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I received an invitation to take a survey being run by Project S-Five. It's an EU based study, not to be confused with Amped Software's FIVE. Here's what the project is about.
"About Project S-Five
Throughout the last decade, the digital video and surveillance industry has developed and expanded at an ever increasing pace. Unfortunately, the images and video recordings that are most often provided to forensic investigators are composed of rather low quality image data. Analysing such data requires considerable knowledge and tuning of different parameters in various software tools. As a consequence, forensic laboratories are most often overloaded with image and video analysis casework, and have experienced considerable difficulty in keeping up with recent developments both in terms of (academic and commercial) R&D and available software tools. Additionally, from an organizational point of view, an overview of the methods and procedures that are currently being used across the ENFSI member institutes is lacking. This hinders a unified methodology of dealing with this type of evidence and the development of standardization and quality assurance issues in general. Finally, there exists an urgent need for reference input material that can be used for evaluation and training of (new) investigators, for testing and validation of existing and new software tools, etc.
This project will study various issues related to the Standardisation of Forensic Image and Video Enhancement (S-FIVE). The main focus of the project is oriented towards techniques that are used for improving the quality of surveillance video data and other types of images that portray persons and objects at the macroscopic level.
The S-FIVE project is a project funded by the European Commission through the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) Monopoly 2011 programme "Improving Forensic Methodologies across Europe"(IFMAE).
The core S-FIVE project team is formed by researchers and investigators from BKA (Germany), CAST (UK), CSCP (Cyprus), MPS (UK), NFI (The Netherlands) and NICC-INCC (Belgium)."
As I'm filling out the survey, I could't help but remember the mantra from working with the SAPS in Pretoria - easy things should be easy. When the survey asked about difficulty, there wasn't a single question that I couldn't answer as "easy." For enhancement and analysis tasks, I use Amped's FIVE. Easy/simple things should be easy, and fast.
Here's the link to the survey: https://www.s-five.eu/limesurvey_9/index.php?sid=5
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Project S-Five
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I just put this in because everybody is so hot about it. I can't see it makes much difference. Is the PGV going to increase? Will we see Chilean 70 cm/sec? All we know is all those modern condos are going down, no matter what. :)
Not much posting because of cottage days. I saw somebody catch a 10 pound lake trout right in front of us. They measured it and let it go. Nobody should eat those things because they live a long time, and feed on fish that eat other fish. They have a good dose of natural mercury.
My fun trying to order from sleazy US vendors is over. Those people at myus.com are a disappointment. (10 bucks lost!) Back to 2-times-more-expensive Canadian suppliers. :(

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I may not have mentioned this before on the blog, however I am both a student and an employee in addition to being a writer. I don't get paid for doing my writing, and it's not earning me a degree - unfortunately, it therefore gets prioritized below these other things. This can lead to things getting in the way of my writing, and this is what has been happening recently. Classes have recently required that I devote more time and attention to them, and I can see this increasing as the semester goes on - I'm a slow starter with things like school.
I'm still in progress with chapter 2 of my blog series, and I hope that if I have any fans, they are waiting patiently. While I am obviously doing some slightly amateurish writing here, I still want to make an effort to assure that what I'm writing is entertaining and worthwhile.
I've found that with this writing project, I am often torn between motivations. On the one hand, I want to just continue writing, to dive into the world I'm creating and bring it to life on paper. On the other hand, I'm compelled to try to find places to make my writing seen, people to connect with about my writing, and looking for ideas about how to write and what to write about.
On the one hand, I want to spend all of my time writing. On the other hand, I say to myself, "but if you spend all your time writing, no one will know what you've written because you won't have promoted it." I never expected promotion and the desire to get one's work seen would be so much work - I thought I could simply start writing and it would be enjoyable, but it's not likely I would enjoy writing for an audience of one or two.
But this is, after all, a writing project. I am going to put my focus on my writing for this project, and maybe I'll return to trying to create a huge reader base at some later date, once I feel that I've established the blog. For now, however, I don't feel I've written enough/established myself and the blog enough to really be doing the level of promotion that I know I am capable of.
Basically, I've been overwhelmed with communications from people who want to talk about writing or zombies or my story, and I haven't spent enough time creating fiction, which is what I originally set out to do. I am going to work on my story at the expense of publicity, if necessary.
Long version, shortened: I'm going to do less promoting and more storybuilding/writing until I feel I have something significantly more worthwhile to market/promote.
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I think this cartoon is funny and fortunately, it's not the experience I have at my therapy sessions!
So if anyone reads this who's thinking about having a knee replacement, my advice to you is to be prepared to work really hard on the rehab, make sure your pain medications are adequate, and push yourself as much as your therapist allows. I knew going into this that if I pampered myself, I would not have a good recovery, so I've been very strict and have forced myself to do the home exercises even on the worst days. Now it's paying off, big time!
We had visitors over the weekend and I ate meals sitting at the table with my leg down. That's not a good thing yet! I know that I'm a few weeks yet away from getting back to my sewing machines so I'll continue with the embroidery project that I'm working on. I've finished 2 of the 4 pieces and I'm really pleased with how they're turning out. Take a look for yourself. (Just ignore all the wrinkles.:) )
This is the first piece I did--bleeding heart, hydrangea and lily of the valley with a bumble bee.
The second one is Queen' Anne's lace.
I started the third one yesterday and it's wild roses and raspberries with a jar of jam.
This series is called Farm House Windows and it's designed by Crab-apple Hill stitchery. I love how the fabric is softly colored with ordinary crayons and then outline stitched. Just adds more dimension to the entire piece.
When the fourth piece is complete, I'll stitch all four of them into a throw sized quilt using a neutral background and probably with aqua and green pinwheel blocks and a multicolored border. Or maybe I'll make a pieced border using all the colors of the flowers. We'll see what my heart tells me when the time comes.
Have a great day, everyone. I'm going to take a bit of a nap.


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Bulletin: Senators return Danny Bois to AHL's Binghamtonby Staff Writer / Ottawa Senators
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OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators today reassigned right-winger Dany Bois to the club's American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators.
Bois received his first emergency call-up of the season on Dec. 6 to replace Daniel Alfredsson. The 23-year-old played his first career NHL game in Ottawa's 6-2 loss at Washington last night. In 3:53 of ice-time, he recorded one shot, seven penalty minutes and an even plus-minus rating.
Binghamton's next game takes place Friday, Dec. 9, when they host the Norfolk Admirals at 7:05 p.m.
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
Another Broken Arm Update
I'm trying really hard not to get depressed over my latest xrays. There was very little change. Been using my Exogen, an ultrasound bone stimulator everyday since Christmas week. My diet is more than squeaky clean. The kitchen resembles a vitamin store. Never in all my life have I taken so many vitamins.
March 12th marks the 6 month anniversary of my broken humerus. There won't be any bubbly bottles popping open for this occasion. But it may lead to a full diagnosis of a nonunion fracture.
Despite the outcome, I've been able to keep up at the Salon when they have me come in. Mind you, I've not been put on the schedule. I come when they call.
From what I know, my arm should be in pain and useless at this point. But it's not. Been working out with a 1 lb weight, using an arm pully, and lifting my 32 oz cup to my lips. Amazing! This is a miracle!
My Salon boss is dumbfounded as are some of my closest friends.
It's proof that God can operate and heal however He wishes. Believe me. I bug Him everyday. Sometimes all day.
Hope everyone has all of their bones intact.
Hugs and chocolate, all!
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Hopefully you have some answers soon.ReplyDeleteReplies
Me, too. I feel like these tests should've been done by the 12th week.Delete
God can heal what doctors can't.ReplyDeleteReplies
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I just don't know !
I will light a candle for you.
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Will keep praying for you, Shelly.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Norma. This is really taking a lot out of me. I tire easily.Delete
What an ordeal! Sorry to hear about all that you are having to struggle with, but there is a reason for every struggle in our lives. You will become stronger for what you have to overcome in life.ReplyDelete
So far my bones are all intact. Getting older perhaps, but still intact.
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Good. Don't brake any.Delete
Thanks for the update, Shelly. What a wild adventure this break has been!ReplyDelete
On the bright side, you are talking to God a lot. He likes that.
You remain in my prayers.Replies
Very wild. Anyway, God is the better doctor. Can't trust the human ones.Delete
Thinking of you and will pray some more. Maybe you need chocolate?ReplyDeleteReplies
Not allowed to eat my daily dose of chocolate. Bad for broken bones.Delete
Don't push it too fast. Let it heal for good.ReplyDelete
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Praying that it does heal.


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To be clear, I'm not trying to critique the tie-breakers used in any current or past tournaments. Just trying to talk a bit more abstractly about the pros and cons and how's of using VPs as tie-breakers in tourneys. At the end of the day, we need tie-breakers, and VPs are a less arbitrary metric than some. That said, here is a concrete brainstorm:
Imagine a tourney like the current STS Worlds Cup but with the group stage provide for two 1v1 matches involving each player? Thus, everyone gets a Player 1 and a Player 2 start against everyone else in their group. For tie-breaker, whoever has the fewest VPs in getting their wins advances to elimination. For the elimination rounds, do a series of 2-6 1v1 matches per set of players where they get equal Player 1 and Player 2 starts, and again track VPs. In the event of a series tie, the player with the fewest VPs in getting their wins advances to the next elimination series of matches. Emphasizing fewer VPs as the tie-breaker would incentivize quicker play, and the new 101 match async match quota provides more than sufficient allowance to permit as many simultaneous async matches as are needed to advance the tourney. What say peeps?


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|In 20 minutes, you could be swimming in this!
- 1 3/4 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 1/3 cup white sugar
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt (if making salted-caramel)
- Add sugar to small pan, being careful not to get any sugar on the sides
- Carefully pour the water in to the pan without splashing the sides.
- Cook over medium-low heat until the sugar melts and turns the desired color (somewhere between iced-tea for light caramel and Coca-cola for dark caramel).
- Heat the cream in the microwave for about 45 seconds.
- Add the cream a little bit at a time as it will bubble up.
- Once all the cream is added and stirred in, stir in the butter a few tablespoons at a time.
- Pour the caramel onto a heat-safe plate.
- If making the salted caramel, sprinkle 1/2 tsp course salt over the surface of the caramel.
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Unemployment: Extended claims fall slightly
Unemployment claims report for this week indicated that 'initial' unemployment claims went flat at 374,000. while 'continued' claims declined by 5,000, resulting in an 'insured' unemployment rate of 2.6 percent.
Today's jobless claims report indicated that initial unemployment claims went flat and continued unemployment claims declined slightly while seasonally adjusted initial claims remained below the closely watched 400K level.
Seasonally adjusted "initial" went flat at 374,000 claims while seasonally adjusted "continued" claims declined by 5,000 resulting in an "insured" unemployment rate of 2.6%.
Since the middle of 2008 though, two federal government sponsored "extended" unemployment benefit programs (the "extended benefits" and "EUC 2008" from recent legislation) have been picking up claimants that have fallen off of the traditional unemployment benefits rolls.
Currently there are some 2.27 million people receiving federal "extended" unemployment benefits.
Taken together with the latest 3.16 million people that are currently counted as receiving traditional continued unemployment benefits, there are 5.44 million people on state and federal unemployment rolls.
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|A purple shamrock in bloom. Named "Charmed Wine" this little beauty caught my eye in the garden center. It was just getting ready to bloom. Isn't it beautiful?
Lets talk about a few simple tools that many sewists use and appreciate.
A standard sewing aid, beeswax is the favorite and original thread conditioner. Available in most fabric shops and online shops, it tames those finicky threads and provides a coated glide to any thread making hand stitching easier. Whether I am working on a cross stitch piece or hemming a quilt binding by hand I run the thread through the little slots in the plastic wax holder then using a press cloth or even freezer paper, lightly press the thread with a warm iron to tame those fussy little strands. Cost is between $4.50-5.00 US, mine is years old. In fact, the wax is actually dried up and flaking when I use it. Time for a replacement.
Relatively new to the Sewist is the Wonder Clip, by Clover. A take-off on the traditional binder clip, these little spring loaded clips now come in several sizes. My originals were a standard size in the industry. They work so well to hold fabric without pucker, without shift in the fabric from pin insertion and they leave no holes.
|The package contained 24 units, purchased on Amazon. The mini's also came from Amazon, the standard sized red clip from a local quilt shop. I don't remember how many were in the package, I remember not many. Do not remember cost.
|I mentioned this rotary cutter before but it deserves mention here. It is pressure loaded and the blade automatically retracts once the pressure on the mat is removed. Totally married to this one.
Another favorite in Sewtopia are the Kai scissors. Big ones, little ones and everything in between. They are well weighted, very sharp and reasonably priced.


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Formerly the venerable Grill at Brown's, the restaurant of this august Mayfair hotel was revitalised in 2008 with a smart makeover and a menu based around the best UK produce from head chef Lee Streeton. I particularly recommend the delicious fish soup, decanted from saucepan to bowl at your table. Brown's Hotel, 33 Albemarle Street, W1S 4BP. Tel: 020 7493 6020.
Expect no airs and graces – or tablecloths, or even a website –?at Holborn's Great Queen Street, just first rate British food done as simply as possible. The focus is on carefully-sourced local ingredients, with dishes like seven hour cooked lamb shoulder and an enticing range of pies making it a firm favourite in the area. 32 Great Queen Street, WC2B 5AA. Tel: 020 7242 0622.
Richard Corrigan's headquarters has become a must-visit place on London's culinary scene in little more than a year. The atmosphere is smart and reverential, and exceptional dishes like steamed brill with leeks and oxtail ravioli and shin of beef with peppered bone marrow and snails make this a restaurant steeped in quality. 28 Upper Grosvenor Street, W1K 7PE. Tel: 020 7499 9943.
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Alice Taglioni and Patrick Bruel come up short.
PARIS-MANHATTAN (Sophie Lellouche). 77 minutes. Opens Friday (April 12). For venues and times, see listings. Rating: NN
In Paris-Manhattan, writer/director Sophie Lellouche wants to do with Woody Allen what Woody Allen did with Humphrey Bogart in Play It Again, Sam. But she's just not up to the challenge.
Allen-obsessed Alice (Alice Taglioni), who works at the pharmacy she inherited from her father - and presses Woody Allen DVDs into her customers' hands while she's at it - is unlucky in love. She's so busy trying to make her on-again, off-again thing with Vincent (Yannick Soulier) work that she doesn't notice locksmith Victor (Patrick Bruel), the great guy she could get if she only paid attention.
She bemoans her romantic fate to a wall poster of Allen, who talks back to her in clips from his movies in exchanges that are strangely bland. When you have Allen's own lines to work with, what can go wrong?
Though some family secrets emerge late in the narrative, neither they nor Alice's conflict with her sister (Marine Delterme) are real grabbers. Lellouche never manages to raise the stakes high enough.
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Yesterday brought the sad news that Activision Blizzard have decided to axe their music-game business areas.
What that means is buh-bye to Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, and True Crime: Hong Kong, as well as around 500 Activision Blizzard employees losing their jobs.
First and foremost, it sucks to see people losing their jobs. Sadly there is no shortage of developers out of work at the minute thanks to the ongoing financial fuckup and a significant number of studios going tits up in the past year.
Also, the one True Crime game I did play was a mess of a game that tried, and failed, to compete with the Grand Theft Auto series in the glory days of the PS2.
In short: I'm not hugely disappointed that we won't be seeing any further DJ Hero or True Crime titles, though their cancellation is symptomatic of a sickness that has already infected one major studio, and may begin to pop up in others.
The first time I heard about Guitar Hero, my reaction, I'm sure, was the same as many other people's: Why the fuck would anyone willingly be seen in public with a small plastic guitar strapped to them? It struck me as the kind of thing Lennie Small might do if left unattended in the Early Learning Centre.
But then, one drunken night, I found myself gazing blearily at a friend's TV screen, trying to mash buttons in time with Sum 41's Fat Lip and it occurred to me then that 'HOLY FUCKING SHIT, THIS IS THE BEST THING THAT HAS EVER BEEN INVENTED EVER!'
The following Friday, I took a trip into town and returned to my house with a plastic guitar and a copy of Guitar Hero. I tried to coax my flatmate Fil into having a go on it. I explained the principle behind it:
'Errrr…I dunno, seems a bit…stupid'
'Oh, go on. Look, it's got 'Ziggy Stardust' on it. You like that.'
'Oh alright, but just a quick go, I have things to do.'
Next thing I know, it's Monday morning. I'm drunk, probably sacked, I've spent all my money on booze, there aren't any cigarettes left in the world because we've smoked them all, Fil and I haven't left the house in two days and there are people whom I've never met before arguing over who gets the next go and whether the song choice should be 'Symphony of Destruction' or 'Bark At The Moon'.
That was the beauty of Guitar Hero. It could bring people together under the mighty banner of rock and get them fucking smashed in the process. In the weeks that followed, our hand eye co-ordination skills improved while our livers took the beating of their lives. People actually started coming into our fusty, damp living room of their own free will! It was a magical time, and the release of Guitar Hero 2 and the purchase of a second guitar gave us the gift of rock competition. In our heads it was like Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen having a shred-off, only WE got to be Eddie Van Halen!
And then what happened? Two things. One, the people behind the development of Guitar Hero, Harmonix, were purchased by MTV Networks to work on a new IP known as Rock Band. The second event was that the manufacturers of the game peripherals, Red Octane, was bought by Activison, who also retained the Guitar Hero brand.
And this is where things went wrong.
Alternative caption for this pic: 'So be it, Jedi'
Activision Blizzard, under the helm of Bobby Kotick (read: the gamers Antichrist), are a force for pure evil. If there was ever a Galactic Empire of the gaming world, it is Activision Blizzard, and Bobby Kotick is a mixture of Emperor Palpatine, Darth Vader and Jar Jar fucking Binks, poured into a lumpen, shareholder-friendly container.
Kotick has talked in his past about the desire to take the fun out of making games, and his aim to exploit Activision franchises for the maximum bottom-line. And from what we've seen from Guitar Hero, that second ambition is very true.
Now, as the head of a public company, that Kotick only feels a responsibility to his shareholders is both understandable and nothing new. He only desires to maximize the profit generated by Activision Blizzard's titles, which keeps the Activision Blizzard stock prices high, and gets him pats on the head from the shareholder. The sad part about this is that, in doing so, he systematically dismantles and destroys his franchises in order to wring as much money out of them as possible before discarding them, and in doing so, devalues the positive memories and experiences that his companies' games have offered.
Let's look how this happened with Guitar Hero.
Guitar Hero 3, admittedly, wasn't bad. It was pretty much complete by the point Red Octane was acquired by Activision. It retained the core gameplay from the previous Guitar Hero games, added online multiplayer, introduced a narrative story mode and had a decent track listing. But even then, it had started to feel stale. Bear in mind that Guitar Hero 3 released in the same year (NA, 2007) as Rock Band, a game which allowed you to play guitar, drums or do the vocals on a range of tracks. In short: Rock Band was Guitar Hero, but more.
Therefore, the fourth game, Guitar Hero: World Tour, released in North America almost exactly one year later in 2008. And what was new this time round? They had added support for drums and vocals! And only a year after their main competitor Rock Band had done so. La-dee-fucking-da!
What other 'innovations' did World Tour offer? The introduction of a Beginner/Retard difficulty level, where the player simply had chew on the end of the guitar controller and say 'Duuuuuuur' and the game would say 'Good job! You rock!'. It removed the need to actually unlock songs, so there wasn't really a difficulty curve as such, apart from that imposed by the player. And it also had a loveable feature whereby it would require the player to play notes that didn't actually exist in the song, and to remain silent for notes that did. Maybe this game should have been called Guitar Idiot?
2008 also saw the first Guitar Hero expansion (read: desperate attempt to squeeze as much money from the fans with as little effort as possible) dedicated to a specific band, namely Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Not a bad effort, if you're a fan of Aerosmith, but it highlighted an issue that would blight subsequent band-focused expansions; a large percentage of the songs in the game weren't actually by Aerosmith. If you look at the track listing, you'll see The Clash, Blue Oyster Cult and others. You see, due to licensing, many Aerosmith songs weren't available, so they had to fill out this release with other guff. To be fair, this wasn't as pressing an issue with subsequent expansions, but it gives an indication of the level of thought going into the Guitar Hero franchise at this point. 2009 saw the release of Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, and Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (a cynical collection of tracks from earlier GH games, not an expansion based on the now-defunct pop magazine). That's right. Three separate expansions released in a single year, of which one was decent, one was shite in a jewel case, and one was a rehash. 2009 also saw the release of…
Finally, in 2010, came Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. When Rock Band 3 released in 2010, it added a new instrument in the form of a keyboard as well as a new feature in the shape of a 'Pro' mode, which had the potential to actually teach the player how to play guitar. When Warriors of Rock launched, it added Gene Simmons.
It was at this point it became clear that Activision had given up on trying to do anything even remotely interesting with the Guitar Hero series and this last shot was just a test to see if fans would continue to vomit money on the latest peripherals. The answer to that question was no. Warriors of Rock performed poorly, both amongst critics and players. The critics didn't like the lack of innovation, felt that many of the songs didn't fit the feel of the game and that it was, overall, boring. With poor sales, it would seem that gamers concurred.
For most other studios, if one of their major franchise titles performed so poorly, they would hold back, rework the game, try something new with it and if it didn't float, bin it/put it on hiatus. Not so with Activision and Guitar Hero. The second that the franchise ceases to be profitable, or requires reworking to become profitable again, they ditch it. Fuck the people who spent years making it, fuck the people who spent their money making it successful, just ditch it and move on to the next thing.
In terms of pure numbers, between Activision acquiring the Guitar Hero series and their announcement yesterday, they released eight (EIGHT!!!!) Guitar Hero titles. That is eight titles in the space of just under four years, and I'm not counting special Wii/DS or mobile releases.
And you can see the same thing happening with Activision's Call of Duty franchise.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision in 2007 to huge critical acclaim.
Call of Duty: World at War was released in 2008. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 arrived in 2009. Call of Duty: Black Ops was released in 2010, and Modern Warfare 3 is expected to release this year. And yet the best of those games listed is the first, with subsequent releases becoming more derivative, and attracting less favourable criticism, with nothing approaching innovation included.
Such is the level of 'all eggs in one basket' currently being employed at Activision, they currently have five separate development teams working on various elements of the Call of Duty franchise. Other than Blizzard's titles (WoW, Starcraft, Diablo), the only AAA Activision has left is Call of Duty.
And all it will take is for another multi-platform, innovative FPS to take a bite out of CoD's market share and then maybe we'll see Activision's share prices take a nose dive, hopefully with Bobby Kotick removed from the games industry and a message firmly sent that you can't run a long-term successful videogame company on a minimum investment/maximum profit basis.
Or, more likely, Bobby Kotick will just find another burgeoning franchise to exploit and run into the ground.


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Meet our 12-strong team of animal welfare experts working at CITES CoP 16 in Bangkok
A 12-strong team of International Fund for Animal Welfare wildlife and policy experts from around the world will be flying out to Bangkok, Thailand, this week to drive IFAW's conservation and welfare efforts at this year's Conference of the Parties (COP) of CITES meeting.
Leading the delegation will be IFAW President and CEO, Azzedine Downes, who is responsible for IFAW's strategic direction and day-to-day global operations. Azzedine, who has spent many years living and working internationally, knows the CITES landscape extremely well as he has served as head of delegation to the CITES Conference of Parties many times and led campaigns to reduce negative impacts of wildlife trade and protect the world's most vulnerable species.
One of Azzedine's key aims during this year's CITES is to bring together the CEOs of all the major NGOS involved in the conservation of African elephants in a bid to encourage more effective and better coordinated cooperation.
Our expert on the African Elephant Action Plan (AEAP) is Jason Bell who as well as being IFAW's Regional Director for Southern Africa is also the Programme Director for Elephants. He has a wealth of practical experience protecting elephants, working closely with park rangers and supporting and training anti-poaching teams in elephant range states. He has been a regular attendee of CITES Conventions of the Parties with a particular focus on ending the ivory trade.
Dr Ralf (Perry) Sonntag will be leading IFAW's efforts to achieve greater protection for several shark species, including the whitetip, porbeagle and three varieties of hammerheads. As well as heading up IFAW's 15-strong team in Hamburg, Germany, Perry has for many years been involved in marine wildlife protection campaigns and has been a member of the scientific committees of the International Whaling Commission and the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas.
Coordinating the push to protect polar bears by including them in Appendix I of CITES will be our North America Regional Director, Jeffrey Flocken, and our Director for Russsia, Dr Masha Vorontsova. Jeffrey has previously testified before the US Congress regarding polar bear legislation and was one of the principle authors of the technical petition to the US Secretary of the Interior to list the African Lion under the Endangered Species Act.
Masha Vorontsova established IFAW's office in the Russian Federation in 1994, and then initiated a campaign that led to a ban on the winter den hunt of hibernating bears. She also works on a broad range of CITES issues and regularly provides advice to the Russian government on animal welfare and conservation issues.
Several other IFAW experts will be on hand to support our aims including: Peter Pueschel, Deputy Head of IFAW Delegation and Director of International Environmental Agreements; Kelvin Alie, Director, Wildlife Crime and Consumer Awareness; Paul Todd, Director, International Policy & Programme Planning; Grace Ge Gabriel, Director, IFAW Asia; Dr Elsayed Ahmed Ahmed Mohamed, Program Director, IFAW Middle East and North Africa; Dr Hedia Baccar, IFAW Middle East and North Africa Advisor; and Vivek Menon, Executive Director, Wildlife Trust of India, IFAW's partner organization in India.
Follow the IFAW team efforts at CITES CoP 16 from Bangkok on Storify.


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Portland General Store-
Shampoo, Conditioner, scents, smelling salts, body lotion
Andrea Wong Terrarium $32
Pendleton Wool Blanket with Leather carrier-$250
Freshjive denim-$110
Wood Wood Sweater
Lovely gift ideas! Need to stop by soon...:)ReplyDelete
What a nice place, i have found so many new ideas for gift now.
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Getting Started with Compute - Manage Virtual Machines In Parallel With Network - in .Net
Create a virtual network with two Subnets ? frontend and backend
Frontend allows HTTP in and denies Internet out
Backend denies Internet in and Internet out
Create m Linux virtual machines in the frontend
Create m Windows virtual machines in the backend.
Running this Sample
To run this sample:
Set the environment variable
AZURE_AUTH_LOCATION with the full path for an auth file. See how to create an auth file.
git clone https://github.com/Azure-Samples/compute-dotnet-manage-virtual-machines-with-network-in-parallel.git
cd compute-dotnet-manage-virtual-machines-with-network-in-parallel
dotnet restore
dotnet run
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The game started well for the Predators as Filip Forsberg scored on a wicked wrist shot from the slot to beat Michael Neuvirth just 1:19 into the game to give the Predators a 1-0 lead. That lead stood for less than 3 minutes as Michel Del Zotto beat Pekka Rinne to the top corner to tie the game.
Colin McDonald broke the tie in the third period as he beat Eric Nystrom to the front of the net and was able to slid a shot between Rinne and the post for a 2-1 lead.
This game looked as if it was going down the toilet until Mike Fisher won a puck battle in front of the net and banged the puck past Neuvirth to tie the game at 2 with just 20 seconds remaining in regulation.
In the overtime, the Predators were guilty of a specious too many men on the ice call, and the Flyers capitalize on the power play as Shayne Gostisbehere ripped a shot from the slot to beat Rinne to give the Flyers a 3-2 win.
Some observations:
- With Paul Gaustad being injured in the Buffalo game and Miikka Salomaki being placed on injured reserve, the Predators recalled Colton Sissons from Milwaukee.
- Welcome back, Filip Forsberg! Fosberg's first period tally was his first goal in 17 games and the Predators definitely need Prince Filip to start heating up. And wow, does Forsberg have a quick release. The puck was barely on his tape before it was in the back of the net. this was Forsberg's 3rd goal of the season.
- Part of the Ptredators woes on this road trip has been the Predators lack of effectiveness on the power play. They are 0-13 going into this game and 1 for their last 19 with the man advantage. This unit is going to have to improve their efficiency for this team to have success in this season.
- The injury bug is starting to bite the Predators as they lost Gabriel Bourque for the game after a first period injury. Bourque doesn't score a lot but logs some important minutes on the third line and on the penalty kill.
- The Flyers did a good job of disrupting the Predators breakouts and in the neutral zone. The Predators like to attack with speed, but the Flyers broke up passes and slowed the Predators attack. This is where the Predators need to get the puck deep and work hard to retrieve it, something they did inconsistently in this game and have done in previous games where they have struggled.
- Filip Forsberg looked as if he were the only Predator on the ice ready to play. The rest of the team was spotty in their play and lacked any jump. Maybe it is the end of a grueling road trip, but this team cannot come out without fire in their belly and expect to win many games.
- In this game, and throughout this road trip, the Predators gave up way too many odd man rushes. whether it is defensive breakdowns or poor puck management, the Predators need to clean up this aspect of our game. This puts too much pressure on Rinne to solve these problems and more often than not bites this team in the ass.
- Mike Fisher is not an elite, number one center. Age and injuries limit his ability to claim that status. But dang, he probably has as big of a heart as anyone on this team. His goal late in regulation was just a matter of will and heart and that is something that can't be coached.
- I know this has been a tough rough trip, both physically and mentally, and it showed. The Predators just didn't seem to have the jump they normally would and lost the majority of puck battles and time of possession to the Flyers. Hopefully coming home for a few games will be a boost for this team.
- The Predators were out shot 6-1 in OT and never threatened the Flyers net. Again, a lack of urgency and hustle doomed them.
My three stars:
1. Filip Forsberg
2. Michael Neuvirth
3. Shayne Gostisbehere


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We have all read books we have hated - a character we didn't take to, a storyline we thought unbelievable and over simplified, or a plot which didn't work. However most of us choose not to air our views public at the expense of an author.
Trashing a book with scathing personal criticism or hyperbole against an author says more about the reviewer than the reviewed. It's also instinctive for a writer to respond to a bad review with an answering tirade but it's best to remember that reviews are a single person's opinion and nothing more. Most of us have read an author's response which have turned into online back and forth rant between attacker and attacked, and neither of them come out of it particularly well.
We all read different things into books. They either touch us or they don't and what is one persons 'OMG best book ever' is another's 'This is rubbish'. And are they all bad? A negative review amongst a page of five star ones has piqued my curiosity on occasion and made me buy the book. Authors cannot control a reader's expectation of a novel, so liking or disliking a book is often a question of personal taste.
I don't claim to be a literary giant writing award winning books that carve a niche in society and touch souls. I write light-hearted stories with a beginning, middle and an end where the good triumph and the bad get their just desserts - mostly. I do know that anyone who has ever written a book is unlikely to deliberately and cruelly trash anyone else's work - we know too well what goes into producing one.
Therefore I take the stance that if readers don't like my books - don't read them. I can live with that.
Here are some interesting links to some famous books which attracted unfavourable reviews. One from The Saturday Review which says of Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
'Miss Lee's problem has been to tell the story she wants to tell and yet to stay within the consciousness of a child, and she hasn't consistently solved it.'
Even Classics Get Trashed
Shockingly Bad Reviews


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Saturday, June 30, 2012
Beauty Notes: Dior's New Fragrance Volume
Fashion houses were among the first mainstream fragrance creators, developing scents for customers to wear with their couture. The legendary house of Dior is at the top of the list, with iconic perfumes such as Miss Dior, Poison, and J'Adore to its name. In celebration of the brand, a trio of volumes has been released about the evolution of Dior's couture, jewels, and fragrance. While the images alone are enough to entice hours of your time, each book reveals delicious tidbits of information from Dior's history and inspiration. We're obsessed with the details it divulges, such as how Monsieur Dior came up with the name 'Miss Dior' (thought up as his younger sister entered a room) and intricate drawings of how the perfume flacons were created. It even describes how the founder insisted on spraying his atelier with over a liter of his first ever fragrance in the weeks preceding his acclaimed "New Look' couture show! Here's a visual treat of some favorite shots.
The volumes are available now in Assouline boutiques and at Assouline.com
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1. Kannur, Kannur District 2. Uru (big boat)-Bepur, Calicut dist.
Thrissur Pooram –Thrissur dist.
Aaanayoottu ( = Feeding Elephant), Thrissur dist
AthiraPally WaterFalls, Chalakudy, Thrissur dist. This is a hotspot where lots of movie songs were shot (Eg: Jiya Jale in Dil Se). It is actually a HUGE waterfall (from these pics u can't actually figure out how big it is). These pics were taken during monsoon. (Pl See notice above)
Backwaters, Kochi, Ernakulam dist.
Idukki dist.
Idukki Arch Dam - Asia's largest Earthen Dam and India's second arch dam......... You really have to be there to experience how LARGE it is. If this damn is broken, (GOD forbid) 4 district in Kerala will be washed off !!!!
Thekkady wildlife sanctuary, Idukki.........
Backwaters, Allappuzha dist. & Champakkulam Boat Race, Alappuzha
Aaranmula Boat Race...............
Kumarakom Lake , Kottayam dist.
Kumarakam Resort, Kottayam
Ponmudi – Trivandrum dist. Veli lake – Trivandrum
Kovalam Beach ,Trivandrum -- This is one picture I did not find attractive-- Goa seems to be much moree Idyllic and beautiful as far as beaches go in India. I have a photo of my own here in this site.
Kavadiar Palace -Trivandrum KaniKonna.. a flower tree
Jack Fruit Tree A Fishing View
Election Campaign Ending in Kerala.............. Thechi or Chetthy
Art Forms of Kerala........... ThiruvonaThoni............... during Onam
Flower carpet competition…. During Onam & Maramadi …. Bull Racing


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If you ran as much as you run your mouth, you would be in great shape.
I'm sorry I hurt your feelings when I called you stupid. I really thought you already knew.
say milk gives u strength. Drink three glasses and try moving a wall. You can't. Drink three shots of vodka and it moves all by itself.
You can see your breath.
You can cut your breath and use it to build an igloo.
Politicians begin to talk about the homeless.
Hawaiians declare a two-blanket night.
Congressional hot air freezes.
You plan a two week hot bath.
Canadians put on sweaters.
Too cold to think.
Eyes freeze shut when you blink.
Hell freezes over.
Polar bears move South.
Only people like "Ed" and "Bob" have enough time to write their names in the snow.
I have bad news and good news. The bad news is that it's going to drop to zero tonight. The good news is that my air conditioner is working again!
The steam off of my head created a war between two Indian villages.
The hookers downtown are charging 20 bucks just to blow on your hands.
The snowman begs you to take him inside at night.
If my thermometer had been an inch longer, I would have frozen to death.
Our words froze in midair and we had to put them in a frying pan to thaw them so we hear what we were talking about.
When I put on my coat to take out the garbage it didn't want to go!
It's so cold we had to chisel the dog off a lamp-post.
It was so cold that the Statue of Liberty put the torch INSIDE her dress.
It was so cold the lawyers had their hands in their own pockets...
I'm not trying to be funny, but are you sure he's not a midget with a learning disability? -Ron Burgundy
This weather is almost colder than my heart.
That's why you must always clear it before your dad uses the computer!
That awkward moment when your crush is absent from school, and you wasted a really cute outfit.
My goal for 2014 is to accomplish the goals of 2013, which I should have done in 2012, because I promised them in 2011 and planned them in 2010.
I love asking kids what they want to be when they grow up, because I am still looking for ideas.
Don't play hard to get when your face is already hard to want.
Anyone who uses the phrase 'easy as taking candy from a baby' has never tried taking candy from a baby.
If anyone ever breaks your heart, just remember they are only human and you can break their body.
How am I supposed to grow up and make life choices when I still use my fingers to count, and I still sing the whole alphabet to find out which letter comes next.
There are three sides to an argument, your side, my side, and the right side, which is still my side!
Ways to die: steal my food, touch me, look through my phone.
Tomorrow is the first blank page of 365 page of book. So write a good one.
PossibleTomorrow is the first blank page of 365 page of book. So write a good one.
People say there is no difference between complete & finish. When you marry the right one, you are complete, and when you marry the wrong one, you are finished and when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are completely finished.
Its funny how some distance makes everything seem small; And the fears that once controlled me cant get to me at all.
I can't wait to be married. It's going to be so great to find that one special person I want to annoy for the rest of my life.
Home isn't where the heart is, home is a place you go where they are obligated to let you in.
Some of the greatest ideas of all time have come to people during Math class... none of which had anything to do with Math.
There are more important things in life than Facebook and Twitter, like watching TV, and taking naps!
I'm not a bad student, my study breaks are just longer than my study time!
That awkward moment when your mom thinks you have an attitude, when all you did was answer her question.
Brace yourself, random 'Merry Christmas' texts are coming.
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a...SORRY.
Men can do their Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on Christmas Eve in 25 minutes.
Those who work hard are rewarded with more work!


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Day 1 in Barcelona
Back in Freiburg, I've done my assignment, like I always do, to get to know and prepare for the city I am visiting, through my usual wikitravel-Fodor-tripadvisor route. This takes out a bit of the fun in discovering pleasant surprises of the city. But if you were to travel alone, like I do now, it wouldn't hurt knowing where exactly to go and try out a tentative itinerary.
As soon as our plane landed, I kept my eyes sharp for that ticket booth where I could buy a T-10 pass. This ticket allows its holders to use the bus or the Metro within its covered zone. I think I wanted to buy a zone 1 ticket, whatever that area covers.
From the airport, I took a shuttle to the train station where some train staff handed us out free tickets to one of the tram lines. I took a look at the train line plan. I got convinced I was looking at something more lika maze to be solved rather than a map by which to be guided. I asked one of the train guys in Spanish, or at least what I've picked up of the language from the audio CD I've been training with how to get to my youth hostel. 'Donde esta Plaza Urquinaona?' He explained everything in everything in Spanish, where I picked up his point. Or so I thought. I should have gotten off at Catalunya Station. But it's either we skipped it, it was moved to another station, or it doesn't exist altogether. My eyes were transfixed on the monitor almost the whole time. I reached the last station with no Catalunya estacion in sight.
And so I had to ask around, walked a little, got a little more lost, and finally followed to the train station some German-speaking group which I overheard to be going to the same direction as I was. This is how I got to buy my T-10 ticket with the help of the Informacion guy.
After settling down for a bit in my hostel, which took some more roaming around in Plaza Urquinaona, I went off to look for the information center to pick up a city map in Plaza Catalunya (not again!). I found the plaza, but not the information center. I walked some more (I am doing some serious walking in this city), and soon found my way to Las Ramblas, the second place of interest on my list. Still decided to get that map, I continued walking and spotted the Boqueria Market, my supposed first stop.
In Las Ramblas, the pedestrians are the king of the road. It is bounded on each side by a single-lane road for motor vehicles. The pedestrian zone stretches from Plaza Catalunya all the way to the sea port where fleets of yachts are found. By this time, I have forgotten entirely about the map and just wandered aimlessly near the boulevard. I went back to Las Ramblas and tried looking for the other sights on my list.
As I continued walking, I heard a familiar language, and I slowed down my pace to make sure my ears were not fooling me. A couple, each pushing a stroller, with another lady in tow were talking in Filipino. I faced the lady with a stroller and was referred to the other lady to ask where to find my other destinations for the day. She scribbled some lines on the paper I use that contains my itinerary in lieu of a map, and added her mobile number in case I get lost. I could have racked up my phone bill because of the many times I got lost, but didn't bother to giver her a ring. I walked off feeling more confident now that I have a "map." I enjoyed getting lost in the Gothic quarter, which I shouldn't be visiting until my third day here.
The sea port
It was getting dark and time to head back to my hostel (a very pretentious one called 'Gaudi Youth Hostel'). Without a map, I traced my way back to the hostel which took me another hour. You probably know the reason, but that is, still, another story.
Monday, March 10, 2008
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Friday, 1 May 2009
Cooking: Poached chicken and noodle salad
I cooked the above noodle salad last night. I decided that it wasn't the time of the year for a cold salad (we are going into winter her in Australia) so I flashed everything through a wok to heat it up.
I think I should have been a bit bolder with the chili and the amount of dressing. Appreciative comments came from Clint, a good basis for tinkering around with different combinations of dressing and vegetables with the noodles.
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The beauty of the MSP airport is that there is plenty to do (like shopping) and some great restaurants. I was thrilled to notice one of their newest additions - Surdyk's Flights. What a great name for a wine bar at an airport. And they really do have wine flights that range from $10 to $24. I'm about to enjoy lunch here - having the Minneapple Panini - roast turkey, brie, apples and lingonberry sauce - with a glass of Dutour "Le Roche" Pouilly Fuisse. All I can tell you is that it is a white wine and I like the flavor. Oh, my sandwich is here...be right back.
Surdyk's has deli sandwiches to go when you don't have time - made with quality meats and top notch cheese. Yum! My sandwich was delish! Oh! Oh! Surdyk's also has electrical outlets at their tables!
Coffee Cup Power Inverter. I just plugged it in to the car's DC outlet and the coffee cup changes the power to AC and you just plug in your devices. It has two outlets and a USB port. The ad says you can power three devices at one time, but only if none of the plugs are those monster plugs because they block the other plug-in.
You can get it at ThinkGeek.
My other life saver this week is a little website called Dropbox.com. It's been a godsend for me because of all the different electronic devices I use. It's cloud computing and it rocks!
I have Dropbox on my iPhone and when I take a picture, I can drop it in to the Dropbox and voila! it's now accessible to me on my laptop or my work computer or home computer. Actually, anywhere I have an internet connection, you can access your files. AND IT'S FREE! Up to a point....If you want more you can purchase it or recommend other people and you both get more space up to 8 gigabytes (so if you want to join dropbox.com email me at meharty at usfamily dot net.
You get two gigabytes of memory which is plenty for most of us. If you need more than that, I have about 30 documents (including large spreadsheets) and maybe 20 photos and I've only used 3.8% of my two gigabytes. AND you can share stuff! I had photos to send a friend and since most email accounts HATE large files, I gave him links to my public photos and he just downloaded them from there!
Two final items - if you go to Surdyk's, ask for Katie - she was a great waitress. And if you are delayed, spend time in the main concourse. They have much more comfortable chairs than at the gate.
So there is all my cool stuff for you.


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Dear Joyce,
When I research a new novel, I become engrossed in the art and the politics of the times. Join me now in New York City on the cusp of the abstract expressionism movement and World War II.
My new novel traces the life and disappearance of a brilliant young artist, the fictitious Alizée Benoit, on the eve of World War II. She paints murals for the U.S. government's WPA, alongside Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner–and her lover Mark Rothko.
When her paintings catch Eleanor Roosevelt's eye, Alizée enlists the First Lady in her desperate attempt to get her Jewish family out of occupied France. Then Alizée vanishes. Seventy years later, her great-niece discovers hidden scraps of paintings and begins to unravel the mystery.
I loved entwining real and imaginary characters while moving between the past and present–just as I did in The Art Forger. I hope you enjoy reading The Muralist as much as I enjoyed writing it!
Artfully yours,


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Many people know the great entrepreneur Daymond John from ABC's hit show Shark Tank, where entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to the panel of investors Robert Herjavec, Kevin O'Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Kevin Harrington, and Daymond John for investment dollars. On Shark Tank he is well known as a multi-millionaire investor but he is also an author, a motivational speaker, and the founder and CEO of international clothing brand FUBU.
Daymond John is a Shopify brand ambassador,which is proof of how great Shopify is.Daymond John is a serious Business Man and he would never be a brand ambassador to just any e-commerce platform that is not the best around.Yes,Shopify is the best ecommerce platform and it keeps getting better and better inorder to keep up with competition.Every other day Shopify is coming up with new ideas and keeps its merchants updated with the ever changing technology and the Internet worlds. Daymond's rise to riches is amazing and it is clear he epitomizes the American Dream.He had a very humble beginning where he started from simple means in 1992 by borrowing $40 to buy fabric to sew afew hats with his next-door neighbour.Together they sewed 80 hats and sold them for $10 each and ended up making $800 in one day.Which was promising and to date the company he founded, FUBU, has sold over $6 billion in apparel.
When Daymond started his career as a young entrepreneur, ecommerce did not exist. So things could be easier now with ecommerce. He made his first sales of the $10 hats, in front of the old New York Coliseum and relied entirely on oldschool word of mouth marketing.Which worked so well for him.Fast forward to now apart from Shark Tank and FUBU, Daymond is advising clients all over the world with his company Shark Branding and is always helping entrepreneurs start their business online with Shopify.How great is that,you can join Shopify here http://www.shopify.com/?ref=angelah and start your road to success like Daymond John who is always helping others to succeed when it comes to entrepreneurship.
Shopify has given our web store a much-needed boost and we are seeing a much higher rate of sales to consumers since we switched our store platform. Opened in 2013
wildgoosecoffee.com They first started selling at local farmers markets, now they run a successful ecommerce business that donates 10 lbs of food to a local food bank for every pound of coffee sold. "To date, we have donated over half a million pounds in food donations!" — Wild Goose Coffee Roasters
The best thing about Shopify is that it's made me not have to worry about anything that has to do with the e-commerce portion of my business – Chris Tsang, Mindzai Toys (www.mindzai.com ).


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Frazz by Jef Mallet
I really like Mallet's graphic style. While it is very disciplined, it looks loose and sketchy, almost at times like Bill Watterson. His characterizations (both visual and dialogue-based) are great. I especially like Ms. Olson, who (no doubt unfairly) reminds me of countless teachers of my youth.
Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery by Rick Smith
Yehuda Moon is an online-only strip and is subscription supported. Judging from the amount of comments on a strip on any given day, he has a strong readership (and I hope that is reflected in the subscription ranks.) There are a lot of cyclist "insider" jokes in this strip, and casual recreational cyclists might not get all of them. But you know, I've known guys (especially in Austin, Texas, where I used to live) who worked in bike shops who were just like Yehuda Moon.
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Sony Pictures Classics
Release date: Oct. 24
Charlie Kaufman's wry, inventive onscreen explorations of the authentic/inauthentic self — from "Being John Malkovich" through "Adaptation" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" — have defied categorization.
The Academy has made Kaufman a three-time nominee (with one win, for "Sunshine") in the screenplay categories. But the rabbit holes of his deep, funny and emotional directorial debut "Synecdoche, New York" have split fans and critics since its debut at Cannes, making Kaufman's movie one with plenty of Oscar pedigree but a real wait-and-see prospect come nomination time.
Using an almost European film language of blink-and-you'll-miss-them temporal shifts, avant-garde touches and a melancholy absurdism, Kaufman tells the story of a middle-aged play director named Caden (Philip Seymour Hoffman) answering his fear of biological decay and personal/artistic failure with an ambitious, self-reflective theater project that, while engaging his focus on life's elusive meaning, has a tangential tendency to keep him out of reach of what and who matters in it. Citing its surrealistic swirl of brains and heart, Manohla Dargis of the New York Times offered up an impassioned rave, calling it "one of the best films of the year."
Even detractors acknowledge the boldness of Kaufman's efforts, and the filmmaker's bona fides as a screenwriter could easily warrant him a return appearance in that category, even if the movie's head-scratching qualities keep him out of a director slot. (Then again, surrealism hasn't stopped David Lynch from the occasional helmer nom.)
Perhaps easier to agree on are the many assured performances in "Synecdoche": from Oscar winner Hoffman's haunted, witty turn to reliably acerbic Catherine Keener as Caden's stifled wife, Michele Williams as a doting young actress, and a revelatory Samantha Morton (a two-time Oscar nominee) as a flirtatious box office secretary. Since nearly everyone ages many years in the film, there's a chance for the fine makeup work to get recognized, too.


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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Going Out of Business Sale
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Glad things went well with the surgery. What a great way to recover... fabric shopping. What is the name of the shop? My family is from Louisville, haven't been back in years though.ReplyDelete
Happy healing, my friend... I can't think of anything to help the process along any better than new fabric. GOOD FOR YOU! Hugs~ReplyDelete
Ahh it is sooo good to see you back!! :-) I'm glad the surgery is behind you too. And WOW what a score on the CW's!! Love the little blocks. Write again soon! LOL ;-)ReplyDelete
When I was recovering from knee replacement, my DH David took me to JoAnn's for their Black Friday sale on flannels! I was pushing a walker and he carried bolts that I picked out and waited in the cutting line for me!ReplyDelete
Lots of shoppers commented that they wished their DHs would do the same for them!! He never complained about it------what a guy!
So glad to hear that your surgery went well. Fabric shopping is the perfect after surgery therapy. Enjoy your wonderful selection of fabby and show us what you are working on.ReplyDelete
I went through a hysterectomy 7 years ago...WOW what a life changer all in good ways. I had a 2 hour drive home from the hospital on totally bumpy roads and can feel your pain. I looks like you got some great goodies at the quilt shop. I know shopping in person is not like shopping on line but whittlesfabrics.com regularly has $5 Civil War fabric. I love their grab bags of ten fat quarters of civil war prints for $12. I hope you recover quickly.ReplyDelete
Glad the surgery went well and you're on the mend. How great that you're close to family and have had help with the kiddos. And congratulations on both the fabric and the helpful husband!ReplyDelete
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Paris with a twist, that is!
I am lucky enough to have visited Paris three times in my life. It is the first place that brought tears to my eyes upon arriving and is one of my most favorite cities. I feel as though I have a connection with Paris, like Lola must have lived there in a past life. Whenever I'm asked if I could live anywhere abroad for a year or two, Paris is always the city that comes to my mind. Why? Oh, a lot of the same reasons many people are enamored with Paris. It's beautiful. It's delicious. It's sexy. It's fashionable. It's diverse. It's romantic. It's alive. I adore the French language and would truly love to speak it without making a faux pas. And, not to toot my own horn, but in February during a visit to the South of France, the French were quite fond of Lola.
Despite having done the Parisian touristy thing a few times, Lola would still choose to Go with Oh to Paris and bring my fun-loving spirit to the "City of Light". Of course, I will stroll the streets, taking in the sights and enjoy wonderful French meals as well as divine wines and cocktails. Those are givens on my wish list. However, I would like to DO Paris differently than one might imagine. So, using some of my favorite films with ties to Paris as inspiration, this is what my oh-so-chic Parisian itinerary would be.
A quote from Sabrina with a Lola spin…
Once upon a time, on the north shore of Massachusetts, not far away from Boston, there was a nice Victorian house on a hill where there lived a family by the name of DiMarco. There were NO servants inside or outside the house, nor boatmen and gardeners, not even a single tennis or swimming pool specialist in sight. NOT even a chauffeur, but there was woman named Lola who wished she had some of these luxuries, because in Lola's mind, she should be a wealthy heiress with loads of hired help and could jet off anywhere at any time. BUT, since that's not reality, instead Lola will enter a blogging contest in hopes of being the lucky winner of a month-long stay in Europe.
Just like Sabrina, Lola's first wish is to be shipped off to Paris to work with Vogue magazine. Lola won't be a photographer's assistant though. Lola will be the subject of the photo shoot on location at Palais du Luxembourg for a day. Do you know this beautiful place? It's a palace built by Queen Maria de' Medici at the beginning of the 17th century. The surrounding gardens are divine and a parfait place for my photo ops! Now, you may be wondering what on earth Lola might wear when having this tres magnifique photo shoot. Entre wish number deux. Luckily, Lola is invited to attend a Paris Fashion Week event featuring some of the most prestigious designers.
The Devil Wears Prada
Since Lola is a travel writer and aspiring journalist like the character Andrea in The Devil Wears Prada, it makes perfect sense that I should attend a Fashion Week event in Paris. I will write many a witty post describing the sassy stylings of all the fab designers and about the muses from around the world that don these lines. I'll be interviewing the models and designers to discover why they adore Paris and its fashion scene. Unlike Andrea's plain character turned trendy, Lola already is a fashion maven, so naturally, we all become friends.
Upon hearing about my upcoming Vogue gig, the designers plead with me to wear some of their hottest new designs for my photo shoot. I tour the designers' studios and discover where they create their most fashion-forward frocks and fabulous haute couture. I'm treated to an unbelievable day of pampering and then glamorously styled for my photo shoot. Alas, after a couple of days of walking on supermodel air, Lola needs to come back down to earth and dive into some history. Since I'm making my way into the travel-writing world, you know I love the great authors of the past. Oh, how they must have enjoyed Paris' heyday.
Midnight in Paris
My third wish would be to step back into time just as Gil Pender did every night in the film Midnight in Paris. Since this isn't really possible, unfortunately, I'll have to settle for a coffee and cocktail crawl to famous authors and artists' haunts of a bygone era. I will have my café au lait at Café de Flore and drink absinthe at La Closerie des Lilas. In my imagination, I am pursued by Picasso as a love interest while sipping on coffee at Les Deux Magots and I'll have lengthy chats at La Rotonde with F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway about becoming a better writer. It will be fascinating to retrace some of the famous stomping grounds of Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin and Degas. Energized by the engaging conversations and loads of coffee, I will have the vitalité to revive one of my talents and kick up my heels at Moulin Rouge.
Moulin Rouge
This shouldn't be a huge stretch – Lola was made for the stage. And, I wasn't joking about the dance routines either. Back in the day, Lola was on the school dance squad doing synchronized high-kick routines during halftime of the football game. Can you believe it?! Throw in my boa and BAM, you have a Moulin Rouge moment. Let me be clear, I'm not suggesting that Lola take on the starring role of Satine by any stretch. I really cannot sing, so let's cast me in a supporting role.
Wish number four is to spend a day learning a high-kick dance number and get all dolled up Belle Époque cabaret-style for a performance at the legendary Moulin Rouge. How fun would that be? And a great workout, to boot, which I'll need after all the wining and dining I've been doing. After my fifteen minutes of fame on the bohemian stage, I'll be exhausted. I'll need an opportunity to unwind, and a nice cup of tea and some delicious pastries will do the trick. Who am I trying to kid? Lola doesn't ever do anything subdued. My fifth wish is to spend all day and night at a garden party at Versailles. And get this, I will be in a full-on Marie Antoinette costume. I might as well go out with a bang.
Marie Antoinette
After my exhausting day of high-kicking around the Moulin Rouge stage, I can now squeeze myself into a tiny, pink corseted dress. Phew! I know you think blue when you think of Marie Antoinette; I do too. But, I'm Lola and Lola only does pink. It's a firm rule of mine and a part of my branding that I'm unwilling to negotiate.
This lovely garden party at Versailles will be held out in front of the Chateaux near the Water Garden. Just like any good garden party, it will be tented and illuminated with candles. All the guests will be dressed in costume just like me. Can't you just envision me in a powdered wig and beauty mark? Ooo-lala! As far as the men go, they will be dressed like revolutionary soldiers without the fussy wigs. Think Count Axel von Fersen, Marie Antoinette's rumored lover – yummy. We will be dining, drinking, dancing and gambling just like the queen who "let them eat cake". The drink of choice will be fine French champagne, of course, and there will be gobs of gastronomically-delicious French food and pastries. Everything looks and IS delectable! What a way to wrap up my Parisian stay.
So, what do you say? Don't you want to follow along as Lola runs around Paris doing all these fantastique things? Armed with my pink beret and boa, I think Paris and Lola were made for each other. It's high time that Paris got LOLAFIED!
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CNN's Jonathan Klein delivers first keynote. The Future of News in the Digital Universe
– Showing examples of how they are weaving user-generate content (polling, videos, etc.) into news. Getting traction among 18-34 year olds.
– Twitter now being used in one show.
– Political Ticker
– New anchors, new approaches, going with multi-platform approaches (on-line plus telecasts plus social platforms)
– iReport – people submitting their own video stories
– People can tell "us" just as much as "we" (CNN) can tell them now. Earthquake news appeared on Twitter in 30 seconds, as opposed to a 6-min news break on network.
– CNN more like eBay now than CBS? Now the info is spread out all over (CNN becoming a consolidator?)
[SW – Very brief, engaging, interesting overview. No earth-shaking information, but clearly demonstrates that CNN "gets" where information is now coming from, and is creatively seeking to tap in. Developing more immediate and personal relationship with users/viewers.]
Jeff Ramsey – State of the Industry Roundtable intro
-Capitalism is not dead. Consumers will continue to consume. Marketers, therefore, will need to still market.
– Lots of projected numbers on media spend in the downward direction.
– Surveys showing budgets for marketing cut (Marketing Sherpa, Marketing Profs, Epsilon)
– Where will be growth? On-line
– Stripping out the bulls and the bears, still looking at double digit growth in eMarketing (10-14% ish)
– Example of Special K cereal – better ROI from on-line than broadcast
– Choice – fear, same old/same old, or innovate. There is hope! Free downloadable report at eMarketer.
State of the Industry Roundtable intro
Moderator-Randall Rothenberg, IAB
Tina Sharkey, BabyCenter LLC
Rob Master, Unilever
Rob Norman, Group M Interaction
David Morris, CBS Interactive
– How will this election change the way marketing is done? Lessons? Tina S – Brilliant use of new media (both candidates, but esp. Obama) as a creative means to engage. Rob N – Must keep eye on geography, technology, and value of integrity. Fusing these in one campaign, with lots of micro-activation opportunities, very effective. David M – Campaign has been great media driver, including late night, etc. The scrutiny, however, has been immense. Have to deal with missteps, etc. immediately via the web. Brands can learn from this. Rob M – global example of how things have changed. Media use HAS evolved. Fragmentation has happened, and user engagement is in.
– "Fair share" issue – will the growing digitial engagement lead to a more balanced spend? Rob M – we're going to follow the consumer. If people continue to expand in digital, then we will also. Rob N – "fair share" issue is phony. Receptivity in areas of digital involvement is high or low depending on specific activities (for instance, not receptive to advertising when doing on-line banking).
– Consumption of "short-form" media – changing the way you market? Tina S – e-mail and newsletter still working (more direct and targeted). Customized media in digest format. David M – great time, and immensely challenging time, for creating and deploying media. Choices are legion. Have to have a trusted destination, then people will engage with whatever form of media. Rob M – New opportunities to "tell the story" of the brand.
– Upcoming stronger regulatory environment, including privacy issues on on-line advertising – your thoughts? David M – clear, up-front disclosure. Let people know what will happen with personal information. Need to self-regulate. Rob N – better track record of self-regulation than, say, financial services! Not everyone in the value chain is aligned. Tina S – bad actors tend to get pushed out by the good, need to keep gov't from regulating. Self-regulate as a community.
– High-touch more personalized/targeted approaches vs. broad-scale media – how think through these universes? Rob M -Now to have look at all of these approaches in their context. David M – have to monetize all CPM approaches – premium and less-premium inventory [SW – panelists not liking the "remnant" inventory term!]
– Let's talk metrics. Rob M -Now going way beyond banner clicks, etc. What are the best proxies to show purchase intent? Tina S – more broad and complex metrics now talked about with marketers.
– Video strategy will not be optional on websites any more.
– In this economy, there will be a major shakeout of providers – dog-eat-dog climate.
[SW – much of this is surface-level "keen grasp of the obvious" material. For instance, it's easy to talk about the need for self-regulation. How about some very tangible examples, approaches, stories? Who is doing this well, and how? Yes, people need to look at multi-channel approaches – but it would be better to point to specific companies and initiatives that were ground-breaking examples of effectiveness.]


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Tuesday, April 1, 2014
All the librarians I follow on Twitter are sharing their story of how / why they became a librarian. I tweeted that becoming a librarian was the best mix of books, technology and working with kids. But.. my story is really a little more than that.
I LOVE books. I have always LOVED books and I will probably LOVE books (the paper ones the most) until the day I die.
When I was little my mom stayed home with my sister and I. When my sister entered kindergarten she went back to work as a teacher. (I paid attention to what my mom did for a living even at a young age.) I remember my mom taking my sister and I to the library A LOT when we were kids. We always participated in the summer reading programs and always read more than what was expected to get our prizes. Our local library began in 1974, the year I was born, in two portable classroom "trailers". The children's librarian was name Pat Chandler and she was wonderful. I wanted to be just like her. My sister and I did all kinds of activities at the Bloomingdale Public Library. It was our happy place.
I loved the idea of the library so much that my neighbor, Lisa, and I started our very own library in her dad's garage one summer. He helped us make some shelves. Then Lisa and I collected all of the books that we weren't reading anymore and placed them in our library. We had fun checking out books to the younger patrons on our street that summer.
My first summer job was at the Bloomingdale Public Library. I was a Page, and I LOVED working in the library. In my family, I was only allowed to work in the summer. My job during the school year was to go to school. The following summer I was not able to get my job as a Page back because someone who was able to work year round snatched it away from me.
I finished high school and went to college to be a teacher. Remember, I paid attention to my mother growing up. I knew that I wanted to be a mom, so I needed a job that I liked that gave me the life I wanted. I knew that I wouldn't be able to be a full time mom, so being a teacher was the next best thing... a job I loved and the ability to raise my kiddo. I spent 9 years in the classroom teaching Early Childhood, Kindergarten, and Second Grade.
During my last two years in Second Grade I began working on my Masters in Technology in Education. I loved really integrating tech into my lessons. Even as far back as 2006, I knew that I wouldn't leave my school. I LOVE my school, but I wanted more than the classroom had to offer. However, I knew that I would never be a Tech Specialist because my district doesn't have Tech Specialists assigned to one building at the elementary level. So... I started soul searching... what could I do? What could I do??
Just as I was finishing my Masters, our Librarian was retiring. I JUMPED at the opportunity! What better job to have in the school I loved? The best of all my loves... books, technology, and kids. Since I wasn't a certified Librarian, I was given two years to complete my Endorsement in Library Science. I loved my library classes. I think of all the classes I took, and have taken, my library classes were the ones I worked the hardest in and they were the most FUN I had in school. The minute I stepped in the JRT Library for the first time as the Library Media Director, I knew I was home! Full circle, first job in the library, last job in the library. I don't think I will ever leave the library. I LOVE my job.
I branded myself "Erin the Librarian"about two years ago during a book signing. I went through a divorce and learned that not everything is permanent. I had a hard time looking at old books with my old name in them. When I walked up to Al Yankovic, I asked him to sign my book to "Erin the Librarian" because my first name was not going to change and I LOVE being a Librarian. It was the first time I called myself that. He smiled and that was it,=... I had become the new me! Sure, I am a lot more than a Librarian, I'm also a techie, but "Erin the Librarian" sounds really cute!
On a side note, it is really hard as a librarian when you kiddo doesn't like reading. What?? A Librarian's kid doesn't like reading? My son would listen to me read at bedtime and he liked listening to me read. I'm great at changing my voice for different characters. Anyone want to hire me to read a book on tape? That would be my next dream come true. However, when it came to him reading it was a struggle. He would read what was required but not a second longer. We set a timer and FORCED him to read. However, since I'm pretty good at my job if I do say so myself, I kept pushing and trying new things with him. As many wise people say, there is no kid that HATES reading, they just haven't found the right fit. My new husband is a FANTASY reader, so he suggested we try Deltora Quest. Thank you Emily Rodda. It was his "just right" genre. From that moment on he couldn't devour enough FANTASY. From Rodda, to Mull, to Riodian. The kid can't stop reading. And.. the moment his school district went BYOT and I could load books on his iPhone he was in HEAVEN!!Now this Librarian is a happy momma.
So that is my story.
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- AnonymousApril 1, 2014 at 7:30 PM
A fellow first-name librarian! I love it! I changed from last name to first when I changed careers: classroom teacher = last name, teacher librarian = first name (and way more hip). Great story - thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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A not bad day out here with the weather, so much so that I took the chance to get the tractor out with the rotavator on and cultivated some of the ground which we intend to sow with a "Pheasant and Finch" seed mix later this year... watch this space! David and Jenny had a good day yesterday. Up at Sanaigmore they had a mixed flock of 10 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 50 Skylark, 30 Meadow Pipit and 12 Reed Bunting. Down on the beach there were some Ringed Plovers along with Turnstones. On Loch Indaal, close to "smelly corner" they saw 14RTD, 3 GND, 11 Slav Grebe, 6 Common Scoter and at least 6 L T Ducks. Bruichladdich held 6 Tysties, 2 GND, 3 RTD, 4 Common Scoter and 6 Purple Sandpipers. Off Portnahaven, their birds included 20 Gannets, a Fulmar, a Kittiwake, a passage of around 4,000 Auks (mainly Guillemots and a few Razorbills) in 30 minutes, all flying south. They also saw a ringtail up behind the village as well. Coming over the hill, back to Port Charlotte, they saw a Grey Wagtail at Kilchiaran and finally, a female Merlin was spotted in the Loch Gorm area. The Rochdale birders were over on Jura, first thing yesterday morning and commented on seeing so many Red Deer down close to the road, no doubt not liking the wintry weather on the hills! They also saw a distant Otter in the Sound of Islay. A ringtail was seen on the "glen road" while at the dusk, 4 Woodcock were at Foreland and also a Hen Harrier seen nearby. Mandy ad been down on the Machir Bay and found a dead Puffin.
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Got some bonus money to burn? Looking for somewhere to spend that tax refund? Fed up with slow play? Then buy your own golf course already. The timing is right, according to Bloomberg's Christine Garvey, who reports that the median price for a standalone 18-hole course is now just $3 million, down from $4.5 million in 2006.
"Lack of financing is really causing a discount to value and investors are taking advantage," Steven Ekovich, Florida- based director of Marcus & Millichap National Golf & Resort Properties Group, said in a telephone interview. "Golf courses may never be as cheap as they are today."
"They built too many courses during the Tiger Boom and now they're closing and disappearing," Trump said. "At some point enough will disappear that golf will be a really good business."
Olazabal's Ryder Cup options runneth over a wealth of seriously talented players
Golf course investment is also expected to increase this year, though it's predicted to be a "cash heavy," market until financing returns on a national platform, according to Marcus & Millichap.
Until then Trump, [golf course investor Peter] Nanula and other investors are seeking out properties. "I'm only able to do it because I can write a check," said Trump. "Banks aren't so generous these days so if you can't pay with cash you might as well forget about it."
…Several highly ranked players find themselves on the outside looking in at this point. Casey is ranked 27th in the world, Ian Poulter is 29th and Robert Karlsson 31st, and they would be in need of a captain's pick—again, we're way early on this—if the race ended today. Padraig Harrington, a six-time team member, is well out of the running, as his world ranking has slipped. Same for reigning British Open champion Darren Clarke.
Two members of the 2010 team—brothers Francesco and Edoardo Molinari—are also well outside the top 10. Same for Miguel Angel Jimenez.
Rock and roll 'em: KISS course opens in Vegas and the reviews were stellar Las Vegas Review-Journal
"There are probably 20 guys vying for those 12 spots. The European team is going to be seriously strong, we've got Sergio playing well, a number of great players.
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Now, time to check our progress on the journey. For those who've been around my blog long enough, you know what I ask every Friday: Did you meet your writing goals for the week?
I wrote my usual 2500 words during the week on my WIP. I know it doesn't sound like a lot, but if you look at my side bar, you'll see my progress is steady!
What about the weekend? Do you have any weekend writing goals? That's another one of my usual Friday questions! Since I don't have a lot of writing time during the week, I make a concentrated effort to get extra done on the weekend. I know many of you do too. Tell us your weekend goals in the comments and then on Monday I'll ask you how you did!
I want to encourage you (and myself) to keep writing. We will always have other things pulling us from our writing, especially blogging. Natalie Goldberg in Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life says this:
- There is no excuse. If you want to write, write. This is your life. You are responsible for it. You will not live forever. Don't wait. Make the time now, even if it is ten minutes once a week.
- Keep your hand moving. When you sit down to write, whether it's for ten minutes or an hour, once you begin, don't stop. If an atom bomb drops at your feet eight minutes after you have begun and you were going to write for ten minutes, don't budge.
- There is difference between procrastination and waiting. Procrastination is pushing aside or putting off writing. It is thinking the moment is tomorrow. Waiting is when you are already in the work and you are feeding it and being fed by it. Know the difference between the two. Don't procrastinate. Write now.
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A story from a youth protester in Sana'a:
"I am an anti-government protester that always joins rallies in the Change Square of Sana'a. Yesterday, April 9th when the security forces attacked us in a peaceful demonstration at noon, they threw some gas bombs at us. Some of the gas bombs that they threw were tear gases and some were nerve gases. The gas that I inhaled was CN gas. My symptoms differed from the nerve gas victims. It caused inflammation in my eyes, throat and nose. Tears were unstoppable running down my face, I had a burning sensation on my face, and it was like someone threw hot pepper on it. Water does not work to remove the causes of the tear gas; the only thing that works is Pepsi! You would have to wash your face and drink Pepsi in order for the affects to disappear. That only works for the tear gas, however, and not for the nerve gas.
The peaceful protesters were attacked again at night as well with nerve gases which increased the injury toll to 2000 for the night." Annonymous
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Money June - Intro [User Submitted]
Swift Attraction Music presents
Money June - "Intro" to his
Manteca Republic project.
Download mixtape here
IG. @money.june
Snapchat @money.june
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