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What Do You Like Making Vs. What Sells
koreyej replied to phill's topic in Business, Marketing, and AccountingBingo! Even with something as simple as a bowl, which has a million uses, people seem to need to be told what it's for. I can't count how many times someone has come into m y booth and said 'That's a beautiful bowl, but I just don't know what I'd use it for.' Food, maybe?!? Of course, as soon as you say 'ice cream bowl', they say 'I don't like ice cream'! How about salsa? 'I thought you said it was for ice cream'. AAAAAUUUUUUGH! Yes! I have two sizes of bowls in my cupboard for daily use. Not once have I said "No! That's only for salsa, put that back and use the cereal bowls instead". People.
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What is this Wheel Worth?
koreyej replied to Benzine's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkIt's priced at $1200. It's worth half that. Agreed. At the list price this is overpriced. The wheel threw well, was not too bad on drive pucks, and was built like a tank. However, considering the values out there in smaller space efficient excellent belt drive wheels for much lower prices, this thing is a dinosaur. I bought one about 5-6 years ago for $175. This came from a guy who got it at school auction, so I'm sure he paid less than that for it. I replaced the seat and it's worked great ever since. I'd put $75-$100 on it and see what happens!
DIY Magnetic Trimming Chuck
koreyej replied to John255's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkWhere did you get these magnets?
I've hit a lot of milestones this year: setting up my own fully-functioning studio at home, firing my own kiln, doing my first pottery show and signing up for another one, actually putting inventory in my Etsy shop and making my fist sale there, too. I am so very pleased with my progress. Thanks for asking the question! Sometimes, it's easy to get discouraged with small setbacks. It's good to look back and see how far I've come.
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Pottery Videos
koreyej replied to Pottery by Penny's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkI'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who can't afford to spend $$ on videos. Off to look for freebies!
Firing electric kiln in wooden shed
koreyej replied to Smallshapes's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkI am going to make these modifications to the shed when summer rolls around, thanks! It's not a digital kiln so that's not an issue and it's so cold outside I am not too worried about the shed overheating until it warms up outside. What I meant was it would be a good idea to follow other's suggestions on the shed. All of that was already said. My comment only had to do with your ware.
Firing electric kiln in wooden shed
koreyej replied to Smallshapes's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkI am going to make these modifications to the shed when summer rolls around, thanks! It's not a digital kiln so that's not an issue and it's so cold outside I am not too worried about the shed overheating until it warms up outside. The shed should be fine. However, you may want to consider downfiring your kiln. I fire in similar circumstances, and have experienced some pinholing from the quicker cooling due to the cold temperatures outdoors. Good luck!
Carpal tunnel
koreyej replied to Ginny C's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkDiane, thanks! That may help both me and my husband. Thanks for posting!
I'm sorry to tell you Chris, but Cone 28 is where it is all happening. And real potters do all of that construction work of studio, wheel, kiln, and shelves without the use of those corrupting influences: power tools. But keep at it..... in 2,000 years you might be getting close to acheiving this goal. best, .......................john I really appreciate your comments about "real potting". Made me laugh. I have heard a bit of this snobbery over the years and wondered how other potters reacted to it. Glad to know some of you think it is just as ridiculous as I do. I view it like this: my math teacher used to make us learn how to do calculations by hand. Then we got to use the calculator. It's nice to know how to do some of these things on your own, and have an appreciation of where materials come from, how much energy it takes to fire a kiln, etc. However, it's not cheating to use the calculator (or the electric kiln, or Mason stains, or premade clay, or even a commercial glaze or two). It's efficient.:Dsrc="http://ceramicartsdaily.org/community/public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif">
vitrified unglazed pottery and food
koreyej replied to cambriapottery's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryFunny question. Isn't that what Pampered Chef's ware is? Personally, I like my ware glazed. However, they offer a lot of ovenware that is not glazed and sell it as food safe. Maybe worthy of some investigation?
Diamond drill bit suggestions
koreyej replied to justin1287's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryI have to DeWalt diamond bit I purchased from Ace Hardware. It works really well for me.
Ketchup Red Glaze
koreyej replied to Mary T's topic in Clay and Glaze ChemistryFor premade, Coyote also offers 2 copper reds; Oxblood and Snowy Plum. They are really cool, but need to be applied thickly to get the red. I think there is also a recipe in the archives for a chrome-tin pink that looked like it would be fun to try. http://coyoteclay.com/ Four ways to red
What is your favorite time of the process?
koreyej replied to Chris Campbell's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkHey! I resemble that remark...(sitting at a desk answering the phone and working on the computer all day, eight hours, five days a week! Only five years left until retirement, unless I win the lottery)..... I am a recreational potter for the past six years, five years belonging to a community (Helena Clay Arts Guild, http://helenaclayart...d.blogspot.com/ and the past year in my home studio. My favorite time of the process EVERYTHING, throwing, trimming, glazing, opening the kiln after cooling time is up and peering inside… Edie. Edie, I did my time at a desk myself, attached to a phone. That's why I said it! ANY part of the clay process beats that hands down. Especially a good wood fire...maybe this spring.
What is your favorite time of the process?
koreyej replied to Chris Campbell's topic in Studio Operations and Making WorkThe best time for me, consistently, is sitting down at the wheel to create. A good session of throwing always puts me in a great mood. I feel centered (haha), very zen. The whole world could melt away or burn down around me and I would not care. Too bad it is so brief! Then it's on to trimming, pulling handles, kiln loading and unloading, glazing, selling (ugh). Not that any part of it is awful. It beats sitting at a desk answering the phone all day!!!


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This first photo needs no caption. Just enjoy it. It is meant to be ENJOYED.
As previously mentioned, it was Mimi's birthday last week. Only…she doesn't call it a birthday. She calls it the 327 Anniversary. God I love her. Anyway, here are some pictures she posted on Instagram of what Nick Cannon did for her on the 327 Anniversary. That butterfly cake looks disgusting. Will this woman ever tire of balloons? It really doesn't take much.
Then they went to the beach for a romantic car ride, or something. Because it's definitely romantic to not be alone and have an assistant around iPhoning all the "moments". Really though, the only purpose of the beach photos is to show you that she is thin.


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Drunken moose are terrorizing parts of Sweden, according to multiple media reports.
Earlier this month, an Ingaro man couldn't get into his house because a pack of five intoxicated moose were blocking the front door, according to Metro.
And in Stockholm, another got into a bit of a brawl with a swing set, sending police to the scene.
Apparently, the moose are getting drunk after eating rotten apples.
It's a recurring issue for law enforcement in Sweden when apples start falling from the trees each fall.
Huge animals like moose "can be really dangerous" and become "fearless" after consuming the fermented fruit, Stockholm police spokesman Albin Naverberg told The Local.
In 2011, Swedish rescue workers had to come to the aid of a drunk moose that got itself tangled in a tree.


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Today is Saturday, June 15, the 166th day of 2013. There are 199 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On June 15, 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington head of the Continental Army.
On this date:
In 1215, England's King John put his seal to Magna Carta (�the Great Charter�) at Runnymede.
In 1219, forces led by King Valdemar II of Denmark defeated the Estonians in the Battle of Lyndanisse.
In 1836, Arkansas became the 25th state.
In 1849, James Polk, the 11th president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tenn.
In 1864, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton signed an order establishing a military burial ground, which became Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1902, the 20th Century Limited, an express passenger train between New York and Chicago, began service. (The Limited made its last run in Dec. 1967.)
In 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York's East River.
In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer pitched his second consecutive no-hitter, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-0 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first night game at Ebbets Field, four days after leaving the Boston Bees hitless by a score of 3-0.
In 1944, American forces began their successful invasion of Saipan (sy-PAN�) during World War II. B-29 Superfortresses carried out their first raids on Japan.
In 1962, Students for a Democratic Society, at the conclusion of a five-day convention in Michigan, issued the Port Huron Statement.
In 1978, King Hussein (hoo-SAYN�) of Jordan married 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who became Queen Noor.
In 1993, former Texas Gov. John Connally, who was wounded in the gunfire that killed President John F. Kennedy, died in Houston at age 76.
Ten years ago: With a deadline passed for Iraqis to hand in heavy weapons, U.S. forces fanned out across Iraq to seize arms and put down potential foes. The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA championship, defeating the New Jersey Nets 88-77 in Game 6. Golfer Jim Furyk won the U.S. Open. Actor Hume Cronyn died in Fairfield, Conn., at age 91.
Five years ago: President George W. Bush went for a bike ride and attended church in Paris, then he and his wife, Laura, traveled to London for meetings with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, as well as Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife, Sarah. The NBC News program �Meet the Press� paid tribute to its host, Tim Russert, who had died two days earlier. �In the Heights� was named best musical, �August: Osage County,� best play, at the Tony Awards.
One year ago: President Barack Obama eased enforcement of immigration laws, offering a chance for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and work. Republican Mitt Romney launched the next phase of his presidential campaign, kicking off a six-state, small-town bus tour and telling middle-class Americans that President Obama hadn't given them �a fair shot.� An armored car heist at the University of Alberta in Canada left three armed guards dead; suspect Travis Baumgartner faces trial on murder charges. Daredevil Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk on a tightrope across Niagara Falls. (The feat was broadcast live by ABC-TV, which required Wallenda to wear a safety tether.)
Today's Birthdays: Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo (KWOH�-moh) is 81. Rock singer-actor Johnny Hallyday is 70. Actor Simon Callow is 64. Singer Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) is 64. Rock singer Steve Walsh (Kansas) is 62. Comedian-actor Jim Belushi is 59. Country singer Terri Gibbs is 59. Actress Julie Hagerty is 58. Rock musician Brad Gillis (Night Ranger) is 56. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Wade Boggs is 55. Actress Eileen Davidson is 54. Bluegrass musician Terry Smith is 53. Actress Helen Hunt is 50. Rock musician Scott Rockenfield (Queensryche) is 50. Actress Courteney Cox is 49. Country musician Tony Ardoin is 49. Country musician Michael Britt (Lonestar) is 47. Contemporary Christian musician Rob Mitchell is 47. Rock musician Jimmy McD is 45. Actor-rapper Ice Cube is 44. Actress Leah Remini is 43. Actor Jake Busey is 42. Bluegrass singer-musician Jamie Johnson is 41. Rock musician T-Bone Willy (Save Ferris) is 41. Actor Neil Patrick Harris is 40. Actor Greg Vaughan is 40. Actress Elizabeth Reaser is 38. Rock singer Dryden Mitchell (Alien Ant Farm) is 37. Rock musician Billy Martin (Good Charlotte) is 32. Actor Denzel Whitaker is 23.
Thought for Today: �Inject a few raisins of conversation into the tasteless dough of existence.� � O. Henry (William Sydney Porter), American author (1862-1910).


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If you need a jump-start for all the festivities coming up, then make the Connecticut Master Chorale's Holiday Prelude Concert one of your annual traditions. With something for everyone, even a Grinch will come out with its heart pumped up a size or two after listening to this group's wonderful mix of seasonal music, presented each year on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Hundreds of loyal listeners and a few new ones enjoyed the CMC's concert at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown last weekend.
CMC music director and conductor Tina Johns Heidrich seems to have the magic touch for finding new material for her group to perform. The 55 blended voices in CMC were joined by the ten-piece Holiday Brass band for about 15 heart-warming holiday tunes, with familiar mixed with new.
They opened with brass fanfare and percussion in the high spirited "Joyfully Sing!" by Brian Petersen, with balanced harmonies handled well by all sections. The band and singers were woven together in a shining arrangement of "Sweet Songs of Christmas" by Christopher Dedrick of the Canadian Brass.
May Steinberg provided a happy-go-lucky piccolo solo, along with Joseph Jacovino on piano in John Rutter's "Shepherd's Pipe Carol." They presented a primer for Thanksgiving with a portrait of Americana in the instantly recognizable sounds of Aaron Copland's "The Promise of Living," from his opera "The Tender Land."
Alto Nancy Northrup was featured in a lovely solo in "Judith's Land," arranged by Lawrence McCoombe. I know we're not in Salt Lake City, but you could close your eyes and imagine Mack Wilberg leading his choir as CMC sang "Gloria tibi Domine." With booming basses and well-tempered tenors, it's no surprise that Heidrch's arrangement of "Boar's Head Carol" sounded good. They closed the first portion of the concert with a medley of carols arranged by Theron Kirk, ending in a fully embellished rendition of "O Come, All Ye Faithful."
Following intermission, they went on an exploration, with three tribal tunes that combined cultures amazingly well, with drums and piano in "African Advent Carol" by Michael Barrett. Ethereal women's voices sang softly in the lullaby "Yoo, Yoo (Baby Won't Sleep). The rhythmic "Ogo ni fun Oluwa!" made me feel like I was in Nigeria.
Cindy Pena and all the sopranos were glowing in Andy Beck's "Light a Candle." I have to admire everyone's restraint for not dancing in the aisles as Heidrich shared her heritage with everyone in her arrangement of the bouncy "A Greek New Year's Carol." For 14 years with CMC, Murray Mast has made playing the steel drums look easy. The warm Caribbean sun was shining in "Calypso Noel" and the heat went up even more for "Pat-a-Pan Salsa," giving real freshness to the old tune.
Jacovino and the chorale were nostalgic and emotional in an elegant version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Drums and brass propelled them into a rocking finale with "He Drew the Line."
After 14 years, Heidrich and CMC have developed a distinctive finely polished sound and made many recordings of their performances. Last week when I heard them while listening to the radio, I was glad that I was going to see them again for one of the high points of the holidays.
Jan Stribula is a freelance writer in Ridgefield and can be reached at email@example.com.


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Hair- JLife's New Smart Series Airs This Fall On ABC
Hairstylist Shawn Finch shows off his style in the new fall series" See Cate Run," that will be airing on ABC. Finch's work has been seen on shows such as Day Break, Pepper Dennis and Strong Medicine.This show was his first introduction to the JLife Haircare line which was especially sent for the show stars Jenna Elfman and Amy Smart.
Smart, has very fine hair and it can easily be weighed down with product so it is easy to over do it with product, resulting in weighed down hair that has no hold. This a particular concern for stylists not only on set, but everywhere. Because of this issue, the JLife team recommended, the Surf Girl Sea Spray for softer styles and Air fixx Spray for setting the styles. Heat Shield UV Straightening Protector, for blow drying and keeping breakage to a minimum when drying the hair.
Look for the beautiful results, coming soon on a small screen near you.


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Luminaria is going big
Arts extravaganza expands its boundaries
This year, Luminaria is stretching out.
The sixth annual arts blowout, which has been contained within the boundaries of HemisFair Park for the past two years, will spill out onto Alamo Street. It will even dip below street level, taking in part of the River Walk. And a handful of "fringe" artists will spend the evening on the outskirts of the footprint, setting up shop in King William and on Houston Street.
More than 600 artists — including visual artists, multimedia artists, writers, musicians, theater artists and dancers — will be taking part in the event Saturday night.
The event will cover more ground than it has the past few years, but it's still a manageable size, said Artistic Director Richard Rosen.
"You're not going to walk more than a mile or two all the way if you did the whole thing," he said. "The people that don't want to walk any farther than HemisFair will still find plenty to see there. There's some really exciting things, I think."
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What: Annual downtown arts blowout.
Where: HemisFair Park; Alamo Street between Market and César Chávez; and the Arneson River Theatre.
On the fringe: Fringe artists can be found at the Alamo Street Eat Bar, 609 S. Alamo St., at 231 E. Houston St. and at the Marriott Plaza Conference Center on South Alamo Street.
When: 7 p.m.- to midnight Saturday.
Admission: Free
Food: Ten food trucks and 21 food booths will be located at the event.
Park and ride: I'm still waiting for an answer on this, which I suspect means there won't be park & ride. But I don't know for sure.
Rain plan: Outdoor installations will be moved into the Convention Center.
Information: luminariasa.org
Complete schedule: See a map and comprehensive lost of participants
One aspect of Luminaria that has grown each year, whether the boundaries were expanding or contracting, is the crowd size. It began with about 100,000 pouring downtown in 2008; last year, estimates put attendance up over 300,000.
"I had 10,000 come through and see my work the first year I did it," said artist Sabra Booth, who is co-chairing the visual arts committee this year.
New York artist Kate Temple is delighted by the possibility of exposing her work to that large an audience in the span of a few hours.
"I can't believe that," she said, smiling. "I can't quite get my head around it."
She visited the city a few weeks ago to scope out the space she was given for "You Me," a site-specific installation she is creating for a small adobe house in the park. The piece was inspired by the colors of the area's soil and of the San Antonio River. It will feature a single word in neon on the floor and the sound of water, among other things.
It's just one of many large-scale installations planned for the event. Allowing artists the chance to go big was one of the guiding ideas behind this year's event.
"That was one of our goals, to give artists the room to be expansive," Rosen said.
Whoop Dee Doo, a Kansas City, Mo.-based arts collective, is doing just that. It'll be a gear shift from last year, when they made their Luminaria debut with "Meowcrowave," an installation tucked into a corner of the Women's Pavilion.
"We were part of the festival, but you feel isolated in the basement of the building," said Matt Roche, one of the group's directors.
This year, Whoop Dee Doo will have more room to work with — they'll have the two-story Kampmann House all to themselves. And they'll be more front-and-center, since that's not far from the entrance to HemisFair Park.
Inspired by the park's origins as a world's fair expo, they'll be turning the space into a house of the future/haunted house.
"We're going to be doing an installation and performance that'll take place on the outside of that house," Roche said. "We'll be doing stuff from the windows, and there will be audio and light and maybe some video presentation."
Whoop Dee Doo is one of three collectives — San Antonio-based Lullwood Group and Meow Wolf from Santa Fe, N.M., are the others — commissioned to create new work expressly for Luminaria.
They've all been given big chunks of real estate in HemisFair.
The Lullwood Group, a nine-member collective that runs the 107 Gallery, will be transforming the Frida Kahlo Gallery at the Instituto Cultural de México with an interactive installation titled "Binary."
"We're going to try to create an environment out of that space," said Lullwood member Willie Sanchez. "We'll be using light, visuals and weather balloons and all sorts of things that people can interact with. ... It will be this vortex where you're going into this binary universe. We're looking for this experience of coming into this otherworldly area."
Meow Wolf will be taking over all of the Women's Pavilion with "Nimbus," an immersive, interactive, multimedia piece.
"We are crafting an otherworldly dreamscape," said Corvas Brinkerhoff, one of the project's organizers. "Basically, what we do is, we make dreams that people can walk into and experience. With this one, we're making one devoted to light and sound and narrative."
There will be multiple tracks of sound that will interlock. And there also will be fog. Lots and lots of fog.
"Sometimes people have some issues with that," said Vince Kadlubek, who is also helping to organize the piece. "It's totally safe, totally non-toxic."
Just outside of HemisFair, on the street in front of Magik Theatre, the San Antonio-based Aesthetic of Waste theater and visual arts collective will be presenting the large-scale performance piece "The Literal Definition of Waste." Two actors will be sitting atop junked cars, one reciting all of Claudius' lines from "Hamlet" and the other reciting all of Gertrude's lines; other actors will circle them, in constant motion, reciting other texts.
It will be challenging physically — Seth Larson, the company's artistic director, described it as "a five-hour endurance piece" — and a nurse will be standing by. However, medical assistance will only be provided to the actors if a member of the audience requests it.
"I'm excited by the scope, ambition and insanity of it," said Laurie Dietrich, co-chair of the theater arts steering committee.
Chris Sauter's contribution is so big it cannot be contained by Luminaria.
Sauter is creating a body of work devoted to St. Apophenia, "patron saint of patternmakers, fortunetellers, the mentally ill and artists.
"She came out through my research when I began reading about science and how it interacts with religion," he said.
Sauter is creating an image of St. Apophenia out of disparate objects, which will be projected against the wall of the Convention Center; less complex images will be displayed throughout the event. Sauter also will hand out prayer cards devoted to her.
"This is a teaser," said Kathy Armstrong, associate director of Luminaria, adding that Sauter's project will be expanded into a multivenue exhibit this fall.
Melissa Ruizesparza Rodriguez, who performs under the name Saakred, is also thinking big. She and architect Arturo Vilchis plan to build a 15- to 20-foot pyramid in which visitors can find some calm. Those who come inside for one of two performances by Saakred can also take in an immersive, multimedia experience taking them from birth to rebirth.
Troy Peters, who co-chaired the music steering committee and is the music director for Youth Orchestras of San Antonio, said he's particularly looking forward to seeing the piece.
"I have no idea what it's going to be," he said, "but I'm going to be there to see it."
Given the fact that Luminaria changes every year, that's not a bad approach to the event as a whole.
Twitter: @DeborahMartinEN


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LSP Local Food Handling Guidelines
LSP has helped develop a series of three fact sheets that provide guidelines on legally and safely selling food into local Minnesota markets. The three fact sheets are:
• Sale of Shell Eggs to Grocery Stores & Restaurants in Minnesota.
• Sale of Meat & Poultry to Grocery Stores & Restaurants in Minnesota.
• Providing Safe, Locally-Grown Produce to Commercial Food Establishments & The General Public in Minnesota.
LSP Fact Sheet: Buying Directly From a Farmer
A fact sheet on how consumers can bypass the corporate bottleneck when buying food
Checklist: Things to Consider as you Buy Local
This is a checklist developed by LSP's office in southeast Minnesota to help eaters when they are trying to make local food buying decisions.
CSA Farm Directory
Each Spring, LSP publishes a directory of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farms. for eaters in Minnesota and western Wisconsin who are interested in becoming "members" of local, sustainable farming operations.
Stewardship Farm Directory
The Stewardship Farm Directory is a list of LSP member-farmers and retailers offering organic fruits, vegetables, and grains, antibiotic- and hormone-free meats, free-range chickens and eggs, milk and cheese from grass-fed cows, and more. The list also includes food co-ops, restaurants, and food processors that carry products grown by LSP members.


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Comparing SEO & Social Media as Marketing ChannelsBlog Post: November 16, 2010
I think lumping all social traffic into one segment is a bit naive. If you could create some "social-exclusive" offers for your product such as Dell's Twitter-only specials, this could really create some incentive for people to follow SEOmoz on social properties AND drive some sales. It would be best if you could segment the "informative/discussion" social posts and "offer related" social posts with Bit.ly links tied to GA campaigns and see how your offer related posts/links do. If you can't come off the price, maybe there are special addons you could throw in through a social offer, or perhaps a time-sensitive or quantity limited offer that would close a person who's on the fence about membership.


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A Primer of Ecology
Sinauer Associates, 1995 - Ecology - 206 pages
With the aim of teaching students the essential models in population and community ecology, this book explains in detail the basic concepts of exponential and logistic population growth, age-structured demography, metapopulation dynamics, competition, predation and island biogeography.
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A charter school's philosophy
This is going to be a bad news-good news piece.
First, the bad news. We regularly hear how the United States isn't preparing enough low-income students for college and the careers of the future. What's more depressing is in Stamford, that problem is very real. Roughly half of Stamford's low-income elementary school children are below grade level in reading, writing and math.
To make matters worse, these students and their families have very few public school options. And they can't afford to move to a higher-quality school district.
But there is hope, and that's the good news. We have proposed creating a new public school for Stamford children that's replicates a nationally recognized public school in the Bronx, N.Y., named the Bronx Charter School for Excellence (BCSE).
In 2012, the year BCSE received the U.S. Education Department's National Blue Ribbon Award: 95 percent of BCSE's students were proficient in math; 86 percent were proficient in English. And over the years, 96 percent of BCSE's students and staff have remained with us -- proof that both children and teachers are pleased with the environment and that parents are pleased with the results.
Our proposed school is called the Stamford Charter School for Excellence (SCSE). Yes, it's a charter school. And before those who like to criticize charter schools (without ever having visited one, by the way) start doing their thing, let me tell you what our school does.
We are excellent partners within our communities.
In New York City, we were chosen to help one of our neighboring district schools improve its practices and learn from our school's model. Connecticut's new district-charter partnerships program may provide a similar opportunity here in Stamford. We would love the opportunity to collaborate with the local school district to share in SCSE's results while creating a platform to support this new school and share its best practices.
Our school model and mindset account for what works best in schools.
1. We believe in our students and we challenge them to achieve, with rigor but also with love. We want to educate the whole child, and we start in Pre-K because we know those early years are incredibly important.
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Charters are funded by a separate grant from the state, so we do not take funding away from the local school district, though the city must help with special education and transportation services.
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Knitted Gifts Fast
This super chunky knitted scarf took less than a day start to finish. Including figuring the style and making the buttons. The pattern was one I thought of that would work best for this project.
You can use any alternatives but these are what I used and would bode best for this pattern. Plus the quality of the yarn speaks volumes on this project. Ideal as a winter time gift.
Dimensions 7.5″ x 28″
What you need
1 x ball of Sirdar Denim Ultra Wool (super chunky)
8mm Knitting Needles
3 x 15-18mm Odd but similar sized buttons with preferably 4 sewing holes.
Small piece of colour coordinating Wool Felt to cover buttons
Needle and thread
Using the 8mm knitting needles
Cast on 18 sts
(Rib pattern row)
[Row 1 -K2, P2 until last 2 stitches, K2]
[Row 2 -P2, K2 until last 2 stitches, P2]
knit Row 2 of rib pattern
knit Row 1 of rib pattern
(Body of scarf)
(right side row)Knit row
Purl row
Continue scarf body pattern until you reach 26″ ending on a wrong side
Knit Row 2 of rib pattern
Knit Row 1 of rib pattern
Knit Row 1 of rib pattern
Knit Row 2 of rib pattern
Cast off and tie in any ends not weaved in.
The buttons were made using a simple technique. With leftover yarn from the scarf. There should be more than enough if you have good tension.
Cut 3 lengths of yarn at around 8″
3 x 2″ diameter felt circles, or big enough to cover the buttons as pictured.
Tie knots in the centre to make a bobble. Split the yarn so you have 4 tails (see picture below) and thread each through the 4 eyes of the button.
Using small stitches, make a running stitch around circles of felt. Do not knot yet.
Pull slightly on the thread so that it creates a slight dome shape. Place in the prepared knotted wool and button. Pull the thread and make sure the thread covers the back of the button centrally. Tie off the thread after sewing over the felt and yarn to secure the back, as these will be pulled at when used.
Using the picture to help you with placement, use the tails of the buttons to tie onto the rib of the scarf. Making sure they line up with the natural holes created by your stitches.


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FBReaderJ supports epub, oeb and fb2(.zip) file formats. Visit 5 popular network libraries for a large set of e-books. Download and read a book directly from the program! Or put a file manually into /sdcard/Books directory.
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· New color picker dialog (AmbilWarna library is used)
· Updated Spanish localization (by Diego Bernardi, sponsored by Panacea Supplies)
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· Updated Dutch localization (by Frank Fesevur)
· Bitknights dictionaries support (by Norbert Kenderesi)
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· Fixed decimal point separator in preferences (idea by Dennis Sheil)
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· Fixed ePub books scanning.
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· Fixed Ukrainian hyphenations
· Fixed missing paragraph before new section issue (in some book formats)
· Smaller font size in library, TOC, etc.
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· Fixed series order
· Fixed ToC behaviour for some ePub files
· Fixed font size processing for CSS
· Fixed crash for invalid fb2.zip files
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· "Open library" and "open network library" items in back button menu
· Fixed ePub support for books with missing TOC file
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· Added support for strikethrough text in fb2 files
· Updated Hungarian localization (by Szabo Lajos Balazs)
What's New in 1.3.7:
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· Android 3.*/4.0: Action bar is shown by default (Uncheck Settings -> Appearance -> Show action bar to hide)
· Fixed "question symbols in menu" issue
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· Buggy proguard optimization has been disabled
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· Galaxy Tab specific Book info issue has been fixed
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· Android 3+: bottom button line is now invisible during reading.
· Protected custom OPDS catalog can be added.
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· Basket in LitRes e-book store
· Image scaling has been fixed
· Hyperlinks processing in epubs has been fixed
· Updated Italian localization (by Enrico Speranza)
· Romanian localization (by Mary Hit)
· Polish localization (by Tomasz Dlugosz)
· Aard dictionary integration has been added
· android.fbreader.action.VIEW action for opening FBReader from external applications
· Hyphenates long (multi-line) words even if hyphenations are disabled
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· Updated Romanian translation (by Mary Hit)
· Accurate page counting for very short books (less than 3 pages)
· Multiple small bugfixes
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· Swipe distance for starting page scrolling is < = 0.5 inch for all devices
· Authors with same surnames are not merged in the library
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· An issue with painting of first word on the first page has been fixed.
· Misc fixes in LitRes.ru integration.
What's New in 1.1.1:
· FBReader API for plugins has been added
· Czech translation has been updated (by Marek Pavelka)
· Dutch translation has been updated (by Frank Fesevur)
· German translation has been updated (by Ingolf Kubler)
· "All books from this series" link for LitRes catalogue
· Related links for books in "LitRes/My books" catalogue
What's New in 1.1.0:
· Text selection (original code has been written by Dmitry Gordeev)
· Traditional Chinese localization (many thanks to Fung T)
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· Fixes in OPDS subsystem
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· Separate settings for image view: background color, long tap behaviour
· Fixed html annotation processing
· Hardware buttons light disabling is now optional
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· LitRes.Ru authorization issue has been fixed
What's New in 1.0.6:
· Fixed scrolling in tap-only mode
· Fixed ePub 3.0 processing (parsing on META-INF/container.xml has been added)
What's New in 0.99.18:
· Web-free icon
· Cover/TOC loading for ePub files has been fixed
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· Book/position remembering has been fixed
· Categories displaying in FeedBooks feed has been fixed
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· Support for more dictionaries has been added (by Steffen Siebert)
· Option 'show status bar when menu becomes visible' added (by Steffen Siebert)
· New features in LitRes.RU library support: series list and recommendations
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· Mobipocket images/cover/links support has been added (by Steffen Siebert)
· Galician translation has been added (by Miguel Anxo Bouzada)
· Czech translation has been updated (by Marek Pavelka)
What's New in 0.99.9:
· An annoying light line at left side of the screen has been fixed
What's New in 0.99.4:
· SVG images in EPUBs are supported
· Relative link processing in epub files has been fixed (thanks to Stefen Siebert)
· A list of dictionaries is supported (ColorDict, Fora, FreeDictionary.Org, SlovoEd German-English). Code is partially written by Stefen Siebert
· Author of currently opened book is selected in library
· FB2 files with multiple XLink namespace prefixes processing has been fixed
· Dutch localization (by Frank Fesevur) has been added
What's New in 0.99.3:
· Keys/trackball word selection is disabled by default. Select word by long tap or go to Preferences dialog->Dictionary section to enable 'All words navigation'
What's New in 0.99.2:
Local library changes:
· New Library view (like network library view)
· File tree item in library view
· 'Favorites' item in library view
· New book info activity: large cover image, annotation, etc.
· Local library activity has been moved to a separate process
· Speed and memory usage improvements for HUGE epub libraries
New features in LitRes.Ru integration:
· All new features were moved to a separate plugin to avoid questions about "strange permissions required by FBReader"
· Refilling LitRes account via text messages
Options dialog:
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· Dependent options
· Color picker dialog
· Font directory option is only shown if external fonts are supported
Footer changes:
· Footer style has been changed: filled rectangle is now used
· Footer color option has been added
· TOC marks in footer have been added (this is an optional feature)
Other new features:
· Integration with ColorDict (a dictionary) has been implemented
· Finger scrolling option has been extended; both tap and flick can scroll pages
· Network library: language filter has been added
· Devices with no hardware menu button are supported: double tap in the bottom half of the screen shows a menu
· Czech resources have been updated (by Marek Pavelka)
· Chinese resources have been updated (by Shucang)
· French resources have been updated (by Mathias Monnerville)
· German resources have been updated (by Ingolf Kübler)
· Hungary resources have been updated (by L. B. Szabó)
What's New in 0.7.17:
· LitRes authentication has been fixed.
· Network catalogs order has been changed: catalog language is used for ordering.
What's New in 0.7.8:
· Processing of large OPDS feeds (> 500 books in one file) has been fixed.
· Network library doesn't throw an Exception if an SD card is unavailable.
· Better error processing for litres e-book catalog.
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You may be looking for Terry or Teri, which refers to a number of characters that appear throughout the Grand Theft Auto series.
- Teri, co-host of Flash FM in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
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- Terry, a character in Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 and Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961.
- Terry Donovan, a real life person and co-founder of Rockstar Games.
- Terry Dorkins, another character in Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 and Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961.
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Designing a Logo
Posted by Guy
We recently changed the name of our company and one of the implications was that we needed to create a new logo for the company.
The name of the company is iglloo (igloo.com was taken, big surprise, but we managed to grab iglloo.com) and when we chose that name I immediately envisioned us having some kind of cute logo, although nothing specific came to mind.
For some reason, we thought it would be pretty easy to create the imagery that goes along with the values what we want our brand to represent (in a nutshell we build apps, primarily for iPhones and iPads), but we quickly learned that creating something "real" out of our vague thoughts, was not an easy task.
We tried a few concepts but the designs that we got were too literal. We kept getting images of igloos.
Things like this:
Lots of designers hang around 99designs looking for projects to work on and they may see your project and submit a design, hoping it will win the contest and they'll get paid.
Similar to the X Prize (and the original Orteig Prize which Charles Lindbergh won in 1927 for flying non-stop from New York City to Paris), the idea is that the sum of all the effort put in to the competition by the participants is greater than the value of the prize.
Essentially you get tons of people working for you for free and one of them gets overpaid a bit for their effort.
Sounds like a great concept, especially for things like graphic design.
I actually really liked the concept (I guess I'm just in love with my own ideas) but the problem was that it doesn't scale. At small sizes that little igloo image is totally not clear.
After about 2 months the logo issue came up again and I went back to 99designs to see the old submissions, maybe looking at them again would give a different perspective. Still nothing spectacular.
Since 99designs offer a refund if you don't pick a winner, I sent them an email and asked how I get the refund. They replied that they can only refund within 60 days and that more than that had passed.
They did offer to reopen our contest and basically start over. So we reopened the contest, again for 1 week.
This time we got WAY fewer submissions. I'm not really sure why (I asked their support and they didn't have any good answers). They also offered to give us their PowerPack for free which basically gets you better listings in their directory along with a few other tweaks so it stands out (usually $85).
The PowerPack didn't make any difference, we just got a few random submissions, nothing even close.
Then while looking at all the different submissions I suddenly ran across this design from the original contest:
|The meaning of the icon according to the designer
Ok, I can live with that.
We then went back and forth playing around with different fonts and stylings, these were among them:
So do I recommend using 99designs?
To an extent. While looking around there at different projects (I was looking to target designers who created things I like) I saw some pretty good designs.
My feeling is that it's kind of a crapshoot, with relatively good odds.
You may be able to get something really good for not a lot of money but you may leave disappointed.
If you can afford $299 then I would give it a try.
I think logos are particularly difficult to design (the story behind the Conduit logo is quite long too) but if you are looking to design a website you'll probably be able to get good results (although 99designs may be a bit more expensive than just buying a template and customizing it a bit).
Written by Omri Harari
December 6, 2011 at 8:43 PM
I Like :-) especially the humoristic edge of thy process :-)
Written by 99designs review
December 9, 2011 at 1:36 PM
Good basics on this subject. bit of confusion with the colors and printing processes though. If you are choosing spot colors for your logo to be reproduced in print. You will need to get a hold of a Pantone book and choose proper!


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Deep Space 1
In 1995, NASA kicked off the New Millennium Program, an initiative to test technology in space to benefit future space science research. The first platform was Deep Space 1, which launched in October 1998 with innovative systems like autonomous navigation, miniaturized cameras, and an ion propulsion engine that needed to prove its usefulness for long-duration missions.
The primary 11-month technology demonstration went well, according to NASA project manager Marc Rayman. Then the mission team sent Deep Space 1 off on a two-year mission to fly by the comet Borrelly (pictured) in September 2001. But just two months into the trip, the spacecraft's star tracker, a critical space navigation tool, failed. The initial reaction from NASA officials was that the incident was fatal to Deep Space 1. "But when you have a team of passionate and ambitious explorers," Rayman says, "you don't give up easily."
Indeed, the team saw the situation as an entirely new test for their suite of equipment, and dreamed up ways to jury-rig the systems to replace the star tracker. After seven months, engineers had developed new command software that would make use of the miniature camera and the autonomous navigation system—transmitting the software update to the spacecraft, now a couple of hundred million miles away, at a painfully slow rate. At one point, the data link to the spacecraft was interrupted, causing everything that had been uploaded up to that time to be lost. That was the lowest point for Rayman and his team, he says. Still, they started again.
On September 21, 2001, Deep Space 1 flew into the icy dust cloud of Borrelly and took the first images of the nucleus of a comet.
Freelance writer Zoe Krasney lives in New Mexico, surrounded by the history and future of aviation and space exploration.


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The first step in beginning German research is to identify the immigrant ancestor as fully as possible from U.S. sources, including a birth date, date of immigration, province of origin, and, if possible, a precise town of birth. Church records, obituaries, naturalizations, census records, and passenger lists all can provide important clues. Additional material not listed in this pathfinder may be found by consulting the library's online catalog under the subjects: Germans in ...; Germany, etc.; under a specific province, such as "Palatinate" or "Hesse," or under a specific record type.
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The Genealogy Department maintains a strong collection of guidebooks for beginning German research. Some of the works listed below contain important bibliographies that lead to other sources.
Bentz, Edna M. If I Can, You Can Decipher Germanic Records. San Diego, California: The Author, 1983. /Gc 929 B44i/ A guide for deciphering German script. Includes definitions of Latin terms, occupations and diseases.
Brandt, Edward R. Genealogical Guide to East and West Prussia (Ost - und Westpreussen): Records, Sources, Publications & Events. Minneapolis, MN: E.R. Brandt, 2002. /Gc 943.1 B734g/
______________. Germanic Genealogy: A Guide to Worldwide Sources and Migration Patterns. 2nd ed. St. Paul, MN: Germanic Genealogy Society, 1997. /Gc 943 G317a/
Jensen, Larry O. Genealogical Handbook of German Research. Pleasant Grove. Utah: The Author, 1983. 2 vols. /Gc 929 J45g/ A basic guide. Provides examples and translations of parish records.
Minert, Roger P. Deciphering Handwriting in German Documents: Analyzing German, Latin, and French in Vital Records Written in Germany. Woods Cross, UT: GRT Publications, 2001./Gc 943 M662de/
Minert, Roger P. and Shirley J. Riemer. Researching in Germany: A Handbook for Your Visit to the Homeland of Your Ancestors. Sacramento, CA: Lorelei Press, 2001. /Gc 943 M662r/
Riemer, Shirley J. German Research Companion. 2nd ed. Sacramento, CA: Lorelei Press, 2000. /Gc 943 R44ga/
Schweitzer, George R. German Genealogical Research. Knoxville, Tennessee?: The Author. 1992. /GC 929 Sch93g/ A basic guide that provides addresses and sample letters for requesting information from Germany.
Smith, Kenneth L. German Church Books: Beyond the Basics. Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1989. /GC 929 Sm52g/ A guidebook for church records.
Suess, Jared H. Central European Genealogical Terminology. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, Inc., 1978. /Gc 929 Su24c ref/
Thode, Ernest. Address Book for Germanic Genealogy. 6th ed. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. /Gc 929 T35af 1997/
______________. German-English Genealogical Dictionary. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992. /Gc 929 T35g/
Passenger lists, available on microfilm, occasionally offer clues about an immigrant's origin in Germany. In addition, many of the emigration lists below will record a person's departure from a specific village in Germany.
Burgert, Annette K. Check this author's name in the online catalog for references to dozens of volumes listing German emigrants and their place of origin.
Filby, P. William. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index. multi-volume. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, 1981-. /Gc 929.11 F47/ Indexes references to millions of immigrants, including many Germans.
German Emigrants Register. Diepholz, Germany: s.n., 1992. /microfiche/ Contains 12,000 names of emigrants, army deserters, and missing heirs from across the former German Empire.
Glazier, Ira A. and P. William Filby, eds. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1850-. Multi-volume. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1988-. /Gc 929.13 G315/ Indexes millions of German immigrants on the microfilmed U.S. passenger arrival lists.
Glazier, Ira A., ed. Germans to America-Series II: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports in the 1840s. Multi-volume. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, Inc, 2002-. /Gc 929.13 G315a/
Hacker, Werner. Auswanderungen aus Baden und dem Breisgau. Stuttgart: Theiss, 1980. /Gc 929.13 H11a/ Lists 11,666 emigrations from Baden and the Breisgau in the 18th century. User guide in English.
_________. Auswanderungen aus demfruheren Hochstift Speyer nach Sudosteuropa und Ubersee im XVIII Jahrhundert. Kaiserslautern: Heimatstelle Pfalz, 1969. /Gc 943.46 H11a/ Lists about2400 18th-century emigrations from the Bishopric of Speyer.
_________. Auswanderungen aus Rheinpfalz und Saarland im 18 Jahrhundert. Stuttgart: K. Theiss,1987. /Gc 943.42 H11a/ Lists 16,834 emigrations from the Palatinate west of the Rhine andother small territories in the area. User guide in English.
_________. Kurpfalzische Auswanderer vom Unteren Neckar: Rechtsrheinische Gebiete der Kurpfalz. Stuttgart: Konrad Theiss, 1983. / Gc 929.13 H11k/ Lists 2356 emigration cases from the Palatinate east of the Rhine River. User guide in English.
Hamburg Passenger Lists: Direct Lists March 2, 1850 -Dec. 31, 1900 and Direct Index April 1, 1855 - April 5, 1901. /microtext/ A record of departures from Hamburg, one of the principal ports ofembarkation.
Rohrbach, Lewis Bunker. The Salzburger Expulsion Lists. Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 1999. /Gc 943.63 R636s/
Schenk, Trudy, et. al. Wuerttemberg Emigration Index. Salt Lake City, UT: Ancestry Inc., 1986-2002. 8 volumes. /Gc 929.13 Sch17w/ Lists thousands of emigrants to America from Wuerttemberg. Smith, Clifford Neal. More than twenty-five individual texts containing German passenger lists, some of which have not been indexed in Filby's Passenger and Immigration Lists Index. For a complete listing, check under the author's name in the online catalog.
Stumpp, Karl. Emigrants from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862. Lincoln, Nebraska: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1973. /GC 929.13 St95e/ Lists 20,000 emigrant families with origins.
Zimmerman, Gary J. and Marion Wolfert. German Immigrants: Lists of Passengers Bound from Bremen to New York, 1847-1871 with Places of Origin. Baltimore, MD: GenealogicalPublishing Co., 1985-1993. 4 vols. /Gc 929.13 Z65g, Gc 929.13 Z65ga, Gc 929.13 Z65gb, Gc929.13 Z65gc/ Lists origins for 137,000 immigrants.
Auerbach, Inge and Otto Frohlich, eds. Hessische Truppen im Amerikanischen Unabhangigkeitskrieg. (HETRINA) Marburg/Lahn: Der Archivschule Marburg, 1972-1987. 6 vols. /Gc 973.34Aalmar Bd. 1-6/ Computer printouts of German mercenary troops from Hessen-Kassel (v. 1-4), Waldeck (v. 5), and Hessen Hauau (v. 6), 1776-1784. Includes soldier's town of origin.
Kelly, Arthur C. M. Hessian Troops in the American Revolution: Extracts from the Hetrina. Rhinebeck, NY: Kinships, 1991. 6 vols. /Gc 973.34 Aa1ke/
Autoatlas, Deutschland : 1:200,000. Berlin: R.V. Verlag, 1996. /Gc 943 Au82/ German atlas for a reunified Germany.
Hall, Charles M. Atlantic Bridge to Germany. Logan, UT: Everton Publishers, 1974-1997. 10 vols. /Gc 929 H14a/ Detailed maps with lists of church records by place. The volumes cover: 1) Baden-Wuertemberg; 2) Hessen, Rheinland-Pfaltz & the Palatinate; 3) Bavaria; 4) Saarland, Alsace-Lorraine & Switzerland; 5) Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg & Bremen; 6) Mecklenburg; 7) Nordrhein-Westphalia; 8) Prussia: Brandenburg, East Prussia, West Prussia, Pommerania, Posen; 9) Saxony, and 10) Hannover.
Maps of the German Empire, 1845-1916 (Karte des Deutschen Reiches). /microtext/ Detailed maps of the German Empire. Scale 1:100,000. Published in the 19th and early 20th centuries, this is the most detailed German map series available in the Genealogy Department. Use the map numbers from the grid at the beginning of the roll to find the more detailed maps that follow. Minert, Roger P. Check this author's name in the online catalog for references to place name indices available for Schleswig-Holstein (with Bremen, Hamburg, and Lubeck), Braunschweig, Oldenburg, Thuringia, Hanover, Baden, Hesse, Hesse-Nassau, Mecklenburg, Palatinate, and Wurttemberg.
Mueller, Joachim. Muellers Grosses Deutsches Ortsbuch. 18th ed. Stuttgart: Mair, 1974. /Gc 943.003 M91m/ Lists more than 107,000 places with those in western Germany referenced to the Deutsche Generalkarte, described above. Instructions inside the cover.
Neue Grosse Shell Atlas, 1990-91. Ostffidern, Germany: Mairs Geographischer Verlag, 1990. /GC 912.4 N36 1990-91/ Scale 1:400,000.
Thode, Ernest. Interpreting Mispelled, Misspelt, Misspelled German Place-Names. Marietta, OH: E. Thode, 1992. /Gc 929 T35i/
Wright, Raymond. Meyers Orts-und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs: With Researcher's Guide and Translations of the Introduction, Instruction for the Use of the Gazetteer and Abbreviations. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000. 3 vols. /Gc 943 W93m/ The most comprehensive gazetteer available for the German Empire. Includes a guide in English.
Surnames may offer clues about an ancestor's place of origin. Although some, such as occupational names, are found throughout the former German Empire, others are more rare and can be traced to a particular region. The following dictionaries provide information about the origin and meaning of German surnames.
Bahlow, Hans, Dictionary of German Names. 2nd ed. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2002. /Gc 943 B14da/
Brechenmacher, Joseph Karlman. Etymologisches Woterbuch der Deutschen Familiennamen. 2vols. Limburg/Lahn: Starke, 1957-63 /Gc 929.4 B74e/
Gottschald, Max. Deutsche Namenkunde. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter & Co., 1971. /Gc 929.4 G7ld/
Minert, Roger P. Spelling Variations in German Names: Solving Family History Problems Through Applications of German and English Phonetics. Woods Cross, UT: GRT Publications, 2000./Gc 943 M662sp/
The Genealogy Department's holdings of German vital records is limited to what is available on the International Genealogical Index component of FamilySearch available at www.FamilySearch.org, which includes millions of birth and marriage records. In addition, the collection also houses many published genealogies of German nobility and burghers, including coats of arms for some families. Several other sources listed below trace the German origins of 18th century immigrants from the Palatinate.
Almanach de Gotha: annuaire genealogique, diplomatique et statistique. 111 vols. Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1819-1934. /Gc 929.7 A16/ Covers all grades of German nobility, including commoners who were granted coats of arms and/or raised to minor nobility status.
Almanach de Gotha: Annual Genealogical Reference. London : Almanach de Gotha Ltd., 1999. /Gc 929.705 Al6A 1999/
Burgert, Annette K. and Henry Z. Jones, Jr. Westerwald to America: Some 18th Century German Immigrants. Camden, Maine: Picton Press. 1989. /Gc 929.13 B91w/ Traces the origins ofhundreds of Palatine families.
Deutsches Geschlechterbuch (formerly Genealogisches Handbuch Burglicher Familien) vols. 1-181, 183. Sorlitz: E.U. Starke, 1889-1980. /Gc 929.13 D48/ Contains the largest series of compiled German genealogies. Many volumes are devoted to lineages from a specific German state. Each volume is indexed, and there is a partial cumulative index. Noble descents in v. 1-42.
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels. vol. 1-10,12-13,15-19. Glucksburg /Ostsee: C.A. Stark Verlag, 1951-1959. /Gc 929.73 G278/ Official genealogical manual of the nobility since 1951. In four series: 1) Furstlichen Hauser (princely houses); 2) Adeligen Hauser (noble houses; 3) Freiherrliche Hauser (baronial houses); and 4) Graflich Hauser (houses of counts or earls). Indexed.
Genealogisches Handbuch des in Bayern immatrikulierten Adels. vols. 1-10. Neustadt/Aisch: Verlag Degener & Co., 1950-1970. /Gc 929.73 G28/ Pedigrees of Bavarian nobility.
Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Freiherrlichen Hauser. vols. 39-42, 44-46, 48-89, 92. Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1889-1942. /Gc 929.73 G71/ Contains noble arms recorded with pedigrees.
Jones, Henry Z. Jr. More Palatine Families: Some Immigrants to the Middle Colonies 1717-1776 and their European Origins. Universal City, California: The Author. 1991. /GC 929.13 J71m/Traces the origins of hundreds of families in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
_________. The Palatine Families of New York: A Study of the German Immigrants Who Arrived in Colonial New York in 1710. 2 vols. Universal City, California: The Author, 1985./Gc 974.7 J71p/ About 550 families are traced to their place of origin in Germany.
Jones, Henry Z. Jr. and Lewis Bunker Rohrbach. Even More Palatine Families: 18th Century Immigrants to the American Colonies and Their German, Swiss and Austrian Origins. 3 vols.Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2002. /Gc 929.13 J71ma/
Rietstap, J.B. Armorial General. New York: Barnes and Noble. Inc., 1965. 2 vols. of text with 3 additional vols. of plates. /Gc 929.6 R44a and R44ara/ Standard work on heraldry for 100,000 European families. Most are illustrated with a series of accompanying plates.
Siebmacher, Johannes. Siebmacher's Grosses und Allgemeines Wappenbuch. 82 vols. Nurnberg: Verlag von Bauer und Raspe, 1856-1938. /Gc 929.8 Si11a/ Contains genealogies of many ancient noble and burgher families. Includes coats of arms.
_________. Jager-Sunstenau, Hanns. General-Index zu den Siebmacher'schen Wappenbuchern 1605- 1961. Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck-U, Verlagsanstalt, 1964. /Gc 929.8 Si11ata/ Index tothe above set.
Some German-interest periodicals include: German Genealogical Digest, German Genealogical Society of America Bulletin, German Connection, Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, and Palatine Immigrant. For a subject index to articles in these and other periodical titles, check the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) or the following index:
Der Schlussel. vols. 1-2 only. Gottingen: Heinz Reise Verlag, 1950-1956. /Gc 016.943 Sch8 v.1 2/ "The Key" indexes German genealogical, heraldic, and historical periodicals by article, place names, and family.
The Genealogy Department owns a number of important bibliographical works that lead to collections of German sources outside this library. The researcher is encouraged to explore them for further references.
Arndt, Karl J. R. and May E. Olson. The German Language Press of the Americas 1732-1968: A History and Bibliography. 2 vols. Munich: Verlag Dokumentation, 1973-76. /073 Ar6g/
Cerny, Johni. A Guide to German Parish Registers in the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988./Gc 943 C33g/
Familiengeschichtliche Bibliographie. vols. 1-7, 11. Leipzig and Neustadt an der Aisch: Verlag Degener & Co., 1928-1963. /Gc 016.92913 F213/ Authoritative bibliography of Germanlanguage genealogical publications.
Family History Library Catalog. Salt Lake City, UT: Genealogical Society of Utah. /Online at www.FamilySearch.org/ The principal German genealogical collection in the U.S., with thousands of microfilmed church records, military records, and other sources.
Johnson, Arta F., ed. Bibliography & Source Materials for Researching German-Speaking Ancestry. Columbus, Ohio: The Author. 1982. /Gc 016.929 B471/
Meynen, Emil. Bibliography on German Settlements in Colonial North America, especially on the Pennsylvania Germans and Their Descendants 1683-1933. Leipzig: Otto Harrassowitz, 1937./Gc 016.9732 M57b/
Miller, Michael M. Researching Germans from Russia: Annotated Bibliography of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection. Fargo. North Dakota: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies,1987. /Gc 016.9784 N81r/
Pochmann, Henry A. Bibliography of German Culture in America to 1940. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1953. /Gc 016.325243 P75b/
Spohr, Oswald, ed. Familiengeschichtliche Quellen: Zeitschrift familiengeschichtlicher Quellennachweise. 13 vols. Leipzig and Neustadt/Aisch: Verlag Degener & Co., 1926-1959./016.92913 F21/ More than 30 million names are indexed in thousands of printed sources withbibliography.
Tolzmann, Don Heinrich. German-Americana: A Bibliography. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1975. /Gc 016.325243 T58g/
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In classes and cocktail hours, lots of people ask me either how they can switch careers into interaction design, or how they can improve their self-trained "IxD" chops.
Of course Cooper offers a number of awesome training courses to help folks do just that (but we can't be everywhere in the world at once) and there are great university courses here in San Francisco Bay Area and around the world (but not everyone can take that kind of time off).
So if you're a self-starter, unable to attend a training session and can't take time off for school, or want to be able to speak the language of interaction design, what can you do? How can you make those first steps to getting more familiar with the field?
I recommend reading up on some of the fundamentals, join up with practitioners online, and actually start designing. More on each follows.
Read up on the fundamentals
Get your hands on copies of the following three books and give them a good read. Not a flip through, and not a skim. These are the basic things you need to know. Please note that I'm aware of the conflict of interest of a Practice Lead at Cooper saying that two of three fundamental books are ones published by Cooper, but even after much handwringing and gnashing of teeth over the seeming conflict of interests, these are still my recommendations. They would be if I didn't work here.
The Inmates Are Running the Asylum
by our own Alan Cooper
"Inmates" details the reasons why designers should lead the charge of software design, and why personas are the primary tool we use to do it.
The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald Norman
Norman plainly lays out the fundamentals of design thinking from cognitive psychology, industrial design, and interaction design standpoints.
About Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design (4th Edition)
by Alan Cooper, Robert Reimann, David Cronin, & Christopher Noessel.
AF4 contains best practices for the medium of the human-computer interface.
(If you happen to be a sci-fi fan, I'll certainly also recommend my own book and blog as a way of applying design thinking to interfaces that appear in that perennially-favorite genre, but it's hardly considered a fundamental.)
Join conversations
A next thing you can do is to get involved with current conversations by practicing interaction designers. That can be in person, by attending conferences and local groups, or it can be online in forums. However you do it, when you join these conversations, you become familiar with shared vocabulary, ways of discussing, and current concerns of real practitioners.
In person: Attend gatherings
- IXDA: The most active and relevant to practitioners, IXDA has an annual conference and lots of active, local chapters
- ACM SIGCHI: More formal and aimed at students and academics, the CHI conferences are where you'll encounter smart people pushing at the forefront of interaction design knowledge
- Local Meet-Ups: Meetup.com is a website where you can find folks interested in meeting around particular topics.
- Cooper Pubs and Parlors: If you're around the San Francisco Bay Area, a few times a year Cooper hosts Cooper Pub and Cooper Parlor, where we sit around, salon-style, and do a deep dive into tools or topics.
Online: Follow feeds
Cooper Journal: Well, OK, you're already reading this blog, but there are lots of design blogs and social media feeds each with its own take on the practice. Here are four others, top of mind. Note that almost any other designer will have different answers to this same question.
If you're the Twittering sort, you can subscribe to some of these same feeds. Or you could trust one of the awesome advanced aggregators like Feedly setting up an interaction design topic, and let it do the work for you.
Online (advanced): Use forums
Forums are places where you can read past and current threads (and of course run into trolls and get burned in flame wars, so keep a clear head about yourself.)
- IXDA's forums are fairly active with practitioners.
- Google groups and Yahoo groups: Have a mix of in-person and online groups, but it's a place.
The internet is global, of course, and groups in different countries may prefer other sites. (If you know of any, drop 'em in the comments for other readers!)
Most importantly, start designing
That's right, start designing. Start today. It doesn't have to be a massive undertaking. There are lots of problems in the world with existing products, experiences, and services for which the tools of interaction design can help shape an answer. Find them and tackle them using materials at hand. Post them to a blog or use them as material in an online portfolio. Get good at solving design problems well with limited time and on a limited budget, and you'll be a shoo-in. ☺
As an example of this kind of design, Cooper has for a few years been publishing informal solutions to such problems as The Drawing Board. Watch a few of these to see examples of Cooper designers tackling a problem in a lightweight way. The following is the most recent at the time of publication.
The Drawing Board Episode 10: Lyrical Travel
You can also find a small real world project, like a website for yourself or a friend. Whatever the project, challenge yourself to put into practice everything that you've learned in order to demonstrate a deep understanding of the topics. These self-starter projects will give you practice and something to discuss with potential clients or employers.
Branching out from here (brace yourself)
It gets deep quickly, and there are dozens of ways to specialize your knowledge. These are just a few…
- More fundamentals: The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design, Designing Interfaces, Designing for Interaction
- Cognitive Psychology: The Humane Interface, Mind Hacks, The Media Equation, Mental Models
- Best Practices: Universal Principles of Design, Universal Methods of Design
- User Research: The User is Always Right
- Information architecture: Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
- Systems thinking: A Pattern Language (and its companion The Timeless Way of Building), Growing Wings on the Way
- Visual design (for interaction projects): The Elements of Graphic Design, Making and Breaking the Grid, Thinking with Type, The Art of Color
- Usability: Don't Make Me Think
- Content strategy: Content Everywhere
- How to program: Design by Numbers (very basics), Processing, HTML5
- Search: Ambient Findability, Search Analytics for Your Site
- Good consulting: Flawless Consulting, Getting to Yes
- Interaction design history: Vannevar Bush, Marshal McLuhan, Richard Wurman (There's lots more)
- Group dynamics: Communities of Practice, Community Building on the Web
- Service Design: The Experience Economy, Service Design (out 2013)
- More general design and technology blogs: NotCot, FastCompany, Signal vs. Noise, How Design Inspiration, Smashing Magazine, Design Observer
You can also get more interested in future technologies, but as these are always changing, I'll leave the specifics as an exercise for the student.
Interaction design is a deep, deep pool (that's part of why I love it) but it's not inaccessible. Get interested and start following some of these leads, find new ones, and you'll be thinking like an interaction designer before you know it.


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Christopher Nolan is not concerned with putting too fine a point on anything.
In "The Dark Knight," he offered an extremely thinly-veiled critique of the war on terror (remember Batman's illegal phone tapping?), and for his grand finale – next summer's "The Dark Knight Rises" – he is clearly all about Occupy Gotham.
Selena Kyle (aka Catwoman, aka Anne Hathaway) delivers the point home, telling Bruce Wayne that he and the rest of Gotham's wealthy are about to face a "storm," led by a hulking man in a mask named Bane (Tom Hardy), as images of mansions being ransacked plays over the scene. It ain't subtle, but since when are comic books subtle?
U.S. & World
The trailer also gives us a look at Gotham's professional football team (played by members of the real-life Pittsburgh Steelers, including an earthquake-outrunning Hines Ward), an amazing flying Batmobile and mysterious glimpses of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard.
"The Dark Knight Rises" opens everywhere July 20, 2012.


text: My daughter was finally potty trained at 2.5 years old and it was a long, drawn out process. I tried everything and even swore I would NEVER do the M & M candy bribery but I gave into sugar! That didn't even work. Here are the potty training basics I learned along the way.What did work was my persistence, extreme patience and allowing her to find her own way (after a bit of prepping of course). After a while, she knew what needed to happen when but it was a battle trying to get her to go. Never the less, the day did come and we finally graduated to big girl underwear! In the end, I collected some great tools and tips that every parent should consider. If you've gone through the potty training school of hard knocks and have some words of wisdom to share please don't be shy – share them here.


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Java Code Signing: Download certificate & sign code
After verifying your certificate request, you can download your certificate files and use them to sign your Java code.
Download your certificate
- In your SSL certificate manager, click Download.
- Not in your SSL certificate manager? Log in to your GoDaddy account.
- Click SSL Certificates.
- Next to the account you want to use, click Manage.
- Complete step 1 above.
- Click Download ZIP file.
Move your certificate file
- Unzip the
ZIPfile you download.
- Open the unzipped folder and locate the file ending in
- (Optional) Rename the
PEMfile to something easier to type, for example
- Move the
PEMfile to the place where you created your keystore.
For Windows users, this is the
bindirectory of your JDK installation—for example:
C:\Program Files\java\jdkversion number\bin
Windows-only preparation
If you're using Windows, you must complete the following steps before you can install the certificate and sign your code.
- Run
cmdas an administrator.
- Move to your JDK installation's
cd C:\Program Files\java\jdkversion number\bin
Install the certificate
- Through your command line, navigate to the directory where you created your keystore. (Windows users should already be here.)
- Install your certificate:
keytool -importcert -file mycert.pem -keystore codesignstore
- Enter your keystore's password.
- Type yes that you want to trust the certificate, and then press enter.
Sign your code
- Sign your code:
jarsigner -verbose -keystore codesignstore -tsa http://tsa.starfieldtech.com/ your jar file.jar codesigncertWindows users might need to use the full paths to their keystore (
JKS) and
- Enter your keystore's password.
- Verify your code is signed.
jarsigner -verify -verbose -certs your jar file.jar
If everything worked, you'll see jar verified.
You should expect to see "This jar contains entries whose certificate chain is not validated." The presence of this warning does not indicate that your certificate won't work.
Next step
- That's it! You can now start distributing your signed code.


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Welcome to Autocade (in beta), the international, editable automotive database. It is a wiki—with a difference. It's global, rather than geographically biased; and, we hope, more accurate than general sites such as Wikipedia, due to careful editing. It's aimed at car enthusiasts, including the motoring press, who may want a quick reference to international models.
You can search by typing a car name into the search box at the top of the page. If the car's not present, you'll see a page with a link you can click to write a new article.
You can hop over to the 'All Pages' link to see what's here. Some marques and nameplates are listed.
Registered users can add and edit information on cars, and all can read the content on this site. Read more about Autocade on the 'About' page.
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Helpful links
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text: Raymond C. Offenheiser, president of Oxfam America, speaks on the theme of peace through development. Oxfam works on relief and development projects in countries like Haiti, El Salvador, and Indonesia to create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and injustice. The organization also has advocacy campaigns on climate change, transparent natural resource extraction and aid reform. Offenheiser focuses on how to make U.S. foreign aid more efficient, effective and supportive of long-term sustainable development. (#18155)


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SC HELP Expands – Sept 2011
WLTX Spotlight: Clayton Ingram describes the SC HELP Program
SC HELP on WSPA
SC HELP on WACH
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All it takes is one hour in the skin track to realize the importance of solid climbing skins. High performance skins will not only deliver you to dream lines, but they will get you back to the trailhead safe and sound. Jones skins are made in Switzerland by Pomoca, one of the most trusted manufacturers in the industry. We've tested our skins over hundreds of hours in the skintrack to stand by both models as the premier splitboard skins in the world.


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Cancer patient education
Cancelled: Ask a Nurse (RN)
Other upcoming events
Aug 10, 2020
Aug 13, 2020
Aug 17, 2020
When: Friday, January 24, 2020 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Where: Odette Cancer Centre (T-wing), 1st floor, PEARL - Bayview Campus, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5
Please be advised that this event has been cancelled.
This is a free casual drop-in information session where patients, families and caregivers can chat with a registered nurse about cancer related symptoms and side-effects. The nurse can share tips and strategies to help patients better manage their symptoms. The nurse can also help connect patients to the information they need.
Sessions on October 10 and 24 feature questions around palliative care.
Located at the PEARL (Patient Education and Research Learning Centre) in the Odette Cancer Centre.


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Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
Media and Community Relations
Welcome to the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (Rancho) Media and Community Relations page. We can quickly connect you with medical experts on a range of rehabilitation topics and trends for comment or background. We can also direct you to other credible information sources.
Rancho physicians, researchers, and therapists cover the spectrum of rehabilitation medicine and are leaders in their field.
To view Rancho news, releases, and resources, select one of the tabs above. For information on the Department of Health Services, visit the DHS main Media Relations page.
For more information, contact:
Rochessa Washington
Phone: (562) 385-7622
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Media Releases
For the latest news from Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (Rancho), check out the media releases:
Robotic Arm – Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Press Release
Recent Press
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center (Rancho) has been featured in the following articles and publications:
Mind-controlled prosthetic limbs allow precise, smooth movement
Brain implant controls robotic arm – with the power of thought
Paralyzed man controls robotic arm with thoughts in quest for mind-controlled prosthetics
Brain implants let paralyzed man move robotic arm
Neural prosthetic device yields fluid motions by robotic arm
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Media Assets – videos, photos, and additional information about Brain Computer Interface (BCI) / Neuroprosthetics
Robotic Arm YouTube Videos:
Next Generation of Neuroprosthetics: Science Explained (Includes animation and narrative)
Next Generation of Neuroprosthetics: Erik's Story (Credit: Keck Medicine of USC)
Drinking a Beverage for the First Time
Brain-machine cooperation. Sorto wanted to be able to drink a beverage at his own pace. Here he cooperates
with a computer by issuing stop and go brain signals for a sequence of actions programmed by the computer
system. Populations of neurons selective for actions can be used to make these state transitions. This
demonstrates how higher-level cognitive signals can interface with lower level machine control signals.
Collaborators at John Hopkins University developed the robotic arm. (Credit: Caltech)
Surgery & Rehab
This seven-minute video, captures the day of surgery, moving robotic arm for first time, first drink and
rehabilitation. (Credit: Keck Medicine of USC)
Erik G. Sorto – Patient
Dr. Mindy Aisen, Rancho Los Amigos – rehabilitation team lead
Dr. Charles Y. Liu, Keck USC- lead surgeon; Dr. Christianne Heck, Keck USC – neurologist
Dr. Richard Andersen, Caltech – principal investigator


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