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We all know that hardware stores can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you're an avid DIYer. Every time I pass the rows of gleaming copper pipe, I just know there's an amazing home decor project hiding in there somewhere, but then my eyes scan to the rope section, the molding section, the brackets, and on and on. Too many possibilities! I am so excited to see that the DIY experts at Curbly have tackled the hardware store's rows upon rows of products in their new book, the aptly named Make It! Hardware Store Decor. This "letter light" tutorial is just one of the 12 awesome home decor projects in the book. Simple to create and the epitome of industrial chic, each project inspires me to raid the hardware store and redecorate my home immediately. Thank you to the creative folks at Curbly for sharing one of their new projects! — Kate
You can purchase the book in downloadable PDF form here. If you're interested in giving the book as a gift (or if you enjoy the tactile experience of thumbing through pages like I do), you can order a full-color print version of the book here.
CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump!
- 1⁄4″ thick compressed hardboard, twice as large as your final design (we used a 2′ x 4′ handy panel cut in half)
- string light set with 20 or 25 globe bulbs
- light-duty extension cord
- vinyl roof flashing
- 1″ diameter dowel rod
- spray paint
- medium-duty picture hanging hardware
- computer and printer
- spray adhesive
- electric jigsaw or coping saw
- small clamps or binder clips
- electric drill/driver
- 1″ spade bit, forstner bit, or hole saw
- long straight edge, such as a yardstick
- utility knife
- hot glue gun and glue sticks
1. Create your design in an image-editing or word-processing software. Use a thick, heavy typeface that's relatively simple in shape. Try a single letter, as we did, or a typographic symbol or punctuation mark. If using multiple characters, you must be able to connect them easily to form a single piece. Then, note how the lights will fit into your shape. If you can, mark them on your design before you print it out. Scale your design across multiple pages and print off the necessary sheets.
Many image-editing suites can do this internally; if yours can't, check out BlockPosters.com. Alternatively, you can save your image as a PDF and have it printed in large scale at the copy shop. You can also print your image onto a transparency sheet and transfer it using an overhead projector or, if you're comfortable, just draw your image directly onto the hardboard.
2. Double up your hardboard so you can cut both pieces at once, flipping the bottom piece so the rough sides touch. Affix your design to the top piece using spray adhesive and clamp the two pieces together. Use a jigsaw or coping saw to cut out your design.
3. Use the 1″ spade bit to cut out the bulb holes from the top piece only.
4. Transfer the placement of the bulb holes by tracing them onto the bottom layer. Measure the height of the bulb receptacle of your light string, adding a 1⁄2″ or so.
Cut your 1″ dowel into pieces of this length. Glue them to the bottom layer, in between the bulb hole traces, to create supports for the top layer. Then, use the spade bit to drill a hole that will allow the male end of the extension cord to come out through the back of your art, and then attach the picture hanging hardware.
5. Measure the combined height of a single bulb and its socket. Add 3⁄4" to determine the total height of your piece (the height to which you'll cut the vinyl flashing). Use a flexible measuring tape to measure the perimeter of your design (and add 2″ just in case).
Use a utility knife and straight edge to cut the flashing to these dimensions:
- Height = height of bulb and socket unit + 3⁄4″
- Length = perimeter of design + 2″
6. Heat up your hot glue gun and carefully glue the flashing along the perimeter of the bottom layer at a 90-degree angle. The heat of the gun will melt the flashing, so take your time and allow the glue to cool just a bit before adding the flashing.
7. You now have two pieces: the top layer, complete with holes for the bulb, and the bottom layer, with the sides attached and the support columns for the top. Take both pieces outside or into a well-ventilated area and spray on the paint.
8. Unplug all the bulbs in your string of lights, then sandwich the top layer between the bulb and its receptacle, using the pressure between the bulb and the light string to hold everything in place. Attach the string lights to the extension cord and feed the plug-end through the back. Using a bit of electric tape to secure the plugs will help keep everything connected inside.
Last, finagle the top layer on. The sides should keep the top secure, and not using any glue here will allow you to take it apart again and replace the bulbs as needed. Now, hang it up!
wow! very cool and looks doable!!
I was wondering where that cute cushion comes from! Could you please let me know?
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These are called channel letters. FYI.
Is that a Matte Stephens pillow?! Tell me more! :)
wow, this is fantastic – what a fun project!!
This is fantastic! I just love the orange.
Okay, that is truly fantastic, and that is totally great that they're offering the pdf! I'm off to get it right now!
g like gorgeous! :)
Please tell me where I can find that pillow!!!
That's a Matte Stephens pillow. It was a limited edition run at Urban Outfitters about a year ago. I don't believe it's available anymore :(
Just an FYI that when I bought the PDF of the book I was quite disappointed. You have stated that there is "78 awesome home decor projects in the book," but what I received was a 40 page PDF with only 12! :( (The Curbly website only lists a 78-page count, which is also incorrect!)
Hi Laura,
Sorry about the mix-up; D*S's article does incorrectly state 78-projects (I'm sure they'll fix it soon). The book actually contains 12 projects, and is 78 pages (they're two-page spreads, which is why your PDF reader might be showing 44).In any case, I'm sorry you were disappointed by the page count; I hope the projects weren't disappointing. We'd be happy to offer you a refund if you're unsatisfied.
Bruno Bornsztein
Publisher, Curbly, LLC -
@ Laura – Yikes! What a miscount we've made. If you'd like to send us an email at tips [at] curbly [dot] com, we'll be happy to send you a free copy of our other two eBooks to try to help make it up to you.
This is amazing!! Thanks for posting. I just downloaded the PDF version, and man the desk and cabinet projects look AWESOME.
ohh it looks nice :)
I featured your lamp today over at Sassy Sites! Come by and check it out! AND don't forget to grab a featured button if you don't already have one! Great job on your lamp revamp!! xoxo
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I'm seriously geeking out over this project. WAY TO GO! Love it.
This has been added to my to-do craft list.
SO cool! I've always wanted to make one of these :D Thanks for sharing!
This is out-freaking-standingly awesome. I hang out at the hardware store like a teenager at the mall. The flashing has always inspired me, but I've never had a project materialize in my head. Bravo, Curbly.
LOVE IT!! Perfect for my classroom. And my home. And the garage. And….
Hooray for typography as art and installation!
Could not find the vinyl roof flashing at Home Depot or Lowe's, what brand and where do you get this? I am halfway through this project and it is harder than I anticipate….ugh…help!
Exactly what i needed.
Oh My word!!! I've been hounding Urban's site for two B's!! This is wonderful!! Thank you so so much!! :)
This project was one of my inspirations for today! I want to do this!
This light has been an absolute nightmare project. I tried making a light by these instructions with the word "eat". Cutting out the board was easy – drilling and installing the lights was easy – but when you get to cutting the flashing and glueing it on – absolute headache. I have at this point tried out 3 different glues – hot glue, vinyl glue, liquid nails – none of which work – it keeps gapping open around curves – looks a hot mess and has over 30 hours of labor in it – not worth it – hopefully I can save others the trouble and expense. :-(
I have had a hard time finding vinyl flashing. Based on Desirae's comment, I wonder if there's another material that would work better than vinyl flashing. Any ideas?
I have always used metal flashing with finishing nails for projects like this, as 4 the person w/the hot mess issue can u take it to the hardware store or my fav resource is Habbitat for Humanity's resale shop. Alot of crazy talented ppl work there or can point u in the right direction (plus the supplies there are like 90% off the hardware store!)
How big are the light bulbs you used and where did you get them at?


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British Formula 1 racer and 2008 F1 Champion, Lewis Hamilton blazed the corridors at Bandra Kurla Complex on Sunday.
Over 60,000 motor racing fans and loyal customers of Vodafone were enthralled by Hamilton.
The Mclaren driver is known for his aggressive driving style. Lewis performed a few blistering hot laps and 'donuts' in his Vodafone McLaren F1 car. Few fortunate customers of Vodafone India were treated with an exclusive drive with Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes AMG sports car.
The event witnessed, celebrities, politicians, bureaucrats along with general public. Mandira Bedi and Manish Paul were the hosts and they kept the Mumbaikars on their toes.
Lewis Hamilton was overwhelmed with the arrangement. He said, "It's amazing how each time I come to India, the experience gets better. I wish to thank Vodafone for giving me this opportunity and for putting up such a fantastic show on a large scale.
I feel privileged to have presented India's first night street race show on behalf of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. The fans in Mumbai are simply the best and the unbridled love and adulation that I receive here in India is addictive and makes me want to come back for more action and adventure. I am really looking forward to racing in India next month and I am sure Indian fans will have a great show to look forward to."


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says Cambodia's decision to bar exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy from July elections calls into question the vote's legitimacy.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Friday that the U.S. was disappointed by the announcement from Cambodia's election committee that Rainsy has been removed from the official voter list because of criminal convictions that carry 12 years in prison.
She said "credible observers" believe the convictions have been politically motivated.
Rainsy, who lives in Paris, is widely viewed as the sole Cambodian politician with the charisma and resources to present any real challenge to Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has dominated since the mid-1980s.
Nuland said the exclusion of a leading opposition figure "calls into question the legitimacy of the whole democratic process in Cambodia."


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Nearly $8 million collected in past 10 months for UCC's disaster response
Tsunamis, drought, famine, war, locusts, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, flooding — no matter where you live, it's been a disastrous year. Beginning with the unimaginable devastation and death toll from the Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami in southern Asia and eastern Africa, stunning TV images opened the hearts and wallets of millions. The UCC alone collected an unprecedented $4 million to support long-term rehabilitation programs.
Then, the deadly hurricanes struck Florida and the Gulf Coast just eight months later, offering horrific reminders of water's destructive power and even prompting the general secretary of the Church of South India — a church struggling with its own disaster response — to send prayerful words of solidarity for its partner churches in the United States.
"It is with utmost grief and unspeakable shock that we in India read about the waves of Katrina that have left thousands of our dear American brothers and sisters either dead or devastated and rendered homeless," wrote Pauline Sathiamurthy.
Yet, in the time that fell between the tsunami and the hurricanes — and even since — there were dozens of other natural and human-caused calamities that claimed the lives and livelihoods of millions. In large measure, however, whether or not individuals, churches or even nations offered monetary assistance depended not so much on the scope of the destruction, but with media exposure.
"It's how the media drives it," says Susan Sanders, the UCC's minister for the global sharing of resources. "Those [disasters] that get the media attention are those that attract the dollars."
As of Oct. 31, the UCC had collected nearly $8 million in disaster- relief donations during 2005, and that figure doesn't account for contributions forwarded directly to affected institutions, such as the UCC's Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Miss., UCC-related Dillard University in New Orleans or the UCC's South Central Conference, among others.
"It has certainly been a difficult disaster year, and we're truly grateful for all the gifts," Sanders says. "This [outpouring] shows that we are a church with resources and we do share those resources."
However, more than $8 million of the impressive $8 million total has all been earmarked for tsunami and hurricane relief specifically, largely proving Sanders' assumptions about the media's impact.
"Our UCC folks are generous people, so when they hear about a disaster they respond," Sanders emphasizes. "But they're not seeing Sudan, they're not seeing Pakistan, they're seeing very little about Niger. Our challenge is how we do we get these hidden disasters before our people."
In the summer of 2004, for example, a church-wide special appeal called upon UCC members and churches to support relief in Sudan, especially the Darfur region where genocide and famine have claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands, especially women and children. To date, despite a General Synod resolution in July 2005 asking for a greater church response, the UCC has gathered only $100,000 to fund its assistance in Darfur. It's a rather-tiny response to a protracted and complex disaster, especially coming from a 1.3-million-member church with a long history of justice and peace advocacy.
Sanders doesn't give any credence to the notion that churches or individual UCC members are suffering from so-called "compassion fatigue," the idea that emotional numbness sets in after experiencing too much bad news. Instead, she lays blame squarely on the media for whole-hog reporting on certain devastating events while practically ignoring the majority of the planet's disasters altogether.
"The top number-one factor that drives giving is media exposure, and this is where our challenge is: How do we let our people know when it's not in the media?"
Thankfully, the $7.5 million given thus far does not include the annual outpouring of support for the UCC's One Great Hour of Sharing [OGHS] special mission offering, received each March, which allows the UCC's national and international disaster-recovery offices to respond immediately to "hidden disasters," those that the general public may never be made aware. Unfortunately, in 2005, financial support for OGHS dipped from the previous year's totals.
"Right now, we're running $260,000 behind last year's [OGHS] totals, and it remains to be see whether or not we'll break the budgeted $3 million mark," Sanders says. "When locusts ate up the crop in Madagascar, no one heard about it but we were able to respond," Sanders says. "When there was flooding in New Hampshire in late October, it was just a blip on the screen, but we were able to respond."
Sanders says OGHS enables the UCC to respond to a disaster, on average, once every 2.5 days. "And, in most of these cases, folks never hear about them," she says.
UCC members can take pride, Sanders believes, in the fact that the UCC's disaster-recovery niche is long-term, as opposed to short-term, recovery. Evidence of this, she says, is the UCC's ongoing efforts related to September 11, 2001, and the denomination's 46 still-to-occur work camps in Florida in response to the state's four major hurricanes in 2004.
"There's a whole lot of push to be there when the cameras are there, but for us, it's to be there for the long haul," she says.
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Southwest Wyoming Deer Hunting: Regions G, K and W
In South Central Wyoming we've got some more famous deer country in the Red Desert around Rock Springs and Green River, and in the Southwest around Kemmerer as the main hubs in Regions G, K and W. There is a tremendous amount of public land in these units, primarily BLM, but also some National Forest. Much of this will be open country that can be effectively hunted from the main roads.
Region W contains much of the Red Desert, a huge area (about 6 million acres) that no water drains out of. It's primarily sagebrush country with incredible visibility in some parts. Public land is in no shortage here, but some of it can be a real pain. Along I80, there is vast checkerboard of BLM lands, where literally every other square mile is public for over 200 miles east to west and over 50 miles north to south. You need to be good with a map here to stay out of trouble.
Only 6 units make up the entire area, but three of them are entirely limited draw units, and 82 also has a limited later season. All of these hunts require maximum points to draw (presently 4, but likely 5 for 2011). If you have the patience the limited draw hunts here are worth it. However, due to the reputation of the area, the Region W general tag isn't a great option. It can be drawn about 60% of the time with no preference points, but the success rates are low, hunting pressure is fairly high, deer density is low, and trophy potential in the general units isn't great.
Deer density is better closer to Baggs in units 82 and 84, but barely 1 per square mile in unit 131 which makes up the northern half of the Red Desert. The units near the Flaming Gorge don't have very high deer densities either. Of the general units, 82 is your best bet here, but with nearly 2,000 deer hunters, you won't be alone. Save your points for the limited hunts, or look elsewhere.
In the Southwest corner of Wyoming, west of Green River, south of Kemmerer, and surrounding Evanston, we have Wyoming's Region K. These are the foothills of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains in Utah. As with Region W, the reputation of the area exceeds its quality. The units are all general units, with no limited quotas, and a preference point is required for nonresidents to draw the general tag.
Deer densities are much better here than in the Red Desert and Flaming Gorge country in Region W (although 132 does have half of the Flaming Gorge). But still, at just 9 per square mile, you can do much better. The real downside to these units is the resident pressure. Only 220 nonresident tags are issued, but over 3000 deer hunters descend on these 4 units each fall. The sex ratio is in the mid 20s right now, but has been as low as 18 bucks per 100 does as recently as 2007. This herd needs time to recover before it produces older age classes of bucks.
Public land access is generally fine, with the exception of unit 133, south of Evanston. 132 has a small amount of Wasatch National Forest. Some large Hunter Management Areas do exist, but due to the fickle nature of private land access programs, check to make sure the Coyote Creek, Knight Ridge, Medicine Butte and the 250,000 acre Bear River Divide HMA are still available before applying.
I'm really not sold on any of the units in Region K. For 1 preference point, I'd rather guarantee a draw in a better region in North Central Wyoming, or some limited tags elsewhere. The success rates for all of these units average just 40%. While that's certainly better than most places in say, California, it's merely average for the Rocky Mountain West. And given the 2 years it will take to draw Region K, I'd rather spend my time elsewhere. Yes, some good deer can be had here, but they can be had in other places that are easier to draw, have better deer densities, more public land, less pressure and higher success rates.
In Wyoming's Region G, you now get to the toughest region to draw. It takes two preference points for a nonresident to draw the Region G general tag. And like Region K, it's no longer worth the wait. This is a much publicized area, but since the tags are all general tags, the pressure detracts from the hunt. There are just 350 nonresident tags, but nearly 5,000 total deer hunters. Let the residents have it.
Region G, north of Kemmerer and south of Alpine Junction contains the southern end of the Bridger Teton National Forest, as well as some large expanses of BLM. There is no unit within the region that is devoid of public land to hunt, but deer hunters also exceed the square mileage of public land.
As I stated earlier, this Region is overrated. The deer density is less than 8 per square mile and run in the mid 20s to mid 30s. The sex ratio is still quite high, despite the pressure, but probably reflective of the tougher hunting conditions and lower success rates. Region G deer hunts are far removed from the rut and the migration, with most units opening September 15th. September is a great time to be in the mountains elk hunting, but not a great time for a deer hunt unless you're able to get into some alpine country.
Sorry to be such a downer on some pretty famous deer country, we'll get back into some country that represents a better value in my next article.
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Kehoe breached the public trust by leaving meeting early
Consider me one of the not very involved, trusting of elected officials to thoughtfully and considerately fulfill the responsibilities each assumes voluntarily.
When I attended my first Lake Oswego City Council meeting in many years on Nov. 29, I fully expected to learn more about the Foothills project and hear my fellow citizens' thoughts.
In that I was not disappointed. However, I was extremely disappointed in the actions of one city council member, Mike Kehoe.
Councilor Kehoe simply and abruptly walked out of the meeting at its beginning. He made a comment I am still trying to understand.
But it was a comment, that seemed to me, dismissive of the coming testimony of a certain group and individuals. His comment and his actions were unsuitable for a person elected to serve the public trust.
If councilor Kehoe had already made up his mind on the matter, well so be it. That is what elected offices are charged with doing.
However, if that was the case, he should have announced that he had made his decision and given the citizens who came to participate in the process the respect of his continuing presence. Who knows, he might have learned something. I did.
Councilor Kehoe apparently assumes that testimony at hearings is just for the council. He also, apparently, assumes that he does not need to listen to citizen input if he decides, in advance of hearing it, that it is not beneficial to him. This is very troubling to me and it should be to others.
I do not expect elected officials to agree with my positions, accept my ideas (however, rarely I share them) or even dress well.
What I do expect of elected public officials is that each listens to the input of all groups and citizens.
What I do expect is that each will come to table and thoughtfully consider issues before them.
What I do expect of public officials is that when there is a hearing on a matter before a council on which they serve, that absent a truly pressing matter, each will attend and be fully engaged in the process. That is one of the very real ways elected officials serve the broad public trust.
Councilor Kehoe, regardless of his leanings in the matter before the Lake Oswego City Council on the evening of Nov. 29, significantly breached the public trust by leaving the meeting for the reasons and in the manner he did.
For the record, I am not proud that I am not more involved in the process of shaping our community. It will probably be years before I attend a Lake Oswego City Council meeting again.
To those elected officials and citizens who stayed the entire time, and it was a long meeting, regardless of your positions with respect to the Foothills development, thank you.
Chuck Fisher is a resident of Lake Oswego.


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Around 120 A.D., Rome's renowned Ninth Legion disappeared from the records. This gave rise to the legend, immortalized in Rosemary Sutcliff's 1954 novel The Eagle of the Ninth, that the Ninth had embarked on a last campaign to subdue the tribes of Caledonia (now Scotland) and vanished in enemy territory. According to the legend, Rome's emperor Hadrian was so angered by this that he ordered a wall built across the width of Britain, marking the edge of the Roman Empire and, as far as the Romans were concerned, the known world. Parts of Hadrian's Wall still stand today.
The film The Eagle picks up in 140 A.D., with Channing Tatum playing Marcus Aquila, the son of the Ninth's lost commander. A decorated soldier, Marcus seeks to restore his family's honor by venturing beyond Hadrian's Wall to find the gold eagle symbol carried by the Ninth, accompanied only by his British slave, Esca (Jamie Bell), who Marcus saved from execution. Watch the trailer for The Eagle below.
But why would a slave, especially one like Esca whose family and people had been slaughtered at the hands of the Romans, stay loyal to his master once alone and with a homefield advantage? That's a good question -- one that was never answered to my satisfaction, and which, unfortunately, the entire film hinges upon.
Which is too bad, since The Eagle does many things right, especially in the first third of the film. The sets and costumes are high-quality, and the film is beautifully shot in Hungary and the Scottish highlands. Eschewing computer-generated effects, The Eagle does a good job of depicting the brutality of ancient warfare, though the editing during the battle scenes is a bit choppy. The film also illustrates the strategic and technological advantages that helped the Romans win so many battles, as well as the obsessive, almost religious militarism that enabled the Empire's spread and drives Marcus' quest.
And in a bold and deliberate bit of political commentary, all the Romans in the Eagle are played by American actors, drawing a parallel between the Roman Empire and the modern American one, both of which have relied on military might to subjugate much of the world. Characters note more than once that the Romans were exceptionally cruel to prisoners and civilians, perhaps another knock on America's recent descent into immorality and lawlessness as we expanded our empire into Afghanistan and Iraq. In most toga and sandals films, Romans are played by Brits, reflecting England's previous imperial tendencies. In The Eagle, the Brits get to play the oppressed natives for a change, including the Seal People, a fictional coastal tribe whose warriors look very much like Native Americans, whose prince is played by an Arab man, and are, unfortunately, the closest thing to the film's villains.
Esca proclaims that he is against everything Marcus stands for, yet kills several of his fellow Britons during the course of the film. And by helping Marcus take back the Ninth's (and Rome's) treasured eagle standard, Esca attempts to give strength to his oppressors and rob his people of a valuable trophy from one of their greatest acts of resistance. We're told that this is because Esca honors his word to remain loyal to Marcus for saving his life, but c'mon. The Roman Empire, despite its numerous achievements, was a brutal one, enslaving, plundering and killing the peoples of every culture they came across as they ruthlessly expanded their empire. Under those circumstances, breaking a promise to regain your freedom isn't such a big deal.
While The Eagle impresses on many levels, the idea of a slave continuing to aid his master after being handed a golden opportunity to escape and/or avenge his people was simply too much for me to accept, and would be unimaginable if applied to, say, a black slave and a white Southern owner. I realize that keeping your word is important, but if I were a slave like Esca, I would've killed Marcus the very first chance I got. Or, if I really felt indebted to him, would've simply ditched him -- and left a very nice note.
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I'm from out of town and planning to go to Alameda beach tomorrow if the winds are good.
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Alameda BeachI'm from out of town and planning to go to Alameda beach tomorrow if the winds are good.
What time do the winds usually pick up at Alameda beach?
It depends on the wind pattern. This week it looks like around 2pm has been the call but you can get there as early as 12pm and have lunch. Sometimes we end up having no wind at all or light wind but it is still fun to be in the sun.
Wind on SaturdayHello Paul,
I wouild not "WAIT" for wind @ Alameda....it's not looking too promising. If you skill level is past beginner - you can stay upwind and not use a "gash inducing weapon", I mean board leash, check out Sherman and or 3rd. Good winds, Zeev.
Be there no later than 3 p.m. and if it's a good day you'll be on the water until sunset. For real-time wind cam and wind reading check out:
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I am also heading to the bay area next weekend, and am hoping to kite. Alameda sounds like the most user friendly site, but also the least likely to get wind (is this accurate?).
Is 3rd ave and sherman as scary as it sounds? I stay upwind with no problem most of the time, but never really feel all that comfortable with out a downwind bail out spot. Cheers, JJ
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I've been having a continuing conversation with William Joyce about this year's retro vibe among the Oscar contenders. How else do you explain the similarities between his animated short, "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore," and "Hugo" and "The Artist"? But he contends that it's more than simply rediscovering our cinematic roots: we're looking back to move forward in a more meaningful and nourishing way. Joyce now moves freely between books and apps and shorts. But in the end, it's not about the technology you use or how you experience the story; it's about understanding the past, capturing the imagination, and reinvigorating the storytelling experience, especially for a generation that's visually attentive but cinematically sub-literate.
"They did the Méliès stuff so beautifully [in 'Hugo']," Joyce suggests, "and that's when I realized that we were on the same wavelength in revering the past and revering the filmmaking of the past with using miniatures and the Fleischer brothers and the way they did their miniature work on their Popeye cartoons.
"There's something pure and innocent and hand-crafted about that that seems so direct and strong. It's just so strange how it's all come together this same year. And then The Artist comes out of nowhere. When I saw it — [my partner] Brandon [Oldenburg] and I had studied the silent films when working on 'Morris' so intensely and really learned the language of the pantomime and the camera setups and all that stuff. And, my god, these guys have absorbed all the same stuff and it just felt strange like the zeitgeist had this undercurrent for everybody."
"And for both 'Hugo' and 'The Artist,' I thought they totally tapped into the thing that made them brilliant and emotional to begin with. And so form became function in a way, but it was completely true to the storytelling experience and that's rare. And it amplified the content. I think shot for shot, The Artist is probably the most thoroughly thought-out film I've seen in a really long time."
At the same time, Grant Orchard's animated short "A Morning Stroll" taps into this retro vibe as well. His inspired triptych is an ode to the durability of the old tale about the chicken that crossed the road. And he infuses it with the stuff of urban legend. The 1959 character looks, the 2009 character records, and the 2059 character roams aimlessly as a zombie.
"I don't hear many urban myths these days, or jokes," Orchard laments. "Usually someone has seen something funny as opposed to heard something funny. So if you're at a pub people will be watching stuff on their mobile phones that make them laugh. I like urban myths; they're like fairy tales for adults. They're compelling and funny and you're never too sure whether to believe them or not.
"Early animation pioneer Emile Cohl inspired the first section. I wanted it to be really simple but charming. In fact the whole idea was to make the visuals more sophisticated as the story went on, while the narrative and the suggested intellectual weight of the piece became less sophisticated. It became about the chicken and its routine being the one constant in an ever-changing city. The chicken was the ultimate survivor — so in 2059 we just had to find the most challenging environment for it to be placed in."
Then there's "Midnight in Paris," and how Woody Allen nostalgically transports us back in time to a more glam and romantic City of Lights yet all the while cautions us against being nostalgic. But, ironically, it's his most commercially successful film to date, leaving us with a longing for Woody at his best.
But getting back to "Morris Lessmore," "Hugo, and "The Artist," perhaps their greatest legacy will be their educational value in inspiring the next generation of storytellers. This certainly took "Hugo's" visual effects supervisor Rob Legato by surprise.
"I was talking recently with someone who brought their six-year-old and he said that when his son got home he got on the internet and researched all the movies that were referenced in the movie and now has a greater appreciation for Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin," Legato relates. "And it opened the window to the past for someone to enjoy as it was enjoyed back then in the day. And I thought that's a wonderful by-product of what we did, which is: revere the people who came before us for their talent and originality and expose it once again to a new generation. And the kids who saw this movie really enjoyed watching the films of Méliès in the middle of this film: the imagination, the painted backdrops, the colorful costumes, and the outlandish action. They had never seen anything like it before and just responded to the pure imagination, which was very heartening. I'm not sure I would've predicted that, but they did."
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Meeting the Press and Tibet House Board - and a Public Talk on Self-awareness and Compassion
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Frankfurt, Germany, 14 May 2014 - In the early part of his second day in Frankfurt, His Holiness the Dalai Lama held a meeting with the media, following which he met the Board of Tibet House. Addressing a crowded press room he first outlined his three commitments as one among the 7 billion human beings to promoting human values, inter-religious harmony and the preservation of Tibet's Buddhist culture. He also commended the role of the media and their responsibility for keeping the public informed. He said that on the one hand they need to have a long nose like an elephant to sniff out what is going on, but also to be guided by truth and honesty in their communication of it to the public.
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To a final enquiry about a rumour that he had been invited to celebrate his 80th birthday in Wiesbaden next year, he said that his life-style as a Buddhist monk who gets up at 3am and goes to bed at 6.30pm doesn't leave much room for parties.
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"To help develop compassion we need to have better knowledge of the mind," he said. "I'd like to see the science of the mind as an academic subject made available here."
After lunch he drove to the Farport Arena where he spoke to an audience of 4800 about the importance of cultivating inner values in the pursuit of a happy life. He said:
"The purpose of our life is to be happy. Our life is based on hope, the prospect of something good. Once you lose hope it can shorten your life; therefore our purpose is to be happy."
He said that learning about the mind and emotions is something all human beings can do. It should be part of our education. He conceded that while we are all motivated to some extent by self-interest, it needs to be wise rather than foolish self-interest. The more we are concerned for the well-being of others, the closer we will feel to each other. This fosters trust, which is the basis of friendship, which is important because we all need friends.
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Many questions were put to His Holiness. In answering them he stressed the need for inner peace in creating peace in the world and engaging in dialogue to resolve conflict. When a couple who had lost their son in a traffic accident asked how to deal with grief and loss he said:
"That's very sad, I'm sorry to hear that. But, it's happened and such things happen to millions of other people. Worrying about it now won't help."
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Answering a question about rebirth, His Holiness said that if we lead a compassionate life without doing others harm, it is almost a guarantee of finding a good life next time. When a member of the audience stepped forward to ask what makes the Dalai Lama happy. He thought for a moment and said:
"At the moment, I'm happy to be here with all of you," and everyone cheered.
Tomorrow, His Holiness will speak on secular ethics and ethics beyond religion.


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I have a lot to say against Democrats. They are on the wrong side of any objective truth. They have their own truths that I reject. I also have a lot to say about Republicans. They have some of their own truths also. Republicans' new motto seems to be "Vote for us because we are not as bad as they are." There is no salvation in any political party. America is in a mess today, and it is getting messier each day.


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ELY — UNLV football scrimmages often are like NFL preseason games.
The starters might play some, but most of the time is devoted to backups and those in most need of practice time.
That will be the Rebels' approach again at 2:15 p.m. today when they stage their main scrimmage of training camp.
"Most of our position battles are done in the spring," coach Bobby Hauck said. "There are a few that they're competing right now, and certainly we've had some guys make some moves, but Saturday will be more for guys that haven't played a bunch that are going to have to play a bunch in two weeks."
The Rebels open their season Aug. 29 at Arizona.
Hauck said the scrimmage should be fairly brief, perhaps about 50 plays.
On his first day as the starting quarterback, junior Blake Decker made his share of plays in Friday's afternoon practice. He threaded an 11-yard touchdown pass between two defenders to freshman wide receiver Kendal Keys; completed an 18-yard TD throw to freshman receiver Devonte Boyd, who made a terrific catch over senior cornerback Tajh Hasson; hit sophomore tight end Andrew Price for a 15-yard score; and stood in against a corner blitz by Hasson to complete a 25-yard pass to Keys. On that last play, Keys caught the ball falling back as his brother, Kenny, a junior safety, came over to defend. … For a player expected to redshirt, QB Kevin Thomson has gotten a lot of repetitions this week. Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Timm Rosenbach said a depth chart beyond the top two QBs hasn't been established, but noted Thomson has impressed. "Kevin's certainly done a nice job for a true freshman, and it's been fun to watch him," Rosenbach said. "(Redshirt freshman) Jared Lebowitz has gotten better this camp. That's been good to see so far, too. Jared's had some rough days, but he bounces back really well." … Senior offensive left tackle Brett Boyko was held out of the afternoon practice, but Hauck said that was to give him some rest. "There are some guys that need a break," Hauck said. "A lot of them aren't going to make it through every day in camp, especially him, who's had multiple surgeries."
Quarterback: Blake Decker was named the starter Friday, but history shows that Nick Sherry should make sure he's ready.
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Just mentioning the word "governance" at a management meeting in a fast-moving, adaptable start-up business has the potential to kill any conversation. The same topic in a mature, large business subject to a wide range of punitive statutory and regulatory mandates, would elicit a very different response.
These examples illustrate the fact that enterprise governance is context-specific.
Governance policies and processes may need to adapt over the lifecycle of the organization due to factors such as a shift in customer base, product or services mix, new legislation, or a change in the board of directors' risk tolerance.
Also consider the volatility and speed of change wrought on industries and organizations by the uptake of new digital technologies. The half-life of technologies is typically measured in years, and by the time the next "big thing" has passed through the organization, the governance processes may have barely had time to stabilize. Most importantly, time is being compressed, as the pace of change is rapidly increasing.
Finance and enterprise IT share a common accountability for enterprise governance and risk, but from differing perspectives.
When it comes to reaching a consensus on a governance model, finance and IT are not the only two parties that should be considered. Differing perspectives on the relevance and degree of governance are a source of contention among the various factions and functions in many organizations.
Understanding the tensions among IT, finance and other functions across the enterprise arising from governance considerations is a prerequisite to both IT and finance being able to agree on the governance model that is appropriate for the entire organization.
The tensions of maturity
The governance and risk models associated with finance are, for the most part, well understood and mature. However, IT governance models are still maturing and may never fully stabilize because of the high rate of innovation and change inherent in digital technologies.
Takeaway: IT and finance must be able to communicate their approach and rationale to governance in a common language of nontechnical business terms and come to an agreement on their modus-operandi.
The tension of cost minimization
If IT is seen purely as a cost, then IT governance is simply an overhead to be minimized. If IT is a critical business operation which adds measurable value, then IT governance is a value-add.
Knowing the difference is critical. Recognize that an effective, trusted and engaged IT function is the key to ensuring that your organization thrives and survives in our competitive, volatile environment.
Takeaway: If IT is seen as a cost, finance and IT should collaborate to ensure that IT's intrinsic value is clearly articulated to all business stakeholders in a language that they understand.
The tension of opportunity cost
When staff members have to devote time to governance activities while the apparent opportunity cost of working on something else is higher, such as meeting a new customer or renegotiating a supply contract, they can become frustrated, leading to suboptimal outcomes.
Takeaway: Ensure that the rationale behind the need for specific governance activities is clearly articulated to and tied back to business strategies, as are the accountabilities that all play into assuring the integrity of these activities.
The tension of agility
In our volatile, fast-moving, globally interconnected world, the long-term viability of inflexible, inertial organizations is likely to be threatened. Organizations that operate with adaptive enterprise strategies, supported by adaptive governance strategies models will continue to thrive in a volatile world without compromising effective and efficient governance.
Takeaway: Ensure your enterprise and governance strategies are routinely reviewed for relevance and are not shelfware.
The tension of incentive schemes
When it comes to implementing and maintaining major new IT or enterprise governance models, management incentive schemes for those outside of IT and finance should be adjusted to reflect their accountability in ensuring that the initiatives are effectively implemented. Most incentive schemes focus on the short-term, whereas governance models are focused on the medium- to long-term.
Takeaway: If governance is important for the medium- to long-term viability of the organization, its maintenance and operation as well as the individual's specific accountabilities in working within the governance model should be reflected in individuals' incentives.
It is imperative that IT and finance arrive at a unified approach to governance. They should also ensure that the costs, risks and value associated with a customized, commercially sensible governance model are well articulated throughout the organization. Managing risk is not someone else's job.
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Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
Luke 16:10
We were actually pretty stunned.
JT and I. My running partner.
We ran the Chosen Marathon/Half-Marathon yesterday, an event that raises money for international adoption. The funds raised through the race are given to families who are in the process of adopting internationally to help offset the astronomical costs involved. We ran it last year, before JT and her husband AT brought their adopted son home from Ethiopia. And we ran again this year, celebrating that their son is now a part of all our lives.
Back to the stunned part.
Training for last year's race, we used a 10 week, arduous schedule. I carefully printed off the schedule, marking each training event with a little check as I completed it, keeping track of mileage and times and days. Last year's race was tough. We were well-conditioned, but we hadn't run the course before. The weather was warm and muggy. We were still figuring out our hydration and nutrition.
But we finished with a good time.
Training for the race this year was more difficult. We used the same schedule, a familiar cadence keeper to our goal. But this summer was much, much hotter. We pushed jogging strollers for several of the training days with squirmy preschoolers, making the hills even harder. Some of our longest runs we had to complete without each other, travel schedules and failed transmissions upsetting our calendars. There were a few boxes on our training schedules that just didn't get checked. There was the longest run before the race when I was running sick and our time was terrible. There were the challenges of JT's newly bigger family, kids in more activities, commitments and events squeezing our training into little boxes of time. Our goal this year was just to finish, to enjoy the run, to celebrate adoptive families.
So we were stunned. Stunned when we chopped several minutes off of last year's time. Stunned when we realized that we had run much faster than last year, felt better and each still had energy to go on to have full days yesterday. Stunned. I suppose in some ways we felt we hadn't 'earned' it this year, hadn't checked off all those little training boxes with the same kind of perfection as last year.
But we had race grace.
We weren't just training this year. We were building on the experience of previous years, of the years we've run together and the years before we knew each other. We were building on the experience of having done this very difficult race course the year before. We were building on the disciplines and challenges and nutrition and hydration wisdom we had learned.
Kind of like life.
Kind of like faith.
There are challenges and seasons that, looking at it on the map, seem overwhelming, particularly when we aren't sure we're up for it. We have seasons of daily Bible reading, powerful prayer, perfect church attendance. We feel that we've earned the strides we make. But then there are those seasons that we try but we feel we fall short.
But the beauty of diligence and consistency, outside of perfection, the daily attempt, the continued training, even when the schedule doesn't seem to qualify you for teacher's pet, is that it builds. It still builds. It's the little efforts, the short runs, the training that isn't so gorgeous and the day when all seems right~it all still builds.
I got a taste of that kind of grace yesterday. And while last year's race was a wonderful experience, there is something about this year's that has a special blush to it. Our delight was greater, our giggy-ness higher. We knew full well that this year's training felt tougher, looked uglier...and yet, we received race grace.
What joy to know that's the way the finish line will feel when we reach eternity.


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Couples of all ages locked lips outside a church in the conservative central Mexico city of Leon to protest the arrest of a man for kissing his female companion.
The "kiss-in" held to coincide with mass received applause from some parishioners at the Catholic church. Manuel Berumen, a 38-year-old university lecturer, was detained for 12 hours for engaging in the public display of affection while strolling Thursday in a nearby square with his partner and their four-year-old son.
"I took Mayra and kissed her, nothing out of the ordinary. And then we heard a person screaming: 'There are children here -- children!' as if we were naked or engaging in pornography on the street," Berumen told reporters after filing a complaint to the country's human rights advocacy agency.
He and his partner were charged with offenses against morality by a local judge, who imposed the 12-hour detention, though Berumen said the five police officers responding to the scandalized woman's call arrested only him. The state of Guanajuato, whose capital is Leon, is considered one of Mexico's most conservative. There have been similar incidents there arising from alleged "breaches of morality."


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Welcome to my flash, hope your all in a good mood! This is my parody of David Firth's Sock 2: Ptikobj.
The original i have much repect for and is the best of his sock series.
The parody has been in production for quite a while, where it was abandoned until Firth submitted the original to Newgrounds. Which made me finish the flash, and more importantly, the voice.
Every animation has been completly redone by me and nothing was traced or stolen from David Firth.(If you watch the 2 side by side, it is obvious that his is better :p)
I hope you enjoy this parody.
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nice ive seen a few cartoons on newgrounds that use music from home movies , very well done
Rated 1.5 / 5 stars
Parodies are supposed to funny right?
Well, this Socklops episode you're parodying is one of my favorite David Firth flashes. I cherish it and watch it often. So, when someone decides to parody it, they better do it justice. While this did look strikingly similar to Firth's it did not make me laugh. That's the thing about parodies, they have to be funny otherwise people won't excuse the fact you're making fun of something good. Mel Brooks knows this. One of the things that bugged me with this flash, was your voice acting. Which was terrible. It didn't sound like a british guy. I have a demo where I do a really good impression of this socklops guy. Yours sounds more like a guy with helium. The only thing I found mildy amusing was the Nationwide joke. You're trying to say the music sounds like a insurance commerical. Well, that I think was clever but it didn't make me laugh or smile even. I do think you have some skills at the animating. In fact, it looks so close to the original, it looks like you copied it. Next time you parody something, try to put your own style into the parody. Exaggerate the original don't just imitate it. I commend you for attempting to parody something that hasn't been parodied but remember that humor is numero uno. Damn I didn't realize how old this is. Many moons ago eh? Well, I still felt like giving a review so bite me. : )
Rated 4 / 5 stars
My personal favorite of Firth's as well.
You managed to channel DeVD with expertise and class. Well done.


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3.82 / 5.00 6,781 ViewsThis NG classic has been around for a while, but it was NOT the first user-created NG game as many people seem to think in the reviews. It does have some significance as being the first game to have a front-page icon, but I repeat, was NOT the first NG game.
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ok i downloaded a game recently from the iphone which is similar in style to this (i really wanted to play this but i was stuck at work)
Basically i love this game and replay it 1-4 times a year lol. great game love it. but PLEASE port it to the Iphone. The similar game that i played i payed $4 for and it would get blamed from newgrounds in a week or 2. it was depressing. if you were to port it over youd make a ton of money! lol seriously id pay like $10 for it.
(if anyone was wondering what game i downloaded it was Dark Nova.. don't buy it its a waste of money and increadably depressing in comparison)
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Great game. Though I wish there was a way to be able to be lent money other than to start with it, it's a great game. Extremely easy though, which is probably the biggest upset about it. After you get something going, you can get beat the game just like that. But you have to remember that this is back when making Flash actually took time :P Anyway, 10/10 and 5 stars. Great Game.
WALKTHROUGH - Do not read unless you've already tried playing!
OK assuming you started out on easy, set out your ship to somewhere close. Then ship out again, to anywhere. Now keep flying around until you run into a fleet of Unknown Pirates, and only a fleet of 5 of them. Attack them and beat them, and you'll get a little money and you should have maybe 60% damage and $3000ish. Now fly to every colony and find where rare goods rates are lowest. Buy as much as you can, and then fly around and find the place where it's rates are highest, and SELL the goods there.
Now, do this and pay Mr. Kahn when he requests.
Do this until you have about $10,000 (ten thousand dollars) and then find the highest and lowest for Trionium, then repeat the same thing you did with the rare goods, except with trionium and probably different colonies.
Do that and you'll eventually get around $110,000 (One-hundred ten thousand dollars). Then get the Class B freighter and keep shipping trionium. Now, after you get about $600,000 (Six hundred-thousand dollars) buy as many quad cannons as you can and fill your hold with them. Then attack Mein Kahn. You should be able to win.


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FSU may have edge, but Hokies ready to fight in College Cup debut
CARY, N.C. – Appearances can be deceiving.
Look just at the win-loss column, and Friday's first women's College Cup semi-final matchup between Florida State and Virginia Tech probably seems to be a mismatch. Twice so far this year, the two teams have played in Atlantic Coast Conference competition, and twice the Seminoles have overcome the Hokies.
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However, there's more to the story. Florida State has 13 wins and a tie in 14 previous meetings with Virginia Tech. The Seminoles have reeled off seven consecutive victories since the teams played to a 0-0 tie in the 2008 ACC quarterfinals.
All time, Florida State has outscored Virginia Tech 23-4, with 10 shutouts and five in the past six meetings.
"I don't think our group is overconfident," Mark Krikorian, Florida State's head coach said. "Our group has a great deal of respect for Virginia Tech. Anyone that's getting to this stage of the season is certainly worthy and capable of winning this tournament. We certainly won't take Virginia Tech lightly."
While this may be the Hokies' first appearance in the College Cup, they're not happy just to be here. Virginia Tech is not about to concede anything to its ACC conference rival.
"I feel like we've had a couple of very good games with them," Chugger Adair, Virginia Tech's head coach, said. "We had a game that was probably better in Blacksburg in the regular conference season than the ACC final. Both games could've went either way.
"They were tightly contested, and I think our girls have done a good job. I think we could fine tune a few things from both matches. We've definitely got to be aware of their ability to score goals and possess the ball, but we've got our own ability to possess and score goals as well."
Florida State has certainly been scoring goals in the school's march to the College Cup. The 'Noles have outscored opponents 16-1 in four games so far in the NCAA tournament, a streak that includes three shutouts.
Yet while the team has been to the past three College Cups and seven times since 2003, the school has never won a national championship in women's soccer. That's the most important stat of them all.
Like Virginia Tech, Florida State isn't going to be content with just another College Cup appearance.
"Certainly, having been here helps," Krikorian said. "We've had the opportunity to play in a few College Cups, but it's also a different team. It's a different set of circumstances. I hope that we can look back at the experiences we've had previously and use those in a positive way to help us succeed (against Virginia Tech).
"The best part of it for us is we're peaking at the right time. We're playing our best soccer now. If we can continue to play at that elite level, we'll give ourselves a chance."
Florida State is very much a possession-oriented team, and Adair and his players know it.
"They've very well balanced," Adair said. "They've got good players in all positions who are comfortable with the ball at their feet."
"I think we need to work on keeping the ball," added Jazmine Reeves, a senior forward for Virginia Tech. "They're very organized defensively. I think we just need to make sure we keep the ball and don't panic, maybe, when we have it. I think, also, we just need to defend as a team."
The Seminoles have a smothering defense, allowing just 13 goals through 26 games. That's another thing Virginia Tech has to take into account.
"Individually, they have good defenders," Reeves said. "As a team, they're very organized. They work hard together, and they're very physical. They're athletic. A lot of those things go into them being great as a team, not just their backline, but their midfield as well. Individually, they're great, but as a team, they work even better together."
The very last thing Krikorian wants to do is have his team take Virginia Tech lightly. The Hokies have some quality, attacking athletes up front at forward, Krikorian said, with forwards Reeves and Murielle Tiernan starting and Shannon Mayrose coming off the bench.
"I think Chugger has built a very good team," Krikorian said. "When I look at their group collectively, they're outstanding. Their defending is really good. Their goalkeeping is quite good. There's no real weakness in their team.
"We're going to talk about concentration. We're going to talk about making sure that we stay mentally focused through the course of the game, and make sure we are limiting free kicks by them. They're quite good set pieces as well."


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