBtn ); // add the components to the frame, specify placement, arrange the // components, and make visible add( mainPanel ); setLocationRelativeTo( owner ); pack(); } // end constructor showTextDialog() // method showReversedTextActionListeners is called by the controller to // add its action listener to this class' buttons. protected void showReversedTextActionListeners( ActionListener showReversedTextBl ) { showReversedTextDialogOkBtn.setActionCommand( showReversedTextDialogOkBtnName ); showReversedTextDialogOkBtn.addActionListener( showReversedTextBl ); showReversedTextDialogCancelBtn.setActionCommand( showReversedTextDialogCancelBtnName ); showReversedTextDialogCancelBtn.addActionListener( showReversedTextBl ); } // getter getTextField() returns the string entered in the text field protected String getTextField() { String text = new String( textField.getText() ); return text; } // end getter getTextField() // setter that clears the text field protected void clearTextField() { textField.setText( "" ); } // end setter clearTextField() } // end class showTextDialog
I did 3 things slightly differently in the dialogs for instructional purposes. Note that lines 75 and 77 of ShowTextDialog set the buttons action commands in the method that adds the controllers ActionListener rather than during the construction of the dialog as was done for the main view. And just for the heck of it, in the class ShowReverseTextDialog.java, I set the ActionCommand in both the main body of the JDialogs constructor (lines 55 and 57) and in the method that attaches the controllers ActionListener to the buttons (lines 86 and 89). They all work. I see the construction pattern used for the main view as more intuitive, but that may just be me.
Also note that the constructors for the 2 child JDialogs do not set them visible. I suggest you try adding the code that makes them visible as the last line of their constructors to see what happens. In the controller, I also show that the observed behavior is the same whether the JDialogs are removed from view by using either the dispose() or setVisible( false ) methods.
One more thing before moving to the controller. Lets review the purpose of the very simple Example.java program.
/* Example.java * * Description: Example.java contains the main() method that creates a model, * a view, and a controller, passing the model and the view to * the controller. * * Author: GregBrannon, November 2010 */ package examplemfcgui; public class Example { public static void main( String[] args ) { // create a model of the program's logic ExampleModel model = new ExampleModel(); // create a view of the program's main user interface ExampleView mainView = new ExampleView(); // creates the controller that links the model and the view ExampleController controller = new ExampleController( model, mainView ); } // end method main() } // end class Example
The main() method in Example.java instantiates a model and a view and passes them both to the the controllers constructor. This simple action gives the controller everything it needs to coordinate activity between the view and the model or to map the users inputs on the view(s) to the models data and methods.
With the main() methods function fresh in our minds, lets move to the controllers constructor to see what it does with what the main() method passes.
/* ExampleController.java * * Description: This class maps the user's actions in the the view to the data * and methods in the model. * * Author: GregBrannon, November 2010 */ package examplemfcgui; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; public class ExampleController implements ActionListener { private ExampleModel model; private ExampleView view; private ShowTextDialog showTextDialog; private ShowReversedTextDialog showReversedTextDialog; // constructor ExampleController() public ExampleController( ExampleModel model, ExampleView view ) { this.model = model; this.view = view; // add this class' actionListener to the view's buttons view.exampleViewBtnListener( this ); } // end constructor ExampleController() // the method actionPerformed() to handle the main GUI button presses public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent action ) { // retrieve the user-entered text and send it to the model model.setEnteredText( view.getShareTextField() ); String viewAction = action.getActionCommand(); if ( viewAction.equals( "showDialog1Btn" ) ) { // create the dialog that shows the text showTextDialog = new ShowTextDialog( model.getEnteredText(), view, true); // add the listener to the show text dialog showTextDialog.showTextActionListeners( new ShowTextDialogActionListener( showTextDialog ) ); showTextDialog.setVisible( true ); } else if ( viewAction.equals( "showDialog2Btn" ) ) { // create the dialog that shows the reversed text showReversedTextDialog = new ShowReversedTextDialog( model.getReversedText(), view, true); // add the listener to the show text dialog showReversedTextDialog.showReversedTextActionListeners( new ShowReversedTextDialogActionListener( showReversedTextDialog ) ); showReversedTextDialog.setVisible( true ); } else if ( viewAction.equals( "cancelBtn" ) ) { view.dispose(); } } // end method actionPerformed() } // end class ExampleController // class ShowTextDialogActionListener provides the action listeners for the // ShowTextDialog and the actionPerformed() method to process them class ShowTextDialogActionListener implements ActionListener { ShowTextDialog view; public ShowTextDialogActionListener( ShowTextDialog view ) { this.view = view; } public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent ae2 ) { String actionEvent2 = ae2.getActionCommand(); if ( actionEvent2.equals( "showTextDialogOkBtn" ) ) { // one way to remove the dialog view.dispose(); } else if ( actionEvent2.equals( "showTextDialogCancelBtn" ) ) { // another way to remove the dialog view.setVisible( false ); } } } // end class ShowTextDialogActionListener // class ShowReversedTextDialogActionListener provides the action listeners for // the ShowReversedTextDialog and the actionPerformed() method to process them class ShowReversedTextDialogActionListener implements ActionListener { ShowReversedTextDialog view; // constructor ShowReversedTextDialogActionListener() public ShowReversedTextDialogActionListener( ShowReversedTextDialog view ) { this.view = view; } // end constructor ShowReversedTextDialogActionListener() public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent ae3 ) { String actionEvent3 = ae3.getActionCommand(); if ( actionEvent3.equals( "showReversedTextDialogOkBtn" ) ) { // one way to remove the dialog view.dispose(); } else if ( actionEvent3.equals( "showReversedTextDialogCancelBtn" ) ) { // another way to remove the dialog view.setVisible( false ); } } // end method actionPerformed() } // end class ShowReversedTextDialogActionListener
First, note that the controller is made up of the main public class with its constructor and two additional ActionListener classes. The additional classes arent nested or inner classes. I believe they may be called helper classes by some, but Im fuzzy on that point. Note that the access modifier for the additional ActionListener classes is the default or package-private modifier. Try using any other modifier and see what happens.
The controller is where the magic happens. The controllers constructor, which as I mentioned before includes the ActionListener interface, first makes a local reference to the model and the view and then adds itself as an ActionListener to the view using the views exampleViewBtnListener() method. The controllers actionPerformed method then waits for something to happen. When it detects the views buttons have been pressed, it uses the views accessor to retrieve text the user typed in the JTextField and then it decodes which button was pressed by using the ActionEvents getActionCommand() method. The getActionCommand() method returns the ActionCommands that were assigned to the views buttons at lines 70 and 71 of ExampleView.
Once the actionPerformed() method knows which button was pressed using the getActionCommand() method, the proper logic can be executed. If Button 1 was pressed, ActionCommand = showDialogBtn, and the child JDialog, showTextDialog is created. A Button 2 signal similarly will cause the showReversedTextDialog JDialog to be built.
But whats the next step? How does one do anything with the child windows? This is the formula:
1) Create child window
2) Add an ActionListener from the controller to the child window
3) Make child window visible
This formula is executed twice for the 2 child JDialogs in the controllers lines 43 - 50 and lines 55 - 63. Once step 3 from the above formula is executed, the controller waits for the next button signal from the active view. The child JDialogs are modal to the main JFrame owner, so only one window can be active at a time. I havent tried allowing more than one window to be active at a time. I leave that investigation for interested readers.
In summary, Ive shown the essential elements necessary to successfully build a Java GUI using Swing in an MVC architecture, extending the simple examples typically found on the Internet to include child windows that have functional buttons and shared data. I welcome your comments, suggestions, and questions.


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NEWBERRY, S.C. – Newberry College sprinted to a 12-2 lead in a shade over four minutes and led by as much as twenty in the second half on their way to a 60-44 victory over visiting Coker College Tuesday night at Eleazer Arena. The Lady Indians start a season 3-0 for the first time in school history, and avenge a 77-48 defeat at the hands of the Cobras (1-2) last season.
Newberry used a balanced offensive attack and high-pressure defense to force 27 Coker turnovers, translating those miscues into 25 points.
"The thing that I'm most proud of is that we competed as a team," Newberry head coach Jason Brink said following the game. "We had contributions from 14 ladies tonight, and I'm proud of them for playing as a team."
The Indians doubled up the Cobras 28-14 at the break and extended that lead to 42-22 at the 13:27 point. However, Coker stormed back with eight straight points and trimmed the lead to 44-34 with 6:43 remaining in the game before Newberry went on its own 12-6 run to ice the game.
Senior Laura Banda (Holcomb, Kan.) led all scorers with 12 markers, and Tonique Frasier (Walterboro, S.C.) pitched in ten. Forwards Nicha Bellinger (Greenville, S.C.) and Tonya Deese (Prosperity, S.C.) had solid outings, combining for 13 points and 11 boards and effectively neutralizing Coker's potent post players.
Coker's Michelle Glover (Beaufort, S.C.) was the only Cobra to reach double digits, scoring 12 and pitching in 11 rebounds. Tara Nelson (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and Shamae Hemingway (Conway, S.C.) scored eight points each.
Newberry plays its first game away from Eleazer Friday, traveling to Lander to face the Bearcats in the Lander Classic. Coker plays at home December 1 against Allen University at 6 p.m.


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Wow the lakers got lucky haha
Wow the lakers got lucky haha
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So, pekovic was gonna eat Pau?
Nash would help this team so much more if he would just spot up and shoot every time he has a sliver of an opening. He's the best shooter on the team, so start gunnin!
Pau played fantastic.
Wingstop txt!!!!!
Clark with another good game even if he chucks a little too much but was very active on the boards
Must win in Detroit.
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wow did i hear that right? Just our first road win in 2013?
no idea what to expect from a Calderon Pistons. Calderon tore Nash up last time, and the pistons haven't had unselfish G play like him well since Billuos was dealt. Could be interesting, hope not but it could be
Good game from Pau 22 and 12
cool.. avenged GT survived..
No Metta in the 4th Q = WIN!
Clark + Pau kinda reminds me of the good ol' days with Odom and Pau.
Pau was great tonight. Clark was solid. Nash was good and Kobe has been playing great team ball.
Metta needs to have a shot limit. No more than 6-8 fga or else he gets fined
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Catchable-sized trout are scheduled to be stocked this week into the following waters, listed by county.
Catchable-sized trout are scheduled to be stocked this week into the following waters, listed by county.
Alpine - Alpine Lake, Caples Lake, Indian Creek Reservoir, Stanislaus River (Clarks Fork).
Calaveras - Angels Creek, Stanislaus River (North Fork), White Pines Lake.
El Dorado - Kirkwood Lake.
Fresno - Big Creek (Huntington), Courtright Reservoir, Dinkey Creek, Hume Lake, Kings River (below Pine Flat Dam), Mammoth Pool Lake, Portal Forebay, Rancheria Creek, San Joaquin River (below Friant Dam), San Joaquin River (South Fork), Tamarack Creek, Tenmile Creek (Upper), Ward Lake, Wishon Reservoir.
Mariposa - Big Creek, McSwain Reservoir.
Mono - Buckeye Creek, Convict Lake, Deadman Creek, Ellery Lake, George Lake, Glass Creek, Grant Lake, Gull Lake, June Lake, Lee Vining Creek (South Fork), Little Walker River, Lundy Lake, Mamie Lake, Mammoth Creek, Mary Lake, Mcgee Creek, Mill Creek, Molybdenite Creek, Owens River (Section 3), Robinson Creek, Rock Creek (Sections 1 and 2), Saddlebag Creek, Saddlebag Lake, Sherwin Creek, Silver Lake, Tioga Lake, Trumble Lake, Twin Lake (Lower and Upper, Bridgeport), Twin Lakes (Mammoth), Virginia Creek, Virginia Lake (Lower and Upper), West Walker River (Sections 2 and 3).
Nevada - Boca Reservoir, Donner Lake, Prosser Reservoir.
Plumas - Bucks Lake, Feather River (North Fork, Belden).
Shasta - Baum Lake, Burney Creek (Lower, Middle and Upper), Grace Lake, Hat Creek (Middle and Upper), Hatchet Creek, Sacramento River.
Sierra - Boca Reservoir, Gold Lake, Salmon Lake (Upper).
Siskiyou - Cold Creek, Kangaroo Lake, Kidder Creek (Orchard Camp), McCloud River (Fowlers, Lower Falls), Sacramento River, Siskiyou Lake, Wagon Creek.
Tehama - Battle Creek (South Fork).
Trinity - Carrville Pond, Coffee Creek, Trinity River (East and Stuart forks), Trinity River(above Clair Engle Lake).
Tuolumne - Beaver Creek, Herring Creek, Lyons Canal (Columbia Ditch), Lyons Rservoir, Moccasin Creek, Pinecrest Lake, Powerhouse Stream, Stanislaus River (Clarks, Middle, North and South forks), Tuolumne River (Middle and South forks).


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SOURCE: "A Kind of Alaska: Pinter and Pygmalion," in Classical and Modern Literature, Vol. 16, No. 3, Spring, 1996, pp. 231-40.
In the following essay, Knowles explores Pinter's use of the Pygmalion-Galatea myth as a theme in several of his plays.
The printed text of A Kind of Alaska1 is preceded by a note indicating the source for the play, Dr. Oliver Sacks's book Awakenings, published in 1973. Awakenings records case histories of sufferers of sleeping sickness, encephalitis lethargica, who were treated with the drug L-DOPA which brought them back to life after decades in a trance-like limbo. Pinter took some details from the case of "Rose R."2
"Rose R" was a New Yorker, born in 1905, who lived an adventurous partying life until the age of twenty-one when in 1926 she was struck down by what Dr. Sacks describes as a "virulent form"3 of the disease. For forty-three years "Rose R" remained in...
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