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The 5th Annual Regular Expression Day (And Prizes) - June 1st, 2012
It's June 1st. You know what that means - it's the 5th Annual Regular Expression Day! A day where we set aside our differences and come together, unified as one people, brought together by our love of pattern matching! And, while we all have access to that love year-round, let's make sure we take today to share that love with each other.
NOTE: If you are already completely lost and have no idea what I'm talking about, please checkout my video and slide presentation - Regular Expressions, Extraordinary Power. They will blow your mind and change your world forever.
This year, I was definitely late out of the starting block. I didn't come up with the contest idea until last night. Then, I spend a few frantic hours before bed (and a few more this morning) trying to put it together. All in all, though, I think it came out pretty well! I just hope you have fun playing!
Enough Jibber-Jabber - What Can I Win?!
The point of the game is to match as many Regular Expression patterns in the time allotted (one minute). For each pattern, you have to supply a snippet of Text that the given pattern would match. There will be one grand-prize given to the highest scorer; and, several smaller prizes given, at random, to participating contestants.
Since I'm late at getting this public, I'll let it run until Monday night (June 4th).
NOTE: Patterns in this game are NOT case-sensitive.
Short link: https://bennadel.com/2383
Reader Comments
Wow, I was lousy at that! It would be nice if it showed which ones I got right at the end after it's insulted me with "you've got 1 right". ;-)
Normally we work the other way around trying to create a regex to achieve a goal, so it was fun and proves what a great logical language regexes are for COMPUTERS to understand! :-D Good stuff Ben, you never fail to entertain through good tutorials, humour or challenges.
Love the game, Ben. I've played through it a few times, scoring between 14 and 23. So hey, other players, at least you know a number to beat. :)
With some additional features, I think this could actually be a great learning tool. If you ever end up spending more time on it, one thing that might be interesting to look into is some kind of pattern generation/randomization (within constraints), rather than choosing randomly from a list of prewritten patterns.
I love the idea, it was entertaining :)
Okay, I'm done... I feel my score is very respectable... 33 :-)
Can't get past that number...
I need some work with the \b selector... the \b..\b. something or other one always made me pause way too long.
THANKS soo much for putting this together! Regex is the tool that everyone should master
33? That's just not natural! Solving just over 1 per second. You needn't bother owning a computer with that kind of brain power inside your noggin. ;-)
Better fire it up again, @Ben Dalton. I just scored 34. ;-) And I'm a slow typist.
Damn, and I was kinda proud of my little ol' 5...
Make that 36. :)
Jason Salvo, I played through it more than a dozen times, so the numbers I (and probably Ben Dalton) posted aren't entirely fair.
Ben Nadel, some of the regexes are very well designed for this challenge. As Ben Dalton mentioned, the \b..\b style regexes, as well as some of those with backreferences, take a moment to think through, which is good. I also like the ones that have a shorter answer (which saves on typing time) than is immediately obvious.
oh man! I was hoping you'd do the pix thing again this year so I'd at least have half a chance! Oh well...I still tried lol. I probably did the worst. I hope you'll leave it up, though, so we can practice with it. I know my score probably won't improve any, but I bet it will help me at least learn a little about reg ex's a little more.
Thanks for having this! It was fun.
Great game. I keep playing even though the contest is over. You should create a leader board and stats (#attempts, % correct, etc) for next year's contest.
Best regex day yet. I hope you'll consider expanding on the game as Quincy suggested. Maybe add a time penalty/reward for getting answers wrong/right. (I found that I can cheat by just skipping the \b..\b one.)
I love the way that a lot of the regexes have an easily guessable answer (like /M(o)(\1|u)se/), but it takes a bit of thinking to figure out why the answer is correct and what not-so-obvious alternatives exist. How can you exploit that? Maybe present the same regex again later and ask for a different answer to the one that was given previously?
Glad everyone is/had a fun time playing! I know it's taking me a while to get all the scoring done - it's been a busy week. Definitely getting to it today!
I think you should make next "year's" (not sure I really want to wait that long) contest about submitting material for your "input" file. This is one of those fun ways to learn, and more examples would really improve it.
First, I want to thank everyone for their participation - this year was incredibly successful! I had literally *hundreds* of submissions! Totally badass! And, it was awesome to see some people really progressively get better for like 5-10 submissions! Very cool :D
There were a number of people who came in over 60 pattern; considering that there were only 60 seconds to play the game, I have to assume that they figured out how to stop the JavaScript-based timer. Well played ;)
Ok, so taking some extreme outlier into account, the grand winner is:
Jacob Bailey with 41 matches!
Rock on!
Then, I selected 4 additional winners from the submission:
* Angela Buraglia
* Daniel Roberts
* Patrick McElhaney
* Jason Salvo
I'll email you guys regarding your prizes.
Thanks again to everyone who participated. I'll put the code for the game up on GitHub shortly for anyone who is interested!
Wow, awesome! I knew I did well, but I have to admit that I never actually expected to hold the high score.
Thanks for the game Ben! It was insanely fun and I certainly learned a few new tricks while playing.
My regFu is much stronger now... :>
In case anyone is interested, here is the GitHub repository for the RegEx 2012 Game:
Definitely not "best practices" architecture; but not bad for whipping together in 4 hours :)
That was fun. I did play the game a few more times. the score improved, but I guess it wouldn't ever improve enough to win or anything. At least I'm learning regex a little better (I think).


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Oksana Grigorieva is eviscerating her legal team -- TMZ has learned she's fired her criminal defense lawyers ... not necessarily a good thing when you're under criminal investigation.
We're told Grigorieva gave her seasoned criminal defense lawyers Mary Fulginiti and James Spertus their walking papers yesterday, and sources say the breakup was "ugly."
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Just days ago Grigorieva switched family law attorneys -- hiring Sorrell Trope's firm.
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A few months back I urged you to read TDM's autobiography Mulligan's Stew, with the promise that if you did you would get a lot more out of the interview that we're publishing with him. Did you read it? The story of this legendary music journalist where he shares his life (so far) with us? From being an RCMP officer with a smalltown rock radio show in Alberta all the way to hosting a wine TV show with Jason Priestley, if you haven't yet I urge you to pick up this fantastic offering from and about one of Vancouver's treasures: Terry David Mulligan.
He's the subject of a roast this Friday at Federico's Supper Club on Commercial, so I figured we'd publish this piece while the Mulligan iron is hot. Click HERE to learn more about the roast c/o Miss604.com and continue reading for some thoughts from Terry on why he returned to Vancouver, what he's been up to with Jason Priestley, and who his favourite Vancouver band of all time is.
With Josie in his backyard on the North Shore. Photo: Bob Kronbauer
So, why'd you move back to Vancouver?
Grandkids. Our kids are having kids and two of them are on Saltspring Island and, you know, Naramata Bench is four-and-a-half to five hours away from Vancouver and then Vancouver is another four, four-and-a-half hours to Saltspring, and that's a day. How many days have you got? You've got a couple, one day down, one day back, one day on Saltspring? That's just crazy. And also we have a grandson here in North Vancouver, or West Van. North Van, actually, and we just wanted to see them. And when you get to that point you just go "Well, there's no decision to be made. Let's go." That's it. Let's go.
So do you think you're back for good?
The only thing that I could see doing would be dividing our time between San Francisco, which we love, we lived there for four years, and Vancouver. And not specifically San Francisco. More like Napa or Sonoma – Vancouver. Because I'm going to continue to do the wine show, I hope, and we love San Francisco, crazy about San Francisco, but it's even more expensive than Vancouver. I think what we'll do is we'll spend most of our time here but we will spend maybe January, February, March there kind of thing…
Is that when you film your show, Hollywood and Vines? In February?
No, we shoot it when Priestley's got time, when he's not directing or acting and when Chad [their producer] isn't doing something.
Is it true that you originally met Jason at a celebrity fishing tournament?
Actually, we had seen each other before that at auditions. He would be going in to audition for the role of 'Son' and I would be going to audition for the role of 'Dad', or 'Brother.' But it was during that celebrity fishing trip that we just started to talk about doing a show. He had come to my house before the trip and he said "All those CDs that you've got." "Yeah?" "Well do they send them to you?" And I said, "Well, yeah. I'm playing them on the radio and they're promo copies and they want me to know about their music." "Wow. Free music. How about that." And we just sat there and looked at our rod tips for about 30 seconds. And then he went "Wow. Imagine if we did a wine show." And then another minute went by and then "Free wine?". We both looked at each other and went "Free wine. Wow! Free wine!" and that's exactly how it went. I mean we're out on the ocean; we've got all the time in the world. Just sitting there bouncing around. Free wine. Yeah!
So we started talking about it and then it all sort of started to take shape. And then he had his accident with his car on the racetrack, and it took more than a year to recover, walk and talk and speak, and just sort of move again. And then he said, "Let's go shoot the show.". So I was thrilled and delighted, and that's what we've been doing.
What was that fishing show you did… Terry and the Tiger? Was that a pilot or did you ever do more episodes than one?
It was a pilot. And I loved the show. Loved the show. It was myself and Tiger Williams, and our guest was John Candy.
[Laughs] Where's the pilot? Where is it?
I've got it somewhere. I'm probably the only one who has a copy.
Can I see it?
No, it's on 3/4 inch and I've got nothing to play it on. But I will, I'll make certain to make a copy so that people can see it. I might even pop it on the internet. I loved it. I loved shooting it. I loved the actual thing. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that the whole bust up of the guide shack in Campbell River. I tell you there must be people still telling the story of John Candy and Tiger Williams creating havoc one Saturday night in Campbell River. Can you imagine? And to get John out of bed and into a shower and into a boat so that we could finish off the show, that was the tough part. It was wild, it was WILD.
Would you want to do it again? Because I've thought about doing a modern fishing show that isn't geared towards professional fishermen like all of the shows are these days. Something more accessible.
There's only a couple of fishing shows that actually work, the rest of them just suck beyond belief. I just realized that to talk to John Candy in Hollywood would be tough, or New York or wherever, or on a movie set or whatever. To put him on a boat where he has no management, no agents, no lawyers, no nothing, just out on a boat, you get the best interview. Just get 'em away from their normal life, get them out, put a rod in their hand and let them drift. You know, you get stuff from an interview out there that you wouldn't get anywhere else. And very reflective. People start to think about their lives and their places in it. It's pretty cool.
What's the closest, best winery to Vancouver?
The best wineries here are California Cult Classics, which is in North Vancouver, below Marine Drive, in the industrial area. That's Frank Gigliotti's wine club and he brings his grapes overnight from Napa and he's bringing in Stagecoach and Beckstoffer. Two of the best growers, the best, the best of the best in Napa and he brings them up in a huge plastic sack, travel container, and makes HUGE wines, like BIG reds and BIG whites in this incredible winery that's right in the middle of the industrial area. And it's a wine club and when they first started I think the barrels were, like, $8,000. And you could buy the barrel and you could have all the wine that came from that barrel, that's a lot of bottles, right, and it was yours. On the face of the planet that's your barrel and those are your wines and the wines are like top, the best of the best. If you were buying these wines in a wine store they'd be 75 bucks, easily, maybe a hundred, hundred twenty-five, hundred fifty. And Frank started this club and now it's big time. I think those barrels may be $10,000 each now. And all the hockey players… two of them will go in together and get a barrel of wine. Between his wine and the winery in New Westminster, again in an industrial park that you would never see, it's called something Pacific [Pacific Breeze Winery], they're now winning wine shows with their wines. And they bring in their juice from other places as well. They're guys who had won every amateur wine contest on the weekends for a couple of years and then they said "Let's just start making wines" and they did. Wine people know them know now, because they've been winning awards.
Photo: California Cult Classics
What makes Vancouver awesome, for you?
Well, you have to understand that I'm seeing Vancouver with a whole different set of eyes. I grew up here. It was my home for many, many, many years. But I've been gone for four years in the Okanagan, so when you came back, you see Vancouver in a very different light. You appreciate Vancouver for what it is, but you have to go away. If you see if every day and you never see, you never have any comparisons, you might not miss it as much as I did. And I love the Okanagan and I'd still be there but we want to be grandparents, we want to be part of our kids' families. And so there's no question there, we're going to do that. But to come back to Vancouver and rediscover it, I just love the city.
TDM on the cover of Vancouver Magazine in 1987
What makes it great is, well, a day like this, which is beautiful. The pace of the city. The buzz of the city. The culinary adventure that is Vancouver food. I love the fact that when we get a day like this Vancouver gets outside. People know that it's going to rain on our heads tomorrow, so everybody gets out. Allan Fotheringham, who used to be one of the, used to write, uh used to live and work here, an incredible writer and then went to Toronto and never came back. He's still there. He said something, he used a phrase about Vancouver and he talked about the freedom at the end of the street. That means if you're standing downtown by the Hotel Vancouver or somewhere in that area, and you're surrounded by brick and mortar, and the city might be closing in on you, all you have to do is jus step out three steps and look down the end of the street and you've got Grouse Mountain, Seymour, Hollyburn, parts of Stanley Park, parts of the North Shore. There's freedom. He used the term "freedom." So, as much as Vancouver is getting built up, if you take the time to look there's an entire forest, entire region of, we built this city on the edge of a rainforest. It's there. Use it.
How many people live here and have never been to the top of Grouse Mountain? You know all the tourists go up there, that's one of the first things they do. How many people in this town have never been up there? Have never done the Grouse Grind or have never been to Lighthouse Park or walked UBC Endowment Lands. They just sit in front of their TV. I mean, come on. Come on. This is beautiful.
Here's what I do miss about Vancouver. And I notice it because I've been gone for four years. I'm going by lots now where there used to be really beautiful heritage homes and buildings. And now there's towers and parking lots and anything other than what was there. When you go to Portland, for example, and you see that Portland really tried exceptionally hard to hold on to their heritage. And they kept those buildings that we're tearing down. We were in such a hurry to build shit boxes like, well I can't point at…you know, just houses, stucco. Like in the West End? Stucco apartment buildings that are just horrific, ugly as sin. And then you see the heritages houses that are still in the West End and you think, "Ah man, how beautiful was this area?" Couldn't we have saved just a couple more buildings? Do ya think? And I'm astounded that Stanley Park survived. Astounded that there's not a condominium complex, that isn't like Manhattan.
Do you fish much, lately?
In my mind I fish every day! [laughs]
What do you fish for?
Trout. Off of Ambleside, and I'll go up the coast. I get really owly if I don't fish, because it's good for the soul. And I haven't, so I get owly just talking about it. I went trout fishing this summer, had great fun, but not near enough.
What's your favourite lake that's within a day from here?
Tunkwa. That's Tunkwa on the back of the book. It's above Merritt. It's between Merritt and Kamloops and Cache Creek. It's just outside of Logan Lake, the mining town. In the High Country and it's where they held the world fly fishing championships. And the fish, when they come out of the water, are 3, 4, 5 pounds, and you can hear them laughing at you.
TDM on Tunkwa Lake. Photo courtesy Heritage House.
What's your favourite new band from Vancouver? "New" can be 5 years.
Oh. [rubbing hands together] Ah man, I love Ryan McMahon. Really like him a lot as a singer and especially as a songwriter.
Favourite Vancouver band of all time?
I'm thinking it still might be The New Pornographers. Because, I mean, look at them. They're a world-class band now. A lot of bands. I love Chilliwack. Sarah McLachlan is not a band, but she chose to live in Vancouver. She lives here. Is Vancouver now, even though she was originally from the Maritimes. And so she's not a band but she certainly is an artist. So she'd be one of my top ones.
You know one of my favourite bands, absolutely flat out one of my favourite bands, was Trooper. 'Cuz they knew how to write a rock 'n' roll hook. And they nailed it every time. All those hits that they've got, you hear them in any NHL rink all across the country? Cool, very cool.
And D.O.A.. D.O.A. have always been there. And they're still there. So my pick is D.O.A. Even though I haven't seen them in years, haven't heard any new music or anything, I just love the fact that they've always represented Vancouver. And they have, one of their songs that they've always done is Lumberjack City, which is obviously about Vancouver.
Were you in town during the Olympics?
Yeah, we came down. We came down specifically to take in the sights and to take in the vibe of Vancouver. It was very cool.
Overall what did you think?
Very proud. Very proud. Very pleased that it all happened the way it did. It was incredible to watch the various crowds in the various venues pass each other, like ships. I had friends saying that something would come out of one venue and somebody would be going into another venue and they would all just pass, at intersections. It was like Disneyland, it was unbelievable. People will always have a fond remembrance of Vancouver and Whistler. It was just a great vibe.
If I was to give you season's tickets to one team in the city, which would you take? And I'm not actually giving you them, by the way. [laughs]
Well, it would be the Canucks, because those are the hardest tickets to get.
What's the best piece of advice that someone's ever given you?
My father: Don't take any shit. And he wasn't talking about the big guys. He was talking about all the blue-collar people you meet in a day and it only takes one miserable person to ruin your day. You walk up to a ticket counter or a coffee counter or a bookstore or whatever, you just run across somebody and they're miserable and they want you to be miserable as well. And he was just saying don't take any shit. Keep the laughter and the lightness in your day, and you'll be okay.
If I was to give you $100 right now where would you go and spend it?
I would take my wife and I would go to either Mangia E Bevi, the Italian place at 22nd and Marine in West Vancouver, or the Régalade, the French restaurant right next door. One of the two. That's what I would do.
Photo: Bob Kronbauer
Again, don't forget to check out Terry's ROAST this Friday!
Special thanks to Liisa Hannus for transcribing the ridiculously long interview that you see portions of here. It was loooong!


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This sheer silk organza is a lightweight fabric with a crisp drape. Fine and see-through, it is unexpectedly strong and provides enough volume to any dress, blouse, top or skirt. This French fabric in ink purple is equally suitable for classic and modern designs. Made of pure silk, it is smooth to the touch and pleasant to the skin. Available in several shades.
Silk organza is a sheer, thin fabric constructed in a plain weave. It is lightweight and crisp and has a characteristic wiry finish. This stiff fabric is woven with a medium to high yarn count is made of silk and other fibers. An organza dress is often an item of eveningwear or bridal apparel. In terms of color, there is nothing like white organza fabric for making a voluminous bridal dress or a veil. Its surface is semi-sheer or transparent, with mystical silvery sheen. Prone to crushing, it is easily pressed. Organza is produced in China and India. Italy and France offer this fabric in deluxe quality.
The origins of the word 'organza' are yet to be established. It might be named after Italian 'organzino', French 'organsin' or 'organdi', which means "a kind of fine silk twisted in order to increase its strength''. Gold and floral organza fabrics are among top 10 fashion trends.
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May the RSI for a comparitor agent from another MAH used in a dounle blind study be from other than the SmPC or IB?
Also if a SUSAR arises and the PI states this is due to the comparitor agent how can this be reported in EU without the blind being broken?
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This homemade almond paste can be used in my recipe for Italian Rainbow Cookie Cake, as a filling for danish or cakes, or for any other recipe that calls for almond paste. (Note that this is different than marzipan.)
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Homemade Almond Paste
3 cups blanched almonds
3 cups confectioners (powdered) sugar
2 large egg whites, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon pure almond extract
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
To Make:
Pour almonds into the food processor and process until finely ground.
Add the confectioner's sugar, egg whites, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt and continue to blend until smooth and well combined. Use paste immediately, or place in a an air-tight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.


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Do you have sufficient coverage for the harsh winter conditions?
In the winter, we have to cover ourselves up entirely with layers of clothing to keep us warm. The more coverage, the warmer we are. The weather creates a need for preparedness. Winter weather also creates a need for more coverage when it comes to insurance, as well. The more coverage, the less stress we have.
The intense temperatures and extreme weather conditions create more of a risk for our property. The cold weather should motivate you to check with your insurance agent to see if your coverage is adequate.
Make sure your coverage is sufficient on your automobile policy. While this is important no matter what time of the year it is, it becomes especially essential when the weather is bad. Accidents are much more likely to happen in icy conditions. If you do not have adequate insurance coverage, driving in the snow can be a major risk to both you and the other drivers around you. With minimum coverage limits, it would be in your best interest to avoid driving in the snow/ice.The risk is much too high–putting your assets, and even your life, at risk.
It is always a great idea to contact your insurance agent to ask about adjusting your coverage limits, or verify that you have sufficient coverages, to bring you peace of mind when the weather is bad. You could also ask about adding roadside assistance coverage to your policy.
Refresh your memory on what your home insurance policy will cover. During the winter, your home is also at risk for damage, mostly water damage. Again, it's important to contact your insurance agent to make sure your property is adequately covered. For example, if you had any home renovations before winter, your policy may not be updated to cover these new renovations. Make sure to tell your insurance agent if you have made any renovations to the home.
To prevent water damage in your home, there are many steps you can take. You can read prevention tips here. *insert winter water damage tips link* Avoid frozen pipes and water damage.
It's important to keep in mind that there are some things that your homeowners insurance specifically excludes from the policy. In other words, damages that the homeowners policy excludes will have to be paid for out-of-pocket.
For example, flooding is excluded from homeowners policies. Flooding can happen in the wintertime if there is a change in temperature, resulting in the melting of excessive amounts of snow. However, there is a separate policy you may be able to purchase specifically for flood coverage.
Your insurance company may also decline pay out for any claim that happened as a direct result of the homeowner's negligence. You can read more about this here. This can be avoided by following the tips mentioned above.
This winter, ensure your insurance coverage is sufficient for the harsh conditions.


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State Growers Expect Reduced Rice Yields
By Bethany Waldrop Keiper
STONEVILLE -- As Mississippi's rice growers begin harvest, few expect to reap last year's record breaking yields. This summer's sizzling temperatures have reduced quality as well as yields in some cases.
"This year's rice yields are certainly nothing to write home about," said Dr. Ted Miller, extension rice specialist in Stoneville. "In the rice that has been harvested, some grains are not as plump as they could be -- one effect of the recent hot temperatures."
Miller said rice growers are averaging about 126 bushels per acre.
State rice production for 1995 is expected to be 17.4 million hundredweight, compared with 18.5 million hundredweight for 1994. Acreage for harvest is estimated at 295,000 acres, down 6 percent from 1994.
Although yield per acre has been estimated to equal last year's record-breaking numbers, many state growers are expecting lower yields.
"As harvest begins, growers are seeing average early yields," said Don Respess, Bolivar County agent. "In some varieties, the heat has reduced rice quality."
James Smith, with Delta Rice in Cleveland, said early yields appear to be 10 to 15 percent lower than last year.
"You make less rice when temperatures are this hot -- the temperatures also make disease more of a problem," Smith said. "This adds up to lower milling quality for the rice and lower prices to growers."
Rice prices have declined recently as harvest time approaches.
DeWitt Caillavet, extension agricultural economist at Mississippi State University, said recent rice prices have ranged from $7.90 to $8.20 per hundredweight.
"Prices are in a tug of war between two factors," Caillavet said. "You have the beginning of harvest and better than expected yields pulling on the negative side, and the increasing underlying demand in the world market tugging on the positive side."


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Your vision is important to you, but it is probably safe to say that you place equal importance on heart health. So how do you choose between an eye-friendly diet or a heart-friendly diet? The good news is that you do not have to choose because the same foods that nourish your vision are also beneficial to your cardiovascular health.
Use these four foods as basic guidelines, and make selections within these food families for optimum eye (and heart) health.
Kale is one of the best sources of lutein and zeaxanthin, two antioxidants that also reduce the risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. One study found that women who consumed high amounts of lutein were 23 percent less likely to develop cataracts than women who ate low amounts of lutein. Sauté kale in some olive oil and garlic as a side dish, or make a fresh kale salad with nuts, dried fruit and feta cheese. Substitutes for kale include spinach, Swiss chard, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts.
Of all the citrus fruits, the orange is probably the favorite. Tangy, yet sweet, the orange comes in countless varieties. Mandarins, tangerines, navels, or blood oranges offer plenty of vitamin C, an essential antioxidant for healthy vision. A diet that includes a full recommended allowance of vitamin C can help prevent or delay cataracts and macular degeneration. Other foods that are high in vitamin C are lemons, limes, grapefruit, strawberries, red and orange peppers, tomatoes, and peaches.
Salmon, as well as tuna, mackerel, anchovies, and trout are rich in DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in the retina. DHA is essential to retinal health and is instrumental in preventing eye disease. A 2010 study from Johns Hopkins found that people who ate a diet that was high in omega-3 fatty acid were less likely to develop age-related macular degeneration.
Black-eyed peas
Zinc is an essential mineral that is found in high concentration in the eyes, and it protects against the damaging effects of light. Black-eyed peas are some of the best sources of zinc in the legume family. If you are not a fan of black-eyed peas, try kidney beans, lima beans, split peas, or pinto beans. Other great sources of zinc include oysters, lean red meat and poultry.
A healthy diet is essential for vision health and heart health, but 87 percent of Americans fall short of their daily requirements of vegetables and 76 percent are not eating their recommended amounts of fruits. Maybe it's time for a little self-assessment of your daily diet so you can protect your vision for years to come.


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The tornado that devastated much of Moore, Okla., has drawn loads of donations from across the country: food, clothing, medical supplies, toys. Much of it is needed by the victims, but not everything.
After every disaster, relief groups usually ask for one thing: money. But writing a check or texting a donation isn't always that satisfying for those who want so desperately to help.
Marty Taylor is a pastor at the evangelical JourneyChurch in Norman, just south of Moore. This megachurch has become a kind of mega-relief center. Hundreds of volunteers sort thorough rooms packed with donations, everything from diapers and teddy bears to crutches and toilet paper.
"And there's your obligatory giant rack of ramen noodles," Taylor says.
In fact, this church has accumulated so many items that volunteers are busy building a tent in the parking lot to store some of the stuff so there is room inside to hold church services this weekend. Taylor says he believes people have an innate need to serve.
"So many people ... just feel this urgency like, 'I gotta do something,' " he says.
Trucks and volunteers have been streaming in all week long, from Texas, California, Tennessee, even Joplin, Mo., where people know a thing or two about how to organize chaotic relief efforts. Sean Hawkins and seven others traveled from Phoenix with three trucks loaded with cases of water, Gatorade, shampoo, soap, clothing and work gloves.
How did they know what to bring? Hawkins says they didn't, really: "We just figured we'd put ourselves in the grace of God and said, 'If we were without, what would we need?' "
But donations have been so overwhelming that groups around town are posting on their websites, "Please, no more clothes." The city of Moore suggests that those who want to give should send money to the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army or a local food bank.
Monetary donations have been strong. The Red Cross raised $15 million as of Thursday night for its efforts here. The Salvation Army raised more than $3 million. These groups say money is flexible; they can buy what victims need the most at any given moment.
But JourneyChurch member Erin Cosby says sometimes it's hard to wait, like when they got a desperate plea from the Heatherwood neighborhood in eastern Moore.
"They were not gotten to before yesterday morning, they were there by themselves," she says. "There [were] 200 adults, it was 25 children, and nobody had found them yet. Somebody through Facebook contacted us and said these people need food and water — that is all that they have asked for."
Indeed, the need is great in Heatherwood. Dozens of homes have been shredded like paper. But the neighborhood hardly looks forgotten anymore.
Women in a pickup truck offer free cleaning supplies. Volunteers in a Red Cross mobile van hand out hot meals to residents and work crews. Nearby, resident Lila Thompson helps distribute supplies just delivered to a street corner by JourneyChurch.
"All the ready-meal packs, the water that's here, the diapers and the wipes and the paper towels and the toilet paper and just all the daily supplies," she says.
People here say, so far, they've gotten everything they need. It's what they'll get in the weeks and months ahead that are the big unknowns.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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H&R Block Associate Team Leader in Yonkers, New York
Associate Team Leader
Our Company :
At H&R Block, we believe in the power of people helping people. Our defining Purpose is to provide help and inspire confidence in our clients, associates, and communities everywhere. We also believe in a connected culture, valuing diversity and inclusion and making everyone feel like they belong.
We strive to continuously improve our business and have committed to a long-term strategy and transformation plan known as Block Horizons 2025. Our end goal is simple: bigger ambitions, faster transformation, and extraordinary results. It's an exciting time to be a part of H&R Block!
At H&R Block, we're curious, creative, and always on the move. If you embrace challenges as opportunities and seek to make a meaningful difference where you live, work, and play, our door is always open.
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Helping others is what we do best here, which means you will get to see the impact of your work firsthand. As you inspire people to make confident, informed decisions about their lives, careers, and money, you will build client relationships that will grow stronger each year.
Joining us as an Associate Team Leader , you'll support a single retail office during tax season to consistently exceed client expectations and provide daily operations direction for the tax office. You'll begin working a flexible part-time schedule in early December as you ramp up for the busy tax season and transition to a full-time schedule from January through April.
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At H&R Block, we believe and invest in our people by committing to their total well-being. Our benefit offerings can help associates plan for their unique health, wellbeing and financial wellness needs.
Medical coverage and well-being programs including mental health support and coaching
401k Retirement Savings Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tax prep benefit - allows eligible associates to receive the same tax preparation as our clients, all with no direct cost to you!
Other perks like flexible/remote opportunities that meet your life, collaborative teams and much more!
The Community You Will Join:
At H&R Block we remain committed to building a Connected Culture — one in which trust, care, and connections are how we work together as we continue to create an environment where everyone feels safe to bring their authentic self to work every day and feels like they belong as part of a larger team.
What you'll bring to the team... :
Support the Multi-Unit Team Leader, serving as onsite point of contact for tax office associates and clients, ensuring quality and consistent execution that will allow us to promote the value of H&R Block
Execute and hold all tax office associates accountable to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) execution and client service experience, with escalation to the Multi-Unit Team Leader and District General Manager as necessary
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Successful candidates may be able to participate in one or more incentive compensation or short-term incentive plans, which could generate additional earnings in accordance with the terms of each plan.
Qualifying associates can enroll themselves and/or their eligible dependents in medical and prescription drug coverage; can participate in the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) Plan), the Employee Assistance Program, (virtual) fitness center programs, and the associate discount program; are automatically enrolled in Business Travel Accident Insurance; and receive Associate Tax Prep benefit.


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From the Ganga to the Tay
It is a pleasure, not to mention a challenging and rewarding experience, to immerse oneself in this epic poem of discovery over and over again, fishing out a new catch every time. From the Ganga to the Tay twists and turns through the pages in rivers of narrative on the banks of which are colour photographs by the author herself and by Scottish artist Kenny Munro, with whom she has collaborated on a number of arts projects. As Munro has observed: 'The mythical qualities of Indian rivers is profound, with daily rituals imprinted in community consciousness. Scotland's rivers were also recognised as the life blood of mother earth, and considered sacred, but cultural evolution seems to have clouded our ancestors' respect for Scotland's most powerful river, the Tay.'
Bashabi Fraser's unique calligramatic poem gives voice to the Indian River Ganga (Ganges) and the Scottish River Tay, personified and entwined in a dialogue which evokes the sacred significance of these two vital water sources. The cultures of the people who live on their banks are described from a multitude of perspectives: as befits a social scientist, poet, writer and commentator who is highly active in developing the links between India and Scotland, Fraser draws into this poem every possible thread from what has been a complex tapestry of exchange and separateness, similarity and difference. Folklore and religion are explored in such a way as to draw out the diversity of tradition, the power of the Hindu belief system being met by the Celtic. As well as aesthetic and artistic facets, she tackles politics and economics – unusual poetic fare, but her commitment is holistic. Showing how deeply the exchange of culture and goods has marked the India-Scotland experience, she explores experiences of the two diasporas – of Scots to India and of Indians to Scotland.
However, as a post-Midnight child, Fraser avoids easy criticism of buy cialis the British Raj. Hers is a more nuanced attitude, inflected with the values of Patrick Geddes, whose correspondence with Rabindranath Tagore she has edited; the influence of these visionaries is palpable in her approach. Guided throughout by the author's steady moral compass and the value she places on sustained ecological and social diversity, From the Ganga to the Tay brings out of myriad contrasts an awareness of the fragility of ancient wisdom in a nuclear world.
Marc Sherland
From the Ganga to the Tay by Bashabi Fraser is published by Luath Press ISBN 1-906307-95-4.
In the art of Bashabi Fraser the cultures of India and Scotland richly blend, and in this magnificent poem the two living traditions speak to each other through the riverine oracles of the Ganges and the Tay.
A rich blend of mythic, historical, and geographical storytelling, her poem explores aspects of India and Scotland from a radically unusual perspective, paying tribute to the close links between both post-colonial nations.
Buy From the Ganga to the Tay here:
Find out more about Bashabi Fraser at http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/contacts/bashabi-fraser
Bashabi Fraser discussing the relationship between Rabindranath Tagore and Patrick Geddes
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[verse 1: jadakiss]
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i don't trust a motherfucking soul, and you know this
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that's why you gotta watch niggas like b.e.t
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The star team of the project "Hits of Broadway" is well known to all lovers of the musical. Agata Vavilova, Elena Gazaeva, Manana Gogitidze, Natalia Dievskaya, Lika Rulla, Vera Sveshnikova, Alexander Bayron, Kirill Gordeev, Evgeny Zaytsev, Igor Krol and Alexander Sukhanov - no serious project in today's popular genre can do without these actors.
The unique performance "Hits of Broadway" appeared on the stage of the Theater of Musical Comedy in 2013 and immediately became a spectator hit. The brightest numbers from the world anthology of the musical - from the early works of J. Gershwin to the super-popular creations of E. Lloyd Webber and J. Steinman in recent years are collected in it so that when you hear only one aria or duet, you immediately want to see the entire work. The key to success of the "Hits of Broadway" is the unique energy of vocalists and ballet dancers who take part in the action. As well as a lively drive of the orchestra under the constant control of Alexey Nefyodov - the conductor and music director of such famous productions of the Theater of Musical Comedy as "Dance of the Vampires", "Aladdin", "Jekyll & Hyde", "The Count of Monte Cristo", etc.
For a serious stage life, the concert program has changed several times - new numbers have appeared, the composition of performers has varied, and video content has been updated. Over the years, renowned European and American artists came to participate in the project: Kevin Tarte, Mark Seibert and Thomas Borhert. But each new concert invariably gathered notices both in his native Petersburg and beyond its borders - from Riga to Yerevan.
Today, the program "Hits of Broadway" includes the best numbers in the entire history of the project: "Chicago" and "Cabaret", "Mozart" and "Elizabeth", "Chaplin" and "Moulin Rouge", "Dance of the Vampires" and "Miss Saigon", "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Sound of Music" - these and other hits of European and American musicals you will hear from the stage of the Musical Comedy Theater. And stunning ballet numbers, fiery melodies and bright images will give a good mood to all the spectators in the hall!
Musical Director and Conductor - Alexey Nefyodov
Lead Directors - Anastasia Verner, Alexander Suhanov
Lighting Designer - Denis Solntsev
Artists-animators - Anastasia Andreeva, Kseniya Kalinina
Assistant choreographer - Ivan Dryomin
. | — | Elena Gazaeva Manana Gogitidze Kirill Gordeev The concert involved the orchestra, chorus and ballet of the theatre |


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Mr. Valve Goes to the Movies! We're redoing |
As the century turns, we become ever more committed to the overthrow of corporatism. All art that is vapid, all that reeks of shallow mannerism, all that is posing and not life lived to the fullest, shall be destroyed without mercy. |
This web site is yours too. Here you can help me climax a lifelong artistic obsession with signals. Here, joined together, in these hot, musty steam tunnels deep beneath the Info Subway, we will celebrate the fuzzy outer fringe of human communication: doing it, watching it, avoiding it, coffee. |
Fearlessly, throwing bullshit and artistic dogma aside, we will seek and achieve the essential Netness, the most efficient conversion of electricity into thought. Proudly, as our esthetic symbol and extra-temporal rallying point, we will invoke the ominous beauty of the mighty vacuum tube (valve), as we defiantly hurl fire into the Night. | |
The Ominous Valve is the Faberge egg of the New Millennium. The present belongs to the tired and passe. The future belongs to us. There is absolutely nothing else here which need be understood. |
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11/08: Some new old logos
The BIG Speaker
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The Vacuum Tube Supercomputer Centre
Cinerama Is Back
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Over the last few months, the Azure Redis Cache team has released a number of enhancements to the service. These enhancements were driven by customer feedback. This post is an outline of the changes released. We hope you will find these improvements helpful.
Public preview of import/export
Import/export is an Azure Redis Cache data management operation which allows you to import data into Azure Redis Cache or export data from Azure Redis Cache by importing and exporting Redis Cache Database (RDB) file(s). This enables you to migrate between different Azure Redis Cache instances or populate the cache with data.
Add dump import to redis cache and Take snapshots of the cache for download were suggestions on the Cache UserVoice feedback forum addressed with this release. For more information on how to use this feature, please see this article.
Public preview of scale to Premium tier
You can now scale your Azure Redis Cache from Standard tier to Premium tier. This is an easy way to migrate to and take advantage of the following benefits of the Premium tier:
- Better performance as compared to Basic or Standard tier
- Redis Persistence to increase resiliency against potential data loss
- Use of Azure Virtual Network to support enhanced security and network isolation
- Redis clustering for more data storing in the cache and added throughput
Configure Redis settings for databases and memory-optimization
You can configure amount of Redis databases and set flags (hash-max-ziplist-entries) to optimize memory. To learn more about Redis memory optimization please see this guide.
Note: Changing these flags to optimize memory may impact performance of your Redis Cache. This requires a good understanding of how Redis works and should be used with caution.
This update addresses the following suggestions on the Cache UserVoice feedback forum.
- Ability to change amount of Redis databases
- Modify Redis hash-max-zipmap-entries and hash-max-zipmap-value for memory optimization
For more information on what properties you can set, check out this article. You can set these properties using Azure Powershell, CLI or Management libraries.
Enable Redis Cache diagnostics through Powershell
We added an option to enable diagnostics through PowerShell. You can use "Set-AzureRmRedisCacheDiagnostics" to enable diagnostics on an existing Redis cache.
New performance counters in Redis metrics
We added Keys (Total/Expired and Evicted) counter. We also added a Redis metrics option which allows you to see all the available counters you can use to monitor your Redis cache.
Azure Redis Cache Advisor
Azure Redis Cache Advisor is a recommendation engine we built as part of our offering. Redis Cache Advisor monitors the health of your Redis Cache and will suggest recommendations if it detects your app's performance may be impacted. This engine works even if you have not enabled diagnostics for your Cache.
A common symptom for performance being impacted is timeout exceptions in the client's app. These exceptions can happen due for a variety reasons. One example being that based on current usage the Redis Cache could be exceeding recommended thresholds of network bandwidth. This table has more details on the recommended thresholds for network bandwidth.
This work was largely driven by our observation that users were not aware of the impact of exceeding these thresholds on their apps performance.
The following screenshot shows this Redis Cache exceeded the recommended thresholds for all performance counters. For more details, please see this article.
Global region availability
Azure Redis Cache has a broad global reach and is available in all regions in Azure. This includes Azure China and Azure Government. For more details, please visit this service availability document.
Compliance and certifications
Azure Redis Cache has been certified for various compliance standards, most recently, the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS). You can find the list of all certifications and attestations Azure Redis Cache has been certified for or the Microsoft Trust Center.
If you are new to Microsoft Azure or Azure Redis Cache, we invite you to try it out by creating your free Azure account and getting started with Azure Redis Cache.
Please provide us feedback through the UserVoice page on how we can improve. If you need help or have questions, visit us on MSDN or StackOverflow.


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Christmas Fundraising for Charity
on 29/01/2021
Travian Games announces that a sum of 6,450€ has been raised and donated towards the Stiftung Ambulantes Kinderhospiz München (Munich Children's Hospice). The amount will go towards supporting disadvantaged families and their children. The Travian Games family gathered to raise money for the AKM at Christmas last year.
Travian Games has supported AKM (Munich Children's Hospice) since 2016, assisting in the first half of 2020 due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, sponsoring with technical support, and especially via the yearly fundraising at Christmas time. Eva-Maria Büttner, Fundraiser and PR for AKM, thanked Travian Games for this donation, saying:
"My deepest thanks and respect for so much humanity and charity. It is great when a company like Travian Games is aware of its social responsibility and continues to be socially committed - even in times of crisis. The company's employees are an incredible help. They are like guardian angels for all of us here at the AKM because it is only through your help that we can continue to assist those in need."
The multi-disciplinary team at the AKM foundation takes care of the families of children with severe and incurable diseases. Travian Games wishes to raise awareness for these kinds of foundations and keep in mind - not only at Christmas - but those also who have to go through difficult times. Bavaria's largest games company has therefore already been committed to the charitable organization since 2016. In 2017, Travian Games assumed a family sponsorship with the Munich Children's Hospice. They were thus able to further build on this close partnership.
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Reality television star and real estate mogul Donald Trump officially announced his run for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday morning in Manhattan. In the past Trump had frequently flirted with running, but this will be his first formal dip into campaign waters.
"I am officially running for president of the United States," Trump said at Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue. "We are going to make our country great again." His speech covered a wide array of issues, from currency manipulation to jobs to foreign affairs, but he repeatedly came back to his own success as in business as the cornerstone of his campaign. He said he would be "the most successful person ever to run for the presidency, by far."
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Six people want her dead.
Lainey Hargreaves has a secret that she must keep at all costs. It's a secret that could change the face of the earth, forever. But not all secrets can be kept, and when hers begins to escape, she is certain that death will follow.
There is only one person that can extricate her from the mess she finds herself in. A vampire.
Mercer is that vampire. His quick, analytical brain will give them a head start against her assassins, but even he isn't confident of success. He needs to discover what Lainey is hiding, unravel her secrets, and earn her trust. She will need to learn to obey his every order without question if they are to stand a chance of success.
And the best place to start? In the bedroom, of course. All women find him irresistible. All women except Lainey, that is, and she's going to fight tooth and nail to deny the bright red spark that blooms between them.
She's going to lose.
"You will do as you're told."
He yanked on the curl he had captured and she had no choice but to stare at his mesmerising gold eyes. Swallowing at the invisible lump in her throat, she tried to force her head away from his dangerous gaze but could not break his hold over her. She wanted to roar in exasperation, for this mess could rival the Minos Labyrinth. She felt helpless and frustrated. They were two emotions she had very little experience with and she preferred it that way.
"Or what?" Lainey tried to bite back the retort but it was too late, the damage was done. When the vamp looked down at her, his eyes were rapidly darkening and his face was contorting with anger. She swallowed hard knowing she'd pushed him too far. Instinctively trying to back up, the wall was unforgiving and she smacked her head against it. His head was coming towards hers yet there was not a thing she could do about it. Wanting to scream, all that came out of her mouth was a pathetic little squeak.
He didn't stop until his forehead rested against hers, his breath blowing heated little flutters against her lip. Her pulse immediately rocketed into orbit and her senses fled. She was only aware of his tempting soft lips, and a great urge to kiss them. For a second, she had a strangled moment of indecision, unsure whether she was willing her body to remain still or urging it to close those last few millimetres separating her mouth from his. Still stranded in torment, he smiled at her as if he knew the inner struggle she was having, and finally made the decision for her.
Pulling back abruptly, he put some distance between them by slamming both of his outstretched arms on either side of her head. It made her jump. Eyes which had licks of red and orange flames resting in their depths connected once again with hers, and although he was a little further away this time, it didn't make him seem any less intimidating.
"A nice punishing kiss would probably keep you in line for a couple of days, I think. Should I bruise those soft sweet lips of yours and train them to worship mine? I have a feeling though that once I get a taste for you there'll be no going back. Then again, seeing a lovesick doe-eyed look in those eyes wouldn't be so bad. What do you say?" He unleashed the full power of his smile upon her and whilst there was no warmth behind it, Lainey got the message.
"No," she whispered, immediately understanding what he had threatened. "I'll do whatever you say, no questions asked." She could not be bitten under any circumstances.
He huffed out a breath, and slowly removed his hands from the wall. Lainey sighed with relief as she had a little breathing space back but something akin to disappointment washed through her veins, and it horrified her. She could not feel this way, especially anywhere near a vampire.
"Well, I guess that spoiled all my fun for the evening," he said regretfully. "But it should make the next couple of days rather interesting because at the first sign of disobedience, I'm claiming my kiss, Miss Hargreaves. Are we clear?" He raised an eyebrow and gave her a lopsided grin.
Lainey shuddered. "Crystal."
"Who are you?" There was a hint of fear in her voice.
"My name is Mercer."
"Mercer who?" Lainey pushed her hands against his chest and he backed up a little bit, allowing her a chance to examine him.
"That's all you need to know."
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Named after an astronomical observatory used to view the total solar eclipse of 1869, Solar Hill is the first Bristol, Virginia neighborhood to be listed on both the Virginia Landmarks and National Historic Places registers. It has been called "one of the finest collections of historic residential architecture in the region." Homes range in age from the 1800s to early 1900s with many beautiful examples of Colonial, Victorian, Neoclassical and Craftsman styles. Some of Bristol's most influential personalities lived here and some of its most colorful history occurred here.
Solar Hill was the recent recipient of a VDOT grant. More than half a million dollars was spent replacing sidewalks, installing decorative post streetlights and erecting 10 historic markers and a monument. Walking tours and Christmas historic homes tours are held annually. A walking tour map showing the location of historic markers and monument is available for download at http://solhill.tripod.com
Emmanuel Episcopal Church is an historic landmark located in the Solar Hill Historic District (see related listing). An interesting article telling how Solar Hill got its name is also available on this site.


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The band ABC was one of the most recognized "English New Romantic" bands of the 1980's. The roots of the band can traced back to 1977, when a Sheffield, England, band called Vice Versa, self-released an EP called Music 4. After a jaunt with The Human League in 1978, the band ABC was formed and the rest is history. ABC released their first single in 1981, "Tears Are Not Enough", which made it into the UK top 20.
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ABC's popularity in the UK continued to decrease by the time their third album, How to Be a...Zillionaire, was released in 1985. Although the album did not chart very high in the UK, it did produce the band's first top 10 hit in the USA ("Be Near Me"). A few more 80's albums followed in addition to an album in 1991 (see the discography below). Since their heyday, ABC continued their activity both in studio an on stage (various reunion tours). However, none of this continued activity included all original band members. At the time of this writing, the ABC Discography was as follows:
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- 1991: Abracadabra
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- 1991: Remixes and Others
- 1993: Tears Are Not Enough
- 1993: The Remix Collection
- 1996: The Collection/The Look of Love
- 1997: Skyscraping
- 1997: Master Series
- 1999: The Lexicon of Live
- 1999: Classic ABC
- 2000: One Better World
- 2000: The Best of ABC: 20th Century Masters
- 2000: ABC Best - The Look of Love
- 2000: Hello! An Introduction to ABC
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- 2002: Poison Arrow
- 2004: The Ultimate Collection
- 2006: Gold
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Yahoo (YHOO) will no longer allow users to access its services, including its popular fantasy sports platform and photo-sharing site Flickr, using log-in credentials from competitors Google (GOOG) and Facebook (FB). Users must instead have a Yahoo ID.
Yahoo said the decision "will allow us to offer the best personalized experience to everyone." The company did not provide a precise timeline for the changes to take effect, but said the first service to require a Yahoo log-in will be its NCAA basketball tournament "Pick'Em" platform.
The change is another step in CEO Marissa Mayer's effort to reinvigorate Yahoo. The company was once the Web's advertising leader, but has fallen far behind rivals like Google and Facebook in recent years.
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I have read all the books in Kim Harrison's "The Hollows" series, and was looking forward to the latest, "Black Magic Sanction," which was released in February. I don't buy hardback books anymore (except for Jim Butcher's "Dresden Files" books that I buy for Bob); I either put the book on hold at the library and wait, wait for the paperback, or, increasingly, wait for the ebook version.
Publishers are now tending to hold the ebook version for a period of time after the hardback comes out; this seems to have started with Stephen King's "Under the Dome" (which I ended up buying in both hardcover, audio, and ebook versions). Before that, it seems that the ebook versions were released at the same time as the hardback. But I can understand the motivation--it appears that the publishers believe that if the ebook version isn't available, people will just go ahead and pay for the hardback version, although I don't think that's true.
In any event, it isn't true for me. I'll wait. I was looking forward to Ms. Harrison's latest book, and the release date for the ebook version was April 6. I could have pre-ordered it a month or so ago at $8.65, but since most Kindle books at Amazon are $9.99, I figured that wasn't a huge savings, and I might as well just wait and pay the money when it comes out. But April 6 came and went, and now Amazon is showing the ebook version of Black Magic Sanction as "no longer available." I also noticed that the Kindle version of Charlaine Harris' "Dead in the Family," her newest, due to publish in May, also appears as "no longer available," and the Kindle version of "Changes" has disappeared also, although I see that the hardcover version is listed at $9.99. I ordered it for $12.99 at WalMart, plus a couple of dollars shipping; with all the book pricing volatility it's just impossible to know if you're getting the best deal or not.
When Black Magic Sanction was theoretically available to purchase in ebook form, the latest price at Amazon was something like $12.65, and another book that I'm interested in reading, Jennifer Crusie's "Wild Ride," is $12.99. When I saw those prices, I thought, well, I'll wait and they'll come down, like the hardcover prices tend to do. Ebook version of most backlist books are available at Amazon for around $6.50. But after reading this, I suppose they won't, or maybe they won't for a year or more. I just have no idea.
I guess one thing I don't understand is, if Amazon and other online retailers are discounting the hardcover versions so steeply, what difference does it make if you pay $9.99 for a hardback or $9.99 for the ebook version? I don't pretend to understand or know anything about the publishing business, but it would seem to me that publishing a hardback book would cost quite a bit more than producing an ebook version. I'm not going to get into that argument, because I know you're not paying for the paper itself, but for the work that went into writing and producing it, but an ebook, being only bits, obviously contains less physical production cost, so if they're being sold for the same price, why not release them at the same time?
There's a page at Kim Harrison's blog where she has opened up comments for people to rant about their dissatisfaction with ebook pricing, ebook delayed releases, etc. Either of things are certainly not the author's fault, and I hate to see people direct their comments at her, or at any author. They're as much a victim here as anyone.
I just wrote an extensive review of iPhone ereader apps over at my iPhone blog yesterday. As I said, I love books, and I love ebooks. I love the convenience of reading books on apps on my iPhone. I'm very conscious of price, though, and will very seldom pay what has, up 'til now, been the "normal" ebook price, that is, $9.99. Still, there are a few books that I will pay that price for. I bought Patricia Briggs' "Silver Borne" last week, and I see that it's still listed at $9.99 for the Kindle version at Amazon. "A Local Habitation" by Seanan McGuire is $6.39, but there was no hardcover version, it was released in mass market paperback.
While I was reading Kim Harrison's blog yesterday, I discovered that I could buy the "enhanced" combination ebook/audiobook version of Black Magic Sanction for $16.99 in the iTunes store. I do have about $6.50 worth of credit in my iTunes account, so that would make it cost about $10, but I was going to buy Swankolab . . . And the thing is, I hate the idea of buying a dedicated app for one book. I don't have that much real estate space on my iPhone, I definitely don't want to start loading it up with an app for every book that I want to read. I guess I could read them, then delete them, but I kind of like hanging on to the ones I like.
I don't know. I guess it will be an interesting issue to follow. I hope they figure it out soon.
Update: "Black Magic Sanction" came out in Kindle on April 7, just one day late. I still haven't bought it, though. I think I may wait to get it from the library.


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Maximus VI Formula and Maximus VI Impact motherboards, Poseidon graphics card, G750 notebook and Tytan G30 desktop all showcased, along with the innovative Sonic Radar audio visualization utility for enhanced gaming
Computex Taipei, Taiwan (4 June, 2013) - ASUS Republic of Gamers today announced the Maximus VI Extreme, Maximus VI Formula and Maximus VI Impact motherboards, the Poseidon graphics card, Tytan G30 gaming desktop and G750 gaming notebook at Computex Taipei 2013. All are committed to maintaining the brand focus on enhanced gaming experiences and delivering PC gamers the most powerful and accessible technology available.
"ASUS ROG is not just about extreme hardware," said ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih. "It is about taking experiences to a new level of incredible with amazing designs, convenient form factors and proprietary software that put gamers in the driver's seat with seamless control."
Maximus VI Formula with CrossChill cooling
ROG Maximus VI Formula is the ultimate gaming motherboard, with a stylish ROG Armor cover and a SECC (Steel, Electro-galvanized, Cold-rolled, Coil) backplate with thermal pads for added strength and cooling. Maximus VI Formula features the CrossChill hybrid thermal design, which offers the option of both air and liquid cooling. Integrated 'Pin-finned' heatsinks improve heat dissipation with an increased surface area, while twin G1/4-inch threaded sockets support any standard liquid cooling loop. ROG testing has shown that a liquid-cooled Maximus VI Formula motherboard with CrossChill operates at temperatures up to 23 degrees Celsius lower than air-only cooling.
Overclocking performance is also enhanced by Extreme Engine Digi+ III power delivery, featuring 60A BlackWing chokes, 90% efficiency NexFET MOSFETs and 10K Black Metallic capacitors. A bundled mPCIe Combo II card also provides 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 wireless, plus an M.2 interface for ultra-compact NGFF (Next Generation Form-Factor) SSDs.
Maximus VI Formula raises the bar yet again with SupremeFX onboard audio. This features 120dB SNR headphone output with a 600ohm headphone amplifier, and renowned WIMA and ELNA audio capacitors. Differential signal processing with OpAMP and EMI shielding reduce electromagnetic interference, too.
Mini-ITX Maximus VI Impact with innovative Impact Power and SupremeFX Impact audio
Maximus VI Impact is the first ROG mini-ITX motherboard. Suitable for small form factor enthusiasts, it includes the Impact Power add-on card with 8+2 phase digital power for the CPU and memory, along with the SupremeFX Impact sound card, which features ELNA audio capacitors and 115dB SNR, plus a headphone amplifier to deliver high-quality and immersive gaming audio. An mPCIe Combo II card with 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 is also included.
ROG Poseidon graphics card with hybrid DirectCU H2O cooling
The new ROG Poseidon graphics card features an NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 700 Series GPU and a hybrid DirectCU H2O thermal design that supports both air and liquid cooling. Developed by ASUS, its CoolTech fan combines blower and axial fans in one design, forcing air in multiple directions over the heatsink to maximize heat dissipation. Liquid cooling reduces operating temperatures by up to 31 degrees Celsius for cooler running with even greater overclocking potential. ROG Poseidon also features a red pulsing ROG logo for a distinctive dash of style.
More informed gaming through Sonic Radar audio visualization
The Sonic Radar audio positioning engine was developed by ASUS audio teams as a way to visualize in-game sound. Sonic Radar helps players detect opponents even without direct line of sight, by displaying an on-screen overlay that shows the relative position of gunshots, footsteps and other sound effects. Sonic Radar will be offered with all ROG gaming sound cards (including Xonar Phoebus and Xonar Phoebus Solo) and Maximus VI Series motherboards with SupremeFX from summer 2013.
Tytan G30 desktop and G750 notebook for great gaming out of the box
The ROG Tytan G30 gaming desktop uses automatic case ventilation control and liquid CPU cooling for efficient heat dissipation, increased operating stability and reduced noise. The extreme performance of its 4th generation Intel® CoreTM i7-4770K processor can be fully exploited with one-click overclocking of all four cores on the fly, while NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780 graphics ensure smooth gameplay with the highest detail settings in games.
The 17-inch G750 is the latest in the highly acclaimed ROG G Series of gaming notebooks. Powered by a 4th generation Intel® CoreTM processor and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 700M Series graphics, the G750 has a gamer-focused design with a robust backlit keyboard, isolated directional key cluster and large multi-point touchpad. A dedicated headphone amplifier gives incredible sound quality, too.
Tytan G30 and G750 both feature exclusive ASUS SonicMaster audio technology that boosts game sound performance. SonicMaster and the ROG AudioWizard sound tuning utility offer five modes to match different gaming genres, all controlled through a user-friendly interface.
Orion for Consoles headset
For universally accessible gaming sound, ROG presents the Orion for Consoles headset. Compatible with PC, Microsoft Xbox 360® and Sony PlayStation® 3, Orion for Consoles has large padded ear cushions and 50mm neodymium magnet drivers for deep bass and detailed audio reproduction. The headset offers passive noise cancellation that blocks up to 30dB of ambient noise.
ROG Armor keyboard & Nomad backpack
Designed specifically for gamers, the ROG Armor keyboard features highly responsive mechanical key switches for continued reliable performance and backlit keys for use in low-light environments.
The ROG Nomad backpack caters for larger gaming notebooks like the ROG G750 with a unique internal suspension system and padded pockets that ensure everything is well protected when on the move. Ventilated padding keeps the wearer cool and comfortable, while the water-resistant ballistic nylon design keeps the precious cargo safe and dry, even in wet weather.
OC Panel demo with legendary overclockers
ROG team members and world-renowned overclockers Andre Yang and Shamino demonstrated the overclocking prowess of the Maximus VI Extreme motherboard with a 4th generation Intel® CoreTM i7 processor and a 32GB four-DIMM RAM configuration. Using the exclusive OC Panel utility and extreme liquid nitrogen cooling, they achieved upwards of 7GHz processor and 4200MHz memory speeds.
Product availability and pricing vary by territory. Please contact your local ASUS representative for further information.
Full specifications are available at www.asus.com.
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ASUS is a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor and maker of the world's best-selling and most award-winning motherboards. A leading enterprise in the new digital era, ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today's digital home and office, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, optical drives, displays, desktop and all-in-one PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers, multimedia devices, wireless solutions, networking devices, tablets and smartphones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 4,168 awards in 2012 and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with its Eee PCTM. ASUS has more than 12,500 employees around the globe with a world-class R&D team of 3,800 engineers. Company revenue for 2012 was approximately US$14 billion.