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Iconic restaurant Chez Panisse, the California brainchild of renowned chef and local food guru Alice Waters, caught fire early Friday, shocking fans and foodies nationwide.
The fire at the Berkeley, Calif. restaurant was reported just after 3 a.m. local time, when someone spotted flames and called 911. It likely started a couple hours before that.
They don't have an immediate cause, but Berkeley Fire Department Acting Chief Avery Webb said investigators are looking at the electrical system to see if that sparked the fire, which appears as though it may have started under the porch. A sprinkler inside the building helped quell the damage, he said. Early estimates indicate the damage may be about $200,000.
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And despite the outside of the wooden building looking burned to the core, Webb said that inside, the "damage didn't look too bad, there's not even that much smoke damage." The main beams of the restaurant are still strong, and the main dining room, the kitchen and upstairs café were spared.
Owner Alice Waters, a major force behind the local and organic food movement, said she hoped the café section of the restaurant would be open for next weekend.
The fire at the beloved, trend-setting restaurant quickly drew the attention of news agencies spanning from the Los Angeles Times to the New York Times.
Waters showed up on scene about 6 a.m. local time and hugged her general manager. She was obviously shocked. And she said she was glad she didn't listen to her first instincts about not putting in a downstairs sprinkler.
With tears choking her words, she told a group of reporters that she was swimming in a sea of emotions.
"I'm sad, very sad," she said, before quickly switching gears. "Right now I just feel lucky," she added. (To see some of her interview, click here.)
The chef and activist opened Chez Panisse in 1971, and she remembers another fire in 1982.
Since then, Waters has worked beyond the restaurant to promote cooking and eating healthy, locally grown food. She often works with schools to promote good eating with young children.
The menus at Chez Panisse are always changing. Her current one boasts delicacies like six Hog Island Sweetwater oysters on the half-shell with mignonette sauce ($16) in her moderately priced café.
Friday's fixed-price dinner was going for $100. The main dish would have been Becker Lane Farm pork loin grilled with cumin, artichokes, rapini and white beans azafran.
Waters is one of the most influential figures on the American food scene. And people from near and far flock to Chez Panisse for special occasions. Chez Panisse was recognized as the best restaurant in America by the late Gourmet magazine in 2000 and since then has won several more awards.
When the restaurant will re-open is unclear, though Waters told a group of reporters that it certainly will. In fact, she said she was thinking about possibly using this opportunity to expand.
"It's really important that we rebuild," she said. "I'm sure we will have the complete support of the insurance company."
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Pool Solar Heating Systems Reviews – What is the Best for You?
Having a pool is great, but what is greater is if you can just jump into it anytime you feel like swimming. To do this, you have to make sure the water in your pool is just the right temperature at all times, which is why, if you have a pool, you definitely need a swimming pool solar heater.
Various swimming pool solar heating systems are available in the market. The average pool solar heating system cost can range between $3,000 and $4,000. This investment will already last you for anywhere between 10 and 20 years, which is definitely more than enough value for the corresponding cost.
The Most Recommended Pool Solar Heaters Are:
- AquaQuick Above Ground Solar Pool Heater
- Fafco Deluxe Above Ground Pool Solar System
- Sunheater Solar Pool Heating System
- Solar Sun Rings
Most systems also come with long-term warranties such as 10-year terms. Pool heaters also come in heat pump or gas pool heater systems, but solar pool heaters are known to be the most durable and reliable in terms of longevity.
To fit a solar heater to a pool, you will need a solar collector which circulates pool water for heating, a filter to cleanse the water before it passes through the collector, a pump that moves water around, and a flow control valve that diverts water. The filter is fitted to the pool, as well as the pump. The pump will push the pool water through the filter and send it to the solar collector for heating, then the water goes back to the pool.
The type of swimming pool solar heater you need will depend on certain considerations regarding your swimming pool as well as your location and swimming pool site. Solar pools work in conjunction with the sun, so the amount of energy from the sun in the solar heater site will affect its effectiveness. Look for a solar heater system provider that offers solar site analysis so you can evaluate which your location to check whether it is ideal for a solar pool heater.
In choosing the best swimming pool heater, you also need to consider the size of your pool. Other factors that may come into play include the average temperatures in your area, the length of the swimming season, the temperature you want for your pool water, and the amount of sun your location gets. Generally, the requirement is that your collector should have half the surface area of the pool.
However, if you are in a colder location, you may want to use a higher ratio. The length of the swimming season is also a factor because larger collector sizes can result to longer swimming seasons.
Aside from that, you also need to compare the costs of different swimming pool solar heater types to your electricity costs so you can also determine how much you might be able to save with the use of a solar collector. However, do not buy a swimming pool solar heater based on costs and savings expected; make sure to consider various factors as well.
If you have an above ground pool, you also have a lot of options in heating your pool. Different pool solar heater systems are now available. To choose the best above ground pool heater, you should consider the material used in the solar heater and the estimated increase in the temperature of the pool. For example, some systems use durable synthetic rubber, which works to heat your pool by 10%. However, some systems are made of commercial grade polypropylene plastic that can increase your pool's temperature by a larger margin of 20%.
Pool solar heaters need to be assembled, so if you want a hassle-free heating system, invest in a user-friendly solar heater. There are also a lot of self-made pool heaters around, which can help you save money. If you are looking for the best swimming pool solar heater in terms of usage, look for solar collectors with high efficiency rates because this will also lower your regular operating costs in the long run.
What is the Best Solar Pool Heater ?
The best solar pool heater in my opinion is the Heliocol. It works similiarly to other pool heaters in retrospect (by using your current pool pump to push stationary water through a series of sun collectors then back through the pool as warm water) The difference is that it is backed by a 10 year warranty due to its efficient design.
The Heliocol uses an over-moulded tube construction that is designed to eliminate welds and allow the solar collectors to expand and contract easily. The panels are also resistant to pool chemicals which in turn prevent the tubes from corroding. This construction also strengthens the resistance to extreme hot and cold temperatures.
Unlike competitors models, consumers also appreciate the way it looks. The Heliocol has no visible mounting hardware, no gaps between the collectors, no hoses, or hose clamps. As Stated the Heliocol is backed by a 10 year guarantee, with some consumers testifying that the Heliocol system has been running flawlessly for over 10 years without any service required.
One of its most famous commercial customers is the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas. The savings are insurmountable when the hotel can provide hot water all year long just from the Heliocol system.
The Most Recommended Pool Solar Heaters Are:
- AquaQuick Above Ground Solar Pool Heater
- Fafco Deluxe Above Ground Pool Solar System
- Sunheater Solar Pool Heating System
- Solar Sun Rings
How Much Can a Solar Heater Heat Up a Pool ?
Over a couple days of nice temperatures, you can expect your solar pool heater to raise its current temperature up to around 10 – 15 degrees Fahrenheit. A solar blanket can also help the pool's heating system and it can be even more effective.
Studies show that it does not matter if you don't live in the hottest areas because there is enough solar energy in all of the United States and Canada. Because the sun rays are at its strongest point during the months of the highest pool usage, the fact that you do not have to pay operating costs is one of the greatest things about it.
Pool water is pumped through the filter and then through the solar collector, where it is heated before it returns to the pool. Your pool pump circulates the water through the heater, which is usually located on the roof, and warms the pool.
The pump timer is set to operate during sunlight hours, usually 9am to 5pm. The best way to prevent the heat loss from evaporation is with a plastic pool cover after each swim. The greatest benefit of having an solar heating system is getting a longer swimming season.
What is the Real Solar Pool Heater Performance ?
A properly sized solar system can heat you pool to at least 70-80 degrees fahrenheit from November to April. The pool can work well during the more colder months such as December and January however, its possible for it to be too cold for it to perform at the right capacity.
Is it possible for the solar heater to heat the pool all year long?
Yes it is very possible, but it also depends on the time of the year at the degrees it will heat it to. The cold nights of November through April can cause the pool to lose some of that built up heat, but it is nothing a pool cover can help out.
Pool Solar Heater Cost – How Much Does It Cost To Run It?
Solar pool heating systems are quite costly, though there are some affordable ones and some DIY types. However, before you make the big decision, make sure you've explored all aspects of obtaining a solar pool heater, and one of the most important aspects is the cost of operating a solar pool heater. By considering the costs, you can make the most cost-efficient choice when you invest in a solar pool heater.
To gauge the costs involved in running a solar pool heater, you need to answer a few questions about your pool and your heating requirements, as this will affect what kind of solar pool heating system you need and up to what extent will you be using it.
For example, the size of your pool will affect both the purchase cost of the heating system as well as the operation cost because bigger pools require more effort to heat up. You also have to weigh how much you want to raise the water temperature. The hotter you want your water to be, the more it will take from the solar pool heater.
Aside from that, the operation cost of a solar pool heater is also affected by the use of automatic controlled valves. A solar pool heating system that comes with an automatic controlled valve that diverts the filtration flow does not require any additional costs. On the other hand, some systems may call for additional solar boost pumps, which would require continuous costs of a few dollars every month to operate.
In addition, the costs of a solar pool heater upon operation should not be measured on its own; it should also be compared against the potential savings you can enjoy upon using the solar pool heating system. To compute the overall cost of a solar pool heating system, you will need to know the solar collector's thermal performance rating of BTU in a single day. You also need to know the total number of solar collector panels and the pipes that were used to install the entire solar pool heating system. Finally, you need to know how much it cost to install the system.
Using a formula that divides the thermal performance rating multiplied by the number of collector panels and piping by the total cost of the installed solar heating system, you will come up with the monetary value of every BTU.
Gas, oil, and electric pool heaters
But regardless of how much it cost you to install a solar pool heater, you will definitely reap financial benefits as well. Compared to other methods of heating water such as the use of gas systems, solar pool heaters are very pocket-friendly. In fact, a solar heating system can also help you save on regular costs, which means that it will eventually pay for itself in about a couple of years, so you will recover the original amount you spent on the heating system.
Gas, oil, and electric pool heaters are less expensive than solar pool heaters, but they are also very costly to operate and maintain. On the other hand, solar heating systems require just one initial investment then makes use of the free solar resource to heat up the pool.
Some pool owners already balk under the weight of regular pool maintenance, but it is better to shell out a little more for a solar pool heater than to not do so and not be able to enjoy your pool due to unfavorable temperatures. Installing a solar pool heater may entail some costs, but the tradeoff is that you will maximize your pool and have a lot of fun swimming whenever you feel like it without worrying about the water temperature. Simply put, your expenses will be investments.
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2nd greatest Colts game
The greatest game played by the Colts was the 1958 World Championship. No arguments from me.
The second greatest, IMHO, was the 1977 season ending cliff-hanger against the New England Patriots. Fresh off an embarrassing (and some say tainted) loss to the Lions via blocking David Lee's punt and the ensuing controversy about eliminating the Patriots by losing.... the Colts were in a must win situation. Then proceeded to lay an egg in the first half, and remarkedly similar to SB 47, dug themselves into an 18 point hole by getting torched on the opening kickoff of the second half.
Then Bert Jones led what was one of the most remarkable comebacks in Colts history -- and the only one which clinched a division title -- starting with a bomb to Raymond Chester in the face of an all-out Patriots blitz (see 0:09 below) -- and ending with the controversial "in-the grasp" call.
That was the last regular season Colts game I ever saw, since I moved to New Orleans the next season. Along with the Miami "fog game", the Bert Jones to Roger Carr & Glenn Doughty & Ray Chester offense plus the Sack Pack brought us thrills which were not felt again until at least 2000.
Anyone have another game which we should consider as the 2nd greatest?
:T2:In a 2003 BBC poll that asked Brits to name the "Greatest American Ever", Mr. T came in fourth, behind ML King (3rd), Abe Lincoln (2nd) and Homer Simpson (1st).
Re: 2nd greatest Colts game
Super Bowl 5 winning it in final 3 seconds with a JIm O'Brien field goal which was almost exciting as the Sudden Death game.
We had to wait 30 years for another.


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Immune Abnormalities in Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00030212
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 8, 2002
Last Update Posted : July 2, 2017
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This study will examine the abnormal immune response in patients with sporadic inclusion body myositis (s-IBM)-the most common inflammatory muscle disease in people over the age of 50. s-IBM progresses steadily and may lead to severe weakness and wasting of arm and leg muscles. Patients may become unable to perform daily living activities and be confined to wheelchairs. s-IBM is thought to be an autoimmune disease, in which the body's own immune system attacks healthy muscles. This study will explore the causes of the muscle tissue inflammation that is responsible for destruction of muscle fibers and weakness in this disease. Information from the study may help in the development of an effective treatment for this disease.
Patients with s-IBM may be eligible for this study. Those who are unable to travel or who have severe cardiovascular, renal or other end-stage organ disease will be excluded. Candidates will be screened for eligibility with a medical history and physical and neurological examinations.
Participants will be seen at the NIH Clinical Center every six months over a 12-month period (visits at enrollment, 6 months and 12 months) either on an inpatient or outpatient basis, depending on their disease severity. Each 2- to 3-day visit will involve the following tests and evaluations:
- Blood samples for routine laboratory tests are collected at every visit. Additional blood for research studies is collected at 12 months.
- Quantitative muscle strength testing is done at every visit. The patient pulls against straps connected to dynamometers (devices that measure muscle power) to evaluate strength of the main muscle groups in the arms and legs.
- Lymphapheresis is done at enrollment and at 12 months. This is a procedure for collecting quantities of lymphocytes (white blood cells that are an important part of the immune system). Blood is collected through a needle placed in an arm vein and circulated through a machine that spins it, separating it into its components. The lymphocytes are removed and the rest of the blood (red cells, platelets and plasma) is returned to the body through the same needle or another needle placed in the other arm.
- Electrophysiologic studies (electromyography and nerve conduction testing) are done at enrollment and 12 months. Electromyography evaluates the electrical activity of muscles. A small needle is inserted into the muscle and the patient is asked to relax or to contract the muscle. For nerve conduction testing, nerves are stimulated by electrodes (small wires taped to the skin over the muscle).
- Muscle biopsy is done at enrollment and 12 months. A sample of muscle tissue (about the size of a lima bean) from an arm or leg is surgically removed to confirm the diagnosis of s-IBM and for analysis of proteins involved in the muscle inflammation process. A local anesthetic is used to numb the area before the surgery and the wound is closed with stitches.
|Condition or disease
|Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis
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|80 participants
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|Study of Immune Dysregulation in Patients With Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis (s-IBM)
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|February 4, 2002
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|December 10, 2007
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|25 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
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Enrolled patients should fulfill the clinical and laboratory criteria of s-IBM.
Very advanced disease state that precludes traveling;
Severe cardiovascular, renal, or other end-organ-disease states.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00030212
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|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
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|Thomas Jefferson University
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107-6541
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In a move that will surprise many, the producer of the Bollywood movie '3 Idiots' has announced that, the movie will be legally available on YouTube within 12 weeks of its release.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra – the producer of the movie, hopes this will help in countering piracy. "I'm providing this facility for those who can't see it on big screen and watch pirated movies. I just want them to discourage pirated prints. They just need to wait for 12 weeks and after that they can legally download the movie and watch it," said Chopra.
Viewers will also be able to download the entire film from YouTube for a certain fee. Although the amount hasn't been disclosed yet, this is probably the first time where YouTube would be legally allowing video downloads. '3 Idiots' will signal Google's entry into the pay-per-download business.
Indian film-makers have been trying various avenues in a bid to tackle rampant piracy. Earlier this year, movies like 'Kaminey' and What's Your Raashee' premiered on DTH (direct to home) services, within a month of their theatrical releases. In a sense, Vidhu Vinod Chopra isn't doing anything radical. But, with a low broadband penetration it will be interesting to see how profitable this experiment will turn out to be.


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A cost-effective, versatile Pan and Tilt camera with 20x zoom lens and AF, the XU-81/XU-81W delivers high quality, high sensitivity images in HDTV format. Ideal for indoor or outdoor installation.
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Imagine I take a sheet of paper and use a pin to generate an $N$x$M$ rectangular array of small holes. I then fold the sheet to form a cylinder of radius $r_c$ and height $h_c$, where there are $N$ pinholes around its circumference and $M$ pinholes from the top of the cylinder to the bottom. No edge-effects from the folding process are discernible.
Now, say I pick a coordinate, $C$, in the three-dimensional space inside the cylinder. $C$ is some distance from the bottom of the cylinder, $A$, and some distance from the central-axis of the cylinder, $B$. I then proceed to shine a laser, or thread a very thin string between two pinholes, $(p_1, p_2)$, such that the beam or the string is as close as possible to $C$. Here, the laser or the string can be treated as a one-dimensional chord in the interior of the cylinder.
How do I choose $(p_1, p_2)$ to generate a line containing a coordinate $C*$ as close as possible to my chosen coordinate $C$? In general, how well can I do as a function of the density of the pinhole array and the position of the coordinate in terms of $A$ and $B$? Pressing my luck, in terms of minimizing the (straight-line) difference between $C$ and $C^*$, are there better geometries for the pinholes than a rectangular array?
Update: First of all, thanks to Joseph O'Rourke for the awesome graphic! Secondly, I would be very interested in an analysis of worst-case delta with excluded regions, say, at the top and bottom of the cylinder (as Gerhard Paseman suggested).
Update 2: Joseph O'Rourke states a two-dimensional variant of this problem in Part 2 (P2) of his question "Chord arrangement that avoids confining small or large disks", (Chord arrangement that avoids confining small or large disks).


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J. R. R. Tolkien
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J. R. R. Tolkien was a professor at England's Oxford University and a respected scholar of medieval literature. But he is best known as the author of the fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. At the age of three he moved with his mother to Sarehole, a village outside Birmingham, England. It was there that Tolkien developed the deep love for English country life that is reflected in his stories.
Tolkien had a skill for languages; he even made up his own private words and alphabet in a language he called Naffarin. While a student at King Edward's School in Birmingham, he excelled in Latin, Greek, German, and Middle English. His skill with words earned him a scholarship to Oxford. There he majored in philology, the study of language. He studied the great medieval literatures that would provide the background for his own writings, in which he created a world with its own languages.
Tolkien graduated in June, 1915. As World War I had begun, he enlisted in the army. Before going to France as a signal officer, he married his childhood sweetheart, Edith Bratt. During the war, Tolkien contracted trench fever. He remained ill for nearly a year. During that time he began The Book of Lost Tales (later renamed The Silmarillion). After the war, Tolkien returned to Oxford, becoming professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1925.
Tolkien was outwardly a popular lecturer and scholar. He also had an inner life filled with fanciful stories. Borrowing material from the unfinished manuscript of The Silmarillion, he began telling his children tales about a funny little creature named Bilbo Baggins. Baggins found a magic ring that made its wearer invisible. These stories became The Hobbit (1937). Later he invented the evil Sauron. Sauron's efforts to obtain the ring are dramatically told in three novels, together called The Lord of the Rings (1954-55). The three are The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King.
Tolkien retired from Oxford in 1959, devoting his last years to work on The Silmarillion. He was unable to finish that task before his death on September 2, 1973. The novel was edited by his son Christopher. It was published in 1977 as the final offering of one of the most beloved and widely read authors in the world.
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Children's Dentistry
Children's dentistry is quite literally the dental treatment of children, aged anywhere from toddler to teen. Although children may not need dental treatment that can be as complex as some adult dental treatments, e.g. implants, crowns and bridges etc., it is crucial that your child starts seeing their dentist early in their life to prevent dental related issues from arising. Developing positive oral hygiene habits from a young age can often be the difference between a positive or negative experience with their oral health.
What dental work does my child need?
Most children's dentistry is preventive. Modern dentistry puts a strong focus on teaching good dental care habits regarding brushing and flossing, seeing your child regularly to monitor and maintain their ongoing oral health and providing fissure sealants or other protective measures.
Fissure sealants basically form a protective barrier on your child's tooth, filling in the crevasses on the chewing surfaces of the teeth. This shuts out food particles that could get caught in the teeth, causing cavities. The application is fast and comfortable and can effectively protect teeth for many years. Of course if your child is experiencing more serious dental concerns your general dentist can either provide treatment or refer you to a specialist, however these are the most common dental services for children.
What age should my child start seeing the dentist?
Technically, once teeth start coming through in your child's mouth you can start to take them to the dentist. Firstly, for promotion of great oral health but secondly, to help them create a positive association with their dentist and create a good relationship with the whole team so that they develop a positive outlook to their future dental visits. This will also allow for your dentist to monitor oral function, normal development and cleanliness and if necessary, provide advice on areas to improve.
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Police plan heightened presence on streets this weekend
Like the bars on Water Street, Milwaukee police are gearing up for a busy weekend.
Between St. Patrick's Day and March Madness, WISN 12 News' Portia Young found out what a green enforcement really is.
Cases of beer fresh off the truck, shelter for a beer garden going up -- all signs of what Milwaukee police call St. Patrick's Day, but St. Patrick's week.
The green party started last weekend, ending safely with just nine citations.
This weekend Milwaukee police will use the same strategy.
"I'm not going to get specific as to what our deployment strategy is, but there will be a heightened presence out here," Milwaukee police Officer Jose Alba said.
That presence is paid for in part by government grants.
Waukesha police also got a grant, and they're cracking down, too.
There's a reason police said they do this. Last year, Thomas Hecht disappeared after a St. Patrick's Day pub crawl and was found in the river.
And University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student Nick Wilcox was last seen being kicked out of a downtown bar on New Year's.
"We're going to be promoting the idea of personal responsibility, responsibility for yourself and the crowd that you're with. You take care of yourself. If it's a buddy system, you take care of the people you're with. And recognize that there are dangers in being downtown," Alba said.
Police will be watching, when those personal safeguards fail.
Milwaukee police told WISN 12 News they have followed up on all possible leads in the Wilcox case. Officers still patrol the areas near State Street and Old World Third, but have come up empty.


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If you're stuck in a never-ending foursquare battle to become 'Mayor' of your favorite neighborhood spot, you're in luck.
We just discovered two sites that will help you get a leg up against your competition.
With a quick search, "Be The Mayor!" reveals how many check-ins it will take to oust the current mayor of any location in your city. The site is easy, but not perfect: You need to authorize your foursquare account each time you pull up the site.
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Heavy promotion for the site began Tuesday, but it's been in the works for a while, Rick Webb, one of "Be The Mayor!"s creators, told us via email.
"We soft launched about 4 months ago and have been tweaking it quietly since," Webb said. "I *think* we were first to launch, though I can't say definitively. It's kind of an easy idea, and I suspect we all latched on it around the same time."
"When Will I Be Mayor" takes that easy idea and rounds it out with a few extra features.
Rather than requiring you to search location by location, "When Will I Be Mayor" pulls in your most recent foursquare check-ins and provides you with the number of check-ins you have at each location, and how many more you'll need to be the mayor. Plus, you can sign up to receive weekly e-mail updates on venues you monitor.
More than 3,000 users have signed up for the site since it launched on May 21, said Gregory Avola, the site's developer, a number which he said he's proud of.
Now he's working on enhancements for the site and a new idea -- There are plans in the works to incorporate public sharing, which will allow users to share their mayoral progress with friends. In the long term, Avola wants to clone "When Will I Be Mayor" for badges.
After spending time on both sites for this article, it is easy to see how they can feed into someone's foursquare addiction. The problem is that they are only valuable if you're already hooked into the gaming aspect of foursquare -- They aren't going to help you "find new ways to explore the city" something foursquare promotes as one the site's main utilities.
Yet another point to consider, something that "Be The Mayor!" reveals on their site, is that only one check-in per day counts toward your mayorship for any specific location. Which means even with all the data in the world, you may be fighting an uphill battle against that woman who spends seven nights a week at your favorite bar.
That said, Webb doesn't seem worried.
"I do think it's pretty great that there's a competition in an utterly profitless, hobby area already," Webb said. "I think it shows how much interest there is in Foursquare."
So, even if you aren't a 'Mayor' fanatic, at least both sites offer you one option beyond sending threatening @replies to the Mayor of that corner bar.
Wait, does anyone do that besides me?


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Bear Grylls Ultimate Kit
A survival kit built for hostile environments. Stick the Ultimate Kit in your backpack and hope your never have to use it. If you do, it has everything you need to survive in even the toughest spots.
- Sheath Dimensions: 11.4 cm x 12.7 cm
- Overall Weight: 119 g
- 16 Piece Kit
- Gerber® Miniature Multi-tool
- Needle Nose Pliers
- Wire Cutters
- Fine Edge Knife
- Phillips Screwdriver
- Small Flat Driver
- Medium Flat Driver
- Lanyard Ring
- Bottle Opener
- Tweezers
- Waterproof Bag
- Miniature Light
- Hand Saw
- Signaling Mirror
- Survival Blanket
- Fire Starter
- Waterproof matches
- Cotton Ball - Fire Tinder
- Snare Wire
- Emergency Cord
- Waxed Thread
- Sewing kit
- Lanyard Whistle
- Lightweight, ripstop nylon bag with waterproof zipper
- Land to air rescue instructions
- Priorities of Survival - Pocket guide contains Bear's survival essentials
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I LOVE going in forests and I ALWAYS follow
your tips!
How much does this cost? because im going to buy this or the scout one
This kit is awesome!!!i realy loved it and i strongly recomend it
Bought one of these to go into my Camelback daypack. It's a worthwhile upgrade to the basic kit, with additional options for shelter, food, repairs, etc. Good, light-weight stuff to take along for planned use, as well as unplanned survival needs. I added an MRE heater pouch (minus the heater card) for a water bag and a couple of water purificaton tablets. Good stuff in this kit, pretty well thought out.
If anything else is absolutely necessary, you guys can just put it in there. I had some iodine tablets and put them in a baggie, put it with my kit, and boom, problem solved. This is hands down one of the most convenient and useful kits out there, whether you're in dire need of help, or are just pretending to be Bear.
Nice work, Bear & Gerber.
Nice kit but I would rather just take my original LMF
As far as the compass goes ,right hand point at the sun in the morning east left hand west bringing up the rear is the south Come people you can do it your looking to the _ _ _ _ _ .Gerber good Job.
Yea could use a compass but really you can use your watch as one. Look it up. And as for water purification... boil the water!! If you really need to survive that's all you have to do, but the rest is for comfort. I see this pack as being easier than what you would have to do without it but just about anyone can live with just a good knife, hatchet, and being well dressed. Nature provides all you need but we're just too lazy to make stuff these days. If you're hungry you can make a trap by chopping wood, you can make a fire starter out of wood.. yea it's harder but still. This kit is better than nothing!
I like both kits,mainly I also think iodine tablets are a must in these kits. If for some reason u can't boil your water. Then the tabs are the way to go. I'm very impressed with this whole line of Gerber.
A true survivor can read the land and sky for direction.
i think tahat this kit is very useful but i agree with Alex lose the light and add a compas
It is really epic i love it it is so compact and the fire steel is the best :) :D
The kit is fairly complete. I would have added water purification tablets and a button compass.
This is a neat little pack, most of the items are nice. The whistle is not needed because the one on the zipper is better, and the mini flashlight SUCKS. The one with my kit came with a gnarled up screw that just fell out after opening it and ive never seen it work, no matter what I do. As Bear would say, the weight isnt worth, well, anything for this item. The fish hooks are decent enough to survive, and most other items are great, I LOVE the multi tool. Ill be ditching the light for a compass, and ive tied the lame whistle to the ferro rod (why not, help ive burned myself! haha). Bear and Gerber, lose the light (we can make a torch) and add a compass. Thanks
Perfect kit for good price. Only thing i'm missin' is compass. However you can found poles by using informations in priorities of survival, included in kit. In spite of you are sometimes missin' some things, it doesnt change final feeling of this kit. I totally recommend to buy this kit.
Where's the F'ing compass? Me and my boys took this thing out camping and got lost after spearing shit and drinking in the woods for only like 6 hrs. BEAR!! I thought you had my back bro.
Hands down is a pretty well equipped kit, however, most of these tools can be purchased separately in bulk and comparatively at a lower price.
BUT nonetheless you pay for the convenience I assume.
Im thinking of buying it but i need some realy good reviews to bump up my confidence for buying it
Gorgeous kit mannn :)
it needs a boiling vessel like on the show what would be even better is the light bag to hold the gear can be hung over the fire to boil stuff
My favorite are the people that buy the kit and don't know how to use anything.
i got this kit a few weeks ago, i went camping with this and i caught a fish with the stuff provided. GREAT kit has everything. nuff said
Hi, I have bought the ultimate survival kit, is there a video which shows the usage of all the items in this kit, it would be great
Snared a rabbit. Skinned it. Cut fire wood. Started a fire. Yum yum. What a kit.......
The only possible flaw with this kit is that it doesn't include a compass. Other than that this is the best kit I've seen for an affordable price.
Good job putting together a decent kit for a decent price! Try getting all these items separately and see what I'm talking about.
My wife likes the small one but I think this is better, big is always better!!!
Container for liquid would make it perfect
Better drink my own piss.
Great kit, I keep one in each of my vehicles,and my emergency kit. I have not had to use them, but I know from all my gerber products I own it will serve me well when needed.
Billed as an all-in-one kit endorsed by the 'Man vs. Wild' host, your outdoor insurance policy just got organized. The kit features 15 survival pieces; including: a pocket survival guide, mini multi-tool, hand saw, survival blanket and firestarter just to name a few.
Jay Cassell Picks The Coolest New Hunting and Outdoor Gadgets, from Survival Kits to Flashlights, from SHOT Show 2011
For anyone who spends days and nights camping, hiking or climbing in the wilderness, this survival kits is an absolute must! Think of it as an insurance plan of sorts... It has everything you need to survive if the worst case scenario happens to you. Though hopefully you'll never have to actually put this kit to use.


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Despite the reports, Tiger Woods' alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel isn't heading to "The Celebrity Apprentice" – at least not yet.
On Friday, TMZ reported that Donald Trump had approached Rachel and asked her to be on the next season of the show. Rachel reportedly told the website she was "absolutely" going to accept the offer.
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Salesforce May Go Shopping in Response to Oracle Deal
It isn't too much of a leap to suspect that other companies besides Oracle gave some thought to acquiring Eloqua.
The marketing software concern for which the software giant will pay $871 million might have also made a logical fit at Salesforce.com, though Salesforce might have had to take on some debt to pay that price.
Anyway, there's speculation that today's deal for Eloqua may amount to a starting gun for a new round of acquisitions in the cloud software space. In a note to clients today, Karl Keirstead, an analyst with BMO Capital Markets, argues that Salesforce may answer Oracle with some acquisitions of its own.
"In our view, the deal is a modest net negative for Salesforce.com, making it incrementally tougher for them to pick off Oracle's Siebel client base," Keirstead wrote this morning. He also believes that about 50 percent or more of Eloqua's customers are also Salesforce.com customers.
That might spur Salesforce into action on the acquisition front, he says. Having already made significant acquisitions of Radian6 and Buddy Media in the last two years, Salesforce might move on two privately held cloud-based companies in the marketing field.
One is Marketo, a fast-moving company that specializes in revenue performance management. It raised $50 million in a Series F round led by Battery Ventures last year, bringing its total capital raised to $108 million. Its other investors include Institutional Venture Partners, InterWest Partners, Mayfield Fund and Storm Ventures.
Another possible target for Salesforce, Keirstead argues, is HubSpot, a social media marketing outfit based in Cambridge, Mass. It raised $35 million in a fifth round of funding last month. The round brought its total capital raised to about $101 million, and Salesforce had invested in earlier rounds. Its other investors include Google Ventures, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Matrix Partners, Altimeter Capital and Cross Creek Capital.
The point, Keirstead says, is that Salesforce will seek to build its own "marketing cloud" offering. Of course, Salesforce doesn't have the financial flexibility that Oracle does. It has only $1.4 billion in combined cash and short- and long-term investments as of the close of its most recent quarter. That's almost pocket change compared to Oracle's $34 billion as of the quarter reported earlier this week.


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...and they are not just the Tiger and black tip sharks. As of yesterday I had the pleasure to meet and dive with a diverse and interesting group of people including professional freedivers William Winram (more on him later - amazing story to tell), Fred Buyle (excellent photographer and freediving world record holder), and Pierre Frolla (also holds several freediving world records, loves to tell jokes at the dinner table and loves to be on film). Then there is James Newell (former Special Forces turned watchmaker - owns Riedenschild in Germany - more on this later as well).
As far as the diving goes, it has been outstanding and the interaction with the tiger sharks above standard (definitely not sub-standard). On the second day I felt much more comfortable, though I have to admit that I still had the butterflies right before jumping into the water. So far I have over one hour of footage - obviously needs a lot of editing, but there are definitely some good shots among the material.
Tomorrow we will obviously go out again and meet up with our friends (both humans and sharks).


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Recently CFL and I made yet another trip to southern Oregon. It was bittersweet in a sense. We'd made so many trips down that way to see my dad over the past two years, and now we were returning less than two weeks after he'd passed away. But we'd planned this trip nearly a year ago as a fun vacation, and we were determined to enjoy it.
Our first stop was at the other end of the state, in Portland, where we again rode the Providence Bridge Pedal. This year more than 18,000 cyclists participated in the various events. We did the 32-mile 10-bridge ride, which followed the exact same route as last year. Although the Bridge Pedal is a RIDE, not a RACE, I was pleased to complete the ride almost an hour sooner than last year! My new road bike is such a joy to ride compared to my heavy first bike. Of course, we still took time to stop and enjoy the view from atop the bridges.
In the background of the photo above you can see the new "Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People" now under construction. Given that CFL is a bridge-loving architect, we have studied and admired the progress of construction on each of our recent travels through Portland. Scheduled to open late next year, the bridge will carry light rail, streetcars, buses, bicycles, pedestrians, and emergency vehicles — but no private cars or trucks. Next year's Bridge Pedal, the 20th annual ride, will feature a sneak preview crossing of this bridge. Eleven bridges! We'll be there.
But what about the PCT, you ask?
After Portland we headed south for a quick visit with my stepmom. From there we went to Crater Lake where we camped for three nights.
As I've mentioned here before, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) runs for nearly 2,700 miles from Mexico to Canada. Each year several hundred people "thru-hike" the entire trail. CFL has dreamed of doing this for many years, and he and his daughter are talking seriously about it for 2016. I haven't yet caught the bug, but I was entirely game for day-hiking a small section of it this summer.
The 33-mile section of the PCT that passes through Crater Lake National Park is one of the highlights of the entire trail. Although the main PCT skirts around the caldera rim, most PCT hikers take an alternate trail that travels up to and along the rim.
On our first afternoon we walked out from the campground to the trailhead, which crosses the highway within Park boundaries but just before the west entrance gate. From there, we hiked to the junction with the alternate trail, and back. That was an 8-mile warmup that got us very excited about going further!
We got back to camp just in time to cook dinner — in the midst of a dramatic thunderstorm! I went to bed that night wet, cold, and unhappy, but still looking forward to hiking the next day.
Morning was beautiful!
We got an early start and again hiked north from camp. This time we hiked all the way up to the rim. It's a climb of 1,100 feet in a bit over four miles.
As we continued to hike along the rim, the clouds increased and thunder began to rumble across the lake.
We kept a close eye on the sky. All the action seemed to be well south of us, so we hiked on. Our goal for the day was Watchman, a former fire lookout about six miles past and several hundred feet higher than the point where we'd reached the rim.
The climb up to Watchman was worth it. We could look down into Wizard Island's mini-caldera.
It was cold up there! I was wearing several layers. I felt as lumpy as I looked!
As we were leaving Watchman I took note of the time and realized that we had a long ways still to hike! We walked part of the way back by road, which saved a bit of time.
We decided we'd try to catch the free shuttle from Rim Village back down to the campground. But when we got to the lodge at Rim Village, we were chagrined to learn that the last shuttle of the day had left more than two hours earlier. I was a a bit freaked out, but CFL proceeded to chat with other visitors at the lodge. It didn't take long for him to meet a nice young man wearing a T shirt from a craft brewery in San Diego! CFL and "B" swapped growing-up-in-SD stories and we bought a couple rounds of beer. Soon we were all driving back to a restaurant near our campground for dinner. Mission accomplished! That was a 15-mile hiking day (not including the 7-mile return in "B's" car).
On our third day we hiked the PCT south from the campground. While we'd seen a few thru-hikers traveling north with us on day two, this time we were hiking toward the thru-hikers. We met about 20 of them, and chatted with as many as we could. Everyone was excited to be approaching Crater Lake, with its campground, showers, laundry, store, post office, and BEER!
Although we didn't have a view of the lake, this section of the trail was gorgeous. Lots of boulders and interesting trees!
We hiked all the way south to the Park boundary and back.
Including a few side trips, we hiked a total of 19.5 miles — our longest hike ever! We were the only day-hikers out there. We impressed some of the thru-hikers who hadn't expected to see day-hikers so far from a trailhead.
So that was a total of nearly 43 miles of hiking over three days at Crater Lake. Looking at the map, we noticed that the entire Park is only about 25 miles from south to north. We'd hiked considerably further than that distance total, and our out-and-backs had encompassed the entire southern half of the Park. Not bad for a couple of middle-aged day-hikers.
But wait — there's more to our PCT story! A couple of days later, on our way home, we stopped off at Mt. Hood to admire Timberline Lodge and hike a bit of that section of the trail.
We only had time to do a couple of miles, but it was great to see "our" trail again — and to share it with another thru-hiker or two.
Of course we did other things on this trip (beer tourism, anyone?) but that will have to wait for another post. Now, however, it's time for me to go for a walk! Our activity streak is at 602 days and counting.


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Hackers continue to sting Sony Corp. much like an aggressive swarm of hornets chasing larger prey. The company said Wednesday that email addresses and phone numbers, but not credit card information, of some 2,000 users of mobile phone venture Sony Ericsson Canada's website had been compromised. This follows a series of cyber attacks that swiped personal data, including some non-U.S. banking and credit card account details, concerning a combined 100 million users of Sony's PlayStation Network, Qriocity music and video streaming service and the Sony Online Entertainment gaming network.
The price of coping with data theft is quickly adding up for the company. Sony said in a statement Monday it estimated its costs associated with the spate of breaches to be about $170 million, or 14 billion yen, for its fiscal year ending March 2012. That includes security enhancements, legal costs, identity theft insurance services offered to affected customers and incentive offerings for customers such as free game time, music and videos.


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Have you ever seen anyone actually happy about possibly killing an infant pre-born girl, even after admitting, "everything's already pretty much developed?"
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Many of the creatures that lived in the seas half a billion years ago were far too soft to leave behind many fossils. But their footprints remain, and one of the most striking finds is a giant, predatory sea millipede.
Our best window into the Cambrian Period of 500 million years ago is the Burgess Shale, a huge rock formation found in British Columbia that holds many fossils dating back to this ancient eon. While paleontologists have found plenty of fossils in the Burgess Shale, these represent only the tiniest fraction of all the sea life from the Cambrian Period, most of which had soft bodies that don't easily fossilize. But the Burgess Shale also holds evidence of ancient trails and burrows created by the organisms of the Cambrian period.
One such trackway holds the best evidence yet of an unusual predator: Tegopelte gigas. This ancient creature was somewhere between a caterpillar and a millipede, sporting a soft shell on its back and 33 pairs of legs. The creature could reach well over a foot long, which by Cambrian standards was positively gigantic. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan and Royal Ontario Museum knew T. gigas had created this particular trail - the footprints of a 66-legged creature are pretty much unmistakable.
What's more, this new find actually reveal the place of this giant millipede in the Cambrian food chain. The trackway reveals that the creature moved rapidly over the seafloor, with its legs only ever briefly touching the sediment. The researchers say that a creature like this would only need such rapid movement if it was an apex predator that needed to quickly close in on its prey. This means it was a competitor to the Cambrian's swimming predators, and its presence would have gone a long way towards shaping the marine ecosystem and how the species within it evolved.
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Mr. Mount retired a year ago. Born in Flemington, he was a son of the late Theodore and Mary Buchanan Mount.
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First Look: Mike Isabella's Kapnos, Washington DC
Note: First Looks give previews of new dishes, drinks, and menus we're curious about. Since they are arranged photo shoots and interviews with restaurants, we do not make critical evaluations or recommendations.
Washington, D.C.'s deluge of spring restaurant openings may have tapered off a bit, but there are still a few left to watch. Take Kapnos (meaning 'smoke' in Greek), for instance. The latest establishment from Top Chef alum Mike Isabella welcomed its first customers last Friday to its fare share of fanfare. Isabella, formerly executive chef at Zaytinya, one of the city's Greek mainstays, has his roots in the cuisine—while Graffiato, his first Washington oeuvre, centers around the Italian-American food that he grew up with, Kapnos represents the food he cut his teeth on professionally. Isabella describes the menu as "focused, traditional; not your neighborhood gyro joint."
Don't expect the typical fare that hails from southern Greece. "Most Americans associate Greek food with seafood and island cuisine," says Isabella. "While Kapnos draws inspiration from all over Greece, we're focusing on more meats from the North because we wanted to showcase a different side of Greek cooking." One step inside Kapnos and that intention is immediately apparent. Absent is the customary white and blue, replaced with earth tones, the dark purples and greens associated with the nation's north. Just past the prominently featured communal chef's table is a massive open kitchen, featuring two hickory wood-fire grills with whole animals on rotating spits. "No one else in D.C. is cooking whole animals on this level," Isabella explains. He's referring to the roughly 35 animals Kapnos goes through each week, including lamb, goat, suckling pig, duck, and chicken.
While the spit-roasted animals might be the flashiest thing at Kapnos, they're far from dominating the restaurant's menu. Roughly 60% of the selection is vegetarian or fish. The rest is broken up into a selection of spreads, accompanied by flatbreads, raw mezze, vegetable mezze, and seafood mezze. Plates like the Melitzanosalata Spread ($8; smoky eggplant, roasted peppers, walnuts, feta) and the Smoky Beets ($8; beets, yogurt, green peppercorn, citrus) make direct reference to the restaurant's namesake. By and large, dishes feature characteristically Mediterranean flavors—eggplant, cucumber, yogurts, and the like—but with a self-described Byzantine touch.
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For those craving more traditional Greek fare—at least as its perceived in America—Isabella includes a "Classics" menu of rotating daily specials. Dishes like a Moussaka ($9) and Keftedes ($8) will be available on different days of the week, along with larger, family-style dishes for the table like a Whole Bronzino ($34) or a Whole Lamb Shoulder ($79). Can't make up your mind? Diners can also reserve a dinner at the chef's table for a multi-course meal that includes tastes from across the menu, along with a whole lamb shoulder carved table-side by the chef.
Over at the bar, Isabella's longstanding beverage director, Taha Ismail, is crafting seasonal cocktails. For a Greek touch, there are kegged lemonades ($11 glass; $42 bottle) coming in gin, rum, and Skinos (a Mediterranean liqueur) varieties. Rounding out the beverage program are a few summer wines on tap, a broader selection of domestic and European wines, and select cocktails served in shareable jugs.
For a sampling of what Isabella is doing at Kapnos, check out some of the dishes in the slideshow »
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Here's the 13th episode of MAKE's podcast, Make: Talk!
Our makers this week are Kate Mayfield and Gordon Bowen, owners of the biodiesel-fueled Arts Refoundry in Los Angeles. A couple of weeks ago my 9-year-old daughter Jane and I took a bronze casting workshop at Arts ReFoundry. Here's what we made:
If you don't live in LA but would like to create a bronze belt buckle, you can get a Metalcast Kit from Arts ReFoundry, which includes tools, instructions, and two wax buckle slabs that you can carve into a belt buckle. Once you are finished carving it, you just send it to ReFoundry and they will cast it in bronze and send it to you.
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I was just in Thailand and wanted to share some of my pics cocking there. If you have any similar vacations, feel free to post here as well
They love chicken fighting in Thailand just as much as we do! This is a gas station.
No pain no gain! Having a torture session at the beach!
Despite the pain, I hear roosters crowing so I investigate...
Lo and behold, there is a Cambodian family nearby raising chickens! That's more like it
Gotta love these portable round pens. They are nice. If I could only bring them on the plane back home. These cost only B300 ($10.00). Some even fold over nicely. Good craftsmen in Thailand.
After making friends with the Cambodians, they let me pose with their chickens. The language of cockfighting... They don't speak English, nor do I speak Thai or Khmer, but we hung out and "chicken talked" (or signed) nonetheless.
Of course, you get a group of cockers together and where does the conversation lead to? Where else but the cockpit! My new friends take me to the local pit. Lots of people, huh? and notice the number of fighting pits.
Lots of people but very clean and organized
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A mini-tempest has been raging across the web with anger at Mozilla for removing the RSS icon from the Firefox 4 toolbar by default (and moving it to the bookmarks menu). This has been going on for a couple of weeks now, and I had avoided writing about it on OSNews since the recent furore is often cited to have begun around a personal blog post I wrote, but now things have come to an impasse: "No matter how loudly you shout, what you see in the beta with regard to the feed auto-discovery button is what will ship in Firefox 4". When Mozilla can say they are open to input, but refuse to change in the face of near universal disagreement, we all lose, not just me.


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