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So this got me thinking. Why not have some kind of Linux friendly App Store that included both Adobe AIR apps and native Linux software? Seemed doable.
Perhaps the problem is that there's not a definable market for it? After all, Linux has long since been perceived by outsiders as a platform used by cheapskates, at least from a software perspective.
And web-based software, while plentiful, is rather limited in what its able to do. Besides, there is not really any challenge in finding web-based apps. Just go to Google.com and 99% of them are right there.
After rolling the idea around for awhile, I finally came to terms with the issue that an age old problem exists and is showing no real signs of ever changing. Most folks are not interested in mixing proprietary software in with their open source software repositories. Yes, Ubuntu among a couple of other distros do this. But they do so sparingly. And even then, they get a lot of grief for it.
Realizing this, I believe that there must be a way to keep the proprietary apps completely out of the repositories. Yet at the same time, allow an app store to offer these closed source Adobe AIR applications while also utilizing the default Linux software repositories provided by your specific Linux distribution.
It's a tall order, I wonder if it is doable?
The key to a Linux App Store
I think the key to putting together an app store for Linux stands with being able to take what works, then making it better. This means accepting reality.
People are going to generally seek out software based on its function, not its license. This means providing access to both free and paid software. Obviously the bulk of the paid stuff coming from Adobe is AIR-based solutions such as iplotz, as one such example.
Clearly narrowing down to a business model that is both sustainable and something palatable for the existing Linux user community is no small task. I believe the biggest issue is to offer definable value where there is none at the moment. Figure out what is missing from the typical application installation methods, then enhance around them without stepping on any toes along the way.
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This article has hit upon a number of areas that might be defined as sensitive to a number of people. At no time am I claiming that existing methods of software installation need to be replaced.
Rather, I see existing software installation being enhanced, perhaps made a bit more consumer friendly -- especially considering the sheer number of applications in the Adobe AIR realm that are not available in a GTK/QT build, yet would be of real benefit nonetheless.
I don't pretend to have the magic formula in which GTK/QT based software can live in the same marketplace as software using options such as Adobe AIR. Even though both software families appear to run quite smoothly on each of my desktops, there may be challenges here I havent anticipated.
I have a dream in which application discovery is free of licensing concerns and instead is based on what it can do. I dream of a Linux software marketplace that is able to make this a practical event for all to enjoy.
Sadly, at this point any thought on how to best merge these two very different worlds of software has left me high and dry. Nothing. No idea how such a thing would come together. Maybe shooting for something like what we see with Google Android?
Perhaps someone out there reading this thinks there is some vague merit in my vision? One can only dream, I guess. Then again, stranger things have happened.
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In an internal memo to Microsoft staff (full text below), Scott Guthrie, head of the Cloud and Enterprise (C+E) group, told employees that Stutz has "made the decision to leave Microsoft to pursue new opportunities" after doing "a great job leading the Dynamics CRM organization over the last 3.5 years."
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Typing your Facebook account information is like breathing these days, a sort of set-it-and-forget-it mechanism for all the apps and services you use most. But some of us think twice before using our Facebook accounts to log into third-party sites. After all, it wasn't so long ago that the embarrassing articles you… er, your friends read and videos they watched online mysteriously landed on Facebook without permission.
So the social network on Thursday took steps to make Facebook Login – the official name for using your Facebook account to log in to other sites – more secure. Now apps have to separately ask you for permission to share your activity to Facebook. Some apps made sharing part of using the app – that's no longer allowed. If you don't give the app permission to post to Facebook, you can still log in.
This change is huge. More than 80 percent of the 100 top-grossing iOS apps use Facebook Login, and 62 of the top 100 in Google Play use it. But Facebook users are still wary of sharing their data with other services. According to December 2012 data from social-login company Gigya, about half of users surveyed said they would skip social logins rather than risk giving their personal information to a third-party service or app.
Now that Facebook has separated the login process from sharing permissions, people might be less hesitant to adopt their Facebook account as their single sign-on of choice. According to Facebook, 80 percent of people who use the social network to log in to apps accept the sharing permissions – but making those expectations clearer goes a long way to keeping users happy.
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The high-profile Prius may get the publicity, but the new Toyota Camry Hybrid is no slouch. As the second-best selling hybrid in the U.S., the gas-electric version of the best-selling car in the U.S. has apparently found an audience in search of efficiency without exhibition.
Although redesigned for 2012, the Camry Hybrid continues to rock no boats and retains its familiar profile, replacing the jellybean shapes of last year's car with crisper, more aerodynamic lines, but little in the way of style or ornamentation. Aside from a few "hybrid" badges, there's not much to differentiate it from its conventional Camry brethren.
Inside the changes are relatively more dramatic, with a swoopy stitched leather-look dashboard replacing the injection-molded blandscape of old, and a prominent control stack jutting out from the center of it. Cabin size remains ample, with plenty of length and width for the (stereo) typical American family.
Under the hood and elsewhere is an updated version of Toyota's very tried and true Hybrid Synergy Drive System, here featuring a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and electric motor mix good for a healthy 200 hp, CVT automatic transmission and nickel-metal hydride battery pack.
Toyota must know something all of its competitors don't, because it has resisted the urge to switch to the pricey next generation lithium-ion batteries everyone else is using, while still managing to make the Camry Hybrid's pack smaller, lighter and more potent than before.
The result is a 7 or 8 mpg jump in combined fuel economy from 33 mpg to 40 or 41 mpg -- depending on trim level -- currently best in class. The large, unobstructed trunk is a nice bonus, too. A price drop of over a thousand bucks gets you into the car for $26,750, but add more than a few of the available options, as the person who ordered my test car did, and thirty five grand approaches quickly.
Toyota has sold over 4 million hybrids worldwide, and its experience shows. The Camry Hybrid shifts between gas, electric and blended drive modes and modulates the transition from regenerative to friction braking more seamlessly than anything else on the road.
Most appreciated is a heavy helping of sound insulation that muffles the engine noise much better than the original Camry Hybrid could. Only when your foot is to the floor and the 'gearless' transmission sends the four-cylinder toward redline does the volume get turned up to marginally intrusive levels.
Refrain from doing that often and you can count on the Camry to deliver dependably on its MPG promise. Not every hybrid lives up to the numbers on the window sticker, but this one doesn't seem to stray too far. Ride quality and handling are on par with the rest of the Camri, and perfectly suited for its target customer. Like the bodywork, these characteristics are a little edgier than before, but still not much to get excited about.
Defying the Camry's persistent analog-era demographic, however, is Toyota's latest infotainment system, available as part of a $2,660 package that also adds navigation and a 10-speaker JBL audio system. Called Entune, it integrates a suite of cloud-connected apps, including Pandora, iHeartRadio and OpenTable, that are tapped via a tethered smartphone. Although the Blackberry model I use isn't on the officially-approved list of phones and was a little glitchy at times, when things worked they worked well. I both loved and hated the feature that reads your incoming e-mails aloud. If you have a busy inbox, you will too.
On the other hand, the car itself elicits neither emotion. It's a white good that does its job without any fuss or flamboyance, but rarely disappoints. If you're looking to make a statement with your car, you could do worse than that.
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The Mount Prospect village board has banned the sale of e-cigarettes and other electronic smoking devices to minors, and prohibited their possession by anyone under the age of 18.
Village trustees, however, stopped short of following Chicago's precedent and their use by anyone inside a public building or business.
"The focus of this ordinance is to give the police department tools with regard to this new device," Village Manager Michael Janonis said. "It's going to be an evolving market."
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"Our big thing was to come up with a broad enough set of definitions," Janonis said, adding that the regulations give the village the ability to conduct sting operations against sellers. The measure also requires that retailers keep the devices behind a counter.
Janonis said there are limits to the restrictions. The "15-foot" rule that prohibits conventional smoking within 15 feet of a public building or business entrance does not apply to electronic cigarettes, meaning bars or other establishments could allow them indoors.
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I'm kinda worried about the drop off solo movies will have in light of Avengers. It's inevitable but still, even IM3 may have an issue. The Avengers movie, or the SHIELD movie almost need to be setups in of itself, just for the sake of hinting at or deliberately leaving material for Cap sequels. Maybe we will need a Red Skull "Mwwwwhahahaha" after credit scene or something. Avengers shouldn't be a climax by any stretch. Whatever the main threat is in the movie needs to be neutralized, but I feel we also need some setups for future Cap villains if they intend to make sequels. I actually have a feeling the SHIELD movie SLJ was talking about may end up featuring Cap regardless just to give the movie a true presence.
Marvel is in a weird place after avengers; they don't really have any A-list properties left to unveil...which leaves me with a feeling that they're hoping to make Thor, Cap, and Avengers trilogies...they at least need to plan 1 big tentpole for the next 10 years...and to be honest, none of the other movies have that 400-500 million dollar potential.
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We know virtually nothing about this artist, A. FIORILLO. Urban legend has it that the artist, who was obviously engaged in art making as a form of social activism, lived in Manhattan in the 1960's through the early 1980's.
As a practitioner of "bas-relief" which depicted acts of social injustice towards marginalized segments of the population by the government, A. (don't know his first name) Fiorillo apparently tried to sell his works on the streets of New York. Without any success, he decided to abandon his works at the headquarters of the Communist Party of America, whom also didn't know what to do with them. Eventually, the fragile painted plaster works were taken to the local Goodwill where the entire body of work languished for what could be several years in the dark, collecting dust and grime, until an antiques dealer spotted them and took them to his shop in the flowers district of Manhattan, where they again languished.
A notable dealer in ephemera, the late Elli Buk, acquired them at some point, andbrought them to his loft on Prince Street. Elle was an eccentric who collected odd ball items such as elevator motors, film projectors, taxidermy, telegraph machines, microscopes, patten models and salesman samples, architectural drawings, blueprints, and much more.. The writer William Gibson once said, "Gazing into Elli Buk's window, for me, has been like gazing into the back reaches of some cave, where Manhattan stores its dreams.".
Somehow, while the artist remaining virtually anonymous save for a first initial and a last name, the entire body of work, cumbersome and easily prone to damage, after passing though three sets of hand found it's way into one of the most eccentric collection of International Art and Design.
Elli Buk passed away unexpectedly in 2013, and his entire estate went to auction later that year. The entire body of work of A. Fiorello was included and was acquired by an individual whose interest was to perpetuate it in the public realm. Since then, while we have come no closer to identifying who A.Fiorello might be, if he is living or dead, the works themselves have been included in exhibitions at The Metro Show in New York, The Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn and Commercial Galleries in New York as well.
What isn't clear is whether or not A.Fiorello studied art at all. Sometimes the work looks completely feral and self taught, while at other times the work look completely accomplished to the extent that one would have to assume the artist was a student of anatomy, composition and was taught the techniques of plaster casting.
Writer and activist Chris Hedges said when asked if "literature, art, music; will it take those things to waken us to the empathy of other suffering or hardship?" that "the role of art is transcendence. It's about dealing with what we call the non-rational forces in human life, those forces that are absolutely essential to being whole as a human being but are not quantifiable." "Because you're dealing with a transcendence or a reality that is beyond articulation. And for those of us who seek to rise up against this monstrous evil, culture is going to be as important as the more prosaic elements of resistance such as a food tent, or a medical tent or a communications tent." ... and finally "And the great religious writers, the great philosophers, the great artists, the great novelists, the great musicians, dancers, that's what they struggle to honor and to sustain. And we, who are in essence when we really talk about it, engaged in a spiritual battle against forces of death, corporate forces are forces of death. We are fighting for life and we are going to need those transcendent disciplines that remind us of who we are, why we're struggling, and what life finally is about."
This is the generosity of spirit embodied in the works of A. Fiorillo ..
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Diana Ross has broken her silence about Michael Jackson's family squabble over the custody of his three children - she is urging people to keep the matter private.
The late King of Pop's 2002 will had stated that his mother would be the guardian of his kids, Prince, Paris and Blanket and that if she were unable to assume the duty, his longtime friend Ross, 68, would act as a potential replacement.
Katherine, 82, had earlier this month traveled to Arizona to visit other family members for in what appeared to be a surprise move that had even spurred her nephew to file a missing person's report and several of her other children, including Janet Jackson, to try and remove the kids from her home.
Their cousin and former 3T singer TJ Jackson applied for and was granted temporary custody of the children and Katherine was suspended as their guardian due to her 10-day absence. Ross' attorney was given notice about the change on Friday, the Associated Press said, quoting the singer as saying in a statement that "all interests are best served if it remains private."
Katherine's lawyer recently announced that the matriarch and TJ intend to share guardianship of Jackson's kids and that papers to make the arrangement official are expected to be filed in court later this week and that it will relieve her of day-to-day stress.
The custody battle occurred amid an ongoing dispute over Jackson's estate. The King of Pop died on June 25, 2009 at age 50. Several of his siblings, including his youngest brother Randy say his will, which names his mother and children as his sole heirs, is fake.
A rep for the estate denied this, adding: "We are saddened that false and defamatory accusations grounded in stale Internet conspiracy theories are now being made by certain members of Michael's family whom he chose to leave out of his will."
(Pictured above: Michael Jackson and Diana Ross hold their American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 1981. Jackson won for favorite soul album and Ross won for favorite female soul vocalist. Credit: AP)


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Marc's son had a special surprise lined up for this momentous occasion.
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Back home, the change in Marc's appearance drew compliments from friends and family. "Everyone noticed the difference for sure, how nice my smile looked," Marc said. "I smile more often now because it feels natural. Being treated with implants is probably as close to natural teeth as I can get." Marc no longer needs to avoid corn, nuts, or any other food he likes.
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Professional Masters in Industrial Relations
"The PMIR program allows me to immerse myself in labour relations and human resources management, both subjects I am passionate about. The program provides the opportunity to enhance existing skills and gain advanced management techniques that can be directly applied to my current workplace. The new skills and knowledge gained also enhances my aspirations of future career advancement."
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Professional Master of Industrial Relations (MIR): There are two semesters in the Professional MIR program; fall/winter (Sept-April) and summer (May-June). Eleven courses are required for degree completion and the normal course load per semester is two courses. Students attend classes in Kingston one Friday and Saturday each month from September to April and for two weeks in summer semester. The Professional MIR program will normally take about 30-36 months to complete.
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The Coventry Telegraph recently conducted an interview with the X-Men director Bryan Singer, who shed light on the upcoming X-Men: First Class comic book flick in the making, due to hit theaters on June 3, 2011.
Speaking candidly, Singer elaborated on the film, stating that the plot, taking place in the 1960s, will allow them to introduce new characters to the movie series, as well as shine the light on much more familiar characters to the films' lore, such as Magneto and Professor Xavier's transformation into the characters we know and love.
X-Men: First Class will pertain to the Silver Age of the comic book era, which is the first for a Marvel motion picture, as most comic book films from the company deal with more modern times. The Silver Age was founded in the late 1950s and led throughout the raging '60s, sculpting the landscape for comic book design along the way due to the political climate. Comics were often blamed for ruffian behavior, so new guidelines were erected to avoid a clash of cultures, resulting in the superhero boom as criminal and horror titles began to fade out.
Said Singer in the interview, "We've set First Class in a time when the X-Men were conceived in the early 60s, up against political events that were happening - the early civil rights movement - and we have these kinds of events at a time when the world didn't know mutants existed."
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Top Design Resources for Non-Designers
August 5, 2013
So you aren't a professional designer but still want to create beautiful presentations -- don't worry, that's the majority of us. Without having to shell out thousands of dollars in years of training or outsourcing, there are some resources that can help you hone your eye (and ability) for great design.
I sat down with my design team a few days ago and compiled a list of some of the best presentation design resources on the planet. These resources are no substitute for a well-rounded education in design, but they can serve as a compass that will help guide your presentation to a tropical island of success. They certainly serve that purpose for professional designers, too. Here they are (in no particular order):
This is a beautiful online inspiration gallery that showcases web/UI design, logo design, print design, photography, and artwork from around the web. It also offers free icon sets, fonts, etc, which is always a huge plus.
Design Taxi
This site is a new favorite of Ethos3. It contains tons of interesting articles and resources on everything from architecture to photography and more. This site is definitely worth a visit.
If you are looking for insightful and thought-provoking articles to help guide your creative work, you need to check out 99U. They are powered by Behance (another favorite) so if you really need some extra creative nourishment, you can dig in a bit deeper into their parent company.
Designspiration is an amazing resource for any designer. You can look through thousands of great designs or search for something specific. It's a great place to get some inspiration if you've got a case of "designers block."
AE TUTS is a great tutorial site for motion graphics. They have tons of free tutorials that are usually accompanied by source files. What we love most is that all of their tutorials get straight to the point.
If you love Photoshop and Illustrator, then you'll love Abduzeedo. The site features tutorials, case studies, artist interviews and much more.
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This is home to gorgeously clean icon/logo design & illustration. As designers who do a fair amount of digital pen drawing, AWH is the perfect shot in the arm when inspiration is running dry.
Dribbble defines itself as "a place to show and tell, promote, discover, and explore design." We love that about Dribble, but what makes the site so special to us is the solid community resource that allows designers to comment on, rate, like and share a project.
No one ever said designing a presentation is an easy task. It's tough work. But hopefully, you feel more empowered to become a better presentation designer. So, try something new, be more daring and get a little creative. After all, you're now equipped with some of the best presentation design resources on the planet.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—Adam Matloff has joined Cushman & Wakefield as a sales associate of leasing services, announced Gualberto "Gil" Medina, executive managing director. He will be based in the commercial real estate services firm's East Rutherford office.
"Adam has joined the firm as part of a select team of associates who will represent major corporate users in their real estate activities," said Medina. "As a member of our Tenant Representation platform, he will focus on professional services firms, as well as local and national corporate users."
A licensed New Jersey Real Estate Salesperson, Matloff joins Cushman & Wakefield with a background in real estate services. Previously, he managed a 130-unit rental complex and 70,000 sq. ft. of retail space for Roseland, a Mack-Cali company, and served internships with Merrill Lynch and a lobbying firm in Hartford, Conn. He earned a BA degree from the University of Hartford, majoring in politics and government and communications.
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SWANSEA, Ill. (KMOV) — Police have apprehended a homeless man charged with sexually abusing a young girl on Sunday in Swansea.
Cedric Pollard, 50, was charged with predatory sexual assault, a felony. An arrest warrant has also been issued charging him with probation violation after a residential burglary in Cahokia.
Officers with the Belleville Police Department arrested Pollard late Tuesday night. No details into the arrest have been released.
Police believe Pollard made inappropriate sexual contact with a young girl at a home in the 1700 block of Barbary Way on Sunday.
"When the adults were told by another child they reported to us," said Swansea Police Chief Michael Arnold. "[They] tried to keep him in the residence for us to arrive, but he took off."
News 4 located the home where the alleged incident took place. The homeowner said the alleged victim, a 5-year-old girl, is a friend of the family, but doesn't live there. She said Pollard is a relative of the homeowner.
"If this were somebody where we knew where he lived, had a permanent address, we wouldn't be reporting to the public this early," said Arnold. "And the fact that it's such a young child, too, we want to get this subject off the streets as quickly as possible."
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The aftermath of the Blues´ 2-1 win on Saturday saw scuffles between United substitutes, Chelsea ground staff and stewards as Evra, Paul Scholes, John O´Shea, Gerard Pique and Gary Neville were taking part in a warm-down on the pitch and were asked to move.
A scuffle erupted, in which fellow substitute Carlos Tevez also became embroiled, who said in the Guardian: "Patrice received a grave insult from a member of Chelsea´s staff. He demanded an explanation and, from that moment, these men just wanted to attack Patrice."
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While social media is changing the way the game of politics is played, one thing remains the same: federal politics largely stays in a bubble.
That from Mark Blevis, president of Full Duplex, a digital communications, public affairs and research company. He published an analysis of Twitter activity related to the 2015 budget Wednesday morning.
Blevis said that Twitter can often mirror the real world, and, like in the real world, discussion on the budget and politics in general was mostly in the "Ottawa bubble."
"The further away you get from Ottawa, the more the level of activity diminishes," Blevis said.
This year on budget day, there were 31,106 tweets related to the budget from 17,273 Twitter accounts (an average of 1.8 tweets per person). Blevis said this is a "drop in the bucket" considering that the latest statistics from 2014 show that there are 5.6M Twitter users in Canada and this number continues to grow.
Not only is he seeing a low response to the budget, the response is concentrated in one region.
He found that 59 per cent of budget related tweets came from Ontario, 12 per cent from B.C., 10 per cent from Alberta, 8 per cent from Quebec and 3 per cent from Nova Scotia.
Blevis said he is not surprised by these numbers, noting that the most active users were media, politicians, lobbyists or hyper-partisan individuals. All of these users would most likely be tweeting out of Ontario and even more likely, be Ottawa-based.
Blevis argues that the low response could be explained by the fact that the Canadian political news landscape is fairly saturate right now with provincial election campaigns in Alberta and P.E.I., and the Duffy trial in Ottawa. On top of the political topics, there's also a little thing called the NHL playoffs vying for Canadians' attention. Bottom line: the budget had a lot to compete with on social media.
"There's tons of stuff that goes on online everyday and politics is competing for attention in the same way that a cat video is competing for attention. And often the cat video will win because cats are more fun to look at for the vast majority of people."
Amongst those who were paying attention, though, there were some trends worth noting. For one thing, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau proved to have relatively strong resonance. His most popular missive was retweeted 189 times.
Elizabeth May was just one retweet behind, and third place actually went to a television show — This Hour has 22 Minutes' top tweet got was re-shared by 184 accounts.
Trudeau also factored into the fourth most popular tweet – a jab from Joe Oliver that was also part of the finance minister's speech in the House (see image at top).
Blevis said that while normally Oliver isn't very active on Twitter he believes that his tweet was popular because he used some wit.
"Twitter rewards zingers," he said.
One thing he said he finds surprising is how the hashtag #budget2015 eclipsed last year's more popular #EAP. It stands for the government's Economic Action Plan and was used often in previous years. Blevis noted this could show a change in government messaging.
Political messaging aside, the top budget issues discussed on Twitter were as follows:
- economy
- public transportation
- contingency fund
- election
- Tax-Free Savings Account
While Blevis said Twitter's response to the budget was low, the response was more than three times the size of what he measured last year. Budget day 2014 only saw 8,400 tweets compared to the over 31,000 this year.
This might reflect broader Twitter participation in Canadian politics in general. Blevis pointed out that he has seen growth in the use of the hashtag #cdnpoli. Last year it was used over 4 million times.
Blevis said that as the discussion of Canadian politics on social media continues to grow, key players are taking notice on what's to come in this election year.
"You start to draw the conclusion that what we are experiencing here is potentially setting the stage for what we can experience in the fall."


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Interactive Mike
I had a great experience with my younger son, Michael, today. We actually had some time together where it was just the two of us, and we were able to connect and interact without anyone or anything else getting in the way. It was pretty cool.
Cindy was busy in the other room doing chores or something, and Erik was using my laptop on the dining room table to make sure he had seen every ounce of content on The Wiggles' Web site. Mike and I had the "play room" (the family room that has no actual furniture in it, instead having most of the boys' larger toys) all to ourselves.
I was able to chase Mike around the room. He darted into the "tunnel," a birthday present we got for both boys to learn to play together with things. I looked at him in the tent connected to the tunnel, and he smiled at me. That smile definitely was telling me that he wanted to continue the game, so I went around the other side and surprised him. He let out a little yell, smiled, and then crawled off into the Pooh Tent (a Winnie The Pooh toy tent connected to this other tent/tunnel combo) and then looked back at me with another great smile.
I'll admit that, for just about all of his 12 months and 3 weeks "on the outside," I really haven't seen him as his own person. He's just been this thing that we take care of-- feed, change diapers, and wash occasionally. Erik, my 3-year-old, has been way more fun to play with. Maybe I'm just not a baby kind of person. Nevertheless, tonight was fun. I'm looking forward to more of it. Maybe I should start going to work earlier so that I can get home sooner to have more time with my littlest little guy.


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Here's my promise to you as the editor of South Charlotte News: We are here to listen and tell your stories.
Our mission is to focus on news from your neighborhoods and communities - to ensure that your accomplishments and those of your neighbors are published in our newspapers and on our websites.
And I also promise that when you call us, e-mail us or interact with us in your neighborhoods, we will always listen to your needs.
What is the foundation of my promise?
First, I am your neighbor.
I graduated from South Mecklenburg High School in 1972.
Second, I have 30 years of experience as a journalist.
After heading off to East Carolina University and later to three newspaper jobs, two in Maryland and one in New York, I returned to Charlotte to work for the Observer in April 1983. I have lived in south Charlotte for most of that time, so I know our community well.
Leading our community news coverage is a return to my roots as a journalist. Fresh out of college, I started a weekly community newspaper in Baltimore County. I never forgot the feeling of being the editor and meeting people in their neighborhoods.
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I look forward to rekindling that spirit again with my neighbors in South Charlotte News.
We have many communities to cover in our weekly edition:
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The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, the Fair Housing Amendments Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act all provide legal protections for people with mental disabilities, says WebMD. These laws guarantee the rights of mentally ill people in regard to housing, employment, education and other areas.Continue Reading
The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act allows the government to monitor the health and safety of mentally ill people living in a public facility or institution, explains the U.S. Department of Justice. Institutionalized mentally ill people are guaranteed the same constitutional privileges and immunities as any other citizen.
The Fair Housing Amendments Act prohibits housing discrimination against anyone with a disability, including those with a mental illness, explains WebMD. Landlords must provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Mentally ill children have the right to a quality education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. This law requires schools to create an individualized education plan for every disabled child. The Americans with Disabilities Act precludes discrimination against people with mental disabilities in public accommodations, employment, public transportation and government services.
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The 2014 World Cup of football, or soccer as it is called in the U.S., widely regarded as one of the greatest celebrations of sport, kicked off in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 12. Because this year's World Cup is hosted in Brazil, the nation most commonly associated with footballing artistry and a commitment to the conjunction of sport and aesthetics, many football fans expect or at least expected this World Cup to be something special. As a football fan myself who grew up in England watching Brazil's epic loss to Italy in the 1982 World Cup, I am still hopeful that this year's World Cup, unlike the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, will feature goals galore, scintillating football, comebacks from the brink of defeat and treasure troves of stories of collaboration, camaraderie, adversity, triumph and tears of joy as well as sadness. For starters, the 2014 World Cup represents the convergence of some of the strongest footballing national teams ever assembled in history. This year's World Cup boasts the likes of Argentina led by Lionel Messi, a renovated German team including Ozil, Schweinsteiger and Podolski, four time World Champions Italy, Arjen Robben and the Netherlands, the changing face of the U.S. team under Jurgen Klinsmann, strong teams from Uruguay, Belgium and Chile, and of course, mighty Brazil, led by Neymar, the former Santos and current FC Barcelona striker known for his artistry and footballing flamboyance.
But the prospects for footballing brilliance in conjunction with Brazil's glorious beaches and lush tropical landscape have been overshadowed by political protests related to the World Cup based on the premise that the tournament detracted government funding from hospitals, schools and infrastructure. In addition, more so than at other World Cups in recent memory, allegations proliferate about FIFA's corruption, secrecy and its disruptive influence on local communities due to the construction of stadiums and other World Cup-related infrastructures. The combination of political protests related to bus fare increases, strikes by subway workers in Sao Paolo and different permutations on the theme of FIFA's corrupt operations collectively cast a pall over one of the world's greatest sporting spectacles and the resulting gloom threatens to overshadow the glories of the human potentiality uniquely illustrated by professional sports on the international stage.
The World Cup need not be so enduringly sullied by protests responding to the darker effects of globalization, whether they involve the forced translocation of indigenous people to make way for lavish stadiums, tax funding that could be used for education and healthcare, or the proposition that FIFA takes bribes in the deciding where to host future World Cups, as suggested by the questionable choice of Qatar for the 2022 World Cup, for example. In other words, the staging of the World Cup need not be a zero sum game in which the host nation invariably loses at the expense of FIFA and its capitalist proclivities to maximize revenue from organizing the tournament. PayPal, for example, recently partnered with Neymar and Waves for Water, to challenge World Cup fans to donate money to the cause of clean water in Brazil in ways that suggest opportunities for FIFA to similarly contribute to the very causes that political protesters in Brazil have brought to the world's attention over the last year, beginning with the 2013 Confederations Cup. To be fair, FIFA does have a social responsibility program that partners with organizations around the world such as Football For Hope, whose mission is to "promote public health, education and football in disadvantaged communities across Africa" by means of the establishment of at least 20 footballing centers in Africa that tackle issues such as "HIV/Aids awareness, literacy, gender equality, disability and integration" in conjunction with the needs of the local community. Similarly, FIFA's well known commitment to ending racism and discrimination, with the recent addition of gender-based discrimination to its roster of core values, deserves praise because basically no multi-national organization has used international venues to so consistently denounce racism, in particular, in such visible terms.
Nevertheless, FIFA needs to extend its power and influence further by partnering with the governments of host nations to minimize the disruption on local communities that results from the intrusions specific to staging a World Cup. For example, FIFA could partner with host nation governments to compensate any people forcibly displaced from their homes by World Cup-related construction using policies and economic models developed by organizations such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank for decades. Similarly, FIFA should work with national and local governments to mitigate the effects of increases in rent caused by World Cup construction that threaten to render working class families homeless as a result of the World Cup. FIFA needs to drum its humanitarian mission in conjunction with the operationalization of the World Cup, in deep collaboration with host nation governments because doing so will help not only the host nation, but also the sport of football and everything inspiring that it represents. All this is not to say that FIFA can cure all ills associated with the World Cup, or that the resulting collaboration will solve issues of economic, cultural and social stratification that have deeper genealogies than the staging of a major sporting event. Regardless, the time has come for FIFA and the world to expect a deeper dialogue about how a nation and a powerful multi-national organization can work together to synergistically support each other, where possible, as opposed to the scenario we have had until now where FIFA has acted more like a bully rather than the benevolent steward which it should strive to become.


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The best safety doodle toys!
These exciting water coloring mat include different colors.
To help children:Learning knowledge–imagination and creativity–mathematical logic–enhance memory
Lets children practice early learning concepts with pictures to paint, letters and numbers to trace and write, and more.
Suitable Age: above 36 Months
How to use?
1.Unscrew the head of pen (positive direction unscrew)
2. Fitted with water from pen body (reused, about 10 minutes after drawing, content will automatically disappear, can be unlimited re-use)
3.Draw your favorite pattern on the water canvas.
Terrific for travel:
Can be folded to compact size for portable and then open to paiting when arrive at the destination.
The handy water pen can be emptied easily to prevent leaks and spills while in transit, then filled again anywhere water can be found–simply turn on the tap, fill one up, and twist on the tip to replenish.
Product Features
- It is a very educational toy, trace never make a mess,easy to fold and pack,lightweight,a perfect travel toy.
- Easy to use:just fill the magic pen with water and draw on the magic aqua doodle mat, a good gift for kids indoor or outdoor.
- Reusable: Magically disappears automotically after about 10 minutes, kids can draw on doodle board mat again and again.scribbling and doodling away then watch the drawing fade away automagically.
- Material:Non-woven fabric -Polyester fibre. Entire size: 50 x 70cm / 19.68″ x 27.55″;drawing size: 42 x 32cm / 16.53″ x 13″.
- Package includes: aqua doodle mat x 1 + magic pens x 3 + drawing mold x 8


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Aetrex Ambulator Conform Double Strap Oxford Velcro Shoes
*This Aetrex Shoe has been re-branded as APEX, the medical division of Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. It is still the same high quality product that Aetrex is known for with the same features and benefits offering a superior fit, comfort and support.
The Aetrex Ambulator Conform Double Strap Oxford comes with two hook and loop velcro closures. The Aetrex Conform men's Diabetic Ambulator Shoes are widely recognized as the number one recommended footwear line for people with diabetes related foot problems. Aetrex Ambulator Footwear features multiple removable insoles for triple depth and fitting flexibility, hidden depth rocker soles, firm heel counters, high toe boxes, and much more. The Aetrex Ambulator Conform Series is designed with plastazote lining, full grain leather upper, 1/2" removable depth, and two removable layers for increased comfort.
The Aetrex Ambulator® Conform™ Double Strap Oxford was designed specifically to address the biomechanics of human walking, by limiting stress at the areas of the foot most susceptible to pain. The Plastazote™ foam lining and double Velcro® strap closures make this ambulator shoe effortless to put on or take off. Aetrex Ambulator Footwear provides an equal distribution of pressure and unsurpassed comfort by delaying impact at heel strike, supporting the longitudinal arch, and dramatically reducing stress on the ball of the foot, all which have been clinically proven to reduce stress, provide stability and help facilitate walking. This is accomplished with the unique Hidden-Depth Rocker Soles and removable PRS™ (Pressure Relief System) Insoles. The Aetrex Ambulator Conform™ collection is a unique line of "off the shelf" ambulator shoes designed to provide customized comfort and protection. These diabetic ambulator shoes are ultra light weight and are the world's only Plastazote® lined footwear.
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- Hidden-Depth Rocker Soles
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- Recommended for those with diabetes, arthritis, and forefoot disorders
- Provides unsurpassed comfort and protection
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- Designed to limit stress at the areas of the foot most susceptible to pain
- Multiple removable insoles for triple depth and fitting flexibility
- Keeps feet healthy and comfortable
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|Brown with black sole
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|2 inserts - 1/2" of total depth
|U.S. Men's Shoe Size - 6.5-13, 14, 15, 16
Width - Medium(C/D), Wide(E/2E), XWide(3E/4E)
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Welcome to Chocolat du Monde
Chocolat du Monde sells gourmet chocolates and candies gathered from around the world. We not only sell the finest products, but also sell them in a European boutique atmosphere. The milk chocolate walls and gleaming gold and brass accents are only surpassed by our collection of fine chocolates. The French crystal chandeliers, solid wood furnishings, and classical music will envelop all who enter this not so ordinary "candy shop!â€We sell Neuhaus, Leonidas, Michel Cluizel and other brands of chocolate and candy.We serve the prestigious Neuhaus Belgian chocolates. The only place in Texas you can select from many of your favorites and build a box to your liking. Try the "Violetta", a new customer favorite with dark chocolate ganache infused with violets. Taste the explosion of flavor this petite chocolate packs.We are also currently the only store in Texas to carry Leonidas "The Famous Belgian Chocolates.†With over 18 linear feet, you are sure to find a favorite. Our most popular is the "Manon Cafe.†It is a fresh coffee buttercream, whole hazelnut, and covered in fine white chocolate.If a beverage is more to your liking, then enjoy a cup of our seasonal house hot chocolate. Made from scratch with Belgian chocolate, fresh organic cream, and fresh organic milk. It's like drinking chocolate. Locally featured on the front page of the Houston Chronicle and local television stations, we claim to have the city's best. It makes even a Swiss Miss wish she were Texan!Chocolat du Monde is constantly adding new and deliciouschocolates to our inventory. To receive information about latest and greatestchocolates, email us at Email Us !Chocolat du Monde2428 Times BlvdHouston, Texas 77005


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Awareness of any change while looking and feeling one's breasts is an essential way of identifying breast cancer in its early stage and arresting any further harm. Any alteration to how they feel and look requires a consultation with a doctor. Alteration of breasts occurs periodically all through the monthly cycle and throughout a woman's lifespan. Other factors like menarche, age, pregnancy, breast feeding, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and menopause affect and alter breast development. Taking the time to study one's breasts and knowing what is normal will benefit in being aware of any alterations in order to stop any further damage to the body.
The best way to examine one's breasts is in a shower using either soapy water, talc or a moisturizer which will help move hands more smoothly over the breasts. For women that are big in build, lying down would make it easier to palpate breasts
An ideal check would comprise of palpating breasts every few days as changes occur around the time of monthly periods and might be misleading. Knowing how breasts feel around that time and at other times would set the benchmark for discerning unusual changes. For menopausal women a breast exam should be conducted by themselves as often as possible to check for unusual feeling lumps.
Though there are many breast self exam kits available in the market over the counter, it is still advisable for women that qualify for examination to go for a mammogram if they detect any signs or symptoms like lumps in the breast or seek advice from a GP who might refer the case to a breast clinic that specializes in the detection of a breast condition. A biopsy or ultrasound would help detect or rule out the possibility of a serious condition.
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Paper is a passion of Bavaria's Hilli Zenz... she enjoys origami, kirigami, bookbinding, and paper marbling. In fact, Hilli used her own hand-marbled paper (it looks like watered silk to me!) to make this folded nautilus (or snail perhaps), following Tomoko Fuse's online instructions from his Scribd book, Spirals, Shells, Boxes, Snails.
See many more of Hilli's beautiful creations on her Flickrstream.
Have a great weekend - I hope you have something fun planned.
Friday, September 21, 2012
Origami Nautilus
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Pretty amazing. Looks like some interesting Facebook finds alsoReplyDelete
beautiful Anne, it looks like silk; wonderful colour and designReplyDelete
Thank you again Ann, for all the wonderful finds.ReplyDelete
I sure hope that books never become obsolete, there is nothing, like the feel of a book, in one's hands.
The paper she makes does look like silk . Beautifully folded.ReplyDelete
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Mobil 1 Launches New Sweepstakes with NASCAR Digital Media for Racing Fans to Showcase What's Inside Their Vehicles The Mobil 1 #INMYRIDE Sweepstakes asks fans to submit images of the contents of their cars and enter for a chance to win an ultimate NASCAR experience · One lucky fan and a guest will win a trip to the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion's Week® in Las Vegas · Fans can enter now through Aug. 31, 2014 by visiting NASCAR.com/inmyride and sharing images of the items in … [Read more...]
NASCAR Fantasy League Update
We have had a few movers and shakers in the last few weeks in our NASCAR fantasy league. We have a new leader as moreCoKAHNEthanJuanPablo moved ahead of Mona racing for the top spot. Our biggest movers of the week were go20 and River Raisin Racing were both up 5 spots. The big news is that I am no longer in last place! Actually it is probably a computer glich. I am still looking for a sponsor for our final prize. If you are a company and want to sponsor a prize in our league contact me at … [Read more...]
NASCAR Fantasy League is Live
It is that time again to announce our NASCAR fantasy league. Last year the big winner was Alan Lehenbauer who took home a $100 gift card from Fanatics.com. He said he will be back to defend his Championship. I am still working out the details for this years prize but I am sure it will b something similar. To join go to Yahoo http://racing.fantasysports.yahoo.com/auto and when prompted to join a league put in Group ID 4160 and the password is orangecone. We are a fun league and … [Read more...]
Fantasy Racing Update After Daytona
Wanted to throw a quick update for those that are playing in our NASCAR fantasy league. Things are getting tighter at the top and less than 150 points separate the top 5 in the standings. … [Read more...]
Nascar Fantasy League Update
After a few weeks in we have a close battle for the lead in our NASCAR fantasy league. RacinLaine is holding a few point lead over Skidmark who is just ahead of NOPEPSI12. While it is still very early in the year the top 10 are only seperated by less than 70 points. Some notable teams this week were Brad is Bad and Flat out who jumped up 12 spots. Garage Area Motorsports up 16 but the biggest mover was AA Team up 19 spots in one week. Congrats to all! … [Read more...]


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The Monkees
"The One Show" (2011)
2011 Tour Dates
1960s-2011 | Remembering The Monkees
Who doesn't remember The Monkees? They were America's answer to The Beatles back in the 1960s. If you grew up then, you would remember. If you didn't, you might know about them through your parents. The Monkees impact on the 60's era was profound. And who knows, with their new 2011 tour coming up, the TV show might get another rerun! The Monkees were famous for their distinctive music and style. Even though they were a 'composed' band, they outsold The Beatles & The Stones combined in 1967.
So let's reminisce a bit ….
The Monkees were 'put together' by Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider in 1966. They were sometimes referred to as the Prefab Four. The purpose was to create a fictional band for a TV show called The Monkees. This show was aired from 1966 until 1968. These two American filmmakers were obviously very inspired by The Beatles, and probably by A Hard Day's Night. They published an ad in a newspaper for auditions and eventually 4 guys were chosen. They were Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and Davy Jones. The Monkees were born!
So basically they were looking for actors and not musicians. The band was coached by different musicians and songwriters who taught them how to act as a band. The first single became an immediate hit. Last Train to Clarksville was an instant number 1 on the charts. After that, the TV show became a big success. The need to do a live act was imminent. As they toured, Monkeemania (remember Beatlemania?) became a craze, and subsequently the band members wanted to have more creative control over their songs.
Their interest to become musicians rather than remain actors caused a separation from their musical coaches who would not let them play instruments or use their own material. All the same, they continued to have big hits like I'm A Believer and Daydream Believer in 1967. Their first albums were straight number 1's, something which has never happened since. Eventually, on their fourth album, Headquarters, The Monkees started playing most of their own instruments. An interesting quote from Dan Mayer (Emitt Rhodes Band) on this all: "Although most bands ridiculed the The Monkees for not playing their own instruments, in reality… most groups didn't!"
Other international hits during their career were songs such as A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You, Valleri, Randy Scouse Git (Alternate Title), (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone and Pleasant Valley Sunday. Now, 45 years after Monkeemania and at the onset of their reunion world tour, there is a brand new 'Monkees song', called Mister Bob, available through iTunes.
2011 | New Monkees Release – Mister Bob
A quote from Andrew Sandoval's superb book on The Monkees: "The day-by-day story of the 60's TV pop sensation" [order #: ISBN-1-59223-372-4], page 97:
The song Zilch is constructed from four spoken phrases and spotlights The Monkees' esoteric sensibilities. Peter Tork: "We'd been collecting these rhythmic nonsense things. 'China clipper calling Alameda' was from the movie called China Clipper. 'Mr. Dobolina' somebody actually heard in an airport, one of the mini-Monks I think, Charles Rockett, or David Pearl, one of those guys. ('Monks' is an in-phrase among group insiders, an abbreviation for Monkees; 'mini-Monks' are the hangers-on and general entourage around the group.) We climbed into the studio to do the track on purpose. We had enough separation so that we weren't leaking too badly into each other's mikes and we just heard each other on the earphones. There were the two sections: we did it a while and then assembled the slow and the fast one, and the laughter."
Mister Bob
By recording Zilch, The Monkees were in fact the very first recording act in twentieth Century popular music to record a 'rap', two decades before the genre resurfaced. To coincide with The Monkees' 2011 Tour, their 'rap' has found a new lease on life. Nick Vernier Band created a digital Monkees reunion through the release of Mister Bob, a new song produced under license from Rhino Entertainment, featuring The Monkees' vocals (for a direct link: click here).
The Monkees versus The Beatles
The Monkees have been called America's answer to The Beatles, they have been called the 'Prefab Four', they have been accused of not being 'a real band'. But let's put some facts into perspective ….
The Monkees sold (over) 50 million records.
In the '60s, they provided an essential part of the soundtrack for teenagers on either side of the Atlantic, with chart successes that have proved to stand the test of time.
With the TV series being repeated throughout the 1980s, a whole new legion of fans fell for their crazy antics.
Even though they were casted for a TV show, they eventually broke loose and became a performing band in their own right.
The Beatles were one of The Monkees' biggest supporters, with John Lennon naming them "the Marx Brothers of Rock".
In 1967, The Monkees outsold both The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined.
They toured the world, released hit albums and singles, made a cult psychedelic surreal film (1968's "Head") and inspired generations of bands to follow their winning formula.
Remarks by The Beatles about The Monkees
"I think they're the greatest comic talents since the Marx Brothers. I've never missed one of their programs." – John Lennon
"Monkees? They've got their own scene, and I won't send them down for it. You try a weekly television show and see if you can manage one half as good!" – John Lennon
"I like their music a lot…and you know, their personalities. I watch their tv show and it is good." – Paul McCartney
"I'm sure that the Monkees are going to live up to a lot of things many people didn't expect" – Paul McCartney
"The Monkees are still finding out who they are, and they seem to be improving as performers each time I see them. When they've got it all sorted out, they may be the greatest." – George Harrison
"It's the combining of their sound with their jumping around and all that which makes 'em so popular with the kids, I guess. With me, too." – Ringo Starr
"They're not really just copies of us, now, are they? The Monkees have a fine way of their own, you know?" – Ringo Starr
"The Beatles Monkee Around" is available at iTunes. The Fab Fourum and guest moderator Eric Lefcowitz, author of "Monkee Business", look at the many connections between the Beatles and the Monkees. The two groups met in the 60s, and some members maintained relationships beyond the bands. Check out the Fab Fourum site www.fabfourum.com/audio-gallery.html to hear Paul discussing The Monkees with a fan in 1967.
Pre-Fab Four MashUp - "Paperback Believer"
Micky Dolenz – "Oh! Darling" (Beatlefest 2012)
Ringo Starr & Monkees - "Pizza Hut Commercial"
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Iva Majoli, angered that as French Open champion she didn't play on center court, was beaten 6-2, 7-5 by Natasha Zvereva Wednesday in the grass-court tuneup at Eastbourne, England.
"I wish the WTA and the tournament director had a little bit of respect," Majoli said. "I'm the French Open champion, but they don't care. If my dog won the French Open, he'd play on center court. I guess I'm not good enough."