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Now that earnings are out, some meaningless armchair analysis......
- Comparing Revenue and Profit of the big three to their Stock and Market Value.
I am going to use Microsoft as a baseline (of course), let's make believe they are perfectly valued relative to their performance last quarter and see if, in comparison, Google or Apple are currently under or over valued.
The Microsoft Baseline: Revenue - 21.5 billion, Profit - 6.38 billion, Share Price - 27.63
Google Share Price: $753.83. Price adjusted for revenue difference: $433.25, Price adjusted for profit difference: $279.16.
If Microsoft is valued appropriately, Google shares should be worth between $279.16 and $433.25. They would be overvalued by 37%-57%.
Apple Share Price: $450.5. Price adjusted for revenue difference: $516.03, Price adjusted for profit difference: $742.73.
If Microsoft is valued appropriately, Apple shares should be worth between $516.03 and $742.73. They would be undervalued by 13%-39%.
Question: Why does Google enjoy such a seemingly inflated stock valuation, and why was their stock the only one to go up after their earnings call?
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- Stock valuations have never been about corporations current revenues and profits, but rather about expected future revenues and profits. A decade ago, fundamentals/financials were more important than they are today. Your approach would have worked better back then. Stock prices today are determined by so many things unrelated to their companies actual performance, that it can make your head spin. Stock valuations are no longer an accurate reflection of a companies competitive position, particularly when the company deals in consumer electronics.
I have no idea why Google's stock went up. Some assume it is due to Androids world wide market share growing faster than iOS's. I find this ridiculous, as Android has done nothing for Google but cost them billions, without providing any viable plan on how to recoup those costs. However, if enough people are willing to ignore that fact, and believe Google is actually gaining something through Android's popularity, then that obviously doesn't matter as demand for the stock will drive its price higher.
This is what I think is driving Apple's current downfall:
- Investors realized that Apple has sucked every last penny of profit out of their supply chain. This is one of Apple's traditional strengths, but they have "maxed out" whatever is to be gained from it.
- Investors realized that Apple has lost the technological lead. They fear Apple's margins will evaporate together with that technological lead. That is particularly bad for Apple, as they currently enjoy margins only drug cartels can compete with (low cost production combined with high sales value).
- Investors fear that Apple will refuse to compete in the low-end/low-price markets, where most of the world's remaining smartphone market share is to be had. Combined with the fear that Apple has somewhat saturated 1st world markets, investors believe Apple has no place left to expand to.
- Investors fear that Apple is loosing its "cool". When all parents have iPhones and iPads, and even Grandparents stand in line for an iPhone, teenagers usually turn to other things. Market research shows this is becoming a problem in 1st world markets.
- Investors fear the commoditization of the smartphone market. Profit margins will plummet should they no longer be viewed as a status symbol. This would hit Apple the hardest.
- Investors fear Apple is playing everything too close to the chest. They fear Apple is making the same mistakes they made in the 1990's which may again lead them to become a niche and boutique developer of luxury consumer electronics, which nobody but Hollywood hipsters are interested in.
- Apple uses smartphone storage as a means of market segmentation (16GB, 32GB and 64 GB models). Storage being the only difference, Apple sells the 64GB version for $100 more, while it actually costs them but $20 more to build. NAND storage chips are commodity parts, but Apple has many consumers believing they represent a major part of a devices cost. Nokia and Samsung are expected to break this widespread perception soon, further eroding Apple's profit margins.
- Apple is experiencing difficulties in China, as the Chinese government isn't willing to subsidize Apple's iPhone to the extent carriers typically do.
- Investors were disappointed by the iPhone 5. All they saw was an iPhone 4 with slightly modernized hardware (completely expected) with an extra row of icons. Investors fear innovation at Apple died with Steve Jobs.
I believe the market has correctly identified the trend, but the price is falling far too quickly. Apple needs only to introduce iOS 7 with a fresh and modernized UI and come to some agreement with Chinese officials and that stock price could flip real fast. It's an overreaction, just as the markets behaviour towards Nokia was half a year ago. Unfortunately, I have no special insights into Apple's iPhone division, so I can only guess as to where Apple is going, otherwise I would also be long or short APPL.
Microsoft is not seen to be competing in the consumer electronics space (apparently XBOX doesn't count and profits from WP are none existent). Microsoft is not hip. It isn't cool. Microsoft just keeps all the things running nobody directly cares about (unless things don't work that is). If you don't work in IT, all you ever see from Microsoft is the start-up screen on your computer/laptop. All that leads to a somewhat suppressed, unspectacularly steady stock price.
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- ^As mentioned here. Put together very well.
Google is the new "in" brand right now and most things seem to be working that away (at least PR-wise) so their stock has gone up. Perception plays a huge part in the economy today. RIM, even with a untested product and heavily falling sales, is apparently making the "greatest comeback ever" while Nokia, who actually has new products out that received a good reception, is just holding up. Jobs excelled at this - the company looked as formidable as ever under him and I think this is why the stock is coming back to reality for Apple. To be fair, a company manufacturing expensive laptops and phones SHOULD never be worth more than a company that sells arguably the most precious commodity in the world (ExxonMobil).
It's what happened to Facebook too. People bought in and gave it a sky high evaluation saying that it has billions of users but blatantly ignored the fact that it really isn't making a lot of money from these billion+ users and now you are seeing the stock come back to reality. It happened to Microsoft and it is now happening to Apple. Nothing wrong with the earnings of these companies (if anything, they have beaten expectations) but they just don't have the "potential anymore" (however you define it...that is). Google with its swelling marketshare in the mobile world (from which it actually doesn't earn a lot) is enjoying the stock inflation but I don't think it'll be long before their stock comes down to reality as well.
TL;DR format: Really more about what people think is the coolest company out there than actual financial sense.
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- A5cent your thoughts were put together well indeed. Nevertheless Android has very little to do with Google's market value/stock price.
Google's core business search and advertisement actually keeps getting better and more profitable. Simple as that.
Apples one trick pony is finally coming to real life market value.
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I admit I have almost no understanding of Google's finances. I've seen organizational charts depicting all the operations that Google runs and it is truly ginormous. Google is the most diversified tech company I have ever seen.
I take an interest in tech companies financials, but the complexity of Google has so far prevented me from initiating any serious analysis. That, and the fact that they are actually an advertisement company (of which I understand nothing) will likely prevent that from changing anytime soon.
Apple just shovels their surplus cash into investment funds and concentrates on their core business. Understanding Apple is a piece of cake in comparison, as is Microsoft. Nokia is more complex than both of those, but even Nokia is nothing compared to the diversified juggernaut that is Google.
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They are a pesky nuisance to many. However, for one Western researcher, the thousands of fruit flies lining the shelves of his lab could reveal important secrets about memory and learning disabilities, thanks to similarities we share with the tiny insects.
Jamie Kramer, a professor in both the Faculty of Science and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and his team are looking at the biological processes that switch genes on and off – a field known as epigenetics – and at chromatin, the combination of DNA and proteins that comprise chromosomes.
Kramer who was recently appointed the new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Neuroepigenetics, has previously shown chromatin regulation frequently disrupted processes underlying neurodevelopmental disorders like Intellectual Disability. With further research, he hopes to provide a better understanding of the role epigenetics and chromatin play in learning and memory, which will improve fundamental knowledge of those biological processes important to the cause of Intellectual Disability.
"Memory requires the gene regulation. Certain genes have to be turned on or off in order for memory to happen," said Kramer. "And it's not just memory. A lot of processes, like addiction and neural development, are related to epigenetic gene regulation. We want to understand more about how these mechanisms work. We know gene regulation is important, but we don't know which genes are regulated specifically.
"It's a challenging problem because the brain is very complex. We need to look in specific regions of the brain and find out what's going on in specific neurons and how genes regulate these circuits."
Focusing on neural development and memory in humans, one might wonder how a fruit fly fits into Kramer's research.
A specific region of the fly brain – known as the 'mushroom body,' the learning and memory centre – is quite similar to that of humans. The fly brain is a lot more complex than most think, Kramer said, with 75 per cent of their genes similar to ours.
"Many of the genes mutated in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders are involved in epigenetic gene regulation," he continued. "It looks nothing like a mammalian brain, but the cellular molecular mechanisms of learning and memory are also the same in flies and humans. They are a good model for studying genes."
Male flies court female flies by vibrating their wings as a courtship song. However, the effort is all for naught if the female fly had recently mated, as she will reject all his attempts.
"After a male is paired with a pre-mated female, and he's not successful in mating for a while, he kind of learns it's not worth the investment to keep pursuing," Kramer said. "If you then take that male, who has had that negative experience, and test them later, they have a lower level of courtship because they remember. Flies that have mutations in their genes just don't learn and keep courting no matter what."
He wants to study that latter group – the ones that 'can't take a hint' – to understand the mechanisms underlying that decision-making process.
"This is a starting point to understand these disorders and how they regulate gene activity in the brain in the context of learning and memory," Kramer said. "These (human) disorders are very rare and don't get a lot of attention. It's one step at a time. We will find something."
Last week, Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced more than $173 million in funding to support 203 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC) at 48 postsecondary institutions across the country. To date, more than 1,600 Canada Research Chair holders are working at more than 70 postsecondary institutions across the country in a wide range of fields. More than 630 of these chairs are in Ontario.
Jamie Kramer, a professor in both the Faculty of Science and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, was named the new Tier 2 CRC in Neuroepigenetics. He was awarded $100,000 annually for five years.
In addition to the new appointment:
- Chemistry professor Tsun-Kong Sham had his appointment as Tier 1 CRC in Materials and Synchrotron Radiation renewed; and
- Economics professor Lance Lochner was promoted to Tier 1 CRC in Human Capital and Inequality.
Each researcher was awarded $200,000 annually for seven years to fund their research.

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The Edwards Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology is a university professorial chair held at University College London.
The Chair was founded on the death of Amelia Edwards of the Egyptian Exploration Fund in 1892, who bequeathing her collection of Egyptian antiquities to University College London, together with a sum of £2,500 to found an Edwards Chair of Egyptology. Her protégé, William Matthew Flinders Petrie, was the first to take the chair.
- Professor Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, 1892–1933
- Stephen Glanville, 1934–1946
- Walter Bryan Emery
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It's an easy applause line to say that the politicians in Sacramento put their personal ideologies ahead of their district's needs. So easy, and in fact quite commonplace are these orchestrated attacks on California's landmark clean energy law, Assembly Bill 32.
Let's take a closer look at how Inland Southern California is actually doing since former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the law since 2006 – it's a very different picture. Tailpipe emissions – a main contributor to asthma in 200,000 adults and children in Riverside County – have crested and are beginning to come down. AB32, cleaner fuels and clean vehicle advancements are playing an important role in this shift.
Meanwhile, investments in communities are up. Statewide, we're already realizing more than $2.2 billion in proceeds generated through AB32's carbon emissions trading market. These funds are supporting local priorities that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, expand the clean energy economy and contribute to more sustainable communities.
For Riverside County, that has meant $6 million to help complete 138 units of much-needed veterans housing at the former March Air Force Base. Transit riders are about to see improvements from $590,000 in climate investment funds to help extend Metrolink from downtown Riverside to South Perris and add feeder bus and rail service with seamless transfers in Perris, Moreno Valley and Riverside.
California's climate investments are directly reaching local families who need help too. By law, at least 25 percent of the funds must be targeted to people in disadvantaged communities. These are the communities that have been impacted most by climate pollution and suffer the consequences.
These investments are helping people like Salvador and Alicia Jimenez of Perris, who last month received no-cost solar panels on their roof, thanks to AB32 funding. The installation is expected to save the Jimenez family $1,020 this year and more than $36,000 over the lifetime of the panels. Salvador and Alicia, who also operate a family daycare in their home, won't have to choose between healthy food on the table or keeping the lights on.
GRID Alternatives, the nonprofit responsible for the installation at the Jimenez home, also sees projects like these as training opportunities, giving local workers new skills they can apply Inland Southern California's growing solar industry. That means while AB32 is reducing air pollution, it also is lowering family energy costs, creating growth in a new industry and preparing workers for well-paid jobs.
Nine years into California's decisive move toward clean energy and climate action, communities – especially the communities that have suffered the most from pollution – are starting to see the benefits in tangible ways.
The state's groundbreaking leadership has helped bring $27 billion in private investment to the state and swelled the clean energy workforce to 400,000 Californians. We are on our way to meeting greenhouse gas reduction goals for 2020. At the same time, 2020 is not far off, and Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders are right to make sure California builds on its success under the current law.
One important bill in the Legislature right now, Senate Bill 350 by Senate President pro Tem Kevin De León (D-Los Angeles), speeds California's transition to clean energy by cutting petroleum use by 50 percent, setting bold new standards for renewable energy and dramatically improving building efficiency. Another, Senate Bill 32, by Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), puts in place long-range goals for reducing carbon pollution, extending the benefits and success of AB 32 to 2050.
Businesses and communities that are thriving under AB 32 are eager to keep California on track and working to make sure these bills pass. Not surprisingly, oil companies and allies with a vested interest in keeping California hooked on dirty energy are fighting to stop the next phase of climate action, conjuring the same kinds of scary scenarios they claimed would result from AB32, but never happened.
Californians are innovators. This is part of our DNA. That spirit of innovation is alive and well, and embodied in our approach to clean energy, equity and economic prosperity. Inland Southern California and our state as a whole are doing well on the path we have charted for ourselves. Let's be wise and keep moving forward.
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It's back and it's cranky, because it's seventeen, and what self-respecting seventeen-year-old isn't cranky? The story goes that the state of Ohio was looking to snare some funds from the long-defunct Northeast Ohio Art Dealers Association's equally dusty and unused bank account. This caused the NOADA, or what had once been the NOADA, to bristle slightly. Then they figured, ah, let's just put on another expo. Cleveland's got galleries, lots and lots of them; they're just all over the place. So – this Friday, starting at 5 at the old MOCA Cleveland location on Carnegie Avenue, the opening reception for the all-new, spit-shined, newly reborn Northeast Ohio Art Dealers Association Expo gets underway, and there will be music and food, maybe, but art, definitely, and lots of it. (FULL ARTICLE: Steven Litt, Cleveland Plain Dealer)
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Is It Monday Already?
1. The boys are home for Spring Break this week which means I don't have to set my alarm so early.
2. It also means finding quiet time to write is much more difficult to do.
3. Jeaniene Frost has agreed to be interviewed on this blog in May. Yay!!
4. Any questions you'd like to ask her?
5. Carly, one of our kittens, is very sick.
6. The vet says it's fatal. I researched her illness online and only found one case where a cat was cured.
7. I'm forcing food and an auto-immune builder (something I've used successfully myself) down her throat every two hours and praying for a miracle.
8. I don't think one is coming and having to face that grief again so soon is really rough.
9. Started my online query workshop today (it's confined to some specific writer loops or I'd issue a blanket invitation to my blog readers).
10. My house looks like I have three boys home for Spring Break.
11. I'm going to remedy that situation today and they're going to help.
12. I'm sure they'll be thrilled to hear that.
13. The effects of my concussion are nearly non-existent at this point and I'm glad.
14. One of my friends offered to get me a customized helmet and while I could totally rock the helmet look (yeah, right), I turned her down.
15. Two days ago, I was driving home from the store in my hubby's car, grabbed the sun visor to move it to the side--forgetting that the little plastic clip that anchors it in place broke off a while ago--and yanked.
16. Naturally, with nothing anchoring it in place, the sun visor flew toward me and smacked me in the forehead.
17. It didn't hurt.
18. But I did reconsider the whole helmet thing.
19. Reader Question: What questions would you like asked of Jeaniene Frost when I interview her? These can be specific to her as an author or questions for an author in general. I don't promise to use your question, but I'd love to get some ideas. :)


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Advice for fans travelling to Milan for Tottenham's Europa League Round of 16, 2nd leg match with Inter Milan on 14 March.
Date: 14 March 2013
Venue: The San Siro Stadium, Milan
Kick off time: 19:00 (local time)
As well as this advice, check out our travel advice for Italy.
Passports and visas
- You don't need a visa to travel to Italy but you must have a valid passport.
- Remember your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) but also take out travel insurance, even if you're only going for one night - it could save you a lot of money in you get into difficulties.
- In Italy it is obligatory to carry ID with you at all times - you'll also need to take your passport to the match to gain entry to the stadium.
- If you lose your passport, or have it stolen, you will need to obtain an Emergency Travel Document from the British Consulate in Milan which requires a police report, flight reservation and one photo. Fee: 115 euro.
Getting to the stadium
- Best way to the stadium: Metro red line No.1 (direction Rho Fiera). Alight at Lotto station from where special shuttle buses will take you to the stadium. These buses may not run after the match so be prepared for a 20 min walk back to Lotto.
- Coaches organised for those travelling by special charter flights.
- For information on local transport visit the ATM website.
- Be aware there are major road works and traffic diversions in the area.
At the match
- Access to the stadium can be slow. There will be ticket checks and you should have your passport with you. Body searches may take place at the entrance to the turnstiles. To avoid a last minute bottleneck you should aim to arrive at the stadium early.
- Large amounts of loose change, heavy lighters and belts with big buckles may be confiscated and are unlikely to be returned. No bottles or cans are allowed into the ground and alcohol is banned within the stadium.
- Supporters should consult their club regarding size of flags and banners without poles.
- Visiting supporters will be kept behind for around 30 minutes after the match to allow the home fans to disperse
- As in any other city beware of pickpockets and bag snatchers at airports, railway stations, around the town centre and when using public transport. Only carry what you need, leave spare cash and valuables in hotel safety deposits and never leave valuables or anything on show in cars.
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This may be OT since it doesn't really have anything to do with Perl, but one of your original assumptions is wrong.
In an even base a integer ending in an even digit must be even because the previous digits are multiplied by a power of an even base . Leaving the last digit to decide the parity.
In an odd base the total of the digits must be even for the integer to be even because all of the digits are multiplied by a power of an odd base so that the that the parity of the integer depends on parity of all the digits.
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Review: The Narrow Margin (1952)
The Narrow Margin airs on TCM Friday March 8, 2013. Check local listings for time.
The Narrow Margin is one of the great film noirs that takes giddy joy in reveling in its genre. From the very opening title sequence, it brazenly telegraphs exactly what you're about to enjoy. Made on a paltry (even by 1952 standards) $200,000, it is a film school lesson in stark, barebones filmmaking that exploits its one location -the train – and exercises its director Richard Fleischer's skills by challenging him to use every aspect and nuance of this main set piece.
What do think of The Narrow Margin? Tell us in the comments!
As with the best noirs, nothing is as it seems. So we take this journey alongside our characters and willingly suspend any disbelief for the duration. Within the strong story's foundation of a no-nonsense police detective (a perfect Charles McGraw) escorting a witness to a murder (Marie Windsor) on her way to testify against a crime lord, we are joined by three hired killers who don't know what the witness looks like. Thus the cat-and-mouse begins. If this story took to the streets, it would follow the pattern of most "chase" crime thrillers, but it's from the claustrophobic nature of the train that Fleischer draws his inspiration.
The churning train engine noise and clackety train tracks run continually under the scenes. The frame is always crammed with low ceilinged, tight walled compartments, as passengers squeeze past one another. The camera is a character as well, pushing through or giving way to people moving past. You can feel the sweat, the heat, the stink of these desperate people scrambling to get from one place to the next.
To give away more of the plot would only take a little away from the joys inherent to the film. But even for those who have seen The Narrow Margin before, knowing what comes next doesn't detract from the richness of the performances and storytelling.
One of my favorite noirs -The Narrow Margin is one of those DVDs I throw in the player more than I'd like to admit. I always find something new to draw from it, whether it's the author's tip of the hat to HUAC's witch trials, (does McGraw turn stool pigeon and save his neck?) or the fear of an imminent attack from foreign invaders (who are the bad guys really?), or the confusion and loathing of an unrecognizable America post WWII, The Narrow Margin's taut script, riveting performances, and labyrinthine and claustrophobic cinematography will stay in your head long after the credits have rolled.
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SUCH a great movie! I have to get this on DVD, too.
So glad you liked it! I'm a Noir Nut, but this one really sets the bar.
One of my favorite exchanges of dialogue in any movie, between McGraw and Windsor: "You make me sick to my stomach". "Use the sink".
I L-O-V-E The Narrow Margin!


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As more and more people move to the coastal South there is a growing need to understand how to design your house for our hot humid climate. The intense solar radiation and high moisture create unique challenges to building a comfortable house that is easy to maintain and minimizes the impact to the environment.
Prior to the advent of air conditioning, an understanding of local environments enabled southerners to build in ways that buffered the harsh climatic realities. As Europeans moved to the southern colonies it typically took them a generation to adapt their native architecture to the climatic conditions of the region. They quickly learned that houses one room thick maximized cross ventilation. The thin plans also provided ample light that prohibited mold growth in dark areas. The best orientation of this thin plan was east to west to reduce solar gain. The windows were located to catch the prevailing summer breezes. Large porches or verandas were always located on the southern side and often on the east and west, too. The verandas protected the house from both the sun and the rain, provided circulation, and created a cool place to sit and sleep in the summertime. High ceilings allowed the heat to rise and provided a more comfortable environment. By raising the houses off the ground several things were accomplished; it allowed the first floor to be out of the flood plain in coastal areas; breezes are better on the raised first floor; and air circulation under the house helped reduce the heat gain.
An early prototype embracing these principles is the dog trot, also known as "two pens and a passage". One room was typically used for sleeping and the other for cooking. The covered open center passage was the main sitting room in warm weather that was cooled naturally by the Bernoulli effect. The center passage was often used as the dog kennel and thus the name dog trot. Dog trots are found in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, the Carolinas, and Texas.
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Dandenong's Nocturnal Winter Arts Festival is a gem and a testing ground for fantastic artists working with light and in public space.
In 2015 Hello City worked with council to explore possible directions for the future of the festival. We interviewed key stakeholders including council officers, councillors, executive, volunteers and artists to understand the history, meaning and purpose of the event. We then developed a series of scenarios for testing, playing out the implications for each option in terms of costs, resourcing, positioning, messaging and logistics, in order to aid decision making around how this beloved event evolves to maximise its potential.


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Restless sleep may cause widespread pain in people over 50, study shows
A poor night's sleep is not only exhausting, but may also be a cause of widespread pain among people over 50, Medical Xpress reported.
In a study published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology, researchers collected data from 4,326 people over age 50 in order to analyze their psychological and physical health, lifestyle and levels of pain. Though all patients were free of widespread pain at the start of the study, 2,764 reported some pain and 1,562 reported no pain.
Three years later, the researchers followed up and discovered that 19 percent of participants had developed new widespread pain. Widespread pain is defined as pain affecting multiple areas of the body. Overall, 25 percent of the group that originally reported some pain and 8 percent of the group that initially had no pain went on to develop widespread pain. The condition was also more common among older participants, compared to younger subjects.
After adjusting for osteoarthritis, researchers found that people who experienced non-restorative sleep, anxiety, poor physical health or cognitive complaints were more likely to have developed widespread pain.
"Combined interventions that treat both site-specific and widespread pain are needed for older adults," study author Dr. John McBeth from the Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre at Keele University in Staffordshire, England said.


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ANOTHER person doing a Hollywood "acting" performance is Kevin Spacey in the film adaptation of E. Annie Proulx's best-seller The Shipping News.
He plays the central character Quoyle who, following a family tragedy, decides to settle in Newfoundland.
Director Lasse Hallstrom has made a speciality of book adaptations and while the script has come from Robert Nelson Jacobs, Hallstrom nevertheless makes a pretty good fist of it.
He is much helped by the intriguing landscape of Newfoundland itself and a stellar cast of top film players.
Among them we have Julianne Moore as the single mother with whom Spacey develops a relationship and Dame Judi Dench doing her usual scene-stealing.
Emotionally it packs quite a powerful punch and the movie always looks good.
If it sometimes has a worthy feel to it rather than a relaxed honest one, that's often the result of a literary adaptation.
Spacey, anyway, proves that he is one of the more interesting actors in Hollywood today.


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Lumia 920, the current flagship smartphone of the Finnish tech giant Nokia and one of the five Windows Phone 8 based handsets, which is being eagerly awaited by the Indian tech enthusiasts is yet to make its way to the country.
As per a recent report by BGR India, the Nokia Priority Retailer in Select CityWalk Mall in South Delhi is claiming that the Lumia 920 would be available to customers who have pre-booked it by January 14. The report also claims that most Priority dealers would receive demo units by January 3.
Nokia has also posted a teaser showing the device with a Coming Soon tag on its page, however, the report states that the company denied claiming that it is not accepting any pre-orders for now.
Earlier, there were reports claiming that Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 will be launched in India officially in November and December, but there is no information officially regarding the launch.
Speaking of specifications, Lumia 920 packs a 4.5 inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels along with PureMotion HD and ClearBlack display technologies. The handset is equipped with an 8.7MP rear camera with PureView branding, 1.2MP front camera, 1.5GHz dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 1GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, NFC connectivity and 2,000 mAh Li-ion battery.
Further, the handset is packed with groundbreaking features including wireless charging and glove-friendly capacitive touchscreen display.
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Given its reputation for pristine skies, you might be surprised to find out that the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) has challenged the staff at Natural Bridges to do better.
And they did just that. Employees have replaced some 80% of the park's light fixtures with full-cut-off shields that point all of the bulbs' light downward. Doing so allowed a wholesale changeover to energy-efficient compact-fluorescent light bulbs. Park officials plan to convert the rest of the park's lights in the coming months.
This effort has led the IDA to recognize Natural Bridges National Monument as the world's first International Dark-Sky Park, which the National Park Service proudly announced on April 5th.
The improvements at Natural Bridges are just a sample of many actions being taken by the Service to protect the night skies as a natural resource. As Natural Bridges' superintendent Corky Hays notes, "I hope our national parks can continue to provide a clear view of the heavens that so many of us have lost from our backyards."


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The wonders of olive oil are beginning to take the world by storm. While most households have switched to olive oil for cooking for better health, there are even more benefits of the oil if applied on our body and hair.
Olives are not a vegetable, but a fruit and extra virgin olive oil is the pure oil obtained from the fruit, without using any solvents or synthetic treatment.
Olive oil has been used since generations to moisturize and rejuvenate skin and hair. This is because it contains a high amount of vitamins A, D, K and E. Vitamin E is considered a key source of protein used to fight against free radicals. It thus helps in the fighting against skin disorders such as acne, psoriasis, and eczemas.
Regular use of olive oil can add radiance to your skin and hair. Here are some suggestions on treating daily ailments with this wonder oil:
1. Reduce Blackheads
Massage your face with olive oil in circular movements. Leave for a minute, then gently scrub your face with a hot towel. Repeat for one or two weeks and notice a visible difference in your skin and minimize blackheads.
2. Makeup Remover
Removing makeup can be tough, especially around the eyes. Opt for olive oil over chemical removers. Simply dab some oil on a cotton swab and wipe away makeup from your skin. It works well without causing harm to your skin.
3. Face Masks
Olive oil can be a great ingredient for making face packs. Mix it with an egg white to soothe dry skin. Another great face pack is one made from one teaspoon olive oil mixed with honey and milk.
4. Daily Skin Lotion
Rubbing olive oil on your body every day after a bath will keep your skin smooth and supple. It works well for both summer and winter months. You can also soothe relaxed eyes and reduce dark circles by dabbing a bit of olive oil under your eyes before going to bed.
5. Exfoliation
Mix olive oil with sea salts and rub on stubborn skin like elbows, knees, neck and heels. It works wonders in removing dead skin cells.
6. Hands and Feet Care
Apply olive oil to your finger tips to keep nail beds and cuticles soft while adding shine to it. You can make a scrub for your hands by adding one teaspoon of sugar to two teaspoons of olive oil and massaging well, before washing off. Regular use of this scrub will ensure your hands never go dry.
For dry, scaly feet, soak your feet in a mix of lukewarm water and one tablespoon of olive oil every night. The sugar scrub works well for the feet too.
7. Reduce Stretch Marks
Massaging the belly with olive oil is recommended for pregnant women to maintain skin elasticity. This helps reducing the stretch marks that appear post delivery.
8. Reduce Dandruff and Deep Condition
Regular scalp massage of olive oil has proven to reduce dandruff over time. It also acts as a deep conditioner. Simply wrap a hot towel or a shower cap on your head after a massage and leave for 10 minutes. Shampoo normally and get smooth, shiny hair that is more manageable with each wash. You can also warm the oil in winters before applying.
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Elected in November 2014, Lisa Frizell is serving her first term as Douglas County Assessor. She spent the previous 16 years working in the County Assessor's Office, including 14 in leadership roles, most recently as Administrative Deputy Assessor.
As Assessor, Lisa oversees a statutory office that discovers, lists, classifies and values all real and personal property in Douglas County. The Assessor's Office is also responsible for maintaining exemptions and public records, including ownership and parcel boundary mapping.
Along with increasing efficiency and simplifying government for her constituents, Lisa hopes to expand public and private partnerships that will help enhance Douglas County's economic development. She is a firm believer, that in government, customer service is the job of each employee at every level.
Lisa has served in many leadership positions outside the Assessor's Office. These include Treasurer for the Colorado Assessor's Association, Board Chair for the Harris-Realware User Group, which develops the land records management software used in the Douglas County Assessor's Office, along with many other jurisdictions nationally. She is also the Chair for the Douglas County Business Technology Steering Committee, which oversees and prioritizes County-wide technology investments.
As an avid volunteer, she has served as both Chair and Treasurer of the Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; has been a Girl Scout Leader; Metropolitan District Board Director; County Delegate; Precinct Leader; and Chaired the Colorado Artfest at Castle Rock for four years.
Lisa is licensed by the State of Colorado as a Certified Residential Appraiser, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Colorado. A native of the County, she earned her high school diploma from Douglas County High School in Castle Rock. She is married to her husband Dave and has two children, a daughter who is a senior at Southern Methodist University and a son who recently completed his service in the United States Army.


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Old Spice guy forced to wear shirt in accepting Emmy for best adBy T.L. Stanley on Wed Aug 25 2010
Is Isaiah Mustafa even more beloved than Betty White? He was this past weekend at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, beating out the octogenarian for the award for best TV commercial. White was nominated for the Snickers ad that launched during the Super Bowl, but Mustafa and ad agency Wieden + Kennedy took the Emmy for "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like" for Old Spice Body Wash. It's the latest in a growing line of formal praise for a campaign that hit TV like a ton of bricks and became an ongoing viral sensation. (It moved a ton of product, too.) Mustafa, a former NFL player whose six pack is perhaps as well known now as his face, had to keep his shirt on for the event in Los Angeles—"due to the dress code," agency folks told our brother pub, The Hollywood Reporter. Sorry, ladies! Old Spice beat out Absolut vodka's "Anthem" (TBWA\Chiat\Day), Audi's "Green Car" (Venables, Bell & Partners), Snicker's "Game" (BBDO) and Nike's "Human Chain" and Coca-Cola's "Finals" (both also from Wieden).


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All indexes increased on the stock market on March 1. On HSX the VN-Index rose 2.19 points (0.39 per cent) and the VN30-Index increased 2.33 points (0.41 per cent). On HNX the HNX-Index finished 0.23 points (0.29 per cent) higher and the HNX30-Index rose 0.65 points (0.47 per cent).
VNM contributed significantly to the rising market, with trading value in the market of some VND87 billion ($3.9 million) and increasing 1.6 per cent. There were some VND79 billion ($3.5 million) in VNM shares traded.
Other large caps pushing the market up today included MBB, which rose by 3.4 per cent, GAS 2.1 per cent, and FPT 0.8 per cent.
The most impressive performer was REE, which hit its ceiling of 6.1 per cent. It peaked at VND26,200 ($1.17) from VND24,300 ($1.09) at the opening of the afternoon session, with some 1.8 million shares sold at the ceiling price. Some 2.49 million shares changed hands today, valued at VND64.9 billion ($2.91 million); the share's highest trade for seven months.
Banking shares slowed today, with the three largest caps standing still, while CTG was down 1.12 per cent and VCB 0.73 per cent.
Oil and gas shares had a good day's trade on both markets, with PCG up 9.38 per cent, ASP 2.63 per cent, GAS 2.11 per cent, CNG 1.27 per cent, and PGD 0.56 per cent.
Foreign investors net bought by some VND8.5 billion ($381,180) in each market.
On HSX, MBB led on the buying side with a net VND13 billion ($582,920). On the selling side VIC saw VND22 billion ($986,480) in trade and PVD VND21 billion ($941,640).
Market saw all of the indexes increasing today March 1. In HSX, the VN-Index 2.19 points (0.39 per cent), the VN30-Index increase 2.33 points (0.41 per cent). In the HNX, the HNX-index increase 0.23 points (0.29 per cent) and the HNX30-Index increase 0.65 points (0.47 per cent) over the course of today trading.
VNM today contribute significantly to the market with trading value of some VND87 billion ($3.9 million), this large cap share increase 1.6 per cent. There were some of VND79 billion ($3.5 million) contribute to the market from the VNM today.
The other large caps helping market up today includes of MBB 3.4 per cent, GAS 2.1 per cent and FPT 0.8 per cent.
The most impressive performing share today was REE, this share hit the ceiling of 6.1 per cent. This share hit the peak of VND26,200 ($1.17) per shares from VND24,300 ($1.09) at the opening of afternoon session, there were some of 1.8 million of this shares sold at the ceiling price. There were some of 2.49 million shares changing hand today, value at VND64.9 billion ($2.91 million), making the total trading volume of this share highest in the last 7 months.
Banking shares slow today with three largest caps not increasing, the CTG down 1.12 per cent, VCB 0.73 per cent and BID remain at the opening price.
Oil and gas shares finding a positive trading day in both market, the PCG up 9.38 per cent, ASP 2.63 per cent, GAS 2.11 per cent, CNG 1.27 per cent and PGD 0.56 per cent.
Foreign investor saw net buying of some VND8.5 billion ($381,180) each market.
In the HSX, MBB leading of the buying side with net buying of some VND13 billion ($582,920). On the selling side VIC saw net buying of some VND22 billion ($986,480) and PVD of VND21 billion ($941,640).


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Ragheb Alama threatens to leave Alam El Phan
Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama has threatened to leave his production company Alam El Phan after they have been continuously delaying the release of his upcoming album. Disputes erupted between Ragheb and the owner of the company, Muhsin Jaber, after the later postponed the release more than three times and the situation reached a dead-end.
The singer had placed the final touches on his upcoming album and finalized it over two months ago in the hope that it will be launched in the beginning of the summer season. Ragheb had repeatedly tried to pressure Muhsin in releasing the album, but the latter kept delaying the matter making the singer go into an outrage.
Ragheb announced that this album will be the last he will produce with Alam El Phan, and that he will not renew his three-year contract, which is about to end.
Alama's album "Al Hub Al Kabeer" (The Big Love) is said to be the last one Ragheb will release under Alam El Phan, as it is rumored that he is currently holding negotiations with Rotana Production Company for the possibility of joining them.
Ragheb did not make any public announcement regarding the possibility of his shift to Rotana. Alama is currently shooting two songs from his upcoming album, which features 12 songs, in the form of a video clip in complete secrecy refusing to give out any details.
Alama was shocked when he heard of recent circulating rumors that a dispute between him and Egyptian singer Ehab Tawfiq had broken out over a song. Ragheb is amazed how such a rumor had spread so fast stressing that there is no form of dispute between him and Ehab over any song or anything else.
It was rumored that Ragheb had wanted to include a song in his new album, but was shocked to learn that Ehab had already took it and bought the legal copyright for it. The dispute was said to have been created by composer Mahmoud Balkouneh had supposedly had promised the song to both singers.
Ragheb noted that the truth of the matter is, there is no such song that he is fighting over and that he has already chosen all the songs for his upcoming album long ago. The singer expressed extreme disappointment towards several media agencies who attempt to create problems between him and other singers, saying that such actions are unethical. –Albawaba.com
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Remember the emperor in "Amadeus" who complained there were "too many notes" in Mozart's music? After struggling for years to build an independent-film movement free of Hollywood domination, some participants are worrying that the campaign has succeeded too well - allowing too many movies into a marketplace that's not robust enough to accommodate them all.
If the gloomiest predictions come true, a handful of eagerly awaited "indies" may reach a significant number of theaters in coming seasons, but the rest will kill each other off by spreading audiences too thin. This could discourage new filmmakers from entering the field and hand yet another victory to Hollywood's power brokers.
The modern wave of indie filmmaking began in the 1960s, when John Cassavetes used his earnings as a Hollywood star to finance a series of highly personal productions still unsurpassed for integrity and originality.
A milestone came in 1989 when Steven Soderbergh's comedy "Sex, Lies, & Videotape" took the Cannes festival's top prize and an Oscar for best screenplay, becoming a box-office smash along the way.
One of its messages was that indies could make big money if launched and marketed right. If anyone missed the message on that occasion, they got it when "The Blair Witch Project" flew into theaters last year, brewing up the healthiest cost-to-profit ratio in American film history.
This sounds rosy until you talk with a practicing indie filmmaker like Bette Gordon, whose haunting "Luminous Motion" opened in theaters last spring. She fears indie production is proceeding too prolifically and haphazardly, creating a glut of pictures that today's fragmented marketplace - divided between theatrical films, video, and other media - simply can't support.
"There are more and more people making movies," she told me recently, "but we're almost at the point where there's too much product and not enough distributors and theaters that will show it. Critics go out on a limb and ask the audience to be more critical and engaged, but distributors and theater owners are scared they can't make their money back. So many films are made, and few of them see the light of day. Something has to give."
It's possible that more young talents will turn to the Internet or straight-to-video production, handing their limited share of the theatrical scene back to the big studios by default. The days have already passed when non-Hollywood offerings could expect indulgent reviews.
Two of this week's openings mark opposite ends of the indie spectrum.
Girlfight emerged from the midwinter Sundance Film Festival - like "Sex, Lies, & Videotape," which helped put Sundance on the cultural map - and gathered more advance momentum at other specialized events. Its theatrical debut was cannily delayed until autumn, allowing word-of-mouth buzz to build for months and positioning it as a "serious picture" with spirit and substance.
All of which means indie-conscious moviegoers are primed for "Girlfight." They'll find it delivers what its promotion promises: a touching plot about a teenager who uses prizefighting as an escape route from her working-class home, and a punchy performance by Michelle Rodriguez as the heroine.
They may find Karyn Kusama's filmmaking a touch on the conventional side, however, recalling other movies - even Hollywood ones - about troubled households and feisty kids. While the picture may score a knockout by attracting everyday audiences as well as indie buffs, there's a chance it will do disappointingly with both groups, appearing too traditional for the indie crowd yet too scruffy for multiplexes. Its progress will be instructive to watch.
At the other end of the scale is The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, which follows the frequent indie practice of niche marketing - in this case, the sizable audience for gay-oriented stories made in a mainstream style.
In many respects, the movie is as old-fashioned as its subtitle, spinning the interwoven yarns of several lovelorn Los Angeles characters. The only twist is that its heroes are primarily gay men, played with varying degrees of charm by a mostly young cast presided over by the more seasoned John Mahoney, of TV's popular "Frasier" show.
As much as they'd like to attract general audiences, director Greg Berlanti and the other makers of "The Broken Hearts Club" will surely be content if they can dominate their chosen niche - unlike the "Girlfight" producers, who clearly hope for a demographic sweep.
'Girlfight,' rated R, contains violence and vulgar language. 'The Broken Hearts Club,' rated R, contains sex and vulgarity.
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Running Tracks In Reverse
Posted Jan 05 2017 - 06:09 AM
The original game had just the 67 cars and 11 tracks, we now have almost 400 tracks and 8 carsets ( with the 1955 mod coming sometime soon ( ish)? ). Just like other leagues we have to make a choice about which cars/tracks to run on the other ( Tuesday for UKGPL) available evening slots.
I have been around GPL online for approx 10 years and have heard fables about running tracks in the reverse direction. It occured to me that as a novel and fun series we might run the same 11 Pappy tracks in reverse direction with the various carsets, which would sort of keep things in line with the 50th anniversary of 1967.
I have not had much luck in finding any info about how to find/set up this reverse direction patch, so can anyone offer any advice/experience of sorting this. As with all things related to online league racing, any experience of black screens/discos or other problems would be appreciated.
Thanks guys in advance and have a great 2017.
Posted Jan 05 2017 - 07:13 AM
Unfortunately the program does not work anymore on Windows 10 for me.
Posted Jan 05 2017 - 07:17 AM
Edited by gliebzeit, Jan 05 2017 - 07:20 AM.
Posted Jan 05 2017 - 08:31 AM
gliebzeit, on Jan 05 2017 - 07:17 AM, said:
Rats!!! Well that kind of limits it's appeal doesn't it!! LOL........unless anyone knows differently?
Posted Jan 05 2017 - 09:37 AM
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Posted Jan 05 2017 - 09:55 AM
evilclive, on Jan 05 2017 - 08:31 AM, said:
it's only the reversing that must run under XP,
the racing can be done with any OS
so I can revert all tracks you want...
Posted Jan 05 2017 - 12:38 PM
No idea about Papy 11.
Track elevations often appear very different.
Might want to use FB Adjust?
No idea about that either.
But it is fun to do.
Maybe check this out for sure before locking in?
Or run other tracks that were in use in 67?
Edited by John Woods, Jan 05 2017 - 12:39 PM.
Posted Jan 06 2017 - 02:34 AM
I may still have some, I'll have a look when I get home.
Reversed Watkins Glen was available as a download at one time that worked very well and as an added bonus you could use the spring or summer graphics as an alternative to the normal direction to give it a different look. Albi reversed is available.
When I raced motorbikes the club (British Motorcycle Racing Club) had an annual meet at Brands run in the reversed direction.
Posted Jan 06 2017 - 04:31 AM
Please continue to post any info here, especially if there are complete tracks like Alan has suggested above.
If this is going to work for on-line racing, it has to be simple and idiot proof for the user requiring no computer tech ability, and there is no one better qualified to test the application than myself. Anyone who knows my history will testify that I provoke an allergic reaction in silicone technology that causes an immediate breakdown in all digital processes.
Hopefully we will get this working and we can post back with the final results for all to try.
In the meantime........ if there are any clever boffins out there with time on their hands who could create an up to date "patch" to make this more user friendly?? It would effectively double the number of circuits available for GPL .
Posted Jan 06 2017 - 05:32 AM
1. You need to run it using DOSBOX (available from www.dosbox.com)
2. You need a DPMI manager. Here is the one I downloaded. Just drop the contents of the zipped \bin folder into the same one as the gplrev executable.
csdpmi5b.zip 53.27K 8 downloads
Edited by webfoot, Jan 06 2017 - 05:35 AM.
Posted Jan 06 2017 - 08:16 AM
Nurburgring runs fine with some strange floating trees and other issues I have disguised using some fog settings. Pits and practice is ok.
Dundrod runs fine in the race but for practice the cars in the pits are in the ditch on the opposite side of the road so ShiftR is required. Just a bit of trees clipping but not much.
Watkins glen runs like a dream but I think this was done by someone else and issues sorted.
IoM will not load and if I recall it never did; perhaps someone could sort it out.
Spa has no issues at all (some pop-ups) and is great.
Monaco has no issues at all (some pop-ups) and is great.
In all cases the groove needs sorting as does some AI behaviour.
I'm pretty sure I have more.
Posted Jan 06 2017 - 08:40 AM
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Posted Jan 06 2017 - 08:59 PM
Alan Davies, on Jan 06 2017 - 08:16 AM, said:
For Isle of Man Mountain Course (Namfoi) you have to extract "bump2.3do" from the dat, then do the reverse and put "bump2.3do" again when the reverse is done.
In 2008 the great Belgian champion Frederic Gubbels gave us (the french community) all the papys reversed. The belgium league should drive in march on the Zandvoort reversed, by example.
I could put the links if i'm authorised to by an admin.
Posted Jan 07 2017 - 04:19 AM
The possibility of getting some "ready to run" reverse track files is good news. If Rookie4ever can get check with his admin about the Pappy tracks that would be just fantastic. Maybe later this year we might organise an Interleague series like we did a few years ago if we can fit in the dates??
I understand that there might just be a copyright issue with public availability of complete reversed track files, and i certainly do not want to stir up any problems for anyone. But, is there a way that we can create a semi private database of these tracks that are accessible by recognised league moderators?
One half of me wonders if after almost 20 yrs since publishing these originals, would anyone care , provided no money changes hands??
My good friend Axel is working on getting our server set up for a trial race at Aznom, and checking what client PC's have to do for this all to work seamlessly.
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Lots of Americans Heard About Heartbleed, but Not Many Were Worried
Even though Heartbleed is up there with the all-time worst cybersecurity vulnerabilities and got a lot of press that said as much, only 39 percent of Internet users took action to protect themselves, and only 29 percent actually thought their personal data was at risk. According to a Pew survey of 1,501 Americans conducted last week, 64 percent of U.S. Internet users knew about Heartbleed.
Awareness of cybersecurity and personal data protection is growing in the U.S., partly due to revelations about National Security Agency surveillance. But when a third of Americans haven't even heard about Heartbleed and more than that haven't done anything to protect themselves, it's clear that the topic isn't on everyone's mind yet.
For comparison, in an earlier Pew survey, 88 percent of Americans reported hearing "a lot" about the 2012 Newtown shootings. And in the same survey that asked about Heartbeed, 46 percent of adults said they had heard "a lot" about tensions between Russia and Ukraine, but only 19 percent reported hearing "a lot" about Heartbleed.
It's important that news about vulnerabilities spread as widely as possible so people can learn about threats to their digital security and at least be informed in their decisions to address the problems or not. The more people patch something or take other protective steps, the less enticing the flaw is for hackers looking to steal data on a large scale. The Pew results don't exactly paint a picture of Americans dropping everything to prioritize cybersecurity, but you can still look at them as promising. It just may take a few more damaging incidents to really shock people into understanding the urgency.
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