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Finley Rhodes sat silently at the water tower, her feet dangling over the edge as she stared down at the tiny town. It was all hers — from the vine-covered church to the new park. Once upon a time it had been his town, too.
But once upon a time she had also been his.
"You okay?"
Her friend Amelia's voice rang out, jarring her from her thoughts. She was suddenly back at the top of the tower, no longer holding his hand as they jumped off the bridge at the edge of town, promising to always be this crazy and in love. She was sitting with her best friend. He wasn't there.
"I'm fine," she muttered, but she wasn't fine. She felt the way her heart clenched as she said the words, reminding her of the dull ache that for the briefest of moments had been dormant. She rubbed her chest, sure that if she did it enough times her heart would settle. It wouldn't be broken anymore. She just needed to remind it to keep beating.
But that was a difficult feat.
"How are you really?" Amelia asked.
Finley looked up at her friend — Amelia stood in the shadows, but she knew her friend was decked head to toe in designer brand names that most people couldn't afford to even think about, much less buy. Her friend stepped forward, her Tori Burch flats the most noticeable because of their golden hue.
"Really, I'm fine," Finley finally said. "Can't think of any reason why I shouldn't be. Life is grand."
Her voice — monotone and dull — even gave her away. She rubbed her chest again where she was sure her heart was located. It still beat, but she wasn't sure how that was possible.
Not when the very life had been sucked out of her just eight hours before.
"We've been friends since before we could spell the word," Amelia said, her perfectly manicured nails glistening under the bright light of the moon. She stretched her arm over Finley's shoulders, hugging her friend close. "How are you, really?"
Finley didn't know how to answer her friend without completely breaking down, sure that the slightest inkling of feelings would send her over the edge. She needed to keep herself composed, to not think about why her heart had ceased to beat wildly against her chest. She rubbed her chest again, a small shiny object catching her eye as she looked down at her chest, where she supposed her heart was lying inside, waiting to beat again.
"Do you know I met Sebastian on this tower?" Finley said, finding something she could talk about. Her memories of him hadn't faded in the slightest. She remembered the first time she spotted him at the water tower, smirking down at her as she made her way from church to the corner store.
"The view from up here is fantastic."
Seven words, and he'd hooked her. She found herself climbing the tower as well, breathless when she finally reached the top. But the view had been worth it — and so had her company.
"He was standing up here like he owned the place," Finley continued. "Like he was king."
"He kind of was," Amelia told her.
Finley could only nod in agreement. Sebastian Graham was king of the town, the guy every other guy in town wanted to be friends with, and the guy every girl wanted to be with.
And he'd chosen her.
"He took me here the night we broke up the first time," Finley told Amelia. Amelia felt her friend stiffen beneath her arm and instead clasped her friend's hand tightly. Finley didn't cry, though. "He said it was better if we just… went back to how things were. Stop driving each other crazy, stop thinking this was going to be some grand love story. He was about… six months too late though." Finley laughed bitterly, but still she didn't cry.
"Yeah, Fin, but he didn't date anyone after you," Amelia said. "He stayed here, just waiting for you to come back."
Finley nodded in agreement. Sebastian had told her once, nearly two years after their break-up, when she was dating someone new, that he had been waiting for her. She'd yelled at him, told him she hated him, flat out screamed in his face that he was the worst person ever. Twenty days later, though, she'd ended her relationship with someone new.
But she didn't come home.
"Do you know I saw him a few months ago?" Finley said. She finally felt her heart flutter, and she had to stop and look down at the necklace she was wearing again.
"It suits you."
"In New York?" Amelia asked.
Finley nodded in response. "It was like, the most cliche thing in the entire world. He actually came into the studio, looking for one of my paintings that he didn't realize was one of my paintings."
Amelia could only laugh, knowing too well that if there were something that could bring Finley and Sebastian together again, it would be the universe, and it would be in the most obvious way.
A tear pricked at the corner of her eye and Finley hesitated. You can do this, a small voice inside her head reminded her. She could do this. She could relive that night. She could have relived that night a million more times and never tire of it.
"He was as dumbfounded as I was. Of all the gin joints, you know?" She peeked at Amelia in her peripheral, who could only nod in response.
"He laughed, you know," Finley continued. "He looked me and burst into that loud, boisterous laugh of his. My agent actually had to walk out of her office to see what was going on. She thought someone was dying." She paused. "No, it was just Sebastian, and that laugh of his that got us in trouble in high school."
Six months she had been with him, toward the end of their senior year. But it had been long enough for him to engrave his fingerprints all over her — from her heart to her mind to places no other man had touched since him. His voice was one that would constantly haunt her — in her dreams and when she was awake. On more than one occasion she swore she'd heard him, but had just been her imagination playing tricks on her. For the briefest of moments she swore he'd been a mirage that day in the studio, until he'd laughed.
Amelia sat with her friend, listening to all the things Finley said aloud, and the things she left unspoken. Their hands sat clasped between them. Amelia was certain her dress was getting dirty, but for the moment she didn't care. Finley needed her now more than ever.
"It was truly the best day," Finley finally said, and Amelia perked up, focusing her attention on her friend. Finley rubbed at her chest again, unsure if the fluttering she'd felt earlier had been a figment of her imagination. It still hurt. But it was still beating, determined to continue fighting even when she didn't want to.
"What did you do?" Amelia asked, equal parts trying not to pry while also wondering what could possibly have happened to make her friend so distraught at this moment.
A tear spilled down her cheek and Finley knew that this story would be her undoing. And yet it was the one she wanted most to tell. Everyone knew how she met Sebastian, when he'd called to her from atop the water tower. Everyone knew how she'd fallen in love with him in spite of her better judgment warning her not to get mixed up with the playboy extraordinaire. Everyone knew how she'd run from their town to get away from him and the promise he'd made to wait for her.
But no one knew this story — the last time they were truly happy. The last time she saw him alive.
"Everything," Finley said, and she felt the lump rise to her throat. It hadn't been there moments before, popping up to surprise her as she told her saddest story.
"We got frozen hot chocolate from Serendipity," she said, remembering how Sebastian had been so hesitant to even try it, then ended up drinking the whole thing.
"This is delicious. You don't mind if I drink it?"
She didn't mind.
"We went to the roof of my apartment building and danced," she said, remembering how she'd taken him by the hand and dragged him to the edge of the building nearest night club that blasted music until the wee morning hours.
"I don't dance."
But he'd danced with her anyway, laughing with her and twirling her around their small dance space.
"And we got tattoos," she muttered, feeling her voice crack under the pressure of all the memories that had suddenly flooded her.
Amelia raised an eyebrow at her friend, feeling not for the first time as though she were somehow intruding. She had to remind herself, though, that Sebastian was not there. It was just Amelia and Finley. Sebastian's absence, though, was everywhere.
Finley raised the sleeve of her up to her wrist, revealing the initials S.G.
"Sure you're not going to regret this?"
She could never regret him. "He got my initials on his wrist," she explained to Amelia, but the fair-haired girl needed no explanation from her friend. Some things didn't need an explanation. Over the years, she'd learned that Sebastian and Finley were one of those things.
"We went to the very top of the Empire State Building." Finley felt her heart lurch at the memory, reminding her that it was still there. It ached so much to remember how she felt standing at the top of the tall building, looking out at the city. She rubbed her chest, willing the pain away.
"The view from up here is fantastic."
She reminded him of what he'd said the first time he saw her, and he laughed out loud, his voice carrying out all around them.
It all came crashing down on her then, all of the memories of that night, and she heard a bone-chilling cry, felt it envelope her as she sat at the top of the water tower with her best friend. Amelia pulled her friend in close and held her as tightly as possible. She'd read once that compression sometimes worked on animals when they were anxious; perhaps it could help the dark-haired girl sitting next to her in a shirt that was much too big for her and jeans that looked like they hadn't been washed in a week. Amelia had seen Finley in clothes like this before, but her attire paired with her cries told Amelia that this was different. Long gone was the southern belle who paraded around in pearls and her nicest dresses. This new girl, with paint-splattered pants and the sweatshirt of the boy she loved had taken her place.
Finley composed herself long enough to catch a breath, and her heart ached again. She rubbed her chest, looking down again at the necklace as the moon caught it and made it shine under its light.
"He got this out of one of those lame claw games," Finley said, looking down at the cheaply made necklace that she hadn't had the heart to take off since he gave it to her.
"It suits you."
His words still rang in her head. She squeezed her eyes shut, willing herself not to cry as she closed out this story — the saddest story she'd ever told.
"He gave me the necklace," Finley said, composing herself, trying to catch her breath. "And before I knew what was happening, it was time for him to go. The sun was coming up. We'd stayed awake all night in the city that never sleeps, doing things I never thought I'd do with anyone, never even imagined I would have the chance of doing with him."
"I'll see you soon."
He'd said the words so easily, with a smile that lit up his freckled face and made his blue eyes dance. He'd looked every bit the red-haired boy she met one January night at the top of the water tower.
"I'll see you soon."
But he didn't.
She hadn't been expecting a phone call from her best friend. She and Amelia had a standing Tuesday phone date where they chatted and filled one another in on their lives. Every month Amelia would come to New York City, knowing too well how Finley felt about coming back to their town. But on a Thursday morning, Amelia had received the worst possible news, and knew better than to let anyone else tell her best friend what had happened to the boy she loved.
The headline had been enough to make her sick, his death being exploited by the gossip mill who ran the local newspaper. But as ill as it made her, it was also true. Sebastian had always been the knight in shining armor. His father owned everything in their town, ran the local government (had been mayor for the last decade), and had made his own fair share of enemies. And one of those enemies had started a fire in the vine-covered church where Sebastian's grandfather preached, and Sebastian was determined to get everyone out — his own welfare be damned.
Finley and Amelia both directed their attention to the church, vines still covering its south wall where the flames hadn't touched it. Caution tape had joined the vines in wrapping around the church. Finley felt fresh tears spill down her cheeks as she stared at the lone cross at the entrance to the church. The white cross paled against the charred black front door of the church, much the same way Sebastian used to stand out in a crowd to her.
"I don't know what to do now," Finley said.
It was the first time she'd said the words aloud. Her mother and father had peppered her with questions, hovering the second she'd come back to town. Amelia had hovered as well, but knew better than to pester her friend. Their friendship had lasted as long as they'd been alive, it felt like, and Amelia understood Finley's need for solitude.
Until she didn't need that solitude anymore, as she sat at the water tower, looking out over the town that had once been theirs.
"You don't need to know," Amelia said. "Don't pressure yourself to get your life in order right this second. It's not the time."
Finley could only nod. Amelia knew her better than most, she could acknowledge that fact. The only person who knew her better than Amelia was long gone, a memory now, but one that she knew she'd carry with her long after she left town again, never to return.
She grasped tightly to the necklace Sebastian had given her. She closed her eyes and leaned into her best friend, who in turn wrapped an arm around her. She clung tightly to one memory that she hadn't shared with her friend, one that she'd wanted to keep as hers alone — hers and Sebastian's.
As they'd stood at the train station waiting for his train to come in, Sebastian had laced his fingers through hers. They stood in a comfortable silence, both finally feeling the effects of an all-nighter crashing down on them. Sebastian yawned, and in turn Finley had as well. She smiled as she thought of the way they tried to cover their fatigue.
"Get home. I can catch my train back on my own."
But she stayed until it came, holding tightly to his hand, wondering why she'd run from her hometown, from the man standing next to her, when all he'd ever wanted to do was love her.
And before she knew what she was doing, she'd kissed him, feeling her defenses falling down around her, pooling at her feet. She clung to his shoulders as he kissed her back, feelings she'd long buried coming alive again as they stood in the train station.
It was over before it began, his lips leaving hers first. She felt the absence the instant it happened, the very second he'd pulled away. He'd smiled, though, and kissed her quickly once more before boarding his train.
"I'll see you soon."
He'd said it with such confidence, such happiness that she felt herself getting caught up in it, too, even as he was walking away from her, creating a distance she desperately wanted to bridge. Even then, he still loved her, still waited. A love that powerful could surely survive a thing like death.
She was sure of it.
"What are you thinking about?" Amelia asked her, breaking her from her reverie.
Finley could only shrug. Her thoughts were focused solely on seeing Sebastian again, on how much their love could take. She pursed her lips as the sun climbed a little higher, and looped her arm through Amelia's.
"Let's get out of here," she said.
Amelia nodded, pushing herself up and following her friend to the ladder-like steps that led to the ground. Finley stopped a moment, taking off her necklace as she neared the steps. She hooked the necklace to the first rung.
"He should get to see the sunrise, too," she explained.
Amelia accepted her friend's explanation, following her down the steps to the ground.
At the top of the water tower, the necklace sparkled in the sun, almost dancing beneath its light.


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Welcome to episode #185. On the show: Top stories from around the world featuring the WWDC iOS announcements that impact mobile, MasporMas dispensing news in the bathroom, Brian Eno's new acid trip, Hoxton Analytics profiles based on the shoes you wear, Prexter's location-based app marketplace, AT&T tracks overseas customers, Floow2 uberfies farm equipment, Coca-Cola brings college students together, Yext raises $50M, Uber raises $1.2B and Verizon's Run. Our resource of the week is Thinknear's Location Score.
Episode 185
Recorded: June 6, 2014
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6. AT&T launches services to track customers abroad
7. Floow2 – marketplace for monetizing idle farm equipment
8. Coca-Cola's "The Friendly Twist"
9. Yext raises $50M + Uber raises $1.2B
10. Run – mobile tracking and data on top of Verizon's Precision Market
1. iOS, location and the implication on local search (when local is part of the OS) (29:25)
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Series: Rebirth Harley Quinn #17
Publisher: DC Comics
Publication Date: March 1, 2017
Source: Bought/ Own
Goodreads Synopsis:
"Deadly Sin" part one! The twisted Harley Sinn's been released from prison, and she's looking to hurt Harley in a whole new way…by going after somebody she loved and lost! And to make this issue extra-unmissable, a brand-new backup story begins, set in Harley's earliest days with the Joker—and co-written by one of Harley's original creators, Paul Dini! "Harley Loves Joker" kicks off as Harley makes the biggest mistake of her burgeoning criminal career…accidentally revealing the location of Mistah J's hideout!
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This was an ok part of the story but I have a lot of mixed feelings about it. In the first half of the book Harley is taking on the case of the missing homeless people and in the process may get herself into a lot of trouble. All of that story is well an good and very enjoyable, then in the 2nd half of the book the art and story changes to another one "Harley Loves Joker." The story again is fine. My issue is that I want a full comic of the story line that I am following. I would honest buy another book If I wanted to pop into another Harley story. I kind of feel like I am getting a bit ripped-off when things like this happens, I could have had a few more pages if not for this 'back-up feature' they are running with.


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Forget the wedding dress, it's the bridal lingerie that's the real fun when it comes to wedding shopping! Everyone will see you in your dress, so of course you want a great one, but it's what you wear to bed on your wedding night that has to be super special – it's for your new husband's eyes only after all!
Brides want to feel and look at their very best not only on their wedding night but throughout their honeymoon too. The style of nightwear chosen is therefore important to consider carefully – you want to feel and look just as glamorous as you did in your wedding dress, if not more so!
Bridal nightwear should be chosen to suit your own individual tastes and sizing requirements too – don't buy super sexy lingerie because you think it's what your new hubby wants, if you know you're not going to feel comfortable in it. This is your chance to let your personality and individuality shine through and look the best you you can possibly be!
Below are some tips on how to choose the perfect bridal nightwear for you…
- Firstly, decide what look you wish to go for that will suit your own unique style and personality.Do you want to look elegant and sophisticated, beautiful and glamorous, sexy and seductive or simple yet stunning? Comfort might also be an important factor – who wants to be uncomfortable on their wedding night after all? So perhaps that beautiful corset you've had your eye on is just not the right choice, if relaxation and comfort are top of your priorities – you can look just as fantastic in a silk or lace chemise!
- Another tip for choosing the perfect bridal nightwear is to consider the various colours available to you. Most brides tend to select white, ivory or cream coloured nightwear in order to continue with the theme of the wedding and the wedding dress, but this is far from your only choice! Black is a classic and super sexy colour you might want to opt for, or perhaps you've always looked good in red or purple. Don't be afraid to shop for bridal lingerie and bridal nightwear away from the actual bridal section in the shop, which can be a bit cliché with only white and blue on offer. Just be sure that your underwear is not going to show through your dress, especially if it's particularly sheer or lacy – if that's the case, it's best to save the colourful nightwear for the honeymoon!
- You should also try to choose bridal nightwear or sleepwear which you feel comfortable and confident in – if you don't feel gorgeous you're not going to look it. Confidence is the sexiest thing of all and you'll look ten times hotter in a simple set you feel gorgeous in, than looking uncomfortable in nightwear you're not happy wearing!
I'd love to hear from brides on what they chose for the big night and why…
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As announced last week, Christina Aguilera's first single from new album Bionic, Not Myself Tonight, was premiered on her official website earlier this evening. Although much of the Blogosphere is raving about the track, I'm still on-the-fence with this Polow De Don-produced single. It is essentially an electro-refreshing of her 2002 single Dirrty with some added Britney/Janet come-hitherness.
Aguilera definitely sounds much more in her element here though than on recent efforts like Keeps Gettin' Better and Dynamite, allowing her vocals to soar fully. And we can thank God she got her wartime era itch scratched on her 2006 studio album Back to Basics, as we can welcome her back into the realm of pop relevance once again.
Surely this is just a teaser and I'm expecting her to pull out the big guns on forthcoming singles. The single will be on iTunes Tuesday, April 13, 2010 and Bionic will be in stores June 8, 2010.
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Also, quasicrystals. Have you ever found yourself wanting to do generated animations but didn't know how to visualize them? Since I couldn't find a self-contained GIF encoder, I made myself one. Even though it is not fast, I think its 220 lines are clear enough to be a good reference implementation to build upon. The encoder conforms to the following interface:
type palette val palette : ?background:int -> color array -> palette type t val make : ?ct:palette -> width:int -> height:int -> (t -> unit) -> out_channel -> unit val image : ?ct:palette -> ?transparent:int -> ?fps:int -> ?x:int -> ?y:int -> ?width:int -> ?height:int -> string -> t -> unit val comment : string -> t -> unit val repeat : ?count:int -> t -> unit
The idea is to build the animation via
comment and
image inside the higher-order argument to
make to ensure a well-formed output file.
GIF is a block-oriented format specifically allowing decoders to quickly skip over unknown blocks. GIF data is written as length-prefixed blocks, with the block size occupying a byte, hence a data block can be no larger than 255 bytes. Variable-length data is written as a succession of nonempty blocks terminated by an empty block, that is, a zero byte.
For this reason I need a buffering layer upon channel output. This is where I find objects a nice programming construct: manipulating stateful abstractions in an imperative way, even when the overall interface is functional. The
output stream can be in immediate mode, where bytes are passed directly to the output channel, or in block mode, where bytes are accumulated in the
buffer to be written in block:
class output otch = object (self) val buffer = String.create 255 val mutable current = -1
The member
current is -1 in the first case, and in the second it marks the next empty position in
buffer. When the
buffer is full or at the end of the block any accumulated and unwritten bytes must be
flushed out:
method private flush = if current > 0 then begin output_byte otch current; output otch buffer 0 current; current <- 0 end
output stream is
method byte n = let b = n land 255 in if current == -1 then output_byte otch b else begin if current == 255 then self#flush; buffer.[current] <- char_of_int b; current <- current + 1 end
If in immediate mode the
byte is written to the underlying channel, or else it is accumulated. This primitive is the building block for the other methods:
method le16 n = self#byte n; self#byte (n lsr 8) method string str = String.iter (fun c -> self#byte (int_of_char c)) str
(I admitted this is not particularly fast.) The switch into and out of block mode is performed via the following pair of methods:
method begin_block = if current != -1 then failwith "begin_block"; current <- 0 method end_block = if current == -1 then failwith "end_block" else self#flush; current <- -1; self#byte 0
It doesn't make sense to nest block modes, so as a sanity check I verify before changing mode. Finally, a bit of clean-up:
method close = if current != -1 then self#end_block; flush otch end
Pretty simple except maybe for the fact that the
output stream must be careful not to commit a fence error when writing a block of exactly 255 characters. This class is functional enough to support all the data required to build a GIF file, including the LZW-compressed image data. For that I also use a class, again to encapsulate a blob of mutable data. That doesn't mean that I will forgo functional style, though:
let fold_string f e s = let res = ref e in String.iter (fun c -> res := f !res c) s; !res
The LZW compressor used by GIF starts with a given code size, in principle the pixel bit-width, and expands it as it compresses data. It uses two special codes for signaling a stream reset and the end of the stream:
class lzw ?(bits=8) out = let count = 1 lsl bits in let clear_code = count and end_of_info = count + 1 in object (self)
Since the stream is bit-oriented, the compressor keeps a bit buffer on which it
appends data until there are enough bits to make whole bytes:
val mutable code_size = 0 val mutable buffer = 0 val mutable length = 0 method append n = buffer <- buffer lor ((n land pred (1 lsl code_size)) lsl length); length <- length + code_size; while length >= 8 do out#byte (buffer land 0xff); buffer <- buffer lsr 8; length <- length - 8 done
Bits accumulate from least significative to most significative, that is, right to left. Of course, any left-over bits must be
flushed out too:
method finish = if length > 0 then out#byte (buffer land pred (1 lsl length))
The basic idea behind the algorithm is to build a table of those strings repeatedly seen in the input stream and to replace them with a code whenever they are detected. A good (but frustratingly sketchy in crucial parts) reference is that of Steve Blackstock, who recommends using a hash table to quickly find substrings:
val table : (int * int, int) Hashtbl.t = Hashtbl.create 5003 val mutable next_code = 0
The table maps substrings of the form <prefix>⋅c to codes; the <prefix> is represented as the corresponding code, in effect treating substrings as linked lists of characters. The initial table is populated with the roots, the 2
bits possible input values, plus the two special codes:
method private reset = Hashtbl.clear table; for i = 0 to count - 1 do Hashtbl.add table (-1, i) i done; code_size <- bits + 1; next_code <- count + 2
Since the total number of roots is 2
bits + 2, the
code_size is
bits + 1. Whenever a new string is added to the table, the encoder must check that the
code_size is sufficient, and adjust it if not. The GIF specification allows for a maximum of 12-bit codes, so if that size is reached the stream is reset:
method private add_string s = if next_code == 1 lsl code_size then code_size <- code_size + 1; Hashtbl.add table s next_code; next_code <- next_code + 1; if next_code == 0x1000 then begin self#append clear_code; self#reset; end
The compressor follows essentially the description given in the reference:
method compress data = self#reset; self#append clear_code; let last = fold_string (fun prefix c -> let k = int_of_char c in try Hashtbl.find table (prefix, k) with Not_found -> self#append prefix; self#add_string (prefix, k); k) (-1) data in self#append last; self#append end_of_info; self#finish end
It took me a number of tries to discover the correct expand/reset sequence; all in all, I find the LZW algorithm really clever.
GIF is an indexed-color graphics format. Pixels are indices into a Color Table or
type color = { red : int; green : int; blue : int; } type palette = { background : int; bits : int; table : color array; }
Creating a palette is a matter of validating the input (GIF is restricted to power-of-two color tables) and making sure that the array of
colors can't be mutated outside the
let palette ?(background=0) table = let size = Array.length table in if size < 2 || size > 256 || size land (size - 1) != 0 || background < 0 || background >= size then invalid_arg "color_table" else let bits = truncate (log (float size) /. log 2.) in { background; bits; table = Array.copy table; }
The GIF type records the screen dimensions, the Global Color Table and the
output stream:
type t = { width : int; height : int; ct : palette option; out : output; }
The GIF is built part by part, beginning with the Header and ending with the Trailer:
let header { out; _ } = out#string "GIF89a" let trailer { out; _ } = out#byte 0x3b
(Note the concision that I gain by using a record as the data type instead of an object.) Color Tables are laid out sequentially:
let color_table { table; _ } { out; _ } = Array.iter (fun { red; green; blue } -> out#byte red ; out#byte green; out#byte blue) table
A GIF file consists of one or more images laid out in a graphics space represented by a Logical Screen Descriptor:
let logical_screen ({ width; height; ct; out } as gif) = out#le16 width; out#le16 height; match ct with | None -> out#byte 0; out#byte 0; out#byte 0 (* default aspect ratio (1:1 = 49) *) | Some ({ background; bits; _ } as ct) -> out#byte (0xf0 lor pred bits); out#byte background; out#byte 0; color_table ct gif
If the GIF includes a global color table, it follows the Logical Screen Descriptor. In order for
make to be safe it must close the output stream even in the presence of a client error:
let unwind ~(protect : 'a -> unit) f x = try let y = f x in protect x; y with e -> protect x; raise e
Then it is a matter of creating the data record, writing the header and the logical screen description, calling the client function to generate the content, and wrapping up the file with the trailer:
let make ?ct ~width ~height proc otch = unwind ~protect:(fun gif -> trailer gif; gif.out#close) (fun gif -> header gif; logical_screen gif; proc gif) { width; height; ct; out = new output otch; }
GIF87a already allows a GIF file to contain more than one image to be displayed in the logical screen, for instance by tiling. GIF89a includes Graphic Control Extension to make cell animations out of those images, by specifying transparency and frame delay:
let graphics_control_extension transparent fps { out; _ } = let delay = if fps = 0 then 0 else (200 + fps) / (fps + fps) in out#byte 0x21; (* GIF Extension Code *) out#byte 0xf9; (* Graphic Control Label *) out#byte 0x04; (* Length of Data Sub-Block *) out#byte (match transparent with None -> 0 | Some _ -> 9); out#le16 delay; out#byte (match transparent with None -> 0 | Some c -> c); out#byte 0x00 (* Data Sub-Block Terminator *)
An image itself is introduced by an Image Descriptor giving its position and size relative to the logical screen, and optionally a Local Color Table:
let image_descriptor ct x y width height ({ out; _ } as gif) = out#byte 0x2c; out#le16 x; out#le16 y; out#le16 width; out#le16 height; match ct with | None -> out#byte 0x00 | Some ({ bits; _ } as ct) -> out#byte (0x80 lor pred bits); color_table ct gif
The image is laid out as a sequence of byte-sized pixels, in
height rows of
bytes, represented as a string for compactness:
let image ?ct ?transparent ?(fps=0) ?(x=0) ?(y=0) ?width ?height bytes ({ out; _ } as gif) = let w = match width with None -> gif.width | Some w -> w and h = match height with None -> gif.height | Some h -> h in if x < 0 || x + w > gif.width || y < 0 || x + h > gif.height || String.length bytes != w * h then invalid_arg "image"; let bits = match ct, gif.ct with | Some ct, _ | None , Some ct -> max 2 ct.bits | None , None -> invalid_arg "image" in (match transparent, fps with | None, 0 -> () | _ , _ -> graphics_control_extension transparent fps gif); image_descriptor ct x y w h gif; out#byte bits; out#begin_block; (new lzw ~bits out)#compress bytes; out#end_block
I validate the image dimensions and make sure that there is at least a color table applicable to this image to compute the pixel size in bits (GIF requires a minimum of 2-bit pixels even for bilevel images). If the image has a transparent color or an animation speed, it must be modified by a Graphics Control Extension block. Then I write the Image Descriptor and the Table-Based Image Data.
Another extension block allows the GIF file to include Comments:
let comment text { out; _ } = out#byte 0x21; (* GIF Extension Code *) out#byte 0xfe; (* Comment Label *) out#begin_block; out#string text; out#end_block
These can be useful for debugging, for instance. Looping is specified by a specific Application Extension Block introduced by Netscape:
let repeat ?(count=0) { out; _ } = out#byte 0x21; (* GIF Extension code *) out#byte 0xff; (* Application Extension Label *) out#byte 0x0b; (* Length of application block *) out#string "NETSCAPE"; (* Application Identifier *) out#string "2.0"; (* Appl. Authentication Code *) out#byte 0x03; (* Length of Data Sub-Block *) out#byte 0x01; (* Loop sub-block ID *) out#le16 count; (* Loop count (0 = forever) *) out#byte 0x00; (* Data Sub-Block Terminator *)
That is it. As an application, let me show you the Quasicrystal generator. First I need a grayscale palette:
let grayscale = GIF.palette (Array.init 256 (fun i -> { red = 255 - i; green = 255 - i; blue = 255 - i }))
and a way to write to a named file:
let with_output_file proc fname = unwind ~protect:close_out proc (open_out_bin fname)
The code itself is a direct port from the original:
let quasicrystal ?(nwaves=7) ?(freq=27) ?(nsteps=30) ~width ~height fname = let pi = 3.14159265358979312 in let dp = 2. *. pi /. float nsteps and dt = pi /. float nwaves and ds = 1.0 /. float (max width height) and omega = 2. *. pi *. float freq in let frame phase pixels = let o = ref 0 in let y = ref (-0.5 *. ds *. float height) in for i = 0 to height - 1 do let x = ref (-0.5 *. ds *. float width) in for j = 0 to width - 1 do let s = ref 0. in for k = 0 to nwaves - 1 do let t = dt *. float k in let b = !y *. cos t -. !x *. sin t in s := !s +. 0.5 *. (cos (b *. omega +. phase) +. 1.) done; s := !s -. 2. *. floor (0.5 *. !s); if !s > 1.0 then s := 2. -. !s; pixels.[!o] <- char_of_int (truncate (255. *. !s)); incr o; x := !x +. ds done; y := !y +. ds done in let pixels = String.create (width * height) in with_output_file (GIF.make ~ct:grayscale ~width ~height (fun gif -> GIF.repeat gif; for p = 0 to nsteps - 1 do GIF.comment (Printf.sprintf "Frame %d/%d" (p+1) nsteps) gif; frame (float p *. dp) pixels; GIF.image ~fps:25 pixels gif; done) ) fname
The last 8 lines are the ones actually dealing with the GIF output. For instance, the call:
quasicrystal ~width:256 ~height:256 ~nwaves:7 ~freq:13 ~nsteps:25 "quasicrystal.gif" ;;
creates the following image:
I hope you find the code useful.


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Birch's classy casual nearly hits the mark
Birch's may share cheesy strip-mall digs with Nails by Cindi and the Assembly of God church, but on weekend evenings the parking lot outside the restaurant looks like a luxury-car dealership of Mercedes, BMWs, and Lexus SUVs. Such is the nature of Long Lake, a wealthy suburb just past Wayzata on Highway 12, where manicured lawns start to fade into farm fields.
Inside Birch's, the crowd reflects this dichotomy: Younger diners in baseball caps and tank tops look like they just hopped off their Harleys, while older patrons in khakis and sweaters look like they just docked their yachts. The first time I stopped at Birch's, every table was occupied; it was far more crowded than I'd ever seen the space when it was the upscale Italian restaurant Ravello. The walls were now painted dusty blue and decorated with large black-and-white photos of birch-tree stands, but otherwise things looked mostly the same. The biggest change made by the new owner, Burt Joseph, former owner of Joseph Catering and the 222 Event Centre in northeast Minneapolis, was to put in a bar—a C-shaped counter so large it seems like a pen for the rambunctious, martini-shaking bartender. The hostess informed my party that we'd have to wait a few minutes for our reservation and graciously offered us each a comped drink.
When our table was ready, I eased into my chair and found I had a ringside seat to the inner workings of Birch's kitchen—a rather inglorious view. There was no door between me and the squint-inducing fluorescent lights, no curtain to shield me from the piling of dirty pans. Between the clattering coffee pots, the shouting staff, and the instructional sanitation posters, I felt like I'd been tossed into the restaurant's junk drawer.
The situation got worse when our food arrived and I glanced around the tabletop for silverware. I was considering walking back into the kitchen and pulling a few clean forks out of the dishwasher—I could practically see it from my seat—when I noticed a pint glass on our table stuffed with utensils. I suppose this setup is intended to make diners feel comfortable and relaxed, but for me it had the opposite effect. I imagined the grubby paws of prior customers inadvertently groping the goods. (Of course, there's nothing to say that an employee elsewhere who sets the table or rolls the utensils into napkins didn't do so right after smoking a cigarette, picking a zit, and taking out the trash, but somehow those presentations at least retain the illusion of cleanliness.) I know tossing the silverware into a cup is a common practice at greasy spoons, but at a place like Birch's it felt like a cop-out: If you don't take time to set the table, how much care are you putting into the food?
Once I began eating, my mood greatly improved. The fried zucchini—cut into shoestrings and lightly battered—possessed all the best qualities of French fries and eggplant Parmesan: a greasy, crunchy vehicle for a spicy-sweet marinara. "These are as addictive as chips," one of my guests remarked as he reached for another handful. At a neighboring table, the fries passed an even stricter test: I watched a kid actually set down his portable video game long enough to sample a few.
I also liked the pastrami-smoked salmon served with coarse-ground mustard, pickles, and toasts—the peppery, deli-meat spice rub was a perfect foil for the silky fish. A fat, well-seasoned walleye cake was another winner, well-paired with a zippy tartar sauce and a pile of baby greens. During Birch's afternoon and late-night happy hours, small plates like these are discounted to encourage drinkers to snack while they sip a glass of wine or nurse a cocktail (Birch's mint-citrus Swamptini is a riff on the local country-club favorite, the Bootleg).
The irony of my cup o' silverware aversion was that several of the dishes I liked best were those I ate with my hands. Among the serviceable pizzas, burgers, and sandwiches, my favorites were the muffuletta stuffed with roasted vegetables, olives, and melted cheese, and an order of Nat's ribs (named after Joseph's dad)—a sticky, meaty mess topped with crisp onion bits.
Joseph plans to change his menu seasonally but says he'll keep a few items constant, including the signature Buckhorn Chicken-in-the-Rough. Served in honor of a long-gone nearby eatery, each half-bird is marinated in a buttermilk-herb brine and then fried in lard in a cast-iron skillet. The night I tried the chicken, the meat was moist and the breading well-seasoned, but its dip in the fryer had perhaps been too long. Along the edges of each piece, the batter had pooled into lumps that were hard enough to crack a tooth.
So Birch's isn't perfect, but there are a few reasons to be forgiving of its flaws. Joseph has kept prices low, so the dinner check doesn't need to be approached with the trepidation of a 401k statement. Also, he says he's been relying on customer feedback as he tweaks his menu. When I spoke to him on the phone, Joseph mentioned several items he hadn't been happy with and had just taken off the menu—the very same dishes that had most disappointed me.
First, the truffled tuna casserole—a family-size serving of pasta tubes, tuna, peas, and mushrooms in a barely detectable truffle cream sauce—was the poster child for the sort of bland, unsatisfying food that leads to unnecessary overindulgence. Second, the veal skirt steak, which I'd felt obliged to try since it showed up in three variations on the menu. Had the meat been amazing, I'm not sure it would be worth the guilt, but that question remained theoretical. The slices I sampled in the steak salad reminded me of bad calamari: rubbery and slick. Third, Joseph also volunteered that he hadn't been happy with the desserts and had recently hired a pastry chef to make improvements. Good call. The sweets I tried were so dull that a week later I had to refer to my notes to remember that I had eaten about two bites each of chocolate torte and banana cake before losing interest.
Birch's focus on comfort and affordability seems well suited to the current economic climate. My only hope is that informality doesn't degrade into sloppiness. Even in a casual setting, the details still matter. Compare these two approaches to service, for example. One evening, our waitress recited the numerous dessert options so fast that we had to ask her to repeat the list twice—Was that chocolate mousse cake or two separate items? The waitress stood next to the table, impatiently hovering, as we awkwardly debated our picks; the whole interaction just felt uncomfortable. In contrast, I watched a sympathetic waitress at a nearby table kneel down as she spoke to an elderly couple so they might hear her better.
It's the little gestures—like the comped drinks our hostess offered when we had to wait for our table—that make customers feel like they matter. And equally small slights—those same drinks showing up on our bill—that make customers feel like they don't.


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Plenty of times I've seen washi tape on Pinterest but I didn't know what it was until I bought some on Pick Your Plum. Very simply it's very, very pretty masking tape that comes in all different colors and patterns.
Frames are expensive. So here's an idea that you can use a window, mirror or old window panel to display your photos and change them out whenever it suits your fancy. Great for kids room too.
Use photographs, designs, Bible scriptures, quotes, etc. I printed mine out on cardstock and cut them out so that it's easy and very inexpensive.
Just tear off some washi tape and stick your paper to the window panel or mirror. Since it's masking tape, it will come off easy with little to no residue when it comes time to change them out with something else.
Thank you to Carrie Tungate for our family photographs!!!


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The front page is black-bordered for the announcement of the death of the 4th son of King George III, the page reading: "Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock; departed this life, at Sidmouth, after a short illness, His Royal Highness Edward Duke of Kent and Strathern, His Majesty's fourth son, to the great grief of all the Royal Family." The remainder of the ftpg. has notices concerning the official mourning (see). Ironically, King George III would die just six days later. Great to have this announcement in this title, the official mouthpiece of the Royal Court.
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The Hill is reporting that Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has vowed to filibuster the bill in the Senate to increase the debt ceiling unless a federal Balanced Budget Amendment is passed:
"I'm against raising the debt ceiling and so I'm resisting it," Lee said after the inaugural meeting of the Senate Tea Party Caucus in the Hart building on Thursday morning."The only scenario in which I can imagine not using the filibuster is if the leadership of both parties agree that as a condition of that they would first pass out a balanced-budget amendment."
Additionally, another Freshman Senator, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced a proposal of $500 billion of wasteful federal government spending:
Republican freshman Sen. Rand Paul introduced legislation Tuesday that seeks to cut $500 billion from government spending in one year alone, wiping out three cabinet departments and the entire foreign aid budget while sparing neither the Pentagon nor 2011 war-related funding for overseas military operations.
In his own statement, Paul said: "I am proud to introduce my own solution to the mounting debt our spendthrift, oversized government has accrued. By rolling back to 2008 levels and eliminating the most wasteful programs, we can still keep 85 percent of our government funding in place by removing programs that are beyond the constitutional role of the federal government, such as education and housing, we are cutting nearly 40 percent of our projected deficit and removing the big-government bureaucrats who stand in the way of efficiency in our federal government."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/48178.html#ixzz1CGuugbNN
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Would you like to grab a burger and shake with Alana Hadley? Have your kid tutored by Olivia Mickle? Shoot the breeze with Esther Atkins? Maybe even receive a home-brewed ale from Camille Heron? There's a website for that!
Have you heard of AthleteBiz? It's an online platform dedicated to introducing U.S. world-class track and field athletes to fans and potential fans. Each athlete can craft her brand on her own AthleteBiz page, offering merchandise, services, blog posts, and more. In the way of services, athletes can offer everything from a personalized video message of encouragement, public speaking engagements, guest appearances, or even personalized coaching. The options don't stop there. Athletes and fans are encouraged to get creative; all you have to do is ask for custom engagement (like that home-brew from Camille).
While we know running is the best sport around, AthleteBiz has its work cut out for it. Running is a minor sport in the United States compared to baseball, basketball, hockey, and, of course, football. AthleteBiz seeks to change that, while providing world-class American runners an opportunity to financially support their training and connect with fans like us.
AthleteBiz is the two-person effort of Jack Wickens and Aaron Cattell. In 2009, after joining the board of the USATF Foundation, Jack Wickens realized track and field athletes needed help. While athletes in the big professional sports like football were raking in millions, most elite runners were barely scraping by. As a long-time advocate for track and field athletes, Jack saw an opportunity and came up with the idea for a website that would allow athletes to both promote and financially support themselves through merchandise and service offerings, while at the same time growing a larger fanbase. With his past experience as a healthcare executive, starting up the non-profit organization AthleteBiz was relatively easy. He asked Aaron Cattell, a former human resources professional, to join him on this journey and in April 2014 they launched the first version of the AthleteBiz site.
Aaron Cattell serves as the Director of Operations for AthleteBiz and you could say he is a running superfan. He ran cross country in high school, around the same time Alan Webb was smashing the high school mile record. He's been a fan of the sport ever since and, oddly enough, Mr. Webb is now featured on his website. So what all does this website entail?
Six months ago, AthleteBiz relaunched, which, along with the service offerings we mentioned above, added a store on each athlete's page to showcase their favorite gear. To do this, they teamed up with Running Warehouse to offer discounts and the ability for fans to support their favorite athletes while they shop; if a fan shops on Running Warehouse through the link on an athlete's page, that athlete will receive up to a 10% portion from the proceeds of that sale. The hope in all of this is twofold: allow the athletes to be entrepreneurs and connect with fans.
Cattell estimates that AtheteBiz attracts about half a million unique users to connect with the 130 athletes it features. When talking about his line of work, Cattell says he sometimes gets asked, "So do you know Tyson Gay and Justin Gaitlin?" He kindly replies that he knows of them but thinks to himself, "I did just get off the phone with Katie Mackey, do you know how awesome that is?" That's the great thing about this site: it features an eclectic mix of competitors, from Sanya Richards Ross to Kaitlin Goodman (who just so happened to be one of the first to sign on with AthleteBiz).
Wickens and Cattell emphasize that they are not in this business for themselves. Rather, as Cattell states, "We are in it to fill a gap within the industry and to give the athletes a platform. That is really important to us." He also believes that track and field is here to stay. "There are really big fans out there; the opportunities are there. So many great things are happening, like the efforts of the American Track League and the Run With Us Initiative (a USATF Foundation sponsored school program that uses athletes to teach movement including running and track and field events)." He believes that every athlete featured on AthleteBiz is the type of person who would be a role model even if they weren't an athlete. His enthusiasm speaks volumes for the athletes and the sport itself. It's an exciting time to be in Track and Field.
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TRUDY SAMPLE, CHAIRMAN Trudy is a retired Biology teacher, with an M.S. from Purdue University. Trudy has a strong interest in genetics and the health of the Boston Terrier Breed. She is a past president of the Boston Terrier Club of America and wrote and implemented the first BTCA health survey in l990. Prior to that time, she served on several BTCA Committees. She has owned five champions and finished three of them herself. She has had 11 litters of puppies. Her first Boston Terrier was acquired 60 years ago and she has loved and owned Bostons ever since. She has special interests in white/blue eye related deafness, birth defects and epilepsy.
MELANY ANAYA Melany is an Administrative Assistant in a large law firm. She has owned Bostons for 13 years but has only been showing dogs for the past few years. Her dog, Krak-Mont's Cool Beginnings was Winners Dog at the 2000 National Specialty Show in Ontario, CA. She is vice president of the her Boston Terrier club and is especially interested in genetics and health issues for Boston Terriers. She is an advocate of CERF and BAER testing, having tested 13 dogs over the past year all of whom passed with flying colors. She is dedicated to the betterment of the Breed.
BENNIE BYRDBennie has known Bostons since the l940's when her grandmother was raising Boston Terriers in South Carolina. She has been showing Boston Terriers for about 11 years, breeding for eight, and has shown a number of Bostons to their championships. She is a graduate of Lynchburg College, and has taken numerous handling, dog training classes, seminars, breeding and genetic seminars. She is a member of BTCA, The Boston Terrier Club of Maryland and the Virginia Kennel Club, where she served on the board of directors and various committees. She is a strong advocate of Boston Terrier Health with a special interest in genetics.
KATIE CLEARYKatie currently owns five Boston Terriers, and is a breeder/exhibitor. She owns one Boston with an American/Canadian Championship and three others that are pointed. She is a member of the TriAngle Boston Terrier Breeders Club. Katie also has owned Dalmatians for 10 years, as a breeder/exhibitor, and initiated Dalmatian Rescue of Central NJ. She has researched health issues and counseled at all-breed shows. Her special areas of interest are deafness, nutrition and alternative veterinary medicine. She currently has charge of the Health Committee Web Site, and this year was instrumental in organizing the BAER clinic and seminar the BTCA National Specialty in Ontario, California.
LEASA (TYRRELL) GARVIN Leasa has been a Graphic Arts and Printing Instructor for ten years at the high school level. She worked in the publishing field for the fifteen years prior. She served as BTCA Membership Committee chair in l993-94, Coast to Coast Editor from l994-97 and is currently on the health committee. She has held various positions with the Oxford Hills Dog Club, Minuteman Boston Terrier Club and the Boston Terrier Tea Party. She has raised l6 litters of Boston Terriers, has put a Championship on 7 Boston Terriers, and pointed 12 others since 1987. Her main health interests are in DNA identification and health screening tests. She plans to assist the Health Committee with printing needs, is list master for Committee communication and is planning an informational flyer on health tests.
KATHRYN T. GRAVES, Ph.D.Kathryn is assistant professor at a large state university in Veterinary Science since 1986. She has screened 250 DNA markers on samples from juvenile cataract-affected and carrier Boston Terriers over the last 5 years. She is currently sequencing the gene that she believes is responsible for juvenile cataracts in the Boston Terrier. She is an ad hoc grant reviewer for the Canine Health Foundation, and has attended the AKC Parent Club Genetics meeting as a representative of BTCA. She has also attended the Canine Molecular Genetic Conference for scientists sponsored by the AKC. She has been a breeder of Boston Terriers since 1986, producing her first homebred champion in 1991, and nine other champions since then. Kathryn is very knowledgeable about Boston Terrier diseases of the eye and genetics.
SUSAN HUNTER, Ph.D.Susan teaches political science and directs the Office of Service Learning at a large university. She has owned Bostons for eight year, has been showing for seven years, and currently has ten Bostons at home. She also owns two Rottweilers, one of which is a rescue dog. She has finished five Boston Terriers and is currently training one for obedience. She has had seven litters of puppies. She is professionally skilled in developing surveys and has produced the new Boston Terrier Health survey which was mailed to BTCA members and Affiliate Clubs, and results of which will be tallied this year. ( Her postdoctorate was at UC-Davis doing survey research on environmental issues.) She has also volunteered to head Major Fundraising for this Committee. She has a special interest in chemical poisons and patella problems.
SHERI LATTUSSheri works as an Office Manager to support her Boston Terrier habit. She fell in love with her first Boston just 6 years ago. She has finished 6 champions and bred 6 litters. She is a member of a regional Boston Terrier club, the BTCA, and an all breed club, where she is currently serving as President and Show Chairman. She is committed to health issues of Boston Terriers, and has a particular interest in deafness, cataracts and nutrition. Her goal, as a breeder, is to continually be open to learning and to produce Bostons that are physically sound, as well as good representatives of the Breed Standard. She shares her house with seven Bostons, a Frenchie, a Corgi and a wonderful husband of 24 years who puts up with her "going to the dogs".
ROD MCNEIL Rod and his wife have been actively breeding Boston Terriers for sixteen years. During that time they have bred thirteen Champions of their own and have finished numerous puppies of their breeding for other people. Rod got his first Boston in the l930's and has had a Boston in his family almost ever since. He bought the first of his present line in 1953. He realizes that the great majority of dogs he breeds end up as pets, and therefore his main objective has always been to first breed healthy animals that will be able to take their place as a member of the family and give a full measure of pleasure. His dogs have won the breed at Madison Square Garden several times and won the National Specialty three times. Rod has an extensive collection of Boston Terrier pedigrees.
MARY V. MILLER Mary is a retired Operating Room Tech. She worked with Dr. Denton Cooley at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, TX and Dr. Seybold of the Kelsey Seybold Clinic in Houston, TX and numerous other surgeons in the Texas Medical Center Hospitals OR's. Mary was Supervisor of the "clean room" and sterilization of Intermedic's Inc, makers of implantable heart pacemakers. She been breeding dogs and horses since 1965 but has been breeding and showing Bostons since 1993. She has owner-handled 8 of them to their championships. Mary is a member of BTCA, Bexar County Kennel Club, Mission City Stewards Club, President of the Greater San Antonio Owner Handler Assoc., where her main interest has been educational seminars. Mary has been instrumental in arranging three George Alston seminars, a Pat Hastings seminar and a Pat Trotter seminar for 2001. Her area of interest is breeding sound, healthy puppies with good temperaments and promoting health clinics for the screening of health problems in our Boston Terriers.
LYNDA PIERCYLynda Piercy is a Dog Groomer by trade, a Dog Obedience and Flyball Instructor and is the Coach of an all breed Flyball Team. She resides with seven English Mastiffs, nine Boston Terriers, one Vizsla and one French Bulldog. She is a mother to three children and has a wonderful supportive husband of 20 years. She has put championships on seven Mastiffs and eight Boston Terriers; put Companion Dog Titles on five Mastiffs, one Vizsla and four Boston Terriers; put two agility titles on one Boston Terrier; put Canine Good Citizen Certificates on seven Mastiffs, one Vizsla and four Boston Terriers; put Therapy Dog Certificates on four Mastiffs and three Boston Terriers; put Flyball Dog Titles on one Vizsla and a Boston Terrier; and put one Flyball Dog Excellent title on her Vizsla. She has produced 13 litters of Boston Terriers with three of those being single puppy litters. Lynda lives with a bilaterally deaf Boston who serves as a reminder each and every day as to why we need to health test out dogs. She is very involved in her all breed club going out monthly to promote purebred dogs and responsible dog ownership. Her deaf Boston participates in these activities with regard to the fact that we are responsible for what we breed. Her heart is strong for the health testing such as annual eye cerfs, BAER testing and OFA of the patellas.
SHARON SABERTON Sharon has been breeding Boston Terriers for show for 30 years. She belongs to an all-breed club, 2 Boston Terrier Specialty Clubs and BTCA. For the all-breed club she has been President, Vice-president, Board member and Show Chairman for 19 years. For BTCA she was National Trophy Chairman, and presently is Publicity Chairman. In 1997 she attended the AKC Canine Health Seminar as BTCA's representative. She was show chairman for the Regional Boston Terrier Show when the National was in St. Louis. She has finished over 40 Boston Terrier champions and has owner-handled a Boston to No.1 in the country for 2 years. At the present time she owns 10 Bostons. She is committed to breeding happy, healthy puppies for pets and show prospects. Her main health interests for this Committee are breeding, whelping and raising puppies.
CHRISTIANE SCARPINOChristi has had Boston Terriers all of her life and has been breeding Bostons for about 12 years. She has shown in both Conformation and Obedience, and has bred and finished 12 Champions in the U.S., 3 Canadian Champions, and 3 Bermuda Champions. She has also put Obedience titles on 3 Bostons. Christi has served as President of the Minuteman Boston Terrier Club for 11 years and has been Show chairman for 5 years. She graduated from Rutgers University with a B.S. and received her M.S. in speech pathology from Purdue. Professionally, she has been a speech LanguagePathologist for the past 23 years and is in private practice. She is also working toward certification in canine massage therapy.
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ZUG, Switzerland, May 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a subsidiary in its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Thai Oil Public Company Limited for the basic design engineering package and engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services for the Emission Improvement and PSA-3 project at Thai Oil's refinery at Sriracha in Thailand.
The terms of the award were not disclosed and the contract values were included in the company's first-quarter 2011 bookings.
The project's objectives are to give the refinery greater flexibility in the crudes it can process, specifically to enable the refinery to process higher sulfur crudes, to upgrade fuel oil to more valuable end products and to meet new sulfur oxides (SOx) emissions regulations coming into force in Thailand.
Residue production will be reduced through the application of deep cut vacuum technology, which helps mitigate the effects of heavier crude slates. In addition, new sour gas handling facilities will be installed, including a sulfur recovery unit and a tail gas treatment unit, and hydrogen production capacity will be expanded by installation of a new pressure swing adsorption unit. Foster Wheeler's scope also includes a significant element of revamp work.
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"Foster Wheeler has enjoyed a long track record of successful projects in Thailand, and specifically for Thai Oil at Sriracha," said Umberto della Sala, interim chief executive officer, Foster Wheeler AG. "We are very pleased to have won a further strong vote of confidence in our technical expertise and project execution capability with this latest award. We have put together a very capable and experienced team in our Sriracha operation, and this team is very focused on meeting Thai Oil's objectives for this important project."
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Dr. Aldona Wos defended her agency's decision to award a $6.8 million, no-bid contract to a Washington, D.C. firm to help the state agency better organize its Medicaid finance office.
Wos credited the outside consultants at Alvarez and Marsal with helping improve the predictability of the Medicaid program, which has been plagued for years with cost overruns. This year, the agency projects it will return $63 million to the state's general fund.
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