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Merck's use of cartoon characters from the movie "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" to market children's allergy drug Claritin is dangerous and deceptive, advocacy groups say.
Use of the animated animals may cause kids to confuse the medicine with candy, according to a complaint filed by 11 groups yesterday with the Federal Trade Commission. The same characters are used to sell children's snacks and Happy Meals at McDonald's, the groups said.
Merck's marketing campaign for grape-flavored chewable children's Claritin includes free Madagascar stickers, a mail-in movie ticket voucher and Madagascar-themed games. The promotions violate a precedent for marketing to children set by the FTC in 1977, the groups say. In that case, the agency ruled that Spider-Man couldn't be used in television and print ads to market vitamins to children. The organizations said the ruling should be used to stop the movie-themed marketing of Claritin.
The marketing "creates a very real danger of product confusion and may induce children to over-consume Grape-Flavored Children's Claritin allergy medication," wrote Cara Wilking, staff attorney with the Public Health Advocacy Institute, a legal research center affiliated with Northeastern University in Boston.
"We advertise in appropriate venues to reach those parents of children who may benefit from the use of children's Claritin," said Merck spokeswoman Kelley Dougherty in an e- mail. "The advertising is directed to the parents of children viewing the movies, not to the children themselves."
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.'s "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" was the No. 1 movie for a second weekend at U.S. and Canadian theaters last weekend, taking in $34.1 million in ticket sales.
The interest groups who signed on to the FTC complaint include Washington D.C.-based Public Citizen and the Public Health Institute in Oakland, Calif.
FTC spokeswoman Cecelia Prewett said the agency has received the complaint and declined to comment.

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YOU might say that Richard Cahill foresaw the sinking of the ferry Estonia last week in the Baltic.
In ``Disasters at Sea,'' a 1990 book analyzing major shipping mishaps, Mr. Cahill included a chapter entitled, ``The RO-RO, an Unsafe Design.''
Now Cahill, a ship captain who lives in Austin, Texas, predicts in an interview that ``there will be more'' sinkings because he considers the design of the ships, called roll-on, roll-off, or RO-RO, inherently inadequate because there are no watertight compartments to help keep the boat afloat in an emergency.
``All RO-ROs without internal subdivision are unsafe,'' Cahill says.
At a meeting Dec. 5-9 the Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will consider the safety of the 4,500 RO-RO vessels around the world.
``It is intended that this [meeting] will take into account both construction and operational features,'' says Roger Kohn, a spokesman for the IMO, a shipping-industry group based in London.
``The aim of all of this is to really open up the whole issue of RO-RO safety,'' he adds, ``not on a piecemeal basis, but looking at the whole question.''
The Estonia went down Sept. 28 in a Baltic Sea storm, killing more than 900 people. Although it is still early in the investigation of the disaster, there is evidence that the vessel's bow doors failed.
This week maritime authorities in Finland and Sweden ordered that the bow doors of Baltic Sea ferries be welded shut, at least until the completion of the Estonia investigation.
The US's RO-RO fleet
The United States has a small fleet of RO-RO ferries. Most ply relatively narrow bodies of water, such as Long Island Sound or the channel between Staten Island and Manhattan in New York City. Also, some ocean-going ferries sail between California and Hawaii, and between Portland, Maine, and Nova Scotia. All of these ferries are regularly examined by the US Coast Guard.
``We certainly wait with interest [for] the IMO report,'' says Peter Popko, assistant chief of the Coast Guard's Merchant Vessel Inspection and Documentation Division in Washington.
In Portland, Maine, Coast Guard Lt. Steve Wischmann says that, as a result of the Estonia sinking, ``we are likely to look at certain systems more closely as we learn what went wrong.''
This is not the first time the IMO has looked at the issue of RO-RO safety. In 1988, the organization tightened its standards for the stability of the vessels. The new standards were to be phased in over 11 years, since the IMO did not want to burden ferry owners with the cost of massive conversion. In addition, the IMO points out, there would not be enough shipyard capacity for sudden changes.
The first improvements in safety for the oldest of the ships was supposed to take place last Saturday. The Estonia, built in 1980, was not due for improvements for several years, according to Mr. Kohn.
The IMO changes followed a 1987 shipping mishap when the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized off Zeebruge, Belgium, killing 200 people. An inquiry found that the bow doors had not been safely closed, allowing water to flood the car deck. As the water sloshed around, the boat lost stability and ultimately capsized.
Before the Estonia departed on its overnight trip to Sweden last week, Swedish inspectors had noted some weakness in the door seals. The head of the Swedish maritime safety division has already indicated he believes the bow door ``had a break and was exposed to the excessive forces of the sea.''
On Oct. 2, investigators located the ship in about 250 feet of water. Underwater robots filmed the wreck.
On Oct. 3, investigators who reviewed the video tape said the locks on the front of the cargo door had failed. As a result, the cargo door was torn off by the waves. The video also showed a problem with the inner bow door, which doubles as a ramp. The video showed a gap of about three feet along the top edge of the ramp. This was wide enough to allow in the tons of water that ultimately destabilized the vessel.
As the Estonia started to pound into 18-foot waves, ``What could have started off as a trickle could come spurting through in a stream,'' Cahill says. ``It was not discovered immediately, and by then it was too much to handle.''
Cahill, who has been a visiting professor at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., believes the captain should not have sailed once he had learned the gaskets were leaking slightly, but should have gotten the gaskets repaired.
Once water gets in, the boats capsize relatively easily owing to the ``free surface effect.'' This is what happens when a metal ice-cube tray is filled with water. Water easily sloshes over the sides of the tray until the compartments are inserted.
Other RO-RO sinkings
On the RO-ROs, there are no compartments or watertight bulkheads to impede the movement of water, since the whole idea of the ship is to move cars and trucks on and off the vessel quickly. The incoming water destabilizes the vessel as tons of water shift. Once the vessel starts to heel over, the trucks and cars also begin to shift, compounding the problem.
Since RO-ROs have been in service, the best known mishaps involved the Princess Victoria, which lost 133 people in 1953; the Zenobia, which sank without loss of life in 1980; the Speedlink Vanguard, which went down in 1982 after colliding with another RO-RO, the European Gateway, off Harwich, England, with six deaths; and the Herald of Free Enterprise in 1987.
In recent years there have been some attempts to improve the design. A RO-RO that runs from California to Hawaii has bulkheads built along the sides of the hull. Normally these compartments carry fuel and water. ``If the ship gets water inside, this area remains intact and the ship remains very stable,'' says Cahill.
In Australia, a few RO-ROs have been built like catamarans on pontoons. ``They are more expensive to build, and they tend to be smaller, but this is the ideal design,'' he adds.


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Saturday, November 3, 2007
Chapter 7. Passover
Winter ended and Spring began. The snow melted and the hills were just beginning to bring out their green color. Passover in the Spring, like Rosh Hashonoh and Yom Kippur in the Fall, were strange times in Korea for me, a dipping back into reality, that is to say my reality, not the U.S. Army and Korean reality to which I had become accustomed. For months I had been living in an American outpost, not the America that I had lived in since birth, but a strange far away military America with different customs, a different language, and a different way of dress. Outside my American island, I was surrounded by a basically friendly but strange people who looked, acted, ate, and dressed differently than I, and spoke a language which I for the most part could not share with them. Yet, on a Sunday afternoon in Seoul when I would wander through a park or ancient palace or museum, I would see Korean families on their Sunday outing or picnicking on the grass. I felt a kinship, a certain warmth. They reminded me more of home than Camp Casey, my safe but sterile outpost.
Anyway, on the Jewish holidays, in the middle of this foreign land, out would appear Jews, not just American Jewish soldiers, but people who were there for one reason or another, old people, young people, women, children, families. Some were there temporarily on business. Some might have been permanent, maybe the remnants of people who had fled there to escape the Holocaust. I don't really know where they all came from. There was one Korean man who came to services on all the Jewish holidays. He wore his yarmulke (skull cap) and tallis (prayer shawl), davened (prayed), and obviously knew what he was doing. Then there were the Korean observers, young men and women, who would stand in the back, a different group each time. I guess we were interesting, perhaps exotic, to them. It reminded me of the time back home when I went with a friend to midnight mass on Christmas Eve just to see what it was like. Watching someone else's religious services can be fun.
There were two Jewish rabbi chaplains in the Army in Korea, one stationed at Camp Red Cloud in Ui Jong Bu, the other somewhere further south. But the holidays were celebrated at Yongson Compound, the main army post in Seoul. That compound had been the headquarters for the Japanese army when they ruled Korea. It was a rather nice looking place. Some of the old buildings had a kind of elegance, for an army post. There were big old trees. All in all it was a rather nice place.
The seder was held in a soldiers' mess hall (dining hall in regular English). Where soldiers of the Imperial Japanese army had eaten for many years and later our American soldiers had eaten, we now were eating matzoh (unleavened bread) and saying brukhas (blessings) over the four cups of wine. One of the children asked the Manishtana (four questions). There were moror (bitter horse radish) and kharoses (a sweet mixture of apples, nuts, and wine). There were greens, salt water, and hard boiled eggs. After dinner, the men raced through the prayers until we got to the songs. We all sang together, the soldiers, the business men away from home, the obviously Jewish Korean man, the Korean observers, the Jews who just lived there for whatever reason, the men, the women, the children, the old people, we all sang together. The next morning we reassembled in the chapel for services. That afternoon I pretty much just hung around. I ran into Fishberg and some other guys sitting under a tree talking about all sorts of things, like what we planned to do when we would go home. Fishberg was going to go back to New York. He was already accepted into an internal medicine residency at some hospital back there. Lieutenant Pepper, the food service officer, was undecided about whether to go to graduate school to study archaeology or go into his father's restaurant business. I wonder what he actually ended up doing, maybe something else altogether. Passover happened to fall on a weekend that year, so the next day was Sunday and we had an extra day in Seoul. As the sun was dipping low in the sky, our conversation turned to what we would do that evening. By the time it had fallen below the horizon, we had decided on the Green Door in Yong Dong Po rather than the Ranch. When night had come and the stars twinkled in a cloudless black sky, the spell had already been broken. We were off in a taxi, like mice in Cinderella's pumpkin, dashing to our usual entertainment.
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Shipping Pets (Vancouver)
Hi everyone - we're planning on returning to Canada from the Philippines shortly and we're repatriating our cat. Getting him through the paperwork coming here was Kafkaesque and I'm hoping the process is more transparent at the CDN end. Has anyone had experience with shipping a pet through the Vancouver airport? Specifically, what paperwork and procedures should we be expecting?


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The Doomsday Rule
Slow news night? Or am I just this lazy?
I haven't posted in a while so I'm just lobbing this softball so you know I'm still around.
A couple days ago my oldest daughter asked me which day of the week she was born, errrrr, 13 years ago. Well, I know I know things. "That was a Wednesday afternoon." And I know I get these things wrong all the time. I've only fooled myself into thinking I know them.
So I headed straight to the computer to Google the date. Seriously. And the stuff I found about dates...
First, I confirmed quite quickly that it was a Wednesday since putting Tuesday or Thursday ahead of the date got no results while Wednesday lit up the board, so to speak.
Then I found stuff about the Gregorian Calendar and the Julian Calendar and moving New Year's Day forward etc etc.
Then I found this: The Doomsday Rule.
It looked at first like a quick and/or easy math trick to calculate exactly the weekday of any given date. Well, yes, it was "math". Quick and/or easy was not in the stars, so to speak.
It was a lot of this:
Computing Rosh Hashana
Rosh Hashana is the Jewish New Year's Day. In a Gregorian year Y A.D. (i.e., the first day of the Jewish year Y+3761), it happens on September N, where
(12G) mod 19 + 1
(Y) mod 4 - 313 Y + 89091
= N + fraction
and G is the Golden number, except that it must be postponed by one or two days in the following circumstances....
Now, yes, there was in fact a trick to memorize, and yes, now I can actually figure any weekday based on a given date, in about 5 minutes, as long as we're not talking BC dates.
Or, Rosh Hashana.
Or for instance, when the Vernal Equinox ought to occur in 2027. I will be Googling this one.
Hope you had a good Memorial Day Weekend.


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Could LeBron James be the next king of horror? The NBA star is in early talks to acquire the "Friday the 13th" franchise. This isn't James' first foray into Hollywood. He was a breakout in Amy Schumer's 2015 comedy "Trainwreck."
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Paula Abdul took a nasty tumble at a performance in Biloxi, Mississippi. As she strutted to her 1991 hit "The Promise of a New Day," the 56-year-old singer fell off the edge of the stage. Ever the pro, Abdul got right back up and continued the show.
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The backlash from T.I.'s "Melania strips" video is reaching dangerous levels. In this "Page Six TV" exclusive, actress Melanie Marden — who played first lady Melania Trump in the viral video — says she received a threatening text message on her unlisted cellphone. "Follow my instructions or you will be assassinated within the next 24 hours," wrote the person claiming to be a professional hitman. While T.I. has yet to comment, Marden said the rapper was "very considerate" of her feelings and comfort level during the promo shoot for T.I.'s latest album, "Dime Trap." As for cyberbullying, the actress is proving to be one tough cookie. "I can handle all of it," she told "Page Six TV."
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The team behind "Battleship" certainly saved the best for the Super Bowl.
The upcoming alien invasion flick's Super Bowl TV spot unveiled one of the components of the movie that has me most intrigued: the aliens. While they have been teased in previous trailers, this spot really put the extraterrestrials in the forefront, and I was a bit surprised by how they ended up looking.
The aliens themselves look like something out of "Halo" with their armored suits and advanced weaponry. Though that form of the "Battleship" baddies was teased in the last trailer for the film, this time around we also get to see them without their armor. It looks like these extraterrestrials are humanoid in form, albeit with larger-than-average, three-fingered hands and cat-like eyes. Still, they don't seem to be as alien as we could have imagined.
I must admit, I was a bit surprised the aliens ended up being put at the forefront. The first trailer for the project made them seem like they would be kept a mystery, but there is nothing mysterious about this new TV spot. It could be that we're supposed to be curious about why the aliens have invaded Earth, but based on their offensive behavior I'd just assumed it's because they could.
Either way, it seems safe to assume that no one quite dreamed up this outcome when they were playing "Battleship" as a kid. Except for those spinning, animal-like spiked aliens with the tails. Those are freaking awesome.
What do you think of the "Battleship" aliens? Tell us in the comments section below or on Twitter!


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I respectfully submit this entry, into the log, my log for this day, like all the other days before and to come.
I would like to bring it to your attention, ONCE AGAIN, that the elevators are not working.
I have repeatedly mentioned this fact in memos, phone messages, teletypes and sticky notes ( which I deplore but seem to be your favorite form of communication) to all of you gentlemen.
For those of you lucky enough to work on the first floor of the ZETTI HOMELAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, I say bully for you. The rest of us require the elevators to get to our respective floors. Without working elevators it requires us to HIKE down narrow concrete steps to our charming offices.
Yes, I did receive the memo, from your office, mentioning the said elevators would be shut down to encourage a more healthy work force. You won't believe the thoughts and words that came to my mind and mouth when I read that one.
My day, dear sirs, involves lugging dirty, dusty boxes from one end of a storage hall, to my small, cramped, office and checking the manifest list to the aged copy of my inventory log.
I have upper arms of steel.
If we need to arm wrestle this subject, for the rights to turn those elevators back on, then so be it. Bring your wimpy, pale arms down here to the SUB BASEMENT LEVEL THREE, (yes, that's where I am located) and we'll do it,
Oh, and we'll be sure to have this contest right after you arrive so be sure to bring your water with you and do stop at the bathroom on the FIRST LEVEL because there doesn't seem to be on on this level. Or LEVEL TWO or LEVEL ONE of the Sub Basement levels.
And, do watch those narrow concrete steps, the pitch of them could easily cause a spill and an owie. Don't forget your power bars.
At the bottom of your most recent memo you also asked if I have had any contact with Sir Z'Corkey.
The last postcard I received was in March of the Year of the Fox. I have included a copy of the postcard with this memo. It did not say where he was although from the type of fish on the postcard I would suspect that it might be a very small Asteroid, B-613. He has a fondness for this asteroid since he discovered it after the Turkish astronomer discovered B-612 in 1909.
If I am not mistaken he named it Dugukirla, after a pet snake he once had.
In a post scrip he mentioned that he was sending a box that would be slightly damp.
Unfortunately, I have yet to receive the box, unless Otto, in the mailroom has put it aside, as he has be known to do and read girlie magazines, instead of delivering the mail.
Be sure to let me know if the arm wrestling event is on, I have a lovely new outfit that would compliment my winning the contest. I look forward to meeting you gentlemen.
Yours truly,
Volunteer Z'bea, the UNPAID keeper of Sir Zetti Corkey's Life and Times, in this time period and before and the future of THIS WORLD and OTHER'S and..........well...........sometimes......it's just to exhausting to go on and on about this.
LEVEL THREE SUB BASEMENT, back room, third door on the right. Bring chocolate, it is always appreciated.


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Roasted Fennel and Peppers
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...One of the treasures of late summer is the abundance of expensive vegetables that can be purchased for pennies on the dollar in local markets. Fennel, leeks and peppers come to mind. As autumn takes hold, they will again soar in price, but for now, they can be enjoyed with abandon. My kitchen tends to track the seasons, and when these vegetables appear in farmer's markets, I know its time to pull my French and Italian recipes from storage and start to fix some of our favorite Mediterranean meals. It's still too warm for the heavier braises, but there are loads of lighter dishes that work really well and help to bridge the seasons. Today's recipe is one of them. I served this tonight with a simple roast chicken and some thickly sliced heirloom tomatoes. Nothing more was needed. This is a strongly flavored dish that will not appeal to all tastes, but if you have fond memories of the food of Provence and Tuscany, you are in for a real treat. While some chopping is involved, this is a easy dish to prepare, and, if you have even meager knife skills, you can have it on the table in an hour. This dish works well with plain grilled meats and roasts, as well as chicken. I think most of you will enjoy this side-dish. Here's the recipe.
Roasted Fennel and Peppers...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Healthy Cooking Magazine
2 large fennel bulbs, halved and sliced into 1-inch pieces
2 medium sweet red peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 medium onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
Fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced, optional
1) Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2) Place fennel, peppers, onion and garlic in a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Drizzle with oil; sprinkle with salt, pepper and rubbed sage. Toss to coat.
3) Bake, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until tender, stirring twice. Garnish with fresh sage if desired. Yield: 6 servings.
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Student Suppers: Greek Salad Lentil Bowl
Yes, I'm still on the winter lunches thing. I can't recommend grain bowls or roasted aubergines more, but sometimes you want something a little more summery, but made suitable for cold weather eating. I'm still piling my fridge high with little packets of feta, but I have now moved onto lentil bowls: my favourite way to make what would usually be a summer chopped salad more substantial. I typically buy my lentils pre-cooked in pouches, and here I've combined one to serve two with the fixings of a classic Greek salad: tomato, cucumber, red onion, black olives, feta, oregano (I've used fresh rather than the usual dried here) and lots of olive oil.
It's one of those bowls that you don't have to be super accurate with how much of something you do or don't put in, I've just made it to suit the size of packets of things I tend to buy, but make yours so that you don't have to go shopping for one ingredient especially, or so that there is no waste. For reference, if you can't get fresh oregano, use fresh mint, or just leave it out completely. I use cooked 250g pouches of Waitrose Love Life or Merchant Gourmet cooked puy lentils, whichever is on special offer. The world is not going to end if you use beluga lentils instead. I find feta goes bad quickly if I leave a packet open, so I use a whole 120g small pack of Odysea feta (it is my preferred brand as cheese made with cows milk does not agree with me, and this is totally sheep and goat.) Do what works for you, and what suits your tastes.
This makes two perfect lunchtime sized bowls, but it will keep overnight, so there are two days worth of desk lunches sorted for you, just in the time it takes to chop the ingredients. The cheese and the lentils make it very filling too, so it is the perfect thing to keep you going until you get home to figure out what the hell you're going to make for dinner.
- 1 x 250g (9 oz) Punch Cooked Puy Lentils
- Small Handful Fresh Oregano, finely chopped
- 1/2 Cucumber, chopped
- 1/2 Red Onion, chopped
- Large Handful Black Olives, drained and chopped
- Large Handful Cherry Tomatoes, chopped
- 120g (4 oz) Feta
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Sea Salt
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- Squeeze Fresh Lemon Juice
Tip the lentils into a large bowl, along with the chopped oregano, cucumber, onion and tomato. Crumble over the feta, and drizzle over a good glug of extra virgin olive oil. Season with sea salt (be sparing as feta is quite salty) and freshly ground black pepper. Stir to combine, and season to taste with fresh lemon juice, and some more salt and pepper if needed. If you're storing this in the fridge, if possible, serve at room temperature.


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MEET: Victoria Prior of Clear Creations
Today, Leslieanne Barclay meets Victoria from Clear Creations to learn about how a hobby became her business and what inspires her to create her beautiful cards.
Tell us a little about yourself and how you got started with card making and design?
Since I can remember, I've been doodling and making crafts, especially cards! After completing my degree at Ravensbourne College of Art and Design, I went travelling for 2 years around Australia and Europe. When I came back, I worked for a media company designing mini animations for them, but at the age of 26 I decided it was time to start my own business – in my passion of illustration and card making.
Your cards have a wonderful feeling of vintage meets modern design, what do you think accounts for this?
I'm really glad you've said that! I think it's because I love quirky, old and vintage things, but also love the modern look. My style is clearly influenced by both.
Your style is very distinctive - how did you find it? Has it evolved over the years?
I've always been detailed and precise, but I think my style has evolved to create cards commercial enough to sell in volume. However, I love quirky and cute things, and try to keep this element in my style. I think they are quite different to what we see in a lot of mainstream shops, but commercial enough to work in that market place too.
Where do you get your inspiration for new designs?
Sometimes I find this is really hard as I feel nearly everything has been done on a greeting card before! I think it's very important to concentrate on things you really love. If you do this, and feel passionate about what you're doing, the inspiration just keeps coming!
We love your 'Enchantment' range - what's your favourite design in your collection and why?
My favourite is the peacock from the enchantment range.
He's very regal and the design fills the page. It's also a great card for an all rounder. The turquoise that dominates the design is also my favourite colour, so that's probably the deal breaker!
Do you ever suffer from creative slumps? How do you combat them?
Often! Going for a walk and taking a bit of time out always helps me to start fresh, like having a blank piece of paper.
Can you tell us a little about where you work? Can we have a sneaky peek at your workspace?
My workplace is in North London, Tottenham, where we are located in a creative arts and dance centre. I share the space with a company who works with school councils for its pupils, so it is a diverse and fun atmosphere. On the whole we have a relaxed environment, which I believe is key to getting your best work done!
Did you always plan for your hobby to become your day job? How did you go about making it happen?
No! At a very young age, right up to the point where I decided to start the business, I just enjoyed it. I started out at my mum's kitchen table, friends took cards into their workplaces and got orders for me. It grew from there.
What are your tools of the trade? Which is your favourite?
My glittering pens! We (Vicki has a team of three at her studio) do all of the glittering in-house, where we spend hours on them. It's really creative because you can draw with them and add glitter to parts as you go along.
What advice would you give to someone looking to start a creative business?
Be confident, passionate and patient. The saying 'Rome wasn't built in a day' really rings true. You can't expect things to happen overnight. It takes consistency, hard work and a bit of trial and error – all part of the learning process!
What are you working on at the moment?
I'm adding to the enchantment collection, but with occasion cards (i.e. basically all cards that aren't blank or birthdays cards). Here's a little snippet:
Where would you like to see yourself and Clear Creations in five years time?
I'd like to add other products such as gift wrap and invitations, sell to double the amount of international countries we sell to today (so far we have 12) and offer a personalised service via the website. I may even start a sister company offering bespoke wedding stationery – but maybe the wedding bit can come a bit later!
If you had time, what new craft would you love to learn?
I am dressing up as Freddie Mercury this Saturday at Broadway Market, to raise money for the AIDS charity set up in his name. I have made the whole outfit, and used a sewing machine and needle for the first time and I loved it! So I think I would have to say sewing!
Who are some of your favourite artists/designers/makers?
I really love Ross Shiers, a beautiful and detailed illustrator, and also Poppy Treffy. They make the most adorable and fun accessories.
What is your definition of the perfect day?
Running your own business, however small or large, requires a lot of tasks, other than designing. My perfect day would be to just sit and design all day!
How do you get the word out about your business and where we can buy your work?
I attend trade shows which is a great way of building trade customers and taking on new agents. I sell to many independent shops over the UK and internationally, which I have built up from the shows. I also sell through the website, which is a very new venture, and again with consistent effort, is starting to pay off.
You can buy my cards at many independent shops, but the list is about 300, so it might be easier to ring us, to see if we stock in your area!
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Who do you love more, your mom or dad? Would you rather blend or varietal? Come on, there are things you do not ask, mostly because there is no need to choose. Let's see, you cannot have everything in life and that is why we know that in one bottle we cannot have both the varietal and the blend, but who says we cannot have a bottle of each?
Now that we have established the principles of our theory (I'm sure that until now almost we all agree) we will deepen, but not too much.
Monovarietal wine is that made from a single grape variety (as its name suggests). Although as in the world of wine things are different, and even more in the world of wineries (you know why I say this), very often it is not even necessary that the composition is a type of grape to 100%, if not that many times it is enough to certify the 85% of that grape in it. In Spain, among the strictest we have the Albariño, which do require that 100% of the grape to be consider as it.
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'The British declared martial law on Wiradjuri land in 1824. This, from our point of view, was an excuse for the soldiers and armed settlers to go out and kill hundreds on Wiradjuri men, women and children.'
Bill Allen, Wiradjuri Mayang, 2000
Reproduction of Governor Brisbane's Declaration of Martial Law, 1824.
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A Wiradjuri warrior could throw five or six spears in the minute it took a soldier or armed settled to load and fire his musket twice. but the musket's noise and smoke struck confusion and fear at first contact.
Fighting spears, central southern New South Wales 1800s
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How soon country people forget. When they fall in love with a city it is forever, and it is like forever. As though there never was a time when they didn't love it. The minute they arrive at the train station or get off the ferry and glimpse the wide streets and the wasteful lamps lighting them, they know they are born for it. There, in a city, they are not so much new as themselves: their stronger, riskier selves.
She is convinced that when language dies, out of carelessness, disuse, indifference and absence of esteem, or killed by fiat, not only she herself, but all users and makers are accountable for its demise. In her country children have bitten their tongues off and use bullets instead to iterate the voice of speechlessness, of disabled and disabling language, of language adults have abandoned altogether as a device for grappling with meaning, providing guidance, or expressing love.
One of the monstrous things that slavery in this country caused was the breakup of families. I mean, physical labor, horrible; beatings, horrible; lynching death, all of that, horrible. But the living life of a parent who, A, has no control over what happens to your children, none. They don't belong to you. You may not even nurse them. They may be shipped off somewhere, as in "Beloved" the mother was, to be nursed by somebody who was not able to work in the fields and was a wet nurse.
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Sunny loves sunshine and Springtime bouquets
Sunny the sun conure doesn't celebrate Easter. He dislikes all the egg eating that goes along with the holiday. Can you blame him? He does, however, get off on the arrival of Spring. The increasing hours of light elicit an energy surge within him, as they do for all living things, and he gets very playful and stays up late working on a variety of projects within his "nest."
Sunny feels a oneness with all of life's colors and hues
This Spring, he's especially lively because he's so excited about Obama's presidential run. The only downside is that birds can't vote, which Sunny finds highly discriminatory. Still, he believes he can make himself useful by helping to spread the word about a candidate who's all about encouraging the flock to come together for the common good.
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Mom, I wish I could just tell you
The day you went away,
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In every single way.
I've been so very lonely
Always feel so blue.
My heart gets even sadder
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I know I'm not a child
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I know that death is normal,
Comes soon after our birth,
But mom I miss you deeply,
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Arrests made in connection to murder of Syracuse University student
Sam Ogozalek | Staff Writer
Two arrests have been made in connection to the murder of Syracuse University student Xiaopeng "Pippen" Yuan.
Cameron Isaac, 23, of North Syracuse and Ninimbe Mitchell, 20, of North Syracuse have each been charged with murder in the second degree, robbery in the first degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
There is a "very good possibility" their charges will be upgraded to murder in the first degree as it was an intentional killing, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said Friday morning at a press conference.
The two suspects arranged to meet Yuan, a 23-year-old SU student from Beijing, at the Springfield Garden Apartments in Dewitt for what was believed to be a drug transaction, Onondaga County Sheriff Eugene Conway said Friday. Isaac and Mitchell are then suspected of robbing Yuan before shooting and killing him, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Yuan was found dead behind the Springfield Garden Apartments located on Caton Drive on Sept. 30. Drugs were in Yuan's car upon the arrival of law enforcement, which led them to believe there had been a drug transaction gone wrong, Conway said.
Yuan had prior contact with one of the suspects and arranged to meet with him, Conway said. Fitzpatrick emphasized that the murder was not a "random slaying" and said the SU community should not feel in danger.
"This is not something we expect to be repeated," he said.
In a statement to the SU community, Dean of Student Affairs Rebecca Reed Kantrowitz and Department of Public Safety Chief Bobby Maldonado reiterated that point, calling the crime an isolated incident. They also called the arrests of Isaac and Mitchell the "first step toward justice for Xiaopeng."
"We continue to keep Xiaopeng's family, friends and loved ones in our thoughts and hope today's news will help them as they continue to mourn this loss," they said in the statement.
Yuan's parents, who visited Syracuse following his death, have been notified of the arrests, Conway said.
The weapon used in the murder has not yet been recovered, and Fitzpatrick said whoever has the weapon or knows of its whereabouts has 48 hours to turn it in and avoid facing an arrest.
Isaac and Mitchell were each arraigned in the Town of Dewitt Court and are currently being held in the Onondaga County Justice Center without bail. Depending on the decisions of their lawyer, the suspects will either have a preliminary hearing in five days or the case will be presented to a grand jury "sometime in the near future," Fitzpatrick said.
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From the moment we begin to walk we gain confidence and independence by moving. When kids get moving and involved in activities, they learn new things. Yoga moves the body. In our modern, Western, understanding of yoga, it is an activity that connects us to our bodies but yoga also develops life skills, which lead us to being better humans overall. Through this connection, or union, we build strength, confidence and grounding to better accomplish tasks and meet our goals, whether they are small tasks such as tidying our rooms or large tasks, such as discovering who we are.
Before we start any physical yoga, the foundational text of yoga, the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali, advises that we follow certain aphorisms that act as guides for how to rid the body and mind of impurities. Impurities are the obstacles that prevent us from realizing the true nature of the soul. Because most young children have yet to accumulate many impurities, the sutras are the best way on how to avoid them.
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Santosa means being happy with whatever we have, practicing inner joy from spiritual wisdom. Santosa is not acquired by amassing material things. Rather, it is contentment from a higher consciousness--the ultimate joy . Happiness from material things lasts only a few hours or days and comes from a lower consciousness. Ultimate joy stays with you. It never goes away. Practice contentment, be happy with what you have.
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This week on the AlterNet Radio Hour, we're joined by Salon's Alex Seitz-Wald who wrote this week about an absolutely disgusting conspiracy theory about the Sandy Hook shootings that's floating around among dimmer gun-nuts.
Then economic strategist Marshall Auerbach joins us to discuss Jack Lew, Obama's nominee to take over for Tim Geithner at Treasury.
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PTFB Pro v18.104.22.168
14th Aug 2018
- In manually edited mouse actions the provision of coordinates is now optional; where none are provided, the action will occur at the current mouse position.
Release date
PTFB Pro v188.8.131.52
16th July 2018
- Various changes to assist when using PTFB in conjunction with Remote Desktop.
Release date
PTFB Pro v126.96.36.199
20th March 2018
- Fix: When the mouse speed is high and the mouse is moved very suddenly during target selection, the correct cursor and feedback may not be displayed.
Release date
PTFB Pro v220.127.116.11
11th Dec 2017
- Fixes for users who run with mouse buttons swapped.
Release date
PTFB Pro v18.104.22.168
14th November 2017
- Added Sort Options, giving much greater control over item sorting.
- Added optional delay to Visual Triggers
- Help file revised.
- This release changes the file format.
Release date
PTFB Pro v22.214.171.124
6th October 2017
- Changed URL launch to fix issues with some browsers.
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PTFB Pro v18.104.22.168
28th August 2017
- Resized text frame in Window Restore wizard to avoid clipping.
- Can now fall back to "global" screen capture method for visual change trigger on non-standard windows.
- Visual trigger snapshot now displayed.
- MRU files now removed when macro is deleted.
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PTFB Pro v184.108.40.206
10th June 2017
- Allowed minimize/maximize on main window.
- Updated old email address.
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PTFB Pro v188.8.131.52
11th April 2017
- FIXED: Timer problems in Windows 10 Creators Update intermittently caused high cpu usage.
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PTFB Pro v18.104.22.168
27th Feb 2017
- Improved UI compatibility with keyboard interface.
- Improved Visual Trigger with unusual windows, such as UAC dialog on non-secure desktop.
- Added macro "Re-Record" and "Clear All Actions" functions.
- Updated PTFB workstation unlock svc and DLL to cope with new Windows 10 lock screen.
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PTFB Pro v126.96.36.199
6th Feb 2017
- Fix: Eliminated occasional problem with wait-for-key-up when triggering macros via hotkey.
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PTFB Pro v184.108.40.206
27th Jan 2017
- Fix: Changes to SLL/TLS version preference were not always saved.
- Fix: Macro playback slider did not always update correctly to show current position on Windows 10.
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PTFB Pro v22.214.171.124
14th Jan 2017
- Mail send facility upgraded to use Windows own inbuilt SSL/TLS technology; OpenSSL libraries no longer used. STARTTLS now supported.
- Updated Help.
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PTFB Pro v184.108.40.206
6th Jan 2017
- Added option to wait for key-up when triggering items via hotkey. Defaults to "on".
- Added "Exclude this text" option on the target identification page for Window-based macros and press items, for further control over matching.
- This release changes the file format.
PTFB Pro v126.96.36.199
17th Dec 2016
- Fix: "View Matches" in target identification tab now harvests latest changes before listing matching windows.
- Fix: /NOICON start up option now working correctly..
PTFB Pro v126.96.36.199
17th Oct 2016
- Using CTRL+ESC to halt macro playback now also halts repetition.
PTFB Pro v5
3rd Sept 2016
- Trigger by visual change added. Trigger on match or difference with adjustable tolerance.
- View matches facility added to Target Identification page to provide instant feedback on which windows are captured by your settings.
- Added 'Set Clipboard' macro action
- Now records date of most recent use for each item
- New archive function disables and/or moves rarely used items to named tab to improve performance by reducing number of active items.
- Storage of most settings now file-based for easier management
- Improvements to window matching performance in Windows 10
- Improvements in screenshot capture in Windows 10
- Added /ENABLE and /DISABLE command line directives to enable/disable individual items or the PTFB Pro app itself.
- Added /WAIT directive to force a wait until the command line has been fully executed.
- Macro commands parameterized; parameters are passed in from the command line
PTFB Pro v220.127.116.11
9th Nov 2015
- The subject line for email notifications can now take parameters.
- The time between the mouse down and up events in a Single Press can now be adjusted.
PTFB Pro v126.96.36.199
26th May 2015
- As requested by some of our users, it is now possible to override the destination address(es) of email notifications on aper item basis. To use this feature, visit the "Email" tab of the Options -> Configure screen and enable "Allow Item Override" in the email section.
PTFB Pro v184.108.40.206
25th Feb 2015
- Small optimisation and fail-safe added to item loading from the main data file.
PTFB Pro v4.7.1
30th Nov 2014
- Changed windows contents checking default for new users. Previously it was "strict"; now the default is "simple" to provide a better out-of-box experience for new users.
- Fixed bug that caused "Forced Delay" macro commands to be ignored when in a tight loop.
- Help file updated.
PTFB Pro v4.7
28th May 2014
- Steps taken to combat occasional "stuck icon" that can occur on Win 7/8.
- Global option added in Options -> Configure to restrict ProgMon activity to processes residing in the same session as PTFB Pro itself.
- Edit screens for all items now retain last used size/position. Open with CTRL held down to ignore saved size/position.
PTFB Pro v4.6.2
4th March 2014
- Most recent selection is preserved between sessions.
PTFB Pro v4.6.1
27th July 2013
- Screenshot taken on creation of single press / window macro now uses logging screenshot delay.
- Automatic restoration of mouse position after playback now optional. Applies to presses & macros.
PTFB Pro v4.6
8th June 2013
- "Fire only if window belongs to program" is now editable
- Now restores foreground window prior to recording screen macro
- Update for IE10 to recognize more object types
- Updates to Help file
PTFB Pro v4.5.4
26th March 2013
- Updated Installer
PTFB Pro v4.5.2
15th Nov 2012
- Bug fix: stability improvement for advanced target recognition.
PTFB Pro v4.5.1
2nd Nov 2012
- Bug fix: on some systems v4.5 introduced drawing refresh problems and instability.
PTFB Pro v4.5
26th Oct 2012
- PTFB Pro has now been adapted to work better on high DPI (dots per inch) Windows Vista / 7 / 8 systems. This includes enhanced visuals and where necessary, coordinate conversions. Operation on standard DPI systems is unchanged.
PTFB Pro v4.4
13th Sept 2012
- Added: ProgMon items now have the ability to restart a program/process that has become a "cpu hog".
- Fix: Button keyboard shortcuts (as opposed to hotkeys) no longer have effect when main window is hidden/minimized.
- Fix: ProgMon items now correctly handle multiple instances of the target process.
- Fix: Stopped potential crash when updating from shared file.
PTFB Pro v4.3
30th June 2012
- Added automatic "Check for newer version" option (Options -> Configure -> General)
- Extended workstation fail-safe relock upper limit to 300 secs (5
- OK button now default in item properties
- Fixed: occasional first-use failure of advanced target recognition on some apps when creating a single press item.
- Fix: increased time between remote desktop kickoff and target action to reduce chance of failure.
PTFB Pro v4.2.4
8th June 2012
- Fixed: fatal error connected to advanced target recognition for certain targets.
PTFB Pro v4.2.3
15th May 2012
- Now recognizes & handles German Outlook Security Dialog
- Fix: single press items for system tray balloons now execute notifications correctly.
PTFB Pro v4.2.2
9th April 2012
- Fix: Duplicate item now works correctly on items from a shared file.
- Fix: Hotkey triggers involving right ctrl key now handled correctly
- Updated installer.
PTFB Pro v4.2.1
9th February 2012
- Added ability for ProgMon to restart non-responsive app only when the app has been found to be not responding a given number of times (consecutively)
- Updated installer.
PTFB Pro v4.2
12th October 2011
- Added ability to limit items to fire only on foreground windows (those with focus).
- Added ability to temporarily enable an item from within a macro
- Added "cycle" option to Switch To Prog macro action
- Minor user interface improvements.
- Changes/Additions to the Help file.
- Note that the file format has changed with this release.
PTFB Pro v4.1.5
11th August 2011
- Updated target recognition for current versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox.
- Internal changes to help with software conflicts on some systems.
- Minor user interface improvements.
- Changes/Additions to the Help file.
PTFB Pro v4.1.4
14th April 2011
- Fixed fatal error on some PCs when creating window restore items.
- nstaller update
PTFB Pro v4.1.3
21st March 2011
- MinimizeToTray is now optional, to help new users who aren't familiar with system tray icon hiding under Windows 7.
- Installer update
- Minor cosmetic changes
PTFB Pro v4.1.2
28th February 2011
- The hotkey controls in Options -> Hotkeys were incorrectly disabled during the trial. This has been corrected.
PTFB Pro v4.1.1
9th February 2011
- Under certain circumstances the previous version of PTFB Pro (4.1) could consume a large amount of cpu when waiting for new targets to trigger. This has now been resolved.
- This version is once again compatible with Windows 2000 (though the new technology is not available in this old OS)
PTFB Pro v4.1
22nd December 2010
- This release enables PTFB Pro to use a new technology in Windows 7 onwards, enabling it to find targets in non-standard screens and even some browsers. Users of Windows XP and later can also benefit from this new version because the new technology is available to some older OSes via Windows Update. Consequently, this new version of PTFB Pro is highly recommended for users of Windows XP onwards. Users of Windows 2000 should stay with the previous version (18.104.22.168)
PTFB Pro v126.96.36.199
8th September 2010
- Assorted cosmetic tweaks and fixes.
- Change to the default delay for screenshots (up from 0 to 1/10 sec)
PTFB Pro v4
23rd June 2010
- Added "Window Restore" item to automatically resize/reposition windows for programs that either don't do this themselves, or do it incorrectly.
- Added "Stay on top" submenu to keep chosen windows on top of others.
- Can now disconnect minimized or otherwise inactive remote desktop (RDP) window in order to keep handling targets.
- Can now temporarily unlock a locked workstation to keep handling targets even on Vista and Win 7, both 32 & 64 bit.
- Run Now available for all selected items, and added "Run All In Tab" to execute multiple items one after the other.
- Can now export items to, and automatically (re)load items from, a shared file.
- Improved email notifications - can now send via Googlemail.
- Now operates on tooltip balloons on 64 bit systems as well as 32-bit.
- Numerous usablity tweaks suggested by our customers.
PTFB Pro v18.104.22.168
12th Aug 2009
- Changes to resolve possible incompatibility with some installations of Vista Business Edition
PTFB Pro v22.214.171.124
29th June 2009
- Can now use read only flag to prevent overwriting of PTFBPro3.dat file. This can be useful if one "master file" is being used by multiple installations of PTFB Pro.
PTFB Pro v184.108.40.206
18th Mar 2009
- Updated to cope with another variant of the Outlook 2007 Security Dialog.
PTFB Pro v3.6
26th Feb 2009
- New: option to trigger target after no mouse/keyboard activity has occurred for X minutes.
- New: ProgMons can now be set to automatically close/restart programs that are "Not Responding"
- Fix: Run Macro button now launches ProgMons too
- Fix: some drawing/labelling issues
- Updated installer
PTFB Pro v3.5.2
22nd August 2008
- New: Import Targets From File (Options menu). Allows you to import one or more items from any existing PTFB Pro .dat/.cfg file. Available only to licensed users.
- Improvements to efficiency, particularly for ProgMon items.
- Updated installer.
PTFB Pro v126.96.36.199
23rd April 2008
- Fix memory consumption problem on some PCs. ProgMon no longer acknowledges 16-bit apps.
PTFB Pro v3.5.1
17th April 2008
- Items can now be marked to trigger only "Once per session" (Item properties -> Triggers page)
- Fix: Now correctly recognizes Outlook 2007 security dialog.
- Fix: Reset button in Set Data Folder now restores the default folder location
PTFB Pro v3.5
14th Feb 2008
- PTFB Pro can now play a sound when an item fires, as well as writing to a log, sending an email and running a command line.
- Can now change the location of the data folder
- Can now choose whether computer should be relocked or not after unlocking by the service
PTFB Pro v3.4.1
27th Nov 2007
- ProgMon launch operations can now specify a starting directory for the target program
- ProgMon items can now stop then relaunch a program automatically. This should prove useful for programs that have resource leaks or simply stop functioning so well when they've been running for a few hours
- Some minor changes to wording within PTFB's interfaces and Help file
- Uninstaller is now digitally signed (saves unexpected elevation request under Vista)
PTFB Pro v3.4
18th Sep 2007
- New Macro item: Program Monitor (ProgMon). This item keeps watch for a particular program and can either launch it automatically if it isn't running OR kill it if it is running. To create a ProgMon item, click the right hand side of the Macro button and choose New ProgMon Macro from the resulting menu. Note: Not available when running on Win9x
PTFB Pro v3.3.6
31st July 2007
- Fix: Forced Delay macro item was broken under W2k/XP in a previous release, it's now fixed.
PTFB Pro v3.3.5
4th July 2007
- Fix: stopped infinite loop if time is deleted on trigger page.
- Added new /NOICON command line option to cause PTFB Pro to run without its system tray icon.
- Changed method of launching PTFB Pro after installation on Vista
PTFB Pro v3.3.4
16th Apr 2007
- Initial and repeat delays can now be set to tenths of a second.
- On systems running Vista or 2003 Server SP2 with DEP enabled for all processes, the installer now adds a DEP exception for PTFB automatically. In most cases this will be enough to avoid any incompatibilities with DEP.
PTFB Pro v3.3.3
8th Mar 2007
- New command line option: /RELOAD causes reload of all targets from data file.
- Improvements to installer for Vista.
PTFB Pro v3.3.2
18th Jan 2007
- Changes to single press and macro playback to correct occasional problems occurring when switching between targets.
- Improved Vista-style macro playback. All "real" mouse and key actions are blocked during playback, except for playback abort keys CTRL+ESC and Pause/Break.
PTFB Pro v3.3.1
13th Dec 2006
- Fixes for incompatiblity problems with some Computer Associates products. PestPatrol and AOL Safety & Security Center may still be affected. Please check the forums for details and workarounds.
- Added option to restore previous active window after a single-press or macro has completed. This option is labelled "Restore Active Window" and is located on the General page of each macro/press item's property screen.
PTFB Pro v3.3
25th October 2006
- Windows Vista support (based on RC2)
- PTFB Pro can now dismiss irritating tray icon "balloon" tooltips on XP and Vista using Single Press - see the Help for details.
- Run macro hotkey can now operate even when PTFB Pro is in "Watch" mode
- More hotkeys available for PTFB Pro's main functions
- Configure... screen now has a HotKey page for viewing and changing both application and macro hotkeys.
- Can now specify actions to take immediately after creating a new item, e.g. Edit, Start Watching
- Various tweaks and bug fixes
PTFB Pro v3.2
16th Sept 2006
- Repeat option has been extended to cover all triggers. Can now repeat indefinitely, for a limited time or for a specific number of times
- Added ability to place comment lines within the macro
- Macro editor now supports right-click and has additional functions
PTFB Pro v3.1.2
10th Aug 2006
- Added new "Switch To Program" macro action (Misc section on Edit page)
- During a Windows restart/shutdown, PTFB Pro now delays its exit as long as possible. In many cases this will enable it to deal with popup messages that occur at this time.
PTFB Pro v3.1.1
15th June 2006
- Provisional support for Windows Vista
- Extended maximum initial and repeat delays to 8 hrs.
- Clicking enable/disable checkbox on a selected item now toggles all selected items
- Disabling an item or disabling PTFB while it is in the system tray temporarily releases any associated item hotkeys. This is handy if you've defined a hotkey that clashes with a menu shortcut in another program.
- Command line now limited to two item IDs (space separated)
- Corrected drag/drop ordering issue with items on 2nd tab and upwards
- Minor bug fixes
PTFB Pro v3.1
1st May 2006
- Added ability to enter a comment for each target. The comment is shown in the tooltips for each item
- Can now select multiple items in the list for easier ordering, enabling/disabling and deletion
- Tabs : added ability to organize macros and targets into tabbed groups for easier management
- Various cosmetic tweaks
PTFB Pro v3.0.1
2nd Mar 2006
- Added "Force CapsLock" macro item to ensure correct capitalization
- Added option to hide PTFB Pro window while choosing target - see Config screen
- Various cosmetic and usability tweaks
PTFB Pro v3.0
11th Jan 2006
- Separate initial and repeat delays for both single presses and macros (sequences)
- Ability to edit macros and insert custom commands (e.g. run command line, run other macro)
- Window-less macros (operate on entire screen)
- Greater speed range for macro playback (1/4 speed through to maximum possible)
- New triggering options:
- when target window appears (as before, but now with ability to confine actions to certain days/hours)
- repeating day/time schedule (like Windows scheduler)
- your own choice of hotkey
- command line (an external program can tell PTFB to run a macro on demand)
- Option to conceal macro contents from prying eyes
- New items take a snapshot of the original target window, so you can always
refresh you memory!
- Ability to operate on minimized windows
- Ability to handle multiple on-screen instances of the same target
PTFB Pro v220.127.116.11
3rd Nov 2005
- Simplified and improved handling of Outlook security dialogs to overcome interference of some security suites.
- Improved inbuilt Help.
- Updated installer - auto-start is no longer on by default
PTFB Pro v220.127.116.11
20th Sept 2005
- Updated list to display hotkey for single-press targets.
- Updated installer
PTFB Pro v188.8.131.52
5th Aug 2005
- Reverts to old pressing technique for targets that remain obscured.
- "Fire only for application" now uses case-free matching
PTFB Pro v18.104.22.168
6th July 2005
- Can now disable tooltips for the
main list.
- Can now use PTFB Pro hotkey to toggle between enabled/disabled state
- Press delay (if any) now shown in Info column of main list
- Single press hotkey now accepts return, space and escape keys
PTFB Pro v126.96.36.199
27th May 2005
- Added a service component to allow
pressing of all targets when the
computer is locked or running a locking screensaver. Please consult the
Help for details.
PTFB Pro v184.108.40.206
18th April 2005
- Further improvements to handling of Outlook security dialogs. Now capable of immediately dismissing all current (English language) variants of the dialogs. Note - users of Office 2000 SP3 are advised to disable the Office Assistant.
PTFB Pro v18.104.22.168
4th April 2005
- Added option to forcibly enable a button before it is pressed. This is primarily for Outlook users, as it enables the Outlook mail confirmation dialog to be dismissed immediately - no more 5 second wait!
- Can now choose whether the target list should be sorted automatically, or allow custom ordering by drag and drop.
- Improved button recognition to include check boxes, option (radio) buttons and disabled buttons
- Improved handling of the tray icon reduces cpu load and should eliminate interference with tooltip display on slow or heavily loaded computers running W2K
PTFB Pro v220.127.116.11
11th Feb 2005
- Added direct control over window type checking, to cope with windows that have different types (class names) each time their owning program is run. This will help PTFB Pro correctly identify windows of programs developed using the Microsoft Foundation Classes (among others).
- Added new option to use size to help identify a window, following user requests.
- Info page on target properties now shows main window type and size in addition to window contents.
- Changed default response speed for new installations to maximum.
- Fixed drawing issues under Windows Server 2003, and XP using the classic (Windows 2000) style.
- Fixed fatal error with certain invalid regular expressions.
PTFB Pro v188.8.131.52
12th Jan 2005
- Resolves issue with control display when using Windows 2000 display schemes.
PTFB Pro v188.8.131.52
9th Dec 2004
- Adds ability to change defaults for many settings, including auto-repeat, application-lock, playback speed; Several cosmetic tweaks
PTFB Pro v22.214.171.124
15th Oct 2004
- Installer includes latest version of gdiplus.dll from Microsoft to counter jpeg vulnerability (Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028) Cosmetic tweak to Target Properties General page
PTFB Pro v22.214.171.124
13th Sept 2004
- Minor Release. Fixes bug that prevents logging and emails when no screenshot required.
PTFB Pro v22.214.171.124
8th Sept 2004
- First Public Release of professional version


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