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OverviewThe objective of the survey is to obtain feedback from enterprises in client countries on the state of the private sector as well as to help in building a panel of enterprise data that will make it possible to track changes in the business environment over time, thus allowing, for example, impact assessments of reforms. Through interviews with firms in the manufacturing and services sectors, the survey assesses the constraints to private sector growth and creates statistically significant business environment indicators that are comparable across countries.
The standard Enterprise Survey topics include firm characteristics, gender participation, access to finance, annual sales, costs of inputs/labor, workforce composition, bribery, licensing, infrastructure, trade, crime, competition, capacity utilization, land and permits, taxation, informality, business-government relations, innovation and technology, and performance measures. Over 90% of the questions objectively ascertain characteristics of a country's business environment. The remaining questions assess the survey respondents' opinions on what are the obstacles to firm growth and performance. The mode of data collection is face-to-face interviews.
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The primary sampling unit of the study is the establishment. An establishment is a physical location where business is carried out and where industrial operations take place or services are provided. A firm may be composed of one or more establishments. For example, a brewery may have several bottling plants and several establishments for distribution. For the purposes of this survey an establishment must make its own financial decisions and have its own financial statements separate from those of the firm. An establishment must also have its own management and control over its payroll.
Regions covered are selected based on the number of establishments, contribution to employment, and value added. In most cases these regions are metropolitan areas and reflect the largest centers of economic activity in a country.
The whole population, or the universe, covered in the Enterprise Surveys is the non-agricultural economy. It comprises: all manufacturing sectors according to the ISIC Revision 3.1 group classification (group D), construction sector (group F), services sector (groups G and H), and transport, storage, and communications sector (group I). Note that this population definition excludes the following sectors: financial intermediation (group J), real estate and renting activities (group K, except sub-sector 72, IT, which was added to the population under study), and all public or utilities-sectors.
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Meters are indispensable when working with electrical systems
Over the years, a wide variety of electrical meters has been developed to assist with monitoring and troubleshooting electrical systems. Let's take a look at some of the more common metering devices.
Many meters were developed using moving coil mechanisms, called D'Arsonval movements. A permanent magnet provides a uniform magnetic field into which a spring-mounted moving coil is positioned. A pointer is attached to the moving coil. The current to be measured passes through the coil, which is free to pivot. As the current passes through the coil, it produces a magnetic field that interacts with the uniform magnetic field produced by the permanent magnet. This interaction causes the moving coil and pointer to rotate. Since these movements can be precisely calibrated, they form the basis of many analog meters.
To eliminate the need for precise mechanical components and to reduce the need for calibration and adjustment, digital electronics form the basis for much metering done today. Analog voltage and current signals are converted to digital values and then displayed as numbers. Digital technology allows one metering device to display multiple values.
What can you meter?
Both analog and digital metering methods can measure many useful electrical quantities, including the following.
A voltmeter is put in parallel with a circuit element to measure the potential difference across that element. To minimize the current flow through the voltmeter, they're often designed with internal impedances on the order of many megohms per volt. Voltmeters can determine relay contact and switch states while the circuit is energized, easing the troubleshooting process. A zero voltage reading across the contacts indicates the contacts are closed, and a non-zero voltage indicates they're open.
Ammeters are put in series with a circuit element to measure the current flowing through that part of the circuit. To minimize the voltage drop across the meter, ammeters are designed with a very low internal impedance. Because of this low internal impedance, improperly connecting an ammeter can result in a very high current flow through the meter, which could damage the meter coil or electronics. Therefore, ammeters are typically fused to protect the meter from excessive current. Some ammeters, known as clamp-on ammeters, use a built-in current transformer, which can be clamped around a conductor to facilitate a quick and easy measurement.
Since power is essentially the product of voltage and current, you can meter power using a voltage, or potential, element and a current element. If real power is to be measured, the rms magnitudes of the voltage and current waveforms are multiplied together, and that product is multiplied by the cosine of the angle difference between the voltage and current waveforms, which is the power factor. If reactive power is to be measured, the power factor is replaced by the sine of the angle difference between the voltage and current waveforms.
Integrating power over time yields energy; therefore, introducing a time standard to a power meter makes it possible to measure watt/hours, VAR-hours, and volt-ampere-hours. This is done electromechanically with an induction disk meter, which is essentially an induction motor that rotates at a speed proportional to the power measured by the potential and current coils. A mechanical register or odometer counts the disk revolutions. When the number of revolutions is scaled by the appropriate constants — based on the meter design — it's possible to determine the amount of energy passing through the meter.
The basic principles of metering can be used to measure other quantities like frequency, power factor, and synchronism (voltage magnitude and angle comparison) across an open circuit breaker. While some of these metering methods may be quite complex, the fundamentals of metering remain the same.


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Known for its vibrant Latino culture, colorful murals, and hip, artistic spirit, the Mission is now experiencing a second coming with a new crop of restaurants, boutiques, and more.
Set in an 1872 mansion, the 21-room Inn San Francisco (doubles from $175) brims with authentic Victorian details—ornate woodwork; marble fireplaces; featherbeds—minus the chintz (not a weathered doily in sight). Don't miss the rooftop deck with 360-degree views of the city.
The izakaya Nombe (dinner for two $50)—its name translates, roughly, to "drunkard"—serves haute Japanese pub food (grilled shishito peppers with bottarga; grilled skewers of chicken thigh with ume and shiso) accompanied by a great sake list. Added bonus: the kitchen is open until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, an anomaly in the city. Chef-owner Matt Straus turns out simple, yet delicious, seasonal dishes at the intimate Heirloom Café (dinner for two $80). But for a real treat, ask for the off-menu burger with Époisses cheese.
Siblings Danielle and Luke Teller helm the well-edited Afterlife Boutique, which carries reconstructed antique jewelry by the shop's Adoura Demode line and collectible rock-concert T-shirts priced from $45 to $1,000.
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Synonym(s): joyousness, joyfulness
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Antonym(s): sorrow
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Hypernym(s): positive_stimulus
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If you've been at fault for a few accidents or racked up several moving violations, your insurance company may consider you a high-risk driver. Since insurers calculate premiums based on how much risk a customer presents, you'll likely see your rates go up. Even switching to a new company may not help lower your premium if you have a poor driving record. Luckily, there are some steps you can take to improve your record and make insurance more affordable.
Many insurance companies check your credit score when determining your auto insurance premium. If you have a good score, it shows that you pay your bills on time indicates that you'll be responsible when it comes to paying your car insurance. Pay extra attention to your finances in order to boost your score.
There are many discounts available to drivers, and these can lower your premium regardless of your driving record. Consider bundling your life insurance, homeowners insurance, and auto insurance together to save money. If you're a student, a member of the armed services, or a senior citizen, you may also qualify for discounts.
The most important thing to can do is to make a commitment to obey the rules of the road from now on. By following the speed limit and being considerate of other drivers, you'll lower the chances you'll get into another accident or be ticketed.
Consider taking a defensive driving course to improve your skills. Some insurance companies will give you a discount if you take a course that's approved by them, but it could be a wise decision either way.
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Most of French director Chris Marker's films are documentaries (at least, of a sort), but he remains best known internationally for his beautiful 1962 "La Jetée," a half-hour science-fiction film, whose technique reflects its central theme — the nature of time and memory. (Terry Gilliam's "Twelve Monkeys" was technically a remake; for better or worse, it retained more of the plot than of the technique or tone.) Hitchcock's "Vertigo" is referenced in both "La Jetée" and the other film on this collection, Marker's 1983 documentary "Sans Soleil," which has a poetry of its own.
The transfer is very nice, but the earlier Criterion DVD was good enough that owners may pass on upgrading. For years, Marker insisted that American video releases of "La Jetée" use only the alternate English narration. The Blu-ray defaults to this version, but it also allows you to switch to English subtitles and French narration — the preference of nearly all its original American fans.
Not surprisingly, the extras focus primarily on the shorter film. There is an interesting 10-minute view of Marker; an exploration of the influence of "Vertigo"; and a quick demonstration of the Marker images that Michel Gondry appropriated for the David Bowie video "Jump They Say." Erstwhile Godard collaborator Jean-Pierre Gorin has insightful things to say about both films, for about 20 minutes each. "San Soleil" is also accompanied by "Junkdopia," another Marker short.
"La Jetée" and "Sans Soleil" (Criterion, Blu-ray, $39.95)
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For the music shopper, a trip to the local hard-copy supplier comes with two objectives: 1. Find something from your constantly expanding wish list; and 2. Find something you didn't know you wanted but looks cool and is priced right. You can do both at Jacknife Records, even if your preferred format is the cassette. Jacknife's devotion to the quintessentially '80s music format lines the walls of this narrow Atwater Village shop. Remember that music collection you purged when you upgraded to a car without a tape deck? You can re-buy it here. Plus, Jacknife's stock can include deadstock, so those 20th-century hits might sound just as fresh as when you first bought them. While you're there, keep your ears with the times and pick up some new releases on the format, too. Need stuff to play and store your new purchases? Don't worry, Jacknife has your audio tech needs covered, too. Follow Jacknife on Instagram to keep up with what's in stock.
The typical Los Angeles pot shop experience includes being buzzed past heavy security gates and being watched closely by surly security guards. Interiors are often small, malodorous and impersonal. Cash transactions are quick and uncomfortable. It's an improvement from the back-alley black market, barely. West Hollywood's MedMen, which opened last year, found the right time and place for a better way. Daniel Yi, director of communications at the dispensary, says most other shops follow a "deli model," where customers ask a budtender to weigh out an amount, pay and leave in short order. The 2,100-square-foot MedMen collective in West Hollywood was set up like the Apple Store. Patients can browse strains and prices on iPads. Special sanitary containers hold samples of bud if connoisseurs want a whiff. "We want you to come in and browse and learn," Yi says. The airy, wood-lined store — there's no security gate or buzzing in — sells more than 1,000 products, mostly different strains of cannabis that have been lab-tested for pesticides and contaminants. "This is where marijuana retailing is headed in the future," Yi says. But anyone planning to bite MedMen's style should know that it recently opened a location in Santa Ana and is working on a new store in Venice. It's an expanding brand. And, with legal recreational marijuana sales scheduled to start next year, MedMen West Hollywood hopes to open its already welcoming doors to everyone older than 21.
Locals and tourists do not always think alike, but surely we can agree on this: Malibu is a magical place. Cruising the undulating roadway that leads to the coastal enclave can be a transformative process on its own. As I drive, thoughts of coffee meetings and unanswered emails are drowned out by beauty — the silhouettes of surfers gliding toward the sand, pelicans swimming in the sun. Believe it or not, the destination got even better this year with the opening of Native Hotel, a revamp of the 1947-built Malibu Riviera Motel. Each of the property's 13 bungalows is simple but chic, thanks to the curatorial efforts of L.A.-based creative agency Folklor. Exposed white beams, brass bathroom fixtures and a Dutch door leading to a private patio are just a few of the details I found myself wanting to replicate at home. Guests can add a touch of luxury to their trip by booking a massage, among other treatments, in the wellness center. Very soon, Ludo Lefebvre will lure foodies from all over with waffles and coffee served from a trailer parked on-site. Combine the above amenities with the property's proximity to Zuma Beach, Point Dume and multiple state parks, and it's a wonder people manage to return their room keys.
Stanley's Wet Goods might be the Goldilocks of wine shops — its selection isn't so big that it overwhelms, nor is it so small that you can't find exactly what you're craving. On an unusually dim and chilly recent afternoon, I went hunting for a more wintry wine than I typically drink and was expertly steered to a rich and inky Lagrein, a cabernet sauvignon alternative from Italy's Trentino region; it tasted like something Cersei Lannister might savor. The soaring room is a soothing, modern space in which to peruse the rows of offbeat and smartly curated bottles, organized by country and region, and the lower-ceilinged room off to the right is a cozy spot to grab a chair and sample a flight of whatever wine (and beer) the shop is pouring that day. They serve snacks, too. It's an even better place to spend a weekend evening, toggling between the bar, the shop and the food trucks parked out front.
Merely thinking of ice cream can cast a magic spell. The idea conjures indulgence mixed with childhood memories, simpler times and even whispers of a bygone freedom. Once upon a time, when our country seemed far less complicated, soda fountains inside pharmacies, with their long laminate counters and vinyl stools, were among the de rigueur places to see and be seen. Although they filled the dual purpose of being a place to have fun and being a place to take care of otherwise boring errands, such as filling prescriptions and buying household necessities, such pharmacies have pretty much disappeared. Thankfully, the charm of this old-fashioned experience has been re-created by De Soto Pharmacy, which went back to its midcentury roots and opened up the quaintly cool Jerry's Soda Shoppe inside the drugstore just over a decade ago. Serving amazing shakes, sundaes, sodas, egg creams and sandwiches, its specialty is ice cream served in a sundae glass coated with delectable hardened chocolate. Taking care of business while channeling your inner bobby-soxer has never tasted so sweet.
For Angelenos who want to sample the creative wares of the Bay Area without the annoyingly long drive, Echo Park's Esqueleto offers a wide array of handmade jewelry, household goods and original artwork by Oakland artisans. Shop owner and jewelry designer Lauren Wolf's light-filled shop is based on her eclectic flagship store, which is hidden away on Oaktown's Temescal Alley, nestled among some hipster guilty pleasures including an artisanal doughnut shop and an old-timey barbershop. Since 2015, her L.A. outpost has presented a mix of global discoveries such as Middle Eastern kilims and Moroccan rugs, handmade pottery and works by indie jewelers. Alongside her cleverly curated objects, the real treasures are Wolf's own creations, some of which are influenced by her time studying jewelry design in Mexico. If you're looking to put a ring on it, the shop also sources non-cheesy vintage engagement rings that don't look like something out of Blanche Devereaux's jewel box. Then there are Wolf's own one-of-a-kind, understated wedding rings, whose otherworldly visions provide ample proof that you didn't get it at Jared.
Within Silver Lake Boulevard's concentrated constellation of retail stores is one of the city's best menswear shops: Hemingway and Sons. It's run by Aussie expat Toby B. Hemingway, whom longtime Silver Lakers will remember from his now-closed gift shop Hemingway and Pickett, which shared a name with his great-grandfather's barber supply store in Melbourne. Hemingway's menswear shop showcases his deft curation without the pretension of "bespoke" collections in the Arts District or zillion-dollar T-shirts on Fairfax. Hemingway and Sons provides timeless attire; it's a store for guys who can't quite pull off the kaftans of "Silver Lake Shaman," drop-crotch joggers or those "millennial pink" shorts populating the picnics of the nearby meadow. Instead, shoppers can expect minimalist button-ups by San Francisco brand Taylor Stitch, handmade boots by century-old Wisconsin outfitters Chippewa and Stetson hats that suit every decade. Not all the wares are solids and stripes, though. Any one of the selection of whimsically patterned, short-sleeved shirts would win "best shirt" at any barbecue. The small store is packed full with gents' accessories, too, providing everything from scents and shades to simple tees and socks.
If you'd rather get mauled by wolves than go into an actual mall, Glitter Death is a unique alternative, a badass buyer's and browser's paradise hearkening back to the trash-tastic early days of Hollywood. Owner Rio Warner might be a stylist to the stars (Ariana Grande and Rihanna are among her clients) but her store caters to anything but mainstream pop style-mongers. Selling groovy vintage clothing and freaky fashion plus custom work for nine years now, she devotes a lot of space to alternative designers (Nikki Lipstick, Indyanna, Laser Kitten) and crazy accessories (giant pentagram earrings, hologram chokers, lip-shaped sunglasses, unicorn cellphone cases ... you know, the essentials). An impressive vinyl and retro rock tee selection, plus tons of art and ephemera ('90s Furby dolls, campy old signage), adds to Glitter Death's eye candy and must-have-it appeal. Collectors, young punks, glam-rats and normies looking for to explore their weirdo wild side will all find something to die (and sparkle) for here.
A visit to any shop flaunting designs by indie makers shows that Los Angeles' ceramics boom continues to explode. But among the copious saguaro-style incense holders and anonymous stoneware containers, one designer stands apart: Heather Levine. She's perhaps best known for her ceramic pendant lamps, those sleekly designed, colorfully glazed objects adorned with porous pinholes, teardrops or ovals. Light leaks through the cutouts, projecting forms onto the walls of a room, turning an ordinary space into a galaxy of shapes. She fashions wall hangings of the leftover clay circles and shards, which are dangled from branches that she sometimes sources from locations around California. For some, their introduction to Levine's works is at the Ojai Rancho Inn, the motel turned haven of hipness, which showcases her lamps in every bedroom and in the mellow poolside bar, Chief's Peak. Levine's workshop in an industrial expanse between Cypress Park and Atwater Village is packed with her ceramics. The mushroomlike table lamps hunched on a nearby table aren't destined for a hobbit house or the home of a mycologist; they're headed to the Standard Hotel in the East Village to help amplify the pharmacological feel to its stylish new hot spot, narcbar. Shelf upon shelf is lined with finished pieces, which are impossible not to anthropomorphize. They stare back at you like a gaggle of Muppets up for adoption, expressing their personalities through their polka dots or narrowly squinting cutouts. Levine occasionally has a studio sale, which draws a long line, she says, but she sells her wall hangings online and at L.A. shops including Dream Collective and General Store in Venice. Lamps are mostly commissions, which you can dream up with Levine. Since she creates each piece by hand, no two pieces are exactly alike. Like all of us, ceramics are products of their environment; each piece responds differently to the world in which it is made, surviving the heat of the kiln, resisting the pull of gravity and responding to the touch of its creator. And in Levine's hands, clay comes alive.
Massage devotees in Los Angeles are all too familiar with skyrocketing prices for a massage that may or may not lead to a discounted quasi-spa joint that smells like sweaty feet and too much Hugo Boss cologne while a CD skipping Mozart plays in the background in a mediocre session. That was before the Now opened. The beautifully designed local massage boutique has four locations throughout the city that are easy on your wallet — you'll never want to leave. The Silver Lake location is the biggest of the bunch, complete with its signature, moan-inducing $65 Swedish full-body massage (plus $25 foot/head massage offerings) and a laid-back setting. Inside the Sunset Boulevard boutique's 16-foot ceilings are an indoor cactus forest, a good-juju crystal collection, smell-good everything and earthy furnishings such as a rad raw-wood swing, indigo-dyed pillows and a floppy hammock. L.A. is a place where we are constantly focused on what's next: When will we open a bagel shop that rivals New York? When will the Metro's Purple Line be finished? When will housing prices go down? But, here, while you bask in vibes that transport you to a Joshua Tree retreat, the only thing to focus on is, well, the now.
Was there ever any doubt that Esters would be a boon for Santa Monica? When the team behind Rustic Canyon, Milo & Olive, Huckleberry and Cassia turned their attention to creating a neighborhood wine bar, it would have been foolish to bet against its greatness. Esters is a partnership between Zoe Nathan and Josh Loeb and longtime Rustic Canyon wine director Kathryn Coker, and it serves many purposes: wine shop, market, restaurant. But we love it the most for its concise but playful wine list, and as a place to stop by after work and sit on the breezy patio and drink a glass or three, and munch on some cheese and oysters and charcuterie. If you want a fuller meal, Esters can provide that as well: For its size, the tiny kitchen puts out an incredibly impressive selection of food, everything from avocado toast to a 72-hour braised short rib steak. There's a full calendar of fun wine events, a boozy brunch service, and bartenders who are thrilled to talk you through the wines — if you really love one, you can buy a bottle to take home. What more could you ask?
What does it take to stay open as an O.G. Latino boutique shop specializing in handmade clothing and accessories in some of the most sought-after real estate in all of Los Angeles? According to Noelle Reyes, the power Latina behind Mi Vida, one of the last standing pregentrification locales on York Boulevard in Highland Park, the secret lies in "keeping it real, being there for the community and simply staying positive." On any given day, the store that offers everything from original Chaz Bojórquez artwork to a saguaro cactus–shaped iPhone case doubles as a meeting place for the neighborhood, acting as a pop-up location for local chefs serving Mexican-American–style Hawaiian musubi, or as a donation-based, six-hour-long meditative "coloring station" in collaboration with a local independent artist. As the shop is about to turn 10 years old, Reyes has no plans of moving anywhere: "We are strong, we know how we impact our community, and we will continue to showcase our identity here."


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We had a total of 436 visitors register this summer (June, July and August). They came from 26 states and Norway.
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Jones Lang LaSalle acted as adviser to Secured Capital Japan in its acquisition of prime office building located in Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku
TOKYO, December 24, 2009—Jones Lang LaSalle, acting as asset adviser to Secured Capital Japan, is pleased to announce that it assisted in the acquisition of the office portion of Pacific Century Place in a rare opportunity in the prime business district of Marunouchi, Tokyo.
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Chris Young Interview: 'Who I Am With You' Singer Learns to Never Say 'Never'
Chris Young is hesitant to call his dates with George Strait the highlight of his 2014. He's not dismissing the King, he just doesn't want to write off everything else he has going on this winter, spring and summer.
Young's year begins with the Brad Paisley tour, crosses an ocean for a couple weeks in Europe and then returns home for the most diverse tour, playing amphitheaters this summer. You may see Chris Young more than you see your mailman.
"It is definitely going to be the most unique," he tells Taste of Country about his April 11 and 12 dates with Strait. "Just knowing I'm on a tour with a guy that's been around as long as he has, is a legend like he is and this is his final tour ..."
Paisley's Beat This Winter Tour began Jan. 23 and heads to Ireland, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Norway in March. After a short break, Young is joining Dierks Bentley's Riser Tour for a long run of summer dates with Chase Rice and Jon Pardi. The new album doesn't allow him much time to goof around on stage -- in fact, Young says that with each album, he asks himself how he'll perform the songs he's just cut. The challenge is what drives him.
ToC: Did you think of anyone in particular when you first heard 'Who I Am With You'?
Chris Young: No, there's not a specific person that I'm thinking about. I'm not gonna get sucked into that answer [laughs].
Was choosing 'Who I Am With You' as the new single an easy decision?
I was in studio and I was like, 'No more ballads! Absolutely not!' And somebody walked in with 'The Man I Wanna Be' and I heard it and was like, 'Ah, crap!'
For me, going from the top of this record, I really wanted to lead with something uptempo. To kind of come back and have a change of pace with a song like 'Who I Am With You' -- I didn't even write this song, but I've always been one of those people that puts the best song first. I don't care if it's mine or not. The first time I heard this, I was just like, 'Holy crap, that chorus is huge.' It really puts you back in that time, whether you are in a relationship that's really committed or if you're in the beginning of one, you just always get that feeling of 'God I want this person. They make life so much better.'
It's a big vocal performance. Did you worry about how you'd perform it live?
No, honestly -- that's fun for me. I really love something that's strong vocally and a little more difficult to sing because it's fun. I have found myself over the last couple of records singing stuff higher and higher which is not always good [laughs]. But then I'm like 'Holy crap, I don't have a song where I get to take a rest.'
What's your most difficult song to perform live?
I don't know. I can pick something from the new record, but just because I've had to sing it more often, I'd probably say 'Tomorrow.' Just because the range is so drastic, from being really low notes to some of the notes going towards the bridge that are a little bit high.
Brad Paisley is a guy known for lending advice to his opening acts. Danielle Bradbery is on this tour, as well. What advice would you give her?
I'm not really a huge advice-giver. Because I've had a long enough career, even at this point, where I've seen stuff where I was like, 'I absolutely will never, ever do blank!' And then I'm like, 'Crap, I have to do blank.' [laughs]
The only piece of advice I've ever given anybody is learn to write songs and write as many songs as you can. Because it's never gonna hurt and when you run into that problem of 'God, I don't know what I want to say,' or the opposite problem of, 'I know exactly what I want to say but no one has written it,' then you can just go write it yourself.
What is an example of something that has worked out that you thought you'd never try?
When I was making my second record, I was in studio and I was like, 'No more ballads! Absolutely not!' And somebody walked in with 'The Man I Wanna Be' and I heard it and was like, 'Ah, crap!'
Dee Jay Silver is on this leg, as well. Has he remixed any of your songs?
He and I got together and went back and forth on a remix he did. He did a remix of 'Aw Naw' awhile back that was really, really cool. He put a lot of time into it. Yeah, he's a great guy and he brings something different.
There's not really anything you can't do right now in country music, which I think is really cool.
If it wasn't his version then it's not somebody who has a multi-track. That's the difference. It's easy to take a song and slap a loop behind it and go, 'I remixed the song.' But when Silver did it, being that he's with Sony, they actually send him over the multi-track before it was mastered and let him come in and take tracks in and take tracks out. So it was a true remix of the song.
The tour with you, Dierks, Jon Pardi and Chase Rice is a really diverse lineup. Would you consider adding some of the same studio effects or tricks that someone like Rice uses?
I've kind of already done it, if you're talking about integrating more loops into songs and working some of the different vocal things you can do in studio. A song like 'Nothin' But the Cooler Left' from my record, there's a loop underneath the entire song and there's a synth sound as one of the main parts, the signature lick of the song. I think there's great ways to use that stuff and to have songs that are more broken down like a song like 'Text Me Texas.' It's more just acoustic guitar. I think there's a way to do both.
I love it, personally. There's not really anything you can't do right now in country music, which I think is really cool because it gives you a lot of space to be creative.


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Beauty Uses for Yogurt
4 Unexpected Beauty Uses For Yogurt
All we have to do is look around the office first thing in the morning to realize how obsessed we all are with yogurt, and why not? Besides being good for our diets and calcium intake, it actually has beauty benefits too. It's rich in protein, which can improve bones and also hair and nails over time. But, if you're not into eating it, there are plenty of other ways to benefit.
Hands: Create a sweet soak by adding one tablespoon honey to a cup of plain yogurt. Honey's a natural humectant, which will help to retain water to keep the skin soft and smooth.
Face: Spread plain yogurt on your face to tighten pores and cleanse your skin before rinsing with lukewarm water after 10 minutes. After all, this treat includes lactic acid — an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) — which is milder than other exfoliants but still rejuvenates your skin.
Scalp: Did you know yogurt can be used as a conditioner? Simply bring a container of plain yogurt into the shower, rub the yogurt into your wet hair, and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes before rinsing. The active cultures can relieve an itchy scalp and help combat dandruff in the process.
Feet: If you even have any yogurt left after all the other ideas, you can mix in one-half cup of finely ground walnuts and use this as a scrub to improve the texture of your skin, relieving dry patches and calluses. The yogurt adds moisture once again, and the nuts help exfoliate rough spots. PS, while you're rubbing it on your feet, you're treating your hands, too — bonus!


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16-year-old Helena Muffly wrote exactly 100 years ago today:
Tuesday, September 26, 1911: Was in doubts and fears as to how Mollie would act when I commenced to milk her. Pop milked her last night, but I had to do it after that, so I got up early this morning, resolving to come off conquering and I did. Hurrah. She didn't kick.
Her middle-aged granddaughter's comments 100 years later:
The calf of Grandma's cow Mollie was sold the previous day. It sounds like Mollie is adjusting to the change.
The previous day's issue of the Milton Evening Standard had a front page article about the death of John Sheep, the grandfather of Grandma's friend Helen "Tweet" Wesner. It says that Mr. Sheep died at his home after a long illness.
I wonder if Tweet was upset—though I suppose that she probably was expecting it.
The article indicates that Mr. Sheep was buried on this date in the cemetery next to the McEwensville school.
My father says that when he was a child attending this same school that the classroom blinds were always drawn whenever there was an interment to keep the children from getting upset. It probably was the same a generation earlier when Grandma was a student.
It seems like it would be equally upsetting to know why the blinds had been drawn but not be allowed to see it—but I guess that people handled death differently back then.
In many ways death was closer to people a hundred years ago. Most people died at home —yet the community apparently tried to protect children from death by doing things like pulling the blinds.


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TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres called for an end to Hamas missile strikes being launched from Gaza, saying relations would never be normal with the violence.
"Hamas needs to decide if it wants a quiet and developing Gaza or an unruly Gaza with no hope," Peres said in a speech to students at the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. "There is no confusion. If you want a normal life, stop firing."
The Jerusalem Post said Tuesday southern Israel border towns have been inundated with rocket attacks over the last several weeks with residents and local leaders growing increasingly frustrated at the perceived lack of response by the Israeli military.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak promised the military would be ready to respond to further threats, but declined to say how, citing the need for secrecy in military operations.
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Rather than maintain 2 different bios (one on c2.com and one here at advogato), I decided to use the same one on both sites.
I'm currently working on a long-term project to write replacements for some of the proprietary tools sold by Lineo. I think it's a shame that few people outside of Lineo know what the Embedix Linux distribution is all about.
Here's the basic idea: unlike normal distros, Embedix ships all its packages in source form. To create an instance of the Embedix distro, Lineo provides a tool called Target Wizard which allows one to:
- pick which packages to install
- configure how the package is compiled
- configure what parts of the package to leave out
- compile everything when you're done configuring
I'm not usually one to cheerlead, but I think this is a pretty good idea. That's why it pains me that much more that hardly anyone in the community knows about this stuff, because it's proprietary, and not easy for people to get ahold of and play with.
Anyway, I'm writing a Free version of Target Wizard. I'm doing this mostly by myself, and management doesn't really know about it. I feel indebted to the Free Software community, and I feel it's about time I give back something significant.
I'm also trying to test my programming skills.... to see if I can pull this stunt off. This is the biggest project I've personally undertaken, and I'd be really happy if I succeeded. It's also a lot more interesting than the normal work I've been assigned to do.
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Eye Darts and the Social Triangle
More than how you pull it off though is WHY you pull it off. I've never had a director tell me this but i have had friends that have told me some directors will just tell them as they are finishing their shots, "looks great, now throw some eye darts in there and it's done!" OK, but ummmm, why? The funny thing is that when i do it in hand drawn most directors ask me to take them out. Weird--
There are many different feelings about eye darts-- Some people say they weaken the character, some people say without them the character looks dead. You can always go too far in either direction so I lie somewhere in the middle. It's always about the story your telling-- as an animator you tell stories in Micro form, shot by shot. There may be a time when a character is tense and very serious about something. That could be a time to hold those eyes still, like laser focused! Remember ever being yelled at by someone who was dead serious and they lock eyes with you so you know they are not kidding? That's what I'm talking about--
Sometimes though your character might need to be pondering something or reading someones expression. This is where the social triangle comes in. I thought a great way to teach this would be by looking at someone with the body of a greek god, and the face of an angel. It was an easy choice--
OK, soooo-- Social Triangle. It's exemplified below as the the first things we look at on other people to read how they are feeling about us, about themselves, what they are thinking... just reading them in general.
Generally when i do eye darts, especially in conversation bits, I dart them back and forth from left to right. If the character is right handed I start on the other characters right eye and work to the left and back again. If the character is left handed I will do the exact opposite--
The last thing we read on the face is the mouth. So at times i will alternate down slightly in between the left to right motion.
The thing about this stuff is knowing when to use them-- I love qoutes and I'm gonna butcher this one but it's a really neat one my friend Tony DeRosa told me. He said Mark Twain said this about writting, "The difference between finding a good word and the exact word to explain something is like the difference between a firefly and a lightening bolt!" What's that have to do with eye darts? well, eye darts aid in acting, and (an animation as a whole) is about distilling life to it's essence. When you see a good caricature of someone, it might take you a minute to get it then you forget it. But when you see an Al Hirschfield caricature it's like that lightening bolt man! It hits you because he's captured the essence of the person. Acting should capture the essence of the feelings of the moment. Eye Darts are one of the many tools to help you do that. This little post was more just to explain why and how to use them-- hope it helps!
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- Benjamin said...
Eyedarts as a tool to capture the essence? Usually, it's my feeling that eyedarts are something that will make the performance even better (when justly used), but is rarely essential. Especially the social triangle eyedarts. Seems to me that eyedarts have the most effect when used in cases like Mr. Incredible drying the books and trying to hide his comeback to the superhero world from the Mrs. But even in that scene, I'm thinking most (if not all) of it would work with just the staging, body attitudes and expressions.
To me, one of the great things about animation is how you have ultimate control... specifically over graphic shapes. Where animation loses subtleties from live-action, it gains strength in the way we can talk to the audience through exaggeration and graphic shapes. I guess that's one reason why I feel that eyedarts are more the sugar on top rather than part of the essence itself.
- Matt Williames said...
I guess more what i meant Benjamin was if you are trying to capture nervousness or something like that, the essence of that COULD be in eye darts. Or, sometimes it's in a hand gesture or whatever... I am not saying rely on eye darts to capture the essence, i am saying that if you are watching carefully sometimes that could be the essence of what makes the shot work.
I do agree with you that typically they are sugar ontop, I was simply trying to point out that they can be more than that on occassion. thanks for your thoughts though!
- C.G. Leow said...
Hi Matt. Interesting post. Could you elaborate on what you meant when you spoke about the character being left or right handed? Thanks.
- Matt Williames said...
c.g.: Sure man! I guess what i was getting at is that depending on whether you are right or left handed you will favor either the left or right eye to look at first. I've observed that depending on whether you're a righty or lefty you will choose things based on that basic characteristic (no the best word but you know what i mean). Like, if you could choose a fork on your right or left, right handed people usually choose the right side for obvious reasons. It's natural to them, and the opposite is typically true of lefty's. It's not a law, it just adds method to the madness.
I know a lot of people feel like this is splitting hairs, and certainly no audience member is gonna know or care about what eye the character chooses to start with before the darting begins (if it begins), but for me I have to know why i am doing what I am doing to give an honest performance. I feel that research on such subtle things is what makes acting so real. If it's accurate, yet subliminal, hopefully people will feel as those that character is real. Did i explain that clearly?
- crylic said...
first off i cant get over your aana drawings...outstanding stuff matt. I love leaving here and not only being inspired but having truly learnt something, you and mark kennedy are true pros whose knowledge is stellar, thanks for sharing man, i love it!
- Matt Williames said...
Hey man, thank you so much! I appreciate hearing that someone likes my Anaa drawigs. I admittedly suck majorly at design. It's sloooowly getting better though :)
Mark's a great teacher. I don't know him but he seems like he's a great guy too!
- C.G. Leow said...
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- C.G. Leow said...
Thanks for the explanation Matt. This topic has been very enlightening.
- FleaCircusDirector said...
Eye movement and lying
- Matt Williames said...
cg: my pleasure!
Flea: thanks for that link man! I think i saw it on sewardstreet once.
- Alex said...
I interpreted eyedarts always as part of a thinking process or "thinking time" of the character. And if the audience believes that the character is thinking, it is one step that the character becomes "real". But I must admit that every 3D movie is using "eye darts" very often. I think they disrated it to a cliche. It's pretty tough to do such subtle things in traditional animation. I think they did it pretty well in Sinbad. Anyway the "ultimate control" that you got in animation is one reason why every gesture becomes "necessarily" meaningful. I mean that's what they teach you in school to keep it simple and clear. But than you sacrifice the room for interpration in the mimic or body language. It's something I really like about live-action film and what I miss mostly in animation.
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Linux, Freedom and Cold Cash
May 9, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Well it's spring storm season in many parts of the world, so it should come as no great surprise that we've had some storms here in the Linux blogosphere as well.
Just in the last few weeks we've had the bank that decided Windows was cheaper; we've had the shockingly FUD-filled FOSS survey; and we've had less-than-entirely-flattering words said about Linux's waistline, to name just a few examples.
Stormy debates have followed many of these, as one might expect, and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight to that pattern. The latest example? None other than one of TuxRadar's ever-intriguing Open Ballot polls.
'Would You Pay for Linux?'
"Depending on how you pay for it, you'll probably have to part with at least fifty quid for Windows 8, and double (or more) for OS X, and they come with almost no software compared to the average Linux distribution," the TuxRadar team began. "Yet almost all Linux distributions are free as in zero-cost.
"We've got a simple question for you: would you (or indeed, do you) pay for Linux?" they asked.
The question had barely hit the airwaves when the stampede began, with blogger after blogger racing to the scene to share their opinions. Luckily for her readers, Linux Girl was there, Quick Quotes Quill at the ready.
'Still a Bargain'
"Yes," began Slashdot blogger yagu, for example. "Actually have a number of times.
"Considering the value-add to my life and career, it's been worth it to me to pay for distributions either by contribution (voluntary) or some service fee," yagu explained. "Linux, even at a modest price, perhaps $20-50, still a bargain."
Indeed, "not only would I pay for Linux, but I think it would be a good idea," agreed Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien. "When something is free of charge, no one cares what you think as a user. But when users are also customers who provide cash to the project, they are a force to be reckoned with.
"Think of some big change you disagree with, then ask yourself if it would have happened if the paying customers had objected to it," O'Brien added.
'I Would and I Do'
"I already pay for Linux," consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack told Linux Girl. "My yearly Linux Foundation membership is my way of making sure that Linux development continues."
Similarly, "yes, I would pay for Linux, and indeed I do," agreed Google+ blogger Brett Legree.
Yet while Linux may be "free as in zero *financial* cost, there are other costs involved with everything, and software is no different," Legree pointed out. "Let us call them opportunity costs."
'I Would Be Willing to Pay'
As a husband and a father of four who runs a consulting business on the side, exercises regularly, and works full-time as a nuclear engineer, "my personal time is worth a lot of money to me," Legree explained.
So, "any time spent doing something that I didn't intend to do is a lost opportunity to do something that I would rather be doing," he added.
"Yes, the average Linux distribution does come with a LOT of software compared with Windows or OS X (yay Notepad & TextEdit), but sadly in my own experience it can also come with issues like kernel regressions, poor power management, generic drivers and so forth," Legree said.
"I would be willing to pay for a distribution that is stable and provides good support to take care of all of these things, but is a little more up to date -- something in between Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora would be ideal for me," he concluded.
"Telling me that 'Linux is not only free but better because it comes with LibreOffice and GIMP and...' doesn't really hold a lot of water, unless you suddenly can't download and install all of those programs for Windows 8 and OS X," Legree added.
'I'll Use the Free One'
"I have no problem paying for good software, and Linux is IMHO some of the best software out there," began Linux Rants blogger Mike Stone. "All things being equal, I'd pay for Linux."
At the same time, however, "part of what I love about Linux is the freedom that comes with it," Stone added. "Software that you have to pay for isn't free (as in freedom), so that would definitely take away some of what I love about the OS."
Google+ blogger Gonzalo Velasco C. had a similar view.
"If all OSes are to be paid for, I'd certainly pay for a complete GNU/Linux suite," he began. "I'm sure it would be cheaper, and then I'll demand that the programmers make it as close to perfection as they can."
If there's a free option, however, "I'll use the free one, and contribute whenever I can," he concluded.
'It Would Raise the Cost'
"If I were in the market for a PC and retail shelves offered GNU/Linux, I would pay for it," blogger Robert Pogson concurred. "It's probably worth $10-$20 for a download, too, but with FLOSS that's not a sure income for most organizations, and it would raise the cost and complexity of shipping a distro."
What would make more sense is "for OEMs and large organizations to fund/support the distro of their choice in lieu of paying licensing fees," Pogson suggested. "That way, they have more control over the process and they get less expensive software by sharing with upstream."
In fact, "a lot of that happens with the Linux kernel and a few other applications widely used and valued by organizations supplying money, hardware and manpower," he noted.
The Virtues of Donations
The reality is that "there isn't a good way now for the world to support small FLOSS organizations/projects except by donations," Pogson opined.
"In the future it may be possible for profitable distros to share the wealth with their upstream suppliers -- RedHat, IBM, Dell, HP, SUSE and Ubuntu are doing that in several ways," he explained. "Others supply bandwidth, servers, employment, training, support and storage for distros and projects.
"The ecosystem is diverse and it seems to be working," Pogson concluded. "I expect it will scale as more users of GNU/Linux develop. It would be great if retail sales included a contribution to a foundation to support FLOSS, possibly similar to copyright fees paid for CDs."
'I Would Not Pay'
The problem with paying for software is that "one is usually paying for restrictions on that software," suggested Chris Travers, a blogger who works on the LedgerSMB project. "These restrictions usually reach what you can make out of the software."
Travers recently blogged on that very topic, he noted.
"The promise of open source is that of democratized access to software as a means of production, and license agreements interfere with that," he explained. "In the end, no, I would not pay for the privilege of someone telling me what I can or cannot make out of the software."
'I Don't Think I Would Pay'
The TuxRadar article, however, "goes with a more conventional approach to trying to monetize open source software, which is selling access to developers, usually under the heading of 'support,'" Travers noted.
"Unfortunately support agreements usually end up looking a lot like software license agreements from a property ownership perspective, and so I don't think I would pay money directly to a distribution for something critical like a support agreement unless I really liked the terms."
That said, "there are important indirect ways people (including myself) pay for Linux, and the biggest is contributing development time," he added. "Obviously non-developers cannot do this, but with bounty systems, non-developers can often pay developers for a (sometimes small) piece of a development project and thus collectively leverage cash in the way the article suggests."
In short, "I don't really think paying for a distribution outside of critical support under favorable terms is likely to be a good way to go," Travers concluded. "I think that paying for the software by helping to sponsor development (which one then effectively owns, in the sense of having the right to utilize to make products of one's choice) is a better way to go."
'Not Worth Anything to Me'
Last but not least, Slashdot blogger hairyfeet took the "no" answer even further.
"The current situation is a mess and therefore not worth anything to me," hairyfeet told Linux Girl. "I can take a disk with a 4-year-old driver in it, slap it into my drive and in 15 minutes the hardware is up and running.
"Can you do the same in Linux? Nope, because the driver model is set up all stupid in Linux," he said.
"So would I pay for Linux? Not unless the QA and support went WAY up, and I just don't see that happening," hairyfeet concluded. "A few companies have tried in the past, but none have been able to come close to the amount of support I get from that $80 copy of Windows Home."


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NASAA, NASD, and NYSE Regulation Applaud SEC Approval of New, Uniform Definition of "Branch Office" and Centralized Registration System
Action to Reduce Regulatory Burden on Firms Result of Joint Initiative
Washington DC and New York (October 6, 2005) — New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Regulation, NASD and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today applauded the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for approving a common definition of "branch office" in the securities industry, as well as a new, centralized branch office registration system through the Central Registration Depository (CRD®).
To facilitate that system's development, the SEC has approved a new Form BR that will replace the current NYSE Branch Office Application Form, Schedule E of Form BD and certain state branch office forms. Form BR will enable firms to register branch offices and file notice of branch office openings and closings electronically with NYSE Regulation, NASD and the states via a single filing through the CRD system.
The SEC's action is the result of a joint regulatory initiative by NASD, NYSE Regulation and NASAA.
Historically, various regulatory bodies have defined the term "branch office" differently. Those disparate definitions resulted in conflicting requirements that created significant redundancies for securities firms-such as the need to file different application forms with multiple regulatory organizations to register or renew the registration of branch office locations, as well as having to coordinate multiple registration and notification filing deadlines.
The new SEC-approved changes will alleviate these redundancies by standardizing the criteria for determining whether a business location requires registration as a branch office. The new branch office definition became immediately effective with NYSE Regulation and will become effective on May 1, 2006 with NASD. Each state has its own timetable for making the new definition effective.
On October 31, the securities industry will make the transition to a centralized, CRD-based branch office application system that will allow firms, via the new form BR, to submit a single filing to simultaneously fulfill the branch office registration/approval requirements of NASD, NYSE Regulation and most states. Firms will also benefit from on-line broker licensing work queues, electronic notifications and other features available through the CRD system.
NASD's nearly 5,200 registered firms operate more than 104,000 branch offices with more than 660,000 registered representatives. New York Stock Exchange member firms operate over 20,000 branch offices, employ 144,000 registered representatives and carry 98 million customer accounts. NASAA's membership consists of the securities administrators in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the provinces and territories of Canada, and Mexico.
"While our focus upon investor protection and compliance with NYSE Rules and federal securities laws is greater than ever, we are mindful of the burden that duplicative and sometimes contradictory rules by various regulatory bodies place on our member firms," said Richard G. Ketchum, chief regulatory officer, the New York Stock Exchange. "A common definition of a broker-dealer's 'branch office' subscribed to by NYSE Regulation, NASD and state regulators, and a centralized registration system, builds upon the progress we've already made in reducing regulatory duplication."
"The branch office-related changes we are announcing today are part of NASD's rule modernization initiative, which is aimed at streamlining and updating NASD Rules while preserving investor protection," said NASD Vice Chairman Mary L. Schapiro. "Regulators will be able to identify registered representatives with specific office locations, and that will allow regulators to more effectively examine those locations. In addition, these changes will provide significant relief to NASD-registered firms. The central registration system will establish a broader national standard and reduce inconsistencies among regulators, which will provide substantial economies and efficiencies for firms."
"The new branch-office definition demonstrates that regulators can respond positively to changes in industry business practices while remaining true to the underlying principle of investor protection," said Patricia D. Struck, NASAA President and Administrator of the Wisconsin Division of Securities. "This updated and uniform definition, which can be delivered and monitored through CRD, will not only facilitate the continued effectiveness of our uniform system of registration, it also will allow firms to more easily put necessary protective measures into effect, and enable regulators to better monitor compliance."
Detailed information on the branch office-related changes is available through NYSE's Information Memo numbers 05-74 and 05-75, and NASD Notice to Members 05-66 and Notice to Members 05-67.
Detailed information about state branch office registration information is available here.
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NASAA: Bob Webster 202-737-0900
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SURVIVORSo where does the game stand now?Its an interesting thing that often happens in this game. You lose enough people from your tribe, your numbers get so low that you have absolutely no other choice but to rely on each other and stick together. Foa Foa is at that point. In order to have any shot at actually winning the game, they cannot risk betraying anybody on their tribe. This gives them four votes in the new tribe. That is significant because as we saw last night within Galu there are lots of possible sub alliances and cracks to be exploited.Give me your predictions. Will Galu regroup and get rid of Foa Foa? If so, what order do you predict Foa Foa will be voted out?
A PLAN IS SET IN MOTION THAT LEADS TO ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE TRIBAL COUNCILS IN SURVIVOR HISTORY, ON "SURVIVOR: SAMOA" THURSDAY, NOV. 12 "Tastes Like Chicken" Motivated by extreme hunger, an unexpected castaway kills a rat in an effort to provide for her tribe, on SURVIVOR: SAMOA, Thursday, Nov. 12 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network
^^ but there are no spoilers who goes next peach .. not yet anyway.TDTBOOT: Laura? Monica? Jaison?http://truedorktimes.com/survivor_samoa/spoilers/index.htm
I agree, Jaison getting voted off would not make for the hyped up TC.
There's a possibility that Monica gets the boot. It wouldn't be THAT surprising if Laura gets booted, since they've already been gunning for her since the previous episode, but she won Immunity. But then again, what makes the TC memorable might not be the boot, but the process leading to the boot. So we never know.
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It's happening again. Los Angeles residents are stocking up on groceries, putting their cars in their garages and preparing for a weekend at home as the city looks ahead to this weekend's anticipated and dreaded "Carmageddon 2." Or are they?
Like last year's first Carmageddon, a 10-mile stretch of the normally gridlocked Interstate 405 will be shut down this weekend. This time, the closure will enable crews to demolish part of the Mulholland Drive Bridge. I-405 is the most heavily trafficked road in the country.
But unlike last year, the lead-up to Carmageddon 2 has not been accompanied by near-apocalyptic warnings about traffic jams and nightmare delays. Why? Because last year's Carmageddon went so smoothly that it barely made a blip in the city's activities. "People stayed home and had a relaxing weekend instead of driving all over town," Morgan Wyenn, an attorney on the NRDC's L.A.-area Air Quality Project, wrote on the Switchboard blog. "Those brave enough to leave home stayed in their neighborhoods, enjoying local restaurants and parks."
Instead of issuing warnings, Los Angeles is trying a different tactic this year: requesting that people be neighborly.
"Threats that it's going to be bumper to bumper are going to be taken as empty threats: people experienced what happened last time and saw that wasn't the case," Martin Wachs, a senior researcher at the RAND Corporation, told the New York Times.
The city is offering a wide range of incentives for the 500,000 motorists who normally travel the 405 every weekend to try something different. Los Angelinos can take advantage of discounts to local restaurants, theaters and museums, which will keep them closer to home and also benefit the local economy. There are also discounts for people who take the train.
There's even a Twitter hashtag, #405things, for people looking for ideas of weekend activities.
One area of traffic remains a concern this year: helicopters. So many TV news choppers hovered above the 405 for hours at a time last year that many residents complained about the non-stop noise. L.A. has responded by asking pilots to fly higher this year and to not hover over peoples' homes, although no specific guidelines have been issued, according to the Los Angeles Times.
This year's Carmageddon begins at 7 p.m. Friday night and is expected to last until 5 a.m. Monday morning. Last year, the roads opened 17 hours ahead of schedule, but this year's job is much bigger and is expected to require the entire weekend.
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Houston County - While politicians in Washington have been debating gun restrictions, Alabama legislators are pushing for an increase in gun rights.
Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes is an avid supporter of the second amendment.
"I want every qualified citizen of Houston County to have a handgun and to know how to use it and to have it with them to protect their life or someone else's," he said.
Now new legislation could increase the rights of Alabama gun owners, especially when it comes to concealed carry. One bill would require a sheriff to issue someone a concealed carry permit, unless there is a legal reason to deny it like being a felon. While that sounds reasonable, Hughes argues there are loopholes.
"They may be a habitual drunkard someone who doesn't need to be carrying a pistol. Someone that has a prescription drug problem. Someone who has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution. Those things are not going to show up in an NCIC background check," said Hughes.
But some gun enthusiasts have a different opinion.
Brad McMath said, "If they are not a felon and they have a right to carry I believe they should have a right to carry."
That same piece of legislation would also require the sheriff to issue a permit to illegal immigrants. Something Hughes won't be doing anytime soon.
He said, "They're going to have to carry me to the us Supreme Court to force me to give a non us citizen a pistol permit. Those persons should not enjoy the same rights a citizen of the Unites States."
An Alabama house committee has already approved a separate bill to allow a person to carry a pistol in their car without a permit, only if they are going to a gun range. It would have to be in the trunk and unloaded. The bill's sponsor says it would encourage people to learn to use the weapons they have at home. Hughes argues criminals don't always tell the truth.
"Well what do you think all the criminals are going to say when they get stopped?" he said. "People we know that don't need handguns, it could endanger civilians' lives or even law enforcement. We don't need to pass any bad legislation that will allow something like that."
The new proposals still have hurdles to clear in the state house.
I did speak with state Representative Steve Clouse this afternoon. He said the gun range bill will go to the rules committee next. He sees no problem with the piece of legislation.
Another bill would allow employees to have weapons at work as long as it remains locked in a car.


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Fidelis was born Markus Roy (or Rey), in the town of Sigmaringen in Germany in the year 1577. His father was Johann Roy, a rich hotelier from Adler who would later be part of the city government and bürgermeister. Markus studied Civil Law at Freiburg in Germany, became Doctor of Law, and was a practicing lawyer who was known for his zealous advocacy for the poor when he entered the Capuchin Order, under the name Fidelis. He led an austere life in vigils and prayers. After his ordination to the priesthood in 1612, he dedicated himself to preaching God's Word. The Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith commissioned him in 1612 to preach sound doctrine in South Germany and Switzerland. He labored for ten years in this area when, in 1622, he was attacked by heretics at Seewis in Switzerland and died a martyrs death. This same year the Congregation Propaganda Fidei was formally established and Fidelis was proclaimed the patron of the Propagation of the Faith.
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This article demystifies the process of producing lenticular designs and describes how modern imaging technology simplifies the associated workflow.
By Jeff Miller
The cutting edge of visual technology is once again centered on 3D, and it looks like it is here to stay. Consumers are excited by 3D, as we've seen with the recent box office success of 3D movies and the explosion of 3D television programming. Add to that video gaming, consumer video and still cameras, and smart phones, and you have a trend with no apparent end. Naturally, designers and brands want to exploit 3D technology for print campaigns, too.
Lenticular 3D printing is not new, but in the past it could be a difficult medium to master—and certainly took many printers out of their comfort zones. But the technology in the digital-imaging arena has continued to improve and, as a result, we have new tools that generate high-quality 3D lenticular prints quicker and easier than ever before. The appeal of 3D, coupled with clean workflows and superior print output, means a highly profitable product.
Potentially lucrative applications for lenticular graphics include wide-format signage, P-O-P and P-O-S displays, environmental and architectural installations, vending machines and ATMs, backlit displays (Figure 1), wayfinding signage, and more. For those of you considering lenticular printing as a product offering, let's take a quick look at the workflow and equipment to be considered for high quality lenticular production.
To get started, you need the proper equipment and qualified production staff. But the most important component for premium 3D lenticular printing is the quality of the content and design. When a designer nails content and layout, the wow factor is undeniable (Figure 2). Viewers are simply delighted. Viewers linger over 3D lenticular prints. They comment on them and pass them around to their friends. There simply isn't anything in the print world that gets that kind of reaction.
Good design strengthens the 3D illusion, and great design can cause viewers to try to actually reach into a 3D print. However, designers who are new to lenticular 3D may not know what design components are necessary to get that impact. For instance, many brands require designers to use fonts, logos, and colors that work against a strong 3D illusion. Truly successful designs come from specific design knowledge and good coaching from experienced 3D designers.
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As part of the changes at Lifestyle Family Fitness, which recently agreed to sell some of its clubs in Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina to Life Time Fitness, Lifestyle Founder Geoff Dyer is getting back into club operations.
Dyer, who served as Lifestyle's CEO from 1982 until 2007, will own and operate the remaining two Columbus, OH-area clubs that did not close or were not acquired by Life Time. Dyer, a native of Melbourne, Australia, would not reveal the planned name for the clubs in East Columbus and Hilliard but says they will have an Australian theme.
"I've been anxious to get back into the business for the last year or two, and I've been looking for opportunities," says Dyer, who remains a member of the Lifestyle board. "Lifestyle was pulling out of the market and would have needed to rebrand the clubs anyway, so it was an opportunity for me to get back involved in the fitness industry and build something new. I don't think you ever forget how to run a club. It's like riding a bike. You never forget it."
Meanwhile, Lifestyle will concentrate on its remaining clubs in Florida. At the time of the announcement with Life Time, Lifestyle had 35 Florida clubs, but the St. Petersburg, FL-based company recently announced that its clubs in North Lakeland and Bradenton are closing.
"Coming on the heels of the sale of our northern markets to Life Time Fitness, I understand this is more challenging news for our organization," Lifestyle Chairman Stuart Lasher wrote in an email to employees. "However, it is natural for companies to adjust their footprint based on changing economic and consumer conditions."
Jason Thunstrom, vice president of public relations and corporate communications for Chanhassen, MN-based Life Time, says that as of Dec. 1, Life Time is operating a total of nine former Lifestyle clubs. Life Time acquired five of the six Lifestyle clubs in North Carolina. Thunstrom says Lifestyle is closing the remaining North Carolina club in Cary.


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