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DESCRIPTIONThese routines act on PDLs as N-dimensional objects, not as threaded sets of 0-D or 1-D objects. The file is sort of a catch-all for broadly functional routines, most of which could legitimately be filed elsewhere (and probably will, one day).
ImageND is not a part of the PDL core (v2.4) and hence must be explicitly loaded.
use PDL::ImageND;
$b = $a->convolveND($kernel,{bound=>'periodic'});
$b = $a->rebin(50,30,10);
Signature: (a(m); b(n); indx adims(p); indx bdims(q); [o]c(m))
N-dimensional convolution (Deprecated; use convolveND)
$new = convolve $a, $kernel
Convolve an array with a kernel, both of which are N-dimensional. This routine does direct convolution (by copying) but uses quasi-periodic boundary conditions: each dim ``wraps around'' to the next higher row in the next dim.
This routine is kept for backwards compatibility with earlier scripts; for most purposes you want convolveND instead: it runs faster and handles a variety of boundary conditions.
convolve does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
ninterpol()N-dimensional interpolation routine
Signature: ninterpol(point(),data(n),[o]value())
$value = ninterpol($point, $data);
"ninterpol" uses "interpol" to find a linearly interpolated value in N dimensions, assuming the data is spread on a uniform grid. To use an arbitrary grid distribution, need to find the grid-space point from the indexing scheme, then call "ninterpol" --- this is far from trivial (and ill-defined in general).
See also interpND, which includes boundary conditions and allows you to switch the method of interpolation, but which runs somewhat slower.
Signature: (a(m); [o]b(n); int ns => n)
N-dimensional rebinning algorithm
$new = rebin $a, $dim1, $dim2,..;. $new = rebin $a, $template; $new = rebin $a, $template, {Norm => 1};
Rebin an N-dimensional array to newly specified dimensions. Specifying `Norm' keeps the sum constant, otherwise the intensities are kept constant. If more template dimensions are given than for the input pdl, these dimensions are created; if less, the final dimensions are maintained as they were.
So if $a is a 10 x 10 pdl, then "rebin($a,15)" is a 15 x 10 pdl, while "rebin($a,15,16,17)" is a 15 x 16 x 17 pdl (where the values along the final dimension are all identical).
Expansion is performed by sampling; reduction is performed by averaging. If you want different behavior, use PDL::Transform::map instead. PDL::Transform::map runs slower but is more flexible.
rebin does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
circ_mean_pCalculates the circular mean of an n-dim image and returns the projection. Optionally takes the center to be used.
$cmean=circ_mean_p($im); $cmean=circ_mean_p($im,{Center => [10,10]});
circ_meanSmooths an image by applying circular mean. Optionally takes the center to be used.
circ_mean($im); circ_mean($im,{Center => [10,10]});
kernctr`centre' a kernel (auxiliary routine to fftconvolve)
$kernel = kernctr($image,$smallk); fftconvolve($image,$kernel);
kernctr centres a small kernel to emulate the behaviour of the direct convolution routines.
Signature: (k0(); SV *k; SV *aa; SV *a)
Speed-optimized convolution with selectable boundary conditions
$new = convolveND($a, $kernel, [ {options} ]);
Conolve an array with a kernel, both of which are N-dimensional.
If the kernel has fewer dimensions than the array, then the extra array dimensions are threaded over. There are options that control the boundary conditions and method used.
The kernel's origin is taken to be at the kernel's center. If your kernel has a dimension of even order then the origin's coordinates get rounded up to the next higher pixel (e.g. (1,2) for a 3x4 kernel). This mimics the behavior of the earlier convolve and fftconvolve routines, so convolveND is a drop-in replacement for them.
The kernel may be any size compared to the image, in any dimension.
The kernel and the array are not quite interchangeable (as in mathematical convolution): the code is inplace-aware only for the array itself, and the only allowed boundary condition on the kernel is truncation.
convolveND is inplace-aware: say "convolveND(inplace $a ,$k)" to modify a variable in-place. You don't reduce the working memory that way --- only the final memory.
Options are parsed by PDL::Options, so unique abbreviations are accepted.
- boundary (default: 'truncate')
The boundary condition on the array, which affects any pixel closer
to the edge than the half-width of the kernel.
The boundary conditions are the same as those accepted by range, because this option is passed directly into range. Useful options are 'truncate' (the default), 'extend', and 'periodic'. You can select different boundary conditions for different axes --- see range for more detail.
The (default) truncate option marks all the near-boundary pixels as BAD if you have bad values compiled into your PDL and the array's badflag is set.
- method (default: 'auto')
The method to use for the convolution. Acceptable alternatives are
'direct', 'fft', or 'auto'. The direct method is an explicit
copy-and-multiply operation; the fft method takes the Fourier
transform of the input and output kernels. The two methods give the
same answer to within double-precision numerical roundoff. The fft
method is much faster for large kernels; the direct method is faster
for tiny kernels. The tradeoff occurs when the array has about 400x
more pixels than the kernel.
The default method is 'auto', which chooses direct or fft convolution based on the size of the input arrays.
At the moment there's no way to thread over kernels. That could/should be fixed.
The threading over input is cheesy and should probably be fixed: currently the kernel just gets dummy dimensions added to it to match the input dims. That does the right thing tersely but probably runs slower than a dedicated threadloop.
The direct copying code uses PP primarily for the generic typing: it includes its own threadloops.
convolveND does not process bad values. It will set the bad-value flag of all output piddles if the flag is set for any of the input piddles.
AUTHORSCopyright (C) Karl Glazebrook and Craig DeForest, 1997, 2003 All rights reserved. There is no warranty. You are allowed to redistribute this software / documentation under certain conditions. For details, see the file COPYING in the PDL distribution. If this file is separated from the PDL distribution, the copyright notice should be included in the file.

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text: If the latest NPD report is to be believed, then yes. It really should not be a surprise, however. There are multiple Android devices scurried across every major carrier in the U.S. alone, and in addition to be priced very competitively, Verizon's BOGO has no doubt moved quite a few units. NPD's consumer research data comes from self-reported online consumer surveys and it does not include corporate sales information which will most likely change some of these numbers. Regardless, the actual split in terms of U.S. smartphone share, as reported, has RIM at 36%, Google Android at 28%, and Apple coming in at 21%. Apple hasn't released a new model since June of last year, and we can't help but think some of those tech-savvy people out there (BGR readers) are just holding off, but you have to give it to Android this time around — the Android Army has spoken.


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From the very first scene of Slap Shot, the classic hockey film makes its stance clear: The way everybody talks about sports is bullshit. Denis Lemieux, the befuddled language-challenged Charlestown Chiefs goalie, is on television talking to broadcaster Jim Carr, who is trying to get fans to bring their kids to come out and see the team by asking Lemieux about basic hockey moves like icing, and slashing, and high-sticking. But Denis just can't seem to make himself family-friendly. "Against the rules. You know, you're stupid when you do that. Just some English pig with no brains." By the end, Denis is oddly existential about the penalty box. "You go to the box. Two minutes by yourself. You feel shame. And then ... you get free." Then he cross-checks the announcer again.
With surprisingly little fanfare, Slap Shot turned 35 years old last month. I know I'm getting older and this is going to keep happening, but I remember people talking about Slap Shot a lot more a decade or so ago than they do today. Back in 1998, when I worked at The Sporting News in St. Louis, our hockey editor always played us a five-minute clip of Slap Shot right when the playoffs started to get everyone fired up. It always worked. But I really don't hear it talked much about anymore. Hockey fans are still crazy about it, but in the culture as a whole, it doesn't even reach Major League-levels of ubiquity. Maybe if Paul Newman had been as much of an asshole as Charlie Sheen.
But while parts of Slap Shot are seriously dated (particularly in matters of facial hair and costume design; someone made Paul Newman—Paul Newman!—wear a brown leather suit) and while the movie itself isn't quite as great as everyone remembers (it wastes a lot of time on female characters it doesn't really care about), I think when it comes to sports, it's the only movie I trust to understand what sports is really about. Sports is not a series of storylines, or an Olympic clash of athletes at their peak, or some sort of allegory for how we should all live our lives, a set of role models representing the best our world has to offer. It's about a bunch of dumb guys traveling from town to town and punching each other for our amusement and diversion. It's a sideshow, a carnival, and one that, at the end of the day, has enough sentiment attached that some rich owner can write it off as a tax break and it all goes away. It is product, pure and simple. There are many great sports movies—Bull Durham remains the best—but Slap Shot is the only one that has ever understood that essential fact: This is an ugly, stupid business.
It's not just other sports movies that try to hide this fact. It's sports themselves. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell makes a huge show of handing down severe punishments to New Orleans Saints coaches for incentivizing players to hurt opponents, as if he's protecting an essentially safe game, as if these were rogue elements propagating some savage scheme that would never, ever be welcome in the Sacred Arena of Sports. Slap Shot is having none of it. Paul Newman's player-coach Reggie Dunlop needs to promote a home game, so he gets right on the radio and says he'll personally give $100 bucks to the first of his players who "nails" an opposing player. He even calls it a bounty! Naturally, the arena is full that night of fans thirsting for blood. Slap Shot doesn't pretend to flatter you the way the NFL and sports today do, a reassuring "oh, we know, you don't want watch us for the violence, you watch us for COMPETITION!" It knows that's why you're here. The NFL lies and pretends everything is fine; keep watching. Slap Shot will have no such hypocrisy. You want it, you'll pay for it, you'll get it.
There's ostensibly a "winning streak" for the Chiefs, but Reg doesn't care about the wins so much as he does the turnstiles; he thinks if the team keeps winning—and keeps fighting the opponents every night—it'll make enough money to stay afloat and allow him to continue avoiding the real world outside of sports. There's a great moment when a car full of Chiefs fans passes him on the street and honks. "Go get 'em tomorrow night, Chiefs!" Reg smiles and yells "yeah" before recoiling once they're gone. "This shit's fuckin' wearing me out," he says. Team loyalty, community relations, the bonding power of sports ... they're all just strategies to move product. (Ultimately, the joke is on Reg. The team's owner doesn't like hockey and has too much money to care one way or the other.)
The movie's primary contribution to pop culture is the genius of the Hanson brothers, three bespectacled earnest yokels whose default mode is Cheerful Annihilation. Thirty-five years later, they're still terrific characters—I love the way they react to opposing trash talk with a Jerry Lundegaardian "OK then!" before just decking guys once the whistle blows—and the movie only truly comes to life when they're onscreen. They're the immediate fan favorites, not the namby-pamby Tom Brady-esque Ned Braden college boy, not the grizzled vet Reggie, and why wouldn't they be? They give us blood; they give us our money's worth. There's really nothing much more pure "sport" than the broken faces of the Hanson brothers as they walk through the crowd, basking in applause after they've been ejected for brutally beating the other team for no reason. When Ron Artest runs into the stands looking for someone, anyone to punch, he's an out-of-control thug; when the Hanson brothers do it, it's hilarious! Yes, one is fact, and one is fiction, but we're talking about visceral reactions here. Do you really think Ron Artest is an awful person? Did you then? Or did you watch video of that fight over and over and over? In the world of Slap Shot, there are no commissioners trying to secure the bottom line by pandering to "respectable" corporate sponsors, "getting tough" on out-of-control athletes. When the Hanson brothers are thrown in jail, Reg simply bails 'em out and they're on the ice the next day. And nobody cares. This is what sports are really like, when you wipe away all the marketing and brand management and liability shifting. This is what people truly value. This is without bullshit.
You couldn't make Slap Shot today, obviously. (Goon, which opens Friday and is currently available on demand, is a perfectly respectable hockey comedy that still pretends there's something "wrong" with all the fighting.) It's too cynical, too plain-faced about what sports is, about what fans want, about what makes this whole business wheel keep turning. At the end, in a big locker-room speech before the big game, Reg says he's gonna play it straight this time, no fighting, just "old-school pure hockey." Then he learns there are NHL scouts in the crowd, and he knows what they want: The fighting commences again. The big leagues know how to do it.
Or, as Jim Carr puts it during another epic Hanson brothers fight: "Broome County [the opposing fans] is just visibly upset by this disgusting display ... so come on down and get your seats for the next home game! Bring the kids! We got entertainment for the whole family!"
Grierson & Leitch is a regular column about the movies. Follow us on Twitter, @griersonleitch. Top image by Jim Cooke. Glasses photo via Shutterstock


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An online encryption method widely used to protect banking, email, e-commerce and other sensitive Internet transactions is not as secure as assumed, according to a report issued by a team of U.S and European cryptanalysts.
The researchers reviewed millions of public keys used by websites to encrypt online transactions and found a small but significant number to be vulnerable to compromise.
In most cases, the problem had to do with the manner in which the keys were generated, according to the researchers. The numbers associated with the keys were not always as random as needed, the research showed.
Therefore, the team concluded, attackers could use public keys to guess the corresponding private keys that are used to decrypt data -- a scenario that was previously believed to be impossible.
"This is an extremely serious cryptographic vulnerability caused by the use of insufficiently good random numbers when generating private keys" for HTTPS, SSL and TSL servers, said Peter Eckersley, senior technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The EFF contributed data for the research.
"We are presently working around the clock to inform the parties whose keys are vulnerable and the [Certificate Authorities] that issued certificates for them, so that new keys can be generated and the vulnerable certificates can be revoked," he said.
The research was originally scheduled to be released later this year, but became public knowledge in a New York Times story Tuesday
Public key cryptography is the fundamental encryption system used to protect Internet transactions. It involves the use of a public key to encrypt data and an associated private key to decrypt it.
For instance, when a user logs into a banking website or a secure e-commerce site, the transactions are encrypted using the site's public key. The data can only be decrypted by the site owner using the corresponding private key.
The public keys are typically embedded in digital certificate that are issued by so-called Certificate Authorities. In theory, it's impossible to guess the make-up of a private key, and no two public/private key pairs are ever the same.
In reality, though, not all keys are generated securely, according to James Hughes, an independent U.S.-based cryptanalyst, Arjen Lenstra, a professor at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland, Maxime Augier, a doctoral student, and three other researchers.
The researchers studied 6.6 million public keys generated using the RSA algorithm, and found that 12,720 were not secure at all and 27,000 others were vulnerable.
"The secret keys are accessible to anyone who takes the trouble to redo our work. Assuming access to the public key collection, this is straightforward compared to more traditional ways to retrieve RSA secret keys," the researchers wrote.
The keys inspected by the researchers were collected from several public databases, including one maintained by the EFF.
Eckersley said hackers could relatively easily take advantage of the weakness by assembling a similar database of public keys and replicating what the researchers did to identify the vulnerable keys.
Bruce Schneier, a noted cryptographer and the author of the Blowfish encryption algorithm, said the research findings are significant, but more information is needed to understand the full scope of the issue.
"It is a random number generator problem, but [the research] doesn't really talk about where it came from," Schneier said.
It's similar, he said, to saying that there are 10,000 people with bad locks but not providing details on who those locks belong to or where they are located.
The random number problems identified in the research could be accidental or have been deliberately introduced, by someone seeking to snoop in on encrypted communications, he added.
Jaikumar Vijayan covers data security and privacy issues, financial services security and e-voting for Computerworld. Follow Jaikumar on Twitter at @jaivijayan, or subscribe to Jaikumar's RSS feed . His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
DC Comics
Cover Art by Kurt Schaffenberger
Cover Art by Kurt Schaffenberger
Story by Otter Binder
Art by Art Kurt Schaffenberger
Number 57
Art by Art Kurt Schaffenberger
Number 57
I'll just say here, because I do go on, that I love photography. I even prefer the whole antiquated process of rolling your own film, darkrooms and those pungent chemicals that can cause sterility. *sigh* With digital, photography lost its charm.
With that said, Lois Lane should never touch a camera. In her hands they NEVER seem to perform in the way they were intended. First, Gay for Lois Lane featured a story where her camera produced images of Superman no matter who she photographed (here) - normally I would just write that off as a user error - and now we have her with a camera that helps capture bad guys. Perhaps if the camera was a little more cuddly Lois would dump Superman for it!
I never really saw Lois as the bring an invalid dinner type. Perhaps it's the deafening tick of her biological clock causing her to act in such a maternal way.
Am I the only one that finds this carnival ride kind of distrubing? I also think if there was a ticket booth to ride Superman, Lois would have been first in line.
I don't know exactly what the gift of a bandanna says about a relationship but I'm willing to bet it doesn't say anything good.
"... so that's why I bought you this gift." What? Why? Why did you buy that gift? Why didn't they included the part of the conversation I wanted to hear?!
On a side note, who paid for that billboard? Superman's ego or the worse police department ever?
"Oh, my goodness! What made me shake my head "no"... and risk being shot?" I'm going to guess bipolar disorder.
Wow! As always that was quite a ride! And Superman claims to convinently understand everthing. Oh, except how to get the genie camera back. Guess Superman will not have to share all the glory. Am I the only one not surprised?
Perhaps someone just needs to buy Lois a nice reliable Nikon.


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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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Russell Brand Lashes Out at Talk Show Host for Asking About Katy Perry Split
While Russell Brand is usually pretty genial and cordial, even when discussing his divorce from Katy Perry, he wasn't so friendly when U.K. talk show host Graham Norton quizzed him on the split.
The Mirror reports that Brand was furious with Norton for bringing up his ex in front of his mum. Brand refused to answer the question, instead gazing out into the crowd in anger. "My mum is here," Brand fumed. "She got upset when you dragged up my marriage. I saw her cry, Graham. That's the reality because it's real people, Graham, that's my real mum," the usually verbose Brand added. "I have come here to promote a film and you made my mum cry. I don't see you as that sort of person, Graham." Don't mess with Mama Brand!
Norton replied, "I don't see myself as that kind of person." Rusty wasn't having it though, cutting back with, "And yet you are." Ouch!
The host with the most tried explaining that Brand was sitting in the same place that his ex wife did merely one week earlier and that it'd be "weird" if he didn't mention K.P. That didn't sit well with Brand, who retorted, "Will people sit and think 'Oh that's odd?'" It turns out that the query hit Brand by surprise, which may be what bugged him about the most (aside from making his mum upset, of course). "What I would have done, mate, in your position is come up to me before the show and gone 'Eh, listen it's a bit odd your ex-missus was on last week. I might mention it, is that OK?'" Brand suggested. "But in all of the chatting and the research backstage, no one mentioned it."
Brand added, "Some human beings get married and hopefully it works out for them and maybe it won't. If people get divorced, maybe that is a sad thing. I don't know what is your show about?" Dayum! Though Norton apologized for the breach in interview etiquette, Brand closed by telling Norton that he'd "stabbed him in the back."
A source explained to the tab, "Graham didn't mean to upset Russell but felt he had to ask at least one question about Katy. Other journalists have quizzed him on it all week so perhaps he'd had enough." Ya think?!
If you're looking for video of Russell's rant, you won't find it — it was cut from the show!


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A Patient's Guide to Trigger Finger and Trigger Thumb
Trigger finger and trigger thumb are conditions affecting the movement of the tendons as they bend the fingers or thumb toward the palm of the hand. This movement is called flexion.
This guide will help you understand
- how trigger finger and trigger thumb develop
- how doctors diagnose the condition
- what can be done for the problem
Where does the condition develop?
The tendons that move the fingers are held in place on the bones by a series of ligaments called pulleys. These ligaments form an arch on the surface of the bone that creates a sort of tunnel for the tendon to run in along the bone. To keep the tendons moving smoothly under the ligaments, the tendons are wrapped in a slippery coating called tenosynovium. The tenosynovium reduces the friction and allows the flexor tendons to glide through the tunnel formed by the pulleys as the hand is used to grasp objects.
Related Document: A Patient's Guide to Hand Anatomy
Why do I have this problem?
Triggering is usually the result of a thickening in the tendon that forms a nodule, or knob. The pulley ligament may thicken as well. The constant irritation from the tendon repeatedly sliding through the pulley causes the tendon to swell in this area and create the nodule. Rheumatoid arthritis, partial tendon lacerations, repeated trauma from pistol-gripped power tools, or long hours grasping a steering wheel can cause triggering. Infection or damage to the synovium causes a rounded swelling (nodule) to form in the tendon.
Triggering can also be caused by a congenital defect that forms a nodule in the tendon. The condition is not usually noticeable until infants begin to use their hands.
What does a trigger finger or thumb feel like?
The symptoms of trigger finger or thumb include pain and a funny clicking sensation when the finger or thumb is bent. Pain usually occurs when the finger or thumb is bent and straightened. Tenderness usually occurs over the area of the nodule, at the bottom of the finger or thumb. The clicking sensation occurs when the nodule moves through the tunnel formed by the pulley ligaments. With the finger straight, the nodule is at the far edge of the surrounding ligament.
When the finger is flexed, the nodule passes under the ligament and causes the clicking sensation. If the nodule becomes too large it may pass under the ligament, but it gets stuck at the near edge. The nodule cannot move back through the tunnel, and the finger is locked in the flexed trigger position.
How do doctors identify the condition?
The diagnosis of trigger finger and thumb is usually quite obvious on physical examination. Usually a palpable click can be felt as the nodule snaps under the first finger pulley. If the condition is allowed to progress, the nodule may swell to the point where it gets caught and the finger is locked in a bent, or flexed, position. No special tests or X-rays are required.
What can be done for the condition?
Nonsurgical Treatment
Treatments provided by a physical or occupational therapist may be effective when triggering has been present for less than four months. Therapists often build a splint to hold and rest the inflamed area. Special exercises are used to encourage normal gliding of the tendon. You might be shown ways to change your activities to prevent triggering and to give the inflamed area a chance to heal. Therapy sessions sometimes include iontophoresis, which uses a mild electrical current to push anti-inflammatory medicine to the sore area. This treatment is especially helpful for patients who can't tolerate injections.
A cortisone injection into the tendon sheath may be needed to decrease the inflammation and shrink the nodule. This can help relieve the triggering, but the results may be short lived. A splint may be used after the injection to rest the tendon and help decrease the inflammation and shrink the nodule.
The usual solution for treating a trigger digit is surgery to open the pulley that is obstructing the nodule and keeping the tendon from sliding smoothly. This surgery can usually be done as an outpatient procedure, meaning you can leave the hospital the same day.
The surgery can be done using a general anesthetic (one that puts you to sleep) or a regional anesthetic. A regional anesthetic blocks the nerves going to only a portion of the body. Injection of medications similar to lidocaine are used to block the nerves for several hours. This type of anesthesia could be an axillary block (only the arm is asleep) or a wrist block (only the hand is asleep). The surgery can also be performed by simply injecting lidocaine around the area of the incision.
Once you have anesthesia, your surgeon will make sure the skin of your palm is free of infection by cleaning the skin with a germ-killing solution. An incision will be made in the skin. There are several types of incisions that can be made, but most are made along the natural creases and lines in the hand. This will help make the scar less noticeable once the hand is healed.
The skin and fascia are separated so the doctor can see the tendon pulley. Special care is taken not to damage the nearby nerves and blood vessels.
Next, your surgeon carefully divides the tendon pulley. Once the tendon pulley has been separated, the skin is sewn together with fine stitches.
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What should I expect following treatment?
Nonsurgical Rehabilitation
When triggering has been present for more than four months, nonsurgical treatment is usually short-lived. You may get some relief of symptoms with a cortisone injection. If you wear a splint, the nodule may shrink temporarily, but patients often end up needing surgery for this problem.
After Surgery
You'll wear a bandage over the area after surgery until the stitches are removed. You will probably have a fairly large padded bandage on your hand when you return from surgery. This is to provide gentle compression and reduce the bleeding and swelling that occurs immediately after surgery. This can be removed fairly quickly, and usually only a bandage is required after the first 24 to 48 hours. You'll begin gentle range-of-motion exercises a few days after surgery.
Most patients won't need to participate in a formal rehabilitation program unless the finger or thumb was locked for a while before surgery. In these cases, the finger or thumb may not straighten out right away after the surgery. A physical or occupational therapist may apply a special brace to get the finger or thumb to straighten. The therapist may also apply heat treatments, soft-tissue massage, and hands-on stretching to help with the range of motion.
Some of the exercises you'll begin to do are to help strengthen and stabilize the muscles and joints in the hand. Other exercises are used to improve fine motor control and dexterity. You'll be given tips on ways to do your activities while avoiding extra strain on the healing tendon. You may need to return to therapy two to three sessions each week for up to six weeks.


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Strands of Hair: Halal in Paris, Haram in Riyadh?
For some reason, the government here finds itself compelled to get involved in organizing cultural events even when they suck at it. Why? Maybe because they don't allow non-governmental organizations that usually play such roles in other countries. Or maybe because they want to keep the matters of arts and culture under control. Anyway, they keep organizing these events and it is very rare that anything good comes out of them.
Recently, the Ministry of Culture and Information (MOCI) organized in Riyadh what they called the second intellectual forum. The word 'intellectual' here is a vague term used to describe a diverse group of people who work in the fields of arts and culture: writers, novelists, columnists, artists, journalists, etc.
This forum that took place in the Marriott hotel included discussion panels and meetings with senior government officials. It was also a chance for these so-called intellectuals, many of them have known each other for years, to meet and talk. Like most of these events, the forum almost passed unnoticed. That is, until al-Watan daily columnist Saleh al-Shehi tweeted this:
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Translation: What happened in the Marriott lobby on the margins of the intellectuals forum is a shame and a disgrace.. I believe that the so-called cultural enlightenment program in Saudi Arabia is centered on women
That tweet generated some angry responses by other people who attended the forum. Author Abdo Khal, winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction aka the Arabic Man Booker, tweeted: "Your allegation has crossed the line. Either you prove it or face trial for libel. You should apologize before things get there."
Abdul Aziz Khoja, the minister of information and culture, and whose this event is happening under his auspices, also took to Twitter to make his feelings clear:
?? ???? ????? ??? ?????? ?????? ???? ??? ????? ????? ????????? ??? ?? ?????. ??? ????
Translation: For criticism to cross its goals and ethics and reaches the stage of libel and slandering, that is what's shame. And I will say no more.
Al-Shehi was unapologetic. He insisted that as a good Muslim there was no way he could remain silent about what happened at the Marriott lobby. He also said that he plans to sue Khoja. This kind of talk struck a chord with the conservatives, who took his tweet and ran with it because it reaffirms their view of the so-called liberal intellectuals as a group of immoral men and women.
During a talk show on Rotana TV, Khal pressed al-Shehi to say what did he see exactly that he deemed too scandalous. The latter kept refusing to answer, but at the end of the show he agreed to provide one example: some women there did not cover their hair.
The horror. Seriously? All this fuss over a few strands of hair? People thought al-Shehi saw some orgy going on or something. I mean look at these photos: some really hardcore stuff, no?
Some people think the government must be thrilled to see the elite of society bickering over trivialities like this instead of demanding political reform. For a government that paid billions in money handouts and made some merely symbolic concessions to prevent the Arab Spring from reaching their shores, a controversy like this one is certainly a welcome distraction.
The past few months have seen a wave of conservatism that al-Shehi and his supporters seem more than happy to ride. Hardliners are on the rise, and that shows in the heavy-handed manner in which authorities are dealing with recent calls for reform.
Earlier this week, the interior ministry ordered the arrest of 23 citizens wanted in connection to last October's unrest in the city of Awwamiya in Qatif in the eastern part of the country. The ministry held a press conference to make the announcement and released a list of names and photos in a way that eerily similar to how the government dealt with Al Qaeda cells few years ago.
Few days later, the organizers of an event for arts and culture in Riyadh were ordered to cancel all the musical segments in their program, and two days ago long-time activist Mohammed Saeed Tayeb was stopped at the airport when he tried to board a plane to Cairo to attend his daughter's wedding there.
In July 2010, Saleh al-Shehi wrote about meeting Abdo Khal in a Parisian cafe, where "girls of all nationalities and ages were flying around us like butterflies in the Spring season." Why is he now all worked up about some Saudi women not covering their hair? Halal in Paris, haram in Riyadh?
Saleh al-Shehi kept repeating the word "shame" to describe what he saw at the now-infamous lobby, but failed to provide any specific examples except for the uncovered hair of some women. If some free strands of hair offend his sensibilities that much, then he probably should not be there in the first place. However, there are many other things in the country that he, and all of us, really, should be ashamed of like injustice, corruption and discrimination.
For shame, Saleh. For shame.
Ahmed Al-Omran, 26, is currently studying for a master degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, New York. Omran's blog, SaudiJeans.org is a personal look at political and social issues in Saudi Arabia, focusing on freedom of expression, human rights and women's rights.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
New Site!
This is the last post here. I will now be blogging and doing all other business including Plush You! info on my NEW WEBSITE!!!!. The first plush exclusive of the year is now for sale there!
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Tyler Steer (MPA '11) seems determined to make the most of his time as a student at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and that includes running in one of the most demanding marathons in the world, the breathtaking Big Sur Marathon. An active social life and demanding studies did not prevent him entirely from training for the big race, although he admits to having only had time to squeeze in one long preparation run two weeks ago. Few would guess that from the great time he achieved in his first-ever marathon of three hours and 40 minutes, which gave him bragging rights for being in 338th place out of 3442 runners.
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New Ways Ministry Supports Marriage Equality Efforts in Washington State
During the past week, Sister Jeannine Gramick, New Ways Ministry's co-founder, and I were in Washington State to present presentations about Catholic support for marriage equality. The state legalized marriage equality in February of this year, the bill being signed into law by the Catholic governor, Christine Gregoire, but now it is being challenged in a referendum on election day in November. (Over the next week, I hope to post several times about situation here in Washington State.)
In Seattle, the presentation was sponsored by Call To Action–Western Washington, and it was covered by the Seattle Gay News:
" 'Catholics are more supportive of marriage equality than any other denomination in the country,' said [Francis] DeBernardo.
" Citing polls from the Public Religion Research Institute, DeBernardo said only 22% of Catholics oppose same-sex marriage and 71% are in favor of same-sex civil marriage. According to DeBernardo, the reason these numbers are surprising to many people is because the leadership of the Catholic Church is so outspokenly against marriage equality. . . .
" 'That's what's causing that perception problem,' said DeBernardo. 'The people with the microphones are giving those negative messages, not the people in the pews.' "
Additionally, the speaker listed why Catholics are so supportive of equal marriage rights:
"1) What matters is love, not gender. Love is what makes a family. The quality of a relationship is what Catholics should call moral or immoral.
"2) Not supporting same-sex marriage is discriminatory, and the Catholic faith tells its adherents not to discriminate.
"3) Catholics want to protect children. All children, regardless of what kind of family they live in, should have the same support and benefits.
"4) Likewise, same-sex couples deserve equal protection, with the same societal and social rights of straight couples.
"5) Marriage equality helps develop strong families and thus makes society stronger. The Catholic faith tells adherents that they should work for the common good of all people and the progressive development of society.
"6) The church should not dictate public policy for all people.
"7) Even if a Catholic disagrees with homosexuality, Catholics believe in equality and fairness for all. "
Sister Jeannine offered a brief history of the evolution of marriage in regard to whether it is controlled by the church or state:
"Gramick, a co-founder of New Ways Ministry and member of the Sisters of Loretto, an order of nuns deeply concerned with social justice, gave an overview of the history of Christian-era marriage in relation to the church and society, in an effort to dispel myths and empower the audience to do the same in conversations with other Catholics.
"She detailed how marriage evolved from a private affair between families, with no civil or religious significance.
" 'They [marriages] gradually became civil ceremonies, as civil arrangements were made to define the right and responsibilities that people had in marriage, like to manage property and inheritance,' said Gramick. 'But it grew from a private family affair.'
"'In fact,' Gramick continued, 'Some early Christian writers said that the church should not be involved in the institution of marriage at all. 'Leave it to the state [they said], because it inevitably involves sexual intercourse, and that's a little dirty.' "
Attending the program was Washington State Senator Ed Murray, the Catholic gay representative who introduced the marriage equality bill and who fought tirelessly for its passage:
"DeBernardo, who is New Ways Ministry's executive director, said he wanted to acknowledge a very special local Catholic in the audience that night – State Sen. Ed Murray, who, along with the state's Catholic governor, Christine Gregoire, have made same-sex marriage a potential reality here in Washington.
"DeBernardo said Murray was 'instrumental' in the fight to achieve marriage equality in the state, and that 'he is really the hero of this campaign.'
"Murray received a standing ovation from everyone in the room.
"'Were going to have to show them that enthusiasm in November and all the way through to November,' added DeBernardo after the applause died down. "
Special thanks to Barbara Monda and Betty and Tom Hill of Call To Action–Western Washington for organizing this event.
–Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry


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Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development will expand and relocate its headquarters from Downtown Phoenix to Siete Square II, 3707 N. 7th St. in Midtown, according to Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona, Inc.
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"Tumbleweed made a very shrewd decision to expand and relocate its headquarters at this time, locking in to today's historically low rates. This allowed us to lower occupancy costs over the long term," said Paul Andrews of Cushman & Wakefield. "This strategy cut thousands of dollars in future rent expense that now can be redirected back into the organization's much needed programs that serve Metro Phoenix's teenage youth."
The local non-profit has leased 13,047 square feet at the garden office complex and will locate from 1419 N. 3rd Street in fall of 2013.
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Phil Breidenbach and Lindsey Carlson of Colliers served as exclusive leasing agents for Siete Square II, representing the Indiana Farm Bureau.


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San Francisco is rightly the Silicon Valley of the world with the largest technology companies calling this city their home. The DevOps market in San Francisco is on a firm growth trajectory with enterprises deploying DevOps on a massive scale, and all this means that the scope and opportunities for DevOps professionals are extremely positive.
DevOps is the extremely important practice of getting software development and operations departments to work in close coordination. With Intellipaat's DevOps training in San Francisco, you will be a master of DevOps tools, technologies, principles, and practices and be in a position to deploy it in real-world scenarios, thus commanding top salaries.
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Docker Swarm
1.1 Lab setup-AWS Account creation
1.2 EC2 and LMS Walkthrough
2.1 What is Software Development?
2.2 Software Development Life Cycle
2.3 Traditional Models for SDLC
2.4 Why DevOps?
2.5 What is DevOps?
2.6 DevOps Lifecycle
2.7 DevOps Tools
3.1 What is Version Control?
3.2 Types of Version Control Systems
3.3 Introduction to SVN
3.4 Introduction to Git
3.5 Git Lifecycle
3.6 Common Git Commands
3.7 Working with Branches in Git
3.8 Merging Branches
3.9 Resolving Merge Conflicts
3.10 Git Workflow
Hands-on Exercise –
1. Git Life cycle Commands
2. Pushing Code to GitHub
3. Stashing Code in Git
4. Creating, Deleting Git Branches
5. Reverting a Push to GitHub
6. Merging branches using git merge
7. Merging branches using git rebase
8. Resolving merge conflicts using the git merge tool
4.1 Understanding Docker Lifecycle
4.2 Components of the Docker Ecosystem
4.3 Common Docker Operations
4.4 Creating a DockerHub Account
4.5 Committing Changes in a Container
4.6 Pushing a Container Image to DockerHub
4.7 Creating Custom Docker Images using Dockerfile
4.8 What are Docker Volumes?
4.9 Deploying a Multi-tier Application Using Docker Network
4.10 Using Docker Compose to Deploy Containers
Hands-on Exercise –
1. Common Docker Operations
2. Creating a DockerHub Account
3. Committing Changes to a Container
4. Pushing container to DockerHub
5. Creating a Local Image Repository
6. Building an Image using Dockerfile
5.1 Need for Configuration Management
5.2 Configuration Management Tools
5.3 What is Puppet?
5.4 Puppet Architecture
5.5 Setting up Master Slave using Puppet
5.6 Puppet Manifests
5.7 Puppet Modules
5.8 Applying Configuration using Puppet
5.9 Puppet File Server
Hands-on Exercise –
1. Setting up Master-Slave on AWS
2. Testing the Connection of nodes with Puppet
3. Creating a Manifest
4. Deploying Manifest on Node
5. Creating a Module
6. Deploying sample software on nodes using Puppet Modules and Manifests
7. Implementing a File Server Module on Puppet
6.1 What is Ansible?
6.2 Ansible vs Puppet
6.3 Ansible Architecture
6.4 Setting up Master Slave using Ansible
6.5 Ansible Playbook
6.6 Ansible Roles
6.7 Applying configuration using Ansible
Hands-on Exercise –
1. Installing Ansible on AWS
2. Creating a Playbook using YAML
3. Creating an Ansible Role
4. Using Roles in Playbook
7.1 What is Continuous Testing?
7.2 What is Maven?
7.3 Introduction to Selenium
7.3 Running Test Cases on Chromium Web Driver
7.4 What is Headless Mode?
Hands-on Exercise –
1. Using Maven to import dependencies in Eclipse
2. Implementing a headless test using Chrome WebDriver
8.1 Introduction to Continuous Integration
8.2 Jenkins Master-Slave Architecture
8.3 Understanding CI/CD Pipelines
8.4 Creating an end-to-end automated CI/CD Pipeline
Hands-on Exercise –
1. Creating a Jenkins Master Slave on AWS
2. Installing Plug-ins in Jenkins
3. Creating Jenkins Builds
4. Creating Scheduled Builds
5. Triggering Jobs using Git Webhooks
6. Using the Pipeline Plugin in Jenkins
9.1 Introduction to Kubernetes
9.2 Docker Swarm vs Kubernetes
9.3 Kubernetes Architecture
9.4 Deploying Kubernetes using Kubeadms
9.5 Alternate Ways of Deploying Kubernetes
9.6 YAML Files
9.7 Creating a Deployment in Kubernetes using YAML
9.8 Services in Kubernetes
9.9 Ingress in Kubernetes
9.10 What are Volumes?
9.11 Types of Volumes
9.12 Persistent Volumes
9.13 Introduction to Secrets
9.14 Kubernetes Monitoring using Kubernetes Dashboard
Hands-on Exercise –
1. Setting up Kubernetes using Kubeadm
2. Installing Kubernetes using kOps and GCK
3. Creating a Deployment
4. Creating Services
5. Creating an Ingress
6. Demonstrating the use of Ingress, services, and deployments together
7. Creating Volumes
8. Creating Persistent Volumes
10.1 Agenda
10.2 What is ELK?
10.3 Components of ELK
10.4 ELK Flow
10.5 Features of ELK
10.6 ELK Installation
Hands-on Exercise –
1. Analyzing Apache Logs with Logstash and Kibana
2. Analyzing .csv logs with Logstash and Kibana
3. Analyzing Real-Time Web Logs with Beats and Kibana
11.1 What is Infrastructure as a code
11.2 Infrastructure as Code (IaC) vs Configuration Management (CM)
11.3 Introduction to Terraform
11.4 Installing Terraform on AWS
11.5 Basic Operations in Terraform: init, plan, apply, destroy
11.6 Terraform Code Basics
11.7 Deploying an end-to-end architecture on AWS using Terraform
Hands-on Exercise –
1. Installing Terraform
2. Initializing AWS Terraform Provider
3. Creating an EC2 instance using Terraform
4. Updating changes to EC2 using Terraform
5. Destroying EC2 using Terraform
6. Deploying EC2 inside a custom VPC using Terraform
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Test and build a website by using CI/CD Pipeline effectively. The project requires the learners to create a CI/CD Pipeline to integrate DevOps tools including, either one or all of these, Git, Docker, Jenkins, Puppet, and Selenium.
This application deployment project offers practical learning to create a CI/CD Pipeline integrated with Kubernetes. The learners will containerize the code pushed in Git, save the Docker image, and push the image to Docker Hub.
The learners will understand the importance of merging branches in Git by employing a production use case where merging is required. They will use Git merge or rebase based on the use case. They will also use Git workflows.
The project allows the learners to perform successful operations on Git tools. The learners also learn to work with industry architecture, merge branches, and simulate a working architecture in Git.
The learners will build a custom container from the base Ubuntu container. This hands-on project also requires the learners to successfully create a Dockerfile, push a container into Docker Hub, and create custom Docker images.
In this project, learners will deploy an application using Docker Compose, bind mounts, and Docker Swarm. Create and use Bind Mounts in Docker, and deploy multiple Docker applications. Also, use Docker storage and Docker Networks
Get hands-on training in configuration management using Puppet. Work with Docker, puppet manifests, conditional statements, modules, and classes to build modular scripts and manage a large fleet of servers with puppet.
The learners are required to create automated test cases with Selenium. As an important part, the learners will also be required to create runnable jar files along with running headless tests in Chrome using Non-GUI Linux.
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This DevOps certification training has been designed by industry experts and will help you get the best jobs in top MNCs. As part of this training, you will be working on real-time projects and assignments that have immense implications in real-world industry scenarios, thus helping you fast-track your career effortlessly.
Intellipaat certification will be awarded upon the completion of the course and the project work (after expert review) and upon scoring at least 60% on the quiz.
Intellipaat certification is well recognized in top 80+ MNCs like Ericsson, Cisco, Cognizant, Sony, Mu Sigma, Saint-Gobain, Standard Chartered, TCS, Genpact, Hexaware, etc. because we have been their training partners and they understand the quality of the training we deliver to upskill their employees.
The support team of Intellipaat tried their best to solve queries as soon as possible. The flexibility of time and change of batch is good. Thanks to the entire team at Intellipaat.
I absolutely loved my experience with Intellipaat and would highly recommend it to anyone thinking of applying. The course content was very good and well-structured. It also covered some advanced topics.
The journey with Intellipaat has indeed been a great experience. As a learner, we look for practical exposure, and quality content, which is present here. Also, amazing support by Intellipaat.
I recently completed this course. The trainer's teaching approach and engagement techniques used in the class is very good. He made sure every student pays attention by asking questions.
The course and support team is very good. Projects and assignments were okay. Most importantly, Intellipaat's certificate has good value in the market. I highly recommend it.
It is the best online learning institution and would highly recommend it. The course content was very good and well-structured. There are both self-paced and online sessions. Also, a great support team.
The support I get from Intellipaat is so good and the faculty is so experienced that they make the concepts so easy to understand. I benefitted well from Intellipaat. Anyone who is willing to learn new technologies should join Intellipaat.
Although the trainer was a bit on the slow side in terms of teaching, he made sure that all the concepts were covered. Plus, great job by the support team. Overall, it is a great DevOps course.
Intellipaat is a professional & great learning platform for tech savvy people. I recently completed this training and it was a plus point for me to stand out in the interview. Thanks for the good training!
Thanks! Your DevOps course material was very helpful. I am especially happy to see the kind of in-depth coverage and the comprehensive nature of the DevOps crash course material which is more than enough to gain full proficiency in any subject.
Thanks a lot, team Intellipaat! Your help was very useful to me. Without your support, I would not have been able to master the subject but you made the entire learning experience absolutely effortless. Great work!
For me, everything was fine. Overall learning was good, keep up the good work. Looking forward to learn more courses from you guys!
The best part of this course is the series of hands-on demonstrations that the trainer performed. Not only did he explain each concept theoretically, but also implemented all those concepts practically. Great job! Must go for beginners.
The DevOps training helped me to achieve my dreams. Whether one is a beginner or an experienced professional Intellipaat helps and trains them accordingly. I recommended Intellipaat to everyone.
The candidates from Intellipaat were very good. They are better than experienced people from the same domain. The learners had hands-on experience. The product managers were very happy with the job-ready recruits.
Intellipaat offers the most in-depth and comprehensive certification course in DevOps that is in line with industry requirements. In this training, you will learn the DevOps framework to help IT development and IT operations of leading software enterprises to successfully integrate, communicate, collaborate, and automate processes. You will master the skills needed to create a DevOps roadmap, monitor key performance indicators, and measure the critical success factors. Upon successful completion of the training, you will be awarded the Intellipaat DevOps Foundation Certificate.
This training equips you with skills to apply for some of the best jobs in top MNCs around the world. Intellipaat offers lifetime access to videos, course material, 24/7 learning support, and free upgrades to course material to the latest version at no extra fee. Hence, it is clearly a one-time investment.
Apart from DevOps, Intellipaat offers the following Cloud certification courses in San Francisco, like Blockchain, Azure, and AWS.
Of course, there are hundreds of free blogs and resource materials on DevOps. Among them, here are some recommended ones: tutorials, interview questions, and everything on DevOps.
At Intellipaat, you can enroll in either the instructor-led online training or self-paced training. Apart from this, Intellipaat also offers corporate training for organizations to upskill their workforce. All trainers at Intellipaat have 12+ years of relevant industry experience, and they have been actively working as consultants in the same domain, which has made them subject matter experts. Go through the sample videos to check the quality of our trainers.
Intellipaat is offering 24/7 query resolution, and you can raise a ticket with the dedicated support team at any time. You can avail of email support for all your queries. If your query does not get resolved through email, we can also arrange one-on-one sessions with our support team. However, 1:1 session support is provided for a period of 6 months from the start date of your course.
Intellipaat is offering you the most updated, relevant, and high-value real-world projects as part of the training program. This way, you can implement the learning that you have acquired in real-world industry setup. All training comes with multiple projects that thoroughly test your skills, learning, and practical knowledge, making you completely industry-ready.
You will work on highly exciting projects in the domains of high technology, ecommerce, marketing, sales, networking, banking, insurance, etc. After completing the projects successfully, your skills will be equal to 6 months of rigorous industry experience.
Intellipaat actively provides placement assistance to all learners who have successfully completed the training. For this, we are exclusively tied-up with over 80 top MNCs from around the world. This way, you can be placed in outstanding organizations such as Sony, Ericsson, TCS, Mu Sigma, Standard Chartered, Cognizant, and Cisco, among other equally great enterprises. We also help you with the job interview and résumé preparation as well.
You can definitely make the switch from self-paced training to online instructor-led training by simply paying the extra amount. You can join the very next batch, which will be duly notified to you.
Once you complete Intellipaat's training program, working on real-world projects, quizzes, and assignments and scoring at least 60 percent marks in the qualifying exam, you will be awarded Intellipaat's course completion certificate. This certificate is very well recognized in Intellipaat-affiliated organizations, including over 80 top MNCs from around the world and some of the Fortune 500companies.
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China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently granted the iPhone 6 a network access license, the government regulator said in an online posting on Tuesday, following weeks of speculation about the delay in the approval.
The government's online database referred to network access licenses being granted to four Apple phones on Tuesday, which may also probably include the company's large screen smartphone, the iPhone 6 Plus.
While inspecting the phones, the Chinese regulator also looked for suspected security flaws in iOS software that media outlets have reported on. These suspected flaws involved "three background services" that can be exploited to retrieve users' private information, MIIT said in its posting.
The Chinese regulator's own checks found that the three background services could be exploited in two ways. Hackers can steal users' private information by gaining access through approved devices linked to the iPhone, or when the phone is in repair, MIIT said without elaborating.
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In May, China threatened to block companies from selling IT products in the country, if they failed to pass a new "cybersecurity vetting system" to check for secret surveillance activities.


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Gorgeous outfit!!! Love the plaid scarf and boots!ReplyDelete
That looks so cozy and warm! I love the plaid coat!ReplyDelete
I'm loving this layered fall look! Totally wish I was wearing this right now!ReplyDelete
Jeans and a Teacup
Nice look! I like the sweater, I'll be hopping over to their website to check out more! Also, first time on your website and nice to see some more New England / Boston area bloggers :) Nice patriots flag in the background haha!ReplyDelete
xx Dylan
What Cheer Blog
It's the coat and sweater season. This looks perfect for fall.ReplyDelete
I know this sounds insane...but the fact that you get 7 days straight of rain - I'm so jealous!! I would kill to have just one week of rain, must be nice! I would also kill to have this poncho. Love the colors and how cozy you look in it too!ReplyDelete
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Obsessed with this look. The high boots with the oversized plaid, love it!!ReplyDelete
xo Liza
Those boots are amazing, I'm obsessed!ReplyDelete
xo, Maryam
Fabulous look! Love that plaid coat!ReplyDelete
Glad you got some sun! That is the cutest coat in plaid.ReplyDelete
Amy Ann
Straight A Style
This IS the perfect coat! I love it! We can't get too used to the sun, it is supposed to be yucky again for a while.ReplyDelete
xx, Elise
Loving this dark + cozy plaid on you, lady!ReplyDelete
Le Stylo Rouge
Notghing says fall like plaid! Really loving your outfit and the boots are fab!ReplyDelete
Tamara - LoveofMode.com
Loving this look Rachel, the plaid coat looks so comfy and chic!! Ironic how the weather fluctuates so much on the different coasts and here I am bitching about its too hot here in LA.ReplyDelete
~ xo Sheree
Posh Classy Mom
That cozy plaid coat is just gorgeous! And it looks so soft! I am so loving this fall look! Can you ever go wrong with plaid?!ReplyDelete
Loving the plaid coat and OTK boots! Such a fabulous look!ReplyDelete
Loving the plaid coat and OTK boots! Such a fabulous look!ReplyDelete
LOVE this coat!! The whole look is so chic!!ReplyDelete
Love that plaid coat! Looks so amazingly cozy too!ReplyDelete
Abby of Life in the Fash Lane
Ooh I love that jacket! The plaid and fringe are both so fun, but the neutral colors make it go so well with everything. Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Shea | www.shealennon.com
This seriously is the perfect fall coat! I love your boots, so gorgeous!ReplyDelete
xx Tess | Sequins are the New Black
This is fall style perfection!! Love the fringe + plaid. xoxoReplyDelete
Really perfect coat. And loving OTK boots!ReplyDelete
Aline Brodbeck
WOW that coat is gorgeous whether in grey or beige. The leather pants and leather moto jacket you linked from there are beauties, too. I love how you styled this. I need those OTK boots in black and one of those wonderful silk Everlane tanks. =)ReplyDelete
Wow! what a gorgeous look! I'm totally in love! And those boots are just too fab! Beautifully done ! XoReplyDelete
Edwige | http://www.hypnozglam.com
This coat!! I adore it. It looks so cozyReplyDelete