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When the Seattle Seahawks joined the NFC West in 2002, I was among the hordes of Twelves who wailed and moaned about being cast out of the AFC West. We bemoaned the death of our traditional rivalries, and the disrespect implied by being the only team forced to switch conferences as part of the NFL's realignment process. As usual, my hysterical overreaction was completely without justification. The move to the NFC West was one of the best things to ever happen to our franchise. We left a division in which we had a pathetic amount of success (only TWO division titles in 25 AFC West campaigns, and losing records against the Raiders, Broncos, and Chiefs) to join one populated by the fading Niners, the aging Rams, and the historically forlorn Cardinals. The move paid dividends in less than two years with a Wild-Card berth in 2003, then division titles in five of the next seven seasons for Seattle. To be blunt, the Seahawks have pretty much owned the NFC West since they joined it in 2002.
The main irritant of our first decade in the NFC West was the laughable state of the division as a whole. During Seattle's run of four straight division crowns from 2004 to 2007, the Hawks were the only team in the West to even post a winning record. In 2010, NONE of the division's teams even reached 8-8, and 7-9 Seattle became the first team to make the playoffs with a losing record in a non-strike season. When your division is so bad it's inspiring talk of taking away automatic playoff bids for division champs, you've bottomed out.
2012 gave us the first glimpse of a stronger NFC West, with both Seattle and San Francisco winning 11 games and St. Louis going 4-1-1 within the division. After a flurry of free agency moves amounting to an "arms race" between the Hawks and Niners, and particularly strong drafts by Seattle, San Francisco AND St. Louis, the new conventional wisdom is that the NFC West might be the best division in football. In three years, our division has gone from laughingstock to juggernaut. What does this mean for your Seattle Seahawks?
The first thing that jumps out at me is how RARE it's been for the Hawks to be involved in a pitched battle between two or more elite teams for a division title. You know how many times the Seahawks have been involved in a divisional race that produced three teams that finished with 10 or more wins? Exactly twice. In 1984, Seattle finished 12-4, just ahead of the 11-5 Raiders and just behind the 13-3 Broncos. In 1986, the Hawks were edged out of the postseason by the 10-6 Chiefs and the 11-5 Broncos (DAMN YOU, ELWAY! DAMN YOU TO HELL!). I fully expect the 2013 NFC West to see a battle every bit as intense as the 1984 AFC West race- which means that the Seahawks could field one of the best squads in franchise history and STILL end up hitting the road in the playoffs.
That got me thinking about a larger historical question: Are Super Bowl Champions more likely to come out of competitive divisions populated by two or more playoff-caliber teams (the "steel sharpens steel" theory), or are they more likely to emerge from divisions where the eventual champs weren't battered by six brutal divisional slugfests? Let's look at the NFL's post-realignment history.
-2002: Tampa Bay cruises to a 12-4 record, but the NFCS actually boasts two more teams with winning records- The 9-6-1 Falcons and the 9-7 Saints
-2003: New England runs to a 14-2 record, but Miami also posts a 10-6 mark.
-2004: Patriots go 14-2, but New York hits 10-6 and Buffalo goes 9-7.
-2005: Pittsburgh's 11-5 record is matched by Cincinnati.
-2006: The 12-4 Colts are the AFC South's only team with a winning record.
-2007: The Giants go 10-6, sandwiched between 9-7 DC and 13-3 Dallas.
-2008: The 12-4 Steelers are pushed by the 11-5 Ravens.
-2009: Yes, the Falcons get to 9-7, but the 13-3 Saints aren't seriously challenged in the NFC South.
-2010: The 10-6 Packers finish the regular season just behind the 11-5 Bears, but beat them in the NFC Championship game to reach Super Bowl XLV.
-2011: The Giants eke into the playoffs at 9-7, and are the only NFC East team to finish with a winning record.
-2012: The Ravens' 10-6 record is matched by Cincinnati (shades of 2005!)
In 11 seasons since realignment, the Super Bowl Champion has emerged from a divisional race involving two or more playoff-caliber teams EIGHT times. So, in recent NFL history, it does appear that being in an intense divisional battle tends to help your chances of winning the Super Bowl.
Does being in the "NFC Best" hurt Seattle's chances of winning homefield advantage for the entire postseason? Probably. But recent NFL history also shows us that most Super Bowl winners won at least one playoff game on the road. After surviving the NFC West gauntlet, I don't doubt our Hawks could go to Atlanta or Green Bay or New York (or anywhere else) and win in the playoffs. On balance, I think the strength of our division helps the Seahawks more than it hurts them. They're ready for this battle, and prepared to win it.
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Used a couple stencils here and had some fun coloring them in. These are the Kokopelli Dancers, don't you just want to hear their music? To start dancing along with them? I've done a little research about these guys, and found various stories. Some about fertility, others about agriculture and a belief that he's thought to represent the season change from winter to spring. So, we can take our pick on what we want to believe. The following definition was found HERE.
Who Was Kokopelli?
Known as a fertility god, prankster, healer and story teller, Kokopelli has been a source of wonder throughout the country for centuries. Kokopelli embodies the true American Southwest, and dates back over 3,000 years ago, when the first petroglyphs were carved. Although his true origins are unknown, this traveling, flute-playing Casanova is a sacred figure to many Southwestern Native Americans. Carvings of this hunch-backed flute-playing figure have been found painted and carved into rock walls and boulders throughout the Southwest.
To journal or not to journal? That is the question. I tend to struggle with this question when I'm drawing for the fun of it. Should I journal something in all that white space, or let it be? Well, the journaling won out on this one. I like it when a piece says something to me then, I get to write out my thoughts, otherwise it's a no-go.
Kokopelli Dancers- I think of these guys as Life! As Spirit! They come dancing in and dare me to get up and dance, to express myself! I used to be like the Black & White one with a bit of Attitude (the RED). But lately I'm embracing the more colorful sides of my personality. I'm realizing just how opinionated I am. After all, I think people are much more interesting when they can express themselves freely. Not in a whiney or mean way. Just being real, this sure gets the dialogue started. Don't you think?

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With both her parents incarcerated, Adrian Sledge, who was in the care of her grandmother, faced tough odds when she entered Menlo-Atherton High School.
Heroic support from a math teacher, Jennafer Carson, saved her, she said.
"Jenna Carson pushed me; she told me, 'You can do this, this is possible, this is possible,'" Sledge recalled. "She got me to do things I didn't think were possible.
"She would check in and say, 'Did you do that homework? You should play basketball.' She made me a doctor's appointment, took me over to Stanford to get a physical and drove me home. I'd never played basketball before, and it was so hard to pick up the game, but playing basketball really helped me."
That was 15 years ago.
This summer Sledge who graduated from M-A and went on to play basketball in college and became a cosmetologist is back at M-A to share her story with at-risk freshmen who face similarly daunting challenges as they head into the competitive high school environment.
This month the campus is host to at least three initiatives aimed at easing the transition for at-risk students, most of them from East Palo Alto's Ravenswood City School District. A fourth, and related program "Freshmen Rise Up" is underway at the East Palo Alto clubhouse of the Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula.
Sledge, who works during the school year in M-A's special education department, helps in the summer Compass program, where students score at a sixth-grade reading level or below. Fifteen years ago she was a student in the inaugural year of that program, then led by math teacher Carson.
"It's amazing to come back and say to the students, 'Hey, I walked these hallways. I grew up in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto. I know what it's like to grow up in the environment but also what it's like to succeed and step out of it,'" Sledge said.
Other Compass mentors include current M-A students like Rayner Zarco, who participated in Compass a year ago as he prepared to enter high school.
"High school is a challenge you have to take, and you put in all you have," said Zarco, who played football and maintained a 3.0 grade point average during freshman year.
"I was pretty excited when they asked me to mentor this summer, and I said I'd totally like to help the new freshmen because I was one of them before."
Besides math and English, Compass students are coached in life skills, physical education and leadership.
They're counseled about the benefits of adopting a "growth mindset" as recommended by Stanford University psychology professor Carol Dweck focusing on improving their performance through hard work rather than assuming they aren't naturally gifted and then getting overwhelmed and shutting down. They learn the agreed-upon "core values" of M-A "P.R.I.D.E." for patience, respect, integrity, determination and empathy. They learn their way around the large campus and how to run the "Bear Mile" around the perimeter of the school.
The classes are "about what we'd like for our students to embody as citizens coming into M-A," said teacher Tara Charles, who has led Compass for the past three summers.
"We want to pre-identify students for any services they might need during the school year counseling or a health checkup and familiarize them with ways to get small groups together or clubs."
Once the school year begins M-A offers an array of extra supports, including the friendly "MyLife" program run by former teacher Desiree Caliguiran, who represents the Boys & Girls Club on the M-A campus.
"The thing that scared me about high school was keeping my grades up and having a lot of different classes and teachers," said Zarco, who participated in MyLife during his freshman year.
"I'd go in there and the people ask if you needed help. They'd give you your own tutor, like parents who volunteered or seniors. It was pretty fun, and it actually did help me keep a 3.0 and above for the whole year, which was great for me."
Caliguiran, whose title is "school site case worker," is actually on the payroll of the Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula but functions much like an M-A staff member in her role of anticipating the needs of at-risk students.
She takes her cues from M-A Principal Matthew Zito, constantly adapting her program to address needs identified by school administrators.
"The program could look very different by next year because (Principal Zito) is always looking to reshape it," said Sean Mendy of the Boys & Girls Club.
To further prepare students for the high school transition, Caliguiran this summer is running a "Freshmen Rise Up" at the Boys & Girls Club's East Palo Alto clubhouse.
She counsels the importance of attendance, stressing that once academic requirements are taken care of students can take classes like art, ceramics and theater. She suggests that high school graduation can be a possible stepping stone to college not necessarily a given for teens who often are the first in their families to graduate from high school.
Students play games like the "A-G relay race" to familiarize themselves with the so-called "A-G requirements" for admission to California's public four-year colleges.
For a final project, students reflect on the factors that most motivate them and make a "personal pathway" poster.
Caliguiran said the motivations that emerge vary from student to student.
"Some are very future oriented and they want to go to college and become a doctor or a teacher," she said. "Others say they don't know what they want to be, but they say, 'I want to retire my mom because she works three jobs and I never see her,' or 'I want to be successful because my siblings look up to me.'
"Forward thinking is not intuitive for many of these kids, but, whatever it is for them, we want them to own it and embrace it," she said.
Students leave the program with their own "individualized reference sheets," listing extra support systems in high school and how to access them.
"We offer our own services but also the homework center at M-A or the AVID program at M-A, and we do a workshop on what to do when you need these," she said.
In addition to Compass and Freshmen Rise up, teachers are running two math and science transition programs for students, both on the M-A campus.
Financial support comes from a variety of sources including the Sequoia Union High School District, the Menlo-Atherton Foundation for the Future, the Sobrato Foundation, the Boys & Girls Club and the Ravenswood Education Foundation.
"It's the old 'it takes a village' cliche, but it really does," said retired Intel executive Tracy Koon, who is now a Boys & Girls Club board member and reading tutor.
"We're all after the same thing, and we can't do it alone."


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I am bringing a new product to market and looking to develop a logo for the product. The product is a container for an apple that is used to transport the apple and also can be used to cut the apple. In addition, the container holds a dipping sauce (caramel, chocolate, etc) that can be enjoyed when eating the cut apple.
Think of this like product as one of the following: (a) A clear lunch box for an apple (b) A waterbottle like a Nalgene bottle.
The logo should be clean and simple.
1) Health conscious consumers looking for on-the-go consumption of fresh fruit.
2) Younger, active, health concsious
3) Trend setters, first adopters
1) Think clean design. Like Apple computers. RE-APPLE
2) This is for a food product
3) Simple is good!
4) Open to any colors, however, consider the following (1) This is a package for an apple (i.e black is not a good choice) (2) The logo will be on the package which is clear. (3) Apples are usually red or green or some combination in between.
5) The package is re-usable.
6) "Reduce, Re-use, Re-Apple" - (not required to be in the logo, but think of this slogan when designing)
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Expertise: Bell's Palsy, Brachial Plexus Injuries, Chest Wall Reconstruction, Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Complex Skull Reconstruction, Cranial Nerve Palsies, Craniofacial Injuries, Craniofacial Reconstruction, Craniofacial Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial Surgery , Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction, Cranioplasty, Cutaneous Surgery, Dermatologic Surgery, Ear Surgery, Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Face Transplant, Facial Lesions, Facial Nerve Disorders, Facial Pain, Facial Paralysis, Facial Reanimation, Facial Reconstruction, Facial Scar Revision, Facial Surgery, Facial Trauma, Facial Trauma Reconstructive Surgery, Flaps, General Reconstruction, Genital Reconstruction, Keloids, Maxillofacial Surgery, Maxillofacial Transplant , Nasal Reconstruction, Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy, Pediatric Brachial Plexus, Pediatric Burn Reconstruction, Pediatric Burns, Pediatric Craniofacial Disorders, Pediatric Facial Trauma, Penile Deformities, Perinatal Brachial Plexus Injury, Plastic Surgery, Polydactyly (extra fingers), Reconstruction After Cancer, Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Reconstructive Transplants, Scars, Skin Cancer Surgery, Skin Graft, Skin Lesions , Skull Base Surgery, Skull Lesions, Syndactyly-Webbed Fingers, Transplant Surgery, Transplants ...read more
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Dr. Richard Redett is a professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include pediatric plastic surgery, cleft lip and palate surgery, obstetric brachial plexus palsy reconstruction, facial paralysis, pediatric burn surgery and reconstruction and genital reconstruction.
Dr. Redett serves as the director of the Cleft and Craniofacial Center, the director of the Facial Paralysis and Pain Center, the director of Pediatric Plastic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is also a Co-director of the Brachial Plexus Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Redett directs the genital transplant program at Johns Hopkins.
He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School after earning his undergraduate degrees in biology and psychology at Emory University. He did his general surgery and plastic surgery training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. After completing a one-year pediatric plastic surgery fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, Dr. Redett joined the Johns Hopkins faculty.
He is board certified in plastic surgery. Dr. Redett lectures nationally on facial paralysis, genital reconstruction and many other pediatric plastic surgery topics. He is a member of many professional organizations including the American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association, American Association of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Dr. Redett has a strong commitment to international health and has done many teaching medical missions to Central and South America and Africa. Dr. Redett serves on the Board of ReSurge International, a 501(c)(3) not-for profit organization which provides reconstructive surgical care for poor children and adults who lack access and builds surgical capacity in developing countries. He and his wife Becky are the proud parents of three wonderful children.
- Co-Director, Brachial Plexus Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute
- Director, Cleft Lip and Palate Center
- Director, Facial Paralysis and Pain Center
- Director, Pediatric Plastic Surgery
- Clinical Director, Genitourinary Transplant Program
- Interim Director, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Professor of Pediatrics
Departments / Divisions
- MD, Dartmouth Medical School (1995)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Plastic Surgery (2000)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Plastic Surgery (2002)
- The Hospital for Sick Children (2003)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Plastic Surgery / Plastic Surgery (2004)
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Selected PublicationsView all on Pubmed
Susarla SM, Mundinger GS, Chang CC, Swanson EW, Lough D, Rottgers SA, Redett RJ, Kumar AR. Gastrostomy Placement Rates in Infants with Pierre Robin Sequence: A Comparison of Tongue-Lip Adhesion and Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Jan;139(1):149-154. PubMed PMID: 28027240.
Reddy S, Susarla SM, Yuan N, Walia G, Rochlin D, Redett RJ. Intensive Care Unit Monitoring After Pharyngeal Flap Surgery: Is It Necessary? J Oral Maxillofac Surg. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print].
Tuffaha SH, Cooney DS, Sopko NA, Bivalacqua TJ, Lough DM, Cooney CM, Brandacher G, Lee WP, Burnett AL 2nd, Redett RJ. Penile Transplantation: An Emerging Option for Genitourinary Reconstruction. Transpl Int. 2017 Jan 28. doi: 10.1111/tri.12928. [Epub ahead of print].
Banks CA, Jowett N, Azizzadeh B, Beurskens C, Bhama P, Borschel G, Coombs C, Coulson S, Croxon G, Diels J, Fattah A, Frey M, Gavilan J, Henstrom D, Hohman M, Kim J, Marres H, Redett R, Snyder-Warwick A, Hadlock T. Worldwide Testing of the eFACE Facial Nerve Clinician-Graded Scale. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Feb;139(2):491e-498e.
Young, EE, Friedlander, D, Lue, K, Anele, U, Khurgin, JL, Bivalacqua, TJ, Burnett, AL, Redett, RJ, Gearhart, JP. Sexual Function and Quality of Life before and after Penile Prosthesis Implantation Following Radial Forearm Flap Phalloplasty. Urology. 2017 Feb 2. pii: S0090-4295(17)30112-7. [Epub ahead of print].
Activities & Honors
- One of five Best Microsurgery Cases of the Year, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons, 2008
- CERT Research Scholarship, 1991
- Resident Research Award, Basic Science (Effects of Deferoxamine on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Chronic Nerve Compression: A Biochemical and Morphologic Analysis), Baltimore Academy of Surgery, 1998
- 1998 Resident Research Award (Improved Axonal Regeneration Using Deferoxamine in Chronic Nerve Compression), The John Staige Davis, Maryland Plastic Surgery Society and The National Capital, Washington D.C. Plastic Surgery Society, 1998
- EKO Club International, Mark of Excellence Award, Lagos, Nigeria, 2007
- Johns Hopkins/University of Maryland, Teacher of the Year, 2009
- Health Care Hero Ward, The Daily Record, 2011
- Johns Hopkins/University of Maryland, Teacher of the Year, 2012
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, 2012
- Baltimore Magazine, Best Doctor, Plastic Surgery 2013, 2014, 2013 - 2015
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Association of Plastic Surgeons
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- American Burn Association, 2005
Ethics Committee - 2006-2008
- American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 2005
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2006
- American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons, 2005
- AO Craniomaxillofacial, 2007
- Association of Academic Chairs in Plastic Surgery, 2007
- Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association, 2003
- Plastic Surgery Research Council, 2005
- Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence
- American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Ethics Committee - 2014-present
- American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgeons
- American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons
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Whose Fault Is It Anyway?
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- An intuitive understanding of the difference between S and P waves and how they allow seismologists to determine the hypocenter of an earthquake
- An opportunity and motivation to make deductions based on quantitative data
- No chance to sleep through your lecture
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Have the students get up from their chairs and stand in lines of 10-25 people
- Students at the end of the line are seismometers. Each of them should take a time piece (either a watch with a second hand, or better yet a stopwatch) in their free hand.
- All but one of the students between them are mediums. They represent sections of Earth's interior that carry seismic waves.
- One student, secretly determine, is the earthquake hypocenter. How to choose a hypocenter without anyone else knowing: have all the students close their eyes, and tap one of them on the head. Be sure to announce what that means.
Have all of the students join hands and look up and straight ahead, not at their hands or at anyone next to them
- When you call out "Earthquake", the earthquake hypocenter sends a P-wave in both directions. The P-wave is a gentle squeeze of the hands of the people on either side of the hypocenter.
- As they feel their hand squeezed, each medium immediately but gently squeezes the hand of the next person in the line.
- When the P-wave reaches the seismocenter, they should note the time, but don't stop the stopwatch.
- Two seconds after sending the P-wave, the hypocenter sends out an S-wave to both sides by gently and briefly shaking the hands of the people on either side up and down.
- Upon receiving this signal, each medium waits 2 seconds before sending it down the line
- Now, the seismometers again note the time.
Practice wave propagation before beginning the game.
- Try sending S and P waves individually from a known hypocenter first.
- Do a trial run of with both from a known hypocenter, have the seismometers announce how long it took the P and S waves to reach them, and then ask students to estimate what the lag is between them per person between each seismometer and the epicenter.
- Ask the students how they could use this lag to determine who the epicenter was if they didn't know who it was at the start.
Now, try again with a mystery hypocenter.
- Write the names of the participants on the board in the order in which they stood in line Have the seismometers post the times for the S and P waves on the board next to their own names.
- Give the students five minutes to work out who the hypocenter is, showing their work (only really important for the hypocenter)
- Check through the answers. Have the real hypocenter stand up and take a bow. If most of the students didn't figure it out correctly, form the line up again with new seismometers and choose a new hypocenter to repeat the game.
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|A rich seafood stock is made easy with shrimp shells and a few aromatics.
How to Make Homemade Shrimp StockHomemade shrimp stock adds amazing flavor to so many seafood dishes and it is super easy to make. I've included instructions on how to make a homemade stock from shrimp shells in many of my recipes here, but I figured it was time to give it a spot of its own for the how to tip section of my site.
Now, I do realize that not everybody has access to fresh shrimp, although in some grocery stores you can buy frozen shrimp in the shell. One thing is for certain y'all - {pulling out soapbox} Stop buying the foreign imported stuff! If that's the only shrimp you've ever eaten, well... you've never eaten shrimp. Turn over the package, look at the very bottom and you'll find the country of origin. Look for packages marked Wild American Shrimp. Yes, it costs a little more thanks to the influx of foreign imports that everybody has been buying - and truth is, most folks don't even realize that is what they are buying - but Wild American is worth every extra penny. Try it once, you will never go back. {tucking soapbox back away}
For those of us fortunate enough to live along a coastline and have direct access to shrimp fresh out of the water, homemade stock from the shells - and always the heads when you have them - makes all the difference when preparing seafood dishes - like Shrimp Sauce Piquant, Seafood Gumbo, and Courtbouillon, to name a few. Here's the way that I do mine.
Recipe: Homemade Shrimp Stock©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Cook time: 1 hour 30 min | Total time: 1 hour 40 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 cups
- Shells and heads from 2 pounds of shrimp
- 1/2 gallon of water
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I've flirted with Lisp since the 90s, really started getting into it around 2008 when I started playing with genetic programming, and more recently investigated Common Lisp, Scheme (Gambit and Chicken), and Clojure with the intent of discovering the best way to write distributed programs in Lisp. (I even seriously explored implementing chunks of Twisted in Common Lisp. If only I had more time...)
Needless to say, I kept coming back to Erlang as it is a natural choice for the sort of concurrent programming I was interested in doing. On several occasions, I'd run across Robert Virding's Lisp-2 that he had written on top of the Erlang VM. At first blush, this appeared quite promising. Yet faced with the perceived burden of learning Erlang, I consistently set it aside for a future date.
"Excuse me, could I have some Erlang, please? Yes, just a cup. Oh, and can I get that Lisp-flavored? Thanks so much."
After bouncing between Clojure and CL, after running into difficulties with Termite on Chicken Scheme, and finally, after being quite impressed with the efforts made by the Elixir folks (who I believe took inspiration from LFE!), I decided to give LFE a chance. Within minutes of that decision, I came to two conclusions:
- LFE is brilliant.
- LFE needs docs like Elixir... and tutorials... and exposure! Why haven't I been using LFE all along?!
This seemed like a doable goal, since I had about 5 minutes' worth of Erlang experience at the time I was having these conversations with Robert. I was learning Erlang at a rapid pace simply by virtue of the Lisp hook that LFE provided.
Our interactions led to the publicizing of the new docs site for Lisp Flavored Erlang on the LFE google groups list. We also created a Twitter account (we both have full access to it, but I tend to maintain it) whose sole purpose is to bring LFE to more people, keep the news around LFE fresh, etc.
"I could have sworn you just said 'Lisp'..."
A side note about Lisp: S-expressions are concise and elegant. Code and data using the same form is quite powerful. I do believe that the technology industry has the capacity to realize that old biases against Lisp are just that: old and outdated. The many dialects of Lisp are anything but. Clojure and (I believe) LFE are perfect examples of this. Whole new generations of programmers are delighting in the expressive power of a language whose roots can be traced back to actual manipulations of memory registers.
To resume the narrative: in the course of various efforts focused on documenting LFE, asking questions on the mail list, and having various other discussions, Robert pointed out that some of my coworkers at Rackspace had been working on Erlang projects. I subsequently reached out to Phil Toland. Then, within minutes of this (and entirely coincidentally), Kai Janson emailed a group of us about Erlang Factory SF and his desire to provide Erlang workshops for engineers at Rackspace.
This led to further conversations with Robert, then with Francesco, with several Rackers signing up for Erlang Factory this year, and finally, with me volunteering to put a Meetup together afterwards, hosted at Rackspace's SF office (more on that in a few hours).
For the curious, I do continue to work in Python and Twisted; I am excited about the new async support that Guido is spearheading for Python 3 and which has electrified so many hard-core Python hackers. Similarly, I continue to hack on Common Lisp projects. However, I am quite delighted that I have found a way to interface with Erlang which matches how I think, matches my aesthics. And finally, I look forward to many fruitful years of LFE in my life :-)
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I am amazed that nobody has questioned the push by Maurice Cox and Kevin Lynch to increase the population of the city [News, "Tricky triangle," December 5] (http://www.readthehook.com/92823/news-tricky-triangle-locals-tangle-over...). There is no good reason to try and shoehorn more bodies into the few open spaces left in our small, landlocked city.
The city cannot annex more of the county, so buildings created to house the new people will have to go on the little bit of open land, or they are going to have to demolish existing structures and build taller ones. The intersection of Preston, Tenth, and Grady needs to be fixed, not paralyzed by a building in the middle of it.
The reasons for the policy that have been presented by Cox are shallow and without any real basis. You quoted him as saying, "If we don't develop, Charlottesville will be overwhelmed by developments on our doorsteps." What does he mean, anyway?
Bryan Mckenzie wrote a column in the Progress about this and apparently spoke to Cox about it. McKenzie wrote that the city population must grow because the county population is growing. Why is this a reason? We don't need to keep up with their population growth.
The county is actively promoting "urban infill" as a way to keep development out of the rural areas. Cox is acting like the seventh member of the Albemarle Board Of Supervisors.
I remember when Cox was first elected. He called Charlottesville a "laboratory for innovations," referring to his new urbanist vision (hallucination?) for the city. I am not his guinea pig, and I believe that his experiments may do permanent harm to the town, making it a less pleasant and, ironically, much more expensive place to live.
Development in Albemarle has already dramatically increased the actual number of people in town. It's been a bonanza for the city because all those county folks spend a lot in city businesses and so generate a lot of tax revenue while not costing the city much.
Many people believe that if more people live in town, the city will have a greater tax base and will get more tax revenue. Not true. More people living in town doesn't necessarily mean more tax money. In fact, it can mean a net decrease, as the public school and other costs generated by the new residents can exceed the taxes (real estate, personal property) they pay.
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- Whitecaps FC improve to 11W-12L-9D on the season
- Vancouver remains in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 42 points from 32 matches, FC Dallas is in sixth with 37 points from 31 matches
- Whitecaps FC remain undefeated all-time (2W-0L-3D) against Chivas USA
- The win eliminates Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers from playoff contention
- The win ends Vancouver's seven match winless streak and are now undefeated in three
- Four-goal win is largest margin of victory for Whitecaps FC in MLS
- VWFC posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time since July 4 (1-0 W vs. Colorado) / July 7 (0-0 vs. Chivas USA)
- Vancouver earned its 11 clean sheet on the season - tied for third most in the league with RSL. Only Sporting KC and Houston have more
- Striker Camilo was named Budweiser Man of the Match after scoring one goal and adding two assists
- Camilo has scored four goals all-time in the month of October
- Dane Richard and Barry Robson each had one goal and one assist
- First time VWFC have had three players in a match score at least one goal and add one assist (Dane Richards, Barry Robson, Camilo)
- Brad Knighton started his five consecutive match and earned his second shutout
- First MLS match this season VWFC have not received a caution
- Captain Jay DeMerit played his 50th match for VWFC
- VWFC improve their overall record in October to 3W-2L-0D
Thoughts on the match:
"I'm very pleased with the performance tonight. I think it was a crucially important game for us, and all the players knew that and responded really well to that little bit of pressure, which you have to be able to play under if you're going to be successful. Tonight we did that well. You saw the highs and lows of soccer: We saw Camilo's disappointment of the chance he missed on Saturday, and then tonight he was involved on every goal. Our group's really coming together and getting stronger. We're on a good run now with two ties and a win, two clean sheets in a row, and I think our fans got good value for their money tonight."
On playing Chivas USA:
"Sometimes when a team is struggling it can be a hard team to play against because there are expectations on you. We managed to get in behind them, we created problems there and we caught them on the break a lot. I actually think Chivas are a good team. They are very well coached. I think [Chivas USA head coach] Robin Fraser's got them playing really good football when they have the ball, but when they don't have possession I think the players are letting them down a bit. When they were good early in the season they were very compact and hard to catch on the break. If they can do that, then they're a very good team."
On getting off to a quick start:
"Kenny set the early goal up really well and Koffie finished it excellently. We knew that they would be open when they had the ball, and it would give us a chance to catch them on the break."
On Kenny Miller's injury:
"I don't think it's anything too major, but he felt a little bit of pain and we couldn't risk it."
On taking advantage of Chivas' struggles:
"Everyone knows that they have been having a rough season and we are looking to pick up points where we can. This is a great opportunity for us and we just wanted to make the most out of the game and put ourselves in a good position."
On his performance:
"They [Chivas USA] possess the ball very well, going side to side and there were a few crosses here and there that I had to go up for. But I wasn't really tested that often, it was just a matter of communicating with the back four and we really wanted the clean sheet."
On the break coming up:
"It's just a matter of everyone staying professional and knowing what they need to do on and off the field. They need to do their things on their own, rest and recuperate. We have a couple of guys banged up and hopefully we can get the ball rolling when we get back and get everyone on all cylinders going into [the] Portland [match]."
On the team scoring four goals tonight:
"I think we did fine. The other week we got two goals and we have been pushing hard. We are good at home, we can score goals at home and we are sure of that, but maybe on the road were having a bit of trouble, but we are trying to make some goals away from home."
On Camilo's performance:
"It's strength of character. He had a good game, but he missed a chance [last game], we all miss chances. In my long career I have missed lots of chances. That's football for you. He went out there tonight, makes a few goals and everything is fine again."
On the team's confidence:
"It's good. We have been working at training a lot and having the midfielders bursting into the box more. When we are away from home, we were tracking two or three players and that's where it wasn't working. We were flooding the box with players tonight and you get goals from it."
On the win (and his mullet):
"I wish the mullet could take all the credit, but it can't. It's been a performance we have been waiting for a long time. It takes a certain effort from a lot of guys to do a performance like we did tonight. For once, we put a performance together. The defenders defended well and the goalscorers went and scored goals. At the end of the day, it comes down to pretty simple things and pretty simple jobs; it's just a matter of guys taking responsibility to do them. "
On the team having fun tonight:
"It helps when you get an early goal. It's fun when you win and it's fun when you score goals and again, when guys are taking responsibilities for their jobs and what we are out there to do. We are here to enjoy what we do and we haven't been enjoying it lately."
On the upcoming break before the next match:
"In a way, it does come at a bad time, but that just sets up an excuse if things don't go well. It's about staying focused and continuing on building on these types of performances. It's about us making sure we do what's necessary off the field and on the training ground. The good thing about it is that we can get back on the training ground and continue to gel as a team."
Thoughts on the match:
"Obviously we weren't effective enough in front of either goal. We started off pretty well, controlling most of the game, but in the end it doesn't mean anything if you make critical mistakes in front of your goal and you don't finish plays in front of their goal. It's disappointing, we put together a lot of passes in the middle of the field but unfortunately the goals were on both ends and we didn't do well enough in front of them."
On what the team can take out of its next three matches:
"There are a lot of things. There are players being evaluated for decisions going forward. There's personal pride more than anything else, and anytime you play, you play to win and regardless of what is at the end of it all, every match is a match to be won and as a professional athlete you are always going to be judged on how competitive you are and as professional athletes we have to stand up and be accounted for."
Thoughts on the match:
"The first 15 minutes of the first half I thought we did good, we moved the ball and our passes created a couple of chances here and there and we kept possession well. There was just one kind of attack where they got numbers forward and they played a great ball and Koffie had a great finish. I don't think he will ever make that again but credit to him it was a great finish. On the second one we were just sloppy. We gave it away and little did we know they counterattacked and score. We were just trying to push the game, push the tempo and try to find a way to get our first one and then we left ourselves a little bit exposed and they found a way to get a third one and after that you could say the game was over."
On what the team can take out of its final three matches:
"We've just got to keep our heads high and try to come back for the weekend and try to build on that. It's a tough end to the season, but we've still got to keep fighting and fighting and don't give up even though we are out of the playoffs. There's a lot on the line still, there's guys' jobs and pride on the line so we've got to be ready to play for each other, play for the group, play for the team and play for the colours everyday."
Thoughts on the match:
"Disappointing, obviously. Everything that sometimes seems to go wrong, does go wrong. Credit to them, I thought we started the game pretty bright, we were on top of the ball, we always emphasize trying to be the ones pushing the game and I thought we did that, then Gershon scores a fantastic goal and it's difficult. Obviously things haven't been going well for us and when things starts to slide the other way it's difficult. But you've got to give them credit, they were disciplined and defensively they were very organized, so compliments to them. They got 10 guys behind the ball at all times and dared us to beat them and I thought we were fairly comfortable on the ball. But as a whole we just maybe lacked a little class in the end. That being said, it's obviously a difficult result."
On what the team can take out of its remaining matches:
"One of our coaches laid it on the line for us and spoke the truth. Guys here are in different points of their careers. This is a difficult profession, it's supposed to be hard so it's up to each individual to get out of it what they want because at the end of the day this is their livelihood. No one can predict what's going to happen in the future and obviously this club is a little bit in flux right now, so it's about individual pride and personal pride because every time you step onto the field you obviously represent yourself."


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Bengals' 'Pacman' Jones pleads guilty to 1 count stemming from altercation
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has entered into a plea deal in connection with a January arrest.
Jones pleaded guilty to obstructing official business. Charges of assault and disorderly conduct were dismissed.
The judge sentenced Jones to two days in jail, which he served after his initial arrest.
Jones apologized for his actions on the night of his arrest, adding that it was not the example he wants to set. He noted that he is working to improve himself through treatment.
Jones was charged with assault, disorderly conduct and obstructing official business stemming from an altercation at a downtown Cincinnati hotel. Jones was jailed Jan. 3 in the latest incident in a career marked by off-the-field issues.
Municipal Court Judge Dwane Mallory presided Tuesday.
The Hamilton County prosecutor dismissed a felony count alleging Jones spit on a jail nurse.
Jones has said he shouldn't have been arrested, but later apologized through his attorneys after video was released showing him in the back of police vehicle repeatedly using profanity and telling one officer: "I hope you die tomorrow."
Jones is also subject to potential NFL discipline.


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Palaima: Charlie Strong's core values should match the rest of UT
Posted: 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 Austin American-Statesman print October 26, 2014
By Tom Palaima – Regular Contributor
There are many occasions for us to wonder how or why people in positions of authority make the decisions, adopt the policies or say the things that they say, without their advisers offering forceful objections beforehand or anyone offering criticism at the time or after the fact.
There are many reasons for this. It is not easy to speak frankly to people who hold and use power. Few leaders follow Abraham Lincoln's sound policy of having as his Cabinet a team of rivals who naturally viewed issues differently than he did and said so. It is also hard to dig down to underlying assumptions or to see hidden implications.
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If you want to bring a little more style to your RV, Poison front man Bret Michaels may be just the man to do it.
Michaels will host a new show called Rock My RV on the Travel Channel, where he will work with a team of designers and fabricators to turn average RVs into mobile mansions. The series is scheduled to premiere in 2013.
"Between touring and traveling, I spend a lot of time on the road and my tricked-out, custom coach is my home away from home," says Michaels. "I crisscross the country and live in my tour bus, and I know how to take an RV from ordinary to extraordinary. I can't wait to put my expertise to use and show people how to make their RVs rock."


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Two minutes walk from Luxembourg Gardens, this independent family hotel reserves you a personalised welcome. You will appreciate the skill and availability of the hotel staff. Very close to the lively atmosphere of the Latin Quarter, the Pantheon, Notre Dame Cathedral, Saint-Germain des Prés and Montparnasse, this charming hotel has been renovated recently in a contemporary style.
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9/26/2005 6:51pm, #1
Triangle choke escapes with pics!
As requested, I've also done some escapes from the triangle choke. There's nothing really "out-there" with these escapes, but they're good solid escapes.
The first one is probably the easiest to pull off if you're a white belt and you get caught with your butt in the air.
Push your fist into the mat next to your opponent's head, across your body.
Keep your weight bearing down on your opponent so he can't even think about throwing a leg over your head to do an armbar. Now bring your right leg over his head.
Grab his left leg, either hold his leg in place or straighten your arms as you fall back to release the triangle.
9/26/2005 6:52pm, #2
This next escape is probably the most correct escape to learn because it teaches posture. Start by grabbing your opponent's belt with both hands and getting your knees as deep under your opponent as possible.
Now posture up, and drag your opponent up half up your body. Look to the ceiling when you first practice this technique so that you have to have good posture.
Now that the choke is no longer on, start moving your knees back, bring your left arm through and grab your own right forearm.
Keep moving your body back until you can duck your head out of his legs.
Bring your left arm around, grab your opponent's lapel and start to work your basic guard pass.
9/26/2005 6:53pm, #3
This last escape is one of my favourites. If I get caught bad, this is my "goto" escape.
Grab your opponent's left knee with both of your hands.
Then you need to "run" sideways and nail your opponent's knee to the floor. As you do this you "strike" him with your right hip against his butt cheeks.
Keep hip-bumping into your opponent and shrugging your head out of his legs until your head is free.
Now pass to his back. Notice I grab the back of my opponent's collar and pull it hard towards myself so he can't lift his butt in the air and put me back in guard.
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this is pure gold.And lo, Kano looked down upon the field and saw the multitudes. Amongst them were the disciples of Uesheba who were greatly vexed at his sayings. And Kano spake: "Do not be concerned with the mote in thy neighbor's eye, when verily thou hast a massive stick in thine ass".
--Scrolls of Bujutsu: Chapter 5 vs 10-14.
9/26/2005 8:40pm, #5
Oops, I was using the pictures for the second escape with the third escapes descriptions. It's now fixed.
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johnny, mind if i copy these pics and descriptions for later reference? they are great
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good stuff. i've only ever seen the second one before.
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That's fine.
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Why are grappling people more eager to post their techs online than other people?
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350th and Vista Rds.
Jerico Franklin Meyer, 34, of 105 S. Lombard St., Lincolnville, drove his 1985 Chevrolet pickup into a ditch while attempting to turn onto Vista Rd. at 12:05 a.m. Feb. 16. Police reported no injuries. The vehicle had to be towed.
Nighthawk Rd. south of 180th Rd.
Linferd P. Funk, 74, of 1750 Mustang Rd., Hillsboro, drove off the roadway and rolled his 2004 International semi-truck at 2:14 p.m. Feb. 19. He was injured and was transported by Life Team helicopter to Wesley Medical Center. The truck was towed.
Sunflower Rd. north of 90th Rd.
Mary Elizabeth Gott, 55, of 109 N. Maple St., Peabody, drove over an ice patch, lost control, and hit a pasture fence with her 1995 Chevrolet sedan at 9:40 a.m. Thursday. Police reported no injuries.
Deer strikes
Ronald E. Unruh, 80, of 455 320th Rd., Durham, struck and killed a deer with his 2013 Ford sport utility vehicle at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 16 on Diamond Rd. north of 310th Rd.
Kimberly Lynn Ryff, 34, of 2436 Quail Creek Rd., Marion, struck a deer with a 2006 Ford sport utility vehicle at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 19 on 340th Rd. west of Sunflower Rd.
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Canucks rally, beat Blackhawks in shootoutby Brian Hedger
CHICAGO -- The road-weary Vancouver Canucks could have mailed it in against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night at United Center.
Instead, they fought back from a two-goal deficit in the second period to win 3-2 in a shootout that lasted eight rounds and concluded with Ryan Kesler's wrist shot past Antti Raanta.
Chicago, which had two days off between games, took its first loss of any kind in 15 games when scoring the first goal. Vancouver was playing its third road game in four days and trailed 2-0 in the second period against the defending Stanley Cup champions.
Rather than folding, they battled back to earn not only one point, but two.
"First period, I think we showed them a little bit too much respect," Canucks coach John Tortorella said. "You should respect that team. It's a really good hockey club, but I think we just kind of tested the waters a little bit. I thought we started taking over the game in the second period."
After a goal by Zack Kassian that made it 2-1, the Canucks (21-11-6) started to claw back into it. Eventually they tied it 2-2 midway through the third on a pretty goal by Daniel Sedin and outlasted the Blackhawks (25-7-6) in the lengthy shootout.
"To do that you need everyone going," Sedin said. "After those first 10 to 15 minutes [of the game], everyone stepped up and played better, from the [defensemen] up to the forwards. I thought we played a good game."
Patrick Sharp was the only Blackhawks shooter to beat Eddie Lack in the shootout, but his goal in the third round only kept Chicago's hopes alive until Kesler ripped his wrister past Raanta five rounds later.
Lack also stopped 24 shots through 65 minutes and helped Vancouver's top-ranked penalty kill keep Chicago's power play from scoring on four tries. The Blackhawks had scored at least one power-play goal in 10 straight games, but the Canucks' effort to kill them off was just too much this time.
"I thought our power play might've let us down a little bit tonight," said Patrick Kane, who extended his point streak to 11 games with a goal and assist. "We didn't really create any momentum off it and they probably got momentum off killing them off. It's something we'll try to improve on, but definitely disappointing when you're up 2-0 to give up a lead and then lose the game."
Raanta made 22 saves for Chicago, which couldn't hold the lead after Kris Versteeg scored in the first and Kane put the Blackhawks ahead 2-0 at 4:57 of the second.
It was Kane's sixth goal and 20th point in his current streak -- and 37th point in the past 24 games -- but it wasn't enough to finish off the Canucks. Chicago, which has yet to win a game in overtime, fell to 4-4 in shootouts and Kane dropped to 0-for-8 in shootout attempts this season.
This time he shot first, a spot normally reserved for Chicago captain Jonathan Toews.
"I haven't had a good record in the shootout this year and I thought I had the guy beat," Kane said. "I just didn't maybe put the backhand where I wanted and the goalie made a nice save. It's something where, when you don't convert those the team loses points. So, we'll try to get better at that."
Vancouver started its comeback effort with Kassian's goal, scored 3:22 after Kane's 21st of the season. Lack held them in with some big saves and the offense slowly started to control the puck more.
The Canucks also got some fortuitous bounces.
Kassian beat Raanta with a hard wrister from the left circle; his shot deflected off Brent Seabrook's left leg and took a sharp turn toward the short side, catching Raanta slightly out of position as it hit the back of the net.
Sedin's goal came as the result of a deflection as well.
Kevin Bieksa fired a slap shot that was blocked by a Blackhawks defender, and the puck caromed in front of Sedin on the far side of the net. Sedin kicked it to the blade of his stick for a shot while he fell to the ice, somehow lifting a shot just over Raanta's outstretched arm and into the net.
"I was lucky to get my skate on the puck," he said. "It was a big goal for us. We took it to them in overtime too. We could've easily ended it right there, but we'll take it in the shootout."


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With Memorial Day weekend in the rearview mirror, the vast majority of NFL teams will get down to business this week.
A whopping 21 squads launch organized team activities Tuesday with another four clubs -- the Browns, Buccaneers, Cardinals and Lions -- continuing their Phase 3 offseason work from last week.
In the NFC, the Bears, Cowboys, Eagles, Falcons, 49ers, Panthers, Redskins, Saints and Seahawks will gather for the voluntary, noncontact sessions.
In the AFC, the Bengals, Chargers, Chiefs, Colts, Dolphins, Jaguars, Jets, Patriots, Raiders, Steelers, Texans and Titans will do the same.
Another six teams -- the Bills, Broncos, Giants, Packers, Ravens and Vikings -- open workouts Wednesday.
Only the lonely old Rams won't go to work this week. Jeff Fisher's St. Louis roster kicks off OTAs on June 3.
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The Fact That The US Intelligence Community So Readily Admits To Fantasies Of Killing Ed Snowden Shows Why They Can't Be Trusted
from the scary-shit deptWe've mentioned things in the past like former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden "jokingly" talking about how he'd like to put Ed Snowden on a "kill list" while simultaneously suggesting that the NSA should be a part of determining who to target. While some would dismiss this as a tasteless "joke" it seems like he's not the only one in the intelligence community with such thoughts. We just recently noted that reporter Steven Levy, who spent over two hours interviewing NSA officials, had said that they appear to have a real and passionate hatred towards Snowden.
Now, Benny Johnson, over at Buzzfeed, has been able to get a bunch of intelligence community and military officials to comment anonymously, but on the record, about how much they want to kill Snowden, often including full descriptions of how they'd do it -- and the fact that they don't see any reason to support things like basic due process. The quotes are chilling.
"In a world where I would not be restricted from killing an American, I personally would go and kill him myself," a current NSA analyst told BuzzFeed. "A lot of people share this sentiment."While it may be understandable that those still on the inside of the intelligence community and the military have this emotional reaction to Ed Snowden, it actually helps to demonstrate exactly why the NSA cannot be trusted. NSA officials like to talk about all of the training everyone in the intelligence community has, and how it's "in their DNA" to protect the Constitution and the American way. The NSA official in charge of dealing with the Snowden leak even told Levy that if there was any abuse of the NSA's data, there would be "lines at the Inspector General's office here, and at Congress as well--longer than a Disneyland line." And yet... here are lots of those very same insiders who clearly are overcome with an emotional, rather than logical, response to the situation. They appear to have no problem tossing aside ideals like freedom, due process -- or even the 4th Amendment which Snowden was trying to restore support for. And instead of all that: they just want blood. They want to kill. They don't want a trial.
"I would love to put a bullet in his head," one Pentagon official, a former special forces officer, said bluntly. "I do not take pleasure in taking another human beings life, having to do it in uniform, but he is single handedly the greatest traitor in American history."
[....] "His name is cursed every day over here," a defense contractor told BuzzFeed, speaking from an overseas Intelligence collections base. "Most everyone I talk to says he needs to be tried and hung, forget the trial and just hang him."
[....] "I think if we had the chance, we would end it very quickly," he said. "Just casually walking on the streets of Moscow, coming back from buying his groceries. Going back to his flat and he is casually poked by a passerby. He thinks nothing of it at the time starts to feel a little woozy and thinks it's a parasite from the local water. He goes home very innocently and next thing you know he dies in the shower."
Do people like that sound like the kinds of people you can "trust" to not abuse their power? Do they sound like people you can "trust" to not spy on people they don't like? They've already admitted that they're willing to kill someone they don't like just because they don't like him.
The article is chilling not just because of what these employees of the American public are openly discussing doing to someone who sought to inform the American public -- but because it shows the lengths they will go to to trample the American ideal and the Constitution, which they took an oath to uphold. They are directly admitting that all of that, all logic, all reason goes right out the window when someone pisses them off.
And that's the very reason why the NSA needs to be reined in. The people working there seem to be bloodthirsty and emotional, prone to lashing out and dismissing the very basis of the Constitution. After hearing those statements, I don't see how anyone in the NSA can possibly claim that the American public can "trust" them not to abuse the system. They appear bloodthirsty and eager to abuse the system.
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I think I've got everything in order: the birth kit packed with towels, iodine, and pain meds in case she has a difficult labor, a birth plan for the 5% chance that something goes awry, a doula, my lovely friend Monica from Ireland, who is experienced in helping birth lambs, and a professional photographer, Naomi Fiss, another dear friend. That should cover it. The only hitch would be if Lucy goes into labor tomorrow when I will be presenting at the Eat Real Festival. That would be very bad timing.
Do you think she needs a sign saying, "Caution, wide load."?
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To remove the seeds cleanly, cut the pomegranate in half and push the inedible membrane inside out allowing the seeds to remain together. Another method is to place the fruit into a bowl of water. Holding the fruit under water, cut off the end opposite the stem and then lightly score four even sections of the sides from stem to the other end. After scoring, pull the fruit apart to remove the inner arils from the skin holding it together. As the fruit is removed in the water, the seeds fall to the bottom of the bowl and the pith comes to the surface. Discard the pith, strain the water from the seeds, let dry and place the seeds in an airtight plastic bag or container. The seeds can then be refrigerated for weeks and if frozen, can be kept for 3 to 4 months. The seeds can be squeezed to produce pomegranate juice or be used as a garnish for salads, meats and desserts, providing a tart flavor and a crunchy texture.
Pomegranate juice is available in stores or can be produced from the fruit. To make the juice, prepare the fruit by rolling it on a hard surface to weaken the seed sacks within the fruit. Cut the fruit into two halves being careful to retain the contents and juice as much as possible. Place the contents into a strainer and apply pressure on the pulp to extract the juice and when finished, throw away the pulp. A blender or a food processor can also be used to crush the fruit and prepare it for straining. 1 cup of juice can be squeezed from approximately 6 pomegranates.
Pomegranates are also used to make a type of molasses, originating from the Middle East and now available throughout the world. It provides a sharp flavor when added as an ingredient to food dishes. To make 1/2 cup of molasses from pomegranates, lightly heat 4 cups of juice in a pan for 45 minutes or so, allowing it to thicken but not overcook, which produces a dark sap-like mixture instead of a smooth slow flowing molasses. Pomegranate molasses can be stored in an airtight container, refrigerated for 3 months or so.
When selecting this fruit, look for larger pomegranates, containing more juice, with a soft, somewhat pliable skin that is nicely colored and relatively free of blemishes. A pomegranate will store in a refrigerator for up to 3 months.


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arthritis, Carla Kienast, dr. burkhead, Humira, humira injection, Medical, Osteoarthritis, replacement surgery, rheumatoid arthritis, Shoulder Surgery, Undifferentiated Spondylarthropathy
It's hard to believe it's already been 10 days since surgery. Being off work and on drugs seems to make the days run together.
I've decided to basically give up the pain/muscle relaxer meds. I was taking them as a matter of course to "stay ahead of the pain, not chase it", and realized that I probably didn't need all the narcotics and associated side effects. Actually I planned to do this yesterday, but I have an area in the biceps region that tends to get really sore as the day wears on and when I woke up yesterday, that pain was already there. So I first took a muscle relaxer, thinking the muscle was just tight. When that didn't work, I broke down and took an oxycontin (just one), which is a long-lasting drug, with the thought I might not need anything else for the rest of the day, which I didn't. However, before I went to sleep, I took a percocet which tends to put me to sleep. Even so, one muscle relaxer and two pain pills is a far cry from the around-the-clock meds I was taking. This morning I haven't needed/taken anything, but if/when I do, I may just start with some Tylenol and go from there. I haven't even opened the hydrocodone bottle. It's sitting on the shelf with the left over two bottles from previous adventures.
I think I've got a lot of mobility for where I should be. Right now all my exercises are passive, meaning I move my surgical arm with my other arm. I'm not supposed to be using my surgical arm for basically anything. The one thing I can't do yet, and which was one of the things I had issues with before surgery, is raising my arm/elbow directly in front. One of my exercises is to use a pully to raise the arm. My elbow is supposed to be level with my shoulder and I can only get it about 1/3 to 1/2 the way there. I actually do use my arm some when I'm getting ready in the morning when I'm out of the sling — not a lot, but some.
My IV bruises have about faded. I still have one dark purple, quarter-sized one on the inside of my fore arm and 3 other light green areas you can see on the forearm. The back of the hand is still a light grey/purple/green. The needle holes have healed down to basically little light scabs that a good salt/sugar scrub at a spa would cure.
I get my stitches out Monday, which will be nice. The incision is about 6″ long with a little curl on each end, giving it a weird sort of S shape. Kind of like "Sorro" (instead of "Zorro") came by with his sword and initialed me. I'm going to ask the nurse if I can get clearance to start back on my Humira and my Celebrex. My rheumatologist said two weeks if they were happy with the way I was healing, so hopefully the answer will be yes.
I am excited about this weekend. I get my first outings. Saturday I get my nails done and Sunday is our wedding anniverary so we'll go to dinner Sunday evening. It'll be a bit embarrassing being at a 4-star restaurant and having Jack cut my food up for me, but I don't care. And my hair has finally grown out to about 1/2″ so it looks stylishly chic (or that's what I tell myself, anyway).
Then on the 30th I go back to see Dr. Burkhead. I hope/believe at that time I will start real physical therapy and will begin getting my strength and range of motion back in my arm. I'm ready. This sitting around getting well is nothing if not boring, especially since I've quit taking drugs.
That's all I know for now. Thanks to all who care enough to check in and are sending warm, healing thoughts my way.


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Proclaiming its devotion to making "creative and delicate design stuff to share with people all over the world," proudly Taiwanese brand Bone has also been making a name for itself, with an ever-expanding collection of quirky gadgets and accessories to help keep your technological life in order.
Take the Ninja Driver, a feisty little (red dot design award-winning) USB stick with a flexible one-piece design that's both casing and cap – no extra bits to lose. Or their D.I.Y. options (we've got the Kung-Fu Master and the Queen's Guard): self-assembling USB drives with Lego-like, action-figure appeal; perfect for wasting time at the office. Each $34.95.
Bone's other "design stuff" includes a novel assortment of stands and cases for the now pretty much ubiquitous iPhone and iPad. You'll find a selection of the best at Swipe, including the origami-inspired New Folding Stand and the streamlined silicone-and-aluminum-alloy Angles Stand Pro (fully adjustable from 0 to 135 degrees, for typing and viewing comfort), both for iPad. New Folding Stand $14.95, Angles Stand Pro $43.95.
Keep your tablet warm and cozy in the iPag: this cleanly styled carrying case has a concealed back pocket for stowing essentials like your charger or phone, and comes in Nylon (black/grey) or Microfiber (grey/green) versions. And for that precious phone? The Phone Scribble and Phone Cell Plus are innovative, silicone-embossed pouches: stylish, soft-lined, bump-proof cocoons with a handy drawstring and a little extra space for accessories. Nylon iPag $39.95, Microfiber iPag $49.95, Phone pouches $24.95 each.
Want more? Check out design darlings – winners of both the red dot and iF design awards – the Horn Stand Portable Amplifier and its bicycle-mountable counterpart, the Horn Bike Portable Amplifier. Each is crafted from a single piece of silicone, amplifying the iPhone's sound by up to 13 decibels without any need for an external power source. It's what happens when gramophone and silicone collide… $19.95–$24.95.
If all this cleverness is too much (or perhaps it's not enough?), you can always keep things simple – and your earphone cords under control – with a Mummy Earphone Wrap. Dead cute. And just $5.95.
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This is a quote from a dear friend asking the rest of us on Facebook. I gave him some half-baked response, but the truth is I don't really know enough about this to give him a good response.
So why ARE they so complicated? The topologists here want to give a few responses so I can give him some feedback to his desperate query?


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I was SO excited to see, on a Kokoro postcard that my coworker brought back from her sushi run, the phrase "WE HAVE MOVED TO GREENWICH- FORMERLY DUO & PLATEAU (STAMFORD)".
My coworker said it was the best sushi she's ever had in Greenwich. Kokoro is somewhere on the bottom half of the Ave.
I assume they moved because more people are spending money on sushi on the Avenue?
A quick glance at the website shows a resto that looks a lot like Duo and a menu that's a mix of both Plateau and Duo. Happily, the amazing Spicy Tuna Pizza appetizer is still served!
Duo was one of my favorite restaurants and I'm happy to see its owners- and amazing food- are still around.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Duo Reincarnated as Kokoro on Greenwich Ave!
I was SO excited to see, on a Kokoro postcard that my coworker brought back from her sushi run, the phrase "WE HAVE MOVED TO GREENWICH- FORMERLY DUO & PLATEAU (STAMFORD)".
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I was devestated when Plateau/Thai Chi and Duo closed. Jimmy, Danny and the rest of the staff made for a great dining experience in addition to excellent food.
The reasons behind the closing were not for greener pastures, though. Stamford City government's draconian permitting process held up their refurbishment of Thai Chi for nearly a year, killing their cash flow and making it impossible to operate.
Bureaucracy killed two restaurants and all the jobs and tax revenue that came with it.
- January 6, 2011 at 3:43 PM
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OH MY GOD THAT'S THE BEST THING I EVER HEARD! You totally made my day and scooped my blog. Well done!
- January 6, 2011 at 10:51 PM
- Simon said...
Would you and Zobot like to come down to the restaurant? Ask for Simon please.
- January 9, 2011 at 4:44 PM


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In New York the temperature can vary 15 to 20 degrees from morning to midday and back to evening. If you add to that to walking in and out of the direct sunlight and the shadow of buildings, dressing in New York City during the early Fall can be a many layered dilemma.
By the same token one of my pet peeves each Fall are those people that just can't wait to breakout their new coat or chunky sweater at the first chance it may drop to 72.
The other morning at around 8 am I saw a young lady at Starbucks with a sweater, puffer vest, and scarf – I think it was around 68 at that moment and going up to 75, bet all those layers were gone by 10 am.


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Women's Guide 10
- Successor to the Guide 9
- Newly added engineered mesh upper for a dynamic, lightweight fit
- EVERUNTM Topsole construction for enhanced energy return and continuous cushioning throughout the run
- Refined TRI-FLEX outsole design provides greater ground contact and optimal flexibility
- Added midfoot structure for the ideal hold and support for the runner in motion
- Lightweight FLEXFILM overlays provide structure and support
- Shoe Category: Guidance
- Pronation: Moderate
- Cushion: Plush
- Construction Type: Stability
- Surface: Road, Track
- Arch: Normal (Mid), Low
- Water Resistant: No
- Waterproof: No
- Weight: 8.9oz
- Offset: 8mm
- Heel Stack Height: 27mm
- Forefoot Stack Height: 19mm
- Weight: 8.9 oz. | 252 g.
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Cushioning is distributed more evenly between the heel and forefoot in shoes with an 8mm offset. The result? Your body stays in a more balanced and comfortable position with every foot strike.
A breakthrough in cushioning. Livelier and more responsive, with smoother landings and stronger takeoff.
A strong, lightweight material is melded to the upper, which allows for fewer layers in the shoe. The result is a seamless, flexible feel.
Increases force dispersion over a greater surface area while also delivering optimal flexibility and traction.
The underfoot feel and amount of impact protection provided by the compressing materials between the foot and running surface.
The level of pronation control built into the shoe. Pronation is the inward rolling of the ankle through the gait cycle.
The difference in height between the heel thickness and forefoot thickness of the shoe.


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I received an email saying the next WakeMate is here, it led to a now-closed Indiegogo campaign.
So, I checked out the blog at WakeMate. It looks like they're closing up shop, but will open source the product. WakeMate Update « Wakeblog:
Currently our plan is to keep the service going while we work on open sourcing the technology. Hopefully this will ensure that you can continue to enjoy the product and its benefits even after the company no longer exists.
I'm following the story here and here as it continues to develop.
This time it's personal – an ex-Wakemate engineer's perspective
This a follow up on our previous article "If You're Going To Kill It, Open Source It!".


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This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
Utah County GOP Vice Chairwoman Bonnie Morrow asked her brother, tea party leader and former gubernatorial candidate David Kirkham, for help finding a well-known Republican to give the keynote speech at the county's Lincoln Day Dinner Feb. 9.
So Kirkham emailed his friend Glenn Reynolds, a popular conservative blogger, contributor to Fox News and professor at the University of Tennessee, who was more than happy to participate. He said he would speak free of charge, and Kirkham volunteered to pay for his airplane ticket.
But after county chairman David Acheson emailed members of the executive committee to get their input on the choice, Morrow told her brother she was informed there were concerns about Reynolds and the party should find someone else.
The problem: Reynolds has publicly come out in favor of gay rights.
Acheson dropped that bomb on Morrow on Sunday, three weeks after she had told him of Reynolds' commitment.
"I find it disheartening we cannot find a way to welcome all people who want to participate in our party," Kirkham told me. "If there isn't any room in the Republican Party for Glenn Reynolds, then we are going to be left with a vanishingly small tent and a bankrupt country."
Acheson told me the gay-rights advocacy had nothing to do with the holdup on Reynolds. He said the executive committee must approve the speaker, and it hasn't had a meeting since Reynolds' name was proffered. He said there are several potential speakers on the list to consider, including Reynolds.
But Kirkham said he was told there were concerns about Reynolds' position on gay rights and that Acheson wanted to avoid controversy.
As far as the ongoing perusal of possible speakers goes, they had better hurry. The fundraising dinner is just a month away.
Gayle Ruzicka might be available.
Musical chairs • Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love lost her bid for Congress in November, but that didn't stop an overzealous volunteer at Gov. Gary Herbert's inauguration Monday from elevating her ahead of congressional delegation members who actually did get elected.
Love, who arrived at the Capitol after the 10:30 a.m. seating deadline, was reassigned a chair on the front row, next to the former governors and first ladies, and, as luck would have it, right next to former first lady Norma Matheson, mother of Rep. Jim Matheson who defeated Love in a bitterly fought race.
At an event full of lofty egos where the seating pecking order is noticed, she was placed in front of Republican Reps. Chris Stewart, Jason Chaffetz and Rob Bishop and Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee and Democrat Matheson.
She had been assigned a seat in a row farther back with the other mayors, but when she arrived late, her seat had been taken.
Showing a touch of class, former first lady Matheson turned and gave Love a warm hug. The governor's office later called Matheson's congressional office and apologized.
Musical chairs II • Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams was inaugurated the same day as Herbert and there was one glaring empty chair at the Democratic mayor's event.
Salt Lake County Councilman Richard Snelgrove decided to skip the inauguration and swearing in of his own colleagues. He was just too busy. Or, maybe he felt more comfortable with the Republicans at the governor's inauguration.
What's in a name? • In response to The Salt Lake Tribune story about the Lehi City Council's decision to change the name of the street "Morning Glory" because of a perceived sexual connotation, one reader shared the story of what happened to his 12-year-old daughter at a junior high school in Ogden.
The family had moved from South Carolina and are big fans of the football team.
When the young lady wore her South Carolina sweatshirt to school, she was disciplined by administrators and told not to wear that shirt again to school.
The shirt displayed the name of the school's mascot: The Gamecocks.
What's in a name II? • The Lehi City Council's decision to abolish the street name "Morning Glory" came at the request of Xactware Solutions, a software company relocating from Orem to Lehi on that exact street and didn't want the name "Morning Glory" to be included in its mailing address.
The last name of the president and CEO of Xactware, by the way, is Loveland.
Eat, drink and be merry • In response to Lehi's decision to nix the name, the Red Moose Coffee Company announced its Sunday Special: "The Morning Glory Scramble."
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by Rasmus Christian Elling.
On May 27, the Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution – a powerful institution in Iranian cultural politics – took a very interesting step. Resolution 2950-88 declares that relevant universities are to be allowed to create two academic units worth of non-obligatory courses in the languages and literatures of 'native tongues and dialects'. In other words, Iran is going to allow native non-Persian languages to be taught on a regular university level in several provinces. In particular, officials have mentioned Azeri, Kurdish, Turkmen and Baluchi as relevant to the resolution. As far as I can see from the sparse media coverage of the issue, the resolution is not necessarily limited to these languages.
The resolution is interesting for several reasons. First of all, language is at the center of the growing movement for ethnic rights among Iran's many minorities. The resolution is clearly a concession to this movement and a high level recognition of the demand among minority proponents for the government to implement Article 15 of the Islamic Republic's constitution. This article stipulates that while Persian is to be the national language of Iran, local languages can be used in education and media. However, there have in effect always been limitations on and discrimination against the public use of ethnic minority languages in Iran.
Secondly, the resolution is important since it is exactly that: a resolution, and not just a proposal. Even though critics were quick to point out that it seemed very much like propaganda in the last days before the elections, the resolution is nonetheless passed and have been publicized. Even if we can expect major delays in its implementation, it will be hard for the ruling elites of the Islamic Republic to back down on this promise. The resolution was passed in the name of 'strengthening and securing national unity'. The state is clearly aware that minority rights are an explosive issue. They want to preempt a full-fledged ethnic crisis.
Thirdly, we could maybe even call the resolution historic. Under the Pahlavi regime, ethnic minority languages were presented in official state discourse as despised remnants of foreign barbarism and medieval ignorance to be rapidly replaced with the pure Persian tongue of the 'Aryans'. Tribal populations were subdued, Persian language strictly enforced and kids caught talking in their mother tongues in public schools were punished. The avant-garde of the 1978-9 Islamic Revolution promised freedom for all, language rights and multi-ethnic harmony, which never materialized. Minority media have only been able to work sporadically and under severe pressure, intimidation and repression; intellectuals and poets expressing themselves in non-Persian indigenous languages have been monitored and censored; and until recently, there was no institutionalized academic study of any of these languages in Iranian universities.
Therefore, it comes as no surprise that there has already been much skepticism about the resolution. Detractors argue that the resolution falls short of the demands of the ethnic movement: they want public education in the mother tongues from elementary school and up. They argue that in minority regions, children never learn Persian properly because they are analphabets in their own languages. They are supported by studies that clearly show the importance of mother language education for bi-lingual children.
Many remain skeptic if the resolution should even be seen as a sincere move. It is suspicious that it was passed on the eve of the elections and with the attendance of Ahmadinejad himself. Indeed, all opposition candidates talked openly about the ethnic issue and Musavi even promised a similar resolution. This may be no more than Ahmadinejad's symbolic gesture towards voters amongst the discontented minorities.
Maybe the resolution will just end up somewhere in the vast bureaucracy or turn out in just a couple of showcase examples. Furthermore, it certainly does not look good that it is the Cultural Academy for Persian Language and Literature that is going to decide what languages are suitable and then design courses (even though they are to make these decisions in cooperation with another committee). It would also have been a good idea to set up an open process of cooperation with scholars and intellectuals, and to do some research into resources and perspectives, before announcing the resolution. It does not seem that the Council have done any of this.
It is going to be difficult to live up to the promises inherent in the resolution in a short period. Difficult, but not impossible: there are quite a lot of unofficial teaching materials in Azeri and Kurdish. However, the Islamic Republic will have to be willing to invest in updating and developing new materials, standardizing grammars, training teachers and cooperating with institutions in the Republic of Azerbaijan and maybe Iraq – and with scholars outside the region.
It is, for example, going to interesting to see if Iran is willing to teach with materials such as that of Baku, which is written not in the Iranian Turkic-Arabic alphabet but in the Latin (Azərbaycan əlifbası) alphabet. This would also create some interesting complications regarding the differences between what can be called Northern and Southern Azeri (and maybe even the future emergence of a Standard Azeri?). Furthermore, will there be two sets of teaching materials for the Kurds – one in Kurmanji and one in Sorani?
It will be even more interesting to see what the state will do with Baluchi and Turkmen: languages that have barely been studied and taught in Iran before, and languages that still need much academic attention and research. Iran will be able to learn something from their Turkmen neighbors in Ashgabat – but again, there is the Latin / Arabic divide. As far as I know, Baluchi is not taught in universities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Iranian Turkmen and Baluchi have only recently become literary languages. A whole new branch of academic studies will have to be created. The list of interesting, inter-related questions continues…
But most interesting is that it would put the Iranian state in a precarious position of involuntarily supporting the trend towards increased communication and exchange over the borders that separates these ethnic groups. The alternative is that the Iranian state will develop a half-baked, amateurish set of teaching materials – maybe even of the heavily Persianized kind that made Iranian Azeris protest over the early state radio and TV programming in their mother tongue. That would surely be the recipe for disaster and one must expect the Cultural Academy to be more foresighted than that.
One can only hope that the Iranian state will live up to this new promise. Even though it is far from what proponents of the ethnic movement desire, it is a step in the right direction that will help strengthen national unity.
I'm intrigued. If anyone receives any new information from Iranian universities when the new semester begins, please let me know. I, for one, would love to see a brand new, standardized, government-approved Iranian set of teaching materials in Baluchi and Turkmen!


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Hey all,
For some reason we got missing padding option on some of the machine in RealFlow Importer (mesh importer).
This is strange because every machine have the same RFConnect plugin installed.
If any of you Guys have faced this issue please get back to me with advice.
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