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An annual report and other quarterly reports a publicly-traded company publishes giving information over a given period of time. The report contains information on the company's financial state, most notably statements on revenue, expenses, and earnings (which is the difference between the two). It is, in general, less detailed than a stockholder's report, but contains much of the same information. See also: Balance sheet.
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COLOMBO (REUTERS) - Sri Lanka, which saw record tourist arrivals last year, said on Thursday it had started tracking those same tourists to crack down on crime and ensure national security.
The US$59 billion (S$73 billion) economy recorded one billion arrivals last year with annual revenue from tourism jumping to an all-time peak of US$1.04 billion, helped by the end of nearly three decades of civil war in 2009.
The decision to track the tourists, requiring hotels and guesthouses to submit weekly reports on their foreign guests, comes after several foreign visitors were arrested for crimes including credit card fraud and printing counterfeit money, government spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told reporters.
"In the guise of tourists, there are certain elements which are adverse to (security of) the country," spokesman Rambukwella said.
Police in December arrested at least 100 Chinese nationals accused of an internet fraud scheme targeting people in their home country while separately, police arrested a Chinese tourist suspected of swallowing a diamond worth 1.8 million rupees (S$41,200) at the island nation's biggest international gem and jewellery exhibition.
Sri Lanka targets US$2.5 billion annual revenue from tourism with 2.5 million arrivals by 2016 and has invited international hoteliers to invest in post-war Sri Lanka.
Tourism is one of the main foreign exchange earners for Sri Lanka, along with remittances from expatriate workers, garment manufacturing and tea.


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Last time poor Kricket had baby boy, Centapede with her live in boyfriend Quavi while continuing to raise her 3 kids from her marriage to Leeland. Leeland had cheated on her with Venice Holiday and moved out. The 3 oldest, Grasshopper, Scorpian and Butterfly all became teens and left for college. Before leaving Grasshopper started a lovely garden which she is hoping will still be alive by the time she returns to take over the house. The biggest question was if Quavi could be a good father and he really seemed to be. But after we left this house Quavi hooked up with the same Venice Holiday again (he had already fathered a child with her as well) and left his girlfriend and son to marry Venice. Of course now Kricket hates Venice for taking a second man from her.
Rachel: I'm not really sure myself. People seem to like her. Except for those who really know her like her father and daughter.
Kricket: Well at least my kids like me. I just don't know if I can ever trust another man.
Rachel: I would definitely keep my heart guarded if I were you.
Kricket: Leeland and I have rekindled things a bit.
Rachel: Oh that's right, I saw you at his house last week.
Kricket: Yeah, he promised he would be faithful this time.
Kricket: Good idea or not, a woman has needs. I need another dreamdate.
Rachel: It's up to you in the end.
-That night-
Kricket: yeah I thought it would be a good surprise for Grasshopper if she comes back to a Garden Club membership.
Rachel: That's so nice.
Kricket: Oh Grasshopper will be SO happy!
Rachel: Um Quavi, you sorta left Kricket since that date. Why are you bringing her gifts? Oh well at least Centapede will have something from his father.
Kricket: Love.
Rachel: What about Leeland?
Kricket: I think you're right, I'm better off not trusting him. I need someone more ideally matched to me.
Rachel: She looks so happy.Me: I hope she stays that way.
Rachel: Don't you have something to do with that?Me: Ummm. . . look it's the dogs' birthday!
Rachel: Oh excuse me. Looks like they aren't wasting anytime.Me: They are in love. Even if he is still in college.
Rachel: Welcome home Centapede. And hey, your first A+! Way to go!!!!
Centapede: Thanks lady.
Centapede: Mom! Mom! I got an A+!
Rachel: She's ahhhh a little busy. She'll be with with you.
Rachel: Looks like Centapede isn't the only successful member of the family.
Rachel: Another little gardener in the family I see.
Centapede: I like it all right.
Rachel: What's Quavi doing here while Kricket's on a date?
Rachel: Dude, seriously. This is sorta sad. The guys cheat on Kricket but just can't stay away.
Rachel: Are you OK Kricket?
Kricket: I don't know. It must have been something I ate.
Me: Likely.
Rachel: Wow Centapede got an A+ before you even learned how to study.
Kricket: My boy is smart, what can I say?
Rachel: Holy cow! This must be one heck of a date.
Rachel: If the car is a rockin'. . .
Me: What?
Rachel: It must be a dreamdate in progress.
Rachel: Hurray for the return of Cade!
Rachel: I don't think it was something you ate.
Rachel: Yep, that's what did it.
Me: Oh no, they're doing it again.
Rachel: Wow, these two are dreamdate central.
Kricket: Sure am. I really want to make sure the garden is really nice for Grasshopper.
Rachel: Well, you're definitely 100 times the mother Venice is.
Kricket: Speaking of being a mother!!!
Rachel: Speaking of Brad.
Me: Yep, he just happened by. It's like he know it was time.
Rachel: So what did you name him?
Kricket: Beetle. Isn't he just the cutest little Beetle?
Rachel: Sure is.
Kricket: Grasshopper's crops are in. She'll be so happy.
Kricket: *singing* Whose got the cutie little baby bootie? Beetle does, baby Beetle does.
Rachel: Enjoying single motherhood?
Kricket: Sure am.
Rachel: Happy birthday Centapede!
Rachel: Handsome. Very much the spitting image of Quavi except with brown hair.
Centapede: Thanks, I think.
Rachel: So what do you want out of life?
Centapede: A life of pleasure.
Rachel: Sweet!
Centapede: And I want 50 1st dates.
Me: *Bangs head on desk repeatedly*
Rachel: Stop that.
Centapede: What?
Rachel: Not you.
Rachel: Ah Coqui, they are having a private moment. At least I go in the bathroom. Maybe not the best option, but it works.
Rachel: Wow you did it! 50 dreamdates! Even I haven't done that yet. Congrats!
Kricket: Thanks, I couldn't be happier.
Me: Now let's just look at how many aspiration points you get with 50 dreamdates minus what we used. Dan, that's a lot!
Kricket: Now that I'm done with my dream I'm helping Centapede with some scholarships.
Rachel: Well that won't get you mother of the year, but that's still a lot better than Venice.
Rachel: Wow, this week has been awesome for this house. And there's Bronx Rosada who gave them the final star. Also his is the next house we'll be visiting.
Rachel: Happy birthday Baby Boy Beetle!!!
Rachel: Spitting image of Brad.
Rachel: What are you wishing for Centapede? Centapede? *sigh* Teens.
Rachel: I think it was love.
Mercedes: Well thank you, I like you too. So what would you say about me coming with you to college?
Centapede: Oh hey babe, I think you're great and we had a great date, I'm just not ready to settle down.
Rachel: More gifts from men. At least this is the one she's dating now.
Rachel: She is a very good mother.
Rachel: Looks like it's about time to go. Nice going Centapede!
Centapede: Sure, thanks.
Points: Just 1 for Beetle


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10. Create a budget and stick to it. Your budget should cover everyday expenses and allow for the smart use of credit.
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This wastes time in retraining muscle memory for millions of users, and by the looks of things, you've failed to provide an easy way to turn this off.
It is baffling when these kinds of decisions are made.
Also, why on earth did they not send a notification in the product to tell us this?! ;)
So that they are changing something to "pretend" they are improving the software?
So that they can justify the monthly fee?
Ridiculous, the "shift" key function was there for more than ten years and everyone is so familiar with this. For what reason the developers have to change it?
Similarly the "link" button between "H" and "W" is not working; even if I have disassociate the width and height, the transformation is still in the aspect ratio.
This update seriously sucks!
So that they are changing something to "pretend" they are improving the software?
So that they can justify the monthly fee?
Ridiculous, the "shift" key function was there for more than ten years and everyone is so familiar with this. For what reason the developers have to change it?
Similarly the "link" button between "H" and "W" is not working; even if I have disassociate the width and height, the transformation is still in the aspect ratio.
This update seriously sucks!
Most of the time, updates had value and few if any were just plain unnecessary.
Changing how a selected layer is constrained has no apparent value.
Did it bring value to something else in the program? Probably not!
Two weeks ago David Tristram, an Adobe employee, wrote the following:
"new feature, use Shift to *un* constrain. Constrain to fixed aspect is now on by default"
What he wrote could be easily interpreted as:
You guys are all stupid and I am the Photoshop God. Therefore, we made this change and you will have to get used to it!
Just imagine how nice it would have been if he had written a great explanation as to why this change was made!
To me, I still sit with a question mark above my head of exactly what Photoshop CC 2019 brought to the table that has made it a better than it was. Multiple Undos - all ready there (just forced changed the shortcut on us). Uniform scale was all ready there (just forced changed the shortcut). Color wheel is nice but too little and too late - we all ready got way better plugins for that. and any optimizations made to the program, I really cannot notice, in fact for me everything is just slightly more laggy (layers in particular). If the adobe team need ideas on where to continue the development they should announce that...or was this just a good way to save a few bucks this year?
They act like Europe Union that introduces plenty of unthought and unresonable stupid changes to old as world good working natural regulations. Of course they know what they do. So no matter they have no logic answer for that - as far as they can say people what to do they are going to use it to 'enslave' them, rule the world and have more money, managing those they not belong to them.
(...)what Photoshop CC 2019 brought to the table that has made it a better than it was.New users are not aware of this stupidly made action. So answer is there's really nothing that could be reason to release new Photoshop that couldn't be next update to previous one. The only what is important user who looks for such product is more likely buy something that is fresh as that must be better. Will anyone take a time to investigate what's true? Probably more time people spend on learning new stuff with no experience of how that was earlier. An when such user is going finally to be familiar with something that is initially too hard to look at as a whole there will pass more years before they start to discredit anything, that when beeing able to recognise something has no sense in Adobe doings, like for example now some of another controversial updates.
"new feature, use Shift to *un* constrain. Constrain to fixed aspect is now on by default. "
New feature on Camry, use right pedal for brakes, use left pedal for accelerator, and turn signal is now shift lever.
* Transform Illustrator Indesign Photoshop.
* I wonder. What happens if you trans for a pixel shape and a vector shape simultaneously.
* I've got the feeling this 'feature' has been implemented so PS is easier to use on an Ipad. But professionals don't work directly on Tablets.
This change (No using shift as default for constraint), make more sense for me and it become as most of other software do.
It will be nice do, if the default setting(not using shift for constraint) was the same for "Vector''.
But you're praising removal of "free" part.
The change in the bahavior for Free Transorm is out of character flr Adobe. How long time users use the product is often well considered. Maybe it's new people on the team? I am sure that the feedback is being heard and that we'll have something in the preferences for this and it working as expected as set by the user.
I am still doing the bulk of my work in version 19 (CC2018),b but I typically hold off three to four months before mograting to major releases. Proir to the subscription model, I always held off until the .1 or .5 version shipped.
If anything, I jump up to 2019 for the content-aware fill improvments and then jump back to 2018 (both open at the same time). That's certainly not ideal.
Also, basic math in the value text fields is almost worth all the other hassles. (Almost.)
I'm beginning to think that Adobe is going to ignore the complaints in this forum about the scaling behaviour.
I'm hoping that more of our friends add their woes about the transform tool here and vote by clicking 'ME TOO' on top of this page. Hopefully Adobe will get the message that we want to go back to the existing behaviour of the transform tool that was in Photoshop V19.
Spread the word so that Adobe gets the message.
I refuse to use the buggy Photoshop V20. I wasted so much valuable time and expense trialling the new version and it's not worth it to me to keep using V20
Adobe is not going to listen to us.
I read online 'The Verge' which reported that "Bringing a program like Photoshop to the iPad is a monumental task. The project started 18 months ago when two Adobe engineers asked to carve out time to bring the Photoshop codebase to the iPad. "There was just a lot of doubt until what we call the "proof of life" moment," says Scott Belsky, Adobe's chief product officer. Senior director Pam Clark agrees: "We fully admit we were surprised when the engineers showed up, and it was quite powerful and smooth." That "proof of life" product inspired the design team to start focusing on the app's user experience, with each new build focusing on a different Photoshop workflow."
Adobe has no real competition so they do as they please without regard to their clients. Adobe of late has been making more changes that hurt professional users and woo novices.
Adobe, I plead with you to LEAVE THE BASIC OPERATION OF PHOTOSHOP ALONE! Make your product perform better and give us a way in the prefs to "opt out" of any major changes. Change all you want in Photoshop Elements for the novices and kids. If you want Photoshop for the iPad... call it Photoshop iPad, making it a separate application. You are in the process of screwing yourself royally and don't seem to realize it. Listen to your professional users. They pay your salaries.
Remember, Rome fell and you can too!
It's going to be a confusing world out there. I still want the option to constrain or not on the Options bar, so if we click on the link, it's constrained AND a sticky setting. Unlinked, unconstrained, AND a sticky setting. We can have a preference, too, but the Options bar lets us choose on the fly. As for the iPad, I'll probably click my way through it all, ignoring gestures as much as I possibly can, and hope menus and icons work as well on the iPad as they do on the desktop for apps where I don't remember all the shortcuts. It's not as if I'm using the iPad to be highly productive.
Buckle up for this brave new world.
use 2018....lol
P.S. Who thought this was a good idea?
Hyperbolic....but actually, it might just be right. I can't really think of a worse one. Not the idea itself, which is is inherently sound (most times users want to maintain aspect ratio, so why indeed should that take an extra step for the user?) But the implementation is just awful.
At the near-certain risk of repeating things that have been already said repeatedly on this thread and others:
-This would have been a great idea back in 1993. In 2018, where it's contending with years or decades of muscle memory for the vast majority of users, it's an uphill battle at best.
-At least make it consistent within the same program, for God's sake! Transforming a vector layer in Photoshop now works the exact reverse of transforming a raster layer in Photoshop. How could anything good possibly come of that?
-it seems a no-brainer to implement an option for those who want to revert it. You've supplied legacy options for much less controversial features like the new and improved Brightness & Contrast setting - why not for this one?
Hi Adobe people,
I'd like to voice that I too would love for this behavior to go back to the way it was before. I don't mind adjusting my habits with new updates especially if they create an improvement in workflow. This update would probably be an improvement for me if the other design programs that I use regularly (Illustrator & InDesign) had a similar feature. But, since I still have to hold the shift key for contrained proportions on those programs, it's very hard to change that habit in Photoshop only. I say change them all to have that behavior or leave PS as is. That's my request for future updates. Thanks!
This is driving me crazy.
It slows me down and pisses me off EVERY TIME.
To revert to the legacy transform behavior, do the following:
- Use Notepad (Windows) or a text editor on Mac OS to create a plain text file (.txt).
- Type the text below in the text file:
TransformProportionalScale 0
- Save the file as "PSUserConfig.txt" to your Photoshop settings folder:
- Windows: [Installation Drive]:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings\
- macOS: //Users/[User Name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/
(did you notice multiple undo is now just command + Z and no longer command + option + Z? I prefer the classic command + Z to quickly undo and redo the last change...oh well.)
Any idea where to find it?
I did find the folder and created the file as you instructed above, but when I opened PS again, it didn't make any change to the new behavior.
Maybe recheck the spelling? Make sure it's a .txt file.
Well, guess I'm doomed to use the new setting until adobe fixes this stupidity.
I'll just have to get used to it.
Thanks anyway :)
@Ori don't try to get used to it. It's like getting used to reverse driving! It should be all case sensitive so write it exactly as above... Maybe you installed PS / CC for all users? I believe then you need another user folder, right?
On Macintosh High Sierra 10.13.6, I did exactly as you detailed (copy/pasting the command, so it's case sensitive; checking for invisibles, none except the single space; etc.)
~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/PSUserConfig.txt
=> TransformProportionalScale 0
Quit/restart PS and no change.
Any further wisdom to fix this maddening new behavior?
OK, answering my own question. It took another hour of experimenting (locations, permissions, text file encoding, etc.), but HERE'S THE FIX (for Mac Users): the text file must be saved as a Unicode UTF-8 file.
If it's a UTF-16 file (a more current version which some text editors default to), it won't work.
And, it even supports comments if your start a line with a hashtag (eg, # Revert idiotic removal of shift key for proportional constraint changes by Adobe in PS CC 2019).
...Thanks to our PS internet village for sharing the wisdom. Fingers crossed that before changing a highly used function that is built into the muscle memory of tens (hundreds?) of thousands of experienced users, Adobe will include it as a Preferences checkbox!
- macOS: //Users/[User Name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/
- macOS: //Users/[User Name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/
Thanks! you saved me!
Since Adobe never announces its modifying a feature, we won't know if they'll do something to make this more user friendly or not— until they do it or don't. '-}
I was using Procreate on my iPad with layers of images today—I've only recently begun to use it—and when you click on the Arrow that brings up the Transform and Move/Flip, etc., controls, by default Procreate sets the controls to free transform. It wasn't exactly sticky, either, so here I've trained myself that mobile apps use constrained transform by default, PS uses constrained transform by default, and now I was constantly resizing an image only to have it distort—same problem I'm having in Illustrator.<sigh> In Procreate I had to keep remembering to look at the controls, rather than simply start transforming on the document.
This is truly a mess across all the apps and desktop programs. Anyway, Procreate has been around a donkey's age, too, on mobile devices, so defaults are obviously anything the app designers want them to be. If there's some standards consortium that they're all moving towards, I haven't seen the results yet with the apps I have.
1. Select and copy the following line:
~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/
2. In the Finder, choose Go > Go to Folder... to open the Go to Folder window.
3. With the text field in the Go to Folder window active, choose Edit > Paste and then click Go.
• In the Finder, hold the Option key when choosing the Go pulldown menu to show the User's Library folder in the Go menu list.
• In the Finder, go to Help > Search and enter "Library" and then hover your mouse of the results "Menu Items: Library". A large blue arrow will reveal the User's Library folder.
Comes under modify ... ???
18. No Modifications, Reverse Engineering.
Except as expressly permitted in the Terms, you may not (a) modify, port, adapt or translate any portion of the Services or Software; or (b) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble ... blah blah blah ... yada yada yada ...
Unless Adobe provides it, of course, it doesn't come with any guarantee of working and not killing the app. . . Of course, IF Adobe provides it, the only guarantee is that they'll get around to fixing problems in the order of magnitude that they consider them to fall under. '-}
I hope this becomes a user preference
They broke the most basic rule: Never fix what is not broken.
Even if it's a tiny effort to have the cursor closer, these little things add up and are just annoying.
It used to be that to maintain proportional scaling, a user would hold the shift key while scaling. In Photoshop CC 2019 the proportional scaling is done without pushing anything, but now when you hold the Shift key it UNLOCKS proportional scaling.
To just change the scale tool to be backwards relative to how it has very literally always been without an easy way to change it back or any documentation the first time you use Photoshop CC 2019 is ridiculous. It shows that the people making the software don't actually use the software.
The fix is easy: Instead of making some one line script file, have an in-app toggle switch to allow for legacy scaling proportional.
I've been using Photoshop for 25 years, and this is absolutely 100% perplexing.
But I do see a couple of significant usability issues. For one thing, the What's New is hardly prominent. It could be so it acted more like a warning than marketing, just in case you were interested.
For another, when I look at the page, the whole new Transform and Auto-commit is under the heading "Usability Improvements." Way to be so boring and technical on that page, no one reads it. The headers, imo, should be the feature names to direct our attention, not "Usability," or "Top Customer Requests." They could even use heads and subheads so they could put Usability Improvements underneath Transform and Auto-Commit. Subheads were invented a while ago, I believe.
But it's not as if they don't tell us—they just do it very quietly. '-}
Further, Adobe's Whats New Page did not offer a fix there, someone here supplied it.
Most people find these features while working. Whats New Page would just make you frustrated in advance before finding them.
And I do think that better headers, like having a good index (which we don't have for the online guide), helps people quickly find what interests them. Getting their attention is half the battle in good design.
But yes, to fix Transform—since they didn't intend for us to choose to go back or they'd have given us a legacy setting—you do have to search hard, and in fact, had to wait for someone to supply it. Not that I think it's a genuine "fix" if you have to hack code to do it. <g>
BUT... The way Adobe implimented this shows their attitude and that they really couldn't care about existing users. They already have our money. They are only interested in getting new clients.
Shift is widely know as a constrain or multiple selection function. It is a convention. Open up a folder in Windows and click on several items in a list. Would you want to multiply select without shift.
I'm not arguing, I am only discussing this in principle - as it could be a slippery slope.
* Need to look at this bug also with the constrain link -
When you un-check the Maintain aspect ratio constrain link on the toolbar and then use transform it still maintains aspect ratio. . . un-checking the link should disable maintain aspect ratio shouldn't it? Well it doesn't.
Also shift key + transform disables Maintain aspect ratio but doesn't correspond with the constrain link on the tool bar.
That said, the decision to flip the default behavior is not a bug. It's an inconvenience to retrain habits, but I know that I and a lot of others transform with constraints on far more (like, 90% of the time for me) than not, so for us, this is a workflow improvement. I will be not have to be constantly holding shift with my pinkey finger! Thanks Adobe!
Let's ask for a preference setting, fix the aspect-ratio button in the tool bar, and cut down on the "I can't believe..."s and "How could they..."s.
Will there be some initial frustration when we hold shift and the transform box goes all wobbly? Sure. What's the solution? Let go of the shift key. There are more disruptive and destructive bugs and changes that we can focus on.
This is a mess across all the apps and applications. There's no standard. No matter what Adobe does, they're wrong to a whole bunch of people. That's why they should have made it a toggle on the Options bar, or even a Preference, though toggle would let us adapt it freely whatever our workflow.
It isn't that "this" is right, or that "that" is wrong. It's that nothing is consistent everywhere, so don't force a false consistency on us, but let us choose the right behavior for us.
@everyone Let's refrain from speculating on why because it leads to negative characterisations of users which quickly decends into arguments that distract from the overall issues:
1. Adobe changed a convention fundamental to almost all graphics apps on one tool, creating jaw-dropping inconsistencies within PS as well as every other app in CC
2. So far, Adobe couldn't care less
This says so much about Adobe it's not funny. The tool is still called 'Free Transform' for god's sake, it's an embarrassment.
Second, I was a KelbyOne member when Scott Kelby and a lot of his members, who are not professionals in either photography or graphic design, were giving Adobe all sorts of off the wall suggestions as to changes to the interface as well as other suggestions in regards to other tools in PS. Matter of fact, Adobe sends that community forum on Kelby's website surveys as to which tool should change and how without any regard toward professionals and how they use these tools. He bragged on The Grid episode when these features were launched about how his 12 year old is "now being able to use Photoshop better because of the free transform being changed". (Not sure why we have to dumb down 12 years olds). That episode is readily available, no re-search needed.
My point was that when major changes like this happen, those who depend on Photoshop to do their paid jobs, those who have a 4 year graphic design degree and work in the real world using Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign for 12+ hour a day, those should be asked and sent surveys as to what will make their lives easier, and not those who only use PS occasionally, for fun, and who don't pay their mortgages from working a daily graphic design or photography job.
It was called "FREE Transform" for a reason. I think Mr. Bert Monroy may be able to take us way back when PS first started and tell us all how "FREE Transform" became what it's been for the last 20 years. I can assure you this change did not come from someone such as Bert who is one of the first people to work and make Photoshop what it is today.
I have to use CC19 because in my work I use Content Aware Fill every day, and the new one is excellent. However, I never removed CC18, and for anything else I use CC18 now, because this Free Transform is really messing me up and is wasting my time.
James, were you someone who requested this change? If so why? Were you part of some Adobe Re-search for this tool? Why was this even in question to change? Why does this work for you? How long have you been using Photoshop? Why all of the sudden holding down shift has become a "too hard"? Just curious since you came back quoting my post even though my post wasn't addressing you directly. I still want to know who cheered on this feature being changed, why, and how long have they been using Photoshop as well as are they professionals or weekend users.
Also, there is nothing wrong with being a weekend user, the problem starts when these random/part time users without deadlines make changes that affect those with daily deadlines. That's the problem.
It is fine to not use the Free Transform, it's not a requirement to use it. I sort and crop in Lightroom too because I like to print, but when I work in Photoshop I use Free Transform on almost any graphic or image I edit/create, and since version 5, so this was a completely necessary move, and I hope Adobe restores the default to "FREE" Transform, and adds a check box on top somewhere, (or in the preferences), so that anyone who wishes to keep it constrained by default can without messing up our workflows.
When you un-check the Maintain aspect ratio constrain link on the toolbar and then use transform it still maintains aspect ratio. . . un-checking the link should disable maintain aspect ratio shouldn't it? Well it doesn't.
Also shift key + transform disables Maintain aspect ratio but doesn't correspond with the constrain link on the tool bar.
"...and the Maintain aspect ratio constrain link on the toolbar should function properly. " and "...fix the aspect-ratio button in the tool bar..."
Bug using the transform tool using CTRL+t.
Bug 1: The default is always ON for the maintain proportions option. Clicking the "locl proportions" button doesnt seem to work . The default used to be OFF.
Bug 2: SHIFT now does the opposite - it unlocks proportions while transforming.
This happens after selecting part of a layer where some pixels are drawn ( it doesnt matter how you select them), when you enter transform mode using CNTRL+t.
Adobe, you have all the eyes and ears in the world, why do you not just ask your community beforehand??? I can't understand software behemoths like this one... all they have to do is listen! What is this board good for anyways?!
Btw, there is a "back-to-legacy"-setting for every little thing BUT that one! WHY?
There are now many reviews out on many sites about the new CC2019 features. If you comment there in the open blogs, this reach many more people so there can read about, check it, an discuss about it.
Maybe Adobe would react slightly quicker than.
And for sure, a toggle button would be really usefull...
I'm always very very happy to work with homothetic transformed text in Affinity Designer...
I hate that I can't turn off uniform scale. Adobe, if you're listening. Turn free transform back to non-uniform scale! I HATE THAT I HAVE TO PRESS SHIFT!
Does Adobe actively hate its users? Or is it just a joke to reverse the lock proportion in transforming (shift key)? Actually curious who thought this was a good idea.
In a month or so you don't even remember that you had to hold that key down in the past.Not true - me and many other users changed this new behaviour back to that how that was for over 20 years. So you'll have 2 group of users, and that would be best option to respect all.
That is not light or dark leading theme of Photoshop users set like they want. But if you allowed us to have even four colours Photoshop is adjusted to, then what is problem to do the same with that what 'shift' should do?
Old school is probably what Adobe built their fortunes on. Please respect the old school Adobe. You have a lot to learn from us.
Thank you.
I've lost a lot of billable work time to go back and recheck sizing of graphics, because of Adobe's shift to NOT constrain scaling update. So who may I send my invoice to at Adobe?
Change it back! I'm not able to justify this ridiculous hinderance of my workflow and I don't have time to get our IT department's approval to mess with the code of the Photoshop application.
We're mad. We're frustrated. We're YOUR customers!
After the new release (CC 20), scaling proportionally using the Shift key no longer works. When scaling you need to click "Maintain Aspect Ratio" button now, which is NOT good as some of the time you want to be able to transform freely and other times you want to keep the ratio - the Shift key was a nice feature that avoided having to hit that "Maintain Aspect Ratio" button every time you need to switch between free transform and keep ratio transform. PLEASE bring it back!!
And also when in the transform mode, the "center" is no longer visible. So when hitting the alt key to move the "rotation center" to another spot, it's no longer visible, so you don't know what you're rotating around...
So I wish Adobe would put more of those preferences on the Options bar. They gave us the narrow bar option, and that leaves plenty of room even with my laptop. If they'd do what others do and put all those align and distribute icons into a simple drop down with the icons, they'd even have a ton of room left over when the Move tool is active.
I want more prefs, not less, but having more of them in my workspace is better than having to hunt for them. I think the majority of users don't even look at their preferences, so it should be obvious by now that's a terrific backup, but more exposure for the ones we commonly need in a context-sensitive setting like the Options bar or even the Properties panel would be even better.
Also the new "feature" auto-commit should have the option to switch back to the previous version: if I am transforming a selection with narrow opaque areas, if I click on it in order to drag it on the canvas, it's very likely to click on a transparent pixel and to accidentally commit the transformation.
It can be a problem if it was an unfinished complex transformation, as I need to undo it and to start again.
Adobe killed themselves with this different objects transformation feature. You said something important. If we want to transofrm multiple (different) objects at once how we know should we hold 'shift' or not? Loll the most funniest comedy I was 'watching' ever!
this whole thing has infected the Crop Tool as well
I think I need to write down everything you users find that doesn't work because of this one change. I simply can't remember everything to list it at once.
I paid over $400.00 to have it made into a Photoshop Script.
It is dependent on being able to move the center point to an appropriate pivot position and use the top-center of the DISTORT box to move it where you want it.
At the time, I didn't make it for sale. I did give it to a few people and now, if I want to sell it or give it away, I need 2 sets of instructions so people that want to use with the new version of Photoshop. Even that would be OK if there had been a good reason for the change.
I paid over $400.00 to have it made into a Photoshop Script.Photoshop develeopers make their scripts for all releses starting by CS6 EXTENDED. Why if there is subscription letting us upgrade to newest release, so not like in Creative Suite times everyone got different Photoshop still? Because people don't want to have latest 'FREE' version as there is not only new stuff but often old removed or changed the way they don't like anymore.
We talk here of too small amount of money. I assume milion dollars were involved into new Ps that it could look the way as it is now. So why inconvenient for users? Probably because Macintosh paid Adobe huge sum to favour their own devices. It will make high sale of Apple products becuase their iPads(?) will be recognised as best to work with Photoshop.
To revert to the legacy transform behavior, do the following:
1. Use Notepad (Windows) or a text editor on Mac OS to create a plain text file (.txt).
2. Type the text below in the text file:
TransformProportionalScale 0
3. Save the file as "PSUserConfig.txt" to your Photoshop settings folder:
· Windows: [Installation Drive]:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings\
· macOS: //Users/[User Name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 Settings/
This was posted by an MVP, but I can't find the original post.It works!
I can't hide that stupid grid without hiding guides.
Best I can do is view the grid lines as dots to make them less distracting, but better if we can simply hide the damn grids by default.
I have never had a reason to complain about Photoshop but Im wishing I would have kept my 2018 version until the bugs are worked out. The new command T transform options are not working as advertised, the image size options don't work half of the time, the save options don't work half of the time...as a matter of fact, almost every feature just is not working correctly. One feature or another is freezing up or not working in the middle of every project and is forcing me to restart the application.I honestly don't like the way the updated transform tool works and would like an option to return the tool to its previous form as well.
You don't have to stick with 2019 if you don't want to. If you uninistalled 2018, open the ACC app, click on the down pointing arrow beside Open, choose Manage, then choose to install 2018. You don't even have to uninstall 2019 to do that. You can have both installed, with 2019 waiting for updates that match your needs.
I always keep the last version installed until I'm satisfied I won't have to return to it to run extensions, plug-ins, workaround bugs, etc.
But finally they learned how destructive it was for unwary users to uninstall by default.
But they hid access to previous versions under "Manage" because "older versions" or "previous versions" or something obvious like that was too confusing or something? <sigh>
I saw the PSUserConfig.txt file work-around, but I hope, at a minimum, Adobe adds to their preference file a way to undo the "updates" they've made.
So disappointed.
It has been suggested that this is to make interface consistent across platforms with iPads, iPhones etc, which lack shift keys, but that would leave them with no way to do unconstrained resizing, so if true, it's an even-dumber move.
I was thinking for a moment I was seeing Illustrator's ability to draw replicating versions of a geometric shape when you hold down the option/alt key as you drag it out.<G> So I was kinda hoping I could make it happen too. '-} On a Mac with High Sierra.
I hope they put it back, because this was really unnecessary.
I believe I owned every Suite and every upgrade.
I presently have the "full-blown" Creative Cloud".
This last round of changes, the obvious silence on the part of Adobe, the number of complaints and a new product on the market makes me look long and hard at "Why Stay With Adobe"?
Affinity Photo and other products they make, look better every day. Affinity Photo is the first product and maybe the only product to be a real Photoshop look-a-like!
While much of the interface looks like Photoshop, it does have a learning curve. I am going through that now.
I've also asked my Daughter who is an Art Director to take a look. She says, for a big company like hers, such a change is difficult but not impossible.
I'd go along with Auto-commit for text and transform if it only worked when you clicked on the interface, not the document. And it's not impossible to do. There's code that knows you've clicked on the interface, not on your image. Then it would be more convenient, instead of a major inconvenience.
If I am annoyed about this transform thing, certainly learning a entire new program is going to have it's curves. How effective can you be with brand new software? Can you trust it's technically efficient?
This was the worse mistake Adobe had made, ever. But they have a relatively decent track record. I think they have their tail between the legs on this one, and eventually they will revert back. I hope.
Heres what I am not getting... is it that important to use v20 that you need to put up with all the aggravation?
As soon as v20 aggravated me I dumped it.
I know sweat shops in India who do retouching still using pirated copies of CS6 and do darn good work... why would anyone need to put up with Adobe's insults to its long time users in favour of some old Kelby fogies and a ton of broke school kids on iPads.
Adobe is heading down the wrong road by pissing us off with bad software and they will find out much sooner than later.
The longer Adobe goes without saying a thing, the worse it looks for them. But they've already got our money and that's all that really counts in the end.
Maybe this was their long term plan all along. Force everyone into a mandatory monthly payment, choke the life out of the program, then laugh all the way to the bank.
-Option to use legacy transform behavior is still not provided.
-The 'Maintain Aspect Ratio' button in the transform toolbar is still ineffectual.
-The work around .txt file fix is still working. phew
-The Ctrl + Corner drag transform is fixed. yay
-Auto commit is improved by touching outside the doc area only.
I can live with this free transform. But there is still another bug with layer thumbnails turning black. So I will revert to CC2018.
Better, but please keep trying adobe.
Today, I think that just about the time it looks like Adobe is getting their head on straight again, their head falls off!
By the way, when you look at the long list of fixes an update like this addresses, you have got to wonder why.
Our engineers would tell us that they can put a product on the market with at least 80% of the problems solved. The other 20% of the problems had to be identified by the end user.
Many time we had to delay a release in order to reach that goal.
I sound like an old man yelling at the clouds, but I can't help to feel that this new iPad, phone generation is just too lazy to hit shift. If I'm hiring, I would ask how you feel about the new transform and judge you by it.
If you do not yell at me about it, you are not getting hired.


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There don't seem to be many veggie or vegan choices on offer here, and those with special dietary needs seem to be consigned to just picking at a few sides, but the meat eaters out there will find plenty to enjoy among ASDA's limited range.
Those who would rather not drink alcohol have a choice of alcohol-free prosecco or lemonade.
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Everything's from the shop's 'Irresistible' range is up for grabs here, and the mains include Pecorino Mac & Cheese, and Chicken in White Wine Sauce.
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1 dessert
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Sainsbury's are offering two versions of their meal for two this year – an £18.25 option that comes with prawns, and a £15.75 one that doesn't.
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Unfortunately, we couldn't see any vegan or vegetarian options on offer.
Available in store until 26 February – sainsburys.co.uk
£20 gets you:
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Really push the boat out by opting for champagne as your tipple of choice – though you'll only get a half-sized bottle.
Available in store from 8 February – tesco.com
£20 gets you:
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2 sides
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Mains include everything from smoked salmon en croute to lamb leg steaks, with starters like feta and baby plum tomato quiches, and mushroom arancini to set you up for a feast.
There's not much wiggle room for vegetarians unfortunately, with the vegan 'beef' wellington the only meat-free main on offer.
And that choice between chocolates or a bottle of wine could kill the romantic mood altogether.
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Other exhibitions are entering their final weeks: Caravaggio and His Legacy closes February 10,while Lost Line: Contemporary Art from the Collection, Jim Shaw's Dream Drawings, and Michael Heizer: Actual Size all close February 24. Check our full list of exhibitions for even more on view, including Stanley Kubrick, Robert Mapplethorpe, and others.
You may have also read in the Los Angeles Times about our latest acquisition: Maruyama Okyo's Cranes, a beautifully detailed pair of screens from 1772, which have hardly ever been shown in public until now. They make their debut in the Pavilion for Japanese Art this weekend.
Artist Liz Glynn, who is also featured in Lost Line, will be on hand Saturday and Sunday afternoons for a free performance in the B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Garden—"[De]-lusions of Grandeur". Glynn will work with other sculptors in the garden to replicate and recombine parts of the Rodin sculptures on view in the garden—check out this behind-the-scenes post to learn a little more. The performance is part of a series that will take place at LACMA throughout the year, each dealing with monumental sculptures on the museum's campus. You can learn more from Glynn's project blog.
For those coming to see Bodies and Shadows: Caravaggio and His Legacy this weekend, take a look at the films we have lined up tonight, tomorrow night, and Sunday afternoon as part of a film series inspired by Caravaggio. The series begins tonight with Pedro Costa's 1989 debut film O Sangue (Blood), followed by Italian director Paolo Benvenuti's Confortorio. On Saturday, see Derek Jarman's unconventional biopic Caravaggio and Pier Paolo Pasolini's Mama Rosa. Finally, on Sunday afternoon you can see a free screening of Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (see yesterday's Unframed post for more on Scorsese).
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The Nobel Peace Prize Forum consortium sponsors a Peace Scholars program. Two students from each of the six Norwegian Lutheran colleges that make up the consortium are selected as Peace Scholars and awarded a seven-week educational experience in Oslo, Norway, designed to deepen their understanding of issues and theories regarding conflict, war and peace. Applications for 2020 are now sought and due Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. Scholars will be notified by Friday, March 6, 2020, and presented at the Friday Rendezvous in the Back Alley.
For 30 years, the Nobel Peace Prize Forum Minneapolis provided an important, highly visible international platform that celebrated the accomplishments of Nobel Peace Prize winners.
Beginning in 2019, Augsburg University is hosting the Human Rights Forum, focusing on racial justice, indigenous rights and environmental sustainability.
The Nobel Peace Prize Forum is a unique civic learning experience that brings Nobel Laureates, civic leaders, and scholars together with students and other citizens. As the Norwegian Nobel Institute's only such program or academic affiliation outside of Norway, the Nobel Peace Prize Forum has a special mission: to inspire peacemaking by celebrating the work of Nobel Peace Prize winners. The event is open to the public and people of all ages are encouraged to attend. In addition to the founding schools, academic partners now include the University of Minnesota, University of Denver, California State University-Sacramento, Pacific Lutheran University, Juniata College, University of St. Thomas, and the University of Hawaii, Manoa, among others. Community partners include Global Minnesota, youthrive, the Norway House and the American Swedish Institute.
- International Summer School / University of Oslo
- Seminar Schedule
- The 2019 Peace Scholar Program
- Criteria Application and Selection Process
International Summer School/University of Oslo
Peace Scholars Seminar
The Peace Scholars will meet at least four times in a seminar with the Course Leader to discuss the individual and group projects they will be working on during the course of the summer session. Seminar themes and projects topics will focus on the area of influence of the peace laureate who will be honored at the upcoming Peace Prize Forum. Augustana Peace Scholars will also explore the role of direct democracy in creating a more just, equitable and peaceful society.
Seminar Schedule
Week Prior:
- Nansen Dialogue Network Workshop in Lillehammer with Steinar Bryn.
Week 1:
- Begin course work at Oslo International Summer School
- Seminar with Course Leader, general orientation to course and discussion of projects
- Visit to the Nobel Institute, including a discussion of the work of the Nobel committee, and an orientation to the Nobel Institute's library, so that Peace Prize Forum scholars can return on their own to do research on their individual projects
- Nobel Peace Center visit
Week 2:
- Seminar 2: Theories about Historical Patterns of Conflict
- Steinar Bryn, Nansen Dialogue Network
- International Forum
- Meeting with Peace Studies Graduate students
- Seminar with Course Leader
Week 3:
- Seminar 3: Humanitarian Interventions, Aid, and Conflict Network
- Holocaust Center
- Oslo Peace Center, Kjell Magne Bondevik (former prime minister)
- (Long Weekend: No classes on Thursday and Friday)
Week 4:
- Seminar 4: Gender, Civil Society & Peacemaking, Peacebuilding
- Visit PRIO (Peace Research Institute Oslo)
Week 5:
- Seminar 5: Democratic Peace & Nonviolent and Peace Movements
- Distribution of Final Exam Questions
- Ambassador Visit with Barry White
- NOR-Sombro (Nor-Somoli Bridge Building Project)
Week 6:
- Group/Individual Presentations by Peace Prize Forum Scholars
- Steinar Bryn, Dialogue Network
- Final Exam for Peace Prize Forum Seminar
- Final Examinations in ISS courses, Departure
Students will participate in regular ISS courses with other international students between 8:15 a.m.-1 p.m. daily.
At least two afternoons a week, Peace Scholars will meet either in a seminar session with their Course Leader and/or to visit one of the peace organizations. Other afternoons may be spent in individual research and work on their projects, working with other international students on the ISS student council or planning one of the many student-organized international activities.
Evening programs include an International Forum, which meets every Tuesday evening with student panels on current affairs and other international issues.
Augustana students are responsible for booking their own travel in consultation with Erin Kane, Assistant Director of International Programs. Where possible, Peace Scholars will arrive and depart Oslo on the same flight schedules.
The 2019 Peace Scholar Program
Two Peace Scholars and an alternate will be selected. The application process is open for students with a deadline of Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. The winners will be announced on Friday, March 6, at the Rendezvous. Scholars named in March 2020 will be introduced at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum that will be held at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in October.
The program will be held mid-June to early August 2020, at the University of Oslo's International Summer School (ISS). It will consist of a credit seminar for the Peace Scholars, plus one (or two) credit course(s) of his/her own choosing from the undergraduate courses offered at the ISS (view a list of courses).
The Peace Prize Forum Seminar will provide a general introduction to the issues surrounding the current Nobel Peace Prize and the work of peace organizations and institutions in Norway, including the International Peace Research Institute, the Nobel Institute, the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, the Nobel Peace Center, and the Nansen Dialogue Network.
During the seminar, students will work on projects they will be asked to present at the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Forum and at least two other venues during the 2020-21 academic year.
Upon returning to their respective campuses, the 10 scholars will continue to communicate and find ways to build on the Oslo experience together. They will also be expected to play a leadership role in peace activities on their campuses, and assist with promoting the upcoming Nobel Peace Prize Forum.
The Peace Scholars program is competitive and those selected to participate will be awarded a scholarship (valued at approximately $5,000) to cover most of the cost of participating in the program in Norway, including the Lillehammer program and all ISS program fees (academic credit, room, and board). Augustana will reimburse students up to $500 for round-trip airfare from the U.S. to Oslo. Students are responsible for personal expenses, airfaire expenses in excess of $500 and purchasing their own books. Students are also responsible for obtaining or renewing a passport that is valid at least six months beyond the date of return from Norway.
Strong academic record.
Open to current full-time sophomore or junior students.
Attendance at the 2020 Human Rights Forum is highly encouraged.
Available for participation from early June - early August.
Agree to promote the program using blogs and pictures.
Returns to campus to advocate for peace-building and the promotion of the Peace Scholars program
Returns to campus an active leader of the Peace Club
Regular blogging throughout time in Norway (at least once a week)
Openness to new ideas and enthusiastic participation
Upon returning to your campus, playing a leadership role in peace activities and promoting the Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Presentations in at least two venues during the following year — presentations will be about one's experiences as a Peace Scholar on their home campus or community.
Assist in other aspects of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum such as hosting and introducing speakers or other opportunities provided by the NPPF staff.
Application and Selection Process
Online applications are being accepted (deadline is Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020), including these components:
1,000-word essay (maximum) addressed to the Peace Scholars Selection Committee, articulating your interest in being a Peace Scholar, including how the experience would connect with your academic and vocational interests.
Two letters of recommendation, one from a faculty member and one from either a faculty or staff member.
Unofficial transcript.
A faculty committee will select five finalists to be interviewed by the committee. Augustana's two Peace Scholars and an alternate will be notified by Friday, March 6, 2020.
Questions should be directed to Heather Reed, Assistant Director of International Programs.


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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Interview GH: Greg Vaughan Is Happy to Be a Part of Television History
Everyone knows the love story of Luke and Laura Spencer. Their wedding on General Hospital back in 1981 was the highest-rated hour in American soap-opera history. Their union has produced three children: Nikolas, Lucky and Lulu.
The royalty status of Tony Geary and Genie Francis isn't lost on Greg Vaughan, who plays their son Lucky. When Genie come backs to play her recurring role of Laura, Greg admits, "I catch myself watching them (tape their scenes) in awe."
Greg continues: "I think I speak for Tyler Christopher (Nikolas) and Julie Berman (Lulu) when I say that we are just watching them and thinking, 'These guys are a part of history.' Not just the history of daytime, but the history of television. Thirty million people watched these two get married. The foundation they laid for television was great, and just being a part of that history and being able to say, 'Yeah, Luke and Laura are my parents,' is pretty great. Most anyone you ask knows who Luke and Laura are, women especially, and just being a part of that is nice."
While Greg loves being a part of American soap-opera history, he also can't wait to see what's coming next for Lucky and his future.
Greg explains: "There is so much about Lucky that is undiscovered. There is much he hasn't really embarked on. I think there is something greater that has not been told with my character."
Like most actors, Greg is eager to delve deeper and really get to the crux of Lucky. "I love the character; I just think there's been a very minimal amount of opportunity to show what this character can do — not just what he has already done, and the history of the character."
Later this year, Greg will be celebrating a personal milestone. "I will be the first actor to portray Lucky longer than six years. For me, I hope that for the next few years, he gets to do something, something really challenging and interesting. I've been waiting for a great opportunity to do something. I've only been given one chance with the drug story, and that never really went anywhere. I'm just hanging on."
And Greg is content to hang on for as long as it takes, because he knows he is a part of something that is much bigger than his character. "There is just so much that is great about General Hospital and the history of the show. It's been on television for 45 years, and the fact that I am a part of that is really cool."
Coming next month, you can also see Greg on the original Beverly Hills, 90210, when Season 7 is released on DVD. Some of you might remember that Greg portrayed the recurring character of Cliff Yeager, the hunky firefighter who dates Donna Martin.
Days: Such a Tease!
•Tony and Nicole overhear Sami say that she's going to adopt a baby.
•Brady and Rafe meet for the first time at the Brady Pub.
•Bo sees the man in his vision with Hope (Kristian Alfonso, pictured) — it's Roman.
•Victor fires Philip from Titan.
•Chloe feels nauseous and is not happy when she checks her calendar.
Thursday – Sami learns Rafe share a meaningful kiss before bringing Grace home from the convent.
Friday – Tony and Philip have a deadly struggle on the pier.
B&B: Such a Tease!
•Taylor makes a shocking discovery.
•Donna kicks a fragile Pam while she is down.
•Stephanie (Susan Flannery, pictured) gives Rick and Brooke a reason to fear for their lives.
•Due to CBS Sports programming, The Bold and the Beautiful will be pre-empted March 19 and 20.
Y&R: Such a Tease!
•Cane, Lily (Christel Khalil, pictured), Billy and Chloe have an angry stand-off over custody of Delia. Will Jill take sides?
•Neil is destroyed when Devon confronts him about sleeping with Tyra.
•After seeing Billy and Sharon together, Phyllis gets into a heated confrontation with Sharon. Will Phyllis keep her word to Sharon and not tell Jack?
•With Victor's help, Adam is released in his custody. Will this bring them closer together or tear them further apart?
•Kevin hits rock bottom when he thinks he killed Clint.
GL: Such a Tease!
•Phillip and Grady face off about Lizzie (Marcy Rylan, pictured).
•Lizzie and Bill are reunited.
•Frank proposes to Natalia.
•Marina and Mallet celebrate with baby Henry.
ATWT: Such a Tease!
•Meg and Dusty take the next step in their relationship.
•Emily wonders what Lucy is up to.
•Liberty and Parker take drastic measures to get what they want.
•Luke and Noah (Jake Silbermann, pictured) are treated with unkindness.
Monday, March 16, 2009
GH: Such a Tease!
Nikolas wants Lucky to stay away from Rebecca.
Carly fears she'll end up ruining her happiness with Jax.
Jax and Carly speak from their hearts.
Patrick (Jason Thompson, pictured) is hurt and furious by Robin's actions.
Alexis holds Winnifred and Spinelli's fate in her hands.
Johnny has an ultimatum for Sonny.
Rayner puts the pressure on Jason.
Robin just isn't acting like herself.
Ric pulls the rug out from under Claudia.
Jax gets shocking news.
Spinelli and Winnifred are on a mission.
OLTL: Such a Tease!
Tea tells Todd she's through cleaning up his messes.
Cristian leaves Layla (Tika Sumpter, pictured) with plenty to think about.
Emotions run wild as Nora has it out with Marty.
Todd decides to fight for his children.
Bo and Rex commiserate over the plight of their sons.
Rex steps up to the plate for Shane.
Natalie and Jared take action to uncover the truth.
Jessica and Brody yearn for each other.
Stacy tells Roxy she knows all about her dirty little secret.
John discovers another clue.
Marty turns to an unlikely source for help.
AMC: Such a Tease!
Ryan and Kendall find comfort with each other.
Aidan makes a curious discovery.
Kendall admits she still has feelings for Ryan.
Zach stays by Reese's side after her surgery.
JR wants nothing to do with Amanda.
Zach wonders what secrets Aidan might be keeping.
Ryan goes crazy when he thinks he's betrayed Greenlee's memory.
David is up to his old tricks.
Zach tells Kendall what Ryan is really up to.
Reese realizes what she truly wants.
Colby (Brianne Moncrief, pictured) plays into David's hands.


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Pocket Books, 1988 - Fiction - 538 pages
Here is the story of Phil Keefe, newly appointed Deputy Commissioner of the NYPD. Ambitious and idealistic, he carries a gun as part of his uniform, not part of his job. But a sudden crisis and a murderous shoot-out catapult him into the limelight--and into a deadly whirlpool of political sharks and treachery.
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As reported by HumaneWatch in an entry titled, "This One's For All The Ladies Out There," Mary Kay Cosmetics is a corporate sponsor for an upcoming gala in Dallas, TX. My friend Anna Aja, an Arizona cattle producers and a former national beef ambassador, tipped me off to this event as she is also a Mary Kay consultant. Aja was deeply upset by the company's new tie to HSUS, a slick organization with a main mission to eliminate meat, dairy and eggs from the American diet while simultaneously pushing farmers and ranchers out of business. Rightly so, she has rich ties to the agriculture industry, and she is urging others to join in her efforts to reach out to the cosmetic company and set the record straight. Like [yellow tail] wine, I do think this company can right itself, but only if we speak up and share our story with the brand.
In an email blast yesterday, Anna wrote the following: As an agriculture community, we united and stood tall educating [yellow tail] wine about HSUS, and they vowed not to work with them again. I believe we can do the same here by letting Mary Kay know they are working with crooks. I wrote a message to them on my personal consultant website. However, you can drop them an easy line and just say that you will not use their cosmetics if they affiliate with HSUS, an organization that only gives 0.5% of their $100 million plus budget to hands-on shelters. We have to speak up in agriculture and not let them hoodwink all these people! I would go here to comment. Once there, select the subject of either 'customer satisfaction' or 'miscellaneous.' Thank you for your help! Just a quick line or two will help! Emphasize that you will no longer use their products if they continue to associate with HSUS. (Even if you don't wear MK please drop them a line; we need all the help we can get!) -Anna Aja
Thanks, Anna, for the heads up on this one. I appreciate your leadership, dedication and passion to the agriculture industry, and I'm proud and lucky to call you my friend! For more information about this young beef industry leader, check out her personal blog here, and once MK realizes their mistake, you can send your orders directly to Aja here.
Join Anna in her call to action to reach out to Mary Kay and share your thoughts on why its partnership with HSUS is going to result in a loss of customers from the agriculture community. I plan to write my letter today, will you?
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Tandem Sky Diving in San Diego
Pacific Coast Skydiving highly recommends tandem for your first skydive. Tandem skydives require minimal training and maintain the highest degree of safety. Your instructor will be with you through the entire skydive and parachute ride.Click here to find out what to expect on the day of your jump
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Cahiers d'Art is pleased to announce the availability of the Limited Edition of CAHIERS D'ART No. 1, 2014, dedicated to Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Cahiers d'Art celebrates the 100th issue of the revue with Hiroshi Sugimoto.
The issue, a true tribute to Sugimoto, is rooted in The World is Dead Today, a story written by Sugimoto for his exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo (through July 9), in which his photographic works are juxtaposed against his eclectic antiques collection recounting the end of modernity.
Pairing a selection of recent watercolors from 2011 and 2012 by Thomas Schütte with a selection of previously unpublished poems written by Robert Walser in Bern between 1924 and 1933, this book is a deeply personal exploration of our everyday selves, choreographed by one of our most important living artist.
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Muzzleloader deer hunting season begins in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � Maine's firearms deer hunting season is over, but muzzleloader season is just getting under way.
The state's muzzleloader season begins Monday and continues until Dec.1 across the state. A second one-week season runs from next Monday until Dec. 8 in a limited number of hunting districts.
Muzzleloader season was established in 1981, to follow the firearms season each year.
A muzzleloader is a gun that can loaded only through the muzzle and is capable of firing only a single charge.


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I am extremely proud to announce that book I helped author is now out and available nationwide and online!
It's been a a great journey and I am honored to have worked with Scott Dorman, Joe Healy and Kevin Wolf on this title. Also worth mentioning the great work that editors from Sams and our technical reviewer Richard Bailey have put into this book! Thank you to everyone for support and encouragement! You can pick up the book from: http://www.informit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0672335395 http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-Windows-Application-Development/dp/0672335395
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Covers Windows Phone 7.5 In just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you'll learn how to develop mobile applications for Windows Phone 7! Using this book's straightforward, step-by-step approach, you'll learn the fundamentals of Windows Phone 7 app development, how to leverage Silverlight or the XNA Framework, and how to get your apps into the Windows Marketplace. One step at a time, you'll master new features ranging from the new sensors to using launchers and choosers. Each lesson builds on what you've already learned, helping you get the job done fast—and get it done right! Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Windows Phone 7 app development tasks. Quizzes and exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge. By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion. Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks. Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them. Learn how to...
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Eritrea Data Portal
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Publishing Organization: Statistics Department, African Development Bank Group
Access policy: Public Use Data
Country: Eritrea
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Website: http:// http://www.who.int/gho/database/en/
Description: The World Health organization's data repository containing health-related statistics for more than 1000 indicators for its 194 member states. Data are organized to monitor progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Delcam PowerInspect 2015 R2 (x86/x64) Multilingua
Delcam PowerInspect 2015 R2 (x86/x64) Multilingual | 1.03 GB
Delcam PowerINSPECT - a system for checking the precision using coordinate measuring machines, measuring manipulators, as well as CNC equipped with the measuring head.
Delcam PowerINSPECT allows you to control how complex free-form surface (showing any deviation of the measured points from the computer model), and geometric elements of correct form (the model is not required), configure and monitor snap-in, scan the prototypes to create computer models.
The program accepts computer models from any CAD system, allows you to work with multiple computer models simultaneously.
Universal binding agent can quickly become attached on basic or complex forming surfaces.
The inspection results are displayed in several different ways. Colorful confetti illustrate the details of the deviation from the nominal value. In addition, reports are generated in the format of an Excel spreadsheet or HTML, which can be customized to the requirements of the company or the customer.
Delcam PowerINSPECT has several modules designed to work with different types of coordinate measuring machines:
Delcam PowerINSPECT CNC - a module for use on CMMs PowerINSPECT software-controlled
Delcam PowerINSPECT OMV - module for control on CNC machines equipped with a measuring head. It provides the ability to program a sequence of measurements in standalone mode
Delcam PowerINSPECT Point Cloud - Module for stand-alone processing of data obtained from the scanning machines
Year / Release Date: 2015
Version: 2015 R2 build 15.2.0.01211019
Developer: Delcam
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Control of lettuce aphid in the Salinas Valley is largely a matter of coverage, since several available materials work well against it, according to Bill Chaney, entomology farm advisor for Monterey County.
At a recent seminar in Salinas attended by some 125 growers and PCAs, Chaney explained his comment did not relate to methods of application as much as to timing of treatments early before lettuce heads grow closed and conceal the aphid.
Although coastal growers have developed strategies and confidence after dealing with Nasonovia ribis-nigri for several years, the species continues to invade other new areas with considerable impact.
He said the aphid recently moved into fields in Australia and New Zealand, prompting a flood of telephone calls to his office from anxious growers there asking for guidance in stopping it.
"They are really struggling down there, like we were the first year or so after it came here, to control this pest. It will take them some time to develop their controls just like we have done here."
One reason lettuce aphid can be so difficult to control, he said, is growers attempt at first to treat it like the more accessible green peach aphid, which stays mostly on outer leaves.
Lettuce aphid has a history of development of resistance to insecticides, as seen in Europe, Chaney said. Realizing that concern, the California Lettuce Advisory Board funded research to develop ways to monitor for any resistance to the two popular imidacloprid products, Provado (foliar applied) and Admire (soil applied).
Chaney and research assistant Franklin Dlott developed tests to establish a baseline for imidacloprid dosage to signal if and when resistance occurs. These tests have revealed no resistance.
Laboratory testing
They grew individual lettuce plants and collected adult aphids from the field. They segregated similarly aged insects and placed them on the young plants. Minute droplet dosages of the material were then applied precisely by micropipette directly to each insect. The plants were capped to prevent escape of the aphids, and then mortality was recorded. The tests are used on aphids collected from a field where resistance is suspected.
Chaney said a dosage of one-tenth of the field rate provides a complete kill. In fact, aphid mortality does not start to drop until one-hundredth of the field rate is applied.
"That gives an idea of how toxic these materials are to the aphids. It also drives home our point that coverage is the key, and that's how you control lettuce aphid."
He added that the tests have shown no evidence of a lettuce aphid population having resistance to imidacloprid. "We've even tested fields where PCAs said they saw aphids after Admire was in the soil and Provado was applied on top."
Still, he added, the fact remains that when any single material is used against an insect pest for an extended period, resistance will occur. That's why rotation of imiacloprid products with other classes of chemistry is important.
Several pyrethroids perform well against the pest, provided they are applied early when the crop canopy is still open.
Natural enemies
In describing natural enemies of lettuce aphid, Dlott said the most important are surfid fly (hover fly) and entomopathic fungi.
Since the Salinas Valley climate does not support effective populations of the fungi, the chief lettuce aphid predator there is surfid fly in the larval form.
The several species of surfid fly are susceptible to insecticides used for aphid pests, so their application pertains mostly to organic farming.
While adults, identified by their hovering behavior, feed on pollens and nectars of plants such as alyssum and reside in windbreaks, the larvae occur on lettuce plants, where they each consume 30 to 40 lettuce aphids per day.
"They are very thorough and get all the aphids on a plant," Dlott said.
The larvae, more efficacious than insecticides because they move deeper into heads than sprays can reach, leave no trace of their prey.
In a given field, multiple species of surfid flies in varying proportions can be found, but they may not be present in sufficient numbers when lettuce aphids are on the crop.
Chaney and Dlott did trials with white alyssum and other insectary plantings, which they say impacted surfid fly populations and the amount of aphids they consume.
The researchers reported that fewer aphids were recovered nearer to the insectary plantings. The distance varies in the range of eight to 12 rows. They added that many factors come into play in this practice and more research would be needed before any generalized recommendations could be made.